(Clearwisdom.net) My heart would ache whenever I heard the news that a truth-clarifying material production site was destroyed or that a fellow practitioner was persecuted. Generally speaking, the reason has to do with the high demand for materials. As a result, fellow practitioners at the material production sites are so busy that they have no time to study the Fa, do the exercises, or send forth righteous thoughts. Additionally, fellow practitioners nearby have the mentality of waiting, relying and demanding. Therefore, we haven't achieved the goal of materials sites "blossoming everywhere." Such gaps were exploited by the evil and have brought us great losses. These lessons should make us more clearheaded. We must look within and correct ourselves while eliminating the evil.
Several years ago a big material production site in my area was discovered by the police, which led to a great loss. Fellow practitioners and coordinators of the production site were sent to the labor camp. The funds and equipment were ransacked. Knowing that fellow practitioners were persecuted, I blamed myself and my heart ached. After discussing with several other familiar practitioners, we came to one understanding: If you don't produce materials and I don't produce the materials, then other practitioners will not do it, either. Consequently, various elements and pressures would concentrate on one point--our material production site. If fellow practitioners who are able to produce materials can participate, then we still have materials even though we don't have a material production site. Just like what Teacher says in Zhuan Falun:
"In the end, thousands of energy channels will join together and turn one's body into one without any energy channels or acupuncture points"
That is what Teacher requires us to do. Several of us practitioners vowed that every one of us would set up a material production site at home so as to rectify this situation.
We still had many difficulties to overcome. Our computer knowledge at that time consisted of simply starting and shutting down the computer. I tried to type pinyin, but was very slow. I knew nothing about the Internet, downloading, printing, copying or DVD recording. My head would ache whenever I thought of the computer. It seemed that I was being controlled by a kind of intangible matter. All kinds of human thoughts would surface. Fellow practitioner A knew a little more about computers. He could get in touch with practitioners at the material production sites and get "Minghui Weekly" and other materials. He knew the difficulties and pressures experienced by practitioners who produced the materials. He worked in the same company with Practitioner B. They had a separate office of their own. We shared together and decided to use the computer in this practitioner's office temporarily and later contribute some money to buy a printer. We could then try to produce the materials. I immediately gave the money to fellow practitioners. Every time I went to see these practitioners, if there were materials, I would take some and distribute them.
I knew that my xinxing was not up to standard. Through consistent Fa study, sending forth righteous thoughts and Teacher's help, I felt that the bad matter that surrounded me was greatly eliminated. The capacity of my heart also increased. It took a long period of time for me to have the courage to ask fellow practitioners if the matter was a success, without being afraid of fellow practitioners laughing at me. This was my cultivation state at that time.
Based on his righteous belief in Teacher and Dafa, Practitioner A studied consistently and searched for better methods. He was the first one to break through in this situation. At the most critical moment he took the responsibilities of logging on to the Internet, downloading, and printing the initial documents for material production. As one who knew little about computers in the past, he became a practitioner with technical skills . Encouraged by fellow practitioners, I broke through my fear and had a great breakthrough. I bought a computer with a CD burner and a printer. With this I possessed the most basic tools. However, I still did not dare to log on to the Internet, so I brought a U disk to fellow practitioners and downloaded the articles and materials from the Minghui website. The experience sharing articles on Minghui can really help us improve quickly. Teacher's Fa lectures, the magnificent efforts of Dafa practitioners in validating the Fa, and practitioners' righteous belief in Teacher and the Fa all strengthen my righteous thoughts and encourage me to strive forward diligently. I thought, "I cannot rely on fellow practitioners anymore. I have to break through the current situation. I want to learn how to log on to the Internet and download things by myself." I consistently sent forth righteous thoughts and asked Teacher to strengthen me. I felt that my righteous thoughts were getting stronger and stronger. At that moment all my human notions disappeared. I asked my husband (a non-practitioner) to apply for website service by using his ID. He used to object to the use of the Internet because of fear, but this time he didn't say anything. My husband had been laid off, so he often stayed at home. I didn't want him to know the details of what I was doing, which may have brought him mental pressure. One day my husband, who seldom went out, suddenly said that he would go to another county. I really marveled at Teacher's arrangement. A fellow practitioner quickly helped me set up the system and made a backup. He said that in this way the system could be restored even if any trouble occurred. Moreover, it would take little time or effort and I could troubleshoot it myself. This practitioner taught me step by step how to log on the Internet, how to download, how to contribute articles to the website and how to submit "three withdrawals" announcements. He also said that everything was simple as long as we had righteous thoughts. He also asked me to practice the operational procedure. When I opened the Minghui web page by myself and saw Teacher's picture, I was so happy. I felt like a homeless child who finally found a home.
My current partner in producing materials is practitioner C. She was persecuted soon after she started practicing Dafa. Her human thoughts and fear were very strong and her husband had an extra marital affair. He tried to force practitioner C to give up Dafa and he destroyed Dafa books. They had no house of their own at that time, so they lived at their respective workplaces. They had been living apart for a long time. The more she was afraid of divorce, the more trouble her husband would cause and the more he would want to divorce. This resulted in a very bad situation. During the past several years, practitioner C has been trapped in family tribulations and couldn't break through it. She couldn't study the Fa well, not to mention validate the Fa.
In 2004, our residential building for relatives of employees was completed. Both practitioner C and I were qualified to be assigned one unit. However, her husband said, "I was a failure these years. I didn't even have an apartment. Since we cannot change each other, let's divorce after we are assigned the apartment. At least you will have a place to live." He was not responsible to the family, but felt that he was doing the right thing. Altogether 100 families were qualified to be assigned the apartment unit. The units were divided into ten sets. Amazingly, fellow practitioner C and I were assigned to the same set. Her husband raised the issue of divorce for a second time, moreover, he refused to keep the child with him. If fellow practitioner C refused to accept the agreement, he would go to the court for a solution. This practitioner was so disappointed that she was driven to the edge of despair. Finally, she had no choice but to sign the divorce papers. She was immersed in pain and couldn't break away from her despair. The old forces use your attachments as the starting point to commit wrongdoings. If you are afraid of something, it will come. If a practitioner is not clear on the Fa, then he will unconsciously walk on the path arranged by the old forces.
We moved to the new apartment and became neighbors. We could often study the Fa together without drawing anyone's attention. I deeply felt Teacher's magnificent compassion. I also understood my own responsibility - we are both Teacher's students, so we cannot leave fellow practitioners behind, just like the fellow practitioner who helped me step forward. Because I was not doing well in harmonizing my family environment at that time, I put my first computer in practitioner C's home. I went to practitioner A's place and copied Minghui materials, then brought them back to Practitioner C. We studied the Fa together and read the experience sharing articles written by fellow practitioners. Only Teacher and Dafa can genuinely change human beings. Practitioner C improved quickly. Soon I also broke through the interference from my husband. I brought home our second computer. We divided the work according to our family environment and work schedules. There are many fellow practitioners in the county. Materials are widely spread, but not many in the countryside. At the markets, we distributed materials to the farmers from other villages miles away. Every time we send forth righteous thoughts, we add one thought: let the sentient beings bring home information about Dafa so that people with predestined relationships can obtain Dafa. At the same time, we provided fellow practitioners who had no ability to set up the material production site with truth-clarifying materials so that people who lived in remote areas could also know of Dafa.
We are not in pursuit of greatness. For any project, big or small, as long as it is for validating the Fa and saving sentient beings, we should do it. We used paper currency for truth clarification. We printed truth-clarifying words on the currency. We used to have no technical skills, but today we can reinstall a computer system.
Through studying the Fa and looking within ourselves, we know that our current breakthrough should be clarifying the truth without notions or fear. Complacency is another problem. We didn't do well in practicing the morning exercises. We will correct ourselves in Dafa and do the three things well.
I would like to remind those who still haven't broken through. It is not difficult to study computer knowledge, use the Internet and download or print. It is only difficult to let go of our human notions. When you treat yourself as a genuine Dafa practitioner and look at everything with righteous thoughts, a miracle will immediately appear.
There are also lessons from the work at the material production site. My enlightenment is: we are on the right course as long as we believe in Teacher and Dafa, study the Fa well, accept only Teacher's arrangements, and do not be attached to fame and gain in this earthly world. The starting point must be correct. If we put Dafa first, then everything we do will achieve twice the results with half the effort. When we eliminate human notions and not delimit ourselves with human thinking, then things will become simple and clear. Teacher is here, Dafa is here, so Dafa practitioners can do anything. We must put down attachments to fame, interest and qing, and embrace the greatness of assisting Teacher in Fa-rectification and saving sentient beings. This mentality is very peaceful and compassionate.
Now every one of us who vowed to set up a home-based truth-clarifying material production site has become one flower among a field of blooming flowers.