(Clearwisdom.net) After eleven years of cultivation, I deeply feel Master's compassion and the Buddha's greatest mercy. I would like to share my experiences in my process of making truth-clarification materials.
In the early stages, I was really scared when a fellow practitioner wanted me to make truth-clarifying materials. Being very protective of myself, I refused at the first request. The excuse I used was that I didn't have the money to buy the equipment and that I didn't have time. Later, because the practitioner in charge of making the materials was arrested, the source was halted. Fellow practitioners approached me again and after much thought, I agreed. Perhaps it was Master who saw that deep down in my heart I wanted to produce the materials to help save sentient beings. Soon I managed to obtain some money. A fellow practitioner helped me buy a photocopier. Initially, I did not know how to operate it. When a complete copy of Minghui Weekly was printed out, I was really excited. But being afraid of getting arrested, my heart was often not steady. As a result, there were errors while printing and I wasted a lot of paper and time. I spent a lot of time repairing the machine and I did not know that I should look within for my attachments. However, a little flower that can help save people started to bloom.
After a year's time, I finally settled down and was more stable. As the volume of printing increased, the usage of materials also increased. It was inconvenient to travel between the city and the township to refill the drum. I wanted to refill it myself, but I did not know how. I was very frustrated and at this time Master gave me wisdom which allowed me to learn very quickly. Refilling them is more economical and it also eliminates the issue of safety. Later, a fellow practitioner bought an "all-in-one" printer. With it we were able to print more materials in a shorter time. At this time, my mother also joined us in the production of materials.
In 2008, using the Olympic Games as an excuse, the CCP destroyed all the materials production sites in our town. We were the only site left in the entire town. We managed to ensure that our fellow practitioners had a constant supply of truth-clarifying materials. Thinking back, I had a lot of attachments, some of which were very strong. At least the materials production site was not destroyed. I knew deep in my heart that it was Master who was protecting us. Thank you so much Master!
After the Shen Yun performance tour completed for the year, we kept on thinking about how to make the VCD more attractive so as to save more sentient beings. But due to financial limitations, we could not get a color inkjet printer. Therefore, the materials have always been black and white. I hoped to acquire a color printer. Perhaps it was Master who saw our heart to save sentient beings. From various aspects, well-ordered arrangements were made and very soon a color printer was bought. When we saw the colorful booklets and pretty surface of the VCDs, we were delighted. The gratitude in my heart towards Master is difficult to describe. From then on, the quality of our truth-clarifying materials has improved and it is beneficial to the saving of sentient beings.
It is really a process of cultivation during the process of producing the materials. This is because when our mind nature is poor or we have a lot of attachments, there will be interference. Either the machine will have problems or we will make mistakes, thus losing precious time, energy and resources. We must be like what our fellow practitioners tell us: If you want the machine to be repaired, you must first cultivate your heart. When we find our attachments, the machine works smoothly. It is just like what Master said,
"Calmly reflect on how many attachments you have
As you get rid of human mentality, evil is naturally defeated."
("Don't be sad" in Hong Yin II)
During the process of producing materials, we were frequently frustrated and would lose our temper. However, when I remember that I am a cultivator, how sacred it is to make truth-clarification materials, how everything is not accidental and have Master and the Fa deep in my heart, all the tribulations disappear in a flash.
There are still many areas where we have not done well. But under the compassionate guidance of Master, we will definitely do better and better and we will do our best to maintain the materials production site well. We will let the site manifest its abilities in the Fa-rectification process thus saving sentient beings. Once again we thank Master!
September 29, 2009
