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Cultivating Myself and Validating the Fa with Action
I have been cultivating in Falun Dafa for more than a dozen years. I started as a person who knew nothing about cultivation and enlightenment, and became a Dafa practitioner through studying the Fa, practicing the five exercises, and getting a lot of help from fellow practitioners. I became a person who always remembers Teacher's words, regardless of what kind of tribulation and suffering I encounter, and I always take the time to look within and cultivate myself. Whenever there is friction, I always think of it as my fault. I don't feel displeased over hardships or words, but not just because I have gotten used to them. Those who know me say that I have a good personality and a proper state of mind. In fact, prior to becoming a practitioner, I had a violent temper, but Dafa changed me. My younger sister has said, "My sister has become so good by practicing Falun Gong."
As far as validating Teacher's Fa, I had no idea how to do so early-on. I now know how to--our daily activities and interactions are all for the Fa-rectification and letting people know the greatness of Dafa.
While I'm doing truth clarification, people have asked me, "Are you Falun Gong?" I answer with a smile, "Yes, is there anything wrong with Falun Gong? Is it not good for people to live according to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance? Jiang Zemin persecutes Falun Gong because of his jealousy. Following the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is not good." After explaining the facts about the persecution, it becomes easier to talk about withdrawing from the communist party and its affiliated organizations.
Helping Others to Withdraw from the CCP, Saving Sentient Beings with Compassion
When the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party was published in 2004, I read it and became excited. The viciousness of the CCP was finally exposed to the public. I started distributing the Nine Commentaries and related materials to our unit leaders at work, as well as to my relatives and friends. After a short period of time, I asked what they thought of it. When I asked my department chief for instance, he said, "It was well written. Why don't you do the withdrawals for me?" When I asked the head of our company for his opinion, he said, "The CCP defeated itself." Then I said, "If you trust me, I'll help you do the withdrawals--there is no risk involved at all." He replied, "If I can't trust you, who could I trust?" His whole family withdrew from the CCP.
There were some who did not agree to withdraw. For those people, I sent forth righteous thoughts every day to eliminate evil communist spirits and CCP elements influencing them, enabling them to save themselves. After a period of time, when I had a chance to talk to them again, they all agreed to withdraw. During the process, I didn't get excited if people agreed to withdraw, and I didn't become upset if they didn't renounce the CCP. I merely had the heart for saving people.
When I moved to my new residence in 2006, I had a little time to look around to see which neighbors were decorating their new homes, and I told them that if they needed any help, to let me know. This helped me develop good relationships with my neighbors, and I gained opportunities to persuade them to withdraw, and I was successful. The public security officers in our small community were from villages, and to be friendly with them, I sometimes brought them fruit. After building up a relationship with them, I started clarifying the truth, and many of the security officers withdrew from the CCP.
In October 2008, a colleague telephoned and asked me if I wanted to take part in a gathering of all our coworkers. "Of course," I replied, "I would definitely love to." An opportunity like this very hard to come by, and I was absolutely not willing to waste it. I therefore prepared many items in advance. I prepared truth-clarifying materials, statements advising people to be compassionate, and photocopies of an ancient stone with an inscription "Heaven Destroys the Chinese Communist Regime." I organized the items and made gift bags, then each day I sent forth righteous thoughts, asking Teacher to strengthen me, making sure that I could save my coworkers.
At dinner time, I sang a song called "Awaken from the Dream." Next, I clarified the truth, advising each of my colleagues to withdraw, and I then gave each of them a gift bag. All my colleagues were very happy, and I made the withdrawals for them all. The total number was 68.
My foundation for truth clarification during all these years been to study the Fa a lot, continuously eliminate attachments, and have a compassionate mind to take the initiative. The end result has been good.
February 12, 2010
