(Clearwisdom.net) I started learning Falun Dafa in 1998. In the past 11 years, on my path to validate the Fa, I have experienced a lot of hardships and tribulations. With Teacher's merciful protection, I have passed the tests. I would like to share with fellow practitioners my experience in assisting Teacher to save sentient beings.
Get Rid of Human Mentalities while Saving Sentient Beings
At this most precious moment, we should try to save more sentient beings. I usually bring a fellow practitioner with me when I go out to clarify the truth about Dafa. Some of the practitioners seemed to have difficulty talking to strangers. It all boiled down to fear. I encouraged them to speak while I sent forth righteous thoughts, or I spoke first while they listened. Even though they tried and were not successful in getting people to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), I still encouraged them. I would say, "That was pretty good. When I first started, I did not do as well." Some of them can do it independently now and have been able to persuade dozens of people to withdraw from the CPP. Some of them are even mentoring other practitioners now.
Once I went to a supermarket to talk to people, and saw two practitioners distributing flyers. I thought, I have to help them get over the barrier and be able to speak directly to people, which is the best way to get rid of attachments. In addition, you can do it anytime you want, whereas distributing flyers has its limits. I started to talk to people for a bit, then asked one of the practitioners to go talk to people on her own while the two of us sent forth righteous thoughts. Then she came back and told us that, at first, she was very nervous, but after a while, she relaxed and persuaded a university student to quit the CPP. Now, she can go out to speak to people about Falun Dafa. I used to think that speaking directly to people is like a monk going around to ask for food, which involves a lot of hardship. I now realize that as disciples during the Fa-rectification period, we have more important responsibilities.
One day, I met a young woman. As soon as I opened my mouth, she asked if I practiced Falun Gong. I said yes, and she told me that she did, too. When we parted, she left me her cell phone number and asked if she could have some informational materials. The next day, when I talked about it with other practitioners, they said that I should not get in touch with her as she might be a special agent. I thought it over repeatedly. Should I or should I not contact her? When I got a hold of "Teaching at the 2009 Greater New York International Fa Conference," I was still thinking about it. Then I decided sure, why not. This also exposed my own fear. On the surface, I was responsible for the safety of the production site, but really I was worried about my own safety. It was a selfish thought. I got rid of it right away. So I called the young woman and made an appointment to see her. When I met her, I found out that she was from out of town and started the practice in 1996. After she went to university, her cultivation got interrupted. When she received the books from me, she held them closely to her chest, and had tears in her eyes. She murmured, "Teacher, I finally found my fellow practitioners." She told me she had been looking for practitioners for a long time and her mom had said to her, "If you are sincere, Teacher will help you." She said, "On the day I met you, I was pleading to Teacher: please let me find fellow practitioners. When I got home, I called my mom and I was so excited that I couldn't sleep. I was waiting for your phone call for the past few days." Later, her parents came to visit her, and participated in group study at my house. There was no more group study in her parents' town since the persecution started. After our Fa study, her parents decided to set up their group study in their town. The young woman also set up a study group at her place, where she advanced diligently with other practitioners.
I realized that safety comes from the Fa; safety comes from righteous thoughts and righteous actions and Teacher's merciful protection. However on the surface, it has to be consistent with the principles at the human level.
Power Comes from Coordinated Efforts of the One Body
Teacher said in "Teaching the Fa at the Western U.S. International Fa Conference,"
"A person who has a position of responsibility is actually a coordinator, and getting more capable people involved is what's key. How big of a role can any one individual play? Only when the group as a whole plays its role has the coordinator done well. When a coordinator does well himself, well, if you're the only one doing well, then you should just be an average student in that case. The key is that you have got to play the role of and fulfill the duties of a coordinator."
With the advancement of Fa-rectification, we set up a study group. We gathered information and feedback from different areas to share best practices so that we can work as a group as well as work independently. One practitioner who had traveled to other places told us about other practitioners sending forth righteous thoughts in close proximity to the evil's den. We did the same.
We grouped practitioners into shifts, including the ones who do not usually come out. We sent forth righteous thoughts near prisons, detention centers, forced labor camp, and brainwashing centers. As a result, during the Beijing Olympics, no practitioner in our area was arrested.
On February 6, the local court put some of our fellow practitioners on trial. The police, plainclothes officers, special agents, and others surrounded the court. Many practitioners stayed near the court and sent forth righteous thoughts from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., which effectively suppressed the evil. At the same time, the practitioners on trial defended themselves according to the law. On March 2, the four practitioners were acquitted.
October 21, 2009