(Clearwisdom.net) I have read an experience-sharing article by an overseas practitioner, in which the practitioner mentioned he had met a famous "anti-Qigong" expert. This person said he had been detained at home for joining the June 4th 1989 event, and that he thought Jiang's persecution was very stupid and wrong. He also accepted truth clarification materials and a book, expressing that he would take these materials back to China.
Here I would like to make two suggestions based on my understanding:
Because of social and cultural differences, western practitioners and many Chinese practitioners living overseas are honest and straightforward. The way they look at things is very innocent. This is good. But as for the complicated situations and cunning minds, they don't understand them as thoroughly as we do here in Mainland China. We often read on Clearwisdom that overseas practitioners happily tell how he/she called some 610 office and police or law department to clarify the truth, and the receiver expressed "We all know about it, we no longer will persecute," "I understand everything now, ok", etc.
The Fa-rectification is proceeding. For these five years, Mainland China and overseas practitioners' validation of the Fa with one heart has allowed more and more people to know the truth, and many people who had persecuted practitioners no longer dare to do evil things. This is true. However, not all so-called "positive feedback" is true, especially with people from certain departments, as they are quite different from ordinary citizens. When they are questioned, they are scared, and might say something they don't really mean just to end the conversation with righteous practitioners. They might be doing something very bad. Those officials are experts at telling lies. Nothing can be believed from those who have lost their human nature.
My personal view is: when clarifying the truth (especially for those people described above), we cannot be attached to anything. We should keep a righteous mind while doing righteous deeds, and do well the things we should do. If we meet people who temporarily don't understand or who cannot be saved, we aren't discouraged; when we get positive feedback, we aren't attached to it. We need to look it at wisely, maintain strong righteous thoughts, and avoid creating loopholes. For example, when we hear others begin to agree with what was said, we might become relaxed, as if our goal was accomplished, forgetting our righteous thoughts. There is also the possibility that the listener is deceiving us.
As Dafa disciples, we should be in charge, and maintain pure and firm righteous thoughts, let our compassion reach the listeners' inner bodies, and eliminate the evil behind them. Dafa is giving them the opportunity to choose their future. We are neither waiting for nor expecting their "positive feedback". This will prevent us from looking at what they say blindly, and our practitioners' compassionate, pure side will eliminate evil and save sentient beings more effectively.
Frankly, I don't believe the words of that "famous anti-Qigong expert."
This person is the famous "anti-Qigong fighter" who published many irresponsible books attacking Dafa. The most important thing is not whether he spoke the truth or not, but that Dafa has offered every being an opportunity for a new life, and that we tell this fact to everybody, using all of our power, dissolving in Teacher's vast benevolence.
Here I'll make a suggestion: even though I don't believe this man, I still think we should protect his existing conscience, so he won't be persecuted by the evil forces. I don't think it was appropriate for the practitioner to name him, as it could bring this man many forms of reprisal.
I understand the happiness that fellow practitioners feel when they see the awakening of these lives. However, we are Dafa practitioners, and under all circumstances, we should consider others first; otherwise, we will have gone the opposite way from what we wished to accomplish. The intention was good, i.e., for validating Dafa and commending people in the world for their awakening, but attention should be paid to the way we handle things, so that no loopholes can be taken advantage of by the evil forces. Teacher said to us, "The desire to show off plus the attachment of zealotry are most easily exploited by the demonic part of your mind." ("Definitive Conclusion", Essentials for Further Advancement)
Everything during the Fa rectification is unprecedented. With the guidance of our compassionate Teacher, we have made steady progress with firm steps, unceasing exploration and accumulated experiences. For things like overseas collection of signatures, the issue of the name list in Mainland China, etc., we have learned many painful lessons. Only Dafa can help us maintain clear-headed rationality and wisdom and guide our way well.
The above are merely some personal thoughts and suggestions for exchange with fellow practitioners. Your corrections and comments would be greatly appreciated.
October 15, 2003
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