(Clearwisdom.net) "Bring Jiang to Justice" is a slogan that elicits thoughts of pursuit and attachment to some result. I would like to clarify from my own understanding the importance of elevating our understanding on this issue. I would also like to blow the whistle on the old forces' interference blocking practitioners from enlightening to the true significance of this issue.
Recognizing Diversions, Interference, and Narrow Thinking
During group sharing at this year's Canada Fa Conference, Toronto practitioners shared that over 2 months ago they brought up this issue at group study. Suddenly some practitioners had to leave, and others became insistent on emphasizing that their own projects take precedence. Some practitioners believed that the lawsuit was an issue related to the United States only. Before we knew it there were numerous issues cropping up all over the world that were orchestrated by the evil to create diversions from an important milestone in Fa-rectification. Practitioners worldwide rushed to put out the fires, and soon precious time had passed while the lawsuit against progressed in the US court system.
At the same time that our attention was diverted, a tremendous amount of pressure was placed from all directions upon the United States government to drop the lawsuit. It is clear that our lawsuit hit its mark and frightened the persecutors. One US official even said candidly that the Chinese government used every opportunity to make their demands known that they wanted the case dropped.
Then the US government intervened. We need to strengthen our truth clarification efforts to help the United States government, the media, and the people make righteous decisions.
But we have found many obstacles suddenly arising in our attempts to clarify the truth. Part of the obstacle comes from the fact that legal cases have legal rules while active that restrict what practitioners can and cannot say. This applies especially to the judicial system that most badly needs to learn the truth. (We can still all write letters to the United States Government, of course.)
Elevating our Understanding
How do we break through the obstacles under these circumstances? It requires practitioners to upgrade their xinxing and elevate their understanding. Recently there was an article posted on Clearwisdom, "Bring Jiang Zemin to Justice In the Court of Morality, In the Court of Conscience, and In Courts of Law All Over the World." (www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2003/5/9/35467p.html)
This article represents the beginning of a breakthrough in overall understanding on this issue. So far, we have mainly focused on the Court of Law aspect, informing people about the lawsuit, etc. Our material has been technical, lengthy, and dry. With such working methods, though they were good, were we able to touch people's hearts?
Jiang Zemin has broken all the laws and violated human rights at will during the persecution of Dafa; therefore it is absolutely correct that he be tried in a court of law. But he has also violated the laws of morality. Dafa practitioners seek only to be good people, yet Jiang does not allow people to pursue a path of goodness.
Jiang has also violated the laws of Conscience by forcing innocent people around the world to support the persecution of Dafa through coercion, threats and lies. Some people have been forced to do very bad things. Entire nations have been forced to side with the persecution, and an enormous toll has been levied against the human conscience.
The persecution is therefore not only directed against Falun Gong, but against all kind-hearted people, and every human being who was deceived by the evil's lies. Thus every person, every organization, and every government in the world needs to know about Jiang's lies and the harm he has done to them through this persecution. Everyone has the right to bring Jiang to justice in the court of people's hearts according to conscience, morality and law.
Telling the Whole World the "Truth That They Should Know"
Master taught, "But you often emphasize the results, instead of fully explaining to them the facts that you should explain during that process. Only when all people know the truth that they should know are you really validating the Fa and clarifying the facts." (Lecturing on and Explaining the Fa at the Metropolitan New York Fa Conference)
Master made our task quite clear in his recent New York Fa Lecture. He repeatedly emphasized the "process" of truth clarification rather than the result. Why is "Bring Jiang to Justice" such an important issue to focus on as a priority? One may point out that there are many issues, and many lawsuits to consider--this one here and that one there. For example a Swedish practitioner is detained in Thailand. In this case it is important to clarify the truth to the parties involved and to let them know that Falun Dafa is good, and it is not a crime to tell the truth. This is the truth the Thai and Swedish governments need to know. Similarly we can talk about the crimes of the Beijing Mayor for that court case. But when we consider the breadth and depth of the truth people need to know about the genocide case against Jiang, and who need to know this truth, then I think we have encompassed the whole thing and covered the whole world. We have also touched their hearts by trying Jiang in the Court of Law, the Court of Conscience, and the Court of Morality. This is truly Dafa practitioners taking the initiative to save people on a large scale.
Doing What We Always Do, But Focusing More
By focusing our efforts on elevating our understanding of "Bring Jiang to Justice" we can continue to do everything like we have already been doing it, but do it even better. We need to act quickly and comprehensively as Dafa practitioners worldwide to meet the standard of cooperating and coordinating together to save as many people as we can. TV teams can make movies about it, media teams can focus the media toward it, legal teams can file lawsuits, flyers can contain news about it, telephone/fax teams can inform Chinese people about it, VIP/government teams can appeal for support for it, etc.
If a problem crops up in another country, we can still write letters and place telephone calls to save those people, but once we do that, we come back to focus on, "Bring Jiang to Justice." When we do family rescue, we should keep our sights on the big picture, and include the rescue within the focus.
Focus on the Process, Not Results
We should all understand the importance of "Bring Jiang to Justice." It is not just a slogan, but a focused and deep understanding that comes from our cultivation in Dafa. It is our immense compassion for sentient beings that guides us to comprehensively clarify the truth to all levels of society, let them know why this persecution qualifies as genocide, and to touch their hearts with the truth.
We are not attached to the lawsuit succeeding, but as the crimes are unquestionable, then shouldn't it succeed? Then shouldn't even more countries file lawsuits so that Jiang is not welcome anywhere in the human world, so that the overwhelming force of righteousness acts like a tidal wave to usher in the force of Master's Fa-rectification, with all sentient beings anxiously waiting? At the same time, we will strengthen and solidify the indestructible nature of Dafa practitioners forming one body in Fa-rectification cultivation.
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