(Clearwisdom.net)
On November 4, 2004, Minghui published an article entitled "Let Go of Ordinary People's Mentality and Do Not Be Swayed by Shifts in Ordinary Society---From the Perspective of a Cultivator". The article made a deep impression on me. It helped me rectify some misconceptions I had. Falun Dafa disciples should view the issue of the Chinese Communist Party "clearing Falun Gong's name" from the perspective of Fa-rectification. This is a question of what example we will set for future generations and what we will leave the cosmos in the future. It is, in fact, an issue of whether we can continue walking the right path in Fa-rectification.
For the past five years, the persecution arranged and controlled by the old forces followed a degenerate and corrupt mentality and utilized malevolent beings in the human world. The damage caused by the persecution to Falun Dafa disciples, and to all sentient beings is inestimable. Huge numbers of beings have been destroyed because of the persecution. No matter what condition or what excuse the old forces used to arrange and launch the persecution, it is degenerate, selfish and vicious. During Fa-rectification, Master has taught us to completely negate the old forces' arrangements. How could we follow the arrangements of the old forces in ending the persecution? The rumors heard in China now are that the persecution of Falun Gong may be ended the same way that the Cultural Revolution was ended--by executing a number of police officers as scapegoats to appease the masses. This would be unacceptable.
The persecution has lasted for five years, and people have become very disgusted with it. Will they also become tired of our truth-clarification efforts to stop the persecution? Some people may have this feeling. Because the persecution has persisted for so long, they have finally come to acknowledge the existence of the persecution. Didn't the Cultural Revolution end like this? Mind you, we're talking about the irrational persecution of millions of people during the Cultural Revolution! A few of the persecuted had their reputations restored which, for the most part, occurred only at the end of the persecution. They had to feel grateful to the instigator of the persecution, who is always viewed as "great, honored, and right." The end of persecution itself becomes part of the great achievements of those who started it. As of today, no radical change in understanding of the persecution has ever been presented. In light of history, the masses might be placated if it ends this way, or even if it just subsides. They might even feel grateful toward the perpetrators who originally launched the persecution. Isn't this degenerate thinking?
Falun Dafa disciples do not accept or acknowledge such an understanding, since it is malicious and degenerate. It should be rectified and not be brought into the new cosmos. We should not feel tired in our bodies or souls because of the drawn out persecution, which may result in an unclear understanding or lower our view of the criteria of Fa-rectification.
Then how should we deal with the issue of the Party "clearing Falun Gong's name?" Of course, if people are able to clearly see the cruelty of the persecution and are able to expose the perpetrators and bring them to justice, we welcome their support with open arms. But it must be clear that without Dafa practitioners' truth clarification efforts, without practitioners' large scale elimination of malevolent beings, and without the great impact of Fa-rectification, the people in the world would have never realized the truth of the situation.
There is no need to, nor should we attach to, any particular form of Fa-rectification in the human world. We should not even speculate about its form. What we should understand is that Fa-rectification produces the best outcome, and what Fa-rectification brings to all beings at all levels in the new cosmos is the best result. Furthermore, the path that Master guides us on is the most righteous.
We should insist that we study the Fa with a calm heart and eliminate all remaining factors with righteous thoughts and clarify the truth on a large scale in order to save more sentient beings. This is especially critical at this time, because the time remaining is very precious. By doing so, the most righteous form and criteria are already present.
I do not mean that we cannot talk about "clearing Falun Gong's name." It is a good way to introduce more in depth truth-clarification to people at this time. We will stop the persecution and eliminate all elements of the persecution as soon as possible, and we will discuss the end of the persecution with the people of the world. We will create an atmosphere and climate in public opinion that will shock and eliminate the power of evil itself and has the effect of awakening and rescuing people in the world.
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