(Clearwisdom.net) The following are three stages in my cultivation regarding my calling people in China to explain the facts about Falun Dafa:
1. Seeking Achievements
After reading Teacher's August 2003 article, "Hurry Up And Tell Them":
"As Dafa disciples tell people the facts,
It's like sharp swords shooting out together from their mouths,
Shredding apart the rotten demons' lies.
Lose no time and save them, hurry up and tell them."
I felt the urgency of explaining the truth about Dafa to the precious Chinese people, and I realized that it is our duty to save sentient beings through truth clarification. But at first, I used the methods of a salesman trying to meet a business goal -- I ordered myself to make 50 phone calls per day. Because I was too eager, my voice was fast and had a high pitch. People who I called in China told me to speak slower and in a lower voice, or they asked me to repeat what I said. I learned that in the truth clarification, our voices should be gentle and low. I should not have a salesman's tone, so as not to turn people away.
2. The People Who Answer My Phone Listening
When I became more compassionate and showed great care for people who answered my calls, the number of times I was refused or hung up on lessened. I maintained a good state even when I was cursed at. More and more Chinese people were willing to listen to me. However, most of them had been poisoned too much by the slanderous propaganda. They dared not talk with me too much. Though many listened to my talk, they did not converse. I did not know what they were thinking, but it seemed their negative thoughts about Dafa were not eliminated completely. I had really hoped to talk more with them to learn their thoughts, and to clarify the truth to them in more detail.
3. Talk in a Happy and Relaxed Mood
Teacher said in the article, "Clearheadedness," "I often say that if all a person wants is the well-being of others and if this is without the slightest personal motivation or personal understanding, what he says will move the listener to tears."
If we carry the attachments of ordinary people, such as fear or zealotry, we may not do a good job in truth clarification. We also need to send forth righteous thoughts frequently to vanquish evil interference. Gradually, I became able to talk with Chinese people on the phone in a relaxed manner, like friends. I now spend two to three hours making the phone calls each day. During holidays, when phone fares are half-price, I spend four to five hours on the phone. I have made many Mainland friends. Many of them have learned the truth about Falun Dafa, and some even want to study Falun Dafa. I wrote down their addresses and have mailed many books and CDs to them in China.
There are four aspects that I have learned of this third stage that I wish to elaborate on:
1) Studying Dafa as Much as Possible
Each time before making the phone calls, I studied Falun Dafa for at least 30 minutes to rid myself of fear and distracting thoughts. Studying Fa helped me to calm down and reinforced my righteous thoughts. With powerful righteous thoughts, my divine side effectively clarified the truth, touching more people's hearts.
2) Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts
For each phone call I made, I sent forth righteous thoughts. When people with poisoned minds talked with rude words, I persistently sent forth righteous thoughts. Usually, the listener changed from misunderstanding Dafa to agreement with my points, and harsh tones turned to gentle. So, sending forth righteous thoughts is really important. Sometimes, the listeners have a deep misunderstanding of Dafa, so I ask Teacher to empower me. In some cases, the listeners quickly changed their negative views of Dafa.
3) Maintain a Peaceful and Kind Mind
Our minds should be tranquil no matter what happens, even if the other side curses or praises us. Once, I made more than ten phone calls, all with good effects. Afterwards, my zealotry appeared. The following calls were not as smooth.
4) Be Resolute
There have been various types of interferences when I have made these phone calls. When I first started to make phone calls, I suddenly started coughing, and this sometimes lasted more than 30 minutes. At other times I suddenly had a lot of phlegm in my throat, preventing me from speaking. Sometimes I became sleepy and yawned.
Currently, I may dislike making phone calls when the weather is hot. I know all this is evil interference. Usually when I am resolute and keep on making calls, the interference stops, and I do not feel tired or hot.
Ever since I started explaining the truth about Falun Dafa via phone calls to China, during the process, I have made much progress in my cultivation when I do the third set of exercises, I can feel the floating force in my hands. Not only can I reach the state of "smooth, slow, roundness" while exercising, I have become calm and peaceful in my daily life. In one instance, my phone call reached a person who was on a public phone; he told me to call his home number ten minutes later so he could listen to the truth about Dafa in more detail. He also told me to clarify the truth about Dafa to his friends. One aspect I find so amazing: sometimes, I spent several hours to make 30 phone calls, but I felt as if only one moment has passed. What's even more miraculous is that I could see phone numbers with my third eye (Tianmu). I then called those numbers, and all the people who answered wanted to learn the truth about Dafa. Once, I saw 20 phone numbers with my third eye. I called all the numbers, and all of the calls went through and those people all learned the truth.
In conclusion, let me share with you Teacher's following words:
"Question: In clarifying the facts I often feel that I lack wisdom. Is it because my cultivation state isn't good enough?
Teacher: When you lack wisdom it's usually caused by your being anxious, being anxious in your mind to do something, giving it too much importance, and thereby developing a different type of attachment. Actually, with a lot of things if you calmly and gently talk to people and handle those things rationally, you'll find that your wisdom will flow forth like a spring, and every sentence of yours will get right to the point, and every sentence will speak the truth. As soon as you become attached or anxious, though, or have some strong intention, your wisdom is gone, and that's because at that time you've come over to the human side again, right? You should try your best to use righteous thoughts and try your best to be in the state of a cultivator, and the results will be excellent.
Actually, it's the same when you do other things. With righteous thoughts your mind isn't limited, your thinking will be vast and broad, and your wisdom won't be restricted."
("Teaching and Explaining the Fa at the Metropolitan New York Fa Conference" - April 20, 2003)
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