(Clearwisdom.net) I work as a company department manager.
Since I have been practicing Falun Dafa, I finish all of my required tasks. After work, besides household chores, I spend all of my spare time doing the three things well. (My husband understands the truth of Dafa, so I do not have any trouble with domestic issues.) I know that I am first a practitioner and a Dafa particle. I know that wherever I go, I should bring the goodness of Dafa to that place, both at work and in society in general.
During the day, I find opportunities to clarify the truth to my coworkers. Whenever I have finished helping other people, I tell them that every practitioner would do the same. Other people's praises are tests for me and for each award I receive, a portion of the credit goes to Falun Dafa since I am a Dafa particle.
Master said, "A person is like a container, and he is whatever he contains." ("Melt Into the Fa" from Essentials for Further Advancement) In order to eliminate bad thoughts from my mind, I get up at 4:50 each morning, send forth righteous thoughts at 5:00, then do the exercises, send forth righteous thoughts at 6:00, study the Fa, and then get ready to go to work at 7:00. In order to increase my time to study the Fa, I recite the Fa when I am on the road and at work whenever I have free time. Whenever I get a break, I recite the Fa. Sometimes, when the surrounding environment is noisy and I cannot concentrate, I recite, "Zhen Shan Ren" and "Falun Dafa is good" so that human thoughts do not enter into my mind and form any notions, especially those from the evil spirit of the CCP.
I often encounter various kinds of interference. I usually don't work on Sundays, so I can rest at home and concentrate on Dafa work or other issues. This day is therefore very precious to me. One weekend it was my turn not to work, but my department had just bought new equipment and I had to work overtime to help with a particular machine. There was nothing wrong with this machine, yet we just could not get it to run. We called in an electrician and got instruments to test the machine, but still we were unable to find the problem. We spent the entire morning trying to make it work. We checked every section and still could not find the problem.
I suddenly awakened to the fact that this was interference that was making it necessary for me go to work that day. My time was being compromised, and I knew that the reason for this interference was to waste my time so that I would not be able to do Dafa validation tasks. I began to send forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the dark minions. I also asked Master to help me with high-level energy so that I could do Dafa validation tasks. The machine suddenly began running smoothly. The other people there were surprised, because they were not able to figure out what went wrong. Only I knew the reason.
One night I was on duty. My job was to deal with any emergency situations. If nothing abnormal happened, I could arrange my time as I chose. I had planned to read Zhuan Falun and think of people to whom I could clarify the facts, but my head felt very heavy, I did not have any energy, and I just wanted to sleep. I realized that this was not right and decided to send forth righteous thoughts first, then read the book, and then clarify the facts. I thought, "I must carry out my plan." When I took the book in my hands, I felt my mind becoming crystal clear.
On another occasion I was typing information about Falun Dafa on the computer. In the beginning, I had trouble and repeatedly misspelled words. Then I decided I couldn't delay any further and that I must finish the task. After thinking this, I no longer typed any words incorrectly on the computer and was able to finish the rest of the work smoothly. After I cleaned my desk, it was time to send forth righteous thoughts. I knew it was our merciful and great Master helping me so that I did not miss any opportunity to do this. In fact, Master often gives me hints and encourages me in my daily life. I can feel Master's protection almost every day. It is Master who cares for us the most.
I know I have many shortcomings. Sometimes when I make plans for my job and for truth clarification, my attachment to doing my work arises. My mind doesn't stay calm during Fa study. I do not have any earthshaking experiences of validating the Fa, but I have tried my best to do the three things that Dafa practitioners are supposed to do with my busy schedule. I have written down my experiences in order to share with fellow practitioners. I have also learned many good techniques concerning the three things from the Minghui website. I am determined to follow our Master closely, do well the three things we are supposed to do, and to not let our Master down. If there is any mistake in my experience sharing, I hope that fellow practitioners will kindly point them out.
April 06, 2005