(Clearwisdom.net) Some practitioners I know say that they are unable to clarify the truth and that they are afraid that they cannot speak well. My understanding is that since we have learned the principles of Falun Dafa, we are divine beings among humans. Whatever we say is of a higher level than what other people say. What we say, spoken with the wisdom given to us from Dafa, plays the role of frightening and eliminating the evil and saving sentient beings. This is for sure. I believe that we cannot wait until we reach consummation to start saving sentient beings.
I think we can do a better job in saving sentient beings when we cultivate ourselves well, and the process of clarifying the truth is also cultivating ourselves. If we do not do a good job on one occasion, we can sum it up and learn from the experience, and try to do better next time.
When starting to clarify the truth to someone, it's better not to start abruptly. It's better to lead the conversation topic naturally toward truth clarification. Sometimes it takes a long time to come to the point we want to talk about. Why is it so difficult? Teacher said,
"A lot of our students are concerned about many things, all kinds of stuff. In fact, once you think about those things your realm has dropped. Don't think about anything, and don't worry about anything. Master is compassionate, and he'll definitely arrange for you what's the best." ("Teaching the Fa at the Conference in Vancouver, Canada," 2003)
Teacher pointed out very clearly that when you think about these distracting things, your realm has already dropped. After realizing this, when clarifying the truth, I tried not to think about anything except that Teacher has made the best arrangements for us.
Before trying to persuade others to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), I send forth righteous thoughts. Then I ask them if they have already joined the CCP, the Youth League or the Young Pioneers. I tell them that people are now quitting the CCP and its subordinate organizations, and I tell them the number of people who have quit. Of course, I say that I have also quit these organizations. If they ask me why people should quit the Communist Party, I tell them that since it has violated Heaven's commandments, the Gods want to eliminate it. Then I cite some well-known corruption cases of the Party officials, cases of criminal offenders who are able to remain at the large, and how good people who pursue "Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance" have been put into jail. I tell people that many of the Falun Gong practitioners persecuted by the Party have even been tortured to death.
There has been always a saying, "A life for a life and repaying one's debts." This evil Party has defied human laws and divine laws and refuseds to listen to anyone. Therefore, it will be punished by Heaven. In other words, the Gods want to eliminate it. Some people ask why the Gods don't just eliminate the bad people right now. I tell them that the Gods are forever compassionate. There are many good people who were tricked into joining the Party and these people should not be automatically eliminated together with the CCP, so the Gods have arranged for these people to meet with those who know that the Gods will settle accounts with the CCP. Therefore, those who know the truth will tell these Party members to quit the organization. When they joined the Party, they raised their fist and swore to follow the Party and sacrifice their lives to the Party, so they have to quit the Party to save themselves. I tell them that it really doesn't matter what name they use to declare that they have quit the Party. They can use their real names, pen names or childhood names, because in the Gods' eyes, the name is only a symbol. What counts is your heart. You are showing that you believe that the CCP has done too many bad things. Since you are a good person, you will not follow the wicked CCP but sever all relationship with it.
Some older people said that they stopped believing in the Communist Party a long time ago, so quitting the party has nothing to do with them. I told them that in their hearts, they might think this way at one time and that way at another time, so only thinking about it does not count. They will be judged by their actions, so what they really need to do is to quit solidly and get rid of the oath they made in front of the blood red flag. On hearing my explanation, some people quit the CCP. Some people refuse to listen to me because they are so thoroughly brainwashed by CCP propaganda. At the beginning, I was angry and thought to myself it was impossible to persuade those who are meant to perish. However, Teacher said,
"At those times you are being tested to see if you're disturbed by it, or if you get angry. So we must look within for the cause, and not even flinch when thunder sounds." ("Teaching the Fa at the Assistants' Fa Conference in Changchun")
Teacher also said,
"If a person is free of any personal notions, isn't motivated by self-interest, and is truly looking to benefit others, then when he points out another person's shortcoming or tells the other person what's right, that person will be moved to tears." ("Teaching the Fa at the Conference in Singapore")
In the final analysis, it was my own heart that was not pure enough. After summing up my experiences, I am now able to keep my heart unmoved and continue to speak in a peaceful manner in talking to those who refuse to quit the CCP. I ask them to think about it carefully before making the comment that they do not want to quit, and I promise to give them more materials to read. In addition, I also look within myself to see if I have any undetected attachments or notions. Teacher said,
"Without conflicts there won't be improvement." ("Lecture at the Western United States Fa Conference" - provisional translation)
Encountering problems during the process of clarifying the truth provides opportunities for improvement. If we do not look for gaps or shortcomings in ourselves during our truth-clarification work, the improvements might be very slow. If you enlighten from the Fa about what to do, then you should just do it. When you have righteous thoughts, then they must be followed with righteous actions.
I am not a talkative person, so when dining with other people, I often don't know what to say. I even feel it's a waste of time. Normally, I choose not to go to such functions. When I must go, I normally keep silent. Recently, I encountered such an occasion again. I felt it was inappropriate to clarify the truth at such an occasion, but I did not want to waste my time either, so I changed my clothes and went. The first item served at the dinner table was wine. I said quite frankly, "I am a Falun Gong practitioner, so I do not drink." My honesty shortened the distance between myself and the other people. I found I was able to join in the small talk that I normally was not good at, and whatever I said was just right.
The atmosphere was glowing with enthusiasm and kind feelings. I clarified the truth, talked about quitting the CCP as well as the beauty of Falun Dafa. It was just like what Teacher described,
"No matter how you do it, it will work, and no matter how you do those things you'll be able to do them well. So you just need to have the thought. When you know what to do, just go ahead and do it, and while you do it your wisdom will continually come forth, because at that time the side of you that's been successfully cultivated will fuse together with the side of you here. That's a God, who's omnipotent! So of course a small issue will be resolved in no time, and your wisdom will come forth--it's different then! And if you get stuck Master will give you wisdom." ("Teaching and Explaining the Fa at the Metropolitan New York Fa Conference")
The Fa gives me wisdom and allows me to reveal the beauty of Dafa and the demeanor of a Dafa practitioner. I felt that a practitioner's demeanor should reflect righteous thoughts and righteous actions, which are beyond the manifestation of human beings, and are actually a reflection of Gods. One of the workplace leaders gave the thumbs up sign and said, "Falun Dafa is amazing. When you have time, I want to borrow your Dafa books and read them myself, and I want to join you as well." I gave two copies of Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party to the two main leaders of the event.
Even now I cannot figure out what I said that had such an excellent effect that night. I regretted only taking two copies of the Nine Commentaries with me so that I could only give them to the two main leaders and not to other people who were present. Looking within myself, I realized that I had the mentality of treating people differently. That was something that I had never noticed before. I enlightened to the understanding that everything and every conflict is an opportunity for improvement. I must seize the time and clarify the truth as quickly as possible so as not to leave any regrets. I am here to save people. I must often remind myself of this and never forget my responsibilities and mission.