(Minghui.org) I started to practice Falun Dafa in 2008. Through a lot of Fa study, I gained a deeper understanding about cultivation in the Fa-rectification period.
When I began to talk to acquaintances about Falun Dafa and the persecution, I faced the test of whether or not I could hold strong righteous thoughts. Although I worked as an editor for the media, I was very anxious to tell more people about Dafa, especially to Chinese. Sometimes when I met up with a lot of Chinese people, I was anxious because I didn't know how to start a conversation.
I joined the Real Time Communication (RTC) platform, which makes phone calls to China to tell people about Dafa and the persecution. I listened to another practitioner talk to someone about Dafa first. I could feel her compassionate energy while she was on the phone. She then asked if I would like to make a phone call. I wanted to give it a try.
I started to talk to people by reading from a script. I was very nervous when I dialed the number, especially when the person hung up. I worried that on my next phone call the person would be unhappy with me. I held all kinds of negative thoughts. It seemed like an accomplishment when I helped one, two, or three people quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations in a single day.
I remembered a story from Journey to the West in which Monk Tang and his three disciples did not give up their mission, despite the many difficulties and hardships they encountered.
As a Dafa practitioner, I should strive forward vigorously on my cultivation practice.
Not long after I started making phone calls to China, someone asked me if I would like to talk about Dafa to Chinese people in person at the tourist sites. I had learned a lot on the RTC platform and became quite confident talking about Dafa on the phone. So I knew the next step was to try talking to Chinese people face-to-face.
I soon came to realize that clarifying the facts on the phone or face-to-face is exactly the same. As long as our minds are pure and righteous, we are able to influence people. Moreover, they will have already realized what sort of people we are when we approach them. That makes it easy to communicate with them and help them to quit the CCP. When I am in a good state because of Fa study, I can help people quit the CCP with only a few sentences.
Whether talking to one person or several, I am now able to help up to 90 percent of those I talk to quit the CCP. This does not mean that I am good at talking. I think my ability comes from the wisdom given to me by the Fa—the power of Dafa.
The most important thing is to study the Fa more. I used to be absentminded and even dozed off while other practitioners were reading the Fa.
I later found a way to overcome my sleepiness. When others read the Fa now, I recite the Fa in my mind as they read. By doing this, I am neither absent-minded nor sleepy, and I can concentrate on studying the Fa.
We should strive forward vigorously in cultivation without worrying too much, because those worries are not our true selves. There is no shortcut to breaking through them. I just force myself to take the next step forward when it's difficult—that is, to pick up the phone and say hello to whoever answers. It is then not that difficult.
Master said:
“...the entire cultivation process for a practitioner is one of constantly giving up human attachments.” (Zhuan Falun)
I have eliminated many attachments from talking to people about Dafa, such as fear, jealousy, showing off, resentment, competitiveness, fame, and impatience.
Having made phone calls to China every day, I think about the sentient beings I've come across. After all, there must be some reason why I meet them. It is really like Master said: “Many things appear to be random, but none of them are.” (“Teaching the Fa at the Conference in Houston”)
No matter what kind of people I encounter, they are there to help me get rid of my attachments. By looking inward, many attachments of mine have been exposed. Only after finding these attachments can I remove them.
I also worry less now when I talk to people about Dafa, and the more I speak, the easier it becomes and the more friendlier I become.
From a person’s facial expressions, behavior, and what he or she says, I can immediately discern what led them to believe in the CCP's lies and propaganda about Falun Dafa and know how to correct them.
How a person reacts to what I say allows me to find the crux of any problems I have and resolve them. I can also adjust my state of mind, tone, facial expressions, and behavior the next time I talk to people.
We must strive forward in clarifying the facts to people, and we must treat it as a sacred process. We should not arouse resentment in those who listen to us, but, instead, try to have them feel very relaxed, without stimulating their bad notions. Thus, every time I finish talking to someone, I think about what I did and where I can improve.
I need to pay attention when I talk to people at tourist sites—and also how I dress and behave. We all need to make a good first impression, so I recommend that practitioners with the financial means dress better. Chinese people who go abroad are wealthier than the average person in China. We should not let them think that there is a big gap between us and them, which could hinder our efforts to save them.
Master said:
“One’s purity is seen,After the adamantine will is fully tempered.True thoughts dissolve all,The whole sky is clear.”(“Stirred by Reflection”)
Talking to people about Dafa does not add any psychological burden. Instead, I feel happy when I do truth-clarification work.