(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1997. Under Master's care, I have matured and become more steadfast in cultivation. I will continue to improve my xinxing, save sentient beings, and do the three things well enough to be worthy of Master's benevolent salvation.
Setting Up a Materials Production Site
I used to get Dafa materials from a large materials production site. The practitioners there worked day and night, trying to fulfill many requests, but were never able to. I made up my mind in 2007 to set up a materials production site in my home to help reduce the burden at the larger sites.
I bought a computer, printer, a CD burner, and a scanner. I learned how to set up computers and install software by myself, and then I taught other practitioners so that they could set up their own production sites.
Some of the practitioners were in their 70s and were afraid that they were too old to learn how to use a computer. After eliminating that notion, they developed the necessary skills.
I learned a lot from this experience. I felt joy when studying the Fa, making informational materials, and giving technical support.
Overcoming Selfishness
One time, practitioners were needed to edit our local pamphlets and posters. I volunteered for the task, freeing other practitioners to go out and help people quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations.
Initially, I did not realize the importance of editing the materials. I thought of it as a time-consuming job that would require me to stay in my room all day.
I later realized that the editing was an important part of my cultivation. At the same time, it exposed the people persecuting practitioners in our area and saved sentient beings. I let go of my selfishness and did what was required of me to help Master in Fa-rectification.
Educating Others About the Persecution
When the persecution of Falun Dafa began in 1999, I wrote letters to people in different organizations, including to a woman who headed a department that I had previously worked in at a school. I wrote about my positive experiences with the practice and why it was wrong for former Party head Jiang Zemin to persecute Dafa.
She was in a meeting when she received my letter. People who recognized my handwriting said she read my letter during the meeting before giving it to the new principal of the school.
An urgent meeting was held by the school's Party committee that night regarding my letter. They made copies and distributed it to everyone at the meeting, and the letter was read many times.
The next day, the school sent the discipline secretary and the director to the city where I had relocated to for work. They went to my husband’s employer and informed the communist authorities there of my case.
The new school where I work sent two staff members to my home, so I used that opportunity to talk to them about Falun Dafa and the persecution. They listened to me, and when I was done talking, they shook my hands before leaving.
My colleagues at the new school trust what I tell them about Dafa, the persecution, and the Chinese regime. I have openly talked to them about the subject since I first arrived. I am not afraid that everyone knows that I am a Dafa practitioner.
Clarifying the Truth Whenever Opportunities Arise
Whenever I get a chance, I clarify the truth to people I meet, including my colleagues and their spouse. I also help them to quit the Party.
The school's Party secretary read the CCP Central Committee's directives against Dafa to the entire staff whenever he received it. Thus, I visited him at his home and told him about Dafa and the importance of quitting the CCP.
After several visits, he and his entire family eventually quit the Party and its affiliated organizations. His wife even shared that one of their relatives practices Falun Dafa.
Another time, I took the opportunity to help the chief administrator's wife quit the CCP after she told me that one of her family member's relative practices Dafa.
As the number of people quitting the CCP increased, I immediately wrote to the Party branch at my school and requested to leave the Party. All my friends were deeply concerned for me, since they knew that joining the CCP was like signing an irrevocable contract to sell one's body and mind, and that no one was allowed to leave.
Nevertheless, I managed to withdraw from the Party openly and in an aboveboard manner, which inspired my friends to also break from the CCP.
I was given an opportunity to communicate with other teachers by giving presentations at my school. I sometimes lectured on a certain topic and mentioned Dafa at appropriate times. I became known as a polished speaker among my colleagues and was warmly welcomed by them at my presentations.
One time, I was informed that I was going to be put in charge of a school meeting that more than 30 teachers were scheduled to attend. I asked for Master's help to do a good job of clarifying the truth to them.
The first thing I talked about during the meeting was the self-immolation hoax at Tiananmen Square that the regime had staged. A fellow teacher sitting next to me began to pinch my shoulder to try to stop me from talking more about Dafa. She knew about the practice and the persecution and had already quit the CCP, but she was worried that I would get in trouble.
I ignored her and continued with my presentation. When the meeting ended, some of the teachers asked for a copy of my presentation so that they could read it more carefully at home.
Master said, “Cultivation depends on one’s own efforts, while the transformation of gong is done by one’s Master.” (Zhuan Falun)
Master does everything for me as long as I cultivate myself well and validate Dafa wherever I go.
Looking Inward to Rectify Myself
Looking inward is a magical tool in cultivation practice. Before practicing Falun Dafa, I used to look outward only and blamed others for any problems or difficulties I encountered. That changed after I learned Dafa.
I realized that looking inward was the main difference between practitioners and non-practitioners, and that it was the best way to solve problems. Whenever a problem occurred, the first thing I would do is to see if I had done something wrong to cause that problem.
For instance, when my son gets impatient when we are talking at home, I look within to see if I was also impatient and needed to let go of that attachment. When I realized I was, I apologized to him for my impatience, and he returned to normal.
There was a colleague who had a misunderstanding of Falun Dafa and ignored me whenever I greeted her. I remembered Master’s words, “Shan* is really powerful.” (“Teaching the Fa at the Conference in Singapore”) I reminded myself to maintain a compassionate heart at all times and continued to warmly greet her every time I saw her.
One day, she finally approached me and told me about her past and family situation as if we were old friends. She no longer had any misunderstandings of Dafa.
When conflicts arise with fellow practitioners, I remain calm, try to consider their point of view, and not give in to defending myself with excessive explanations. Through studying the Fa, I have understood that it would be abnormal if there were no conflicts between practitioners, and that the key to improving ourselves is how we deal with the issue—looking within according to the Fa or looking outward like an everyday person.
I also look within when I receive compliments. Several times when my colleagues gave me nice compliments about my work, I looked within and found that I still have not let go of the attachments to fame, vanity and flattery.
Sometimes when male colleagues openly flirt with me in the office, I look within to see if it was caused by my attachments to lust and romance.
Letting Go of Fear in the Process of Suing Jiang Zemin
When I first read the notice on the Minghui website in April 2015 about suing Jiang Zemin, I was very excited. However, I was scared of losing my job and told myself to wait a while before taking action.
With the help of fellow practitioners, I became more aware of the importance of the lawsuit against Jiang. In one of our discussions about the lawsuit, when it was my turn to speak, I felt a lot of bad substances being removed from my body.
I realized that the process of mailing the lawsuit was also a process of abandoning the attachment of fear. I went to the post office to send my lawsuits against Jiang, and I even included a copies of my ID card with the letters. I told myself that I should let go of all attachments.
The postal worker suddenly asked me to open all the envelopes, and I was a little nervous. I continuously sent righteous thoughts while asking her why I had to open all the envelopes. She said she wanted to make sure that money was not put into the envelopes. I then offered to open the envelopes. Everything went well, and I mailed the documents.
I understood that I could not have possibly achieved all that I did without Master's blessing and care. Master has given me the wisdom and the ability to save sentient beings.
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