(Minghui.org) I began to cultivate in Falun Dafa in 1998. I had no idea how to cultivate when I first took up the practice. Instead of focusing on improving myself based on the Fa, I blindly followed other practitioners. This loophole led to my arrest, resulting in a year and a half of forced labor.
I eventually came to realize the importance of Fa study and understood that cultivation is all about continually looking inward and getting rid of human notions. I solidly cultivated and tried to meet all requirements Master Li (Dafa’s founder) set for Dafa practitioners in the Fa-rectification period.
As my xinxing improved and I matured in cultivation, clarifying the truth became part of my daily life. I would like to share a few experiences of clarifying the truth with the people around me.
“I’ll Listen to You”
I used to work at a factory and my manager was a big guy from Shandong Province. He had an intimidating stare, and his dark face always looked menacing. He rarely smiled and was always scolding someone in his strong Shandong accent. Workers all feared him and gave him a nickname, “Production Captain.” Nobody talked to him unless they had to, trying to avoid him at all costs.
He was always at the workshop looking over people’s shoulders to make sure production went well. Sometimes, he even climbed on the roof in the middle of the night and watched people through the skylight. The factory eventually went bankrupt, but every now and then I still ran into him in our neighborhood. I had been wanting to talk to him about Dafa but was intimidated by his stern look. The most I could manage was to smile at him.
Seeing that I truly wanted to save my old manager, Master arranged an opportunity for me. On my way home from the market one day, I ran into my previous manager and greeted him as usual. He responded in a pleasant manner and seemed to be in a good mood that day. I seized the opportunity and clarified the truth to him.
I told him about many things, such as Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance teach people to be good, the Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident was a hoax, that there were many discrepancies with the official media’s narrative, and how Dafa practitioners are mistreated and tortured at forced labor camps, not at all receiving the “gentle “transformation” and treatment the Communist regime’s propaganda claims.
He listened attentively as I talked. In the end, I asked him, “Captain, how about I help you quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organizations?” Surprisingly, he agreed right away, “I’ll listen to you. I quit!” His words sounded so sincere.
When I asked how his wife was doing, he said, “Please help her quit the CCP as well. She is a member of the Party.”
I questioned, “But she has to agree to it.”
“Don’t worry,” he responded, “She’ll listen to me, as I listened to you. Please help her quit.”
Months later, I ran into another co-worker from the workshop and we started reminiscing. When she started a sentence with, “Captain was awful…” I immediately interjected and said, “Captain is a good person. He is receptive to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and knows Falun Dafa is good.”
Stubborn Middle School Teacher Quits the CCP
I ran into my former physics teacher from middle school on a bus in late 2016. He was already in his 80’s. We chatted and naturally, I started telling him about Falun Dafa and the persecution. I told him about the staged Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident and that Dafa has spread to more than 100 countries.
He listened and didn’t say anything until the end. When I asked him to quit the Party, he told me he didn’t believe anything I said. He said the CCP paid him a salary so he only believed the CCP. I tried to convince him, saying, “Newton and Einstein are both great physicists, but both had spiritual beliefs and took up religion. Please think about it. I hope you’ll change your mind one day.”
I ran into this teacher again on the same bus route and clarified the truth to him again. Still, he didn’t believe me. I grew impatient and said, “You don’t believe anything I said? You taught physics. The regime claimed this man [in the Tiananmen self-immolation incident] set himself on fire and burned to death. But his hair didn’t catch fire at all. And you believe that? The plastic bottle between his legs was full of gasoline but didn’t catch fire and didn’t even melt. And you believe that?”
I was irritated even when I got off the bus, muttering to myself, “Stubborn.” Just as I said that I realized my competitiveness was getting the best of me. I wasn’t even being kind, let alone compassionate. How was I going to save people like this? The physics teacher was scared because he has been through so many political movements since the CCP took power. Having seen so much and witnessed just how brutal and violent the Party can be, he was simply trying to protect himself. I made a promise to Master in my heart, “I will get rid of my competitiveness.”
I ran into the physics teacher again on the river bank in late summer. He was giving out small pieces of paper with a pickle recipe on them to passersby. I took one and greeted him with a smile.
“I know people of your age have gone through a lot,” I told him. “You have lived through pretty much all the political movements the CCP has launched. I believe you know the truth in your heart. You know that many of the things we learned from the textbooks are not true. In order to retain its power, the CCP falsified history and fabricated lies. As you know, over 80 million people were killed in their political movements. Heaven will not tolerate such evil. Sir, please consider quitting the CCP and its youth organizations.”
He told me he wasn’t a member of the Party. “Then quit the Young Pioneers and the Communist Youth League,” I pleaded, “I can help you. Is that okay?”
He responded, “Fine! I’ll quit.” He smiled at me.
“Place your fate in the hands of heaven”
I struck up a conversation with a man who walked on the street in 2018. He seemed very sharp and capable. I clarified the truth to him. Occasionally, he asked questions such as where I lived, where I worked, whether I was retired, and how many people were in my family. I was straightforward with him and answered most of his questions, except where I lived.
As we approached some stairs, he stopped and said loudly, “Okay. I know you now. The CCP pays you a salary yet you people are against the Party.” He went up the stairs and walked away.
I stood there, not knowing what to do. All of a sudden the formula for sending righteous thoughts popped into my mind. I took a few quick steps in his direction and sent forth strong righteous thoughts to eliminate all evil beings and rotten spirits controlling him, “encompassing everything and leaving out nothing in any dimension.” My heart was calm again when I left.
I ran into this man quite a few times over the next few years. The first couple of times I felt intimidated so I didn’t interact with him. Then I started greeting him whenever I saw him. One time I worked up the courage and tried talking to him, “Hi there. You’re back from your walk?” He looked at me confused, asking who I was. I smiled, and said, “Falun Dafa is good.” He waved his hand signaling me to leave. I sent righteous thoughts as I walked away.
I ran into him again on the river bank last spring. I was walking with a practitioner and he was walking around, so I walked by him a couple of times. Suddenly it hit me, “Master wanted me to save him today.” I shared with the practitioner my idea and we turned to catch up with him. I called out to Master in my mind for help, “Master, if he is supposed to be saved today, please let him wait for us.” Sure enough, we soon saw him sitting on the wooden bench at the pavilion.
He looked up as we approached and we made eye contact. I greeted him, “So we meet again. How are you? I want to chat with you a little bit.”
He said, “Don’t waste your time. I don’t want to listen.”
I didn’t let it affect me, and said, “Don’t worry. I’ll do the talking while you smoke your cigarette. I won’t waste your time.”
He didn’t say anything, so I continued, “Just look at how many disasters that are taking place right now. Look at the global pandemic. Heaven is filtering out people. Who is getting filtered out? The bad people. Who are the bad people? Those who persecute the Buddha Fa are the worst. As the saying goes, ‘Those who hit a monk or a cultivator of the Tao school will not receive blessings.’”
I told him, “Falun Gong practitioners cultivate Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and try to be good people. However, the CCP launched the persecution and staged the Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident to slander Falun Gong. Have you ever tried to build a fire in a wood stove? If your hair caught fire, all of it would burn instantly, even your eyebrows would be gone in a second. However, when you watch the footage of the self-immolation on state-run media, the guy’s face was burned, but his hair was fine and his eyebrows were untouched. His clothes caught fire, but the plastic bottle between his legs was completely fine. It was still bright green and in perfect shape, not burning or melting. Do you think it’s real or fake?”
I carried on, “The 12-year-old girl interviewed by reporters at the hospital, who had supposedly undergone a tracheotomy just four days prior, was not kept in a sterile room as severe burn victims should be. The reporters entered her ward without wearing masks or hats or any special garment to prevent infection. They pointed the microphone directly at the little girl. She spoke clearly and even sang a song in front of the camera. How was she able to do that just four days after a tracheotomy? Is that even possible?” He didn’t say anything and nodded.
I continued, “The self-immolation incident was a fictional TV drama directed by Li Dongsheng, the then deputy director of China Central Television, under directives of Jiang Zemin [the then leader of the CCP]. It was simply to frame and slander Falun Gong. The incident has been classified as domestic terrorism by international organizations. Falun Gong practitioners from over 40 countries and regions have filed lawsuits against Jiang, but the Chinese people aren’t aware of it. People from more than 100 countries practice Falun Gong, but the Chinese aren’t aware of that either. Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Dafa, has been translated into more than 40 languages and is published in many countries. The Chinese people don’t know that either. Why? Because the Communist regime doesn’t think the people have a right to know the truth. It is all because of the one-party system, or a dictatorship to be precise.”
I told him, “To wear the red scarf of the Young Pioneers when we were children, to join the Communist Youth League as teenagers, and to become a member of the CCP as young adults, we raised our fists and swore to the Party’s red flag that we’d dedicate our lives to it. As we spoke those words and swore our oath, we became a part of the CCP organizations. The Party consists of all members of the Party, Youth League, and Young Pioneers. Since the CCP took power, 80 million Chinese people have been killed in its various political movements. Kindness is rewarded and evil will receive retribution. When things turn around, those who have sworn to fight for the Party will not end up well. Why?”
I paused before continuing, “Our fate is determined by higher beings from heaven. However, the CCP believes in fighting with heaven and earth and bragged that humans will defeat heaven. Do you want to defeat heaven? Is heaven going to tolerate that? Those who are loyal to the CCP are in the fast lane heading straight toward a cliff. When it goes over, these people will go down with it. If you want to live, you need to jump off. How do you do that? It only takes bearing one thought in your mind and heaven will know without you having to say it out loud. From the bottom of your heart, take back all the sworn oaths you made to the Party and its youth organizations and you will be freed from all ties with the CCP. Are you a member of the Party? I can help you quit. Place your fate in the hands of heaven. How about it?”
This time he didn’t hesitate, and responded firmly, “Sure!”
I told him, “Since we were little, we have been taught to tell the truth and not lie, do good and not evil. Be kind to others and be tolerant. We teach our kids this way, our kids then teach their kids, and teachers teach students this way as well. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are universal values. Falun Gong teaches people to cultivate Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, which are the characteristics of the universe and is a Fa principle. Let’s start with ourselves in doing good, try to live up to these principles, and sincerely recite ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.’ When we align with these principles, we will be blessed and protected by Gods and Buddhas.” He nodded.
Before we parted, I told him, “If someone talks to you about Dafa, you should listen. If they ask you to quit the Party, tell them you have already quit. Also, one person knowing the truth and being good is not enough. It is best if your family, relatives, and friends all know Dafa is good. Please tell them what you know and spread the good news. Don’t forget ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.’”
He said he would and thanked me.
Many Other Encounters
I have experienced many touching stories. I once clarified the truth to twin sisters in the 6th grade and both of them agreed to quit the Young Pioneers. They bowed to me many times and thanked me repeatedly. A woman of my age listened to me clarifying the truth and decided to quit the Party. She grabbed my hand, thanked me over and over again, and invited me to visit her.
Of course, there have also been those who wouldn’t listen and even threatened and cursed me. One time, several elderly men surrounded me and scolded me. One of them grabbed my arm and tried to take me to the police. However, with Master’s compassionately protection, I was able to get away.
As Dafa practitioners, we’re doing the most righteous thing in the universe. This is our mission and vow. In fact, Master has arranged everything for us, all we need to do is go out and talk to people. It is Master who truly saves people, but Master gives us disciples all the virtue. I am immensely grateful to Master.
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