(Minghui.org) This is the first time I have ever shared my cultivation experiences about making truth-clarification phone calls.
Eliminating Attachments
People who answered our phone calls had all kinds of attitudes. Some were appreciative, while others gave us the cold shoulder. Some cursed us, while others threatened to report us. At first I felt like a roaming monk who had to deal with all sorts of treatment, but I passed the initial stage and felt that I had eliminated a lot of attachments.
Master said,
“Clarifying the truth and personal cultivation are integrated. If someone’s state of mind is not right, or if his righteous thoughts are not strong enough, then problems will follow, for your own cultivation is what’s fundamental.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the 2009 Greater New York International Fa Conference,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World, Volume IX)
It made me happy when people decided to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organizations and thanked me. While I was delighted to see these people escape communism, I reminded myself not to develop zealotry. When someone threatened to report me or cursed me, I reminded myself not to be afraid or resentful. It was a pity that they had been deceived by the CCP’s lies. When someone asked for money, I told them that working hard would bring them rewards.
Cultivating Myself Well Is the Prerequisite to Saving Sentient Beings
Before I joined this project to make truth-clarification phone calls, I thought it would be a good fit for me because the time to make phone calls would be flexible. However, I found out later that it wasn’t as I had imagined. It’s a serious and important undertaking, and we as cultivators have to be in a good state of self-cultivation. If not, our impact will be compromised.
Master said,
“One must truly temper and improve oneself through actual practice.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)
My understanding is that we should hold ourselves to the criteria of cultivators on everything and at every moment, continue to improve our xinxing, and handle tests concerning people’s attitude. If we can’t cultivate ourselves well, we may not have good results or find time to make phone calls.
For example, when one gets mad during a family conflict and doesn’t act like a cultivator, the bad state may last for days. Then you wouldn’t be able to clarify the truth even if you had the time. For me to clarify the truth well, I have to treat myself as a cultivator at all times; let go of my attachments to fame, fortune, and sentiments; and remain in a peaceful state of mind.
In addition, I have to eliminate my attachment to validating myself. I have close to 30 years of experience with the economic policies in China and am well-aware of the serious problems with the Chinese economy, so I always looked for opportunities to provide information to my fellow practitioners working in the media. I also tried to use that strength to clarify the truth better. I thought my knowledge and experience would be helpful when calling public security offices. In truth, that assumption reflected my attachment to validating myself. After recognizing my attachment, I learned from other practitioners’ experiences and now start the conversation with current hot topics and use my past experience to better clarify the truth.
Striving to Be More Effective at Making Calls to Rescue Practitioners
During a group discussion, a fellow practitioner suggested I make phone calls to help rescue practitioners in China and asked our technical-support practitioner to install the necessary tools. I was touched. I know the importance of clarifying the truth to public security employees in China. This special group of people have been terribly deceived and live under the control of the CCP. I was mentally prepared for the difficulty of clarifying the truth to them.
I think it is helpful to tell them that they will be held accountable for their wrongdoing for the rest of their lives and to try to inspire them to stop persecuting Falun Dafa practitioners, to protect themead inst. However, it’s been much more difficult than I thought. First of all, these CCP employees refuse to answer calls. Those who do answer don’t listen for long and don’t want to converse. While I recognize they are concerned about being monitored, I realize the main reason is that I need to improve in my cultivation.
After making rescue phone calls for some time, I have realized we can deter and reduce the evil factors as long as we make the calls. At least they won’t act unscrupulously. It gives the public security employees a chance to hear the truth and helps to alleviate the persecution inflicted on our fellow practitioners. That’s why we should make as many calls as possible and do it well.
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