(Clearwisdom.net) Master taught us in "Teaching the Fa at the 2003 Atlanta Fa Conference,"
"Also, with those people that you run into by chance, who you run into in daily life, and the people you run into at work, you should all clarify the truth to them. Even when in your daily life you pass by people so quickly that you don't have a chance to talk to them, you should still leave them with your compassion and kindness. Don't lose those who should be saved, especially those with predestined connections."
From this, I realize that saving sentient beings is urgent.
I was unable to walk just after I was released from the forced labor camp where I had been persecuted for three years, yet just several days after I returned home, I was able to walk again through studying the Fa, practicing the exercises, and sending forth righteous thoughts. I went to the local streets and began to advise people to quit the CCP.
In the beginning, people were scared and tried to avoid me. They said, "Go home to practice. Do not come here. Be careful, so you are not arrested." Realizing that I was unable to persuade people and save them, I swore due to my anxiousness. Then I couldn't speak clearly because I was shouting. I became a little angry. My fellow practitioners told me not to do things rashly. They said that I should study the Fa with a calm mind, send righteous thoughts, and enrich myself through reading the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, "Minghui Weekly" and other truth-clarifying materials.
When I studied the following of Master's teachings:
"Validate the Fa with rationality, clarify the truth with wisdom, spread the Fa and save people with mercy..." ("Rationality" in Essentials for Further Advancement II)
"While working, your tone of voice, your kindheartedness, and your reasoning can change a person’s heart, whereas commands never could!" ("Clearheadedness" in Essentials for Further Advancement)
I realized my shortcomings. It was not that the world's people were inured and hard to save, it was because I did not understand the Fa well and did not advise people to quit the CCP with rationality and wisdom. I did not clarify the truth clearly, and my tone of voice and kindheartedness and reasoning were not up to the standards to save people. Since then, I have become calm, without rushing around and without anger. I patiently advise people to quit the CCP and allow them to understand and feel safe when doing so.
Before advising people, I first send forth righteous thoughts and then ask kindly, "Do you know that quitting the CCP can keep you safe?" If people say, "I don't know," I continue, "Prophets have said that Heaven is eliminating the CCP. To stay safe, one has to quit the CCP and its related organizations. Otherwise, you may suffer the same fate as the Party. I already quit the CCP. A good-hearted person helped me to quit on an overseas website, Epochtimes.com. You can use your true name, a nickname or an alias. In which organizations of the CCP have you enrolled? Let me help you to quit the CCP to stay safe." Usually people agree to quit. At the end, I tell the person to recite in his mind the words "Falun Dafa is good," which can help him to avoid disaster and gain happiness. I also tell the person that the Tiananmen Square self-immolation was staged.
The following are some examples of how I advise people to quit the CCP.
Advising a Pedestrian to Quit the CCP
Once, while on the road, I met a younger sister of a colleague who worked in the same large branch as I did. She told me her sister had a stroke. I told her, "Please give her this Dafa bookmark. Tell her to repeatedly recite 'Falun Dafa is good' in her mind and tell her to quit the CCP and its related organizations. She will be OK. Heaven is eliminating the CCP, and quiting the CCP can help one to stay safe." I gave her some truth-clarifying materials. She asked to quit the CCP as well.
On another occasion, I met a old cadre. I told him, "Heaven is eliminating the CCP. Quit the CCP to stay safe." He said, "I know. I read a poster over there, but I don't know who can help me to quit." I said I could help him to quit the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Red Guard. He added, "And quit as head of the Young Pioneers? It is also an organization related to the CCP." I clarified the truth to him. He said, "I know. My wife had many diseases and recovered completely after practicing Falun Gong. However, when the authorities started to persecute Falun Gong, she was so scared that she burned the books. Now she wants to have them again, but she can't buy them anywhere." I happened to have the book, Zhuan Falun, with me, so I gave it to him.
Advising Carsick People to Quit the CCP
Whenever I meet someone who is carsick, I advise them to recite "Falun Dafa is good" in their minds. When they stop vomiting, I advise them to quit the CCP. There has been no one who did not want to quit the CCP afterwards. Once, a fellow practitioner and I sat on a bus. I heard a young man calling to an older man, "Sir, Come over here. Quickly!" I saw an older man leaning his head out of the window and vomiting. I told the old man to recite "Falun Dafa is good" in his mind and that this would help him stop getting carsick. The young man called out loudly, "Falun Dafa is good." Everyone on the bus, including the service staff, heard his voice. At that moment, the older man stopped vomiting and sat back in his seat with his eyes closed to relax. Later, both the young man and the old man quit the CCP. The service staff quit, too. The young man even wanted to learn Dafa.
Advising Vendors in Flea Markets to Quit the CCP
I normally start a chat by first talking about the hardship of being unemployed, the difficulty of selling things, the rising price of seed or fertilizer, different types of taxes, the corruption of the CCP and so on. The street vendors agree with me, "That is really true. The flea market administrators act like bandits who often overthrow our booths, kicking things, and breaking the scale. I see the CCP is going toward its end." Then I tell them, "Heaven is eliminating the CCP. Quitting the CCP can help one to stay safe. To keep safe, just quit the CCP and its related organizations. Otherwise, you may have bad luck like the CCP." Many people agree to quit the CCP.
Advising People in the Villages to Quit the CCP
In the beginning, I always went to villages where I knew someone. They were very warmhearted and invited me to their homes. I would always be accompanied until I left. Therefore, I had opportunities to talk to several people and help them to quit the CCP. Later, I chose to go to villages where no one knew me. It was convenient for me to advise more village people to quit the CCP and to distribute truth-clarifying materials. I could help 30 or 40 people quit the CCP in one day.
Advising County Government Officials to Quit the CCP
Before I went to the government offices, I sent forth righteous thoughts and asked Master to strengthen me. I felt like a gigantic god. Then I went to the county 610 Office, police department, law court, labor department, town government office, or police station to advise people to quit the CCP, I went with nobility and dignity. When some people did not understand me, I explained, "The CCP has become corrupt to the extreme and evil to the extreme. About 80 million Chinese people have died in non-stop political movements, which is twice the total people who have died during World Wars I and II. One has to pay with one's life if one commits a murder and return the money if one has debt. Good is rewarded with good; evil meets with evil. How can the CCP avoid its fate of elimination?"
When some people said, "The CCP gives me money. How can I say it is not good?" I explained it in this way, "It is not that it gives you money. It is pay owned to you for your hard work. It only pays you a very small portion for your work. In Taiwan, people are very rich. Is it because there is no Communist Party there? Moreover, regardless of how much money it 'gives you,' is it worth your life? Anyone standing with it will be unlikely to survive. Whoever states that they quit it will stay safe. No one will know if you use an alias to quit the CCP on the overseas website, and you will be safe. An old saying says, 'Prefer to believe it, rather than not.' One will not have time for regrets when it happens." Some of these people agreed to quit the CCP after hearing my advice.
One afternoon there were five people in the town government office, and I started to advise them to quit the CCP. It had no effect at all. I repeated my advice again. One man said, "Do you know where you are? This is a government office. How dare you give propaganda on Falun Gong. We will call the local police station soon." I ignored him and continued to talk. He said, "If you continue, I will call the police now." I said, "You are just five intellectuals here. Even if I were at the police department, no one would dare to arrest me. I came here because I want to save you." At that moment, the office was very quiet. I saw them lowering their heads and smiling. I remembered what Master said, "... by having your heart unaffected, you will be able to handle all situations."
("Eliminate Your Last Attachment(s)" in Essentials for Further Advancement II)
When I encountered difficult ones, I used different ways to deal with them. Master said,
"Looking at the overall situation, that's in fact how things are at present. Don't overlook any of the things that Dafa disciples do. Your every word, every flyer, every keystroke, every telephone call, and every letter is having a huge impact. Beings that have come to understand the facts become mobile media, and they too clarify the facts. It's had a big impact on society. You, too, have seen the accomplishments and the side of yours that's powerful. So going forward, Dafa disciples should still do these three things: Cultivate yourselves well, clarify the facts, and send righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil."
("Teaching the Fa at the 2003 Midwest-U.S. Fa Conference")
I had a neighbor with three family members, a well-known person in the local community. When I handed truth-clarifying materials to them, they refused to take them. They refused to listen to my advice, and they reported me to the local police. The police and people from the residential community office came to my house. I clarified the truth to whoever came. Later, I sent forth righteous thoughts everyday for her family, wrote several letters to her, mailed the truth-clarifying materials to her, and asked other practitioners they did not know to call on her. Six months later, her husband and her son quit the CCP. She was no longer against quiting the CCP, and she said she didn't attend any CCP organizations.
For over a year, I have helped nearly a thousand people withdraw from the CCP. Some even started to practice Dafa. I also got my retirement pension, which I no longer expected. I know it was Master's compassion and the manifestation of the Fa.
When I wrote this article, I encountered much interference. I felt very sleepy when I picked up my pen to write. It took me over ten days to finish the first draft. I also had difficulty when trying to modify it. I remembered Master's teaching:
"I climb the steep steps, stretching miles ahead,
Winding upward and steep, this road,
even to set off is hard;
Glancing back, ‘tis just like cultivating Righteous Fa,
Pausing half way makes salvation hard.
So steel the will, and lift thy leaden leg,
Endure the pain, diligent, and cast off attachments;
Dafa disciples, the tens of millions—
A place still higher awaits you at Consummation."
("Climbing Mount Tai" in Hong Yin)
I realized that the evil interference must be eliminated and that I must continue on the path that Master arranged. The next day, I sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil factors, dark helpers behind it all, rotten ghosts and evil spirits of the Communist Party that interfered with my writing this experience-sharing article. Then I felt it was easier to modify my article.