(Clearwisdom.net) In the first few years after the persecution began in 1999, the Falun Gong practice sites around Taiwan often held activities to introduce Falun Gong to the public and to expose the harsh persecution, such as the "SOS Urgent Rescue" and large-scale group exercises. These activities extended everywhere, including villages and towns, campuses, government agencies, community activities, and night markets, and they drew a lot of support from the people in Taiwan.
Although the local activities to spread the Fa were very successful, the number and quality of reports on current activities was lacking. There were times that some events weren't even covered. Fellow practitioners did not pay much attention to this. Then, the assistant at a practice site in central Taiwan relayed to us that Master had said that, no matter how successful the event was, if it was not reported on in the media, it was only half done.
After hearing this, the assistants started to rectify their attitudes about the importance of reporting events. I was very shocked when I heard it, I realized that reporting on Dafa activities is a very important responsibility--it is the final part of the event. It completes the event, enabling the message to be sent to all parts of the world.
Realizing the importance of reporting at that time, I thought little about my qualifications and simply tried my best to meet the needs of Dafa. I bought myself a camera, a recording pen, and a laptop. Whenever there was an event, such as large-scale cultivation experience sharing conferences, group exercises, truth-clarification activities, and press conferences on quitting the Communist Party, I took photos and covered the activities. When I went abroad to participate in Falun Gong events, I interviewed fellow practitioners about their cultivation experiences. When I went to Hong Kong to explain the facts about Falun Gong, I reported the touching stories of local practitioners' steadfast efforts to clarify the truth. There were so many topics full of amazing discoveries worth reporting.
Participating in the sacred mission of Minghui reporting
The assistant told me that I could attend the weekly experience-sharing meeting of the Minghui overseas reporting team. The first time I attended this meeting, it was very sacred. My entire body was filled with energy and the Falun was rotating quickly in my lower abdomen. Hearing the Minghui journalists from all over the world exchanging their experiences on reporting and writing, my thoughts were constantly purified and broadened.
Master taught us in Zhuan Falun, "The entire cultivation process for a practitioner is one of constantly giving up human attachments." Looking back on my cultivation path of participating in this writing effort, I ran into all kinds of tribulations. Sometimes when I was in a good cultivation state, I could write my reports fast and the quality was good. But when my cultivation state was not good at certain times, I was depressed and sluggish, worried about personal gain or loss, and had a passive attitude. Sometimes, I worried about the quality of my reports and even felt embarrassed to share online with fellow practitioners because I felt deeply ashamed of my inability to produce good reports. The process of writing a report is also the process of removing human thinking and purifying my thoughts. In addition, it is also a race against time. When it came to the deadline for submissions, I would feel disturbed and impatient. I often took great pains and racked my brain on how to organize the report well, how to phrase a proper transitional passage, and which subject matter the audiences would find most readable. But after having a difficult time completing a report, I simply felt great relief, as if I just made it through a difficult task, and I did not pinpoint areas in which I needed to improve.
I looked within for the reasons why I wasn't able to improve in my writing and found that I didn't realize it was interference. A good report can play an important role in clarifying the truth and exposing the persecution, which will eliminate the evil. Of course, the evil does not want to not allow it and will try to interfere with my work. Meanwhile, many attachments that manifested as I tried to write, such as exhaustion and sluggishness, were also the embodiments of demons and an incorrect state due to the relaxing of the cultivation of my Xinxing.
Letting go of human thinking and attachments to reach the optimum state while reporting
The fear of hard work and difficulties is just an attachment that we need to remove. Many times during the process of writing a report, if I don't bring human thinking and attachments with me and get rid of fear, I can realize that "Cultivation depends on the efforts of the individual while transforming gong is done by the master." (Lectured One, Zhuan Falun) When the report is published, I always find that it contains good and proper words , but I had never thought of those words before. Then I deeply realize that it is Master who opens my wisdom for me.
Our reports will reach the realm they should when we have a pure and clear mind and heart, and clearly report on the efforts of fellow practitioners validating the Fa, guiding the readers to see the beauty of Dafa and understand the facts about the persecution.
Reporting on Shen Yun Performing Arts
I was fortunate to participate in reporting on Shen Yun Performing Arts' second world tour from 2008 to 2009. During this period, the quality and quantity of reports had to meet the standard requirements. At that time, I didn't worry about whether or not I could do it, but I knew I must shoulder this grand mission since I was a reporter for Minghui. My state of mind was very pure then. I spent a lot time studying the Fa and doing the exercises. After repeatedly watching the show, I felt my human thinking and attachments peel off layer after layer. I was constantly being purified, and my dust-covered memory was awakened.
Shen Yun is the first show of its kind to perform all over the world. The Dafa disciples who participated in the performance are magnificent and the show moved many audience members with predestined karmic relationships. In such a holy and pure field, whatever ill thoughts surface, I am able to recognize them at once and immediately eliminate them. For instance, the number of Minghui reporters assigned to cover VIPs was few, but I knew I should not have any thoughts of unfairness. Even a single negative thought should not exist.
We were just there to send forth righteous thoughts to purify the field, purify our minds, and mend the loopholes quietly. At that time, I hadn't realized that the VIPs were also sentient beings who had predestined relationships with us. I just thought the effect would be the best if I didn't bring any attachments of pursuit. For example, I interviewed a prodigy in the building industry in Taiwan and a tycoon in the financial holding industry. Later, I realized that it was actually the same no matter who I interviewed and that we are one whole body that plays the role of enhancing the reports. If I was not assigned to interview at a show or help fellow practitioners on duty find their target interviewees such as politicians, Chinese, and people in business or the arts, I would buy tickets for myself to watch the show.
Minghui reporters from Taiwan realize that we must help edit the Shen Yun reports from all over the world. The Fa-rectification process waits for no one. As the saying goes, "Opportunity knocks but once." We are obligated to do what we can do. During that period, I lived very meaningfully. I was always ready in front of a computer, almost the entire day except when studying the Fa and doing the exercises or sending righteous thoughts. Even when I left home, I would bring a laptop with me. In addition, I tried my best to shorten the time spent on ordinary people's affairs. I feel very fortunate to have been able to experience that period.
Our reports look simple, but they are historical records of great deeds from fellow practitioners assisting Master to rectify the Fa, saving sentient beings, exposing the brutal persecution, and leading predestined people to join cultivation during this great historical period. I have deepened my understanding that perseverance is very important and that we must fulfill our historical missions.
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July 2009
