(Clearwisdom.net)
I'm a new Falun Dafa practitioner. I'm 73 years old, and I began to practice Falun Gong in January 2007. In April, I began to attend our local group's Fa study. I understood that I'm an element of Dafa. Amid the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), I wanted to step forward to validate the Fa and do well the three things that a practitioner should do: study the Fa well, send forth righteous thoughts, clarify the truth to people, eliminate evil and rotten demons, and spread Falun Dafa to people in order to save them.
At first when I began to hand out informational materials, I was riding a three-wheeled vehicle, and I had a big bag of materials with me. I didn't know how to clarify the truth, so I just got on my vehicle and set out. When I became fearful, my legs grew weak, and my heartbeat accelerated. I begged Teacher, "Teacher, please protect me, please shield me so that the evil people won't see me, and I can finish handing out all the truth-clarification materials and deliver them to people with predestined relationships." I placed the materials in front of the restaurants and on bicycles, three-wheel vehicles, and cars. Then I went to the residential areas and handed out more materials. I did not return home until I handed them all out. Two days later, I was not afraid anymore. I became very courageous, and I placed materials on the police officers' doors, in the mailboxes of different enterprises, and in the hallways of the hospitals. I also stamped words such as "Heaven will eliminate the CCP" on those materials.
In 2008, I after I distributed materials in every residential area of our neighborhood, I went to hand them out in the senior centers. It was even better to go out when it rained, because I was less visible under the protection of my umbrella. One time a caretaker took note of me and reported me to the police. Then police officers were stationed around my house to watch me, and they followed me wherever I went. However, I was not afraid, and I still persisted in going out. They followed me for one week. People from the local community management committee and police officers came to my home to question me. They checked my identity card, searched my rooms, and monitored me.
In June 2008, people from the local police station and the community management committee came to my home to check on me again. After they left, I went out to a store to buy incense. On my way home, when I had almost arrived, I noticed a golden light flashing overhead. I looked up and saw Teacher wearing a yellow cassock and standing in the air. He was looking at me with his palm erected. I was dumbfounded. All I could do was to look up at Teacher until I got tired. When I blinked, Teacher disappeared from view. I understood that it was Teacher encouraging me to strengthen my righteous thoughts and to not be afraid. I then thought, "With Teacher here, with the Fa here, I am not afraid." I was determined to follow Teacher to validate the Fa and spread the Fa.
Clarifying the Truth to People and Helping Them Quit the CCP
1. In March 2008, I was taking a bus to go back my hometown. I sat in the very last row. From the time I got on the bus to the time I got off , I sent forth righteous thoughts to cleanse the dimensional field inside the bus and to eliminate all dark minions, rotten demons, and interference from the specters of the evil CCP. I also recited Hong Yin to other passengers.
When I saw passengers getting ready to get off the bus, I said to them: "We have a predestined relationship because we were on the same bus. I wanted to tell you the good news about Falun Dafa. Remember that 'Falun Dafa is good; Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.' Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is a heavenly principle, and nobody should slander it. Whoever is against it will ultimately be eliminated. And whoever joined the CCP and its affiliated organizations should hurry up and quit. The CCP has done so many evil deeds. It is against the heaven and earth, and it has persecuted kind Falun Gong practitioners. For that, it will be punished by heaven. Therefore, one should not be a member."
I began to talk to people from the back rows to the front rows about the three withdrawals. I asked if everyone understood what I was saying. Some replied that they understood. I said to them, "To save your eternal life, you should quit your Party memberships." At that time, the bus driver said, "I want to quit, I was a Party member." When others heard that, they all shouted, "Help me quit too! I want to quit!" There were 30 people on the bus, and 27 of them ended up quitting the Party and its affiliated organizations. The other three didn't because they never joined the Party in the first place. After returning to my hometown in Shandong Province, I clarified the truth to my siblings, relatives, and neighbors face to face. This time, I managed to encourage more than 70 people quit the Party.
2. On holidays I visited my coworkers to clarify the truth to them. In the residential area, I clarified the truth to 15 families face-to-face and helped them do the three withdrawals. On the streets, on the side of the road, and in supermarkets, I clarified the truth to people when I occasionally ran into them. One time, I talked to a couple of contract workers from out of town. After they learned the truth, both of them did the three withdrawals. They also took the initiative to look for me to learn Falun Gong. I gave them a copy of Zhuan Falun, Hong Yin, Essentials for Further Advancement, Teacher's Fa lectures on tape, and exercise tapes.
3. In September 2009, a practitioner and I planned to go to a prison to send forth righteous thoughts. After we got into a cab, we clarified the truth to the driver. However, he didn't listen to us and instead called the police. He said that there were two elderly women who were Falun Gong practitioners and they planned to get out at a certain prison.
I got worried right away and asked to get out of his cab. He did not listen to me, so I started to jump out of the car, and then he had to stop. After I got out of the cab, a police vehicle was waiting in front of us. I then grabbed the other practitioner, and both of us turned around and headed in the opposite direction from the police car. I said to this practitioner, "Don't be afraid. Let's behave in an open and upright manner. Don't look at them."After we passed the prison, the police car disappeared. This practitioner and I arrived home safe and sound. It was Teacher that protected us.
After we came back, we looked within. I found that when I was clarifying the truth, I didn't pay attention to how the cab driver reacted to what I was saying, and I didn't send forth righteous thoughts beforehand to eliminate any evil interference that was acting to prevent the cab driver from being saved. I didn't use my wisdom, rather, I just wanted to finish this task. Going forward, I remembered this lesson.
Getting Rid of My Attachments and Walking Well the Last Leg of the Journey
I began to study Falun Dafa very late, and I haven't studied enough Fa. I have only begun to study, so I'm rather worried. Unlike other fellow practitioners who have been practicing for more than 10 years, I have only practiced for two and half years.
I didn't get much education, and I didn't understand the Fa well enough right away. My enlightenment quality is not that great. I'm also a bit lazy and not very diligent. I was afraid that I would fall behind others, and that I have all sorts of attachments.
I can't have Teacher worry about me anymore. I need to seize the time to let go of my attachments. Teacher addressed us first as students, then as disciples, and then as Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples. Teacher has been pushing us to move up one level after another. I'm deeply thankful for Teacher. I must strive forward vigorously, do the three things well, walk the last leg of the journey well, follow Teacher, and eventually reach consummation.
