(Minghui.org) After the onset of the persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, Falun Gong practitioners focused on telling people the facts about the situation. Once the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party was published, we also explained the importance of quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations.
Master set the general direction on how to go about clarifying the truth about Falun Gong in China. Nevertheless, some practitioners wanted to make changes.
For example, some practitioners in our local and surrounding counties have distributed self-compiled DVDs about the social situation and domestic and international affairs, downloaded from the NTD television station. They asked practitioners to get involved in the production and distribution of these DVDs. Some coordinators have organized the distribution without checking their contents.
In my mind, this is not acceptable. It reminds me of what Master said:
“Another thing is, some people always think, 'What Master wants, we’ll do it, but let’s do it a little better,' and again it’s a case of changing what Master wants.” (“Be More Diligent”)
When it comes to talking about the facts of Falun Gong, Master clearly said,
“...your informational materials should explain the most simple and plain points, such as what Falun Gong is. Talk about Falun Gong at a simple and basic level, such as how to conduct yourself and how effective the exercises are. No matter how many years you spend clarifying the facts, that is the most fundamental content that you always need to explain.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the Fa Conference Marking the Tenth Anniversary of the Minghui Website’s Founding”)
The DVDs published on the Minghui website, including Traveling Heaven and Earth Through Wind and Rain, Now and For the Future-The Story of Falun Dafa, False Fire, The Nine Commentaries, Minghui Focus, etc., all focus on positively clarifying the truth of Falun Gong and exposing the persecution.
Current affairs are dynamic and ever changing, and after making DVDs the situation has often changed, which may have caused misunderstandings. The things done by Dafa practitioners are to be left for the future, so we must do everything well.
Master said,
“In society certain democracy activists, and this includes some individuals who were involved in [the massacre on] June 4th, have been constantly assaulting the evil, brutal regime. They too promote things like human rights and freedom of belief, and their sharp criticism along those lines has had a positive effect in terms of exposing the persecution of Falun Gong. So from this perspective, they share common ground with us on this point. So then some of our practitioners want to speak from those angles, too. Actually, you need to remain level-headed and calmly analyze whether the thing you're doing has anything to do with Dafa and validating the Fa. If the answer is yes, you should go ahead and do it. If the answer is no, you shouldn't.” (“Teaching the Fa at the 2003 Atlanta Fa Conference”)
When it comes to domestic and international current affairs, my understanding is that we cultivators do not get involved in publicizing them, unless they are related to the facts about Falun Gong.
The technical handbook for materials production sites in China, published by the Minghui website, says that all written and video materials used by materials sites should be taken from Minghui. If other websites have valuable content, please recommend them to Minghui.
Only after Minghui publishes them can they be used for Falun Gong truth-clarifying materials. The handbook also advises materials sites not to circulate or distribute journals or materials that are not from Minghui. These are the requirements that all materials sites should follow.
In fact, some DVDs with contents not from Minghui were distributed and have already caused misunderstandings among everyday people. This is a serious issue if not handled well.