(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in my Fa-study group go to the local market regularly to clarify the truth about Falun Dafa. We are just the vessel, as it is the power of the Fa and Master's strengthening in other dimensions that save sentient beings.
However, we still need to have the demeanor of practitioners to leave people with a good impression. I study the Fa for a few hours the night before we go to the market, and I send righteous thoughts for about 30 minutes before I leave in the morning.
When I'm able to maintain strong righteous thoughts, our truth clarification team effort encounters little or no problems. Many people are willing to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. They thank us many times and wish us well.
One day, however, I went to the market and a middle-aged man not only cursed at me, but also tore up the Dafa brochure and threw it away. I felt sad and could not help but shed tears. I felt sad that these sentient beings have been deceived by the CCP’s lies. On my way home, I recalled what happened and wondered why this happened.
Several reasons and attachments came to mind, such as my show-off mentality, sleeping through and not sending righteous thoughts before going out, wanting to be dressed exceptionally well, holding resentment and feeling anxious.
I had invited my family of nine, also practitioners, over for dinner the night before. I wanted to encourage them to participate in the face to face truth clarification project. I shared my Fa-study group’s experience of breaking through fear and difficulties to clarify the truth. While I was sharing, I had a bit of a show-off mentality.
On my way home from the market, I experienced some sickness karma. Instead of studying the Fa, I went to bed early and did not wake up at midnight to send righteous thoughts.
I did not send righteous thoughts before I left that morning, either. I also had the attachment to looking good and put on some nice clothes and a pair of high-heel shoes.
When I got on the bus, I saw a practitioner who had argued with me a few days ago. We still bore some resentment and ignored each other.
As I clarified the truth to people that day, my heart was not on the Fa. With so many attachments, how could I be effective?
I was paired with another practitioner that day and tasked with sending righteous thoughts. However, after she talked unsuccessfully to three people, I became anxious and instead of sending righteous thoughts, I started talking as well. The fellow practitioner stopped talking to people. We then went our separate ways to distribute materials. That was when I met the middle-aged man.
Saving sentient beings is a sacred mission. If we do not study the Fa well, and if we carry too many human attachments, we will not be effective. We need to use the Fa to measure ourselves at all times and save sentient beings with a pure heart.