(Minghui.org) I first saw Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Dafa, at a neighbor’s house in 2000. I was curious and wanted to read it, but my neighbor exclaimed, “You are a Christian!” and took the book from me.
About three years later, a colleague who practiced Falun Dafa brought me a copy of Zhuan Falun because her husband wouldn’t let her practice. I read it whenever I had time, but I couldn’t recognize all the characters. Fortunately, several practitioners helped me, and I was gradually able to read it on my own.
Learning to Talk to People about the Persecution
I started to distribute truth-clarification materials with two other practitioners after I learned that one of the things we should do is to help offer salvation to people.
I once left a copy of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party on a doorstep and saw that a couple had been watching me from their balcony. The man came downstairs, grabbed my arm, and threatened to report me to the police. He took out his phone, but I grabbed it away from him. His wife and the practitioners I was with came over to help calm him down. I told him that he didn’t have to be angry because I was only leaving a book on his doorstep.
After that incident, I decided that I should learn to talk to people face-to-face about the persecution and withdrawing from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). So I asked Ming and Zhou if I could tag along with them.
Ming was talking to a teacher one day. The teacher said that she was reading Zhuan Falun and only wanted to study the book. She didn’t want to quit the CCP and its youth organizations. Ming later blamed me for her not wanting to withdraw from the Party.
Zhou then agreed to take me along only if I stayed at a distance while she clarified the truth. I wondered how could I listen and learn if I was so far away?
Several practitioners and I traveled to another city to try to rescue a detained practitioner from our town. They wanted to go talk to the officials at the police department. Liang said that I didn’t have to go, but I insisted.
Liang then said that I should practice by helping two people nearby who were sweeping the street to quit the CCP. I had never helped people quit the Party before and knew that it was time for me to make a breakthrough. I asked Master Li to give me the strength to save those two individuals.
I said to the man, “Falun Dafa teaches people Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and it is not a cult [like the regime has said]. You look like a kind person. You should quit the Party.” The man agreed.
I then said to the woman, “You should quit the Party, too. You were branded with a mark when you swore allegiance to the CCP. Quit the Party and have a bright future.” She also agreed to quit.
After that, I was no longer afraid to talk to people face-to-face and thanked Master for giving me strength. I’m so grateful for Liang for pushing me to overcome my fear.
Looking Within to Cooperate as One Body
Recently, I realized I had not gone out to clarify the truth for a while and asked Ming if I could go with her. Ming confided that she didn’t know how to start a conversation with a stranger, but she was good at asking people to quit the CCP. We then came up with a strategy where I would start a conversation with someone and then she would jump in to help them quit the Party.
On our third day together, Ming told me that I still had not helped anyone quit the Party. I felt misunderstood and wronged. I had started many conversations with people for her to then help them withdraw from the Party, but she always interrupted me before I could ask anyone to quit.
Several days later, while we were distributing Dafa calendars, I began talking to someone and saw Ming approaching us. I didn’t want her to interrupt me and realized that it due to my attachment to gaining recognition. I eventually allowed her to join the conversation.
The same thing happened the next day, but I didn’t complain. I didn’t want the old forces to interfere with our efforts to save people. Suddenly, Master’s Fa appeared in my mind:
“After passing the shady willow trees, there will be bright flowers and another village ahead!” (Lecture Nine, Zhuan Falun)
Since I was able to look within and improve my xinxing, Ming stopped interfering with my conversations. I have learned through this experience that we have to be able to put aside our differences and work as one body to save people.
Thank you, Master, for protecting us. I will be more diligent in cultivation.
Category: Improving Oneself
