[Indonesia Minghui] Participating in Minghui Improved My Cultivation

(Minghui.org) Greetings, esteemed Master! Greetings, fellow practitioners!

I attended a camp for young practitioners in our local area. During this event we were told about several Dafa projects, one of which was Minghui. I was interested, but hesitated because of my limited language skills. A practitioner who works with Minghui asked me and another young practitioner if we were interested in joining. We both said, “Yes.” But then the practitioner gave the other practitioner articles to translate but I didn’t receive anything. I thought perhaps I couldn’t participate because of my limited English skills.

As time passed I forgot about it. But then a young overseas practitioner sent an experience sharing article from the Minghui website in English to our group of young practitioners. I wanted to know the content of the sharing, so I asked the Minghui practitioner if this article had been translated into our language. Instead of answering my question, she invited me to join the Minghui translation team! I was happy. However, I still wasn’t confident in my ability. I then thought that as a practitioner, I should put aside my human notions and I accepted her offer. I finally started my journey with our local Minghui team.

When I first started practicing Falun Dafa in 2011, I learned about the Minghui website. I always thought that the practitioners involved in it must be diligent cultivators. Because I was a new practitioner and didn’t have a good understanding of the Fa yet, I felt that I couldn’t join the project. But deep inside I had a wish to one day join the Minghui team even though I couldn’t explain why. After practicing for 9 years, I finally had the opportunity to join the team and understood why. When I first joined the team, our local coordinator suggested that I read “Fa Teaching Given at the Fa Conference Marking the Tenth Anniversary of Minghui’s Founding.” Master said,

“It can be said that among the websites that Dafa disciples run, this is a crucial one. From the day it was set up it was firmly established as a vehicle for Dafa disciples’ cultivation and their sharing of experiences, and meant to report on the persecution of Dafa disciples in a timely manner. So the role that Minghui has assumed has been particularly decisive, becoming a thorn in the evil’s side. This has meant that the site has had to emphasize security more than other websites, not letting the evil capitalize on any gaps, since the site is able to, in a timely manner, directly report on the persecution that Dafa disciples are suffering; [Minghui’s reports] are not based on third-hand information, but rather, on firsthand material that is acquired directly.”

From Translator to Editor

I’ve been participating as a Minghui translator since early 2020. This project brought a lot of improvement to my cultivation and encouraged me to be stricter with myself. I became more diligent in going to the practice site, studying the Fa with other practitioners and sending forth righteous thoughts at the four set times. Even though I often had to work until the early hours in the morning in order to finish translating articles, I was usually still able to get up at 3:40 a.m. to go to the local practice site. I didn’t feel tired. In fact I was even more excited to do the three things that Master asked us to do. I am also no longer interested in the entertainment young people my age pursue. I know that the time for cultivation is short and very valuable.

For some time I was assigned to translate persecution articles. I was deeply saddened and sensed the suffering that our fellow practitioners in China experienced. This prompted me to do more truth-clarification by distributing materials and telling people about Dafa and the persecution online through social media.

One day, I was asked to work as an editor. I was asked to assign articles, proofread them and edit team members’ translations. I heard that several previous editors left the project after a while. Without thinking I said yes. However, afterwards I thought, “Why me?” I’ve only participated for two years. There were many more senior team members who were more experienced and better skilled than me. I didn’t feel confident because of the language barrier. I wondered, “Why was I asked to be an editor?” I then remembered what Master said,

“I am telling you this principle that everyday people are unable to realize. You may think that you are good at everything, but your life does not have it. That person is good at nothing, but his life has it, and he will become a boss.” (Lecture 7, Zhuan Falun)

I then realized that it was all Master’s benevolent arrangement to improve my cultivation.

Tests and Improvements During My Journey with Minghui

Another team member asked me repeatedly, “Are you serious about joining the Minghui project?” I sensed that he didn’t believe me. His question made me wonder if I was serious in my cultivation and that question sometimes popped up in my mind. While reading “Teaching the Fa in Washington D.C. in 2018” I found the answer. Master said,

“Moreover, only very trustworthy practitioners can work for Minghui because they directly contact mainland Chinese practitioners. They must be very trustworthy practitioners, and also very focused and those who can truly dedicate themselves to it. Especially with young Dafa disciples, they are needed the most, yet they are the ones who are most likely to be restless. So it’s been very difficult.”

I thought of other projects I had participated in but I had not persisted. Because I am a young Dafa disciple that Master said, “They are needed the most,” I am determined to do Minghui well and assist Master in Fa-rectification through the Minghui project.

After I joined the local editorial team, because I was the youngest I didn’t dare to point out other team members’ mistakes. One day a practitioner shared his experience when he found another team member’s mistakes. He said he would kindly tell or remind them, in order to be responsible to the project. I felt encouraged by what he said. As time went on, I broke through my attachment of avoiding conflicts and gradually I was able to do it better. When I pointed out another team member’s mistakes, he/she accepted it and corrected it accordingly.

When I was a translator, I used to hide my mistakes as much as possible. I didn’t admit to them. When I started practicing Falun Dafa, I still didn’t identify those attachments, as my enlightenment quality was rather poor. However, when I started to work for Minghui, I saw them. When I looked deeper into what caused them I found the attachment of saving face. I always want to look good to others. Now, when someone points out my mistakes or shortcomings, I openly admit them.

Joining Local Minghui’s Social Media Team

In December 2020, our local Minghui embarked on a new journey of using social media to promote articles. A young practitioner and I were assigned to select and post two articles each day. We were asked to use an attractive image and include a brief caption containing our local Minghui web link so that more people could click on it. For our Newsletter’s promotional image design, in the beginning we asked a practitioner involved in another project to help us. Then we heard that this practitioner was very busy handling other Dafa projects, so we decided to create our own designs. Over time we could do it ourselves. We also managed to design our own images even though neither of us had a creative design background.

The other practitioner and I took turns posting articles for our Fanpage. We closely worked together. Because I felt that the designs I made look beautiful, I always looked at the posts I uploaded, then saw how many people clicked on the links I uploaded. My competitive mentality grew. I tried to create better designs than the other practitioner so that many people would click on my link, instead of thinking about how to attract everyday people to read Minghui articles so that they could understand the truth of Dafa and be saved. When my attachment of pursuit emerged, fewer people shared my posts, and fewer people clicked on the link. In fact the other practitioner’s posts received more positive feedback. I gradually looked inward and found that I had strong jealousy and wanted to compete to look better than her.

I’ve often come across Master’s Fa related to “Jealousy” as well as sharing articles in the Minghui website, which talked about the dangers if we don’t remove jealousy. I enlightened that Master was reminding me to get rid of my jealous heart.

I gradually let go of those attachments and felt relieved. Afterwards, when I looked at the posts that I uploaded, it turns out that people who liked, shared the posts and clicked on the links increased. I realized that cultivation is very serious. If we don’t pay attention to our attachments, maybe the predestined people that we are supposed to save were hindered by our impure heart. Thank you, Master, for enlightening me!

Master’s Gift

During my cultivation journey, there were times when I did well and there were times when I did not do well. But when I was diligent in my cultivation, I felt that Master was always encouraging me.

Last year, our coordinator announced that a Minghui International Fa Conference would be held. I was excited to hear that because I’ve never participated in a Minghui Conference before. I was very encouraged while listening to other practitioners’ experiences, I felt that I had to be even more persistent in my cultivation and participating in Minghui. What was more touching was that I heard our compassionate Master’s lecture. Master’s words touched the bottom of my heart and I could not hold back my tears. I easily complained about our team members’ translations. If they were sloppy, as an editor, it increased my workload. I wanted everything to go my way. I realized that it was a manifestation of my strong ego that I needed to eliminate.

The conference was held in July. Due to the time difference, it was the early morning hours here. It was my birthday. I understood this was a gift from benevolent Master to encourage me to be more diligent.

My understanding of the Fa is limited. If anything I’ve said is not in line with the Fa, please correct me.

Thank you revered Master. Thank you fellow practitioners.

(Presented at the 2022 Multilingual Minghui Teams Experience Sharing Conference)