(Clearwisdom.net)
Depending Solely on Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts to Rescue Fellow Practitioners Is Not Sufficient
By a Falun Dafa practitioner from Shandong Province
Recently in Shoukwang City, Li Hui E, Sun Delian, Meng Xiuying, Fang Xiangsheng, and Tian Guimei--a total of five Falun Gong practitioners--were illegally arrested by the Chinese Communist regime.
When news of the arrests reached us, we informed all practitioners in the city to send forth righteous thoughts to help these practitioners. We were not taken aback by the dangerous situation. It reflected the maturity of Shoukwang City's Dafa disciples. However, there is something that warrants everybody's attention and that is, whenever someone was arrested, everyone sent righteous thoughts, but a while later, practitioners were still being arrested, and everyone again sent righteous thoughts...... why was it, that, in spite of righteous thoughts being continuously sent, practitioners were still being arrested?
This is not meant to suggest that we should not send forth righteous thoughts. Sending righteous thoughts is definitely functional and necessary, and it is also necessary that everyone do it well. What I wanted to share is that it is insufficient to depend solely on sending forth righteous thoughts. There is also the issue of coordination among practitioners to continuously expose the police and the people that are doing evil! Exposing the persecution cases can effectively frighten the evil people in the human realm. We need to awaken the local populace to understand the truth so that they do not become an accomplice for the evil but have a bright future for themselves.
At an earlier time, practitioners from the city campaigned to expose police bureau chief Nie Zuokun and 610 Office official Li Tongzhong for their wicked deeds. The restraining effect on those two wicked people was very good. It greatly restricted and reduced the viciousness of their evil assaults on practitioners, thus resulting in a remarkable improvement in our area's practice environment. These effects were obvious. But it is too bad that we did not take this advantageous opportunity to also completely expose the evil local people. As soon as we slacked off, the evil perceived it as an opportunity to continue the relentless, wicked persecution. One by one, more practitioners were arrested. The lessons we learned from these incidents were painful! The numerous losses sustained should have awakened us. Let's not think that they are not related to us. They are the shame of all Dafa practitioners in Shoukwang City. We must decisively not allow these incidents to continue.
In an analogy, practitioners compared the wicked persons to vicious dogs. When a vicious dog makes threatening gestures like jumping up to attack and you feel frightened and want to run, the dog will definitely pounce on you and bite you. On the other hand, when you are calm and fearless, the dog will no longer be vicious and only bark at you. When you stoop to pick up a brick to hit it, the dog will be frightened and run away. When one is facing the evil police that repeatedly harm people like the vicious dog, people should not give it the opportunity to harm people. In other words, when dealing with evil police, one must not be lenient; one must expose their crimes in depth, continuously and thoroughly, thereby avoiding future trouble.
Do Not Let Negative Things Affect Us
By a practitioner in Fujin City, Heilongjiang Province
Recently, the local Chinese Communist Party initiated a shameful plot to "follow practitioners, make background checks, and conduct surveillance" to intimidate Falun Gong practitioners. These initiatives were nothing, there were merely instituted to distract our attention and prevent us from saving more sentient beings. In July 1999, Jiang Zemin also menacingly threatened to eradicate Falun Gong "in three months." Eight years have passed since then. The results are obvious for everyone to see!
On July 22, 2007, in "Fa Teaching at the U.S. Capital," Master said:
"As soon as the evil interferes, the forces that are upright and good emerge in turn. And it's the same with whatever the bad people do: As soon as they smear us, or want to do something bad and stir up trouble, it inherently has the effect of expanding our influence."
"That is to say, don't pay any mind to whatever the reality of today's mankind is or however rampant the evil is: The people who have come to this world are waiting for you to save them! All the adverse things that come about are tests for Dafa disciples related to increasing mighty virtue."
Fellow practitioners, in this Fa rectification process, we must cherish every step that we have walked and cherish every opportunity. Do not miss this special predestined historical opportunity which will not be repeated!
In an article on Clearwisdom.net entitled "Discussion about 'Negating the Old Forces' Arrangement'" (http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2007/8/14/88596.html), a fellow practitioner also mentioned, "Recalling the past when the persecution first started, many practitioners easily regarded the actions of those vicious people as very real. Later we broke through human notions by studying the Fa, and we realized that the actions of humans cannot accomplish much, it was the manipulation of the evil elements behind them that made them seem powerful. Through righteous cultivation and the continued elevation of our xinxing, we gradually realized that the actions of the evil elements are in fact also nothing. The moment we position ourselves by choosing Master's arrangements, when we stop being selfish and voluntarily assimilate to Dafa, and at that moment when the principles of the new cosmos are revealed to us, we will see that all the evil interference is a false image. Only Master's Fa-rectification and practitioners' validating the Fa are real. At this moment it is recognized that practitioners are, 'as tall as heaven and incomparably noble,' and the evil is nothing. With true righteous thoughts evil elements will naturally disintegrate."
For example, if we examine the time we spend studying the Fa every day, how many times we send forth righteous thoughts, and how much time we spend clarifying the truth, can you say you have been responsible to the sentient beings in your cosmos? Did you honor your prehistoric vows? Can you proudly say that you realized the glorious responsibility with which Master and other gods have entrusted us? On our cultivation path, can all these important requirements be overlooked? In the process of our cultivation, we must grasp every second of the precious time to do the three things well. Everything is encompassed by it. Surely, one must definitely not leave any regret behind for oneself!
Irrespective of whatever is being reflected, whether negative or positive in the Fa rectification process, we must be solid and firm in our belief. In Master's greetings "To the 2005 European Experience Sharing Conference," Master warned us that:
"Human history does not exist for [people] to take being human as its final goal, nor is human history a recreation ground created for the evil to display its viciousness. Mankind's history was established for the Fa-rectification, and only Dafa disciples are worthy of displaying their glory here."
