(Minghui.org) I started to practice Falun Gong with a hope that Falun Gong would benefit my children. A few days after I began to cultivate, the chronic rhinitis that had plagued me for years was gone.
Soon after, my son's bad temper gradually improved. He became more patient when I talked to him about important things like the meaning of life. My daughter found a more stable job.
Improving Xinxing
Our Fa study group has seven or eight practitioners, with an average age of over 60. I was trusted with the task of picking up information materials for the group at a distribution site.
At the beginning, I could only get one or two copies to share with other practitioners. The information would be old and outdated by the time the last practitioner had the chance to read it. Everyone wanted to be the first to read the materials.
With a shortage of materials to read, practitioners in our group felt that we were falling behind. I had the wish to make our own informational materials, but I chickened out because of my old age and the lack of computer knowledge.
With a limited supply of informational materials, we were slack in our efforts to save people. We criticized each other. Some members started to complain and blame me for the lack of quality materials.
Thinking that I had gone through so many hardships to bring back the materials for them rain or shine, I was frustrated and felt that I was being wronged. Without a hint from Master, I would have quit my mission.
I asked myself if I was stronger than the monk in the “Journey to the West,” who overcame all kinds of hardships and completed his mission. Walking on the cultivation path does not happen by accident. It is arranged by Master. The hardship I had encountered actually provided me with an opportunity to remove my human notions. I thus calmed down and resumed my mission without resentment.
Making Informational Materials
Due to an increase in demand, the practitioners working at the information site had to reduce the number of copies given to each group. There were times I did not get anything. When that happened, I felt lost and defeated in my mission.
Worrying that practitioners could not read up-to-date information and Master's new Fa teachings, I decided to learn how to produce the materials myself. It would be a difficult task, but I felt that accepting hardship is required for a practitioner.
I first purchased a copier. I was a little bit nervous in the beginning. I soon learned that the copier would break down whenever I had bad thoughts or was distracted by ordinary things. I then found there was a pattern that everything around me changed in accordance with my thoughts. The copier would run smoothly when I was compassionate and become problematic when my mind was distracted.
The response of the copier helped me to uplift my xinxing. I realized that cultivating myself well is a prerequisite for the smooth production of informational materials. Similarly, studying the Fa, improving xinxing, and sending righteous thoughts would calm my unsteady moods.
I later learned some simple skills to maintain the machine. This enabled me to print more copies. When I gave the printed materials to practitioners, I truly felt that I was a Dafa disciple because I cut loose the shackles of old forces even though I did it a little bit passively.
To meet practitioners’ demand for more information, I gradually added more machines to print enough. In order to increase the content, I also started to learn how to get online and download information.
Combining the information into a booklet by computer was pretty complicated. Learning the technique was a challenging task for me because very few practitioners had the skills and they had limited time to teach me due to high demand. Even though I asked my child to write down the procedures in my notebook and followed them step by step, I would forget them the following day.
This slow learning progress made me nervous. I became mad at myself, but I soon calmed down and studied the Fa. Every time I could not remember, I sent forth righteous thoughts to disintegrate old forces that hindered my memory.
Master said in “Teaching the Fa at the 2004 Western U.S. Fa Conference” that “The Fa-rectification will definitely succeed, and Dafa disciples will definitely succeed.” Slowly, I finally learned how to make informational materials by computer. My information site has operated normally since and I have continuously learned new skills.
Profuse Gratitude
Making informational materials is not only a skill. It is also a tool that Master let us have to restrain the evil and save sentient beings. Dafa gives me confidence and performs miracles. It helps me closely follow the Fa-rectification procession.
I would like to first express my gratitude to Master for his protection and blessing. I would also like to thank those technical practitioners for their painstaking support. Each small success contains efforts and contributions of many unknown Dafa disciples, especially those technical practitioners. Without their help, I would not have been able to achieve what I have today.
Category: Improving Oneself
