Cultivating Myself to Clarify the Facts More Effectively

(Minghui.org) I began to practice Falun Dafa in 1998, when I was in my 20s. Since then, I’ve realized that cultivation is the most important thing in my life. I’ve been dedicated to assimilating myself to Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Meanwhile, I need to continue to go out to spread the truth about Dafa, with the hope that more people can benefit from it.

When I looked at my recent cultivation state, I realized I still had a strong sense of self-importance and lacked kindness. I wanted to change my notions and measure everything with kindness instead of being attached to my own ideas. I wanted to think from others’ perspectives and harmonize with them. When clarifying the facts, I shouldn’t be swayed by people with negative attitudes or be confused by illusions. I should keep kind thoughts and try to be selfless.

Trying to Eliminate My Inflated Sense of Self-Importance

Whoever I run into and the things I encounter help me in my own cultivation. For instance, I ran into someone who went to extremes when clarifying the truth and appeared to be very arrogant and narrow-minded. I felt this wasn’t accidental. Was it possible that I possessed similar traits? He could be reminding me to be humble and tolerant and not rush to judge others. When I ran into people who loved to complain, it made me wonder if I did that, too. 

Sometimes when I came across unpleasant things, instead of looking inward to look for my own problems, I chose to protect myself and looked outward. Whenever I looked outside myself and complained, I ended up missing the cultivation opportunity that Master arranged for me.

Without Master’s boundless grace, we would not know what the standards of life should be. Whoever corrects himself according to Dafa’s standards is a golden light in this murky world. If we could all cultivate away our complaining hearts and be humble and grateful, no matter what happens, we would know that Master’s arrangements are the best. Seemingly bad things can also help us eliminate our karmic debts or cultivate away our attachments.

Since Satan cannot make people follow him directly, he takes advantage of their desire to escape suffering and enjoy life, thus, making them focus on material things rather than maintaining high moral standards. People then gradually move away from righteous teachings and traditions, constantly expand their sense of self-importance, and become more and more arrogant, until they’re controlled by their demon nature.

We feel uncomfortable when our opinions are not accepted, we cannot tolerate being criticized, nor can we empathize with others. Our starting point is always to validate ourselves, which will make trouble for our cultivation. The only way out is by being humble enough to follow Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.

By cultivating myself diligently, my ability to clarify the truth has steadily improved.

Experiences Spreading the Truth about Dafa

Young Boy Runs after a Minghui Calendar

In September 2024, an elderly woman appeared to be trying to hail a cab at the entrance to a community. Next to her was a boy about six years old. I tried to give her a calendar and told her there were pictures of Dafa being practiced around the world, but she didn’t want it.

As I walked on, I heard the little boy say, “Why don’t you want it?” The woman told the boy that if he wanted one, he could have it. The boy ran after me, shouting, “Wait for me! I want one!”

When I handed him the calendar, he took it with both hands and held it close to his chest. I told him, “The principles of Falun Dafa are Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Millions of people around the world are practicing it. At your age, you probably haven’t join the Young Pioneers yet. So if you can keep in mind to be a good boy by following Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, that will do.”

“But I’ve joined the Young Pioneers,” he said.

I hadn’t thought he was old enough to go to school yet, but I said, “The red scarf represents blood, which is unlucky. Let’s quit to keep you safe. Read the stories in the calendar carefully.” I then gave him a pseudonym to quit the Party. He agreed and ran back to the elderly woman.

A Buddhist Awakens

I ran into a married couple at a bus stop and gave them a copy of Minghui Weekly. The woman told me that she knew Dafa was being persecuted and that the propaganda on TV defaming Dafa was all lies. She said she was a Buddhist. One of her classmates had been sentenced to seven years in prison for practicing Dafa. After she was released, the woman went to visit her and saw that she had been severely tortured. She was afraid that her friend would be persecuted again, so she gave her a copy of the Buddhist scriptures, thinking that those teachings were similar to Dafa. The classmate later became a Buddhist. I was in a shock. If a practitioner doesn’t hold fast to his or her belief, there will be serious consequences.

I explained, “Imagine that you were a Buddhist in ancient India. When they persecuted Buddhism, those who believed in Buddha Sakyamuni would be beheaded. What if someone asked you to convert to another belief in order to avoid being beheaded? Perhaps some Buddhists who didn’t have a firm belief would give it up. They were afraid of losing their lives.”

She said nothing, but from her expression, it seemed that she was struggling inside.

I then told her about my experience of being persecuted in a forced labor camp 20 years ago and how I broke through it by letting go of the thought of life and death. I said, “Twenty-six years have passed. I’ve been in good health and never had to take any medication.” She said to her husband, “Look! You’ve got to believe it!”

I also recommended that she read Master’s article “How Humankind Came To Be,” telling her that it revealed heavenly secrets to human beings. She accepted a copy and said she’d check it out. Afterwards, she asked me how she could learn the practice.

An Atheist Quits the Party

I gave a copy of Minghui Weekly to a man sitting on a bench at a bus stop. He said he was an atheist and had no interest in anything related to gods or Buddhas, but he invited me to sit next to him so we could chat. I said, “Dafa helps people correct their thinking and behavior by following Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to elevate their realm of thought. There have been so many people following this that the Party is suppressing it due to its popularity. The self-immolation on Tiananmen Square was a hoax orchestrated by Jiang Zemin, the former CCP leader, to incite hatred of Dafa.”

“I agree on putting an emphasis on one’s morality to be a good person,” he said. “Most people think it wasn't not right for Jiang to suppress Falun Dafa.”

I then described the divine protection I personally felt when I was tortured in a labor camp. When the guards locked us up in a freezer, one of them mocked us, saying, “Master, please give them energy!”

As soon as he said that, I immediately felt a warm current pouring down from my head to my feet and, at night, I felt as if there was a warm breeze blowing gently on my legs. The practitioner sitting opposite me let me touch her hand, which was also warm. The people who watched over us had to work in shifts around the clock. They they all ended up getting frostbite, but we were fine.

When the guards eventually had to let us out of the freezer, I told another guard about what they’d done and other cruel tortures. He was moved and said, “How can there be human rights in China? No one can change the power of faith! The CCP is utterly evil!”

After learning that he was a Party member, I said, “We ask people to quit the Party. Being a member of the CCP is aiding and abetting the evil, and it is a shame.” I gave him a pseudonym to quit the Party, and he readily agreed.

People Are Grateful

As I was walking home from shopping, I saw a woman resting on the curb. When I put my vegetables on the curb to take a break, the woman gave me a newspaper and asked me to join her. She was a kind and traditional person. Another woman passed by and asked to borrow a pen. Since I always had a pen in my bag, I lent it to her. When she returned it, she thanked me.

I felt that she was someone with a predestined relationship, so as I watched her leave, I thought I should give her a chance to learn the truth. I said to the woman beside me, “I need to go. I have something to say to her!”

After I caught up to her, I said, “I have some free journals for you to read.” I took out a copy of Minghui Weekly and flipped through a few pages to show her what it was. Sure enough, she asked, “I have time today. Can you please explain this to me?”

I looked back and saw that the other woman had left, so both of us returned and sat down. I flipped through the journal as I talked. When I mentioned the U.S. House of Representatives passing the Falun Gong Protection Act, she sighed, “The whole world is paying attention to this now! Live organ harvesting is so evil! People must distinguish between good and evil!”

When I asked her if she had ever joined the Party or its affiliated organizations, she said she had only joined the Young Pioneers. I gave her a pseudonym to quit, and she was very pleased. She said she was visiting from far away and had to take a bus home that day.

As we started to walk, she told me how the CCP has persecuted people throughout its history. She had worked at a small factory. When the political movement to criticize capitalists began, three people were beaten to death on the first day of the criticism meetings: “They used iron rods to beat people! The beatings were so cruel!” She also mentioned that those who followed the CCP to beat people incurred retribution after the movement ended and were all punished.

On another occasion as I was waiting to cross at an intersection, I gave a copy of the Minghui Journal to a man. When he saw the cover, he quickly tucked it into his pocket and said, “I can’t let anyone see this. I’m just a regular citizen and can’t do anything to make a difference.”

I replied, “When you see the truth, just choose to be on side of kindness! You’ll be blessed.”

The light then changed, and he strode ahead, but then turned back and shouted, “Thank you!”

Thank you, Master, for bringing people with predestined relationships to me and giving them opportunities to be saved.