Letting Go of Attachments While Clarifying the Truth Face to Face

(Minghui.org) I used to clarify the truth at tourist sites in Sydney, but during that time, my state of mind was not stable. When I encountered people who didn’t want to listen, didn’t understand, or who rolled their eyes at me and even verbally abused me, I felt deeply hurt. I would have thoughts of shrinking back and going home. I often lingered around at the train station, torn between returning home or continuing to talk to people about Falun Dafa and the persecution.

Every time I encountered a situation like that, Master’s Fa would come to mind:

“This undertaking has already come to the last stage, and I am extremely worried, yet you still do not treat it seriously.” (“Fa Teaching at the 2016 New York Fa Conference,” Collected Fa Teachings, Vol. XIV)

Whenever I thought of this, I felt deeply guilty. I knew I had not done well and had caused Master to worry. If I saved even just one person, it would mean saving all the sentient beings in that person’s world. That made me feel even more ashamed. Yet I still clung to my attachments, such as vanity and fear of being hurt, and was unwilling to let them go.

Isn’t this a perfect opportunity to let go of my attachments? I knew I must persist.

Master said:

“When it’s difficult to endure, you can endure it. When it’s impossible to do, you can do it.” (Lecture Nine, Zhuan Falun)

I continued to stand among the passersby with tears welling up in my eyes, looking for people who had predestined relationships with Dafa and talk to them. I kept reminding myself, “I can’t cry. If my eyes are red, how can I clarify the truth?” I kept sending forth righteous thoughts and asked Master to strengthen me.

During this time, I got rid of many attachments. When I thought about all the sentient beings waiting to be saved, I knew I had to let go of my attachments to comfort and fear.

However, I still felt it was somewhat difficult to approach people and kept wondering what I should do.

One day, inspiration struck: I could use of the area’s unique natural beauty and help people take photos. That way, I could help them preserve precious memories of Australia, and it would also make it easier for me to clarify the truth.

Although I didn’t know how to take photos and lacked confidence, people kept saying the pictures I took were very good. I knew this was Master encouraging me. I am very grateful for Master’s compassion.

I came cross a mother and her five children, and asked if they would like my help taking photos of them all together. They agreed, so I took some pictures of them, and they really like them. They even asked me to walk with them and take more. I agreed.

I chatted with the mother about daily life, enjoying the scenery with them, and taking many photos along the way. When it was time to say goodbye, they thanked me for accompanying them. I then clarified the truth about Falun Dafa to them. They had sensed my sincerity and kindness, so they listened attentively to everything I said, and in the end, all of them agreed to quit the Chinese Community Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations.

With compassionate Master’s strengthening and the power of Dafa, I was able to break through the difficult period of clarifying the truth. I could feel a righteous energy field forming in my own dimension. Within this positive energy field, all negative factors were disintegrated. From studying the Fa, I understood that Dafa disciples are the hope of sentient beings. All sentient beings are waiting for us to save them.

I met a man whose father was a retired senior official. This young man knew the truth about the CCP and didn’t like it, but he did not accept what I talked about. He asked me, “Can quitting the CCP really bring it down?” and laughed. But I wasn’t moved by his reaction.

He then showed me videos of him speaking out against the CCP and poems he had written. Just then, his mother came over and told me that her son was very talented. I wondered whether I could really persuade someone like him to quit. I immediately dismissed this negative thought, and reminded myself that I was a Dafa disciple protected by Master. As long as he did not refuse to talk with me, I was determined to help save him.

This was an opportunity to let go of my attachments to competitiveness, impatience, and showing off. I needed to learn to listen to the other person’s heart, treat him as my own family member, and be patient and respectful. I could not interrupt him while he was talking.

I complimented him on what he was doing and listened to him calmly and patiently without arguing. In the end, I said, “Thank you. Your videos and poetry are excellent. Your mother was right, you are truly talented.”

Then I smiled and said, “Now, would you be willing to listen to a few words from me?” He said he was, so I explained the importance of and reasons for quitting the CCP, and facts about Falun Dafa. In the end, he agreed to quit and thanked me sincerely.

I said, “You should really thank Master Li. When you avoid the great catastrophe, you will truly understand that Falun Dafa is here to save people.”

I have come cross many kinds of people in the years I have clarified the truth. After hearing the facts about Dafa, they agree to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. Among them were students, young people and the elderly, Christians, government officials, and even Buddhist nuns from temples.

After some people from China heard me speak, they even brought their children over and asked me to tell them the facts about Dafa. I understood that this was Master’s compassion, granting sentient beings a final opportunity to be saved.