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Encourage One Another, Do Well and Take Each Step Together Righteously (Photo) Shared in 2004 South Korea Chinese Dafa Experience Sharing Conference
(Clearwisdom.net)
2004 South Korea Chinese Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference (June
26, 2004)
A few years ago, I learned some computer technologies, and looking back, it
was no accident. Teacher said,
"The fact is, you've learned what you've learned because you had that
wish and accordingly arrangements were made for you back in the past since
it would be needed in validating the Fa, that's all."
("Teaching the Fa at the 2004 Western U.S. Fa Conference")
When I came to South Korea, I found that computer technology plays an
important role in the Fa-rectification, since a large amount of translation and
clarifying the facts through the Internet all require computer skills. However,
most fellow practitioners do not have any experience in computers. Through Fa
study and discussion, some practitioners realized the necessity of learning how
to work on computers. Under my initiative, one or two practitioners bought
computers with their tight budget. After overcoming the difficulty of
"inadequate education level and not knowing English" etc., more practitioners
bought computers and learned the basic operation skills to do more Dafa projects
on computer. In less than a few months, the number of practitioners who
possessed and could use computers grew from a few to more than ten, then to the
current 38. Some practitioners felt one computer was not adequate, so they
bought two or even three. Now, all these computers are playing a very important
role in translating Minghui articles or clarifying the truth to people on the
Internet. Since not many practitioners were familiar with computer technology, and when
more and more practitioners began using computers, I needed to spend much time
and effort teaching other practitioners how to use and maintain the computers. I
would quickly respond to any computer related problems and volunteer to help
others. I would also try my best to get to their places and fix their problems
on the same day. As I need to go to work during the day, I have to do the fixing
in the evenings. I cannot remember how many nights I have spent on the trips,
and sometimes I would spend a whole night to ensure that these computers run
smoothly so that they would not affect Dafa projects. Currently there are two
other practitioners who can handle simple technical problems and have started to
share part of the computer maintenance duties.
Furthermore, whenever Minghui published Teacher's new articles, I would
spend the whole night making the Internet version' (for other practitioners' Fa
study before the articles were formally published) and for those practitioners
who study the Fa in Chinese, thus acting like a "material site."
As I spent less and less time on studying the Fa and doing the exercises,
serious interference began to occur. At the end of last year, I was even
suspected to be "a "spy" by some practitioners.
"For a cultivator, all the frustrations he comes across among everyday
people are trials, and all the compliments he receives are tests." ("A
Cultivator is Naturally Part of It" in "Falun Dafa -- Essentials for
Further Advancement")
The reasons I was suspected were basically due to the fact that I had made
audio recordings a few times in group activities, taken some photos, and have
some computer skills.
I bought a digital camera at that time. I was thinking of learning the
technology to use it in Fa-rectification and Dafa practitioners' truth
clarifying activities. On several other occasions during practitioners'
discussions, when I thought the topics were good but a few other practitioners
could not come, I recorded some discussions in front of others, thinking that I
could take it to those who could not come. Looking back, I found I only thought
of one aspect and ignored the security factor of the whole group, which was an
omission. I felt deep regret for not doing well, giving the evil a chance and
bringing serious interference to some practitioners and to myself.
As a practitioner, I should not be affected by human notions. A practitioner
will look inward when there is an issue. I thought about why the "spy" incident
happened to me. This was definitely no accident, it must have its reason. As a
practitioner, when I looked inward, it was not difficult to find out the
reasons: 1. I did not study the Fa well; 2. I did not do well in sending forth righteous thoughts and did not completely
eliminate bad factors within my own dimension; 3. I did not communicate well with the responsible people, therefore they did
not know much about me; 4. I did not coordinate well with the group; 5. When raising questions to the people in charge, I did not show true
"kindness" 6. I tended to look for other people's shortcomings instead of appreciating
their 'merit; 7. I tended to see only my merit instead of finding out my own shortcomings; 8. As a practitioner, I did not do well in "considering others first" and
"seeking inward."
When this tribulation came, I showed indifference on the surface, but deep in
my heart, I felt some kind of unfairness.
"But, usually when a conflict comes along, if it doesn't provoke you, it
doesn't count, it doesn't work, and you won't be able to improve from it." ("Zhuan
Falun")
Through repeated Fa study and discussions with other practitioners, I was
able to improve my understanding and the notion of unfairness no longer existed
in my mind. On the first day of the Chinese New Year, I sincerely made a phone
call to a fellow practitioner. I had just one sentence, "Happy New Year! Thanks
for providing me with an opportunity to test my xinxing." The other side laughed
and replied in not very fluent Chinese, "Happy New Year! Let's do well in Fa-rectification
in the new year." Shortly after this, the misunderstanding was finally resolved.
I came to the understanding that when we could truly let go of the
attachment, we would be able to pass the xinxing test. Let us follow Teacher and encourage each other, and let us do well and
take each step righteously together in the final stage of Fa-rectification. "You're all disciples in the same practice, and you're giving your all
for the cosmos' Fa-rectification, so you should cooperate well with one
another. Don't approach things with too many human attachments, and don't
cause unnecessary conflicts and arguments by interacting with each other
with human attachments. In these situations your conduct should always show
Dafa disciples' tolerance, kindness, and niceness. The next person's things
are your things, and your things are his things. We don't talk about the
"unity" everyday people do, which is a forced, superficial thing. You are
cultivators, and your realms are higher."
("Teaching the Fa at the Washington, D.C. Fa Conference")
Thank you Teacher,
Thank you everyone.
Posting date: 8/10/2004
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