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Small Experience Sharing Conference Held by Young Practitioners in Mainland China
(Clearwisdom.net) Hearing that the proportion of high school and
university students who have denounced their party or league membership is still
a small number, young practitioners in our district organized a small experience
sharing conference to discuss how we could help people recognize the evil nature
of the party. We also shared on things that we should take note of when
encouraging ordinary people to withdraw from the party, as well as how to
maintain our own righteous thoughts and cultivate better. Parents also shared on
how to educate children and how to encourage their children to do better on
their cultivation paths. On the topic of clarifying the truth to university students, one
practitioner, a university student himself, felt that it was better to follow
the students' interests to clarify the truth to them. For instance, when
clarifying the truth to law students, we started by first revealing the darkness
of the Chinese legal system to them, followed by a review of the various
deteriorating social problems in China, and finally pointing out that the main
culprit behind all these problems is the evil Chinese Communist Party (CCP). We
explained how it has permeated itself into all aspects of Chinese society, and
with its control of the entire country it can persecute any innocent Chinese
person at any time, at will. At this point, they usually understood and agreed
with this point of view. Then by mentioning the tide of party withdrawals
worldwide, or right then showing it to the person on the Internet, the student
would be able to recognize immediately that withdrawing from the party is the
correct choice to make. A practitioner who is currently studying in high school also mentioned that
he always starts from the perspective of ancient prophecies for his classmates
who are very interested in them. When he talks about Liu Bowen's story the
effect is very good, but he still remains puzzled about how to clarify the truth
regarding "removing the mark of the evil cult" and also when talking
about gods to everyday people. Another practitioner added that Master has told us, "The only thing you
have a role in is saving people." ("Teaching the Fa in the City of
Chicago") Young practitioners should not try to encourage people to
withdraw from the party as if it were a task or job. The fundamental basis
should be rescuing sentient beings. Another practitioner who is going into grade twelve said that in order to
clarify the truth to others, our studies must first of all be good. This would
prevent others from saying that Dafa practitioners do not do well in their
studies, resulting in our words becoming unconvincing to everyday people.
Another practitioner felt the same way, even though she has already begun
working. During her university entrance examinations, which were in 1999, right
at the beginning of the persecution, her mother had gone to Beijing to validate
the Fa and was forced to live away from home to avoid being persecuted. During
that period, the house was very untidy and her grandparents tried to persuade
her mother not to go out every single day. She began bearing a grudge against
her mother. The evil made use of this attachment, making her lose her willpower
and she did not even want to return home. However, she realized that she could
not do that, for, as a Dafa practitioner and the daughter of another Dafa
practitioner, she could not let others look at her and say, "See? She has
become such and such all because she began practicing Falun Gong." That
would make the evil even more rampant. Therefore, she decided to take over the
responsibility of tending house, so that Dafa's reputation would not be
tarnished. Practitioners also shared on how to encourage their children to more
effectively study the Fa, so that they would be able to regard studies with
righteous thoughts. Instead of lagging behind in their studies, they would then
be able to achieve even better results with less effort. When their children
develop laziness and do not study the Fa or practice the exercises, parents
should encourage them or even sometimes sternly remind them. One of the mothers who attended the conference shared that her husband had
been forced to live a fugitive life to avoid being illegally arrested. Her child
has always felt that he did not have a good study environment. Not only does he
fail to study the Fa well, he is also losing interest in his studies. For a long
time, the mother felt that she let the child down and the father is also under a
lot of pressure. Other practitioners pointed out however, that they should not
acknowledge the old forces' arrangements, for the old forces imposed all of
these things on them. If she were to feel that she has let down her child, such
notions would conform to the old forces' arrangements. Parents should remove
such notions and encourage the child not to use the parents as an excuse for not
wanting to study. The parents should also not be led by the child's emotions,
and should encourage the child to do well in cultivation. Some other young practitioners also pointed out to this mother that all these
issues occur because she has not eliminated her attachments to her child. One of
the young practitioners recited Master's "True Cultivation" from Essentials
for Further Advancement, "Whether you can let go of ordinary human attachments is a fatal test on
your way to becoming a truly extraordinary being. Every disciple who truly
cultivates must pass it, for it is the dividing line between a cultivator and an
everyday person." "As a matter of fact, when you agonize over
infringements upon your reputation, self-interest, and feelings among everyday
people, it already indicates that you cannot let go of ordinary human
attachments. You must remember this: Cultivation itself is not painful--the key
lies in your inability to let go of ordinary human attachments. Only when you
are about to let go of your reputation, interests, and feelings will you feel
pain." Several young practitioners also went to Beijing together in 2000. They put
up banners on Tiananmen Square and shouted, "Falun Dafa is Great!" and
managed to return home safely. After all these years, these young practitioners
have changed a lot. Their young hearts have suffered many hardships. Some of
their fathers were tortured to death. Others' mothers have been sentenced to
prison, yet they all continue to walk strongly and determinedly. Today they are
even firmer in their belief in Dafa. Finally, these young practitioners also discussed what type of truth
clarification materials people of their age are interested in, such as
information on science and technology, so that their deeply rooted atheism can
be broken from this perspective. Many important political and power figures in
ordinary society believe in God and have openly spoken up for Dafa. Others have
talked about using older Chinese literature, prophecies and myths to tell people
to follow goodness and about using Chinese society's current situation to reveal
the evil nature of the party. For instance, some university students say that it
is easier to find a job after joining the party. Practitioners, however, know a
true story about a German company that was very keen on hiring a certain
student, but decided not to after hearing that he was a CCP member. The truth
is, overseas companies and foreigners have long recognized the nature of the CCP,
and it's only a certain proportion of the Chinese people who have failed to do
so. This goes to show that joining the party can have a negative influence on
one's personal interests and gains. Everyone who attended this conference learned a lot from the other
participants, and everyone is very appreciative of this cultivation environment.
Moreover, we will all continue to do well the three things that
Master requires of us. August 18, 2005
Posting date: 9/1/2005 |