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Saving Sentient Beings in Remote Areas
(Clearwisdom.net) As we all know, the Fa-rectification period has reached
its final stage, and it is extremely urgent for us to save sentient beings. I
believe that saving one person also means saving countless sentient beings
behind him and related to him. In order to provide a chance for every sentient
being in remote areas, we went to remote areas to clarify the truth
about the persecution and the wonder of Falun Dafa. We know that many other
practitioners are doing the same. I would like to share our experiences. Early in September 2004, Teacher said: "Dafa disciples, don't forsake the magnificent responsibility that has
been bestowed upon you in Fa-rectification, and even less should you
disappoint those beings, as you are now their only hope for entering the
future. For this reason, all Dafa disciples, students both new and veteran,
should get to work and begin comprehensively clarifying the truth."
("Let Go of Human Attachments and Save the World's People") Following Teacher's Fa, we brought the facts everywhere we could reach, both
in and out of our county. Teacher requires that we not omit a single area where
there are people. In some regions where there are only few practitioners in
remote areas--especially mountainous regions--there are probably few
truth-clarifying materials or none at all. Therefore, we had to expand our
coverage. We coordinated with local practitioners to clarify the truth in these
areas. Since January 2008, we have covered many places within a radius of several
hundred li (one li equals to 547 yards), and in some areas, even
up to 1,000 li round trip. Fellow practitioners found out that, in these
areas, people knew little about the true situation of Falun Dafa. Everyone overcome many difficulties, such as bad weather, rough road
conditions, exhaustion, driving down dangerous roads at night, and other
factors. With Teacher's protection, we returned home safely every time. We know
that everything is arranged and done by Teacher. Coordinate Well and Improve as One Body Though not many practitioners participated in this activity, it has reflected
our harmony as one body during the process. For instance, we need different
truth-clarifying materials, and many fellow practitioners need to coordinate to
produce these materials. Other practitioners stayed at home, sending forth
righteous thoughts. Everyone was doing his or her best to save sentient beings. Every time we finished clarifying the truth in an area, we were gratified
that the sentient beings there had gotten a chance to be saved. Every time we
went out to another remote area, we spent a lot of our resources, but we never
hesitated, because we are doing this with all our hearts. It is worth our
efforts even if only one sentient being is saved, because he is probably one
celestial body. Teacher has almost depleted everything for us and for all
beings. What we have done is nothing by comparison. Emphasize the Process and Cultivate Ourselves Well We are saving sentient beings, but we should attach more importance to the
process instead of solely the result. It is most important to cultivate
ourselves well. From Teacher's Fa, we know that saving sentient beings is our
mission and our grand prehistoric vow. However, we are cultivators, and if we do
not cultivate ourselves well, it would be ordinary people doing the work of Dafa
disciples. Thus, we would then only receive good fortune like ordinary people.
If we do not cultivate ourselves well, how can we achieve Consummation? Therefore, during the process of saving sentient beings, we should pay
attention to our own cultivation, remind each other to be diligent, and improve
together. Before we went to remote areas, we studied the Fa together
to strengthen our righteous thoughts and sent forth righteous thoughts to the
area where we planned to go. After we came back, we had an experience sharing,
summed up our experiences, and looked for our shortcomings. We learned from each
other and offset each other's weaknesses. Attachments such as fear, pursuit,
zealotry, and seeking comfort were quickly eliminated in most cases. In the
meantime, we sent forth righteous thoughts or asked Teacher to strengthen our
righteous thoughts if we encountered interference. There were several scenic sights along the way, but we focused on saving
sentient beings, so we had no time to stop to enjoy the view. We reminded each
other that we came here to save sentient beings just in case we developed
attachments. We are still cultivating, so we have many shortcomings at different levels.
However, under Teacher's protection, we will become more and more mature during
the process of saving sentient beings. We will in the end honor our grand
prehistoric vow, assist Teacher in the accomplishment of Fa-rectification, and
return home with Teacher.
Posting date: 9/30/2008
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