FALUN DAFA India Newsletter for September 2012

FALUN DAFA - INDIA
TRUTHFULNESS - COMPASSION - FORBEARANCE

Newsletter for September 2012

Click on the below-mentioned, numbered subjects:

Welcome

What’s Happening?

How to Calm Our Minds to Read the Fa

Sending Righteous Thoughts without Distracting Thoughts

Only by Cultivating Well Can We Validate the Fa Well

The Mighty Power of Righteous Thoughts Is Boundless

Send Forth Righteous Thoughts Well and the Environment Will Improve

We Must Have Righteous Thoughts at All Times

1. Welcome: Welcome to the September 2012 Falun Dafa India Newsletter.

In this issue, we have a compilation of experience-sharing Articles gleaned from Clearwisdom that always shine through because of their insights and fine quality of sharing. It is important to read the Clearwisdom, Pureinsight and other Dafa sites.

We make an effort to select Articles from the Archives which people don’t go back to and are relevant even today. Contributions are welcome from practitioners.

Heshi! Hope, you like the selection of Articles and gain some new insights!

Note: "All the contents in this newsletter - except for quotations and excerpts of writings of the founder Mr. Li Hongzhi - are only ideas and experiences of practitioners and do not represent Falun Dafa in itself."

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2. What’s Happening?: Practitioners from Bangalore made a presentation on Human Rights at the Infant Jesus Church school. The students and teachers got a different Perspective of Falun Dafa and saw it in the light of the persecution.

Falun Dafa was introduced at SSM Public School.

Bangalore practitioners attended the ICSE Karnataka Principals Conference and distributed Dafa material.

Practitioners from Hyderabad participated in a program called Participation of Students in Indian Politics with an Interactive session with Mr Satosh Hegde, former Supreme Court justice, former Karnataka Lokayukta Chairman and former solicitor general of Govt of India with Hyderabad University Students in the university campus.

Practitioners distributed fliers to Mr Hegde, professors and many students who attended the meeting and also explained the principles and benefits of our practice. Also, fliers were distributed to many Chinese students in the university campus and Clarified the truth. Some students expressed desire to learn the exercises.

Fliers were given to Mr VVS laxman, former test cricketer, doctors and the general public in a health run.

Practitioners met the director, Ficci and his colleagues and explained about the practice and clarified the truth.

Practitioners attended a personality development meeting, which was graced by prominent people, like Mr Jaya Prakash Narayan M.L.A, President of Lokasatta Party, industrialists and foreign delegates and distributed fliers to them.

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3. How to Calm Our Minds to Read the Fa By a Falun Dafa practitioner from China

(Minghui.org) Of the Teacher asked us to do, studying the is the most important. But whether one studies the Fa well or not, only a practitioner himself or herself can tell. The Fa-study process is also a process of cultivation. When a person cannot see Fa principles, it's important to calm the mind and look inward to see if there is anything that has not been let go or if there are any notions getting in the way of seeing the truth. Then, that will help the person to calm down and eliminate any notions while reading the Fa, and he or she will be able to concentrate. When we begin to read the Fa, we should not have the thought of rushing through the chapter for the sake of finishing it quickly. We should read it slowly, so that we can put our heart into reading it. In addition, the more we read the Fa, the more we want to read it, so we should just keep reading without any other thoughts in mind.

Whether one can study the Fa well or not also depends on one's notions. Many people have a certain level of high education and have fixed understandings about science. When they use what they have learned to measure unknown phenomena and science, this is exactly the manifestation of one's notions at play. Also, that is just the way humans think. However, for a practitioner, when one uses one's notions to judge the Fa, one cannot see the true meaning of the Fa and can even end up having biased understandings about the Fa. For example, when you read the Fa, if you pay attention to it, you'll find that every time Teacher mentions “science,” if you use your human notions to judge, you will automatically relate it to science in our human world. In addition, every time you come across this word, you will always think about it using your notions.

All notions play the same role. What has happened to many practitioners is that when they read the Fa, they feel that they don't have any new enlightenment. Even though they keep studying the Fa and are very steadfast, they always feel that they are simply reading the same thing over and over again, and this is exactly the reason. Consequently, some have even stopped reading the Fa after a while.

So how can we read the Fa without being hindered by our notions? One way is to not think about anything while we read, so that we will be able to suppress our notions. There is another way, and that is if one has the wish or thought in one's mind to not accept any human notions interfering with Fa-study and asks Teacher for help. This one thought will help. By not thinking about anything, one will achieve a good result as well.

Studying the Fa well is the key for saving sentient beings and for sending forth righteous thoughts. Sending forth powerful righteous thoughts requires energy. The dispatched energy needs to be strengthened by a person's cultivated energy. Therefore, it is also necessary to keep doing the exercises. During this great period of time in history, which will never be repeated, we should seize this opportunity to do well what we should do. Our future will be wonderful beyond description!

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4. Sending Righteous Thoughts without Distracting Thoughts By Jinlian, a practitioner in China

(Minghui.org) Sending forth righteous thoughts had become a daily routine for me, however I often thought about when the time would be up. My hands were often not in the upright position and my fingers sometimes touched one another while in the lotus position. Practitioners around me experienced the same problem. At times I fell asleep while sending righteous thoughts. I knew that there was a problem, but didn't take it seriously. I never sent righteous thoughts outside of the four global times, and neglected the importance of it.

One time Teacher reminded me through a young practitioner's dream. The practitioner told me, "I dreamed about Teacher taking me to eliminate the evils. Teacher had a sword and so did I. Unlike Teacher, I often dropped my sword." Without looking within, I criticized the practitioner, "You frequently skip sending righteous thought, and when you do, you aren't focused. That's why you always drop your sword."

Our local area experienced a serious problem because we didn't realize the importance of sending forth righteous thoughts. When a practitioner was arrested, we awakened and looked within. We knew that we had insufficient righteous thoughts and the evils had exploited our gaps. We subsequently started sending righteous thoughts every hour on the hour. In the beginning, our hands were still falling down, and interference overwhelmed our minds. When we finally woke up to the truth, we strove to correct our problems and fought the disorderly thoughts.

Several days later, I could feel the powerful energy while sending forth righteous thoughts. My mind was clear and my hands were upright.

I would like to remind fellow practitioners that we should pay attention to sending forth righteous thoughts, and eliminate distractions, so as not to let the swords drop from our hands. This is the only way that we can eradicate the evil with Teacher. This is especially important when eliminating the old forces. The more we send forth righteous thoughts, and the purer our righteous thoughts are, the sooner the persecution will end.

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5. Discovering and Abandoning Human Notions By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Beijing, China

(Minghui.org) In the course of my practice, I discovered that I still had many human notions. I realized that I certainly have human notions when I feel moved or uncomfortable upon hearing or seeing something, or still keep the matter in mind and can't forget it even after I should have moved on.

One day, I was chatting with practitioner A on the roadside, and soon practitioner B, who we do not often meet, walked toward us. We were very happy to see each other, and practitioner B said to practitioner A: “Oh! You look so young, you have not changed a bit after several years of retirement.” I looked at practitioner A, who I often meet, and she indeed had a rosy complexion, appeared to be very energetic, and I felt happy for her. But at the same time, a thought flashed into my mind: “She should praise me as well.” When this short conversation ended and my expectations were not met, I felt unhappy and thought: “Many people have praised me for looking young these past few years, but fellow practitioners do not think so.” Instantly, I realized that this thought was incorrect. It was an attachment that had caused me to want to hear pleasant words, and to feel uncomfortable when I did not hear what I wanted. Afterward, I carefully thought about my behavior during these years, and indeed discovered big issues.

Since I began to practice Falun Dafa in April 1995, I have had an explicit idea: I am a honorable Falun Dafa practitioner, thus I should display a practitioner's demeanor when I am dealing with everyday people. Based on this, I usually pay more attention to my attire, make sure that I look neat, natural and full of energy. Therefore, like most fellow practitioners, I also appear to be younger than non-practitioners of the same age. When I heard praise for a long time, I felt energized by it, but also developed the attachment to my appearance.

I looked in a mirror every day when I washed my face. When I noticed several small spots, I thought about how to get rid of them. With this attachment, I always checked out skin care products for dispelling these spots when I went shopping. Finally, one day when I was in a big shopping center, a shop assistant approached me and warmly recommended a product, which was for reducing these spots. She introduced the cream and told me how well it works, and guaranteed its effectivness. I could not resist this enticement (actually it targeted my heart) and bought it. According to the instructions, I used it every morning and evening and observed the results. Sometimes the spots appeared to be lighter, but sometimes the spots looked the same. I continued using it for nearly two months, and almost used up one bottle, but it was useless, so I threw it away. If that was not an attachment, then what was it? However, I merely regarded it as a skin care product at the time.

After careful contemplation, I discovered many hidden attachments, such as vanity, showing off and zealotry. These are human notions and selfishness, which are for validating oneself, and they deviated from my initial righteous thoughts. After finding these attachments, I was determined to abandon them. Once again, I strengthened my righteous thoughts, and became more clear: It is Dafa that enriches me, makes me confident, generous and energetic. These wonderful things must be used for validating Dafa and saving sentient beings.

One day soon after that, I was walking and suddenly heard someone calling my name. I turned around and saw a young colleague of mine, and she said: “Oh! It is indeed you! I thought it could be you, but you appeared to be so young, and thus I was not sure.” I replied: “Really?” She said, “Yeah, you walked so energetically!” I smiled and said: “You know the reason.” She replied: “Yeah, yeah.” (I had explained the truth and Dafa's greatness to her many times, and she had also quit the CCP and its organizations.) She called me several days later and wanted to visit me for a chat, which had never happened before.

She came to my home as scheduled, told me about her grievance and being excluded at her workplace. She felt very badly and did not know how to deal with it. She said: “I want to hear a practitioner's view.” We discussed her situation the entire afternoon, and in the end she said: “I feel so relaxed and happy now.” I told her: “Dafa's principles have opened up your mind.” She joyfully accepted electronic copies of Teacher's lectures and books. Several days later, she called me again, and she sounded very excited. She told me that after reading some materials, she felt Dafa was very good and wanted to come to my place again to learn the exercises. I showed her the five sets of exercises, and gave her a DVD of the exercise instructions. I felt heartily gratified, as another life had stepped into Dafa. It was also clear in my mind that this was an opportunity arranged by Teacher in my process of abandoning attachments and human notions.

Teacher said in Zhuan Falun:

“You will be made to abandon all those attachments that cannot be given up among everyday people. As long as you have them, all of those attachments must be removed in different environments. You will be made to stumble, whereby you will become enlightened to the Tao. This is how one goes through cultivation practice.” (Lecture Four: Transformation of Karma)

We still live in everyday society and in the maze. Before the end of the Fa-rectification process and completion of our practice, Teacher will arrange all kinds of opportunities for every practitioner to give up human notions and attachments. I must steadfastly practice, seize these opportunities, and get rid of my attachments.

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6. The Mighty Power of Righteous Thoughts Is Boundless By Jian Ding

(Minghui.org) Greetings, Teacher! Greetings, fellow practitioners!

I started practicing Falun Gong after attending Teacher's lectures in Zhengzhou City that started on June 11, 1994. I then attended Teacher's lectures in Jinan City. After attending the two sets of lectures, myriads of illnesses, including insomnia and a mouth infection, disappeared without the use of any medical treatments. I had practiced qigong for many years before I started Falun Gong, but they failed to cure my illnesses. More importantly, Falun Gong taught me the meaning of life, the true reason why mankind is on earth, and has helped me to find the reason why I had failed to improve my xinxing level after many years of practice.

When I returned home from Master's lectures, I traveled with fellow practitioners to many towns and counties to introduce the practice to people. Before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) banned Falun Gong on July 20, 1999, more than 10,000 people, in about three different locations, were practicing in my hometown. If the CCP had not banned Falun Gong, more people would have been practicing, and more people would have benefited from the practice. The CCP ruined the opportunity for countless people to obtain the Fa.

I became a "public enemy of the state" after the persecution began on July 20, 1999, because I refused to renounce my belief. As a result, I was sentenced to seven years in prison. At nearly 70 years of age, I was thrown into prison for exercising my freedom of belief.

It has been 17 years since I began practicing Falun Dafa, and I have persevered in my faith under the protection of our compassionate Teacher. I would like to report my cultivation to Teacher and share with fellow practitioners my humble experiences during the persecution.

I was sentenced to prison on December 28, 2001. When the guards ordered me to undertake janitorial work and process cotton, I refused. I was taken to the hospital for a health check, and my blood pressure was very high. The doctor announced that I was critically ill and that I must stay in bed. I knew that Teacher was protecting me. I recited Teacher's article in my heart while I lay in bed.

Teacher said,

"The Fa can break all attachments, the Fa can destroy all evil, the Fa can shatter all lies, and the Fa can strengthen righteous thoughts." ("Drive Out Interference" from Essentials for Further Advancement II)

I decided to memorize Teacher's book Zhuan Falun, and managed to memorize six lectures. One day I suddenly remembered what Teacher said,

"Think about it, everyone: One can develop supernormal abilities through cultivation practice. In the world today, six supernormal abilities are recognized, yet they are not limited to these alone. I would say that over ten thousand genuine supernormal abilities exist. As a person sits there, without moving his hands or feet, he is able to do what others cannot do even with their hands and feet, and he can see the actual truth of each dimension in the universe." (Zhuan Falun)

Teacher said,

"In fact, let me tell you that when you truly practice cultivation, you have already at the beginning developed many supernormal abilities. You have already reached this high level, so you have many supernormal abilities." (Zhuan Falun)

It suddenly dawned on me that I could use righteous thoughts to direct my supernormal abilities. I could use righteous thoughts to end this illegal prison sentence and return home!

I sent forth righteous thoughts every day. I reminded myself repeatedly, "I refuse to acknowledge any arrangement made by the old forces. I am a practitioner. The old forces are not entitled to make any arrangements for me. Even if I had signed a pact with the old forces in the past, I refuse to acknowledge it and will deny it. I shall follow only Teacher's arrangements, and walk only on the path Teacher has arranged for me. I shall never allow the old forces to exploit my loopholes."

I did this every day, never missing a day. Several months later, a prison guard asked me to renounce my belief in exchange for being released to get medical treatment. I refused. The guard then threatened me, "You will never get out of here if you don't renounce your belief in Falun Gong in writing." I thought, "Only Teacher will decide whether I will get out of here. You have no power over me. Teacher shall have me released. I shall get out of here. I am most righteous in my belief. I have not done anything wrong. Why would I want to renounce Falun Gong? I will not do it!"

I continued sending forth righteous thoughts. After several weeks, they started to apply for my release so that I could get medical treatment. I continued to send forth righteous thoughts and begged Teacher to reinforce my righteous thoughts. I was released in less than two years, even though I was sentenced to seven years.

There were two incidents in prison that taught me the significance of sending righteous thoughts.

There was a TV next to my bed in the cell, which broadcast programs containing the CCP's propaganda all day. It was nearly impossible to sleep or memorize the Fa. I started sending forth righteous thoughts daily. In my heart, I said to the TV, "For your own future, you must help Falun Gong and must not service the CCP. From now on, don't send out any sound or pictures." Soon the TV stopped working and was removed from the room.

A prison guard then sent an inmate over to continually sing songs that praised the CCP. I started to send forth righteous thoughts to stop her from singing. Another guard soon came over and reproached her. She then stopped singing the songs.

I could finally relate to Teacher's words, "Dafa Disciples' Righteous Thoughts are Powerful" (Essentials for Further Advancement II)

For seven years, since I was released, I have never sought any medical treatment. I study the Fa, practice the exercises, and send forth righteous thoughts at set times every day. I go out and talk to people about Falun Gong to save them from the CCP's lies every day. In the past few years, I have told more than 10,000 people about Falun Gong, and have been making steady progress on the path of cultivation.

The end of the Fa-rectification is near. There is limited time left. I must be diligent in doing the three things in order to follow Teacher and return to my true home.

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7. Send Forth Righteous Thoughts Well and the Environment Will Improve By a Dafa practitioner in Beijing

(Minghui.org) I started cultivating in Falun Dafa in 1997. When I look back on my cultivation path, I deeply feel Master's enormous benevolence. Even when I lost my direction and walked on the opposite side, Master still did not give up on me. By taking part in this cultivation experience sharing conference, I want to meet Master's requirements, review my cultivation path and share my experiences with fellow practitioners.

1. Correcting Myself Based on the Fa

Because I had taken a detour on my cultivation path, my thought karma was quite heavy, which made it very difficult to calm the mind to study the Fa. In order to focus and study the Fa well, I switched from reading the Fa to transcribing the Fa and memorizing the Fa. When I first began memorizing the Fa, I encountered heavy interference; I felt a big, heavy load weighing down my head, and my tears and nasal mucus kept running down. After a long period of time, I could not even memorize a small paragraph. But I persisted. When I had decided that I wanted to memorize the Fa, to encourage me, Master caused each character in Zhuan Falun to become very large and each of the characters emitted a golden light. Master also arranged for my child to help me memorize the Fa.

As I kept on memorizing the Fa, I found many attachments, which I hadn't previously been aware of. As a result, I was able to upgrade my xinxing level. For instance, at the company I worked for, many departments routinely didn't process customers' requests if the customer did not give them gifts or money. After I started practicing Falun Gong, I understood that as a practitioner, one should not take anything from others, so I stopped doing this.

Then I came to a new realization as I was memorizing this paragraph:

"One practitioner works in a textile factory in X city of Shandong Province. After studying Falun Dafa, he taught other coworkers to practice. As a result, the factory has taken on a new look. He used to take home pieces of towels from the textile factory, and so did the rest of the employees. After practicing Dafa, instead of taking things home he brought back to the factory what he took home before." (Zhuan Falun)

I thought that although I had stopped taking gifts from others, I did not return the things that I had taken before. I discussed my understanding with my mother and took out 30,000 yuan, which was left from selling our house, and the jewelry I had received from a customer and returned it to him. The man was moved to tears. I told him that I would not be able to do this if I did not practice Falun Gong. I also explained the truth about the persecution and gave him some truth-clarification CDs.

Before I became a practitioner, I had a strong competitive mentality, jealousy, and resentment, and I enjoyed indulging myself. Since my childhood, I had a stressful relationship with my family. After I started practicing Falun Gong, my temper improved and I dealt with my family members and the people around me with compassion. Along with the improvement of my xinxing level, my family members also experienced significant changes. At the beginning, my husband would become angry as soon as I explained the truth to him. Later, he saw how the Communist regime is lying to the Chinese people and was happy to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. My mother, who is in her 80s, started with reciting "Falun Dafa is good!" and "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!" every day, and now she listens to Master's Fa teaching for two hours every day. My daughter, no matter how busy she is, studies the Fa before going to bed and she happily helps with Dafa work. She easily passed the entrance examination and got into college without any difficulty. After graduation, she got a job that she likes. My whole family is bathing in the grace of Dafa.

2. Send Forth Righteous Thoughts Well and the Environment Will Improve

I live in Beijing and our area has been subjected to serious persecution since July 20, 1999. The wicked Party used the Olympic Games as an excuse to persecute many practitioners; some of them were even tortured to death. I was also harassed many times. Under the pressure, I developed a lot of fear. But I firmly believed that as a Dafa practitioner I should base my thoughts and actions on the Fa and I must do as Master asks. I listened to Master's Fa lectures, studied the Fa and sent forth righteous thoughts every day. Besides taking part in the global and local group times set for sending forth righteous thoughts, I also sent forth righteous thoughts almost every hour on the hour. Gradually my fear became weaker and weaker and my righteous thoughts got stronger and stronger.

For several years, I have also persistently sent forth righteous thoughts at a set time every day to eliminate the evil factors manipulating local officials, the 610 Office, and other CCP departments in the area.

Once, I found that some posters slandering Dafa appeared in several communities. I immediately sent forth righteous thoughts nearby. I asked Master and the righteous gods in the cosmos to help me. Suddenly a strong wind blew up the sand and rocks. The once noisy and crowded garden suddenly became empty. Those posters in one place disappeared on the second day and the posters in other places were removed with other fellow practitioners' cooperation.

Another time, I heard that a fellow practitioner was illegally arrested by officers from a nearby police station. I immediately sent forth righteous thoughts. As soon as I put my hand up, a wicked-looking policeman demanded of me: "What are you doing?" With strong righteous thoughts I told him in my mind, "I am following my Master's teaching. Our practitioners are a whole integrated unit." As soon as I finished thinking this, he left. Later I heard that the fellow practitioner returned home soon thereafter.

At a different time, I went with a fellow practitioner to my relative's wedding. We sent forth righteous thoughts on the way there, as well as at the wedding. Because the wedding celebrations lasted for several days, we stayed there. On the first day, we left the scene and found an empty room to send forth righteous thoughts right before lunch, which was scheduled at noon. On the second day, the lunch time was changed from noon to 11 a.m., so we ate lunch and then participated in the 12 p.m. global time for sending forth righteous thoughts. I came to understand that as long as we do what practitioners are supposed to do, Master will help us and everything will clear the way for Dafa. The fellow practitioner and I cooperated with each other and we helped many people at the wedding know the truth about Falun Gong and helped them to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations.

3. Everything Is Arranged for Saving More Sentient Beings

The most important thing for Dafa practitioners right now is to clarify the truth and save sentient beings. I go out almost every day to clarify the facts nowadays. I changed from biking to walking, so I can have more opportunities to talk to people. I also bring money bills with truth information written on them, as well as paper and a pen when I go out. I collect the phone numbers of the 610 offices and police stations so that they can be used later if they carry out the persecution.

One time I read on the Internet that a local fellow practitioner was arrested. We went to the residential area where the practitioner lived. After sending forth righteous thoughts, we collected the phone numbers of the local police station and the local residential committee, and sent these numbers to Minghui (the Chinese version of Clearwisdom).

The process of clarifying the truth face-to-face has also been a process of cultivating myself and upgrading my xinxing. For instance, one time I started chatting with a person, and he told me that he was from the police department. At that moment I became afraid. I sent forth righteous thoughts immediately to eliminate the attachment of fear. The human notion told me that I should not clarify the truth to him, so I asked Master to strengthen me in my mind. My righteous thoughts finally overcame the ordinary person's mindset and I told the officer: "I need to ask you something. Do you know about Falun Gong?" I then told him why Jiang Zemin started to persecute Falun Gong, and how Falun Gong is practiced in over 100 countries worldwide and is honored by overseas governments. He then told me that he had protected Falun Gong practitioners in his workplace several years ago. Taking the opportunity, I said: "You are a good person. There is another thing I need to ask you. Have you withdrawn from the CCP and its affiliated organizations? Heaven will eliminate the CCP. It does not matter what job you do. The withdrawal will erase the oath you made to the CCP and ensure your safety." He listened to me and said, "I accept what you say and I want to withdraw."

Another time I met a person, and as soon as I started telling him the facts, he quietly said: "My relative practices Falun Gong. He went everywhere to distribute flyers and was unlawfully arrested. It was as though the whole family was being subjected to the persecution and we suffered with him; we have to take care of his child." We then chatted about something else and I learned that he believed in Buddhism. I told him: "Your relative is a responsible practitioner. For example, if someone wants to break your Buddha statue or wants to burn your scriptures, wouldn't you want to protect the statue and the scriptures that you believe in? Wouldn't you tell them that what they are doing is wrong and that they will receive karmic retribution?" I then told him about withdrawing from the CCP, and he agreed to withdraw immediately.

Dafa practitioners are an integrated whole body. In the process of my clarifying the truth, I met many people who had read the truth-clarification materials distributed by fellow practitioners in China and overseas.

From now on I will do my best to be more diligent, do better and not let our compassionate Master down.

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8. We Must Have Righteous Thoughts at All Times By a practitioner in China

(Minghui.org) Last night a fellow practitioner and I went out to distribute informational materials about Falun Dafa. As we walked, we started to talk about ordinary matters such as our families. The more we talked the more we wanted to talk. Unfortunately, whenever we tried to leave our materials, someone was always behind us. I said to the other practitioner, "Why are there so many people out tonight?" Although we walked around for a long time, we still didn't distribute many materials.

When we were getting anxious, we met up with Practitioner B. She asked us pleasantly, "You are here for business, aren't you?" We both nodded. We thought that we had run into her by chance, so we wanted to quickly leave after saying hello. To my surprise, she asked us to come to the side of the road and said to us in a low voice, "Make sure that you send forth righteous thoughts to clear the environment before you come out to distribute materials." I nodded my head but said in my heart: "Who doesn't know that? Why do you think you need to mention that to us?" She also said, "Don't chat about ordinary matters, and keep in mind that we have come here to save people, so no one can disturb us!" The other practitioner and I immediately knew that it was Teacher, seeing us walking and talking, using this practitioner's words to remind us. No wonder we had run into her! Practitioner B continued, "As you walk down the street, don't slink along. We should behave in an open and dignified manner, because we are doing the most righteous thing in the universe!"

After Practitioner B left, we no longer talked. Instead, we quietly sent forth righteous thoughts. Wherever we wanted to put out materials, there was no one around. After we finished distributing all the materials and were walking home, we saw some people coming. I thought, "Teacher saw our righteous thoughts emerge and helped us. Thank you, Teacher!"

When I previously read fellow practitioners' articles regarding the miraculous power of righteous thoughts on the Clearwisdom website, I always admired them. This time I experienced for myself the miraculous power of righteous thoughts. I am reminding myself that when I read practitioner's experience-sharing articles in the future, I should not only say that the practitioners cultivate well but also should truly understand why they cultivate well, learn from them, and act accordingly. I must study the Fa well and do the three things more diligently--only then will Teacher be reassured.

The above is my shallow understanding. Please point out anything inappropriate.

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