1. The Power of "Persistence"
My mother was against Falun Dafa after being poisoned by the lies spread by Jiang's regime's propaganda campaign against Dafa through TV and newspapers. I gave her some VCDs explaining the true situation. Instead of watching them, she said some very negative words. She would blame me when she wasn't happy and say things that showed no respect towards Dafa and Teacher. I was saddened seeing her actions and thought: "She is too stubborn, just leave her alone."
We used to chat together at supper-time while watching CCTV news. I usually use this time to tell them my news-such as how Dafa has been accepted in many countries, how Jiang Zemin has been sued in other countries, and etc. When the news program reported many cases of disasters and calamities, I would tell them the principles of "Good will be rewarded with good, and evil with retribution" and "If human beings could not discipline themselves, Heaven will." In the beginning, she would simply respond coldly, often opposing me.
As the Fa-rectification process advanced, the social environment changed along with my progression in my personal cultivation, I found that mom began to gradually change as she showed more interest in my "news broadcasting" and seldom made negative comments, but she still often concerns about my safety.
My experience is: persistence is important. To let people hear the truth repeatedly is a powerful way to change them. Some practitioners may feel disappointed when people do not listen when we clarify the truth to them, but let's think about it, they have been poisoned by lies from Jiang's regime's media, isn't it necessary for us to clarify truth to them continuously? Gradually, those people will change. Many fellow practitioners have heard people say: "I heard of it before, but I'm not convinced. Now after hearing from you, I believe it now." This stage of "not convinced" might well be the basis for a final convincing.
2. Clarifying the Truth with Wisdom
It may be hard for a non-practitioner to believe the term "karma elimination", so we can make use of things which is easy for people to understand so we can clarify the truth better.
My mother did not understand my symptoms of "karma elimination" which happened during my practice. Once, I vomited dark substances during a body purification process and my mother became extremely worried. I explained to her by using medical terms. She then showed some understanding and said: "This time you have vomited out so many dark things, you really discharged many poisons."
3. Negating the Arrangements Made by the Old Forces
When the family members of Dafa practitioners violently oppose Dafa, they feel that it this has been arranged and feel helpless. It may be true, but those lives may still be savable. Teacher has said:
"Since many beings have realized the real situation of this Fa-rectification, many beings, as well as many human beings--for humans also have a side that's aware--no longer want to do bad things, and they also want to obtain the Fa in a positive way. About twenty to thirty percent of people are like this. That is, seventy to eighty percent of humankind will obtain the Fa--obtain the Fa in a positive way--and not create tribulations for the Fa. This is how the future people will obtain the Fa. So quite a lot of people will obtain the Fa."
("Teaching the Fa at the Great Lakes Fa Conference in North America")
Even if some of those family members are here to damage Dafa, we should negate all their arrangements. Though some family members have violently opposed Dafa, but deep inside, the true nature of their lives may still have a kind side, but have deteriorated during the long history of life. Just like some of the wicked police officers, they have committed huge crimes to Dafa, but under the compassionate righteous thoughts of Dafa practitioners, they realized their wrongdoing, and have turned to support Dafa. Shouldn't we use our compassion similarly to save our own relatives?
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