Dignity and Mercy

There are some practitioners who are unable to immediately deny old force arrangements. As a result, they often suffer serious interference that causes their ordeals to continue for a long time, affecting their cultivation. So that we can advance together, I would like to share about an ordeal that I encountered and how I denied the
interference.

One time, my boss at work became extremely angry with me. She said that several people told her that I was advising them to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The company has a policy that Falun Gong practitioners have to be reported to higher authorities and practicing Falun Gong is regarded as the most serious political issue. Thus, the company will not tolerate this kind of thing and will severely punish the individual. She told me to stop talking to others about Falun Gong.

I replied, "I tell people the truth of Falun Gong. Telling them to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations is compassionately saving them. Heaven will eliminate the CCP, so I advise my colleagues and friends to withdraw from it. It is good for them. If someone punishes me because I practice Falun Gong, I will appeal for help. The Beijing Olympics are approaching and many foreign reporters will be here, so I will tell them about my situation!"

She softened her expression and said, "I know you are trying to do good for others. Yet, that person still reported you. So, is that person doing you any good? You take such a big risk. Is it worth it?"

At that moment, compassion emerged and I felt pity for her as she didn't accept the truth. With tears streaming down, I said, "Please listen to me. Falun Gong is good and the Communist Party is evil. It is true that heaven will eliminate the CCP. Although you have not quit the party yet, do not say anything negative about Falun Gong from now on. You should not say good things about the CCP either. This is for your benefit and your family, so that you will still have a chance to withdraw from the party and be safe later on." She replied, "I'll go back and think it over."

After my boss left, I immediately looked inward. I am doing the most righteous thing, so why did this disturbance occur? I realized that I had a strong attachment to pursuing comfort. I felt I had already explained the truth to everyone I knew and many of them have already quit the party. As a result, I became lax. I knew I should deny it. Saving sentient beings is so urgent, as so many people still don't know the truth. I have not done enough.

Afterwards, I ran into people that I didn't know very well. I explained the truth to them and advised them to make the three withdrawals (withdrawing from the communist party and its realated organisations). Six people withdrew that afternoon.

After looking within, eliminating my attachment and denying the old force arrangements, my conditions for clarifying the truth improved, and there has been less interference.

"Good or evil comes from a person's spontaneous thought, and the thought at that moment can bring about different consequences." (Zhuan Falun)

When we encounter interference, we should deal with it righteously and deny it.