(Minghui.org) I joined the global platform to make truth clarification calls to people in China (the RTC platform) six years ago. Hundreds of Falun Dafa practitioners from around the world are united in our mission to tell China’s public prosecutors and law enforcement staff the truth about the persecution. We follow Master’s teachings while working together to achieve this common goal.
The platform is a unique cultivation environment. Making these calls offers us opportunities to cultivate ourselves and eliminate our attachments. We encounter all kinds of people: Some listen, others don’t; some people are polite, while others are rude; some are sarcastic, and then there are others who yell and curse us.
Facing various peoples’ behaviors also exposes our own attachments, helps us eliminate these attachments and improve ourselves while saving people. This is a cultivation opportunity and allows us to assimilate to Falun Dafa’s principles.
On the other hand, when practitioners from around the world come together, conflicts may surface. This is also a path Master arranged for us so we can cultivate together and improve. I recently had an unforgettable experience in this regard.
After the COVID pandemic broke out, activities at tourist attractions to tell people about the persecution were stopped, due to local lockdowns. Practitioners from around the world joined the RTC platform, and we needed to train them. The overall coordinator assigned eight experienced practitioners to form a training team, and I was responsible for coordinating them.
I asked my husband, who is also a practitioner, to take over the housework so I could focus on training. I spent hours writing training scripts and preparing materials. The eight practitioners and I carefully organized and implemented the training.
More than 40 practitioners participated in the first training class, and it was successful. The practitioners who attended thought the training was effective and achieved the expected goals.
While we began preparing for the second session the platform coordinator told our training team that we would have a meeting. During the meeting, he kept pointing out our various shortcomings and areas in which the training class could improve. I was confused and the eight practitioners who participated in the training were shocked. The meeting ended in silence.
The next morning after we read the Fa on the platform, the eight practitioners vented their frustration. I also expressed my frustration. In order to verify that the training was effective, I contacted the practitioners who attended it and asked for their feedback. They unanimously said it was successful and offered some suggestions. I sent their feedback to the coordinating practitioner.
My heart was rolling up and down. I couldn’t calm down and I felt wronged. I even thought about leaving the platform.
A Reminder to Look Inward
My husband reminded me to ask Master for help. Master’s teachings echoed in my ears, “But normally when a problem arises, if it does not irritate you psychologically, it does not count or is useless and cannot make you improve.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun). By remembering Master’s teachings, I gradually calmed down and looked inward.
When I unconditionally examined myself I realized that although on the surface what happened seemed unreasonable, I must have attachments that needed to be exposed and eliminated.
One night my husband and I studied Master’s “Fa Teaching Given in Manhattan” in Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume X, which enlightened me. I examined myself and found two strong attachments: one is that I don’t want others to criticize me. My life was smooth when I was I child. After I grew up and began working I was always praised. I developed a mentality of being self-righteous and I was self-centered.
I also have an attachment to fame. I felt that the coordinator did not acknowledge my hard work and achievements—instead I was criticized. I felt wronged and frustrated. Wasn’t my attachment to my reputation behind my complaints and unhappiness? I thought I took fame and fortune lightly, but now these attachments were exposed. My reaction was also a reflection of my selfishness.
The more I thought about it, the more I understood that Master used this incident to point out my hidden attachments through the coordinator’s criticism and expose them so I could eliminate them. Nothing in cultivation is accidental, and I knew this happened to help me improve my xinxing. It was also an opportunity to improve my cultivation and raise my level.
Cultivation means how we handle ourselves during tribulations—it does not mean being comfortable. Not only should I not complain about the coordinator, I should be very grateful to him for providing me with a great opportunity to improve my xinxing. He has worked diligently for more than ten years in order to ensure the seamless operation of the platform so we can save people. I should sincerely thank him!
After I had these realizations I felt relieved and changed my mentality. I once again focused on my training work. Our team thought about where we needed to improve and revised our training, which was carried out as scheduled.
My xinxing and mentality has improved. The coordinator also changed. He now respects the opinions and suggestions of our training team and fully supports our efforts.
The platform is constantly evolving and adjusting to accommodate new needs, and our team has been adapting and cooperating so we can advance as one body.
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