努力修炼，救度世人 (PM 3rd sharing)
V N
慈悲伟大的师尊好！
各位同修好！
在修炼过程中，我经历了许多大法的神迹。我明白，这是慈悲的师父赐予我的浩荡佛恩。感谢师父！
值此澳洲法会之际，我想讲述自己过去六年来的一些修炼经历，向师父汇报，并与各位同修交流。
第一部分、在生活和工作中修善
修炼以前，每当我做错事情或让别人不高兴时，我也知道是自己做得不好，但却不知道如何改变自己的思想和行为。2020年，在亲眼见证大法给母亲带来的神奇之后，在母亲的鼓励下，我走上了修炼的道路。当时我最大的愿望，就是改善自己的心性。
当我还在越南时，我和女儿以及姑姑一起生活。修炼以前，我和姑姑经常意见不合，因此产生了许多矛盾。
我觉得自己每天从早到晚都要去教书，还要买菜、照顾孩子，几乎没有休息时间；而姑姑只需要做饭、打扫卫生，却还是经常抱怨、板着脸。由于我的嫉妒心，我们之间的矛盾越来越大。
修炼以后，这些事情仍然不断发生。我悟到，这是帮助我认识并去掉自身执著的考验。
师父在经文《《精進要旨》中的〈何为忍〉 》中开示：
“忍是提高心性的关键。气恨、委屈、含泪而忍是常人执著于顾虑心之忍，根本就不产生气恨，不觉委屈才是修炼者之忍。 ”
我悟到，如果不去掉怨恨心、争斗心、不平衡的心，也不懂得为别人着想，那么这些考验就会越来越大。相反，只有清除这些执著，我才能真正体会到师父在《转法轮》第一讲中开示的：
“同时你还得吃一点苦，遭一点罪，把自身的业力消掉一些，那么你就能够升华上来一点，也就是说，宇宙的特性对你的制约力不那么大了。”
我开始设身处地地为姑姑着想：她年纪大了，还帮助我，让我有时间工作和照顾孩子，而我却仍然不满意，反而给她增加压力。
理解了姑姑的想法后，我开始以真诚、善良的心对待她。我每周把钱放进一个盒子里，让她自己决定家里的一些事情，不再干涉她如何花钱，同时也安排时间与她分担家务。
渐渐地，我们之间的关系有了很大的改善。最让我高兴的是，在我获得赴澳洲的签证之前，姑姑也得法了。直到今天，她仍然坚持早起炼功、每天学法，也经历了许多神迹。
感谢慈悲的师父！
来到澳洲以后，我面临着语言障碍、文化差异，以及在越南从未做过的体力劳动等诸多压力。但我仍然坚持早起炼功、学法。
这里的工作对我来说既辛苦又繁重，但每次炼功结束后，身体上任何不舒服的地方都会消失。
我在与主管沟通时遇到了困难。她听不懂我说的话，因此表现得不耐烦、很生气，有时甚至对我大声说话。我努力学习英语，甚至购买了英语口语课程，但效果并不理想。我仍然无法顺利地与她沟通，让她很不满意。
我开始向内找问题的原因：这仅仅是沟通的问题，还是有某种人心在其中起作用？
在与她共事时，我是否真正表现出了一个真正修炼人的心态？我是否真的在为她着想？
深入查找后，我发现自己有不平衡的心、不服气的心、狡猾的心，而且并没有真正善待她。
师父在《洛杉矶市法会讲法》中開示：
“修炼就是向内找，对与不对都找自己，修就是修去人的心。”
因此，每次与她接触时，我都努力向内找，寻找问题的原因，并思考应该如何对待她。我通过真诚的言语和行为，善意地化解我们之间的关系。同时，我也发正念，清除自己不好的思想。
后来，我和她的关系改善了。她对我的态度和说话方式完全不同了。她开心地与我分享自己的生活，把自己在花园里种的东西送给我，还带来亲手制作的糕点。
我也向她讲述大法真相，并送给她莲花，她非常喜欢。
从这件事中，我悟到：要改变周围的环境，首先必须改变自己。
第二部分、去除色欲心
我参与的救人项目与社交媒体有关。有一段时间，我放松了警惕，被社交媒体上充斥的大量短视频吸引，渐渐沉迷于那些娱乐内容。
起初，我认为观看和互动有助于维持账号的活跃度，但渐渐地，我开始喜欢看爱情电影、听音乐。一有空闲时间，我就会观看这些内容。
我开始比炼功点规定的时间起得更晚，修炼状态也不再像以前那样精进。
虽然我意识到自己对手机和社交媒体产生了执著，却始终无法彻底摆脱。我想修去这些执著，但似乎有一股力量在拉着我，让我一次又一次失败。
甚至有时，当我打开书准备学法时，我会感到羞愧，不敢看师父的法像。与此同时，身体也出现了假相的业力干扰，使我清楚地认识到问题的严重性。
我开始认真阅读明慧网上有关这方面的交流文章，同时也听《九评共产党》《解体党文化》《共产主义的终极目的》等书，帮助自己认清党文化的本质，以及这种干扰背后的不良因素。
当我静下心来向内找时，我想起师父在《转法轮》第六讲中開示：
“凡是在炼功中出现这个干扰，那个干扰，你自己得找一找原因，你有什么东西还没有放下。”
我找到了这种干扰的根源，那就是色欲心、对情感的追求，以及对常人美好事物的执著。这些都是我需要修去的执著。
一天早晨，炼功结束后，一位同修对我说：“你背后有一个小鬼。”
当时我非常高兴，悟到这是师父的点化。我回家后阅读了有关发正念的交流文章，然后端正地盘腿打坐，发正念45分钟。
就在清理自身的五分钟里，我感到自己的整个身体突然在一个无边无际的空间中不断变大，仿佛那里只有我变得无比高大。我还感到一个不好的灵体从自己的身体中脱离出去。
我的头脑变得更加清醒，假相的业力干扰也消失了。我深深感受到师父慈悲的保护，以及大法的威力。
感谢师父！
从那天以后，我的修炼状态发生了明显的变化，重新回到了最初那种精进的状态，讲真相、救人的事情也变得更加顺利。
在很短的时间内，接受真相并接受“三退”的人数明显增加，同修们在配合中也感到非常欣慰。
我明白，这是师父对弟子的慈悲鼓励。
然而，只要我在修炼中有所松懈，这些执著就会再次出现，干扰我的修炼和救人。
我想起师父在《转法轮》第六讲中開示：
“欲和色这些东西都是属于人的执著心，这些东西都应该去。”
为了去掉这些执著，我背诵并抄写了师父的许多相关讲法，同时发正念清除它们，并全面否定旧势力的一切安排。
第三部分、救人是使命
师父在《二零一五年纽约法会讲法》中開示：
“讲真相，救众生，这就是你要做的，除此之外没有你要做的，这个世界上没有你要做的。你要做的就是这些事情，可是有些人把自己是修炼都放淡了，把常人事情看重了，对你们来讲，那是不是偏离了大法弟子修炼的路啊？”
我悟到，作为正法时期的大法弟子，我们不仅要修炼自己，还肩负着救人的重大责任。对我来说，周围的一切环境都是讲真相、救人的环境。
以前在中学任教时，我明白自己不仅要教给学生知识，还要帮助他们分辨善恶、明辨是非，努力成为道德高尚、对社会有益的人。
有一年，我被安排教一个以调皮捣蛋、纪律差而闻名的班级。最初几个星期，学生们课堂秩序混乱、注意力不集中，还经常违反校规，使我多次感到疲惫和压力。
意识到自己的状态不对后，我开始向内找，发正念清理不好的思想和环境的干扰，同时改变教学方式。除了教授基本知识，我还抽出时间倾听学生们的心声，并与他们分享真、善、忍法理。
渐渐地，师生关系变得融洽。每当提起我，学生们就会想起九字真言：“法轮大法好，真善忍好。”
有一次，一名学生发信息感谢我，因为在他患重病时，我曾给予他帮助。他说，他相信我分享给他的九字真言能够带来好运。在住院期间，他不断默念这九字真言，很快就康复了。
我明白，这都是师父的恩德和大法威力的体现。
家长们对孩子们的变化感到非常惊讶，这也为我开创了向他们介绍大法的美好和講真相的机会。他们都很乐意聆听、接受真相，有些家长甚至向我索要书籍，想要阅读和炼功。
有一次经历让我至今记忆深刻。
那天，我刚结束一堂课，走出教室时，看见一位穿着警察制服的男子。他是我所教的两名学生的父亲。
当时我心里有些紧张，于是安慰自己，首先想到的是请求师父保护我，让我能够向他讲清真相。
他走过来对我说：“我来看看，到底是什么样的老师，让我的两个孩子回家后整天都提起你的名字。我知道你修炼法轮功，我是市公安局专门负责管理法轮功的警察。”
他接着说：“我的两个孩子回家后经常讲你的事，还提到那九个字，并且要求把你送给他们的莲花挂在书包上。我觉得很高兴，但也有些担心，因为我从来没见过孩子们会对哪位老师这么好。”
从他的语气中，我明白他既好奇，又带着警告，同时也有一些疑惑。
我留意他的表情，理解他的心情，保持平静，懷著善意与他交流。
我们谈了很长时间。我先逐步谈到孩子们的学习情况，以及我帮助他们理解传统文化的教学方法，然后自然地谈到九字真言、真相莲花、大法，最后谈到了迫害，以及中共的谎言和欺骗。
他向我提出了许多自己心中存在疑惑的问题。
最后，当我看到他的心态完全放松下来，似乎已经明白了法轮功的真相时，他说：“我明白为什么孩子们想跟你学习了。现在我放心把他们交给你了。”
他高兴地向我道谢，离开之前还主动向我要了真相资料。
我的心一下子轻松了许多，内心感到舒畅，并默默感谢师父的加持。
多年来，我有幸被安排参与一个面对中国人打电话讲真相、以救人为目地的项目。在参与过程中，我经历了许多令人感动的事情。
有一次，我帮助一个将近十人的大家庭办理了“三退”。退出后，他们感谢我们，并说他们盼望这通电话已经很久了。体会到自己所做事情的重要性，我幸福得流下了眼泪。
在这个过程中，我们也遇到了许多困难和考验。但坚持每天学法、炼功和发正念，使我们的电话讲真相工作开展得更加顺利。
有一次，我们小组遇到了技术问题，短短几天内就有多个账号被封锁。我们一起向内找、交流，并在集体学法点共同发正念，互相鼓励，一起克服困难。
整体的力量帮助我们挽救了许多账号，也让更多中国人明白了真相并退出中共相关组织。
还有一次，网络连接中断了，但我与负责口头讲真相的同修之间的联系，以及与众生的交流仍然正常进行，那位听众也愉快地办理了“三退”。亲眼见证这一神迹后，我救人的正念变得更加坚定。
来到澳洲以后，我需要在偏远地区工作。我利用机会向住处附近的人以及同事讲真相。
到了周末，我就到市中心与同修一起炼功，然后发传单、讲真相，并征集反迫害签名。我还会步行到更偏远的地区讲真相、赠送莲花。这些地区的民众确实非常友善，积极接受真相，并签署反迫害请愿书。
后来，我几乎每周五都会去市中心的真相点。
有一次，天气预报说未来一周将持续下雨，但我没有因此担心，仍然坚持去讲真相。当我下火车时，天空果然已经放晴，雨也停了。那天市中心人流相当多，我和同修讲真相，并征集到了许多反对迫害的签名。
以上是我有限层次的体会。如有不正之处，请同修慈悲指正。
感谢师尊！
感谢各位同修！
Diligently Cultivating and Saving People
V N
Respected Master, greetings!
Greetings, fellow practitioners!
During my cultivation, I have experienced many miracles of Dafa. I understand that these are manifestations of the immense grace of the Buddha bestowed upon me by our compassionate Master. I thank Master!
On the occasion of the Australian Fa Conference, I would like to share some of my cultivation experiences from the past six years, report to Master, and exchange experiences with fellow practitioners.
1. Cultivating Kindness in Daily Life and at Work
Before I began cultivating, whenever I did something wrong or upset someone, I knew that I had not done well enough, but I did not know how to change my thoughts and behaviour.
In 2020, after witnessing the miracles that Dafa brought to my mother and receiving her encouragement, I embarked on the path of cultivation. At that time, my greatest wish was to improve my xinxing.
When I was still in Vietnam, I lived with my daughter and my aunt. Before I began cultivating, my aunt and I frequently disagreed, which led to many conflicts between us.
I felt that I had to teach from early morning until late at night, go shopping for groceries, and look after my child, leaving me with very little time to rest. Meanwhile, my aunt only had to cook and clean the house, yet she frequently complained and looked displeased. Because of my jealousy, the conflicts between us became increasingly serious.
Even after I began cultivating, these situations continued to arise. I came to understand that they were tests intended to help me recognise and eliminate my attachments.
In his article “What Is Forbearance?”, Master taught:
“Forbearance is the key to improving one’s /xinxing/. To endure with anger, grievance, or tears is the forbearance of an everyday person who is attached to his concerns. To endure completely without anger or grievance is the forbearance of a cultivator.”
I realised that if I did not eliminate resentment, competitiveness, feelings of unfairness, and the failure to consider others, these tests would become increasingly difficult. Conversely, only by removing these attachments could I truly experience what Master taught in Lecture One of Zhuan Falun:
“In the meantime, you should also suffer a little bit and endure some hardships to reduce your karma. You can then move up a little bit; that is, the characteristic of the universe will not restrict you as much.”
I began to put myself in my aunt’s position and consider things from her perspective. She was getting older and was helping me so that I could work and look after my child, yet I was still dissatisfied and putting pressure on her.
After understanding her feelings, I began treating her with sincerity and kindness. Every week, I put money into a box and allowed her to make decisions about certain household matters. I no longer interfered with how she spent the money, and I also arranged my time so that I could share the household chores with her.
Gradually, our relationship improved greatly. What made me happiest was that, before I received my visa to come to Australia, my aunt also obtained the Fa. To this day, she continues to get up early to do the exercises and study the Fa every day. She has also experienced many miracles.
Thank you, compassionate Master!
After coming to Australia, I faced considerable pressure due to language barriers, cultural differences, and physical work that I had never done in Vietnam. Nevertheless, I continued to get up early to practise the exercises and study the Fa.
The work here was demanding and exhausting for me. However, whenever I finished doing the exercises, any discomfort I had felt in my body would disappear.
I had difficulty communicating with my supervisor. She could not understand what I was saying, so she became impatient and angry, sometimes even raising her voice at me. I tried to improve my English and even purchased an English conversation course, but it was not effective. I still struggled to communicate with her, leaving her dissatisfied.
I began to look inward to find the cause of the problem. Was it simply a communication issue, or were there human attachments causing difficulties?
When working with her, had I truly demonstrated the mindset of a genuine cultivator? Had I genuinely thought well of her?
After examining myself more deeply, I discovered that I had feelings of unfairness, defiance, and cunning, and that I had not truly been kind to her.
Master taught at Fa Teaching at the Conference in Los Angeles, 2006:
“Cultivation is about looking inside yourself. Whether you are right or wrong, you should examine yourself. Cultivation is about getting rid of human attachments.”
Therefore, whenever I interacted with her, I tried to look inward to identify the cause of the problem and consider how I should treat her. I sought to resolve our relationship through sincere words and actions. At the same time, I sent righteous thoughts to eliminate my own negative thoughts.
After that, our relationship improved, and her attitude and the way she spoke to me changed completely. She began happily sharing things about her life with me, giving me things she had grown in her garden and bringing me cakes she had made herself.
I also clarified the truth about Dafa to her and gave her a lotus flower, which she greatly appreciated.
From this experience, I came to understand that if I want to change my surrounding circumstances, I must first change myself.
2. Eliminating Attachments to Lust and Desire
The project I participate in to save people involves social media. For a period of time, I let my guard down and became attracted to the numerous short videos circulating on social media. Gradually, I was drawn into this entertainment content.
Initially, I thought that watching and interacting with the content would help keep my account active. However, I gradually developed a liking for romantic films and listening to music. Whenever I had free time, I would watch them.
I began getting up later than the scheduled time at the practice site, and my cultivation was no longer as diligent as before.
Although I recognised my attachments to my phone and social media, I still could not completely let them go. I wanted to eliminate these attachments, but it felt as though a force was pulling me back, causing me to fail repeatedly.
Sometimes, when I opened the book to study the Fa, I felt so ashamed that I did not dare to look at Master’s image. At the same time, I also experienced false symptoms of karma illness in my body, which made me realise the seriousness of the problem.
I began seriously reading experience-sharing articles on Minghui about this issue. I also listened to Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, Disintegrating Party Culture, and The Ultimate Goal of Communism. These helped me recognise the nature of Party culture and the negative factors behind this interference.
As I calmly looked inward, I recalled Master’s teaching in Lecture Six of Zhuan Falun:
“Whenever there is interference of one kind or another in qigong practice, you should look for reasons within yourself and determine what you still have not let go of.”
I identified the root of this interference as attachments to lust and desire, the pursuit of emotional experiences, and attachment to the beautiful things of ordinary human life. These were attachments that I needed to eliminate through cultivation.
One morning, after finishing the exercises, a fellow practitioner said to me, “There is a little demon behind you.”
I was very happy at that moment, realising that this was a hint from Master. I went home and read experience-sharing articles about sending righteous thoughts. Then I sat cross-legged upright and sent righteous thoughts for 45 minutes.
During the five minutes of cleansing myself, I felt my entire body suddenly growing larger and larger in an immense, boundless space. It seemed that I alone had become enormous there. I also sensed that a negative spiritual entity had left my body.
My mind became clearer, and the false symptoms of karma illness disappeared. I deeply felt Master’s compassionate protection and the mighty power of Dafa.
Thank you, Master!
After that day, my cultivation state changed noticeably. I returned to the diligent state I had maintained at the beginning of my cultivation, and clarifying the truth and saving people also became smoother.
Within a short period, the number of people who accepted the truth and withdrew from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organisations—the “three withdrawals”—increased noticeably. Fellow practitioners working with me were also very encouraged.
I understood this as Master’s compassionate encouragement to his disciples.
However, whenever I became lax in my cultivation, these attachments would reappear and interfere with both my cultivation and my efforts to save people.
I recalled Master’s teaching in Lecture Six of Zhuan Falun:
“Desires, lust, and things of these sorts are all human attachments, and all of them should be given up.”
To eliminate these attachments, I memorised and copied many of Master’s relevant teachings. I also sent righteous thoughts to remove them and completely reject all arrangements made by the old forces.
3. Saving People Is Our Mission
Master taught at the Fa Teaching at the New York Fa Conference, 2015:
“Clarifying the facts and saving sentient beings are what you need to accomplish. There is nothing else for you to accomplish. There is nothing else in this world that you need to accomplish. Those are the things that you need to work toward, and yet some people no longer pay much attention to even their own cultivation, and have instead made a priority of ordinary things. Haven’t you strayed from the path of Dafa disciples’ cultivation, then?”
I realised that, as Dafa disciples during the Fa-rectification period, we are responsible not only for our own cultivation but also for the important mission of saving people. To me, every environment around me provides an opportunity to clarify the truth and save people.
When I taught at a secondary school, I understood that I needed to help students distinguish between good and bad, right and wrong, and encourage them to develop high moral standards and become useful members of society.
One year, I was assigned to teach a class that was well known for being unruly and difficult to manage. During the first few weeks, the students were disruptive, lacked concentration, and frequently violated school rules. I often felt exhausted and under pressure.
Realising that my state of mind was not right, I looked inward and sent righteous thoughts to eliminate negative thoughts and interference from the environment. I also changed my teaching methods. In addition to teaching basic knowledge, I made time to listen to the students and share Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance with them.
Gradually, the relationship between the students and me became harmonious. Whenever they mentioned me, they immediately remembered the nine words: “Falun Dafa is good; Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance is good.”
Once, a student sent me a message thanking me for helping him when he was seriously ill. He said that he believed the nine words I had shared with him could bring good fortune. During his hospital stay, he continuously recited these words and recovered quickly.
I understood that this was all due to Master’s grace and the mighty power of Dafa.
The parents were very surprised by the changes in their children. This created opportunities for me to share the beauty of Dafa and clarify the truth to them. They were all happy to listen and accept the truth. Some parents even asked me for books so they could read them and learn the exercises.
One profound experience remains deeply etched in my memory.
One day, just after I had finished a lesson, I walked out of the classroom and saw a man wearing a police uniform. He was the father of two of my students.
I felt a little nervous, so I reassured myself. My first thought was to ask Master to protect me so that I could clarify the truth to him.
He approached me and said, “I came to see what kind of teacher you are, because my two children come home and mention your name all the time. I know you practise Falun Gong. I am a police officer in the city responsible for managing Falun Gong.”
He continued, “My two children tell me a lot about you when they come home. They also mention the nine words and insist on hanging the lotus flowers you gave them on their schoolbags. I am happy to see this, but I am also concerned because I have never seen my children behave so positively towards any other teacher.”
From his tone, I understood that he was curious, somewhat warning me, and also a little doubtful.
I paid attention to his expression and tried to understand his feelings. I remained calm and spoke with him kindly.
Our conversation lasted quite a long time. I gradually talked about the children’s learning, my teaching methods for helping them understand traditional culture, and then naturally moved on to the nine words, the lotus flowers, and Dafa. Finally, I discussed the persecution and the lies and deception spread by the Chinese Communist Party.
He asked me many questions about things that puzzled him.
Eventually, I saw that he had become completely relaxed and seemed to have understood the truth about Falun Gong. He said: “Now I understand why the children want to learn from you. I feel reassured about leaving them in your care.”
He thanked me happily and, before leaving, even asked me for truth-clarification materials.
I felt a great sense of relief and quietly thanked Master for his strengthening and support.
For many years, I have been fortunate to participate in a project dedicated to saving people in China. During my involvement, I have had many moving experiences.
On one occasion, I helped an extended family of nearly ten people withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organisations. After withdrawing, they thanked us and said that they had been looking forward to receiving that phone call for a long time. I cried tears of happiness because I deeply felt the importance of what I was doing.
There have also been many difficulties and tests along the way. However, maintaining the daily practice of studying the Fa, doing the exercises, and sending righteous thoughts has helped our truth-clarification phone calls proceed more smoothly.
Once, our group encountered technical problems, and several accounts were blocked within just a few days. We looked inward together, shared our experiences, and sent righteous thoughts collectively at our group Fa-study site. We also encouraged one another to overcome the difficulties.
The strength of working as one body helped us recover many accounts and enabled more people in China to understand the truth and withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organisations.
On another occasion, the internet connection was interrupted, but my communication with the fellow practitioner who was speaking to the person on the phone, as well as the conversation with that person, continued normally. The person happily agreed to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organisations. Witnessing this miracle greatly strengthened my righteous thoughts about saving people.
After coming to Australia, I had to work in remote areas. I took opportunities to clarify the truth to people living near my accommodation and to my colleagues.
At weekends, I went to the city centre to practise the exercises with fellow practitioners, distribute flyers, clarify the truth, and collect signatures opposing the persecution. I also walked to more remote areas to clarify the truth and give out lotus flowers. The people in these areas were genuinely friendly, readily accepted the truth, and signed the petition against the persecution.
After that, I went to the truth-clarification site in the city centre almost every Friday.
On one occasion, the weather forecast predicted continuous rain for an entire week. I was not worried and continued to go out to clarify the truth. When I got off the train, the sky had indeed cleared and the rain had stopped. The city centre was quite busy that day, and my fellow practitioners and I clarified the truth and collected many signatures opposing the persecution.
These are some of my personal understandings at my limited level. If anything is inconsistent with the Fa, I sincerely ask fellow practitioners to kindly point it out.
Thank you, revered Master! Thank you, fellow practitioners! Heshi!