Fa-tribulation
Reprinted by Minghui.org
Dafa disciples follow the Master in saving sentient beings—this is a historical inevitability, the vow you made in a time before history, and an unprecedented, sacred, and magnificent honor since the creation of the universe. Yet the process is arduous and perilous. Human beings find it difficult to understand the immense compassion that Dafa disciples display in this world. While Dafa disciples oppose the persecution and save people, the evil beings behind humanity incite people—using various human justifications—to suppress and persecute Dafa disciples and me.
From the Fa-tribulation that arose in China in 1999 until today, it has never truly ended, whether one is in the United States or anywhere else in the world. Saving people inevitably touches upon the karma they have accumulated throughout history, and the demons will exploit that karma at any time to interfere and cause damage. As Dafa disciples follow the Master in saving sentient beings, they are also saving themselves and eliminating their own karma. Yet the demons make use of the disciples’ own karma to obstruct their efforts to save people. For the people being saved, they themselves are unable to repay all the sins and karma they left behind throughout history. Thus, the divine must resolve a portion of it for them, allow them to eliminate a portion themselves, and I, as Master, must also bear a portion of it for them. The more beings that are saved, the greater the burden I must bear. For Dafa disciples, even the slightest lack of vigilance during the persecution can lead to tribulations created by demons.
The problems that have appeared in the media run by Dafa disciples are mainly caused by the disciples themselves not doing well, though there are also factors from other dimensions behind humanity. You felt that without money it is difficult to oppose the persecution, and thought about obtaining some funds to counter the CCP’s persecution. If there were some improprieties, you believed the U.S. government would understand—this was your own thinking. In the face of organ harvesting and people being persecuted to death every day, you felt that using such funds solely to oppose the persecution—and not for any other purpose—could be justified. However, you must not forget that Dafa disciples must walk a righteous path at all times; only then will problems not arise.
In fact, I know that while we are saving people, there is still fifteen percent of karma that has not yet been eliminated. This is what remains from more than twenty years of saving sentient beings, and it is enormous—I am fully aware of that. Therefore, the tremendous pressure and suffering that I must face will arrive one after another. Saving people is difficult—not merely something spoken about. Because of this, even the sacred group that saves people, the Shen Yun Performing Arts, is being targeted and calculated against.
For us Dafa disciples, when facing the CCP’s powerful propaganda machine and its all-out nationwide suppression, the number of practitioners outside mainland China is very small. Because of this, parents have brought their children to participate in opposing the persecution. To make the opposition more effective, Fei Tian School began training children to become artists while ensuring they learn academic knowledge well. Through non-violent means, they oppose the persecution, present what China was like before the CCP, help people see the CCP clearly, expose the persecution, and convey the message of divine salvation in the final days. Through their performances, they use righteous energy to dissolve calamities for the world. Americans and people around the globe are benefiting from this. In other words, every member within Dafa is participating in opposing the persecution.
In China, both adults and children are enduring tribulations. Children are also being arrested, imprisoned, and even persecuted to death. A portion of Shen Yun performers are student trainees, and their parents want their children to both study and participate in opposing the persecution. The purpose of sending their children to Fei Tian School is precisely this. When enrolling, every student is asked why they want to attend Fei Tian. They all say they wish to assist the Master in saving people, and they are eager to take part in Shen Yun performances to expose the CCP’s persecution and help rescue fellow practitioners in mainland China. In saving people and opposing the persecution, both we adults and our children have a role to play. Some children are very steadfast. In truth, resisting the persecution is an internal matter of our cultivation community. No one helps us—not governments, not major corporations. Even so, there are still people inciting the public to attack Shen Yun by claiming that it “uses minors as performers,” when in fact it is simply part of the students’ training process. Faced with this unprecedented persecution, we can only participate collectively in opposing it. If such accusations were used as a pretext to suppress Shen Yun—would America still be America?
In fact, the Fa-tribulation does not end simply because it occurs in different regions; it merely manifests differently. Within the tribulation, the final beings who will remain and those who will be eliminated are being chosen. This also includes distinguishing which Dafa disciples are meeting the standard and which are not.
