(Minghui.org) According to the Fa of the universe, those who are saved must bear and pay their karmic debts. That means that Dafa disciples will encounter trials and tribulations in their missions to save sentient beings. When Dafa disciples can follow Master’s requirements and Dafa’s teachings, they will take fewer detours, avoid being exploited by the old forces, have fewer difficulties and losses, and save more sentient beings.
Some practitioners have always believed that because they have done things for Dafa and sentient beings, and that they have done them “for others,” they should achieve Consummation and should not have to endure tribulations of this or that kind. Isn’t this kind of mentality an attachment that should be eliminated?
Isn’t cultivation a process of eliminating human attachments? If one is not doing the three things, one is not doing Fa-rectification cultivation, but doing the three things is not necessarily the same as Fa-rectification cultivation.
As we encounter setbacks, praise, joy, unhappiness, understandings or a lack thereof, and conflicts in whatever we do, we must first look inward to find our own attachments, let go of them, and allow our character to steadily improve, so as to meet the requirements of the Fa at different levels. This is how one cultivates one’s xinxing in the righteous Fa!
When we fail to cultivate inwardly in accordance with the requirements of the Fa, and do not improve our enlightenment on the Fa, we will be like some practitioners who, when confronted with tribulations, will question, “How can we still be like this after doing so much for Dafa? Why doesn’t Master care?” The old forces eventually drag away many such fellow practitioners.
Some situations have recently arisen in the overseas cultivation environment, and some practitioners have begun to ask these kinds of questions. These practitioners might not have a sufficient grasp of the Fa and may be unclear about the Fa principles. They also may not have cultivated inwardly according to the Fa’s requirements.
Why do I say this? Master has already explained these Fa principles in many Fa lectures. In the article “The Ordeals Our Spiritual Discipline Faces,” he reminded disciples of everything that would happen. When correcting some problems that occurred among overseas practitioners in the early days, he also warned disciples of the serious consequences that were going to happen and had already happened.
Everything that happens is Master’s way of giving his disciples the opportunity to look inward, improve themselves, save more sentient beings, and reach their fruition status.
Master told us to “Pacify the External by Cultivating the Internal” (Essentials for Further Advancement) and “the appearance stems from the mind,” (“Fa Teaching Given at the Epoch Times Meeting,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume X). Harmonious environments exist when we cultivate well, and tribulations are brought on by our attachments. When we encounter problems, we should look inward, find our attachments, and eliminate them. This is cultivation.
Master endured what he should not for sentient beings because he wants to save them. Master has always been watching over us. He has told us everything and given us everything and even more. The rest is up to us to cultivate.
Those who study the Fa less, who are not clear about the Fa principles, and who do not cultivate solidly will raise all sorts of questions and may even disrespect and question Master.
When those practitioners look at problems in cultivation with human thoughts instead of higher-level Fa principles, they will, of course, be unable to accept their tribulations, and have more questions. Human thoughts are selfish, and not letting go of them is what allows the old forces to intensify the persecution and manipulate bad people to cause us problems.
In view of the current situation outside of China, while continuing to do the three things well, Dafa disciples in China should cooperate with fellow practitioners overseas to assist Master in Fa-rectification. Dafa disciples at home and abroad are one body. It is the responsibility of every Dafa disciple to safeguard Dafa. We should not allow evil to manipulate sentient beings to commit crimes against Dafa and be destroyed.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which is the root of the problem, is still in China, and when the practitioners in China do not do well, when we have problems in our overall cultivation state, the evil factors will find opportunities to cause havoc for practitioners overseas.
For nearly a year, the evil has tried to prevent us from working together well with practitioners overseas by exploiting our lack of diligence in cultivation. It constantly interferes with mainland Dafa disciples, keeping them from accessing the Minghui.org website in an attempt to cause trouble for Master’s Fa-rectification, to destroy sentient beings and disciples that Master is trying to save.
Therefore, Dafa disciples in China should quickly to come to their senses, cooperate as a whole, and send out powerful righteous thoughts to destroy all evil factors of the CCP and its attempts to manipulate overseas sentient beings to commit crimes against Dafa. At the same time, we should do a good job of clarifying the truth to people and leave no room for the CCP culture to hide.
Overseas practitioners also need to cooperate as a whole and intensify sending forth righteous thoughts and clarifying the truth.
“Wherever a problem occurs, that’s where you need to clarify the facts.” (Teachings Given on Lantern Festival Day, 2003)
The complex human heart contributes to the complexity of the environment. From the perspective of cultivating xinxing, it is also a good thing. True cultivators will rapidly improve themselves.
As long as we earnestly study the Fa, constantly look inward, improve ourselves, and overcome human notions, we will definitely keep up with the progress of Master’s Fa-rectification.
This is my understanding at my level. Please kindly point out anything inappropriate.