(Minghui.org) Almost every one of us practitioners experienced this: Other practitioners can see our attachments and shortcomings, because onlookers see the situation more clearly.
Because the practitioner in question does not know what his attachments and shortcomings are, shouldn’t we point them out?
Some practitioners seem to be stuck in illness tribulations or seemed to be interfered with for a long time. Their fellow practitioners might see the problem clearly, but they don’t point it out because they don’t want to offend them. Some practitioners have cultivated together for over ten years, yet they still avoid pointing out each others’ issues.
How can we break through this phenomenon? I often tell practitioners I frequently interact with: “Those on the sidelines can see the game clearly.” I also say I realize that some of us are reluctant to point out others’ shortcomings and attachments.
I tell my fellow practitioners, “Please point out whatever attachments or shortcomings I still have.” When I say this, the other person points them out, and the issues they point out are true. I have had some of these issues for over ten years.
We truly improve, of course, by measuring our behavior based on the Fa and by looking inward when we encounter difficulties, rather than relying on others to point out our problems.
Unfortunately, some practitioners seem reluctant to cultivate or to improve, even if others point out their problems. Instead, they defend themselves and insist that they are right. We cannot force others to cultivate, so situations like this need careful consideration. After all, cultivation is about sincerely wishing to improve oneself.
Articles in which cultivators share their understandings typically reflect an individual's perception at a point in time based on their cultivation state, and they are offered in the spirit of enabling mutual elevation.
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