(Minghui.org) I agree with what the author wrote in an article that was recently published on Minghui: “The Importance of Remaining Alert While Sending Righteous Thoughts.” I’d like to share my thoughts with you.
After a local practitioner, Zhou, began to practice Falun Dafa, he focused on telling people about the practice. The practitioners who coordinated with him were shocked to hear that he passed away.
Several issues may have caused this tragedy. For example, some practitioners noticed Zhou seemed to have difficulty sending forth righteous thoughts. His hand tilted to one side, and he often dozed off. Afterward, it was hard for him to open his eyes. He also dozed off when he meditated, and he did not try to correct this.
Feng also proactively told people about Dafa, and she helped other practitioners. However, she dozed off when she read the Fa (teachings), did the exercises, and when she sent forth righteous thoughts. She knew she had issues, but she did not try to correct them. She died during the COVID pandemic.
An elderly practitioner, Wang, often went out to tell people about Dafa and help them quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organizations. She dozed off when she read the Fa or sent forth righteous thoughts. She was arrested and imprisoned for three years. Her current situation is not good. Another practitioner, Zhang, is in a similar condition, and he was sent to a brainwashing center.
I also had difficulty sending forth righteous thoughts, and my family members experienced difficulties. I was exhausted, and I thought these troubles were caused by my family’s karma. After I discussed the situation with other practitioners, I realized these issues were caused by my cultivation state.
Since I had trouble focusing when I sent righteous thoughts, my dimensional field was not clear. The old forces also took advantage of this and used everyday people to interfere with me. When I decided to rectify myself Master Li (Falun Dafa’s founder) helped me, and the tribulation that went on for years ended. My family’s situation also stabilized.
When I reflect on my experience, I feel the key issue was recognizing my problem and paying attention to sending forth righteous thoughts.
Master said,
“Let me tell you, all those who remain and that can persecute Dafa and Dafa disciples are due to our students themselves. Students who haven’t taken sending forth righteous thoughts seriously: the evil in the dimensions that you are supposed to shoulder and be responsible for has not been eliminated. That’s the cause.”
“What you eliminate from your own mind are ones which have an effect within the expanse of your own body; at the same time, you need to eliminate the external ones, which are directly related to the dimensions you’re in. If you don’t eliminate them, then they not only persecute you and restrain you, but also persecute other students, other Dafa disciples.”
“Then if every student is able to do that, I can tell you, with five minutes of sending forth righteous thoughts together, the evil in the Three Realms will never exist again—that’s how important this is.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the Conference in Florida, U.S.A.”, Collected Teachings Given Around the World, Volume II)
I was shocked when I read what Master said about sending forth righteous thoughts. I realized that if I did it poorly, it meant I was not responsible to myself, other practitioners, or the people who were waiting to be saved. In other words, I let down Master’s compassionate salvation. But when I was going through the tribulation, it felt as if my mind was suppressed, and I was blocked from seeing this.
I had an attachment to showing off. When I told people about Dafa and helped them renounce their memberships in the CCP organizations, I felt I achieved something, and I felt good. In contrast, because I couldn’t see any results when I sent forth thoughts, I did not prioritize it. I now realize these are human notions.
Another issue is that we should be alert to the false illusion of “being clear-headed,” as mentioned in the article. In the article, the author thought she had done well in sending forth righteous thoughts. However, when she used her cell phone to record herself, she saw that she dozed off.
We may assume we’re doing well, but I suggest that we all record ourselves sending righteous thoughts. We may even complain when other practitioners point out our issues.
I hope we all pay attention to this and strive to do better. Otherwise, the elements in our dimensional fields that haven’t been rectified could interfere with us and others. The consequences are serious.