(Minghui.org) Master clearly pointed out that practitioners must have compassion for everyone. This is a state we must all achieve. If we cannot have compassion for everyone, it indicates that we have not kept up with the progress of Fa-Rectification. I’d like to tell you about my recent cultivation experiences.
Master has repeatedly emphasized the importance of Fa-study, and every practitioner knows that studying the Fa well is the fundamental guarantee that we will do the three things well. How to truly study the Fa well? In 2017, my mind constantly wandered when I read Zhuan Falun. I decided to memorize Zhuan Falun and I’ve now memorized it more than ten times. Before I read the Fa, I remind myself to let every cell in my body assimilate to Dafa.
While I memorized the Fa; when I recited a certain sentence in Zhuan Falun, the “next” sentence often automatically popped up in my mind—yet it was not the actual text. After this kept happening I wondered what was going on. I felt this was a form of interference to prevent me from studying the Fa well.
Another form of interference was when I reached a certain paragraph of Zhuan Falun, I quickly recited it but I didn’t remember what I was saying. I felt my main consciousness wasn’t reciting, as I did not recall what I just recited. When I recite the Fa now, I make sure every sentence appears clearly in my mind. I do not seek speed but prioritize quality, ensuring my main consciousness truly obtains the Fa.
When I practice the exercises, I tell myself to keep my mind in the state of emptiness and nothingness. Whenever any thought arises, I immediately eliminate it. I want every cell in my body to assimilate to the exercise music, and the Fa that Master expounds through the music.
My biggest issue when I meditate is falling asleep. To prevent this, I send forth righteous thoughts beforehand to clear all evil factors trying to interfere me through random thoughts, drowsiness or mental haziness. I strive to keep my main consciousness clear, and this usually yields good results.
My understanding is that both studying the Fa and practicing the exercises must meet the requirements of the Fa, which is the foundation for us to assimilate to the Fa and do the three things well.
After I clarified the truth to a woman, I thought, “Will she report me?”
In the past, I just sent righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil factors that use people to persecute me. I wished to prevent them from committing crimes against Dafa and thus harming themselves. Now, I immediately identify this unrighteous thought and tell the old forces, “This thought harms people and is not from my true self. I absolutely reject and eliminate it. The people that participate in persecuting practitioners may not have a future. Practitioners won’t allow you to destroy people!” I send righteous thoughts to eliminate the interference.
Our thoughts must be righteous so we can suppress and eliminate interference. We should view issues from a high-level perspective. Our responsibility is to assimilate to Dafa, assist Master in Fa-Rectification and help him save sentient beings. The fact that Master chose us proves that we are fully capable of shouldering this great responsibility and we are the only hope for people to be saved. We must fulfill this sacred mission. As long as we truly believe in Master and the Fa, we can overcome the interference and fulfill our mission, as Master and Dafa are omnipotent.
We must pay attention to every single thought, no matter how small, to ensure our righteous thoughts and actions. It is particularly important to eliminate any bad thoughts that flash through our minds. If our main consciousness is not strong, we may fail to distinguish these thoughts and we may let them slip by.
For example, my father-in-law and oldest brother-in-law had bad tempers, which my mother-in-law frequently complained about to relatives and friends. After my father-in-law passed away, she lived with my oldest brother-in-law. I chatted with her younger sister and she mentioned my oldest brother-in-law’s hot temper. I casually remarked, “My father-in-law’s temper was even worse than his, yet my mother-in-law still spent her whole life with him. It is simply her fate.”
The sister seemed to find my words reasonable and said nothing. I also felt my comment made perfect sense. However, while looking inward to reflect on matters regarding my mother-in-law’s family, this remark resurfaced in my mind. I realized my thought was unrighteous, carrying a hint of taking pleasure in another person’s misfortune.
I now understand that if we do not promptly rectify our words or thoughts that are not aligned with the Fa, they will form thought karma. The moment we let our guard down, this karma will try to control us and manifest these unrighteous thoughts in our minds. When this happens, we must immediately seize the bad thought and eliminate it.
Through this experience, I also learned to better cultivate my every thought. I consider any negative thought coming to my mind as being imposed by the old forces, a trap to deceive me. I refused to be deceived any longer, and reject and eliminate them.
I tell the old forces, “I am a Dafa practitioner, a life formed of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I use the powers of the Buddha Fa to eradicate all the attachments and any human notions that do not align with the Fa.” I eliminate any thought the moment it deviates from Dafa, to ensure that every my thought meets Dafa’s standards and no unrighteous notions exist in my dimensions. I must proactively use Dafa to purify my own dimensions and actively assimilate to Falun Dafa.
Having practiced Falun Dafa for so many years, we should already have deep compassion and righteous thoughts. We should keep a close watch on every thought, and ensure no unkind and negative thoughts arise.
Master taught us that Dafa is a practice of both body and mind. We should appear younger as we continue to cultivate as the body reverts toward a youthful state through cultivation.
Most practitioners in China have been cultivating for over twenty years, and our bodies are already composed of high-energy matter. As a middle-aged person, my body should be in a youthful state, yet I have not achieved this. Some elderly practitioners around me also manifest the false appearance of aging. I believe this is because the old forces are persecuting our physical bodies with these false appearances of aging in order to prevent us from helping Master save people.
I refuse to acknowledge any of their arrangements. I only follow Master’s arrangements for us—which is a youthful physical state. Whenever I send forth righteous thoughts, I add a specific thought, “Eliminate all evil elements that use the false appearance of aging to persecute my body and interfere with my ability to save people. Eliminate the aging mechanism that the old forces implanted in my body.” I completely negate the old forces’ persecution of my physical body. I want to use a youthful state to validate the greatness of Dafa and save sentient beings. Although my appearance hasn’t changed yet, I will persist in sending forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the old forces’ interference.
My understanding is that Fa-Rectification period practitioners should have compassion for everyone. I often say, “Master, please enlighten me. I will improve based on the Fa, and cultivate diligently to eliminate human notions, attachments and omissions.”
My twenty-year long cultivation journey has been filled with tribulations and hardships. I’ve repeatedly fallen and picked myself up. Compassionate Master never abandoned me. I’m determined to walk the cultivation path arranged by Master, and live up to his compassionate salvation.
This is some of my personal understanding. Please kindly point out anything not aligned with Dafa.