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My Enlightenment Experiences After Overcoming A Series of Recent Tribulations
(Clearwisdom.net) I am a Dafa practitioner who has access to the Internet
in Mainland China. During recent days while doing Dafa work I encountered
inexplicable problems with the Internet. Examples include termination of the
connection and inability to reconnect for long periods of time, power outages,
computer lockup, loss of data and others.
I calmed myself and thought deeply to eventually find the cause of my
problems. It was my attachment to making the most use of my time and thus not
paying attention to studying the Fa, practicing the exercises and sending forth
righteous thoughts. Due to the high work volume, I often worked hard but forgot
to practice the exercises and to send forth righteous thoughts. I realized the
seriousness of the problem after reading Master's new article and running into a
series of tribulations.
I took care of the problem very quickly and my work efficiency also improved.
It was really unimaginable - it took me only one day to finish the work that
previously would have taken at least three or four days. I really felt the power
of the Fa. After Fa study, practicing the exercises and sending forth righteous
thoughts, I gained more time rather than losing any, since I was being able to
work more efficiently.
Master Li tells us, "It is not a job, but cultivation practice." [from
Essentials for Further Advancement] Being unable to break out of ordinary
people's rigid way of thinking is one form of not stepping out of everyday
people's level. "However, we should act from higher levels to treat
problems." [unofficial translation] We should not deal with problems in the same way as everyday people. The smooth flow and success of our work depends on the factors
that are behind our efforts to help Master rectifying the Fa, and also depend on
our own realm and state.
After we cultivated to a higher realm, we could realize how funny our
previous thinking was. This is also a reflection of our constantly improving
levels. Here is an example: Before we went to Tiananmen Square to rectify the Fa,
we would tell fellow practitioners that we must come back safely, not allow any
evil to persecute us and that we would find a chance to get out of prison. In
fact, beyond this level of thinking we did find that we tacitly approved of the
evil persecution because we thought we would be arrested by helping Master with
Fa-rectification.
I would also like to remind fellow practitioners that it is necessary to be
cautious when doing Dafa work. I noticed on many occasions that if I missed just
a little bit of detail or forgot to say one more word, it would cause
unnecessary loss to the work.
I wrote all these words from my heart. They reflect my present enlightenment
after improving my realm. A couple of days ago I would have thought writing down
my enlightenment was a waste.
Let's do what Master told us in the Fa: we should go on with more wisdom, and
more clarity.
Posting date: 1/17/2002 |