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In a Few Words: Clarifying the Truth Face to Face is Also Doing Fa-Rectification By a practitioner in China
(Clearwisdom.net) From time to time we meet people with whom we have
great of difficulty in clarifying the truth. To a genuine practitioner, each
situation we encounter is a test. It is likely that the reactions we encounter
are not simply the reactions of an ordinary human. The old forces are
controlling behind the scenes. We must keep in mind that the persecution of Dafa
is not a simple persecution of human beings. Free from the evil's restraint,
people can easily understand the truth of the persecution. Therefore, in order
to clarify the truth we must consider directing our words not only to a person's
surface, but also to the "factors" behind him. Using only a
"human" approach will be inadequate in dealing with the underlying
elements.
Teacher stated in Zhuan Falun: "There is no constraint between
this qi and that qi." Teacher also told us that only a "magnificent
cultivator" could achieve the effect. "...if you have the intention of
showing off, have ordinary human fears, or have impure thoughts, you won't be
able to achieve the goal." ("Teaching the Fa at
the 2001 Canada Fa Conference") True cultivation energy has boundless
power and comes from our elevation in the Fa. Regardless to whom we are
clarifying the truth, wherever we do, we must first regard ourselves as
"great" practitioners. Otherwise, as soon as "human
sentimentality" rears its head, the old-force beings will notice, and use
every means to "attack" and create more tribulations. Therefore, in
order to do even better, we must eliminate "human sentimentality" when
clarifying the truth. Conducting ourselves in a calm, rational, peaceful, and
compassionate manner, we are less likely to be moved by ordinary human thoughts,
and this will have a better result. We should never argue. Further, we should
use our wisdom to take advantage of their questions to talk about what we set
out to clarify, and not reply just for the sake of answering their questions.
Only then will we be immune to the effect of "human sentimentality."
Of course this cannot be achieved all at once, as it requires our serious
efforts to truly accomplish this objective. Let's continue to improve ourselves
diligently through true cultivation.
Posting date: 10/2/2002 |