October 24, 2002
(Clearwisdom.net) After I returned from Chicago, I had some thoughts about sending forth righteous thoughts. Generally speaking, practitioners did very well in sending forth righteous thoughts as one body while in Chicago. However, I noticed some problems. Here I would like to share my observations with everybody. Please point out anything inappropriate.
1) We need to intensify Fa-study
On the morning of October 22, the clouds were covering the sky. However, under the influence of practitioners' strong righteous thoughts, the sky cleared up when Jiang arrived. Practitioners also felt their righteous thoughts were very strong. After sending forth righteous thoughts all day and practicing the exercises, however, on the morning of October 23, many practitioners felt they could not concentrate. One practitioner said he was just doing the action of sending righteous thoughts, but the effect wasn't very good.
In my view, this may be due to two factors. One is that sending forth righteous thoughts continuously for 24 hours is in fact very intensive; the other is that the coordinator should have emphasized the importance of studying the Fa at this crucial moment to the practitioners. There were quite a few practitioners who were just sending forth righteous thoughts and practicing the exercises all day. Some practitioners said they could not calm down even when they opened the books to study the Fa, a state that could be easily taken advantage of by the evil, rendering practitioners unable to produce righteous thoughts.
I would suggest that we hold group Fa-study in between the times for sending forth righteous thoughts. If it is inconvenient for so many people to study in a group, practitioners staying nearby can form small groups and study the Fa together. Everything is based on this great Fa.
2) Do not push yourself too hard
On the morning of the 23rd, the winds were still blowing and the rain was still coming down. Practitioners felt they could not be attentive and the righteous thoughts were not strong. Some practitioners even allowed themselves to think about why the evil did not leave sooner, which gave the evil in other dimensions space to replenish itself.
Some practitioners are able to send forth strong righteous thoughts for 24 hours because they have reached that high a realm. However, for practitioners who have not cultivated to that realm, they still need to take good rest. It is great to have the thought of letting go of everything in order to assist Teacher with Fa-rectification, and to save sentient beings. However, at this historic moment, we must make sure that when we send forth righteous thoughts, our minds have "to be absolutely clear and rational, the force of your thoughts needs to be focused and strong." ("Righteous Thoughts")
3) Do not become bewildered by superficial phenomenon
During the times in between sending forth righteous thoughts, some practitioners talked and spread hearsay. On the 23rd, some practitioners relied on media reports to make their judgment of the situation.
What we can do right now is to focus all our attention on sending forth righteous thoughts, studying the Fa, practicing the exercises and clarifying the facts. We should not attach importance to superficial phenomenon or spread any hearsay. Even if we hear good news, we should not slack off. We should continue in sending forth righteous thoughts. Eliminating the evil and rectifying the Fa is a very huge thing in the universe. We cannot only focus on things that we can see with our flesh eyes. There are numerous sentient beings in the world who are waiting to be saved. At this last moment, the evil may confuse practitioners with a glossy surface. One way to help us remain unaffected in our hearts is to not see, not hear, and to only do what we should do and fulfill our mission.
