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Some Understandings Concerning Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts By a Dafa practitioner from China
(Clearwisdom.net) In the past, although I work everyday, I could for the
most part send forth righteous thoughts on an hourly basis after work. Using
five minutes to cleanse my own dimensional field and another five minutes to
eliminate the evil using righteous thoughts, I was able to carry on very well.
Mentally I felt sharp and alert, and physically I felt light and comfortable. I saw some fellow practitioners mention in their articles that the effects
were better when sending forth righteous thoughts for over fifteen minutes. So
when the head of the evil went to the US and Mexico, I persisted in using five
minutes to cleanse my own dimensional field and fifteen minutes to eliminate the
evil with righteous thoughts, on an hourly basis. After the head of the evil
left, I resolutely sent forth righteous thoughts for twenty minutes every time.
But as time went on, I slacked off in sending forth righteous thoughts. There
are only sixty minutes in an hour, and there is much to be done in the few hours
after work, like studying the Fa, sending forth righteous thoughts, doing Dafa
work, and taking care of the daily family life. Taking out twenty minutes each
hour makes time even scarcer, so I gradually decreased the frequency of sending
forth righteous thoughts. Moreover, I could no longer focus my energy within
those twenty minutes of sending forth righteous thoughts. Gradually, I felt that
I could not study the Fa or do the exercises in a tranquil state. My mind seemed
to be filled with distractions and I often felt sleepy. Looking back for the reason, I discovered that I was attached to sending
forth righteous thoughts for long durations. I thought that only sending forth
righteous thoughts for over twenty minutes could reach the effect of eliminating
evil elements in other dimensions. That is why when there was not sufficient
time to send forth righteous thoughts for twenty minutes, I just did not do it
at all. Even when there was enough time to send forth righteous thoughts for
twenty minutes, I could not fully guarantee the quality of my righteous
thoughts. For example, sometimes I would look at my watch several times during
that twenty-minute period as if trying to complete a task. Hence the results
were not good. Master said in Teaching the Fa at the 2001 Canada Fa Conference, "Another thing is that from now on at group practice or when there's
another big conference like this one of ours, our students can quiet their
minds for five minutes, sitting with their hands in Jieyin and thinking
about eliminating the bad thoughts, karma, bad notions, and external
interference in their minds. As you're like this, think that they die, and
then they will be eliminated. Five minutes will do. (Applause) When we
get together for group practice, think about eliminating the evil in the Three
Realms, while holding one hand vertically (li-zhang) in front of the
chest, and just think with True Thoughts for five minutes¡ªthis should do it.
(Applause) It will work, because you are, after all, magnificent
cultivators and are different from everyday people." Master said in the Fa-Lecture at the Conference in Florida, U.S.A., "As you know, the persecution that Dafa disciples in Mainland China
suffer is quite severe, so each student has to truly, clearly realize what his
responsibility is, and when he sends forth righteous thoughts he has to be
able to truly calm his mind and truly produce the effect of righteous
thoughts. So this is something extremely critical, extremely important. 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." It is easier for us to squeeze out five or ten minutes from our daily lives
and at work. As long as our hearts are pure and our thoughts are focused as
Master said, it will have a positive effect. Furthermore, the immediate result
from persistently sending forth righteous thoughts is overcoming our laziness.
Subsequently, our righteous thoughts in all other aspects will be naturally
strengthened as well. Of course, having sufficient time, reaching a deeper level
of concentration and sending forth righteous thoughts for longer periods of time
is sure to bring about a better outcome. Thus we should send forth righteous
thoughts based on our own situation. Let's not be attached to the duration or
doing it exactly at the top of each hour. We are not just going through the
motions of "sending forth righteous thoughts," but through sending
forth righteous thoughts, we are using our divine powers to eliminate the evil
elements in other dimensions and saving sentient beings. The preceding is just my personal understanding to share with fellow
practitioners, so that we can improve together. Please kindly point out anything
inappropriate. December 18, 2002 Posting date: 12/27/2002 |