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The Wonder and Importance of Studying the Fa By a Falun Dafa Practitioner from Mainland China (Clearwisdom.net)
In Zhuan Falun, Teacher said, "you must study the high-level Fa
thoroughly," and "one should not come to learn the Fa with the
attachment of pursuit." In other lectures, he also emphasized many times
the importance of studying the Fa.
Since Teacher's article "Melt into the Fa" was published in 1998,
some fellow practitioners followed Teacher's journey of spreading the Fa and
went to Dalian. When they came back, they said that in Dalian there was a person
in charge who read three lectures of Zhuan Falun a day and the entire
book once every three days. No matter how busy he was, the schedule was never
interrupted. At first I didn't take it seriously. Later, when I heard this
mentioned again, I realized that this was no coincidence, so I started to read
three lectures a day. At first, it was very hard, and I felt that I could hardly
keep up with it. Then I found that when I was really determined, the situation
changed completely. I felt warm waves in every part of my body. My brain cells
were expanding. My entire body and mind were changing, and I was able to see
many wonderful scenes from other dimensions. When I opened my eyes, I could see
Falun rotating all over the room. I also saw flowers from other dimensions and
the Teacher smiling at me from inside a Falun. When I was sitting in meditation,
I saw Teacher and the deity in charge of time coming towards me from the sky.
Teacher pointed at me and told the deity in charge of time, "Look, my
student is cultivating." Then I saw three infants laughing and playing with
the Falun in the Falun Paradise. I realized that mind and matter are one thing.
My husband, who is also a practitioner, opened his eyes and saw Teacher in the
balcony looking at me meditating. Teacher signaled my husband not to speak. I
experienced all this after insisting on studying the Fa more diligently.
Since February of 1999, I have been able to see my gong column and the
existence of positive and negative matters. I saw the nature of the universe,
"Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" manifested at my level. I saw
and experienced that we are allowed to ascend when we reach the standard and
requirement of a certain level. The higher the level, the more we can ascend,
until we reach the limits of our xinxing, at which time we are restrained. He is
always calm and patient, compassionate and peaceful; nevertheless, he does not
allow you to ascend. I then realized this is what Teacher meant when he talked
about upgrading xinxing.
Because I insisted on studying the Fa diligently, I saw some of the Fa
principles of the universe and enlightened to the importance of speaking the
truth about these principles even if it meant that I would be imprisoned. I was
able to step out of humanness and safeguard Dafa.
At the beginning of 2000, when sitting in meditation, I witnessed the
greatness and magnificence of meeting the standard. In June, when I was reading Zhuan
Falun, I felt very open. My heart's capacity was expanding rapidly. I
reached a wonderful realm, and I could see reasons why some practitioners could
not advance. I was enlightened to giving up my life for the Fa of the universe.
I was able to do that, and saw that for the Buddhas, Taos and gods in the books,
there is different Fa at different levels. I became even more steadfast. I would
rather leave my home and sleep in the streets than make promises to the evil.
During the last two years, I have been continuously eliminating attachments
and letting go of the attachment to life and death. In clarifying the truth to
the people of the world, I became more and more resolute, continuously reaching
for higher standards. When sending forth righteous thoughts, I saw how I
eliminated demons in other dimensions and how the mind directed supernormal
abilities to do things. I understood how to "completely oppose everything
arranged by the old evil forces." Dafa has given me everything. If I didn't
study the Fa and read the book, I wouldn't be able to obtain anything.
Through studying the Fa, I also realized that in order to see the true Fa
principles of the universe, we must have a clean mind when studying the Fa. Only
when we study the Fa with a pure and clean heart can our true selves be changed.
The Teacher said, "other than a person's innate purity and innocence, all
notions are acquired postnatally and are not a person's actual self."
("For Whom Do You Exist?") The Teacher asked us to obtain the gong
ourselves, and it must be our pure and clean selves. The Teacher said,
"Even each Dafa disciple's every move, every action, every word, and even
the questions you ponder, none of it is that simple. In the future you'll see
that everything was very carefully arranged. But it's not me who arranged this,
it's the old forces who did." ("Fa-Lecture at the Conference in
Florida, U.S.A.") It is actually quite startling when thinking about it.
When studying the Fa, "once your mind wanders off, you'll be studying in
vain." Isn't this startling? So when we study the Fa, we must study with a
pure heart, so our true selves can obtain the gong. We should cultivate
our hearts, always be clear which is the true self, "eliminate the bad
thoughts in our minds," and break through the arrangements of the old
forces. The only way to do all this is to study the Fa with a pure heart and
truly study the Fa thoroughly.
Because Dafa disciples are able to study the Fa diligently and be steadfast
to the Fa, they can step out of humanness and not be confused by evil
enlightenment. Through studying the Fa, a practitioner can purify his righteous
mind and effectively eliminate the evil elements in dimensions that he is
responsible for. Through studying the Fa, Dafa disciples are better able to save
people of the world. Through studying the Fa, Dafa disciples can completely
oppose everything arranged for them by the old evil forces, accelerate the
transformation from humans to divine beings, and return to their original true
selves.
Posting date: 2/18/2002 |