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Some Enlightenment to "Belief" By a Fa-rectification Disciple
(Clearwisdom.net) Viewed from the angle of an everyday person,
"belief" is one of the principles that applies to one's conduct. A
folk saying goes that by disbelieving a good person's advice, one courts instant
mishaps, while believing a good person's advice enables one to become an
immortal. Such sayings have been handed down from generation to generation by
our ancestors. Understood from the standpoint of Dafa, "belief" is a concept
manifest at the level of everyday people, the most superficial level. Viewed
from a higher level, it is microcosmic and called "Buddha Nature" or
"original nature" instead of "belief." Only when our Buddha
Nature has manifested can we be in contact with Buddhas, Taos and Gods at our
own levels. Only in this way can Teacher break layer after layer of the
postnatal obstacles surrounding our original natures and get us back to our
original natures, retrieving our true selves. When "Buddha Nature" reveals itself at a higher level,
"belief" manifests accordingly in a human being's level since
"belief" and "Buddha Nature" are different manifestations of
the same material in different spaces and at different levels. Believing in the
existence of Buddhas, Taos and Gods and believing in heaven's principle that
good will be rewarded with good and evil with evil enables one to follow
Teacher's words and, therefore, guarantee that today's predestined relationship
with one's cultivation will be fulfilled. Although everyone has "Buddha Nature," not everyone is necessarily
able to express "belief." This mainly relates to how much postnatal
pollution covers the original nature. In order to have a true belief, real
belief, and deep belief, one must understand the Fa well. Only Dafa can wash
away the postnatal dust covering our original natures and allow our "Buddha
Natures" to manifest. However high one's Buddha Nature is, that is how firm
one's belief is. The above is only my personal understanding. Any corrections would be very
much appreciated. Posting date: 2/19/2002 |