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Some Understandings Regarding the Proceedings of the Court Case in Hong Kong
By Dafa disciples from Switzerland and North America (Clearwisdom.net)
After Jiang's regime illegally cancelled their visas, Dafa disciples went to
the China Liaison Authorities and held a sit-in appeal in front of the building.
From the perspective of everyday people, this was a special approach adopted
under the repressive persecution by Jiang's regime to lobby for the right to
freedom of belief and expression, and it was reasonable and lawful. From the
perspective of Fa-rectification, clarifying the truth and exposing the evil,
there was nothing wrong with it either. The court case in Hong Kong is the
manifestation of the old forces taking advantage of practitioners' omissions
because of their individual attachments and insufficient understanding of the
Fa. They are thus interfering with the Fa-rectification, and persecuting Dafa
and Dafa disciples.
Regarding the lawsuit, each practitioner involved has, after looking within
from the perspective of individual cultivation, found attachments. These
attachments include the competitive mentality, the mentality of showing off, and
yielding under pressure rather then acting according to the Fa (insufficient
understanding on the basis of the Fa for the appeal). Often when making
decisions, we did not realize our responsibility to the Fa. Instead of using the
Fa to gauge the situation, we dealt with it using our human notions. When
deciding on how and when to do certain things, each person had his or her own
reasoning. Therefore each of us should examine ourselves to see where we can
elevate our xinxing (mind or heart nature, moral character).
Below we would like to share our understandings on individual cultivation,
from our experiences in court over the past 15 days.
Background information:
We were charged by public prosecutors on two counts. The first was that we
could have been a hindrance to the traffic, though in reality, we only occupied
1.5 meters of the 9.5-meter walkway and did not block the traffic. The second
was that the banner we raised could offend some people. An appeal without any
banner--could it still be called an appeal? There were also other charges, but
they only involved particular fellow practitioners and will not be detailed
here.
Based on the principles of the human world, we did not violate any law.
A fellow practitioner said that sitting in the court was like going to
school. When we did not do well in an exam, we had to take it over until we
finally passed. This lawsuit would continue until we reached the understanding
that we were supposed to have. Such an opinion is reasonable for individual
cultivation, but it is wrong during Fa-rectification. During Fa-rectification,
Teacher is keeping an eye on the overall situation and everything about us. Even
if we still have personal attachments and human notions, the evil is not
qualified to test us. Therefore, when encountering such a meritless lawsuit, we
must recognize the component of interference with the Fa-rectification by the
old forces, eliminate it with righteous thoughts, and firmly base everything on
the Fa-rectification.
In addition, during Fa-rectification we need to continually let go of our
human notions and attachments and raise our xinxing at the same time. The
following are some of our shortcomings that we have noticed.
Therefore, we realized that nothing should disturb our hearts, whether it
targeted our individual cultivation or the Fa-rectification. We should
steadfastly validate Dafa, clarify the truth, while at the same time continually
raising our xinxing.
(To be continued)
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