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A Short Discussion of the State of Being Busy By a UK Practitioner
(Clearwisdom.net) Every practitioner of genuine cultivation is very busy
nowadays. It is quite often that several Fa-rectification tasks are waiting to
be handled. When a person gets busy, he tends to become panicky, which in turn
will lead to troubles. The Chinese word of "busy" has the meanings of hurry and
chaos. We know the Chinese culture is passed down to humans from Gods. A simple
Chinese character contains a lot of information. For instance, the Chinese
character for "busy" is constructed by the character for "heart" on one side and
"death" on the other. The character indicates that when a person gets "busy",
his or her "heart" tends to become "dead". A man with a dead heart is inclined
to get into trouble. The Chinese word for "hurry" depicts a picture of a messy
wasteland blanketed with weeds. We all understand that such kind of chaotic situation should not occur with
practitioners. However, if we examine our own selves and the quick-tempered
practitioners around us, we can find this situation has more or less happened to
us unwittingly. In fact, this is the interference caused by humankind's
postnatal concepts and karma. At present, they cannot impose large damage, but
they succeed in making small troubles frequently. After recognizing this, we
ought to strengthen our Main Consciousness and deliberately prevent this
situation from happening. How can we avoid having a "dead heart"? Master Li talks of remaining calm
upon encountering tribulations. We need to maintain compassionate and peaceful
minds even when we come across a crisis, not to mention when we are merely in
the state of being busy in a peaceful environment. Not only should our hearts be
tranquil when sitting in meditation, our hearts should also be calm and tranquil
when we are facing a great amount of tasks. Just as Master said: "By having your
heart unaffected you will be able to handle all situations". Essentials for
Further Advancement II To strengthen our ability to remain calm, the most crucial thing is to study
the Fa every day and send forth the righteous thoughts frequently. That will
ensure that our hearts remain in a compassionate and peaceful state at all
times. By studying the Fa and sending righteous thought, the distracting notions
in our minds can be eliminated. Only when the heart stays tranquil can we
eliminate the ordinary state of intentional actions and showing off, which hide
behind the mentality of achieving something. Our divine side can then bring its
influence into full play. Otherwise, we will be busy at the same level as
everyday people. Source:
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