Studying the Fa with the Mindset of Assimilating to the Fa
Written by a Dafa Practitioner from Mainland China
(Clearwisdom.net) In studying the Fa [principles, law of the universe], especially
during the early period of my cultivation, I did not have a clear
understanding of what Master said about studying the Fa without pursuit.
Very often I treated Fa-study with human logic and with the mentality of
obtaining knowledge. Sometimes, I also mixed it with the human mentality of
taking things for granted. From Master's recent lectures, we learned that the present human culture
is created for Dafa. The whole historical process of human society is
nothing but a play established for the Fa. The principles within the human
world and the understanding of the universe are very superficial, and they
are wrong when looked at from higher realms. As cultivators, when we
understand a layer of the Fa's principles, it is actually a manifestation in
the human world after our divine side has assimilated to the Fa and elevated
itself. It enables us to break away from human notions and the constraint of
attachments, strengthen our steadfast belief in Fa, so that we can study the
Fa better. Thus, we should not limit ourselves to just the superficial
understandings. The tremendous change we go through in our cultivation mainly manifests
in other dimensions, and the deeper meaning of the Fa is not on the surface
of the words. When we study the Fa with a pure heart that desires to
assimilate to the Fa, and with no pursuit, this is creating good conditions
for improving our divine side and for our sentient beings in other
dimensions to assimilate to the Fa. In cultivation, how many principles of
the Fa we understand is closely related to our state of cultivation and how
many attachments we actually give up. When our human side assimilates itself
to the Fa completely, we understand in an instant all the Fa-principles at
our level. And that is the genuine understanding of a divine being, because
that is the result of assimilating to the Fa. Reading the books and studying the Fa is the same as listening to Master
teaching the Fa and assimilating to the Fa, so we as Dafa disciples, should
study the Fa with a state of mind that is respectful to Master and the Fa. The purpose of different methods of experience sharing, including reading
fellow practitioners' experience-sharing articles, is to find in time our
xinxing [mind nature, moral character] problems, which are not easily
detected by us, and eliminate superficial obstacles. In this way, we can
study the Fa more actively and with a purer heart. We should not pursue
higher understandings or seek out something new and curious when we study
the Fa. If we do not upgrade our xinxing and our understanding from the
perspective of the Fa, what we obtain might just be the knowledge that comes
from human notions. The above is only my personal understanding. Please correct me if there
is anything improper.
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2003/2/4/43994.html
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