By a practitioner in China

December 30, 2002

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Evil enlightenment #8: Master said that this Dafa is the Dafa of the universe, that whoever offends Dafa will be punished and meet with disaster, and that every disciple has the protection of Master's fashen. But the reputation of Dafa has been damaged greatly in the human world, and yet we have not seen any major disasters. Some people seem to live a carefree life. Dafa practitioners have been suffering severe persecution for such a long time, but we have not seen any protection. Therefore, all of this is unbelievable. Let's change and live a regular life. Some people do not deny Master or Dafa, but they say that since nobody protected them during such serious tribulations, it must be Master's arrangement to get rid of our attachments. It is not accidental that everyone is required to change. This could be the path for us the get rid of our attachments. Just follow the trend. So many people have already changed. We should not be excluded either.

Analysis of #8: This is the Fa-rectification period in the universe. During this period, the old forces of the universe are still arranging everything according to their degenerate notions, and interfering with and trying to damage Fa-rectification. It appears that in the human world there may not be immediate retribution for attemting to damage Dafa, and that the evil people may still have some good time left because the old forces want to use them until the last moment. But, not receiving retribution immediately does not mean there will not be any retribution later. As steadfast Dafa disciples, we understand the problem from the basis of the Fa, and view the situation of the human world from the whole body and the overall situation of Fa-rectification. We cannot be confused by this illusion. Think about it, if everyone who damaged Dafa were punished immediately, and if cultivators were always saved when facing danger or tribulations, would there be anything to enlighten to? How else could it be determined whether a disciple is a genuine cultivator or is just muddling along?

Some people gave up Dafa when facing tribulations. On one hand, they didn't have strong righteous thoughts, and they let their minds be twisted while enduring the suffering; therefore, they accepted brainwashing in order to escape the pain temporarily. On the other hand, they didn't have solid enough righteous belief in the Fa, and didn't understand the Fa deeply enough; thus they became confused by the evil "enlightenment." Some people have not understood Dafa rationally. They were confused when they saw that others had accepted the brainwashing, and that their acquaintances and people who "had cultivated pretty well" had also accepted the brainwashing. They felt more mental pressure and their belief in Dafa was shaken. There are no models in cultivation. Every person, no matter what he was like before, as long as there is a test that he cannot pass, may turn to the opposite side. Only when a cultivator treats the Fa as the teacher all the time can he always stay on the path of returning to the origin.

Evil "enlightenment" #9: After Teacher pointed out in his articles that it is wrong to accept brainwashing, those who have "enlightened" along an evil path found some other excuses from the Fa. They said that Teacher had said disclosing everything is to preach the evil Fa, and thus the meaning of the Fa that Teacher teaches is the opposite of its meaning on the surface. They said that one who had cultivated to a high level should not understand Teacher's word from the surface, and that accepting brainwashing is the absolute path for everyone in the labor camp, and that only by accepting the brainwashing can one get out.

Analysis #9: Indeed, Master has said, "Everyone should think about it: Why do I teach so great a Fa in the time of Last Havoc? If I were to disclose the truth, I would be teaching an evil practice since there would definitely be those who learn the Fa because of this. That would be studying the Fa with pursuit." "In fact, there must be an unspeakable reason for my teaching this Dafa. Once the truth is revealed it will be too late for regrets." ("Further Elimination of Attachments" Essentials for Further Advancement) So Master has never told us the ultimate, fundamental reason for teaching the Fa. He has just told us the Fa that we should know according to the progress of Fa-rectification.

Those who have fallen into evil "enlightenment" always interpret the Fa out of context. They find a sentence from the Fa and twist the meaning from the surface. In fact, their minds are controlled by the evil, their thinking is confused, and they don't understand the Fa. They don't believe in Dafa and cannot truly understand the meaning of the Fa.

Since Master has clearly pointed out that it is wrong to accept brainwashing, then there is no doubt about it. Looking for excuses not to admit this is not believing in Master, and not believing in Dafa. If this is the case, then how can they cultivate? On the other hand, the surface meaning and the deeper connotation of Dafa are for the genuine Dafa disciples. Those who have "enlightened" along an evil path have denied Master and Dafa. They are not Dafa disciples anymore, so how can they be qualified to talk about the deeper meaning of Dafa?

Evil "enlightenment" #10: It is not accidental that Dafa has encountered such tribulations in the human world. It is the manifestation of the change in the cosmic climate. Dafa has completed its historical mission, and cultivation is over. It is wrong to keep cultivating in the human world and spreading the Fa. Such a high Fa cannot be made known to everyday people. Those who have attained the Fa have to use everyday people's forms to deny the Fa, which is to accept the brainwashing. Only when all cultivators have accepted the brainwashing can this tribulation end.

Analysis of #10: The tribulations that Dafa has encountered in the human world are arranged by the old forces of the universe. Master never approved of them. As Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples, we should completely oppose the old forces' arrangement and assist Teacher to rectify the Fa. Only Master can decide when Fa-rectification will end, and whether cultivation is finished. As long as we have not completed our cultivation, we should cultivate Dafa firmly in the human world, validate Dafa, clarify the truth, and eliminate the evil. This is assisting Teacher in Fa-rectification, and it is also having compassion for all beings, and saving people.

Some people do not completely understand the Fa. When the tribulations get a little bit bigger, they find something from the Fa, give it a distorted interpretation, and then accept the brainwashing. This is what the evil can take advantage of, because they do not have a deep enough understanding of the Fa.

(To be continued)

For Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4, please see

http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2003/2/5/31736.html
http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2003/2/6/31177.html
http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2003/2/7/31829.html
http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2003/2/8/31862.html

Posting date: 2/9/2003
Original article date: 2/8/2003
Category: Practitioners' Insights
Translated on 2/1/2003
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.cc/mh/articles/2002/12/30/41830.html

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