Handling the Attachments of Fellow Practitioners

By Fei Xue (a Dafa practitioner in China)

(Clearwisdom.net)

As a person in the process of practicing cultivation, it is very easy to see other practitioners' attachments. It's also easy to, sometimes unknowingly, develop one's own attachments upon witnessing others'.

One day, as I was sharing experiences with a fellow practitioner, I suddenly realized that when we see fellow practitioners not letting go of their attachments for a long period of time, often we are not looking inward to find our own attachments. Actually when we see the attachments of fellow practitioners, for example, this practitioner had the attachment of fear -- this will form a mentality of associating this practitioner with his attachments. As soon as this person's name is mentioned, we even say: "Oh, this person is such and such." In reality, we are not aware that we have formed such a mentality and obstructed ourselves. Thus, when we are together with this fellow practitioner, we immediately notice his attachments, even to the degree that we become oblivious to his merits. The more this practitioner's attachment comes out, the less we look inward in order to resolve our own attachments. Our focus eventually becomes intensified upon seeing this practitioner's attachment. Why aren't we focused on getting rid of our own attachments? It's such a strong attachment on our part, yet why aren't we able to get rid of it?

Actually when we see the attachments of fellow practitioners, we should look inward: What was the purpose of having me see this? If we really feel uncomfortable in our hearts, then we should look at ourselves more closely. Once the problem is found, it is easy to solve, and immediately, one will feel like so many doors have been opened.

The above is only my shallow understanding. If there is anything inappropriate, please kindly point it out.
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2003/2/22/44973.html

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