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Some Thoughts About the Seriousness of Cultivation Practice
(Clearwisdom.net) Truly experiencing the seriousness of cultivation practice Teacher says in Zhuan Falun, "And I'd like to add, when someone wants to cultivate, it's no walk in
the park. I've said that it's a serious thing, and on top of that, it's
higher than ordinary people, and it's tougher to do than anything ordinary
people do. Isn't it a higher thing? So it demands more of you than anything
of ordinary people". However I noticed that many fellow practitioners haven't truly understood the
deep meaning behind these words. Below are some examples. We should be very strict with ourselves in cultivation practice, following
the principles of Dafa. Every thought, every idea, every word and every behavior
of ours should meet the standards of Dafa practitioners. Attaching importance to studying the Fa and sending forth righteous thoughts Teacher says in Lecture at the Conference in New Zealand, "This Fa and principles not only eliminates all
misconceptions and fallacies and rectifies all human minds, but also
corrects all abnormal states. So, as long as you study the Fa's principles,
as long as you keep reading, you're in the process of improving. For this
reason it's extremely important to read the book, to study the Fa." In fact, when we encounter conflicts in our cultivation practice, it is the
best opportunity for us to study the Fa more diligently and to look within
ourselves. This will help us to get rid of our bad thoughts, and human
attachments. If we can truly understand the Fa from the perspective of the Fa,
and regard the Fa as Teacher, we can upgrade ourselves and do well in our
cultivation practice as Teacher said in Lecture on the Fa at the U.S. Midwest
Conference, "Keeping their hearts unaffected with these interests before them,
smiling in the face of anger and hatred, and checking for one's own faults
in the middle of conflicts..." I would like to call attention to the following points while we are studying
the Fa. It is extremely important to send forth righteous thoughts in our cultivation
practice. Here is an example. There are two districts in one city. Practitioners
in District A attach importance to sending forth righteous thoughts together at
regularly appointed hours. In daily life, they frequently recite the Fa-rectification
formulas to eliminate evils. Due to the joint efforts of all practitioners in
this district, there is less interference in their cultivation practice. In
contrast, most practitioners in District B didn't pay attention to sending forth
righteous thoughts. Consequently, some practitioners were arrested in this
district. We should learn from these lessons and do well the three things
Teacher asks us to do in order not to be taken advantage of by the evils and in
order to be truly responsible to ourselves, our fellow practitioners and all
sentient beings. Resolving Conflicts Between Practitioners It is inevitable for conflicts to occur among practitioners. How can we
adjust ourselves and cultivate diligently together? Personally, I think that the
most important thing is to treat fellow practitioners with compassion. I heard a practitioner blaming another practitioner by saying, "There is no
use for him (her) to cultivate any more. He (she) is like a demon arranged to
damage Dafa." I felt very sad upon hearing these words. Teacher once said in
Lecturing on and Explaining the Fa at the Metropolitan New York Fa Conference,
"Yet what I want to accomplish today, by conferring the cultivation
method to Dafa disciples, is to establish in the Cosmos an unprecedented,
even higher wisdom. The goal is to allow beings that drop down in the future
to be able to return from here. Or at the very least, they'll have a chance.
This is part of the Cosmos being able to harmonize itself." I realize that Teacher gives chances to those who drop down from the higher
levels after violating the rules of heaven. How can we become attached to fellow
practitioners' mistakes? Why do we always compare other people's shortcomings
with what we do well? Doesn't it prove that we haven't cultivated enough
compassion? When a fellow practitioner has a hard time in passing tests and
tribulations, we should try to understand him by placing ourselves in his
position, trust him and help him to achieve a better understanding of the Fa.
Only through compassion and forgiveness can we improve as a whole body. I also
noticed that some practitioners do not take responsibility for what they have
said or easily break their promises. They talk quite a bit, but rarely act. As a
result, the evil has taken the advantage of their loopholes and made a great
loss to Dafa. If our fellow practitioners are not able to be responsible to each
other, how can they be responsible to the society and all sentient beings? Among
everyday people, only when we act nobly and righteously in every aspect can we
gain the understanding and support from people around the world. Only through
our example can we show others that Falun Dafa is good and Falun Dafa
practitioners are good people. Sometimes when I see a person, I feel that I have
been waiting for him for ages. Among all sentient beings, it is truly precious
for us to have the chance to meet each other. Therefore, we should cherish this
chance and offer salvation to all beings that have predestined relationships
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