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"If Teacher Said This to Me, Would I Accept It?"
By a Dafa practitioner in China (Clearwisdom.net) After studying "Teaching the Fa at the 2004
Chicago Conference", I have many thoughts. I would like to share an
experience with all of you. In order to validate Dafa and clarify the truth of Dafa to people, we need
cooperation among Dafa practitioners. As a particle of Dafa, we represent the
image of Dafa. When fellow practitioners have serious problems, we should point
them out as soon as possible. The following are two cases in which some of my
problems were pointed out by fellow practitioners. Once I rented an apartment for a fellow practitioner who became homeless
because of the persecution. We had hoped she could print materials in it. But
she frequently went outside to put up truth-clarifying posters. I was worried
about this, so together with another practitioner, we went to the apartment to
visit her. Since she was out, we waited in the room. When she came back, she
could not unlock the door. Later we adjusted our attitude, and then she was able
to unlock the door. The first sentence when she entered the room was: "You
have too much fear." I was unhappy to hear that. After she sat down, we
asked her again not to go outside so often. She said that I was too cautious and
timid! I said: "If I was fearful, I wouldn't have rented the room for
you." She said, "You should rent rooms for homeless fellow
practitioners, and renting a room does not mean that you have no fear." I
did not become angry at that moment on the surface, but in my mind I was
thinking, "You did not do well and became homeless, so I rented a room for
you at great risk. Instead of showing gratitude, you do not listen to us and
blame us." But Teacher has said that we should look inwards no matter what happens. When
our mind is not tranquil, we may always think that we are right and others are
wrong. So, I started studying the Fa. I read four or five chapters of Zhuan
Falun without stopping. Finally I realized my problem: I tried to persuade
fellow practitioners not to go out, because I was afraid of being involved if
something happened to the fellow practitioner. Actually I do have the mentality
of fear. The only thing is that when a fellow practitioner pointed it out, her
tone was not so kind, so I did not want to change myself. Then I thought: if
Teacher had said this to me, would I listen and change myself? Of course I
would. At this point, my mind became more peaceful. I should get rid of my
mentality of fear and other impure thoughts, and care for fellow practitioners
wholeheartedly. Later she no longer blamed me and did not go out as often. In another case, I discussed with a fellow practitioner the issue of posting
Dafa truth-clarification materials. I made wild gestures when talking. That
fellow practitioner said: "Please do not make so many gestures. I do not
like it when you talk like that." I was unhappy to hear those words. But I
quickly adjusted my mindset and thought: if teacher said this to me, would I
accept it? Yes, I would accept it. I know this was my mentality of showing-off,
which is still there. The fellow practitioner had simply pointed it out. We should cherish fellow practitioners' remarks, look inward unconditionally
and upgrade ourselves as soon as possible. In that way, we could feel no regret
as Fa-rectification Dafa practitioners, and do a good job in saving all beings. June 18, 2004
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