Some Thoughts On Reading Articles on Clearwisdom

By A Practitioner from China

(Clearwisdom.net) As Dafa Disciples, we know the role played by Minghui website (Clearwisdom is the English version) in the Fa-rectification period. Master said, "on important matters, practitioners must pay attention to the attitude of Minghui Net." During this special period of the Fa-rectification, Minghui net has played an irreplaceable role for practitioners to communicate their experiences and share their understandings so as to improve together as a whole and keep up with the Fa-rectification progress.

Since the persecution of Falun Gong began on July 20, 1999, I have been detained and sentenced to a forced labor camp for some time and couldn't visit Minghui or download articles from it. It was not until I got out of the forced labor camp when I was able to visit the website and witness the great tide of the Fa-rectification. The articles written by other practitioners help me to deepen my understanding of Dafa. Through reading the articles, I discover my own shortcomings and rectify the path I am taking.

Meanwhile, I have noticed that some practitioners do not pay much attention to Minghui. Some never read the articles on the website, saying that there is no point in reading them, for they are not the Fa. Some think that the practitioners who wrote those articles have attachments, and one might be interfered with after reading them. There are also some people who have gone astray and attack Minghui along with the evil, saying that it is telling false stories.

I think that whoever has those thoughts has strong attachments, to think of Minghui in the same way as the world's media. They look at cultivation in the Fa-rectification period from the perspective of cultivation from the past.

I learned from my own cultivation that Master has put everything which can help us improve and everything we can attain into the book Zhuan Falun. In different periods of our cultivation, Master writes articles and gives lectures to point out problems and rectify the path. That is because he wants us to study Zhuan Falun better and spread Dafa to the sentient beings in order to save them. Minghui is the website of Dafa during this special historic period which delivers Master's voice to practitioners and sentient beings, and coordinates the work of practitioners around the world to help us improve as a whole. It is also the most powerful weapon to expose the evil, suffocate the evil, fight against the persecution, clarify the truth, and save sentient beings. Jiang Zemin and his regime spend a huge amount of money trying to destroy Minghui, reflecting their extreme hatred and fear of Falun Dafa and its principles of Truth-Compassion-Forbearance.

Of course, not every article on Minghui is outstanding, but they are the understandings and enlightenment attained by practitioners at different levels of their cultivation. Some articles might reveal a lack of deep understanding of Dafa or the attachments of the writer. On the other hand, we can also see our own problems from reading those articles. Master has repeatedly asked us to look within ourselves. When we see other people's attachments and shortcomings, why don't we just look within ourselves and realize why we were made to see those problems? Why don't we just look at ourselves to see if we have the same problems? Dafa disciples ought to have boundless compassion and forbearance. When we see other people's shortcomings, we can point them out, try to eliminate them, and improve the situation. This, I think, is a way Master has worked out for us practitioners to upgrade our levels in Dafa cultivation.

Some people read the articles on Minghui in the same way an everyday person would read. They criticize and comment, feeling superior and full of themselves. Actually, on different levels, people have different understandings of the Fa, and different levels have different laws. There cannot be only one single right answer. Dafa is harmonious. We should see if the articles are written from the standpoint of the Fa, and how we can maintain righteous thoughts and behaviors in a tribulation, meeting the requirements of different Fa principles on different levels. We can also learn how to walk our path of Fa-rectification and get rid of our fundamental attachments.

Some people do not read the articles on Minghui. On the contrary, they spread slander about the website. Although they might not be demons, they are doing what the demons want them to do. Some people use their deviated understandings to explain Master's boundless Dafa, taking words out of context to prove their points. They think they have enlightened to the highest Fa principles. Aren't they misinterpreting and damaging the Fa? Some people even claim that they have reached consummation. They have been taken advantage of to damage and interfere with practitioners, preventing them from doing the three things well. If these practitioners are unable to turn away from the old force arrangements, "Everything and that millions upon millions of years' wait will be fulfilled according to the vows made before history." ("Dafa is Indestructible") Isn't it dangerous? We are certainly improving and becoming enlightened to the Fa principles from constantly studying the Fa. Yet we are Dafa disciples of the Fa-rectification period. The old forces have a systematic arrangement for each and every one of us. If we can't turn away from the state of individual cultivation to melt into the great tide of Fa-rectification, then how can we follow Master's Fa-rectification process?

Master has imparted upon us the great law of the cosmos and created a future for all sentient beings. His immense mercy is saving sentient beings, taking care of practitioners, and arranging everything for our consummation. Falun Dafa disciples have the historic mission of clarifying the truth, saving sentient beings, and "assisting Teacher in his journey in this world;" (from Hong Yin) Master too, reads articles on Minghui and comments on quite a few articles written by practitioners. What is it that we can't abandon? Why can't we read other practitioners' experience sharing articles? Why can't we get a whole picture of the great tide of the Fa-rectification in China and around the world?
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2004/8/1/80779.html

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