By Yiyan in America

(Clearwisdom.net) Recently I found that some fellow practitioners do not have a clear understanding about the relationship among the three things that Teacher requires us to do and their relationship to eliminating the persecution. Some practitioners expect an end to the persecution as soon as possible, but they do not take initiative in clarifying the truth, especially telling people the facts face to face. I think that as a cultivator, a person's words and deeds come from his or her understanding of the cultivation and the principles of Falun Gong. The degree and effect of the achievement are directly determined by one's innermost understanding. Therefore, I would like to talk about my understanding of the relationship between the three things: clarifying the truth, sending forth righteous thoughts and studying the Fa.

Some practitioners think that sending forth righteous thoughts is only to clear away the evil, and that clarifying the truth is to offer salvation to sentient beings. In fact, this is caused by their thinking that the two matters are separate, so they simply do these things mechanically. Sending forth righteous thoughts is one of the main methods we use to eliminate the evil. By doing this, we directly clear away the evil by using the formulas that Teacher taught us and the mighty power of Dafa practitioners. We send forth righteous thoughts to get rid of the evil that controls and interferes with human beings. Only then they can be clear-minded enough to choose their future. Thus, sending forth righteous thoughts is not only eliminating the evil, but also saving sentient beings.

In fact, clarifying the truth is also saving people. Additionally, clarifying the truth and studying the Fa both eliminate evil. If others listen when we clarify the truth to them, then the bad things in their bodies will be removed and the dark minions and rotten ghosts that control, interfere, and even possess them will be cleaned out. Then, in doing this, we will achieve the aim of weeding out the evil. The ultimate cause of this persecution is not factors in this dimension. Essentially it is not a persecution by human acts, but it is directly caused by the old forces and its dark minions and rotten ghosts. Therefore, clarifying the truth is directly eliminating the persecution.

Studying the Fa well is not only the foundation of our cultivation and doing everything well that Dafa practitioners are supposed to do, but it is also offering salvation and eliminating the evil. Every Dafa practitioner is the object of Teacher's salvation, and the Fa is the ladder to heaven given to us by Teacher. During the process of diligent Fa study, our minds are enriched by Dafa and righteous thoughts. Our righteous energy field is strengthened and our bad thoughts, bad notions, and external interference in our minds caused by the warped concepts in the human world are eliminated. Therefore, studying the Fa is cooperating with Teacher's compassionate salvation and cleaning up the evil that interferes with us and persecutes us.

Of course, this effect is naturally achieved when we meet Teacher's requirements of clarifying the truth without human notions and studying the Fa well, instead of regarding Fa study as a tool to eliminate the interference. In Dafa cultivation, we must act according to the requirements of the Fa and gain without pursuit. The attachment of pursuit will not bring good results. On the contrary, it may bring interference and trouble.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2004/9/13/83965.html