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Treasure Our Time Every Day
By Austrian Dafa Practitioner Da Zhuang
(Clearwisdom.net) We Dafa practitioners should treat every day as the
last day before the Fa rectifies the human world. We don't know what will happen
tomorrow. We can only control what we do today. When we are lazy and lethargic,
when we hold on to our attachments, we should ask ourselves: if tomorrow the
whole thing is over, what should I be doing today? We are racing with time.
Every day we should use our time wisely, like the time we send forth righteous
thoughts at fixed times, and the time for the Fa-study and practice should also
have a fixed routine. In my opinion, we should read at least one chapter of Zhuan
Falun each day. Each day we live in a society full of temptations. Unconsciously, our
thoughts are accepting all kinds of deviated cultures and trends. These have
been slowly eroding our mind. Studying the Fa everyday can help us to stay
vigilant and expel the bad thoughts, and improve our cultivation according to
the Fa. During a period in 1999, each day I read the entire book Zhuan Falun
once. I felt a noticeable xinxing improvement. Many of my long-term,
stubborn attachments were eliminated during that time naturally. Before we read Zhuan Falun, it is better to we should cleanse our
minds. Eliminating the bad thoughts, karma, bad notions and external
interference would help us better focus on reading the Fa. When our mind wanders about during Fa study, we should return to the
paragraph where we lost focus and start over. We should study the Fa without any
attachments and notions, doing so with a tranquil mind. As Teacher said, "The Fa can break all attachments, the Fa can destroy all evil, the Fa
can shatter all lies, and the Fa can strengthen righteous thoughts."
("Drive out Interference" in Essentials for further Advancement
II) In "Teaching the Fa at the Washington D.C. International Fa
Conference" (from Guiding the Voyage), Teacher said, "Clarifying the truth is something each and every one of you Dafa
disciples must do. I'm telling you this again. Anyone who tries to make
excuses for himself and who's never stepped forward is wrong. As for how much
longer this tribulation will last, I don't think you should think about these
things much. And don't think about whether you can reach Consummation, either,
because any desire you have can become an attachment and can be used by the
evil. As soon as that kind of thought emerges, the evil might conjure a false
image for you, and this will then cause interference. Cherish the present time
and make the best use of it--this time is meant for the disciples. While you
cultivate, do Fa-rectification, and move yourselves towards Consummation, you
also need to save sentient beings; you are creating everything for the
future." We Dafa disciples are walking along the path to become gods. Clarifying the
truth and saving sentient beings are our ultimate responsibilities; in fact,
many disciples made an oath in a pre-historical era to do just that. Through
these efforts, we are establishing our own mighty virtue and achieving eternal
glory. If we Dafa disciples all do well the Three Things, then the communist evil
spirit, the dark minions, rotten demons and other evil elements will have no
place to hide. Let us treasure our time each day, treat every day as the last day before the
Fa rectifies the human world, stay diligent in studying the Fa, put our best
effort forward to do the Three Things and to save more people. This has been my personal understanding. If there is anything inappropriate,
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