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Don't Be Jeopardized by the Attachment to Time

(Clearwisdom.net) After reading many experience sharing articles posted on Clearwisdom Weekly (Chinese edition) concerning the attachment to time, I have had some deep feelings on this issue and decided to write this article to share my experience with fellow practitioners who may have similar attachments.

I started to practice Falun Gong in 1997, when people were spreading hearsay about the millennial catastrophe that might happen in 1999. I felt lucky for my cultivation of Falun Dafa at that critical moment. I studied the principles and practiced the exercises diligently every day. After giving up smoking and stopping drinking alcohol, I assumed that I studied Falun Dafa well, had a clear understanding about the principles and would complete my cultivation very soon. As a result, I didn't even want to know what was happening around me in daily life.

I remembered Teacher's article "Purging Demon-Nature." It was a blow to the head for me, just like Teacher was speaking to me in person:

"How do you know that you will achieve Consummation? How could you achieve Consummation when you are not even able to let go of your own attachments?

...If you still want to be my disciples, immediately stop being used by demons when you are talking." (Essentials for Further Advancement)

It was as if cold water had been poured on me, and I couldn't believe it. Just imagine how muddleheaded I had been and how strong my attachment to time was. What a disgrace!

It was really a big stumble for me! Even worse was that I didn't improve myself through understanding the Fa based on the Fa. Being disillusioned for a long time, I just read Zhuan Falun, but was unwilling to read Teacher's new articles.

A boat sailing against the current must forge ahead or it will be driven backward. I once lost contact with my fellow practitioners due to some personal reasons. Without a source of current Dafa materials, I was like a kite gone with the wind.

During that period, I didn't give up reading the books or practicing the exercises, and great compassionate Teacher didn't give up on me. By what appeared to be a chance meeting, I reconnected with a practitioner and received many Dafa materials and Teacher's new articles. Through reading the materials, I realized that I was not up to the requirements set by Teacher and that I was far behind diligent practitioners. In looking back at that period, I realize I was truly in danger.

I have shared my experience and honestly hope those who still have the attachment to time will wake up before it's too late. Let's cherish every opportunity for cultivation every day, do the three things well, and live up to our mission entrusted by history.

The above is my personal experience. Please compassionately point out any errors if I am incorrect.

May 8, 2005

Posting date: 5/29/2005
Original article date: 5/29/2005
Category: Practitioners' Insights
Translated on 5/8/2005
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2005/5/10/101467.html

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