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Understandings and Reflections about Walking Straight the Path
(Clearwisdom.net) Master emphasized in the article "Walk Straight
Your Path" published on September 25, 2005, that "only walking
straight your path amounts to validating the Fa." Master also pointed out
that "it is walking straight your path that is most important." We must walk straight the path, so how do we walk straight the path? This is
not just lip service. Actually the path of cultivation that Master leaves for us
is "very narrow". If we are a little bit careless, problems will
arise. We should not only have a great goal, but also need to mind the details.
Only by improving our xinxing can we walk straight the path. Master has clearly pointed out in Zhuan Falun that xinxing: "Includes de (a type of matter), tolerance, enlightenment
quality, sacrifice, giving up ordinary people's different desires and
attachments, being able to suffer hardships, and so on. It encompasses various
things. Every aspect of xinxing must be upgraded for you to make real
progress. This is a crucial factor in improving gong potency (gongli). " Master has taught us to do the three things well, and that each
of the three things is equally important. Studying the Fa well is the key to
improving xinxing, increasing gong potency and elevating our level;
sending forth righteous thought is to eliminate all the negative elements which
interfere with the Fa-rectification; and clarifying the truth is the way to save
sentient beings. None of the three things should be excluded. However, some
practitioners only focus on sending forth righteous thoughts and handing out
truth-clarifying materials, but ignore Fa study. So they did not improve xinxing
and the gap with other practitioners has become wider. My understanding is that
Master often reminds us to do more Fa study. We need to keep studying the Fa and
practicing the exercises, improving our xinxing from many aspects. Only
then can we improve our gong potency, our righteous thoughts will be more
powerful, we will have more energy when clarifying the truth, and our objective
of saving more sentient beings will be achieved. Two fellow practitioners recently went to other cities to hand out
truth-clarifying materials and were interfered with by evil. They were arrested,
and this has brought a negative effect to Dafa and caused problems to fellow
practitioners. I felt very uneasy. After calming down, studying the Fa and
looking within, I understood that this is not accidental, and I also hold some
responsibility. It has been quite a while since we had good communication among
fellow practitioners. We got angry over little things, became irritated about
the human notions others' held, and failed to coordinate well on significant
matters. During Fa study, we often kept talking about non-practitioners' topics,
and some practitioners were even angry or felt disappointed with the
non-practitioners. We talked again and again and achieved nothing. In the end,
we did not improve our understanding of the Fa, nor did we improve our xinxing.
These phenomena have puzzled me for a long time, but I did not have the courage
to write about it. Furthermore, these did not seem to attract fellow
practitioners' attention. Master has long ago clearly pointed out in Zhuan Falun: "As practitioners, you will suddenly come across conflicts. What should
you do? You should always maintain a heart of compassion and kindness. Then,
when you run into a problem, you will be able to do well because it gives you
room to buffer the confrontation. You should always be benevolent and kind to
others, and consider others when doing anything. Whenever you encounter a
problem, you should first consider whether others can put up with this matter or
if it will hurt anyone. In doing so, there will not be any problems. Therefore,
in cultivation practice you should follow a higher and higher standard for
yourself." Compared to Master's tireless teaching, I really feel ashamed. Most of us
practitioners have been cultivating for six or seven years, and how much have we
improved? Have we let go of human notions? Those attachments of jealousy,
fighting, showing off and zealotry and others still keep appearing, so why
didn't we pay attention? The phenomenon of practitioners criticizing and blaming
each other is common, and if this continues, how can we improve and elevate as
one body? Recently a few practitioners have become careless when emphasizing
letting go of the attachment of fear, and have put aside the safety of the Fa
and fellow practitioners. Fellow practitioners, let us be vigilant! Letting go of the attachment of
fear is in no way the same as acting recklessly. We need to be aware that we are
Fa-rectification Dafa practitioners and need to save sentient beings. We must
first walk straight our path. In order to save non-practitioners, we must do
well in our cultivation. Otherwise, we will face the danger of being dragged
down. Under Master's benevolent protection, let us coordinate well as a one body
and walk straight each step in our path. February 22, 2006
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