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Memorizing and Assimilating to the Fa
By Jingxin from China
(Clearwisdom.net) I realized some time ago that I should carry Falun Dafa
books with me so that I could read and study the Fa whenever I had
time. Studying the Fa more can increase our diligence and lead to a good
cultivation state. Recently, I enlightened to some new things. Before July 20, 1999, I carried Dafa books with me everywhere. I cultivated
my xinxing, studied the Fa at every moment and read Zhuan
Falun everyday. Due to my efforts, I achieved a wonderful state! No
matter which paragraph others were reading, I would know it immediately if they
missed any words or misread anything. I knew which lecture and which section
they were reading and could instantly turn to the correct page where we were
reading. While I was in such an excellent cultivation state, I could read all
nine lectures in one day. Upon seeing the first sentence, I could read out the
next. It seemed that my mind moved quicker than my eyes. Regretfully, I didn't memorize Zhuan Falun. After July 20, 1999, I
detoured in my cultivation. I packed away my Dafa books and dared not do the
exercises. After a short period of time, I forgot the contents of the books. I
couldn't even repeat one sentence from the book. I could only remember what I
understood then: "Be a good person and don't do bad things." By this
time, I even couldn't adhere to this. All the everyday people's attachments to
self-interest emerged. Several practitioners who obtained Dafa earlier than I
did persisted in cultivation, validating Dafa and clarifying the
truth. They also helped me awaken from being lost. Every day we sent forth
righteous thoughts together. I sat there, pretending that I was sending forth
righteous thoughts, while in actuality my mind was running wildly and couldn't
be stilled for even 10 seconds. Although I tried very hard, I couldn't control
my mind any time I sent forth righteous thoughts. So I looked for Teacher's Fa
lectures about righteous thoughts. The first piece I found was "Eliminate
the Dark Minions With Righteous Thoughts." I started memorizing the Fa from
this article. The first sentence of the article is, "With regard to things at
present." I spent a whole morning trying to memorize these six words. But I
just couldn't. I made up my mind that I must memorize the Fa and continue my
efforts. I read these six words again and again. Finally, Dafa's power
eliminated the interference and I was able to remember two sentences in the
afternoon. I spent more than ten days trying to memorize the article. I
memorized everyday and every hour. It took me a lot of time and effort to
memorize it well. After I memorized "Eliminate
the Dark Minions With Righteous Thoughts," my mind was able to enter
tranquility as soon as I sat down to send forth righteous thoughts. I could
enter the state of ding as soon as I finished reciting the formula. The
energy was running throughout my body without blockage. My body became very tall
and huge. The feeling was very wonderful. At that moment, I realized that I
hadn't wasted one second in those 10 plus days. While memorizing the Fa, my
everyday person's unclean thoughts were eliminated. The Fa had cleared away all
the unrighteous elements in my field. Later, I didn't bother calculating how
much time I had spent memorizing the Fa, nor did I pay attention to how fast I
was memorizing. It was good enough as long as I was memorizing the Fa with a
clear mind. When I had time, I tried to memorize the Fa I couldn't remember yet,
and when I didn't have time, I just recited the Fa I already remembered. No
matter how busy a person is, his mind can't be fully occupied with what he is
doing. Other thoughts are very likely running in his mind as well. It is better
to recite the Fa than having the mind occupied by other, unclear thoughts. Even
though we are only reciting the same sentence, it is the Fa that is in our
minds. What we cultivate is precisely our mind. Teacher and Dafa have given us
everything. We are no longer everyday people. Every single thought of ours will
have an effect. Every single incorrect thought will make us drop to a lower
level and interfere with the validation of Dafa and the salvation of sentient
beings or even be taken advantage by the evil. Cultivation is very serious. We
must watch every thought of ours. How can we maintain a good cultivation state
otherwise? Even if we can't memorize that much, as long as we memorize some part of the
Fa very fluently and clearly, it can help us eliminate the interference, clear
our body, and uplift the realm of our thoughts. When we study the Fa, send forth
righteous thoughts, distribute truth-clarifying materials, and clarify the truth
in this state, the effect will be very good. It is the state of a god. Initially, I always simply read through the Fa, regardless of how much I
could understand. I didn't try to dig out or ponder over the deeper meanings,
lest I enlightened wrongly about the Fa's truths. This method was very good. Yet
I could only enlighten to what was at my level in that way. When I didn't have
the time or opportunity to read the Fa, what could I have to guide me? In this
evil environment and among the pollution of everyday people, how could I
continue to improve based on my own understandings? It definitely wouldn't work
in the long run. So we must remember Teacher's original words. This way the Fa
will manifest itself when we are experiencing tribulations. Teacher said in "Teaching the Fa at the Conference in New Zealand," "The greatest characteristic of not being able to understand the Fa
within the Fa is due to using the concepts of ordinary people to examine the
Fa. Using the concepts of the ordinary humans to discuss the Fa is like
talking as an outsider of the Fa. To truly discuss the Fa, by really
understanding the Fa from the Fa principles can it be considered the conduct
of a Dafa practitioner. Only that can be considered to be striving forward in
cultivation. Whatever is said will be different. It is about striving forward
in a manner that is steadfastly making progress. Whereas, those not able to
discuss the Fa from within the Fa are only holding on to some perceptual
understanding, or, like the ordinary person, in just feeling that the Fa is
good for the mind. Using the language of the ordinary people to discuss about
the Fa is often as such. There is a great difference." (Provisional
translation subject to further improvement) Memorizing the Fa is a very good way to understand the Fa within the Fa. "The more your mind holds, the faster the change."("Melt
Into the Fa" from Essentials for Further Advancement) While memorizing the Fa, I obtained different understandings towards a single
sentence. After I became clear about the Fa-principles, I knew clearly what to
do and where to go on my cultivation path when encountering problems. I won't
become bigheaded at one moment and drop into depression at the next moment. That
is not the state of a true cultivator. "The understanding of the Truth of the cosmos by students of Dafa
cultivation is an elevation that results from rational understanding and
experience." (Essentials for Further Advancement II) True cultivators are very clear about the Fa-truths. No matter how great the
pressure is, they can always maintain their xinxing and solidly validate
Dafa, clarify the truth and save sentient beings. I once asked a practitioner,
"How did you manage to get through all the tribulations all those
years?" The reply was very simple yet showed her firm faith, "With the
Fa principles that are beyond human beings." She had memorized Teacher's
"Turning the Wheel Towards the Human World" before I could read it
fluently. Teacher has been requiring his disciples to study the Fa and study the Fa
more, ever since he started disseminating the Fa. And we really have been
studying the Fa everyday. Yet how much has registered in our hearts? How much
have we remembered? So I decided to persist in memorizing the Fa. When I have
the time, I memorize the Fa I can't remember yet; when I don't have time, I just
recite the Fa I have already memorized very well. I memorize the Fa while
cooking, walking, working, and during breaks at work. I memorize the Fa before I
sleep and after I wake up. I even memorize a few sentences during the night when
I change my position while sleeping so that all sentient beings within my
dimensional fields are being assimilated by Dafa at every moment.
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