(Clearwisdom.net) I have seen fellow practitioners who are absent-minded or not in a good mood when they send forth righteous thoughts, so I want to discuss some of my personal experiences

In the article "Righteous Thoughts," Teacher talked about sending forth righteous thoughts:

"This is how to do it: (1) You should focus your attention and your effort, your mind has to be absolutely clear and rational, the force of your thoughts needs to be focused and strong, with an air of supremacy and of destroying all evil in the cosmos. (2) The disciples who for the time being aren't able to see other dimensions can focus powerful thoughts in saying the word Mie after they finish saying the formula(s). The Mie word needs to be so strong that it's as large as the cosmic body, encompassing everything and leaving out nothing in any dimension. ..."

When I first sent forth righteous thoughts, I was deeply impressed by the word "supremacy" that Teacher mentioned. I think it is a very noble, very honorable concept and also very sacred! However, it was difficult for me to focus while sending forth righteous thoughts, and my mind was not very clear, either. I was able to think about the character "Mie," but it had no power and was just like something floating around. I asked myself, "This will not work! How could I, as a Dafa practitioner, stay in such a state?"

One night I had a dream that I used a gun to shoot enemies. It was very vivid. Each shot got one enemy. However, the bullets were very weak. I was not sure whether they were going to eliminate the bad guys. I realized that it was because my power was not strong enough. It was also because my mind nature was not high enough. I must send forth strong righteous thoughts and eliminate those factors of the old forces damaging the Fa, so that I will not let Teacher down. At the same time, I looked inside to see why I could not concentrate and had no power. Why did I have those extra thoughts?

Actually it was because my heart was not clean. Why was my heart not clean? Because I still had selfish thoughts in my heart, I still had human attachments that I had not let go. I wanted to let them go! Teacher taught us to become righteous, enlightened beings. Thus, my heart became clean. When sending forth righteous thoughts with such a clean mind, I could sense an air of supremacy that eliminates all evil factors. My heart became cleaner, and I could concentrate better. Whether I feel anything or not, I continue to send forth righteous thoughts.

I don't remember the exact day I suddenly felt there was a power emanating from my brain as I sent forth righteous thoughts! The more I focused, the stronger the power. The power went all through my body. At the same time, my hands also gained great strength. The strength did not come intentionally, but it came from my mind. The more I focused my mind, the stronger the power. It came right from my marrow. My whole body felt as if it were made of copper and iron. The character "Mie" in my mind is just like a sword of justice breaking through everything and eliminating all evils. To make the character "Mie" powerful like the universe that embraces every dimension without leaking, one needs to have enough strength. To have enough strength, one needs to have thoughts that are strong. To have a thought that is strong enough, one needs great courage to give up attachments, to peacefully let them go.

I wrote about these experiences because I see some practitioners not paying attention to this, and some of them even fall asleep while sending forth righteous thoughts,.

Dear fellow practitioners, do not forget that we are one body! When we are clear, our righteous thoughts are not only powerful but also feel wonderful, like when we are in a tranquil state. Of course it is different from the tranquil state in the regular sitting meditation. I think, as a practitioner during the Fa-rectification period, one should willingly take the responsibility of saving sentient beings.

Posting date: 8/19/2006
Original article date: 8/19/2006
Category: Practitioners' Insights
Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/8/2/134576.html

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