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A Hint
By a practitioner from Hebei Province
(Clearwisdom.net)I had
two memorable dreams that I would like to share with fellow practitioners today.
These two dreams were like warnings, which I hope may encourage us to be
diligent together. In one of my dreams, I was not very diligent. I often regard myself as an
everyday person and use a variety of excuses not to be diligent. During one
particular period, I repeatedly had the same dream. In that dream, the time for
my graduate exam was approaching. Because I hadn't worked hard, I was lagging
behind. I wanted to make up for those lessons, but not enough time remained.
Moreover, I couldn't remember so many lessons. I was very depressed. Reflecting on the dream, I became enlightened that Teacher was telling me to
cherish the time for cultivating in Dafa. Once the whole process is over, what
is lost cannot be made up. In "Practicing Cultivation After
Retirement" in Essentials For Further Advancement, Teacher
says, "One's lifetime is limited. Oftentimes you plan things quite well,
but do you know whether you will have sufficient time left for your cultivation?
Cultivation practice is not child's play. It is more serious than anything of
everyday people-- it isn't something to take for granted. Once you miss the
opportunity, when will you be able to get a human body again in the sixfold path
of reincarnation? Opportunity knocks but once. Once the illusion that you cannot
let go of disappears, you will realize what you have lost." In the other dream that I had recently, it seemed that the time for
cultivation was over. Many practitioners and I surrounded Teacher. Teacher was
arranging Dafa practitioners' cultivation attainment status one by one according
to the cultivation of each practitioner. Many practitioners heard Teacher say
that they had succeeded in cultivation and become Lords or Kings. When it came
to my turn, Teacher took a look at my cultivation process and what I had
cultivated. Then He was in a bind and said several things to me. I couldn't
remember the original words clearly, but the general meaning seemed as follows:
"You didn't succeed in cultivation. It is a pity. However, in one respect
you did well (it seemed that Teacher was referring to my solid belief in Teacher
and Dafa), so even though you cannot sit in the position of a Lord or a King,
you didn't cultivate in vain. I will give you an attainment status that is lower
than those of practitioners who have succeeded." Hearing Teacher's words, I
awoke in great regret. Looking out of the window, I thought, "It is still
dark. I still have time and opportunity, but not much. It is urgent that I be
strict with myself and break away from the interference of the attachments and
desires of human beings." In "In Fa-Rectification Your Thoughts Have to be Righteous, Not
Human," Teacher says, "Snap out of it! If even this, the most wicked ordeal ever, can't wake
you up, then when the Fa rectifies the human world you will only be able to
watch--watch with shock and regret, with angst and lamentful despair for
having done so poorly--the magnificent sight of the Consummation of those Dafa
disciples who truly cultivated. It's a case of reaping what you sow. " Dear fellow practitioners, let's be diligent. It is no use crying regretfully
over being unsuccessful in cultivation when the whole Fa-rectification process
is over. Date: Aug. 25, 2006 |