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Don't Think that the Character You Play in this Human World is Real By Zi Bo, a practitioner in Shandong Province, China
(Clearwisdom.net) Some practitioners' families have "a third
party"coming between them. For instance, a practitioner's husband was
promoted to a managerial position. He then had an extramarital affair. Another
practitioner's husband works away from home, and he too started philandering. As
a result, not only did a barrier develop between the husband and wife, the
conflict between them has also become even more acute. Some practitioners cried
over this. and some got into huge stormy fights. How are they going to be in
right mindset to clarify the truth? How are they going to calm their minds to
study the Fa and practice the exercises? It has greatly interfered with Falun
Dafa practitioners' doing the three things well. It is absolutely not coincidental that things like this have happened. In
particular, when Falun Dafa practitioners encounter this, it must have something
to do with our cultivation and our xinxing. All the tribulations a Falun
Dafa practitioner encounters at present is the result of his/her thoughts, which
is also a problem created by the lack of righteous thoughts. "In Buddhism,
it is said that every phenomenon in human society is illusory and unreal.
"(Zhuan Falun). Not to mention the fact that everything in this
human world is an illusion that is an extension created by Dafa and an extension
especially for Falun Dafa practitioners' cultivation. Therefore it must be
closely related to Falun Dafa practitioners' minds. Human society is a big stage upon which everyone plays a different role.
Cultivating as we do, we should conform with the state of ordinary society as
well as we can. However, it does not mean that we want to become ordinary
people. Of course we should try our best to treat our relatives and family
members with compassion and fulfill our responsibilities as spouses.
Nevertheless, in our minds we must know what we are doing. When we see an actor play a character in a drama, we all know that it is not
real. The actor also knows this, and nobody believes it is real. So why is it
when we are on this big stage of the human world that we believe the character
we play are real? One reason is because human society appears so real. We are
confused. Another is because we have lost our true nature and selves after going
through numerous reincarnations, thus we believe the false image in the human
world to be real. "It has been said: 'When I come to this ordinary human
society, it's just like checking into a hotel for a few days. Then I leave in a
hurry.' Some people are just obsessed with this place and have forgotten their
own homes." (Zhuan Falun) " Out of an attachment to seek
comfort, some practitioners cling dearly to their families and children. As
Falun Dafa practitioners we should not be muddle-headed. We should not forget
our missions and our true homes. Teacher said, "Whenever there is interference of one kind or another in
qigong practice, you should look for reasons within yourself and determine what
you still have not let go. "(Zhuan Falun) For practitioners who have
encountered something of this nature, I hope you can make an effort to really
dig out the roots. Posting date: 12/26/2007 |