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Why the Old Forces Persecute Us When Our Thoughts Are Not Righteous
By a Falun Dafa practitioner from Mainland China
(Clearwisdom.net) Practitioners often discuss this topic: why do the old
forces persecute us? Fa-study and searching inside tell us that the
fundamental reasons the evil forces are able to persecute us are lack of
righteous thoughts and actions. In other words, when our thoughts are not
righteous, the evil forces will be able to persecute us. Why is this so? I'd like to share my understanding with fellow practitioners.
As this is my personal understanding, and due to my limited level, I ask fellow
practitioners to please point out anything inappropriate. We have formed various notions, ideas and thought karma in the ordinary human
world. All attachments, including those of fear, desire for recognition, showing
off and jealousy, and every one of our negative thoughts were carefully arranged
and are ego-based manifestations of the principles of the old cosmos. When we
mix in human notions in the Dharma-ending period or hold on to things like fear
while validating the Fa, we are actually condoning principles of the old cosmos
and holding on to them. As a result, the old forces will help you
"improve" according to their outdated principles. "There is another principle in our universe: If you pursue or want
something, others are not willing to interfere." (Lecture Three, Zhuan
Falun, 2000 translation) The old forces adopt the principles of "punishing evil with evil"
and control the lives that they think should be weeded out, and let them do the
evil against Dafa and Dafa disciples to help practitioners "improve."
They don't look at it as persecuting Dafa disciples, but as being responsible
for the future cosmos. This manifests here on Earth as Dafa disciples being
arrested, sentenced to forced labor/imprisonment, their homes being ransacked,
losing their lives due to illness, being injured, becoming disabled, tortured to
death, or giving up cultivation due to fear, and other tribulations. Dafa
disciples are being persecuted not only because the old forces are evil, but
also because of their own attachments that they cannot purge. It was a result of
complying with the old forces' principles. "Once your thought is righteous, evil will collapse"
("What's There to Fear," "HongYin" Vol. II,
Translation Version B) The Fa that Master teaches includes the principles of the new cosmos. They
are the pure principles that existed before the old cosmos entered the cycle of
degeneration. During the course of our cultivation, at every moment we try to
live up to the principles Master teaches us, unconditionally trust Master and
the Fa, and do things according to Master's requirements. What we are actually
accomplishing is clearing away human notions and any attachments that don't
comply with the laws of the new cosmos. We choose to follow Master, we choose
our future and we comply with the new cosmos' principles. Master will
automatically take care of us, and the old forces dare not and will not be able
to touch us because they are being restricted by the principles of the new
cosmos. Master completely opposes everything arranged by the old forces. He
rectifies everything that can be rectified and anything that is beyond
correction is eliminated. It will manifest as Dafa disciples reaching the state
of altruism, maintaining righteous thoughts and displaying righteous actions. As
that happens, the persecution ends and all deserving sentient beings are saved. We set up truth-clarification materials production sites, print
and distribute truth-clarifying materials in order to assist Master in
rectifying the Fa and saving sentient beings. These actions are selfless and
comply with the characteristics of the selfless new cosmos. If we follow
Master's words, the old forces are unable to persecute us. However, if we think
we will be persecuted for doing the three things and form a notion
of self-protection, that selfish action would comply with the characteristics of
the old cosmos and we would be following the old forces' laws. Then the old
forces would be able to interfere with us, and that is the true reason for their
persecution. I'd like to share another understanding of mine, which is that the entire
cultivation process for a practitioner is one of constantly assimilating to the
characteristics of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." When a Dafa
cultivator gets rid of all human attachments, he will have thoroughly
transcended the restrictions of the old cosmos and has completely assimilated
into the characteristics of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance."
That is attaining the Dao and reaching consummation, and that is the completion
of cultivation. November 24, 2007 |