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What Do We Think As Disciples When Facing Tribulations?
(Clearwisdom.net) During their journey to the west to obtain Buddhist
scriptures, Tripitaka and his three disciples went through all kinds of
tribulations and finally achieved their goal. During their journey, although the
three disciples performed differently, they all wanted to shoulder the burdens
for their Master. When facing a tribulation, they shared one thought,
"Hurry up and protect Master." That is truly admirable. They all
understood very clearly that they could not obtain the Buddhist scriptures
without their Master. What do we think today when we face tribulations in our cultivation?
"Hurry up and ask Master to help me." I am not saying it is wrong for
a cultivator to think this way. It is a righteous thought built upon the
cultivator's trust in Master and the Fa. But today, when Fa rectification has
come to the final stage and we have already obtained the ability to protect
ourselves, shouldn't we think about how to take some burden off of Master's
shoulders? Master told us that the nature of beings in the past was based on egotism and
selfishness, therefore they considered things from their own perspectives. Then,
when we ask for Master's help, how much of this thought is based on true
selflessness? How much of it is for sentient beings? Master said, "Actually, you don't yet know that this selfishness reaches all the
way up to very high levels. As a matter of fact, for cultivators in the past
to say, 'I'm doing such and such,' 'I want to do such and such,' 'I want to
obtain such and such,' 'I'm cultivating,' 'I want to become a Buddha,' or 'I
wish to attain such and such,' none of that was outside of selfishness. But
what I want you to do is to truly, purely, and unselfishly Consummate with the
real righteous Fa and righteous Enlightenment - only then can you achieve
eternal non-extinction." ("Falun Buddha Fa - Teaching the Fa at the
Conference in Switzerland") I think the key is to study the Fa more and do the three
things well as Master requires.
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