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Letting Go of Selfishness and Assimilating to the Fa
(Clearwisdom.net) Master says, "Studying the Fa with attachments is not true cultivation"
("Towards Consummation" in Essentials for Further Advancement II) We are the lives created in the old cosmos,
and self-interest is a major characteristics of the old cosmos. When we stepped
through the gate into cultivation, we also came in with selfishness. For
example, some people want to treat their diseases and some want to obtain a
Falun or become a Buddha or a Tao and solve the problem of life and death. Some
practitioners do not have a clear understanding of cultivation practice in their
minds and do not assimilate to the Fa during the process of cultivation. Master says in "For Whom Do You Practice Cultivation" in Essentials
For Further Advancement: "The greatest reason for religions being undermined is the
degeneration of the human mind. People worship Buddha not to cultivate
Buddhahood, but to seek Buddha's blessings so that they can make a fortune,
eliminate adversity, have a son, or lead a comfortable life." Think about it, how many practitioners had these kinds of thoughts around
July 20, 1999? Having the mindset of curing diseases to become healthy or of
being a heavenly being and not paying off their debts while still accruing a lot
of karma makes self interests the basis of cultivation. A few years have passed since Master published the article Towards
Consummation. I suggest that those practitioners who still have not
understood the article memorize it--learn it by heart--and compare themselves to
the Fa. Fundamentally we do not admit the existence of the old
forces at all, however, the old forces are making use of our loopholes. If we
study the Fa with the same attachments as when we started cultivation and don't
change ourselves, we are simply making use of the Fa for personal benefit and
are not assimilating to the Fa. We will then be easily controlled by the old
forces and interfered with by them. Our cultivation is to achieve selflessness by constantly improving ourselves
and letting go of selfishness. By cultivating well and dissolving the evil by
denying the arrangements of the old forces, we walk on the path that Master
arranged for us. We then will be able to assist in rectifying the Fa without
letting the evil take advantage of any loopholes. March 17, 2007 Posting date: 3/27/2007 |