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Some Understandings about Sentimentality
By a Falun Dafa disciple from China
(Clearwisdom.net) Humankind is soaked in sentimentality and thinks that
emotions are very precious. People do things for friendship, pursue a happy and
peaceful life, and seek to be confidant. These are what ordinary people pursue.
However, throughout the karmic relationships forged through many generations,
people become entangled by sentimentality, and many people forget the way home.
Even some cultivators become very confused and slack off because of
sentimentality. Being cultivators, if we try hard to hold on to something from human society,
if we try to pursue something, if we are afraid of being hurt, or if we seek
happiness, our starting point is selfishness. Those thoughts are ordinary
people's thoughts. Teacher says in "True Cultivation:" "As a matter of fact, when you agonize over infringements upon your
reputation, self-interest, and feelings among everyday people, it already
indicates that you cannot let go of ordinary human attachments. You must
remember this: Cultivation itself is not painful--the key lies in your
inability to let go of ordinary human attachments. Only when you are about to
let go of your reputation, interests, and feelings will you feel pain." (Essentials
for Further Advancement) Many cultivators who have good predestined relationships with Dafa get
attached to the emotions of ordinary people and cannot let them go. They cannot
look inside when encountering conflicts, and family disputes can thereby
intensify. They are severely persecuted by the old forces because of that
loophole. Cultivation is not for pursuing the so-called happy and peaceful life.
We are not coldly ignoring anything either, because we have gotten rid of that
emotion as well. We should balance our cultivation and our personal lives well,
keep righteous thoughts, and do what Teacher arranges for us well. We should be
diligent in Fa study and do the exercises, take good care of our
families, do our daily work well, and tell the truth about Dafa to people. How
can we be moved by sentimentality? Actually, Teacher has told us everything in the Fa. When a test comes or when
we cannot let the attachment go, it is time for us to improve ourselves.
Everything in human society is an illusion that exists due to our attachments.
We should keep our xinxing levels up, be unmoved by ordinary
people's thoughts, keep righteous thoughts, and get rid of all unrighteous
elements in our body. We should have a pure and calm heart, study the Fa
diligently, place greater emphasis on sending forth righteous thoughts and
clarifying the facts, and walk our paths well. The above is my personal understanding. Please kindly correct me if anything
is incorrect. June 9, 2007
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