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The Righteous Thoughts of Dafa Practitioners By a Dafa practitioner in Mainland China
(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioners' righteous thoughts are based
on their long-term study of the Fa. The righteous thoughts come from Dafa and
from our true selves, and are a manifestation of lives that are improving
themselves by letting go of selfishness and letting go of life and death.
Through cultivating Dafa, a practitioner discards ordinary human thoughts,
common views, and establishes godly thoughts. As human thoughts get fewer and
fewer, one will become auspicious and benevolent--seeing clearly the happenings
around us with a pure mind and observing the numerous and diverse worldly events
in tranquility while not getting involved in them. One will have a joyful
feeling of tranquility and happiness. "Dafa Disciples' Righteous Thoughts
are Powerful." When sharing with fellow practitioners, I have occasionally heard such
statements as, "Oh, what should I do if I have carsickness?" or
"Oh, I can't eat cold food; otherwise, I will have stomach ache" and
"My backache is getting worse in winter." Discarding human thoughts is
extremely critical for moving towards godhood. When one's own condition "is
not good," he should look inside for the reason why. He should think with a
calm mind whether he has some incorrect thoughts. Each time a human thought is
corrected (that is, a human thought is discarded, and godly thought is
established), he is one step closer to becoming a divine being. Practitioner A, after getting out of prison, told me about many of his
experiences in that evil, brutal and dirty environment. He said, "Without
righteous thoughts, one cannot walk out of there." He said, "During
one period, I felt especially troubled in my mind. I thought that I couldn't go
on like this; I must learn the Fa." He quietly asked Master in mind,
"Master, I am your disciple and I want to learn the Fa. Please help
me." Several days later, when he was on the drill ground, he by chance met
a fellow practitioner who was arrested from another city. He asked the fellow
practitioner from the other city, "Did you memorize the Fa?" This
fellow practitioner wrote down from his memory the poems from Hong Yin
and some other of Master's short teachings. Practitioner A then read and
memorized one article after another one, and he felt substantially better in his
mind. Sometimes, when he woke up in the morning, he naturally recited the
article in his mind and felt energetic with a clear mind. He said, "At that
time, I only had one thought--of wanting to learn the Fa, and Master helped me
so that I could pass through that period with righteous thoughts and
deeds." Practitioner A said, "During one period, I did not feel well and had
some symptoms of eliminating sickness karma. I thought that I could not continue
like that and that I must do the Falun Gong exercises. Then I started looking
for the environment and chances to do the exercises, and Master saw my thought.
In several days, the two criminal inmates who were cooking in the cafeteria had
a fight and were transferred away. Normally, working in the cafeteria is a
lucrative position and inmates could not get a position there even by seeking
connections and bribing with presents. However, the management wanted me to go
there. I did not realize at the beginning that this was my opportunity, and I
did not want to work there after I tried it for only one day. The guards
insisted that I must work there. After I started working there, I found that the
environment there was very suitable for me to do the exercises. I got up at four
o'clock in the morning, started the cooking fire and filled the cooking pots
with water. I then started doing the exercises. By about five o'clock, I had
completed my exercises, and this is when everybody else woke up." Practitioner A said with deep feeling, "What does our Master look at? He
looks at the thoughts we have. Master does not want anything else from us, he
only wants us to have a heart of diligence. Even under that evil and difficult
environment, Master created the environment for me to do the Falun Gong
exercises. One righteous thought can really bring miracles." In the prison, the inmates were very defensive against one another; they were
afraid of being reported by others. Practitioner A thought, "Are there any
predestined people here whom I should help to save? If I run into them, I will
explain the truth to them so that they can be saved." After he had this
thought, one day two inmates nearby suddenly started arguing about Falun Gong.
However, what they said was all from the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP)
propaganda. Practitioner A thought that the opportunity had come. The two
inmates walked toward him while arguing. They said, "You practice Falun
Gong. You tell me what the self-immolation, murder and participating in politics
is about." The inmates came to look for the truth; they were of course the
people to be saved by Master's arrangement. Then practitioner A, with a calm
mind, explained to them with reasoning and facts about Falun Gong. He exposed
that the CCP, with its wicked tricks, had fabricated lies and rumors to slander
Falun Gong. He also told them that believing in Falun Gong can bring them good
rewards. Finally, the two inmates walked away happily. Practitioner A said, "As long as our thoughts are righteous in
cultivation and we can come to righteous understanding, Master can do anything
for us." Fellow practitioners, we must treasure our environment and be diligent, and
follow our Master to return to our true home.
Posting date: 2/20/2008 |