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It's Difficult to Break a Bundle of Chopsticks
By a practitioner in China
(Clearwisdom.net) In the past I did not think of anything special when I
watched the dance "Chopstick Zest," performed by the Divine Performing
Arts, but this time I felt a difference, because of something I had experienced. I believe that this scene told us that we should be one body during the Fa-rectification
period, and also showed how the future mankind should behave. At this time I
would like to say to my fellow practitioners in Jinan City -- we are one body.
We should not push away fellow practitioners. Several days ago I had a dream. I dreamed that many practitioners shared a
three bedroom apartment, and everyone entered through the same door, but then
they separated. The practitioners who shared room number one admired certain
practitioners and snubbed and disliked other practitioners, depending on if the
practitioners had cultivated diligently or not. The practitioners who were
snubbed and disliked lived in room number two. Practitioners in the third room
were desensitized and without passion, although they were still doing the
three things. It was very dirty and dusty outside the three rooms. I
felt that this dream reflected the situation that exists among practitioners in
Jinan. I was in the second room. I'm not defending myself or explaining my
situation, but what I would like to say is that until this dream, I didn't
realize that I was also one of those who did not protect the one body and was
intolerant toward practitioners. In the past I spoke badly of other
practitioners, complained about practitioners who made mistakes, and looked down
on certain practitioners. I recently ran into some problems that helped me
understand the importance of practitioners who were diligent Dafa disciples and
always thought of others first, were tolerant, helped practitioners without
asking for something in return, and sent righteous thoughts to help others who
experienced difficulties. When rumors are spread among practitioners and when practitioners badmouth
fellow practitioners, a substance forms that is instrumental in ostracizing
fellow practitioners. When this happened I did not fully understand what
occurred, but I could feel a strong force trying to separate me from the group.
This force formed a wall between me and the group, and I realized it was the
evil that used a practitioner who had attachments to destroy us as a group.
Thus, I kept sending righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil element. In the
meantime, Teacher continuously gave me hints, and I began to understand what was
behind this effort. I had to move for safety reasons at one point, and not
surprisingly, someone went to my old place to check on me the afternoon after I
moved. For a period of time I could not calm down. I could not understand why so
many practitioners would listen to a practitioner whose moral character was not
good. Why didn't they come to talk to me? Why was there always someone trying to
disturb the peace of the group? My mind was filled with complaints and I felt
demoralized. My mind was filled with bad thoughts and I even held negative
feelings toward the entire group. At this time, Teacher sent two practitioners
to talk to me. When I saw that they adhered to what Teacher said, looked inward
at all times, and selflessly helped others but never showed off, I was moved to
tears. At that time they did exactly what I needed. I felt the warmth emanating
from the group again, and I also found the loopholes I needed to eliminate. I hope we practitioners in Jinan will be like in the "Chopstick
Zest," united as one body, helping each other, and walking firmly on the
last stretch of our path. The above is my personal understanding, given my cultivation level. Please
kindly point out anything inappropriate. |