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Dealing with People Who Have Personal or Family Histories of Psychosis
By practitioner Xiao Li from Liaoning Province
(Clearwisdom.net) A practitioner once brought a person who suffered from
psychosis to group Fa study and outside to clarify the truth. When others
pointed out to him that this is not in accord with the Fa, this practitioner did
not agree, because the person had psychosis in the past, and since, "the Fa
is boundless," claimed that nothing would happen. Regarding this issue, here is my opinion. Whatever Master tells us not to do,
we cannot do it no matter what. The practitioner indeed had no way to know that
nothing would happen. If the evil takes advantage of the situation and it
results in a negative impact on Dafa, it would be difficult to recover the loss.
We must be responsible to Dafa. Master talked about this issue in "Teaching the Fa at the 2004
International Fa Conference in New York." "Disciple: A student suffered from psychosis a few years ago and
had to stay in the hospital, but in the last few years he has not had a
problem. Right now he is taking part in Fa-validating work. Should we advise
him to appear in public as little as possible, keep a low profile, and do
behind-the-scenes type work? Teacher: That's a good suggestion. If some students can't handle themselves
well or suffered from psychosis before learning the Fa, then it's okay for
them to cultivate at home. Back when I was imparting the Fa, I always said
that those who had psychosis were not allowed in the seminars. When [those]
people took up the practice, I would take care of them, and if they studied at
home, I would save them just the same. But they were not allowed in the
seminars. We needed to protect that cultivation environment of Dafa disciples
and prevent interference, and that is why I didn't allow critically ill
patients or those who had psychosis to attend the seminars. Students who used
to have psychosis can do some things that are in the background, and it's okay
if they do less or nothing when it comes to clarifying the truth." I feel that Fa study sites are similar to exercise sites. It is Dafa's field.
We can cause a negative effect if we don't do well. There are often new
practitioners and practitioners' families coming in and out. New practitioners
have not studied the Fa in depth, and practitioners' families have not studied
the Fa at all. If something happens, these people may not understand, and if
they talk about it to other people, it may lead to even worse outcomes. People
who have had psychosis should study the Fa at home, and if they encounter
problems they can go to veteran practitioners' homes to share. Master has been
very clear on what to do with people who have personal or family histories of
psychosis. If we do not follow the Fa, it can very easily lead to great loss. In my understanding, from one perspective, whether we cultivate well is
basically linked to whether we listen to Master or not. Aren't Master's words Fa?
Don't we need to do things according to the Fa? Of course, Master is
compassionate. He sees that we are lost and thus again and again clarifies Fa
principles to us. However, we are often obstructed by our own notions, and don't
realize these principles, nor want to realize them. On doing the three things, there have been times when I did not
understand Master's requirements and thus my mind wavered. Why did it waver? It
was because I measured the requirements based on my notions and not based on the
Fa. Now thinking back, the times that my mind was the clearest were always the
times when I did whatever Master tells us to do. Looking at it in another way,
didn't we fall into this world of confusion because we didn't reach the Fa's
standard? Otherwise there would be no cultivation. Of course there will be times
that we don't completely understand things, exactly because we are amidst the
confusion. Some people say, "Saving beings is very urgent. Let's not consider these
things." I don't agree. Master taught us to walk a road that is the most
righteous, has no gaps, and has nothing that the evil can take advantage of. We
can obtain several things simultaneously on this path. We can cultivate
ourselves, and at the same time save sentient beings. We should not forget about
cultivating ourselves because saving sentient beings is urgent. We can't
disregard the negative effects because saving sentient beings is urgent. Of
course, we must hurry and save sentient beings, but at the same time we must
cultivate ourselves well and walk on the path righteously. As for saving
sentient beings, walking the path righteously allows us to save people most
effectively, and only by doing so can we walk the path truly well. Saving people
and cultivating ourselves are both important. On the other hand, if the things we do are not righteous and are taken
advantage of by the evil, it may have a negative impact, requiring significant
effort to recover. Have we not had enough lessons? My level is limited and my understanding may also be limited. It is only for
fellow practitioners' reference.
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