Concerning The Issue of a "Heart Unmoved"

By practitioner from mainland China

(Clearwisdom.net) The issue of keeping the heart unmoved is often discussed among practitioners. For nine years now, Teacher has led His disciples to go through many tests and tribulations in the face of evil persecution. In addition to the compassionate protection we receive from Teacher, our unmoved hearts and firm belief in Teacher and Dafa are responsible for where we are today.

Recently some practitioners took a "heart unmoved" to mean that no matter what others say, one needs to keep their heart unmoved. In other words, when others point out that you have a problem, you should not be moved as that would interfere with you, and that cultivation means only to cultivate oneself.

At first glance, this may sound reasonable, but it is not when you think more deeply. Some practitioners don't even bother to look within when others point out their shortcomings and problems, let alone conform to the Fa's standard and dig out the roots of their attachments. They take this as the "heart unmoved".

In addition, some people even deviated from their correct paths, yet still keep their "hearts unmoved" and do not care. They refuse to calm down and compare their behavior with the standard of Fa, and even say that their hearts will not be moved no matter how bad the things others say about them are. They think that their level is high when their heart is unmoved.

However as I understand it, what they call an "unmoved heart" simply covers up their true heart. They are reluctant to touch their hidden human hearts, and unwilling to look within. This manifests as doing whatever they want, ignoring what others say, not even caring about it.

They claim a "heart unmoved" when others point out their problems, a "heart unmoved" when fellow practitioners suffer from persecution and need help, and a "heart still unmoved" when sentient beings face elimination. Are these the manifestations of righteous thought?

We are Dafa practitioners in the Fa-rectification period. Teacher gives us more responsibilities, and a correspondingly higher level. We should be diligent and strive for the higher level in fulfilling our mission and realizing our promises, and should not stay in the same level and keep our "hearts unmoved". Such a state is most probably caused by strong and hidden attachments. I feel it is like the four or five enlightened beings that Teacher mentioned in the book Zhuan Falun. Although they are calm, quiet and as still as water, their silence might be caused by a lack of understanding of Fa rectification at this critical moment when the universe is reforming and all sentient beings must assimilate to the Fa in order to enter the future.

The true meaning of a "heart unmoved" is practitioners' firm belief in Teacher and Dafa, conforming to the Fa at all times, controlling one's every thought, and constantly looking within and cultivating oneself diligently. As a practitioner, when we encounter problems and conflicts, we need to dig out our attachments and the human heart with the firm belief in Teacher and Dafa with righteous thought.

The above is my personal thought at my level. Please point out anything inappropriate.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/6/26/180929.html

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