In A Few Words: The Attachment to "Doing Things"

By a practitioner in China

(Clearwisdom.net) Today another practitioner and I went out to clarify the facts about Falun
Gong. We went to McDonald's fast-food restaurant and bought something to eat. After I sat down, I began talking to a girl sitting at the same table about the practice. After chatting for a while, the other practitioner said, "Why are you so hasty when you talk?" I was thinking, "Yes. I've been doing this for some time, so why was I not tranquil today?" I couldn't figure out why.

When I returned home, I calmed down and began to examine my state of mind. The environment then was pretty good, certainly suitable for the explaining the facts about Falun Gong, and I also wasn't afraid. But what was the attachment that made me lose my tranquility? I thought and thought, and suddenly I realized that it was the attachment to doing things, the attachment to fulfilling my mission. I continued digging deeper and discovered it was selfishness. From studying the Fa I understood that clarifying the truth is what Dafa practitioners must do. It's a practitioner's duty, if you will. So when I was talking to the girl, it wasn't because I wanted to save her, and I had no mercy. I was just busy trying to fulfill my duty, and I was quite impatient because I wanted to see quick results. I hurriedly said what I thought I should say. There was no mercy, harmony, tolerance, or kindness in me at all, and those are traits that a practitioner should possess. What should I do? Cultivate! I should eliminate all these dirty attachments, achieve benevolence and put others first, as well as attain a level of selflessness. Teacher has infinite grace. It is never easy to say thank you to Master for His great mercy. Then the only thing I can do is be diligent in cultivation. My level is limited. I hope fellow practitioners will kindly point out whatever is improper.

August 18, 2008

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/8/20/184343.html

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