Rationally Rectifying Oneself By Special Commentator to Clearwisdom (Clearwisdom.net) After Master's lecturing on and explaining the Fa at the
2003 Metropolitan New York Fa Conference, some of the things that Master touched
upon gave a powerful jolt to the practitioners who have done things to let Dafa
down and sullied the name of Dafa disciples. Experiencing Master's grand
compassion, they finally recognized, to an extent that was totally different
from before, the nature of the bad things that they have done. They have made up
their minds to rectify themselves based on the Fa and become truly worthy Dafa
disciples.
Some of those people have already published their solemn declarations on the
Clearwisdom website, and some of them have told Dafa disciples that, indeed,
they are the people that Master was talking about. The basis for these actions
is to admit to their being unworthy of Master's benevolence and sullying the
name of Dafa disciples, recognizing that they should immediately cease their own
improper behavior of the past, and solemnly expressing their sincerity in
wanting to be rectified by Dafa. This is a reflection of Dafa's power of
inspiration. As for the fellow practitioners who have made mistakes, this is a
very precious step to their rectifying themselves through cultivation.
However, during this process, there have been some irrational, irresponsible
displays between those practitioners involved and the practitioners around them.
For example, some of the practitioners involved are discussing the things that
they have done right or done wrong with their attachments to self and
attachments to what they have lost or gained in the midst of emotions. Some
practitioners around them, out of impure states of mind and attachments to other
people's mistakes, have been digging up and spreading around specific details.
Some have even brought these things to the pure place of where Dafa disciples
study the Fa together and share experiences. Some practitioners could not accept
these things in their minds and handled situations in an extreme way, etc.
As fellow practitioners, we have seen that these phenomena have brought about
a certain amount of interference to Dafa practitioners as a whole and to the
urgent work of offering salvation to people of the world. So we've written down
some things as a kind reminder to share with fellow practitioners:
Cultivation is about having people truly change from deep down in their
hearts. To talk about things in the open should be done out of the sincere wish
to correct mistakes of the past; it should not be a formality or have some
desire to pursue something mixed in. Otherwise, it is still not truly
understanding and rectifying based on the Fa.
When Dafa disciples disclose their own attachments and wrongdoings during Fa-study
and experience sharing, it is for the sake of correcting themselves and
validating Dafa, not for correcting others. If something involves others, we
should take care not to create pressure or an adverse effect for others. Even if
the other people are practitioners, we should still give them the chance to
enlighten to it and talk about it on their own.
When Dafa disciples disclose their own attachments and mistakes during Fa-study
and experience sharing, it is not the criticism and self-criticism of everyday
people, and even less is it for the sake for publicizing mistakes and becoming
attached to a poor past. From the perspective of being responsible to Dafa, to
fellow practitioners, and to ourselves, whether it is the practitioners involved
in this matter or the practitioners around them, everyone should take care to
safeguard the purity of the Dafa cultivation environment. Don't talk about,
listen to, or spread things that shouldn't be talked about.
Master had admonished us as early as February 1997:
"I also want to tell you that your nature in the past was actually based
on egotism and selfishness. From now on, whatever you do, you should
consider others first, so as to attain the righteous Enlightenment of
selflessness and altruism. So from now on, whatever you do or whatever you
say, you must consider others--or even future generations--along with Dafa's
eternal stability." ("Non-Omission in Buddha-Nature")
Cultivation is a serious matter. For fellow practitioners who have made
mistakes, how to truly, clearly recognize the root cause of their own mistakes
based on the Fa, how to make the most of the time to make up for the losses, and
how to rectify themselves--this is a solemn task in cultivation. For the fellow
practitioners around them, how to regard these very bad things, those fellow
practitioners who have made mistakes, as well as their process of rectifying
themselves--isn't this also a solemn task in cultivation?
Master's Fa is one whole entity, and it is also taught to all of the Dafa
disciples. Whether each person can, with the state of mind that a Dafa disciple
should have, clear-headedly and rationally look at the Fa that Master has taught
to us, whether each person can use the Fa to evaluate what is happening around
him and his every thought, and in the process cultivate himself, handle himself
well, and treat fellow practitioners with a kind heart--all of this not only
reflects each person's cultivation state, it is also tied to each of our project
teams, each practice site, assistance center, and Falun Dafa Association acting
as a whole body, and it is a question of whether or not we can truly do well
according to Master's requirements.
Among Dafa disciples, there is nothing more precious than the exchange of
understandings and improving together based on the Fa principles, and mutual
tolerance and support during Fa-rectification cultivation. If we cannot use the
state of mind that Dafa disciples should have to clearheadedly look at the Fa
that Master has taught to us, but instead we take up a human curiosity, desire
to meddle, competitiveness or some other impure motivation, or a human's impure
understanding, or even excessive human enthusiasm or well-meaning mentality to
handle this matter--then the result might just be allowing irrational thoughts
to manipulate us, resulting in disturbing others, interfering with the whole
body, and even leading to a propensity to be used by the old forces and to
damage Dafa's reputation.
At the present time, each day is very precious to each of us Dafa disciples
and the sentient beings. Let us remind each other, walk each Dafa disciple's own
path righteously, and not allow the evil to cause interference with us as a
group or with our great mission and the progress of saving the people of the
world.
Posting date: 5/17/2003 |