Rationality

Amidst tribulations, it is very difficult for a student to see the cause of a matter; but it's not that it is impossible. When he calms down and evaluates everything according to Dafa, he will be able to see the nature of the matter. Some students suggest that the best practice of cultivation is to get placed into detention centers or labor camps, or get sentenced to jail in order to validate the Fa. Students, it is not so. Stepping forward to validate the Fa in various ways is a magnificent deed, but this absolutely does not mean that you have to be arrested by the evil. If that were the case, why would those students who step forward to make appeals demand the release of all those innocent students who have been arrested, detained, sent to labor camps, or sentenced to jail? Getting arrested is not the purpose. Validating Dafa is truly glorious-it is to validate Dafa that you step forward. Since you step forward, you should try to succeed in validating the Fa-this is the real purpose of stepping forward. When a wicked person asks whether you practice Falun Gong, you may ignore him or use other ways to deflect his questions. Don't voluntarily let the evil take you away.

At present, some students still claim that my Law Bodies (fashen) have told them what to do, and so they go to extremes. I have said on many occasions that only fake Law Bodies directly tell students what to do. Furthermore, fake Law Bodies only appear when a student is strongly attached to something. Because the purpose of the old forces is to cause damage, when a student has a strong attachment, his conduct is, strictly speaking, fundamentally a manifestation of his demon-nature and something brought about by emotion; it is not rational. The evil is then able to appear. From now on, be aware that those who claim that my Law Bodies have directly told them what to do are in fact all referring to fake Law Bodies.

Your current performance as Dafa disciples is outstanding. All of your benevolent conduct is what evil fears most, as those who attack goodness are bound to be evil. The actions they are now adopting in the persecution of Dafa and its students are extremely wicked and shameful, and they fear these will be exposed. Their evilness must be made known to people around the world-this is also offering people salvation. While the evil is being eliminated, you are consummating yourself in cultivation and strengthening the Fa's manifestation in the world. Did you know that everything you are currently doing has already established the greatest and eternal mighty virtue for Dafa and Dafa cultivators? When this page of history is turned, the people who remain will see your greatness, and the future gods will forever remember this great time in history. Validate the Fa with reason, clarify the truth with wisdom, spread the Fa and offer people salvation with benevolence-this is establishing the mighty virtue of an enlightened being.

Li Hongzhi
August 9, 2000

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