(Clearwisdom.net) A short time ago my cultivation state was not very good. I was not able to study the Fa wholeheartedly, nor was I able to calm my mind while sending forth righteous thoughts. I also had great difficulty pulling through when encountering tribulations. I was very concerned and I knew it would be awful if I continued like that. However, it was very hard for me to break through this state.
Recently I have spent more time reading articles on minghui.ca (Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net), and I have experienced dramatic changes in my cultivation state.
Initially, when the Chinese Communist regime started persecuting Falun Dafa practitioners, I didn't read the Minghui articles, using the excuse of being too busy. Then I suddenly had the feeling of not being able to keep up.
Recently, due to various reasons, I have mostly read newspapers published by practitioners and watched TV programs made by practitioners. I seldom read Minghui/Clearwisdom website articles and sometimes I even skipped reading them for several days at a time.
I have realized from my recent experience that practitioners should focus on reading "Zhuan Falun" in their cultivation practice. Nevertheless, Minghui/Clearwisdom articles play a very important role in improving a practitioner's cultivation. In particular, for someone like me with very few practitioners around to share experiences with, reading the website articles is like attending a small Fa-conference. Even if a practitioner does have many fellow practitioners around him/her to share experiences with, the sharing simply cannot compare to the sharing from the Minghui/Clearwisdom website. An article has to be checked and approved many times before being posted on the website.
Many of the newspaper and TV programs produced by fellow practitioners are targeted towards non-practitioners. Although the contents aren't contaminated like that of other media, many articles published in practitioner-run newspapers are not appropriate for practitioners to read, with the exception of those who participate in the actual work, for whom Teacher will make special arrangements. Even less should we become attached to reading them. In particular, the articles that are in the entertainment section will not benefit practitioners. Practitioners should definitely not watch television drama series on TV because they are a waste of our time and our emotions, and they take us further away from Dafa. Though they are a waste of time, some overseas practitioners love to watch these drama series.
