Since starting to practice Falun Gong I was very impressed with the teachings of "Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance."á I thought I had a bit of a better understanding of what truthfulness and compassion were, but a deeper understanding of forbearance always alluded me. I read Zhuan Falun and the other writings over and over again, but I felt that I just was "reading" but not getting it. I thought that my understanding was very shallow, that I just was repeating thoughts and ideas over and over but not really understanding them at a deeper level. So I started to ask myself "What is Forbearance?" "What is its true meaning?" So I have been asking myself that question for about a year and six months. Well, every time I read Zhuan Falun the meaning changed again; every time I read some articles from Minghui the meaning seem to change again. Sometimes it seemed that I almost got it but then when I tried to verbalize it or write it down it would vanish and I would be left with my old superficial understanding. So, yesterday I was reading the chapter "People with Great Inborn Quality" (Zhuan Falun page 375, 4th ed.) and suddenly something really clicked. It was like a big current and I had to write it down as quickly as possible before my understanding vanished.

Forbearance

  • Forbearance has no "living for my dignity" awareness;
  • Forbearance has no "self-importance";
  • Forbearance is selfless, it takes no credit for anything;
  • Forbearance sees itself in all things (because it is selfless) so it touches everything;
  • Forbearance gets the job done, it has enormous power;
  • Forbearance has no fear, knows no limitation;
  • Forbearance doesn't have any "reactivity", its nature is totally unmoved;
  • Forbearance doesn't "react" like "I'll get back at..." to anything in any experience, but it acts from theáwisdom of an unmoved heart;
  • Forbearance holds no grudges, it holds no negative memories of anything;
  • Forbearance has no attachments or personal wants but it has the power to affectáeverything;
  • Forbearance knows how to perfectly and effortlessly "let it go";
  • Forbearance is not afraid of any experience it has to go through;
  • Forbearance embraces all aspects of reality and is capable, willing and not afraid to transform anything thatáneeds to be transformed;
  • Forbearance knows when to let it go, it knows when not to react, but it also knows when to transform and itáeven knows when to eliminate or dissolve;
  • Forbearance has infinite power;
  • Forbearance has no "dignity" or "self-importance" to protect, so it can do anything that it is required to do;
  • Forbearance accepts everything that is to be accepted fully with simultaneous fulládetachment;
  • Forbearance, because it can infinitely accept things, can infinitely detach from them, so it can completely transform them;
  • Forbearance is the power behind the universe;
  • Forbearance is lighthearted about everything but it knows when to act with full strength;
  • Forbearance is the force behind diligence, is what motivates forgiveness, and is the inspiration behind every great action;
  • Forbearance is the will aspect of the Fa...

This is just my current understanding. I always appreciate practitioners' input because they really help me to grow and understand more.

Thanks.

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