April 22, 2002
(Clearwisdom.net) After studying Teacher's recent Fa lectures, I realized that some of the factors that hinder the Fa-rectification are hidden inside our minds. Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples shoulder the mission of rectifying and saving the numerous sentient beings in the cosmic bodies we represent. Since our minds and bodies are connected to the whole cosmic bodies we represent, I understand that our cultivation is Teacher's Fa-rectification process to renew the cosmic bodies.
Through studying the Fa and cultivating the heart-nature [xinxing] in our cultivation, we eliminate layer after layer of attachments, most of which are manifestations of the various layers of old forces and their arrangements in our minds. Now that the Fa-rectification has reached the last phase, I carefully search inward for the root of my attachments and find that it is protecting myself and sticking to what I believe to be right. How similar it is to what Teacher said about the display of the old forces at very high levels. All Dafa disciples know the importance of assisting Teacher in the Fa-rectification, yet many unrighteous factors may hide right in our own minds.
Take for example, a practitioner mentioned in "Elimination of All Evil is a Matter of Great Urgency" He/she had always had some concern that the moment the evil thugs are removed is when Fa-rectification of the human world begins. Therefore, many people who bear misunderstandings toward Dafa would be eliminated, thus he/she was not very determined or thorough in the elimination of the evil forces. I had similar thoughts too, and sometimes I also had this kind of hesitation. This conformed to the notions of the high level old forces, yet I felt it was reasonable or I was not sure for what I was doing. Teacher has told us in the scriptures that this is the evil old forces' arrangement. Since I didn't clearly realize it, I had unconsciously conformed to the old forces' arrangement.
Knowing that the display of the high level old forces is similar to the attachments deep in my mind, I realize that the resistance of the Fa-rectification lies right in our minds. Teacher has been repeatedly postponing the time of conclusion, and waiting for us with boundless compassion. Now I gain better understanding of the significance of searching inward during the Fa-rectification. When encountering problems, keeping up the inward search for the root of the attachment and eliminating it with determined righteous thoughts is to eradicate the old universe's principles and old force's arrangements in our cosmic bodies, to break through the obstacles of the Fa-rectification and leave no space for the old forces to take effect.
After reading another fellow practitioner's article, I enlightened to the idea that the old forces take advantage of our human notions to control our mind and conduct. Thus it is also very important to use righteous thoughts to eliminate in our minds the human thinking and the factors behind it. When I started to send forth righteous thoughts to eliminate my human thinking and the factors behind, I found that the human thinking was very weak; next I found the segregation between my mind and the surrounding dimensions disappeared, as if there's no human shell. At that moment my righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil were very pure, my gong could send out smoothly and my mind was very peaceful.
Above is my personal understanding. Please point out any mistakes.
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