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Part 1 - http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2004/8/1/50907.html

The next day, after sending forth righteous thoughts at 6 o'clock, I shared experiences with my mother and concluded that it was crucial for us to solidify our righteous thoughts and behave like genuine cultivators. I suggested to her to leave the hospital and to study the Fa and send forth righteous thoughts extensively. I told her that she must not treat herself as a sick person, and she agreed. When my mother told my father she wanted to leave the hospital, he immediately knew that I had been talking with her and became furious with me. He gathered a dozen of our relatives to scold me. I patiently told them that the hospital had already given up on my mother's illness and I would not let any chance of her recovering slip away. They did not believe a word I said and thought that letting my mother return home was leading her to her doom. Therefore, they were willing to risk bankruptcy in order to let my mother die peacefully in the hospital. In this way, they would have done their best and could escape feeling guilty.

I said to them, "There is actually a chance that you do not want to give it a try. You'd much rather she waited in her deathbed. Are you truly choosing what is best for her?" Seeing how the dark minions and my relatives' own deviated notions had controlled them to lose their senses, I realized that this conflict originated from the dark minions using human beings' bad notions to make Dafa disciples waver in their righteous thoughts and belief. Their goal is to destroy a Dafa disciple. I wept from seeing my relatives committing karma due to their own ignorance. I can also see much more clearly the dirty tricks that the dark minions play.

Subsequently, relatives from other regions began calling me to oppose my mother's decision of leaving the hospital. I continually clarified the facts to them and tried my best not to be moved by ordinary human sentimentality. In the battle of good against evil, Teacher's words remained in my mind throughout and I stood firmly on my decision. They then went to my mother and made a fuss in the hospital, yet she was very steadfast about leaving the hospital as well. I continuously sent forth righteous thoughts at her side and my father eventually agreed and drove my mother home.

Some practitioners, however, did not agree with my understanding. They thought that I should let my mother make her own decision. I reminded them that Teacher has said that Dafa disciples are one entity. The evil persecuting her is interfering with me as well. Moreover, I am one of her closest relatives, how could I turn a blind eye to her? When seeing practitioners amidst tribulations, wouldn't we want to do something for them within our ability? When you come across difficulties in your cultivation, wouldn't you want to receive from practitioners their sincere support and reminders?

It is my understanding that when we see practitioners caught in tribulations, instead of assessing whether they had walked their path well or what attachments they may have, we should first of all examine ourselves. Have we ourselves walked our paths righteously? Have we treated everything we encountered from the perspective of Fa-rectification Dafa disciples? Haven't the dark minions been creating interference and tribulations using the things that we have not done well, and the human notions and attachments we aren't able to relinquish? They even pompously say they are assisting us on our way to Consummation. Therefore, we must be clearheaded and steadfastly follow Teacher's words, for that is our standard. Of course, there are still many things we have not cultivated well yet, but there is nothing to fear. Through cultivation, we will be able to attain our utmost enlightenment, which will remain forever indestructible and all-harmonizing.

Nevertheless, the dark minions will not miss any opportunities to take advantage of our loopholes. When my mother returned home, we listened to Teacher's lectures and sent forth righteous thoughts continuously. Her complexion became rosy again and her condition improved dramatically. Therefore, her righteous thoughts were greatly enhanced. My father no longer said anything against us, and a smile gradually appeared on his face. Relatives who came to visit my mother all marveled at the magnificence of Dafa. After seeing the changes in my mother and listening to me clarifying the facts, even our community office manager, who in the past had strongly advised my mother to stay in the hospital, gained a better understanding of Dafa and the decision we made.

However, my mother and I subconsciously relaxed our righteous thoughts and developed the attachment of zealotry. One day after taking care of some Dafa work, my mother experienced a great pain in her stomach. My father became very worried and said many awful things. I sent forth righteous thoughts while clarifying the facts to my father. Fellow practitioners also recited the Fa to my mother and told her to solidify her righteous thoughts and not be deluded by false manifestations.

From then on, when my father is unable to understand our actions, I would clarify the facts to him using language that he is able to comprehend, in order to broaden his mind. This incident gave me a clearer understanding of extensively, thoughtfully and patiently clarifying the facts. Dafa disciples' relatives are also undergoing this evil persecution. When we are not careful, our status as Dafa disciples and our sentimentality towards our family members can easily be used by the dark minions to interfere with our cultivation. Moreover, our clarifying the truth is directly eliminating the evil.