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Have We Really Let Go of Our Attachments?

Nov. 2, 2007 |   By a practitioner in Shanxi Province

(Clearwisdom.net) Closely following Master and doing well on our difficult but glorious path are what Dafa disciples during the final stages of Fa-rectification must do. At this crucial moment, despite the eight long years of inhumane persecution and as we are saving sentience beings, how do we go about it? How to end this persecution? Why should we immediately stop the persecution? I personally think that to be up to the standard of a Dafa disciple that Master expects, we should be in the state of wuwei (non-action), in the divine state, and seriously and rationally doing the three things well according to what Master requires. This is also our sacred mission and our prehistoric wish. The purpose of ending the persecution is to save more sentient beings who are predestined and who came with divine missions during the limited time left.

My job involves patient contact. In the past, whenever I did not do well clarifying the truth, the patients and my co-workers reported me to the administrators, saying that I talked about "Falun Gong" again to the patients. The administrator would then have a talk with me, saying that I was using the hospital as a base to spread Falun Gong. I would smile and say, "Isn't that good? More blessings, right?" Sometimes her or she would say something unpleasant, but I didn't mind.

In any event, I did not succeed in convincing them. I thought these people were too obstinate, their minds were too deeply poisoned by the CCP culture, and they were afraid of losing face and being demoted. Eventually, I discovered that I had many hidden attachments, such as an attachment to convincing others, becoming easily upset, to saving face, jealousy, and competitiveness. I wanted the administrators and my co-workers to treat me nicely after they understood the truth, and this desire is selfishness.

All attachments are obstacles on the path of cultivation. When we understand the Fa, let go of all attachments, and correct every single thought of ours according to the Fa, then when we encounter problems, if we stand firm with our righteous thoughts, believe in Master and Dafa, and stay calm and compassionate, any tribulation will immediately evaporate, and we will really realize, "After passing the shady willow trees, there will be bright flowers and another village ahead!" (Zhuan Falun) The environment will change immediately. When I accomplished this, my coworkers treated me well, and the conflicts disappeared. The patients started to listen to the truth and agreed to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. Some patients even wanted to learn Falun Gong. When the patients come to consider that Dafa is good, their illnesses and their health change for the better.

Reflecting on one of Master's Fa lectures, I found the reasons why I did not do well before:

"When you lack wisdom it's usually caused by your being anxious, being anxious in your mind to do something, giving it too much importance, and thereby developing a different type of attachment. Actually, with a lot of things if you calmly and gently talk to people and handle those things rationally, you'll find that your wisdom will flow forth like a spring, and every sentence of yours will get right to the point, and every sentence will speak the truth. As soon as you become attached or anxious, though, or have some strong intention, your wisdom is gone, and that's because at that time you've come over to the human side again, right? You should try your best to use righteous thoughts and try your best to be in the state of a cultivator, and the results will be excellent."

"With righteous thoughts your mind isn't limited, your thinking will be vast and broad, and your wisdom won't be restricted." ("Teaching and Explaining the Fa at the Metropolitan New York Fa Conference")

If we consider ourselves to be Dafa disciples--Master's disciples--we should let go of all human attachments, do the three things well without omissions according to what Master requires, and seriously, rationally, and with wisdom walk well the last part of the path assisting Master in Fa-rectification. We can then really put an end to this persecution.

My level is limited. Please supplement. Heshi.