(Clearwisdom.net) Master said:
"It is thus all the harder to, while being subjected to ordeals imposed by the old forces, manage to walk the path correctly. And this is even more so for the Dafa disciples in mainland China. For them, amidst the tremendously harsh persecution, every single thought and idea is critical. Whether you’ve done well or not; whether or not you’ve been susceptible to being persecuted; whether or not you’ve handled things correctly and to what degree you have been persecuted—all of this is directly connected to how you have walked your path and how you have thought about things." ("What is a Dafa Disciple")
Through studying Master's new lecture, my understanding is that we are Dafa disciples, and in our cultivation, while saving sentient beings, the ordeals and the persecution are all directly related to our every single thought, whether we've done right or wrong, and whether we've done well or poorly.
Sickness Karma
Some practitioners do not pay enough attention to Fa-study and practicing the exercises. They do not send forth righteous thoughts often either. They rarely share with anybody about experiences relating to cultivation and the persecution, hence, they often suffer from sickness karma. Some of them have not been focusing on improving xinxing. When facing conflicts, they get irritated easily.
Some practitioners have been suffering from sickness karma for a long time. They view sleepiness and being tired as their own things and do not negate them and eliminate them. When they feel tired or sleepy, they think that if they rest or sleep, they will feel better. Therefore, they cannot make breakthroughs and are subjected to ordeals for a long time.
During the early years of my cultivation, I got up early to do the exercises and send forth righteous thoughts every morning. I was very tired and sleepy (in fact, that was a reflection of the evil's interference). I did not negate it and did not try to break through, so I often took naps. Therefore, I have been subjected to ordeals for a long time. Later, I realized that this was not right and so I was then able to overcome it.
There are some elderly practitioners who acknowledge being "old," which has caused them to age and suffer from interference by the sickness demon.
Master said,
"An everyday person cannot discern the changes in you from the appearance, as your cells’ molecules still retain their original structure and combination; their structure does not change. Yet the energy inside has changed. Thus, from this point on this person will not age naturally, and his cells will not die. Accordingly, he will stay young continuously. In the course of cultivation practice, one will look young and, in the end, stay that way." (Lecture Two in Zhuan Falun)
"In the process of transformation, human cells will be gradually replaced by the high-energy matter, and aging will slow down. One’s body will appear to gradually return to youth and experience gradual transformation until, in the end, it is completely replaced by the high-energy matter. By then, this person’s body will have already been converted to a body of another type of matter." (Lecture Five in Zhuan Falun)
Some practitioners are attached to money and sentimentality. Some are attached to fame, benefits, and social status. That is very dangerous.
Attachments to Lust and Desire Have Resulted in Persecution
There are many examples. Mistakes over lust and desire have resulted in forced labor sentences and prison terms. Some practitioners who have made these mistakes have not returned to Dafa cultivation.
I would like to share my recent cultivation experience. During the first half of the year, due to my busy work schedule, I slacked off in my own cultivation and did not have time to study the Fa. I heard about some people who had divorced and were looking for new spouses. I started having the thoughts of everyday people. I did not negate and eliminate them in time, so I was interfered with by the lust demon. Later, even when I did not have that thought on my own, those thoughts appeared all by themselves, even when I read the Fa. I read some experience sharing articles on eliminating lust and other desires, and I then sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate it. It went away quickly and I felt purified.
Master said,
"whatever one’s thoughts align with will dominate the person. In other words, when beings of different planes notice that you want something, or are attached to something, and that it precisely aligns with them, they take effect and even direct you. When a person is not rational, or is venting anger, negative elements are taking effect. Everything is alive, and those things include evilness, desires, and hatred, among others. So in such situations they naturally take effect." ("Dafa Disciples Must Study the Fa - Fa Teaching Given at the 2011 Washington DC Metro Area Fa Conference")
Therefore, we must strengthen our main consciousness, be clear that those thoughts are not ours, and maintain righteous thoughts.
Not Rectifying Every Single Thought, Causing Persecution
After I read Master's lecture "The Chill of Autumn’s Winds," I anticipated that brainwashing would sweep the nation. Not long after that, a local brainwashing center was established. I heard that practitioners had been arrested and taken to the brainwashing center. I had one thought, "Why would I get arrested? Even if I have to escape out a window, I will not let them arrest me." From a human standpoint, this thought is very heroic, however, it does not conform to the Fa.
I had that thought, so wasn't it a pursuit? I did not know to negate that thought and I even thought that it was righteous, so the old forces took advantage of me and it truly happened. The perpetrators from my company and the local police station came to my house and attempted to arrest me and take me to the brainwashing center. I live on the third floor, and while my family was dealing with them, I went into the bedroom and locked the door from inside. Then I tied the bedsheets together, tied them to the window, and escaped by climbing down from the window.
If there are still practitioners who are being persecuted, they should examine their every single thought. If their thought is not righteous, they must negate and eliminate it. In the meantime, they should act righteously. Let us do well the three things and save more sentient beings.
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