(Minghui.org) Recently, I have been experiencing rapid progress in cultivation. When my attachments appeared, situations relevant to them would take place immediately in order for me to identify them and give them up. I feel like time is pressing whenever something comes up.
I used to visit a fellow practitioner frequently because his diligence and understanding of the Fa deeply inspired me. But all of a sudden, the police started monitoring him, preventing me from being in touch with him as often as before. While I sent forth righteous thoughts to deny the persecution, I thought it through.
I found many of my attachments, especially fear, reliance on fellow practitioners, and curiosity in regards to supernatural abilities. My reliance stood out the most.
Because I felt that his cultivation state was helpful for my improvement, I developed a reliance that I wanted to see him more and hear his understanding and experiences so I could improve faster.
It seemed to be a good thing on the surface. But when I dug deeper, I found a big attachment behind it. This reliance on fellow practitioners is really not good. We can find our problems when we analyze this attachment if we keep in mind the principle of “Take the Fa as the Master” (Teaching the Fa at the Fa Conference in Australia).
First of all, we are supposed to develop a clear understanding of the principles of the Fa and become diligent as a result of our understanding. If we do not achieve it from the Fa, but rely on fellow practitioners instead, it means that we do not treasure the Fa enough and we are not diligent enough. Therefore, the Fa does not manifest very much and we feel that we learn more from fellow practitioners.
I looked back at my own cultivation, and saw a lack of diligence. I really did not spend much time studying the Fa calmly. I did not get solutions to many problems from Fa study, so I relied on fellow practitioners. Isn’t this a big issue?
Secondly, relying on fellow practitioners will create interference for them. If not handled well, they might develop the attachment to showing off and zealotry as a result. Aren’t we harming them instead? Master has tells us in Zhuan Falun:
"No matter what happens, one must maintain good xinxing. Only through adhering to Dafa can one be truly right.”
This fellow practitioner also has his celestial eye open. He told me one thing that bothered him: many fellow practitioners he knows often call him to ask about all kinds of issues, including trivial matters.
Looking at my own situation and the great interference with our environment caused by the admiration toward certain people, I found that the principle of “Take the Fa as the Master” is what many practitioners, including myself, need to rethink and truly achieve. Otherwise, it would be difficult to reach Consummation and become mature in cultivation.
After I discovered this big issue of mine, I thought of two other questions: 1. How come I cannot be as diligent as fellow practitioners and need other people to motivate me instead? 2. How come I cannot see the Fa as important as life and find all solutions from the Fa like I did when I started to practice cultivation?
Isn’t this because I relaxed in my cultivation and did not cultivate as diligently as I did at the beginning? I relied on others instead. Hasn't this invited persecution from the evil beings?
As I was thinking, I made a decision: I will study the Fa calmly and be diligent in accordance with the principles of the Fa. Dafa will manifest everything for me. I will not rely on fellow practitioners anymore because I have Master and Dafa.
Then I started studying the Fa right away. I did my best to be calm and concentrate so what I was studying would go straight to the heart. Surprisingly, I got clear solutions to all the questions I recently had. Among them were questions I discussed in this sharing, and others I didn't mention.
The Fa gave me solutions as I was studying. I really went back to the wonderful cultivation state I experienced at the beginning of my cultivation, when the principles of the Fa were constantly being shown to me.
I wanted to write out my experience right away, hoping to help fellow practitioners who have the same problem as me.
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