(Minghui.org) Many practitioners have talked about the importance of righteous thoughts. I would also like to share my understanding on this topic.
My understanding is that righteous thoughts come from Dafa, while their power depends on how well we cultivate.
We might encounter different kinds of interference and tests in personal cultivation or while doing the three things, and our righteous thoughts are not always that ample. Sometimes we waver, and sometimes we slack off.
When our righteous thoughts are powerful enough to cover our entire dimensional field, then everything within that field will be constrained by them.
When our righteous thoughts are powerful enough to be indestructible, no evil or false phenomenon can affect them. Only then can we truly do well the things that we are doing.
I came to realize this after I had experienced some tribulations last year.
Loopholes—Unable to Protect Dafa Books and Master's Photo
I sent in a criminal complaint against Jiang Zemin in July 2015. Three months later, more than ten policemen from our local police station broke into my home and ransacked it. I didn’t think about my own safety, but did worry about Master’s photo and my Dafa books.
The police told me to follow them to the station. I said, “I will not go with you. Do not attempt to touch my Dafa books either.” My tone sounded very resolute, but in my heart I was worrying about my Dafa books, and was afraid that the police would take them.
This worry was no doubt a loophole in my cultivation.
If I had elevated above human beings at that point and considered myself a Dafa practitioner, I could have protected my Dafa books and Master's photo from being taken away. I didn't, and the Dafa books were taken to the police station.
The police subsequently asked me to come to the station to pick up my Dafa books. I knew it was a trick, but I had to go, for I couldn't live without Dafa books.
Righteous Thoughts Resolute, Police Cannot Detain Me
Several practitioners helped me by sending righteous thoughts while I told the police the facts about Falun Dafa.
I went straight to the superintendent. I shared with him my experience in cultivation, how Falun Dafa had spread around the world, and the current situation of suing Jiang Zemin.
He accepted nothing of what I said, and instead tried to persuade me to give up my belief. “Write a statement that you give up the practice of Falun Gong,” he said.
I refused, saying, “If I wrote that, it would be against my will and the same as lying.”
The superintendent then threatened me. “I will detain you if you do not write a statement.”
“Do what you must.”
I knew that only Master and the Fa had the final say. At that point I became very calm and resolute. The superintendent's words didn't move me at all.
My firm belief in Master and the Fa was 100 percent at that moment. I believe that's why the evil could neither move nor detain me.
Righteous Thoughts Weaken—Unable to Retrieve Dafa Books
I asked the superintendent to return my Dafa books. “You cannot have them,” he said.
I really wanted to get my Dafa books back, but my righteous thoughts were not strong enough. A human thought blocked me. “That's his job. He just might not give them back to me.”
I prayed to Master in my heart for help.
At that moment the superintendent said, “You can take your other personal belongings.”
I went to a nearby room to retrieve my belongings. There I also found Zhuan Falun, my exercise CD, and my ID.
I had only one thought, “Take the bag with you.”
I took the bag and was going to leave, but a policeman stopped me. “You're not allowed to leave.”
His words moved me, and I lost my righteous thoughts.
Master said,
“Gods walk the earth,validating the Fa”(“What's to Fear?” from Hong Yin Volume II)
At that moment my righteous thoughts were not strong enough, and I forgot that I was a Dafa practitioner, a god walking the earth. All I was able to take away was Zhuan Falun and the exercise music CD.
Reflections
From this experience I gained some understandings about righteous thoughts.
One Thought Makes the Difference
Every Dafa practitioner should have the one thought to respect Master and cherish the Fa. My righteous thoughts were not strong enough, and I had the loophole of fear. I was afraid that the evil would take away Master's photo and my Dafa books.
Through this thought of fear, I was acknowledging the old forces taking away Dafa books and Master’s photo. This thought made me fail the test and cause damage to Dafa and myself.
Safeguarding Dafa with My Life, Making Righteous Thoughts Indestructible
If my thoughts had been righteous to the degree that I would safeguard the books with my life, then nothing would dare to disrespect Dafa and Master.
I realized that our righteous thoughts should be indestructible and our actions should be irresistible. Only in this way can we do the three things without loopholes. Only in this way can we save people, treat them compassionately, and prevent them from committing crimes against the Fa.
Watching Every Thought and Negating the Old Forces
Why can the old forces interfere with us or destroy what we do? It's because in most cases we acknowledged them in our dimensional fields.
The old forces are able to interfere by taking advantage of each of our thoughts. Therefore, we should clearly identify each of our thoughts, and see if it is a thought that the old forces is attempting to use to persecute us. We cannot neglect or indulge it. As soon as we become aware of it, we need to negate and disintegrate it immediately.
Maintaining Righteous Thoughts and Rectifying All Abnormal Elements
I realized that we should just do what we should do with strong righteous thoughts, ignore the old forces' illusions, rectify all abnormal elements, and eliminate the evil.
The Fa does not allow any being to block whatever is necessary for Fa rectification. Those elements that block the Fa rectification must be cleaned out.
Let's build up our grand, overwhelming, and mighty power. We have supernormal abilities that were endowed by Dafa. As Dafa practitioners who assist Master in Fa rectification, we can eliminate the evil just by sending forth pure and powerful righteous thoughts.
Let us make all the elements and beings in the universe align with the Fa rectification, let go of our fears, and strengthen our righteous thoughts. Dafa practitioners' mighty power enables us to eliminate the evil.
Master said,
“Falun can save oneself by turning inward and save others by turning outward.” (Zhuan Falun)
The above is my limited personal sharing. Let's cultivate diligently together.
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