(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners should use Dafa to rectify themselves and be Master’s disciples. We need to ask ourselves, “Have I genuinely and solidly cultivated?”
1. Do we link studying the Fa with cultivating our heart, or just take the Fa study as a formality and join into an irrelevant discussion after quickly reading one chapter in Zhuan Falun?
2. Do we take rescuing fellow practitioners being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as our obligation and selflessly support fellow practitioners in tribulations? Or do we just wait and watch indifferently?
3. Are we satisfied with reading only one chapter of Zhuan Falun daily, without reading Master’s other lectures or articles?
4. After the alarm awakens us in the morning, do we turn it off and fall asleep again? Can we guarantee that we can do all the five sets of exercises daily?
5. Do we participate in the global sending of righteous thoughts at the four set times or are we often interfered with by chores? Are there distracting thoughts when sending righteous thoughts?
6. When doing the three things, are we perfunctorily finishing assignments, or are we saving sentient beings attentively with a sacred and grateful mindset?
7. How much have we assimilated to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance? How much have we let go of attachments to fame, profit and emotions? How much have we let go of the sentimentality to our children, grandchildren, spouse and fellow practitioners? Have we achieved cultivating the heart and have we severed desires?
8. Are we still unable to tolerate criticism and easily driven by human attachments? When we are unable to uphold our xinxing and we lose our temper, some bad beings could enter our dimensions in less than a second.
9. Do we still want to hear praise? Do fellow practitioners tend to compliment each other? Do we still pursue fame? When seeing other practitioners' omission, do we avoid pointing them out for fear of offending them, but talk behind their backs without cultivating speech?
10. Are we still attached to fame, profit and career? We are the future enlightened beings who will have the same eternity as the universe and safeguard the universe. Of course, we should not go to extremes in terms of material gains. But what should Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples do at the last step? Ask your conscience and you will find the answer.
11. Have we let go of selfishness and egoism and achieved selflessness? Are we wasting lots of precious Fa-validating time on everyday peoples' things and thoughts, instead of doing the three things well?
12. While doing the fifth Dafa exercise, are we tranquil and in a state of deep stillness (ding), or do we fall asleep during the first half hour and grimace in pain over the next half hour?
13. As we cultivate, have we reached a state of an empty, quiet and non-action mindset? Or do we prefer to get together, gossip, look down on others, exclude some practitioners, and even take pleasure in other people's misfortune?
14. We should memorize “Lunyu” well. This will help us pass trials and hardships. Some practitioners believe that reciting “Lunyu” and filing legal complaints against Jiang Zemin are the two essentials for us to return to our real home.
15. Are we still attached to surfing the internet to catch up on celebrity gossip, fashion trend, drama, travel, health, food and watching TV?
16. Do we respect Master and Dafa in our daily behavior? After studying the Fa, do we just place Zhuan Falun anywhere? During our Fa study, do we take phone calls, drink water, go to the bathroom or slouch? Have we ever placed Master's photo with our family pictures? Every part of our daily lives needs to be rectified, as Master and righteous gods take our scores daily. The 16 years of cultivation is a test of our determination, perseverance and compassion. If we can truly cultivate diligently as if we just obtained the Fa, the universal Dafa is omnipotent.
17. Have we reached the state of cultivating diligently as if we just obtained the Fa? Are we advancing diligently and alerting ourselves or are we attached to comfort, relaxation and slacking off?
18. Are we still using conforming to everyday people to the greatest extent as an excuse to satisfy our attachment to food, and cook or buy whatever we like to eat? Have we achieved the stage of severing our palate’s attachments?
19. Have we eliminated our fundamental attachments? Are we cultivating for protection, a healthy body and happy family? Or are we cultivating to return to our true self, return to our origin, save sentient beings and fulfill our vows? Have we uncovered our fundamental attachments?
20. Looking at our cultivation state, are we making progress everyday and removing human attachments, or just the contrary? Do we put our heart into daily Fa study? Do we participate in group morning exercises? Can we stay focused when sending righteous thoughts? How much evil have we eliminated? How effective is our effort in saving people? Every part of our daily lives needs to be rectified, as Master and righteous gods take our scores daily. The 16 years of cultivation is a test of our determination, perseverance and compassion. If we can truly cultivate diligently as if we just obtained the Fa, the universal Dafa is omnipotent.
21. Do we take time every day to clean up our own dimensional field? This process is the continuous process of looking within according to the Fa. Looking inward is not just lip service. Can we get rid of all human attachments? As a Fa-rectification period Dafa disciple, the final exam has begun. Have you genuinely and solidly cultivated? Are you worthy of the title?
A person with great ambitions must be strong and persevere, because he carries the great responsibility of upholding truth and justice, and he will never have regret even if he loses his life.
A truly virtuous man is courageous and steadfast in his belief and is known for his integrity in any environment and under any pressure. That is the most precious strength of character.
Can we firmly believe in and respect Master and Dafa under any circumstance? Do we have the indomitable will to practice cultivation? That is the most basic prerequisite for the Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples, and the noble character of future enlightened beings.
Master said,
“Cultivation is hard. It’s hard in that even when a terrible calamity strikes, even when evil madly persecutes, and even when your life is at stake, you still have to be able to steadfastly continue on your path of cultivation without letting anything in human society interfere with the steps you take on your path of cultivation.” (“Path” from Essentials for Further Advancement II)
If we can be as solid as a diamond and walk on the path of cultivation without hesitation despite any hardship, then nothing can stop our footsteps to return home!