(Minghui.org) I would like to share some of my thoughts about using my supernormal abilities to validate the Fa for more than 20 years.
Follow the Path Master Arranged Regardless of Having Supernormal Abilities
Master has spoken clearly about supernormal abilities. The key for a practitioner with supernormal abilities is to not get lost in feelings of self-importance and to truly follow Master's requests.
Master has said:
“...everyone is walking on a different path that a Dafa disciple should walk, and the paths you make and complete will have an impact on the future of the cosmos. So there must be a reason for letting a certain Dafa disciple have supernormal abilities while he cultivates; it must be for the purpose of laying the foundation of something for the beings of the future. That's how enormous Dafa disciples' responsibilities are, that is, you have such important tasks on your shoulders!” (“Teaching the Fa at the 2004 Chicago Conference”)
I recently came to understand that every cultivator’s path is divine and solemn. We should understand and respect others and not judge them.
Some practitioners who have no supernormal abilities wish to have abilities so that they can see other dimensions. Others with certain supernormal abilities think it might be better without these abilities since it is easy to be disturbed by other practitioners and other dimensions. I think both of these thoughts are incorrect. Such practitioners are measuring cultivation and Master’s arrangements with ordinary people’s thoughts, which is not respectful to Dafa.
Whether or not one has supernormal abilities is not decided by cultivators, who still harbor human attachments. Rather, our paths are arranged by Master.
Over the years, there have been many incidents in which practitioners were disturbed by those who claimed to have supernormal abilities. As a result, some practitioners had improper thoughts about these supernormal abilities. According to my understanding, validating the Fa with supernormal abilities is also arranged. It is not a wrong path, but individuals who walk on this path need to handle themselves well.
Handling Supernormal Abilities Well
As a practitioner with certain supernormal abilities, my understanding is that I should not value these abilities too much and not become attached to them. Meanwhile, I respect other practitioners deeply even if their cultivation statuses are very different from mine.
No matter how many abilities one has, it is nothing in the vast cosmos. I remember seeing a practitioner who was very proud of his abilities. I saw a divine being giving the practitioner a peculiar look. Then the divine being showed me how a higher level being displayed their abilities, followed by an even higher being displaying his abilities. After being shown these scenes, I said to the practitioner, “Let's not pay too much attention to our own abilities, which are nothing in the eyes of higher beings. It is only an attachment.”
Master said:
“However, a small number of students who have supernormal abilities have failed to live up to their great missions and have not done well. They're smug about the little tiny abilities they have, and their problem even goes beyond showing off, they've even gone on a long detour, some of them have even developed crooked understandings, and still they haven't realized it! You have failed to live up to the great trust placed in you by the cosmos, and that's no minor thing. So, being a Dafa disciple you need to be mindful of every facet of things.” (“Teaching the Fa at the 2004 Chicago Conference”)
From my observations, some practitioners think highly of their own supernormal abilities and go around telling other practitioners about them. Their behavior has caused disturbances for other practitioners as well as themselves. Sometimes, the damage has been great. We have already learned many lessons.
Those practitioners who are interested in supernormal abilities should take a moment to think about this: Our paths are arranged by Master. Can someone with supernormal abilities see your true cultivation status? If they really can see and tell you about it, can you still cultivate? We should always follow Dafa, not those people who have some supernormal abilities and claim they can help practitioners raise their levels.
Master told us clearly:
“I said long ago that the criterion for evaluating a disciple is nothing but his xinxing, and I will never allow anyone who hasn’t attained Enlightenment or reached Consummation to see clearly my disciples’ actual cultivation states.” (“Another Comment on Evaluation Criteria,” Essentials for Further Advancement)
Those people who claim they have supernormal abilities, and that they can help other practitioners, usually have a glib tongue. They often “quote” Master's words. One way to see if these people are true practitioners is to see whether they look inward, whether they consider others first, and whether they let go of attachments to fame and gain. If they cannot even pass these basic tests, then they are not practitioners.
In fact, those who really have certain supernormal abilities can usually see other dimensions. They will see that everything in the human world is unstable. They should have higher xinxing than the practitioners who cannot see other dimensions, and they should know that the requirements for their cultivation are more serious and strict and that using their abilities to gain things in human society is wrong. This is a human attachment.
Measuring Everything I See by Dafa
As I cultivate, I always measure anything I see or know by Dafa. Supernormal abilities have their limits. We still have human bodies that carry certain human notions. When using human notions, what we “see” may become twisted and even be false.
In order to measure the things that I see with my supernormal abilities according to the Fa, I do not rush to judge whether what I see is right or wrong. I study the Fa without regard to human notions. Only by doing so can I have righteous thoughts and actions in response to the things I see. If I judge such things by my human thoughts first and then seek validation from the Fa, in the end all my conclusions will be wrong, and it would be using the Fa as an excuse for my own attachments. It would be irresponsible and not at all respectful to the Fa.
Things We See in Other Dimensions Can Be Complicated and Changing
I was once introduced to a practitioner who had suffered from illness karma for a long period of time. He wanted me to have a look and tell him what evil elements were disturbing him.
I said to him frankly, “If I told you that it was a dog disturbing you, then you might go send righteous thoughts to clean up a dog. But that thing may change into a different shape. What would you do then? Secondly, if you are provided all the answers when facing problems, how will you improve your cultivation? You would not be able to improve your xinxing. And I would be doing a bad deed. In addition, what I can see or know is very limited. The elements which disturb a practitioner may keep changing into different forms. They may intentionally show me the wrong image to make us send ‘righteous thoughts’ to another thing so that they could escape.”
When we clean up evil elements, what we need to do is simply follow the Fa. There is no common rule for when to use which supernormal abilities. Overall, we should be cautious, serious, and wise.
Keeping a Low Profile
Whenever I published articles about supernormal abilities online over the years, many practitioners from various locations have wanted to have further discussions with me. I have basically rejected all of them. The reason for the rejections is simple: I do not want to disturb other practitioners' cultivation. Occasionally, I have discussed the Fa with certain practitioners. I have never used my abilities to look at other people's illness karma or things behind it. I keep a low profile and do not talk much. I try to let go of all my human attachments and cooperate with other practitioners.
All in all, as a cultivator with certain supernormal abilities, I know that I must treat my cultivation path very seriously. Not only should we all walk on the right path ourselves, but we should also not disturb other people's cultivation. We must de-emphasize self-importance. When sharing with other practitioners, we should try to speak about principles of the Fa and avoid talking about supernormal abilities. When we use our abilities to help clean up bad elements behind some practitioners, we can do it quietly. There is no need to tell the practitioners we helped.
I would also like to remind practitioners with supernormal abilities, that if there is something important we see or know and we think it should be shared, it would be better to write an article about it. We should try not to spread the word casually among the practitioners around us. We should try to avoid letting others admire and become attached to supernormal abilities.
As cultivators, our purpose isn't to gain approval and praise. Our goal is to align with Dafa and fulfill our duties. Many things can be done well, without letting other people know.
Let us remember what Master said, and walk on the right path of validating the Fa!
“The rigor of cultivation practice is such that each and every step is linked to the next, and not one moment or step should be tampered with.” (“Another Stick Warning”)
The above is my personal understanding. Please point out any shortcomings.
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