(Minghui.org) I had always resorted to ordinary people’s conventional ways to analyze conflicts to determine who was right or wrong. Without understanding the root cause behind conflicts and problems from a high standpoint, I was unable to receive positive results. Through Fa-study and reading fellow cultivators’ experience sharing articles on Minghui website, I realized that it is critical for Dafa cultivators to uphold high-level standards to understand all issues and problems.
Master said,
“Upon purifying your bodies and moving you up, I will install a complete cultivation system in your body. Right away you will cultivate at high levels. It will be done, however, only for students who come to genuinely cultivate; your simply sitting here does not mean that you are a cultivator. These things will be provided as long as you fundamentally change your thinking, and it is not limited to just these. Later on you will understand what I have given everyone.” (Lecture One, Zhuan Falun)
Keeping My Thinking Right and Clear
My husband and I run a family business. One day, the next door business owner brought his customers to our shop, and asked me to sell them an item as they were out of stock. My husband was out running errands, and I was not very familiar with the market price for the item. I thought this business owner was struggling with his business, and it was rare that he brought his customers to us, so I offered them a very low price. However, he asked for a price that was even lower than the wholesale price.
When my husband came back, I told him about it. He warned me, “He’s been bad to us, and even stolen our customers several times. He knows that you don’t understand our business, so be careful with him in the future.” I understood my husband’s perspective, however, I should not look at the matter the same way as he. Dafa cultivators’ thoughts were powerful, and I should not label that business owner as someone bad as my husband did. I realized that I ought to use high level principles to understand everything that happened to me. I should treat everyone, including that business owner, with kindness.
Since then, I became more tolerant, and my heart was full of kind thoughts. I focused on using righteous thoughts to look at problems. Whether it was a fellow practitioner or non-practitioner, when conflicts occur, I no longer look at the superficial demonstration to determine right or wrong.
Master said,
“As a cultivatorOne always looks for one’s own faults'Tis the Way to get rid of attachments most effectivelyThere’s no way to skip ordeals, big or small[During a conflict, if you can remember:]“He’s right,And I’m wrong,”What’s to dispute?” (“Who’s Right, Who’s Wrong,” Hong Yin III)
I follow Master’s teaching to take a step back and look inward when encountering problems. When I am able to deal with problems from the perspective of a cultivator, tribulations are no longer hard for me to break through. When being sworn at, I remain calm and unmoved. No old grudges would affect me anymore.
A person I met in a farmer’s market was hostile towards me due to my faith in Dafa. I used to think that he was not savable, but now my perception of him has changed—he is just a sentient being who has lost his way, and is very pitiful. I should treat him with the mind of a cultivator. I feel my capacity is expanding, and my mind is much cleaner.
High Level Thoughts Are a Physical Substance from that Realm
Master said,
“In fact, let me tell everyone that matter and mind are one and the same.” (Lecture One, Zhuan Falun)
I enlightened that the thoughts generated when I view things from a higher level would become a physical substance at that higher level. I thus study the Fa more attentively, and my motivation to assimilate into the Fa has also increased.
Due to the pandemic, we have fewer customers, so I read Master’s teachings, and recite poems from Hong Yin when business was slow. My righteous thoughts become stronger. I fill my own dimension with the Fa to rectify myself and everything within my bodies. I want to reach the standards required by Dafa as soon as possible, do the three things better, and follow Master to return to my original home.
In the past, I often looked forward to reading something interesting from the Minghui website or get some help from fellow practitioners, but never wanted to write down my own experiences. Today I write down my personal understanding to let go of egotism and cultivate diligently with fellow practitioners.
Please correct anything in my sharing that is not in accordance with the Fa.
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