(Minghui.org) There have been a few issues that we encountered recently. We would like to share with fellow practitioners.
Clarifying the Truth Rationally and With Wisdom
A practitioner’s brother-in-law met a woman who introduced Dafa to him and exhorted him to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its associated organizations. After learning the brother-in-law had already quit the CCP, she then tried to persuade him to practice Falun Gong by saying how great cultivation is and how she had already obtained cultivation fruition and developed supernormal abilities. The brother-in-law did get a little excited, and also agreed to practice. She then told him her name, went home to get a Dafa book for him, and exchanged phone numbers. The brother-in-law shared this with his family after he returned home.
We all agree that face-to-face conversation is the most direct way to clarify the truth. However, we need to be sure not to give people any weird impression to cause any misunderstanding. Fortunately, this brother-in-law had already had a good impression about Dafa. Otherwise, this may cause people to have misunderstanding about Dafa or other negative effects. When we clarify the truth, we should speak rationally and wisely.
Master has said,
“Nobody, with the exception of me alone, may know what a Dafa disciple’s spiritual standing or situation really is, for this is something that relates directly to the purity of the new universe.” (“Another Stern Warning”)
It’s impossible for a practitioner to know what supernormal abilities they have or what cultivation level they have reached. Isn’t boasting this to everyday people an attachment? This is exactly what one should try to eliminate.
We should focus on the wonderfulness of Dafa, the reason why people should withdraw from the CCP and try to avoid any adverse impacts.
Respect Master and Dafa and Treat Dafa Books Seriously
There was a senior practitioner who moved out from our subdivision in 2016 and lived in a gated subdivision which is hard to get in. So it became very difficult to communicate with her. When Master’s new articles are published, fellow practitioners would try hard to send her a copy. Later she fell sick and also broke her hip bones. Her health deteriorated and passed away a few years later.
We knew that her family members did not support her practice. After she died, we contacted her son to take her Dafa books to prevent them from throwing them away. After a few rounds of efforts, we finally got the books.
We were really surprised when we opened the bag full of Dafa books. In a few small plastic bags that had been weathered and shattered, there were a total of three books and a few old weekly magazines. One of the books was an unused new book. Although it was a bit dirty, it’s obvious it wasn’t read. The cover of the book had changed color by the sun and was covered by dust. The other two were in even worse condition. One of them had a few pages fallen from the front and back, dirty and torn. The “Lunyu” section was glued many times with a sticker, and it was curled to the size of half a page. Several handwritten drug prescriptions, some small notes, and small receipts from supermarkets were used as bookmarks.
The other one was also very dirty, with several places torn off and half missing. It was probably from when her family did not support her in the early days, and she never asked fellow practitioners to help fill in the missing pages and merely put it away.
Master has said,
“This book can guide your cultivation practice. Don’t you think it’s precious?” (Lecture Nine, Zhuan Falun)
There was another bag with a Zen Buddhism book, which was surprising. This was an issue of staying true to only one practice.
Looking at the Dafa books left behind by this deceased practitioner, we felt necessary to share our thoughts with fellow practitioners. The problem of disrespecting Master and Dafa is very dangerous. This senior practitioner did not treat cultivation seriously, which had given the old forces an excuse to persecute her.
Master has said,
“…Master very much cherishes all of you who are Dafa disciples and have made it through since July 20 of 1999. And the countless gods above hold you in high regard, as well. But you should cherish yourselves, too. Snap out of it! You have made it through the toughest leg of the journey, so it makes no sense to fail miserably at something so basic in the end!” (“Another Stern Warning”)
We would like to remind fellow practitioners to help elderly practitioners or other fellow practitioners and find out if there are any similar problems. If so, we need to quickly make up and correct. We all know that disrespecting Master and Dafa is very dangerous. We all should treat these seriously and cultivate ourselves diligently.
Master has said,
“The Fa’s rectification of the Cosmos has finished, and now a transition to the Fa’s rectification of the human world is taking place. Most of our Dafa disciples will join me as the Fa rectifies the human world.” (“Wake Up”)
We should look inward consistently, always use Dafa to guide our cultivation, and practice diligently during the final time to save more sentient beings. We need to fulfill our prehistoric missions and live up to the benevolent salvation of Master to eventually return to our true home with Master.
Editor’s note: This article only represents the author’s understanding in their current cultivation state meant for sharing among practitioners so that we can “Compare with one another in study, in cultivation.” (“Solid Cultivation,” Hong Yin)
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