(Minghui.org) I had a terrible car accident on March 27, 2022. A truck loaded with cargo hit my e-bike at an intersection. I survived the accident under the protection Master Li (the founder of Falun Dafa). In the past, I didn’t take cultivation seriously and studied the Fa with my human notions. This tribulation gave me a wake-up call on the importance of cultivating solidly. 

I was partially responsible for the accident. In the past, I often rushed to pass intersections in competition with trucks when I was on my bike. It was an indication of my competitive mentality, which was rooted in Communist Party culture. I hadn’t gotten rid of this mentality after cultivating for so long, which had caused this accident.

I also learned that Forbearance, one of Falun Dafa’s core principles, includes letting go. My previous understanding of Forbearance was merely enduring suffering; actually, Forbearance has profound connotations at higher levels. A genuine cultivator’s Forbearance, after letting go of human notions, reflects a wonderful realm in which he or she takes the initiative to cultivate himself or herself every moment and takes suffering as joy. 

Simply enduring the torment of pain only repays one’s karma passively; it only makes the tribulation appear bigger. For example, I cried in pain when I was given an anesthetic injection in a hospital. After my main consciousness got stronger and clearer, I separated the pain from my true self, and took the initiative to eliminate the acquired notion. I felt that I grew taller and stronger and the tribulation became smaller. It was a completely different realm. 

I used to do the second exercise, Falun Standing Stance, for half an hour. After the car accident, I started doing it for an hour each day. Despite the pain and other discomfort when I extended the duration of the exercise for the first time, I treated myself as a true cultivator and paid no heed to the discomfort. By the time I reached the fourth pose, my mind was filled with nothing but righteous thoughts. 

Why was I afraid of extending the time in the past? The fear wasn’t my true self, but I didn’t break through it. It dawned on me that persistently treating myself as a genuine cultivator and refusing to be swayed by human notions was a process of eliminating the evil.

After doing the exercise, I felt relaxed all over instead of tired. How come I never had this feeling before? It’s because I never solidly cultivated myself. I realized that I should reject my acquired notions from now on. 

When my foot hurt, I massaged it at first, but it became more painful. However, the pain stopped immediately as soon as I started repeating, “Falun Dafa is great! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is great!” I realized that I had lingered at the level of improving my physical health, but had failed to improved my xinxing in practicing Falun Dafa. 

The car accident served me well in that it helped me enlighten to the importance of cultivating solidly. As I eliminate my human notions and truly cultivate myself, I’m uplifted to a higher realm in cultivation.