(Minghui.org) As Dafa practitioners, we all know the seriousness of not eliminating jealousy. I used to think my jealousy was very weak, but an incident that happened last year reminded me that I still had a lot to work on.

Last year, while interacting with a practitioner, I frequently noticed that the practitioner had strong jealousy. I began to think about whether it was a hint that I also had similar issues.

Master says,

“The issue of jealousy is very serious as it directly involves the matter of whether or not you can complete cultivation. If jealousy is not abolished, everything that you have cultivated will become fragile. There is this rule: If in the course of cultivation jealousy is not given up, one will not attain Righteous Fruition—absolutely not.” (Lecture Seven, Zhuan Falun)

Through studying the Fa and looking inward, I found that jealousy encompasses many things. A competitive mindset, looking down on others, resentment, and selfish ideas are all manifestations of jealousy. I thought of a colleague at work, who always does less work herself and lets me do more. Although on the surface I didn’t argue with her, it was because I wanted to be a better practitioner and didn’t want to lower my level to hers. I didn’t look inward to see my agitated heart and my attachment of looking down on her. I now realize my feelings of unfairness and resentment came from my jealousy.

When I felt things were unfair and looked down on my colleague again, I would recite “Realms” from Essentials for Further Advancement, and my mind would become calm and my jealousy faded away.

This year, I have been able to eliminate jealousy layer by layer, through Fa study and constantly looking within. My xinxing has gradually improved. When I make truth-clarification phone calls, I am more peaceful with a calmer mind. As a result, more people agreed to quit the Chinese Communist Party.

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