(Minghui.org) Over the past few years, whenever I got into a conflict with another practitioner and had to overcome the tribulation due to that conflict, I would feel unhappy. Memories of the time when I had just obtained the Fa before 1999 would resurface in my mind.
During that time, Dafa practitioners studied the Fa and did the exercises together; the atmosphere was pure and harmonious. There were no barriers between practitioners as we were considerate of one another. I do not remember having any conflicts. Everyone was able to cultivate themselves and it was always a happy experience whenever we were together. I really miss that unusually wonderful period of time. It was so great! I also share my feelings from that period of time frequently with other practitioners, but I didn’t think about whether my thoughts were correct.
I came across what Master said when I studied the Fa recently. Master said,
“Many people come to our cultivation site with the attachment of pursuit. Some people want to attain supernormal abilities; some want to listen to some theories; some want diseases cured; some even want to come and get a Falun—there are all kinds of mentalities.” (Lecture Two, Zhuan Falun)
Cultivating up to this point, I would think about the motives that I had when I first took up the practice. Have I corrected myself based on the Fa? Upon looking within, I felt that I had already corrected those thoughts.
However, one day, I once again came across this teaching and I immediately realized that I had this fundamental attachment. It was so well hidden that it was hard to detect or discover: the attachment to comfort in the human world.
I miss that period of time when there were no conflicts between practitioners because I want to be comfortable. When conflicts happen, which make me feel awful, I would think about how good that period of time was when there were no conflicts. This is my fundamental attachment!
Having identified this attachment, I immediately eliminated and abandoned it. That was not me. After being freed from that attachment, I was able to treat the problem of having conflicts in an undisturbed, correct manner. I no longer worry about this problem and my heart instantly feels relaxed.
Thank you, Master!
Thank you, fellow practitioners!
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