(Minghui.org) I’m a young adult Falun Dafa practitioner. I’ve practiced Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) with my parents since my childhood. In adulthood, I began to work and Master arranged a variety of jobs for me in various working environments to validate the Fa and eliminate my attachments. Thanks to Master’s protection, I haven’t lost my way in this morally corrupt world. I was a real estate agent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Immersed in the world of fame and fortune for four years, I let go of many of my strong desires for fame and fortune. I’d like to share one experience of eliminating attachments at work.
Apartment prices in the downtown area dropped sharply last year. My company held an emergency meeting urging us to contact clients immediately. I didn’t take it seriously, assuming few people would be interested. While driving and listening to Master’s lecture for Australian practitioners, I suddenly realized that Master was hinting that I should fulfill my responsibilities. So I promptly sent a group message to my clients. The next day, one client came and purchased over a dozen sets of apartments. Since the developer didn’t offer any discounts, I offered to give the client part of my commission.
After the deal closed, I felt I had done well by giving up personal profit. I was calm without thinking much of it, unaware that resentment lingered deep within. The next day, the client told me that a friend could also offer him the commission. So he asked me to give him all of my commission, except for 500 yuan per set for my service. I remembered that Master said that nothing that happens in cultivation is accidental. It could be a test to see if I can give up the attachment to profits, so I agreed without hesitation.
On the third day, the situation worsened. The client claimed someone else had offered a better deal and accused me of deception, demanding nearly all of my commission. I suspected competitors were jealous of my success and had stirred up trouble. After work, I studied the Fa and discussed the situation with my mother (also a Dafa practitioner) and looked inward. I found that the client had a strong attachment to profits, and my competitors’ making trouble with me indicated they were filled with jealousy and resentment. So I must also have these attachments to cause this trouble for me.
One competitor of my company had poached my clients several times. I thought I was unaffected, believing Dafa had made me tolerant and calm, enabling me to give up resentment and jealousy, and treat losses as nothing. But this serious incident forced me to look more deeply inward. I discovered lingering resentment toward that boss. Because I hadn’t truly let go of the attachment, non-practitioners mirrored my inner state.
Looking inward further and digging deeper, I was astonished that the instant thoughts created by my attachments just flashed and fled, so I failed to catch them and deny them to be my own thoughts. For example, when a colleague closed a big deal, I’d wonder how much his commission was and fantasized that one day I could land a similar sale, which were attachments to self-interest and competition. When a new colleague made impressive monthly sales, I felt uneasy. I’d listen closely when he spoke to clients, caring if he closed another deal again, which were attachments to jealousy, dissatisfaction, and contempt. When the boss of the competitive company poached my clients, I seemed indifferent, but twice told my supervisor, while chatting, that the boss was mean, and his immoral deeds would face consequences, which was the attachment of resentment.
These hidden attachments were buried so deep that I couldn’t detect them without Master’s compassionate guidance. I realized that superficial tolerance wasn’t true cultivation—it was concealment.
I thought that if I owed someone a debt, I should repay it. I should be grateful to the boss for creating the scenarios to help me cultivate, enabling me to eliminate those hidden attachments. I deeply searched within, confessed my errors to Master, and sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate those attachments. Immediately, I felt Master dispel the substances of resentment, jealousy, and self-interest. I felt light in both my mind and heart.
That night, I dreamt I was walking along the narrow edge of a large pond, with abysses on either side. A giant carp, taller than a person, swam near the edge and stared at me. I was afraid it might attack, so I dared not move. But as it remained still, I summoned my courage and walked past it. The dream ended.
The next day, everything changed. The boss contacted my supervisor, expressing goodwill and a desire to cooperate. The client no longer demanded excessive discounts and accepted our original agreement. My supervisor granted me additional sales performance, according to the company rules. As a result, I didn’t lose anything I deserved. The client later learned I hadn’t deceived him and recommended me to a friend, who also bought a set of apartments from me.
In these final days of Fa-rectification, I must take cultivation seriously and let go of the attachments to comfort. I will cultivate sincerely and solidly. Only by cultivating myself well can I better validate Dafa and live up to Master’s salvation.
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