(Minghui.org) I am a young Falun Dafa practitioner. For the past month, I have been caught up in human emotions and unable to free myself. The conflicts with my husband and his family have been growing more intense.
On the surface, my physical condition has changed significantly changes: I often felt exhausted, my face began to peel, and within a few days, patches of rash suddenly appeared all over my body.
Deep down, I knew I wasn’t in the right frame of mind, but whenever I thought about all the injustices I had suffered and the immense damage to my physical and mental health, I didn’t act like a practitioner. I completely forgot to look inward. Using human thinking, all I could focus on was how to defeat them, fearing I would have no place in my own home in the future.
I had a dream last night that jolted me awake. I wish to share it with fellow practitioners who have had similar experiences.
What I took away from that dream was this: Life is but a dream. Don’t get caught up in sentimentality and don’t keep using human logic to dispute everything. Let go of your human attachments. Only after a precious opportunity has slipped away will you truly realize the magnitude of what you have lost.
I was really exhausted yesterday. Because of the resentment I harbored for my husband and my in-laws, I hadn’t studied the Fa teachings for days. Even when I did, I just skimmed it without really absorbing the meaning. In fact, as soon as I got home every evening, I’d lie down and start scrolling on my phone. I did this until my eyes grew heavy, when I’d put down my phone and drift off to sleep.
In my dream, I was stunned to hear a deep, stern voice that made me remember I had already used up three chances to improve my xinxing. When a large screen appeared, I clearly recalled that Master Li had already given me three chances. I knew I had seen the big screen before, and that “1 2 3” had appeared on it.
In my dream, when I saw the large screen, I felt hopeful it would display “4 5 6”—signifying I had three more opportunities to improve. But at that very instant, a stark “0” appeared instead! This immediately brought to mind a passage from one of Master’s lectures describing what awaits those disciples who have not cultivated well when the Fa rectifies the human world.
That stern, authoritative voice very slowly proclaimed: “Only one chance.” It spoke very, very slowly, yet every word carried immense power—each syllable was deep and commanding, like parents speaking with authority to a wayward child despite feeling helpless.
When I woke up, I knew Master had given me a hint. Time was running out. I had already used up the three chances Master had given me—in fact, it was far more than three. Yet, even after I used up all my chances, compassionate Master had still granted me one last opportunity to improve my cultivation.
This reminded me of another dream I had a while back. In that one, I was a graduate student just three months away from graduation, but I hadn’t even started my thesis.
The version of me in the dream even asked, “With only three months remaining, how could I possibly graduate?” Indeed, if one hasn’t completed the tasks one is meant to, how can one possibly graduate?
I was reminded of what happened a few months ago when my daughter, who was less than a year old, was playing with my mobile phone. When I took it away from her, the few words she had innocently and randomly tapped out left me stunned: “Mommy, exam.”
Master has been waiting all along, tirelessly striving to secure time for this unworthy disciple to cultivate and endure hardships, while repeatedly offering compassionate guidance and opportunities to turn myself around.
Life is like a dream. We may have lived such lives a thousand times over, yet even in this final chapter, we remain fully immersed in ordinary human thinking, unable to extricate ourselves.
Master’s grace is boundless. He has patiently waited for and guided his lost disciples all along. Only by relinquishing human logic and adhering to Dafa’s principles can we dispel the mists and step into the light of day. However, time is running short, and opportunities are few; we must act with urgency and seize this moment.
Category: Cultivation Insights
