(Clearwisdom.net) Recently after listening to sharing by practitioners from other areas, I realized that our area was far from meeting Master's requirements. That is, we hadn't even done what Master required us to do on the issue of group Fa study. This problem has also been acknowledged among many practitioners in the area.

After a group sharing, practitioners in the area who volunteered to set up a group study environment became very anxious. Therefore, they initiated action, gave up their own comfortable environments and dealt with family restrictions, and helped practitioners organize a group study. After ten days of group Fa study, practitioners who participated felt like they gained a lot. Yet the coordinator saw something. The understanding that some practitioners had regarding group Fa study hadn't reached the same level as that of other practitioners. Therefore, motivating all practitioners to participate in group Fa study is still difficult. Because of this, I want to share my understanding on group Fa study with practitioners in this area.

I remember in the old peaceful days prior to the persecution, the days before July 20, 1999, I always wanted to do group study, because I have experienced the benefit of group study. Sharing and discussion among practitioners is very helpful to upgrade one's cultivation level. We all know that this has been required by Master because Master can foresee that it will produce the best results.

However, the old forces have also seen it, and they know that group study is the foundation for maturing practitioners and a melting pot for becoming genuine Dafa disciples. Therefore, they also participated vigorously in so-called examining practitioners. We proceeded through this big "examination," gained experience, and learned lessons. This is not a big deal to true cultivators, yet it is not easy to go through. I have seen practitioners who still haven't walked out of humanity even though they are doing the three things.

So what is the problem? After sharing with practitioners from other areas, we found that our distance apart causes our problems. We are doing the three things on the surface, but we haven't truly denied the old forces. We are doing the three things under the arrangement of the old forces.

Let's talk about group Fa study. Group Fa study is required by master. The old forces want to isolate practitioners, using attachments as an excuse to destroy the group Fa study environment. Without this environment, some practitioners have stopped practicing, some lost their bodies of this world, and our various attachments became apparent and visible. Some practitioners are still studying at home. No matter how advanced we feel we are, we need to follow Master's requirements. We haven't done what Master required us to do on this issue. Master said,

"If you, as a student [of Dafa], do not follow Master's requirements, it is definitely no simple thing. The old forces have arranged for all Dafa disciples a set of their things, so if a Dafa disciple doesn't follow Master's requirements, he must be following the old forces' arrangements. The old forces are in essence gigantic trials and tribulations that accompany you at all times, focused on whether in Fa-rectification Dafa disciples are able to step forward.

If after going through this ordeal some students are still not clearheaded, then they will miss [the opportunities presented in] all of this. Only when you follow Master's requirements are you validating the Fa and cultivating yourself as a Dafa disciple, and only then are you a true Dafa disciple." ("Be Clearheaded," May 8, 2004)

I realized that our area hadn't formed a whole body. That is because we didn't have this group study environment. Also, because of this, it lowered our effectiveness in saving people.

Therefore, I suggest that this area's practitioners who still haven't participated in group study check themselves to see if they have been in that state for a long time. Since we are all a part of Dafa, then we should do what Master requires of us--participate in group study. Only by doing so can we help each other, overcome our weaknesses, eliminate our attachments, and fill in what we lack. Willingness to take this step is physically breaking through the old force's restrictions. Only by studying as a group can we share and exchange experiences and understandings, upgrade ourselves with the Fa when we encounter problems, and form an indestructible one body. Only by doing this will we raise our effectiveness in saving people in this area. I am hoping that all practitioners will pay attention to this issue, coordinate with each other, form a whole body, pragmatically save people, righteously clarify truth, and truly save all sentient beings.

This is my understanding, and I am also writing about it to encourage myself. If anything is not with Fa, please kindly point it out.