(Clearwisdom.net) I became homeless by choice in 2003 to avoid the persecution, and went to a remote county in Jilin Province. For some time I lived with practitioners at a large-scale truth-clarification materials production site. Their way of life approximates conditions a practitioner has described in an earlier article about another materials preparation site. There was a huge difference, though - practitioners at that place did not slacken in their Fa study, although their volume of work was huge. During my time with them, none of them went to bed before midnight, and all woke up before 4:30 a.m. They would do the exercises together and have a simple breakfast before starting work. During work, they took turns to study the Fa. This gave me much insight and helped me a lot in my later cultivation.
Although each of these practitioners has their shortcomings, overall they did not neglect the fundamental task of Fa study while doing work. They were able to look inward and check themselves for mistakes during conflicts and tensions. They did not have too many strong, self-centered opinions and could cooperate as a whole body. Thus, by the year 2003, the big materials production sites in their area had been successfully separated into smaller ones, including the big one where I had worked for a while.
I think the reason for their outstanding cooperation was their diligence in studying the Fa, even though they were very busy. The practitioner who had written the article about the other materials production site brought out many of the shortcomings of practitioners in that area. I think that whatever situation we find ourselves in is closely related to how well we study the Fa. Unless we study the Fa well, even though practitioners think they are cultivating, all the Fa-validation work we do will become like everyday people doing the work. In that case, the conflicts and tension will be like those of everyday people and will definitely not be a reflection of the conflicts a cultivator will encounter during cultivation.
