(Clearwisdom.net) One afternoon a few days ago, I took a bag of truth-clarification materials and set out to make a delivery to two practitioners' homes. On my way there, the wind blew something into my right eye. It was very painful and soon became swollen.
It was getting dark and I needed to hurry to the practitioners' homes, but I couldn't open my right eye. I had to deliver the materials, so I pressed on my right eye with two fingers to alleviate the pain.
I knew this was the evil trying to stop me from assisting Teacher in the Fa-rectification and trying to crush my will. I immediately sent forth righteous thoughts to disintegrate it, but instead it got worse. My eye hurt even more and my mind became even more irritated. I went to the practitioner's home with my hand pressed to my right eye. I felt I was damaging a Dafa practitioner's image.
My eye was tearing so badly that it swelled shut. A passersby stared at me. I knew the evil was taking advantage of my situation and creating a tribulation for me. I immediately examined my xinxing to check for reasons I was being taken advantage of by the evil. I found some problems in my xinxing. I made up my mind to completely eliminate the unrighteous elements and rectify myself in the Fa.
I began asking Teacher for help. I've witnessed the miracles of Dafa during the past ten years while walking the Fa-rectification path. With strong faith in Teacher and the Fa, I've overcome one tribulation after another.
This time, however, my problem wasn't solved after I asked for Teacher's help. I knew it wasn't because Teacher did not help me. It must be because I didn't reach the standard required by Dafa. I therefore became restless and anxious. I immediately sensed that this wasn't a correct state of mind. As a practitioner who assists Teacher during the Fa-rectification, I knew I should control my emotions, even more so at critical moments, and I should have strong righteous thoughts. Teacher said,
"Even if the sky were to fall, a cultivator's righteous thoughts would stay unshaken--that is cultivation, and that is remarkable. A cultivator is not attached to anything in this world." ("Teaching the Fa at the Meeting with Asia-Pacific Students")
Teacher said,
"If that attachment is relinquished, that material itself does not have any effect. What really interferes with a person is the attachment." (Lecture Seven, Zhuan Falun, 2000 translation version) "
Although I knew something was scratching and hurting my eye, it was a false appearance. It was the evil creating trouble for my xinxing, trying to interfere with me and interfere with my validating the Fa. I told myself, "I definitely will not back off. I will definitely deliver these materials to fellow practitioners today." I pressed my right eye with one hand and steered the bike with the other hand. I rode for ten kilometers (6.2 mi.) to a road near a practitioner's home.
I stopped and tried to get the particle out of my eye. I tried and tried, but my eye continued to tear. I hesitated and thought perhaps I should not go to the practitioner's home, and I considered going to another practitioner's home instead, but decided against it. I calmed my mind and went to the practitioner's home.
Fa-rectification period Dafa practitioners are all shouldered with missions and were all lords or kings from different cosmic bodies. The demons in the three realms are minute in comparison. The saying "While a demon is one foot tall, a Tao would be one yard high" is indeed not inconceivable at all. How can a little demon interfere and persecute the high and mighty Dafa practitioners who assist Teacher with Fa-rectification? If it were not for our minds being affected temporarily by things from everyday society, which can create loopholes, how could those dark minions and rotten demons dare to come near practitioners?
As I walked, I told myself, "With Teacher and Fa by my side, no one will dare think about stopping me from assisting Teacher in the Fa-rectification. I'm Teacher's disciple and I don't want or acknowledge anyone else's arrangements." As soon as this thought emerged, I felt a shooting pain in my eye, and immediately, I was able to open my eye. The pain and the tears also stopped. The foreign particle in my eye was gone. Immediately, I was fine. I again witnessed Teacher's compassion and Dafa's miraculous effect.;
Teacher's Fa-rectification has reached the very final stage, and Dafa has even higher requirements for us. Whatever tribulations we may encounter, we should examine our xinxing first. Whether we are able to find the problem or not, we should remain steadfast in Teacher and the Fa. No matter how long a tribulation lasts or how ferocious it is, our righteous thoughts should not be swayed. The more we are in tribulations, the more righteous our thoughts should be. When our xinxing reaches the Dafa standard, Teacher will immediately resolve the tribulations for us.
In cultivation Teacher only looks at our hearts. When we have enough determination and sincerity, even the impossible can be achieved." There's a saying that goes, "Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone." I'm writing this article to remind practitioners who have been in tribulations for a long time to examine yourself to see if you are lacking righteous thoughts or if you fall short in having faith in Teacher and the Fa at critical moments. How many times have your righteous thoughts been swayed when you are in tribulations? Is there any attachment that you can't let go?
I hope fellow practitioners won't handle tribulations with a human mentality. Everything in everyday human society is an illusion. We are now simply using this environment to assist Teacher in the Fa-rectification. We should not be attached to things in everyday human society. We should believe in Teacher and the Fa steadfastly. We should constantly think about how to do well in assisting Teacher in the Fa-rectification, set saving sentient beings as our first priority, and not abdicate our responsibility. When our xinxing reaches the Dafa standard, after passing the shady willow trees, there will be bright flowers and another village ahead.
My level is limited. Please correct me if there is anything improper.
