(Clearwisdom.net) A fellow practitioner encountered severe interference from feeling sleepy during Fa study and couldn't concentrate well.
I have also experienced the feeling of being sleepy when studying the Fa, and believe it happens when one's mind is not on the Fa. On the surface, we read the Fa, but we only read the text superficially. When we are not clear-minded, the Fa will not manifest in us and studying the Fa becomes ineffective and a waste of time. When we study the Fa with a pure heart, we will naturally enlighten to the Fa principles, and we will surely not feel sleepy.
This also occurs when we do not look inward when studying the Fa. When a problem arises, we would use a human mindset to resolve the issue and would not truly look inward. We have Teacher's Fa, and it is the standard by which we must conduct ourselves, both in thought and action.
We should never use a human mindset to solve our problems. When we feel drowsy during Fa study, we should be alert and question whether we have measured ourselves with the Fa and make corrections according to the Fa. This is the key component of our behaving like cultivators should.
