Consequences of the Attachment to Self

(Minghui.org) When handling daily issues and activities to validate Dafa, practitioners will sometimes unknowingly think that their own ideas and opinions are superior to those of others. When this happens repeatedly, over time, practitioners may develop the attachment to self without even being aware. I would like to share what I have observed regarding this issue with fellow practitioners.

We all understand that in the process of cultivation, Master separates our cultivated and uncultivated parts, and leaves only the uncultivated human parts with us so that we can continue cultivating. The remaining parts look like a planet which contains both dark and golden substances at the same time. The dark substances are our human hearts and attachments, while the golden ones are not pure gold, as they stand for the attachments we are working to eliminate, but have not yet accomplished.

As I understand it, whenever our attachment to self becomes strong, our planet's energy field becomes covered with a layer of a sticky dark substance. As our attachment grows stronger, the dark substance rapidly expands and thickens accordingly. As a result, the sentient beings in our worlds are covered and held down by this dark substance to the point that breathing is hard, and some of them die.

If we are attached to validating ourselves instead of the Fa, evil forces grab our sentient beings, and will bully and abuse them. Evil forces also try to deceive us in the human world by letting us see and experience some things that can lead us to deviate from the Fa and distrust fellow practitioners. When our attachment to self reaches a certain degree, evil forces will arrange occasions that lead us to misunderstand Dafa, and in turn, pull us farther away from Dafa. Consequently, we fall into a barren and filthy place under the control of evil forces.

At this point, danger emerges in the human world to the practitioners who have this problem. Some may develop a deviated and harmful interpretation of Dafa's teachings, while others may be persecuted financially or physically by perpetrators.

However, if practitioners are able to sincerely and kindly collaborate with other practitioners, letting go of the attachment to self, their energy fields will be covered under Dafa's illumination. The impure golden parts will immediately turn into extremely pure substances, and the beings in their worlds will demonstrate endless devotion to their lords.

Right at that moment, the parts that have been cultivated well are separated from the rest of a practitioner. If we are able to maintain this good attitude and keep cultivating, the remaining parts of us will be purified and preserved in another dimension as well. When we let go of the attachment to self, our hearts become crystal clear and shiny, emitting boundless energy of compassion. Righteous divine beings are pleased and sentient beings admire us. As all substances are interwoven, any attachments or human hearts are like a blood clot in the body. Getting rid of the attachment to self is to prevent the production of clots in our worlds, and therefore, they can remain healthy.

It is extremely important not to be stubborn in our activities of validating the Fa and daily life, by closely following the Fa's teachings. We must do the three things well to be worthy of Master's merciful salvation.

Please point out anything that is not in line with the Fa by taking the Fa as teacher.