A Conflict Can Turn Into a Good Thing

(Minghui.org) I had traveled to far away cities for years, and I gradually became less familiar with the local cultivation environment and ignored the group cultivation opportunity. My job has changed these past two plus years, and I no longer have to go out of town.

I have been very busy at work. I could hardly participate in group Fa study and other activities, but I was involved in delivering the Epoch Times newspaper and working on website projects.

Occasionally, I was emotionally affected when I heard practitioners' viewpoint about conflict. Fortunately, I could calm down by studying the Fa diligently.

Conflict s Arise Between Practitioners

Master taught us how to deal with conflicts in many Fa teachings. We have almost 100 practitioners in our area. Many of them are involved in several projects. Conflicts would inevitably arise. When a conflict starts, practitioners may hold various negative opinions and have distrust of others. They often do not remember the Fa that Master taught us and they do what an ordinary person would do.

Looking inward is an important tool for cultivators to find resolution during a conflict. If we forget to look within, we can easily fall into the trap set by the old forces' arrangements. Ashamedly, in most cases, I would advise others to look inward but I did not do it myself.

An article written by a non-practitioner on a website stated “Even if you shot me, I still would believe it was an accident.” The high level of trust this writer had should urge us, as practitioners, to think about our xinxing .

Enlightened by Master's Teaching

I was inspired by an experience sharing article published on the Minghui website. The writer described that after being reminded by other practitioners, she repeatedly recited the Fa that Master taught and resolved her resentment against another practitioner :

Master said:

“A wicked person is born of jealousy. Out of selfishness and anger he complains about unfairness towards himself. A benevolent person always has a heart of compassion. With no discontentment or hatred, he takes hardship as joy. An enlightened person has no attachments at all. He quietly observes the people of the world deluded by illusions.” (“Realms” in Essential of Further Advancement)

I was emotionally affected during a conflict that happened last year. To stop feeling grieved and to calm down I posted on my wall two of Master's poems, “Who's Right,Who's Wrong” and “Don't Argue” (both from Hong Yin III) . I read them repeatedly for several days whenever I thought of the tribulation. Sometimes, I even inadvertently read what Master said “He's right, and I'm wrong,” as “He is wrong and I am right.” (“Who's Right, Who's Wrong” from Hong Yin III)

Learning from Conflicts

Because of this experience, I experienced the feeling of the truly heart-wrenching and agonizing sorrow and the meaning of letting go of it. After that, I enlightened that cultivation is a happy thing. If it is not, our thoughts must not be righteous and we need to look inwards genuinely to uplift our xinxing.

Master taught us the principle of a compassionate resolution. If a practitioner fails to follow this principle, his or her arduous mission of saving sentient beings will be affected.

Since then my attitude toward our surroundings has changed. With cultivation, we can uplift our xinxing and a conflict can become a good thing. I always try to share my own experience with those practitioners who are low-spirited from unresolved conflicts.

I hope we can cultivate ourselves diligently to become a solid entity, tolerant and cooperate with each other, so we can help Master rectify the Fa and save sentient beings.