Trouble Caused by Human Thoughts

(Minghui.org) I once almost lost my job due to a single human thought. Given this once-in-a-lifetime happening, I decided to share it in the hope of preventing a similar experience by fellow practitioners.

I was arrested in 2011 and sentenced to three years of imprisonment. I was then hired by a company as support staff in 2018. This company is a branch of a national company, and its general manager was a childhood friend of mine. I am about 60 years old. I was very satisfied with landing this job, especially since it allowed me some spare time to read the Fa.

This general manager retired last year. The national company assigned another general manager. Several mid-level managers then resigned, as they were offered jobs at other companies in the same industry. One of them was close to me, and before he left he asked what my next step was. I told him that I would just let nature take its course. I then muttered to myself that I might be laid off someday anyway since the old general manager was gone.

My Test Begins

Sure enough, it didn’t take long for the new general manager to hint that it was time for me to resign. However, as a Dafa practitioner, I knew I should look inward when encountering problems. What human attachment of mine was being targeted? I told the other practitioners about my situation, and I decided to first send righteous thoughts to disintegrate this financial persecution. I then identified and eliminated my attachments of having a competitive mentality, hate, saving face, jealousy, anxiety, fame, lust, and so on. In the meantime, I also tried to find the reason why he wanted me to quit. I asked my relative to contact his friend, who works at the department of regulatory authorities overseeing the company, to call the new general manager and find the real reason.

I thought the matter was settled, and the crisis was over. However, I was informed that my job would be terminated at the end of July.

I was shocked and confused, but after calming down, my thoughts returned to those of a Falun Dafa practitioner. I needed this job, and knew that I should have a job. However, what loopholes were taken advantage by the old forces to make me lose this job? I felt I should take this opportunity to study the Fa more diligently and better understand the Fa principles.

I thus studied the Fa day and night, and in the meantime I asked Master for enlightenment. Soon, Master hinted to me to read an article on how a fellow practitioner looked inward. This practitioner said in her article that her leg hurt for a long time. In the beginning, she thought it was just sickness karma and interference. She sent righteous thoughts to eliminate it. However, it didn’t work. Instead, the pain became so bad that she couldn’t eat or sleep.

When she looked inward she recalled something. Her neighbor was in the process of remodeling her house. She brought some hot water to her neighbor and wanted to take a look at her backyard. But she suddenly remembered that she couldn’t go there because years ago someone hung themselves and died in that yard. She was afraid of being attacked by the man’s spirit, so she went home. Her leg started hurting the next day. She understood that she was a Falun Dafa practitioner and she shouldn’t be frightened by spirits. Fear is an attachment, and the old forces were taking advantage of this loophole. When she realized this, her leg pain soon disappeared.

Things Change

I had the human notion that the new general manager would lay off some of the old employees and hire new people. I was thinking that I might be laid off soon, and this was a pursuit. As a Dafa practitioner, I realized that I should not think about my problem with human notions. This was a loophole in my cultivation. I should not be restricted by human principles. Master will take care of me and the old forces have no control over me. Whether I keep my job or not is Master’s arrangement. As long I maintain righteous thoughts and righteous actions, I would walk on the path arranged by Master. Then the old forces won’t have a loophole to take advantage of.

The other practitioners gave me some suggestions and ideas. I stood in front of Master’s picture and solemnly asked him to resolve this tribulation so I could keep my job, if that was his arrangement. I said I would do as Master asked by looking inward and eliminating my attachments. I strengthened my sending righteous thoughts and firmly denied this financial persecution. I also sent righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil factors behind the new general manager, and did not allow the old forces to manipulate people to commit crimes against practitioners. I also sent righteous thoughts to eliminate the feelings of resentment that I developed for the new general manager. I told myself that I should only have compassion for people. I was determined to leave everything to Master, and believe in Master and the Fa.

I let go of everything and felt very relaxed. After a few days, I felt that everything was opening up. I talked to the new general manager and explained that my staying would benefit the company and himself. We talked for about half an hour, and he agreed that I could stay. I kept my job.

Through this, I sincerely understood that cultivation is very serious. Not only must our every word and deed be in accordance with the Fa, but also every thought must be in accordance with the Fa. Otherwise, the old forces would take advantage of one unintentional human thought that is not in line with the Fa, and use it to persecute us. In the last stage of Fa rectification, I hope practitioners will study the Fa diligently, keep every thought on the Fa, and walk well the path of cultivation and Fa rectification.