(Minghui.org) I’ve practiced Falun Dafa for many years, and I teach at a village school. My financial situation is better than other practitioners in our village, and I have been helping a practitioner for several years. She recently asked me to stop giving her things, because it was not good for her.
After I read the Fa and searched inward, I felt she was right. I understood that I shouldn’t constantly give things to practitioners, as conflicts might arise over time.
However, I couldn’t quit my old habit and continued giving things to other practitioners, such as money, clothes, shoes, hats, meat, and fruit. Although I knew it was wrong and it didn’t help practitioners with their cultivation, my attachment to showing off and wanting to meddle in others’ business prompted me to do those things.
Wang recently began speaking ill of Ling in front of me. I suggested Wang look inward, but she kept badmouthing Ling. I realized later that I was the one who hadn’t cultivated well, and Wang’s words were actually referring to my attachments.
I calmed down and examined myself. I saw that I thought highly of myself. I felt I was always right and looked down on others. I despised and berated others—I even made some practitioners cry.
We all cultivate in Dafa, and we are Master Li’s (the founder of Falun Dafa) disciples and family. I have no right to reprimand or look down on anyone. Many of them are diligent in doing the three things. My selfishness and attachments were responsible for many mistakes, yet they were tolerant and kind to me. I should have searched inward long ago.
I thank practitioners for helping me, and I’d like to remind myself and others to study the Fa more. We should always look inward, when we do well and when we see others’ conflicts. Let’s get rid of our human notions, resolve problems, eliminate the gaps, and form one body.
I saw Wang the day after I wrote this article. She said she was wrong and shouldn’t have spoken ill of Ling, and wouldn’t do it again.
Master mercifully resolved our conflicts.
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