My Cultivation State Improved after I Put My Heart into Memorizing the Fa

(Minghui.org) There was a period of time when I stagnated in my cultivation. When I read practitioners’ cultivation experience sharing articles on Minghui.org, I admired those who were joyful and elevating because they had obtained the Fa, become Master’s Fa-rectification period’s Dafa disciples, and were doing the three things well.

I also did the three things, but I seemed somewhat numb about them. After experiencing the friction of xinxing conflicts in secular society and seeing the lies, deceit and filth everywhere, I often felt that life was hard and short, and it was as if I was unable to smile.

Master said,

“The Fa is not going to change, and Master has not changed. Some people have changed for the worse in cultivation, and aren’t as good as they were at first. It really hasn’t been a long time, though. In the past people talked about certain cultivators meditating facing a wall for nine years or their entire lives and enduring suffering all alone. Practicing in monasteries, mountains or forests, cut off from the ordinary world, and going through years of toil and suffering—how lonely would that be? But that is not the approach you are to take. And yet some people still loathe how long it’s taking. Yet in all of history no one has ever cultivated for only such a short time. But these people have allowed themselves to grow lax, and when even just a little interference comes, they forget that they are Dafa disciples. What are you cultivating for? For your reputation? Out of resentment? For the attachments you harbor? For your loved ones? For the things you’re attached to? For the things you can’t let go of? Aren’t all of these exactly the things that you should be getting rid of?” (Fa Teaching at the 2015 West Coast Fa Conference)

Why was I unable to cultivate with the heart I once had? I asked myself if I wanted to continue in this state endlessly? After memorizing the Fa, I recognized that this state had resulted from bearing hardships passively after going through tests and tribulations in ordinary society.

Memorizing With No Mistakes

I often asked myself, “If the Fa-rectification ends, what would my greatest regret be?” I also asked other practitioners the same question, and most of them replied, “Not saving enough people” or “Not cultivating well” or that they haven’t thought much about it. My biggest regret would be that I didn’t memorize Zhuan Faluncompletely and fluently without any mistakes. Wouldn’t it be great if I could study and memorize the Fa so that I could recall it anywhere, even if I didn’t have Zhuan Falun with me?

After having this wish, interference, resistance, and temptations rose up one after another, and they manifested in the form of wasting my time. Well then, I needed to let go of what I needed to let go of, since I had already set my heart on memorizing Zhuan Falun.

In the past, I had just memorized each paragraph quickly, as though I was completing a chore. The Fa did not penetrate deeply into my mind and cells. I just sought speed while memorizing the Fa. So as long as I could memorize it roughly, I considered the task done.

This time as I memorized the Fa, the requirements were very strict. I needed to be serious and put my heart into it. I had to recite every paragraph from memory twice without any mistakes, before I could proceed to the next paragraph, and after that to the whole chapter, connecting the paragraphs. I had to memorize everything without any mistakes before I could proceed to the next chapter.

When I successfully memorized one chapter, I suddenly felt that my dimensional field had become cheerful and full of energy, and the lives that had been in a deep slumber awakened and became joyful. Whenever I memorized a paragraph, the Fa principles would display themselves level by level. When I encountered an issue, I immediately knew to reflect on myself based on the Fa. Before going to sleep and after waking up, as long as my mind was empty, I would recite the Fa that I had memorized in my mind repeatedly.

For the first time, I had the feeling that, actually, when one is fully immersed in the Fa, no matter what problems may come, one will not feel scared or anxious. Facing conflicts in the ordinary human world, one will not have any worries and one’s heart will be steadfast and calm. After a short period of time of memorizing the Fa this way, when I recalled the path that I had traveled in cultivation—when I stumbled, the thought karma, interference from the demons of lust and desires, unforgettable xinxing conflicts and arguments, resentment, unhappiness, and all of the accumulated psychological matter—all those things vanished. I no longer cared so much about certain xinxing tribulations. The main thing was that I could now memorize the Fa. I have started to be happy about doing the three things again every day.

Differentiating Emotion and Rationality—The True vs The False Me

On the path of cultivation, in which a human ultimately becomes an immortal, one will definitely go through turmoil—matters that one can bear, matters that one cannot bear, and matters that one does not wish to bear. At critical moments, the deciding factor is whether the rational side is stronger than the emotional side. When there is only an emotional understanding of the matter, one tends to speak like an ordinary person and uses one’s opinions to debate and judge right and wrong. We often complain and get angry or only listen to one side to add fuel to the fire and to fight for justice.

However, when we treat cultivation rationally, nothing will worry our hearts and we will be able to remain calm when we interact with people. The sentient part of a person has already degenerated and has already been sent to Hell. So when we look at any display of degeneration in the human world, we are able to see through it clearly. The behavior of people who are still cultivating also becomes normal and understandable. The critical point is that we are no longer affected by the chaotic world. We can maintain our fundamentals and do the three things well, such that we are not swayed or dragged down by the false displays in the human world.

We are all Dafa practitioners. When we meet with conflicts, we should think of Master and consider how Master would feel if we hurt his disciples. When we treat our cultivation seriously, we will be able to avoid many things, including the troubles we should not have to bear. We can redeem some things, while other things we can never redeem. If we cause losses, it will pain Master’s heart.

In the past, I would often use the emotional false me to deal with conflicts. I would feel that I was being bullied and that I was going through hardships, but I did not think about why it had happened. Cultivators do not meet with anything accidentally, so it did happen for a reason. It is just a test to see if you know how to cultivate and if you want to cultivate. I was often caught between the false me who was being attacked emotionally and losing its cool, and the real me who wants to cultivate. But I kept holding on to the principles of humans and did not want to let go. That was why I felt things were so hard and tiring—because I was lost in the illusions of ordinary human society.

After memorizing the Fa with all due seriousness, I can treat cultivation rationally. All of us are here on Earth to temper ourselves, so there will definitely be all sorts of matters that may or may not be to our liking. All of what happens around us and all the living beings that we meet—including how they treat us, how overboard they may be, how they accuse us of doing all sorts of bad deeds—let them say what they want to say. These are all the displays of the positive and negative elements that every living being in the universe possesses.

If there were no conflicts that arise from human attachments, how could we elevate our cultivation? If we are free to think about whether others are right or wrong, we may as well quiet our hearts to memorize the Fa instead. Fill our thoughts, cells, and all of our different dimensions with the Fa and do what we should do to meet the Fa’s requirements. So even if the sky collapses, we will be able to remain calm and be unaffected by it.

After memorizing the Fa, the greatest benefit is being able to face problems in a calm and natural manner. I have found the state of cultivation with the heart that I once had and I have also regained my confidence in cultivation. Memorizing the Fa in a steadfast manner is really very good! Thank you, Master, for your benevolent salvation!

The above are my personal experiences. Kindly let me know if there is any room for improvement!