True Wisdom Comes When We Study the Fa Well

(Minghui.org) I’ve had a deeper understanding of studying the Fa well through my cultivation practice over the past year.

Only by Studying the Fa Well Can We Solve Problems Encountered in Cultivation

At the start of 2022, I spent more than two months reading through one round of the 45 books of Master’s lectures from different regions. During every Fa conference, Master specially emphasized the importance of studying the Fa well. Recalling my cultivation over the past year, if not for the Fa’s guidance, I would not have been able to pass my tests.

An incident happened during the winter of 2021. I was about to leave work when I accidentally overheard two colleagues bad-mouthing me. At that time, my mind went blank and totally forgot that I was a cultivator. I stared at them so fiercely that they didn’t dare raise their heads.

I angrily packed up my things and went to take the bus home. I then recalled Master’s words, 

“To illustrate it, suppose someone who is learning our practice arrives at work and overhears two people speaking badly of him. What they have to say is really unpleasant, and his anger starts to flare. ” (The Fourth Talk, Zhuan Falun) 

Wasn’t I the person Master was talking about? At that moment, my anger subsided and I knew that I did not pass the test. I was full of regret.

I went home and started to study the Fa. I felt regret. I would normally just study the Fa for the sake of studying the Fa. I did not always relate my Fa study to my actual cultivation. So when conflicts suddenly arose, I did not treat myself as a cultivator and followed everyday people’s methods, allowing myself to slide down along with the current of society. When others engaged in an unkind approach, I responded in the same way. In these respects, I was still an ordinary person!

Having gone through this lesson, I imprinted “I am a cultivator” deep in my mind. Each day as I interacted with others, I would recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” in my mind. I became determined to persist in studying the Fa every day, and try my best to do as Master requires, incorporating the Fa principles that Master teaches into my actual cultivation. I became determined to try my best to become a cultivator who is up to the standard.

Only by Studying the Fa Well Can We Have Wisdom and Clarify the Truth Better

Master has emphasized that the Dafa practitioners of the Fa-rectification period must do the three things well. One of the three things is clarifying the truth, and this is what I fear the most. I know that this is mainly due to my short cultivation time and my lack of Fa study. Since the start of this year, I’ve tried to make good use of my time to study the Fa more. I feel that I’ve improved compared to my past state.

This poem by Master enlightened me with perfect wisdom, 

“Don’t argue when people argue with youCultivation is looking within for the causeWanting to explain just feeds the attachmentBreadth of mind, unattached, brings true insight”(“Don’t Argue,” Hong Yin III)

Before reading this poem, I did argue with people. I then realized that this is such a good practice, so why I am arguing instead of seizing the chance to apply its principles? 

After reading this poem, I understood that everyone’s affinity is different. I should not look outward. I should look inward to see if I did not do enough or speak well enough. I should improve myself in the aspects that I can distinguish in myself. If I do this, my ability to clarify the truth will improve. One’s ability to clarify the truth is also a display of one’s Fa study state. 

During truth-clarification, I discovered a phenomenon: Some people feel that this practice is good and want to learn it quickly when you talk to them about it, while other people may have doubts about this and that.

I pondered this phenomenon. Through studying the Fa, I understood that this is because everyone’s inborn quality is different. When we clarify the truth, it is a chance for people with an affinity to enter Dafa cultivation and fulfill the vows they made when they descend to the mundane world, so that they can reach consummation and return home with Master! It also allows people who do not have such a great affinity with Dafa to learn the truth to prevent themselves from being eliminated. 

People can learn that Falun Dafa is a high level cultivation practice rooted in the Buddhist tradition that can guide people to become good and attain consummation. They can also learn that the evil Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s persecution is a disaster for mankind. 

After filling my mind with these Fa principles that Master has taught, I thoroughly understood the purpose of clarifying the truth. I am now able to guide people onto the right track better and have thus become better at clarifying the truth.

Studying the Fa and Cultivating Myself Well Positively Changes the Environment

Before learning Dafa, I thought that I was quite a good person. After learning Dafa, I discovered that I was far from the universal standards of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance that Master has required us to abide by. I started to feel that I have done too little and that it was time to improve. I started to look within. I realized that if a cultivator can really achieve what Master has required, the surrounding environment will change immediately. I have a deep understanding about this.

I used to be impatient. No matter what I did, I did it rapidly. I was also attached to doing everything well. I also required other people keep up with my pace. This was not much of a problem when I was doing a project by myself. However, when I had to work with other practitioners it could cause conflicts to arise. 

At work, because everyone had worked together for a long time, we were very clear about each other’s character, so the colleagues who worked with me always felt stressed. I realized that this was a display of my selfishness. I had a strong desire to control others. So I tried to change myself. Regardless of the matter, I’d look for my shortcomings and not force others to follow my demands. Some of my colleagues have sensed that I have changed. Now everyone completes tasks without any rush or anger.

After our relationships harmonized, everyone became willing to listen to me clarify the truth. Because I could not clarify the truth about Falun Gong openly in the office, I talk about all sorts of crimes that the evil Party has committed under its dictatorship, by talking about the pandemic and the wars. I also included some precious historical facts that were provided in The Nine Commentaries. The people who learned the truth have been saved, so this is such a sacred matter! 

I deeply feel that only by studying the Fa, and seriously understanding the Fa principles that Master has taught, will the Buddhas, Taos and Gods behind the Fa give us wisdom and guide us. When we do well, the surrounding environment will change and only then will we really achieve the purpose of clarifying the truth. Only then can we be counted as Dafa practitioners of the Fa-rectification period who have ‘assisted Master in rectifying the Fa’! What I have done is still far from enough. I will keep trying my best to become a Dafa practitioner who meets the standards!

Master also mentioned the problems some practitioners have when clarifying the truth to our family members during his lectures in other regions. Because I did not have the same patience toward my family members compared with outsiders, and I also did not take note of my speech and behavior all the time, my environment at home is not as good as at work. This is another important point to take note of in my future efforts to cultivate myself.

The above are my experiences and understandings from my practical cultivation: Only by studying the Fa well can we cultivate ourselves well. The Fa is our guiding light.

Thank you, Master!