Getting Rid of Attachments While Validating Dafa With Fellow Practitioners

(Minghui.org)

Greetings, Master!Greetings, fellow practitioners!

I started practicing Dafa in 2001. Around 2010, I served as chief prosecutor of the Southern District Military Court Procuratorate in Kaohsiung City. In my free time, I occasionally collaborated with other Falun Dafa practitioners on projects related to documentaries about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting and truth-clarification to VIPs. After retiring from the military at the end of 2015, my prior rank gave me good conditions to interact with the mainstream media, so I joined the aforementioned project team and have been there ever since.

I would like to report to Master and fellow practitioners about my process of identifying human attachments and notions while collaborating with other practitioners on this project to validate Dafa.

Condescending Mentality

Because I previously worked in the military, where hierarchical obedience is highly valued, I had developed condescending, bureaucratic mannerisms. My speech often carried a commanding and coercive tone, and I was unyielding.

So when I saw a practitioner’s attachments or if I perceived them as acting inconsistently with the Fa, I would use a commanding, accusatory tone and say, “The Fa says this and that! How could you do this?!”

Sometimes, practitioners would be rendered speechless by my words, and I would feel smug inside, thinking that I could see their attachments, and that I could use Master’s Fa to point out their mistakes—hoping to help them change. I took this to mean that I was cultivating well.

A practitioner once kindly corrected me, saying, “Don’t use Master’s Fa to pressure others! Don’t use your methods to force others to cultivate a certain way.” At the time, I wondered, “Master has already taught us this, so why are you still so ignorant?”

Later, through studying the Fa, I realized that I was the one who truly lacked understanding. We are all cultivators, and there is no superiority or inferiority among us. Instead of communicating with other practitioners with compassion and kindness and using opportunities to reflect on my own gaps and improve, I adopted a condescending attitude, attempting to use the Fa to instruct others. Several attachments were mixed into this, including showing off and complacency, without me even realizing it.

Jealousy

During Fa study and sharing within the project, sometimes practitioners would share their understandings after studying a certain section of the Fa, or they would share their recent insights. If I’d discussed these points with them before, I’d mutter to myself, “Didn’t I tell you that before?! I wish you’d have listened to me sooner!”

Logically, it’s a good thing for a practitioner to gain a deeper understanding of the Fa and improve his or her xinxing, and I should be happy for a fellow practitioners’ improvement. However, I felt strong jealousy.

A practitioner’s improvement is due to his or her own realizations from the Fa, at their level. I couldn’t possibly cultivate on another cultivator’s behalf, yet I wanted to take some credit and show off.

Seeing Others’ Attachments

There’s a practitioner in our team, who, from his daily words and actions, I can deeply sense that he’s focused on validating the Fa and saving sentient beings. He devotes himself wholeheartedly and selflessly to Fa-validation projects, and has steadfast faith in Master and the Fa. However, I have been deeply concerned about areas where he hasn’t yet achieved perfection in his cultivation.

Although I understand him well and often tell other practitioners how good he is, I have felt resentful when we have had conflicts. My notions would take over, and I would keep wondering, “What’s wrong with him? Why is he like this?” I tried to push away opportunities to improve my xinxing.

This was due to my lack of understanding of Master’s Fa and the form of Dafa cultivation, and it was also a manifestation of poor xinxing.

The part of a practitioner that has already completed cultivation is a sacred and great enlightened being. It’s only the parts that haven’t been cultivated yet that are still being improved. I couldn’t see the separated part of the practitioner, and so I used human notions to judge him.

When I had conflicts with other practitioners, I often didn’t immediately look inward to examine my own shortcomings. I often felt I was right and then pointed out the other’s faults. A practitioner often advised me not to criticize others and focus on others’ shortcomings, but I didn’t understand or look inward.

This was Master using another practitioner’s words to give me a hint, but I felt aggrieved, thinking that if he doesn’t accept criticism, then he has the shortcoming of not taking criticism. At that time, I only saw the other person’s shortcomings and paid attention to their attachments. In fact, it was I who couldn’t take criticism.

Resentment

I think the problem of complaining is very serious. I’ve found that this kind of attachment develops gradually. For some it is milder, more superficial human thoughts that are difficult to detect initially that gradually build up into resentment. For example, when a conflict arises, one might feel wronged and that the other person is at fault. When one’s opinions aren’t accepted, or one does not agree with or satisfy the management style of the person-in-charge, these types of thoughts might linger in his mind, which can’t be shaken off. These thoughts, if left unresolved for a long time, can lead to complaints about others, and in the worst case scenario, to resentment.

In my collaboration with other practitioners on projects to validate the Fa, I’ve encountered many conflicts. From the Fa, we all know that conflicts are opportunities to get rid of attachments, dissolve karma, and improve our xinxing. However, when they occur, we might instead dwell on the other person’s shortcomings, ultimately leading to complaints. These are often the first things that come to mind when I wake up in the morning.

I’ve been frequently reminding myself to deny any thoughts of someone being “bad or wrong.” I shouldn’t nurture these thoughts and allow them to worsen my attachments.

Notions

Due to factors like family, society, education, and occupation, we develop many acquired notions, which create significant obstacles for our cultivation. This is especially true for me, someone who worked in a high-level organization like the Ministry of National Defense for a long time. Furthermore, as someone from the legal profession, I’m very familiar with the operations of the relevant systems and legal provisions. Therefore, every time we approach a government department about something, my acquired notions automatically judge whether the initiative is feasible, what the legal provisions are, what obstacles might be encountered, and whether it will succeed. If any obstacles or legal provisions exist, these acquired notions of mine will reinforce them, generating many negative thoughts. As a result, I have placed many large obstacles in my path, before even taking action.

I’ve noticed that the practitioner in charge of the project rarely has these kinds of notions. His thinking is very simple, and he often acts immediately upon learning something, without first considering whether it will work.

For example, we promoted a documentary about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) forced organ harvesting. We invited the protagonist to Taiwan last July for promotion of the film, and planned to invite him again in early June of this year. The entry application process requires first submitting a written application to the Executive Yuan’s film authority for review and approval, and then applying for an entry permit through the immigration agency’s website.

Because last year’s application was submitted more than two months in advance, while this year’s application was only one month, I developed negative thoughts, wondering how such a complex and tedious application process could be accomplished in just one month.

I submitted the application in early May after completing all the necessary documents. The person in charge of the government office told me that the review process was stricter this year and that I couldn’t fully reuse last year’s application. Therefore, I needed to revise and submit additional documents. As for how long it would take to approve the application, he simply said they would do their best but didn’t give me a specific answer.

The first stop for the protagonist in Taiwan was an important film screening at a high-level government agency. The practitioner in charge repeatedly asked me if our guest could enter the country on time. I could only answer that the review process was stricter this year and the application was in progress. My assumption was pessimistic, but the protagonist’s attendance was essential for clarifying the truth and saving lives. How could I make such a judgment based on my own assumptions?

Two weeks after submitting supplemental documents, the government authorities suddenly informed me that our applicant organization, which did not engage in film-related business, was ineligible and so I had to withdraw the application.

At this point, the scheduled entry date in early June for our guest was only two weeks away. I felt like I had been struck by lightning. My mindset told me that even if I could find a qualified organization to work with, I was not optimistic about completing the entry permit application on time. However, my understanding told me that there was no turning back. I had to keep moving forward and not give up. I had to find a qualified company to apply for us.

The practitioner in charge of the project immediately set about finding a qualified company. He quickly found a film and cultural company founded by a Dafa practitioner, and I resubmitted the application. A week later, the authorities issued a letter of approval.

Next, I applied online through the Immigration Bureau’s entry system. The process was still incredibly tedious. There was only one week left, but there were actually only four working days—Monday through Thursday—because Friday was part of the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday.

After two rounds of rejections and resubmitting the application with additional information, it was already 2 p.m. on Thursday, with only three hours left. The immigration agency still had to submit this case through its computer system to three relevant ministries for review and approval before issuing an entry permit. If the application for the protagonist wasn’t successful that day, even though he had already booked a flight for Sunday, he wouldn’t be able to board his flight to Taiwan.

At this point, the practitioner in charge of the project began calling senior officials at the relevant agencies to clarify the truth, explain the importance of the case, and to seek their assistance. I, in turn, repeatedly called the three ministries and departments involved in the review, locating the responsible personnel and supervisors, and pleading for their expedited review and approval. Finally, with the assistance of the relevant officials working overtime, the protagonist’s entry permit was approved at around 8 p.m. Before getting off work, the immigration agency official reminded us that the final payment of the fee must be completed through the system before the entry permit would be issued.

However, during the payment process, the entire system suddenly crashed and was unable to read the IC card. I watched helplessly as the approved document lay before me, and I was unable to access it because I hadn’t paid.

The official assisting us had already left work, and there was no way to contact anyone to handle the matter. I calmed down and sent forth righteous thoughts for a long time, begging Master for help, thinking that sentient beings were waiting for us to clarify the truth and be saved, and this must be accomplished. By 11 p.m., I still couldn’t log into the system. It wasn’t until midnight, after sending forth righteous thoughts, that I suddenly recalled that when I had registered, I had a username and password that had allowed me to log in without an IC card. So I tried that, and finally logged in, completed the payment, and received the entry permit.

Because this matter was very important for clarifying the truth and saving sentient beings, I felt that the evil was blocking me very strongly. Every step I took was blocked, and I felt like I could not move forward. If I couldn’t let go of my human notions, it would have dragged down the entire project. But if I could let go of my human notions, it would be like Master said,

“When it’s impossible to do, you can do it.” (Lecture Nine, Zhuan Falun)

“After passing the shady willow trees, there will be bright flowers and another village ahead!” (Lecture Nine, Zhuan Falun)

Looking back, the entire process was nothing short of miraculous. I believe I was gradually suppressing my notions and preventing them from taking over. This was passive, however, and I hadn’t truly achieved the Fa’s requirement of “sufficient righteous thoughts.” In reality, it was the practitioner in charge who was free of notions, who maintained righteous thoughts and actions, who led us to having the conviction that our mission must be accomplished, and then a miracle occurred.

Concluding Remarks

This was the first time since my retirement that I’ve conducted a comprehensive and systematic introspection of my human attachments. The results truly surprised me. I discovered many human attachments that I possess, such as lust, contention, attachment to comfort, and not wanting to take criticism. I still need to diligently cultivate and truly eliminate these human attachments.

Also, I used to be self-righteous and believed I was cultivating well. Only after looking inward did I realize how many shining points every practitioner has. Whenever I had conflicts with other practitioners, I noticed areas where they hadn’t cultivated well, which was precisely where I myself fell short. In reality, Master used other practitioners to give me hints. I did not realize this and properly look inward to cultivate myself, but I instead took detours. I must pay more attention to this in the future.

Thank you, Master!Thank you, fellow practitioners!

(Selected from the presentations at the 2025 Taiwan Fahui)