When at Key Junctures Identify and Clean Out Interference As Soon As It Appears
(Clearwisdom.net)
For the old forces resisting the Fa-rectification, their strength to prop up
the head of the evil has now become, relatively speaking, very weak, and it is
exhausted or eliminated en mass on a daily basis by Dafa disciples who are
sending forth righteous thoughts. In trying to continue with their attachment to
fulfilling their so-called Fa-rectification arrangements, the old forces now
have only one choice: to interfere with Dafa disciples so that they would fail
to reach the standards for Fa study, clarifying the truth, and sending forth
righteous thoughts. They take advantage of Dafa disciples' human side that
hasn't been eliminated yet in cultivation, and use various ways to cause
interference.
For example, they meddle with human thoughts directly, to make those Dafa
disciples who haven't been able to study the Fa well become numb, busy,
disorganized in their work and unable to prioritize.
Some disciples cultivating with certain capabilities open were able to see,
in their own cultivation states, that those demons were having a meeting to call
for a mass mobilization, and to discuss on how to sabotage our sending of
righteous thoughts this time. They even put aside other matters on hand to throw
themselves into this effort. How are they going to cause damage then? For them,
a very important aspect is to keep us busy and numb. Many disciples understand
that sending forth righteous thoughts at this time is very important, but some
disciples are always concerned about their work at hand, which has created a
certain degree of attachment and has given the evil a chance to exploit this
attachment. When we have some negative thoughts, when some human thoughts come
out, or when our righteous thoughts are not powerful enough, the evil will take
advantage of these inadequacies to make disciples fall into a state of being a
bit numb and less diligent. We have come to the same understanding from studying
the Fa principles.
The evil takes advantage of our gaps and restrains our practitioners by
making them numb. At many critical moments, practitioners as one single body
were greatly restrained because each individual had gaps in his cultivation.
Sometimes, what has manifested is already very clear, but the practitioners are
not sensitive to it; nor are they able to remove the interference and correct
their own behaviors in a timely fashion. On issues such as (i) there is a need
for us to clarify the truth wherever there is a problem; (ii) we should send
forth righteous thoughts in groups or in front of the embassies/consulates;
(iii) we should not be attached to our own human thoughts and notions, etc.,
some practitioners seem to only pay lip service to them most of the time. Those
practitioners would also jump to talking about something else when the issue of
sending forth righteous thoughts is brought up. It is very difficult for them to
focus their attention on the topic of sending forth righteous thoughts, and the
time for sending forth righteous thoughts simultaneously has often been missed
due to various matters they cannot put aside at that moment.
Unless we can look within for cause of the problem and come to have a clear
understanding of our own omissions in a timely fashion, it will be very
difficult to clear up the evil that hides in those omissions despite the
righteous thoughts we send.
During those early years when Master just started to spread the Fa, both the
Tao and Demon were being passed on, so it was difficult for people to
differentiate between the two. Today, when faced with the key opportunities for
the Fa-rectification, the demons have redoubled their efforts to interfere with
our thinking, and to make us unable to differentiate between the highest
priorities and things of secondary importance through manipulating our notions.
The demons that have been living off my omissions have been restraining me
and persecuting other practitioners. The other Fa-rectification work of ours
will be affected too if we do not fulfill our obligation to eliminate the evil,
as those warped substances exist in our bodies and interfere with us. Only if we
are able to dynamically integrate eliminating the evil with other Dafa work, can
we make progress on both fronts and let them complement each other. Master has
been waiting for us with great compassion, waiting for us to step out of
humanness. This stepping out is not something on the surface--when human
notions hinder us, it is pointless to talk about stepping out of humanness.
Cultivation is not for others to see. Perhaps, everyone can see you are very
busy everyday, but when you do your work, it is extremely important that you
truly keep a cultivator's heart and carry no human notions.
The difficulty with the creation of an opportunity
In Zhuan Falun, Master mentions "cosmic timing, favorable earth
conditions, and human harmony." It is really important to coordinate with
and handle well the celestial changes, as they affect the entire situation of
Fa-rectification. In contrast, a lot of work we are doing, as important as it
is, should not be neglected when we attend to other things and of course, should
be done well, but it only represents problems pertaining to certain aspects of
the situation. If we are able to do a good job at this, a peaceful environment
and time period will be carved out for the sentient beings to know Dafa, and we
will also have more time to continue with the Dafa work on hand now; in that
case our Dafa work will be truly more effective.
During the Fa-rectification, it is extremely difficult to bring about a great
cosmic change. Buddhas, Taos, and Gods are all watching and waiting now. Master
also says in Zhuan Falun, "Without human action happening under
cosmic changes, such conditions would not have been brought to ordinary human
society, and neither would they be called cosmic changes." Many factors
have culminated in this opportunity, and if we, the Fa's divine guardians in the
human world, do not react to it, the cosmic change will
not take place either. More importantly, when such an opportunity is lost, it is
lost forever.
The demons have all been called to action now. Before, when we sent forth
righteous thoughts, they would hide in their dens or run away. Now, they have
all started to take action. Fully aware of their elimination by the righteous
thoughts we send forth, those demons still send in reinforcements at whatever
costs to sustain the head of the evil.
Facing this momentous, historic opportunity, let's handle it well and
solemnly. Countless sentient beings are looking forward to the history that will
be re-written by us; let's strive forward to meet their aspirations.
In recent experience sharing, fellow practitioners shared some very helpful
insights.
If you really have firm belief and send forth righteous thoughts to
eliminate the evil, those old arrangements will be changed, history will be
rewritten, and countless sentient beings will be saved on a larger scale. When
that happens, we will be relieved of the state of participating in something
involuntarily, and there will be no more counting of who has come and who
hasn't; rather, everyone will completely apply himself to get it done as well
as possible. This is because every one of us would understand that it is real,
and the opportunity, when lost, will never come back.
On the greater issues that relate to the whole situation of
Fa-rectification, it is crucial whether we are able to form a single,
indestructible entity that has no omissions. The evil will have to stop its
so-called test when we are able to form such an entity, and when we take
actions and initiatives to keep up with the progress of the Fa-rectification.
The old forces are warped, and the part of us that has not been cultivated
has warped components too. If we show our human side, the old forces are able
to overpower us, because they can be traced to the highest level. However, if
we manifest the side of a Fa particle that has no such concept as
self-interest or the sense of self, we will become indestructible because
those old forces surely have their self-interest -- which is precisely their
impurity.
Two weeks ago, we participated in a dragon boat race, but I missed it under
the pretext of working on something else. When we later exchanged experiences,
a fellow practitioner said to me, "Everybody is talking about clarifying
the truth to the Chinese people. How to do it? This dragon boat race attracted
over one thousand Chinese, who came from several states--what a good
opportunity! But you just let it slip away." Another practitioner said,
"Master has made all the arrangements for us. It will work if we could
only follow along, but we always like to pick a path for ourselves."
Upon hearing this, I felt that Master was using their words to give me
hints. We like to think to ourselves certain things are more important than
others, but we spend a lot of time choosing the best, only to pick the path
that has deviated from the shortest path in the middle, or a detour. The
reason for this, I believe, still comes from the notion of "self,"
which represents our attachment to things that we prefer to do.
When we go to the embassy to send forth righteous thoughts, we are only
participating in the superficial action if we are not very clear about its
true significance. It will be even more powerful if we use our hearts to do
it. Besides, we will be vulnerable to interference if we are not clear about
it, or if our hearts are not there.
Posting date: 6/15/2002 |