Since starting to practice Falun Gong I was very impressed with the teachings
of "Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance."á I thought I had a
bit of a better understanding of what truthfulness and compassion were, but a
deeper understanding of forbearance always alluded me. I read Zhuan Falun and
the other writings over and over again, but I felt that I just was
"reading" but not getting it. I thought that my understanding was very
shallow, that I just was repeating thoughts and ideas over and over but not
really understanding them at a deeper level. So I started to ask myself
"What is Forbearance?" "What is its true meaning?" So I have
been asking myself that question for about a year and six months. Well, every
time I read Zhuan Falun the meaning changed again; every time I read some
articles from Minghui the meaning seem to change again. Sometimes it seemed that
I almost got it but then when I tried to verbalize it or write it down it would
vanish and I would be left with my old superficial understanding. So, yesterday
I was reading the chapter "People with Great Inborn Quality" (Zhuan Falun
page 375, 4th ed.) and suddenly something really clicked. It was like a big
current and I had to write it down as quickly as possible before my
understanding vanished.
Forbearance
Forbearance has no "living for my dignity" awareness;
Forbearance has no "self-importance";
Forbearance is selfless, it takes no credit for anything;
Forbearance sees itself in all things (because it is selfless) so it touches
everything;
Forbearance gets the job done, it has enormous power;
Forbearance has no fear, knows no limitation;
Forbearance doesn't have any "reactivity", its nature is
totally unmoved;
Forbearance doesn't "react" like "I'll get back
at..." to anything in any experience, but it acts from
theáwisdom of an unmoved heart;
Forbearance holds no grudges, it holds no negative memories of anything;
Forbearance has no attachments or personal wants but it has the power to
affectáeverything;
Forbearance knows how to perfectly and effortlessly "let it go";
Forbearance is not afraid of any experience it has to go through;
Forbearance embraces all aspects of reality and is capable, willing and not
afraid to transform anything thatáneeds to be transformed;
Forbearance knows when to let it go, it knows when not to react, but it also
knows when to transform and itáeven knows when to eliminate or dissolve;
Forbearance has infinite power;
Forbearance has no "dignity" or "self-importance" to
protect, so it can do anything that it is required to do;
Forbearance accepts everything that is to be accepted fully with
simultaneous fulládetachment;
Forbearance, because it can infinitely accept things, can infinitely
detach from them, so it can completely transform them;
Forbearance is the power behind the universe;
Forbearance is lighthearted about everything but it knows when to act with
full strength;
Forbearance is the force behind diligence, is what motivates forgiveness,
and is the inspiration behind every great action;
Forbearance is the will aspect of the Fa...
This is just my current understanding. I always appreciate practitioners'
input because they really help me to grow and understand more.
Thanks.
