(Clearwisdom.net) I joined a concert held in Hong Kong at the end of October. The concert was excellent and touching. All performances were successful, and it seemed that there was a kind of peaceful power driving everyone and everything to reach the best.
The practitioners in Hong Kong performed the chorus to a piano accompaniment. None of them are professional singers. They had only rehearsed for a few weeks before the concert. I had heard them practice, and at that time, it seemed that they weren't quite ready to perform.
However, when they started performing, a miracle happened. They were transformed into a united, powerful, and benevolent voice. Every musical note was harmonious. As if the benevolent power had melted the audience, tears flowed down my face, but I knew that the music was not the only reason that I burst into tears.
At that moment, I recalled a time a long time ago. I was a divine being in heaven. I lived a peaceful life. For the Fa-rectification, the sentient beings at that level decided that I should be the one to represent them on earth. Falling down to help, this divine being did not have any fear. However, what was hidden in his heart? The divine being thought about the position he had in heaven. The reason that he came down was to preserve all he had become attached to. He thought that he had made a great contribution in assisting Teacher in his journey in this world, and others were honoring him by asking him to come down. It looks like he came down for others, but in fact, he came down for his own selfish motives. He wanted to preserve all he had, and this was all he cared about.
I recalled Teacher's words,
"When they're helping me, at the same time they hide their selfish intention of protecting themselves. They all want to change others but not themselves--no one wants to change himself--and they even try to preserve as much as possible the things they're attached to and won't let go of." (Touring North America to Teach the Fa)
I believe it was watching the Dafa practitioners onstage, so pure and simple, and who were giving without being asked, that helped me to recall the memory. Where are the influences of the old forces? Do they only exist on the surface? Fellow practitioners: when we came down to earth, what kind of heart did we bring down? What kind of heart do we have now?
I have learned to keep on purifying my heart more and more, so as to make myself able to save sentient beings in Fa-rectification without reservation.
Above is my personal understanding. It may not suitable for others' situations.
2002-11-5
