March 7, 2002

(Clearwisdom.net)

In the past, I had a very shallow understanding with regards to the "Tolerance" of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance." Tolerating tribulations from everyday people was not a problem for me. However, among practitioners, especially while doing Dafa work, if there were different understandings and I felt another person was incorrect, an argument would usually go on and on as I attempted to change his mind. If the other party did not accept my understanding, my mind would be disturbed and unable to let go of it. When I blamed the other party's attachment, I knew I had attachments deep inside too, though I could not recognize what they were exactly.

Recently, when I listened to Master Li talk about how Han Xin endured the humiliation of crawling between someone's legs, I suddenly had a realization: it doesn't matter whether the other party is a practitioner and it doesn't matter whether the other party is right or wrong on the surface, we need to have tolerance in our individual cultivation. We should consider other practitioners' opinions out of our responsibilities to Dafa and compassion for our fellow practitioners. Why?

1). We are all in the maze. Therefore, what we think is the best plan on the surface may not be the best in actuality.

2). Everything arranged by Master Li is for rectifying the Fa and, at the same time, to cultivate practitioners. Master Li arranges small things to improve disciples' endurance. If we can endure, and if our Xinxing is upgraded, then this is more important than prevailing in small issues.

3). We are all particles of Dafa. Therefore, we need to look at things from the overall point of view of Dafa, and we need to think of the overall situation. We should not focus our attention on picking out other's faults. When we see a void, we should take initiative to fill it. Even though each disciple has a different cultivation path, when it comes to the important task of Hongfa (introducing Dafa to the public), we need to bind together wholeheartedly. Dafa disciples need to form one unit and actively play our own roles while, at the same time, cooperating with the overall situation.

Therefore, a cultivator must become tolerant.

This is my humble opinion. Please point out anything that is improper.