(Clearwisdom.net) I am a veteran Falun Gong practitioner. I feel that I have come to understand the importance of studying the Fa well and sending forth righteous thoughts during the final stage of the Fa-rectification. Studying the Fa frequently can help us to untie the knots in our minds, improve our xinxing when problems occur, look inward, cultivate ourselves and find our shortcomings so that we can rationally deal with the events we will encounter later on.
Previously, I studied the Fa and measured myself against the standards of the Fa. I often talked about looking inward and cultivating myself when problems occurred. However, the reality was that when conflicts did occur, I would forget the Fa, always blame others and think that I had done nothing wrong. Additionally, I communicated in a harsh manner because I wanted to suppress other peoples' opinions without considering their feelings. I behaved this way because I always felt wronged by others. I had not learned the Fa well, and had failed to prioritize the Fa in the important position that it deserved, therefore whenever a conflict occurred, I instantly picked fights with other people. At that time, my xinxing level fell and I sometimes acted in a manner unbecoming of a practitioner, or an everyday person. This summarizes my behavior at that time.
Due to continual Fa study, my understanding has gradually improved. Viewing the video "Fa-Teaching Given to the Australian Practitioners" really changed my thinking. Teacher said that we should always look inward whenever we run into problems. Even when witnessing other people's conflicts, we should look inward to check if there was something misaligned according to the Fa. We must study the Fa frequently. Under all conditions, Teacher always asks us to study the Fa. We should not only understand it when listening to Teacher's lectures, but avoid becoming muddleheaded afterwards. Observing Teacher repeatedly encouraging us, I can see that Teacher may not be confident about us. There are no words that can describe my shame at the time I am writing this. A song sung by practitioners said that Teacher indicated his utmost concern, year after year. Upon hearing this, I understood that Teacher has truly indicated his utmost concern not just to us, but for all beings.
Ever since I listened to the "Fa-Teaching Given to the Australian Practitioners" I've been studying the Fa frequently, listening to Fa lectures and reciting the Fa. After repeatedly reading and listening to the Fa, I was able to understand the Fa principles once again, and I improved quickly. With the Teacher's arrangements, I met a lot of practitioners and was able to attend the group Fa study. I also brought my daughter along to the Fa study, which caused significant changes in her as well. I was again able to see the loveliness that I saw in her as a child, under Teacher's meticulous care. The people around me also witnessed the changes in my daughter.
Sending forth righteous thoughts is one of the supernormal powers Teacher provided to us in order to help us avoid persecution. At the very beginning I did not pay enough attention to it and practiced inconsistently, thinking that the tribulations I encountered were tests that I needed to pass. However, I could not pass these tests and the problems accumulated, so the interfering forces were able to take advantage of this, and I struggled to shake off their control. Many people were severely affected, so I met with huge obstacles. Since I was not in a good state of mind, it affected my daughter as well and she became increasingly difficult to discipline. I was quite puzzled, and even forgot to send forth righteous thoughts. Through Fa study and sharing with fellow practitioners, I began to send forth righteous thoughts more regularly. Since I could not see the results derived from it, I found it difficult to enter the tranquil state. I experienced this problem for awhile, until one day when I wanted to send forth righteous thoughts on my way home from work. The result was very good, and even caused my husband to soften his attitude towards me. From that moment onward, I persisted in sending forth righteous thoughts, however I still could not become tranquil. At times, I became suspicious about the effectiveness of sending forth righteous thoughts, but I usually kept sending forth righteous thoughts because I knew how important it was.
Initially, I didn't send forth righteous thoughts at the set times, but now I do them at the unified time slots with fellow practitioners around the world. As a result, my state of cultivation has been getting better and better. When I first went to group Fa study, I told other practitioners that I was not able to achieve a tranquil state. After going to the group Fa study twice, I became more tranquil, and my righteous thoughts became more and more powerful. I felt very light after sending forth righteous thoughts, and doing the five sets of exercises also brought me that lightness.
While doing the three things, we are able to look inward only when we study the Fa well, clarify the truth and send forth righteous thoughts. As long as we walk the path of cultivation, keep up with the process of Fa-rectification with righteous thoughts and acts, we can reach consummation and return home with Teacher.
