(Clearwisdom.net) The term "Perfect Harmony" has appeared in Dafa books many times. Some practitioners don't seem to understand the meaning of it. Sometimes they are even confused by its usage and meaning, thereby impeding their righteous thoughts and understanding of the Fa, which then causes great damage in their cultivation.
Master has explained to us the meaning of "Perfect Harmony" very clearly in the Fa. Still there are practitioners who don't seem to understand its meaning, or do not understand it thoroughly, and use it indiscriminately. They even understand the meaning of this term in an ordinary way as "being flexible" or even "being sophisticated." For example, amidst the persecution, when the Chinese Communist Party authorities said to practitioners, "We know that Dafa is good. But why can't you just practice at home quietly! Don't create any troubles for your workplace and society," some of them would then agree to this or acquiesce to the authorities. Their reason was: "I really want to cultivate, but I also have to 'perfectly harmonize' the workplace and society." Some practitioners are interfered with by their families. They are not allowed to leave the house, be in contact with other practitioners, or participate in any Dafa activities. Some practitioners are entangled by trivial household matters. They put their sons and grandchildren first, and then end up feeling exhausted by them and are then unable to practice. They really want to do the three things well, but because they are so busy with these trivial matters, they don't have time to study the Fa, practice the exercises, or send forth righteous thoughts. When other practitioners remind them to negate the arrangements made by the old forces and create a cultivation environment for themselves, they answer, "Family members have to be 'harmonized' also. If they are not, would they still support me in practicing Falun Gong?"
This shows that these practitioners misunderstand the meaning of "perfect harmony" in Dafa. They think that they can "flexibly" assert the interests of ordinary human society. These practitioners are blindly accommodating the needs of their family members, thereby causing themselves to waste time in their cultivation, yet they think that is acting in "perfect harmony." So what will this kind of "perfect harmony" lead to? From what I have seen, the more practitioners try to humor their family members, the more interference they run into. The more they try to please them, the less they are pleased. These practitioners are dwelling in a tense, hectic state and are unable to upgrade their levels for long periods of time. They walk the path arranged by the old forces and gradually distance themselves from the Fa. Some of them are even entangled by sickness karma. The cause of such serious consequences is a lack of understanding based on the Fa. They use their misunderstanding of "perfect harmony" from the Fa to cover up their human notions and human attachments.
Since ancient times, the Fa of the universe has never changed. The Fa of the universe is indestructible and perfectly harmonizes everything. It is capable of forming, evolving, destroying, and renewing everything in it. It is the source of all lives and the origin of wisdom. During the Fa-rectification period, as we are being assimilated to the Fa, we are constantly being rectified by it as well because all lives have gradually deviated from the Fa in the long course of history. During these 10-plus years, Master has told us repeatedly to study the Fa, and to study the Fa well! We should not, without understanding it first, use any Dafa term indiscriminately.
Fellow practitioners, the time left for Fa-rectification cultivation is becoming less and less. We must use our righteous minds to understand the Fa principles in order to guide our cultivation. Only then are we able to walk our paths righteously.
