(Clearwisdom.net) As Dafa practitioners we all study the Fa. However, it is worth questioning whether we study the Fa well with genuine understanding about its meaning. In many of Teacher's Fa lectures, the issue of Fa study has been emphasized as the most important part of our cultivation. We must study the Fa well. Only through studying the Fa well can we acquire wisdom and power, overcome our feelings of solitude when we are in tribulations, get strong support from our righteous thoughts, and locate our human attachments so as to remove them more easily. Studying the Fa well is actually the precondition for doing the other two things well, sending forth righteous thoughts and truth clarification. If we fail to do so, we may end up gaining nothing but having endless tribulations.
According to my own cultivation experiences and those of my fellow practitioners, tribulations in cultivation can be serious or light, intense or mild. Some practitioners have passed the tests with great difficulties, while some simply failed. Even when they turned to look inside themselves it still took them a long time to realize the root of the problems. This can make cultivation a painful experience. Why then, does this happen? We have taken our Fa study as a formality. As a matter of fact, it does not matter whether we can read the Fa fluently. Our failure to read the Fa with genuine understanding and concentration is the real problem. When we read the Fa absentmindedly we disrespect the Fa and will not improve our level in cultivation at all. If we cannot improve our level, how can we pass those big tests in cultivation? So we can say that studying the Fa in an absent-minded manner is really a serious problem. Studying the Fa properly is so important that it defines whether we are cultivating and whether we can attain final success in our cultivation. Shouldn't we take this issue seriously? Anyone who fails to do well in this aspect should look inside and change their course. It is this serious!
Studying the Fa well with a peaceful mind is the precondition for doing well with all other things in cultivation. If we cannot, we give evil the excuse to disturb us. It is the root of all loopholes in our xinxing and the source of all our tribulations. When we study the Fa with a peaceful mind, we can easily find our attachments and remove them, because the Fa is omnipotent. With fewer attachments our mind can be more peaceful, which further improves the quality of our Fa study. In this way we end up in a beneficial cycle. When we study the Fa with a distracted mind we will not acquire the help from the Fa and may indulge our attachments without realizing them. All these attachments and thought karma may further disturb our Fa study, thus forming a vicious cycle. As time passes by, it may become even more difficult to realize or cure the problem. Even if we can realize the problem, it can be very difficult to concentrate on the Fa again. Practitioners in such a state can be overwhelmed by this big test in their cultivation. This is the key issue for Dafa practitioners.
If we study the Fa well we can easily do well with all other things. If we cannot, everything will be difficult for us and our cultivation can be ruined and all that we have as Dafa practitioners will be lost. It is simply that important! In summary, if we cannot study the Fa well we cannot be counted as Dafa practitioners because we do not meet the basic requirements for being Dafa practitioners. So I suggest that we scrutinize our minds when we study the Fa. This is my personal point of view, and I hope I continue to make advancements in cultivation along with my fellow practitioners.
Written on October 30, 2009