(Clearwisdom.net) Many practitioners have shared about validating Dafa while being in a god-like state in today's Fa-rectification period, so that saving sentient beings is more sacred and successful.
My understanding of the god-like is that one has to cultivate diligently for a long time. Step by step, we advance more and more toward the state of a god, while more and more we break away from the state of being human.
In Zhuan Falun, Master tells us that there are two reasons why gong doesn't increase.
"Without knowing the Fa at high levels, one cannot practice cultivation. Without cultivating one's inner self and one's xinxing, one cannot increase gong. These are the two reasons."
Just doing the exercises does not increase our gong.
I have cultivated for over ten years. I always remember our Beijing study group in 1998. After work, I often went to a practitioner's home to study the Fa together. That practitioner's family members all practiced Dafa. Twice a week, we had a group Fa study in his home. The Fa study started at 7:30pm. I was very busy in my work, and sometimes I was about twenty minutes late. I would knock on the door and someone would come to open the door for me. The practitioner who opened the door would not say anything, just hinted to me where to sit down, and we would smile at each other.
There were about ten practitioners in the group, and everyone took turns to read the Fa at quite a slow pace. When I came late, no one would raise his or her head to look at me. No one would move his or her eyes away from the book. Everyone sat straight. Only one voice could be heard reading the book. It was so quiet you could hear a needle drop. No one would move even a little bit, as it would disturb this tranquility. Whenever I came in, I felt myself melting into the Fa by this powerful energy field. After I sat down, I didn't want to move even a little and remain totally focused on the book. In that hour of Fa study it never came to my mind that I wanted to move, or to tidy my dress. I truly felt it was a group of gods who were studying the Fa.
If we pay attention to how we study the Fa now, we can find our shortcomings. Some people don't sit up straight. Some sit in a crossed leg position while others are thirsty and drink water after reading for a while, and so on. If we studied the Fa in a god-like state, we wouldn't be like this.
In Lecture Five of Zhuan Falun, Master says,
"Sakyamuni said that one should chant the scripture with a righteous mind and undivided attention in order to shake the paradise of his cultivation practice. Only then can a great enlightened person be invited. And only when one of the great enlightened person's Fashen arrives on the Buddha statue can the goal of consecration be achieved."
If we cannot chant the scripture with undivided attention, how can it be possible for the Buddhas, Taos, and Gods behind each character of the book [Zhuan Falun] enlighten us? How can they tell us more profound Fa principles? How can we reach higher-level understandings of the Fa?
I also realize that when I am able to maintain a good state in Fa study for an extended period of time, I am also able to maintain a pure mind to do Dafa projects, and I will pay strict attention to maintaining a pure and righteous field. For example, Dafa practitioners outside China are involved in many Dafa projects. When I participate in a big event, I pay special attention to keeping a pure mind. If practitioners nearby begin to chat about things that happen in everyday society, I immediately sense it's not harmonious to the Dafa energy field. If we at the time were promoting Shen Yun and selling tickets, or we were talking to people about quitting the CCP, immediately the success of our work became not so good.
August 29, 2009
