(Clearwisdom.net) Recently, sharing with fellow practitioners led me to a deeper understanding of the significance of benevolence. Master said,
"Validate the Fa with rationality, clarify the truth with wisdom, spread the Fa and save people with mercy..." ("Rationality" from Essentials for Further Advancement II)
I noticed that certain practitioners could persuade a person to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations in only a few simple statements. Whomever these practitioners addressed would be persuaded to withdraw. Other practitioners might talk a lot, but the person they spoke with was still not persuaded.
Pondering the reasons, I understood that the quantity of words is not the key. The key is their different mentalities. When a practitioner has a pure, compassionate mind, it is easier for people to accept the truth. If the practitioner harbors ordinary people's notions, including selfishness, fear, or the desire to show off, it makes it difficult for the listener to accept what he has to say. Our pure, compassionate minds emit pure energy that can disintegrate the incorrect thoughts and notions in others. The listener can then hear the truth and be saved. It is as Master said, "People within your field may unintentionally have their illnesses healed since this field can rectify all abnormal conditions." (Zhuan Falun, 2000 translation version)
This means that we should cultivate well and discard all impure thoughts, including ego, and achieve compassionate thinking. Only this way can we do a better job offering people salvation.
Money was hugely important to my husband, and he tried to save every penny he could on food and clothing. It was very difficult for me to tolerate. I have lived with him for over 20 years and he has never spent a penny on me. Every time I thought about this I got upset and frequently quarreled with him. I almost lost the courage to continue living.
From studying the Fa, I gradually understood that I should look inside when I encountered difficulties. I calmed my mind and looked at myself for reasons. I found that I also was overly concerned about money. Now I know that that concern is an acquired notion and it is not the true me. I realized I had to discard it through cultivation. When I began to take money lightly, my husband also did not consider money as important as before. My anger and resentment eventually disappeared, and my home environment took a turn for the better. Looking inside for reason is really a magic tool and is the key to resolving conflicts.
One of the practitioners in our area was sometimes in a disturbed mood because of conflicts at home. When her circumstances were negative, she asked me to send righteous thoughts to help her. The effect of sending righteous thought was good, but several days later she was in a bad mood again. When I sent righteous thought for her again she would feel much better. This was repeated many times, and she developed the tendency of depending on my help; whenever something happened to her she would hope I would get together with her and send righteous thought to help her. Over time I lost patience and lacked kindness towards her. I accused her of not looking inside and of not cultivating herself. She was unhappy and later on did not tell me anymore what was on her mind.
We had a falling out. I realized that the situation was not right and looked inside. I found my intolerance and lack of kindness and realized that I had not considered things from her perspective and realized that I wanted to force my thoughts on her. I only wanted to change her and did not want to change myself. When I found my notion and corrected it, she started telling me her thoughts again. I once more felt the miracle of looking inside.
Another practitioner's home environment was good, and her whole family supported her practicing Falun Gong. She did not have much worry and did well in persuading people to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. However, her cultivation state was sometimes good and sometimes not so good; she was unstable. She looked at other practitioners and did whatever they did and took it easy. We studied the Fa with her, sent righteous thought with her, and shared with her. She caught up quickly. This experience made me understand that practitioners should get together often to study the Fa.
Once my heart started to palpitate and beat irregularly whether sitting or standing. It happened the moment I stepped through the door of another practitioner's home. It made me want to leave right away. The practitioner asked me to sit down and send righteous thoughts. I complied reluctantly, but thought I would not be able to sit, for even one minute. Against all expectations, the more I sent righteous thought the more at ease I became. By the time I finished sending righteous thoughts, all those symptoms had disappeared. My heart did not flutter and I no longer had palpitations. I truly experienced the power of sending righteous thoughts and also came to understand the importance of practitioners getting together to send righteous thoughts.
These experiences made me further comprehend why Master keeps asking us to have group Fa study. We practitioners can share our experiences and send righteous thoughts together. We can find our differences and improve together quickly. Later on we will form a Fa study group so that we can improve faster together. Fellow practitioners will form an indestructible whole to do better in validating Dafa, in saving people, and fulfilling our predestined mission.
March 27, 2010
