(Clearwisdom.net) We are practitioners from the Lingyuan countryside, and would like to share our understandings and experiences about forming one body, having firm righteous thoughts and helping practitioners overcome sickness karma and tribulations.
Practitioners of Dafa may sometimes experience sickness karma or tribulations, and it is usually because of long-standing attachments that have yet to be relinquished. As a result, practitioners are unable to elevate their xinxing. Some practitioners may appear to be participating in Fa-rectification activities, but if the heart is not sincerely cultivated, one will not meet the requirements of the Fa, and the old forces will take the opportunity to destroy that practitioner. We must form one body, believe in Master and the Fa and send unwavering righteous thoughts to eliminate the old forces. We must also sincerely look within ourselves for attachments, eliminate them and break through the interference.
A 62-year-old veteran practitioner I know has been cultivating for over 10 years. He has experienced three trials of life-and-death, and has overcome them with firm righteous thoughts and the help of local practitioners. He said of his experience: "If I so much as wavered even a little in my righteous thoughts, I would be walking the path of an everyday person. The old forces would then take this opportunity to drag me along the path that they had chosen for me. I finally understood why cultivation is a serious matter."
This practitioner had a serious accident on February 26, 2010, when a part on the front of his motorcycle suddenly fell off and got caught in the wheel. He was thrown 10 meters and landed face down on the pavement, unconscious. His front teeth were knocked out and he was bleeding everywhere. His face was unrecognizable. Only because of his faith in Master and the Fa, was he able to survive the accident. When he regained consciousness, his first thought was: "I am a Dafa practitioner. I cannot follow the old forces' arrangements. I want to follow Master resolutely. I have not accomplished my mission yet and still need to save others. Please help me Master." He immediately sat up and with the help of fellow villagers, returned home. He was still bleeding and his clothes were soaked with blood. Under such difficult circumstances, he tenaciously stood up to do the second set of the exercises for one and a half hours, thinking of the phrase in Zhuan Falun: "When it is difficult to endure, try to endure it. When it looks impossible and is said to be impossible, give it a try and see if it is possible."
A few practitioners heard about his accident and came to visit him to send righteous thoughts together. The following day, the swelling in his face went down and he regained his eyesight. The injuries on his head were healed a week later, with not a scar in sight. People who knew him believed that this was indeed a miracle.
This practitioner believed that such a big tribulation was a result of the old forces taking advantage of areas in his cultivation where he did not do well, and he realized he needed to improve his xinxing. He could endure most things, except criticism from his wife. When she criticized him, they would end up in an argument. Master and the guardians of the Fa can only protect practitioners who diligently assimilate to the requirements of the Fa. They cannot protect those who condone their attachments and refuse to let go of them. That is why the old forces are able to create interference for such practitioners.
Another practitioner, who is 66 years old, used to have all kinds of troubles before he started to cultivate in 2004. He used to have bad eyesight, could not walk in an upright position and he could not move his neck. When his son was diagnosed with leukemia, he was forced to sell his house and spend a great deal of money on medical treatments. He built up a lot of debt, and it got to a point where nobody dared to lend him money for fear that he could not repay them.
Under these desperate circumstances, a practitioner suggested that he learn Falun Dafa. He was very diligent at first, studying the Fa and doing the exercises earnestly. His physical health improved and he even started a profitable business in real estate, and repaid all his debts. Friends and family close to him commented on how he had become a different person.
One morning in November 2009, this practitioner suddenly experienced tremendous pain in his back. Many people came to see him and advised him to go to the hospital, including his son. But he refused to go, and instead asked for Master's help. Several practitioners came to visit him to send forth righteous thoughts together. Within ten minutes his back stopped hurting. When other people saw this, some people commented: "Falun Dafa is miraculous. Falun Dafa is good!" As a result of this incident, a person in his 50s, who saw this happen right in front of him, also started to cultivate.
When this practitioner had time to reflect on the incident, he found that he had not been strict with himself in cultivation, and had been slack in studying the Fa and doing the exercises. When he was busy with his work, he would stop reading the Fa altogether. That was when the old forces took advantage of his loopholes.
These two incidences are to remind us that cultivation is sacred, and we have to take our cultivation seriously. The old forces will take any opportunity to lead us on the path that they arranged. This would be very dangerous.
