(Clearwisdom.net) Studying the Fa is vital since it is the key to doing the three things well. I used to read at least one lecture of Zhuan Falun every day. I could complete nine lectures in one week, which played an important role in my cultivation and doing the three things well in the years following 1999 and the beginning of the persecution. However, sometimes I read the Fa with absentmindedly. I did not pay serious attention while studying, and this went on for a long time.
I did not realize how this was disrespectful of both Teacher and the Fa. Such behavior could negatively influence the efficiency of doing the three things well. For two to three years I did not do the three things well and was badly disturbed by daily things. I knew it was inference, but my righteous thoughts were weak, so this state persisted.
I knew lots of practitioners were starting to recite the Fa. I decided to recite the Fa starting from “Lun Yu” of Zhuan Falun. At the beginning I focused on, and truly remembered it in my heart. Whenever I encountered anything, Fa would instruct me. I indeed felt I improved greatly. The three things I did went well too.
However, when I continued to recite the Fa I developed a problem. Normally, I recited a small section at a time. When there was a long section of up to ten pages, it felt challenging. After a whole week of reciting the pages one by one I finally completed it, but by then I had already forgotten the first page content. I could not remember it. As a result, I could not continue to recite. I finished one lecture after several months and then stopped reciting with the excuse that in order to do the three things well, I would go back to reading the Fa. As time passed, I again studied the Fa absentmindedly. Then, I recited the Fa again. This cycle repeated over and over.
The quality of Fa study was not kept up, so the three things could not be done well. I asked myself frequently: Why could fellow practitioners recite the Fa several times, but I could not even pass through the first lecture? I wanted to know the reason. Then I found out that my righteous thoughts were not strong and I was lacking a firmness of will. However, my righteous thoughts and will-power had reached my limit. I could not continue. I know that Dafa is supernormal, but I did not find a way to continue.
Finally, I reminded myself that everyone has a different path. Maybe I was not as smart as others, but it was still very possible for me to recite the Fa well. I had a “slow” way to recite the Fa, while others might be faster. I started a new cycle of memorizing the Fa and it was the same as before. I knew it was difficult for me because I was not familiar with the conjunction between paragraphs and sections. I found out the problem: I did not think about what each paragraph was talking about, but just memorized it word by word.
When I was in school, I would analyze each paragraph and segway between paragraphs and then memorize them. But I could not use this method to recite Dafa. How could I do it then? I suddenly found a very “slow” way: I first memorized how many sections there were in one lecture and how many paragraphs in one section. I used this way which did not input my personal concepts into my memorizing of the Fa and also would not analyze the relationship between content and sections. But this way would clear every lecture, section and paragraph. I felt I overcame the difficulties in just one second.
I only took a very short time to recite the first lecture and I could continue to memorize the following lectures. I used a hard copy of Zhuan Falun to recite the Fa rather than an electronic one, unless there was some special circumstance. I continued to memorize the Fa and I even knew the location of any paragraph, or any section in Zhuan Falun. It seemed like I could open Zhuan Falun in my head.
Now, I recite the Fa whenever I study Fa. In order to recite a lecture I must purify my mind. During this process, I got rid of my absence of mind. When I could not recite some paragraph, I knew it must be some problem with my Xinxing. When I improved myself, I could memorize the paragraph.
Through reciting the Fa, not only can I focus on studying Fa, but also I can find out my weaknesses, like finding excuses to not do the exercises. After overcoming this difficulty of reciting the Fa, I deeply realized the importance of doing the exercises.
I hope every practitioner who normally studies the Fa absentmindedly starts to recite the Fa. Don't think about if you have enough time or not. In such a precious period, reciting the Fa will make you calm down and do the three things well. If you really want to recite the Fa, you must do it calmly.
