How to Calm Our Minds to Read the Fa

(Minghui.org) Of the three things Teacher asked us to do, studying the Fa is the most important. But whether one studies the Fa well or not, only a practitioner himself or herself can tell. The Fa-study process is also a process of cultivation. When a person cannot see Fa principals, it's important to calm the mind and look inward to see if there is anything that has not been let go or if there are any notions getting in the way of seeing the truth. Then, that will help the person to calm down and eliminate any notions while reading the Fa, and he or she will be able to concentrate. When we begin to read the Fa, we should not have the thought of rushing through the chapter for the sake of finishing it quickly. We should read it slowly, so that we can put our heart into reading it. In addition, the more we read the Fa, the more we want to read it, so we should just keep reading without any other thoughts in mind.

Whether one can study the Fa well or not also depends on one's notions. Many people have a certain level of high education and have fixed understandings about science. When they use what they have learned to measure unknown phenomena and science, this is exactly the manifestation of one's notions at play. Also, that is just the way humans think. However, for a practitioner, when one uses one's notions to judge the Fa, one cannot see the true meaning of the Fa and can even end up having biased understandings about the Fa. For example, when you read the Fa, if you pay attention to it, you'll find that every time Teacher mentions “science,” if you use your human notions to judge, you will automatically relate it to science in our human world. In addition, every time you come across this word, you will always think about it using your notions.

All notions play the same role. What has happened to many practitioners is that when they read the Fa, they feel that they don't have any new enlightenment. Even though they keep studying the Fa and are very steadfast, they always feel that they are simply reading the same thing over and over again, and this is exactly the reason. Consequently, some have even stopped reading the Fa after a while.

So how can we read the Fa without being hindered by our notions? One way is to not think about anything while we read, so that we will be able to suppress our notions. There is another way, and that is if one has the wish or thought in one's mind to not accept any human notions interfering with Fa-study and asks Teacher for help. This one thought will help. By not thinking about anything, one will achieve a good result as well.

Studying the Fa well is the key for saving sentient beings and for sending forth righteous thoughts. Sending forth powerful righteous thoughts requires energy. The dispatched energy needs to be strengthened by a person's cultivated energy. Therefore, it is also necessary to keep doing the exercises. During this great period of time in history, which will never be repeated, we should seize this opportunity to do well what we should do. Our future will be wonderful beyond description!