(Minghui.org) Recently, several local practitioners, both old and young, have passed away.　

At a time when there is a great need for more Dafa disciples to save sentient beings, it is regrettable that they left early.

The reasons behind the deaths of fellow practitioners are very complicated. One thing I observed from practitioners who had passed away was that they didn’t realize the preciousness of Dafa disciples’ human bodies. I like to share some understanding of this matter.

Among the deceased fellow practitioners, some were of advanced age and they acknowledged that one might die at old age. They failed to understand that Dafa disciple’s life journey was rearranged by Master.

Some of the elderly practitioners prepared for their “eventual deaths” early, such as making funeral arrangements and choosing a grave site. Some held on to these notions and unintentionally acknowledged the arrangements of the old forces, treating themselves as ordinary old people.

Some other deceased practitioners were trapped in the sickness karma for a long time. Not wanting to bear the pain of life anymore, they thought that consummation was in store for them whether they leave early or late. As I understand it, their improper thoughts were then taken advantage of by the old forces.

Some did not even have serious sickness karma, but they received so-called messages from other dimensions through celestial vision or other ways that they would leave at a certain time. They began preparing for their deaths and they did die at that time! There were practitioners who even thought the deceased practitioners had supernatural power as they could predict their deaths like monks in ancient times who let others know when they would reach nirvana.

We know that the death of a person is caused by the main spirit leaving the body and not coming back. The spirit of a non-practitioner is taken away by beings who are specifically responsible for such things. In the life of ordinary people, what should happen cannot be changed, especially for things like life and death.

But Dafa disciples are different because we are assisting Master in Fa-rectification. Everything we do should be based on the requirements of saving sentient beings. Our previous destinies changed when we took up cultivation. Master balances and equalizes everything for us. Our renewed lives should solely be dedicated to fulfilling our vows and carrying out our sacred mission to save all beings.

I read one practitioner’s sharing on Minghui. The practitioner’s family went to find someone who could tell the fortune for the practitioner. The fortune-teller said that this practitioner should have died more than ten years ago when in fact this practitioner is still alive and well.

There were also cases when some practitioners were on the verge of death but their primordial spirit returned to the body as soon as they thought about their mission in saving people and asked for help from Master.

Dafa disciples are watched over by Master at all times. And many of us will also assist Master in rectifying the Fa in the human world. As long as we keep in mind our mission and responsibility, no beings dare to take us away without our consent.

So when those improper thoughts of early deaths surface, we should be on guard and measure them with the Fa. Master mentioned many times in the Fa that he does not want any of his disciples to depart this world early. We should negate all those thoughts, messages, or notions that are not on the basis of the Fa. If one does not negate them and acknowledges them instead, it is very likely that one will bring unnecessary pain and loss to oneself.

I think we should be clear: no matter how bad we think the human body is, we must cherish it, not because we are afraid of death or want to use it to enjoy the fame and fortune in the human world. It’s just that only by having this human body can we cultivate ourselves and do the three things in this world. The human body of a Dafa disciple is the vessel for us to complete our mission in validating the Fa and saving people.

Dafa cultivates our mind and body, unlike many cultivation methods in the past that cultivated the subordinate soul and only regarded the human body as a tool for temporary use. They viewed the human body as a “stinky skin sack” and filthy, and discarded it as soon as they can.

Master made it very clear in the Fa teachings:

“In Falun Dafa the innate body and angelic body, which are two different things, are both desirable.” (The Fifth Talk, Zhuan Falun)

If the cells of our human bodies have been completely replaced by high-energy matter during our cultivation, can we still call it a “stinky skin sack”? We should no longer be disturbed by past notions and cultivation methods.

Master told us that when some Dafa disciples reach consummation in the future, they may not take their bodies with them. But that’s not something for us to decide ourselves and none of us would know until the day we reach consummation. No matter what, we shouldn’t make arrangements for ourselves, let alone admitting the old forces’ arrangements for Dafa disciples to leave early. Master has the best arrangement for us.

I think that if we can recognize the preciousness of our human body based on the Fa, we will not pay heed to those thoughts that make us easily give up our human body. At least we won’t be exploited by evil in this regard.

We need to make our own main consciousness stronger so that we can dominate and cherish this human body. Make good use of it, and fulfill our historic vow.

We must go through the path that Master has arranged for us, and we must not ask for any other arrangement, nor acknowledge it. To achieve this, we have to study the Fa well and truly assimilate to the Fa.

This is my personal understanding. Please kindly point out anything inappropriate.

Editor’s note: This article only represents the author’s current understanding meant for sharing among practitioners so that we can “Compare in studying, compare in cultivating...” (“Solid Cultivation,” Hong Yin)