Only When We Meet the Requirements of the Fa, Can We Send Forth Righteous Thoughts Properly

(Minghui.org) I used to admire a Falun Dafa a practitioner in our local area who always felt hot and strong power when sending forth righteous thoughts. But I rarely experienced such a state. When she sent forth righteous thoughts, she followed the instructions posted on the Minghui website, and searched out and eliminated the evil in other dimensions on a large scale.

When there were local incidents, she just added a single thought targeting them. She reminded me of the correct way to send forth righteous thoughts many times, but I didn’t take it seriously. When I sent righteous thoughts, I always focused on myself and some issues in our locale. Therefore, I couldn’t feel the energy and often felt that my mind was blurred or tired.

There are many articles on this issue on Minghui. I read one of them and suddenly realized that I forgot to clear my mind before reciting the verses (Editorial: The Essentials to Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts and the Schedule for Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts at Set Times Around the World (Update 2)).

Instead, I added many other thoughts, and unconsciously attached more importance to my personal understanding than to Dafa. Actually, what I added was based on selfishness, such as wanting to avoid personal suffering or persecution, which restricted my thoughts and power.

Now I have realized that only by fully complying with the requirements of the Fa can we send righteous thoughts well. My understandings are: first, Dafa practitioners have the mission to eliminate the evil on a large scale, and sentient beings need to be saved during our large-scale elimination of the evil. Second, sending forth righteous thoughts is based on altruism – not selfishness. If we only focus on local issues and protecting ourselves, the power will be weak. Unless we are in an emergency, we should place ourselves into the entire body of Dafa practitioners; only then can we mobilize strong energy.

I can now send righteous thoughts in line with the requirements and have been free of the state of tiredness, and can feel the strong heat.

I also realized that sending forth righteous thoughts is something very solemn. Except for special circumstances, when we send righteous thoughts at the set times, we should sit and do the gestures properly. We should keep our back and hand straight, and put up our hands with strength. I remember when I leaned against something or sat on a sofa while sending righteous thoughts, I always felt sleepy, with an unfocused mind. The same is true for other practitioners I know. When we don’t have a correct mindset, we can’t send forth righteous thoughts properly.

Letting Go of Attachments and Desires, Sending Righteous Thoughts with a Clear Mind

When I was affected by attachments and feeling wronged, I couldn’t calm down and focus, and couldn’t send forth righteous thoughts well. I have also found that when I read the news or listen to music, I can’t study the Fa or send forth righteous thoughts well. When I’m affected by different types of news, my mind tends to wander when sending righteous thoughts.

I always thought those were trivial things, but I’ve realized that they are very serious issues, and I have begun to reject them and try to stop these bad habits. Instead of spending a lot of time on those meaningless things, I am using a great deal of time to study the Fa, memorize the Fa and send forth righteous thoughts. As a result, my mind is getting clearer and clearer, and I’m feeling more eager to study the Fa and send forth righteous thoughts.