Another Form of Fear

(Minghui.org) Recently, I’ve noticed a kind of thought that was not quite righteous, both within myself and in the practitioners around me.

Whenever we saw fellow practitioners who have an inaccurate understanding of the Fa or do things inappropriately, we’d start worrying about them if they refused to listen to our advice.

We worry that they might be persecuted because of their loopholes. When they wouldn’t show up for an appointment with us, we fear that they might have been arrested. Sometimes, this would even develop into a sense of resentment towards the fellow practitioner, thinking that they had xinxing issues because they didn’t keep their word.

But if we are able to let go of our attachments and look within, we would realize that our concern and worry are also an indication of our fear. It is not righteous. By worrying about bad outcomes, we’re pretty much asking for it.

Perhaps the persecution of fellow practitioners also has something to do with how the old forces take advantage of this fear and worry.

Master said:

“Master doesn’t recognize such things, but it was because you allowed the evil to seize upon a principle that it dared to do that. If you could have let go of the attachment earlier, there wouldn’t have been such losses. This is particularly [important] when you cultivate among such a large group. When people cultivated in the past, in order to enable someone to succeed at cultivation, different approaches would be used to target and remove different human attachments. Then, when Dafa disciples have omissions, the evil targets their attachments and stirs up trouble. Sometimes the evil targets whatever you are afraid of and makes that happen, or it brings about whatever your mind is dwelling on.” (“Fa Teaching at the 2013 Greater New York Fa Conference,” Collected Fa Teachings, Vol. XII)

These are my thoughts, but please let me know if there is anything inappropriate. I hope that we can discuss and share our respective understandings so that we can elevate together and avoid taking losses.

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