Understanding Hatred

(Minghui.org) As a Falun Dafa practitioner, I know everything I encounter may be a reminder, and point out how I can better align myself with the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I’d like to share some of my recent understandings with you.

Two practitioners told me separately the other day, that they hated me. I was surprised, but did not defend myself or argue with them. Perhaps I owed them some karmic debts from other lifetimes, or perhaps I hadn’t cultivated well and needed to improve. I had no negative feelings and I would continue treating them well. Master Li, the founder of Falun Dafa wrote,

“Present, but the heart elsewhere –Perfectly reconciled with the world.”(“Abiding in the Dao”, Hong Yin)

Then why did this happen? Perhaps I had some hatred—such as towards the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). I was a teenager during the Great Famine (1959 – 1961), and needed nutritional food. But I only had weeds, tree leaves, or even sometimes tree bark to eat. I was so weak that I had to stop to rest on the way to school. I often fainted on the playground during the physical education class.

Although I survived, millions of people died. Those experiences were so painful. How could I not hate the CCP?

After I began practicing Falun Dafa I learned what it means to be a good person. After the CCP began to persecute Dafa in 1999, however, I was often nervous about being followed by CCP agents. I was under a lot of stress and often felt exhausted.

Through reading the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and The Ultimate Goal of Communism, I learned that hatred is a negative substance. In fact, communist ideology is rooted in hatred – resentment for traditional values and divine beings. As a Falun Dafa practitioner, I should constantly improve myself. How could I let such negative substances fill my mind?

From another angle, tribulations on my cultivation path could be opportunities to improve my character xinxing or eliminate karmic debts. I need to help people recognize the vicious nature of the CCP and prevent them from being harmed. My thoughts should be compassionate, not filled with hatred.

These are my current understandings. Please point out anything that is inconsistent with Falun Dafa’s teachings.