PureInsight | November 12, 2001
Recently during Fa study, I discovered a deeply hidden attachment of mine. That is, every time when I came to understand one principle of Fa, my mind immediately went off and I started to imagine how I can use this argument to clarify the truth to or reason with other people. With my thoughts driven by the attachment of showing off and zealotry, my head became occupied with imagining how I could approach people to reason things out. It even got to the point where I started to argue with them in my mind. By then I could no longer be calm enough to go back to Fa study. For a long time, this attachment had interfered with my studying the Fa with a pure and tranquil heart. I did not utilize my wisdom to validate Dafa. Instead, my attachments to showing off and zealotry were strongly shown. This is also one of the reasons that I could not do a good job clarifying the truth to people. Seen from another angle, clarifying the truth is very much like the job of teaching. One must have advanced knowledge of the subject, and he has to be able to explain the profound principles in a simple way. If you yourself have only a shallow understanding of things, how could you explain it well to other people with your tiny bit of knowledge? After enlightening to this principle, I realized even more the significance of Fa study, and the importance of studying Fa with a clear and clean mind. Also, we need to study with great concentration, and matters related to Fa promotion need to be put aside during that time.
This is only my personal experience and understanding. Please point out where I may be wrong.
Translated from:
http://www.zhengjian.org/zj/articles/2001/10/30/12217.html
