PureInsight | April 5, 2008
[PureInsight.org] When I sent
forth righteous thoughts today, many things that had happened in my
daily work kept turning up in my mind and I couldn't keep my mind calm.
After the time for sending righteous thoughts passed, these thoughts
disappeared instantly.
I knew it was interference. But how could they sneak in while I was sending righteous thoughts?
It seems I have attachments to certain things. Many things we encounter
in our cultivation during the Fa rectification period are either for
improving ourselves or for clarifying the truth and we need to deal
with them with righteous thoughts. When we have done what should be
done, they will cease to exist. If we cannot let go of them or even
indulge in fantasy, it is no doubt they are interferences and they will
affect the things we need to do.
This type of thing happens frequently in our daily life, such as
running into certain people or certain situations, whether they are a
happy or a sad events. If it is a happy event, we might keep recalling
it and pondering it over and over. If it is a sad event, we probably
will still go over it again and again.
They are actually the reflection of our mindsets. When a situation
conforms to our attachments, we are happy. Otherwise, we are sad. A god
would not be like that. If we examine it carefully from different
angles, we'll find that there is no relationship between whether our
attachments can be satisfied and whether we have the conditions to do
the three things well.
A hungry person will probably not care about what type of food he eats
and a thirsty person will not care what cup he uses or the type of
drink, as long as it can quench his thirst. Similarly, when a
cultivator feels the greatness and benevolence of the Fa and decides to
save sentient beings, no external factor can hinder him.
There was a story in an ancient book: There were two monks in Shu, one
poor and one rich. The poor monk told the rich one: "I want to go to
the South China Sea. What do you think?" The rich monk said: "What will
you bring with you?" "A bottle and an alms bowl are enough." The rich
monk said: "I wanted to buy a boat to go there for several years now
and I am still unable to do it. What can you depend on to go there
then?" The poor monk came back from the South China Sea the following
year and told the rich monk. The rich monk felt ashamed.
We can study or listen to the Fa as long as we can see or listen. We
can clarify the truth to others as long as we have mouths and hands. We
can look inwards and send forth righteous thoughts as long as we have a
mind.
If our emotions are being dominated by our attachments and we cannot do
the three things well and solidly, we may miss another predestined
opportunity and that is what we should really be worrying about.
Translated from:
http://www.zhengjian.org/zj/articles/2008/3/31/52075.html
