PureInsight | August 18, 2008
[PureInsight.org] An ordinary
person thinks it is painful to cultivate, so painful that it is beyond
description. When he runs into troubles, he distresses himself but he
never looks inside. A cultivator, however, is able to look inside at
this time to find the attachment.
When a diligent Falun Dafa practitioner runs into troubles, he always
thinks of the Fa that Master taught. Even if the conflict is very acute
or it seriously affects his own self-interests, he is able to
immediately look inside to find his own attachment and get rid of it.
When you let go of the attachment, you will find that cultivation is
not painful at all. On the contrary, you will feel very happy and
relaxed. Of course, the happiness is not like an ordinary person's
excitement. It is a calm, rational, and leisurely feeling. At that time
you can feel Master affirm you.
If a practitioner is not diligent, when he runs into troubles, he
handles them in the same way as an ordinary person. He will feel pain
when he looks outside. If you can't give up the attachment, you will
feel pain. If you can't let go of self, you will become resentful.
Later on, it becomes harder and harder for you to enlighten to it, and
you will complain that your fate is tragic and that others treat you
badly. While in this state, "Forbearance" is like a knife stabbing your
heart. If you don't let go of all kinds of attachments, such as
selfishness, fighting, etc., the knife will be forced deeper and you
will feel more pain. In my personal opinion, whoever can't look inside
is not a true Falun Dafa cultivator. A true cultivator will not feel it
painful to let go of attachments. On the contrary, he will feel very
happy.
What an ordinary person is never able to let go of is his
self-interest. He thinks himself always right. Even if he makes
mistakes, he still won't acknowledge it. An ordinary person keeps
fighting for money, power, and beautiful women, as in the wicked
Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) saying, "Fight till death."
Reputation, self-interest, and emotion are the source of ordinary
people's conflicts. They use all kinds of methods and will pay any
price to fulfill these desires. The Chinese nation's fine traditions
and virtues are completely discarded by them. This is where the wicked
CCP has been guiding Chinese people. A cultivator, however, must let go
of all of the above attachments: reputation, self-interest, emotion (ming, li, qing), etc.
Dafa disciples don't care about the interests in the human world. They
take the initiative to clarify the truth in order to restore morality
in society so that people can be saved. If everyone can look inside to
find their own problem in the face of conflicts, people will respect
each other. This is the respect that Dafa disciples should have. Of
course, I feel that there is still a wide gap between what we have
achieved and the realm that Master requires of us, namely "selflessness
and altruism."
Fellow practitioners, cultivate diligently! When you feel pain, it must
be that you haven't looked inside to find your own attachments and
shortcomings, and you have forgotten what Dafa requires of us. Let go
of the attachment to self; it is very happy to cultivate!
Translated from: http://zhengjian.org/zj/articles/2008/7/26/54002.html
