PureInsight | December 23, 2002
When we are eliminating our attachments and breaking through the boundary constituting our "self," it is indeed quite painful. What other people say, as well as our own imagination stemming from bad thoughts, can feel like knives being thrust and twisted into our hearts. Any attachment has to be eliminated, and we have to pass every test well. When, from the bottom of our hearts, we can truly and completely let go of our attachments and think of the other person first, a new and refreshing feeling will arise in us. We will discover that we have not lost anything, except for the boundary of "self." At the same time, we will find that we have gained much, and that others seem to have become part of us. Only then will we feel the joy of selflessness. It is as gentle as a breeze, as light as a cloud, and as calm as still water. Compassion is essential to expanding our capacity. Forbearance without compassion is forced and unnatural.
Beings are unrestricted in nature, so why should we demand that others conform to our own standards? Why is the boundary of "self" so sensitive? Dafa is in control of everything and harmonizing everything. But at a certain level, Dafa has given freedom to beings and they feel free instead of feeling restricted. When the thoughts and actions of a life do not conform to the requirement of the Fa at that level, then one can feel the restricting power of Dafa.
Translated from: http://www.zhengjian.org/zj/articles/2002/9/10/18468.html
