[Minghui Net] In the recent period, many practitioners are continuously publishing "solemn declarations" on Minghui net. By publishing the declarations, they are trying to make such a point: to declare that their so-called "guarantees" as a result of their compromising with the evil, or their enlightening along the evil path caused by attachments and demonic interference, are all invalid, and that they wish to double their efforts to make amends and catch up with the Fa-Rectification process. The publishing of such declarations strongly upsets and disturbs the old evil forces and the vicious people who have been persecuting Dafa in the human society. However, for practitioners who have committed serious mistakes, sided with the evil, or taken the opposite side of Dafa, publishing a declaration is only the beginning of sincerely wishing to correct the mistake and doubling the efforts to make amends. It in no way indicates that a single declaration will cancel out all sins and karma caused by conduct that damaged Dafa. It is a dangerous and crooked idea to think that it is all right to give in to the evil in the face of tests, or that a declaration will clear away all sins and karma after damaging actions towards Dafa have been conducted. Notions like these may completely destroy a cultivator.
Dafa is serious. Cultivation is a serious matter. In Zhuan Falun, Volume II, Teacher says: "There's strict requirement for Right Fruit Status in the heaven, not like what humans imagined." In fact, all thoughts of Consummation aside, according to the past principle a practitioner would be helpless if he wrote the guarantee letter in the face of the evil's persecution. Just think about it: if an enlightened being has such a stain on himself, how could he be qualified to return to his purest and most original place? Even if it is allowed, without sufficient virtue, how could he meet the standard of the Fa at that level? For those who could not abandon their own attachments and have done things that damaged Dafa even without directly coming under the evil's pressure, they also might face a similar dangerous situation.
Teacher used to say that it is only the inside disciples themselves that can bring damage to Dafa. Many practitioners felt puzzled by this Fa principle when Teacher taught it in the environment at that time. They questioned, "All practitioners come here to practice cultivation, how can they bring damage to Dafa? Could those people that bring damage to Dafa be the spies that have sneaked in amongst our practitioners?" The fact is: Dafa is supernormal. Even if spies sneaked in among the practitioners, they are still "outsiders," and cannot turn into "inside disciples." However, if in the course of cultivation practitioners still hold onto various notions that belong to the old evil forces, or have even sided with the old evil forces under the influence of deviated notions and did something wrong, the degree of damage it can bring about will be vastly greater when compared with damage caused by external factors. Since the practitioners are the beings that are assimilating to Dafa, to allow Dafa disciples to have impurity and flaws is as good as to allow the renewed Dafa particles to have impurity and flaws. Yet, "Why must the Fa be rectified? Because the beings in the cosmos did not meet the standard anymore. (Dafa is Indestructible)" That is why the evil forces try every means to make the practitioners write guarantees to stop practicing and interfere and create damage by utilizing the practitioners attachments and karma. They are indeed destroying the beings and damaging Dafa.
Of course, Teacher does not acknowledge anything in this vicious test. Because of this, the opportunity to write "solemn declarations" is provided, and so is the constant waiting in great tribulations with great forbearance; waiting for the practitioners who have not stepped forward to step forward, and for those who have committed serious wrongdoing to make corrections and double their efforts to make amends for damages they brought to Dafa. In fact, not only Teacher, but also the disciples who have met the standard of Consummation, or the future Buddhas, Taos and Gods of mighty virtue, are waiting in great pain with great forbearance. If a practitioner is still writing such a "guarantee to stop practicing" at this stage, he is not only being irresponsible for his own life and for Dafa, but is committing a huge sin.
Thinking about it further this way: if we had made a vow with the Lord of Buddhas before we came down here that, "I will cultivate in Dafa steadfastly, be firm in rectifying the Fa amidst the tests, and seek to return to my highest original place. I will never do anything that damages Dafa. Upon breaking this vow, I will be punished in hell and never deserve to be saved. This vow will be forever obeyed and never broken." Since the vow is made, once we break it, we are blatantly deceiving the Lord of the Universe. In Dafa is Indestructible, Teacher says, "Once a Dafa disciple has done what he shouldn't do, if he isn't able to truly realize its severity and redeem the losses he has brought to Dafa, everything and that millions upon millions of years' wait will be fulfilled according to the vows made before history." In fact, the life and death and tribulations in the human world are not difficult. "Cultivation itself is not painful. The key lies in your inability to let go of ordinary human attachments. Only when you are about to let go of your reputation, interests, and feelings will you feel pain. (True Cultivation)" For people who have cast off the flesh body for the sake of safeguarding or validating Dafa, their life will only gain eternity in incredible greatness. On the contrary, to enlighten in an evil way due to human attachments, to betray or even damage Dafa, which creates all things in the Universe and provides life to all beings at different levels of the Universe, is truly a matter of existence or extinction for any being.
Teacher is benevolent to all beings, but that does not mean Dafa can lower
the standard for anyone. Dafa will rectify all that has deviated and no longer
meets the standard. The future enlightened beings will reach their most original
and primitive state, with some aspects becoming even better. Therefore, we
should exercise sufficient care in each step of our cultivation. Once a
practitioner has done something that he should not do, he needs to double the
effort to make amends. Recently, more and more practitioners went to Tiananmen
to validate Dafa, which is also an effective measure to make amends for the sins
that have been committed.
The Fa-Rectification process is pushing forward extremely rapidly. "A Dafa disciple completely opposes everything arranged by the evil old forces. Clarify the truth thoroughly, eliminate the evil with righteous thoughts, save all beings, and safeguard the Fa with determination, because you are a part of Dafa, indestructible; rectify all that is not righteous. Those who are "reformed" and those who are being saved can only be beings deceived by the evil. Those who are being eliminated are the evil beings and the evil old forces. Those who are reaching Consummation through all this are Dafa disciples; and through all this Dafa's mighty virtue is established.(Dafa Is Indestructible)"
Teacher does not want to leave behind a single disciple. But opportunities should not be missed, as one cannot go back in time. My fellow practitioners, let's study the Fa more conscientiously and encourage and help each other on the path of cultivation within Fa-Rectification, so that we can make well-rounded progress and meet Dafa's standard, live up to the title of "Dafa disciples," and be worthy of Teacher's benevolent and painstaking salvation.
