(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Gong practitioners have taken an extraordinary journey. Given our tremendous responsibilities, we cannot be moved or deterred by anything that we encounter on the surface. What awaits us in the future is eternal life. In terms of working with each other and understanding the goal of such work, we need to maintain strong righteous thoughts and lessen our human mentalities. During our process of cultivation, Teacher keeps cleansing everyone's bodies. Therefore, our bodies should become purer and our minds increasingly tranquil. Regardless of the environment or situation, we are to fulfill the Fa's requirements at each level and make a big impact in saving sentient beings. After all, the Three Realms were created to save sentient beings, and it is a place that Teacher selected eons ago. We have come to the Three Realms for the sake of the universe's future.
We know that the Falun (Law Wheel) is harmonizing everything and it is a much higher life. It automatically rotates and rectifies all incorrect states. The Falun will automatically rotate and rectify everything in the universe and for each practitioner, at each level of their beings. The root of Falun is with Teacher. Teacher has given every Falun Gong practitioner a Falun.
The human realm is a complex environment, and practitioners only remember a limited history of it. When we first came to the human realm, it was of much lesser complexity. What formed later deviated from our origins, as well as our true essence. If we look at "fear", what is fear all about? I believe that those divine beings that courageously came down to the human realm do not have our concept of fear. Even in ordinary society, when someone follows their conscience to make a choice, there is very little fear involved.
Teacher has expounded on the formation of concepts and notions in His Fa lectures. We have learned a lot about the formation of notions, as well. Like us, some higher beings that came down here with us have gone through many incarnations. In this life, some of them became our friends, but some may only have a chance to pass by us on the street somewhere. Others may even have been born as animals, plants or other forms of life. When we are looking at things, are we able to reach the Fa's requirements at each level? To some extent, we are very clear. After all, Teacher has enabled us to learn the complexity of the universe and the microscopic views of it. Teacher has taught us about the origin of the universe and its purpose, and Teacher has revealed to us many things that only divine beings know. Although we each lead a different life, none of us should be overcome with human notions. We have learned much about human history, not just things about the present life.
Teacher said,
"[...] I'm actually right by your side." ("Teaching the Fa in New York City" in Lectures in the United States)
How much do we understand of what Master said with the above words? We all miss Teacher dearly, especially those Falun Gong practitioners in China. I miss Teacher dearly as well, but let's look at this from a different perspective. Does this show that we often limit ourselves with human thoughts? Aren't we immersed in human notions to some extent? Cultivators have a much different view of the world, and we should not limit ourselves to what we see on the surface.
In looking at the persecution, we should not continue to look only at things on the surface. There are deeper reasons why the persecution is taking place. The different dimensions of the universe are very complex. Besides, Teacher has taught us that the old forces are interfering with Fa-rectification and that their existence is invisible to human eyes. Teacher requires all practitioners to regard the Fa-rectification with righteous thoughts and disintegrate all obstacles and forms of interference. We practitioners have great capabilities, and all of it comes from Teacher and the Fa. We are capable of overcoming all the pitfalls set by the old forces. Even the surface of this human dimension is undergoing fundamental changes for the better because of our righteous thoughts.
I have shared many thoughts that may not be correct when looked at from another perspective. I am merely thinking in a limited environment and from a limited perspective. The Fa is so profound that we will never reach the end of it. The formation of the universe is simple from a higher life's view, but the meaning of cultivation is so different at each level of the universe. We are Falun Gong cultivators, and we are shouldering the sentient beings' hope for the future. Therefore, it is necessary that we exchange our understanding to help each other become more diligent in our cultivation.
We are also members of human society, with different careers in different environments. I have worked in many different jobs, and I have experienced the difficulties of people from different walks of life. Like many common citizens, I have worried about making ends meet or about affording a home. I cried when I learned that Chinese farmers are having to sell their blood for money. Sometimes I think, "What would have happened if there were no old forces or there was no persecution of sentient beings? What would have happened if there was no partitioning and there were no obstacles? What would have happened if the first group of people obtaining the Fa was 200 million? What would have happened if all lives in all dimensions were righteous? What would the world have become by now?"
Nevertheless, everything will pass as time elapses. All we can do is to cultivate ourselves well, be more diligent in our cultivation and in overcoming those acquired notions. Perhaps more "thoughts" will come to our minds, and perhaps we will feel that this time we are right. However, these thoughts may not be necessarily "correct" and they may not have even come from ourselves. Non-cultivators don't know that many of their thoughts are not really theirs. But, as practitioners, we really need to examine such thoughts carefully and think about whether they are really ours, whether they are interference or acquired notions. We need to pay attention to every single thought of ours. In our cultivation we need to rectify ourselves rationally with a clear mind. One thought can create a universe--that's the kind of impact a thought can have. However, the manifestation at the surface can be very uneventful.
The manifestation of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" in this dimension is only three Chinese characters. Layers upon layers of our bodies are assimilating to it. However, our main bodies at the surface remain relatively untouched. We cannot feel anything magnificent. Our eyes can only see Teacher's Main Body at the outermost surface. However, isn't this enough? Dafa can rectify the deterioration of everything. We know that the ultimate universe is good, and the Fa-principles are simple and too wonderful to describe, and we are creating the environment for future beings. What a significant and precious time this is!
Finally, I'd like to say that perhaps an individual who is still cultivating should not discuss these matters. However, my understanding is that the Three Realms were created for the future and the validation of the Three Realms has great significance for the future. It is also part of the all-harmonizing Fa of the future. The foundation for the first step of our cultivation and returning to our home was also laid here. The beings in the future who have dropped down will have a place from where they can return. This is also a new start for a being. Many beings who are still interfering don't know this. Many gods and other beings are still interfering and clinging to their old notions. Everything will be in the remote past when looking at it in the faraway future.
The Fa is too immense, let us cultivate diligently together.
I have revised this article many times over the past few days and spent much effort on it. What I have written may sound different when looked at from different angles. However, I am sharing this with everyone so that we can advance diligently together. Please kindly point out anything that is incorrect.
