Don’t Go Awry in Our Cultivation

(Minghui.org) In our local area, some fellow practitioners blindly admired or even imitated those whom they thought had cultivated well, without evaluating things from the basis of the Fa. I’m listing three examples below and I hope we can all be rational in our cultivation and don’t cause regrets to ourselves.

Deviated Sharing

Some practitioners claimed that they had celestial vision and attracted quite a few other practitioners interested in hearing what they had to say. They often had “sharing sessions” either in town or out of town for hours on end. They arranged transportation too to get more practitioners involved.

In recent weeks, such practitioners began to stay at others’ homes, bringing their own food, and spent days talking about how to compassionately dissolve their karmic debts. For example, if they felt uncomfortable somewhere, they would communicate with the being that caused the symptom (such as a cold sore) and promise to assimilate that being to their universe in the future. They bragged that their physical tribulations would usually disappear. Others sought compassionate resolution with their attachments. There were also people who busied themselves with talking to and “saving” the grass, trees or flowers, as everything had life in it.

Ordering Winter Coats

On May 20, 2022, Minghui.org published a notice from Dafa Association about ordering winter coats. While it’s clear such notice was for practitioners outside of China, many in our region got excited and asked who would like to order the coats.

Doctoring Photos

Not long ago, one woman offered to take photos of others practitioners, including their exercise movements. Some practitioners took the offer while others declined. The woman then replaced the background in each photo with a lotus flower, making it look as if the practitioner in the photo was about to reach consummation.

She also claimed that she saw many practitioners falling down at a certain height in their cultivation, but she had managed to pass that test. Instead of pointing out her problem, some practitioners commented that she had cultivated well. Others who had probably developed demonic interference said that “I am the Fa and the Fa is me.”

I’d like to remind fellow practitioners again that we must measure everything against the Fa and never take the words or actions from any practitioners to guide our cultivation. Only when we truly cultivate ourselves and do the three things well, can we return to our heavenly abode with Master.

Editor’s note: This article only represents the author’s understanding in their current cultivation state meant for sharing among practitioners so that we can “Compare in studying, compare in cultivating.” (“Solid Cultivation,” Hong Yin)