A Mother Is Inspired by Her Seven-Year-Old Daughter's Forbearance By Wenhua
(Clearwisdom.net) One day a seven-year-old girl came home with a wound on
her face. When her mother asked what happened, the girl said that the other
children had beaten her up. "So did you fight back?" "No, I didn't." "Why not?" asked the mother, thinking that her daughter would see it as an
example of 'loss and gain.' Surprisingly, the little girl replied, "If I hit them back, wouldn't they
feel pain?" Her mother was very touched because she realized that while her own
forbearance stemmed from a selfish desire for personal benefit, her child's
forbearance was based on compassion for others. Her child thought of others
instead of herself, a kind of forbearance that meets a higher, purer standard. As Dafa practitioners, we all know that Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance
is the most basic characteristic of the universe. The Tao School emphasizes the
cultivation of Truthfulness while the Buddha School emphasizes Compassion. Falun
Dafa, however, requires the cultivation of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance
all together. In Essentials for further Advancement, Teacher clearly
points out that "Forbearance is the key to improving one's xinxing" ("What is
Forbearance"), and that one's Gong level is as high as one's xinxing level. From
this standpoint, Forbearance is the most important element that determines the
progress of our cultivation, and Forbearance has different manifestations at
different levels. "Compliance is cultivation." (from "Solid Cultivation"
in Hong Yin, Master's collection of poems, unofficial translation). Posting date: 12/3/2002 |