Cultivation Is Serious, Helping People Understand the Facts Behind the Persecution Is Urgent

(Minghui.org) As the Fa rectification advances rapidly, I have deeply felt the seriousness of cultivation and the urgency of helping people understand the facts behind the ongoing persecution. I would like to share my recent insights with fellow practitioners.

Looking Within Deeply

Looking within is essential for every Dafa practitioner, and is what fundamentally sets us apart from ordinary people. I recently reflected on my cultivation state. I evaluated myself according to the Fa’s standards in everything I did, and paid close attention to every thought and action. When sudden, incorrect thoughts surfaced, I was usually able catch them and identify the attachments behind them. Even when being treated unfairly, I still looked for my own shortcomings instead of viewing the situation from a human perspective.

Nevertheless, I often felt that my cultivation was lacking and progressing slowly, which left me feeling confused. Recognizing my sincere heart for cultivation, Master enlightened me through the Fa.

One day while reciting Zhuan Falun, I came upon this passage:

“Let us talk about the most common illnesses. Somewhere in the body one may have a tumor, an infection, bone spurs, etc. It is because in another dimension there lies a being in that place. That being is in a very deep dimension. An ordinary qigong master or an ordinary supernatural capability is unable to detect it; they can only see the black qi in one’s body. It is correct to say that wherever there is black qi, there is an illness. Yet the black qi is not the fundamental cause of an illness. It is because there is a being in a deeper dimension that generates this field. So some people talk about discharging and removing the black qi—go ahead and discharge it as you wish! Shortly afterward, it will be generated again, as some beings are very powerful and can retrieve the qi as soon as it is removed; they can retrieve it on their own. Treatments just will not work no matter how you apply them.” (Lecture 7, Zhuan Falun)

Every word in this passage struck me deeply, hitting me hard and awakening me. I shook instantly with the sudden understanding that all along, I had only mechanically looked inward, and cultivated superficially without grasping the essence.

I continued reciting Fa. Master said:

“After you remove that being, you will find that there is no longer anything wrong with the body in this dimension. Whether it is protrusion of the lumbar intervertebral discs or bone spurs, after you remove that thing and clear out that field, you will find it instantly healed. You can take another X-ray and find that the bone spurs have disappeared. The fundamental reason is that this being was producing an effect.” (Lecture 7, Zhuan Falun)

After I finished reciting these two passages, I suddenly sensed a deeper spirit—one that lay beneath the surface layer of dark energy. For example, I once experienced an incident where I was misunderstood. I maintained my composure and refrained from defending myself. Later, when the truth came out, someone told me, “It turned out that matter wasn’t your fault.” In that moment, I felt a profound sense of relief. I thought I had exercised restraint, choosing to offer a kind explanation only when asked. However, I now see that I hadn’t truly let it go. What I displayed was a surface-level composure meant to appear noble, but I had not genuinely reached the standard of a cultivator.

True cultivation emphasizes no omission. Upon deeper reflection, I dug out my attachment to self-protection, which was that spirit in a deep dimension. Without rooting it out, merely addressing superficial issues such as tumors, inflammation, or bone spurs cannot meet the standard of a true disciple. I am grateful for Master’s compassionate guidance. I must search deeply for attachments and cultivate truly and solidly.

A minor incident recently left me feeling miserable. In the past, whenever similar feelings surfaced, I usually looked inward and believed that jealousy was at work. Being aware of jealousy’s harm, I’ve been vigilant in eliminating it. Whenever I felt unbalanced, unhappy, or envious of others in daily life and looked within, I always found jealousy at work and rejected it immediately. However this time, after much reflection, I realized that jealousy wasn’t the true cause, which left me confused.

That evening after the group Fa study, fellow practitioner Ying shared her dream with me, in which I stood at the doorstep of her home and we were happily chatting. As we spoke, she noticed my body growing increasingly transparent until I vanished completely before her eyes. To sense my presence, she grasped my arm. She discovered only the tips of my ten fingers remained faintly visible. She felt the pure cultivation state of a Dafa disciple in the dream, expressing her gratitude for Master’s boundless compassion. She recounted the dream with tears streaming down her face.

I kept reflecting on this dream afterward. While Master may have used the dream to encourage Ying, it was no coincidence that I heard about it either. I believed that it was far more than a test of my zealotry. Master was surely enlightening me about an attachment that I must eliminate. Ying saw only my fingertips—meaning only the pads of my fingers remained. The finger pad in Chinese has one character with the same pronunciation as jealousy in Chinese. Master was reminding me to eliminate jealousy.

I sensed that Master expected his disciples to cultivate ever more purely. Looking back, the root cause of my misery over trivial matters was jealousy. I resolved to completely get rid of it. As a being composed of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, I must cultivate away this corrupt element.

Studying Fa Well, and Clarifying the Truth with a Sense of Urgency

I am deeply grateful to Master for blessing me with an easygoing job and a supportive family, enabling me to devote myself fully to doing the three things. Over the past few years, working alongside Ying, we have consistently gone out to talk to people about the facts of Dafa. When she had family tribulations, we had to adjust our going-out time from mornings to midday, then changed again from midday to afternoons, and again back to mornings, to avoid interruptions.

Every day, we have encountered people joyfully accepting the truth and supporting Dafa, and we have embraced many touching moments, which have made skeptics, rebukes, or physical shoving from other people insignificant.

We both felt the urgency of clarifying the truth recently, becoming increasingly convinced that only by studying the Fa well and cultivating ourselves solidly can we effectively tell people about the brutal persecution. My daily schedule is tightly packed. Morning exercises begin at 3:20 a.m. After sending forth righteous thoughts at 6:00 a.m., Ying rides her electric bike to pick me up and together we go out to talk to people. I return home between 8:00 a.m and 9:00 a.m., grab a quick breakfast, then head to the local police department to send righteous thoughts nearby. Afterwards, I return home to read and recite the Fa, while also sending forth righteous thoughts at the top of every hour. This makes for a very fulfilling day.

At around 6:30 p.m., fellow practitioners gather at my home for group Fa study. Under Master’s blessing and protection, the environment of our Fa study group has improved, and we all are profoundly grateful to Master and deeply cherish this environment. After fellow practitioners leave, I continue studying and memorizing the Fa until midnight, then send forth righteous thoughts. Because I often feel pressed for time, I have steadily reduced other activities in my life.

I realized that without solid Fa study, I was unable to cultivate diligently and clarify the truth effectively. On the other hand, I easily developed the pursuit of getting things done. Going out to talk people is the most sacred matter, and I approach it with a pure respectful heart, one that arises from deep Fa study which comes from the Fa. By being diligent in Fa study and cultivating well, I can frequently sense Master’s support and orderly arrangements.

One summer day, Ying and I set out at around 2:00 a.m. to distribute pamphlets with facts on Dafa. Typically, after distributing materials at night, we wouldn’t go out again after 6:00 a.m. But we discussed the urgency of clarifying the truth to people and decided to do the exercises after getting home and head out again after 6:00 a.m. On this trip, we persuaded over ten people to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), more than usual, thanks to Master’s strong support.

Ying planned a trip to her hometown during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, and intended to stay for three days. She still wanted to go out to talk to people during her stay, so she invited me to join her. I happily agreed. However, the weather forecast predicted rain for those days. We asked Master to arrange a sunny day for us.

The sky cleared on the day after the Mid-Autumn Festival. I gathered the materials and drove to her hometown. She picked me up on her electric bike and we visited several nearby villages. We talked to the villagers who were drying corn under the sun, and more than 40 people withdrew from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. Their sincere smiles filled me with joy.

During our recent trips to her hometown, Ying arranged for a friend to charge her electric bike ahead of time so it was ready when we arrived. This allowed us to drive back on the same day, with more time for Fa study after returning. Master had laid our path for us, waiting for us to step out.

Making Dreams Come True

The day before this article was finalized, I had a vivid dream during my noon nap. In the dream, I was holding a small notebook for recording the names of people withdrawing from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. I was hastily jotting down entries with a sense of urgency. Then a voice asked me, “What do you think about chicken eggs?” I replied, “It means urgent.” This is because the word chicken (ji) has the same pronunciation as the Chinese word for urgent. I continued writing down names until I finally finished.

A boat then appeared before me, already filled with people. None of them carried luggage; they stood empty-handed, smiling at me. As I was about to board, the passage connecting the land to the boat transformed into a narrow, suspended bridge. I ran across it, clutching my little notebook. When I looked back, many people were left behind, standing on the misty land.

I enlightened from the dream that there won’t be much time left and we must let go of our ordinary matters to help as many people as possible understand the seriousness of the ongoing persecution, so we can return home with Master.

The above are my recent insights from my cultivation. Please kindly point out anything not in line with Fa.