(Minghui.org) After I noticed a practitioner fell asleep when she sent forth righteous thoughts I wondered if I sometimes did.
Before I sent righteous thoughts this morning, I decided to turn on my phone and record myself.
Afterwards I felt confident and clear-headed, which I attributed to the effectiveness of sending forth righteous thoughts. However, when I checked the recording, I was shocked!
From the third minute onward, my head began to sway slightly. By the eighth minute, I started nodding and tilting my head, and my hand position was wrong. At the tenth minute, my upper body began leaning to one side. After that, I fell asleep, and I swayed from side to side.
I began studying the Fa (teachings) and felt alert and clear-headed. When it was time to send righteous thoughts at 11:55 a.m., I switched on the recording function on my phone. I made sure I was alert while I sent righteous thoughts.
I checked my phone afterwards and realized I dozed off during the latter half. Around the eighth minute, my hand began moving until the end while I drifted in and out of sleep. Compared to the morning session, my state was slightly better, but my poor condition would not achieve the goal of eliminating evil.
When I reflected on my recent cultivation state I initially felt there weren’t any major issues. But upon further reflection, I could see problems—I couldn’t consistently maintain a fixed time for morning exercises, and I occasionally failed to hear my alarm. What was causing this?
I’ve spent too much time browsing news online and watching videos on Ganjing World before I went to bed. This prevented me from making progress. I also haven’t been sending righteous thoughts as frequently or for as long as I should. This might also explain why I feel drowsy—my energy field hasn’t been sufficiently purified, leaving an opening for the old forces to exploit.
I was confident I could overcome this difficulty. Some time ago, my mother, a fellow practitioner, reminded me that I was having problems with my hand position when I sent righteous thoughts. After I sent righteous thoughts for one hour for two days the problem was resolved.
What I didn’t expect was that this interference would reappear. Even more frightening was that I hadn’t noticed it myself. I felt that my sending righteous thoughts was effective and my mind was clear afterward, but I realized I had actually fallen asleep. This sensation was very similar to how I felt when I was in a good state when I sent righteous thoughts. Only by carefully discerning could I detect the difference; it was quite deceptive.
When I summarized the issues related to not being fully focused while sending righteous thoughts, I considered several points.
Sending forth righteous thoughts is one of the three things practitioners during the Fa-rectification period should do, this underscores its significance. Important matters demand dedicated time and effort. Not only should we send forth righteous thoughts more frequently, but we should also focus on their effectiveness—absentmindedly sitting there or falling asleep is not right. Such actions fail to assist Master in rectifying the Fa.
Based on practitioners’ articles on the Minghui website and discussions with other practitioners, it seems that the closer we get to the end, the higher the demands on our cultivation. Therefore, the standards by which we measure our cultivation must also be elevated.
We cannot always compare ourselves to our previous cultivation state and be satisfied with just a little improvement. We must compare ourselves to the requirements of Master’s Fa and to diligent practitioners in order to meet the demands of the current stage of Fa-rectification.
These past few days, I’ve been telling my mother that she’s become drowsy and loses focus when she sends righteous thoughts, but she did not believe me. This even led to a minor argument between us. How could she not believe me when I watched her doze off.
However, today, after seeing my own state that I recorded, I finally understood my mother’s explanation. The illusion of “being very clear-headed while sending forth righteous thoughts” that the old forces created for us was very realistic. They want to interfere with practitioners in this way, preventing us from completing the three things Master requires of us during Fa-rectification.
Their tactics are truly cunning and despicable. They know that practitioners possess immense power that Master bestowed on us and that eliminating them through righteous thoughts is easy, the old forces use this illusion to deceive practitioners.
I asked my mother, “Do you feel sleepy when you send forth righteous thoughts in your Fa study group?” At first, she said no. After thinking it over, she said, “Next time, I’ll ask the other practitioners to remind me.”
In my study group, we remind each other to send forth righteous thoughts with focus and attentiveness. When I first joined this group we did not know each other, and I felt awkward bringing it up. As we became more acquainted, I would gently tap practitioners who became drowsy.
However, when I noticed that when one practitioner frequently dozed off, I only reminded him occasionally. Practitioners are one body, and failing to remain alert when we send forth righteous thoughts is not a small matter. I believe that out of responsibility to fellow practitioners, a kind reminder is necessary. Those who receive reminders should also take the matter seriously, and strive to break through this tribulation.
This article serves as a reminder to fellow practitioners to pay attention to their state of mind when they send righteous thoughts, especially when practicing alone. We must be extra vigilant and not give the evil any opportunity to exploit us, so that we can fulfill the responsibilities and missions entrusted to us as Falun Dafa practitioners.