Arrange Your Time Well; Put All Your Energies Into Validating the Fa .

In the section of Master’s explanation in Teaching the Fa at the 2003 Atlanta Fa Conference, a practitioner asked this question:

“Recently, many students who have shouldered a lot of work have felt very tired. Their stamina and state aren’t as good as before. How do they break through it?”

Master answered:

“This has to be explained from two angles. First, students have been working hard, truly hard, and they've actively shouldered a lot. Then in that case, might they be able to find more people who can help out, or think of a way to solve the problem? That's one point. Another is, a lot of our Dafa disciples are indeed quite tired. Yet on the other hand, they don't pay attention to Fa study and cultivation. They've done lots and lots of things, but they don't cultivate themselves, and so they'll feel tired, feel worn-out, and feel that it's tough. Actually, I've said all along, doing cultivation won't compromise Dafa work for sure. That's because doing the exercises is the most effective way to get rid of fatigue, it's the best way to quickly make your body recover.”

Master’s explanation allowed me to have some understanding of a term which people usually refer to as “potential”, and I would like to write it down to share with everyone. The surface meaning of the word potential refers to a capability that is latent but not yet developed. People always say that someone has good potential, which means that if conditions are provided, he might develop the latent capability in the future and have a more outstanding manifestation. This is how ordinary people understand potential.

However, to Fa-rectification period Dafa practitioners, what this so-called potential means is the capabilities that he originally possessed. All of his capabilities are endowed by Dafa, and all of his capabilities are prepared for him to save sentient beings during this special historic period of time, facing many beings that are still deceived by lies and have not taken a correct attitude towards Dafa. If we have capabilities but do not use them and do not actively develop our own latent capabilities, speaking seriously, it is like seeing someone in mortal danger and not lifting a finger to save them. Moreover, it is irresponsible to one’s own cultivation. If the time for you to develop your capabilities presents itself but you do not do it, a lot of precious cultivation opportunities may be lost and many sentient beings that have placed their hopes in you may not be savable.

“Even though some beings have taken part in the persecution, and a lot of beings have been indifferent, and a lot of beings haven't been supportive even though they have the ability to do so, the great majority of people, the great majority of all the beings, are sympathetic and supportive, which means they've shown their positive side.” (Teaching the Fa at the 2003 Washington DC Fa Conference)

Being Dafa practitioners in the Fa-rectification period, during the process of saving sentient beings and assimilating to Dafa, we have displayed our positive side. However, as long as we are practising, the old universe’s elements still remain within us to a greater or lesser extent. My understanding is that if we just put a part of our capabilities and not all of them into the Fa-rectification, then the part left out actually belongs to the element that has capabilities but is not supportive.

We all understand what our missions are. Many practitioners feel that we have many things to do now, but not enough time or manpower. I feel the same. However, when seriously considering how I arrange my time every day, I find that a big problem of mine is not arranging my time properly, and much time is wasted. For example, doing things without a sense of urgency, doing things at normal speed, I can complete a task in a short time if I concentrate. However, I often take a lot of time doing it. When we share experiences together as practitioners we often talk about some meaningless issues but not the subjects that we should talk about. I spend much time on the Internet and, in some websites, should just glance at the articles’ titles, but instead I still spend a lot of time reading them. When I waste my time without thinking, there is not enough time to do many things that should be and can be done. Also, some practitioners may be very busy and need help.

There is a limited amount of time everyday. If we do not treasure time, do not arrange our time properly, then time will slip by in vain. If we can arrange our time properly by prioritising what we need to achieve then we can actually extend time. For example, we need time to practise the exercises everyday; we then have to go to the practise site and we can not only practise the exercises but also spread the Fa by doing so. We need to study the Fa every day so we can arrange to do it early in the morning and by doing so we can study the Fa quietly without any interference. Alternatively we can listen to the Fa or learn it by heart on the way to work so that we do not need to find a time to study the Fa during the day, etc. Arranging time properly is a great ability, and as long as we pay attention to it, all of us can do it.

Also, we should not artificially restrict ourselves to a certain category of Dafa work. During the Fa-rectification, each category is a part of the whole body. We should actively ask if any practitioners need assistance and help them. The heavy load needs everyone to shoulder it together. Being able to be unattached to one’s own category and to help others to the full in harmony, this can be called potential but is actually a manifestation of one’s level.

Many diligent practitioners shoulder a lot of work and work very hard. At the same time, if you notice practitioners around you who have the capabilities but have not developed them yet, try sharing your experiences with them with sincerity and generosity. It may be difficult the first couple of times, but you can keep trying. Maybe those substances which block them and make them inactive will be melted by your compassion. For those very diligent practitioners, awakening a fellow practitioner so that he can put more capabilities into the Fa-rectification, isn’t it a kind of potential?

Everyday people say that it needs time, a good environment, effort, opportunity, other factors, etc, to develop potential, but for practitioners, as long as we upgrade xinxing then we will have intelligence and capability of a higher-level. Even if we do not have enough capability ourselves, if we have a pure mind, Master will provide us with the capabilities. We have not done many things before during this Fa-rectification period but with Dafa practitioners’ righteous thoughts, haven’t we created a lot of miracles?

Do not let our own potential be hidden forever. If it remains hidden until the end of Fa-rectification, no matter how great the capabilities, they are just a kind of decoration and it will always be a regret on one’s own cultivation path. We can and should put all of our potential into the Fa-rectification.

This is just my personal understanding; practitioners please kindly point out any mistakes.