For a lengthy period of time in my cultivation I took Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts as a daily routine, but it wasn't until I saw visions of my dimensions in my dreams when I began taking this one of the three things Master has asked us to do, more seriously.
During my sleep I have been seeing clearer and ever more vivid pictures of the consequences of my choosing to, or not choosing to, Send Forth Righteous Thoughts. I believe this is Master benevolently trying to encourage me to be more diligent and learn from my shortcomings.
As a western practitioner, I feel there is a general laziness when it comes to waking up in the early hours of the morning to Send Forth Righteous Thoughts. Sometimes I would hear the alarm ring, turn it off and go back to sleep. Other times I would wake up and Send Forth Righteous Thoughts while still lying down and sometimes fall asleep again. Then there were times when I was too attached to what I was doing and go to bed very late, making myself unable to wake up when my alarm went off.
I recall one time when I did wake up and Send Forth Righteous Thoughts. After finishing up, I fell asleep again and saw my dimension and the sentient beings were very happy. I saw a scene set on a lake shore. The sky was a deep blue, sun was shining brightly and grass was a very green. The sentient beings were lounging around on the grass, talking with one another and laughing quite joyfully. I, myself, was sitting with them and listening, finding myself feeling incredibly happy as well.
Then there were other times when I didn't wake up to Send Forth Righteous Thoughts and I found my dimensions were completely deserted, with no sentient beings in sight. They were completely empty cities and felt like a ghost town. An eerie wind was blowing and I felt increasingly uncomfortable.
I ventured off into the woods and found an awful monster-type of creature eating some of the few remaining sentient beings. The forest, although beautiful in appearance, also had the same kind of eerie wind blowing.
I began Sending Forth Righteous thoughts still in my dream and clearly saw an incredibly bright light shine from me. It penetrated everything and shone in all directions. The light itself completely rectified the dimension.
The above are my understandings. Please point out anything incorrect.
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