Truly Follow the Requirements of the Fa in Every Deed

Recently I felt that I didn't have the ability to do what I should do. I always felt tired. The reason was that I didn't do the exercises that often. To put it plainly, I didn't pay attention to doing the exercises.

I followed my notions. I thought doing the exercises was not important, that it was fine to just study the Fa and cultivate my xinxing (character). Because I'm busy at work, I only had time to clarify the truth at night and so I wouldn't be able to go to bed until after midnight. I used to think, "I'll sleep for a little bit longer since I go to bed this late!" I only got out of bed at 15 minutes to 8. Then I went to work. But I still didn't have energy and felt tired even when I was just walking, looking as if I were an old man. I asked myself why. Our gong cultivates both mind and body. How come I was showing signs of premature ageing? I know Teacher has told us that doing the exercises is the best way to rest. Yet when facing the reality of the situation, what I followed were my notions. I know what Teacher said is true, but I didn't truly believe in Teacher and the Fa.

Based on what's described above, I sincerely measured my cultivation status with the Fa in order to see whether I had met the requirements of the Fa. Recently, our Fa-study group has been practising the meditation exercise before we begin studying. Then we work on truth clarifying materials. The next morning we spend one hour doing the exercises after sending righteous thoughts. After that we all go to work. I continue this routine every day. I still go to bed as late as before, but I physically feel very light and energetic. Once, we went to another city to attend a Fa conference. We were working the whole day and were very tired. At night we had to travel 90 kilometres to come back home. It was already very late by the time we got back home. I went to bed after 2 a.m. that day.

The next morning, as usual, I sent righteous thoughts and did the exercises with fellow practitioners. As I was doing the exercises, I was shocked. How come I felt so comfortable while doing the exercises? My body was so light. I didn't have the fatigue that I felt last night at all. On the contrary, I felt much better than the best rest in the past would have made me feel.. I was full of energy. That morning in the work place I finished work that usually would have taken the whole day or more.

Quite often I share with fellow practitioners my understandings of the Fa. But now when I look back on it, I realize that I didn't truly validate them. Only by truly following the requirements of the Fa in every deed can we understand that Teacher's Fa is the truth. Only then can we see the content of the Fa at different levels and the immensity of the Fa.