Be More Diligent In New Situations

With the constant progress of Fa-rectification, our local situation has also changed. Some administrators have developed a better attitude toward practitioners, and the torture-related events have become relatively milder. Some people who previously practiced Falun Gong but deviated, are also not as vicious as before. However, our practitioners have relaxed their own requirements. They seem unable to study the Fa toward deeper levels. When practicing the exercises and sending forth righteous thoughts, they become drowsy. Some stopped clarifying the truth. Some practitioners forgot that this stage of the human world was set for Dafa practitioners. Instead, they put their hopes in the improvement of the Party administrators, hoping that they would stop the persecution. They even give in and cooperate with the evil forces on some issues. Through studying the Fa and experience-sharing among practitioners, we realized that under new situations, we need to further eliminate our human notions. This requires us to be more diligent during this last stage of Fa rectification.

Teacher clearly pointed out the present situation in a recent Fa conference,
"At present, as the Fa-rectification constantly forges ahead, the surface dimension has the look of something that would be punctured from just a little poke. There is little of it left. The evil beings are being decimated in large quantities, and right now, as long as Dafa disciples keep strong righteous thoughts, the evil beings can no longer mount any resistance." (" Fa Teaching at the 2008 New York Conference")

Those who were previously used by the evils have also gradually become clear-headed. Whether it was because they learned the truth, or the old forces control weakened, we nonetheless should not place our hopes in them with human attachments. No matter what crimes they committed, or what tortures they inflicted on practitioners, as long as they still exist today, they are our targets for salvation. If we put high expectations on them with a human heart, we will harm them.

We have practiced for so many years. In a relatively mild cultivation environment, we should thoroughly let go of our human hearts, not wait or rely on others, firmly believe in Teacher and Dafa and do the three things (study the Fa [the teachings of Falun Dafa], send forth righteous thoughts and clarify the truth about Falun Dafa and about the persecution to the world's people) well and with dignity. We should never slack off. Teacher warned us,

"The cultivators of the past didn't dare to slack off for even a second, and that was when it took an entire lifetime to complete the journey. So how can Dafa disciples--who are to achieve the Attainment Status of a being who is saved by Dafa and who have the most convenient cultivation way--not be even more diligent when they are given this most glorious honour of Fa-validating cultivation in a brief cultivation period that passes in the blink of an eye?" ("The Closer to the End, the More Diligent You Should Be")

The weakening of evil and changes in our environment mean that the Fa rectification has reached the end of the last stage. "When walking one hundred miles, the last ten miles of work equals that of the first ninety miles." In other words, the closer to the end, the more difficult it may be, and it requires us to handle everything with firm perseverance to finish our path.

Let us remember Teacher's words, "Just by having your heart unaffected you will be able to handle all situations." ("Eliminate Your Last Attachment(s)" from "Essentials for Further Advancement II")