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Lessons on Looking Within

2006-12-23

There is a saying among people: "The destruction of a dam can begin with an ants' nest." A practitioner who does not cultivate diligently and isn't strict with himself will find that attachments of the human heart that have not been eliminated will lead him to danger. Human emotions cannot disappear automatically, rather they must be be eliminated step by step through cultivation. To stop cultivating is to allow the evil to enlarge them and construct huge tribulations.

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I Finally Recognised My Fundamental Attachments

2006-12-22

Recently I found that many of my attachments came from my fundamental attachment of "self." This selfish "self" is the same as the nature of the old forces. It wants to do what I want to do, get what I want to get, and does not want me to change. It makes me insist on my own opinion. It makes me become angry whenever someone disagrees with me and influences what I want to do.

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Through Study of the Falun Gong Teachings My Misunderstandings Became Clear

2006-12-22

I thought that I had already tried my best, but after fulfilling my tight Fa-study schedule, somehow my heart was still uneasy... I started to look inwards and suddenly I realised that my heart was not pure while I was studying. On the surface I was reading the books every day, and reading Master's recent lectures. I thought I was very diligent, but behind this diligence there was an attachment of protecting myself.

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Recalling Teacher’s Class in Chongqing of China in 1993

2006-12-21

During the days attending Teacher’s class, I felt that my body was very light. Over ten illnesses that had bothered me for decades were gone. I liked Teacher’s class very much. It was as if the crops had finally received water after a long drought, or that a lost child had found the way home. Every day I was immersed in happiness and excitement, a sense of happiness beyond description.

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Remember to Cultivate Ourselves Whilst Doing Things to Help Stop the Persecution

2006-12-21

I am a Falun Dafa practitioner. When I was first introduced to the practice, I carried the heart of seeking a cure for my illness. However, after listening to Teacher's first lecture, my attitude towards life completely changed. Teacher immediately clarified my many years' search for the truth of life and from then on, I changed. The principle of "Truth, Compassion, Forbearance" has become my guide in life.

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Stories from Ancient China: Huineng's Supernormal Ability of Precognition and Retrocognition

2006-12-21

As Huineng's name became more and more respected, monks of Shenxiu's School of Northern Zen Buddhism in Yuquan Temple were extremely troubled. Although Shenxiu himself hadn't paid any attention to it, his disciples were disconcerted and wanted to make trouble for Huineng. They thought of many ways. One monk by the name of Zhiming had an idea. He said he had a layman friend called Zhang Xingchang, who was fond of helping victims of injustice and had excellent martial arts skills. They could use him to give Huineng a lesson.

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The Story of My Father's Cultivation

2006-12-20

My father got up slowly and said, "I am fine. See if everyone else is ok." A young man said, "How come you are okay? Let me call 110 (equivalent to 911 in the U.S.) and make the owner of that car go to the hospital with you, too. Make him pay for the expense and the bike as well." My father replied, "Thank you, young man, but I am fine. Can you pull my bike out from under the wheel? I can fix it ." But, the the bike was stuck under the wheel and no one could do anything.

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The Returning Clouds

2006-12-20

There was a pond for drinking water about two meters in width. The slim trickle of spring water came down from above through a bamboo pipe. The water was very clear and a little sweet, with an herbal taste to it. The taste was so special that it surpassed any drinks I had previously had. Brother Guo Yu, who was very knowledgeable about herbs, said the water had accumulated the essence from hundreds of different herbs. When I later saw numerous herbs and grasses growing all over the mountain, I knew it was true.

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For Fellow Falun Dafa Practitioners Who Have Family Disputes

2006-12-19

We should be patient with their shortcomings and be confident that their shortcomings can be changed. If we keep thinking that they should conform to our will and keep considering their shortcomings for our own advantages, we as a result become so angry that we forget we are practitioners. We may even adopt the tactic of treating them as they treat us.

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The Pursuit of Comfort – a Cancer That Can Destroy a Practitioner’s Will to Cultivate

2006-12-18

During my interactions with other practitioners during the past two years, I have noticed a serious situation - that is, some practitioners have become increasingly attached to comfort and forgetting just how serious the persecution in China really is.

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Diligently Study the Falun Gong Teachings – Pass the Test of Criticism

2006-12-17

I did not say anything in the moment and did not "get upset as soon as others criticise," but in my mind I was finding fault with my daughter. I thought, "Is this your way to educate? Can you raise your daughter well by carrying on like this? You are not showing your mother respect!" The more I thought this way, the more agitated I felt. I still used the reasoning of the old universe to measure what was happening that day and eventually came to the conclusion that my daughter was at fault.

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Studying the Falun Gong Teachings Should Not Be a Formality

2006-12-16

Master has repeatedly asked practitioners in previous lectures to study the Fa more and study the Fa well. This time Master again singled it out in the article. There must still be Dafa practitioners who are not diligently studying the Fa. Regarding my situation, my Fa study was previously a formality. I was somewhat attached to the number of times I studied Zhuan Falun.

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Study the More of the Falun Gong Teachings, Pass Every Test and Every Tribulation Well

2006-12-13

What I want to say here is that if one is arrested, it must be due to our loopholes which can be taken advantage of. Practitioners should watch themselves at all times, be more receptive to others' ideas, and pay more attention when others remind and advise them with good intentions.

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A Young Practitioner in China: Maturing in Falun Gong

2006-12-13

In the past I complained about an older practitioner who, whenever she tried to print something, wasted a lot of paper. I talked to her about it repeatably, saying that she should be more careful. When I talked to her, I harboured resentment and could not quite forgive her. Now, I had made a similar mistake and realised how hard it is to be perfect. We are all Falun Dafa practitioners; who wants to make mistakes intentionally?

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Study the Fa Well, Cultivate Well, and Clarify the Truth Well

2006-12-12

I previously had a very bad temper and wasn't willing to follow the rules. I frequently fought with my husband over trivial matters and I'd often threaten him with divorce. Even my parents were uncomfortable with my behaviour and frequently berated me. After I started practising Falun Dafa, I learnt that the only standard for measuring good or bad is Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance, and nothing else. Teacher told us, "If your temper is not good, you should change it, for a practitioner must be tolerant." ( Zhuan Falun)

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