(Minghui.org) Practitioner A in our study group has recently been seriously interfered with and is blind in both eyes. This affects his ability to do the three things.

I enlightened that we are practitioners in the Fa-rectification period and have Master and the Fa guiding us. As a result, anything imperfect can be perfected. We should not allow the old forces to interfere with us and persecute us. Therefore, we need to negate the old forces and look inward when encountering difficulties, rectify what is not righteous and purify our fields. This way, we can help other practitioners pass tests and come back so they can resume informing people about the persecution of Falun Gong.

I looked inward and to my surprise, I found the following:

Our group uses bank notes that have messages clarifying the truth about the persecution of Falun Gong written on them. Every week, we all use the bank notes to purchase things so we can distribute them in society. Practitioner A does not spend much money in general. In order for him to participate fully in the project, several practitioners gave him some bank notes to use. He was reluctant. He didn't want to accept them, but then he didn't want to refuse them either for fear that other people may judge him. I understood his dilemma, so I took some of his notes and gave him back some regular bank notes. On the surface, I solved his problems without other practitioners becoming aware of it. But in fact, my feelings of sympathy for him interfered with his cultivation path.

When I thought about it, the reason this happened was because I was not clear on Fa principles. I did not realize that one has to pass his own tests and walk his own path in cultivation. Master has taught us,

“If I were to break down for you all of those things while you are cultivating, there wouldn’t be anything for you to cultivate and you wouldn’t have a path to walk, right? Since that is the case, you still have to walk the path for yourselves and cultivate on your own. Master can only speak about these things in general terms.” (“2012 International Fa Conference at the U.S. Capital”)

I didn't realize the seriousness of cultivation. I thought I helped him, but in fact, I did something wrong. As a result, he did not pass the tests that he should have passed and they just piled up and became insurmountable.

Another time, our coordinators asked me to pass on to practitioner A some pamphlets containing important facts about the persecution so he could distribute them. At times, I found it too inconvenient to pass them to A, so I just distributed them myself. I did what A should be doing himself. I thought I was helping him, but in fact, I mistook the mission of validating Dafa and saving sentient beings as a task.

Twice, a local coordinator asked me to inform A that we were going to send righteous thoughts in close proximity to forced labor camps. The weather was bad and he was slow so I decided not to inform him. As a result, he missed the chance to go out with the group and improve. This was all because of my poor enlightenment quality. In the end, my physical body was interfered with. With Master's merciful protection and other practitioners' assistance, I managed to overcome the interference. It was a lesson learned.

I realized the seriousness of cultivation. As a Dafa practitioner in the Fa-rectification period, whatever we say, do, or think, we must follow the Fa, measure ourselves against Dafa and rectify ourselves accordingly. We should not use a human approach to deal with things. If we find practitioners who are confused over Fa principles, we should discuss it with them with compassion, or go out with them to clarify the truth and try to influence them with our righteous thoughts and righteous actions so they can elevate.

Although A is still amidst tribulations, his faith in Master and the Fa does not waver. He also looks inward to find his shortcomings to get rid of various attachments and incorrect notions. He persists in listening to Master's lectures, doing the exercises, and sending righteous thoughts, especially near forced labor camps. He talks to his friends and relatives face to face, distributes pamphlets and CDs which contain important facts about the persecution. Other practitioners also send righteous thoughts for him and read articles from the Minghui website to him. His situation is improving. We believe that with Master's guidance and support from practitioners, he will emerge successfully from his plight.

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