(Clearwisdom.net) With the approach of both Jiang visiting the United States and the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum, Falun Dafa practitioners are sharing their experiences with each other. Many practitioners are prepared to go in person to join the peaceful appeal. All of these activities are for the purpose of clarifying the truth and sending forth righteous thoughts in proximity (that is to use our gong to eliminate the evil elements in the other dimensions that control the ordinary people to commit wrongdoings).

However, recently, there are some practitioners who say that it is exactly 42 months from April 25, 1999 to October 25, 2002, so there's no need for us to plan about going to the evil head's next stop [after October 25], etc. I think this way of thinking is not one hundred percent righteous belief, from the perspective of the Fa. On the contrary it is mixed with the human notion of pursuing results in this human dimension. There existed secretly and unconsciously the attachment for time.

Teacher told us in Fa-Lecture at the Conference in Florida, U.S.A. : "...and when he sends forth righteous thoughts he has to be able to truly calm his mind and truly produce the effect of righteous thoughts. So this is something extremely critical, extremely important." My understanding is that if all Dafa practitioners around the world can truly understand our own responsibility, and every one of us can bring into play the full power of our righteous thoughts. We have the ability to eliminate completely the evil forces that participate in destroying Dafa in the other dimensions. The key point lies in how we as Dafa practitioners can really "calm down" to bring our abilities into full play. How does it benefit us to become attached to the so-called "42 months" arranged by the old forces?

Actually this human attachment is a loophole that will be easily made use of by the evil forces. I remembered from our European and Germany trips, at the very beginning, all of us would send forth the righteous thoughts strongly, intensely and confidently. However whenever we heard some news, many practitioners (including myself) were involuntarily influenced by our own human hearts. We could not see the true nature of the issue from the Fa-perspective in this superficial dimension. As a result, our self-confidence and determination suffered a disastrous decline, and it gave the evils the chance to come forth more strongly. This response itself is the result of not understanding clearly the powerful effect of the righteous thoughts. Also it came from not understanding clearly the great function that this precious chance of sending forth the righteous thoughts would play in the whole Fa-rectification process, and not being clear about the trickiness and stubbornness of the evil forces. We only wanted to see some results from this dimension. This is actually the lack of righteous thoughts at the important moment in sending forth the righteous thoughts. This loophole itself gave the evil the opportunity and space to linger on in a worsening condition.

I remembered that some young Dafa practitioners saw that the evil forces created false phenomena to shake Dafa practitioners' confidence. I think if every Dafa practitioner can clearly realize his or her own responsibilities and the power of the righteous thoughts. Also if they can keep their minds pure and clean, calm and at ease in sending forth the righteous thoughts. And if we can be clear about what we are doing, knowing that sending forth the righteous thoughts for one more minute will increase our results, there will be more evils being eliminated, and more sentient beings being saved. No matter how many illusory phenomena are manifest in this superficial dimension, it cannot move Dafa practitioner's determination and calmness. Only in this way can we "Do but pursue not-----Often stay in the Dao," and truly make good use of the opportunity to send forth the righteous thoughts in proximity. I will quote Teacher's poem In the Dao to encourage my fellow practitioners:

The heart unattached----
ááá In harmony with the world.
See as if see not------
ááá Neither confused nor tempted.
Hear as if hear not------
ááá Mind not disturbed.
Eat but taste not-----
ááá Mouth free from attachment.
Do but pursue not-----
ááá Often stay in the Dao.
Tranquil but think not-----
ááá Mystical wonders will come out.

January 4, 1996