(Clearwisdom.net) I am not a very diligent Falun Dafa practitioner. After I watched the video "Teaching the Fa to Australian Falun Dafa Practitioners," I was very excited. Later, I watched the video several more times. I realized that I had a lot of deep human notions and thoughts. I was anxious to eliminate these bad things, and indeed these notions were weakened after I watched the video.
I know that because I really have righteous thoughts, Master is eliminating bad things for me. This feeling was similar to what I felt when I first began practicing Falun Gong and Master eliminated bad things for me. I shed tears for the first time in twenty years as I wrote this article. I am so grateful to Master for his compassionate salvation. Although I am not a good disciple, I knew then that Master would never abandon me. I thought that I would be a good disciple and do everything that Falun Dafa practitioners should do. I felt that I must follow the way that Master arranged for me.
The first thing I learned from the video was the importance of studying the Fa well. We cannot study the Fa with attachments. Master told us this repeatedly in "Teaching the Fa to Australian Falun Dafa Practitioners." We cannot distort a statement of the Fa to cover up our attachments. Learning the Fa cannot be seen as just another task, and the Fa is what guides us in cultivation. We should examine our xinxing, words and actions using the Fa, and upon finding shortcomings in ourselves, we should then eliminate them.
Secondly, we should carefully adjust our xinxing. Rectifying our minds and finding our attachments are the basis for our cultivation. Master has repeatedly told us to look inside when something happens. We should work hard and upgrade our xinxing as soon as possible. We should conduct ourselves according to the Fa's requirements.
The third thing I learned is the urgency of our cultivation. In the video, Master pointed out some important issues that some Falun Dafa practitioners face. I know that I cannot slack off because Master has clearly pointed out the urgency of the issues. We cannot delay the process of the Fa because of our personal problems, as the consequences are quite serious.
The fourth thing was that we should do everything that Master talks about in the lecture. As long as we have righteous thoughts, we will cooperate and do things well, and amazing things will happen. We must hold ourselves to high standards and eliminate our attachments. Every Falun Dafa practitioner should start with himself and actively cooperate well with each other. We will then form an indestructible whole group as Master has required.
The fifth lesson is the importance of our positions as Falun Dafa practitioners in clarifying the truth about Falun Gong, disintegrating the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and saving sentient beings. We should understand clearly that clarifying the truth and eliminating the CCP are being done for the sake of sentient beings. If we position ourselves and understand the Fa well, then we can save more and more sentient beings.
My understandings are limited. Please kindly correct me if there is anything wrong.