(Clearwisdom.net) I am a Dafa disciple who began cultivating before the persecution began on July 20, 1999, but I have not always been diligent on my cultivation path. Even though I kept doing all the three things, it seems that I was stuck at the level of just doing things. I did not really devote much of my heart to doing these things. A specific example is the sending of righteous thoughts. During the past few years, when there have been four specific times each day when practitioners all over the world send righteous thoughts together, I could only do it during the two daytime hours. I rarely participated at midnight, and only in the summer did I send righteous thoughts at 6:00 a.m. When it got colder I overslept. I was quite worried and knew that this was not a good cultivation state, but I had a hard time overcoming the problem. Indeed, I was strongly attached to the pursuit of comfort. I took physical comfort seriously. I also did not carry out the responsibilities of a Dafa disciple in the Fa-rectification period. This was a reflection of my not taking cultivation seriously. Because I did not take the sending of righteous thoughts seriously, I experienced physical symptoms as well as other interference when doing the other two things Master told us to do. Sometimes I felt that my mindset was not even at the level of everyday people.
Recently, as I studied the Fa and read experience sharing articles written by other practitioners, I came to the realization that the old forces had also arranged this. It was interference caused by evil factors in other dimensions. Aren't they afraid that our righteous thoughts will eliminate them? So I decided to send righteous thoughts at all four times each day to eliminate all sorts of interference.
I used my cell phone to set alarms for the midnight and early morning (6:00 a.m.) times to wake me up. The initial results were quite good. The cell phone alarm alerted me on time. Sometimes, even though I was still very sleepy I got up quickly. Unfortunately, this lasted for only a month and then it changed. The midnight alarm did not ring. I didn't pay much attention to that. My inner voice told me that it was great to be able to sleep a bit more. Later on the early morning 6:00 a.m. alarm stopped sounding. I initially thought that perhaps my cell phone was malfunctioning, but I observed a strange phenomena. If I kept studying the Fa until midnight (12:00 a.m.) and did not sleep in between, my alarm would ring on time. If I was too sleepy and fell asleep for a while after 11:00 p.m., then the alarm would not ring. In addition, if I set up other time other than the ones for sending righteous thoughts, the alarm would ring. If the alarm time was set for sending righteous thoughts times, it would not ring.
Does this not constitute interference by the evil? It was no coincidence, so I knew I should look for the reason. I first thought that ever since I began cultivation I have been unable to overcome my fondness for sleep, which was strengthened by the old forces. I sometimes thought I might get a headache if I slept less. Would I lose my focus on things if I slept less? I did not consider myself a true cultivator. I was not diligent in my cultivation. I had very strong attachments to comfort and a desire for recognition and fame. I knew these were my biggest attachments, but I could not get rid of them. During Fa study, these thoughts would become less obvious, but when I had contact with everyday people these thoughts and desires would intensify. I knew that these were prenatally formed notions and are not my true self, but I simply could not eliminate them.
An article from a fellow practitioner published in a recent "Minghui Weekly" reminded me of certain things. I realized that these are in fact the evil old forces' arrangements. It was their interference, including that pertaining to wrong thoughts. We have to firmly deny them! After I understood this Fa principle I increased my frequency of sending righteous thoughts. As long as I did not have any other things to do I sent righteous thoughts every hour around the clock. I purified my thoughts first, then eliminated the evil from other dimensions and its interference. I strongly believe that I am Master's disciple. I deny all the old forces' interference and will not accept any of their arrangements.
After I found the cause of the problem, the interference disappeared. My cell phone alarm started to work properly, on time. It did a good job waking me up on time.
Master said in "Fa teaching at 2007 New York Fa Conference:"
"But that said, when Dafa disciples around the world send righteous thoughts together at the same time, the power is boundless. So, if each person had been able to handle this matter with very strong righteous thoughts and been doing it very well from the beginning, then perhaps there would be no evil remaining now."
So, let all Dafa disciples take seriously the sending of righteous thoughts during those four preset time periods throughout the day, so that the persecution from the old forces will end sooner rather than later.
