(Clearwisdom.net) There are usually five or six, but sometimes only three practitioners in our Fa study group. Although the number of participants is small, we share our understandings, learn from each other and remind each other and maintain our diligence together. We have formed a harmonious whole body gradually, and most importantly we have improved ourselves by cultivating according to Master's teachings.
We study the Fa together once a week. This has strengthened our righteous thoughts. However, when we become less diligent in regular Fa study, we notice it in our daily lives. Through group Fa study, our understandings of the Fa have become more and more clear, and our righteous thoughts have become stronger.
One fellow practitioner has had difficulty focusing his mind when studying the Fa. He said that something was clogging his mind. Another fellow practitioner thought it was probably the attachment of fear, and another practitioner thought this made sense. Upon hearing this, the practitioner became scared when he was validating Dafa. We all realized that we should not accept this bad factor, which did not meet the requirements of the Fa, but in our minds, we still had the impression that this practitioner had a large attachment of fear and was not diligent. We subsequently rectified our understandings about saying those negative words at will, and afterwards we reminded each other that when someone has said something that is not appropriate, other practitioners should point it out immediately. So as we've improved together in Fa cultivation, improper cultivation states have become less frequent, and we've realized the importance of group Fa study.
Some of us work for the same employer. In the workplace, we clarify the truth gradually to our colleagues, offering some initial understandings first, then clarifying the truth to them step by step, which makes it easier for them to accept the true facts. When one practitioner doesn't clarify the facts clearly enough, another practitioner will step in. We do not get attached to the immediate result, and sometimes when one practitioner is clarifying truth, another practitioner sends righteous thoughts to support them. Most important to us is helping people understand the truth, not simply focusing on the number of people quitting the CCP and it's affiliated organizations.
One practitioner in our group thought that he had very strong righteous thoughts, so he paid little attention to safety. After being kindly reminded by other practitioners, he has considered others first and improved himself greatly. There are countless similar examples. Group Fa study is a way proposed by Master. As Dafa practitioners, only by acting according to Master's requirements can we meet the standard and truly cultivate diligently.
Of course, we are not perfect in our individual cultivation. But as particles of Fa rectification, under the kind care of Master, we will continuously improve ourselves, and look inward first to improve and sublimate as one body.
January 22, 2008