(Clearwisdom.net) I am a Dafa disciple from the countryside. There is always plenty of work in the country -- it is non-stop throughout the year. There is no guarantee that there will be time for Fa-study or exercise. In fact, the busier we are, the stricter we have to be with ourselves in cultivation. We must honor every step in our path and avoid old force arrangements. The old forces try to take advantage of our shortcomings. Their goal is to destroy people, while ours is to save people. Therefore, we need to do the three things well and truly deny the old force's arrangements.
Since there was a lot of work to do on the farm last fall, my Fa-study and exercise time decreased. During Fa-study, my mind was not calm. My thought karma kept coming out, and I could not get rid of it, no matter how hard I tried. Later, while working on the farm, I fell and broke my leg. After a few days of resting, studying the Fa, sending forth righteous thoughts, and looking inward, I found that I still had a deep attachment to money and material gain. I did not become enlightened to this until after I had fallen--I had learned the hard way. I felt unworthy before Master, for I should not have become lost among ordinary people. Sometimes I am concerned only with ordinary things while forgetting the most important thing. I am writing this to let my fellow practitioners learn from my experience so something similar will not happen to them. There are practitioners around me who do not study or practice often. If they read the Fa, they become sleepy. But in reality, all our difficulties are caused by lack of Fa-study. Master has repeatedly told us to study the Fa more often:
"The Fa can break all attachments, the Fa can destroy all evil, the Fa can shatter all lies, and the Fa can strengthen righteous thoughts" ("Drive Out Interference," Essentials for Further Advancement II).
If we cultivate well, we can save our both families and other sentient beings from destruction. By doing well the three things that Dafa disciples should do, we can harmonize all things perfectly.
On many occasions I have advised people on the "three withdrawals." I have learned that one must memorize Master's words, study the Fa with a calm heart, and look inward at all times. One must also upgrade one's xinxing to clarify the truth well. Doing so can work miracles. One time I was advising an ordinary person to quit the Communist Party. Not only did he not want to quit, he also laughed and ridiculed me. I went home very discouraged. After I got home I thought, "I am not going to talk to him. I can clarify the truth to other beings, and I will still be saving people." But after studying the Fa and purifying my heart, I recalled what Master said:
"I often say that if all a person wants is the well-being of others and if this is without the slightest personal motivation or personal understanding, what he says will move the listener to tears" ("Clearheadedness," Essentials for Further Advancement).
After a few days, I went to clarify the truth so the same man again. I said only a few words, yet he was moved to tears. I cried too, for another being had been saved. While advising others on the three withdrawals, I have encountered many hostile reactions. People have humiliated me, verbally abused me, thrown me out of a bus, and reported me to police. But each time I went home safely under Master's protection. I enlightened to the truth that we cause every trouble we encounter; our notions and attachments prevent us from doing well. We need to calm our hearts, study the Fa, send forth righteous thoughts, and steadily walk the path that Master has arranged for us. If we have a righteous mind focused on Fa-rectification and people's salvation, Master will help us with everything.