(Minghui.org) Perhaps you have heard this before: “I recite the Fa every day; why has my problem not been resolved?"
I would like to share my understanding about this situation:
Even though the Buddha Fa is omnipotent, you will not eliminate all your attachments simply by reciting the Fa. If that were the case, then you would not need to cultivate; you would become a Buddha once you repeated the Fa. But truly, the most important thing is how to do well during the process of cultivation!
Attachments cause interference. If you cannot let them go, you have not passed your tests. Problems can then accumulate and can manifest as sickness karma. How can you turn around and blame the Buddha Fa for your tribulation? You have to ask yourself: why not let go of the attachments, why are you still indulging them? How can you eliminate your human heart while clinging to your attachments?
You may be feeling pretty good about yourself, you recite the Fa daily. Maybe you think that you are better than others (this thought is already not righteous). Yet, how can you compare yourself with others, and how can reciting Fa be the only measure of one's cultivation state? Master addressed this issue specifically in “What is Cultivation Practice?”:
“In religion, much attention is given to cultivation, and this is called “conduct cultivation.” Then it goes to the other extreme. A monk or a nun tries hard to chant the scriptures, and he or she regards a person’s knowledge of scripture as the means for reaching Consummation.” (“What is Cultivation Practice?” from Essentials for Further Advancement)
The most crucial thing is whether one is solidly cultivating oneself. There are many Dafa practitioners who have cultivated very well; they might be farmers, or others with very limited education. They do not recite the Fa for the sake of reciting the Fa; they recite Fa in order to remember Master's teachings, to cultivate solidly in Dafa.
If one studies the Fa in order to solve some specific problem, that itself is an attachment. Instead, we should keep in mind Teacher's words:
“One should gain things naturally without pursuing them.” (“Learning the Fa” from Essentials for Further Advancement)
Category: Improving Oneself
