(Clearwisdom.net) Teacher Li emphasizes the importance of sending forth righteous thoughts in his "Fa-Lecture at the Conference in Florida," however, some practitioners hold an impure heart when sending forth righteous thoughts. Some practitioners become nervous, with a noticeably strained expression once she or he has sensed a sign of disturbance or trouble. This person constantly recites the verse and utilizes it as a means of self-protection. Isn't this driven by an attachment of fear and a desire for protecting oneself? Isn't it an attachment that needs to be gotten rid of? No matter what we face, we shouldn't be moved by it and send forth righteous thoughts to assist Teacher in validating the Fa.
If there is an attachment of fear, we should first eliminate it before we send forth powerful righteous thoughts. Some practitioners always emphasize eliminating the evil factors around themselves. At the beginning, I myself had such an attachment of fear and just eliminated the evil that was around me. Afterwards, I realized something. How can I send forth righteous thoughts with selfishness and an attachment of fear? Teacher told us in "Teaching the Fa at the 2001 Canada Fa Conference," "Of course, when we eliminate evil you should keep in mind that if you have the intention of showing off, have ordinary human fears, or have impure thoughts, you won't be able to achieve the goal. Why do you have an ability like this? It's only because you are a great cultivator. So when you send forth that thought it couldn't have been sent by anyone but a great cultivator."
So I think that when we are eliminating evil, what matters is what we hold in our heart. If we hold a heart that wants to assist Teacher in validating the Fa, then the righteous thoughts we send forth will be powerful. Otherwise, if it were with an attachment of fear and done with selfishness, it wouldn't be powerful.
I am writing this article to expose my attachment and to remind fellow practitioners so that we can eliminate our attachments and better send forth righteous thoughts. If fellow practitioners see anything improper, please point it out.
