(Clearwisdom.net) Recently, many practitioners nearby who were in charge of producing truth clarification materials or were active in clarifying the facts were persecuted by the evil. Besides feeling remorseful, I would like to share my personal understanding with fellow practitioners.

Those practitioners shared a common omission before they were persecuted. Although they participated in different forms of Dafa work and appeared to be very steadfast, they neglected cultivating themselves in the long run. The most prominent manifestation was that they simply stopped looking inward. Although they appeared to accept other practitioners' suggestions, deep down they refused to acknowledge their attachments and neglected looking inward. They weren't able to truly identify their problems and eliminate them promptly. Instead, they subconsciously walked the path arranged by the old forces, which eventually led to their being persecuted by the evil.

From the Fa, I understand that looking inward is something each practitioner must do. The old forces' fundamental goal is to destroy sentient beings. A manifestation of the old forces is to try to change others but refusing to change themselves. Everything in the cosmos is in Teacher's grasp, and Dafa requires all beings who enter the new cosmos to unconditionally assimilate to the Fa. So when we constantly follow the requirements of the Fa and truly look inward, the old forces will not be able to find any excuse to persecute us. Therefore, we will be walking the path Teacher arranged for us while effectively negating everything the old forces arranged.

August 1, 2004