(Clearwisdom.net) I finally understand that only when we completely change our way of thinking arranged by the old forces, can we completely reject all old force arrangements, do the three things well, and save more sentient beings.
As long as we do the three things well, we will be following the Teacher's requirements and rejecting the old force arrangements. We should completely reject all things that interrupt us from doing the three things well, because the old forces arranged the interruptions to distract us.
There is no connection between clarifying the truth, saving sentient beings and the old force arrangements. We often become stuck in distorted ways of thinking arranged by the old forces and don't know what to do. Thus the old forces take advantage of us, causing us to suffer. This issue exists for many practitioners. For instance, when doing the three things, many fellow practitioners still have a lot of distorted ways of thinking. They think they might be reported to the authorities (in China) for talking to people about Falun Gong, or they might be arrested for distributing Falun Gong materials, or that it would be dangerous for them to put up banners or to prepare truth-clarification materials, etc. Whenever they do a Fa validation event, they unintentionally connect it mentally with potential persecution. When your mind is controlled by these distorted notions, aren't you stuck in the principles arranged by the old forces? If you recognize the old forces' distorted laws, the old forces will then use it to persecute you.
If we cannot eliminate these distorted mentalities in our minds, we will not be able to negate the arrangements of the old forces. Every Dafa practitioner talks about negating the arrangements made by the old forces. However, they often do not completely understand what this means. That is why the persecution still exists. For instance, when a fellow practitioner was persecuted, all of us communicated with each other after the event and tried to discover loopholes that particular practitioner might have had in some aspects. Normally the majority of the practitioners who attended the meeting would agree with the analysis and thought the analysis was very accurate from the stand-point of the Fa. I do not agree with that.
At present, many fellow practitioners still cannot calm down to look for these distorted notions in their minds and get rid of them. On the contrary, they practice their cultivation while being stuck in the old forces' distorted laws, yet still think they are viewing things from the stand-point of the Fa. For example, some practitioners who have been doing very well with the three things, and who have been talking about negating the arrangements of the old forces, encountered persecution one after another. Why? In communicating with these practitioners, I noticed that they all unintentionally held distorted mentalities. For example, they thought that because they were busy with doing things recently and did not spend too much time studying the Fa, the old forces might begin to persecute them. Also some thought that they had more influence if they did things that were considered more dangerous. Some thought that if they had frequent contact with other practitioners, it would not be safe. Some thought that whomever was the key coordinator in a region, the CCP staff members monitored him/her closely. Some thought that his or her material site had a heavy work load and that it might be easy for the old forces to take advantage of, etc. All these distorted ways of thinking were excuses used by the old forces. Because these fellow practitioners unintentionally accepted such distorted mindsets, they would be persecuted. In fact, fear of persecution acknowledges the persecution, and acknowledges the distorted laws of the old forces.
In fact, even if a Dafa practitioner has loopholes, the old forces are not allowed to interfere with him or her. We should all have a clear understanding of this Fa principle!
I want to remind every Dafa practitioner that in our daily cultivation practice, we should try to look for these distorted mindsets at all times and use the Dafa to guide ourselves in cultivation practice. Only this way will we be able to completely negate the arrangements of the old forces. At present, we are often controlled by these distorted mindsets arranged by the old forces, which add some unnecessary interference and hardships in our cultivation. We should all be cautious and use Teacher's Fa to judge our every thought and focus on ridding ourselves of these distorted mindsets Then we will be able to completely negate the old force arrangements, follow a righteous cultivation path, do the three things well, and reach consummation.
