(Clearwisdom.net) Before the new year, I went out of town by long-distance bus. When I arrived at the bus station, there were many people wanting to get home for the new year. I was fortunate to get a ticket.

Thirty minutes into the trip, at a toll station, the bus driver had an argument with the toll attendant. The person wasn't going to allow the bus driver to proceed unless he apologized. The driver didn't budge and he was going to hit the attendant. He was stopped by a couple of people on the bus. Many passengers were upset. Some suggested that the toll clerk was in the wrong and deserved a beating, while others recommended that the driver restrain himself and move on or we would not get to our destination. Some kept quiet. Hearing all this, I thought, if they do fight it out, we would not be able to leave. I was anxious, too. Then I thought I should send forth righteous thoughts. After a short while, I remembered a paragraph in Zhuan Falun:

"When an evil-minded person is thinking of something bad, this person might change his mind due to the powerful effect of your field; he might then no longer want to commit the wrongdoing. Perhaps a person wants to swear at someone. Suddenly, he may change his mind and will not want to swear. Only the energy field from cultivation practice in a righteous way can produce this effect. Therefore, in the past there was this saying in Buddhism: "The Buddha-light illuminates everywhere and rectifies all abnormalities." This is what it means."

Yes, Dafa can rectify all that is not righteous. So I whispered to myself, "The Buddha-light illuminates everywhere and rectifies all abnormalities." Right away, the situation changed. The driver calmed down and apologized, and soon the bus was on its way. I was very grateful. Dafa is indeed capable of anything.

In the past no matter what happened, I repeated the Fa rectification phrase, but it didn't work. I realized that I sent forth righteous thoughts in order to solve the problem for a selfish reason, so it wouldn't delay the bus and therefore delay my business. It was only when I thought about Teacher's Fa, and I became selfless, that my righteous thoughts emerged and it had a positive effect. I realized that during cultivation, we will come across different situations, but we can't just send forth righteous thoughts. There are different treatments for different illnesses. It only works if it's something you are responsible for. The incident might be used to help you eliminate your attachments. If you interfere with something that is outside your responsibility, things may become more complicated.

The above is my personal understanding only. I invite fellow practitioners to share their understandings on this topic.