(Clearwisdom.net) A Dafa practitioner has a different starting point and goal than everyday people when engaged in technology development and/or support. As cultivators, we must know this very well; otherwise, we will easily treat ourselves as everyday people. Then, it will be difficult to do technical support well, it will take more effort to achieve the result, and it will be difficult to improve.
What qualities must a practitioner have to utilize various technologies?
1. "Cultivation Improvement" Is the Key; Technology Is Not the Goal
When one runs into a problem or difficulty, it is wrong to think that the problem is technology-oriented or that technology is the only way out. Engaging in technology as a practitioner is different from how everyday people involve themselves in technology. We should remember that "cultivation" is the precondition. At the very least, the individual should improve his or her understanding of the Fa in the process of working on technologies, and continuously abandon one's notions and attachments. Otherwise, it will be just everyday people doing things in Dafa, and it will be difficult to build up one's own virtue in validating Dafa.
2. Improve Together with Others
A practitioner works with various technologies. He or she is a cultivator. His or her client is also a cultivator. We all need to encourage each other to improve together in cultivation in order to save more people. To improve together, it is necessary to share experiences. One must possess the ability to communicate on cultivation issues. When encountering a problem or difficulty, the road will get narrower and narrower if one only focuses on the technical side. If one cannot overcome the barrier for a long time, or even deviates from cultivation fundamentals, it will cause significant losses to oneself and to saving people.
3. Non-attachment to Technology
As cultivators, practitioners utilize technology not with the goal of engaging with the technology, or of becoming experts. We only use technology to save more people and to make effective use of time. So, one must abandon one's self, show-off attachment and attachment to technologies, which are all very bad.
"Cultivation depends on one's own efforts while the transformation of gong is done by the master." (Zhuan Falun)
When Dafa's wisdom and greatness are expressed through us, everyday people cannot compare. A practitioner working with technology must learn to use "cultivation + technology" to solve problems. By doing so, one can obtain results with little effort, and there will be no problem which cannot be solved.
4. Prioritize the Overall Needs and Urgency
Many problems associated with high technical content can only be solved and done by practitioners with specific skills. Practitioners with special skills also need the ability to understand and know the overall needs. Work requiring special skills which meets overall needs should be prioritized as important work. One cannot become satisfied with an accomplishment and making a contribution. Yet, it is worth serious thinking when an important technical challenge doesn't get anyone's attention or get solved for a long time.
Original article date: 7/27/2010
