(Minghui.org) I have downloaded each article from the 10th China Fahui on Minghui.org every day, and read them one by one. I have been submitting articles to the online Minghui Fahui every year since 2007. Every time I submitted an article, I wanted to see it published, but they were never accepted. After I calmed down and read my articles again, I found many attachments, including showing off, pursuit of fame, and jealousy. My articles always had brilliant language but without much solid content, and contained strong elements of Chinese Communist Party culture. I felt ashamed after reading them.
I wrote an article this time as well, starting right after I saw the announcement on the Minghui website. I checked the article a few times, then sent it to Minghui. After Minghui started publishing the Fahui articles, I looked for my article every day. One week passed, and I had not seen it. I said to myself, “Let go the attachment of pursuit! Should I feel frustrated if my article is not accepted? Isn't this a great opportunity for me to eliminate my attachments?” I quickly calmed down and felt relieved.
As I read the Fahui articles, I was shocked by the selfless realms of practitioners, and was often moved to tears. I realized that compared with these practitioners, what I did was very little. The Fahui articles gave me the driving force to do better! Every Fahui article is a magnificent epic shining in the history of the cosmos! Only these articles can reflect the noble realm of practitioners, and validate the great Master and the Fa!
I also realized that writing experience sharing articles helps us to improve. It is a way of cultivating for both the author and the reader. The fundamental purpose of writing articles is to find one's shortcomings. Isn't pursuing the publication of one's article an attachment? Cultivation helps us eliminate attachments, so how can we pursue them?
The more I was attached to my article, the less likely was it to be published. For example, I wrote an article for the 2007 Minghui Fahui without much attachment. I just wanted to share my experience of eliminating selfishness. It was published quickly. I became so happy that I inadvertently developed zealotry and a showing-off mentality.
I checked if Minghui Radio had selected the article, and it was indeed selected. I was thrilled. However, I did not hear my article from the audio file that I downloaded from Minghui Radio. I downloaded the file again, but still did not hear my article, even though it was included in the content list. I was immediately alerted. This happened so I could eliminate my attachment! I immediately deleted the audio file, along with my attachment.
I still write articles for Minghui Fahui, but am no longer attached to whether they are accepted or not. Without attachment, I was also able to write articles much faster than before, since I did not have to think so hard to choose the wordings of the articles to be accepted. I experienced the superior meaning of what Master said:
“Light are the boats, quick the travel with attachments cast aside But the ocean proves hard to cross if human thoughts weigh one down” (“Self-Evident is the Heart” from Hong Yin Vol. II)
Today, I followed my routine and downloaded all the Fahui articles. I saw my article listed close to the front. I downloaded it along with the other articles. Although it was published, I did not feel any excitement. My first thought was, “Thank you Master for encouraging me! I will be diligent!”
On our path of cultivation, as long as we do not get frustrated, and believe in Master and the Fa with the persistence of “cultivating as if you were just starting” (“Fa Teaching at the 2009 Greater New York International Fa Conference”) we will surely succeed.
Please compassionately correct me if there is anything inappropriate.
