(Minghui.org) Traversing the path of cultivation practice for more than a decade, I have encountered many tribulations. I reacted to these tribulations initially with anxiety, fear or by feeling annoyed. But I eventually came to a point where I became able to calmly look inward to find the source of the tribulation and let go of the attachments. I came to understand that tribulations are like a mirror that show my attachments.

A lot of tribulations are arranged by the old forces so we should not passively accept them. But genuine Falun Dafa practitioners won't be depressed by tribulations. Instead genuine cultivators will examine their xinxing and find their attachments or old notions. When a practitioner lets go of attachments, one advances on the journey of righteous cultivation practice.

For a time there were no tribulations in our area and practitioners cooperated with each other peacefully. But when a tribulation arrived all kinds of human notions were visible. Some practitioners appeared overwhelmed and seemed to have lost all their righteous thoughts. Some tried to run away from the tribulation. Some became emotional and confrontational. And some just waited to follow what the “mainstream” practitioners would do without truly looking inward themselves.

There were some practitioners who did calmly face the challenges and examined themselves carefully and strictly based them on the Fa. They made use of the tribulation to find and let go of their attachments.

In my understanding if a practitioner is afraid of a tribulation and can't face it squarely, this practitioner is not committed to seriously improving in cultivation practice. In other words a practitioner like this just wants the blessings of Dafa but is actually wasting precious time on their cultivation path.

The practitioners who in contrast looked at themselves in the mirror of the tribulation and saw the source of their human notions, had thoughts and behavior that conformed to the Fa. Through this process, their lives became better.

Every advancement comes after studying the Fa seriously and cultivating oneself diligently. Every human notion eliminated helps a practitioner move one step closer to becoming divine. The more effort you make the more you obtain. The Fa is fair to every life.

The above sharing is my personal understanding. Please kindly correct me if anything is inappropriate.