(Minghui.org) Some social media channels run by practitioners have posted articles about prophecies. Some practitioners who frequently read these articles have been deeply affected by them. After studying Master Li’s (Dafa’s founder) teachings, my understanding is that the true purpose of prophecies is to warn people and help save them. But we ourselves have to be aware that everything in the future is unknown to gods and humans. Even Dafa disciples cannot see the real scenes. Everything is under Master Li's (Dafa's founder) control.

Master said,

“Of course, there are also some students who’ve seen certain things that will occur in the Three Realms as a whole. But these cases are rare lately, because this history has been re-arranged. Many prophecies, for example—no matter whether they are accurate or not regarding the later stage—can shock and frighten the evil, give the world’s people hints, and warn and wake up the world’s people. So they can have certain positive effects. Dafa disciples can’t do things according to some prophecy, though. You should do things according to the Great Law! You should do things according to what Dafa disciples should do! And you shouldn’t do things by following something else. Weren’t many of the prophecies you used while clarifying the facts things that you assembled for ordinary people to see? You did it to have ordinary people learn from past lessons in history—even ancient people talked about these things—that is, to caution the people of the world. They aren’t for Dafa disciples to use as references in their own cultivation! If Dafa disciples hadn’t encountered today’s persecution I wouldn’t have let you dig up those prophecies. You see the rationale, right? Dafa disciples should just do things according to the Great Law. You are creating history, you are creating the future, and anything arranged by anyone else doesn’t count. Whatever anyone has seen is from the past and has already changed. Even if a few events happen to be the same, those were only arranged as needed by the overall arrangement, that’s all.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the Metropolitan New York Fa Conference,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume III)

Being fond of reading prophecies, or even being attached to them, shows that one might be looking forward to the end of cultivation and is trying to run away from difficulties encountered along the way. One should search within and eliminate this attachment.

Note: This article only represents the author’s current understanding meant for sharing among practitioners so that we can “Compare with one another in study, in cultivation.” (“Solid Cultivation,” Hong Yin)