My Observations and Understanding of Doing the Exercises

(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners hold different opinions about doing the exercises.

The way I see it is that some practitioners think that they have already attained a very high level in their cultivation, so they no longer need to do the exercises. Thus, they have not practiced the exercises for a very long time. Among them are practitioners who have suffered from illness tribulation for a prolonged period of time, yet they still don’t do the exercises. They do not try to think about this problem based on the Fa.

Other practitioners find all types of excuses for not doing the exercises. They do not take the exercises seriously. This scenario happens more frequently among the young and middle-aged practitioners. Some are busy with their work, some are busy managing their businesses, while some are confused because of the busy life they lead. Basically, they are not willing to take on the discipline of doing the exercises.

There are also other practitioners who treat doing the exercises as a display of their diligence in cultivating, or treat doing the exercises as the main means to get rid of their sickness tribulations. These practitioners check the length of time they do the exercises, and also what they feel when they do the exercises. Some practitioners even compare notes with one another. Some of them have said, “I meditate for two hours every day,” while other say, “I meditate for three hours and do the ‘Falun Standing Stance’ for two hours, with each of the four positions lasting 30 minutes.”

When these practitioners share their experiences they talk a lot about how they feel when doing the exercises. Many of these practitioners are older practitioners. Some of these practitioners take up to five or six hours doing the exercises and sending forth righteous thoughts every day. I heard that some of them even replaced their sleep and rest time with doing the exercises, and so on. There are all types of scenarios.

Master said,

“A complete cultivation practice of mind and body requires both cultivation and practice. I think that everyone now understands how gong comes into being. The gong that really determines your level of achievement is not at all developed through practice, but via cultivation.”(Lecture One, Zhuan Falun)

In his lectures given in different regions, Master has also continually emphasized the need to study the Fa well:

“You must study the Fa well. In the process of studying the Fa you’ll be able to keep clearing away bad elements in yourself, changing the last bit of stuff you have that hasn’t yet been changed. Why have I always told you so emphatically to study the Fa, study the Fa, and study the Fa well? Because it’s of utmost importance.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the Metropolitan New York Fa Conference,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World)

As a Falun Dafa practitioner, whatever we do or say, we must do them based on the Fa. We do these things however Master asked us to do them. We must not be self-centered and do whatever we like or however we want. Furthermore, we also should not go to extremes when doing things. It may negatively affect the cultivation path that Master has arranged for his disciples and stop Falun Dafa practitioners from doing the three things.

The above are my own understandings. Kindly correct me if there is any room for improvement.