Memorizing the Teachings Helps Me Find My Fundamental Attachment

(Minghui.org) I was happy for other practitioners when I read their articles about cultivation or heard that they found their fundamental attachments. But when I read Master’s teachings on how to eliminate fundamental attachments I wondered what mine were.

I began practicing Falun Dafa because I wanted to improve my health and have my illnesses resolved. I always thought this was my fundamental attachment. I’ve practiced for more than 20 years, but I still couldn’t find my fundamental attachments, although I felt I was selfish and self-centered.

On the afternoon of March 4, 2025, after I finished the housework and ate, it was already 4:30 p.m. I continued reciting the paragraph of the Fa I memorized the day before. I recited with my whole heart and I could feel the Fa enter the microcosms of my body.

At 6 p.m., I sent righteous thoughts for half an hour and then I continued reciting the Fa. When I recited: “Many people come to our cultivation site with the attachment of pursuit.” (Lecture Two, Zhuan Falun) I asked myself: What attachment did I have when I started cultivating?

In that instant Master enlightened me and I realized I finally escaped the sea of suffering. I thought: my desire to not suffer was my fundamental attachment. As soon as I had this realization I felt the layers of my body were being hit by something similar to the shock waves of an atomic bomb explosion. It felt like two large doors were opened by a huge force. The feeling was quite strong. I heshied and was extremely grateful to Master.

When I looked at my watch it was 6:50 p.m. I calmed down but this feeling continued for a few minutes. Then I realized: That was the old cosmos’ selfishness and self-interest, like granite, being blown up and destroyed from the surface to the microscopic level!

After I sent righteous thoughts at 7 p.m., I continued to recite the Fa. The feeling of the layers of my body being impacted continued, but it wasn’t as strong as before.

When I looked for the “me” who was selfish and self-centered, I couldn’t find it. I searched deeper and found the real me. The real me is in Dafa. That feeling was real.

I also realized that if it weren’t for compassionate Master pointing out my fundamental attachment, wouldn’t I be using Dafa to escape the sea of suffering? Isn’t this selfish? Isn’t this exactly the same as the old forces wanting to use Master’s Fa-rectification to achieve their own selfish goals? It’s terrible! I realized that not being able to find my fundamental attachment is tantamount to destroying myself and sentient beings!

I also realized that those things that are selfish and self-centered were arranged by the old forces. The Fa-rectification of the human world is about to start. At this important historical moment, I need to find myself, cultivate well, completely negate everything arranged by the old forces, and use great compassion to fulfill my prehistoric vow and save more sentient beings.

I regard what I experienced today as another new starting point in my cultivation. As a particle in the Fa, whatever I do, say, and think must be based on protecting Master, safeguarding Dafa, and helping Master rectify the Fa and save sentient beings. I must truly put the Fa first. In actual cultivation, I must take Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance as my code of conduct, examine every thought and action, and see whether it’s for others or for my own benefit, and I must finally assimilate to Dafa.

Starting at 8 p.m. I sent righteous thoughts for an hour. I offered incense to Master with a grateful heart, and kowtowed to Master for compassionately saving me! Master, you have worked hard!

Afterwards, I picked up paper and pen, and by 11:20 p.m., I finished the first draft of this article. I could still feel the impact on my extremely microscopic body.

I wrote this article to express my gratitude to Master and to share my cultivation experience with fellow practitioners.