Teaching the Fa at the
(July 21, 2001)
Hello everyone! You’ve been working hard!
Maybe now you’ve experienced how hard cultivation
is. Because it’s hard, your cultivation can meet with success. Many people in
history sought the Dao—they wanted to cultivate, to reach Consummation, and to
go beyond the human cycle of death and rebirth. But it was very hard. There’s
absolutely no way a person can reach Consummation if he doesn’t go through
arduous cultivation to get rid of every kind of attachment he’s developed among
everyday people. That’s why what Dafa disciples have shown and what they’ve
been able to accomplish in this current tribulation are remarkable, and truly
demonstrate what a cultivator is. It’s really remarkable that in such an evil
environment the vast majority of the disciples have been able to step forward,
validate the Fa, and move towards Consummation.
No cultivation way in history was as magnificent
as this one today, because no cultivation way in history could truly save
people on such a large scale. And in the historic moment we’re in, it’s not
only a matter of Master saving people—you are in a time when the Fa is
rectifying the entire cosmos. All Gods are watching what’s unfolding in the
world at this moment. Many prophecies in the human world have said that when
human society reached a certain point in history, even Gods in the heavens
would need to be renewed or replaced, and even the cosmic bodies would need to
be reconstructed. Whether it be the different prophecies in history or the
different stories that have been passed down around the world, they’ve told of
the historic moment people are in today. So in other words, none of the various
happenings in today’s human society are by chance. What we cultivators have
encountered is precisely that moment in history. In the Fa-rectification and in
cultivation, the paths you’ve taken have largely been righteous.
During the process of beings in the cosmos
deviating from the Fa, beings came to no longer know the Fa’s existence or the
Fa’s true requirements for the beings at different levels. So this has caused
sentient beings, when faced with something as major as today’s
Fa-rectification, to be unable to handle themselves correctly in relation to
the Fa, to Dafa disciples, and to myself. Actually, the old forces that have
been manipulating sentient beings and affecting the Fa-rectification are what’s
truly impeding the Fa-rectification. The beings in the cosmos are countless.
With so many beings, think about it, if during the Fa-rectification every being
were to display the side of him that’s become degenerate, so many beings would
be committing enormous sins against the Fa and they’d have to be weeded out.
Then sentient beings couldn’t be saved, right? And wouldn’t the
Fa-rectification be done in vain? That’s why I said before that I turned the
tables and made use of the old forces’ arrangement. Because the evil forces run
from top to bottom, they are interfering with the Fa-rectification without
missing a single level. This has been a concentrated manifestation of all the
beings’ performances at different levels after their degeneration. In other
words, all the degeneration of beings, and all the bad states beings can
display during the Fa-rectification period, manifest in a concentrated way in
the entire system of the old forces that affects the Fa-rectification. It was
arranged that many beings—layers upon layers of them—would not be allowed to
participate in the Fa-rectification so as to prevent their arrangement from
being disrupted. This was exactly what I wanted, too—to not let those sentient
beings directly sin against the Fa so that they could still be saved. They
thought their arrangement was ingenious, but it was actually within my control.
Those who’ve had a role in that system are precisely the ones in the cosmos who
should be weeded out, and they’re the worst, most awful beings. They’ve also
manifest in a concentrated way the worst understanding and conduct at different
levels. During the Fa-rectification, today’s beings have fully acted on
everything they could possibly do. So their bad actions are themselves exactly
what truly need to be eliminated during the Fa-rectification. But despite the
fact that the old-force beings have affected the
Fa-rectification and have even done awful things, they have been given chances
time and time again, and only when they became truly impossible to save was it
decided to eliminate them completely. As for those other beings at different
levels who haven’t taken part in interfering with Fa-rectification, they can be
saved—no matter how bad they’ve become over the course of history—since they
haven’t taken part in the Fa-rectification and done damage. And these beings
are the vast majority.
From the beginning I knew that the old forces
would interfere with this. Things seem to have no order, but actually they’re
very well-ordered. The different tribulations and tests our students have gone
through in this world are exactly the arrangement of these old forces. The tribulations
the students have endured aren’t caused by their own karma alone, much less are
they obstacles that have been brought to Dafa by human beings—humans don’t have
the ability to do that. An everyday person is feeble before a cultivator.
Today’s humans have in fact had tribulations arranged for them by this system
of old forces at different levels, and humans have been controlled by the old
forces at different levels. This is why they’ve become so forceful, why they
dare to do things to cultivators, and why they dare to be disrespectful to
Dafa. Then there’s an issue that presents itself in this. With the exception of
those evil ones, there are many people in this world who are innocent and
who’ve been deceived by the onslaught of slanderous propaganda. When a person
is evaluated with the Fa-principles of the cosmos, if his mind contains
negative thoughts toward Dafa, he will be weeded out when the test of Dafa and
Dafa disciples is over. Think about it—isn’t this kind of person in danger?
It’s because what he directly opposes is this
Fa. In order to utilize this period of history and to create an extremely evil
situation in this world’s environment, the old forces have used all kinds of
methods and have sealed off all media outlets inside and outside
Clarifying the truth isn’t a simple matter—it’s
not only a matter of exposing the evil. When we clarify the truth we are saving
sentient beings, and at the same time it involves the matter of your own
improvement and your elimination of attachments during your cultivation, and
the matter of Dafa disciples being responsible to the Fa in their cultivation,
as well as issues like how you fill and enrich that paradise of yours in your
final Consummation. If in the future you are a Great Enlightened Being who has
reached Consummation, it can’t be that there are no sentient beings in your
dimension and in the domain of your own paradise. That’s why during your
cultivation you need to demonstrate that you mercifully save sentient beings,
and make your own paradise rich and full. During the Fa-rectification, while I
eradicate the old forces’ influence on Fa-rectification I am also making
arrangements for you. Things appear to be evil and chaotic, when in fact
they’re all really well-ordered. The old forces made well-ordered arrangements,
but I too have done things with much order. No matter which angle you look at
it from, there’s a way to ultimately resolve these problems. During this period
[we should focus on] how we can seize this opportunity to truly demonstrate the
extraordinariness and the great mighty virtue of a cultivator. This is also a
precious opportunity. Since the old evil forces insist on giving us a chance to
eliminate them, make good use of it. History has never seen this before, it’s
hard to come by.
It’s really easy for a cultivator who’s in an
environment that doesn’t have an evil field to say he can let go of life and
death—just like your talking about letting go of life and death in a righteous
field like we have here today—since there’s no pressure at all. But it’s a
different matter if in an evil environment, in an environment full of evil
elements, you validate the Fa and dare to step forward to expose the evil.
Then, although this environment is very evil—think about it, everyone—isn’t it
precious and hard to come by? It is truly precious and hard to come by. After
this period there won’t be any opportunities like this. You are able to come
upon this kind of opportunity only because you are Dafa disciples. Nothing like
this happened in ordinary cultivation or individual cultivation in the past. Of
course, going back in history, Jesus and Sakyamuni also ran into enormous
tribulations. The tribulations aimed at them back then were also quite evil,
historically speaking. But never before has anyone utilized this kind of modern
mass media that we have today to breed this kind of evilness in such an
overwhelming manner, on a scope as large as the entire world. The extent of the
evil has been so enormous that when it started on July 20, 1999, it was as if
even the heavens were collapsing. Outside Mainland
Looking at the Fa-rectification’s overall
situation right now, the change that the greater cosmic body has undergone is
huge. The vast new cosmic body is incomparably huge and more wonderful than
ever. The very final stage of Fa-rectification is taking place, because the
systems of cosmic bodies are incredibly colossal—they’re unimaginably
enormous—and a system this enormous is still made up of tens of millions of
gigantic systems like these. It’s true, I have no way to tell you about this
structure using the ordinary human language anymore—it’s reached the point of
being indescribable. This is true, but don’t underestimate yourselves. Perhaps
the future Consummation that awaits you will be a truly magnificent realm. (Applause)
Clarifying the truth is something each and every
one of you Dafa disciples must do. I’m telling you this again. Anyone who tries
to make excuses for himself and who’s never stepped forward is wrong. As for
how much longer this tribulation will last, I don’t think you should think
about these things much. And don’t think about whether you can reach
Consummation, either, because any desire you have can become an attachment and
can be used by the evil. As soon as that kind of thought emerges, the evil
might conjure a false image for you, and this will then cause interference.
Cherish the present time and make the best use of it—this time is meant for the
disciples. While you cultivate, do Fa-rectification, and move yourselves
towards Consummation, you also need to save sentient beings; you are creating
everything for the future. Everything Dafa disciples do today is extremely
important, and the righteous path they take might become a reference for beings
in the future. In the meantime, they’ve laid a foundation in human society for
humankind’s future way of existence. You know, what’s presented on our
PureInsight Website is the future humankind’s new concepts, and it represents
the new humankind’s future thinking and correct views. The state, the mercy,
the kindness, the purity, the righteousness, and the great forbearance
displayed by Dafa disciples during the Fa-rectification period is helping to
shape the future society. In addition to Dafa disciples going through the
process of cultivation in the current period, there will also be future people
obtaining the Fa in a time to come—this undertaking is done in two stages.
Originally, the old forces’ arrangement was that there would be a total of
twenty years, divided into a Fa-rectification period and a period in which the
Fa rectifies the human world. During the first ten years, Master would do
Fa-rectification and Dafa disciples would cultivate during the Fa-rectification
period; during the latter ten years the future people would obtain the Fa. Then
it would enter the new era, and at that time the new future would begin. But
I’ve revealed this because things have changed, although not too much. Don’t
get too happy about this. Those of you who haven’t done well, in particular,
should know that time is pressing. Don’t think about anything else. In
everything we do we need to be responsible to the future. Meanwhile, during our
clarifying the truth, the future people have truly been saved. In particular,
the understanding and support the people outside Mainland
People haven’t come to this human world for nothing,
because there has never been a humankind like today’s in this environment of
the Earth. As you know, I often talk about alien beings. Why do I talk about
alien beings? Because in the past they were the real human beings in
this environment of the Earth. During different periods of history and in an
even more remote history, they were the proper inhabitants here. It doesn’t
matter how many times the Earth has been replaced, in each period the beings on
Earth, the human beings, had a different form and appearance—the differences
among them were huge. But all of them were the proper inhabitants of this
place. So why has our humankind in this period taken on this appearance? It’s
because, you know, the Fa of the cosmos was to be taught here, so in a remote
historic time all of the groundwork was being laid for the future spreading of
Dafa. Things that look like animals wouldn’t be allowed to come listen to the
Fa—that would be an insult to Dafa. So Gods created today’s humans in their own
image. People in Western religions know that Yahweh created man in his image;
people in the East know that Nü Wa created man in her image. And there
have been other Gods who created other humans. If in the past the beings in
Earth’s environment were created to look like Gods, it would have been an
insult to Gods, the greatest show of disrespect to Gods. So creating human
beings here in the image of Gods was forbidden. Although today’s humans have
been created in the image of Gods, Gods refuse to think of human beings as their
kin, because the way humans live is completely different from Gods. Only
humans’ external appearance resembles that of Gods. There’s more to it than
this. Why have Chinese culture and civilization throughout history been so
different from those of other places? The countries in all other regions have
the concept of a country, and in all other regions their national leaders have
taken the form of kings. Only in
I’ve said that no country in this world exists by
chance—they all exist with a meaning and a purpose. Actually, people are all
waiting for the Fa. Many students have really felt this; namely, when some
people read the Fa, they say, "I’ve been searching for this my whole
life," or "This is exactly what I’ve been looking for." Why
can’t other sentient beings obtain the Fa immediately at the present stage?
It’s because they’ve been restrained in this regard. The reason they can’t
enter now is that once they entered, their own karma and all kinds of
complicated elements that they’ve formed in society—things on their negative
side—would follow along as well, and that would increase the difficulty of
Fa-rectification in its first stage. So we can’t let those people come now. But
you must do Fa-rectification and clarify the truth, because in the process of
doing this, if someone has done the exercises or has learned the Fa—although
it’s not in depth—he’s already laid the foundation for his obtaining the Fa in
the future. That’s why you must do this. In other words, I’m telling you that
many situations aren’t without a reason. Everything in the world came for this
Dafa, was formed for Dafa, and was created for Dafa. The many Fa-principles and
the many true secrets I’ve told you weren’t even known to Gods before. Even
when they heard these things it hit them as a sudden realization. Their
realms limit their understanding of higher levels and of more remote historic
periods, because however high a person cultivates to is however high the
principles he enlightens to and however high the truth of the cosmos he
enlightens to. So in today’s world, we can’t not be responsible for other
sentient beings, we can’t not be responsible for other sentient beings’
obtaining the Fa in the future, and we can’t not lay a foundation for other
sentient beings to obtain the Fa in the future, because they could well be
beings from your system. In order to spread the Fa in China, and to not let
average persons hear the Fa, many, many Kings of different paradises and beings
from very high levels—many of whom I’ve been looking after throughout
history—were gathered to reincarnate in the land of China. Of course, in terms
of obtaining the Fa today, everyone is treated the same, whether they were
looked after or not. So, there’s even more reason for us to save the people
there. In the midst of the overwhelming, vicious propaganda, what those people
have committed are no longer ordinary sins. Some of them are fated for
destruction, regardless of where they came from, and regardless of what kind of
predestined relationship they have or how high their levels were. Isn’t it a
pity for this to happen to a being? There’s nothing we can do. It’s not that
Master isn’t merciful. It’s because during the Fa-rectification beings at
different levels are all repositioning themselves—it’s not a question of being
merciful, nor one of saving people. Wherever a being’s xinxing is,
that’s where he’s positioned—this is a standard, this is a principle of the Fa,
and this is something established for the future, and it can’t be broken or
violated at will.
Everything that the Dafa disciples outside
There’s a very evil factor in the persecution of
Dafa disciples. Namely, the old forces can’t get over the fact that some
students will reach Consummation and become Fa-rectification disciples; they
think that these students have obtained it too easily, because even they can’t
be Fa-rectification disciples; and for this reason they manipulate evil and
utilize wicked persons to beat our students—insisting on beating them to the
point where they say, "I’ll stop practicing." Isn’t this evil? Could
a God be like this? The cosmos is being rectified by the Fa, and the number of
beings weeded out at every level is quite large. The number of us who’ll reach Consummation
is, as I see it, far from enough. I had originally planned to have at least
fifty million—I’ve never told you this before. (Applause) Right now we
don’t have enough. But we do have a pretty large number already. No matter
what, though, as a cultivator, you shouldn’t get too happy about anything you
hear. Maybe what Master just said is itself a test for you. Get rid of any
attachment you have, and don’t think about anything. Just do everything a Dafa
disciple should do, and everything will be covered. Although the evil seems
awfully vicious, it has now exhausted its tricks, and can merely keep
escalating the labels it puts on our practice and keep using the media to
fabricate things; with its sick mind, it keeps forcing students to write so-called
"repentance statements" and to sign its stuff. It knows very well
that that’s all fake and can’t change people’s hearts, so why does it insist on
doing that? Why does it insist on having you sign that paper? Why does it
insist on having you say, "I’ll stop practicing" before releasing
you? One person says "I’ll keep practicing," and they slap him with a
sentence; another one says "I’ll stop practicing," and just for this
they set him free. The difference between these is unbelievable, isn’t it? Is
this normal? It’s not. Isn’t that obvious? They just want to make you fall,
they just want to make you say those words. Once those words are said, even if
they’re not from your heart, it leaves a stain. For a Fa-rectification
disciple, that’s a disgrace. What’s more, if you’ve done things that have
harmed Dafa and you aren’t able to truly remedy all of it later on amidst the
Fa-rectification and make up for the losses you brought Dafa, it will really be
serious. One thought can determine whether you make it through. Whether you can
step forward to validate the Fa is a test that can’t be passed just by
following the crowd and its momentum. Some people have thought that they’d wait
on
You are one body, just like Master’s gong.
Of course you and gong aren’t the same thing, I’m just giving an
example. It’s just like my gong, which does different things at the same
time. Some of it is continuously charging through the immense cosmos with
tremendous force into the microcosm, toward what’s higher and broader; the
force is so massive and the speed is so fast, transcending all times as it
rectifies the colossal firmament. Some of it, after this charging, eliminates
the sinful karma of the beings at different levels and balances all the
interwoven relationships among beings at different levels. Some of it
assimilates beings, and some of it is repositioning beings. It’s doing
different things even at the beings’ most microcosmic levels, at every level.
Some of it does things in low dimensions, some of it protects the students, and
some of it is cleaning out the evil—every facet of my gong is doing
these things. In other words, one body doesn’t necessarily do one thing. But no
matter what you do, you need to be worthy of being called a Dafa disciple.
That’s as much as I’ll say today. Your sharing
experiences and understandings is important, too. Under any circumstance, in
any period, and no matter how busy you are with your work, you can’t stray from
your Fa-study, as this is what fundamentally ensures that you will improve and
reach Consummation. You can’t do Dafa work without studying the Fa, or it would
be an everyday person doing Dafa work. It has to be Dafa disciples who do Dafa
work—this is the requirement for you. If everyday people help with Dafa work,
of course it’s a good thing, but what I’m talking about are Dafa disciples. You
must be a Dafa disciple doing Dafa work, because your Consummation is of
primary importance. Right now, your Consummation is first and foremost. Of
course, your being responsible to Dafa and saving sentient beings is part of
your Consummation. I’ll tell you this: you’re all saying that Master is saving
all sentient beings, but when you all reach Consummation and look back, you’ll
see all the sentient beings you saved back then. When you clarify the truth you
are saving sentient beings.
That’s all I’ll say. Now you can resume the
conference.
3. Xinsheng—A Chinese language web site run by
Dafa practitioners that is intended for the general public. Its name can be
translated as "New Life" or "New Existence."
4. An ancient Chinese idiom about a certain state of government.