Teaching the Fa during the 2003
Lantern Festival at the
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Li Hongzhi, February 15, 2003
(Revised Translation)
(Long
applause) Let's be seated.
It's been a long time again
since we last met up. Seems like a lot of people knew I would come to this Fa
conference. You're all pretty in the know! You're getting more and more amazing
as you cultivate. (Applause) Today I'll first tell you about the state of
Fa-rectification, as well as my situation, and then I'll talk a little about
some issues that have come up among our students as the Fa-rectification
progresses and in your cultivation.
On different occasions, and
from different angles, I've talked about the immense force of the
Fa-rectification of the entire cosmos. Today I'll explain the form of
Fa-rectification to you from yet another angle. As you know, this cosmos is
extremely huge, so huge it can't be measured—and I don't mean the ways human
beings measure things, but even the ways Gods do. I've said before that there are
countless sentient beings. None of them can figure out exactly how many
molecules make up the earth, and, every particle is a being. And then there are
so many planets in the cosmos, too many to count. And how big is a cosmic body?
Even if you let your imagination go, it's still only within the scope of a
particle of a small cosmic body. In the enormous cosmos, it's not just beings
that are countless, but levels too. Even to Gods they're countless, and that's
even how Kings and Lords at extremely high levels see it. That's why in the
latter stages of teaching the Fa I stopped talking about how big the cosmos
is—it was totally impossible to describe it with human language anymore. But
the higher the level, the more huge those beings and dimensions get, and they
get so huge that they're beyond description. The volume of one being up there
surpasses all of the cosmoses below him. That's how big. With the
Fa-rectification, twenty percent of the beings of the old cosmos got involved
and arranged all the things they wanted in the Fa-rectification; at all the
different levels a group of beings got directly involved in this
Fa-rectification. They never could have imagined that their involvement would
be precisely the real demonic obstacle to this Fa-rectification. But their
involvement has created a gigantic obstacle to the entire Fa-rectification, and
has resulted in countless sentient beings getting destroyed. "Isn't Master
merciful? Just forgive them and it'll be okay." The old forces have
exactly been taking advantage of my great mercy and playing games. The Fa is
merciful to all beings, but at the same time it's solemn and dignified. And the
Fa has standards, before sentient beings it's unchanging and unbreakable, and
it's not something that can be influenced casually. I can be merciful to
sentient beings, but, when a being has really violated something to that
extent, the Fa is there to judge him, and any further mercy would be excessive,
it would be the same as destroying itself, so beings like that are marked for
elimination.
During the Fa-rectification,
the number of sentient beings in the cosmos that have been weeded out due to
the old forces' involvement is countless. So, the specifics of their
involvement, the way they've done it—which is the way they think can best
enable them to reach their aims, and their most typical way—is to have all the
huge, gigantic cosmic bodies extend a foot into the cosmos's lowest level, the
Three Realms. This is just a figurative description. In other words, they all
have a part of them pressed into the Three Realms. Think about it, when such
enormous cosmic bodies and gigantic beings enter the Three Realms, what state
does that bring about in the Three Realms? Today's humankind has degenerated to
such a degree that it can't be likened to any of those in the past. Even the
earthly gods have felt the gigantic pressure. I asked them about this change,
and they said, "We thought it was caused by our cultivation state."
So even the powers of the earth's deities don't work anymore, since those
gigantic beings have a restraining effect on everything at this lowest level of
the cosmos. And after coming down here, they have been causing unimaginable
harm in terms of the warped changes of beings and matter in the Three Realms.
If it weren't for the Fa's rectification of the human world, which will
ultimately readjust things completely, this place would have been beyond
redemption, nobody could have done anything about it, and it would've crossed
the point of no return.
The method they usually use
is to have enormous cosmic bodies and countless firmaments compress together
and squeeze into the Three Realms. The higher the level of those huge beings,
the larger their volumes, but the particles, the elements that they're made up
of, become more fine and more dense, that is, more microcosmic. So when beings
that enormous are all squeezed and compressed together, think about it, what's
that like at this lowest level of the cosmos? It formed a big and strong
screen. Actually, the cosmos's Fa-rectification is done in the wave of a hand.
It's just that in the process of the wave the differences in what's felt by the
beings in the cosmos's many space-times are huge. The boundless, measureless
dimensions all have their own times, and the differences among the times, and
the number of times, are also boundless and measureless, and that's what has
caused the huge differences among the times in different dimensions. While the
wave of the hand takes place, in some places it's almost in sync, while in some
places decades, centuries, millennia, or tens of thousands of years have
passed, and in other places some hundreds of millions of years, or even
millions of millions of years, or some boundless and measureless amount of time
has passed. Here where human beings are it's not that bad, it's only been over
a decade. What this means is that it is time that caused the differences.
Let's think about it,
there's this difference among different dimensions and times, so even though
those enormous cosmic bodies that have pressed into the Three Realms have
entered this human place, they're compressed. If you understand it with the
concepts of human thought, [you'll figure that] the overall volume of their
bodies has shrunk, but that doesn't mean that the structures within them have
changed. And if their internal structures haven't changed, then think about it,
if you entered inside them you would discover that they are still dimensions
just as huge as before. When I started to do Fa-rectification, I did things
outside the Three Realms—I went around the Three Realms. And why did I go
around it? If I had done it inside the Three Realms, then the Three Realms
would have, to put it in human terms, become the focal point of the cosmos's
Fa-rectification—this would be the place where nuclear fusion and the fission
of more microcosmic particles happen, it'd be the main battlefield of
Fa-rectification, and all of the massive changes in the gigantic beings and
cosmic bodies would have taken place right here. Think about it, then, the Three
Realms would have been destroyed to the point where nothing remained, where
nothing was left. That's why I went around the Three Realms.
I started to do
Fa-rectification from outside the Three Realms, going up all the way, not just
along one course, but in all directions, expanding and spreading out toward the
microcosm and macrocosm simultaneously, going both upward and downward, because
what's more microcosmic and what's more macrocosmic are the same concept.
Wherever I've gone, I've done it in a manner that transcends all times. Looking
at it from above, the enormous speed of expansion and the gigantic impact, even
to Gods who see it, it's astounding like nothing ever before. Wherever I've
reached, all the cosmic bodies are bursting and re-forming, most of them are
meeting with a benevolent solution, and some are eliminated. Recently you've
seen the discoveries in astronomy in the
So why is it that during the
Fa-rectification the breakthrough toward the surface is so slow in the Three
Realms? That's the reason. When the Fa-rectification returns to the human
world, all the cosmic elements and beings in the cosmoses up above will have
all been fully taken care of. They happen in parallel, and they're finished at
the same time. When the Fa-rectification is completed up there, our Three
Realms are broken through here. I'm now talking about it from yet another
angle, which is, I'm explaining to you why I didn't do it inside the Three
Realms when Fa-rectification began. Some students are thinking, "Master
doesn't acknowledge the old forces' arrangements. So why doesn't Master
instantly destroy the old forces?" Master is able to do that, and no
matter how large they are, Master could still do it. But have you thought about
this: if I were to redirect the enormous, gigantic energy in the
Fa-rectification back here into the Three Realms to do things, it would be like
hitting a mosquito with an atomic bomb, it'd be a clumsy use of force. If I
were to redirect my huge energy back here, it'd be like creating a battlefield
right here in the Three Realms. Even though they've entered the Three Realms,
their gigantic bodies are still up there. What was pressed in here is only a
portion. So when I would disintegrate and re-form them [here], the associated,
larger masses up there would continually replenish them here, as I'd
continually disintegrate them they would continually press into here, and the
other cosmic bodies would do the same—the cosmic bodies that had pressed in
would keep coming here like a relay. Then think about it, if gigantic,
countless cosmic bodies and beings continually came here, this place would become
like a site for the fission of all particles, and it would become the focal
point of the cosmos. My force is also a gigantic mass, so if that much force
were used on this one spot, it'd be an ineffective use of it, and besides, it
would drag on for a long time. Even if in the end I could really break through
all of them and complete everything, think about it, here where humans are,
here in the Three Realms, there would be nothing left. After that gigantic
impact nothing would exist. That's one of the reasons why I didn't directly do
it here. And why don't I directly and immediately deal with, in an exceptional
way, the situations that come up in the Three Realms? Because when I got rid of
them they would keep coming to block me nonstop, and the scenario I mentioned
above would occur. So unless major problems come up inside the Three Realms I
can't do things in this place. The Fa-rectification as a whole is being done
comprehensively, and you can't emphasize only this human place. If because of
that the salvation of all the final elements of the colossal firmament bodies
were delayed, that would be even more awful.
But, you've heard this
before, and Master has told you this: for the overall Fa-rectification, I've
also left a large mass of gong here among everyday people. It has no problem
guarding the students' cultivation and validating the Fa, it can definitely
handle that. But there's another thing: why are the old forces able to affect
things? The reason is, all the beings that have pressed into the Three Realms
are old forces, and they've formed a screen, and anytime I want to do things in
a special way they gather together to obstruct it. And if I insist on doing it,
then they concentrate all of their power to block it.
Before, when I was at the
Asian Health Expo in
I talked about this to tell
you that the reason many things in Fa-rectification haven't turned out as well
as we'd like is that both the low levels and high levels of the old forces have
been doing that together, and they've been using their massive density to
obstruct things. As I just said, I have the ability to break through it, but if
I wanted to break through it, I'd have to redirect my enormous energy back here
to thoroughly eliminate them, but, then they would gather the gigantic matter,
all the matter, in the cosmos right here, and that would cause problems that
would be difficult to solve immediately. Of course, in this Fa-rectification
when our students act righteously, then those problems won't exist. When the
gong and energy that I left at this place in the cosmos, in the Three Realms,
do things, if our students don't act righteously, then the old forces resist,
and a state of obstruction appears. That's why I've told our students to walk a
righteous path and not to let them find an excuse. Once they find a big one
they'll ruin you. And that's especially so when it's at the end and they're
making a last-ditch effort. When they can't find an excuse they don't dare to
persecute you, because then they too would be violating the laws, and they
understand that, so there'd be no need for me to eliminate them—the old
cosmos's laws would eliminate them. That's because they are old beings who take
strictly safeguarding the old laws to be what's most essential.
So having said that much,
I'll talk about another thing: Master's situation. Earlier I told you that as I
was going around the Three Realms, those final elements of the cosmos's cosmic
bodies took advantage of it and entered. So those gigantic and numerous beings
who haven't been rectified by the Fa created a partition, even between my
surface flesh body here and my divine body and enormous gong on the other side.
This partition is different from the idea of putting an object in between
things to separate them, it's not like that. Rather, it comes from the
microcosm of everything, and even though it looks like it's assimilated into
all the spaces between, they have their own levels and realms and are distinct
from particles lower than their levels. But, the distances among particles
depend on the existence of dimensions and time, and when those highest-level,
numerous, gigantic cosmic bodies entered the spaces among all the particles in
the Three Realms they also changed the original expanse in dimensions and
lengths of time and the times and dimensions were increased by countless
multiples, so they formed a screen of huge distances made up of faraway
dimensions and protracted time, and this allowed the old forces to do the
things they wanted to do under the protection of this screen of distances.
I can tell you, they
interfere with people and interfere with people's thinking, not only from the
outside, they can also pass through the human body. When high-level factors
restrain the surface of a human body, those Gods of the old forces can pass
through the bodies of everyday people under protection. From another
perspective, when you look at the surface of our human bodies with human eyes,
the human form and the skin and flesh tissues are very fine and tight, but when
you look at the human body with a large, high-magnification microscope, you
find that a person's particles and his body that is made up of those particles
are as coarse as sand, and there are lots of gaps. And if people had the
technology to magnify things more, the gaps would be shockingly large. In the
concept from a more microcosmic level, the gaps among particles are so large
that they're just like the spatial distance between molecules and planets. With
such a large distance, isn't it easy for beings and matter that are made up of
even more microcosmic particles to pass through freely? So sometimes they
burrow into a person's surface, and on the surface it looks like that person,
and in the microcosm it's still that person, but another being has stuck itself
in the middle.
Having said all this, I want
to tell you that you don't have that problem, and I've completely sealed up for
you the part of you that's been fully cultivated. If a Dafa disciple acts righteously,
then nothing dares to enter the surface part that hasn't been fully cultivated
yet. For one thing, old beings don't dare to disrupt the old cosmos's Fa, and
another thing is that you have Master and you have Law-guardian Gods. If the
attachments at your human-surface side aren't removed, then Master and the
Law-guardian Gods are put in a tough position. But if your righteous thoughts
are strong, then Master and the Law-guardian Gods can do anything for you.
My situation isn't something
that ordinary beings can imagine. During the Fa-rectification Master has taken
into his body the lives of all beings in the cosmos and the lives of all the
various elements. First off, it's for safety reasons in the
Fa-rectification—the lives of all beings are here with me, so no one can do
things that would jeopardize the cosmos. Secondly, it's to have no being or any
of the various elements in the cosmos evade Fa-rectification. And thirdly, it's
to protect their lives during the Fa-rectification. That's why all over
Master's body are images of the different-size and different-type beings at
various levels of the cosmos, as well as the images of Daos, Gods, and Buddhas,
and those of humans are included, too; some of them are large, some are small.
But they can't interfere with Master, and they can't exert any influence, as
what's happened is that I have taken in all beings' lives. Some of them can be
seen by human eyes, and students' Third Eyes can all see them. I haven't talked
about that before. When some students who had xinxing problems saw them their
imaginations ran wild.
I've said that your
different cultivation states create different levels and different states of
cultivation situations. People with closed Third Eyes are to enlighten from the
Fa's truths, while those with open Third Eyes encounter interference from false
visions. In order to test the students who can see, those highest-level, final
old forces who haven't been rectified by the Fa would in the past direct
low-level old forces to do bad things in the increased distances in space and
time. Their doing this during the Fa-rectification is sinful—it has severely
shaken Dafa disciples' righteous faith and righteous thoughts.
But you should always
remember one thing: no matter who is interfering, it's all temporary, all
illusions, not the main body, and it's all just like air flowing through. There
are all kinds of material elements and beings everywhere in the dimensions,
there are so many of them they're immeasurable. They are there with or without an
image, and they are beings in microcosmic dimensions and in different
dimensions. Before the Fa-rectification is done, the microcosmic Gods in the
cosmos are all in their own dimensions, which exist at the same time and same
place. Whether they stay here or don't stay here is just a concept. Those
elements, form or no form, exist there naturally, and they have no influence on
you at all. Nobody can manipulate Dafa disciples who have righteous thoughts
and righteous actions.
I'll also tell you that
although the old forces' enormous high-level beings and elements seem to be
separating my surface, they can never separate [me from] my more microcosmic
part, because no being can surpass me. (Applause) That's something they can
never see, and that's something the sentient beings in the cosmos can never
see—only I myself can control it. In other words, the phenomenon I discussed
above has created a false impression for people and caused some wrong
understandings. Now I've told you what that's all about.
I can tell you: the me that
you are seeing with your human, flesh eyes now—the most surface me—is the real
me, Li Hongzhi. What you see over on the other side is my Buddha-body. The me
at the outermost surface right now which you see is the Main Body of me, Li
Hongzhi. (Applause) Why? Because in order to do this, in order to save all
beings, I've come down to the lowest level. (Applause) So don't worry about
anything you've seen. Even if you saw my Law Body, saw my Gong Body, or saw
some part of my body at higher levels, don't develop any attachment. All of
those exist with this surface me being the Main Body. My human skin at the
outermost surface is the Main Body. (Applause) But since Master is among
ordinary people, in order to live here I have to conform to the rules for human
beings in this world. If I didn't people would think I was kind of strange. The
old forces want to do some sly things to me, and they've kept on doing some bad
things. In order not to affect Dafa disciples' righteous thoughts, I don't use
any foreign elements other than those lives of all beings in the cosmos that
I've taken in here with me. All the fake me's in the cosmos were purposefully
created by the old forces. Doing that is sinful, regardless of whether it was
meant to have a positive effect or negative effect. I think I've thoroughly
explained this issue to you now.
Even though I've come here,
no one can see how microcosmic I ultimately am. They can only see the part of
my human body's most surface particles. Every single object and every single
thing in the cosmos is composed of layers upon layers of different microcosmic
particles, going all the way to the surface. Gods can see all those, trace them
to their root, and trace down to their origins. Just like a path, they extend
down little by little, to where they come from. I came from the inside, and
came from the outside; I came from nothing, formed into something, appeared at
the pinnacle of the colossal firmament, and then from there I descended step by
step to the most surface, the Three Realms. No being knows who I am.
There used to be another
situation. With my Fa-rectification, the old forces have played a lot of tricks
and done a lot of things. Not only did they arrange those things, but they also
wanted to show to those enormous beings in the cosmos who aren't involved what
they do, and so they tried their best to do things in a more slick way. They
used some of my substances, or some of my gong, added in their influence, and
created images of Master, Buddha images. I didn't tell you this before so as
not to confuse you. There was another reason, which is, their intention wasn't
to cause damage, in their own words, they wanted to help me by playing a
positive role. These are the two parts arranged by the old forces: one part is
to play a negative role, and the other is to play a positive role. Some of them
entered students' bodies to do certain things—there have been a few isolated
cases like that. So some people who could see it would say, "Wow, you are
Master!" And then they'd take him to be Master. But that wasn't arranged
by me, and strictly speaking, that's not me, and I don't acknowledge them,
since they were arranged by the old forces. This in and of itself shows the
cosmos's degeneration. Once people saw that, it caused false impressions for
the students' righteous thoughts, and severely damaged the students' righteous
faith and righteous thoughts, so those had to be destroyed. Now they have all
been cast into hell. In bringing up this issue today I'm also telling you all:
those very few students of ours, be absolutely sure you don't fall because of
this. It's no joking matter. Some people are already half way out thin air, and
they're already a bit irrational. There have been a few cases like this. You've
got to watch this.
Just now I talked a little
bit about my situation. There's another issue, which is, a few students
recently have had some incorrect states. This problem is very serious, too.
It's the result of many different things. One primary reason is, since your
levels have risen and Master has told you the Attainment Status you'll achieve,
you are more confident and bold now, and you feel pretty self-assured—I can
only describe it with these lower words of human beings, since there aren't any
fitting words for it. So some people have said, "We don't need to respect
Master anymore. We just need to follow the Fa, and take the Fa as
teacher."
Of course, I told you to
take the Fa as teacher—that's not wrong. But that wasn't why I told you to take
the Fa as teacher. Why was it, then? As you know, I have 100 million Dafa
disciples. If my Main Body were to tell every disciple in person how to
cultivate, and look after you in person, if when you each had questions you all
came to ask me directly, and if the transformation of each person's gong, the
Consummation of your paradises, the elimination of your karma, and each and
every thing were done by this Main Body of mine, then think about it, that'd be
impossible to handle. It couldn't be done before the Fa rectifies the human world
and clears away the final obstacles. So when that many students can't see me,
how are they to cultivate? The Fa is there for them, and that's why I told you
to take the Fa as teacher. That was the essential purpose. I've also told you
that this Fa is so powerful, and that I have melded my immense abilities into
this Fa, so this Fa can do anything for you. (Pause. Applause) There are also
students who… with my situation that I talked about earlier, a very small
number of students aren't able to recognize that situation, and as a result
they've become disrespectful of Master, and they've begun to dare comment on
how high the level of this Fa is and on different things about me, their
Master. This Fa forges the countless Kings and Lords of all the massive colossal
firmaments, and it's what ensures the existence of all beings and different
elements in the cosmos, which includes the tiny you. Of course, it's not that I
don't let you, the students, talk about those things. But from your words I see
your attachments and the terrifying direction you're heading in. Besides, what
you've seen is just so low, some of the things aren't at all what you think
they are, and a lot of them are false appearances that result from your
thoughts being unrighteous.
One thing I said earlier is
that the cosmos has countless and boundless levels. But under the influence of
the highest level, all the countless and boundless levels below it, all the way
down to this human place, have manifestations at different levels. Think about
how complex and how vast the manifestations can be. The manifestations at any
level are the truths of that level, and are expressions of truth at that level.
But none of the scenes you see at any one level are ultimate.
I let a lot of students see
some phenomena in Fa-rectification at different levels manifest so as to
increase your confidence in Fa-rectification, to help you study the Fa well, to
increase your confidence in cultivating diligently, and to increase your
confidence in clarifying the facts and your confidence in sending righteous
thoughts. Be absolutely sure you don't take the phenomena you see at very low
levels, at the lowest several levels of countless and boundless levels, as the
ultimate situation of the cosmos's Fa-rectification, because everything of
Fa-rectification has its different, concrete manifestations at every level.
You know what? Just on the
one issue of cultivation alone it's so complex at the cosmos's lower levels.
But it becomes simple at higher levels, where there's no longer any concept of
cultivation but only the concept of karma elimination. At levels higher up, all
troubles are to pave the way for ascending to Heaven. And at even higher
levels, concepts like eliminating karma, enduring hardships, and cultivation no
longer exist, and it's just a choice! This is the principle at high levels of
the cosmos: you think someone is good enough, so you choose him—that's the
principle. "Cultivation? We didn't arrange cultivation for him. What's
cultivation? We just want to cleanse it, cleanse it step by step, all the way
up. Cleanse it—it's as simple as that!" Yet when manifest at different
levels, it becomes paving the way, having troubles, enduring hardships,
eliminating karma, cultivating, and so on, cultivating one way, practicing another
way...
As I was talking about this
I revealed a major truth. In this cosmos it's actually not important whether
the sentient beings know who I am. But one thing has to be clear, which is, I
am doing Fa-rectification—no matter who I am, I am doing Fa-rectification. I
told the old forces before, "It's fine that you don't know who I am, and
it's fine that you don't believe who I am, you're not sinning by virtue of
that. But, where I'm going—in your concept I'm also cultivating—or what I'll
achieve, that you do know. So turn around and look at what you've been
doing—haven't you been sinning?" Also, at even higher levels the concept
of wanting to achieve something doesn't exist, either. It's just a matter of
the cosmos's choice. Everything I've been doing during the Fa-rectification and
everything I want, to spell it out, are the choice of the future cosmos and the
needs of the future cosmos. (Applause) So for the beings of the old cosmos, and
this includes all the elements of beings, when it comes to the Fa-rectification
and what I choose, all beings' harmonizing and completing things according to
my choices and contributing their best ideas and approaches—not to change what
I want, but to harmonize and complete things according to what I've said—is the
best (Shan) thought a being in the cosmos could have. (Applause) But the old
forces haven't been doing it that way. They've considered their choices the
most essential, and have thought that everything I do should harmonize
everything they want—they've completely reversed it. I don't want to state
their crimes too harshly, right now I don't want to name their crimes. But it's
absolutely wrong, they absolutely can't do it that way.
All the Fa I just talked
about was to tell you one thing: whether you respect me or not, as your Master,
I really, truly don't mind. Back then, as I was saving you, a lot of you were
cursing at me. There were people who were cursing at me even while at my
classes. I don't mind. I just want to save you. (Applause) What I'm trying to say
is, personally I don't mind at all how you treat Master. I'm not affected by
any factors at any level of the cosmos. But there's one problem, which is, if
you don't respect Master, it's wrong according to the principles of the cosmos,
and the old forces will take advantage of the gap and destroy you because of
this. They'll have seized the biggest excuse to destroy you, since they've seen
the entire process of my saving you.
In fact, today's human race
would have been destroyed a long time ago if it weren't for the
Fa-rectification. The standard of the human race's thinking is already at a
level lower than hell. It's because of the Fa-rectification that I atoned for
the sins of all sentient beings in the Three Realms. (Applause) So think about
it, as far as our students are concerned, it was as if I scooped you out of
hell back then. (Applause) I have truly borne for you the sins you committed
over hundreds and thousands of years. And it doesn't stop at just that. Because
of this, I will also save you and turn you into Gods. I have spared no effort
for you in this process. Along with this, since you'll become Gods at levels
that high, I have to give you the honors of Gods at levels that high and all
the blessings that you need to have at levels that high. (Applause) Never, from
the beginning of time, has any God dared to do this. Something like this has
never happened before.
Even though the old forces
are influencing this affair and want to do things their way, do you know
something? All of the old-force beings respect me absolutely! (Applause) Even
though they created some obstacles to my Fa-rectification, they've never done
anything bad that directly targets me, because they respect me. (Applause.
Repeated applause) So, for those students of ours who are momentarily in a fog
and whose states of mind aren't right, think about it, once you become
disrespectful of me, the old forces will do ruthless things to you, and they'll
think that this person is just awful. Of course, they absolutely won't
annihilate you right away. They'll guide you, have you see more and more false
visions, make your mind less and less righteous, make your heart toward Master
change in a demonic way, lead you down an evil path, and by doing so make you
commit huge sins.
Do you know what principle I
go by in Fa-rectification? I disregard all the sins beings have committed in
the past! (Applause) During this Fa-rectification I only look at beings'
attitudes toward the Fa-rectification! (Applause) I've left all the gates wide
open. As I've told you, if I didn't even look at the attitude toward
Fa-rectification, then the new Fa and the new cosmos wouldn't exist. That's why
the attitude toward the Fa-rectification is critical. When you've really made a
mistake with this, I can't even say anything when the old forces destroy you.
When you're disrespectful of
your Master, do you know what I think? I don't mind in the least. Right now, do
you know who I am? You only know the human image I manifest. What manifests
before you over on the other side are also images within the cosmos. In the
future you won't know who I ultimately am. No being in the cosmos will know who
I ultimately am. Whether you treat me well or not, I don't mind in the least,
but the old forces will destroy you in the tribulation. Watch out!
Now that I've said this
much, I'll talk a little about what I ask you to do in the Fa-rectification. As
you've seen, you are clarifying the facts, sending righteous thoughts, and
cultivating yourselves. Right now these three things are the three most
important things for Dafa disciples to do. Clarifying the facts, when you view
it from the surface in light of the truths at this human level, is exposing the
evil persecution. And sending righteous thoughts, that's eliminating those
hopeless, filthiest beings' persecution of Dafa disciples. Viewed in light of
the truths of slightly higher levels, then, the true point of clarifying the
facts is to save sentient beings and to prevent the human race from being
eliminated. The old forces have used evil beings to do evil things to Dafa
disciples in order to, for one thing, create tests, and secondly, to have me
clean out that garbage from the cosmos. Dafa disciples' sending righteous
thoughts is fundamentally rejecting the old forces' arrangements and eliminating
the evil's persecution. I can tell you, all those things that you do are
actually done for yourselves—not a single thing is done for me. At the same
time, I can tell you that since the day you started cultivation, and all the
way up to today, none of what I've told you or what I've asked you to do was
for others. Your cultivation can benefit humankind and society, in cultivation
Dafa disciples can become more mature toward one another, and while being
persecuted Dafa disciples can reduce the pressure and the losses from the evil
persecution. But all of these are by-products. The real purpose of all those
things you do is for you to succeed. In the future, you can take a look back at
this. Right now none of you need to say how magnificent I am, or this and that
about me, your master. In the future, take a look back and you'll see that
everything I did was to establish things for you. (Applause)
Do well what you should
do. This predestined opportunity is hard to come by. Cherish all of this, there
won't be a next time. Developing any attachment will ruin you halfway along!
Don't entertain or get attached to any human thoughts, and just do what a Dafa
disciple should do. Everything that's wonderful, that's the most magnificent,
and that's the most glorious awaits you! (Applause)
That's all I'm going to
say this morning. If I don't leave, I think I'll answer some questions for you
in the afternoon. (Long applause)
That's all I'll say. Thank you. (Applause)
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Teacher: Now that I think about it, it
seems like I haven't sat down at a Fa Conference to answer questions for you
after July 20 of 1999, right? (Warm applause) (Reply:
"Right.") Then today I'll use this time specifically to answer
questions for you. (Applause) Things that you haven't been able to
resolve for long periods of time in your personal cultivation, in the process
of validating Dafa, or in the things that you've encountered--you can bring up
all of them. The time is still limited, so not everybody's can be answered, but
Master will answer them as much as possible. (Applause)
Question: Hello Master. On behalf
of the entire group of
Teacher: Thank you. (Applause) I
know all about the situation of practitioners in
Question: Dafa disciples from
Teacher: Thank you. (Applause)
Question:
Teacher: Thank you. (Applause)
Let's just forgo the greetings, since I've read all of those greetings to
Master on the Minghui website. (Applause)
Question: In our work we often
have the opportunity to interact with some high-level officials in the Chinese
government. How can we clarify the truth to them better?
Teacher: Actually, as for the specifics of
how to do things, you've done them already, and in your actions you've all done
very well. Whether things are done well or not is up to the Dafa disciples, and
as for what a worldly person chooses, that's up to him. But in saving sentient
beings, no matter what you do, still there will be a group of beings that can't
be saved. In clarifying the truth, making calls to
In clarifying the truth, don't
pay any attention to the other person's social status, and don't have some sort
of concept--first and foremost they're people, and they all have a chance to
choose their own futures. No matter what his occupation, first and foremost he
needs to have a future, and that's the most important thing for any person. In
clarifying the truth, when you hit upon a person's fundamental issues, and at
the same time he feels that Dafa disciples are truly saving him, then I think
the side of him that's clear about things will show itself.
Chinese people who are living
abroad have countless ties with Mainland
Question: Why did the old forces
in the cosmos arrange two entirely different social systems in this world?
Teacher: This is a really big thing to
discuss. I will just briefly talk about it from one angle. You know that the
The old forces believe that that
Nero wasn't enough for Dafa disciples in today's Fa-rectification, so they had
to find an even more wicked, stupid, and shameless villain, and at the same
time create something before Dafa's wide spreading in the world, something for
Dafa in the future, and that thing, it would have to be capable of being used
to that degree, so that thing was the **** Party. They created it,
and had to, through a process in history, allow it to accumulate experience in
ruling with an iron fist, and allow it to develop all kinds of strong-arm
tactics in an effort to sustain itself amidst constant crises. It was made to abolish
belief in Gods on the basis of atheism, because the people of the world who
believed in Gods could never have reached the desired state, where people fear
no Gods or the authority of heaven, where man fights against heaven, the earth,
and his fellow human beings. That process went on for almost 100 years, and
they had already considered how to put an end to it when they were working on
it, so how it began definitely wasn't glorious either. Actually we all know
that the Paris Commune of 1871 was a gang of scoundrels in society rebelling.
It's not that I'm badmouthing the
**** Party, and that's because they too talked about themselves as
the "scoundrel proletariat." I remember that during the Cultural
Revolution when they had political studies, there was this issue discussed,
where people talked about whether the conflict with those
"scoundrels" of society was one with enemies or one within the
people. When discussing this, some people would say that the issue with those
scoundrels could be elevated to the level of a conflict with an enemy, and
others disagreed. The reason for the disagreement was that they said the Paris
Commune of 1871 was an uprising of scoundrels, and that it was the ancestor of
our **** Party. This isn't a joke, as they really acknowledged the
"scoundrel proletariat," but now they think it doesn't sound so good,
so they took out the word "scoundrel" and just say
"proletariat."
It's against the cosmos, or to
put it another way, the two types of elements in the cosmos, positive and negative,
are all against it. In fact, this cosmos is composed of the two types of
elements of life, the positive and the negative, so that's to say that even the
cosmos is against it. So, the Buddhas, Daos, Gods, and Demons of the cosmos all
want to get rid of it, so it constantly faces the possibility of being
surrounded layer after layer and eliminated. But, its very emergence was not a
simple matter, and to allow it to sustain itself for nearly 100 years was not a
simple matter either. That's because the cosmos's old forces would have it
ready for today's Dafa after tempering it into maturity, and also because no
political power in the human world could do such things. But, why was such a
long time needed? I've said that it needed to be tempered to that degree, so it
needed to undergo a process, and that process was dangerous for it because the
entire cosmos is against it. The beings on the earth correspond to the beings
in the heavens, after all, so from the earth to the heavens, the beings of the
entire cosmos pose a threat to it. So the old forces then had to think of ways
to sustain it. The phenomena at the ordinary human level can reflect the
phenomena in the heavens. The old forces in the heavens were directly
controlling things, and the people on the earth were also quite important and
couldn't be annihilated on the surface, so it was allowed to achieve a military
balance, and at the same time form a large bloc.
In normal societies, people and
governments are living a normal way of life that's been given to humans by Gods
of the cosmos. So in order to eliminate this element, the Party, the cosmos's
many Gods caused the normal nations on earth to become strong militarily. But
that strengthening posed a threat to it, so the old forces made it strong, too.
So that's why the arms race appeared in the last century's decade of the
60's--human beings were in the Cold War crisis, competing with each other
militarily, developing the military industry on a large scale, and researching
and producing cutting-edge weapons. The old forces' goal was to stop it from
being demolished or to lose its capacity before being used, so it had to be
sustained no matter what and had to go through that process in history, and at
the same time within the crises it was made to be more authoritarian. It's
really been hard for it to survive for as long as it has. But it wasn't allowed
for it to be too powerful when the time came to put it to use; way back when,
its coalition was very large.
Now I'm not deliberately
criticizing that Party--I'm talking about just how exactly this cosmos was set
up. We don't get involved in politics, but I know about everything, and of
course, I only talk about the reasons behind it when you have persecuted the
Dafa disciples. Let me say more about the question that was just raised. So
when it was time to put it to use, it couldn't be that large. All the people in
the world were to be saved, so if there were so many countries that had that
system, how could the people in those places be saved? The old forces then
caused normal societies' economies to decline steeply, at the same time
dismantling that enormous system that had been laboriously sustained for a
century. That form of dismantling wouldn't cause retaliation or conflict--it
was a steady, smooth dismantling. It only left behind that place, China,
because Dafa was to be spread there--that party had been tempered to a
satisfactory state and was meant to be used there, so that was the only place
where it was left, whereas it had collapsed everywhere else. That's why in our
time, 100 years after its appearance, all of a sudden it collapsed--something
the world's people couldn't have imagined. Gods control absolutely everything
of the human race, and humans have never been in control of their fate--it's
all been controlled from above. Then China looks very isolated, so a few little
ones are left, like North Korea and the like, who can't do anything on a large
scale in terms of economic or military capacity, but do serve as companions,
giving it a little bit of hope of survival.
So you've seen this, in the last
few decades the United States has been very powerful militarily, and
economically too, and the U.S. always gets involved in handling a lot of
matters, such as the violation of human rights, the violation of religious
freedom, and so on, and maintaining a certain amount of justice in the
international community. These aren't things that people can explain clearly.
The gang of scoundrels that persecute Dafa disciples says that the
Question: Recently there's been
some difficulty and confusion in my relationship (audience laughs), and I've
experienced a lot of hardship in this regard.
Teacher: I can answer you this way. As
long as you exist in this social environment of ordinary people, whether you're
a human, a rock, a plant, or an animal, you're all immersed in emotion, and
even the gaps between particles are immersed in emotion. So it's not possible
for an ordinary person to escape from emotion. It can only be done through
cultivation. But as for the form our cultivation today takes, I've already told
you what kind of cultivation form it is: By having that little bit of ordinary
people's stuff left there, you can validate the Fa right now. Without that
little bit of ordinary people's stuff, I'm telling you, you wouldn't be able to
validate the Fa here, not to mention the issue of saving sentient beings. It's
impossible to have Gods here rectifying the Fa, to have Gods come to save
sentient beings--the gap is too great. There's no way Gods could take humans to
be that important. Only by being among humans can you take the beings here as
something important, and it's only because you still have human things left at
the surface that you can do that.
You know that human beings are
one level of the cosmos, and a level that can't be omitted, so it must be saved
and the Fa must be right. So when you have that bit of human stuff you're able
to do Dafa work and cultivate. But, if you don't pay enough attention it will
interfere with you--that's where that comes from. Recently I read a few
articles written by practitioners, and one was by somebody who's homeless and
wandering about. He was talking about how his wife is a Dafa disciple and how
wonderful she is, but in those words I saw his emotions. And there was another
person who talked about how wonderful her husband was, and I saw emotion there,
too. I'm not saying that you did something wrong. Some ordinary people read
those articles, too, and during Fa-rectification they're effective when
ordinary people read them, so I can't say that that's not good. In fact, that's
just caused by that little bit of human stuff you still have.
But I think that as cultivators
you shouldn't be affected like that by emotion. Yet you might think, "If I
really cultivate well in this regard, if I'm really not affected by emotion,
I'll be just like a big rock." No, it's not like that at all--cultivators
are compassionate, and if you look at sentient beings when your righteous
thoughts are really strong, then think about it, will that kind of thing still
happen? Of course, sometimes you say that you've tried hard but still can't do
it. Then with that effort you put in, were you trying to solve only that
specific problem? Did the state of your cultivation really get to that point?
Of course, I'm not just talking about the practitioner who submitted the question.
No matter what, as cultivators you need to deal with it in the right way or
else the old forces will make trouble for you. Except for newer students, from
July 20 of 1999 on, Master hasn't created any personal cultivation tests for
you, and that's because overall your personal cultivation has changed in every
respect so that it's in the direction of saving sentient beings and validating
Dafa. (Applause)
Question: Are all of the people
that we meet in clarifying the truth people who have predestined relationships
with us? Are they sentient beings in our worlds?
Teacher: My Law Bodies will arrange it
like that, and the old forces will arrange it like that. Of course, maybe
you're very resourceful in clarifying the truth, and you're able to touch more
people's hearts with the way that you clarify the truth, so perhaps you'll be
asked to save sentient beings that don't have a direct relationship with you.
With compassion, you'll have ways to change them. That kind of situation is
possible. That also means that when it comes to saving sentient beings, there's
no separation of responsibilities into those that are mine versus those that
aren't. You can't distinguish them. That'd be having thoughts of
differentiating, and that's not the compassion of a Great Enlightened Being.
It's not like how it is with ordinary people, where I'll be especially good to
the people in my family and it's different for outsiders. How could that work?
Compassion... Compassion... It's not a human emotion.
Question:
Teacher: Thank you. (Applause)
Question: Dafa disciples being
persecuted in jails, forced labor camps, detention centers, and mental
hospitals in various places in
Teacher: Thank you. (Applause) I'm
fully aware of the situation in
Question: In the face of the old
forces' persecution, cohesion among Dafa disciples is very important. How can
we quickly improve as a whole?
Teacher: You know, I never talk about the
word "solidarity," and that's because that's about ordinary people
forcing something, it's a form. What cultivators talk about is improvement in xinxing,
fundamental improvement. A cultivator should know all that needs to be done,
and if he doesn't do well, I'd say that's because he hasn't studied the Fa
well, right? What to do and what not to do, aren't we all clear on our own? In
fact we should be clear. But, every location has contact persons, and there are
Dafa Associations and
Question: Sometimes I really feel
so perplexed. Emotion (qing) is truly so hard to let go of during cultivation, and it's as
if ever since the beginning of my cultivation, every test is a test of emotion,
as if the most difficult test in life is the test of emotion.
Teacher: I guess you all heard it clearly,
right? You've treated emotion as a test, and that's because you haven't let it
go, so you constantly have to pass it. (Audience laughs) But I'm not
forcing you all to let it go today, I'm just pointing this out to you clearly.
I'm not saying you can do it right away. When I tell you what's going on, you
should just study the Fa more. When the righteous thoughts get stronger and
stronger, when you truly have compassion toward sentient beings, then there
won't be any more emotion to trouble you, and none of your family members that
you have an issue of emotion with will again say that you're heartless towards
them, and there won't be any more conflicts because of the issue of emotion.
You can talk all you want about it, but it still comes down to you needing to
improve.
I can sense the state of your
thinking--"It's hard, really hard." But didn't you wait those
thousands of years just for today?! Could your future Consummation compare with
this little bit that you're enduring today?! (Applause) Well, sometimes
I think, if today I wasn't here to save you and was one of you, I have to say,
it'd be so easy for me to let go of those little things! (Applause) It's
probably just because Master sees through all of it that I say this, hah hah. (Teacher
laughs)
Question: Because of attachments,
I've been in a poor state for a long time. I want to do Dafa work well, yet I'm
afraid that my poor state will affect other practitioners. Should I set the
work aside and really put a lot into cultivating myself for a period of time?
Teacher: It won't affect anything if you
study the Fa while you do Dafa work. Master doesn't have any objection to that.
Also, those of you here, whether you're a student or you have a job, none of
you can neglect the role that you play in the ordinary people's society. You
all have to do well in everything that you should do, and at the same time it
makes things easier in your work of validating Dafa and clarifying the truth.
Otherwise, if you can't even be financially stable, if on a daily basis you
have to worry about shelter and food, if the most basic needs of life can't be
assured, how can you have extra energy to validate the Fa? Isn't that
interference? Don't make unnecessary troubles for yourself, and don't just
follow along without much thought. If you have a better source of income and
want to change your way of living, I'm not against it. What I'm saying is, if
all of you go and stop working that's just totally unacceptable.
Do you know how important this
form of cultivation of today's Dafa disciples is? In the time to come, here at
this place of humans, a human becoming a God will no longer be a myth.
Previously in this place of humans, when people talked about cultivation of
this or cultivation of that, it was all just cultivating the assistant
spirit--humans weren't cultivating at all. In the future, the future that
you're forging, you'll have left behind in this place the path for humans to
become Gods! Everything you're doing today is the actual practice that will be used
as examples in the future, [including the aspect] of being able to cultivate
while doing ordinary people's work. If you go to extremes you'll wreck this
path, so you cannot go to extremes. You should just openly and nobly do well in
what you should do in society, and then cultivate. Then you'll definitely be
able to meet the standard that cultivators should meet, the standard for
Consummation, because this is the path that the people of the future will take.
The human society of the future
is one without religion, and everyone will be a part of society, people will be
participating in everything of that society, and perhaps the Fa-truths at this
level of human beings and their inner meanings at higher levels will be
integrated throughout the textbooks that students study. So in this
Fa-rectification it's being made possible for man to become Gods. It's not a
change at this level of human beings--it involves a systematic harmonizing and
perfecting of the entire cosmic system, it's the harmonizing and perfecting of
the Fa. This type of event where people persecute Gods who are here to save
people won't exist again. Situations like Jesus being crucified will absolutely
never be allowed to happen again. So how we walk the path of cultivation well
in this place of ordinary people has become of utmost importance.
Question: How can Dafa disciples
do our part as a whole during Fa-rectification?
Teacher: Cooperate and coordinate with
each other. When doing things as a group, by yourself, or as a few people together,
you need to cooperate and coordinate well. With the Fa here you won't really
make mistakes, because you've been tempered to maturity and should know what to
do. In the most recent period, I haven't intervened in anything you've done,
but I have been observing all of the various problems you have brought to my
attention. That's because I can't let you rely on me forever, and I can't
deprive you of all your chances to establish your own mighty virtue. You have
to walk your own path, and it's okay to trip and fall, you know how to pick
yourselves up, and you know how to treasure everything that you do, and do
everything afterwards even better. So I won't lead you by the hand anymore. As
much as possible I try to have you reflect on things more, and that means
giving you opportunities, giving you opportunities to walk the path yourselves.
I'll speak up when problems arise at the level of the whole body, but as for a
lot of specific things, I'm not going to speak up anymore under normal
circumstances.
Question: When sending righteous
thoughts, does the hand's posture affect the outcome?
Teacher: Well in principle, as long as
you're rational and clearheaded, making hand gestures or not won't affect
anything. But, it's apparent from your hand gestures whether you've entered
into tranquility or not, or if you've fallen into a foggy state. (Teacher
laughs) So when you send righteous thoughts you have to be alert. And
what's that state like? It's very pleasant, as if everything is still and quiet
and the whole body is enveloped by energy.
Question: During this special
period of Fa-rectification, some disciples in the
Teacher: That's the old forces' doing. You
should always remember this: I don't acknowledge any of the interference that's
occurring among Dafa disciples today; all of the things that shouldn't happen
are the old forces' arrangements. They see your personal cultivation as the
first priority. Of course, personal Consummation is the first priority,
since there's nothing more to talk about if you can't reach Consummation. But
today's Dafa disciples are doing something different from the cultivation ways
in every other period in history, and that's because you are shouldering a
greater responsibility that surpasses your personal Consummation. Saving
sentient beings and validating the Fa, these far surpass your personal
cultivation, they're even greater things. And that's something that the old
forces can't handle correctly, and they're interfering with you. Negate them,
and face all of it with the right thoughts!
Question: For a period of time
while validating the Fa, I was able to remain steadfast and continue down my
path when encountering a lot of tribulations and tests. After leaving
Teacher: I think that as long as you study
the Fa more, your righteous thoughts will be strong. For some practitioners,
sometimes you've really gotten caught up in doing things to clarify the truth
and have overlooked Fa-study. The things of Dafa disciples surpass personal
cultivation, such as our currently validating the Fa, clarifying the truth, and
saving sentient beings, but all of these are actually based on a foundation of
personal Consummation, so if you can't reach personal Consummation then
everything else is out of the question. Validating the Fa isn't something
ordinary people do; only Dafa disciples are worthy of doing it. So now study
and study the Fa more, study the Fa more. Also, whatever we do, we have to do
it in an upright way, to really do it like a cultivator. Don't let the old
forces take advantage of any gaps. When they take advantage of your gaps
they'll do those kinds of things [you mentioned].
Did you know this? When the
high-level old forces arranged this tribulation, the ultimate reason was to
clean out in one shot those not-so-good beings of the cosmos while doing
so-called "tempering" of Dafa disciples during this period, while at
the same time cleaning out the universe. That's what the old forces arranged to
be done. They've made what they want their first priority, instead of making my
objective of the Fa-rectification the number one need. So when you encounter
those difficulties, do more checking on your own part, do things in a more
upright way, and don't let the old forces take advantage of any gaps. Those
wicked beings that are being controlled by the old forces have already seen
their impending doom, so it's like they're in chaos, and they act desperately
like cornered rats--they'll do anything, no matter how bad. Pay attention to
these things and don't let them take advantage of any gaps.
Question: Disciples from
Teacher: Thank you. (Applause)
Question: A Falun Gong
practitioner who was forcibly brainwashed still wants to cultivate, but he says
that Master no longer looks after him now. Master, will you still look after
him?
Teacher: He's thinking that way because he
feels that he's let Master down and has let Dafa down and those thoughts have
formed new attachments. And having done what he did, he's still thinking about
things with a human mind and is still not clearheaded--that's why he said that.
This affair hasn't ended, so aren't what you do well and don't do well before
it ends part of the cultivation process? Yes! You know, in the past it was hard
to cultivate the Dao. When facing a test, as soon as someone had one sub-par
thought, he would lose the chance forever to cultivate the Dao, and that was
for sure. The old forces think that's how I look at it too. "Okay, now
that we've forced him to write some kind of document, you, Li Hongzhi, you
can't keep him now since he betrayed you. You've done so much to save him, yet
he betrayed you. You definitely can't keep him. And what's to be done if he
can't be kept? Eliminate him."
That's how the old forces think,
and that's how they've arranged things. But I haven't done things that way--I will
save him. He didn't do well today, but aren't you old forces still
persecuting people? I'll have him do things over tomorrow, and definitely have
him do them well! (Applause) Hasn't what's happened proven that Dafa
disciples have become more and more rational, become more and more clearheaded,
and done better and better? Aren't they more and more determined?! (Applause)
When you ultimately really do become determined, then all of what you did in
the past can only be the cultivation process playing out. That's really how it
is. Master is handling this matter with the greatest compassion. (Applause)
But there are some people who
really have let me down, and in reality it was all caused by that thinking.
You've seen this in the news on Clearwisdom that's sent to us from
Question: I'm a practitioner from
Teacher: It's not like that just in
Now a God, he doesn't look at
whether your idea was adopted. At those times he looks at whether your
attachment was let go of. If you let it go, and your idea wasn't
implemented--with regard to that matter you were able to let it go, and were
even able to help do it better--then you improved, and you were able to raise
your level. What's cultivation? That is cultivation. If you insist on
holding your ground and emphasizing your own ideas, then while it may look like
it's for the Fa, in fact it's being irrational, and you have not truly thought
about it deeply or considered things from all angles more. But of course it
won't do if [you don't speak up even when you see others] really not
considering problems fully and bringing losses to Dafa, and it really won't do
if you spot attachments and impure thoughts. So you need to become more mature
in the Fa.
I talked about this while
teaching the Fa in
Question: Is it true that the old
forces are controlling
Teacher: The way I see it, they're only
controlling
Question: What special
significance is there for the process of spreading the Fa and Fa-rectification
here in the
Teacher: I've never said that there was
some special significance. I can choose to go anywhere, and it's right that I
chose to stay in the
Question: Master said at one
point that there are still some people with strong predestined relationships
who haven't obtained the Fa. May I ask revered Master what the situation is
now?
Teacher: It's hard to tell based on the
current situation. Why do I tell you to save them? You don't know how many
relatives from the past you have in this world. Do your best to save them!
Question: How many more people
with predestined relationships are there?
Teacher: I can tell you, without a
predestined relationship, you can't be a human being in this world today--not a
single person without a predestined relationship could be in this world. (Applause)
It's just that in the course of history they arranged different roles for
themselves. Your being able to become Dafa disciples, that's what you arranged
for yourselves in history. And those who were weeded out for persecuting Dafa,
that too is what they arranged for themselves in history. When a being has
deviated, keeps on doing bad things, becomes that bad, and gradually progresses
to that point, that's actually a choice.
Question: What's the relationship
among: Negating the old forces' arrangements and removing attachments,
continually improving through cultivation, and not giving the old forces gaps
to take advantage of?
Teacher: When you're able to walk a
righteous path, that means your righteous thoughts are strong, you're doing
things according to Dafa's requirements, and you're doing things according to
Master's requirements, then you are negating the old forces, and you are
walking your path in a righteous way. Those rotten ghosts that are intent on
disrupting the Fa really like it when you're in disarray, as the old forces'
whole goal is to have all this end up according to their arrangements. I'll
tell you, when all that you're doing today is in line with what I have taught
you to do, then that's not letting them take advantage of your gaps and not
letting them find excuses to persecute you. I don't acknowledge the persecution
that's going on in
Question: Ever since the
Fa-rectification period began, my state has been up and down, and I haven't
been able to let go of my pursuit of comfort all this time, so I'm quite
distressed.
Teacher: Master can help you, but only as
long as you know to strive to improve. (Applause)
Question: When the Fa rectifies
the human world, the vast majority of Dafa disciples will return to their
rightful places and Consummate. So who will help Master in Fa-rectification
during the latter ten years?
Teacher: As for this, (Teacher laughs)
you're still thinking with a human mentality. While you've been spreading the
Fa, a lot of people have obtained the Fa, but they can't understand the Fa
deeply since once they understood the Fa they'd become Fa-rectification period
Dafa disciples. There's a line drawn there, so those old forces don't dare let
them obtain the Fa. I didn't push this any further, since I needed to focus on
the matter of the overall Fa-rectification and on resolving things in the
Fa-rectification, plus, they'll still have chances in the future. But these
things that you're doing won't be in vain, they're all magnificent and
terrific, and that's because you've established a foundation for the
cultivators of the future, you've chosen the cultivators of the future. So
that's been done very well.
When clarifying the truth, have
you discovered the following problem? They can accept everything when you talk
about people being persecuted. Talk about freedom of belief getting trampled,
the violation of human rights, and so on, and they can accept it all, but as
soon as you talk about the Fa principles they're blocked off. You're probably
all aware of that. The reason that happens is, when somebody can follow you in
understanding things based on the Fa principles, he's already obtained the Fa
and he's about to cultivate, so when it comes to his obtaining the Fa the old
forces will definitely block it. It's a test for him. If he really wants to
obtain it, and no matter what he still wants to obtain it, then he can obtain
it. So in other words, right now there really is a very big obstacle for people
who want to come and be one of the Dafa disciples. There are special ones that
can enter, though. If they can give up everything then they can enter, but
otherwise they can't enter right now. But for him to learn the exercises during
the period when Dafa is being persecuted, even though he hasn't joined the
ranks of Fa-rectification Dafa disciples, he's already laid the foundation for
his future cultivation. That's how it is. (Applause)
Question: When Gods and Buddhas
are all majestically displayed, and people are all cultivating after seeing the
truth, will it still count as cultivation?
Teacher: Your clarifying the truth is
selecting the cultivators of the future, so whether someone is able to learn it
now is extremely important. For the rest of the people, it's not that they'll
be cleaned out if they can't cultivate, for humankind will become an important
level of the cosmos and be part of what Dafa will encompass. So there will
still be people on this earth in the future. Of course, only those who are bad
and completely unacceptable will be weeded out.
Question:
Teacher: Thank you!
Question: What does "Looking
with a smile, at the Gods being foolish" mean?
Teacher: You know what those old forces
did? At the beginning they were making fun of me, especially the ones at low
levels. Now they don't dare to laugh, because they've seen all of the truth,
and they're clear on everything. So I'm smiling at their foolishness. (Audience
laughs)
Question: How should we
understand the fact that Zhuan Falun is to be left for the future, and other
lectures are all explaining Zhuan Falun, and that we should cultivate strictly
according to Zhuan Falun?
Teacher: You should indeed cultivate
strictly according to Zhuan Falun, and other books can be read as
reference, they're all Fa. The people of the future won't have as much mighty
virtue as today's Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples, because they won't go
through a tribulation like the one today's Fa-rectification period Dafa
disciples are facing, and there are historic reasons too of course. So the Fa's
manifestation won't be as grand as today's. There are endless Buddhas, Daos and
Gods behind every word of Zhuan Falun. Maybe in the future it won't
manifest like that. That doesn't mean the Fa won't be good anymore, just that
not as much will be shown. Dafa disciples, I won't set a ceiling for you, as
you're now in the midst of establishing mighty virtue. (Teacher laughs)
(Applause)
Question: Not acknowledging the
old forces is very important, so could we ask revered Master to talk about how
to do well in this? Thank you.
Teacher: Well, what I just talked about
was all about these things. Don't acknowledge the old forces' arrangements, and
negate this entire persecution they arranged. They want to have the Dafa
disciples become mature through this persecution--that's the aspect of it that
has unfolded before people's eyes. The aspect of it that hasn't shown itself is
that if everything they want to do succeeded, then that'd be something the
future couldn't acknowledge. What's manifest here on this human side is very
simple. The side of you that has completed cultivation knows what's going on,
and I don't acknowledge any of the old forces' arrangements or this current
persecution.
Let's take an extremely
microcosmic, enormous being in the cosmos, one that no Gods can know, it saw
that the cosmic celestial bodies would head towards disintegration during a
certain period, and because of a being's one instinctive thought of not wanting
to head towards destruction, it set in motion the layers and layers of
firmaments as well as the layers and layers of cosmic bodies inside those
layers and layers of firmaments, all the way down to the layers and layers of
universes inside the multitude of cosmic bodies and layers and layers of beings
inside the multitude of universes, and it caused the gigantic Gods in the
various firmaments to arrange ways to save themselves. From top to bottom there
were more Gods participating at level after level, making even more detailed
arrangements, all the way down to the Three Realms. Because that one thought
came from an extremely high level, the cosmos's sentient beings all thought it
was the Will of Heaven, and that there was no question they'd meet with
complete success, rescuing this grand firmament and cosmic body from
destruction. Because of the meticulousness of the arrangements made by the Gods
at many levels of cosmic bodies, the arrangements looked so perfect that they
excited the multitude of Gods, gave their confidence a big boost and made them
believe that they finally had a chance to be saved. At the time, twenty percent
of the Gods out of the levels upon levels of beings participated in the affair,
and that's how the old forces came about.
The sentient beings don't want to
be destroyed, and that's only natural. But the layers upon layers of beings are
all contained within the grand firmament, and over the long course of history
everything had been progressing toward the end according to the Fa's law of the
process of formation-stasis-degeneration-destruction, and no being or element
could escape it. For sentient beings, when everything disintegrates and there
are no conditions for life to exist, then not a single thing can exist. That's
much more terrifying than the re-formation of the cosmos's cosmic bodies. The
Fa's law of formation-stasis-degeneration-destruction created all of the
elements, matter, and life in the old cosmos, and at the same time established
the Fa's law that everything would degenerate. That's the deterioration from
within of all of the elements that make up the cosmos, manifesting itself among
the beings as the degeneration of the standard of thoughts and conduct, and
once they decline to a certain point they're unsalvageable, and from there they
head towards the final stage of destruction. The old forces pushed to the very
limit the Gods' power and wisdom in arranging what they thought to be the most
perfect future, and got so excited that they completely forgot about a key
point: That is, when the cosmos progresses to the stage of degeneration, all of
the sentient beings and elements in the cosmos are, without exception, in the
process of degeneration--the beings, the ways of thinking, the elements, and
standards are all impure--and the point at which the standards and everything
of beings became no good was arrived at gradually over the gigantic course of
history. The Fa's laws and standards have, over the long course of history, all
lost their original magnificence and righteous purity, and so the sentient
beings are even more powerless to detect this type of change. That's because
those Gods who are at very high levels never cared about the conduct of the
beings below them, much less did they heed my warnings during Fa-rectification.
In other words, when the cosmos has reached that point, no matter how good
those ideas are that the beings in the cosmos come up with to save themselves,
that's still the conduct of beings in the stage of degeneration and
destruction, and fall short of the standard during "formation-stasis"
at the cosmos's beginning and middle stages; and that falls even shorter of the
standard of the new cosmos, which is countless times higher than that of the
old cosmos. So none of the things the multitude of Gods have done are
acknowledged by any of what's outside of the cosmos. During Fa-rectification I
traversed all of the firmaments and saw that those ultimate arrangements of
theirs all have omissions and can't be made complete or harmonized. During
Fa-rectification I also traversed every final part of what's related to the old
forces, yet I discovered that the enormous being who had the one thought that
led to gigantic disruptions of the true Fa-rectification is not the final
being, and there are lots and lots of elements that are higher than it. There,
all of the old forces' arrangements were suddenly gone--all of their
arrangements were without foundation, they couldn't resolve anything, and they
disappeared without a conclusion. Yet all of those arrangements by the old
forces formed true disruptions and demonic obstacles to the Fa-rectification,
and they've become enormous tribulations in Fa-rectification. In
Fa-rectification it misled all of the Lords, Kings, and sentient beings, and
the pressure during Fa-rectification also came from the direct manipulation by
all of those sentient beings and old forces. When all of this came to pass,
when the sentient beings saw all of this, suddenly it was like they couldn't
think. They saw that what I had said originally and my warnings during
Fa-rectification were all true, and they were shocked and speechless--they
immediately realized that the sentient beings had all committed crimes against
Fa-rectification. They had always thought of me as doing cultivation, or even
that they were bringing me along as a cultivator. I think that at this point
they'll never dare to think like that again.
This tribulation that the old
forces arranged in the human world, on the surface it's being responsible to
cultivators, to Fa-rectification, and to me, but in reality the goal of what
they arranged was being responsible to what they wanted to do, and all of this
that they arranged is not at all what the new cosmos of the future would want,
and at the same time it has done a huge amount of damage to the true
Fa-rectification. A great deal of what I'd wanted was forcibly destroyed by
them. History has passed, and what was lost is hard to recover. How could they
possibly bear the responsibility for all of that?!
Now as practitioners, if in this
tribulation you can manage not to acknowledge the old forces' arrangements,
then you can make it through. And those who haven't done well, the bottom line
is, aren't you acknowledging the old forces' arrangements? Once you acknowledge
them isn't it like you're one of them? Because you haven't done well amidst the
persecution it's caused instability among the practitioners and aggravated the
persecution, so aren't you, too, adding fuel to the fire and helping the evil?
Negate them, completely negate everything of the old forces!
Question: Why do the old forces
dare to kill Dafa disciples in the persecution?
Teacher: There are two situations here.
One is that in the past the old forces felt that a type of mentality arose
among Dafa disciples, which is, once you cultivate in Dafa you think it's like
having insurance, and there's nothing to be afraid of, there's no sickness or
death, this or that won't happen, and everybody just has good fortune. But,
once that mentality arises there's going to be trouble. The old forces will do
what they want to do, and once you unknowingly acknowledge their arrangements
they'll have excuses to control you and create various types of danger for you.
Of course, Dafa disciples won't die like ordinary people, and even for those
who've departed ahead of their time what awaits them is the very best--that's
for sure. (Applause) So during this period, what they do is take a few
away first. Of course, among those who've died, there's also what they'd
arranged in previous lives. What's their goal? To have you see that studying
Dafa isn't like having some kind of insurance and that you still need to do
well, and that not doing well is a problem. So they're doing that kind of
thing, and it's because they see personal cultivation as more important than
validating the Fa. Also, they're doing these things in this time during
Fa-rectification when Dafa disciples are urgently needed in saving sentient
beings--aren't they causing serious trouble? How many beings can a Dafa
disciple save while he's in this world, right? Isn't that doing something bad?
The old forces will interfere
with practitioners from time to time, but think about how important saving
sentient beings is! Why do they have to cause all that interference. Don't
acknowledge it! Since none of them are worthy of participating, what I wanted
was for none of the sentient beings to interfere, for them all to wait there,
and I would have gone forward rectifying things, and the worst beings, however
bad they might be, and no matter what kind of mistakes they'd made in history,
all of them could have reached Consummation while just staying put. Wouldn't
that have been great?! (Applause) Of course, that wouldn't have been
done without principle, as I would have been transforming everything that a
Dafa disciple owed into benevolent returns for sentient beings, and everyone
would have been given the best compensation. If he couldn't do it, then Master
would help him do it. When the cosmos isn't up to standard it's because all of
the sentient beings aren't up to standard, and I would have helped all sentient
beings do it, I would have helped you do it and I would have helped him do it.
Then wouldn't everything have been benevolently resolved? (Applause)
With all of the beings being no good and no longer clean, I would have helped
all of you do it. So wouldn't that have been fair? You see the logic of it,
right? But they insisted on doing things their way. Of course, even in that
kind of situation there would still inevitably have been reactions from beings
that were affected in Fa-rectification, and trouble and interference would have
emerged out of it. That's natural, and from it some suffering and trouble would
have been created for me in Fa-rectification, and that's natural, too. That, I
could accept and acknowledge. But doing these things systematically has
severely interfered with Fa-rectification, and it's something that I can't
acknowledge. That's how everything relates.
Speaking from another angle, my
disciples, when the old forces are able to do what they want to do, isn't that
because you've silently consented to what they want to do? When they tell you
to go you go, when they tell you to write something you write it, when they
tell you to do something you just do it, and when they arrest and sentence you,
you just helplessly, silently consent to it. Of course, that's caused by your
having attachments inside and not being able to let go of them, but the more
you can't let go, the more severely you're persecuted, since the wicked beings
that are controlling and ruining Dafa disciples can see your attachments and
what you're attached to. In contrast, those disciples who've let go of life and
death aren't afraid of anything, and the evil beings are in fear of them. But
the reason they can let go is that they've cultivated well.
Question: I really want my family
and friends to cultivate in Dafa, but the Fa-rectification is in the final
stages, so will you arrange for them to return to the heavens with us? Or is it
that they'll cultivate in Dafa when the Fa rectifies the human world?
Teacher: I really can't tell you anything
about that. For one thing, that's something that can't be told, and secondly,
you have attachments. Some people say, "Once I've Consummated, what if I
have this or that to take care of?" Do you know how Gods look at that
student when those words are said? (Audience laughs) And you still want
to Consummate? But you know what? Those who have thoughts of Consummation in
their minds can't reach Consummation, not to mention those who want to reach
Consummation but can't let go of attachments to things like emotion and wealth.
Pursue nothing and gain naturally! All the things that Dafa disciples are doing
today are in fact the responsibilities that have been bestowed upon you by
history. Just do what you should do openly and with dignity, and everything
will be covered. (Applause) As long as you're thinking about wanting to
Consummate you won't be able to Consummate... And then you're saying, "How
can I leave when I have this thing that I haven't taken care of, that thing
that still has to be taken care of..." which means you don't want to leave
yet. Just look at how many human thoughts and attachments are bound up in those
words.
Question: Poetry is a form of
human culture. Why has Master chosen to use this special form, poetry, to teach
us and to use as a part of the Fa?
Teacher: These things from Chinese
culture, as with the things of the world's other cultures, were retained for
people to obtain the Fa. As for my using a particular part of the culture,
that's a personal choice of mine--there wasn't any special thinking, I just
used it as I wished. I sometimes use classical Chinese to write some things,
and sometimes I'll use poetry, rhymes, or literary couplets, and there are also
times when I use vernacular prose, which is currently the prevalent form of
writing. The fact is, I prefer to write with classical forms, as they can
express things really clearly and thoroughly. But of course, what students
study nowadays is the vernacular, and they couldn't understand things if I
wrote that way, so I just use it less or don't use it at all. The old forces
have pushed today's human race to this point. They've actually created huge
difficulties for the cosmos's Fa-rectification and the future. The Fa that I'm
teaching to you integrates things from science, and that's not the culture of
human beings, so what will become of it if it's left for the future? You know,
why do I always want to use those old classical Chinese sayings to teach?
Because they don't have that stuff in them. But things are just this way now,
and people can only understand these principles within this kind of culture, so
I can only teach in this way. As for things later on, we'll just have to wait
until the future to consider them.
Question: You've said that
everything of today's human society was brought about by Dafa disciples'
thoughts. I often find that my own attachments have caused things to turn out
even worse. May I ask Master how to break free from this?
Teacher: It's not a big deal if you
haven't done well. Just do things well next time and try to find out where the
problem was. There's a prominent phenomenon in you folks' cultivation, which
is, after you haven't done something well, you're only overwhelmed with regret,
and you don't do it over. If you regret it too much then that's another
attachment. Once you've done something wrong, seen where it was wrong, and
recognized it, then do it well next time, do it over. If you trip and fall, and
just keep lying there instead of getting up, (audience laughs) then
that's no good.
Question: After hearing Master's
teaching of the Fa in the morning, I felt very sad inside. I want to ask
Master, did you teach us those Fa-truths ahead of their occurrence?
Teacher: No, that's not how it is. Right
now there are a lot of things that I don't intervene in, because you have to
walk your own paths well yourselves. That's the case for everybody. It's what
you will leave behind after you reach Consummation in the future, and also a
chance for you to establish mighty virtue. What you do well is everything that
you've validated and enlightened to. Put that part in order and remove the
unwanted dregs, and the essence that remains is the path to your success. As
for the truths of Fa that I taught this morning, actually, I only teach them
when as a group there are about to be deviations. If they were just isolated
phenomena that didn't have much bearing, I wouldn't mention them, and
practitioners would quickly handle it well. Even with that matter I talked
about in the morning, I know that in the end you'll understand it well, but the
losses would have been terrible and I would lose a few Dafa disciples. So I
wanted to talk about it. (Applause)
Question: Revered Master,
practitioners use the Internet to exchange understandings and experiences. Is
that format good or bad?
Teacher: I think that's not a problem
outside of Mainland
Question: If our thoughts are
very pure and righteous, then the old forces have no way to interfere. So if
there's interference, does it reflect our cultivation state?
Teacher: When interference comes up it's
usually caused by those old forces. Then when we do everything righteously,
should we expect there to be no interference? That can only reduce a lot of the
losses, because your gaps would be taken advantage of due to the fact that you
yourselves still do have undetectable elements, and the old forces insist on
forcing in what they want to do. At the same time, there are some students,
especially the third group of students, who still have a certain amount of
karma, and so they'll use these things to exploit the gaps. But all the same,
Master doesn't acknowledge them. And you shouldn't acknowledge them either. Do
things well in an upright and dignified way, negate them, and strengthen your
righteous thoughts some. "I'm Li Hongzhi's disciple, I don't want other
arrangements or acknowledge them"--then they won't dare to do that. So it
can all be resolved. When you can really do that, not just saying it but putting
it into action, Master will definitely stand up for you. What's more, there are
lots of Fa guardians around Master, there are lots of Buddhas, Daos, and Gods,
and there are even greater beings, and they will all participate, because
forced persecution that's not acknowledged is a crime, and the cosmos's old
laws don't allow it either--irrational persecution absolutely is not allowed,
and the old forces don't dare to do it if that is the situation. So you should
do things as righteously as you can.
Someone might think, "Now
that I've done things righteously and done them well, there can't be any more
tribulations at all from now on." Maybe that thought of yours will lead
them to create tribulations for you, since the old forces believe that's
another form of acknowledging them. "Ah, he wants it not to exist, and he
wants to be carefree. That doesn't work. That thought of his needs to be
removed." Then isn't that having your gaps exploited? Actually, as long as
you can maintain a very upright state of mind in your daily life, you should be
fine for the most part.
Question: After Fa-rectification
will we still know Master?
Teacher: Master has an independent system.
You are all beings within the cosmos, and no matter how big the enormous cosmos
is, Master isn't within it. I'm not a part of all of this, yet I have an
independent system of my own, I don't need anything in this cosmos and I don't
need to put anything in it, I have an independent, self-sustaining system of my
own. Then in other words, no being in the cosmos can see me, and no being can
know me. In reality I'm formless, and to any internal or external element I
don't exist, it'd be the same as nonexistence, yet I'm able to display my image
at any cosmic level, which is the elevation at different levels of this image
that you can see today. It's like that here among humans, of course, and in the
future it may be very young--my innate body is very young. Speaking in human
terms, at every level there's an image that has elevated based on this
foundation, it all looks like me, it's just that it seems like the more
microcosmic the elements that form it, the bigger its volume. Of course, I can
also compress each level into one body and become bigger or smaller
simultaneously, and I can also split the body infinitely. That's the general
idea. (Applause)
Question: After Fa-rectification
and when the disciples have Consummated, will there still be opportunities to
improve?
Teacher: You've brought up the time after
Fa-rectification when all of the disciples have Consummated--will there still
be opportunities to improve? Actually, I've talked about all of this. Your
Attainment Status is validated and enlightened to during cultivation, or in
other words, whatever Attainment Status you can achieve is obtained through the
process of cultivating. You want to ask, "When I'm in the heavens, can I
keep on cultivating and improving?" There are elements and mechanisms for
that purpose, but to improve just a little bit is a considerably long and
gigantic project. It's not as easy as it is on Earth. But nobody dares to come
to Earth, as after coming here you might not run into a God or Buddha coming to
this world to save people. After coming down, that mind of yours will be wiped
clean, and you'll know nothing--there's a chance you'll even be against
cultivation. So nobody dares to come.
Question: For Dafa disciples as a
whole, what are some of the most fundamental areas and shortcomings that need
improvement?
Teacher: For Dafa disciples as a whole, in
the process of validating the Fa, when you work together in concert, the Fa
power is great. Whether you're doing things as a group or doing things
individually, what you're doing is the same kind of thing, and that's what we
mean by one entity. You're all clarifying the truth, sending righteous
thoughts, and studying the Fa, so the specifics of the things you're doing are
different but the division of roles is orderly, together there's a form, and
separated there are particles. When you as an entity have some problems come up
Master will definitely talk about them, and when there's not an obvious problem
Master won't say anything. So when it doesn't affect the situation of the whole
entity I don't say anything.
Question: Respected and beloved
Master, please save me. I have great sins, so I have a mentally retarded son.
Teacher: Master will definitely save all
the sentient beings in this world. (Applause) I will use different forms
of salvation during different time periods and in different ways.
Question: My thoughts weren't
very righteous in my dreams, and I'm afraid that I may have harmed a being.
Teacher: Don't worry, a dream is just a
dream, a dream isn't cultivation, and it won't necessarily be like what you
imagined. As long as you can complete cultivation, Master will think of ways to
perfectly resolve all of the mistakes you've made. (Applause) Don't
think about those things. If you think about them too much it'll become an
attachment, and you won't be able to cultivate.
Question: May I ask revered
Master, during Fa-rectification, is there an issue of balancing the importance
and the urgency of things when we do them, and how should we handle this the
right way?
Teacher: Well, that's about specific
matters. And specific things, they're all part of your establishing your mighty
virtue, and they're part of the paths you have to walk, and what you do on your
own. Of course, you need to weigh the importance and the urgency, and
prioritize things on your own. If you don't prioritize well, then it could
affect what you need to do since, let me tell you, all of what you do is for
yourself. Being able to prioritize things well is remarkable in its own right,
and it will result in your walking the path the right way, and that's mighty
virtue. It's hard for me to talk to you about the specifics. Master can't
deprive you of the opportunity to consummate your own paths.
Question: I often blame myself
for not being able to cultivate a heart of compassion, and I feel discouraged
and apathetic, especially about those friends and acquaintances around me that
refuse Dafa materials.
Teacher: I can tell you, we're
cultivators, so you need to treat all of the sentient beings around you as
compassionately as you can. Perhaps some people's predestined opportunities
haven't matured yet. Perhaps some people have been poisoned really deeply but
can still be saved. Of course, there are also some who can't be saved, but the
vast majority can be. Right now you can't tell them apart. I think that you
absolutely shouldn't be discouraged or apathetic. Do this compassionately no
matter who it is, and with a compassion that can melt steel you'll be able to
do it well. (Applause)
Question: A lot of countries are
being fooled right now by the facade of
Teacher: Yes, the Chinese government has
expended one quarter of the country's and people's financial resources to
persecute Falun Gong. If it weren't capable economically, would it be able to
persecute Falun Gong? Would the people in that society listen to its commands?
Would a person do something against his conscience just because someone told
him to? It is all because it's being propped up by money. And why is it that in
the international community so many media outlets and governments are all so
quiet on this, and why are they able to look the other way in the face of this
catastrophe? They have a lot of vested interest and a lot to gain wrapped up in
this.
During this evil persecution,
everything in
It looks like as long as the
Falun Gong issue isn't resolved, that society really won't have any hope for
change and nothing can be stabilized, since it's entirely focused on Falun Gong
and doesn't have time to worry about anything else. It's all existing for the
sake of Falun Gong. That set of worthless machinery is running entirely because
of Falun Gong--what else can it do?
This is all made possible by
foreign investment, and the old forces did it. They're just using money to prop
up the evil. During this period when the evil is persecuting Dafa you're investing
money there. It's about those people with a lot of money who are choosing their
futures, knowingly throwing away their money. In this persecution, investing
your money there is the same as supporting the evil's persecution, and you've
committed a sin. If there weren't any persecution of Dafa over in
Question: If those in charge of
the
Teacher: Is that the situation with our
So I'll also note in passing that
in reality, those people who are in charge at various locations are cultivators
too, and you shouldn't regard them as Master or hold them to such high
standards. It's easy to make mistakes with certain things, so just share your
thoughts with each other when that happens and discuss a little. When you truly
look at things from the perspective of being responsible to the Fa and truly
have a heart that can melt steel, I just don't believe that things can't be
handled well. And don't insist that another practitioner is no good based on
some rigid concept you have--I, your Master, believe that he's fine. And don't
think that it's hard to communicate. Neither side has lived up to "great
compassion" when doing things. If you can truly embody great compassion, I
think those things that aren't right will definitely be rectified.
Question: Are our efforts to
clarify the truth to overseas Chinese very much lacking? Especially in the
western
Teacher: You could say that about the
predestined relationship, but as for those who have a positive effect and those
who have a negative effect, there are both, and that's just how the old forces
arranged it. I don't acknowledge that at all. A minute ago I said that everyone
in the world was part of my family. Don't acknowledge the old forces'
arrangements, and do as much as possible to clarify the truth. Whether it be
the western
Question: When elections were
held in our district, there were people who went to help a few congressional
candidates that supported Dafa. But some people thought we shouldn't get
ourselves involved in politics, and that we shouldn't rely on ordinary people
to do things for Dafa. Is that understanding correct?
Teacher: It's correct in principle, but
for this specific matter you should look at it this way. If you say Dafa
disciples can't get involved in ordinary society's politics, I wouldn't say
that's 100% correct. What I told you was that Dafa doesn't get involved
in politics. And a lot of our Dafa disciples work in politics, that's their
job. So if there's a government election, should you take part in it? If you
take part in it and cast your vote, well then you've gotten involved in
politics. A Dafa disciple cultivating in the ordinary society means that you
try your best to cultivate while conforming to the ordinary society, and then
there won't be a problem. You, too, are a member of the ordinary society. And
the existence of the ordinary society is necessary for Dafa, for the cosmos,
and for sentient beings. We can only help maintain it and can't disrupt it.
When you're supposed to vote, just go vote, that's not a problem. If you say
that a certain Congressman is your personal friend, and you'd like to help him
do something, then of course there might be things that involve elections and
you'd be doing volunteer work--that doesn't matter. But our Dafa as a whole
doesn't get involved in politics, and we can't do anything political in the
name of Dafa. For Dafa disciples, validating the Fa should be the priority,
though.
The last time there was an
election in
Question: Recently there's been a
lot of pressure while doing Fa-rectification work. It feels like an invisible
pressure. I don't know if this feeling is related to the overall
Fa-rectification situation.
Teacher: I think that the old forces that
haven't been rectified by the Fa have indeed felt the pressure becoming greater
and greater, and the closer it gets to the end, the more pressure there is on
the side that it works on. So sometimes this creates a complicated situation
for us, and that's all it is. Just send more righteous thoughts to drive away
the interference, and don't see it as something significant. In fact right now
I see something very clearly, and you see it clearly too, and that is, nobody
can damage Dafa. All hopes of damaging it are in vain, and nobody could touch
it even if I, Li Hongzhi, weren't around. Each of you is like an Assistant,
each of you is a particle of Dafa, each of you is immersed in and being
tempered in the Fa, and each of you knows what to do. The Dafa disciples in Mainland
Question: Master has told us that
we should have immense tolerance, but occasionally I'll still get hung up on
little things.
Teacher: Then just make a change. You
should exhibit compassion and tolerance, and consider others more, and here
among human beings it will become a habit for you. I don't like it when you
blame yourselves, it's completely pointless. I'll just repeat what I said: If
you've fallen don't just lie there, get up right away!
Question: If somebody identifies
with Zhen, Shan, Ren, but not Falun Gong, what will be the final outcome for him?
Teacher: Actually, let me tell you, you
shouldn't give too much weight to what ordinary people say, because lots of
ordinary people aren't rational. Human beings, you know, are affected by many
concepts in the ordinary society, and they're constantly forming different
concepts, which severely affect their original nature and true thoughts. So the
things some people say seem right but are actually wrong, are insincere, or are
poorly thought-out. Don't think that ordinary people are as rational as you are.
Lots and lots of people are pretty irrational right now, and actually, you were
like that too at the beginning. (Audience laughs) You only became more
rational after you matured and bad things were removed. When an ordinary person
comes to understand things, or decides whether something is good or bad, it's
done at a very shallow level. Even what he says to his family and to people
who've done a lot for him seems right but is actually wrong, it's insincere, he
doesn't make good on promises, and he avoids responsibility for any
consequences. So don't think it's significant. If you want to save him then you
need to help him become rational.
Question: In order to conform to
the way of ordinary people while clarifying the truth to
Teacher: Some students have actually
mentioned this to me: When some of our students who didn't step forward before
or who haven't done well step forward, they immediately want to do more good
things, to make up for their mistakes with merit. But they'd dropped in levels
previously, so now there's a gap between them and those practitioners who've
been part of Fa-rectification all along; but this gap isn't something the
person can see, though other disciples can see it, and it especially shows
itself in specific Fa-rectification work or understandings. So when he does
certain Fa-rectification work or says certain things, other Dafa disciples can
pick up on that. Now, I'm not saying that these practitioners aren't any good,
I've said that if you fall, pick yourself up and keep going forward--Master
won't abandon you, and you mustn't lose confidence. There are still
opportunities, and I'll save you no matter what. Now do you still lack
confidence? (Applause) So now as practitioners who've always done well,
you should help them with kindness, and don't be so severe in your words like
you are with other practitioners. Even if your words are without intention he
might hear them differently, so you need to talk with kindness and tell him how
to do things. Of course, you shouldn't allow him to detect this, because once
he detects it he'll feel like you're treating him differently, and then
obstacles will form in his mind and cause problems in his thinking. Some of our
practitioners who've stepped forward recently should pay some attention to this
problem too--it's beneficial to listen to others' advice, it's cultivation
after all. Honest advice is hard to take, but it's good for you.
Question: In addition to
producing a large amount of truth-clarifying films, can we make a small number
of wholesome films to meet ordinary people's different needs?
Teacher: I have to tell you, we really
don't have time for that right now, because Dafa disciples are giving their all
in validating the Fa. If those are made, they'll benefit ordinary people, no
doubt about it--normal people's culture is sliding downwards. But that's not
for you to do today. That's to be done in the next stage in the future. So
right now Dafa disciples should put more into and do more in the area of
clarifying the truth.
Question: Should we put large
quantities of truth-clarifying programs on the Internet so that Dafa disciples
in
Teacher: Of course that'd be good. And not
only should you do it, you should do it in large quantities if you can. The
Chinese people's minds have been poisoned so deeply, and you do need to help
them learn the truth. Let them know that we're not after some political goal,
and that we're innocent yet being persecuted. Looking at it from an ordinary
person's perspective, we indeed want to tell the world's people what we're all
about. And from a Fa perspective, we're indeed saving them, rescuing them from
the fate of being eliminated because of that.
Question: When Fa-rectification
disciples validate the Fa, aside from their own Consummation, is it also
validating the Fa for the sake of other beings?
Teacher: Other beings... you don't need
to worry about them for now. (Teacher laughs) But, I can tell you that
back around the time of
Question: I have two questions. I
often feel like every day I'm busy, every day I'm caught up in doing things,
and yet the results aren't good. And sometimes I feel indifferent towards
certain Dafa work and rescuing fellow students. How should I change this state?
Teacher: I can only tell you to schedule
your time reasonably. Everyone's time is limited, and Master knows that. So
[you should try to figure out] how to budget your time reasonably. You have to
rescue your fellow cultivators and Dafa disciples--we can't let the evil
persecute them wildly and without restraint. Actually, I'm going to tell you,
all of the ways they use to persecute Dafa are as stupid as it gets, and when
you look back at it you can see that that's true, since that's how the old
forces arranged it. How could they arrest other countries' citizens? You know
what? When you're clarifying the truth and once Americans find out, the
American public is furious. Ever since the reforms and opening up to the West,
the Chinese government has been racking its brain to show the world how great
it is so that people will go along with the existence of the **** Party's
government. Isn't that right? Yet for Western society, especially among the
American public, they already had a feeling of disgust towards the ****
Party. When they do those things it only makes Americans have even more
negative feelings inside, and it makes the other nations all over the world
feel extremely negative towards them. They're losing the hearts of the people
even in other countries now, constantly doing these stupid things.
Question: We still haven't done
well in exercising the entire body's power, and sometimes I feel like the main
coordinators or the people with responsibilities at the Falun Dafa Association
aren't doing things according to the Fa. They don't want to let go of the reins
and allow others to do things, and we have problems finding common ground
during discussions. Then we hear that they were personally chosen by revered
Master, so sometimes even though we know they're wrong, we still have to
support them. (Audience laughs)
Teacher: By very early last year I had
already told practitioners in each Falun Dafa Association to let go of the
reins when it comes to individuals validating the Fa, and that each person
needs to walk his path of validating the Fa. Our practitioners might not be
right 100 percent of the time, but our coordinators, did you hear this?
Practitioners are thinking this way--did you all hear it? You are cultivators
yourselves, of course, and Master can't expect you to do things perfectly
without any faults, but, now that practitioners are having these thoughts don't
turn around and blame them--they're doing it for the sake of the Fa, and I can
see their messages in every word and every line. It's not for their own sake,
it's for the Fa. (Applause)
Question: Making investments can
make money. But some disciples think that the money we'll make in two or three
years will come too late to be used, and that if we have some money we might as
well just use it now to save people.
Teacher: That looks somewhat reasonable on
the surface, but in reality it's still going to extremes. I think that you
can't neglect your lives and ignore everything. I'm telling you that what
you're leaving behind now is the cultivation path for people in the future. If
all the people in the future go to extremes like this, not caring about their
jobs or businesses, or even going and begging for food while they validate
Dafa, that absolutely won't work.
You should make sure that your
life's in order, and do your job well. Let me tell you, you're a member of
society, and you should try your best to do well everything you're supposed to
do at whatever job you have in society, you should be a good person wherever
you are, and thus lead people in society to all say you're a good person. (Applause)
Don't go to extremes when you do things. Every aspect of the path we take has
to be upright.
Some people say, "I'm making
plans to make a large amount of money so that later on it can be used for the
Fa." That far-off water might not quench the immediate thirst, but it's
not wrong for you to plan some everyday-people things. You don't need to talk
about making some amount of money to use for Dafa--you don't need to think
about giving it to Dafa. If you want to talk about doing some big-time
business, and make lots of money with that big business, you can leave it at
that, (audience laughs) and you don't need to mention Dafa. That last
part always sounds like a stretch to me. (Audience laughs) The reason
is, I've told you that as Dafa disciples you can make a lot of money, and you
can do whatever type of work--that's not an issue. It's only that in everything
you do, you need to follow your conscience and be a good person. (Applause)
Question: When bad energy comes
over, I can feel it, and I try to send righteous thoughts to block the evil
force, but I become drowsy and sleepy, and manifest sickness karma. How can I
stop the bad energy?
Teacher: You're too afraid of that bad
energy. If it comes, you're able to dissolve it, to dissolve it into primordial
qi for your use. I'll tell you something: Before I spread the Fa, and
before those high-level elements came here, there weren't any old forces, and
back then I had other ways to handle coldness. This is what I'd think:
"You're cold, and you try to make me cold--are you trying to make me
freeze? I'll be even colder than you, I'll make you cold." (Audience
laughs. Applause) Or, "You're trying to make me hot. I'll turn it
around and make you hot--so hot that you can't stand it." I'm just
telling you the idea. You might not be able to do that. But you should handle
it with righteous thoughts, and you shouldn't be afraid of it. I was just
explaining something, but don't go and act irrationally! As for some newer
students, don't be afraid if someone actually sends some bad things over.
You're a Dafa disciple--you have Master and the Fa! Perhaps you owed it
something in the past, in which case just repay it. But you're a cultivator, so
you should let go of your worries, and Master will definitely take care of you.
Even if it is able to get certain things into you, Master will soon turn that
into something good for you. (Applause) Master will take care of you
since you're a cultivator. But if you become attached to it, if your attachment
develops--"I'm not afraid now. I have Master taking care of it. Bring it
on!" (audience laughs)--then your mentality of total reliance is
again an attachment. And when Master sees this attachment he won't take care of
you, and he'll wait until you let go of the attachment first. I'm just telling
you the idea. Cultivation... cultivation is about the mind, right? You can't
let up and not handle yourself well. Approach everything with righteous
thoughts, and don't be afraid of anything--"I cultivate in the righteous
Fa, so what do I have to be afraid of?!"
The reason a lot of the students
in labor camps have been severely persecuted is their fear. It's easy to just
talk about it, but things are different in that kind of evil situation and when
you're under that kind of pressure. But no matter what, you're somebody who's
progressing toward Godhood, so what should you do?! Of course, of those who've
died there are also cases that were arranged in history by the old forces. For
instance, back during those students' last lifetime, the old forces might have
said, "If you want to obtain Dafa when Dafa is taught, you'll have to die
like that. Otherwise we won't let you in." Without a doubt, at that time
the students would agree to it, they would agree to being beaten to death when
the time came. Of course, I'm just giving an example. In history they have indeed
taken advantage of many, many loopholes like this and made many arrangements.
There's another reason that
happens: History is so long. You've seen that some of the evil policemen in
labor camps have killed so many of our Dafa disciples in this persecution. If
this hadn't been happening in the Fa-rectification period and the persecuted
person were an everyday person, and if when the evil policeman reincarnated
after he'd died he came upon this period, obtained the Fa, and became a Dafa
disciple, then wouldn't the person who'd been beaten to death want him to repay
his life? If that being says, "I don't want any other compensation. I just
want him to repay my life"--then it's really a tough situation. I can tell
you that Master is able to give anything a benevolent resolution.
Whatever the student owes him, I can help the student compensate him with the
best. And if the student doesn't have it, I, his master, can give it to
him--"I'll give you good fortune. Because of your death, you can now get
the reward of ascending to Heaven, so won't that be a even better outcome
then?" But that being has too much hatred, and he just won't let it
go--"You'd let me ascend to Heaven? Even if you let me become a God I
wouldn't do it. I just want revenge." Then that's where it gets tough.
It's not as simple as you think! Tell me, what can we do then? The
number of students who have owed lives in the past is not a small one, but
Master has given all of them a benevolent resolution for you.
But no matter what, even if you
really pass away in advance, what awaits you is Consummation! (Applause)
That's how I'd put it from that perspective. Although I've said this, as long
as you walk a righteous path I can actually give everything a benevolent
resolution. I can make that extreme thinking become good for sure, and then I
can make him not want his life back, since I can untie the knot in his mind
with the Fa--I can do anything. But when you have attachments and can't let go,
then it can't be untied and Master is put in a tough position.
Question: There's this
phenomenon: At some places when they study the Fa as a group, they tend to read
the new articles Master has published a lot, and don't repeatedly read Zhuan
Falun as much. And when they study the Fa in a large group, a few persons in
charge often talk about the Fa Master has taught to small groups.
Teacher: There are two issues here. The
first one is that what I've said recently in different periods is supplementary
to Zhuan Falun. Just remember their relationship, and that what you
should study frequently is Zhuan Falun. The second issue is, after some
of our students heard what I said on unique occasions, they went and spread it
through the grapevine. I've already talked about this many times. What I say on
unique occasions doesn't have universal application, and perhaps it was aimed
specifically at those people who were present. If you go back and tell others,
when you say it to them it won't have the inner meaning that was included in my
words, and, those others aren't the intended audience. So it will lose its
effect, and when others hear it they'll feel uncomfortable. At the same time,
when you say it you're also putting your attachments into it. Most of the time
there's some kind of showing off at work, it's subtle, subconscious. I think in
the time ahead you should stop spreading those things. After you hear things I
say, just let it be. You know, those thousand-year cultivators, after they
learned a little bit of truth they'd hold it in inside. They'd hold it in for
hundreds of years, or even a thousand years, and not tell it to others (audience
laughs)--"If someone wants to know about this little bit of stuff I
have, they'll have to trade something for it!" But you folks, "
Question: In what form will Dafa
disciples in Mainland
Teacher: It'll be the same, the overall
form is the same. But there's one thing: If the person isn't received by me and
sent off by me, it doesn't work. So for those who passed away early, even
though I determined that they'd Consummate, they're actually waiting at a
certain place. It has to be that I receive them. Those who aren't received by
me are not acknowledged. So they're all waiting for the final conclusion. Of
course, they don't have any hardship now while they wait. Their consciousnesses
are perfectly clear and in a God's state, and it's just a matter of returning
to their positions.
Question: At this critical time
in Fa-rectification, some fellow veteran cultivators have, at different times,
had tribulations to varying degrees. How should we treat and help these fellow
cultivators who are experiencing tribulations?
Teacher: In cultivation it doesn't matter
whether a person started earlier or later. And whether somebody cultivates well
isn't determined by whether he started earlier or later, either. If a person is
able to have righteous thoughts and righteous actions, and to let go of his
attachments, then he's different. The evil gang of scoundrels in Mainland
Question: Whenever we make
significant progress in Fa-rectification, some ordinary events always come up
suddenly to interfere. For example, the "9-11" incident, the shuttle
accident, the
Teacher: That's right. Why do those
countries that uphold justice turn a blind eye to the Chinese government's
persecution of such a large number of grassroots people who are part of the
mainstream society? Why do they keep silent? There are reasons on their part,
but there's also interference arranged by the old forces, who keep them busy
with those terrorists. That's why terrorists surface every now and then,
distract them from time to time, and prevent them from focusing on the true
purpose of their existence.
Question: Greetings to Master
from disciples in
Teacher: Thank you!
Question: In order to rescue our
family members who have been incarcerated in
Teacher: It doesn't matter. It's okay for
him to play it. But, when I see our Dafa disciples play the roles of bad
people, I feel uncomfortable. If it's needed, then just do it, it doesn't
matter, and it doesn't actually affect anything. What else can you do, after
all--it has to be Dafa disciples who validate the Fa. I used to help them come
up with some ideas, and I suggested that when we produce television shows maybe
we could ask our friends to play the negative roles. (Audience laughs)
You'd just be asking them to be actors. There is no money now, but in the future
when you are profitable, you can pay them when you do have money. (Audience
laughs) Just joking! Really, though, it doesn't matter.
Question: Will the human race and
other beings exist simultaneously in the future? How should disciples think
about this?
Teacher: Will the human race and other
beings exist simultaneously in the future? Once the Fa's rectification of the
human world happens there won't be that many changes just yet. As for what will
exist on Earth later on, that will depend on the needs of the human race.
Everything in Heaven is just wondrous, so wonderful that it's indescribable.
Even Gods, or that is, the Gods who enter the new cosmos after being
benevolently resolved, they're stunned. (Applause) Human beings think
that Gods are wonderful, and that Gods' worlds are wonderful, but if they went
there and took a look, they'd find that the old places aren't that wonderful
anymore--that's how big the difference is. As for demons, they're also members
of the cosmos. In the cosmos, the correspondence between the positive and the
negative beings can't be missing.
What time is it? (Applause)
Should we conclude here? That's all I had to say. (Long applause asking
Teacher to stay) Then I'll answer some more questions. (Applause)
Question: Could you tell us what
you think about suing that wretch, that head demon in
Teacher: In
Question: Revered Master, please
make this clear to me: When we demonstrate in front of the Chinese consulate,
the evil manipulates policemen to bring us trouble. I think that according to
what you, our revered Master, have said, we should do three things well, the
first being clarifying the facts. And you said that when we run into problems
we shouldn't take a detour but should face them...
Teacher: That's true. When we encounter
that kind of situation we should resolve it. Remember: Wherever a problem
occurs, that's where you need to clarify the facts. (Applause) As for
whether the result is good, don't look at the other party, it comes from your
minds. If you want it to be good then it will be good. And if you don't intend
to make it good, or if your mind is unsteady, then it won't be easy to rectify
things. In other words, you need to have strong righteous thoughts. If you're
thinking, "I'm truly saving you. I'm truly telling you the facts,"
then the result will be good. Try your best to approach the people outside
Mainland
Question: My wife has lost her
freedom because of validating the Fa. Since I have a child who's only a few
years old, I won't validate the Fa like my wife has, rather, I've been doing
things that are safer for myself. Is that correct? I'd also like to pass on
Teacher: Thank you. As a Dafa disciple, if
you think what you're doing is right, then do it. In the cultivation process
people have different understandings and are in different states. Those aren't
problems. The level you're able to understand things at in your cultivation,
and the extent to which you can do things, are both manifestations of the realm
of your cultivation. In other words, if you can do exceptionally well that's
better of course, but it can't be forced. I have no other requirements for you.
I've never said that you have to do well to such and such extent. It's
always been you yourselves handling things. However high your understanding
based on the Fa-truths reaches, that's the extent to which you can do things.
Everything you've been doing is done for yourselves, and it's absolutely not
for me. (Teacher laughs) Let me put it this way: It's only Master
helping you, never you helping Master. (Applause) In the future, when
you see the true situation, you'll say, "Wow, so that's how it was!"
Question: Today is the Lantern
Festival. We thank our revered Master for teaching the Fa and saving us, and
for spending the Lantern Festival with us. These students don't want Master to
leave. (Applause)
Teacher: Oh, I actually didn't think of
that. When it comes to festivals and holidays, if you don't tell me about them
I'll forget, that's how I am. Today's the Lantern Festival, then aren't we
having a big reunion here? (Long applause)
Question: When we send
truth-clarifying materials to Mainland
Teacher: That's not a problem, not a
problem at all. You can send those to everyday people. It's not a problem, as
long as the person wants to read them. The persecution has gone on for so long
now, and a lot of people really want to learn the truth about Falun Gong but
they can't find the books. Do you know what excuse the old forces used when
they had the evil burn the books way back when? Why did they burn the books? At
that time there were so many copies of Zhuan Falun in Mainland China
that they were just everywhere. But a lot of students didn't realize that they
should respect the book, and everyday people treated it with even less respect.
The Gods couldn't stand it, because that's the Law of Heaven, the one that
created the cosmos! So the old forces wanted to create a severe shortage of
books, and they made people look for the Fa, respect it, and realize how
precious this Fa is from then on. That was the excuse they used to do that back
then.
Question: It seems that some
fellow practitioners in our area still don't understand the Fa-rectification.
Their understanding in other regards isn't that good, either. How can I help
them improve?
Teacher: Nothing can be forced. Whether a
person wants to cultivate is all up to him. We can only advise him to do what's
good, and can only try our best to remind them, tell them about certain things,
and explain the principles to them clearly. Coercion doesn't work. When you've
made your points, maybe it will be resolved, or maybe the person has
attachments.
Question: In our Dafa work, some
people in positions of responsibility don't tell the truth and do things in
human ways in order for things to go well. Is it because they haven't studied
the Fa well, they have selfish interests, or do they have ulterior motives?
Teacher: Motives? You can't put it that
way. Of those sitting here, there's one or two who are a bit unusual, but I'm
going to tell you, Master still doesn't want to give up on you, and I'll have
to see whether you can make it. (Applause) If you can, I'll take care of
you. It depends on you. As for the others, if you're saying that among the
people sitting here someone wants to damage the Fa, or someone wants to do some
other things, that's impossible. The people in positions of responsibility are
cultivators too, and they'll also exhibit their human thoughts, for sure. I'd
say you shouldn't have too high of expectations for them. But they are
people with responsibilities, and what they do has a certain impact. So when
you see problems you should point them out. If they won't listen, then you can
report it to the Dafa Association.
Question: I am your disciple, but
I'm troubled by debt. Can I even things out through the form of
Fa-rectification?
Teacher: Using Dafa for your personal
affairs... I don't think that kind of thinking is right. As a Dafa disciple,
when you can truly do well, I think your troubles won't be as absolute as they
look to you. It's because when you can't look at things from the Fa, everyday
people's troubles are just everyday people's troubles. In the eyes of human
beings things don't change, but in the eyes of Gods all of this changes. You're
troubled, and Master is troubled for you too--I'm troubled that you haven't let
go of your attachments and that you haven't reached a high level of
understanding of the Fa, and that when you resolve one problem you create new
problems. (Sigh) This isn't criticism! Everything Master says is Fa.
Question: I've always been
perplexed, maybe we shouldn't use a large amount of human and material
resources on studying a tool for breaking the Internet blockade? Maybe we
should do things that take a short time and are highly efficient?
Teacher: There are different
understandings on this. I can only say that there are different understandings.
Things that are highly efficient should of course be done, there's no question
about that. But as for breaking the Internet blockade, think about it, the evil
is persecuting us and spreading huge lies--how could we not expose them? We
have to let the world's people see their evil nature, see the wicked acts, and
see the truth! So we have to break it. There's a large number of world-class
scientists among the Dafa disciples. We have the ability to break it. They've
never been able to block the Minghui website! (Warm applause) But it's
also correct that we shouldn't use too much of our human resources. We don't
have overly many people involved, though, right?
Question: When the Fa rectifies
the human world, there won't be any blockade. Is it that all of this has to be
realized through disciples' ways in the human world?
Teacher: When we break this blockade we
are negating the old forces' arrangements. We just won't accept this
persecution or the blockade. When the Fa rectifies the human world, and Gods
and Buddhas are majestically displayed, people will have no choice but to
listen! It'll be a different situation.
Question: Will disciples know
ahead of time the moment when the Fa rectifies the human world? (Audience
laughs)
Teacher: The extents to which you've
cultivated are different, and your cultivation states are different. Some
students will be able to know ahead of time, and some students won't. It
doesn't matter whether you do or don't, and it doesn't affect the progress of
your Consummation or your level. Not at all. Why think so much about it? The
Fa's rectification of the human world really does not, to put it plainly, have
much to do with you. You are Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples! (Applause)
Question: At present some
disciples have symptoms of being ill, very serious ones. They can hardly read
the book, do the exercises, or send righteous thoughts.
Teacher: I'd say these are real
problems. Some students show their attachments, but some students don't, they
keep them inside and they're incredibly attached, and in the end they can't let
them go on their own. The evil will make you more and more abnormal, and make
you fall hard--so hard you'll never forget it for the rest of your life. That's
how they do it, so don't get attached so much. Then when problems come up you
ask Master what to do, but it's in fact caused by your attachments. Master will
do something about it.
There are also some people who
have false hearing. The only thing I can call it is false hearing. In fact, you
really did hear something, but what you heard wasn't Master--they fake Master's
voice! And they even fake my image, and take advantage of your attachments to
deceive you. As Dafa disciples, you should understand things from the Fa. You
are Dafa disciples who are upright and dignified. You should rationally think
about whether something is in line with the Fa. And then there are students who
are always interested in supernormal abilities. I let some students see some of
the Fa-rectification's situations in different dimensions, with my intention
being to increase the students' confidence in validating the Fa, yet some
students still can't handle it right, they don't cultivate based on the Fa, and
when something happens they even go ask a student who has supernormal abilities
to look at things for them, and then they take what's seen as guidance on how
to do things related to Dafa and how to cultivate. That's already very
dangerous. Who could possibly see the essence of Fa-rectification? And who
could possibly explain the states of those who cultivate in Dafa? The
manifestations at the extremely low levels aren't the ultimate, true situation.
If you don't cultivate based on the Fa, if you don't act according to the Fa,
then are you still a Dafa disciple? Whenever something happens you go ask that
other person to see what it's about, but what's he seeing? Who could possibly
see your ultimate situation? Even your own child can't see it. I've already
said that even internally, among Dafa disciples, you aren't allowed to see it.
If the true state of your cultivation could be seen, then what would there be
for you to cultivate? If you were told, then everything would be solved. It
can't be seen! The reason is, at different levels there are different
manifestations, and to the beings at a given level the manifestation at that
level is the truth, so at each level, at levels upon levels, there are truths.
But those are the different manifestations of one thing at different levels,
whereas the manifestation of the most fundamental thing is at the top, and when
it gets to the end, only then is the most final fundamental thing found. So
from which level could you possibly see the ultimate, true situation of a Dafa
disciple, the true situation of Fa-rectification, or the true situation of
Master? If today you could see the ultimate true situation of Dafa disciples
and Master, and the truth of Dafa, then today you're the Lord of this boundless
cosmos! Do you see all that? Is everything before your eyes? How could you be
so foolish?! I've already talked about this many times in the Fa. Why is it
that you just have to be interfered with? (Teacher laughs)
Question: If disciples use their
jobs to tell people about the Zhen-Shan-Ren Fa-truths of the cosmos, and pass
them on in subtle ways to more people in the world...
Teacher: I don't think there's a problem
with that. You can do that.
Question: Someone can no longer
directly give to Dafa like he did a while ago. Would you please tell me if he
still meets the definition of a Fa-rectification period Dafa disciple?
Teacher: Have you done well what a Dafa
disciple should do in every regard? If so, then what you've done is right. (Teacher
laughs) Don't worry, and this includes some of those who've stumbled. Just
hurry up and get up.
Question: As a PhD student, doing
my scientific research well requires that I'm completely committed to it, but I
also need to study the Fa, clarify the facts, and do the exercises. I always
feel like I don't have enough time.
Teacher: There are still people who ask
this question. Master has answered it for you many times. I think that as
cultivators, you should put Dafa first, but you should also do your job well.
You should try your best to do things well. As far as how to balance this, when
it comes to the specifics you still need to prioritize things yourself. If you
say, "I'm too busy, so I won't read," then that's equivalent to not
cultivating. Say, "I'll just completely devote myself to my job," and
then you'll just be an ordinary person. Could it just be that you're not
balancing these things well? Then just prioritize and plan things well. It's
really simple. Actually, I've already discussed this very clearly in Zhuan
Falun. Studying the Fa well definitely won't affect anything of yours in
your cultivation, and on the contrary, it will help you get twice the results
at your job or with your schoolwork with half the effort.
As for science, it's already come
to this stage. Humankind can't do without it, and society is still trying its
best to push it forward. But it won't exist in the future society people have.
In the future there won't be any science. But all the same, science is a
product of the cosmos, and that's why I've never rejected it. I've only said
that it's not in line with humankind and can't be given to humankind,
especially in the future, when people will take the path of becoming Gods,
which makes it even more the case that this science thing can't be given to
humankind. Science, in fact, blasphemes Gods, and it's playing the role of
making matter warp and it's destroying the environment. It not only causes
matter to warp, but also causes human beings' concepts to warp, and causes many
elements of matter on Earth to warp, and it harms the cosmos to a certain
extent. So in the future it won't exist here at this place of human beings. It
is how it is right now, and that's because before the Fa's rectification of the
human world arrives here, however chaotic humankind gets, we'll just let it be.
If you don't do scientific work it won't make science good just because you
don't do it. If you do it, that's fine, and your doing it isn't considered bad,
since that's how things are overall. So that's the relationship.
Question: I'm your disciple, and
am busy with a lot of Dafa work. I hardly do the exercises, and I can't always
make sure I study the Fa, either. I feel pained inside.
Teacher: I think you should still find
time to study the Fa, unless you are translating Dafa, (audience laughs)
in which case I think you must be studying, too. Otherwise you still need to
study the Fa.
Question: I think that the Fa's
rectification of the human world is already proceeding quietly, and that the
advanced science has led to the economic recession in modern times. Is this the
prologue to a new economic situation? If Dafa disciples start new companies,
will they have good prospects? (Audience laughs)
Teacher: It's not like what you imagine!
The Fa's rectification of the human world has nothing to do with science. There
won't be any conflict between them in their manifestation, either, but it won't
drive science's development, either. As far as starting new companies, those
are your own affairs and if you have what it takes then just do it.
Question: What I've enlightened
to is that I don't have a problem of being interfered with, but only the
problem of not doing well myself. Is this understanding correct?
Teacher: There's no problem with thinking
that way. It's very good that you don't have any interference. Being able to
realize where you haven't done well and your shortcomings is cultivation.
Question: Master, the content of
the Fa you taught this morning was very grave. As a disciple, I wonder if it's
something that has already happened or something that might happen in the
future?
Teacher: I'd seen some indications that
are really bad, and some disciples will be ruined. It's that serious, so I
talked about it. You can say that it will happen in the future, but the
beginnings of it have already sprouted up. That's what it was about.
Question: I'm your disciple, and
I have enlightened to the following: Master is the manifestation of the Fa in
the human world, so Master is the Fa, and this is a part of the implication of
taking the Fa as teacher.
Teacher: Let me just reveal it in plain
language: The Fa was created by me. (Enthusiastic applause) In the
colossal firmament, as long as you're something in the cosmos--so this includes
everything--no matter whether you have a form or not, be it emptiness, nonexistence,
or whatever, as long as you are something, you were created by the Fa, and
you're in this living environment created by the Fa. The Fa has standards for
beings. The Fa created all beings, and in its renewal the Fa also makes all
beings assimilate and saves all beings. Since Dafa disciples are studying the
Fa, they're actively assimilating to the Fa. Nothing in the cosmic body is good
enough anymore. The reason why it's still kept at the present time is to
assimilate all the beings in the cosmos and to allow all beings to be saved.
Otherwise it would have been long gone. The colossal firmament would have been
rebuilt, and the Fa would have re-created all the levels and all the beings. I
didn't do it that way, though. I had all beings in the cosmic body learn about
the Fa and assimilate to the Fa with righteous thoughts. This is the best
benevolent solution, and the approach taken exhibits compassion toward all
beings. All the beings before history were created by the Fa, and no one is an
exception, everyone's included. If somebody talks about how Zhuan Falun is
at such-and-such level, then he's speaking demons' words. In the measureless
and countless colossal firmaments, in the measureless and countless dimensions
in the cosmic body, there are measureless and countless beings in each
dimension! All of them were created by the Fa. No being can comment on the Fa (applause),
and yet everything of the Fa is manifested in that book of Zhuan Falun!
That's how immense this Fa is.
Question: Master mentioned in the
morning that at present the old forces are attempting to shake Dafa disciples'
righteous faith and righteous thoughts in the Fa by using certain matter to
form false images of Master. Would you please tell us how we can tell them
apart?
Teacher: You don't need to try to tell
them apart. What the students can see or know at present is limited by their
levels. The old forces are Gods, and right now to you it's as if they can
change into a myriad of forms. If the students don't take the Fa as teacher, and
focus their attention on those things, then the old forces can conjure up for
you any false vision they want. Today I'll make this completely clear to you:
What you see--what you see with your human eyes--is Master's principal body.
Right here. It's me. (Applause) The other me's, no matter how high their
levels are, they're just my bodies at different levels. Even though I'm at the
lowest place, that's because I came to the lowest place; and even though those
bodies of mine at different levels are at high places, that's because I made
them be at those high places. I could take back all the me's at all the levels
and combine them into one body so that they're all here with me at the same
time. And I could manifest myself in a way so that at each and every level of
the entire cosmos it's all me. (Applause) But sometimes the old forces
interfere, and when they really see that a student has gone awry they'll show
him false visions, block his vision, not let him see the Master over on the
other side, and from a mental standpoint not let him have righteous faith in
the Master here. They'd get a fake one, and make it travel back and forth in
that dimension, or stay here, and that would lead you astray. So you shouldn't
look at those things. Just ignore them. With the Fa here and with Master here,
isn't that enough? (Applause)
Isn't it from the me right here
that the Fa is taught? It's this mouth (pointing at the mouth), see it?
(Audience laughs, applauds) It's all taught by me. No one can control
me. Don't worry. The old forces can't see the source where the Fa I teach flows
from at all. No being can see the origin of the Fa I teach. Even if a being
were to go through layer after layer of matter and life, he still wouldn't be
able to trace it to the origin. One of the reasons why I ask you to take the Fa
as teacher is that I don't want you to be interfered with this way. I ask you
to take the Fa as teacher, and this Fa is right there, so just act in
accordance with the Fa and cultivate openly and with dignity. If you didn't
have the Fa, then think about it, could you possibly cultivate just by going on
the little bit that you can see? You couldn't, right?! So why don't you go by
the Fa's requirements? The fact is, all of those fake ones are now being
destroyed.
Question: A few overseas students
went to Mainland
Teacher: You can't say that. Dafa
disciples are all trying to come up with ways to do things for Dafa to the best
of their abilities. You can't say that the students' doing things a certain way
is wrong and a certain way is right. Everyone is walking his own path, and we
can't impose our own concepts on others. When there's a problem, don't talk
about who's right and who's wrong. When a problem surfaces, you should all help
each other and try to think of a way to resolve it.
Question: I think that kindness
isn't just shown in having a friendly and pleasant appearance on the surface. I
feel that stopping the evil is also a display of kindness. For instance, our
disobeying the Hong Kong policemen's and German policemen's unreasonable
demands was a type of kindness, and was a display of Dafa's mighty virtue.
Teacher: When it comes to human beings you
should be kind, and when it comes to the evil beings you should purge them. As
far as those policemen, they weren't aware, and they were being controlled. If
you don't handle it well, then when they treat you evilly they aren't rational,
and you'll suffer losses while the conflicts intensify, so you should try to
avoid the losses. Be as kind as possible to people, but you have to seriously
deal with [the beings over on] the other side. When something has negatively
impacted or harmed Dafa, you should also seriously resolve it using everyday
people's laws. The evil did infuse the German policemen with a lot of bad
things, and they treated us quite unreasonably at that time. What should a
nation's attitude be toward Dafa, and what should it be when the evil and the
righteous are before them? What should I do with their future?! After those
things happened you should have handled it promptly and gone to the legal
system. Theirs is a democratic country, and even if their president commits
crimes he is taken to court, since he was elected. Of course, the matter has
passed, so it's hard to do much about it now.
Question: Sometimes I feel that
I'm not worthy of being saved by you. How can I contain my selfishness and meet
the standard?
Teacher: Don't be so pessimistic. Each
individual's habits are different, and every nation's customs are different. In
different settings people have different cultural backgrounds, and those give
rise to different customs. And the negative aspects of different cultures
affect our students who are of different ethnic backgrounds. But it's not a
problem. Master doesn't look at those things. As long as you cultivate, you'll
be able to reach the understanding, and gradually you'll be able to do
everything well. It's not realistic to think you could do everything well right
away. As you constantly deepen your Fa-study and as your understanding gets
better and better, you'll be able to do well.
Question: How can we clarify the
facts better to the
Teacher: You've been doing these things
all along, and you've done pretty well so far. Going forward, it's a matter of
doing it on a deeper level, and on a broader scale.
Question: I wrote an email to
many fellow practitioners. What I wanted to say was good, but the approach was
somewhat negative. My fellow practitioners stopped sharing things with me
afterwards. Was what I did wrong?
Teacher: You've already realized that your
approach was somewhat negative, and that's why they didn't accept it. They
didn't accept it because they too have human thoughts. Maybe, since you're Dafa
disciples, both parties should look at things the right way. Dafa disciples
should handle everything positively. Don't look at the negative side of other
people. You should always look at their positive side. Actually, did you know
that back when I was teaching you Dafa, during the classes a lot of human
thoughts were sent out from the audience down there? The thoughts sent out by
some people were really bad, but I didn't look at any of that. I just look at
your positive side, and thus I can save you. If I were to always look at your
negative side, how could I save you? The more I looked at it the angrier I'd
get, and then how could I save you? (Applause) So in any situation,
don't be affected by human-type behavior, don't be affected by human thoughts,
and don't be affected by the feelings and emotions in this world, either. Look
more at the positives in others and less at the negatives.
Question: When we study the Fa as
a group and share understandings, I don't have anything to say, and don't have
any opinions. Is that okay?
Teacher: Maybe it's caused by your
cultivation state. If you don't want to speak, then don't speak. If when other
people talk you're embarrassed that you don't have anything to say, then don't
speak if you can't, that's okay. If you want to speak, it'll come naturally,
and you'll speak. But don't let your habit of not speaking impede you.
Question: Master has said that
the people of the future will play a major role at this level of the cosmos.
What exactly is the important role? Could you explain?
Teacher: In the future this human place
will be an extremely special place. And why do I say that? No matter how long
humankind's history is, humankind was created to save all beings and for the
Fa-rectification, and that's why this level of human beings was created. In the
past there wasn't any human race. In this spot here where Earth is there were
other planets before, and those planets had different structures from that of
today's Earth. It was for the existence of human beings that so many things,
like water, plants, animals, and so on, were created on this Earth. The beings
and the environments that were on the planets here before were worse. The
highest-level beings there were like aliens. In other words, there weren't any
human beings at this place. And no matter how many times the planets at this
place were destroyed and created, there weren't any human beings. In all of
history only two planets have had human beings: The last Earth and this Earth.
The last Earth was a trial run that was arranged by the old forces for the
teaching of the Fa this time. This time it's the real thing, the
Fa-rectification has started. It's the old forces who arranged that process.
Before I came here I knew that
the old forces would arrange all of this, and within the arrangement I chose
what I wanted. But when it comes to a lot of fundamental things, the old forces
aren't able to change them. Even though things were set in that way, after the
Fa-rectification began, the old forces still changed more than eighty percent
of what was determined before history. I can't acknowledge that kind of
behavior, with their using me to satisfy their selfishness and disregarding the
safety of all beings and the colossal firmament. That's one of the reasons why
I purge them. Another reason is, I set out to do Fa-rectification because I
knew that all of this was no longer good enough, that no matter how much wisdom
the beings inside it have they still couldn't change the fate of
disintegration, and that only when things were fundamentally changed could they
be saved. But everything old wouldn't understand my doing things that way. Yet
I could accomplish it, and whether they could understand it or not, saving
beings is what's critical. So I've been breaking through all the obstacles and
going all-out to resolve all of the numerous problems. In the process, the
beings at different levels have seen that everything I do is the hope for truly
saving everything. Having done it to this point, all the beings have also seen
that everything the old forces wanted to do can't resolve things, since those
things have no roots.
As the Fa-rectification
progresses along further up, the old forces are no more, and there are no
longer any of the factors related to the old forces' arrangements--they end
without a resolution. The old forces are, with regard to going toward the
renewal and rescuing all beings, like an obstacle that's the biggest, the most
difficult to push away, the most likely to cause one to lose direction, to make
one unable to easily distinguish the true from the false, and the most
difficult to overcome; they are a critical, life-or-death lock at the brink of
the new colossal firmament's birth, and a gigantic obstacle to renewal. But I
chose this place back then because I wanted to give the beings in the cosmos
who've dropped down a chance to go back, and to make this a part of the cosmos'
ability to allow beings to enter the harmonizing, all-encompassing, and
no-destruction mechanism. So the path for the people of the future to become
Gods has truly been blazed. People used to say, "Oh, after I die I'll go
see God." You say that you're going to see God, but will God see you? In
fact, it's said very clearly in the Bible that only when the final time comes, which
is Judgment Day, only then will the Lord receive and deliver those people who
have truly met the standard for going to Heaven. Today, the sentient beings
have all been waiting over the course of their continued reincarnations, one
lifetime after another. In this process the sinners have been going down to
hell. Going to hell doesn't mean they're destroyed, though. They need to pay
for their sins there and suffer, and after they pay for their sins they return
and begin to reincarnate again. But after those who have especially huge sins
go to hell they are directly destroyed and sent to the Endless Hell, and once
someone enters the gate of no-life he can never live again. That's how it was
in the past.
After the human race was created,
Gods also appeared on the stage of humankind, and cultivation and righteous
faith thus emerged. But it's never been the person himself who cultivated, it
was the assistant spirit cultivating. The reason the assistant spirit could
cultivate was that he'd entered the supposed range of the Three Realms without
actually entering it. Why was that? For example, like I said earlier, when some
beings have entered the human body, they haven't in fact really gotten into the
human being, since that's only a dimension. I have sealed off all the dimensions
of the side of Dafa disciples that have been fully cultivated. No one can get
in. Anyone can pass through the side that hasn't been fully cultivated, but
Fa-guardians and Master are watching, and they don't let them pass through. Of
course, no elements can pass through me over on the other side. Master's
situation here is that the outermost surface of my body has held the lives of
all Gods, all beings, and all elements in all the immense, colossal bodies of
the cosmos. That's the situation before the Fa's rectification of the human
world arrives. But those elements in the spatial gaps that maintain beings'
survival are also Gods, and during this time they can pass through everyday
people's bodies. Also, it's as if beings are immersed in them--it's just like
when you breathe, when you breathe you've inhaled them. In the gaps among
particles, the beings in the microcosm pass through the body of an everyday
person at will. And those aren't possessing spirits. That's just how the cosmos
is. Many people say that they saw this or saw that, when in fact most of what
they saw were false visions formed by different dimensions coinciding. They
haven't really gotten inside, and they haven't really melded into the person's
particles. So those assistant spirits that were cultivating in the past were in
their original, microcosmic realms, and in the supposed range. They didn't meld
into the true particles of your body. If they did, they would have dropped down
and never been able to go back. Before, not a single being who dropped down
from Heaven was able to go back. And among humans, Socrates, the ancient Greek
sage, also said that nobody who's fallen down from Heaven could return. He was
really a prophet, but people have regarded him as a philosopher.
Question: A practitioner in our
region has had symptoms of a serious illness. Some practitioners have suggested
that we send righteous thoughts toward him as a group, while others raised the
point that Master has never asked us to do such a thing. Would it be harmful to
Dafa?
Teacher: You'd be helping each other, and
that's not damaging Dafa. If you have everyone reading the book to him, or
reading the Fa to him, sending righteous thoughts toward him, and surrounding
him as a group, then these things will be effective since being in close
proximity is a factor. And why is it a factor? Because this dimension has been
divided into various segments by the final elements from high levels, and there
are still differences existing in this dimension. But if a person's righteous thoughts
are strong those differences can be eliminated. If your actions are very
righteous it won't be able to stop you, since if it tries to stop you it will
be violating the Fa. That's how it is.
Question: Master once taught the
Fa that the sentient beings from the colossal firmament of the cosmos had
entered into the Three Realms step by step. Master has also said that
Shakyamuni directly reincarnated into the Three Realms from the sixth level of
the universe. How are these two things related?
Teacher: Master has also said that the
power of the Fa is boundless. Reincarnating directly from the sixth level of
the universe to the Three Realms did involve a process. The process was that he
had to penetrate six levels of the universe and reach the Three Realms, and he
had to be covered by a layer from each of the universes in the middle as well
as each of the various dimensions in it, or in other words, whenever he came
down a level another layer of surface particles would be added on. When someone
is cast down from Heaven, isn't this how he drops down too? This and coming
down step by step just describe stopping versus passing through instantly. Of
course, when a God comes down and reincarnates one level at a time, the
significance and goal is completely different. As a being reincarnates he forms
karmic relationships. He doesn't just have parents and siblings at that level,
but also numerous family and friends who all have karmic relationships with
him.
Question: When things don't go
smoothly while doing Fa-rectification things, it is hard to tell whether it's
due to interference from the old forces or a hint that Master doesn't want it
to be done. How can we distinguish the two better?
Teacher: You should use the Fa to make the
evaluation. That's why I tell all of you to study the Fa, and you should use
the Fa as the standard for evaluating everything. You don't need to take the
book with you all the time to compare what you're about to do next with what's
in the book. After you've studied the Fa you should use your rational thinking
to determine as a Dafa disciple if it's something you should do. If you feel
that you should do it, then there's no problem [with doing it]. And even if it
does turn out to be wrong, that's only because your understanding isn't that
deep yet; and it can't be counted as a big mistake on your part, since you
truly thought you were doing things according to the Fa. Isn't that how it
works? But don't then use this as an excuse. Being responsible to the Fa is
being responsible to yourself.
Question: Many among the
disciples currently have this thinking: When a practitioner experiences
tribulations because of interference from the old forces, other practitioners
think that even if he does have attachments, the persecution shouldn't be allowed
to take place and everyone should send righteous thoughts. My question is, if
the practitioner himself doesn't improve, will this work?
Teacher: That would be a serious
impediment. If he himself isn't rational, whatever we do amounts to nothing.
Sending righteous thoughts can eliminate what's outside him but not what's
inside his mind. Whatever a person wants to do comes from a single thought of
his--it's he who decides if he wants something or not. When this situation
occurs, I think there has to be a knot in his mind that stems from attachments.
If he's really not able to do it, you can go and help him. There's no problem
with doing that. Try to help him understand things on the basis of the
Fa-truths and by studying the Fa more.
Question: There is this
viewpoint, which thinks that we should oppose the old forces' arrangements,
create a peaceful period of time before the Fa's rectification of the human
world, and help the Chinese people learn the truth.
Teacher: Wanting to stop the persecution,
now that viewpoint isn't wrong. Helping the Chinese people learn the truth and
saving sentient beings are things that Dafa disciples should do. But there's no
such a thing as "a peaceful period of time." The evil will just
become less and less, and have a smaller and smaller audience, and a large
amount of karmic retribution will happen.
Question: If a practitioner in
prison would rather give up his own life than give up Dafa, is committing
suicide in violation of Dafa?
Teacher: Committing suicide is wrong. If you're
truly solid and so steadfast that you aren't even afraid of death, why would
you commit suicide? Indeed your being steadfast should be taken into
consideration, but how should your committing suicide be looked at? Of course,
for a Dafa disciple I'll make a full assessment, I won't just look at one
thing, and I'll look at it in terms of the person's entire history. But even if
that act doesn't have a specific consequence, isn't it still a stain? The
reason is, Master has taught in the Fa that committing suicide is a sin. Why
didn't you conduct yourself according to the requirements of the Fa?! This
isn't just an ordinary problem of understanding, is it? I've said that the
pressure felt under that kind of evil environment is tremendous, but, then again,
why did you come to the world? Did you come here just to endure ordinary
tribulations? Then what awaits you?
Question: You've said that you
don't have any assistant spirits. Did you have any assistant spirits before? If
you did, what's their situation right now?
Teacher: (Teacher laughs) I don't
have any assistant spirits right now. When I was born I was the same as you,
and had to have everything an ordinary person has. Later on during my
cultivation they were gradually removed, and I made arrangements for them to
all achieve Consummation. If you Consummate and reach very high levels your
assistant spirits will all be Gods, and some of them will even be very
high-level Gods, so they all need to Consummate.
Question: Revered Master said,
"The old forces want to achieve the goal of what they want to reach."
What does that mean?
Teacher: The goal they want to reach is
that they want to restore the cosmos in Fa-rectification back to the way it was
before Fa-rectification, back to that system of theirs--still their mountains,
still their water, still their Gods, and still the states they were in before.
They did things in that way, so they don't want to make changes. The change
they want is to have the surface appearance be better, just like washing a
soiled piece of clothing clean. It's still the same piece of old clothing.
Well, that's the meaning, but the analogy isn't totally accurate. That's the
only way to describe it. They just want to, on the basis of not losing anything
they originally had, through their careful arrangements, be able to cleverly
dodge this catastrophe. But that will never happen. That's what they wanted. I
have denied them from the very beginning; otherwise, even though they didn't
mean to destroy all of this they would have.
Question: It's obvious to me that
time has accelerated yet again. On the matter of clarifying the facts to the
people of the world...
Teacher: Yes, it's true. It seems like
I've just answered a few questions and it's already getting dark. (Audience
laughs)
Question: On the matter of
studying the Fa and doing Fa-rectification things, time seems to be especially
pressing. Could you please go into a little more detail?
Teacher: Right now time is constantly
accelerating. I can tell you that the faster I do things, the faster time gets
since elements at the highest place in the cosmos have connected my
Fa-rectification with time. The reason being, time is also a God from the old
cosmos. They've connected everything in Fa-rectification together. When I'm
fast they are fast, and when I'm slow they are slow, so the faster I do things
the faster time becomes. But I, your teacher, have no choice but to do things
fast. If I don't catch up with it in time, it would be too late to save
everything in the end. You know that the universe is expanding rapidly, and
humankind has also seen that the universe within this range is now expanding.
Today's scientists already know that, right? The speed of expansion is getting
faster and faster. What happens at the end of expansion? You've seen how it is
with a balloon, right? You blow, blow, and blow, and when you blow it to its
maximum point, "Bang!"--it explodes. Scientists have already grasped
that, and they know this expansion is frightening. If I can't chase it down,
all of this, or at a minimum the places where Fa-rectification hasn't yet
finished, will be destroyed.
I have to act fast. Originally
the distance was very far, unimaginably far. Right now as soon as something
emerges I'm able to get hold of part of it right away. Say, for example, this
thing has one hundred parts, so the moment it emerges I'm able to immediately
get a hold of it and then resolve it in an instant. Things are at the final
stage of the final stage of completely reaching that point. Things are the same
whether I've completed Fa-rectification or not, because everything has already
surpassed them, and during Fa-rectification the original time and space no
longer have any real meaning that could hinder me.
Question: You've spoken for three
hours straight... (Teacher laughs) (Disciples applaud)
Teacher: I'm picking out slips with fewer
words written on them and answering those questions.
Question: Li Bai was a great
poet, and a cultivator of the Dao. What kind of karmic relationship does he
have with Dafa?
Teacher: As for historical figures, you
shouldn't think about them too much. Many of them were you, and many of them
were me. (Applause) But don't get euphoric over this! Your abilities and
talents didn't originate there. Your abilities and talents were given to you by
the Fa this time, (applause) and they aren't related to that.
Question: People from the
ordinary human society, especially those who have relatively elite positions in
society, initially not only didn't have negative feelings toward Dafa and
Zhen-Shan-Ren, but actually had positive feelings. But they dislike the way
that many Dafa disciples do things, and think that it's too extreme and seems
to lack kindness.
Teacher: Dafa disciples should pay
attention to that. On the other hand, is it possible that it's caused by the
concept of being so-called refined, having an even keel, and not being rushed
that ordinary people have developed? Is it because they don't think well of
doing things too quickly? The evil is persecuting us, and people are dying. We
aren't in the mood to do things in such a leisurely manner. But at the same
time, you should try your best to observe social etiquette. Our Dafa disciples
are hustling to and fro saving sentient beings, yet those people are still
being picky. In any case, Dafa disciples, you should do your best to conform
even more! People are sliding downward while we're rising upward, so we have to
do things that way if we're going to save them.
Question: Greetings, revered
Master! When you taught the Fa this morning, you mentioned that the old forces
are taking advantage of a small number of practitioners who display certain
states. Is it the same as the qigong psychosis mentioned in lecture six of
Zhuan Falun?
Teacher: Actually, they're causing
interference in a variety of areas. What I said in the morning was encompassed
by and supplementing Zhuan Falun. Zhuan Falun talks about things
in a general sense but it contains very deep inner meanings. If you don't study
the Fa often, then the Fa I'm teaching right now will seem hard to understand.
The profoundness of the Fa-truths of the Dafa of the cosmos isn't something
that can be fully grasped at low levels. The Fa can manifest itself at
different levels, and it can manifest itself in broad ways and specific ways at
the same level--it's all-encompassing.
Question:
Teacher: The second half of the statement
is correct, but the first half isn't. Those aren't human principles, rather,
they were arranged by the old forces. Human principles are very simple, and
democracy isn't actually a human principle. Over the millions of past years of
human history people were always ruled by kings. At its peak there were more
than ten thousand countries on Earth, and there were more than ten thousand
kings, princes, princesses, and queens. That was the civilization of the past,
and that is why it's called "the king governing the country; conquering
the world with military force; the strong are heroes." But in the eyes of
Gods the strong one was a bandit. And it doesn't matter if humans thought he
was upright, Gods saw him as a bandit. So then why did Gods have him fight
battles and have him become a hero? Because Gods wanted to accomplish something
on Earth and wanted a certain situation to appear among humans, and they had to
choose somebody to do things. The one who was chosen then went on to do things
according to the Gods' requirements. Even though he did it by force, since it
was the will of Gods, Gods would give him honors after he accomplished it. And
what kind of honors? Make him a great hero that everybody admires, and somebody
who has the honor of ruling the land--that's all! (Teacher laughs) Man's
principles aren't considered upright outside of the Three Realms, but they do
become upright principles here among humans. The human principles of the past
were like this.
During this recent period of
time, with Fa-rectification to take place, a lot of kings have reincarnated in
As for human rights, it doesn't
stop at human rights--there's also protection of animals. Human skins ran out,
so then many incarnated as animals and many as plants. All of these things
happened recently, and they're related to Fa-rectification. As Fa-rectification
was to take place, everything came for the sake of Dafa, was born for Dafa, and
was created for Dafa. But not everything is meant to play a positive role.
That's the situation.
Question: Master has said that
the part of us that's been completely cultivated is separated from the rest
during our cultivation. Now that we're at the final stage of Fa-rectification,
how can we break through this separation?
Teacher: Since the final elements are also
the largest elements, the gaps among them are big, and they can only be
completely eliminated when the powerful force of Master's Fa-rectification
arrives as the Fa rectifies the human world. These things can only be resolved
when that immense force arrives. As soon as it arrives and the breakthrough is
achieved, that's the start of the Fa's rectification of the human world. Or
looking at it from another angle, the things that you do today can result in
fewer losses among your fellow practitioners and Dafa disciples, but they can't
fundamentally solve the problem. Still though, in the process of validating the
Fa you can bring about a situation wherein a portion of the world's people
become good, which can save more people, and which stops the evil from acting
so vicious, but that isn't the end of it.
Question: Master, when are you
going to tell us things about the primeval Gods? During Fa-rectification
they...
Teacher: The old forces that I've talked
about are primeval Gods. The Gods that I've talked about are all primeval Gods.
Those old forces, I can tell you, were the most outstanding beings at each
level, and they have been destroyed. Those who were the most capable were
destroyed as a result of the arrangement of that final old force. Its intention
was to achieve what it wanted at the cost of destroying this portion. The
cosmos is so immense that it is boundless and endless. So, assuming it's
boundless and endless, then when it faces disintegration it wants to save
itself since it's a God. And in fact, the arrangements of the old forces are
the method they came up with to save themselves. They made very careful and
thorough arrangements. But they didn't realize that this type of
self-preservation of theirs would result precisely in their annihilation. If
they hadn't done things that way they would have truly been saved this time.
But they did do things that way and they've destroyed many that I wanted, and
their sins have become enormous since all of those sentient beings were
destroyed by them.
Question: You've said that the
Teacher: We shouldn't say things that way.
I'm going to tell you all, you have to do things rationally. When you're
clarifying the facts, if you go above the human principles by just one little
bit, people won't be able to accept it. So when you're clarifying the facts,
you must not talk about high-level things. What you know are things that Gods
should know. Those things are what I taught to you, not to worldly people. So
you shouldn't tell those things to ordinary people. You can only talk about our
being persecuted, about our real situation, about our being good people and
being wrongly persecuted, about our freedom of belief being violated, about our
human rights being violated. They can accept all those things, and they will
immediately support you and express to you their sympathy. Isn't that enough?
Why do you insist on having them know the principles at such high levels? Knowing
those facts, the people of the world will say that Falun Gong is being
persecuted and that the persecutors are so evil. They'll say those things, and
isn't that enough? Of course, your intention is for him to become a Dafa
disciple. But at present that's hard to do since the old forces are causing
obstruction. Master will look after all of the special ones. But that person
you talk to doesn't have the desire it takes, and on top of that the old forces
are causing obstruction. Our number one task at this time is to help them learn
the truth of the situation. You might meet someone who's especially good and
who can accept it no matter what kind of high-level things you tell him, then
you can go ahead and tell him about those things. It'll be fine and there won't
be a problem there. But with what I was saying, it's especially true for some
government officials, since they're politicians after all, and they have
nothing but politics in their heads, so when you tell them these things, they
won't believe it at all. Then isn't it the same as not only failing to save
him, but also shoving him down, instead? Isn't that true?
Question: Right now there are
some people who do a lot of work to clarify the facts but seldom study the Fa
or do the exercises.
Teacher: That's a very serious problem.
Our Dafa disciples shouldn't neglect to make individual improvements. Saving
sentient beings is the magnificent task of Dafa disciples. But because you
don't study the Fa the quality of your truth-clarifying work suffers, and you
yourself are limited by it. That's no good.
Question: Is it true that only
those who obtained the Fa before the end of 2002 are considered
"Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples"?
Teacher: I have never said that. Those
good ones... haven't some entered in each of the different periods of time?
Actually, there are still those who want to enter but haven't yet, and of
course there are also those who've fallen.
Question: We should clarify the
facts to the Chinese people. But my parents in
Teacher: Do it with wisdom. It's possible
that it still won't work even after you really have made an effort. And it's
also possible that Dafa disciples inside of
Question: When I give her new
articles from Master, she takes them. But she refuses to participate in any
activities to spread the Fa. Is there any hope left for such a student?
Teacher: She's probably still stuck at
some spot. Since she still takes them, it means that she still has upright
thoughts. So in that case, take a look and see where she's stuck and what's
lacking. You're a Dafa disciple, so go and try to figure her out a little and
help her out.
Question: Does the personal
opinion of a member of the Falun Dafa Association, such as his opinion or
conclusion about a fellow practitioner, represent the opinion of the Dafa
Association, or even that of Master? Esteemed Master, please make this clear to
me.
Teacher: Nobody can represent me--that
goes without saying. And among you all, nobody can represent another person. As
for the Dafa Associations, I've said that coordination is very important. There
are a lot of things that can't be said from a different standpoint, and they
need to say them. But for sure there are things they haven't done well, and
Master's well aware of them. But on the other hand, with a lot of things you
should consider your own part in it, and figure out just how exactly the mess
was made. A God isn't affected by anything. If something should be done, just
do it in an upright and dignified way.
Question: Members of a Dafa
disciple's family have slandered Dafa. Will they be targeted for elimination
when the Fa rectifies the human world? Or will it be related to that disciple's
conduct?
Teacher: It will depend on the choices
they themselves make. When somebody has damaged the Fa and become quite wicked,
would you say he should be Consummated and taken to a Buddha's world? That just
wouldn't do. Those who've really committed grave sins won't be allowed to
remain. Since you are cultivating Dafa they'll definitely have blessings. They
will be given chances, more chances, and even more chances. But at the same
time, you should do your best to clarify the facts and save them, and that will
create blessings for them.
Question: Teacher, on behalf of
all true Dafa disciples in
Teacher: Thank you! (Applause)
Question: Many Dafa disciples in
Heze have been arrested and beaten. Those who have been arrested in Heze all
refuse to be transformed and are sent to labor camps in the city of
Teacher: I don't acknowledge things like
"being transformed" or "not being transformed." It's what's
in people's minds that should be looked at. I still think that... Do you know
that in order to transform them, the old forces have put them through severe
mental persecution? They know that I don't acknowledge it, so what kind of
method do they use? They separate the side of them that has righteous thoughts,
or in other words, the side that's been fully cultivated, and they prevent it
from having any contact with their minds. Then they ask questions of their
human surface. But their human surface contains too many human things and
postnatal concepts, and the side that's been fully cultivated isn't allowed to
take effect at all. Since you've persecuted them under that set of
circumstances, I won't acknowledge it no matter what you made them write. The
old forces know that I don't acknowledge it, so why do they still do that?
Because there's one thing that they can still accomplish, and that's their
wanting to break the students' will. The students who made the mistake would
think, "Oh no, I wrote that thing. It's all over for me. Master can no
longer take care of me. I've let Dafa down." From then on they're
depressed and their hearts feel heavy. That's the technique they've used and I
don't acknowledge it. It doesn't matter that you fell down, it doesn't matter!
Quickly get up! (Applause)
Question: Dafa disciples in the
city of
Teacher: Thank you! (Applause)
Question: Dafa disciples who are
being illegally detained at the **** Labor Camp send greetings to Master!
Teacher: That dark den is very evil, I
know! Indeed, it's true that the students have become better and better, and
they're more and more rational. Let's not talk about what's happening in
Question: I've recently come to
understand the following: Whenever a conflict arises among Dafa disciples over
Dafa work, we should first send righteous thoughts to eliminate those evil
forces that are using students' attachments and bad concepts to persecute Dafa
disciples as a whole, and then talk about the specific problems related to our
work. Is it correct to do things this way?
Teacher: I think that when Dafa disciples
encounter conflicts, it's not necessarily the result of something that can be
controlled by the demons. They will interfere, and it's okay to send righteous
thoughts, but you should study the Fa a lot. If you send righteous thoughts
before you do things, well, it's true that it can eliminate some interference.
Question: I'm a disciple who
obtained the Fa after July 20, 1999. In the course of cultivating I've been subjected
to a lot of interference from other dimensions, even completely groundless
persecution from the evil forces. Why is it that while using righteous thoughts
to eliminate the persecution I'm never able to be completely resolute and
always seem to have things that I need to improve on?
Teacher: How should I put this... That
happens because for those Dafa disciples who obtained the Fa after
Question: At this stage, can
sending righteous thoughts replace doing the exercises?
Teacher: Those are two different things. (Teacher
laughs) Doing the exercises is doing the exercises. Doing the exercises is
to strengthen the mechanisms and to transform the innate body into a divine
body. Sending righteous thoughts is to utilize divine powers, or to put it
plainly, to use your abilities. The purpose is to eliminate evil rotten ghosts.
Question: Esteemed Master,
greetings! There are many students who use righteous thoughts to eliminate evil
for the smallest things. Even when they suffer from minor ailments or little
health problems they send righteous thoughts.
Teacher: Perhaps you yourselves haven't
studied the Fa enough? If you really have done something wrong and then a
problem comes up as a result, and you go and send righteous thoughts, then it
doesn't seem right, and the old forces will make trouble. They'll think that
not only have you done poorly, but on top of that you want to eliminate them.
It'd seem that way, wouldn't it? So you should still try your best to see if
you've done things well or not. If you haven't done things well, go do them
well. But in your question you mentioned, "even when they suffer from
minor ailments or little health problems they send righteous thoughts."
What do you mean "minor ailments" or "little health
problems"? They're signs of karma being eliminated, right?
Question: During the initial
month when I first began to send righteous thoughts, once while sending
righteous thoughts I saw clearly through my Third Eye that within the span of
just five minutes a strong purple-reddish light annihilated in an instant
everything of that big head demon in China which appeared to be human but also
not human. The power was great beyond description. Is what was annihilated only
a representative in our dimension? Is there a representative of it in each and
every dimension?
Teacher: It's very complicated. Sometimes
you disciples are truly able to directly eliminate the rotten ghosts inside the
body of that big head demon. At those times it looks like it's about to die,
but then they begin to resuscitate it, and then another batch of rotten ghosts
replenish it, so it comes around, just is if nothing had happened. Also, in
order for it to be able to control all the rotten ghosts, way back when, the
old forces propped up all of its cells' particles that make up its human body
beneath its surface to the point where those particles were as large as the
Three Realms. All human things inside of the cells were dug out by the old
forces and cast down to hell, and the cells were refilled with those rotten
ghosts. Since particles of a human being are in the image of that person, all
the dimensions in the Three Realms had the head demon's cells in them, and all
the cells had large numbers of rotten ghosts inside them. So when you disciples
sent righteous thoughts at those times, you were able to eliminate a large
number of the big head demon's particles and the rotten ghosts in the Three
Realms. At the instant when you were annihilating it and blowing it up, you
would see that it was destroyed, and that was real. What state have you put it
in now? Everything but the particles that form its human surface has been
eliminated and it is now empty. There's nothing left. What's left is just the
human skin made up of a layer of surface cells, which includes the internal
organs. And that's because all the cell particles in the Three Realms of the
head demon that were propped up by the old forces have been annihilated, and
there's nothing of it above or below, and all of them have been cleaned out. At
present this human skin is being propped up by those last, worst demons of the
old forces. So it no longer has any of the normal rationality a human being
has. Everything results from those rotten ghosts controlling its human skin,
which is truly like a layer of skin that's been painted on. All of the
bad-person concepts and karma that the surface of its human skin has generated
over the course of its life now seem very afraid. What it displays is simply
fear. It's afraid of the consequences of losing power, it's afraid that Falun
Gong's name will be cleared, it's afraid that it will be killed, it's afraid
that the vast amount of money and property its family has embezzled will be
confiscated--it's afraid of everything. Yet the evil on its other side feels
nothing but hatred. It can see that the situation is hopeless, and it feels
hatred, yet it's not able to muster up a lot of energy. It knows that it's all
over for it. It feels hatred but it's also afraid, and it has to force itself
to act energetic for people to see, and it tries to hang on to keep the show
going. That's the state that it's in right now. Back when its cells' particles
were propped up so much, and its inside was filled with rotten ghosts, the evil
energy was truly running high, and its body was propped up so much that it felt
like it was expanding and expanding; it felt that it had a healthy body and
strong energy. It also became bold and had such a ferocious look to it that the
people around it really got scared of it. Now it's like an eggplant after a
frost, it's all shriveled up, and everything inside it has been purged. The
more righteous thoughts Dafa disciples send, the fewer the number of rotten
ghosts there will be inside its body, the more shriveled up it will get, and
the smaller its body will get, because other than the human skin there's
nothing of its microcosmic particles left.
Question: Disciples from the
Second Military Command University, Toronto, Pingxiang of Jiangxi Province, the
city of Chongqing, Peru, China, Macao, the U.S., the city of Harbin, Shandong
Province, the city of Jinan, the city of Kunming, Australia, the city of
Dalian, disciples released from prison in the city of Jiamusi, disciples from
Germany, **** Detention Center in the city of
Shijiazhuang, Shandong Province, the city of Hezhe, Tianjin, Xinjiang Province,
the city of Hengyang, and the city of Changchun--the above disciples send
greetings to Master.
Teacher: Thank you! (Applause)
Question: Recently when I've been
studying Zhuan Falun I no longer feel like I'm developing new understandings
and making progress each time I finish reading the book.
Teacher: However high a person's xinxing
is, that's how high his gong is. There have to be reasons. Is it
because your mind isn't calm? I think there have to be reasons. At higher
levels the requirements are higher, too.
Question: Could you tell us what
the basic process is when the transition is made from the Fa-rectification
period to the period when the Fa rectifies the human world?
Teacher: I can tell you, there isn't a
process like you've imagined, not at all. I can tell you that the immense force
of the Fa's rectification of the human world is something that the old forces
couldn't see in the past. Now that they've seen it they're scared out of their
wits. So a lot of those Gods who the old forces arranged to do certain things
don't dare to do them now. What's manifesting in the current state of things is
the rotten ghosts continuing to do bad things. Once the Fa's rectification of
the human world arrives, all of these things will be over with. There's no
process. At the time of the Fa's rectification, at the time when the gong arrives,
there will be a certain phenomenon. What phenomenon? I've told you before that
everything that human beings see with their eyes is composed of molecules. So
on this molecular layer, if a hole were punched through or a rip were torn
open--no matter where it was--what would you see? You would see the heavens, it
would be exactly like the curtain on a stage suddenly being ripped open or a
hole being punched through it, but this dimension can't be ruined since the
Fa's rectification of the human world still needs to be done. Or, it could seep
in from all the microcosmic levels.
Question: Besides being attached
to their arrangements, do the old forces have other areas where they fall
short?
Teacher: Other than being attached to
everything that they want to have happen, there's nothing else for them. They
just want to preserve what they had originally, and they only have that one
aim.
Question: Will any
Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples be left behind?
Teacher: No. (Loud applause) If I
left you behind you'd be ruined, truly ruined. That's because if a person isn't
going forward, he's going backward. Once you suddenly reached that state in
this environment, then in this environment as long as you were here among
humans and were mixed in with humans when you did things, your level would drop
and you'd gradually be polluted by humans. Haven't I said that the Buddhas in
the heavens and the Buddhas,
Question: Revered Master, please
tell us what should be the direction of the Minghui Kindergartens.
Teacher: You've been doing a great job!
You know, that big head demon is injecting kids in Chinese kindergartens with
poison, it's so wicked! It truly wants to destroy the human race! When it sees
us doing things this way it gets enraged. Actually, in the previous Chinese
government, among the central leadership, out of the seven members of the
Standing Committee, six of them were against persecuting Falun Gong. I also
know that even the head of the 610 Office, who's been persecuting Falun Gong,
was against the persecution initially. Almost all the central governmental
agencies and various ministries of the government were against persecuting
Falun Gong.
Question: While taking part in
this Fa-rectification, the old forces made arrangements for time on two Earths.
Why did the experiments have to be performed on the second Earth with the
giants, dwarves, and medium-sized people? May I ask, what kind of people did
they arrange on the first Earth?
Teacher: When the experiment was being
done here where we are, arrangements were made for three types of people. On
the first Earth five types of people were arranged. When that Earth finally
ended there were three types of people left. This time around, right from the
beginning there were just three types. They were continually exploring what
they wanted to have happen, and only made the final decision before
Fa-rectification was to take place.
Question: My question is this:
When we send righteous thoughts, are the low-level evil beings that we
eliminate also constantly replenished as they are eliminated?
Teacher: Dimensions have been made very
complex by cosmic bodies that came from the outside. They've even divided
particles into different segments. You really do eliminate them. But what's
eliminated is a segmented portion. During Fa-rectification when I clear away a
layer of gigantic beings, another batch of the rotten ghosts is then exposed,
and that's why it seems like they can't ever be totally cleared away. But in
fact, our cleansing is done on a large scale and at a fast speed. And what's
more, the total number of things that have been cleared out is huge. We can see
this from the overall situation of Fa-rectification: In the past, every blade
of grass and every tree was under the evil beings' control, almost to the point
where even the particles of air were under their control. It even felt hard for
you to take a breath. Now things are different. People are waking up, and there
aren't that many rotten ghosts left to control people. What a huge change!
Question: On January 22nd
a
Teacher: Since you're Dafa disciples, when
there's a problem, everyone should work together as one. Since they aren't
afraid of having their dirty deeds brought out into the open, we should expose
them all to the whole world, and let all Americans know that a
Question: I'm sometimes clear
about what the old forces are and sometimes not.
Teacher: They're just that twenty percent
of beings in the cosmos, and they were arranged to take part in my affairs. In
history they made many systematic arrangements, and I participated in many of
their arrangements in history. If I hadn't participated at those times they
would have chosen someone else, and there would have been even more problems at
the time of Fa-rectification. They would have chosen another person to rectify
the Fa. Then when it was time to rectify the Fa and I began to do things, they
would have used up all the beings in the entire cosmos to go after me. If I
eliminated them, then how could I save them? What Fa-rectification truly looks
like is something that not a single being may know. Whoever knew it would
escape it, and that's something that the cosmos couldn't allow. Even less could
it allow beings in the cosmos to choose how Fa-rectification plays out.
Question: Recently a married
couple who are both Dafa disciples gave birth to a baby who appears to have a
lot of hardship and is born deformed. How should we look at this situation?
Teacher: Things are very complicated at
this time. Since he's your child, you should provide loving care and do your best
to take care of him. But put your mind at ease. As long as you can cultivate to
Consummation, everything will end up to be the best (applause)--this is
created for cultivators and Dafa disciples. If you can't Consummate, though,
then everything was for nothing.
Question: Master has told us that
the main body of Dafa is in
Teacher: No need to worry about that.
They're all able to know about the Minghui website. Dafa disciples in remote
regions all keep in touch with one another and information is being passed
among them.
Question: Revered Master said
earlier that those who wrote pledges while being persecuted to the point where
they were no longer clearheaded still have a chance. But no matter what, I
can't forgive those people in Mainland
Teacher: Yes, it's hard to say what will
happen when they have gone that far. I've said that I want to save everyone.
But if you have sinned so greatly, then the Fa will be used to judge you, and
there's nothing more that can be done for you. Compassion and solemn dignity
coexist for the sake of protecting the Fa. But the old forces deliberately
arranged for some people to come in and do things that way, so it's very
complicated. Before
Question: Master, please tell us
if there are situations where your Buddha-picture is also passed through.
Teacher: I can tell you that they aren't
trying to do anything to me. They're targeting students' attachments. If you
act in a really upright way they absolutely won't dare to just casually do
those things, as it has my Law Body on it. As for the old forces in particular,
did you know this: Their Fa-rectification depends completely on me, they
respect me, and the tribulations are created for you, not me. But if you can
handle those things with righteous thoughts then you won't be interfered with.
As a matter of fact, in many instances the reason behind it is that your
attachments are at work.
Just a moment ago I talked about
how it's not that the old forces want to destroy the cosmos. They just want to
preserve everything in its original form. So, from the perspective of my Law
Bodies, it doesn't matter whether it's old forces or righteous Gods, my Law
Bodies are watching over everything. Only when you, the Dafa disciples, don't
conduct yourselves well do they dare to do things. That's when they have an
excuse to target you. Under normal circumstances they don't dare to do such
things. Even though the situation that I described earlier does exist, it is an
isolated, very isolated, phenomenon. If that phenomenon happens even once or
twice the consequences are pretty big. That's why I said that as soon as they
were seen they'd be destroyed. No matter whether they did it intentionally or
unintentionally, as soon as they were seen they were destroyed, since they
committed the sin of persecuting Dafa disciples' righteous thoughts and
righteous faith. So, even if they can justify it, they're still very timid when
they do those things. As a matter of fact, I'm already eliminating that type of
thing and putting a stop to it.
Some students have seen the old
forces do some bad deeds and bring bad things onto my body. Some students are
able to see that. What worries me more is that you might be affected by it!
That's because you would see that it looked like something bad was on Master's
body. Do you realize that those things are yours?! I am suffering on
your behalf. (Loud applause) Otherwise who would dare to bring things
upon me? It happens because I'm protecting you, and somebody has to eliminate
it.
Question: How can we more
effectively clarify the truth on a large scale and save sentient beings? How
can we make our newspapers and television have a bigger impact?
Teacher: All of those are specific
matters. The fact is, you're doing quite well. You should keep on doing those
things and come up with ways to keep on improving them. That too is walking the
path of Dafa disciples and establishing your mighty virtue by saving the people
of the world.
Question: When we send righteous
thoughts to eliminate problems inside of ourselves, are we also eliminating the
old forces that are passing through our bodies?
Teacher: When you send righteous thoughts,
it doesn't just stop at what's inside your body, everything that's inside of
your domain is scared away. So is it okay to just constantly send righteous
thoughts to keep them from coming and do nothing else? What I'm saying is, they
just don't dare to come anymore under normal circumstances, but if you think
about it too much it becomes an attachment. Other dimensions exist
simultaneously. You don't feel anything when beings in other dimensions walk
toward you and pass through you. That's how dimensions exist. The cosmos is
just structured that way, and it won't affect you. Since the topic of the
structure has come up, I'll tell you something that you'll enjoy hearing. (Loud
applause)
You know there are many many
plants, animals, and different kinds of things on earth. Specifically speaking,
you know there are apples, bananas, oranges, and grapes, you know there are tigers,
lions, rabbits, and goats, and you know there are many many different kinds of
trees, plants, and flowers. Other dimensions have those things too. Faraway
cosmic bodies that are at the same level as Earth and similar to Earth have
those things too. Lower-level particles compose particles that are one level
higher. Those bigger particles also have these animals, plants, and different
kinds of things on them. An apple in the heavens is so big that it might be
even bigger than a planet. Is an apple from those low-level planets a particle
inside of the big apple of high-level particles? The answer is yes. There are
lions on Earth, there are lions in the heavens, and there are lions at even
higher levels. There are people on Earth, there are people in the heavens, and
there are even bigger people--so big they're incomparably gigantic. And beings
have kings, or in other words, every being has a king. The king of a being is
the largest layer of that particle, and everything beneath it is spread out on
particles of different sizes, some big and some small. The living being on the
sphere of the largest particle layer is the king of all the beings, and its
particles are displayed in all the levels underneath it.
So what kind of entity is this
cosmos? Myriads of things that are interwoven and blending together. There are
so many beings on Earth, but those living things don't at all belong to the
same king, and they don't belong to the same system of beings. Yet they all
live here and have blended together. But living things are connected to their
own kings, and they aren't connected to other beings. That is, even though they
intersect throughout the space of the cosmos, they have their own independent
systems and are governed by their own kings. So lions have their king, apples
have their king, bananas have their king, trees have their king, plants, grass,
flowers--all things--they each have their respective kings. That's how all
beings that exist in dimensions that are at the same level intersect and blend
together. Human beings pass through gigantic beings. At each and every moment,
extremely microcosmic living elements float through the bodies of ordinary
people. Your surface is watched over by my Law Bodies and Law Guardians. And
the side of you that's been fully cultivated is sealed up. As one layer is done
it's sealed up. As another layer is done it's sealed up. And nothing can pass
through it. So this cosmos is really complicated. I've described for you yet
another form of the structure of the cosmos. (Loud applause)
Question: I feel that Master is
higher than everything and has already arranged our path. So from that
perspective, it seems that the arrangements of the old forces are used by
Master with our improvement as the goal. So it seems that the arrangements of
the old forces aren't actually very real. Is this understanding correct?
Teacher: Half of it is correct, because I
don't acknowledge them. But I knew that they'd do things this way, so I was
left with no choice but to go along with their ploys and turn their ploys
against them. That's the situation.
Question: Dafa disciples from
Teacher: Thank you! (Loud applause)
Question: When we send righteous
thoughts to eliminate problems in ourselves, are we also eliminating the old
forces that are passing through disciples' flesh bodies, and is it okay for us
to copy Master's compassion and clarify the truth to them in our minds?
Teacher: That has left too strong an
impression on you. I can tell you that that happens just because of the spatial
structure and you shouldn't be concerned about it. If you don't want them to
pass through you, just close your mouth and don't breathe today. (Audience
laughs) The reason is that the air, too, is alive, and it too is beings
that haven't been rectified by the Fa yet. So don't be concerned about these
things. Human beings have lived this way for thousands and tens of thousands of
years. Why is it so hard for a human being to cultivate, and why is it hard for
a human being to become a God? It's because the old cosmos doesn't have the
wisdom and isn't able to solve these problems. In order for these problems to
be solved, the cosmos had to be fundamentally perfected from top to bottom. The
path for future human beings to become Gods has been blazed, and that has
happened because this undertaking is to be done from here all the way up to the
very top. (Loud applause) So for a human being, the formation of
postnatal concepts, along with interference from this type of element, make
things very complicated. It's really hard to save people! Divine beings of the
past saw saving people as something very hard to do, since they saw this
phenomenon. Should Dafa disciples be afraid of this? Approach everything with
righteous thoughts! I was only telling you that there is that phenomenon, that
there is something like that happening. That's a part of the cosmos' structure,
it's how things are.
Question: Lately when I send
righteous thoughts my body feels incredibly warm.
Teacher: That's a good thing. The feeling
of warmth comes from having a large amount of energy. Some people can feel it
and some can't.
Question: I feel waves upon waves
of pressure in my head. Is this normal or is this demonic interference?
Teacher: Generally speaking it's normal.
The changes in your body, the reflections of your gong, and the raising
of your level can all result in that kind of reaction.
Question: There is this lady in
Teacher: Dafa disciples, the most
important thing that you need to do today is to clarify the facts and save
sentient beings. You should find out if she's been poisoned or not, and if she
has you should go and talk to her. If she hasn't been poisoned, then you should
go do whatever you're supposed to do. The government does provide care for
handicapped people, after all, so you shouldn't think about it too much. If
you're too attached to these things, then I can tell you, you can forget about
cultivation. The misfortune and injustices in the human world are just so
cruel, and there are so many unfair things in the human world. Can you be
attached to them all? The only way to save a person is to save her on a
fundamental level. (Applause)
Question: Some people say that
there's no need for Dafa disciples to save money.
Teacher: That's going to extremes again. (Audience
laughs) Do what you think you should do. If you say that you want to save
money and purchase property, then in that case you should go do that, because
that is how people will cultivate in the future. Or maybe you'll say that you
don't want to do anything and you just want to wait here, (audience laughs)
well in that case you won't Consummate. What a strong attachment that would be!
But when the time of Consummation actually came, you wouldn't be able to let go
of those things, would you? If you can let them go then they're not important.
One's thinking at that moment is the thinking of a God. So why would you think
about those things? Don't concern yourself with anything. As a matter of fact,
I can tell you that at the final moment of the Fa's rectification of the human
world, in a flash everything will be disintegrated. What money? There won't
even be a piece of paper left. (Loud applause) But that doesn't
have anything to do with you.
Question: Saving money and
planning financially for the future education of children isn't something that
we should concern ourselves with since we're going to Consummate in the future
and don't need to worry about that. (Audience laughs) There are also Dafa
disciples who say that we don't even need to care for our parents, as they
might be our enemies from the past. (Audience laughs)
Teacher: That doesn't sound like something
a Dafa disciple would say. The attachment has grown that strong! Do you know
what a magnificent thing it is for Dafa disciples to Consummate? Master has to
take care of everything all around you. Is there any need for you to worry
about anything? Do you have the ability to take care of those things? Will
things go according to your wishes? Haven't I already explained this principle
to you all? If their fortune isn't that good, it's totally useless no matter
what kind of plans you make. But Master is able to arrange things for you. I
can make arrangements, regardless of whether they have good fortune or not.
What are you worried about? You should just cultivate and I'll take care of
everything for you. Hasn't that been said already? But if you don't cultivate
well, then there's nothing I can do. Your words don't sound like something a
Dafa disciple would say, that's what I think!
Question: In the morning you
mentioned that you went from nothing to something, and that in the future
nobody will know you. I want to know, after we Consummate in the future will we
still have these types of opportunities to listen to you teach the Fa? If I
still have questions, will there be opportunities to have you answer them for
us? (Audience laughs)
Teacher: You can't cultivate forever. (Audience
laughs) You're still using human thinking to consider things. Gods don't
think about things that way. When you have countless sentient beings to take
care of you'll have a lot on your mind. Then you probably won't be able to
think of Master this frequently! (Teacher laughs) Just joking. Of course,
maybe I'll teach Fa on a larger scale in the future, and maybe I won't. Those
are all future matters. The truth is, when you think about whether you'll be
able to see Master in the future you're still using the human thoughts that are
present to think about things. When that day arrives you'll be in a different
state. But when you truly need me, you'll see the aspect that is the wide and
far-reaching Buddha's grace. (Loud applause) That's because you are
special. You are Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples! (Loud applause)
You once existed alongside the Fa-rectification! (Loud applause)
You should cherish this
predestined chance. There really won't be a next time. In the future you'll see
the terrifying image of the Fa-rectification that lies in history's past. Some
Dafa disciples really have performed poorly--one moment they were doing quite
well and the next they weren't. Actually, even when gigantic cosmic beings
witnessed the power of Fa-rectification they were truly shocked.
Today is the first time since
From the question slips that you
submitted this time I can see that they're very different from before. The
words might be similar, but I can see that what's inside them is different. On
top of that, the biggest difference is that the mindset of curiosity and
fascination has been replaced by righteous thoughts. You've become rational and
you're no longer hovering around the surface searching for knowledge. Of
course, when I talked about the structure of the cosmos you were all
interested. But it wasn't just you--even Gods were listening carefully since
they didn't even know about it. (Applause) So during this persecution,
even though we've suffered huge losses and Dafa disciples have been
groundlessly persecuted, I can really tell that you've matured during this
persecution, and you are now composed and rational. The old attitude of saying
one thing and thinking another and not being attentive to the Fa is gone.
During this persecution, everyone has seriously reflected on which path he
should take and what he should do. Actually, the old forces arranged for many
people to come and play negative roles. Some of those people had abandoned that
before the persecution started, and some did during the persecution. That's
because the side of those beings that's aware knows. So, many people who were
to play negative roles quit and are now cultivating in an upright and dignified
way. It's because I absolutely don't acknowledge the ones who play negative
roles. The old forces didn't expect that their arrangements--such intricate
arrangements that appeared to be done for me but were in reality done for
themselves--as well as everything they've done, would become the true
impediment to Fa-rectification, and that they themselves would become the true
demonic obstacles in the Fa-rectification.
And speaking of demons, I wasn't
referring to normal demons in the cosmos. In fact, the cosmos' Demon King is
the manifestation of another aspect of lives. It's also a guardian of the
cosmos, only it uses evil means. So I wasn't referring to them. I was referring
to the beings that are damaging Fa-rectification--they are the demons that
truly damage Dafa. We've experienced so many things. A lot of times words were
at the tip of my tongue but I had to swallow them, because once I brought it
out into the open there'd really be just so many things that I had to say.
We've experienced so many things, and you've all become mature. You should face
the journey ahead of you with even more rationality, and you should handle
everything that you're doing today with even more rationality. Don't be stuck
in emotion anymore, and don't be mired in your very strong sense of self
anymore. You all have abilities and talents, Master has affirmed you, and you
don't need to display those things of yours to Master anymore. (Applause)
How are we to... it's just like
what the student who submitted the question slip brought up, how are we to do a
good job cooperating and coordinating with each other--that's what
Fa-rectification needs the most from Dafa disciples. We don't dwell on surface
forms. As long as you've studied the Fa well you will be able to do that. You
know, in the old days before a group practice everybody would be talking and
doing all kinds of things, and it would look really disorderly. But as soon as
the music started--"Whoosh!" everybody stood together and gathered
into a formation more orderly than a group of soldiers. There wasn't anybody
drilling you and there wasn't anybody telling you what to do. Instead, it came
from inside yourselves. That's cooperation and coordination, and that's the
harmony of Dafa disciples. You shouldn't just display it in these certain
things, you should display that kind of cooperation in all areas of
Fa-rectification.
Of course, there are also some
problems which I'm not going to bring up here. And I don't want to emphasize
them, as the words that come from my mouth carry a great deal of weight. This
is because a lot of problems are what you need to face, and they're also things
that, as you trip and fall, require you to become mature, make you take heed
and recognize them so that you can walk the road ahead of you well.
Also, don't think,
"Fa-rectification has come this far, so it looks like it'll be over soon
and we should start making plans for the future." I can tell you that any
attachment will bring on tremendous tribulations. You absolutely must not form
any attachments! You should cultivate in an upright and dignified way, and
handle well everything in front of you that you should do. If you're to
Consummate tomorrow, you still have to do well what you're supposed to do today
and in an orderly way. That's because everything Dafa disciples are doing today
is to be left for the people of the future, and this is the path of cultivation
for the people of the future. This is extremely important. Do not walk a
crooked path. Dafa is the best at every level, and at this human level Dafa
disciples should only make it even more complete and perfect, and not bring any
losses to it.
That's all I'd like to say. I
hope you will do well what you're supposed to do. Of the three things to
validate the Fa, one is to study the Fa well, one is to clarify the facts, and
another is to take sending righteous thoughts seriously. Put together, these
things all validate the Fa and all save sentient beings, and they are all what
Dafa disciples should do. In other words, your Consummation, your future, and
all of your mighty virtue are established in these. Make your own contributions
based on your individual abilities and specific talents in different areas. For
example, in clarifying the facts, some of you produce TV programs, and some publish
newspapers, a lot of different methods are used, and some distribute
truth-clarifying material directly on the streets, some go to the Chinese
consulates, and some work with the government. Not a single one of all these
different approaches should be neglected. I can tell you, the fact that right
now Dafa has been able to break through the evil persecution and have more of
the world's people know about Dafa is inseparable from the things you're doing
today. The overall situation right now is what you've established. (Loud
applause) If you haven't done things well you should seize the day. You
don't need anyone to affirm you, and you don't need to do things to show
anyone. When you are able to live up to your conscience, Master sees it. (Applause)
I think I've already said a lot
today. I won't say more. I'm a bit reluctant to leave--I really enjoy being
with you. (Long period of applause)
Editor's note: The translation is
subject to further improvement so as to be closer to the original text. Last updated: July 5, 2003.