A
Heavy Blow
To make it convenient for more
people to practice cultivation, Dafa at present mainly takes the form of
cultivation practice in the society of everyday people; practitioners temper
themselves in their workplaces and other environments of everyday persons. Only
monks and nuns need to roam around. Yet some people are now traveling all over
the country and calling themselves Dafa disciples. They live in the homes of
Dafa disciples for no reason, while eating, drinking, taking, and asking for
things. Swindling and bluffing, they take advantage of Dafa by capitalizing on
the kind nature of students. But why can’t our students distinguish them?
Practicing cultivation is to cultivate one’s own self. Think about it: Why
don’t these people do actual cultivation calmly in their own homes? A
difficult environment can help a person cultivate himself better. Why do these
people disregard my words and move around the whole country? Why do these people
eat, take, and ask for students’ things, yet ask them to abandon their
attachments? Is this what I’ve taught them? Even worse, some stay in
students’ homes for a few consecutive months. Isn’t this flagrantly
interfering with and harming students’ cultivation practice? I think that
these people need to pay back in full what they have eaten and taken by
swindling. Dafa won’t permit it to be otherwise. If this sort of thing occurs
again in the future, you can treat that person as a regular swindler and report
him to the police, for that person absolutely is not our student.
Also, in some
regions people have organized so-called “Fa-preaching groups” without
permission, acting pretentiously among students and swindling people everywhere.
There are people who also invite individuals to give speeches, thereby
undermining and interfering with students’ cultivation. On the surface these
people appear to be spreading Dafa, but in reality they are promoting
themselves. A student’s cultivation is arranged systematically by my Law
Bodies. It is only that some students don’t know this or they remain unaware
of it. So aren’t these people causing interference? It is especially difficult
for those who have just started learning the Fa to make a clear distinction.
There are also people delivering so-called “speeches” in conferences that
are attended by thousands. What they say is all about themselves. They even
define some sentences of Dafa or interpret Dafa, with their bodies emitting to
the students black karma and attachment substances. I have stated explicitly in Zhuan Falun that this is forbidden. Why don’t you think about
this? This is especially so for those who are in charge of hosting and have
invited people to do those things, for you might have inflicted some intangible
harm to Dafa disciples, and you are no longer qualified to be in charge of Dafa
disciples. Without listening to me or following the requirements of Dafa, how
could you be my disciples? Isn’t this going
against Dafa? If this isn’t an act of harming Dafa, what is it? My disciples,
you shouldn’t always be unaware of these things until I point them out. In
fact, everything is included in the Fa. Why not read the books more? I suggest
that everyone set his mind to reading ten times the book I wrote, Essentials
for Further Advancement, which you call scripture. When your mind isn’t at
peace, studying the Fa is not effective. You should study it with a peaceful
mind.
In a few
regions we have people in charge who don’t read the books or study the Fa.
What’s more, they claim that they have headaches whenever they read the Fa.
Isn’t it obvious that demons are interfering with them, and yet they don’t
want to break from their control? Even a new student can realize this. How can
such people be in charge? I think it is better for people like that to
voluntarily become common students and actually practice cultivation for a
period of time peacefully—this is good for both Dafa and them. There was also
someone who understood my letter of criticism to her in the opposite way. She
made copies and distributed them to show off, without realizing her mistake. She
claimed, “Teacher even wrote to me.” Also, in order to have students follow
their commands, some people often use words in their speeches like, “On behalf
of Teacher Li, I ...,” and so on. Nobody can represent me. How could your
words become my words? My words are the Fa. Could your words be the Fa? My
disciples! I suggest that you first become common students for a period of time,
and then resume your work after becoming clearheaded. No matter how much work a
person in charge has done among everyday people, he is working for Dafa out of
his own will. The success of his work is only a manifestation among ordinary
humans. It is the mighty power of Dafa itself and the specific arrangements made
by my Law Bodies that enable people to obtain the Fa and spread the Fa widely.
Without my Law Bodies doing these things, even protecting the people in charge
could hardly be ensured, let alone spreading the Fa widely. So don’t always
think of yourselves too highly. There is no fame, self-interest, or official
titles in Dafa, but only cultivation practice.
Li Hongzhi
June 18, 1997
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