Click on the below-mentioned, numbered subjects:
- Welcome
- What’s Happening?
- Be Quiet, Sincere, and Focused in Studying the Fa
- Look Inward When Meeting with Problems to Break Through the Barriers Imposed by the Old Forces
- On Studying the Fa with Our Hearts
- Passing Tests
- Studying the Fa More Prevents Us From Getting Lost in Everyday Society
- Complacency, Humanness, and a Jug of Water
- 1. Welcome
Welcome to the October 2012 Falun Dafa India Newsletter.
In this issue, we have a compilation of experience-sharing Articles gleaned from Clearwisdom that always shine through because of their insights and fine quality of sharing. It is important to read the Clearwisdom, Pureinsight and other Dafa sites.
We make an effort to select Articles from the Archives which people don’t go back to and are relevant even today. Contributions are welcome from practitioners.
Heshi! Hope, you like the selection of Articles and gain some new insights!
Note: "All the contents in this newsletter - except for quotations and excerpts of writings of the founder Mr. Li Hongzhi - are only ideas and experiences of practitioners and do not represent Falun Dafa in itself."
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- 2. What’s Happening?
Practitioners from Hyderabad introduced Falun Dafa and clarified the truth to 140 forest officers and director A.P. Forest Academy.
Practitioners met a very senior retired officer of Indian Air Force and explained about the practice and clarified the truth. He felt that our practice could be useful to the pilots and other officers in his Vayupuri colony and promised to call to introduce the practice to all of them.
Hyderabad practitioners met the lady in-charge of Spring fields school, who requested to introduce the practice to the school students from 8th October, as presently, they have half yearly exams. The school has 3 branches in Hyderabad.
Practitioners introduced the practice to the inspector and others of Police station, Jadcherla in
Mahbubnagar District. The Inspector was presented with a copy of Zhuan Falun.
Met the District Governor elect of Rotary club in Vishakapatnam and explained about Falun Dafa
He promised to give a free stall during the ceremony to be held in 3rd week of December and asked us to contact him in 1st week of December.
Practitioners from Delhi were invited by an artist to demonstrate the exercises and give flyers at an
Exhibition at Lalit Kala Academy.
Practitioners from Delhi participated at the Raipur Book Fair and were ably supported by practitioners from Hyderabad.
Practitioners from Bangalore made an introductory audio visual presentation of Falun Dafa and clarified the truth to teachers at ILM Institute, KGF.
Falun Dafa was also introduced to about 200 students at Jyothi Nivas College, Bangalore and the truth was clarified through an interesting audio visual presentation tying it up with Human Rights.
Falun Dafa Workshop was conducted in one of the IT company in Pune. Introduction of Falun Dafa was given and Exercises were taught to employees.
Rotary Club Pune University chapter has invited Pune practitioners to conduct a Falun Dafa workshop in October.
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- 3. Be Quiet, Sincere, and Focused in Studying the Fa
By a Falun Dafa practitioner from China
(Minghui.org)
There was a period of time I wasn't making progress in studying Dafa teachings and was admiring those who did. Despite the efforts I put in to studying the and reading many cultivation sharing articles, I did not seem to be getting the same kind of results as those practitioners in advising ordinary people to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
After continued sharing during Fa studies and asking Teacher for revelation, one day I saw in other dimensions a brick platform supported by a tower-like pillar. After I pried open the brick floor, it was empty underneath. There was another room with the same type of floor. When I pried open its brick floor, it was also empty underneath. I understood Teacher was telling me that my Fa study was superficial.
Reflecting upon how I had been studying the Fa, I noticed that I was focusing on completing a set number of pages instead of the meaning of the content. Upon returning from an interruption, I could not remember where I stopped. There were random thoughts showing up during my Fa study. I recalled a story my mother told me about a farmer going to worship a Buddha. Along the way it rained and he made a mental note to himself to remember to bring back a pail that he left in the field. After worshiping, he went back to the field. As he picked up the pail, he saw a pile of ash similar to the ash from the incense he burned. Apparently, the Buddha did not accept his worship because of his lack of sincerity.
I was determined to change my attitude toward Fa study. Before I began Fa study, I sent forth righteous thoughts to remove any interference that might occur. After I read a statement, I would ask myself what I had learned. If my attention drifted away from my study, I would start over again even if I had to repeat the same paragraph over several times. I spent four hours on just one lecture, but I did get some inner meaning from it. To me, this is the real purpose of Fa study.
Fellow practitioners doing the well are serious about Fa study. Teacher emphasized Fa study a lot too. At this time, I appreciated it too. Cultivation is a serious matter. There will be interference when we study the Fa. Recently, I felt as if separated from the Fa by something. I no longer had the feeling of being drawn to studying the sacred Fa. Hence, I sent righteous thoughts to remove this blockage. After a few days, I saw in other dimensions a towel flying off a machine gear. Since then, my interest and joy in studying the Fa returned.
This is my personal understanding. Please point out anything that is improper.
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- 4. Look Inward When Meeting with Problems to Break Through the Barriers Imposed by the Old Forces
By Huilian, a practitioner in China
(Minghui.org)
Master said in his new article “Dafa
Disciples Must Study the Fa,”
“For a Dafa disciple, cultivation is first priority. That’s
because if you fail to cultivate well, you will not be able to
accomplish what you are to do; and if you fail to cultivate well,
your power to save sentient beings will not be that great.”
In order to help local practitioners quickly form a whole body,
I frequently share my understandings of the with others. I
encouraged them to look inward when they meet with problems so that
together we can do well the required by Master.
However, at times there has been tension and barriers between
practitioners due to misunderstandings. Some misunderstandings are
difficult to clear away and sometimes I felt wronged. The
accusations and gossiping behind my back made me feel terribly
uncomfortable.
The Fa principle of looking inward when encountering problems is
a precious tool that has helped me come out of this tribulation. I
was able to identify the attachments of mine that were deeply
hidden, and I purified myself and resolved the tension. I would
like to share my experience of how I looked inward during the past
year.
Letting Go of Selfishness and Looking Inward
Master taught us, in “To the European Fa Conference,”
“Some students have, throughout the course of their cultivation,
always looked outward, sought external solutions, and looked for
things outwardly, focusing on things such as how others are not
treating them well, saying displeasing things, acting too much like
ordinary people, always being hard on them, or never accepting
their ideas.”
Using Master’s teachings as a mirror, why was it that when I
pointed out the shortcoming of another practitioner, no one in our
Fa study group supported me? I thought that I was being responsible
to the whole body and thought that I was within the Fa. I did it
for the good of the practitioner. But in fact after I examined
myself, I saw that it was because I felt that I was better than
others.
For example, practitioner A felt a lot of pressure when she
worked with me in talking to people about Falun Gong. Practitioner
B said that she was jealous of me. She wondered how I had managed
to help so many sentient beings have a clear understanding of Falun
Gong. She didn't believe that I was able to urge so many people to
renounce their CCP membership each time. When I heard all her
suspicions, I felt very uncomfortable. I told her about an article
posted on , where one elderly lady was
able to help more than sixty people in a single day to renounce
their CCP memberships, and I was only able to help half that number
of people. As for the quality of how I clarify the facts about
Falun Gong, Master is watching over me and the divine beings are
watching, so why should you worry?
Through Fa study, I understood that this was the evil making use
of the practitioner’s mouth to create barriers between us. This was
causing interference to our saving of sentient beings. But I also
realized that I didn't really know how to look inward. I wouldn't
allow my fundamental attachment to be touched. The moment it was
touched, I would explode.
The second time I met with practitioner B was after two
practitioners had been taken away by CCP personnel while talking to
others about Falun Gong. Practitioner B said, “See how good this
practitioner was when clarifying the truth about Falun Gong, yet
when she was arrested she divulged everything and now she is not
even cultivating.” Actually even though practitioner B was talking
about the situation she saw, I felt that she was actually
indirectly criticizing me. I felt that what she meant was that if I
didn’t cultivate myself, I was an everyday person doing Dafa
things, even though I managed to urge so many people to renounce
their CCP membership.
I thought to myself, “But it is better than you who have the
capability but did not try your best.” As a Dafa practitioner,
shouldn’t we treat fellow practitioners with the standards of
Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance? Especially regarding
forbearance, why wasn't I able to do that?
Even if what the fellow practitioner said was not totally
consistent with the facts, I must also look inward to see if I have
any shortcomings in this aspect. In some matters, perhaps it was
Master making use of her mouth to test me and see if I was able to
tolerate and forgive fellow practitioners. Although I was able to
do the three things required by Master, what was my motivation for
doing them? Master said, “Ordinary people can do Dafa work too.”
(“Teaching the Fa at the 2004 International Fa Conference in New
York”) When I realized this, I took the initiative to approach
practitioner B for a chat. She also realized that what she said was
not right. I also talked about the various shortcomings I had in
cultivation and asked her to help me identify them, and in this way
we could work together to cultivate ourselves and save sentient
beings.
Master said,
“Cultivation is about looking inside yourself. Whether you are
right or wrong, you should examine yourself. Cultivation is about
getting rid of human attachments.” (“Teaching the Fa in the City of
Los Angeles”)
Through this incident, I realized that all the unpleasant
situations you meet with and all the unpleasant words that you hear
are opportunities to look inward to search for hidden human
attachments, and cultivate them away. In this way you will
continually purify yourself. This is assimilating to the Fa.
When you Cultivate Yourself You Will Be Able to Resolve
Conflicts
Recently an elderly practitioner in our Fa study group said that
she had run out of truth clarifying materials, so I went to my
hometown, more than one hundred kilometers away, to get some
materials. The materials I brought back included "Heavens endow
good fortune," "How to survive the tribulations and disasters
safely," as well as the . The practitioner said that the materials were outdated
and the figure showing the number of people who had renounced their
CCP membership was not up to date. I explained to her that there
was a date listed for the figure and that the practitioners in my
hometown said these materials were very effective. The practitioner
didn't say anything else and took the materials home. For the next
three weeks, this elderly practitioner didn't come to my house for
Fa study and I worried if something had happened to her. Thus I
asked another practitioner about her. I was told that the elderly
practitioner did not understand the materials I had given her, and
she didn't want to come to my house in case I gave her more
materials. After hearing this, I was perplexed. The elderly
practitioner said that she was willing to distribute the materials
and that I had not given her that many.
While I was still confused, another practitioner told me about
something that had happened between this elderly practitioner and
myself. As I listened I thought that the facts were not accurate. I
just smiled and quietly sent righteous thoughts. Practitioners are
a whole body. When conflicts happen between practitioners, we must
look inward. I knew I should not bear any grudges and I must
treasure the sacred predestined relationships between practitioners
that were arranged by Master. I must not let barriers between
practitioners continue and I must eliminate all the interference
that is unfavorable to the cultivation of Dafa practitioners. I
must not be moved by these conflicts.
I thought that if there were any problems, we should open our
hearts and exchange experiences and understandings. I made a phone
call to the elderly practitioner and invited her to go shopping (to
talk to others about Falun Gong) with me. She agreed happily. After
we met, the practitioner was very emotional. She said, “You spent
money on printing the truth clarifying materials and let me
distribute them. I did not spend a single cent, yet I was
resentful. I was wrong.” She said that she would return to group Fa
study, and if there were materials to distribute I should give them
to her. The practitioner said that she had been studying Master’s
new article “What is a Dafa Disciple” repeatedly and she now
understood many Fa principles. She said that her criticism and
misunderstanding of me was not appropriate.
I believe that the misunderstanding between this elderly
practitioner and me was interference caused by the evil to create
barriers between us. If I had listened to her words and argued with
her, then I would have fallen for the evil's trick, and then the
elderly practitioner's misunderstanding of me would have been even
deeper. This would have caused unpleasant consequences.
I feel that practitioners will not meet with situations that are
unrelated to cultivation. Through continually looking inward, I
have noticed that I frequently impose my views on others. I
believed that if I am capable of doing a task, the other
practitioner should be able to do the same. I didn't consider the
ability of the person to withstand the same pressure. I didn't
consider that there might be serious consequences for those
practitioners who did not have a steady attitude when they tried to
save sentient beings. This year there were some materials
preparation sites that were destroyed by the evil. Some
practitioners were arrested and sent to forced labor camps. But
this elderly practitioner maintained a righteous mindset and has
been walking with steady steps every step of her cultivation.
We are all particles of Dafa. The only difference is that we are
at different cultivation and enlightenment levels. We should never
use the Fa principles that we understand at our levels to measure
other people, and we should not impose our views on others. We
should be considerate of others in all situations. We should also
make use of each conflict and every word that makes us feel
uncomfortable, as well as every thought that is not righteous, to
look inward and to continually improve ourselves, while treating
the practitioners around us with a selfless attitude. We should
sincerely assimilate our every word and action to the Fa, fulfill
our vows on the path to godhood, and fulfill our historic mission
to follow Master home.
Please compassionately point out anything inappropriate.
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- 5. On Studying the Fa with Our Hearts
By a practitioner in mainland China
(Minghui.org)
After reading the article "Studying the Fa with Our Hearts," I was immersed in deep thought. In almost every lecture, Master has told us to "study the Fa more" and "study the Fa well." From my understanding, Master's repeated talking about studying the Fa well indicates that practitioners have serious problems in this regard. In addition, I think failing to truly study the Fa wholeheartedly has become a widespread phenomenon.
As far as I know, some practitioners study the Fa every day and manage to finish the dedicated amount they set for themselves daily. They also tell others how much they read. Nonetheless, very often they cannot handle things from the Fa's perspective when they are faced with problems. They feel uneasy and upset when they are in conflict with others. Some practitioners encounter one conflict after another, and they are surrounded by interference and trouble, creating difficulties in their cultivation. When told to study the Fa more, they claim that they study the Fa every day. In fact, although they know the importance of Fa study, they read the Fa every day like they are doing a mundane task, instead of really studying the Fa wholeheartedly. I think the main reason for this is that they are unable to attain tranquility. With many attachments to the everyday world, one cannot concentrate on studying the Fa. I also feel that after reading the Fa many times, practitioners are very familiar with the surface wording of the Fa and can read very quickly. When reading one sentence, we know what the next sentence is and can read even without having to concentrate. Without a tranquil mind, we will not know what we are reading and the effect of Fa study cannot be achieved. Under this circumstance, I think reciting the Fa is a good idea. Reciting only a few paragraphs a day, inscribing it into our hearts, has a much better effect than reading several lectures a day without truly concentrating. Then I realized that when I can recite very fluently, sometimes I also lose concentration. As a result, I'd finish reciting a whole lecture very quickly without knowing what I was reciting. Under this circumstance, we need to keep a clear mind and recite sentence by sentence, so that every word will be displayed in front of our eyes, thus fusing our entire mind and body into the Fa. This feeling is so mysterious and profound that it's beyond description. If we study the Fa more and do so with every particle of the Fa entering our hearts, our minds will be filled with Dafa and we will naturally do the well, thus encountering less interference. In the past several years I have been studying the Fa in such a way. Since my mind is always filled with the Fa, I have kept a very good cultivation state.
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- 6. Passing Tests
By a practitioner from Beijing
(Minghui.org)
Passing tests is not limited only to those
tests related to the brutal persecution. Tests also occur in our
daily lives, and with each test there is an issue of whether we
pass it and how well we do in the process. Determination and
steadfastness in the Fa is key. While going through tribulations,
our hearts need to stay on the Fa and follow the Fa's requirements.
We need to firmly believe in Master and the Fa and keep them at the
forefront of our minds.
I would like to share an experience I had around 2001. While I
was on a business trip, I was arrested by the local National
Security Bureau. I reached my destination on Monday and was
arrested Friday night. I later realized from a conversation with
one of the staff at the National Security Bureau that they started
watching me as soon as I got off the plane. They surrounded my
hotel. I was followed every day for the entire week without even
realizing it. On Friday night, I invited a dozen people, including
a client and coworkers, to chat in the hotel room. That's when
people from the National Security Bureau came in and confirmed my
identity. I calmed down and said to Master in my heart, “No matter
what the situation is, I will not compromise my faith.” Immediately
after that, the perpetrators searched all of my belongings. They
registered every item that was related to Dafa and took pictures.
The division head said, “You'll be sentenced to at least
two-and-a-half years. If we add a couple of more things to the
report, it would be more than three years.”
During their break-time at night, there were three people from
the National Security Bureau watching me. The police car was right
downstairs, as well as by the hotel gate, to prevent me from
escaping. I was not afraid at that time. They later sent a deputy
director there, but I was calm and peaceful. I even invited him to
have a seat and chat after he came in. During the ten hours of
surveillance, I told the staff the facts about Falun Gong and the
persecution, dispelling the propaganda put out by the Party. I
showed them a DVD about the staged Tiananmen self-immolation
incident. I patiently explained things to them and answered their
questions. They were deeply poisoned by the Party. In the afternoon
on Saturday, they said they were too busy and no longer wanted to
watch me. So they decided to release me. The entire process took
about 20 hours.
After I returned to my company, my coworkers talked about what
had transpired at great length, as they were simply amazed by it.
No matter what situations we face, as long as we stay on the Fa,
miracles will happen. It is just like what Master said,
“There are two circumstances in which they can't touch a Dafa
disciple. One is that he is rock-solid. They don't dare touch him,
because they know at that time that if this disciple has taken a
righteous path and conducted himself well and someone still dares
to persecute him, it doesn't matter that they're the old forces or
what the old principles are--I absolutely won't spare them. There
are countless righteous Gods by my side, too! And I also have
countless Law Bodies who do Fa-rectification. My only concern is
that Dafa disciples themselves won't be firm inside; when there's
some kind of attachment, some kind of fear, or what not, then the
old forces see it and take advantage of the omissions and persecute
them. And if a person's righteous thoughts aren't sufficient while
he's being persecuted, he will be persecuted even worse. This is
always the case.” (“Touring North America to Teach the Fa”)
At that time, I only thought of Master, and Master took care of
everything for me. During critical moments, it is all about whether
one truly believes in Master or not.
I remember that there was once a fellow practitioner who wrote a
, stating that he would no longer practice
Falun Gong. He also spread his distorted theory. I asked him,
“Right before you decided to be 'transformed,' what were you
thinking.?” He stared at me for a while and said, “If I did not
give up on my belief, I would have died there.” I said, “You saw
the tribulation as being too large. You saw it as even bigger than
the Fa and Master. At that time, if you thought of the Fa and
firmly believed in Master, the tribulation would have been gone
immediately.” He stared at me again for a long time without saying
anything. He had looked at it as an issue between human beings. As
soon as one thinks that this is the government persecuting a
person, one would have to surrender. However, this is cultivation.
As long as one follows the cultivation principles, he can pass the
tests. On the contrary, if he follows the rules of human beings, he
indeed would not be able to endure and overcome the
tribulation.
This does not apply only to tests related to the persecution,
but rather all tests that we have to go through, such as not being
diligent in cultivation in our daily lives, when we can't eliminate
the attachment to human emotion, or when we are unable to keep our
hearts on the Fa at all times. The things in our daily lives are
oftentimes easily overlooked because we don't have to endure huge
pressure. We can easily slack off, and not remain clear-minded and
determined as when we face huge tribulations. However, the crux of
the matter remains the same. The mindset that is required of us is
similar, regardless of what kind of test it is.
I also feel that whether we dare to tell people the facts about
Dafa and whether we can do well or not is directly tied to our
belief in the Fa and Master. Master has this requirement of us and
has taught us the Fa principles very clearly. Our mission is to
save sentient beings. If we don't do it, doesn't that mean we are
not following the Fa's requirements? Cultivation is about searching
inward, comparing our actions to the Fa's requirements, and
identifying any gaps so that we can eliminate them.
Please point out anything inappropriate.
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- 7. Studying the Fa More Prevents Us From Getting Lost in Everyday Society
By a practitioner in China
(Minghui.org)
Lives from different realms have different understandings and feelings about everyday human society. As I have continued cultivating, my mind has become more purified, my wisdom strengthened, and my understandings about time and space more broad and inclusive. My experience of cultivation is that it has become more real, while everything in everyday society seems so unreal, an illusion as some people say.
During this Dharma-ending period, social disorder is everywhere. People are deceptive and only pretend to care about others. They fight and struggle among themselves, each trying to cheat or outwit the other. Happiness is short-lived and temporary. The only way a Dafa practitioner can emerge from this disorderly situation is if he or she can truly eliminate human attachments.
There have been times in my cultivation when karma and my attachment to love have caused problems. The only way I was able to overcome this interference was by studying the Fa more and keeping in mind what Teacher said,
“The Fa can break all attachments...” ("Drive Out Interference" from Essentials for Further Advancement II)
With continuous Fa study, my attachments disappeared effortlessly.
During different stages of my cultivation, I have had different understandings of problems. While looking back at my previous understandings, I suddenly realized that the reason some practitioners experience evil enlightenment is their attachments, such as fear.
I could sometimes feel that my attachment was a kind of substance that was blocking and interfering with my righteous energy. That is why some very good Dafa practitioners are not as effective in talking to their family members about Dafa as they are when talking to non-family members. It's all because of the attachment of sentimentality. We should always bear in mind that we are Dafa disciples and not look for excuses for not being diligent. Teacher said, “If you are able to succeed in improving yourself this way, what you do then, with a pure heart, will be the best and most sacred.” ("Further Understanding" from Essentials for Further Advancement)
We should therefore clarify the truth with a pure heart to save people and walk well on our final path.
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- 8. Complacency, Humanness, and a Jug of Water
A Practitioner from Maine
(PureInsight.org)
Several months ago, I became aware of a level of complacency that is difficult for me to share.
When I first heard of today's Fa sharing and read that the requirement to attend was to write a paper I was defensive, a little fearful, and frankly I was not planning to come. Part of me said something like, "Is this requirement something from the Fa, and has the formless Dafa become an organization with attendance requirements?"
Although I still think there is some truth to what I was thinking, based on the way it was initially presented, I also realized that there was a deeper hesitancy behind my reaction.
In fact after our local Fa meeting in Maine, when a practitioner asked whether I was going to attend the sharing I said, "Probably not." And as things would have it, as I was walking to my car, the same practitioner came out and said something like, "You should go." I listened without much reaction.
When I arrived home I started reading Master's talk, "Teaching the Fa at the Meeting with Asia-Pacific Students," which had been posted on Clearwisdom.net that very same day. On the second page I read Master's words:
There's something you must pay attention to: you are validating the Fa, not validating yourselves.
Somehow it seemed that this expression fit my situation or at least gave me a way to understand what I was feeling – complacency and a certain strange distance from the Fa.
Let me backtrack for a moment. When I first noticed my complacency, which I did not share with anyone, I was concerned that my interactions with practitioners in my area might be counter-productive since I was the coordinator in Maine.
After a few months I asked another practitioner to be coordinator. But in this process, which took awhile, I was not totally forthright to others with my reasons for wanting a change.
I did not share my inner state and instead used human language – like "It's time for a change…" "You will do better at it…" and stuff like that. I later apologized to the practitioners involved for not being direct, truthful and honest.
What is the connection with my understanding of complacency and Master's words, "…you are validating the Fa, not validating yourselves"?
I started to think about my past actions and whether they were pure or wrapped up in my way to validate myself and the notions that reside in me. Whatever the act was I asked was I really validating Dafa or was I instead trying to validate myself?
I must admit that this issue is still not crystal clear to me, but in the process I can see that all too often I have let my human side take the lead, instead of my divine Dafa side.
I think, as the cosmos undergoes Fa rectification in the human world, as we move from an old cosmos based on selfishness to one of selflessness, I ask myself, have I simply become more aware of my deeper selfishness and that my complacency is really an outcome of not letting go of my ego – of just plain being selfish?
Right now, I think this is true and if this is so I realized that I am fearful of giving up my humanness. Do not misunderstand me, it's not that I think being human is such a wonderful experience – far from it, but I am attached to it. Regardless of all the ways that I see that I am not attached, I also see countless ways that I hold on to attachments.
Is there a way out? Master's quote goes on and points the way. He said:
There's something you must pay attention to: you are validating the Fa, not validating yourselves. A Dafa disciple's responsibility is to validate the Fa. Validating the Fa is cultivation, and what you remove in the cultivation process is none other than the attachment to self…"
And here comes the kicker; Master went on and said:
When you're validating the Fa and cultivating, that is a process of removing self, and only when you do that are you really validating yourself. That's because ultimately you have to let go of all your human things, and only after you've let go of all your human attachments can you step out from the throngs of everyday people.
With Master's words, understanding my complacency takes on a new perspective and as Master always tells us that cultivation is up to us, while gong is up to the Master. I think I better understand my problem and Master has told us what to do – validate the Fa, study the Fa, and send forth righteous thoughts. Sounds so easy…
I like to end with a story I once heard that, for me, captures the essence of giving up humanness. Whenever I read it, I wonder if I will have the trust, the courage, and the will to do what this disciple does. Yet if we do what Teacher tells us we will all be ready.
This is how I remember it– a disciple goes to his Teacher who is in a forest sitting on the ground with a gourd filled with water. They talk and the Master says to the student something like, "If you believe in what I have told you, jump into the jug of water."
Without chit chat or doubt the disciple dives right in and as they say, the rest is history – a glorious one.
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