PureInsight | May 17, 2026
[PureInsight.org] Master said in Fa Teaching Given at the 2016 New York Fa Conference, “desires are a bottomless pit! And these will lead people to become something unbefitting of human beings.” At my current level, I have come to understand that desire is the greatest obstacle preventing a cultivator from being diligent. There is a saying, “Without desire, one is strong.” When one has desires, one seeks to satisfy oneself, to obtain, to possess, and uses this as so-called motivation, continually sinking into the sea of desire.
The new cosmos is for others, while the old cosmos is for the self. Desire is also a kind of mutated substance that arises on the basis of selfishness. As Dafa disciples continually purify themselves in Dafa, they must constantly remove selfishness. Cultivation means looking inward. Deficiencies and gaps can all be harmonized and made up for in the process of measuring oneself against the Fa and looking inward. At the same time, this is also the process of removing selfishness. True cultivators will be cleansed more and more in the Fa, with fewer selfish elements, and their desires and attachments will gradually diminish.
Having cultivated for more than thirty years, I have always felt that my improvement has been slow, as if something invisible were pulling at me, leaving me somewhat unable to act freely. My cultivation state has also been unstable. My heart is often restless and uneasy, I feel tired, my emotions are negative, life feels hopeless and depressing, and even small matters can trigger conflicts, making the atmosphere at home very tense. At such times, Master’s Fa awakens me, allowing me to think of Master and the Fa. With Master’s strengthening, I write down my understandings. In the process of writing, the Fa principles continuously manifest, and my inner attachments are resolved one by one by the Fa. Under the influence of Dafa, I improve, and the illusion of conflicts disappears. However, when new desires and attachments emerge again, that previous state cannot be found. Perhaps I have passed that level, and I am dragged back into a low point. This repeats again and again, like the same version of a storyline. My heart reaches its limit, my capacity to endure approaches the edge of collapse, and I feel uncertain whether I can make it through.
Just when I was about to be unable to bear it any longer, compassionate Master once again awakened the side of my true nature. At that critical moment, images of sentient beings in heavenly worlds looking on with hope appeared in my mind. The side of my true nature revived. With righteous thoughts, I knew how to measure myself against the Fa and rectify myself.
Some time ago, Master removed many bad substances for us, and our bodies were purified. Miraculously, my daughter’s tastes also changed. Foods she previously disliked, especially light foods, she now enjoys very much, and she no longer likes to eat meat—it even makes her feel nauseous. Her learning efficiency has improved, her mind is very clear, and her memory has strengthened. My own state has also changed greatly. My desire for food has lessened. Before, my mouth was never idle, and my mind was always thinking of buying this or that. Now, even when my favorite foods are placed in front of me, I no longer eat endlessly as before. A small amount is enough. I eat very little each day, yet I do not feel hungry, and my energy is good. From the bottom of our hearts, we are grateful to Master. It is Master who is strengthening his disciples, cleansing us, removing impurities, and rectifying the mutated and unrighteous substances within us. All of this is done by Master for His disciples. We do not know how much Master has endured for us. Thank you, Master! With gratitude to Master! This allows us to truly feel that Master is right beside us. Everything depends on how the disciple chooses.
As desire fades, sentiment also fades, and one becomes much more rational. When sentiment is removed, compassion arises. The heart is no longer restless, and one remains steady when encountering things. One can look at worldly matters rationally and lightly, as if everything in the human world were merely props. Dafa disciples are only using this human environment to assist Master in Fa-rectification and establish mighty virtue. The Fa is the main thread in one’s heart. Everything else exists around this main thread, existing for the improvement of Dafa disciples. Having tasted the state of being without desire, the body feels light, the mind is clear and single, and one truly experiences the state written by Master in The Knowing Heart, “With attachments left behind, the lightened boats sail swiftly.”
Looking back at how I was previously driven by desire, I was just like a “slave.” Whatever “desire” arose, a corresponding “slave” would be produced to serve it. The true self could not take control under the suppression of strong desires. “Desire” was like the owner of the “slave,” constantly generating new desires that the “slave” had to satisfy. Greed knows no bounds, and desire can never be fulfilled, because desire itself is produced on the basis of selfishness. Selfishness represents the characteristics of the old cosmos, whose final outcome is destruction. Since desire aligns with selfishness, it aligns with the laws of the old cosmos, meaning that desire will lead a person toward destruction.
Only by having no desires and no pursuits can one reach a state of clarity and non-action, and truly achieve strength without desire.
These are my understandings at my current stage of cultivation. If there is anything inappropriate, please kindly point it out.
Chinese version: https://www.zhengjian.org/node/301592
