With Teacher here, you are full of confidence. Without Teacher here, you lose your interest in cultivation. It appears as though you cultivate yourself for Teacher and have come here out of short-lived interest. This is a major weakness of an average person. Sakyamuni, Jesus, Lao Zi, and Confucius have been gone for over two thousand years, yet their disciples have never felt that they cannot practice cultivation without their masters around. Cultivation is your own matter, and nobody else can do it for you. The teacher can only tell you the law and principles on the surface. It is your own responsibility to cultivate your heart, give up your desires, attain wisdom, and eliminate confusion. If you have come here out of short-lived interest, your mind will certainly be undetermined. While living in human society, you are bound to forget the fundamentals. If you do not firmly hold to your faith, you will gain nothing in this life. It is not known when there will be another chance. It's very hard!
Li Hongzhi
October 6, 1995