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Studying the Fa Together
When my daughter was very little and unable to sit quietly to study the Fa, I usually recited Hong Yin to her when I dressed her in the morning after she just got up, when I played with her, and at other times that I was with her. The seed of Dafa was rooted in her heart when she was very little. When she started to talk, she could recite Hong Yin paragraph by paragraph. So I suggest that if you have a little toddler, you should memorize Zhuan Falun yourself first. At least you should memorize Hong Yin. Then you can recite the Fa to her while she is playing. Kids have a very good memory. I find that she can recite almost all of what I can recite.
As my daughter grew, she could sit quietly and study the Fa. She liked Hong Yin very much. She sat on my lap and we recited Hong Yin together. She started to read the book Zhuan Falun with me this year. In the beginning, she didn't like to read and was not as interested in Zhuan Falun as she was in learning Hong Yin. I told her how important is is to study Zhuan Falun, and now she will sit quietly on my lap and listen to me reading Zhuan Falun. If I can recite Zhuan Falun, she may have the same interest in learning Zhuan Falun.
As my daughter studied the Fa more, I encouraged her to look within. Before she goes to bed, both of us will review our whole day to see what we haven't done well. Now it has become her habit. Before going to bed every day, she will say to me, "Mommy, let's tell each other what we haven't done well today."
Validating the Fa Together
I feel that it is easy to validate the Fa with a little disciple. It doesn't attract attention because it looks like I'm just taking a child out to play. She has great interest in validating the Fa with me. She always takes the initiative in distributing flyers and DVDs. She has less fear than I do. She easily gives out flyers and DVDs. I send forth righteous thoughts for her when she gives out flyers. When I give out flyers, I look around fearfully. Then she says, "Take it easy Mommy. Don't be afraid. Just give it out. There will not be any problem." Sometimes I would go to the bank with ten DVDs. She always takes the DVDs and hands them out outside the bank while I wait in line inside. She hands them out quickly. Sometimes she asks me to wait for her in the car while she gives out the DVDs by herself. As soon as she finishes, she gets in the car and we drive off.
Treat Sickness Karma of Little Disciples with Righteous Thoughts
My daughter is five years old. She has been quite healthy since she was born and has never had to take any medication. Last year she was not well and I took her to see the doctor, but fellow practitioners reminded me: "She is a little disciple. How come you don't treat her sickness karma with righteous thoughts? When my little son has symptoms of fever, I read Hong Yin and recited 'Falun Dafa is good' to him. I also look within to see if I have shortcomings. Every time, he recovers. We should treat their sickness karma with righteous thoughts." I got rid of my notion after practitioners shared with me. Several times when my daughter had a fever at night, I helped to send forth righteous thoughts for her and asked her to recite Hong Yin and "Falun Dafa is good." Then she would fall asleep. Her temperature would be back to normal after she woke up. She joyfully went to kindergarten the next day as usual. Yesterday, she successfully passed such a test again. My husband, who previously didn't support my daughter practicing Dafa with me, was amazed by how miraculous Dafa is.
My daughter can be very naughty and often makes a mess at home. Sometimes I am impatient with her and even find her troublesome. I often send her to her grandparents who are non-practitioners, so she loses the environment of studying the Fa. This summer holiday I sent her to her grandparents in the countryside. I had a dream. She was on the fourth floor while I was on the first floor. I walked upstairs to look for her. The stairs were very steep and I found it difficult to walk. I was wondering how she could go upstairs while she was still so little. When I saw her, she was injured. She needed my help to walk. Later on it seemed that I took her and walked almost to the destination when she injured her feet again. I had to carry her. After I woke up, I realized that Master was reminding me that I should take good care of this little disciple. So I brought her back home from her grandparents'.
After reading recent articles on how to take care of little disciples in terms of their cultivation, I gained a more clear mind about our mission to take good care of our little disciples. No matter how tired I am, I will not consider her troublesome or let her lose the environment of Fa study. I have to get rid of my heart of seeking comfort and take good care of her until we return to our original homes together.
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