(Minghui.org)
Greetings Master! Greetings Fellow Practitioners!
I am a nine-year-old Melbourne Minghui School intermediate class student. We sometimes listen to articles from other Minghui School students. At one time, my teacher shared with us an article from a student who attended the Toronto Minghui School summer camp. The article was based on how to cultivate our every thought in daily life. Then she gave us the same subject as our homework assignment. Therefore, I decided to share with fellow practitioners some of my cultivation experiences.
Learning a Lesson the Hard Way
One day during group Fa study, a coordinator asked my mother if I would do the sitting meditation on the lotus float during the 2013 Australia Day parade. On the one hand I wanted to be in such a prominent position on the float because people would see me, which gave me a sense of pride in Dafa. But, on the other hand, I wasn't willing to do it, because I was afraid of sitting without moving for the whole parade, which generally took about two hours to complete. Therefore, I declined to participate as a member of the float.
After returning home, my mother wanted to understand the reason for my refusal. I told her, “It would damage the Fa if I moved a little bit.” My mother appeased my fears and said that Master would strengthen my willpower. But, when I told the coordinator that I had changed my mind, she informed me that there wouldn't be any floats in this year's parade.
I felt kind of bad for a few days. I realized that nothing was accidental. I did not cherish the opportunity and missed it. It would not come again. Likewise, the opportunity to cultivate in Falun Dafa comes only once and it is the same with saving sentient beings. I realized that cultivation is a serious matter.
Letting Go of Disliking Leftovers
I attended the Minghui School winter camp. We practiced the exercises, watched Master’s Fa lectures and I had a great time.
There was one attachment I overcame during that camp. I refused to eat leftover food in the past, but I was finally able to let go of this attachment. What happened was that another practitioner didn't finish a bowl of noodles at lunch and at dinner time. Therefore, the teacher offered it to all of us. Tong Tong put up his hand, I reluctantly followed suit and then several of our friends also raised their hands. We finished that bowl of noodles, as well as the leftover rice.
When I eat leftover rice, I eat all of it without leaving even a single grain in the bowl. I know that one piece of rice in this dimension equals a mountain of rice in another dimension, so I cannot waste any rice.
Understanding Compassion and Forbearance
For quite some time I was attached to playing. When my mother asked me to study the Fa and do the exercises, I hesitated, dragged my feet and said to her that I would like to play a bit longer. Then I kept playing and wasted a lot of time.
However since I joined a Fa study room on Sonant, I have been studying the Fa every day with other little practitioners. On the first day we were five little practitioners and we took turns reading Zhuan Falun, paragraph by paragraph. The next day, we were only two or three little practitioners. One read very slowly and couldn't read a lot of words. I had to teach her the same word several times, but she still couldn't remember them. I became impatient and unfriendly. I complained in my heart, “I have told you several times but you still can't remember them. You are stupid!” I did not say it out loud though.
The next day when I came home from school, I practiced the exercises with my mother. While doing the second exercise, holding the Falun on top of my head, I felt pressure on my head and could hardly keep my arms up. I felt tired and agitated. I held the position for several minutes but it felt like several hours. I said to my mother after we finished, “I felt uncomfortable doing the second exercise today. My hands were tired and sore and I felt uneasy.” She asked me if I had done something wrong and suggested that I look inward.
I remembered that I hadn't had any conflicts with classmates, and nothing else came to my mind. Then I looked within and realized that it must be retribution for my complaining about the little practitioner reading the Fa too slowly. No wonder I felt uneasy today.
I asked my mother to buy a lot of snacks, which I took to Minghui School. I gave them to that little practitioner and she ate a lot. I thought, “I gave de (virtue) to you by complaining about you but you ate a lot of the food I bought so we are even. We do not owe anything to each other.”
Later on when I was studying the Fa, I realized that I was wrong again. I looked outwards, instead of inward. If you are good to people, it should come from your heart and you should not expect anything in return. I changed my mindset, and when we were studying the Fa on Sonant later on, I found that she read much better than before and we read much faster.
Recognizing the Attachment of Affection to Family
Recently, I very much missed my dad and my grandparents who live in Thailand. I envied my friends who could be with their parents and grandparents. We have not been together for a long time. Whenever we read the Fa, I think of my grandparents who read the Fa with me when I was four years old.
I knew that this was my attachment of affection to family. I told myself that the old forces would interfere with me if I were attached to that. I learned that my grandma was on the RTC platform making phone calls to save people. I said to Mother that I would also like to get onto the platform to save people. This way, I would feel like I was together with my grandma and our family could form one body.
Whenever we read the Fa, I think of my grandparents who read the Fa with me when I was four years old. I realized that this was my attachment of affection to family. I told myself that the old forces will interfere with me if I am attached to that.
Energy on the Platform Is Very Strong
On September 2 this year I logged onto the RTC platform for the first time. I went into the little practitioners’ room and studied the Fa for half an hour with other Asian little practitioners. Then I listened to them making phone calls to China to encourage people to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and its affiliates, the Communist Youth League and the Young Pioneers (also referred to as the three withdrawals).
I was given a copy of the script and asked to read it when the phone was connected. However, I did not make any phone calls that day, but sent forth righteous thoughts to assist other practitioners.
On September 4, I made my first phone call. A practitioner gave me a shorter version of the script. I dialed the number and a lady picked up the phone. She might have heard the facts before because when I mentioned Falun Gong, she said she knew all about it and hung up.
I made another phone call and a man picked up. I wanted to say, “Uncle, I am your little friend from overseas. I wanted to tell you that Falun Gong is good. The immolation incident in Tiananmen Squared was staged. Falun Gong has been spread to over 100 countries.” But, he hung up when I was half-way through my speech. A fellow practitioner asked me to dial the number again. I tried to connect with him, but he hung up immediately.
I saved neither the lady nor the man, but one auntie promised to try again the next day and ask them to make the three withdrawals. This helped ease my mind and I held the wish that these two people could be saved.
When on the platform, I feel that the energy is very strong. Little practitioners from all over the world can compare how they are doing in study and cultivation. I really like this platform for studying the Fa and saving people.
I know that I came here for the Fa and saving sentient beings is my responsibility. As a little disciple, I have joy and tears on my cultivation path. I will listen to Master and cultivate my every thought and improve myself.
Thank you Master! Thank you fellow practitioners!
(Presented at the2013 Australia Fa Conference)
