(Minghui.org) One weekend this summer, I was staying at my parents’ house with my wife to prepare for a baby shower. None of my family members practice Falun Dafa, so the best way for me to ensure that I can study the Fa each day is to get up early, at around 5:30 a.m., to read, before everyone is awake and I need to socialize.

I had not been making any attempt to wake up to send righteous thoughts, which is at 3:00 a.m. where I live. I recently purchased an alarm clock that vibrates a band on my wrist, so my wife would not be awakened so early. In the past several days, I had been doing better at waking up to send forth righteous thoughts.

Today I not only failed to wake up for righteous thoughts but also slept past my 5:30 a.m. alarm. That meant I didn't have time to study in the morning as planned.

Before I woke up, I had a dream in which I was attending an experience sharing conference in a nearby city. I had left the conference early because I was tired and sleepy. When I arrived home, I got an announcement that Master would be speaking at the end of the conference, and I was very conflicted about having to make the journey all the way back to the other city to hear him speak. However, I knew that I should not miss such an opportunity.

It later occurred to me that I should regard reading Zhuan Falun as equally valuable as the opportunity to hear Master speak. From “Teaching the Fa at the Eastern U.S. Fa Conference:”

Question: Do Zhuan Falun and the other books Teacher has published have the same power of the Fa?

Teacher: That’s right. Anything, as long as it belongs to Dafa, has the same boundless inner meaning. [But] I’ll tell you that if you want to cultivate in a systematic way, you have to focus on one book, Zhuan Falun. All other books are only for your reference. The supplementary books have different supplementary value at different levels, since different inner meanings exist at different levels. Yet if you want to cultivate systematically, go by Zhuan Falun. That’s why you should read Zhuan Falun repeatedly.

As a result of my laziness, I may have lost the opportunity to study the Fa today, which would have better prepared me for the extensive party planning and socializing I needed to do during the rest of the day.

I feel greatly encouraged and greatly appreciate Master’s reminder of the importance of Fa study.

Please point out any shortcomings in my sharing.