(Minghui.org) The Minghui School in Sydney, Australia held a young practitioners’ experience sharing conference on September 18, 2022. Eleven youngsters spoke about their cultivation experiences.

The Minghui School in Sydney held an experience sharing conference for students on September 18, 2022.

Young Falun Dafa practitioners talk about their cultivation experiences.

The students talked about the challenges they faced in their daily lives and studies such as doing things hurriedly, slacking off in piano practice, not keeping up with housework, being addicted to computer games, not being able to wake up early in the morning, conflicts with siblings and so on.

They talked about how they overcame these attachments by following the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. They also expressed their hopes to become mature and grow up immersed in Falun Dafa.

Always Remind Myself I am a Falun Dafa Practitioner

Meng Shang’en, 9, also known as You You is in the intermediate class in the Minghui School. She has persisted in doing the exercises and reading the Fa in the morning for eighteen months.

In her speech she said that she wakes up at 6:30 a.m. Her parents have already gone to work and she is alone. She wakes up when the alarm goes off and gets dressed. It’s winter and cold in the morning. Many times she did not want to get out of bed. She reminds herself that she should persist in doing the exercises and studying the Fa in the morning. Furthermore, other students are waiting for her. She immediately gets up, changes her clothes and reads Zhuan Falun with the others.

Through studying the Fa, You You realized she must be an even better person in order to follow Master back to heaven.

One time, she and her classmate played with a teacher’s belongings without permission. The teacher was angry and asked who touched her things. You You stood up and admitted to the wrongdoing. However her classmate refused to own up and even denied it. The teacher had You You put her things back in order. In the beginning, You You was resentful and thought it was unfair that she was the only one being punished. When she reminded herself that she was being truthful, she let go of her resentment.

Another time, a male classmate scolded You You but she did not answer back. She asked her mother when she returned home, “Why did he scold me?” Her mother replied, “He is helping you cultivate compassion.” You You told the classmate, “It’s not good for you to scold me.” The boy never reprimanded her again.

You You said she will listen to Master and practice cultivation to the end!

Getting Rid of Laziness

He Tianhao, 12, spoke about how he got rid of his laziness.

He said he ran into many problems in his studies and daily life due to laziness. He did not wash the dishes after meals, threw his clothes everywhere, disliked practicing the piano and doing his homework, and did not want to do any housework. All he wanted to do was play. These bad habits affected everything he did. His schoolwork used to be tidy but now it was very messy. He was not as proactive in studying and was not as respectful to his teachers or parents.

Through studying the Fa every morning and discussing his situation with his parents who also practice Falun Dafa, he knew the cause of these problems was his indolence, a bad attachment. He knew Master would help him if he wanted to get rid of it.

Thus he began to change his ways. He discovered the first thing he did after school was chat with friends online, read books that were not part of his schoolwork, and then finally he did his homework. He always put piano practice last. Consequently he did not have much time left for piano practice. When he decided to change, the first thing he did when he got home from school was to practice piano before doing his homework and the other things he had to do. He discovered the quality of his piano practice greatly improved.

He also paid attention to keeping his room tidy and correcting his attitude about his studies and gradually overcame his laziness. Many things changed positively.

Tianhao said, Thank you, Master!

Getting Up Early to Read the Teachings and Do the Exercises

Li Aide, 9, talked about his cultivation journey. He wakes up at 6:30 every morning to read the teachings with other Minghui School students. They read all the poems in Hong Yin 1 to 4 and then read Zhuan Falun. They do the exercises together at 7 and Aide goes to school at 7:30 after finishing the exercises. He has been doing this for over a year.

He gained a lot through morning Fa study and exercises. He got rid of laziness, wasting time, always wanting to be better than others and not respectful to teachers and the Fa.

Aide liked to pick on others. Whenever he heard You You making mistakes while studying the Fa or if she did not read when it was her turn, he would shout at her angrily. His mother told him he was unkind. He knew he was wrong and apologized to You You.

Aide was unable to focus on reading the Fa from the book. He always stared at the computer screen. His mother reminded him many times but he did not change his bad habit. Recently he made a slight improvement. He started to point to each character with his finger when he reads the book because he realized he had been disrespectful to Master and the Fa.

Aide often had conflicts with classmates in his everyday school and got into arguments with them. He remembered he was a Dafa disciple and approached the classmate who annoyed him, “Shall we be friends?” The classmate agreed and they shook hands.

Aide happily gets up in the morning to study the Fa and is grateful to be able to read with other young practitioners. He thanks Master for helping him grow up practicing cultivation.

Reminding Myself Not to Fight With Others

In her sharing Huang Xinyu, 10, said she always argued with her best friends in school over small matters. Afterwards, she reminded herself, “I am a practitioner. I should not fight with others.” Therefore, even though her classmate was wrong, she would not tell the teacher. Instead she reasoned with her classmate. She felt relaxed when she let go of her attachments and found it easier to get along with others.

She also said that she was jealous of others. She reminded herself, “Practitioners should not be jealous.” She discovered that she became less attached to wanting things. She felt calmer as well. By reading Zhuan Falun, Xinyu discovers new understandings every time she reads the book. She now tries to read Zhuan Falun with her younger sister every day and hopes to do better.

Striving to Be a Diligent Practitioner

Xie Tianrui, 9, is reading Zhuan Falun for the 6^th time. He reads the book with his mother after sending righteous thoughts at night. If his mother is not at home, he reads with his grandmother on the phone. Dafa has unlocked his wisdom and he now knows more characters than before. He also makes fewer mistakes while reading and has a clearer understanding of the principles.

Last school term, Tianrui fell hard on the cement floor while playing with his sister. His injury was very painful. Tianrui assured himself at once, “I will be fine. It is not painful.” Indeed, he did not feel the pain as much.

Tianrui said he realized he still has many attachments such as slacking off in doing the exercises, and fighting with his sister over trivial things. His attachments made him lose a lot of virtue. He hopes to improve his moral character and be a diligent practitioner.