Young Practitioner’s Recent Cultivation Experiences

(Minghui.org) I am eight years old and attend second grade. I recited poems in Hong Yin with my maternal grandmother, listened to Minghui Radio for young practitioners, and watched short videos created by Falun Dafa practitioners when I was less than five years old. As I got older, I started to read Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Dafa, with my grandmother. I have read Zhuan Falun only four times. I understand that sometimes I may not have done so well on passing xinxing tests. By increasing my time in studying the Fa and listening to more young practitioners’ sharing articles on Minghui Radio, I understood how to cultivate my xinxing.

Master Is Protecting Me at All Times

I hurried back from the bathroom when I felt that classes were about to start one time. I suddenly heard a loud banging noise, and as I turned around, I saw that a box had fallen down from a book case. It had landed quite close to me. It took me by surprise and I got scared. I realized later on that Master had protected me. It made me shudder to think what would have happened if I had indeed gotten hit by the box. Thank you Master for protecting me.

My family and I ate at a hot-pot restaurant one time. I choked on a piece of lamb tendon and was unable to spit it out or swallow it. I began to break out in tears. The adults started to pat me on the back and attempted to have me spit out the tendon. However, the lamb tendon was still stuck in my throat. I began to silently recite “Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance”. I was able to swallow the lamb tendon almost immediately after reciting the two phrases. Thank you compassionate Master for saving me again. I started to reflect why I choked and found my shortcomings such as being careless and and getting easily agitated. I understood that I needed to get rid of these attachments.

Finding My Attachments and Making Up With My Friend

Several friends and I forgot to bring our writing notebooks one time. We asked Xuan Xuan to give us some paper. Xuan Xuan refused to give it to us and said, “I will throw this spare notebook I have up in the air and it would belong to whoever catches it.” The notebook landed on my desk and Xuan Xuan declared that the notebook was mine to keep. I shared the pages of the notebook with my classmates who needed it for the writing class. Xuan Xuan got upset and ignored me after school. I wondered why she was upset. I asked my grandmother to buy another notebook to compensate for the one she gave me. She was still upset and refused to talk to me when I gave her a new notebook. After school, I looked inward and realized that I liked to take advantage of others. I decided to apologize to Xuan Xuan the first thing next morning at school.

As soon as we encountered each other at school the next morning and before I was able to apologize, Xuan Xuan said, “Let’s make up.” I said happily, “Yes. I think we should too. I have many shortcomings in the past, but please forgive me.”

Eliminating My Competitive Mentality and Attachment to Gain and Profit

My teacher announced one day that students would be awarded a piece of candy if they wrote all the Chinese characters correctly. I got attached to getting the candy and began writing each Chinese character carefully. However, when another classmate of mine checked my work, he said that it wasn’t written correctly. I felt that this was unjustified and asked, “Why did you mark my work wrong? Each character is written correctly.” The classmate said, “Although you’ve written each character correctly, the writing format is wrong.” I went up to my teacher and complained. My teacher said, “Your classmate is correct. Your writing format is not correct. Isn’t it a good thing that he pointed out your mistake?” I got embarrassed right away, and realized that my attachment to fame and my competitive mentality had surfaced. I decided to eliminate these attachments.

Eliminating the Showing Off Mentality: Attachment to Zealotry and Fame

My teacher held a contest for whoever could tie the “red scarf” (a neckerchief worn by Communist Young Pioneers) the best and the winner would win a prize. My attachment to fame surfaced and I tied the “red scarf” on my neck as soon as I heard the announcement. I had forgotten that the “red scarf” symbolized something bad and I should not have participated in the contest. I behaved as if I were an ordinary person. In the end, I did not receive a prize. I reflected upon the situation and realized that strong attachments could lead a person the wrong way.

Gaining Without Pursuit

My teacher announced that she would pick the “Luckiest Star” of the day, and that person would receive a beautiful notebook. My heart remained calm and I was not attached to the results. I got picked and got the prize. I immediately thought of Master’s lectures.

Master said,

“I’ll probably lose quite a bit of virtue if I take it, since it’s not something I’ve earned.” (The Fourth Talk, Zhuan Falun)

Upon thinking about this section of Master’s lectures, I decided not to take the notebook. I offered the notebook to another classmate. The classmate asked, “Are you sure you don’t want it? Are you sure you want to give it to me? This is for you because you got chosen for the ‘Luckiest Star’!” I told my classmate that I truly did not want it. My classmate happily took the notebook and I felt good at heart.

Dafa has also unlocked my wisdom, and I have been getting good grades in school. My teachers and classmates all like me. Master is always protecting and looking after me. Regardless of my weight, height, health and wisdom, I have always done better than that of my classmates. Dafa has given me a lot. I am fortunate to have cultivated in Dafa! I am extremely grateful to the great and benevolent Master!

I still have a lot of shortcomings and attachments like jealousy, resentment and being lazy. I will study the Fa, and cultivate myself more diligently!