(Clearwisdom.net) In 1996, when I was nine years old, I started practicing Falun Gong. During those fifteen years, I have witnessed the benefit from the spread of Falun Gong, the persecution against it, Falun Gong practitioners' perseverance amidst the persecution, and the magnificence of practitioners.
I would like to share my personal cultivation experience here. Hopefully, my sharing will be helpful to other young practitioners' cultivation.
During the five years when my parents were imprisoned due to their belief in Falun Gong, I never let go of Dafa. I studied the Fa diligently. Now I am living away from my hometown, but I still cultivate myself diligently.
Whatever our circumstances, as Dafa practitioners, we must study the Fa. When we don't study the Fa for a long period of time, the evil will interfere with us, which makes it difficult for us to resume Fa study and cultivation. It is especially true for us young practitioners. In our twenties, we tend to work hard to have a better life. We are busy all the time, so we have all kinds of excuses not to study the Fa, such as working overtime, it's too late and I'm too tired. We can also put blame on the fact that where we live is not safe for Fa study, or even to be carrying a Dafa book in public. The list goes on and on, but we know they are all just excuses. We can buy a smart phone, to which all the lectures can be loaded onto, and the same goes for the teaching materials and music. If we make Fa study a priority, we can make an hour available everyday to study. You can do this whether you are in college or working away from your hometown. We need to diligently study the Fa, otherwise, we are not truly Dafa disciples. Only when we study diligently and are steadfast, can we achieve Consummation.
I have a good friend who is an ordinary person. He never calls me at around noon or 6 p.m., because he knows what I am doing at that time. One day, a young practitioner called me around noon. I asked her: “Don't you know it is noon time?” Master mentioned the importance of doing the three things over and over again during his lectures. However, there are still practitioners, including myself, not taking them seriously. I really hope that we can stay diligent and send forth righteous thoughts. No matter how we feel about the effect, we should do it as Master has taught us.
When you keep sending forth righteous thoughts and studying the Fa diligently, you will feel the energy when you go out to clarify the truth and save sentient beings. There are many good articles on the Clearwisdom website about how to clarify the truth. I like to talk about Falun Gong whenever I am casually talking with someone, and let them know what a good practice Falun Gong has been for me. I will also ask them to quit the CCP. It works almost all the time. It seems that they are waiting for me to tell them everything. As soon as I ask them to quit the CCP, they will agree.
I have developed attachments that I did not have when I was a child. Some of them are getting more serious. Lust is such an example, and I have not been able to let it go. Studying the Fa has helped me to not give in to this attachment. In today's society, if you are not careful, you will be dragged into the filth by the evil.
My fellow young practitioners, no matter where you are and how you are doing now, please do not forget our vows. I sincerely hope that all the young practitioners who read my sharing article will resume cultivation. We can submit our sharing articles to the Clearwisdom website, to awaken more and more young practitioners.
