(Minghui.org) The Minghui School in Sydney held a cultivation experience sharing meeting on September 17, 2023. Young practitioners who attended said they learned a lot from hearing fellow students’ cultivation stories. Some attendees talked about their own cultivation experiences after the meeting.
Young Falun Dafa practitioners who attend the Sydney Minghui School took a group photo with their teachers and parents to wish Master a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.
Rectifying Oneself by Memorizing the Falun Dafa Teachings
Twelve-year-old Yue-jun said, “When I heard how other young Falun Dafa practitioners dealt with situations when they encounter ordeals, I compared that with how I did when I encountered conflicts. I found my shortcomings.”
Yue-jun wishes Master a happy Mid-Autumn Festival
She gave an example of playing video games. “When I heard other young practitioners avoided playing games, I realized that I didn’t do well. I often wanted to play video games after finishing my homework. However, my mother never let me play, so I played secretly. I felt uncomfortable if I didn’t play. When my classmates at school talked about a game, I felt disconnected, so I really want to play some games to be able to join the conversation. But I know that I am a cultivator, so I keep telling myself that this is addictive and contains bad content.”
Yue-jun said she also had nightmares after playing video games, similar to what another young practitioner mentioned during the meeting. From this she understood that practitioners should not play video games.
Yuejun recently began memorizing Zhuan Falun for the third time. She started memorizing about two pages a day when she was nine years old. She stopped for a while but recently started memorizing Zhuan Falun again and she has now memorized about half of the book.
“After I began memorizing the Fa (teachings), I remembered the relevant Fa principle when I faced problems. For example, some of my classmates don’t like a certain person and they told me to avoid that person, but I continue to get along with that person. Sometimes they speak ill of others behind their backs, but I don’t participate. I know that likes and dislikes are human emotions and are ordinary people’s things. Cultivators should mind their speech,” Yue-jun said.
Achieving the Best Outcome by Studying the Fa and Eliminating Attachments
Eleven-year-old Zhenhong wrote nearly 3,000 words and read his article during the meeting. After listening to the sharing of other young practitioners’ sharings, he said, “It’s not just me who has difficulties. The others are able to get rid of their attachments and overcome various difficulties. My biggest gain is that I learned better ways to overcome difficulties. I always felt that I was better than others, but after listening to their sharing, I saw that they were much better than me. Everyone has one’s own strengths. Listening to the other practitioners talk about their experiences helped me get rid of my attachment to arrogance.”
Zhenhong said, “The Mid-Autumn Festival is a day of reunion. We want to help more people understand the truth. When each of us has cultivated well, Master will be happy!”
Zhenhong took the middle school entrance exam this year. Before he applied for private school scholarships, he was a little arrogant and thought he would easily pass the exams. However, he failed to finish the math test each time and realized that he was not fully prepared.
After receiving rejection letters from several private schools, he was on the verge of despair. Then he received a notice from a private school which gave him three weeks to prepare. After being reminded by his parents, he realized that in addition to preparing for exams, he must also focus on reading the Fa and cultivating himself, and not obsessively pursue results.
Therefore, in addition to studying and practicing the piano, he also read the Fa with his grandmother or parents. On the day of the interview, he also brought a leaflet to the interviewing teacher to introduce the Shen Yun show. He got a scholarship from this private school.
Zhenhong said, “Many times, I do things out of human notions, like when I applied for private schools, I wanted to prove I was capable. In fact, you have to remember that Master is helping you. You can feel it and have the confidence to do well. Even if you don’t see immediate results, you still have to keep working hard.”
Cultivate Diligently
Nine-year-old Qingyuan said, “I felt very moved after listening to the other young practitioners’ cultivation experiences. Some have done very well. When I heard what they were able to do, I thought I should do the same. For example, they can get up early to practice the exercises, so I should get rid of my laziness and try to practice the exercises.”
“I wish Master a happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Thank you Master for giving me so many good things,” Qingyuan said.
Seven-year-old Tianying felt that she had the same attachments that many other young practitioners had. For example, she had no patience to stand in one place while practicing the exercises, was impatient or didn’t want to practice piano, and she was competitive. She said, “Whenever I think of Master, I remind myself to do well and not be anxious.”
Tianying said, “I wish Master a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!”
Tianying has been participating in young Dafa disciples’ online Fa study every Monday and Thursday for nearly three years. She said, “I want to attend the Minghui School experience sharing meeting next year and report my progress to Master. I will study the Fa and do the exercises more diligently.”
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