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Young Practitioner: Cultivation Is Not Child's Play - It Is a Serious Matter
(Clearwisdom.net) I am a ten-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner from China.
I have read many articles recently written by other young practitioners
published on the Minghui (Clearwisdom) website. I was so touched that I decided
to share my own experience. My grandmother told me that when I was 18 months old, I had often wanted to
learn to meditate with her and listen to Teacher's lectures. Once, I sat alone
on the bed, pulled down my sleeve to bare one of my shoulders, and sat in the
double crossed-legged lotus position to meditate. When grandmother came into the
room and saw me, she was both surprised and glad. She asked me how I learned to
do it this way, and I pointed at the Teacher's picture on the wall. She was
really happy. After that, I started to attend the group Fa-study with
grandmother. When we attended the Fa-study, I always behaved myself and did not
make any noise. Many fellow practitioners called me a little practitioner. I
memorized many of Teacher's short lectures, poems, Lunyu, and so on. Although I
could not say them clearly, I recited them to my father and mother when we got
home. Since they were not practitioners, they could not understand them, but
grandmother knew. After July 20, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cruelly persecuted
Dafa practitioners. Grandmother and I experienced different degrees of the
xinxing tests. When my parents saw me doing meditation with
grandma, they rushed to me and pulled my legs out of position and would not
allow me to meditate. They took me away from grandmother, and I was no longer
allowed to sleep at her house. I only learned the Fa with her when she was
taking me to kindergarten. Immediately after the persecution started, my grandmother turned in many Dafa
books under pressure, because she still had many attachments. I said to her,
"Even if they beat you to death, you still should not have turned in Dafa
books." Grandmother was very sad and knew that she had made a big mistake.
She knew she needed to firmly cultivate Dafa and strive forward diligently. For the past several years, I had persisted in memorizing Teacher's articles
with grandmother while on our way to school. Sometimes I went out to pass out
truth clarifying materials with her. Sometimes I delivered Teacher's
articles to fellow practitioners. I had also clarified the truth to people to
save sentient beings. The publication of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party
created such a strong shock in China. Grandmother told me that my classroom
teacher wanted to withdraw from the CCP. My teacher had also agreed that our
whole class should resign from the CCP Young Pioneers and break away from the
evil party. I volunteered to write down all fifty names of my classmates and to
declare their withdrawals on the website. I realized that when we consider ourselves as cultivators, we will have no
fear when we encounter difficulties. Teacher said: "As long as you upgrade your xinxing, you can overcome them. Unless
you, yourself do not want to do so, you can make it, provided you want to
overcome them." (Zhuan Falun, Lecture Four) Once, while I was attending kindergarten, I was playing with a friend at
home. My friend pushed me over unintentionally and injured my leg. I could not
walk for a whole week. I was going to tell my parents about it, but grandmother
told me, "You are a cultivator. You need to pay your debt." I
understood and endured it and did not tell my parents. I was taller than most of my classmates, but my vision was not very good. My
teacher changed my seat many times in order to let me see better. But I did not
feel good about this because I was afraid I might obstruct others' view. I
should be considerate of others. When I looked at my situation based on the Fa
and studied the Fa diligently, my vision improved. I had the attachment of pursuing fame and personal gain without realizing it.
Once, my class was electing a class leader. When I did not receive any votes, I
was disheartened. When I got home and told my parents, they were also
disappointed in me. Grandmother said to me, "If you can't put it out of
your mind, it is an attachment." I understood that it was an opportunity
for me to get rid of my attachment of pursuing fame and gain. Hasn't Teacher
talked about this in his lectures? I was able to let go of my attachment right
away. I sometimes indulged in fun and games and forgot I was a cultivator. When I
slacked off in cultivation, Teacher gave me hint. Twice I dreamed about seeing a
big pit full of snakes and crocodiles and other horrible things. A rope from the
sky was tied around my waist with a big hand holding me from behind. I was very
scared when I woke up. I told grandmother about the dream. She told me that I
should look within to find out what I did not do well. I knew that I did not
follow what Teacher requested of us. I did not study the Fa and did not do the
exercises well. I practiced on and off. Teacher has said: "How can one be forced to practice cultivation? You cannot be made or
forced to practice cultivation. It is up to you to truly make progress. No one
can do anything about it if you do not wish to upgrade yourself." (Zhuan
Falun, Lecture Six) Through all these encounters, I realized the importance of cultivation.
Teacher said, "The issue of cultivation practice is not child's play, and neither is
it a technique of everyday people--it is a very serious matter." (Zhuan
Falun, Lecture Two) In order to follow Teacher home, one cannot take any detours. Fortunately, I
am staying with grandmother now. We often share experiences, and I am able to
raise my level quickly. Before going to bed, I study the Fa and do the
exercises. Listening to Teacher's lectures and memorizing Teacher's new articles
has become my daily routine. |