(Minghui.org) I am a young practitioner and in the ninth grade now. I have many things to share about my cultivation practice. Please point out anything inappropriate.
After my mid-term test last semester, my cultivation state was not good. My xinxing was not stable and I was struggling with my schoolwork. Every night, I had to stay up till one or two o'clock in the morning to do my homework. However, I was still an average student in my class. I felt that my mind was not righteous according to the Fa, but I did not know what to do. My parents are both practitioners as well and they warned me that as a young practitioner, I should spend more time studying the Fa and cultivating my mind. Otherwise, no matter how hard I worked, it would be useless. If I simply tried to use ordinary people's ways to improve my grades, I'd have to be restrained by the principles of ordinary people.
I calmed myself down and thought about it carefully. Since the beginning of this semester, I was very busy with my schoolwork. There have been multiple tests and quizzes every day. Everyone was working very hard and I was afraid that I would be falling behind if I did not spend more time on my schoolwork. As a result, I did not study the Fa since the beginning of this semester and as time went by, I was too busy to study the Fa. I realized that as a Dafa practitioner, I could not do without studying the Fa. The reason for my being exhausted is not that I had studied too hard, but I did not assimilate to the Fa. How can Dafa practitioners do without the Fa?
I quit two extra study sessions so that I could have more free time to study the Fa. I was determined that I had to spend at least half an hour studying the Fa and doing one set of exercises every night no matter how much homework I had.
Although I did not spend much time studying the Fa and doing the exercises every day, I felt at ease. Moreover, I was more energetic and my mind was clearer. I felt very happy to assimilate to the Fa.
It was getting closer to finals and I was very calm without any worry. I recited “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” When the teacher returned my grade, I scored number one in my class, something that I could never imagine. How magical!
Excitedly, I told my parents what happened. Although I knew that excitement was also one of the attachments that we must get rid of, I realized that it was because I had done what a young practitioner was supposed to do that I had gotten such a high score. Master was encouraging me!
There was one question on the test that asked for Mao's poem. I did not answer it, because as a Dafa practitioner, I should not agree with what it said. However, my test score was still the highest. During the very first Chinese class this semester, we learned Mao's poem. We were required by our teacher to memorize it. When I got home, I asked my mom whether I had to memorize it or not. She told be that I had better not memorize it. She encouraged me to do what I thought to be the right thing so I decided not to memorize it. The second day, when my teacher checked us, I kept sending forth righteous thoughts and she did not ask me.
Later, on a monthly test, the poem reappeared. Although I had never memorized it, I could still think of the whole poem in my mind. I knew that it was the evil specter that was trying to stick the poem into my mind. At that point, I did not answer the question. However, I could not let go of the two points that I would lose. At night, I had a dream that I was taking the same test when I answered the poem question. Then a sign of a big red cross appeared on it. When I woke up, I realized that I did not fully let go of my attachments in this area. Master gave me a hint in my dream and I regretted it. Cultivation is very serious. Although it may seem like you can do it on the surface, it does not mean that you have let go of the attachment in your heart.
The reason that I'm sharing my experience with young practitioners is to remind everyone that no matter how busy we are with our schoolwork, we should not slack off in studying the Fa and doing the exercises. Our cultivation is always the first priority. Master is always taking care of us. All the achievements that we possess are to validate the Fa.
