(Minghui.org) I’m a Falun Dafa practitioner who started practicing in 1998. I would like to share my cultivation experiences from earlier this year.
I woke up an hour late for morning exercises on March 16, 2025, so I had to finish sending forth righteous thoughts before I could finish my exercises. My legs felt comfortable while doing the meditation. I hadn’t had that sort of feeling for a long time.
I had taken care of my grandchildren during the Chinese New Year. After they returned to their parents, I was able to spend more time on my cultivation, but for the first few days after their departure, I fell asleep again after sending forth righteous thoughts in the morning. It sometimes took me more than two hours to wake up afterward, but I still felt very tired. I tried to change my state, to no avail.
I couldn’t concentrate well when studying the Fa, and felt exhausted when doing the exercises. I realized that I had fallen behind in my cultivation while my grandchildren were with me, so I decided to start memorizing the Fa. I memorized two poems from Hong Yin VI before bed and didn’t feel sleepy. After sending forth righteous thoughts, I didn’t feel sleepy either, and didn’t have any trouble getting up the next morning. I could soon memorize three poems. Ever since then, I have broken through the incorrect state of going back to sleep.
Our Fa study group held a study session one day, with a brief discussion afterward. I couldn’t help telling my fellow practitioners about what my sister (also a practitioner, and who happened to be out of town) had done wrong. Another fellow practitioner was also irritated, and echoed what I said.
On my way home, I reflected on my words and tone, and realized that my xinxing didn’t conform with the Fa, even though I studied the Fa every day. I found that I had strong resentment.
My sister had a stroke three years ago, and she hasn’t been able to break through it. She has tried to look within, and we have also tried to help, but it has been too long. I held complaints about her for failing to genuinely cultivate herself. I also had complaints about my husband not taking his cultivation seriously. I was unhappy about many things he had done, and sometimes bickered with him.
As I looked within, I realized that everything happens for a reason, and all these things were exposing my attachments, including my resentment, mentality of fighting, impatience, attachment to reputation, and lack of compassion. I confessed to Master, “I was wrong! I must eliminate my attachments. Sister, I’m so sorry! I’m partially responsible for your incorrect state. I’ll treat you differently when I pick you up at the train station tomorrow.” My heart then felt lighter.
My husband had cooked dinner by the time I got home. While eating dinner, he picked up some fish with chopsticks and told me, “You have made me so mad recently that I lost my appetite for fish.” I laughed. I couldn’t remember why I had made him mad. It must have been something trivial. I forgot about it after I let go of my resentment.
I went to pick up my sister and brother-in-law the next day. When I saw my sister walking slowly with her husband’s support, I almost wept. How could I forget about compassion and complain about her while studying the same Fa with her? I gained confidence that she would be able to break through under Master’s compassionate care. It would be simply a matter of time. I cried from the bottom of my heart, “Sister, my fellow practitioner, come on! You will certainly be able to return to a normal state if you continue to cultivate yourself with Master’s salvation and fellow practitioners’ help!”
As I said at the beginning of the article, I felt as if I was being enclosed with a strong energy when I did the meditation on the morning of March 16. During our group study the next day, I admitted my wrongs in front of other practitioners. I had made up my mind to eliminate them, because hiding them would only end up harboring my attachments.
I gained a deep understanding that I needed to look within immediately whenever an incorrect state arose, and that I should memorize the Fa if I couldn’t find my attachments right away. Master has taught us:
“The Fa can break all attachments; the Fa can destroy all evil; the Fa can shatter all lies; and the Fa can strengthen righteous thoughts.” (“Drive Out Interference,” from The Essentials for Further Advancement II)
I believe that any incorrect state will soon change under the guidance of the Fa. I should eliminate any attachment without delay or hesitation, and never give the old forces a chance to take advantage.
Thank you, Master, for your compassionate salvation! Thank you, fellow practitioners, for giving me a cultivation environment! Please feel free to point out if there is room for improvement.