(Minghui.org) I am a nine-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner from upstate New York. While doing the meditation exercise one day when my mother was pregnant with me, her third eye opened and she saw a Falun emblem in my stomach. I therefore think that I have been cultivating since I was in my mother’s womb. I have benefited a lot in cultivation from Minghui.org and would like to express my gratitude to it. I learned how hard it is for Falun Dafa practitioners in China under the Chinese Communist Party regime. Below are my recent cultivation experiences. 

My Celestial Eye Opens During Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts

I was sending forth righteous thoughts by the stairs in the living room of my house one day when my celestial eye opened. Where I was sitting turned into a very large lake with no waves. The water was a shiny blue color. I sat inside a soft pink lotus flower with two layers of petals. My hand was in the upright position for sending forth righteous thoughts. I wore a blue shirt with yellow Chinese characters on it that read “Falun Dafa is good” and navy blue pants that I’d usually wear during my dance classes at Shen Yun Arts Proficiency Assessment Center. 

I could see another “me” sitting in this dimension with the lake and the lotus flower. That “me” had her celestial eye opened. A golden light shone out from above my head. I saw many divine beings fly out and circle around my head to make a halo. I then saw Master fly out and hold the hands of the third “me” and we floated up into the center of all the divine beings. 

Master was wearing the gold exercise uniform he wore in the instructional exercise videos. My body was very relaxed and my mind was calm when I had these visions. The vision disappeared when the bell for sending righteous thoughts rang to change the hand position. It was a truly amazing experience. 

Two Character Tests

We were practicing a dance combination in dance class one day when one of my classmates reprimanded me and said my dance movements were completely wrong. I disagreed with her. I felt really upset and started to cry. 

When dance class was over, I regretted missing the opportunity to upgrade my character. Later that evening, we had a dance rehearsal for our Dunhuang dance. My teacher told me that I was probably a Dunhuang person in a past life because I danced it so well. This made me very, very happy. I let my heart move once again.

I had some time to look inward on the way home. I realized that these were all attachments. I realized that both “being reprimanded” and “getting praised” were tests from Master. 

Before I fell asleep, I began to look inside again. I realized that both tests were hints given by Master to perceive my attachment to wanting to be perfect all the time. 

First Time On Stage

I remember being very nervous while practicing to perform on stage. I practiced a lot to make sure I did not make any mistakes. I practiced in class and practiced at home over and over again. Even when I didn’t make mistakes, I made sure I completed the dance moves perfectly. I continued practicing in the dressing room at the theater before it was our turn to perform on stage. 

By the time we got to perform, I didn’t make any mistakes and I felt light-hearted and free of any worries. I had no stage fright. When I was leaving the theater that evening, I felt like I was floating and flying to the car instead of walking. “Mommy, I feel like I am floating in the air,” I said to my mother. She said, “This is because you practiced a lot. Master is encouraging you.” 

Finding Two Attachments

My mother and father were arguing one day while I was in dance class. My mom decided to look inside while we drove home and I decided to look inside with her. 

I saw that I had an attachment to looking down on other people. I looked down on my parents for their poor xinxing and realized that I also looked down on others, even my best friends. I found hidden jealousy when I dug further. The reason I looked down on others was that I did not want to feel inferior to others. 

I always remind myself to be kind and happy for others who are enjoying the accomplishments or rewards that I want. I tell myself that maybe next time will be my turn. 

Falun Dafa practitioners should be altruistic and put others first. If someone wants something of mine in the future, I won’t give it to them for free (since this is for their sake) but would offer to trade with them so they may have a chance to enjoy it in a way where they don’t lose virtue. 

Thank you, Master. Thank you, fellow practitioners. 

If there is anything that is not aligned with the Fa, please kindly point it out.