Relinquishing My Addiction to Mobile Phones

(Minghui.org) I experienced great changes in myself, both physically and mentally, after I began practicing Falun Dafa. After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began persecuting practitioners, our cultivation environment was greatly affected. I still kept up with Fa study and repeatedly read Zhuan Falun the text written by our Master Li Hongzhi. The Fa principles Master taught us in the book were deeply rooted in my heart. I know that Master is watching over me and helping me all the time.

However, as our cultivation environment gradually became more relaxed, I slacked off. With the popularity of smartphones, short videos, online chats, and online shopping, much of my time was spent on them. Even after reading Master’s new articles, my only thought was that I should just practice diligently. However, a few days later, I began experiencing physical symptoms and my body felt unwell.

I was shocked and started to spend a lot of time on Fa study and rectifying myself. My health improved and everything was back to normal. I could not even imagine what would have happened to me without Master’s compassionate protection. Thank you, Master!

As time went by, I began to slack off again and became addicted to my mobile phone. The first thing I did every morning was to busy myself looking at my phone! It wasn’t long before I again experienced severe illness symptoms. This time, I became totally clearheaded and decided to truly rectify myself and put down my phone completely. I was strict with myself and vowed to study the Fa more often with a calm mind.

I read Master’s new articles attentively and realized the seriousness in being so slack in my cultivation. I felt really ashamed that I wasted so much precious time over the years. Seeing that I truly wanted to amend myself, Master kindly arranged for other practitioners to help me. We started a Fa study group at my place, and after each Fa study, we shared our understandings and encouraged each other. I could feel that everyone was harmonizing as one body and doing our best to fulfill our vows we made so long ago.

Through group Fa study and rectifying myself, I experienced incredible mind-body changes! I finally truly understood the importance of always looking within and reminding myself to constantly improve my xinxing (moral character). Once again, thank you Master for your compassionate salvation!

Mobile phone addiction is a common issue among some practitioners. Unfortunately, corrupt entities exist that try their utmost to trap everyone who plays with mobile phones and practitioners who have slacked off in cultivation. I’m a typical example of this. I experienced very serious physical symptoms twice due to my addiction to my mobile phone. This led to a negative impact on Dafa, as well as misunderstandings of people around me. The addiction also interfered with my efforts to clarify the truth about Falun Dafa to people.

Let us spend more time studying the Fa and do so with all diligence. We must live up to Master’s expectations. Master doesn’t want to leave any Dafa disciples behind and is taking care of each one of us at all times. I hope that practitioners who are still attached to their mobile phones can put them down and move forward in their cultivation practice.