A Ten-Year-Old Practitioner: Eliminating Attachments to Electronic Devices

(Minghui.org) I’m a 10-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner. I want to share my experience of how I eliminated attachments to electronic devices and cultivated alongside my younger cousin.

Eliminating Attachments to Electronic Devices

Recently, I encountered a lot of interference and I believe it was related to my previous cultivation state. I frequently used my cell phone and projector. One day I watched an interesting video in which a person sang a strange song while dancing in a bizarre way.

Immediately after watching the video, I felt very uncomfortable, as if I were suffocating and was about to pass out. Then I remembered Dafa, so I rushed to my grandmother’s room and asked her to send forth righteous thoughts with me right away. After a long while, I began to feel a little better. But the interference was still there, and my mind kept replaying that strange music. I tried to forget it, but I couldn’t. My thoughts remained in complete chaos.

The other music I had listened to through my phone also added to the interference. I just couldn’t calm my mind down at all. I felt worse and worse. Grandma noticed and asked, “Are you still thinking about it?” I said, “Just a little.”

She said, “Thinking about it is the same as seeking it. Stop thinking bout it.”

Then I quickly closed my eyes and focused on sending forth righteous thoughts.

After quite some time, I felt much better. I was so moved that tears welled up in my eyes, and I said in my mind, “Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!”

A few days later, the disturbing feeling returned. I immediately sought help from Master. I knew it was because I didn’t fully eliminate my attachments, which allowed the evil forces to exploit the opening. I started to send forth righteous thoughts, and I felt better after a while. This unpleasant state lasted for two weeks, but eventually the strange sounds and images disappeared.

However, sometimes, when I had nothing to do, I would still watch videos through the projector or my phone. A few days later, the bad feeling came back, and only then did I realize I had done something stupid again, something I shouldn’t have done. I quickly apologized to Master and promised never to do it again.

I haven’t been using the electronic devices for quite some time, and I have clearly felt an improvement. After learning three profound lessons, I promised Master that I would never watch videos on the electric devices again. The moment that thought crossed my mind, I felt instantly healed. Once again, tears streamed down my face, and I couldn’t appreciate Master more.

Improving Together With My Cousin

A few days later, my cousin came to visit me. He is also a little Falun Dafa practitioner. It was Sunday, and I planed to watch videos on the iPad overnight with him. Then I remembered my promise to Master. Thinking of how uncomfortable I had felt, I decided not to watch any videos, and explained to my cousin what had happened to me.

I shared my experience and my understanding of the Fa. He totally understood. When I mentioned that watching videos made me uncomfortable, he worried because he also liked to use electronic devices. He asked, “Do you think my current cultivation state is not good too?” I replied, “Yes, we should follow the requirements set by Dafa.”

He became aware of his attachments and grew concerned that Master might abandon him. I asked, “Just check if something you did before doesn’t meet Dafa’s requirement. Did you ever lie to Master?” He admitted to wrongdoings. We knelt down in front of Master’s portrait and promised Master that we would follow the requirements of Falun Dafa from now on. Then we read Zhuan Falun together until night. We both felt that our cultivation had improved.

I am deeply grateful to Master for watching over my cousin and me as we grow together!