(Minghui.org) I was attached to my cell phone. Whenever I had spare time, I played with my phone, instead of reading the Fa or doing the exercises. Cultivation is very serious, and the old forces used this loophole to interfere and caused me to have a tribulation. I know I’m not the only practitioner who is attached to their cell phone so I’d like to tell you what happened.
It was already 9:30 p.m. by the time I completed what I was doing for a truth clarifying email project. I was busy all day and planned to practice the exercises after I finished. However, my attachment to laziness and desire to relax surfaced. I just wanted to rest and decided to do the exercises the following day.
After I sent righteous thoughts, I went to sleep. I woke up at around 1 a.m. in pain. It felt like a huge stone was pressing down on my chest and I felt suffocated and dizzy. I realized that the old forces were interfering so I repeatedly said, “I am a Falun Dafa practitioner. I do not have illnesses. This is a fake display. I do not acknowledge your arrangements!”
I stood up to get Zhuan Falun to study the Fa but my heart thudded loudly. Every second seemed like hours and I felt engulfed in waves of panic. My ears buzzed, my hands shook, and my body was numb. I felt I could not concentrate or read the Fa. I also did not have enough strength to walk to the next room and wake up my mother (a fellow practitioner).
I felt overpowered, and began having negative thoughts, hinting that I was about to die, but I immediately rejected that thought. I looked at Master’s picture and said, “Master, please help me. I definitely do not want to follow the old forces’ arrangements. I only want to follow your arrangements. You decide whether I go or stay.”
After what seemed like hours the pain gradually subsided. I immediately sent righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil and reject the old forces’ arrangements. At the same time, I also examined myself. I had wasted a lot of time because I was lazy. Practicing the exercises is one of the three things Master asked us to do. I’m a Falun Dafa practitioner but I seldom did the exercises. I did not make good use of my time. I allowed my attachment to laziness and seeking comfort to control me. This gave the old forces a loophole to impose this tribulation on me.
I looked within and found my long term attachment, which was to my mobile phone. I also liked to read the news. Although I just read the titles, this was polluting myself. Especially when I looked at content that had nothing to do with my work or studies—not only was it a waste of time but also a strong attachment.
Master warned us:
“I would say that you definitely should not go there. If you listen to them, bad things will enter your ears.” (Lecture Six, Zhuan Falun)
I understood that whenever we watch, bad matter may enter our bodies through our eyes and interfere with us.
After this recent tribulation I would like to remind other young practitioners who have this problem that we must eliminate our attachments to mobile phones, and not be mesmerized by anything. Being interested in anything on our mobile phones will stop us from practicing diligently. There have been too many lessons related to this.
Master taught us:
“The Fa-rectification of the Cosmos has reached the final stage, and after this period of time there will be a serious process of selection and elimination.” (“Stay Out of Danger”)
From the recent experiences that some practitioners around me have had, and my own experience, I feel that what Master mentioned is already happening. Some veteran practitioners have died as a result of serious illness tribulations. Others became blind, or were entangled in financial debts. My mother fell twice when she went out. Some practitioners repeatedly met with dangerous situations but had not looked within.
From this experience I realized that the old forces are getting more and more strict with practitioners who have not eliminated their long-term attachments. We must pay attention, look within, truly correct ourselves, and make good use of our time to solidly cultivate. We must not let ourselves get into danger.
The above is my personal experience. As my cultivation level is limited, kindly correct me if there is any room for improvement.
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