(Minghui.org) There are many articles on the Minghui website reminding practitioners not to get attached to playing with their phones. For several years, I did not use a smartphone. But, recently, because my boss said he would not pay me if I did not install WeChat, I had no choice but to buy a smartphone and install the app.

At first, I only used the phone to take calls and receive my salary, and did not use any other functions. Later, I occasionally watched some videos my boss sent, and checked out the news. One video led to another. Slowly I was getting addicted to it. I studied the Fa less, and I also did the exercises and sent forth righteous thoughts less often.

I have a full time job, so my time for cultivation was already limited. After relaxing my cultivation, I no longer acted like a true practitioner.

Actually, I know how harmful it is to watch information on the phone. Watching videos on the phone is like pouring toxins into the body.

Master said:

“People may say that it doesn’t matter what they see with their eyes, and that they can just stop looking at something if they no longer want to see it. But that’s not true. When your vision makes contact with something, that thing has entered. That’s because any thing can replicate itself in other dimensions, so the longer you look at something, the more it enters.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the 2010 New York Fa Conference,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume XI)

I understood that playing with the cell phone was wrong, but I felt helpless and could not pull myself away from it. I had a mindset of taking chances, and as a result, my addiction to the cell phone invited a serious illness tribulation.

I suddenly experienced a high fever one day. I sent forth righteous thoughts each hour, and the fever went down, but soon after it came back and continued for a whole month without recovering. So I started to study the Fa and do the exercises more. At the same time, I looked inward, found my human notions and attachments, worked to eliminate them, and corrected myself.

I realized that even though I had a full-time job and do not have much time to talk to people about the facts of Falun Dafa, I could at least do things within my reach that were helpful for my cultivation. For example, I could have sent forth righteous thoughts more often, but I did not. Thus, I felt deep regret. I decided to make up for my mistake, and sent forth strong righteous thoughts more frequently to eliminate all evil beings and factors in other dimensions.

This was actually the third time I experienced a serious illness tribulation. Each time, it was because I did not improve my xinxing, and the evil forces took advantage of my loopholes.

I experienced a serious illness tribulation in 2008. At that time, I was not diligent and did not understand the Fa principles clearly. Fortunately, fellow practitioners helped by suggesting that I cultivate diligently. I followed their advice and was able to get over the illness karma.

The second illness tribulation was also life-threatening. I knew I needed to send forth righteous thoughts to eliminate it, but because I wanted comfort and was lazy, I decided to take a nap and rest. After I fell asleep, I could not wake up. My mind was clear, but I just could not open my eyes or move. I knew I was dying. In my heart, I begged Master: “Master, I cannot die. I cannot bring shame to Dafa. I have not finished my mission yet. I still need to save people.” Holding that one thought, I was woken up by a practitioner.

This time, I understood the Fa principles clearly, and I knew what to do. I sent forth righteous thoughts in time to clean up my own field, and I looked inward right away. With the selfless help from other practitioners I again got through this test.

I would like to remind fellow practitioners who are still facing illness tribulations to look inward. Find your human notions and attachments. Only when there is a loophole in one’s xinxing can the evil take advantage of it. Do not accept it. Deny it completely. This cannot just be said in words or thought in the mind however. It must be shown through actions.

For example, during my illness, I didn’t want to eat. But I thought, even if I have no appetite, I must eat something. Without energy, how can I study the Fa or do the exercises? The evil interference was strong. I felt sleepy when studying the Fa and sending forth righteous thoughts, so I overcame it by walking or standing to remain awake. When I got sleepy while doing the exercises, I kept my eyes open and forced myself to stay alert. I understood that no matter how difficult it was, I had to hold on.

I would also like to remind practitioners to not pursue comfort. We must be willing to endure hardship. Only suffering can eliminate karma. We must keep studying the Fa, doing the exercises, and sending forth righteous thoughts more often. Some practitioners who did this saw the illness tribulations quickly disappear. For others, however, it took longer. If it takes longer, do not give up. Keep sending forth righteous thoughts to clear the evil elements in other dimensions. Sometimes it takes time to fully eliminate them. As long as our righteous thoughts are strong, we will definitely get through the illness tests. We must keep our faith firm, act righteously, and make sure every thought and action is aligned with the Fa. We must use the Fa to guide our behavior so we can truly cultivate well.

I also want to remind those practitioners who still spend a lot of time surfing the Internet or watching TV that we cannot cultivate like that. TV, phones, and the Internet are traps full of demons. Whatever you watch gets poured into your body like poison. These things pull you down and try to stop you from cultivating.

Fellow practitioners, please wake up. I am a painful example. Do not keep putting poison into your body. This is dangerous. Cultivation is serious. We cannot be vague or lazy about it.

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