(Minghui.org) I run a small business in the countryside, and I go to the market to tell people about Falun Dafa and the persecution. I distribute truth-clarification materials at the market and use currency printed with messages about Falun Dafa. I also bring memory cards with cultivation experience podcasts provided by Minghui to the market that fellow practitioners pick up. Master has been looking after me and kept me safe.
I’ve practiced Falun Dafa for 29 years, and would like to talk about my attachment to watching short videos.
Sometimes I found myself watching short videos on Douyin (similar to TikTok) without realizing it. I thought that watching a few videos after a meal was no big deal. But my husband said that I was so glued to my phone that I didn’t notice when he tried to get my attention. I realized Master was using my husband’s words to point out this attachment, so that I would turn off my phone.
Yet I couldn’t resist and continued to watch videos. I didn’t eliminate the attachment and I let it grow. This allowed the old forces to exploit my loophole.
Then something happened this June. One day after lunch, I was sitting at the table and started to play with my phone. The battery ran low after a while, but I still couldn’t stop watching videos. When I went to pick up the phone to charge it, my left hand became painful, numb, and wouldn’t move.
I was alarmed and knew the old forces were using this loophole to attack me. I immediately said, “I’m at fault, Master. Please help me!” Then I repeated the phrases, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” and the formulas for sending forth righteous thoughts. I calmed down and listened to Master’s lectures, and sent forth righteous thoughts every hour on the hour.
When two fellow practitioners visited me around 5 p.m., I told them what happened. They pointed out the severity of my mistake and sent forth righteous thoughts to help me. They said, “The key is for you to recognize your problem and maintain righteous thoughts.” Their words were like a wake-up call and brought me back to reality, and I agreed with them.
I didn’t go to the market the next day. Instead I stayed home to study the Fa, do the exercises, and send forth righteous thoughts. I looked inward to find my attachments and I eliminated them.
I took care of the housework as usual, and used my right hand when I couldn’t hold things with my left hand. Previously, I washed the dishes after each meal, but this time I asked my husband to do it since I couldn’t use my left hand.
He said, “Just leave them there for now. I’ll wash them when I get back.” I took care of the dishes anyway, and when he came home he said he would do it in future so that I could rest.
I remembered Master said,
“Each of your attachments could cause your cultivation to fail. Each of your attachments could result in physical issues, and lead your once-firm faith in Dafa to waver.” (“Fa Teaching at the 2015 West Coast Fa Conference,” Collected Fa Teachings, Vol. XIII)
Master was right by my side. I was deeply grateful and I started crying.
By day three, my hand was fine, and I could bend my fingers again. I’m grateful for Master’s compassionate protection and fellow practitioners’ help. I will heed Master’s words, stop watching videos, study the Fa more, rectify myself according to the Fa principles, do the three things well, and follow Master home.
Category: Cultivation Insights
