The Harmful Effects on a Cultivator of Watching Everyday People’s TV Shows

(Minghui.org) I believe this topic is familiar to many practitioners. And, although it is familiar to me, I never paid much attention to it. Now I would like to share with fellow practitioners my recent cultivation experiences about watching ordinary people’s television (TV).

I am the breadwinner in my family. I have been busy earning a living to support my family for several years. All the work left me tired, and I slacked off in my cultivation.

I just wanted to make more money, as neither my husband nor my son earns much. I tried to remind myself that making money is not for our comfort but so that we can cultivate ourselves better. Then, I found a good job as an hourly housekeeper. But as soon as I started the job, things got out of control.

I started with one family and ended up working for several families. After I came home from work, I just wanted to sit on the sofa to relax and spend some time with my family after dinner. I didn’t take the time to study the Fa, and I even watched TV more than my family members, wasting a lot of precious time.

Later, my cultivation state worsened. I felt sleepy doing the meditation exercises, sending forth righteous thoughts, and studying the Fa. I also did poorly with truth clarification. Every time I watched TV, I had a difficult time getting up the next morning to do the exercises. My eyes hurt every time I watched TV, so I knew I shouldn’t watch it, but I just couldn’t help myself. This went on for several years.

I knew that Master had not given up on me, and I made up my mind to let go of this attachment. Master saw that I still wanted to do well, so he helped me. After two weeks of not being able to access the Minghui website on my computer, I finally got online one afternoon, and the internet speed was very good. I quickly downloaded relevant articles about watching TV and read them that afternoon. After reading fellow practitioners’ articles, I learned more about the harm that watching ordinary people’s TV can do to cultivators.

From that day on, I stopped watching TV. That is, from that day on, I was able to participate in the morning exercises regularly. At the same time, I also began to pay attention to sending forth righteous thoughts for a long time, studying the Fa a lot, and truly cultivating myself.

I turned down many opportunities to make money, wanting to cherish my time and do everything a Dafa practitioner should do. Gradually, I felt clear-headed, stopped taking naps during the day, and could calm down during the exercises.

For a long time before this, I couldn’t hear the exercise music, and I couldn’t concentrate on listening to Master’s instructions during the exercises. I was thinking about how to make and save money. My mind was driven by all kinds of attachments and I had random thoughts. My eyes were watery and my nose was runny. I had to prepare a pack of tissues every time I did the exercises. I knew it was Master cleaning up the bad things for me.

Before this, pus oozed from my right ear for more than a year. I think this was because I watched ordinary people’s TV and listened to ordinary people’s songs, and I wasn’t strict with myself. It was a disgrace to let Master worry about me!

Now, I can finally listen to Master’s instructions and exercise music calmly. This long-lost voice is kind and sublime and has the beauty of being bathed in the mighty grace of Buddha. As I write this, my face is covered with tears of gratitude for Master.

Fellow practitioners, cherish this eternal opportunity, work hard, stay away from mobile phone videos, don’t watch ordinary people's TV, and cherish the precious time that Master has extended for us and all sentient beings!