I’m No Longer Obsessed with My Cell Phone

(Minghui.org) I study and memorize the Fa every day, but I have a bad habit—whenever I put down the Falun Dafa books, I would pick up my phone.

It started with WeChat [a Chinese social media app]. Since I thought I’d completed a task after reading the Fa, I felt I deserved a break. Almost every day, I would chat with classmates and friends on the app for a long time. Master cautioned the disciples several times about the issue of using phones, but I made excuses not to uninstall WeChat. Especially after the conflict between Russia and Ukraine began, I closely followed that situation.

Every Chinese New Year, I stayed with my daughter in the south. Due to my difficulty communicating in the local dialect, writing information about Falun Dafa on paper currency became my main way of clarifying the truth. I went out every day and used the money to buy groceries. But after I walked through the market, I felt I completed my task and deserved a rest, so I would play on my phone.

One day, a video icon appeared on my phone screen. It happened to be a video from TikTok [Chinese version], so I started watching it. I was enchanted by all the content on it, I not only watched the news about the Russia-Ukraine war, I also started spending time on TikTok.

My daughter said, “Mom, there’s nothing bad going on in our family. Why are you looking at all this random stuff? Aren’t you looking for trouble?!” My heart was stirred: “Oh, is Master using my daughter’s words to enlighten me, reminding me not to play with my cell phone? I should put it down.” 

After a few days of nothing unusual happening, I started browsing on my phone again. I knew it was wrong, but I couldn’t stop.

Even though I kept studying and memorizing the Fa, practicing the exercises, and clarifying the truth, my xinxing didn’t seem to improve. My body was also in a wrong state, as my legs hurt, and I developed a strange itch in my lower body.

Since I knew Master pointed out the issue of cell phones several times in Fa-teaching lectures, I previously uninstalled WeChat. But I later reinstalled it using excuses like needing it to take taxis or shopping with QR codes.

After returning from the south, I saw other practitioners around me seizing every moment to study the Fa and clarify the truth, which impressed me. They have Master’s Fa on their minds and constantly think about how to do the three things well. However, I was addicted to my phone, filling my mind with ordinary human clutter. How much precious time had I wasted? I felt bad and apologized to Master.

On May 13th (World Falun Dafa Day), several practitioners from our Fa study group held a small experience sharing conference. The speakers were tranquil and sincere, and they told touching stories filled with gratitude for Master’s help in their efforts to save people. I was touched by their stories, at the same time, I felt ashamed for myself.

Compared to other practitioners, I was far behind. I told Master in my heart, “Master, if I continue like this, I’ll fall behind. I’ve wasted so much precious time, I need to lift myself up and not let the phone control me anymore. I must let it go!” 

Master taught: “As a cultivator, if you don’t have a strong will, if you can’t control yourself, then you will not be able to do this.” (Lecture Nine in Zhuan Falun)

Since May 13th, I have completely let go of that bewitching, addictive phone. I told myself: “Playing with my phone makes me nauseous. It’s a demon, a snake, a fox, a cunning beast, I must completely let it go!”

I’m now lighthearted, joyful, and experiencing a happiness I’ve never known before. I study the Fa, practice the exercises, send righteous thoughts, and clarify the truth to people every day. The number of people quitting the CCP through my truth clarification efforts has increased significantly. 

There have also been significant changes in my body condition—my long-term leg pain improved a lot, and the itching in my lower body has been alleviated. The most miraculous thing is that the large black mole above my right eyebrow vanished, leaving only a faint black mark.

I’m grateful to Master and Dafa for waking me up from my obsession! I know that, on the path of cultivation, there are still many challenges and obstacles I need to face and overcome. But I won’t forget my mission. I’ll be courageous and diligent and walk well on my journey and return home with Master.