|
Practicing Falun Gong Easily Eliminates a Stubborn Addiction to Smoking By Ye Linghui, a Clearwisdom reporter
(Clearwisdom.net) Recently, I heard from a Falun Gong practitioner surnamed Song that her
nephew easily eliminated his stubborn addiction to smoking after he began Falun
Gong practice. Recalling the discussions on the issues of smoking and drinking
in Zhuan Falun, with great interest I interviewed this young
man, Song Xin, on December 29, 2006. Song Xin had come from Mainland China to Canada to study, and initially had
lived with a cousin in Toronto. He was addicted to smoking and alcohol. Toronto
winters are cold; homes are well insulated, and the stale, annoying cigarette
odor lingers for very long. After several unsuccessful reminders to curb his smoking habit, his cousin
told him to leave. Recalling this experience, the young student clearly felt
quite ashamed. "I had tried twice to give up smoking," he said, "but after
several days I couldn't resist my urges and began smoking again." "My aunt is a Falun Gong practitioner and had introduced me to the
practice of Falun Gong." He continued, "I didn't start to practice
straight away. Then, the year before last, I read the book Zhuan Falun and
I was very interested; then I followed my aunt to practice Falun Gong." After having practiced for a while, the young student suddenly felt ugly when
he smoked. "Since then I gave up smoking." Song Xin said, "My
aunt said practitioners should not drink alcohol, so I also gave up drinking,
too." This young immigrant is now studying economics at a Toronto university and
works during school holidays to earn money. He says he practices the Falun Gong
exercises daily and studies the Falun Gong books as well. He also got rid of his
habit of sleeping late in the morning. "I am now much more energetic, and my memory has also improved," he
said. "I have benefited much from practicing Falun Gong and will continue
to practice it." January 1, 2007 Posting date: 1/8/2007 |