(Minghui.org) A practitioner in our local area passed away from illness karma. Because of that, whenever we clarified the truth to people in our area, they would say that some relatives of their acquaintances were seriously ill or passed away even though they practiced Falun Gong. Similarly, even some fellow practitioners, as well as non-practitioners, blamed Dafa for not protecting them or their family members who got ill and died. I want to share how I broke through the old forces’ arrangements and have come this far in cultivation.

Cultivating in the righteous Fa, we do not recognize any of the tribulations arranged by the old forces. Nonetheless, it has happened. To achieve their goals, the old forces take advantage of our karma and the loopholes in our cultivation to test and persecute Dafa disciples, and to persecute and destroy sentient beings. The old forces’ arrangements are everywhere: in our family, work, our thoughts, the economic environments we live in, as well as the difficulties we come across when doing the three things. The old forces are pervasive. Fortunately, Master’s Fa guides us comprehensively, and it is up to us to genuinely cultivate to understand and be enlightened in the righteous way. It is the solid faith in Master and the Fa that helps us deny the old forces’ arrangements and their persecution. Following the principles of Dafa and truly cultivating can help us break through the tribulations and eradicate the old forces’ arrangements.

Regardless of what the arrangements are, the tribulations that the old forces create for Dafa disciples manifest in ordinary society and are consistent with ordinary people’s situations. It is just as Master told us in Zhuan Falun:

“It is because you are practicing cultivation among everyday people. You will not be suddenly turned upside down with your head facing the ground, flying up there and suffering in the air—it won’t be like that. Everything will assume the form of everyday situations, such as someone may have irritated you today, someone has upset you, someone has mistreated you, or someone suddenly speaks to you with no respect. It is to see how you will react to these issues.” (Lecture Four)

Over a dozen years ago, I suffered from sickness karma: I could not eat, but I was hungry because I did not eat. However, I continued going out to distribute truth-clarifying materials and talking to people about Dafa and the persecution. I said to Master, “Master, I probably can no longer continue.” At that moment my third eye was opened, and I saw a ball in my lower abdomen. The exterior of the ball was shiny, but the center was black. After that, my third eye closed. I suddenly understood that I felt bad because there was a dark ball inside my abdomen. After realizing this, I calmly endured it. While diligently clarifying the truth to sentient beings one day, I realized that I was completely cured, and I was full of energy. Then I realized that if I continued focusing on my task to save sentient beings, even though I had been suffering from illness karma, all interference would vanish. This experience also helped me later on to break through a variety of interferences and continue clarifying the truth.

We have enlightened through studying the Fa that the old forces are the corrupted divine beings who test Dafa disciples by protecting the vicious beings who persecute us. However, we should not think too seriously about the evil old forces. By not thinking about them too seriously, we avoid making the illness symptoms worse.

Even though the old forces arranged everything, we should know that the Fa teaches us that, regardless of what happens to us, good or bad, it is always good; everything is arranged for us to elevate. Meanwhile, the old forces’ interferences can create certain illness symptoms for us, such as inflammation, infection, etc. However, when such symptoms occur, we should not be nervous, nor should we believe that our health has deteriorated.

My husband, a fellow practitioner, had symptoms of arthritis in his left wrist (which was swelling), and it was full of pus. Frightened, he went to see a doctor who took an x-ray. Afterwards, he asked me what he should do. I told him to forget about it and do whatever he should do. A few days later, there was no more pus, and the “arthritis” also disappeared. We did not ask fellow practitioners to send forth righteous thoughts for us, either. When we ignored the symptoms, the old forces were at their wits' end. When we are not attached to the old forces’ arrangements, and when there is no bad field to nourish the old forces, the old forces will self-destruct.

Not long ago, I noticed that all four of my front teeth were loose. At the same time, I read articles on Minghui.org about practitioners going through toothache tribulations. One article that shocked me the most was about a practitioner who had to have 18 teeth pulled, one after another, after the extraction of the first tooth. A long time ago, before reading that article, I had two clear and identical dreams in which I suddenly found out that all of my teeth had disappeared. Cautiously, I sent forth a thought: “Master, I cannot lose my teeth. I must keep them securely.” With that single thought, I found that one of my front teeth was not loose anymore. However, the front tooth on the left side suddenly hurt. Sometimes, I woke up from pain.

Following the toothache, my left arm began to hurt, too, and I could not raise it. It was even hard for me to put on my clothes. My arm was stiff when I went out to clarify the truth, and it hurt after I delivered truth-clarifying materials for a long period of time. However, I did not take the symptoms seriously so that they would not interfere when I did the three things.

To deny the old forces’ arrangements and persecution, I continued doing the three things every day instead of hiding at home to recuperate. No matter how miserable I felt, I continued clarifying the truth to people on the streets. Master said in Zhuan Falun:

“This situation always occurred when I held classes in other places. Some people were in great discomfort and would not move in their seats, waiting for me to step down from the podium to treat them. I would not do it. If you cannot even pass this test, how can you still practice cultivation in the future when you encounter many big tribulations? Can’t you overcome such a petty tribulation? Everyone can make it.” (Lecture Two)

With Master’s help, I could eat, even though my tooth hurt. While my arms hurt, and I could hardly move them, I continued carrying the bag of informational materials, pushing the small cart full of poster boards, and getting on and off buses and subways to go clarify the truth.

A new practitioner called me not long ago and asked me why I was fine after falling down the stairs, but another veteran practitioner went to the hospital and had surgery after falling down. I told him it was because I remembered the example that Master used in Zhuan Falun about the practitioner who was hit by a car, so I quickly stood up and said I was all right.

During my 16 years of cultivation, I have learned that, when things happen, regardless of how big or small, if I genuinely cultivate and have faith in Master and the Fa, I can always make it through. In other words, going through tribulations and tests is a process for us to evaluate our fundamental trust in Master and the Fa. With solid faith and trust in Master and the Fa, we can break through all tribulations.