The Illusion of “Contracting COVID”

(Minghui.org) A few days ago, I suffered an intense headache. I kept listening to the Fa and also reminded myself of what Master said:

“So whether it is good things or bad things you run into, so long as you cultivate in Dafa, they are all positive, to be sure.” (Teachings at the 2005 Conference in San Francisco)

After two days, the headache was gone. Only then did I realize that the headache was similar to COVID symptoms. But for a cultivator, I wasn’t sick but was eliminating karma. I also knew that I didn’t cultivate well in the first place and that I invited karma. But I heard that many practitioners also exhibited COVID-like symptoms. I was a little confused – did we all fail to cultivate ourselves well?

Then some practitioners said we should acknowledge that we contracted COVID if we had symptoms. As a cultivator, I certainly should be truthful and not try to cover up anything. But a practitioner reminded me that our eliminating karma is different from a non-practitioner getting sick. We are no longer bound by the cycle of “birth, old age, illness, and death.” When we eliminate karma, it looks like we are sick, when the underlying process is far beyond showing sickness symptoms. I came to see that we should not acknowledge the idea that practitioners may test positive because any “sickness” is just karma to be eliminated.

Meanwhile, I continued to feel some discomfort. Master Li (Dafa’s founder) gave me a hint that I should send forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil’s interference. I understood that my symptoms were not something I should bear and I should reject them.

I would also like to remind fellow practitioners not to comment on other practitioners’ cultivation based on the severity of their symptoms. Everyone’s situation is different. We can’t measure everyone with the same standard. For me, I was interfered with because I have slacked off in cultivation recently. But I certainly can’t think others were all the same as me. Maybe some practitioners are cultivating very well, but it’s just time for them to further eliminate karma and improve themselves. The symptoms may look the same, but the nature is not the same.

If we take our symptoms too seriously, we are also developing an attachment to them. As long as we cultivate based on the Fa, nothing can block us.