Positioning Ourselves Righteously During the Pandemic

(Minghui.org) When the new wave of the coronavirus pandemic broke out in our city, practically every village and household was affected. In most cases, one family member got it and then spread it to the rest. This includes Falun Dafa practitioners’ families. Our home was no exception.

Some practitioners think Master is eliminating our karma and that doing Dafa things will make them well. Some say that Dafa disciples are not sick, as the symptoms are false appearances. Some are afraid and hide far away, while some question why they or other practitioners have gotten infected when they’ve been diligently doing things for Dafa. All of this has brought a lot of confusion to practitioners who are not diligent in cultivation.

My symptoms were intermittent chills as if I had a bad cold and a headache. I didn’t pay much attention to it, thinking this was a cold from washing my hair. I studied the Fa as usual and recited Master’s poems from Hong YinVI. I recited the whole book every day.

That day, when I felt sick and didn’t want to cook, I thought: Do I really need to make a big deal out of it? I then continued to do what I should and when I had time, I sent forth righteous thoughts. When I felt cold, I thought: If you (the old forces) make me cold, then I’ll make you cold and freeze you; if you make me uncomfortable, I’ll make you uncomfortable. I’m not uncomfortable!

I kept denying these incorrect states. I’m a Dafa disciple. Be it a cold or virus, it doesn’t have an effect on me, and I had to set myself right. I continued to negate that state and sent forth righteous thoughts. In less than a day, all the symptoms were gone. I just coughed sometimes, but I didn’t feel any pain. The next day, I went to visit an elderly practitioner in a neighboring village. The practitioners there were very receptive to my sharing.

It was as if it had never happened. In fact, it’s really like this because I wasn’t sick. It’s all false appearances!

Master said,

“There is another group of practitioners, including some veteran practitioners, who regularly do things for Dafa and don’t fall behind in Fa study but in some matters still can’t make it through at critical moments. The Dafa you are cultivating in created all the living beings in the universe, forged mighty deities, and also made the most microscopic viruses and bacteria. As for you, you are a Dafa cultivator who assists Master in saving people, and in the course of saving people, you have already helped many people eliminate bacteria and viruses that are hundreds or thousands of times stronger than the contagion, yet amid the pandemic, you aren’t able to straighten yourself out. Some people are afraid to get infected whereas some insist on not getting vaccinated—at this point, are you still worthy of being called a Dafa disciple? Of course, there are also some female practitioners who are pregnant. I’m not telling you whether you should get vaccinated or not, nor am I telling you how the contagion will affect you. Don’t go to the other extreme; all of that is human attachment. What I want to tell you is you are assessing yourself with the mindset of an everyday person instead of looking at issues from the perspective of a cultivator; this is an omission in your cultivation.” (“Wake Up”)

We have to position ourselves righteously in any situation. Based on the state of fellow practitioners during this pandemic, I thought about why some had passed away due to sickness karma. They went out to clarify the truth and read the Falun Dafa books, so why did they pass away? They may have thought: “If I do things for Dafa and clarify the truth to save people, I will get better.” This mindset is not right.

Dafa disciples are fulfilling their sacred mission of saving people. By doing this, we improve ourselves and build up our mighty virtue. It has nothing to do with one’s failure to improve on the issue of sickness karma. I think that we should not acknowledge being ill, because Dafa disciples do not get sick.

Master said, “Once you bring up the word ‘illness,’ I won’t want to listen.” (Zhuan Falun)

The pandemic is very serious. Every time a cosmic change occurs, there is a test for Dafa disciples. If you are not steady now, what will happen when there is a big elimination? Do you hide in fear of death, or do you believe in Master and take the Fa as teacher? Why can’t we handle things with righteous thoughts?

This is my understanding at my current, limited level. If it’s not on the Fa, please compassionately correct me.

Editor's note: This article only represents the author’s understanding in their current cultivation state meant for sharing among practitioners so that we can “Compare in studying, compare in cultivating.” (“Solid Cultivation,” Hong Yin)