(Minghui.org) When Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party, openly launched the persecution of Falun Dafa in July 1999, it was a huge test for cultivators. Facing the overwhelming pressure, some practitioners stopped cultivating due to fear; some gave in to the evil. However, more practitioners stepped forward and spoke out for Dafa. Master later wrote “The Disciples' Magnificence” to encourage practitioners who were able to validate the Fa.

It was also a test for practitioners when many of us filed criminal complaints against Jiang in 2015 for launching the persecution. The process of suing Jiang was one for us to let go of fear and raise awareness of the persecution.

Looking back at our cultivation paths, when we need to let go of our attachment to self and save sentient beings, there were chances and tests ahead of us. Each time it is an opportunity for us to let go of our humanness and elevate to higher realms.

I believe the current vaccine mandates in many places are another test for us practitioners. Since the Covid-19 vaccines were developed for the pandemic, somehow I’ve always felt that they are toxic to the human body and may cause harm to ordinary people and cultivators. Even though fellow practitioners usually wouldn’t take the vaccine on their own, many are facing vaccine mandates required by their employers or schools.

It is my understanding that whether or not we can resist the mandates with wisdom has become a test to see if we can, once again, let go of the attachment to life and death. Since we began cultivating in Falun Dafa, Master has already purified our bodies. All physical discomfort is in fact the process of karma elimination and tests for us to transcend the human realm and elevate our xinxing.

There is a new practitioner in my region. When she was asked to get vaccinated the first time, she had a toothache and could not do it. The second time, she had violent vomiting and missed it again. The third time, she was prompted again by her family. Under so much pressure, she thought she would go with the flow, and she was vaccinated.

After the vaccination that day, she could not sit upright to do the meditation exercise. She felt she was being pushed by a force, and she almost fell. She had a vivid dream in which three white pieces of substance left her body; one of them was in the form of a Buddha statue with a smiling face. She told me about the dream and did not mention her vaccination. I wondered what was going on with her–she might have done something that she should not have. After she told me about the vaccination story, I realized that she was reminded that what she did was wrong. She hurt the beings that she cultivated within herself, so they were pushed out of her body by that force. Master protected and hinted at her the first two times. It was her turn to enlighten to it and elevate the third time, but she failed.

When we are asked to be vaccinated, maybe we can take the opportunity to explain to people the healing power of Falun Dafa and perhaps turn a bad thing into a good one.

This is my understanding at my level, and please kindly point out shortcomings!

Editor’s note: This article only represents the author’s current understanding meant for sharing among practitioners so that we can “Compare with one another in study, in cultivation.” (Solid Cultivation,” Hong Yin)