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Mazu's Fortune Poems

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 43: Spring and summer bring their share of chatter and fuss.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 43 is paired with the Bi · Grace hexagram. In plain words: Spring and summer may bring some gossip, but things get better by winter. Stay away from people who stir up trouble, and keep doing good.

Bi · Grace
Spring and summer bring their share of chatter and fuss.Not until midwinter do things begin to thrive.Stay away from petty people who stir up talk.Do quiet good deeds, and trouble will turn away.

Original Chinese

春夏未免多啾唧冬至方教境遇昌莫近細人增口舌好修陰騭却災殃

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 43 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: Spring and summer may bring some gossip, but things get better by winter. Stay away from people who stir up trouble, and keep doing good. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 43 say in English?

Spring and summer bring their share of chatter and fuss. / Not until midwinter do things begin to thrive. / Stay away from petty people who stir up talk. / Do quiet good deeds, and trouble will turn away.

Different temples may use slightly different versions.

A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

Chinese poem font: Wang Han-zong Li Shu (GPL v2), with a few added glyphs