Mazu Fortune Poem No. 46: You drift alone, like duckweed on the water.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 46 is paired with the Bo · Splitting Apart hexagram. In plain words: When you feel adrift with no boat to cross, don't lose heart. Start doing good today, and a way will show up.

Bo · Splitting Apart

You drift alone, like duckweed on the water.No boat to cross, and asking the way gets you nowhere.If you had done good deeds back then,why would you need to knock on heaven's door today?

Original Chinese

孤蹤飄泊等浮萍欲渡無舟枉問程若使當年行善事何須今日叩神明

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Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 46 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: When you feel adrift with no boat to cross, don't lose heart. Start doing good today, and a way will show up. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 46 say in English?

You drift alone, like duckweed on the water. / No boat to cross, and asking the way gets you nowhere. / If you had done good deeds back then, / why would you need to knock on heaven's door today?

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