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Chinese fortune poems, one page each

Mazu's Fortune Poems

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 93: You search the peaks of Tai and Hua for a place to call home.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 93 is paired with the Bi · Grace hexagram. In plain words: High places are reached one step at a time. Stay true to yourself, and after the hard climb, you'll see the glow on the peak.

Bi · Grace
You search the peaks of Tai and Hua for a place to call home.Sure enough, the place is something to be proud of.Little do they know the hard climb it tookto hold that patch of glowing cloud on the summit.

Original Chinese

泰華峯嶺覓住家果然地位廻堪誇豈知歷盡登臨苦方占山頭一片霞

What it says about…

Love
The right match comes in its own time, like flowers that open when they're ready. Climb slowly together. No need to rush the next step.
Career
Keep studying at your desk, and one day you'll hold your head high.
Money
Business nobody else is doing may be where the money is.
Health
Take extra care of your body. Get checkups when you should, and when you're tired, come down the mountain and rest.

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 93 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: High places are reached one step at a time. Stay true to yourself, and after the hard climb, you'll see the glow on the peak. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 93 say about love?

The right match comes in its own time, like flowers that open when they're ready. Climb slowly together. No need to rush the next step.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 93 say in English?

You search the peaks of Tai and Hua for a place to call home. / Sure enough, the place is something to be proud of. / Little do they know the hard climb it took / to hold that patch of glowing cloud on the summit.

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