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Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy

Guanyin Fortune Poem No. 67: Taibai Jinxing Tests Dou Er; Guan Zhong Serves as Chancellor of Qi

Guanyin Fortune Poem No. 67 is rated Good Fortune, and its story is “Taibai Jinxing Tests Dou Er; Guan Zhong Serves as Chancellor of Qi”. In plain words: Your heart is as fair as a scale, adding nothing and taking nothing away. You keep to your principles, and everyone can see it.

Good Fortune
A golden scale weighs out your heart,nothing less, nothing more, not heavy, not light.Because you have lived your whole life straight and true,even without book learning, you see what is right.

Original Chinese

一條金秤等君情無減無增無重輕為是平生心正直文章不識義皆明

The story behind it

Taibai Jinxing Tests Dou Er; Guan Zhong Serves as Chancellor of Qi

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Questions people ask

Is Guanyin Fortune Poem No. 67 a good fortune?

It is rated Good Fortune. Your heart is as fair as a scale, adding nothing and taking nothing away. You keep to your principles, and everyone can see it. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Guanyin Fortune Poem No. 67 say in English?

A golden scale weighs out your heart, / nothing less, nothing more, not heavy, not light. / Because you have lived your whole life straight and true, / even without book learning, you see what is right.

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