Mazu Fortune Poem No. 14: Ten years of hard study by the window.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 14 is paired with the Guan · Contemplation hexagram. In plain words: Your ten years of study weren't wasted. Now go out and ride the long wind to the far shore, and don't worry.

Guan · Contemplation

Ten years of hard study by the window.Today you dust off your hat and set out far.A long wind for ten thousand miles fills you with joy.Sail straight to the far shore, with nothing to worry about.

Original Chinese

十年窗下苦操修今日彈冠事壯遊萬里長風欣得意直登彼岸不須愁

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 14 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: Your ten years of study weren't wasted. Now go out and ride the long wind to the far shore, and don't worry. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 14 say in English?

Ten years of hard study by the window. / Today you dust off your hat and set out far. / A long wind for ten thousand miles fills you with joy. / Sail straight to the far shore, with nothing to worry about.

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