Mazu Fortune Poem No. 17: Seek a name, and the road ahead runs open.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 17 is paired with the Zhong Fu · Inner Truth hexagram. In plain words: There's a road to both a good name and money. Put your whole heart into one thing at a time, and you'll go fast and steady.

Zhong Fu · Inner Truth

Seek a name, and the road ahead runs open.Seek profit with a firm hand, and the ground is good.Only let one heart chase one thing at a time.Two minds at once will never carry you far.

Original Chinese

求名從此是亨衢求利逢剛是利區但許一心求一事不容兩念是馳驅

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 17 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: There's a road to both a good name and money. Put your whole heart into one thing at a time, and you'll go fast and steady. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 17 say in English?

Seek a name, and the road ahead runs open. / Seek profit with a firm hand, and the ground is good. / Only let one heart chase one thing at a time. / Two minds at once will never carry you far.

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