Mazu Fortune Poem No. 18: You are a plum tree growing on a cliff,

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 18 is paired with the Xiao Chu · Small Taming hexagram. In plain words: You're like a clean, bright plum blossom on a cliff. Give it time, and once the leaves fill out and the fruit comes, you'll matter to a lot of people.

Xiao Chu · Small Taming

You are a plum tree growing on a cliff,blooming toward spring without a speck of dust.Wait until the green leaves spread their shade;then fruit will fill the boughs, fit for the royal cauldron.

Original Chinese

汝是懸崖一樹梅一塵不染向春開待得綠葉成蔭後結子滿枝調鼎來

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 18 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: You're like a clean, bright plum blossom on a cliff. Give it time, and once the leaves fill out and the fruit comes, you'll matter to a lot of people. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 18 say in English?

You are a plum tree growing on a cliff, / blooming toward spring without a speck of dust. / Wait until the green leaves spread their shade; / then fruit will fill the boughs, fit for the royal cauldron.

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