Mazu Fortune Poem No. 9: How could the world's affairs ever be perfect?

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 9 is paired with the Xie · Release hexagram. In plain words: Nothing in life is perfect, and a good heart carries you a long way. Good and bad luck often follow where your thoughts lead.

Xie · Release

How could the world's affairs ever be perfect?It all rests on a good field in the heart.Good and bad luck come when people call them.I hold no favorites, and I lean to no side.

Original Chinese

世事怎能獲萬全總憑一點好心田吉凶禍福惟人召我本無私亦不偏

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 9 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: Nothing in life is perfect, and a good heart carries you a long way. Good and bad luck often follow where your thoughts lead. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 9 say in English?

How could the world's affairs ever be perfect? / It all rests on a good field in the heart. / Good and bad luck come when people call them. / I hold no favorites, and I lean to no side.

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