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Chinese fortune poems, one page each

Mazu's Fortune Poems

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 94: Long ago, a fisherman found the Peach Blossom Spring.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 94 is paired with the Bo · Splitting Apart hexagram. In plain words: Once a good chance is gone, it's hard to find again. Treasure the blessings and the people in front of you, and keep making good connections.

Bo · Splitting Apart
Long ago, a fisherman found the Peach Blossom Spring.They kept him with chicken and millet, laughing and talking.Today he comes again, but cannot find the way.His luck and his ties were simply too thin.

Original Chinese

漁翁昔日入桃源雞黍相留笑語喧今日再來無覓處都因福薄與緣慳

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 94 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: Once a good chance is gone, it's hard to find again. Treasure the blessings and the people in front of you, and keep making good connections. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 94 say in English?

Long ago, a fisherman found the Peach Blossom Spring. / They kept him with chicken and millet, laughing and talking. / Today he comes again, but cannot find the way. / His luck and his ties were simply too thin.

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