Mazu Fortune Poem No. 1: The dawn sun rises, soft and slow, and all the world grows warm.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 1 is paired with the Zhen · Thunder hexagram. In plain words: The weather outside is fine, and life feels full and safe. Now's a good time to look after the little field inside you, too.

Zhen · Thunder

The dawn sun rises, soft and slow, and all the world grows warm.The rivers run clear, the seas lie calm, the harvest fills the year.To live in such a gentle time is joy indeed.So tend the field within your heart, the way the heavens tend the land.

Original Chinese

曉日瞳瞳萬象融河清海晏慶年豐生逢盛世真歡樂好把心田作化工

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Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 1 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: The weather outside is fine, and life feels full and safe. Now's a good time to look after the little field inside you, too. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 1 say in English?

The dawn sun rises, soft and slow, and all the world grows warm. / The rivers run clear, the seas lie calm, the harvest fills the year. / To live in such a gentle time is joy indeed. / So tend the field within your heart, the way the heavens tend the land.

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