Mazu Fortune Poem No. 44: Black and white must be clearly told apart.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 44 is paired with the Bo · Splitting Apart hexagram. In plain words: Like a game of go, look at the whole board first. Get one step ahead with your planning, so your effort doesn't go to waste.

Bo · Splitting Apart

Black and white must be clearly told apart.The stones are scattered all across the board.But you don't see the move that has to come first,so all your effort struggles to win.

Original Chinese

看來黑白要分明棋子縱橫布滿枰汝却不知先一著枉勞心力總難贏

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 44 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: Like a game of go, look at the whole board first. Get one step ahead with your planning, so your effort doesn't go to waste. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 44 say in English?

Black and white must be clearly told apart. / The stones are scattered all across the board. / But you don't see the move that has to come first, / so all your effort struggles to win.

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