Mazu Fortune Poem No. 55: A thousand granaries, grain heaped like mountains.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 55 is paired with the Qian · Modesty hexagram. In plain words: When you have extra, share some with people in need, and keep planting good seeds. Good times and lean times always take turns.

Qian · Modesty

A thousand granaries, grain heaped like mountains.Sharing with the hungry and poor is not hard.Keep tending good deeds, and let them bear fruit.Rise and fall, gain and loss, all come round in turn.

Original Chinese

千倉米粟積如山分惠饑貧事不難勸爾殷勤培善果盛衰興廢本循環

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 55 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: When you have extra, share some with people in need, and keep planting good seeds. Good times and lean times always take turns. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 55 say in English?

A thousand granaries, grain heaped like mountains. / Sharing with the hungry and poor is not hard. / Keep tending good deeds, and let them bear fruit. / Rise and fall, gain and loss, all come round in turn.

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