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Mazu's Fortune Poems

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 82: When the wild geese come, your luck opens up.

Mazu Fortune Poem No. 82 is paired with the Jing · The Well hexagram. In plain words: When the wild geese come, your luck opens up and you can take things easy. When the moon is full, someone will help you ride the wind.

Jing · The Well
When the wild geese come, your luck opens up.From Wu to Yue, you travel at your ease.Look, too, at the moon, round as a mirror.Meet an immortal, and you'll ride the wind.

Original Chinese

鴻雁來時汝運通吳頭越尾好從容更看明月圓如鏡遇得神仙便御風

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Questions people ask

Is Mazu Fortune Poem No. 82 a good fortune?

This set is not ranked from good to bad here. What matters is the reminder: When the wild geese come, your luck opens up and you can take things easy. When the moon is full, someone will help you ride the wind. The choice is yours.

What does Mazu Fortune Poem No. 82 say in English?

When the wild geese come, your luck opens up. / From Wu to Yue, you travel at your ease. / Look, too, at the moon, round as a mirror. / Meet an immortal, and you'll ride the wind.

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