Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 48
Sign 48 of 100
The verse
千方百計總皆空枉費心機不見功直待雪消紅日上另開局面見亨通
In English
A thousand plans and a hundred schemes all come to emptiness.Mental effort is wasted, and no result appears.Wait until the snow melts and the red sun rises.Then a new situation opens, and smoothness can be seen.
Textual notes
另 is also written as 別.
The twelve aspects
A temple slip does not give one answer. The same four lines are read differently depending on what you came to ask about, and these are the twelve readings traditionally set down for this sign.
- Career and Recognition
- Haste fails to arrive; quietly wait for good news.
- Business
- Strange turns bring many changes; do not greedily seek.
- Pregnancy and Children
- Rest safely after a small loss; a calm heart brings great peace.
- Health
- Recovery can come; calm the heart and nurture the nature.
- Marriage
- No need to rush; steady inquiry is proper.
- Travel
- Do not be anxious; there is a later time.
- Household
- First difficult, then easy; the flower season arrives in time.
- Wealth
- Settle yourself and keep your place; what is sought will come.
- Current Fortune
- Difficulty comes first, gain comes later; do not force it.
- Lost Item
- On the days of You and Xu, search and it can be found.
- Farming
- Spring and summer are stable; after autumn is better.
- Legal Matters
- No need for excessive doubt; safe and without incident.