Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 89
Sign 89 of 100
The verse
東舍烹牛禱不靈不如西舍點青燈上天感應憑方寸一念精誠神鬼欣
In English
The eastern house cooks an ox, but prayer is not answered.Better the western house lighting a blue lamp.Heaven's response depends on the heart's square inch.One thought of pure sincerity delights spirits and ghosts.
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
- Do not eat ox or horse; recognition will surely be inscribed.
- Business
- If planning around slaughter, change course and blessing is born.
- Pregnancy and Children
- Keep vegetarian discipline and recite the Buddha; a fine child is certain.
- Health
- Refrain from killing and release life; heaven helps and illness lightens.
- Marriage
- Create blessing with full sincerity; a good match can be sought.
- Travel
- Proceed smoothly; no direction is unfavorable.
- Household
- Settle affairs within your proper place; descendants will surely come.
- Wealth
- With a heart like a bright lamp, good seeking naturally obtains.
- Current Fortune
- The wealth star will surely appear; seek through the proper person.
- Lost Item
- Ask the divine and pray; only then can it appear.
- Farming
- Human planning is not good; poor harvest is easy to produce.
- Legal Matters
- Heavenly principle is clear; the spirits know it.