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Guanyin Oracle · Lot 31

Balanced

清閑無事靜處坐
飢時吃飯困時臥
放下身心不用忙
必定不遭殃與禍

What it means

A lot of stillness. No need to strive or rush about; return to simple rhythms, settle body and mind, and trouble stays away. Bodhidharma sat nine years and found great insight in quiet. For your question: no hurry; let it be, and it will come together in time.

By matter

Home祈保 Pray for safety
Yourself安 Safe and well
Wealth守待 Hold and wait
Dealings宜遲 Better later
Marriage合 A good fit
Pregnancy女 A girl
Travelers至 Will arrive
Crops秋熟 Harvest in autumn
Livestock穩 Steady
Finding someone難 Difficult
Lawsuits和 Settle peacefully
Moving吉 Auspicious
Lost things虛 Insubstantial
Illness設送 Make offerings and send off misfortune
Family graves吉 Auspicious

Line by line

  1. 清閑無事靜處坐
    At leisure, sit somewhere quiet.
  2. 飢時吃飯困時臥
    Eat when hungry, sleep when tired.
  3. 放下身心不用忙
    Let body and mind rest; no need to rush.
  4. 必定不遭殃與禍
    And misfortune will not find you.

Classic commentary

此卦守舊安然之象。凡事待時則吉也。

守舊安然。叩問神仙。直待時來。事亦偶然。

The image: peace in keeping to the old; wait and all is well. The verdict: hold to what you have and be at ease, as the immortals would say; when the time comes, things happen on their own.

The story · Bodhidharma Faces the Wall

Bodhidharma came from India in the Southern Dynasties. Finding no meeting of minds with Emperor Wu of Liang, he crossed the Yangtze on a reed and went north, where he sat facing a cave wall near Shaolin for nine years before passing his teaching to Huike, becoming the first patriarch of Chan.

Reference: Lot 31 of the Guanyin Oracle at Mengjia Longshan Temple, Taipei, with its traditional image, verdict, guidance and story. Story summaries are our own.

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