Hanlu Temple · eighty lots
Guandi Shrine — Lot 6
This tube asks about career. Whether to push or to pull back — say it clearly to yourself first.
Guandi Shrine · Lot 6Fair
身在曹营心莫摇诱惑当前志要高守得本分行得正长远声名胜今朝
What it means: Keep the line. Do not take the near profit.
The verse is kept in Chinese. It is a four-line regulated poem — rhyme and metre are part of the thing itself, and they do not survive translation. The reading below is written in English.
The reading
There is a temptation in front of you that looks better than what you have. Keep your position and your principles, and do not trade a reputation for a quick gain. Over the long run you win by being steady.
Guandi's lots are about integrity and nerve: hold your ground and the road opens.
How to read this grade
Fair is not a bad lot. It means even — no great tailwind, no wall. This band most often lands on doing the thing in front of you well and not changing roads yet.
All eighty lots are lines written for Hanlu Temple. They are here to help you put a question into words — no promise, and no medical, financial or legal advice.
Draw this lot in the hall
Walk to the Guandi Shrine, sit down on a cushion and put your palms together. The tube of lots stands by the altar. A lot you drew in the same hall on the same day is remembered, so you can come back and read it again.