Hanlu Temple · eighty lots
Mazu Hall — Lot 2
This tube asks about safety. Think of the person travelling, and the road they are on.
Mazu Hall · Lot 2Good
慈云一朵覆行舟莫惧波涛莫惧愁心中有敬行有畏万里风波也等闲
What it means: Some chop, but respect keeps you safe.
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 will be a rough patch on the way, and it is not worth fearing. Carry a little reverence, do not show off, do not take the risky route, and ten thousand miles of weather is ordinary.
Mazu's lots usually land on the road: slower, steadier.
How to read this grade
Good sits one step below Excellent: the direction is right, but the work has to be carried with diligence and patience. If the verse talks about keeping, gathering or holding steady, that is the point of the lot.
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 Mazu Hall, 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.