21st Cim – Dingji –of the Earth Element favoring the whole year – Every direction is blessed

There are times when Buddha shows miracles,

Changing outcomes of calamities and disasters,

Whenever the midday sun shines,

And blessed people helping your household.

Intepretation:

The power of Buddha boundless. So long as you are sincere and humble, even calamitous disasters could be averted. It is said that “the fortunate has the touch of heavens”, so it is only natural that such peopl could turn disasters into fortune and danger into ease while the sun shines and blessed people help their household. This poem reveals that in times of difficulty, so long as you keep your heart and actions in sincere faith, difficulties would be overcome. Everyone would meet hard times, but one’s efforts, endeavors and confidence would carry the day.

For pleas of wealth, difficulties will come before ease.

For pleas of academic success, those who are charitable will receive divine help.

For pleas of marital matters, those who are sincere and have the help of a matchmaker will see success.

For pleas of legal matters, misfortune will come before ease.

For traveling, neither favored nor calamitous; movers can proceed with their plans.

For lost items, recovery is possible if quickly sought for.

For ailments, a blessed person will come to offer help.

For pregnancy inquiries, a boy will be born. Family fortunes are stable.

General affairs will see help from a blessed person. Undertakings will be harmonious and greatly favored, both gains and losses would be shared. Family affairs will see celebrations in the household. Family fortune will see prosperity and fortune. Marital affairs will be difficult to consummate. Pleas for children will be favored. Pregnancies will have a firstborn boy followed by a girl. Pleas for wealth will be answered after undergoing a period of lack. Pleas for academic success will be answered in latter attempts. The Age Lords are in harmony. Ailments may be lethal, but support from blessed people will be available. Travelers will meet blessed people in their journeys. Business undertakings will become profitable after undergoing hardships. Visitors will arrive promptly. Shipping will see no major fortune. Moving is suitable and greatly favored. Lost items may be recovered. Pleas for rain will be answered after a delay. Legal affairs will undergo a minor calamity, but a blessed person will help one to escape from the ordeal unharmed. Farm animals are abundant and can be collected. The crops will be neither favored nor calamitous, with a late harvest. Construction will be successful enough for a celebration. Burials and resting places will provide blessings for the descendants. Fishermen will undergo a minor loss followed by great fortune. Fisheries will be profitable. Hatcheries will provide returns if carried out carefully and slowly. The monthly commands reveal an eventless end of the month with a blessed person helping to provide fortunes. Lost persons can be found. Letters from afar will arrive promptly with good news.

The Ancients say: Zhu Shouchang finds his mother at Changting Pavilion.