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Guan Yin lot 33 of 100

Jade and cleansing rain

Even (中平). Grade from lot 33 of the related Goodfate edition, whose verse is worded quite differently, so it is not compared line by line below. Grades differ between temples, and many Taiwanese temples print none.

石藏美玉在中心

得指何須向外尋

直待高人來剖析

恰如靈雨滌煩襟

Fine jade lies hidden at the heart of the stone.

Once it is pointed out, why search elsewhere?

Wait until a master comes to split it open,

Like sacred rain that rinses a troubled heart.

What this lot says

The jade here sits at the center of the stone, and the verse asks why you would search elsewhere once someone has pointed to it. What you want may already be close.

A master still has to split the stone. When that happens, the relief is like rain washing away worry. So the verse pairs self-trust with a willingness to be taught.

If you keep changing careers or courses in search of the right fit, pause and list what you already do well. Then find a teacher, coach or counselor who can tell you plainly which of those abilities deserves your effort.

A lot is a prompt for reflection. It cannot promise a result, and it is no substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.

The story behind it

Cheng Yaojin recruits Xue Rengui (咬金聘仁貴)

Named for this lot in the related Goodfate edition.

Where this text comes from

This verse is a traditional temple text with no known author. No single original edition is known and wording differs between temples, so we compare named witnesses and record where they differ.

Míguāng (覓光) (the text shown above)

石藏美玉在中心 / 得指何須向外尋 / 直待高人來剖析 / 恰如靈雨滌煩襟

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Jiěqiān Gé (解籤閣)

石藏美玉在中心 / 得指何須向外尋 / 直待高人來剖析 / 恰如靈雨滌煩襟

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Where the sources differ

  • The related Goodfate edition has a substantially different verse for this lot.

English translation and commentary are by Cast & Chart.