Firewood Will Not Quench Fire
觀音靈籤第60签
The history behind Guan Yin lots →Carrying firewood to douse the blaze, it all bursts into flame;
though the fire sweep three thousand worlds, still it burns the same.
If you ask of glory, riches, and safe comings and goings,
better to fold away the schemes that weary your heart in vain.
抱薪救火大皆燃
烧遍三千亦复然
若问荣华并出入
不如收拾枉劳心
However careful your precautions, trouble will eventually find you. One wrong decision now can bring regret that stays with you for a long time.
This lot warns that the current approach is feeding the very problem it means to solve, like fighting fire with firewood. It counsels dropping elaborate plans and ambitions for now, staying with the status quo, and taking quiet precautions rather than bold action.
See this lot’s message for your life’s other aspects
Family life carries some danger, so pray for protection. Wealth is unlikely to grow and a business deal fails, and this couple is not well matched for marriage; pregnancy needs extra caution. A traveler faces obstacles along the way, harvest struggles, and livestock may see losses. There is no news of a missing person, though lost items can be found to the west; a lawsuit has no chance of success. Moving house goes smoothly, illness may bring sudden scares, and the ancestral graves stay as they are.
Some fires go out only when we stop feeding them: an argument met with sharper words, a worry met with more frantic effort, a craving met with more consumption. Stopping here is a form of wise restraint. Withdraw the fuel and let things cool. Where in your life might the kindest, most effective move be to simply stop adding wood to the fire?
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Lot verses and their traditional meanings come from established Guan Yin lot (觀音靈籤) sources. The interpretation and reflection are written by Handful of Leaves. What you do with the verse is your decision, not the lot’s.
