Lot 84 (Middle) from the Guanyin Oracle (观音灵签) draws on the allusion "Frugality Nurtures Virtue" — Zhuge Liang's family precept: frugality nurtures virtue; without simplicity you cannot clarify your aspirations; without stillness you cannot reach far. Restraint is blessing.
Lot 84
MiddlePoem
Pig of Hai cherishes blessings and knows restraint
In abundance, do not forget frugality
Restraint is the source of blessings
Content with enough — lasting joy and long life
Jiǎn Yǐ Yǎng Dé
Historical Allusion
Frugality Nurtures Virtue
Zhuge Liang's family precept: frugality nurtures virtue; without simplicity you cannot clarify your aspirations; without stillness you cannot reach far. Restraint is blessing.
General Guidance
A middle lot. Contentment brings lasting joy; restraint is blessing. Neither greedy nor grasping — life is naturally happy and enduring.
General Guidance
Career
Restrain career ambition; balance life.
Love
Restrain emotional desires; treasure what you have.
Health
Moderate diet; health and long life.
Wealth
Frugal household management; lasting wealth.
Travel
Moderate travel; not excessively luxurious.
Litigation
Restrain desires; avoid disputes.
- Tradition
- Guanyin 100 Oracle (观音灵签 / 观音一百签) — a traditional divination practice at Guanyin temples across East Asia, drawing on classical Chinese allusions (典故) as reflective mirrors.
- Source
- Follows the widely circulated 100-lot text commonly printed at Chinese and Taiwanese Guanyin temples. No single canonical edition exists; minor wording variations occur across temple printings.
- Translation
- Chinese preserves traditional phrasing. English renderings are Cihang's adaptations for bilingual devotional reading, not scholarly translations.
- Note
- Reflection, not prediction. The oracle invites contemplation of the lot's historical allusion as a mirror for your present circumstances; it does not claim divinatory certainty.
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