Divination and Guidance
Why does Master often pray for wisdom rather than only a favorable immediate outcome?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
Wisdom helps us understand how to see things and what to do next, making us better able to help others. My intention in seeking awakened wisdom is simple: do what should be done well and help more people.
Discussing Christmas wishes, we also said divine gifts often concern unseen energy, wisdom, blessings, and resources, not necessarily an object waiting before us upon waking. Practical needs still require our effort. Wishing toward others’ benefit also cultivates selflessness.
Dao Xuan shared seeking smooth work and awakened wisdom from Xuantian Shangdi during rituals, hoping to understand where negative energy lay and how to handle it to help more people. This is wisdom’s purpose: understanding brings clearer action and methods.
A client facing workplace interpersonal difficulties requested a lamp offering without wishing the other person misfortune, writing only a wish for wisdom. I strongly agreed. Wisdom helps resolve mutual problems, emerge from difficulty, and reduce the other person’s opportunities to create further harmful karma. The wish seeks fulfillment for others as well as oneself.