Communication and Boundaries
Can a friend accompanying someone to a consultation decide the questions for them?
English translation draft · Based on the Chinese article. This is not a word-for-word translation approved by Master Shengyuan.
You can accompany a friend and help explain, but cannot treat your questions as what they want to know. Dao Xuan described two colleagues attending divination together, where the companion kept asking on the person's behalf and made the issue harder to clarify. In relationships, asking whether to end the present relationship differs from asking whether a future marriage partnership is possible.
Listen to the person's intentions first, then clarify the question together. Good intentions do not justify overriding them to decide what to ask or how their life should proceed. Respecting their needs lets help address what they actually wish to face.