tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189927003438800028.post6114258187783063749..comments2023-06-24T01:51:41.411-07:00Comments on Joseph Yu 余若愚 thinking aloud: Destiny Study is NOT DivinationJoseph Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04028797882338249408noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189927003438800028.post-20858008014516108042013-08-07T08:59:59.248-07:002013-08-07T08:59:59.248-07:00Master: Could you comment on Qi Men Du Jia? Thank ...Master: Could you comment on Qi Men Du Jia? Thank you<br /><br />Roberto RuizAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157723272971593983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189927003438800028.post-63273315019752864492013-08-07T07:49:22.440-07:002013-08-07T07:49:22.440-07:00Dear Jodi, What you quoted is very confusing. Our ...Dear Jodi, What you quoted is very confusing. Our destiny is a fairly wide path and we can choose to walk on any part of it. Understanding the Four Pillars will help us walk our path in a better and more enjoyable way, avoiding disasters that may bring us to the worst part of the path of life. To do this belongs to the Man part of San Cai. It simply helps us to enjoy our time (Heaven part) and we have a choice.<br /><br />JosephJoseph Yuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028797882338249408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189927003438800028.post-65525602143075492362013-08-07T07:11:51.737-07:002013-08-07T07:11:51.737-07:00Hi Howard, indeed we must not mix the two - Ming S...Hi Howard, indeed we must not mix the two - Ming Shu 命術 and Bu Shu 卜術. However, in practicing Bu Shu 卜術, we may need tools. We may observe the surroundings and establish a hexagram and interpret it. We may use a set of time numerals to establish a hexagram and interpret it. We may also use a set of time to establish a set of four pillars and interpret it. We may even pick from a deck of card or mahjong tiles and create a system for interpretation. But, we must not mix Destiny study as Ming Shu 命術 and borrowing the tool of Four Pillars or Flying Star charts to do divination as Bu Shu 卜術. However, in practicing Bu Shu 卜術. In the same way, we must not mix the game of mahjong as a game and borrowing mahjong tiles as divination tools. This is the point of my article. Thanks for joining.<br /><br />JosephJoseph Yuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028797882338249408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189927003438800028.post-72021453025392358552013-08-07T07:07:50.868-07:002013-08-07T07:07:50.868-07:00Dear Joseph and Howard, some people would also say...Dear Joseph and Howard, some people would also say that Four Pillars is part of Man Luck rather than Heaven Luck, because we affect our own future...what is your opinion of this?Jodi Brunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895672192116756619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189927003438800028.post-73727163682371324692013-08-07T06:07:06.883-07:002013-08-07T06:07:06.883-07:00In the Five Arts, bazi (Four Pillars of Destiny) b...In the Five Arts, bazi (Four Pillars of Destiny) belongs to Ming Shu (the art of life) and feng shui belongs to Xiang Shu (the art of observation), both are not listed under Bu Shu (the art of divination), so they are clearly classified and we should not get them mixed up. Howard Choyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02112714515474043678noreply@blogger.com