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Sheng Si Bu karmic reading
Sheng Si Bu, the Book of Life and Death, is a traditional reading of a person’s karmic record. Read about its background, the postal process and the wait for a reply below.
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THE FULL STORY
Understanding the Sheng Si Bu tradition
Sheng Si Bu: the mysterious Book of Life and Death
What is Sheng Si Bu?
In this tradition, it is described as a personal record of karma: a ledger of the causes, consequences and karmic debts carried through this life and previous lives. A person is said to be allowed to consult it only once in a lifetime. The record is said to belong to a 900-year-old Chan Buddhist tradition, and is distinct from the mythical book held by the King of the Underworld.
This is a traditional karmic reading. It describes a person’s symbolic ‘allowances’ in eight areas of life: rice, clothing, alcohol, meat, money, ginger, salt and soybeans.
Wu Qingyue is the current lineage holder in Taiwan who consults these records. Actors, public officials and visitors from abroad have asked her to do so on their behalf. After receiving your personal details, she sends back four to five pages explaining the eight karmic indicators and the hardships the reading suggests you may encounter.
For example, the tradition interprets the ‘meat’ allowance like this:
Three jin—a traditional unit of weight—represents having enough to eat and being spared hardship.
Ten jin may suggest someone who loves food.
Having no meat allowance but eating excessively is interpreted as a warning about problems such as gout or digestive sensitivity. These are examples of the tradition’s beliefs, rather than medical assessments.
Alcohol is interpreted in a similar way:
An allowance of ten jars is said to suggest someone who can enjoy drinking into old age while remaining lively.
Having no alcohol allowance but drinking heavily is associated in the reading with risks such as cirrhosis or a drink-driving accident.
The record also addresses ageing, illness, death and major hardships: years when difficulties are predicted, a peaceful or sudden death, suffering from illness, and whether someone will be there at the end of life. These are spiritual interpretations, not reliable predictions of health or death.
The practitioner calls this ‘karmic DNA’: each person bears the consequences of their own actions and benefits from the good they do. In her teaching, spiritual practice, good deeds and giving up harmful habits are the way to improve one’s fortune and avoid hardship.
How to request a reading—the process is very traditional
Your details must be sent to the practitioner by registered post from within Taiwan. A reply usually takes three to six months. Please allow that time without chasing for a response.
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Sheng Si Bu, the Book of Life and Death, is a traditional reading of a person’s karmic record. Read about its background, the postal process and the wait for a reply below.
- I have been feeling unsure lately and would like to talk about where I am in life and what matters next.
- I care about my family, but we struggle to communicate. Could we look at it from another angle?
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