Cosmic Trinity

There is an ancient Chinese proverb that says, “First, luck; second, destiny; third, Feng Shui; fourth, virtues; fifth, education”. The Chinese have always understood that the most important aspect alone in the scheme of things is a person's destiny. Equally, they understand that destiny is not responsible for success. They believe it's the combination of luck, destiny, Feng Shui, virtue, and knowledge that makes us successful.

The first two things are luck and a person’s destiny. They account for one-third of the influences in our lives and together are known as Heaven’s Luck, meaning that they are the luck, destiny, personality, fate, etc. that we were all born with. They are the things that were given to us at birth without any control on our part (i.e., they came from Heaven).

The next two things are our virtues (how we treat others and what choices we make in life) and education (the information we learn). These two things fall under the category of Man’s Luck, meaning that we accomplish them ourselves through work, making responsible life choices, and exercising our uniquely human quality of free will. We can change these things ourselves, and they account for another one-third of the influences upon our lives.

Meanwhile, Feng Shui—the final one-third of the influences upon our lives—is known as Earth’s Luck and is about harnessing the Chi (energy) in our lives to help us increase the positive parts and decrease the negative parts of both Heaven’s Luck and Man’s Luck so that we may have more of a balance in our lives. Feng Shui is about people choosing to adjust their environments and/or their attitudes to effect change in their lives.

People’s lives are formed by the three foundational luck elements mentioned above. Our happiness and success depend on all of them.