How Are Good and Evil Reflected in Facial Features?

Good deeds bring blessings, while bad deeds deplete virtue. However, both arise from a single thought. Throughout life, everyone inevitably makes mistakes, creating negative karma; yet they may also, knowingly or unknowingly, sow seeds of goodness, awaiting the growth of blessings and wisdom.

Having negative karma isn't frightening; if you nurture good intentions and sincerely repent, you can avoid disasters. On the other hand, having good karma shouldn't lead to complacency; continuous effort is necessary, or one might still decline. Additionally, don't be envious of others' goodness, nor should you dwell on their wrongdoings.

Therefore, everyone should focus on others’ virtues while concealing their faults. With oneself, one should highlight their own faults and keep good deeds private. Some people assume their secret actions are unnoticed, which entraps them in their own inner turmoil. In truth, no matter how secretive actions are, others are aware; they merely choose not to speak of them out of kindness. Hence the saying, "Heaven knows, Earth knows, you know, and I know."

Additionally, it's important to note that not only do Heaven and Earth know, but your body also keeps a record. The hidden virtue you accumulate and the negative karma you create are honestly recorded, like the rings of a tree.

This record manifests as "yin zhi" lines in the yin zhi area on your face.

Yin zhi, also known as the tear or dragon hall, is beneath the eyes, within the lower eyelid. In the twelve palaces, it corresponds to the male and female palaces, affecting the presence or absence of offspring. Hence, the physiognomy text "Shen Yi Fu" states: "Yin zhi, full flesh brings heavy blessings to the spirit," indicating that a rounded yin zhi area signifies a prosperous fate. In ancient times, having many descendants was considered a blessing.

Physiognomy suggests that if the yin zhi area beneath the eyes is bright and moist with a purple hue, it signifies good deeds and accumulated virtue. Even if there are ominous signs regarding children, hidden virtue can still result in noble offspring.

Conversely, engaging in many unwholesome actions may result in a dark, swollen, and lifeless area beneath the eyes, breaking auspicious signs and affecting one's children. However, with repentance and good deeds, helping others accumulate virtue, yin zhi lines can form, turning misfortune to fortune, finding life even in dire situations.

It is said that during the Spring and Autumn period, a famous merchant named Qu was childless at forty. Confucius, observing the yin zhi lines beneath his eyes, predicted he would have noble children, which later proved true.

Besides the area beneath the eyes, yin zhi lines can also appear on other parts of the face.

Yuan Liuzhuang identified thirty-six yin zhi areas in "Shuijing Shenxiang," such as the eyes, center of the forehead, temples, wealth palace, nose root, longevity palace, and more.

Auspicious lines or positive energy in these areas can remedy existing facial defects and turn misfortune into fortune. Conversely, negative lines or bad energy can diminish good fortune. Physiognomy states, "Yin zhi is the spiritual seed of the heart, capable of changing a person's fate from good to bad."

Yin zhi lines, or hidden virtue lines, result from good deeds. For instance, many firefighters serving 3 to 10 years develop such lines. Large hidden virtue lines form a web-like pattern, more visible on cloudy days, especially in the offspring palace. Lines above the eyebrows are smaller hidden virtue lines, inherited from previous generations' virtue.

Whether a person has committed wrongful acts or good deeds, corresponding lines will appear on their face.

Hidden virtue lines appear as "—" or "=", while lines indicating lack of virtue appear as "####" or "||". These lines should be bright and moist, not dull or sunken, with a luminous yellow hue and surrounded by lines, though sometimes hard to detect. They are clearer when the skin is relaxed or in certain lighting conditions.

Minor wrongdoings or good deeds may not immediately manifest on the face; however, significant wrongs or great good deeds will result in corresponding facial lines. Good deeds result in hidden virtue lines, while bad deeds cause lines of lack of virtue.

Generally, lines of lack of virtue or hidden virtue lines often appear in these areas:

1. Hall of Impressions

The hall of impressions, or the palace of destiny, governs life fortunes. If wrongful acts are committed or ancestors lacked virtue, a hanging needle line may appear, bringing misfortune to parents and children.

This misfortune doesn't necessarily imply death but often results in various troubles. However, having this line isn't terrifying; sincerely turning to goodness can change it, gradually transforming misfortune into good fortune.

2. Beneath the Eyes

Known as the offspring and hidden virtue palace, this area primarily reflects a person's virtue. A full and bright area beneath the eyes from a young age indicates accumulated virtue and a heavenly quality.

Conversely, bags under the eyes, dark circles, or sunken eye bags from youth suggest a lack of vitality and potential kidney deficiency. Physiognomy suggests such individuals may face difficulties in having children. Cultivating tranquility, a pure heart, and hidden virtue is advised.

Those who accumulate hidden virtue and perform good deeds will have one to three delicate, glossy lines beneath their eyes, known as hidden virtue lines. These lines appear when virtuous individuals benefit others.

Frequently doing good deeds and developing hidden virtue lines beneath your eyes is a sign of increased blessings, longevity, and noble descendants. Engaging in unwholesome actions results in darkness and sunken areas. The most severe sign is hard lines beneath the eyes, resembling needle pricks, indicating misfortune for descendants.

3. Bright Neck

To achieve longevity and youth, the throat chakra must be open. Regardless of age, an open throat chakra means the neck will not show signs of aging.

4. Law Lines

Law lines reflect personal virtue and usually appear after middle age. The law line's entrance, known as the "starvation sign" or "snake entrance," suggests loneliness in old age.

The entrance changes with mindset and behavior; wrongdoing creates a negative entrance. Conversely, doing good can extend the line to the chin, known as the longevity line.

If elders have this entrance line, don't worry; reflect and repent, engage in good deeds, and the law lines will naturally extend. If good deeds lead to the emergence of a second line on the original, resembling branches, it's called "double dragons emerging from the sea," signaling longevity and wealth, a sign of virtuous karma.

5. Longevity Hair

Performing good deeds without regret or doubt can result in three to five long hairs at the tail of the eyebrows in old age, known as "five-colored eyebrows," indicating heavy virtue and longevity. Hair growing inside the ears also signifies great longevity.

For middle-aged and elderly people, hair thinning from the forehead is a good sign. However, thinning from the crown toward the front suggests a lack of virtue. Stopping wrongdoing and embracing good deeds can transform misfortune into good fortune.

There are many other ways to discern how actions, good or bad, have altered one's fate. Despite space limitations, hopefully, this serves as a reminder that fate results from one's deeds in this life and past lives. Wholeheartedly abandon evil, embrace goodness, and fate can be entirely controllable.