The fortune teller said I couldn't go to the temple and let the rooster fly overhead. Why?

There must be a reason. He just doesn't know how to say it. Usually, very sensitive people will react when they go to places like temples, but it's not necessarily bad.

What this man said is not entirely right.

It is better to recite the Heart Sutra every day. ...

Chanting the scriptures every day is naturally blessed by Buddha and Bodhisattva.