In zazen (aka ZEN) meditation, one is supposed to consider his thoughts as a river flowing down a mountain. The river is wild and free and rushes down along the mountain side.
However, it is known that the more prophicient you get in the art of zazen meditation, the more you can detach yourself from the stream and observe it's course from the banks, the sidelines, developing objective thinking.
When meditating, one should not get carried away by the river, by the myriad of thoughts as this is dangerous and it can be perilous.
This is a great analogy of the way a trader needs to be thinking:
He needs to be aware of the many ways the market expresses itself in, but should not get carried away by that. Instead, he needs to focus on exactly what he desires and always observe eficient ways of getting it.
It also means something else. He needs to be aware of the multitude of thoughts that surround him in the form of other people's opinions. He should not try and stop or put an obstacle in the path of the river by fighting other opinions, but rather take what he feels is necessary for his goal to be achieved.
And since we're in philosophy class, this next quote will demonstrate that nothing new is under the sun and the samurai might have read Mark Douglas' book
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"There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succesion of moment after moment. If one fully understands the present moment, there will be nothing else to do, nothing else to pursue" (Hagakure) - Tsunemoto Yamamoto
(a samurai in medieval Japan that retired after his lord's death)
However, it is known that the more prophicient you get in the art of zazen meditation, the more you can detach yourself from the stream and observe it's course from the banks, the sidelines, developing objective thinking.
When meditating, one should not get carried away by the river, by the myriad of thoughts as this is dangerous and it can be perilous.
This is a great analogy of the way a trader needs to be thinking:
He needs to be aware of the many ways the market expresses itself in, but should not get carried away by that. Instead, he needs to focus on exactly what he desires and always observe eficient ways of getting it.
It also means something else. He needs to be aware of the multitude of thoughts that surround him in the form of other people's opinions. He should not try and stop or put an obstacle in the path of the river by fighting other opinions, but rather take what he feels is necessary for his goal to be achieved.
And since we're in philosophy class, this next quote will demonstrate that nothing new is under the sun and the samurai might have read Mark Douglas' book
)):"There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succesion of moment after moment. If one fully understands the present moment, there will be nothing else to do, nothing else to pursue" (Hagakure) - Tsunemoto Yamamoto
(a samurai in medieval Japan that retired after his lord's death)
