How to apply Chinese Strategy – “9 thoughts to one word” in life and investing.

 1^st December 2022

How to apply Chinese Strategy – “9 thoughts to one word” in life and investing.

Dear Fellow Travellers,

Namaste! Confucius was a Chinese philosopher and politician. His teachings are eternal in Chinese culture and they are often quoted. One of the most quoted is – “9 thoughts to one word” which is followed in the Corporate World and normal life like anything. This is one of the best strategies for success and happiness in life and investments. The root of the quote is coming from Buddhism. Let us explore.

How Churchill responded to his wife after his lecture?

Churchill was going back to his home with his wife and his Wife asked how was the lecture? Churchill said – which lecture? One I gave or one I prepared to give or one I thought I could have given?

I have often heard the statement – I should have invested when you asked / I should have done this or done that. It’s normal to have different thoughts at different times in life.

The most often heard dialogue when a married couple fight is – “You are not the same person whom I married. You have changed a lot”.

The point is – thoughts keep on coming and going. There is N number of thoughts while we are awake and while we are sleeping. But which thought we follow or which thought makes us do what we are doing shapes our destiny.

What RAKESH has often said about Trading Ideas?

Many times, Rakesh was asked – what will you buy tomorrow? He had truthfully replied all the times that I don’t know. Many viewers would have felt that he is avoiding the question. But those who are seasoned traders have always felt that when they sit in front of the screen – the screen talks to them and they act as per the screen and not as per their pre-decided plan. While a normal person judges the market based on the performance of his stocks – Rakesh kind of investor who always says – the market is right and I am wrong.

They go beyond their thoughts to catch the one idea from the market and they become what they are.

Enter the Dragon Movie Dialogue: -  

The most famous dialogue from Enter the Dragon Movie is what Shaolin Abbott said to Bruce Lee. 

Shaolin Abbott:  Now, you must remember: the enemy has only images and illusions behind which he hides his true motives. Destroy the image and you will break the enemy.

Our thoughts are creating images and illusions around us. Our true purpose is hidden behind these images and illusions. Since we keep on clinging to the images – we miss the real picture.

What are the 9 images and illusions in our life?

1.   A child is born. He is taught about the family's religious and cultural practices. He is sent to school. He is told with an education he will become successful.

2.   After education he looks for a job or profession. He is told with a good job and good income – his life will be successful.

3.   Once he is settled in the job – he is told to get married. He is told after marriage his life will be set. So, he gets married.

4.   After the marriage the couple is told that they must have KID. So, they go for the kid. When the kid comes, they get busy raising the kid. They spend sleepless nights behind the kid’s raising and education. They also believe that if their kid is educated, he will be set.

5.   They start investing for their kid’s education, marriage, and retirement. They assume that with the right kind of money – life will be smooth.

6.   They take loans and make tons of sacrifices to raise the kid. Assuming that the kid will take care of them in their old life.  

7.   Around age 40-50 – they aspire for social status and social recognition. They do some or the other social and religious activities in their society and take part in some club activities also.

8.   Once the kid is settled, they want him to get married and give them grandkids. So, they aspire for the grandkid. When the grandkid comes, they go for planning for him

9.   One fine day they see their face in the mirror and they realize that they are 60-70 years old and life is gone in the preparation of living rather than living.

10.                Now comes the last destination of life – DEATH. At the time of DEATH – he has many unfulfilled desires. On his deathbed, he is thinking about things that he should have done or should have enjoyed.

These 9 phases are the standard part of the middle-class life cycle. They start with birth and never end as they keep on dying with unfulfilled desires in each of their birth. So, the cycle of birth and death continues.

What about investing?

Normal investors are the losers in the share market because they are following images and illusions as mentioned above. They are disconnected from their life’s purpose. Everybody has a different purpose and it is a must that a person gets connected with his own purpose.

Happiness and Success are the by-products when your life is attached to your purpose.

How to find out the purpose?

One of the scientific ways to use astrology is to find out the purpose of our life. When you know the purpose of your life – it may be possible that someday you get connected with the same. In 99% of the cases – people don’t know their purpose only and when you don’t know the purpose – it is difficult to find happiness in your life. No amount of good activities/donations and help is going to give you peace of mind till you have your own purpose.

If you need help in exploring your purpose through the science of astrology – do approach us. 

Have a great investment.

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