Buddha’s Middle Path V/s. Normal Investors

April 27, 2014

Buddha’s Middle Path V/s. Normal Investors

Greetings from Hitesh! Lord Buddha was famous for advocating middle path in life. Today we will see the difference between what he actually meant by middle path and how our financial planners and middle classe interpreted. Let me share his famous story.

Buddha’s talk with Prince Shrown:-

Buddha went to Shrown one night and asked him, “Shrown, I have heard that when you were a prince, before initiation, you used to play on a Veena, a sitar, and you were a great musician. So I have come to ask you one question. If the strings of the veena are very loose, what happens?”

Shrown said, “If the strings are very loose, then no music is possible.”

And then Buddha said, “And if the strings are very tight, too tight, then what happens?” Shrown said, “then too music cannot be produced. The strings must be in the middle – neither loose nor tight, but just exactly in the middle.”

Shrown said, “It is easy to play the veena, but only a master can set these strings right, in the middle.” So Buddha said, “This much I have to say to you, after observing you for the last six months – that in life also the music comes only when the strings are neither loose nor tight, but just in the middle.”

This has been the famous example quoted by many in the past.

Our Interpretations:-

By middle path, Buddha did not mean to live a life of meritocracy. He himself was an extremist……from a king, he went onto become a sanyasi. He and his sanyasis used to live on donations.

What he meant that you chose the path with lot of considerations and passion…….give your everything for that path……be ready to risk your last shirt……but when you do that keep your common sense intact!!

Let me deal with this aspect with little details:-

When Buddha went in search for a truth, he met a guru. He asked him to eat one time. Buddha was with him for 6 months….he did not get the results….so, he went to other guru.

2^nd one said to eat only rice….he did that for another 6 months….went to 3^rd one….he said you only eat 1 piece of rice a day….Buddha did that. He kept on trying different guru, till he became his own master!!

If you study the above facts in details……he had an open mind and surrendered heart when he went to any guru. He was 100% obedient…..but when he did not get the results from that guru….he did not left the path of truth….he left the guru!!

How our Normal Invetors Bhave?

Normal guy comes to the market for super normal returns……when he books losses in the first attempt or 1^st year…. he concludes share market is not good for him….so he goes back to his Bank FD/ Insurance/ Mutual Funds etc.

They do not have the passion to be successful in stock investments……so, they move from one extreme to another. In doing this……they always remain on the middle path!! I am seeing the investors who left in 2008……are coming back again!! I am sure they will go back again!

Buddha said….you chose one extreme and remain balanced over there……these guys move between two extreme and remain on the middle path!!

My Personal Call:-

The Truth of Share Market Investments:-

“Bulls Make Money, Bears Make Money But Pigs Gets Slaughtered.”

If you do not follow Buddha……you will surely get slaughtered.

If you have a passion to make money in trading and investment, do approach us.

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Hitesh Parikh.