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It will take quite a long time before you find your calm, many sensations come, many thoughts or images arise, but they are just waves of your own mind. Nothing comes from outside your mind. Usually we think of our mind as receiving impressions and experiences from outside, but that is not a true understanding because when you think something comes from outside it means only that something appears in your mind. You yourself make the waves in your mind. If you leave your mind as it is, it will become calm. This mind is called big mind.

Shunryo Suzuki.
Calm mind is an essential part of trading. The aggravation associated with learning how to trade becomes easier to deal with when one understands that the mind is causing the aggravation as a protective response to negative stimuli. The market just does what it does, traders bring emotion to the table and when you learn to give emotion its space and allow it to flow through...then your mind becomes calmer and the sooner you can make more rational decisions .

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Shunryo Suzuki.
Calm mind is an essential part of trading. The aggravation associated with learning how to trade becomes easier to deal with when one understands that the mind is causing the aggravation as a protective response to negative stimuli. The market just does what it does, traders bring emotion to the table and when you learn to give emotion its space and allow it to flow through...then your mind becomes calmer and the sooner you can make more rational decisions .

This is very true, rather than managing emotions we need to heal the traumas and stuck negative emotions in our body, we perceive the market through our wounds which trigger us into negative emotional states. Easier said than done... especially when the wounding is hidden and many are unaware that they are hurting yet alone what caused it but usually a lot stems from childhood, they need to be brought to consciousness fully felt and released. I truly believe that to change our outer reality we must deal with these hidden wounds that unconsciously drive our behaviour... i have tried the positive thinking thing but this is trying to build a house on sand, its like band-aid on a gunshot wound and now I am fully focused on my own healing as trading has shown to me how blocked and controlled by emotion and feelings of doubt anxiety and helplessness... I feel the ability is there but it cant express itself.

Understanding yourself is just as important as understanding markets.
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No one is capable of giving direction unless he or she knows how to take directions and carry them out.

An essential quality of leadership is developing the ability to persuade others to align their goals with yours and those of the organization. Until you, yourself, are able to join forces with others in the pursuit of a common objective, you will never persuade them to join your cause. Effective leaders recognize the value of working together, and they learn how to follow directions before being entrusted with the responsibility for the performance of others. Good leaders show by example how they expect others to behave. Even though the troops may be trained to follow orders unquestioningly, the officer always leads them into battle. You cannot push others to follow your example; you must pull them along with you. When you show by your every word and deed that you are a person of character, one who works for the greater good of the entire organization, your people will follow.

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If you think you can buy your way into heaven with money alone, you may regret that you didn’t convert it into good deeds instead.

If through some terrible, unforeseen tragedy you should die tomorrow, how would your epitaph read? What would others remember about you? In the final analysis, you will be remembered for your good works, not for the money you have accumulated during your lifetime. Your wealth may be little more than the cause for disagreements among your heirs, while your good deeds will be remembered long after you are gone. As you accumulate wealth, devote a portion of your money and your time to causes that benefit those less fortunate than you.

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Opportunity never sneaks up on those who straddle the fence of indecision.

Successful people are decisive people. When opportunities come their way, they evaluate them carefully, make a decision, and take appropriate action. They know that indecision wastes time that could be spent on more productive tasks. They also avoid unnecessary risks by implementing their decisions gradually. They don’t attempt to make every decision at the beginning. Each action is contingent upon the success of the one that preceded it. Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s wisest men, is said to have used a simple method to make difficult decisions. He drew a line down the center of a sheet of paper, and on one side he listed the “pros” of the decision; on the other, he listed the “cons.” In addition to simplifying the decision-making process, the list also served as a graphic illustration of the advantages and disadvantages of any decision, regardless of its complexity. The impact of the decision could then be quickly and easily assessed.

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Before opportunity crowns you with great success, it usually tests your mettle through adversity.

Adversity provides the resistance necessary to develop the strength to overcome great obstacles. This strength consists of self-confidence, perseverance, and, very importantly, self-knowledge. For if you do encounter a setback, it is a clue to a personal weakness. You may have been hasty in judging a competitor, or you may have been too timid in your vision of what needed to be done. Let adversity be your guide to understanding where you mis-stepped and which qualities you need to cultivate. No one rejoices in disappointment, but if you are success-conscious, you can turn the situation into a chance for improving your character, an opportunity you otherwise would have missed.

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Are you waiting for success to arrive, or are you going out to find where it is hiding?

The poet John Milton’s words, “They also serve who only stand and wait,” may be both profound and genuine, but the true riches of life are far more likely to accrue to those who actively go out and seek them. Seldom does success come marching in accompanied by a brass band in full regalia. More often, it’s achieved by those who labor long and hard. Take the initiative, and you will create your own opportunities. There is no substitute for action backed up by a well-thought-out plan.

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There always remains an opportunity to make a new start.

Though it may not seem so when you first encounter a serious blow, you can never lose two of the most important assets you have. These are the power of your mind and your freedom to use it. Once you have turned them to understanding what laid you low, you can begin forming new plans. You may not have the money you once had; you may lack the allies you had cultivated. But you still have the benefit of a universe that eventually rewards honest effort, as well as gaining the experience of mistakes you will never make again. Remember, no matter where you are now, whatever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve.

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This is very true, rather than managing emotions we need to heal the traumas and stuck negative emotions in our body, we perceive the market through our wounds which trigger us into negative emotional states. Easier said than done... especially when the wounding is hidden and many are unaware that they are hurting yet alone what caused it but usually a lot stems from childhood, they need to be brought to consciousness fully felt and released. I truly believe that to change our outer reality we must deal with these hidden wounds that unconsciously drive our behaviour... i have tried the positive thinking thing but this is trying to build a house on sand, its like band-aid on a gunshot wound and now I am fully focused on my own healing as trading has shown to me how blocked and controlled by emotion and feelings of doubt anxiety and helplessness... I feel the ability is there but it cant express itself.

The first of these speaks to the idea of going back and amending the past. "revising the past"
(local versions are attached in the zip -later server is too slow).

20. Imagining Creates Reality | The Secret of Causation


21. Manifest Your Reality Through Mental Conversation


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You may reply that if the wounds are hidden how do we go back and repair the past, especially childhood wounds?
I would say a two step, repetition cycles might avail.
Step A. Try a more recent "wound" (failures, hurts, nastiness others have done to us, etc.) revise that.
Step B. Create a future dream in a present reality/envisioning - image of the person you want to be.

Repeat A then B, A then B, over and over. (Heal a wound, Create the ideal, Heal a wound, Create the ideal,)
As one does so the layers of the onion will be peeled back.

By painting the new you - instead of only doing wounds - you are guiding your mind that this is who you want to be/are.
Then the mind (subconscious) won't get the wrong message - "Oh he only wants more new wounds!"
It will get the message "Oh he wants the totally healed and rejuvenated self"

The subconscious knows the wounds of your childhood (otherwise they wouldn't exist). So it will reveal these to one at the right time so you may "revise" them (heal them).

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The subconscious knows the wounds of your childhood (otherwise they wouldn't exist). So it will reveal these to one at the right time so you may "revise" them (heal them).

The info we need seems to come in at the right time... I am doing lots of research into co-dependency and narcissistic abuse now and boy is it shedding so much light on my experience and making me conscious of unconscious habits

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Hi, first day here.

Well, I'm a not-so-good TA trader, but I do have some experience with meditation, primarily as a Tibetan Buddhist, but before that too.

When I started meditating, I didn't know anything about the stock market and had been poor and struggiing my whole life, and made $200,000 out of 3,000 (arduously saved up over a couple of years) in 5 months. I did that a couple of times, not as much, but impressive. I would check my account once a day.

Once when I was intensively meditating, I was thinking idly during the meditation, "I would like to get a new nail trimmer, but don't feel like laying out the money right now and going to CVS or Walgreens...". I went down to my car later that morning and there was a nail trimmer on the front seat, still in it's packaging, complete with a bar code on it.

I don't underestimate now the power of going beyond 'normal' space-time conceptual reality that meditation offers. It's not just about relaxing or tapping into the subconscious.

Also, as a Tibetan Buddhist, I offer the merit accumulated during my meditation afterwards to every sentient being in the universe. I completely give it away. This is very important to do this, that there is no withholding.

I was trained to think of it as not giving my little drop of auspiciousness I've accumulated during my meditation away, but merging my drop of goodness with the sea of goodness inherent in the universe.

Right now I'm really stressed out, really really stressed out, and not meditating and pouring over charts in an addictive manner and making about $100 a week.

This is a wonderful thread with wonderful, thoughtful, posts. I am so glad I stumbled on it.

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Hi, first day here.

Well, I'm a not-so-good TA trader, but I do have some experience with meditation, primarily as a Tibetan Buddhist, but before that too.

When I started meditating, I didn't know anything about the stock market and had been poor and struggiing my whole life, and made $200,000 out of 3,000 (arduously saved up over a couple of years) in 5 months. I did that a couple of times, not as much, but impressive. I would check my account once a day.

Once when I was intensively meditating, I was thinking idly during the meditation, "I would like to get a new nail trimmer, but don't feel like laying out the money right now and going to CVS or Walgreens...". I went down to my car later that morning and there was a nail trimmer on the front seat, still in it's packaging, complete with a bar code on it.

I don't underestimate now the power of going beyond 'normal' space-time conceptual reality that meditation offers. It's not just about relaxing or tapping into the subconscious.

Also, as a Tibetan Buddhist, I offer the merit accumulated during my meditation afterwards to every sentient being in the universe. I completely give it away. This is very important to do this, that there is no withholding.

I was trained to think of it as not giving my little drop of auspiciousness I've accumulated during my meditation away, but merging my drop of goodness with the sea of goodness inherent in the universe.

Right now I'm really stressed out, really really stressed out, and not meditating and pouring over charts in an addictive manner and making about $100 a week.

This is a wonderful thread with wonderful, thoughtful, posts. I am so glad I stumbled on it.

Well...a...normally I'd say whaaaatttt????!...but going back to you being a Tibetan Buddhist (I believe you are referring to in the orthodox sense) ...I would have to ask...'so what you going to do about it??' You have the skillset and knowledge...what is the plan you will put in effect?

I hope i didn't jack this thread with my post!..if i did my sincerest apologies @ aquarian1!

anyway @ dowdeva welcome to nexusfi.com! (or Big Mikes Trading as us old guys still say.)

all the best

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Welcome to the thread dowdeva.

I hope you offer more on your experiences with meditation and manifestation through visualization.

From my experience here, you may get a few reactions in speaking of actual amounts. Probably better to speak about process.

I think your nail clipper story is interesting and for those who didn't quite get the idea of manifestation through visualization, you might like make another post about the concept from your insights with your meditation.

What thoughts do you have on what can block/derail one from mediating successfully?

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The thread is quite off from the norm so I am hoping that we are exercise acceptance of divergent opinions.

In so doing I am hoping that the openness and acceptance of other views may encourage those who are reluctance to post, a welcome place to do so.

Happy posting and a friendly welcome to all.

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Hi, first day here.

Well, I'm a not-so-good TA trader, but I do have some experience with meditation, primarily as a Tibetan Buddhist, but before that too.

When I started meditating, I didn't know anything about the stock market and had been poor and struggiing my whole life, and made $200,000 out of 3,000 (arduously saved up over a couple of years) in 5 months. I did that a couple of times, not as much, but impressive. I would check my account once a day.

Once when I was intensively meditating, I was thinking idly during the meditation, "I would like to get a new nail trimmer, but don't feel like laying out the money right now and going to CVS or Walgreens...". I went down to my car later that morning and there was a nail trimmer on the front seat, still in it's packaging, complete with a bar code on it.

I don't underestimate now the power of going beyond 'normal' space-time conceptual reality that meditation offers. It's not just about relaxing or tapping into the subconscious.

Also, as a Tibetan Buddhist, I offer the merit accumulated during my meditation afterwards to every sentient being in the universe. I completely give it away. This is very important to do this, that there is no withholding.

I was trained to think of it as not giving my little drop of auspiciousness I've accumulated during my meditation away, but merging my drop of goodness with the sea of goodness inherent in the universe.

Right now I'm really stressed out, really really stressed out, and not meditating and pouring over charts in an addictive manner and making about $100 a week.

This is a wonderful thread with wonderful, thoughtful, posts. I am so glad I stumbled on it.

Like @aquarian1, I found your post very interesting and I would love to hear more on the subject of buddhism and your thoughts on meditation.

Manifestation through visualization (Nail trimmer reference): I must admit to being sceptical of this sort of thing. Could it simply be coincidence/confirmation bias? If you want something badly enough and you percieve the universe as having provided, doesnt that put you at a mental disadvantage because from that point forward you will only feel disappointment when your wishes go unfulfilled? Take for instance trading. So many people fit meditation into their trading schedule in the hopes that it is some sort of tool that can provide an edge. In my opinion, completely missing the point of it all because forcing meditation is a goal orientated activity and not mediation at all. Its just wishful thinking. Happy to hear your thoughts on this.



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I was trained to think of it as not giving my little drop of auspiciousness I've accumulated during my meditation away, but merging my drop of goodness with the sea of goodness inherent in the universe.

Your drop of goodness is the sea of goodness. You dont merge back into the universe because you were never separate from it in the first place! You are not accumulating anything during meditation, you are awakening to the vastness already contained within you! It is exciting that you have seen this. I would really like to hear more on your experience.

@aquarian1 sorry if Im going off the rails here. Will fully accept being told off.

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