Why do many people in trading study Taoist or Buddhist theories?

The subject, in fact, not many people study Taoism or Buddhist theories at the end of the transaction. As far as I know, investors in Europe and the United States like to study the Bible and astrology, and small Japanese investors like to study philosophy or religion. Finally, traders in my country like to study Buddhism, Taoism, and even Confucianism. Thought!

But whether it is the Bible, philosophy, or even Confucianism and Taoism, everyone has one thing in common: that is the category of national studies in their country. So, what is the reason why investors from all over the world finally divorced from the transaction itself, and pursued some Chinese studies that seem to have little to do with the transaction?

Here, let me talk about some of my humble opinions: I personally think that there are two reasons: one is that these Chinese theories are indeed useful for trading; the other is to acquire a belief through learning and establish a belief that supports traders to go on.

First: These Chinese theories are indeed useful for trading

From the first point of view, in fact, every country with a history has its cultural heritage, which is its national studies. Since it can become a cultural inheritance, it certainly has great principles and can stand the test of time; no matter how long it takes, it can be applied to everything.

Do not believe? Let's take a few famous Confucian and Taoist sentences as examples.

1. "Laozi" by Li Er in the pre-Qin period: You are as shocked as you are by favor or humiliation, and you are as much troubled as you are. What is flattery? Pets come first. To be humiliated is to be inferior, to be astonished by what you gain, and to be astonished by what you lose.

More than 2,500 years ago, Lao Tzu never knew that there was such investment as stocks and futures, but this sentence expresses the kingly way of investment: the most important thing to do in trading is to maintain a peaceful mind on the basis of correct analysis of the general trend, and not to be overjoyed , Don't be sad by falling, as the saying goes, don't be surprised by favor or humiliation, and don't be surprised by ups and downs. The short-term market trend is unpredictable, and the price fluctuates all the time. If the price rises, you want to sell and cash in; If you don’t have a vicious circle mentality, then you will never be able to do a good deal! The overall situation and the correct mentality are always the core elements of traders! !

2. Pre-Qin Li Er's "Tao Te Ching": Everyone in the world knows that beauty is beautiful, and it is evil; everyone knows that good is good, and this is not good.

For this sentence, I am afraid that all small and medium investors, especially stockholders, have the deepest understanding: when everyone thinks that it will continue to rise, the dealer is actually already shipping, so how can it rise? Then it should fall! When everyone thinks that there will be a sharp drop and they will be cut out, in fact, the dealer is already buying, so where can it fall? So it should be ready to go up!

One of the most popular jokes in the stock market: When the aunts at the door of the securities company start talking about stocks, that is when the stocks are about to fall. Isn't it just the truth that "everyone in the world knows that beauty is beauty, but they are evil themselves"?

Warren Buffett's classic saying, "Be greedy when others are fearful, and be fearful when others are greedy", isn't it also a Westernized version of Lao Tzu's words?

We often encounter "all the good is bad, and all the bad is good", which is the true portrayal of this sentence!

3. "The Book of Changes": Heaven is vigorous, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement!

The meaning of this sentence is more straightforward: To be a human being, we must believe in our own ability; now, when we do transactions, we should believe in our own ability, believe that we will make a difference in the investment market, and keep working hard!

In other words, only those who have positive thinking about transactions are the first condition for investment. Otherwise, there is no way to talk about the transaction.

Second: Self-cultivation, establish a belief that supports traders to go on

If you have been in the trading market for a long time, you will know the difference between the trading world and the real world: the trading world more nakedly shows the essence of the law of the jungle, while the real world has added many layers of masks on the bottom layer of the law of the jungle.

Therefore, every investor needs to go through a process of cognitive reconstruction after entering the trading market, and in this process, trading psychology is very important. From our statistical data, the growth of every trader is accompanied by a process of transition from talking about bids at a low level, talking about logic at a medium level, to talking about trading psychology at a high level.

This process seems to be very easy in just a few lines, but the actual process is long and painful; just like Taoist practice, if you don't know the way, you may pass through the door a thousand times and fail to enter. At this time, you need a belief, or to establish a belief that supports traders to go on! Or to put it more upscale, that is how to cultivate one's body. Therefore, Confucianism and Taoism can come in handy!

Although I am talking about Confucianism and Taoism here, in fact, although Taoist self-cultivation and Confucian self-cultivation have similarities, they have different emphases: Taoism focuses on cultivating the mind, pursuing a clear mind and restraining desires, and finally achieves a clear mind and sees the nature, and through changes Consciousness of people in order to achieve the purpose of changing their attitude towards life. What about Confucianism? Confucianism emphasizes practice, cultivates the mind through practice, and gradually improves people's spiritual realm.

One is in the heart and the other is good at practice, so Confucianism and Taoism are often regarded as one born out of the world and the other into the world. And we are in the vanity fair of trading, how can we get out of the world and enter the world, then we all get what we need. Here, I personally prefer to be born in Taoism, and I like to read the book "Tao Te Ching" most.