Tao Te Ching (Chapter 14) Look, it cannot be seen – is beyond form. Listen, it cannot be heard – it is beyond sound. Grasp, it cannot be held – it is intangible. These three are indefinable; Therefore they are joined in one. From above it is not bright; From below it is not dark: […]
Archives for March 2011
The Taoist Trader: Accept Loss
Tao Te Ching (Chapter 13) Accept disgrace willingly. Accept misfortune as the human condition. What do you mean by “Accept disgrace willingly?” Accept being unimportant. Do not be concerned with loss or gain. This is called “accepting disgrace willingly.” What do you mean by “Accept misfortune as the human condition?” Misfortune comes from having a […]
New Blogging Focus
I am discontinuing my posting of Stock Snapshot and Spotlight on Forex. I am changing my newsletter to focus on a new unposted article on the spiritual aspects of trading at the beginning of each month as well as a recapitulation of the four Tuesday posts (presently, The Taoist Trader series). In the past, my […]
The Taoist Trader: The Trader Sage
The Taoist Trader: Tao Te Ching (Chapter 12) The five colors blind the eye. The five tones deafen the ear. The five flavors dull the taste. Racing and hunting madden the mind. Precious things lead one astray. Therefore the sage is guided by what he feels And not by what he sees. He lets go […]
The Taoist Trader: Trading from the Inner Gold
The Taoist Trader: Tao Te Ching (Chapter 11) Thirty spokes share the wheel’s hub; It is the center hole that makes it useful. Shape clay into a vessel; It is the space within that makes it useful. Cut doors and windows for a room; It is the holes which make it useful. Therefore benefit comes […]
The Taoist Trader: Nourishing a Trade
The Taoist Trader: Tao Te Ching (Chapter 10) Carrying body and soul and embracing the one, Can you avoid separation? Attending fully and becoming supple, Can you be as a newborn babe? Washing and cleansing the primal vision, Can you be without stain? Loving all men and ruling the country, Can you be without cleverness? […]