Stock Market and Samadhi

 

Stock Market and Samadhi: A Lesson from Osho

Almost everyone has heard of Acharya Rajneesh Osho's book "From Sex to Superconsciousness" (Sambhog Se Samadhi Ki Ore). But in today's world, where every member of a household has a mobile phone in hand, and people keep scrolling on their phones even past midnight — just take one metro ride, and that alone is enough to understand the problem — how can anyone possibly move from "sex" to "superconsciousness"?

Mobile phones have distanced people from their loved ones, and this has steadily increased mental stress. The second major reason behind this stress is finance — one's financial condition. Whether you have a job, run a business, manage a large industry, or are a homemaker — every single person is connected to the stock market in some way, directly or indirectly.

When the price of cooking oil in your kitchen rises, its effect shows up in the stock market. When the price of gold kept at home goes up, that too has an impact on the market. Whether it's the price of petrol or turmoil in the IT sector — the ripples of all these events eventually reach the market in one form or another.

Why Do 90% of People Lose Money?

As you know, around 90% of people who trade in the stock market end up facing losses. In such a situation, talking about "samadhi" (superconsciousness) does feel a bit hard to digest. But no matter what form samadhi takes, the path to it runs through discipline and understanding.

In earlier times, vaidyas (traditional healers), and even doctors today, can tell what's wrong in the body just by checking the pulse. In the same way, if you learn to read the "pulse" of the stock market, your growth can genuinely improve. Just as the body has its pulses, the market too has its own rhythms and movements — we simply need to learn to recognize them.

My Favorite "Pulse": The 8 and 13 EMA

My personal favorite "pulse" is the 8 and 13 EMA, which I use from an intraday and scalping perspective. For my purpose, this is enough. Whatever you choose to use — EMA or SMA — that's entirely up to you.

But simply applying an EMA or SMA isn't enough on its own. You also need to look at all the other factors — which direction the market is heading in. Keeping all of this in mind is what allows us to take the right action.

Discipline Is the Real Secret

Whichever "pulse" — SMA or EMA — you choose to apply based on your own judgment, start working with it. Trade by following all the rules of the market, with full discipline, and with a stop-loss in place — and then nothing can stop you from becoming profitable.

Once you become profitable, peace of mind will follow automatically. And once peace of mind arrives, the true path of Osho's book "From Sex to Superconsciousness" will slowly start becoming visible to you.

When your mind, your body, and the stock market all fall into alignment with one another, that's when profits truly begin to form. And only then will you be able to move toward samadhi.

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I hope you found today's insight valuable. Do let me know in the comments how much you agree with Osho's view.