विपश्यना ध्यान ही क्यों करें ? Why do Vipasana Meditation only? youtu.be/Kmq_7jJPztU?si… via YouTube
3 progressive steps towards wisdom - know from reading / listening, know from observing the ways of wise people, know from one's own personal experience.
"Money buys u freedom in the material world. It’s not going to make u happy, it’s not going to solve your health problems, it’s not going to make your family great, it’s not going to make u fit, it’s not going to make u calm. But it will solve a lot of external problems."
Naval
Even though life is neither comfortable, nor certain, the fact remains that human beings seek comfort and certainty. The nature of an effective leader, parent, teacher or guru, is to present the truth gently, in as comforting a manner as possible, such that human beings learn.
The best thing about index funds isn't their returns. It's their inability to make you feel stupid.
When the S&P 500 drops 20%, you blame the market.
When a stock you own drops 20%, you blame yourself.
Ego is the enemy of returns. Index funds remove it from the equation.
What the Stock Market Taught Me in the last few decades ft. Sankaran Nar... youtu.be/zfTSNGPLnWI?si… via YouTube
Loads and loads of lessons from experience shared here.
Warren Buffett thoughtfully explains why investing in stocks/equities is better than real estate, during Berkshire's latest annual meeting:
"In respect to real estate, it's so much harder than stocks in terms of negotiation of deals, time spent, the involvement of multiple
Been pondering on the core of Buddha's teaching, and the teaching of the Upanishads. The no self, and the universal consciousness. I've only one question here. When one attains Nibhana, one experiences total peace. Who is experiencing, who is aware of this peace?
Charlie Munger: "The great home run hitters do not remotely swing at every pitch that looks halfway good. They wait for one that they can really handle. And that's what great stock pickers do, too."
Societies that embrace a mindset of taking offense at the smallest of perceived transgressions, can't innovate broadly and deeply. Mob control becomes the operational paradigm in such societies.
𝗕𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵𝘀: “𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗹?”
With 10‑year G‑Sec post‑tax yields at 4.7% and Nifty’s implied earnings yield at just 4% (even lower in small and mid‑caps), 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸:
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People don't remember what you did for them, however good. They only remember how you made them feel. So if one craves good relationships, make people feel good in your presence.
Warren Buffett invested $488 million in PetroChina after only reading their annual report .
No site visits and no calls to management.
A shareholder then asks him if just reading an annual report is enough to make an investment
Listen to his answer