Tengchong Yunfeng Mountain, a Taoist temple with a 390-year history in China, is a place full of spiritual energy for meditation and Zen practice. After a deep conversation with the Taoist priest, I gained profound insights that I would like to share.

Emotions are the source of karma; troubles are the enemy of capital.

When the Taoist priest told me, "There is not a single heart in this world that truly wants to harm you," I was instantly struck by those words.

On the path of investment, I have witnessed the greed and fear of human nature, including my own. When the market rises, we tend to become arrogant and blindly optimistic; when it falls, we are filled with resentment and self-blame, even doubting that the whole world is against us.

The priest continued, saying that those who truly cause "harm" are not our essential selves, but rather the part of us that is hijacked by emotions at that moment.

I remember a time during a period of continuous losses when I was extremely low in spirits. An investment partner questioned me, and instead of responding appropriately, I found myself harboring unnecessary judgments against him. This was not a decision I would normally make. Later, I realized that it was not my "rational investor" side acting, but rather a projection of my emotional "shadow of troubles."

As the priest said, "Karma is the behavior you exhibit under bad emotions." In our worst emotional states, we often make the worst decisions, whether towards others or ourselves.

The more attached we are, the more fragile we become; the more aware we are, the more free we are.

I once viewed my career, family, and intimate relationships as "tasks" that must succeed. Because I was "attached" to their success as a validation of my efforts, I became very easily hurt, overly sensitive, and would feel anger, anxiety, and disappointment at the slightest disturbance.

The priest told me: The opposite of attachment is fear, and fear exposes all wounds.

In meditation, I often observe this phenomenon: when I tightly grasp a goal (such as a must-profitable investment or a must-stable relationship), my heart begins to feel uneasy, my breathing becomes shallow, and I become "disconnected from the present," living only in a fictional future.

But when I let go of my obsession, even if just for 5 minutes, and return to my breath, my body, and everything I have in the present moment, I feel a subtle peace again. This peace is not weakness; it is a strength, a clear understanding that it is not by clinging to something that we avoid harm, but by seeing why we want to cling.

"For my heart to remain unhurt, it needs to be calm"—this is the ultimate wisdom of investment.

This sentence feels like a pearl of clarity in meditation.

In the market, I increasingly realize that the investors who can truly navigate bull and bear markets and grasp long-term trends are not necessarily the ones who predict the best, but those who are stable within, see clearly, and are willing to wait.

Meditation teaches me to maintain a "centered and unmoving" mindset in the eye of the market storm, allowing me to think calmly when others panic and not get swept up in frenzy when others are greedy.

We often think that the external world controls us, but what truly manipulates us are the "unseen troubles within." If we are not familiar with our own hearts, how can we understand others, grasp trends, or comprehend the market?

Compassion is the highest form of judgment.

The priest mentioned a very Buddhist perspective—"The harmful behaviors of each of us essentially stem from inner unrest." This had a profound impact on me.

I used to be filled with anger towards those I collaborated with who failed, feeling they had betrayed me. But later I understood that their choices were merely made under the control of their own life troubles, and had nothing to do with me. I did not need to seek revenge, attack, or even reclaim "justice."

I only needed to see clearly: this is just a chain of troubles being passed along, and what I need to do is stop at this chain.

Compassion is not about letting others off the hook, but about letting myself off the hook, so that I do not become a carrier of troubles.

Finally, the priest said: "Returning to the present is the greatest investment return. We neglect the quality of life itself in our pursuit to 'improve quality of life.'"

I feel this statement is very true. As an investor, I review hundreds of projects each year, meet countless teams, and analyze numerous data, yet sometimes I forget to have a good meal with my parents or take a quiet walk with my partner. I forget that these are the "investment returns" that have already been realized.

We want to become more successful, freer, and more recognized, yet we overlook that true freedom is the freedom of the heart, and true wealth is the awareness of the present moment.

So today, I deeply note this sentence and wish to share it with my followers:

For my heart to remain unhurt, it needs to be calm;

For me not to harm others, my heart also needs to be calm.

This, perhaps, is the most worthwhile investment in our time—the power of inner tranquility.

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