The Zen Trader: How Ancient Wisdom Can Help You Master Your Mind...and the Markets

by Peter Castle

Overview

Trading is a stressful occupation, with mental and emotional traps on every side. Our instincts drive us to self-destruction: holding plummeting stocks in the hope of a sudden recovery, or obsessing over the minute-to-minute movements of our holdings.

What if there were a trader who knew how to avoid these traps, and could teach us to trade from a place of inner calm and peace of mind?

Peter Castle has been a successful trader in financial markets for almost 30 years. He also happens to be a Zen monk. Peter’s unique perspective gives him unrivalled insight into how the wisdom of Zen can empower us to master our minds, and so achieve success in the markets.

Many guides to using Zen avoid clear prescriptions and rely instead on cryptic quotes. In The Zen Trader, Peter demystifies both trading and Zen, using decades of experience, sharing dozens of real-life examples, and explaining clearly the systems that enable mastery of both disciplines.

He teaches us how to limit distraction, focus attention, detach from problematic emotions, be true to ourselves, and embrace the unlimited opportunities that exist in our professional and personal lives.

Following Peter’s wisdom, you too can become a Zen Trader.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857198266
Publisher:	Harriman House
Publication date:	04/26/2022
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.15(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Peter Castle (Rev. Taishin Shodo) has been trading for almost 30 years, over 20 of them full time. During that time, he has developed stress-free methods to trade, adopting the philosophy Less is More. Peter also has a passion for teaching and coaching. After many years of studying Buddhism throughout Asia and Australia, including a two-year residency in a monastery, Peter is now ordained as a Zen priest in the Mugendo Zen Kai tradition (Order of the Boundless Way). He attributes his success and happiness in life to the study of Zen.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Foreword Dr Alexander Elder xi

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 The Two Obstacles to Your Trading Success 9

Chapter 2 Zen Is the Solution to the Second Obstacle 17

Chapter 3 Obstacles of Logic 25

Chapter 4 The Buddha Had a System 33

Chapter 5 Correct Understanding of Attachment Produces Clarity of Thought 43

Chapter 6 The Zen Secret to Developing Non-Attachment 53

Chapter 7 The Objective of Zen 65

Chapter 8 Mindfulness Alone Is Not Zen 77

Chapter 9 Being in Control and Suppressing Fear Is Not the Solution 87

Chapter 10 The Zen System for Peace of Mind and Profit 99

Chapter 11 Meditation, the Zen System's Most Important Rule 111

Chapter 12 Measuring Peace of Mind 125

Chapter 13 Identity, the Self and Ego 139

Chapter 14 I Want Money, Not Zen 149

Chapter 15 Your Required Schedule to Make Money 161

Chapter 16 Zen Has the Answer to Don't Know 173

Chapter 17 Simple Practices for Complicated Processes 185

Chapter 18 The Final Word on Mastery 197

Bibliography 211

Acknowledgements 213