I wish all tribe members of Safal Niveshak a very happy Vijayadasami or Dussehra. Today marks the victory of Goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura. Today also marks the victory of Lord Rama over demon Ravana.
Ravana is depicted and described as having ten heads and as a follower of Shiva, a great scholar, a capable ruler and a maestro of the veena, but someone who wished to overpower the devas. His ten heads represent his knowledge of the six shastras and the four Vedas.
A negative interpretation of Ravana’s ten heads are the ten emotions or senses in humans –
- Kama (Lust)
- Krodha (Anger)
- Moha (Delusion),
- Lobha (Greed),
- Mada (Pride),
- Matsar (Envy),
- Manas (The mind),
- Buddhi (Intellect),
- Chitta (Will)
- Ahamkara (The Ego)
When it comes to investing, some of these emotions stand in between the investor and his long term success.
In the illustration that follows, I have tried to depict the ten emotions, or the ten demons, of investing. Print it, paste it on your work desk, and look at it every time you are making an investment decision.
No investor can claim to master or kill these demons, but a knowledge of these residing within you is, I believe, pretty helpful.
Click on the image to open it in large size;
Drawing is from my son’s colouring book; Colours and words are mine.
Investing or otherwise, we all have demons inside of us. It’s our choice how many of them we feed, and how often.
The idea is to know and accept that they exist, and then learn to tame them before they eat us and our investment returns.
