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Creativity and Nonduality: How The Tension Between Egoic Identity and the Absolute Self Shapes the Creative Process
This weekend I submitted an abstract to speak at The Science & Nonduality Conference to be held in San Rafael, California, in October of this year. The theme for this year is “The Nature of Self.” As a lover of creativity and the creative process, I am constantly exploring what it is that makes creativity […]
How do different colors affect creativity?
According to a recent study, the color green appears to enhance inventiveness. In this informative article, Kate Bratskeir of the Huffington post explores the effects of green and other colors on our ability to create, among other things: The study, published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, asked 69 men and women to take […]
Slivers of Eternity: One Minute Meditations On The Ground of Creativity, #11
In this clip, filmed at The Circle in North Berkeley, a traffic circle with a fountain in the center of it and a tunnel passing directly underneath, the headlights from unseen cars illuminate the water dropping from the upper tier. This beautiful fountain was out of commission when I lived in the area in the […]
When it comes to innovation and creativity, how does the momentum of a country affect its ability to compete in the global marketplace?
I found the following article on the innovative potential of Tunisia both interesting and somewhat disheartening. In it, the author, economics researcher, Montasser Ghachem, analyzes Tunisia for its ability to innovate, saying, “Our culture still suffers from flaws that substantially impede our progress and squander valuable human resources.” Taking the view that creativity is our […]
What is the Relationship between Creativity and Grace?
Here’s an excerpt from an article that is close to my heart! True creativity, especially the experience of insight, is a profoundly spiritual experience. I love the experience of grace along the creative path. For me, creative insight is a form of grace, an unexpected sense of openness and a penetrating experience of the world […]