I am pleased to announce that I will be presenting my talk, “Creativity and Nonduality: How the Tension Between the Egoic Identity and the Absolute Self Shapes the Creative Process” as part of a series of talks called “The Self as a Creative, Embodied Process” on Saturday, October 27th at the Larkspur Room of the […]
Slivers of Eternity: One Minute Meditations on the Ground of Creativity, #30
Filmed in San Francisco in early June 2012, on the opening day in San Francisco of the 75th anniversary of the summer free concert series at Stern Grove, members of the world famous Glide Memorial Church Choir leave the stage after their inspiring opening set, their choir outfits like sails moving across the forest floor. […]
Slivers of Eternity: One Minute Meditations on the Ground of Creativity, #29
Departing! I love BART, Part II. So does my daughter. While most folks are contemplating their destination, the two of us are celebrating the power and majesty of huge silver trains snaking their way about the Bay Area. The sound, too, I call the celestial conch shell. Even from far away, it echoes throughout the […]
Slivers of Eternity: One Minute Meditations on the Ground of Creativity, #28
Arriving! I love BART. So does my daughter. While most folks are contemplating their destination, the two of us are celebrating the power and Majesty of huge silver trains snaking their way about the Bay Area. The sound, too, I call the celestial conch shell. Even from far away, it echos throughout the cities, our […]
Slivers of Eternity: One Minute Meditations on the Ground of Creativity, #27
In this clip, filmed at Codornices Park in Berkeley, California, the barely perceptible changes of the high cirrus clouds are captured by the relative stability of the treetops in the foreground. Creative insight often has a feeling of ascension. As such, looking up at the sky and studying its changes, is a great way to […]
Slivers of Eternity: One Minute Meditations on the Ground of Creativity, #26
For more on creativity visit https://austinhillshaw.com. In this clip, the second in a two part series filmed en route to Stern Grove in San Francisco, my wife drives while I get the opportunity to capture the stunning beauty of a Bay Area Sunday in June. The structure of the Bay Bridge, rails, rivets, and tertiary […]
Steve Jobs, Creativity, and His Stanford Commencement Address
In 2005, Apple founder Steve Jobs gave this raw and moving commencement address to the Stanford graduating class. Having dropped out of college himself, been fired from the famous company he started, and been diagnosed and treated for cancer, Steve Jobs’ address is extraordinary, and touches on several powerful aspects of creativity and innovation, most […]
Slivers of Eternity: One Minute Meditations on the Ground of Creativity, #25
In this clip, filmed en route to Stern Grove in San Francisco, my wife drives while I get the opportunity to capture the stunning beauty of a Sunday in June. The structure of the Bay Bridge, rails, rivets, and tertiary cables form a spontaneous stop animation while the main cables drop into view occationally like […]
Slivers of Eternity: One Minute Meditations on the Ground of Creativity, #24
In this clip, filmed on the one block-long commercial district along Euclid Avenue in North Berkeley, Christmas globes and lights, hanging in a storefront window, emit light and track the activities of the people along the sidewalks and streets. Listen for a car and watch its headlight flash across the reflective surface of the globe. […]
Slivers of Eternity: One Minute Meditations on the Ground of Creativity, #23
In this clip, filmed in the domestic terminal of the San Francisco Airport, an art installation floats in the space just inside the terminal, moving almost imperceptibly, while vehicles keep rolling up to the passenger drops-off just outside, delivering earth bound individuals to their portal to the sky. Footsteps, conversations, and announcements from the intercom […]