Recently, I found myself participating in an interesting exchange on LinkedIn, on the Architecture for Humanity thread. I am sharing it with you today because I believe it unveils some important aspects of our ability to use creativity as a means for positive change or to use creativity for a means of subtly adding to […]
An Innovative and Much Needed Pairing: Business, Creativity, and Mindfulness Come Together at the Wisdom 2.0 Conference
Next month, on May 11th and 12th, spiritual teachers, health and wellness professionals, and business leaders from around the world will be gathering in San Francisco for Wisdom 2.0 conference, engaging in a creative dialogue about how the benefits of wisdom traditions can be incorporated into new and innovative business practices. Here’s a look at […]
What are the links between creativity, karma, and creative insight?
Some time ago, I spent two years living on a Buddhist retreat center along the Central Coast of California. Being an architectural designer (and a third rate carpenter) I was there to rehabilitate the center, which needed a lot of loving care. The place was located on 40 acres at the back of a long […]
Creativity and Photography: The Hauntingly Profound Work of Michael Kenna
I must say, a friend of mine turned me on to the creativity of photographer, Michael Kenna and I just can’t stop looking at his engaging body of work. The contrast of light and darkness, of earth and sky, of the solid and ethereal have left me transfixed and mesmerized. I am amazed at his […]
What is the relationship between creativity, career, and vocation?
Here is a useful and interesting venn diagram via a dear friend of mine, Rosy Moon. Although creativity isn’t explicitly stated we can begin to get a sense of where it occurs in the various parts of the diagram. Wherever there is the combination of 1) connecting with the world and 2) affecting the world […]
Creativity and Nonduality: Video On The Nature of Self from the Science & Nonduality Conference
Here is a video highlighting the theme for this year’s Science & Nonduality Conference, “The Nature of Self.” I love the creativity expressed in this video, the parallels being drawn across so many disciplines, all the while celebrating the mystery of the self as it plays itself out in the human experience. I love the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Excerpt from Austin’s new book, Between the Bridge and the Water: Death, Rebirth, and Creative Awakening
Here is an excerpt from my new book, Between the Bridge and the Water: Death, Rebirth, and Creative Awakening. In it I explore the compelling parallels between the outpouring of creativity in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Golden Gate Bridge’s infamous reputation as the world’s number one suicide destination. It is my opinion […]
Austin’s New Book on Creativity, Between the Bridge and the Water: Death, Rebirth, and Creative Awakening, Now Available
I am pleased to announce the release of my new book, Between the Bridge and the Water: Death, Rebirth, and Creative Awakening, available for the Kindle ebook reader. My book explores the compelling parallels between the outpouring of creativity in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Golden Gate Bridge’s infamous reputation as the world’s […]