tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497333598465035059.post5281089062182295504..comments2009-12-11T22:31:42.143ZForever Becomingnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497333598465035059.post-54587249560398314102009-12-11T22:31:42.143Z2009-12-11T22:31:42.143Z[...] what&#39;s often meant by creativity is the spontaneous expression of intimate feelings, which just goes round in circles within the arena of conditioning and habitual tendencies. <br /><br />It doesn&#39;t free us from ignorance, from desire, or from hostility. It doesn&#39;t make us better human beings, wiser or more compassionate. <br /><br />True creativity consists of gradually shedding the veiling layers of our ignorance and ego-centeredness so as to uncover the ultimate nature of both mind and phenomena. That&#39;s really the discovery of something new.<br /><br />[Mathieu Ricard]<br /><i>The Monk and the Philosopher</i>, p.312Forever Becominghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704161085555691475noreply@blogger.com