Osho's perspective on Creativity
When Osho Spoke About Creativity
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How to be creative while doing jobs which seem not to leave any space for creativity, like cleaning, etc.?
It is from Krishna Radha. She cleans. But I also do the same thing: every morning, every evening, twenty-four hours -- cleaning your mind, cleansing. But I never feel that there is any need for any other creativity. Cleaning a floor can be a tremendously creative act. Remember, creativity has nothing to do with any particular work. Creativity has something to do with the quality of your consciousness. Whatsoever you do can become creative. Whatsoever you do can become creative if you know what creativity means. Creativity means enjoying any work as meditation; doing any work with deep love. If you love me and you clean this auditorium, it is creative. If you don't love me then of course it is a chore, it is a duty to be done somehow, it is a burden. Then you would like some other time to be creative. What will you do in…
One day you spoke to us about perfection and creativity. What is the relationship between artistic creativity and perfection? Is not creativity in music, painting and poetry an attempt to reach perfection in visible and audible form? Is the artist simply creating a more refined ego as the so-called saints you often talk about?
The real artist certainly thinks of totality -- how to be total? -- but never thinks of perfection. And the beauty is: those who are total, they are perfect. And those who think of perfection are never perfect, never total. Rather, on the contrary: the more they think of perfection, the more neurotic they become. They have ideals. They are always comparing, and they are always falling short! If you have an ideal that unless this ideal is fulfilled, you will not think yourself perfect, how can you be total in your act? If you think, for example, that you have to be a dancer like Nijinsky, then how can you be total in your dance? You are constantly looking, watching yourself, trying to improve, afraid to commit any fault... you are divided. A part of you is dancing, another part of you is there -- judgemental, standing by the…
I want to be creative. What should I do?
Now this is something to be understood: you can vomit the same thing only if you have not digested it, remember. If you have digested it you cannot vomit the same thing, something else may come. Blood may come but not the same Vrindavan bread. That will not come. It has disappeared. So you have to simply keep it down there in your stomach without digesting it. Then you are thought to be very, very intelligent. The most stupid are thought to be the most intelligent. It is a very sorry thing, a sorry state of things. The intelligent may not fit. Do you know Albert Einstein could not pass his matriculation examination? Such a creative intelligence -- it was difficult for him to behave in the stupid way that everybody else was behaving in. All your so-called gold medallists in the schools, colleges, universities, disappear. They never prove to…
Is the drive towards creativity only another expression of our inability to sit quietly and do nothing?
You will not see any logical connection. There is no logical connection, but there is something more fundamentally connected. What he is saying is, "Bodhidharma came to teach suchness. This bamboo is long, so what? This bamboo is short, but there is no problem. I have never heard these bamboos discussing, `Why are you long and why am I short?' Neither does the short one feel inferior, nor the long one feel superior. They are both enjoying existence in their totality. "So just be, without comparing. Settle down in your own consciousness, and you will know the answer, the answer that cannot be given from outside." Issa wrote: <q>AROUND THE HEARTH -- THE SMILE THAT BIDS US WELCOME IS ALSO A FAREWELL!</q> He is saying, the beginning is also the end, the meeting is also a departing. One has to understand this contradictoriness, this paradoxical nature of existence. The welcoming…
"Embrace your neurotic part, for in acceptance lies the seed of creativity; repression only breeds fear, while awareness transforms contradictions into authentic expression."
Can intellectual activity be creative?
definition"Real creativity emerges when the ego dissolves, allowing existence to flow through us as a humble medium of the divine."
"Creativity is not found in the task itself, but in the quality of your consciousness; when you infuse every action with love and awareness, even the simplest job becomes a masterpiece."
"When the mind is directed by the conscious master born of meditation, its restless energy transforms into a powerful force for creativity; otherwise, it remains a negative servant, lost in chaos."
Is the drive towards creativity an expression of our inability to sit quietly and do nothing?
definition"True creativity springs from the depths of inner silence; when thought ceases, the authentic emerges, transforming both the creator and the beholder."
What are ways to discover my creativity beyond traditional forms like dancing and painting?
practice"Creativity is not confined to art; it is the loving, meditative quality you infuse into every ordinary act, transforming life itself into a celebration."
"Let your creativity be the chisel that shapes your personality, transforming your life into a work of art, for true satisfaction flows from the inner sculpting of awareness, beauty, and love."
"Real poetry is not a career; it is a way of living that arises naturally when the ego dissolves like a salt doll in the ocean."
"When childbearing is no longer a possibility, a woman's creative energy becomes a boundless force for innovation and beauty, transforming life itself into a canvas for her higher expression."
"When your song springs from meditation, silence, and love, it becomes a divine expression of creativity; otherwise, it merely transmits your inner chaos to the world."
"When you feel your creativity is taken away, it is merely the cleansing of your mind; this emptiness is a sacred space for true, conscious creation to emerge."
"Silence is the language of deep gratitude and love; even the smallest words can carry the essence of the ocean within them."
"True artistry arises when technique is mastered and then forgotten, allowing spontaneity to breathe life into creation; without this, you are merely a skilled technician, trapped by the confines of rules."
What is creativity?
definition"Creativity is the art of allowing the beyond to flow through you, a state of relaxed awareness where the ego dissolves and life becomes a harmonious dance with nature."
"Artistic perfection arises not from the pursuit of flawlessness, but from the artist's surrender; when the ego dissolves, true creativity flows effortlessly through the hollow bamboo of existence."
"True art is not a product of the mind but a blossoming of being, where the artist becomes a vessel for the greater Creative force. In this state of no-mind, beauty and grace flow effortlessly, transcending the ego and leading us toward meditation."
"Creativity is the greatest rebellion; it thrives only when you drop borrowed rules and embrace your authentic self."
"True creativity blossoms from the silence within; it is the fulfillment of meditation that births the highest art—love."
What is the role of the creative female?
definition"A woman's deepest creativity blossoms as love, transforming the ordinary into the sacred, and should flow naturally from her essence, not from competition."
"Writing for an unknown crowd reduces creativity to mere ink on paper; true expression thrives in the intimacy of living dialogue, where the nuances of tone and gesture breathe life into our insights."
What is the source of creativity?
definition"Creativity flows from the Divine when the ego falls silent, allowing us to become hollow reeds through which the timeless sings. In that moment, we are not the creators; we are merely the flutes played by the one flutist."
"The urge to create is the soul's way of celebrating existence, a prayerful response to the fleeting nature of life, urging you to manifest your total potential now."
"A World Academy of Sciences for Creativity would unite the realms of science, art, and spirituality, transforming our quest for knowledge into a celebration of life, compassion, and consciousness."
What should I do to be creative?
practice"To be creative, return to the innocence of a child: embrace playfulness, risk the unknown, and let go of the fear of looking foolish. True creativity blossoms in the freedom to wander and experiment without the constraints of certainty."
"Let your poetry arise from the depths of your being, not from the desire for approval; true art flows effortlessly from a life transformed by inner ecstasy."
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