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What you make doesn't have to be witnessed, recorded, sold, or encased in glass for it to be a work of art. Through the ordinary state of being, we're already creators in the most profound way, creating our experience of reality and composing the world we perceive.
The Creative Act
Rick Rubin
Therefore at some point a steady tempo becomes unsustainable and the heavy lift is triggered. Subconsciously, we realize that it makes more sense to use up all remaining reserves of emotional resilience and energy in one final burst of fierce effort resulting in a forced encounter with reality. The timing of the heavy lift is driven by personality and temperament. You launch a heavy lift when you are unable to stand the valley any longer, and sense that you are approaching diminishing returns. Whether this timing is optimal depends on your estimate of the organizing capacity of the cheap trick.
You know the old saying about Zen meditation, Tibetan meditation, and Vipassana meditation? Well, no, you probably don’t. It’s a saying that’s meant to capture the difference between these three Buddhist contemplative traditions—Vipassana, with its emphasis on mindfulness; Tibetan, which often steers the mind toward visual imagery; and Zen, which sometimes involves pondering those cryptic lines known as koans. Here’s the saying: Zen is for poets, Tibetan is for artists, and Vipassana is for psychologists.
Why Buddhism Is True
Robert Wright
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