We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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Creativity has two possibilities. One is that it arises out of your silence, love, understanding, your clarity of vision, your intimate friendliness with existence - then creativity is healthy. But if it does not arise out of meditation, out of silence and peace and understanding and love, then there is a danger. It may be arising out of your confused mind. It may be arising out of your insanity.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Creativity should stem from a place of inner peace and understanding, not confusion or chaos.
In this quote, Rajneesh emphasizes the importance of the source of our creativity. He suggests that true creativity flourishes when it is rooted in silence, love, and clarity, which allows for healthy expression. Conversely, if creativity arises from a tumultuous state of mind filled with confusion and insanity, it can lead to negative outcomes. Thus, the quote highlights the need for inner peace as a foundation for genuine creative expression.
Themes
CreativitySilencePeaceUnderstandingLoveConfusion
In practice
Example use cases
In a creative workshop discussing the importance of mindfulness in art.
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