Comments on: How to Boost Creativity Through Meditation http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/ Practical inspiration. For a happier life Wed, 16 May 2012 19:20:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Blog | csshride http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-12755 Blog | csshride Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:07:35 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-12755 [...] Good Life Zen The 99 Percent: What Meditation Can Do for Your Creativity Transcendental Meditation.org Reality Sandwich BeliefNet: Meditation for Many Faiths [...] [...] Good Life Zen The 99 Percent: What Meditation Can Do for Your Creativity Transcendental Meditation.org Reality Sandwich BeliefNet: Meditation for Many Faiths [...]

]]> By: Amia T. http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-12064 Amia T. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:39:34 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-12064 Oh Mary! Now that you brought it up. Growing up, I recall my grandmother telling me a story of how a piano player, who had a troubled soul, once poured himself so deeply into a song that the audience could feel his despair and everyone was afraid at the ability he had to evoke such emotion within them. They assumed that the devil had possessed him. My grandmother said that the song (her words) "came alive and was staring everyone directly in the face." It relates to your story because this gentlemen literally made the audience feel the heat of his passion to a point where they were, themselves, felt his pain. I thought I'd just share it. Being a classical musician myself, that story has always stuck with me since 4/5. I apologize for not have the name of the story ): Great post (: Oh Mary!

Now that you brought it up. Growing up, I recall my grandmother telling me a story of how a piano player, who had a troubled soul, once poured himself so deeply into a song that the audience could feel his despair and everyone was afraid at the ability he had to evoke such emotion within them. They assumed that the devil had possessed him. My grandmother said that the song (her words) “came alive and was staring everyone directly in the face.”

It relates to your story because this gentlemen literally made the audience feel the heat of his passion to a point where they were, themselves, felt his pain. I thought I’d just share it. Being a classical musician myself, that story has always stuck with me since 4/5. I apologize for not have the name of the story ):

Great post (:

]]> By: Calen http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-9021 Calen Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:17:03 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-9021 Hi, I'm Calen Wright, a freshman girl in high school. Everybody says I have a creative mind. I'm a good story teller, writer, and artist. I'm also dramatic. Whenever I play the piano, my parents love to listen to me play. They say I play so beautifully. The strange thing is, when I'm into playing the piano, I lose myself in the music. It's like I'm not really there yet I'm causing the music. That makes sense 'cause everybody says I play with "feeling". Also, when I dream, my dreams are always colorful (not black and white. My dreams are never black and white) and interesting to tell (like a story) to my parents. Hi, I’m Calen Wright, a freshman girl in high school. Everybody says I have a creative mind. I’m a good story teller, writer, and artist. I’m also dramatic. Whenever I play the piano, my parents love to listen to me play. They say I play so beautifully. The strange thing is, when I’m into playing the piano, I lose myself in the music. It’s like I’m not really there yet I’m causing the music. That makes sense ’cause everybody says I play with “feeling”. Also, when I dream, my dreams are always colorful (not black and white. My dreams are never black and white) and interesting to tell (like a story) to my parents.

]]> By: Trent M. http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-6185 Trent M. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:50:55 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-6185 Being an artist with creative thoughts, I'm always looking for any way to make these creative thoughts better, more vivid, more clear, and more meaningful. Before I started becoming interested in meditation, I started techniques for improving one's imagination and making thoughts more vivid and real. I'm still going through ALL of your articles so I'm not sure how many articles you have on the subject of creativity. But regardless of how many you may have, I will be very happy to see even more! Thank you for sharing, Ms. Jaksch! Being an artist with creative thoughts, I’m always looking for any way to make these creative thoughts better, more vivid, more clear, and more meaningful.
Before I started becoming interested in meditation, I started techniques for improving one’s imagination and making thoughts more vivid and real.
I’m still going through ALL of your articles so I’m not sure how many articles you have on the subject of creativity. But regardless of how many you may have, I will be very happy to see even more!
Thank you for sharing, Ms. Jaksch!

]]> By: Mary Jaksch http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-291 Mary Jaksch Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:04:15 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-291 @Mike thanks for your encouragement, Mike. I love your <a href="http://zendonut.com/wordpress/" rel="nofollow">ZenDonut</a> blog. So great to read something about meditation that made me laugh out loud! Verdict: nutty and brilliant. @Mike
thanks for your encouragement, Mike. I love your ZenDonut blog. So great to read something about meditation that made me laugh out loud! Verdict: nutty and brilliant.

]]> By: Mike http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-289 Mike Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:26:41 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-289 Mary, I recently came across your blog, subscribed, and am enjoying it greatly. I saw this post and read it with some excitement as I am a very firm believer in the value meditation can have on creativity (not to mention things like productivity, mental acuity, etc). Thanks for the post. PS. I have a blog (doesn't everyone?) that discussed similar topics and I've posted a Meditation Journal which you might find helpful. www.zendonut.com Thanks again. Mike Mary,

I recently came across your blog, subscribed, and am enjoying it greatly.
I saw this post and read it with some excitement as I am a very firm believer in the value meditation can have on creativity (not to mention things like productivity, mental acuity, etc). Thanks for the post.

PS. I have a blog (doesn’t everyone?) that discussed similar topics and I’ve posted a Meditation Journal which you might find helpful. http://www.zendonut.com

Thanks again. Mike

]]> By: Mary Jaksch http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-53 Mary Jaksch Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:08:00 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-53 @ Albert, thank you for your kind words of encouragement. The wonderful comments on my blog have made me realise that the power of a blogging lies in the fact that it's a form of co-creation. We are all in it together! @ Albert, thank you for your kind words of encouragement. The wonderful comments on my blog have made me realise that the power of a blogging lies in the fact that it’s a form of co-creation. We are all in it together!

]]> By: Albert | UrbanMonk.Net http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-52 Albert | UrbanMonk.Net Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:46:44 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-52 Heya Mary, I'm really impressed at how lively your blog is, and only after such a short period of time. Congratulations, keep it up! ;) Cheers, Albert | <a href="http://www.urbanmonk.net" rel="nofollow">UrbanMonk.Net</a> Modern personal development, entwined with ancient spirituality. Heya Mary, I’m really impressed at how lively your blog is, and only after such a short period of time. Congratulations, keep it up! ;)

Cheers,
Albert | UrbanMonk.Net
Modern personal development, entwined with ancient spirituality.

]]> By: Mary Jaksch http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-45 Mary Jaksch Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:30:23 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-45 @ Ellie How nice to meet an ex-musician who also teaches meditation and is a blogger! Actually, I think there are no real EX-musicians. We may be inactive but I reckon that musicians experience life differently. For example, musicians don't really know what 'background music' is. For me it's just music that nobody seems to be listening to :-) @ Colleen Lovely! You say, "...little by little I am finding the voice." That is the aspiration of all true creatives! Speaking as a writer this 'finding the voice' seems to be connected both to the process of letting go, as well as the process of disciplined practice. Well, your story of how you went about finding your 'voice' is inspirational. Thank you. @ Ellie
How nice to meet an ex-musician who also teaches meditation and is a blogger! Actually, I think there are no real EX-musicians. We may be inactive but I reckon that musicians experience life differently. For example, musicians don’t really know what ‘background music’ is. For me it’s just music that nobody seems to be listening to :-)

@ Colleen
Lovely! You say, “…little by little I am finding the voice.” That is the aspiration of all true creatives! Speaking as a writer this ‘finding the voice’ seems to be connected both to the process of letting go, as well as the process of disciplined practice. Well, your story of how you went about finding your ‘voice’ is inspirational. Thank you.

]]> By: Colleen http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-41 Colleen Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:01:52 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2007/11/27/how-to-heighten-creativity-through-meditation/#comment-41 Thank you for leading this interesting and curly discussion about creativity , Mary. Fortunately in some ways, I was never a professional musician, but I did have a sort of musical training as a child on the clarinet and have played it in fits and starts through middle adulthood. I have also sat with the koan 'who is hearing?' for several years and didn't think I even got close to finding an answer, but I did notice that sometimes I began to hear more and listen more. Co-oinidentally (or maybe not ) a few years ago I decided that I really really wanted to be able to play music aurally as in how a singer sings without the intermediary of 'the dots" that told my fingers what to do. I am at an age that I don't have to prove anything to anybody so I could just play (both meanings of the word.) I started sitting in on singing and jam sessions playing ever so softly and little by little with the listening and hearing, I am finding the voice. I have also started studying a bit of jazz theory and notice that yes the flattened 3rd which I would play intuitively often does have a lot of power contrasted with another note which creates tension, so it feels that both sides of my brain are coming together - beginning to know deeper the grammar and syntax of this language and merging them with the words and phrases to make a communication to me anyway that is connected and vital. Also it seems like a personal reconciliation b/c I never really loved the clarinet - it just what I was given to learn as a child, but I do have some technical skill. With another instrument I would have to start from scratch. So it seems like I have taken part of me or part of my childhood done a transmutation to self-acceptance and something that is more relective of what is inside now. And apart from that its fun! I was listening to an interview by Kim Hill with Oliver Sachs, the neurologist, and he said that there are 30 areas in the brain related to aspects of music - pitch, rhythm, harmony etc and that although one couldn't identify the brain of a mathematician or writer on post-mortem, one can know a professional musician's brain because of the denser bundles of fibres across the corpus callosum which joins the two hemispheres. Interesting eh? Thank you for leading this interesting and curly discussion about creativity , Mary. Fortunately in some ways, I was never a professional musician, but I did have a sort of musical training as a child on the clarinet and have played it in fits and starts through middle adulthood. I have also sat with the koan ‘who is hearing?’ for several years and didn’t think I even got close to finding an answer, but I did notice that sometimes I began to hear more and listen more. Co-oinidentally (or maybe not ) a few years ago I decided that I really really wanted to be able to play music aurally as in how a singer sings without the intermediary of ‘the dots” that told my fingers what to do. I am at an age that I don’t have to prove anything to anybody so I could just play (both meanings of the word.) I started sitting in on singing and jam sessions playing ever so softly and little by little with the listening and hearing, I am finding the voice. I have also started studying a bit of jazz theory and notice that yes the flattened 3rd which I would play intuitively often does have a lot of power contrasted with another note which creates tension, so it feels that both sides of my brain are coming together – beginning to know deeper the grammar and syntax of this language and merging them with the words and phrases to make a communication to me anyway that is connected and vital.
Also it seems like a personal reconciliation b/c I never really loved the clarinet – it just what I was given to learn as a child, but I do have some technical skill. With another instrument I would have to start from scratch. So it seems like I have taken part of me or part of my childhood done a transmutation to self-acceptance and something that is more relective of what is inside now. And apart from that its fun!
I was listening to an interview by Kim Hill with Oliver Sachs, the neurologist, and he said that there are 30 areas in the brain related to aspects of music – pitch, rhythm, harmony etc and that although one couldn’t identify the brain of a mathematician or writer on post-mortem, one can know a professional musician’s brain because of the denser bundles of fibres across the corpus callosum which joins the two hemispheres. Interesting eh?

]]>