Silent Creativity
“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.”
“Anything
that comes out of your tense mind, helps you anyway. It gives a relief. Something that was going round and round
inside you – you have released it, but it will torture somebody else. It may torture many… because the song that
was imprisoned within you was a personal matter; you have made it public. And if the song has come out of some kind of
madness, some kind of confusion, you will certainly feel good, but at a cost
which is too big. Millions of people for
thousands of years can be affected by it.
You are relieved but you have not behaved responsibly. You have not behaved sanely, you have not
behaved humanely. Your songs, your
paintings, your dance will have all the qualities of your mind, from which they
came.”
“Before you
start making your songs and singing and dancing, create the right
consciousness, the right awareness, so whatever comes out of you is a blessing
for humanity, not a curse. That is the
criterion. Unless it can be a blessing,
throw it into a fireplace. You are
released, but don’t burden somebody else.” – Osho “Sermons in Stones” pg.
457-459
These above passages speak directly to me and my past
experiences. It is clear that not all
creativity is worth sharing, is worth making public. Creativity out of anger and ego should be
created and disposed. Created as a sense
of psychological release, but disposed so that it does not cause burden onto
those around you. It is like passing on
an illness. Rather than passing an
illness onto another, heal yourself in privacy and only engage with the public
when are healed.
Silent Creativity on the other hand is positive and
healing. Silent creativity is born out
of meditation and peace. Silent
creativity should be shared with the public.
Silent creativity promotes love and happiness. When you are overfilled with joy, you wish to
share this joy. If you are overfilled
with madness, it is best not to share this madness but to keep this madness
private, to transform this madness into bliss, once it is transformed to bliss,
then it is the time to create and share bliss with others.
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ReplyDeleteI was thinking about you when writing this post. I think you do an excellent job in silent creativity. Your creativity has always been positive and motivating since I have met you, from your music, to your writings, to your blog posts. You are a responsible man!
DeleteThank you! It is very appreciated!
DeleteWhat Osho said about the songs are very true. The reason why the world is so cursed is because the musician in the industry have an egotistical creativity. People like Jay-z, Eminem, Beyonce and even Kanye West are irresponsible with their creativity. They might feel good after releasing them but it is going to be a burden for their fans. One of the most meditative singers of all time to me was Micheal Jackson because most of his songs contain essence.
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