Eckhart Tolle: Become at ease with the state of “not knowing.” This takes you beyond mind because the mind is always trying to conclude and interpret. It is afraid of not knowing. So, when you can be at ease with not knowing, you have already gone beyond the mind. A deeper knowing that is non-conceptual [...]

“Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes
The book The Michelangelo Method promises to use the Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer as a model [...]

In her article The Need for Others, Anne Paris, PhD quotes Loren Long, an “accomplished artist who has illustrated many books, including Mr. Peabody’s Apples by Madonna, I Dream of Trains by Angela Johnson” and others.
“My wife is not an artist, but she has great taste. I run everything by her, sometimes daily as I’m [...]

Some forms of creative expression - like acting and filmmaking - require collaborating with many other people; sometimes an artist needs isolation or works best alone.
Writer Erica Jong has commented, “Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the courage to nurture it in solitude and to follow the talent to the dark places where [...]

In one of his podcast series, Eric Maisel notes “Criticism is a real crippler. I’m sure that you know that. But you may not be aware just how powerful a negative force criticism can be, how much damage it can do to your self-confidence, or how seriously it can deflect you from your path.
“Almost nothing [...]

Our self concept, recognition of our talents, appreciation for divergent thinking and pursuit of creativity can be guided and nurtured, or corroded and even corrupted, by our school experiences.
In his article Do schools kill creativity?, Sir Ken Robinson notes that “kids will take a chance. If they don’t know, they’ll have a go. They’re not [...]