Quantum Creativity: Think Quantum, Be Creative
Amit Goswami
Language: English
Pages: 264
ISBN: 1401940757
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
congruence or lack of it among the words and the meanings assigned to the words in such series as hand-palm-wrist (congruent) and tree-palm-wrist (incongruent). For example, the bias of the word hand followed by the flashing of palm may be expected to produce the hand-related meaning of palm, which then should improve the reaction time of the subject for recognizing the third word, wrist (congruence). But if the biasing word is tree, the lexical meaning of palm as a tree would be assigned to the
it, if chance can work its miracles by accidental coincidences, then why not use chance deliberately? Musician John Cage experimented with the role of chance in musical creativity. Even improvised music like jazz or East Indian music follows known patterns. Cage felt that to discover truly new music in the 20th century, he had to give chance a chance. So he began to mix in synthesized music and all sorts of natural and artificial sounds to create his own unique sound. At one of his concerts, no
carry the oil,” cautioned the king, “be careful that not a single drop falls to the ground. A swordsman will follow you, and he will cut off your head if any of the oil spills.” As he carried out the King’s command, the young man discovered the art of successful concentration. Physician and spiritual teacher Richard Moss found that impending surgery also fostered the meditative intensity I’ve been discussing; the healing path can be very helpful for self-realization. When the mystic/psychologist
What brings you to the path of self-realization, Oh traveler? Do you seek to know yourself? Have you exhausted your accomplishments? Have you manifested the archetypes in your living? Meditate hard, practice silence—until, Your striving exhausted, you surrender In utter humility. Then, enfolded in your experience Of oneness with the universe, Do you think you are enlightened? Is this your new identity? CHAPTER 20 What Is Enlightenment? During the earlier stages of the process of inner
expanding your intention to include everyone in your immediate vicinity; then let your attention extend outward like a ripple in a pond, including everyone in your town or city, in your county, in your state, in your country, on this planet, and finally in the whole universe. In the third stage let your intention gradually become a prayer: If my intention resonates with the movement of the whole, then let it come to fruition. In the fourth stage, allow the prayerful mind to become silent,