Entries Tagged as 'creativity'

I love Matt

July 16th, 2008 · No Comments

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Buddhism, writing, fearlessness, and geekiness: Pt. 2

May 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Part Two of radio interview with Buddhist Geeks, Ryan Oelke & Vince Horn

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Buddhism, writing, fearlessness, and geekiness: Pt. 1

May 12th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Interview with Ryan Oelke and Vince Horn, the Buddhist Geeks. Thanks guys! Great talking with you. Love your show.

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Tags: creativity · dharma · music

Meditation Retreats for Writers

April 21st, 2008 · 6 Comments

Please join me for a 5-day Meditation Retreat for Writers.
Which I happen to love, love, love teaching. And would love, love, love to see you there. Of course.
I had not written anything in a long time. the Writers Retreat gave me the space, time,and inward focus to let creativity happen naturally. I hadn’t realized […]

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Tags: creativity · retreats & workshops

Life List: What’s on Yours?

March 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Here’s mine, in this month’s

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Self hate or self love?

January 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I am one of the luckiest people alive because I have some amazing friendships. Like the guy mentioned above who e-mailed me those comments about Dylan. I mean how awesome is that.
This morning was talking to another friend who said, when I was telling him about trying to become a better, more disciplined writer, “Sometimes […]

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Inspiration much?

January 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Was e-mailing with a friend yesterday about the kookiness of trying to make a living as a writer when he said this:
Being an artist is a risk. Risking non acceptance. Art has an interior dimension. One is groping for what has profound MEANING. Then to present that sense with integrity […]

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Next book?

January 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Woke at 530 am. Was nervous about meetings today and after much thought and study, devised the following step-by-step strategy:
1. Feel nervous.
2. Rouse good cheer and trust in my own intelligence.
3. Drop all of that.
4. Click in with the atmosphere of the meeting […]

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Tags: creativity · work

Next book?

January 13th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Unlike fiction writers, we non-fiction, self-helpy people don’t submit books, we submit book proposals, a lengthy outline of an idea. Good news: The book is sold before you start writing it. Bad news: creative direction is subject to group-think.In writing 4 books, I’ve screwed this creative direction thing up every which way. I’ve acted the […]

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Art (and Buddhism) don’t con you

January 11th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Student: You often criticize a film by saying that it is too aware of the audience. But when people make films, especially in the West, the point is to entertain people.
Chogyam Trungpa: If you are completely confident in yourself, you don’t have to think about the audience at all. You just do your […]

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