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“Objectives might sometimes provide meaning or direction, but they also limit our freedom and become straitjackets around our desire to explore. After all, when everything we do is measured against its contribution to achieving one objective or another, it robs us of the chance for playful discovery.”
― Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective
― Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective
“The idea is the whole thing. If you stay true to the idea, it tells you everything you need to know, really. You just keep working to make it look like that idea looked, feel like it felt, sound like it sounded, and be the way it was.”
― Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity: 10th Anniversary Edition
― Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity: 10th Anniversary Edition
“The idea that all our pursuits can be distilled into neatly-defined objectives and then almost mechanically pursued offers a kind of comfort against the harsh unpredictability of life.”
― Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective
― Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective
“The universe is only as large as our perception of it. When we cultivate our awareness, we are expanding the universe. This expands the scope, not just of the material at our disposal to create from, but of the life we get to live.”
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
“The thing about meditation is: You become more and more you.”
― Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity: 10th Anniversary Edition
― Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity: 10th Anniversary Edition
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