Anonymous creativity

When I read this passage in one of Krishnamurti's books I had to write it down somewheres. I write stuff down in a journal, I write stuff down here and I write stuff down on random notes or papers. All of it together could make something interesting, but I am not particularly interested in putting something "together", atleast for the time being. If I feel something could be of use to atleast one more person, I may put it up here on my blog. If I feel as though it's just me rambling on, well, you don't need to know that crap. And other times, I only have a piece of paper and all I can do is write on that paper if I want to capture anything at all. So here it is, from a human that had great insight :


Anonymous creativity

"Have you ever thought about it ? We want to be famous as a writer, as a poet, as a painter, as a politician, as a singer, or what you will. Why ? Because we really don't love what we are doing. If you loved to sing, or to paint, or to write poems - you really loved it - you would not be concerned with whether you are famous or not. To want to be famous is tawdry, trivial, stupid, it has no meaning; but, because we don't love what we are doing, we want to enrich ourselves with fame. Our present education is rotten because it teaches us to love success and not what we are doing. The result has become more important than the action.

You know, it is good to hide your brilliance under a bushel, to be anonymous, to love what you are doing and not to show off. It is good to be kind without a name. That does not make you famous, it does not cause your photograph to appear in the newspapers. Politicians do not come to your door. You are just a creative human being living anonymously, and in that there is richness and great beauty."

Krishnamurti

I've never been so intrigued and felt such a profound truth in any other speaker or writer than Jiddu Krishnamurti. Many other authors / speakers have lead me in the right direction, but none have shook me as hard. It feels as though every other guide has lead me to this one. Which, of course, is naturally true, yet I have difficulty imagining someone being able to explain the unexplainable in a better way for humans to understand. Atleast, from where I'm sitting anyway. He asks so many questions and forces you to examine so many situations. He is passionate and knows that of which he is talking about. I've watched videos of him on YouTube for the past several weeks. I can feel he often must twist and twirl his words in order for us to better understand certain things. I find his words more revealing instead of inspiring. As though he was a chef that finally told the world the secret ingredient in his famous pasta sauce. I know I will stay with Krishnamurti for a long while, inquiring, like two old friends having a nice chat (like he would say), about what it is to be really alive and living. I pray one day to be able to absorb enough water and soap on my sponge so that I have sufficient matter to squeeze for those that need to be washed.

L'éducation

Je suis dans un lent processus de faire le ménage de ma chambre à la maison. Trop de choses prennent trop de place inutilement. En simplifiant ma vie j'ai eu l'idée non-forcée de vendre ou me débarrasser de beaucoup d'objets. En tous les cas, j'ai tombé sur une page de mon cours de "Fondements de l'éducation", le cours que j'avais trouvé le plus utile à l'Université. Ce texte, organisé par mon prof, est bien réfléchi. Je vous donne une petite section qui à rapport à l'éducation :

"L'éducation est le point ou se décide si nous aimons assez le monde pour en assumer la responsabilité, et de plus, le sauver de cette ruine qui serait inévitable sans ce renouvellement et sans cette arrivée de jeunes et de nouveaux venus. C'est également avec l'éducation que nous décidons si nous aimons assez nos enfants pour ne pas les rejeter de notre monde, ni les abandonner à eux-mêmes, ni leur enlever leur chance d'entreprendre quelque chose de neuf, quelque chose que nous n'avions pas prévu, mais les préparer d'avance à la tâche de renouveler un monde commun".

L'éducation ne veut pas juste dire à l'école. Souvent, ce qu'on apprend à l'école n'a pas du tout rapport à mieux nous connaître, mieux savoir ce qui est, mieux vivre en bonne santé. Les apprentissages à l'école sont souvent très superficiels. Comme les adultes ont aussi la peur d'examiner, de foncer, de questionner ce qui est la vraie source du problème, les enfants vont suivre chemin. Nous devons posséder une ouverture d'esprit afin de permettre d'autres solutions possible dans notre champ de vision. Nous éduquons nos jeunes, de cela il n'y a aucun doute, mais de quelle façon et avec quel degré d'amour ... ce n'est qu'à vous de vous demander.

Golf for enlightenment wisdom

I completed "Golf for enlightenment" by Deepak Chopra yesterday and I will certainly read it again before the golf season. I have a longing in my heart to return to this sport that I love so dearly. Ever since I've been a junior I've been scared to win, frightened to go low. This book, along with many others, are helping me rid of my fears in life. Golf is an excellent paradox of the game of life. The way we conduct ourselves on the golf course is identical to the way we conduct ourselves in our day to day life. I am excited to embark on the course and breath the game once more from a different set of lungs.

Here are the simple, yet profound words that stuck to me after completing Deepak's book :

1) I will never force or strain
2) I will go where my joy leads me
3) I will allow myself to be who I am

"To win freedom, you must act as if you are already free"

Latulippe

I read an article today in "L'Acadie Nouvelle" by a motivational speaker and author Martin Latulippe. I don't know a whole lot about him, but just by reading what he writes about. In the article I read about today, he talked about the shift that happened in his life. He was going about a mildly interesting university career while what he was truly passionate about during this time was motivational books and speakers. Martin had a true passion for those things, but all along he kindof followed along, taking his university classes. Eventually he stumbled upon a research paper that startled him, as it did a similar thing to me this afternoon.

Srully Blotnik asked 1500 people to reveal their career objectives for the next 20 years. 83% had the intention to choose a career that would give them a great deal of money, hoping to become rich rapidly and later do things they really wanted to do. 17% picked their career solely by following their true passion (s), figuring they would worry about financial issues later. These people followed their heart. At the end of the 20 years, from the 1500 people in the experience, 101 were millionaires. There were 100 out of 101 that came from the 17% of people.

As my favorite fiddler often puts it : "it is what it is". It's not to say that I'll be a millionaire, but I intend to live a passionate life, following what feels right.

Small beginning

I believe we have to learn several things and prepare in order to be properly ready and allowed to take on newer and cleaner challenges. I've drooped along University for 8 years underlyingly knowing I wasn't following something I had excitement for. Where there is lack of excitement, how can there be effective contribution or results ? By boring myself of going through the motions I've risen, possibly only slightly, from this slumber by taking more time to do the things I truly enjoy. For instance, I write a smallish article once a week on "La Voix Acadienne" and I get paid a nice sum of 30$ per entree. Yet, even if this is obviously not enough to put bread on the table for too long, I have cherished and joyously celebrated every cheque I received from the journal. There haven't been too many circumstances or working engagements in my life where I felt "I didn't really work", but this is one of them. Writing is a natural form of expression which I love to do. I don't have to overthink and I don't get tired of doing it. I'll generally breeze by writing different thoughts. As I bath in my unemployment insurance for a time and continue to reflect and adjust, I pray to come out of this lower pit with greater love and honesty for myself. Find more clarity in what I want to be and do, then being and doing it. Forget trying to change the world, just change yourself.

"Any life is worth celebrating anytime"

With this title in mind, I've decided to embark on my own personal project. I've often had the passing thought that we don't always say what we would've liked to have said before someone passes. Now, there's no one that I know that is in a position to "pass away" anytime soon. It is simply an idea I had that I've decided to move on to actually doing. The more I think of this little project of mine, the more ideas flow and the more interesting situations I imagine myself to be in. I will be meeting many people on the way as well. Many interesting journeys and conversations with the ultimate goal of celebrating one life. We all share in the same life on this planet, so when we celebrate one life, we are celebrating all lives. That's why I feel so much energy could be beautifully distributed by beginning this project. I'm still fine tuning a few things, but I am excited at what this will actually produce.