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Don’t Tell Anyone, but I think Pope Francis works at Google
On April 14th I gave a talk at Google HQ on Meditation, Creativity and the Power of Mantra. The day before my talk I was driving back from a lovely weekend meditation retreat down in Big Sur where we sang kiirtan and meditated and ate yummy vegetarian food and went to check out about five hundred elephant seals who…
Read MoreFive Ways to Tap Into Your Creativity and Wisdom
1. Spend Time Alone in Nature. To cultivate your own connection to the creative part of your mind, spend time alone in nature. Think of Walden and his pond. Beethoven used to take long walks in the forest. In that environment the music would come to him. 2. Remember how to think like a child.…
Read MoreDreaming of Now
Recently I attended a wonderful ambient jazz concert in Palo Alto. I was there because I know the saxophone player, Premik Russell Tubbs. He also plays flute, wind synthesizer and steel guitar. Amongst his moments of glory are the memorable saxophone solo on Whitney Houston’s mega-hit, “How Will I Know?” A few years ago, he…
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