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Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
– Carl Jung
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There was once a frog that lived in a well. One day, a soft-shelled turtle came by and told him about the sea. “The sea?” Said the frog. “Hah! It’s nothing but paradise in here. I assure you, there is no place in the world that is better than inside this well. Why don’t you come down here and share my joy?”
The turtle tried, and failed as the mouth of the well was too small. “Why don’t you go see the sea instead?”
Moral: Some ignorant people know nothing and refuse to know beyond their own world.
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“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are.”
– Kurt Cobain
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“Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening you knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.”
— Tao Te Ching – Chapter 9
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“It all depends on how we look at things, and not how they are in themselves.”
— Carl Jung
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The creative process of painting can be a complex interplay of various brain regions and cognitive functions. While the exact brain activity can vary from artist to artist, here are some general insights into what happens in the brain when artists paint:
1. Frontal Cortex Engagement: The frontal cortex, particularly the prefrontal cortex, is involved in planning, decision-making, and creativity. Artists use this part of the brain to conceptualize their artwork, plan the composition, and make creative choices.
2. Motor Skills and Coordination: Painting involves precise motor skills and hand-eye coordination. The brain’s motor cortex and cerebellum are active as artists control their brushstrokes, apply paint, and manipulate tools.
3. Visual Processing: The occipital lobe, responsible for visual processing, is highly active when artists observe their subject matter or visualize their artistic vision. This region helps them perceive shapes, colors, and details.
4. Emotional and Expressive Elements: The limbic system, associated with emotions, can be engaged during the creative process. Artists often draw upon their emotions to infuse their work with feeling and expression.
5. Memory and Association: The brain’s memory centers, such as the hippocampus, can be involved when artists recall references, past experiences, or techniques they’ve learned.
6. Reward System Activation: Creating art can activate the brain’s reward system, including the release of dopamine, which can lead to feelings of satisfaction and pleasure when artists achieve their creative goals.
7. Flow State: Many artists experience a “flow state” when deeply engrossed in their work. This state is associated with increased activity in the prefrontal cortex and reduced activity in the part of the brain responsible for self-criticism, leading to a sense of timelessness and immersion in the creative process.
8. Problem-Solving: Artists often encounter challenges during painting, such as how to depict a particular texture or achieve a desired effect. This engages areas of the brain involved in problem-solving and creativity.
It’s important to note that the brain’s activity during painting can vary widely depending on the artist’s style, subject matter, and personal approach to the creative process. Additionally, neuroimaging studies on artists are ongoing, and our understanding of the neural processes involved in art creation continues to evolve.
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All that we are is the result of what we have thought. It is founded on our thoughts. It is made up of our thoughts. If one speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows one, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the wagon. All that we are is the result of what we have thought. It is founded on our thoughts. It is made up of our thoughts. If one speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows one, like a shadow that never leaves.
— Dhammapada 1-2 / Müller & Maguire, 2002.
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Stupidity—The top of the list for Satanic Sins. The Cardinal Sin of Satanism. It’s too bad that stupidity isn’t painful. Ignorance is one thing, but our society thrives increasingly on stupidity. It depends on people going along with whatever they are told. The media promotes a cultivated stupidity as a posture that is not only acceptable but laudable. Satanists must learn to see through the tricks and cannot afford to be stupid.
— Anton LaVey
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We should tell ourselves we’re ignorant | Emma Kay Tocci | TEDxNYUAD
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A Cup of Tea
Nan-in, a Japanese master during the Meiji era (1868-1912), received a university professor who came to inquire about Zen.
Nan-in served tea. He poured his visitor’s cup full, and then kept on pouring.
The professor watched the overflow until he no longer could restrain himself. “It is overfull. No more will go in!”
“Like this cup,” Nan-in said, “you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup?”
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“In physics, a unified field theory (UFT) is a type of field theory that allows all that is usually thought of as fundamental forces and elementary particles to be written in terms of a pair of physical and virtual fields. According to the modern discoveries in physics, forces are not transmitted directly between interacting objects but instead are described and interpreted by intermediary entities called fields.”