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Creativity: Unleashing the Forces Within
As Osho points out in the foreward to this book, historically, the creative person has been all but forced to rebel against the society.
But nowadays, the situation has dramatically changed. In today's world, the ability to respond creatively to new challenges is demanded of everybody, from corporate CEOs to "soccer moms." Those whose toolbox for dealing with life includes only what they have learned in the past from their parents and their teachers are at a distinct disadvantage both in their relationships and in their careers. Making a switch from imitative and rule-bound behavior to creative innovation and flexibility requires a profound change in our attitudes about ourselves and our capabilities.
Creativity is a handbook for those who understand the need to bring more creativity, playfulness, and flexibility to their lives. It's a manual for thinking "outside the box"-and learning to live there as well.
But nowadays, the situation has dramatically changed. In today's world, the ability to respond creatively to new challenges is demanded of everybody, from corporate CEOs to "soccer moms." Those whose toolbox for dealing with life includes only what they have learned in the past from their parents and their teachers are at a distinct disadvantage both in their relationships and in their careers. Making a switch from imitative and rule-bound behavior to creative innovation and flexibility requires a profound change in our attitudes about ourselves and our capabilities.
Creativity is a handbook for those who understand the need to bring more creativity, playfulness, and flexibility to their lives. It's a manual for thinking "outside the box"-and learning to live there as well.
194 pages, Paperback
First published November 30, 1999
About the author
Osho
4,379 books6,916 followersRajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain, 11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990) and latter rebranded as Osho was leader of the Rajneesh movement. During his lifetime he was viewed as a controversial new religious movement leader and mystic.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
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March 20, 2019
Un libro para saborear de a poco... cada palabra, cada línea, cada párrafo encierra un mensaje poderoso de lo que es la verdadera creatividad; en el camino descubrimos que todos tenemos acceso a ella, y aunque en principio es sencillo en realidad nuestra vida y nuestra mente la ha hecho compleja. Es un libro para volver a leer una y otra vez y descubrir en sus palabras la sabiduría de nuestro interior y la creatividad como una expresión más del Dios interior.
May 16, 2016
me cambió por completo la forma de pensar con respecto a la creatividad con la que vivo mi vida
November 4, 2024
Ideas principales:
-Hacer algo es mejor que no hacer nada.
-Una mente vacía te da espacio para que lo divino entre en ti.
-¡Tú ya eres aquello que estás tratando de llegar a ser! ¿Cómo vas a tener éxito si ya eres eso y estás tratando de convertirte en eso?
-¿Qué es lo que hay que practicar? Estar cada vez más a gusto. Estar cada vez más aquí y ahora. Estar cada vez más en la acción, y cada vez menos en la actividad. Estar cada vez más hueco, vacío, pasivo. Ser cada vez más un observador; indiferente, sin esperar nada, sin desear nada. Ser feliz contigo mismo como eres. Estar celebrando.
-Cuando eres creativo ya estás donde siempre querías haber estado.
-Hacer algo es mejor que no hacer nada.
-Una mente vacía te da espacio para que lo divino entre en ti.
-¡Tú ya eres aquello que estás tratando de llegar a ser! ¿Cómo vas a tener éxito si ya eres eso y estás tratando de convertirte en eso?
-¿Qué es lo que hay que practicar? Estar cada vez más a gusto. Estar cada vez más aquí y ahora. Estar cada vez más en la acción, y cada vez menos en la actividad. Estar cada vez más hueco, vacío, pasivo. Ser cada vez más un observador; indiferente, sin esperar nada, sin desear nada. Ser feliz contigo mismo como eres. Estar celebrando.
-Cuando eres creativo ya estás donde siempre querías haber estado.
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August 29, 2019
No sé si lo que voy a comentar es muy creativo o no pero me surge de lo más profundo de mi interior: ME HA ENCANTADO!
Ahora sólo me queda aplicarlo bien para ser más bambú hueco en mi vida, pero he empezado el proceso y está funcionando (OMGF!)
Ahora sólo me queda aplicarlo bien para ser más bambú hueco en mi vida, pero he empezado el proceso y está funcionando (OMGF!)
January 30, 2026
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¿Por qué no hay seis estrellas?
Lo siento poca objetividad tengo con autores como Osho o Krishnamurtti
¿Sabían que hay visionarios que te advierten de los secretos de la vida?
Aquí he conversado con ellxs.
¿Por qué no hay seis estrellas?
Lo siento poca objetividad tengo con autores como Osho o Krishnamurtti
¿Sabían que hay visionarios que te advierten de los secretos de la vida?
Aquí he conversado con ellxs.
September 18, 2020
Un libro que da mucho que pensar.
Sin embargo el autor nos invita vaciar nuestra mente e ir hacia dentro para conectar con la creatividad.
Sin embargo el autor nos invita vaciar nuestra mente e ir hacia dentro para conectar con la creatividad.
January 29, 2024
Una cosa es la actividad, otra cosa es la acción... vaya vaya.
January 4, 2025
Que buen libro, me ayudó mucho en mi proceso de desarrollo personal.
April 14, 2026
En resumen:ser un bambú hueco.Un poco loco.
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