25-7-2019
Creativity
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so it is creation of some thing new .The definitions all agree .
The real danger about definitions is that they scare people .They describe qualities as though they are confined to a select few .This is unjust .Every human being is a creator in his or her own way.whatever you say ,write draw act or sing you do it in your own way and it is inimitable like your finger print .So if you write something it is creative writing .Rather whatever you do is your creative contribution to the world at large .But you may not get a jnanpeeth,grammy,or oscar though .that means everybody may not be good at everything .But it is certain that every person is good at some thing .No human being comes into this world without the ability to do some things on its own .Everybody is a creator .
So here is a column for everybody associated with R C T,.your contributions That is writings , drawings photographs should reach the Editorial Board not later than 15th of every month .That is each month there is about a month to finalize your work .This is a lot of time as we already know The Universe was created in less than one fourth of the time .
Creativity
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'Apoorva vasthunirmmanakshamaa prajna Prathiba"so says the Acharya the Great Anandavardhana .Translated literally "The Intellect that is capable of making something so far non existent is Genius ".The statement was made in relation to literary creation but it holds good for all human activity ,literary, scientific,histrionic ,painting ,sculpture ,singing ,dancing ,cooking and so on .Here one is being creative as God was in the beginning where he created Heaven and the Earth in one day out of nothingness . What is given above is an Indian definition and the example quoted is from the very beginning of the Old Testament .Both are several centuries old .So let us look into what the modern west has to say in the matter “Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being. Creativity requires passion and commitment. It brings to our awareness what was previously hidden and points to new life. The experience is one of heightened consciousness: ecstasy.” – Rollo May, The Courage to Create.Is it not the as the Anandavardhana dictum except that the modern westerner is descriptive and analytical about details ?Yes .No doubt..so it is creation of something new.For those who are intersted to pursue more on the subject one more defenition of creativity is added here ,It adds some analytical detail to the prevously quoted statement though it does not alter thetone and tenor of the note
“Creativity is a combinatorial force: it’s our ability to tap into our ‘inner’ pool of resources – knowledge, insight, information, inspiration and all the fragments populating our minds – that we’ve accumulated over the years just by being present and alive and awake to the world and to combine them in extraordinary new ways.” — Maria Popova, Brainpickings.so it is creation of some thing new .The definitions all agree .
The real danger about definitions is that they scare people .They describe qualities as though they are confined to a select few .This is unjust .Every human being is a creator in his or her own way.whatever you say ,write draw act or sing you do it in your own way and it is inimitable like your finger print .So if you write something it is creative writing .Rather whatever you do is your creative contribution to the world at large .But you may not get a jnanpeeth,grammy,or oscar though .that means everybody may not be good at everything .But it is certain that every person is good at some thing .No human being comes into this world without the ability to do some things on its own .Everybody is a creator .
So here is a column for everybody associated with R C T,.your contributions That is writings , drawings photographs should reach the Editorial Board not later than 15th of every month .That is each month there is about a month to finalize your work .This is a lot of time as we already know The Universe was created in less than one fourth of the time .
