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Fields of Creativity

by Sangharakshita

A sparkling talk by Sangharakshita on a theme close to his heart. Full of warmth, wit and stimulating ideas.

Talk given in 2001.

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	1.	Moving against the stream (7:41)
	2.	The missing memoir years - Khantipalo, Yogi Chen and the new Buddhists of India (10:30)
	3.	On creativity (4:30)
	4.	Four fields of creativity - i. the Arts ii. Meditation (5:14)
	5.	iii. Friendship - Aristotle's 'Ethics' (5:33)
	6.	iv. Institutions (5:30)
	7.	The four fields of creativity in Sangharakshita's life (5:42)
	8.	Mind reactive and creative - Beowulf and the destructive mind (12:19)
	9.	Destructive mind in the fields of creativity - i. The Arts (3:45)
	10.	ii. Meditation iii. Friendship iv. Institutions (4:05)
	11.	Blake's idea of the 'prolific' aspect of mind as it opreates in the fields of creativity (8:24)
	12.	Blake's idea of the 'devouring' aspect of mind - trishna (craving), dukkha (suffering) and shraddha (faith) (8:09)
	13.	Khantipalo - a life of creativity (5:25)