Discipline versus creativity

[lisindel]

What do you think is most important ?

Creativity to find new paths or discipline to improve what already exists in terms of skills and knowledge.

 

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We always need creativity to find a path on a map but then we need courage and discipline to actually walk this path to at least try it and see if we were deluding ourselves with our ideas or were we true to ourselves. Creativity without a call for action is simply a fantasy. Think of what represents "all creativity/no discipline" the best. It's the psychosis.  Discipline without creativity is death. Think of what represents "all discipline/no creativity" the best. It's the military, carrier of death.

And that's actually what complicates conscious creation so much and that's why all of our creations will always be imperfect and will reflect our biases. That's Karma.

We can think of creation as an act of spirit and discipline/action as an act of flesh/body/energy. Both always occur at the same time. But our minds are out of balance because we try to cherry pick the aspects of life that we like. We are both the spirit and the body and the silent awareness that mediates it all. So what we need to do to eliminate suffering is to make three of those as unified as it can be. This means never ignoring anything. This means to follow through with our ideas but at the same time to always stay open and lively and playful and not try to mortify ourselves with a constant stream of robotic actions. Order in the chaos, chaos in the order. 

Whether you need to be more conservative or more liberal in your actions is completely dependent on the phase and context. Don't try to find a straight path. Just listen to your deepest call. It will guide you through life and teach you by exposing your mistakes and misconceptions. Don't choose psychosis, don't choose death. Choose Life and God and Love.