This is a list of books and other resources that made a difference in my life by generating insight and providing tools that helped me deepen its quality. Like all lists this one, too, is a reflection of a single person's taste, at a certain period of time. I intend to update it and add short comments to each of them. A change can only occur if we bring the insights into our everyday lives.
Not all of the books or podcatst mentioned here are directly linked to artistic expression and yet they all are if we consider life to be the ultimate work of art we all are creating on a daily basis, in the bodies that we are given.
Inner Path
Rick Hanson & Richard Mendius, Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
Their site WiseBrain.Org offers a wide range of free articles and audiofiles on the topic.
Creativty in life and in art
Peter London, No More Secondhand Art: Awakening the Artist Within
This book touched me in many ways and I still use it as a source of inspiration and insight as to what creative response is really about.
John Daido Loori, The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life
The founder of Zen Mountain Monastery on the relationship between Zen, creative process and life. Great book that I find myself returning to again and again.
John Daido Loori was also interviewed by the Buddhist Geeks in episode 66 "Zen Mountain Monastery: Zen and the Arts".
In one of my favourate episodes on Buddhist Geeks Episode 67 "Everything Arises in the Mind of the Yogi" artist and meditation teacher Robert Spellman interviews John Daido Loori. Great interview!
Eric Maisel, Coaching the Artist Within
I really enjoyed Eric's podcast Joy of Living Creatively based on his books.
Lynda Barry, What it is
Body-mind-spirit
Dona Farhi , Yoga Mind, Body and Spirit
Dona Farhi , The Breathing Book: Good Health and Vitality Through Essential Breath Work
Erick Schiffmann, Yoga: The Spirit and Practice of Moving into Stillness
Gabrielle Roth, Sweat your prayers: The five rthythms of the soul
By artists
Frida Kahlo, The Diary
Yoko Ono, Grapefruit
På svenska/In Swedish
Kreativitet
Eva Sanner, "Det sjunde steget"
Balans/Välmående
Anna Kåver, "Att leva ett liv, inte vinna ett krig"
Åsa Nilsonne, "Vem är det som bestämmer i ditt liv?"
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