Creativity: Unleashing the Forces Within (Osho Insights for a New Way of Living)

I really like this book. It is inspiring and provocative. I totally recommend it. In this book, Osho, clearly delineates the inner game of creativity. Osho's approach is that creativity is a spiritual endeavor. He poses the idea that human creativity is a reflection of divine creativity, that creative human beings are the media used by divine creativity to express itself. This view reminded of a story about the former Beatle, Paul McCartney. You know how sometimes we hear a tune and it keeps going around and around in our heads. Well, one fine morning Paul woke up with a nice little tune going around and around in his head. He was sure he had heard it before, but could not locate exactly where he had heard it. So, he asked everyone he knew about this melody and nobody could locate it for him. Finally, he kind of reluctantly accepted that he not heard the tune anywhere... that it was his song, that it came to him in a dream. That sweet little tune turned out to be the famous song: Yesterday. Obviously, Paul, like so many artists, did not know where his creation came from or how it happen. It was just there, in his head. He did nothing special. But Osho, has a theory that could explain how that happens. He makes the connection between relaxation and creativity. No wonder creative ideas come to us when we are asleep. Osho identifies the main obstacles that stop human beings from being creative while identifying those traits that will help us be more creative. If you want to increase your understanding of how creativity works, read this book. If anything, it will inspire you to participate, to be more creative and to live more fully.

Osho was the truth - I have bought multiple copies of this book and I have given it to many fellow creators along the path- Full of wisdom and insights of how to tap into one's true creative nature. Perhaps for the me the most important book in one's library after the Bible.

My music mentor (Coco Fernandez) made me read this book when I first started studying with him. I read it and did not understand a thing. 20 years later, I have a solid music career, mostly thanks to my mentor. Now I re-read this book and not only I have understood all the knowledge it encompasses, it’s brought me even more appreciation for my beloved mentor and the legacy he imprinted in me and many more students. What a gift he gave me with this book 🙏🏻

It certainly wont make you creative from one day to another. But It helps you make conscience about issues that we carry for many years. those issues are responsible of blocking our creativity. What Osho wants us to know is that we have to be free and empty, so we can start creating from a certain pace with in. It makes you think. Enjoy!

This is my seond book in this genre. It's easy to become fascinated by the abstract thinking, but also by the simplicity of the things that oftentimes look so complicated that we feel overwhelmed by them. This book focuses on the systems and pshychology of the human nature that leads to possessing a more creative mind. Nor everyone can become famous, but anyone can be creative. Based on what Osho says, even a wash disher can become creative. Creativity gives you the feelign of being alive.The feeling that your life is worthwhile despite of the other less fortunate aspects of your life. Regardless of your goals and aspirations, I believe this book is helpful in offering a view upon our world and upon the nature of being human. Simple to grasp and easy to follow (english is my seond language), it is a book that I will feel guilty to not re-read a few pages once in a while.

ever got to the point where an abundance of frustration swirled through your head like an annoying buzzing fly and you for whatever reason you just can't slap it down and get rid of it? Reading this book has given me the insights and energy to bring my hidden powers to this world and just became the secret weapon to slap down that annoying buzzing fly that wouldn't stop buzzing ask over the place. The silence. The peace I have within. The carefreeness of saying and doing what the fkk I want has given me the ability to live life as a more present, peaceful minded, creative individual. I'm just now getting pass the middle of the book and so far I like the way it's hypnotizing me to become better than this s***ty, weak minded, mediocre worth of a society. Excuse me for such sensual language.. :)

This is the kind of book that put you in a way that you will find difficulty reading books after you finish reading it. It contains high amount of old but new ideas in the same time that are introduced with a simple, smooth, brilliant way. It is direct to the point but in indirect way. It left a huge effect on me. I have already read twice but I am going to read it again and again and again. When you read it again, it is as if you are reading it for the first time. It is simple but deep.

The driver left the envelope with the book in my doorstep in spite of the fact that it was raining and I have a mailbox where the novel could have been left. Lazy Amazon worker!

The book is easy to understand. It also has on every few pages little sum-ups which helps you to really remember the main points of the subject you just have read. The book has helped me to be more creative. So yes, I love the book.

One of the finest works of Guruji to date—this book is nothing short of a spiritual experience. Every reading session from its pages feels like a gentle awakening, urging the reader to look within. Guruji once again delivers a thought-provoking masterpiece that challenges conventional wisdom and reminds us of a truth long forgotten—creativity is more spiritual than we imagine. In a world obsessed with logic and intellect, Guruji beautifully highlights that without creativity, society would stagnate. It is not merely a skill or talent; it is a prayer, a communion with the divine seated within us. The book emphasizes that true creativity must emerge from the depths of one’s consciousness, not from rote learning or mechanical repetition. Our modern education system, as Guruji argues, has failed us—it has dulled the vibrant, creative spirit that is innate to every soul. Logic has been placed on a pedestal, while imagination and emotional intelligence have been neglected. Guruji’s message is both profound and urgent: cultivating a creative consciousness is the most important lesson of the 21st century. This work not only critiques the status quo but also offers a deeply spiritual perspective on creativity as a path to inner and societal transformation. Deeply insightful and richly written, this book is more than just a read—it’s an invitation to reconnect with your higher self through the sacred act of creation.

A really good must read book. Can be an eye opening book for someone looking for something to do .

Everyone can be creative, for creativity is not about producing great works of art, poetry or music but simply putting our whole selves into everything we do. Apparently simple, mundane tasks such as sweeping the road can be done creatively - for the creativity is within the creator and not the product. This is a simple, obvious statement which Osho makes very eloquently. Osho was the gentle persuader. A man who not only understood truth but who had a beautiful way of communicating it. This book is wonderful. I would urge everyone to absorb its message.

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