by that mechanism in us that tries to be in control,

simply start writing what comes first to your consciousness and move in any direction you like through a process of free association. You don’t pause to correct or judge what you’re writing or to plan what you might write next. As with vision boards, you’re gathering impressions and feelings, and as with mind maps, you’re free to make whatever conn

How much control are we willing to surrender for the sake of allowing creativity to move through us rather than our trying to flog it forward for agendas of our own?

Inspiration has two parts: openness and clear vision, or in Sanskrit, shunyata and prajna. Both are based on the notion of original mind, traditionally known as buddha mind, which is blank, nonterritorial, noncompetitive, and open.