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02:13 min
CLEAR ALL
Where does creative inspiration spring from? At TEDIndia, Hollywood/Bollywood director Shekhar Kapur ("Elizabeth," "Mr. India") pinpoints his source of creativity: sheer, utter panic. He shares a powerful way to unleash your inner storyteller.
You first develop your ego when you are two or three years old. It creeps into existence the moment you realize that you are not empty—you are a self, and everyone else has a self in them. As you grow up, it latches onto positive and negative feedback and uses them to build the story of who you are.
Herbalist and author Stephen Harrod Buhner explains the power of words and how they can enhance or limit our perception of this reality.
Eckhart Tolle explains the ego's role in love relationships.
Jim Carrey, Alan Watts explores the profound mystery of creating who we are and our relative perceptions of our identities.
"The lowest trees have tops..."--William Shakespeare
Poet David Whyte reads his original poem titled “The Lightest Touch” about the physical act of writing poetry. He reads it at the discussion he had with Krista Tippett, hosted by Cambridge Forum.
David Whyte provides a short practice from his audio program, Clear Mind, Wild Heart.
David Whyte recites his own poem Start Close In.
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