INSPIRA-ZEN
DAILY INSPIRATION TO PONDER…
“Inspiration is a different thing. Through inspiration you start on the journey, not on any effort of copying. You move on your own path. Inspiration is just a challenge. A thirst arises, and then you move. Tantra says be inspired, but don’t become imitators. Always remember that you are your own goal.” —Osho
“tantra” is akin to principles or ethics based upon Divine Universal principles.
we can derive our inspiration in many ways…here, i simply want to focus on the inspiration for our photography.
perhaps we find inspiration for our photography from the beauty of nature, or the repetition of patterns at an industrial site, or perhaps from the irony presented often in life, and we can even find it through the work of other photographers - all are beautiful and viable ways to become inspired as we move through learning to see and photograph all that we are seeing. the challenge then, presents itself with taking the inspiration you have found and integrating it into your own creative process without copying what you have been inspired by.
tricky.
consider this:
when you can approach being inspired as a challenge where you integrate that inspirational source into your own creative process, instead of copying it verbatim, you will have stretched, extended and liberated your OWN creativity, and THAT is exciting! this liberation will then extend further and move you to places of personal and professional growth that you previously only hoped for.
the various practical experiences and lectures available to you at Zen Photography Workshops + Retreats are designed to help you get in touch with taking your inspirations and integrating them in to your own creative process. we look forward to helping you fuel your soul and direct your creativity towards your own truth.
