Chapter 57: Members of the community with creative gifts
If there are any in the community with creative gifts, they should use them in their workshops with proper humility, provided that the have the permission of the superior. (From para. 1 of Ch. 57 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
The term "being creative" often connotes some kind of rare gift of personal artistic expression, and so creativity becomes linked with the ego. In fact, I've found that the ego impedes my creative gifts. The best model for me of creativity is meditation.
The term "being creative" often connotes some kind of rare gift of personal artistic expression, and so creativity becomes linked with the ego. In fact, I've found that the ego impedes my creative gifts. The best model for me of creativity is meditation.
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