One central need in life is to fulfill its own potential.

Creativity is the result of a struggle between vitality and form. As anyone who has tried to write a sonnet or scan poetry, is aware, the form ideally do not take away from the creativity but may add to it.

By whatever name one calls it, genuine creativity is characterized by an intensity of awareness, a heightened consciousness.

Intimacy requires courage because risk is inescapable.

Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being. Creativity requires passion and commitment. It brings to our awareness what was previously hidden and points to new life. The experience is one of heightened consciousness: ecstasy.

Every act of genuine creativity means achieving a higher level of self-awareness and personal freedom.

There is no authentic inner freedom that does not, sooner or later, also affect and change human history.