For this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with returning guest, author and celebrated teacher David Nichtern. Drawing from his book Creativity, Spirituality, and Making a Buck, David discusses how creativity naturally arises and the conditions that make it flourish before diving into concepts of “clarity, intention, and effort” in the context of both a Buddhist practice and your creative life. You’ll hear him talk about what inhibits clarity, how habit derails intention, and how both of these influence the results of our efforts.

David is a meditation teacher and was a direct student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in the ’70s and ’80s. He also happens to be a very successful songwriter and music producer, not only in the genre of spiritual music, but for the entertainment industry as well. In addition to working with the likes of Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, and Krishna Das among many others, David has also been nominated for ten Daytime Emmy awards for his music direction and composition for various television programs.

Learn more about David’s upcoming programs with the Tibet House here.

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