The story of the ox and oxherd, separate at first, but united in the realization of the inner unity of all existence, is an old Taoist story, updated and modified by a twelfth century Chinese Buddhist master to explain the path to enlightenment. The ox symbolizes the ultimate, undivided reality, the Buddha-nature, which is the ground of all existence. The oxherd symbolizes the self, who initial...

The way in which creativity support tools guide creative thinking as well as the externalisation of it largely remains an unanswered question. Creative professionals should be aware of these effects so that they can better develop their practice. The proliferation of software in the creative process provides opportunities for the development of features that allow professionals to reflect on th...

The contribution of creative occupations to Australian healthcare was examined using a mix of statistics and case studies. Creative occupations were found to be making significant, growing and widespread contributions to the development and delivery of healthcare goods and services, the initial training and ongoing professionalism of doctors and nurses and the effective functioning of healthcar...

“Software development” is one of the activities I involve myself with as part of the process of making music. I view this process as one of creative interplay between technical possibilities and aesthetic tendencies. That is to say, the computer, or more specifically, the software which I develop, is not a fixed tool with which to realise creative goals, but rather a malleable medium which evol...

The phenomenon of a person’s creative thinking, as well the mechanisms its development,are in problematic field research numerous scientists for many centuries. relevance these problems was reinforced respects by desire person to understand his capabilities, use them order create comfortable environment around him. Interest this problem at stage socio-historical development has own special feat...

This paper examined the relationship between creativity and ADHD symptomatology. First, the presence of ADHD symptomatology within a creative sample was explored. Secondly, the relationship between cognitive functioning and ADHD symptomatology was examined by comparing four groups, aged 10-12 years: 1) 29 ADHD children without creativity, 2) 12 creative children with ADHD symptomatology, 3) 18 ...

Contemporary choreography offers a window onto creative processes that rely on harnessing the power of sensory systems. Dancers use their body as a thing to think with and their sensory systems as engines to simulate ideas nonpropositionally. We report here on an initial analysis of data collected in a lengthy ethnographic study of the making of a dance by a major choreographer and show how tra...

In this article, I argue that BDSM sexuality should be conceptualized as a form of "working at play." Considering two dominant models of sexuality, identity and lifestyle, I argue that BDSM is more fluid and less binary than identity Moreover, while lifestyle focusses attention on BDSM as consumptive labour, this model does not adequately address the pleasure or sociality BDSM practitioners the...