This a brief article touches upon addiction and how meditation can help to reduce and conquer addictive tendencies.
We can see that throughout history within art and literature there have been great talents emerging often they have been addicted to some kind of intoxicating substance - there skills attributed to the use of the substance.
Take Dylan Thomas for example! He produced some of the finest works of literature during the twentieth century and was in a state of almost continuos intoxication - was this one of the key reasons for the quality of his work?
When we become intoxicated by a substance such as alcohol we can feel as though we have temporarily transcended the issues of our life - it takes us temporarily into a different world - perhaps dissatisfied with the state of our existence we look for a way to overcome, or at least take the edges off the problems in our life.
This state can then enhance our creativity - there is a type of meditation called TM - transcendental meditation, which is very popular in schools within the USA due to the hard work and dedication of David Lynch.
Meditation practice can definitely help us to transcend the stresses of daily life. Not only that but also enhance our creativity. However it needs to be practiced regularly and consistently to have an effect on our life. Its results are not necessarily as immediate as a stiff gin! However if entered into sincerely the results can be much more profound and creative.
Our mind is a very powerful tool - if we treat it kindly and develop it, we can transcend the entangling issues of daily life and strengthen the creativity within.
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