Consciously Creating Creativity by Mehta Metaphysical Center

CONSCIOUSLY CREATING CREATIVITY TRILOGY vipin mehta Book 1 Consciously Creating Creativity Foundation of Creativity Book 2 Consciously Creating Creativity Voices and Whispers of Creativity and Innovation Book 3 Consciously Creating Creativity Resolving the Paradoxes of Creativity

CONSCIOUSLY CREATING CREATIVITY foundation of creativity

VIPIN MEHTA foreword by jach pursel - channel for lazaris

Copyright © 2022 by Vipin Mehta. All rights Reserved. Published by Mehta metaphysical center inc., Winter Park, Florida. Design and Production by Vipin Mehta, www.vipinmehta.com All diagrams in this book are conceived by and remain the property of Vipin Mehta. Special thanks to my creative team; Adam Chase, Taylor Sattler, Nalani Aquino, Anna Hartlief, Katie Garcia, Jennifer Arboleda, and Dr. Magan Bakrania for their support. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without prior written permission of the Publisher. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty While the publisher and the author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. Printed By www.globalprintservicesinc.com in prc Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request. ISBN: 978-0-578-99295-2 First Edition: 2022

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TABLE OF CONTENTS DEDICATION...............................................................................................................v

Part 3 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR CREATIVITY......72

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS..................................................................................vii

Pillar V. A. Additional Fascination.......................................................................73 1. Mineral Kingdom 2. Plant Kingdom 3. Animal Kingdom 4. Human Kingdom 5. Wonders Created by Human Kingdom 6. Personal Fascination

FOREWORD............................................................................................................viii ABOUT THE AUTHOR........................................................................................x Part 1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................1 What is Creativity?

Pillar V. B. Additional Mattering...........................................................................92 1.The Dark Side of Humanity 2. Political 3. Economic 4. Social 5. Religious

Part 2 THE FOUNDATION OF CREATIVITY................................7 Foundation of Creativity Pillar I. Celebration of Enchantment.....................................................................12 Pillar II. Create a Sacred Time....................................................................................16 Pillar III. Guidance and Protection..........................................................................19 A. Personal Mentors of Creativity B. Mnemosyne and The Muses of Creativity C. Duende Pillar IV. Sacred Place......................................................................................................32 Pillar V. A Focus on Personal Fascination.........................................................35 1. Fascination of Mother Earth 2. Personal Fascination: Who I Am Pillar V. B Focus on Personal Mattering............................................................45 1. Mattering: Global Healing 2. Personal Mattering: Metaphysically Healing Yourself Pillar VI. Pause and Explore........................................................................................62 Pillar VII. Celebration of Inspiration......................................................................64 Pillar VIII. Sharing..............................................................................................................68

Pillar III. Additional Guidance and Protection..........................................110 1.Hindu Holy Trinity Couples 2. Eastern Swamis, Saints and Enlightened Beings 3. Western Saints, Apostles and Spiritual Beings 4. Other Seekers and Spiritual Beings 5. Poets and Writers 6. Painters and Sculptors 7. Indian Musicians and Singers 8. Western Musicians and Singers 9. Philosophers 10. Scientists, Innovators, and Inventors Bibliography.......................................................................................................................168

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to my Spiritual Friends Lazaris. They are a fountain of inspiration. Their Love is Inexhaustible, Unbelievable and Unfathomable. v

-Vipin Mehta

TABLE OF METAPHYSICAL PAINTINGS Part 3 - ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR CREATIVITY...72

Part 1 - INTRODUCTION WHAT IS CREATIVITY?.................1

Pillar V- A. Additional Fascination.......................................................................73 1. Mineral Kingdom 2. Plant Kingdom 3. Animal Kingdom 4. Human Kingdom 5. Wonders Created by Human Kingdom 6. Personal Fascination

• Boundary Dwellers • Love's Play with Imagination

Part 2 - FOUNDATION OF CREATIVITY......................................7

• The Foundation of Creativity Pillar I- Celebration of Enchantment...................................................................11 • Overwhelmed by Joy • Celebration of Enchantment Pillar II- Create a Sacred Time.................................................................................17 Pillar III- Guidance and Protection.......................................................................18 • Guidance and Protection • Personal Mentors of Creativity • Mnemosyne and Muses of Creativity • Remembering Creative Memories • Duende Pillar IV- Sacred Place....................................................................................................33 • Sacred Place Pillar V- A. Focus on Personal Fascination...................................................34 • Fascination of Rainbow • Fascination of Mother Earth • Fascination of Physical Universe • Fascination: Personal Fascination: Who I Am Pillar V- B. Focus on Personal Mattering.......................................................44 • Mattering with Principles of Non-Violence • Mattering: Global Healing • We are the World • Personal Mattering: Metaphysically Healing Yourself • Metaphysical Elixir of Healing Pillar VI- Pause and Explore.....................................................................................62 • Pause and Explore Pillar VII- Celebration of Inspiration..................................................................64 • Personal Celebration of Inspiration Pillar VIII- Sharing.............................................................................................................68 • Sharing

Pillar V- B. Additional Mattering..........................................................................92 1. Dark Side of Humanity 2. Political 3. Economic 4. Social 5. Religious Pillar III - Additional Guidance and Protection........................................110 1. Hindu Holy Trinity Couples 2. Eastern Swamis, Saints and Enlightened Beings 3. Western Saints, Apostles and Spiritual Beings 4. Other Seekers and Spiritual Beings 5. Poets and Writers 6. Painters and Sculptors 7. Indian Musicians and Singers 8. Western Musicians and Singers 9. Philosophers 10. Scientists, Innovators, and Inventors

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS In this lifetime there are many who have supported me on my sacred journey coming Home. Although I will not be able to recognize everyone in a few short pages, I would like to send a blanket of gratitude to all who have participated and shared in my personal quest to create this book: Consciously Creating Creativity. First of all, I would like to thank my parents Chhotalal and Premkuva Mehta for giving me LIFE. I grew up during the Independence Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi. During this time, spirituality had culminated throughout India. I was fortunate to be raised through adolescence under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi’s experiments of truth and goodness for humanity. He taught us that, we the members of the Global Family are the children of Divinity and must treat each other with respect, love and care, by breaking the barriers of caste, color, ethnicity, and religious beliefs. Gandhi’s life served as a role model from whom I learned lessons of courage, perseverance and commitment.

Tagore’s words danced in my heart during a very romantic time for me. My fiancé, now wife of 50 years, joined me on this spiritual quest – always standing by me year after year.

They continuously bring laughter into my life with their radiance, helping me to continue this sacred journey coming Home. I am proud of you both – always with love, joy and fun.

I thank the mystic Rajneesh, globally known as Osho, who inspired me to be a seeker at the age of 27. He taught me to think, feel, and visualize outside the box. To see beyond the conformities of academic, scientific, political, and religious paradigms.

I thank my creative team: Adam Chase, Taylor Sattler, Nalani Aquino, Anna Hartlief, Katie Garcia, Jennifer Arboleda and Jennifer Mayer-Garrison. Their patience, research and talent have been indispensable to this book. I am grateful for their abilities to understand and translate my vision into metaphysical illustrations and text – the matrix of images, ideas, thoughts and feelings.

I thank my spiritual master, J. Krishnamurti, who introduced me to metaphysics as a pathway to spirituality. At the age of 24, he exposed me to the idea of transforming the metaphysical matrix of emotional energy from negative to positive.

I would like to especially and profoundly thank Lazaris for giving me boundless, inexhaustible, and unfathomable love; for providing me a fountain of inspiration to write this book; and for teaching me how to Consciously Create Creativity. I sincerely thank the channel for Lazaris, Jach Pursel, for giving of himself so that Lazaris can communicate with us. His contribution to humanity is enormous and truly miraculous. I also appreciate the staff of Concept Synergy for producing seminars, workshops and intensives so Lazaris can share their metaphysics and spirituality with us. These seminars have enriched my life, providing profound metaphysical insights for the last thirty years. I have used my own interpretations and applications writing this book and I am responsible for that.

I thank the incredible mystic poet Rabindranath Tagore whose writings opened my sense of beauty to experience Divinity at the age of 25.

Deep appreciation and devotion go to my son Ravindra (Rave) and my daughter Radha. They carry the torch of Consciously Creating Creativity to future generations.

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I thank my seeker friend (sadhak) Dr. Magan Bakrania. Always supportive, Magan has inspired and aspired me to Consciously Create Creativity as part of my spiritual quest. Finally, I would like to thank my wife, Hansa, who has been my fellow traveler on this sacred journey coming Home. She has constantly encouraged and supported me on all of my endeavors - including this one. This book is a journey of perseverance. She has always stood by me and inspires me every day to keep at it. Without her support, I would not be the man I am today. I love you my caring spiritual friend Hansa.

FOREWORD

by jach pursel - channel for lazaris The urge, the yearning, is deep. There’s a singular thread, a strange thread, lost among the many threads of our reality. It is fragile, yet unbreakable. Its appearance seems shortlived, yet it is eternal. One moment it’s within our grasp, and the next it seems lost forever. That thread is our creativity and it’s magical. Creativity is that mysterious something born in the folds and recesses of our being or of our consciousness. It is an intricate and sometimes precarious balance of our ability and willingness to create something original out of our imaginations. It calls us to use our human gifts of thinking and feeling, of loving and of imagining. It calls upon us to risk being vulnerable and to dare to expose our deeper, more real and truer self. Creativity calls us to use our strengths and our talents in new, exciting, curious and even fascinating ways in order to contribute to the world — to humanity and to humankind. It calls us to give of ourselves and to care and to love. Creativity is love’s work, and we are its lovers. Our creativity whispers, and at times it shouts. It calls us, persistent, demanding, unending. We respond: We love; we create. It’s our nature. It’s our grace. Insatiable, we continually seek to embellish, to expand, and to lift our creativity beyond its bounds. We long to create. We long to innovate. It’s part of who we are. We are soulful, spirited, and vibrantly yearning people. Curious. Eager to learn and to grow. Even as we know what creativity is, too often we don’t know where creativity hides. Specifically, we don’t know where our creativity is lodged and locked up inside us. As creative as we are, we know that we could be so much more. As curious, imaginative, passionate, and courageous as we are, we have difficulty cultivating that “something more” within us. As vulnerable, wise, and benevolent as we long to be, we have difficulty activating that “something beyond” of our creativity and its magic. In my work as a writer, I continually reach for that strange thread that is my creativity and I am always seeking that “something more” and that “something beyond.” In my search, I regularly return to my Foundation of Creativity and I align with my mentors, the Boundary Dwellers.

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Boundary Dwellers are those who reach to the edge of consciousness and at the edge of space-time, peer beyond, and then tell the story of what they found there. The Boundary Dwellers are not literal. They are the metaphorical Painters, Poets, Musicians, and Philosophers in our past and present worlds. The Painter at the boundary seeks to capture the light and the life of spirit. The Poet at the boundary seeks to contain the substance and the richness of soul. The Musician nourishes and nurtures with the balance of soul and spirit while the Philosopher seeks to unravel the mysteries of love and life.

mystery of creativity and shows us how we can discover and unravel our own mysteries so that we can consciously create our shimmering expressions of love’s work. He begins with a simple definition and then proceeds to demonstrate that definition by transcending traditional ideas and rules, offering new patterns and relationships, and he creates meaningful new ideas, interpretations, and most of all new and greater understanding. Vipin even abandons the traditional form of a book to lay out an elegant way of learning, reviewing, and remembering. This book can be a companion and ally as you discover where your creativity hides and as you unlock it and allow it to shine in your world.

In my work, I look to awaken enchantment and to cherish my sacred time to write. Caught up in the flow of ideas and words, I pause to reflect on the mattering and the fascination of what I write and of being a writer. I look for what the words convey and for what is conveyed between and beyond the words … the presence that is not present. I work to awaken inspiration — to be inspired and to fall in love all over again. I reach for that “something more” and “something beyond” with my mentors among the Boundary Dwellers.

Beyond our brilliance and genius, beyond our personal creative expressions, when we dare to let our imaginations soar carefree, we can happen upon a rare and beautiful place filled with awe inspiring wonder. We can stumble into the Heart of Creativity, and with clarity and celebration, with exposure and revelation, our creativity can expand, lift, and stretch. If we dare to leap with abandon, we can touch that exalted creativity called innovation. In the light of our presence and grace, we can illuminate, brighten and consciously create our creativity.

Consciously Creating Creativity is a living example of what creativity is. There is an axiom for writers: “Don’t say it, show it.” This beautiful book definitely shows it. In two dimensions: flat pages with printed words and pictures, Vipin has captured the light and spirit of what creativity is. He contains the rich substance of creativity — the soul of what it means to truly be creative and to be a creative force in your world and perhaps in the world. The way he expresses his insights and examples and offers his encouragement, nurtures, nourishes, and inspires each of us to find our strange thread among the many threads in our life. With precision,Vipin unravels the

Creativity is love’s work. Enjoy Vipin’s book as he shares his love with you. Jach Pursel CEO, Concept: Synergy, Inc. Channel for Lazaris

about the author and his journey Vipin Mehta, P.E., M.A.P.A. was born in India and raised in Mumbai during the Independence Movement inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s principles of non-violence. Shortly after migrating to the United States in 1969 with only a few dollars to his name, Vipin became a licensed professional engineer, and established Mehta and Associates Inc. – a consulting, engineering and construction management firm which has been evolving for over 40 years. In 1975, Vipin received a Master of Arts in Public Affairs from Northern Illinois University. Since then, Vipin has played a very active role in local, state, and national politics – offering metaphysical and spiritual counsel to many politicians and administrators. Vipin Mehta has been seeking metaphysics and spirituality since childhood. Motivated by Gandhi’s experiments on truth and goodness and the beauty of Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry, Vipin went on to learn from spiritual masters such as J. Krishnamurti, and the rebel mystic Rajneesh/Osho – who deepened his understanding of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zen, Christianity, Sufism, Islam, Taoism, and Greek scriptures. During the 1980s, Vipin came across the books of clairvoyant Edgar Cayce, automatic-writer Ruth Montgomery, and others. During this time, he was introduced to Lazaris. Attending metaphysical discourses and workshops for over thirty years, his spiritual friends have enriched his life with immeasurable love, joy, learning, and fun. After the attacks of 9/11/2001, Vipin was deeply moved to apply his knowledge of metaphysics and political science to write the Global Healing Trilogy – foreword by Mrs. Harriet Fulbright (wife of Senator William Fulbright).

Book #1: Thinking Outside the Box – An introduction to metaphysics. Book #2: Awakening Spirituality – Applying metaphysics to consciously create reality and awaken new age spirituality. Book #3: New Vistas of Hope – Planting seeds for the world becoming new. Vipin is currently working on another book series: Who I Am – The Spiritual Anatomy of the Human Being. He also expresses his passion for metaphysics and healing by speaking, conducting workshops, and giving discourses internationally. Some examples are: • Metaphysically Healing Yourself – “You are Your Own Greatest Healer” • Faces of Soul – I am the Double Parts I and Part II (for senior citizens) • Spirituality and Science/Technology • From Silicon Valley to the Crystal Temple of Love • Awakening Spirituality – “Lifting spirituality from the traditional to new Age spirituality” • Karmic Law, Religion of Man, Hierarchy of Knowledge, and more... On his own sacred journey coming Home, Vipin has created The Mehta Metaphysical Center, a not-for-profit Organization in Winter Park, Florida. Created for seekers, the evolving center consists of metaphysical art galleries, spiritual & healing centers, and the Crystal Temple of Love.

PART 1 introduction what is creativity?

Let us start by asking, what is creativity? A dictionary definition for creativity reads: The ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc. In consensus reality, creativity is most associated with art, literature, music, philosophy, and such. It is also widely believed that only a relatively few people are blessed with creativity from birth. But this is not true. Each of us has the capacity for creativity, not only to share our unique creative gifts, but also to co-create the life we most want to live. From a metaphysical perspective, creativity is love’s play with imagination and will. Creativity is the birthright of every human being and can be applied to all aspects of life. From business to mathematics; teaching to athletics; healthcare to politics; spirituality to housework – every moment offers an opportunity to be creative. It is easy to fall into ruts of routine behavior. We are all creating our own reality in every moment. In fact, we are all co-creating this collective reality together. Our thoughts & feelings, beliefs & attitudes, choices & decisions are all manifest in the outer world – a projection of what is within. With the evolution of consciousness, one can consciously create creativity with the tools of desire, imagination, and expectation. So again, creativity is love’s play with imagination and will.

WHAT IS CREATIVITY?

love's play with imagination and will LOVE'S PLAY WITH IMAGINATION

LOVE'S PLAY WITH WILL

If you have had the good fortune of “falling in love” then you have experienced the wonders of creative flow. Being in a state of love triggers the imagination. The imagination generates images and attracts ideas. These images and ideas integrate, turning into visualizations. Sometimes referred to as daydreams, these visualizations can be vivid inner images, murky impressions, or anywhere in-between. This is the cauldron of creation. Visualizations pass through our daydreams and transform into lucid (conscious) dreams. The conscious dream then becomes a vibrant, luminous dream, which is called a vision. Visions can whisper softly like a breeze through the leaves, or flash suddenly like a lightning bolt in the sky. Akin to recalling dreams after awakening from sleep, these creative visions can slip from our conscious mind as quickly as they came. A vision manifests in physical reality by means of love, will, determination, and perseverance. Imagination is one of your most powerful tools. It is fueled with desire and expectation. To consciously create and sculpt your reality, visualize in the imaginal realm. There you will see beyond logic, reason, and constrictive beliefs. Imagination becomes living and vibrant when it is made of: Desire Logic Images Compassion

• Love gives you an affirmation of your existence. Will offers you the presence of your existence. Will with love reveals the presence of your self. • Will provides you with focused intent. Love brings fulfillment in life. • It is love that makes you want to give more. Using will lifts your giving to new heights. • Love offers joy and freedom. The power of will gives you the ability to consciously manifest what you want. • Experiencing love comes with a great deal of authority and individuality, but it cannot make you self-confident. The power of will creates confidence. This self confidence emerges from courage, hope, trust, and humility. • Love brings a deepening of consciousness through caring for others. It is will that defines and directs that caring with an identity and image – turning caring into action.

Passion Reason Inspiration Structure

• Love brings a deepening of consciousness through intimacy and caring. Will brings definition and direction to intimacy and caring.

IMAGINATION, INNOVATION & INVENTION Imagination is of the 5th dimension, beyond space and time. Creativity is of the 6th dimension. Ideas, images, and visions abound in the imaginal realm. The visionary receives those images and ideas, then engineers them to fit a desired goal – this is creativity in action. Creativity is innovative. Innovativeness is a state of mind in which images and ideas are further processed for sleek, elegant application. Creativity also leads to inventiveness, which is a dream state of mind. The resulting vision reveals something that has never existed before. In pursuit of that vision, interdisciplinary images and ideas flow through the mind with logic, reason, and rationality. Yet, it is intuition which reveals the answers to your quest. Most inventions are realized with the guidance of intuition.

BOUNDARY DWELLERS

creative, innovative and inventive persons

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