Science of Compassion link: What We Know Now & What We all Can Do

Photo by Eden Maxwell, from the Tibetan Museum on Staten Island
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is joined at this event by four distinguished panelists. In addition to the interaction of the panelists, you’ll see short videos on the panelists’ work. Here’s the link for April 11, 2008 session (9-11 PST) at University of Washington, moderated [...]

Eden Maxwell “An Artist Empowered,” Dharma-infused artful living

Here is the entire interview with Eden Maxwell, all in one piece, if you’d prefer to read it that way rather than chunked out into the three featured posts:
April 10, 2008: Artist Eden Maxwell’s Life Purpose is Dharma in Daily Life
April 9, 2008: Eden Maxwell on Art in Zen and the Zen of Art
April 8, [...]

Riehlife Review: Eden Maxwell’s “An Artist Empowered”

Eden Maxwell’s weblog “The Soul of Fine Art” is a fine place to “delve into art, passion, writing, dharma, character, consciousness, culture, intuition, evolution, and the spirit we call soul.
Eden Maxwell’s breakout book An Artist Empowered: Define and Establish Your Value as an Artist—Now is, indeed, a triumph over rejection and a 435 page primer [...]

Artist Eden Maxwell’s Life Purpose is Dharma in Daily Life

A gift might be innate, but not inevitable. Many are called; few choose to go.—Eden Maxwell.
Are you bringing your gifts to fruition?
Clif Johnston hosts Eden Maxwell today on his Zen Junk Tumblelog. Click here to read a comprehensive interview.
Eden Maxwell, author of “An Artist Empowered: Define and Establish Your Value as an Artist—Now” is [...]

Eden Maxwell on Art in Zen and the Zen of Art

Zen is a term that is bandied around in common language with great freedom. Here, a Zen practitioner and artist, Eden Maxwell, author of “An Artist Empowered: Define and Establish Your Value as an Artist—Now” tells us how these realms interconnect.

Riehlife: What does Zen Buddhism have to do with art?
Eden Maxwell: The source of all [...]

Eden Maxwell: Make Rejection Work for Your Creative Life

If you know your purpose and the value of your process, then nothing will deter you from your mission, your dharma.—Eden Maxwell

No matter what your art form or field of expression: visual arts, performing arts, or writing—one thing is for certain: you will encounter rejection. When you do, what is the most healthy and useful [...]