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Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity | 
 enlarge | Author: David Lynch
Publisher: Tarcher
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 4537
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Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7 x 6.9 x 0.7
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.125
ASIN: B000S1KZVA
Publication Date: December 28, 2006
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Product Description
In this rare work of public disclosure, filmmaker David Lynch describes his personal methods of capturing and working with ideas, and the immense creative benefits he has experienced from the practice of meditation.
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Isight with Some Advertising September 27, 2008
This is a very nice release for fans of David Lynch. It is like previous interviews he's done on DVD's (for example from Inland Empire) except expanded on, and more well thought out. He does advertise transcendental meditation, but this is not surprising to anybody who knows something about Lynch. It is not over-the-top, and it seems to fit with his description of his creative process. I have one reservation and that is his conflation of Grand Unified Field Theory with spirituality. This is not correct. Spirituality is different than science, just as religion and science are different. However, his later comment that meditation can help in health is completely believable, and should be further explored both by Yogis (who have probably explored it a lot in the past) and scientists. Science and spirituality are not in conflict, but they are also not the same and should not be confused.
interestive perspective September 23, 2008
i really enjoyed this book. As both a fan of David Lynch's work and someone who is interested in meditation I foudn the book quite an interesting read.br /br /If you are a creative person, go ahead and buy it, you wont be disappointed.
 DEAR MR. Lynch, thank you, A Devoted Admirer September 10, 2008
Mr. Lynch gives us examples of how Transcedental Meditation has inspired him, how he found solutions for the challenges he faced while working, how meditating became his second nature, an absolute necessity, a given in his everyday life, an invaluable treasure. I was already into Mind Control and visualization for over 10 years, recently I had started thinking that I had better try meditating and after reading this book I was "quietly" convinced that TM is what I want and need. I really wish I could find someone to teach me Transcedental Meditation and I will not stop searching for my Teacher (since there is no TM center in my city). Of course, I understand that becoming someone so successful, rich and famous as The Director, doesn't depend solely on practising meditation! It needs talents, intelligence, hard work...But I do believe that TM can help someone be the best she/he can be, given that he/she makes it a daily habit.
 Don't buy this book to learn TM September 1, 2008
Don't buy this book if you are trying to learn TM.br /br /This book is about how David Lynch came up with the ideas for his movies and TV shows. In the book, he also explains how he got into the movie business in the first place. This part was very interesting to me as he explains that his first career choice was that of an artist/painter. br /br /Regarding TM, he says that he became interested in TM because his sister was doing it. So to learn TM, he went to a school and took lessons. From the time of his lessons forward, Lynch says he has practiced TM every day. He credits TM for increasing his level of creativity and allowing him to maintain a positive outlook about life.
Charming, if scattered July 14, 2008
This book is a strange mix of super-short essays on life, art, film and transcendental meditation. It doesn't deliver tons of depth on any of those topics, and if you're a big Lynch fan, you've probably read many of the anecdotes before, but Lynch's quirkiness and folksy charm is always welcome. He pushes the transcendental meditation pretty hard, but it's obviously a big part of his life and very important to his creative proces. I'm a big David Lynch fan, so I enjoyed this book, though I'm not sure I got much out of it. If you're not a Lynch fan, this book may leave you just scratching your head.
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