Marina Abramović - Limits of mind are self created!

Yesterday, I was was watching 'Artist is Present' documentary and that led me to a series of videos about Marina Abramović. Since I recently visited MOMA, I was fascinated by the concept of Performance Art. This is all about controlling your mind, and not get affected by external situations. Many organizations like Art of Living also preach similar things but with a different purpose, of course. In one of her interview, when asked for an advice to the youth, her answer was:

"If you are drawing with your right hand and you're getting better and better to an extent you can draw with your closed eyes, immediately switch to left hand". If you get used to routine, then that is end of everything. If you do things you like, you never change. You do the same stuff again and again. To do something different, it's important to go to different pattern.

Here's the video.

 Another important point was about "being in present".

When you are standing at one place, you cannot think of next moment. The next moment has to come together with your body and mind. Again, something that I always learnt in Art Of Living, but never realize how it's applicable every time.