"Because
we live in such a mind-dominated culture, most modern art, architecture, music,
and literature are devoid of beauty, of inner essence, with very few
exceptions. The reason is that the people who create those things cannot - even
for a moment - free themselves from their mind. So they are never in touch with
that place within where true creativity and beauty arise. The mind left to
itself creates monstrosities, and not only in art galleries. Look at our urban
landscapes and industrial wastelands. No civilization has ever produced so much
ugliness."
Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now
