It is the joy of creation partly, partly the joy or “enthousiasmos” the sense of exaltation and Ananda which always comes when one is freely and powerfully used by a greater Force.Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume 1. 1934
Letter ID: 1177
Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar
April 21, 1934
I had a very unique experience last night, in the realm of poetry.
The inspiration came and as I sat down to write the whole thing dropped, so to say; I simply let myself be led to see how and when it’d end. Never before have I written a whole poem in this way. I was very joyous and recovered all lost hope.
Why is it that people get so much joy out of writing a poem?
It is the joy of creation partly, partly the joy or “enthousiasmos” the sense of exaltation and Ananda which always comes when one is freely and powerfully used by a greater Force.
Does this spontaneous, automatic inpouring depend on some inner state?
It does not depend on any inner spiritual state, but on an opening to some supraphysical plane of inspiration.