Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

Volume 2. 1938

Letter ID: 2094

Sri Aurobindo — Nirodbaran Talukdar

May 6, 1938

“Eternities come and go

Like clouds of drowsy time...”

How can Eternities come and go like clouds of Time – they wouldn’t be eternities any longer.

Guru, this is another specimen of “thoughtless” writing, though I had to doze for about an hour. It is a great bother to concentrate on every line and finish a poem, perspiring like an “idiot”. I think I shall try the habit of rushing down whatever comes, and then widen or narrow it as required.

That is my own method – I put down what comes and deal with it afterwards in the calm light of intuitive reflection.

Where is this Intuition gone in my case? No chance of returning? What does it mean by giving a flying visit?

That kind of hide and seek is a frequent phenomenon of poetic inspiration.