Sri Aurobindo

Letters of Sri Aurobindo

CWSA 27

Fragment ID: 7418

Uncreative Periods [2]

Sometimes something comes in and my inspiration for writing and painting fails. What is this?

It is an obstruction to the natural action of the mind; that happens often enough. People who do creative work, writing or painting, are often stopped like that for a time – they do not feel the obstruction, only the result which they call a failure of inspiration.