Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume III - Part 4
Fragment ID: 13398
You need not worry about that [the body’s tendency to sleep]. When there is a strong inward tendency, the body not being yet conscious enough to share the experience in a waking state tries to assimilate the descending forces through sleep. This is a common experience. When it has assimilated enough, it will be more ready.