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.