Some of these musings emerge from mid-sleep\u2014a time in the South Asian yogic tradition called \u201cbrahma-hurta\u201d (I think that\u2019s how it\u2019s spelled)\u2014when awakening between dreams, at 2 -4 in the morning, certain ideas intrude and begin to elaborate on each other, building an impulse to get up and write. It\u2019s a mixture of inspiration and contemplation and is becoming a part of my life. Part of me would rather go back to sleep, but when brahma-hurta accumulates enough energy, it\u2019s only going to make me toss and turn until I do it. If we were to personify this spirit, she might say: "Come on, Adam: You\u2019ve got a laptop computer. Use the sucker!\u201d
Me: Awww, man, leave me alone.
BH: No way! This is good stuff.
Me: Who says?""
BH: What? Do I have to say, I am an angel of the Lord? Write!
Me: No, that\u2019s too, er, imperious.
BH: Yeah, okay, so let these just be thoughts, impelling thoughts.
Me (drowsily): Okay. What should I write?
BH: Oh, don\u2019t play dumb with me. Just go sit down and open your mind and let\u2019s do it. (Here it gets mixed who is saying what): Are you writing this or me? Oh, is it trying to decide who\u2019s who now? What\u2019s your identity? You know you\u2019re innumerable channels of consciousness. So forget feeling that you have to identify with any of them. This one\u2019s hot, so let it flow. What\u2019s the harm? People might not understand. Most people don\u2019t understand you, anyway—what\u2019s new about that? Some people understand you just fine. Play to your natural audience. Okay, Brahma Hurta. Fine, now you\u2019ve got a name for me. Okay, so \u2014 are you writing out this conversation? Yeah. Oh, that\u2019s funny. How are people going to parse out who is saying what? Not my problem. You\u2019re just spewing this out, right? Flow of consciousness. No, flow of dialogue. Who\u2019s talking now? Me. No, me. Now I\u2019m confused. See, it\u2019s all play, because it doesn\u2019t matter. This is a kind of poetry. Yeah, it\u2019s fun, isn\u2019t it? Okay, on with the ideas. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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