Craig N:
In the past week I've had pure intent and have been practicing a lot
In addition to applying sensuousness I've been investigating the mechanisms of the instinctual passions, the felt sense of being, and the affective veil
Something I've come up against repeatedly is a tiredness that overwhelms the mind and makes it impossible to keep investigating whatever it is at the time I am doing because I feel like I'm about to fall asleep
Has anyone else encountered this? It's possible I'm just physically tired but it seems unlikely given that once I stop practicing it goes away and it seems I've been getting what should be enough sleep. Also tiredness is not affecting my work which is very cognitive and requires mental energy.
my advice, if you want it, is to take a nap if you're too drowsy to be interested in investigating, and resume when you wake up. sufficient interest (in the immediate sense) will keep you awake on its own, but if it's not there, it's not there; either you then rouse it or you don't.
if that last statement stands out to you, you will just do what you do. if it doesn't (stand out), just make what seems to be the best choice available to you at this time. at some point, there may not seem to be anything to do, or not do.. or any direction to head (that you're not already going).
tarin