First Light
How First Light worksTuesday 27 October·
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Quiet hour
- 06:19–07:07
- Brahma Muhurta
- Moon
- Waning gibbous
- Next full moon: Tue 24 Nov
Autumn
The quiet hour (Brahma Muhurta) is the traditional time for practice, just before sunrise.
मृदुमध्याधिमात्रत्वात्ततोऽपि विशेषः
mṛdu-madhyādhimātratvāt tato 'pi viśeṣaḥ
And it differs again, as the effort is mild, moderate or intense.
Yoga Sutras 1.22 · verse 22 of 196
Unfolding the thread
Patanjali is realistic: even among the sincere, results follow effort. Effort can be mild, moderate or intense, and commentators split each of those three ways again. There's no judgment in it, only cause and effect. You can start mildly. You can also turn it up.
Try today
For one practice today, go one notch further than usual: a minute longer, a breath slower, a little more attention.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might”
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