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.
निर्विचारवैशारद्येऽध्यात्मप्रसादः
nirvicāra-vaiśāradye 'dhyātma-prasādaḥ
When reflection-free absorption becomes clear, the inner Self shines with serenity.
Yoga Sutras 1.47 · verse 47 of 196
Unfolding the thread
When that subtle absorption becomes limpid, like a lake so clear you forget there's water, something new appears: adhyātma-prasāda, the serenity of the inner Self. It isn't an achievement so much as a clearing; the light was always there.
Try today
Sit for two minutes as if you were a still lake. Don't look for anything; let clarity come.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“In thy light shall we see light.”
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