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.
ऋतम्भरा तत्र प्रज्ञा
ṛtambharā tatra prajñā
There, insight is filled with truth.
Yoga Sutras 1.48 · verse 48 of 196
Unfolding the thread
Ṛtambharā prajñā: insight that is bearing truth, the way a tree bears fruit. It doesn't argue or guess; it knows directly. You may have had a glimpse of it: a moment when something became obvious, and you knew it with complete calm.
Try today
When you face a decision today, get quiet first, then ask it. Notice the difference between a calm knowing and a busy guess.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
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