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.
ते प्रतिप्रसवहेयाः सूक्ष्माः
te pratiprasava-heyāḥ sūkṣmāḥ
In their subtle form, these are overcome by tracing them back to their source.
Yoga Sutras 2.10 · verse 61 of 196
Unfolding the thread
When the causes of suffering are only seeds, Patanjali suggests going back upstream: resolving each one into what it came from, until the ego itself dissolves back into pure awareness. It's a subtle practice. You don't fight a seed; you let it return to its origin.
Try today
When a small irritation arises, follow it back: where did it come from? Keep asking until it softens.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“When things (in the vegetable world) have displayed their luxuriant growth, we see each of them return to its root.”
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