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.
ध्यानहेयास्तद्वृत्तयः
dhyāna-heyās tad-vṛttayaḥ
In their active form, they are overcome through meditation.
Yoga Sutras 2.11 · verse 62 of 196
Unfolding the thread
When the causes of suffering are already moving (actual anger, actual craving), the remedy is meditation. Sitting still and watching them, they lose their grip. Meditation doesn't erase the feeling; it takes away its power to run you.
Try today
Next time you're caught up in something, sit for three minutes and watch it, without acting on it.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still.”
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