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.
अहिंसासत्यास्तेयब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहा यमाः
ahiṁsā-satyāsteya-brahmacaryāparigrahā yamāḥ
Non-violence, truthfulness, not stealing, moderation and not grasping are the ethical restraints.
Yoga Sutras 2.30 · verse 81 of 196
Unfolding the thread
The first limb is about how we treat the world. Don't harm. Don't lie. Don't take what isn't yours. Use your energy wisely. Don't hoard. Five simple rules, and every tradition recognises them. Patanjali puts them first because a mind at war with its own conduct can't settle.
Try today
Pick one of the five and watch yourself live it today, especially in small moments.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“Not to commit any sin, to do good, and to purify one's mind, that is the teaching of (all) the Awakened.”
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