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.
सत्यप्रतिष्ठायां क्रियाफलाश्रयत्वम्
satya-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ kriyā-phalāśrayatvam
When truthfulness is firmly established, actions bear the fruit that is intended.
Yoga Sutras 2.36 · verse 87 of 196
Unfolding the thread
When someone's words are always true, a remarkable thing happens: what they say tends to come about. Their actions carry weight. Commentators say even their blessings come true. At the least, a person who never lies can be trusted completely, and trust makes things happen.
Try today
Today, say only what you mean, even in small things. Notice how it changes the weight of your words.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“Let silence be the general rule, or let only what is necessary be said, and in few words.”
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