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.
ब्रह्मचर्यप्रतिष्ठायां वीर्यलाभः
brahmacarya-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ vīrya-lābhaḥ
When moderation is firmly established, vitality is gained.
Yoga Sutras 2.38 · verse 89 of 196
Unfolding the thread
Brahmacarya is often translated as celibacy, but more broadly it means wise use of your vital energy: not squandering it in excess of any kind. The reward is vīrya, vigour and strength. Energy that isn't wasted gathers.
Try today
Notice one place today where your energy leaks away (scrolling, overeating, gossip) and hold it back once.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“It is a mark of a mean capacity to spend much time on the things which concern the body, such as much exercise, much eating, much drinking, much easing of the body, much copulation.”
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