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.
ततः क्षीयते प्रकाशावरणम्
tataḥ kṣīyate prakāśāvaraṇam
Then the covering over the inner light is thinned.
Yoga Sutras 2.52 · verse 103 of 196
Unfolding the thread
Breath practice has a beautiful result: the veil over the inner light grows thinner. Think of cloud thinning until sunlight comes through. The light was always there; the practice simply clears the sky.
Try today
After a few slow breaths, notice whether anything feels a little clearer or lighter inside.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“He who, even as a young Bhikshu, applies himself to the doctrine of Buddha, brightens up this world, like the moon when free from clouds.”
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