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.
परिणामत्रयसंयमादतीतानागतज्ञानम्
pariṇāma-traya-saṁyamād atītānāgata-jñānam
Through saṁyama on the three kinds of transformation comes knowledge of past and future.
Yoga Sutras 3.16 · verse 122 of 196
Unfolding the thread
Here begin the vibhūtis, the "powers" that traditionally arise from saṁyama. Understand deeply how things change, and you can see where they came from and where they're going. Read simply, it's the wisdom of someone who understands causes well enough to see consequences.
Try today
Think about one situation in your life and trace honestly where it came from and where it is heading.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“The popular notion of a revelation is that it is a telling of fortunes.”
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