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.
शब्दार्थप्रत्ययानामितरेतराध्यासात्सङ्करस्तत्प्रविभागसंयमात्सर्वभूतरुतज्ञानम्
śabdārtha-pratyayānām itaretarādhyāsāt saṅkaras tat-pravibhāga-saṁyamāt sarva-bhūta-ruta-jñānam
Word, meaning and idea are usually run together. Through saṁyama on their difference comes understanding of the sounds of all beings.
Yoga Sutras 3.17 · verse 123 of 196
Unfolding the thread
We blur the word "tree", the tree itself and our idea of a tree. Tease them apart in deep attention, Patanjali says, and you understand meaning itself, even in the cries of animals. At the least, you learn to hear what is meant, not just what is said.
Try today
In one conversation today, listen for what the other person means, beneath their words.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.”
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