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.
प्रत्ययस्य परचित्तज्ञानम्
pratyayasya para-citta-jñānam
Through saṁyama on the thoughts of another comes knowledge of their mind.
Yoga Sutras 3.19 · verse 125 of 196
Unfolding the thread
Deep attention to another person's state reveals their mind. Put simply: really attend to someone and you'll understand them. It's the basis of compassion, and of every good teacher and friend.
Try today
Give one person your full attention today. Notice how much more you understand than usual.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“Enter into every man's ruling faculty; and also let every other man enter into thine.”
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