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.
न च तत्सालम्बनं तस्याविषयीभूतत्वात्
na ca tat sālambanaṁ tasyāviṣayī-bhūtatvāt
But not the object that mind is resting on, since that is not what was attended to.
Yoga Sutras 3.20 · verse 126 of 196
Unfolding the thread
A precise qualification: you may sense someone's state (anxious, joyful) without knowing what it's about. Understanding a mood isn't the same as knowing its content. Good to remember before we assume we know what's in someone's heart.
Try today
When you sense someone's mood today, ask about it before assuming you know the cause.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him?”
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