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.
एतेन शब्दाद्यन्तर्धानमुक्तम्
etena śabdādy-antardhānam uktam
In the same way, the disappearance of sound and the other senses is explained.
Yoga Sutras 3.22 · verse 128 of 196
Unfolding the thread
What applies to sight applies to the other senses too: sound, touch, taste and smell can likewise be withdrawn from perception. Inwardly, it's a reminder that we can step back from any sense that pulls at us.
Try today
For a minute, let sounds around you be there without naming or following any of them.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“And after the fire a still small voice.”
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