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.
भुवनज्ञानं सूर्ये संयमात्
bhuvana-jñānaṁ sūrye saṁyamāt
Through saṁyama on the sun comes knowledge of the worlds.
Yoga Sutras 3.27 · verse 133 of 196
Unfolding the thread
The traditional teaching links the sun to knowledge of the cosmos: its regions and realms. Many yogis greet the sun each morning for this reason. At dawn, it's easy to feel how every world depends on one source of light.
Try today
Watch the sun rise, or simply stand in its light for a minute, and consider how much depends on it.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“The light of the sun, the moon, and the stars shines bright.”
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