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.
चन्द्रे ताराव्यूहज्ञानम्
candre tārā-vyūha-jñānam
Through saṁyama on the moon comes knowledge of the arrangement of the stars.
Yoga Sutras 3.28 · verse 134 of 196
Unfolding the thread
The moon, the traditional ruler of the night sky, opens knowledge of the stars' patterns. Before city lights, every culture read the night sky. Simply looking up for long enough is still a practice in wonder.
Try today
Tonight, look at the moon for a few minutes, then at the stars around it.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“The heavens’ green sea and the bark therein, The slender bark of the crescent moon.”
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