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.
बन्धकारणशैथिल्यात्प्रचारसंवेदनाच्च चित्तस्य परशरीरावेशः
bandha-kāraṇa-śaithilyāt pracāra-saṁvedanāc ca cittasya para-śarīrāveśaḥ
By loosening the causes of bondage and knowing the mind's pathways, the mind can enter another body.
Yoga Sutras 3.39 · verse 145 of 196
Unfolding the thread
The tradition describes yogis entering other bodies. Read inwardly, it points to something real: when our attachment to this body loosens, we can feel our way into other lives with deep empathy, as if from the inside.
Try today
Imagine, for a few minutes, the day of someone very different from you, from their body, their morning, their worries.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“Tell me, O Swan, your ancient tale. From what land do you come, O Swan? to what shore will you fly? Where would you take your rest, O Swan, and what do you seek?”
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