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.
सत्त्वपुरुषयोः शुद्धिसाम्ये कैवल्यम्
sattva-puruṣayoḥ śuddhi-sāmye kaivalyam
When the purity of the mind equals the purity of the Self, there is freedom.
Yoga Sutras 3.56 · verse 162 of 196
Unfolding the thread
The third chapter ends with its goal. When the mind becomes as clear as the Self it reflects, like a still lake mirroring the sky perfectly, there is kaivalya: freedom, complete. The powers were never the point; clarity was.
Try today
Sit for a few minutes as a still lake, clear enough to reflect whatever comes without being disturbed by it.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“O sadhu! my land is a sorrowless land. I cry aloud to all, to the king and the beggar.”
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