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.
चितेरप्रतिसङ्क्रमायास्तदाकारापत्तौ स्वबुद्धिसंवेदनम्
citer apratisaṅkramāyās tad-ākārāpattau sva-buddhi-saṁvedanam
Pure consciousness does not move, but when the mind takes its shape, it knows its own intelligence.
Yoga Sutras 4.22 · verse 184 of 196
Unfolding the thread
Awareness never travels or changes. But when the mind becomes still and takes on awareness's own shape, like a lake reflecting the sun, we recognise it. We know that we know.
Try today
Sit still for a minute and rest simply in knowing that you are aware.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“He is within us: seek Him not elsewhere.”
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