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.
निर्माणचित्तान्यस्मितामात्रात्
nirmāṇa-cittāny asmitā-mātrāt
Created minds arise from the sense of "I am" alone.
Yoga Sutras 4.4 · verse 166 of 196
Unfolding the thread
Patanjali says the yogi can create other minds, projected from the pure sense of "I am". Put more simply: the sense of self is creative. It builds personas, roles and inner voices. Seeing that is the beginning of not being ruled by them.
Try today
Notice the different "selves" you play today: parent, worker, friend. Each is made; you are the one who makes them.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“The Creator brought into being the Game of Joy.”
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