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.
प्रवृत्तिभेदे प्रयोजकं चित्तमेकमनेकेषाम्
pravṛtti-bhede prayojakaṁ cittam ekam anekeṣām
Though their activities differ, one mind directs the many.
Yoga Sutras 4.5 · verse 167 of 196
Unfolding the thread
Behind many activities, one mind presides. Behind all our roles and moods, there is one awareness that holds them together.
Try today
At the end of the day, look back over all its different moments and notice the one who was present in every one.
The Echo
The same truth, heard in another tradition
“Set up ten burning candles in one selfsame place, A separate body, each, diffuses light and grace. Their powers combine in one, to brighten that retreat; Distinction now there’s none; one light alone we meet.”
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