The morning is sacred. It is a time of coming-to, of returning to one’s body, to one’s senses. It is a time of day where we honor our physical existence and the dominion of the Sun, a heavenly body and driving force of Time itself. In the liminal space between the early morning twilight and Dawn, the spiritual self is highly attuned and connected to the ethereal forces of the universe. Some of us call this force God, some of us call it the Universe, some of us call to our ancestors. We are open and receptive to downloads from our higher selves, calling us to refocus our attention to our divine purpose and mission. Especially to the most sacred purpose of all: to just be. In the early morning hours we are drawn to the calm energy of peaceful existence. The moment of pause before engaging in the activities of the day.
Tomorrow morning, I invite you to rise early in the day and capture some of your glorious time for yourself. As if to hold your soul tenderly in your cupped palms, sit yourself down somewhere quiet and peaceful in the home facing East. Give yourself permission to immerse yourself in peaceful existence.
If yoga is in your practice, I present to you two of my favorite poems that are pleasant to recite to yourself before completing your Surya Namaskar. These also pair well with a cup of coffee.
Waking up this morning, I smile.
Twenty-four brand new hours are before me
I vow to live fully in each moment
and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
– Thich Nhat Han
Listen to the salutation to the dawn
Look to this day for it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course lie all the verities and all the realities of our existence.
The bliss of growth, the splendor of beauty
For yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision.
But today well spent makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well therefore to this day
Such is the salutation of the dawn
– Sanskrit salutation to the dawn
Both poems can be found in the book Earth Prayers.
araw araw 