A piece of wisdom from
April 28, 2022 · Thursday
The quote
“Don't think. Feel. It is like a finger pointing away to the moon. Don't concentrate on the finger or you will miss all that heavenly glory.”
— Bruce Lee · Flow State
The concept
Ubuntu
Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu. A person is a person through other people. The Southern African answer to the Western question.
When you greet someone in Zulu, you do not say hello. You say Sawubona, "I see you." The reply is Yebo, sawubona, "Yes, I see you too." The conversation cannot begin until both parties have been witnessed. This is Ubuntu in one breath: I am…
A practice for today
Before bed tonight, name one thing where the lesson of Ubuntu. Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu. A person is a person through other people. The Southern African answer to the Western question.
From the Bhagavad Gita
Verse 12.13
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च। निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी॥
“He who hates no creature, who is friendly and compassionate, free from the sense of "I" and "mine", equal in pain and pleasure, patient — such a person is dear to me.”
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