A piece of wisdom from
March 20, 2026 · Friday
The quote
“Take care of your body. It is the only place you have to live.”
— Jim Rohn · Longevity
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
When the next difficult feeling arrives, ask yourself: 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 18.66
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज। अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः॥
“Abandoning all duties, take refuge in me alone. I will liberate you from all sins. Do not grieve.”
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