A piece of wisdom from
April 30, 2026 · Thursday
The quote
“Better one's own dharma, even imperfectly performed, than the dharma of another well performed.”
— Krishna · The Bhagavad Gita
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
Notice one moment today when 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 2.62
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंसः सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते। सङ्गात्संजायते कामः कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते॥
“When a person dwells on the objects of the senses, attachment to them is born. From attachment, desire arises. From desire, anger is born.”
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