A piece of wisdom from
June 17, 2020 · Wednesday
The quote
“Without doubt, the mind is restless and difficult to control. But it can be controlled by practice and by dispassion.”
— 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 2.48
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय। सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते॥
“Established in yoga, perform action, having abandoned attachment, and remaining even-minded in success and failure. Evenness of mind is called yoga.”
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