mindfulness

Sawubona and Ngikhona

Mindfulness is part of every culture.

Mindfulness is part of every culture.

The Zulu word "Sawubona" is usually translated as "I see you."

Orland Bishop eloquently adds more nuance:

Sawubona is one of those primal words, from when people were still able to really see each other. The word means "We see you" so it's not a single "I" person. My eyes are connected to a dimension of reality we call ancestory.

The response, Ngikhona, means "Yes, we see you too."

Seeing is a dialog that empowers us to investigate this moment of time: What does being together give us, here in this moment?