Yorùbá wisdom on the cultivation of the mind-gctid256968

[Heru Djet]

Let us not engage the world hurriedly.
Let us not grasp at the rope of wealth impatiently.
That which should be treated with mature judgement,
Let us not deal with in a state of uncontrolled passion.
When we arrive at a cool place,
Let us rest fully.
Let us give continuous attention to the future.
Let us give deep consideration to the consequences of things.
And this because of our eventual passing.
-Èjì Ogbè

While Buddhism is often central to the discourse on the cultivation of mindfulness, I argue that such insights are present in Kmtyw thought. The above text is one such example. The Odù Ifá is the sacred text of the Yorùbá people. It is a text that distills their wisdom and ethics. Below I will offer a succinct analysis of this text, seeking to explicate its implications for practice.

Click the link to read more: http://kamaurashid.khemenu.com/?p=683

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Heru Djet;256968 wrote: Let us not engage the world hurriedly.
Let us not grasp at the rope of wealth impatiently.
That which should be treated with mature judgement,
Let us not deal with in a state of uncontrolled passion.
When we arrive at a cool place,
Let us rest fully.
Let us give continuous attention to the future.
Let us give deep consideration to the consequences of things.
And this because of our eventual passing.
-Èjì Ogbè

While Buddhism is often central to the discourse on the cultivation of mindfulness, I argue that such insights are present in Kmtyw thought. The above text is one such example. The Odù Ifá is the sacred text of the Yorùbá people. It is a text that distills their wisdom and ethics. Below I will offer a succinct analysis of this text, seeking to explicate its implications for practice.

Click the link to read more: http://kamaurashid.khemenu.com/?p=683

Ẹ ṣé! Can you kindly provide the original Yorùbá?

[Heru Djet]

Obadele Kambon;256977 wrote: Ẹ ṣé! Can you kindly provide the original Yorùbá?

I don't have time to type out the original text, and haven't donwloaded a good font yet. However here's a link to an image: http://drive.google.com/open?id=1UOH4GJIzXuA-VD8uOopNBvUOncKO2wIq. I would like to add the original text later.

HD

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Heru Djet;257037 wrote: I don't have time to type out the original text, and haven't donwloaded a good font yet. However here's a link to an image: http://drive.google.com/open?id=1UOH4GJIzXuA-VD8uOopNBvUOncKO2wIq. I would like to add the original text later.

HD

Ẹ ṣé! This is more than adequate. Ó dìgbà kan ná o.

[Tenkamenin]

Heru Djet;256968 wrote: Let us not engage the world hurriedly.
Let us not grasp at the rope of wealth impatiently.
That which should be treated with mature judgement,
Let us not deal with in a state of uncontrolled passion.
When we arrive at a cool place,
Let us rest fully.
Let us give continuous attention to the future.
Let us give deep consideration to the consequences of things.
And this because of our eventual passing.
-Èjì Ogbè

While Buddhism is often central to the discourse on the cultivation of mindfulness, I argue that such insights are present in Kmtyw thought. The above text is one such example. The Odù Ifá is the sacred text of the Yorùbá people. It is a text that distills their wisdom and ethics. Below I will offer a succinct analysis of this text, seeking to explicate its implications for practice.

Click the link to read more: http://kamaurashid.khemenu.com/?p=683

Very True, there's nothing in Buddhism, Taoism, and other Eastern thought that is not present in Kmtyw Philosophy. The difference is that the Eastern folks love their culture and philosophy and are proactive in sharing it with the world while on macro-level, we condemn our philosophy.  

I'm a big fan of that book and I've attempted to translate some of the passages into Twi. I do appreciate that Dr. Karenga provided the Yoruba text to go with his translations.  The next step for me is to Learn Yoruba!

[Heru Djet]

Tenkamenin;257065 wrote: Very True, there's nothing in Buddhism, Taoism, and other Eastern thought that is not present in Kmtyw Philosophy. The difference is that the Eastern folks love their culture and philosophy and are proactive in sharing it with the world while on macro-level, we condemn our philosophy.  

I'm a big fan of that book and I've attempted to translate some of the passages into Twi. I do appreciate that Dr. Karenga provided the Yoruba text to go with his translations.  The next step for me is to Learn Yoruba!

This is so very true. It is easy to disregard Kmtyw thought because it is either universally ignored or devalued. We have to be the champions of the Kmtyw way.

Yeah, I often get reminded when reading this text that I need to learn Yoruba.

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