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Get spiritually grounded and aligned with the flow of love each weekday morning with The Daily Edify. Each episode focuses on a spiritual practice, a poem, a book, a sacred text — something that can empower us to be more fully alive to the gift that is the day before us. Jeff Lehn is a pastor in Chicago, and has a heart for all people to live authentic, joyful and compassionate lives.

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Ubuntu

June 28, 2023 • Jeff Lehn

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Today's episode is about the African concept of "ubuntu," inspired by my reading of the spiritual biography of Desmond Tutu. The basic idea is this: "a person is a person through other persons." The myth of the isolated, self-sufficient individual is not only misleading: it's wrong biologically, psychologically and spiritually. We explore what "ubuntu" might have to offer us as a framework for leading our lives in this time of great challenge and great opportunity.

Here are a couple of links to explore "ubuntu" more deeply: here and here.

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