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Indigenous Australian Spirituality
Indigenous Australians have a special connection to the land and respect the nature around.
One particular form of Spirituality that is commonly shared throughout the Ngangikurungkurr (meaning ‘deep water sounds’) people from the Daly River in the Northern Territory, is a spirituality called Dadirri.
Dadirri is inner, deep listening and still awareness. It invites people to contemplation and to enter the deep spring within them.
An important part of dadirri is listening: listening to ancient stories.
People have lived for thousands of years in the silence of the great Life-Giving Spirit, so it is easy to experience God’s presence.
Another important part of dadirri is waiting: not wanting to hurry things up, but allowing life to follow its natural course.
The right people must be present and everything must be done in the proper way. Waiting indicates that things are done with care.
About Dadirri
The artist Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr says that when she experiences dadirri she is made whole again.
Miriam Rose describes how a Smoking Ceremony focuses her contemplation and brings her wholeness.
When I take part in the ceremonies I love to see the painted bodies and to watch the dancers. I like the sound of the didgeridoo and the clapsticks. I never feel alone in the ceremonies.
Sometimes, at a corroboree, before the dancing has started, we sit and listen as the song-men or songwomen begin the story. Everyone is relaxed. We feel secure and happy. We are all together and it is good!
She relates her waiting to watching the moon in each of its phases, or waiting for the rain to fill the rivers, or waiting for bush food to ripen. She also describes how Aboriginal people wait for the right time for ceremonies and meetings.
She also describes how Aboriginal people wait for the right time for ceremonies and meetings
Miriam Rose's Own Experiences
Dadirri Statements by Miriam Rose
"It is our most unique gift. It is perhaps the greatest gift we can
give to our fellow Australians. In our language, this quality is
called dadirri. It is inner, deep listening and quiet, still
awareness. Dadirri recognises the deep spring that
is inside us. We call on it, and it calls to us. This is the gift that
Australia is thirsting for. It is something like what you call
"contemplation". When I experience dadirri, I am made whole again. I can sit on
the riverbank or walk through the trees; even if someone close
to me has passed away, I can find my peace in this silent
awareness. There is no need of words. A big part of dadirri is
listening."
PSYCHOTHERAPY.CENTRAL
Miriam Rose
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