The Aboriginal word dadirri refers to the quiet and still awareness that arises from the deep spiritual spring that is within every person. To the Australian Aborigines, healing, guidance, and peace come from visiting this place within. You may be taken there by walking alone in the bush, taking part in a ceremony, or by simply being quiet. In our place of stillness, we learn to be patient and wait for spirit. Through this waiting we make ourselves available to be swept into the rhythms and time of spirit rather than the hustle and bustle of our artificially wound up clocks.
Waiting is valued by Aborigines as a spiritual practice, as a way of being still without impatience or boredom. They wait because they know that spirit is already here and that its presence is a love that is gentle, tender, patient and kind. Dadirri reminds us that waiting is the companion to stillness. They are the two sides of the emptiness or don't know mind that makes us available to being touched by spirit. Spirit waits for us in dadirri, the deep, quiet spring whose waters are so still that a single idea or the smallest act may stir up a tidal wave of change. This spring is found within our heart, and its tributaries move life throughout our body. There all wisdom resides. It is the home for our soul and a spiritual outpost and oasis for others who have lost their way.
To Practice:
Practice visiting the deep spiritual spring within you. Practice waiting with stillness and openness to being touched by spirit.