Aboriginal Spirituality

Spirituality
Not one standard definition. Spirituality is a combination of
themes;

• Country
• Language
• Culture
• Story
• Family
• Oneness
• Interconnectedness
• Lore/beliefs
Common Approaches
1. Dadirri - Miriam Rose

2. Kanyini – Bob Randall

 Dadirri
"What I want to talk about is
another special quality of my
people. I believe it is the most
important. 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."
Miriam Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann
 Dadirri
• It is something like what you call contemplation.
• It renews us and brings us peace.
• It makes us feel whole again
• We are not threatened by silence.
• Our way has taught us to be still and wait.
• Dadirri is in everyone. It is not just an Aboriginal thing.

https://www.miriamrosefoundation.org.au/dadirri/
Dadirri (For Me – Brad Jarro)
 Kanyini

“Connectedness”
As shared by Bob Randall
A Traditional Custodian of Uluru
 The Four Elements of Kanyini

Belief System
Family Philosophy, lore/law,
Walytj Tjukurrp religion, language,
Kinship. knowledge
relationships a a
Wal cha Ju ka ba

Country Spirituality
Land, home, Ngura Kurunpa Soul, psyche
place, Noo ra Gur un ba
“mother”

Bob Randall highlights the need to connect with all four aspects
to be a “whole” person.