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Post by dancingwind on Sept 30, 2005 14:41:25 GMT
May the stars carry your sadness away, May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, May hope forever wipe away your tears, And, above all, may silence make you strong.
Chief Dan George
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 1, 2005 5:07:41 GMT
Native American prayer for the Great Spirit
Oh Great Spirit, Whose voice I hear in the winds, And whose breath gives life to all the world, hear me!
Chief Yellow Lark
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 2, 2005 6:50:48 GMT
Native American Wisdom about seing the sacredness
I was standing on the highest mountain of them all, and round about beneath me was the whole hoop of the world. And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being. And I saw that the sacred hoop of my people was one of many hoops that made one circle, wide as daylight and as starlight, and in the center grew one mighty flowering tree to shelter all children of one mother and one father. And I saw that it was holy.
Black Elk's Vision
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 3, 2005 7:03:37 GMT
Native American Wisdom about experiencing nature
The beauty of the trees, the softness of the air, the fragrance of the grass, speaks to me. The summit of the mountain, the thunder of the sky, the rhythm of the sea, speaks to me. The strength of the fire, the taste of salmon, the trail of the sun, and the life that never goes away, they speak to me. And my heart soars.
Chief Dan George
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 4, 2005 9:16:21 GMT
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
Crowfoot, Blackfoot warrior and orator 1830 - 1890
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 5, 2005 7:19:52 GMT
Native American wisdom about oneness
"What I am, I am."
Sitting Bull
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 21, 2005 6:31:12 GMT
Native American Wisdom about making life beautiful
"You... whose day this is, make it BEAUTIFUL. Get out your rainbow colors, that it may be beautiful."
Nekoosa Indian Poem
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 22, 2005 4:39:47 GMT
Native American Wisdom about thinking of the future
"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations."
Iroquois Confederacy
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 22, 2005 5:04:55 GMT
Creation Story
This Creation Story Is A Sioux Indian Story The Creator gathered all of Creation and said,
"I want to hide something from the humans until they are ready for it. It is the realization that they create their own reality."
The eagle said, "Give it to me, I will take it to the moon."
The Creator said, "No. One day they will go there and find it."
The salmon said, "I will bury it on the bottom of the ocean."
"No. They will go there too."
The buffalo said, "I will bury it on the Great Plains."
The Creator said, "They will cut into the skin of the Earth and find it even there."
Grandmother Mole, who lives in the breast of Mother Earth, and who has no physical eyes but sees with spiritual eyes,
said, "Put it inside of them."
And the Creator said, "It is done."
Authors: 'Creation Story' Unknown
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 22, 2005 5:45:39 GMT
"Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind and spirit. The man who preserves his selfhood is ever calm and unshaken by the storms of existence ... What are the fruits of silence? They are self-control, true courage or endurance, patience, dignity and reverence. Silence is the cornerstone of character."
~Ohiyesa, Santee Sioux~
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 22, 2005 5:46:53 GMT
"Listen to all the teachers in the woods. Watch the trees, the animals and all the living things--you'll learn more from them than books."
~Joe Coyhis~
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 23, 2005 6:21:37 GMT
Native American Wisdom about fear of death
Live your life so that the fear of death can never enter your heart. When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light. Give thanks for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. And if perchance you see no reason for giving thanks, rest assured the fault is in yourself.
Chief Tecumseh, Shawnee
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 24, 2005 5:52:30 GMT
Native American Wisdom about knowing who you are
When you know who you are; when your mission is clear and you burn with the inner fire of unbreakable will; no cold can touch your heart; no deluge can dampen your purpose. You know that you are alive.
Chief Seattle
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 25, 2005 7:33:49 GMT
Native American Wisdom about life
What is life? It is a flash of a firefly in the night. It is a breath of a buffalo in the winter time. It is as the little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
Crowfoot, Blackfoot
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Post by dancingwind on Oct 30, 2005 5:57:14 GMT
Native American Wisdom about self pity
Sometimes I go about pitying myself And all the while I am being carried across the sky By beautiful clouds.
Ojibway Indian Poem
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