Native American wisdom..

May the footprints we leave behind
show that we've walked in kindness
toward the Earth and every living thing.
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Native American

Treat the Earth and all that dwell
thereon with respect.
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Remain close to the Great Spirit,
in all that you do.
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Show great respect for your
fellow beings.
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Work together for the benefit
of all Mankind.
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Give assistance and kindness
wherever needed.
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Do what you know to be right.
(But be careful not to fall into self-righteousness)
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Look after the well being of
mind and body.
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Dedicate a share of your efforts
to the greater good.
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Be truthful and honest at all times.
(Especially be truthful and honest with yourself)
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Take full responsibility for
your actions.

-Cherokee Prayer-
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o’ Great spirit help me always
to speak the truth quietly,
to listen with an opened mind
when others speak and to
remember the peace that may
be found in silence.

The soul would have no rainbow
if the eye had no tears.
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-Unknown Native American

According to the Native People,
the Sacred Space is the space
between exhalation and inhalation.
To Walk in Balance is to
have Heaven (Spirituality)
and Earth (Physically)
in Harmony..

The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes from within the souls of men when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells Wakan-Tanka, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us. This is the real peace, and the others are but reflections of this. The second peace is that which is made between two individuals, and the third is that which is made between two nations. But above all you should understand that there can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men.
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–Black Elk in The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux




If all the beast were gone,
men would die from a great loneliness of Spirit,
for whatever happens to the beast
also happens to the man.
All things are connected.
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-Chief Seattle


** Cherokee Blessing **
May the Warm Winds of Heaven
blow softly upon your house.
May the Great Spirit bless all
who enter there.
May your Moccasins make happy
tracks in many snows, and may the
Rainbow always touch your shoulder.

-Native American, Cherokee-

Every person is born for a purpose. We may know our purpose very early in our lives, or it may take us some time. Very often we need to experience many things before our purpose is clear to us. Sometimes we pick our goals to please others. Sometimes others pick our goals to make themselves happy. Often this makes us unhappy. We need to pray to the Creator and ask Him what our purpose is. When we live outside our purpose, our path is full of obstacles. When we live inside our purpose, our path is smooth. When we are aligned to our purpose, we are happy and content.
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-Rolling Thunder
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-Image Credit:Diana Volk

** Native American Prayer **
Grandfather, We return thanks to our mother,
the Earth, which sustains us.
We return thanks to the rivers and streams,
which supply us with water, to all herbs,
which furnish medicines for the cure of
our diseases,
to the moon and stars, which have given
to us their light when the sun was gone,
to the sun, that has looked upon the Earth
with a beneficent eye.
Lastly, to the Great Spirit, in Whom is embodied
all goodness, and Who directs all things for the
good of Her children.

** Ohiyesa, Santee Sioux **
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The Indian believes
profoundly in silence,
the sign of a perfect
equilibrium.
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.


** Chief Dan George **
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If you talk to the animals,
they will talk to you, And
you will know each other.If you do not talk to them,
You will not know them,
And what you do not know,
You will fear.What one fears,
one destroys.


Someone must speak for them.
I do not see a delegation for the
four footed. I see no seat for eagles.
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We forget and we consider
ourselves superior, but we are
after all a mere part of the Creation.

Oren Lyons


I see a beautiful Soul in the wildlife that humans fear.
We must learn to understand all living beings before
it is too late…
We are meant to love them, not hurt them.
Money should never be more important
than they are…
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~April Peerless

All things are connected, like the blood that unites us.
We did not weave the web of life, we are merely a
strand in it.
Whatever we do to the web,
we do to ourselves..
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Chief Seattle
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The Native Americans are dear to my heart. I love so much the ”Old Ways” I think most people who have read or heard about the Spiritual beliefs are touched within by the wisdom and ways of the Native tribes. They gave Mother Earth great respect and honor. They were intertwined within all of it. They look at existence as a web of life. (All things are connected.) Therefore Nature,Creepy-Crawlers,Sky, Moon, Sun,stars and all living animals. They were in-tune with the big picture of life from Creator(Grandfather) to past gone ancestors. Their wisdom is really all so beautiful to me.
My Great Grandmother was a Choctaw Medicine woman. I had never had the honor to meet her but I have always been drawn to her. I feel I know her somehow. The only picture I have of her came from my father which is only a drawing he did of her (which I will share with you) I think she had made a life-long impact in his life because of all the stories he would tell me and somehow she has also had one in my own life. It is very likely that her Genes are what gives me the desire to try to understand nature in all of it’s glory. My father told me about how she would disappear in the countryside for weeks and collect herbs and plants and such for medicines. Before I learned of this I had often disappeared myself in nature when I could. It gave me a peace I could not seem to get anywhere else. It was like a sort of meditation for me before I learned about meditation.
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April Peerless

Wishing you all a blessed day.xx