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Post by artanaro on Jul 8, 2006 5:52:55 GMT -5
Elder's Meditation of the Day - July 8 "You are going to learn the most important lesson - that God is the most powerful thing there is." --Mathew King, LAKOTA The Medicine Wheel teaches that there are two worlds - the Seen World and the Unseen World, or the Physical World and the Spiritual World. We need information from both of these worlds in order to live our lives in a harmonious way. The most difficult way is to figure things out by ourselves and leave the Great Spirit out of it. When we do this, we are making decisions with information only from the Physical World. This can be called reliance on self. If we ask the Creator to help us, we then get information from the Unseen World or the Spiritual World. The Spiritual World is where we get our power. When we do this, we are God-reliant. Being God-reliant is the same as being on the Red Road. Great Spirit, whisper the secrets of the Unseen World in my mind's ear. www.whitebison.org
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Post by Indis on Jul 8, 2006 21:31:56 GMT -5
*sighs* if only more would acualy talk on here.
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Post by artanaro on Jul 9, 2006 7:10:25 GMT -5
Yea it seems almost all of the members are dormant here. Elder's Meditation of the Day - July 9 "We have to educate ourselves to know who we are. That's what I mean when I say, 'Teach the children.'" --Eddie Benton-Banai, OJIBWAY It is only by knowing ourselves that we can get in touch with our power. It is said, "Tell me what you know about yourself and I'll tell you what you know about God. Tell me what you know about God and I'll tell you what you know about yourself." As we increase knowledge of ourselves, as we choose to grow spiritually, as we clean up our act, then we can teach the children. My Creator, You have said "Know thyself." Today let me see the wisdom of this Truth. Give me Your insight of myself. I am always walking the talk and most people can see it. Today, help and guide me on the Red Road www.whitebison.org
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Post by artanaro on Jul 10, 2006 5:39:57 GMT -5
Elder's Meditation of the Day - July 10 "Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new, sweet earth, and the great silence alone." --Charles Alexander Eastman, OHIYESA SANTEE SIOUX Each morning a new sun for a new day arises. Each morning the sweet perfume from the Mother Earth spreads across the land. This combination of sun, earth, smell and quiet is a magic door for me to enter to kneel before the Grandfathers. The sacred time to commune with the Great Spirit. Oh Great Spirit, I humbly stand before You along with the new sun, the Mother Earth and the smells of the morning. I ask You to direct my thinking today. Let me live in the silence. Teach me Your wisdom, Teach me to love my brothers and sisters. Let me respect the things You have made. www.whitebison.org
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Post by artanaro on Jul 11, 2006 7:02:54 GMT -5
Elder's Meditation of the Day - July 11 "Do not grieve. Misfortunes will happen to the wisest and best of men. Death will come, always out of season. It is the command of the Great Spirit, and all nations and people must obey. What is past and what cannot be prevented should not be grieved for..." --Big Elk, OMAHA Chief Our earth continues to Grow by cycles and seasons: The cycles of growth - spring, summer, fall, winter. The cycles of the human being - baby, youth, adult, elder. It is through these cycles that we will experience the changes. I will not always necessarily agree with these changes but I need to trust the Grandfathers are in charge. Things will come and things will go. Really, I own nothing, the Creator owns all. Too often I label things as mine. I say this belongs to me, but it really belongs to the Creator. He gives me things to take care of. I need to do the best I can with what I have, with what I know at the time. And when the Creator changes things, I need to let go for His planning is the best. Oh Great Spirit, today let me do the best I can with what I know, with what I have. Let me experience acceptance of Your will. www.whitebison.org
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Post by artanaro on Jul 12, 2006 6:44:02 GMT -5
Elder's Meditation of the Day - July 12 "Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit." --Sitting Bull, TETON SIOUX Our bodies are both physical and spiritual. At our very center we are spiritual. Our bodies are built around the spiritual. The center is the unseen world. Therefore, we cannot see it with our eyes and we tend to judge the body because we can see it. The body is not who we are. We can see the spiritual if we are spiritual ourselves. We won't see this always with our physical eyes. Usually we will see it with our spiritual eye. We will hear ourselves say "I know this to be true." At the center of all human beings is the place of good. That includes myself. At my very core is good. I can find this place by staying free of resentments, fear, dishonesty and self-seeking motives. My Creator, keep me free this day of resentment, selfishness, dishonesty and fear. www.whitebison.org
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Post by artanaro on Jul 13, 2006 7:05:04 GMT -5
Elder's Meditation of the Day - July 13 "Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice. You lived first, and You are older than all need, older than all prayer...You are the life of all things." --Black Elk, OGLALA SIOUX Great Spirit - Sometimes I don't feel like praying. Sometimes when I have done something wrong, I'm ashamed to come to You. Even though You have always been there for me, I sometimes choose to stay away. It's hard for me to understand what all knowing is. Sometimes it's hard for me to see how much You really care. But I know if I take a few minutes and think about what I know to be true about You, the things change and I am able to realize Your power and Your love. Today, I'll start by thinking of You. I'll think about all the times You have helped and guided me in the past. You are life, You are love, You are power, You are desire, You are truth, Your are principle, You are intelligence, You are courage. With You I am everything; without You I am nothing. Creator, thank You for allowing me to start my day with You. www.whitebison.org
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