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Know the Power that is Peace.

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He who is well prepared is he who knows that he is nothing compared with Wakan-Tanka, who is everything; then he knows that world which is real.
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Compared Everything Know Prepared World
When we do understand all this deeply in our hearts, then we will fear, and love, and know the Great Spirit, and then we will be and act and live as the Spirit intends.
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Deeply Great Intends Love Spirit
I had a vision with which I might have saved my people, but I had not the strength to do it.
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might People Vision
Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.
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Circles Country Native Power
Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.
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Dream Wake Up Waking
Also, as I lay there thinking of my vision, I could see it all again and feel the meaning with a part of me like a strange power glowing in my body; but when the part of me that talks would try to make words for the meaning, it would be like fog and get away from me.
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Fog Glowing Meaning Talk Thinking Words
All over the sky a sacred voice is calling your name.
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Inspirational Life Sky
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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Inspirational Life Peace
We should understand that the Great Spirit is also above all these things and peoples.
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Great People Spirit Things Understand
When I got back to my father and mother and was sitting up there in our tepee, my face was still all puffed and my legs and arms were badly swollen; but I felt good all over and wanted to get right up and run around.
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Arm Father Mother Repee Running Sitting Stallone
I cured with the power that came through me.
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Advertising Agencies Country Dream Native Power
I think I have told you, but if I have not, you must have understood, that a man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for the people to see.
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Country Men Native People Thinking
I looked below and saw my people there, and all were well and happy except one, and he was lying like the dead – and that one was myself.
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Dead Except Lying People Saws
It is in the darkness of their eyes that men lose their way.
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Darkness Eye Men
The visions and ceremonies only made me like a whole through which the power could come to the two-leggeds.
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Ceremonies Everything Foolish Legend Power
If I thought that I was doing it myself, the hole would close up and no power could come through. Then everything I could do would be foolish.
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Close Doing Everything Foolish

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