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Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching faith in a Supreme Power, and principles of truth, honesty, generosity, equity, and brotherhood as a guide to mundane relations.

Black Elk

The song and the drumming were like this: Behold, a sacred voice is calling you; All over the sky a sacred voice is calling.
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Country Native Sky Song
Now suddenly there was nothing but a world of cloud, and we three were there alone in the middle of a great white plain with snowy hills and mountains staring at us; and it was very still; but there were whispers.
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Clouds Mountain Whisper White
It is not enough to have a vision. In order to have its power, you must enact your vision on earth for all to see. Only then do you have the power.
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Earth Order Power Vision
But if the Vision was true and mighty, as I know, it is true and mighty yet;for such things are of Spirit, and it is in the darkness of their eyes that men get lost.
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Country Darkness Eye Men Native
The Great Spirit is everywhere; He hears whatever is in our minds and our hearts, and it is not necessary to speak to Him in a loud voice.
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Country Heart Mind Native Voice
The Holy Land is everywhere.
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Inspirational Land Life
It is hard to follow one great vision in this world of darkness and of many changing shadows. Among those men get lost.
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Darkness Lost Men Vision
Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things which older people miss.
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Children Country Heart Native
Everywhere is the center of the world. Everything is sacred.
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Country Native Sacred World
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
I was four years old then, and I think it must have been the next summer that I first heard the voices.
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Summer Thinking Years
I saw more than I can tell / And I understood more than I saw.
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Circles Country Native Shapes
But I think I have done right to save the vision in this way, even though I may die sooner because I did it; for I know the meaning of the vision is wise and beautiful and good; and you can see that I am only a pitiful old man after all.
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Beautiful Save Sooner Thinking Wise
The power of a thing or an act is in the meaning and the understanding.
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Country Meaning Native Power Understanding
It is in the darkness of their eyes that men lose their way.
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Darkness Eye Men
All over the sky a sacred voice is calling your name.
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Inspirational Life Sky

Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching faith in a Supreme Power, and principles of truth, honesty, generosity, equity, and brotherhood as a guide to mundane relations.

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Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching faith in a Supreme Power, and principles of truth, honesty, generosity, equity, and brotherhood as a guide to mundane relations.

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