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Any man who is attached to things of this world is one who lives in ignorance and is being consumed by the snakes of his own passions

Black Elk

The Universe is circles within circles, and everything is one circle, and all the circles are connected to each other.
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Circles Community Together
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
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
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
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 hawk swoops down on its prey, so does the Indian. In his lament he is like an animal.
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Animal Country Down Hawk Lament Swoops
Everywhere is the center of the world. Everything is sacred.
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Country Native Sacred World
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
Crazy Horse dreamed and went into the world where there is nothing but the spirits of things. That is the real world that is behind this one, and everything we see here is something like a shadow from that world….
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Behind Crazy Dreamed Horse Hurt Nothing Real
The Holy Land is everywhere.
BLACK ELK

Inspirational Land Life
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
Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were.
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Circles Country Moving Native
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
For instance, the coyote is sly, so is the Indian. The eagle is the same. That is why the Indian is always feathered up, he is a relative to the wings of the air.
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Air Country Eagle Feathered Wings
It’s in the darkness of men’s eyes that they get lost.
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Darkness Eye Lost Men
The song and the drumming were like this: Behold, a sacred voice is calling you; All over the sky a sacred voice is calling.
BLACK ELK

Country Native Sky Song

Any man who is attached to things of this world is one who lives in ignorance and is being consumed by the snakes of his own passions

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