It’s in the darkness of men’s eyes that they get lost.
BLACK ELKKnow the Power that is Peace.
More Black Elk Quotes
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A good nation I will make live.This the nation above has said.They have given me the power to make over.
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I cured with the power that came through me.
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The hawk swoops down on its prey, so does the Indian. In his lament he is like an animal.
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It may be that some little root of the sacred tree still lives. Nourish it then, that it may leaf and bloom and fill with singing birds.
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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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Hear me, four quarters of the world-a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is! Give me the eyes to see and the strength to understand, that I may be like you. With your power only can I face the winds.
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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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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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Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles, and everything tries to be round.
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It is good to have a reminder of death before us, for it helps us to understand the impermanence of life on this earth, and this understanding may aid us in preparing for our own death.
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And as he spoke of understanding, I looked up and saw the rainbow leap with flames of many colors over me.
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Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice.
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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
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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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I cured with the power that came through me. Of course, it was not I who cured,it was the power from the Outer World.
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