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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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Everywhere is the center of the world. Everything is sacred.
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Country Native Sacred 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
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
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
The center of the universe is everywhere.
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Center Everywhere Universe
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
Each family is a circle, and those family circles connect together and make a community, and the community makes its circle where it lives on the Earth.
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Circle Community Earth Live Together
I cured with the power that came through me.
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Advertising Agencies Country Dream Native Power
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
Let every step you take upon the earth be as a prayer.
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Earth Prayer Steps
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
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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Given Make Nations Over Said
Perhaps you have noticed that even in the very lightest breeze you can hear the voice of the cottonwood tree; this we understand is its prayer to the Great Spirit, for not only men, but all things and all beings pray to Him continually in differing ways.
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Different Garden Men Prayer Spirit Way
Know the Power that is Peace.
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Inspirational Life Peace Power
And I saw that the sacred hoop of my people as one of many hoops that made one circle.
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Circles Country Native People
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

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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