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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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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
The center of the universe is everywhere.
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Center Everywhere Universe
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 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 cured with the power that came through me.
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Advertising Agencies Country Dream Native Power
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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Country Death Native Real Understanding
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
Everything tries to be round.
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Education Statistics Trying
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
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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Country Everything Foolish Native
The life of a person is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.
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Childhood Everything Life Moves Person
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
The power of a thing or an act is in the meaning and the understanding.
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Country Meaning Native Power Understanding
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
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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Ignorance Men Passion
As you walk upon the sacred earth, treat each step as a prayer.
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Earth Prayer Sacred

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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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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