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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.

Black Elk

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
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
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
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
And I saw that the sacred hoop of my people was one of many hoops that made one circle, wide as daylight and as starlight, and in the center grew one mighty flowering tree to shelter all children of one mother and one father. And I saw that it was holy.
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Children Daylight Flowering Hoops Shelter
Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.
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Circles Country Native Power
I saw more than I can tell / And I understood more than I saw.
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Circles Country Native Shapes
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
The center of the universe is everywhere.
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Center Everywhere Universe
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
Behold this day. It is yours to make.
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Behold Inspirational Life
The Holy Land is everywhere.
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Inspirational Land Life
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
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
Everything tries to be round.
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Education Statistics Trying
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

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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