"Elders Meditation of the Day" for August - The Four Worlds International Institute2024-03-28T10:08:25Zhttps://www.fwii.net/forum/topics/elders-meditation-of-the-day-for-august?groupUrl=traditionalwaysofpastandnow&commentId=2429082%3AComment%3A116227&groupId=2429082%3AGroup%3A24092&feed=yes&xn_auth=noElder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-08-31:2429082:Comment:1176702013-08-31T12:01:56.903ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"Our Creator makes available to us all that we need. It is an honor to go out and gather it. We must remember to say 'Thank You.' It is honorable to give away, to show our gratitude... and to let the children see this."…</i></b></td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"Our Creator makes available to us all that we need. It is an honor to go out and gather it. We must remember to say 'Thank You.' It is honorable to give away, to show our gratitude... and to let the children see this."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--Barney Bush, SHAWNEE</td>
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<tr><td valign="top">So many times we forget to say "thank You" to the Creator. He made for us an abundant universe. He built the Mother Earth to reproduce plenty of everything. It is an honor to be a part of the Great Spirit's world. The Creator always gives us what we need. When we are given things, we should be willing to share it with others. Whenever we give to others, this makes us feel good inside. The more we give, the better we feel. The better we feel, the more we want to give. We need to teach this to our children. The children learn by our behavior.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>My Creator, thank you for today. Thank you for the sun. Thank you for the earth. Thank you for my life. Thank you for......</i></p> Pure truth.tag:www.fwii.net,2013-08-31:2429082:Comment:1179132013-08-31T04:59:42.823ZJohn Francishttps://www.fwii.net/profile/JohnFrancis
<p>Pure truth.</p>
<p>Pure truth.</p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-08-30:2429082:Comment:1176362013-08-30T11:36:26.092ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"I started drinking more seriously, seeking refuge, seeking death actually, from a world that was feeling more and more unnatural to me. Following a painful accident related to drinking, I finally realized that I must decide whether I want to follow my grandparents or truly take up this…</i></b></td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"I started drinking more seriously, seeking refuge, seeking death actually, from a world that was feeling more and more unnatural to me. Following a painful accident related to drinking, I finally realized that I must decide whether I want to follow my grandparents or truly take up this life. Circumstances that followed led me to choose life."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--Barney Bush, SHAWNEE</td>
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<tr><td valign="top">My life is run by choices and decisions. Every choice I make today will carry with it the consequences of that choice. Every decision I make today will carry with it the consequences of that decision. The question I will ask myself today is, "Do I want to be happy or do I want to be right?" Which ever one I choose will have a lot to do with the consequences I will experience today. If today was the last day of my life, what choices and what decisions would I make?</td>
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<p align="right"><i>Oh Great Spirit, guide my path today and help me see the value of choosing the Red Road.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-08-29:2429082:Comment:1175702013-08-29T11:42:00.143ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"The devastated earth, the air, water, the extinct species of mankind, animalkind, and plantkind, the drugs, suicides, family separations - these are all the result of false ceremonies."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"The devastated earth, the air, water, the extinct species of mankind, animalkind, and plantkind, the drugs, suicides, family separations - these are all the result of false ceremonies."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--Barney Bush, SHAWNEE</td>
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<tr><td valign="top">All life is a ceremony. Every act is a ceremony creating a result in our lives. Every ceremony we do always brings results to our lives. If we do bad medicine to others, we do bad medicine to ourselves. If we keep on doing bad ceremonies, we will eventually destroy ourselves. Any time we live our lives out of harmony, we are doing bad ceremonies. Any time we treat anything with disrespect whether it is another human being or a plant or an animal, we are performing bad ceremonies. These ceremonies not only have an effect on ourselves but will simultaneously affect everything. We need to use our power well, only do good ceremonies.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>My Creator, teach me only good ceremonies. Teach me ceremonies that accomplish good for all the people. Good ceremonies cause good results. Teach me ceremonies that are helpful.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-08-28:2429082:Comment:1177062013-08-28T11:54:56.469ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"With prayer and good intentions, we make our lives sacred and come into balance."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--Don Jose Matsua, HUICHOL SIERRA MADRE MEXICO</td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"With prayer and good intentions, we make our lives sacred and come into balance."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--Don Jose Matsua, HUICHOL SIERRA MADRE MEXICO</td>
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<tr><td valign="top">Only through prayer can we make spiritual changes that are permanent. You have told us that all life is sacred. Today I intend to serve you, my Creator. Allow me to overcome temptation, and if one comes along, let me see the lessons that will give balance. You have told us that all life is sacred. Let me see today with a sacred eye. Let me see beauty in all things.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>My Creator, let me know what You would have me be today. Let my intentions be honest, respectful, humble, and loving.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-08-27:2429082:Comment:1174412013-08-27T11:15:42.866ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"We begin by letting the Powers know that we are willing to be their servants to others."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"We begin by letting the Powers know that we are willing to be their servants to others."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">There are certain prayers or actions we can take that will call the Powers. The Powers can only work through the people. The Powers are always waiting to express themselves through people that are ready. Every person born is born with a purpose. They have a song to sing. They have a mission to accomplish. Every true purpose will always be about serving the Creator and helping others. When we let the Powers know that we are ready to serve the people, the Powers get excited because they can now do things to help the people and make things better for them. The decision is powerful because it turns an idea into action.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>Great Spirit, the greatest joy or feeling that I have ever experienced is when you are using me to help the people, the feeling of giving, the feeling of being your channel. Today, let me have that feeling of giving. Use me as You will.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-08-26:2429082:Comment:1174942013-08-26T11:28:13.711ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"Those who live for one another learn that love is the bond of perfect unity."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">To serve each other, to respect each other, to trust each other, to honor each other,…</td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"Those who live for one another learn that love is the bond of perfect unity."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--Fools Crow, LAKOTA</td>
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<tr><td valign="top">To serve each other, to respect each other, to trust each other, to honor each other, to love each other, to cooperate with each other, to care for each other, to forgive one another, to focus on peoples' good, to laugh with one another, to learn from one another, to pray for each other; these are all acts of love. These values and actions will connect us to one another in the Unseen World. Nature is a good example of how we should get along with one another. Watch nature. She is our teacher. Nature lives to give to one another. The insects give to the birds, who give to the four legged, who give to the two legged. The Creator made all things perfect.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>Oh Great Spirit, let me serve the people today. Let me see that it is better to give than it is to receive. Be with me today.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-08-25:2429082:Comment:1173032013-08-25T11:43:45.654ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"God is making use of you - you should be grateful He's found a use for you."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">The Creator can only create through human beings. Each human being has a purpose given to us by the Creator. We are on this earth to fulfill this purpose. Our only work is to make ourselves ready, to become a channel, to perform for the Creator. We prepare ourselves by prayer. We prepare ourselves by becoming unselfish. We prepare ourselves by seeking and choosing to walk on a spiritual path. Each morning we look to the east and we say an honor prayer to the Creator. We offer our gifts: tobacco and corn. We ask him to help us do His will for today. In this simple way, we still fulfill our purpose. It should be an honor to serve the Creator.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>Great Spirit, today I am ready to serve You.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-08-24:2429082:Comment:1170392013-08-24T11:35:14.109ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td valign="top">"What you see is what you get." Our head has inside it a movie projector that projects out from our foreheads and shines on a screen a picture of our true thoughts. This is our reality. We can only see what we project (our beliefs). If we believe someone is a jerk, every time we see them we reflect our beliefs about what we think about that person and that is all we can see. Even if someone tells us this person is a kind, loving, caring, intelligent individual, we wouldn't be able to see it. If we change our belief about them, that person will change and so will our judgment about that person.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>My Creator, let me realize the power of choice. Let me see the advantages of changing my beliefs. Today, if I am judging my brother, let me change my beliefs to acceptance. If my thoughts are of anger, let me change them to love. Let my eyes only see you in everything and every person.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-08-23:2429082:Comment:1171152013-08-23T11:29:37.688ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"They also learned, and perhaps this was the most important thing, how to look at things through the eyes of the Higher Powers."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">Our eyes can only see our beliefs. Our beliefs cause us to make assumptions, draw conclusions, and cause confusion. Our five senses are very limiting. The Creator has a way of allowing us to see or know in the spiritual world. This is called the Sixth Sense. The Sixth Sense is like a radar system; our personal radar system. It will help us "see" opportunities and help us avoid disaster. This Sixth Sense is controlled by God. We must learn to listen to it. We must learn to trust it. We must learn to act on it even if our head says differently. We must learn to look at things through the eyes of God.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>My Creator, guide me today. If my eyes cause confusion, let me close them and see through Your eyes. If my ears hear confusion, let me listen to my heart. Let me let You guide me.</i></p>