"Elders Meditation of the Day" for September - The Four Worlds International Institute2024-03-28T11:32:20Zhttps://www.fwii.net/forum/topics/elders-meditation-of-the-day-for-september?groupUrl=traditionalwaysofpastandnow&commentId=2429082%3AComment%3A118403&groupId=2429082%3AGroup%3A24092&feed=yes&xn_auth=noElder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-09-30:2429082:Comment:1199302013-09-30T12:02:38.976ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--Don Talayesva, HOPI</td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"Don't be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">Human beings function from choice. We can choose to stuff things, or we can choose to let go of things. If we choose to stuff things, then we will feel a heaviness, or sorrow, self pity or fear. Sometimes we feel the need to cry. Sometimes we are taught it is not okay to cry. The creator designed the human being to cry. Crying is a release. This release allows us to let go of thoughts that are not helping us so we can open to new thoughts that will help. Crying is natural for women and men.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>Grandfather, if I need to cry, let me realize it's a natural process and help me to let go.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-09-29:2429082:Comment:1200002013-09-29T11:00:45.915ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"So I prayed, but I had to pray from my heart. All of my concentration and thoughts went from my head to my heart. All of my senses - hearing, smell, taste, and feeling - were connected to my heart."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"So I prayed, but I had to pray from my heart. All of my concentration and thoughts went from my head to my heart. All of my senses - hearing, smell, taste, and feeling - were connected to my heart."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--Wallace Black Elk, LAKOTA</td>
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<tr><td valign="top">The heart is the gateway to the Unseen World, to the Spirit World. It takes real concentration to do this. To connect to our own heart is also a mental state. It starts in the head and transitions to the heart. This mental state is our inner stillness. Be still and know. This place of the heart is very joyous and peaceful. It is this place that we become one with God, our Creator.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>Great Spirit, teach me to be a heart warrior.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-09-28:2429082:Comment:1199272013-09-28T12:13:26.239ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"Love is something that you can leave behind you when you die. It's that powerful."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--John (Fire) Lame Deer, ROSEBUD LAKOTA</td>
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<tr><td valign="top">The Old Ones say, love is all anyone needs. Love doesn't…</td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--John (Fire) Lame Deer, ROSEBUD LAKOTA</td>
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<tr><td valign="top">The Old Ones say, love is all anyone needs. Love doesn't go away nor can love be divided. Once you commit an act of love, you'll find it continues. Love is like setting up dominos one behind the other. Once you hit the first domino, it will touch the second one which will touch the third one and so on. Every love act or love thought has an affect on each person as well as touching the whole world. If you live a life filled with love, the results will affect your friends, relatives, and other people, even after you go to the other side. So... Love.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>My Creator, let me love. Let me put into action the love dominos.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-09-27:2429082:Comment:1199962013-09-27T11:22:51.280ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"I received my education from my culture. My teachers were my grandmothers, and I am really thankful for that."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--Mary One Spot, SARCEE</td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"I received my education from my culture. My teachers were my grandmothers, and I am really thankful for that."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--Mary One Spot, SARCEE</td>
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<tr><td valign="top">Our often unrecognized, but most powerful teachers are our women. In order for men to learn a balanced way, we need to learn from our men Elders and our women Elders. Learning from the women Elders will teach us a whole different set of values and insights to life. When we have life problems, we need to go to the grandmothers to get their advice.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>Grandmothers, teach me the values of the Great Mystery.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-09-26:2429082:Comment:1198552013-09-26T11:14:50.854ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"No one likes to be criticized, but criticism can be something like the desert wind that, in whipping the tender stalks, forces them to strike their roots down deeper for security."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"No one likes to be criticized, but criticism can be something like the desert wind that, in whipping the tender stalks, forces them to strike their roots down deeper for security."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--Polingaysi Qoyawayma, HOPI</td>
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<tr><td valign="top">You move toward and become that which you think about. Creating a vision is what guides our lives. If we get off track with our vision, then we experience conflict. Conflict is nature's way of telling us we are not in harmony. Criticism can be a way for one human being to help another. Often our Elders will give us criticism. This feedback is intended to be helpful. Criticism from our Elders helps us grow strong.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>Great Spirit, today, if I need it, please provide me positive criticism.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-09-25:2429082:Comment:1199902013-09-25T11:16:58.684ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"Even the trees have spirits - everything has a spirit."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--Mary Hayes, CLAYOQUOT</td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"Even the trees have spirits - everything has a spirit."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">The trees are great teachers. The trees are great listeners. That is why we should meditate in their presence. The Great spirit is in every rock, every animal, every human being, and in every tree. The Great Spirit has been in some trees for hundreds of years. Therefore, the trees have witnessed and heard much. The trees are the Elders of the Elders. Their spirits are strong and very healing.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>Great Spirit, teach me respect for all spiritual things.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-09-24:2429082:Comment:1199232013-09-24T10:50:48.563ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"Touch not the poisonous firewater that makes wise men turn to fools and robs the spirit of its vision."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">--Tecumseh, SHAWNEE</td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"Touch not the poisonous firewater that makes wise men turn to fools and robs the spirit of its vision."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">It's not an accident that firewater is also called spirits. Firewater affects our judgments. The Great Spirit created a set of laws and principles by which we are to live our lives. When we have problems we should pray and ask for the wisdom of these laws. If instead we turn to liquor, our judgement will be affected. It is the decision and choice made under the influence of booze that causes us to be fools. We need to learn to lean on prayer and not on the spirits of alcohol.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>Great Spirit, teach me to pray. Let not one drop of liquor touch my lips today.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-09-23:2429082:Comment:1199182013-09-23T11:09:39.316ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"When that spirit comes, we don't ever ask questions. If I don't understand, I just hold onto it. Then later down the road, maybe in a couple of years, I understand what that spirit meant."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"When that spirit comes, we don't ever ask questions. If I don't understand, I just hold onto it. Then later down the road, maybe in a couple of years, I understand what that spirit meant."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">At certain spiritual events or happenings, it is possible for the spirits to come. Sometimes these spirits look like sparklers of light, sometimes you can feel them, sometimes they will look like live human beings. The spirits always come for a reason. When we deal with the spirit world, we need to be patient. The Great Spirit will tell us the meaning of these happenings when He is ready.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>Great Spirit, let me be aware of Your presence.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-09-22:2429082:Comment:1198402013-09-22T11:33:00.340ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td><b><i>"I think the spiritual values come first and everything else follows."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td><b><i>"I think the spiritual values come first and everything else follows."</i></b></td>
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<tr><td valign="top">To properly develop, the human being needs to learn the guiding principles. It is from these principles that we make our decisions. Spiritual values are the guiding principles given to us by the Great Spirit. He says if we live by these spiritual values, the results we experience will be good. These spiritual values will develop and guide the human being by helping us to think right. Right thinking will improve our choices and decisions. Doing this will bring good consequences.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>Great Spirit, teach me values first.</i></p> Elder's Meditation of the Da…tag:www.fwii.net,2013-09-21:2429082:Comment:1198372013-09-21T11:00:41.064ZPamyllehttps://www.fwii.net/profile/Pamylle
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<tr><td valign="top">Everything on the earth has a purpose and a reason for its existence. Every human being is a warrior and every warrior has a song written in his/her heart and that song must be sung or the soul forever remains restless. This song is always about serving the Great Spirit and helping the people. This song is always sung for the people. Many times I need to learn much about the difficulties of life. I need to know this, so I must experience it. Then I can be of use to the people. Because I am experiencing difficulty does not mean I have left the path or that I have done something wrong. It means I'm doing the will of the Great Spirit during these times of testing. I need to pray constantly to keep a good attitude.</td>
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<p align="right"><i>Great Spirit, this I know - You will never leave me, only my doubting makes it seem like You do. This I know - Your love is always dependable, only my doubting makes it seem like You do. Today remove the doubts from my belief system and allow me to stand straight and see You with straight eyes.</i></p>