Elder's Meditation of the Day - May 3, 2008

 "But I have learned a lot from trees: sometimes about the weather, sometimes about animals, sometimes about the Great Spirit." --Walking Buffalo, STONEY Nature is the greatest teacher on the Earth. Nature produces many different plants, animals, trees, rocks, birds, insects and weather patterns. Nature designed all these various things to grow and multiply while at the same time live in harmony with each other. We can learn a lot of we observe and study Nature's system of harmony and balance.. » read more

Elder's Meditation of the Day - May 2, 2008

Elder's Meditation of the Day - May 2 "Think only about what is holy. Empty your mind." --Archie Fire Lame Deer, LAKOTA If we let our minds wander, we will come up with a lot of junk: maybe bad thoughts about a brother or sister, maybe angry thoughts, maybe self-pity thoughts. Our minds are not the boss. We can instruct our mind to think about whatever we want to think about.. » read more

Elder's Meditation of the Day - April 30, 2008

 "Modern civilization has no understanding of sacred matters. Everything is backwards." --Thomas Yellowtail, CROW Modern civilization says, don't pray in school; don't pray at work; only go to church on Sunday. If you don't believe what I believe, you'll go to hell. Deviancy is normal.. » read more

Elder's Meditation for April 28, 2008

Elder's Meditation of the Day April 28 "Indians living close to nature and nature's ruler are not living in darkness." --Walking Buffalo, STONEY There are many Indian people who are living according to nature and according to ceremony and culture. They may not have a lot of material things, but that doesn't mean they are not successful. What is success anyway? Can success be measured by material things? What is it we are really chasing anyway? The Elders say that what everyone really wants is to be happy and have a peaceful mind. Material things by themselves do not bring happiness and peace of mind.. » read more

Elder's Meditation for April 27, 2008

"The law is that all life is equal in the Great Creation, and we, the Human Beings, are charged with the responsibility, each in our generation, to work for the continuation of life." --Traditional Circle of Elders Every generation is accountable to leave the environment in healthy order for the next generation. Every generation is accountable to teach the next generation how to live in harmony and to understand the Laws. We need to ask ourselves, "What are we teaching the next generation?" Each individual is directly accountable. My Creator, teach me inter-generational responsibility.. » read more

Elders Meditation of the Day - March 13, 2008

 "I went to a holy man and asked him for help. He told me to get on the Red Road. `Pray to Wakan-Tanka (Great Spirit) to help you walk the Red Road." --Dr. A.. » read more

Elder's Meditation of the Day - March 11, 2008

 "The symbol of wholeness, represented by the medicine wheel, is still being used in D/Lakota ceremonies today. The center where the "X" crosses is considered the home of Tunkasila, Wakan-Tanka, God. I speculated, `If this is the symbol of wholeness, the symbol of the psyche, with Wakan-Tanka at the center, then Wakan-Tanka or God would be within you.'" --Dr. A.. » read more

Elder's Meditation for March 8, 2008

Elders Meditation of the Day - March 8 "Balance is implicit in the Red Road. When you're on the Red Road, you are in the center. Yet, you do not go to either extreme, and you allow both sides to exist. This is accomplished by continually postponing surrendering to temptation, whatever it may be. It is saying `later' instead of `no.. » read more

Elder's Meditation of the Day July 2, 2007

"If I destroy you, I destroy myself. If I honor you, I honor myself." --Hunbatz Men, MAYAN It is said, when we need love the most is when we deserve it the least. Whenever I have secret thoughts about someone else, it will put bad feelings inside myself. I will hurt myself.. » read more

Meditation Pays Big Dividends

"Some very simple exercises of concentration and self-mastery can, if practised for only a few minutes, bring great benefits to many people. But apparently they don't have the time. Well, since they don't have time for peace, harmony and the light, they will have endless time for turmoil, disorder and darkness. If there is one thing people can count on in life, it is that they will experience unhappiness, sorrow and discouragement. It is less certain that they will experience happiness, fortitude and serenity.. » read more

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