Native American Spirituality

[WILDCAT]

Got this as an email several years back, had it printed - and have it on my wall here:



Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee man told his grandson about the battle that goes on inside people.

He said, "My son, the battle is between the two wolves inside us all.

One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentement, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith".

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wins"?

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed".

[Andrew, Jr.]

I find this interesting. When I go ghost hunting or am in the presence of the paranormal, it is common to say this Navajo Prayer. It goes like this, " Peace before us, peace behind us, peace under our feet. Peace within us, peace over us, let all around us be peace." Then we say "The Lord's Prayer". Both are said today in Christain Churches.

Andrew

[Toughy]

I never heard the Dine people (what they call themselves among themselves) talk about peace............beauty yes.........

It figures the Christians would continue to bastardize Dine spiritual practices; they have been doing it in this country over 500 years.

Here is how the Dine say that prayer:

The Beauty Way is a Dine prayer

Always walk in Beauty ahead of me

Always walk in Beauty behind me

Always walk in Beauty above me

Always walk in Beauty below me

And All around me. Always walk in Beauty

[Spirit Dancer]

Originally Posted by WILDCAT

Now, it's "beyond quotes"...

Actually, I think many tribal quotations (?) are often great and profound words of wisdom. For they represent truth, tradition, and great respect for all that lives... leaf or rock, the wind and the trees, the appreciation of beautiful sunsets, the streams/lakes, Moon & Stars, Mother Earth/Nature in all of her glory, beauty, and phases - and on and on and on...

Just out of curiosity now myself, I am looking forward to more than "simply posted quotes" coming from you. Actually, I should check in case you started your own thread... will do that now.
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Nice thread start OP'er, Spirit Dancer. Thank you.

WILDCAT

Thank you Wildcat and welcome, it's ironic you should post the above here today. This morning ny eldest and I were discussing how my grandfather spoke more in quotes during our lessons and the lessons he taught my children. Way more was learned and by this I mean we were taught the origination of words and events not from books but through my grandfathers eyes.

Originally Posted by WILDCAT

Got this as an email several years back, had it printed - and have it on my wall here:



Two Wolves

One evening an old Cherokee man told his grandson about the battle that goes on inside people.

He said, "My son, the battle is between the two wolves inside us all.

One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentement, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith".

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf wins"?

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed".

Thank you so much for sharing this quote and a reminder of an important lesson

Originally Posted by Andrew, Jr.

I find this interesting. When I go ghost hunting or am in the presence of the paranormal, it is common to say this Navajo Prayer. It goes like this, " Peace before us, peace behind us, peace under our feet. Peace within us, peace over us, let all around us be peace." Then we say "The Lord's Prayer". Both are said today in Christain Churches.

Andrew

Andrew good to see you here. Thi statement is true, but which came first?

Originally Posted by Toughy

I never heard the Dine people (what they call themselves among themselves) talk about peace............beauty yes.........

It figures the Christians would continue to bastardize Dine spiritual practices; they have been doing it in this country over 500 years.

Here is how the Dine say that prayer:

The Beauty Way is a Dine prayer

Always walk in Beauty ahead of me

Always walk in Beauty behind me

Always walk in Beauty above me

Always walk in Beauty below me

And All around me. Always walk in Beauty

Welcome Toughy and Thank you for sharing the Dine Prayer it's quite lovely.

[violaine]

"Day and night cannot dwell together. Your religion was written on tables of stone, ours was written on our hearts."

"Our bare feet are conscious of the sympathetic touch of our ancestors as we walk over this Earth."

~Chief Seattle, Duwamish-Suquamish~

"When temptations comes, I don't say, "Yes," and I don't say, "No," I say, "Later." I just keep walking the Red Road--down the middle. When you're in the middle, you don't go to either extreme. You allow both sides to exist."

~Dr. A. C. Ross~Lakota

[Spirit Dancer]

Who Are We?

The first spiritual law of success is the law of pure potentiality.
This law is based on the fact that we are, in our essential state, pure consciousness.
Pure consciousness is pure potentiality; it is the field of all possibilities and infinite creativity.
Pure consciousness is our spiritual essence. Being infinite and unbounded, it is also pure joy.
Other attributes of consciousness are:
pure knowledge, infinite silence, perfect balance, invincibility, simplicity, and bliss.
This is our essential nature. Our essential nature is one of pure potentiality.
~ Deepak Chopra ~

[violaine]

pure consciousness!

venomous semiaquatic pitvipers lifting of a shadowy lake, aggressively racing onto the land to strike after swimming dogs ; osprey mother raising a family inside of a towering dead cypress ; soundless/unspoken owl moving past, then perching, deep inside the forest -my clumsy intrusion long recognised by her ; lichens ; forest floor: the greenest sea of ferns ; gopher tortoises eating grass ; spider webs ; & walking fields for miles and a small snake crossing over my foot -

[Spirit Dancer]

Originally Posted by violaine

pure consciousness!

venomous semiaquatic pitvipers lifting of a shadowy lake, aggressively racing onto the land to strike after swimming dogs ; osprey mother raising a family inside of a towering dead cypress ; soundless/unspoken owl moving past, then perching, deep inside the forest -my clumsy intrusion long recognised by her ; lichens ; forest floor: the greenest sea of ferns ; gopher tortoises eating grass ; spider webs ; & walking fields for miles and a small snake crossing over my foot -

Absolutly beautiful Sister thank you for sharing