I was standing on the highest mountain of them all, and round about beneath me was the whole hoop of the world. And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being. 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.
We should understand well that all things are the work of the Great Spirit. We should know the Great Spirit is within all things: the trees, the gras… - Black Elk
We should understand well that all things are the work of the Great Spirit. We should know the Great Spirit is within all things: the trees, the gras…
- Black Elk
I cured with the power that came through me. - Black Elk
I cured with the power that came through me.
Behold this day. It is yours to make. - Black Elk
Behold this day. It is yours to make.
The Universe is circles within circles, and everything is one circle, and all the circles are connected to each other. Each family is a circle, and t… - Black Elk
The Universe is circles within circles, and everything is one circle, and all the circles are connected to each other. Each family is a circle, and t…
Let every step you take upon the earth be as a prayer. - Black Elk
Let every step you take upon the earth be as a prayer.
Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many thi… - Black Elk
Grown men may learn from very little children, for the hearts of little children are pure, and, therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many thi…
I was standing on the highest mountain of them all, and round about beneath me was the whole hoop of the world. And while I stood there I saw more th… - Black Elk
I was standing on the highest mountain of them all, and round about beneath me was the whole hoop of the world. And while I stood there I saw more th…
Peace will come to the hearts of men when they realize their oneness with the universe, It is every where. - Black Elk
Peace will come to the hearts of men when they realize their oneness with the universe, It is every where.
All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One. - Black Elk
All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One.
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