Lakota Spirituality

**Ferre** · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:10 pm Post subject: Lakota Spirituality

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**Brother Adam** · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject:

Such a pure spirituality it is too...I love it.
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**Mystic Power** · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:56 pm Post subject:

I enjoy The Great Mystery.

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**Brother Adam** · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:36 pm Post subject:

I have to agree. I enjoy the great mystery as well. It's actually kind of fun accepting that you don't have the answers...it makes the search much more intriguing. Notice though, that the earth is not represented as a mystery, but as our mother. I'm a white man, but I don't think the white man was as superior in their thinking as society today would lead one to believe.
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“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”

-James Madison

Police officers acquitted for beating a 64 yr old man recently in New Orleans. In the words of their defense attorney "all he had to do was comply"....and they wouldn't have fractured his face.

**Mystic Power** · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject:

**Brother Adam** · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject:

**Ferre** · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:50 pm Post subject:

One of my old time friends and regular visitor here in Amsterdam is a Lakota. He learned me to shake hands the way the Lakota do, since that day I shake hands like the Lakota, a much more sensitive way of greeting, in my opinion, than what we are used to in our culture. It's simply holding the other person's hand without shaking it or forcing your grip, it's a way of taking someone's hand in your hand, as relaxed as can be, and to feel the other person trough his also relaxed hand.

When you do that first time you are amazed of what you can feel about the other person's mood. Something "we" don't do in the west, we just grab the other person's hand with a tight grip to show some kind of strength and shake it a couple of times, but we do not try and feel the other person's heartbeat, try and feel if there's anxiety or whatever else looming in that person. in our culture (most) people are just not sensitive enough to even make that connection.

They can teach the west a great lesson on what spirituality is actually about.
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Christopher · getting into high spirits Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

Some 15 years ago I examined Lakota Spirituality but it became lost to me as I pusued personal life things such as family, education and career. A few days ago I saw Brother Ferre's link to Lakota Spirituality Part 1. It has put me back on my spiritual track.

I will soon be moving to a new house on 5 acres, most of which is woods. I have found a good job that allows for much free time. I have begun reading a book by Ed McGaa. Things are going down the right path now because of my happening upon Brother Ferre's link. I thank you very much Brother Ferre.

Mitakuye Oyasin
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