Black Elk Oglala Sioux Holy Man, 1863-1950 (quote)

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Thank-you so much for posting this!

My spirituality is Native American as well as having Cherokee ancestry.

When I first learned of Sri Swamiji and visited the rocks at DRC,

I was drawn to the Native American mandala that was hanging over the Shiva rock.

That is how I knew that Sri Swamiji was my guru.

Your post has brought me more clarity about this great attraction to Him.

I was also amazed to hear that the rocks had once been a Native American healing

site.

I felt like I had come home.

Thank-you, Sri Swamiji for these blessings!

Jaya Guru Datta

Háu kola

Vimala

 

 

JAIGURUDATTA , " ShivaShakti " <dwoodside wrote:

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> Jaya Guru Datta for this beautiful quote,

> The Lakota (Sioux is a derogatory term) teachings have much in common with

the Vedic concept of time and life. For the Lakota, there are four ages, just

like there are four yugas. The buffalo represents all of time. For each day, the

buffalo loses one hair. For each age, the buffalo loses one leg. When all four

legs are gone, the cycle ends....

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> At the summer equinox, to this day, the Lakota gather on the buttes to do the

ancient sun dance. Worshipping the Sun is an important part of of their faith

and this ritual requires rigorous discipline in which the participants fast and

purify daily in sweat lodges as they prepare for the dance ritual.

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> Black Elk " s visions are very beautiful, and to His people he was much like

Swamiji is to us. The old ways of the Native Americans have much in common with

what Sri Swamiji teaches us.

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> Sri Pada Vallabha Digambara

> jaigurudatta

> Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:21 AM

> Black Elk Oglala Sioux Holy Man, 1863-1950 (quote)

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> Black Elk Oglala Sioux Holy Man, 1863-1950

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> " You have noticed that everything as [Native American] Indian does is in a

circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and

everything tries to be round..... The Sky is round, and I have heard that the

earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest

power, whirls. Birds make their nest in circles, for theirs is the same religion

as ours....

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> Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back

again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to

childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. "

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> Gurorangripadme ManaScenna Lagnam tata: kim! tata: kim! tata: kim! tata:

kim!?

> Sarva Kartha, Sarva Dhartha, Sarva Hartha, Mangalam!

> Satchidananda, Satchidananda, Satchidananda Mangalam!

> Tasmai Sri Guru-murthaye Nama Idam Sri Dakshinamurtaye!

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> Ata Nityo Narayanaha, Brahma Narayanaha, Sivascha Narayanaha, Kalascha

Narayanaha. Disascha Narayanaha, Vidisascha Narayanaha, Urdwamscha Narayanaha,

Adhascha Narayanaha, Antar-bahischa-Narayana.Narayana Eh Vedam Sarvam, Yat

BhootamYacchha Bhavyam.Nish-kalango Niranjano Nirvikalpo Nirakyadhas,suddhho

Deva Eko Narayanaha, Na dwiteeyosthi kaschit,ya evam Vedas Vishnu reva Bhavati,

Sa Vishnureva Bhavathi, Etat yajur veda sirodeeyathe.

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> Sundara Sundara Siva Siva! Karuna Bandhura Siva Siva! Karuna Rupa Spanda

Siva! Girisha Sat-Chit-Ananda Siva!

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> Jaya Jaya Jnana Bodha Sabha, ...Atma Tattva Bodha Sabha, ...Bhakthi Jnana

Vairagya Sabha, ...Namasankeerthana Dhama Sabha

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> Satchitananda Rupaya, Krishnayaa Aklishtakarine, Namo Vedanta Vedyaya,

Gurave Buddhi Saakshine

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> " Rama nama ki madhura milaye, janma janma dukha doora bagaye

....Satchidananda Guru vachana mithaye "

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> ~*Om * Ayim * Hreem * Sreem * Siva * Rama * Anagha * Dattaya * Namaha*~

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