Being Indian is mainly in your heart.
It's a way of walking with the earth
instead of upon it.
A lot of the history books talk about
Indians in the past tense,
but we don't plan on going anywhere...
We have lost so much, but the thing
that holds us together is that we all
belong to, and are protectors of the earth;
that's the reason for being here.
Mother Earth is not a resource,
she is an heirloom."
~David Ipinia, Lakota Indian Artist~
THE RED ROAD
BEFORE one can travel the Red Road,
it would be most helpful to know exactly what it is.
You should know that the Red Road runs from north to south,
and it is the good or straight way, for the north is purity
and the south is the source of life.
You should also know that there exists a 'blue' or 'black' road.
This road runs from east to west, and it is the path of error
and destruction. The person who would travel on this path
is one who is distracted, and is ruled by his senses,
living for himself rather than for his people.
To walk the Red Road is to know the Great Spirit,
and it is to know the seven powers.
To walk the Red Road is to walk quietly,
developing respect for everything and everyone around you.
It is speak kindly, caring for the people, the winged,
the four legged, and all else that lives here on the skin of the Earth Mother.
It is, knowing that every person and everything created by the Great Spirit
has some knowledge to pass on, to one who will listen with an open heart,
and open mind. You must respect yourself. If you are your own enemy,
your heart will be closed, and your spirit dark.
You must respect your mate, and let him or her walk in your soul,
not in your shadow. You must learn to forgive.
We are all related, we are all related to each other.
If people find no room in their lives to pray or meditate,
to reflect deeply on why they have been created and what
they must do with their lives, and to listen with all of
their being to the guidance, then those people are like birds,
who have not yet learned to fly. All of the parts are present,
but something is still missing. To be a whole person is to be
alive in a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual way.
As we travel along the Red Road, we will learn from everybody
that we meet. Some of our experiences are good, some are bad,
but all are for a purpose. For good to exist it must be accepted
that evil must also exist. This balance is required in order for
either to be. With this in mind at all times, take care to accept
things as they are, and not judge them, as the Creator is the only
one who is in a position to judge the merits of anything or anybody.
The physical world is real. The Spiritual world is real.
These two are just aspects of one reality. Yet,
there are seperate laws which govern each of them.
Violation of spiritual law can affect the physical world,
and violation of the physical laws can affect the spiritual world.
A balanced life is one that honors the laws of both worlds.
~Author unknown~
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