Robbie333 Posted March 9, 2012 #1 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Wise words from a wise teacher. Teachings of Tecumseh So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about his religion; respect others in their views and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and of service to your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the Great Divide. Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend or even a stranger, if in a lonely place. Show respect to all people but grovel to none. When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself. Touch not the poisonous firewater that makes wise ones turn to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die lie a hero going home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodnite Posted March 9, 2012 #2 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Very moving thoughts from a great warrior and leader. Thanks, Robbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie333 Posted March 9, 2012 Author #3 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Very moving thoughts from a great warrior and leader. Thanks, Robbie Yes, this brave and wise man was indeed both a great leader and warrior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffybunny Posted March 9, 2012 #4 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Touch not the poisonous firewater that makes wise ones turn to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. Very true...good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion6969 Posted March 9, 2012 #5 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Wise words from a wise teacher. Teachings of Tecumseh So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about his religion; respect others in their views and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and of service to your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the Great Divide. Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend or even a stranger, if in a lonely place. Show respect to all people but grovel to none. When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself. Touch not the poisonous firewater that makes wise ones turn to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die lie a hero going home. Very nice but who are the thanks going to or directed to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanormallyJustARedNeck Posted March 10, 2012 #6 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Very nice but who are the thanks going to or directed to? doesn't matter just be thankful Robbie could you point a man in the direction to learn more of this stuff, websites books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_dreamer Posted March 10, 2012 #7 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Touch not the poisonous firewater that makes wise ones turn to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. I am OK with everything else but this statement. I do like to have a little drink every now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion6969 Posted March 10, 2012 #8 Share Posted March 10, 2012 doesn't matter just be thankful Robbie could you point a man in the direction to learn more of this stuff, websites books? Ofcourse it matters, who or what are we thanking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanormallyJustARedNeck Posted March 10, 2012 #9 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Ofcourse it matters, who or what are we thanking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie333 Posted March 10, 2012 Author #10 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I am OK with everything else but this statement. I do like to have a little drink every now and then. I do too. Having a few drinks and being a drunk are two different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie333 Posted March 10, 2012 Author #11 Share Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) doesn't matter just be thankful Robbie could you point a man in the direction to learn more of this stuff, websites books? I am not popular with any of the Mods in here. I had three post " deleted" just last week, or maybe it was this week. I attempt to put links in here but if it is about protecting yourself with a gun, good bourbon or sex I get trashed, LOL. Just type in Native American parables, philosophy and such. It is just so cluttered when you do this. Here is a great contemporary NA site. I am on this site a lot and it can lead you to many trusted sites without all of the crap. http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ Edited March 10, 2012 by Robbie333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffybunny Posted March 10, 2012 #12 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I am not popular with any of the Mods in here. I had three post " deleted" just last week, or maybe it was this week. I attempt to put links in here but if it is about protecting yourself with a gun, good bourbon or sex I get trashed, LOL. Just type in Native American parables, philosophy and such. It is just so cluttered when you do this. Here is a great contemporary NA site. I am on this site a lot and it can lead you to many trusted sites without all of the crap. http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ Robbie, lighten up already. Enough with the "woe is me" attitude, you had some posts that went against forum rules, and they were removed, it is no big deal, time to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie333 Posted March 10, 2012 Author #13 Share Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) Robbie, lighten up already. Enough with the "woe is me" attitude, you had some posts that went against forum rules, and they were removed, it is no big deal, time to move on. First of all, I don't like your tone. Secondly if you want to thrash me, do it in a PM. Not out. Men do things one on one. Have a little respect. Edited March 10, 2012 by Robbie333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffybunny Posted March 10, 2012 #14 Share Posted March 10, 2012 First of all, I don't like your tone. Secondly if you want to thrash me, do it in a PM. Not out. Men do things one on one. Have a little respect. Like the respect you have shown complaining about the moderators actions in multiple posts? Right. As I said, enough, just move on and stop pushing the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdohle Posted March 10, 2012 #15 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Wise words from a wise teacher. Teachings of Tecumseh So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about his religion; respect others in their views and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and of service to your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the Great Divide. Always give a word or sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend or even a stranger, if in a lonely place. Show respect to all people but grovel to none. When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself. Touch not the poisonous firewater that makes wise ones turn to fools and robs the spirit of its vision. When your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song and die lie a hero going home. Beautiful words to live by. peace mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beany Posted March 10, 2012 #16 Share Posted March 10, 2012 For Native American books, I really like Fools Crow: Wisdom and Power, by Thomas Mails. Mails was a Lutheran minister, and wrote several books about Fools Crow and the Hopi, all of them excellent. John Niehardt's Black Elk Speaks is a classic. Black Elk was Fools Crow's uncle. Ed McGaa has written numerous books about the Sioux; I believe he is Fools Crow's nephew. I also recommend Vine Deloria's God is red : a native view of religion. He was also a theologian, as well as a Native American activist. And The Education of Little Tree, though classified as a children's book and fictional, is wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChloeB Posted April 11, 2012 #17 Share Posted April 11, 2012 doesn't matter just be thankful Robbie could you point a man in the direction to learn more of this stuff, websites books? I know this is late and kind of resurrecting this thread, but there was this really cool site I used to get an email from them every day: Elder's Meditation of the Day. I really liked it and I meant to post it if anyone wanted it. Like today it has this one: Elder's Meditation of the Day April 11 "Spiritual matters are difficult to explain because you must live with them in order to fully understand them." --Thomas Yellowtail, CROW To know something we must become one with it. We cannot know what a flower smells like until we actually smell it. Close your eyes and experience the fragrance. The Elders say there are two worlds, the Seen World and the Unseen World. To experience the Seen World we need to physically pick the flower and smell it. To experience the Unseen World we need to know about principles, laws and values; and no matter what our mind or our physical senses tell us, we must decide and act on these principles. If someone does wrong to us, we must pray for that person or persons to have peace, happiness and joy in their life. We must not get even or retaliate in any way. Only by doing this can we understand spiritual matters. Great Spirit, give me your power whenever my weakness shows so I can live by spiritual decisions. Here's the site: http://www.whitebison.org/meditation/ I just like things like that, a short little daily reminder to think about, maybe keep your mind in a better place through the day. I have to be reminded a lot, lol, so I like things like this that send you a mantra or a little wisdom saying, and these are such great insights on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beany Posted April 12, 2012 #18 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Thanks for the link, I just subscribed. I need all the help I can get! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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