those who sacrifice liberty for security. Our scientists are
explaining the fact that our brains are shrinking with reassuring
statements on progress and efficiency. Just transpose that with Neil's
position on those terms and the marching rhythm of our cultural myths
stops dead. I believe a Lakota shaman called Lame Deer put it more
poetically. There are many things you won't find written, if you
consider the purpose of the shaman to the tribe it is no surprise, and
I believe explaining it as ignorance is kinda ironic. ;-)
On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Allan H <allanh1946@gmail.com> wrote:
> Native american beliefs are earth based and a living world the concept of
> mother earth.. the western based concepts really do not fit any of the
> developed western ideas and Ideals.
>
> Within the beliefs there is great power and energy, I have
> some experience with friends but am at a loss as to explain it. My own
> experience most are of both sides I think with only a couple being clearly
> one sided. Native american beliefs are really not written down , nor are
> they for sale, so I have been told.
> Allan
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Eman Abdulla <emanaphd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Allan, I don't know much about native American belief system,
>> but I think that constructing our own belief system is an open ended
>> process, however, if we don't have a solid frame of reference, our
>> minds and passions will take us in so many directions and who's to say
>> what is wrong or right. For me, monotheism is a rational conclusion
>> for my search for the true faith, supplemented by the multiple
>> revelations that humans received throughout history. If I didn't have
>> a religion that I saw fit to follow, I would have probably been simply
>> a believer in one omniscient and omnipresent God.
>>
>> On 1/15/12, Allan H <allanh1946@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Was reading a concept on native american beliefs..
>> >
>> > it is strange actually it is rereading the material .... There was a
>> > reference to to beliefs being born to the land. For some reason that
>> > triggered a lot of thought.. what would happen the native beliefs are
>> > correct, and western thought is out of line. It seems that religions
>> > have
>> > a whole lot to do with rules and regulations and control of others.
>> >
>> > Oddly it seems that is a western concept. One I have never known among
>> > my
>> > native american friends,
>> > Allan
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > (
>> > )
>> > |_D Allan
>> >
>> > Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
>> >
>
>
>
>
> --
> (
> )
> |_D Allan
>
> Life is for moral, ethical and truthful living.
>
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