Hollow Bone Healing Lodge

Elder's Meditation of the Day January 11 "Race and language makes no difference; the barriers are gone when persons can come together on high spiritual levels."... --Rolling Thunder, CHEROKEE Not only are race and language barriers overcome by spirituality, but all things are overcome by spirituality. Inside every human being is the spirit. When we see people, we can choose to look at their outside or we can choose to look at their inside. Spirituality resides inside of others, we must be able to look at our own inside. If we see spirituality inside ourselves, we will see spirituality inside others. The saying is, "what you sees is what you gets." My Creator, let me see all my brothers and sisters through the spiritual eye. Copied with the permission of Don L. Coyhis, from the book Meditations with Native American Elders: The Four Seasons If anyone would like to purchase the book is can be found at: Coyhis Publishing at: http://www.coyhispublishing.com//meditations-with-native-a Or Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com//offer-li/1605304514/ref=olp_tab_all

Elder's Meditation of the Day January 10 "We cannot escape remembering the important things that have happened, and we cannot escape the awareness of the import...ant things that have not happened." --Ralph Salisbury, CHEROKEE There is a Master Plan. There are Natural Laws that run the universe. Everything on the earth has a purpose. Change is constant. That which is built is constantly being destroyed. That which is loose is being used to build new things. Nothing can be destroyed, only rearranged. Change will happen and every setback is only temporary. In other words, the Creator is in charge. We are not in charge. He designed the universe. He runs the universe and He will change what needs to be changed. As humans, it is easier for us to participate in all of this if we are spiritual. We need to be tuned in. Therefore, God gave us the spiritual concept of acceptance. When things change, we can change ourselves through the principle of acceptance. Great Spirit, let me live today in acceptance of Your will. Today let us do it Your way. Copied with the permission of Don L. Coyhis, from the book Meditations with Native American Elders: The Four Seasons If anyone would like to purchase the book is can be found at: Coyhis Publishing at: http://www.coyhispublishing.com//meditations-with-native-a Or Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com//offer-li/1605304514/ref=olp_tab_all

Elder's Meditation of the Day January 9 "So, with the Native way, it's not whether people find out about what you've done or not... that's not nearly as strong ...as having your source of morality within you, having your morality arise out of an inner perception of what is wrong, ridiculous, or shameful. You are your own judge." --Eunice Baumann-Nelson, Ph.D., PENOBSCOT Inside each of us is a voice. It is a quiet voice. It is a guiding voice. If we listen for it, it will guide us, and help us avoid disaster. It is especially active when we are afraid, when we are in doubt, when we are scared, when we need help, and when we get angry. If we are excited emotionally, it is hard to hear this voice. If we are angry, it's hard to hear this voice because it is usually quiet. The best thing we can do is to practice getting quiet. If we don't get quiet, there is another voice called the judge. It tells us to attack or say bad things to other people or to judge ourselves. This voice is loud and usually gets us into trouble. Creator, Great Mystery, help me listen for the quiet voice. Let me know this voice of Yours. Your ways are gentle. Guide me with this voice. Thank you Copied with the permission of Don L. Coyhis, from the book Meditations with Native American Elders: The Four Seasons If anyone would like to purchase the book is can be found at: Coyhis Publishing at: http://www.coyhispublishing.com//meditations-with-native-a Or Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com//offer-li/1605304514/ref=olp_tab_all

Elder's Meditation of the Day January 8 "Native Americans are essentially calling for righteousness. By this they mean a shared ideology developed by all people... using their purest and most unselfish minds." --Lorraine Canoe/Tom Porter, MOHAWK The Native way is to first focus on decisions that will be good for the people and then for yourself. Righteousness means "to think right." Our way is to consider the good of all first. This helps our minds to be unselfish and pure. This is the spiritual way. This can be very hard to do because the world we live in says to take care of yourself first. A man of God cannot be taken advantage of unless it is the will of the Creator. The Creator really controls everything. To have a good future, the people must gather in a circle and pray for the highest good for the people. Great Mystery, today let me love instead of being loved. Let me be giving instead of receiving. Show me the advantages of having a giving heart. Copied with the permission of Don L. Coyhis, from the book Meditations with Native American Elders: The Four Seasons If anyone would like to purchase the book is can be found at: Coyhis Publishing at: http://www.coyhispublishing.com//meditations-with-native-a Or Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com//offer-li/1605304514/ref=olp_tab_all

Elder's Meditation of the Day January 6 "When we're through with this earth and all these problems, we don't have to come back. But as long as we're here we hav...e a job to do and a purpose to fulfill, and that means dealing with the circumstances around us." --Rolling Thunder, CHEROKEE We are put on the earth to participate in life. We have a beautiful mind, we have the ability to pray, we have the ability to change, we have the ability to accept, and we have choices. All things God created are constantly changing. This constant change causes our circumstances to change. Sometimes we say life is difficult. During these times we need to use our tools: the tools of prayer, and the tools of meditation. We are designed to change and live joyfully on this earth. The only requirement for living joyfully is to live according to the laws, principles, and values given to us by the Creator. Great Spirit, give me Your courage today, and guide my footsteps. Copied with the permission of Don L. Coyhis, from the book Meditations with Native American Elders: The Four Seasons If anyone would like to purchase the book is can be found at: Coyhis Publishing at: http://www.coyhispublishing.com//meditations-with-native-a Or Amazon at: http://www.amazon.com//offer-li/1605304514/ref=olp_tab_all