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In every religion there is an element of the supernatural, varying with the influence of pure reason over its devotees.
The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World (2007)
The true Indian sets no price upon either his property or his labor. His generosity is limited only by his strength and ability.
The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World (2007)
Friendship is held to be the severest test of character. It is easy, we think, to be loyal to a family and clan, whose blood is in your own veins.
The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World (2007)
The clan is nothing more than a larger family, with its patriarchal chief as the natural head, and the union of several clans by intermarriage and voluntary connection constitutes the tribe.
The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World (2007)
The elements and majestic forces in nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, and Frost, were regarded with awe as spiritual powers, but always secondary and intermediate in character.
The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World (2007)
Love between a man and a woman is founded on the mating instinct and is not free from desire and self-seeking. But to have a friend and to be true under any and all trials is the mark of a man.
The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World (2007)
There was no religious ceremony connected with marriage among us, while on the other hand the relation between man and woman was regarded as in itself mysterious and holy.
The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World (2007)
Nearness to nature ... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers.
The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World (2007)
Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth, and the Great Silence alone! What is Silence? It is the Great Mystery! The Holy Silence is His voice!
The Essential Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa): Light on the Indian World (2007)