But one should pray in one's heart during a sacred ceremony; this is the purpose of the ceremony, to purify the participants both inside and outside.

A vision could put you on a path you don't want to follow.

To be able to greet the sun with the sounds from all of Nature is a great blessing, and it helps us to remember Who is the real provider of all of our benefits.

The manner with which we walk through life is each man's most important responsibility, and we should remember this with every new sunrise.

Once you know about these things, you will also love them, because you will see that without a sense of the sacred, you are less than a man.

Humility is probably the most difficult virtue to realize.

Words alone are inadequate to express spiritual realities. This book expresses the Red Indian spirit because it combines the best photographs ever taken of the old-time chiefs with some of their best words. You can meet these old-timers and share their wisdom. People who read this book will better understand our sacred ways.