米国先住民の知恵・ブラック・エルクによる「ワンネスの悟り」~10 pieces of Native American wisdom that will inspire the way you live your life (2)

内臓、血管、組織、それらは全く別々に存在しているのでしょうか、あるいは互いにつながっているのでしょうか? 米国先住民シリーズ第2編は、天を仰ぎ地に伏して大いなる精霊に歌うラコタ族の語り部、ブラック・エルクのメッセージです。The second episode of Native American wisdom is a message from Black elk, who was a famous medicine man and holy man of the Oglala Lakota. He was a storyteller and sang for Great Spirit while looking heavenward and going on his knees.

We often hear the word “Oneness” in the spiritual world. “Oneness” means; “I” and “You” look separate but we are all one; Looking from God’s perspective, the world runs colorfully and smoothly with individuals playing each role in each place; No one is separate from every other person; Everybody is an important and indispensable being. Native Americans have passed down this message for hundreds of years by word of mouth.

 

2) Realize “Oneness”

And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell, And I understood more than I saw; For I was seeing in a sacred manner The shapes of things in the spirit, And the shape of all shapes as they must Live together like one being.
– Black Elk, Black Elk Speaks

The sense of our “oneness” is something spoken about across all cultures. This sense is very much intuitive, and can be developed with practice.

Here, Black Elk speaks almost Zen-like in referring to seeing more than he can tell. A very deep insight into the nature of existence, and it’s clear here that Native American wisdom was very deep and very profound.

In our everyday lives, we encounter this same intuitive feeling of “oneness” as well, albeit most of the time it’s far more subtle. During these moments, it’s important to not identify this feeling as nonsense and realize that it’s our ability to connect with the greater truth of existence on a deeper level.

 

We are one, like a large organism.

And in the same way that organs, tissue, veins, nerves, and the other parts that make up our body can sometimes seem separate, but are always very much an inseparable part of the same one greater system, we too are intrinsically connected and should live in a way that we become more and more aware of this interconnected nature and seek to express it in our daily lives.

And this always results in more love, compassion, kindness, and greater peace.

 

Source: https://buddhaimonia.com/blog/native-american-wisdom

1st episode: https://www.el-aura.com/trinity_tomoko12/