Prayer of the Night Chant
Dene (Navajo)
Tségihi
House made of dawn
House made of evening light
House made of the dark cloud
House made of male rain
House made of dark mist
House made of female rain
House made of pollen
House made of grasshoppers
Dark cloud is at the door
The trail out of it is dark cloud
The zigzag lightning stands high upon it
Male deity!
Your offering I make
I have prepared a smoke for you
Restore my feet for me
Restore my legs for me
Restore my body for me
Restore my mind for me
This very day take out your spell for me
Your spell remove for me
You have taken it away for me
Far off it has gone
Happily I recover
Happily my interior becomes cool
Happily I go forth
My interior feeling cool, may I walk
No longer sore, may I walk
Impervious to pain, may I walk
With lively feelings may I walk
As it used to be long ago, may I walk
Happily may I walk
Happily, with abundant dark clouds, may I walk
Happily, with abundant showers, may I walk
Happily, with abundant plants, may I walk
Happily, on a trail of pollen, may I walk
Happily may I walk
Being as it used to be long ago, may I walk
May it be beautiful before me
May it be beautiful behind me
May it be beautiful below me
May it be beautiful above me
May it be beautiful all around me
In beauty it is finished
Onondaga Nation
"When we walk upon Mother Earth, we always plant our feet carefully because we know the faces of our future generations are looking up at us from beneath the ground.We never forget them."
Oren Lyons
The Indian Prayer
"All My Relations"
This is a prayer of Respect for the Hope of Life.
Almost everyone believes Respect is a good thing but
few people have a clear idea of what Respect means or
what Respect looks like.
Respect - The Key To Life
Dave Chief, Grandson of Red Dog
Crazy Horse's Band
Respect means no interruption.
Respect means no confrontation.
Respect means no accusation.
Respect means no "mocking,"
Especially, no mocking of elders.
Respect means no lies between us.
Respect means no betrayal of confidence.
Respect means no "ripping off."
Respect means no hording.
Respect means no "Lording it over" someone.
Respect means no ordering around.
Respect means no yelling in anger.
Respect means no bad language.
Respect means no name calling.
Respect means controlling yourself.
Respect is not a commodity.
Respect is a way of being.
Respect is in our chest not in our hand.
Respect is for all of life.
Respect is for every species in the world,
including all four races.
Respect is for all our relations.
Respect is focusing on and dealing in
"issues" and not "personalisms."
Respect is focusing on "what" is right
rather than "who" is right.
Respect means owning up to our own negativity
and not being a "Blame Shifter."
A "Blame Shifter" is one who projects or shifts
his own negativity onto someone else.
This is the process of bigotry, war, and genocide
Respect is keeping the lines of communication open
with those who have a different opinion, and making a
sincere attempt to let them be heard and understood.
Respect means listening until everyone has been heard
and understood, only then is there a possibility for
"Balance and Harmony,"
the goal of Indian spirituality!
GO TO "PRAYERS 3"
OR Return to
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Dene (Navajo)
Tségihi
House made of dawn
House made of evening light
House made of the dark cloud
House made of male rain
House made of dark mist
House made of female rain
House made of pollen
House made of grasshoppers
Dark cloud is at the door
The trail out of it is dark cloud
The zigzag lightning stands high upon it
Male deity!
Your offering I make
I have prepared a smoke for you
Restore my feet for me
Restore my legs for me
Restore my body for me
Restore my mind for me
This very day take out your spell for me
Your spell remove for me
You have taken it away for me
Far off it has gone
Happily I recover
Happily my interior becomes cool
Happily I go forth
My interior feeling cool, may I walk
No longer sore, may I walk
Impervious to pain, may I walk
With lively feelings may I walk
As it used to be long ago, may I walk
Happily may I walk
Happily, with abundant dark clouds, may I walk
Happily, with abundant showers, may I walk
Happily, with abundant plants, may I walk
Happily, on a trail of pollen, may I walk
Happily may I walk
Being as it used to be long ago, may I walk
May it be beautiful before me
May it be beautiful behind me
May it be beautiful below me
May it be beautiful above me
May it be beautiful all around me
In beauty it is finished
Onondaga Nation
"When we walk upon Mother Earth, we always plant our feet carefully because we know the faces of our future generations are looking up at us from beneath the ground.We never forget them."
Oren Lyons
The Indian Prayer
"All My Relations"
This is a prayer of Respect for the Hope of Life.
Almost everyone believes Respect is a good thing but
few people have a clear idea of what Respect means or
what Respect looks like.
Respect - The Key To Life
Dave Chief, Grandson of Red Dog
Crazy Horse's Band
Respect means no interruption.
Respect means no confrontation.
Respect means no accusation.
Respect means no "mocking,"
Especially, no mocking of elders.
Respect means no lies between us.
Respect means no betrayal of confidence.
Respect means no "ripping off."
Respect means no hording.
Respect means no "Lording it over" someone.
Respect means no ordering around.
Respect means no yelling in anger.
Respect means no bad language.
Respect means no name calling.
Respect means controlling yourself.
Respect is not a commodity.
Respect is a way of being.
Respect is in our chest not in our hand.
Respect is for all of life.
Respect is for every species in the world,
including all four races.
Respect is for all our relations.
Respect is focusing on and dealing in
"issues" and not "personalisms."
Respect is focusing on "what" is right
rather than "who" is right.
Respect means owning up to our own negativity
and not being a "Blame Shifter."
A "Blame Shifter" is one who projects or shifts
his own negativity onto someone else.
This is the process of bigotry, war, and genocide
Respect is keeping the lines of communication open
with those who have a different opinion, and making a
sincere attempt to let them be heard and understood.
Respect means listening until everyone has been heard
and understood, only then is there a possibility for
"Balance and Harmony,"
the goal of Indian spirituality!
GO TO "PRAYERS 3"
OR Return toMain Menu
Oren Lyons
The Indian Prayer
"All My Relations"
This is a prayer of Respect for the Hope of Life.
Almost everyone believes Respect is a good thing but
few people have a clear idea of what Respect means or
what Respect looks like.
Respect - The Key To Life
Dave Chief, Grandson of Red Dog
Crazy Horse's Band
Respect means no interruption.
Respect means no confrontation.
Respect means no accusation.
Respect means no "mocking,"
Especially, no mocking of elders.
Respect means no lies between us.
Respect means no betrayal of confidence.
Respect means no "ripping off."
Respect means no hording.
Respect means no "Lording it over" someone.
Respect means no ordering around.
Respect means no yelling in anger.
Respect means no bad language.
Respect means no name calling.
Respect means controlling yourself.
Respect is not a commodity.
Respect is a way of being.
Respect is in our chest not in our hand.
Respect is for all of life.
Respect is for every species in the world,
including all four races.
Respect is for all our relations.
Respect is focusing on and dealing in
"issues" and not "personalisms."
Respect is focusing on "what" is right
rather than "who" is right.
Respect means owning up to our own negativity
and not being a "Blame Shifter."
A "Blame Shifter" is one who projects or shifts
his own negativity onto someone else.
This is the process of bigotry, war, and genocide
Respect is keeping the lines of communication open
with those who have a different opinion, and making a
sincere attempt to let them be heard and understood.
Respect means listening until everyone has been heard
and understood, only then is there a possibility for
"Balance and Harmony,"
the goal of Indian spirituality!
GO TO "PRAYERS 3"
OR Return toMain Menu
Respect means no interruption.
Respect means no confrontation.
Respect means no accusation.
Respect means no "mocking,"
Especially, no mocking of elders.
Respect means no lies between us.
Respect means no betrayal of confidence.
Respect means no "ripping off."
Respect means no hording.
Respect means no "Lording it over" someone.
Respect means no ordering around.
Respect means no yelling in anger.
Respect means no bad language.
Respect means no name calling.
Respect means controlling yourself.
Respect is not a commodity.
Respect is a way of being.
Respect is in our chest not in our hand.
Respect is for all of life.
Respect is for every species in the world,
including all four races.
Respect is for all our relations.
Respect is focusing on and dealing in
"issues" and not "personalisms."
Respect is focusing on "what" is right
rather than "who" is right.
Respect means owning up to our own negativity
and not being a "Blame Shifter."
A "Blame Shifter" is one who projects or shifts
his own negativity onto someone else.
This is the process of bigotry, war, and genocide
Respect is keeping the lines of communication open
with those who have a different opinion, and making a
sincere attempt to let them be heard and understood.
Respect means listening until everyone has been heard
and understood, only then is there a possibility for
"Balance and Harmony,"
the goal of Indian spirituality!
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