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The Legend of the White Buffalo
One summer a long time ago, the seven sacred council fires of the Lakota Sioux came together and camped. The sun was
strong and the people were starving for there was no game.
Two young men went out to hunt. Along the way, the two men met a beautiful young woman dressed in white who floated
as she walked. One man had bad desires for the woman and tried to touch her, but was consumed by a cloud and turned
into a pile of bones.
The woman spoke to the second young man and said, "Return to your people and tell them I am coming." This holy
woman brought a wrapped bundle to the people. She unwrapped the bundle giving to the people a sacred pipe and
teaching them how to use it to pray. "With this holy pipe, you will walk like a living prayer," she said. The holy woman
told the Sioux about the value of the buffalo, the women and the children. "You are from Mother Earth," she told the
women, "What you are doing is as great as the warriors do."
Before she left, she told the people she would return. As she walked away, she rolled over four times, turning into a white
female buffalo calf. It is said after that day the Lakota honored their pipe, and buffalo were plentiful. (from John Lame
Deer's telling in 1967).
Many believe that the buffalo calf, Miracle, born August 20, 1994 symbolizes the coming together of humanity into a
oneness of heart, mind, and spirit.
WE ARE ONE PEOPLE...
WE SHARE ONE PLANET...
WE HAVE ONE COMMON DREAM...
WE WANT TO LIVE IN PEACE...
WE CHOOSE TO PROTECT AND HEAL THE EARTH...
WE DECIDE TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD FOR ALL...
WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO MAKE THAT DREAM COME TRUE...
WE WILL CHANGE WHAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED...
WE WILL LEARN TO LOVE, SHARE AND FORGIVE...
WE ARE ONE PEOPLE, WE WANT TO LIVE AND WE WILL.
Imagine
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Imagine all the people
Living life in day .....
You may say, I'm a dreamer
But I'm not only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A Brother hood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the day .....
You may say, I'm a dreamer
But I'm not only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one
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John Lennon
I believe
I believe that peace begins with me.
I believe that I am responsible for my actions and behavior.
I believe in treating others as I want them to treat me.
I believe that love overcomes hatred.
I believe in forgiveness of myself and of others.
I believe in having a high self-esteem.
I believe in conflict resolution rather than force.
I believe in living unconditional love.
I believe we are all unique and precious.
I believe that the Spirit of the Universal Power
is within me/us and I believe in Its empowerment.
I believe that all things are possible.
I believe that we have incredible potential and
enormous Inner Power.
I believe in gratitude and appreciation of Nature's every gift,
the flowers, trees, people & animals.
I believe that our thoughts become our actions.
I believe that we have choices.
I believe in high principles of honesty, integrity,
responsibility, compassion, and fairness.
I believe that we are privileged as parents to help develop the
awareness of our Universal power in our children.
Taken from Enjoying the Journey, by Peace Pilgrim II.
Published by Blue Dolphin Publishing
Personal Commitment
I, Panthea,
aware that human activities are seriously endangering the fragile ecosystems of our planet,
aware of the widening gap between the haves and the have-nots,
aware of the need to redirect my energies to protect and restore the global Web of Life,
decide to begin right now to rethink my ways and values,
and change what needs to be changed in myself and around me.
I want the year 2000 - a symbol for a New Beginning - to be the turning point in the local and global
efforts now underway to create a better world based on equality, justice and a sustainable planet - a
world in which Peace on Earth prevails.
Understanding that we are all individually responsible for the kind of future we will create for our
children and for countless generations to come, I will participate in initiatives, locally and globally, to
transform our world and protect this Jewel of Life we call Earth.
I agree with this Earth Proclamation and personally commit myself to do all that I can to spread it
throughout the world and help make our shared dream of Peace, Love and Harmony on Earth come true.
Women and World Peace
World Peace and The Works of Sanderson Beck
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