“The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness, with the universe and all its powers.”
— Black Elk
The Sacred Pipe
Black Elk, an Oglala Lakota holy man, described the first and most important peace as inner harmony with the universe.
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