Letting the Spirit Speak to us

Why I do what I do.

Both my Facebook pages by design are Spiritual in nature, my personal and one geared towards Native Spirituality. Both serve the Spirit of Love and are meant to help others.

http://www.facebook.com/wayne.snellgrove

and

http://www.facebook.com/The-Wayne-Smoke-Snellgrove-Saulteaux-Cree-1429141240699876/

My personal Facebook page 5 years ago simply started out as a a fun site to post funny interesting things about my life, where I was and what I was doing.  Then as I grew in the Spirit so did my site. I’m in recovery and for years I would begin my day reading daily morning meditations, just for my personal growth, building a stronger relationship to my God, and trying to move closer to his understanding. And than it occurred to me maybe other might find something of use for these spiritual gems I was reading.Over this time period, at the time I only had one site, and but then started to gather spiritual wisdom and quotes from all sacred sources on the web, Catholic, Jewish wisdom Kabbalah, Sufi, Buddhist, Muslim, Taoist, and many others as well wisdom from writers, poets, song writers, and all other dreamers of the Spirit. So I started to post these, not because anyone group was right, but because at some point I realized the way of Spirit, the way the spirit speaks to me was found in all of them, together, in unity. They all had something to offer the others didn’t a different perspective. We can’t see all perspectives from one point of view,  but all have the spirit of gentleness and thats the great power we can carry to others.

Religions, sects, and denominations all divide us, but the way of the Spirit brings us all together and unites us all with one heart and one mind.

My journey is to bring a genuine understanding of this by example, be an example of his power, instead of the ego laced power of example. Letting the power of the Spirit flow through me for the people, and let them experience, read and meditate on that power of the spiritual of diversity and let the Spirit fill them with white light and love.

I am a Native American genocide survivor, and my second Facebook site, is based on the fact that I am. My experience has been there is a huge misunderstanding about what we do and who we are, and I feel compelled to help guide a change in this attitude, and show people we are people of the Spirit. Its my genocide prevention site. A little understanding goes a long way, sharing the of from our ancestors. We are not mascots and broken alcoholics on reservations. We are still here. We are people of unique power and substance who have something of value to offer this world.

We speak of and pray about the value of our Mother Earth, how we must protect her to protect us because we are the same, and not only for us but the future 7 generations yet unborn.

We speak of a concept called “Mitakuye Oyasin”  which is a Lakota term translated,  “All my relations”  In Part it means, What I do for you, I do for myself, what I fail to do you, I fail to do for myself.

Both sites are designed to be less about me and more the Spirit.”Hollow bones” my ancestors said, be the avenue which his power flows through. Surrendering of the ego, creates that flow. That is what always is best for the people.

Most of all I hope to convey the message nobody owns the Spirit, it is all of ours to share, love and enjoy. The spirit will speak to us in ways that each of us understand, in voice which we will understand it, at the perfect time we are to understand it.

 

 

 

 

Spiritual Path.

Spiritual Path

Just because people walk different Spiritual paths doesn’t mean anyone has gotten lost or walking the Wrong path. I am wary of those who want to Convert anyone into a their Spiritual journey. The oak tree doesn’t say to the Ash tree “come with me and i will convert you to the right of kind of tree.” The otter doesn’t say to the mighty Bear “I will show who God really is.” The Orchid doesn’t say to the Daisy “Please come with me because you need to be saved.” We are all beautiful flowers in the eyes of God. Our beauty comes in all different sizes and shapes, and blooms at various times and places. We must this learn lesson from the animals, trees, and flowers. God doesn’t love one tree more than other another. They live in harmony with each other, and so must we. Dr. Martin Luther King said “We must live as brothers or die as fools.” God doesn’t love one man more than other. We are all equally loved in His eyes. This world will become a way of PEACE when we realize we must honor, love, and respect our differences, just as the way of the world we are surrounded in. Just because we choose not to see it or acknowledge it doesn’t mean its not there.
If it is about love, than it is about GOD. If its not about LOVE than it is not about about God. If it is about creating separation between men than it isn’t about God. God doesn’t love Christians more than Buddhists, or Jews more than Muslims. God doesn’t love the Catholic’s more than the Hindu’s. Its not up to God to create PEACE, it is up to us to ACCEPT IT. PEACE was already here before man arrived. The Dalai Lama summed it up well, “Kindness is my Religion”. 

Nobody owns a monopoly on GOD or Love, No church, no Temple or Mosque. All humans are created equal no matter the color of their skin, ethnic background, gender, social or economic level, tribe, or sexual orientation. Love as well as God comes in all shapes and sizes. Not just from one source, not from one book, one religion or one holy place. The source comes from everywhere, Ghandi, Buddha, Thich Nhat Hanh, Black Elk, Desmond Tutu, Dr.King, Jesus, all great teachers, and many others. We can learn from ALL as long as we remain open minded to The Great source which is GOD. God’s loving finger prints are found everywhere if we choose to look. Everybody has something wonderful to offer, even if its just and hug or a smile.

We must learn learn all places are sacred, Earth is our only Holy ground.

When we stop focusing on our differences in our SPIRITUAL PATH’s and start focusing on what we have in common this world will find a new level of understanding peace and spiritual prosperity. What we al have in common is Love. All major religions foundation is love. Why focus on anything else.

We are all part of the same web of life. We all sit in the same circle. The circle of life. Man is just a small part of that circle. “Man did not weave the web of life – he is merely a strand in it.

Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.” – Chief Seattle,