Native American Indian Traditional Code of Ethics

[mudra]

Native American Indian Traditional Code of Ethics

1)Each morning upon rising, and each evening before sleeping, give thanks for the life within you and for all life, for the good things the Creator has given you and for the opportunity to grow a little more each day. Consider your thoughts and actions of the past day and seek for the courage and strengthto be a better person. Seek for the things that will benefit others (everyone).

2)Respect. Respect means "To feel or show honor or esteem for someone or something; to consider the well being of, or to treat someone or somethin with deference or courtesy". Showing respect is a basic law of life.

a. Treat every person from the tiniest child to the oldest elder with respect at all times.

b. Special respect should be given to Elders, Parents, Teachers, and Community Leaders.

c. No person should be made to feel "put down" by you; avoid hurting other hearts as you would avoid a deadly poison.

d. Touch nothing that belongs to someone else (especially Sacred Objects) without permission, or an understanding between you.

e. Respect the privacy of every person, never intrude on a person's quiet moment or personal space.

f. Never walk between people that are conversing.

g. Never interrupt people who are conversing.

h. Speak in a soft voice, especially when you are in the presence of Elders, strangers or others to whom special respect is due.

i. Do not speak unless invited to do so at gatherings where Elders are present (except to ask what is expected of you, should you be in doubt).

j. Never speak about others in a negative way, whether they are present or not.

k. Treat the earth and all of her aspects as your mother. Show deep respect for the mineral world, the plant world, and the animal world. Do nothing to pollute our Mother, rise up with wisdom to defend her.

l. Show deep respect for the beliefs and religion of others.

m. Listen with courtesy to what others say, even if you feel that what they are saying is worthless. Listen with your heart.

n. Respect the wisdom of the people in council. Once you give an idea to a council meeting it no longer belongs to you. It belongs to the people. Respect demands that you listen intently to the ideas of others in council and that you do not insist that your idea prevail. Indeed you should freely support the ideas of others if they are true and good, even if those ideas ideas are quite different from the ones you have contributed. The clash of ideas brings forth the Spark of Truth.

3)Once a council has decided something in unity, respect demands that no one speak secretly against what has been decided. If the council has made an error, that error will become apparent to everyone in its own time.

4)Be truthful at all times, and under all conditions.

5)Always treat your guests with honor and consideration. Give of your best food, your best blankets, the best part of your house, and your best service to your guests.

6)The hurt of one is the hurt of all, the honor of one is the honor of all.

7)Receive strangers and outsiders with a loving heart and as members of the human family.

8)All the races and tribes in the world are like the different colored flowers of one meadow. All are beautiful. As children of the Creator they must all be respected.

9)To serve others, to be of some use to family, community, nation, and the world is one of the main purposes for which human beings have been created. Do not fill yourself with your own affairs and forget your most important talks. True happiness comes only to those who dedicate their lives to the service of others.

10)Observe moderation and balance in all things.

11)Know those things that lead to your well-being, and those things that lead to your destruction.

12)Listen to and follow the guidance given to your heart. Expect guidance to come in many forms; in prayer, in dreams, in times of quiet solitude, and in the words and deeds of wise Elders and friends.

These people have lived together in communities for centuries.
There is a lot I found to learn from their wisdom.
This thread is my tribute to the american indian .

Feel the love

Loving kindness
mudra

[rhythm]

mudra this would be a nice one

to go on the radiant zone thread

me thinks

[mudra]

already did it Rhythm

Love
mudra

[Humble Janitor]

Never heard of these ethics but I can "tick off" most of them as things I already do or at least try to do.

[Carmen]

Wonderful thread and very timely. It will fit very nicely in the radiant zone thread.

Love and Light

Carmen

[Ross H]

Just beautiful Mudra...tho bloody obvious way of being. Sad so many forget the basics of relationships to all and all there is.

Be love and value to all, that simple and simple is genius...

[Northern Boy]

Native American Indian Traditional Code of Ethics

1)Each morning upon rising, and each evening before sleeping, give thanks for the life within you and for all life, for the good things the Creator has given you and for the opportunity to grow a little more each day. Consider your thoughts and actions of the past day and seek for the courage and strengthto be a better person. Seek for the things that will benefit others (everyone).

2)Respect. Respect means "To feel or show honor or esteem for someone or something; to consider the well being of, or to treat someone or somethin with deference or courtesy". Showing respect is a basic law of life.

a. Treat every person from the tiniest child to the oldest elder with respect at all times.

b. Special respect should be given to Elders, Parents, Teachers, and Community Leaders.

c. No person should be made to feel "put down" by you; avoid hurting other hearts as you would avoid a deadly poison.

d. Touch nothing that belongs to someone else (especially Sacred Objects) without permission, or an understanding between you.

e. Respect the privacy of every person, never intrude on a person's quiet moment or personal space.

f. Never walk between people that are conversing.

g. Never interrupt people who are conversing.

h. Speak in a soft voice, especially when you are in the presence of Elders, strangers or others to whom special respect is due.

i. Do not speak unless invited to do so at gatherings where Elders are present (except to ask what is expected of you, should you be in doubt).

j. Never speak about others in a negative way, whether they are present or not.

k. Treat the earth and all of her aspects as your mother. Show deep respect for the mineral world, the plant world, and the animal world. Do nothing to pollute our Mother, rise up with wisdom to defend her.

l. Show deep respect for the beliefs and religion of others.

m. Listen with courtesy to what others say, even if you feel that what they are saying is worthless. Listen with your heart.

n. Respect the wisdom of the people in council. Once you give an idea to a council meeting it no longer belongs to you. It belongs to the people. Respect demands that you listen intently to the ideas of others in council and that you do not insist that your idea prevail. Indeed you should freely support the ideas of others if they are true and good, even if those ideas ideas are quite different from the ones you have contributed. The clash of ideas brings forth the Spark of Truth.

3)Once a council has decided something in unity, respect demands that no one speak secretly against what has been decided. If the council has made an error, that error will become apparent to everyone in its own time.

4)Be truthful at all times, and under all conditions.

5)Always treat your guests with honor and consideration. Give of your best food, your best blankets, the best part of your house, and your best service to your guests.

6)The hurt of one is the hurt of all, the honor of one is the honor of all.

7)Receive strangers and outsiders with a loving heart and as members of the human family.

8)All the races and tribes in the world are like the different colored flowers of one meadow. All are beautiful. As children of the Creator they must all be respected.

9)To serve others, to be of some use to family, community, nation, and the world is one of the main purposes for which human beings have been created. Do not fill yourself with your own affairs and forget your most important talks. True happiness comes only to those who dedicate their lives to the service of others.

10)Observe moderation and balance in all things.

11)Know those things that lead to your well-being, and those things that lead to your destruction.

12)Listen to and follow the guidance given to your heart. Expect guidance to come in many forms; in prayer, in dreams, in times of quiet solitude, and in the words and deeds of wise Elders and friends.

These people have lived together in communities for centuries.
There is a lot I found to learn from their wisdom.
This thread is my tribute to the american indian .

Feel the love

Loving kindness
mudra

adding the link to the website for those who wish to view the other information here as well Mudra

http://www.sapphyr.net/natam/nacodeethics.htm

[mudra]

Originally Posted by Northern Boy

adding the link to the website for those who wish to view the other information here as well Mudra
http://www.sapphyr.net/natam/nacodeethics.htm

Thank you Northern Boy . I appreciate

Loving kindness
mudra

I liked this one from the site:



The Indian Ten Commandments




Treat the Earth and all that dwell therein with respect


Remain close to the Great Spirit


Show great respect for your fellow beings


Work together for the benefit of all Mankind


Give assistance and kindness wherever needed


Do what you know to be right


Look after the well-being of Mind and Body


Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater Good


Be truthful and honest at all times


Take full responsibility for your actions

[WinterWolf]

Tribal Codes/Laws

There's a wealth of information here.


http://www.tribal-institute.org/lists/codes.htm

[mudra]

Originally Posted by WinterWolf

Tribal Codes/Laws

There's a wealth of information here.


http://www.tribal-institute.org/lists/codes.htm

Thank you Winter Wolf,

Top link . Greatly appreciated !

Loving kindness
mudra

Hmmmmmm what happened to all the LOVE???

[cosmictexan]

It makes me sick to think that the "civilized people" came to the Americas and killed the natives because they were "not civilized". We could have learned so much from the native people and could be living in such a wonderful way. I try to live my life by these standards but sometimes in rush hour traffic it is hard not to say a few choice words. The next time I'm feeling like yelling at the next car I will simply remember they are part of the Family and let them have their way.

Thanks for the thread mudra

[mudra]

Originally Posted by sleepingnomore

Hmmmmmm what happened to all the LOVE???

Given persistent love things can only blossom.
We only have to be patient enough and apply our good will to allow it to happen.

I loved the code you posted Sleepingnomore.
This is food for the soul.
The native always have known that it all starts from spirit and heart.

Loving kindness to you
mudra

[Gemeos]

Thank you mudra for starting this excellent thread.

My tribute to the wise notion of living in community and respecting nature that these ancient cultures left to us.