Dennis Banks Quotes

Our religion is the traditions of our ancestors - the dreams of our old men, given them in solemn hours of the night by the Great Spirit; and the visions of our sachems, and is written in the hearts of our people.

Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice.

Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit.

I'm trying to shut up and let my angels speak to me and tell me what I'm supposed to do.

The Rosicrucians teach that all great religions have been given to the people among whom they are found, by Divine Intelligences who designed each system of worship to suit the needs of the race or nation to whom it was given. A primitive people cannot respond to a lofty and sublime religion, and vice versa.

As you talk to Heavenly Father and pour out your heart to Him, you will draw closer to Him. Then pause, stop, and listen to the feelings of your heart. Seek to understand the promptings of the Spirit. As you pray sincerely, you will come to feel Heavenly Father's great love for you.

If one has the answers to all the questions - that is the proof that God is not with him. It means that he is a false prophet using religion for himself. The great leaders of the people of God, like Moses, have always left room for doubt. You must leave room for the Lord, not for our certainties; we must be humble.

I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical.

I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator.

The Bible remained for me a book of books, still divine - but divine in the sense that all great books are divine which teach men how to live righteously.

I think that the practice of religion allows one to discover emotional and psychological truth of a kind not available in the secular world.

Preserve the sayings of those people who are indifferent to the world. They say only that which God wishes them to say.

I would rather a thousand times be five minutes at the feet of Christ than listen a lifetime to all the wise men in the world.

There is no counsel like God's counsel. No comfort like His comfort. No wisdom more profound than the wisdom of the Scriptures.

On the bookshelf of life, God is a useful work of reference, always at hand but seldom consulted.

Pray and read, read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from men.

Since the beginning, Native Peoples lived a life of being in harmony with all that surrounds us. It is a belief that all humankind are related to each other. Each has a purpose, spirit and sacredness. It is an understanding with the Great Spirit or Creator that we will follow these ways. And in this understanding we believe we are related to all other living species.

I attribute my talent and my success to God, but I believe that the only way you can manifest what He has ordained for you is by being close to Him and by making it happen. But we have to stay close to Him in order to be an image of Him.

I'd met so many enlightened spiritual teachers that it became a challenge to select one. I believed in the oneness of spirituality - unconditional love for God, and unconditional compassion for the beings of this world - but I also understood that unless I chose a particular path, I couldn't focus and take blessings from teachers that would allow me to have deep realizations and spiritual experiences.

Times change, years speed by, but Christmas continues sacred. It is through giving, rather than getting, that the spirit of Christ enters our lives. God still speaks. He prompts. He guides. He blesses. He gives.

In a small affair or in a big affair, first consult yourself and find out if there is any conflict in your own being about anything you want to do. And when you find no conflict there, then feel sure that a path is already made for you. You have but to open your eyes and take a step forward, and the other step will be led by God.

Science brings men nearer to God.

Lord! teach me the way my soul should walk.

Pastors need to find their place in the community of believers by spending time with God.

We need not just one flash of light and comfort, but we need the continuing blessing of communication with God.