tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644800572100870373.post6292786897696642824..comments2023-10-15T06:16:47.312-07:00Comments on Bal Gopal das: Black Elk On the Center of the HeartBal Gopal dashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14915102827634359634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644800572100870373.post-51704005617101344242008-07-11T09:21:00.000-07:002008-07-11T09:21:00.000-07:00Someone was too lazy to post a response here (coug...Someone was too lazy to post a response here (cough, cough, Bala Gopal!, cough, cough), so I thought I'd answer my own question.<BR/><BR/>Black Elk, and other Native Americans, received knowledge that was passed down via spoken word. There is no written work equivalent to the Bible, Koran, Bhagavad Gita, etc. This is similar to disciplic succession, although as time passed and man became more and more forgetful, it became necessary to write down this knowledge.Bhakta Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920235041124030638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-644800572100870373.post-48500729116237138082008-07-02T17:09:00.000-07:002008-07-02T17:09:00.000-07:00Wow! What a great bhakta Black Elk is! It sounds a...Wow! What a great bhakta Black Elk is! It sounds as if he is quoting straight from the Bhagavad-gita.<BR/><BR/>My question is this: Where do Native American cultures get their knowledge from? Do they have an equivalent text to the Bible, Koran, Torah, or Bhagavad-gita? Maybe you cannot speak of all Native American cultures, but if you have some information on Black Elk specifically, that would be appreciated.Bhakta Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08920235041124030638noreply@blogger.com