"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, and when they realize at the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that its center is really everywhere, it is within each of us."
Black Elk was an Oglala Lakota holy man and influential religious leader. His life and teachings were widely known through the book Black Elk Speaks and related historical accounts.