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The soul is a breath of living spirit, that with excellent sensitivity, permeates the entire body to give it life. Just so, the breath of the air makes the earth fruitful. Thus the air is the soul of the earth, moistening it, greening it.

Hildegard of Bingen

Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.
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Earth Nature Spirit
Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness.
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Connection Earth Heaven Relate
All of creation is a song of praise to God.
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Creation God Praise
The soul is a breath of living spirit, that with excellent sensitivity, permeates the entire body to give it life. Just so, the breath of the air makes the earth fruitful. Thus the air is the soul of the earth, moistening it, greening it.
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Body Breathe Earth Live Soul Spirit
A person who lacks the verdancy of justice is dry, totally without tender goodness, totally without illuminating virtue.
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Illumination Justice Person Virtue
Holy persons draw to themselves all that is earthly.
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Attraction Earth Holy Nature Person
You are encircled by the arms of the mystery of God.
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God Mystery Yourself
Just as a circle embraces all that is within it, so does the God-head embrace all. No one has the power to divide this circle, to surpass it, or to limit it.
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Circle Division God Limitation Power
If one intends to make beer from oats, it is prepared with hops.
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Alcohol Oneself Preparation
All living creatures are sparks from the radiation of God’s brilliance, emerging from God like the rays of the sun.
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Brilliant Creature Live Radiation Sun
Divinity is in its omniscience and omnipotence like a wheel, a circle, a whole, that can neither be understood, nor divided, nor begun nor ended.
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Beginning Divine End Whole
Love abounds in all things, excels from the depths to beyond the stars, is lovingly disposed to all things. She has given the king on high the kiss of peace.
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Excellence Kiss Love Peace
The soul is kissed by God in its innermost regions. With interior yearning, grace and blessing are bestowed. It is a yearning to take on God’s gentle yoke, It is a yearning to give one’s self to God’s Way.
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God Kissing Region Soul Way
Because a woman brought death a bright Maiden overcame it, and so the highest blessing in all of creation lies in the form of a woman, since God has become man in a sweet and blessed Virgin.
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Blessing Bright Death Man Virgin Woman
Even in a world that’s being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.
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Brave Hard Time Strong World
The truly holy person welcomes all that is earthly.
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Earth Person True Welcome

The soul is a breath of living spirit, that with excellent sensitivity, permeates the entire body to give it life. Just so, the breath of the air makes the earth fruitful. Thus the air is the soul of the earth, moistening it, greening it.

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The soul is a breath of living spirit, that with excellent sensitivity, permeates the entire body to give it life. Just so, the breath of the air makes the earth fruitful. Thus the air is the soul of the earth, moistening it, greening it.

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