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I, the fiery life of divine wisdom, I ignite the beauty of the plains, I sparkle the water, I burn in the sun, and the moon, and the stars.

Hildegard of Bingen

Just as a mirror, which reflects all things, is set in its own container, so too the rational soul is placed in the fragile container of the body. In this way, the body is governed in its earthly life by the soul, and the soul contemplates heavenly things through faith.
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Body Earth Faith Fragile Heaven Mirror Place Reflection Soul
God has arranged everything in the universe in consideration of everything else.
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Consider God Universe
When the words come, they are merely empty shells without the music. They live as they are sung, for the words are the body and the music the spirit.
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Body Empty Live Music Word
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
Every creature is a glittering, glistening mirror of Divinity.
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Creature Divine Mirror
I, the fiery life of divine wisdom, I ignite the beauty of the plains, I sparkle the water, I burn in the sun, and the moon, and the stars.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Burn Divine Life Moon Stars Sun Wisdom
Every element has a sound, an original sound from the order of God; all those sounds unite like the harmony from harps and zithers.
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Element Harmony Original Sound
The earth which sustains humanity must not be injured. It must not be destroyed!
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Destroy Earth Humanity Injury
There is the music of Heaven in all things.
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Heaven Music Nature
Holy persons draw to themselves all that is earthly.
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Attraction Earth Holy Nature Person
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
Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.
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Glass God Ourselves Soul Spiritual
All of creation is a song of praise to God.
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Creation God Praise
I welcome all creatures of the world with grace.
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Beautiful Creature Myself Radiant Welcome World
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
O, You who are ever giving life to all life, moving all creatures, root of all things, washing them clean, wiping out their mistakes, healing their wounds, You are our true life, luminous, wonderful, awakening the heart from its ancient sleep.
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Awake Healing Life Move On Sleep Wound Yourself

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