Every creature is a glittering, glistening mirror of Divinity.
HILDEGARD OF BINGENI, God, am in your midst. Whoever knows me can never fall. Not in the heights, nor in the depths, nor in the breadths. For I am love, which the vast expanses of evil can never still.
More Hildegard of Bingen Quotes
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Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.
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You are the mountain and the valley.
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If one intends to make beer from oats, it is prepared with hops.
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With nature’s help, humankind can set into creation all that is necessary and life sustaining.
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The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every creature.
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The soul is kissed by God in its innermost regions.
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A person who lacks the verdancy of justice is dry, totally without tender goodness, totally without illuminating virtue.
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The mystery of God hugs you in its all-encompassing arms.
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Humanity, take a good look at yourself. Inside, you’ve got heaven and earth, and all of creation. You’re a world – everything is hidden in you.
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These visions which I saw were not in sleep nor in dreams, nor in my imagination nor by bodily eyes or outward ears nor in a hidden place; but in watching, aware with the pure eyes of the mind and inner ear of the heart.
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Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.
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Be not lax in celebrating. Be not lazy in the festive service of God. Be ablaze with enthusiasm. Let us be an alive, burning offering before the altar of God.
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The truly holy person welcomes all that is earthly.
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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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Holy persons draw to themselves all that is earthly.
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