It is easier to gaze into the sun, than into the face of the mystery of God. Such is its beauty and its radiance.
HILDEGARD OF BINGENAll of creation is a song of praise to God.
More Hildegard of Bingen Quotes
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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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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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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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The earth which sustains humanity must not be injured. It must not be destroyed!
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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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You are the mountain and the valley.
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The mystery of God hugs you in its all-encompassing arms.
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Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.
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The truly holy person welcomes all that is earthly.
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Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness.
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Even in a world that’s being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.
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You are encircled by the arms of the mystery of God.
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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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We cannot live in a world that is not our own, in a world that is interpreted for us by others. An interpreted world is not a home. Part of the terror is to take back our own listening, to use our own voice, to see our own light.
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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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