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.
HILDEGARD OF BINGENEverything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness.
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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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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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A person who lacks the verdancy of justice is dry, totally without tender goodness, totally without illuminating virtue.
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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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You are encircled by the arms of the mystery of God.
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Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.
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All the arts serving human desires and needs are derived from the breath that Godsent into the human body.
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If one intends to make beer from oats, it is prepared with hops.
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What I do not see I do not know. I see, hear and know simultaneously and learn what I know as if in a moment.
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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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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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We shall awaken from our dullness and rise vigorously toward justice. If we fall in love with creation deeper and deeper, we will respond to its endangerment with passion.
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The earth which sustains humanity must not be injured. It must not be destroyed!
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Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is deep. You must not only walk there, you must be prepared to leap.
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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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