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Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings. Now, think. What delight God gives to humankind with all these things . All nature is at the disposal of humankind. We are to work with it. For without we cannot survive.

Hildegard of Bingen

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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Dreams Eyes Heart Hide Imagination Mindset Place Purity Sleep Vision
When one’s thoughts are neither frivolous nor flippant, when one’s thoughts are neither stiff-necked nor stupid, but rather, are harmonious — they habitually render physical calm and deep insight.
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Thinking
A human being is a vessel that God has built for himself and filled with his inspiration so that his works are perfected in it.
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Build God Human Inspirational Perfection Vessel Work
I welcome all creatures of the world with grace.
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Beautiful Creature Myself Radiant Welcome World
God has arranged everything in the universe in consideration of everything else.
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Consider God Universe
There is the music of Heaven in all things.
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Heaven Music Nature
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
Holy persons draw to themselves all that is earthly.
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Attraction Earth Holy Nature Person
The fire has its flame and praises God. The wind blows the flame and praises God. In the voice we hear the word which praises God. And the word, when heard, praises God. So all of creation is a song of praise to God.
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Creation Fire Flame God Praise Song Voice Wind
Sometimes when we hear a song we breathe deeply and sigh. This reminds the prophet that the soul arises from heavenly harmony. In thinking about this, he was aware that the soul itself has something in itself of this music.
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Aware Breathe Deep Harmony Heaven Music Song Thinking Time
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
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
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.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Home Light Live Ourselves See Terror Voice World
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
Even in a world that’s being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.
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Brave Hard Time Strong World
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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Be Yourself Dare Leap Preparation Silence Way
The mystery of God hugs you in its all-encompassing arms.
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Arms God Hug Mystery
You are encircled by the arms of the mystery of God.
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God Mystery Yourself
The earth which sustains humanity must not be injured. It must not be destroyed!
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Destroy Earth Humanity Injury
You are the mountain and the valley.
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Mountain Nature One Liner Universe Yourself
Angels, living light most glorious! Beneath the Godhead in burning desire in the darkness and mystery of creation you look on the eye of your God never taking your fill: What glorious pleasures take shape within you!
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Angel Burn Creation Desire Glory God Happiness Light Live Yourself
If one intends to make beer from oats, it is prepared with hops.
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Alcohol Oneself Preparation
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.
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Burn Divine Life Moon Stars Sun Wisdom
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
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
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
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

Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings. Now, think. What delight God gives to humankind with all these things . All nature is at the disposal of humankind. We are to work with it. For without we cannot survive.

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Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings. Now, think. What delight God gives to humankind with all these things . All nature is at the disposal of humankind. We are to work with it. For without we cannot survive.

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