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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.

Hildegard of Bingen

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
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
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 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
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
Humanity finds itself in the midst of the world. In the midst of all other creatures humanity is the most significant and yet the most dependent upon the others.
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Creature Depend Humanity World
You are the mountain and the valley.
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Mountain Nature One Liner Universe Yourself
The truly holy person welcomes all that is earthly.
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Earth Person True Welcome
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
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.
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Blessing Bright Death Man Virgin Woman
The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every creature.
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Creativity Creature Live Manifestation World
I welcome all creatures of the world with grace.
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Beautiful Creature Myself Radiant Welcome World
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
It is easier to gaze into the sun, than into the face of the mystery of God. Such is its beauty and its radiance.
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Beautiful Easy Face God Mystery See Sun
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
The soul is kissed by God in its innermost regions.
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God Kissing Region Soul

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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