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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

All the arts serving human desires and needs are derived from the breath that Godsent into the human body.
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Art Body Desire God Human Service
You are encircled by the arms of the mystery of God.
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God Mystery Yourself
Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.
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Glass God Ourselves Soul Spiritual
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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Home Light Live Ourselves See Terror Voice World
I welcome all creatures of the world with grace.
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Beautiful Creature Myself Radiant Welcome World
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
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
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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Burn Celebration Enthusiasm God Offering Service
If one intends to make beer from oats, it is prepared with hops.
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Alcohol Oneself Preparation
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
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
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
You are the mountain and the valley.
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Mountain Nature One Liner Universe Yourself
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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Earth Human Kind Moon See Stars Sun Survive Work
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
The mystery of God hugs you in its all-encompassing arms.
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Arms God Hug Mystery

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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