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The word stands for the body, but the symphony stands for the spirit.

Hildegard of Bingen

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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Brilliant Creature Live Radiation Sun
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
If one intends to make beer from oats, it is prepared with hops.
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Alcohol Oneself Preparation
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
Rivers of living water are to be poured out over the whole world, to ensure that people, like fishes caught in a net, can be restored to wholeness.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Restore River Water World
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
Holy persons draw to themselves all that is earthly.
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Attraction Earth Holy Nature Person
The word stands for the body, but the symphony stands for the spirit.
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Spirit Stand Word
There is the music of Heaven in all things.
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Heaven Music Nature
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
I welcome all creatures of the world with grace.
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Beautiful Creature Myself Radiant Welcome World
The mystery of God hugs you in its all-encompassing arms.
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Arms God Hug Mystery
Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.
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Glass God Ourselves Soul Spiritual
All of creation is a song of praise to God.
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Creation God Praise
A person who lacks the verdancy of justice is dry, totally without tender goodness, totally without illuminating virtue.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Illumination Justice Person Virtue
Humanity, take a good look at yourself. Inside, you’ve got heaven and earth, and all of creation. You’re a world – everything is hidden in you.
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Earth Goodness Heaven Hide Humanity Yourself

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