Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.
HILDEGARD OF BINGENThe word stands for the body, but the symphony stands for the spirit.
More Hildegard of Bingen Quotes
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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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The mystery of God hugs you in its all-encompassing arms.
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With nature’s help, humankind can set into creation all that is necessary and life sustaining.
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Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.
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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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The earth should not be injured. The earth should not be destroyed. As often as the elements, the elements of the world are violated by ill treatment, so God will cleanse them thru the sufferings, thru the hardships of mankind.
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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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I am the fiery life of the essence of God; I am the flame above the beauty in the fields; I shine in the waters; I burn in the sun, the moon, and the stars. And with the airy wind, I quicken all things vitally by an unseen, all-sustaining life.
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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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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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The word stands for the body, but the symphony stands for the spirit.
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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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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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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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The truly holy person welcomes all that is earthly.
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