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.
HILDEGARD OF BINGENThe word stands for the body, but the symphony stands for the spirit.
More Hildegard of Bingen Quotes
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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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I welcome all creatures of the world with grace.
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Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.
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Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness.
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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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Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.
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All the arts serving human desires and needs are derived from the breath that Godsent into the human body.
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The earth which sustains humanity must not be injured. It must not be destroyed!
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There is the music of Heaven in all things.
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You are the mountain and the valley.
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You are encircled by the arms of the mystery of God.
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If one intends to make beer from oats, it is prepared with hops.
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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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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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A person who lacks the verdancy of justice is dry, totally without tender goodness, totally without illuminating virtue.
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