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Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.

Hildegard of Bingen

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.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Dreams Eyes Heart Hide Imagination Mindset Place Purity Sleep Vision
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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Body Empty Live Music Word
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
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
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
Holy persons draw to themselves all that is earthly.
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Attraction Earth Holy Nature Person
The soul is kissed by God in its innermost regions.
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God Kissing Region Soul
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
Love abounds in all things, excels from the depths to beyond the stars, is lovingly disposed to all things. She has given the king on high the kiss of peace.
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Excellence Kiss Love Peace
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
Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.
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Glass God Ourselves Soul Spiritual
Even in a world that’s being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.
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Brave Hard Time Strong World
The mystery of God hugs you in its all-encompassing arms.
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Arms God Hug Mystery
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
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
Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Earth Nature Spirit

Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.

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