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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.

Hildegard of Bingen

The truly holy person welcomes all that is earthly.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Earth Person True Welcome
The mystery of God hugs you in its all-encompassing arms.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Arms God Hug Mystery
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
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.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Aware Breathe Deep Harmony Heaven Music Song Thinking Time
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.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Thinking
The soul is a breath of living spirit, that with excellent sensitivity, permeates the entire body to give it life. Just so, the breath of the air makes the earth fruitful. Thus the air is the soul of the earth, moistening it, greening it.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Body Breathe Earth Live Soul Spirit
Every element has a sound, an original sound from the order of God; all those sounds unite like the harmony from harps and zithers.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Element Harmony Original Sound
The soul is kissed by God in its innermost regions.
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God Kissing Region Soul
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.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Burn Celebration Enthusiasm God Offering Service
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

Learning Moments Myself Process Wisdom
All the arts serving human desires and needs are derived from the breath that Godsent into the human body.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Art Body Desire God Human Service
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
Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Earth Moon Stars Sun Thinking
Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with connectedness, penetrated with relatedness.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Connection Earth Heaven Relate
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.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Home Light Live Ourselves See Terror Voice World
You are the mountain and the valley.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Mountain Nature One Liner Universe Yourself

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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