The word stands for the body, but the symphony stands for the spirit.
HILDEGARD OF BINGENOur souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.
More Hildegard of Bingen Quotes
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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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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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All of creation is a song of praise to God.
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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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I welcome all creatures of the world with grace.
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Our souls should be like a transparent crystal through which God can be perceived.
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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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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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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.
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The truly holy person welcomes all that is earthly.
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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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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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With nature’s help, humankind can set into creation all that is necessary and life sustaining.
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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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