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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.

Hildegard of Bingen

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.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Awake Healing Life Move On Sleep Wound Yourself
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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Creation Fire Flame God Praise Song Voice Wind
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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Learning Moments Myself Process Wisdom
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
If one intends to make beer from oats, it is prepared with hops.
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Alcohol Oneself Preparation
With nature’s help, humankind can set into creation all that is necessary and life sustaining.
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Creation Help Life Nature Necessary
Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of earth’s greenings. Now, think. What delight God gives to humankind with all these things . All nature is at the disposal of humankind. We are to work with it. For without we cannot survive.
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Earth Human Kind Moon See Stars Sun Survive Work
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.
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Burn Celebration Enthusiasm God Offering Service
Every element has a sound, an original sound from the order of God; all those sounds unite like the harmony from harps and zithers.
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Element Harmony Original Sound
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
Every creature is a glittering, glistening mirror of Divinity.
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Creature Divine Mirror
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 BINGEN

Be Yourself Dare Leap Preparation Silence Way
Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.
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Earth Nature Spirit
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
You are the mountain and the valley.
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Mountain Nature One Liner Universe Yourself
The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every creature.
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Creativity Creature Live Manifestation World
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
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
Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.
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Earth Moon Stars Sun Thinking
I, God, am in your midst. Whoever knows me can never fall. Not in the heights, nor in the depths, nor in the breadths. For I am love, which the vast expanses of evil can never still.
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Evil Failure God Love Myself
Holy persons draw to themselves all that is earthly.
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Attraction Earth Holy Nature Person
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
All of creation is a song of praise to God.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

Creation God Praise
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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Beautiful Easy Face God Mystery See Sun
Angels, living light most glorious! Beneath the Godhead in burning desire in the darkness and mystery of creation you look on the eye of your God never taking your fill: What glorious pleasures take shape within you!
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Angel Burn Creation Desire Glory God Happiness Light Live Yourself
You are encircled by the arms of the mystery of God.
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God Mystery Yourself
The soul is kissed by God in its innermost regions.
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God Kissing Region Soul

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