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🕊️ You were made of light
TWO-MINUTE MONK
Ancient wisdom for modern life, every Monday.
🧘 Monk Thought
“Humanity, take a good look at yourself.
Inside, you have heaven and earth,
and all of creation.
You are a world — everything is hidden in you.”
— Hildegard of Bingen
💡 Monk Light
Before science told us we were made of stars, Hildegard already knew.
She saw the soul not as something to escape, but something to embody.
She believed you carry the entire cosmos within you.
Not metaphorically — actually.
To her, illness came from disconnection — from nature, from the divine, from your own rhythm.
And healing?
That came through music, herbs, stillness, breath, and truth.
Not away from the body, but deeper into it.
She didn’t whisper it.
She declared it: You are a world.
Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) was a German Benedictine abbess, mystic, composer and healer
👣 Monk Move
Today, sit quietly and bring your hand to your chest.
Feel your breath.
Say to yourself:
“Heaven and earth live in me.”
Then carry that knowledge into the next thing you do.
🔐 The Monk Vault is now open.
You can find all the previous posts by the Two-Minute Monk in the Vault. The weekly post from the Monk will always be free but at some point in the future, I will create a small subscription of no more than £2 per month to access the Vault to see previous posts and get extra material. For now, though, the Vault remains open and free. Enjoy!