By Hadley Meares — 2016
Hildegard of Bingen fought the patriarchy from her cloister.
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CLEAR ALL
In Sufi teaching the human heart is not a fanciful metaphor but an objective organ of intuition and perception. It perceives all that is beautiful, lovely, and meaningful in life—and reflects these spiritual qualities in the world, for the benefit of others.
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