Flowers of Carmel
“So the mystical life is a methodical way, an accommodation of the faculties of the soul to the object of […]
“So the mystical life is a methodical way, an accommodation of the faculties of the soul to the object of […]
Jesus said to his disciples:“If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first.If you belonged to the world,
St. Teresa paints the mystical life as something which develops in the soul, according to the latter’s natural ability, as
Jesus said to his disciples:“This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.No one has greater love than
“Recollection and quiet, slumber and spiritual sleep, passage and death, resurrection and new life infused by God – these are
Jesus said to his disciples:“As the Father loves me, so I also love you.Remain in my love.If you keep my
“In the sixth mansion, the soul is altogether immersed in the contemplation and the enjoyment of the object of its
Jesus said to his disciples:“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower.He takes away every branch
“In the sixth mansion, the soul is altogether immersed in the contemplation and the enjoyment of the object of its
Jesus said to his disciples:“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.Not as the world gives do