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While I was beseeching Our Lord today...I began to think of the soul as if it were a castle made of a single diamond or of very clear crystal, in which there are many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions. -- St. Teresa of Avila
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The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila presents a remarkable description of the entire spiritual life from the first release from mortal sin into Sanctifying Grace through the Mystical Marriage of the soul with Christ as a journey through what she called The Interior Castle... Read Full Overview

The acclaimed modern translation of St. Teresa of Avila's classic book on spiritual awareness and guidance

Las moradas, llamado tambi n El castillo interior es una obra de Teresa de vila, monja carmelita descalza, escrita en 1577 como gu a para el desarrollo espiritual a trav s del servicio y la oraci n. Inspirada en su visi n del alma como un diamante con forma de castillo, dividido... Read Full Overview

Las moradas o El castillo interior es una obra de Teresa de vila, monja carmelita descalza, escrita en 1577 como gu a para el desarrollo espiritual a trav s del servicio y la oraci n. Inspirada en su visi n del alma como un diamante con forma de castillo, dividido en siete mansiones,... Read Full Overview

Interior Castle guides the spiritual seeker through each stage of development until the soul's final union with the divine. Includes an introduction written by Teresa Tomeo.

Esta santa y m?stica espa?ola (1515-1582) es una de las principales escritoras de oraci?n mental, utilizando para este tema sus propias experiencias personales; as? mismo utiliza su profundo conocimiento y sus dotes anal?ticos.En esta obra sobre la oraci?n, Teresa de Jes?s considera... Read Full Overview

In The Interior Castle, Carmelite nun, mystic and patron saint of Spain Teresa of Ávila uses the metaphor of a giant crystal castle to explain her theory of the soul and the various stages it passes through as it progresses towards God. Beginning in the outer rooms, where... Read Full Overview

Teresa of Avila, a renowned sixteenth-century Spanish mystic, received the vision for The Interior Castle one Sunday in 1577. In this signature work, Teresa uses the castle as a symbol for the interior life to describe her mystical experience of the presence of God. Her humble... Read Full Overview

"The Classics of Western Spirituality(TM)...was the event of the year." Commonweal "We simply want to applaud..." The New Review of Books and Religion Teresa of Avila: Interior Castle "I t is that we consider our soul to be like a castle made entirely out of a diamond or of very... Read Full Overview