Interior Castle, Teresa of Avila
Interior Castle, Teresa of Avila
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Interior Castle

Author: Teresa of Avila

Narrator: Teresa of Avila

Unabridged: 7 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2007


Synopsis

WHILE I was beseeching Our Lord to-day that He would speak through me, since I could find nothing to say and had no idea how to begin to carry out the obligation laid upon me by obedience, a thought occurred to me which I will now set down, in order to have some foundation on which to build. 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. // Thus begins Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle, one of the most celebrated books ever written by a mystic on abiding in union with Christ. Writing in obedience to the requests of two of her superiors, the humble 16th century Spanish sister protests “…for the love of God, let me get on with my spinning and go to choir…like the other sisters…I am not meant for writing; I have neither the health nor the wits for it.” // However, in her pre-coffee-house conversational style, Teresa of Avila charmingly proves to her readers that she does have the wits for conveying that “the most essential thing is that we should love God…" as she takes us by the hand and lead us on a visually beautiful spiritual journey into the soul, that Interior Castle where Christ abides, and where we may abide with Him in holy, intimate communion.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Roy on September 08, 2016

It is absurd to think that we can enter Heaven without first entering our own souls Last week I spend five days walking on the Camino de Santiago. I know, probably that doesn’t sound terribly impressive to anyone who walked all the way from France, but I still had a great time. Every morning we s......more

Goodreads review by Walter on June 08, 2014

In the study of the various aspects of Catholic theology, sometimes we forget that the whole religion thing is really about one thing - loving God and loving each other. In this classic work, St. Theresa of Avila brings us back to these simple truths. In her eyes, the spiritual life, which is the lo......more

Goodreads review by Oziel on March 07, 2019

Não sou católico, sou evangélico, mas isso não tem nada a ver quando se trata de literatura  e literatura de primeira. Teresa de Ávila escreve desde o mosteiro de São José de Ávila, no ano de mil quinhentos e setenta e sete, essa obra-prima da espiritualidade cristã. Ela através de uma metáfora expli......more

Goodreads review by Anna on March 17, 2017

I don't know which one is more unfair: leaving this book with 5 stars but with no review, or writing a review which can never ever do it justice, however hard I strive to. The Interior Castle is a spiritual classics; it has been read and enjoyed by millions, and in turn I'm sure it has made many sai......more