The Interior Castle Audio Book - by St. Teresa of Avila

THE INTERIOR CASTLE

OR

THE MANSIONS

By

St. Teresa of Avila

St. Teresa's introduction to the work

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1. Plan of this book. 2. The Interior Castle. 3. Our curable self ignorance. 4. God dwells in the

centre of the soul. 5. Why all souls do not receive certain favours. 6. Reasons for speaking of these

favours. 7. The entrance of the Castle. 8. Entering into oneself. 9. Prayer. 10. Those who dwell in

the first mansion. 11. Entering. 12. Difficulties of the subject.

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1. Effects of mortal sin. 2. It prevents the soul’s gaining merit. 3. The soul compared to a tree. 4.

Disorder of the soul in mortal sin. 5. Vision of a sinful soul. 6. Profit of realizing these lessons. 7.

Prayer. 8. Beauty of the Castle. 9. Self-knowledge 10. Gained by meditating on the divine perfections.

11. Advantages of such meditation. 12. Christ should be our model. 13. The devil entraps beginners.

14. Our strength must come from God. 15. Sin blinds the soul. 16. Worldliness. 17. The world in

the cloister. 18. Assaults of the devil. 19. Examples of the devil’s arts. 20. Perfection consists in

charity. 21. Indiscreet zeal. 22. Danger of detraction

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1. Souls in the second mansions. 2. Their state. 3. Their sufferings. 4. They cannot get rid of their

imperfections. 5. How God calls these souls. 6. Perseverance is essential. 7. Temptations of the

devil. 8. Delusion of earthly joys. 9. God alone to be loved. 10. Reasons for continuing the journey.

11. War fare of the devil. 12. Importance of choice of friends. 13. Valour required. 14. Presumption

of expecting spiritual consolations at first. 15. In the Cross is strength. 16. Our falls should raise

us higher. 17. Confidence and perseverance. 18. Recollection. 19. Why we must practise prayer.

20. Meditation kindles love.

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1. Souls in the Third Mansions. 2. Insecurity of this life. 3. Our danger of falling from grace. 4. The Saint bewails her past life. 5. Our Lady’s patronage. 6. Fear necessary even for religious. 7. St. Teresa’s contrition. 8. Characteristics of those in the Third Mansions. 9. The rich young man in the Gospel. 10. Reason of aridities in prayer. 11. Humility. 12. Tepidity. 13. We must give all to God. 14. Our debt. 15. Consolations and aridities

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