The First Mansions chapter 2 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila audio mp3 edition –
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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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