The teachings of St Teresa of Avila about personal prayer. The practicality of St. Teresa's teaching about mental prayer shines through in this wonderful synopsis of her writings about it--something she said "the whole world could not purchase." Learn how we should pray, in order to grow in the spiritual life. Imprimatur.
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I first read this work nearly 50 years ago.,
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This review is from: Conversation With Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila about Personal Prayer (Paperback)
I was a young high schooler, being drawn by God into a life of greater awareness of God's love for me. This was my first "manual" in what the author calls meditation, but which would classically be called mental prayer or more simply, prayer.
This volume grounded me. It helped me to move from a self-centered mysticism into a human being blessed to find his life re-immersed daily in the life of Jesus Christ. The "Conversation with Christ" that one is drawn into through the teachings of Teresa of Avila leads to frequent repentance, regular returning to the Lord, ongoing petition to be more and more available for the uses Jesus has for us, even into old age. The conversation never ends. Of course, it looks so different to me now than it did as a teenage. The secret is to never stop talking to Jesus, except when he invites you to. I have bought the new edition. It is the same as the 1956 edition except for a 1980 preface. I read it now as a primer on ways to talk to others about prayer.
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This review is from: Conversation With Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila about Personal Prayer (Paperback)
An explanation for everyone of St. Teresa of Avila's teaching about personal prayer, especially the prayer of meditation, which she calls the "royal highway to Heaven." Though a mystic, St. Teresa was an eminently practical person, and that quality imbues her approach to prayer - and this book. Filled with saintly wisdom. Easy to understand. Highly recommended by Fr. Dubay, author of "Fire Within".
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Excellent book..,
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This review is from: Conversation With Christ: The Teaching of St. Teresa of Avila about Personal Prayer (Paperback)
This is an excellent introduction to praying with scripture. A priest friend had told me that he had learnt Christian meditation from this book in his formative years as a Carmelite.
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