God implants Himself in the interior of that soul in such a way that, when it returns to itself, it cannot possibly doubt that God has been in it and it has been in God; so firmly does this truth…
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Authenticating Our Mystical Experiences: Certitude
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Authenticating Mystical Experiences: Spiritual Guides
I am very ready to give credence to those who have great learning. For even if they have not themselves experienced these things, men of great learning have a certain instinct to prompt them. As God uses them to give…
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Authenticating our Mystical Experiences: Quality
“If we are really very fond of vanities, the devil will send us into transports over them; but these are not like the transports of God, nor is there the same delight and satisfaction for the soul or the same…
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Removing Barriers
I can’t give up that quick. My life is a candle and a wick. You can put it out but you can’t break it down, In the end we are waiting to be lit. (Laura Marling) In the Prayer of…
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