The Way of Perfection

Contents

• 1Chapter 1: The saint mentions the reason which induced her to found this monastery in such great austerity
• 2Chapter 2: The saint tells her sisters that they must be indifferent about corporal necessities: she shows what
• 3Chapter 3: She continues the subject of the first chapter, exhorts the sisters continually to pray to god, that
• 4Chapter 4: She speaks on observing their rule, and on three things which conduce to a spiritual life
• 5Chapter 5: She continues her discourse about confessors, and shows how important it is that they should be lear
• 6Chapter 6: She returns to her discourse on perfect love
• 7Chapter 7: She continues the same discourse on spiritual love, and gives some directions for obtaining it
• 8Chapter 8: She treats of the great advantage of being disengaged, both interiorly and exteriorly, prom all crea
• 9Chapter 9: She speaks on the great advantage those enjoy who, having abandoned the world, have abandoned their
• 10Chapter 10: She tells the sisters that the above-mentioned disengagement is not sufficient, unless they forsake
• 11Chapter 11: She continues the subject of mortification, etc
• 12Chapter 12: She shows how the true lover of god must despise life and honour
• 13Chapter 13: She speaks on true humility and mortification, and shows how religious ought to avoid honours and al
• 14Chapter 14: How important it is not to allow any to make their profession, whose disposition is the contrary of
• 15Chapter 15: On the great benefit we derive from not excusing ourselves, though we may be convinced we have been
• 16Chapter 16: She begins to speak on mental prayer as compared with contemplation, etc
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