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 1  Intr,   0|       the themes of prayer and contemplation. It begins with St. Teresa'
 2  Intr,   0|       attracted by the life of contemplation because they have acquired
 3  Intr,   0| believe almost synonymous with contemplation. The Saint protests against
 4  Intr,   0|   grave sin enjoy supernatural contemplation? At first sight, and judging
 5  Intr,   0|   denies this, and states that contemplation is not possible for souls
 6  Intr,   0|      mortal sin can experience contemplation at all.~
 7  Intr,   0|        Can all souls attain to contemplation? Is it possible, without
 8  Intr,   0| possible, without experiencing contemplation, to reach the summit of
 9  Intr,   0|  expositions of this degree of contemplation to be found in any book
10  Intr,   0|    that, however sublime their contemplation may be, they begin and end
11  Unic,   4|    though not greatly given to contemplation, people who have them can
12  Unic,  16|     distracted soul to perfect contemplation and the reason for this.
13  Unic,  16|      me to tell you only about contemplation. My reply is that, if you
14  Unic,  16|                            But contemplation, daughters, is another matter.
15  Unic,  16|       you the way to attain to contemplation, do allow me to speak at
16  Unic,  16|       you will not attain true contemplation. I may, of course, be wrong
17  Unic,  16|       have been striving after contemplation for twenty years.~
18  Unic,  16|    high degree as they are for contemplation. I mean that the King of
19  Unic,  16|       to raise them to perfect contemplation], so that by this means
20  Unic,  16|       that He would grant them contemplation. For that is a Divine union,
21  Unic,  16|      brings them to a state of contemplation, though rarely and not for
22  Unic,  16|    nature of mental prayer and contemplation. It may seem irrelevant,
23  Unic,  17|       all souls are fitted for contemplation and how some take long to
24  Unic,  17|       not grasp the truth that contemplation is something given by God,
25  Unic,  17|      are very much absorbed in contemplation, for contemplatives know
26  Unic,  17|        called His servants. If contemplation and mental and vocal prayer
27  Unic,  17|      prepare yourself for high contemplation with the perfection aforementioned,
28  Unic,  17|     had so great a reward from contemplation. His judgments are His own;
29  Unic,  18|       leading by this road [of contemplation] -- that, as I know from
30  Unic,  18|     wishes or tries to achieve contemplation, must, if she would walk
31  Unic,  18|       whom He wishes to bestow contemplation. With regard to the rest,
32  Unic,  19|       of this water of perfect contemplation whenever we like: the choice
33  Unic,  19|       not to grow careless. In contemplation the Lord Himself relieves
34  Unic,  19|     the road blinds us; but in contemplation the Lord brings us to the
35  Unic,  21|        mental prayer, and even contemplation, if God should grant it
36  Unic,  22|      said, or what is meant by contemplation. For, if you knew this,
37  Unic,  24|  terrified at the very name of contemplation or mental prayer.~
38  Unic,  25|      Lord to grant you perfect contemplation. In this way His Majesty
39  Unic,  25|    This, daughters, is perfect contemplation.~
40  Unic,  25|    something ourselves. In the contemplation which I have just described
41  Unic,  25|       explained all this about contemplation at such length, therefore,
42  Unic,  25|      the Lord to this state of contemplation can get this book, you will
43  Unic,  27|       daughters, would perfect contemplation be here! Oh, how right would
44  Unic,  28|    there altogether in perfect contemplation.~
45  Unic,  30|       tell me I am treating of contemplation, it would be appropriate,
46  Unic,  30|    about the beginning of pure contemplation, which those who experience
47  Unic,  30|      God to the higher kind of contemplation without having had any hand
48  Unic,  30|      she was experiencing pure contemplation, and the Lord was raising
49  Unic,  31|       once; the will, while in contemplation, is working without knowing
50  Unic,  32|        it. This is the perfect contemplation of which you asked me to
51  Unic,  34|       the level of the highest contemplation, for anyone who dwells there
52  Unic,  34|        say I was talking about contemplation, which you need practise
53  Unic,  36|     that I have called perfect contemplation, a person is very resolute,
54  Unic,  36|     them to Himself by perfect contemplation. But the first of these
55  Unic,  36|    giving them this prayer, or contemplation, which has been described;
56  Unic,  37|        words are enshrined all contemplation and perfection, so that
57  Unic,  37|   method of prayer and of high contemplation, from the very beginnings
58  Unic,  37|       Prayer of Quiet, perfect contemplation and all the other favours
59  Unic,  38|    that these favours and this contemplation which His Majesty gives
60  Unic,  38|   namely, those who experience contemplation and practise prayer -- are
61  Unic,  39|      him. However sublime your contemplation may be, take great care
62  Unic,  41|       last the soul attains to contemplation, of which we are chiefly
63  Unic,  42|     very clear sign that their contemplation is genuine and that the