Teresa Of Ávila

Spanish mystic and reformer.

A Spanish mystic, theologian, and reformer of the Carmelite order, she is known for her deep spiritual insights and writings on contemplative prayer and the nature of divine union. Her work emphasizes the importance of inner silence and the cultivation of a direct, personal relationship with God. Her teachings on mystical experience and inner transformation continue to inspire seekers of spiritual depth across many traditions.

Teresa Of Ávila Quotes about World

People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is solely from the thought that God wishes it to remain here in banishment.
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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes with which Christ looks out his compassion to the world. Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good. Yours are the hands with which he is to bless us now.
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