ENTERING THE CASTLE: AN INNER PATH TO GOD AND YOUR SOUL
Caroline Myss
Using St. Teresa of Avila's imagery of the Soul as an interior castle, the author guides us from room to room of this inner castle, preparing us for the ultimate encounter with God and our own divinity.
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"The human soul is the essence of divinity itself."
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"Every prayer is heard in some way that is incomprehensible to our minds."
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"The entire world is a divine scripture, unfolding like cosmic prayer."
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"You are connected to the love that binds the collective soul of humanity."
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"We have a theology in our biology. It is instinctual, just as birds know their paths, beavers build dams, and whales communicate with one another. We are born with knowledge of natural laws, through which the divine reveals or animates its presence in our bones, blood, tissues – our cellular beings."
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"The soul is…the force of endless resurrection; the soul is like a fire that never goes out."
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"I believe that the divine is everywhere and exists within even the most intimate details of our lives."
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"The true self is aware of this ever-present, never-ending, eternal moment, through which all time passes." Ken Wilber, Foreword
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"Always, beyond the darkness, God's greater plan is in motion. That is the truth you need to trust."
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"Begin to dedicate daily prayer to those who have harmed you, to those who do not pray for themselves, and to the well-being of the human community."
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"Your soul is a vessel of sacred graces: compassion, harmony, wisdom, love, endurance, humor, patience, healing, and vision….these are the essence, the building blocks of your highest potential."
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"When you wait in faith, all will be provided. And yes, it is difficult…and yes, it is splendid."
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"The overall number of inner selves is but one." Ken Wilber, Foreword
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"The inner self lives in a timeless, eternal now." Ken Wilber, Foreword
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"Pray to be open to the experience of divine love."
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"We cannot stop our longing for the quest for a deeper spiritual experience, because the attraction to the divine is the most basic force of our lives. Kahlil Gibran called it 'life's longing for itself.'"
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"The divine within the details of your life is present in every second, every motion, every thought."
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"Do not presume that your prayers are not answered, because they are. It is up to you to receive and listen. Practice silence and contemplation as a means of continually attuning to the one clear voice of the divine that is present within your soul."
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"Where there is hatred, sow love. Where there is pain, sow love. Where there is chaos, sow love."
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"You are part of the one collective soul of all species on the planet."
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"So seamlessly does the world, sacred and profane, arise in one piece that I can find no boundary – anywhere in the entire universe." Ken Wilber, Foreword
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"Every single action generated by every life form affects the whole of the universe."
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"You are never without divine guidance; you are never outside the orbit of divine sight."
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"The soul is essentially a vessel of love."
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"We want to touch the sacred and feel its energy, to connect to it personally and to connect to it through our purpose. The divine calls to us through places, actions, and objects, constantly seducing us."
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