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 divine is always present – always."
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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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"Teresa of Avila observed, 'God lives also among the pots and pans', in other words in our daily actions."
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"The wonder of love is its boundless capacity to heal, to bring forgiveness, to soothe the angry soul, to repair broken relationships, to make things right in all ways."
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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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"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 mystics reassure us, as the Buddha taught, 'On life's journey, faith is nourishment and virtuous deeds a shelter.'"
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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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"Your soul is your divine essence, your eternal self. Imagine dying and completely ceasing to exist. You can't. You have a need to be eternal, and your soul is designed for it."
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"Your role is to empower the life you have and the person you are – and the person you could be – with the energy of grace that listening to your soul gives you."
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"The entire world is a divine scripture, unfolding like cosmic prayer."
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"From the second you incarnate, your soul is in dialogue with divinity, and it is expressing and experiencing its own divinity instinctively."
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"The divine self is one with the all, given in grace and sealed in glory." Ken Wilber, Foreword
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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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"The overall number of inner selves is but one." Ken Wilber, Foreword
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"There is a divine purpose that moves in tandem with every event in your life."
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"The world is not in the hands of greedy politicians or terrorists or corporate moguls or fundamentalists praying for Armageddon. The world is in the hands of God."
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"Open your soul to the wisdom and truth in all traditions."
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"The human soul is indeed made in the image and likeness of God."
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"Love is God in action in this world."
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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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"The true self in each and every one of us is the true self that Jesus of Nazareth realized – 'I and the Father are one.'" Ken Wilber, Foreword
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"Every second offers a choice either to channel grace or to withhold it."
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"Within the interior of your soul, God is present."
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"The closer you get to your true self, the more you live in eternity; the more you live in the timeless present, which includes thoughts of the past, the present, and the future, all occuring in the timeless now." Ken Wilber, Foreword
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