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CONTENTS
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| 8. | The lament of this soul, and the comfort that love gives her; how she is not satisfied or calmed by what love tells her, but in what she truly finds satisfaction, comfort, and peace; and where she finds the full essence of her requests. | 81 |
| 9. | How this soul finds it better to love those qualities in her Beloved which she does not possess and never will, rather than what she already has; and how the body, due to its heaviness Original: "boisterousness," referring to the coarse or unrefined nature of physical matter compared to the spirit. and fleshly nature, cannot speak of the experiences of the spirit. | 85 |
| 10. | Concerning the gifts that this soul has received from her Beloved, and what her spiritual practice Original: "usage," referring to her customary way of living or her spiritual "habits." entails. | 88 |
DIVISION V
| 1. | Concerning the visions that this soul has experienced, and how no human body may see them; how those who recognize their own nothingness Original: "naught." In this context, it refers to "annihilation" of the ego—a central theme where the soul empties itself to be filled by God. shall do nothing; what those must do who cannot reach the knowledge of their own nothingness; and concerning the failings of this soul, and who redeems them. | 90 |
| 2. | How God has loved this soul from before time began and shall love her without end; concerning the obedience of reason to this soul; the alignment of the will of God and the soul; and concerning her peace, perfect charity From the Latin caritas: a selfless, divine love for God and neighbor., and the promptings of conscience. | 93 |
| 3. | How everything this soul has said is spoken out of love, and concerning this loss of time. | 97 |
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