The mirror of simple souls (1927) - Page 20

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2. About three words in which the perfection The state of complete spiritual union with God. of this clear life A life of spiritual clarity and purification, often referred to as the "clarified" life. is fulfilled.	219
3. How this soul no longer seeks God; and what it is that takes away her self-love. And concerning the Book of Life A symbolic reference to divine wisdom and the record of the saved, used here to describe the soul's direct understanding of God. and its opening.	220
4. About three ways of looking Contemplations or perspectives. that one should have to reach peace. And how we should not think lightly of a default A spiritual failing or sin. committed against God.	222
5. How it is understood that the righteous man falls seven times a day.	224
6. How this soul will state the sum of her requests, and how she does not know her own petitions. And concerning the two reasons that make her say she will state the sum of her requests.	228
7. What a soul owes to God for one default, and where a soul is led by a failing.	230
8. What art it is that gives science In this context, "science" refers to true spiritual knowledge or wisdom rather than modern laboratory science. within creatures, and concerning the ravishing of love A state of spiritual ecstasy or being "carried away" by divine love., and of the peace of naught willing The mystical state of having no personal desire or will other than God's will..	235
9. Concerning this bounty The overwhelming goodness or generosity. of God and its operation.	238
10. How we must draw into ourselves, as much as we are able, the whole life that our Lord Jesus Christ himself led and preached; and where this will lead us.	241
11. Whether a creature may live in this life and yet always be outside of herself. And when a soul is outside of herself, and what she lives upon when she is outside of herself.	242
12. How this soul sometimes rejoices without feeling it; and concerning three things that cause her to have joy; and the blindness of reason The limitation of human logic when trying to understand divine mysteries..	244

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