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CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE |
|---|---|
| 13. How this soul serves as the salvation of all creatures for the glory of God, and the meaning behind this. | 246 |
DIVISION XIV
| 1. Concerning the promise that this soul made to speak of the seven estates The seven stages of spiritual progress toward union with God., and how the first is the keeping of God's commandments. | 251 |
| 2. Concerning the second state, which consists of following the counsel our Lord gave to reach perfection The state of complete spiritual maturity.. | 252 |
| 3. Concerning the third state, which consists of performing the works of perfection with an affection of love and in mortifying the will The spiritual practice of "deadening" or subduing one's own ego and personal desires.; using obedience Submitting one's own choices to the direction of others or God. to follow the wills of other men. | 253 |
| 4. Concerning the fourth state, which consists of relinquishing all outward works because of the sweetness felt through the heights of love in contemplation A state of deep, prayerful stillness and focus on the divine.. | 255 |
| 5. Concerning the fifth state, which occurs when a soul departs from her own will by placing it in God through a spreading ravishing A mystical experience of being "carried away" or overwhelmed by spiritual ecstasy. moved by divine light The illuminating presence or wisdom of God.. | 256 |
| 6. Concerning the sixth state, when a soul is made free from all things, pure, and clarified Purified and made transparent, so that God's light shines through her perfectly.. | 260 |
| 7. Concerning the seventh state The final stage of union, often described as the soul's entry into the glory of eternal life.. | 262 |
DIVISION XV
| 1. How this book—which is made very high and great by its words—seems quite small and lowly to those who have "fallen through love" into naught The mystical state of "nothingness," where the self is completely annihilated in God's love., and by whom it was written. | 263 |
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