OF THE CHAPTERS

CHAP. VIII. That it is important above all to
detach oneself from everything to attach
oneself only to God. Of the extreme hap-
piness of the religious vocation original: "vocation Religieuse." This refers to the formal calling to enter a monastic order, specifically the Discalced Carmelites.. Hu-
mility of the Saint Refers to the author, Saint Teresa of Avila. on this subject. That a
Nun original: "Religieuse." must not be at-
tached to her relatives. p. 83

CHAP. IX. How useful it is to
detach oneself from too great an affection
for one's relatives. And that one receives more
assistance from the friends whom God gives
than one receives from one's par-
ents. p. 89

CHAP. X. That it is not enough to de-
tach oneself from one's relatives if one does not de-
tach oneself from oneself through mortifica-
tion Mortification is the practice of self-denial or physical penance used to discipline the body and subvert the ego in favor of spiritual growth.. That this virtue is joined to that
of humility. That one must not pre-
fer the penances that one chooses to
those that are obligatory, nor
flatter oneself in those that one must per-
form. p. 95

CHAP. XI. Not to complain of slight
indispositions. To suffer
great ailments with patience. Not to
fear death at all: and what hap-
piness it is to subject the body
to the spirit. p. 104