Folio Chapter Index


	Concerning the highest stage of the active lifeThe "active life" (vita activa) involves the external practice of virtues and moral discipline, serving as the foundation for deeper spiritual growth.	Ch. XXVII.

¶ Index of those things contained in the second book.


23	Summary of the things to be discussed in this second book.	Ch. I.
23	Concerning the three things necessary for the vision of spiritual matters.	Ch. II.
24	Concerning the triple natural union in man.	Ch. III.
25	Concerning the moral adornment of these virtues.	Ch. IIII.
25	How the active man should prepare himself for spiritual adornment, and concerning the infusion of new grace.	Ch. V.
26	Concerning the three things that cause spiritual vision.	Ch. VI.
27	Concerning the three spiritual adventsoriginal: "aduentibus." Here referring to the mystical ways Christ approaches the inner soul. of CHRIST.	Ch. VII.
28	Concerning the first stage of the first spiritual advent of CHRIST.	Ch. VIII.
29	Concerning unity, compunctionoriginal: "compunctione." A spiritual sorrow or "pricking" of the heart moved by the love of God or regret for sin., affection, and devotion of heart.	Ch. IX.
29	Concerning gratitude and its twofold sorrow.	Ch. X.
30	Two examples showing the exercise of this stage.	Ch. XI.
31	Concerning the second stage of the first spiritual advent of CHRIST: by which the sweetness of heart is infused.	Ch. XII.
31	Concerning spiritual drunkennessoriginal: "ebrietate spirituali." A mystical state where the soul is so overwhelmed by divine love and joy that it loses its ordinary self-control, much like physical intoxication..	Ch. XIII.
32	How some are held in this drunkenness.	Ch. XIIII.
33	A warning against temptations.	Ch. XV.
33	What is the change of divine unity that wounds the heart.	XVI.
34	Concerning the languororiginal: "langore." A state of spiritual exhaustion or fainting caused by the intensity of desire for God. and impatience of love.	Ch. XVII.
35	Concerning various spiritual graces which are frequently bestowed upon the impatient lover.	Ch. XVIII.
36	Concerning a certain danger to be avoided by the impatient lover.	Ch. XIX.
36	Concerning another certain danger.	Ch. XX.
37	The example of the ant for the warning of the impatient lover.	Ch. XXI.
38	Concerning the fourth stage of the first spiritual advent of CHRI-