by St. Teresa of Avila

St. Teresa was steeped in the piety of her day and its flowery expressions strike us as quaint. But there is nothing quaint about the content of the vitality of Teresa. She is a keen student of human nature, she does not suffer fools gladly and she is not deceived by any affectation of piety she preaches. She talks of virtue, lifestyle and discipline, but most of all she talks of prayer and the inner life. She is righfully regarded as one of the great voices in our tradition of mystical prayer. You'll be pleased with the depth and clarity of her instruction. You can trust her wisdom and experience and, what one might not expect from a mystic, her common sense.

You owe it to yourself to hear this spiritual classic, read with verve and vigor by Juliana Clapp.

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