Sixth Mansions Chapter 7 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila – Meditating on the Passion - TOG EP 158

In Tales of Glory episode 158, we are in the Seventh Chapter of Saint Teresa of Avila's masterpiece on prayer, The Interior Castle, in the Sixth Mansion. Here, Saint Teresa shares her wisdom on meditation, emphasizing that we still need to focus on the Passion of Jesus Christ and his humanity. She also discusses why we can't stay in contemplation and how it can be unhealthy spiritually and physically to do so.Timeline:00:00:00 Opening Scripture Hebrews V 7-10 ESV 00:01:40 Tales of Glory Episode 158 Intro 00:09:23 Sixth Mansions Chapter 7 Topic Outline00:11:27 Outline I Reflection and grieving for our sins.00:12:42 nos. 1. Sorrow for sin felt by souls in the Sixth Mansion. 00:15:44 nos. 2. How this sorrow is felt.00:19:21 nos. 3. St. Teresa's grief for her past sins.00:20:40 nos. 4. Such souls, centered in God, forget self-interest. 00:27:54 nos. 5. The remembrance of divine benefits increases contrition.00:35:17 Outline II The importance of meditation.00:35:30 nos. 6. Meditation on our Lord’s Humanity.00:39:59 nos. 7. Warning against discontinuing it. 00:44:40 nos. 8. Christ and the saints our models. 00:50:08 Outline III Meditation and the faculties.00:50:25 nos. 9. Meditation of contemplatives.00:52:52 nos. 10. Meditation during aridity. 00:56:49 nos. 11. We must search for God when we do not feel His presence.00:59:45 Outline IV Challenges in meditation. 00:59:57 nos. 12. Reasoning and mental prayer.01:02:12 nos. 13. A form of meditation on our Lord’s Life and Passion. 01:05:03 nos. 14. Simplicity of contemplatives’ meditation.01:09:24 Outline V Meditation Advice 01:09:42 nos. 15. Souls in every state of prayer should think of the Passion. 01:13:04 nos. 16. Need of the example of Christ and the saints. 01:18:22 nos. 17. Faith shows us our Lord as both God and Man.01:19:13 Outline VI Teresa's closing thoughts on meditation.01:19:23 nos.18. St. Teresa’s experience of meditation on the sacred Humanity. 01:20:09 nos.19. Evil of giving up such meditation. 01:20:56 Conclusion Opening show music - ⁠Meagan Wright - My Inheritance🎙📝 SHOW NOTES 📝🎙Sixth Mansions Chapter 7 – The Interior Castle by St. Teresa of Avila – Meditating on the Passion - TOG EP 158#TalesOfGlory #M16Ministries #AFieldGuideToSpiritualWarfareFacebook: A Field Guide to Spiritual WarfareMichael’s website: https://www.afg2sw.com 📚 To purchase Michael’s books: 📖 Cosmology and Demonology in Genesis 1-11 📖 A Field Guide to Spiritual Warfare 📖 A Field Guide to Advanced Spiritual Warfare # Help us produce more content🥇: Make a One Time Donation Via Paypal