“Let us remember, then, that within us there is a
palace of immense magnificence: the whole building is of gold and precious
stones: in a word, it is every way as it ought to be for such a Lord. Forget
not, also, that you are partly the cause that this edifice is such as it is;
for truly there is no building of such great beauty as a pure soul, filled with
virtues; and the greater these virtues are, the brighter do these stones
sparkle; and that in this palace the great King lodges, who has been pleased to
become your Guest; and that He sits there on a throne of immense value, which
is your heart.”— Doctoris
Ecclesiae (Doctor of the Church) St. Teresa of Avila
(1515-1582), Spanish mystic and foundress of the Discalced
Carmelites, in The Way of Perfection and Conceptions of Divine Love,
translated by the Rev. John Dalton (1852)
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