Interior castle

This book is an amazing treatise of Catholic mysticism and spirituality. Through the image of seven dwelling places inside a castle, which is our soul built by God, for His glory, St. Teresa of Avila guides us in the power of prayer and contemplation, the favors God concedes freely and by His own accord to His servants, and the temptations that follow us in all the dwelling places, sometimes stronger, other times, weaker. The importance of fear for God, the desire to respect and fulfill His will for us, and the humility of the soul and of our desires are important messages in this short, though very enlightening, book by this Spanish saint. Hence, it is a mandatory reading for Catholics and otherwise who are trying to deepen their knowledge of their spiritual path here on Earth, and trying to perfect the charity, that is, the love of God and our neighbor.