Read this in first few years of being Catholic. Would gain all the more now. Offers extended metaphor or even analogy of the stages of prayer, of the stages of the soul's progression to eventual union with God. Made me think of it as a dance, of how one learns to dance, then dances, then eventually loses self from the human partner, from self, from music, and is carried off unawares....

Very deep and spiritually moving. This book shows us how to bet closer to God in prayer. It also exposes traps set by the devil. ( )

I've never made it though the entire book but I love St. Theresa's ideas which have helped my faith grow considerably. ( )

This translation of a classic in Western Christian mysticism is one of the best. ( )