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Quotation from The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus by Teresa of Avila

“It seems to me that the garden may be watered in four ways: by water taken out of a well, which is very laborious;”

Teresa of Avila

The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, Chapter XI, § 11, trans. David Lewis

Portrait of Teresa of Avila

Introducing the image of the four waters that structures her teaching on the degrees of prayer.

Citation: "It seems to me that the garden may be watered in four ways: by water taken out of a well, which is very laborious;" — Teresa of Avila, The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus, Chapter XI, § 11, trans. David Lewis. (id life-of-st-teresa-of-jesus-q5)

Portrait: Santa Teresa de Jesús (Museo del Prado), Eduardo Balaca, Public domain.

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