Ascent of Mt. Carmel

By: St. John of the Cross

Narrated by: James Adams

"I remained, lost in oblivion; My face I reclined on the Beloved. All ceased and I abandoned myself, Leaving my cares forgotten among the lilies." Thus writes 16th century Spanish poet and mystic, St. John of the Cross. In this, his third work, the author reflects on the nature of a personal union with Christ, found in the abandonment of self.

Public Domain (P)2009 Christian Audio

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a great spiritual book, StJohn is methodical and brief in his treatment of relayong necessary truths. the speaker helped a lot and was enjoyable to listen to. the book was never finished by St John but it was great for what he did write and is completely worthwhile to read. to grow in the spiritual life, this is certainly a great place to start once one wishes to choose Him for His own sake and not His favours

Enjoyed

Narrator did a great job. Enjoyed the book, especially the second half. Thank you so much!

A True Spiritual Masterpiece

This classic will change the way you approach everything in life. If you find yourself lost or spinning your wheels in your spiritual life and relationship with God, then you MUST read this!

Tremble at these Writings

Let me share an experience that might enlighten another poor, corrupted soul like myself. As a younger man I would ride with my mother and father in our family car. While my mother would drive she would look around at her surroundings - often to the chagrin of my father who would routinely have to remind her to return to her lane in the traffic. This meant nothing to me at the time. As I become older and listened to this book and other writings of the saints I was made aware either through my own understanding or aided by the holy spirit that my mother was acting out her desire - that is to gaze and see those things in her environment - unable to resist even at the cost of driving in an unsafe manner.

This book helps to give us insight into how the world, desires of the flesh and how satan has deceived us into putting our desires first thus distancing ourselves from true communion with God.

Fear not - For as Jesus said, "In patience possess ye your souls". In essence - for as we are tempted and succumb to our desires, that is our fleshly desires of this world we must continue to strive to become better and make the vessel perfect even as Jesus tells to be perfect as he is perfect.

For my own personal path I have a long ways to go.

A valuable read for those truly seeking God.

Lead by Love

Timeless and profound are the words, so much so, one desires the written word so as to slowly savour in contemplation and repeatedly digest each syllable to remove every spiritual nutrient.