Interior CastleTeresa of Avila, Kieran Kavanaugh, Otilio Rodriguez, Caro Lisi
Interior Castle
by Teresa of Avila, Kieran Kavanaugh, Otilio Rodriguez, Caro Lisi · first published 2009
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…Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl - Alexander the Great by Philip Freeman - Debt by David Graeber - Extreme Ownership by Jocko Wilink - Genesis and the Big Bang by Gerald Schroeder - The Interior Castle by Teresa of Avila
on “Ask HN: Life Changing Books?” ↗…his gumroad page and it comes with both the ebook and audiobook: https://pathless.gumroad.com/l/pathlesspath Tanbooks also sells mp3s of their audiobooks directly on their website. Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle changed my life profoundly for the better. https://tanbooks.com
on “Ask HN: Where do you guys find audiobooks?” ↗Teresa of Avila was 62 when she wrote the Interior Castle. Easily one of the most impactful books on my own life.
on “Remember: Kurt Vonnegut Was 47” ↗…before and know what the pitfalls are. For anyone curious about that (from a Christian monastery context): * Cloud of Unknowing (Anonymous) * The Dark Night of the Soul (St. John of the Cross) * The Interior Castle (Teresa of Ávila) Similar material exists for guiding e.g. Buddhist monks through the sort of territory that comes up when people spend a lot of time alone in contemplation (The Visuddhimagga, The Vimuttimagga…
on “St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries (516)” ↗I found the article to be entirely useless, since it doesn't cover concrete techniques from any traditions, whether that's St. Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle or Buddhist works. The best "focus techniques" are usually found in "occult" books - I quote because there is no real system and it's all disjointed and makes no sense. Anyway, here are some decent focus…
on “What Monks Know about Focus” ↗Picked up my two mentions of the Interior Castle by Teresa of Avila. Going to be looking to see if any of the other doctors have been mentioned.
on “Show HN: Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025” ↗