SaintTeresaisasemphatic，andmuchmoredetailed。YoumayperhapsrememberapassageIquotedfromherinmyfirstlecture。[261]Therearemanysimilarpagesinherautobiography。
Whereinliteratureisamoreevidentlyveraciousaccountoftheformationofanewcentreofspiritualenergy，thanisgiveninherdescriptionoftheeffectsofcertainecstasieswhichindepartingleavethesouluponahigherlevelofemotionalexcitement？
“Often，infirmandwroughtuponwithdreadfulpainsbeforetheecstasy，thesoulemergesfromitfullofhealthandadmirablydisposedforaction……asifGodhadwilledthatthebodyitself，alreadyobedienttothesoul’sdesires，shouldshareinthesoul’shappiness……ThesoulaftersuchafavorisanimatedwithadegreeofcouragesogreatthatifatthatmomentitsbodyshouldbetorntopiecesforthecauseofGod，itwouldfeelnothingbuttheliveliestcomfort。Thenitisthatpromisesandheroicresolutionsspringupinprofusioninus，soaringdesires，horroroftheworld，andtheclearperceptionofourpropernothingness……Whatempireiscomparabletothatofasoulwho，fromthissublimesummittowhichGodhasraisedher，seesallthethingsofearthbeneathherfeet，andiscaptivatedbynooneofthem？Howashamedsheisofherformerattachments！
Howamazedatherblindness！Whatlivelypityshefeelsforthosewhomsherecognizesstillshroudedinthedarkness！……Shegroansathavingeverbeensensitivetopointsofhonor，attheillusionthatmadehereverseeashonorwhattheworldcallsbythatname。Nowsheseesinthisnamenothingmorethananimmenselieofwhichtheworldremainsavictim。Shediscovers，inthenewlightfromabove，thatingenuinehonorthereisnothingspurious，thattobefaithfultothishonoristogiveourrespecttowhatdeservestoberespectedreally，andtoconsiderasnothing，oraslessthannothing，whatsoeverperishesandisnotagreeabletoGod……Shelaughswhensheseesgravepersons，personsoforison，caringforpointsofhonorforwhichshenowfeelsprofoundestcontempt。Itissuitabletothedignityoftheirranktoactthus，theypretend，anditmakesthemmoreusefultoothers。ButsheknowsthatindespisingthedignityoftheirrankforthepureloveofGodtheywoulddomoregoodinasingledaythantheywouldeffectintenyearsbypreservingit……Shelaughsatherselfthatthereshouldeverhavebeenatimeinherlifewhenshemadeanycaseofmoney，whensheeverdesiredit……Oh！ifhumanbeingsmightonlyagreetogethertoregarditassomuchuselessmud，whatharmonywouldthenreignintheworld！Withwhatfriendshipwewouldalltreateachotherifourinterestinhonorandinmoneycouldbutdisappearfromearth！Formyownpart，Ifeelasifitwouldbearemedyforallourills。”
Mysticalconditionsmay，therefore，renderthesoulmoreenergeticinthelineswhichtheirinspirationfavors。Butthiscouldbereckonedanadvantageonlyincasetheinspirationwereatrueone。Iftheinspirationwereerroneous，theenergywouldbeallthemoremistakenandmisbegotten。Sowestandoncemorebeforethatproblemoftruthwhichconfrontedusattheendofthelecturesonsaintliness。Youwillrememberthatweturnedtomysticismpreciselytogetsomelightontruth。Domysticalstatesestablishthetruthofthosetheologicalaffectionsinwhichthesaintlylifehasitsroot？