Contemplative prayer [oraciรณn mental] in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us.
Teresa of AvilaVocal prayer . . . must be accompanied by reflection. A prayer in which a person is not aware of Whom he is speaking to, what he is asking, who it is who is asking and of Whom, I don't call prayer-however much the lips may move.
Teresa of AvilaGod never changes; Patient endurance Attains to all things; Who God possesses In nothing is wanting; Alone God suffices.
Teresa of AvilaThere is more security in self-denial, mortification, and other like virtues, than in an abundance of tears.
Teresa of Avila