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When mystical literature creates spiritual envy

I've been reading about the mystics' experiences of spiritual marriage and divine union, and I feel envious that my prayer life seems so ordinary by comparison.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Comparing inner experience to external descriptions can obscure the unique way grace manifests in each soul's particular circumstances.

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