In this article, the authors study the phenomenon of mystical death in the spirituality of Saint Teresa of Ávila. They first explain the phenomenon of mystical death in the history of Christian spirituality. The authors note that the history of this phenomenon goes as far back as the New Testament, where it can be found in the texts by St. Paul and St. John, but it was first formulated explicitly by an unknown author much later—in the seventeenth century. Mystical death is a concept used to explain mystics’ experience of transformation from self-centeredness to other-centeredness. The authors want to use this concept to open up a further interpretation of Teresa of Ávila’s work, it provides a key for unlocking a major theme of her work. In the mysticism of Saint Teresa of Ávila, the authors investigate this phenomenon in two of her books: The Interior Castle or The Mansions and The Life of Teresa of Jesus . Firstly, this phenomenon is in her description of the fifth mansion of The Interior Castle or The Mansions in the symbolism of the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly, conditioned by ascending of internal energies. Secondly, they can trace the phenomenon of mystical death in her work The Life of Teresa of Jesus , especially in her explanation of her near-death experience. According to the authors, the phenomenon of mystical death in the mysticism of Teresa of Ávila constitutes a condition for higher spiritual states, especially the state of mystical unity (lat. unio ). Finally, the authors outline that the phenomenon of mystical death in the spirituality of Teresa of Ávila is similar to mysticism in Eastern spiritual traditions. They discuss the importance of revealing these similarities for a better understanding of the human being and hir further spiritual development.

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阿维拉圣特蕾莎灵性中的神秘死亡

在这篇文章中，作者研究了阿维拉圣特蕾莎灵性中神秘死亡的现象。他们首先解释了基督教灵性史上神秘死亡的现象。作者指出，这种现象的历史可以追溯到新约，在圣保罗和圣约翰的文本中可以找到它，但它首先由一位不知名的作者在很久以后明确表述——在十七世纪。神秘的死亡是一个概念，用来解释神秘主义者从以自我为中心到以他人为中心的转变经历。作者想用这个概念来开启对阿维拉作品特蕾莎的进一步解读，它为解开她作品的一个主要主题提供了一把钥匙。在阿维拉的圣特雷莎的神秘主义中，作者在她的两本书中研究了这种现象：内部城堡或豪宅和耶稣的特蕾莎的生活。首先，这种现象是在她对内部城堡的第五豪宅或豪宅的描述中，象征着毛毛虫转变为蝴蝶，受到内在能量上升的制约。其次，他们可以在她的作品《耶稣特蕾莎的生平》中追溯神秘死亡的现象，尤其是在她对濒死经历的解释中。根据作者的说法，阿维拉的特蕾莎的神秘主义中的神秘死亡现象构成了更高精神状态的条件，尤其是神秘统一状态（lat. unio）。最后，作者概述了阿维拉的特蕾莎灵性中的神秘死亡现象与东方灵性传统中的神秘主义相似。