Those who can enclose themselves within this little heaven of our soul, where the Maker of heaven and earth is present, and grow accustomed to refusing to be where the exterior senses in their distraction have gone or look in that direction should believe they are following an excellent path… There is a withdrawing of the senses from exterior things and a renunciation of them in such a way that, without realizing it, the eyes close so as to avoid seeing them and so that the sight might be more awake to the things of the soul.
Saint Teresa of Jesus