Character-Building Thought Power - Trine, Ralph Waldo

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Résumé :
UNCONSCIOUSLY we are forming habits every moment of our lives. Some are habits of a desirable nature; some are those of a most undesirable nature. Some, though not so bad in themselves, are exceedingly bad in their cumulative effects, and cause us at times much loss, much pain and anguish, while their opposites would, on the contrary, bring as much peace and joy, as well as a continually increasing power. Have we it within our power to determine at all times what types of habits shall take form in our lives? In other words, is habit-forming, character-building, a matter of mere chance, or have we it within our own control? We have, entirely and absolutely. I will be what I will to be, can be said and should be said by every human soul. Ralph Waldo Trine was a philosopher, mystic, teacher, author and early mentors of the New Thought Movement. As an author Trine has far outsold other New Thought authors.

Biographie:
Ralph Waldo Trine (1866-1958) was an American philosophical writer associated with the New Thought movement, whose work occupies a formative place in the development of modern mind-body and spiritual philosophy. Educated at Johns Hopkins University, Trine drew upon a range of intellectual influences, including Transcendentalism, Christian ethical thought, and emerging metaphysical traditions concerned with the relationship between consciousness and lived reality.His writings are marked by a deliberate and reflective tone, emphasizing inward discipline, ethical awareness, and the ordering of thought as central to human development. Works such as In Tune with the Infinite achieved wide readership in the early twentieth century and contributed to the broader dissemination of New Thought ideas in both American and European contexts. Trine's influence can be traced in later philosophical and spiritual literature concerned with consciousness, intentionality, and the shaping power of mental life, and he remains a significant figure in the historical study of New Thought and its philosophical foundations....