In Tune with the Infinite - Ralph Waldo Trine

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Résumé :
In Tune with the Infinite is Ralph Waldo Trine's classic New Thought work on spiritual harmony, mental discipline, divine order, and the inward life of peace, power, and plenty. First published in 1897, the book became one of the most influential inspirational works of its era, presenting the mind not as a passive recipient of circumstance but as an active instrument of spiritual alignment. Trine argues that human life is transformed when thought, conduct, desire, and character are brought into conscious relation with the Infinite Life that sustains all things. This Sublime Books edition presents Trine's best-known work as a serious text in New Thought, practical spirituality, mind-power literature, and philosophical self-culture. Its central concerns are harmony, inward poise, spiritual receptivity, moral character, right thinking, health, abundance, and the discovery of strength through alignment with divine law. For readers of James Allen, William Walker Atkinson, Elizabeth Towne, New Thought classics, spiritual self-help, inspirational philosophy, and early mind-body-spirit writing, In Tune with the Infinite remains one of the foundational books of American metaphysical literature....

Biographie:
Ralph Waldo Trine (1866-1958) was an American writer and one of the central figures of the New Thought movement, a philosophical tradition emphasizing the relationship between mind, character, and lived experience. His work helped define early twentieth-century currents in spiritual philosophy, personal development, and ethical self-cultivation, bridging ideas drawn from Transcendentalism, Christianity, and broader metaphysical thought.Trine's writings, including In Tune with the Infinite and The Greatest Thing Ever Known, were widely read in both the United States and Europe, influencing later developments in positive thinking, self-help literature, and mind-body philosophy. His approach combined reflective prose with practical guidance, focusing on mental discipline, inner harmony, and the constructive use of thought. Today, Trine is regarded as a foundational voice in New Thought philosophy and an important precursor to modern works on personal growth, mindset, and spiritual development....

Sommaire:
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....