In Tune with the Infinite; or, Fullness of Peace, Power, and PlentyTrine, Ralph Waldo
Religion
In Tune with the Infinite; or, Fullness of Peace, Power, and Plenty
Trine, Ralph Waldo
New Thought
And so in the life of man. If, as I think we have already agreed,
however we may differ in regard to anything else, there is this
Infinite Spirit of Life behind all, the life of all, and so, from which
all comes, then the life of individual man, your life and mine, must
come by a divine inflow from this Infinite Source. And if this is
true, then the life that comes by this inflow to man is necessarily the
same in essence as is this Infinite Spirit of Life. There is a
difference. It is not a difference in essence. It is a difference in
degree.
If this is true, does it not then follow that in the degree that man
opens himself to this divine inflow does he approach to God? If so, it
then necessarily follows that in the degree that he makes this approach
does he take on the God-powers. And if the God-powers are without
limit, does it not then follow that the only limitations man has are
the limitations he sets to himself, by virtue of not knowing himself?
THE SUPREME FACT OF HUMAN LIFE.
From the great central fact of the universe in regard to which we have
agreed, namely, this Spirit of Infinite Life that is behind all and
from which all comes, we are led to inquire as to what is the great
central fact in human life. From what has gone before, the question
almost answers itself.
_The great central fact in human life, in your life and in mine, is the
coming into a conscious, vital realization of our oneness with this
Infinite Life, and the opening of ourselves fully to this divine
inflow_. This is the great central fact in human life, for in this all
else is included, all else follows in its train. In just the degree
that we come into a conscious realization of our oneness with the
Infinite Life, and open ourselves to this divine inflow, do we
actualize in ourselves the qualities and powers of the Infinite Life.
And what does this mean? It means simply this: that we are recognizing
our true identity, that we are bringing our lives into harmony with the
same great laws and forces, and so opening ourselves to the same great
inspirations, as have all the prophets, seers, sages, and saviours in
the world's history, all men of truly great and mighty power. For in
the degree that we come into this realization and connect ourselves
with this Infinite Source, do we make it possible for the higher powers
to play, to work, to manifest through us.
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