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A ST UDY O F F O RG O T T EN T RU T H
E D . . W A LK ER
Ex orien te la x
N EW YO RK
AN D TO
A RI EL,
I I
T H S L TT LE VO LUME P RO MP T ED BY
505 ib wicateb ,
THE AUTHOR .
Soul , dwellin g of t i n God s in n i tu d e
su
p
A ath I k w t f no no ,
ro m a so u r e c to a b ou rn
B th wh ich I k w
o no n ot Fe are st th ou to re turn
Al v
on e , e th u c en as o am e s t a l o n e , t o G od
D . M MULO CK
. .
c
I n se t a n d re ptil e, sh an d bi rd an d b east ,
C ast th e ir worn ro b e s as i d e , f r es h ro b es t o d on ;
Tre e , owe r, an d m oss , pu t n ew y ear s raim en ts
on ;
c
Ea h n at ura l t yp e , th e gre a t est as th e l e as t ,
Re n ews its ve st ure wh e n it s use h ath c eas e d .
H ow sh oul d m an
s sp irit k e ep in u n ison
With th e w orl d
s l aw of outgr owth , s a v e it won
New ro b e s an d a m pl i ts girth in re ase d
e r as c
"uit sh run k en c ree d , an d d wa r e d hil oso hy f p p "
Let gen tl y d i e an art s d e ayi n g r e I
c
Wor on th e an ie n t lin es , b ut y e t b e re e
k c f
v f
T o l e a e an d ram e a n e w , if God i n s ire p
T he pl an e ts ch a n ge th eir f c
s ur a e as th e y rol l
HE N RY G . HEW LE TT .
PREFA C E .
Microcosm e xpr e ssing
,
the common f eeling of
The pre s ent pe rpl exity of all C hrist e ndom upon the
deep e st prob l ems of life the s ens e of b lind fat e op
,
PREPA C E .
that study has r e sul ted in this vol um e Som e r ead ers .
an d v .
)
E
. D W . .
Of al l th e th e ori es re spe cti g th n e ori gin of th e soul , it (pre -
e xist
en c
) e mse e m s
e th e m os to
a s e t p l u ib l
a n d th e re ore th e on e m os t l i e f k
ly to thr ow ligh t on th e qu e stion of a li e t o om e FRE D ERI H f c . CK .
HED C E .
I t would b e cu i
r ous if we sh oul d n d ci c d phil phy t k
s en e an oso a
in g u p agai n th e ol d th e or y f m t m p y ch i
o e e m d lli g it t
s os s , re o e n o
su i t ou r p re se n t m odes of re ligi u o d ci ti c th u gh t
s an s d l u ch
en o ,
an a n
ha v e ha pp en e d in th e his tor y f h um
o pi i anJA ME S FRE E MA N
o n on .
C LAR KE .
c
If we oul d l egiti ma tely d et erm in e an y question of e lie b y th e b f
b
n u m e r of its a dh e ren ts , th e quad semp er, quad ubi que , quad a b amni
bus woul d appl y t o m et em sy h osis m ore tl y th a n t o an y oth erp c .
I thi n k k
it is qui te as l i ely t o b e re i e d a n d t o om e t o th e vv c f ron t
IN T RODU CT ION
WHA T IS REIN CA RN A T I ON
WE ST ERN Ev N C ES or RE I N CA RN A T ION
1 Im m ortal ity d e ma n d s it ; 2 A n al ogy suggests it ; 3 S ien e
. . . c c
c
on rm s it ; 4 Th e n ature of th e soul re qui re s it ; 5 I t
. .
I II .
IV .
Fred e ri ck
H He dge ; 23 Sir H um phry Da y
. . v .
xii C ON TE N TS .
V .
WEST ERN PO ET S UP O N RE I N A RN A T I O N C
I A m e ri a n Poe ts : H ay n e , Whi t ti er , T a yl or, La n don , Al dri h ,
. c c
Lel a n d , T h om p s on , Willis , Tro w ri dge , Lon g e ll ow, Lowe ll , b f
Whitm an , Parsons .
M atth e w Arn ol d .
VI .
RE I N CA RN A T IO N A MO N G T HE AN C I EN TS
REI N CA RN A T ION IN T HE B I B LE
V II I .
RE I N CA RN A T IO N IN EARL Y C H RI ST E N DO M
I T he Gn osti ; I I T h c
e N e
s oPl aton ists ; III
. . Th e Orthod ox
C h ur c
h Fath ers .
IX
RE IN CA RN A T I ON IN T HE EA ST T o -
DAY
EA ST E RN PO ET R Y OF RE I N C ARN AT ION
c
Extra ts : 1 Kal id sa s Sak oon tala
. 2 Th e Katha Upan i
.
From Ha 6 A Su Poe m z . .
ES OT ERI C ORI E N T A L RE I N CA RN A T IO N
C ON TE N TS .
xiii
X II .
XI II .
XIV .
T HE C O MP A N I O N TRUT H or RE IN CA RN A T ION
C ON CLUSION
APPEN DIX .
or REIN CA RN A T IO N
I N D EX
By th e sea , b y th e d reary d ar eni ng se a k .
Oh , sol v e m e Li f e s e n igma ,
y e wa v e s,
Weary an d l an guishi n g
T e l l m e , wh at a m I
Whe n c e c am e I wh ither d o I pl od
,
T h e wi n d sp k ea s n igh t an d d ay ,
Cal m a n d c ol d sin g th e stars on h igh ,
B ut h e k n ows n ot wh a t th e y sa y .
HE IN E .
c c
Th e d o trin e of m ete m psy h os is m ay al m ost la im t o b e a natural c
b
or i nn ate f
elie in th e h u m an min d , if w e m ay j u dge rom its wid e f
f
dif usion am on g th e n ati on s of th e e arth an d its re al e n e through out p v c
c
th e his t ori al age s
. PRO F E SSOR FRA N IS BO W EN C .
We saw th e gl eb e we reap the c orn
, ,
We l oo k up t o th e gre at wi d e Sk y ,
The se ns e s f o l d in g thi ck an d d ar k
A b out th e sti e d soul W ithi n ,
We v
gu e ss di in e r thi n gs b e y on d
A n d y e a rn t o th e m wi th y e arn in g f on d;
We stri e out ol dl y t o a m ar
k b k
v
B elie e d in , b ut n ot se en .
MRs . BROWN IE C .
INTR ODUC TI ON .
a sh ad owy r e gion wh e r e the e agern e ss for
, practic al
things rej ects wh at e ve r c annot b e p hysic ally proven .
v o kin
g th roughout C hriste ndom a count e r curr e nt of
-
A rchite ct s pl an
.
I N TROD UC TI ON .
pr ofe ss it .
th e od yb c
H o w m u h of th e t ea hin g e en of thi s w orl d can th e
. c v
fv
m ost d il ige n t an d m ost a ore d m an h a e e xh au ste d e ore h e is all e d v bf c
to l e a v e it . Is all that re ma in s lost GEO RGE MA C O N ALD D .
th e se ns e of d uty in e v e ry n o bl e n atu re , a b fi p
el i e n
'
re ex iste n c e m ay
e n h an c
th e gl ory of t h e rese n t li e an d in
e p f t i f y th
ens e re v ere n ce with
c
whi h th e d eathl ess rin ipl e is regard e d p c . WILL IA M KN I G H T .
I f wec p t t h b li f f f u t u
ex e e e e o a re re m u n e ration b e y on d this l if e
f uff i g v i tu
or s d
er n t i b uti r f e an re r on or su cc ful c
e ss ri m es , th e re is no
s y t m
s e im pl dso s littl puge , an so e re n an t to our un d ersta n d in g, as th a t
o f m t m p y ch i
e e Th p i s d pl
os s . e a ns a n e asure s of thi s li f e a re b y this
s y t m c
s e id d th
on s c mp ere as e re o e ns e or the pu n ish m en t of our a cti on s
i th I SAA C D I SRA E LI
n an o t t er s a e . .
ind ee d the h e irs of all the age s an d are alon e ,
c u de
l in the p e ac e of G od b ut th at will not b e pos
,
M ILT ON .
Th ere is sure l y a i
p e c e of v
d i i ni ty in us , som ethi n g t hat was b e
f or e t he el e m e n ts a n d ow e s n o h om age un t o th e su n .
For of th e s oul th e b
m d oth ta e ,
od y f or k
For soul is f orm an d d oth th e od y m a e b k .
SP E N SER .
Se c re t e d an d hi d d e n i n th e h e art of th e w orl d an d th e h ea rt of
THROU GH H E GA E S O G O T T F LD .
Th ul if imm
e so t l xi t d b f
, u b i th or a , e s e e ore o r r .
Wh t i i c u pti bl m u t b u g
a s n orr bl e s e n e n e ra e .
M t m p y ch i i th
e e l y y t m f imm t l ity th t Ph il
s os s s phy
e on s s e o or a a os o
can h k t e ar HUME en o . .
N t i thi g l
a u re th th l d d
s no f
n u cti whi h t p
ess an e a er o re s rr e on c ,
s e
b y t p l d up w d
s e , ea th i c
s i d f m th ar by f t
, or ra er s arr e ro e a ss o e er
na l d th up t th
ea p f lif SCH LE GE L
o e a ex o e . .
L k tu t h ugh
oo ti v luti ll
na re ro
s re o on a ,
All ch g ; d th D y f ll w
an igh t
e d i ght
no ea . a o o s n ,
an n
Th e d y in g d a y ; s tars r ise an d se t , an d se t an d ri se .
Earth t a e s th e k e x am pl e . Al l t o re ou rish f ad e s
AS i n a wh e el : al l S i n k s to re as c en d ;
b
Em l e m s of m a n , wh o p ass es , n ot e x pi re s .
c
wi th it onse qu e n e s su c c h wi l l m k
as a i t th e ge n e ral , if n ot th e
e un i
s age aros e an d s aid : O kin g an d lords You all .
adopte d .
an d St e w art Tait s Uns ee n Univ e rs e T he con
.
p y
n arrow groov e thinking of e ve ry m e ch anic al school
-
O h
p y of all tim e th a t of H e r b e rt S p e nc e r S tr an .
1
b c
Se e th e pu li ati ons of th e So i e ty c of c c
Psy hi al Research of Lon
do n an d B oston an d N ew Yor k .
20 E VI D E N C E S OF RE I N C A RN A TI ON .
s ee m conclusiv e .
1 Th at the id e a of i m m or ta li ty d e m ands it
. .
3 T h at s ci en ce conrm s it
. .
u esti on s of
ca l origin al sin nd futur punish
q a e
m ent .
1
. Immort ality d em ands it .
th a t wh at b e gins in ti m e must en d in ti m e W e h av e
.
D e ath, so c alle d is b ut old m a tte
,
r dr esse d
In som e n e w fo m A d i a v i
r . n n ar e d v est
From ten e m e n t to te n e m en t, th ough tosse d ,
T he soul is still the sam e , th e gur e onl y l ost
A n d, as the sof te n ed wax w seal s re c eiv e s,
ne
T his f c e assum e s
a ,
an d tha t imme ssion l ea v es,
N W c all e d b y o e
O w by a n ,
no n oth e r n a me,
T h e f m is or l y c ha ge d th e
on n , wax is still the sa me .
T he t b b o n is t b e gi t
n, o e r o n o be
Som e othe r thin g we we re n ot fo r m e rly .
Th at f or ms are c ha n
ge d, I gran t that n othin
g can
which e ach st age is b oth the eff ect of p ast inu enc e s
an d the c aus e of succ e eding issu e s Do e s not the im .
to the ol d cl ssic l o i c
a a n e, n on n e c ti on wit h th e soul . A s He r
m an n Lo tz e b eautifully u f l d n o s, Pe rson al i ty is the key to e x
iste n ce ,
u sin g the word in i ts rst se n se f rom p erson a, a mask ,
pa ra ll e l to th e He bre w an al ogy whi c h c all s m an the image of
u n iv e rs e , who , in Sc h e ll in g s p h ra se , S ee p s
l in the ston e ,
b re at h e s in th e pl a n t, m o v e s i n th e a n im al , an d wak e s up to con
re v e re n t to a hu m an b ei n
g as a M icrode us , an d e l e v ates the d ig
n it
y of the sou l a b v o e al l e l se . For as th e purp ose of n ature is
to pe rs on i fy the v b
I n i si l e , h u m an soul s are the Pers on s (or
m as k) s b y wh ic h th e l e ad in g p arts are here a c te d with m an
y
c ha n
ge s of S en ery . c
E VI D E N C ES OF REI N CA RN A TI ON . 27
( S pirit ) i s G o d .
1 H T Buckle Histo p
. .
y f
o, C i ili a tio rv l i 166v z n, o . . . .
32 E VI D E N C E S OF REI N C A RN A TI ON .
sin Prop e rly this point b el o ngs to the p rec e ding sec
.
wh o a d m it on ly a g e r m o f Si n in h u m anity a re a t a
loss to account it T he o rd in ary the ologic al e xplan a
.
consciousn e ss an d co mmon s e ns e th at it do e s n ot
answ e r the r e al di f culty Th e r e is a g e n e r al a gr e e
.
e n in g.
1 See p a e s 2 33 cl se
g q .
E VI D E N C E S OF RE I N C A RN A TI ON . 35
theologic al id ea of sin .
The s am e is tru e r egarding the church s dogm a of
future punishm ents an d re wards A r eason ab l e con sid .
1
See p
g 66 a e .
2
Se e p age 72 .
8 See p age 67 .
4
b etwee the I t lligi ble c ha act a d th
Kan t s distin tion
c n n e r er n e
of th i c
e ti vie w c c ern i g the e te al I d iv idu lity
re n arn a on on n rn n a
a d the t m p o al Personalit
n e is show b
r P f ess r B w pp
y y o , n ro o e n on .
10 2 cl se
q .
36 E VI D EN C E S OF RE I N C A RN A TI ON .
p els th e s e feelings as illusions .
" uinc e y a
,
n d m a ny oth e r writ ers A striking .inst anc e
I was shown he s ays into a roo m to w ai t O n
,
,
.
an d th e n th ey b egin ov e r ag ain
I hop e I 11 h ave you .
N ot e s a n d "u e ri e s
A writ e r in s econd s eri e s , ,
vol iv p 15 7 s ays A gentl em a n of high int ell ectu al
. . .
, ,
as distinctly a s thos e of an
y pl a c e h e e v e r visit e d A .
church was a r ec ent e rection It is dif cult to ao .
In Lord Linds ay s d e scription of the v all ey of
Kadisha p 351 ed 1847 ) he s ays . We ,
.
Dickens in his Picture s from It aly m entions this
, ,
, ,
'
on e of th e gue sts : In so m e r e inc arn ation I hop e to
p erfe ct my voic e which I feel is now only p artially
,
O f th at I c annot
an y e vid e nc e of p a st on e s ?
1
long distant But this e xplan ation is uns atisfactory
.
,
1
physiol ogic al e xpl ati f the se in sta c e s D r W igan
As a an on o n ,
.
sub lim e int ell ect has b een so oppr e ss e d with the topsy
turv in e ss of things h e r e as to cry out Th e re is no ,
G od . A ll is b lind ch anc e A n e xclusive vi e w of
.
i n th e a n im al ri n c ip l PA RA C E LS U S
peri e n ce p es . .
k
God , wh o ta es m ill i on s of y e ars t o orm a soul t h at sh al l u n d er f
st an d Him , a n d b e b
l e sse d ; wh o n e e r n e e d s t o b e an d n e e r is , in v v
h ast e c
wh o we l om e s th e sim pl e s t th ou gh t of t ruth or ea uty a s th e b
r e turn f or se e d h e h a s s ow n u p on t h e ol d all ows of e te rn ity f .
GE O R GE MA C D O N A LD .
c v
th i s hyp oth e sis (p re exist e n e ) am on g ou rs e l es
i ft l l f m ar se s a er a ro
gr o u n ds on w h i ch ou r
p h p
il c g t l t it lf I t
os o h y h as r e as on t o on ra u a e se .
m y ba
q ti ed w h th ues i f w m ion e l v c di dl y w
e er , e ex a ne ou rse es an , e
sh ll a t di c v
no t h t th f li g f t v g c with which it
s o er a e ee n o e x ra a an e
aff c te h it
s us c t c i m t i li tic
as s se re m i m t i li tic sour e n a er a s or se -
a er a s
p j di
re u c PRO E S OR WI LLIA M A RC H ER BU LE R S L tu
es . F S T
ec res on
P la tonic Philosop hy .
c a n n ot be a c cl u iv
on s e a rgu m en t a gai ns t our v v
h a i n g li e d through it .
s ense -
p c e r e ption m ay b e q u it e as mu h c a hin d ran c e as a h el pt o re
m e m b ran ce . I n th at c as e c a su al
g l e a m s o f m e m o r y g
,
i i n
g u s s u d v
d en a b ru p t an d m om e n ta ry re v e l a ti on s o f th e a st , are p
re is el y t h e p c
ph e n om e n a we wou l d e xpe ct t m o eet w it h . I f th e s ou l h as pre xi ste d ,
what we woul d a p riori antic ip t a e a re on l y s om e f a in t tra e s of r ec
c ll cti
o e u v v on s r i i n g in the c yp t r s of m em ory . PROF E SSOR WIL
LI AM KNI GHT .
O BJEC T I O N S T O REI N C ARN AT I O N .
3 Th at h er edity co nf ut e s it
. .
4 Th at it is an unconge ni al doctrin e
. .
wh olly f ab ulous .
c all the p articul ars O f our p ast y ears lling all the ,
, .
This fac t (an d it woul d ot b e diffi c ult to add uc e se v e al f n r o
A d thi s
n this p e c ha c e is the d e ad Book of J udgm e t in
,
r n ,
r n ,
me mory a
,
n d l e a rn e d with gr e at e a s e W ithout
. an
y
pre vious warning she f e ll on e d ay into a d eep Sleep
which l aste d m any hours an d on a wak ening she had
,
g
a a in l e arn e d to sp e ll r,
e ad writ,
e a n
,
d r e ckon an d ,
of The A dventure s of Dr J ekyl an d Mr Hyd e an d
. .
,
for thr ee months an d own Mr .s stor e
repli e d ,
g e re d b
y th e sight of all our w a yw a rdn e ss a n d w h a,
t
we h av e don e w e ll is poss e ss ed mor e richly in the
gr and total th an would b e possi b l e in the innite de
58 OBJ E C TI ON S TO RE I N C ARN A TI ON .
a
. It is int erl ac ed with the th eory of tr ansmigration
through anim als
b It d e str oys the hop e of r ecognizing fri ends in the
.
comi ng existenc e
60 OBJ E C TI ON S TO RE I N OA RN A TI ON .
aw ay b ut
,
lov e n ev e r failet h an d only ch aract e r
,
sh all rem ain as the m eans of id e n tic ation is pre cis ely ,
See p age
c The stronge st r eligious n atur e s h av e b e en nour
.
f or girls . LO UI SA M . AL C O TT .
I se e m o ft c l
en earl y to re m e b
in my soul a re sen tim e n t whi h I
m er p c
ha v e n ot see n with m y p rese n t , b u t wi th som e o ther e e J E V O N
y . . .
S C H UB E R T .
Th e e sse n c es of ou r soul s ca n n e v er c e as e to b e bc e au se th ey ne v er
th e y bc e am e v
l i i n g soul s th e y l i e d i n G od e v bf ore th ey li v ed in t he
c re a t e d sou l s , a n d th e re ore t h e so ul i s a arta f p k er of th e e t ern ity of
God . WI LLIAM LA W .
If th ere b e n o re ason s to p
s up ose th at w e h a v e e xi st e d bfe ore th at
p e ri od at wh i h c our e xi ste n c pp
e a are n tl y c o mm e n c e s, th e n t h e r e are
no
g roun d s f or sup p osin g th at we sh al l c on ti nu e to e xist a ft e r our e x
Th e an ci en t c
d o tri n e of t ran smi gration
l an d se e m s th e m ost ra t ion a
c
m ost on siste n t with God s wis d om an d good n ess ; a s b y it all th e u n
p
e q u al di s e nsati on s of t hi n gs so n e ess a ry i n o n e l i e m a y b e se t righ t c f
c
i n an oth e r , an d al l re at u res se r e th e hi gh e st a n d l ow est , th e m os t v
eligi bl e an d m ost b urd e n s om e o f c e s of li f e by an e q u i ta bl e rota ti o n ;
c
b y whi h m e a n s th e ir re w ard s an d un ishm e n ts m ay n ot on l y b e p ro p
p ortion e d t o th e ir b
e h a ior , b u t a l so v
arry on th e u s in e ss of t h e u ni c b
v e rse , a n d t hu s a t t h e s am e t i m e a n s we r th e ur os e s oth of usti e p p b j c
an d u tilit v . SO AM E J E N YN S .
W E ST ERN PRO SE W RI T ERS ON REI N C A RN AT I ON .
b ra c ed it Th e b e st of G e r m a n philosophy is en rich e d
.
z ani s b ook on The Plur ality of the Soul s Live s
found work ou The C hristi an Doctrin e of Sin as ,
w ard Be ech er s e spous al of it in the form of pre exist ,
tracts show fro m his chapte r on D eath in The
,
K l m D igby s e m a k s o Si Th omas B w e s
a d Si
x i
v .
, n r ene r r n r ro n
Religio M ed ici .
2
full list f the p i cipal we stern w
A o r n riters on this su b j e c t is
gi v e i t he App
n di x
n en .
fo urt eent h c entury the Bl ack D e ath had for the most
p art d e popul at e d the old world a quit e ab norm al fruit ,
, ,
sa lit
y of t he b e li e f in m e t e mpsychosis
\
O b ry s ays ,
rightly in his e xc ell e nt b ook Du Nirvan a Indi en p , .
, ,
se c ti 2 f thi s cha p te
1 T a slate d i r n n on o r.
72 PROSE WRI T ERS ON RE I N C A RN A TI ON .
m an o ut of nothing an d th ey h av e the h ar d t a sk of
,
s e nsuous ,
which l ast may consist of an immeasur
ab l e s e ri e s o f p articul a r liv e s e xist in m e from the
,
s chosis in which two fri nds discuss th t h m e to
y , e e e
an d cl ea r ?
, ,
Sick ,
s eeking union an d nding it not wh at no b l e ,
tis e on the Immortal ity of the Soul in which ,
PROS E WRI TE RS ON RE I N C A RN A TI ON . 79
also,
t hat f amous philosophe r of hi s age e xpre ssly ,
p , y e t can ,
A n d we sh all e vinc e th at A ristotle th at h as th e ,
s ame opini on in his treatis e D e A ni m a whe re he
, ,
s ays for e very art must u se its prop e r instru m e nts
, ,
ours elv e s a gain we n ee d not look for Plat o s y ear ;
,
1 Reli io M d i i
g cet ic i
,
P fse F on c i s B w
v . i ro e s sor ra n o en n
th at the s acre d mysteri e s of our holy faith are not
n ew ctions unh e ard of b y the philosoph e rs of all
n ations b ut th at on the contr ary C hristi anity is as
,
the und e rst andings of the most int ellig ent childr e n of
all n ations The answ ers ordin arily m ad e to th e m
.
sons of men .
It is visi b l e th at Solomon sp eaks h e re
of a tim e soon afte r the creatio n of the world of a ,
b lin d ?
l
It is clear th at t his qu e stion would h av e
b e e n ridiculous an d imp e rtin ent if the discipl e s h ad ,
r e m arkab l e : N eith e r h ath this m an sinn ed nor his ,
he s ays For the childr e n b eing not yet b orn h aving ,
p ,
It is ag ainst the impious d e gr ad ation of trans
migration " through anim al b odi e s "th at the f ath ers
d ecl ai m an d not the tru e Scripture doctrin e of d e
,
from the raill eri e s of the incr edulous .
8 Among Soa m e J e n yn s s
. Disquisitions on Sev
trin e s of r evelation .
88 PROS E WRI TERS ON RE I N C A RN A TI ON .
life .
.
,
In all our r e s earch e s into ab strus e sub j ects th er e
is a c e rt ain clu e wit hout which the furth e r we proc eed
, ,
n at el
y d iscov e r e d l e ads us at onc e through the whol e
,
Thus is a pre x isten t st at e I think cl early de , ,
life which prove s not with sup erior force the exist en c e
,
of anoth er which is already p ast .
O ri entalis a tr eatis e att empting to d e monstrat e the
,
t exture of things .
3 Things are c arri e d to th eir prop er pl ac e an d
.
10 In Dowd e n s
. Lif e of Sh ell ey ( vol i p
. . .
11 Hum e s sk eptic al
. e ss ay on The Immort ality
of the Soul rgu e s thus a
The m e t e mpsychosis is th e r efor e the only syst e m
, ,
of this kind th at philosophy can h eark en to .
12 South ey s ays in his pub lish e d
. L ett ers I
h ave a strong an d liv ely faith in a st at e of continu e d
consciousn e ss from this st age of e xiste nc e an d th at we ,
The syst e m of progre ssive e xist enc e s eems of all ,
Yo u O d ear Flax m an are a su b li me arch ange l
, , ,
es s E sh Lette s p 361
1
See Sc gli oon n r ,
. .
P R OSE WR I TERS ON REIN C A R N A TI ON .
95
14 In the
. Fortnightly R e vi e w for Sept emb er ,
h av e wo rk ab le expl an ati on of N em es is an d o f wh at
a ,
r e trosp e ct m ay a ssure dly h elp the p rosp ect .
W h eth e r we m ak e use of it or n ot we ought to ,
. . .
the imp erf e ct soul und e rgo e s r e inc arn ati o ns in ord e r
to d e velop the qu aliti e s th at it has alr e ady m anife st ed ,
i f l l m e n r e m e m b e r e d th e ir for m e r liv e s ? T h e
p en a
18 O n e of Em rson s
. e e a rli e st
e ss a ys T h e
b ut th ey p en e tr at e the oc ea n an d l and sp ac e an d ,
A g ain in on e of his l at e st works ( on Immort al
,
n ew e xp e ri e nc e tr ansf e r us to a n e w sc e n e
, In each .
1 Oth r u t ti
q e f m Em r on a
o a on s ro
p g 2
. 3 2 77 3 12 3 2 4
e s re on a es , , , .
10 0 PROSE WR I TERS ON RE I N C A RN A TI ON .
a C hristi an st andpoint
ca
y. A n d ag ain Su ppos e w e a dmit a lso th at a ft e r ,
st e rn d ecr e e corrob or a te d a s it is b y e v e ry d ay s ob
,
r e c eive this herit age was the child who not m any
, ,
e v e r g e n e r at e d or e v e r c e a s e s to b e ; it only e sc ap e s
wh at was its ear thly cove ring into a su b s equ ent st age
of existe nc e . W e can ea sily i m agin e an d b eli e ve
th at e very p erson now living is a r epr e s e nt ation of som e
on e who li v e d p erh aps c e ntu ri e s a o und e r anothe r
g
n am e in anoth e r country it may b e not with th e s am e
, ,
sa
y
, on w ax iron w
,
at e r cl ay
,
or powd er,
In lik e ,
.
ic al ch ar act er .
to ste aling .
T hen
h ave don e unto him wh atsoe ver th ey listed .
m an th e A d am of e ac h on e of us wh e n he rst
, ,
thr ough the inspir ation of D eity b ec am e a living
so ul was b orn into a p aradis e an Ed e n of e nti re
,
, ,
purity an d in n oc e nc e an d in th at st at e he t alke d
,
s aril
y corrupt e d his whol e futu re b e in
g T h e h ab it .
of whic h a hu ma n s oul is c ap a b l e
.
T hus f ar we h a ve consid e re d m e t e m psychosi s a s
a m e ans of r e tri b ution ; th at is of aw arding to each ,
118 P ROS E WR I TERS ON RE I N C A RN A TI ON .
, , ,
of our form
,
e n t an d ourishing
,
if rul ers an d rul e d h ad h ee d e d
,
p ag e s r eferring to it
W e reach b ack with our re coll ection an d nd no
b eginning of exist e nc e W ho of us knows anything .
an d the n ew . An d
this according to the supposition
, ,
A n d a h appy thing if the soul pr ee xisted it is
, ,
b er e d no mor e .
a dopt e d an d s ancti on e d b
th c h u r ch h as b e e n oc
y e ,
kind of a b ody for the hum an spi rit aft er death s ays ,
d erstan d . PLA T O .
HO LM ES .
O b vra e p oets , k p b ck
ee a n othin g,
The S pi it
r of th e Poe t s c am e at m orn
T o Sinai , mm on e d b y th e Lord s om man d ,
su
c
Sin gers an d Se ers b
th ose orn an d th ose un orn b
Th e c h ose n soul s of m en , a sol em n an d b .
Sp e ak of m e un t o m e n , kn own or u n kn own ,
Hea rd or un h e ard : b i d s uch as wi ll e lie ve b .
cf
Th en e orward th rou gh al l l an ds h is Poe ts e ar b
T h e m essage of th e m yste ry di in e v .
ED W I N ARN OLD .
T H E PO ETRY O F REI N C A RN A TI O N IN WESTERN
LI T ERA T U RE .
'
i
ro he ts voicing a divin e m e ss ag e r e c e iv e d in th e
p p
m ount a n d in th e s e mod er n d ays th ey are almost the
,
is worth r ec e iving .
h e art
.
W h at th ey h av e d are d pu b lish we m ay ven
tur e to b eli e v e an d will nd a sourc e of strength .
ity of the high e st occid ent al po ets l ean tow ard this
thought an d m any of th e m unh e sitatingly avow it
,
.
I V Pl atonic Po e ts ( s e ve n )
.
, .
130 THE P OE TRY OF RE I N C A RN A TI ON .
A M YSTERY .
BY J G
. . W H I T T I ER .
The o p en p in es b et w
e en .
I saw the ri v er of my d re am s ,
T he m ountain th at I san g .
W as presse d b y f e et of m in e ,
N ev er b efore m in e e y e s ha d c rossed
That b roken m oun tain lin e .
W as it a dim -
rem emb ere d dre am
Or glimp se thro ugh aeon s old ?
T he river n ev er told .
BY B A YA RD TA Y LO R .
In ower or b u sh or tre e ,
Th e se cret of our d re am s :
Th e uc
so r e of n e im p ression s, shootin g d ee p
Below the fallin g plummet of th e sen se
W hic h strike b eyon d all T im e an d b ackward sweep
Thr ough all in telligen c e .
I was a towerin g p in e .
G en tl e t
or s e rn or sad or j ub ilan t ,
At e very se as on s
will .
O r han ds of m en I d ie d .
I s ign oran t of sp ee ch .
T he sp ir it of th e p in e .
134 THE P OE TRY OF RE I N C ARN A TI ON .
BY T . B . A LD RI C H .
Progressin g n e v er re ach in g t o th e e n d
,
.
T e e
h d l icat e t r e f oil th a t m uf e d w ar m
A slop e on I d a ; f or a hun dr ed y e ars
M ove d in th e p urple gyre of those d ark owers
T he G re cian wom en strew up on th e d e ad .
t
Plough e d hrough th e b rin e an d f ro m th o s e s o
,
l itu d es
t l
Sen Si en ce rig e f h t n e d T o an d f r o I.
s w ay e d ,
,
i
D raw g tn h e su n s h in e f ro m th e sto o p i n
g c l ou d s .
S un s c a m e a n d w e n t a n d m an y
,
a m y st i c m oo n ,
THE P OE TRY OF RE I N C A RN A TI ON . 135
Over th e b lu e en am el of the se a
T o In dia or th e icy Lab rad ors .
Wh at is a d ay to an i m m o ta
r l soul ?
A b re ath n o m ore
,
A n d y e t I h old on e hour
.
I D ENTI TY .
BY T B . . A LD RI C H .
, ,
I on l y di ed last night .
13 8 TH E P OE TRY OF RE I N C A RN A TI ON .
T his al on e I kno w .
T hou an d Italy
I in
T hre e h un d red y ears ago
Lived in faith an d died f or God,
F elt th e fagots glow ,
Thou an d I b ut ye sterday
M et in f ashion s show
.
Love di d y ou rememb er me
, ,
T HE F I N AL T HO UGHT .
BY MA URI C E THO M PS ON .
W hat I on c e d id d well
if
I n th e lowe st du st germ cell -
W axing an d strugglin g on ,
Wh at if H e shap ed m e so ,
A n d cause d my l if e to b low
Into the full s oul ower in Eden air ?
- -
Lo "n ow I am n ot good ,
A n d I stan d in solitud e ,
So co mes, at last ,
T he an s we r from th e V as t .
N ot so, t he re is a ru sh of win gs
Earth f eels p rese n c e of invisib le thin gs
th e ,
C hidin g y et te aching me
Pati ence .
BY H . W . L O N G FELLOW .
Of a li fe live d somewhere I kn ow n ot ,
Of mem me s that c om e n ot an d go n ot
Like mu sic on c e heard b y an ear
That can not forget or re c laim it ;
A somethin g so shy , it w ould shame it
T o make it a sh ow.
For others to kn ow
As though I had lived it an d dreamed it ,
A s I se em to hav e b e en on c e again , ,
Whi ch b af es an d lures m e so ,
Such as it had
In th e age s glad ,
Lon g ago .
SH O RES .
BY WA LT WH IT MA N .
Look off the shores of my W estern sea the c ircle alm ost ,
circled
Kashmere ,
144 THE P OE TRY OF RE I N C A RN A TI ON .
From Asia, from the north from, the G od, the sage , an d
th e h ero,
F rom th e sou th from
, the owery p enin sulas an d the s p ice
islan d s,
Long having wan d er d
nce
si , round the ea rth havin g wan
d er d ,
A n d why is it y et un found
FROM
LEAV ES O F GRASS .
BY WA LT W H IT MAN .
I KN OW I am d eathless .
pe n te
PA RT I I . BRI TI SH PO ET RY .
FRO M I N TI M AT I O N S O F I MM O RT ALI TY .
BY WI LL I A M W O RD SW ORT H .
, ,
A n d c ometh from a f ar .
He se e s it in his j o
y .
TO M Y D AUG HT ER .
B Y ED M U N D W . G OSSE .
I n j ourn ey welln i gh p a st .
N e w f an c ie s b ub b lin g th er e
T o f e el on e c omm on light an d l oss ,
T hat p ro v e s th e st ra n ge r le ss div in e
A n d mu c h more m e e k ly ours .
148 THE P OE TRY OF REIN C A RN A TI ON .
A REM EM BRANC E .
B Y D EA N A L F O RD .
M ET H I N K S I when a shade
can r e m e m b er
A ll soft a d owe ry w as my c ou ch an d I
n ,
B ut wh e n c e I k n e w n ot
, On e d elight was the re
.
,
A s d oth th e sh ad e of a f o rgotte d re am n .
I kn e w it all b ut thought n ot on it th en
, ,
I was so happy .
An d tim e on c e up on a
p assed up on m e an d that
T he n d i m n e ss , son
g
W as soun din g o e r m e whe n I woke
BY R . M . M I LN ES (LO RD HO U GH TON ) .
T h e in c id e n ts t
o f a n a n e rior d re am ,
O r it m ay b e , Existen c e ,
n oisel essl y in trude
In to the d aily ow of e ar thly thin s,
g
I n stin c ts f good
o im m e diat e
sym p athies ,
F RO M
D E PRO F UN D I S .
BI RT H .
BY A LFRED T EN N Y SO N .
O UT of th e d e e p , my c hild , o ut of the d ee p ,
W h e re all that wa s to b e , in a ll that was,
T hou c om est .
from n ob le r plac e
i n t, if I la p se d ,
S m e le ge n d f a f alle n ra c e
o o
Al on e might hi t o f m y disg a c e n r .
M or e o v e r ,thin g is or seem s
som e ,
A n d e b b in to a f orm e r lif e or se e m ,
T o la p se f ar b a c k i n a c o f use d d e am
n r
I f on e b ut sp e ak s or h e m s or stirs a c hai r
Ev er th e won d er wax e th m ore a n d m ore ,
In p atriarc h al p c
er o t like
i d s, om e -
F RO M
A REC O RD .
BY WI LL I A M SHAR P .
The following occurs in Tupp e r
s Proverb ial
P hilosophy
O F M EM O RY .
BE y m e
y j u d ge s im a gi n ativ e m in ds
,
f ull edged to soar ,
-
in to the sun ,
an d v a ue
g ,
d aily lif e ,
ste p s
F RO M PA RA C ELSUS .
F RO M
ONE W O RD M O RE .
F RO M C HRIST I N A .
F ROM EV ELYN HO PE .
Do ub t y ou if in som e , su ch m om e n t , as sh e x ed me , she
f elt c learly,
A ges p ast th e soul existed h ere an age t is r estin g m erely
,
In Dr L eyd en s b eau tiful O de to Scottish Music
.
is this st anz a
Ah, ure
s , as H in d oo legen d s tel"
,
W e le ft our p a e n t c lim es af ar
r ,
C ole ridge
confe ss e s his fondn e ss for the s am e id e a
in the sonn e t which he c ompos e d O n a h om ew ard
journ ey upon h earing of the b irth of a son
O my swe et b ab y I wh e n I re a c h m y d o or
I f hea vy lo oks should tell m e th o u art d e a d
A s som e tim e s throu h e x c e ss of h o p e I f e ar)
( g ,
c p m H v ic k iev e
D id st s r e a m ,
th e n s rin
g t o ee t e a e n s
qu re
pr ,
B Y EM M A T A TH A M .
Th e soul was n ot h
t en i mpri son ed in g m t l b dy it i w it w
a r os s or a o , as s no as
i d t l mi
un te o a u n ous , h e av e n ly , e th l b d y wh i h
erea d it
o h i l t y
, c se rv e as a v e c e o
P H R i T l f Cy YT A G O AS, n rave s o r us .
, ,
Of v er al rain b ows
n I did p ain t a rose
.
,
-
,
r , ,
, , ,
T o shut an d o p en h e a v e n as he d id ,
A n d te ar th e c loud s an d b la ck e n p ala c e s
, ,
A n d in a m om e n t white n sky a n d se a , ,
D e spoil d m e of my glory I b e c am e
.
,
r,
,
A d without re st
n A t last on e d ay I saw .
,
A n d b road b e n e a th m e wh e re n o w ater wa s ,
, ,
C am e from th e wi n d s I se em d to b re at he an air .
.
O f re a d h ad re sign d myself to d e a th
,
n
,
,
162 TH E P OE TR Y OF RE I N C A RN A TI ON .
A n d soothin g was that d re am lik e e c stasy -
I n d run ke n n e ss of p e a c e ; I kn e w n ot y e t
T he warrior lif e of virtue a n d th e high ,
A s f eathers on th e o p e n i g se p ul c h es n r
A n d startin g m on um en ts ,
, ,
I a m th e Sp irit of wi sd om , lov e , an d p ow e r ,
An d c om e to c laim th e e an d if th ou ob ey
T he se c on d p oke
an gel s A sk n ot O soul " ,
A n d n e e d st n o guid in g : b e a c hild n o l on ge r ;
A n d y et I am im m ortal ; b e th ou too , ,
A god un to thysel f
.
But I ha d le arn d
T em b ra c e th e m f an n in g th em wi th all my p l umes
, .
A n d re n d in g up my roots le ft m e a wre c k
,
, ,
T his said , he
A n d gen tly laid me in m y m other s arm s
.
Thus p
s ake the sole m n se er, then p ausin g , sigh
d,
For all was d arkn e ss .
A D ROP OF DEW .
B Y AN D RE W M AR E V LL .
B ut ga z in g b a ck up on the skies ,
th e soul s b e d c h am b er,
Mortim er C ollins s po e m
The Inn of Strang e
,
M e e tings is an inter e sting expr e ssion of r e inc arn a
,
PA RT I I I .
f
C ON T IN EN T A L POET RY .
TRAN SM I G RATI O N
BY H JA L MA R H J O RT H B O YE SEN .
A d im , re s si tless
p ossession
Imp els me forever to d o
T he p han tom d e e d s of this p hantom
That live d age s ago .
From t
cen uries lon g in the tomb .
M ethi n ks that
e en through my laughter
Of ttremb les a strain of dre ad
A shi v e ri n g ghost of laughter
T hat is loth to rise from th e d e ad .
Pe rc han c e, in th e d ista n t a
g e s,
W ill g th er
a sc its a tt e re d li f e -
g m s er
A c ell e
C
u est
, q i
voil e
.
T O T HE I N V I SI BLE O N E
.
B ut it c an n ot b ury m e .
A soul th e refore a my st e y
,
r ,
Se e k f or m e in the b i rd hom e,
se a s
I c atc h gl im p
a se up on th e stra n d
, ,
M ed or my ,
na me, I won d rous tac t
ne xt b e c ame a d og of ,
too .
Like old c amp aign ers there the rogue s all sorts of mischie f
,
d id :
would m ake .
,
s
art,
T e ars an d d e sp air
forb ear som e se c rets to im p art
f or I
A p oe t is a v ery hell f or soul th ereto c on sign e d
Ah "I susp e c te d littl e soul thus much that I should n d
, ,
.
THE P OE TRY OF RE I N C A RN A TI ON . 17 5
T HE SO N G O F T HE EA RT H SPI RITS .
IN G oE r H E s
FA U ST .
THE soul of m an
I s like the wat er
From h eav en it c om eth ,
T o h e aven it m oun te th ,
A n d the n c e at o nc e
I t m u st b a c k to e ar th ,
Forever c hangin g .
F RO M S C H I LLER .
T o the V i c t or in th e
b attle eld -
So my Sen se s in th e m om e n t y
O e r th e b ridge of Life tumultuou sly
I n JEon e th at ha s ce as d to b e
Pour d
forever f orth the ir b lissful rill
F orc ib ly we b roke th e seal of Thin gs ,
O ur lost B e in g to e mb ra ce tow rd He av en
PA RT IV . PLAT ON I C POET S .
e st ee m e d on e of our gr eat e st divin e s a n d philos
Henry
From Mor e s P hilosophic al P o ems
Psychozoia
A sp ark or ra
y of d ivin ity
C loud e d with thly f ogs an d clad in c lay
ea r , ,
in his C omus
THE P OE TRY OF REI N C A RN A TI ON .
, .
, ,
ows a b la z e
Out of l
g yor high
f or on
C an n d n o b oun ds F or c reatures of a d ay
.
.
,
der er evi d ently allud e s to hims elf as do the lin es
, ,
in it
Like the world s rej ecte d guest
.
D ow n d own 3 ,
1
Se e Dowd e n s Lif e Of S helley ,
f rom whi h c a su
gge sti v e in ci
d en t is quote d ab ov e , o n p age 92 .
188 TH E P OE TRY OF RE I N C A RN A TI ON .
As t
s e el ob e y p t
s th e s iri of th e stone ,
I n the d ep th of p
th e d ee ,
D own , d own
I c han ge b ut I c an n ot die
, .
A n d out of th e c a v ern s of ra in ,
Like a c hild from the womb lik e a ghost from the tomb
, ,
A noth e r po e m e ntitl e d
, A Fragm ent c ert ainly ,
His ay e -
roll ni g orb
At no oal will arri v e
g
T he he av e n sthat n ow draw
W ith s weetne ss un told ,
O n ce foun d f or n ew heavens
H e spurn eth th e old .
Et ern e tion
al era t
N ow f oll ows n ow ies , ,
A n d un d er p ain p le asure ,
e xist enc e in
A HYM N ON HEAV EN .
I m b ut
a s ra n
gt h e re , he a v e n is m
e r,
y h om e .
H e av e n is m y fatherlan d, heave n is m y h om e .
My Ai n C ountri e .
I s n ot the C hristian s
nativ e c lim e .
J erusal em ,
my happy home .
Th e an ci en t th eol ogi sts an d pi t t
r es s esti fy th at th e s oul is c j on oin ed
Se ar ch th u th p th f th ul wh c h c m
o e a wh t w y
o e so ,
en e s e a e , or a a ,
a ft vi g th b d y b y j i i g w k wi th c d p d th u h l t
e r se r n e o ,
o n n or sa re s ee ,
o s a
rais e h er ag i t th a nm t t wh
o c h f ll Z ORO A S ER
e sa e s a e en e s e e . T .
Pou re d f orth my bl b
oo d e n e ath A tri d e s
sp e a r .
I n Jun o s shrin e , a t ph y of t h at w a r
ro .
P Y THA GORA S ,
i n Da En s
O vid .
Pl at o"
He " sp ok e of Him
l
The on e , e t e rn a l O n e ,
w h o d w e ll s a o e , bv
An d of th e soul s un tra e a l e d es en t
c b c
From th at hi g h ou n t of s iri t , f
t h ro u gh a ll th e gprad e s
c
Of in tell e t u al ein g, ti ll it m ix b
v
W ith atom s ague , orrupti l e an d d ar c b k .
N or e t ev n th
y
u s t h o u g h s un in e a
,
rt hl y d r oss , k
C orru pt e d all , n or it s e th e re al c
t ou h
A s s om e b righ t ri v er , whi h h as c r ol l e d a l on g
MOO RE .
REI N C A RN AT I O N A M O N G T H E A N C I ENT S .
from its pres ent f orm am ong the P ars e e s The M agi .
,
Zoro ast er s f ollow e rs beli ev e d t hat the immortal s oul
,
r eligions .
a s tr ansl at e d b Dryd e n
y
S ul s c
o ot die
an nTh e y l eav e a f m e h ome
. or r ,
A d i
n w b d ie s d wel l a d f om th e m oam
n ne o ,
n r r .
F or sp i its th ou h al l f m s m ay c om e a d g n o
r
g r or .
G d b
oo t shall i e t h um a f rm s an d m e
e as s r s o n o ,
n,
I f b d hall b ack wa d tu
a , s to b easts a gai r rn n.
orb its of the soul s progre ss until they asc end the
,
c ele sti al dom e its elf wh enc e the soul may gaz e upon
,
S p te m be 18 7 7
e r, .
REI N C A RN A TI ON A M ON G TH E A N C I E N TS . 203
is d e stroy e d .
an d b
y an
y misch a nc e grows h e a vy through b e ing
But th at soul which has n e ver b eh eld the Truth
will n eve r com e into this " hu m an "form ; the und e r
st anding of gen eral truth coll ecte d from m any p erc e p
tions into unity b y r ation al thought is an e ss enti al of
hum anity A n d this is the r ecoll e ction of thos e things
.
,
-
1
F om J we tt s t a sl ation
r o r n .
2 10 RE I N C A RN A TI ON A M ON G TH E AN C I E N TS .
, , ,
god or d emon of the hu m an b ody .
of such form e rly chos e this exp atri ation fro m h eav en ,
-
.
ter of fact c h ar a ct e r
- -
a f rm in
g , th a t-
tion b y r ep eate d pro b ations All the souls . s ays ,
the Zoh ar or Book of Ligh t
, a re su b j e ct to the ,
Th e bu d r e n s of th e Bi l e b Ol d .
E M ERSON .
v c
Th e di in e ora l e s ar e n ot so sil en t in thi s m atte r as is im agi n e d .
v
Bu t truly I h a e so t en d er a sen s e Of th e sa re d a uth ority of th at h ol y c
vol u m e th a t I d a re n ot b e so ol d wi th it as t o b
or e it t o s e a wh at f c p k
I thi n k it i n te n d s n ot . W h eref ore I woul d n ot wil lin gl y urge Scri p
t u re as a p roo f of a n yt hin g, b u t what I am s ure b y th e whol e te n or
Of i t is th ere in c t on ain e d . Woul d I ta k e th e li b e rty to f tc h i v
e n e e ry
t h i n g f or a Sc ip t u
r re e vi d c en e th at wi th a littl e in d ustry m an m ight a
ma k e s erv i c bl t
ea e o his d esign , I d ou b t n ot b u t I sh oul d b e a l e t o l l b
c
m y m arge n t with qu ota tion s wh i h sh oul d b e as m u h t o p urp os e c as
v b c c
h a e e e n ite d in gen e ral C ate h isms an d C onf e ss i on s of Fa ith .
A n d y et I m u st n e e d s sa y that th e re is e ry a ir ro a il i ty f or Pre v f p b b
c
e x i st e n e i n t h e wri tt e n w ord O f G od , as th e r e is i n th a t whi h is e n c
gra v ed u p on our r ati on al n ature s . GLAN V I L, in Lux Orienta lis .
REI N C A RN A TI O N IN THE BI B LE .
1 Prov erb s v i
i i 22 3 1 .
2 J e e mi a
, h1 5 r
2 18 RE I N C A RN A TI ON I N T H E B I B LE .
J e sus , Tho u w a st altog eth e r b orn in sins The .
1
r eply N e ith e r is no d eni al of the truth O f rein car
, ,
com e unto th ee 3
R ep e at e dly h e conrms th e pop
.
4
will r e c eiv e it this is Eli a s which was for to com e
, ,
.
3 J h v 14
1 J h
o ix 34
n . J h ix 2
.
2
o n . . o n . .
rem a k s up
r the se te xts p g
on ,
a e
5
John v i 38
. .
RE I N C A RN A TI ON I N TH E BI BLE . 2 19
asc e nd e d up to h e av e n b ut he th at c a m e down fr o m
heav en e ve n the Son of m an which i s in heaven
,
1
.
But whom say y e that I a m ? Pet er the spoke s ,
m an repli e s
,
Thou a rt the C h rist the Son of G od
, , ,
am
( viii . an d n ally G lorify thou me with ,
( xvii .
For thou love dst me b efore the f oun da
tio n O f the world ( xvii It is always phrased
.
1
John iii . 13 .
2 20 RE I N C A RN A TI ON I N THE B I B LE .
traordin ary as appli e d to John N 0 words could .
The soul v
l e a i n g th e od y b b c m th t p w which it h m t
e o es a o er as os
de vlpd
e o e . Let us y , t h e n , f m h b l w d i t th i t l
ro e re e o , an r se o e n e
le c tu l w
a th at w e m a y n o
orld , t f ll i t ap ly ibl l if
n o by l
a u re se ns e e, a
v
l owin g ou rsel es to oll ow se n s f ib l i m g ;e i t v g t ti lif
a es or n o a e e a ve e,
b
b y a an d on in g oursel e s t o e v th pl u f ph y ic l l v
e as d gl t
re s O s a o e an u
God hi ms el f . PLO T I N US .
Th e or d e r of th in gs is re gul a t e d p v id ti l g v m t f
b y th e ro en a o e rn en o
b i g c t d w g i t th
e n as o n a a ns e r i will m u d t ki g f th i
: so e w n er a n o e r o n
acc d th
or ic f t tchi
e se r v e O s re n
g ut th h
o d t th wh f l l
e an th o ose o a ,
o ers
b i g c mp ll d t p v
e n o e e o e rse e re for a l g t im i th d uty which th y
on e n e e
h v u d t k
a e n J ERO M
er a en . E .
A ll th at e sh d oth o e r cv
Soul s b y s our e su l im e c b
A re b u t sla es so o e r v ld v
T o th e m ast er Tim e ,
k
TO wor ou t th e ir rans o m
For th e a n ien t c c ri me .
226 I N E ARL Y C H RI S TE N D OM .
14 19
, Ruf n us in his l e tt er to A n astasius s ays th at
.
s ays It had its advoc at es as w e ll in the synagogu e s
,
as in th e church .
Thus th e soul th o ugh O f divin e origin an d pro
, , ,
will more pl ainly p e rc e ive the exc ell enc e O f a sup erior
stat e For the exp erienc e of e vil produc es a cl eare r
.
, .
C l e m e ns Al ex andrinus
is d e clare d b y a cont emporary
to h a ve wr it ten wond e rful stori e s ab out metemp
s ch o sis an d m any worlds b e for e A d am
y .
2 34 I N EARLY C H RI S TE N D OM .
s e rvitud e an d of h atr e d .
/ W
1 in wh ich p ss g
the world ;
a a e K 3 is r e nd e r e d a ra 0
2
fore the found ation of the world an d this f oun d a
1
M att xxi v 2 1
. . Ep hesi
. i 4 9
an s . .
236 I N EA RL Y C HRI S TE N D OM .
A MI SSI O N A R I N BURMA H Y .
Buddhism h as n ot de c iv
e ed , an d it h as n ot p e rse c ut ed . I n t h is
re s p ct it
e ca n c
t ea h C hri st ian s a l e sson . The c un on ditio n e d c mm an d ,
o
T h ou sh alt n ot kil l ,
w hi h c appli es to l l livi
a n
gc re a t ur es , has h a d
gre at in u c e i n
en so ft e ni n g the m an n e rs Of th e Mon gul s . T h is co m
m an d is c on n e ct ed wi th th e d o tri n e c of t ran sm igration of s o ul s , whi h c
is on e of th e e ssen ti al c
d o trin e s of this sy ste m as w ell as o f B rah m a n
ism . Buddhism al so in cul c t p itiv a es a os e h um an i ty c on sis t in g of good
a ctions . JA M E S FREE MA N C LA RK E .
He li ve d m usin g th e w oes of m an ,
f
Th e way s O f a te , th e d o tri n e s c Ofb kth e oo s,
c
Th e se re ts O f th e sil en e wh e n c c ll c m
e a o e,
Th c
e s e re ts of th e gl oom wh eret o a l l go,
Th l ife e b
th at l ies e tw e e n li e th at ar h k c g un
F m cl
ro ou d c
t o l ou d c
a ros s th e sk y , wh ich h th a
TH E LI GH T or
2 42 RE I N C A RN A T I ON I N TH E E A S T T OD A Y .
e a sily su ff e r th at .
.
, ,
ell e d th e m to b e li e v e in it
p .
F m f utu e t n sm ig ati
ro r v m y s ul
ra r on s sa e o .
hims elf was b orn an asc etic eighty three tim es a mon -
Hell
. T hus th e ch ain of the l aw b inds all e x
iste n ces an d the onl y e sc ap e is b y the n al ab sorptio n
,
into Brahm .
RE I N C ARN A TI ON I N TH E E AS T T O D A Y -
. 247
n it
y into gig antic cycl e s which sh all at l e ngth b ring
ED W IN ARN O LD .
Ol d an d m e d ita ti v e is th e East .
Eastward rol l th e or b s of h ea v en ,
Le t th e p oe t , n atu re -
d ri v en ,
MI LN ES .
EA ST ERN PO ET S UP O N REI N C A RN A T I O N .
s atu rat e d with it The f erv ent p assion the sub tle
.
,
In the wond e rful anci ent Sanskrit dram a Sa
koon tal a b y Kalid sa transl ate d b y Moni e r W illi ams
, ,
The Sanskrit K ath a Up anish ad in Ed win Ar ,
n old s r end ering a s The Se cr et of D eath cont ains
'
ter n aming an d r ec e iving the rst two N achike tas
s ays
T hou d ost give p e ace is that p eac e n othin gn ess
Som e say th at afte r d e ath the s oul still liv es ,
Se e HI M th e Pe rf e ct an d U n s p e akab le
, ,
T he n Ya m a sp ake
Th e an swer whereun to all v e d as l e a d
T h e an swer wh ere un to as p en a n c e stri v e s ;
T he an swer wh ere un to those strive th at li ve
r f
A s se eke s a te G r od h e ar this from m e .
I s wisest d ee p e st b e st s up re m e st
, ,
He ,
.
I t is n ot b o rn I t d oth n ot d ie
. It sp ran g .
T he b ody b ut th at soul I c an n ot harm
,
.
C an n ot b e sla i n or slay
n T h e un tou c he d soul
.
,
Kn ow that d iv i n e st sp irit as it is ,
,
-
, ,
T he wi se a n d m i d ful on e h e a rt p uri e d
n , ,
Bodiless T im e le ss su c h an on e is save d
, , ,
D eath hath n ot p ower up on him .
A rnold s Light of A si a A fte r the f e stival sc e n e
.
lin e s
Long after wh en enlighten m en t was f ull
, ,
, ,
ten an ce ,
Sun n in g you, y ou see th e v
se e n c irc lin g heaven s aroun d y ou
dan ce .
From its t k
s al rele ase d , my ower soars n ot
y et a b ut
t er y ,
B ut m ean whil e my fragran t incense everm ore I b reathe on
p ray
T hat the hour of my tran sp lan tin g He will n ot f or long
delay .
T HE SU C C ESSFUL SEARC H .
,
.
M y vision I strain e d b ut m y G od sc an n in g ey e
,
-
c
That hange whi h c ne v cher anges .
T HE LI HT G or ASIA .
ESO T ERI C O RI EN T A L REI N C A RNA T I O N .
an
y b ut th eir sp e ci al discipl e s b ut t h ey are unive rs ally
,
mony is on re cord .
doctrin e as Man ,
Esote ric Buddhism
,
Light ,
1
on the Path an d Through the G ate s O f G old
,
we ,
ol d er on e s.
266 E S O T ERI C ORI EN TA L REI N C A RN A TI ON .
stripp ed the oth ers for although all b egan alike the ,
en t h sub r ac e had s e v en s e ns es
-
W h at the sixth an d .
astr al an d spiritu al
,
.
27 0 E S O TE RI C ORI EN TA L RE I N C A RN A TI ON .
P Y T HA GORA S , in DR YDE N S
O vid .
I thin k no b ly of th e soul ,
an d n o w ay a pp v ro e of hi s O pi ni on .
SHA K E SP E ARE .
Be n ot un d er a n y b
m et em sy h os is whil e th ou li e st an d
ru tal p c v
k b c
wal est a ou t e re tl y u n d e r th e orm of m an f
Le a e it n ot dispu te d . v
a t l ast h ow th ou h ast re d omi nan tly p
asse d thy da y s SIR TH O AS p . M
BRO W N E .
Oh " th e b f
e au ti ul t im e wh en th e east l o in g
will , m ust c om e b -
v
c
Brahm in sh al l d w ell in th e ol d n orth an d m a e it warm , wh e n ma n k
w h o n o w h on ors h u m a n i t y sh al l al s o egi n t o s are a n d n all
y t o b p
p c c
rot e t th e a n im at e d as en din g an d d esce n ding s al e of l
i i ng rea c v c
t ures . RI C H T E R .
, ,
alw ays y tow ard the upp e r air He who has acquir e d .
1
T his c orr es p on d s to the Hin d u trip l e e x iste n ce me n tion e d in
the Laws of M an u Soul s e n d ue dwith good n e ss attain al way s
th e soul of a m an wh e n he di e s im m e di at e ly p ass e s
, ,
1
on e of u s Pyth agor ean tr ansmigr ation is app ar
.
n egro e s the Sand wich Isl and ers the Ta sm ani ans in
, , ,
folk lor e O f all n ati ons has v arious w ays of t e ll ing how
-
,
-
, ,
.
1
F ro m A d d ison
s Specta tor .
27 8 TRA N S M I GRA TI ON THRO UGH A N I M A LS .
, , ,
oughly l earn e d th at
He py ra e thb e t wh
s o l ov e th b e st
A ll thin s b th g
o re at an d sm all,
g
For th e d e ar Lord who l ov e th us
He m a d e an d l o v e th all .
cup
y m e n alth o ugh m any ori e nt alists h a v e not p e n e
,
1
v ic e though it c annot b e e ith e r the on e or the oth e r
,
.
initi at e d pri e sts t aught th a t dissolution is only the
c aus e of r eproduction N othing p erishe s which has
.
1
F rom D acie r
Lif e of Pythagoras, with his S ymbols a n d G old en
s
a ss e rt th at a B rah m an kill e r e nt ers the b ody of a
d og b ea r a ss
, , , they do not m ean that the m ur .
f i ki d
Li e s a n of sl ee p . Ol d m e n sl ee pl on ge st . The y ne v b
er egi n
to w k b ut wh
a e en th ey are t o di e . DE LA B RU YERE .
f
T hi s li e of m orta l reath b
I s b ut a su b u b f th l if
r o e e Ely sian ,
Wh os e p t l w c ll D
or a e a eath .
LO N G F EL O W . L
We can h ard l y d o oth erwise th an assum e th at th e utu re ein g m ust f b
be so in v v ol e d i n our rese n t p c
onstit uti on as to b e th e re in di s e rn i l e c b .
I SA A C TA Y LO R .
it as a n in n , a n d n ot as a pl c a e of a b od e . For n a ture h a s gi v en us
ou r b od ie s as a n ilm , a n d n ot t o d w e ll i n . CA T O .
He th at sow e th t o th e e sh sh a ll of th e es h re a p c u p ti orr on b ut
h e th at so we th t o th e s pi r it sh all of th e spi rit re a p lif v l e e e r as ti n g .
ST PA U . L .
No p as t i s d e a d f or us , b ut on ly sl e e pi g L v n ,
o e .
v
T h e y e ars of h e a e n w ill a ll e arth s
littl p i m k e a n a e good .
H E LEN HU N T .
D e ath i s a n o th e r li f e . We b ow our h ea ds
A t goin g ou t , we th in , k an d e n t e r straigh t
c
A n oth er h am er of th e b ki ng s ,
BA I L EY .
Th e d e e p c victi f th
on on o e in d estru ti l e n e ss c b of o ur n at ure th rough
d e ath , whi ch v y e c ier on e arr e s a t th e b
his h e art , d e e n ds al t o
ott om of p
ge th e r up th c
on i u e onsc o sn e ss of th e o ri gi nal an d e t e rn al n at ure of o ur
be in g . SC H O P EN HA U E R .
2 90 WHA T OF D EA TH, HE A VE N , A N D HE LL ?
W hat truly it m e a n s to d ie ,
The win gs of thy soul woul d gl ow,
A n d the h ope s of thy he art eat high b
T hou woul d st turn f rom the Py rrh on ist s chools ,
W h en the su m m e rs of Southl a n d dr e am
I n th e lap of th e h ol y N igh t
b
For I , e arth s lin d n ess a ov e ,
b
I n a kin gd om of h al c y on re a th , b
I ga z e on the m ar v e l of lov e
I n the un v e ile d f a c e of D e ath .
l ing b ound of the Spi rit into its own Sph e re must t rans
f er the s elf consciousn e ss from its t erre stri al for m to a
f ar high e r vividn e ss ; b ut a s the w ak e fuln e ss o f d ay ,
S 1 T h G at B tw
ee e b y Eliza b th Stu t Ph lp
es e een , e ar e s.
2 94 WH A T OF D EA TH, HE A VE N , A N D HE LL ?
from the p revious inc arn ation app ears in each e arthly
life losing all r em em b ranc e of the previ ous ch apter
, ,
fri ends whos e inti m acy st rike s down int o the in m ost
d epths of the soul m ust continu e as irr e sisti b l e attrae
ti ons in the n ext life O rpheus could n ot fail to dis
.
f orm s fre qu ently mist aking the m for tru e fri ends n u
, ,
B EA UM O N T FLET CHE R .
M e n m ust p th thi g
rea e n s th ey sow .
For c f m f c mu t v
e ro or e s e er ow .
SH E LLE Y .
Se l d om we n t such g rote sq u e n e ss wi th su ch p ai n ;
I ne v e r sa w a b t Ih td
ru e a e so .
He m ust b e wi ck d t d ve o e ser e s u ch p ai n .
B RO W N IN G .
f b
Not rom irth d oes o n e e ome a sl a e n ot bc v f m bi
ro rth d oes on e
bc
e om e a s ai n t ; b u t b y on d u t a l on e GA U T A c c . MA .
to m orr ow
-
. B EE CH ER .
A l on e , ea ch f or h ims el f ,
re ck on in g wi th th at
T he x e d arith m e ti c o f th e uni v e rs e ,
TH E LI GHT or A SI A .
K A RM A , T H E C O M PA N I O N T RUT H O F REIN C A RN A T I O N .
in outw ard act is the s ecr et forc e w hich dir ects our
,
love.
30 0 KA RM A .
p e a r an c e s of ti m e a n d v ariously n am e d Forc e F at e
, ,
an a e on e
g g .
W ho toile d a sl a v e m ay c om e an ew a p rin ce
For ge n tle worth in ess a n d m erit won ;
W ho rule d a k in g m ay wan der earth in ra
gs
For thin gs d on e an d un d on e .
Be f or e b egin n in g, an d without an e n d ,
A s sp ac e etern al an d as surety sure ,
I s xe d a Pow er d iv in e whic h m ov es to g oo d ,
It will n ot b e c on tem n e d of an y on e
W ho th warts it loses an d wh o serves it gains,
O r after m an y d ay s .
I f he sh a ll
d ay b y d ay d we ll m e rc if ul,
H oly an d j ust an d kin d a n d tru e an d re n d
D esire f rom wh er e it c lin gs with b l e e din g roots,
T ill lov e of lif e h av e e n d
So th at f ruits f ollow it .
N0 n ee d hath su ch
y to li ve as e n am e lif e
T hat whi c h b e gan in him whe n he b e gan
I s n ish e d h e h ath wrought the p urp ose through
Of what did m ake him m an .
D eath d ie s al on
g w ith it .
The gl ori es of th e Possi l e b are ours . BA YARD TA YLOR .
or un rh y m ed . W oul d
st th ou pl an t f or e t ern it y : then pl an t in to t he
d ee pi n n i te f culti
a es of m an . C A RL Y LE .
at v ari an c up m
e on an y
p oin ts , al l agree in th is , th at e v ery e x is t e n c e is
an aim . MA Z Z I N I .
A c
sa re d bu rd e n is this li f e ye b ear .
Loo k on f
i t , l i t it , b ear it s ol e mn l y
Stan d up an d wa lk b en e ath it st e ad f astl y
Fail n ot f or sorro w f ,
al ter n ot f or sin ;
But on wa rd , u pw ard , till th e goal y e win .
FRA N CE S A . KEMB LE .
o p e n e d i n th e wil d e rn e ss wh e re t h o se wh o a re t ra v e llin g o n th e ir wa y
to God m ay c oll e ct an d p re p are p vi
ro si on s f or th e ir j o u rn e y .
A L GA Z Z A LI .
Li f e is b u t a m ean s u n t o an e n d th at en d ,
B egi n n in g, m e a n , an d e n d of al l th i n gs God .
BA ILE Y .
He av e n is n ot r e a ch e d a t a sin gl e bu d o n ,
Bu t w e b ui l d th e l ad d er b y wh ic h w i e r se
J . G HO. LLA N D .
3 10 C ON C L US I ON .
T h b ird s a s up ward t h is
e o r st o ne
A n d h ea v e n draws n e ar as I c
as e n d
I c lim b to Thee , m y G od , f or re st
1
An d as in tim e un s e a p k ably m te re o
V ague f re n z ie s i i f ri r b ra i s se t f ee
n n e o n r
Presage d a p o we r n o l gu g c ul d d n te
an a e o e o ,
F m A E La c ste
1 . ro . . n a r.
314 C ON C L USI ON .
th an we know .
p h asizin
g most vigorously t h e un e sc a p a b l e r e s ults of
all action It is th e refor e a corre ctive of mod e rn
.
p
s 1r1n
g r e ligion for th e lofti e st spiritu a l a spir ation a ,
freely to r e vit aliz e C hristi anity to spi ritu aliz e sci enc e
,
.
a lik e .
But r e inc a rn ation k e e ps C hristi anity t h or
oughly r ation al an d C hristi anity will sustain re in car
,
m ent consists in fo rge tting thos e things which are
b e hind a n d r e a ching fo rth u n to thos e things which are -
b efor e It would b e int ell e ctu ally i mpossi b le for the
.
an d th e futur e in o n e e thic al s e ri e s of c a us e s a n d e f
fe ar of the futur e Th e re is n o Ti m e It is Et e r
. .
futu re .
T he forg i ng of earthly ch ains is the occup ation
of the i n di ffere nt ; the awful d uty of unloosing th e m
through th e sorrows of the h eart is als o th ei r occup a
ti o n .
1
P f W illi m K ightro e ss o r a n .
2
An ad pt f I d i e o n a.
Where a b k oo raises y our s pi i t
r ,
an d p
in s ires y ou wi th no bl e an d
c ourage ou s f li g
ee n s , se e kf or n o oth er j
rul e t o ud ge th e e v en t by : it
i s good an d m ad e b y a good w or m a nk . DE LA Y
BRU ERE .
m em b er th a t all th e k w w l d c p ti
no n or ,
ex e n
g on ly s a v age n ations , is
go v ern e d by b k
oo s . V O LT A IRE .
WoRD sW ORT H .
li te ratu res an d al l th e n e w e r on es -
b e ari n g o urs el v es al way s c our
t e ous , al wa y s de f e re n t a i l , in d e t e d b by e on d m e a su re t o th e m oth er
w orl d , to all its na tion s d e ad , as al l its n a t onsi v
li i n g .
WA LT WH I T MA N .
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( H e c si d e s th t m
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g l s a d th a t th
a e en r o a an e ,
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(These stori es of b
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g
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