Download Reincarnation: the cycle of necessity PDF book by Manly P. Hall (1946)





To me the laws of reincarnation and karma arc the only solutions to the eternal problem of human unfitness. In the words of a celebrated orientalist: “It is only the knowl¬ edge of the constant rebirths of one and the same individuality throughout the life cycle... that can explain to us the mysterious problem of Good and Evil, and reconcile man to the terrible and apparent injustice of life. Nothing but such certainty can quiet our revolted sense of justice.For, when one unacquainted with the noble doctrine looks around him and observes the inequalities of birth and fortune, of intel¬ lect and capacities; when one sees honor paid fools and profligates, on whom fortune has heaped her favors by the mere privilege of birth, while their nearest neighbor with all his intellect and noble virtues—far more deserving in every way- perishing of want and for lack of sympathy; when one sees all this and has to turn away, helpless to relieve the un¬ deserved suffering, one’s ears ringing and heart aching with the cries of pain around him—that blessed knowledge of Karma alone prevents him from cursing life and men, as well as their supposed creator.Reincarnation is nothing more nor less than the law of evolution applied to the unfolding consciousness of the indi¬ vidual. All growth and development bear witness to the improvement of that invisible divine force which is the cause of all physical growth and development. Everything in the universe is growing up through the experiences of existence. Why should a man be left unaware of his participation in this eternal growth? Why should he be bound round with dog¬ mas of fear and doubt; man-made conceits in the midst of a God-made world?