Thou didst write of reincarnation. A belief in reincarnation
goeth far back into the ancient history of almost all peoples, and was held
even by the philosophers of Greece, the Roman sages, the ancient Egyptians, and
the great Assyrians. Nevertheless such superstitions and sayings are but absurdities
in the sight of God…
Briefly, a return is indeed referred to in the Holy Scriptures, but by this is meant the return of the qualities, conditions, effects, perfections, and inner realities of the lights which recur in every dispensation. The reference is not to specific, individual souls and identities.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
