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’)
