The theory need not here be discussed at length, but it may be well to remove a few misconceptions in vance. Reinearnation does not ply the return of human egos to animal forms. Spiritual evolution, the physical, is understood to be onwards and upwards. Tt does not conflict with the Darwinian or other theories of evolution; nor is it incompatible with anything that Darwin, Galton or Mendel have suid about heredity. "We seem to inherit mental and moral capacities from four parents, but this may easily be explained by supposing. a reasonable degree of freedom in selection on the part of the incarnating ego. A musical genius, for example, will generally seck 'a suitable, sensitive body: in a musical family. It is as simple as choosing from a large stock of hats one that will fit a particular head—a homely compari-Son borrowed from the late Dr. J. MeTaggart, of Trinity, Cambridge. MeTaggart's little book, "Human Immortality and Pre-Existence," is perhaps. the most satisfying sum Tmary that a student of philosophy could wish to have.
The memory of past lives. usually Tost, but se how hard to remember ey in this ne life, without any change of brains, the failure is natural enough. Wiping the slate clean each time has its advantages, and we are free to con: sider the human spirit as the re Pository of all acquired knowledge fnd_ wisdom, veiled though it) be during ite passing implication in matter, Karma, the law of cause and effect in the spiritual world, may be looked the connecting link between earth lives, bearing' rewards and penalties to the same good and, bringing compensation for past ssu fering, justifying sacrifice, crowning devotion, completing the eternal human drama' from the broke sections of lives in many and varied Middle School
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