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Chapter XX: Beyond Reincarnation
Those who imagine that the Yogi Philosophy teaches that before the soul
there is an endless chain of earthly re-births, or series of reincarnations,
have failed to grasp the real spirit of the teaching. When it is remembered
that the earth is but one of a countless number of preparatory worlds, having
its beginning in time and its ending in time, the folly of such a doctrine
becomes apparent. The earth is but one of the many schools, which have
been from time to time formed in the Cosmos, and which, at the best, are
but mere lower grade abodes. The soul of man will persist aeons after this
earth, and millions of others like it, will have vanished into the ether of space
from which it originally emerged. To assign to earth-life any such importance
in the Cosmic order is contrary to the teachings of the wise.
Moreover, it is a false teaching which holds that even in the present era
and phase of the soul’s existence the soul can progress no further than
earthly incarnation. Even though the majority of the race must undergo
many earthly incarnations before freedom and liberation is found, still it is
equally true that when a soul reaches the stage of spiritual development in
which the ties of earth-life no longer bind it, then it is impossible that such
a soul can be held to the round of earthly incarnation for even a moment
of time.