REINCARNATION AND THE LAW OF KARMA
A Study of
the Old-New World-Doctrine of
Rebirth, and Spiritual
Cause and Effect
by
WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON
William Walker Atkinson (December 5, 1862 - November 22, 1932) was an attorney, merchant, publisher, and author, as well as an occultist and an American pioneer of New Thought movement. He used many pseudonyms for his works like Theron Q. Dumont and Yogi Ramacharaka and Swami Panchadasi.
Swami Panchadasi's books are still widely read by students of the occult. He wrote many books (more than 100). Details of some of the books have been mentioned here on this website.
REINCARNATION AND THE LAW OF KARMA :
A Study of the Old-New World-Doctrine of
Rebirth, and Spiritual Cause and Effect by
WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON is a wonderful book that goes deep into the reality of the reincarnation and the law of karma. It is a good and insightful book for beginners as well as advanced seekers and students on the subject. It describes the concept of reincarnation through various ages and races and then explains the law of Karma. It is a valuable book for all those interested in developing spiritual powers.
Contents include :
CHAPTER I. THE EARLY RACES
What is Reincarnation?--Transmigration of
Souls--The Something That Persists After
Death--The Soul Not a Fresh Creation, but a
Traveler on a Long Journey.
CHAPTER II. THE EGYPTIANS, CHALDEANS, DRUIDS, ETC.
The Egyptian Idea of the Soul--Forty Centuries of Occult History--The Inner Teachings of Egypt--The Ancient Chinese Teachings and Doctrine--The Ancient Druids and Their Teachings.
CHAPTER III. THE ROMANS AND GREEKS
The Reasons of Rome's Backwardness in Spiritual
Knowledge--Why the Greeks were Advanced--Pythagoras; Orpheus; Plato--The Various Grecian Teachings Regarding the Soul and Its Future Life--Plato's Wonderful Teachings and Philosophy.
CHAPTER IV. THE JEWS, ESSENES, AND EARLY CHRISTIANS
The Inner Teachings of the Jewish Priests--The
Jewish Rabbins and Their Secret Doctrines--The
Kaballah, the Zahar, Nichema; Ronach; and
Nephesh--A Mysterious Brotherhood--The Christian Inner Doctrine--The Mysteries of Jesus.
CHAPTER V. THE HINDUS
India the Mother of Reincarnation, Past and
Present--The Aryan Teachings--The History of the Belief Among the Hindus--Fundamental Hindu
Philosophy.
CHAPTER VI. THE MODERN WEST
Reincarnation in the Modern Western World--The
Revival of Interest and Its Cause--Theosophical
Society--Madame Blavatsky--The Western School of Yogi Philosophy: Its Fundamental Teachings--The Spiritists, and Their Doctrine--The Teachings of the "Elect Few" in Their Secret Societies--Is Earth a Hell?--Christian Reincarnationists and Their Beliefs.
CHAPTER VII. BETWEEN AND BEYOND INCARNATIONS
How Long Between Incarnations?--Necessity for
Mental and Spiritual Digestion and Assimilation--The Advanced Teachings--Earth-bound Souls--Advanced Souls and Their Rest Period--Where
Does the Soul Dwell Between Incarnations?--What Happens at Death--The Great Astral World and Its Planes and Sub-planes--Where the Soul Goes After Death and What It Does There--Rebirth and Its Laws--What is the Final State of the Soul?--The Message of the Illumined.
CHAPTER VIII. THE JUSTICE OF REINCARNATION
The Contrasting Theories of the Soul and Its
Future Life--Doctrine of Reincarnation the Only
Philosophical Theory that Reconciles Facts with
Theory--The Law of Karma Automatic and Enforces Itself--Every One Their Own Judge and the Executor of Their Own Destiny--The Opinions of the World's Great Thinkers.
CHAPTER IX. THE ARGUMENT FOR REINCARNATION
Natural Laws Universal--If the Soul is Immortal,
it Must Have Always Been So--A Mortal Thing Cannot be Made Immortal Any More Than Nothing Can be Made Something--Future Life Implies Past Life--Varient Experiences Necessary for the Soul's Education--Advancement Necessary to Enjoyment of the Soul's Higher States of Being--The True Teaching.
CHAPTER X. THE PROOFS OF REINCARNATION
Actual Proofs of Personal Conscious Experience
Demanded by Science--Such Proofs Possible and Have Occurred to Many of the Race--The Remembrance of the Details of Past Existence Common to the Race--Interesting Cases Given on Good Authority--Messages from the Past.
CHAPTER XI. ARGUMENTS AGAINST REINCARNATION
Why Reincarnation is Opposed by Some--The Answers to the Objections--The Proof of the Existence of the Soul--Is Reincarnation Un-Christian and Derived from Pagan and Heathen Sources?
CHAPTER XII. THE LAW OF KARMA
What Karma Means--Does Karma Punish or is it but the Workings of a Natural Law?--The Various Kinds of Karma--The Advanced Mystical Doctrine--The End is Absolute Good--There is No Devil but Fear and Unfaith.
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A Study of
the Old-New World-Doctrine of
Rebirth, and Spiritual
Cause and Effect
by
WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON
William Walker Atkinson (December 5, 1862 - November 22, 1932) was an attorney, merchant, publisher, and author, as well as an occultist and an American pioneer of New Thought movement. He used many pseudonyms for his works like Theron Q. Dumont and Yogi Ramacharaka and Swami Panchadasi.
Swami Panchadasi's books are still widely read by students of the occult. He wrote many books (more than 100). Details of some of the books have been mentioned here on this website.
REINCARNATION AND THE LAW OF KARMA :
A Study of the Old-New World-Doctrine of
Rebirth, and Spiritual Cause and Effect by
WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON is a wonderful book that goes deep into the reality of the reincarnation and the law of karma. It is a good and insightful book for beginners as well as advanced seekers and students on the subject. It describes the concept of reincarnation through various ages and races and then explains the law of Karma. It is a valuable book for all those interested in developing spiritual powers.
Contents include :
CHAPTER I. THE EARLY RACES
What is Reincarnation?--Transmigration of
Souls--The Something That Persists After
Death--The Soul Not a Fresh Creation, but a
Traveler on a Long Journey.
CHAPTER II. THE EGYPTIANS, CHALDEANS, DRUIDS, ETC.
The Egyptian Idea of the Soul--Forty Centuries of Occult History--The Inner Teachings of Egypt--The Ancient Chinese Teachings and Doctrine--The Ancient Druids and Their Teachings.
CHAPTER III. THE ROMANS AND GREEKS
The Reasons of Rome's Backwardness in Spiritual
Knowledge--Why the Greeks were Advanced--Pythagoras; Orpheus; Plato--The Various Grecian Teachings Regarding the Soul and Its Future Life--Plato's Wonderful Teachings and Philosophy.
CHAPTER IV. THE JEWS, ESSENES, AND EARLY CHRISTIANS
The Inner Teachings of the Jewish Priests--The
Jewish Rabbins and Their Secret Doctrines--The
Kaballah, the Zahar, Nichema; Ronach; and
Nephesh--A Mysterious Brotherhood--The Christian Inner Doctrine--The Mysteries of Jesus.
CHAPTER V. THE HINDUS
India the Mother of Reincarnation, Past and
Present--The Aryan Teachings--The History of the Belief Among the Hindus--Fundamental Hindu
Philosophy.
CHAPTER VI. THE MODERN WEST
Reincarnation in the Modern Western World--The
Revival of Interest and Its Cause--Theosophical
Society--Madame Blavatsky--The Western School of Yogi Philosophy: Its Fundamental Teachings--The Spiritists, and Their Doctrine--The Teachings of the "Elect Few" in Their Secret Societies--Is Earth a Hell?--Christian Reincarnationists and Their Beliefs.
CHAPTER VII. BETWEEN AND BEYOND INCARNATIONS
How Long Between Incarnations?--Necessity for
Mental and Spiritual Digestion and Assimilation--The Advanced Teachings--Earth-bound Souls--Advanced Souls and Their Rest Period--Where
Does the Soul Dwell Between Incarnations?--What Happens at Death--The Great Astral World and Its Planes and Sub-planes--Where the Soul Goes After Death and What It Does There--Rebirth and Its Laws--What is the Final State of the Soul?--The Message of the Illumined.
CHAPTER VIII. THE JUSTICE OF REINCARNATION
The Contrasting Theories of the Soul and Its
Future Life--Doctrine of Reincarnation the Only
Philosophical Theory that Reconciles Facts with
Theory--The Law of Karma Automatic and Enforces Itself--Every One Their Own Judge and the Executor of Their Own Destiny--The Opinions of the World's Great Thinkers.
CHAPTER IX. THE ARGUMENT FOR REINCARNATION
Natural Laws Universal--If the Soul is Immortal,
it Must Have Always Been So--A Mortal Thing Cannot be Made Immortal Any More Than Nothing Can be Made Something--Future Life Implies Past Life--Varient Experiences Necessary for the Soul's Education--Advancement Necessary to Enjoyment of the Soul's Higher States of Being--The True Teaching.
CHAPTER X. THE PROOFS OF REINCARNATION
Actual Proofs of Personal Conscious Experience
Demanded by Science--Such Proofs Possible and Have Occurred to Many of the Race--The Remembrance of the Details of Past Existence Common to the Race--Interesting Cases Given on Good Authority--Messages from the Past.
CHAPTER XI. ARGUMENTS AGAINST REINCARNATION
Why Reincarnation is Opposed by Some--The Answers to the Objections--The Proof of the Existence of the Soul--Is Reincarnation Un-Christian and Derived from Pagan and Heathen Sources?
CHAPTER XII. THE LAW OF KARMA
What Karma Means--Does Karma Punish or is it but the Workings of a Natural Law?--The Various Kinds of Karma--The Advanced Mystical Doctrine--The End is Absolute Good--There is No Devil but Fear and Unfaith.
Please read the copyright terms before downloading. Downloading implies your acceptance of the terms.
Copyright: © 2010 Standard Copyright License
Language: English
PDF File size : 587 KB
IMPORTANT! This ebook is free. However if you use this ebook and find our efforts worthwhile, we expect you to donate generously to keep this good work going. Donation Options
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