Go back
Reincarnation: the Cycle of Necessity

by Manly P. Hall

Topics
Detailed Summary

By Way of Introduction

Definition of Terms

Reincarnation in Ancient India

Buddha — "The Light of Asia"

Previous Lives of Buddha

The Reborn Lamas of Tibet

Metempsychosis and Greek Philosophy

The Law of Rebirth in China and Japan

Reincarnation in Islam

Reincarnation among the American Indians

Reincarnation and the Old Testament

Reincarnation and the New Testament

Early Christian Fathers on Reincarnation

Rebirth in Modern Christendom

Modern Believers in Reincarnation

The Cycle of Necessity

Reincarnation in the Animal World

Reincarnation in the Plant World

Reincarnation in the Mineral World

Reborn Nations and Races

The Divine Incarnations

Soul Mates

Memory of Past Lives

Shanti Devi

The After-Death State

The Laws Governing Reincarnation

Suicide

Fate versus Free Will

The Secret of Genius

Forgiveness of Sin versus Karma

Disciplines of Liberation

Nirvana

Bibliography

Postscript

Index

Go back