Advancing and moving in the worlds in a direct order according to the natural law is the cause of existence, and a movement contrary to the system and law of nature is the cause of non-existence. The return of the soul after death is contrary to the natural movement, and opposed to the divine system.
Therefore, by returning, it is absolutely impossible to obtain existence; it is as if man, after being freed from the womb, should return to it a second time. Consider what a puerile imagination this is which is implied by the belief in reincarnation and transmigration. Believers in it consider the body as a vessel in which the spirit is contained, as water is contained in a cup; this water has been taken from one cup and poured into another. This is child's play. They do not realize that the spirit is an incorporeal being, and does not enter and come forth, but is only connected with the body as the sun is with the mirror. If it were thus, and the spirit by returning to this material world could pass through the degrees and attain to essential perfection, it would be better if God prolonged the life of the spirit in the material world until it had acquired perfections and graces; it then would not be necessary for it to taste of the cup of death, or to acquire a second life."
On my frequent visits to interior villages in India from 1940 onwards, I came in contact with the masses who had believed for ages in reincarnation; pre-destiny by God for every soul; the caste system and many other related ideas and practices. Similar beliefs were observed in the cities.
At that time I conceived the idea of writing articles on these topics for the enlightenment of the masses. This I wanted to do with strong support from their religious Scriptures, common sense, and a scientific outlook. An article on reincarnation was prepared in Hindi and it was published much later in Abha Magazine in four instalments.
When I wrote it in English, completing the [manuscript] work on 26 February 1950, it assumed the size of a small book. Now it is enlarged.
What happens to the human body after death is clear to all. It is either burnt to ashes or it decomposes and returns to the earth. Is this the end of the human being? Or is there something more? This is the question that each person has to answer for himself.
It is clear to any thoughtful person that a life of three scores and ten, or a little more, or a little less, on this planet cannot be the ultimate achievement of millions of years of evolution. This would be fruitless, illogical and therefore quite unthinkable for an intelligent Creator. The infinite perfections of this universe clearly point to a more fitting conclusion to millions of years of development and evolution. Therefore there must be a higher purpose to life than just existence!
Each of the religions of the world emphasize that life continues even after the death of the body. They cite the fact that each person does not get his due reward or punishment during the course of his life on this planet as proof. Thus some form of the human being, the soul, must continue so that justice, mercy, compassion and love may be fulfilled.
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