Power of Karma

Author(s): Alexander Cannon
Publisher: Rider and Co

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THE POWER OF KARMA case is that it is an instance of immediate reincarnation
Several writers on this subject have drawn attention to the fact that young children often refer to things that happened to them in the past, or recall memories of past incidents, but little attention is as a rule paid to their remarks, which are attributed to a lively imagination. Under the editorship of the Honble. Ralph Shirley, a number of contributors to The Occult Review wrote in confirmation of the reincarnationist theory, and I would refer my readers to the pages of that journal for further information.*
The conditions of life experienced by those reincarnating on earth are such as are calculated to assist their further progress and development. Ultimately, when the attraction and delusions of material life have been overcome, and the Karmic debts paid, it will be no longer necessary to return for further trials, and the spirit obtains final release from the limitations of matter. Thenceforth the way is open for further progress through spheres of unimaginable glory and beauty, which cannot be described in human language. This condition of complete liberation is termed "Nirvana" in the East, but a purely spiritual state of existence is beyond • Vide "THE PROBLEM OF REBIRTH”, published by RIDER & Co.