From the Introduction to 'FROM THE SOUL'S GROWTH THROUGH INCARNATION; LIVES OF ERATO AND SPICA BY C. W. LEADBEATER
The introduction is by C. Jinrajadasa.
The Theosophical answer to the question: " What is the meaning of Reincarnation?" is that each soul has, as his purpose in existence, to give a noble contribution of work to the fulfilment of the Great Plan. The purpose of existence is not postulated as any kind of Nirvana which brings the final consummation described in the phrase, "the dewdrop slips into the shining sea." On the other hand Salvation or Liberation is certainly postulated in Theosophy as the union of the soul's consciousness with that of the Divine; but at the same time, the wonder and beauty of that union is to be continually manifested in noble creations for the helping of the souls , the young souls just entering their career to Deification.
In the many lives of Erato, wherever there is an opportunity, he is drawn to art.
There are four lines of Tennyson which suggest the meaning of life as seen in the light of Reincarnation:
"Act first, this Earth, a stage so gloom'd with woe,
You all but sicken at the shifting scenes.
And yet be patient. Our Playwright may show
In some fifth Act what this wild Drama means.
The introduction is by C. Jinrajadasa.
The Theosophical answer to the question: " What is the meaning of Reincarnation?" is that each soul has, as his purpose in existence, to give a noble contribution of work to the fulfilment of the Great Plan. The purpose of existence is not postulated as any kind of Nirvana which brings the final consummation described in the phrase, "the dewdrop slips into the shining sea." On the other hand Salvation or Liberation is certainly postulated in Theosophy as the union of the soul's consciousness with that of the Divine; but at the same time, the wonder and beauty of that union is to be continually manifested in noble creations for the helping of the souls , the young souls just entering their career to Deification.
In the many lives of Erato, wherever there is an opportunity, he is drawn to art.
There are four lines of Tennyson which suggest the meaning of life as seen in the light of Reincarnation:
"Act first, this Earth, a stage so gloom'd with woe,
You all but sicken at the shifting scenes.
And yet be patient. Our Playwright may show
In some fifth Act what this wild Drama means.
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