Reincarnation and the Law of Karma, 1908 - Couverture souple

Atkinson, William Walker

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0766100790 ISBN 13 : 9780766100794

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 1997

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

William Walker Atkinson's excellent explanations of karma and reincarnation in ancient religions, Hinduism and Buddhism introduce both beliefs comprehensively.

Atkinson authored this guide with the aim of introducing Western audiences to two of the key tenets of ancient and Eastern faiths. He explains the origins of both karma and reincarnation as beliefs, and how the religious sentiment behind both were refined and evolved by generations of adherents over centuries and millennia.

After the historical aspects of the two beliefs are covered, the author embarks on a variety of philosophical discussions concerning the application of karma and reincarnation. Notions such the afterlife, and how the concept of justice exists and is applied to individuals, are examined in depth.

As an introductory guide, Reincarnation and the Law of Karma exceeds at teaching the reader about the various qualities by which karma and reincarnation are defined. Crucially, this book examines how such concepts were first interpreted and presented to the West, as well as arguments both in favor and against the existence of reincarnation.

Skilfully balancing supported research with careful analysis, William Walker Atkinson presents in this book a mature and impartial examination of both his topics, putting forth material in a neutral and educative manner.

Présentation de l'éditeur

There are many forms of belief--many degrees of doctrine--regarding Reincarnation, as we shall see as we proceed, but there is a fundamental and basic principle underlying all of the various shades of opinion, and divisions of the schools. This fundamental belief may be expressed as the doctrine that there is in man an immaterial Something (called the soul, spirit, inner self, or many other names) which does not perish at the death or disintegration of the body, but which persists as an entity, and after a shorter or longer interval of rest reincarnates, or is re-born, into a new body--that of an unborn infant--from whence it proceeds to live a new life in the body, more or less unconscious of its past existences, but containing within itself the "essence" or results of its past lives, which experiences go to make up its new "character," or "personality.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0766100790
• ISBN 13: 9780766100794
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 252
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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