Reincarnation: A Study in Human EvolutionThéophile Pascal
Reincarnation: A Study in Human Evolution
Théophile Pascal
Essays
Book language: English
184 pages
An essayistic study by Théophile Pascal on reincarnation and human evolution, published in 1910 by the Theosophical Publishing Society. It discusses the soul and the bodies, the moral law, science, and the religious and philosophical consensus of the ages. Suitable for listeners interested in Theosophy and spiritual interpretations of existence.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
Opening of the book
Dr. Pascal REINCARNATION A STUDY IN HUMAN EVOLUTION The Resurrection of the Body and The Reincarnation of the Soul BY Dr. TH. PASCAL Translated by Fred Rothwell "Were an Asiatic to ask me for a definition of Europe, I should be forced to answer him:—It is that part of the world which is haunted by the incredible delusion that man was created out of nothing, and that his present birth is his first entrance into life."—Schopenhauer. (Parerga and Paralipomena, Vol. 2, Chap. 15)
LONDON The Theosophical Publishing Society 161 New Bond Street, W. 1910 CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE. Sketch of the Author's Life 5 Author's Preface 11 I. The Soul and the Bodies 15 II. Reincarnation and the Moral Law 42 III. Reincarnation and Science 99 IV. Reincarnation and the Religious and Philosophical Consensus of the Ages 159 Conclusion 301 SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE. Théophile Pascal was born on the 11th of May, 1860, at Villecroze, a village in the South of France. His childhood was spent amid the pleasant surroundings of a country life. Shortly after his sixteenth birthday, a relative of his, a Catholic priest ministering in Toulon, seeing that the youth showed considerable ability, sent