Dear David
Thank you for your considered reply. It seems that you perhaps confuse the issue with intellectual speculation, and it rather looks as though you are trivialising it despite going along with it. I cannot agree with you that it is not profound - yes, reincarnation can be looked at in different ways, but it's no good intellectualising about it. I still maintain that reincarnation is absolutely vital for a true understanding of the Christian message. For the best understanding of it via the written word I recommend any of the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda, particularly his monumental work 'The Second Coming of Christ' - there speaks a being of true wisdom (no philosophical digests, just the direct experience of someone who has himself become Christlike). There is a website: Self Realization Fellowship.
With kind thoughts
Michael
Thank you for your considered reply. It seems that you perhaps confuse the issue with intellectual speculation, and it rather looks as though you are trivialising it despite going along with it. I cannot agree with you that it is not profound - yes, reincarnation can be looked at in different ways, but it's no good intellectualising about it. I still maintain that reincarnation is absolutely vital for a true understanding of the Christian message. For the best understanding of it via the written word I recommend any of the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda, particularly his monumental work 'The Second Coming of Christ' - there speaks a being of true wisdom (no philosophical digests, just the direct experience of someone who has himself become Christlike). There is a website: Self Realization Fellowship.
With kind thoughts
Michael