With calm appraisal the authors - two eminent academics
- consider the fact of man's material existence being subordinate to his
spiritual, that man is primarily a spiritual being, and the far reaching
implications of this difficult but important concept. The forgotten truth
which they seek to uncover is that of serial existence - reincarnation in
its little-understood form. In compiling their evidence they have drawn widely from the scriptures
of Hinduism, the Hermetic Tradition, Buddhism and Christianity, and whilst
noting the differences of style and content they underline the
similarities and the complementary nature of the teachings.
Scientific methodology is used to put forward a hypothesis and to weigh it
against the experience of mystics and the modern developments in
psychology, science and the paranormal. The reader is taken through this maze with considerable clarity and
shown the implications of the hypothesis for religion and science and,
more importantly, its significance for society. Drawing on the age-old law of cause and effect the authors emphasise
man's responsibility for the continuity of life on this planet - 'So long
as it is thought that when we die we leave the planet and do not return,
the motivation for dealing with the threats to the human family ... is
muted. But when it is realised that what we create we shall individually
and collectively inherit ... the situation undergoes a profound change,
and so do human attitudes'. The avowed purpose of the authors is to formulate a framework of faith,
a vision giving purpose and meaning to human life and to do so by
restating this forgotten truth.
