Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 187 Abhedananda, Swami 1866 1939 Chandra, Kaliprasad Kaliprasad Chambra Five Lectures on Reincarnation Produced by Dave Maddock, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Five Lectures on Reincarnation" by Swami Abhedananda is a philosophical work discussing the concept of reincarnation, written in the late 19th century. Drawing upon Vedanta philosophy, the text explores the idea of the subtle body and its relationship to the physical form, outlining how past actions and desires influence future incarnations. The author argues for reincarnation as a means of understanding life’s inequalities and the continuity of the soul across different lives. The opening of the work presents foundational ideas linked to reincarnation, emphasizing the intricate connection between the subtle and gross bodies. Swami Abhedananda explains that the subtle body, composed of latent impressions from past lives, drives the experiences and form of each individual in their current life. These insights set the stage for a deeper exploration of how desires and karmic actions shape our existence, culminating in the idea that the soul continues to learn and evolve through successive lifetimes. The author's intent is to provide a rationale for the inherent inequalities and diversities observed in the world while rooting these discussions in both philosophical and scientific observations, effectively advocating for the continued relevance of reincarnation in modern thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Philosophy, Hindu Reincarnation Vedanta BL Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 147561 2025-08-03T11:13:26.919671 text/html 143081 2014-04-12T11:52:14 text/html 130259 2025-08-03T11:13:32.390727 application/epub+zip 130769 2025-08-03T11:13:29.873683 application/epub+zip 112921 2025-08-03T11:13:28.761681 application/epub+zip 243532 2025-08-03T11:13:34.225654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235850 2025-08-03T11:13:31.693622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205056 2022-09-04T05:44:53.512984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140836 2025-08-03T11:13:26.606687 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140575 2014-04-12T11:52:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140568 2014-04-12T11:52:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20643 2025-08-03T11:13:34.347614 application/rdf+xml 12895 2025-08-03T11:13:29.263643 image/jpeg 3017 2025-08-03T11:13:29.008679 image/jpeg 49809 2014-04-14T20:41:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 50363 2014-04-14T20:41:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 49764 2014-04-14T20:41:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 131011 2025-08-03T11:13:26.932654 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia