We know from His Teachings that reincarnation does not
exist. We come on to this planet once only. Our life here is like the baby in
the womb of its mother, which develops in that state what is necessary for its
entire life after it is born. The same is true of us. Spiritually we must
develop here what we will require for the life after death. In that future
life, God, through His mercy, can help us to evolve characteristics which we
neglected to develop while we were on this earthly plane. It is not necessary
for us to come back and be born into another body in order to advance
spiritually and grow closer to God.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 22 April 1954, written
on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; compilation:
‘Reincarnation and the Nature and Progress of the Soul’, prepared by the
Research Department of the Universal House of Justice)
