Part VII
THE DESTINY OF THE REINCARNATING INDIVIDUAL

THE series of incarnations which the soul is impelled to take through Karmic determination, has a tendency to become endless. Karmic debts and dues Through innumerable lives the aspirant has come into contact with countless persons, and he has had all kinds of dealings of give and take with them. He is entangled in a web consisting of all sorts of debts to pay and dues to recover. According to Karmic law he can avoid neither the debts nor the dues, since both are the outcome of Karma inspired by desire. He keeps incarnating in order to pay off his debts and to recover his dues, but even when he means to clear up the account he is often unable to do so.

        All persons with whom a man has Karmic links of debts or dues may not be incarnate when he has taken a body. Difficulty of clearing up debts and dues Or, owing to the limitations imposed by his own capacities and circumstances, he may be unable to meet all the complex requirements of the situation. When he is trying to clear up accounts with those with whom he has past links, in