38 Inspiring Reincarnation Quotes

Reincarnation, the concept of the soul's journey through multiple lives, has intrigued and inspired thinkers for centuries. Across cultures and spiritual traditions, reincarnation offers solace, sparking a sense of continuity and purpose beyond the present moment. Whether you're a believer or simply curious, exploring the wisdom encapsulated in reincarnation quotes can provide profound insights and reflections. Join us as we delve into a handpicked selection of 38 inspiring quotes that capture the essence of this timeless belief, offering perspectives on rebirth, growth, and the eternal journey of the soul.

1. “Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.” - Mahatma Gandhi

2. “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” - Rumi

3. “For the first forty days a childis given dreams of previous lives. Journeys, winding paths, a hundred small lessons and then the past is erased.” - Michael Ondaatje

4. “As a man, casting off worn out garments taketh new ones, so the dweller in the body, entereth into ones that are new.” - Epictetus

5. “When it's all over and the dust from our Ancestors bodies and our own settle from the four winds only then will we see that we were here!” - Stanley Victor Paskavich

6. “A wide and vague impression exists that so-called Eastern religion is more contemplative, innocuous, and humane than the proselytizing monotheisms of the West. Don't believe a word of this: try asking the children of Indochina who were dumped by their parents for inherited deformities that were attributed to sins in a previous 'life.” - Christopher Hitchens

7. “Have you ever met someone for the first time, but in your heart you feel as if you’ve met them before?” - JoAnne Kenrick

8. “Not since North Korean media declared Kim Jong-il to be the reincarnation of Kim Il Sung has there been such a blatant attempt to create a necrocracy, or perhaps mausolocracy, in which a living claimant assumes the fleshly mantle of the departed.” - Christopher Hitchens

9. “And only the enlightened can recall their former lives; for the rest of us, the memories of past existences are but glints of light, twinges of longing, passing shadows, disturbingly familiar, that are gone before they can be grasped, like the passage of that silver bird on Dhaulagiri.” - Peter Matthiessen

10. “I recognized you instantly. All of our lives flashed through my mind in a split second. I felt a pull so strongly towards you that I almost couldn't stop it.” - J. Sterling

11. “Immortality like this is about as useful as sunscreen on a submarine.” - Elizabeth Marx

12. “He walked out of the cottage and into the night.He was stark naked.” - Max Simon Ehrlich

13. “For a long time, my subconscious rested in a dark place, ticking through memories like a jukebox selecting a record...” - Chelsie Shakespeare

14. “He would reach for me in the middle of the night, nearly every single night, wrapping one of those solid arms around my waist and pulling me in close. So. Close.” - Chelsie Shakespeare

15. “The longer I lived, the longer it would be until I saw him alive again, until I could taste his new lips and run my fingers through his new hair. We could be young and beautiful again . . .” - Chelsie Shakespeare

16. “With that, I took a deep breath and leapt; spreading my arms, pretending I could fly . . .” - Chelsie Shakespeare

17. “I don't think that science and the paranormal have to be at war; in fact, it's crucial that they work together. It seems naïve to believe that the world is exactly as it seems.” - Chelsie Shakespeare

18. “He made me feel unhinged . . . like he could take me apart and put me back together again and again.” - Chelsie Shakespeare

19. “I melted into the dream as if I had always been there. I knew where I had come from; I knew where I was going.” - Chelsie Shakespeare

20. “Fate and destiny go hand in hand. It is impossible to change our destiny. Only the path upon which we walk to reach our destination alters. If we should stray from that path, fate will take control and guide us in the right direction.” - J.A. Belfield

21. “My eyes went straight to a soft woman who sat facing the wrong way at the bar top. Soft, because I knew if I were to touch her skin, it would feel like a peach, the kind of woman you could almost smell from inside the building. Instead of facing Andy, she had her back to him, keeping an eye on the door. That must be her. Her hair was exquisite. She was really the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. A golden crown of braids and curls complimented her sun-kissed skin. Her dress draped perfectly over her body, and in that moment, I needed her more than I needed air.” - Chelsie Shakespeare

22. “This life is but a brief tenure, one of many perspectives a spirit must experience in the quest for eternity.” - Brian Rathbone

23. “They were different colors: the right one blue, the left green. And her face in the light of the candle on the table startled me at first, just as it had in the icy night air. After seeing it on the street, I was afraid I had only imagined it: a still, luminous face with a silvery sheen. Finely hewn, with a long, straight nose and a wide mouth, it was nearly identical to another face, which I had photographed years before. Not on a person, bu on the fragment of a frieze I found in some ruins near Verona, The frieze, which depicted a band of musicians, had once been shadowed beneath a cornice high on the temple of Mercury, god of magic. Belonging to one of the musicians, it was a riveting face - like a puzzle that could not be solved - which I had never found, or expected to find, on a living woman.” - Nicholas Christopher

24. “All who live possess eternal life, and few would trade it for an immortal body, if they truly understood what it is to be alive.” - Audrey Auden

25. “Leaves turned to soil beneath my feet. Thus it is, trees eat themselves.” - David Mitchell

26. “We do not remember days, Shemei, we remember moments, and the richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.” - Terri Herman-Poncé

27. “Odd: I wish I could believe in reincarnation.Chief Porter: Not me. Once down the track is enough of a test. Pass me or fail me, Dear Lord, but don't make me go through high school again.Odd: If there's something we want so bad in this life but we can't have it, maybe we could get it the next time around.Chief Porter: Or maybe not getting it, accepting less without bitterness and being grateful for what we have is a part of what we're here to learn.” - Dean Koontz

28. “I'd rather believe in reincarnation than hell. The idea of an afterlife is much so more tolerable when returning is an option.” - Deborah Feldman

29. “People don't just live one life. They keep coming back until they get it right.” - C R Strahan

30. “I was an afterthought, five thousand years later. A mistake, because Ciana was gone. I was the dissonant note on the end of a masterpiece symphony. I was the brushstroke that ruined the painting.” - Jodi Meadows

31. “Do you believe that we have the ability to change destiny?” - Michelle Madow

32. “I have to believe in reincarnation. believing that I'll be in one place forever is a hell in itself.” - Darnell Lamont Walker

33. “When we die the only judge we have is ourselves. We see our life played out in a hologram of knowledge that our earth souls cannot understand. We see all at once how each word and each action affected the lives of the people around us. How a moment of kindness can change a life and a sharp word can affect someone for ever. Words and actions are far more powerful than we realise. It's the pebble-in-the-lake effect-even the tiniest pebble thrown into water will create ripples right across the lake. We don't need to be punished because, when we have viewed the consequences of our actions on all the souls we have met, we have remorse enough. I believe there is no external judge. We must face ourselves.” - Michele Knight

34. “He had a thousand-year-old stare.” - Louise Erdrich

35. “If you ask me, reincarnation is just another way to procrastinate.” - Chuck Palahniuk

36. “They have to know, for we know , that reincarnation is real.” - N.K. David

37. “Most people in the world are Christ lovers. And then there are Christ haters. But all of them are fixated on Christ, and he perpetuates for ever.” - Marilyn Monroe

38. “Consciousness is endless, from one incarnation to the next. It simply will and does manifest in other places and times, regardless of what becomes of the human race.” - Zeena Schreck