the Short Path and reincarnation...

On the Short Path we do not care about reincarnation matters, we do not give them much importance.

On the Short Path the aspirants need the philosophical study to understand only one point:

What is Reality.

It is necessary to understand the difference between the Illusion and the Reality.

Every teacher's biggest difficulty is to get the students to understand that not only the world but also the ego is illusion.

The aspirants do not know what the ego is.

Therefore Jesus said:

"If you want to find your true Self you have to deny yourselves," meaning deny the ego.

Buddha said: "This is not I."

The Buddha taught his monks to practise saying and thinking this mantram.

There is much confusion about the two points if there is not the knowledge that all teachings fall into these two classes and if there is no understanding of the difference between them.


— Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practicies Involved > Chapter 1: Ant's Long Path > # 209
Paul Brunton