"On earth it is still the physiological and mental defects, the sins of the progenitors which are visited upon the issue: in that land of shadows, the new and yet unconscious Ego—foetus becomes the just victim of the transgressions of its old Self, whose karma—merit and demerit—will alone weave out its future destiny."
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The Master Koot Hoomi, in The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett, (1923), Letter No. X, p. 48, 1881
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