The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian) / quote 215 of 254
Levels of reincarnation and the tulkus
‘In Buddhism, everybody is a reincarnation. But there are different levels of reincarnation. Some choose what kind of home they want to be reincarnated in, in order to help others. Some are reincarnated without their own wishes because of their past karmic accumulations.’ In the case of tulkus – ‘highly realised’ lamas who are able to choose their own reincarnation – some leave letters or other instructions to tell their followers where to find their reincarnation. Others don’t, and it is for the disciples to go to a ‘high person who has the capability to know where to look for the child’.