Evolution in the life of the individual starts with the
formation of the human embryo and passes through various stages, and even
continues after death in another form. The human spirit is capable of infinite
development.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 26 November
1939 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; compilation
‘Reincarnation and the Nature and Progress of the Soul’, prepared by the
Research Department of the Universal House of Justice)