If a soul comes back as in reincarnation why it has no memory of the past?

Question

Unless of course, we are talking of new soul evolving from the old one.

Nuthnbett... It's a nice answer. However, I need to hear more than psychological answer.

silverlea... I have thought of that before until I have encountered a book about a woman who reincarnated and recalled everything about her recent past. It was a terrible experience for her. True story validated by experts in India.

Answer 1

Because we would fixate on things in the past life instead of getting on with this one. You can't concentrate on what you're supposed to be doing in the here and now if your off trying to find old places, relatives, friends from before. Also to protect us from emotional issues in past lives, not every death is a pleasant one.

Answer 2

There are many problems with the salvation-by works doctrine of reincarnation. First, there are many practical problems. For example:
1. We must ask, why does one get punished for something he or she cannot remember having done in a previous life?
2. If the purpose of karma is to rid humanity of its selfish desires, then why hasn't there been a noticeable improvement in human nature after all the millennia of reincarnations?
3. If reincarnation and the law of karma are so beneficial on a practical level, then how do advocates of this doctrine explain the immense and ever-worsening social and economic problems - including widespread poverty, starvation, disease, and horrible suffering - in India, where reincarnation has been systematically taught through out its history?
There are also many biblical problems with believing in reincarnation. For example, in 2 Corinthians 5:8 the apostle Paul states, "We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord." At death, the, the Christian immediately goes into the presence of the Lord, not into another body. In keeping with this. Luke 16:19-31 tells us that unbelievers at death go to a place of suffering, not into another body.
Further, Hebrews 9:27 assures us that "man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment." Each human being LIVES ONCE as a mortal on earth, DIES ONCE, and then FACES JUDGMENT. He does not have a second chance by reincarnating into another body.

Answer 3

My idea is, memories about your everyday life are held in your brain, not your soul. The soul only keeps the feelings of love and spiritual growth that it hopefully attained in it's past life, before moving on towards a new life and a new chance to love.