"The question crying out for an answer is, “If we have lived before, why don’t we remember it? The answer is both simple and complex. The simple answer is, “Because we have not lived before.” This is not completely true, but it is relatively true because the “you”” and “I” that we consider to be ourselves has not lived before. We think of ourselves as composed of personality (which includes the conscious mind) and body. The current conscious mind, personality, and body are new; they have not been alive before. Nor have they reincarnated in the true sense of the word. However, our souls have been alive before—this is the distinction—and they have reincarnated. The memories are thus our souls; not ours.”