Deepak Chopra answers some deep questions on his site. Here is a recent Q/A on the subject of reincarnation:

Question:
If there is one infinite being (and everything is an infinite possibility) then why do we need Reincarnation (individual souls having experience over and over?) We are either one infinite possibility having this experience or we are a soul having many experiences. (term soul being one continuous being.)

Answer:
Putting aside the issue of whether we need reincarnation for the moment, your question seems to boil down to why does infinite being need to do anything—create, know, evolve—if it is already everything?

The best answer I can give you is what the enlightened sages of the past have said about this, namely, that there is a distinction between infinite potentiality and actual manifestation. Just as there is a difference between the potentiality of a redwood tree in seed form and the full grown redwood tree…

[the complete answer can be found here]

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