A Baha’i cannot at the same time be a theosophist; many theosophists have become believers and very enlightened ones, but as we do not believe in reincarnation we obviously cannot be active as theosophists and Baha’is at the same time.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 6 November 1949 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to NSA of India; ‘Dawn of a New Day’)