I meant it was a stumbling block in that we separate ourselves from god-the cosmic by our free will. If the goal in most spiritual paths is to be at one with god/cosmic then we have to allow god's will to take over, completely and really become at one, as Jesus did. This is very difficult for most of us to do because we have nagging doubts, desires, needs, etc.

I believe in reincarnation and I believe we are here to learn lessons from our experiences. If we are open to those lessons, imo, we progress to a higher level of consciousness each lifetime. Someday we may even attain enlightenment and become as one with god/cosmic at which point we will have no desires, attachments, etc. because god has no needs, attachments, etc. We reach this point, as I said, through lessons learned, through our thoughts, meditations, and actions, and through letting go of ego.