reincarnation with permission only

Most of my religious views are pretty well defined (no, I'm not going to set them out now. I'm supposed to be learning about kidneys). One of my inconsistencies is that while I don't actually believe in reincarnation, I'm willing to give the Dalai Lama a pass. So it was shocking to read this:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2194682.ece

I'm about to have a new life while still living parts of the old one, though.