A very difficult question

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Respected Sri Jeear Swamy Varu,

 

This rather perplexing question came to me early this morning. I

have included the message below for your kind response, and I am

certain that it is only you who can provide him with guidance in

this regard.

 

I have included his e-mail address such that we devotees can

provide our service to him and his friend in encouraging words

and positive advice.

 

Situations such as these come up very often in this modern world.

Your kind direction is very much needed on how we devotees can

help, if it is all befitting for us to do so.

 

adiye:n ra:ma:nuja da:san

mohan

 

 

 

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<raj

<vk_talk >

Friday, January 12, 2001 3:06 AM

RE: [vk_talk] Reminder - Sri V. Krishnan Swami's

Upanyasam - Jan ...

 

 

> Namaskaram!

>

> This is a very troubled question. Is there any mention of

> suicide(appropriate and inappropriate) in any of our Vedas. I

am trying to

> help a dear friend who is suicidal. She is convinced that the

Vedas

> approves of this. Please help. Sorry if this is not the type

of question

> to ask. I am quite desperate

> .

>

> Thanks

> Raj

>

[Guest guest]

Adiyen,

While we await the response from His Divine Grace, I would like to share a

recollection of Sri Swamiji's discourse, in my own words:

The Vedas', Upanishads' and even the Bhagavad Gita say that only a fortunate few

of the zillions' of souls' achieve the human body. Nowhere do they sanction

taking one's own life for one reason or the other. They only beckon us to make

the best out of the good and bad, as percieved by us.

"Hang in there while you ride the tides of sorrow, for it will reach you to the shores of destiny."

---Tridandi Jeeyar dasudu---

Mohan Sagar <msagar (AT) uswest (DOT) net> wrote:

Respected Sri Jeear Swamy Varu,This rather perplexing question came to me early

this morning. Ihave included the message below for your kind response, and I

amcertain that it is only you who can provide him with guidance inthis regard.I

have included his e-mail address such that we devotees canprovide our service to

him and his friend in encouraging wordsand positive advice.Situations such as

these come up very often in this modern world.Your kind direction is very much

needed on how we devotees canhelp, if it is all befitting for us to do

so.adiye:n ra:ma:nuja da:sanmohan-

<raj (AT) iconmedialab (DOT) com.sg><vk_talk >Friday, January 12,

2001 3:06 AMRE: [vk_talk] Reminder - Sri V. Krishnan Swami'sUpanyasam

- Jan ...> Namaskaram!>> This is a very troubled question. Is there any

mention of> suicide(appropriate and inappropriate) in any of our Vedas. Iam

trying to> help a dear friend who is suicidal. She is convinced that theVedas>

approves of this. Please help. Sorry if this is not the typeof question> to

ask. I am quite desperate> .>> Thanks> Raj>

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Priya Sriman Raj ji!

Jai Srimannarayana!

Mentioning about suicide, is there in somany places of

Smruties. But you wanted it from the Vedas directly,

right?

Sukla Yajur Veda condemns the act of commiting suicide

as a very big sin. And also says that those who commit

so, will reach a place where there is dense darkness

and no light at all. Here is the Manthra:

 

"asurya: na:ma the: lo:ka:h

andhe:na thamasa: vrutha:h,

tha:ns the: pre:tha: bhi gachchanthi

e:ke:cha a:thmahano: jana:h."

 

Here "a:thma hano: jana" is the one who is a suicidal.

Of course, there are somany other interpretations too.

But this is the main meaning.

Is it enough for you?

Jai Srimannarayana!

=chinnajeeyar=

 

 

 

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