Suicide

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Home Base: Sri Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir, Navadwip Dham, Nadia, WB, INDIA

 

> Dear Jayapataka Maharaj,

>

> Please accept my humble obeisances,

> All glories to Srila Prabhupada!

>

> I would like to know what is destination of devotiee who commit suicide?

> Becouse one devotee I knew recently killed himself.

>

> Your servant

> hrvoje

 

My Dear bh Hrvoje,

 

Please accept my best wishes. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

Generally when someone in the material world commits suicide they must

remain on the subtle platform as a ghost until at least the time of their

natural life would have been over. It is a "no-win" situation to commit

suicide.

 

Now in the case of devotees there are many factors one might consider, Still

there is no guarantee they won't meet the same fate. If some friends have

offered prasadam to their departed souls, or pindi in gaya or put ganges

water on their bodies or any similar kind of method of given a departed soul

blessings then their is some hope that they could take another birth and

continue their devotional service.

 

Once a new devotee visiting the temple in New York in about 1969 committed

suicide and Srila Prabhupada when he heard was crying and praying to Lord

Sri Krishna for this departed soul. Srila Prabhupada said that Lord Sri

Krishna had sent the soul to us, but we failed to save him and now where has

the soul gone? He prayed for the devotee to be allowed to immediately take

birth in a family of devotees and continue on with his devotional service.

So by His Divine Grace's causeless mercy this devotee could get a chance to

avoid the normal result of committing suicide and take birth.

 

I hope that this finds you in good health.

 

Your well wisher,

 

Jayapataka Swami