Guest guest Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 Here is what the wise man himself said about suicide: Excerpts from Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj's I AM THAT Nothing wrong [with suicide], if it solves the problem. What if it does not? Suffering caused by extraneous factors - some painful and incurable disease, or unbearable calamity - may provide some justification, but where wisdom and compassion are lacking, suicide cannot help. A foolish death means foolishness reborn. Besides there is the question of karma to consider. Endurance is usually the wisest course. (464) Nobody can compel another to live. Besides, there were cultures in which suicide had its acknowledged and respected place. There is noble virtue in unshakable endurance of whatever comes, but there is also dignity in the refusal of meaningless torture and humiliation. (471) bd2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 Nisargadatta , Gautam Mudbhatkal <gautam58> wrote: > Just try and inquire on who is this entity trying to > commit suicide?? Who kills who is the big question??? > > regards > Gautam That's right! The concept of karma is not eliminated, or any other misery to boot, by suicide. It occurs to me that it would be akin to clicking the reload button on your browser; back around for another go! The action of suicide arises from thought, so inquire as to the source of that thought. To realize oneness with the all is to realize the illusion of a separate ego, and all egoic creations, like karma. Separteness from That created the ego that thought about suicide. If you want to kill yourself, kill your ego! Die to illusion and live. Keep inquiring 'who am I' until your socks blow off and then some more. Keep going, it's the only thing any of us can do. > --- reptiliouss <Reptilious@i...> wrote: > > If all duality is illusion, then how does this > > relate to suicide? > > If there is no karma, no *i*, no anything...would it > > matter if one > > stops the illusion this way? > > Would suicide make for enlightenment? > > If nothing matters due to all is totality, and all > > duality is > > irrelevant, and an illusion, why not. > > Strange feelings that i have now are of course in a > > duality frame of > > mind, but my totality training tells me it doesn't > > matter. > > > > Very confused, and not sure how to proceed. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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