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Re: REQUEST : Suicide
Shyam wrote:
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> I was just curious to know what our philosophy says about suicide. Is it
> immoral or bad karma? It is explicitly stated in Christianity and others that
> suicide is an unforgivable sin.
According to Sri Ramakrishna, one who commits suicide would have to suffer
several births in order to expiate oneself of that sin.
But Sri Ramakrishna also adds that on realizing God, one can give up the body
(which may appear to be "suicide" in the eyes of laymen) and attain Mukti.
-Kartik
