Buddhism and suicide?
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I know that Buddhists (generally speaking) say that suicide is of no use, that you’ll bounce back into some life and will have to pay your karmic debt. But as it will be a different ego doing that repayment, with no memory or conscious connection to you, isn’t that a successful escape? The person you are now won’t be doing that work–someone will, a being with your soul, but not "you" as you are now. This is an argument that a depressed friend in great pain has confounded me with. Any ideas?
Howdy, here’s (whatever) cents worth: Wherever you go, there’s lots of suffering. Unfortunately, looking for quick fixes exacerbates the essential problem. My advice to my fellow sufferers: if you can, stay alive and realize the emptiness of conceptualization. Who would depend on some unknown rebirth to find happiness? Causes and conditions are ALWAYS ripe for awakening; realize this and you won’t be seeking "elsewhere." —– Posted via NewsOne.Net: Free Usenet News via the Web —– —– http://newsone.net/ — Discussions on every subject. —– NewsOne.Net prohibits users from posting spam. If this or other posts
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Hello, It’s a quite important question ! Especially if your friend want to commit a suicide. Feel free to join our buddhism chat room to ask your questions to a qualified person, such as a lama… Every wednesday night, from 8 to 11pm, Paris time, a lama will be online. http://www.dhagpo-kagyu.org click on chat room. see you soon jed I know that Buddhists (generally speaking) say that suicide is of no use, that you’ll bounce back into some life and will have to pay your karmic debt. But as it will be a different ego doing that repayment, with no memory or conscious connection to you, isn’t that a successful escape? The person you are now won’t be doing that work–someone will, a being with your soul, but not "you" as you are now. This is an argument that a depressed friend in great pain has confounded me with. Any ideas?
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This is an argument that a depressed friend in great pain has confounded me with. Any ideas?
Is your depressed friend a Buddhist? I ask, because giving Buddhist answers to people who are not thinking within a Buddhist framework may not help them much at all. On the other hand, showing them basic human kindness and just listening to them and letting them be exactly who they are (pain and all) may be all that they need to get out of the present crisis (and eventually into other crises down the line). If your friend is a Buddhist, there is some very good material on Access to Insight web site (http://www.accesstoinsight.org) by Buddhist monks and nuns dealing with issues of psychological pain and depression. There are some excellent talks by Bhikkhu Bodhi and Ayya Khema there. They would make most sense to someone who is already thinking along Buddhist lines, of course, but you may find material there that should be of some benefit to anyone whose heart is afflicted. — May all beings have contented hearts, Dayamati
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my point of view is that suicide is a cowardess act, there is ALWAYS another option, there is always other options, re-incarnation would definatly pursue, what would it achieve, nothing, and the act of KILLING oneself would be very damaging in more than the physical aspect thats just my opinion
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I know that Buddhists (generally speaking) say that suicide is of no use, that you’ll bounce back into some life and will have to pay your karmic debt. But as it will be a different ego doing that repayment, with no memory or conscious connection to you, isn’t that a successful escape? The person you are now won’t be doing that work–someone will, a being with your soul, but not "you" as you are now. This is an argument that a depressed friend in great pain has confounded me with. Any ideas?
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