Acharya Prashant

Oct 7, 2021

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Why do people commit suicide?

The following is an excerpt from a samvaad (dialogue) session with Acharya Prashant.

Questioner (Q): Why do people commit suicide?

Acharya Prashant (AP): They still have a lot of hope. They feel that suicide would redeem them. They have not given up everything. They are still carrying a lot of hope. If I do not know what is beyond life, how can I enter that which is beyond life? Surely…