Gerard Posted May 10, 2018 It depends on the state of the mind. If an accomplished practitioner commits it, obviously he is likely to be free from rebirth because the noble reasons behind the act, for the rest ----> ghost realm or back to human form. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doc benway Posted May 10, 2018 16 hours ago, Lost in Translation said: This is a good point and possibly worthy of its own thread. The reasons behind suicide matter. If you sacrifice yourself in what you feel to be a good cause vs if you slaughter yourself to avoid personal pain. The end result is the same but the energetic patterns are vastly different. It seems to me that Chapter 5 of the DDJ would have us look at this a bit differently: Nature is unkind: It treats the creation like sacrificial straw-dogs. The Sage is unkind: He treats the people like sacrificial straw-dogs. How the universe is like a bellows! Empty, yet it gives a supply that never fails; The more it is worked, the more it brings forth. By many words is wit exhausted. Rather, therefore, hold to the core. (trans. Lin Yutang) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rex Posted May 10, 2018 A recent case ... David Goodall, 104, sets out his reasons for travelling to Switzerland to voluntarily end his life: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44069885 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marblehead Posted May 10, 2018 Yes, I saw that. I make no judgement. I believe that everyone has the right to make their own choices regarding their end. Regarding those who can no longer make their own decision, their next of kin, legal guardian, must use total honesty and great compassion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nothing Posted May 19, 2018 In the place I've grown up a young man did suicide. I don't know what happened to him afterwards, but I know that his mother never got over it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
