Acharya Prashant addresses the nihilistic argument for suicide, which suggests that since the path of truth is difficult and victory is not guaranteed, it is better to end one's life. He explains that this perspective arises from not knowing what the "bigger battle" of life truly is. If one were to know the bigger battle, one would not have the choice to avoid it. Not fighting the bigger battle simply means one is too obsessed with the small things in life, and this obsession prevents the "great" or "immense" from being known. One can only accept or reject what is known; one cannot choose to reject the unknown. The speaker states that the nature of the "big" or the "great" is that once it is known, it overpowers you, and this is called love. Truth and love go together. To know the Truth is to fall hopelessly and irrevocably in love with it, leaving no room for rejection. The claim of knowing the Truth and yet choosing to reject it is a statement of an ego steeped in ignorance. The ego is pleased by the idea of knowing and also by the power to reject even the Truth. In reality, one cannot reject the Truth; one can only be ignorant of it. Truth leaves one choiceless, which is why the ego, which thrives on choice, is afraid of it. The ego wears blinders to avoid seeing the Truth, because once seen, it cannot be unseen. The thought of suicide is also a product of the ego. The ego is more prepared to let the body die than to be disidentified from it. The knowers speak of a "great death," which is dying before the physical death of the body. This means letting the body be while attaining one's true self. The one who achieves this is a *Jivanmukta*—one who is liberated while living. By choosing suicide, one closes off the tremendous possibility of this joy. The problem is not life itself, but one's notions about it. Therefore, one should drop the notions, not life. The speaker contrasts this with the pursuit of worldly desires, which promise much but deliver little, leading to an accumulation of losses and a sense of bankruptcy. In contrast, the path of Truth, while costly, delivers infinitely more than it promises, making the cost bearable. The investment required is one's entire self.