Acharya Prashant addresses a question from a doctor who is distressed by the suffering and suicidal tendencies she observes in her patients and even in herself. He begins by stating that the primary cause of suicide is birth itself. He explains that the official statistics on suicide are existentially incorrect because, in a deeper sense, the entire population is committing suicide by not living up to their full potential. He defines suicide not just as the physical act of ending one's life, but as the squandering of life's possibilities. A life lived without fulfilling its ultimate purpose is also a form of suicide. The sadness we feel when someone commits suicide is due to this wasted opportunity. Acharya Prashant elaborates that for a human being, life is not merely physical existence but is measured by the height and freedom of one's consciousness. Unlike a machine that is programmed, a human has the capacity to rebel against their conditioning, and the intensity of this rebellion signifies their aliveness. He posits that all humans are born into suffering and bondage, and the purpose of life is to attain freedom from this condition. The suffering self can end in only two ways: suicide or *samadhi* (a state of deep, lasting solution). He further categorizes suicide into two types: the official, physical act, and the biological one, which is living a mediocre, enslaved life until natural death, asserting that the latter is no better than the former. The only true alternative to suicide is *samadhi*. To solve the problem of life, one must first understand it by acknowledging one's own suffering, which is an act of courage, not weakness. Life is a challenge that must be met with wisdom and bravery. The purpose of life is not the pursuit of happiness, which he calls a fictitious idea that leads to disappointment, but liberation. He explains that we are born to struggle and fight, and through this struggle, we can attain a state of joy (*anand*) that is far superior to happiness. To reach this state of joy, one must be willing to embrace pain. He concludes by stating that there are only two possibilities for a human being: suicide or *samadhi*.