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Why do people commit suicide? || Acharya Prashant (2016)
Acharya Prashant
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Suicide
Acknowledgement
Fear
Fearlessness
Honesty
Doership
Suffering
Courage
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that suicide is not a path to redemption but is often rooted in arrogance and the false hope that it will end one's troubles. He questions what a person would do if their suffering continued even after death, noting that suicide is an irreversible act based on the assumption of knowledge. True disappointment would lead to a state where one is even disappointed with the idea of suicide, realizing that any action taken by the 'doer' is bound to backfire. He emphasizes that acknowledgement is the only way forward, but it must be spontaneous and without the imposition of non-recognition or pretense.