Podcast details
Question about despair
A spiritual discourse addressing despair, suicide, and the afterlife.
"Never think of suicide. It is said that one who commits suicide finds their future life in the astral world more complicated, more complex."
"All accounts of your life have to be settled there, and then you are released again to come to this mortal world. This is called destiny; destiny will lead you further."
In response to a question about overcoming helplessness and suicidal thoughts, Swāmījī offers practical advice like connecting with friends and reading inspiring books. He then explains the spiritual consequences of suicide and describes the afterlife process, where one's destiny, shaped by karma, dictates a period in the astral world to settle accounts before rebirth.
Filming location: Brno, Czech Republic
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The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:
- Yoga in Daily Life - The System
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2000. ISBN 978-3-85052-000-3 - The Hidden Power in Humans - Chakras and Kundalini
Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda. Ibera Verlag, Vienna, 2004. ISBN 978-3-85052-197-0 - Lila Amrit - The Divine Life of Sri Mahaprabhuji
Paramhans Swami Madhavananda. Int. Sri Deep Madhavananda Ashram Fellowship, Vienna, 1998. ISBN 3-85052-104-4
