23 Nov 2022
[Smt. Lakshmi Lavanya K asked: Pada namaskaram Swami, In Your previous discourse, I have read "The bond with one’s life is the strongest" please enlighten how to detach from bond with the self. Please tell names of devotees who have crossed bond with the self.]
Swami replied:- Some Gopikas jumped in to fire after hearing the physical death of Krishna, which is not relished by Krishna. When the incarnation of God leaves the gross body, a true devotee must not commit suicide, which is considered to be a great sin in Veda itself (Asuryā nāma te lokā andhena tamasā''vṛtāḥ, tāṃste pretyābhigacchanti, ye ke cātmahano janāḥ). Instead of such foolish and sinful act that gives deep pain to God, the devotee must live in this world as long as the longevity of the devotee is granted by God and must propagate the knowledge of the incarnation of God helping others to get spiritual benefits.
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