What is the perspective on suicide in the context of life's meaninglessness?
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"Real suicide is not the end of the body, but the gentle death of the ego; it is through surrender and awareness that we discover a deeper purpose beyond the cycle of suffering."
According to Osho, suicide of the body is a futile, fearful escape that changes nothing—you’ll be reborn to repeat the same misery. When life feels meaningless, choose “real suicide”: sannyas and meditation, the gentle death of ego, craving, and old habits. This inner dying reveals another, deeper life—purpose arising from awareness—ending the cycle of suffering and, ultimately, of birth.
Don’t kill your body—let your ego and cravings die through meditation and a new way of living, and real meaning will appear.
Why this matters practically
- Transforms despair into a practical path (sannyas/meditation) instead of self-harm.
- Reduces suffering by dissolving ego and compulsive desires.
- Reveals durable meaning independent of changing life situations.
- Reduces suffering by dissolving ego and compulsive desires.
- Reveals durable meaning independent of changing life situations.
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