How can I reduce SUICIDAL THOUGHTS?!

If you are affected by the goings on in the world or in your personal life, and are contemplating taking the extreme step, then please take a few minutes to watch this video.  

Whether it is the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended lives across the globe, or the economic crunch that each one of us is facing in its wake, there are reasons galore to feel the blues.  Even if these are not the burning issues in your life, there are always others - breakups, bereavement, failure in exams, job loss, and the leading cause for completed suicide in India: being in debt.

While this video is no panacea for all the woes that you may be facing, it is an attempt to help you change your outlook and mindset so that you consider the larger issues of life, and take a step back from making an impulsive decision.

 

How common are suicidal ideas?

What are the causes for feeling suicidal?

What are the risk factors for suicide attempt?

What should you do if you or someone you know is feeling suicidal?

What are the religious and spiritual connotations of suicide?

Find out in in this video in three languages:

English: https://youtu.be/08i4_FGRmB8

Hindi: https://youtu.be/2w346GDm79w

Kannada: https://youtu.be/Qjg98TRvt-A

Please note that the National (Indian) Suicide Helpline number is: 9152987821 or 022-25521111 (by iCall).  

If you are in and around Bengaluru, you can also reach out to the counsellors of Arpita Foundation (NGO) through their helpline: 080-23655557 (7 am to 9 pm, all days of the week).

For information on suicide care and suicide helplines, please click external link in my earlier article. 

Resources/references:

Quotes (all translations into Hindi/Kannada by me):

• Suicide is a sin... and for many points from the 'larger/spiritual issues' section of the video (also, I recommend reading the book): The Laws of the Spirit World, Khorshed Bhavnagri 
• Man is a Soul... Attributed to Sri Yukteshwar Giri, Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda
• All that we are is... Attributed to Lord Buddha, Thought Power, Swami Sivananda
• Those things that hurt... Attributed to Benjamin Franklin, In The Road Less Travelled, M. Scott Peck
• Be in the world... Osho, Autobiography of a Spiritually Incorrect Mystic
• He who has a why... Attributed to Nietzsche, Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl
• While there is life... Brief Answers to Big Questions, Stephen Hawking
• Om... I am Saakshi... Thought Power, Swami Sivananda
• Punarapi jananam... Moha Mudgara (Bhaja Govindam), Adi Shankaracharya [with Sanskrit to English translation from: bhakthi.in and sanskritdocuments.org]

Music: Sunflower Field, Mocha Music

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