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become alert and take Anshan. Let me make maximum
use of it.”

Thus the final goal of Anshan is to utilize the last moments
of life fruitfully and not to die quickly. Those who commit
suicide have two major negative thoughts in their mind which
are absent in the case of those who take Anshan -
1) Frustration towards their life

2) Love for death

Q. : Frustration towards a life full of sins- isn't this a positive
thought ?
A. : Yes. The frustration arising due to the sins we have
committed is a positive feeling and should be inculcated
because it will reduce the occurrence of sins in future.
But if one gets frustrated from life and commits suicide
to shorten his life, then how can sins be eliminated in
the next birth ? If sinful activities continue in the next
birth who will stop them ? In this precious human birth,
we are lucky to be able to recognize the nature of our
sins and hence it is easy to avoid them. If we cannot
bravely avoid them, we can at least feel regretful after
committing such acts. On the other hand, if the next
new life is such where we cannot even recognize our
sins, then how can we avoid or neglect them ? Hence,
frustration towards this valuable and knowledgeable life
is negative feeling in true sense.

According to this principle, one should not get frustrated from
life because till you have this precious human life in hand,
you can perform some or the other religious activity. You
can chant God's name, appreciate the noble qualities of God
and other great men. Here, amidst many sins, even a small
religious activity can save you. If you lead a completely sinful

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