A devotee said to me: ‘Rather than lead the kind of life I am leading, I would prefer to commit Atma-hatya (end myself).’ He said he was being oppressed by many doubts. I told him: ‘What is it that suffers from doubts? It is the mind. You want to commit Atma-hatya, put an end to your life, for the faults of the mind. This means you are punishing the body for the offences of the mind. You will be committing a grievous wrong if you punish the innocent body for the crimes of the errant mind.’ The devotee felt sorry and prayed to be forgiven. (SSS Vol.20, p. 189)