Namaste ji,
I am aware that this is another of those questions that is probably going to garner many differing views. I am not looking for an absolute here, but wish to sample the general span of ideas. If you would like to answer the sub-questions after, that would be appreciated. =)
The question is:
Can the span of a Life be interrupted?
A) Yes (how?)
B) No (why not?)
C) Sometimes (please explain?)
Can a life be cut short, or will one only die around the time it is their 'destined' time to? If a life can be cut short, or only sometimes, in what ways can that happen?
Also, what might be the result of such a circumstance to the jiva whose life was interrupted?
The question implies a certain amount of "pre-destiny" in a sense that I am not sure is the same as Dharma - I am unclear on the distinction at times.
I hope this is not a silly, alarming or offensive question. There are many lines of thought recently, and a friendly debate, that lead to my pondering this more actively, and I realize that much of my own opinion may be too informed by western thought, so I am curious as to others' philosophies/beliefs and where they draw them from.
One may ask my own belief. Currently I'm stuck at a firm "Huh. Not sure...".
~Pranam-s
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