Question: Is the use of tranquillisers (nerve pills and sleeping pills) wrong?

Guru replied, "If the patient comes to me, asking for tranquillisers, and is living the vital life, the animal life, then I am only giving him poison if I fulfil his request. I would advise him to deal with his real, inner problems and not come to me for poisons." The Master added that if, however, the person had just undergone some emotional upset, such as losing a large sum of money or if someone close to him had died, then tranquillisers for a short period of time are not harmful. In this matter, there is no hard and fast rule; each case must be decided with wisdom.

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Master speaks to the Puerto Rican disciples, 1966-1972, Agni Press, 1993
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