Question: There is a girl who has been totally unconscious for weeks. She can live for years with no consciousness. What about a case like that?

Sri Chinmoy: If there is even the least hope that the life-force is operating in and through the person, the best thing is to try to keep her on earth. As long as the soul is in the body, then there is hope for the person. For five months if the person stays on earth, there is some purpose.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Soul-education for the family-world, Agni Press, 1977
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