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________________ Atma-bodha : sukha kA rAja-mArga yaha vizAla saMsAra do tattvoM se nirmita hai| sRSTi kA yaha vizAla ratha unhIM do cakkoM para cala rahA hai / eka tattva hai, cetana arthAt jIva ! aura dUsarA tattva hai, jar3a arthAt ajIva / cetana tattva ananta kAla se apanA khela khelatA calA A rahA hai aura jar3a tattva usakA sAthI hai, jo ananta-ananta kAla se isa khela meM cetana kA sAtha detA AyA hai| isa saMsAra-nATaka ke ye do hI sUtradhAra haiN| vAstava meM inakI kriyA-pratikriyA aura acchI-burI halacala kA hI nAma saMsAra hai| jisa dina ye donoM sAthI alaga-alaga bichur3a jAe~ge, eka-dUsare kA sAtha chor3a deMge, usa dina saMsAra nAma kI koI vastU hI nahIM rhegii| kintu, Aja taka kabhI aisA huA nahIM, saMbhavataH hogA bhI nhiiN| kisI eka jIva kI dRSTi se bhale hI paraspara sambandha viccheda huA hai, parantu samagra jIvoM kI dRSTi se kabhI aisA nahIM huA aura na hogaa| cetana kA bodha : sAmAnya manuSya ina donoM sAthiyoM ko alaga-alaga chA~Ta nahIM sktaa| yadyapi inake svabhAva meM ekadama viparItatA hai, phira bhI isa prakAra ghule-mile rahate haiM ki unakA bheda jAnanA bar3A hI kaTina hotA hai| prAyaH hara vyakti ke hara mAnasa meM yaha prazna uThA karatA hai kizarIra, indriya aura mana ke pudgala piNDoM meM, jo svayaM bhI anantAnanta paramANu rUpa pudgala piNDoM se nirmita hai, usameM prAtma-tattva kA nivAsa kahA~ hai ? vaha andara-hI-andara kyA karatA rahatA hai ? aAtmatattva ko samajhane ke lie isa prazna kA uttara jarUrI hai| zabdazAstra ke mAdhyama se itanA patA to hai ki vaha AtmA hai| kintu mAtra itane javAba se to jijJAsA zAMta nahIM hotii| yaha to mithyAtvI bhI jAnatA hai ki zarIra ke bhItara eka AtmA hai| koI use rUha. sola yA puruSa nAma se sambodhita karake batalA dete haiM, to koI AtmA kahakara usakA paricaya dete haiN| .. jaina zAstroM kI gaharAI meM jAne se mAlUma hogA ki "maiM' zarIra nahIM, zarIra se bhinna AtmA huuN| kintu itanA-sA jJAna to abhavya ko bhI rahatA hai| isa jAnakArI ke AdhAra para to koI AtmajJAnI nahIM bana sktaa| jaba isake Age kI zreNI para car3heMge, AtmA aura zarIra kI bhinnatA kA pratyakSa avabodha karane kI ora agrasara hoMge, taba kahIM kucha mArga milegaa| pratyakSa aura parokSa : prArambhika sAdhaka ko prAtmA aura zarIra kI bhinnatA kI pratIti se prAtma-jJAna ho jAtA hai, kintu vaha pratyakSa nahIM, balki parokSarUpa meM hotA hai| isameM prAtma-jJAna kI eka aspaSTa aura dhudhalI-sI jhA~kI milatI hai aura patA calatA hai ki antar meM jaise zarIra se bhinna kucha hai, kintu parokSa-bodha spaSTa paribodha nahIM hai, ataH Atma-bodha kA pUrNa Ananda nahIM prApta hotaa| - jJAna ke do prakAra haiM-pratyakSa aura parokSa / pratyakSa spaSTa hotA hai, aura parokSa aspaSTa / isa sambandha meM prAcIna darzana sUtra haiM "spaSTam pratyakSam, aspaSTam prokssm|" Atma-bodha H sukha kA rAja mArga 155
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________________ AtmA binA kisI anya ke mAdhyama se sIdhA hI jo jJeya kA parijJAna karatI hai, vaha spaSTa hai, ata: pratyakSa hai| aura, jisa jJAna ke hone meM AtmA aura jJeya vastu ke bIca meM sIdhA sambandha na hokara, koI mAdhyama ho, jisake sahAre jJAna prApta kiyA jA sake, use parokSa jJAna kahate haiN| kisI dRzya aura ghaTanA kA apanI A~khoM se sAkSAtkAra kiyA, yaha bhI eka bodha hai, aura kisI ne anya vyakti se sunakara yA samAcAra-patroM meM par3hakara usI dRzya aura ghaTanA kI jAnakArI prApta kI, yaha eka anya hI bodha hai| isa prakAra jJAna to donoM hI prakAra se prApta huA hai, kintu jo sAkSAt bodha apanI A~khoM se dekhakara huA hai, vaha kucha aura hai, aura kisI se sunakara yA par3hakara jo bodha prApta huA hai, vaha kucha aura hai| yadi hamArI A~khoM ke sAmane agni jala rahI hai, usameM jvAlAe~ dhadhaka rahI hai, cinagAriyA~ nikala rahI hai, usakA teja camaka rahA hai, to yaha eka prakAra se agni kA vaha jJAna huA, jise hama pratyakSa yA spaSTa jJAna kahate hai / aura, kahIM jaMgala meM se gujara rahe hoM aura dUra kSitija para dhuA~ uThatA hunA dikhAI detA ho, to use dekhakara kaha dete haiM ki vahA~ agni jala rahI hai, yaha agni kA parokSa jJAna yA aspaSTa jJAna haa| pahale udAharaNa meM agni kA jJAna apanI A~khoM se spaSTa aura pratyakSa sAmane dekhakara huaA, aura dUsare udAharaNa meM dhueM ko dekhakara agni kA jJAna anumAna ke dvArA huaa| jJAna donoM hI sacce haiN| inameM kisI ko bhI asatya karAra nahIM de sakate, kintu jJAna ke jo ye do prakAra haiM, unake svarUpa-bodha meM spaSTa antara hai, kyoMki unakI pratIti evaM paddhati bhinna-bhinna hai| donoM ke do rUpa hai| spaSTa arthAt pratyakSa jJAna meM dRzya kA kucha aura hI rUpa dikhAI par3atA hai. jabaki parokSa jJAna meM prarthAt anumAna se kucha dUsarA hI anubhUti meM prAtA hai| pahale jJAna meM agni aura A~kha kA sIdhA sambandha hotA hai. jabaki dUsare jJAna meM A~kha kA sambandha dhUma se hotA hai aura pazcAt dhUma se avinAbhAvI agni kA anumAna bA~dhA jAtA hai| Upara kA vivecana laukika pratyakSa ko lakSya meM rakhakara kiyA gayA hai| sarvasAdhAraNa janatA meM yahI pratyakSa aura parokSa kA svarUpa hai / parantu darzanazAstra kI gaharAI meM jAte haiM, to yaha indriyajanya laukika pratyakSa bhI vAstava meM parokSa hI hai| kyoMki darzana meM spaSTatA aura aspaSTatA kI paribhASA loka pracalita nahIM hai| darzana meM to. jo nimitta-sApekSa hai, vaha aspaSTa hai aura jo nimitta-nirapekSa hai, vaha spaSTa hai| ataHmati aura zruta jJAna ko zAstrakAroM ne parokSa jJAna mAnA hai| mati aura zruta: matijJAna aura zrutajJAna parokSa jJAna hai| kyoMki inase vastu kA nimitta-nirapekSa sAkSAt bodha nahIM hotA hai| mati aura zruta meM AtmA kisI bhI jJeya vastu ko jAnane ke lie indriya aura mana ke nimitta kI sahAyatA letI hai, AtmA se jJeya kA nimitta-nirapekSa sIdhA sambandha nahIM jur3a paataa| rUpa kA jJAna A~khoM ke sahAre se hotA hai| prAtmA ko rUpa kA jJAna to jarUra ho jAtA hai, parantu ukta rUpa jJAna kA vaha sAkSAt jJAtA na hokara A~khoM ke mAdhyama se jJAtA hotI hai| ataH yaha rUpa kA sAkSAtkAra pratyakSa jJAna nahIM, kyoMki rUpa aura AtmA ke bIca meM A~khoM kA mAdhyama rahatA hai| isI prakAra zabda jJAna ke lie zabda aura AtmA ke bIca bhI sIdhA sambandha na hokara, kAna ke mAdhyama se sambandha hotA hai| yahI bAta anya indriyoM ke sambandha meM bhI hai| rasa kA jJAna jihvA ke nimitta arthAt mAdhyama se hotA hai, gandha kA jJAna ghrANa se aura zItAdi sparza kA jJAna sparzana-indriya se hotA hai| aura jo manana, ciMtana tathA zAstroM ke adhyayana se jJAna hotA hai, usameM viziSTa rUpa se mana nimitta hotA hai| yadi A~kha aura kAna Adi indriyA~ ThIka hai aura svastha haiM, to una indriyoM ke mAdhyama se rUpa Adi kA bodha anubhUti meM AtA hai, anyathA nhiiN| yadi indriyoM ke mAdhyama meM koI vikAra yA doSa A jAtA hai, to vaha rUpa Adi kA bodha bhI avaruddha ho jAtA hai, eka prakAra se jJAna ke dvAra para tAlA laga jAtA hai| ekendriya, dvIndriya, trIndriya tathA caturendriya Adi jIvoM meM jina-jina 156 Jain Education Intemational pannA samikkhae dhamma
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________________ indriyoM kI hInatA hotI hai, unheM unake mAdhyama se honevAlA jJAna bhI anubhUta nahIM ho pAtA / isa prakAra prAtmA svayaM jJAtA hokara bhI mana tathA indriyoM ke Azrita rahatI hai| isI kAraNa se matijJAna aura zrutajJAna ko parokSa jJAna kahA gayA hai| Atma-bodha : jJAna ko sahI dizA : AtmA kA jJAna, jo prAyaH sabhI sAdhakoM ko ho rahA hai, vaha kauna-sA jJAna hai ? usake mAdhyama meM na A~kha hai, na kAna hai, na nAka hai, na jihvA hai aura na tvacA hai, isa jJAna kA mAdhyama hai-mana! AtmA ke sambandha meM zAstroM meM jo varNana AyA hai, use hama paDhate haiM. phira cintanamanana karate haiM, aura taba mana ke ciMtana dvArA AtmA ke astitva kA bodha hotA hai / yaha AtmA kA bodha parokSa bodha hai, kyoMki isameM mana nimitta hai| AtmA kA pratyakSa bodha to ekamAtra kevalajJAna se hI hotA hai| parantu, yaha parokSa bodha bhI kucha kama mahattva kA nahIM hai| vAstava meM AtmA kA samyaka-bodha honA hI, jJAna kI sahI dizA hai, isI kA nAma 'samyaktva' hai| ise hara koI prApta nahIM kara sktaa| yaha jJAna usI ko hotA hai, jisakI mana kI cintana kriyA svaccha, nirmala evaM viziSTa prakAra kI hotI hai| svaccha nirmala manavAlA vyakti hI AtmA ke maMdira meM praveza kara sakatA hai aura usakI jhA~kI dekha sakatA hai| hara kisI vyakti ke lie yaha saMbhava nahIM ki vaha yoM hI rAha calatA AtmamaMdira meM praveza kara le aura prAtma-devatA kI jhA~kI dekha le| isake lie viziSTa sAdhanA evaM nirmalatA kI apekSA rahatI hai| prAtmA kA yaha bodha mana ke mAdhyama se hotA hai, ataH isako parokSa jJAna arthAt matijJAna, zrutajJAna kahate haiM / parantu, yaha parokSa bodha prAtmA ke pratyakSa bodha kI aora le jAtA hai, Aja parokSa hai, to vaha kabhI-na-kabhI pratyakSa bhI avazya ho jaaegaa| avadhi aura manaHparyAya : __ eka prazna hai ki gaNadhara gautama svAmI Adi ko jo AtmA kA jJAna thA, vaha kisa prakAra kA jJAna thA? kyA unheM avadhi aura mana:paryAya jJAna se AtmA kA jJAna prApta huyA thA ? kyA avadhi aura manaHparyAya jJAna se prAtmA kA bodha ho sakatA hai ? uttara spaSTa hai ki avadhijJAna kI pahu~ca AtmA taka nahIM hai| usake nimitta se to bAhara ke rUpI jar3a padArthoM kA arthAt pudgaloM kA jJAna hI prApta ho sakatA hai| prAtmA kA jJAna nahIM ho sktaa| isa artha meM to avadhijJAna kI apekSA zrutajJAna hI zreSTha hai, tAki usake sahAre kama se kama hameM prAtmA kA jJAna to prApta hotA hai| bhale hI yaha parokSa bodha ho, parantu Atmabodha to hotA hai| avadhijJAna se to jar3a pudgala se bhinna prAtmA kA parokSa bodha bhI nahIM hotaa| avadhijJAna se saMsAra bhara ke jar3a pudgala padArthoM kA jJAna to ho jAegA, kintu samyak zrutajJAna se utpanna prAtmabodha ke abhAva meM vaha jJAna rAga-dveSa kA hI kAraNa bnegaa| taba rAga-dveSa ke vikalpoM ke pravAha meM prAtmA ko saMbhAla kara rokanevAlA koI nahIM rhegaa| avadhijJAna koI burA nahIM hai, kintu usa jJAna ko sahI dizA dene vAlA samyak-tattva zrutajJAna hI hai| yadi vaha nahIM hai, to avadhijJAna bure rAste para jA sakatA hai| avadhijJAna to abhaMga yA vibhaMga rUpa meM nAraka tathA devatAoM meM bhI hotA hai, parantu Atmabodha ke abhAva meM unakI bhI sthiti koI acchI nahIM hai| jise hama svarga kahate haiM aura sukha kI kalpanA kA eka bahuta bar3A prAdhAra banAte haiM, usa svarga meM bhI prAtmabodha-zUnya mithyAdRSTi devatAoM meM paraspara vigrahacorI Adi ke duSkarma hote rahate haiN| samyak-zruta ke abhAva meM, yaha avadhijJAna bhI ajJAna hI mAnA gayA hai| isase AtmA kA koI kalyANa nahIM hotaa| manaHparyava jJAna samyaktva aura sAdhutva ke AdhAra ke binA hotA hI nahIM, ata: yaha zreSTha jJAna hai| parantu yaha bhI Atmabodha nahIM kara sakatA hai| isa jJAna se anya prANI ke mAnasika vikalpoM kA jJAna ho jAtA hai, parantu isase bhI kyA lAbha ? apane mana ke vikalpoM kA jAla hI bahuta vikaTa hai| mana kI gati bar3I vicita hai| yaha itanA zaitAna hai ki AsAnI Atma-bodha: sukha kA rAja mArga Jain Education Intemational 157
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________________ se adhikAra meM nahIM A pAtA / aura jaba usake hI vikalpa parezAna kara rahe haiM, vahI nirmala nahIM huA hai, samabhAva use nahIM chU sakA hai, to phira saMsAra bhara ke mana ke vikalpoM ko jAnane kA ThekA hama apane sira kyoM leM ! samyak-bodha ke prabhAva meM usa bhAra se grAtmA ko zAnti nahIM, azAnti hI milegI / apanA svarUpa : mana ke jJAna kI upalabdhi ke pUrva saMsAra ke rAga-dveSa ke viSa se mukta rahane ke lie vItarAga bhAva kI AvazyakatA hai| yadi vItarAga bhAva hai, to mana kA jJAna bhI ThIka hai aura dUsare jJAna bhI ThIka haiM, yadi vaha nahIM hai, to koI bhI jJAna hogA, vaha parezAnI kA hI kAraNa banegA / isIlie manaHparyAya jJAna aura avadhijJAna se pahale Atmabodha karAne vAle samyak zrutajJAna kA nAma zrAtA hai / samyak zrutajJAna ke dvArA isa bAta kI jAnakArI hotI hai ki maiM kauna hU~? merA kyA svarUpa hai ? aura, merI jIvana-yAtrA kI maMjila kyA hai ? zAstroM ke adhyayana evaM zravaNa ke dvArA hI sAdhaka ko patA lagatA hai ki zarIra aura AtmA eka nahIM haiM / ataH maiM zarIra nahIM, AtmA / zrAtmA hI nahIM, zuddha AtmA hU~, paramAtmA huuN| maiM ajara-amara nirvikAra zuddha caitanya / sAdhAraNatayA zrAtmA kA bodha abhavya evaM mithyAdRSTi ko bhI ho jAtA hai| kintu vaha AtmA ke paramAtmabhAva kA bodha nahIM kara sakatA, zuddha svarUpa kA saccA zraddhAna aa sktaa| usakI dharma kriyAtroM ke pIche bhI sirpha bhautika abhilASAe~, svarga kI prApti, yaza aura kIrti Adi kI AkAMkSAe~ hI adhika rahatI haiM / usake jJAna ke pIche apane zuddha svarUpa kA bhAna nahIM rahatA ki maiM nirmala nirvikAra jJAna svarUpa AtmA hU~, maiM hI paramAtmA hU~ / kAma, krodha, lobha yAdi mere svabhAva nahIM, balki vibhAva haiM / prAtmA kA zuddha svarUpa jJAna svarUpa hai, zAnti aura sukha kA svarUpa hai / AtmA ke astitva ko svIkAra karake bhI kucha loga yaha socane laga jAte haiM ki "maiM to pApI hU~, kSudra hU~, merA kalyANa nahIM ho sakatA / " yaha apane zuddha mUla svarUpa kI vismRti hai / vAstava meM svarNa para cAhe kitanI hI gaMdagI DAla dI jAe, miTTI kI kitanI hI taha para taha jamA kara dI jAe~, kintu svarNa kA mUla svarUpa kabhI bhI gaMdA nahIM ho sakatA / gaMdI jagaha para par3e rahane se jisa prakAra svarNa para Upara se gaMdagI A jAtI hai, usI prakAra vAsanA, moha Adi gaMdI vicAradhArAtroM meM gotA lagAne se AtmA para bhI gaMdagI kI parateM car3ha jAtI haiM, jise dekhakara hama socane laga jAte haiM, hama to pApI haiM, azuddha svarUpa haiM / vAstava meM prAja ke dhArmika inhIM durbala bhAvanAoM ke zikAra ho rahe haiM, aura isI kAraNa unakA Atmabodha kA teja dhuMdhalA par3a rahA hai, unakI AtmA kI zakti kSINa par3a rahI hai / ataH unheM sAdhanA kA rasAsvAda ThIka taraha nahIM mila rahA hai| ekabAra AtmA kI malinatA kA bodha prApta kara lo aura phira basa aba usa malinatA ko dUra karane meM juTa jaao| hara kSaNa malinatA kA ronA rone se kyA lAbha hai ? malinatA rone ke lie nahIM, samajha pUrvaka dRr3hatA se dUra karane ke lie hai / jaisA cAho, vaisA bano : jaina darzana isa bAta para vizvAsa karatA hai ki AtmA jaisA ciMtana-manana karegI, jina lezyA aura yogoM meM vartana karegI, vaisI hI bana jaaegii| yadi Apa ke manoyoga zuddha aura pavitra rahate haiM, ApakI bhAva- dhArAe~ -- lezyAe~ prazasta rahatI haiM, to koI kAraNa nahIM ki gaMde aura nikRSTa bneN| saMskRta meM eka sUkti hai - "yad dhyAyati, tad bhavatI" prANI jaisA socatA hai, vaisA hI bana jAtA hai / jo prANI rAtadina pApa hI pApa ke vicAroM meM par3A rahegA, vaha pApI bana jAegA aura jo apane zuddha aura nirmala svarUpa kA ciMtana karegA, vaha usa ora pragati karatA jaaegaa| zrAtmA kA jo mUla svarUpa hai, usameM to kabhI koI parivartana nahIM A sakatA, usake bhItara meM to kabhI apavitratA kA koI dAga nahIM baiTha sakatA / 158 pannA samikar dhammaM .
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________________ jo apavitratA hai, jo gaMdagI hai, vaha sirpha Upara kI hai| anantAnanta-kAla bIta gayA, kintu aba taka usI gandagI meM par3I AtmA apanA svarUpa bhUlatI rahI hai, aura saMsAra kA cakkara kATatI rahI hai| aba apane zuddha svarUpa kA cintana karake, use prakaTa karane kA prayatna hai aura yahI usa ananta prakAza aura ananta sukha kA rAja-mArga hai| niSkarSata: yaha kahA jA sakatA hai-"sukha prAtmA kI nirveda-niHspRha avasthA hai| sukha, zarIra ko kabhI bhI prApta nahIM hotA, balki AtmA meM anubhUta hotA hai|" ataH yathArtha Atma-sukha evaM zAzvata AtmAnanda kA vAstavika parijJAna karane ke lie, usakA prazastapatha, usakA rAja-mArga hai-AtmA ko krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha rUpa kaSAyoM ke mala se dUra kara, nava vikasita saurabhamaya puSpa-paMkhur3I kI taraha khilA pAnA hai, anya kucha nhiiN| Atma-bodha : sukha kA rAja mArga 156 Jain Education Intemational