Book Title: Aatmsetu
Author(s): Veenaben Ravani
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/009194/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu Atma setu bahenazrI vINAbena Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu Atma setu lekhaka - zrImatI vINAbena ravANI prakAzaka: zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama (zrImad rAjacaMdra AdhyAtmika satsaMga sAdhanA kendra saMcAlita) mohanagaDha dharamapura-396050 jillo valasADa, gujarAta prathama AvRtti - DIsembara 2006 prata - + 500 mUlya - mudraka: konama prInTarsa muMbaI prAptisthAna: zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama mohanagaDha, dharamapura-396050 jillo valasADa, gujarAta Te.naM. (02633) 240969, (02633) 241602 pheksa (02637) 241603 zrI jaina satsaMga sAdhanA kendra 7500, Fireoak Drive Austin, Tx. U.S.a. 78759 Phone : (512) 335-4563 Atma setu 8213, Prince Wales Court Plan0, Tx. U.S.A. 75025 Phone : (972) 390-1151 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu arpaNa saMskAradAtA pUjya mAtA-pitAne Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu AvakAra sAdhakonI anekavidha mUMjhavaNonAM pUjya bahenazrI vINAbena dvArA apAyela suMdara, sAdhanApreraka ane AMtarasUjhabharyA samAdhAnanuM A saMkalana AtmArthIonA lAbhArthe prakAzita thai rahyuM che e prasaMge harSa anubhavI rahyo chuM. pUjya bahenazrIne maLyAne A bhavamAM ghaNo vakhata nathI thayo, paraMtu prathama milane ja jANe ghaNA bhavothI sAthe hoIe, sAthe sAdhanA karI hoya evo bhAva jAgyo; ane pachI emanuM vAtsalya, emanI aMtarmukhatA mane mugdha karI gayAM. dhyAnanI prazAMtatA sAthe premanI prabaLatAno subhaga samanvaya emanAmAM jovA maLyo che. zrI anaMtabhAI ravANInA jaNAvyA mujaba, pUjya bahenazrIne lagabhaga 18-20 varSa pahelAM sAMjanA samaye emanA vallabhavidyAnagaranA ghare 'sahaja dhyAna'nI avasthA prApta thaI hatI. khuda bahenazrIe paNa darzAvyuM che, '... eka divasa, ocituM, Izvara taraphathI inAma maLyuM. svayaM-sahaja dhyAnamAM sarI javAyuM. ... capaTI prasAdanI AzA hatI. laherAto sAgara AvI maLyo.' (pRSTha-14) uparokta anubhUti ane pachInI cAlatI rahelI AMtarika sAdhanAnA phaLasvarUpe lIdhela paripakavatAnI jhalaka prastuta saMkalanamAM Thera Thera jovA maLe che. oNsTIna jaina satsaMga sAdhanA parivAranA sadasyo sAthe ke aMtarano ajaMpo laIne mArgadarzana mATe maLanAra koI paNa vyakti sAthenA vicAravimarzamAM bahenazrIe kyAMya dharmanA nAme saMsArathI, pharajothI bhAgavAnI vAta nathI karI, paNa udayavaza jyAM chIe tyAM premathI, samatAthI, samajaNapUrvaka kaI rIte sAdhanAmaya rahI zakAya enI ja spaSTatA ane draDhatA karAvI che. praznakartAnA pakSamAM besI, tenI khUTatI kaDI temaNe lAgaNIthI, dhIrajathI samajAvI che. bahenazrI svayaM premamUrti che ane anyane paNa evA ja banavAno anurodha kare che. pratikriyAnA roga sAme laDavA teo maitrIkriyAno yoga sUcave che. upekSA, apekSAbhaMga, apamAna AdinA prasaMge kaI rIte vyaktitvane gauNa karI astitvanI ArAdhanA mAMDavI enuM suMdara mArgadarzana temaNe ApyuM che. samasyAnuM nirAkaraNa samajAvavA temaNe rojabarojanA vyavahAramAM sacoTa draSTAMta prayukta karyA che. temanI bhASA saraLa, rojiMdA vaparAzanI che chatAM rajUAta prabhAvaka, camatkArika che. sAdA zabdomAM tatvanI UMDI samaja temaNe pIrasI che. vAMcanArane lAgaze, jANe mArI ja mUMjhavaNono javAba apAI rahyo che, mAre Ama ja karavuM joIe! AvuM sAdhaka-upayogI saMkalana taiyAra karavAmAM nimitta banela satsaMgIo abhinaMdanane pAtra che. 'dhyAna eTale basa hovuM karavApaNuM kharI paDe. hovApaNuM mAtra hoya.' potAnI nikaTa sarakavAnuM, svayaMnI sAthe saMbaMdha sthApavAnuM A sAdhana che. enuM avalaMbana laI AtmArthI jIvo sAdhanAmAM sare, aMtarmukhatAne vare e maMgaLa bhAvanA. tA. 31. 3. 2007 rAkezabhAI jhaverI zrI mahAvIra jayaMtI. zrImada rAjacaMdra Azrama, dharamapura Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu Avo ApaNe... . e pahelA mane evI mAhitI na hatI ke mokSanI AkAMkSA sevI dharma karavo... smaraNa che ke bALapaNathI, huM khUba lAgaNIzIla. koInI takalIpha, pIDA, duHkha joI huM sahAnubhUtithI gherAI jAuM. A takalIpho dUra karavA mArAM gajA uparAMta mahenata karuM. eka bhAvanA mArAmAM haMmezA chavAyelI rahI che, ke sau premathI rahe, sau saMpIne rahe, sau ekabIjAne sahakAra ApI thoDu ghaNuM sahI le. saMpa, sneha, sahakAra ApatI rahI.. namra, namelI rahetI rahI... je saMjogo-paristhiti AvI maLe teno sahaja svIkAra thato cAlyo... premathI rahetI, premathI vistaratI gaI... eka divasa, acAnaka, premathI prasanna thaI "prabhu padhAryA." huM, avAcaka mauna! A pachI, varSo pachI, osTInamAM, zAstra-vAMcana karatAM bhAI-beno sAthe vAto karavAno avasara Avyo. temAMnI thoDI vAto ahIM che. jo kaMI yogya lAge, to, te, prabhunI prasAdI che! ayogya lAge, to, mArI kacAza che. daragujara karazo. Avo, ApaNe, icchA-mahecchA, AzA-apekSA, mAna-apamAna, sneha-napharata, vagere aneka vRttionI AMgaLI pakaDI, aMtara jagatanI yAtrAe nIkaLI paDIe. A lakhANa pustaka rUpe chApavA mATe pUjya zrI rAkezabhAi jhaverIe premapUrvaka protsAhana ApyuM ane AvakAra lakhI amane upakRta karyA, tathA zrImad rAjacaMdra Azrama, dharamapura taraphathI A pustaka prakAzita karavAnuM nakkI karyuM te mATe teozrIno hArdika RNa svIkAra karuM chuM. A pustaka taiyAra karavAnuM kArya bhAIzrI ajItabhAI ravANIe bhAvapUrvaka upADI lIdhu te badala, tathA zrI praNavabhAI zAha, zrI rAjIvabhAI gAMdhI ane sau svajana-satsaMgI bhAI-bahenonA sahakAra badala sauno AbhAra mAnuM chuM. zrI arpitA gAMdhIe hoMzapUrvaka mukhapRSTha taiyAra karyuM, te mATe tathA zrI mahAvIra jaina ArAdhanA kendra, kobAnA zrI ketanabhAI zAhe A lakhANa kaMpyuTaramAM taiyAra karI ApavA badala temano AbhAra mAnuM chuM. saunuM kalyANa thAya tevI prabhu prArthanA. vINAbena ravANInA vaMdana 18 eprila-06 8213, Prince Wales Court Plan0, Tx. U.S.A. 75025 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 Atma setu amArI vAta chellA 14 varSathI osTIna jaina satsaMga sAdhanA parivAranA 15 mitro zarUAtamAM dara aThavADIe eka vAra, pachI be vAra ane vadhIne traNa vAra satsaMga mATe be kalAka niyamita maLatA hatA. amAro uchera zvetAMbara, digaMbara, sthAnakavAsI, . . .vi. kuTuMbomAM thayela ane ghaNAM mitro custa dharma pALatA eTale ke kriyA-kAMDa barAbara pALatA to amukanI pATI dharmanI bAbatamAM sAva korI ja hatI. 25 thI 60 varSanA bhAI-baheno satsaMga karatA. zarUAtanA varSomAM ame jaina dharmanA siddhAMtono pAyo samajavAmAM ane pAko karavAmAM gALyo. temAM mukhyatve zrI jainasiddhAnta praznottaramALA ane zrI mokSazAstra arthAta tattvArthasUtrano AdhAra lIdho hato. A pAyo pAko karyA pachI ame zrI samayasArazAstra tathA zrI paramakRpALudevanI zrI AtmasiddhizAstra paranA parama pUjyazrI kAnajIsvAmInA pravacano vAMcatA ane tenA upara ciMtana-manana karatA. A uparAMta bIjA graMtho paNa vAMcatA ane carcA-vicAraNA karatA. A badhuM karatAM karatAM amo badhAnI "nizcaya" tathA dravyanI svataMtratAnI pakakaDa vadhu ne vadhu majabuta thavA lAgI. ame dharma karIe chIe. amane dharmanI khabara che, evuM abhimAna vadhatuM gayuM. amArI dazA "zuSkajJAnI" jevI thaI gaI hatI. A vAtanI khabara jo ke tyAre nahotI paDI, tyAre to enA nazAmAM ja mazagUla hatA. zrI samayasAra tathA zrI mokSazAstranA adhyayanathI e nakkI thayuM ke "samyagdarzana" e ja mokSa prAptinuM prathama pagathIyuM che. ane tenI prApti mATe "AtmA" nI ruci ane mahattA vadhAratA javI jethI "ruci anuyAyI vIrya" nI jema e taraphano puruSArtha vadhato jaze ane dhyeyanI prApti thaze. te mATe bhedajJAna, svAdhyAya, satsaMga, ciMtana-manana, vi. karatAM raho ane ema karatAM karatAM thaze. AvuM tAraNa kADhyuM. A badhuM karavA chatAM paNa haju kAMIka khUTe che evuM lAgyA karatuM hatuM. AtmAnI ruci ane mahattA vadhatI hoya tevuM jaNAtuM nahotuM, AthI amArI zodha cAlu hatI. A arasAmAM, 2000 nI sAlanA saMvatsarI pratikramaNa karIne badhAne khamAvavAno phona karato hato tema mArAM bhAbhIzrI, parama pUjya bahenazrI vINAbena ne paNa phona karyo. temaNe pUchyuM ke "bhAI hamaNAM zuM vAMcana karo cho?" pachIthI khabara paDI ke A pUchavAnuM kAraNa e hatuM ke "amArUM vAMcelu nakAmuM na jAya." meM kahyuM ke AtmAnI ruci ane mahattA vadhAravAnA prayatno cAle che. vi. vi. vAto cAlatI hatI temAM mane temanI vAtomAM AtmAnubhUtino raNakAra saMbhaLAyo ane mane lAgyuM ke A vAto koI adbhuta vyaktinA hRdayamAMthI nIkaLela che. tyArathI nakkI karyuM ke pU. bahenazrIno lAbha acUka levo che. saunA jIvananI jema pU. bahenazrInA jIvanamAM paNa karavI hoya to, musIbato ane pratikULatAnI yAdI lAMbI thaI zake. muzkelIothI kaMTALyA vagara, pratikULatAnA viSane premathI pItA rahyAM, pacAvatAM rahyAM ane saune aMtaranA amRta pAtA rahyAM. pU. bahenazrIne jaina zAstrono abhyAsa ke paricaya na hovA chatAM teozrI je paNa kAMI kahetA e badhuM zAstra anurUpa ja hatuM. jANe ke jIvatA, jAgatA zAstramAMthI badhuM AvatuM hoya. Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu amArA pUrvenA mahApuNyanA pratApe amane parama pUjya bahenazrIno pratyakSa paricaya thayo. amArA para asIma karuNA karI ane amArI vAMcana, svAdhyAyanI mahenata niSphaLa na jAya te mATe kAMI paNa apekSA vagara dharma ADe AvatA saune mUMjhavatA praznonuM eTaluM saraLatAthI, suMdaratAthI, sahajatAthI nirAkaraNa karAvyuM. sau AtmAone sukha, zAMti ane AnaMda maLe, e ja emanA jIvanano sAra che. teozrIe amone nizcayavyavahAranI suMdara saMdhi karAvI ane jaNAvyuM ke "dharma e to jIvana jIvavAnI paddhati che. jIvana ane dharma judA hoI ja na zake". teozrIe bahuja suMdara vAta karI ke saMsAramAM rahetA, premathI pharajo bajAvatA bajAvatA paNa dharma mArge javAnA zreSTha prayatno karI zakAya che. dharma eTale amane zAstra vAMcana, zravaNa, carcA-vArtA e ja dharma lAgato hato. AcaraNamAM mukavAnuM agharu ane lagabhaga azakya lAgatu hatu ane manamAM eka saMgharSa cAlu raheto ane emAM ja aTakI javAyuM hatuM. have amane jIvana ane dharma vacce eka brIja maLI gayo che. A brIja para cAlIne rojanA kAryo sAthe jIvAtA jIvanamAM vartamAna paLa sudhI dharmane pahoMcADavAnuM zakya che te samajAyu che. A pustakamAM khUba saraLatAbharI vAto che. amo saune A saraLatAbharI vAto khUba ja mUlyavAna, asarakAraka ane mahatvapUrNa lAgI che, ane jene dharma mArge javuM che, teone upayogI thaI zake e bhAvanAthI A pustaka prakAzita karavAnuM nakkI karyuM che. ApanA maMtavyo tathA sucano AvakArya che. jaina satsaMga sAdhanA kendra vatI, ajIta ravANInA vaMdana 18 eprila-06 7500, Fireoak Drive Austin, Tx. U.S.A. 78759 Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 tA. 19 sapTembara 2000 satsaMgI : ame ghaNA varSothI niyamita, aThavADiyAmAM be vakhata zAstravAcana - svAdhyAya karIe chIe. AthI ema samajAyuM che ke AtmAnI rUci ane mahattA vadhAravI. te mATe zuM karavuM te ame pUchatAM rahIe chIe. evI salAho maLI che ke vAcana - svAdhyAya vadhAre karavA." Atma setu tethI ame vAMcIne, carcA karIne yAda rAkhavA mahenata karIe chIe. AtmAnI rUci vadhatI hoya tema kaMI lAgatuM nathI. zuM karavuM? bahenazrI : Aja sudhI ghaNuM karyuM, have, kaMI na karavAnuM, karo! satsaMgI : "kaMI na karavAnuM", karavAnuM? samajAyuM nahIM. bahenazrI : "kaMI karavAnI" bhASA ApaNane saune jANItI che. sau, kaMI "karyA karavAthI" paricita che. vyaktine, tenI potAnI jarUriyAta, icchA-mahecchA, AzA-AkAMkSA satata kAryarata rAkhe che. kaMIne kaMI karavAnuM eTaluM sahaja thaI gayuM che ke, kaMI karavAnuM na hoya to tene gamatuM nathI. navA navA kAma UbhA karavAmAM Ave che. sAmAnya rIte manuSyane potAnI" oLakhano khAsa vicAra nathI hoto. vicAra hoya che, to sAmAjika rIte "oLakha" vadhAravA mATe zuM karavuM tenA vicAro hoya che. Apa kahe che. AtmAnI rUci ane mahattA vadhAravA che. to, AtmA koNa che? kevo che? zuM kare che? kyAM che? te jANavA, tenuM eDresa zodhIne maLavA javuM joIze ne! AtmAne eTale ke tamane potAne samajavA mATe, thoDo samaya, potAnI sAthe zAMtithI beso. kaMI na karo. satsaMgI : zAMtithI besIne zuM karavuM? bahenazrI : tamArI potAnI sAthe saMbaMdha baMdhAvA dejo tamArAM dhyAnano! kaMI karavAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLavA do tamane potAnA kRtrimatAnI kuneha, karAmata ane kakaLATane pakaDI nA rAkho. manamAM saLavaLatI yAda-phariyAdane ogaLavA do! Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu kaMI karavAnuM paDI javA dejo tamArAmAMthI! koI jora nahIM. koI prayatna nahIM. vizrAmamAM javA dejo sva ne! saraLa ane sahaja thavA dejo sva ne! svanI bhItara, UMDANamAM UtaravA dejo tamArA dhyAnane! sva-saMvedanano sparza thavA dejo tamArI dhyAnanI dhArAne! ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// tA. 20 sapTembara 2000 satsaMgI : AtmAnI mahattA ane rUci vadhAravA cAvI joIe che. bahenazrI : AtmadvAra kaI dizAmAM che? A dvAra para kevA ne keTalA majabUta tALA mArelA che tenI tapAsa to karIe! tALA vagara cAvI zuM kAmanI? tA. 26 sapTembara 2000 satsaMgI : ghaNA dharmomAM maMtrajApanuM mahatva che. maMtra jApathI zuM thAya? bahenazrI : Apa maMtrajApa karo cho? satsaMgI : huM mALA gaNuM chuM. bahenazrI : sAthe bIju kaMI karavAnuM bane che? satsaMgI : bIju eTale? hAtha mALAmAM rokAyelA hoya, paNa kAmanI ciMtA thAya. koI sAthe vAta karavI paDe. koI bolAve to uThavuM paDe...! bahenazrI : Apane thoDo pheraphAra karavAnuM gamaze? satsaMgI : zuM pheraphAra karavo? Apa sUcanA Apo. Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 Atma setu bahenazrI : kyAreka evuM bane ke mALA gaNavAno niyama lIdho hoya to game tema karIne te pUrI karavAnI mahenata hoya. hAtha maNakA pherave. mana bIje phare. vyakti jAtajAtanA kAmamAM aTavAyelI hoya che. kuTuMbanI javAbadArI. dhaMdhA-nokarI kamANInI phIkara, samAja sAthe saMkaLAyelA rahevAnI mAthAkUTa, lokonA mana sAcavavAnA, vyavahAra sAcavavAno, AbarU sAcavavAnI, mitratA TakAvavAnI, zatrutAthI salAmata rahevAnuM, potAnI jAtane saMbhALavAnI, kyAreka khuza rAkhavAnI... savAre UThe te rAtre sUe tyAM sudhI kAryo cAlu hoya. temAM vacce mALA pheravavAnI "vyavasthA" karavAnI! satata kAryaratatAne lIdhe mana eTaluM caMcaLa thaI gayuM hoya che ke te potAnI sthiratA bhUlI gayuM che. saMbaMdhone, kAryone, salAmatIne, jarUriyAtone "amuka" dRSTithI jovAne TevAI gayuM che. vyaktine e khyAla paNa kyAreka nathI hoto ke potAnA aMtaranA UMDANamAM zAMtinuM sarovara laherAI rahyuM che. je rIte pote atyAre jIve che tenAthI judI rIte, thoDo pheraphAra karatAM karatAM paNa jIvI zakAya che teno khyAla nathI hoto. potAnAmAM zAMtinuM sarovara che temAM DUbakI mArI pote zAMtimaya thaI zake che. Apane vicAra Avyo ke maMtra jApathI zuM thAya? mane lAge che, jo vyakti icche to maMtra-smaraNa vyaktine zAMti sarovaranI yAtrAe laI jaI zake. satsaMgI : te kaI rIte? bahenazrI : jo anukULatA hoya to maMtra jApa mATe evo samaya rAkhavo ke kAmanuM dabANa na hoya. gharamAM evI jagyAe besavuM jyAM pramANamAM zAMti hoya. paloMThIvALI (banI zake to padmAsanamAM) besavuM. bane teTaluM TaTTAra besavuM, paNa akkaDa nahIM, AMkho baMdha karavI. nIce besI na zakAya to khurzI para besavuM. Apa je maMtra karatAM ho tenA uccAra zuddha ane madhura karavA jethI maMtrano dhvani te uccAranAranA kAne vAraMvAra paDe. maMtra yAda karavo, uccAravo ane sAMbhaLavo e traNe thAya. maMtra mATe je samaya phALavatAM ho te samayamAM thoDo samaya vANIthI bolI saMbhaLAya te rIte jApa karavA. thoDo samaya dhIrethI bolI (gaNagaNatA hoya te rIte) jApa karavA. anya samaya mAnasika jApa karI zakAya. maMtradhvani mananA prayatna vagara manane AkarSita kare che. dhyAna pUrvaka japa karatAM zabdanA bhAva tarapha javA manane ajANatA preraNA maLe che. bIjA vicAro ane bhAvo tarapha vahetI UrjA ekatra thavAnI zakyatA vadhe che. evuM bane ke koI vakhata maMtra tarapha dhyAna hoya. koI vakhata dhyAna cAlyuM jAya. pharI maMtra tarapha dhyAna Ave. maMtrazabda ane maMtradhvani tathA maMtra punarAvartanathI ekatrita thatI zaktithI, samaya jatAM mananI sthiratA vadhe ema banI zake. maMtra pratye jema jema dhyAna vadhatuM jaze, sthira thatuM jaze tema tema vicAronuM jora ochuM thaze. vicAronI vaNajhAra manane pakaDI rAkhI nahIM zake. mana tenI sapATInI caMcaLatAthI mananI sthiratA ane UMDANa tarapha vikasita thaI rahyuM che tema lAgaze. AgaLa jatAM maMtrajApanI asara tamArA mananA sUkSma stara tarapha pahoMcaze. mananA UMDANamAM cAlatI vicAra prakriyAne tamArU dhyAna sparzI jAya tema paNa banI zake. Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu mana tenI jUnI vicAra prakriyAmAMthI, jUnI TevamAMthI bahAra AvavAnI zakti meLavI zakaze. jUnI vicAra paddhatine vaLagI na rahevA sakSama thaI zakaze. te tAjagIbharI navI draSTithI vicArI zakaze. dhaMdhaLA manamAM samajaNano navo ja ughADa thaze. tamAruM dhyAna tamArAM aMtaramAM bIrAjamAna zAMti sAthe joDAtuM lAgaze. caMcaLa manamAM, maMtranA AdhAre dhyAnamAM sthiratA AvatI jaNAze. mana aMtaramAM zAMti sAthe joDAtuM lAgaze. dhyAna tamane UMDe ne UMDe laI jaze, jyAM tamArAM aMtaramAM zAMti che. aMtaranI e zAMti tamArA astitvano mahatvano aMza che. jIvanamAM tame kaMIka jatuM karI zako cho. kaMika jatuM nathI karI zakatAM. dhyAna jatuM karavAnI kaLA zIkhave che. tame saraLa ane svastha rahI zako tevI zakyatA vadhatI jAya che. mana "jatuM kare che ane zAMti tarapha vaLI jAya che. A prakriyAthI mana caMcaLatAthI sthiratA tarapha, azAMtithI zAMti tarapha pAchuM vaLI zake che. vaLI vyaktinI icchAo tene dore che. aMtaranA UMDANamAMthI bahAra kheMcI lAve che. icchAonI kAMkarI zAMta jaLamAM taraMgo ubhA kare che. phelAve che. mana AzA-nirAzAmAM gherAI jAya che. paNa, have zAMti sAthe joDANa thayuM che. vicAro pahelA jeTalA satAvatAM nathI. temAMthI bahAra nIkaLI tamArAM astitva tarapha jaI zakavAnI zakyatAonA darzana thaI cUkyA che. dhyAna daIne premathI karela maMtrasmaraNa vyaktine tenA astitva tarapha dorI zake che! tA. 26 sapTembara 2000 satsaMgI : amArI dRSTi para tarapha che. dRSTi sva sanmukha kevI rIte karavI? bahenazrI : ApaNe sau ahIM beThA chIe. A bAju cetanAbena che. tenI sAmenI bAju mAnIbena (abhimAnI) che. mAre jovA che cetanAbenane! huM joyA karuM chuM mAnIbenanI (abhimAnI benanI) sAme. mane cetanAbena dekhAtA nathI. huM pUchuM ke cetanAbena dekhAya tevI cAvI kaI? Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 to koI zuM kaheze? kaheze, "tamAre sAcce cetanAbenane jovA che? to moM enA tarapha pharI najara tenI tarapha pheravo." dRSTi sva sanmukha karavI che? tamArU dhyAna anya tarapha hoya, to dRSTi pheravI dhyAna sva tarapha Apo! Atma setu tA. 26 sapTembara 2000 satsaMgI : satsaMgamAM beThA hoIe ane AtmA vize sAMbhaLIe ke AtmA rAga-dveSa rahita, AnaMdaghana, zuddha, avinAzI... che. Avo 'huM' chuM. A vAMcavuM sAMbhaLavuM sArUM lAge che. satsaMgano samaya pUro thAya, A bAraNAnI bahAra nIkaLyA ke hatA tevA ne tevA. AmAnuM kaMI yAda na rahe. AtmAnI rUci vadhatI nathI... bahenazrI : to atyAre zAmAM rUci che? satsaMgI : ... bahenazrI : sAmAnya rIte je gamatuM hoya temAM rasa paDe, tenuM AkarSaNa thAya, tenuM mahattva lAge, tenA vicAro cAle. te mATe kaMI karavAnuM mana thAya. AtmA vizenI vAto jANI temAM rasa paDyo. AtmatatvanI oLakhANa nathI. vAcana-zravaNamAM aTakI, aTavAI rahevAyuM che. A jANyuM eTale ema thAya che ke huM jANu chuM ke huM" AnaMdamaya... vagere chuM. to AnaMdamaya kema rahI nathI zakato? A bAraNAnI bahAra jatAM je vastumAM rasa-rUci che, te tarata mananI sapATI para tarI Ave che. atyAre zAmAM rasa paDe che? atyAre mananI kaMI bhUmimAM UbhA chIe? khINamAM UbhA hoIe ane UMcA zikhara para pahoMcavAM UMco kUdako mArI zakAya to to barAbara... paNa chUMdI na zakAya to jyAM UbhA hoIe tyAMthI AgaLa cAlavuM paDe. vAMcana-zravaNathI AtmAnA zikhara vize mAhitI maLI. mAhitI maLyAthI zikhara para pahoMcI javAya ema bane to to barAbara, paNa kyAMthI bane? tame nathI vAMcana, nathI zravaNa. tame, tame cho. jarA, potAnI tarapha jovAno, potAnI tarapha javAno, prayatna karI juo. tamArAmAM evuM zuM che je vAMcanAra che. je sAMbhaLanAra che. tame atyAre tamane zuM anubhavo cho? Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu tamArAmAM e kayu biMdu che je anubhave che? je A vAta-vicArano AdhAra che? vAMcana-pravacananA zabdone hAla tenA bhAva ane artha dhAraNa karavAno AdhAra nathI, bhUmikA nathI. A zabdo thoDe ghaNe aMze grahaNa thaI, zabdonA khAlI khokhA manamAM vahetA vicAranA vaheNamAM vahI jAya..! atyAre, A zabdo je bolAI rahyA che. A zabdo, je bhAvasRSTimAMthI AvI rahyA che, te bhAvajagatano AdhAra che tene! vAMcana-zravaNanA zabdonA arthanA UMDANamAM UtarI javAya. tenA bhAvano sparza, zabdane ane sAMbhaLanArane thaI jAya... sAMbhaLanAranI sAthe A zabdo, kadAca zabda tarIke na rahe, paNa sAMbhaLanAranA bhAvajagatamAM te prasaratA rahe, te tamArI sAthe rahe, vicArasaraNImAM gUMthAtA rahe, tene yAda rAkhavAno savAla ocho thAya...! satsaMgamAM, sva-saMgamAM rahevAno prayatna karavo. AtmA kyAMka dU...ra che ema to che nahIM. tame ja cetana-AtmA cho. vAMcana-zravaNa pramANenI anubhUti nathI, to hAla zAnI anubhUti che? AjanuM, atyAranuM, A samayanuM tamArUM "sazuM che te jovA-samajavAno prayatna karI zakAya. kayA vicAro mananI sapATI para tarI Ave che? kaI jarUriyAta, UtAvaLa, akaLAmaNa kheMce che? eno spaSTa khyAla AvavA do. A saghaLuM jonAra "kaMIka" che. jonArane juo! tA. 27 sapTembara 2000 satsaMgI : zAstravAcanathI ema jANyuM ke bhedajJAna karavuM. bhedajJAna karavuM hoya, to, dhAro ke eka kobI hoya. tenA eka pachI eka pAna toDIne chUTAM karatAM jaIe. eTale ke eka icchA thaI, tene chUTI pADI. A rAga thayo tene chUTo pADyo. kobInA eka eka pAna toDatAM jaIe. eka pachI eka badhA vicArone chUTAM pADIe pachI bAkI bace te dhruva AtmA? bahenazrI : manuSyane kobInI upamA ApavAmAM Ave, to ghaNuM kharuM, A kobI eka jAduI kobI che. A kobImAM eka pAna toDatAM bIjA pAMca pAna UgI Ave che. eka icchA pUrI thaI, athavA Apa kaho cho tema chUTI pADI. tarata bIjI pAMca icchAo phUTI nIkaLe, tenuM zuM? A pAMcamAMthI eka icchA "toDI", bIjI pAMca icchA janmI. eka pAna toDatAM pAMca pAna UgI Ave to saghaLA pAna kyAre toDI rahevAze? Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 Atma setu A icchA rAga vagere zAnAthI chUTA pADavAnI vAta Apa karI rahyA cho. A rAga vagere jenAthI chUTA pADavAM che. A tatvano khyAla, sAthe sAthe che? kobInA pAna toDavA kobI hAthamAM lo to AkhI kobI tamArA hAthamAM najara sAme hoya. vyakti kobInA pAna toDavA jatAM, vyaktinI samagra cetanA, jemAM icchA vagere che, te, tenI samagratA sAthe dhyAnamAM Ave che? satsaMgI : divasabhara vadhu pramANamAM azubha bhAvo AvatAM hoya che. pharI pharIne parano bhaMgAra ja hAthamAM Ave che. mananA trAjavAnA eka pallAmAM icchA, lobha, krodha vagereno bhaMgAra mUkatAM jaIe. to bhedajJAna thAya? dRSTi sva sanmukha thaI zake? bahenazrI : ...to evuM banavA saMbhava che ke dRSTi bhaMgAra bAju che ane pharI pharIne bhaMgAranI bAju ja vaLe. najara bhaMgAranI zodhamAM pharyA kare. "bhaMgAra" jyAM paDyo che e "khAlI jagyAno" vicAra suddhA na Ave. "khAlI jagyA" para dhyAna na jAya! Apa sau bhAgyazALI cho ke Atmatatvane jANavAnI IcchA thaI che. bhale Aje zAstravAcana thakI jANakArI che. vAcana para vicAra karI buddhi savAla kare che. A jANavAnI icchA AtmajijJAsA banI tenI jyota jalatI rahe... A jijJAsA aMtaranI tarasa banI... jaLa vagara jema mAchalI taraphaDe, tema Atmatatva mATe tamane taraphaDAve.. AtmAnubhUti thayA vagara zAtA nA vaLe... to Atmatatvano AvirbhAva thayA vagara nahIM rahe. Apa kaho cho, mananA trAjavAnA eka pallAmAM bhaMgAra mUkatAM jAo to dRSTi sva sanmukha thaI zake? bhaMgAranuM goDAuna joyuM che? manamAM, sneha, dayA, lobha, moha, irSA vagerenuM goDAuna eTaluM moTuM che, ke, mananA eka pallAmAM bhaMgAra mUkyA karazo, mUkyA karazo, mUkyA karazo, paNa teno aMta nahIM dekhAya. Ama paNa, bhaMgAranA bhArathI bhAre thaI, eka palluM nIce besI gayuM che. bIju pallu khAlI che. te nIcuM AvatuM nathI, upara rahe che. bIjA pallAmAM cetanA mUkavAnuM zarU karIe. cetanA dekhAtI nathI. hAthathI pakaDI zakAtI nathI. vicAramAM levAtI nathI, teno khyAla Avato nathI, tenuM vajana to che ja nahIM. paNa, vajana vagaranuM tenuM vajana-mahatva khUba che. bIjA pallAmAM jevI "cetanA" mUkAvI zarU thaI ke bhaMgArano bhAra ocho thavA lAge. mananA trAjavAnA banne pallA samatola thavA lAge..! cetanatatva hAthamAM kyAM pakaDI zakAya che? Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu te to aMtaramAM anubhavAze. cetanatatvano anubhava thaze tyAre kobInA pAna, ke bhaMgAra gauNa thatAM thatAM vyaktithI chUTA paDavA lAgaze. vyakti, icchAAzA vagerethI potAnuM hovApaNuM kaMIka juduM che tema anubhavaze. tA. 28 sapTembara 2000 satsaMgI : taka maLe to dharma thAya ne? bahenazrI : kAmakAja, vyavahAra vagere cAlyA karavAnuM, temAMthI rasto kADhatAM rahevAnuM. dharma eTale zuM te samajatAM javAnuM. dharma eTale zuM te samajavA jevuM che. dharmanuM rUpa khyAlamAM AvatuM jaze, takanI hAjarI-hAjara dekhAze. tA. 28 sapTembara 2000 satsaMgI zarUAtanI bhUmikAmAM tame AtmArthe zuM karatAM hatAM? bahenazrI : zarUAtanI bhUmikAmAM, A zarUAtanI bhUmikA che, tema, huM jANatI na hatI. zAstravAcana-satsaMgano yoga sAMpaDyo nathI. eka divasa, ociMtuM, Izvara taraphathI InAma maLyuM. svayaM-sahaja dhyAnamAM sarI javAyuM. ane tyAra pachI, dhIre dhIre khyAla Avyo ke varSothI, rAta-divasa A mATenI taiyArI cAlatI hatI. capaTI prasAdanI Aza hatI. laherAto sAgara AvI maLyo! satsaMgI : ame satsaMganI zarUAtamAM navakAramaMtra bolIe chIe. tame AvyA hova, tyAre navakAra bolatAM vicAravuM paDe che, kAraNa ke maMtra zarU thatAM tame dhyAnamAM UtarI jAo cho. dhyAnamAM javA tame zuM karo cho? Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 Atma setu bahenazrI : sahaja sarI javAya che! tA. 28 sapTembara 2000 satsaMgI : ame jANyuM che ke dhyAna karavA mATe dhyAnamAM besI vicArone jovA. nirvicAra thavuM. vicArone jovA jatAM, vicAro sAthe joDAI javAya che, ane vicAro aTakAvavAno prayatna thAya che. ema vicAra Ave che ke nirvicAra thavAnuM che eTale vicAra na AvavA joIe. paNa vicAro rokI zakAtAM nathI. bahu vAra pachI khyAla Ave ke are! huM vicAromAM joDAI gayo. ghaNA vicAra jovAnA rahI gayA... je rahI gayA te vicAro pakaDavAno vicAra Ave, paNa A kaMI karI zakAtuM nathI ne nirAzA Ave... bahenazrI : dhyAna eTale basa hovI karavApaNuM kharI paDe. hovApaNuM mAtra hoya. jyAre karavApaNuM kharI paDe, tyAre mAtra hovApaNuM hoya! vicAro tame lAvo cho ke potAnI meLe Ave che? satsaMgI : huM besuM chuM ne vicAronI hAramALA zarU.. bahenazrI : vicAro karavA hoya tyAre AvatAM nathI. vicAro baMdha karavA che paNa thatAM nathI. vicAro jovA che paNa joDAI javAya che. ApaNe pagathI mAthA sudhI basa vicAro ja vicAro chIe. vicArano vicAra karI eka vicArano Umero thAya che. vicAro para vyaktinuM keTaluka cAle che? vicAro enI meLe Ave che. tenI meLe cAlyA jaze. na rokavAno prayatna karavo. na dUra karavAno. prayatna karavo hoya to sahaja thavAno-rahevAno prayatna karavo. dhyAnamAM tamAruM dhyAna vicAro para che. dhyAna jonAra tarapha jaI zake che. ...A vicAra AvyAM, ATalAM jovAyAM...A jovAnA rahI gayA... kyAre joDAI javAyuM khyAla na rahyo, ... ghaNI vAra pachI khyAla Avyo ke joDAI javAyuM... A saghaLu jonArU tamArAmAM "kaMIka" che. Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu jonArane juo! satsaMgI : zUnyatAne jovI? bahenazrI : aMdaramAM vAdaLa jeTalA vicAra paMkhIDA UDAUDa kare che. ajANatA vicAro rokavAno prayatna thaI jaze. ajANatA zUnyatA projekTa karAI jaze. A saghaLuM je thaI rahyuM che tene gherAIne zUnya vilasI rahyuM che. jANo! mANo! satsaMgI : divase to divase, rAtre jAgI javAya tyAre paNa, covIse kalAka vicAronI hAramALA cAlatI hoya... bahenazrI : covIse kalAka vicAro hAjara che, to, Apa paNa hAjara cho! Apa cho, to vicAra che! Apa "hAjara" raho! satsaMgI : A vicAro ATalA kema cAle che? bahenazrI : vicAro bhAvathI prerAIne Ave. satsaMgI : bhAvathI, eTale? bahenazrI : bALaka mATe vahAla UbharAya, tyAre vicAra karavAmAM Ave che ke "huM bALakane mATe vahAla UbharAvuM" ke vahAlano UmaLako Ave che? IrSyA thAya tyAre vicArAya che ke "huM irSyA karUM?" ke aMdaramAM aMtaramAM irSAno bhAva jAge che.? ahaMkAra Ubho thAya ane vicAronI doDadhAma zarU...! Atmatatvane samajavAno bhAva che to A savAla-javAba thAya che, vicAro cAle che... aneka bhAvonA paDadA pAchaLa, potAnA hovApaNAno bhAva-svabhAva, chupAyelo che. satsaMgI : bhAvathI prerAIne eTale? Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu bahenazrI : eka sarovara che. sarovaranA jaLa jaMpI gayA che. temAM eka kAMkarI paDe. jaLa tarala che. kAMkarI jaLa para pachaDAIne pAchI nathI pharatI paNa jaLamAM DUbe che. jaLa tene jagyA Ape che. jaLamAM taraMgo racAya che. sarovaramAM taraMgo phelAya che. taraMgo phelAtAM phelAtAM kinArA para pahoMce che. sarovaramAM, vAraMvAra, uparA chAparI kAMkarI paDyA kare, paDyA ja kare, taraMgo racAtAM rahe, taraMgo phelAtAM rahe, sarovarane kinAre pahoMcatAM rahe. kinArA para jaLanA taraMgo AvyA kare. taraMgo AvavAnA baMdha na thAya, AvyA ja kare. mana sarovaranA kinAre vicAro AvyA ja kare. baMdha na thAya. mana sarovaramAM bhAvanI kAMkarI paDatI rahe. sneha jAgyo, vicAro cAlu... gusso Avyo, vicAro cAlu.. apamAna lAgyu, vicAro cAlu.. gusso Ave, tyAre pahelA vyaktinI aMdaramAM gussAno bhAva jAge. gussAno bhAva kyAreka haLavo hoya, kAMkarI jhINI hoya, A kAMkarI mana sarovaramAM paDe, vicAronA taraMgo racAya, vicAro manane kinAre phelAya. kyAreka, gussAnI, lobhanI kAMkarI moTA paththara jevaDI paDe ne mana sarovaranA jaLa khaLabhaLI UThe. manane kinAre vicAra mojAnI doDAdoDa! dayA-karUNA, AzA-nirAzA, gamA-aNagamA, sneha-napharata, lobha-moha, ahaMkAra-samarpaNa, vagere bhAvo jAgyA kare, vicAronI hAramALA avirata cAlu rahe.. zuM divase ke zuM rAtre?! satsaMgI : vicAronI gaTharI eTalI bhegI karI che ke... bahenazrI : gaTharI kholatAM jaIe.. kacaro kADhatAM jaIe... thoDuM aTakIe... khAlI karIe... Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu satsaMgI : "kaMI na karavAnuM" "karavuM" eTale dhyAna karavuM? bahenazrI : karavApaNuM sarI javA devuM. hovApaNuM tarI AvavA devuM. be miniTa, pAMca miniTa ke je banI zake teTalo samaya zAMtithI besavuM. satsaMgI : zAMtithI besI nathI zakAtuM. bahenazrI : eka rasa paDe tevI vAta che. tamane khyAla che? kyAreka koI kAmamAM, ke vAMcanamAM ke anya pravRttimAM magna thaI javAyuM hoya, tyAre, tamane tamAro zvAsa saMbhaLAya che! koipaNa pravRttimAM ekAgra thayela dhyAnanI dhArA zvAsa sAthe layamAM Ave che! jyAre je pravRtti karatAM ho, te pramANamAM haLavAzathI, spaSTatAthI, sarjanAtmaka abhigama sAthe dhyAna daIne thAya che. zvAsa ane dhyAnane gADha saMbaMdha che. Apa kaho cho zAMtithI besI nathI zakAtuM. eka prayoga karI zakAya. zAMtithI besavuM hoya tyAre zvAsa para dhyAna ApavAnuM. kAryamAM magna thatAM, dhyAna, zvAsanI sAthe layamAM Ave che. zvAsa para dhyAna ApatAM zvAsa sva sAthe layamAM AvavAnI zakyatA che. zvAsa bahAra jaI zake che. zvAsa aMdara jaI zake che. dhyAna bahAra jaI zake che. to dhyAna svanI bhItara paNa jaI zake che. zvAsa che to zarIra che. dehadevaLamAM Atmadeva birAjamAna che. AtmadevanA darzana kAje zvAsa setu banI zake che. zvAsa nathI vItelI kSaNamAM cAlato. zvAsa nathI AvatI kSaNamAM cAlato. 19 zvAsa, hAjara paLamAM, vartamAna kSaNamAM ja cAle che. zvAsa ane dhyAna dhArA layamAM AvatAM manamAM haLavAza ane tAjagI Ave che. vItelI vAtomAMthI bahAra AvavAnI zaktino saMcAra thAya che. mana, aMze zAMta thaI zake che. ApaNe ApaNA manamAM zuddhinI prakriyAno plAnTa nAkhIe. thoDI vAra zAMtithI besI, zvAsa para dhyAna ApI, mana zAMta ane sApha thavA daIe. Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 Atma setu satsaMgI : satsaMgamAM sAMbhaLIe chIe ke huM zarIra nathI, huM AtmA chuM. huM ema vicAruM chuM ke A hAtha mAro nathI, A paga mAro nathI, A zarIra mArUM nathI, e rIte huM AtmA chuM tema khabara paDe? bahenazrI : dhAro ke, hAtha para vAge ane lohInI dhAra nIkaLe, to? satsaMgI : to to cIsa pADI devAya. bahenazrI : tame kaho cho ne ke hAtha tamAro nathI. satsaMgI : paNa zarIra to jaDa che, tema kahyuM che. bahenazrI : Tebala para ghA karavAmAM Ave to Tebala cIsa pADaze? nahIM. Tebala jaDa che. cetana ane zarIra, jyAM sudhI sAthe che tyAM sudhI, svataMtra rIte paraspara saMkaLAyelA che. hAtha-paga-zarIra tamArUM che. paNa, tame zarIra nathI. cetanA che to mana vicAre che. moM ughADa baMdha thAya che. gaLAmAMthI avAja nIkaLe che. zabdo bolAya che. zabdo saMbhaLAya che. sAMbhaLIne vicArAya che. mRta zarIramAM bolavuM, cAlavuM, vicAravuM...nathI. vAMcanathI jANyuM ke "huM zarIra nathI". to juo ke tamane zuM lAge che, tame zuM cho? tamAro potAno khyAla AvavA do tamane! tA. 10 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : icchA hoya ke amuka vastu dA. ta. lobha, moha, krodha nathI karavA. huM jANuM chuM ke A khoTu che. paNa temA kaMTrola nathI raheto. bahenazrI : "amuka vastu" sAthe ota-prota chIe ne ApaNe! ApaNe vAMcyuM che, sAMbhaLyuM che, dharma kahe che ke "moha na karavo", "krodha na karavo", "lobha na karavo"... Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu A mAhitI maLI che. paNa mana, moha vagere sAthe maLeluM che. haLI maLI gayelu che. tenA vagara te rahI zakatu nathI. tenA vagara tenuM gADuM' cAlatu nathI. ...Apa mAtA cho. nAnA bALakone sAcavavAnAM che. saMvAravAnA che. uzkeravAnA che. vaDilonI sAra-saMbhALa levAnI che. savArathI sAMja sudhI aneka nAnA-moTA prazno ukelavAnA che. saunA mana sAcavavAnA che. saune mATe bhojana vagerenI vyavasthA karavAnI che. gharanA anya nAnA-moTA aneka kAryo ukelavAnA che. A kAma karatAM karatAM, vyavasthA jALavatAM jALavatAM, kyAreka gusso AvI jAya. cIja-vastu, anAja vadhAre lAvavAno lobha jAge, svajano pratye mAyA-mamatA thAya. e vagara gharano vyavahAra na cAle. takalIpho UbhI thAya... A saghaLA sAthe mana vaNAI gayuM che. manane tenA mULa AdhAranI khabara nathI. tenA mULa strotanI khabara nathI. jyAre mana Atma-svarUpanA vicAro kare che, mananI bhAva-dhArA sva tarapha vahe che tyAre krodha vagere saMyamamAM AvavAnI zakyatA vadhe che. vadhatI jAya che. tA. 10 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : zarIra ane AtmA judA che tema sAMbhaLIe chIe. to te bannene chUTA kevI rIte pADavA? bahenazrI : mana, vANI, deha thakI je paNa vyakta thAya che, te jIvanA, deha saMyoge, tenI - jIvanI saMvedanA vyakta thAya che. Apane savAla thayo ke "deha ane AtmA kaI rIte chUTA pADavA?" A savAla thatAM pahelA kaMI keTalAya vicAro cAlyA haze. te vAta samajavAno paNa vicAra Avyo haze. te vicAra vANI dvArA vyakta thayo. te vicAra karanAra tatva kayu che te tarapha lakSa ApavAthI teno khyAla AvI zake. zarIra rUpI che. AMkhothI joI zakAya che. AtmA arUpI che. te cetanasvarUpa che. te jonAra, jANanAra, anubhavanAra che. tenA tarapha lakSa ApI, samajavAno, anubhavavAno prayatna karI zakAya. tA. 10 ogaSTa 2002 21 satsaMgI : prAmANikapaNe kahuM to rAga sAthe ahaM joDAya che. Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 Atma setu bahenazrI : rAga ane ahaM saMkaLAyelA che. rAga kaheze "mane A game che." "mane A ja joIe che" "khUba joIe che." "aneka prakAranI icchAo che." ahaMkAra kaheze "mArAthI ghara cAle che" "huM mahenatu chuM" "huM meLavIne jaMpIza" "tenA karatAM huM caDiyAto..." vagere vAtothI to saMsAra che. A prakAranI bAbatono vicAra ane vistAra game che. temAM rokAyelA rahevAya che. satsaMgI : ahaM bAjue mUkavAno rasto zuM? zI rIte bAjue mUkavo? bahenazrI : ahaM koI vastu ke padArtha nathI ke tene "chUTo" pADIne, upADIne bAjumAM mUkI zakAya. anya vRttionI jema ahaM jIvanI vRtti che. dehanI mukhyatAe bhautika vastuonI, padanI, sattAnI ahaMvRtti kArya kare. jIva jhajhUme, bhegu kare, laDe, jhagaDe, AMcake, laI le, saMtADe, sattA ane pada meLavavA prapaMca kare, mahenata kare, ane jIvanI ahaMkArI thavAnI zakyatA vadhatI jAya.. cetana tatvanI mukhyatAe, AtmAnI mukhyatAe, jIva jatuM kare, Ape, namra ane udAra bane, dayALu tathA kSamAvAna thAya, premALa ane pavitra thato jAya, ane jIvanI virATa banavAnI zakyatA rahe. vyaktimAMthI hAla je paNa vyakta thaI rahyuM che te vyaktitva pUrato jIva sImita nathI. tenuM astitva vizALa che. asIma che. je vyakta thaI rahyuM che teno AdhAra avyakta che. je tatvanA AdhAre vyaktitva che te AdhAra tarapha lakSa ApavAmAM Ave to? vAraMvAra lakSa apAyAthI cetanatatvano khyAla Ave. vyakta thavApaNu badalAyA kare che paNa teno srota badalAto nathI, teno aNasAra Ave... jIva, lobha-mohanI pUrtinuM abhimAna mAtra nathI paNa te cetanAmaya che, tenA lakSa, pratIti ane anubhavamAM ahaMkAra vilIna thavA lAge. satsaMgI: huM je rIte javAba samajyo chuM te e ke ahaM bAjue mUkavA karatAM, tenI para dhyAna ApavA karatAM astitva tarapha javAnuM? bahenazrI : astitva tarapha dhyAna Apo. ahaMkAra jene thAya che te zuM che? koNa che? te, potAnAmAM, kayu tatva che? te tatvanuM hovApaNuM kevuM che? ApaNane potAne samajavAno khyAla sAmAnya rIte ocho Ave che. kadAca vicAra Ave che to uparachallo Ave ahaMkAra thavAnA kAraNo bIjAmAM zodhIe chIe. tenA kAraNo potAnAmAM paNa hoya che. anyanA vicAromAM rokAyelA rahevAthI potAne samajavAno Acho-pAtaLo khyAla paNa visAre paDe che. ahaMkAra poSIne svastha rahevAnI koziza karIe chIe. ApaNe, ApaNane potAne samajavAnI thoDI koziza karI joIe. Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23 Atma setu vyaktino janma thAya. duniyAmAM rahevA mATe te jAtajAtanuM zikSaNa meLave. Ama karo" "Ama nahIM karo" "dhyAna daI bhaNo" ". to sAruM kamAI zakazo" ". nahIMtara duHkhI thaI jazo" vagere... gharamAM, samAjamAM, zALAmAM, kolejamAM aneka prakAranuM zikSaNa meLavI eka vyaktitva taiyAra thAya. A saghaLu zikSaNa vyaktie potAnI zakti mujaba meLaveluM che. A upalabdha vyaktitva che. koI klArka che. koI bIjhanesamena che. koI DokTara che. koI enjiniyara che. koI mAtA che. koI gRhiNI che. paNa, vyaktitva vikasAvyA pahelAthI astitva che. vyaktinuM "hovApaNuM" pahelethI che. vyaktitva badalAze. paNa astitva to haze ja. te nahIM badalAya! vyaktitvano AdhAra vyaktinuM hovApaNuM" che. tenuM astitva che. astitva ja na hoya to vyaktitva zAnuM hoya? konuM hoya? vyaktinuM "hovApaNuM" kevuM che te samajavAnI vAta che. saMtati, saMpatti, sattA vadhArI ahaM poSI sukhI thavAnA prayatno keTalA saphaLa thAya che? kadika sukha mATenA e prayatno saphaLa thayA tema lAge tyAre e saphaLatA keTalo samaya Take che? sattA, saMpatti ane saMtatinA vistArathI zuM maLe che? kyAM sudhI Take che? tenI samaja ahaMkAranuM mahatva ane sthAna paNa zAnamAM samajAvI de ema banI zake. te samajAtA, vyakti potAnA vyaktitva mATe je karavuM paDe te karaze. paNa, ahaMkAranA huM kAra sAthe nahIM! "hovApaNA"nI pratIti sAthe! avyaktanA aNasArA sAthe. tA. 10 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : ghaNI vakhata ema lAge che ke meM AdhyAtmika pragati karI che, ane zaMkA paNa thAya che ke pragati karI rahyo chuM tenuM mane kharekhara bhAna che ke kalpanA ja karUM chuM? bahenazrI : pharIthI, navesarathI, sAva navesarathI juo ke zuM che? vRttiono raMga kaMI phiko paDyo che? ke kalpanAno raMga uparathI caDyo che? AdhyAtmika pragati karI che tenI zaMkA ke smRti atyAre che? bhaviSyanI je kalpanA che, te kalpanA che bhaviSya mATenI. paNa e che atyAre. A kSaNamAM. smRti, kalpanA ke bhAna sAthe Apa ubhA cho, A kSaNamAM. zuM A kSaNamAM pragatino bodha che? zuM A kSaNamAM zaMkAnI smRti che? ke A kSaNamAM kalpanAnuM svapna che? ke pachI A kSaNamAM kaMI anya anubhavamAM Ave che? Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 Atma setu satsaMgI : atyAre, A kSaNe bhUtakALanI smRti ke bhaviSyanI kalpanA AvI. tene mAtra jovAnI ke mane AvI? bahenazrI : atyAre ApaNe bhUtakALanI smRti ke bhaviSyanI kalpanAnI vAta AtmalakSe karIe chIe. bhUtakALa ane bhaviSyakALanI vAta karIe chIe vartamAnamAM, pAchaLanuM pakaDI rAkhavAnI jarUra nathI. pAchaLa je gayuM tenI smRti atyAre hoI zake. bhUtakALamAM pAchu nathI jaI zakAtuM ke bhaviSyamAM kUdI nathI zakAtuM. vartamAnamAM hoI zakAya che. aMtara tarapha lakSa ApatA zuM jaNAya che? Ape AdhyAtmika gati karI che tenI yAda che? AdhyAtmika pragati karI che tenI zaMkA mAtra che? ke pachI evuM lAge che ke smRti, kalpanA ke zaMkA kaMI samajAtuM nathI. zuM che e kaMI khabara paDatI nathI! anubhava kaMI bIjo ja che? je A vicAra karanAra che, zaMkA ke kalpanA karanAra che, jenI A "dRSTi" che. teno A...cho, A...cho khyAla Ave che! zaMkA ane kalpanA tarapha je lakSa ApI zakAya che, e lakSa tarapha ApanI urjA vahI rahI che, te urja, te zakti, cetana zaktinI e vartanA, cetana tatva tarapha paNa vahI zake che. A paLe, ApanI urjA AtmA tarapha gati karI zake che. AtmalakSe pragati karI zake che. tA. 10 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : ... A eka samasyA che, ke A AtmAne oLakhazuM eTale AmA-saMsAramAM ochuM thatuM jaze. bahenazrI : e samasyA che? satsaMgI : nA, nA, samasyA eTale... paNa enuM vadhAravuM kaI rIte? huM mArAmAM pheraphAra joI zaku chuM ema nathI ke mArAmAM kaMI pheraphAra nathI. bahenazrI : AtmAnI oLakhANa karavI che paNa bIka lAge che, ema thAya che ke A sukha-sagavaDa ochI thaze. mAnamaratabo sAcavI nahIM zakAya. mAruM koI sAMbhaLaze nahIM... ane bIka lAge che to paNa oLakhANa karavI che? AtmA eTale koI trAhita vyakti ke ajANI vastu che ema lAge che? paNa evuM to nathI! te to Apa ja cho! ajANI vyakti ane ajANI vastu mATe, ghaNIvAra anya vyakti sAthe hoMzabhera hAtha milAvyA haze. Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 Atma setu A to potAno paricaya karavA potAnI sAthe "hAtha milAvavAnA" che. potAnI sAthe mitratA karavAnI che. Dara zAne? Apano saMsAra ApanI icchAono vistAra che. ApanA sapanAono AkAra che. Apa Apane samajavA prayatna karazo. Apane Apano paricaya thavA lAgaze. dhIre dhIre khyAla Avaze ke huM mAtra icchAono vistAra nathI. mArAmAM e sivAya paNa kaMIka che. mArI aMdara, mArI zaktiono, guNono akhUTa khajAno bharyo che. potAnA cetana khajAnAmAM amUlA guNonA, amUlya ratno, hIrA, motI, mANeka jhagArA mAre che. dayA, zAMti, samatA, sukha aMdaramAM chupAyelA che. huM cetana pote ja prakAzapUMja chuM. huM ja mAruM sukha ane zAMti chuM. A khyAla jema spaSTa thatAM jaze tema icchAonI vaNajhAra TUMkI thaze. dhana-saMpatti, vADI vajIphA, sattA-sanmAnamAM vadhAro karavAnA bhAvomAM, icchAomAM, sapanAomAM pheraphAra thaze. A saghaLA vistAranuM evuM mahatva nahIM rahe. salAmatI mATenA prayatno, dhana, parivAra, keTalA ane keTalo samaya sAthe che te khyAla AvavA lAgaze. mRtyu devanuM teDu AvatAM, ghaDInA chaThThA bhAgamAM saghaLuM chUTI jaze. sAthe Avaze dayA, karUNA, sevAnA bhAvonA saMskAra! rAga-dveSa, irSA, vera-jheranA bhAvonA saMskAra! basa, mAtra aMtaramAM uThatA bhAvonA saMskAra! A saMsAramAMthI eka vyakti ke dhanano eka kaNa paNa sAthe nahIM hoya! game teTaluM haze paNa kaMI sAthe laI jaI nahIM zakAya. tyAre? tyAre ema thaze ke meM mArA AtmAne oLakhyo hota to? atyAre ema thAya che ke AtmAne oLakhIza to saMsAra chUTI jaze. e to Ama paNa chUTavAno ja che. cetanAno vicAra-vistAra ane anubhava karI levA jevo che! tA. 11 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : ApaNe pUjAmAM bolIe chIe. dhyAna mUlaM gurUsmRti, pUjA mUlaM gurUrpada, maMtra mUlaM gurUrvAkya, mokSa mUlaM gurUkRpA. gurUnI kRpA meLavavA mATe zuM karavuM joIe? kAraNa ke mokSanuM mULa e ja che. Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 Atma setu bahenazrI : gurU tarIke ApanA hRdayamAM jeo vasyA che teozrIne yAda karo. teozrI ApanA preraNA strota che. temanI tarapha dhyAna Apo. jene paramAtmA pratye utsukatA jAgI che. je potAnA jIvana para najara nAkhI vicAre che ke pharI pharIne A ghaTamALa kyAM sudhI? vastu ne vyakti pratye AkarSaNa thAya, te meLavavAnI kAmanA thAya, vadhu meLavavAno lobha thAya. meLavavAnI doDa cAle. anyanA kAma, krodha, lobha, moha, vera, jhera irSAnA sakaMjAmAM sapaDAvuM paDe. potAnA kAma, krodha, lobha, mohanA paga nIce dabAyelA rahevu paDe. pharI pharIne A cakra cAlyA kare. cAlyA ja kare. temAM phasAyeluM ja rahevAya. temAMthI chUTavAnA bhAva jAgyA hoya. avirata prayatno chatAM "have to basa zAMti e paLa dura ne dura bhAgatI hoya ane aMtara manamAM vicAra vaMToLa UThato hoya, ke A saghaLu zuM che? A saghaLuM kema che? A saghaLuM kyAM sudhI che? AvA aneka prazno UkelI je samAdhAna ane zAMti pAmyA hoya, zuddhi ane muktinA mArge nIkaLI paDyA hoya tevA koI gurUjanano bheTo thaI jAya, temanI zAMti, samatA ane divyatA joI temanI pratye adbhuta AkarSaNa jAge ane koI maMgala ghaDIe Ape ApanA hRdayamAM temane sthAna Apyu hoya, to... teozrI pratye premapUrvaka samarpita thavAya, teozrInI sevA, suzruSA ane sAra saMbhALa levAmAM dhanyatA anubhavAya. temanuM dhyAna karo. temanA caraNamAM beso. sevA karo. AjJAmAM raho. temanI vANInA UMDANanA bhAvane samajo. tenuM ciMtana manana ane raTaNa karo. ApanI paramAtmA pratyenI utsukatA, prema, bhakti ane sevA joI gurUno ApanA prati niHsvArtha prema vaheto thAya. AtmAthI paramAtmA sudhInI yAtrAmAM teo Apane bhAtu baMdhAvatA rahe. snehathI zakti sIMce. teozrInA amUlya vacano maMtra samA che. tenuM raTaNa ane anubhavana karo. gurU pratye samarpita thaI jAo. koI dhanya paLe gurUnI kRpA dRSTi ApanI upara varasaze. muktino mArga ujALaze. tA. 11 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : varSothI zAstravAMcana karIe chIe. zAstranI vAto magajamAM buddhithI samajAya che. yAda rahe che, paNa aMtaramAM nathI utaratuM. zAstranA lakhANanA savAlanA javAba AvaDe che, paNa AcaraNamAM nathI Avatu. kAma dhaMdhe jaIe eTale zAstranI vAto zAstramAM, ame je karatAM hoIe te ja karIe. AtmAne oLakhavo che. zuM karavuM? Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 Atma setu bahenazrI : AcaraNa jAgaraNanI pAchaLa Ave. jAgaraNa aMtarmukhI thavAthI thAya. zAstranI vAto buddhinA stara sudhI rahe che. aMtaramAM tenI samaja nathI. paNa ApanI e bhAvanA jarUra che ke "AtmAne oLakhavo che." sAmAnya rIte, vyaktine AtmA sivAyanI vAtomAM, vyaktimAM, vAtAvaraNa ane saMjogomAM, icchA, ahaMnI pUrti karavAmAM tathA tevI anya bAbatomAM rasa hoya che. gamatAnI prApti ane na gamatAnI aprApti mATe tenA ja vicAro ane AcAramAM rasa hoya che. te tarapha valaNa ane lakSa hoya che. "mArUM ghara" "mAro parivAra" "mArI icchAo" "mArUM gamatuM" vagere kahe che koNa? A saghaLA vicAra karanAra kayu tatva che? A saghaLu "mArApaNuM" kone thAya che? zAstravAMcana karatAM ke kAmakAja karatAM, loko vacce ke ekAMtamAM, divase ke rAtre, jyAre paNa vicAra Ave ke "A saghaLuM vicAranAra" kayu tatva che?, jyAre paNa e khyAla AvI zake ke "A vicAro karanAra" kayu tatva che? tyAre te "jovAno" samajavAno prayatna karI zakAya. te tarapha lakSa ApI zakAya. A saraLa vAtamAM "AtmA"ne oLakhavAnI zakyatAo chupAyelI che. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// tA. 11 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : koInuM kaMI bhaluM karIe ane badalAmAM takalIpha ke upekSA maLe to zuM karavuM? koInuM bhaluM karavuM ke nahIM? bahenazrI : bhalu karI bhUlI javuM. karIne chUTI javuM. bhalu karIne teno bhAra mAthA para laI zA mATe pharavuM? haLavA raho. anyanuM sAruM karavAnI, bhalu karavAnI ApanI vRtti che. te ApanI bhAvanA che. koI bhaluM kare to paNa tene takalIpha ApavAnI, upekSA karavAnI tenI vRtti che. te "tenI" bhAvanA che. bhalu karavAnI tamArI sadbhAvanA ja tamAruM bhalu karaze. tamArI sadbhAvanA ane tame jenu bhalu karyuM che tenI vacce sArA saMbaMdhanI kaDI bane to ThIka che. nA bane toya ThIka tamArI sadbhAvanA Izvara sAthenA anusaMdhAnanI kaDI jarUra banI raheze. tA. 11 ogaSTa 2002 Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 Atma setu satsaMgI zrI parama kRpALudeve lakhyuM che ke jIbha upara kAbu meLavavo khUba muzkela che. jIbha kAbumAM AvatAM bIjuM badhuM paNa kAbumAM Ave che. jIbhane kAbumAM kevI rIte levI? bahenazrI : eka vAkya! kyAreka "e" eka vAkya rajU karyA vagara mana rahI zakatuM nathI, ane jIbha "e" bolI UThe che. ApaNe jANIe chIe ke eka vAkyathI "mahAbhAratamAM sarjAI zake che. ApaNA manamAM pAMDava-kaurava banne vase che. saThuddhi ane durbuddhi banne hoya che. mananA pAMDava-kaurava hAra-jItanI copATa mAMDI beThA che. jugAra khele che. AzcaryanI vAta to e che ke "zakuni" banI, khoTA pAsA ApaNe ja ApaNI sAme nAkhI, aMtarAtmAne phasAvIe chIe. harAvIe chIe. mananA manorAjyamAM "pAMDavone" soyanI aNI jeTalI jagyA na apAtA yuddha khelAya che. saddhine thoDIsI jagyA ApavAnI dubuddhine icchA nathI hotI. kaMI bolatA pahelA, aMtarAtmAnA dhImA avAjane sAMbhaLavA kAna mAMDyA hoya to? aMtaramAM sAgara jevaDuM sat hiloLA le che. khoTA "pAsA" nAMkhIne, kaMIka meLavI levA, bAjI jItI javA, ApaNA mAMhyalA para AvaraNa nAkhyA karIe chIe. sata buddhine sAMbhaLavAnI koziza karI hoya to? mana, jIbhane AjJA ApatAM thobhaze. jIbha para kAbu AvavAnI zakyatA vadhaze tema lAge che? tA. 11 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : kuTuMba-parivAra sAthe rahetAM, nokarI dhaMdho karatAM, aneka prakAranI takalIpho, upAdhi ane du:kha Ave che. navarAza maLatI nathI. dharma karavo che, paNa thato nathI. zuM karavuM? bahenazrI : dharma karavo che eTale Apane zuM karavuM che? satsaMgI : pravacana sAMbhaLavA javuM, pUjA-pATha karavA, zAstra vAMcana karavuM... bahenazrI : tethI zuM thAya? satsaMgI : kaMIka zAMti to maLe! bahenazrI : pravAsa mATe javuM hoya to pravAsanuM sthaLa nakkI karIe chIe. te sthaLa mATe jANakArI meLavIe. nokarI dhaMdhAmAMthI rajA mATenI goThavaNa karIe. pravAsa mATe pUMjI ekaThI karIe. ane anya ghaNuM ghaNuM karavAmAM Ave. Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu 29 dharma karavo che? zAMti joIe che? A prazna ApaNe ApaNane potAne, prAmANikatAthI pUchI zakAya. "mAre dharma karavo che paNa samaya kyAM? anukULatA kyAM?" e vAta uparachallI to nathI ne? mAtra mana manAvavAnA zabdo nathI ne? lokomAM "sArUM" dekhADavAno khyAla nathI ne? "dharma karavo che" e khyAla vAraMvAra Avato hoya, azAMti satAvatI hoya, ane dharma karavAno khyAla paNa satAvato hoya, to, dharma yAtrAnI taiyArI rUpe "duHkhamAMthI paNa dharmanI zarUAta karI zakAya. "Izvare" takalIpha, upAdhi ane duHkha "ApIne" manuSya para khUba khUba upakAra karyo che. du:khamAM jIva sahajatAthI pokArI UThe che "he prabhu! have mane AmAMthI choDAva, meM AvA te zA pApa karyA che ke mAre AvI upAdhi AvI?" sukhamAM koI pokAra kare che prabhu ne ke "he prabhu AmAMthI choDAva..." A upAdhi kyAMthI Ave che? "pApa" zuM che? te vize vicAra karyo che? koI bAbata para kyAreka vadhAre gusso Ave che, to kyAreka e ja bAbata para ocho gusso Ave che. sAme gussAnA kAraNo sarakhA ja che, chatAM gusso vadhAre - ocho che. Ama zAthI? kyAreka mana zAMta hoya to e ja bAbata judI rIte dekhAya che. zAthI? azAMti mATe ApaNe athAka "prayatno" karIe chIe. azAMtimAM, TenzanamAM vadhune vadhu khuMpatA jaIe tevA jIvana tarapha dhasI rahyAM chIe. teno kadAca vicAra paNa nahIM hoya. jo azAMtithI thAkyA ho, jo zAMtinI tarasa lAgI hoya, kaMTha zoSAto hoya to aneka prazno aMtara-guphAmAM paDaghA pADe. tenA uttara zodhavA bahAranA prayatno thAya, ane AMtarika prayatno paNa thAya. "duHkha"nuM pagerU kadAca, potAnI vRttimAM, vartanamAM ane bhAva tarapha paNa jatuM dekhAya, evuM banavA saMbhava che. sAmAnya rIte mananI vRtti, parivAra-samAja, dhaMdho-nokarI, kaMIka meLavavA mUkavA tarapha vahetI hoya che. vRttionuM, icchAonuM e vaheNa kyAreka dhIrU vahetu hoya ane kyAreka dhasamasatuM lAgatuM hoya. duHkha ane takalIphanA samaye lakSa potAnA vartana tarapha paNa apAya to? saMbhava che potAnA vartanamAM pheraphAra karavAno khyAla Ave. kSamAbhAvanI vizeSatAnI jhAMkhI thAya. sadbhAva ane samatAnuM mahatva samajAya. guNonI AchI AchI ya samaja vadhe. samaja AvatA AcaraNamAM AvavA lAge. vizeSataH paristhiti ane anya vyaktio tarapha vahetI vRttinI dhArA have potAnI aMdara tarapha paNa vahe. je zAMti-samatA tathA anya zaktionA Apa dhAraka cho, je zAMti ApanAmAM che ja, teno khyAla Ave, tenI samaja AvatA, te tarapha dhyAna ApatAM, ApanAmAM te pragaTavA lAge. duHkha, takalIpha ane upAdhi vacce paNa, dharmayAtrAnI taiyArIrUpe Apa dhArmika hoI zako. Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 Atma setu satsaMgI : bahAra samatA rAkhavA prayatna karIe, tyAre aMdara gussAno jvALAmukhI vadhAre... bahenazrI : jo tamane ema kahevAmAM Ave ke tame tamArI pUrepUrI zaktithI krodha karI lo... to? to, tamane kadAca ema thaze ke A kevI vAta? vaDIlo, samAja, dharma kahe che "krodha na karavo", "samatA rAkhavI". ane thAya che zuM ke nathI pUrI samatA rahetI. kAraNa ke krodha Ave che. nathI pUro krodha thato kAraNake samatA rAkhavI che. caherA para samatAnA prayatno kAM samatAnuM mahorU hoya che. aMdaramAM krodhano agni bhabhUke che. bahAra khoTI samatA aMdaramAM sAco krodha! paristhiti evI thAya che ke aMdara krodha bhego thato jAya che. krodha svabhAva banI jAya che. teno agni jIvane prajALyA kare che. bahAra nIkaLavAnI taka zodhyA kare che. jIva satata pote potAnI sAthe saMgharSamAM rahe che. krodha uchALA mAre che paNa nIkaLI nathI zakato. samatA rAkhavI che paNa rahI nathI zakatI. vyaktie potAnA krodhane samajavAnI koziza karavI ghaTe. tenuM damana nahIM, paNa zamana karavAnA upAya karavA jarUrI che. jethI krodhanuM visarjana thaI zake. samatAnuM sarjana thaI zake. satsaMgI : krodhanuM zamana kaI rIte karavuM? bahenazrI : Apane krodha Ave che kyAre? satsaMgI : (thoDIvAra vicArIne) vicAra karatA ema lAge che ke krodha kyAre nathI Avato e kahevuM saheluM che. bahenazrI : (hasatAM) to zuM ema samajavuM ke Apa krodhI cho? satsaMgI : ema kahI zakAya. (hasIne) bahenazrI : vyakti anya sAthe saMbaMdhamAM AvatAM tene kaMIne kaMI gussAnA kAraNo maLyAM karatA hoya tema lAge che. gharamAM bALako kahyuM na kare. patine patnI sAthe ke patnIne pati sAthe matabheda thAya. samAjamAM-parivAramAM mAna na sacavAya. mahenata karyA chatAM dhAryuM pariNAma na Ave. kAma dhaMdhAmAM harIphAI thAya. Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu koI AgaLa vadhavA vera-jhera kare. koIne AgaLa vadhI jatAM koka para irSA thAya. vadhune vadhu kamAvAno lobha jAge, te pUro na thAya, ane krodha jAge. vyavasthA jALavavAmAM kaMIka ADu Ave. koIka naDe ane gusso Ave. koI vastu ke vyakti gamatI hoya tene mATe Asakti thAya, te na maLe ne gusso Ave. te anyane maLI jAya ane gusso Ave. athavA te maLe paNa kAbumAM na rahe ne agni pragaTe. kyAreka evuM paNa bane ke koIka vyakti sAthe koI oLakhANa paNa na hoya chatAM, tene joI, tene jotAM ja gusso Ave jANe tenI sAthe AgaLanuM kaMIka na hoya! gussAnA kAraNo kyAM zodhavA paDe tema che? tamArA samatA rAkhavAnA prayatna hoya. kyAreka samatAno javAba samatAthI maLe ane samatA vadhatI lAge. kyAreka evuM paNa banI zake, ke samatAthI vartanArane loko nabaLA, athavA mUrkha samaje. teno geralAbha levA yatna kare, tenI koI kiMmata ja na hoya, tenI bIka na lAge tene ulaTA bIvaDAve ane samatA rAkhanAranA kAryamAM muMjhavaNa vadhatI jAya, samatA rAkhavA jatAM bahAra ane aMtaramAM saMgharSanI sthiti rahe. samatAmaya thavAnA prayatna karatAM karatAM gussAnI paristhiti UbhI thAya. kadika, gussAnuM nimitta cAlyu gayu hoya, to paNa manamAM gusso uchALA mAryA kare. svabhAva ja gussAbharyo thaI gayo hoya. koI tamArU sArU kare to tenI sArapa para gusso Ave. koI bhalu cAhe to tenI bhalAI para gusso Ave. krodha vyaktitva banI jAya. krodha - lobha, moha, irSA, vera, mAna - abhimAnanuM kavaca banI jAya. krodhathI anya vyakti dUra rahe, Dare, tenuM dhAryuM kare, krodhI khuza thAya. potAnuM mAna sacavAtuM lAge, lobha poSAto lAge, sattA salAmata lAge gusso koI ne koI bIjA bhAva, jevA ke lobha, mAna, moha, IrSA, vera vagerenI AMgaLIe Ave che. A bhAvo krodhanI pAchaLa chupAyelA hoya che. teo sau krodhane AgaLa kare che ne "badanAma" krodha thAya che. lobha, mAna, mAyA, irSA, vera vagere jeTalA ugra teTalo krodhano agni vadhu prajvaLe. A bhAvo jeTalA saMyamamAM rahe teTalo krodha saMyamamAM rahe. satsaMgI : kAma, krodha, lobha, moha, irSA, vera-jhera tathA anya bhAvo saMyamamAM kema rahe? bahenazrI : A saghaLA bhAvo thAya che kone? satsaMgI : mane. bahenazrI : "mane" eTale Apa koNa cho? satsaMgI : huM... mane... mane eTale huM... amara.. Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 bahenazrI : amarabhAI eTale? Atma setu satsaMgI : A mArUM zarIra.... huM...! bahenazrI : to A zarIra amarabhAI che, barAbara? .: satsaMgI : nA ema nahIM. A zarIra... eTale huM...! bahenazrI : ApaNe ApaNane samajavAno prayatna karIe. jarA vicArIe. jo zarIra "huM" che. to "mArUM zarIra" ema kema kahIe chIe? huM zarIra ema kema nathI kahetA? satsaMgI : ...! bahenazrI : zarIra taMdurasta hoya, to paNa kyAreka azAMti ane akaLAmaNa thAya che zAthI? zarIra nirogI hoya chatAM udAsI ane nirAzA gherI vaLe che. zAthI? zarIra barAbara kAma karatuM hoya to paNa "nathI gamatuM" kema thAya che? ane, ethI ulaTu, zarIra nAdurasta hoya to paNa kadika zAMti ane prasannatA lAge che. zAthI? Avu bane che ne? satsaMgI : jI. bahenazrI : zarIrano janma thAya che tyAre te nAjuka ane nAnu hoya che. varSo jatAM e zarIra yuvAna, moTu ane sazakta thAya che. dhIre dhIre zarIra vRddha thatAM jIrNa thaI mRtyu pAme che. zarIra "mRtyu" pAme tyAre zarIra to e ja zarIra che je "jIvatuM" hatuM. to temAMthI zuM ochuM thAya che jethI "mRtyu" thayuM kahevAya che? mRtyu pachI zarIranI AMkha joI nathI zakatI. kAna sAMbhaLI nathI zakatAM. nAka sUMghI nathI zakatuM. zvAsa baMdha thaI jAya che. jIbha bolI zakatI nathI. tvacA sparzI zakatI nathI. mana vicArI zakatuM nathI. thoDA divasamAM mRta zarIra saDavA lAge che. temAMthI durgaMdha phelAya che. zarIramAM jIvaDA paDe che. je zarIranuM lAlana-pAlana thatuM hatuM, tene poSaNa, raheThANa ane sagavaDo apAtI hatI. tene suMdara vastro paherAvI zaNagAra thatAM hatAM. to have evuM zuM banI gayuM jethI zarIrane agnidAha Apavo ucita lAge che? mRtyu thatAM zarIrane gharamAMthI "kADhavAno" kAryakrama ghaDAya che. zarIramAMthI zuM cAlyuM gayuM ke jethI jene mATe mahelAto baMdhAvAtI hatI, tene-zarIrane vidAya devI paDe che? zuM cAlyuM gayuM? satsaMgI : jAva. Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 33 Atma setu bahenazrI : mRtyu thatAM zarIramAMthI jIva cAlyo jAya che. jIva kyAMthI Avyo hato? kyAM cAlyo gayo? satsaMgI : .... bahenazrI : koInuM mRtyu janma pahelA thAya che, to koInuM janma pachI tarata! koI dIrgha AyuSya pAmI mRtyu pAme che. kema? koInuM zarIra suMdara ane suDoLa hoya che. koInuM zarIra kadarUpu ane beDoLa! koInuM zarIra azakta ane nabaLuM hoya che to koInuM zarIra sazakta ane majabUta! zAthI? vaLI kyAreka sazakta zarIramAM maMdabuddhi hoya che, ane azakta zarIramAM tIvrabuddhi hoya che zuM kAraNa? koI zarIranI pAMca indriya saMpUrNa hoya che to koInI AMkhe aMdhArA, kAnamAM baherAza, mukhamAM mauna! mRtyu thatAM kAma, krodha, lobha, moha, zAMti, samatA, sneha tathA anya bhAvo kema thatA nathI? krodha kema nathI Avato? moha-mAyA kema nathI thatAM? mAna-apamAna kyAM cAlyA gayA? prema, mamatAnuM zuM thayuM? zarIramAM jIvaMtatA kema nathI? "mAruM zarIra" ema kahIe chIe. to zarIramAM "huM" koNa che? e kayu tatva che jene "huM" kahIe chIe? zuM zarIramAM vasatI jIvaMtatA "huM" che? jenA thakI zarIra jIve che. kAryarata che. mana, buddhi, indriya saceta che. zuM e cetanatA "huM" thaI saMcare che? satsaMgI : .... bahenazrI : banI zake, ke Aja sudhI huM tatva tarapha dhyAna gayuM na hoya. e viSe vicAra karyo na hoya. mAre zuM meLavavuM che, dhana kamAvuM che, parivAra vadhAravo che. sukha-sagavaDa ubhA karavA che. te saghaLu meLavavAnA vicAro ane mahenatamAM, tenI ja gaDamathalamAM e "huM" tatva rokAI rahyuM hoya. "huM" paNe je saMcare che temAM mukhyatve krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha icchA vagere ja mAtra che? huM paNa mArAmAM zuM saMcare che? tenI zakti kevI che? tenI zakti keTalI che? huM nA UMDANamAM paNa AvA ja bhAvo che? huM nA aMtaramAM DokiyuM karyuM che kadi? jANatA-ajANatA, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha vagerene poSaNa maLe, te bhAvone sahakAra maLe, tema ApaNI vRtti te tarapha vahe che. Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 Atma setu anya vyakti para paristhiti para kAbU meLavavA tathA anya keTaluMya meLavavA AvA bhAvone poSIe chIe, paristhiti ane vyakti to kAbumAM rahe to rahe, paNa krodha vagere to haMmezanA sAthI banI jAya che. tenA vagara cAlatuM nathI. tenA vagara gamatuM nathI. krodhita hovuM, mohita hovuM, lobhita hovuM, barAbara lAge che. pote potAnAthI khUba dU...ra dU...ra nIkaLI gayo che. "nijaghara"nI yAda paNa nathI. koI zikArI, zikAranI pAchaLa doDatAM doDatAM vanamAM aMdara pahoMcI jAya che. pagamAM jhakhama thAya, zarIra thAkIne doDI na zake, paNa te zikAranI pAchaLa doDyA kare che. eka zikAra hAtha AvI jAya to bIjA zikAra tarapha nizAna tAke che. te aDAbIDa jaMgalamAM pahoMcI jAya che. jyAM dhoLe divase aMdhArU hoya che. AjubAju joyA vagara zikArane pagale teNe doDyA karyuM che. pAchA javAno rasto khabara nathI. vanamAM rokAI jAya che. aDAbIDa jaMgalano vArsI banI jAya che. potAnuM ghara koI gAmamAM che, tyAM pAchA pharavAnuM che te paNa bhUlI jAya che. icchAonA aDAbIDa jaMgalamAM jIva "zikAra"nI pAchaLa doDe che. A maLI gayuM, ATaluM maLe eTale basa! thoDuM vadhAre ekaThuM karI lo! kAma, krodha, lobha, mohanA kAphalA sAthe te icchAvanamAM ja vasI jAya che. icchAonA vanamAM bhaTakyA kare che. potAnA nijadhAma vize vicAre ya nathI. tene ema ja che ke huM A vanano ja vasanAra chuM. huM Ama ja chuM, icchA thAya. krodha-lobhanA lazkara sAthe meLavavA nIkaLI paDavuM. basa Ama ja che. jIva pote koNa che? pote IzvaranA kuLano che! potAnI asIma zaktio che. potAnA aMtara mahelamAM sukha, zAMti, sahajatA zuddhino akhaMDa khajAno bharyo che, teno tene khyAla paNa nathI. "huM" vize kaMI khabara nathI. zuM ApaNI vRtti, ApaNuM lakSa, ApaNuM dhyAna, e cetanatatva tarapha vahI zake tema nathI ke jenAthI zarIra jIvaMta che? satsaMgI : bahenazrI : e kayu tatva "huM" tarIke saMcarI rahyuM che? je sukhI thAya che. duHkhI thAya che. je sukha meLavavA mathe che. je duHkhane dUra karavA icche che. je anyane duHkhI joIne anukaMpAthI dravI UThe che. je karUNAthI raDI paDe che. je bhayathI kaMpe che. je vIratAthI aDaga che. je bhayAnakatAthI dhrujAve che. je asaMtoSathI lobhI thAya che. Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 35 Atma setu je saMtoSathI tRpta rahe che. je vicAre che. dayA, anukaMpA, zAMti, sneha, krodha, mAna vagere bhAvo Avaze ne jaze. paNa te tatva to haze ja. bALapaNa, yuvAnI Avaze ne jaze. paNa te tatva to haze ja. eka paNa bhAva nahIM hoya, kaMI vicAra nahIM hoya tyAre paNa te tatva to haze ja. A, "huM" tarIke kayu tatva saMcarI rahyuM che? je saghaLuM jue che, jANe che, anubhave che paNa te dekhAtuM nathI. paNa tenA thakI saghaLuM dekhAya che! A "huM" tarIke zAno saMcAra che? satsaMgI : .... bahenazrI : A zarIra hAle che, cAle che, rame che, doDe che, kAma kare che, khAya che, pIe che, UMghe che, jAge che konI preraNAthI? AMkha dRzya nihALe che. nAka sUMghe che. zvAsa le che. konI preraNAthI? jIbha svAda le che. vANI uccAre che. tvacA sparza anubhave che. konI preraNAthI? zarIra khorAka le che. pacAve che. lohI bane che. zarIramAM rUdhiranuM abhisaraNa thAya che. zarIra zakti meLave che. hRdaya avirata dhabake che. zarIrane baLa maLe che. kAmakAja kare, nokarI dhaMdhe jAya. hare phare, kuTuMba parivAranuM poSaNa kare che. vAtsalyamaya banI hUMpha mamatA Ape che. sattA, saMpatti ne saMtati mATe doDAdoDa kare, mahenata kare, yukti kare che. prapaMca kare che. dayAmaya, samatAmaya, kSamAmaya bane, arpaNa-samarpaNa kare, bhakti kareprArthI UThe. vRttine aMtara tarapha vALI, A "huM" tatva sAthe, anusaMdhAna karavAno prayatna karyo hoya to? "sva" no vicAra AvatAM, "sva" no vicAra karatAM, "sva" lakSe dRSTi karatAM, kAma, krodha, lobha, mohanuM jora ochuM thavA lAge che. e tatva tarapha dhyAna ApIe to? to saMbhava che khyAla Ave, ke AvA bhAvo Ave che ne jAya che. svayaM kaMIka alaga che, tenI samaja AvavI zarU thAya che. samaja vadhatI jaNAya che, ane kAma, krodha, lobha, moha saMyamamAM rahetA jaNAya! tA. 11 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : ghaNIya vAra evuM thAya ke A badhu samajIe chIe ane samajAya paNa che ke AvuM badhuM che. ApaNuM svarUpa A che. paNa rojanI pravRttiomAM ekadama ulaTuM ja anubhavAya che. tethI kyAreka mane ema lAge che ke huM daMbha karu chuM. A badhuM khabara paNa che, mane khabara che ke sAcu zuM che. purI zraddhA che ke nahIM e khabara nathI. kAraNa ke Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 Atma setu jo 100% zraddhA hota to e mATe purUSArtha bahu vadhAre hota, je hamaNA nathI. AnI sAthe savArathI sAMja sudhInI rojanI pravRttio je hamaNA huM karuM chuM e paNa kAMi aTakAvI zakAya e zakya nathI. e paNa karavI ja paDe che. ene paNa nyAya Apavo paDe che. to pachI A badhuM kevI rIte karavuM, ke AnuM paNa A thaze ane A paNa sAthe thaze? bahenazrI : svarUpa vizenI ApanI samaja zuM che? satsaMgI : huM A zarIra nathI. AtmA chuM. arUpI chuM. akartA chuM, vagere.. bahenazrI : A Apane samajAyuM kevI rIte? satsaMgI : ame zAstravAcana karI carcA-vArtA karI samajIe chIe. zAstranI vAto tarkasaMgata ane sAcI lAge che. bahenazrI : cAlo, jarA bhUtakALamAM najara karIe. yAdazaktinI najara pahoMce tyAM sudhI jovAnI koziza karI juo. Apa jamyA tyArathI kaI rIte vartI cho? khAvuM-pIvuM, tophAna karavA, ramavuM, hasavuM-raDavuM, haravuM-pharavuM, paheravuM-oDhavuM, bhaNavuM-gaNavuM, DIgrI meLavavI, nokarI-dhaMdho karavA... vagere. tamArI icchA, vicAra ane vartana AvI vAtone anusare che. tamArA hovApaNAmAMthI, tamArA vyaktitvamAMthI AvI icchAo, vicAra vartana potAnI meLe AvyA kare che. koIe tamane kahevuM nathI paDatuM ke "bhAI! tuM bhojananI icchA kara, muvI jovAnI icchA kara." potAnI meLe ja AvuM thAya che. e rIte tamArAM hovApaNAmAMthI, tamArAM vyaktitvamAMthI svayaM ema nathI thatuM ke "huM arUpI chuM, huM mAtra jJAtA-dRSTA chuM..." thAya che? satsaMgI : nA jI. bahenazrI : thoDA samayathI zAstra vAMcananuM saubhAgya maLyuM che. tamane temAM rasa paDyo che. buddhithI tarkathI e vAto sArI" lAge che. "sAcI" lAge che. A vAto vAMcana ane carcA-tarkanA AdhAre che. buddhinA stara para che. anubhavanuM UMDANa AMbavAnuM bAkI che. himAlaya parvatanA uccatama zikhara, mAunTa evaresTa vize pustaka hAthamAM Ave. Apa vAMco. tame buddhithI nirUpelI vAto karI juo. tene vize tarkathI vicArI juo. te lakhANa tamane barAbara lAge. mAunTa evaresTa vize ghaNI mAhitI Apane yAda rahe. tenI yAtrAnA sAhasanI vAto, zikharanA sauMdaryanA varNano yAda rahe. tenI vAto, tame bIjA sAthe sArI rIte karI zako. tyAM javAnI icchA thAya. paNa tyAM javA mATe pagaluM mAMDyuM na hoya. Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 37 Atma setu to ema kahI zakAya ke himAlaya vize vAta karavI e daMbha che? hA, jo Apa ema kaho ke "huM evaresTa caDI Avyo" to daMbha che. taLeTImAM ubhA rahI zikharanA sapanA jovAyA hoya, tyAM javAnI taiyArI ane sAhasa na hoya. Ape "AtmA" vize jANyuM. ApanuM "svarUpa" tevuM haze tema mAnyuM. te mujabanA guNo pragaTAvavAnI taiyArI ane sAhasa na hoya tema banI zake. "AtmAnI" mAtra vAto sudhI aTakI javAyuM hoya. koI alaukika vyaktine, siddha purUSane potAnA svarUpano, potAnA astitvanI uccatama sthitino anubhava thayo hoya. anya jIvomAM A anubhavanI, zuddha-zAzvata-AnaMdamaya thavAnI pUrepUrI zakyatA dekhAtI hoya. je icche, te bhavanA bhramaNamAMthI chUTI zake tevI utkRSTa, karUNAbharI bhAvanAthI zAstranI racanA karI hoya. zAstramAM cetanAnA zuddha-zAzvata svarUpanA varNana che. temAM mAro ke tamAro anubhava ke zuddha astitva nathI. ApaNane zAstra dvArA samAcAra maLyA ke ApaNe paNa "AvA" chIe. ApaNAmAM zuddha, AnaMdamaya svarUpa pragaTI zake tevI pUrepUrI zakyatAo che. e samAcAra jANyAthI evo bhrama, ajANatA baMdhAyo hoya ke "mane svarUpanI samaja" che, ane Adato ane Tevo e saghaLuM jANyA pahelA hatI te ja rahe. aMdaramAMthI e ja vartanA vahI Ave je jANyA pahelA hatI. icchA bahirlakSI ja Ave. ema thAya ke "dharma" karIza to roTI kapaDA makAnanuM zuM? kuTuMba parivAra mojazokhanuM zuM? AtmAnI uccatama AnaMdamaya sthitinuM varNana jANI tyAM javAnI icchA thAya paNa te raste jatAM asalAmatI ane bIka lAge. mananI mAnyatAo ane salAmatInI bIka AgaLa Ave, te kahe ke "tuM dharma karIza to tArI dinacaryAnuM zuM?" mana satata kaMI karavA adhIrU che. akartA thavAnI vAta kaMI baMdha besatI lAgatI nathI. zarIrathI to saghaLA kAmakAja thAya che. arUpI hovAnI vAtano sumeLa kema karavo? icchAonI vaNajhAra cAle che vicAro keDo nathI choDatAM kAma, krodha, lobha, mohanA bhAvo akabaMdha che e saghaLA vagara jIvavuM zI rIte ema thAya che. to svarUpanI zuddhi lAvavI kevI rIte? zAstramAMthI svarUpa vize je samAcAra maLyAM che ane atyAre je "rUpa" che te ekadama ulaTuM anubhavAya che. sAva juduM lAge che. ApaNI mAnyatAo ane kuTuMba, samAja, dhaMdhA-nokarI sAthe je rIte hAla joDAyelA chIe te Adatone hAlanA "svarUpa"mAM salAmatI lAge che. e salAmatI ema ja TakAvI rAkhavAnA prayatna cAluM rahe che. mAnasika Tevo tenI surakSA kAje e Tevo satata rahe tevI Tevano umero kare che. takalIpho, AghAta ane duHkha pratyenI sajAgatA, te dUra rAkhavAnI, tenAthI bacavAnI vRtti e Tevone vadhu jorathI pakaDe che. AdatonI, mAnyatAnI, bhramanI divAlanI pAchaLa mana chUpAIne salAmata rahevA cAhe che. te divAlanI pAra jotA mana Dare che, mUMjhAya che. zAstra vAcana thakI je AtmasvarUpanA samAcAra maLyA che te sArA lAge che, paNa e raste javAnuM jora nathI AvatuM. Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 Atma setu atyAre, tamane potAne, tame je lAgo cho, te ja atyAre Apa cho, te pravRttimaya Apa cho ane sAthe sAthe zAstramAMthI vAMcyA-jANyAM mujaba zuddha-buddha thavAnI pUrepUrI zakyatAo ApanAmAM mojuda che. bahirmukhI je pravRtti karo cho te pravRttinA kAraNo tamArI aMdaramAM che. tame atyAre zuM cho te to prathama samajAya! satsaMgI : e samajavu barAbara, paNa e samajaNamAM... ghArmika kriyAonI sAthe sAthe bIjI je samAMtara (perelala) saMsAranI pravRttio che e paNa baMgha nahIM karI zakIe. bahenazrI : saMsAranI pravRttio manamAM che. e samajavAnI che. atyAre Apa je pravRtti karo cho te pravRtti baMgha karavAnI vAta atyAre ApaNe nathI karatAM, te pravRtti ja samajavAnI vAta che. icchA, vicAra tathA kAma krodha lobha mohanA bhAvothI AtmAnI zuddhi avarodhAI gaI che. jema sonAnuM pAtra tenI para caDelI cIkAza, dhULa, kacarAthI DhaMkAI jAya, tema AtmA, lobha moha vagere bhAvothI DhaMkAI gayo che. sonAnA pAtramAM camaka, pILAza, naramAza vagere saghaLuM che, paNa upara caDelA melane lIdhe te dekhAtI nathI. Apa arUpI, zuddha, AnaMdamaya aneka guNono bhaMDAra cetanatatva cho. paNa te tenI para caDelA karmathI DhaMkAI gayuM che. pragaTa nathI. te guNo anubhavamAM AvatAM nathI. jo ApaNe cetana AtmAne sonAnA pAtra sAthe sarakhAvIe to tenA para caDelo kacaro mAMjI mAMjIne sApha karavo rahyo. bahAranI pravRtti tamArI aMdara che. tamArI zuddhi, tamArI aMdara cAlatI bAhyalakSI pravRttinI rajathI rajoTAI gaI che. savArathI sAMja-rAta sudhI cAlatI pravRttinI vRtti ja samajavAno prayatna to karI joIe! e vRttio jAge che zuM kAma? kone jAge che? e vRttio jene thAya che te tatva kayuM che? kacaro-karmaraja ane Atmazuddhi baMnne samAMtara na hoI zake. je be rekhA samAMtare eka bIjAthI dUra cokkasa aMtare jatI hoya te rekhAo ekabIjAthI dUra ja rahe. te eka na thaI zake. kArya ane kAryazuddhi samAMtara rekhA nathI. AtmAnI zuddhi che ja. pAtra sonAnuM che. mAtra tenI para kacaro bhego thayo che, te dUra karavAno che. mananI vRtti, mananI je dhArA bahirlakSI pravAhita thaI rahI che, te dhArA aMtara tarapha vahe, sva tarapha lakSa Ape, svayaMnA astitva para dhyAna ApI aMtarlakSI thaI zake che. sonAnA pAtra paranA kacarAne sApha karavAno che. Apa hAlanI pravRttio pUratAM sImita nathI. sva tarapha dhyAna apAtA, hAla je pravRttio Apa karI rahyA cho, e karatAM karatAM manovRtti cokhkhI thatI jAya tema, temAM parivartana svayaM AvI zake. zuddha thavAnI zakyatAo saumAM bharapUra che. Apa sImita nathI, asIma cho. Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu 39 tA. 11 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : dharma mATe purUSArtha karIe to rojanI pravRttio thAya che. paNa evuM nathI ke pravRttio karIe to purUSArtha ocho thaI jAya? bahenazrI : purUSArtha AtmAne purUSa kahyo che. purUSa arthe eTale AtmA mATe. sauthI pahelo savAla e che ke "AtmA"nuM mahatva lAgyuM che? Atma-svarUpanA mahatvanuM tIra aMtaramAM khUMpI gayu che? to teno vicAra AvyA vagara nahIM rahe. lAM...bA samayanI bAhya-lakSI pravRttinI anivAryatAnI Adata Atma-lakSI pravRtti roke che. paNa, to paNa, jenuM atyaMta mahatva lAgyuM che te tarapha lakSa gayA vagara nathI rahetuM. dharma karavo joIe tema thAya che. vaLI pravRtti tamAro hAtha pakaDI pAchA kheMce che. tame nokarI para jAo cho. kAma karo cho. e kAma kema karavuM tenI preraNA kyAMthI Ave che? buddhi ane yAdazaktino pravAha kyAMthI Ave che? evuM banI zake ke e "pravAha" tarapha jotAM, saheja-sahaja dhyAna ApavAnA prayatna mAtrathI Apa haLavAza anubhavo. zAstra vAMcanamAM "anubhUti" nathI. dharma mAtra kriyAkAMDa nathI. mananA ekAda khUNAmAM evo khyAla hovAno saMbhava che ke zAstra yAda rahI gayA, tenI carcA-vArtA thaI zakI eTale dharma thaI gayo. pratikramaNa vagerenA pATha moDhe AvaDI gayA ane bolI javAyA eTale te divasa pUrato dharma "patI" gayo. pachI je karavuM hoya te karavA chU.... ....! paNa, dharma tamArAthI chUTo nathI. jIvAtA jIvanamAM pratikramaNa jIvavAnuM che. paLa paLa AtmA tarapha, sva tarapha, cetanatatva tarapha pAchA pharavAnuM che. dharma eTale ApaNe je dhAraNa karIe chIe, je cetanA, je zAzvatatA, je divya guNonA Apa dhAraka cho te guNo pragaTAvavAnI vAta che. guNo pragaTe te rIte jIvana jIvavAnI vAta che. tA. 11 ogaSTa 2002 Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 satsaMgI - potAno paricaya kevI rIte karavI? Atma setu bahenazrI : ghara-bAra, kuTuMba-kabIlA, mitramaMDaLa hoya to AMgaLI cIMdhI batAvAya ke juo, A ghara, A putra, mitra... paNa A to tame pote ja cho! bIju kaMI hoya to batAvAya, tamane potAne, anya koI zuM batAve? tame jANo ja cho ke "huM chuM." satsaMgI : have mane lAge ke huM mane je jANu chuM tenA karatAM huM kaMIka... zuM kahuM? judo chuM, vizeSa chuM, Apa samajAvo. bahenazrI : "huM" pote zuM che? atyAre jIvatA zarIra tarIke je "huM" dekhAya che teTalo ja mAtra "huM" che? manamAM je doDa dhAma cAle che, vicAro, icchAo, mahattvAkAMkSAonI Avana jAvana cAle che te ja mAtra "huM" che? ke tenI pAchaLa kaMIka che? jemAMthI A saghaLuM AvI rahyuM che? ke potAnI aMdaramAM kaMIka cetanamaya che temAM kaMIka thaI rahyuM che? potAnI aMdaramAM kaMIka thaI rahyuM che tenI rajUAta karavAnI koziza cAlyA kare che? teno mULa strota zuM che? A vicAro, icchAo, savAlo A vidhavidha bhAvo kyAMthI janme che? kyAM janme che? A gamA-aNagamA kone thAya che? pote potAne samajavAnI koziza karI zakAya. satsaMgI : eTale tenuM ciMtavana karavuM? potAne savAla karavo? bahenazrI : je rIte tamArI vRtti tamArI tarapha vahI zakatI hoya, je rItamAM - je vidhimAM tamane zraddhA hoya, je rIte tamane tamArAmAM rasa paDato hoya te rIte tamAro potAno paricaya keLavI zakAya! bAkI to ApaNe jagatamAM chIe. "jagata". keTalo sarasa zabda maLyo che ApaNane! ja eTale janmavuM. gata eTale (javuM.) jAya che. jagata eTale janme che ne jAya che. Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu janme che ne jAya che tenI vacce ApaNe chIe. eka icchA janmI, pUrI thaI ke adhUrI rahI, paNa gaI. bIjI icchA janmI... bAvIsamI janmI... basomI janmI.. agaNita janmI... gaI. icchAonuM eka jagata che. icchA Ave che ne jAya che... Ave che ne jAya che... ApaNe nathI jatAM.. sukha-duHkha, mAna-apamAna, sagavaDa-agavaDa, gamA-aNagamA, rAta-divasa Ave che ne jAya che... ApaNe nathI jatA. ApaNe satata chIe. ApaNAmAM je "satata" che te zuM che? te vicAravAnI, samajavAnI, anubhavavAnI koziza karI zakAya. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// tA. 11 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : huM, mArAM mananI dvidhA Apane jaNAvatAM acakAuM chuM. mane thAya che, Apa kahezo te huM kadAca karI na zakuM to meM Apane nAhaka takalIpha ApI tema mAro jIva baLe. paNa, nathI pUchatI to huM mUMjhavaNamAM ja rahuM chuM, eTale mArI mUMjhavaNa raju karyA vagara rahI nathI zakatI. mane dharma pravacana sAMbhaLavA javAnA bhAva haMmezA rahyA kare che. gharamAM sagavaDa che ane samaya paNa che. koI kAraNasara huM pravacanamAM jAuM te temane pasaMda nathI. to huM mArA patine duHkha na thAya tethI nathI jatI. to zuM mAre temano virodha karIne paNa javuM? bahenazrI : kyAreka ema paNa bane ke dharmanI vAto saMcita karavAthI je na bane, te e vAtothI vaMcita rahevAthI banI jAya! dharma vize pravacana sAMbhaLI te vicAro AcAramAM mUkavAnI gaLA sudhI AturatA hoya, ane saghaLI sagavaDa hovA chatAM dharmanA vAtAvaraNathI vaMcita rahevuM paDe.... ema paNa banI zake ke, dharmanA vAtAvaraNathI vaMcita rahevuM paDe tethI te vizenI jhaMkhanA tIvra thatI jAya.... A jhaMkhanAbharI jijJAsAthI jIvana pratye eka navI dRSTi khUle.... dharma zuM che? dharma zAne AdhAre che? A sArI vAtamAM paNa mane sahakAra nathI! kAraNa zuM? mArI zuM bhUla che? ane bhUla eTale zuM te samajavuM. ema paNa banI zake ke mananI saphAInI dizAmAM ajANe Daga maMDAI jAya! roja barojanA jIvAtA jIvanamAMthI dharmano marma samajAvA lAge. Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 Atma setu kaMI na pAmIne. saghaLuM pAmI javAya! tA. 12 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : AtmAne prApta karavo che. saravaiyuM kADhIe to khabara paDe ke keTalo prApta thayo? bahenazrI : saravaiyuM kaI rIte kADhI zakAze? satsaMgI : meM bIjAnuM keTaluM bhaluM karyuM? keTalA sArA vicAra karyA? vagere... bahenazrI : AtmA kyAMka dU..ra AkAzamAM che. tyAM jaI laI AvavAno che, ema to nathI! AtmA kyAMka maLe che ane kaMIka ApIne meLavavAno che ema paNa nathI! AtmA prApta kyAMthI karAze? Apa ja cetana AtmA cho! Ape Apane meLavavAnA che? athavA ema kahIye ke Ape pote potAnAmAM maLI javAnuM che!? vepAra dhaMdhAmAM kamANI jovA saravaiyuM kaDhAtuM hoya che. keTalI Avaka thaI? keTalI jAvaka thaI? zuM kharca thayo? keTalI kamANI thaI? mULa pUrAMta salAmata che ke vaparAvA lAgI che? saravaiyuM kADhIe eTale naphA-nukasAna-purAMta vagereno hisAba nIkaLe. kyAreka, "AtmAnA vepAra" mAM ema lAge ke meM bIjAnuM bhaluM karyuM. "Avaka" thaI. paNa tenA badalAmAM kaMI joItuM hoya. manamAM aMdara aMdara apekSA saLavaLatI hoya, te tarapha dhyAna na hoya. ema thAya ke "meM A sAruM kAma karyuM." "jamA"nA khAtAmAM khatavo. sAthe sAthe je apekSA rahI hoya te kayA khAtAmAM khatavavAnI? hA, ApaNe jarUra kaMIka evI kamANI karI che ke manuSya avatAra maLyo che. kahevAya che ke manuSya avatAramAM "AtmAno vepAra" jeTalo khIlavI zakAya che teTalo bIjA koI avatAramAM nathI banI zakatuM. ApaNe koziza karIe ke A "vepAra"mAM kema karI "pUMjI" vadhe? ane evI pUMjI ke jema vAparIe tema vadhe, khUTe nahIM. dhAro ke koInuM bhaluM karyuM. e jamAnA khAtAmAM khatavyuM paNa manamAM aMdara aMdara AzA-apekSA hatI tenuM zuM? mana kadAca javAba Ape ke "meM kyAM kaMI mAgyuM che?" mAre bhalAInA badalAmAM rUpiyA-paisA, cIja-vastu kaMI nathI joItuM. paNa mananA koI khUNAmAM kyAMka "bhalAInI kadara to karaze ne?" evI AzA chupAyelI paDI hoya. vepAranA hisAbo alaga che. "AtmAnA vepAra"nA hisAbo alaga che. A vepAramAM ema lAge ke "meM kamANI karI." Avaka tarapha dhyAna hoya, ne jAvakanA daravAjAnI khabara na hoya. Avaka ochI hoya ne jAvaka dekhAtI samajAtI na hoya. Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu 43 "mAre kaMI nathI joItuM, paNa e kadara to karaze ne? mArI muzkelInA samayamAM mArI phevara to karaze ne?" ema mAnI khuza rahevAtuM hoya. ApaNo" samaya Ave tyAre evuM kazuM na bane. na to kadaranA be bola sAMbhaLavA maLe ke na takalIphamAM "phevara" thAya. kadAca ulaTu paNa bane. be sArA zabdane badale cAra apamAnanA zabdo khoLAmAM AvI paDe. tyAre manamAM ema thaI Ave ke "koInuM bhalu karavu ja nahIM. koIne kadara nathI. vakhata Ave tene batAvI dauM ke apamAna kema karAya che!" AvA bhAvo eTalo moTo uchALo mAre ane mana para chavAI jAya ke udhAranuM palluM namI paDe. saravaiyuM kADhavAmAM rokAvAne badale AtmabhAvanI "kamANI" thAya tema karavAnI mahenata karIe. ApaNI vRttio keTalI bAju doDAdoDa kare che te tarapha dhyAna ApIe. mananI bhItara najara karIe. vRttionA mULa sudhI pahoMcavA mathIe. ApaNI aMdaranI saccAInI sAthe rahIe. doSane guNamAM badalavAnI mahenata karIe. mananI kamajorIne zaktimAM pheravIe. potAne jotAM, samajatAM, zuddha karatAM rahIe. vRttio sApha thatAM bhalAIno bhAva samAjalakSI ke nItilakSI na rahetAM, sahaja bhAve bhalAI ja thAya. anyanA sukhano vicAra haMmezA hoya. koI kadara kare ke na kare. mAna Ape ke apamAna kare. apekSA vIMdhIne maitrInuM jharaNuM vahetuM thAya. jyAre AbhamAMthI varSA varase. sUkI dharatI zAtA pAme. dharatI dharavatuM jaLa vahe, AjubAjuthI cAre bAjuthIjaLa bheguM thaI vegIlu vahe. vaheNa ADI karADo Ave. paththaranI hAramALA Ave. vaheNa rokAya, sarovara racAya, jaLa vadhatAM sarovara chalakAya, karADane athaDAtuM vahe, khaDaka sAthe pachaDAtuM vahe, paththaranI hAramALA oLaMgIne vahe, athaDAtuM, pachaDAtuM, UchaLatuM, kUdatuM vahyA kare. mananI vRttinuM vaheNa, cIja-vastu, mAna-mAyA tarapha vahe che. vRtti aMtara tarapha vahI zake che. mananI atRpta dharatI, Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 Atma setu mAna-mAyAthI tapta dharatI, aMtaravRttinI varSothI tRpta thatAM, zAtA-saMtoSa-samatA pAmatAM, apekSAnI karADo vIMdhatAM, icchAnA khaDako toDatAM, ahaMnI paththaramALA vaLoTatAM, vRtti vaheNa sva tarapha vahI zake che. cetana sAgara pratye AkarSAtuM, maitrI jharaNu, sAgarane maLavAM, sAgaramAM maLI javAM, vahyA kare. vahyA... kare, vahyA kare! vahyA karIe, sva tarapha! tA. 13 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : dharma zuM che? bahenazrI : tananI zuddhi dhananI zuddhi mananI zuddhi. satsaMgI : mAre Apane eka ja savAla pUchavo che. bahenazrI : jarUra. satsaMgI : sAkSIbhAvamAM kevI rIte rahevuM? bahenazrI : sAkSIbhAva vize Apa zuM mAno cho? satsaMgI : sAkSI eTale kaMI gunAno banAva bane, te guno thatAM jeNe najare joyo hoya, te vyakti, guno najare jonAra tarIke korTamAM hAjara thAya te sAkSI kahevAya. bahenazrI : A vAta kAyadAnI dRSTie thaI. Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu atyAre ApaNe AdhyAtmika dRSTie sAkSI tarIkeno bhAva samajavAM mAgIe chIe. sAkSIbhAvamAM rahevu eTale zAmAM rahevuM? ane koNe rahevuM? satsaMgI : saMkalpa-vikalpa ane vicAranAM sAkSI thavAnuM, bahenazrI : saMkalpa-vikalpa koNa kare che? satsaMgI : huM karUM chuM. bahenazrI : sAkSI koNa che? satsaMgI : AtmA! eTale mAro AtmA, bahenazrI : saMkalpa-vikalpa Apa karo cho. Apa ja AtmA cho.. to ema karI zakAya ke saMkalpa-vikalpa karatI vakhate Apa "hAjara raho. satsaMgI : huM AtmA chuM ema meM vAMcyuM che. sAMbhaLyuM che. paNa mane AtmAnI khabara nathI. bahenazrI : Apa je "huM" kaho cho te "koNa" che? satsaMgI : mane khabara nathI. bahenazrI : kyAreya gusso Ave che? satsaMgI : hA. huM to bahu gusso karUM chuM. bahenazrI : gussAnI khabara che, to e gusso koNa kare che! satsaMgI : huM karUM chuM. bahenazrI : gusso Ave tyAre zuM thAya? satsaMgI : mArUM zarIra dhrujavA lAge. magaja taMga thAya. moTethI bolI javAya... 45 Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu bahenazrI : gusso Ave tyAre zarIra dhrUjavA lAge. AMkho lAla thAya. magaja taMga thAya. vicAro ubharAya. gussAbharI vANI vahe. 46 gussAno bhAva jAge e bhAvanI vahAre vicAro, vartana, vANI Ave. mana, vacana, kAyAthI manamAM uMThanAM bhAvo zarIranA hAva-bhAva, halana-calana vagerethI vyakta thAya... satsaMgI : zarIranI vAta zuM kAma karo cho? te to jaDa che. pudgala che. tene mahatva zuM kAma Apo cho? huM zarIra nathI. AtmA chuM. arUpI chuM. bahenazrI : mane lAge che e arUpIne samajavA rUpInI vAta thaI rahI che. AtmabhAvathI ajANa chIe. paNa anya bhAvonI jANa che. A sarve bhAvo arUpI che. A bhAvo manamAM jAgI zarIra dvArA vyakta thAya che. rUpI thakI arUpI vyakta thAya che. zarIranA paramANu hAla AtmAnA sAnnidhyamAM che. Atmadeva zarIra choDI cAlI nIkaLaze tyAre zarIrane agnidAha ApavAnI vyavasthA thaze. mahatva cetana tatvanuM che. zarIra tenA sAnidhyamAM che tethI tenI vAta Ave che. krodhanI vAta karatAM pahelo khyAla e Avyo ke zarIra dhrUjavA lAge... kema? arUpInI vAta kema na AvI. krodha kyAM dekhAya che? te arUpI che. na vartamAnamAM cetana tatvane zarIra sAthe kaMIka saMbaMdha hoya tema nathI lAgatuM? satsaMgI : meM Avu vAMcyuM nathI. bahenazrI : vAMcyuM nathI - paNa rojabaroja anubhavamAM to Ave che. AtmabhAvano khyAla nathI. anya bhAvonI khabara che. te "bhAvo"nI sevA jIvanabhara cAle che. e bhAvonI AMgaLI pakaDI, te bhAvo jene jAge che "tenA" tarapha najara doDAvavAno, namra prayAsa che, A gusso Ave, zarIra dhrUjavA lAge tyAre jarA sajAga thaI zakAya to? satsaMgI : A vAto ajANI lAge che. bahenazrI : vAto ajANI lAge che paNa mana vacana kAyAthI je vyakta thaI rahyuM che te to ajANyuM nathI. A vAto zarIranI nathI. cetanAnI che. cetanAnI vartamAna pariNatinI che. manamAM vibhAvonuM jaMgala aDAbIDa che. jaMgala eTaluM gADha che ke AtmasUryano Achero ajavAsa temAM pravezI zakato nathI. bhale khabara na hoya, dhyAna na hoya, to paNa AtmasUrya atyAre paNa prakAzamAna che. mananA jaMgalane samajI sApha karavuM paDaze ne! mananI vRttio hAla kaI rIte rajU thaI rahI che te samajI, Atmasanmukha karavA mATeno prayatna che, A.. Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu Atma setu 47 satsaMgI : mane mArA praznano javAba na maLyo. bahenazrI : A javAbanI zarUAta to che. satsaMgI : pravacano sAMbhaLyAM che, svAdhyAya-vAMcana karyA che temAM AvI vAta nathI. bahenazrI : Apa khuda to cho ne! atyAre, vartamAnamAM je rIte vyakta thaI rahyA cho te samajavAnI vAta che. ApanA vyaktitvano AdhAra ApanuM astitva che. Apa, Apane potAne, ApanA potAnAthI ja jANI zako. zAstravAcana - pravacana aMgulinirdeza karI zake. koI musApharane zikhara para pahoMcavuM hoya. te tyAM jaI AvelA vyaktine mArga pUche. e vyakti hAtha lAMbo karI AMgaLIthI cIMdhI batAve ke "Ama A bAju cAlyA jAo." ane, e musAphara AMgaLI pakaDIne Ubho rahI jAya to? to e tyAMthI AgaLa vadhI na zake, paNa musAphara jyAM ubho hoya tyAMthI je tarapha aMgulinirdeza thayo hoya te tarapha cAlavA mAMDe to zikhara para pahoMcI zake. zAstra nirdeza kare che ke "tuM tArA AtmAne oLakha" to dRSTi AtmA tarapha karI, tenI vartamAna sthiti samajI "cAlavuM" to jAte ja paDe. satsaMgI : mane kaMI samaja nathI paDatI. sAkSIbhAvamAM javA sadgurUnI jarUra kharI? bahenazrI : zuM kahuM bhAI! sadgurU sAmA maLe ane mananA " khissAmAMthI" salpharane cakAsavA, mApadaMDa-phUTapaTTI zodhI tene mApavA-jokhavAmAM rokAI javAya to oLakhANa paDe tyAM sudhImAM te AgaLa nIkaLI jAya. aMtaramAM Izvara pratye premabharI ArajU hoya, saMkalpa-vikalpathI prANa zoSAto hoya, jIvanuM ziSyatva taiyAra hoya, tyAre gurUtvanuM AkarSaNa thAya. satsaMgI : Apa yoganI kriyA karo cho? bahenazrI : "IzvaranI kRpA" asIma che. yoganI kriyA svayaM thAya che. satsaMgI : mane moDuM thAya che. huM rajA lauM. bahenazrI : paramakRpALu paramezvara saunuM kalyANa kare. tA. 13 ogaSTa 2002 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 Atma setu satsaMgI : jo ApaNe cetana chIe, to tenI khabara kema nathI paDatI? bahenazrI : ApaNe, "huM chuM", "huM zuM chuM? " e vize vicAra nathI karatAM. potAnA hovA tarapha dhyAna nathI jatuM. potAnA karavA tarapha ja dhyAna hoya che. ApaNuM dhyAna vRttionA vaheNamAM vahyA karatuM hoya che. paNa ApaNI kaI vRtti ApaNI bahAra che? kayo vicAra cetanAthI gherAyelo nathI? cetanamAM vRtti che, vicAra che, savAla che, anya bhAvo che... nahIMtara Tebalane khurzIne, sophAne, palaMgane, makAnane, paththarane, kyAM che kaMI vRtti, vicAra, savAla-javAba! mArI-tamArI dareka vRtti, pravRtti, abhimAna, pramANikatA, chaLa, udAratA, saghaLu cetana AkAzamAM che. vyaktine game tevo bhAva Ave, khUna, corI, pajavaNI, dayA, karUNA, sevA, koIpaNa lAgaNI thAya te saghaLAne cetana avakAza ApyA kare. mRta zarIramAM A saghaLAne avakAza kyAM? phUlachoDa havAmAM hIMcake che. sAme thoDe dUra caMpAnuM vRkSa phUlothI lacI paDyuM che. caMpAnA phUlonI sugaMdha havAnI lahero para savAra thaI pharavA nIkaLI paDI che. pharatAM pharatAM te mArA zvAsane AvI maLI. tene hoMza bharyo AvakAra maLyo. huM khuza thatI vRkSa sAme jouM chuM. thoDA samaya pahelA, vRkSa lIlAchama parNothI chavAyeluM hatuM. atyAre eka paNa pAna nathI. AchI pILI jhAMyavALA zveta puSpo, vRkSa para potAnuM sAmrAjya jamAvI beThAM che. e zveta sauMdaryae mArI najarane pakaDI rAkhI. sugaMdhathI mahekatuM saudarya! pAnakhara AvI. lIlA parNo pILA thaI khara khara kharI paDyAM. vRkSanuM ThuMThu, nirAza, udAsa, aTUluM UbhuM hatuM. thoDA divasamAM, ekAeka nAjuka kumaLI kaLIo, niSparTa zAkhA para pragaTavA lAgI. jota jotAmAM kaLI phUla banI mahorI UThI. kula phorama banI phelAI rahyAM. sugaMdha ane zvAsa! sauMdarya ane najara! paraspara tAra saMdhAvA lAgyAM. sugaMdha ane sauMdarya sAthe tAdAmya racAyuM. Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu sugaMdha ja zvAsa ane saudarya ja najara hoya tema anubhavAyuM. pAnakharamAMthI vasaMta! prakRtinuM rahasya khUlavA lAgyuM. mana ane najara sthira thatAM cAlyA. vRkSa, DALI, phUla, phorama, vAtAvaraNa eka rasa thatAM gayA. vRkSanI pAchaLa phelAyeluM AkAza doDatuM AvyuM. AkAza AvI phUlo para jhaLuMbuM. AkAza phUlo para beThuM. AkAza phUlo para besI prasaravA lAgyuM. DALI DALI vacce AkAza. phUla kaLI vacce AkAza. DALIo vaccethI saratuM, phUlo vaccethI jharatuM, vRkSanI pAchaLathI prasaratuM AkAza phelAvA lAgyuM. doDatu AvI mane vIMTaLAI vaLyuM. huM AkAzathI gherAI gaI. atra, tatra, sarvatra basa AkAza ja AkAza. A phUlono maherAmaNa, sugaMdhano pravAsa, A paMkhIonI UDAUDa, A koyalano Tahuko, saghaLuM AkAzamAM. A doDatI bhAgatI AgagADI-moTaragADI, A haratAM, pharatAM mANaso, A jaMgala-vana, A gAma-zahera, yuddhanA samarAMgaNa, A zAMtinA saMdeza, saghaLuM AkAzamAM. jyAM keTalIya cIja-vastu bharapUra bharI che tyAM AkAza ane jyAM kaMI nathI tyAM paNa AkAza! kaMI navuM ja du2ya, duSTi sAme khUlyuM. AkAza saune avakAza Ape che. AkAza saune avakAza ApyA ja kare che. AkAzamAM mahelo caNAya, Abha uMcI imArato baMdhAya, bomba pheMkAya, imArato tUTe, jvALAmukhI phATe, sevA suzruSA ane pATApiMDI thAya.. AkAza kaMI na kare. AkAza mAtra hoya. AkAza hoya eTale avakAza hoya. saghaLAne avakAza maLyA kare. upara AkAzamAM ja mAtra AkAza nathI, dUra kSitijamAM mAtra AkAza nathI. te ahIM paNa che. tyAM paNa che. cAre bAju che. te tarapha dhyAna na hatuM to khabara na hatI. khabara na hatI chatAM AkAzamAM avakAza maLyA karato hato. Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu dhyAna gayuM. tAra saMdhAyA, ekatA thaI, to huM AkAzamAM! AkAza mArAmAM! AkAza zuM che je avakAza Ape che? zuM AkAza "kaMI nathI"thI bharapUra bhareluM che tethI avakAza maLe che? maLyA ja kare che! jyAM ghaNuM che tyAM "kaMI nathI" che. eTale ke AkAza che. jyAM kaMI nathI tyAM paNa "kaMI nathI" che. mAtra AkAza che. 50 ApaNuM dhyAnA ApaNI zakti jyAM rasa paDe tyAM dhyAna jAya. jyAM dhyAna jAya tyAM zakti jAya. jyAM dhyAna jAya tyAMnuM dRzya khule. AMkho khule. kaMIka dekhAya, mana mAgaNI mUke. dhyAna tene anusare, mana "mAgyA" kare. "lIdhA kare. "dIdhA" kare. kANI koThImAM pANI bharavAmAM Ave. koThI kemeya bharAya nahIM. game teTalu pANI reDAya to ya khAlI ne khAlI. manane "sukha"thI bharavA jagatamAMthI mananI mAgaNI ane ugharANI Dole Dole reDIe. mana khuzIthI chalakAya nahIM. kyAreka mana tarapha dhyAna jatuM haze to "aMdara" mukhanuM pANI nathI evu dekhAtAM to "ghaDo" laIne doDAdoDa! jarA dhIrajathI "koThI"mAM najara karI hoya to "kAMNu" najaramAM AvI zake. "pANI" lAvavAnI utAvaLamAM najara mAMDavAnI phurasada kyAM? ApaNe kyAre cetana nathI? jyAre zarIra chIe tyAre cetana chIe, eTale to zarIra che. rAtre, gherI UMghamAM bekhabara chIe tyAre cetanavaMta to chIe. icchAomAM aTavAyelA hoIe tyAre ya cetana chIe. pariNAmamAM sukha-duHkha Ave tyAre ya cetana chIe. icchAvRkSa AzAnA puSpothI maghamaghe che tene caitana avakAza Ape che. icchAvRkSa nizcarNa thaI nirAzAthI gherAya che tyAre paNa caitanA avakAza Ape che. savArathI sAMja-rAta sudhI kaMIne kaMI meLavavAnI mathAmaNa prathama cetanAmAM thAya che. jyAre kaMI nathI karatAM tyAre e kaMI na karavApaNuM cetanamAM che. ApaNe je chIe te cetanAmAM chIe. ApaNane ApaNI khabara na hoya, potAne bhUlI gayA hoIe to e bhUlI javuM paNa, e khabara na hovI e paNa, cetanAmAM che. bhojana, kapaDA, makAna, sAdhana, sagavaDa meLavavAmAM, salAmatI mATe saMgraha karavAmAM, kuTuMba-parivAranI sAra saMbhALa levAmAM, mitra maMDaLamAM ghUmavAmAM, samAjamAM sthAna-mAna-kIrti-prazaMsA meLavavAmAM, nAcavA, gAvAjhUmavAmAM ke sinemA, thiyeTara, meLAvaDAmAM, ApaNe jyAM hoIe, jemAM rokAyelA hoIe tema hovAno ane rokAvAno manane avakAza cetana to Ape che. Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu vartamAnamAM, potAnAmAM je paNa thaI rahyuM che, je vicAra, vRtti, bhAva thaI rahyAM che, tene thavAno avakAza cetana to Ape che. pote potAnI tarapha pAchu pharIne joto nathI. potAnAthI dUrane dUra doDyA kare che. ciMtAmAM, upAdhimAM, TenzanamAM taNAto jAya che. manamAM umaTatA vAsanAnA ghoDApUramAM phasAto jAya che, tyAre paNa pote che to cetana e kayo avakAza che jemAM be virodhI bhAvo rahI zake che? jemAM prema ane napharata bannene jagyA maLe che. jyAM gamA ane aNagamA banne vase che. je potAnI aMdara ane bahAra joI zake che. jemAM nyAya ane anyAya banne che. jyAM prAmANikatA ane kapaTa banne che. je koIne ApI devA ane AMcakI levA Atura che. jyAM gussAno dAvAnaLa pragaTe che ane karUNAnI saritA vahe che. je koIne mAravA doDI zake che ane jIvADavA marI zake che. je manamAM ne manamAM muMjhAI zake che ane manathI khIlI zake che. jemAM mana che. mana akaLAya mana rAjI thAya. mana aphaLAya mana pachaDAya. mana mUkIne kAma thAya, mananI corI thAya. mana moTu hoya, mana TUMku hoya. mana garIbaDuM banI karagare, mana abhimAnI thaI rAja kare. mana mora banI gaheke, koyalanI jema Tahuke. mana snehanA zabda vahAve, zatrutAnA kaheNa kahAve. manamAM kaMI keTalAya khela racAya, cetanA e saghaLA khelane avakAza ApyA kare. pApa ane puNyane avakAza Ape. baMdhana ane muktine avakAza Ape. cetanA, avakAza ApI zakavA haMmezA khAlI hoya. ApaNane khabara na hoya, paNa te, AkAzanI jema "kaMI na hoya" zUnya hoya. e cetana sabhara zUnya, tenI pavitratA ane guNothI chalakAtuM hoya. eka vakhata, tenA para dRSTi paDI jAya. basa eka vakhata, e tarapha dhyAna vaLI jAya, zata zata vRttidhArAe svathI bahAra vahetI cetana urjA potAnI cetanA tarapha vaLI jAya, Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 Atma setu eka vakhata tenI sAthe tAra joDAI jAya, tenI sAthe tAdAmya thaI e cetana sabhara zUnyamAM, zUnyanA "darzana" thaI jAya, dUdhamAM sAkaranI jema zUnyamAM bhaLI javAya, to ApaNane, ApaNAmAM ApaNI khabara paDI jAya ke ApaNe zuM chIe! //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// tA. 13 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : zAstra vAcanamAM kahe che "AtmA kaMI karato nathI" Apa kaho cho "Ama karo-tema karo" zuM e barAbara che? bahenazrI : atyAre, vartamAnamAM ApaNe AtmAnI vAto karIe chIe. mana, vANI, zarIranI vartanA AtmAnA vibhAva pariNAma darzAve che. to ema vAta thaI zake ke vRtti aMtarmukha karavI. svabhAvamAM sthira thavA zuM karavuM? paNa jo AtmA, AtmabhAvamAM sthita che, to "kaMI karavApaNuM" kyAM rahe che? "hovApaNuM" hoya che! satsaMgI : ApanI vAtamAM kaMI tathya lAgatuM nathI. bahenazrI : AtmA viSe vAMcelI-sAMbhaLelI vAto karyA karavAthI, "AtmA kaMI karato nathI" tevA khyAlamAM rahI, atyAre AtmalakSe kaMI karavApaNuM rahetuM nathI tevA "bhrama"mAM zuM tathya che? AtmAnuM AtmApaNuM AtmAnI anubhUtimAM che. tA. 13 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : adhyAtma mArge javA mATe kyAreka ema thAya ke "A vidhi sArI," kyAreka ema thAya ke "pelI vidhi barAbara" kaI vidhi sArI? bahenazrI : je vidhimAM tamane rasa paDe. je vidhimAM tame joDAI zako. je vidhimAM tame prANa pUrI zako. je vidhithI tame Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidhi rahita thaI zako te vidhi tamArA mATe barAbarA athavA te vidhi mATe tame barAbara tA. 13 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : mAre dharma karavo che. gharanI jaMjALamAM phasAI javAyuM che. kyAreka zAstravAcana thAya che. sAmAyikapratikramaNa kaMI thatuM nathI. nokarI ane gharanI javAbadArImAMthI samaya nathI maLato. vImensa lIbarezananA A jamAnAmAM samAna hakka maLe to kaMIka samaya maLe, ane dharma mATe anukULatA thAya. khUba mUMjhavaNa thAya che. zuM ka? Atma setu bahenazrI ; dharma karavAnI abhilASA tamArI AMkhomAM AMsunA toraNa banI camake che. lo, pANI pIo. svastha thAo... dharma karavo che eTale zuM karavuM che? benA! jarA judA dRSTikoNathI A vAta joIe. dharma jIvanathI judo nathI. dharma jIvana jIvavAnI paddhati che. jIvana jIvavAnI rIta che. jIvana jIvavAnI vidyA che. jIvana jIvavAnI kalA che. "dharma" thAya e rIte jIvavAnuM. "Izvare" ApaNane pratikULatA "ApI" ne ApaNA para khUba moTo upakAra karyo che, jenI ApaNane khabara nathI. khabara nathI eTaluM ja mAtra nahIM, te upakAranI kalpanA paNa nathI. pratikULatA ApaNane kaMIka kahe che. tenu vAraMvAranuM Agamana ApaNane kaMIka saMketa kare che. vyakti icchA-AzA pUrI karavA mahenata karatI hoya tenI ADe AvI, pratikULatA ubhI rahe che. te e kAmamAM muzkelI nAkhe che. mUMjhave che, aTakAve che, parezAna kare che. tenI A harakato kaMIka kahe che. kahe che "tamArI icchAne, lAgaNIone, pharIthI juo, tene samajo. tenA UMDANamAM utaro." ApaNane jANa nathI paNa pratikULatAne AmaMtraNa patrikA ApaNAthI ajANatA lakhAI jatI hoya che. pratikULatA hAjara thaI kahe che "huM tamane pasaMda chuM? huM gamatI houM to mAre kaMI nathI kahevAnuM. paNa jo huM na gamatI houM to jarA aTako. 53 Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 Atma setu tamAre kyAre kyAM aTakavuM te samajo ane zIkho. aTakazo nahIM to bhaTakazo. tamArAthI, mane, tamArI jANa bahAra AmaMtraNa maLI jaze. "huM hAjara thaIza. tame herAna thazo. muMjhAzo" te kahe che "thobho." "jarA zodho ke huM zuM kAma hAjara thAuM chuM?" "huM hAjara thAuM tevA kAraNo vadhu ne vadhu ubhA na karo. dhyAna rAkho ke mAre AvavAnA kAraNonuM atikramaNa na thAya. tamane game ke na game. mane tenI paravA nathI. "huM hAjara thaI ja samajo." pratikULatA AgaLa kahe che, tame mArI hAjarInA kAraNo tamArI paristhitimAM zodho cho. je kAraNo tarata dekhAya tevA dekhItA bahAra che teTalA ja mAtra che ke kAraNa tamArI aMdara paNa che? vAraMvAra Avo saMketa ApuM chuM ke kAraNo UMDA ane adRzya che. te tamArA manamAM che. tamArAM bhAva ane vRttimAM che. te zodho. huM jANuM chuM mArI sahelI anukULatA tamane bahu game che. te Ave tyAre tame khuza thAo cho. tamArI icchA pUrI karavAmAM te madada kare che. te haMmezA tamArI sAthe hoya tema tame iccho cho. tamane khyAla che? anukULatA tamArI sAthe hoya tyAre tamArI icchA-tRSNA keTalI vadhatI jAya che? jo mArAM AgamananI bIka na hoya to tRSNAthI mohAMdha banI zuM nuM zuM karI beso cho? anukULatAmAM tamArI vRtti sImAmAM nathI rahetI to huM hAjara thAuM chuM. mArI hAjarImAM tamArI vRtti hada bahAra jAya che to mAruM jora vadhe che. huM bhayaMkara rUpa dhAraNa karI zakuM chuM. mArAM Agamanane hiMmatapUrvaka dhIraja-samatA ane snehathI svIkArI zako to huM tamane sata tarapha dorI javAne samartha chuM. muzkela paristhitimAMthI kaMIka sArUM nIpajAvavA, sarjanAtmaka bhAvathI, mitra gaNI mane svIkAro cho to mArUM bhayAnaka rUpa badalAtuM badalAtuM anukULatAnuM sauMdarya dhAraNa kare che. huM ja mArI sahelI zAtAdAyI anukULatA chuM ema tamane jyAre darzana thAya che, pachI tamane nathI mArAM AgamananI eTalI ane evI bIka ke nathI anukULatAnA AgamananI eTalI AzA. tame sahanazIla ane samatAmaya thaI sva-stha (potAnAmAM sthira) rahevAnA prayatna karatAM raho cho." karoLiyo joyo che ne? te potAnA mukhamAMthI lALa kADhI, sukha-zAMti-ArAma mATe jALu taiyAra kare che. jALAnI suMdara gUMthaNI karI tenI vacce te beTho hoya tyAre tene ema thatuM haze "A jALAmAM keTalI majA che. have basa ArAma-salAmatI!" ArAma pachI tene jALAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLavuM hoya che tyAre tene muzkelI paDe che. te jALAmAM te phasAto jAya che. jALa tenI AjubAju gUMcavAtuM jAya che. tyAre tene ema thatuM haze ke "a re re, huM kyAM A jaMjALamAM phasAyo..." tamane ema lAge che ke "huM gharanI jaMjALamAM aTavAI gaI chuM. kAma khUTatu nathI. vyavahAra ane saMbaMdhomAMthI uMcA avAtuM nathI. doDAdoDano pAra nathI. nokarI ane ghara banne saMbhALavAnA. gharanI vyaktine kaMI ciMtA nahIM. A samAna hakkano jamAno che..." Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 55 Atma setu vImensa-lIbarezana - nArI svAtaMtrya eTale ApaNe zuM samajIzuM? tarata ema khyAla Ave ke "purUSa samAna hakka nArIne maLavA joIe. teNe paNa gharamAM mArI jema kAma karavu joIe." kudarate nArIne "vizeSa" hakka ApyA che tenuM zuM? mAtA banavAnA adhikArano samAna hisso, nArI, purUSane kaI rIte Apaze? bALaka mATe sarvasva nyocchAvara karatuM amI jharaNu, nArI, nara sAthe kevI rIte vaheMcaze? kudarate nArIne komaLa ane vAtsalyabharI sarjI, tene phUla jevuM sukomaLa bALa soMpyuM eTale kuTuMbanI sAra-saMbhALa tene AvI. purUSane majabUta ane "yoddho" sarjI tene dhana upArjana ane rakSaNanI javAbadArI soMpI. tene bahAranuM kAma AvyuM. varSo pahelA evo samaya hato, jyAre nArIne maLelA "vizeSa" adhikArane lIdhe te "abaLA" hatI. tenI para ghaNI muzkelI AvI paDatI. gharamAM dabAIne rahevuM paDatuM. samAjamAM DarIne cAlavuM paDatuM. eka eka pAI mATe lAcAra ane nirAdhAra thaI herAna thavuM paDatuM. AvI sthitimAMthI bahAra nIkaLavA nArI svAtaMtrya ane samAna hakkanI jhuMbeza cAlI. nArI bhaNI-gaNIne zaktizALI thaI. tenI lAcArI ochI thaI. samAjanI bIka ghaTI. nokarInI ane gharanI banne javAbadArI AvI maLI. thoDA samaya pahelA eka yugalane maLavAnuM thayuM. bannenuM AkarSaka suMdara vyaktitva. banne sArU kamAya. banne zaktizALI. nAnI nAnI vAtamAM "samAna" thavA moTA moTA jhagaDA thAya. gharamAM navajAta zizuno janma thayo. nArI kahe "huM jeTalA kalAka bALakanuM dhyAna rAkhe teTalA kalAka tAre paNa saMbhALa levAnI." samAna hakka! nara kahe, "huM jeTalA Dolara gharamAM ApuM teTalA tAre paNa ApavAnA." samAna pharaja! bALaka bimAra hoya, tAvamAM kaNasatuM hoya, tene mAtA-pitAnI saMbhALa ane hUMphanI jarUra hoya, ane mammI-DeDI samAnatAnI ugra dalIlo karatAM hoya. samAnatAnI sImArekhA kaI? nArI svAtaMtryanI sImA kaI? jIvananA pAyAmAM, bannenA kAryakSetra kudarate alaga soMpyA che. ekane gharanI javAbadArI che. bIjAne bahAranI javAbadArI che. bannee samajIne potAnI javAbadArI saMbhALatAM parasparanA kAmamAM sahakAra ApavAno che. samaja, sahakAra, sneha ane saMpathI jIvanaratha calAvavAno che. paraspara sneha ane samajaNanI samAnatA vikasAvavAnI che. samAnatAnI samajaNa keLavavAnI che. bannee eka bIjAnI zakti banI rahevAnuM che. je paristhiti potAne nasIbe AvI paDe tene svIkArIne sarjanAtmaka abhigama (pojhITIva eproca) sAthe AgaLa cAlavAnuM che. dharma jIvana jIvavAnI rIta che. ApaNe je cetana zakti, je guNo dhAraNa karIe chIe te cetanA zuddhapUrNa pragaTe te rIte jIvana jIvavAnuM che. Atmacetana para caDelA azuddhinA raMga vadhu ne vadhu gherA thAya e rIte atikramaNa karatAM karatAM jIvI zakAya che. Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 Atma setu A AvaraNo dhIre dhIre AchA thatAM jAya e rIte pratikramaNa karatAM karatAM jIvana jIvI zakAya che. "mane sahakAra nathI" ema lAge, ane akaLAmaNa thAya, gusso Ave, kAmakAja bojArUpa lAge, mananA koI aMdhArA khUNAmAM sAme asahakAra karavAnI icchA jhabakI jAya, "kadara nathI" ema lAge ane nirAzAthI gherAI javAya, AvI lAgaNIomAM vadhu ne vadhu kheMcAtA javAya, temAM "kheMcAI rahyA chIe" evo khyAla Ave to vadhu ne vadhu kheMcAtA aTakI zakAya. aTakIne pAchA pharI zakAya. ApaNI bhItaranI saccAIne samajavAno prayatna karI zakAya. je paristhiti AvI maLI che, te, raDIne, raMja karIne, kleza vadhArIne veThI zakAya. e ja paristhitimAM dhIraja ane samajaNathI vartI zakAya. temAMthI kaMIka sArUM nIpajAvavA sarjanAtmaka abhigama apanAvI zakAya. kuTuMbIjano ApaNane AtmanirIkSaNanI preraNA ApatAM jIvaMta kAraNo che. sajIva mUrti che. teonA pratye dveSa-gusso karI hIna bhAvamAM sarI na paDatAM samatA, kSamA, sneha pragaTAvavA tarapha uce UThavAnI koziza karI zakAya che. roja barojanA kArya thakI "dharma" tarapha pA pA pagalI mAMDIe. pratikramaNanA pATha, mAtra bolI jaI "chUTA" thaI javAnuM nathI. paLa paLanA pratikramaNa jIvavAnA che! ApaNe sAmAyikane eka dhArmika vidhi tarIke jANIe chIe. te vidhi mATe samaya nathI. sAmAyikano zabda artha che samaya saMbaMdhI. ApaNo samaya sAthe zuM saMbaMdha che? samayanuM tIra kSaNane vIMdhatuM jaI rahyuM che. kSaNa, kSaNa, kSaNa, karato samaya TIpe TIpe TapakI rahyo che. je kSaNa samayanA tIrathI vIMdhAI cUkI che te bhUtakALa che. A paLe, tamAro je samaya vartI rahyo che, je tamAruM vartamAna che te tamArA "hAthamAM che. je samaya AvavAno che, je bhaviSya che temAM doDIne pahoMcI zakAtuM nathI. vartamAnamAM rahI zakAya che. hAla je paNa karI rahyA chIe temAM dhyAna daIe. vartamAna sudhArIe. bhaviSya sudharaze. paristhiti ane mananI sthiti vacce pote potAnI sAthe layamAM rahIe. manamAMthI nIkaLatI jAtajAtanI lAgaNIonA jALAnI gUMthaNI thAya che. tenAthI khuza thatAM, muMjhAtAM, phasAtAM, nIkaLatAM bIju jALa guMthAya che. eka jALAmAMthI nIkaLatAM hAza thAya che ane bIjAmAM phasAtAM hatAzA thAya che. judA-judA prakAranA jALAnI jaMjALamAM phasAtAM nIkaLatAM, rAjI thatAM, ApaNe mRtyu tarapha jaI rahyA chIe. manuSya tarIke ApaNI pAse keTalo samaya che khabara nathI. jaMjALanI "phasAmaNI"no kAMTo vAgyo che, ghA pIDA Ape che. pIDAthI AMsu jhare che to AMsunA TapakavAnI A paLe, temAMthI chUTavAnAM purUSArtha karavAne tame "svataMtra" cho. Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu 57 "svataMtra" thavA mATe dRDha saMkalpa ane mRdu prayAsa! manathI mukta thavA tarapha, svathI yukta thavA tarapha, Daga mAMDI zakAya che! muzkelI pahADa jevaDI ane prayatna taNakhalA jevo! muzkelI mahAsAgara jevI ne tarI janAra nAnI zI mAchalI jevo! purUSArtha karatAM karatAM, astitvane khoLe ahaM mUkatAM mUkatAM, astitvane utsava banAvatAM jaIe...! //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// satsaMgI huM AvI zakyo na hato. AgaLa tamAre zuM vAta thaI? bIjA satsaMgI : vAto to ghaNI thaI. kahevAno prayatna karUM... emaNe kahyuM, "dharma jIvana jIvavAnI paddhati che." emaNe eTalo suMdara sumeLa batAvyo! ApaNAmAMthI ghaNA badhAne prazna thAya che ke "ApaNe sau bhegA maLIe chIe. zAstravAcana karIe chIe. zAstramAM AvatI vAtonA praznonA sAcA uttara ApatAM AvaDe che. carcA ane dalIlo karatAM AvaDe che. paNa jevA ahIMthI bahAra nIkaLyA ke pAchA jevA hatAM tevA ne tevA! zAstranI vAto zAstramAM, ane.. ApaNe ema kahIe chIe ke amAre kuTuMba-parivAranI javAbadArI che. nokarI dhaMdhAnI vyavasthAo che. A badhu na saMbhALavuM? jo A saMbhALIe chIe to "dharma" rahI jAya che. dharma karavA jaIe to A badhu rahI jAya che. amAre karavuM zuM? to emaNe bahu sarasa vAta karI, ke "dharma e jIvana jIvavAnI paddhati che. pharaja ane javAbadArImAMthI bhAgavAnI chaTakabArI nathI." dharma, mAtra zAstravAcana, carcA vArtA, vAda vivAda ane kriyAkAMDamAM samAI jato nathI. dharma, jIvana jIvavAnI rItathI zarU thAya che. tame je karo cho te vadhu sArI rIte, cokhA manathI, tamArI jAta sAthe sAcA rahIne, premapUrvaka karo, sAthe Izvara smaraNa karatAM raho, e dharmanI zarUAta che. eka jUThane chupAvavA keTalAya rDa bIyara vA keTalAya jUTha AcaravAM paDe. potAnI jAta sAthe sAcA rahI kArya karavAmAM Ave, to sat khUlatuM jAya, mana cokhkhuM thatuM jAya..." bahenazrI : Apa sau sAthe besI zAstra vAcana karo cho. temAM zAnI vAto Ave che? Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 58 Atma setu satsaMgI : AtmAnI zuddhinI. zuddha AtmAnI. bahenazrI : Atmazuddhi thAya e rIte jIvavuM te ApaNo dharma sAmAyika, pratikramaNa tathA anya dhArmika kriyAo mananI zuddhi mATe ja haze ne? Apa kaho cho dharma mATe samaya nathI. dhArmika kriyAo thaI zakatI nathI. to je thaI zake che, je karavuM paDe che, je karyA vagara chUTako nathI, je karavAnuM game che, te evI rIte karavAmAM Ave ke mananI zuddhi thatI jAya. je kArya karatAM ho, temAM atikramaNa zA mATe karavuM? kAryamAM pratikramaNa vaNI laIe. tA. 13 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : pratikramaNa eTale pazcAtApa? bahenazrI : dhArmika vidhi tarIke pratikramaNa eTale pazcAtApa evo artha Apyo hoya to tema. bhUla ke doSane mATe pAchaLathI kheda thAya, kaMIka karyA pachI je pastAvo thAya tene pazcAtApa kahe che. kaMI yogya na karyAno sAcesAca pazcAtApa thato hoya to vyaktimAM dhIre dhIre pheraphAra thaze. koIne mArIne "sorI" kahyAM jevuM to nathI thatuM ne? te jovAnuM rahe. mAtA nAnA bALakane samajAve che "jo beTA! teM benane kema mAryuM? tene vAge, duHkha thAya ema marAya nahIM. benane "sorI" kahe.." bALakane "sorI" kahevAnuM nathI gamatuM. ahaM ADo Ave che. mAtA bahu kahe tyAre na chUTake, dhIrA avAje, ADu joIne "sorI" kahI, benane eka TapalI jorathI mArI daI bhAgI jAya. pratikramaNanA pAThamAM evu to nathI thatuM ne? pratikramaNanA pATha karyA karIe ane jema TapalI mAratAM hoIe tema mAryA karIe. jIvanamAM pratikramaNa vaNI levA teno zAbdika artha samajIe. pratikramaNano zAbdika artha karIe to "tarapha javuM" athavA "pAchA pharavuM" tema thAya. ApaNI Atmazakti, saMjogo, bhautika sukha sagavaDo, pralobhano tarapha vahe che. te taraphathI pratikramaNa karavuM. te taraphathI sva tarapha pAchA pharavuM. bahAranI doDAdoDa vakhate aMtaramana sAthe bahAranuM mana joDatAM thaIe. joDatAM rahIe. pataMgane mAMjo bAMdhI AkAzamAM UDADAya che. pataMgane bAMdhelA mAMjAno dora phirakI sAthe joDAyelo rahe che. e doranI jeTalI DhIla choDAya teTalo ja pataMga dUra jaI zake. mana pataMganI dora aMtaramana sAthe bAMdhI rAkhIe. samaya jatAM evuM banI zake ke mana vALyuM vaLavA lAge. Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 59 Atma setu satsaMgI : ghaNIvAra nimitto evA maLe che ke temAM joDAI javAya che. rokAI javAya che. pachI khyAla Ave ke A vadhAre paDatuM ahIM AgaLa kheMcAI javAyuM. paNa te vakhate khyAla ja na rahe ke... bahenazrI : jyAre nimittamAM joDAI javAya ane rokAI javAya tyAre dhyAna nathI rahetuM ane vadhAre paDatuM kheMcAI javAyuM tema lAge che. pahelA eka samaya evo hato ke nimittamAM kheMcAI javAtuM teno khyAla paNa na hato. e bAbata koI vicAra na hato. have, bhale pachIthI, paNa khyAla to Avyo ne! tame tamAre vize kaMI vicAro cho. tamane ema thAya che ke "mAre ATaluM kheMcAI javuM nahotuM joItuM " basa - A khyAla sAthe thoDA sajaga rahevA prayatna karo. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// tA. 13 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : Ama to ema thAya che ke AtmAne oLakhavAno che. eka to tame dhyAnamAM besI zako. zAstra vAMcanathI AtmA oLakhI na zakAya? bahenazrI : koI vyaktinI oLakhANa karavI hoya to ApaNe zuM karIe chIe? jenI oLakhANa karavI hoya tene maLIe. tenI sAthe vAtacIta karIe. teno paricaya vadhArIe... AtmAnI oLakhANa karavI che to AtmAne "maLavuM" paDe! AtmA tarapha dRSTi karavI paDe. AtmA, narI AMkhe dazayamAna to che nahIM. te arUpI cetanatatva che. te tame pote ja cho. potAnI oLakhANa karavI eTale potAno pote anubhava karavo. ApaNu dhyAna sahastradhArAe vRttionA pravAhamAM vahI rahyuM che. caitanya sAthe eka dhyAna thatAM cetanAnI anubhUti karI zakAya. zuddha AtmAnubhUtimAM jenuM dhyAna sthira che tevA pavitra purUSanA anubhavamAMthI zAstranI racanA thaI che. zAstra vAcanathI ApaNe jANI zakIe ke AtmAnuM svarUpa kevuM che. tenI zakti ane guNo kevA alaukika ane advitIya che. zAstra, vAcanathI AtmAnubhUti karavAnI preraNA maLe. A vAcanathI jIvanamAM bhUlA paDelAne sAcI dizA maLe, samaja vikase, Atma rUci thAya, aMtaradRSTi karavAnI preraNA maLe, paNa zAstramAM cetanatatva hAjara nathI. zuddha cetanAnA amRta vacano che. koIne tarasa lAgI hoya. Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 Atma setu te pANI vizenuM pustaka vAMce. temAM pANI eTale zuM? pANI kevu hoya. tenuM rasAyaNa zuM? pANI pIvAthI zuM thAya? cokhkhuM pANI kone kahevAya? cokhkhuM pANI pIvu ke gaMdu? tenI samaja lakhI hoya. mAhitI ApI hoya. nadI, taLAva, kUvA vagere pANInA sthAnanA varNana hoya. paNa, e pustakamAM pANI padArtha na hoya. varNana ane mAhitIthI tarasa thoDI ja chIpAya? tRpta thavAM pANI "padArtha" hovo joIe. tame zuM cho? kevA cho? A zarIra mAtra cho? A vRttio mAtra cho? hAla tamArI cetanAnI zuM sthiti che? tenuM zuM svarUpa che? hAlanI je udvega-apekSAbharI mananI sthiti che te haMmezA tema ja rahevA yogya che ke temAM pheraphAranI kaMI zakyatA che? A ane AvuM keTaluya samajavA, pote aMtaradRSTi karI dhyAna ApavuM paDe. dhyAna kaMIka meLavavA-choDavA pratye hoya, dhyAna zAstra vAcana pratye hoya, paNa dhyAna potAnI cetanA tarapha na hoya to cetana vize kaMI pratIti kyAMthI thAya? mAre jovuM hoya tamArI sAme ane huM joyA karuM tamArI uMdhI dizAmAM, beThelA vyakti tarapha, to mane, tame kyAMthI dekhAo? zAstra vAcanathI dRSTi sva tarapha vALI tema khabara paDe. sva vAcanamAM zAstravAcanathI madada maLI zake. mAtra zAstravAcanathI AtmAno anubhava na thAya. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// tA. 13 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : vAcana karIe to jijJAsA pUrI thAya. amUka cIjo kema thAya che te jANI zakAya. to tamArI jAtane vadhAre jANI zako. bahenazrI : zAstravAcananuM mUlya amUluM che. vAcanathI jijJAsA pUrI paNa thAya ane navI jijJAsA jAge paNa kharI. jema potAnA svane jANavAno, samajavAno, anubhavavAno prayatna thAya tema zAstra vadhu preraNAdAyI lAge. jema jema cetana tatvano khyAla Ave ane pratIti thatI jAya tema zAstranA akSaro zAhInA khAlI khokhA na rahetAM bhAva bharyA, arthasabhara suvarNa akSaro lAge. korA vAcanathI zabdajJAna vadhe. AtmajJAna nahIM! satsaMgI : kartApaNuM ochuM kema thAya? Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu bahenazrI : sagavaDabharyo AvAsa che. sevAmAM kuTuMbIjano, nokara, cAkara, vaijJAnika TekanolojInA vidha vidha sAdhano che. nokarImAM goThavAI javAyuM che. dhaMdho jAmI gayo che. samAjamAM mAna-sanmAna che. ghare pahoMco tyAre ghara vyavasthita che. sophA khurzI sApha sutharA che. ArAma UMgha mATe suMdara sajAvela rUma, rUmamAM palaMga akabaMdha che. koI Dakhala nathI. saghaLuM seTa che. mAtra tame apaseTa cho! samaya thatAM palaMgamAM "paDo cho, paNa UMgha kyAM? palaMga paDakhA pheravavAmAM vaparAya che. manane zAMti nathI. divase paDelA ghA rAtre pIDe che. dhana che, paNa zAMti, UMgha, prasannatA, pAcanazakti kyAMya veMcAtAM nathI maLatAM. vicAra Ave che "hajuM zuM meLavuM to zAMti thAya?" je maLe che te thoDA samayamAM jUnuM thaI jAya che. je maLyu che te pUratuM nathI. je game che te maLatuM nathI. je maLyuM che te gamatu nathI, je bIjA pAse che te joIe che. je bIjA pAse nathI tevuM joie che. haju kaMIka meLavavAnuM bAkI che! pANI pItAM phona eTena karavAnA che. bhojana karatAM nokarImAM lAgelA AghAtonA vicAra cAle che. rasoI svAdiSTa ane pauSTika che, paNa tamane mIThuM vadhAre ane maracuM ochuM lAge che. mana tAju nathI. mana zAMta nathI. tame cho "ahI" ane mana phare che "tyAM". manamAM dhamAcakaDI macelI che, ema thAya che "huM ATa ATalI mahenata karUM chuM, sau mATe ATalI sagavaDo kharIduM chuM, tame eka bhojana sarakhuM banAvI nathI zakatAM?" gharamAM mukhyatve tamArA svAda ane svAsthyano khyAla rAkhI bhojana tathA saghaLuM thAya che. kyAreka rasoI barAbara na hoya, paNa tame "barAbara" ho, to vakhANa karI karI vadhAre jamo cho. tamArI jIbhano svAda tamArAM mana para che. tamArUM mana tamArAM ahaM para che. ahaM saMtoSAya che, tame khuza ho cho to tamane "svAda" barAbara lAge che. hakArA ahaMkAra saMtoSavA vyakti kaMI ne kaMI karyA kare che. be ahaMkAra sAmasAmA TakarAya to "taNakhA jhare che kartAmAM karavApaNAnI bharatI caDe che. 61 "huM karUM... huM karUM..." "huM Ama karU chuM paNa tame tema nathI karatAM." "huM sakhata kAma karUM chuM paNa bosane mArI kadara nathI." "huM kadara karUM chuM paNa jUnIyarane mArI kiMmata nathI." "huM sAro chuM tyAM sudhI ThIka che..." ahaMkAra poSavA vyakti kaMI keTaluya karyA kare che. Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 Atma setu ahaMkAra phaMphADA mAre che ke vyakti tene vaza thaI jAya che. manamAM mAnyatA che "huM parizrama karIza to mAruM mAna vadhaze." to sAmevALAne ema hoya ke "mAna ApIza to mAnavuM paDaze." ziSTAcAra che ane tame mAno cho ke "nAnAe moTAnuM kahyuM mAnavuM joIe. Adara karavo joIe." sAmenAnI evI mAnyatA hoya ke "Adara karIza to AdhIna thavuM paDaze." saunI potAnI AMtarika duniyA che. saunI AMtarika duniyA alaga che. tamArUM ahaM eka rIte varte che. bIjAnuM ahaM judI rIte varte che. bannenA ahaM judI judI bAbatathI poSAya che. bannene eka karavA jatAM, azAMti, manadu:kha, mAna-apamAna, AghAta-pratyAghAta vagere jAgI UThe che. tenA dhakkAthI vyaktine kaMI ne kaMI karavAnuM vadhatuM jAya che. kartApaNuM moTuM ne moTuM thatuM jAya che. manamAM saMtoSanI rekhA dorAtI nathI. thoDu vadhAre, haju vadhAre, bIju vadhAre meLavavA atRpta mana vyaktine dhakelyA kare che. atRpta mananA dhakkAthI dhakelAtI vyakti jo kyAreka thAke, thAkIne jo UbhI rahe, UbhI rahIne jo aTake, aTakIne jo vicAra, vicAratAM tene evo paNa vicAra Ave ke saMtoSa kema nathI? huM zAnAthI saMtuSTa thAuM? be vyaktinI duniyA alaga che. aneka vyaktinI duniyA aneka che. vaLI e duniyAnA AkAra badalAyA kare che. vyakti aneka vyakti sAthe rahe che. saune potAnI duniyA UNI adhUrI lAge che. sau UNA adhUrA, bIjA tevAnI pAsethI kaMIka levA doDI rahyAM che. vyaktine vicAra Ave ke A doDa barAbara che? Ama "karyA karavuM" eja mArI niyati che? mArAmAM AvI ne ATalI ja zakti che? A ja zakyatA che? ke A saghaLAthI vizeSa kaMIka "huM" chuM? koI vyakti ochI sagavaDamAM ghasaghasATa UMghe che. sAva sAdu bhojana mojathI jame che. vadhu ne vadhu meLavavA kaMIka karyA karavAnI doDamAMthI te bahAra nikaLI gaI che. tenA caherA para saMtoSa ane prasannatA che. temanI zaktinI vizeSatAo khIlavA lAgI che. loko jene saMta kahe che. je zAMta thaI gayA che. tenA aMtaranI duniyA avaya judI haze. ApaNe ApaNA aMtarjagata para dRSTi karIe. mananA sarovaramAM ahaMkAranI kAMkarI paDe, taraMga jAge ane vyakti kaMI karavAne bhAge. bhAgavAne badale vyakti jAge to? ApaNane kaMI ne kaMI "karyA karavAnuM" mUlya che. "kaMI na karavAnuM" paNa amUlya che e ApaNe nathI jANatAM. "karavuM" ane "na karavuM" nuM saMtulana karavA prayatna karIe. aMtarjagatamAM pharatAM, mananI koI aMdhArI galImAM jatAM kadAca durgadha Ave, kacaro-UkaraDo najare paDe. te "gaMdakI" na game to dUra karavAnuM mana thaI jAya! mananA mela mAMjavAnuM kAma cAlu thAya. vyavahAra ane vicAranI azuddhi, svArthavRtti, ahaMkAra, lAlasA vagereno raMga phiko paDavA lAge. aMtaranI karaNI cokhkhI thatI jAya tema te, vyaktinA vartanamAM dekhAya. Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu ne 63 63 ekalatAnI TADha ochI caDe ne ToLAne tApaNe jaI besI rahevAnuM ochuM bane. vyarthano bodha thavA lAge. aMtaramAM bIrAjamAna samarthanA A...chA aNasArA Ave! kartApaNuM ghaTatuM jAya! tA. 13 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : Apa nAnA zA prayatna karavAnuM kaho cho. nAnA evA prayatnathI svAnubhUti thoDI ja thaI zake? bahenazrI : moTA zA prayatna karavAnuM agharuM lAge che. nAnAzA prayatnathI zarUAta karavI sahelI lAge che. nAno ja prayatna karavo evo koI Agraha nathI. A to premabhAve nAnuM zuM sUcana che! bAkI, AtmalakSe pracaMDa purUSArtha karavA yogya che. eka, sAMbhaLelI vArtA yAda Ave che. eka hatuM jaMgala. jaMgalamAM vRkSa upara ghaNA paMkhI rahetAM. eka vakhata jaMgalamAM Aga lAgI. rAtano samaya hato. paMkhIDA AgathI dAjhatAM UDAUDa karavA lAgyA. eka ghuvaDa rAjI thatuM, sUkI DALI zodhI zodhI agnimAM nAkhavAM lAgyuM. DALI agnimAM paDe ne bhaDako vadhe te joI ghuvaDa khuza thAya, ane bIjI DALakhI levA UDe. eka cakalI hatI. te UDIne sarovara pAse gaI. cAMcamAM pANI bharyuM. AvIne Aga para chAMTyuM. ghuvaDa sUkI DALakhI AgamAM nAkhe. cakalI Aga para pANI chAMTe. ghuvaDanI najara tenI para paDI. cakalInI mazkarI karatAM kahe, "cakIbena! tame A thoDAM TIpAM pANI chAMTo tethI Aga thoDI bujhAze? nakAmI mahenata karo cho. tame mUrkha cho. enA karatAM DALakhI nAkhIe to bhaDako vadhe che. jovAnI majA Ave che, te juo." cakalI hasI kahe "huM to Aga olavavAno prayatna karuM ." ghuvaDa jorathI hasya. kahe "tArI mahenatathI zuM thavAnuM che? A...jo. meM DALakhI nAkhI, bhaDako thayo, jovAnI kevI majA!" cakalI kahe "mane mUrkha kaho cho, paNa jyAre IzvaranA AMgaNe A AganI vAta thaze tyAre mAruM nAma Aga olavanAramAM haze, ane tamAruM nAma Aga vadhAranAramAM!" ATaluM kahI cakalI sarovara tarapha uDavA lAgI. karmanI Aga olavavAno nAno zo prayatna karanAranuM nAma Aga olavanAra tarIke karmanI kitAbamAM lakhAze. Aga vadhAranAra tarIke nahIM! zarUAta nAnAzA prayatnathI paNa thaI zake. Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 Atma setu tA. 14 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : ApaNe ApaNA ja karmono vicAra karIe te eka jAtano svArtha nathI? bahenazrI : karmano vicAra sva-arthe to che. pUrepUro svArtha che. bUra karavAnA bhAva, e bhAva karanAranA sva paranI azuddhi che. bhaluM karavAnA bhAva e bhAva karanAranI zuddhinI prakriyA che. anyanI bhalAImAM potAnI bhalAI che. anyanA sukhano vicAra karI "sukhI karavAno" paramArtha e svArtha che. karmazuddhinA svArthamAM paramArtha samAyelo che. tA. 14 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : huM sahuM sAthe premathI rahevA icchuM chuM. prayatna paNa karuM chuM. ghaNI vakhata bIjA taraphathI ulaTo pratibhAva maLe che, tyAre mUMjhavaNamAM mUkAI javAya che. zuM mAre e pratibhAvano tevo ja javAba devo? bahenazrI : zuM premabhAva zarata mUke che ke, jo bIjA premathI rahe to huM premathI rahuM. nahIMtara.. zuM premabhAva anyano oziyALo che? tenuM potAnuM kaMI svatva haze ke nahIM? ApaNe yathAzakti samajavAno prayatna karIe. dhAro ke, tame sArI rIte premathI varyA. bIjA sArI rIte na varyAM. te barAbara na rahyAM. tethI tame sArI rIte na rahyAM. tame sArI rIte na vatyuM, eTale te vadhAre kharAba rIte varyAM. te vadhAre kharAba rIte varyA eTale tame... be vacce ekabIjAthI kharAba vartananuM moTuM vartaLa banAvavAnI adaya spardhA jAme. A cakrano aMta kyAM? "jevA ne tevo" pratibhAva apAyA kare, to, vyaktinA mananI vartanA, vadhu ne vadhu kharAba thavA tarapha jatAM javAno saMbhava che. Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu vRttinA cakrane gati maLyA kare. cakra pharatuM ja rahe. saunA manamAM eka adAlata che. ahaMnI adAlata! bhautika svArthanI adAlatA vyaktinuM potAnuM ahaM na poSAya, svArtha na sadhAya ke koI anya kAraNasara ahaMnI adAlatamAM khaTalo dAkhala thaI jAya. A adAlatanA "nyAyAdhIza" potAnA ahaMnA kAyadA mujaba cukAdo ApI zikSA pharamAve. eka vyakti sAmevALAne zikSA kare. sAmevALA A vyaktine zikSA kare. viSama paristhitinA kesano nikAla kema karavo? A kesano nikAla karavA "samAdhAna"no prastAva mUkavAmAM Ave to? viSamatAnuM viSa pItAM pItAM, viSamatAmAMthI kaMIka sArU nIpajAvavA, premabharyA vartananA amRtano chaMTakAva karatA rahIe. viSama paristhitimAM samatAthI rahI zakavAnI prabaLa zakti premALatAmAM che. premapaMthano pAvaka agni, vyaktine kyAreka huMpha Apaze, to kyAreka prajALaze. tame saunI sAthe premathI raho, saraLa raho, sahakArI ane namra raho to bIjA tamane mUrkha samajI, mUrNa banAvI lAbha laI cAlatA thAya, vAMka kADhI vaDhI nAkhe, badanAma karI apamAnIta kare, tamane AzA hoya ke "huM sArI rIte rahuM chuM to te mArI sAthe sArI rIte raheze." evuM kaMI bane nahIM. kadAca kyAreka ulaTuM bane. sahana karI, sahakAra ane premapUrvaka rahevAnI vAta sAva nirarthaka lAge. AvuM kaMIka bane tyAre muMjhAI javAya - ema thAya ke jevAne tevo pratibhAva Apavo? A mUMjhavaNanI paLa amUlI che. saMjogo eka sarakhA nathI rahetAM. mAnyatAo badalAya che. icchA badalAya che. vicAro badalAya che. aMtaranA bhAva badalAya che. saghaLAmAM pheraphAra thAya che. parivartana thAya che. nathI badalAtuM cetanatatva. cetana AtmA zAzvata che. manamAM vRttionuM cakra cAlatuM hoya che. A mUMjhavaNanI amUlI paLa, parivartananI zakyatAothI bharapUra bharelI che. ahaM ane svArthanA lakSa, sara sara sarI jatAM, badalAtAM saMjogo, icchA, vicAra, bhAvane vyakti cetanamaya astitvanA lakSe pheraphAra karavA icche to nisvArtha premanI keDI kaMDArI zakAya che. jevA ne tevo" pratibhAva apAya to premamAM ane napharatamAM phera zo? zuM ekanI premabhAvathI rahevAnI icchA bIjAne AdhAre che? A icchA lAcAra ane oziyALI che? loko sAthenA vyavahAramAM sneha ane napharatanuM valoNu pharatuM rahe che. je premathI rahevA cAhe che tene sAmo dveSa-bharyo, chaLa kapaTavALo vyavahAra maLatAM tenuM aMtaramana valovAya che. satata valovAya che. jema chAza valovAya ne mAkhaNa upara tarI Ave tema aMtara valovAya ne samajanuM navanIta upara tarI Ave. Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 Atma setu nita navI samaja vikasatI jAya. premapaMthanA pavitra agnimAM mananA mela zekAya. popaDA chUTA paDe. A pavitra agnimAM ahaMnI Ahuti apAya. svamAna sanmAnanI Ahuti apAya. mAnyatA AgrahanI Ahuti apAya. sukha, sagavaDa, icchA mahecchAnI Ahuti apAya. mana cokhkhuM thatuM jAya. eka sadaguNanI pAchaLa keTalAya sadaguNa svayaM cAlyA Ave. anubhava thatA jAya ke premabhAva anyano oziyALo nathI, e to cetana saritAnuM zAtAdAyI jIvana jaLa che. dharmano vicAra karatAM nisvArtha premathI rahevAnI bhAvanA jAgI. e sadbhAvanAthI anya sAthe vartatA mUMjhavaNanA tribheTe, (traNa raste) AvI UbhA. mUMjhavaNa satAve che ke zuM karavuM? jevA ne tevo" pratibhAva devo? premapUrvaka rahevuM ke nA rahevuM? eka rasto jAya che raNa tarapha. jyAM mananI vRtti vadhu ne vadhu hInabhAva tarapha javAnI zakyatA che. jyAM saddhatti kaNa kaNa vikherAI verAna raNa banatI javAnI zakyatA che. bIjo rasto jAya che jharaNa tarapha. jyAM mananI vRtti vadhu ne vadhu Unnata bhAva tarapha javAnI zakyatA che. aMtaranA UMDANamAM premajaLa vahI rahyAM che. tenA jharaNA upara vahI AvI, pInAranI ane pAnAranI tarasa chIpAve zake tema che. pasaMdagI saunI potAnI che. mUMjhavaNanI ghaDI, baDI kiMmatI che. tA. 14 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : amAre nokarI-dhaMdhA-vyavahAramAM khoTuM karavuM paDe che. khoTuM karyA vagara cAlatuM nathI. zuM karavuM? bahenazrI : khoTuM karyA vagara cAlatuM nathI ema lAge che? to, saccAI pUrvaka khoTuM karavuM! tamane khabara hovI joIe ke khoTu karI rahyA cho. thoDA mahinA prayoga karI juo. pachI tamArA anubhavanI vAta karazone? Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tA. 14 ogaSTa 2002 Atma setu satsaMgI : saunI sAthe premapUrvaka rahevuM tema Apa kaho cho. amane lokone gharamAM eka bIjA pAse AzA-apekSA ghaNI hoya che. paraspara apekSA pUrI nathI thatI ane jhagaDA thAya che. premapUrvaka rahevAnA prayatna chatAM amAro "prema" kanDIzanala-zaratI thaI jAya che. premapUrvaka rahevuM eTale kevI rIte rahevuM? bahenazrI : hetu gaNatuM heta hoya to tene zuM samajazuM? ApaNe hetabhAvane zaratamAMthI mukta karavAno prayatna karI zakIye. hAlanI ApaNI mAnasika-Atmika sthitimAM tarata vicAra Ave ke e kema bane? e saheluM nathI. premabhAvane "zarata"mAMthI sAva mukta karavAnuM saheluM nathI paNa tene AzA-apekSA, huMsA"nuMsImAMthI bahAra lAvavAno nAno zo prayatna karavAnuM jarAya agharuM nathI. kaMIka AkarSaNa hoya tyAM prema jAge. premabhAva hoya tyAM samarpaNa Ave. samarpaNa hoya tyAM sevAbhAva Ave. -tenI" khuzInI phIkara hoya. "tenI" sagavaDane agratA apAya. ahaMkAranuM cosaluM ogaLavA icche. hAlanI mAnasika kakSAmAM ahaMkAra ogaLavAnuM tyAM sudhI baneM jyAM sudhI ahaMkAra bIjI rIte poSAto hoya, koI sAthe mitratA ke saMbaMdha thatAM zarU-zarUmAM saheja samarpita thavAya. paNa jema jIvananI vAstavikatA sAme AvatI jAya, premabhAva khATo lAge. khoTo lAge. AzA-apekSA, svArtha, jhagaDA dekhA devA lAge. dhIre dhIre mitratA saMbaMdha zaratI thavA lAge. 67 eka vyakti bIjAne kahe "tuM Ama karIza to huM tema karIza. nahIMtara..." ghaNAnuM kahevuM che ke "amAre dharma karavo che. dharma mATe gharamAM anukULatA nathI. amArAthI dharma thato nathI..." dharma eTale ApaNe zuM samajIzuM? dharma eTale manane zuddha karavuM e vAta paNa samajatAM hoIe to anya sAthe premathI rahevAnA prayatnamAM manane zuddha thavA mATe Dagale ne pagale preraNA maLI zake che. anya pAsethI AzA-apekSA, kAmanA ochI karI sevAbhAva rAkhavAno prayatna karatAM, anya sAthe saMgharSa ocho thavAnI zakyatA che. bIjA sAthe kadAca saMgharSa ocho thAya ane sva sAthe AMtarika saMgharSa vadhe ema paNa bane. AMtarika saMgharSa ane sahanazIlatAnA tApamAM tapavAnuM tapa ApoApa thavA lAge. e tapanA tApathI thIjI gayelA ahaMkArane garamI lAge ne ogaLavAnuM zarU thAya. kAco prema pakva thatAM temAM svayaM mIThAza Ave, cakamaka ane loDhuM, cetanA ane azuddhi "ghasavAthI" Aja sudhI temAMthI zuddhabhAvanI samajano eke ya taNakho na kharyo. cakamaka sAthe cakamaka ghasAya, aMtarcetanAnI zuddhinI najIka bahircetanAnI zuddhino prayatna jAya, cakamaka sAthe cakamaka ghasAya, ane kyAreka apekSA-upekSA, vagerenI sahaja sAja UMDI samajano taNakho khare! Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu e taNakhAnA camakArAnA Adeza ajavAsamAM, palabhara, pavitratA tarapha jato, thoDe sudhIno mArga dekhAI jAya, ane rastA para thoDA kadama cAlI zakAya! 68 Agiyo joyo che? Agiyo eka nAnakaDu pataMgiyu che. rAtre, aMdhArAmAM te UDatuM hoya tyAre tenA zarIramAMthI thoDI thoDI vAre prakAzano jhabakAro thAya che. e jhabakArAnA ujAsamAM te UDe che. ApaNe ApaNA aMtaramAM pavitratAnI samajano Achero jhabakAro thaI jAya tenA ujAsamAM pavitra thatAM jaIe. jhabakAre jhabakAre dekhAtAM premapaMtha para cAlavAno prayatna karIe. premabhAvanuM pavitra jharaNuM vyaktinA aMtara taLamAM kalakala ninAda karatuM vahI rahyuM che. aMtaranA taLa sudhI javA, aMtaranA jaLa tarapha to jaIe! tA. 14 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : mohamAyA choDavAnI zarUAta kema karavI? bahenazrI : niHsvArtha premapUrvaka rahevAnA prayatnamAM mohamAyA paNa chUTavAnI zarUAta thaI zake. kardika apekSA pUrI nahIM thAya, upekSA maLaze. apamAna pAmI sanmAna ApavAnuM banaze. jheranA ghUMTaDA gaLe utArI, amRtanA Acamana ApavAnA thaze. iccho ke na iccho, vicAro ke na vicAro, eka sadaguNa pAchaLa bIjA sadaguNo cAlyA Avaze. kahevAya che ke na eka juTha pAchaLa sau jUTha kheMcAI Ave che tema eka sata pAchaLa sat cAlyA Avaze. ApaNuM lakSa, game te kAraNasara dharma artho kaMIka choDavA pratye hoya che. vaLI e choDavAnA badalAmAM kaMIka meLavavAnI AzA hoya che. choDavA mAgIe chIe paNa chUTatuM nathI. chUTyuM ema lAge che to kyAreka bIjI rIte pakaDAyu hoya che. "choDavA"ne jarA judI rIte joIe. "kharAba"mAMthI sArU karavAnI bhAvanA rAkhIe to kharAba chUTavAnuM ja che. avaLAmAMthI kema savaLu karavuM te vicArIe. jIvana dariyAmAM eka hoDImAM chaLanA ajagara sAthe musApharI karatAM karatAM, tenI sAthe paNa premathI rahevAno prayatna karIe. napharatanA bAraNe premabhaktinI dhUna jagAvIe. vicArasaraNImAM pojhITIva eproca apanAvIe. apakva premabhAvane, pavitratAnA agnimAM dhIrajapUrvaka pakva thavA daIe. auSadha tarIke kAcA pArAnuM sevana karavAmAM Ave to te rogarUpe zarIramAM phUTI nIkaLe che. apakva prema, vyaktinA manamAM lobha, moha, irSA, jhagaDAnA rogarUpe phUTI nIkaLe che. Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu paNa e ja kAcA pArAnAM auSadhiya guNa taiyAra karavA tenI para cokkasa prakAranI prakriyA karI pakva karavAmAM Ave to te auSadhi roga nivAraNa kare che. apakva premabhAvane pavitratAnA agnimAM dhIrajapUrvaka pakva karyAthI vyaktimAM sevAbhAva, samatA, sahakAra, sneha vagere guNorUpe te pragaTe che. sadbhAvanAo vyaktine tenA mULa strota tarapha javAnI zakti Ape che, e zakti mohamAyA ochI karavAne zaktimAna che. tA. 14 ogaSTa 2002 satsaMgI : ghaNI vakhata evuM bane che ke sahanazakti chinnabhinna thaI jAya che. sahana karavuM nakAmuM lAge che, ane .. bahenazrI : ...ane mana sAmuM thAya che. kahe che "A sahana karavAnI bhUla pharI nathI karavI. mArI tAkAta batAvuM..." banI zake ke sahanazakti takalAdI hoya. athavA ema paNa bane ke je bAbate sahana karAtuM hoya te bAbata takalAdI kAmacalAu hoya. sahana karyA karavuM saheluM nathI. sahanazIlatAne AdhAra joIe che. 69 manamAM ema hoya ke "huM sahana karUM chuM" to sAmethI anukULa pratibhAva maLaze, paNa bane tenAthI ulaTu! ane sahana karavuM nakAmuM lAge. kyAreka to sAva mUrkhAI lAge. Ama banavuM svAbhAvika che. sAthe kAma karavAmAM paraspara sahakAra anivArya che, paNa mananI zuddhi karavAnI bhAvanA vyaktigata che. vyaktinI potAnI aMtara saMvedanA che ke "mAre mananA mela dhovA che. mAre saunI sAthe premapUrvaka rahevuM che." bIjA tema na paNa vicAratAM hoya. dhasamasatA pANInA pravAhamAM sAme pUre taravA jevuM kaparUM lAge che sahana karavuM. jene premapUrvaka rahevuM che teNe svayaM para dhyAna ApI dhIraja, zraddhA ane vivekapUrvaka prayatna karavAnA rahe, e prayatnamAM "huM sahana karUM chuM" e ahaMne paNa tUTavAno vakhata Ave. manamAM koI bhAvo racAya che. koI bhAvo tUTe che. vaLI navI racanA thAya che. tene tUTavAno samaya Ave che. bhAvonA sarjana-visarjananI prakriyA ajANatA ya cAluM hoya che. AzA-nirAzA, sneha napharata, apekSA-upekSA, krodha-kSamA, ahaMkAra-namratA, vagere be virodhI bhAvonuM sarjanavisarjana cAlyA karatuM hoya che. koI vakhata sahanazakti chinnabhinna thAya che to kyAreka vikharAyelI sahanazakti pharI ekatrita paNa thAya che. manamAM AvA virodhI bhAvonI joDInA-dvaMdranA khela khelAtA rahe che. paNa, Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 Atma setu ApaNA aMtaramAM evuM kaMIka tatva che je A khela jue che, jANe che anubhave che. je A khelano AdhAra che, paNa te tatva A khelane AdhAre nathI! be vyaktimAM eka potAnI kAmanA-ahaMkAra gauNa karI vartavAno prayatna karatI hoya. to bIjI vyakti tenI bhAvanAnI kadara karI snehathI vartavAne badale, potAnI icchA-ahaMkAranA paga pasArI geralAbha laI rahI hoya tyAre pahelI vyaktinI sahanazIlatA veravikhera thaI jAya. mRdu ane snehALa thavA karatAM kaThora ane svArthI thavAnuM mana thaI Ave. paNa pAchuM ema vartavAne mana na mAne. ane teno AMtarika saMgharSa ghaNo vadhI jAya. sAmAnya rIte ApaNuM mana bhautika jagatanI samRddhi ane saMbaMdho sAthe joDAyeluM che. teno saMbaMdha AMtarika jagata sAthe joDavAno prayatna karatAM manane kaSTa paDe che. samRddhi sattA ane saMbaMdha ochA thatAM lAge ane kaSTa sivAya khAsa kaMI maLatuM na dekhAya. nirAzA vyApI jAya. sahana karavuM mUrkhAmI lAge. paNa, A saMgharSa AMtarika jagatanA premamaya akhUTa AtmakhajAnAnI rahasyanI bhALa meLavI Ape che. ahaM veravikhera thaze tyAre to rastAnI kaMIka bhALa maLaze. krodha, jhagaDA, irSA ane khoTA smitathI je saMbaMdha TakI rahyAM hoya te keTalA lAMbA cAlaze? vAraMvAra karAtAM krodha vagere bhAvo aMtaramAM UMDA utaratAM jAya. AvI vRttionA vartuLo racAya. mana temAM phasAtuM rahe. saMtoSa, zAMti prasannatA mATe avakAza kyAM rahe? mananA baMddhanA jagatamAM, mAtra sahana karavuM athavA mAtra Uga thavuM, ema eka vAta pakaDIne vicAratAM ane vartatAM, satata bIjI vAtano sAmano karyA karavo paDe che. vyakti banne bAju kheMcAIne TenzanamAM rahe che. bIjI vyakti sAthe saMgharSa karavAthI maLe che thoDI vadhu sagavaDa thoDuM parANe meLaveluM mAna-sthAna. ahaMne poSaNa ane evuM bIju kaMI. te mATe jhagaDA, irSA, asahakAra niMdA vagere karavAnuM thAya che. eka vyaktinI vRtti A rIte varte che, to bIjAnI vRttimAM tenA paDaghA paDe che. vaLI pahelI vyakti taraphathI ugra pratyAghAta Ave teno sAmano karavA bIjAne AvuM ja kaMIka karavAnuM thAya che. paraspara ane saunA manamAM A laDAI cAlatI rahe che. laDAI vyaktinuM cena harI le che. UMgha harAma kare che. AvI vAtonA vicAranA vaMToLa UThe che. A vRttionI chApa aMtaramanamAM UMDI jatI jAya che. kyAreka sAmevALA para jIta maLI ema lAge che paNa pote potAnAthI hAryAno khyAla nathI hoto. jItanI khuzI haju Ave, nA Ave ane Take tyAM to pAcho saMgrAma cAlu. saMgrAmano aMta haju sudhI Avyo nathI ane Avato nathI. saMgharSa karavAno ja che to potAnI sAthe ja na karavo? to A saMgharSanA aMtanI zarUAta to thAya! mananI AvI vRttio sAme ja "saMgrAma" cheDIe. AMtarika saMgharSa premapUrvaka vahorI laIe. Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu 71 mananA sAmrAjyamAM thoDo pradeza jItI, premarAjyano jhaMDo laherAvIe- niHsvArtha premanA sAmrAjya sthApavAnI koziza karatAM... vyaktinI cetanAmAM premapUrNa svabhAva pragaTa thavAnI zakyatA bharapUra bharI che. tevuM parivartana thavAnI zarUAtanI zarUAtanI zarUAta... thavI zarU thAya che. sahanazaktine cetanatatvano A..cho Acho ya AdhAra maLe che. mananI mAgaNIo ochI thAya ane kaMIka sthiratA ane samatA Ave. cetanAnI eraNa para AghAta-pratyAghAtanA ghaNa (hathoDA) paDe tyAre to mAMhyalAnI anubhUti ghaDAze! A chinnabhinnatAno AghAta kevo mahatvano banI raheze! tA. 13 ogaSTa 2003 satsaMgI : mAre dharmamAM AgaLa vadhavA zuM karavuM? bahenazrI : dharma mATe tame je karatAM ho, te samajIne, dhyAna daIne, vadhu sArI rIte, AtmalakSe karavuM. satsaMgI : Apa zAMtinI vAta karo cho. mane zAMti nathI joItI. mane zAMti zuM kAma joIe? bahenazrI : koI Agraha nathI ke Apa zAMti anubhavo. Apane azAMti joIe che? to Apa azAMta banyA raho. jarA paNa Agraha nathI ke zAMta thavA prayatna karo. azAMti joIe che. azAMta rahevA mahenata karatA hazo. mahenata phaLe, azAMti thAya tyAre zAMti thatI haze. azAMtine zAMtino to AdhAra che. tamArI aMdaranI nIrava zAMtimAM azAMti thAya che. Apa zAMta svarUpa cho. ApanA aMtaranI gaherAImAM rahelI nIrava zAMtino AdhAra che azAMtine. Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 tA. 25 sapTembara 2003 Atma setu satsaMgI : tame kaho cho, gharakAma karatAM paNa dharma thaI zake. kAma karatAM dharma kyAMthI thaI zake? bALaka nAnA hoya, bimAra paDe, nitya niyama mujaba mALA karavI hoya paNa eTaluya thatuM nathI. mArAMthI dharma nathI thato. mane khuba du:kha thAya che, bahenazrI : je bhaktibhAvathI Apa mALA karo cho, e ja bhaktibhAvathI bALakanI sevA karI zakAya. Apa, nAjuka, komaLa, bALakanI mAtA cho. bALakanI saMbhALa mAtA nahIM le, to koNa leze? sAmAnya rIte evo khyAla pravarte che ke pUjA, mALA, sAmAyika pratikramaNa vagere dharmakriyA karavAmAM Ave, te dharma karyo kahevAya. te mATe niyama levAmAM Ave. niyama mujaba e dharmakriyA thaI jAya eTale dharmathI chUTTA! niyama mujaba na banI zake tyAre jIva baLe. eka tarapha kartavya kheMce, bIjI tarapha niyama kheMce, rojiMdA kAryo karyA vagara to chUTako nathI. A kAryo karavA mATe niyama nathI levo paDato, jIvana-jarUriyAtanI tAtI-paThANI ugharANI jevA kAmo rAha joIne UbhA ja hoya che. A kAryo kyAreka hoMzathI, kyAreka parANe, kyAreka bojo ke veTha samajIne paNa thatAM ja rahe che. bALaka bimAra che. rAtanA ujAgarA che. samayasara UThI nathI zakAtuM. zarIra thAkeluM che. mana muMjhAyeluM che. gharanuM kAma pUrU thatuM nathI. ghaDiyALanA kAMTA sAme jotAM jotAM, miniTa ane sekaMDa sAthe paganA ThekA ane hAthanI mudrAno laya-tAla meLavavAnA che. gharamAM sau UtAvaLamAM che. ekabIjA sAthe samayanI ane kAmanI kheMcAtANI rahe che. nitya niyama mATe avakAza nathI... mALA karavI che paNa samaya kyAM? zAMti kyAM? dharma karavo che ema bhAvanA che, paNa dharma mATe anukULatA nathI ema ghaNAne kahetA sAMbhaLIe chIe. vyakti be bAju kheMcAya che ne TenzanamAM umero thAya che. bALakanI bimArIne kAraNe tene vadhu samaya ApavAno thAya che tene lIdhe mALA nathI thatI, tethI tenI saMbhALano bojo mana para vadhe che. bALaka zuM kare? te to mAtApitAne AdhAre che. kAma karatAM jIva mALAmAM jAya che. mALA karatAM jIva kAmamAM rahe che. mana mAnI rahyuM che "huM to dharma karavA icchuM chuM, paNa jone A saMjogo... huM zuM karUM? saMjogonI vAta para mana AzvAsana laI zake che, ane laI le che. "zuM karUM...?" e prazna AvIne olavAI jAya che, ajANatA, A prazna vyaktinA ane thoDuM poSaNa Apato jAya che ke " kAraNe dharma nathI thato, nahIMtara huM to dhArmika chuM...!" dharmano artha zuM samajIzuM? dharmano zAbdika artha samajavA prayatna karIe. Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma = dhAraNa karavuM. ApaNe zuM dhAraNa karIe chIe? eTale ke ApaNe zuM dharAvIe chIe? A prazna ApaNe sau potAne pUchI joIe. "huM zuM dharAvuM chuM?" zuM javAba maLe che? Atma setu thoDI muMjhavaNa sAthe Avo kaMIka javAba AvI zake, ke "moTara-baMgalA, kuTuMba-parivAra, amIrI-garIbI, dhanadolata, thoDuM vadhAre vicAratAM kadAca khyAla Ave ke "A jIvana, jIvananA prazno, sukha-duHkha, sagavaDa agavaDa, AzA-nirAzA..." to zuM dharma eTale A saghaLuM dhAraNa karavuM te haze? A khyAlamAM adhUrapa lAge che, nahIM? dharmazAstro, saMta-mahAtmA, muni sAdhu kahe che "tame zuddha cetana svarUpa cho" che "pavitra ane AnaMdapUrNa zuddha svarUpa khIlavavuM e tamAro dharma che. AzA-nirAzA, sukha-duHkha, mAla-milkata thoDA samaya mATe che. te saghaLu Ava-jA kare che. tame te nathI." "kAma-krodha-lobha-moha vageremAMthI bahAra AvI, zuddha cetanA anAvRtta karavI te tamAro dharma che." zuddhi pragaTAvavA je kArya karavAnA ApyA te dharmamArga, dharmamArga tarIke, pUjA-mALA, pratikramaNa, sAmAyika tathA anya dhArmika kriyAonuM Ayojana karyuM jethI vyaktinI zuddhi jhaLakI UThe, jyAre koI kahe ke dharma karavo che tyAre evI kaMIka samajaNa che ke "dhArmika kriyA" karavI che. zuddhinI vAtanuM lakSa chUTI jAya che. 73 mALA-sAmAyika vagere dharmakriyA karavA pUrato ja zuM dharmamArga maryAdita haze? zuM dharmamArga A kriyAonI sImAmAM pUrAyelo haze? to A rojabarojanA praznonuM zuM? mana para kabajo jamAvI besatA A kAma, krodha, lobha, moha vagere bhAvonuM zuM? dharmakriyA na thaI zake to vyakti mATe dharma kA koI AzA nahIM hoya? paNa nA, dharmamArga ahIM baMdha nathI thato. dharmanuM zikhara jo AtmAnI parama zuddhi che, to dharmanI zarUAta, ApaNe, hAla, je rIte, dhana-dolata-sagavaDa meLavavAnAM, vicAra-vANI-vartana, sadbhAva-durbhAva, apekSA-upekSA tathA anya aneka praznomAMthI pasAra thaI rahyA chIe, tyAMthI che. A praznonI ArapAra dharmano rasto karavAno che, dharmano mArga A savAlone vIMdhIne pasAra thai rahyo che, A prazno pAse dharmamArga aTakI jaI na zake. nokarI dhaMdhe javAnuM che. gharakAma karavAnuM che. bALako uzkeravAnA che. saMbaMdho-vyavahAra sAcavavAnA che. jIvana jarUriyAtanA aneka prazno satAve che. eka prazna ukelavA jatAM eka praznamAMthI bIjA praznamAM, bIjAmAMthI trIjAmAM, trIjAmAMthI cothAmAM ema praznonI vaNajhArathI vyakti vIMTaLAyelI rahe che. vyakti pote ja eka mahAprazna thaI dharmamArganI ADe UbhI rahe che. ajANatA-dharmano rasto baMdha thavA lAge che. Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 Atma setu dharmamArga ahIM zarU thAya che. pANInA vaheNa ADe moTI bhekhaDa Ave to eka nAnI zI tirADamAMthI pANInA buMda Tapake che. sUryanuM kiraNa baMdha bAraNAnI nIce nahIM jevI jagyAmAMthI, oraDAmAM ajavAsa phelAve che. havA, bArInA nAnA zA chidramAMthI oraDAmAM praveze che, dharmamArge mUMjhavaNamAM rUMdhAI javA na devAya. manane, sApha karatAM javAnI, haLavuM karatAM javAnI zakyatA dareka saMga-prasaMgamAM che. atyAre bALakanI bimArI ane evA kAraNosara mALA thatI nathI e mUMjhavaNa che. A mUMjhavaNamAM mUMjhAIne aTakI na jatAM temAMthI samaja pUrvaka pasAra thavAnuM che. bimArI takalIpho na Ave tevA satata prayatno chatAM te paristhiti AvI paDI che. A paristhiti badalavAnA prayatno chatAM te tAtkAlika badalAtI nathI. A paristhitine samatAthI svIkArI laIe. ApaNane viparIta lAgatA saMjogomAMthI pasAra thatAM, mUMjhavaNa akaLAmaNa vadhI zake che, to samatA ane samajane pravAhita thavAno pUro avakAza paNa A saMjogo Ape che. muMjhavaNa-nirAzA A ghaDIe che to samatA ane zAMti paNa atyAre hAjara che. atyAre bALakanuM bimArImAM kaNasavuM. mAtAne vaLagavA laMbAyelA tenA nAjuka hAtha. vAtsalya kAje tarasatI bhoLI AMkho, khoLAnI hUMpha mATe hIjarAnuM tenuM hRdaya, nirdoSa rUdanamAMthI UThato prema mATeno pokAra! tene teDI levA Atura tamArU hRdaya, mamatA bharyA mananuM zAMta saMgIta, vAtsalyathI ubharAtuM tamArU dUdha bharyu aMtara, sarve aniSTothI tene bacAvavAnuM atula sAhasa! hiMmata! potAnuM keTaluMya samarpaNa karIne mAtAnA hRdayamAM vahetuM vAtsalyanuM jharaNuM... jharaNAne ugamasthAne vistarato jato cetanamaya cetanAno anubhava! anubhavo! atyAre. ahIM, mAtAnA hRdayamAM vahetA amI jharaNAne ugamasthAne cetanAno vistAra! IzvaranA eMdhANa kyAM dUra zodhavA javAnA che! tamArAM hradayamAMthI umaTato sneha pravAhita thavA do bALaka tarapha. je bhaktibhAvathI Apa mALAnA maNakA pheravo cho e ja bhAvathI bALakanI saMbhALa lo. premanA dhAgAmAM parovI, bALakanI sevA mATenA kAryonA maNakA, tamArI mamatAbharI AMgaLIomAM pharavA do. A saMjogomAM sthagita na thaI jatAM, mUMjhavaNamAM sarI na paDatAM, A kAryone dharmanI kriyA banAvatAM jAo. Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu 75 vyaktinI cetanA, potAnI icchA-apekSA, khuzI-nAkhuzI, lAcArI-nirAzA vagere lAgaNIonI bahAra AvI, anya pratye sneha, sahAnubhUti, sevA, samarpaNamAM sahajatAthI pravAhita thaI zakatI nathI tyAM sudhI "dharmamArge caDI zakAtuM nathI. manamAM ghoLAtA vicAro ane lAgaNIomAMthI pasAra thatI, cittane nirmaLa karatI dharmanI keDI kaMDAravAnI che. Aje kadAca "premabhAva" e eka lAgaNI haze. premabhAva nirmaLa thato jaze ema khyAla Avaze ke premabhAva e thoDA samaya pUratI, Ava-jA karatI, lAgaNI mAtra nathI. premabhAva, e to vyaktinA hovApaNAnuM, vyaktinA astitvanuM pota che. cetanAno pravAhita guNa che. cetanAnuM cetanamaya arUpI-rUpa che. Apa prema svarUpA mAtA cho. ApanI cetanAne vAtsalyamAM vahevA do. eka guNa pAchaLa aneka guNa vahetA Avaze. ApaNuM jIvana, jIvananI caDatI-paDatI, AvI paDatAM agaNita prazno, ApaNane, manuSya janmamAM, bheTa maLelI, tapobhUmi che. A tapobhUmimAM vividha prakAranA tapa ane tyAganI sAdhanA goThavAyelI ja che. saMsAranI A tapobhUmimAM tapa karatAM karatAM, vyaktinA mAnasanI eka AMtarika bhUmikA taiyAra thatI jaze. anukULatA maLatAM, Apa jyAre paNa nitya niyama mujaba dharmakriyA karI zakazo, tyAre temAM paNa vizeSa lInatA ane UMDANa AvatAM jaze. sukhanI AkAMkSAmAM jIvana jeTaluM jaTila thatuM jAya, teTalI saMvedanazIlatA ochI thatI jAya. AMtarika zAMti sAthenuM anusaMdhAna tUTatuM jAya, prasannatA khovAtI jAya, ane mAnasika rUkSatA, tanAva ane svArthIpaNAno vadhAro thato jAya. jIvanano eka cheDo che rojiMdA kAma, to bIjo cheDo che, zAzvata virAma! dharma AkAza jeTalo vizALa che. satsaMgI huM gRhiNI chuM. gharamAM nAnI moTI vAtomAM matabheda ane manadu:kha thatuM rahe che, meM AkhI jiMdagI mArI icchA-AzA-sagavaDa-tabiyatane gauNa karIne premapUrvaka kuTuMbanI rakSA ane sevA karI che. tenI khAsa kaMI kadara nathI. tethI vyagra rahevAya che. pUjA svAdhyAyamAM mana nathI lAgatuM. mane thAya che huM dharma karI ja nahI zakuM. to mAro uddhAra kema thaze? mAre zuM karavuM? bahenazrI : dharma to mananA dukhAvAnI davA che benA! dharma nAmanI davA manaduHkha mATe aksIra kahevAya che. bimArImAM to davA khAsa levAnI. be ke vadhAre mANaso jyAM bhegA thAya tyAM nAnA moTA matabheda to thavAnA. Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu gharakAma Ameya khUTatuM na hoya ane matabhedane lIdhe takalIpho vadhe ane kAmamAM aDacaNa Ave, te samajI zakAya tevu che. paraspara, sAthe rahetAM ane kAma karatAM snehathI sahakAranI samajaNa keLavavAnI rahe. gharamAM dareka jaNa, samajaNa keLavavA icche ke na paNa icyuM! kadAca icche to samajaNa bAbata paNa matabheda paDe! 76 prayatna chatAM samajaNa ane sahakAra na keLavI zakAtA hoya to jenAmAM samajaNa hoya teNe samajI javAnuM! potAnA matano Agraha na chUTake, premapUrvaka jarUrI hoya teTalo ja rAkhavo. jatuM karavAnI kaLA khIlavavA jevI che. tame kahezo ke keTaluka jatuM karavuM? jatuM karavAnI kaMI hada hoya ke nahIM? jarUra, hada to hovI joIe. jatuM karavAnI hada che behadamAM praveza sudhInI, behadamAM (AMtarika cetanA) pravezavA keTalIya vyAvahArika hado oLaMgavI paDaze. zakti hoya teTaluM jatuM karavuM, ne jatuM karavAnI kaLA khIlavavI. jatuM nahIM karAya, to mata-matAMtara, Agraha-durAgraha ane manaduHkhanI sImAomAM baMdhAvAnuM thaze. ajANatA, Akroza, gusso ane jhagaDAne AmaMtraNa apAI jaze ane manaduHkhano upAya karyAno bhrama poSAze. chaLanI paLa ane jIvanajaLa vacce ApaNe paDyA chIe, asvastha, vyagra, azAMta! jema jaLa vagara mAchalI taraphaDe che, ApaNe jIvanajaLa vagara taraphaDIe chIe. aMtaranA UMDANamAM jIvanajaLa vahI rahyuM che. te tarapha javAno prayatna karIe. ApaNe ApaNI aMdara DokiyuM karIe. matabheda zA mATe che? mane zuM joIe che? kema nathI maLatuM? mArI mAMgaNI ayogya che? potAne thatAM du:khano badalo levAnuM valaNa na rAkhatAM, je rIte vartana karI rahyA ho, tenAthI thoDuM vadhu sArI rIte vartI zakAya ke kema tenA prayoga karatAM rahIe. potAnI la zodhI dUra karavAno prayatna karIe. ane bhUla eTale zuM? te zodhIe. ApaNe ApaNI apekSA, upekSA, apamAna, avagaNanA hatAzA vagere lAgaNIonA bojA nIce dabAyelA rahIe chIe. duHkhI thatAM thatAM, hoMze hoMze A bojo UMcakIne pharIe chIe. pAchA e bojAthI vadhAre duHkhI thaIe chIe. ApaNA sukha-du:kha, manamAM jAgatI beThelI icchA-AzA, ane bIjA taraphathI maLatAM sneha-AdhAto vacce, ahIMthI tyAM phaMgoLatA rahe che. Aja sudhI agaNita anya jano sAthe mitratA-matabheda thatAM rahyAM che. keTakeTalA prakAranI vRttio manamAM UThatI rahI che ne manamAM dabAvAtI rahI che. ThAMsI ThAMsIne aMtaramAM saMgrahAtI rahI che. A vRttio aMdara ne aMdara vaLa khAtI rahI che, ane vAte vAte bahAra AvavAnI mathAmaNamAM hAMphatI rahI che. teno aMta Avyo nathI, Avato nathI ane dekhAto nathI. jIvananI saMdhyAe paNa manaduHkha ane vyagratAnA prazno gherAIne paDyAM che. gharamAM ane manamAM matabheda ane manaduHkha haju tAjA che. ane ApaNe vAsI, duNAyelA, dubhAyelA! Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu sAmAjika ane kauTumbika rIte jotAM tame tamArAM sukha-sagavaDanI paravA karyA vagara tamArAM parivAranI hara musIbatamAM rakSA ane sevA karI che. samAjamAM haMmezA upayogI thaIne rahyAM cho. tamArI sadbhAvanA ane sevAnI jo thoDI paNa kadara karavAmAM Ave to mAna-sanmAnathI tamArI sevA thavI joIe. tenA badale avagaNanA ane upekSA maLe che. tamane thAya che "mane sarAsara anyAya thaI rahyo che. Ama na cAle. " paNa, "IzvaranA darabAra"mAM to je bane te nyAya! Ama ja cAle che. je saMjogo ane saMgAtha AvI maLyAM che tenA bIja, ajANatA ApaNA ja vAvelA hovAnI zakyatA nathI zuM? AvI maLelA saMjogone agamanA saMketa samajIe. Aja sudhI sukha-duHkhanI cokaleTa cagaLIne teno rasa manamAM utAryA karyo. teno bhAra vadhato gayo, have veThAto nathI, du:khI rahevAya che. evI lAgaNI korI khAya che ke "mane anyAya thAya che, parivAra mATenA mArAM premabharyA samarpaNanI Aja kiMmata? mArI kiMmata-kadara thavI joIe... sAmAnya rIte, vyavahAranI apekSAe e Agraha yogya hoya. paNa, te yogya hoya. chatAM, tema bane ke na paNa bane! tema na bane tethI duHkhI duHkhI thaI javAya. Agraha, haThAgraha ke durAgrahanuM rUpa laI zake. manamAM tenI gAMTha baMdhAtI jAya. AvI aneka gAMTho baMdhAya ane majabUta thAya. A graMthiomAMthI gusso, bIka, asalAmatI, duHkha, ciMtAnI lAgaNIo "laDAIno moraco" goThavyA kare. apamAna, asahakAra, kaThoratAnA AghAtonA ghA pIDA Ape. ghA upara pharI pharIne AghAta thAya ane ghA UMDA thatAM jAya. dhA pAke. 77 muMjhavaNa, hatAzA, asalAmatInI pIDA prasare. duHkhI mana salAmata rahevAnA prayatnamAM pratyAghAta ApI sAMtvanA levA mathe paraspara snehane badale, AghAta-pratyAghAtanuM yuddha chUpuM ke dekhItuM cAlyA kare. tenuM cakra ghUmyA kare. leNa-deNa maMDAyAM kare. saMbhava che A AghAta-pratyAghAtanI vRttionA pariNAma rUpe saMjogo ne saMbaMdho AvI maLatAM hoya! manaduHkhanI pIDAthI ja ApaNe dharmanI zarUAta karIe. manaduHkha thAya che pratikULa saMjogone lIdhe. Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 Atma setu pratikULa saMjogo, ApaNA bhAva, vicAra, vANI vartananuM phaLa che. manamAM graMthiono saMgraha bharyo paDyo che. parivAra, saMbaMdho, sattA, saMpatti vadhArI sukhI thavAnA prayatno cAle che, temAM pheraphAra karI sukhI thavAze te khyAlamAM kyAMka bhUla paDI che. pheraphAra potAnAmAM karavAno che. zarUAta ulaTI thaI che. javuM che pUrvamAM ane cAlIe chIe pazcimamAMthI pazcimamAM. rAta pachI rAta ja AvyA kare. pharIyAda rahe ke aMdhArU dUra thatuM nathI paNa jyAre khabara paDe ke "oha! mArI doTa ulaTI che. dizA badalavAnI che. dizA badalAtA sukhanA sUryanA dezano Acho Achoya ujAsa dekhAze. ApaNI bhItara najara karIe. manamAM paDelI gAMTho ukelavAno prayatna karIe. mananI gUMca ukelavA potAnI madada laIe. svamitra sArA-narasA saMjogomAM sAthe ja che. mananA ghA rUjhavavAmAM, gUMcavaNo UkelavAmAM svano sahakAra maLaze. ApaNI zaktio vyavahAra ane anya sAthenI leNa-deNa pUrI karavA jeTalI sImita nathI. ApaNAmAM anargaLa zaktio che. Agraha ane mAnyatAnI sImAthI jarA dUra haThIne ApaNe ApaNane samajavAno prayoga karIe. tame asIma zakti dhAraNa karo cho. e zaktine jagAvavI e tamAro dharma che. AghAta-pratyAghAta to AvavAnA. te zAMtithI khamI khAvAnI zakti ujAgara karIe. mananI vyagratAne pUjA-bhaktimAM vahI javA daIe. haLavA thatAM rahIe. saMtoSanI sImA vadhAratAM rahIe. ApaNA duHkhI ahaMkArane asImanA caraNe mUkI, harinuM smaraNa karIe. karatAM jaIe gharanuM kAma, letA jaIe harinuM nAma... tA. 12 jAnyuArI 2004 satsaMgI : mane ciMtA che ke huM dharma karI zakIza ke nahIM? Apa kaho cho, jatuM karavuM, haLavA thavuM, saMtoSa rAkhavo... e kaMI dharma ocho ja che? bahenazrI : Apa zAne dharma kaho cho? satsaMgI : pUjA-bhakti, pratikramaNa sAmAyika, vrata-tapa vagere dhArmika kriyAo karavI te dharma. bahenazrI : A dhArmika kriyAo Apa jANo cho? Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu satsaMgI : jANu to chuM... paNa karI zakatI nathI. pATha karavA besuM paNa temAM dhyAna rahetuM nathI. mana bIje bhaTakavA lAge che. bahenazrI : Apa kaho cho tame TenzanamAM ane ciMtAmAM rahyAM karo cho. tame jANo cho ke dhArmika kriyAmAM tamArUM mana nathI lAgatuM. tamArAthI e thaI zakatI nathI. to, pUjA-bhakti, sAmAyika vagere karavA sakSama thavuM joIze ne? sakSama thavA mATe prathama manaduHkha, ciMtAnI davA karavI paDazene? mana bhaTakatuM aTake, kaMIka sthira thAya tenA upAya vicAravA rahyA, mana uparano bhAra ocho karI haLavA thavuM joIe. ema vicAra Ave ke anukULatA hoya to haLavAza rahe to dharma thAya. dhAro ke tame dhArelI anukULatA thaI to dhArmika kriyAmAM mana lAgaze? pachI ema nahIM bane ne ke e anukULatA TakAvavAnA vicAro cAlaze ane mana nahIM lAge. anukULatA vadhAravAnI icchA jora karaze ane mana temAM aTavAze. ema paNa vicAra AvI zake ke, "atyAre to majA che. A dharama... barama... to ThIka che. AgaLa joyuM jaze." atyAre manaduHkhathI TenzanamAM AvelA tamane dharmanI yAda kadAca vadhuM Ave che. A dharmayAdanI raLiyAmaNI ghaDIne saMbhALI, saMvArI laIe, je maLyuM temAM rAjI rahIne, anyane rAjI rAkhIne saMtoSanI rekhA dorIe. apamAna, gusso, asahakAra maLe che? sAme tema na karatAM jatuM karIe. premapUrvaka rahevAno yatna karIe. saMjogo ane saMbaMdhono ApaNI para ghaNo prabhAva che. bahArathI paDato prabhAva ane aMdarathI AvatI vRttiothI pratikriyAnI pravRtti cAlatI rahe che. Atmazuddhi mATe, kaMI sarjanAtmaka-pojhITIva vartanano avakAza vadhAravA, haLavA thatAM rahevuM, saMtoSa ane sthiratA vadhAravA prayatna karavo te Ajano dharma. 79 thoDA svastha rahetAM thavAya, vRttio jarA narama paDe. mana para bojo vadhavAne badale ocho thato jAya, dRSTi aMtara tarapha vaLatI thAya ane mananI zakti ekatra thavI zarU thAya... to saMbhava che dhArmika kriyAomAM dhyAna ApavAnI zakyatA vadhatI jAya! tA. 12 jAnyuArI 2004 satsaMgI : mane ema hatuM ke meM dharma vize vAMcyuM che, sAMbhaLyuM che, nityakrama karUM chuM eTale, huM dharma karUM chuM... have mane ema lAge che ke dharma eTale zuM? te huM khAsa samajI nathI. huM dharma arthe je karUM chuM te saghaLu "mArI bahAra" karUM chuM, dharma arthe "mArI aMdara" paNa kaMI karavAnuM hoya teno mane saheje khyAla na hato. ..... Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 Atma setu huM varSothI pUjA pATha vagere karuM chuM paNa temAM mAruM khAsa dhyAna nathI rahetuM. pATha-pUjA yaMtravata cAlatA rahe ane mana bIje pharatuM rahe... mane aphasosa thAya che ke "arere! mArI varSonI mahenata nakAmI gaI!" bahenazrI : mane lAge che, tamArI varSonI mahenata phaLI! satsaMgI : huM azAMta ane vyagra chuM. mArI mahenata jarA paNa phaLI nathI. bahenazrI : Apa kaho cho, tema, pUjA-pATha yaMtravat thatAM rahyAM ne mana bIje pharatuM rahyuM. mALA pharatI rahI ane ciMtA, nirAzA, apamAnanA vicAro cAlatAM rahyAM. kalpanA haze ke "huM ATalo dharma karuM chuM to mane dhAryuM phaLa maLaze." phaLa tarIke anya taraphathI sneha, sahakAra ane sevA maLaze, tevI AzA pUrI na thaI. Ama paNa ciMtA ne azAMti hatAM. temA A viphaLatAno umero thayo. "dharma"nuM joItuM" pariNAma na AvyuM ne nirAzA ora vadhI.. te mATe tame pUchyuM. kaMIka "navuM jANyuM. jANIne vicAryuM, manana karyuM.. to tamane potAne-bIjAnA kahyAM mAtrathI nahIM - ema thayuM ke huM dharma mArI bahAra karatI hatI.... ane samajaNa na hovAthI karatI rahI... AvI samaja viSe, A pahelA paNa Ape kadAca vAMcyuM ke sAMbhaLyuM hoya tema banI zake. paNa e samaye A vAta samajavAnI ATalI tatparatA ane AMtarika taiyArI na hoya to e vAtano ATalo prakAza na paDe jeTalo prakAza tamArI taiyArI ane tatparatAthI tamArA potAnA anubhavathI paDyo. dharma karavo eTale zuM karavuM te viSe manamAM thoDu ajavALuM thavuM e tamane maLeluM phaLa che! dharma pratye jAye-ajANye rUci hatI tethI dhArmika kriyA, pUjA-pATha vagere karatAM hatAM. e vakhate dharmanA phaLa rUpe tamAre kaMI anya joItuM hatuM te na maLyuM.. to tamane AgaLa jatAM A vAta samajANI ke aMtaradRSTi karavI... aMtarazuddhi karavI... A bodha thavo e nAnI sUnI vAta nathI. sadbhAvanA ane dharma ArAdhanAnuM A phaLa che. dRSTi aMtara tarapha vaLavAnI taiyArI bharI A amUlya paLa che. A mUlyavAna paLane praNAma! tA. 13 me 2004 satsaMgI : huM prayatna karuM chuM, ke mAre du:kha nathI karavuM, paNa mane ATaluM du:kha kema thAya che? huM zuM karuM? bahenazrI : saMbhava che, Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu 81 duHkhanuM kAraNa ghavAyelo ahaMkAra hoya! kyAreka kaMI meLavIne ApaNo ahaM poSAya che. to, kyAreka kaMIka jatuM karIne ApaNo ahaM poSAya che. Ape sadbhAvanApUrvaka parivArane UMco lAvavA bhoga Apyo. tamArAM moja-zokha, mAna-sanmAna, UMgha-bhUkhanI paravA na karI. premapUrvaka saunA bhalAnI phIkara karI. tamane AzA hatI ke AnI jarUra kadara thaze... AzA hatI ke "mAre mATe paNa "sArUM" pariNAma Avaze..." AzA bujhAvA lAgI. dhIraja khUTavA lAgI. nirAzAthI gherAI javAyuM. jIvanano lAMbo samaya, agatyano samaya nakAmo gayAnI lAgaNI tamArAmAM phelAvA lAgI. jatuM karIne poSAtA "huM paNAne Akhu jIvana eLe gayAno UMDo AghAta lAgyo. tamArAM "huM paNA"ne ahaMkArane TakavAno AdhAra na dekhAtAM, AzA na rahetAM du:kha vadhatuM cAlyuM.! UMmara thaI che. AkhI jiMdagI je karyuM te eLe gayuM tema lAge che. bhaviSya bhaya pamADe che. parivAra vikharAvA lAgyo che. zarIra Dagumagu thAya che. aMtara baLe che. jANe ke bhavaroga lAgu paDyo...! tA. 14 me 2004 satsaMgI : mAre A pIDAmAMthI A rogamAMthI bahAra nIkaLavuM che. bahenazrI : jema saMjogo AvI maLavA nasIba AdhIna che, tema sadbhAvanAbharI vyaktinI avagaNanA paNa nasIba AdhIna samajavI rahI. karmanuM cakra keTalAya samayathI cAlatuM Ave che. tenI gati samajI nathI zakAtI. lAMbA prayatna pachI paNa, maLI AvelA A saMjogono svIkAra karIe...! A pIDAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLavA prathama pagalu upADavA mana majabUta karI prayatna karIe. Aje je paNa saMjogo che. avirata mahenata pachI, anya pratye samarpaNa chatAM je saMjogo Aje dubhave che teno svIkAra karIe. A, atyAre, Ama che! basa! je, che, teno svIkAra! vartamAnamAM je che teno svIkAra! svIkArano vicAra AvatAM eka AchI haLavAza UtaravA lAgaze. Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 nakArAtmaka vicAro ane bhAvothI aTakAze. sukha-zAMti mATeno dRSTikoNa spaSTa thavA daIe. sarjanAtmaka mAnasika vaLAMka laIe. Ape pote-jAte anubhavyuM ke bIjAmAM pheraphAra karavAno prayatna kevuM ne keTaluM pariNAma Ape che! ApI zake che! bIjAmAM pheraphAra karavAnI mahenata keTalI vAmaNI che! je banI rahyuM che te keTaluM vizALa ane virATamAM banI rahyuM che. vyaktinA potAnA hAthamAM zuM ne keTaluM che? potAnAmAM pheraphAra karavAnI samaja keLavIe. aMtara sAthe joDAvAno prayatna karIe. vyaktimAM, haMmezA sanAtana kaMIka evI zakti che, je bharapUra bharI che. AMtarika zakti vikasavA daIe. Atma setu satsaMgI : prayatna vAmaNA che to zuM prayatna na karavA? bahenazrI : mAtra prayatnathI saghaLuM thaI jatuM nathI ema jAta anubhavathI samajAyuM che. raste cAlatA Thokara vAge to paDI javAya, vAge. lohI nikaLe, pIDA thAya, e jAta anubhavI jyAre samajAya che, samaja pAkI thAya che to ApaNe cAlatA dhyAna rAkhIe chIe. akasmAta agnithI dAjhI javAya che to eka samaja Ave che ke agnimAM jANIbujhI hAtha na nAkhavo, dajhA.... Ape lAMbA prayatnathI anubhavyuM ke athAka prayatna chatAM saghaLuM dhAryuM thatuM nathI. A vAta koIe kahI che ane mAnI levAnI che ema to che nahIM. jAta anubhavathI samajAyuM che, "saghaLuM" thavA mATe prayatna uparAMta aneka paribaLo kAryarata che. e paribaLone ApaNe jANatAM nathI. je ApaNA hAthamAM nathI! jAta anubhavI A samaja AvI che. A samajanI paripakvatA sudhI pahoMcavAmAM prayatnae madada karI che. ApaNA prayatna mAtrathI saghaLuM thatuM nathI. "kaMI" thavA mATe prayatna uparAMta bIjA paribaLo paNa sakriya che. prayatnanuM dhAryuM phaLa ugADavuM hAthamAM nathI... dhAryuM phaLa Ave ke na paNa Ave. A samaja pUrvaka prayatna karIe. satsaMgI : ... to zuM samarpaNa na karavuM? *** Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 83 Atma setu bahenazrI : "meM samarpaNa karyuM" e bhAva paNa samarpita thaI javA daIe. huM anya prati samarpaNa karuM chuM" e ahaMkArane virATamAM vilIna thaI javA daIe. ApaNA nAnA zA prayatno virATane caraNe dharI khAlI thatAM rahIe. samarpaNano ya ahaMkAra zAne kAje? ApaNA aMtaramAM ahaMkAranI pAchaLa asIma zUnya vilasI rahyuM che. "meM Ama karyuM to tema thavuM joIe." A ahaMkAranuM phaLa ApaNA hAthamAM nathI! ahaMkAranA AvAsamAM vasIne zuM? "meM samarpaNa karyuM" nA bhAva para ahaMkAra TakI rahyo che. A bhAva paNa jAya to aMtaramAM sUnakAra UtarI Ave. sUnakAra ajANyo lAge. temAMthI bhAgavAnI vRtti jAge. paNa svayaMne sUnakAranI sAthe rahevA do. sUnakArano svIkAra thavA dosvayaMne maunamAM UtarI javA dosahaja thavA do svayaMne! saraLatA ane haLavAza AvavA doprasannatA ane jIvaMtatA pragaTavA doahaMkAra banI tame pote, tamane potAne naDo nahIM. svayaMne sunakAranI anubhUtimAM UtaravA do! cetanamaya zUnyano sAkSAtkAra thavA do! kaMI na karo!!! satsaMgI : ... paNa mANasanI kadara to thavI joIene? nahIMtara to evuM thAya ke je sadbhAvanA rAkhe teNe herAna thayA karavAnuM? bahenazrI : sAmAjika vyavasthAnI rIte vicArIe to satkAryanI kadara, mahattA, sthAna vagere maLavA joIe. paNa... satsaMgI : parivArajano sArI rIte varte eTalI AzA to haM rAkhI zakuM ne? mArA mananI zAMti mATe teoe ATaluM na karavuM joIe? bahenazrI : karavuM to ghaNuM joIe, paNa, Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 Atma setu nathI thatuM tenuM zuM? anyae "A rIte vartavuM joIe" "Ama thavuM joIe" ema saMbaMdhonI dRSTie jotA vicAra Ave, paNa jyAre ema nathI ja banatuM tyAre anya sAthe laDI-jhagaDI, karagarI mAna-kadara meLavavA? nirAzAthI gherAI jaI ghUNAmAM sarI javuM? haMmezanA phariyAdI banI rahevuM? to, to samaya jatAM sadbhAvanA, durbhAvanAmAM kyAre sarI paDaze teno khyAla paNa nahIM rahe. mAnyatA cAlu raheze ke "huM sArI bhAvanA rAkhuM chuM" ne aMdara ne aMdara durbhAvanAno janma thayo haze ne tene poSaNa maLatuM raheze tethI ajANa rahIzu. sAthenI vyakti judI rIte vicAratI hoya. te kadAca ema vicAratAM hoya ke "tame sAruM karyuM to karyuM, nahotuM karavuM. ame kyAM kahyuM hatuM?" kadAca ema jotAM hoya ke "... A mahenata kare che karavA do... lAbha to ApaNane ja che..." saMbhava che ema mAnatAM hoya ke "ATaluM badhuM saune mATe khapI javuM narI mUrkhAI che. bhogavo..." samarpaNa karanAranuM svapna hoya ke "saunuM bhalu thaze... sau sukhI thaze.. sneha vadhaze..." AvI maLe pIDA. samaya jatAM saMjogo badalAze. pIDA tyAMnI tyAM raheze. saMjogo sArAM Ave to paNa pIDA, pIDA ApatI rahe. temAMthI gusso, nirAzA, dhRNAnA saMskAra saryA kare." kyAreka ajANatA ema thaI zake ke ". mane gusso karavAno, avagaNanA karavAno hakka che. kAraNa ke huM "sArI" chuM..." ke "huM sAro chuM." pIDAnA saMskAra UMDA gayA hoya to tenI davA tethI paNa UMDe sudhI pahoMcADavI rahe. sadbhAvanAnI nAvane pIDAtAM tophAnamAMthI AgaLa haMkArI javAnI rahe... karmanI jALa cAre bAjuthI pheMkAI rahI che. nAva temAM phasAvAnI pUrI zakyatAo che. tA. 15 me 2004 satsaMgI : mane pharI pharIne ema thAya che ke mAre mATe teoe kaMI na karavuM joIe? mane bahu ochI apekSA che. te pUrI nathI thatI. mArI umara thaI che. ekalatA lAge che. muMjhavaNa thAya che... bahenazrI : koIno sAtha kyAM sudhI? ajANyAno sAtha thoDA pagalA. paricaya vadhatAM thoDA divasa. mitratA thatAM mitrano sAtha thoDA varSo. parivArano svajanono sAtha kadAca lAMbo samaya. svajana-mitrono meLo jAme ane mana hRdaya khuza rahe. ema icche ke A meLo basa haMmezA Ama ja rahe! sau ekabIjAno sAtha icche che. Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu 85 sau sAtha sahakAra mATe satata prayatnazIla rahe che. chatAM kyAre, kevI rIte meLAmAMthI chUTu paDI javAya che khabara nathI paDatI. ApaNe janma laIe tyAre ekalA AvIe chIe. janma pahelAnA koI meLAmAMthI, mRtyu UpADI laIne ajANyA sthaLe ravAnA kare che. ajANyA loko jANItA thAya che. mAtA-pitA parivArano meLo navesarathI bharAya che. bALaka jyAre pA pA pagalI mAMDe che tyAre teNe jAte ja TaTTAra rahI Daga bharavA, paga upADavA paDe che. haryobharyo parivAra hoya to paNa bhaNavA, nokarI-dhaMdhA arthe ke bIjA kAraNosara ekalA cAlI nIkaLavAnuM thAya maLavuM ane chUTA paDavuM thayA ja kare che... thayA ja kare che... thayA ja kare che.. lokonI vacce hovA chatAM ekalatAno anubhava ApaNane saune che. bIjAno sAtha chUTe che paNa ekalatAno sAtha nathI chUTato. anyano sAtha to maLyo teTalo maLyo paNa ekalatAno sAtha to maLelo ja che. anyano sAtha thoDo samaya sAro lAge pachI ekalatAnI lAgaNI hAjara thaI ja jAya. ekalatA ApaNI kAyamanI sthiti che. ekalA paDatAM bIka lAge. game nahIM. vicAro UbharAya. asalAmatI saLavaLe. mUMjhavaNa thavAM lAge. ApaNe ApaNI sAme AvI ubhA rahI jaIe. mananI sRSTi satAvavA lAge. muzkelI hoya tenAthI vadhu moTI dekhAya. ApaNI haMmezanI sAthI ekalatAnI sAthe rahetA thaIe. ApaNA potAnA mitra banIe. potAne snehathI samajIe. sukha gharamAM javA mATe ApaNe kyAMka rasto bhUlyA lAgIe chIe. prayatna sukhanA gharamAM javA mATe ane pariNAma ulaTA! kema? A ekalatA kema vAraMvAra AvI maLe che? mAnavIonA meLAmAM anekanA paricayamAM "baha aMtamAM sukhanI zodha karIe chIe. tenuM pariNAma zuM Ave che? sukhanI zodhamAM cokkasa kyAMka bhUla paDI lAge che! vyaktinI ekalatAnA ekAMtamAMthI sukhAlayano rasto pasAra thAya che zuM? satsaMgI : A vAto sArI lAge che paNa ekalatAmAM rahevuM agharU lAge che. ekalA paDatAM bIka lAge che. hiMmata nathI cAlatI. bahenazrI : taratA na AvaDatuM hoya to dariyAnA UMDA pANImAM sIdhu jhaMpalAvavAnuM na hoya, paNa taratA zIkhavuM hoya to jyAM UbhA hoIe tyAMthI jaLa tarapha pagaluM mAMDavAnuM hoya. mAnavIonA meLAmAMthI nIkaLI vanamAM jaI guphAmAM vasavAnI vAta nathI. bhavasAgara taravo che to aMtaradRSTi karI mananA ekAMta sAthe rahevAno saheja-sAja prayatna to karI zakAya ne? agharUM che. azakya nathI. ekAMtamAM rahevAno nAno zo prayatna vyaktine tenI asIma zaktio tarapha dorI javAnI zakti dharAve che. Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 Atma setu ekalatAmAM kALaju korAvA do. satsaMgI : ... jaLa tarapha pagaluM kevI rIte mAMDavuM? bahenazrI : . je AvI maLyuM che teno sahaja svIkAra karIe. parivAra viparAto jAya che. bhaviSyanI ciMtA satAve che. athAka mahenatanuM dhAryuM pariNAma nathI AvyuM. koI AzA nathI. eka ajaMpo ane viSAda satata manane gherAyelo rahe che, "arere mArI kaMI kiMmata nathI..." Ama banyuM che. Ama banI rahyuM che. je banyuM che, je banI rahyuM che, tethI kaMI judu bane te mATenI mahenata chatAM tema ja banyuM che. tema ja banI rahyuM che. "meM Ama karyuM" "teNe tema karyuM" A tamArI vAta kharI. paNa have zuM? e ghaTanAo yAda karI karI tenA bhArathI DUbatAM javuM ke A ghaTanAonI pIDA khaMkheratA jaI atyAre karavA yogya karatAM javuM? taratA javuM? bhUtakALanI rAkhamAMthI "maDA beThA" karyA karIzuM, to e bhUta satAvatuM raheze. bhUtakALamAM je banyuM teno agni jalI gayo che. aMgArA para rAkha vaLI gaI che. bhUtanI garama rAkha mana para lagAvI dAjhayA karavAthI zuM? bhUtanI bhabhUti lagAvI, udAsa-hatAza, phariyAdabharyA pharavAthI zuM? atyAre, A ghaDIe je che, te ja atyAre che. je kALa vItI gayo te pharI nathI AvavAno. atyAre e paristhiti nathI, e zakti nathI. e saMbaMdho nathI, atyAre tenA pariNAma che. je banI gayuM che tenI yAda atyAre che. je vItI gayuM che tene lIdhe baMdhAyelI mAnasika sthiti atyAre che. mAnyatA mujaba pariNAma nathI AvyAM tenI hatAzA atyAre che, tenuM duHkha-darda atyAre che. svastha thavA kaMI thaI zakaze to atyAre thaI zakaze na to vItI gayelA samayamAM pAchuM javAze. na to kUdako mArI bIjI paristhitimAM pahoMcAze. "atyAra"mAM kaMIka zakyatA che. A paLa jIvatI paLa che. A paLa jAgI zakAya che. A paLa para caDelI bhUtanI rAkhane khaMkheravA prayatna karI zakAya che. lAMbA prayatna pachI paNa je banyuM che tema na banavuM joIe tevI apekSA atyAre che. sadbhAvanAnI kadara thAya ja evI mAnyatA che. sadbhAvanAnI kadara karavI joIe tevo Agraha che. atyAranI sAMyogika paristhiti ane mAnasika sthitino svIkAra karIe. samagratAthI svIkArIe. svIkAra thAya che to "Ama thavuM joIe" tevI apekSA ane kaMI meLavavAnI ugratA ochI thatI jAya che. mana parano bhAra, tanAva, kheMca dhIre dhIre ghaTatA jAya che. jIva baLato hoya to "olavAto" jAya che. "Tharato" jAya che. rAkha nIcenA bhArelA agnine iMdhaNa nathI maLatAM. agni bujhAto jAya che. Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu ajANatA, ApaNe ApaNI potAnI najIka AvI UbhA rahI jaIe chIe. manane haLavAza lAge che. mana jUnuM choDI zake che. mana tAju thaI zake che. hara ghaDI je banI rahyuM che, te tarapha mana junuM choDI najara karI zake che. "bekadaratA"no svIkAra thato jAya che. mana tAjuM thAya to navI paristhiti tarapha tAjagIthI joI zakaze. sAtha-saMgAtha, rahevo-chUTavo e vAto navI rIte dekhAze. manane gherAIne paDelo ghero viSAda vidAya leto jaze. bhaya, asalAmatI ochI satAvaze. bhaviSyanI ciMtA tarapha navI najara jaze. sadbhAvanA salAmata raheze ane ahaMkAranI pIDA ochI thaze. ApaNane je maLe che tenuM mahatva lAge che, paNa ApaNane je nathI maLatuM tenuM mahatva jarAya ochuM nathI. ApaNI pAse je nathI, ApaNane je nathI maLyuM, ApaNI mahenata chatAM je nathI maLatuM tenA doravAyA ApaNe doravAIe chIe. je nathI tenI doravaNIthI atyAre ApaNe je chIe, jevA chIe tevA thaI UbhA chIe. je nathI maLatuM te kaMIka preraNA Ape che. je nathI te kaMIka meLavavA dhakkA mAre che. je nathI maLyuM te zodha karavA prere che. je nathI maLatuM te ALasamAM sarI jatAM aTakAve che. je nathI maLatuM te savAlobharI akaLAmaNa Ape che. je nathI maLatuM te aMtarazodha karavA prere che. je nathI maLatuM te manane jAgRta rAkhe che. mananI jAgRtimAM mananA aMdhArA khUNA dekhAvA zarU thAya che. sadbhAvanAno pravAha, durbhAvanAnA malakamAM sarI jato dekhAya che, to ekAeka, ghaDIbhara aTakI javAya che. aTakI javAya to vicAra AvI zake ke "je raste huM jaI rahyo chuM te barAbara che ke kyAMka bhUlA paDI bhaTakI javAze?" sadbhAvanA bIjAnI kadarane AdhAre ochI ja che? ja phUla khIle che. sugaMdha phelAya che. kula sugaMdhanI kiMmata kyAM mAge che? sadbhAvanAnA choDamAM satkarmanA phUla khIle che. suvAsa phelAya che. parivAra-mitramaMDaLamAM sukha-zAMti prasare che. sadbhAvanA amUlya che. koI ghRNA kare, tenI pratye prema bhale rahe. koI avagaNanA kare, tenI pratye sanmAna rahevA daIe. 87 Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 Atma setu apamAnanI sAme apamAna karyuM, dhRNA sAme dhRNA karI, to vahelo-moDo, sAmethI joradAra javAba AvI zake. teno uttara vadhAre jorAvara ApavAno bane. vaLI teno uttara...........! je nathI maLyuM, je nathI maLatuM, sadbhAvanAnI kadara nathI thatI te batAve che ke sadbhAvanAno pratibhAva Avo paNa hoya zake. te samajAve che, ghaNA, apamAna, kadarahInatAnI sAme laDAI zarU karI to teno aMta kyAM? parasparanI pratikriyAnI pUrNAhuti kyAM? zuM parasparanA saMbaMdho eka pratikriyA yuddha banI rahe che? zuM parasparanA saMbaMdho pratikriyAbharyA vartana-vRtti-bhAvamAM UbhA rahIne ja vicArI zakAya che? zuM parasparanA saMbaMdho "maitrIkriyA"no "kriyAyoga" na banI zake? to savAla thAya che ke "jevA sAthe tevA na thaIe to amAre TakavuM kaI rIte? jIvanano vyavahAra calAvavo kevI rIte?" pratikriyAnA ThaMDA yuddhanA medAnamAM UbhA rahIne vicAravAne badale maitrIbharyA manamAM UbhA rahI, maitrIkriyAyoganA Asana para besI na vicArI zakAya? karmacakranI gati ochI karavAnA A avasara che. A prayatna karatAM acakATa thAya che? vadhu takalIpho AvI paDavAnI bIka lAge che? paNa satkarma kadi niSphaLa jatAM nathI. tenuM sAruM pariNAma Ave ja che. sadavRttimAM zraddhA rAkhIe. sadbhAvanAnA bAhya pariNAma manavAMcchita nathI maLyA ane mananA UMDANamAM sadbhAvanAnI bhUmi ajANI lAge che. ajANI bhUmi para jatAM bIka lAgaze, asalAmatI gabharAvaze, icchA-AzA nirAdhAra thatAM lAgaze.... paNa aMtaramAM eka AdhAra vidyamAna che. tamArI-mArI aMdara eka evuM tatva che jene AdhAre A nirAdhArapaNuM che. A tatva tarapha, A AdhAra tarapha eka kadama AgaLa vadhAze to e AdhAra ApaNI tarapha be kadama AgaLa Avaze. mAnasanI eka navI bhUmikA taiyAra thaze. ekalA hovAnI vAstavikatA samajavAnI A amUlI taka che. A nirAdhArapaNuM keTaluM kiMmatI che. vAcana-pravacana ke vAtacItamAM ghaNIvAra sAMbhaLavAnuM thayuM haze, ke "manuSya ekalo Ave che, ekalo javAno che... rojiMdA anubhavamAM mitramaMDaLa-svajanonI vacce rahetA hoIe. ekalA hovAnI vAta paththara para pANInI jema mana para sUkAI jAya. tarasI dharatI para varSonI jema A vAta manamAM aMdara na utare! koI jana-svajana hAjara na hoya to gamatuM nathI. sAtha-saMgAtha zodhavA najara doDatI rahe che. ekalA rahI nathI zakAtuM. bIjA mATe prayatna thatAM ja rahe che, thatAM ja rahe che. atyAre mananI dharatI tarasI che! ekalatAnI kiMmata samajI, A anerI takane svIkArI ekalatAnI sAthe rahetA thaIe. Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu mitra-parivArano sAtha nibhAvatAM nibhAvatAM, sannAvanA ane durbhAvanA banne mitratA mATe sAmasAmAM hAtha laMbAve che. teno meLa meLavavA jatAM, e meLa meLavatAM meLavatAM, to ekalatAne AMgaNe jaI pahoMcAyuM che! Ubho karelo mitra-parivArano meLo sarI jatI retInI jema vikharAto gayo che. dareka vyakti saunI vacce hoya tyAre paNa manamAM ekalA vicAre che. ekalA anubhave che, ekalA aMdara kaMI juduM vicArAtuM hoya ane bahAra samUhamAM kaMI juduM raju karAtuM hoya, athavA karavuM paDatuM hoya te anubhava saune che. khuzI darekanA mananA ekAMtamAM jAge che, prasare che ane abhivyakta thAya che. nirAzA-nAkhuzI-AghAta darekanA potAnA aMtaranA ekAMtamAM jAge che, prasare che ane abhivyakta thAya che. saunI sAthe hovA vakhate paNa sau manamAM thoDuM ekalA jIve che paNa ApaNuM dhyAna joga-saMjoga-mitra-svajanamAM ramamANa hoya che. ekalatAmAM ApaNe thoDuM potAnI para dhyAna daIe. ApaNA uranA ekAMtanI sAthe rahetA thaIe ekalatAmAM aMtaramAM jAgatAM rahIe. potAne potAnI ekalatAno sAkSAtkAra thavA daIe. sva sAthe sUra maLatAM, sva sAthe saheja sAja anusaMdhAna thatAM, asalAmatI, mUMjhavaNanuM rUpa eTaluM nahIM bIvaDAvI zake jeTaluM. mana potAnI bahAra ne bahAra, bIjAmAM salAmatI, sanmAna zodhatuM pharatuM hoya! vyaktinuM aMtaramana zaktibharyuM che, aMdara kaMIka sahaja che. kaMIka maulika che. tene pragaTavA daIe. premathI jIvataranA jheranA ghUMTaDA gaLI jaI paMcAvIe, aMtaranA amInA Acamana daIe, laIe. aMtaranA ekAMtamAM aMtaraMga sAdhanAzaktino janma thaI zake che. jIvana jaLa tarapha pagaluM mAMDI zakAya che! satsaMgI : ... paNa karavuM zuM? hatAzAmAMthI bahAra nIkaLI ekalatAmAM rahevA manane majabUta kema karI karavuM? mana makkama karavAno prayatna karatAM vicAro ubharAya che, du:khanuM mAruM zarIra paNa takalIpha Ape che. bahenazrI ; ... to hatAzAmAMthI bahAra AvavAM, manane majabUta karavAM zarIrathI kArya zarU karIe, : satsaMgI : zarIrathI? banazrI : jI satsaMgI : zAstramAM to kahe che "zarIra tame nathI. zarIrathI dharmanuM kArya zarU karavuM e dharma ocho ja che?" 89 Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90 Atma setu bahenazrI : duHkha thAya che to zarIra takalIpha Ape che? satsaMgI : ... bahenazrI : zrI AcArya bhagavAnanI Atmika sthiti atyaMta vikasita thaI hoya, teozrIne potAnA zuddha astitvano bodha satata hoya tethI teo nizcayathI kahI zake ke "vyakti zarIra nathI, AtmasvarUpa che. hAla ApaNane cetanAnA zuddha astitvano bodha, sapanAnI vAta che. duHkhanA mAryA vyAkuLa chIe. muzkelI, takalIpho, upAdhimAM ulajhIne rahI jaIzuM to evuM ja cAlyA kare ke takalIpho Ave, herAna thaIe, temAM phasAyelA parezAna rahIe. parezAnI ApaNI bahAranI bAju zarIra ane saMjogo sudhI phelAya che. parezAnInI aMdaranI bAju paNa ApaNAmAM kaMI che. kaMIka jIvaMta che. tenI para parezAnI chavAI gaI che. teno ApaNane koI khyAla nathI. paNa te che. duHkhanA mAryA zarIra takalIpha Ape che, teno bodha che. zarIra ane cetanAne khUba najIkano saMbaMdha hoya tema nathI lAgatuM? satsaMgI : paNa kahyuM che ke AtmA svataMtra che! bahenazrI : mane lAge che ke zarIra ane AtmA banne svataMtra rIte paraspara saMkaLAyelA che. zarIranA roma romamAM cetanA vase che. cetana duHkha anubhave che to zarIramAM takalIpho thAya che. banne paraspara ekabIjAthI prabhAvita che! nahIMtara, zarIrane havA, pANI, khorAka maLatA hoya to nirogI rahevuM joIe ne? vyaktine khuzI thAya to moM soLe kalAe khIle che. hoTha hase che. AMkho camake che. zarIra haLavuM phUla thaI jANe UDuM UMDuM kare che. vyaktine duHkha thAya tyAre cahero vyagra thAya che. AMkhomAMthI pANI Tapake che. hoTha pUje che. mana para bhAra bhAra lAge che. duHkhI vyakti cAle tyAre kaMI bojo UMcakyo hoya tema vAMkI cAle che. bIka lAge to peTamAM cuMthAtuM hoya tevuM thAya che. AMkho visphArita thAya che. hradayanA dhabakArA vadhI jAya che. snAyuo taMga thAya che. hAtha paga dhrUje che. kema? jo zarIra ane cetanAne kaMI saMbaMdha na hoya to Ama na banavuM joIe ne? ApaNI lAgaNIonI asarathI zarIramAM vividha prakAranA rasAyaNo jhare che. nakArAtmaka lAgaNIo jevI ke bIka, asalAmatI, gusso, irSA vagerenI asara, vidheyAtmaka lAgaNIo jevI ke mitratA, dayA, karUNA, sahakAra, prema, zraddhA karatAM judI thAya che. Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu ApaNuM zarIra, jyAM sudhI "ApaNuM" che tyAM sudhI ApaNA mananI abhivyaktino sthaLa hisso-zarIra samajavo rahyo. jIvananA saMgharSamAM mananI tathA zarIranI samatulA jALavavI mahatvanI che. du:khanuM mAryuM zarIra takalIpha Ape che. e takalIphathI mananI muzkelI ora vadhe che. zarIra paranI takalIpho dura karavAnI zarUAta karI dharmanI zarUAta samajapUrvaka karavI rahI. cetanAno ughADa thavA devA, zuddha cetanAnA spaMdanone pragaTa thatAM rokI rAkhatI vidha vidha lAgaNIonI asaramAMthI bahAra AvavA dharmanI zarUAta samajapUrvaka zarIrathI karavI rahI. 91 satsaMgI : vAta to kharI lAge che. bIka, duHkha, karUNA, maitrI vagerenI asara zarIra para thAya che. mane thAya che ke huM dharmanI zarUAta zarIrathI karUM, te vize kaMI sUcana karazo? bahenazrI : zarIrane TakavA mATe anna, jaLa, vAyu, prakAza jarUrI che. poSaNayukta, supAcya sAdo khorAka levo. zarIramAM jaLanuM pramANa TakI rahe mATe pUratuM pANI laIe. AMkha, kAna, nAka, tvacA ane moM AhAra pravezanA dvAra che. A dvAro zarIranI bahAranI bAju khule che. tyAMthI AhAra zarIra-mananI aMdaranI bAju praveze che. A dvAro dvArA je grahaNa thAya, te pace nahIM to kacaro jamA thAya. A kacaro zarIramAMthI rogarUpe bahAra Ave. A kacaro manamAMthI vikRti rUpe bahAra Ave. zarIra vyavasthAnuM saMtulana na rahetA, tathA manamAM thatI vividha lAgaNIo ane AvegonuM asaMtulana thatAM jIvanano laya khoravAya che. mUrta-rUpI, zarIra-maMdiramAM, arUpI-amUrta bhagavAna AtmA birAjamAna che. zarIra ane cetanAne sIdho saMbaMdha che. banneno ekabIjA para prabhAva che. zarIramAM roganI Avana-jAvana cAlatI rahe tenAthI cetanA prabhAvita thAya. manamAM lAgaNIonI Avana-jAvana cAlatI rahe tenAthI zarIra prabhAvita thatuM rahe. zarIyaMtranI potAnI cokksa vyavasthA che. vyagra mananI asara pAcanazakti para che. pAcanazaktinI asara samagra zarIra para che. pAcanazakti maMda thAya che to khorAkanuM pAcana barAbara thatuM nathI, to kacaro vadhu paidA thaI zarIramAM bhego thAya che. pAcanazakti sudhare, zarIramAM zakti vadhe, kacaro barAbara sApha thato rahe te mATe tamArA zarIrane anukULa vyavasthA goThavavI rahI. yathAzakti yoganA Asano ane yogya vyAyAma jANakAranI nizrAmAM zIkhI nityakramamAM praveza ApavA yogya che. Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 Atma setu zarIrane vyAyAma maLe to akkaDa thayelA snAyuo DhIlA lacIlA thAya, rUdhirAbhisaraNa sudhare, pAcanazakti sudhare, zarIranuM kArya sArI rIte thAya, zakti vadhe, phephasAne prANavAyu vadhAre maLe, zvAsocchAsane baLa maLe. zarIrano maLa ocho thatAM, nirmaLatA vadhatAM zarIramAM haLavAza skRti ane tAjagI Ave. mana haLavuM thAya. vicAra zakti vadhe. pramANamAM nirNayo yogya levAya. mananI tAjagI vadhatAM manamAM cAlatAM vRttinA pravAho para AMzika saMyama AvI zake. svastha zarIra ane manano eka laya sadhAya. zarIra-mananA layano, sRSTinA laya sAthe sumeLa thatAM jIvanalaya saMtulita thAya. manobhAvamAM sAhajikatA Ave, ane AtmavizvAsa vadhe. vItelI ghaTanAonI, mana paranI pakaDa haLavI thAya che. hatAzA-nirAzA-becenI-vyagratA vagerenI pakaDa DhIlI paDatAM, bhUtakALanA ciMtanathI ane bhaviSyanI ciMtAthI kaMIka aMze chUTAya. zarIramAM nirmaLatA vadhatAM zarIranA romaromamAM saMcaratI cetanazaktino saMcAra saraLa thAya. vRttionA pravAhamAM ghasaDAIne tenA vamaLamAM vadhu ne vadhu phasAIne DUbavAne badale, A pravAhamAM ghasaDAI jatAM aTakI temAMthI bahAra AvavAno yatna karavAnI zakti Ave. vRttionA pravAhamAM kheMcAI javAnI kSaNa baMdhananI kSaNa che. A pravAhamAMthI bahAra nIkaLavAnA prayatnanI paLa jAgRtinI paLa che. to samajapUrvaka zarIrathI paNa dharmanI zarUAta karI zakAya. ane mananI saphAI arthe thoDo samaya zAMta besavAno prayatna karIe...! tA. 15 me 2004 satsaMgI : zAMta besavuM eTale dhyAna karavuM? huM kalAka besuM to mane koI DIsTarba kare tema nathI, paNa huM ja besI nathI zakatI. mane aMdaramAM evuM kaMI thAya che ke UThI javuM paDe che. bahenazrI : tame zAMta thavAno prayatna karo cho, te, aMdaranI azAMtine kadAca maMjUra nathI. bIju koI ApaNane naDe ke nahIM, ApaNe pote ja ApaNane naDIe chIe. tame zAMta thavA prayatna karo cho ane tamArI akaLAmaNa, mUMjhavaNa, hatAzA bahAra AvavA joradAra prayatna kare che. aMdarathI dhakkAmArI tamane UThADI de che. 70 mAIlanI gatithI moTarakAra doDI rahI che. roDa para sAIna borDa AvavA baMdha thayAM che. AgaLano khADAkhaDiyAvALo rasto kyAM laI jaze khabara nathI paDatI. AgaLa jatAM kAra, ajANI UMDI khINamAM khAbake tevo pUro saMbhava che. pAchuM pharavuM joIe tema lAge che paNa jo kAra dhImI na paDe to, vaLAMka letA gADI UthalI paDavAnI zakyatA che. vaLAMka levAno vicAra Ave che paNa breka mAravAnI vAta bhUlAI gaI che. Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu aMtaramAM eka joradAra pravAha vahI rahyo che. sukha-zAMtinA athAka prayatna pachI Aje ApaNe kyAM AvIne UbhA chIe? sukha-zAMtinuM sarjana keTaluka thayuM che? mana para eka raMja chavAyelo rahe che. azAMti gherI vaLe che. Akroza jAgI uThe che. pIDAnA, anyAyanA, apamAnanA dardanA mojA manane kinAre AvI, vAraMvAra mAthA pachADe che. phINa phINa thaI zarIra-manamAM phelAya che, icchAo pANI vagaranI mAchalInI jema taraphaDe che. "anyAyanI sAme aMtaramAMthI eka cIsa UThe che... mana vyagra thAya che ne AkhA zarIramAM azAtA pharI vaLe che, mananI azAMti, zarIranA yaMtramAM avyavasthA UbhI kare che. zarIra bhAre lAge che. khabhA jhUkI jAya che. cAla dhImI thAya che. bhUkha nathI lAgatI. UMgha UDI jAya che.. zarIrano sAtha ocho thAya che. Aje ApaNe kayAM AvIne UbhA chIe? Aje ApaNI sthiti zuM che? rahI rahIne svajano taraphathI thayelI avagaNanA satAve che. 93 pote karelA sevA-samarpaNa nakAmA gayA, kadAca pote mUrkhAI karI tevI lAgaNI manamAM cacaryA kare che. koIe kadara karavI joIe evI lAgaNI pharI pharIne kAMTAnI jema cUme che. kAdavanA kaLaNamAM khUMpI javAyuM hoya ane bahAra nIkaLavAnI mahenata kAma na AvatI hoya, kAdavamAM phasAyelA rahIne jIvanano aMta AvavAno hoya tevI lAgaNI gherI vaLI che. ema thAya che, ke UMmara thaI che, azAtA pIDe che, dharma thaI zakato nathI... zarIramAM phelAyelI vyagratA, tanAva, bojo khaMkheravA zarIrane yogya "vyAyAma" ApI manane thoDuM haLavuM, tAju karavAno prayatna karI zakAya. mananI sapATI para eka tophAna che. "dharma praveza" mATe prathama pagalu zarIra para mUkI thoDo samaya prayoga karI juo. zarIra mATe ghaNI vAto sAMbhaLI hoya tema banI zake, jevI ke zarIra maLa-mUtranI khANa che, zarIrane kaSTa ApavuM, vagere... zarIra pote zuM che? zarIra to cetanAnuM doravAyu doravAya che. zarIra yaMtranI vyavasthA jIva sAthe, cetanatatva sAthe joDAyelI che. zarIramAM cetanA birAje che tyAM sudhI ja te "zarIra" che. zarIramAMthI cetanA vidAya leze eTale te rAkha banI verAI jaze. mATI banI mATImAM bhaLI jaze. zarIra anaMta che! Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 Atma setu te saMsAra-parivAra vadhAravAnuM sAdhana banI zake che. to zarIra, paramAtmAnuM maMdira paNa banI zake che. zarIrataMtramAM kaMI "kharAbI" UbhI thaI hoya to te dUra karavAno prayatna, dharma lakSe dharma che. zarIra haLavuM thaze. mana paNa thoDuM haLavuM thaze. manane satAvatI bAbatomAMthI aMze bahAra AvI zakAze. aMdarathI AvatAM "dhakkA" ochA thaze. tA. 16 me 2004 satsaMgI : dharmano mArga muktino mArga che. saMsArano mArga baMdhanano mArga che. thoDA divasamAM mArAM lagna che. muMjhavaNa che ke A banne mArga kaI rIte sAthe rAkhavA? bahenazrI : muktino mArga baMdhananA pradezamAMthI pasAra thAya che. baMdhana lAge che, to mukta thavAnA upAya zodhAya che. jo baMdhana na hoya to, baMdhana na lAgatuM hoya to, vyakti potAne mukta ja mAne che. to mukta thavAnA upAyo vicArato nathI. zAstravAcana, saMtonA vacana-pravacana zravaNa dvArA Ape jANyuM ke dharma muktino mArga che. zAmAMthI mukta thavuM che? zAnuM baMdhana che? mukta thavuM che eTale zuM thavuM che? satsaMgI : svAdhyAya, vAcana-zravaNathI ema samajAya che ke rAga dveSa, lobha-moha vageremAMthI chUTavuM. bahenazrI : temAMthI chUTI kyAM javAnuM? satsaMgI : .... bahenazrI : ... atyAre eTalo khyAla che ke rAga-dveSa vageremAMthI chUTIne mukta thavuM. barAbara? koI vyaktine, kaMI gunAsara jelamAM pUravAmAM Ave. kedIne ema thayA karatuM hoya ke "jyAre A aMdhArI koThaDImAMthI ane baMdha divAlomAMthI bahAra nIkaLa? mArAM parivArane maLa? raMgIna kapaDAM paheruM? khullI havAmAM pharU?" tene keda akaLAve che. gabharAve che. muMjhave che. temAMthI nIkaLavA, bhAgI chUTavA te Atura che. AkuLa che. tene baMdhanano pUrepUro ahesAsa che. zuM vartamAnamAM, koI vyakti, vastu ke paristhiti pratye gamo-aNagamo thavAthI akaLAmaNa thAya che? Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 95 Atma setu krodhathI kaMTALo Ave che? mohanI muMjhavaNa thaI che? dveSa-napharatathI chUTavuM che? AvA bhAvothI baMdhanano ahesAsa thAya che? zAMtithI jotAM ema lAgI zake ke A bhAvo baMdhana lAge che ke nahIM, teno to khyAla nathI, paNa A saghaLu je che, te Ama ja che! temAM "hoziyArI keLavI sagavaDa-samRddhi vadhArI "sukhI" thavAnuM che. basa Ama ja che! Ama ja cAlyu AvyuM che ne Ama ja cAlaze. Aje je joIe che te kAle dUra karavuM che. saMyoga-viyoga thavA, paristhiti badalAvI, dhana-dhAnya vadhAravA vADI mahelAta ubhA karavA, kuTuMba parivArano vistAra karavo, mamatA-vAtsalya, sneha-napharata, apekSA-upekSA, dayA-krUratA, mAna-apamAna, hariphAIhaMphAvavuM, nATaka-sinemA, DAnsapArTI, moja-majA, doDAdoDa-utAvaLa, Tenzana-kheMcAkheMca, AzA-nirAzA, athAka prayatno, sukhanuM najIka AvavuM ne dUra javuM... basa Ama ja che! saghaLu sara... sara... sarI rahyuM che. sukha duHkhamAM parivartana pAme che. mitratA, zatrutAmAM badalAI zake che. saMyogano viyoga thaI zake che. dhana maLI zake che to cAlyuM paNa jaI zake che. sAdhana-sagavaDathI sukha maLe che tevI mAnyatA hatI, to have mana kaMI anya jhaMkhe che! zuM Ama ja che? saMsAranuM rUpa zuM che? saMsAramAM hoIe to saMsArano paricaya karI laIe. vyakti-vyaktinA saMsAra judA-judA prakAranA che. zAthI? potAnA saMsArano vistAra Avo ne ATalo zAne lIdhe che? saMsArano prakAra ane vistAranuM pagerU vyaktinA mana sudhI pahoMcatuM lAge che? zuM vyaktinA icchA-AzA, vRttionA vaheNa ane nirNayo teno saMsAra che? to, zuM, saMsAra prathama manamAM che? mananA saMsAramAMthI chUTavAnI tAlAvelI che? ke A "baMdhano", A "saMsAra" game che? lAMbA samayanA saMgAthathI tenI sAthe ekatA thaI gaI che? Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 96 Atma setu zuM che te jovA samajavAno prayatna karI joIe. te jema che, tema, mananI AMkho para koI icchA-AzAnA cazmAM mUkyA vagara jema che tema. jovAno prayatna to karI joIe! sukha mATenA prayatno ane anubhavo ja sukhano artha samajAvI zakavAne samartha che. ApaNe jarA jAgrata rahIe, saMsAramAM sukha meLavavA mATenI mahenatamAMthI AvI maLatAM vAraMvAranA duHkha, vicArazaktinI kSamatA vadhAraze. basa, ApaNe jarA sajaga thaIe! jelamAMthI chUTavA icchato kedI jelanI divAlo tapAse. bArI-bAraNAnA saLiyAnI majabUtI mApe. kyAMyathI nIkaLIne cAlI jaI zakAya tema che ke kema te vicAre. jo koI kArI phAve tema na hoya to sajAno samaya pUro thavAnI iMtejArI pUrvaka rAha jue. vyakti potAnI icchA, mahecchA, anicchA tathA anya vRttionI divAlo tapAsI jue to? zuM temAMthI nAsI chUTAya tema che? AvI vRttionI divAlomAM, havAnI Avana-jAvana eTale ke zAMti-samatA, sevA-dayA mATe kyAMya bArI ke bAMkorU che? sneha-samarpaNanI bArImAMthI cetanAnA khullA AkAza tarapha dRSTi thaI zake che? majAnI vAta to e che ke rAga-dveSa-icchAonI aMdhArI koTaDImAM, tenI divAlo tapAsatAM, koTaDImAM pachI te - aMtaranA UMDANamAM jotAM dekhA........... are! mukti tarapha javAno rasto A aMtara dvArethI khule che! baMdhananA gAmamAMthI dekhAtI, muktinA pradezanI sarahada tarapha najara to karIe! baMdhanamAM muMjhAtuM prANa-paMkhI muktinI sarahada tarapha UDavA pAMkho phaphaDAvaze. "sva"thI dUra ne dUra jatI mananI vRtti aMtara UMDANa tarapha AkarSAze. muktinI sarahada para pahoMcatAM khabara paDe ke muktine kyAM koI hada che? "huM" kyAM mAtra rAga-dveSa chuM! "huM" to asIma cetanatatva chuM! aMtara taraphanI bArI ke bAraNuM khUlatAM, cetanAnA prakAzane ajavALu phelAvatA koNa rokI zakaze? jAgRtinI kyAM koI sImA che? rAga-dveSanI koTaDImAM pUrAyelA mananA, aMtaranA UMDANanA dvAra khUlatAM, cetana-jAgRtinA ajavALAmAM, mananI mAnyatAo ane mananA baMdhano dekhAvA lAgaze. saMsAra jo baMdhana che, to baMdhananA pradezamAMthI mukti tarapha jatI keDI kaMDArI zakAya che. Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ on Atma setu 97 97 Atma setu caitanya prakAza Apa cho. Apa jyAM hazo, jema hazo, tyAM, dhArmika banI, Apa je prakAza dhAraNa karo cho, tenI ADenA AvaraNo dUra karavAno dharma bajAvI zakAze. dharma sAthe joDAvAthI, unnati thatAM, sahajatA, saraLatA, samatA, sneha, samarpaNa, jAgRti jIvanano mArga ajavALaze. mArga eka dekhAze, muktino! satsaMgI : AtmajJAna karavA mATe dhArmika pustako vAMcIe, dhArmika pravacana sAMbhaLIe, te jema vadhatuM jAya tema AtmajJAna thayuM ane vadhyuM kahevAya? bahenazrI : dhArmika pustakonuM vAcana-zravaNa vagere karavAmAM Ave, tene lIdhe mAhitI maLe. vAMcana-zravaNa vizeSa karavAthI te mAhitImAM Umero thAya, te mAhitI yAda rahe, bIjAne kahI zakAya. kahevuM hoya to A mAhitIne AtmAvizenuM mAhitIjJAna kahI zakAya. A zAbdika-korUM jANapaNuM che. AtmajJAna eTale AtmAnuM anubhUtipUrvakanuM jANapaNuM. AtmajJAna eTale AtmAvize jANavuM nahIM paNa AtmAne jANavo. atyAre ApaNe vAto karIe chIe. tame kaMI pUcho cho. huM kaMI kahuM chuM. mane zAstrono abhyAsa nathI, huM vAMcIne ke taiyAra karIne kaMI kahuM chuM ema paNa nathI. mane mArAmAMthI je sUjhe che te bolAya che. Apa zAstravAcananI mAhitInI phUTapaTTIthI A bolane mApo cho, jokho cho, tolo cho... satsaMgI : ...paNa jJAna to sAcI samajathI ane sadgurUthI Avene? bahenazrI : to Apane e khyAla to che ke AtmajJAna eTale vAcana-zravaNa nahIM paNa sAcI samaja. sAcI samaja kevI rIte Avaze? sAstro vAMcI-sAMbhaLI temAM pAraMgata thayA tethI "sAcI" samajano vikAsa thayo tema lAge che? AtmavarNana vAMcyA-jANyAM mujaba thoDuM ghaNuM paNa Apane anubhavamAM AvI rahyuM che? Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98 satsaMgI : nA... Atma setu bahenazrI : to pratItimAM zuM AvI rahyuM che? satsaMgI : prItimAM to AzA-icchA, rAga-dveSa vagere Ave che. bahenazrI : ghaNu vAMcyuM, sAMbhaLyuM paNa "sAcI samajano" vikAsa na thayo tema ApanuM kahevuM che. savAla thAya ke AtmAnI anaMta zaktio che tema jANyuM, to atyAre kema khAsa kaMI anubhavamAM nathI AvatuM? to, vicAra Ave, ke, atyAre anubhavamAM zuM AvI rahyuM che? Apa kaho cho anubhavamAM to rAga-dveSa vagere eTalA ja che jeTalA mAhitI pahelAM hatAM. rAgadveSathI upara UThI samatAmaya thaI zakavAnI garbhita zakti saumAM che. to sAcI samaja keLavavA AtmajJAnanI kUMpaLa khIlavavA, cetanAnI leboreTarImAM, icchA-AzA, rAga-dveSanA pravAhamAM vahetA pravAhImAM, cetanatatvanuM rasAyaNa UmerI prayogo karI joIe. lobha-mohanA pravAhImAM, cetanatatvanuM rasAyaNa UmeratAM jAo, UmeratA jAo, UmeratA jAo... A mizraNa pakva thatAM, juo ke kevo Atmarasa taiyAra thAya che? raMga-rUpa vagaranA AtmarasanA svAda-sugaMdha kevA che? cAkhI juo, pI juo. pIne juo ke ThaMDaka thAya che? pIne juo ke tenI khumArI kevI caDe che? vyaktinA manamAM agaNita icchAo, vidhavidha vRttionA mojA caDe che. dariyAmAM mojA caDe che ne paDe che, paNa, dariyo to dariyo ja rahe che. tema, cetanAmAM vRttionA mojA caDe che ne paDe che, paNa cetanA to cetanA ja rahe che. vyakti cetanAmAM vividha bhAvo utpanna thAya che, vilIna thAya che. bhAvo vilIna thayAthI jIvaMtatA cAlI nathI jatI. vyaktinuM hovApaNuM, vyaktinI jIvaMtatA to jema che tema ja rahe che. sAcI samaja AvavA devA. Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 99 Atma setu sAcI samaja AvavA devAnI sAva saraLa zarUAta karavA, svanI jIvaMtatA tarapha dhyAna ApavAnI koziza karI joIe. koIne gharamAMthI bahAra javuM hoya, to, te atyAre jyAM hoya, tyAMthI, jo beThA hoya, to tene UbhA thavu paDe. jo UbhA hoya to paga UpADI pagaluM mAMDavuM paDe. bahAra javA cAlavuM to jAte ja paDe. sAcI samajano vikAsa karavo hoya, to atyAre jo vyakti rAga-dveSamAM beThI che, to tyAMthI teNe UThIne UbhA thavu joIze. eTale ke potAnI najara rAga-dveSa parathI haTAvI sva tarapha vALavI joIze. sAmAnya rIte vyakti kaMI jue che temAM gamA-aNagamAnA, mAnyatAonA cazamA paherelA hoya che. sthiti-paristhiti para A cazmAnA raMga caDelA rahe che. dRSTi sva tarapha vALavAthI potAnA vizenI samaja spaSTa thatI jaze. samaja spaSTa thaze tema "cazmAnA naMbara" mAM ane "raMga" mAM pheraphAra thato jaze. zarU zarUmAM svanuM darzana dhUMdhaLu thAya tema bane. jema jema dRSTi sva tarapha vaLatI jaze, tema tema potAne samajavAnI zakyatA ughaDatI jaze. jema dRSTi khUlaze tema samaja khIlaze. sAcI samajanA vikAsanuM phUla khIlaze. satsaMgI : zAstromAM A traNa zabdo ghaNI vAra Ave che. "AtmA sahaja che, saraLa che, suMdara che..." amane ema thAya, ke saraLa che to amane kema kaMI pakaDAtuM nathI. have kaMIka khyAla Ave che ke amArI doDa UMdhI hatI. AtmajJAna mATenI zodha bahAramAM hatI. AtmA vize kaMI paNa vAta Ave to pahelA buddhi AgaLa Ave. mAhitInI phUTapaTTI-trAjavA laI e vAtane mApavAnuM-jokhavAnuM zarU thaI jAya. bahenazrI : sAruM che ke mananA oraDAmAM mAhitI bharI, kamADa vAsI, sTopara caDAvI, tALu nathI mAryuM, bAraNA khAlI aTakAvelA che. bahAranI havA "aMdara" pravezI zake tema che. satsaMgI : ame AtmajJAna mATe vicAratA to ema lAgatuM jANe A bIjAnI vAta che. bIjI duniyAnI vAta che. A lagabhaga azakya che. AtmajJAna AkAza kusumavata che. pachI AgaLa aMdhArUM.... bahenazrI : have eTalo to khyAla Avyo ne, ke AtmAnI vAta eTale vyaktinI potAnI ja kathA. vyakti atyAre je che teTalA pUratI ja te maryAdita nathI. tenAmAM asIma saMbhAvanAo bharapUra bharelI che. Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 tenAmAM apAra garbhita zaktio che. aMdhArAmAMthI ujAsa tarapha javAnI zakti tenAmAM che. mArAmAM, tamArAmAM, vividha vRttio uparAMta jIvaMtatA che. aMtaramAM kaMIka jAge che. aMdara kaMIka dhabake che. tira cetanamaya che. Atma setu vAta karatAM vyakti kahe che "huM jAuM chuM." "huM bimAra chuM." "huM bhaNelo chuM"... vyakti "huM" nI aneka vAta kare che. A vAta karatAM tene ema lAge che, bimArI ja huM. "bhaNatara eTale ja huM." paNa, jarA zAMta thaI. jarA dhyAna daI, A "huM" kahetAM potAne "huM" nI zI lAgaNI thAya che, A "huM" jevuM zuM lAge che? te lAgaNI levAno prayatna karI zakAya. "huM jAuM chuM" ema kahetAM paga upADI cAlavA uparAMta "huM" jevuM kaMI anubhavAya che? "huM bimAra chuM" ema kahetAM, bimArI karatAM kaMIka vizeSa potAnA hovA jevuM lAge che? "huM" tarIkenI jIvaMtatA bhItara saMcare che. A "huM"no saMcAra anubhava karI juo. satsaMgI : ...paNa kevI rIte anubhava karavo? bahenazrI : jema ThaMDI anubhava karo cho. jema garamI anubhava karo cho. jema dhabakArA anubhava karo cho. anubhava karanArane anubhava karI juo. bimArI nahIM, bimArI anubhavanArane anubhavo. svanI pUrva dizAmAM dhyAna Apo. Atmasurya prakAzI rahyo che. A prakAza Apa cho! satsaMgI : mAre gharamAM svabhAva jarA vicitra che. vAte vAte jhagaDA thAya che. gharanuM vAtAvaraNa bagaDe che. bALako para kharAba asara paDe che. A vAtAvaraNamAM dharmanI vAto paNa kyAM rahe? bahenazrI : kaMkAsabharyA vAtAvaraNamAM dharmanI vAto kadAca na rahe, paNa, Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu. 101 A vAtAvaraNa dhArmika thavA mATenuM chUpu AmaMtraNa Ape che. vAte vAte jhagaDA thAya che, to vAte vAte jhagaDA na thAya tevA prayatno karavA yogya che. je banI zake, jeTaluM banI zake, bagaDatAmAMthI sArUM nIpajAvavAnA prayatna sahanazIlatAthI dhIraja pUrvaka karI zakAya. kaMkAsathI kaMTALI, kadAca kyAreka jusso ane gusso AvI jAya ke barAbara pATha bhaNAvavo joIe. zakya te sAruM nIpajAvavA, kaMkAsamAM "phUdI" paDatAM aTakavAnuM thaze. aTakIne vicAravAnuM thaze. gussAne saMbhALI levo paDaze. tamArA vicAra ane dhyAna sAmenAnA vartanano paDagho pADavAne badale, potAnI akaLAmaNa, muMjhavaNa, aNagamo, nirAzA e saghaLAnI vaccethI rasto kADhavAmAM rokAze. vicAra prakriyAmAM hakArAtmaka abhigama keLavAze. yathAzakti sAruM karavA mATe je kaMIka sarjanAtmaka abhigama levAno thaze, sAmenAnA vartananI pratikriyA rUpe nahIM hoya. te sarjanAtmakatA tamArI potAnI "kriyA" banatI raheze. mananI zuddhinI prakriyA banatI jaze. jheranA ghUMTaDA gaLI jaI amRtanA Acamana ApavAnA thaze. kSaNa kSaNa maratAM javAze to paLa paLa navA rUpe janmatA paNa javAze. tamArI jANa bahAra, tamArI aMdara sAro pheraphAra thavAnI zarUAta thaze. jhagaDAnI sAme jhagaDo karavAmAM Ave to divase divase gussAno, kaDavAzano, dveSano vikAsa thato jAya. sAruM karavAnA prayatnamAM sArAMnI sAthe joDAtA javAya. pote cokakhA thatAM javAya. ghara kaMkAsa cittazuddhinuM AmaMtraNa banI rahe ane ghara tamAruM sAdhanA-sthAna! viSama saMjogo AtmabIjane ugavAnI preraNA ane baLa Ape. sArAM saMjogomAM AtmabIjane poSaNa maLe. saMjogonI ane potAnA "svabhAvanI viSamatAnA paththara phADIne AtmabIjanI kUMpaLa phUTe! satsaMgI : AtmA vize jANyA pachI, mane ema thAya che, huM gharasaMsAramAM paDyo ja na hota to A baMdhana na Avata. mAro ghaNo samaya kAmakAja ane jobamAM veDaphAya che. AtmArthe je karavuM che te nathI karI zakato. saMsAramAM paDyo, to A badhI javAbadArI AvI ne! jo A javAbadArIo nA hota ane dIkSA... paNa have bahu moDuM thai gayu che. bahenazrI : mane lAge che ke tame samayasara cho. dIkSAnI pUrvataiyArI mATe tamArI pAse avakAza che. jAgyA tyAre savAra! kaMI karavuM che AtmArthe, ane ghara-kuTuMba, kAmakAja, joba, dvidhA, ciMtAnI bhUmi para tame UbhA cho. Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 Atma setu jo iccho, to, haLavA, sahaja, saraLa thatAM javAya tevI mananI bhUmikA A saMjogomAM paNa taiyAra thaI zake. eka samaya evo haze ke "saMsAramAM" paDavAno utsAha haze. mAtA-pitAthI svataMtra rahevuM, amerikA jaI AgaLa vadhavuM, paisA kamAvA, lagna karavA, potAno parivAra vadhAravo vagere icchAo thanaganatI haze. AvI abhilASAnI AMgaLIe cAlIne ahIM AvI UbhA rahevAyuM che. AtmA vize jANyA pachI A javAbadArIo ane jobamAM samaya veDaphAto lAge che. kuTuMba parivAra baMdhana lAge che. have bIjI abhilASA jAgI che. A abhilASAmAM, samAjamAM, loko vacce, dharma rUcinI vAto karI, manane manAvavAnI ane mAna meLavavAnI AzA chUpAyelI to nathI ne? jo kharekhara AtmArthe kaMI karavuM che, to, A javAbadArIo ane asaMtoSa tamane jAgRta karavA sakSama che. AtmArthe kaMI karavuM jIvana virodhI nathI... satsaMgI : paNa, jo dIkSA lIdhI hoya to AvI javAbadArI to nA hoya. bahenazrI : A javAbadArI hoMze hoMze AmaMtrI che, kadAca dIkSA lo to, AvI javAbadArI nA hoya to bIjI javAbadArI hoya ne? javAbadArI vize samajavA eka vAta yAda Ave che. eka vakhata eka prakhara vidvAna sAdhu mahArAjazrIne maLavAno prasaMga thayo. koIe emane vAta karI ke "A bena dhyAnamAM UtarI jAya che"... teozrIe pUchyuM, "bena tane zuM takalIpha che? tuM zuM kare che dhyAnamAM javA?" meM kahyuM "mArAmAM kaMI karavApaNuM virAma pAmatuM jAya che ane huM dhyAnamAM saratI jAuM chuM." A sAMbhaLI teozrIne Azcarya thayuM. kahe "ame je mATe A veza lIdho che, je amArAthI nathI banyu, tuM gharamAM rahI...! ame vidhi-vidhAna-AcAra vageremAM rokAyelA rahyAM. dhyAnamAM javAno khyAla ja na rahyo.." teozrInI sAthenA eka sAdhvIjI kahe "bena, mane dhyAna zIkhava. vahelI savArathI mAre ghaNI javAbadArI che. tenI ja ciMtA ane vicAro cAle che. samaya temAM ja cAlyo jAya che.." kahevAnuM tAtparya e che ke to, "AvI" javAbadArI nahIM hoya to "bIjI" javAbadArI haze. javAbadArIthI mUMjhAvAne TevAyeluM mana tyAM paNa mUMjhAze. jagyA, vastra, vagere badalavAthI mana thoDuM badalAI jaze? mana badalAvuM joize ne? tame jyAM cho, jema cho tyAM mUMjhAtA manane samajavAnI zarUAta to thaI zake ne? temAM gRhavAsa ke dIkSA kaMI ADuM nahIM Ave. AtmAno saMbaMdha mananI sthiti sAthe che. bhItaranA badalAva ane parivartana sAthe che. A mATenA prayatna A ghaDIe zarU thaI zake tema che. Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu to 103 103 satsaMgI : paNa, dIkSA lIdhI hoya to saheluM to paDe ne? bahenazrI : zuM saheluM paDe? satsaMgI : AtmArthe je karavuM hoya te. bahenazrI : dIkSA grahaNa karI hoya temanI pAsethI jANI zakAya, ke teone AtmArthe kaMI karavAnuM agharuM lAge che ke saheluM? emane dIkSAnA AcAra-vicAra-vihAra-vaDIla sAdhuzrInI sevA, samAja sAthenA vyavahAra vagere aneka kAryo hoya che. AtmArthe gati karavA A kAryo karatAM karatAM paNa AtmArthe AgaLa javA manane samajavuM paDaze. Apa hAla gRhavAsamAM cho. ghara-kuTuMbanA kAryomAM rokAyelA cho. A kAma karatAM karatAM manane samajI tenI saphAI karatAM tamane koNa rokI zake tema che? saMsAra prathama manamAM che. parivAra, vyavahAra, joba vagere je saMsArano phelAvo che, te prathama manamAM che. te vyaktinA manano to vistAra che! manano phelAvo javAbadArI banI sAme AvI Ubho che. A vistAra ocho karavAnI zarUAta prathama manathI karavAnI rahI! manamAM DokiyuM karI jhAMko ke A phelAvAmAM Umero thaI rahyo che ke je javAbadArI che, e javAbadArI, javAbadArIpUrvaka ochI karavAnI icchA che? javAbadArIthI bhAgavAnI vAta nathI. javAbadArIthI jAgavAnI vAta che. A javAbadArI mAgI lIdhelI che. A javAbadArIothI jAgI javAnI vAta che. tenI avagaNanA karIne kyAM jazo? tenA bIja manamAM ropAyelA che. jyAM jazo tyAM A bIja sAthe Avaze. javAbadArIno premathI svIkAra karI lo. je bhaktibhAvathI Apa AtmArthe kaMI karavA iccho cho e ja bhaktibhAvathI tamArAM kAmakAja-joba vagere dhyAna daI sArI rIte karo. A kAryo karatAM khuzI-nAkhuzI, mAna-apamAna, hAsya rUdana vagere ghaNuM Avaze. hasI-khuzI vaheMcajo. apamAnanI UjANI, mAnanI lANI karajo. rUdana-takalIpha veThI lejo. kyAreka ema lAgaze, "mane badalAmAM kaMI nathI maLatuM, huM khAlI thaI jAuM chuM..." A khAlIpAne bharavAnI utAvaLamAM tamArI jAtane kaMI ne kaMI pravRtti mATe dhakkA nahIM mAratAM. A khAlIpAne tamArA bhItaranA svatvathI bharAvA dejo khAlIpAnI sAthe zAMtithI besajo. Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 Atma setu jIvananA rojiMdA kAmakAja ane javAbadArIo AtmA ADe divAla banI khaDA che, evI mAnyatA bhale bhAMgavA mAMDe. A mAnyatAnI divAlane bhAMgavA dejo. A mAnyatAnI divAlane tUTI paDavA dejo. tamArA jIvananA pravAhane Atma mArge caDavA dejo. AdhyAtmika unnati mATe, jhADA-jhAMkharA bhareluM, mananuM medAna sApha karatAM karatAM aMtarayAtrAnI keDI kaMDAravAnI sUjha Avaze. A sUjhane vikasavA dejo. A tamArI saMsAra-dIkSA che. saMsAra dIkSAmAM, gharane prema maMdira, kuTuMbIjanone jIvatI jAgatI pratimA, kAma-kAja javAbadArIone sevApUjA samajI AtmArthe AgaLa cAlajo. saMsAranuM kharU rUpa samajavA koziza karajo. koI paNa rasto be dizAmAM jAya che. je raste gharanI bahAra javAya che e ja raste gharanI aMdara avAya. ApaNane sAmAnya rIte eka ja dizAmAM javAnI khabara che. svanI bahAra! Atmika mArga bIjI dizAmAM jAya che. svanI bhItara! javAbadArIone muktino mArga banavA dejo! satsaMgI : AmAM evuM thAya che ke nathI A pAra, ke nathI pele pAra, dharma vize sAva na jANatA hota to ciMtA na hatI. kadAca evA levala para pahoMcI gayA hoIe to paNa ciMtA na rahe. jIvanamAM evo samaya Avyo che ke, nathI zoka karI zakatAM ke nathI svastha rahI zakatAM. zoka thAya che to ema thAya che ke, A khoTuM che. svastha to rahI ja nathI zakAtuM. karavuM zuM? bahenazrI : nadIne sAme kinAre pahoMcavA jhaMpalAvyuM che, to hiMmatathI taravAnI mahenata karyA karavAnI. kinAro choDyo che. icchA-aramAnonA dhasamasatA pravAhamAM sAme pUre taravAnI hAma bhIDI che. kyAreka AgaLa vadhavAnI badale pAchA paDAya ema paNa bane. kyAreka vRttionA vamaLamAM phasAvAnuM thAya. A kinAro chUTyo che, pele kinAre pahoMcyA nathI, vacce AvatI musIbatonI ArapAra nIkaLavAnuM che. ajaMpo gherI vaLyo che. asvasthatAno joradAra vega che. temAM ghasaDAI javAya che. mana che. svastha paNa rahe, asvastha paNa rahe. asvasthatAno svIkAra karavAno. aMdara mAMhyalo beTho che ne! tene saddhara thavA do. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// satsaMgI : A sAMbhaLavAnuM sAruM lAge che. ekadama gaLe UtarI jAya che. je sAMbhaLIe te tarata AcaraNamAM AvatuM hoya to mananI svasthatA ghaNI vadhI jAya. paNa mana tyAM ja pAchuM paDe che. vicAro baha cAle che. A vicAro enalAIjha karyA karAya che. zAMti nathI rahetI. Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu 105 bahenazrI : mana atyAre je sthitimAM che tyAM rahI nathI zakatuM. jyAM pahoMcavAnI kalpanA che tyAM pahoMcI nathI zakatuM. ajaMpAnA vaMToLamAM sapaDAya che. tene enalAIjha karyA kare che. magajane enelAIjha karavAnI Adata che. sAva enelAIjha nathI karatAM to kaMI samaja nathI paDatI. ane enalAIjha ja karyA karAya che. to ajaMpAno aMta nathI Avato. vicAronA vivecana karatAM karatAM eka vadhArAno vicAra karo ke A vivecana baMdha kyAre karavuM? vicAronI vaNajhArane aTakavAnuM madhyabiMdu zodhI kADho. aTako. aTakIne sAMbhaLeluM, vAMceluM buddhimAM yogya rIte pakaDAvA do. samajamAM UtaravA do. temAMthI kaMIka AtmasAta thavAdo. tene vartanamAM AvavA do. vartanamAM AvatAM khuzI thaze. Atma vizvAsa Avaze. A zakti tamArAmAM phelAvA do. "bhUjA" mAM "taravAnuM" joma Avaze. thoDIvAra zAMtithI beso. kaMI na karo. bhItara jAgatA raho. satsaMgI : mane potAne bahu evuM thAya che ke saMsAramAM paDyo chuM eTale tenA kAma kAjamAM bahu samaya jAya che. mAre bIjA mATe ja karyA karavAnuM A zuM sAcuM che? bahenazrI : to zuM sAcuM che? satsaMgI : ... bahenazrI : je khoTuM lAge che, tene ja sAcuM karI nAkhIe to? ApanAthI choDI zakAyo hota to saMsAra choDIne cAlI nIkaLyA hota. tema karI zakAyu hoya tema dekhAtuM nathI. to, je karavAnuM AvI maLyuM che tene dIkSA mATenA premanI parIkSA samajI sevA bhakti premathI karo. karazo anya mATe. thatuM jaze tamAre mATe. saMsAramAM gamA-aNagamAnI kheMcatANI karI, lobha moha poSavAnA prayatna karatAM ja rahevuM te pharajiyAta to nathI. mana sApha thatuM jAya tema jIvo. saMsAranuM svarUpa jema che tema samajavAmAM, saMsArano bodha thavAmAM A samayano upayoga thavA do! satsaMgI : koI vastu banatI hoya ke jemAM tamane duHkha thAya, je ApaNane duHkha Ape ane ApaNe sahana karI laIe. paNa e du:khanI upara rahI zakAya e kevI rIte? Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 bahenazrI : aMtardraSTi! Atma setu aMtara yAtrA aMtara anusaMdhAna! jeTalA aMze duHkhanuM anusaMdhAna, teTaluM duHkha upara! jeTalA aMze svanuM anusaMdhAna, teTalA duHkhanI upara! satsaMgI : huM sArAM kuTuMbamAMthI chuM. sArUM bhaNyo chuM ane sArUM kamAuM chuM. saMskArI ane sahakArI chuM. mArI lAyakAta hovA chatAM mArI apekSAo pUrI nathI thatI. zuM gharamAMthI kuTuMbamAMthI mArI apekSAo pUrI na karavI joIe? bahenazrI : tamane anya pAse AzA-apekSA che. anyane tamArI pAse apekSA che. A apekSA jAge che kyAMthI...? ane jeTaluM maLatuM hoya, teTalI ja "lAyakAta"! kahevAya che ke saMbaMdho RNAnubaMdhane lIdhe hoya che. jeTalI ane jevI leNa-deNa hoya teTaluM ja maLe. devuM vadhAre hoya to dUdhe dhoIne devuM cUkavI devuM. ... ane jovuM ke A apekSAe jAge che kone? satsaMgI : tame kahyuM ke duHkha ApIne ApaNA para moTo upakAra thayo che. ame A rIte kadI vicAryuM ja na hatuM. bahenazrI : duHkhathI bhAgavAnI ghaNI mahenata karAI. teNe pIcho na choDyo. duHkhane bhUlavAnA ApaNe ghaNA prayatna karyA. te ApaNane nathI bhUlatuM. tenI sAthe bhAIbaMdhI karI joIe. duHkha maMgaLa kAryo paNa kare che. tA. 24 sapTembara 2004 satsaMgI : tame vAraMvAra kaho cho, aMtardaSTi karo. to zuM amAre AMkho UMdhI karI jovuM? Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu 107 bahenazrI : hA. jo thaI zake to. satsaMgI : AMkho UMdhI kyAMthI thAya? bahenazrI : to mana catuM karavuM, ane AMkho baMdha karavI! AMkho baMdha karI juo, zuM dekhAya che? AMkho baMdha karI, zvAsane sAMbhaLI juo. AMkho baMdha karI, tamArI aMdarathI AvatI gaMdha pArakho. AMkho baMdha karI, tamAro potAno svAda cAkho. AMkho baMdha karI, cetanAno sparza anubhavo! Avo, beso, thoDIvAra kaMI na karo. vicAranA vaheNane vahevA do, AzAnA taraMgone phelAvA do, tame aTakI jAo, joyA karo! mAna-apamAnanA ghA rUjhAvA do, ahaMkAranA agnine bUjhAvA do, aMtarane ArAma Apo! mana parano bojo sarI javA do, tamane tamAro potAno sparza thavA do. haLavAza AvavA do. ApaNI aMdara kaMIka jAge che, je jAge che tenI sAthe jAgatA raho, haLavAza bharI jAgatI paLonI tAjagI, divaso sudhI sAthe raheze. Avo, beso. prema bharI pavitratA pragaTavA do. thoDI vAra kaMI na karo! //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 Atma setu parama pUjya bahenazrInA paricayamAM AvyA pahelAnA amArA saMsmaraNo, satsaMgI parivAranA svamukhethI : "dharmanI korI pATI hatI, pU. gurUdevazrI kAnajIsvAmInA pravacano sAMbhaLI, vicArI... kakko, bArAkhaDIthI zarUAta karI pAyo pAko karatA gayA. Ama karatA karatA nizcayanI jaDatA AvI gaI tethI kuTuMbanI avagaNanA, javAbadArIo tarapha bedarakArI ane saMsAra tathA dharma evA be bhAga paDI gayA." "kaSAyo moLA paDatA na hatA, aMdara kAMI phera paDato na hato, prema vadhato na hato, dharmanuM AcaraNamAM kAMi AvatuM na hatuM." samajIe chIe badhuM, chatAM vyavahAramAM ane AcaraNamAM kAMI nathI AvatuM. ghaNIya vAra daMbha karatAM hoIe tema lAge. satsaMgamAM badhuM samajAya paNa pachI hatA evA ne evA." ame aTakyA hatA AtmAnI mahattA vadhAravA para, ruci vadhAravA para, paNa ghAMcInA baLadanI jema pharI pharIne hatAM tyAMnA tyAM ja rahetAM hatAM." "kAMIka jUdu karavAnI jarUra lAgI, paNa zuM e khabara na hatI." nizcayanI pakaDa khuba hatI ane zarIranI avagaNanA thatI. vartamAnanI hakIkatanI avagaNanA karI AgaLa vadhavA havAmAM mahela caNatA hatA." "trikALI dhruva AtmAnI eTalI khoTI pakaDa hatI ke zarIra, dhyAna, zvAsa.... vi.mAM jo AtmA zabda na Ave to sAco mArga hovA chatAM e tarapha dRSTi na jatI, ulaTI avagaNanA thatI." "pahelethI chelle sudhInA pagathIyAM na maLe tyAM sudhI saMtoSa nahoto thato ane e pagathIyAM maLe eTale te gokhAI jAya paNa kArya rahI jAya." "popaTanI jema AtmAnI ruci, mahattA vadhAravI che evuM bolatA, paNa ghAMcInA baLadanI jema tyAMnA tyAMja." "zvetAMbara, mUrtipUjaka, derAvAsI, kriyAkAMDa, pAThazALA, pratikramaNa, badhuM gokhI nAkhyuM, have virodhAbhAsa ubho thAya che - kriyAkAMDa karavAM ke AtmAmAM javuM? nizcaya, vyavahAranI saMdhi thaI zakatI na hatI ane jIvana ane dharma ema be vibhAga paDI gayA hatA." "pudgala e zuM che? jANavAnI jIjJAsA thaI. sAthe sAthe chokarAMva jaze tyAre khAlIpo bharavAnI jarUriyAta lAgI eTale satsaMgamAM AvatA thayA ane rasa paDavA lAgyo." "dharma kevI rIte karavo? - jemake AtmAnI ruci vadhAravI, krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha, vAsanA kevI rIte ochA karavA... teno koi khyAla hato nahIM." Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma setu 109 "samajaNamAM dRDha thaI gayuM paNa anubhavamAM kAMi nahatuM AvatuM." nokarI ane gharakAmamAM ja samaya puro thaI jAya che tyAM dharma kaI rIte karavo ane kyAre karavo? A moTo savAla thaI gayo hato." "chokarAMvanuM mana dubhAvIne satsaMgamAM Ave to mana chokarAMvamAM rahe, ane chokarAMva sAthe rahuM to mana satsaMgamAM bhaTake. zuM karavuM te kAMI khabara paDatI na hatI" satsaMgI parivAranA bhAI-baheno Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 Atma setu parama pUjya bahenazrInA paricayamAM AvyA pachInA saMsmaraNo, satsaMgI parivAranA svamukhethI. "dharma ane jIvana e be eka ja che. dharma e jIvana jIvavAnI paddhati che. saMsAramAM saunI sAthe premapUrvaka rahavuM ane premathI pharajo bajAvavI. kuTuMba ja jIvatA, jAgatA paramAtmAothI bhareluM che. bhaktipUrvaka kArya karavA e samajAyuM." "nizcaya ane vyavahAranI suMdara saMdhi karAvI. dareka dravyo svataMtra che chatAM svataMtra rIte saMkaLAyelA che. te samajAtAM nizcayanI khoTI pakaDa ochI thavA lAgI" "saMjogo ane vyaktiono svIkAra thavA lAgyo ane taNAva ghaTavA lAgyo." "dhyAna, bhaktino raMga vadhavA lAgyo. kaSAyo moLA paDavA lAgyA." "sadguru pratyeno prema, AdarabhAva, bhaktibhAva, vadhavA lAgyo. temanI chAyAmAM rahevAnuM gamavA lAgyuM." "manamAM zAMtino phelAvo vadhavA mAMDyo, kaSAyonI tIvratA ghaTavA lAgI ane potAnI bhUlo jaNAvA mAMDI." "dharma kema karavo, kyAre karavo, samaya nathI.. vi. no taNAva jato rahyo, ane dharma mArga samajAvAnuM zarU thayuM." "kAMI na karavAnuM" - dhIme dhIme samajamAM AvatuM gayuM. AcaraNamAM paNa mukavAnA prayatno vadhatA jAya che." "Atma jAgRti - Atma anusaMdhAna karavAnA prayatno zarU thaI gayA." "zAstra vAMcana ane ghArmika kriyA e ja dharma nathI paNa aMtaraparivartananI prakriyA zarU thavI joIe e samajAtuM gayuM." TUMkamAM - AtmAnI rUci ane mahattA enI meLe vadhavA mAMDyA. zarIra, vartamAna, zvAsa, tathA yogAsano vi. vi. nI mahattA paNa samajAvA lAgI ane A badhuM parama pUjya bahenazrInA puNya pratApe ja. satsaMgI parivAranA bhAI-baheno