Book Title: Adhyatma ka Amrut
Author(s): Lalitprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003859/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara adhyAtma kA amata For Pet Private Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ _____ adhyAtma kA amRta HAH mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara ucallon Initignal For Personal & Private Use Only www.anelibrarytare Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhyAtma kA amRta zrI lalitaprabha navambara, 2010 : cauthA saMskaraNa prakAzaka : zrI jitayazA phAuMDezana bI-7, anukampA dvitIya, ema. AI. roDa, jayapura (rAja.) AzISa : gaNivara zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI ma. mudraka : hindustAna presa, jodhapura mUlya : 40/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ praveza se pUrva jIvana aura jagata ke bIca eka gaharA antar-sambandha hai| sAMsArika sambandha to hai hI, AdhyAtmika sambandha bhI hai| jIvana jagata kI eka satata sanAtana dhArA hai| jIvana jagata kA pratibimba hai aura jagata jIvana kA vistAra hai| manuSya yadi jagata kI ApAdhApI meM hI svayaM ko kho de to yaha manuSya kA 'saMsAra' huaa| jagata meM jIkara bhI agara vaha kIcar3a meM khilate kamala kI taraha Upara uTha Aye to yaha usakA 'adhyAtma' huaa| jIvana kA AdhAra usakI apanI AtmA hai| jIvana ke jarre-jarre meM AtmA kA nivAsa aura prakAza hai| AtmA hI vaha dhurI hai jo jIvana ko eka bAra nahIM sau bAra mRtyu se gujara jAne ke bAvajUda satata sanAtana banAe rakhatI hai| saca to yaha hai ki adhyAtma AtmA ke hI AbhAmaMDala kA nAma hai| jIvana ko agara sArthaka karanA hai to hameM jagat meM rahakara bhI vItadveSa, vItarAga-bhAva se jInA hai| hameM apane kartavyoM ko nibhAte hue duniyA meM isa taraha jInA hai ki kA~ToM meM bhI phUla khila AyeM, aMdhere meM bhI rozanI kA rahanumA sAkAra ho utthe| jIvana to basa kore kAgaja kI taraha hai| usa para jaise raMga bhara deM, jo citra ukera deM, kAgaja para vaisA hI ubhara aaegaa| jIvana ke kAgaja para kraoNsa to loga kara hI rahe haiM, hama agara indradhanuSa ukera leM to yaha sArthaka pahala hogii| prastuta pustaka adhyAtma kA amRta mahopAdhyAya zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI kI vaha anupama kRti hai jisameM jIvana-jagat ke Antarika rahasyoM ko udghATita kiyA gayA hai, adhyAtma ke anachue pahaluoM para prakAza For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DAlA gayA hai| dikhane meM ye sIdhe-sAde nau pravacana haiM, para inakI gaharAI hara vyakti ko sIdhe apane antarmana meM utAratI hai| lekhaka ko nau kA aMka rAsa AyA hogaa| yaha akhaMDa aMka mAnA jAtA hai| prabhu kare, unakI yaha kRti bhItara-bAhara vibhAjita ho rahI mAnavatA ko akhaMDatA aura antra-sambaddhatA kA pAvana saMdeza pradAna kre| mahopAdhyAya zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI vidvAna evaM pratibhAvAn saMtapravara haiN| sauhArda aura saujanya kI pratimUrti to haiM hI, pravacana-kSetra meM bhI unakI peTha behada prazaMsanIya hai| prastuta pustaka meM mahopAdhyAyazrI ke jina nau pravacanoM ko saMkalita kiyA gayA hai ve hajAroM logoM kI upasthiti meM diye gaye unake amRta vaktavya haiM / yaha vaha avadAna hai, jo bhAvI pIr3hI kA bhI mArga prazasta karatA rahegA / pustaka mAnava-mana ko prabuddha aura prazasta karane meM sahakArI hogI, yaha vizvAsa hai| -zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pravacana-krama 1. pahacAneM, bhItara ke bandhana 2. mUrcchA : kyoM na gaI mana se 3. tRSNA : kaba milegA kinArA 4. par3heM, mana kA caritra 5. duniyA ke daladala meM khilate kamala 6. sthiti, zuddhi aura mukti 7. saMsAra ke Ara-pAra 8. sarvodaya ho dharma kA 9. ekatva kA zAzvata bodha For Personal & Private Use Only 9 20 28 52 88 27 38 49 61 72 84 98 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ _pahacAneM, bhItara ke bandhana bhagavAna buddha ke samaya kI ghaTanA hai| magadha ke bAhara aciravatI nadI meM kucha machuAre machaliyA~ pakar3a rahe the| ve loga varSoM se yaha kAma kara rahe the| usa dina bhI isIlie nadI para pahu~ce the| ekAeka eka machuArA cillAyA ki usake hAtha sone kI machalI lagI hai| machuAroM ne dekhA ki vaha machalI sUrya kI kiraNeM par3ane se camaka rahI thii| sone kI usa machalI kI parIkSA karane jaba sabhI machuAre machalI ke nikaTa pahuMce, to usa machalI se bhayaMkara badaba A rahI thii| machalI pakar3ane vAle machuAre ko salAha dI gaI ki ise punaH nadI meM DAla diyA jAe anyathA yaha pUre nagara ko durgandhita kara degii| usa machuAre ne kahA, 'yaha abhUtapUrva machalI hai| pahale maiM ise rAjA ko dikhAU~gA, usake bAda nadI meM DAla duuNgaa|' vaha usa machalI ko eka Dibbe meM DAlakara tathA kapar3e se usakA mu~ha bA~dhakara rAjabhavana phuNcaa| usane vaha DibbA rAjabhavana ke bAhara hI rakha diyA aura bhItara jAkara rAjA ko sArI bAta btaaii| rAjA hairAna ! sone kI machalI! kabhI sunA na dekhaa| lekina jaba machuAre ne kahA ki vaha usa machalI ko apane sAtha lAyA hai aura rAjabhavana ke bAhara rakhA hai, to rAjA rAjabhavana se bAhara aayaa| machuAre ne jaise hI Dibbe para ba~dhA kapar3A kholA; pUrA vAtAvaraNa durgandhamaya ho gyaa| rAjA sahita sabhI ne apanI nAka para kapar3A rakha liyaa| usa machalI se Ane vAlI durgandha ke kAraNoM kA patA nahIM cala pA rahA thaa| rAjA ke Adeza para vaha machalI bhagavAna buddha kI sabhA meM le jAI gii| rAjA ne buddha se pUchA, 'prabhu ! isa badabU kA kyA rAz2a hai ?' buddha ne kahA, 'yaha machalI insAna ke vyaktitva kI paricAyaka hai| isakA atIta yaha hai ki yaha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ machalI pichale janma meM kapila nAmaka saMnyAsI thii| usane guru mahAkazyapa ke pAsa jJAna pAyA thA, magara vaha gurudroha kara baitthaa| saMsAra ke prati usakI Asakti itanI bar3hI ki vaha vApasa saMsAra meM lauTa gyaa| 'jaba kapila marA to isa janma meM ise isa machalI kA rUpa milaa| usane mahAkazyapa ke pAsa jJAna pAyA thA isalie isakA zarIra sone kA ho gayA, magara gurudroha ke kAraNa isameM badabU ho gii|' rAjA ne kahA, 'prabhu ! vizvAsa nahIM hotaa|' buddha ne machalI kI ora dekhA, to vaha phdd'phdd'aaii| buddha ne kahA ki 'tuma cAho to aba bhI apanI cetanA jAgrata kara sakatI ho|' usane kahA, 'prabhu! maiM ApakI zaraNAgata huuN| merI bhUloM ko kSamA kara deN| mujhe apane dhuMdhale atIta ke lie kheda hai aura bhaviSya ko ujjvala karane ke lie maiM kRtsaMkalpa hotI huuN|' usakA itanA kahanA thA ki usake prANa nikala gae aura jaise camatkAra ho gyaa| usa mRta machalI meM se sugaMdha Ane lagI thii| use eka arhata kA, mahApuruSa kA, satpuruSa kA sAnnidhya mila gayA thaa| eka bhagavat-puruSa kA pAvana sAnidhya! ghaTanA to taba huI para hamAre lie Aja bhI preraNAdAyI hai| vyakti sAdhanA kI pagaDaMDI para kadama bar3hAne ke bAda bhI gaMdagI bhare mArga se gujaratA rahatA hai aura manovikAroM kA poSaNa karanA rahatA hai| bahuta kama loga aise hote haiM, jo isa gaMdagI se nirlipta rahakara Age bar3ha jAte haiN| daraasala hamArI Asakti ke sUtra itane bArIka hote haiM ki unake baMdhana dikhAI nahIM dete magara ve itane majabUta hote haiM ki unheM tor3anA koI AsAna bAta nahIM hotii| yahI ve dhAge haiM, jinake baMdhana ke kAraNa ArdrakumAra bAraha varSoM taka saMsAra se jur3e rahe / ye baMdhana aise haiM, jinheM tor3anA kAphI kaThina hai| bhItara ke baMdhanoM kA vimocana bahuta jarUrI hai| koI AdamI saMsAra tyAgakara pahAr3oM para calA jAe, guphA meM baiThakara tapasyA karane lage aura soce ki mere baMdhana to TUTa ge| zAyada yaha bhrama hai| abhI to bAhara ke kucha bandhanoM se mukta hokara Aye ho, para bhItara ke bandhana..... / unake vimocana kI to yaha zuruAta hai| AdamI bAhara ke baMdhanoM se to chUTa sakatA hai, magara bhItara ke baMdhana se mukti pAnA AsAna nahIM hai / vyavahAra meM hiMsA karanI chor3a bhI doge, to kyA hogA, bhItara to phira bhI hiMsA bharI par3I hai| bAhara ke baMdhana kA vimocana to bAhara se ho sakatA hai, lekina bhItara ke baMdhana ko samApta karane ke lie bahuta adhika prayAsa karane par3ate haiN| hama jarA bhItara utarakara dekheM ki kaise-kaise baMdhana haiN| sthAna va pahanAve jarUra badala jAte haiM, para AMtarika baMdhana to rahatA hI hai| merI najara meM sAdhanA yA saMnyAsa mAtra veza kA rUpAMtaraNa yA bAhya-tyAga nahIM hai| saMnyAsa to mukti-mahala kA zilAnyAsa hai, jIvana kA Antarika zuddhikaraNa hai| vaha bAharI ujjvalatA bhI kisa kAma kI jisake antaraMga meM kalmaSatA ho / yaha to aise huA ki bhItara meM viSa bharA hai, para bAhara se amRta kA AropaNa kiyA gayA hai| saMsAra meM the, taba bhI hamArA vyaktitva bAhya tattvoM se jur3A thA aura Aja saMnyAsa meM A gaye, taba bhI bAhya tattvoM se hI hama jur3e haiM / jur3Ava to jArI hai| ImAnadArI to yaha ki hamArI Asakti TUTatI nahIM, mur3a jAtI hai, khUTe badala jAte haiN| pahale ghara, dukAna, parivAra, paise se rAga thA aura aba gaccha, sampradAya, guru aura zAstra kA rAga kara baitthe| 10 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pravrajyA, jisakA sambandha jIvana ke sAtha thA, hamAre antar-vyaktitva ke sAtha, hamane mAtra bAhya vyaktitva se hI use jor3a rakhA hai / pravrajyA dene-lene se pahale yaha nahIM dekhA gayA ki bAhara meM jo pravrajita hone ke bhAva dikha rahe haiM, kyA antaraMga meM bhI una bhAvoM kI koI camaka hai ? antaraMga pravrajita rahA hai yA nhiiN| dIkSA mAtra veza badalakara jIvana jIne kA abhyAsa nahIM, apitu jIvana rUpAMtaraNa kI sAdhanA hai / maiMne dekhA hai, kucha sAdhu loga apane pAsa 6-7 varSa ke bacce rakhate haiM / kahate haiM isameM abhI se vairAgya ke bIja bo rahe haiN| mere prabhu! unako pUcho ki kyA abhI taka isa bacce ne rAga kI paribhASA bhI jAnI hai ? tuma kisI pralobhanavaza agara eka 7-8 varSa ke bacce ko dIkSA ke lie prerita kara rahe ho to yaha na to tumhAre lie lAbhadAyaka hai, na bacce ke lie| bhale hI aisA karake tuma pAMca-dasa ziSyoM ke guru kahalA loge, para usa bacce ke jIvana ke sAtha yaha kyA sarAsara nAiMsAphI nahIM hogI ? mAnA ki Aja vaha baccA ATha varSa kA hai, Apane cAhe jaise use mor3a diyA, lekina aTThAIsa varSa kA hone ke bAda kyA vaha apane jIvana ke lie socane kI vicArazakti nahIM rakhegA ? ATha aura aTThAIsa, jiMdagI ke ina donoM par3AvoM meM kAphI pharka hotA hai / eka bahina jisane kisI mahArAja ke pAsa 7 varSa kA baccA dekhaa| pUchane para use batAyA gayA ki ise dIkSA kA, sAdhu-jIvana kA prazikSaNa diyA jA rahA hai| vaha bahina mujhe kahane lagI, mahArAjajI ! usa mAsUma bacce ko dekhakara mujhe to dayA ho AyI / vaha abhI taka yaha bhI samajha nahIM pAyA hai ki kise duniyA kahate haiM aura kise dIkSA ? Akhira yaha kaisI dIkSA ! kaisI pravrajyA ! kyA yuga kI havA usake aMtaramana ko prabhAvita nahIM karegI ! dIkSA mAtra kisI preraNA se nahIM apitu bodhapUrvaka lI jAnI cAhiye, tAki manuSya isa mArga para mAtra bAhara se hI zveta vastradhArI na ho, apitu usakA antaraMga bhI zubhra - zveta ho jAye / vahA~ saMsAra ko chor3ane kA prayAsaabhyAsa nahIM, apitu svataH chUTanA ho jAye / isalie mere prabhu ! hama pravrajyA ke aMtaraMga se vAkipha hoN| Apa bhale hI bAhara se pravrajita na ho pAyeM, para apane antaraMga meM pravrajyA ghaTita kara sakate haiN| bAhara ke saMsAra se mukta honA zAyada sahaja hai, para antara ke saMsAra kA kyA hogA ? bAhara ke saMsAra ko cAho to eka kSaNa meM chor3a sakate ho, para bhItara kA saMsAra ! jise athAha saMsAra kahA gayA, saMsAra sAgara, zAyada vaha manuSya ke bhItara hI hai| bAhara kA saMsAra to kAphI sImita hai, para bhItara kA saMsAra asIma hai| sAdhanA kA mUla sambandha bhItara ke bandhanoM se mukti pAnA hai / bhItara ke bandhanoM se mukti pAne ke upAya bAhara kI reDimeDa pustakoM se nahIM mileNge| kitAboM se bauddhika praznoM kA javAba mila sakatA hai, para jIvana ke praznoM kA nahIM miltaa| mahAvIra aura buddha bhItara ke bandhanoM ko jAnane aura mukta hone ke lie hI vana meM gaye / bAhara kA saMsAra to kSaNa-bhara meM chUTa gayA, para bhItara kA saMsAra nahIM chuuttaa| | usase mukta hone lie unheM varSoM sAdhanA karanI pdd'ii| hakIkata meM to saMsAra mAnasika hai, bhautika nahIM hai / vastuoM kA saMsAra to palabhara meM tyAgA jA sakatA hai, para mana kA saMsAra, svapnoM kA saMsAra ! yaha to saba kucha chor3a-chAr3a kara himAlaya kisI guphA meM bhI jAkara baiTha jAoge, to bhI tumhAre bhItara jIvita ho sakatA hai / mere dekhe saMnyAsa kA tAtparya mAtra saMsAra ko chor3anA nahIM hai / patnI, pati, putra, parivAra, paisA chor3anA koI 1 11 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI bahuta bar3I krAMti nahIM hai| krAMti to mana ko badalane meM hai| agara mana na badalA to saba kucha chor3akara bhI kyA chor3a pAe? atimukta pAnI chUkara bhI pA gayA, vaha to pAnI meM pAtra bahAkara bhI kaivalya pA gayA aura hama.....? zAyada hara sAdhaka ke mana meM ye prazna kauMdhate haiM, para hRdaya kI AvAja sunakara bhI anasunI kara dI jAtI phakIra antara meM itanI gaharI Asakti pala rahI hai ki hamArA jIvana, jo eka jalatI huI jyoti bananA cAhiye thA, durbhAgyavaza Aja mAtra dhuMA banakara raha gayA hai| saba kucha kSaNa-bhaMgura hai isa jaga meM, pAnI ke budabude kI taraha, phira kisa bAta kI mUrchA, kaisI Asakti? antar-astitva ko upalabdha karane ke lie eka pyAsa jgaao| dekho, cAroM ora A~kheM kholakara-saba kucha adhruva, azAzvata hai yahA~ / arthI ko gujarate dekho aura gahare utarakara soco, to lagegA yaha arthI kisI aura kI nahIM, svayaM hamArI hai| eka phakIra. jo gA~va ke bAhara kaTiyA meM rahatA thA, kisI eka rAha sAhaba! bastI jAne kA rAstA kidhara hai ?' phakIra ne kahA, 'dAyeM bastI hai aura bAyeM kbristaan|' rAhagIra dAyIM ora calA gayA, para use bastI to na milI, hA~, vahA~ kabristAna avazya mila gyaa| vaha galata mArga batAne ke kAraNa phakIra para jhllaayaa| phakIra ne kahA, 'bhaiyA! jaisA maiMne jAnA, vaisA tumheM batA diyaa| tumane bastI ke bAre meM pachA, to jo kabra meM base haiM, ve sadA ko basa gaye haiM isalie use maiMne bastI kahA aura jo gA~va meM base haiM, ve kabristAna ke rAste para haiN| aba maiM kabristAna ko bastI aura bastI ko kabristAna na kahU~, to kyA kahU~ ?' dekho jagata ko, gaharAI meM jAkara dekho, usakI vyarthatA ko dekho| kahIM koI artha na milegaa| usakI vyarthatA ko dekhakara tumhAre bhItara svata: preraNA paidA hogii| eka kasaka utthegii| kitane jhUThe baMdhana hamane banA rakhe haiM, bAMdha rakhe haiN| ina baMdhanoM kI kahIM koI mUlyavattA nahIM hai, kisI aura ne nahIM bAMdhA hai tumheM, tuma svayaM baMdhe ho| mane bandhanoM kA nirmANa kiyA hai aura baMdhe ho| jIvana meM jo ye aMgAre dikhAye de rahe haiM. kisI aura ne nahIM bichAye haiM, tumane khuda apane hI hAthoM bichAye haiM aura jIvana ko kaMTakAkIrNa kiyA hai| para Azcarya, ina jhUThe bandhanoM ke prati hamArI itanI gaharI Asakti ho gayI hai ki ye hameM jIvana ke satya pratIta hone laga gaye haiN| hama jaise jI rahe haiM, yaha saba mahaja eka nATaka hai| Aja ApakA nAma rAjendra kumAra hai, para jaba paidA hue taba to ApakA nAma rAjendra kumAra nahIM thaa| Apa binA nAma ke Aye the| lekina aba ApakA nAma rAjendra kumAra ho gyaa| aba isa nAma ke sAtha agara koI apazabda kaha de, gAlI-galauca kara baiThe, to Apa jhagar3A kara baittheNge| jaba paidA hue the taba agara kisI ne rAjendra kumAra ko saikar3oM gAliyA~ dI hoMgI, taba tumane koI pratikriyA thor3e hI kI thI! sAmane vAlA gAlI detA taba bhI tuma khilaunoM se khelate rhte| nAma kA tAdAtmya tumane khuda bnaayaa| isI taraha tumhArI jiMdagI ke jitane Asakti ke sUtra haiM, saba tumane banAye haiM aura saccAI to yaha hai ki ye saba mithyA haiN| bhramavazAt yaha jhUTha hI tumheM saca najara A rahA hai| hameM punarvicAra karanA hogaa| Asakti meM pha~sane ke kAraNa jIvana sivAya eka duHkha kI gAMTha ke aura kyA bacA hai| isalie jo TUTegA, vaha jhUTha TUTegA, satya kabhI TUTatA apane hI hAthoM For Personal Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ giratA nahIM hai| kahate haiM ki amarIkA meM abrAhama liMkana kA zatAbdI varSa cala rahA thaa| liMkana para pUre deza meM eka vizeSa nATaka khelA jAnA thaa| kAphI khoja-par3atAla karanepara Akhira liMkana kA hamazakla AdamI mila gyaa| usa AdamI ko nATaka meM liMkana kA pArTa diyA gyaa| pUre amarIkA meM yaha nATaka-maMDalI ghuumii| pUre eka sAla taka gA~va-gA~va, nagara-nagara meM nATaka kiyA gayA aura vaha AdamI ha-ba-ha liMkana kA rola adA karane lgaa| liMkana bolate samaya thor3e tutalAte the ataH vaha AdamI bhI tutalAne lgaa| liMkana kA jaisA bolane kA DhaMga, calane-baiThane kA jaisA DhaMga, saba vaisA kA vaisA hii| jinhoMne liMkana ko dekhA thA, unheM to vizvAsa bhI na ho rahA thA ki kyA liMkana kI mRtyu huI hai? sAla bhara bAda nATaka-maMDalI samApta huii| vaha vyakti apane ghara gyaa| liMkana ke hI kapar3e pahane hue, liMkana kI taraha hI la~gar3AtA huA vaha apane ghara Akara patnI-baccoM se tutalAkara bolane lgaa| parivAra vAloM ne samajhA, maz2Aka kara rahA hai / saba ha~sane lage, kahA aba chor3o, vaha to nATaka kA rola thA, aba to nATaka khatma ho gyaa| magara vaha vyakti to aba bhI vaise hI rahane-bolane lagA, jaise nATaka meM liMkana kA pArTa karate samaya bolatA thaa| vaha koI maz2Aka nahIM kara rahA thaa| use to vizvAsa ho gayA ki maiM liMkana hI hN| calanA-uThanA-baiThanAkhAnA-pInA saba kacha liMkana kI taraha vahI liMkana kI taraha chaDI pakaDakara la~gaDAte hae clnaa| logoM ne kAphI samajhAyA, 'bhaiyA, vaha nATaka thA aura aba nATaka khatma ho gayA hai|' bar3e-bar3e buddhimAna samajhAkara thaka gaye, magara vaha vyakti Tasa-se-masa taka na huaa| vaha to dAve ke sAtha kahatA thA ki maiM liMkana hI hN| tama kisa nATaka kI bAta kara rahe ho? / Akhira parivAra ke loga use kisI manocikitsaka ke pAsa lekara gye| usane bhI kaI upAya kiye, karaMTa ke jhaTake bhI diye| magara vaha mAnane ko taiyAra hI nahIM thA ki maiM liMkana nahIM huuN| usI samaya amarIkA meM eka naI mazIna kA AviSkAra huA thaa| jhUTha ko pakar3ane kI mazIna / jisase saca aura jhUTha ugalAnA hotA hai, usa vyakti ke nIce mazIna chipA kara rakha dI jAtI hai| jaise koDiyogrAma grApha banAtA hai, vaise hI yaha mazIna bhI hRdaya kI dhar3akanoM kA grApha banAtI hai| agara Apane anubhava kiyA ho to jaba AdamI jhUTha bolatA hai, to usake hRdaya meM dhakkA lagatA hai aura vaha jhaTakA grApha para A jAtA hai| isa mazIna kA upayoga aise kiyA jAtA hai ki pahale-pahala to aise prazna pache jAte haiM. jinameM AdamI jhaTha bola hI nahIM paataa| phira yakAyaka aisA prazna pUchate haiM jisakA sahI javAba patA hotA hai| Ajakala adAlatoM meM bhI ina mazInoM kA upayoga hone lagA hai| to manocikitsaka ne usa 'liMkana' ko usI mazIna para khar3A kiyA aura aise prazna pUchane zurU kiye, jinameM vaha jhUTha bola hI na ske| manocikitsaka ne phira pUchA, 'ghar3I meM kitanA bajA hai ?' usane kahA 'dasa baja kara cAlIsa mintt|' manocikitsaka ne kahA, 'mere hAtha meM kyA hai ?' usane kahA, 'bAibila kI kitaab|' manocikitsaka ne pUchA, 'sAmane kI dIvAra kA kalara kyA hai ?' usane kahA, 13 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'kAlA' / aisI bahuta-sI bAteM pUchI gayIM, jinameM vaha jhUTha bola hI na ske| sabakA grApha eka jaisA banatA calA gyaa| Akhira usa manocikitsaka ne pUchA, 'tuma kauna ho ?' vaha AdamI taba taka thaka gayA thA / usane socA, 'jhaMjhaTa khatma karo / Akhira kaba taka vivAda karatA rahU~gA? kyoM na sApha kaha diyA jAye ki maiM liMkana nahIM hU~ / bhItara kA satya to maiM jAnatA hI hU~ ki maiM abrAhama liMkana hU~, aba ina logoM se kauna sirapaccI kare ?' manocikitsaka ne vaha kucha javAba de, usase pahale hI phira pUchA, 'kyA tuma abrAhama liMkana ho ?' usane kahA, 'nahIM, maiM abrAhama liMkana nahIM hU~ / ' para Azcarya, nIce mazIna ne jo grApha diyA, usameM batAyA gayA ki yaha AdamI jhUTha bola rahA hai| bAta itanI gaharI ho gayI ki saca jhUTha ho gayA aura jhUTha saca | hamAre ye bandhana aura Asakti ke sUtra bhI Aropita hI haiN| inako hamane satya mAna liyA hai, jaise usa vyakti ne apane ko liMkana mAna liyA thaa| aba agara Apako koI kahe ki ye saba jhUTha haiM to Apako usakI bAta hI jhUThI lgegii| isalie talAza karo apane antara meM, kitane ba~dhe ho tuma abhI taka bhItara se, bAhara meM nirgrantha kahalA kara bhI / nirgrantha mAtra bAhara se nahIM balki hameM bhItara se honA pdd'egaa| granthiyA~ to manuSya ke bhItara hI haiN| veza kA rUpAMtaraNa tabhI upalabdhipUrNa ho sakatA hai, jaba antara kA rUpAMtaraNa ho jAye / anyathA khUMTe bhale hI badala jAe, tumhAre gale meM to rassA ba~dhA hI rahegA / eka gAya ke gale meM rassI DAla dI, phira use kisI khUMTe se bAMdha diyaa| bAda meM jarUrata to use vahA~ se haTA kara dUsare khUMTe se bAMdha diyaa| khUMTA to badalA, magara baMdhana to kAyama rhaa| AdamI ke sAtha bhI aisA hI ho rahA hai / pahale vaha mA~-bApa se jur3A rahatA hai, phira patnI se jur3Ava ho jAtA hai| saMnyAsa lene ke bAda bhI AdamI baMdhanamukta nahIM ho paataa| taba sampradAya, upAzraya Adi kA rAga bhI baMdhana ho jAtA hai| bhItara se rUpAMtarita na ho pAne ke kAraNa baMdhana ke sthAna to badalane para bhI jArI rahate haiM / khUMTe badalate gae, magara jindagI meM kahIM koI badalAva nahIM A skaa| saMsAra chor3a diyA aura munitva svIkAra kara liyA, magara antara-saMsAra kI Asakti nahIM chor3a paae| vahI Asakti, lAlasA, kAmanA kA saMsAra manovRttiyoM meM chAyA rhaa| jJAnI kahate haiM, saMsArI kA saMsAra ke prati rAga va Asakti ko chor3anA to AsAna hai, magara eka saMnyAsI kA saMnyAsa ke prati rAga tor3anA muzkila hai| saMsAra ke jina bandhanoM ko bandhana kahate haiM, saMsArI sAre baMdhana tor3a sakatA hai, kyoMki ve bAharI baMdhana haiM, magara bhItara meM bhI to manuSya ke ananta bandhana ke nimitta hote haiN| AdamI muni banakara nizcita rUpa se bAhara ke kaI bandhanoM se kisI aMza taka mukta ho jAtA hai, para bhItara ke bandhana to muni banane ke bAda mukta hote haiM / isalie eka saMnyAsI banane ke bAda bandhana-mukti ke lie vyakti kI jimmedAriyA~ bar3ha jAtI haiN| I 14 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsI ke baMdhana bAhara ke kama bhItara ke jyAdA hote haiM, isalie vaha unheM nahIM tor3a pAegA aura jaba taka aisA na hogA vaha kapila kA jIvana jiyegA aura bAda meM svarNa machalI bana kara apanI durgandha se vAtAvaraNa kharAba kregaa| vaha bhagavA bAnA bhale hI pahana le, kintu usakI durgandha usakI pola kholane ke lie kAphI hai| jIvana ko jaba taka sammohana ke dAyare se dUra nahIM karoge, taba taka badalAva nahIM A skegaa| dIkSA le loge, pravajita ho jAoge, magara jIvana meM parivartana nahIM kara paaoge| aisA na huA to mAtra vezAntaraNa kisa kAma kA? eka bAta aura dhyAna meM le lene jaisI hai ki hamArA jIvana saMsAra se viparIta jAne ke lie nahIM hai, apitu usase uparata hone ke lie hai, mukta hone ke lie hai| agara saMsAra kI niMdA meM tumhAre vacana prayukta ho rahe haiM, to unase vItarAga kA mArga na mila paayegaa| yaha to aisA huA ki kala taka tuma saMsAra kI tArIpha kara rahe the, kyoMki usase rAga thA aura Aja usakI niMdA kara rahe ho, to kyA usase dveSa ho gayA? tyAjya hai mere prabhu, yaha dveSa bhI tyAjya hai| Akhira saMsAra kI niMdA se tumheM kyA milegA? pahale rAga ke rUpa meM tumhAre bhItara saMsAra basA thA aura aba dveSa ke rUpa meM, para saMsAra to basA haA hI hai| tama saMsAra se mukta kahA~ ho pAye? mAnA ki kIcaDa kIcaDa hai, vaha tyAjya hai, para tyAga ke bAda usakI niMdA kyoM? Akhira usI kIcaDa ne tamheM astitva diyA hai, tumhArA kamala khilAyA hai| isalie kIcar3a kI niMdA meM mata par3o kyoMki tumhArI kalI kIca se uThakara hI khilI thI, isalie vaha bhI dhanyavAda kI hI pAtra hai| hA~. aba tama kamala kI talAza zurU kro| usa brahma-kamala kI, jo tumhAre jIvana ko suvAsa se sarAbora kara de| isalie vItarAga kA artha mAtra rAga-mukti hI nahIM hai aura na hI jahA~ rAga-bhAva thA, vahA~ dveSa-bhAva paidA karanA hai| vItarAga ko dveSa-mukta bhI honA pdd'egaa| tumheM baMdhanoM kA sthAnAntaraNa thor3e-hI karanA hai, tumheM to usase mukta honA hai aura jo loga kevala vezAntaraNa karake hI muni banate haiM, ve kevala khUTe badala lete haiM aura jahA~-jahA~ rAga ke, prazaMsA ke bhAva the, vahA~-vahA~ dveSa-nindA ke bhAva paidA kara lete haiN| kala taka to tuma dhana-sampatti kI tArIpha kara rahe the, Aja usI kI nindA kara rahe ho, Akhira donoM se mAnasika rUpa se to tuma jur3e hI ho| maiMne bAMkA ke jIvana kA eka prasaMga sunA hai jo bhAratIya santa-paramparA meM advitIya prasaMga hai| bAMkA vAstava meM eka gRhastha saMta rAMkA kI patnI thii| rAMkA kAphI tyAgI-tapasvI vyakti the aura atyanta nirmohI jIvana jIte the| pati-patnI pratidina jaMgala se lakar3iyA~ tor3akara lAte aura jaise-taise eka samaya bhojana kI vyavasthA kara lete| eka dina rAMkA-bAMkA donoM lakar3I tor3a kara A rahe the| bAMkA rAMkA se koI do phalA~ga pIche cala rahI thii| acAnaka rAMkA ne dekhA ki mArga meM eka sauneyoM kI thailI bharI par3I hai| rAMkA do kSaNa ruke, kucha socA aura usa sauneyoM kI thailI ko pAsa par3I miTTI se Dhakane lge| taba taka unakI patnI bAMkA bhI vahA~ pahu~ca gyii| usane pUchA 'kyA kara rahe ho?' rAMkA ne kahA, 'aise hI, kucha nahIM / yahA~ sauneyoM kI thailI par3I thI, usa para miTTI DAla rahA hU~ yaha socakara ki kahIM sauneyoM ko dekhakara tuma vicalita na ho jaao|' bAMkA muskurAyI aura kahane lagI, kyoM nAhaka miTTI ko miTTI se Dhaka rahe ho?' rAMkA ke kAna pakar3A, kahA- 'saca meM maiM bhUla kara rahA thaa|' 15 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM Apase yahI kaha rahA hU~ ki hama hamArI mAnasika soca ko badaleM, kahIM aisA na ho ki jIvana hI dhuMA bana jaaye| aisA jIvana to mRtyu se bhI badatara hai, jo masAla na bana pAyA aura mAtra dhuMA hI banA raha gyaa| sAdhanA // pAnA nahIM, jIvana ko badalanA hai sAdhanA / dhuMe - sA jInA vyartha hai, jalanA hai muMDa muMDAnA bahuta sarala, mana kA muMDana AsAna nahIM / vyartha bhabhUta ramAnA tana para, gara bhItara kA bhAna nahIM / pala-pala samatA meM isa mana kA, DhalanA hai sAdhanA // maMdira meM hama bahuta gaye para, mana yaha maMdira nahIM bnaa| vyartha zivAlaya meM jAnA, jo mana ziva - sundara nahIM banA / jaga kI pIr3A meM moma-sA, pighalanA hai sAdhanA // saccA pATha tabhI hogA, jaba jIvana meM pArAyaNa ho / sA~sa - sA~sa dhar3akana se jur3I huI rAmAyaNa ho / prabhu prema-paMtha para jana-jana kA calanA hai sAdhanA // sira kA muMDana karanA aura zarIra para bhabhUta lagAnA sarala hai| yaha saba kucha to AsAna hai para mana kA muMDana aura AtmA kA jJAna pAnA hI to sAdhanA kA uddezya hai| agara mana ko na sAdha pAye, 'mana nA raMgAye, raMgAye jogI kapar3A' vAlI sthiti hamArI rahI, to zarIra ko AtApanA dene ke lie bhale hI tuma dhUpa meM khar3e ho jAo, para mana to chAyA hI caahegaa| zarIra se upavAsa kara loge para mana bhojana meM bhaTakatA rhegaa| zarIra kyA kara rahA hai yaha khAsa bAta nahIM hai| khAsa bAta hai mana kyA kara rahA hai ? isalie mAtra veza ke nahIM, jIvana ke sAdhu baneM, sira ke sAthasAtha mana ko bhI muMDita karane kA prayAsa kareM / mAtra vezAntaraNa hI sAdhu-jIvana hotA to hara koI sAdhu bana jaataa| agara nagnatva hI muni banane kI nizAnI hotI to nahAte samaya to hareka hotA hI hai| lekina kevala itane se jIvana meM sAdhutA kA phUla nahIM nahIM khila sktaa| loga sAdhu bana jAte haiM aura apane pravacanoM meM pracAra karate phirate haiM ki maiMne pacAsa lAkha kI sampatti chor3a kara saMnyAsa liyA / eka vyakti saMnyAsI bnaa| maiM use pahale se jAnatA thaa| vaha atIta kI gAthAyeM gAyA karatA thaa| vaha prAya: kahatA ki maiM sattara lAkha kI sampadA chor3a kara AyA huuN| eka dina maiM bhI vahA~ calA gyaa| vaha mujhe nahIM pahacAna paayaa| maiMne usase pUchA ki mahArAja ! Apa to vahI haiM nA, jo amuka mohalle meM DAka bAMTA karate the| vaha hairAna huA, lekina saccAI svIkArane kI jagaha vaha mujha para krodhita utthaa| maiMne to vahA~ se khisakanA hI ThIka samajhA / bAhara se to chor3a Ae, magara bhItara rAkha ke nIce abhI ciMgAriyAM jiMdA / jIvana rUpAMtaraNa kI bajAya mAtra veza rUpAMtaraNa apanI apekSA pUrNa na kara paayegaa| khUMTe badala rahe haiM, baMdhana nahIM bdlaa| jaba taka khUMTe badalate rahoge, jaMjIra to rahegI / 16 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArI Asakti ke dhAge bhI gajaba ke haiN| aisA nahIM hai ki vyakti kevala parivAra ke prati hI Asakti rakhatA hai, hama to choTI-choTI cIjoM ke prati Asakta hote cale jA rahe haiN| Upara se viDambanA yaha hai ki hama Asakti ke ina binduoM ko samajha bhI nahIM paate| hamArA rAga kevala zakkara se hI nahIM, namaka ke prati bhI hai| miThAsa hI nahIM, kar3avAhaTa ke prati bhI Asakti hai| hama rAga ke dAyare se nikala hI nahIM paate| sabjI meM namaka kama ho to hama patnI para jhallA uThate haiN| bhojana hamAre jIvana kI AvazyakatA hai, magara hamane usake prati bhI Asakti kara lii| sammohana ke dAyare kAphI vistRta haiN| choTI-choTI cIjoM ke prati hamArI gahana Asakti hai| vyakti sAdhanA ke mArga para to kadama bar3hA letA hai, magara Asakti ke kAraNa use svarNa-machalI kA jIvana milatA hai| AdamI saMnyAsI ho jAtA hai, laukika pragati karate hue vaha samAja kA AcArya bhI bana jAtA hai, magara bhItara ke baMdhanoM se nahIM chUTa paataa| bAhara ke baMdhana to TUTa jAte haiM, magara bhItara, jo ber3iyA~ lagI huI haiM, ve TUTa nahIM pAtI haiM / bhItara ke baMdhana to jArI hI rahate haiN| saMsAra meM rahanA galata nahIM hai, lekina saMsAra ke prati jo yaha sammohana hai, use tor3anA jarUrI hai| AdamI apane ahaMkAra kI pUrti ke lie jhUTha bolatA hai| apanI icchA se corI karatA hai, galata kAma karatA hai| ye sAre kArya Asakti ke kAraNa hI ho rahe haiN| AdamI kI Asakti hai bhI bahuta ghn| kahIM yAtrA karane jAte ho to sITa kA ArakSaNa karavAte ho| usa ArakSita sITa ke prati bhI Asakti itanI gaharI ho jAtI hai ki pUre rAste 'merI sITa, merI sITa' karate rahate ho| eka bAta yAda rakho, sammohana kabhI 'saccAI' nahIM ho sktaa| vaha hamezA jhUTha hI hotA hai| duniyA meM jInA hai to aise jIo, jaise bharata jiye aura jaise janaka jiye| saMsAra meM rahate ho to parivAra kA pAlana-poSaNa jarUrI hai, magara saMsAra se cipaTA rahanA ThIka nahIM hai| AvazyakatA ke anusAra vastuoM kA upayoga jarUra karo, magara AvazyakatA pUrI hote hI use chor3a do anyathA hotA yaha hai ki vyakti kI AvazyakatAe~ to pIche chUTa jAtI haiM kintu AkAMkSAe~ vyakti ke pIche par3a jAtI haiN| AkAMkSAoM kI pUrti ke lie hI AdamI galata kAma karatA hai aura AkAMkSAe~ kabhI samApta nahIM hotI, ve bar3hatI hI jAtI haiN| sArI jindagIbhara bhaTaka lo kintu hamArI icchA, lAlasA va kAmanA kA kahIM aMta nahIM hogaa| jJAnI kahate haiM ki icchAoM ko kama karo, kyoMkiicchAe~ AkAza kI taraha ananta haiN| kyA AkAza kA kahIM ora-chora dikhAI detA hai ? usI taraha icchAe~ haiN| patA nahIM kaba, kaunasI icchA paidA ho jAe? icchAe~ dUsaroM ko dekhakara bhI bar3hatI haiN| par3ausI ke pAsa skUTara hai, to Apako bhI skUTara caahie| skUTara hogA to kAra kI icchA hogii| icchAoM kA kahIM koI aMta nahIM hai / jIvana kA anta hai, para icchAeM ananta hai| paise khUba kamAe, sthiti badala gii| jhoMpar3I se mahala meM A gae, magara icchAe~ samApta nahIM huyiiN| tIna hajAra kamAte the, tIna lAkha kamAne laga gae, magara bhUkha nahIM mittii| yaha kyoM nahIM socate ki usa samaya kyA hAla hogA, jaba lAda calegA baMjArA / phira kyoM itanA anAcAra-atyAcAra ? jaba taka tumhAre jIvana kI AvazyakatA hai, taba 17 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taka galata kAma karate ho to bAta samajha meM AtI hai, magara AkAMkSAoM kA to kahIM koI aMta hI nahIM hai phira unake mAyAjAla meM kyoM phaMsa rahe ho| AdamI jaba icchAoM kA gulAma banakara unakI pUrti ke lie bhAgadaur3a karane lagatA hai, to usake jIvana meM sukha kI bajAya duHkhoM meM vRddhi hone lagatI hai| icchAoM ko rabara kI taraha khIMcanA baMda kareM, tAki tumhAre jIvana meM jo tanAva bar3hatA jA rahA hai, vaha kama ho ske| AdamI pravacana sunane jAtA hai, guru mahArAja kI zaraNa meM jAtA hai, lekina usakA tanAva kama nahIM hotaa| vaha apane mana ko ekAgra nahIM kara paataa| ekAgratA kA pahalA sUtra yaha hai ki AdamI apanI icchAoM para lagAma lagAe, aMkuza lgaae| Aja se pacAsa sAla pahale AdamI kI AvazyakatAe~ sImita thIM, to AkAMkSAe~ bhI kama thIM, magara bhautikatA kI daur3a meM AdamI itanA adhika Age calA gayA ki usake sukha, zAMti, sukUna saba pIche chUTa ge| pahale Apake mana meM TI.vI. nahIM AtA thA, havAI jahAja nahIM AtA thA, magara Aja TI.vI. ne ApakA bahuta sArA samaya chIna liyA hai| ApakI sAmAjika evaM pArivArika zAMti tathA vyavasthA khatare meM par3atI jA rahI hai| Apa jarUrI kAma bhI chor3a deMge, magara amuka dhArAvAhika dekhanA nahIM cUkeMge kyoMki hamArI prAthamikatAe~ hI badala gaI iMsAna jaise-jaise pragati kara rahA hai, bhItara se usakI avanati ho rahI hai| vaha aMdhere kI ora jA rahA hai| isakA kAraNa jIvana meM bar3hatI huI hamArI AkAMkSAe~ haiM / jarA soceM ki jaba duniyA se ravAnA hoMge to kevala pA~ca phITa jamIna hAtha lgegii| usa para bhI ApakI rAkha hI milegii| mATI meM mATI (zarIra) mila jaaegii| isalie jar3a padArtha se moha chor3o, cetana ke prati bodha jagAo aura phira usase bhI Upara uTha jaao| hama cetana meM jIkara cinmaya ho jAyeM, yahI eka-mAtra lakSya honI caahie| AdamI mATI ke isa zarIra ko sone, cAMdI se sajAtA hai| vaha yaha bhUla jAtA hai ki ye bhI to eka taraha se camakIlI mATI hI hai| AdamI mATI ko mATI se hI sajA rahA hai| AdamI choTA-sA hai magara usake aramAna, AkAMkSAe~ kAphI UMce haiN| pA~ca phuTa kI isa kAyA meM kitane lambe-caur3e aramAna samAe hue haiM ! hameM dUkAna, makAna aura riztoM meM badalAva nahIM lAnA hai| hameM apanI jindagI ko badalanA hai| saMsAra meM jIo to aise jaise kIcar3a meM kamala rahatA hai| bharata aura janaka bhale hI saMnyAsI nahIM bane, magara unhoMne aisA jIvana jiyA ki ve samAdhi ko AtmasAt kara ge| bharata ne to gRhastha jIvana meM rahate hue bhI parama jJAna pA liyA thaa| __ghara meM rahanA burA nahIM hai| hama ghara meM raheM, lekina Asakti ke dhAgoM ko phcaaneN| agara aisA nahIM kiyA to Ane vAlA kala aisA hogA ki jaba hama mRtyu ke nikaTa hoMge, to hamAre dimAga meM paramAtmA kA nAmo-nizAna taka nahIM hogaa| mRtyu manuSya ke jIvana kI parIkSA hai| jisa vyakti ne jIte jI kucha pAyA, vahI marate samaya kucha upalabdha karake jaaegaa| jisane jIvana nirarthaka ga~vAyA, vaha to uttIrNa nahIM hogaa| isa parIkSA meM use zUnya aMka milegaa| hameM ciMtana karanA cAhie ki hama uttIrNa hone ke karIba kaise pahuMceM? loga kahate haiM- abhI jaldI kyA hai, bAda meM rAma kA nAma japa leNge| are, abhI jaba samaya tumhAre pAsa hai, For Personal Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taba bhI tuma rAma kA nAma nahIM japa rahe ho to usa samaya kyA japoge, jaba sA~seM TUTane ko hoMgI? aMtima samaya rAma kA nAma japane ke bhulAve meM rahane vAle loga cUka rahe haiN| usa samaya to virale logoM ko hI 'rAma' yAda AtA hai| adhikAMza loga to apane parijanoM kI yAda hI karate haiM / merA beTA kahA~ hai, merI mA~ kahA~ hai, patnI kahA~ hai ? AdamI sabake bAre meM pUcha legA magara vaha khuda kahA~ hai, isakI use ciMtA nahIM hogii| jagata kA cakra hai hI aisA / marate samaya bhI saMsAra meM ulajhAva! bhalA kaise hogA hamAre jIvana kA uddhAra ! ____ mokSa pAnA hai to jIvana kI mUlyavattA ko smjho| jIvana ke sAra ko grahaNa karo, anyathA hogA yaha ki jIvana bhara cAha to karate rahoge ki svarga meM jAnA hai, magara pahu~coge naraka meN| loga doharA jIvana jIte haiM / ve nAma to rAma kA lete haiM, magara kRtya rAvaNa ke karate haiM / nAma kRSNa kA lete haiM aura AcaraNa kaMsa kA karate haiN| yahI to hamAre jIvana kA doharApana hai| jaba taka yaha samApta nahIM hogA, hama jIvana kI Asakti ko nahIM pahacAna paaeNge| hamane ye jo mukhauTe lagA rakhe haiM, unheM utAranA hogaa| jaba taka asalI, asalI aura nakalI, nakalI na sAbita ho jAe, taba taka hama jIvana meM mokSa kA mArga AtmasAt nahIM kara paaeNge| hama yadi nara se nArAyaNa bananA cAhate haiM, AtmA ko paramAtmA ke rUpa meM DhAlanA cAhate haiM to hameM jIvana kI vAstavikatAoM ko samajhanA hogaa| hamane jIvana kI hakIkata ko kho diyA to jo kucha bhI hAtha lagegA, vaha kArbana kaoNpI hogA kyoMki mala to hamAre hAtha se nikala jaaegaa| hakIkata to yaha hai ki hamArA jIvana mala kaoNpI nahIM hai, jo kucha bhI hai, vaha mana, vicAra aura zarIra kI upalabdhi hai| isake alAvA kahIM koI upalabdhi nahIM hai| yaha jAnate hue bhI ki mATI kA yaha zarIra eka dina mATI meM hI mila jAnA hai, hama nahIM ceta rahe haiM to yaha eka gaMbhIra bAta hai| hameM ciMtana karanA hogA aura antata: jIvana kI rAha para sahI DhaMga se calanA zurU karanA hI hogA, anyathA jIvana aura adhyAtma kA kevala nAma lekara hama apanA jIvana nahIM sudhAra skeNge| hameM jIvana kA samrATa bananA hai yA bhikhArI, yaha hamAre hI hAtha meM hai, hamAre hI karmoM para nirbhara hai| bAhara se koI hamArA bhalA karane nahIM aaegaa| jAgiye, jaba jAge, tabhI saverA hotA hai, isa ukti ko vAstavikatA ke dharAtala para lAkara hama ImAnadArI se bharA jIvana jI sakate haiN| For Perso19 Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maccho : kyoM na gaI mana se? gItA meM bhagavAna ne saMdeza diyA hai--'mUrchA tor3o, samarpita bhAva se karma karo, anAsaktipUrvaka jiio|' gItA kA yaha saMdeza manuSya ke lie varadAna hai| dharma aura adhyAtma kA yaha bar3A vyAvahArika rUpa hai| mUrchA kA TUTanA hI sAMsArika vyAmoha aura Asakti se mukti hai| samarpita bhAva se karma karanA hamArI karmaThatA aura bhakti hai| tIsare caraNa meM maiMne jo bAta kahI hai ki anAsaktipUrvaka jIo, vaha isalie ki jIvana aura karttavya ke prati hoza aura jAgarUkatA banI rahe / phala kI icchA ke hama mohatAja na hoN| karma hamArA pauruSa hai aura gItA to kahatI hai--'karmaNyaivAdhikAraste'-karma hI tumhArA adhikAra hai| hara vyakti kI yaha maMzA rahatI hai ki vaha jo karma kara rahA hai, usakA use pUrA phala mile| tuma karma jitanA phala cAho, vahA~ taka to ThIka hai, para karma aura puruSArtha to karate haiM laoNTarI kI TikaTa kharIdane kA, do-pA~ca rupaye kA aura phala cAhate haiM apane nAma laoNTarI khula jAne kA, lAkhoM-karor3oM kaa| jaba laoNTarI apane nAma nahIM khulatI hai, to bhagavAna ko kosane lagate haiM / yaha vAstava meM bhakti nahIM hai| yaha to hamArI mUr3hatA aura aMdhatA hai| ___mUrchA TUTe, behozI miTe, hama meM kucha samajha vikasita ho, kucha jAgarUkatA Aye, yaha jarUrI hai| hameM jIvana ke prati jAgarUka honA caahiye| jIvana soye-soye jIne ke lie nahIM hai| hamArI behozI TUTe to hI hama sahI mAyane meM dharma ko jI sakate haiM, to hI hama AtmaniSTha aura paramAtma-niSTha ho sakate haiM, anyathA saba lIpApotI hai, bher3a-dhasAna hai| saMsAra to behozI kA vistAra mAtra hai / hama prAya: behozI meM hI jIvana pUrA kara lete haiN| hamArA saMsAra behozI 20 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA saMsAra hai aura yaha behozI niraMtara phailatI jA rahI hai| hameM isa behozI ko samApta kara hoza meM AnA hai| antara mana meM palane vAlI behozI ko chor3anA hI jIvana meM jAgarUkatA kA zaMkhanAda karanA hai| behozI dUra karake hamane bodhi ko jagA liyA to hamArA hara satkarma' hogaa|aacaary kundakunda kahate haiM ki eka vyakti aisA hai jo ayatana se sAre kRtya karatA hai aura dUsarA hara kAma yatna se, jatana se karatA hai| ayatanAcArI hiMsA na karate hue bhI hiMsaka ho jAtA hai aura yatanAcArI hiMsA karate hue bhI ahiMsaka ho sakatA hai, kyoMki hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA sambandha vyakti kI jAgarUkatA ke sAtha hai| yadi Apa yatna, viveka aura sajagatA se jI rahe haiM to Apa jo kucha kara rahe haiM, vaha satkarma hai| phira yaha bAta gauNa hai ki hama kyA kara rahe haiM? jIvana to hara AdamI jItA hai| hama jI rahe haiM, yaha bAta mahatvapUrNa nahIM hai balki hama kisa taraha jI rahe haiM, isa para dhyAna denA jarUrI hai| jIvana kI tIna avasthAe~ haiM- jAgratAvasthA. saptAvasthA aura svapnAvasthA / hameM to jAgratAvasthA meM jInA hai| adhikAMza loga svapna meM jIte haiN| unakA parA jIvana svapnAvasthA meM hI bIta jAtA hai| jaba taka hama una sapanoM se apane Apa ko mukta nahIM kareMge, hama saMsAra kI bhUla-bhulaiyA meM hI ulajhe rheNge| svapna bhI bar3I ajIba cIja hai| A~kheM baMda, nIMda meM AdamI gAphila, magara na jAne kahA~-kahA~ kI yAtrA kara AtA hai ? aisI-aisI ghaTanAe~ dekha letA hai, jinakA koI sira paira nahIM hotaa| jo kAma AdamI jAgratAvasthA meM pUre nahIM kara pAtA, unheM svapnoM meM pUrA karatA hai| yaha bAta nahIM hai ki AdamI acche svapna hI dekhatA hai, use bureDarAvane svapna bhI Ate haiM / ye ve svapna hote haiM, jinakA sambandha hamArI kutsita bhAvanAoM se hotA hai| dina ke ujAle meM to hama unakA iz2ahAra nahIM kara sakate, magara rAtri meM unheM svapnoM meM dekhakara hama Ananda kI anubhUti karate haiN| koI AdamI kAyara hai aura use lar3AI-jhagar3e se Dara lagatA hai, vaha kisI se piTa kara A jAegA, lekina svapnoM meM usakI soyI icchAe~ jAga utthegii| use aisA lagegA jaise vaha bahuta balavAna hai aura dina meM jisase piTa kara AyA thA, usakI joradAra piTAI kara rahA hai| isI se usako saMtoSa milatA hai| yaha jIvana kA mithyAtva hai, bhrama hai| manuSya havA meM ur3atA rahatA hai, vaha nahIM jAnatA ki usake paMkha nahIM haiN| vaha kabhI-bhI gira sakatA hai, aura giregA bhI aisA ki usakA astitva hI kahIM dikhAI na degaa| isalie hameM svapnAvasthA meM Upara uThakara yathArtha ke dharAtala para pA~va rakhane hI hoNge| calanA to isI jamIna para hI pdd'egaa| manuSya prAyaH svapna meM yA nIMda meM jItA hai| usakA pariNAma yaha nikalatA hai ki vaha satya ko jAnatA to hai, usakI carcA bhI kara letA hai, para use jIvana meM utArane ke nAma para vaha zUnya hI raha jAtA hai| yathArtha para carcA karanA alaga cIja hai aura yathArtha ko jIvana meM ghaTita karanA alaga cIja hai| tuma carcA aura bhASaNa to AtmA para kara loge, para jioge deha-bhAva meM hii|shriir para thor3I-sI vipatti AyI ki tuma DAMvADola ho jaaoge| hama kevala bhASaNoM meM mahAvIra kI carcA kara lete haiM aura maMdira meM prArthanA / vigata varSoM meM mahAvIra aura buddha para kAphI kucha bolA gayA hai, para hamAre jIvana meM mahAvIratva yA buddhatva ghaTita kahA~ ho sakA? pravacanoM meM hamane carcAe~ kI, paryuSaNa meM sunA, mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM kIleM ThokI gayIM, DaMka mAre gaye, ve ulTe laTakAye gaye, para ve For Person Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samatA meM jIte rahe', para hama ? eka macchara kATa khAye to basa, pUcho hI mata, macchara kI khAla khIMca deM / prati varSa paryuSaNa meM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA jIvana-caritra sunA jAtA hai, lAkhoM ke car3hAve bole jAte haiM, para hamAre jIvanarUpAMtaraNa kI dRSTi se ye car3hAve kitane sArthaka hote haiM, vicAraNIya hai| mahAvIra ne nahIM kahA ki tuma mere nAma para car3hAve bolanA yA merI pratiSThA karavAne ke bahAne apanI pratiSThA bar3hAnA / mahAvIra ko ina sabase koI makasada hI nahIM hai| hA~, mahAvIra ko matalaba hai hamAre naitika jIvana se, ahiMsaka jIvana-zailI se, hamAre ujjvala jIvana se-agara aisA kucha hai to mahAvIra hamase khuza hoNge| paryuSaNa meM jaba mahAvIra kA jIvana-caritra suno to yaha dekho ki mahAvIra ke jIvana meM kaise kucha ghaTita huaa| kitanI lambI yAtrA aura saMkaToM ko jhelate hue bIja vaTavRkSa banA / aura kevala mahAvIra ke pracalita jIvana-caritra ko hI nahIM, mahAvIra kI antas-cetanA ko bArIkI se samajhane kI hama koziza kareM / adhyAtma kA kaunasA mArga mahAvIra ne varaNa kiyA thA, vizuddhatama, ADambara mukta aura Aja hamane kaunasA mArga use banA diyA hai, kabhI tulanA karo to lagegA ki mahAvIra ke sAdhanA-mArga meM aura Aja ke dharma ke mArga meM rAta-dina kA pharka hamane banA diyA hai| hamane mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kI jitanI mahimA gAI, usase jyAdA unake atizayoM kI mahimA gAI hai| hamAre lie unake abhiniSkramaNa kA jyAdA mUlya nahIM hai| hA~, unake varSIdAna kI jyAdA mahimA hamane gAI hai / kabhI mahAvIra ke dhyAna kI carcA hamane nahIM kI, hamane hamezA samavazaraNa kI mahimA gAI / sonecAMdI - hIre - ratnoM kI mahimA gAI / aba bhalA vItarAgI ko ina sabase kyA lenA-denA hai ? usa sAdhaka ko hama sone ke siMhAsana para baiThAte haiM yA miTTI kI caukI para, isase unheM koI sarokAra nahIM hai| mahAvIra to hamase anAsakti kI, vItarAga hone kI apekSA rakhate haiM / rAga ke mAhaula ko vItarAgatA meM badalo, mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kI mahimA gAo, dhyAna aura adhyAtma kI carcA kro| sone-cAMdI - hIre-javAharAta- ye saba to mAyA aura vaibhava ke aMza haiN| patA nahIM, kitane sikandaroM ke pAsa yaha saba kucha thA / yadi hama mahAvIra ke bAhya - vaibhava kI carcA karate raha gaye, to apanI antardRSTi ke palaka nahIM khola paayeNge| mahAvIra ke antar - vaibhava ke sAmane yaha bAhya - vaibhava nAkucha ke barAbara hai| cUMki hama bAhya - vaibhava meM Asakta haiM, isalie usa vItarAga ke sAtha bhI hamane bAhya- vaibhava jor3a diyaa| usa vItarAga kI pratimA para hama sonA-cAMdI car3hAkara prasanna hote haiN| kahate ho, 'vAha ! kyA AMgI banI hai|' bAhya-vaibhava meM jIte ho isalie vahI tumheM pulakita karatA hai| DhU~r3ho, usa vaibhava ke bhItara chipe vItarAgatA ke apAra vaibhava ko / hama mahAvIra kI aMtas-cetanA ko nihAreM / kitanI dayA, kitanI karuNA, kitanA vAtsalya ! oha, isakI tulanA meM tuma kisa vaibhava ko khar3A karoge ? kisI ne DaMka mArA to usake lie bhI dUdha kI dhArA / kisI ne pA~voM meM aMgIThI jalAI to usake prati bhI karuNA, kisI ne tejo lezyA pheMkI to usa para bhI dayA-- 'oha, koI sImA hai aise vyakti ke antar- - vaibhava kI ! ' mahAvIra ke jIvana ko, kisI vItarAga ke jIvana ko sirpha sunane bhara taka sImita mata rkho| soco, maiM bhI buddha ho sakatA thA, arihaMta aura siddha ho sakatA thaa| maiM bhI darda-bharI isa duniyA ke lie chAyA ho sakatA thA / maiM 22. For Person Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ulajhA rahA jar3a-pudgala padArthoM meM / maiM Asakti meM soyA rahA, khoyA rhaa| antas-cetanA ko upalabdha na ho paayaa| mUrchA aura suSupti aisI gaharI ki janmoM-janmoM se bhI na khulii| ___ mahAvIra ne upavAsa kiye, hamane bhI upavAsa karane zurU kara diye| mahAvIra ne kisalie upavAsa kiye the aura hama kisalie kara rahe haiM ? donoM ke lakSya meM kitanA pharka hai ! ve kaSAya-mukti ke lie upavAsa kara rahe the, hama upavAsa karake kaSAya ko aura bar3hAvA de rahe haiM / icchAoM kA parizamana karane ke lie upavAsa honA caahiye| yahA~ to icchAe~ aura bar3ha rahI haiM / tapasyAoM meM bhI vaibhava kA pradarzana karavAyA jA rahA hai| saba kucha DharrA-sA cala rahA hai| mahAvIra dhana ko chor3ate haiM aura hama anApa-sanApa dhana ikaTThA kara rahe haiN| mahAvIra aparigraha ke pratIka the aura hama parigraha ke paryAya bana baiThe haiM / ve satya ke pratIka the aura hama asatya ko kaMdhe para Dhoye baiThe haiN| jIsasa kahate haiM, 'zatru se bhI prema karo' aura hama mitra se bhI ImAnadArI se prema nahIM karate haiN| ve kahate haiM, 'jo eka cAMTA mAre usake sAmane dUsarA gAla bhI kara denA, vaha kamIja mAMge, tuma koTa bhI utArakara de denA, vaha eka mIla bojhA pahu~cAne kI madada cAhe, tuma do mIla pahu~cA denA', para hama siddhAntoM kI duhAI bhara de deNge| kareMge ulttaa-sulttaa| mAtra kisI mahApuruSa ke anuyAyI hone se yA unake nAma se zobhAyAtrAe~ nikAlane se, unakI jaya-jayakAra karane se unheM pAyA nahIM jA sktaa| hama mahAvIra ke siddhAntoM ke bilkula viparIta calate haiM / mAtra unake guNagAna karake hama agara saMtuSTa ho rahe haiM ki hama to jaina ho gaye to jainatva itanA sastA nahIM hai| aba chor3o isa bhrama ko ki maiM to jainI ho gyaa| dubArA zuruAta kreN| aba taka to jo samajhA, vaha Aropita thaa| dhArmikatA tilaka aura mu~hapatti meM me hI U~dhI na rhe| vaha hamAre vyAvahArika jIvana meM bhI caritArtha ho|anythaa bhrama ke mAyAjAla meM, ahaM ke mAyAjAla meM hI DUbe raha jaaeNge| maiM dekhatA hU~ ki loga ahaMkAra meM apane Age kisI ko kucha nahIM smjhte| aham ke calate ve apanI jhUThI zAna baghArate haiM, bhale hI bhItara se ve khokhale ho rahe hoN| yahI hotA rahA hai| kaI aise rAjA hue jinhoMne rAjapATa cale jAne ke bAvajUda apanI akar3a ko nahIM chodd'aa| ve apanI akar3a meM hI rahe, to isakA natIjA bhI unhoMne bhugtaa| AdamI ko yahI dhyAna nahIM rahatA ki saba dina eka samAna nahIM rhte| ghar3I meM 12 aMka hote haiN| Apane kabhI ghar3I kI suiyoM ko kisI eka aMka para sthira dekhA hai kyA? ve sthira raha hI nahIM sakatIM, kyoMki samaya kabhI rukatA nahIM hai| vaha satat pravAhamAna rahatA hai| jaba samaya rukatA nahIM to Apa kyoM eka jagaha ruke hue haiM? Apane nahIM sunA 'bahatA pAnI nirmalA', jo pAnI bahatA hai vahI nirmala kahalAtA hai| jahA~ pAnI Thahara nAma pokhara ho gayA aura usakA pAnI sar3a gyaa| eka vyakti yA parivAra meM mUrcchita mata raho, svayaM ko virATa karo, apanI dRSTi ko kSitija ke pAra le jaao| apane jIvana ko roko mata, pravAhamAna rkho| aham ko chor3o, anyathA eka dina aisA AegA ki Apa akele raha jAe~ge aura vaha akelApana Apako kahIM kA na rkhegaa| eka kisAna bahuta ghamaNDI thaa| kisI ke ghara meM mauta hotI to vaha ghor3e para car3hakara usake ghara jaataa| sabhI 23 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ loga to arthI ko kaMdhA dete calate, magara vaha bar3I zAna ke sAtha ghor3e ke Upara cltaa| logoM ko bahuta burA lagatA, magara kareM kyA? aise mauke para koI kucha kaha bhI to nahIM sakatA thaa| eka dina aisA bhI AyA ki logoM ko use sabaka sikhAne kA maukA mila gyaa| huyA yUM ki usakI mA~ kA dehAvasAna ho gyaa| gA~va ke logoM ko patA calA to unhoMne use ThIka karane kI socii| sabane salAha-mazavirA kiyA aura usa samaya to vaha kisAna hairAna raha gayA ki gAMva ke loga eka-eka kara ghor3iyoM para baiThakara usake ghara Ane lage the| kucha hI dera meM vahA~ ghor3iyA~ hI ghor3iyA~ ho gii| vaha kisAna parezAna / usake ghara meM usakI mA~ aura vaha do hI sadasya the| kahIM koI riztedAra taka nahIM thaa| arthI ko uThAne kA vakta ho gayA, magara uThAe kauna? gAMva ke loga to ghor3iyoM para baiThe the| usa kisAna ko akla A gii| usane sabase mAphI mAMgI aura kahA ki Age se vaha apanA vyavahAra badala legA, abhI to arthI utthaao| yahI hotA hai, jaba AdamI ke Upara AtI hai, taba use dUsaroM kA duHkha samajha meM AtA hai| isalie apanA jIvana sArthaka kara lo| aba bhI samaya hai, ceta jaao| na jAne phira aisA avasara hAtha Ae, na Ae aura tuma pachatAte raha jaao| ___ AdamI ko jIne ke lie do-cAra jIvana nahIM milte| na jAne kitane-kitane puNya kRtyoM ke phalasvarUpa hotA hai| hamAre zAstra kahate haiM ki caurAsI lAkha yoni haiN| unameM bhaTakanA paDatA hai| itanI yoni bhaTakakara pAyA gayA jIvana adhikAMza manuSya yUM hI ga~vA dete haiM / yaha to svarNima avasara hai, jisakA lAbha uThAkara hama mokSa ke mArga para kadama bar3hA sakate haiN| maiM yaha nahIM kahatA ki saba sAdhu saMnyAsI bana jaao| saMsAra meM rahate haiM to karma to karane hI par3ate haiM aura karane bhI cAhie, lekina aisA bhI na ho ki kevala khAne, pIne, sone meM hI hamArA jIvana pUrA ho jaae| hamane zAstroM meM par3hA hai ki pahale loga sau yA usase bhI jyAdA varSa taka jIte the, magara dhIre-dhIre aisA hone lagA ki AdamI kA jIvana-samaya ghaTatA gyaa| Aja to hAlata yaha hai ki kucha patA hI nahIM calatA, AdamI kaccI umra meM hI saMsAra chor3a jAtA hai| isake pIche kaI kAraNa haiN| AdamI khuda isake lie jimmedAra hai| usakI bar3hatI huI AkAMkSAoM ke kAraNa kaI viSamatAeM utpanna ho gaI haiM aura isI se usakI samasyAe~ bar3hI haiN| isa nazvara saMsAra meM svayaM ko chor3akara anya kyA anazvara hai ? saba kucha kSaNabhaMgura ho rahA hai| patA nahIM, kitane sikandara Aye haiM isa dharatI para aura akhUTa dhana ke svAmI hokara bhI khAlI hAtha hI gaye haiN| AyuSya kI Dora TaTa jAne ke bAda use kauna sAMdha pAyA hai? sikandara jaba matya ke nikaTa thA aura svayaM ko bacAne kI sArI kozizeM niSphala ho cukI thIM, to usakI rUha kA~pa utthii| sikandara ne apane aMtima pharamAna meM kahA thA ki merI mRtyu ke bAda merI sArI sampatti kabristAna meM lAyI jAye tAki loga dekha sakeM ki, jisa sikandara ne apane balabUte para apAra vaibhava pAyA thA, vaha use bhoga bhI na pAyA aura usase baca bhI na paayaa| merI aMtima yAtrA meM, mere janAz2e ke Age mero sArI sainya-zakti rahe aura ina vaidyoM ke kaMdhe para hI merA janAjA uThAyA jAye, tAki vizva For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha samajha sake ki dhanavaibhava aura davA bhI manuSya ko mauta se nahIM bacA skte| tumhArI AyuSya kI Dora kaba TUTa jAye, koI patA nahIM hai| usa DolI ko uThAne kA koI muhUrta nahIM nikAlA jaayegaa| jaba terI DolI uThA lI jAyegI, bina muhUrata ke uThA lI jaayegii| he musAphira, kyoM pasaratA hai yahA~, ye kirAye se milA tujhako makAM, koTaDI khAlI karA lI jaayegii| ina hakImoM se yaha pUcho bolakara, karate the davA kitAbeM kholakara, yaha davA haragija na khAlI jaayegii| bala sikaMdara kA yahIM para raha gayA,marate dama lUTamAra phira yUM kaha gayA, vaha ghar3I haragija na TAlI jaayegii| atIta agara kho gayA hai, to use vismRta kareM aura vartamAna aura bhaviSya ko ujjvala banAne kA saMkalpa kreN| sArI jindagI suSupti aura behozI meM bIta gayI hai, aba hoza ko samhAleM / tumhArI UrjA, jisase tuma sArthaka kRtya kara sakate the, nirarthaka baha rahI hai| manuSya isa sRSTi para pUrNa ikAI nahIM hai| vaha pazu aura prabhu ke bIca kI kar3I hai| vaha apane jIvana ko mahAvIra kA rUpa bhI de sakatA hai aura jIvana kA mahAvinAza bhI kara sakatA hai| pApa aura pavitratA usake jIvana ke do vikalpa haiM aura unheM cunane ke lie vaha svatantra hai| apane jIvana kI dizA kA nirdhAraNa hameM karanA hai| UrjA to pravAhamAna hai| use bA~dhA na jA skegaa| yA to vaha bahegI yA UrdhvagAmI hogii| agara usa UrjA ko kRSNa kA mArga na diyA gayA, to vaha kaMsa kA mArga pakar3a legI; rAma kA mArga na diyA, to rAvaNa ke mArga para clegii| UrjA vidhvaMsAtmaka rukha tabhI apanAtI hai, jaba use sRjana kA mArga na diyA jaaye| nizcita rUpa se vijJAna kA janma bhI UrjA ke sArthaka upayoga ke lie hI huA hogA, para hama usakA kitanA sArthaka upayoga karate haiM yaha to hama hI jaaneN| jinakA nirmANa vizva kI rakSA ke lie huA thA, unakA prayoga hama vizva ke vidhvaMsa ke lie karane kI soca rahe haiN| ___ hamArI ANavika kSamatA itanI adhika bar3ha gayI hai ki jisakI koI hada nhiiN| mujhe to lagatA hai ki pralaya ke lie ziva ko tIsare netra ke udghATana kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM hogii| manuSya svayaM hI isa dharatI para pralaya mcaayegaa| manuSya kA vinAza manuSya hI kregaa| kahate haiM ki sau DigrI para pAnI bhApa bana jAtA hai aura paccIsa sau DigrI para lohA pighalakara bhApa bana jAtA hai| kyA Apako patA hai ki eka hAiDrojana bama dasa karor3a DigrI garmI paidA kara sakatA hai| pUre saMsAra ke vinAza ke lie aise sau bama hI kAphI haiM aura vizva meM aise hajAroM bama bana cuke haiN| zastrAstroM kI hor3a meM vizva meM itane bamoM kA nirmANa ho cukA hai ki eka bAra nahIM sAta-sAta bAra vizva kA vinAza ho sakatA hai| eka anumAna ke anusAra vizva meM pacAsa karor3a DaoNlara prati ghaMTA vinAzaka astroM ke 25 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo icchA ho eka-eka nirmANa aura saMrakSaNa meM kharca ho rahA hai / yAni pratidina bAraha araba DaoNlara ! itanI rAzi agara manuSya ke kalyANa ke lie kharca kI jAtI, to vizva kA rUpa Aja aura hI kucha hotaa| vikSiptatA Aja hameM cAroM ora se gheratI jA rahI hai| hamArI mahattvAkAMkSAe~ belagAma hotI jA rahI haiM aura pariNAmataH hamAre apane prabaMdhana hI hamArI mRtyu ke nimitta bana rahe haiM / surakSA ke nAma para vizva mRtyu ke karIba pahu~ca rahA hai / mAtra ahiMsA para diye gaye bhASaNa isa vikSiptatA ko nahIM tor3a sakate haiM / jaba taka bhItara ke pazu ko vinaSTa kara prabhutA ko upalabdha nahIM kara liyA jAtA hai, taba taka vinAza kI yojanAe~ calatI hI rheNgii| kahate haiM, eka bAra bhagavAna ne amerikA, rUsa aura briTena ke pratinidhi bulvaae| unheM kahA ki 'tumhAre dezoM ne vizva meM sarvAdhika pragati kI hai| maiM tama tInoM ke vikAsa se prasanna hN| tamhArI jo icchA ho e varadAna mAMga sakate ho|' amerikA kA pratinidhi bolA, 'he Izvara ! maiM Apase yaha varadAna mA~gatA hU~ ki yaha sArI dharatI rahe, para rUsa kA nAmonizAna na rhe| ise samApta kara diyA jaaye|' Izvara ne rUsa ke pratinidhi kI ora dekhaa| usane kahA, 'maiM Apase varadAna mA~gatA hU~ ki yaha sArI dharatI rahe, para amerikA kA nAmonizAna na rhe|' Izvara ne phira briTena ke pratinidhi kI ora dekhaa| usane kahA, 'bhagavAna ! merI koI khAsa icchA nahIM hai / basa Apa ina donoM kI icchA-pUrti kara dIjiye, briTena ke lie yahI varadAna hogaa|' dekhI manuSya kI cAlAkI ! vaha eka-dUsare kA vinAza cAhatA hai, dUsarA pahale kA vinAza cAhatA hai| tIsarA donoM kaa| saba eka-dUsare ke vinAza meM lage haiM / vinAza kI lIlA bahuta ho gyii| jIvana ke vikAsa kI lIlA bhI racAne kI ceSTA ho| jJAna-vijJAna kA sArthaka upayoga kro| Aja tuma kisI aura ko miTA DAloge, kala koI tumheM miTA jaaegaa| miTane kA hI silasilA calatA rhegaa| sRjana ho, sArthaka pahaluoM para hamArA dRSTikoNa ho| ajJAna aura mUrchA se bAhara nikalakara aao| jIvana kA hara kadama sArthaka ho, jyota se jyota jgaao| tamas cAhe apanA ho yA parAyA, tamas miTe, jyota jage, to hI koI bAta bne| merA to eka hI saMdeza hai ki mUrchA tor3o, samarpita bhAva se karma karo, anAsakti se jiio| isa saMdeza kA sadA smaraNa rakho, bodha rkho| phira koI khatarA nahIM hai| tuma khuda prakhara ho utthoge| 'karmaNyevAdhikAraste'- tuma karma karo, satkarma ! phala apane Apa tumhAre hAtha meM hogaa| For Pers26 Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tRSNA : kaba milegA kinArA? - kauzAmbI kA brAhmaNa kapila, zAstroM kA adhyayana karane apane divaMgata pitA ke mitra rAjaguru indradatta ke pAsa zrAvastI phuNcaa| kapila kI vidhavA mA~ kA Agraha thA ki kapila rAjaguru indradatta ke sAnnidhya meM vidyAadhyayana kre| indradatta ne kapila ke bhojana kI vyavasthA zreSThi zAlibhadra ke yahA~ kii| zAlibhadra ne apanI eka dAsI ko isa kAma ke lie niyukta kara diyaa| dina-mAha aura varSa bIte / kapila ko dAsI se aura dAsI ko kapila se kaba prema ho gayA, donoM ko patA hI na claa| kapila zAstroM kA adhyayana karane zrAvastI AyA thA, magara karane lagA prema kI par3hAI / eka dina zrAvastI meM nagara-mahotsava kA Ayojana hone vAlA thaa| usa dAsI ne kapila se kahA ki 'hama donoM kucha hI dinoM meM pati-patnI hone vAle haiN| kala nagara mahotsava hai / sabhI mahilAe~ gahane phneNgii| tuma bhI mujhe kucha lAkara do|' kapila pazopeza meM par3a gyaa| usake pAsa to phUTI kaur3I taka na thii| vaha indradatta ke yahA~ par3hatA thA aura zAlibhadra ke yahA~ bhojana karatA thaa| Aya kA to koI jariyA hI na thaa| usane apanI sthiti spaSTa kI to dAsI ne use rAstA batAyA ki 'yahA~ kA nagara seTha pratidina subaha jisa brAhmaNa kI prathama sUrata dekhatA hai, use do mAzA sonA detA hai| tuma bhI cale jaao| subaha sabase pahale usake dvAra para pahu~ca jaao| vaha sonA mere kAma A jaaegaa|' asamaMjasa se bharA kapila socane lagA ki kahIM aisA na ho ki subaha ho usase pahale hI koI aura brAhmaNa vahA~ pahu~ca jaae| vaha rAtri meM hI vahA~ jAne ke lie taiyAra ho gyaa| madhya rAtri meM hI jaba vaha nagara seTha kI havelI 27 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI tarapha jA rahA thA, to rAjasainikoM ne use dekhA aura pakar3a liyaa| use agale dina subaha rAjA ke darabAra meM peza kiyA gyaa| usase pUchA gayA ki vaha AdhI rAta ko nagara meM kyoM ghUma rahA thA, to usane saccI bAta batA dii| rAjA usakI saccAI aura prAmANikatA se bar3A prabhAvita huaa| usane kahA ki 'tuma rAjA ke sAmane khar3e ho, jo cAho mAMga lo, tumheM nirAza nahIM lauTAyA jaaegaa|' kapila hairAna ! vaha ekAeka soca nahIM pAyA ki kyA mA~ge? usane rAjA se pAMca minaTa kA samaya mAMgA aura darabAra meM eka tarapha jAkara vicAra karane lagA ki kyA mAMgA jaae| aba kapila ke mana meM taraMgeM uThane lgiiN| usane socA ki do mAzA sonA kyA mAMgU, yaha to bahuta kama hai| Age bhI dhana kI jarUrata pdd'egii| aisA karatA hU~ do sonaiyA mAMga letA huuN| nahIM, yaha bhI kama rheNge| maiM sau sonaiyA mAMga luuN| use yaha bhI kama lge|socte-socte vaha eka lAkha sonaiyA taka pahu~ca gayA, magara taya nahIM kara paayaa| aMta meM vaha isa nirNaya para pahu~cA ki jaba usane vacana de hI diyA hai, to kyoM nahIM rAjA se usakA rAjya hI mAMga lU~, vaha khuda hI to de rahA hai| samaya pUrA huA dekha, rAjA ne kahA, 'brAhmaNa ! itanA samaya kyoM?' brAhmaNa zabda sunate hI acAnaka usakI antazcetanA jAgRta huI ki kapila ! tU yaha kyA kara rahA hai ? jisa rAjA ne tumheM muMha mAMgA dene kA vacana diyA, kyA tU usase usakA pUrA rAjya hI chIna legA? tU AyA thA mahaja do mAze sone ke lie aura.... / vaha rAjA ke sAmane kucha bola na paayaa| usake sAmane usakI icchAe~ hI praznacihna banakara khar3I ho gyiiN| usakI cetanA meM eka hUka utthii| kyA manuSya kI icchAoM kA koI anta hai ? kyA rAjA kA rAjya pAkara terI icchA zAMta ho jaayegii| nahIM, kapila ! nahIM!! usakI najareM nIce jhuka gayIM aura vaha kucha bola na paayaa| rAjA ne kapila ko punaH sambodhita kiyA to kapila bolA, 'rAjan ! brAhmaNa kSamAprArthI hai| maiM AyA thA, to do mAzA sone kI Asa thI, para mana kI caMcalatA to dekhiye, kAmanAoM kA makar3ajAla bhI kitanA vicitra hai ! maiM do mAzA sone se bar3hate-bar3hate lAkhoM sonaiyA mAMga lene kI icchA karane lagA, aura antataH to rAjan ! ApakA rAjya bhI ! para brAhmaNa zabda sunate hI antaramana ne aisI karavaTa badalI ki...... aba mujhe kucha nahIM caahiye| merI AtmA jAga uThI hai| kapila aba brahmajJAna kI sAdhanA ke lie jaMgaloM meM jaaegaa| jAte-jAte itanA hI kahU~gAicchAe~ asIma-apUrNa haiN| mana ke prati sajagatA ho, to hI ve tirohita ho sakatI haiN| aura kapila jaMgala kI ora ravAnA ho gyaa| rAja-darabAra meM khar3A hara vyakti stabdha raha gyaa| kapila unheM gaMbhIra vicAra ke lie eka bindu de gayA thaa| manuSya kI antazcetanA kitanI suSupta rahatI hai ? kahA~ do mAzA sone kI cAha aura kahA~ pUrA rAjya lene kI icchA? manuSya kI yaha tRSNA vRtti samApta nahIM hotii| jaba taka aisA nahIM hotA, AdamI adhyAtma ke mArga para kadama nahIM bar3hA sktaa| jaba taka usake tRSNA ke tAra nahIM TUTeMge, yahI hotA rhegaa| AdamI sotA rahegA, jAga nahIM skegaa| jisa vyakti ne apane mana kI anargalatA ko pahacAna liyA, samajha liyA, vahI dharma ke marma ko pahacAna paaegaa| For Persor28. Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ choTI-sI jiMdagI meM itane lambe-caur3e aramAna manuSya banA letA hai ki usakI pUrI jiMdagI aramAnoM ko pUrA karane meM pUrI ho jAtI hai, para aramAna ! unameM zAyada bar3hotarI hI hotI hai / iMsAna ko kailAsa parvata jaise sone ke asaMkhya parvata bhI de die jAe~, phira bhI usakI tRSNA samApta nahIM hogii| usakI tRSNA aura bddh'egii| icchAe~ AkAza kI taraha anaMta haiN| AkAza kA to phira koI ora-chora ho bhI zAyada, lekina icchAoM kA koI ora-chora nahIM hotA / jIvana pala-pala khAlI ho rahA hai, magara AdamI nahIM sa~bhalatA, usakI icchAe~ aura phaila rahI haiN| jarA dekho, per3a para Aja hare patte najara Ate haiM, kucha dina bAda ye patte pIle ho jAe~ge aura eka dina jamIna para A gireNge| kyA inheM koI roka pAegA ? jIvana kA rahasya aisA hI hai| AdamI ise sulajhA nahIM pAtA / koI pattA hamezA harA nahIM rhtaa| eka-naeka dina to use pIlA par3akara per3a se nIce giranA hI hogaa| tabhI to nae patte Ae~ge aura jIvana kA cakra clegaa| duniyA meM koI yadi yaha kahe ki duniyA meM koI kAma asaMbhava nahIM hai, usake lie javAba mere pAsa hai| duniyA meM mRtyu se bacanA asaMbhava kAma hai| jIvana kI nadiyA ko sUkhane se bacAnA asaMbhava hai| yaha to sUkhegI, tabhI nayA pAnI AegA / sUrya udaya hotA hai| yaha hamArA janma hai| subaha hamArA bacapana, dopahara javAnI, sAMjha bur3hApA aura rAtri jIvana kI smaapti| yaha saba jAnate - bUjhate hue bhI manuSya jagat kI kahAnI nahIM samajhatA, adhyAtma ko apane jIvana meM nahIM utAra paataa| usakI bAhya-saMsAra kI tRSNAe~ bar3hatI jAtI haiN| AdamI ko jo mila rahA hai, usase use saMtoSa nahIM hai / vaha aura pAnA cAhatA hai| manuSya kI asIma AkAMkSAoM ke calate jiMdagI, jo AnaMda aura ullAsapUrNa honI cAhiye, vaha saMgharSa aura pratispardhApUrNa ho gayI hai / jIvana vaisA hI banatA hai, jaisA hama use banAte haiN| hama apane jIvana ko Anandita bhI kara sakate haiM aura daladala meM le jAkara pha~sA bhI sakate haiN| eka anagar3ha patthara, cAho to usase kisI kA sira phor3a sakate ho aura cAho to isI patthara se pratimA bhI gar3ha sakate ho / eka korI kitAba kI taraha hai z2indagI ! isameM gIta bhI likha sakate ho aura gAliyA~ bhii| aura yaha parama satya hai ki jo vyakti lobha meM jItA hai, AkAMkSA aura tRSNA meM jItA hai, usakI jindagI eka pratisaMgharSa bana jAtI hai| eka aisA pratisaMgharSa, jisameM hara vijaya ke bAvajUda parAjaya hI hai| apanI belagAma tRSNAoM ke calate daur3eMge bahuta, lekina pahu~ceMge kahIM nhiiN| jIvana mahaja eka saMgharSa banakara raha jAegA, jisameM sivAya tila-tila jalane ke aura kucha na bacegA / kyA Apako patA hai ki prakRti kabhI bhI manuSya ko duHkhI nahIM karatI hai, dukhI karatI hai usakI asIma lAlasAe~ / patA nahIM, hamAre bhItara dina-pratidina kitane aramAna upajate haiN| eka ko pUrA kareM, taba taka na jAne kitane anya upaja jAte haiM / hamArI inhIM icchAoM ke calate IrSyA paidA hotI hai| dikhane meM bhale hI hamAre paricitoM ke sAtha dostI cala rahI ho, para mana hI mana to IrSyA, pratispardhA kA dAvAnala jalatA hai / mitratA to mAno aupacArikatA bhara raha jAtI hai| dosta kI naI kAra ko dekhakara kahane meM bhale hI khuzI vyakta kara dI jAye, para bhItara ? bhItara zAyada IrSyA kI eka aura ciMgArI hI paidA hotI hai| aura aisI aba taka aneka ciMgAriyAM hamAre 29 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhItara jala uThI haiM ki jIvana kI koI sukhada arthavattA hI zeSa nahIM bacI hai / eka bAta hamezA dhyAna meM rakheM ki isa duniyA meM ve hI loga kucha pA sakate haiM, jo nirlobhI haiN| dhana kA saMcaya karake bhaviSya meM sukha pA sakoge yA nahIM, para upayoga karake Aja to sukha pA sakate ho| kahate haiM, sikandara ne kAphI umra pAyI thii| jitanI umra pAyI usase hajAra gunI icchAe~ pAyI hoNgii| sikandara jaba vizva - vijaya ke abhiyAna para thA to saMta DAyojanIja ne usase pUchA--'sikandara, tuma sAre saMsAra ko jItakara kyA karoge ?' sikandara ne kahA, 'ArAma kI roTI khAU~gA / ' DAyojanIja ne muskarAkara kahA, 'roTI kI kamI to Aja bhI tumhAre lie nahIM hai / hA~, jitanI ArAma se roTI tuma Aja khA pAoge, jitanI caina kI nIMda Aja so sakate ho, utanI caina kI nIMda taba nahIM so paaoge|' jIvana-vistAra ke nAma para jitane AkAMkSAoM meM DUboge, jIvana utanA hI hAtha se chiTakatA jAyegA / isalie jo anAyAsa mila rahA hai, use saprema svIkAra kro| Aja jitanI tumhArI vyavasthA hai use apnaao| jisane Aja kI vyavasthA kI, vaha kala ke Ane para kala kI bhI vyavasthA svata: kara degA / jaba anamola jIvana milA hai, to phira jar3a padArthoM ko pAne meM usakA durupayoga kyoM kara rahe ho? tumheM prakRti se eka sundara tana milA hai| dhana-sampatti aura pada-pratiSThA kI mUlyavattA Akhira kitanI ! kyA jIvana se bhI jyAdA mUlyavAna haiM ve saba, jo inake pIche jIvana ga~vA rahe ho / agara sArI duniyA kA sAmrAjya tumhAre adhikAra meM hai to use eka ora tarAjU para rakhakara dUsarI ora apane jIvana ko rakha do| sArA saMsAra kA sAmrAjya bhI zAyada jIvana kI barAbarI nahIM kara pAyegA / mRtyu ke samaya siMkadara apane jIvana ko kucha vakta ke lie aura bar3hAnA cAhatA thA aura usane usake lie apanA pUrA sAmrAjya dene taka kI ghoSaNA kara dI, para kyA usakA vaha apAra sAmrAjya use aura adhika jIvana de pAyA ? jIvana ke sAmane sAmrAjya ko mAta khAnI pdd'ii| Akhira kyA kAma kA vaha apAra vaibhava bhI jo hamArI sAMdhya velA meM hamAre sAmane hI praznacihna banakara khar3A ho jaaye| Akhira yaha saba kucha kisalie hai? apane bAhya vaibhava ko bar3hAne kI bajAya bhItara ke vaibhava para naz2ara ddaalo| kahIM aisA to nahIM hai ki tuma bAhara saba kucha pAte jA rahe ho, jo nazvara hai aura bhItara kA vaha saba kucha khote jA rahe ho jo anazvara hai / anazvara ko khokara agara nazvara kucha pA bhI liyA to kyA pAyA ? aba apane mana para aMkuza DAlo / niyantraNa karo svayaM para / icchAoM ko sImAoM kA pATha pddh'aao| bahuta pA liye jo pAnA thaa| aba isImeM thor3e hI rame rheNge| jIvana meM isake atirikta bhI kucha aura hai| saba tuma para nirbhara hai / jIvana ko jaisA cAho, mor3a sakate ho / duniyA kI ApAdhApI meM bhI jIvana ko jhoMka sakate ho aura prakRti ke sahAre bhI chor3a sakate ho| bAhara meM jo TaTolane kI vRtti banI huI hai, use antarmukhI banA lo| bAhara kI talAza antahIna hai aura usameM zAyada hI aisA kucha mila pAye, jise jIvana kI upalabdhi kaha sko| para agara bhItara ko upalabdha ho gaye, jisane svayaM ke astitva kA bodha pA liyA, vaha sabake sAtha ekameka ho jAtA hai / saMsAra ko pAne kI lAlasA usake bhItara nahIM palatI varan sArA saMsAra hI usakA ho jAtA hai / 'vasudhaiva kuTumbakam', pRthvI hI usakA parivAra bana jAtI hai / For Person30. Private Use Only: www.jalnelibrary.org Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agara jIvana ko sahaja rUpa se svIkAra nahIM karoge, to saba kucha pAkara bhI kucha na pA skoge| jo milA, jaisA milA, acchA milA, isameM bhalA, kaisA gilA!' yaha saMsAra to itanA vicitra hai ki yahA~ saba kucha pAkara bhI kucha hAtha nahIM lgegaa| yahA~ jItakara bhI jIta kahA~ pAoge! jIta bhI hAra kI sIDhiyA~ bana jaaeNgii| lekina agara jItane kI tamannA hI khatma ho gayI, to phira kabhI hAra nahIM paaoge| hAra kI saMbhAvanA tabhI taka hai jaba taka vijaya kI tamannA hai| kahate haiM, lAotse eka bAta sabhI ko kahA karate the ki mujhe koI harA nahIM sktaa| eka pahalavAna ne bhI yaha bAta sunI / vaha thor3A hairAna huaa| lAotse zarIra se itane baliSTha to nahIM haiM, phira aisI bAta kaise kaha rahe haiM?' vaha lAotse ke pAsa gayA aura kahA, lAotse ! tuma kahate ho ki mujhe koI harA nahIM sakatA, para tumhAre zarIra ko dekhakara to aisA lagatA hai ki hara koI harA degA tumheM / aura agara maiM cAhU~ to tumheM cita karane meM mujhe do pala bhI na lgeNge|' lootse ha~se aura bole. 'maiM tamase aba bhI kahatA hU~ ki majhe koI harA nahIM sktaa| tama bhI harA nahIM paaoge| hAregA vaha, jisake mana meM jItane kI icchA hai| tuma mujhe cita karoge usake pahale maiM khuda hI cita ho jaauuNgaa| maiM pahale se hI hArA hU~, tuma mujhe kyA harAoge!'cAha gaI cintA miTI manuvA beprvaah|' jisakI cAha miTa gaI, vaha to zahaMzAha hai| jo yaha socate haiM ki cAha pUrI karane se cAheM athavA AkAMkSAe~ miTa jAe~gI, ve bhramita haiN| kheda vahA~ hotA hai jahA~ AkAMkSAoM kI pUrti na ho| jaba AkAMkSAe~ hI nahIM janmeMgI to kheda kahA~ hogA? yaha hamArI bhrAnti hai ki saba pA lene se tRpti A jaayegii| agara pUre vizva kA sAmrAjya bhI tumheM mila jAye to bhI kucha aura pAne kI lAlasA zeSa bcegii| dikhane meM to AkAza jamIna se chUtA huA mAlUma hotA hai para kyA vaha use chU pAtA hai ? dikhane meM to aisA lagatA hai ki parvata ke pIche AkAza kA anta hai, para aise eka nahIM ananta kSitija pAra kara lenA para kSitijoM kA anta na pA skoge| vartulAkAra hai kSitija aura hamArI vAsanAe~ bhI vartulAkAra hI haiN| aura jise hama pAnA cAhate haiM, jahA~ jAnA cAhate haiM, usase Age bhI aura loga gaye hue haiN| unase jarA pUcho unake jIvana kI ApAdhApI kI kahAnI, antaramana kI samasyAe~ / ve tuma jaisI hI haiM, zAyada tumase bhI jyaadaa| jaba sArI duniyA daur3a rahI hai to hameM samajha lenA cAhiye ki jinameM thor3A bhI viveka hai ki AkAza kabhI pRthvI ko chUtA nahIM hai / ve yaha bhI jAna leM ki vAsanA kabhI tRpta nahIM hotii| prabala icchAoM ke calate vyakti prApta kA upayoga nahIM kara pAtA aura jo prApta nahIM huA, usakI ciMtA meM duHkhI banA rahatA hai| eka AdamI ne isa varSa pAMca lAkha rupaye kamAe to use isakI khuzI nahIM hai| use g2ama isa bAta kA hai ki pichale varSa to dasa lAkha kamAe the kintu isa bAra pAMca lAkha hI kamA skaa| jIvana meM manuSya kaI taraha kI eSaNAoM-icchAoM kI pUrti meM lagA rahatA hai| unameM pada, pUMjI aura pratiSThA kI eSaNAe~ gajaba kI haiN| inheM prApta karane kI ApAdhApI meM usakA jIvana samApta ho jAtA hai| AdamI pada kI cAha ke lie kyA-kyA nahIM 31 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karatA? pada aura pratiSThA pAne ke cakkara meM hamArA apanA jIvana ghanacakkara banA jA rahA hai| phira rAjanIti..... ! pada kI rAjanIti ! ophpho ! pUcho hI mata / bar3A chichalApana hai isa rAjanIti meM to! saMkalpa bhale hI hama rASTra-sevA kA duharAe~, lekina zAyada hI kisI netA kA AcAra-vyavahAra aisA bolatA ho / deza kitanA surakSita hai, isakI unheM ciMtA nhiiN| hA~, apanI kursI kitanI surakSita hai, isakI ciMtA satAe jA rahI hai| hamArI saMskRti ke vikAsa kI kisako paravAha hai? saba apanI jeboM ko bharane meM lage haiN| samAja aura deza ke kalyANa kI bAteM karane vAle kucha loga sivAya svArthI gorakhadhaMdhe ke aura kucha nahIM krte| netA para hI to sArI vyavasthA ke dAyitva hote haiM / netA ko to aisA netRtva pradAna karanA cAhiye, jisa para samAja aura deza gaurava kara ske| vaha deza ko, samAja ko khuzahAla banA sake tathA unheM samRddhi kI naI dizAe~ dikhA ske| pada pAne kI lAlasA aba to samAja meM bhI itanI bar3ha gayI hai ki dhArmika yA sAmAjika saMsthAoM meM bhI cunAvoM meM khar3e hone kI hor3a lagI rahatI hai| samAja ke ye netA apanI aham-pUrti ke lie, apane pada ko bacAne ke lie samAja ke do Tukar3e karane meM bhI nahIM cuukte| loga batAte haiM ki abhI do varSa pUrva eka zahara meM kisI sAmAjika saMsthA ke adhyakSa pada ko lekara canAva hae aura isa canAva meM pratiSThA kA aisA ahama mahA bana gayA ki paisA pAnI kI taraha bahAyA gyaa| eka anamAna ke anasAra usameM pacAsa lAkha se bhI jyAdA kA kharca haA aura samAja ke do Tukar3e ho gye| pada aura pratiSThA pAne ke pIche agara dharma aura samAja meM koI vibheda paidA hotA hai, to vaha pada tyAjya hai| hameM apane jIvana ko chichalI rAjanIti kA mukhauTA nahIM pahanAnA hai| anyathA kursI pAne ke cakkara meM tuma apane sAre jIvana-mUlya girA baitthoge| aisA huA, eka bAra do netA pAnI ke jahAja para yAtrA kara rahe the| jahAja meM karIba 400 yAtrI aura bhI the| eka dina acAnaka jahAja hilane lgaa| sabhI parezAna! nAvikoM ne dekhA ki eka bar3A-sA magaramaccha jahAja ko nIce se dhakkA mAra rahA hai| vaha saMbhavata: bhUkhA hogA, lekina jahAja meM itanA bhojana nahIM thA ki use magaramaccha ko DAlA jA ske| ekAeka kisI yAtrI ko na jAne kyA sajhI! usane jahAja ke Deka para paDI eka kI samadra meM pheMka dii| magaramaccha usa karmI ko sAbata hI nigala gyaa| isake bAvajada usakA jahAja ko dhakkA mArane kA krama jArI rhaa| jahAja meM do netA bhI savAra the| logoM ne socA ye hamezA sevA ke lie saba kacha nyauchAvara karane kI bAta karate haiN| Aja inheM 'maukA' diyA jaaye| unhoMne eka netA ko samudra meM pheMka diyaa| magaramaccha use sAbUta hI nigala gyaa| magara usakI halacala baMda na huii| jahAja ke yAtriyoM ne dUsare netA ko bhI samudra meM pheMka diyaa| patA nahIM, una do netAoM ko khAkara magaramaccha kyoM zAMta ho gayA? idhara mallAhoM ne jAla DAlakara usa magaramaccha ko pakar3a liyaa| use khIMcakara jahAja ke Deka para lAyA gyaa| mallAhoM ne yaha socakara ki saMbhava hai isake peTa meM donoM meM se koI jIvita ho| unhoMne magaramaccha kA peTa 32 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaattaa| aura jaba magaramaccha kA peTa kATA gayA, to vahA~ khar3e logoM ne dA~toM tale aMguliyA~ dabA liiN| unhoMne dekhA ki donoM netA jIvita the aura Apasa meM gutthama-gutthI kara rahe the, kyoMki vahA~ netA do the aura kursI eka thii| kursI eka aura netA do, to yahI honA thaa| pada kI lolupatA aisI hI hotI hai| manuSya kI vRtti tRSNA kI pUrti meM aisI ulajha jAtI hai ki vaha yaha to soca hI nahIM pAtA ki use bhI maranA hai| use yahI lagatA hai ki sArI duniyA to maregI, magara maiM jIvita rhuuNgaa| Apake par3ausI ke ghara mRtyu hotI hai to use yUM hI mata smjhnaa| vaha Apako saMketa kara rahI hai ki tumhAre ghara bhI mRtyu kI dastaka hogii| mRtyu se koI bacA nahIM hai| magara AdamI khatare kI isa ghaMTI kI AvAja nahIM suna paataa| kaba taka sote rahoge? Akhira aba to jAgo, AkhirI velA meM tumheM maukA hai ki apane jIvana kA upayoga kara lo| yaha kitanA duHkhada hai ki jhoMpar3I meM rahane vAlA AdamI paise kamAne ke lie dina bhara juTA rahatA hai, to bAta samajha meM AtI hai, para karor3apati! zAyada majadUra to kevala dina bhara juTA rahatA hai paise ke lie, para karor3apati to dina-rAta juTA rahatA hai| use vizrAnti kahA~! dene vAle ne AdamI ko saba kucha diyA hai, magara usakI tRSNA nahIM miTatI, vaha aura cAhatA hai| garIba kI samasyAe~ kama hotI haiM lekina lakhapati kI samasyAe~ lAkha hotI haiN| __ Upara se jo vyakti jitanA jyAdA sukhI dikhAI detA hai, bhItara se vaha utanA hI dukhI hai| adhika dhana vAle adhika dukhI haiM / kudarata ne unheM kucha jyAdA hI samasyAe~ de rakhI haiN| isa dharatI para jitanA pApa hai, usakA mUla kAraNa manuSya kI lobhavRtti hai, tRSNA hai| lobha kI vRtti itanI gaharI hai ki sArI jindagI pUrI hone ke bAvajUda isakI bhUkha nahIM mitttii| maiM jAnatA hU~, eka vRddha dampatti kI mRtyu ho gii| ve apane pIche lAkhoM kI sampatti chor3a gae the, magara unake saMtAna nahIM hai aura sampatti para haqa jamAne ke lie unake parivAra ke loga nyAyAlaya meM jhagar3a rahe haiM / maiM socatA hU~, kAza! jIvana kI sAMdhya velA meM vaha dampatti usa sampatti kA sArthaka upayoga kara jaate| rAjasthAna meM eka kahAvata hai 'pUta sapUta to kyoM dhana saMcai aura pUta kapUta to kyoM dhana saMcai?' manuSya ko Aja kI nahIM AgAmI sAta pIr3hiyoM kI ciMtA hai| vaha kyoM nahIM socatA ki Ane vAlI pIr3hI sapUta hogI to apane Apa dhana kamA legI aura kapUta hai to ekatra dhana bhI ur3A degii| phira kyoM saMcaya? maiM aise kaI logoM ko jAnatA hU~ jo kala karor3apati the aura Aja ror3apati haiM / jo loga kala sar3aka para bhaTakate the, Aja paise vAle haiN| dhana to dhUpa-chAMva kI taraha AtA aura jAtA hai| __ dhana-sampatti azAzvata hai, isa satya ko jAnane ke bAvajUda lobha kI vRtti samApta nahIM hotii| pala-pala isa vRtti meM vRddhi hotI jAtI hai, kama hone kA to savAla hI nahIM utthtaa| mahAvIra ne DhAI hajAra sAla pahale jo bAteM kahI thIM, ve Aja bhI prAsaMgika haiM / garIba se jyAdA amIra ke mana meM lobha kI vRtti hai| garIba sau rupae bacAnA cAhegA to amIra lAkha rupae ke saMgraha kA lobha kregaa| lobha aura cAha kI vRtti jaba taka bar3hatI jAegI, taba taka vyakti sanmArga para kadama nahIM bar3hA paaegaa| cAha kI Aha usake jIvana meM Aga lagA degii| aisI Aga jise For Person Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAyada vaha jIte jI na bujhA paaye| ___ apanI jarUrata se adhika kI cAha karanA hI to lobha hai / bIsa sAr3I hai, magara sau sAr3iyA~ aura caahiye| eka makAna hai, magara aura caahie| AdamI duHkhI kyoM hotA hai ? tIna maMjilA makAna karavA liyA, magara caina nahIM par3a rahI hai kyoMki makAna kI khir3akI se bAhara najara DAlate hI par3ausI kA pAMca maMjilA makAna dikhAI detA hai aura kaleje meM jaise churI cala jAtI hai| tIna maMjilA makAna vAlA bhI sukhI ho sakatA hai kintu zarta yaha hai ki vaha jhoMpar3I vAle kI tarapha dekhe aura prabhu ko dhanyavAda de ki usane mujhe itanA bar3A makAna de diyA, jabaki usakA par3ausI to jhoMpar3I meM hI dina bitA rahA hai| apane se kama suvidhA prApta logoM kI tarapha dekhane kI pravRtti jAga jAe, to duniyA meM koI duHkhI nahIM rhe| Apako skUTara mila gayA to isase saMtoSa karo aura vicAro ki saMsAra meM aise hajAroM loga haiM, jinake pAsa sAikila taka nahIM hai| mere prabhu! jitanA dhana ekatra karate jAoge, icchAe~ bhI sira uThAtI jAe~gI / icchAoM ke sAmane to sikandara bhI bhikhArI bana jAtA hai| Akhira tRSNA kaba samApta hogI? assI varSa kA vRddha bhI dukAna ke cakkara kATa rahA hai| abhI kucha dina pahale kI ghaTanA hai| eka assI varSa kA vRddha bImAra par3a gyaa| aspatAla meM rahA bIsa dina, lekina patA hai jaise hI aspatAla se ghara pahu~cA, vaha sIdhA dukAna gayA, samhAlane ki kahIM beToM ne kucha gar3abar3a to nahIM kara dI hai| maMdira, upAzraya use yAda bhI na aaye| maiM soca rahA hU~, Akhira apane jIvana ke lie hama kaba kAma kareMge? Akhira lobha ke isa daladala meM hI phaMse raheMge yA usase kucha uparata bhI ho paayeNge| kyA hama lobha-vRtti kA zamana bhI kara pAe~ge? kisI rAja-darabAra meM eka dina carcA cala rahI thI ki pApa kA bApa kauna ? sabane apanI-apanI samajha ke anusAra uttara diye| vahIM eka vezyA bhI maujUda thii| usane kahA ki pApa kA bApa lobha hai| koI mAnane ko taiyAra nhaa| rAja-paMDita ne usakA sabase jyAdA virodha kiyaa| darabAra barkhAsta haa| sabhI apane ghara cale ge| bAta AI-gaI ho gii| eka dina rAja-paMDita kahIM jA rahe the| calate-calate ve thaka gae to eka makAna kI caukI para baiTha kara sustAne lge| vaha ghara usI vezyA kA thaa| vezyA ne khir3akI se jhA~kA to dekhA, rAja-paMDita baiThe haiN| usane apanI dAsI se kahA ki paMDita ko bhItara bulA lo| paMDita ne aMdara jAne se pahale dAsI se pUchA ki yaha makAna kisakA hai ? dAsI ne batAyA ki yaha vezyA kA makAna hai / paMDita bar3e nArAja hue| 'nahIM-nahIM maiM, vezyA ke yahA~ nahIM jA sktaa|' dAsI ne unheM batAyA ki merI mAlakina ApakI gyAraha sonaiyoM se pUjA karanA cAhatI hai / gyAraha sauneyoM kA nAma sunakara paMDita kA brAhmaNatva kucha dabA aura paMcama UrjA kAma karane lgii| paMDita ne vicAra kiyA ki bhItara jAne meM kyA hotA hai ? pApa thor3e hI lagatA hai| isa taraha apane mana ko samajhAkara ve vezyA ke ghara ke bhItara cale ge| vezyA ne gyAraha saunayoM se unakI pUjA kii| phira unase kahA ki Apa yahA~ bhojana kara mujhe kRtArtha kreN| maiM 34 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apako 100 saunaye kI bheMTa duuNgii| paMDitajI lobha meM A ge| mana kI vRtti badalI aura unhoMne bhojana kara liyaa| dhana Ae muTThI meM, dharma jAe bhaTThI meN|' kyoM yaha kahAvata hai nA! paMDitajI jaba bhojana kara cuke to vezyA ne apane mu~ha meM rakhA pAna bAhara nikAlA aura 501 saunayoM kI thailI dikhAte hue paMDita ko najara kiyaa| paMDita ne jhaTa se muMha khola diyaa| unakA mu~ha kholanA thA ki vezyA ne eka joradAra cAMTA unake gAla para maaraa| aura sAtha hI unase kahA, 'aba patA lagA ki pApa kA bApa kauna hai?' paMDita kacha bola na paayaa| vaha vezyA kA cAMTA khAkara hakkA-bakkA raha gyaa| usakA sira nIce jhuka gyaa| vAstava meM lobha hI manuSya ko pApa karane ke lie prerita karatA hai| lobha ke calate AdamI naitika-anaitika kA bheda bhUla jAtA hai| AdamI kI lobha-vRtti usase pApa karavAtI hai| AdamI pApa ke kIcar3a meM aura dhaMsatA calA jAtA hai| maiMne aise-aise loga dekhe haiM, jinhoMne jIvana ke cha:-cha: dazaka pUre kara lie, magara dukAna ke phere aba bhI laga rahe haiN| Atma-ciMtana kariye ki ye phere kahIM janma-janma ke phere na ho jaaeN| Akhira hameM isa AvAgamana ke cakra se mukta honA hai| jo vyakti icchAoM aura tRSNAoM kA gulAma hai, usakA vartamAna bhI viphala hai aura bhaviSya bhii| hara saphalatA usake jIvana meM viphalatA kA hI pratiphala bana kara AtI hai| jo vyakti lobha kI vRtti meM jItA hai, icchAoM kA anusaraNa karatA hai, vaha vartamAna ko khaDDe meM DAlakara bhaviSya kI soca rahA hai| bhalA jisakA vartamAna hI viphala ho rahA hai, usakA bhaviSya kaise saphala ho pAyegA? jo 'Aja' ko asaphala kara rahA hai usakA kala bhI asaphala hotA hai| kala kI cintA kala karanA, Aja to tuma Aja ko sArthaka kro| kahIM kala ke cakkara meM Aja na kho jaaye| Apane dekhA hogA, loga kala kI cintA meM Aja ko duHkhI banA baiThate haiN| kala ghI kI roTI khAne ke khvAba meM Aja kI lUkhI roTI ko nakAra dete haiM / ve yaha nahIM jAnate ki Aja to merA jIvana hai jo kala rahegA yA nahIM, nizcita thor3e hI hai| Aja jo anukUlatA hai kala vaha pratikUlatA meM badala jAye, aisA bhI sambhava hai| isalie ucita yaha hai ki kala kI pratikUlatA ko kala para hI chor3A jAye aura Aja kI nizcitatA kA sadupayoga kara liyA jaaye| kala bhI jarUrata par3egI, jo yaha socakara saMgraha kara rahA hai, vaha galatI meM hai| vaha mAtra kalpanAoM meM jI rahA hai| vaha Ane vAle kala ko abhI taka dekha nahIM pAyA hai, phira bhI usakI vyavasthAoM ke lie ciMtita hai| kala kI pratikUlatA agara abhI taka janmI nahIM hai to janma ke pahale hI usake lie udher3abuna meM kyoM lage ho? Aja jo anukUlatAe~ milI haiM, unakA Aja sArthaka upayoga kreN| sambhava hai kala isase bhI jyAdA anukUlatAeM mila jaayeN| merI najara meM jo kala kI ciMtA se mukta hokara 'Aja' ko ujjvala banAtA hai, usakA 'kala' bhI ujjvala hotA hai| lobha kI pravRtti meM jIte hue, kore khvAba dekhane se kucha nahIM hogaa| sapanoM meM to bahuta jI cuke haiM aba apane meM jIne kA prayAsa kiyA jAnA caahiye| sapane meM patA nahIM, kyA-kyA hotA hai| kabhI sukha milatA hai kabhI For Pers 35 & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duHkha milatA hai| kabhI mahaphila jamatI hai, kabhI azrudhArA bahatI hai| usameM kabhI sampannatA hai to kabhI vipannatA manuSya bahucittavAna hai| eka mana kucha karatA hai, dUsarA kucha karatA hai, tIsarA kucha karatA hai| Apa svapna dekhate haiM ki rASTrapati bhavana meM bhojana Ayojita kiyA gayA hai aura bhojana kI sagandha kA ahasAsa bhI kara rahe haiM. dekha bhI rahe haiM. bhojana kara bhI rahe haiM. tArIpha bhI kara rahe haiM svAdiSTa bhojana kI. para Akhira yaha saba kacha asIma icchAoM ko mAtra sAntvanA denA hai| isase bar3hakara kucha nhiiN| jaise choTe bacce ko mA~ dUdha nahIM pilAnA cAha rahI ho to usako rote hue cupa karane ke lie rabara kI bITalI/nIpala muMha meM pakar3A detI hai| baccA usI ko mA~ kA stana mAna letA hai aura cUsanI cUsate-cUsate hI bacce ko nIMda A jAtI hai| sapanA rabara kI cUsanI hai, sAntvanA hai| aura agara isI cUsanI ko vAstavika mAna liyA to DUba gaye smjho| merI najara meM jisa vyakti meM jitanI jyAdA icchAe~ palatI haiM, vaha utane hI adhika svapna dekhatA hai| bhalA ye kitanI sArthaka hoMgI sAMtvanAeM ! yaha to ThIka vaise hI haiM, jaise eka bUr3hA sar3aka pAra karate hue gira gyaa| eka vyakti ne sahAnubhUti se use jaldI se uThA diyaa| bUr3hA usake prati AbhAra-jJApana karate hue kahane lagA, 'dhanyavAda bhaiyA jaise tUne mujhe uThAyA hai ! vaise hI bhagavAna tujhe utthaae|' svayaM ko svapna-mukta kro| yaha saMsAra bhI eka sapanA hI hai| janma-mRtyu, khAna-pAna, lAbha-hAni, saMyogaviyoga saba kucha svapna haiN| aura yaha svapna hI vyakti ko svayaM se dUra kara rahA hai| vyakti azAMta hai to isakA kAraNa yaha nahIM hai ki vaha zarIra se asvastha hai yA anakala parivAra nahIM hai yA AjIvikA kA sahI sAdhana nahIM hai| yadi aisA hotA to duniyA meM Adhe loga aise haiM jinake pAsa sArI suvidhAe~ haiM, para ve zAMta nahIM haiN| vyakti kI azAMti kA mUla kAraNa usakI anaginata icchAeM, lAlasAe~, vAsanAe~ haiN| aura to aura, vaha vyakti bhI bhItara se azAMta hai jisake pAsa phrIja, TI.vI., dukAna, makAna, patnI-parivAra saba kucha haiM, phira bhI azAMta hai| kAraNa? kAraNa eka mAtra yahI hai- kucha aura pAne kI laalsaa| ____ hamArI AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti prAyaH prakRti ke dvArA svataH hI kara dI jAtI haiN| agara zizu isa dharatI mA~ kI goda meM A rahA hai to usake AhAra-dUdha kI vyavasthA prakRti ke dvArA pUrva meM hI kara dI jAtI hai| AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti to ArAma se sambhAvita hai| jarUratoM kI pUrti meM to koI jhaMjhaTa hai hI nhiiN| hA~, jahA~ para AvazyakatA AkAMkSA kA bAnA pahana letI hai, vahA~ jhaMjhaTeM khar3I ho jAtI haiN| pariNAmasvarUpa 'yaha cAhiye - vaha hiye kI pravatti zarU ho jAtI hai| do-pA~ca-dasa minaTa ke lie agara maMdira bhI cale gaye to vahA~ prArthanA meM bhI vahI 'cAhiye' vAlI kaiseTa bhItara meM calanI zurU ho jAtI hai| merI najara meM to paramAtmA ke dvAra para bhI agara saMsAra kI AkAMkSA kI jAtI hai, to usa pavitra sthAna meM jAne kA tuka kyA hai ? hamArI yAtrA ho AkAMkSA se niSkAMkSA kI or| sampanna vyakti vaha hai jise cAha nahIM hai| 'cAhiye' vAlI pravRtti to jIvana kA bhikhArIpana hai| jise kucha nahIM cAhiye, usI ke pAsa saba kucha AtA hai| tyAge usake Age, bhoge usase bhaage'| vaha bhalA kaisA mAlika, 36 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo icchAoM kA dAsa banA hai| ___ jIvana kA ghaTa pala-pala khAlI ho rahA hai aura icchAe~ purajora bar3hI jA rahI haiN| kyA jIvana kA anta hone se pahale hama apanI icchAoM kA aMta kara pAyeMge? aba kitanI-sI jindagI zeSa raha gaI hai ? aba to jhUTha na boleN| yaha harA pattA to kabhI kA pIlA par3a cukA hai| basa, ise per3a se TUTa kara nIce giranA hI zeSa hai| aura eka dina to yaha nIce giregA hii| jaba bhI galata kadama uThAo to vicAra karo ki maiM aisA kyoM kara rahA hU~ ? / hama apane jIvana ko sArthaka bnaaeN| upalabdhiyoM ko tlaasheN| jindagI meM nikala rahe dhue~ ko Aga meM bdleN| jyoti jlaaeN| jIvana kI lakar3I pala-pala sulaga rahI hai| jIvana ko pAnA khAsa bAta nahIM hai, use sa~bhAla kara rakhanA mahatvapUrNa hai| lobha kA dhuA~ samApta kreN| aisI phUMka mAreM ki dhuA~ khatma ho jAe aura Aga lagI raha jaae| yahI jIvana kI bhavyatA hogI, divyatA hogI, upalabdhi hogii| eka aisI jyoti jisameM dhuAM nahIM hogaa| vAsanA ke dhue~ aura dhuMdha ke chaMTa jAne kA nAma hI nirvANa hai| hama sabako isI kI apekSA hai| 37 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3heM, mana kA caritra tIna phakIra gaMgA kinAre baiThe sAdhanA kara rahe the| unheM sAdhanA karate kaI varSa bIta gae / eka dina logoM ne dekhA ki tInoM phakIra dhIre-dhIre jamIna se Upara uThane lge| ve karIba dasa phITa taka U~ce uThe aura adhara meM sthira ho ge| nagara meM zIghra hI carcA phaila gaI ki tIna phakIra adhara meM laTaka kara tapasyA kara rahe haiN| logoM ne vahA~ Akara unheM praNAma karanA zurU kara diyaa| __aise hI kaI dina bIta gae / eka dina eka phakIra ne AMkha kholI to usakI najara nIce pdd'ii| usane dekhA ki kisI bagule ne apanI coMca meM eka machalI ko pakar3a rakhA thaa| usa phakIra ke mu~ha se nikalA 'muMca' yAnI chor3a de| itanA kahane kI dera thI ki vaha phakIra jo adhara meM thA, nIce A giraa| dUsare phakIra ne yaha ghaTanA dekhI to bola uThA- 'mA muMca' yAnI mata chodd'o| isake sAtha hI vaha bhI nIce A giraa| tIsare phakIra ne bhI yaha ghaTanAkrama dekhA, magara donoM phakIroM kI hAlAta dekhakara use bodha huA ki sAkSI bhAva meM jInA hI ThIka hai| usane kisI prakAra kI pratikriyA na karate hue A~kha baMda kI aura punaH sAdhanA meM lIna ho gayA aura vaha phakIra adhara meM hI rhaa| isa kahAnI kI sIdhI-sI dhvani yaha nikalatI hai ki sAkSI bhAva meM jIne se hI AdamI mokSa kI rAha meM kadama bar3hA sakatA hai| baMdhana to Akhira baMdhana hI hotA hai, bhale hI vaha zubha kA ho yA azubha kaa| ciMtana bhI aisA hI hotA hai| sAdhanA ke mArga meM to AdamI ko nirvikAra aura nirvicAra honA par3atA hai| koI vyakti bhale hI lohe kI sA~kala se baMdhA ho yA sone kI sAMkala se, use baMdhana hI kahA jaaegaa| dhAtu badalane se baMdhana kI pIr3A nahIM 38 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ badala jaatii| isalie bandhana-mukti anivArya hai| azubha se zubha acchA, para sAdhanA to zuddhatva kI upalabdhi meM hI hai| azubha-zubha donoM se mukti hI cetanA kI upalabdhi hai| zuddhatva ko upalabdha karane ke lie Avazyaka hai shuunytv| amRta kI upalabdhi ke lie pahale jahara-mukti to Avazyaka hai| agara bhItara kA pAtra jahara-sanA hogA to amRta bhI vahA~ jAkara jahara bana jaayegaa| manuSya ke citta meM, vicAroM meM patA nahIM kitanA kacarA bharA hai, isIlie to manuSya tanAva meM jI rahA hai| tanAva-mukti ke lie mauna hokara, sAMsa para dhyAna rakhate hue apane citta kI gatividhi ko dekheN| apane citta ke yAtAyAta kA nirIkSaNa kro| sirpha sAkSI banakara, taTastha bnkr| na niMdA, na prazaMsA, na muulyaaNkn| sAkSI bhAva meM upasthiti ke bAda zarIra badalatA hai, mana badalatA hai, bhAvanAe~ badalatI haiM, kevala sAkSI vaisA hI rahatA hai| dhyAna ke nirantara abhyAsa se vicAroM ke bAdala chaMTane lagate haiM aura AtmA kA nIlA AkAza udi vyakti ko antar-AkAza kA anubhava hogA to zarIra, mana, hRdaya-isa samUha se pAra jAne kA svAda milegaa| jIvana meM eka adbhuta zAMti, harSollAsa aura paritRpti kI anubhUti hogii| binA AMtarika zUnyatA ke sat kI upalabdhi saMbhava nahIM hai| hama svayaM ko AnaMda se sarAbora karane ke lie pahale apane bhItara kA kacarA haTAyeM, gaMdagI sApha kareM, nirmalIkaraNa kreN| AMtarika riktatA, usakI svacchatA hogI vaise-vaise tAjagI, AnaMda umar3atA rhegaa| aura jisa dina bhItara se Ananda umar3a par3egA, usa dina lagegA jise maiMne rikta kiyA, vaha sarovara labAlaba bhara gayA hai, antar-Ananda se| sAdhanA ke patha para,phira se kadama bddh'aaiye| apane ko pahale,bilkula khAlI banAiye // kitane bhare haiM andara, kucha na smaataa| adbhuta kucha ghaTane vAlA, ghaTane na paataa| zUnya karane kA kucha-kucha zrama to utthaaiye|| kUpa Upara kA pAnI, lenA na caahtaa| antar-ke jharanoM se, vaha khuda bhara jaataa| ___ vyartha ke vikalpoM meM gote na khAiye / / zakkara bharI ho, cAhe dhUla bharI ho| sone kI sAMkala ho, yA lohA jar3I ho| zubhAzubha donoM tyAjya, zuddha bana jAiye / / hameM adhyAtma ke mArga meM eka bAra dubArA kadama uThAnA pdd'egaa| aba taka kahIM paramparAgata patha milA thA, aba hamane apanA patha svayaM cInhA hai, khojA hai| bhItara kI vikRtiyoM/vRttiyoM ko bAhara nikAloge, zUnyatva kI upalabdhi ke lie to eka bAragI lagegA jaise saba kucha khAlI-khAlI ho gayA hai| mere prabhu! kamarA khAlI nahIM hogA, kamarA sirpha sApha-sutharA ho jaayegaa| pahale idhara-udhara sAmAna bikharA thA, vaha vyavasthita ho gayA hai| kamarA pahalI bAra aisA huA hai, jise hama kamarA kaha skeN| aMtara hRdaya kI nirmalatA aura zuddhi hameM mukti ke karIba le jaaegii| 39 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kitane bhare haiM, andara kucha na samAtA, adbhuta kucha ghaTane vAlA, ghaTane na paataa| kyA patA hai ki bhItara ke godAma meM hamaneM kyA-kyA bhara rakhA hai| ise godAma bhI kyA kaheM ? kacarA peTI ho gayA hamArA mstissk| patA hai, isa mastiSka meM kitanA kacarA bharA hai nirarthaka vicAroM kaa| aise-aise vicAra jinakA hamAre apane jIvana se sarokAra bhI nahIM hai| Ula-julUla vicAra! kyA kacarA-peTI bhara hai hamArA mastiSka aura aba taka hama use itanA jyAdA bhara cake haiM ki kucha adabhUta hamAre bhItara ghaTita ho sake, hamane usakI sambhAvanA bhI nahIM chor3I hai| kahIM koI rikta sthAna bhI nhiiN| usa parama prakAza ke lie hamane apanI sArI khir3akiyA~ hI baMda kara rakhI haiN| aura patA nahIM, isa kacarA-peTI meM hamArI jyoti kahA~ jAkara daba gayI hai? kisI ko isakI sudha bhI nahIM hai| bahuta ho cukA hai, kyA aba bhI apane sAtha jyAdatI karate rahoge? ___ yaha mata soco ki kahIM Upara se megha baraseMge aura tumheM tRpta kreNge| nahIM, bAhara kA jala tumhAre kAma nahIM aayegaa| kUpa kabhI Upara ke pAnI kA mohatAja nahIM banatA, vaha to antar ke jharanoM se hI svayaM ko labAlaba kara letA hai| hA~, haiM tumhAre bhItara Ananda ke ananta srota / tuma svayaM ko apane bhItara ke srotoM se hI labAlaba kara sakate ho| zuddhatva meM praveza karane ke lie zubhAzubha donoM se mukta honA pdd'egaa| thaile meM cAhe zakkara bharI ho yA miTTI, bhArIpana to donoM hI deNge| bandhana cAhe lauha-zrRMkhalA kA ho yA svarNa-zrRMkhalA kA bandhana Akhira bandhana hI hai| kisI cora ko tuma lohe kI sAMkala se bAMdha sakate ho aura kisI parAjita rAjA ko sone kI sAMkala se, para baMdhana meM donoM haiN| sone kI sAMkala meM baMdhe puruSa ko tuma mukta nahIM kaha skte| azubha se zubha bhalA, zubha se zuddhatva bhlaa| manuSya ko hamezA asatya se satya, aMdhere se prakAza aura azubha se zubha kI yAtrA karanI cAhiye, parantu isase Age bhI use do kadama aura bar3hAne hoMge, jahA~ nirvANa kI puNya velA ghaTita ho ske| hameM na kevala nirvikAra honA cAhiye, apitu nirvicAra bhI honA caahiye| hamAre yahA~ kahate haiM, 'anta mati so gati' / marate samaya manuSya ke mana meM jaise vicAra hote haiM, usako vaisA hI parabhava upalabdha hotA hai| manuSya jisa bhAvanA se dehatyAga karegA, paraloka meM vaisI hI bhAvanA se usakA svAgata hogaa| samAdhi usI dazA kA nAma hai, jahA~ vyakti na kevala azubha se zubha kI ora yAtrA prArambha karatA hai, varan zubha se bhI do kadama aura Age bar3hAkara zuddhatva kI ora yAtrA prArambha ho jAtI hai| agara zubha mati kA pariNAma svarga hai aura azubha mati kA pariNAma naraka, to zuddhatva kA pariNAma kyA hogA? vicAra-mukti kA pariNAma? mere prabhu! yahI to mokSa hai, jahA~ vyakti pApa-puNya, zubha-azubha se uparata hokara Atmastha ho jAtA hai| galata bhAvanAoM kA pariNAma naraka ke rUpa meM milatA hai aura acchI bhAvanAoM ke phalasvarUpa svarga kA mArga prazasta hotA hai| jahA~ vyakti bhAvanAoM se, vicAroM se zUnya ho jAtA hai, vahIM Apake jIvana ke dvAra para mokSa 40 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dastaka de detA hai| usa dazA kA nAma hI mokSa kI dazA hai| isalie sabase pahalI jarUrata isa bAta kI hai ki vyakti apane manomAlinya aura mana kI bhAvanAoM ko smjhe| loga kahate haiM, 'prabhu, kyA kareM? kaI sAla ho ge| maMdira jAte haiM, magara mana nahIM ttiktaa| sAmAyika karate haiM, magara mana nahIM ttiktaa| mAlA pherate vakta bhI mana sthira nahIM rhtaa| Akhira yaha mana hai kyA balA?' mana zubha gati kI ora calanA cAhatA hai lekina cala nahIM paataa| yAnI mana manuSya ke lie samasyA bana gayA hai| hakIkata bhI yahI hai| manuSya kI sabase bar3I samasyA mastiSka hI hai| aura maz2e kI bAta to yaha hai ki yahI mastiSka AdamI kI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna hai| isalie mana agara jIvana kI samasyA hai, to usakA samAdhAna bhI Akhira vahI hai| AdamI kI bAhara kI samasyAe~ to nipaTa bhI jAtI haiM, magara bhItara kI samasyAe~ jyAdA pIr3A detI haiN| prAya: bhItara kI samasyAoM ko mana hI paidA karatA hai aura mana hI unakA samAdhAna karatA hai| isalie jo mana meM jIvanta hai, ve antar-dvandva meM jI rahe haiN| mana hI manuSya ke baMdhana kA kAraNa banatA hai aura mana hI mokSa ke dIpa jalAtA hai| jisakA mana sadha gayA, usakA mana mokSa kA kAraNa banegA aura jisakA mana ba~dha gayA. vaha naraka kA kAraNa bnegaa| mana kI gati sadhara gaI to 'svarga' aura bigar3a gaI to naraka bana gayA |mn kA svabhAva hI aisA hai / vaha caMcala hai| aura jaba manuSya mana ke svabhAva ke viparIta jAne lagatA hai to samasyAe~ uTha khar3I hotI haiN| eka bAta aura dhyAna dene jaisI hai ki manuSya kA citta eka citrakAra hai| vaha jitane jIvanta citra banAtA hai usase jyAdA sapanoM ke citra banAtA hai| jo saMsAra bandhana kA kAraNa hai, usakA nirmANa koI IzvarIya zakti nahIM karatI apitu hamArA apanA citta hI karatA hai| jaba taka citta sakriya hai taba taka saMsAra hai| citta kI niSkriyatA hI mukti hai| citta kI sakriyatA saMsAra hai, citta kI zithilatA sAdhanA hai aura citta kA zUnyatva samAdhi hai| saMsAra kA astitva hI citta kI sakriyatA se nirmita hotA hai| hama bhUla jAte haiM citta kI sakriyatA meM apane astitva ko, cetanA ko / hama philma dekhate-dekhate rote haiM, ha~sate haiM, Akula-vyAkula hote haiM / hama bhUla jAte haiM ki hama sirpha darzaka haiM, sirpha dRSTA / citta kA prabhAva hI ajJAna hai, usake prabhAva se mukta ho jAnA hI jJAna hai| mana ke parde para philma cala rahI hai caubIsoM ghNtte| praoNjekTara bhI Apa haiM aura pardA bhI Apa hI haiN| parde kA citra-mukta, zveta bane rahanA yahI caitanya-mukti hai| agara vRttiyoM ke citroM kI rIla na ho to pardA svataH sAphasutharA hI rhegaa| hamArI sAdhanA citta ko zUnya karane kI honI cAhiye, citroM se mukta hone kI honI cAhiye, caitanya jAgaraNa kI honI caahiye| jo citroM kA sRjana kara rahA hai, vaha caitanya se vaMcita raha jAtA hai| caitanya ko to vahI vyakti upalabdha ho pAtA hai, jisane citta ke citra visarjita kara diye haiN| aisA vyakti hI cetanA ke aMtima stara kA sparza kara pAtA hai aura vahI sambodhi kI suvAsa ko upalabdha kara sakatA hai| ___ hameM yaha viveka bhI ho ki sAdhanA-mArga meM mana ko dabAnA nahIM hai pratyuta use samajhanA aura samajhAnA hai| mana kA jitanA adhika damana hogA, vaha aura bhI zaktizAlI hokara ubhregaa| aba taka hameM yahI par3hAyA gayA hai ki 'mana kA kahA na kro| yaha to dabAne ke lAyaka hai|' mana meM lobha kI pravRtti paidA huI, hamane dabA dii| mana meM For Perso:41 Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAsanA kI granthi ne sira uThAyA, hamane use dabA diyaa| hara cIja ko dabAnA hamArI pravRtti bana gaI hai| isa pravRtti ne hamArA bhalA nahIM, burA hI kiyA hai| Apane lohe kI spriMga ko dekhA hogaa| use jitanA dabAte jAoge, vaha utanI hI adhika zaktizAlI hotI jaaegii| eka sImA aisI AegI ki vaha ApakA dabAva sahana nahIM kara, jora se uchlegii| __ hama mana ko dabAne kI nahIM apitu samajhane-samajhAne kI koziza kreN| hama jarA nirIkSaNa kareM ki aisI kauna-sI sthA yI pravRtiyA~ haiM, jo hameM zubha kAryoM kI ora nahIM calane detiiN| mana hamezA cunAva karatA hai| vaha phUla ra kAMTe meM se hamezA phUla cAhatA hai| usakA rAga, usakI Asakti phUla ke prati hotI hai| mana hamezA acchI cIja cAhatA hai| yaha alaga bAta hai ki kaI bAra use burI cIja mila jAtI hai| manuSya isa cunAva kI pravRtti meM hI coTa khA jAtA hai| cunAva tabhI saMbhava hai, jaba eka ke prati rAga ho aura dasare ke prati dvess| agara aisA nahIM hai to donoM cIjeM acchI haiM phira rAga-dveSa kahA~ haA manaSya accha svIkAratA hai aura burI vastu ko nakAratA hai / jaba aisA hogA to cunAva kI sthiti rahegI aura AdamI sAkSI bhAva meM nahIM jI skegaa| prAraMbha meM kahI gaI ghaTanA kI yAda dilAtA huuN| chor3ane ko kahA to bhI lagAva aura na chor3ane ko kahA to bhI hA~ inase Upara uTha gae. vahIM vyakti sAdhanA ke mArga para praveza kara paaegaa| rAga-dveSa jaise-jaise halke hote jAe~ge, vaise vaise bhItara sajagatA AtI jaaegii| sajagatA se mana mukta hotA calA jaaegaa| jarUrata bhItara sajagatA lAne kI hai| sAkSI-bhAva paidA karane kI hai| ___hama apane citta kI gatividhiyoM kA mAtra nirIkSaNa kreN| agara hamAre bhItara una gatividhiyoM ke prati taTasthatA upalabdha ho jAye, to citta kI caMcalatA svataH zAnta ho jaayegii| citta kabhI rulAtA nahIM hai| hA~, usase saMyukta hone kA jo tAdAtmya hotA hai, vaha avazya rulAtA hai| agara hama kartA-bhoktA donoM se uparata hokara mAtra sAkSIbhAva meM A jAte haiM, to Apako dekhakara Azcarya hogA ki citra Aye aura cale gaye, para rAga-dveSa kA udaya na huaa| bAhara taraMgeM uThane kI sambhAvanAe~ bhI paidA huIM, para sAkSItva ne cetanA ko niStaraMga hI rkhaa| cetana kA sAkSItva meM lauTa AnA jIvana meM asIma Ananda kA sUryodaya hai| sukha-duHkha donoM bAhara ke nimitta se prakaTa hote haiM aura Ananda nimitta kI samApti para / bahirmukhI vyaktitva sukha-duHkha meM jItA hai aura antarmukhI vyaktitva Ananda meM jItA hai| jo mana meM, vicAroM meM, deha meM jIte haiM, sukha-duHkha unake pichalaggU bane rahate haiM, lekina jo inase uparata hokara antarcetanA meM lauTa AyA hai, Ananda usakA svabhAva bana jAtA hai| bahirmukhI avasthA hamArI vibhAva-dazA hai aura antarmukhI dazA hamArI svabhAva-dazA hai| isa duniyA meM jitane bhI saMbuddha loga hue haiM una sabakI eka hI sikhAvana rahI hai ki Ananda tumhAre bhItara hai| bhItara lauTane kA upAya hai citta kA visarjana, vicAroM kA visarjana / citroM ke prati draSTA baneM / citta ke vilIna ho jAne ke bAda, vicAroM ke kho jAne ke bAda jo adbhuta Ananda tumameM utaregA use zabdoM meM abhivyakta karanA zakya nahIM hai| gUMgA bhalA gur3a ke svAda ko zabdoM meM kaise bA~dha pAyegA? zabda isa adbhuta Ananda kI abhivyakti meM cUka jaaeNge| 42 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kA pahalA aura saMbhavata: aMtima sUtra yahI hai ki vyakti sAkSI bhAva meM jiye, dRSTA bhAva meM rahe, prekSA bhAva meM jiye| aisA huA to tuma mokSa kI Dagara para bar3ha skoge| mana kI gati rAga aura dveSa meM rahatI hai| kaI bAra aisA hotA hai ki mana kI icchAe~ pUrI nahIM ho paatiiN| aise meM vaha rAtri meM svapnoM meM vicaraNa kara una icchAoM ko pUrA karatA hai| maiMne sunA hai, eka vyakti ke upavAsa thaa| vaha ghara jA rahA thA, to rAste meM use eka hoTala meM pakavAna rakhe dikhAI die| mana meM khAne kI icchA utpanna huI, magara tabhI mana meM dUsarI icchA huI ki nahIM, Aja upavAsa hai| na kI pahalI icchA ko dabA diyaa| ghara gayA aura rAtri meM so gyaa| usakA zarIra to nIMda ke Agoza meM calA gayA, magara mana jAga utthaa| vaha svapna meM uThA, rasoI meM gyaa| vahA~ usane phrIja meM rakhe hue pakavAna khAe aura vApasa bistara para Akara so gyaa| subaha uThA to peTa khAlI kA khaalii| ___ isalie kahatA hU~, mana kI taraMgoM ko dabAne kA prayAsa mata kro| mana ko samajhane kI koziza kro| dhIredhIre vyakti ina taraMgoM se mukta hotA calA jaaegaa| mana ko ekAgra karane ke lie eka choTA-sA upAya karake dekheN| tIsa pRSThoM kI eka kaoNpI leveN| subaha yA zAma, jaba bhI samaya mile, eka kone meM baiTha jaaeN| phira mana ko khulA chor3a dIjiye, jahA~ bhI jAe, use jAne diijiye| 15-20 minaTa taka aise hI baiThe rheN| bAda meM DAyarI kA pahalA pannA kholeN| ina paMdraha minaToM meM Apake mana meM jo-jo vicAra Ae, unheM likha ddaaliye| dUsare dina, tIsare dina, isa taraha eka mahIne taka yaha prakriyA jArI rkheN| mAha samApta hone para DAyarI ko kholakara par3hanA zurU kreN| yaha DAyarI eka taraha se ApakI AtmakathA bana jaaegii| Apa ise gaura se par3heMge to pAe~ge ki mana ba~dhIba~dhAI kucha cIjoM ke bAre meM hI bahuta socatA hai| Apa ina cIjoM ko chA~Ta kara alaga kara liijiye| isake bAda zurU hotI hai asalI ksrt| Apa eka-eka kara ina cIjoM ko tyAgate cale jaaiye| aba taka to Apane kalpasatra aura gItA paDhI hai kintu yaha DAyarI to Apako apanA kalpasUtra degii| yaha vaha grantha hai jo ApakI burAiyoM ko zIze kI taraha Apake sAmane lAtA hai| isakA svAgata kiijiye| dhIre-dhIre ina burAiyoM ko chor3ane kA prayatna kIjiye / jaba asat se hamAre sambandha samApta hoMge to mana kI caMcalatA bhI samApta hotI calI jaaegii| use samApta honA hI hogaa| apane mana ko vattiyoM ko zAMta karane ke lie vartamAna meM jIne kA prayAsa kreN| mana kA tAllaka makhyata: atIta aura bhaviSya se hotA hai| mana kabhI atIta kI smatiyoM meM jItA hai. kabhI bhaviSya kI kalpanAoM ke sAtha ur3Ana bharatA hai| jo ho cukA hai, mana usI ko khojatA rahatA hai, vahI khojatA hai, talAza karatA hai / unhIM smRtiyoM kI pratidhvani ke rUpa meM bhaviSya banatA hai| mana unameM ur3AneM bharatA hai| mana kI udher3abuna jArI rahatI hai| dhyAna jo kala acchA huA, madhura huA, vaha kala bhI ho aura jo kala burA, kar3avA huA vaha kala na ho| ___ mana sunahare atIta ko hI bhaviSya meM doharAnA cAhatA hai| vaha cAhatA hai ki usakA atIta hI sundaratama bhaviSya bana kara sAmane aaye| bhaviSya vAstava meM atIta kA hI chAyAMkana hai| Azcarya kI bAta to dekhiye ki mana vartamAna ke bilkula ulTA calatA hai| vaha usa atIta meM jItA hai, jo aba nahIM hai, jisakA astitva nahIM rahA, mAtra smRti rahI hai yA phira usa bhaviSya meM jItA hai jo abhI astitva meM hai hI nahIM, mAtra kalpanA hai| mana vartamAna For Person43 Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM sthira nahIM ho pAtA hai isIlie vaha vartamAna kA anupazyI nahIM ho pAtA hai| vahI vyakti vartamAna kA sAkSI ho sakatA hai, jo dhyAna meM jItA hai| dhyAna kA artha hai mana se mukta honA aura mana se mukti kA artha hai atIta aura bhaviSya se mukti / atIta aura bhaviSya ke bIca dhyAna kI saghanatA meM jo kSaNa ghaTatA hai vaha vartamAna hai| jo vartamAna kA anupazyI ho gayA, vaha dhyAna ko upalabdha ho gayA, usakA manodarpaNa svaccha ho gyaa| ___ mana kI caMcalatA samApta hogI to dhyAna sadhane lgegaa| dhyAna meM yahI bAta mahatvapUrNa hai ki vyakti dRSTAbhAva, sAkSI-bhAva meM jiye| jo ho rahA hai, usase merA kahIM koI sambandha nahIM hai| yaha to honA hI hai| maiM to sAkSI bhAva meM hU~, aisI dhAraNA para yadi vaha dRr3ha rahe to dhIre-dhIre citta kI caMcalatA ke nimitta samApta hote cale jaaeNge| dhyAna isI kA to nAma hai| ___ Apa apane mana kI taraMgoM ko jarA pahacAnane kI koziza kreN| ye taraMgeM bar3I sUkSma haiM / Akhira ye taraMgeM kahA~ se paidA huI ? lAkha koziza karane ke bAvajUda unakI ur3AneM thama kyoM nahIM pAtI haiM ? ___ maiMne sunA hai, eka rAjA ko kahAniyA~ sunane kA bar3A zauqa thaa| loga Ate aura use kahAniyA~ sunAkara cale jaate| Akhira kahAniyoM kA bhI akAla par3ane lgaa| aMta meM rAjA ne ghoSaNA kara dI ki yadi koI aisI kahAnI sunAegA, jisakA aMta hI nahIM ho to aise AdamI ko eka lAkha svarNa-mudrAe~ dI jaaeNgii| logoM ne prayAsa kiyA, magara kisI kI kahAnI eka ghaMTe meM khatma ho jAtI to, kisI kI do ghaMToM meM / kaI paMDita-jJAnI Ae, para jaba rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhArata kI kahAnI bhI khatma ho jAtI hai, aura to aura, jIvana kI kahAnI bhI samApta ho jAtI hai, to kalpanAoM kI kahAnI kI bhalA kitanI umra? eka dina dasa varSa kA eka bAlaka rAja-darabAra meM aayaa| usane rAjA se kahA ki 'maiM aisI kahAnI sunAU~gA jisakI samApti nahIM hogI, lekina merI eka zarta hai|' rAjA ne pUchA ki vaha zarta kyA hai ?' bAlaka ne kahA ki 'jaba taka merI kahAnI khatma nahIM ho jAtI, Apa siMhAsana se nahIM uttheNge|' rAjA ne socA ki Akhira dasa varSa kA baccA hai, kitanI dera kahAnI sunAegA, jyAdA se jyAdA do-tIna ghNtte|' unhoMne zarta mAna lii| bacce ne kahAnI zurU kii| usane kahA, 'eka bahuta bar3A bagIcA thaa| bagIce meM saikar3oM per3a the aura per3oM para lAkhoM DAliyA~ thiiN| ina DAliyoM para asaMkhya patte the| eka dina isa bagIce meM hajAroM hajAra TiDDiyA~ aaiiN| ina TiDDiyoM ne patte khAne zurU kie| eka TiDDI ne patte khAkara apanA peTa bharA aura ur3a gaI phurrarra..... / dUsarI TiDDI ne bhojana kiyA aura vaha bhI ur3a gaI phurrarra..... / tIsarI, cauthI, paaNcvii.....|' karIba ghaMTe bhara taka bAlaka yUM hI kahatA rahA aura saMkhyA karIba tIna sau taka phuNcii| bAlaka ne yahI vAkya kahane kA krama jArI rkhaa| zAma ho gaI, magara taba taka muzkila se mAtra ATha sau TiDDiyA~ hI ur3a paaiiN| aba rAjA parezAna / kahAnI khatma hone taka vaha siMhAsana se uTha bhI nahIM sakatA thaa| taMga Akara usane kahA- 'are bAlaka, yUM to terI kahAnI kabhI khatma hI na hogii|' bAlaka ne kahA-'Apane ThIka socA, jaba taka ye araboM TiDDiyAM bhojana kara ur3a nahIM jAe~gI, taba taka kahAnI samApta nahIM hogii| isake bAda bhI yadi aura TiDDiyA~ A gaIM, to kahAnI aura Age bddh'egii|' rAjA ne hAra mAna lii| sacamuca yaha vaha kahAnI hai jisakA samApana zAyada sambhava na ho| 44 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArA mana bhI aisA hI hai jisake bhItara TiDDiyA~ ur3atI rahatI haiN| jaba taka ye TiDDiyA~ ur3atI raheMgI, taba taka mAlA meM mana nahIM lgegaa| TiDDiyoM ke prati jo rasa hai, vaisA rasa mAlA ke prati nahIM ho pAyA hai| jahA~ rasa hotA hai, mana vahIM gati karatA hai| isalie pahalA kAma yaha karo ki mana meM mAlA aura sAmAyika Adi ke prati rasa paidA kro| jar3a padArtha ke prati rasa meM kamI laao|dhiire-dhiire mana kI caMcalatA samApta hotI calI jaaegii| apane bhItara pyAsa paidA karane ke bAda hameM sAmAyika meM Ananda Ane lgegaa| isalie rasa paidA kareM, ahobhAva paidA kreN| jindagI ke pala nirarthaka bItate jA rahe haiN| hameM eka-eka pala kA sadupayoga karanA caahie| maiMne dekhA hai, bahuta se loga ghaMToM tAza khelate raheMge, magara unase koI sArthaka kArya karane ko kahA jAegA to ve kaheMge, 'samaya nahIM hai'| __ AdamI jIvana kA lagabhaga eka tihAI bhAga sone meM vyatIta kara detA hai| dUsarA bhAga sAMsArika kAryoM tathA gappoM meM bitA detA hai aura tIsarA hissA kamAne khAne meM pUrA kara detA hai| soco, apane lie samaya kA upayoga kaba karoge? eka-eka pala mUlyavAna hai| usakA sadupayoga mokSa kA kAraNa banegA aura usI pala kA durupayoga kiyA to baMdhana hogaa| samaya kharAba nahIM hai, hamAre bhItara kI bhAvanAe~ kharAba haiN| AkAza meM umar3a-ghumar3a kara bAdala chA gae / ekAeka choTI-choTI bUMdeM girane lgiiN| eka bUMda samudra meM girI aura usameM kho gii| dUsarI bUMda tapate tave para girI to 'chamma' se bhasma ho gii| tIsarI bUMda eka sIpa ke khule muMha meM girI aura motI bana gii| cauthI bUMda sAMpa ke muMha meM girI, jahara bana gii| bUMdeM to saba eka jaisI hI thIM, magara ve girI alaga-alaga sthAnoM para aura isase unheM alaga-alaga gati milii| mUlyavattA upayoga kI hai| manuSya apane jIvana ke paloM kA upayoga kaise karatA hai? koI tAza khelakara bitA detA hai to koI samAyika kara letA hai / yaha to karane vAle para nirbhara hai ki vaha apane paloM kA upayoga kaise karatA hai ? use usI ke anurUpa pariNAma milegaa| jIvana ke ye pala itane mUlyavAna haiM ki AvazyakatA par3ane para sArI duniyA kA prabhutva dekara bhI inheM nahIM lauTAyA jA sktaa| sArI duniyA ko jItane vAlA sikaMdara jaba marane lagA to usane vaidyoM se pUchA ki 'mujhe kucha dina aura jIne kA maukA mila sake to maiM Apako apane zarIra ke barAbara sonA dene ko taiyAra huuN|' vaidyoM ne inakAra kara diyA'samrATa, Apa maraNa zayyA para haiN| jIvana aba sambhava nahIM hai|' sikaMdara gir3agir3AyA--'mujhe eka ghaMTe kI mohalata de do to maiM pUrA rAjya tumheM de duuNgaa|' vaidya bole- 'sikaMdara, lAkha koziza karane ke bAda bhI aba yaha jAtA huA jIvana lauTAyA nahIM jA sktaa| jitanA jIvana jisakA nirdhArita hai, use utanA hI jIne ko milegaa|' duniyA ko jItakara bhI sikandara apane ko nahIM jIta paayaa| Akhira vaha vizva-vijetA hArA to kevala apane se| lAkhoM kA prANa haraNa karane vAlA sikaMdara apane prANoM ko bacAne ke lie gir3agir3A uThA para.... / kahate haiM, usane marate samaya apane maMtrI aura senApati se kahA ki merA zava le jAte samaya mere donoM hAtha khule aura laTakAkara le jAnA, tAki duniyA ko yaha nasIhata hAsila ho ki vizva-vijetA sikandara bhI aMta samaya meM khAlI hAtha gyaa| vaha apane sAtha kucha bhI na le jA skaa| yaha bAta kahane ko to eka kahAnI ho sakatI hai, lekina isameM jo marma chipA hai, use samajhane kI jarUrata hai| For Pers(45& Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana bahuta choTA hai| isakA kAphI bhAga bIta cukA hai| hama aba bhI jageM aura bace hue samaya kA bhI sahI upayoga kara leM to bhI hamArA bhalA ho sakatA hai| bItI ko bisAra kara Age kI sudha lene vAlA vyakti hI samajhadAra kahalAtA hai| jo bIta gayA, vaha to aba lauTa kara AegA nhiiN| bur3hApA Akara kabhI jAegA nhiiN| vaha to hamArI sA~soM kI DorI TUTane ke sAtha hI jaaegaa| jIvana ke eka-eka pala kA sadapayoga kara hama isa daniyA meM Ane kA sacce arthoM meM lAbha uThA sakate haiN| Akhira to hameM mRtyuloka ko chor3anA hI pdd'egaa| yahA~ kisI kI jAgIrI nahIM hai| kucha to Akara cale gae, kucha jAne ko taiyAra haiN| hameM ciMtana karanA hogA ki jIvana ke pala vyartha na jaaeN| hama pratyeka caubIsa ghaMTe meM hamAre apane lie kyA kara rahe haiM? jIvana kA ghaTa to pala-pala khAlI hotA jA rahA hai| hama ise nahIM dekha pA rahe, nahIM samajha pA rahe, isase bar3A hamArA durbhAgya aura kyA hogA? aMta meM vyakti ko lagatA hai ki pUrA jIvana bekAra gayA aura maiM kucha na kara skaa| vaha hAtha malatA raha jAtA hai| jIvana ke pala-pala mUlyavAna haiN| karor3oM rupaye dekara bhI hama eka pala vApasa nahIM pA skte| hameM Aja hI socanA hogaa| acchA kAma kala para na TAleM aura burA kAma Aja na kreN| aisA karake hama kaI pApoM se baca jaaeNge| bhArata meM samaya aura kArya ke sambandha meM do kahAvateM pracalita haiN| kAla kare so Aja kara, Aja kare so ab| pala meM pralaya hoyegI, bahuri karoge kaba // aura Aja kare so kAla kara, kAla kare so prsoN| itanI jaldI kyA hai baMde, abhI jiyeMge brsoN|| bhArata meM ina donoM kahAvatoM ko ha~sI meM hI ur3AyA jAtA rahA hai, lekina mere lie to donoM kahAvateM kAphI mahattvapUrNa haiM / ina kahAvatoM ko ur3ate-ur3ate mastiSka se na lenaa| gaharA artha-gAmbhIrya hai inameM / hama inake sahI artha samajha na pAye, isalie ina kahAvatoM ko Upara-Upara se le lete haiN| kAla kare so Aja kara, Aja kare so aba,' yaha zubha kArya ke lie hai| kauna jAnatA hai, agale pala kyA hogA? agalA pala pralaya banakara bhI to A sakatA hai, isalie agara kucha zubha karanA ho, to abhI kara lo| 'kala kA kAma Aja kareM aura Aja kA abhI,' yaha pada to jIvanta hai hI, para isase bhI jyAdA jIvanta pada hai dUsarA / bazarte hama usake artha-gAmbhIrya ko samajha leN| Aja kare so kAla kara, kAla kare so prsoN| itanI kyA jaldI hai baMde, abhI jiyeMge brsoN|| patA hai kisa artha meM kahA gayA hai yaha pada / tumane isa jIvanta pada ko majAka meM le liyaa| 'Aja kare so kAla kara, arthAt kisI bhI azubha kArya ko kala para TAla denA, bure kAma ko kala ke lie chor3a denaa| hamane apanI gAr3I ulTI calAnI zurU kara dii| acche kArya ko hama kala para TAla dete haiM, aura galata ko abhI karanA For Personal Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhate haiM / agara krodha karanA hogA to tuma tatkAla kara loge aura karuNA karanI hogI to use kala para TAla doge| acche bhAva vaise to uThate hI bar3I muzkila se haiM mana meM, usameM bhI hama unheM kala para TAla dete haiM yaha zubha nahIM hai| zubha tatkAla karo, azubha ko kala para TAla do| gurujiepha ke bAre meM kahate haiM ki jaba ve mAtra nau varSa ke the to unake dAdAjI jo mRtyu ke karIba the, unhoMne gurujiepha ko apane pAsa bulAyA aura kahA, 'maiM jo bAta kahU~gA, zAyada Aja tuma usake rahasya ko na pahacAna paao| lekina bar3e hone para yaha choTA-sA sUtra jo maiM tumheM de rahA hU~, vaha tumhAre lie kImiyA bana jaaegaa| merI yahI saMpadA hai, yahI vasIyata hai aura mere pAsa kucha bhI nahIM hai|' gurujiepha ke dAdA ne kahA, 'koI tumheM gAlI de, tumhArA apamAna kare to kahanA 'caubIsa ghaMTe bAda javAba duuNgaa|' gurujiepha bacce the, bacapana meM isakA rahasya samajha nahIM pAye, para bAda meM jaba samajha AyI to unheM lagA ki isa choTe-se vacana meM zAstra samAye haiM aura isa choTe-se vacana ne gurujiepha kA jIvana badala diyaa| gurujiepha ne isa ghaTanA kA jikra karate hue likhA hai--isa vacana ko jIvana meM utArane kA lAbha yaha huA ki mere mitra kaI bane, para zatru eka bhI na banA / jaba kisI ko acchA pAyA to dhanyavAda de diyA, vahA~ maitrI nirmita ho gayI aura galata ko kala para TAla diyA to koI zatra nahIM ho paayaa| gurujiepha kI isa ghaTanA ke sandarbha meM 'Aja kare so kAla kara, kAla kare so parasoM,' kitanI sahI kahAvata lagatI hai| jIvana kA ghar3A khAlI hotA jA rahA hai ataH hama apane vartamAna kA kucha sArthaka upayoga kara leN| manuSya jIvana kI kahAnI bhI ajIba hai| bAta kI bAta meM jIvana bIta jAtA hai| vaha mAtra dekhatA raha jAtA hai| jIvana kI sAMdhya velA meM usake hAtha kevala pazcAttApa rahatA hai| samajhadAra manuSya vahI hai, jo eka-e kA sadupayoga karanA sIkha jaae| jo loga gappoM meM samaya bitA dete haiM, unase merA vinamra Agraha hai ki ve apane lie samaya kA upayoga karanA zurU kreN| ve soceM- maiM kauna hU~- kahA~ se AyA hU~- merA kyA karttavya hai ? hajAra bAra ye prazna karoge to eka bAra javAba bhI milegA ki tuma AtmA ho / samaya bItatA jA rahA hai| eka bAra cUke to samajho hamezA ke lie cuuke| eka bhikhArI rojAnA kI taraha bhIkha mAMgane niklaa| subaha se zAma ho gii| use kahIM bhIkha nahIM milii| sUryAsta ho gayA to vaha ghara kI ora lauTane lgaa| use rAha meM eka aura bhikhArI milaa| usane isa bhikhArI kA udAsa ceharA dekhA to samajha gayA ki Aja isakI jholI khAlI hai| usane kahA ki mere pAsa do muTThI cAvala haiN| inameM se eka muTThI tuma le lo|vh bar3A prasanna huaa| __ apane bhikhArI sAthI se eka muTThI cAvala lekara vaha jaise hI Age bar3hA to dekhA ki nagara kA rAjA apane sainikoM ke sAtha A rahA hai| vaha khuza huA ki rAjA usakI jholI meM kucha to DAlegA hI, magara vaha usa samaya hairAna raha gayA. jaba rAjA usake caraNoM meM gira pddaa| usane bhikhArI se kahA- 'bhAI! maiM rAjA jarUra haiM. magara tumase bhIkha mAMgane AyA huuN| mujhe abhI-abhI rAja-jyotiSa ne batAyA hai ki mujhe jo pahalA bhikhArI bhIkha degA, usase merA bhalA hogaa| tuma mujhe jo bhI cAho bhIkha de do, kucha bhI de do|' For Pers.47 & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhikhArI ne mAthA pITa liyaa| are, jisa nagara meM rAjA hI bhikhArI ho, vahA~ bhikhArI ko bhalA kyA bhIkha milegI? usane rAjA kI anunaya-vinaya para dhyAna diyA aura jholI meM se bar3e kAMpate hAthoM se cAvala kA eka dAnA nikAlA tathA rAjA ko de diyaa| rAjA ne bhikhArI kA zukriyA adA kiyA aura rAjamahala kI ora lauTa gyaa| idhara vaha bhikhArI apanI jhoMpar3I meM pahu~cA to usakI patnI ne pUchA ki Aja kyA lAe ?' bhikhArI ne pUrI kathA sunA dii| usakI patnI ne kahA ki 'kyA huA jo eka dAnA calA gayA?' vaha jholI lekara cAvala thAlI meM nikAlane lagI to usakI A~kheM Azcarya se bhara giiN| usane dekhA ki cAvaloM meM eka dAnA sone kA ho gayA thaa| usane apane bhikhArI pati ko vaha dAnA batAyA aura kahA ki 'turaMta jAo aura rAjA ko aura bhI cAvala de aao| hamAre sabhI cAvala sone ke ho jaaeNge|' bhikhArI ne ThaMDI sAMsa bharakara kahA-'aba kucha nahIM ho sktaa| maiM cUka gyaa| vaha pala aba vApasa nahIM Ane vAlA / aba to sAre cAvala de AU~ to bhI kucha na hogaa| rAjA kA vaha muhUrta calA gyaa| aba aisA pala nahIM AegA ki rAjA bhIkha maaNge|' ___hama apane jIvana meM aisI hI cUka kara rahe haiN| bAda meM jaba A~kha khulatI hai, taba taka bahuta dera ho cukI hotI hai| gaMgA to hamAre dvAra taka AtI hai, magara hama usameM DubakI lagAne se cUka jAte haiM / ye cUkane kI naubata na Ae, isake lie kisI kAma ko kala para na ttaaleN| vartamAna kA upayoga karanA siikheN| atIta kI smRtiyoM se pIchA chur3Ae~ aura bhaviSya ke sapane na dekheN| apanA vartamAna bharapUratA ke sAtha jiyeN| manuSya vartamAna meM jInA sIkha le, to mana kI taraMgeM bhI samApta hone lgeNgii| mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'jo atIta aura bhaviSya kI jaMjIroM se vartamAna meM lauTa AyA hai, vahI dRSTA-bhAva meM jI rahA hai|' aisA AdamI hI jIvana kA saccA Ananda le sakatA hai| Aiye, hama isa Ananda ko prApta karane kI dizA meM kadama bddh'aayeN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duniyA ke daladala meM khilate kamala tapasyA karane ke kaI tarIke haiN| kucha loga saMsAra tyAga kara pahAr3oM para cale jAte haiM, to kucha loga jaMgala meM jAkara dhUnI ramA lete haiN| kucha to aise bhI hote haiM jo eka pA~va para khar3e hokara bAraha-bAraha varSa taka tapa karate haiM / kaI aise bhI sAdhu hue jo eka hAtha U~cA kara tapasyA karate rhe| kaI logoM ne zmazAna meM hI DerA jamA liyA, tAki saMsAra kI nazvaratA ko sAkSAt dekha skeN| bahuta se loga apane zarIra ko sukhA lete haiM aura unake zarIra para pakSI apane ghoMsale banA lete haiN| Apane sunA hogA, kaI tapasvI aise bhI hue jo apane cAroM tarapha Aga jalAkara tapasyA karane khar3e ho ge| itanA hone ke bAvajUda aise kitane loga haiM, jo vAstava meM Atma-jJAna pA sake ? kyA unameM kahIM koI parivartana A sakA ? bhItara to taba bhI krodha kI cingAriyAM jIvita rhiiN| kaluSatA meM, ahaMkAra meM kahIM kamI nahIM AI / ulaTe tapa karake AdamI ko yaha ghamaNDa aura ho gayA ki maiMne itane muzkila tarIke se tapasyA kI hai| yaha ghamaNDa tathA AtmazlAghA hI to sAdhaka kI zatru hai| hama bhale hI cAhe jitanI tapasyAe~ kara leM, jaba jaka hama antara-zuddhi nahIM kareMge, taba taka jIvana kI vizuddhi nahIM hogI / vyakti bAharI tapasyA ke mAmale meM kAphI Age bar3ha jAtA hai| aise loga bhI haiM jinhoMne lAkhoM-karor3oM kA dAna diyA hai, varSoM se jo zIla vrata kA pAlana kara rahe haiM, vrata-upavAsa kara rahe haiM, para isake bAvajUda unameM isa bAta kA hI ahaMkAra hai ki maiM tapasvI, maiM dAnI, maiM brahmacArI hU~ / cAhe tapasyA ho yA dAna, agara 'maiM' kA bhAva sAtha meM bar3hatA jA rahA hai, to vyakti kitanA bhI Age bar3ha jAye, vApasa vahIM AnA par3egA, jahA~ se usane yAtrA prArambha 49 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI thii| jinhoMne ahaMkAra kA visarjana nahIM kiyA, 'maiM' bhAva se mukta nahIM hue ve aisI nAva haiM jisakI jaMjIra taTa se ba~dhI hai, aba usa nAva meM baiThakara jiMdagI bhara taka patavAreM calAte raho, yAtrA nahIM hogii| jIvana bhara dharma ke nAma para kara to bahuta kucha lete ho, para jIvana meM, vyavahAra meM rUpAMtaraNa kI camaka nahIM A pAtI hai| jaise eka netA ko apanI sattA kA ahaMkAra hotA hai, sampanna vyakti ko dhana kA ahaMkAra hotA hai, vaise hI kahIM aisA to nahIM hai ki hameM bhI dharma kA, dhArmika hone kA, kahIM koI ahaMkAra anubhava ho rahA ho| ___ kala taka tuma pApa kara rahe the, galata dhaMdhe kara rahe the| taba tumane kisI ko nahIM kahA ki maiM pApa kara rahA hU~, lekina Aja thor3A-sA puNya karanA prArambha kiyA, to akhabAroM meM chapavAne kI lalaka paidA ho gayI, raMgIna patrikAe~ chapavAne kI pyAsa jaga gyii|saare deza meM tuma yahI phailAnA cAhate ho ki tumane tIsa upavAsa kiye haiM yA eka lAkha kA dAna diyA hai| aura yaha bhAvanA hI vyakti meM ahaMkAra kA bIjAropaNa karatI hai| pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki vyakti dAna dene ke lie dAna nahIM detA yA tapasyA karane ke lie tapasyA nahIM karatA hai| vaha dAna detA hai apanI ahaM-tuSTi ke lie, tapasyA karatA hai apane ahaMkAra ke poSaNa ke lie| AdamI eka dina maMdira meM jAkara prArthanA kara AtA hai, to apane Apako dhArmika ghoSita kara detA hai| adhyAtma ke kSetra meM jo vyakti apane dhArmika hone kA mIThA ahaMkAra pAla letA hai, vaha U~cI ur3Ana bharane vAlA vyakti apane hI hAthoM svayaM ko gaDDhe meM girA detA hai| __ maiMne sunA hai, eka musalamAna vyakti kAphI dhArmika thaa| pA~coM samaya namAja adA kare, lekina phira bhI kahIM koI ahaMkAra kA bhAva nhiiN| para use isa bAta kA gaharA duHkha thA ki usakA beTA na to kabhI namAja adA karatA hai aura na kabhI masjida kA muMha taka dekhatA hai| beTA eka nambara kA nAstika thaa| pitA samajhA kara hAra gayA, para beTA kabhI namAja adA karane masjida na gyaa| Akhira eka dina pitA ne kucha jyAdA hI Agraha kiyA, to beTe ne kahA, 'ThIka hai, kala subaha pA~ca baje vAlI namAja meM maiM Apake sAtha cluuNgaa|' subaha jaise-taise pitA ne use nIMda se uThAyA aura pitA-putra namAja adA karane masjida gye| jaba ve masjida se vApasa A rahe the to garmI kA mausama thA aura loga gharoM ke bAhara hI so rahe the| putra ne dekhA, soye hue una logoM ko| usane pitA se kahA, 'pitAjI, ye loga kitane adhArmika haiM ! chaha bajane ko Ae haiM, para abhI bhI khaTiyA nahIM chUTa rahI hai| oha ! inakA bhalA kaise hogA?' pitA to Azcaryacakita ho gyaa| eka dina kI namAja adA kI jisameM itanA ahNkaar| are, kala taka tuma ATha baje taka soye par3e rahate the, taba tumheM nahIM lagA ki maiM adhArmika huuN| tumane eka samaya kI namAja adA kara lI to tumheM dhArmika hone kA ahaMkAra ho gyaa| kitanA acchA hotA yadi Aja bhI tuma nahIM Ate to kama se kama dhArmika hone kA ahaMbhAva to na jgtaa| hamArI hAlata bhI kucha aisI hI hai| dhArmika hone kA eka pavitra ahaMkAra hama sAtha meM Dho rahe haiM! abhI kucha dina pUrva mere hAtha meM eka dhArmika pustaka aayii| maiMne dekhA, jisa vyakti ne dAna dekara vaha pustaka chapavAyI, usakA jIvana-caritra pustaka meM prakAzita thA aura usa jIvana-caritra meM usake dhArmika kRtyoM kI pUrI sUcI thii| 50 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahA~ pA~ca hajAra diye, amuka upAzraya meM ikkIsa hajAra diye, vahA~ maMdira meM ikkAvana hajAra diye yA amuka tapasyAe~ kI- aba dAna aura tapasyA bhI pradarzana ke lie ho gye| isakI to sUcI chapavA rahe ho ki tumane kahA~kahA~ dAna diyA, para tumane kyA kabhI vaha sUcI bhI chapavAyI hai ki tumane kauna-kauna se pApa karake dhana kA upArjana kiyA hai| mere prabhu ! ahaMbhAva ko chodd'o| puNya pradarzana karane ke lie nahIM, apitu jIne ke lie hai| cAhe muni ho yA gRhastha, agara dhArmika hone kA ahaMkAra hai, dhArmikatA se pratiSThA pAne kI tamannA hai, to yaha khataranAka hai / isIlie to maiM bhItara rUpAMtaraNa para jora detA hU~ / agara vyakti kA bodha jaga jAye to usakA vikAsa use vinamratA detA hai / itanA hI nahIM ki hama dhArmika haiM isakA hameM ahaMkAra hai, apitu jisa dharma se tuma jur3e ho bhale hI vaha cAhe jo ho, usase bhI tumhArA ahaMkAra jur3A hai| dharma se bhale hI tumheM sarokAra na ho, para tuma svayaM usa dharma se jur3e ho isalie use hI zreSTha maanoge| aura agara dUsarA koI vyakti usa dharma ke bAre meM koI galata bAta kaha rahA hai, bhale hI vaha sahI ho para tuma baukhalA jaaoge| agara tuma bauddha ho aura tumhAre sAmane yadi koI mahAvIra ko gAliyA~ de rahA hai, to tumheM koI dikkata na hogii| agara tuma jaina ho aura tumhAre sAmane yadi koI buddha ko buddha bhI kaha de to bhI tumheM koI dikkata na hogii| tumheM mahAvIra, muhammada, kRSNa- krAisTa kisI se koI makasada nahIM hai| hA~ ! jisase tuma jur3e ho, jise tumane apanA mAna liyA hai, yadi usake bAre meM kisI ne do kaTu zabda kaha diye to tuma uttejita ho jAoge, kyoMki usase tumhAre ahaMkAra ko coTa laga rahI hai| bhagavAna ke lie kar3ave zabda kaha diye, isalie tuma uttejita nahIM hue| uttejanA isalie AyI kyoMki ve 'tumhAre' bhagavAna haiN| agara koI bhagavAna ke lie kar3ave zabda kahe aura tumheM kheda ho taba to bAta jamegI, para agara aisA hai to buddha bhI bhagavAna hai ata: unake bAre meM kaTu zabda kahe jAne para tumheM uttejita honA cAhiye thA, bhale hI tuma jaina ho / dharma ke nAma para lar3ane marane vAle lAkhoM mila jAeMge para dharma ko ImAnadArI se jIne vAle loga kitane haiM ! agara tuma kisI jaina ke sAmane mahAvIra kI niMdA karo, vaha krodhita ho utthegaa| bauddha ke sAmane buddha kI, hindU ke sAmane rAma-kRSNa kI, IsAI ke sAmane IsA kI, musalamAna ke sAmane muhammada kI, sikha ke sAmane nAnaka kI niMdA karake to dekho vaha patthara mArane ko taiyAra ho jaayegaa| hA~ ! yadi tuma unakI prazaMsA karo to vaha bhI prasanna hogaa| use taba koI etarAja nahIM hogA, vaha thor3A bahuta prasanna hI hogA, agara usake dharma ke sivAya kisI dUsare dharma ke bhagavAna kI niMdA bhI karoge to bhii| logoM ne bar3e sUkSma ahaMkAra pAla rakhe haiN| vizva meM jitane sAmpradAyika yuddha hue haiM unameM ahaMkAra ne hI nimitta kA kAma kiyA hai anyathA dharma ke lie AdamI lar3atA thor3e hI hai / agara dharma ke lie iMsAna lar3atA to 'islAma khatare meM hai ' hone para hindU bhI usakI rakSA ke lie lar3atA aura hindU dharma khatare meM hone para musalamAna' bhI usakI rakSA ke lie ldd'taa| phira balAt dharma parivartana nahIM karavAye jAte apitu jo vyakti jisa dharma kA anuyAyI hai, use usI meM pragati karane kA protsAhana diyA jaataa| mere prabhu ! lar3AiyA~ kabhI maMdira-masjida ke pIche nahIM huI, lar3AiyA~ tumhAre ahaMkAra ke paraspara TakarAne ke kAraNa huI haiN| tuma masjida isalie girAnA cAhate ho For Persor 51. Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyoMki tumheM vizvAsa hai ki aisA karake tuma musalamAnoM ke ahaMkAra ko girA rahe ho, maMdira isalie girAnA cAhate ho tAki isa mAdhyama se hinduoM ke ahaMkAra ko girA sko| bhArata ke loga apane Apako Arya kahate haiM aura isake atirikta sArI duniyA ko anArya / yaha eka taraha kA pavitra ahaMkAra nahIM to aura kyA hai ? jisa deza ko tuma Arya deza kahate ho, kyA vahA~ anAryoM kI koI kamI rahIthI? kyA yahA~ rAvaNa aura kaMsa paidA nahIM hue? kyA yahA~ sItA kA apaharaNa aura draupadI kA cIraharaNa nahIM huA? phira kisa AdhAra para hama apane mulka ko 'Arya' aura duniyA ko 'anArya' ghoSita kara rahe haiM? atIta ko chor3o aura vartamAna ko hI le lo| Aja tumhAre Arya deza meM jitanI anAryatA panapI hai, utanI to kabhI anArya deza meM bhI na rahI hogii| yahA~ jitane apaharaNa, hatyAe~, balAtkAra, beImAnI, rizvatakhorI cala rahe haiM, utane to una anArya dezoM meM bhI nahIM hai| jApAna kA maMtrI to eka kSaNa meM isa bAta ko lekara istIphA de degA ki kisI ne usa para rizvatakhorI kA Aropa lagA diyA hai| tumhAre Arya deza meM kyA aisA kabhI huA? nIce se Upara taka saba apanI jeba garama karane meM lage haiN| hamAre mulka se hamane ahiMsA, ImAnadArI aura naitikatA kA niryAta kara diyA hai| videzoM meM to bhAratIya nAgarika kI aisI chavi bana gayI hai ki agara vaha vahA~ kisI dukAna meM praveza kare to dukAnadAra sAvadhAna ho jAtA hai ki 'yaha iMDiyana hai, kahIM kucha sApha na kara de|' kyA aba bhI hama AryatA kI muhara sAtha lagAe caleMge? isa ahiMsAvAdI deza kI AdhI saMkhyA zarAbI ho gayI hai, aMDe ghara-ghara meM ubalane laga gaye haiM, aura jinheM tuma Arya kaha rahe ho, ve anAryoM kA jIvana (pAzcAtya jIvana) jIne ko lAlAyita haiM, phira bhI ise Arya deza kahakara isakI majAka kyoM ur3Ate ho? svayaM ko Arya aura auroM ko anArya kahane kI pravRtti jo hamAre bhItara meM praveza kara gayI hai, usake gahare meM koI ahaMkAra kI bhAvanA hI chipI hai| maiM bar3A hU~, sIdhA-sapATa kahanA manuSya ke lie kaThina hai, isalie vaha ahaMkAra ko dUsarA jAmA pahanAtA hai| merA dharma bar3A, merA guru bar3A, merA deza bar3A kahakara pratyakSa meM bhale hI vaha inheM bar3A kaha rahA ho para parokSa meM vaha apanI hI bar3AI kara rahA hai| isa janma meM tuma jaina ho isalie kalpasUtra kI mahimA gA rahe ho| pichale janma meM agara musalamAna the to kurAna kI mahimA gAyI thii| usase pahale bAibila, gItA yA piTaka kI mahimA gAyI hogii| mahimA tuma na satzAstra kI gA rahe ho, na saddharma kI / mahimA usakI gA rahe ho jo tumase jur3A hai| pichale janma meM tumane kurAna se veda ko acchA mAnA thA, isa janma meM ho sakatA hai tuma veda se kurAna ko acchA sAbita karane meM lage ho| mere prabhu! na koI kisI meM zreSTha hai, na hIna hai| zreSThatA aura hInatA kI bhAvanA sirpha tumhAre bhItara hai| ye saba to anUThe haiN| inheM tolane se kyA hogA? nAhaka hama eka-dUsare se ldd'eNge| yaha to aise hI huA jaise priMTiMga presa ke bAhara likhA rahatA hai- 'sabase sundara chapAI kA ekamAtra sthaan|' aura Azcarya yaha hai ki aisA hI pratyeka presa ke bAhara likhA milegaa| ye saba prayoga anupama haiM / kisakI kisase tulanA karoge? gulAba kI apanI mahattA hai aura campe kI apnii| aba bhalA ina donoM meM tulanA karane se kyA lAbha? tuma kise hIna kahoge aura kise zreSTha? tuma jise kuzAstra kaha rahe ho, usakI racanA bhI kisI mahApuruSa For Perso52 Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne hI kI hai| usa 'kuzAstra' ke bhI lAkhoM pAThaka haiM aura ve tumhAre zAstra ko 'kuzAstra' kaha rahe haiN| gulAba ko prema karane vAle loga isa dharatI para haiM aura campe se prema karane vAle bhii| donoM kI apanI-apanI sugaMdha hai / hA~, agara tumhAre bhItara hInagranthiyA~ haiM to bhale hI tulanA kara tuma eka ko hIna ghoSita kara do| lekina isase unake mahatva meM koI pharka nahIM par3egA / mahAvIra aura buddha samakAlIna the| lekina paraspara kabhI nahIM ldd'e| lekina unhIM ke anuyAyI unake nAma para paraspara lar3a-jhagar3a rahe haiN| sammeta zikhara, aMtarikSajI aura makSIjI ko lekara jo vivAda chir3a rahA hai, vahA~ Aja lar3AI ho rahI hai| isameM ina tIrthoM yA digambara - zvetAmbara kI koI lar3AI nahIM hai, lar3AI sirpha tumhAre ahaMkAra kI hai| aura mere dekhe to dharma-sampradAya, mata-majahaba kI jo bhI lar3AiyA~ lar3I gayI haiM, unameM sirpha hamArA ahaMkAra TakarAyA hai aura ciMgAriyAM paidA huI haiN| ye saba hamArI hIna mAnasikatA nahIM to aura kyA hai jo hama apanI ahaM-tuSTi ke lie auroM ko nikRSTa ghoSita kara rahe haiM / paramAtmA, dharma aura zAstra Adi to sabake haiM aura eka jaise hI haiN| na kisI kA paramAtmA zreSTha hai aura na hI / phira kyoM hama bekAra kA ahaMkAra pAleM ? ina para kisI kI bapautI nahIM hai, ye sabake haiM, sAre jahA~ ke haiM / apanI dRSTi ko parimala banAne kA prayAsa kro| agara yahI kATa-chA~Ta, terA merA, choTA-bar3A kI dRSTi hamArI rahI to saba kucha karake bhI hama svayaM ko maMjila taka nahIM pahu~cA paaeNge| sAdhanA kA pahalA aura antima sopAna hai samyagdRSTi hI to hai / mahAvIra se pahale bahuta se loga hue, jinhoMne alaga-alaga DhaMga se tapa kie| buddha ne bhI zarIra ko tapA kara dekha liyA ki zarIra sukhAnA hI tapa nahIM hai / isalie unhoMne vizeSa rUpa se darzana kI vizuddhi para jora diyaa| vyakti kA bAhara se saba kucha badala gayA hai, lekina vaha bhItara se nahIM badale to kevala bAhara kA parivartana to usakA kalyANa nahIM kara paaegaa| vyakti bAhara se to bahuta sIdhA, zarIpha aura saccA dikhAI detA hai, magara bhItara se vaha usase jyAdA dhu~dhalA vyaktitva liye hue hai| bAhara se to prakAza dikhAI degA, magara bhItara sivAya aMdhakAra ke aura kucha nahIM hogA / kaI logoM ko Apane dekhA hogA ki ve kisI ke sAmane to usakI prazaMsA karate nahIM thakate, magara jaise hI vaha vyakti AMkhoM se ojhala huA nahIM ki usakI burAiyA~ zurU kara dete haiM / 'mu~ha para rAma, bagala meM churii| mu~ha para phUla, bhItara kaaNtte|' Upara se to AdamI mIThI bAteM karegA kintu pITha pIche churI calAne se bAja nahIM aaegaa| bhItara to kaSAya-hI-kaSAya bhare haiN| hama bAhara se to parivartana karate jAe~ge, magara bhItara se badalAva nahIM lAe~ge / AdamI ne mAsakSamaNa kiyA, lekina jarA usase pUcho ki bhAI mAsa-kSamaNa se pahale aura bAda meM ApakI citta kI dazA meM kyA parivartana huA, to vaha javAba nahIM de pAegA, kyoMki vaha jAnatA hai ki bhItara to ve hI pahale jaise hAla haiM, unameM koI parivartana nahIM hai| hama svapna to dekhate haiM buddha aura krAisTa ke, lekina hamAre kRtya kitane nikRSTa haiM! jaba taka citta meM hiMsA hai, damana ke bhAva haiM, kaSAya kI vRttiyA~ haiM, taba taka ahiMsA aura tapasyA kA mAtra abhinaya hI ho sakatA hai| kyoMki dharma-adhyAtma kA sambandha deha se kama kintu dehAtIta tattvoM 53 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se jyAdA hai| apane antar-astitva kA sAkSAt karane ke bAda jo jJAna utpanna hotA hai, vaha hamAre antara-bAhya vyaktitva ko svarNima prakAza se bhara detA hai| mukti kA mArga mAtra AcaraNa se nahIM apitu prajJA ke jAgaraNa se prArambha hotA hai| isalie hama dhArmika hone athavA kahalAne se pUrva apane antar-bodha ko jagAne kA prayAsa kreN| Aja hamane mAsa-kSamaNa kiyaa| kala upavAsa se pUrva hamane patnI para krodha kiyA kyoMki dAla meM namaka jyAdA par3a gayA thA aura Aja upavAsa ke bAda jaba khAnA khAne baiThe to phira vahI ronaa| Aja Apako manapasaMda sabjI na milI, isalie Apake mirce laga gaI aura phira patnI ! becArI kI zAmata A gii| aise upavAsa kA artha hI kyA rahA? hama yadi eka-dUsare ke prati AtmIyatA kA bhAva rakhakara jI leM to samajhiye, svarga meM hI jI rahe haiN| AdamI vaira-vaimanasya ke bhAva rakhatA hai to naraka bhI yahIM hai| yaha mata sociye ki marane ke bAda hI koI svarganaraka mileNge| jaisA kAma, vaisA dAma, svarga-naraka yahIM haiM / marane ke bAda svarga-naraka pAnA alaga bAta hai| svarga saundarya aura sugaMdha kA pratIka hai| aba hameM yaha ciMtana karanA hai ki hamAre karma kaise haiM, jinake kAraNa hameM svarga mila rahA hai yA naraka / eka garIba AdamI bhI svarga meM raha sakatA hai aura eka amIra AdamI bhI naraka meM jI sakatA hai| AdamI koThI meM rahatA hai, paise bhI khUba hai to vaha samajhatA hai ki vaha svarga meM raha rahA hai, magara usake kriyAkalApa dekhoge, to patA lagegA ki vaha naraka meM hI jI rahA hai| bAhara se to prema, ahiMsA kI bAteM karate ho, magara bhItara naraka ko jIvita rakhate ho| yaha jIvana kA doharApana nahIM to aura kyA hai ? mahAvIra ne isIlie to kahA thA ki jJAna aura caritra to apanI-apanI jagaha hai ataH pahale apane darzana ko pavitra kro| hama logoM ne galata rAstA pakaDa liyA hai| hama pahale caritra kA pAlana karate haiM, phira jJAna aura kama para darzana ko vizuddha karate haiN| mahAvIra ne kahA thA ki sabase pahale darzana para dhyAna do, phira jJAna o| inake bAda caritra to apane Apa sadha jaaegaa| Age cala kara caritra se tapa meM praveza kro| hama to sabase pahale tapasyA karane baiTha jAte haiN| jarA soco, bhItara se saphAI kie binA tapasyA kyA arthamUlaka hogI? jahara sane pAtra meM kabhI amRta kI bUMdeM kyA apanA astitva bacA pAtI haiM ? ___ mahAvIra darzana se yAtrA prAraMbha karanA cAhate haiM / darzana kI vizuddhi yAnI bhItara kA kacarA nikAlane kA prytn| agara bhItara kA kacarA bAhara nahIM nikalA, to bhItara kI saphAI kaise hogI? Apane apane pyAle meM jahara bhara rakhA hai| aba isa pyAle meM amRta bharanA cAhate haiM, to pahale jahara ko khAlI karanA hI hogaa| anyathA amRta bhI bhItara jAkara jahara bana jaaegaa| jaba taka bhItara kA kacarA sApha nahIM hogA, Upara se bhale hI kitanA hI jJAna prApta kara lo, upAdhiyA~ le lo, saba bekAra haiN| bhItara kacarA bharA rahegA to Upara lIpApotI hotI rhegii| bhItara rUpAMtaraNa nahIM ho paaegaa| Aja AvazyakatA hai ki hama dharma kA sahI mUlyAMkana karanA sIkheM / samyagdRSTi vaha hai jo sat ko sat aura asat ko asat rUpa meM nihAratI hai| jisakA jitanA mahattva hai, use utanA hI mahattva diyA jAnA caahiye| patthara-nagInA, kA~ca-hIrA sabakA mahattva hai, para alg-alg| agara kA~ca aura hIre ko eka jaisI camaka hone ke kAraNa eka zreNI meM lAkara khar3A kara diyA to anartha ho jaaegaa| phira to 'Take sera bhAjI, Take sera khAjA' vAlA anarthakArI mUlyAMkana ho jaaegaa| 54 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma aura adhyAtma meM bhI hameM samyagdRSTi rakhanI hogii| aura agara yaha dRSTi na rahI to dharma kI mUla AtmA kho jaaegii| dAna denA acchA hai / vaha dharma aura mAnavatA kA Avazyaka aura pahalA dharma hai, para dharma aura samAja kI kasauTI para dAna kA bhI alaga-alaga malyAMkana honA caahiye| usakA mahattva mAtra isa bAta para nahIM honA cAhiye ki kisI ne lAkha kA dAna diyA hai to mahattvapUrNa ho gayA aura kisI ne hajAra kA diyA hai to vaha gauNa bana gyaa| dAna kA mahattva mAtra vittIya nahIM apitu naitika dRSTi se AMkA jAnA caahiye| dAna adhika hai yA kama, isakA mahattva nahIM honA caahiye| hA~, citta kI cetanA kaisI hai, yaha khAsa bAta hai| kisI bhaya, AtaMka, kucha pAne kI lAlasA, yaza-kAmanA se diyA gayA athavA pratispardhA se diye gaye vipula dAna kI apekSA niSkAma, nirahaMkAra citta se diyA gayA AMzika dAna bhI zreSTha hai| upavAsa aura tapasyA jIvana meM Avazyaka hai| inase zarIra svastha hotA hai aura mana saMyamita / para mana meM he. to upavAsa hIna koTi kA ho jAtA hai| upavAsa karane vAlA agara zIla-sadAcAra se hIna hai. to usakA upavAsa bhalA kisa kAma kA? dharma, vrata, tapasyA ina sabakA sambandha mAtra bAhya hI to nahIM hai| vratatapasyA vAstava meM mana ko saMyamita, nigrahita aura sabala karane ke lie hai| agara hama mAlA ko hI leM to mAlA mAtra yantravat eka abhyAsa banakara raha gayI hai| jaba dina bhara meM bIsa mAlAe~ ginanI haiM to AdamI kA dhyAna maMtra ke prati nahIM apitu mAtra saMkhyA ke prati aTaka jaaegaa| cAhe maMtra galata bolA jA rahA hai, isakI use paravAha nahIM para bIsa mAlAe~ pUrI gina lI jaayN| maMtra kA upayoga mana ko ekAgra karane ke lie thA jabaki hamane use kevala saMkhyA se jor3a diyaa| aba loga savA karor3a maMtra kA akhaNDa jApa karavAte haiN| unheM kaho ki mAtra saMkhyA se hI jur3e rahe to savA karor3a nahIM balki savA araba daphA bhI jApa karA loge taba bhI hAtha kucha nahIM laga pAegA! eka navakAra maMtra ke jApa se hI amara kumAra kI zUlI siMhAsana meM badala gayI aura hama saMkhyA ke phera meM vyartha hI bhaTaka rahe haiM / vicAraNIya hai ki Akhira aisA kyoM hotA hai ? hama maMtra kI AtmA ko na samajha pAye, yA saMkhyAoM para Tika gye| Namo arihaMtANaM' to aba taka lAkhoM daphA japa liyA para apane antara meM arihaMta kI vatarita na kara paaye| hamane mAlA ko to itanA sastA banA liyA hai ki jaba samaya mile taba maalaa| kucha aurateM to pravacana sunate-sunate hI mAlAe~ gina leNgii| aba maz2e kI bAta yaha hai ki unhoMne pravacana sunanA bhI puNyakAraka mAna liyA hai| unake dimAga meM yaha bAta ghara kara gayI hai ki pravacana sunane se puNya hotA hai, mAlA japane se puNya hotA hai| aba jaba puNya ke lie hI pravacana sunanA hai, to yaha bAta gauNa ho jAtI hai ki pravacana kAna ke bhItara bhI jA rahA hai yA nhiiN| eka ghaMTe meM kitane puNya eka sAtha kamAne kI koziza calatI hai, pravacana suna leMge, isI daurAna sAmAyika kara leMge aura pravacana sunate-sunate hI mAlA bhI japa leMge aura nIMda leMge so alg| mere prabhu! dharma ko itanA rUDha to mata bnaao| pravacana sanane se puNya nahIM hogaa| hA~, sanakara jIvana rUpAMtaraNa karane se kalyANa avazya hogA, jo zAyada na karane kI hamane kasama-sI khA rakhI hai| basa eka rUr3ha paramparA cala rahI hai aura usI kA pariNAma ina pravacanoM kI prbhaavnaaeN| aba to pravacanoM ke bAda sikke bAMTane, For Personal Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ laDDU bAMTane aura to aura biskuTa ke paikeTa taka bAMTane kI paramparA cala rahI hai| ise hama prabhAvanA kA nAma de dete haiN| merI naz2ara meM pravacana ke bAda laDDU bAMTanA prabhAvanA nahIM hogii| hA~, agara pravacana se jIvana prabhAvita ho jAegA. bhItara kI kalI khila jAyegI to yaha prabhAvanA avazya hogii| kala eka mahAnubhAva pUcha rahe the, 'Apa jJAna-pUjA, guru-pUjA meM rupaye kyoM nahIM car3havAte haiN|' mere prabhu ! rupaye car3hAte-car3hAte to Apa bUr3he ho ge| kitanA jJAna pA sake Apa? mujhe pUcho to rupaye car3hAne se kabhI jJAna nahIM A paaegaa| ghara meM baiThakara pratidina dasa-pandraha minaTa svAdhyAya karo, jo tumhArI sabase bar3I jJAna kI pUjA hogii| dharma ko dhana ke pralobhana se jitanA dUra rakhoge, utanA hI acchA hai| aura maz2e kI bAta to dekhiye| maiMne dekhA ki eka AcArya mahArAja ke yahA~ eka vyakti ne jJAna-pUjA karane ke lie jeba se rupaye nikAle / dekhA ki sabase Upara pA~ca sau kA noTa thaa| usane use nIce dbaayaa| phira sau-sau ke noTa the| unheM bhI nIce dhakela diyaa| pacAsa ke noTa Aye, ve bhI dhakela diye gye| usane mahArAja aura rupaye donoM meM mUlyAMkana karanA caahaa| vaha kahane ko bhale hI 'guru mahArAja' kaha de, para pacAsa kA noTa nikAla nahIM paayaa| phira bIsa ke noTa ve bhI nIce gaye aura usane dasa kA noTa nikAlA aura thAlI meM car3hA diyaa| maiM pAsa meM khar3A-khar3A usake mana ko par3ha rahA thaa| vaha car3hAtA to pA~ca kA hI noTa para aisA nahIM kara pAyA, zAyada isase kama kA usake pAsa na hogaa| dharma mUlyavAna hai| dharma ko dharma rahane diijie| vaha kabhI dhaMdhA na ho jaae| abhI kucha dina pahale madrAsa ke eka mahAnubhAva mere pAsa baiThe the| aura bhI loga baiThe the mere pAsa meN| bAta bAta meM eka vyakti ne kahA- 'sAhaba, maiM abhI kucha dina pahale amuka AcArya mahArAja ke darzana karane gyaa| maiMne tIna daphA 'vaMdanA' kahA, para mahArAja ne to dharmalAbha taka na diyaa|' aba maiM bhalA unheM kyA kahatA, maiMne koI javAba nahIM diyaa| hA~, usa samaya madrAsa ke jo mahAnubhAva mere pAsa baiThe the, jo zAyada bar3e-bar3e AcAryoM se milane ke abhyasta the| unhoMne kahA, 'bhaiyA, tumheM AcAryoM se milanA nahIM aataa| sIdhe sau kA noTa unakI thAlI meM DAla dete, phira to kaise bhI AcArya mahArAja kyoM na hoM, dasa minaTa tumheM avazya de dete|' maiMne socA, Akhira gahastha varga meM aisI bhAvanA kyoM ghara karatI jA rahI hai| agara yaha saca hai to dharma kI isase jyAdA dayanIya hAlata aura kyA hogI ! Akhira kaba taka kharIda-pharokhta hotI rahegI dharma kI dhana ke hAthoM meM par3a kr| ___ aba eka nayA zabda calA hai hamAre yahA~ jo hai 'guru-drvy'| maiMne jainoM ke kisI prAcIna grantha meM isakA ullekha nahIM dekhaa| kAphI varSa pUrva vArANasI meM jaba eka vidvadsaMgoSThI meM maiM bhI thA to isa zabda kI carcA cala par3I thii| vidvAnoM ne ise jaina-paramparA meM apavAda zabda maanaa| aba bhalA jaina-guru jo nirgrantha hote haiM, zramaNa hote haiM, unake nAma ke sAtha dhana kA kyA sambandha ? ___maiM isIlie kahatA hU~ ki sabase pahale darzana-vizuddhi Avazyaka hai, tAki Apa sat ko sat aura asat ko asat rUpa meM pahacAna skeN| eka bAta pakkI hai ki jIvana kA rUpAMtaraNa bAhara se nahIM, bhItara se hI hotA hai| agara aisA huA to phira mAsa-kSamaNa karane vAlA tapasvI kabhI krodha karatA huA dikhAI nahIM degaa| kevala bAhara se rUpAMtaraNa huA to 56 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ keza locana karane vAlA, bhabhUta ramAne vAlA sAdhaka vRttiyoM se mukta nahIM ho paaegaa| apane ko bhItara se badalane kI to bAta hI aura hai| bAhara ke parivartana se hI rUpAMtaraNa ho jAtA to himAlaya kI kandarAoM meM varSoM se tapasyA karane vAloM ke bhItara krodha kI ciMgAriyAM naz2ara nahIM AtIM / mahAvIra ne saMsAra chor3A thA to kisI niyamabaddha cAritra - pAlana ke lie nahIM chor3A thaa| unhoMne satya kI khoja ke lie saMsAra chor3A thaa| bhItara ke kacare ko sApha karane ke lie saMsAra tyAgA thaa| eka vyakti Upara se to bahuta se puNya karatA hai, lekina bhItara se pApa karatA hai, to jarA vicAra kareM ki aisA vyakti puNyAtmA hai yA pApAtmA ? AdamI ke galata kRtya usakA pIchA nahIM chodd'te| mana se jo bhI galata kAma kiyA jAtA hai, vaha 'pApa' kahalAtA hai, jabaki zarIra se hone vAlA 'aparAdha' kahalAtA hai / mahAvIra pahale mana ko nirmala karane kI bAta karate haiM / citta ko prakSAlita karane kI bAta kahate haiM / ve sabase pahale apane ko bhItara se sApha karane para jora dete haiM / vyakti bhItara se sApha-sutharA hogA to Upara se vaisA svataH hI bana jaaegaa| lekina hama to bAharI camaka-damaka para dhyAna dete haiN| bAhara se to sajAvaTa kara lete haiM, lekina bhItara kA kacarA sApha nahIM karate / bhItara parivartana karane kI guMjAiza jaba taka nahIM hogI, Upara kI sajAvaTa mAtra lIpApotI hogI / kabIra, mIrA, raidAsa Adi ke udAharaNa liijiye| ye saba bhItara se badala gae the| Upara se to dekhakara koI unheM saMta kaha hI nahIM sakatA thA, kyoMki ve apanI hI dhuna meM calate the| kabIra -raidAsa aura rAjacandra kabhI sAdhu nahIM bane hoMge / magara unhoMne sAdhutva kA hI jIvana jIyA / ve saba bhItara ke parivartana kI guMjAiza lekara calate the| baMdhana kabhI bAhara se nahIM hote, bhItara se hI hote haiM / isalie caitanya ke zikhara mahAvIra bhItara ke parivartana kI bAta karate haiM / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne sabase pahale samyak darzana para jora diyA, yAnI najaroM ko sApha-sutharA krnaa| sAdhanA ke sAre AyAma bhAvanA ke Upara haiN| agara vyakti ke bhAva hI kaluSita haiM to jIvana kaluSita hogA hii| eka billI cUhe ko mu~ha meM dabAkara calatI hai to cUhA cIM-cIM karatA hai| vahI billI apane bacce ko muMha meM dabAtI hai to vaha cUM bhI nahIM krtaa| yahA~ bhI bhAva kA aMtara hai / cUhA jAnatA hai ki usakA aMta samaya A gayA hai, isalie vaha cIM-cIM karatA hai, jabaki billI kA baccA jAnatA hai ki merI mA~ mujhe kahIM bacAne ke lie lekara jA rahI hai, isalie usane mujhe mu~ha meM pakar3A hai| donoM mAmaloM meM bhinna-bhinna bhAva hone ke kAraNa vahA~ alaga-alaga citra sAmane Ate haiN| isalie kahate haiM ki manuSya ke kRtya bhAvoM para adhika nirbhara karate haiN| agara bhAvoM kI vizuddhi hai to AdamI apane Apa ko kahIM bhI ubAra legA aura yadi bhAva vizuddha nahIM hai, to rAkha para lIpA-potI hI hotI rhegii| isalie sabase pahale apane ko bhItara se pavitra karo / AdamI kI prakRti aisI hai ki vaha apanI kamajoriyoM ko nahIM dekha pAtA / use hamezA dUsaroM meM doSa hI dikhAI dete haiM / AdamI ne kAlA cazmA AMkhoM para car3hA rakhA hai, isalie use dUsaroM ke 'kaluSa' hI dikhAI dete 57 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiN| use apane 'kaluSa' to najara Ate hI nahIM, kyoMki vaha apane bhItara dekhatA hI nahIM hai| vaha jAna-bUjhakara isase vimukha rahatA hai| hama apane vicAroM ko kadama-kadama para kaluSita karate cale jAte haiN| agara hamArA antar-astitva kaluSita ho rahA hai, to bAhya vaibhava jIvana kI sAMdhya velA meM hamAre sAmane prazna-cihna banakara khar3A ho jaaegaa| sar3aka para lar3akA-lar3akI eka sAtha jA rahe hoM to hara dekhane vAlA unake bAre meM alaga-alaga dhAraNA bnaaegaa| prAyaH usakA niSkarSa yaha hogA ki yaha lar3akA isa lar3akI ko paTAkara kahIM le jA rahA hai, jabaki ve donoM vAstava meM bhAI-bahina hote haiM / yaha hamArA durbhAgya hai ki hama gaMdagI se Upara uThane kA prayAsa bhI nahIM krte| kisI galata se galata tattva meM bhI koI acchAI ho sakatI hai| usake bAre meM galata-sahI kisI bhI taraha kI pratikriyA ho sakatI hai| dUsaroM ko kucha kahane kI bajAya hama apane girebAna meM jhaaNkeN| apanA ceharA kitanA kaluSita hai, isa ora najara ddaaleN| jaba taka bhItara kA kalmaSa sApha nahIM kareMge, taka taka hamAre kRtya pavitra nahIM ho paaeNge| jisa dina isa para lagA Dhakkana uTha gayA, bhItara kI gaMdagI kI durgandha bAhara A jaaegii| mAtra bAhara kA parivartana sArthaka pariNAma na de paaegaa| aise loga bhI hue haiM ki Upara se to ve rAja-siMhAsana para baiThe, lekina bhItara se unameM sAdhutva ghaTita ho gyaa| mahArAja bharata bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke putra the| kahate haiM ki eka dina dharma sabhA meM bharata ne bhagavAna se pUcha liyA ki 'prabhu merI gati kyA hogI?' bhagavAna ne kahA- 'putra, tU mokSa ko prApta hogaa|' sabhA meM eka manacalA bhI baiThA thaa| usane vyaMgya kiyA- 'vAha ! yaha bhI khUba rahI ! pitA mokSa dene vAle aura putra mokSa prApta karane vaalaa|' bharata ne use dekhA to cupacApa baiThe rhe| agale dina unhoMne usa vyakti ko darabAra meM bulaayaa| unhoMne usase kahA ki 'maiM cAhatA hU~, tuma pUrA nagara ghUma kara Ao aura vApasa Akara nagara ke saundarya kA varNana kro| tumako ucita inAma diyA jaaegaa| vaha vyakti bar3A prasanna huaa| bharata ne sainikoM ko izArA kiyaa| sainikoM ne usa vyakti ke sira para tela se bharA eka kaTorA rakha diyaa| bharata ne cetAvanI dI ki yadi kaTore se tela kI eka bUMda bhI gira jAe, to isa vyakti kI gardana kATa dI jaae| aba vaha vyakti ghbraayaa| vaha kaTorA sira para rakhakara pUrA nagara ghUma aayaa| usakI khuzakismata rahI ki tela kI eka bhI bUMda nahIM girii| usane darabAra meM Akara caina kI sAMsa lii| rAjA ne usase pUchA ki 'tuma pUrA nagara ghUma Ae, batAo kaisA lagA hamArA nagara?' usa AdamI ko to apanI jAna kI par3I thii| vaha bolA- 'mahArAja ! merA sArA dhyAna to kaTore meM bhare tela kI tarapha thaa| nagara meM kyA hai, yaha maiM kaba dekhatA?' bharata ne use samajhAyA- 'bhAI! kala tuma hI to kaha rahe the ki pitA mokSa dene vAle, putra mokSa lene vaalaa| isakA javAba yahI hai / maiM isa rAja-siMhAsana para jarUra baiThatA hU~, magara maiM isase bahuta Upara uThA huA huuN| merA lakSya rAja-siMhAsana nahIM apitu Atma-siMhAsana hai|' jo vyakti apane Apako dhurI para kIla kI taraha sthira banAe rakhatA hai, vaha bhale hI dhurI para ghUmatA rahe, usakI kIla to sthira hI rhegii| jisa vyakti ko AtmA kI cetanatA kA khyAla hai, vahI zramaNa hai| zeSa kA to 58 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kevala colA badalA hai| agara AtmA kA jJAna nahIM huA, to AdamI bhale hI sArI jindagI sAdhanA karate-karate bitA de, kahIM koI sArthaka parivartana usake jIvana meM nahIM aaegaa| usakI najareM saMsAra kI ora hI lagI rheNgii| vaha bharata nahIM bana pAegA, jo saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI zikhara kI ora dekha sakatA hai| ___aba jarA ciMtana kareM, zikhara para kauna aura saMsAra meM kauna? agara AdamI zikhara para baiThakara bhI najareM saMsAra para rakhatA hai, to usameM aura giddha meM kyA aMtara hai ? giddha bhale hI kitanA hI U~cA ur3e, usakI najareM to nIce mAMsa ke Tukar3e para hI rahatI hai| kahane ko to vaha AkAza meM ur3atA hai, magara rahatA vaha jamIna para hI hai| isalie bhagavAna mahAvIra darzana kI vizuddhi para jora dete haiN| ve samyak darzana ke upArjana para jora dete haiN| bhItara jaba taka vizuddhi nahIM hogI, gaMdagI sApha nahIM hogI, hama bAhara se bhale hI svayaM ko vItarAgI ghoSita kara deM, hamArA rAga-dveSa jIvita rhegaa| mahAvIra agara cAhate to khuda ko gRhasthI tIrthaMkara ghoSita kara sakate the, lekina unhoMne aisA nahIM kiyaa| unhoMne pUrI taraha parivartana meM vizvAsa kiyaa| muni banane ke bAda unhoMne sabase pahalA kAma bhItara kI vizuddhi kA kiyaa| kevala bAhara ke parivartana kA pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki bhItara koI parivartana nahIM A paataa| aisA AdamI maMdira meM jAkara prArthanAe~ kara legA, miThAiyA~ va phala bhI car3hA degA, magara usake mana meM paramAtmA nahIM hoNge| hama hara samaya saMsAra meM hI jIte haiN| hamAre bhItara to saMsAra hI ghUma rahA hai| vahI kAmanAe~, vAsanAe~, tRSNAe~ bhItara sira uThAtI rahatI haiN| yUM bhI caubIsa ghaMTe saMsAra meM jIne vAlA vyakti Adhe-eka ghaMTe ke lie maMdira jAtA hai aura isa avadhi meM bhI vaha saMsAra se Upara nahIM uTha paataa| ____ maMdira jAne mAtra se hI hamAre bhItara bhagavattA kA phUla na khila paayegaa| maMdira meM cale gaye aura mana maMdira na banA, to jAne kI kyA sArthakatA hogI? zivAlaya meM jAnA tabhI sArthaka hogA, jaba tuma zivatva ko upArjita kro| tumhArA mana ziva-sundara bana jaaye| maMdira meM mUrti ke darzana se zraddhA, saumyatA aura citta kI ekAgratA upalabdha honI caahiye| maMdira meM pratimA nihAro khulI A~khoM se aura phira usI ko nihAro apane antara meM baMda A~khoM se| pratimA meM jise tuma nihAranA cAhate ho, vaha tumhAre bhItara hai| agara aisA kucha nahIM hotA hai aura sirpha matthA Tekane hI maMdira jA rahe ho to maMdira to jiMdagI bhara cale jAoge, matthA bhI Teka loge, para nija ke 'jina' ko na pahacAna paaoge| ___ mahAvIra ke pAsa gauzAlaka bhI AyA thA aura gautama bhI Ae the, lekina donoM meM bahuta aMtara thaa| agara mahAvIra ke pAsa jAne mAtra se hI kisI kA bhalA hotA, to gautama hI kyoM, gauzAlaka kA bhI badalAva hotA, magara aisA nahIM haa| yaha to unake bhItara kI pyAsa thI, jisane gautama ko kahA~ se kahA~ paha~cA diyaa|gaushaalk vahIM raha gyaa| kRSNa kA sAmIpya to yudhiSThira ne bhI pAyA aura duryodhana ne bhI pAyA, magara donoM kI jo gati huI, sabhI jAnate haiM / hama kitane bhI U~ce AdamI, mahApuruSa ke pAsa cale jAe~, jaba taka hama svayaM apanI najaroM ko pavitra nahIM kareMge, taba taka vahA~ se bhI burAiyA~-hI-burAiyA~ DhUMDhate raha jAeMge aura apane jIvana meM koI parivartana nahIM kara paaeNge| For Pers 59. Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ najareM pavitra kara lIM to choTe-se-choTe AdamI ke pAsa jAkara bhI hama parivartana kI Dagara para cala sakate haiN| isalie sabase pahale darzana-vizuddhi ho / darzana vizuddha ho gayA to jJAna vizuddha hogA aura phira caritra kI vizuddhi hogii| isake bAda kI yAtrA mokSa kI hai / ye tInoM sadha jAne para AdamI kI nirvANa kI yAtrA zurU hogii| anyathA jJAna aura caritra to pA leMge kintu darzana kI vizuddhi nahIM ho paaegii| koI bhI cIja do DaMDoM para nahIM TikatI, usa ke sAtha eka aura DaMDA lagAnA pdd'egaa| tabhI vaha tipAhI bnegii| __ parivartana to bAhara aura bhItara donoM kA jarUrI hai| yaha saMtulana parama Avazyaka hai| akelA netrahIna bhI kucha nahIM kara sakegA aura na paMgu bhI kucha kara paaegaa| eka bAra jaMgala meM Aga laga gaI thii| usameM eka netrahIna aura eka paMgu pha~sa ge| aba baceM kaise? unhoMne hAtha milAyA aura paMgu netrahIna ke kaMdhe para baiTha gyaa| usane netrahIna ko rAstA batAyA aura ve donoM turaMta hI jalate hue jaMgala se bAhara nikalane meM saphala ho ge| yadi ve donoM hAtha nahIM milAte, to donoM hI Aga se baca kara bAhara nahIM nikala paate| eka pahiye se ratha kabhI nahIM cala sakatA aura do bemela pahiye bhI kAma nahIM A skte| vahA~ bhI saMtulana rahanA jarUrI hai| mahAvIra ne kahA thA ki sabase pahale darzana kI vizuddhi karo, phira jJAna meM utaro aura bAda meM cAritra ko jIvana meM utaaro|' yaha krama sahI rahegA to mokSa ke mArga para kadama bar3hA skoge| kevala jJAna bhI kAma nahIM A sakegA kyoMki samyak jJAna bhI jarUrI hai, tabhI to vaha jIvana kA AcaraNa bana paaegaa| anyathA svAdhyAya to hama khUba kara leMge, lekina yadi vaha jIvana meM, AcaraNa meM nahIM utarA to bekAra hai / sAdhanA ke tIna sUtra haiM- samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak caritra / ___ pahale bhItara se apane ko nirmala kro| phira saba kucha svataH hI nirmala hotA calA jaaegaa| bhItara kuMThA hai to bAhara bhI kuMThA hI aaegii| bhItara sugaMdha hai to usakI suvAsa bAhara bhI phailegii| satya ko to jAno hI, asatya ko bhI smjho| jaba taka asatya se rU-ba-rU nahIM hooge, taba taka satya ke nikaTa kaise pahu~coge? ajJAna ko samajhakara hI jJAna kI prApti kI jA sakatI hai| For Person by Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sthiti: zuddhi aura mukti eka sUphI phakIra apanI kuTiyA meM soyA thaa| usa rAta usane eka vicitra svapna dekhA / svapna meM usane dekhA ki usakI kuTiyA se koI cha: kilomITara dUrI para eka nadI hai| nadI para pula hai| pula pAra kareM to eka khaMbhA najara AtA hai| isa khaMbhe ke nIce apAra dhana-sampadA chipI hai| phakIra kI A~kha khula gii| aisA sapanA usane pahale kabhI nahIM dekhA thA / usane kucha socA, para phira use eka sAmAnya svapna mAnakara vaha sapane ko bhUla gyaa| para Azcarya, agalI rAta use phira vahI svapna AyA ki usakI kuTiyA se koI cha: kilomITara dUrI para eka nadI hai| nadI para pula hai / pula pAra kareM to eka khaMbhA najara AtA hai| isa khaMbhe ke nIce apAra dhana-sampadA gar3I hai / aura phira usakI A~kha khula gii| vaha bahuta baicena ho gyaa| tIsare dina use phira vahI svapna AyA to usase rahA nahIM gayA / agalI subaha vaha uThate hI kuTiyA se cala pdd'aa| karIba cha: kilomITara dUra use nadI najara aaii| vahA~ usane dekhA ki svapna meM use jaisA khaMbhA dikhAI diyA thA, vaisA hI khambhA vahA~ thA / vaha khaMbhe taka pahu~cA para usa khaMbhe ke nIce eka sainika baiThA thaa| phakIra kI himmata nahIM huI ki vaha khaMbhe ke nIce gaDDhA khoda kara svapna meM dekhA dhana nikAla ske| phakIra vahA~ se lauTa aayaa| agale dina vaha phira gayA, magara sainika vahIM baiThA najara aayaa| pAMca dina bIta gae / phakIra vahA~ jAtA aura sainika ko baiThe dekhakara lauTa AtA / chaThe dina usa sainika ne phakIra se pUcha hI liyA-' phakIra sAhaba! Apa pichale pAMca dinoM se yahA~ A rahe haiM aura mujhe dekhakara lauTa jAte haiM / Akhira bAta kyA hai ?' phakIra pahale to sakucAyA para sainika ke Agraha karane para 61 For Personal & Private Use Only www.jalnelibrary.org Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bolA-'mujhe pichale kucha dinoM se lagAtAra eka svapna A rahA hai ki isa khaMbhe ke nIce apAra dhana gar3A hai| mujhe svapna kI saccAI kA patA lagAnA hai|' sainika pahale to ha~sA, phira usane kahA- 'hama donoM eka hI nAva ke savAra haiM / mujhe bhI pichale kaI dinoM se eka svapna A rahA hai ki yahAM se chaH kilomITara dUra eka phakIra kI kuTiyA hai| kuTiyA meM phakIra kI cArapAI ke nIce bahuta sA dhana gar3A hai|' sainika kI bAta sunakara usa phakIra ko jaise Atma-bodha ho gyaa| vaha kucha na bolA aura apanI kuTiyA kI ora lauTa gayA yaha socakara ki jisakI talAza meM maiM yahA~ taka AyA, vaha to vahIM hai, jahA~ se maiM ravAnA huA thaa| hamAre sAtha yahI ho rahA hai| hama jisa sampadA ko saMsAra meM DhU~Dha rahe haiM, vaha hamAre svayaM ke bhItara hI hai| tuma jahA~ ho, tumhArI sampadA vahIM hai| Akhira tumhArI sampadA tumhAre hI pAsa hai| lekina hamAre lie durbhAgya kI bAta yahI hai ki hama loga apanI Atma-sampadA kI talAza duniyA meM karate haiN| merI najara meM sampUrNa sRSTi meM sarvAdhika mUlyavAna hamArA cetana tattva hai parantu padArthoM ke saMyoga se isakI vikRti sRSTi kA vinAza hai aura isakI saMskRti sRSTi kA vikAsa hai| AtmA ke abhAva meM sampUrNa brahmANDa apane Apa meM praznacihna hai| bhalA binA vidyut ke mazInoM kI kyA upayogitA? cetanA hai to saba kucha hai; aura cetanA ke abhAva meM na manuSya hai, na pazu-pakSI, na kITa-pataMge haiM aura na hI vRkSa-parvata-nadiyA~, kucha bhI nhiiN| brahmANDa kA astitva hI cetanA ke sahAre TikA hai| sAdhanA ke mArga meM Atma-sampadA hI sarvAdhika mUlyavAna hai / jo svayaM ko nahIM pahacAna pAyA, apane bhItara ke rahasya kI talAza na kara pAyA, bhalA usane saba kucha pAkara bhI kyA pAyA? jaise- binA svara aura vyaMjana ke bodha ke bhASA kA bodha nahIM ho sakatA vaise hI binA Atma-pratIti kiye sAdhanA ke mArga meM kyA koI Aja taka bar3ha pAyA hai ? manuSya-jAti yugoM-yugoM se do dhArAoM meM bahatI AI hai- eka manuSya-cetanA kI bahirmukhI dhArA aura dUsarI antarmukhI dhaaraa| bahirmukhI dhArA saMsAra hai aura antarmukhI dhArA saadhnaa| jaba taka hamArA vyaktitva antarmukhI nahIM ho jAtA hai taba taka sAdhanA adhUrI mAnI jaayegii| bhale hI veza kA rUpAntaraNa ho gayA, dIkSA ke nAma para badala gayA, ghara badala gayA, rahane-jIne ke taura-tarIke badala gaye, vrata tapasyAe~ bhI kara lI gaIM, para hama bhItara ko na pahacAna pAye, bhItara ke bhagavAna ke darzana na kara pAye, to yaha saba kucha vyavahAra saMyama bhale hI ho jAye, parantu paramArtha saMyama zAyada nahIM hoNge| agara antara kI talAza kI pyAsa na jagI to bAhara ke kriyA-kANDa kyA parama sattA ko upalabdha karA pAyeMge? maiM yaha nahIM kahatA ki jIvana kI vyAvahArikatA kA zuddhikaraNa na ho / vaha to honA hI cAhiye, para mAtra loka-pratiSThA ke lie vyAvahArika dharmoM ko nibhAnA aura antara meM jAgarUkatA kI koI dastaka bhI na de pAnA zAyada sAdhanA ke mArga meM ucita nahIM kahA jA sktaa| bhale hI veza rUpAntaraNa ke kAraNa kahane bhara ko tumhArA guNasthAna bar3ha gayA ho, para yadi bhItara se samyakatva kA upArjana nahIM kara pAye, to mere prabhu! guNasthAna meM bar3hotarI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ veza nahIM karavAtA apitu cetanA ke zubha pariNAma karavAte haiN| eka sAdhu bhI agara bahirmukhI dhArA se jur3A hai to vaha saba kucha karate hue bhI cetanA ke stara kA sparza nahIM kara paayegaa| vaha eka pA~va para khar3A hokara bAraha varSa taka sAdhanA kara legA, vRkSa para ulTA laTaka kara bhI sAdhanA kara legA, bhabhUta bhI ramA legA, sapheda-pIle-nIle kapar3e bhI badala legA, lekina binA samyak darzana ke, binA cetanA ke rUpAntaraNa ke vaha bhava-bhava bhaTakatA hI rhegaa| Adaryu AcaraNa loka upacAra thI, zAstra abhyAsa paNa kAMI kiidho| zuddha zraddhA na valI Atma avalaMba vinuM, tehavo kArya teNe ko na siidho|| upAdhyAya devacandra ne yaha bAta bar3I gaharI khii| kuMdakuMda, AnaMdaghana, devacandra jaise spaSTa vaktA jainoM meM bahuta kama hue haiN| Adaryu AcaraNa loka upacAra thI;' lokavyavahAra meM kahane bhara ko saMyama kA AcaraNa kiyA, zAstroM kA paThana-pAThana bhI kara liyA, lekina itanA saba kucha karake bhI agara Atma-rUpAMtaraNa na ho pAyA, Atma-avalambana nahIM pAyA, to bhalA kyA kara pAye? devacandra kA yaha vacana una saba logoM ke lie TIsa bharI sikhAvana hai, jo mAtra vyavahAra meM jIkara na kevala auroM ko apitu svayaM ko bhI bhramita karate haiN| ___ agara munitva ke bAne meM jIne vAlA vyakti bhI bahirmukhI dhArA meM jI rahA hai, to saMsAra se vastutaH usakA alagAva kahA~ huA hai ? bahirmukhI dhArA meM to sArA saMsAra baha rahA hai, pUrI duniyA baha rahI hai, bhIr3a milegI isa mArga para / para mere prabhu! antarmukhI dhArA meM to gine-cune loga hI mileNge| lAkhoM meM eka aisA sAdhaka milegA, jo bahirAtmapana se antarAtmA meM praveza kara cukA ho / vahI to saMsAra meM zikhara puruSa hotA hai / isa sRSTi meM patA nahIM, aba taka kitane kharaboM-kharaba-asaMkhya iMsAna hue haiM, lekina bahuta thor3I saMkhyA meM aise loga hue haiM jo apanI cetanA ko upalabdha hokara sambuddha ho gaye hoN| rAma-kRSNa, mahAvIra-buddha, IsA-sukarAta jaise mahApuruSoM kI sUcI banAnA cAho to yaha saMkhyA saikar3oM-hajAroM meM hI simaTa kara raha jAyegI, lekina aiza-ArAma aura sukhavaibhava meM jIne vAle anaginata loga mila jaayeNge| bahirmukhI dhArA saMsAra hai aura antarmukhI dhArA saadhnaa| sikaMdara saMsAra kA pratIka hai aura mahAvIra sAdhanA ke pratIka haiN| sikandara ke mArga meM bhIr3a mila jAyegI, para mahAvIra kA mArga aisA hai jisameM na bhIr3a hai aura na bhedd'eN| mere prabhu! antara ke sAmrAjya para vahI vyakti Adhipatya kara pAyegA, jisane apanI UrjA ko antarniyojita karane ke lie dRr3ha saMkalpa kara liyA hai| jaba taka UrjA antarniyojita nahIM hotI hai, taba taka UrjA kA sivAya apavyaya ke aura kucha nahIM ho sktaa| manuSya UrjA kA svAmI hai aura yadi UrjA usase cyuta hotI hai to svAmitva bhI kho jAtA hai| AvazyakatA hai ki hama apanI UrjA, Atma-sampadA kI pahacAna kreN| kahIM aisA na ho ki hamAre bhItara apAra khajAnA chipA ho aura hama bAhara se bhikhArI bane ghUma rahe hoN| hama mAtra pujArI hI nahIM haiN| agara hamArI Atma-cetanA jAgRta ho jAye to pujArI hI pUjya bana jAtA hai| mahAvIra kA upAsaka honA alaga bAta hai aura svayaM meM chipe hue mahAvIratva ko pahacAnanA alaga bAta hai| 63 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-bodha ke abhAva meM hamArI pUrI jiMdagI eka bhramajAla meM phaMsI raha jAtI hai| dharma ke nAma para saba kucha ho jAyegA, para 'bina zraddhA bhava bhaTake' vAlI bAta lAgU rhegii| duniyA bhara ke tIrtha kara aaoge| makkA-madInA, bradInAtha-kedAranAtha, pAlItAnA-sammeta zikhara, saba jagaha jAkara bhI vahA~ vAstavika upalabdhi zAyada nahIM kara paaoge| hama soye-soye jAe~ge aura vApasa vaise hI lauTa aaeNge| aisA lagatA hai mAno tIrtha-yAtrA ke nAma para hama mAtra paryaTana-ghUmane-phirane ke lie hI nikale hoN| paramAtma-darzana, tIrtha-yAtrA vAstava meM Atma-darzana/AtmapratIti ke lie hai tAki tIrthoM ke pavitra vAtAvaraNa meM jAkara hama apane-Apako antarmukhI banA skeN| anyathA makkA kiyA, haja kiyA, banake AyA kaajii| Ajamagar3ha meM jaba se lauTA, phira pAjI kA paajii| loga bAteM karate haiM ki maiMne sapane meM pAlItAnA tIrtha ke darzana kie| koI kahatA hai ki mujhe sammeta zikhara najara aayaa| ye sabhI svapna A~kha khulate hI AdamI ko z2amIna para le Ate haiN| asala meM to paramAtmA kI AbhA tumhAre apane bhItara hai, Apa khuda eka AtmA haiN| jisa paramAtmA kI AbhA Apa svayaM meM chipAye hue haiM, use bAhara kI bajAya bhItara DhUMDhA jAnA caahiye| yadi sikkA kamare meM girA hai aura Apa use kamare ke bAhara jAkara DhU~r3hate haiM, to Apase bar3A ajJAnI aura koI na hogaa| sabase ciMtAjanaka bAta yaha ho rahI hai ki hamArA atIta jo Atma-cetanA va Atma-jAgrati kA saMdeza detA thA, use hamane bisarA diyaa| hamAre sAtha dharma aura adhyAtma ke nAma para mAtra bAharI kriyAkalApa, bAharI AcaraNa jur3atA jA rahA hai| hamArA mUla astitva, mUla cetanA hamase dUra hotI jA rahI hai| Aja usa sAdhaka kI zAyada hI koI mahattA hogI, jo Atma-cetanA kI upalabdhi ke lie guphA meM jAkara baiThA huA hai| samAja meM to unakI hI pUjA ho rahI hai jo vyAvahArika rUpa se saphala haiN| nizcita taura para dharma-jagat ke lie Aja durbhAgya kI ghar3I hai ki yahA~ veza ke sAdhu cAhe jitane mila jAyeMge, para jIvana ke sAdhu virala haiM ! Atma-vAsI muni khojane se na mileNge| samAja ko to mAtra vyAvahArikatA se matalaba hai, agara usameM nipuNa ho to dhar3alle se cloge| bhale hI sikke khoTe hoM para agara unameM camaka hai to ve cleNge| jisa dharma kI nIMca Atma-darzana, Atma-jJAna thI, Aja vahA~ mAtra zAsana-prabhAvanA ke nAma para vaha saba kucha ho rahA hai jo zAyada kisI se chipA nahIM hai| mAnA ki tuma jIvana meM kaI pratiSThA-mahotsava karA cuke ho, lAkhoM-lAkha rupaye raMgIna patrikAoM para kharca karA cake ho, para kyA svayaM ko svayaM meM pratiSThita kara pAye? pratiSThA-mahotsava ko mAtra pratiSThA baTorane kA sAdhana nahIM banAnA cAhiye, apitu vItarAga prabhu kI vItarAgatA ko jIvana meM pratiSThita karanA caahiye| ____ vyAvahArikatA ko nibhAne ke nAma para bAhara-bhItara ke jIvana meM pharka rakhanA apane Apako dhokhA denA hai| kyA eka muni kA kartavya mAtra lokaiSaNA kI pUrti hI hai ? kyA eka muni kA karttavya mAtra pratiSThAe~, upadhAna yA saMgha-yAtrAoM kA Ayojana karanA bhara hai ? agara ina sabake calate kucha vakta bhI Atma-sAdhanA ke lie nahIM nikAla pAte ho to ye saba kucha Akhira hai kisalie? kyA kahIM koI khabara hai ki Akhira yaha eSaNA kahA~ le ha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAkara chor3egI? jaba taka hamArA samAja tyAga aura nirgrantha ke pratIka ina santoM-muniyoM ko paisA chApane kI mazIna mAnakara calegA, taba taka mahAvIra kA vAstavika tyAga saccA tyAga nahIM hogA apitu vaha tyAga ke nAma para bhI vaibhava-pradarzana meM hI simaTA rhegaa| nizcita rUpa se mahAvIra mahApratIka haiM AtmasAdhanA ke, para Aja vaha pratIka kitanA surakSita bacA hai, yaha eka vicAraNIya prazna hai| Aja hamane sAdhutva kA sambandha mAtra veza yA bAhya AcAra-vyavahAra se hI jor3a liyA hai| abhI kucha dina pahale eka sajjana kaha rahe the, 'sAhaba! amuka mahArAja ke kyA kahane? bar3e vyavahAra-nipuNa haiM / kaI karor3apati unake pIche calate haiN| abhI unhoMne amuka zahara meM pratiSThA karavAI, jisameM 9-10 karor3a kI AmadanI huii| maiMne kahA, 'bhaiyA ye karor3apati apanI pratiSThA ko bar3hAne ke cakkara meM ina tyAgI-tapasviyoM ko ror3apati banAkara chodd'eNge|' Aja jisa samAja meM munitva kI mahAnatA mAtra paise kI AmadanI se hI AMkI jAne lagI hai, usa samAja kA bhaviSya aMdhakAramaya hai / yaha aparigraha-dharma para kuThArAghAta hai| ___ nirgrantha-paramparA kA mUla Atma-anusaMdhAna hai, antar-granthiyoM se mukti hai| aura agara isameM cUka ho rahI hai, to khedajanaka hai| caubIsa ghaMTe meM agara eka minaTa bhI Atma-sAdhanA ko samarpita na kara pAye, to caubIsa ghaMTe hI bekAra gye| kala eka vyakti, jinheM svAdhyAya meM kAphI rasa hai, kaha rahe the ki maiM amuka AcArya mahArAja ke pAsa apane kucha praznoM kA samAdhAna karane gyaa| maiM AcAryajI se to nahIM mila paayaa| hA~, unake ziSya ne batAyA ki ve abhI ArAma kara rahe haiM ata: nahIM mila paayeNge| itane meM nagara ke koI do-tIna dhanapati aaye| ziSya ne unheM AcAryajI taka phuNcaayaa| ve karIba do ghaMTe bAta karate rahe / maiM bhI taba taka vahIM bAhara baiThA rhaa| jaba ve dhanapati cale gaye to maiMne AcArya se bAta karanI cAhI, para javAba milA 'unheM kahIM bAhara jAnA hai isalie baiTha nahIM paayeNge|' yaha kAphI Azcarya kI bAta hai ki eka dhanapati ke lie do ghaMTe diye jA sakate haiM para eka AtmArthI ko do minaTa bhI nahIM! aura yahI kAraNa hai ki hamAre samAja meM hajAroM sAdhu-sAdhvI hoMge para unameM kitane aise haiM jinameM Anandaghana yA rAjacaMdra jaisI AbhA ho| Akhira paramArtha--saMyama se zUnya mAtra vyavahAra-saMyama kitanA kAmayAba ho pAyegA-hamArI Atma-pragati meM ? Aja agara AnaMdaghana jaisA yogI zmazAna-bhUmi meM sAdhanA kara rahA ho aura tuma kadAcit unake darzana karane pahu~ca gaye to tumheM usa sAdhaka kI caitanya AbhA dikhAI nahIM degii| tuma to yahI kahoge ki unake sira para kamalI to hai hI nhiiN| tumheM sAdhanA kI bajAya kamalI dikhAI dii| mAtra vyavahAra-saMyama! munitva kA sIdhA-sA sambandha Atma-rUpAMtaraNa se hai| bAhara kA veza rUpAMtarita ho gayA para agara 'bhItara' rUpAMtarita na huA to kevala bAhara ke rUpAMtaraNa se kyA lAbha hogA? maiM vyAvahArikatAoM kA virodha nahIM krtaa| paramArtha saMyama ko upalabdha karane meM ve sahAyaka avazya haiM, para korI vyAvahArikatA kisa kAma kI? aura musIbata to yaha hai ki sAdhu bhI Akhira kyA kare ? samAja meM nizcaya hI kucha bhI kamI hogI to calegI, para vyAvahArikatA meM kamI sahana nahIM hogI aura aMguliyA~ uThanI zurU ho jaayeNgii| aura aMgulI bhI aise nirarthaka viSayoM uThegI para jinameM koI tuka nahIM hai| mUla dharma meM kitanA hrAsa yA vikAsa ho rahA hai, isakI kisI ko 65 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paravAha nahIM hai| samAja ke lie kevala vyAvahArika dharma hI dharma bacA hai| loga kaha dete haiM, 'amuka sAdhu binA kamalI DAle bAhara nikala gayA, amuka sAdhu binA DaMDA liye nikala gayA yA binA muMhapattI bola gayA yA usake upAzraya meM Tiphina meM bhojana A gyaa|' magara ve yaha nahIM jAnate ki kauna sAdhu hai, jo apane Apa meM saba kucha prApta kara cukA hai| AtmA meM praveza ke lie na to daMDa kI jarUrata hai aura na hI bhabhUta kii| lekina hamArI najareM sAdhutva ke kevala bAharI rUpa ko hI dekhatI haiN| bAhara se sahI salAmata najara Ane vAlA AdamI hI hameM sarvazreSTha lagatA hai| bhItara bhale hI usameM kalmaSa bharA ho| dhyAna rakhiye, AdamI jaba taka bAhara aura bhItara se ekarUpa nahIM hogA, vaha Atma-cetanA ko upalabdha nahIM kara paaegaa| aise Atmastha vyakti ko bhale hI duniyA meM pAgala samajhA jAye, para isa duniyA meM 'pAgala' hI kucha pA sakatA hai| logoM ne to mahAvIra aura buddha ko bhI pAgala smjhaa| unake pIche kutte chor3e, kAnoM meM kIleM Thoka diiN| mahAvIra ne vastra tyAga diye aura ve nagna rahane lge| unhoMne duniyAdArI nibhAnA chor3a diyaa| unakA mAnanA thA ki daniyA ke paza-pakSI binA kapar3oM ke apanA kAma calA sakate haiM. to ve binA kapaDe kyoM nahIM raha sakate? yahI socakara ve kapaDe tyAga cake the aura eka taraha se prakati se apanA tAdAtmya kAyama kara cake the| magara daniyA ne usa AtmayogI ke vyavahAra ko pAgalapana hI smjhaa| isalie maiM kahatA hU~ ki mAtra bAhya AcAravyavahAra para hI jora mata do| jo cIja jahA~ khoI hai, use vahIM ddhuuNddho| dUsarI jagaha vaha nahIM milegii| mRga kastUrI kI khoja meM idhara-udhara ghUmatA hai, lekina vaha yaha nahIM jAnatA ki kastUrI to usakI nAbhi meM hI hai| manuSya kA bhI yahI hAla hai| jisa cIja ko vaha bAhara talAza rahA hai, vaha usake svayaM ke bhItara hai| yamunA ko kauna samajhAye ki kRSNa kI jo baMzI baja rahI hai, usakI tAna usakI khuda kI laharoM se hI nikala rahI hai| yamunA khuda bAMsurI kI dhuna sunane ko tarasa rahI hai, lekina apane bhItara kI laharoM se udAsIna hai| o rambhAtI nadiyA~, besudha kahA~ bhAgI jA rahI ho? baMzIrava to svata: hI tumhAre bhItara hai| Atmatattva yA paramAtmatattva kI talAza bhale hI sAre brahmANDa meM kara Ao, lekina vaha vahA~ bhI taba hI milegA, jaba hamArA vyaktitva antarmukhI bana jaaye| binA mUla ke chAyA kaise milegI? mUla kA to patA hI nahIM aura chAyA ko pakar3ane cle| eka hotI hai gA-gAkara paramAtmA ko pAne vAlI koziza, dUsarI hotI hai paramAtmA ko pAne ke bAda antara se nikalane vAlI bhakti athavA bhakti se sane gIta / agara paramAtmA ko pA liyA to gAne ke lie koziza na karanI par3egI, kahIM zAMta-ekAMta kI talAza bhI nahIM karanI par3egI, apitu vaha bhItara se hI nipjegaa| bhItara kI alamastI se saba kucha hogaa| agara mAtra gAne bhara se paramAtmA mila jAtA, to aba taka patA nahIM vaha kitanI daphA raphI ko, latA maMgezakara ko, anurAdhA ko mila gayA hotaa| inheM nAma mila sakatA hai, inAma mila sakatA hai, para paramAtmA nhiiN| inake gIta kaMTha taka haiM isalie ve kokilakaMThI kahalA sakatI haiN| lekina paramAtmA kyA 66 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kabhI, kaMTha meM utaratA hai ? vaha to hRdaya meM utaratA hai| usa hRdaya meM jisameM hRdayezvara ke prati gaharI pyAsa hai| rAjagharAne kI mahilA mIrA galiyoM meM nAcI, mandiroM meM naacii| sArA rAja parivAra, bandhu, parijana saba cintita hue| paramAtmA ko pAne calI mIrA ko usake parivAra ke logoM ne hI kalaMkita kara diyaa| khuda sAsa ne hI use 'kulanAzI' kaha diyaa| mandira meM nRtya kara rahI mIrA ko rANA kI ora se jahara kA pyAlA bheja diyA gyaa| mIrA use bhI prema se pI gaI kintu marI nahIM / mIrA ho to mare ! vahA~ to mIrA ke bhItara bhI kRSNa hI prakaTa ho cuke the| deha mIrA kI nAca rahI thI, para cetanA, vaha to kRSNa kI ho cukI thii| aura paramAtmA bhalA kyA kabhI jahara se mara sakatA hai ? usa parama tattva kI svayaM meM talAza kro| chAyA ko pakar3ane ke bajAya mUla ko ddhuuNddho| svayaM ko pakar3ane se chAyA pakar3a meM A jAtI hai| mUla ko pakar3A to chAyA svataH pakar3a meM A gii| isalie duniyA ko pakar3ane kI koziza mata karanA, svayaM ko pkdd'naa| nija kI bhI 'jina' meM talAza karanI hogI aura 'jina' kI bhI nija meM talAza karanI hogii| agara svayaM ko na jAnA aura sArI duniyA ko jAna liyA to usase kyA huA? ora svayaM ko jAna liyA aura duniyA ko na jAna pAye to cintA kAhe kI? Akhira, vaha tumhAre bhItara hai, aura bhItara ke bhagavAna ko jAnane ke bAda kacha bhI zeSa nahIM raha jAtA hai| isa sandarbha meM jIsasa kA vacana sau phIsadI sahI hai ki 'paramAtmA kA rAjya tumhAre bhItara hai|' paramAtma-tattva to AdamI ke bhItara hai| jaba taka vyakti apane astitva ko pUrI taraha talAza nahIM kara pAegA. taba taka vaha svayaM ko upalabdha kaise hogA? hamane abhI taka paramAtmA ko bAhara se nihArA hai. isalie hameM bAhya tattva hI dikhAI dete haiN| bhItara kI A~khoM se nihArane para hI bhItara ke darzana hoNge| isa bhItara dekhane kI najara ko mahAvIra 'samyak dRSTi' kahate haiM, buddha isI ko 'samyak prajJA' kahate haiM arthAt prajJA ke netroM kA udghaattn| AdamI jaba antar-nayanoM se, prajJA ke netroM se apane bhItara ke astitva ko pahacAnanA zurU karatA hai, tabhI se usameM saMnyAsa ghaTita honA zurU ho jAtA hai / tabhI to Anandaghana ne kahA thA 'Atma jJAnI zramaNa kahAve, bIjA to dravya liMgI re|' ve kahate haiM, 'zramaNa kauna hai?' ve yaha nahIM mAnate ki zramaNa vaha hai, jo kisI maMdira, kisI upAzraya yA kisI sthAnaka meM jAkara Tika gayA hai yA jisane veza-parivartana kara liyA hai| unakI najara meM zramaNa vaha hai, jisane Atma-jJAna prApta kara liyA, jisane jar3a va cetana ke bheda ko prakaTa kara samajha liyaa| zramaNa vahI hai jo Atma-jJAnI ho gyaa| ho sakatA hai ki Anandaghana ne samAja kI bahuta-sI maryAdAoM ko lAMghA ho| kyoMki samAja kI maryAdAe~ samaya-sApekSa hotI haiN| una maryAdAoM kA Atma-jJAna se koI tAllukAta nahIM hai| jaba taka sAre bandhana bhale hI ve maryAdA ke bandhana hI kyoM na hoM, na TUTeMge taba taka Atma-cetanA meM praveza kaise hogA? bandhana-mukti kaise hogI? aura Anandaghana to jaina samAja kA vaha phakIra hai jise maiM kohinUra hIre kI saMjJA dUMgA, bedAga, camakatA hiiraa| jisane samAja dvArA thope gaye bandhanoM se svayaM ko mukta kiyA aura Atma-jJAna kI ora apane kadama bddh'aaye| 67 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti kI zarIra ke prati rAga aura Asakti itanI gahana hai ki use zarIra-tattva meM hI Atma-tattva dikhAI detA hai| AdamI ko isa bAta kI tanika bhI ciMtA nahIM hai ki merI jindagI meM cAroM ora kitanI kaluSatAe~ chAyI huI haiM ? usakI AtmA ke cAroM ora kitanA aMdherA chA rahA hai ? use to isa bAta kI ciMtA hai ki mere zarIra para koI dAga to nahIM laga rahA hai| use to kevala usa dAga kI hI ciMtA hai| use miTAne kA hI vaha prayAsa karatA hai, magara bhItara kI kaluSatA kI ora usakA dhyAna hI nahIM jaataa| ___vyakti kA apanI deha se riztA hI aisA jur3a gayA hai ki use kevala bAharI dAga dikhAI dete haiN| kaI logoM ko sapheda dAga kI bImArI ho jAtI hai to use ThIka karAne ke lie ve pUrI duniyA meM ghUma Ate haiM, magara AtmA ke dAgoM para unakI najara nahIM pdd'tii| ve to kevala apane zarIra ko hI bedAga rakhane kI koziza meM lage rahate haiN| vastutaH saccA sAdhaka to vahI hai, jo jar3a aura cetana ke aMtara ko pahacAna kara, cetana ke prati apanI lau lagA le| AnaMdaghana ne yahI kiyA isIlie to unakA zramaNa vahI hai jise Atma-jJAna kI prApti ho jAe yA phira vaha jo isakI prApti ke prayAsoM meM laga jaae|hotaa yaha hai ki nabbe pratizata loga jar3a ko hI sarvasva mAnakara cala rahe haiN| unakI duniyA terA', 'merA' ke irda-girda hI ghUmatI rahatI hai| tabhI to UparI zarIra meM to use pacAsa kamiyA~ bhI najara A jAtI haiM. magara bhItara eka kamI bhI vaha nahIM dekha paataa| use dara karane kI bAta to alaga hai| AdamI parA jIvana zarIra ke kAlepana ko sApha karane meM parA kara detA hai| AtmA kI canarI para lage dAga use kahA~ najara Ate haiM? vaha dhyAna de to zAyada najara bhI Ae~ para aisA karanA use nahIM shaataa| deha para choTI sI kharoMca A jAe to vyakti becaina ho uThatA hai, magara AtmA para to na jAne kitanI coTeM laga rahI haiM. AtmA lahalahAna ho rahI hai, magara AdamI kA isa ora dhyAna nahIM jaataa| Akhira vyakti hai kauna? vaha kahA~ se AyA hai, ina praznoM para vaha vicAra hI nahIM kara paataa| use isakA samaya hI kahA~ milatA hai? vaha apane ko mohanalAla, rAmalAla kahatA hai kintu vaha yaha nahIM jAnatA ki ye saba to zarIra ke Aropita nAma haiM jinakA usakI AtmA se kahIM koI sarokAra hI nahIM hai| AdamI eka lAkha kA dAna dekara praphullita hotA hai| vaha khuza hotA hai ki usakA 'nAma' ho gyaa| usakA nAma kahIM zilApaTTa para aMkita ho gyaa| vaha nahIM jAnatA ki jisa nAma ko camakAne meM vaha lagA hai, vaha cetanA kA nAma nahIM hai apitu jar3a kA nAma hai / aura bhalA Aropita nAma kI umra kA kyA ThikAnA? jaba taka AdamI zarIra ke sAtha mamatva baddhi rakhegA. taba taka vaha Atma-cetanA ko nahIM pahacAna paaegaa| vaha yaha nahIM socatA ki parI jindagI bhara jisa deha kI vaha sAra-saMbhAla kara rahA hai. vaha aMtima samaya meM yahIM raha jAne vAlI hai| parI jiMdagI sAbana se dhone ke bAda bhI yaha kAyA to rAkha honI hai| AdamI kI kAyA gorI ho yA kAlI, Akhira to vaha rAkha hokara kAlI hI hotI hai| deha ke prati jo mUrchA aura Asakti hai, vaha jaldI samApta nahIM hotI, isalie manuSya bhaTakatA rahatA hai| rAga aura moha ke cakravyUha meM vaha aisA ulajha jAtA hai ki usase bAhara kA to hameM kucha najara hI nahIM aataa| hama apanI cetanA ko jAgRta kreN| apane astitva kI talAza svayaM kareM kyoMki vaha paramAtma-tattva hamAre bhItara hI to 68 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samAhita hai / rAbiyA eka viduSI mahilA huI hai| eka bAra vaha apanI kuTiyA ke bAhara kucha DhU~Dha rahI thii| udhara se kucha saMta gujare / unhoMne rAbiyA ko kucha DhU~Dhate dekhA to pUchA ki 'kyA DhU~Dha rahI ho ?' rAbiyA ne kahA, 'sUI kho gaI hai, use DhU~Dha rahI huuN|' una saMtoM ne bhI suI DhUMDhanA zurU kara diyaa| kAphI dera bAda bhI jaba suI nahIM milI to saMtoM ne pUchA ki ' sUI khoI kahA~ thI ?' robiyA ne kahA, 'suI to kuTiyA ke bhItara khoI thI / ' saMta acaMbhita raha ge| ve bole, 'rAbiyA, hama to tumheM viduSI samajhate the, para tuma to yaha bhI nahIM jAnatI ki jo suI kuTiyA ke bhItara khoI hai, vaha kuTiyA ke bAhara kaise mila sakatI hai ?' rAbiyA ne kahA, 'tuma loga bhI to jisa jJAna kI khoja meM jaMgala meM jA rahe ho, idhara-udhara bhaTaka ho vaha to tumhAre bhItara hI hai| use vahA~ kyoM nahIM DhUMDhate ? saMtoM kI A~kheM khula giiN| rAbiyA vAkaI kitanI mahAna thii| dUsaroM ko upadeza dene kA usakA tarIkA bhI kamAla kA thaa| jo cIja jahA~ khoI hai, vahIM milegii| use anyatra DhU~r3hanA mRgatRSNA hI hai / hama rAbiyA ke isa saMdeza ko jIvana meM utaareN| anyathA suI to bhItara par3I hai aura hama use bAhara hI DhU~Dhate raha jAe~ge / jo AdamI Upara hI tairatA rahegA, usake hAtha kabhI motI nahIM lgeNge| 'jina khojA tina pAiyAM, gahare pAnI paiTha / ' jo jitanI gaharAI taka utaregA, motI milane ke avasara utane hI adhika ho jaaeNge| bhItara aMdhakAra jarUra hai lekina sAdhaka kI dRr3ha icchA-zakti vahA~ rozanI paidA kara degii| AdamI dikhAve bhara ke lie bAharI kriyAkalApa to karatA jAtA hai, magara bhItara kI use sudha nahIM rahatI / apane Apako pahale DUbane ke yogya banAo, tabhI gaharAI taka pahu~ca sakoge aura motI tumhAre hAtha A skeNge| jaba taka yaha nahIM hogA, ApakA jar3a ke prati rAga banA rahegA aura bhItara ke Atmacetanatattva meM jAgrati nahIM ho paaegii| usa para dhUla jamatI jaaegii| vyakti kA deha ke prati rAga rahegA to mAmUlI siradarda bhI use parezAna kara degA aura yadi vaha usase Upara uTha gayA to kaiMsara bhI usakA kucha nahIM bigAr3a paaegaa| vaha Atma- cetanA meM lIna ho jaaegaa| deha kI vyAdhi usakI antara- cetanA meM samAdhi kA nimitta bana jaayegii| jahA~-jahA~ vyakti kI deha se Asakti rahegI, vahA~-vahA~ use sivAya bhaTakAva ke aura kucha bhI na milegaa| isalie Apase anurodha hai ki Apa deha se Upara uttheN| deha ke prati Asakti ko chodd'eN| deha ke prati sUkSma se sUkSma rAga ke jitane nimitta haiM, unase mukta hone kA prayAsa kreN| Apa apane bhItara lauTane kA prayatna kareM, maMjila ApakA svAgata kregii| bhItara lauToge to aMdhere se prakAza kI yAtrA zurU hogI aura usakI samApti paramAtmA se milana meM hogii| eka bAta maiM aura kahanA cAhU~gA ki bhItara ke aMdhere se kabhI ghabarAnA mt| nizcita rUpa se bAhara kI A~kheM banda karane para bhItara andherA hI dikhAI degA aura tuma ghbraaoge| lekina eka bAta kA hamezA dhyAna rakhanA ki bAhara kitanA bhI ujAlA ho, tumhArI A~kheM mu~date hI tumhAre lie vahA~ aMdherA chA jaayegaa| para agara tumheM bhItara kA prakAza upalabdha ho gayA to cAhe A~kheM baMda raheM yA khulI, usakI jyotirmayatA to kAyama rahegI hI / kala eka mahAnubhAva kaha rahe the / 'A~kha baMda karake dhyAna karane baiThatA hU~ to bhItara gaharA a~dherA dikhatA hai / 69 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhalA a~dhere meM jAkara prakAza ko kaise upalabdha kara pAU~gA?' mere prabha! zaruAtI daura para milane vAlA yaha aMdherA hI tumheM prakAza kI pratIti karA paayegaa| jitanI gaharI rAta hogI, utanI hI pyArI subaha hogii| aura aMdherA cAhe kitanA gaharA ho, cintA mata krnaa| aMdhere kA koI astitva nahIM hotA hai| bhale hI aMdherA hajAra sAla purAnA ho kintu yadi abhI dIyA jalAo to vaha abhI miTa jaayegaa| dikhane meM aMdherA bhale hI bhayAnaka ho lekina vaha bar3A nirbala hai| jyoti choTI bhI kyoM na ho, para vaha baDI zaktizAlI hotI hai| aura usameM bhI bhItara kI jyoti, vAstava meM paramAtmA kA aMza hai| isalie dIyA jalA do to aMdherA calA gayA, dIyA bujhA do to aMdherA chA gyaa| jisa dina hama bhItara ke dIye kI talAza kara leMge, usa dina hamAre astitva kA sArA a~dherA gAyaba ho jaayegaa| tuma kisI dUsare prakAza ke sahAre nahIM caloge, apitu svayaM hI apane lie prakAzavAhI bana jaaoge| isalie svayaM ko jar3a aura pudgala padArtha se uparata kro| jise bhedajJAna ho cukA hai ki cetanA alaga hai aura deha alaga hai, vaha vyakti hI apanI cetanA ke lie do kadama bar3hA paayegaa| jaba taka vyakti kA deha se rAga rahegA, use mAmUlI suI bhI cubhana degI, darda degI aura jaba AdamI deha se Upara uTha jAegA to sAdhvI vicakSaNazrI kI taraha kaiMsara kA roga bhI use vicalita nahIM kara paaegaa| AdamI agara deha se Upara uTha jAe aura yaha soce ki yaha pIDA majhe nahIM. zarIra ko. deha ko ho rahI hai to usameM aise bhAva bhI paidA ho jAe~ge jinase AdamI ko pIr3A kI anubhUti nahIM hogii| bahuta se logoM ne sAdhvI vicakSaNazrI ke darzana kie the| usa sAdhvI ko kaiMsara ho gayA thaa| unake zarIra se mavAda bahatA rahatA thaa| usa sAdhvI ne jaise kaiMsara para vijaya prApta kara lI thii| maiM usa sAdhvI se nahIM milA, magara merI cetanA kI jAgRti meM usakA bahuta bar3A hAtha hai| vyakti ne yadi jIte jI isa tattva ko pahacAna liyA ki AtmA alaga tattva hai aura zarIra alaga tattva hai, cetana alaga aura pudgala alaga, to vaha AdamI jIvana meM bahuta kucha pA jaaegaa| AdamI jIte jI apanI A~khoM se isa tattva ko nihAra le ki maiM alaga tattva hU~ aura zarIra alaga hai to use pIr3A kI anubhUti nahIM hogii| usakI AtmA isase prabhAvita nahIM hogii| merI dRSTi meM yahI sAdhanA hai aura yahI sAdhanA-phala hai ki vyakti deha meM jIte hue bhI svayaM ko dehAtIta kara cukA hai| jise yaha bodha ho gayA hai ki AtmA zarIravyApI hote hue bhI antataH zarIra se, citta, mana aura vicAroM se mukta hai| vaha mukti kA Ananda pA rahA hai| isI kA nAma hI to mukti hai ki vyakti saMsAra ko hI samAdhi kA naMdanavana banA le| deha meM rahe, phira bhI deha se kucha uupr| Apake zarIra meM yadi koI phor3A ho jAe to eka prayoga karake dekhiyegaa| Apa ciMtana kariyegA ki yaha phor3A zarIra kA hai, merA nhiiN| aisA huA to phira ApakI pIr3A svata: hI kama ho jaaegii| isalie maiM kahatA hU~ AdamI apanI aMtazcetanA ko jAgrata kara, pahale to yaha soca le ki maiM alaga hai aura yaha zarIra alaga hai| isa saMkalpa kA lAbha yaha hogA ki vyakti apane bhItara praveza kara paaegaa| anyathA jindagI to suSuptAvasthA meM hI samApta ho rahI hai| saMkalpa liyA jAe ki maiM alaga hU~, zarIra alaga hai| ImAnadArI to yaha hai ki gahana Asakti ke calate vyakti calatA-phiratA bhI nIMda meM soyA huA hai| nIMda meM to vaha aceta rahatA hI hai| pUrI For Pers. 70. Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jindagI AdamI kI isI suSuptAvasthA meM vyatIta ho jAtI hai| kabhI ciMtana karoge to patA calegA ki sATha sAla kI jindagI soye-soye hI pUrI kara dii| kabhI khulI AMkhoM se to kabhI baMda AMkhoM se sapanA dekhaa| vyakti niraMtara sapanoM meM soyA hai| Akhira sArA saMsAra sapanA hI to hai, bhale hI hama use khulI AMkhoM kA sapanA kaha deN| ___koI vyakti soyA huA hai aura Apa use jagAte haiM to use burA lagatA hai| yaha duniyA kA rivAja hai ki koI kisI ko jagAe to use burA lagatA hai| isI taraha Apa kisI kI burAiyoM ko use batAe~ge to vaha Apake gale par3a jaaegaa| yadi yaha ghoSaNA kI jAe ki kala yahA~ satya kaise bolA jAe', isa para bhASaNa hogA to pacAsa loga bhI nahIM jutteNge| isake viparIta agara yaha vijJApana akhabAroM meM diyA jAe ki 'yahA~ jhUTha bolane kI kalA sikhAI jAegI' to hajAroM loga A jaaeNge| jIvana ke kalyANa se sambandhita bAta sunane kI kise par3I hai? saMsAra kA ravaiyA hI aisA hai| koI vyakti logoM kA jIvana sudhAranA cAhatA hai to usake kAnoM me kIleM ThokI jAtI haiM, use salIba para car3hAyA jAtA hai / IsA masIha ne bhI yahI to kiyA, jisakI sajA unheM apanI jAna dekara cukAnI pdd'ii| gAMdhI ko isIlie golI lgii| sukarAta ko jahara kA pyAlA pInA pdd'aa| Aja jisa IsA masIha kI ibAdata kI jAtI hai, use logoM ne jIte jI sUlI para car3hA diyA thaa| jisa mahAvIra ko Aja hama puSpacaMdana car3hAte haiM, jaba ve jIvita the to logoM ne unake kAnoM meM kIleM ThokI thiiN| isa duniyA kA svabhAva hI aisA hai ki vaha atIta ko gauravapUrNa batAte hue usakI pUjA karatI hai aura vartamAna kA bahiSkAra karatI hai| vyakti jIte jI iMsAna ko bhagavAna ke rUpa meM svIkAra nahIM kara sktaa| Aja agara mahAvIra paidA ho jAe~ to loga phira kIleM Thoka deN| jaba-jaba bhI koI mahApuruSa isa soI huI duniyA ko jagAne kA prayAsa karegA, to yaha duniyA usakI AlocanA karegI, use patthara maaregii| duniyA ko to behozI aura nIMda pasaMda hai| use jagAnA acchA nahIM lgtaa| pataMjali ne yogasUtra meM tIna bAteM kahIM- jAgrati, suSupti aura svpnaavsthaa| hama dhIre-dhIre jAgrati meM aaeN| abhI to hama suSuptAvasthA meM haiN| usase Upara uThakara jAgratAvasthA kI ora cleN| apane Apa ko Upara uThAe~ aura Atma cetanA kI ora lauTeM / jo vyakti jAgegA so paaegaa| soyA rahane vAlA vyakti sivAya pachatAne ke aura kucha na kara skegaa| ___maiM Apase AhvAna karatA hU~ ki nidrA se jAgiye aura Age bar3hane kI rAha para kadama bddh'aaiye| yadi sote rahe to pachatAte raha jaaoge| Apa jageM aura deha ke prati mUrchA todd'eN| deha ke prati Asakti ko samApta kreN| AtmacetanA meM lauTane kI koziza kreN| jo svayaM meM lauTa AyA, vaha svayaM ko upalabdha ho gyaa| isalie prabhu kahate haiM- 'appA so paramappA' arthAt jo AtmA hai, vahI parama AtmA hai| AtmA kI virATa 3 71 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra ke Ara-pAra eka samrAT eka fakIra ko pratidina apane mahala meM Akara bhojana karane ke lie AmaMtrita kiyA karatA thaa| fakIra thA ki 'hA~' hI na karatA thaa| samrATa ne bhI hAra nahIM mAnI aura rojAnA usake pAsa jAkara Agraha karane kA apanA kramabhaMga nahIM kiyaa| AkhirakAra, eka dina fakIra kA dila pasIjA aura vaha mahala meM bhojana karane ke lie Ane ko taiyAra ho gyaa| rAjA ke harSa kA pArAvAra na rhaa| usane fakIra ke svAgata meM rAjapatha kI sajAvaTa karavAI aura mahala ko bhI sajAyA gyaa| mahArAnI ne svayaM phakIra kI agavAnI kii| fakIra ne zAMta-citta se bhojana kiyaa| bhojana ke bAda karIba eka ghaMTe mahala meM vizrAma kara fakIra apanI jhoMpar3I kI tarapha ravAnA ho gyaa| samrATa ne socA ki kucha dUra taka phaqIra ko chor3a AnA caahie| vaha phaqIra ke sAtha-sAtha calane lgaa| samrATa ne calate samaya phaqIra se pUchA 'phaqIra sAhaba! merI eka zaMkA kA samAdhAna kreN| maiM samrAT hU~, mahala meM rahatA huuN| sone ke thAla meM bhojana karatA huuN| Aja Apa bhI mahala meM rahe, Apane sone ke thAla meM bhojana kiyA, phira Apa meM aura mujha meM aMtara hI kyA huA?' ___fakIra maMda-maMda muskurAyA, magara bolA kucha nahIM, calatA rhaa| usakI jhoMpar3I mahala se karIba dasa kilomITara dUra jaMgala meM thii| donoM calate rahe / karIba do kilAmITara calane ke bAda samrATa ko becainI hone lgii| usakA qhayAla thA ki phaqIra use lauTa jAne ko kahegA, magara fakIra apanI dhuna meM calA jA rahA thaa| binA usake kahe samrATa agara lauTa Ae to acchA nahIM lgtaa| jaba ve pA~ca-cha: kilomITara dUra A gae to samrATa ne For Perso162 Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mur3a-mur3a kara pIche dekhanA zurU kara diyaa| kAphI dera taka jaba yahI sthiti rahI to phaqIra ne samrATa se pUcha liyA, 'samrATa! Apa bAra-bAra pIche mur3akara kyA dekha rahe haiM ?' samrATa ne kahA- 'phaqIra sAhaba ! pIche mur3a kara na dekhU to kyA karU~? merA saba kucha pIche hI hai| merA rAjamahala, merI rAniyA~, merI prajA, dhana-vaibhava saba kucha pIche hI to hai|' phaqIra muskuraayaa| phira bolA, samrATa, Apane mujhase kucha dera pahale pUchA thA ki mujhameM aura Apa meM kyA pharka hai ? yahI pharka hai / maiM Apake mahala meM rahA, sone ke thAla meM bhojana kiyA, vizrAma bhI kiyA, magara jaba maiM mahala se ravAnA ho gayA to maiM apanA pahalA kadama mahala ke bAhara rakhate hI vaha saba bhUla gayA, para Apa abhI taka mahala, prajA aura rAjarAnI ke lie pIche maDa-maDa kara dekha rahe haiN| maiM to usI kSaNa rAjamahala ko bhala gayA, magara tamhAre bhItara aba bhI rAjamahala jIvita hai| aba Apako patA lagA hogA ki Akhira Apa meM aura majha meM kyA pharka hai? jo Asakti meM DUbA hai, vaha saMsArI hai aura jo anAsakta ho cukA hai, parIta saMsArI ho gayA, vahI saMnyAsI hai| hama logoM ne saMnyAsa kA artha mAtra veza rUpAMtaraNa se lagA liyA hai| loga kahate haiM ki saMnyAsI vaha hai jisane bhagavA kapar3e pahana lie, jo digambara ho gayA, jo pahAr3oM meM jAkara tapasyA karane baiTha gyaa|aur saMsArI vaha hai, jisane vivAha kiyA, dukAna calAtA hai, sAMsArika karma karatA hai| magara yaha vibhAjana sau fIsadI hI nahIM hai| yaha to UparI taura para aMtara huaa| vAstava meM gRhastha yA saMsArI vaha hai jisake mana meM abhI Asakti hai, jo Asakti ke lubhAvane jAla meM phaMsA hai| isake viparIta, fakIra vaha hai jisane Asakti ko, sammohana ko pITha dikhA dI hai| sAdhu vaha hai jisake pA~va to sArI duniyA meM ghUma rahe haiM lekina usakA mana eka jagaha TikA huA hai| gRhastha vaha hai jisake pA~va ghara, parivAra meM Tike haiM, magara usakA mana pUrI duniyA ghUma AyA hai| fakIra vaha hai jisakA mana Tika gayA hai| usakA citta aba idhara-udhara nahIM bhttktaa| vaha ina sabase Upara uTha cukA hai| bhale hI pA~voM se vaha bhramaNa karatA rahe para usakA citta bhramamukta ho gayA hai| mana yadi caMcala rahA to saMnyAsa sadha na paaegaa| AdamI kI samasyA hai ki vaha sAMsArika cIjoM se mamatva bar3hAtA jAtA hai aura isakA pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki usake pA~va saMsAra rUpI kIcaDa meM aura adhika dhaMsate cale jAte haiN| jaise-jaise hamArI Asakti bar3hegI, hamArI samasyAe~ bhI bar3hatI jAeMgI aura citta ko caMcalatA ke naye-naye samparka-sUtra milate rheNge| ___ bahirAtmA kI yahI nizAnI hai| vyakti apanI Atma-saMvedanA ko svIkAra nahIM kara pAtA / vaha jar3a padArtha ke prati itanA ulajha gayA hai, itanA sammohita ho gayA hai ki use yaha samajha meM hI nahIM AtA ki yaha saba isa saMsAra meM zAzvata nahIM hai| eka dina to use dUsare loka meM jAnA hai| vyakti ne apane cAroM ora ghara, parivAra, dukAna Adi kA aisA sammohana khar3A kara liyA hai ki aba unase chUTanA use AsAna nahIM lgtaa| AdamI parivAra se du:khI hotA hai, taba bhI usase nahIM chUTa pA rahA hai / maiMne kahA, 'chUTa nahIM pA rahA hai,' para hakIkata meM to vaha chUTane kA ImAnadArI se prayAsa hI nahIM kara rahA hai| hamAre baMdhana bhI bar3e vicitra haiN| pati apanI patnI se mukti cAhatA 73 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| putra apane pitA se mukta honA cAhatA hai| sabhI eka dUsare se duHkhI haiM, magara chUTane ke lie ve prayAsa bhI nahIM karate / du:kha ke daladala meM sabhI jI rahe haiM para mohanIya karmodaya kA prabhAva yaha hai ki ve duHkha ko hI sukha mAna baiThe haiM / jise hama sukha kahate haiM, usakA samApana sadA duHkha meM hI to hotA hai| isa jagata meM sivAya duHkha ke aura hai hI kyA? janma, bur3hApA, mRtyu ye saba duHkha ke hI kAraNa haiM / inase hI duHkha utpanna hotA hai| manuSya ke janma se lekara mRtyu taka kI pUrI yAtrA duHkha meM calatI hai| AdamI isase chUTa nahIM paataa| makar3I jAla banAtI hai, auroM ko phaMsAne ke lie lekina vaha khuda usameM pha~sa kara raha jAtI hai| manuSya ke sAtha aisA hI ho rahA hai| kuttA jaba haDDI ko cUsane lagatA hai to kucha samaya bAda hI use haDDI meM se khUna kA svAda Ane lagatA hai| vaha samajhatA hai ki haDDI meM se yaha khUna A rahA hai| use kauna samajhAe ki yaha usakA khuda kA khUna hai ? manuSya kI hAlata bhI aisI hI hai| vaha apanI UrjA samApta karatA jAtA hai aura UrjA ke samApana meM hI vaha sukhAnubhUti karatA rahatA hai| lekina usakI samajha meM yaha nahIM AtA ki UrjA ke isa apavyaya ko kaise roke? vaha duniyAdArI meM daur3atA rahatA hai| aura isI bhAgama-bhAga meM usakI mauta ho jAtI hai, usake hAtha kucha nahIM lgtaa| ___manuSya kI UrjA aise kAmoM meM samApta ho rahI hai, jisakA usake jIvana se koI lenA-denA nahIM hai| vyakti hara roja taya karatA hai ki aba se maiM apanI UrjA ko sa~bhAla kara rakhUgA, lekina vaha aisA nahIM kara paataa| mana kI kamajorI, sAMsArika vastuoM ke prati usakI Asakti aura sammohana itanA gaharA hai ki vaha unase chUTa hI nahIM paataa| AdamI ghAva ko khujalAtA hai| pahale to use isameM Ananda AtA hai, magara dhIre-dhIre usa ghAva se pIpa nikalane lagatI hai, taba AdamI kI A~kheM khulatI haiN| are, maiM kaise kSaNika AnaMda meM magana ho gayA thA, lekina taba taka dera ho cukI hotI hai| isa saMsAra ke cakra se chUTane kI pahalI zarta yahI hai ki AdamI Asakti aura sammohana se apane Apako mukta kre| vaha 'merApana' ko samApta kare, tabhI Atmatattva ke nikaTa pahu~canA saMbhava hai| use 'maiM' ko bhI chor3anA hogaa| jaba AdamI 'maiM' ko samApta karegA to vaha paramAtma-tattva ke nikaTa pahu~ca skegaa| paramAtma-tattva taka pahu~cane meM 'maiM' aura 'merApana' bAdhaka hai| jahA~ ye saba haiM. vahA~ Asakti aura sammohana bhI DerA jamAta Asakti hai, vahA~ AtmA nahIM hai aura jahA~ aham' hai, vahAM paramAtmA nahIM hai| Asakti se mukti yA vairAgya kA sAmAnyatayA hama loga 'virAga' artha nikAlate haiN| hamAre yahAM rAga kA artha hai vastuoM ko dekha kara unheM pAne yA mAMgane kI AkAMkSA kA janmanA / sukhada paristhiti sAmane Aye to usameM lIna hone ke antarvicAroM meM jo bhAva utpanna hote haiM, usI kA nAma rAga hai| AtmA kA rAga se gaharAI meM jAkara jur3a jAnA, ise hama Asakti kaha sakate haiM, sammohana yA mUrchA kaha sakate haiN| rAga-bhAva jisakA pariNAma Asakti nikalatA hai, AtmA ko sarvAdhika saMsAra meM bA~dhe rakhatA hai| vyakti 'para' se jur3anA cAhatA hai, svayaM ko khokara kisI vastu meM DUba jAnA cAhatA hai| svayaM se pare hI use sukha dikhAI detA hai| usa para' padArtha meM dikhAI dene vAle sukha meM DUba jAne kI AkAMkSA kA nAma hI rAga hai| For Pers./4. Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAga ke ThIka viparIta virAga athavA vItarAga hai| upaniSadoM meM kahA gayA hai ki bhogya padArthoM ke upasthita hone para bhI vAsanA kA jAgRta na honA virAga hai / 'vAsanA'nundayo bhogye, vairAgyasya tadA'vadhiH / ' to virAga kA artha huA, jahA~ AkarSaNa kI saMbhAvanA hai, vahA~ vikarSaNa paidA ho jaaye| jina padArthoM ke prati citta AkarSita honA cAhie thA, unhIM padArthoM ke prati pITha karane kI icchA utpanna ho jAe to yaha jIvana meM virAgatA kA janmanA hai| jisakI ora mana daur3atA hai, vaha raag| jisase mana vApasa khiMcatA hai, vaha virAga hai aura hakIkata meM virAga kA artha rAga kA ulTA ho jAnA nahIM hai, apitu rAga kA abhAva ho jAnA hai| yAnI jahA~ para rAgAtmaka saMbaMdha jur3A huA thA, vahA~ se dveSamUlaka saMbaMdha na jur3e, apitu saMbaMdha-viccheda hI ho jaae| samAdhi ke mArga meM virAga kA gaharA artha yahI nikalatA hai ki jaba na AkarSaNa ho aura na vikarSaNa ho, na khiMcAva ho aura na viparIta ho, padArtha kA honA na honA barAbara ho jAye / upaniSad kI dRSTi meM yahI virAga hai, yahI vairAgya hai / hamAre kisI dUsare se anukUla saMbaMdha hI hote hoM, aisI bAta nahIM hai| saMbaMdhoM meM jaba khiMcAva, pratikUlatA A jAtI hai, taba bhI saMbaMdha to jArI hI rahate haiN| hA~, hama use pratikUla kI saMjJA de sakate haiN| Apta puruSoM kI dRSTi meM to yaha eka gaharA majAka hai ki kabhI-kabhI zatru bhI sukha dete haiM aura mitra bhI duHkha dete haiN| mitra jaba chUTate haiM taba duHkha dete haiM aura zatru jaba milate haiM taba duHkha dete haiM milata eka dAruna dukha deI / bicharata eka prANa hara leI / mitra milatA hai to sukha hotA hai aura zutra milatA hai to duHkha hotA hai| vahIM zatru chUTatA hai to sukha hotA hai, mitra chUTatA hai to duHkha hotA hai / cAhe koI chUTe yA jur3e, hamArA lagAva to jArI hI rahatA hai| basa, samarthana aura virodha kI bhASA badala jAtI hai| baMdhana ke khUMTe badala jAte haiM, para hamAre gale meM to baMdhana ba~dhA hI rahatA hai / merA to yahI anubhava rahA hai ki vyakti kA jitanA mitra ke prati baMdhana rahatA hai, kahIM usase jyAdA hI zatru ke prati bhI rahatA hai| hama mitra se jyAdA `zatru ko yAda kiyA karate haiN| hamArI mAnasikatA ko mitra kI mitratA utanI prabhAvita nahIM karatI, jitanI zatru kI zatrutA karatI hai| vairAgya kA artha huA, 'saMbaMdha kA hI viccheda ho jAnA, asaMbaMdhita ho jaanaa|' anAsakti, virAgatA, vItarAgatA / ina saba zabdoM kI mUlAtmA yahI hai ki saba bhogane yogya padArtha maujUda hoM, phira bhI mana meM bhogane kI kAmanA yA AkAMkSA taka bhI na jage / Asakti saMsAra kA vistAra hai / Asakta vyakti hI karmoM kA baMdhana karatA hai aura anAsakta vyakti hI unase mukta hotA hai| jisane AtmA ko AtmA mAna liyA, vaha karmoM se mukti kA prayatna karegA aura jo zarIra/saMsAra ko hI AtmA mAna rahA hai, vaha apane jIvana meM karmoM ko vistAra de rahA hai| saMsAra kA koI padArtha, koI tattva manuSya ko apanI ora se nahIM bA~dhatA / hama svayaM hI usase jAkara jur3atA hai, ba~dhatA hai| hama avazya kahate haiM - yaha merA makAna, yaha merI dukAna, yaha merI phaikTrI, lekina makAna, dukAna, phaikTrI kabhI yaha nahIM kahate ki yaha merA 75 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAlika ! merepana kI tAdAtmya vRtti hamAre apane dvArA hI paidA kI jAtI hai| kisI bhI padArtha se hamArI mamatva buddhi tabhI jur3atI hai yA jur3anI prAraMbha hotI hai, jaba usa para 'merepana' kA bhApa Aropita kiyA jAtA hai| makAna kala taka bhI thA jaba taka tumane use kharIdA nahIM thaa| lekina Aja tuma use 'merA' kaha rahe ho| kala taka na kahA thA aura agara kala vApasa use beca diyA, bhale hI usameM pacAsa sAla taka rahe. para yaha na kahoge ki yaha makAna merA hai| jisa makAna meM pacAsa sAla taka jIye, agara taba taka usa makAna meM darAra bhI par3a jAtI thI, to tuma Akula-vyAkula ho jAte the para bika jAne ke bAda agara vaha pUrA hI gira jAtA hai, to tumhAre mana meM kiMcitmAtra bhI vyAkulatA paidA na hogii| isakA artha yaha hai ki vyAkulatA kA saMbaMdha, sukhaduHkha kA saMbaMdha tumhArI mamatva buddhi' se hai, makAna se nahIM hai| ___maiMne eka ghaTanA sunI hai| kisI makAna meM Aga laga gii| makAna-mAlika chAtI pITa-pITakara rone lagA, Aga bujhAne ke lie cIkhane-cillAne lagA, lekina tabhI par3ausI ne Akara batAyA, 'kyoM bekAra meM ro rahe ho? tumhArA beTA kala hI isakA bImA karA cukA hai| kala hI maiMne use bImA vibhAga meM dekhA thA jaba vaha makAna kA bImA karavA rahA thaa| tuma nAhaka hI parezAna ho rahe ho| makAna to tIna lAkha kA jalegA kintu tumheM cAra lAkha mila jaaeNge|' ___makAna-mAlika ne kahA, 'kyA sacamuca makAna kA bImA ho cukA hai ? to koI ciMtA kI bAta nahIM hai / vaise bhI yaha makAna purAnA ho cukA thaa|' dekhate-dekhate usake A~sU na jAne kahA~ gAyaba ho gaye? makAna to aba bhI jala rahA thA. lekina bImA ho cakA thA. isalie vyakti kI Asakti makAna se haTakara bImA para calI gaI. yaha socakara ki bImA se jo paisA milegA. vaha to merA hI hai| calo. isase nayA makAna bana jaayegaa|' lekina tabhI usakA beTA bhAgA huA AyA aura bolA- 'pitAjI Apa yaha kyA kara rahe haiM? ghara meM Aga lagI hai aura Apa bAhara khar3e bAteM kara rahe haiN|' ___usa makAna mAlika ne kahA, 'are beTA, jaba tumane bImA hI karavA liyA hai to cintA kisa bAta kI?' beTe ne apanA hAtha sira para mArA aura kahA, 'pitAjI maiM gayA jarUra thA, bImA karavAne lekina bImA ho nahIM paayaa|' usakA itanA kahanA thA ki makAna mAlika ke phira A~sU bahane lge| vaha phira chAtI pITa-pITakara rone lgaa| 'mara gaye, luTa gaye' kahane lgaa| makAna vahI kA vahI, Aga vahI kI vahI, para bIca meM kyA ho gayA? pahale to merApana' makAna se alaga ho gayA, A~sU sUkha gaye, kintu phira 'merApana' makAna se jur3a gayA aura vApasa AMsU bahane zurU hue| 'merApana' kA bhAva hI hamAre sukha va duHkha kA kAraNa hai / agara 'merApana' kA bhAva haTa jAye, mamatva-buddhi chUTa jAye, to karmoM kI hara prakriyA kA prabhAva bhI zarIra taka Akara sImita raha jaayegaa| vaha cetanA kA sparza nahIM kara paayegaa| merA bhAva rakhanA hI samasta prakriyAoM ko apanA sAtha denA hai| jisa dina yaha bodha ho jAe ki jahA~ maiM jI rahA hU~, vaha merA nahIM hai; jinake bIca jI rahA hU~, ve mere nahIM hai, to phira vyakti mahAvIra aura buddha kI taraha jIvana ko eka kSaNa meM sanmArga para le aaegaa| 76 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra ke sAre saMbaMdha Aropita haiM / tumhArI kalpanAoM se kalpita haiN| manuSya eka gaharI bhrAMti meM jI rahA hai, saccAI mAnakara ki yahA~ saba kucha merA hai| ApakI patnI hai, usa para Apa jI-jAna diye jA rahe haiM, usake lie kurbAna ho sakate haiM khuda / aisA lagatA hai jaise usake binA Apa jI hI nahIM sakate haiN| para yadi eka dina kisI purAnI kitAba meM dabA huA koI patra Apako mila jAye aura Apako patA cala par3e ki kisI se tumhArI patnI kA prema rahA hai to tuma DAMvADola ho jaaoge| eka kSaNa meM tumhArI mamatva-buddhi gira jAyegI aura tumheM aisA lagegA jise maiM merI' kaha rahA thA, vaha merI nahIM kisI aura kI hai- 'yAM cintayAmi satataM mayi sA virktaa|' AropaNa merepana kA hai| jahA~ yaha AropaNa jur3a gayA, vahA~ lagatA hai ki saba kucha yahI hai| phira usake liye duHkha bhI jhela liye jAyeMge aura jahA~ merApana haTA, vahA~ lagatA hai jaise saba kucha TUTa gayA, alaga-thalaga ho gyaa| saba kucha Aropita hai| jo loga jIvana kI gaharAI taka gaye haiM, unhoMne pAyA hai ki merepana meM jIne vAle manuSya kA isa jagata meM kucha bhI merA nahIM hai / aura sabako chor3o, yaha tumhArA zarIra bhI to tumhArA A vaha bhI tumheM tumhAre mAtA-pitA se milA hai| unheM bhI unake mAtA-pitA se milA thaa| 'para' ke nimitta se deha milI aura aMtataH isakA samApana bhI 'para' padArtha meM hI hogaa| agara apane jIvana ke astitva ko khojane jAoge to tumheM patA calegA ki lAkhoM-karor3oM varSa kI tumhArI yAtrA hai| na haDDI tumhArI, na mAMsa hai, na majjA hai, kucha bhI nahIM hai inameM, jise tuma apanA kaha sko| sirpha tuma hI tumhAre ho| isa 'tuma' kA anubhava karane ke lie merepana kI paratoM ko ughAr3anA pdd'egaa| tumhArI-AtmA ke cAroM ora ye parateM parade banakara khar3I haiN| pratyeka vyakti merepana ko haTAne kI koziza kre| 'neti-neti' yaha bhI nahIM, vaha bhI nhiiN| saMbaMdha ko yaha socakara haTAte jAe~ aura jaba parateM ughar3a jAe~gI, taba anubhava kara pAoge mere' bhItara chipe hue 'maiM' ko| jaisejaise merepana' se tumhArA chuTakArA hogA, vaise vaise tuma svayaM ke karIba pahu~coge aura jaise-jaise merepana kA phailAva hogA, svayaM se dUra hote jaaoge| merepana kA jitanA vistAra hai, 'maiM' kI anubhUti, utanI hI kSINa rahatI hai| Apa mahAvIra ke jIvana ke bAre meM jAnate haiN| Akhira kyA vajaha thI ki unheM rAjamahala chor3akara jaMgaloM meM jAnA par3A? saba kucha to thA unake pAsa, para mahAvIra ne AtyaMtika koziza kI, 'mere' se mukta hone kii| rAjamahala chor3A, parivAra chodd'aa| chor3ate-chor3ate aMtata: vastroM ko bhI chor3a diyA, tAki 'yaha vastra merA' yaha kahane kA bhI maukA hI na mile| merepana' ko tor3anA, 'maiM' se jur3anA hai, 'mere' ko jor3anA 'maiM' se alaga honA hai| 'maiM' kA artha AtmA hai, sahajAnaMdI zuddha svarUpI avinAzI aatmaa| mere kA sArA jAla kalpanAoM se kalpita hai, satya aura sukha kA AbhAsa bhale hI ho, lekina hakIkata meM aisA nahIM hai yaha / satya hai--'maiM', 'AtmA' aura asatya hai- 'merApana' tathA 'aaskti'| merA jo asat hai, usa asat kA kahA~ se janma hotA hai aura kahA~ aMta hotA hai ? hakIkata meM, 'merepana' kA janma hamAre bhrama se hotA hai aura usakA samApana hamAre bhrama ke TUTa jAne se hotA hai| jo kucha hamane 'merA' mAna rakhA hai, use sivAya bhrama ke kyA kaha sakate haiM ? jaise kahIM aMdhere meM rassI par3I hai aura jaise hI Apake pA~va kI Thokara lagI, rassI meM halacala huI aura Apa cillA par3e--'sA~pa'! phira lAlaTena lekara vahA~ Aye, to patA lagA 77 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahA~ sA~pa nahIM hai, rassI hai| rassI meM sarpa ko mAnanA, yaha bhrama thA aura kSaNa bhara bAda prakAza meM rassI kA dikhanA, yahI bhrama kA TUTanA hai / kyA sA~pa kI eka kSaNa meM mRtyu ho gaI ? nhiiN| sA~pa na to janmA thA, na marA thaa| janma hamAre bhrama kA huA aura mRtyu bhI hamAre bhrama kI huI / kabhI Apane anubhava kiyA hogA ki Apa philma haoNla meM baiThe haiN| niraMtara parde para sAmane kI ora dekhate rahate haiM, para pITha kI ora kabhI nahIM dekhte| pIche kucha hotA hI nhiiN| jo kucha hotA hai, parde para sAmane kI ora hotA hai-- raMga, rUpa, gIta, saMgIta ityAdi / saba kucha sAmane parde para hI calatA hai| para saccAI Apa jAnate haiM ki parde para kucha nahIM hotaa| vaha to pUrA khAlI hotA hai| jo kucha hotA hai, pITha ke pIche hotA hai| parde para kiraNoM kA sArA jAla phailatA hai, saba kucha pIche hotA hai-- gIta-saMgIta, rUpa-raMga, saba kucha vahA~ hote haiM, jahAM projekTara lagA hai| kyA Apa projekTara kA artha samajhate haiM ? jise hama projekzana kahate haiM, hindI meM use hama prakSepita kaheMge / agara pIche se prakSepaNa hogA to dRzya bhI ubhreNge| prakSepaNa samApta, to pardA bhI zveta ! hamArI Asakti aura mamatva-buddhi kucha aisI hI hai| kahIM kucha satya nahIM, kevala satya kA AbhAsa bhara hai / manuSya kA sabase bar3A ajJAna yaha hai ki usake AsapAsa jo kucha hotA hai, usI se vaha jur3a jAtA hai, tAdAtmya baiThA letA hai / jo kucha hameM pakar3a le, hama usI meM jur3a ge| jo raMga hamAre irda-girda ho, hama usI se raMga jAte haiN| itane gahare raMga jAte haiM ki hama bhUla jAte haiM ki jo raMga mere Upara hAvI ho rahA hai, maiM usase pRthak hU~ / hamArI hAlata aisI ho jAtI hai, jaise kaimare ke bhItara phoTo-pleTa kI hotI hai / jarA-sA bhI usake Age se pardA haTAyA, to sAmane ke dRzya ko vaha turaMta pakar3a letI hai / eka saikaMDa ke dasaveM hisse bhara kaimare kA pardA haTatA hai, usakI A~kha khulatI hai aura bhItara kI phoTo-pleTa sAmane ke dRzya ko pakar3a letI hai| sAmane cAhe jhIla ho yA sAgara usase koI pharka nahIM pdd'taa| choTA-sA patthara ho yA pahAr3I, jo kucha dikha jAtA hai, usI ke sAtha vaha 'eka' ho jAtI hai / hama phoTo-pleTa kI taraha nahIM apitu AIne kI taraha jIne kA prayAsa kareM, darpaNa kI bhAMti / darpaNa sAmane jo bhI AtA hai, vaha dikhAI par3atA hai, lekina jaise hI sAmane kA dRzya haTA, vaise hI darpaNa khAlI kA khAlI, ujjvala / darpaNa pakar3atA nahIM hai, vaha pratibiMbita avazya karatA hai / cAhe jitane dRzya usake sAmane se gujara jAe~, para darpaNa apane svabhAva meM sthira rahatA hai| darpaNa hajAra ko dekhakara nirmala banA rahatA hai aura phoTopleTa eka ko dekhakara bhI kharAba ho jAtI hai| jo anAsakta jIvana jI rahA hai, usakA jIvana AIne kI taraha hotA hai / vaha kisI ko pratibiMbita avazya karatA hai, para use pakar3atA nahIM hai| 'merepana' ke vistAra ko phira se saMkucita kro| mamatA kA vistAra hI to ahaMkAra kA vistAra karatA hai| Apa jitanI cIjoM ke sAtha 'merApana ' jor3ate haiM, utanA hI ApakA ahaMkAra puSTa hotA hai| apanI samajha paidA karo khuda ke bhItara / kahIM aisA na ho ki tuma pUrI jiMdagI sapanoM kA hI nirmANa karate raho aura vicAroM kA, mAyA-moha aura mamatA kA AropaNa karate raho / pariNAma yaha AyegA ki tuma bhale hI satya ho, lekina bhrama meM ulajhe raha jAoge / ujjvalatA ke mArga tumhAre sAmane Ae~ge, para tumhArA bhrama, tumhArI Asakti, tumhArA sammohana, ye saba 78 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tumheM pIche kI ora khIMcate rheNge|agr isI taraha ina sabase ba~dhe rahe, to tumhAre jIvana kI bahuta sArI saMbhAvanAe~ dabI kI dabI raha jaayeNgii| saMbhava ho to isa bhrAMti kA bhaMjana karo ki saMsAra merA hai| 'nahIM', yaha tumhArA nahIM hai, kisI kA bhI nahIM hai / saMsAra sirpha saMsAra hai| zeSa jo kucha haiM, hamAre mithyA AropaNa haiM, mithyAtva kA prabhAva hai| saMsAra meM samAdhi ke sUtra DhU~r3ha lenA, bhrama se mukta ho jAnA, jIvana meM samyaktva kA dvArodghATana karanA hai| tIna sthitiyA~ haiM--bahirAtmA, aMtarAtmA aura prmaatmaa|aadmii bahirAtmA meM jItA hai| jaba vaha 'merApana' samApta kara letA hai to aMtarAtmA kI sthiti meM pahu~ca jAtA hai aura jisa dina usakA 'maiM' maiM aura merApana chUTa jAtA hai, vaha paramAtmA kI sthiti meM pahu~ca jAtA hai| duniyA meM duHkha aura sukha kisI para nimitta se nahIM Ate haiM / ye donoM AdamI kI mamatva-buddhi ke kAraNa paidA hote haiN| AdamI ke apane kRtya hI usake lie sukha aura duHkha kI paristhitiyoM kA nirmANa karate haiM / rAga se hI dveSa paidA hotA hai / jahA~ rAga hI nahIM hogA, vahA~ dveSa bhI nahIM hogaa| yadi saMyoga hai, to viyoga bhI usake sAtha jur3A huA hai| binA vivAha kiye kyA kabhI talAka hotI hai ? jaise-jaise vyakti kA rAga-bhAva paripuSTa hotA hai, vaise-vaise hI viparIta sthitiyoM meM usakA dveSa-bhAva bhI paripuSTa hotA hai| kisI bhI cIja ke prati Asakti aura sammohana bar3hegA to anukUla saMyogoM ke bIca pratikUla saMyoga Ane para vyakti kA dveSa-bhAva bhI paripuSTa hogaa| ___manuSya kI sthiti bar3I dayanIya hai| AdamI vRddha ho gayA hai, usakI kamara jhuka gaI hai, aMga gala rahe haiM, A~khoM se kama dikhAI dene lagA hai, magara lAlasAe~ kama nahIM huI haiN| zarIra samApta hone jA rahA hai, mRtyu ke karIba hai, lekina tRSNAe~ zAMta nahIM ho rahI haiM / usakI kAmanAe~, lAlasAe~, tRSNAe~ jIvita haiM / vyakti ke lie sabase bar3A mithyAtva yahI hai ki vaha svayaM to cetana tattva hai, lekina usakI sArI Asakti acetana-jar3a padArthoM ke prati hI banI huI hai| kyA kabhI Apane socA ki Asakti kitanI gaharI hai ? AdamI apane zarIra ko, isa mATI kI kAyA ko sajAne-sa~vArane meM pUrI jiMdagI lagA detA hai| are, yaha to jar3a hai| eka dina mATI kI kAyA, mATI meM hI mila jaaegii| eka dina to use rAkha honA hI hai| AdamI ke rahane ke lie to do kamaroM kA makAna kAphI hai, lekina vaha sAta-maMjilA makAna banavAtA hai| yaha saba Asakti aura tRSNA ke kAraNa hI hotA hai| zarIra ko DhaMkane ke lie do jor3I kapar3e bahuta haiM, magara AdamI AlamAriyA~ bhara kara kapar3e rakhatA hai| aurateM sAr3iyoM kI saMkhyA bar3hAne meM lagI rahatI haiN| apane jIvana ko saphala banAne kI ora unakA dhyAna hI nahIM jAtA, kyoMki una para sAMsArikatA kA aisA nazA chAyA rahatA hai ki AtmA ke bAre meM socane kA unheM samaya hI nahIM miltaa|aadmii jaba AkAMkSAoM kI pUrti meM laga jAtA hai to usake lie mokSa ke rAste baMda ho jAte haiN| sAdA kapar3A pahanane se kAma calatA hai, magara vaha camakadAra aura sajAvaTI kapar3A lAne ko utsuka rahatA hai| roTI se peTa bhara jAtA hai, magara AdamI ko bAdAma-piztA caahiye| rahane ke lie jhoMpar3I kAphI hai, lekina mana ko sAta maMjilA makAna caahie| aba taka AdamI AkAMkSAoM kI 79 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrti ke lie hI jItA A rahA hai| apanI AtmA ke sAtha vaha lagAtAra pravaMcanA kara rahA hai| behozI meM bahuta jI liye, aba to jAgo / aba bhI A~kha na khulI, Asakti se chuTakArA nahIM pAyA to hAlata aura kharAba hone vAlI hai| jaba jAgo, tabhI saverA hai, lekina jaba jAgoge tabhI to kAma clegaa| AdamI ne Asakti aura sammohana ke calate apanI AkAMkSAe~ itanI bar3hA lI haiM ki unheM dekha-dekhakara mujhe to ha~sI AtI hai| kevala madhuratA ke prati Asakti ho to calegA, lekina AdamI to kar3avAhaTa ke prati Asakta hai / sammohana ke kitane-kitane tAra ba~dhe haiM ! sammohana to samApta nahIM hogA, hA~, jindagI jarUra samApta ho jaaegii| jAdUgara apanA jAdU dikhAne ke lie darzakoM ko sammohita karatA hai tAki vaha jo bole, darzakoM ko vaisA hI najara aae| hamArI dazA vaisI hI ho gaI hai| hameM jar3a padArtha ke alAvA aura kucha bhI dikhAI nahIM detA / maiM Apase Agraha karatA hU~ ki Asakti agara pUrI taraha samApta na ho sake to Apa sammohana ko kama karane kA prayAsa jarUra kareM / AdamI kA pudgala padArthoM ke prati sammohana jaise-jaise kama hotA jAegA, vaha AtmA kI yAtrA zurU karane yogya hotA jaaegaa| eka bAra yaha yAtrA zurU karane kI dera hai, phira maMjila jyAdA dUra nahIM hogii| sammohana khatma nahIM huA to pUrI jindagI bhale hI ArAdhanA, sAmAyika kucha bhI karate cale jAnA, para Atma-bodha upalabdha nahIM kara sakoge / jisa vyakti para jisa cIja kA sammohana hAvI hai, vaha usI ke bAre meM soca-socakara jindagI gujAra degaa| sAmAyika meM baiThegA to bhI usakA dhyAna isI meM rahegA ki pAsa vAle makAna ke mAlika ko kaise nIce girAyA jAe ? aurateM baiThIM to haiM pravacana meM, magara soca rahI haiM ki Aja caturdazI hai, ghara jAkara kauna-sI sabjI banAU~? hAtha meM mAlA ghUma rahI hai, magara mana kahIM aura hI yAtrA kara rahA hai| vyakti maMdira meM baiThA pUjA kara rahA hai aura mana meM soca rahA hai ki dukAna meM amuka mAla kama ho gayA hai ata: usakA oNrDara bhejanA hai| maMdira meM bhI saMsAra kA sammohana usa para hAvI rahatA hai / jaba taka sammohana hAvI rahegA, AdamI maMdira to jAegA, lekina vAstava meM vaha dukAna meM hI baiThA hogaa| usakA zarIra maMdira meM hogA, magara mana dukAna meM rhegaa| isalie kahatA hU~ ki maMdira jAo, guru ke pAsa jAo yA sAmAyika karo to tIna kArya karanA arthAt bahare ho jAnA, A~kheM baMda kara lenA aura mu~ha ko tAlA lagA lenA / ThIka mahAtmA gAMdhI ke baMdaroM kI taraha / bahare isalie ho jAnA, tAki AsapAsa baiThe loga kyA bola rahe haiM, tumheM sunAI na de| aMdhe isalie ho jAnA, kyoMki bhagavAna yA guru ko bhItara kI A~khoM se dekhanA hai, tAki paramAtmA ke alAvA aura kucha na dikhe aura gUMge isalie tAki kisI se vArtAlApa na karanA pdd'e| vArtAlApa ho to sirpha usa parama sattA ke sAtha, jisake lie hoThoM ko hilAne kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hotI / mahAvIra jise prajJA kA netra kahate haiM, use ziva kA tIsarA netra bhI kahA jAtA hai| jaba taka yaha netra nahIM khula jAtA, taba taka vyakti maMdira jAkara bAhara se to pratimA ko nihAra legA, lekina pratimA meM chipe hue paramAtma-tattva ko nahIM pahacAna pAegA, usase sAkSAtkAra nahIM kara paaegaa| prajJA kA netra jAgrata hone para hI bhItara 80 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI AtmA ko nihAra sakoge, isalie bAhara kI A~kheM baMda karake hI maMdira meM jAnA / pravacana bhI suna rahe ho aura Asakti kA dAyarA bhI bar3hA rahe ho to aisA pravacana kisa kAma kA ? satya para pravacana sunA, lekina dukAna jAkara phira jhUTha bolane lage, DaMDI mArane lge| acaurya para pravacana sunA, lekina phira corI karane nikala par3e to phira pravacana sunane hI mata jaao| kama se kama jIvana meM doharApana to nahIM aaegaa| pravacana sunane jAo to usa para amala bhI karo / pravacana sunakara, usa para calane kA prayAsa karoge to pravacana karane vAle saMta kA zrama bhI sArthaka hogA aura tumhAre jIvana meM bhI badalAva aaegaa| eka samaya meM eka hI kAma karo aura usI meM pUrI taraha DUba jAo / mahArAja janaka ke bAre meM kahate haiM ki ve pratidina mithilA ke bAhara sthita jaMgala meM RSi yAjJavalkya ke pAsa pravacana sunane jAyA karate the / isa pravacana - sabhA meM aura bhI hajAroM loga Ate the| eka dina logoM ne dekhA ki pravacana kA samaya ho gayA hai lekina RSi ne pravacana zurU nahIM kiyA hai| patA calA ki mahArAja janaka abhI taka nahIM Ae haiM, isalie derI ho rahI hai| vahA~ baiThe hue logoM meM kAnAphUsI hone lagI ki itane bar3e RSi bhI eka rAjA ke iMtajAra meM baiThe haiN| hama itane loga yahA~ pravacana sunane ko baiThe haiM, magara RSi rAjA kA iMtajAra kara rahe haiM / yaha to ucita nahIM hai / kAnAphUsI ho hI rahI thI ki mahArAja janaka vahA~ pahu~ca ge| isase pahale ki yAjJavalkya pravacana zurU karate, kucha zrotA khar3e ho gae aura pUchane lage ki 'mahArAja hamArI eka zaMkA kA samAdhAna kareM / ApakI najara meM to rAjA aura Ama AdamI eka samAna hai, phira Apane rAjA janaka kA iMtajAra kyoM kiyA ? Apako to samaya para pravacana zurU kara denA cAhie thaa| Apane aisA kyoM kiyA ?' yAjJavalkya ne unase kahA ki pravacana ke bAda isakA uttara dU~gA / isake sAtha hI unhoMne pravacana zurU kara diyaa| thor3I hI dera huI thI ki mithilA meM Aga kI lapaTeM dikhAI dene lgiiN| cIkha-pukAra maca gii| pravacana meM baiThe loga uThakara bhAge, unheM apane - apane sAmAna kI, ghara kI ciMtA thii| kucha hI dera meM pravacana -sthala khAlI ho gyaa| vahA~ kevala janaka aura yAjJavalkya raha ge| RSi ne pUchA, 'rAjan, kyA Apa nahIM jAeMge? ApakI mithilA to jala rahI hai / ' janaka ne zAMta svara meM kahA-- 'mahArAja, merA to mere pAsa hai| mithilA bhale hI jale para merA kyA jala rahA hai ? rAjamahala, dhana sampatti merI nahIM hai, vaha to mujhe Izvara ne rAjya calAne ke nimitta dI hai| aba Izvara kI marjI hI aisI hai ki saba jalakara naSTa ho jAe to maiM kyA kara sakatA hU~? Apa to pravacana jArI rkheN| mujhe isa jJAnagaMgA se vaMcita na rakheM / ' 4 yAjJavalkya ne pravacana jArI rkhaa| thor3I hI dera bAda zrotA eka-eka kara lauTane lge| jaba pravacana- sthala pUrA bhara gayA to yAjJavalkya ne pUchA ki Apa loga Aga bujhAkara itanI jaldI kaise A gae ?' logoM ne kahA ki vahA~ koI Aga hI nahIM lagI thii| isa para yAjJavalkya ne unheM unakA prazna yAda dilAte hue kahA--' Apane Aja pUchA ki maiMne pravacana zurU karane se pahale mahArAja kA iMtajAra kyoM kiyA ? isakA javAba aba detA huuN| daraasala, yahA~ rAjA janaka hI vAstava meM pravacana sunane AtA hai / vaha saba cIjoM se ni:spRha hokara AtA hai isalie maiM 81 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane ' zrotA' kA iMtajAra kara rahA thaa| Apa loga to Aga lagate hI pravacana chor3a bhaage| maiM to Apako Atmatattva se 'sAkSAt ' karavA rahA thA, magara Apa duniyAdArI kI cIjoM ko bacAne daur3a pdd'e| maiM to anazvaratA kA pATha par3hA rahA thA, aura Apa nazvara ko bacAne daudd'e| jise Apa bacAne daur3e vaha to eka dina naSTa honA hI thA / batAiye, saccA zrotA kauna hai, rAjA yA Apa ?' logoM ke sira jhuka ge| isalie kahatA hU~ ki Apane jo ye bekAra ke Asakti-bhAva pAla rakhe haiM, unheM apane se alaga kro| kyA Apane kabhI socA hai ki saMta pahAr3oM para sAdhanA karane kyoM jAte the ? isalie ki vahA~ jAkara ve apanI Asakti, sammohana ko chor3a sakeM / yahA~ to cAroM tarapha sammohana kA saMsAra basA huA hai| mokSa pAne kI pahalI zarta yahI hai ki Asakti athavA sammohana ko dhIre-dhIre kama kro| inase hamAre jo pragAr3ha sambandha gae haiM, unheM halkA karane kI koziza karo / Asakti khatma karo / manuSya ne apanA jIvana abhimanyu kI taraha banA liyA hai| vaha saMsAracakra meM pha~satA jA rahA hai| isa cakra se nikalanA usake basa kA roga nahIM hai| isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki vaha Adhe-adhUre jJAna ke sAtha isa cakra meM praveza karatA hai aura jo vyakti isa cakra se nikalane meM kAmayAba ho jAtA hai, duniyA use hI mahAvIra aura buddha kahatI / lekina sArI duniyA abhimanyu kI taraha cakra meM pha~satI jA rahI hai| hamAre sammohana hI aise haiM / kyA kabhI Apane AtmaciMtana kiyA ki Apane apane makAna kI chata para kitanA kacarA DAla rakhA hai ? purAnI botaleM, Dibbe ekatra kara rakhe haiN| bhalA inakA kyA karoge, yaha bhI Apa nahIM soca paate| jar3a padArthoM se aisA sammohana kisa kAma kA ? hamArA sambandha bhagavAna ke prati ho taba to ciMtA nahIM, magara hama to jar3a padArtha, pudgala padArtha ke kacare ke prati sammohana rakhate haiM / vyakti kA sammohana apane mA~-bApa ke prati, putra ke prati, patnI ke prati ho to bhI samajha meM AtA hai lekina hama to kacare kI tarapha bhAgate haiN| aura yaha daur3a kabhI khatma nahIM hotii| mahAvIra anAsakta yoga kI bAta karate haiM / Asakti hI ' saMsAra' kA dUsarA nAma hai aura anAsakti 'parIta saMsAra' kA dUsarA nAma hai| isalie sAdhaka ke lie jarUrI hai ki vaha apanI AsaktiyoM ke dAyare ko kama kre| jisane jIvana bhara noTa kI gaDDiyAM ginI ho, vaha marate samaya bhI noToM kI gaDDiyA~ ginatA rhegaa| usakI A~kha taba bhI nahIM khulegI aura prANa pakherU ur3a jAe~ge / mRtyu to parIkSA hai / jIvana bhara kucha nahIM par3hA to aMta samaya meM to anuttIrNa honA hI hai| jIvana kI skUla Apako eka avasara detI hai ki Apa apane ko par3ha leM, magara AdamI bhItara kI yAtrA zurU nahIM kara pAtA / jo vyakti jIvana se kucha nahIM pA sakA, vaha mRtyu se kyA pAegA? jo AdamI jitanI gaharI Asakti meM jItA hai, usakI mRtyu bhI utanI hI gaharI Asakti meM hotI hai| jIvana bhara kapar3e mApane kATane vAlA vyakti aMta samaya bhI kapar3e kATatA hI najara aaegaa| vaha usa aMtima ghar3I meM bhI prabhu-smaraNa na kara paaegaa| maiMne logoM ke kaI taraha ke anubhava sunakara aisI dhAraNA banAlI hai| koI kahatA hai ki mere pitAjI bar3e beTe ko yAda karate-karate cale ge| bar3A beTA unakI mRtyu ke samaya videza meM thA / prAyaH hara vyakti marate samaya apane sambandhiyoM ke bAre meM pUchatA hai / merA beTA kahA~ hai, merI patnI kahA~ hai ? 82 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI yaha nahIM kahatA ki merA paramAtmA kahA~ hai ? ___marate samaya bhI sammohana samApta nahIM huaa| marate samaya vyakti apane beTe se kahatA hai, 'dukAna kA khyAla rakhanA! ghara kA khyAla rakhanA!' aisI kaI hidAyateM dekara vaha jAtA hai| bhalA koI usase pUche ki tumhAre pitA ne bhI to tumase kahA thA ki dukAna aura ghara kA khyAla rakhanA, magara tuma to inheM chor3akara jA rahe ho| tumhAre beTe bhI ise chor3a kara jaaeNge| AdamI janma se mRtyu taka pUrA jIvana rote-rote pUrA karatA hai| agara marate samaya bhI usakI A~khoM meM AMsU haiM to yaha usakA bar3A durbhAgya hai| jar3a padArtha ke prati sammohana rakhate ho| jarA ciMtana to karo, isase AkhirakAra kyA milane vAlA hai| are, AkhirI velA meM to isa sammohana kA jUA utAra pheMko, kucha upalabdha karate jaao| jar3a ke lie jIvana pAyA, jIyA aura mara ge| vyakti ke mana meM jaba taka samyaktva bhAva paidA nahIM hogA, vaha mithyAtva ke hI cakkara lagAtA rhegaa| sabase pahalI cIja yahI hai ki AdamI Asakti ko chor3e aura apane bhItara anAsakta-bhAva paidA kre| choTe-choTe sammohanoM ko pahale httaao| AdamI ina choTe sammohanoM se hI nahIM ubara paataa| dillI se jodhapura AnA hai| Apane rela meM sITa rijarva krvaaii| aba isa sITa ke prati hI ApakI Asakti ho gii| 'yaha merI sITa hai|' bhale AdamI, jodhapura kA sTezana Ate hI sITa to Dibbe meM hI raha jAegI, tumheM jarUra sITa ko chor3anA pdd'egaa| phira aisA moha kyoM? jIvana bhI eka ArakSaNa hI to hai| zarIra rela kA DibbA hai, jitane varSoM kA ArakSaNa hai, isa Dibbe meM utane hI dina raha sakate ho| AkhirakAra to DibbA yahIM rahegA aura tumheM ise chor3akara jAnA pdd'egaa| isa satya ko pahacAna kara use jIvana meM utAranA hogaa| yahA~ saba kucha miTTI hai| zarIra bhI to miTTI hai| isake prati kaisA sammohana? hAtha meM jo yaha sonA camaka rahA hai, vaha bhI miTTI hai| vAstava meM to miTTI kA miTTI ke prati hI AkarSaNa hai| manuSya ke jIvana kA sabase bar3A mithyAtva yahI hai ki vaha jar3a ke prati Asakti rakhane meM hI use apanA jIvana mAnatA hai| hama Asakti se dUra hokara Atmabodha, Atma-rUpAMtaraNa ke lie kadama baDhAe~, taba to hamAre lie phAyadA hai| jIvana to pala-pala mApta ho rahA hai| isa jIvana meM hI jIvana kI asaliyata ko jo vyakti pahacAna le, vahI vyakti bahirAtmA se aMtarAtmA aura phira paramAtmA meM praveza kara sakatA hai anyathA jIvana mAtra mATI se mATI kI khilavAr3a bana kara raha jaayegaa| jIvana kA koI sArthaka upayoga nahIM hogaa| karor3oM kA jIvana kor3I ke bhAva bika jaaegaa| hA~, ina saba meM jise hAni hogI. vaha tamhArI hI AtmA kI hogii| kAza! hama jIvana meM eka bAra prayAsa kareM, jaDa se mukti kA, 'para' se mukti kA, sva meM sthiti kaa| 83 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarvodaya ho dharma kA vizva meM adhyAtma aura dhArmika saMskRti kA sadaiva mahattva rahA hai| isa saMskRti ko Age bar3hAne, isameM prANa phUMkane hetu samaya-samaya para mahApuruSa dharatI para avatarita hote rahe haiM / isalie isa dharatI para koI bhI adhyAtma kA pravartaka nahIM ho sakatA, sabhI adhyAtma ke divya mArga ke preraka rahe haiM / adhyAtma taba bhI thA, jaba isa dharatI para rAma aura kRSNa bhI na the| mahAvIra aura buddha bhI na the / isalie koI yaha kaha bhI nahIM sakatA ki adhyAtma kA pravartaka kauna hai ? ye saba loga adhyAtma ke upadeSTA jarUra rahe, para inake bAda ke logoM ne, inhIM ke upAsakoM ne dharma-adhyAtma ko vibhinna sampradAyoM kA jAmA pahanAyA aura manuSya ko dhArmika banAne kI bajAya apane sampradAya kI bhIr3a bar3hAne meM usakA upayoga karane kI koziza kii| isakA pariNAma yaha huA ki logoM ne dharma aura adhyAtma ko to pIche chor3a diyA aura unake nAma para apane-apane jhaMDe gAr3a diye / isa dharatI para jitane bhI AdhyAtmika loga haiM, jo pUjA, prArthanA, sAmAyika aura yajJa-havana ityAdi karate haiM, Avazyaka nahIM hai ki ve saba dhArmika hI hoN| ve dharma se, apane jIvana se jitane jur3e haiM, usase adhika sAmpradAyikatA meM ba~dhe haiM / manuSya ke lie sahaja hai ki vaha saMsAra ke kArAgRha se mukta ho jAye, lekina isa mukti ke bAda bhI kyA aisA nahIM hotA hai ki usake hAthoM meM sampradAya tathA paMtha-paramparA kI ber3iyA~ Akara use jakar3a letI haiM / vyakti prabhutA ko upalabdha karane ke lie AtmanirNaya kI kSamatA nahIM rakha pAtA aura 'prabhutA' ko pAne kI bajAya sampradAya ko phailAne meM raha jAtA hai / 84 For Personal & Private Use Only www.jalnelibrary.org Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAmpradAyika kaTTaratA meM jIne vAle logoM kA dharma aura AdhyAtmikatA se koI lenA-denA nahIM hai| loga dharma se nahIM jur3e haiM, adhyAtma se nahIM jur3e haiM, satya aura ImAna se bhI nahIM jur3e haiN| saba-ke-saba kisI-na-kisI sampradAya se jur3e haiN| kisI se bhI pUcho to vaha yaha nahIM kahegA ki vaha AdhyAtmika hai yA dhArmika hai| vaha yaha nahIM kahatA ki maiM ImAnadArI para calane vAlA AdamI huuN| vaha to yahI kahegA- 'maiM hindU hU~, maiM musalamAna hU~, maiM IsAI huuN|' hama logoM ne dharma ke nAma para apane-Apako khemoM meM bA~dha-bA~Ta liyA hai| hamArA lakSya prabhutA ko pAnA nahIM apita apane sampradAya ko phailAnA ho gayA hai| saba apane sampradAya ko phailAne meM lage haiM. apane samaha ko prasArita karane meM lage haiN| bhagavattA jo sampradAya kI cAradivArI se Upara hai, use phailAne yA pAne meM kauna lagA hindutva aura jainatva hamArI ArAdhanA kI pahacAna haiM / inheM sampradAya kA rUpa dekara inake lie saMgharSa karanA acchA nahIM hai| koI jaina hai to mahAvIra ko phailAnA cAhegA, hindu rAma-kRSNa ko, bauddha buddha ko, IsAI IsA ko aura musalamAna mohammada ko phailAnA caaheNge| phailAo ina nAmoM ke pAra unakI Atmagata bhagavattA ko| AdamI to jhagar3oM meM par3A huA hai| maiM jo kahU~, vaha satya aura tuma jo kaho, vaha saba jhuutth| yaha saba sAmpradAyika jhagar3oM kI bAteM haiN| isa deza ne jaba-jaba bhI sAmpradAyikatA meM apane ko bA~TA hai, nukasAna hI uThAyA hai| yUM to saba bhAI-bhAI haiM, lekina sampradAya ke nAma para hama ba~Ta jAte haiN| to kyA dharma-sampradAya bA~Tane kA kAma karatA hai? kyA dharma hamArI maitrI meM darAra DAlatA hai? nahIM, dharma ye saba nahIM krvaataa| sAmpradAyikatA ke nAma para AdamI hI ise havA detA hai, 'majahaba nahIM sikhAtA, Apasa meM vaira rkhnaa|' ___ aba tAjjuba kI bAta dekho| tuma sAre kAma eka sAtha kara lete ho| eka sAtha vyApAra kara loge, bhojana kara loge, eka makAna meM raha loge, apanI beTI usake ghara aura usakI beTI tumhAre ghara A jAegI, para jaise hI dharma kA nAma AegA, tuma paraspara ba~Ta jAte ho| kitane-kitane vibhAjana hue haiM dharma ke nAma para ! hindutva aura jainatva ko hI dekho. kitane vibhAjanoM se inheM gajaranA paDA hai| gaNa-gaccha-paMtha-paramparA-garuAmanA tamhAre lie pramakha hai jabaki jainatva aura hindatva pIche raha gayA hai| saba apane-apane sampradAyoM ko phailAne meM lage haiM. to bhalA dharma aura adhyAtma ko kauna phailAegA, yaha bhI kyA Apane kabhI socA hai ? adhyAtma ko hamase AzAe~ haiN| aba aisA yuga A gayA hai jaba hama mAtra nAma ke dharma se Upara uThakara jIvana ke dharma meM jIne kI koziza kreN| sAmpradAyika saMkIrNatA ke kAraNa isa deza kA utthAna kama aura patana adhika huA hai| vartamAna meM jo dharma kA tamAzA cala rahA hai, vaha aura bhI adhika khataranAka hai| isa vizva meM kabhI rAma paidA hue, to kabhI kRSNa, kabhI mahAvIra paidA hue, to kabhI buddha, kabhI IsA paidA hue, to kabhI sukarAta, lekina unhoMne apane siddhAntoM ke lie manuSya jAti kA vibhAjana kabhI bhI nahIM kiyaa| inakA uddezya manuSya kA AdhyAtmika vikAsa karanA thaa| bhArata ne dharma ke nAma para jitanA vikAsa kiyA, sAmpradAyikatA ke nAma para utanA hI patana kiyA hai| batAtA hai ki pichale hajAroM varSoM meM deza meM kama-se-kama pA~ca hajAra yuddha hue aura unameM dasa karor3a iMsAna be-mauta mAre gye| ina saba jhagar3oM kA kAraNa rahI sAmpradAyika sNkiirnntaa| apane dharma ko phailAne ke For Person 85 Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAma para agara tuma tAnAzAhI calAte ho, mAnavatA kI hI hatyA karate ho, to cAhe tumhArA ArAdhya 'Izvara' ho yA 'allAha', tumheM isake lie ve kabhI mApha nahIM kreNge| dharma hameM bA~TatA nahIM hai| dharma hameM alaga-thalaga nahIM krtaa| dharma hameM eka dUsare se viparIta dizA meM bhI nahIM le jaataa| dharma to sAtha-sAtha calane kI preraNA detA hai| veda kahate haiM- 'saMgacchadhvaM, saMvadadhvaM / ' sAtha-sAtha calo, sAtha-sAtha jiio|jhaaN aisA hotA hai vahA~ manuSya kA vikAsa hotA hai| isalie jo loga kahate haiM ki dharma bA~TatA hai, ve galatI para haiM / ve bhUla jAte haiM ki dharma kabhI aisA nahIM khtaa| tumhAre bhagavat puruSoM ne aisA kabhI nahIM kahA ki svArthI banakara akele clo| bhArata ne to 'vasudhaiva kuTumbakam' kI bAta kahI hai| pRthvI para rahane vAle sabhI loga eka parivAra ke sadasya haiN| apane lie, apane parivAra ke lie to hara koI tyAga kara degA, lekina dUsaroM ke lie jInA hI to mahAnatA hai| jo dUsaroM ke lie maratA hai, jIvana utsarga karatA hai, usI ke jIvana meM utsava paidA hotA hai| usI ke jIvana meM rAma kA zaurya aura kRSNa kA karmayoga paidA hotA hai / vahI vyakti mahAvIra kI ahiMsA aura buddha kI karuNA ko AtmasAt kara pAtA hai| hamane dharma ko saMpradAya kA rUpa de diyA hai jisase yuvakoM ke mana meM yaha bAta ghara kara cukI hai ki dharma hameM bA~TatA hai| ve dharma se kaTane lage haiN| dharma meM kabhI do paryuSaNa nahIM hote| do paryuSaNa parva to sirpha sampradAya meM hI hote haiN| dharma meM kabhI do mahAvIra jayaMtiyA~ nahIM hotii| do jayaMtiyAM to sirpha hamane manAnI zurU kara dI haiN| hama apanI-apanI bAta para ar3e rahete haiM / jaba-jaba dharma sampradAya ke nAma para nIlAma hotA hai, tabataba dharma kA vikAsa avaruddha ho jAtA hai| aura hamane aisA kara diyA hai| hamAre zAstra bhale hI anekAnta kI duhAI dete raheM, para hamAre sAre-vicAra to ekAMtavAdI hI rhe| ___mere dekhe cAhe bAbarI masjida girI, cAhe maMdira banA, deza ko to isase koI lAbha nahIM huaa| ulaTe isa cakkara meM iMsAniyata mara gii| jaba masjida girI, deza kI UMcI kursI para baiThe pradhAnamaMtrI ne ghoSaNA kI ki masjida dubArA banavA dI jAegI, maMdira gire to ve bhI banavA die jAeMge, lekina inake girane-banane ke cakkara meM jo loga mare haiM, unheM kauna jIvita karegA? maMdira-masjida to banate raheMge, lekina iMsAna kA kyA hogA? use kauna jIvita karegA? hama para bahuta bar3A dAyitva hai ki hama maratI iMsAniyata ko jIvita rakhane meM juTeM, adhyAtma ko nIce girane se rokeN| saMbhava hai, aisA karake sau sAla bAda ahiMsA aura prema kI nIMva para hama aisA maMdira khar3A kara pAe~, jisa maMdira para mAnavatA ko garva hogaa| hama yadi jaina dharma ko hI leM to RSabhadeva se lekara mahAvIra taka kaI varSa bIte lekina jaina dharma meM kabhI koI khAsa vibhAjana nahIM huaa| lekina mahAvIra ke bAda ke DhAI hajAra varSoM meM hI hama logoM ne apane dharma ko kaI bhAgoM meM bA~Ta diyaa| saMsAra ke jitane bhI dharma haiM, ve saba sAmpradAyikatA kA rUpa grahaNa kara vibhAjita hote cale jA rahe haiM / isalie hameM dharma kI paribhASA phira se samajhanI hogii| sikkhoM ke guru yahI samajhAte rahe ki sikkha dharma sabase acchA hai| jaina dharma vAle bhI yahI kahate haiM ki jaina dharma sabase acchA hai| zaMkarAcArya samajhAte rahe ki vaidika dharma sabase acchA hai| pAdarI samajhAte rahe ki IsAI dharma zreSTha hai aura maulavI islAma kA guNagAna karate rahe, lekina kisI ne yaha nahIM kahA ki mAnava-dharma sabase zreSTha hai| For Perso 86 Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kareM hama mAnava kA sammAna / mAnavatA ke maMdira meM ho, prema kA amRta pAna // duniyA hai ika suMdara bagiyA, hara maz2ahaba ika ddaalii| satya, prema ke phUla khile haiM, sabakA eka hI mAlI / mAnavatA kA pATha par3hAte, sAre dharma samAna // hara prANI hai prabhu kI pratimA, hara ghara usakA maMdira / maMdira-masz2ida-giraje sAre, usakI pUjA ke ghara / hindU-muslima-sikkha-IsAI, sabakA eka hI gAna // mAnavatA ke saravara para hama aisA vRkSa lagAe~ / chAyA de jo pathahAroM ko, sabakI pyAsa bujhAe / bhUkhoM ko bhojana dekara hI, pUjeM zrI bhagavAna / logoM ke mana meM bAra-bAra vicAra uThatA hai ki dharma kA satya Akhira kyA hai ? eka vyakti nagna mUrti kI pUjA karatA hai, dUsarA vastra pahanI mUrti ko pUjatA hai / koI gaNeza ke maMdira meM jAtA hai to koI ziva ke maMdira meM / koI daragAha meM jAtA hai to koI yIzU ke Age jAkara A~kheM baMda kara khar3A ho jAtA hai| prazna uThatA hai ki paramAtmA ke pAsa kauna jAtA hai ? do par3ausI haiN| eka cIMTI ko bacAne ko dharma mAnatA hai, to dUsarA, bakare kI bali dekara apanA dharma jAhira karatA hai| kauna dhArmika huA ? uttara milegA, cIMTI ko bacAne vaalaa| magara dUsarA vyakti kahegA, 'maiMne dharma ke nAma para bali dI hai|' isameM itanI asamaMjasatA hai ki spaSTa antara nahIM miltaa| daraasala, dharma apane siddhAnta aura mUla saMskRti ko khotA jA rahA hai| dharma ke mUla siddhAnta pIche chUTate jA rahe haiN| dharma ke nAma para jhagar3e hone lage haiN| vAstava meM ina jhagar3oM kA dharma se koI lenA hI denA nahIM hai| cIMTI ko bacAne vAlA aura bakare ko mArane vAlA, donoM hI 'khuda ko dhArmika kaha rahe haiM / Akhira dharma kyA hai ? bAra-bAra yaha prazna uThatA hai| dharma kI paribhASA par3hane aura samajhane lago to dharma jIvana kI nirmalatA hai, dharma jIvana kI pavitratA hai, dharma jIvana zAMti lAtA hai, dharma mAnavatA kI muMDera para jalatA dIyA hai, vaha mohabbata kA cirAga hai| jisa dharma meM ye saba guNa nahIM, vaha dharma nahIM, sAmpradAyikatA kA eka aisA khemA bana jAtA hai, jisameM se hiMsA aura mArakATa hI nikalate haiN| dharma vaha nahIM hai jo hameM eka-dUje se alaga karatA hai| ye saba kheme haiN| dharma to kabhI alaga-thalaga nahIM karatA, vaha to hameM jor3atA hai| jo vAstavika dharma hotA hai, vaha sadaiva manuSya ko Atmaupamya ke bhAva hI sikhAtA hai| Apa kabhI prayAga gae hoNge| vahA~ tIna nadiyoM kA saMgama dekhA hogaa| alaga-alaga dizAoM se Akara ye For Perso187 Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nadiyA~ 'triveNI' bana jAtI haiM, jaba ve eka-dUje meM vilIna ho jAtI haiM phira Apa nahIM batA sakate ki kauna-sA pAnI kisa nadI kA hai ? aise hI dharma bhI to saMgama hai jo sabhI ko apane meM vilIna kara eka svarUpa banA detA hai, lekina loga kinAre khar3e rahate haiM kyoMki saMgama meM utarane se unheM Dara lagatA hai| dharma aisA saMgama hai jo hameM bhAIcAre kA saMdeza detA hai| prema, zAMti, zuddhi aura mukti dharma kI mUla AtmA hai| yahI katya hai aura yahI phala hai| dharma to eka-dasare ko gale lagAnA sikhAtA hai| eka-daje ke kAma AnA sikhAtA hai| Apako vedoM meM kahIM nahIM milegA ki eka-dUje ke prati hama vaira-vaimanasya kA bhAva phailaayeN| AgamoM aura piTakoM meM bhI nahIM milegA ki maMdira aura masjida ke nAma para jhagar3e kro| bAibila, kurAna aura gItA meM kahIM nahIM likhA hai ki dharma ke nAma para katle-Ama kro| isalie Aja jo dharma hamAre sAmane hai, usameM dharma kI mUla AtmA gAyaba hai| vaha to usa deha kI taraha hai, jo dikhane meM to deha hI hai para Atma-tattva usase alaga ho gayA hai| bhalA zava meM zivatva kaise sAkAra ho pAyegA? zarIra meM AtmA hai to vaha sajIva hai, anyathA nirjIva / zarIra murdA hai| dharma AtmA hai, sampradAya zarIra hai| Aja hAlAta dekhakara to yoM lagatA hai mAnoM AtmA hamAre hAtha se chiTaka gayI hai aura kevala zarIra hI bacA hai| hama agara sAmpradAyika kaTTaratA ko dharma se nikAla deM to bahuta kucha pharka par3a sakatA hai, anyathA hama dharma kI maulikatA ko aMgIkAra nahIM kara pAe~ge aura hama sabhI apane sampradAya kI mAnyatAnusAra dharma ko mor3a dete rheNge| eka maulavI aura eka paMDita meM gaharI dostI thii| donoM alaga-alaga sthAnoM para rahate the| prati saptAha eka-dUsarI ko patra likha hI diyA karate the| eka bAra maulavI ne paMDita ko patra likhA ki 'mere gAMva kI masjida purAnI ho gaI hai| usakI hAlata jarjara hai, isalie maiM isakA jIrNoddhAra karavAnA cAhatA huuN| isameM tuma bhI mujhe madada kro|agr ho sake to tuma eka hajAra rupae bheja do|' __paMDita parezAna ! masjida nirmANa ke lie paise dU~ to merA dharma kalaMkita hotA hai| nahIM dUM to dostI TUTatI hai| vaha kAphI parezAna ho gyaa| koI rAstA nahIM sUjhA, to usane apane vakIla se salAha-mazavirA kiyaa| vakIla ne use bahuta acchI rAya dii| usane kahA ki tuma apane dosta ko patra bheja do ki 'maiM eka hajAra rupaye bhijavA rahA hU~, lekina inakA upayoga masjida ke nirmANa meM mata krnaa| masjida ke jIrNoddhAra ke lie tumheM use pahale girAnA to par3egA hii| usa girAne ke kAma meM mere eka hajAra rupae kA upayoga kara lenaa|' yaha chala hai, vyakti kA apane khuda ke saath| vaha dUsaroM ke dharma ke racanAtmaka kAryoM meM sahayoga se pIche haTa jAtA hai| hama maMdira-masjida ko girAne kI nahIM apitu, prema bhASA siikheN| hamArI soca sRjanAtmaka ho / tuma Age nahIM bar3ho, to koI bAta nahIM kintu jo Age bar3ha rahA hai, usake mArga meM bAdhaka mata bno| tumhArA par3ausI Age to bar3hane do| usake pairoM meM TaMgar3I kyoM mArate ho? mAnavatA ke lie yaha pravaMcanA hai| tuma dharma karanA cAhate ho, to sabase bar3A dharma yahI hai ki eka-dUsare ke kAma aao| pyAra-vAtsalya, sneha baaNtto| agara kisI ke vikAsa meM tuma sahayogI banate ho, to yaha tumhArA saubhAgya hai| eka bAta hamezA yAda rakheM / yahA~ jo kucha pAyA hai, saba mATI meM samAne vAlA hai| tana, dhana, yauvana saba kucha 88 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mATI meM milane vAlA hai| lekina mATI-mATI meM samAe, usase pahale mAnavatA ke lie kucha kAma kara jaao| isa mATI kA yahI sadupayoga hogaa| apane ghara meM eka aisA paudhA lagAo, jisakI chAyA par3ausI ke ghara taka phuNce| isase itanA saMtoSa milegA, jisakI Apa kalpanA nahIM kara skte| tuma Age bar3hanA cAhate ho to kisI ko girAo mt| yaha iMsAniyata ke khilApha hai| Age bar3hanA tumhArA dharma hai, para kisI ko pIche dhakelanA to dharma nahIM hai| dharma kA mUla uddezya yahI hai ki Apa kisI ko Age bar3hAyeM kintu bar3hate kI TAMga na khiiceN| ___tuma cAhe jisa maMdira, carca yA gurudvAre meM jAo, yaha tumhArI nijI upAsanA hai| dharma ke lie yaha itanA mahattvapUrNa nahIM hai, jitanA kisI duHkhI ke A~sU poMchanA, kisI ke darda ko kama karane meM madada karanA mahattvapUrNa hai| Apa maMdira gae, upAzraya meM gae, dharmasthAnoM meM gaye lekina vahA~ jAkara bhI adhyAtma ke raMga meM raMgane ke bajAya Apane netAgirI zurU kara dI to vahA~ jAnA vyartha ho gyaa| vahA~ jAkara bhI pApoM kI gaTharI halkI nahIM kara pAe aura usakA vajana bar3hAne kA kAma hI kiyaa| dharmasthAnoM meM jAkara samAja kI ThekedArI zurU ho jAtI hai| padAdhikArI banane ke lie jhagar3e hone lagate haiN| Apasa meM mana-muTAva ho jAtA hai| agara hama samAja ke maMca para Akara bhI aisA karate haiM, to samAja rAjanIti kA paryAya bana jaaegaa| samAja meM rahakara hameM Atmaupamya ke bhAvoM kA vistAra karanA caahiye| lekina loga aisA kahA~ karate haiM ? ' maiM isa pada para rahU~gA aura usako nIce girA dUMgA, aisI bhAvanA mana se nikAla hI nahIM paate| jisa dharma-samAja meM eka-dUje ko uThAne kI bajAya girAne kI pravRtti cala rahI hai, usakA bhaviSya aMdhere meM hai| ___koI vyakti saMghapati, samAja kA adhyakSa aura saMrakSaka banakara tIrthaMkara gotra bhI upArjita kara sakatA hai, to apane lie vaha naraka ke daravAje bhI khola sakatA hai| tuma svarga jAnA cAhate ho yA naraka meM, yaha tuma para hI nirbhara hai| pApa karate ho duniyA meM, aura prArthanAe~ karate ho maMdiroM meM jAkara / dharma kA upayoga pApoM ko dhone ke lie nahIM apitu pApoM se mukti ke lie ho| tuma aise dhArmika bano ki tumhAre dvArA koI pApakarma hI na ho| pApa karate ho dUkAna meM aura paramAtmA ke dvAra para jAkara dhoka lagAte ho ki mujhe mApha kara denaa| aise meM paramAtmA mApha kara degA kyA? maMdira meM to roja prArthanAe~ hotI haiM aura bAhara roja vahI pApa! kaise calegA aise jIvana aura dharma kA ratha? koI vyakti balAtkAra karatA hai, coriyA~ karatA hai, taskarI karatA hai aura maMdira meM jAkara sau rupae kA prasAda car3hA AtA hai, yaha socakara ki paramAtmA una sAre pApoM ko mApha kara degaa| galata kAma karane vAle ko yadi usake karmoM kA phala na mile to usakA hausalA bulaMda hotA hai aura acchA kAma karane vAlA nirAza ho jAtA hai| kisI ne prabhu se pUchA ki eka vyakti dina rAta Apake nAma kI mAlA japatA hai, gAyatrI maMtra ke jApa karatA hai| dUsarA vyakti vaha hai jise gItA nahIM AtI, jo gAyatrI maMtra bhI nahIM jAnatA, lekina Apake batAe hue mArga para calatA hai| donoM meM Apako kauna vyakti priya hai ? bhagavAna ne use samajhAyA ki rAta-dina mere nAma kI mAlA japane vAlA mujhe pAegA yA nahIM, yaha to mAlUma nahIM hai, lekina jo mere batAe mArga para cala rahA hai, vaha merA hai aura maiM usakA huuN| 89 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma kA maulika svabhAva smjhiye| dharma kabhI bAMTatA nahIM hai| usakA svabhAva hI, eka dUsare ko jor3anA hai| tuma ziva kI upAsanA karate ho, isalie zaiva ho| viSNu kI upAsanA karate ho, isalie vaiSNava ho| IsA kI upAsanA karate ho, isalie IsAI ho|'jin' kI upAsanA karate ho, isalie jaina ho| ye sAre dharma apanI-apanI jagaha para hai| tuma inameM rahate hue bhI apane Apako AdhyAtmika aura dhArmika banAne kA yatna kro| vAstava meM dharma vaha hai jo vyakti ke bhItara zAMti sthApita karatA hai, vyakti ko pApa-mukta karatA hai| aisA nahIM hai ki khUba coriyA~ karo yA anIti dhana kamAo aura maMdira yA samAja meM Akara lAkha-do lAkha rupaye kharca kara kIrti upArjita kara lo| samAja meM kucha rupaye kharca karake tuma netA jarUra bana jAoge, lekina dhArmika nahIM ho pAoge / dharma ko tumhArI netAgirI se koI sarokAra nahIM hai, isalie Apa apane-Apa ko badaleM, AtmaciMtana kreN| jo loga pratidina maMdiroM meM jAte haiM, prArthanAe~ karate haiM, dhUpa-dIpa karate haiM aura samAja meM netA bane hue haiM, ve jarA AtmaciMtana kareM ki ve bhItara se vAstava meM kitane dhArmika haiM ? kahIM aisA to nahIM hai ki Upara-Upara se to ve dharma ke prati samarpita dikhAI de rahe haiM, lekina bhItara vahI jor3a-tor3a cala rahI hai ki isa pada para maiM bailUMgA, vaha pada mere bhAI kA honA caahie| dharma tathA samAja meM pada aura pratiSThA ko pAne ke liye kI jAne vAlI tor3a-phor3a nindanIya hai / paramAtmA tumheM aise kRtyoM ke lie kabhI mApha nahIM kara paaegaa| ___ kyA Apa usa AdamI se kabhI khuza ho pAe~ge jo Apake sAmane to jI-hujUrI kare aura pITha pIche burAiyoM kI piTArI kholakara baiTha jaae| nahIM nA ! ThIka paramAtmA ke mAmale meM aisA hI phArmUlA lAgU hotA hai| maMdira meM jAkara paramAtmA kI khUba jI-hUjUrI karate ho kintu bAhara Akara use nakArane lagate ho, usakI iMsAniyata kI zikSA ko nakArate ho| jo iMsAna, kisI kI pITha meM churA ghoMpa rahA hai, vaha paramAtmA kI pITha meM hI churA ghoMpa rahA hai kyoMki 'vaha' sarvavyApI hai| isalie badalo apane Apa ko| dharma ke vAstavika artha ko pahacAna kara ekadUsare ke prati hRdaya meM prema kA dIpa jlaao| Apa dharma se bahuta kucha cAhate haiN| koI beTA mA~gatA hai, to koI paisA mA~gatA hai, lekina Apane kabhI vicAra kiyA ki dharma bhI Apase kucha cAhatA hai| yadi Apane usakI mAMga pUrI nahIM kI to, bhalA dharma ApakA bhalA kaise karegA? ____ mahAbhArata meM eka ukti AtI hai, 'dharmo rakSati rakSitaH' / jo dharma kI rakSA karatA hai, dharma usakI rakSA karatA hai| jo vyakti dharma kI rakSA nahIM karatA, dharma usakI rakSA kaise karegA? mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'dharma to tumhAre jIvana kA sahArA hai| koI nadI meM taira rahA ho aura tairate- tairate usakI zakti javAba dene lage aura aise samaya meM koI havA se bharI Tayaba yA khAlI DibbA usake hAtha A jAe to usakA bacAva saMbhava hai| dharma bhI aisA sahArA jarUra bana sakatA hai, lekina vaha ApakI aMgulI pakar3akara Apako nadI pAra nahIM karavA sktaa| dharma to havA se bharA vaha TyUba hai, jise pakar3a liyA to taira jAoge, anyathA DUbanA to taya hai| vyakti pala-pala DUba hI to rahA hai| AdhA to DUba cukA hai, DubakiyA~ lagA rahA hai| bharosA nahIM ki vaha kaba pUrA DUba jaaegaa| saba DUbane vAle haiM, baceMge ve hI jinhoMne TyUba pakar3a liyA hai| aise loga hI pAra laga skeNge| 90 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra meM Aja aneka dharma haiM aura unake bhI kitane-kitane paMtha ho gae haiN| jitanI AbAdI, utane dharma / mahAvIra se ziSyoM ne pUchA- 'kauna-sA dharma zreSTha hai ?' prabhu ne yaha nahIM kahA ki amuka dharma acchA hai| unhoMne kahA ki 'ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa, ye tInoM dharma ke prANa haiN|' ye tInoM hamAre hAtha se nikala gae to dharma bhI hamAre hAtha se nikala jaaegaa| hamAre pAsa kucha na rahegA aura hama khAlI ke khAlI raha jAeMge / dharma kA matalaba yaha nahIM hai ki samAja meM jAkara netAgirI kara lI yA vahA~ padAdhikArI bana ge| agara citta kI nirmalatA nahIM hai, to tumhArA kalyANa nahIM ho paaegaa| dharma hindu, bauddha hai, dharma na muslima jaina / dharma citta kI zuddhatA, dharma zAMti sukha caina / - antara kI nirmalatA, citta kI pavitratA kA nAma dharma hai| dharma hameM usa antara- zAMti kA ahasAsa karAtA hai| jo saMsAra meM anupalabdha hai / usakA lakSya mAnavatA kA hita karanA hotA hai / ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa - ye jo dharma ke prANa haiM, unakA mUla uddezya yahI hai ki hamase mAnavatA kA hita ho / ahiMsA kA artha vistAraI aura prema hai| saMyama kA artha vistAra - azubha se zubha aura zuddhatva kI yAtrA hai aura tapa icchAoM aura kaSAyoM kA parizamana karatA hai karuNA hiMsaka mAtra vaha nahIM hai ki vyakti kasAIkhAne meM baiThakara bakare kI hatyA karatA hai aura ahiMsaka vaha nahIM hai jo maMdira meM baiThakara pUjA karatA hai| hiMsA aura ahiMsA kI sirpha itanI hI paribhASA nahIM hai| unakA artha bahuta vyApaka hai / loga 'ahiMsA paramo dharmaH ' ke nAre lagAte haiN| hama jarA AtmaciMtana kareM ki ina logoM ke pairoM meM kyA hai ? camar3e ke jUte / zarIra para aura dekho, to hAtha kI ghar3I kA paTTA, penTa kA belTa, saba camar3e ke haiM / 'ahiMsA paramo dharmaH' kA nArA lagAne vAlI mahilAoM ke hAthoM meM jhUla rahA parsa bhI camar3e kA hai| inake hoThoM para jo lipasTika lagI hai, vaha kitanI hiMsaka hai yaha kyA Apa jAnate haiM ? hama logoM ko vicAradhArAe~ aisI ho gaI haiN| ki vaha bhASaNa to lambe-cauDe jhAr3a deMge, lekina una para amala nahIM kreNge| hama nAre to kucha aura lagAte haiM kintu apane jIvana meM kRtya dUsarI taraha ke karate haiM / U~ce siddhAntoM ko mAtra bhASaNa taka sImita rakhane kI bajAya hameM unheM jIvana meM AtmasAt karane kA prayatna karanA cAhiye / -- samAja ke bIca baiThakara bAteM to ImAna kI kareMge, lekina bAhara jAkara isake viparIta kRtya kreNge| yahI sthiti dharma kI bhI kara dI hai hama logoM ne| usakI mUla bhAvanAeM to bAhara nikAla dI haiM, kintu ADambaroM se dharma ko ghera rakhA hai| jarA apane ko, dharma ko bAhya ADambara se mukta kreN| kahIM aisA na ho ki dharma kevala bAhya ADambara taka sImita raha jAe, dharma kI mUla AtmA Apake hAtha se khisaka jaae| jarA vicAra kIjiye, vaha AdamI bhalA kaisA dhArmika hogA, jo maMdira meM jAkara to pUjA-pATha karatA hai aura dUkAna meM baiThakara taskarI, dhokhAdhar3I se bharA dhaMdhA karatA hai| eka AdamI samAja meM jAkara to eka hajAra rupaye car3hA detA hai lekina yadi unake naukara kI bIbI bImAra ho jAe to use sau rupaye kA sahayoga taka nahIM detA / daraasala hamane apane dharma ko paisoM se hI jor3a rakhA hai| bar3e-bar3e dhArmika loga aise haiM jo tilaka chApe 91 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lagAte haiM, maMdira jAte haiN| khuda ko hindU dharma aura jaina dharma kA anuyAyI ghoSita karate haiM, lekina unake kriyAkalApoM kA jAyajA leM to hairAnI hogii| aise bahuta se loga haiM jo bhItara kucha haiM aura bAhara kuch| Upara se ve samAjasevI bane phirate haiM aura ghara meM apanI bahU ko daheja ke lie taMga karate haiM / daheja ke nAma para apanI putravadhU ko pratAr3ita karanA mAnavatA ke lie kalaMka hai| aise loga yaha nahIM socate haiM ki unakI putrI bhI kisI kI putravadhU banane vAlI hai| jo sAsa apanI bahU ko pratAr3ita karatI hai, vaha jarA soce ki usakI beTI bhI to kisI kI bahU banegI aura usake sAtha bhI aisA hI atyAcAra huA, to use kitanA darda hogA? agara dharma kI gaharAI meM jAo to Apako socane ke kaI bindu najara aaeNge| bhArata vaha puNyabhUmi hai jahA~ dharma ne astitva paayaa| hameM isa bAta para garva karanA cAhie ki hamane isa bhUmi para janma liyaa| isI dharatI para rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra aura buddha paidA hue| kitane-kitane RSi, AcArya yahA~ paidA hue, jinhoMne dharma ke AcAra-vicAra kI puNya-salilA bhaaii| dharma kA artha kevala sadAcAra hI nahIM, sadvicAra bhI hai| jahA~ sadAcAra va sadvicAra kI gaMgA-jamunA eka sAtha bahatI hai, vahIM para dharma jIvita rahatA hai| isa dharatI para kabhI AiMsTIna, sikaMdara aura nepoliyana paidA nahIM hue, lekina yaha bhUmi isa bAta para garva kara sakatI hai ki isane rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra, buddha Adi ko paidA kiyaa| isa dharatI ne una logoM ko paidA kiyA jo vizva-vijetA bhale hI na rahe hoM, lekina Atma-vijetA avazya rhe| talavAra ke bala para kisI ko jItanA alaga bAta hai aura dila ke bala para jItanA alaga bAta hai| talavAra se kisI kA sira kATA jA sakatA hai, lekina dila se vAstava meM kisI ko jhukAyA jA sakatA hai| bhArata vaha dharatI hai, jisa para jaba-jaba bhI adharma bar3hA, mahApuruSa avatarita hue aura unhoMne adharma kA nAza kiyaa| Aja duHkha hotA hai ki jisa deza ne dUsare dezoM ko dharma aura adhyAtma kA saMdeza diyA, vahA~ hI hiMsA, beImAnI aura bhraSTAcAra ne apane paira jamA liye haiN| ____ Aja hameM ciMtana karanA hogA ki hama apanI bhAvI pIr3hI ke lie kaisA bhArata chor3a kara jA rahe haiM ? hamAre pUrvajoM ne hamAre lie dharma kA laharAtA vRkSa chor3A thA, pallavita-puSpita sumana chor3e the| Age Ane vAlI pIr3hI hameM gAliyAM deMgI, kyoMki hama usake lie koI acchA saMsAra chor3akara nahIM jA rahe haiN| dharma ke nAma para hama phUla nahIM, kA~Te chor3akara jA rahe haiN| kahane ko to hama saba eka haiN| sAtha-sAtha bhojana karate haiM, vyavasAya karate haiM, lekina dharma kA nAma Ate hI hama ba~Ta jAte haiM / Apasa meM kaTa-mara jAte haiN| kyA dharma hameM yahI sikhAtA hai ? kyA dharma-majahaba kA yahI kAma hai ki vaha hameM kATe aura Apasa meM bA~Te? agara aisA hotA hai, to vaha dharma nahIM apitu kaTTaratA hai| hameM vicAra karanA hogA ki kyA hama dharma-majahaba ke nAma para itane kaTa aura ba~Ta jAe~ge ki Apasa meM galabahiyAM na DAla sakeM, eka dUsare ke sukha-duHkha meM kAma na A skeN| sAre saMsAra ke prati maitrI rakhakara hI Apa vAstava meM apane sAtha maitrI kara sakate haiN| hama sAtha-sAtha khAte-pIte aura uThate-baiThate haiM, lekina dharma kA nAma lete hI alaga-alaga ho jAte haiN| 92 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hama eka gIta roja gunagunAte haiM- 'majahaba nahIM sikhAtA, Apasa meM vaira rakhanA' lekina kAma usase ulaTA karate haiN| majahaba to Ajakala logoM ke mana meM vaira kI bhAvanAeM paidA karane lagA hai| hama loga majahaba ke nAma para kaTane-chaMTane lage haiM, kyoMki hama vAstava meM dhArmika nahIM bana pAe haiN| hama saba sAmpradAyika banate jA rahe haiN| dharma ko jaba-jaba sampradAya kA colA pahanAyA jAegA, taba-taba adhyAtma nIce giratA jAegA aura sampradAya Upara uThatA jaaegaa| alaga-alaga paryuSaNa karanA jaina dharma kI bAteM nahIM haiM / ye to hamAre paMtha-paramparA kI bAteM haiN| yaha to manuSya para nirbhara hai ki vaha dhArmika, AdhyAtmika yA sAmpradAyika meM se kyA bananA cAhatA hai ? jisa deza ne kabhI dharma utpanna kiyA, jo deza dharma kA prANa thA, Aja vaha apane sAmane bahuta bar3A prazna lekara khar3A hai ki kyA hama dhArmika haiM ? hama loga kaba taka maMdira-masjida ke jhagar3oM meM khuda ko bA~Tate raheMge? jo loga maMdira-masjida ke pIche mAnavatA kA khUna karate jA rahe haiM, unheM isa bAta se koI matalaba nahIM hai ki maMdira bane yA msjid| unheM to alagAva karAnA hai aura isameM ve saphala hote haiN| lekina dharma ko ina bAtoM se koI sarokAra nahIM hai| jaba isa deza meM maMdira-masjida nahIM the, taba bhI dharma to thA hI aura aba ye TUTa jAe~ge to bhI dharma rhegaa| dharma koI patthara-gAre se banI imAratoM kA mohatAja nahIM hai| dharma kA sambandha kevala maMdira-masjida ke sAtha nahIM hai| dharma kA sambandha vyakti ke sAtha hai| yadi hamane dharma kA sambandha kevala jaDa-padArthoM se joDA aura use hama bhItara se na joDa pAe to dharma bAra-bAra sAmpradAyikatA kA bAnA pahanakara Apake sAmane khar3A hogA aura ayodhyA jaise kAMDa hote rheNge| hameM sAmpradAyika nahIM, dhArmika honA hai, AdhyAtmika honA hai| hamAre ApasI jhagar3e bhI kama nahIM haiN| eka kahatA hai, 'sabase pahale zvetAmbara kA nAma rahanA caahie|' dUsarA kahatA hai, 'digambara kA nAma Age rhe|' koI 'sthAnaka' aura koI 'terApaMthI' ko Age lAnA cAhatA hai| viDambanA yaha hai ki koI yaha nahIM kahatA ki sabase pahale jainatva kA nAma rahanA caahie| hama svayaM ko sAmpradAyikatA se Upara utthaaeN| dharma kabhI sAmpradAyikatA meM nahIM jiitaa| dharma hamezA AdhyAtmikatA meM jItA hai| dharma bAhara hI nahIM bhItara bhI honA caahiye| dharma eka dUsare se jor3anA sikhAtA hai, bA~TanA nhiiN| jahA~ alagAvA athavA ba~TavAre kI bAta ho, vahA~ dharma nahIM apitu sAmpradAyikatA hai| dharma kA kAma vaimanasya phailAnA nahIM hai| sabake prati maitrI kA bhAva paidA karanA hI dharma kA uddezya hai| aba yaha to vyakti para nirbhara hai ki vaha kyA bananA cAhatA hai dhArmika yA sAmpradAyika? dharma AcAra-vicAra donoM kA samanvita rUpa hai| hama loga jaba mAlA japate haiM to kahate haiM, 'namo loe savvasAhUNaM' jitane bhI sAdhu haiM, una sabako merA praNAma / lekina hama vAstava meM kyA isa vAkya ko jIvana meM utAra pAte haiM ? ___ dharma kyA hai ? dharma mAnavatA kI muMDera para mohabbata kA cirAga hai| dharma ahiMsA kA anuSThAna hai| kAza, hama aMhisA ke anuSThAna meM jI pAe~ / use jIvana meM AtmasAt kara pAe~ / bhArata ke saikar3oM dharma haiM / kahane ko to moTe taura para koI eka darjana dharma haiM lekina unake bhItara itane vibhAjana haiM ki unakI ginatI karanI muzkila ho jaae| hakIkata to yaha hai ki dharma to kama kintu samudAya adhika paidA hue| kahane ko hama bhale hI zAstroM kA uddharaNa 93 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dekara kaha sakate haiM ki hamArA deza dhArmika hai, para hakIkata meM hamArA deza AdhyAtmika nahIM balki sAmpradAyika banatA jA rahA hai| hama sampradAyoM meM ulajhate jA rahe haiM / sAmpradAyika kaTTaratA ke kAraNa loga Apasa meM kaTa-mara rahe haiN| deza meM dharma kA jAla-sA phailA huA hai| eka par3ausI jaina, to dUsarA bauddha, tIsarA sikkha, to cauthA musalamAna / bahudhA mana meM bhAva paidA hotA hai ki Akhira vAstava meM dharma hai kyA? dharma vaha hai jo AdamI ko jIvana jInA sikhAtA hai| Apasa meM prema, zraddhA, sadbhAva se rahanA sikhAtA hai| dharma citta kI zuddhatA hai| dharma aMtara kI nirmalatA hai yadi dharma hameM bhItara se nirmala nahIM karatA, zuddha nahIM karatA, to vaha dharma apUrNa hai| hamane dharma kA artha kevala pUjA-pATha se lagAkara use eka Ale meM sthApita kara diyA hai| dharma isase bar3hakara hai| dharma hameM naitikatA kA pATha par3hAtA hai / vaira-bhAva chor3anA sikhAtA hai| prema aura pyAra kI sIkha detA hai| manuSya ke mana se vaira-bhAva AsAnI se nahIM jA pAtA / vaira aura vaimanasya kI pravRttiyA~ banI rahatI haiM va raharaha kara sira uThAtI haiN| sAmAyika kara lI, pratikramaNa kara liyA magara apanI pravRttiyoM kA zamana nahIM kara pAe to saba bekAra gyaa| na jAne kitanI bAra tuma kSamApanA parva manA cuke ho, magara bhItara kSamA utpanna nahIM huii| kSamA mAMgane ke bAvajUda vaira jiMdA rahA to phira kyA lAbha huA kSamApanA kA? jaba taka hamane apane bhItara kI darAroM ko ThIka nahIM kiyA to Upara-Upara se kI gaI kSamApanA DhoMga mAtra hogii| durbhAgya yaha hai ki hama samAja meM sirpha apanA vaibhava dikhAne ke lie Ate haiM, apanA ahaMkAra sAtha lekara Ate haiN| jaba taka hamArA ahaMkAra samApta nahIM hogA, koI dharma hameM dhArmika yA AdhyAtmika nahIM banA sakegA, hamArI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna nahIM kara skegaa| hama cAhe kitane bhI mAsakSamaNa kara leM kintu yadi bhItara kA vaira-bhAva nahIM jAegA to hama parizuddha nahIM ho paayeNge| hamArI tapasyA bhI kevala dikhAvaTI banakara raha jAegI aura jIvana meM koI badalAva nahIM A paaegaa| hameM dharma ko bArIkI se jA~ca kara use na kevala samajhanA hogA, balki use jIvana meM bhI utAranA hogaa| sAmAyika karo to sAmAyika ke bAda jaba uTho, pAMca minaTa vicAra karanA ki sAmAyika ke daurAna hamAre mana meM kisa-kisa ke prati kaSAya ke bhAva Ae, krodha yA ghRNA ke bhAva aae| agara ye pravRttiyA~ jArI rahIM to isakA artha yaha huA ki sAmAyika sArthaka na huii| ghara meM sAmAyika karane baiThe aura rasoI meM dUdha garma ho rahA thaa| dUpha uphana kara bhagone se bAhara nikalA to Apa sAmAyika chor3akara bhaage| isalie pahale jarUrI hai ki mana kI pravRttiyoM ko zAMta kareM, phira sAmAyika karane baitthe| hama mauna to rakha lete haiM, lekina bhItara zAMti nahIM rakha pAte / vahA~ vArtAlApa calatA rahatA hai| jIvana meM jaba taka ekAMta, mauna aura dhyAna-ye tInoM sAtha nahIM hoMge, taba taka hama pUrI taraha AdhyAtmika nahIM bana paaeNge| isalie sAmAyika ko gaMbhIratA se leN| prayAsa kareM, svayaM ko ekAMta meM lAne kA, mauna rakhane kA aura dhyAna meM jIne kA / sAdhanA ke ye hI mUla maMtra haiM / yahIM se sAdhanA zurU hotI hai| jahA~ ye mila jAeMge, triveNI ho jAegI, tIrtharAja prayAga ho jaaegaa| 94 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ekatA aura naitikatA dharma kA mUla saMdeza hai / yadi hamane ekatA ko kho diyA, naitikatA ko kho diyA to Ane vAle samaya meM hameM apane jIvana meM jainatva aura hindutva kI mohara ko bhI khonA pdd'egaa| hameM yaha mohara sa~bhAla kara rakhanI hai| "hama nahIM digambara-zvetAmbara, terahapaMthI sthAnakavAsI, hama eka paMtha ke anuyAyI, hama eka deva ke vishvaasii|" hama kAmanA karate haiM ki hamArA Ane vAlA kala aisA ho jaba hamArI pahacAna digambara, zvetAmbara se nahIM, terahapaMthI sthAnakavAsI se nahIM ho, apitu hamArI pahacAna jainatva' ke kAraNa ho| kisI se usakA dharma pUcho to hareka kA javAba alaga-alaga hogaa| yahI nahIM, yadi Apa kisI sAdhu se pUche to vaha bhI apanI gherAbaMdI ko nahIM tor3egA, hamArA vicAra bhI isa ghere meM hI simaTa kara raha jaaegaa| mahAvIra ne kahA ki ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa' meM tInoM dharma ke mahatvapUrNa sUtra haiN| yaha ThIka vaise hI hai jaise pavitratA ke tIna pratIka gaMgA, yamunA aura sarasvatI haiN| prabhu kahate haiM ki jo vyakti ahiMsA, saMyama va tapa kA AcaraNa karate haiM, use deva bhI praNAma karate haiN| lekina hameM praNAma to dUra, kabhI deva ke darzana dUra se bhI nahIM hue| Akhira kyA bAta hai ? kyA hama dhArmika nahIM haiM ? isa bAre meM gaharAI se socanA pdd'egaa| abhI hamane dharma kA pahalA pATha par3hanA bhI zurU nahIM kiyA hai| hama to itanA jAnate haiM ki kaise kisI kI jeba kATeM, kaise milAvaTa kara adhikAdhika lAbha uThA leN| Taiksa bacAnA bhI jAnate haiM aura jhUTha bolanA bhii| daraasala, hamane jIvana ko jhUTha kA piTArA samajha rakhA hai aura usI ke anurUpa apane ko DhAla liyA hai| dharma ke bAre meM hamArI jAnakArI adhUrI hai| eka bAta kA dhyAna rkheN| jaba taka hama dharma ko pUrI taraha nahIM samajha pAe~ge, taba taka hamArA sArA jJAna aise hI hogA jaise binA namaka kI sabjI / Apa sabjI meM sAre masAle DAla dIjiye, lekina namaka chor3a dIjiye pUrI sabjI asvAdu ho jaaegii| binA dharma ke saba kucha phIkA-besvAda hai| hamane jIvana meM prAyaH sabhI kalAeM sIkha lIM, magara ve hamAre jIvana meM avatarita nahIM ho pAyIM, kyoMki hamAre prayAsoM meM hI kamI rhii| hamane bAhara kI bAteM to bahuta sIkha lIM, magara hama bhItara kA ajJAna dUra nahIM kara pAe / bAhara ke prati hamArA mamatva hai lekina hameM bhItara kI ciMtA nahIM hai| manuSya hara kAma deha ke kalyANa ke lie karatA hai| AtmA ke kalyANa kI to use sudha hI nahIM hai| hama jar3a ke kalyANa kI ciMtA meM DUbe rahate haiM aura cetanA ko bisarA dete haiN| jaba taka AtmA kI sudha nahIM lI jAegI, taba taka duniyA kI vAstavika pahacAna bhI nahIM ho paaegii| jo apane Apa ko nahIM samajha pAyA, vaha duniyA ko kyA samajhegA? isalie dharma ko jIvana meM utArane kI koziza karo aura use kitAboM taka hI sImita mata rahane do| dharma kA sambandha bAhara se kama bhItara se adhika hai| jaba taka yaha bAta samajha meM nahIM AegI, saba kucha sIkhA huA pAnI meM calA jaaegaa| mujhe yAda hai, eka yuvaka ne bAhara varSa taka kAzI meM vedoM kA adhyayana kiyaa| jaba use lagA ki usane kAphI kucha jJAna prApta kara liyA hai, to vaha apane gA~va ravAnA huaa| rAha meM eka nadI pdd'ii| usane vahA~ khar3I nAva kA sahArA liyaa| jaba nAva ravAnA huI to paMDita ne nAvika se pUchA-'bAbA! kyA tumane vyAkaraNazAstra par3hA hai ?' assI varSIya nAvika ne inakAra meM sira hilA diyaa| paMDita ne kahA, 'taba to 95 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tumhArI eka cauthAI umra bekAra hI gii|' thor3I dera bAda usane phira bAbA se pUchA ki kyA tumane nyAyazAstra par3hA hai ? isa bAra bhI uttara 'na' meM milA to usane ha~sakara kahA, taba to tumhArI AdhI jindagI bekAra calI gii|' nAvika cupacApa nAva khetA rhaa| udhara paMDita kA ahaMkAra puSTa hotA gyaa| kucha dera bAda nae-nae paMDita bane yuvaka ne phira bAbA ko chedd'aa| usane pUchA ki 'bAbA, kyA tumane tarkazAstra aura jyotiSazAstra par3hA hai?' bAbA kA uttara phira bhI 'na' meM hI thaa| taba yuvaka bolA ki 'bAbA, ApakI pacahattara phIsadI jindagI bekAra calI gii| ekAeka nadI kA bahAva teja ho gyaa| nAvika ne cAla clii| usane nAva ko eka tarapha jhukA diyA aura paMDita se pUchA 'kyA tuma tairanA jAnate ho?' yuvaka ne jaba 'nahIM' meM uttara diyA to bAbA ne kahA ki merI tIna cauthAI jiMdagI pAnI meM calI gii| mujhe vibhinna zAstroM kA jJAna nahIM hai, lekina tumhArI to pUrI jiMdagI hI pAnI meM jAne vAlI hai| tumane saba kucha jAnA, lekina tairanA nahIM siikhaa| jo jIvana meM tairanA jAnatA hai, vaha bhava-sAgara pAra kara jAegA aura jo jhUThA jJAna baghArane meM lagA rahegA, usakA jJAna use jamIna para le aaegaa| sabhI loga isI sAMsArika bhUla-bhulaiyA meM hI ghUmate rahate haiM, ata: unheM mokSa kA rAstA nahIM miltaa| isalie tairanA sIkho, bhula-bhulaiyA se nikalanA siikho| dhArmika bananA cAhate ho, AdhyAtmika bananA cAhate ho to pahale khuda ko sAmpradAyikatA ke baMdhanoM se mukta karo anyathA jIvana bhara anuSThAna karate rahoge aura yahIM raha jaaoge| jarA vicAra kIjiye ki yaha colA (zarIra) kyoM milA hai Apako? isakA Apane abhI taka kyA upayoga kiyA? isa para vicAra ke bAda apane bhItara rUpAntaraNa kI kar3iyA~ khilane diijiye| dharma ko kahIM eka jagaha sImita mata rakhiye, use vistAra karane diijiye| Apake jIvana meM isI se saMnyAsa va samAdhi ghaTita hogii| sAmpradAyika nahIM, dhArmika aura AdhyAtmika bniye| AtmA ko pahacAniye aura usase bhI Age bar3he to paramAtmA' se sAkSAtkAra kI saMbhAvanAe~ ApakI rAha dekha rahI hoNgii| Aja mahAvIra aura buddha, rAma aura kRSNa bhI hamase pUcha rahe haiM ki tuma loga mere anuyAyI hone kA dama to bharate ho, lekina mere vacanoM ko tumane apane jIvana meM kisa sImA taka aMgIkAra kiyA? mere saMdezoM ko jIvana meM kitanA utArA? aura unake javAba meM hamAre pAsa sivAya cuppI ke aura kyA hai? koI bhI vyakti sApha-sApha yaha nahIM kaha sakatA ki maiMne paramAtmA kI AjJAoM kA pAlana kiyA hai / maiM paramAtmA ke batAe mArga para cala rahA huuN| bhale hI Apa veza ke sAdhu na bana pAe~, para kama se kama jIvana ke sAdhu banane kI koziza to kara hI sakate haiN| bhagavA kapar3oM meM to sAdhu bananA AsAna hai, lekina peMTa-zarTa meM sAdhu bananA hareka ke basa kI bAta nahIM hai| himAlaya kI guphA meM baiThakara to hara koI brahmacArI bana sakatA hai, lekina hamArI cetanA sadaiva usa sthUlibhadra ke prati natamastaka rahegI jo kozA ke yahA~ cAturmAsa vyatIta karake bhI nirlipta rhe| maiM nahIM kahatA ki Apa gRhasthI chor3a deM aura jholI-DaMDA lekara nikala pdd'eN| yadi Apa saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI apane ko saMsAra se alaga kara lete haiM, to yaha bhI saMsAra meM saMnyAsa kI upalabdhi hogii| ThIka kamala kI taraha, jisakI DaMDI to kIcar3a meM rahatI hai, lekina usake phUla bAhara khilate haiN| saMsAra meM rahanA burA nahIM hai, basa apane ko nirlipta banAye rakhane kI jarUrata hai| 96 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra ke prati Apake mana meM jo tRSNAe~, kAmanAe~ aura vAsanAe~ pala rahI haiM, unase svayaM ko mukta kro| yahA~ to hara koI DUba rahA hai, 'nAnaka dukhiyA saba sNsaar'| apane Apako DUbane se bacAnA hai| DUba to hara koI sakatA hai| maz2A to taba hai jaba tairakara pAra laga jaao| jidhara dhArA baha rahI hai, udhara hI bahate cale jAoge to tumane kaunasA bar3A kAma kara liyA? tuma dhArA ke viparIta bahakara dikhaao| gaMgotrI se gaMgAsAgara taka kI yAtrA to mardA bhI kara sakatA hai| khubI to taba hai jaba tuma gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI taka kI yAtrA kro| Apa agara tairanA cAhate haiM to vaha Apako tairAne ke lie taiyAra hai| Apa to gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA prAraMbha kareM, Age kI bAta usa paramAtmA para chor3a deM jo saba kA rakSaka aura jagadAdhAra hai| 97 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ekatva kA zAzvata bodha manuSya hara pala gatimAna rahatA hai| jahA~ rukAvaTa yA ThaharAva A jAtA hai, vahA~ jIvana samApta ho jAtA hai| eka jIvana kI samApti dUsare jIvana kI zuruAta hotI hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki hara vyakti yAtrA kara rahA hai| Apa, maiM, hama sabhI yAtrA para haiN| saMsAra meM jitane bhI prANI haiM, saba yAtrA para haiN| isa yAtrA meM kisI ko Aja to kisI ko kala maMjila milane vAlI hai| yahA~ hara koI maMjila kI talAza meM hai| koI Aja jA rahA hai, koI kala jaaegaa| saba paMkti meM lage haiN| Aja jisa koThI meM baiThe ho, kala vahA~ se ApakA boriyA-bistara ba~dhane vAlA hai| manuSya ko janma ke sAtha hI yahA~ se vApasa jAne kA TikaTa bhI milA huA hai| rote hue Ane vAle manuSya ko ha~sate hue jAnA hai yA rote hue, yaha usI para nirbhara karatA hai| ha~sate hue jAoge to jIvana saphala hogA aura rote hue jAoge to jIvana abhizApa banA rhegaa| jIvana ke ye varadAna aura abhizApa hama sabhI ko mile hue haiN| sikaMdara ne duniyA ko jItA lekina jAte samaya usake donoM hAtha khAlI the| isakI phalazruti to hamAre karmoM para nirbhara karatI hai| sikaMdara ne apane aMtima samaya meM vaidyoM se kahA ki 'mujhe kucha kSaNa jIne kI mohalata de do, maiM tumheM daulata se tola duuNgaa|' vaidya ha~sA'kitanA nAdAna hai sikaMdara! are! karor3oM rupae dekara bhI eka kSaNa nahIM mila sktaa| cAhe koI bhI kyoM na ho aisA kauna hai jo mRtyu ke caMgula se bacA hai ?' pratidina sUrya udaya hotA hai aura zAma ko asta ho jAtA hai / isa zAzvata krama ko koI nahIM badala sktaa| Aja taka kabhI aisA nahIM huA ki sUrya ugA ho aura zAma ko asta na huA ho| Akhira khilane vAlA hara phUla 98 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kumhalAtA to hai hii| _ 'janme so nizcaya mare, kauna amara ho Aya'- jisane janma liyA, usakI mRtyu avazyaMbhAvI hai| mahAvIra ke nirvANa ke samaya indra ne svayaM upasthita hokara kahA thA ki 'prabho ! ho sake to Apa apane jIvana ko kucha kSaNoM ke lie bar3hA leM, kyoMki ApakA dehAMta aise graha meM ho rahA hai jisakA prabhAva, Ane vAlI ziSya-paraMparA para par3e binA nahIM raha skegaa|' lekina mahAvIra ne kahA - 'indra-! na evaM bhUvam, na evaM bhavvam, na evaM bhavissahi / na aisA huA, na ho sakatA hai aura na hogaa| koI bhI vyakti apanI jindagI ko na ghaTA sakatA hai aura na bar3hA sakatA hai| niyata hai yahA~ saba kucha-jIvana bhI aura mRtyu bhii| kise patA hai Ane vAlA kala jIvana banakara AyegA yA mRtyu bnkr|vaas kI Dora kaba TUTegI, kyA tuma jAnate ho?' zvAsoM kA kyA ThikAnA ruka jAye calate-calate, prANoM kI rozanI bhI, bujha jAye jlte-jlte| manuSya ko isa bAta kI bhI khabara nahIM hai ki jo sA~sa vaha bhItara le rahA hai, use bAhara bhI nikAla pAegA yA nhiiN| rAta ko sote samaya bhI nizcita nahIM hotA ki subaha salAmata uTha pAe~ge yA nhiiN| subaha ghara se nikalate haiM, para zAma ko hama lauTeMge yA nahIM, isakI kyA gAraMTI hai ? AkAza meM ur3a rahI jIvana kI pataMga, jAne kaba kaTa jAe aura usakI Dora havA meM hI raha jaae| jIvana kSaNabhaMgura hai, pAnI kA bulabulA hai| jindagI nAma hai ravAnI kA, kyA thamegA bahAva pAnI kA, jindagI nAma hai betaAlluka kA, eka hissA kahAnI kaa| vAstava meM jindagI eka kahAnI kA hissA hai| bahate pAnI kI ravAnI kA nAma hai jindgii| isalie yaha socakara ciMtita mata honA ki maranA hai| eka dina to sabhI ko maranA hai| amara koI nahIM hai| yaha mata socanA ki duniyA mara rahI hai kintu maiM thor3e hI mruuNgaa| sA~sa rahane taka hI jIvana rahatA hai, bAda meM apAra-vaibhava bhI Apako jIvana nahIM de skte| __ saMsAra meM aise aneka loga haiM jo camatkAroM meM vizvAsa rakhate haiN| koI kabUtara ko cir3iyA banA detA hai, koI najaroM kA indrajAla khar3A kara detA hai| lekina yakIna mAno, ye saba mithyA haiN| koI bhI vyakti mRtyu ko jIvana nahIM banA sktaa| isalie kahatA hU~, jaba mauta Ae to usase A~kheM mata curAnA, usakA svAgata krnaa| kucha loga bar3I zekhI baghArate haiM ki hama mauta se nahIM Darate, lekina jaba mauta AtI hai to usase najareM curAne lagate haiN| mere prabhu! mauta hamArI zatru nahIM, mitra hai| usase katarAnA mata, usakA to svAgata hI krnaa| hameM koI vyakti nae kapar3e pahanAtA hai to kyA vaha hamArA duzmana ho jAegA? isI taraha koI hameM jIrNazIrNa makAna se nikAlakara mahala meM le jAtA hai to kyA vaha hamArA zatru ho sakatA hai ? jIvana kI samApti bhI aisI hI hai| matya hamAre zarIra rUpI cole ko utAra detI hai| AtmA phira kisI nae zarIra kI ora nikala paDatI hai| 99 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu jIvana kI vAstavika samApti nahIM hai, apitu kevala cole kA parivartana hai| na jAne hamane aba taka kitane cole badale haiM aura kitane cole badaleMge / mRtyu bAra-bAra AtI hai aura jIvana kA rUpAMtaraNa kara jAtI hai| kabhI koI colA to kabhI koI / kabhI gAya kA, kabhI gadhe kA, to kabhI cIMTI kaa| iMsAna kA colA to patA nahIM kitane janmoM ke bAda eka bAra milatA hai| mRtyu ke rUpa bhI aneka haiM / yaha kisI ko nirvANa ke rUpa meM mila sakatI hai to kisI ko kevala mRtyu ke rUpa meN| isalie mRtyu kI ciMtA mata kro| jIvana ke asthAyI samAptIkaraNa kI ciMtA mata kro| apane Apako sudhArane kI ciMtA karo / Apane apane jIvana kA rahana-sahana badala liyA, jIvana meM sthAyI rUpAMtaraNa le Ae to Apako mRtyu kA bhaya nahIM satA skegaa| taba mauta Apako nahIM mAra paaegii| duniyA meM manuSya hI aisA prANI hai jo rote hue paidA hotA hai, jhIMkate hue jItA hai aura asaMtuSTa hI mara jAtA hai / Apa jarA jIvana kA lekhA-jokhA kareM to Apa pAe~ge ki sArI jindagI rote-rote hI bIta gii| hara iMsAna kisI-na-kisI samasyA ko lekara parezAna hai| kisI ke aulAda nahIM hai, isalie ro rahA hai, to koI apanI aulAda bigar3ane ke kAraNa ro rahA hai| rote hue AyA huA AdamI rote-rote jindagI pUrI kara rahA hai 1 rote hue Ae magara ha~sate hue jAo to ullekhanIya bAta hogii| mauta aisI ho ki duniyA bhale hI hamAre pIche roye, para hama ha~sate hue ahobhAva ke sAtha jaayeN| kabIra kahate haiM 'hama ha~seM, jaga roe', yaha mata socanA ki maiM jindagI ke aMtima samaya meM apanA sudhAra kara luuNgaa| tuma nahIM sudhAra pAoge kyoMki jo samaya bIta gayA, use lauTAnA tumhAre hAtha meM nahIM hai| jo javAnI calI gaI, vaha lauTa kara nahIM A sakatI / bIta gaI so bAta gaI / hamane aba taka janma aura mRtyu ko mahattva diyA hai, para jIvana ko hama mahattva nahIM de pAye haiN| hama mahApuruSoM kI janma-tithi yA nirvANa-tithi mahotsavapUrvaka manAte haiM, para ina donoM se bhI jyAdA mUlyavAna jIvana hotA hai / mahApuruSoM kI janma aura mRtyu isalie mahAn hotI hai kyoMki unakA jIvana mahAn hotA hai| isalie jIvana ke rahasya ko pahacAnane kI koziza kro| jIvana kA jo pala nirarthaka bIta rahA hai, vaha vAstava meM jIvana kI mRtyu hI hai / vahI vyakti mRtyu ko nirvANa meM rUpAMtarita kara sakatA hai jisane jIvana ko jIvana kI dRSTi se jIyA hai / jIvana kI dRSTi se manuSya jIvana kA zubhAraMbha hai| manuSya ke pahale bhI tumhArI AtmA kA jIvana thA, para usakI koI ullekhanIya mUlyavattA nahIM thii| para jise hama jIvana kaha sakeM usakI zuruAta to manuSya hI hotI hai| bhale hI yaha kAyA kA maMdira miTTI kA ho, para maMdira ke bhItara baiThA huA devatA mATI kA nahIM hai / isa cetanA ke sahAre hama jIvana meM chipI ujjvala saMbhAvanAoM kA udghATana kara sakate haiN| patA hai, eka manuSya meM, usake jIvana meM kitanI UrjA hotI hai? kitanI sambhAvanAe~ chipI rahatI haiM, para ve saba hamAre ajJAna ke kAraNa dabI-kI-dabI raha jAtI haiM / hamAre bhItara eka buddha banane kI sambhAvanA thI, arihaMta aura vItarAga banane kI saMbhAvanA thI, eka dArzanika aura ciMtaka banane kI sambhAvanA thI, para hamane una saba ko dabA kara rakha diyA / saccAI to yaha hai ki hameM yaha mahasUsa bhI nahIM ho pAyA ki hama koI manuSya haiN| pazuoM kI taraha pUrI jiMdagI jI aura upalabdhi ke nAma para hameM 100 For Personal Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha bhI na milaa| maiMne kahA, 'jiMdagI jI lI, jI bhI kyA lI, basa pUrI ho gayI, jaise-taise, soye-soye|' aura pariNAma yaha huA ki hamArI jiMdagI jo hameM jIvana kI parama U~cAiyoM ko sparza karA sakatI thI, vaha bIca meM hI dhaMsI raha gyii| amRtadharmA jIvana viSAkta bana gyaa| jahA~ phUla khila sakate the vahA~ kevala kA~Te hI khile| hama sugandha-suvAsa na bikhera paaye| hA~, hamane durgandha avazya bikhera dI hai| hama jIvana para manana kareM, ciMtana kreN| Akhira jIvana meM hamArI upalabdhiyA~ kyA rahI haiM ? dhana-daulata, parivAra kyA yahI saba jIvana kI upalabdhiyA~ haiM ? kyA unakA jIvana ke mUla astitva se koI sambandha hai ? kyA ina sabake hote hue bhI tuma anta meM nipaTa akele nahIM par3a jAoge ! jinheM jIvana kI upalabdhi mAna rahe ho, ye kahA~ taka sAtha nibhA paaeNge| kyA usa samaya ye saMgI-sAthI koI tumhAre sahAyaka ho pAyeMge jaba piMjare khAlI ho jAyeMge? ye saba piMjare ke sambandha haiM, usI ke moha-sUtra haiN| jinake lie tumane apanI jiMdagI jhoMka dI, pApapuNya kI bhI paravAha nahIM kI, kyA ve aba tumheM bacA pAeMge? agara bhagavAna svayaM bhI tumhAre sAmane Akara khar3e ho jAyeM to tumheM bacA nahIM pAyeMge aura khAsa bAta, tumhArA apanA khUna jise tumane apane ve bhI khUna se siMcita kiyA, vahI tumheM Aga meM jhoNkegaa| hogA masIhA sAmane tere, phira bhI na tU baca paayegaa| terA apanA khUna hI Akhira, tujhako Aga lgaaegaa| AsamAna para ur3ane vAle, miTTI meM mila jaaegaa| hama samajheM apane jIvana kI mUlyavattA ko| prakRti kI isa saugAta ko yoM hI na kho deN| kahIM yaha vaibhava miTTI ke maula na bika jaaye| sRSTi kI sabase anamola kRti manuSya hai aura manuSya kA sabase bar3A sRjana svayaM kA nirmANa hai| bAhara ke bhavana khar3e karane se kyA lAbha, agara bhItara kA bhavana khaNDahara ho rahA hai| bAhara kA vaibhava tumhAre kisa kAma kA agara antara meM garIbI bar3hatI jA rahI hai, gaMdagI phailatI jA rahI hai| yaha traikAlika satya hai ki isa sRSTi meM AtmA ko chor3akara kucha bhI aisA nahIM hai jisa para tuma zAzvatatA kI mohara lagA sko| Apa kucha bhI nirmita kareM, saba naSTa hone vAlA hai| nirmANa karo apane antaraloka kA jisase kahIM khaNDahara hI sAtha liye tumheM vidA na honA pdd'e| jIvana mahaja koI lakar3I kA Tukar3A nahIM hai ki nadI meM bahatA rhe| vaha per3a kA pattA bhI nahIM hai jo havA meM ur3atA rahe / jIvana meM sacetana lakSya honA cAhiye tAki jIvana ko hama jIvana kaha skeN| ____ jIvana meM ghaTane vAlI ghaTanAoM, na kevala jIvana meM apitu sRSTi meM ghaTane vAlI ghaTanAoM se jIvana meM ciMtana paidA honA caahiye| hama dUsare para ghaTita hue satya ko, svayaM para ghaTita huA dekheM / ye ghaTanAe~ hI to hamAre jIvana meM rUpAMtaraNa kA saMdeza degii| kyA tumheM patA hai ki bhagavAna buddha ko vairAgya kaise paidA huA? satya kI khoja ke lie unhoMne kadama kaise bar3hAye? buddha ke bAre meM kahate haiM ki buddha ke janma ke pazcAt jyotiSiyoM ne kahA thA ki buddha ghara meM nahIM raheMge, ve saMta bneNge| pitA ne buddha ke bar3e hone para anucaroM ko Adeza de rakhA thA ki buddha ko rAjamahala kI paridhi ke bAhara na le jAyeM tAki koI ghaTanA unheM prabhAvita kara sake / yahA~ taka ki jisa bAga meM 101 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAMjha ko Tahalane ke lie buddha jAte the, vahA~ isa bAta kA bhI dhyAna rakhA jAtA thA ki bagIce meM koI bUr3hA vRkSa na ho athavA murajhAyA huA phUla bhI na ho / I eka dina buddha yuvA mahotsava meM jA rahe the| unhoMne mArga meM kisI vRddha ko dekhaa| vaha jhukI kamara vAlA vyakti hAtha meM DaMDA pakar3e calA jA rahA thaa| buddha ne kisI vRddha ko pahalI bAra dekhA thaa| unhoMne sArathI se pUchA, 'yaha vyakti kauna hai ? isakI kamara jhuka kyoM gayI hai ? hAtha meM DaMDA pakar3e kyoM cala rahA hai ?' sArathI ne kahA, 'yaha vRddha hai| sIdhe calane kI zakti aba isameM nahIM hai ataH DaMDA pakar3a kara cala rahA hai|' buddha ne pUchA, 'kyA hara vyakti ke sAtha aisA hotA hai ? sArathI ne kahA, 'jI ! hara koI vyakti isI taraha vRddha hotA hai|' buddha kucha na bole / unhoMne kucha socA aura sArathI se ratha Age bar3hAne ko khaa| Age kisI vyakti kI arthI jA rahI thii| saikar3oM loga sAtha cala rahe the| buddha samajha na pAye yaha saba kyA hai ! unhoMne kutUhala se sArathI se pUchA, 'ye loga kauna haiM jo isa vyakti ko bAMdhakara, kaMdhe para uThAkara isa taraha le jA rahe haiM ?' sArathI ne kahA, 'kumAra ! ye jo vyakti DoriyoM se ba~dhA hai, vaha mara gayA hai| ise jalAne ke lie ye le jA rahe haiN|' buddha ne vismaya se pUchA, 'kyA saba marate haiM ? kyA sabako jalanA hotA hai ?' sArathI ne kahA, 'hA~, kumAra! sabake sAtha aisA hI hotA hai / ' buddha ne phira pUchA, kyA maiM bhI marU~gA ? kyA mujhe bhI jalAyA jAyegA ?' sArathI ne kahA, 'kumAra ! bhalA isa mauta kI mAra se aba taka kauna bacA hai ?' kahate haiM, buddha ne usI samaya sArathI ko ratha vApasa ghumAne ke lie khaa| aura vaha dina buddha ke lie saMsAra aMtima dina huaa| agalI bhora to ve samAdhi kI rAha para the| maiMne kaI logoM ko marate dekhA hai| unheM mAMgalika pATha sunAe haiN| maiMne prAyaH yahI pAyA ki aMta samaya meM bhI unakA mana mAMgalika pATha meM nahIM lagatA aura pArivArika upekSA ke kAraNa vaha tila-tila maratA rahatA hai / phira bhI Asakti vaisI kI vaisI jIvita rahatI hai / AcArya zaMkara kahate haiM aMgaM galitaM palitaM muMDam, dazanavihInaM jAtaM tuMDam, vRddho yAti gRhItvA daMDam, tadapi na muMcatyAzA piMDam // zaMkara apanI kuTiyA ke bAhara baiThe the| eka bUr3hA vahA~ se gujraa| usakA aMga-aMga gala rahA thA, kamara jhuka gaI thI, muMha ke sAre dA~ta gira cuke the| use A~khoM se dikhAI denA baMda ho gayA thaa| usase calA nahIM jAtA thA ataH usane hAtha meM DaMDA le rakhA thA, lekina usakI icchAe~ nahIM marIM / tRSNA kabhI samApta nahIM huA krtii| manuSya bUr3hA ho jAtA hai, magara icchAe~ - AzAe~ bUr3hI nahIM hotIM / tuma mara jAoge, para yaha soco ki kyA tumhArI icchAe~ mareMgI ? isalie sArI umra saMsAra ke lie hI socate mata raha jAnA / apane lie bhI kucha bacAkara rakhanA / anyathA 102 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hogA yaha ki umra bhara parivAra ke lie pApa kamA kara bhI apane lie kucha bhI nahIM kamA paaoge| apane baMdhuoM kI sukha-suvidhA ke lie pApa karate ho| z2arA unase pUchanA ki jaba tumheM ina pApoM kI saz2A milegI to kyA ve use bhugatane ko taiyAra hoMge? pApa karane se pahale soca lenaa| jo patnI Apase kahatI hai ki binA Apake maiM mara jAU~gI, usakI bAta kA vizvAsa mata karanA kyoMki kabhI kisI ke lie koI nahIM mrtaa| AdamI kahatA hai ki duniyA ne mujhe bA~dha rakhA hai, yaha bAta galata hai| asala meM to AdamI ne apane Apa ko duniyA se bA~dha rakhA hai| vaha khuda usase chUTanA nahIM caahtaa| baMdhana to khuda usane bAMdha rakhe haiN| koI vyakti khaMbhe ko pakar3akara khar3A ho jAe aura kahane lage ki khaMbhe ne mujhe bA~dha rakhA hai to yaha galata hogaa| AdamI khuda usa khaMbhe ko nahIM chor3anA caahtaa| isI taraha duniyA ne Apako nahIM balki Apane duniyA ko bA~dha rakhA hai| saMnyAsa ke mArga para nikalo to sabhI se mukta hokara niklo| aisA mata soco ki tuma cale gae to duniyA samApta ho jaaegii| duniyA kA kAma to aise hI clegaa| ___ eka yuvaka pratidina eka sAdhu ke pAsa jAyA karatA thaa| eka dina sAdhu ne pUcha liyA ki 'tuma itane dina se mere pAsa A rahe ho, pravacana bhI suna rahe ho, lekina kyA ina pravacanoM ko tumane apane jIvana meM bhI utArane kA prayAsa kiyA hai kabhI? yuvaka bolA-'mahArAja ! asala meM maiM bhI ApakI taraha sAdhu bananA cAhatA hU~, sAMsArika jIvana tyAganA cAhatA hU~, lekina eka musIbata hai / maiM jaba bhI sAdhu banane kI bAta kahatA hU~, merI mA~ kue~ meM kUda kara AtmahatyA karane kI dhamakI detI hai| pitA jI phA~sI para laTakane kI bAta karate haiN|' sAdhu ne bar3e dhyAna se yuvaka kI bAta sunI aura usake kAna meM kucha khaa| yuvaka apane ghara gayA aura bIca A~gana meM murde kI taraha leTa gyaa| use sA~sa rokane kI vidyA AtI thI, jisase usane apanI sA~sa roka lii| ghara vAloM ne yaha saba dekhA to DaoNkTaroM ko bulvaayaa| DaoNkTaroM ne use mRta ghoSita kara diyaa| ___parivAra meM ronA-dhonA zurU ho gyaa| patnI ne cUr3iyA~ tor3a dI aura vaha eka kone meM baiThakara subakane lgii| mA~-bApa bhI rone lge| sage-sambandhI arthI kA sAmAna le aae| use bA~dha kara jaise hI le jAne lage, vaha sAdhu vahA~ A pahu~cA / bolA, 'ye kyA kara rahe ho?' logoM ne batAyA ki ApakA celA isa duniyA~ meM nahIM rhaa|' sAdhu ne arthI khulavAI, yuvaka kI hAtha kI nAr3I dekhii| thor3I dera bAda bolA- 'yaha yuvaka jAvita ho sakatA hai, magara isake lie eka zarta hai|' yuvaka ke parijanoM ne vyagra hokara pUchA- 'kaisI zarta?' sAdhu bolA'isake sthAna para koI anya marane ko taiyAra ho jAe to yaha yuvaka jI sakatA hai|' itanA sunanA thA ki loga bagaleM jhA~kane lge| sAdhu eka-eka se pUchane lgaa| yuvaka kA pitA, mA~, bahana, bhAI yahA~ taka ki dharmapatnI bhI isake lie taiyAra nahIM huii| mare hue AdamI ke pIche royA jA sakatA hai, para marA nahIM jA sktaa| sAdhu ne arthI para soe yuvaka ke gAla para cAMTA mArakara kahA, 'cala uTha ! tere lie koI marane ko taiyAra nahIM hai| tU to kahatA thA ki maiM sAdhu bana gayA to pUrA parivAra mara jaaegaa| dekha! tU mara gayA to bhI tumhAre lie eka vyakti bhI marane ko taiyAra nahIM hai|' itanA kahakara sAdhu ravAnA ho gayA aura vaha yuvaka sAdhu ke pIche ho liyaa| 103 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisI meM bhI use rokane kI himmata nahIM huii| duniyA meM sAre rizte svArtha se jur3e haiN| aMtima yAtrA meM sAtha dene vAlA koI nahIM hai| yaha yAtrA to akele hI karanI hogii| kala hI mere pAsa eka vyakti kA patra AyA hai| ve mRtyu se kAphI bhayabhIta rahate haiN| unhoMne svapna meM svayaM ko marate hue dekha liyA hogA, so aba ve na so pAte haiM, na pUrA bhojana kara pAte haiN| khAnA khAne baiThate haiM aura vaha svapna yAda Ate hI, hAtha kA kaura chUTa jAtA hai| hakIkata meM mRtyu meM bhaya nahIM chipA hai| bhaya to hamAre citta meM chipA rahatA hai| aba ve likha rahe haiM ki 'maiM mRtyu se hara samaya bhayabhIta rahatA huuN| kyA aisA koI upAya hai jisake kAraNa maiM, mauta para vijaya pA sakU~?' aba unako kyA javAba diyA jAye? tuma mauta se Darate bhI ho aura usa para vijaya bhI pAnA cAhate ho, para vijaya kabhI kAyarapana se thor3e hI milegii| aura mujhe to lagatA hai mRtyu tumhAre mauta kA kAraNa nahIM banegI, yaha bhaya hI mRtyu kA nimitta bana jaayegaa| prAyaH manuSya mRtyu se nahIM maratA, bhaya se maratA hai| aMdhere meM agara rassI ko hI sarpa batA do to AdamI ke hoza ur3a jaayeNge| isIlie to kahate haiM, 'sAdhanA-mArga meM abhayacita sAdhaka hI Age bar3ha paaegaa|' maiMne sunA hai, eka phaqIra gA~va ke bAhara apanI kuTiyA meM rahatA thaa| eka dina phaqIra kuTiyA ke bAhara baiThA thaa| dekhA ki mRtyu devI udhara se gujara rahI thii| phaqIra ne mauta ko Age jAte dekhakara AvAja dI, 'kidhara jA rahI ho devI?' mRtyu muskuraaii| vaha bolI, 'isa gA~va meM assI vyaktiyoM kI mRtyu Aja hai| maiM unheM lene jA rahI huuN|' phakIra ne kahA, 'so to ThIka hai, para eka dhyAna rakhanA ki assI se jyAdA ko mata mAranA, kyoMki tumhArA bharosA nahIM hai kyoMki tuma kaba kisa ko mAra do, girA do? mRtyu ne phakIra ko AzvAsana diyA aura calI gii| dUsare dina phakIra jaba gA~va meM gayA to patA calA ki gA~va meM koI ATha sau vyakti mara cuke the| phakIra Azcaryacakita huA ki kyA mRtyu mujhase jhUTha bolI thI? dUsare dina jaba mRtyu udhara se gujarI to phakIra ne krodhita hote hue kahA ki, 'mujhe nahIM mAlUma thA ki tuma mujhase bhI jhUTha bologii| patA hai, tumane kahA thA ki assI ko mArUMgI aura gAMva meM ATha sau mara gye|' usane kahA, 'kSamA kareM phakIra sAhaba ! maiMne to assI ko hI mArA thA, zeSa to bhaya ke kAraNa mara gye|' ___ eka aura ghaTanA mujhe yAda A rahI hai| eka bAra eka AdamI eka sarAya meM rukaa| rAta ko usane usa sarAya meM bhojana kiyA aura subaha uThakara calatA bnaa| koI dasa mAha bAda usI mArga se vApasa gujarA to usI sarAya meM ThaharA / sarAya kA mAlika use dekhakara vismita huaa| usane pUchA, 'kyA Apa sakuzala haiM ? vaha to kAphI ghabarA gayA thaa| usane pUchA, 'kyoM kyA ho gayA thA?' sarAya ke mAlika ne kahA, 'bhAI sAhaba! jisa rAta Apa yahA~ Thahare the, Apane jo bhojana kiyA thA, jo khAnA banA thA, usameM eka sAMpa gira gayA thaa| cAra AdamiyoM ne use khAyA aura ve cAroM mara gye| Apa to jaldI uThakara cale gye| Apake lie hama kAphI ciMtita the| socane lage 'na jAne 104 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA huA hogA! magara Apa to jiMdA haiM ?' usa AdamI ne kahA, 'kyA ! usa bhojana meM sAMpa thA? kyA maiM sAMpa ko khA gayA thA? usake hAtha-pAMva kA~pe aura vaha vahIM gira pdd'aa| sarAya ke mAlika ne kahA, 'Apa ghabarAiye nhiiN|' para taba taka to vaha pUrA hI ghabarA cukA thA aura dasa mAha bAda bhI vaha mara gyaa| use bhaya ne mArA, sA~pa ne nhiiN| sA~pa mAratA to usI dina mAra detaa| kyA Apako patA hai ki isa duniyA~ meM so kI jitanI jAtiyAM haiM unameM pAMca pratizata sAMpa hI jaharIle hote haiN| zeSa meM jahara nAma kI cIja nahIM hotI hai| AdamI jahara ke prabhAva se kama kiMtu sAMpa ke bhaya se jyAdA maratA hai| isalie mRtyu usake pAsa jaldI AtI hai, jo usase bhayabhIta rahatA hai| hamArI mRtyu, mRtyu ke kAraNa kama hotI hai kiMtu bhaya ke kAraNa jyAdA hotI hai| duniyA meM jitane bhaya tumhAre bhItara pala rahe haiM, unakA mUla mRtyu kA bhaya hI hai| jo isase abhaya ho gayA, usake jIvana ke dUsare bhaya to svata: chUTa jaayeNge| merI najara meM mRtyu vyakti kI tabhI hotI hai jaba vaha bhayabhIta ho, anyathA mRtyu usake pAsa Akara bhI usakI hathelI meM amaratva kI mehaMdI hI mar3hatI hai| bhaya hamezA duzmana se hotA hai aura nirbhayatA hamezA mitra se hotI hai| hamane mRtyu ko apanA duzmana mAna rakhA hai isalie bhItara meM bhaya kI saMvedanA jagatI hai| yadi usI duzmanI ke kA~ToM meM maitrI ke phUla khilA diye jAe~, to mRtyu hamAre jIvana meM mahAmitra banakara A sakatI hai| __ mRtyu para vijaya pAne kI bekAra meM koziza kyoM kara rahe ho? kauna pA sakA Aja taka usa para vijaya? aura vijaya pAne kI jarUrata hI kyA hai ? yaha to jIvana kA eka vizrAma hai| isa daur3atI-bhAgatI jindagI meM kyA kabhI vizrAma nahIM karanA hai ? mRtyu jarjara kAyA ko chor3akara abhinava kAyA ko upalabdha karAtI hai, isalie mRtyu jIvana kA mahA-avasara hai, mahotsava hai| svAgata karo usakA, dvAra Aye hue atithi kI taraha! ___ maiM eka parama satya aura batA denA cAhatA huuN| saMbhava hai, isa satya ko Apane aba taka kaI daphA zAstroM meM par3hA hogA, prajJA puruSoM se sunA bhI hogA, para Apa satya ko satya rUpa meM svIkAra nahIM kara paaye| vaha satya yaha hai ki mRtyu jIvana kA samApana nahIM hai| mRtyu ke dvAra se gujarakara jIvana nUtana hotA hai| jIvana ko nitya nayA karane kI yaha atyaMta suvyavasthita vyavasthA hai, isalie yaha kabhI mata socanA ki mRtyu para vijaya pA lU~gA yA mRtyu se baca jaauuNgaa| agara kisI deva ne mRtyu se bacane kA varadAna bhI de diyA to tumhArA jIvana itanA duHkhI ho jAyegA, itanA azAMta-pIr3ita ho jAyegA ki tuma jIvana se hI ghabarA jaaoge| sikaMdara ke bAre meM kahate hai ki jaba vaha bhArata kI yAtrA para thA to kisI eka bujurga ne use batAyA, 'sikaMdara! isa bhArata deza meM marusthaloM ke bIca eka aisA adbhuta jharanA jharatA hai, jahA~ kA pAnI agara pI liyA jAe to AdamI amara ho jAtA hai|' sikaMdara ne apane sipAhiyoM ko Adeza de rakhA thA ki jahA~ se gajaro, yaha patA lagAte raho ki vaha jharanA kahA~ hai ? Akhira eka dina usa jharane kA patA laga gyaa| sikaMdara prasannatA ke mAre phUlA na smaayaa| usane socA ki maiM amara ho jAU~gA aura duniyA ko to kyA, mauta ko bhI harA duuNgaa| usane usa jharane ke cAroM ora paharA lagavA diyA aura akelA usa jharane ke pAsa gyaa| choTI-sI khoha thI vhaaN| sikaMdara ne 105 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bar3I sAvadhAnI se usake bhItara praveza kiyaa| bar3A sApha-sutharA jala thA vahA~ / sikaMdara daMga raha gayA sphaTikamaNi kI taraha camakate isa jharane ko dekhakara / aisA camakatA jala dekhanA to dUra rahA, Aja taka usane sunA taka na thaa| aba sAmane amRta thaa| aisA amRta jise pIkara sikaMdara amara ho jAye / usane jhaTa se aMjali bharI aura pIne ke lie use hoThoM ke pAsa le jAne lgaa| tabhI vahA~ AvAja gUMjI, sikaMdara, ruka jaa|' bhaya ke mAre sikaMdara kI aMjalI khula gii| usane idhara-udhara dekhaa| koI dikhAI nahIM diyA usa khoha meM / hA~, kone meM eka kauA avazya baiThA thaa| kaue ne kahA, 'sikaMdara, ruka jaa| pahale merI vyathA suna le, phira cAhe to pAnI pI lenaa| sikaMdara to Azcaryacakita ! kauA aura manuSya kI bhASA bole! usane kahA, 'tumhArI kyA vyathA-kathA hai?' kaue ne kahA, 'sikaMdara, jaise tuma AdamiyoM meM sikaMdara ho, vaise hI maiM kauoM meM sikaMdara huuN| maiM bhI tumhArI taraha amaratva kI kahAnI sunakara yahA~ AyA thaa| maiMne jI bharakara yahA~ kA jala piyaa| isa bAta ko ATha sau varSa bIta cuke haiN| sikaMdara merI vyathA yahI hai ki maiM maranA cAhatA hU~, para mara nahIM sktaa| jahara pItA hU~ to usakA mujha para asara nahIM hotaa| Aga meM giratA hU~ to mere paMkha nahIM jalate / pahADa se giratA hU~ to coTa nahIM lgtii| marane ke lie saba kucha kara cukA hU~, phira bhI jiMdA kA jiNdaa| yaha jiMdagI mujhe bojha mAlUma par3a rahI hai| sikaMdara, maiM bahuta thaka cukA hU~, apanI hI jiMdagI se thaka cukA huuN| aba mujhe koI aisI davA lAkara do, koI aisI davA, jisase isa amaratva ko kATA jA ske| kauA to cupa ho gayA, lekina sikaMdara ke vicAroM ne eka nayA hI mor3a le liyaa| jo sikaMdara eka laMbI khoja ke bAda amaratva pAne AyA thA, vaha ulTe pAMva daur3A ki kahIM bhUla se bhI pralobhanavaza yaha amRta kI doeka baMda bhI maiM na pI lN| use lagA ki mauta se bhI jyAdA khataranAka jiMdagI bana jAyegI, agara maiMne isa amRta ko pI liyA to| mere prabhu, jIvana ke satya ko svIkAra kro| Akhira kaba taka nakArate rahoge use? maiM to kahU~gA ki kyoM tuma mRtyu ko jItane ke upAya DhU~Dha rahe ho? amRta kI talAza kara rahe ho| jIvana khuda eka amRta hai| tuma svayaM eka amRtavAhI ho, isalie apane jIvana ke hI amRta ko prApta karane kA prayAsa karo aura mRtyu se sajaga-sAvaceta rahane kI bajAe jIvana ke prati sajagatA prApta kro| jitanI sAvacetI mRtyu ke prati rakhate ho, utanI hI sAvacetI jIvana ke prati rakhoge to jIvana kA kAyAkalpa ho jaayegaa| mauta se bacane aura usa para vijaya pAne kI bAtoM ko chodd'o| tuma vartamAna meM jIvita ho aura jIvana kA bharapUra upayoga karane kA prayAsa kro| vaha yayAti hajAra varSa jIkara bhI, mRtyu se hara bAra bacakara bhI jIvana meM kyA kucha pA sakA thA? na tRSNAe~ zAMta huIM aura na hI vAsanA kI agni bujha paaii| hajAra sAla taka jIkara bhI pAne ke nAma para usakI jiMdagI sUnI hI rhii| usane basa khoyA hI khoyaa| jIvana ko samagratA se jIne kA prayAsa kiyA jAnA caahie| itanI samagratA se ki phira se deha meM na AnA pdd'e| cAhe buddha ho yA mahAvIra, veda ho yA kurAna, sabane jIvana ko paripUrNatA se jIne kA hI saMdeza diyA hai| 106 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAibala Akhira hameM yahI to samajhAtI hai ki deha meM hone kA artha eka virAT astitva ko eka saMkIrNa sthAna meM baMda karanA hai| jo loga jIvana kI kAphI gaharAI meM pahu~ce haiM, ve jAnate haiM ki jIvana eka kArAgRha hai / jIvana kI sAdhanA yahI hai ki vyakti isa kArAgRha se zAzvata rUpa se mukti paae| agara mRtyu se bacane kI koziza karate raha gaye, mRtyu para vijaya pAne kI koziza karate raha gaye to isa kArAgRha se kabhI bAhara nahIM nikala paaoge| isI kinAre raha jAoge aura usa kinAre kA kabhI sparza bhI nahIM kara paaoge| agara kucha pAnA hai to usa kinAre jAnA pdd'egaa| yahA~ to manuSya ke lie khone ke sivAya par3A hI kyA hai ? bAhara ke astitva meM rahasyoM ke udghATana ke lie kAphI koziza kara cuke ho, para antara astitva, antara kA vijJAna, jIvana kI mahAguphA, Akhira, kaba isakI khoja karoge? kaba isameM praveza karoge? chor3o mRtyu kI jhUThI bAtoM ko| mauta hamezA saccAI nahIM hotI, saccAI hamezA jiMdagI hI hotI hai| eka kSaNa ke lie ghaTane vAlI ghaTanA kA bhAra jiMdagI bhara taka DhonA ajJAna nahIM to aura kyA hai ? agara jAgarUkatA ke sAtha jIvana jIyA to, mRtyu mitra kI taraha AegI, nayA jIvana, naI deha, nayA bacapana aura nayI tAjagI liye hue| jisa vyakti ne jIvana ko samagratA ke sAtha jIyA, dhyAnapUrvaka jIyA, jIvana ko samAdhi meM rUpAntarita kiyA, usake lie bhI mRtyu mitra banakara aaegii| vaha mRtyu kahIM use virAT AkAza meM lIna kara degii| gaMgA ko gaMgA-sAgara kA rUpa de degI aura usa parama zUnya ke karIba pahu~cA degI, jahA~ satya hai, caitanya hai, parama AnaMda hai| vahAM deha nahIM hogI, kevala bodha hogA, cinmAtra hogaa| eka bAta taya hai ki hara AdamI kI mauta hai| hara koI mRtyu kI 'kyU' meM khar3A hai| isa paMkti meM kisI kA nambara Aja, kisI kA kala, kisI kA maMgalavAra ko, kisI kA guruvAra ko, lekina bArI sabakI AnI hai| jaba anivArya hai to jAne se pahale kucha aisA ho jAe ki jAnA bhI yAdagAra bana jaay| hamArI mRtyu bhI jIvana kA itihAsa banA jaaye| mRtyu kI yAtrA pUrI taraha ekAkI hotI hai| mRtyu ke bAda parijana nahIM, varan jIvana meM kiye hue zubha yA azubha karma hI sAtha nibhAte haiN| Akhira jo hara Akhira meM hamArA sAtha nibhAegA, hameM usakI ora dhyAna denA caahiye| yA to parI taraha se kAryoM se hI makta ho jAyeM aura yA phira jIvana meM itane paNyopArjana hamArI agalI yAtrA sukhada rhe| hama hI nahIM, hamArI parachAMI bhI sukhI rahe, gauravAnvita bne| parijanoM ke bIca rahakara bhI yaha bodha sadaiva rakhanA cAhiye ki Akhira maiM akelA huuN| duniyA kA mela kitanA bhI kyoM na ho, para maiM to Akhira akelA huuN| jo isa bhIr3a bhare jIvana meM apane akelepana kA zAzvata bodha rakhate haiM, ve svayaM zAzvata ho jAte haiM / mRtyu unheM miTAne kA bhale hI prayAsa kare, para ve amiTa ho jAte haiN| mRtyu jIvana kA samApana nahIM hai| vaha to jIvana kA AkhirI par3Ava hai| yAtrA zurU huI hai, to jIvana ke isa AkhirI par3Ava se bhI gujaranA hI hogaa| deharI taka jAne ke lie sIr3hiyoM ko pAra karanA hI hogA aura jaba deharI taka pahu~canA hI hai to sIr3hiyoM se vyAmoha kaisA? par3AvoM se rAga kaisA? merA 'maiM' mujhameM hai, terA '' tujhameM hai| maiM' mujhameM rahe aura 'tU' tujhameM rahe- basa itanA hI kAphI hai| 'maiM' mujhameM aura tU tujhameM, yahI sAra hai| sukha kI kahIM 107 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura khoja karanA hI mRgatRSNA hai| sabhI apane meM DUbeM, apane meM jIyeM / yahI jIvana se maitrI hai aura yahI mRtyu se bhI maitrI hai| matya kyA hai? yaha bhayabhIta bhI karatI hai aura bhayamakta bhii| vaha na to maMgala hai aura na amaMgala hai| vaha vyakti ke laukika jIvana kA samApana karatI hai| cAhe rAjA ho yA raMka, yuvA, bAla yA vRddha, yaha sabako maMca se ukhAr3a detI hai| maz2e kI bAta to dekho, yaha sabake lie AtI hai, sabako lekara jAtI hai| yaha kaiyoM ko zAMti detI hai aura kaiyoM kI zAMti chIna letI hai| cAhe svarga ho yA naraka, cAhe mokSa bhI kyoM na ho, binA matya ke dvAra se guz2are koI kahIM nahIM pahuMca paayaa| aba taka aisA koI bhI to nahIM huA hai jo isa dvAra se na guz2arA ho| ImAnadArI to yaha hai ki isa duniyA meM saba kucha nazvara ho sakatA hai, para mRtyu zAzvata hai / mRtyu kala bhI thI, Aja bhI hai aura kala bhI rhegii| yaha kAlAtIta hai| mRtyu pUrI taraha se taTastha hai / yaha amIra-garIba kA bheda nahIM karatI hai| jAta-pA~ta kA koI bhI pharka isake sAmane nahIM calatA hai| rAma-kRSNa, mahAvIra-buddha, IsA-sukarAta, koI usase lohA na le paaye| isalie eka mAtra yahI aparAjeya hai para phira bhI hai| jo loga anAsaktamana hokara niSkAMkSa karma karate haiM, jIvana kI sAMdhyavelA meM mRtyu unakA balAt apaharaNa nahIM karatI apitu sugaMdhita phUloM se usakA svAgata karatI hai| mRtyu saMsAra se mukti dilAkara divya jyoti prakaTa karatI hai| 108 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jitayazA phAuMDezana kA zreSTha sAhitya kyA svAda jiMdagIkA lAgata se bhI kama mUlya para vikakoI mata kyA svAda hai z2iMdagI kA: zrI lalitaprabha jIvana ke vibhinna sArthaka aura sakArAtmaka pahaluoM ko AtmasAta karAne vAlI lokapriya pustk| pRSTha 146, mUlya 20/| phira koI mukta ho : zrI candraprabha atIta ke preraka prasaMgoM para die gae viziSTa prvcn| choTe-bar3e sabhI ke lie upyogii| pRSTha 100, mUlya 20/| kaise kareM vyaktitva-vikAsa : zrI candraprabha jIvana aura vyaktitva-vikAsa para behatarIna-bAla manovaijJAnika prkaashn| pRSTha 100, mUlya 20/ jAgA saMbodhi saMbodhi : zrI candraprabha sAdhanA ke mahatvapUrNa pahaluoM para udbodhn| sarvajana hitAya ; sarvajana sukhaay| pRSTha 100, mUlya 20/ aise jie~ : zrI candraprabha jIne kI zailI aura kalA ko ujAgara karatI vizva-prasiddha pustk| svastha, prasanna aura madhura jIvana kI rAha dikhAne vAlI prkaash-kirnn| pustaka mahala se bhI prkaashit| pRSTha : 122, mUlya 20/lakSya lakSya banAe~, puruSArtha jagAe~ : zrI candraprabha puruSArtha jIvana meM vahI jIteMge jinake bhItara jItane kA pUrA vizvAsa hai| saphalatA ke zikhara taka pahu~cAne vAlI pyArI pustk|pustk mahala se bhI prkaashit| pRSTha : 104, mUlya 20/jAgo mere pArtha : zrI candraprabha gItA kI samaya-sApekSa jIvanta vivecnaa| bhAratIya jIvana-dRSTi ko ujAgara karatA prasiddha grnth| phula sarkala,dillI se bhI prkaashit| pRSTha : 230, mUlya 40/jAge so mahAvIra : zrI candraprabha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke viziSTa sUtroM para amRta pravacana / antarmana meM adhyAtma kI rozanI pahuMcAtA prakAza-stambha / jJAnavardhana evaM mArgadarzana ke lie mahAvIra para naI dRSTi / | pRSTha 252, mUlya 30/dhyAnayoga : vidhi aura vacana : zrI lalitaprabha dhyAna yoga kI vAstavika samajha pAne ke lie vizeSa upyogii| sAtha hI dhyAna-yoga kI vistRta vidhi / pustaka mahala dillI se bhI prkaashit| pRSTha : 148, mUlya 30/mahAjIvana kI khoja : zrI candraprabha adhyAtma kI bArIkiyoM kA mArgadarzana karatA sampradAyAtIta grnth|aacaary kuMdakuMda, yogIrAja AnaMdaghana evaM zrI mad sadAniItana rAjacandra ke sUtroM evaM padoM para prvcn| bItI- pRSTha : 176, mUlya 35/ mahAkA nidhi udhara paryuSaNa-pravacana : zrI candraprabha paryuSaNa-parva ke pravacanoM ko ghara-ghara pahuMcAne vAlA eka pyArA prkaashn| par3heM, kalpasUtra ko apanI bhASA meN| pRSTha 112, mUlya 20/bhAra sA~cA mita mayA | mAraga sA~cA mila gayA : zrI candraprabha adhyAtma-puruSa zrImad rAjacandra ke pramukha padoM para mAnaka pravacana / svAdhyAya kI zreSTha saamgrii| pRSTha 100, mUlya 20/dharma meM praveza: zrI candraprabha nitya naye paMthoM aura upAsanA-paddhatiyoM ke bIca dharma ke svaccha maulika svarUpakA na nirdeshn| naI pIr3hI ke loga avazya pddh'eN| pRSTha : 96, mUlya 20/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Are jIvana kA AnaMda jIne mUla dharma Akhira kyA hai? kalaza chalake bhagujakI cetanA pala-pala lIjie jIvana kA AnaMda : zrI candraprabha jIvana ke AdhyAtmika AnaMda se muqhAtiba karAne vAlI pyArI pustaka / pRSTha 104, mUlya 20/ jIne ke usUla : zrI candraprabha saphala aura sArthaka jIvana jIne kA anamola khjaanaa| jIne kI dRSTi, zakti aura preraNA dene vAlI carcita pustaka / pRSTha 144, mUlya 20/ dharma, Akhira kyA hai : zrI lalitaprabha amRta pravacana, jo hameM vartamAna sandarbhoM meM maiM hU~ jIvana jIne kI kalA pradAna karate haiM / pustaka mahala dillI se bhI prakAzita pRSTha 160, mUlya 30/ jyoti kalaza chalake : zrI lalitaprabha jIvana-mUlyoM ko Upara uThAne vAlI eka pyArI pustaka / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sUtroM para pravacana / pRSTha 160, mUlya 30/ mahAguhA kI cetanA : zrI lalitaprabha saMbodhi kA prakAza AtmasAta karane ke lie mumukSuoM ko diyA gayA amRta mArgadarzana / pRSTha 112, mUlya 20/ dhyAna kA vijJAna dhyAna kA vijJAna : zrI candraprabha dhyAna kI sampUrNa gaharAiyoM ko prastuta karatA eka samagra grantha / antararASTrIya stara para carcita / rAjasthAna patrikA se bhI prakAzita / pRSTha 124, mUlya 30/ kaise suljhAe~ rAja kI ulahAna zAMti pAne kA sarala rAstA : zrI candraprabha saccI zAMti, saundarya aura AnaMda pradAna karane vAlI carcita pustaka / pRSTha 100, mUlya 20/ kaise pAe~ mana kI zrI rASTraprama kaise sulajhAeM mana kI ulajhana : zrI lalitaprabha kaise pAe~ mana kI zAMti : zrI candraprabha ciMtA, tanAva aura krodha ke aMdhere se bAhara kalAkara jIvana meM zAMti, vizvAsa aura AnaMda kA prakAza dene vAlI behatarIna jIvana-dRSTi / pRSTha 116, mUlya 20/ preraNA ciMtA, krodha aura tanAva jaisI samasyAoM se chuTakArA dilAne vAlI eka sarvazreSTha pustaka / pRSTha 140, mUlya 20/ For Personal & Private Use Only zrI candraprabha kI zreSTha kahAniyA~ zrI candraprabha kI zreSTha kahAniyoM kA pyArA saMkalana / pustaka jo saMpUrNa deza meM par3hI jA rahI hai| pRSTha 102, mUlya 20/ maiM kauna hU~ : zrI candraprabha ve pravacana jo hameM dikhAte haiM adhyAtma aura Atma-rUpAMtaraNa kA rAstA / pRSTha 100, mUlya 20/ na janma, na mRtyu : zrI candraprabha AtmA se AtmA kI sArthaka vArtA ; aSTAvakra gItA para die gae adbhuta pravacana / adhyAtma-premiyoM ke lie vizeSa upyogii| pRSTha 160, mUlya 30 / bhAratako jaganA "hogA pRSTha 150, mUlya 30/ aba bhArata ko jaganA hogA : zrI candraprabha bhArata kI mUla bhAvanA aura dRSTi ko samajhAne vAlI eka behatarIna pustaka / preraNA : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara AdhyAtmika saMtoM ke jIvana se jur3e preraka prasaMga / sahaja meM pAie dharma-adhyAtma kI dRSTi / pRSTha 100, mUlya 20/ Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yogabhaya jIvana jie~ 16 Yashastaraat saMbothi sAcanAkA rahasya sozaFEATRE namatotrA mintwan kyA kareM kAmayAbI ke lie : | yogamaya jIvana jIe~ : zrI candraprabha zrI candraprabha saphala aura sArthaka jIvana kI kAmayAbI ke lie hara roja naI preraNA AdhyAtmika dRSTi / yoga para pyArA prkaashn| dene vAlI eka suprasiddha pustk| pRSTha 100, mUlya 20/ pRSTha 100, mUlya 20/sakArAtmaka socie, saphalatA pAiye: saMbodhi-sAdhanA kA rahasya : zrI candraprabha zrI candraprabha jIvana ko adhika suMdara, svastha aura svastha soca aura saphala jIvana kA dvAra kholatI lokapriya pustk| UrjAvAna banAne kA behatarIna maargdrshn| pRSTha 120, mUlya 20/ pRSTha 100, mUlya 20/phira mahAvIra cAhie : zrI candraprabha AMgana meM prakAza : zrI lalitaprabha tIsa pravacanoM kA anUThA AdhyAtmika mahAvIra atIta kI nahIM vartamAna kI saMkalana, jo Ama AdamI ko prabuddha karatA hai| AvazyakatA hai| phira se samajhie mahAvIra ko| aura jor3atA hai use astitva kI satyatA se| pRSTha 96, mUlya 20/ pRSTha 200, mUlya 30/mahAna jaina stotra : zrI lalitaprabha ApakI saphalatA Apake hAtha : zrI candraprabha mahAna camatkArI dhArmika stotroM kA saphalatA hara kisI ko cAhie, para use anupama kh'j'aanaa| pAe~ kaise, par3hiye isa pyArI pustaka ko| pRSTha 125, mUlya 20/ pRSTha 110, mUlya 20/ jIva kaise jie~ madhura jIvana : zrI candraprabha moranI -jIvana kI buniyAdI bAteM: zrI lalitaprabha theirl ad sumadhura aura suvyavasthita jIvana jIne kI vyAvahArika aura AdhyAtmika jIvana kA mArgadarzana / jIvana kI AdhyAtmika kalA sikhAne vAlI behatarIna pustk| samajha dene vAlI pustk| pRSTha 120, mUlya 20/- . pRSTha 100, mUlya 20/vizeSa - apane ghara meM apanA pustakAlaya banAne ke lie phAuMDezana ne eka abhinava yojanA banAI hai| isake aMtargata Apako sirpha eka bAra hI phAuMDezana ko paccIsa sau rupae dene hoMge, jisake badale meM phAuMDezana apane yahA~ se prakAzita hone vAle pratyeka sAhitya ko Apake pAsa Apake ghara taka pahuMcAegA aura vaha bhI AjIvana / isa yojanA ke sadasya banate hI Apako phAuMDezana dvArA prakAzita saMpUrNa upalabdha sAhitya' niHzulka prApta hogaa| jisakA DAka-kharca hamArA saMsthAna vahana kregaa| isake antargata phAuMDezana se prakAzita saMbodhi TAimsa mAsika patrikA bhI Apako AjIvana niHzulka prApta hogii| nyanatama do sau rupaye kA sAhitya maMgAne para DAka vyaya saMsthA dvArA dey| dhanarAziSri Jit-yasha Shree Foundation ke nAma DrAphTa banAkara jayapura ke pate para bhejeN| vI.pI.pI. se sAhitya bhejanA zakya nahIM hogaa| Aja hI apanA oNrDara nimna pate para bhejeM jitayazA phAuMDezana bI-7, anukampA dvitIya, ema.AI. ror3a, jayapura - 302 001,phona : 2364737, mo. 94142-55471 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kareM ApakI jiMdagI ko cArja saMbodhi-TAimsa mAsika patrikA saMbodhi TAimsa zreSTha jJAna aura zreSTha ciMtana ke prasAra kI pavitra bhAvanA se prakAzita saMpUrNataH lAbha-nirapekSa pUjyazrIlalitaprabhajI pUjya zrI candraprabha jI satsaMga kA mahAkuMbha trivArSika 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