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________________ AdhyAtmika tripathagA : bhakti, karma aura jJAna mAnava jIvana kI tIna avasthAe~ haiM : 1. bacapana! . 2. javAnI ! 3. bur3hApA! mAnava kA jIvana ina tIna dhArAoM se gujaratA hai, aura pratyeka dhArA ke sAtha eka vizeSa prakAra kI vRtti janma letI hai aura avasthA-vizeSa ke sAtha-sAtha vaha vRtti badalatI bhI rahatI hai| jIvana kI prathama avasthA hai-bacapana ! zaizava ! bAlaka kI vRtti parApekSI hotI hai| vaha sahArA khojatA hai, prArambha meM calane ke lie use koI na koI aMgulI pakar3ane vAlA caahie| mA~ use a~gulI pakar3akara calAtI hai, apane hAtha se khilAtI hai| vaha khuda khA bhI nahIM sktaa| gandA ho jAe, to khuda sApha bhI nahIM ho sktaa| koI saphAI karane vAlA; nahalAne vAlA caahie| apane hAtha se nahA bhI nahIM sktaa| khar3A rahegA ki koI nahalA de, dekhatA rahegA ki koI khilA de| matalaba yaha hai ki bAlaka kI prAya: hara pravRtti, pUrti ke lie kisI dUsare kI apekSA rakhatI hai| mA~ ho, yA anya koI, jaba use sahArA milegA, tabhI usakI apekSA pUrI ho skegii| sAdhanA kA zaizava : bhakti-yoga : hamArI sAdhanA bhI isI prakAra apane eka zaizava-kAla ke bIca se gujaratI hai, usa avasthA kA nAma hai-'bhakti-yoga! bhakta apane Apa ko eka bAlaka ke rUpa meM samajhatA hai| vaha bhagavAn ke samakSa apane ko unake bAlaka ke rUpa meM hI prastuta karatA hai| bhakta apane vyaktitva kA koI svatantra astitva nahIM smjhtaa| jIvana meM svayaM ke kartApana kA bhAva jAgRta hI nahIM hone detaa| bhagavAn se hI saba-kucha apekSA rakhatA hai--"prabhu tU hI tArane vAlA hai, tU hI merA rakSaka hai ! jo kucha hai tU hI hai| "tvameva mAtA ca pitA tvameva" yaha bhagavadAzrita vRtti hai, jise sAdhanA kI bhASA meM 'bhakti-yoga' kahA jAtA hai| 'bhakti-yoga' jIvana kI prAthamika dazA meM apekSita rahatA hai| bAlaka ko jaba taka apane astitva kA bodha nahIM hotA, vaha mAtA kI zaraNa cAhatA hai| bhUkha lagI to mA~ ke pAsa daur3akara jaaegaa| pyAsa lagI to mA~ ko pukaaregaa| koI bhaya tathA kaSTa pAtA hai, to mA~ ke AMcala meM chupa jAtA hai| bhakta kA mana bhI jaba vyAkula hotA hai, to vaha bhagavAn ko pukAratA hai, jaba kaSTa pAte haiM, to bhagavAn kI zaraNa meM jAtA hai, prArthanA karatA hai| jaba samasyAeM ghera letI haiM, to bhagavAn ko hAtha jor3atA hai-"prabhu ! mere kaSTa miTA do! maiM tumhArA abodha bAlaka huuN|" isa prakAra kI prArthanAe~ bhArata ke pratyeka dharma aura sampradAya meM pracalita haiN| vaidika paramparA meM to isakA janma hI huA hai| mAnava mana kA satya to yaha hai ki sAdhanA ke pratyeka prathama kAla meM pratyeka sAdhaka isI bhAva kI aura unmukha hotA hai, bacapana kI taraha jIvana kI yaha sahaja vRtti isameM vicAroM kI prasphuTatA, AdhyAtmika tripathagA : bhakti, karma aura jJAna Jain Education Intemational
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________________ bholApana aura eka sukumAratA kA bhAva chipA hai, jo mAnava-mana kI sahaja dhArA hai / isalie cAhe vaidika paramparA hai, bauddha paramparA hai, yA jaina paramparA - sarvatra bhakti yoga kA pravAha umar3A, sAdhaka usakI dhArA meM bahe aura kAphI dUra taka baha gaye / stotra, pATha aura prArthanAe~ racI gaIM, vinatiyA~ gAI gaI aura isake mAdhyama se sAdhaka bhagavAn kA prAMcala pakar3akara calane kA AdI rahA / jaba taka sAdhaka ko apane astitva kA sahI bodha prApta nahIM ho jAtA, jaba taka vaha yaha nahIM samajha letA hai ki bhagavAn kA bimba hI bhakta meM parilakSita ho rahA hai / jo usameM hai, vaha mujha meM hai, yaha anubhUti (jise sakhAbhAva kahate haiM) jaba taka jAgRta nahIM ho jAtI, taba taka use bhagavAn ke sahAre kI apekSA rahatI hai| bhakti ke Alambana kI AvazyakatA hotI hai / nirAzA aura kuNThA usake komala mana ko daboca na le, isake lie bhagavAn kI zaraNa bhI apekSita rahatI hai| hA~, yaha zaraNa use bhaya se bhAganA sikhAtI hai, mukAbalA karanA nahIM, kaSTa se bacanA sikhAtI hai, lar3ane kI kSamatA nahIM jagA sakatI / sAdhanA kA yauvana : karma-yoga : yuvA avasthA jIvana kI dUsarI avasthA hai / jaba bacapana kA bholApana samajha meM badalane lagatA hai, sukumAratA zaurya meM prasphurita hone lagatI hai, mA~ kA prAMcala pakar3e rahane kI vRtti sInA tAnakara khar3A hone meM parivartita hone lagatI hai, to hama kahate ha baccA javAna ho rahA hai| agara koI naujavAna hokara bhI mA~ ko pukAre ki "mA~ sahArA de, merI a~gulI pakar3a kara calA, nahIM to maiM gira jAU~gA / kuttA prA gayA, ise bhagA de, makkhiyA~ muMha para baiTha rahI haiM, ur3A de / gaMdA ho gayA hU~, sApha kara de, muMha meM grAsa dekara khilAde"to koI kyA kahegA ? are! yaha kaisA javAna hai, abhI bacapana kI prAdateM nahIM badalIM / aura mA~-bApa bhI kyA aise yuvA putra para prasannatA aura garva anubhava kara sakate haiM? unheM cintA hotI hai, bAta kyA hai ? DAkTara ko dikhAo ! yaha abhI taka aisA kyoM karatA hai ? tAtparya yaha hai ki yauvana vaha hai, jo zrAtma-nirbharatA se pUrNa ho / javAnI dUsaroM kA muMha nahIM taaktii| usameM svAvalambana kI vRtti ubharatI hai, apanI samajha aura apanA sAhasa hotA hai / vaha bhaya aura kaSTa kI ghar3I meM bhAgakara mA~ ke AMcala meM nahIM chupatA, balki sInA tAnakara mukAbalA karatA hai / vaha dUsaroM ke sahAre para bharosA nahIM karatA, apanI zakti, sphUrti aura utsAha para vizvAsa karake calatA hai| sAdhanA kSetra meM jIvana kI yaha yuvA avasthA 'karma-yoga' kahalAtI hai / bacapana jaba taka hai, taba taka kisI kA sahArA tAkanA ThIka hai, para jaba yuvA rakta hamArI nasoM meM daur3ane lagatA hai, taba bhI yadi hama apanA muMha sApha karane ke lie kisI aura ko pukAreM, to yaha bAta yuvA - rakta ko zobhA nahIM detI / karma-yoga hamArI yuvAzakti hai| apanA muMha apane hAtha se dhone kI bAta -- -karmayoga kI bAta hai / karmayoga kI preraNA hai - "tujhe jo kucha karanA hai, apane Apa kara ! apane bhAgya kA vidhAtA tU khuda hai| jIvana meM jo pIr3Ae~ aura yAtanAe~ tujhe kacoTane AtI haiM, ve kisI aura kI bhejI huI nahIM haiM / terI bhUloM ne hI unheM nimantrita kiyA hai, aba unase bhAga bhata / unakA svAgata kara ! mukAbalA kara ! bhUla ko anukUla banAnA, zUla ko phUla banAnA -- isI meM to terA camatkAra hai / jIvana kI gAr3I ko mor3a denA, usake cakke badala denA, yaha saba tere adhikAra meM haiM / tU apanI gAr3I kA prabhusattA sampanna mAlika hokara bhI sAdhAraNa se krItadAsa kI taraha khar3A dekha rahA hai, yaha ThIka nahIM / " isa prakAra karma yoga mana meM zrAtma-nirbharatA kA sAhasa - bhAva jagAtA hai / apanA dAyitva apane Upara lene kI Atmika zaurya-vRtti ko protsAhana detA hai / 114 pannA samikkha dhammaM .
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________________ ekatva bhAvanA : anAthatA nahIM : jaina-saMskRti meM mana kA parizodhana karane ke lie bAraha bhAvanAe~ batalAI gaI haiN| unameM ekatvabhAvanA bhI eka hai| Apa ekatva kA artha karate haiM---"koI kisI kA nahIM hai, jIva akelA AyA hai, akelA jAegA, saba jaga svArthI hai, mAtA-pitA, pati-patnI saba svArtha ke sage haiM, matalaba ke yAra haiN| maiM akelA hU~, merA koI nahIM hai Adi / " maiM nahIM kahatA ki siddhAntataH yaha koI galata bAta hai, kintu isa cintana ke pIche jo dRSTi chupI hai, use hama nahIM pakar3a sake haiN| 'maiM akelA hU~' isakA artha yaha kadApi nahIM ki hama saMsAra ko svAthI aura makkAra kahane lg| apane ko asahAya aura anAtha samajha kara cala, jIvana meM dInatA ke saMskAra bhara kara samAja aura parivAra ke kartavya se vimukha hokara nirIha sthiti meM par3e rheN| yaha to samAjadrohI vatti hai, isase antarmana meM dInatA aura hInatA AtI hai| ekatva kA sahI artha yaha hai ki "jIvana ke kSetra meM maiM akelA hU~, merA nirmANa mujhe hI karanA hai, mere kalyANa aura akalyANa kA uttaradAyI maiM svayaM hI hU~--"appA kattA vikattA ya" merI AtmA hI mere sukha aura duHkha kA kartA-hartA hai-dUsarA koI nhiiN|" isa prakAra kA cintana karanA hI vastutaH ekatva kA artha hai| apanA dAyitva apane Upara svIkAra karake calanA-yaha ekatva bhAvanA hai| aura, yahI vastutaH karma-yoga hai| hamAre mana meM ekatva kI phalazruti-prAtma-sApekSatA ke rUpa meM jaganI cAhie, asahAyatA evaM anAthatA ke rUpa meM nhiiN| yuvA-saMskRti kI sAdhanA . jaina-saMskRti sAdhanA kI yuvA saMskRti hai, yuvAzakti hai, karmayoga jisakA pradhAna tattva hai| karma-yoga ke svara ne sAdhaka ke supta zaurya ko jagAyA hai, machita Atma-vizvAsa ko saMjIvana diyA hai| usane kahA hai--jIvana eka vikAsa yAtrA hai, isa yAtrA meM tumheM akelA calanA hai, yadi kisI kA sahArA aura kRpA kI AkAMkSA karate rahe, to tuma eka kadama bhI nahIM cala skoge| siddhi kA dvAra to dUra rahA, sAdhanA kA prathama caraNa bhI nahIM rakha skoge| isalie apanI zakti para vizvAsa karake clo| apanI siddhi ke dvAra apane hAtha se kholane kA prayatna karo! apane bandhana, jo tumane svayaM apane Upara DAle haiM, unheM svayaM apane hAthoM se kholo| isI bhAvanA se prerita sAdhaka kA svara eka jagaha gaMjatA hai "sakhe ! mere bandhana mata khola, svayaM baMdhA hU~, svayaM khuluugaa| tU na bIca meM bola! sakhe ! mere bandhana mata khola // " sAdhaka apane par3ausI mitra ko hI sakhA nahIM kahatA, balki apane bhagavAn ko bhI sakhA ke rUpa meM dekhatA hai aura kahatA hai--"he mitra, mere bIca meM tuma mata pAyo ! maiM svayaM apane bandhanoM ko tor3a DAlUMgA ! apane ko bandhana meM DAlane vAlA jaba dUsarA koI nahIM, maiM hI hU~, to phira bandhana tor3ane ke samaya dUsaroM ko kyoM pukArUM? maiM svayaM hI apane bandhana kholUMgA aura apane niraMjana, nirvikAra, zuddha svarUpa ko prApta kruuNgaa|" Atma-sApekSatA, nirIzvaravAda nahIM / apanA dAyitva apane Upara lekara calane kI preraNA jaina-darzana aura jaina-saMskRti kI mUla preraNA hai| vaha Izvara ke bharose apanI jIvana-naukA ko athAha samudra meM isalie nahIM chor3a detA--ki "basa, bhagavAn mAlika hai / vaha cAhegA to pAra lagAegA, vaha cAhegA to ma~jhadhAra meM garka kara degaa|" kucha dArzanika isI kAraNa jaina-darzana ko nirIzvaravAdI kahate haiN| maiM kahatA hU~ yadi yahI nirIzvaravAda hai, to usa IzvaravAda se acchA hai, jo AdamI AdhyAtmika tripathagA : bhakti, karma aura jJAna 115 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ ko paMgu aura parApekSI, dIna-hIna banA detA hai / jaina-darzana mAnava ko isa mAnasika akSamatA se mukta karake Atmanirbhara banAtA hai| Atmabala para vizvAsa karane kI preraNA detA hai| aise meM, jaina-darzana nirIzvaravAdI kahA~ hai ? usane jitane Izvara mAne haiM, utane to zAyada kisI ne nahIM mAne / kucha logoM ne Izvara eka mAnA hai, kucha ne kisI vyakti-vizeSa aura zakti-vizeSa ko Izvara mAna liyA hai| kucha ne Izvara ko vyApaka mAnakara bhI sarvana avatAra rUpa meM usakA aMza mAnA hai, sampUrNa rUpa nhiiN| kintu, jaina-darzana kI yaha viziSTatA hai ki vaha pratyeka AtmA meM Izvara kA darzana karatA hai| vaha Izvara ko eka vyakti-vizeSa yA zakti-vizeSa nahIM, guNa-vizeSa mAnatA hai| vaha guNa sattA rUpa meM pratyeka AtmA meM haieka saMta kI AtmA meM bhI hai aura durAcArI kI prAtmA meM bhii| eka prAtmA meM ve guNa vyakta ho gae haiM yA ho rahe haiM, eka meM abhI supta haiN| rAvaNa meM jaba rAma prakaTa ho jAtA hai, to phira vaha rAvaNa nahIM rahatA, vaha bhI rAma hI ho jAtA hai| jaina-darzana kI adhyAtma-daSTi itanI sukSma hai ki vaha rAma meM hI rAma ko nahIM, apita rAvaNa meM bhI rAma ko dekhatI hai, aura use vyakta karane kI preraNA detI hai| yadi rAvaNa meM rAma ko jagAnA, rAma kI sattA kA virodha yA asvIkAra mAnA jAe, to yaha galata bAta hogii| jaina-darzana pratyeka AtmA meM Izvara kI sattA ko svIkAra karatA hai, aura usa sattA ko vyakta karane ke lie hI preraNA detA hai| yaha preraNA hI saccA karma-yoga hai / vaha bhaktiyoga se inkAra nahIM karatA, pUjA-pATha, japa, stotra Adi ke rUpa meM bhakti-yoga kI sabhI sAdhanAe~ vaha svIkAra karake calatA hai, kintu kevala bhakti-yoga taka hI sImita rahane kI bAta vaha nahIM khtaa| isake Age karma-yoga ko svIkAra karane kI bAta bhI kahatA hai| vaha kahatA hai-bacapana, bacapana meM suhAvanA hai, javAnI meM bacapana kI AdateM mata rkho| aba javAna ho, javAnI kA rakta tumhArI nasoM meM daur3a rahA hai, to phira dUsaroM kA sahArA tAkane kI bAta, bhUkha lagane para mA~ kA A~cala khIMcane kI Adata aura bhaya sAmane Ane para chupa jAne kI pravRtti ThIka nahIM hai| rone se bAlaka kA kAma cala sakatA hai, kintu yuvaka kA kAma nahIM clegaa| prabhu ke sAmane rone-dhone se mukti nahIM milegI, kevala prArthanAe~ karane se ye bandhana nahIM TUTeMge, prArthanA ke sAtha puruSArtha bhI karanA hogaa| bhakti ke sAtha satkarma bhI karanA hogaa| karma hI devatA hai: bhagavAn mahAvIra kI dharma krAnti kI yaha eka mukhya upalabdhi hai ki unhoMne Izvara kI jagaha karma ko pratiSThA dii| bhakti ke sthAna para sadAcAra aura satkarma kA sUtra unhoMne diyaa| unhoMne kahA "suciNNA kammA suciNNaphalA havanti / duciNNA kammA duciNNakalA havanti !" "acche karma acche phala dene vAle hote haiM, bure karma bure phala dene vAle hote haiN|" yadi Apa mizrI khAte haiM, to bhagavAna se prArthanA karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM ki vaha ApakA muMha mIThA kre| aura mirca khAkara yaha prArthanA karane kI bhI jarUrata nahIM--ki prabho! merA maiMha na jle| mizrI khAe~ge, to muMha mIThA hogA hI, aura mirca khAe~ge, to muMha jalegA hii| jaisA karma hogA, vaisA hI to phala milegaa| bhagavAn isameM kyA karegA? bhagavAn itanA bekAra nahIM hai ki vaha ApakA muMha mIThA karane ke lie bhI Ae aura Apake muMha ko jalane se bacAne ke lie bhI paae| mArga meM calate hue yadi dhUpa laga rahI hai aura chAyA kI AvazyakatA hai, to Apako chAyA meM jAnA caahie| yadi Apa chAyA meM na jAkara vRkSa se prArthanA karane lageM-- "he tarurAja! hameM chAyA dIjie ! to kyA vaha chAyA degA ?" 1. aupapAtika sUtra, 56 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ chAyA to tabhI milegI, jaba Apa chAyA meM jAkara baittheNge| jAkara baiThanA Avazyaka hai, chAyA svayaM mila jaaegii| chAyA kA mAMganA kyA ? "chAyA taruM saMzrayataH svataH syAt / kiM chAyayA yAcitayAtmalAbhaH ?" yahI svara bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI kA hai---"yadi acche phala cAhate ho, to acche karma karo, yadi mukti cAhate ho to saMyama, tapa, titikSA kA AcaraNa karo! kevala prArthanA se mukti nahIM milegii| isa saMsAra meM tumheM par3e-par3e mukta kara dene vAlA koI bhagavAn yA devatA nahIM hai| tumhArA satkarma hI tumhArA devatA hai, vahI tumheM mukti ke dvAra taka le jaaegaa|" tathAgata buddha se jaba pUchA gayA ki manuSya kI AtmA pavitra kaise hotI hai, to unhoMne bar3e gambhIra svara se kahA "kammaM vijjA ca dhammo ca, sIlaM jIvitamuttamaM / etena maccA sujhaMti, na gottena dhanena vA?" 1 karma, vidyA dharma, zIla (sadAcAra) evaM uttama jIvana-inase hI manuSya kI AtmA parizuddha hotI hai, dhana yA gotra se nhiiN| guru : eka mArgadarzaka : * bhakti-yoga meM ahaMkAra ko tor3ane evaM samarpita hone kI bhAvanA kA mahattva to hai, kiMtu jaba samarpaNa ke sAtha parAzrita vRtti kA saMyoga ho jAtA hai, sAdhaka bhagavAn aura guru ko hI saba-kucha mAnakara karma-yoga se vimukha hone lagatA hai, taba bhakti-yoga meM niSkriyatA evaM jar3atA A jAtI hai| yaha jar3atA jIvana ke lie khataranAka hai| hama eka bAra dillI se vihAra karake AgarA kI aora pA rahe the| eka gAMva meM kisI mahaMta ke maTha meM tthhre| bar3e prema se unhoMne svAgata kiyaa| rAta ko jaba bAtacIta calI, to unake ziSya ne kahA-"guru ! mujhe gussA bahuta prAtA hai, isako samApta kara do na !" __ maiM jaba kucha sAdhanA batAne lagA, to bolA--"yaha sAdhanA-vAdhanA mujha se kucha nahIM hotI, mere isa viSa ko tuma cUsa lo|" ___ maiMne kahA--"bhAI ! maiM to aisA gArur3I nahIM hU~, jo duniyA ke viSa ko cUsatA vaha bolA- "guru to gArur3I hotA hai| tuma mere guru ho, phira kyoM nahIM cUsa lete ?" maine pUchA--"kyA Aja taka koI aisA guru milA ?" bolA-"abhI taka to milA nhiiN|" maiMne kahA--bhale AdamI ! aba taka milA nahIM, to kyA aba mila jAegA? guru to sirpha viSa ko dUra karane kA sAdhana mAtra batAtA hai, celoM kA viSa cUsatA nahIM phiratA / maiM rAstA batA sakatA hU~, calanA cAho, to cala sakate ho| hamArA bhagavAn aura guru to mArga dikhAne vAlA 'magadayANaM' hai, ghasITa kara le jAne vAlA nahIM hai| vaha tumako dRSTi de sakatA, hai 'cakkhudayANaM' usakA viruda hai, kintu yaha nahIM ki tuma andhoM kI a~gulI pakar3a kara ghumAtA phire / aA~kha kI jyoti kharAba ho gaI hai, to DAkTara itanA hI kara sakatA hai ki davA de de, Aparezana kara de, aA~kha ThIka ho jaae| yaha nahIM ki vaha ApakI lakuTiyA pakar3a kara ghisaTatA rhe| maiMne kahA--"bhAI, hama to dRSTi dene vAle haiM, aA~kha kI davA dene vAle haiN| A~kha ThIka ho jAe, to phira calanA yA na calanA, yaha kAma tumhArA hai|" 1. majjhimanikAya, 3 / 43 / 3 phiruuN|" prAdhyAtmika tripathagA : bhakti, karma aura jJAna Jain Education Intemational
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________________ bAlaka jyoM-jyoM yuvaka evaM yogya hotA jAtA hai, tyoM-tyoM vaha apanA dAyitva apane Upara letA jAtA hai / dAyitva ko geMda kI taraha dUsaroM kI ora nahIM uchAlatA balki apane hI paridhAna kI taraha apane Upara pror3hatA hai / "maiM kyA karU~ ? maiM kyA kara sakatA hU~ ?" yaha yuvaka kI bhASA nahIM hai / dAyitva ko svIkAra karane vAle kA uttara yaha nahIM ho sakatA / vaha hara samasyA ko sulajhAne kI kSamatA rakhatA hai usakI bhujAoM meM gaharI pakar3a kI vAzakti hotI hai, buddhi meM prakharatA hotI hai| pitA bhI yuvaka putra ko jimmedArI sauMpa detA hai / use svayaM nirNaya karane kA adhikAra de detA hai| yadi koI pitA yogya putra ko bhI dAyitva sauMpane se katarAtA hai, use zrAtmanirNaya kA adhikAra nahIM detA hai, to vaha pula ke sAtha nyAya nahIM krtaa| usakI kSamatAoM ko vikasita hone kA avasara nahIM detaa| aisI sthiti meM yadi putra vidrohI banatA hai, athavA prayogya rahatA hai, to isakA dAyitva pitA para hI AtA hai / nIti-zAstra ne isIlie yaha sUta kahA hai " prApte tu SoDaze varSe putraM mitravadAcaret / " putra jaba solaha varSa pAra kara jAtA hai, yogya ho jAtA hai, to usake sAtha mitra kI taraha vyavahAra karanA caahie| Apa jAnate haiM, acchA mAsTara yA guru kaise parakhA jAtA hai| acchA mAsTara baccoM ko pATha par3hAte samaya AAkhira taka khuda hI nahIM bolatA jAtA, balki bIca-bIca meM unase pUchatA hai, unhIM ke mu~ha se sunatA hai tAki patA cale, bacce kitanA grahaNa kara rahe haiM, unakI bauddhika kSamatA kitanI hai ? aisA karane se baccoM ko socane kA avasara milatA hai, kSamatA ko vikasita hone kA mArga milatA hai| jo adhyApaka svayaM hI saba kucha likhA-par3hA detA hai, usake chAtra afar vikAsa meM durbala raha jAte haiM / isI prakAra bhagavAn yA guru sAdhaka ko mArga dikhAtA hai, dRSTi detA hai, kintu apane zrita evaM adhIna nahIM karatA, usameM Atmanirbhara hone kA bhAva jagAtA hai / apanA dAyitva apane kandhoM para uThAkara calane kA sAhasa sphUrta karatA hai, basa yahI hamArA karmayoga hai / bhakti yoga meM jo bhagavAn rakSaka ke rUpa meM khar3A thA, karmayoga meM vaha eka mArgadarzaka bhara rahatA hai / jJAnayoga kA pratIka : vRddhatva : jIvana kI tIsarI avasthA bur3hApA hai| bur3hApe meM zarIra bala kSINa ho jAtA hai| kahA jAtA hai, bAlaka kA bala mAtA hai, yuvaka kA bala usakI bhujAe~ haiM aura vRddha kA bala usakA anubhava hai| bur3hApe meM jaba zarIra jarAjIrNa ho jAtA hai, indriyA~ zithila ho jAtI haiM, taba vaha na bhakti kara sakatA hai aura na karma hI / usake pAsa taba kevala anubhava arthAt jJAna hI sahArA hotA hai, yahI usakA bala hai / jJAnayoga kI avasthA isIlie sAdhanA kI tIsarI avasthA mAnI gaI hai / bhAratIya saMskRti meM vRddha ko jJAna kA pratIka mAnA gayA hai| jIvana bhara ke adhyayana evaM anubhava kA navanIta vRddha se prApta ho sakatA hai| isalie mahAbhArata meM 'vRddha' ko dharmasabhA kA prANa batAte hue kahA gayA hai-- "na sA sabhA yatra na saMti vRddhAH" / " jisa dharma sabhA meM vRddha upasthita na ho, vaha sabhA hI nahIM hai / buddha ne bhI isIlie kahA ki - "jo vRddhoM kA abhivAdana-vinaya karatA hai, usake Ayu, yaza, sukha evaM bala kI vRddhi hotI hai / " tAtparya yaha hai ki vRddha avasthA paripakva avasthA hai, jisameM adhyayana anubhava kA rasa pAkara madhura bana jAtA hai| usakI karmendriyA~ bhale hI kSINa ho jAe~, kintu jJAnazakti 118 1. mahAbhArata, 35, 58 2. dhammapada, 8, 10 pannA samikkha dhammaM
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________________ bar3I sUkSma aura prabala rahatI hai| isIlie vRddha avasthA ko jJAna-yoga kI avasthA ke rUpa meM mAnA gayA hai| jJAna-yogI : jIvana-mukta siddha : jaina-dharma kI sAdhanA-paddhati kA jinheM paricaya hai, ve jAnate haiM ki sAdhaka kaivalya-dazA ko prApta karane ke sAtha hI 'jJAna-yoga' kI paripUrNa avasthA meM pahu~ca jAtA hai| sAdhanA-kAla 'karma-yoga' hai aura siddha-avasthA 'jJAna-yoga' hai| yaha smaraNa meM rakhanA cAhie ki sAdhanAkAla meM jJAna to hotA hai, honA hI cAhie, kintu kevalajJAna nahIM hotaa| jaba jJAna-pUrvaka sAdhanA apanI antima pariNati meM pahu~ca jAtI hai arthAt sAdhanA-kAla samApta ho jAtA hai, tabhI kevalajJAna prApta hotA hai| isalie pUrNajJAna kevalajJAna prApta hone ke bAda prAtmA siddha kahalAtI hai| yaha Apa jAnate hI hai ki deha-mukta siddha aura sadeha-siddha ke jo bheda hai, ve isI daSTi se haiN| kevalajJAnI arhanta, jo sazarIri hote haiM, sadeha-siddha kahalAte haiN| unhIM kI apekSA se AgamoM meM eka sthAna para yaha prayoga AyA hai-"siddhA evaM bhAsanti" siddha aisA kahate hai, arthAta kevalajJAnI arhanta aisA kahate haiN| isakA abhiprAya yaha hai---siddha-avasthA jJAnayoga kI avasthA hai, jahA~ kartavya evaM karma kI sampUrNa sImAe~ samApta ho jAtI haiM, sAdhanA ke rUpa meM vidhi-niSedha ke bandhana TTa jAte haiN| AtmA kevala apane svabhAva meM, jJAna-yoga meM hI vicaraNa karatI hai| yahA~ eka prazna uTha sakatA hai aura uThatA bhI hai--jaba kevala-dazA meM kucha bhI kartavya avazeSa nahIM rahatA, sAdhanA-kAla samApta ho jAtA hai, to phira kevalajJAnI upavAsa Adi kisalie karate haiM ? kyoMki unake sAmane na icchAoM ko tor3ane kA prazna hai aura na kucha anya viziSTatA pAne kA ? bAta ThIka hai| icchAe~ jaba taka rahatI hai, taba taka kaivalya prApta ho nahIM pAtA, ataH icchA-nirodha kA to prazna nahIM ho sktaa| kyoMki Atma-svarUpa ke ghAtaka jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa, moha aura antarAya rUpa cAra ghAti-karmoM ko kSaya karane hetu sAdhanA hotI hai| ghAti-karma vahA~ samApta ho cuke haiM, avaziSTa vedanIya, prAyuSa, nAma aura gotra rUpa cAra aghAtikarma rahe haiM aura aghAti-karma ko kSaya karane hetu bAhara meM kisI bhI tapa Adi sAdhanA kI apekSA nahIM rhtii| ataH upavAsa prAdi tapa aghAti-karma ko kSaya karane hetu kabhI nahIM hote| aghAtikarma kAla-paripAka se svataH hI kSINa ho jAte haiN| vicAra kIjie, yadi koI prAyu-karma ko kSINa karane hetu upavAsa Adi karatA hai, to yaha spaSTa hI galata hai| vItarAga kevalajJAnI sadeha-siddha arhantoM ke upavAsa Adi carcA ke sambandha meM jainadarzana meM kahA gayA hai-"yaha eka kAla-sparzanA hai, pudgala sparzanA hai| kaivalya-avasthA nizcaya daSTi kI avasthA hotI hai, kevalajJAnI jaba' jaisI sthiti evaM sparzanA kA honA dekhate haiM, taba ve vaisA hI karate haiM, karate kyA haiM. sahaja hI vaisI pariNati meM ho jAte haiN| unake lie udaya mukhya hai-"vicare udaya pryog|" jaba AhAra kI pudgala-sparzanA nahIM hotI, to sahaja upavAsa ho jAtA hai| aura, jaba AhAra kI pudgala-sparzanA hotI hai, taba AhAra ho jAtA hai| na upavAsa kA koI vikalpa hai aura na AhAra kaa| sarva-vikalpAtItadazA, jise hama kalpAtIta avasthA kahate haiM, usa avasthA meM vidhi-niSedha arthAt vihitaavihita jaisI koI maryAdA nahIM rhtii| isI ko vaidika-saMskRti meM vidhi-niSedha se pare kI ni-guNAtIta avasthA kahA hai-"naisvaiguNye pathi vicaratAM ko vidhiH ko niSedhaH?" yaha jJAna-yoga kI carama avasthA hai, jahA~ na bhakti kI jarUrata hai, na karma kI ! AtmA apane vizuddha jJAna rUpa meM svataH hI pariNamana karatI rahatI hai| jaina-paribhASA meM yaha prAtmA kI svarUpa avasthA sadeha-siddha avasthA hai| ukta jIvana-mukta sadeha-siddha avasthA se hI anta meM deha-makta siddha avasthA prApta ho jAtI hai| aura, isa prakAra jJAna-yoga pUrNatA kI apanI antima pariNati meM pahu~ca jAtA hai| prAdhyAtmika tripathagA : bhakti, karma aura jJAna Jain Education Intemational
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________________ tInoM kA samanvaya : bacapana se yauvana aura yauvana se vArdhakya, jisa prakAra jIvana kA prArohaNa krama hai, usI prakAra sAdhanA kA bhI, bhaktiyoga se karmayoga aura karmayoga se jJAnayoga ke rUpa meM UrdhvamukhI prArohaNa-krama hai| eka dRSTi se bhaktiyoga meM sAdhanA kI koI viziSTatA nahIM karmayoga ke kendra para sthita hokara hameM bhakti evaM jJAna kA sahArA lekara calanA hotA hai| rUpaka kI bhASA meM bhakti hamArA hRdaya hai, jJAna hamArA mastiSka hai aura zarIra, hAtha, paira karma haiN| tInoM kA sundara samanvaya hI svastha jIvana kA AdhAra hai| Jain Education Intemational