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________________ [ 7 ] ahiMsA - tattva ko jIvana meM utAreM parama maMgalamaya jinezvara deva kA jaba-jaba smaraNa kiyA jAtA hai, mana sevikAroM kA sAmrAjya eka taraha se bahiSkRta ho jAtA hai / vikAroM ko nirmUla karane kA sAdhana apanAne se pahale usakA Adarza hamAre sAmane honA cAhiye / vyavahAra mArga meM bhI Adarza kAma karatA hai aura adhyAtma mArga meM bhI Adarza kAma karatA hai / calane ke liye, yadi hamako calakara rAha pAra karanI hai to kaise calanA, kidhara se calanA aura Ane vAlI bAdhAnoM kA kaise mukAbalA karanA, usake liye vyakti ko kucha Adarza DhU~r3hane par3ate haiM / hamArI adhyAtma sAdhanA kA aura vikAroM para vijaya milAne kA Adarza jinendra deva kA pavitra jIvana hai / vaise hI Apa sAMsArika jIvana meM hoM, rAjanItika jIvana meM hoM yA gharelU jIvana meM hoM, usameM bhI manuSya ko kucha Adarza lekara calanA par3egA / bha0 mahAvIra ne hajAroM varSa pahale jo mArga apanAyA, use tIrthaMkara deva kI stuti karake zAstrIya zabdoM meM isa prakAra kahA gayA hai - " abhayadayANaM, cakkhudayANaM / " yaha bar3hiyA vizeSaNa hai aura aba apane sAmane cintana kA viSaya hai / vAstava meM dUsare ko abhaya vahI de sakatA hai, jo pahale svayaM abhaya ho jAya / khuda abhaya ho jAyagA, vahI dUsaroM ko abhaya de sakatA hai / aura khuda abhaya tabhI hogA jaba usameM hiMsA kI bhAvanA na rahegI / zraSTAMga yoga : yama, hamAre yahAM eka sAdhanA priya AcArya hue haiM, pataMjali RSi / unhoMne aSTAMga yoga kI sAdhanA mumukSujanoM ke sAmane rakhI / aSTAMga yoga meM pahalA haiphira niyama, Asana, prANAyAma, pratyAhAra, dhAraNA, dhyAna aura samAdhi / yama pA~ca prakAra ke haiM / zrahiMsA, satya acaurya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha | sabase pahalA sthAna ahiMsA ko diyA gayA hai / unhoMne kahA ki jaba taka ahiMsA ko sAdhya banAkara nahIM caloge, taba taka AtmA ko samAja ko, rASTra ko aura kisI ko duHkha mukta nahIM kara sakoge / ahiMsA eka aisI cIja hai, jo prati Avazyaka hai / Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * 322 * vyaktitva evaM kRtitva ahiMsA kA lAbha batAyA ki ahiMsA kyoM karanI caahiye| pataMjali ke zabdoM meM hI Apase kahU~gA, "ahiMsA pratiSThAyAM vairatyAgaH / " yadi Apa cAhate haiM ki duniyA meM ApakA koI duzmana na rahe, ApakA koI duzmana hogA, to Apa caina kI nIMda so sakeMge kyA ? yadi par3osI dvaSa bhAvanA se socatA hogA, to Apako nIMda nahIM aayegii| rAjanItika kSetra meM, samAja ke kSetra meM, dhandhe bAr3I ke kSetra meM bhI Apa cAheMge ki duzmana se mukta kaise hoM? mukti kI to bahuta icchA hai, lekina karmoM kI mukti karane se pahale saMsAra kI choTI moTI mukti to krlo| saMsAra cAhatA hai ki pahale garIbI se mukta hoN| Apa loga iNa vAste hI to jUjha ryA ho / yadi deza parAdhIna hai to socoge ki gulAmI se mukta honA cAhiye / aMgrejoM ke samaya meM apane ko kyA duHkha thA ? bhAI-bahinoM ko aura koI du:kha nahIM thA, sirpha yahI du:kha thA ki merA deza gulAma hai| Apa jaise mAna rahe haiM vaise hI gA~dhIjI ko kyA duHkha thA ? unako khAne-pIne kA, pahanane kA duHkha nahIM thA, sirpha yahI duHkha thA ki merA deza gulAma hai| unhoMne socA ki gulAmI se mukta hone ke do tarIke haiN| eka tarIkA to yaha hai ki jo hamako gulAma rakhe hue haiM, unake sAtha lar3eM, jhagar3eM, gAliyA~ deM, unake putale jalAveM / dUsarA tarIkA yaha hai ki unako bAdhya kareM, hairAna kareM, cetAvanI deM / unako vivaza karadeM / unako yaha mAlUma ho jAya ki unake prAdhIna rahanevAloM meM se unheM koI nahIM cAhatA hai isaliye aba unheM jAnA pdd'egaa| ina donoM rAstoM meM se kaunasA rAstA apanAnA cAhie ? ahiMsA kI bhUmikA : gA~dhI ne isa para bar3A cintana kiyA / zAyada yaha kaha diyA jAya to bhI anucita nahIM hogA ki mahAvIra kI ahiMsA kA vyavahAra ke kSetra meM upayoga karane vAle gA~dhI the / saMsAra ke sAmane usUla ke rUpa meM ahiMsA ko rakhane vAle mahAvIra ke bAda meM ve pahale vyakti hue| ahiMsA kA vyavahAra ke kSetra meM kaise upayoga karanA ? ghara meM isakA kaise vyavahAra karanA ? par3osI kA kalaha ahiMsA se kaise miTAnA ? yaha ciMtana gA~dhIjI ke mana meM paayaa| unhoMne socA ki hamAre lie yaha amogha zastra hai| hamAre gaurAMga prabhu ke pAsa meM topeM haiM, TaiMka haiM, senA hai, tabelA hai aura hamAre pAsa meM ye saba nahIM haiM / aba inako kaise jItanA, kaise bhagAnA, kaise haTAnA aura deza ko mukta kaise karanA ? yadi ApakI jamIna kisI ke hAtha nIce daba gaI hai to Apa kyA karoge bhAI ? Apako zastra uThAnA nahIM pAtA, calAnA nahIM pAtA, to pahale Apa usako naramAI ke sAtha khoge| isa para nahIM mAnatA hai to dhamakI doge, Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * prAcArya zrI hastImalajI ma. sA. * 323 isase bhI kAma nahI calegA, to rAjya kI adAlata meM kAnUnI kAryavAhI karoge, dAbA karoge / natIjA yaha hogA ki isa paddhati se kAma karate varSoM bIta jaayeNge| isase kAma nahIM clegaa| gA~dhIjI ne ahiMsA kA tarIkA apnaayaa| sabase pahale unhoMne kahA ki maiM ahiMsA ko pahale apane jIvana meM utArUM / bha0 mahAvIra ne jisa prakAra ahiMsA ko samajhA, samAja ke jIvana meM aura vizva ke sampUrNa prANI mAtra ke jIvana meM kAma Ane vAlA amRta batAyA aura yaha batAyA ki ahiMsA kA amRta pIne vAlA amara ho jAtA hai, jo ahiMsA kA amRta pIyegA vaha amara ho jaayegaa| usI ahiMsA para gA~dhIjI ko vizvAsa ho gyaa| gA~dhIjI ke sAmane bhI deza ko AjAda karane ke liye vividha vicAra rhe| deza kI ekatA aura AjAdI mukhya lakSya thA / deza meM vividha pArTiyA~ thii| itihAsa ke vidyArthI jAnate hoMge ki ApasI phUTa se deza gulAma hotA hai aura ekatA se svataMtra hotA hai / deza gulAma kaise huA ? phUTa se| deza meM rAjA-mahArAjA, rajavAr3e kaI the jinake pAsa zakti thI, tAkata thI, jinhoMne bar3e-bar3e bAdazAhoM kA mukAbalA kiyaa| chatrapati zivAjI kitane tAkatavara the / rAjasthAna ko vIrabhUmi batAte haiM / vahA~ para mahArANA pratApa, durgAdAsa rAThaur3a jaise bahAdura hue jinhoMne A~kha para paTTI bA~dhakara zastra calAye aura bar3e-bar3e yuddhoM meM vijaya pAI, apanI pAna rkhii| aise rAjA-mahArAjAoM ke hote hae bhI deza gulAma kyoM huA? eka hI bAta mAlUma hotI hai ki deza meM phUTa thii| tAkatavara ne tAkatavara se hAtha milAkara, gale se galA milAkara, bA~ha se bA~ha milAkara kAma karanA nahIM sIkhA, isaliye bAdazAhoM ke bAda gaurAMga loga rAjA ho gye| unhoMne itane vizAla maidAna meM rAjya kiyA ki sArA bhAratavarSa aMgrejoM ke adhIna ho gyaa| mugaloM se bhI jyAdA rAjya kA vistAra aMgrejoM ne kiyaa| itane bar3e vistAra vAle rAjya ke svAmI ko deza se haTAnA kaise ? ahiMsA kI sIkha : ___ lekina gAMdhIjI ne dekhA ki ahiMsA eka amogha zastra hai| ahiMsA kyA karatI hai ? pahale prema kA amRta sabako pilAtI hai| prema kA amRta jahA~ hogA vahA~ pahu~canA par3egA / Apa vicAra kI dRSTi se mere se alaga socane vAle hoNge| taba bhI Apa soceMge ki mahArAja aura hama uddezya eka hI hai, eka hI rAste ke pathika haiM / maiM bhI isI dRSTi se soca rahA hU~ aura ve bhI isI dRSTi se soca rahe haiM / hama donoM ko eka hI kAma karanA hai| aisA socakara Apa mahArAja Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * 324 * vyaktitva evaM kRtitva ke pAsa Ayoge / Apa eka dUsare kA Adara karanA sIkha lo to koI matabheda kI bAta hI nahIM rhtii| yaha bhUmikA ahiMsA sikhAtI hai| gA~dhIjI ne ahiMsA kI bhUmikA ko bha0 mahAvIra kI kRpA se prApta kiyaa| unakA siddhAnta kaThina hone para bhI use mAnakara isa amRta ko gA~dhIjI ne piyaa| unhoMne socA ki deza aura dezavAsiyoM ko hameM gulAmI se mukta karAnA hai| subhASa bhI yahI cAhate the aura gA~dhI bhI yahI cAhate the| subhASa aura gA~dhIjI kA uddezya ekasA thA / subhASa ne kahA ki merA bhAratavarSa AjAda ho, gA~dhIjI bhI cAhate the ki deza AjAda ho / tilaka bhI cAhate the ki deza AjAda ho / gokhale bhI cAhate the ki deza AjAda ho| anya netA loga bhI cAhate the ki deza AjAda ho| Aja koI kahe ki zAnti aura krAnti donoM meM mela kaise ho sakatA hai ? Aja kahane ko to koI yaha bhI kaha sakatA hai ki gA~dhIjI kI ahiMsA kI nIti dabbUpana aura kAyaratA kI thii| subhASa kI krAnti kI nIti se, senA kI bhAvanA meM parivartana ho gayA / sainikoM ne vidroha macA diyA, isaliye aMgrejoM ko jAnA pdd'aa| __kahane vAle bhale hI vividha prakAra kI bAteM kaheM, lekina maiM Apase itanA hI pUchegA ki kyA gA~dhIjI aura subhASa ke vicAroM meM bheda hote hue bhI subhASa aura unake sAthiyoM ne kabhI apane zabdoM meM gA~dhIjI kA tiraskAra karane kI bhAvanA pragaTa kI? unhoMne apane bhASaNoM meM aisI bAta nahIM khii| yadi unake vicAroM meM Takkara hotI to phUTa par3a jAtI aura aisI sthiti meM deza AjAda ho pAtA kyA ? nhiiN| gA~dhIjI apane vicAroM se kAma karate rahe aura subhASa apane vicAroM se kAma karate rhe| zaukataalI, mohammadaalI Adi muslima netA bhI AjAdI kI lar3AI meM pIche nahIM rhe| ve bhI kaMdhe se kaMdhA milAkara kAma kara rahe the| ____ maiM jaba vairAgya avasthA meM ajamera meM thA, taba gA~dhIjI, hindU, muslima, sikha Adi samudAyoM ke netA, zAnta-krAnti ke vicAra vAle vahA~ eka maMca para ekatrita hue the / sabake sAtha AtmIyatA kA samvandha thA / gA~dhIjI socate the ki ye saba mere bhAI haiM / deza ko mukta karAne ke liye hama saba milakara kAma kara sakate haiM / isIliye deza gulAmI se mukta huaa| kaise huA ? deza kI AjAdI ke viSaya meM vividha vicAra hote hue bhI buddhijIviyoM kI zrRMkhalA jur3I aura Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * prAcArya zrI hastImalajI ma. sA. * 325 buddhijIviyoM kI zrRMkhalA se saba saMsthAe~ aura saba varga eka uddezya ke sAtha deza kI mukti ke liye jUjha par3e aura aMgrejoM ko bAdhya hokara deza chor3akara yahA~ se jAnA pdd'aa| yaha itihAsa kI kar3I yahA~ batAdI hai| deza AjAda huaa| kisase ? ahiMsA, prema aura baMdhu bhAvanA kI eka zakti ke dvArA deza AjAda huA, gulAmI se mukta huA / aura deza parataMtra kyoM huA ? ApasI lar3AI-jhagar3oM se / ahiMsA-tattva ko jIvana meM utAreM : yadi Apa ahiMsA saptAha manAte haiM / gA~dhI jayantI kI apekSA se ahiMsA saptAha manAte haiM, to usameM bhASaNa hoMge, prArthanA hogI, carkhA katAI vagairaha hogI, aise vividha prakAra ke kAryakrama deza ke hajAroM, lAkhoM loga karate hoNge| lekina maiM kahatA hU~ ki saba ke sAtha mila bheMTa kara ahiMsA tattva ko Age bar3hAne ke liye Apa kyA kara rahe haiM ? mahAvIra ne dharma kSetra meM ahiMsA ko apanAne ko zikSA dI / gA~dhI ne rAjya kSetra meM ahiMsA ko apanAne kI prayogAtmaka zikSA dii| mahAvIra ne ahiMsA ke dvArA Atmazuddhi karane kA bArIka se bArIka cintana kiyaa| lekina gA~dhI ne cintana kiyA ki ghara gRhasthI ke mAmaloM ko bhI ahiMsA hala kara sakatI hai / ahiMsA ke dvArA koI bhI bAta cAhe samAja kI ho yA ghara kI, hala kI jA sakatI hai| jisake ghara meM ahiMsA ke bajAya hiMsA hogI, prema ke bajAya phUTa hogI, vahA~ zakti, samRddhi, mAna, sammAna saba kA hrAsa hogaa| unakA jIvana kAma karane ke liye Age nahIM bar3ha paayegaa| isaliye mahAvIra kA ahiMsA siddhAnta deza meM samasta mAnava jAti ko sikhAnA hogA, amalI rUpa meM lAnA hogaa| sabhI loga ise amala meM lAveM, usase pahale mahAvIra ke bhakta isako apanAveM, yaha sabase pahalI AvazyakatA hai| lekina mahAvIra ke bhaktoM ko abhI apanI vaiyaktika cintA laga rahI hai| sabake hita kI bAta to bola jAte haiM, lekina karane ke samaya apanA ghara, apanI dukAna, apanA dhandhA, apane bAlabaccoM kI vyavasthA Adi ke sAmane dUsarI bAtoM kI ora dekhane kI phurasata nahIM hai| cAhe deza aura pradeza kA ahita ho rahA ho, ahiMsA ke bajAya hiMsA bar3hatI ho, to bhI usake pratikAra ke liye saumya tarIke se Age kadama nahIM bar3hA sakate / Apa socate haiM ki pro kAma ApAM ro thor3e hI hai, bigar3e to rAja ro bigar3e aura sudhare to rAja ro sudhre| isaliye ye samasyAe~ jyoM kI tyoM raha jAtI haiM / volane meM raha jAtI haiM, karanI meM nahIM aatii| __ akhabAroM meM khabara AtI hai ki dillI meM 28 karor3a kI lAgata se nayA katlakhAnA kholA jA rahA hai| vahA~ para vaijJAnika tarIke se jIvoM kI hiMsA hogI / ahiMsA ke siddhAnta ko mAnanevAle deza hiMsA kI ora bar3ha rahe haiN| deza Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * vyaktitva evaM kRtitva kI sarakAra ahiMsaka kahalAne vAlI gA~dhIvAdI sarakAra hai| gA~dhIvAdI sarakAra meM ahiMsA kA tattva kitanA vyApaka honA cAhiye / gA~dhIvAdI sarakAra kitane zuddha vicAroM ke sAtha Age Ane kA prayatna kara rahI hai, yaha dekhane kI bAta hai| sabase pahale jaina kAryakartAoM meM se isa prakAra kI saccI nIti apanAne vAle loga Age aaveN| isa bAta kI deza ke liye bahuta bar3I AvazyakatA hai| isa ahiMsA tattva ko deza AsAnI se smjhe| sArvajanikasevA karane vAle loga vyaktigata svArtha ko bhulAkara, mamatva ko bhulAkara dekheM ki gA~dhI jaise vyakti deza ke liye bali ho gaye, golI khAkara mara gaye, lekina unhoMne ahiMsA tattva ko anta taka nahIM chodd'aa| marate samaya unake muMha se rAma nikalA / jahA~ aisA namUnA hamAre sAmane hai, vahAM jaina samAja aura bhArata ke ahiMsaka samAja ke logoM ko kitanA ucca zikSaNa lenA caahiye| yadi Apa ahiMsA ke siddhAnta ko amalI rUpa dekara vizva prema kI ora bar3heMge, to ApakA vAstava meM ahiMsA saptAha manAnA sArthaka hogaa| eka vyAvahArika kAma deza ke ahiMsA premiyoM ke sAmane yaha AtA hai ki gA~dhI saptAha meM bhI yadi katlakhAne banda nahIM hoM, hamAre prANI jo mAnava samAja ke liye poSaka haiM, una pazunoM meM, gAya, bhaiMsa, bakare, bakariyA~ Adi jAnavaroM kA vadha ina katlakhAnoM meM ho aura gA~dhI saptAha ke dinoM meM jaina samAja ke loga, hindU samAja ke loga, rAma aura kRSNa ko mAnane vAle loga yadi isako rokane kI ora kadama nahIM bar3hA sake, to yaha kaisI bAta mAnI jAyagI ? ahiMsA kA khAlI guNagAna hI karate haiM, lekina unako ahiMsA meM vizvAsa nahIM hai| maiM cAhU~gA ki hamAre jaina samAja ke loga isa dizA meM bhI kadama bar3hAveM aura samAja kI zakti ko ahiMsA ke maidAna meM lgaaveN| jaba kabhI sAmAjika burAiyA~ miTAnI hoM, rASTra kI burAiyA~ miTAnI hoM, taba Apa kaMdhe se kaMdhA milAkara Age bddh'eN| pazcimI deza phrAnsa meM eka vyakti jaMgalI jAnavaroM taka se pyAra karane vAlA huaa| usakI smRti meM prANI divasa manAyA jAtA hai| anArya deza ke loga ahiMsA kA Adara karate haiM aura ahiMsaka deza hiMsA meM vizvAsa karane vAlA banatA jA rahA hai| hamane jaba satArA meM cAturmAsa kiyA thA, taba phrAMsa ke usa prANI rakSaka bhAI ke bAre meM bahuta kucha sunA thaa| kama-se-kama jaina samAja ke loga dayA aura ahiMsA ko amalI rUpa deveN| khuda ke jIvana ko bhI U~cA uThAveM aura jo Apake samparka meM AveM, unake jIvana ko bhI U~cA uThAveM / deza aura samAja ko U~cA uThAne ke sAtha, vizva prema aura ahiMsA ke vicAroM meM tejasvitA lA sakeM, to sabake liye kalyANa kI bAta hogii| jo aisA karegA vaha isa loka aura paraloka meM zAMti, Ananda aura kalyANa prApta karane kA adhikArI hogaa| Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only