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________________ . .. . . . .. . ............ .. + ahiMsA : vartamAna yuga meM -mANakacanda kaTAriyA manuSya ke sAtha aura isa pUrI sRSTi ke sAtha ahiMsA isa taraha jur3I hai ki use Apa bA~Ta nahIM skte| abhI yuga ahiMsA kA cala rahA hai aura kala hiMsA kA yuga Ane vAlA hai yA hiMsA kA yuga bIta gayA aura aba ahiMsA kI bArI AI hai, aisA kaise kaheMge? krikeTa ke khela kI taraha kabhI hiMsA kI iniMga (pArI) aura kabhI ahiMsA kI iniMga nahIM cltii| ahiMsA manuSya ke jIvana kI tarja hai, jo usake rakta meM bidhI hai| apane unmAda meM AdamI bahuta bhar3akakara apanI aura sAmane vAle kI tabAhI karake bhI jaba sahaja hotA hai to zAnti kI khoja karane lagatA hai| usake bhItara karuNA ke, prema ke, saMvedanA ke aMkura phira-phira uga Ate haiN| yahI manuSya ke jIvana kA marma hai| balki, bahuta dhyAna se Apa dekheM to pUrI sRSTi meM jIvana ke tAra karuNA se jur3e haiM, saMvedanA se jur3e haiN| phira bhI kucha aisA to ho hI gayA hai ki hameM ahiMsA pAne ke lie, jIvana meM use pratiSThita karane ke lie aura hamAre cAroM ora samAja meM dhadhaka rahI hisA ko bujhAne ke lie lagAtAra sAdhanA karanI par3a rahI hai| ahiMsA vAloM kA eka alaga khemA hai| ve jIva-dayA vAle haiN| phUMka-phUMka kara jIvana jI rahe haiN| rAta meM nahIM khaate| mAMsa, machalI; aNDA to dUra, bahuta-sI tarakAriyA~ bhI nahIM chuute| kaI cIjeM chor3a dI haiM / bahuta se DU-nATsa-nahIM karane ke bandhana svIkArate haiM / dhIre-dhIre ahiMsA ke bAre meM hamArA aisA khyAla banA ki kAyA ko hiMsA se bcaao| kAyA hiMsA se baca gaI to ahiMsA sadha jaaygii| isa eka mAmale se hama ahiMsA vAle bahuta lambA rAstA nApa gaye / khUba cale haiN| lekina lagatA hai ki kevala Upara-Upara hI calate rahe haiN| natIjA yaha hai ki hamAre hAtha jo ahiMsA AI vaha kevala 'satahI ahiMsA' hai| ekadama Upara kI ahiNsaa| manuSya apane vyaktigata jIvana meM nihatthA hotA jA rahA hai| usake hAtha se talavAra chuTa gaI hai aura usakI pITha para se tarakaza utara gayA hai| usake muMha kA kaura nirAmiSa banatA jA rahA hai| jinakA nahIM bana pAyA hai ve bhI dhIre-dhIre nirAmiSa ho jaayeNge| manuSya kI sabhyatA ne Apasa ke vyavahAra meM miThAsa gholI hai| hama apane vivAda ApasI bAtacIta, samajhAiza, tarka-carcA ke dharAtala para le Aye haiN| bahuta gussA hokara bhI pistaula nahIM taante| hatyAoM kA pratizata itanA nagaNya hai ki manuSya ahiMsaka hone kA dAvA kara sakatA hai| pairADAksa-virodhAbhAsa lekina yaha eka parata hai-bahuta patalI jhillI jo hameM ahiMsaka hone kA AbhAsa de rahI hai| bhItara to sArA vyApAra hiMsA kA cala rahA hai| balki hiMsA bahuta khulakara khela rahI hai| manuSya kI tRSNA bar3hI hai, IA painI huI hai, spardhA ne gherA hai use, svArtha ne nae AyAma pAye haiM, sattA-dhana-yaza ke tribhuja para hamArI A~kheM Tika gaI haiN| eka aisI hAyaraArakI-zreNIbaddhatA meM hama ulajha gaye haiM ki zoSaNa, anyAya aura ahaMkAra kI zRMkhalA TUTatI hI nhiiN| manuSya bhayabhIta hai / vaha isa dubidhA meM par3A hai ki isa paTarI se utara kara kahA~ jaay| jarA cUkA ki mAnava samAja ke bahuta hI nicale dharAtala para pheMka diyA jaaygaa| isalie koI cUkanA nahIM cAhatA-jaise bhI ho apane lie samAja kA U~cA dharAtala banAye rakhanA cAhatA hai| vastuoM ke bAhulya ne aura bAhulya ke sAtha jur3I sAmAjika pratiSThA ne manuSya ko bahuta tor3A hai| hama TUTa kara do samAnAntara paTariyoM para daur3a lagA rahe haiM / eka paTarI para daur3akara saMgraha kara rahe haiM aura dUsarI paTarI para calakara usameM se thor3A bA~Ta Ate haiM tAki karuNA ko, tyAga ko, saMyama ko aura jise hamane 'dharma' nAma de rakhA hai use 00
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________________ ahiMsA vartamAna yuga meM thor3A samAdhAna mila jAya / yaha bahuta sApha hai ki AdamI apane svadharma para nahIM haiN| usane apane samAja jIvana meM jina pratiSThA pratimAnoM ko AtmasAt kiyA hai vahI usakA sekaNDa necara saMskArita dharma bana gayA hai aura ise hI donoM hAthoM se vaha thAme 'hue hai| isalie Aja hama manuSya ke cehare para jo ahiMsA dekha rahe haiM vaha bahuta Upara-Upara haiekadama sataha para hai / 11 yoM hiMsA ko samarthana nahIM hai| koI usakI pairavI nahIM krtaa| mArakATa, daMgA-phasAda, jora-jabardastI, hatyA, yuddha manuSya kI lAcArI bhale hI ho, usake jIvana kA mAnya rAstA nahIM hai| vaha hiMsA se bacanA cAhatA hai / samAjavyavasthA ke pratyeka bindu para hama isI bAta kI caukIdArI meM lage haiM ki hiMsA kahIM se phUTa na pdd'e| paMcAyatoM aura janapadoM se lekara saMyuktarASTrasaMgha taka jitanI vyavasthAe~ manuSya ne apane-apane dAyaroM meM nahIM kI hai, ve saba isI udher3abuna meM haiM ki samAja meM zAnti kAyama rahe aura AdamI AdamI banA rhe| balki isI amanoamAna ke lie hamAre pAsa pulisa aura phauja kI vyavasthA hai / itanI jyAdA hai ki manuSya kI sarvAdhika tAkata isI meM kharca ho rahI hai / phira bhI hiMsA jahA~-tahA~ phUTa par3atI hai aura yadi sAre saMsAra ke pulisa thAnoM ke rojanAmace ekatra kie jAyeM to hama kA~pa jaayeNge| kabIra ko hariguNa kA varNana karane ke lie sAta samaMdara kI masi cAhie thI, lekina pUre vizva ke cappe-cappe para cala rahe anyAya, atyAcAra aura zoSaNa kI kahAnI likhane ke lie sAta samaMdara kI masi se kucha nahIM hogA / ye do cIjeM eka sAtha kaise caleMgI ? hiMsA ke jitane brIDiMga grAuNDa- -upaja sthAna haiM ve kAyama raheMge, balki dina dUne rAta caugune bar3hate jAyeMge aura adhikAdhika puSTa hote jAeMge, sAtha hI hama apane cehare, apanI saMskRti, apane sAre dharma-grantha, apane sampUrNa nIti vacana ahiMsA ke caraNoM meM nyauchAvara karate jAyeMge --to ye donoM bAteM ekasAtha kaise caleMgI ? isalie maiM kahatA hU~ ki Aja kA manuSya eka brokana maina - TUTA huA manuSya hai| eka hI manuSya kA eka hissA jamakara hiMsA meM jI rahA hai aura usI kA eka hissA ahiMsA kA gIta gA rahA hai / jaba vaha apane-Apa meM hotA hai to usakI saMvedanA pighalatI hai, usakI tRSNA galatI hai, usakI karuNA sakriya hotI hai / use bAhulya nahIM cAhie / vaha apanA kaura kisI bhUkhe ke mu~ha meM dekara saMtuSTa hotA hai / lekina jaba vahI samAja ke bIca hotA hai, vyApAra-vyavasAya meM hotA hai, rAja -sattA meM hotA hai, kisI pada para AsIna hai, kisI mAna-maryAdA meM lipta hai taba vaha ekadama badalA huA manuSya hai-taba use cAhie hI caahie| jitanA pAyA hai vaha kama hai| jaise bhI ho cAhie - eka se eka bar3hiyA vastu cAhie / vaha samAja ke jisa dharAtala para hai usase bhI adhika UMcA dharAtala use cAhie / isa taraha manuSya ne apanI Dabala parasanaliTI -- doharA vyaktitva raca liyA hai| vaha apane Apa meM kucha aura hai tathA apane AsapAsa ke saMsAra meM kucha dUsarA hI AdamI hai / - hiMsA kA kAma isa kAraNa ahiMsA eka mukAma para Akara ThiThaka gaI hai| vaha itanA hI cala pAI ki kAyA khuda kI hiMsA se bacI raha jAya / ahiMsA ko rasoIghara meM sthApita karake hama bahuta prasanna haiM ki hamase ahiMsA nibha gii| hamArA dhyAna isa bAta para gayA hI nahIM ki jisa sabhyatA ko hama jI rahe haiM, jisa bAhulya ko hama bhoga rahe haiM, vastuoM ke eka vizAla sAgara meM taira rahe haiM, vyApAra-vyavasAya aura samAja-vyavasthA kA jo Arthika, sAmAjika aura rAjanaitika DhA~cA hamane khar3A kara liyA hai tathA manuSyoM ke bIca Apasa meM jitanA bheda jAti kA sampradAya kA raMga kA, dharma kA, dhana kA, sattA kA aura saMskRti kA khar3A kara liyA hai-- isa sabane manuSya ko pAre kI taraha bikhera diyA hai| aisA TUTA huA manuSya kauna-sI ahiMsA jIyegA ? vaha to apanI hI ciMtA meM par3A hai| use aba apane sivAya kucha dUsarA sUjhatA hI nahIM / lekina ahiMsA kA to eka alaga kSetra hai / vaha saMvedanA aura saha-astitva ke rathapara car3hakara hI AyegI / Apa pyAra karate haiM to merA krodha galatA hai / Apa kucha chor3a rahe haiM to merA svArtha bhI TUTatA hai| maiM ApakI sahanazIlatA ke Age parAsta hU~ / ahiMsA ko aparigraha kA, tyAga kA, saMyama kA prema kA, karuNA kA, parizrama kA aura nija kI tRSNA ko sameTa lene kA kar3A dharAtala caahie| lekina insAna apanI Adhunika sabhyatA ko isa dharAtala para khar3A nahIM rakha sakA / usane jo paTariyAM bichAI haiM ve svArtha kI aura ahaMkAra kI hai--ina paTariyoM para ahiMsA kI rela kaise daur3egI ? dUsarI ora hamArI vastuniSThA ne aura ArAmadeha jindagI kI cAha ne vastuoM kA eka mahAsAgara raca liyA hai| vastu sampadA aura dhana ko apanA ArAdhya deva ghoSita karake manuSya ne jisa hiMsA ko janma diyA hai vaha bahuta viSailI hai| dhIre-dhIre usane pUrI sRSTi para apanA viSa phailAyA hai| vaijJAnikoM ko ciMtA huI hai ki yadi isI
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________________ 12 zrI puSkaramuni abhinandana grantha : saptama khaNDa raphtAra se manuSya apane upabhoga ke lie dharatI kI sampadA ko lUTatA rahA tathA apanI ArAmadeha jindagI ke lie ananta vastuoM kI utpAdana prakriyA meM isa pUre jagata ko anekAneka pradUSaNoM se DhaMkatA rahA to jIvana TUTa jaaygaa| AdamI ke rahana-sahana ko Adhunika sabhyatA ke sAtha jur3I hiMsA hamArI dhamaniyoM meM isa kadara pravAhita huI hai ki ise rokane ke lie eka mahA-puruSArtha kI jarUrata hai / eka AdamI ke lie yaha bahuta AsAna hai ki vaha apanI thAlI se mAMsa kA Tukar3A alaga kara de aura apane paira ke nIce dabakara mara jAne vAlI cIMTI ko bacA le jAya / lekina bezumAra hiMsA ko janma dene vAlI hamArI utpAdana prakriyA kA kyA hogA? vaha to vastu ke garbha meM jAkara baiTha gaI hai| jisa yaMtrIkaraNa para manuSya ko nAja hai, apanI vijJAna pragati para use garva hai aura bijalI kI sahAyatA se usane apane hI lie upabhoga kI vastuoM kA jo jAla bunA hai-ina sabane vyApaka hiMsA ko janma diyA hai| kyA-kyA chor3eMge Apa? yaha saMbhava nahIM raha gayA hai ki hama valkala para utara AyeM aura pASANa-yuga kI sabhyatA ko svIkAra leN| bAta bahuta sApha hai mitro, ki hamase apanI ephlUensI-apanA bAhulya chor3ate nahIM bnegaa| upabhoga kI jisa U~cAI para hama jA khar3e hue haiM vahA~ se bahata nIce utarate bhI nahIM bnegaa| eka ajIba AkAMkSA hameM ghere hue hai-jo hameM mila gayA hai use chor3a dene kA to savAla hI nahIM, para jo nahIM mila pAyA hai use prApta karane kI dhuna meM hama lage haiM / aura apane ghara meM, samAja meM, kSetra meM aisA jIvana jI rahe haiM jo ahiMsA se bahuta dUra calA gayA hai| phira bhI ahiMsA hamase pheMkI nahIM jAyagI-vaha to manuSya ke jIvana kI tarja hai| usake rakta meM biMdhI hai| eka ajIba ulajhana meM Aja kA manuSya par3a gayA hai| ahiMsA chor3a nahIM sakatA aura hiMsA svIkAra nahIM sktaa| sAtha hI sAtha jIvana usakA Tika gayA hai hiMsA ke upakaraNoM para aura bAhara samAja meM ahiMsA ke upakaraNa usase chue nahIM jA rahe haiN| isalie hama apanI-apanI ahiMsA lekara rasoIghara meM cale gaye haiM yA mandira meM jA baiThe haiM aura udhara jIvana ko khule hATa-bAjAra meM hor3a, spardhA, svArtha, ahaMkAra, zoSaNa, ApAdhApI, bhaya, anyAya aura krUratA ke havAle kara diyA hai / ye saba hiMsA ke brIDiMga grAuNDa-upaja sthAna hai| bAta yaha hai ki jina bAtoM ko samAja meM hamane pratiSThita kiyA hai, unase hiMsA upaja rahI hai| hamAre sAmAjika pratiSThA-pratimAna ahiMsA se mela nahIM khaate| vastuoM ke kAraNa, sattA ke kAraNa, dhana ke kAraNa jo zarIra-sukha, santuSTi aura sammAna hameM samAja meM prApta hotA hai vahI hamArA siramaura bana gayA hai| donoM hAtha laDDa-ArAmadeha jindagI bhI aura yaza bhii| lekina isI ArAmadeha pratiSThita jindagI ke lie jina upakaraNoM kA sahArA hama le rahe haiM ve hiMsA kI eka aTUTa zRMkhalA apane sAtha le Aye haiM aura manuSya khuda hI Age bar3hakara hiMsA ke viSama-cakra meM phaMsa gayA hai| isa artha meM jitanI ahiMsA manuSya ke hAtha lagI vaha bahuta choTI sAbita ho rahI hai / hamArI rasoI ghara kI ahiMsA saphala hokara itanA hI to kara pAyagI ki manuSya kI pUrI kI pUrI jamAta zAkAhArI bana jAya aura jIva-dayA pAlane lge| dUsarI ora, sampUrNa krUratAoM, anyAyoM, atyAcAroM ko vaisA hI calane dekara hama eka aisA mAnava samAja raca leMge jo apane-Apa meM zAkAhArI hiMsaka samAja khlaayegaa| isa taraha ahiMsA nahIM ugegii| ahiMsA kI dRSTi se Aja kA yuga bahuta nAjuka aura cunautI bharA hai| anajAne hI hama hiMsA ke eka bar3e ArabiTa-ghere meM Dhulaka gaye haiM, tathA roja gahare dhaMsate jA rahe haiN| prazna yaha paidA huA hai ki manuSya aura manuSya ke bIca ke sambandha ahiMsA AdhArita kaise hoM? bahuta ajIba prazna hai-manuSya ko sarvaprathama Apasa meM hI ahiMsA jInI hai aura ahiMsA siddha karanI hai| sRSTi kA sarvAdhika saMvedanazIla prANI apane ApasI sambandhoM meM eka prazna cinha bana gayA hai| samAjabodha aba hameM samAjabodha kI jarUrata hai| Atmabodha akelA kAma nahIM degaa| manuSya ne acchI taraha samajhA hai ki yadi vaha hAratA hai to apanI hI tRSNA se hAratA hai, usakA vaira hI usako pachAr3atA hai| merA pazubala Apake Atmabala ke Age himmata hAra jaaygaa| bhArata ne yaha karizmA karake dikhalAyA hai-naMgI khulI chAtiyoM para aMgrejI hukUmata kI goliyA~ bemAne ho gayI thiiN| yaha jo dilerI se kaSTa saha jAne kI aura vIratA ke sAtha anyAya ke mukAbale DaTakara khar3A ho jAne kI bhItarI tAkata hai usake Age bandUka kI koI hastI hI nhiiN| manuSya ke pAsa prema kI, karuNA kI, saMvedanA kI, kSamA kI, tyAga kI aura kaSTa-sahana kI jo tAkata hai vaha ananta gunI hai aura usake sAmane zarIra kA pazubala koI artha nahIM rkhtaa| - itanI anantagunI zakti kA mAlika manuSya samAja-jIvana meM bahuta paMgu bana gayA hai| vaha apanA Atmabala AjamA hI nahIM pAyA / ahiMsA jInI hai to aba samAja ke rojamarrA ke pratipala-pratikSaNa ke jIvana meM jInI hogii|
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________________ ahiMsA : vartamAna yuga meM 13 . devAlayoM meM to hamane bahuta ahiMsA sAdha lI aura rasoI ghara kI ahiMsA ke lie bhI hama bahuta sajaga haiM, para samAja jIvana meM hamane dhana kI sattA svIkAra lI hai, vyApAra-vyavasAya ke zoSaNa-anyAya-atyAcAra ke sAtha samajhautA kara liyA hai, hukUmata kI manamAnI ke Age ghuTane Teka die haiM-isa kAraNa manuSya kI dizA hI badala gaI hai| usakA sAmAjika jIvana hiMsA AdhArita ho gayA hai| ahiMsA isa mukAma para ThiThakI khar3I hai| usakA dAyarA phailanA caahie| jaba taka vaha mAnava samAja ke sampUrNa jIvana ko nahIM chUtI-usake vyApAra-vyavasAya meM, hATa-bAjAra meM, rAjanIti meM, kala-kArakhAne meM nahIM utaratI taba taka paMgu hI banI rhegii| Aja ke ahiMsA-dharmI ke sAmane yaha eka bar3I cunautI hai| use yaha dekhanA hogA ki kinakina bAtoM ne manuSya ko tor3A hai, usakI saMvedanazIlatA ko phokA kiyA hai, karuNA ko krUratA meM badalA hai, prema kA sthAna baira ne liyA hai aura apane hI samudAya meM AdamI bhayabhIta hokara dInatA kA zikAra banA hai| ahiMsA ke kSetra meM manuSya ke sAmane yaha eka mahA-bhAgIratha kArya hai| vaha ise nahIM chUegA to usakA sArA Atmabodha jo usane itanA calakara prApta kiyA hai, arthahIna ho jaaygaa| bhale hI vaha apane vrata-upavAsoM meM aura bhojana kI thAliyoM meM ahiMsA pAlatA rahe aura muMha se ahiMsA kA jayaghoSa karatA rahe-bartamAna yuga meM bar3ha rahI samAja jIvana kI hiMsA use DhaMka legii| yaha sambhava nahIM hai ki hamAre kadama hiMsA ke Daga bharate raheM aura hama ahiMsA kI vANiyA~ uccArate rheN| hamAre cAroM ora kAMsa kI taraha uga rahI hiMsA kA mukAbilA kiye binA ahiMsA hAtha nahIM aaygii| pahale aparigraha phira ahiMsA - ahiMsA ke paMgu ho jAne kA jo eka buniyAdI kAraNa hai, vaha yaha hai ki hamane ahiMsA kI AdhArazilAbaikabona ko pakar3A hI nhiiN| ahiMsA kI pITha para mahAvIra ne likha diyA thA 'aprigrh'| yaha ahiMsA kA baikabonamerudaNDa hai / para Aja sAdA-sarala jIvana pratiSThita nahIM hai| mehanata se kamAI sUkhI roTI lAcArI hai, samAdhAna nhiiN| vastuhIna manuSya para vastU na hone kI cintA kA adhika bojha ladA hai| hamArA sArA pyAra, sammAna, neha aura Adara 'tyAga' ke pakSa meM pahu~canA cAhie thA, para vaha baTorane vAle kI goda meM jA rahA hai| manuSya kI A~kheM vahIM TikI haiM, jahA~ vaibhava hai, adhikAra hai / upabhoga kI andhAdhundha daur3a ne manuSya ko to khaNDa-khaNDa kiyA hI hai, prakRti ko bhI tor3A hai| ikaoNlAjI (paristhiti vijJAna) ne khatare kI ghaNTI bajAnA zurU kara diyA hai| jIvana-stara kI kabhI na bujhane vAlI cAha ke kAraNa insAna ne prakRti ko itanA duhA hai ki usake sAre bhaNDAra cIM bola rahe haiN| manuSya ke upabhoga kA sAmAna prakRti se mila pAyegA yA nahIM, yaha khatarA sAmane hai| jIvana ke lie prakRti, prANI jagat aura manuSya ke bIca gahare vivekazIla sAmaMjasya kI jarUrata hai| hameM apanA upabhoga sImita karanA hogaa| jitanI jarUrata hai, utanA hI lenA hogA aura badale meM prakRti ko vaha saba lauTAnA hogA jo use tor3e nahIM, balki puSTa kare / hamane prakRti ko bezumAra jaharIlI gaisa, gandagI, nAzaka davAiyA~, kemikalsa, dUSita vAyumaNDala diyA hai| yadi upabhoga kI vastue~ sImita nahIM huIM aura hamAre kala-kArakhAne ve saba sAmAna ugalate rahe jo eka ora to manuSya ko tor3a rahe haiM aura dUsarI ora prakRti kA vinAza kara rahe haiM to anacAhe hama hiMsA kA hI varaNa kara rahe haiM aura karate jAyeMge / aisI sthiti meM hamArI yaha paramparAgata devAlayI aura rasoIghara kI ahiMsA hamArA kitanA sAtha degI? ahiMsA tabhI jIvana meM utaregI jabaki manuSya usakI AdhArazilA-baikabauna--aparigraha ko bhI jIvana meM lAyegA aura pratiSThita kregaa| Aja ke yuga kI ahiMsA kA sIdhA mukAbilA parigraha se hai, vastuoM ke ambAra se hai, upabhoga kI asIma cAha se hai aura upane lie adhikAdhika pA lene yA baTora lene kI AkAMkSA se hai| eka aisA yuddha, jo hameM eka naI jindagI jIne ke lie lalakAra rahA hai / manuSya ko apanA pUrA jIvana badalanA hogA-bAhara se bhI aura bhItara se bhii|