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________________ 2.12 101 namo uvajjhAyANaM.. hemarabharatI sanmati jJAnapITha, AgarA-2 Wandlibrary.org
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________________ sanmati jJAnapITha, AgarA kA puSpa : 46 amara bhAratI pravacana: upAdhyAya amara muni . sampAdana : zAstrI vijaya muni prakAzaka : sanmati-jJAnapITha : AgarA
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________________ * pustaka amara bhAratI * pravacanakAra upAdhyAya amara muni sampAdaka zAstrI vijaya muni ** dvitIya saMskaraNa san 1661, disambara * prakAzaka sanmati jJAnapITha, AgarA * mUlya bIsa rupayA mAtra * mudraka vikAsa priMTarsa 16, sureza nagara, nyU AgarA
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________________ sampAdakIya purovAk amara-bhAratI meM, amara-guru ke amRta-kalpa pravacanoM kA saMkalana, saMcayana evaM sampAdana kiyA gayA hai / laghukAya pravacana haiM, lekina gambhIra, madhura, rucira, sundara haiN| bhAva gahana haiM, bhASA prAJjala hai, zailI zaila-saritA tulya hai / dasa-pandraha minaTa meM eka pravacana, AsAnI se par3hA jA sakatA hai Aja ke vyasta jIvana meM manuSya ke pAsa adhika samaya bhI kahA~ ? artha-pradhAna isa yuga meM adhikatara samaya, artha ajita karane meM vyatIta hotA hai, kucha samaya rAjanIti meM vyaya ho jAtA hai, vijJAna kA camatkAra bhI citta ko vicalita kara detA hai| saMskRti se sudara, sAhitya se parAGa mukha aura kalAvikala jIvana ke bhAra ko manuSya kisI prakAra DhotA calA jA rahA hai| kidhara jAnA hai ? kaba jAnA hai ? kyoM jAnA hai ? samAdhAna ina praznoM kA manuSya ke pAsa hai, nhiiN| jIvana meM gati najara AtI hai, yati kahIM dUra-dUra bhI parilakSita nahIM hotii| nadI kA vegavAn pravAha hai, kinArA nahIM hai| laghukAya pravacanoM meM kinArA najara AtA haiM, lakSya dIkha rahA hai, gati meM virAma bhI spaSTa ho rahA hai| kidhara jAnA hai, kaba jAnA hai, kyoM jAnA hai ? isakA bhI patA laga jAtA hai / yahI upalabdhi haiM, amRta kalpa pravacanoM kI / lakSya kA patA lagA, ki manuSya kA jIvana phalavAn bana jAtA hai| parama pUjya gurudeva kI vANI meM jo tejas, ojas, varcas hai, vaha anyatra kahIM para bhI upalabdha nahIM hotaa| vartamAna yuga ke prajJA-maharSi kI divya dRSTi ne jisa satya kA sAkSAtkAra kiyA hai, use ajara, amara evaM abhaya banA diyA hai, jo bhI pAna karegA, vaha svayaM bhI ajara, amara tathA abhaya bana jaaegaa| amara-guru kI vANI kA yaha prabhAva evaM pratApa hai, ki unake amRtamaya vacanoM kA pAna karane vAlA vyakti, apanI jarA ko jIta
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________________ ( 4 ) kara, ajara, mRtyu ko jItakara amara, bhaya ko jItakara abhaya ho jAtA hai / manuSya, manuSya na rahakara, vaha kalApI tathA zilApI bana jAtA hai / upAdhyAya zrIjI ke varadahasta kI chAyA meM rahakara, ziSya guru bana jAtA hai, guru bhagavAn bana jAtA hai / apane ziSya ko guru kalApI evaM zilApI banA detA hai / guru kI kalA ko grahaNa karane vAlA kalApI hotA hai, guru kI saMkalpa - zilA ko grahaNa karane vAlA zilApI bana jAtA hai / motIkaTarA jaina bhavana, AgarA manuja dugdha se danuja rudhira se, amara sudhA se jIte haiM / kintu halAhala isa jaga kA to, ziva zaMkara hI pIte haiM / / vijaya muni 5-12-1661
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________________ prakAzakIya bola amara bhAratI, pUjya gurudeva upAdhyAya amara munijI mahArAja ke pravacanoM kI pustaka hai / tIna khaNDoM meM vibhakta hai / saba milAkara isameM tetAlIsa pravacana upanibaddha haiM / pravacana laghukAya haiM, lekina hRdaya-sparzI haiN| amara bhAratI kA yaha dvitIya saMskaraNa hai| isakA prathama saMskaraNa jayapura meM chapA thaa| isakI lokapriyatA kA yaha prabala pramANa hai, ki janatA meM isako nirantara mA~ga rahI hai| Aja bhI dUra-dUra ke kSetroM se isake punaH prakAzana kI mAMga kI jA rahI hai| ataH yaha dvitIya saMskaraNa prakAzita kiyA jA rahA hai| AgarA kSetra ke sadbhAgya se paNDita pravara zrI vijaya munijI zAstrI kA varSAvAsa AgarA meM hai / ataH unakI dekha-rekha meM hI pustaka kA punaH prakAzana kiyA jA rahA haiN| donoM saMskaraNoM kA saMkalana, sampAdana aura prakAzana munizrI jI ke sAnidhya meM sampanna huA hai / pUjya gurudeva kI anya aneka pustakoM kA sampAdana bhI Apa ne bar3I yogyatA ke sAtha kiyA hai| zrI vijaya munijI zAstrI lekhana-kalA meM aura pravacana-kalA meM nipuNa, niSNAta aura prakhyAta rahe haiN| apane mahAn guru ke anurUpa unake pramukha ziSya vijaya munijI bhI mahAn yogya ziSya haiM / ___prastuta pustaka meM, mukhya rUpa se jayapura varSAvAsa ke pravacana haiM, lekina rAjasthAna ke anya nagaroM ke pravacana bhI isameM haiM / dillI aura tAja nagara AgarA ke pravacana bhI yathAprasaMga upanibaddha haiM / san 1948 se 1955 taka ke pravacanoM kA saMkalana evaM sampAdana, isameM hai / amara bhAratI ke pravacanoM kI bhASA sundara hai, bhAva madhura haiM aura zailI AkarSaka hai| dvitIya saMskaraNa meM kucha parivartana bhI kiyA hai / itihAsa kI dRSTi se pravaktA ke mUla bhAvoM kI
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________________ surakSA kI hai| pravacanoM ke sthala evaM prasaMgoM ko bhI surakSita rakhA gayA hai| yaha kArya zrI vijaya muni jI zAstrI ke sahayoga ke binA sambhava nahIM thaa| mantrI sanmati jJAna pITha sanmati jJAna pITha AgarA oma prakAza jaina jaina bhavana, lohAmaMDI vIra tumhAre pada-paMkaja vIra tumhAre pada-pakaja' yuga, isa dharatI para jidhara cale / caraNa-caraNa para divya bhAva ke, surabhita svarNima puSpa khile / / hiMsA, ghRNA, vaira kaMTaka, dhvasta bane pIDAkArI / jana-mana meM niSkAma prema kI, mahaka uThe kezara - kyArI // -upAdhyAya amara muni
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________________ viSaya 1. bhAratIya saMskRti kA sajaga praharI 2. baraso mana, sAvana bana baraso viSaya-sUcanA prathama khaNDa 3. mAnava mana kA nAga pAsa : ahaMkAra 4. yo vai bhUbhA tatsukham 5 mAnava kI virATa cetanA 6. bhArata kI virATa AtmA 7. kAla pUjA : dharma nahIM 8. dhyeya-hIna jIvana vyartha hai 8. jaina - saMskRti kA mUla svara 10. samasyA aura samAdhAna 11. jaba tU jAge tabhI saberA 12. mAnavatA kI kasauTo 13. saMyama kI sAdhanA 14. dIpa parva 15. varSAvAsa kI pUrNAhuti 16. harijana divasa 17. varSAvAsa kI vidA 1. anekAnta dRSTi 2. saccA sAdhaka 3. saMsAra burA nahIM dvitIya khaNDa ( 7 ) pRSTha m 7 14 18 24 28 32 36 42 47 53 56 60 65 70 74 80 87 64 ha
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________________ 4. patrakAra sammelana 5. paJcazIla 6. jIvana : eka kalA 7. jIvana : eka saritA jIvana ke rAjA bano 8. 6. dizA ke badale se 10. bhakta se bhagavAna 11. cAra prakAra ke yAtrI 12. Aja kA prajAtantra 13. jaina - saMskRti kI antarAtmA 14. parva rAja paryuSaNa 15. mAnava kI mahattA 16. dIpAvalI aura sahadharmI sevA 17. apane Apa ko hIna samajhanA pApa 18. bhArata kA rASTravAda 16 janatantra divasa 20. kartavya bodha (8) 3. maMgalamaya santa sammelana 4. sAdar3I sammelana 1. bhikSA kAnUna aura sAdhu-samAja 2. sammelana ke patha para tRtIya khaNDa 5. satpuruSa svayaM apanA paricaya 6. zakti kA ajasra -srota : saMghaTana 102 106 111 116 120 124 130 134 138 141 143 145 146 153 160 167 172 176 183 185 188 161 166
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________________ - prathama khaNDa
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________________ 1 bhAratIya saMskRti kA sajaga praharI bhArata kI saMskRti - bhArata ke jana-jana ke mana-mana kI virATa bhAvanAoM kA mahAn pratIka hai, mahAn saMketa hai / yaha saMskRti saMgama kI saMskRti hai, mela-milApa kI saMskRti hai / saMskRti kA artha mAtra itanA hI na samajheMsAhitya, saMgIta, citra aura nRtya kalA, yaha saba hokara bhI yadi jana jIvana meM sAdagI, saMjIdagI, sahayoga aura sahakAritA nahIM, to bhAratIya cintana meM aura bhAratIya vicAra manthana meM - use saMskRti kahanA eka gurutara aparAdha hogA / bhArata kI saMskRti usa kUpa ke samAna nahIM hai, jo apane Apa meM banda par3A rahatA hai. balki vaha gaMgA ke usa sadAvAhI vizAla pravAha ke tulya hai, jo apane dAyeM-bAyeM sarasatA aura madhuratA kA akSaya bhaNDAra bikhe tA calatA hai / apanI mahAn nidhi ko mukta hAthoM luTAtA calatA hai aura sAtha hI vaha idhara-udhara se A milane vAle laghu-laghu jala pravAhoM ko apanA virATa rUpa bhI detA calatA hai / bhArata kI saMskRti kA yaha eka mahatomahAn saMlakSya rahA hai, ki vaha bahutva meM ekatva kA adhiSThAna bane, bheda meM abheda kA mahAsvara jhaMkRta kare aura virodha meM bhI vinoda kA madhura saMgIta alApa sake / bhArata kI puNya bhUmi para naye-naye darzana Ae, naye-naye dharma Ae aura naye naye pantha Ae - kucha kAla taka unhoMne apane astitva ko alaga-thalaga rakhA, kintu anta meM ve saba saha astitva ke vegavAn pravAha meM vilIna ho gae, ekameka ho gye| una saba kA eka saMgama bana gayA aura yahI bhAratIya saMskRti hai / yahI bhAratIya sabhyatA hai / ( 3 )
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________________ 4 amara-bhAratI bhArata kI saMskRti kA sajaga praharI hai santa, mananazIla muni aura zramazIla zramaNa / mahAvIra aura buddha ke bhI pUrvakAla se prakAzamAna bhAratIya saMskRti kA daidIpyamAna nandA-dIpa kAla kI pralambatA ke jhoMkoM se dhUmila bhale hI par3atA rahA ho, parantu paramparA se calatI Ane vAlI santoM kI vicAra jyoti se vaha uddIpta hotA rahA hai aura usakI ajasra prakAzadhArA Aja bhI saMsAra ko stambhita va cakita kara rahI hai / vastutaH bhArata kI saMskRti kA saccA svarUpa santa paramparA meM hI surakSita aura susthira rahA hai| bhArata kA santa-bhale hI vaha kisI bhI pantha kA, kisI bhI sampradAya kA aura kisI bhI paramparA kA kyoM na rahA ho-usake vicAra meM, usakI vANI meM tathA usake vartana meM bhAratIya saMskRti kA susvara jhaMkRta hotA rahA hai| bhArata kA vicArazIla santa vyaktizaH cAhe kisI bhI sampradAya vizeSa meM Abaddha rahA ho, para vicAroM ke kSetra meM vaha lambI chalAMga bharatA AyA hai| rAjasthAnI santa yahA~ kI bolI meM bole, jana bhASA meM unhoMne apane vicAroM kI kiraNoM ko bikherA / mIrA kA janma rAjasthAna meM haA, lAlanapAlana bhI yahIM huA, usane apane vicAroM kI lar3iyoM kI kar3iyoM ko rAjasthAnI jana bolI meM hI gUthA, phira bhI mIrA kI udAtta vicAradhArA rAjasthAna kI sImAoM ko lAMgha kara bhArata ke eka chora se dUsare chora taka parivyApta ho gaI, phaila gii| rAjasthAnI santa bhale hI rAjasthAna meM hI rahe hoM, tathApi unakI AvAja acala himAcala kI bulaMdiyoM se lekara kanyA kumArI taka jA gUjI, aura rAjamahaloM ke U~ce sone ke zikharoM se lagA kara ghAsaphUsa kI jhoMpar3iyoM taka phaila gaI, rama gii| yahI bAta gujarAtI, mahArASTrI aura saMjAbI santoM ke jIvana para bhI lAgU par3atI hai| ataH bhAratIya santa baMdhakara bhI baMdhA nahIM, ghira kara bhI ghirA nahIM aura ruka kara bhI rukA nhiiN| vaha calatA hI rahA aura calatA hI calA gayA, kisI ne use sunA to ThIka, anyathA vaha apanI mastI meM masta hokara gAtA rahA aura usakI svara laharI iThalAte pavana ke jhakoroM meM prasAra pAtI rhii| bhAratavarSa kA vaha eka yuga thA, jaba yahA~ ke vidvAn aura paNDita devavANI meM bolane ke naze meM cUra rahate, saMskRta bhASA meM bhASaNa karanA ve apane vaMza va kUla kI nirAlI zAna samajhate / mahAn himAlaya ke uttuMga zikharoM se ve janatA ko upadeza va Adeza dete| janatA unake gUr3ha zabdoM ke artha ko na samajha kara bhI zraddhA aura bhakti ke nAma para vinamra ho jaatii| isa andha
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________________ bhAratIya saMskRti kA sajaga praharI 5 vizvAsa bharI paramparA ke virodha meM mahAvIra aura buddha ne apanI AvAja bulanda kI, jana bolI meM apane vicAroM kA prakAza phailAyA aura ve jana-jana ke jIvana meM ekAkAra hokara jana-netA, loka nAyaka va janatA-janArdana bana ge| mahAvIra aura buddha kI lIka para pIche Ane vAlI santa senA khUba majabUta kadamoM se calatI rahI, jisase paNDitoM ke paira ukhar3a ge| santoM ne janatA kI AdhyAtmika nAr3I ko pkdd'aa| janatA ke jIvana meM ve dhula-mila gae aura janatA kA sukha-duHkha unakA apanA sukha-duHkha bana gyaa| santoM ko cintana dhArA gaharI aura virATa vanI / parantu unakI bhASA jana bolI rhii| jana kI bhASA meM ve socate the aura janatA kI bolI meM ve bolate the| ve vicAroM ke himAlaya se bole, taba bhI janatA ne samajhA aura AcAra ke mahAsAgara ke tala se bole, to bhI janatA ne unheM pahacAnA / kyoMki ve sarva sAdhAraNa janatA kI apanI jAnI pahacAnI bolI meM bolate the, na ki paMDitoM kI taraha aTapaTI bolI meM / phalataH janatA kI zraddhA aura bhakti kI saritA kA mor3a mur3A aura paNDitoM se haTakara santa caraNoM meM A TikA, jana-jIvana kI zraddhA aura bhakti kA kendra santa bana gyaa| AcAryapravara jinadatta sUri jI-jinakI Apa Aja yahA~ para jayantI manA rahe haiM, bhArata ke una manISI santoM meM se eka the, jinhoMne apane tapasvI jIvana se aura vicAra pUrNa jIvana se bhArata kI prasupta janatA ko jAgRta kiyA thA / jana jIvana meM jJAna kI nayI cetanA aura AcAra kI nava sphUrti bharI thii| unhoMne apane prakhara vicAroM kA pracAra mAtra apanI vANI ke mAdhyama se hI nahIM kiyA, balki apane virATa cintana kI painI lekhanI se bhI jana bhASA meM aneka mahatvapUrNa granthoM kA granthana va gumphana bhI kiyA hai| unakA jIvana eka aisA jIvana thA-jo utthAna ke nimitta apane ghara meM bhI lar3A aura apane prasAra ke lie bAhara bhI jhUjhatA rhaa| unakI vicAradhArA se aura saMyamI jIvana se jana jIvana utprerita ho-isI bhAvanA meM unakI jayantI manAnA sArthaka hotA hai / bhArata ke mahAn santoM kA jIvana apane hI antarbala se panapA hai, uThA hai aura calA hai| unhoMne apane vicAroM kA pracAra talavAra kI tAkata se nahIM, prema kI zakti se kiyA hai| paNDitoM ne santa se pUchA-"terA zAstra kyA hai ?" uttara milA- merA cintana aura merA vicAra hI merA AcAra hai merA bala aura zakti hai / jana bhASA hI mere zAstra kI bhASA hai / santa
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________________ 6 amara-bhAratI ne jo socA, vaha zAstra banA, jo bolA vaha vidhAna banA aura jidhara cala par3e, vahI jana jIvana kI gantavya dizA bnii| santa se pUchA gayA-terA parivAra kauna hai ? terA deza kauna hai ? napI tulI bhASA meM uttara milaa| jana-jIvana hI merA parivAra hai, merA samAja hai| yaha sampUrNa saMsAra merA deza hai, rASTra hai| AcArya zaMkara kI vANI meM - "svadezo bhuvanatrayam / " yaha sampUrNa sRSTi ho santa kA svadeza hai| santa kI samatAmayI dRSTi meM saba apane hI haiM, parAyA kauna hai use ? itanI virATa dRSTi lekara calA thA, bhAratIya saMskRti kA sajaga praharI, santa samAja / ___ bhAratIya saMskRti kA yaha eka mahAn jaya-ghoSa hai, ki atIta ko bhUlo mata / vartamAna ko majabUta hAthoM se pakar3o aura bhaviSya kI ora teja kadamoM se bar3he clo| atIta se preraNA lo, vartamAna se vicAra-cintana lo aura bhaviSya se AzA tathA vizvAsa kA sunaharI sandeza lo| hAM, isa bAta kA jarA dhyAna rahe, ki Apake kadama vartamAna se atIta meM na lauTeM / unameM gati hai, to bhAge kI ora bar3heM, bhaviSya kI ora cleN| AcArya jinadatta sUrI subodha kAleja, jayapura jayantI mahotsava 3-7-55
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________________ baraso mana, sAvana bana baraso Aja kA yaha divasa, varSAvAsa ke prArambha kA divasa hai| Aja sAMdhya-pratikramaNa ke pazcAt santa jana cAra mAsa ke lie yA isa varSa cUMki bhAdave do hone se pA~ca mAsa ke lie Apa ke isa jayapura kSetra meM niyatavAsa ho jAe~ge ! vaise santa sadA calane-phirane vAlA pakkA dhumakkar3a hotA hai / parantu varSAkAla meM vaha niyata-vAsa ho jAtA hai yA ho jAnA par3atA hai| eka prazna hai, jo apanA samAdhAna mA~gatA hai| santa vihAra ko pasanda karatA hai ki sthira vAsa ko! usakI jIvana-caryA kA vidhAna kyA hai ? usake saMyata jIvana kI maryAdA kyA hai ? kaba varSA-kAla Ae aura sthira rahaiM ? eka sacce sAdhaka kA yaha sakalpa ho sakatA hai kyA ? nahIM, kadApi nahIM / usakA yaha saMkalpa, yaha bhAvanA nahIM rhtii| vihAra karate rahanA, bhramaNa karate rahanA, yahI usake mana ko bhAtA hai| grAma se grAma, nagara se nagara aura deza se deza paribhramaNa karate rahanA hI santa ke mahAn jIvana kA sAdhya-tatva hai| zAstra kA vacana hai ki "vihAra cariyA muNINaM pasatthA |"-vihaar-cryaa munijanoM ko sadA priya hotI hai / zAstroM meM vidhAna bhI hai, ki apanI kalpa-maryAdA ke anusAra muni sadA yatra-tatra vicaraNa karatA rahe / caryA usakA kalpa bhI hai aura isameM use aneka lAbha bhI haiN| va
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________________ 8 amara-bhAratI jana jIvana ke mahAsAgara meM jJAna-vijJAna ke pavana se manana aura manthana kI nayI lahareM, nayI taraMgeM paidA karanA, vicAroM ke mahAsamudra meM gaharI DUbakI lagA kara jana-jana ke kalyANa ke lie, utthAna ke lie prANavaMta aura UrdhvavAhI cintana ke motI nikAla lAnA, phira unheM jana jIvana ke kaNa-kaNa meM bikhera denA-santa jIvana kA mahAn kartavya hai / prasupta janajIvana ko hI jAgRta nahIM karanA hai, balki use svayaM apane jIvana meM bhI nava jAgaraNa, nayI cetanA aura nayI sphUrti bharanI hai| purAtana AcArya kabhI-kabhI vinoda kI vANI meM bhI jIvana kI ulajhanoM ko bar3I saMjIdagI ke sAtha sulajhAkara rakha dete the| muni-janoM ko vihAra-caryA kitanI priya hai ? isa tathya ko eka jainAcArya ne vyAkaraNa kI bhASA meM bar3e madhura DhaMga se samajhAyA hai| vaha kahatA hai, eka zabda aisA hai"jisake Adi meM 'A' jor3ane se jana-jIvana ke prANoM kA rakSaka bana jAtA hai, Adi meM 'vi' lagAne se santajanoM ko priya ho jAtA hai, Adi meM 'pra' jor3ane para saba ko apriya hotA hai aura kucha bhI na lagAne para vaha striyoM ko priya ho jAtA hai / " vaha jAdU bharA zabda hai-'hAra / ' AyuktaH prANado loke, viyUktaH sAdhu-vallabhaH / prayuktaH sarvavidvaSI, __ kevalaH strISu vallabhaH / AhAra-bhojana sabako prANa detA hai, vihAra-paribhramaNa santoM ko sadA priya hotA hai, prahAra-coTa sabako apriya hotI hai, burI lagatI hai aura hAra-AbhUSaNa striyoM ko ati priya lagatA hai| vihAra santoM ko kitanA priya hotA hai ? isa bAta kA patA to taba lagatA hai, jaba varSA-vAsa samApta hone ko hotA hai / Apa logoM meM se bahuta . se zraddhAzIla vyakti apane bhole mana ko bhulAve meM DAlakara vicAra karate hoMge, ki niyata vAsa meM to mahArAja ko sukhasAtA hI rahatI hai / rahane-sahane ko sukhada sthAna, khAne pIne kA acchA aahaar-paanii| phira bhI santoM ko vihAra priya kyoM hotA hai ? vihAra kAla meM kyA sukha hai ? kyA suvidhA hai ? na khAne ko pUrA bhojana, na pyAsa bujhAne ko pUrA pAnI, na rahane ko anukUla sthAna hI ? parantu maiM kahatA hU~ ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ke sapUtoM ke sambandha meM dInatAmayI yaha vicAraNA yogya nahIM hai / santoM kA jIvana tapa,
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________________ baraso mana, sAvana bana baraso tyAga aura saMyama kA jIvana hai / pratikUlatA meM muskarAnA aura anukUlatA meM sAvadhAna rahanA, santa jIvana kI saccI kasauTI hai / paroSaha va saMkaToM se ghabarAkara eka sthAna para baiThe rahanA sAdhutva kA mArga nahIM hai / nirantara tapate rahanA, apane lakSya kI ora bar3hate rahanA - yahI santa jIvana kI zAna hai / yahI santa jIvana kI garimA hai / jala kI svacchatA aura nirmalatA bahate rahane meM hai / eka sthAna para par3A khar3A pAnI gaMdA va badabUdAra ho jAtA hai / satata pravahaNazIlA saritA kI nava dhArAoM meM pravAhita hone vAlA jala caTTAnoM se lar3atA, maidAnoM ko pAra karatA, laharAtA aura iThalAtA - nava jIvana aura nayI sphUrti kA sandeza detA hai / usakI zItalatA aura pavitratA banI rahatI hai / kintu vahI jala jaba apanI dhArA se vichoha pAkara kisI garta meM jA giratA hai, taba vaha svayaM to dUSita hotA ho hai, apane Asa-pAsa ke vAtAvaraNa ko bhI banA DAlatA hai ! maleriyA ko janma dene vAle maccharoM ko paidA karatA hai / pAnI to sadA bahatA hI acchA aura santa sadA ramatA hI bhalA bahatA pAnI nirmalA. par3A gaMdilA hoya / sAdhU to ramatA bhalA, doSa na lAge koya // ha pAnI bahatA bhalA aura santa ramatA bhalA / ramane kA artha hai -caryA, vihAra, paribhramaNa | kyoMki ramate yogI ko " doSa na lAge koya / " moha, mamatA aura rAga dveSa ke durvAra vikAra usake mana ko ghera nahIM sakate haiM / niyata-vAsa ho baiThe rahane meM doSa hI doSa haiN| kyoMki usameM eka kSetra vizeSa ke prati Asakti paidA hogii| jana-jIvana kA santa ke prati jo sadbhAva aura zraddhA hai tathA santa kA jana-jIvana ke prati jo prema va sahayoga hai - vaha moha rUpa meM pariNata ho sakatA hai / prema moha bana sakatA haiM, satsaMga AsaMga bana sakatA hai aura zraddhA andhAnurAga kA cogA pahana sakatI hai / prema aura moha meM satsaMga aura AsaMga meM tathA zraddhA aura andhAnurAga meM antara haibar3A antara hai / eka lar3I sAdhya aura sAdhaka ke pavitra jIvana ke lie khatare kA bindu hai aura dUsaro kar3I bhakta aura santa ke utthAna meM nimitta hai / jaba jIvana satsaMga kI sarasa bhUmi ko chor3akara AsaMga kI kardama bhUmi meM jA TikatA hai, taba loka mAnasa meM se "maiM aura mere" kI sarva-grAsI bheda V
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________________ 10 amara-bhAratI buddhi janma letI hai aura jana-jana ke jIvana meM mamatva aura moha mUlaka sampradAyavAda tathA panthazAhI kA pracAra va prasAra hone lagatA hai| sAdhaka ko patana ke isa mahAgata se bacAne ke lie hI santa ke lie vihAra kA vidhAna hai| vihAra usakA AcAra bana jAtA hai| ___ maiM apane zrotAoM meM se pUchatA haiM, ki hameM varSAvAsa karanA par3atA hai yA hama karanA cAhate haiM / zrotAoM meM se eka ne kahA-karanA par3atA hai, cAha nahIM hai, karane kI / hA~, ThIka hai, Apane uttara dene meM gaharI DUbakI lagA lI hai / maiM samajhatA hU~, ki mere zrotA sUne mana ke nahIM haiN| unakA mananazIla mana vicAra sAgara kI taraMgoM meM taraMgita hai| kabhI-kabhI zrotA ThIka nizAne kI bAta kaha jAte haiN| zravaNa karake manana karanA zrotAoM kA dharma hai, kartavya hai / tabhI ve gaharI DubakI lagA sakate haiM / maiM Apa se kaha rahA thA, ki varSA-kAla meM hameM eka kSetra meM sthira ho baiThanA par3atA hai| kyoMki varSA barasane se sArI dharatI harI bharI ho jAtI hai| vanaspati kAya kI abhivRddhi aura trasa jIvoM kI utpatti ke kAraNa varSAkAla kI vihAra-caryA meM yatanA aura viveka se gamana karane para bhI santa jana jIvoM kI dayA kA re rUpa meM pAlana nahIM kara pAte, nahIM kara sakate / ataH santa apane kalpa ke anusAra, vidhAna ke anurUpa varSAkAla meM cAra mAsa kA varSAvAsa karatA hai, jise Apa apanI jana-bolI meM cAturmAsa kahA karate haiM, caumAsA kahA karate haiM / dvAdaza prakAra ke tapoM meM eka tapa hai -'prati saMlInatA' arthAt jIvoM kI anukampA aura dayA ke nimitta apane Apako sameTa kara rakhanA / apanI bAharI kriyAoM ko, zarIra kI hala-cala ko sImita aura niyamita kara lenaa| isI ko kSetra-saMnyAsa bhI kahate haiM / isa dRSTi se santa jIvana meM vihAra-caryA yaha . bhI eka tapa hai aura varSAkAla meM sthira ho baiThanA yaha bhI eka tapa hai| sAdhutva kA sampUrNa jIvana hI tapomaya hai / usakA jIvana tyAgamaya hotA hai| ____ maiM abhI Apa se varSA kAla ke viSaya meM kaha rahA thaa| varSA kaba hotI hai ? yaha Apako patA hI hai| pahale AtA hai, bhISma grISma, Atapa aura pracaNDa dhUpa / AkAza tapane lagatA hai, aura dharatI Aga ugalane lagatI hai / sampUrNa sRSTi agnimaya ho jAtI hai / tapatapAte jeTha mAsa kI luoM se na kevala manuSya, pazu aura pakSI hI, balki pahAr3a tathA maidAna bhI jhulasa-jhulasa jAte haiN| prakRti ke kaNa-kaNa meM bikharI usa Aga ko zAnta karane ke liye
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________________ baraso mana, sAvana bana baraso 11 manuSya aneka prakAra ke prayatna karatA hai / apane makAnoM para, dUkAnoM para aura bAjAroM meM pAnI chir3aka-chir3aka kara usako zAMta karatA hai| kintu usakA yaha prayatna utanA hI niHsAra hai, jaisA ki mahAgni kANDa ko bujhAne ke liye do cAra pAnI ke chIMTe DAla kara baiTha jAnA, aura samajha lenA ki aba agnikANDa zAnta ho gayA hai / yaha asIma kArya manuSya kI sasIma zakti se bhalA kahA~ ho sakatA hai ? kaise ho sakatA hai ? yaha mahAzakti to usa mahAmegha meM hI hai, jo ghahara-ghahara kara AkAza para chA jAtA hai aura chahara-chahara kara dharatI para barasa par3atA hai| AkAza ke virATa prAMgaNa meM ghumar3a-ghumar3a kara uTha khar3I hone vAlI kAlI-pIlI ghanaghora ghaTAeM, jaba hajAra-hajAra dhArAoM meM dharatI se mila bheMTa karatI haiM, taba kahIM dharatI kI tapana bujhatI hai / manuSya, pazu aura pakSiyoM ko sukha aura zAnti mila pAtI hai / AkAza meM zIta pavana lahareM mArane lagatA hai / dharAtala ke mahAgarbha meM hajAroM-hajAra rUpoM meM hariyAlI phUTa nikalatI hai| sarvatra sukha, zAnti aura samRddhi kA sukhada prasAra hone lagatA hai / bana hare-bhare ho jAte haiN| pahAr3a bhare-pUre dIkhane lagate haiN| cAroM ora hariyAlI chA jAtI hai| mAnava kA mana bhI apane Apa meM eka virATa vizva hai| usameM bhI viSaya aura kaSAya kI Aga dhU-dhU kara jalatI hai| kAma, krodha, lobha aura mAna kI pradagdha kara dene vAlI garama lU calatI rahatI hai| mAyA aura chalanA ke aMdhar3a va tUphAna uThate rahate haiN| mana ko azAnta, asaMyata aura aprasanna banAye rakhate haiN| vikRta mana zAnti, santoSa va sukha kA anubhava nahIM kara pAtA / mAnava mana saMskRta taba banatA hai, jaba usameM prema aura sadbhAva kA mahAmegha sneha kI varSA karane lagatA hai| usa samaya mAnava ke antarjagata meM ahiMsA, maitrI aura karuNA kI komala hariyAlI phUTa par3atI hai| sneha, sadbhAva, sahayoga aura sahakAra ke prayoga se citta meM eka prakAra kA Ananda, ullAsa aura pramoda bar3hatA hai, jisase mAnava, mAnava ke prati vizvAsa karanA sIkhatA hai| ___ eka santa kA sarasa kavi mAnasa madhura svara meM gA uThA thA-"baraso mana, sAvana bana brso|" mere mana ! tuma brso| sAvana banakara baraso / mUsalAdhAra baraso / rima-jhima hokara brso| dhIre baraso, vega se baraso / baraso, barasate hI raho-ruko mata / ahiMsA, samatA aura satya kA nIra bahA do / sneha aura sadbhAva kA masta pavana bahane do| saMyama aura vairAgya
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________________ 12 amara-bhAratI ko mRdu hiloreM uThane do / mere mana ! tuma sAvana banakara barasa pdd'o| mere jIvana ke aNa aNu meM, kaNa-kaNa meM baraso / aura kahAM barasoge tuma ! baraso, khUba baraso-parivAra meM, samAja meM aura rASTra meM / Aja ke jana-jana ke jIvana meM, saMgharSa, vigraha aura kalaha kI jo sarvagrAsI bhayaMkara Aga jala rahI hai, use zAnta karane ke lie mere mana ! tuma sAvana ke suhAvane, kAre-kajarAre megha bana kara ghumar3a-ghumar3a kara barasa pdd'o| itanA baraso, ki tumhAre vegavAn nIra ke pravAha meM vyakti, samAja aura rASTra kI azAnti, avizvAsa aura asahayoga kI kaluSita bhAvanAeM baha-bahakara sudUra vismRti mahAsAgara meM lIna ho jAeM, jisase vyakti, samAja aura rASTra sukhada jIvana vyatIta kara sakeM / mAnava kA azAnta aura bhrAnta mana jaba sarasa, suhAvanA sAvana banakara barasanA sIkha legA, taba vaha apane manogata jAta-pAta ke TaMToM ko, U~ca-nIca ke ragar3oM ko aura mAna-mahattA ke jhagar3oM ko bhUla kara ekatA, saMghaTana aura samabhAva ke sundara vAtAvaraNa meM panapa sakegA, U~cA uTha sakegA, apanA utthAna aura kalyANa kara skegaa| sojata santa-sammelana ke kAryakrama meM, maiM jaba vyasta thaa| eka sajjana Akara bolA-"mahArAja, Apa apanI samasyAoM ke sulajhAne meM hI masta rahoge yA kucha hama logoM kI bhI ulajhI ulajhanoM ko bhI sulajhAne kA samaya de sakoge ? sajjana kA svara karuNA pUrNa thA / maiMne usakI bAta meM dilacaspI lete hue kahA-"kaho tumhArI kyA samasyAe~ haiM ?" usane kahA - vaise to samasyA kucha bhI nahIM, aura haiM, to bahuta bar3I bhI ? suneMge, to Apako tAjjuba bhI hogA aura ha~sI bhI AegI ki kyA ye bhI apane ko bhagavAn mahAvIra kA bhakta kahate haiM ? zrAvaka kahalAte haiM ?" bAta usane yo prArambha kI-"hamAre yahA~ 'do jI' kA jhagar3A khar3A ho gayA hai| barasoM ho gae haiM, abhI taka nivaTane meM nahIM AyA / " maiM nahIM samajha pAyA, usakI saMketamayI bhASA se ki yaha 'do jI' kyA balA hai ? kama se kama mere jIvana meM to yaha eka nayI samasyA hI thii| usa sajjana ne apanI bAta ko spaSTa karate hue kahA-"hamAre yahA~ ke osavAla do thokoM meM baMTe haiM-eka vyApArI aura dUsare rAja-karmacArI / rAja-karmacArI sattA prApta hone se apane nAma meM do jI' kA prayoga karate the-"jaise bhaMDArI jI, sohanalAla jii|" eka 'jI' gotra ke Age aura dUsaro nAma ke Age / parantu, vyApArI loga eka hI 'jI' lagA sakate the| yaha unheM zalya kI taraha cubhatA thaa| kAlAntara meM rAjA sAhaba se paTTA lekara vyApArI bhI 'do jI' lagAne lage / basa, ragar3e-jhagar3e kA
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________________ baraso mana, sAvana bana baraso 13 mUla bIja yahI hai / aneka prayatna bhI kie aura kara rahe haiM, parantu abhI taka samasyA sulajhI nahIM hai / birAdarI do Tukar3oM meM ba~TI huI hai / isI kAraNa dharma aura samAja kA koI bhI utthAna kA kArya hama nahIM kara pAte haiM / isa sajjana kI bAta meM kitanA darda thA ? kitanA thA, usake dila meM tuphAna ? maiM samajhatA hU~, ki ina ragar3oM kA, jhagar3oM kA, TaMToM kA aura samasyAoM kA anta tabhI hogA, jaba mAnava kA mana kSudra gheroM se Upara uThakara virATa bhAvanA ke pravAha meM gatizIla banegA / apanI sukha-samRddhi meM phUlegA nahIM aura dUsaroM ke vikAsa meM jhulasegA nahIM / gaye-bIte yuga kI ina galIsar3I dIvAroM se Upara uThakara jaba mAnava sneha, sadbhAva aura sahakAra kI mRdula bhAvanAoM se utprerita hokara apane mana ko virATa aura udAtta banA legA / apanI buddhi ke dvAroM ko naye vicAroM ke prakAza ke lie khulA rakhegA aura apane mAnasa ke sarasa bhAva kaNoM ko jana-jana meM bikhera degA, taba vaha sukhI, samRddha aura balavAna banatA calA jAegA / 1 varSA kAla sarasatA aura madhuratA kA mahAn sandeza vAhaka hai / isa suhAvanI Rtu meM jaise bahirjagat meM sarasatA, sundaratA aura madhuratA kA abhivarSaNa hotA rahatA hai, vaise hI mAnava ke antara jagata meM bhI snaha kI sarasatA kA, sadbhAva kI madhuratA kA aura sahakAra kI sundaratA kA ajasra, amRtamaya abhivarSaNa tabhI sambhava hai, jaba vaha apanI manobhUmi meM se arthahIna, zuSka aura nirjIva vidhi-niSedhoM ke tUphAna aura andhar3oM ko zAnti, tathA viveka bala se bAhara nikAla pheMkane meM samartha ho sakegA, tabhI vaha yugayuga se sUkhI apanI jIvana ghATiyoM meM mana kI sarasa aura sukhada barasAta barasA sakegA / samatA lAla bhavana, jayapura ** 4-7-55
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________________ mAnava-mana kA nAga pAsa : ahaMkAra mAnava jaba bar3appana ke pahAr3a kI U~cI coTa para car3ha kara apane AsapAsa ke dUsare mAnavoM ko tuccha va hIna mAnane lagatA hai, taba usakI isa antara kI vRtti ko zAstra bhASA meM ahaMkAra, abhimAna aura darpa kahate haiN| ahaMtvavAdI mAnava parivAra meM, samAja meM aura rASTra meM apane se bhinna kisI dUsare vyakti ko mahatva nahIM detaa| darpa-sarpa se daSTa vyakti kabhI-kabhI apanI zakti ko binA tole, binA nApe kArya karane kI dhRSTatA karatA hai| parantu anta meM asaphalatA kA hI mukha dekhatA hai| kyoMki usake antara mana meM adhikAra-lipsA aura mahatvAkAMkSA kI vRtti itanI prabalatama ho uThatI hai ki vaha dUsare ke sahayoga tathA sahakAra kA anAdara bhI kara DAlatA hai| manuSya jaba ahaMkAra ke naze meM cUra-cUra rahatA hai, taba usakA dila va dimAga apane kAbU meM nahIM raha pAtA / ahaMkArI mAnava ke jIvana kI yaha kitanI vikaTa biDambanA hai ? manuSya apane zarIra kI bar3I se bar3I coTa ko baradAsta kara jAtA hai, kintu vaha apane antara mana ke gahare kone meM par3e ahaMtva para komala kusuma ke AghAta ko bhI saha nahIM sakatA / manuSya kA yaha ahaMbhAva usake jIvana ke aneka prasaMgoM para aneka rUpoM meM abhivyakta hotA rahatA hai| mAnava ke mana kA abhimAna eka catura cAlAka bahurUpiyA ke tulya hai / bahurUpiyA eka hI divasa meM aneka bAra aneka rUpoM ko badala-badala kara bAjAra meM AtA hai aura hajAroM hajAra jana nayanoM ko dhokA de, bhAga jAtA hai / mAnava
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________________ mAnava mana kA nAga pAsa : ahaMkAra 15 mana ke antarAla meM chupA ahaMtva bhAva bhI mAnava kI cetanA ko dhokA detA hai, chalanA aura mAyA karatA hai / jana maMca para kabhI vaha krUra banakara upasthita hotA hai, kabhI dayA pravaNa hokara prastuta hotA hai / kabhI vaha zatru bana baiThatA hai aura kabhI vaha apane svArtha ke atireka kI pUrti ke lie parama mitra ke rUpa meM prakaTa hotA hai / yoM vaha apane Apa meM eka hokara bhI aneka rUpa-rUpAya hai / aNu hokara bhI mahAn hai, laghu hokara bhI virATa hai| __ manuSya ke abhimAna-kendra aneka hai, jinameM zarIra pahalA hai / manuSya apane zarIra ke sauMdarya para, rUpa-lAvaNya para aura raMga-rUpa para phUlA nahIM samAtA / vaha bhUla jAtA hai, ki yaha rUpa-vilAsa saMsAra sAgara kA asthira jala buda-buda hai / sanatkumAra cakravartI apane apAra rUpa vaibhava para kitanA garvita thA ? svargavAsI deva aura devoM kA rAjA indra bhI usake rUpa-sauMdarya para mugdha thA / rUpa aura sauMdarya apane Apa meM burA nahIM, burA hai rUpa kA mada, sauMdarya kA ahaMkAra / sanatkumAra ne apane jIvanakAla meM hI apane sauMdarya kusuma ko khilAne aura mahakate dekhA aura dekhA use murajhAte va sar3ate / jIvana aura jagata kI vaha kauna vastu hai, jisa para manuSya sthiratA kA abhimAna TikA sake / rUpa-sauMdarya kI taraha manuSya apane nAma ko bhI ajara-amara dekhanA cAhatA hai / nAma kI lAlasA manuSya ko azAMta rakhatI hai| nAma ke lie, yaza kIrti ke lie aura khyAti ke lie manuSya apane kartavya aura akartavya kI bhI maryAdA-rekhA kA ullaMghana karane meM kisI prakAra kA saMkoca nahIM karatA hai / usa para kabhI gilA nahIM krtaa| isa sambandha meM maiM Apako jaina itihAsa kI eka sundara kahAnI sunAtA hU~ ! bhAratavarSa kA sarva prathama mahAna samrATa bharata digavijaya karatAkaratA RSabhakuTa parvata para pahuMcatA hai aura vahA~ ke vizAla zaila zilA-paTToM para apanA nAma, apanA paricaya aMkita karane kI prabala lAlasA usake mAnasa meM jAga uThI / jarA gaura se dekhA, to mAlUma par3A ki yahAM paricaya to kyA ? 'bharata' ina tIna akSaroM ko baiThAne kI bhI jagaha nahIM / hajAroM aura lAkhoM cakravatiyoM ne apanA-apanA nAma jar3A hai- ina zilA-paTToM para / socA-"kisI kA nAma miTAkara apanA nAma TAMka dN|" jyoMhI bharata kA hAtha uThA, kisI kA eka nAma miTA aura apanA 'bharata' nAma utkIrNa huA, tyoMhI bharata ke hRdaya gagana meM viveka-buddhi kI bijalI
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________________ 16 amara-bhAratI kauMdhI-jisake jJAna prakAza meM bharata ne par3hA-- "Aja tUne kisI kA nAma miTAyA hai, kala koI terA bhI nAma miTAne vAlA paidA hogaa|" bharata kI antara cetanA jAgI aura vicAra kiyA-yaha ahaMtva-bhAva kI moha modakatA, bar3I burI balA hai / bharata, isa vizva ke virATa paTa para kisakA nAma amara va amiTa rahA hai ?" dhana kA ahaMkAra bhI mAnava ke mana kI jakar3atA hai, bAMdhatA hai / mAnavI mana jaba asantoSa kI lambI sar3aka para daur3atA hai, taba hajAra se lAkha, lAkha se karor3a aura phira Age arba-kharba ke sTaiNDa para bhI vaha Thahara nahIM pAtA / dhana kA nazA, saba nazoM meM bhayaMkara nazA hai| dharma cetAvanI detA hai - "dhana bhale rakho, para dhana kA nazA mata rkho|" rAvaNa kI laMkA aura yAdavoM kI dvArikA-sone kI hokara bhI khAka kI ho gii| rAvaNa kA abhimAna aura yAdavoM kA dhana mada unheM vAsanA ke mahAsAgara meM le DUbA / hindI sAhitya kA amara kavi bihArIlAla Apa ke rAjasthAna kA hI thA, jisane eka bAra Apake Amera nareza mAnasiMha kI nArI Asakti para-"alI kali hI sauM bindhyo, Age kauna havAla"-kaha kara karArI coTa mArI thii| vahI mahAkavi bihArIlAla mAnava mana meM prasupta dhanalAlasA para joradAra phabatI kasatA kahatA hai "kanaka kanakateM sau gunI, mAdakatA adhikAya / yA khAye baurAta hai, vA pAye baurAya // " kanaka kA artha sonA bhI hotA hai aura dhatUrA bhI / dhatUre ko khAkara usake naze meM manuSya borAne lage, bar3a-bar3Ane lage, to isa meM tAjjuba kI koI bAta nahIM / Azcarya kI bAta to yaha hai, ki manuSya, dhana ke hAtha meM Ate hI borAne lagatA hai, bar3abar3Ane lagatA hai| kavi kahatA hai-"dhatUre kI apekSA sone kA nazA, dhana kA mada, bhayaMkara hai, adhika ghAtaka hai / dhana kA abhimAna mAnava jIvana ke lie eka abhizApa hai| __ manuSya kA abhimAna itanA virATa bana gayA hai ki vaha bhautika kSetra taka hI sImita nahIM rahA, balki jana-jIvana ke AdhyAtmika pAvana-pArAvAra meM bhI usane apanI kAlimA ghola dI hai| satkarma va dharma-kSetra meM bhI
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________________ mAnava mana kA nAga pAsa : ahaMkAra 17 mAnava mana ke abhimAna ne tUphAna khar3A kara diyA hai| kisI ko dAna deM, taba abhimAna / sAmAyika-savara kareM, taba ahaMkAra / tyAga-tapasyA kareM, taba darpa / maiMne itanA diyA, maiMne itanA kiyaa| dharma ke parama pAvana kSetra meM bhI manuSya ke antara meM sthita darpa kA sarpa phutkAra kara uThatA hai| sambhava hai, dhana kA ahaMkAra AtmA ko utanA na galA sake, kintu yaha jo satkarmoM kA, dharma ke kSetra kA ahaMkAra hai, vaha adhika ghAtaka hai aura yaha AtmA ko galA dene vAlA hai / ahaMkAra kaisA bhI kyoM na ho ? usase AtmA kA patana hI hotA hai, utthAna nahIM / viSa to viSa hI rahegA, amRta nahIM ho sktaa| mahAbalI bAhubalI kitanA ghora tapasvI thA, parantu ahaMkAra ke saMskAroM ne kevala-jJAna kI jyoti prakaTa nahIM hone dii| zAstra meM varNita aSTa-madoM meM kala, jAti, jJAna Adi mada bhI parigaNita ho jAte haiM, jinheM loka bhASA meM ahaMkAra, abhimAna aura darpa kahAsunA jAtA hai / AThoM hI prakAra kA mada mAnava ke AdhyAtmika sadguNoM kA vinAzaka hai, ghAtaka hai / mAnava ke mana meM virATa zakti aura apAra bala hai, parantu ahaMkAra ke nAga-pAsa meM jakar3A huA vaha mahAbalI hanumAna kI taraha apanI amitazakti aura atuta-bala ko bhUla baiThA hai / ahaMkAra kI ghanI kAlI tamisrA meM vaha apane adhyAtma-sUrya kI camakatI kiraNoM ko dekha nahIM pA rahA hai / jisa dina manuSya ke ahaMtva-bhAva kA nAga-pAza TUTegA-taba vaha laghu se mahAna banegA, kSudra se virATa banegA-isameM jarA bhI zaMkA nahIM hai, sandeha nahIM hai| lAla bhavana, jayapura 13-7-55
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________________ yo vai bhUmA tatsukham Aja ke jana jIvana meM paga-paga para vikaTa saMkaTa aura viSama samasyAoM kA tUphAna va aMdhar3a prabala vega se cala rahA hai / Aja ke isa aNuyuga kA mAnava sattA aura mahattA ke himagiri ke uccatama zikhara para pahu~ca kara bhI zAnti, sukha aura santoSa kI sukhada sA~sa nahIM le pA rahA hai / Aja ke jIvana aura jagata ke kSitija para azAnti aura asantoSa kA ghanA kuharA chAtA calA jA rahA hai jisameM mAnava-mAnava ko dekha nahIM pA rahA hai| adhika spaSTa kahU~, to vaha apane Apako bhI pUre rUpa meM dekha nahIM pA rahA hai| dekhane kA prayatna bhI nahIM kara rahA hai| Aja kA yaha virATa vizva sukha aura zAnti ke madhura aura sundara nAre lagA kara bhI usa sukha aura zAnti ko pakar3a kyoM nahIM pA rahA hai ? Aja kI mAnuSI-manISA se yuga isa mahAprazna kA samAdhAna mA~ga rahA hai ? vicAra-mahAsAgara ke antastala kA saMsparza karate caleM, to mAlUma hogA ki yaha mahAprazna Aja kA hI nahIM, sanAtana saMsAra ke sadAkAla se yaha apanA samAdhAna mA~gatA rahA hai / hama dekhate haiM ki isa jagatI-tala ke jIva kabhI sukha ke aura kabhI duHkha ke jhUle para nirantara jhUlate rahe haiN| mAnava jIvana ke gagana-tala para sukha-duHkha ke bAdala sthira hokara nahIM baiThate / dhUpa-chAMha kI taraha ur3ate-phirate ( 18 )
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________________ yo vai bhUmA tatsukham 19 haiN| kabhI sukha hai, to kabhI duHkha hai| Aja sukha hai, to kala duHkha hai| Aja zAnti ke madhura kSaNoM meM jhUma rahA hai, to kala azAnti kI viSama jvAlAoM meM jhulasa rahA hai / mAnava kI cAha hai ki usake jIvana paTa meM duHkha, dainya aura daridratA ke kAle dhAge na hoM, hoM kevala sukha, zAnti aura samRddhi ke sunaharI dhAge / sampUrNa jIvana - vastra sukha aura samRddhi ke tAne-bAne se bunA ho / bhAratIya darzana zAstra meM sukha-duHkha kI sUkSma mImAMsA kI gaI hai| parantu eka vAkya meM use yoM kahA jA sakatA hai-"anukUlatA sukha hai aura pratikUlatA duHkha / " bhAratIya darzana kI vicAra paramparA isa tathya meM amita, amiTa va aDiga vizvAsa lekara calI hai, ki isa AdihIna aura antahIna ananta jagata meM jahA~ duHkha aura duHkha ke kAraNa bikhare par3e haiM, vahA~ sukha aura sukha ke upakaraNa bhI prastuta haiN| bhArata ke jIvanazAstrI isa satya-tathya ko spaSTa zabdoM meM udghoSaNA karate haiM-"mAnava apane jIvana ke jina pUNya paloM meM duHkha aura duHkha ke kAraNoM se vimukha ho, sukha aura sukha ke kAraNoM ko apanA legA, taba vaha jIvana meM sukha, zAnti aura santoSa kA anubhava kara skegaa| usakA jIvana zAnta aura samRddha bana sakegA, jIvana meM sarasatA, madhuratA aura samarasatA kA Ananda le skegaa| bhAratIya vicAradhArA mUla meM eka hokara bhI hajAroM-hajAra dhArAoM meM pravAhita hokara anta meM eka hI mahAsAgara meM vilIna ho jAtI hai| jIvana ke saMlakSya ke sambandha meM matabheda nahIM / vicAra bheda hai, kevala sAdhanA ke upakaraNoM meM / sAdhakoM kA dhyeya eka hai, parantu hara sAdhaka apanI rAha apanI zakti ko tola kara hI banAtA hai| "dukha hai aura usase chuTakArA pAnA hai|" yaha bhAratIya darzana zAstra kA mUla mahAzvara hai| duHkhoM se mukti kaise pAnA-yaha eka prazna ulajhana kA avazya rahA haiM, phira bhI maiM kahatA hU~, ki isa vicAra carcA kI gaharAI meM jaba Apa utareMge, taba isameM bhI Apako samanvaya mila skegaa| jaina darzana jIvana ke hara kSetra meM anekAnta aura samanvaya ko lekara calA hai / upaniSad-kAla ke eka RSi se pUchA gayA-"bhagavAn ! isa samUce saMsAra meM duHkha ho duHkha hai, yA kahIM sukha bhI ? yadi sukha bhI hai, to vaha kaise mile ? RSi ne zAnta aura madhura svara meM kahA-sukha bhI hai, zAnti bhI hai, Ananda bhI hai / "yo vai bhUmA tatsukham, nAlpe sukhamasti / " jIvana meM sukha avazya hai, kintu vaha ekatva meM nahIM, samagratva meM sannihita hai| jo bhUmA hai,
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________________ 20 amara bhAratI jo virATa hai, jo mahAn hai aura jo jana-jIvana meM samagratva hai, vaha sukha hai, vaha zAnti hai, vaha Ananda hai / " parantu yAda rakho, sukha kI nidhi samagratva meM hai, apanatva meM nahIM / jahA~ mana kA dAyarA choTA hai, vahA~ sukha nahIM hai / vahA~ hai-- dInatA, daridratA aura duHkha / mAnava kI virATa bhAvanA meM sukha hai aura usake kSudra vicAroM meM du:kha dainya hai / mAnavatAvAdI virATa bhAvanA meM vibhora hokara eka RSi kahatA hai"yathA vizvaM bhavatyeka nIDam / " sArA saMsAra aura yaha virATa loka kyA hai ? yaha eka ghoMsalA hai| samUcA saMsAra eka ghoMsalA hai aura hama saba pakSI haiM / isa nIDa meM alaga-alaga dIvAra nahIM, hadabandI nahIM, bAr3AbandI nahIM / jisakA jahA~ jI cAhe baiThe aura cahake / itanI virATa bhAvanA, itanA vizAla mAnasa, jisa samAja ko aura jisa deza ko milA ho - vahI sukha, zAnti aura Ananda ke jhUle para jhUla sakatA hai / sukha kA akSaya bhaNDAra mAnava- samagratva kI cetanA kI jAgRti meM hai / yaha samAja aura yaha rASTra kyA hai ? yaha bhI eka nIDa hai, eka ghoMsalA hai, jisameM saba mAnava pakSI mila-jula kara rahate haiM / RSi kI bhASA meM yahI sukha kA sahI rAstA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA - " saMcaya mata karo, saMcaya mata karo, jo pAyA hai, use sameTa kara mata baiTho / saMvibhAga jIvana meM sukha kI kuMjI hai / " jana jAgaraNa aura jana jIvana kI cetanA ke agradUta bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai- "sukha aura duHkha kahIM bAhara nahIM haiM, ve to mAnava ke mana kI antara par3ata meM luke-chupe rahate haiM / " jaba mAnavatva kI virATa cetanA "maiM aura merA" ke ghere meM banda ho jAtI hai, mAnava kA virATa mana "maiM ora merA" ke taMga dAyare meM jakar3a jAtA hai, taba saMkaToM ke kA~Te mAnava ke cAroM ora bikhara jAte haiM, jinameM vaha jAne-anajAne pala-pala meM ulajhatA rahatA hai / yaha maiM hU~, yaha merA hai, maiM svAmI hU~ aura saba mere dAsa haiM / yaha dAnavI bhAvanA hI antara meM duHkhoM ko paidA karatI hai / jahA~ maiM aura mere kA AsurI rAga mahAbhIma svara meM alApA jA rahA ho, vahA~ mAnava mana kA prasupta devatva ko jagAne vAlA aura jana-jana ke mana ko jhaMkRta karane vAlA sarvodayavAdI madhura manda saMgIta kauna sune ? phira vahA~ sukha, zAnti aura santoSa kA sAgara kaise laharA sakatA hai ? mAnava ke mana meM svArtha ke atireka kI jaba gaharI rekhA aMkita ho jAtI hai, taba usakI dRSTi meM yaha sArA saMsAra do vibhAgoM meM vibhakta hone lagatA hai - " eka sva aura dUsarA para, eka apanA aura dUsarA
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________________ yo vai bhUmA tatsukham 21 begAnA, eka ghara kA aura dUsarA bAhara kA yaha vargIkaraNa hI hamAre mana kI taMgadilI kA sabUta peza karatA hai|" mAnava ke virATa ekatva ko vibhakta karane vAlI isa bheda-bhUmi meM se hI dveSa, ghRNA aura hiMsA ko janma milatA hai / mAnava kA sotA huA dAnatva jAga uThatA hai, AsurI bhAvanA prabala ho jAtI hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra se pUchA gayA-"jIvana meM pApa karma kyA hai ? aura usase chuTakArA kaise mile ? isa jIvana-sparzI prazna ke uttara meM usa virATa sadAtmA ne, jana-jIvana ke pravINa pArakhI ne kahA "saba bhUyappa bhUyassa, samma bhUyAi paaso| pihiyAsavvassa daMtassa, pAva kama na bndhi||" sampUrNa saMsAra kI AtmAoM ko apanI AtmA ke tulya samajhane vAlA kabhI pApa karma se lipta nahIM hotaa| jaisA duHkha aura jaisA kaSTa tujhe hotA hai, samajhale, vaisA hI sabako hotA hai| jIvana aura jagata apane Apa meM na pApa rUpa haiM, na puNya rUpa / mAnava ke mana kI saMkIrNatA aura kSudratA hI pApa hai, aura virATatA mahAnatA hI puNya hai / mana bhalA to jaga bhalA / mana meM pApa hai, to jIvana aura jagata meM bhI pApa hai-hamAre mana kI taraMgoM se hI taraMgita hotA hai-jIvana aura jagata kA sampUrNa saMvyavahAra / rAjA bhoja kI rAja sabhA meM eka vidvAna AyA, jo dUra deza kA rahane vAlA thA / apane jovana kI daridratA ke abhizApa ko rAjA ke pUNyamaya varadAna se prakSAlita karane ke saMkalpa ko lekara vaha AyA thA / dvArapAla ne vidvAna ke Ane kI sUcanA rAjA ko dI aura rAjA bhoja ne kahA"vidvAna ko atithi gRha meM ThaharA do|" rAjA bhoja vidvAnoM kA bar3A Adara-satkAra karatA thA aura unheM mukta hAthoM se dAna bhI kiyA karatA thaa| Ane vAlA vidvAna vicAroM ko kitanI gaharAI meM hai-yaha jAnane ke lie rAjA ne apane eka vizvAsapAtra vidvAna ke hAthoM dUdha se labAlaba bharA kaTorA bhejaa| jaba vaha pAtra lekara pahu~cA, to vidvAna prasanna mudrA meM baiThA kucha likha rahA thaa| dUdha se bhare-pUre kaTore ko dekha kara vidvAna ne usa meM eka batAzA DAla diyA aura kahAApa ise vApisa rAjA kI sevA meM le jaaeN| samaya pAkara rAjA ne vidvAna
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________________ 22 amara bhAratI ko rAja sabhA meM bulAyA aura pUchA - "Apane dUdha kyoM lauTA diyA ?" aura usameM phira batAzA kyoM DAlA ? isakA spaSTIkaraNa kIjie vidvAna ne rAjA bhoja se vinayayukta vinamra svara meM kahA - "rAjan, ApakA Azaya yaha thA ki jaise dUdha se kaTorA labAlaba bharA hai, vaise merI sabhA bhI vidvAnoM se bharI hai - yahA~ para jarA bhI sthAna nahIM hai / bhoja ne isa satya ko svIkRta kiyA aura phira batAzA DAlane kA artha pUchA ? Ane vAle vidvAna ne kahA- rAjana ! isakA artha thA ki dUdha se bhare kaTore meM jaise batAzA apanA sthAna banA letA hai, vaise maiM bhI ApakI sabhA meM apane Apa sthAna pA lUMgA / Apa kisI prakAra kI cintA meM na pdd'eN| jagaha nahIM hone para bhI jagaha banAnA merA apanA kAma hai / rAjan ! ApakI sabhA meM bhale sthAna na ho, parantu Apake mana meM sthAna hai, to phira kyA kamI hai ? batAzA dUdha ke kaNa-kaNa meM rama kara miThAsa bhara detA hai / maiM bhI prema kI miThAsa Apake mana meM aura ApakI sabhA ke sabhAsadoM ke mana meM arpita kara ApakI gaurava garimA ko aura adhika mahimAnvita karUMgA, phira sthAna kI kyA kamI hai ? mAnava mana jaba apanatva meM ba~dhakara calatA hai, taba jagaha hone para bhI jagaha nahIM de pAtA / mAnava taMgadilI ke dAyare meM apane kartavya aura akartavya ko bhI bhUla baiThatA hai / maiM aura merA kI kSudra bhAvanA manuSya kA kitanA patana karatI hai ? maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki saMsAra meM jitane bhI duHkha va kaSTa haiM, ve saba parAyepana para khar3e hue haiM aura begAnepana para hI panapate haiM / isa hAlata meM sukha aura zAnti ke madhura nAre lagAne para bhI vaha kaise milegI ? eka bAra kI bAta hai ki hama vihAra karate-karate eka aparicita gA~va meM jA pahu~ce / gA~va choTA thA / eka mandira ke alAvA Thaharane ko dUsarI koI jagaha nahIM thI / santa mandira ke mahanta ke pAsa pahu~ce, sthAna kI yAcanA kI / mandirakA mahanta inkAra ho gayA / maiM svayaM vahA~ gayA / mahanta apane mandira ke dvAra para khar3A thA / bAtacIta calI aura maiMne bhI rAta bhara Thaharane ko sthAna mA~gA / TAlU nIti kA Azraya lete hue usane kahA- yahA~ para koI jagaha nahIM hai / maiMne kahA Apake mandira meM jagaha nahIM hai, to na sahI / Apa ke mana meM jagaha hai na / usane muskarA kara kahA- mana meM to bahuta jagaha hai| maiMne kahA - yadi mana meM jagaha hai, taba to Apake isa mandira meM bhI jagaha ho jAegI / manomandira meM jise jagaha mila jAtI hai, use phira isa IMTa patthara
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________________ yo vai bhUmA tatsukham 23 ke mandira meM jagaha kyoM nahIM milegI ? anta meM mahanta ne prasanna bhAva se mandira meM Thaharane kI jagaha de dI / vahA~ Thahare, paricaya huaa| aba to jyoMjyoM mana kI ghuNDI khulI, mahanta ne apanA nijI kamarA bhI khola diyA / maiMne parihAsa kI bhASA meM pUchA ki pahale to sAdhAraNa sthAna bhI nahIM thA, isa mandira meM aura aba Apane apane sone-baiThane kA kamarA bhI khola diyA hai| vaha bhI ha~sA aura bolA Apa to kaha rahe the ki mana meM jagaha caahie| manomandira meM jagaha hone se isa mandira meM bhI jagaha ho gaI hai| hA~, to maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki sabase bar3I bAta mana kI hotI hai| mana virATa to vizva bhI virATa, mana choTA to duniyA~ bhI choTI hai, taMga hai| pahale mahanta ke mana meM jagaha nahIM thI, eka koTharI bhI milanA kaThina ho gayA thA aura mana meM jagaha hote hI bar3hiyA kamarA bhI taiyaar| jIvana aura jagata kA sArA saMvyavahAra mAnava ke mana kI virATatA para calatA hai aura mAnava ke mana kI taMgadilI para aTakatA hai| mana kI aTaka hI sAre duHkhoM kI khaTaka hai| jaba manuSya "maiM aura mere" ke taMga ghere meM banda ho jAtA hai, taba vaha sukha-zAnti aura Ananda prApta karane meM asamartha rahatA hai| parantu jaba usake mana meM virATa bhAvanA jAga uThatI hai, taba vaha alpa sAdhanoM meM bhI santoSa ke dvArA sukha lAbha pA letA hai| vaha apanatva ke saMkIrNa ghere meM se nikalakara parivAra, samAja, rASTra aura usase bhI bar3hakara virATa vizva meM phaila jAtA hai| isa sthiti meM pahu~cakara mAnava kA jAgRta mana apanatva meM samagratva kA darzana karane lagatA hai / samagratva ke isI mahAsAgara kI talachaTa meM se manuSya ne sukha, santoSa, zAnti aura samRddhi adhigata karane kI amara kalA sIkhI hai| lAla bhavana, jayapura 17-7-55
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________________ mAnava kI virATa cetanA zAstroM meM aura nIti granthoM meM manuSya jIvana ko sarvazreSTha aura sarvajyeSTha kahA hai| itanA hI nahIM, manuSya ko bhagavAna ne apanI vANI meM devatAoM kA pyArA kahA hai| vicAra hotA hai, ki manuSya jIvana kI isa zreSThatA va jyeSThatA kA mUla AdhAra kyA hai ? sattA, mahattA aura vittakyA ina bhautika upakaraNoM kI vipulatA ke AdhAra para manuSya-jIvana kI mahimA varNita hai ? maiM kahatA hU~ nahIM, kadApi nhiiN| aisA hotA to saMsAra ke itihAsa meM rAvaNa, kaMsa aura duryodhana manuSyoM kI paMkti meM sarva prathama gaNya-mAnya hote, parantu duniyA unheM manuSya na kahakara rAkSasa aura pizAca kahatI hai / usa yuga ke ina tAnAzAhoM ke pAsa sattA, mahattA aura vitta kI kyA kamI thI ? vitta aura dhana-vaibhava ke unake pAsa ambAra lage the| phira bhI ve sacce arthoM meM manuSya nahIM the aura yahI kAraNa hai ki unakA manuSya jIvana zreSThatA aura jyeSThatA kI zreNI meM nahIM aataa|| manuSya jIvana kI zreSThatA va jyeSThatA kA mUla AdhAra hai-tyAga, vairAgya aura tapasyA / yadi jIvana meM tyAga kI camaka, tapasyA kI damaka aura vairAgya kI samujjvalatA ho to niHsandeha vaha jovana apane Apa meM eka tejasvI aura manasvI jIvana hai / hara insAna ko apane andaraH jhA~kakara dekhanA cAhie ki usake hRdaya meM sahiSNutA kitanI hai ? usake mAnasa meM sarasatA kitanI hai ? aura udAratA va santoSa kitanA hai ? yadi ye sadguNa ( 24 )
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________________ mAnava kI virATa cetanA 25 usameM haiM, to samajhanA cAhie ki vaha saccA insAna hai| sneha, sadbhAva aura samatA kA madhumaya srota jisake mAnasa-parvata se kala-kala karatA bahatA ho, saMsAra meM usase bar3hakara manuSya aura kauna hogA ? zAstrakAroM ne manuSya jIvana ko zreSThatA isa AdhAra para kahI hai ki manuSya apane jIvana ko jaisA cAhe vaisA banA sakatA hai, ghar3a sakatA hai| vaha apanA nayA vikAsa aura nirmANa kara sakatA hai| apane antara meM soye par3e IzvarI bhAva ko sAdhanA ke dvArA jagA sakatA hai| apane kAma, krodha aura moha prabhRti vikAroM ko kSINa kara sakatA hai| . maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki manuSya ke jIvana kI mahattA-tyAga, vairAgya aura sneha-sadbhAva meM hai / tyAga aura vairAgya se vaha apane Apako majabUta karatA hai aura sneha tathA sadbhAva se vaha parivAra, samAja aura rASTra meM phailatA hai| vyakti apane svatva meM banda raha kara apanA vikAsa nahIM kara pAtA / vyaktitva kA bandhana manuSya kI AtmA ko andara hI andara galA DAlatA hai / sva se para meM, vyaSTi se samaSTi meM aura kSudra se virATa meM phaila kara hI manuSya kA manuSyatva surakSita raha sakatA hai| jitane-jitane aMza meM manuSya kI cetanA vyApaka aura virATa hotI calI jAegI, utaneutane aMzoM meM hI manuSya apane virATa svarUpa kI ora agrasara hotA jAegA / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai-"jo sAdhaka sarvAtmabhUta nahIM ho pAtA, vaha saccA sAdhaka nahIM hai|" mAnava ! terI mahAnatA tere hRdaya ke ajasra bahane vAle ahiMsA srota meM hai, terI vizAlatA terI karuNA aura dayA ke amRta-tatva meM hai aura terI virATatA hai-tere prema kI vyApakatA meM / terA yaha pavitra jIvana, jise svarga ke deva bhI pyAra karate haiM-patana ke gataM meM galane-sar3ane ke lie nahIM hai, vaha hai tere utthAna ke lie| tU uTha, terA parivAra uThegA / tU uTha, terA samAja' jaagegaa| tU uTha, terA rASTra bhI jIvana ke nava sphuraNa aura nava kampana kI nava lahariyoM meM laharane lgegaa| vyakti kI cetanA kI virATatA meM hI jaga kI virATatA soyI par3I hai| mahAvIra kI virATa cetanA kevala mahAvIra taka hI aTaka kara nahIM raha gaI, vaha jaga jIvana ke kaNa-kaNa meM bikhara gaI / isI tathya ko bhArata ke manISI yoM kahate haiM -manuSya deva hai, manuSya bhagavAna hai, manuSya saba kucha hai / sodhe rAste para cale, to vaha deva ora bhagavAna hai aura yadi ulTI rAha para cale, to vaha zaitAna, rAkSasa aura pizAca bhI bana jAtA hai / naraka, svarga aura
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________________ 23 amara bhAratI mokSa - jIvana kI ye tInoM sthitiyA~ usake apane hAtha meM hai / jaba manuSya kI AtmA meM usakA soyA huA devatva jAgRta ho jAtA hai, taba usakI cetanA bhI virATa hotI jAtI hai aura yadi usakA pazutva bhAga jAga uThatA hai, to vaha saMsAra meM azAnti aura tUphAnoM kA zaitAna ho jAtA hai / manuSya ke antara meM jo ahiMsA, karuNA, prema aura sadbhAva haiM - ve usake devatva ke, IzvarI bhAva ke kAraNa haiM aura usake antara mAnasa meM uThane vAle tathA usake vyavahAra kI sataha para dIkha par3ane vAle dva eSa, krodha, ghRNA aura viSamatA usake rAkSasatva ke kAraNa haiM / isalie manuSya apane Apa meM rAkSasa bhI hai aura devatA bhI hai / isa prakAra bhAratIya cintana kI paramparA manuSya ko virATa rUpa meM dekhatI hai| gItA meM zrIkRSNa ke virATa rUpa kA jo varNana AtA hai, usakA tAtparya yahI hai, ki pratyeka manuSya apane Apa meM eka virATa cetanA lie ghUmatA hai / hara piNDa meM brahmANDa kA vAsa hai / AvazyakatA kevala isa bAta kI hai, ki manuSya apanI soI huI zakti ko jAgRta bhara karatA rhe| S jaina dharma kA yaha eka mahAna siddhAMta hai, ki hara AtmA paramAtmA bana sakatI hai, hara bhakta bhagavAna ho sakatA hai aura hara nara nArAyaNa hone ko zakti rakhatA hai / vedAnta darzana bhI isI bhASA meM bolatA hai - " AtmA tU kSudra nahIM, mahAna hai, tU tuccha nahIM, virATa hai / " bhArata kI vicAra paramparA jana-jIvana meM virATatA kA prANavanta sandeza lekara calI hai / cetanA kA vaha virATa rUpa lekara calI hai / bhArata ke manISI vicArakoM kA prema-tatva mAtra manuSya taka hI sImita nahIM rahA - usa prema tatva kI virATa sImA rekhA meM pazu-pakSI, kITa-pataMge aura vanaspati jagata bhI samAhita ho jAtA hai / bhArata kI virATa jana cetanA ne sA~poM ko dUdha pilAyA hai / pakSiyoM ko mevA miSThAna khilAyA hai| pazuoM ke sAtha bhI sneha aura sadbhAva kA sambandha rakhA hai / itanA hI nahIM, per3a aura paudhoM ke sAtha bhI tAdAtmya sambandha rakhA hai / maharSi kaNva apane Azrama se duSyanta ke sAtha jaba apanI priya putrI zakuntalA ko vidA karate haiM, taba Azrama kI latAe~ aura vRkSa apane phUla aura pattoM kA abhivarSaNa karake apanA prema vyakta karate hai, harSa bhAva ko prakaTa karate haiM / maiM Apase vicAra kara rahA thA, ki bhArata kI vicAra parasparA
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________________ mAnava kI virATa cetanA 27 manuSya ke lie hI nahIM, balki pazu-pakSI aura per3a-paudhoM se bhI sneha kA prema kA tathA sadbhAva kA sambandha sthApita karatI hai / manuSya kI virATa cetanA kA yahI rahasya hai ki vaha kevala manuSya samAja taka hI sImita na raha kara jaga ke aNu -aNu meM vyApta ho gaI hai aura isI meM hai manuSya kA saccA manuSyatva | lAla bhavana, jayapura 18-1-55
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________________ 6 bhArata kI virATa AtmA mahAna bhArata kA atIta yugIna mAnacitra uThAkara dekhate haiM, to usameM bhArata kI virATa AtmA ke darzana hote haiM / bhArata ke gauravapUrNa atIta ke itihAsa ko par3hane vAle bhalI-bhA~ti jAnate haiM, ki isa yuga ke bhArata kA kSetraphala kitanA vizAla aura kitanA virATa thA ? Aja kA pAkistAna hI nahIM, use bhI lA~gha kara Aja ke kAbula ke antima choroM taka bhArata kA jana-jIvana prasAra pA cukA thA / kevala bhUgola kI dRSTi se ho usa yuga kA bhArata vistRta aura mahAna nahIM thA, balki vicAroM kI uccatA meM, sabhyatA ke prasAra meM aura apanI saMskRti tathA dharma ke phailAba meM bhI bhArata mahAna aura virATa thA / usa yuga ke bhArata kA zarIra bhI vizAla thA aura usakI AtmA bhI virATa thI / Aja kA bhArata kyA pUchate ho tuma Aja ke bhArata kI bAta ? vaha deha se bhI choTA aura ochA hotA jA rahA hai aura vicAroM se bhI bonA banatA calA jA rahA hai / yaha eka khatarA hai / maiM Apase bhArata kI virATatA kI bAta kaha rahA thA / parantu, prazna yaha hai, ki vaha vizAlatA aura virATatA kahA~ se AyI aura kahA~ calI gaI ? prazna ke samAdhAna ke lie hameM vicAra mahAsAgara ke antastala kA saMsparza karanA hogA / jana jIvana kI saMskAritA aura samujjvalatA kisI bhI deza kI zikSA aura dIkSA, Adeza aura upadezoM para nirbhara rahA karatI hai / purAtana ( 28 )
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________________ bhArata kI virATa AtmA 2 bhArata meM zikSA aura dIkSA donoM sAtha-sAtha calA karatI thI, jana jIvana ke ye donoM avibhAjya aMga mAne-samajhe jAte the / jana jIvana kI vedhazAlA meM vijJAna ke sAtha usakA prayoga bhI calatA thA / prAcIna bhArata meM zikSA ke bar3e-bar3e kendra khule hue the, jinheM usa yuga kI bhASA meM 'gurukula' kahA jAtA thA / Aja jinheM Apa hama kaoNleja aura yUnivarsiTI kahate haiM / Aja ke ye zikSA kendra nagara ke kolAhala saMkulita vAtAvaraNa meM calate haiM, parantu ve gurukula vanoM aura jaMgaloM ke ekAnta va zAnta vAtAvaraNa meM calate the / mAnava ke naitika jIvana kI pAvanatA kI surakSA jitanI prakRti mAtA kI maMgalamayI aura modabharI goda meM raha sakatI hai, vaisI bhoga-vilAsa se bhare - pUre nagaroM meM nahIM / gurukuloM ke puNya prasaMgoM meM AcArya aura unake ziSya eka sAtha rahate-sahate, eka sAtha khAte-pIte aura eka sAtha uTha-baiThate the / AcArya apane ziSyoM ko jo bhI zikSA detA, vaha Aja kI taraha pothIpannoM ke bala para nahIM, balki vaha jJAna ko AcaraNa kA rUpa detA thA, jisakA ziSya anusaraNa karate / zikSA ko dIkSA meM utAra kara batAyA jAtA thA / jJAna ko karma meM utArA jAtA thA / buddhi aura hRdaya meM samanvaya sAdhA jAtA thA / usa yuga kA AcArya yA guru apane ziSyoM se yA apane chAtroM se spaSTa zabdoM meM cetAvanI aura sAvadhAnI detA huA kahatA thA" yAnyasmAkaM sucaritAni tAnyeva sevitavyAni no itarANi / " mere priya chAtroM ! maiM tumase spaSTa zabdoM meM jIvana kA yaha rahasya kaha rahA hU~ ki tuma mere sucaritoM kA aura sadguNoM kA anusaraNa karanA, parantu durbalatA aura kamajorI kA anusaraNa mata krnaa| jIvana meM jahA~ kahIM bhI sadguNa mile grahaNa karo aura doSoM kI ora mata dekho / ye haiM, ve prAcIna bhArata kI zikSA-dIkSA ke jIvana-sUtra, jo deza aura samAja kI bikharI zakti ko saMyata karate haiM aura rASTra kI AtmA ko vizAla banAte haiM / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki usa yuga kA bhArata itanA virATa kyoM thA ? kisI bhI deza kI virATatA vahA~ ke lambe-caur3e maidAna, U~ce gagana - cumbI giri aura vizAla janamedanI para AdhArita nahIM hotI / usakA mUla AdhAra hotA hai - bahA~ ke jana jIvana meM dharma kI bhAvanA aura manoM kI virATatA / chAtrajana gurukula kI zikSA ko pUrI karake apane gRhastha jIvana meM jaba vApisa lauTatA, taba apane dIkSAnta bhASaNa meM AcArya kahatA thA"dharme dhIyatAM buddhirmanaste mahadastu ca / "
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________________ amara bhAratI vatsa ! tumhArI buddhi dharma meM rame / tuma apane jIvana ke kSetra meM kahIM para bhI raho, parantu apane dharma, apane satkarma, apane zubha saMkalpa aura apane jIvana kI pavitratA ko na bhuulo| jIvana ke saMgharSa meM utarate hI tumhAre mArga meM vikaTa saMkaTa, vividha bAdhAe~ aura aneka ar3acaneM bhI A sakatI haiM, kintu usa samaya bhI tuma apane mana meM dhairya rakhanA, apane dharma ke prati vaphAdAra rahanA, apane sadAcAra ke prati vaphAdAra rahanA tathA apane jIvana kI pavitratA, jo vaMza paramparA se tumheM prApta hai aura jo bhArata kI saMskRti kA mUla hai-- usa dharma ko tuma kabhI na bhUlanA aura apanI buddhi ko sadA dharma ke saMskAroM se saMskRta karate rahanA / eka ora zUlI kI noMka ho aura dUsarI ora dharma tyAgane kI bAta ho, to tuma zUlI kI painI noMka para car3ha jAnA, parantu apane dharma ko kabhI mata chor3anA / jIvana meM dhana bar3A nahIM, dharma bar3A hai | mAna bar3A nahIM, dharma bar3A hai / apanI buddhi ko dharma meM lagA do, dharma meM ramA do / 30 AcArya Age phira kahatA hai - " manaste mahadastu ca - vatsa ! terA mana virATa ho, terA hRdaya vizAla ho / " bhArata kA darzana aura dharma mAnava ke mana ko virATa banane kI preraNA detA hai / manuSya ke mana meM jaba choTApana aura hRdaya meM jaba kSudratA paiTha jAtI hai, taba vaha apane Apa meM ghira jAtA hai, banda ho jAtA hai / usake mAnasa kA sneha rasa sUkha jAtA hai, usake mana meM kisI ke bhI prati sneha aura sadbhAva nahIM rahatA / hRdaya kI kSudratA aura lakSya kI saMkIrNatA manuSya ke jIvana meM sabase bar3A doSa hai / isa doSa ke kAraNa hI manuSya apane parivAra meM ghula-mila nahIM pAtA, vaha ghara meM jaba jAtA hai, to sabake ceharoM kI haMsI gAyaba ho jAtI hai / auche vicAroM kA manuSya apane samAja aura rASTra ke jIvana meM bhI mela-milApa nahIM sAdha sakatA / usakI saMkIrNatA kI dIvAra use vizva ke virATa tatva kI ora nahIM dekhane detI / bhArata kA darzana aura bhArata kA dharma mAnava mana kI isa saMkIrNatA ko, kSudratA ko aura apanepana ko tor3ane ke lie hI AcArya ke svara meM kahatA hai - " manaste mahadastu ca / " manuSya terA mana mahAn ho, virATa ho| usameM sabake samA jAne kI jagaha ho / terA sukha sabakA sukha ho / tere antara mana meM parivAra, samAja aura rASTra ke prati maMgalamayI bhAvanA ho / kalyANa kI kAmanA ho / apanepana kI sImA meM hI terA saMsAra sImita na ho, samagra vasudhA terA kuTumba ho, parivAra ho /
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________________ bhArata kI virATa AtmA 31 to, bhArata kI virATatA aura vizAlatA kA artha huA - yahA~ ke darzana aura dharma kI vizAlatA / bhArata kA dharma aura darzana jo kabhI yahA~ ke janajana ke mana meM ramA huA thA, vaha pothiyoM meM banda hai, mandira aura masjidoM kI dIvAroM meM kaida hai / dharma aura darzana jaba jana jIvana meM utaratA hai, taba usa deza kI AtmA virATa banatI hai / zarIra kI vizAlatA ko bhArata mahattva nahIM detA, vaha detA hai mana kI virATatA ko / zarIra kI vizAlatA kumbhakarNa, kaMsa aura duryodhana ko paidA karatI hai, jisase saMsAra meM hAhAkAra macatA hai aura tUphAna AtA hai, parantu mana kI virATatA meM se rAma, kRSNa; mahAvIra buddha avatAra lete haiM - jisase sasAra meM sukha, zAnti aura Ananda kA prasAra hotA hai / deza phalatA aura phUlatA hai / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki bhArata ke unnayana kA kAraNa bhArata ke dharma aura darzana ke unnayana meM rahA huA hai, jisa deza ke nivAsiyoM kA hRdaya vizAla ho, mana virATa ho, usameM dharma-tatva ramA ho, darzana -tatva ke amRta se jisa deza ke hRdayoM kA abhisiJcana huA ho, vaha deza phira virATa aura vizAla kyoM na ho ? lAla bhavana, jayapura 24-7-55
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________________ kAla pUjA : dharma nahIM kAla bar3A hai yA mAnava mahAn hai ? yaha eka prazna hai, jo apanA . maulika samAdhAna cAhatA hai ? bhinna-bhinna prakAra se isakA samAdhAna kiyA gayA hai / eka AcArya ne to yahAM taka kahA-"manuSya na apane Apa meM balavAna hai aura na durbala / samaya va kAla hI manuSya ko mahAn va kSudra banAtA hai|" "samaya eva karoti balAbalam / " AcArya ne sampUrNa zakti kAla ke hAthoM meM sauMpa kara manuSya ko paMga banA DAlA hai| manuSya kAla ke AdhIna hai| kAla acchA, to manuSya bhI acchA / kAla burA, to manuSya bhI burA / paranta jaina saMskRti isa niSkarSa se sahamata nahIM hai / jaina dharma ke mahAn cintakoM ne manuSya ke jIvana kI bAgaDora kAla ke hAtha meM na thamA kara svayaM manuSya ke hAtha meM hI sauMpI hai / unhoMne kahA-"manuSya, tU apane Apa meM laghu aura hIna nahIM, mahAn aura virATa hai / terA car3hAva aura DhalAva, terA utthAna aura patana, terA vikAsa aura vinAza svayaM tere hAtha meM hai / tU svayaM hI apane jIvana kA rAjA hai, bhAgya vidhAtA aura nirmAtA hai-apane Apako cAhe jaisA banA le / " tU uThatA hai, to tere sAtha meM jagat bhI uThatA hai| terI AtmA meM ananta zakti kA ajasra srota pravAhita hai, usake prakaTIkaraNa meM kAla nimitta mAtra bhale hI rahe, parantu upAdAna to svayaM terI AtmA hI hai| ( 32 )
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________________ 33 kAla pUjA, dharma nahIM jaina darzana kI mAnyatA ke anusAra SaTa dravyoM meM jIva bhI hai aura kAla bhI / jIva sacetana hai aura kAla acetana hai, jar3a hai / kintu, mujhe kahanA par3atA hai ki Aja samAja meM aura rASTra meM kAla kI pUjA ho rahI hai, jabaki honI cAhie sacetana manuSya kI / kAla ko lekara samAja meM bar3A vivAda cala par3atA hai / vAtAvaraNa azAnta hI nahIM, viSAkta bhI ho jAtA hai / udaya aura asta ke kalaha, caturthI aura paMcamI ke vigraha, saMvatsarI aura vIra jayantI ke saMgharSa prativarSa isa jar3a kAla pUjA ke kAraNa hameM parezAnI meM DAle rakhate haiM / saMvatsarI sAvana kI kareM yA bhAdave kI ? caturthI kI kareM yA paMcamI kI ? zatAdhika varSoM meM bhI hama isakA samAdhAna nahIM kara sake, niSkarSa nahIM nikAla sake / yaha kAla kI pUjA nahIM to aura kyA hai kAla-pUjA kA artha hai - jar3a pUjA, jo mAnava ke sacetana aura sateja jIvana ko bhI jar3a banA detI hai / saMvatsarI, vIra jayaMtI Adi parvoM ko lekara saMgha ke saMghaTana kA vighaTana karanA, saMgharSa kA tUphAna khar3A karanA aura samAja ke zAnta vAtAvaraNa ko uttejanA pUrNa vanA DAlanA kAla kI jar3a pUjA nahIM; to kyA hai ? bar3I vicitra bAta hai, yaha / Apake hAtha ko hathelI para misarI kI DalI rakhI hai | Apa pUchate phireM ki " kaba khAne se isameM adhika miThAsa nikalegA ? bhole bhAI, yaha bhI koI pUchane kI bAta hai ? jaba apanI jIbha para rakhegA, tabhI usameM se miThAsa nikalegI / kyoMki miThAsa denA misarI kA svabhAva hai aura miThAsa lenA jIbha kA / loga hamase pUchate haiM, tapa kaba kareM ? kaba karane se adhika phala hotA hai ? pahale bhAdave meM saMvatsarI karane meM dharma hai yA dUsare bhAdave meM ? maiM kahatA hU~ ki dharma to viveka meM hai / yadi viveka hai, to donoM meM se kabhI bhI kyoM na kro| yadi viveka nahIM hai, to phira bhale sAvana meM karo, athavA bhAdave meM karo / bhAvanA zUnya kriyA kA jIvana meM kucha bhI mUlya nahIM hai / kyoMki dharma kA AdhAra bhAvanA para hai, na ki jar3a bhUtakAla para / virATa kAla ke vizAla paTa para kahIM para bhI sAvana aura bhAdave kI caturthI aura paMcamI kI chApa aMkita nahIM hai / jovana kA saMvyavahAra sthUla tatva ko pakar3a kara calatA hai / sAmAjika aura sAmUhika jIvana meM saMghavicAraNA ko lekara hI ina bAharI sthUla maryAdAoM kA mUlya AMkA jAnA
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________________ 34 amara-bhAratI cAhie / vAstavika mUlya to mAnava ke vicAra kA aura saMkalpa kA hai| jisase saMgha meM zAnti aura samatA kA prasAra ho, vaha kArya dharmamaya mAnA jAnA cAhie / jainadharma meM kAla kI apekSA zAnti, samatA aura samabhAva kA mUlya adhika hai / kyoMki jainadharma AtmA kA dhama hai / vaha caitanya jagata kA dharma hai| usakA sambandha Apake antara mana se hai| jIvana meM sadgaNoM kA vikAsa karanA, mAnava ke mana kA kAma hai yA kAla kA ? maiM dekha-suna rahA hai ki samAja ke patroM meM Aja-kala saMvatsarI ko lekara kAphI garma carcA cala par3I hai / koI kahatA hai, saMvatsarI pahale bhAdave meM karo-yahI siddhAnta sammata hai / koI kahatA hai-dUsare bhAdave meM karoyaha zAstrAnukUla hai / koI pahale 50 dinoM ko pakar3a kara calate haiM aura koI pichale 70 dinoM ko pakar3a kara baiThA hai| ina 50 aura 70 se AtmA kA kalyANa hone vAlA nahIM hai| AtmA kA kalyANa hogA, AtmA ke jJAna, darzana aura cAritra ko vizuddha karane se / AtmA ko zuddha karane vAlA ho saccA ArAdhaka hai| yadi Atma-saMzuddhi kI bhAvanA se japa-tapa kiyA jAtA hai, to vaha 50 aura 70 donoM meM bhI ho sakatA hai| donoM pakSoM meM mukhya vastu hai, zuddha bhAvanA / merI samajha meM nahIM AtA-loga kisa bAta para saMghaSa karate haiM / bhalA yaha bhI kyA bAta hai ki satya bolanA ThIka hai, parantu vaha pahale bhAdave meM bolA jAe yA dUsare bhAdave meM / pahale meM bolane se adhika dharma hai yA dUsare meM bolane se ? kitanI nAsamajhI kA prazna hai ? bhagavAna kI vANI hai-"sacyaM logammi sArabhUyaM, saccaM khu bhagavaM / " sampUrNa loka kA sAratattva satya hI hai, satya hI to bhagavAn hai / jaba bolo, tabhI vaha madhura hai, sundara hai| tapa karanA hai, para kaba kareM ? caturthI ko yA paMcamI ko / saptamI ko yA aSTamI ko ! trayodazI ko yA caturdazI ko ? maiM kahatA hU~. isa prakAra socanA hI galata hai| kyoMki tapa to AtmA kA teja hai| jaba karoge, tabhI camakoge, tabhI dmkoge| dIpaka prajvalita hote hI prakAza bikheratA hai| hamArI dRSTi to yaha honI cAhie ki samAja meM aura saMgha meM jisa kisI bhI prakAra zAnti, samatA, sneha aura anuzAsana bar3e, usa avasthA ke
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________________ 35 kAla pUjA, dharma nahIM anusAra vyavasthA kara lenI caahie| sAdar3I sammelana meM jisa bhAvanA kA AdhAra lekara hamane nirNaya kara liyA hai usakA pAlana honA Avazyaka hI nahIM, balki aparihArya bhI hai / zramaNa saMgha ke anuzAsana kA paripAlana hamAre lie mahAn dharma hai, bhale hI hamase viparIta matavAloM kI dRSTi meM vaha nirNaya yogya na bhI ho / eka ora zramaNa saMgha ke saMvidhAna kA anuzAsana aura dUsarI ora virodhI mata kI kaTu aura tIvra AlocanA kA bhaya / parantu hameM vicAranA yaha hogA ki ina donoM meM se hameM kauna-sA pakSa vareNya hai / Aja ke zramaNa saMgha ko ora zrAvaka saMgha ko yahI nirNaya karanA hai| yAda rahe honahAra paramparA ke agradUta zramaNa saMgha kA itihAsa yoM likheMge - " zramaNa saMgha apane anuzAsana meM sudRr3ha rahA, kaTu AlocanA aura tIvra bhartsanA ke bAvajUda bhI / " athavA - " zramaNa saMgha kA bAlU kA kilA Dhaha gayA, virodhI mata kI kaTu AlocanA aura tIvra bhartsanA se / " Aja ke zramaNa saMgha ko apane bhaviSya ke bhAla-paTTa para kyA likhavAnA abhipreta hai ? isakA sudRr3ha nirNaya use Aja yA kala meM karanA hogA / lAla bhavana, jayapura 27-7-55 *
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________________ - dhyeya-hIna jIvana, vyartha hai ApakA jIvana ApakA sabase adhika mUlyavAna dhana hai / Apake jIvana kI sArI saphalatA Apake jIvana ke dhyeya para AdhArita hai| Apa apane jIvana meM jo karanA cAhate haiM, aura honA cAhate haiM, usa para adhika se adhika cintana kareM, manana karate rheN| jIvana kA anubhava manuSya ko mahAn banAtA hai / kyoMki anubhava saMsAra kA savaMto mahAn guru hotA hai / jIvana ke nitya-nirantara anubhava se manuSya bahuta-sI bhUloM se baca jAtA hai aura apane dhyeya ko aura majabUta kadamoM se cala par3atA hai| sampUrNa jIva-sRSTi meM mAnava jIvana se zreSTha anya jIvana nahIM hai, kyoMki manuSya jIvana hI mukti kA dvAra hai / svargavAsI deva bhI manuSya jIvana kI kAmanA karate rahate haiN| jainAgamoM meM eka zabda hai-"devANuppiyA" jisakA artha hotA hai, devatAoM kA priya arthAt mAnava jIvana-bhautika sattA ke adhiSThAtA devoM ke jIvana se adhika mahatvapUrNa hai| parantu yahA~ para jo manuSya jIvana ko deva priya kahA gayA hai, usakA artha kevala hAr3a-mAMsa ke Dhera isa mAnava deha se nahIM hai, balki mAnava kI AtmA aura mAnava mana kI pavitratA se hI AMkanA caahie| manuSya jIvana kI saphalatA taba hai, jabaki vaha agarabattI ke samAna ho| agarabattI apane Apako jalA kara bhI Asa-pAsa ke vAtAvaraNa ko mahakA detI hai| agarabattI se pUchA jAya ki tU jalakara bhI khuzabU kyoM ( 36 )
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________________ dhyeya-hIna jIvana, vyartha hai 37 chor3atI hai ? to vaha kahegI -- kyoMki yaha merA svabhAva hai / maiM jalatI rahU~gI, para dUsaroM ko Ananda detI rahU~gI / yahI mere jIvana kA dhyeya hai / momabattI kI bhI yahI dazA hai / vaha svayaM jalatI hai, para dUsaroM ko prakAza detI hai / prakAza denA usake jIvana kA dhyeya bana gayA hai / kaNa-kaNa karake jalane vAlI momabattI mukta-bhAva se apane prakAza-dhana ko bikheratI rahatI hai | jalAne vAle se momabattI kahatI hai " bahAreM luTA dIM, javAnI luTA dI / tumhAre liye jindagAnI luTA dI || " kavi kahatA hai - momabattI kA jIvana bhI kyA jIvana hai ? vaha apanA yauvana, apanA vasanta aura apanA jIvana, jalAne vAle insAna ko arpita kara detI hai / jaba taka usakA jIvana zeSa rahatA hai, nirantara vaha prakAza kI kiraNeM bikheratI hI rahatI hai- yahI usake jIvana kI zAna hai / isI taraha manuSya vaha hai, jo dUsaroM ke rudana ko hAsa meM pariNata kara de / jo hRdaya meM sneha kI surabhi rakhatA hai aura buddhi meM viveka kA prakAza lekara jIvana yAtrA meM calatA rahatA hai / manuSya kA yaha svabhAva honA cAhie ki vaha isa saMsAra - sadana meM agarabattI ke samAna mahake aura momabattI ke samAna jale / parivAra, samAja aura rASTra kI durgandha aura andhakAra ko dUra karatA rahe - yahI mAnava jIvana kA dhyeya hai / manuSya aura pazu meM kyA bheda hai ? yahI ki pazu DaNDe se hAMkA jAtA hai aura manuSya viveka se svayaM calatA hai| binA vicAra aura viveka ke pazu aura mAnava meM bheda - rekhA nahIM rahatI / phUla kA nivAsa kAMToM kI seja para hotA hai| gulAba kA phUla kitanA mohaka hotA hai / parantu usake cAroM ora kAMTe khar3e rahate haiM / vaha kAMToM meM bhI muskarAtA hai / kAMToM kI seja para baiThA bhI ha~satA rahatA hai manuSya kA jIvana bhI gulAba kA phUla hai, jisameM sneha kI surabhi aura satya kA saundarya hai / parivAra aura samAja kI samasyAyeM ve kA~Te haiM, jisameM jIvana gulAba ghirA rahatA hai / parantu sAhasI manuSya kabhI vyAkula nahIM hotA / vaha vikaTa saMkaToM meM bhI haMsatA hI rahatA hai| anukUla vAtAvaraNa meM muskarAnA bar3I bAta nahIM, bar3I bAta hai, pratikUlatA meM bhI apane mana ko prasanna aura zAnta rakhanA / yadi manuSya U~ce pada para pahu~cakara namratA aura ziSTatA ko bhUlA
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________________ 38 amara-bhAratI nahIM hai, to kahanA hogA ki usameM manuSyatA zeSa hai / padAnurAgI aura madAnurAgI manuSya meM manuSyatA kA saMdarzana sulabha nahIM kahA jA sakatA / roma ke popa ke jIvana kA eka madhura prasaMga hai / eka bAra popa ke darzana ko usake gAMva kA eka bar3A-bUr3hA manuSya AyA / vRddha ne apane gA~va meM jaba yaha sunA ki mere hI gA~va kA eka taruNa yuvaka popa banA hai, taba vaha apane hRdaya ke Ananda ko roka nahIM sakA / popa se milane ko roma jA pahu~cA / vRddha ne popa ke nivAsa sthAna para jAkara dekhA - hajAroM bhakta aura saikar3oM pAdariyoM ke madhya meM popa virAjita hai / popa ne bhI jyoM hI apane gA~va ke bUr3he ko dekhA, tyoMhI apane siMhAsana se khar3A ho gayA aura vRddha ko abhivAdana bhI kiyA / bar3e prema ke sAtha bAtacIta karane lagA / parantu pAdariyoM se yaha dekhA nahIM gyaa| unhoMne kahA - Apa yaha kyA kara rahe haiM ? Apa khar3e kyoM ho rahe haiM ? Apa abhivAdana aura satkAra kisakA kara rahe haiM ? popa ne madhura-bhAva se kahA - " mere gA~va ke bar3e-bUr3he vyakti Aye satkAra karanA merA kartavya hai / " pAdariyoM ne kahA- nahIM, yaha ThIka nahIM / Apa popa haiM / vizva meM Apase bar3A kauna hai ? kisI kA abhivAdana aura satkAra karanA, yaha popa kI maryAdA kI paridhi se bAhara hai / popa ne ha~sa kara kahA - " Apa ThIka kahate hoMge / parantu kyA karU~ ? merI insAniyata abhI jindA hai, vaha marI nahIM hai / " bAta sunakara ha~sI AnA sahaja hai / kintu popa kI bAta meM jIvana kA kitanA mahAn satya bharA hai / apanA vikAsa karo, abhyudaya karo - para namratA aura ziSTatA ko bhUlakara nahIM / maiM Apase jIvana ke dhyeya kI bAta kaha rahA thA / jIvana kA dhyeya kyA hai ? kyA mAnava deha prApta kara lenA hI jIvana kA dhyeya hai ? kadApi nahIM / vItarAga kI vANI hai - mANussaM khu dullaha / " manuSya bananA kaThina nahIM, manuSyatva ko prApta karanA hI vastutaH kaThina hai / mAnava deha pAnA jIvana kA dhyeya nahIM hai, jIvana kA saccA dhyeya hai, mAnavatA ko prApta karanA, insAniyata ko pAnA / maiM kaha rahA thA ki manuSya vaha hai, jo apane hRdaya meM prema aura sadbhAva rakhatA hai / manuSya vaha hai, jisake dila meM dayA aura anukampA hai / manuSya vaha hai, jo bhrAtR-bhAva kI sarasa taraMgoM meM taraMgita hai / manuSya vaha hai, 1 1
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________________ dhyeya-hIna jIvana, vyartha hai 36 jo yaha kahatA hai ki Ao, maiM bhI jIvita rahU~ aura tuma bhI / manuSya vaha hai, jo vaira-virodha ke kSaNoM meM bhI apane kartavya ko nahIM bhUlatA hai| Apake rAjasthAna ke jana jIvana kI eka ghaTanA hai eka hI nagara meM aura eka hI muhalle meM rahane vAle do rAjapUtoM kA paraspara vaira-virodha bar3e lambe arse se cala rahA thaa| donoM eka-dUsare ke khUna ke pyAse the| donoM avasara kI talAza meM the| kaba avasara mile, aura kaba mArga kA kA~TA sApha ho ? yaha thI, una donoM ke mana kI vinAzaka bhaavnaa| eka dina kA prasaMga hai ki rAjA kA madonmatta gajarAja bandhana tur3A kara bhAga nikalA / jidhara bhI gayA, sarvanAza karatA gyaa| bAjAra, galI aura muhalle sabameM sannATA chA gyaa| eka baccA galI ke mor3a meM se nikalA aura dUsarI tarapha jAne ko bhAgA / sAmane se yamarAja kI taraha gajarAja A pahu~cA / lar3ake kA pitA bhI yaha bhayaMkara dRzya dekhakara kAMpa gyaa| parantu apane prANoM ke moha se chupA hI khar3A rahA, sAhasa karake apane lADale lAla kI rakSA karane ke lie Age nahIM bar3ha skaa| prANoM kA bhaya manuSya ko kAyara banA detA hai / jahA~ sabako apane prANoM kI par3I ho, vahA~ dUsaroM ke prANoM kI rakSA karanA, virale manuSyoM kA hI kAma hai| lekina vaha rAjapUta jo usa lar3ake ke bApa kA kaTTara vairI thA aura vaha yaha bhI jAnatA thA ki yaha lar3akA mere vairI ke ghara kA ekamAtra cirAga hai, vaha bijalI ke vega se Age bar3hA aura lar3ake ko gajarAja ke Age se goda meM bhara kara bhAgA / mauta ke bhayAnaka mu~ha meM se svayaM bhI nikalA aura lar3ake ko bhI bacA lAyA / vaha cAhatA, to apane vaira kA badalA cukA sakatA thaa| parantu usakI divya mAnavatA ne use yaha krUra-dRzya dekhane nahIM diyaa| nagara ke hajAroM logoM ne dila dahalAne vAle isa bhayaMkara dRzya ko dekhA aura usa sAhasI tathA sacce insAna kI jaya-jayakAra karane lage / lar3ake kA pitA bhI usakI saccI mAnavatA ko dekha kara pighala gayA / apane vaira-virodha aura ghRNA ko bhUla gayA / lar3ake kA pitA usake pairoM meM gira par3A aura bolA-tU mere prANoM kA gAhaka thA, merA sarvanAza karane ko tulA huA thA, phira tUne jAna-bUjhakara mere ghara ke cirAga kI rakSA kaise kara lI? lar3ake ko bacAne vAle rAjapUta ne gambhIra svara meM kahA-"merI .
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________________ 40 amara-bhAratI lar3AI tujhase hai, tere lar3ake se aura tere ghara vAloM se nahIM / yaha baccA jaisA terA vaisA merA / yadi Aja maiM isake prANoM kI rakSA nahIM karatA, to merI mAnavatA, dAnavatA meM badala jaatii|" ___ maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki na jAne kaba, manuSya ke antara meM prasupta devatva aura dAnatva jAga uDe ? manuSya kI manuSyatA kI parIkSA isI prakAra ke prasaMgoM meM hotI hai| isa ghaTanA ne una donoM rAjapUtoM ke jIvana ke mor3a ko hI mor3a diyA ! jahA~ pahale vaira, virodha aura ghRNA kI Aga jala raho thI, vahA~ aba sneha, sadbhAva aura maitrI kI sarasa sundara saritA pravAhita hone lago / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne aura saMsAra ke dUsare mahApuruSoM ne manuSya jIvana ko 'deva priya aura durlabha" kahA hai, vaha isI prakAra ke manuSya jIvana kI bAta hai / saMsAra meM dehadhArI manuSya to karor3oM aura araboM haiM, parantu antara mana ke sacce manuSya to isa saMsAra meM birale hI milate haiN| ____ maiMne abhI Apase kahA thA-manuSya kA sabase adhika mUlyavAna dhana hai, usakA jIvana aura usake jIvana kI saphalatA kA amara AdhAra hai, usakA pavitra dhyeya / dhyeya ke binA jIvana meM camaka-damaka nahIM A paatii| manuSya jIvana kA dhyeya kyA ho ? isa prazna kA samAdhAna usa manuSya kI sthiti aura avasthA para avalambita hai| sevA, bhakti, paropakAra, dayA, prema" ina pavitra bhAvoM meM se koI bhI eka bhAva jIvana kA dhyeya bana sakatA hai / AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki insAna ko apanA eka dhyeya sthira kara lenA cAhie aura usI ke anusAra apanA jIvana yApana karanA caahie| kyoMki dhyeya binA kA jIvana eka jar3a jIvana hai, niSkriya jIvana hai|| __ kalpanA kIjie, eka vyakti apane mitra ko patra likhatA hai| eka kArDa likhatA hai / kArDa bar3A majabUta aura sundara hai| bela-bUTe bhI usa para ho rahe haiM / ArTa pepara kA cikanA kArDa hai / sundara akSaroM meM sundara banAvaTa se likhA gayA hai| likhane meM aura aneka raMga kI syAhI se use sajjita karane meM paryApta zrama kiyA hai, parantu usa para bhejane vAlA vyakti bhejane ke sthAna kA patA likhanA bhUla gayA hai| maiM Apase pUchu ki kyA yaha kArDa apane lakSya para pahu~ca sakegA ? kabhI nahIM / vaha to leTara vAksa se nikalate hI DaiDa auphisa meM DAla diyA jaaegaa| kArDa kA ArTa pepara, raMga-biraMgI syAhI aura likhane kI sundara kalA, kyA kAma AI ? yahI sthiti manuSya jIvana ko bhI hai / lambA-caur3A zarIra ho, gaura
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________________ dhyeya-hIna jIvana, vyartha hai 41 varNa ho, aMga-vinyAsa vyavasthita ho, deha meM bala-zakti bhI ho, parantu yadi isa sundara manuSya jIvana kA koI dhyeya na ho, to sundara rezamI-vastra aura mANaka-motiyoM ke alaMkAra bhI manuSya zarIra ke vAstavika alaMkAra nahIM haiM / inakI koI kImata nahIM hotI / ye to pate binA ke kArDa ke samAna haiN| yadi jIvana meM ye saba kucha hokara bhI manuSyatA, dayA, prema aura sadbhAva nahIM to vaha jIvana pate binA ke kArDa ke samAna vyartha hai, nirarthaka hai| sundara kArDa para jaise patA Avazyaka hai, vaise hI jIvana meM dhyeya bhI Avazyaka hai| lAla bhavana, jayapura 31-7-55
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________________ jaina-saMskRti kA mUla svara : vicAra aura AcAra mAnava kI jaya aura parAjaya usake antara meM hI rahatI hai / jaba taka usameM vicAra zakti aura AcAra bala hai, taba taka use bhaya nahIM, khatarA nahIM / jIvana ke pratyeka kSetra meM saphalatA aura vijaya zrI use upalabdha hotI rahatI hai / vicAra tathA AcAra-ye donoM zakti ke akSaya bhaMDAra haiM / jaina saMskRti kA mUla svara-vicAra aura AcAra hI hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai sAdhaka tU sAdhanA ke mahAmArga para AyA hai / idhara-udhara na dekhakara sIdhe lakSya kI ora dekhanA terA parama dharma hai| yaha terA jIvana-sUtra hai| vicAra aura AcAra terI yAtrA meM saMbala haiM, pAtheya haiN| inakI bhUla para tU sAdhanA nahIM kara skegaa| sadA inakI saMsmRti rakha kara calatA cala / vicAra prakAza hai aura AcAra zakti / prakAza ora zakti ke sumela se jIvana pAvana hotA hai / sAdhaka bhale zramaNa ho yA zrAvaka, santa ho yA gRhastha donoM ke jIvana kA lakSya eka hI hai-nitya-niraMtara Upara utthnaa| sAdhanA ke ananta gagana meM U~cI ur3Ana bharanA / pakSI apane ghoMsale se nikalate hI ananta gagana meM apanI zakti bhara ur3Ana bharatA hai| para, kaba ? jabaki ( 42 )
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________________ jaina saMskRti kA mUla svara : vicAra aura AcAra 43. usakI donoM pA~kheM sazakta haiM, svastha haiM, majabUta haiM / pakSa-vihIna pakSI kaise ur3Ana bhara sakatA hai ? binA pAMkha kA pakherU nIce jamIna para hI giratA hai / usake bhAgya meM ananta gagana kA Ananda kahA~ ? yadi vaha durbhAgyavaza ur3ane kA saMzalpa bhI kare, to miTTI ke Dhele kI taraha nIce kI ora hI par3egA, U~ce nahIM ur3egA / yadi eka pAMkha kA pakSI ho, to usakI bhI yahI gati hotI haiM, yahI dazA hotI hai / usake bhAgya meM par3anA likhA hai, ur3anA nahIM / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA - sAdhaka koI bhI kyoM na ho ? zramaNa ho, zramaNI ho, zrAvaka ho, zrAvikA ho aura bhale hI vaha samyag - dRSTi hI kyoM na ho / sAdhanA ke ananta gagana meM U~cI ur3Ana bharane ke lie vicAra aura aura AcAra kI majabUta pAMkheM honI caahie| tabhI vaha bekhatare U~ce ur3a sakatA hai ? isa viSaya ko lekara bhArata ke cintakoM meM paryApta matabheda haiM / kucha kahate haiM - jIvanotthAna ke lie kevala vicAra hI cAhie, AcAra kI AvazyakatA ho kyA ? brahma ko jAna lenA, basa yahI to mukti hai / Atma tatva ko jAna lene mAtra se mAyA ke bandhana TUTa jAte haiM / ataH vicArajJAna mukti kA anivArya sAdhana hai / kucha kahate haiM - jIvana ko parama pavitra karane lie kevala AcAra cAhie, kevala kriyA caahie| pUjA karo, bhakti karo, japa karo, tapa karo - zarIra ko tapA DAlo, basa yahI to hai, mukti kA mArga / jIvana meM karanA hI saba kucha hai / jJAna kI AvazyakatA hI kyA hai | bhagavAna ne athavA AcAryoM ne jo batAyA hai, vaha ThIka hai / ve batA gaye aura hameM karanA hai / lakSya para pahu~cane ke lie yAtrA meM pairoM kI jarUrata rahatI hai / A~kha bhale hI na ho, calane meM pairoM kI hI jarUrata rahatI hai / parantu maiM kahatA hU~ ki yaha ekAMgI cintana aura vicAra jaina saMskRti kI sAdhanA meM upayukta nahIM hai / vahA~ to A~kha aura paira donoM kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM, apitu anivAryatA bhI hai / calane ke lie pairoM kI jarUrata hai, yaha ThIka hai, para dekhane ke lie A~khoM kI bhI AvazyakatA hai hI / "dekho aura calo" yaha siddhAMta to ThIka hai parantu calate hI calo, dekho mata, yaha mata ThIka nahIM hai / andhoM kI taraha calane meM koI lAbha nahIM hai | bhagavAna mahAvIra kahate haiM - "jIvanotthAna ke lie jIvana vikAsa ke lie, jIvana kI pavitratA ke lie aura jIvana kI siddhi ke lie vicAra
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________________ 44 amara-bhAratI aura AcAra, jJAna aura kriyA donoM kI samAna rUpa se AvazyakatA hai| jJAna ko kriyA kI aura kriyA ko jJAna kI AvazyakatA hai| sAdhaka ko dekhane ke lie A~kha cAhie aura calane ke lie paira bhI cAhie / jaina saMskRti kA yaha parama pavitra sUtra hai "jJAna kriyAbhyAM mokSaH / " jJAna aura kriyA se mokSa milatA hai| vicAra aura AcAra se mukti milatI hai / sAdhanA ke ananta gagana meM U~cI ur3Ana bharane ke lie sAdhanA karo vicAra kI, sAdhanA karo AcAra kii| jIvana meM prakAza bhI ho aura calane kI zakti bhii| .. mai kaha rahA thA ki vicAra evaM viveka ke abhAva meM sAdhaka vipatha para bhI jA sakatA hai| jo nahIM karanA cAhie vaha bhI kara baiThatA hai| maiM eka bAra eka grAma meM ThaharA huA thaa| vahA~ eka bhakta thA zrIdAsa / bhakti meM magana rahatA / santoM kI sevA karatA / japa aura tapa meM use bar3A Ananda aataa| par3hA likhA nahIM thA / parantu bahuta se santoM kI vANI use yAda thii| bolane lagatA to jhar3I lagA detaa| eka dina vaha bigar3a baitthaa| gAlI dene lgaa| jisa mukha se bhakti ke phUla jhar3ate the, Aja usa mukha se aMgAroM kI barasA ho rahI thii| saba loga hairAna the ki ise Aja ho kyA gayA ? eka sajjana ne sAhasa karake pUchA-bhakta jI, gAlI kise de rahe ho ? aura kisa lie de rahe ho ? bhakta zrIdAsa jI ne tapAka se kahA--"jise merI gharavAlI de rahI hai aura jisa lie de rahI hai| maiM bhI use hI de rahA huuN| Akhira, patnI kI bAta to rakhanI hI par3atI hai na ?" zrIdAsa ke sAtha kisI kA saMgharSa nhiiN| use yaha bhI patA nahIM ki kisake sAtha aura kisa bAta para jhagar3A ho gyaa| gharavAlo gAlI detI ghara meM AI, to khuda bhI gAlI dene lgaa| jahA~ viveka nahIM, vicAra nahIM, cintana nahIM, vahA~ yahI sthiti hotI hai, yahI dazA hotI haiN| parivAra meM jhagar3e kyoM hote haiM ? nAsamajhI ke kaarnn| samAja meM saMgharSa kyoM hote haiM ? ajJAnatA ke kAraNa / rASTra meM yuddha kyoM hote haiM ? aviveka ke kAraNa / bahuta se loga isa kAraNa galata paramparA ko nibhAte haiM ki unake bar3ere aisA hI karate the| dUsare kUpa kA cAhe madhura va zItala jala hI kyoM na ho? parantu paramparAvAdI apane bApa-dAdA ke kUpa kA khArA pAnI hI pItA hai / isalie ki kUpa usake bar3eroM kA hai| ve loga calate rahe haiM, kintu andhe hAthI kI taraha / hAthI meM kitanA tAkata hotI hai ? para A~khe na hone ke
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________________ jana saMskRti kA mUla svara : vicAra aura AcAra 45 kAraNa andhA hAthI idhara-udhara TakarAtA hI phiratA hai / maiM kaha rahA thA ki jIvana meM vicAra ke prakAza ke binA aMdherA hI aMdherA hai / zrIdAsa kI taraha aMdhe hokara calane meM kucha bhI sAra nahIM hai / vaha gati nahIM, balki telI ke baila kI taraha bhaTakanA hI kahA jAegA / jisa vyakti ke jIvana meM vicAra aura viveka kA prakAza hotA hai, vaha jAnatA hai ki maiM kauna hU~ ? mere jIvana kA kyA lakSya hai ! vaha cintana karatA haiM apane sambandha meM - "hu~ kauna hu~ ? kyA thI thayo ? zuM svarUpa che mArU kharU ?" maiM kauna hU~? maiM deha nahIM hU~ / maiM indriya nahIM hU~ / maiM mana nahIM hU~ / ye saba to paudgalika hai, jar3a haiN| maiM to ina sabase bhinna hU~ / caitanya hU~ / jyotirUpa hU~ / aviveka aura avicAra ke kAraNa hI maiMne inako apanA samajhA thA / isa prakAra kA bheda vijJAna jinake ghaTa meM prakaTa hotA hai, ve sacce sAdhaka haiM, bhale ve grahastha hoM yA santa hoM / zAstroM meM sAdhaka ko madhukara tulya kahA hai / jaise madhukara puSpa meM se surabhi aura rasa grahaNa kara letA hai, vaise sAdhaka bhI zAstroM meM se sAra tatva grahaNa kara letA hai / sugRhIta vicAra ko phira vaha AcAra kA rUpa detA hai| jJAna ke sAtha kriyA na ho, taba bhI bhava bandhana se mokSa nahIM / akelA jJAna bhI nirarthaka aura akelI kriyA bhI vyartha hai / eka AcArya ne kahA - "jJAnaM bhAraH kriyAM vinA, kriyA niSphalA jJAnaM vinA / " donoM ke sumela meM hI jIvana kI pAvanatA va pavitratA raha sakatI hai / maiM abhI Apa se kaha rahA thA ki-jIvana meM vicAra kI AvazyakatA hai, parantu AcAra ke sAtha ho / kevala vicAra hI vicAra ho, AcAra na ho, taba bhI jIvana kI sAdha pUrI nahIM ho sakatI / madhu madhura hotA hai, yaha jAna lene para bhI usake mAdhurya kA Ananda cakhane para hI AtA hai / bhojana bhojana pukArane se kyA kisI ko bhUkha miTI hai ? isIlie zAstrakAra kahate haiM ki pahale samajho, phira karo / pahale jJAna aura phira dayA kA yahI gUr3ha rahasya hai / samajha bahuta kucha liyA para kiyA kucha bhI nahIM / yadi jIvana kI yahI sthiti rahI taba to vahI bAta hogI rAta ko aMdhere meM seTha ke ghara meM cora A ghusaa| seThAnI ko khabara
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________________ 46 amara-bhAratI laga gaI / seThajI so rahe the / seThAnI dhImI AvAja meM bolI- ghara meM cora ghusa AyA hai / seTha ne kahA- mujhe patA hai, cupa raha / cora ghara kI kImatI cIjeM sameTatA rahA, gA~Tha bA~dha lI, sira para bhI rakha lI / seTha kI cuppI dekhakara seThAnI ne phira kahA-cora sAmAna lekara jAne ko hai / seTha ne kahA - cupa raha, mujhe bhI to patA hai| cora cIjeM lekara ghara se bAhara ho gayA / seThAnI ne kahA- vaha to gayA / seTha ne kahA mujhe bhI jJAna hai ki bahuta-sA sAmAna le jA rahA hai / seTha kI veparavAhI para seThAnI ko roSa AyA aura bolI - " dhUla par3e tumhAre isa jJAna para / ghara luTatA rahA aura tuma dekhate hI rahe / isa dekhane se to na dekhanA hI adhika acchA rahatA / " jo jJAna upayoga meM na Aye vaha kisa kAma kA ? vaha to mastiSka kA bhAra mAtra hai / AtmA rUpa ghara meM viSaya kaSAya kA cora A gayA / viveka buddhi mana se kahatI hai - sAvadhAna, andara cora hai / parantu mana kahe - hA~, mujhe patA haiM / para karatA kucha bhI nahIM / AtmA kI zAnti, samatA aura saMtoSa dhana ko kaSAya luTerA lUTa rahA hai, phira bhI mana kucha nahIM kara pAtA / jIvana meM isa prakAra kI jAnakArI se koI lAbha nahIM hotA / paNDita aura sAdhaka meM bar3A antara hai / paNDita jAnatA bahuta kucha hai, para karatA kucha bhI nahIM / sAdhaka jAnatA kama hai, para karatA adhika hai / gadhe para candana lAda do, vaha usake bhAra ko samajha sakatA hai, para usake mahatva ko nahIM / isalie jaina saMskRti vicAra aura AcAra donoM ko samAna rUpa meM mahatva detI rahI hai| jJAna se kriyA meM camaka aura kriyA se jJAna meM damaka AtI hai / donoM ke sumela se jIvana sundara banatA hai / lAla bhavana, jayapura 2-8-55
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________________ 10 samasyA aura samAdhAna santa se kisI eka vyakti ne pUchA - "manuSya apane jIvana meM bhUloM kA zikAra kyoM hotA hai / " santa ne sahaja bhAva meM kahA - "jIvana meM AdhI se adhika bhUleM to isa kAraNa se hotI haiM ki jahA~ vicAra se kAma lenA hotA hai, vahA~ manuSya bhAvanA ke vega meM baha jAtA hai aura jahA~ bhAvanA se kAma lenA hotA hai, vahA~ vaha vicAroM kI ulajhana meM ulajha jAtA hai / " yahI kAraNa hai ki manuSya bhUloM kA zikAra hotA rahatA hai / bhAvanA kI AvazyakatA para bhAvanAzIla bane, aura vicAra kI AvazyakatA para vicArazIla / phira vaha kisI bhI ulajhana meM nahIM ulajhegA / jIvana meM isa prakAra ke viveka kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / mAnava jIvana meM ulajhana aura samasyA sadA banI hI rahatI hai / vizeSataH Aja kA yuga to eka samasyA-yuga hai / pratyeka vyakti apanI samasyAoM meM ulajhatA hI calA jA rahA hai| mere vicAra meM samasyA aura ulajhana kA honA, jIvana vikAsa ke lie Avazyaka bhI hai| jaba manuSya ke samakSa koI samasyA A khar3I hotI hai, to vaha use sulajhAne kA prayatna karatA hai / apanI buddhi aura zakti kA prayoga karatA hai / isa apekSA se jIvana meM ulajhana aura samasyA apanA bar3A mahattva lekara AtI hai / vaha manuSya ko tejasvI aura zramazIla banA detI hai / jIvana ko sahiSNu aura sateja banAe rakhane ke lie samasyA abhizApa nahIM, balki eka dRSTi se prakRti kA eka sundara vara ( 47 )
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________________ 48 amara bhAratI dAna hI hai, jo jIvana - vikAsa ke lie Avazyaka hI nahIM, apitu anivArya bhI hai, aparihArya bhI hai / Aja ke bhASaNa kA viSaya hai- 'hamArI samasyAe~ / ' abhI Apa logoM sammukha tIna pravaktA isa viSaya para bola bhI cuke haiN| maiM to samajhatA hU~ ki Aja kA bhASaNa bhI apane ApameM eka samasyA hI hai / kama se kama merA bhASaNa to avazya hI mere lie eka samasyA bana gayA hai / gyAraha baja cuke haiM / Apako bhI aba apane ghara kI yAda A rahI hogI / cauke kI smRti Apako asthira banA rahI hogI / isa sthiti meM merA bhASaNa eka samasyA nahIM, to aura kyA hai ? merA svAsthya bhI kucha arse se mere mana ko taraMgoM kA sAtha nahIM de pA rahA hai / Aja yahA~ bhI asvastha dazA meM hI AyA hU~, aura aba bhASaNa dene ko kahA gayA hai / yaha bhI eka samasyA hai / parantu eka bAta sabase acchI huI / vaha yaha hai ki bhASya pahale hI likhA jA cukA hai, vyAkhyAe~ aura TIkAe~ pahale hI ho cukI haiM / aba sUtra racanA karanA merA kAma hai| satayuga meM sUtra pahale racA jAtA thA aura bAda meM bhASya, vyAkhyA aura TIkAe~ likhI jAtI thIM / lekina aba to kaliyuga hai na / Aja kA samAja jisa patha para cala rahA hai, Aja kA vyakti jisa paristhiti meM se jIvana yAtrA kara rahA hai, Aja kA rASTra jisa parezAnI meM se gujara rahA hai - ye saba samasyAe~ haiM, ulajhaneM haiM / samasyAe~ jIvana meM bahuraMgI aura aneka haiM / vaiyaktika samasyAe~, sAmAjika samasyAe~, rASTrIya samasyAe~ aura Arthika samasyAe~ / mAlUma par3atA hai, Aja kA jana jIvana samasyAoM meM ghulatA jA rahA hai, pisatA jA rahA hai| diloM meM dhar3akana bar3ha rahI hai, dimAga meM tUphAna uTha rahe haiM / rASTra parezAna haiM, samAja hairAna hai, vyakti apane Apa meM bekarAra hai / cAroM ora se samasyAoM ne gherA DAla rakhA hai / ye saba samasyAeM haiM, ulajhaneM, jinakA samAdhAna vyakti, samAja aura rASTra mA~ga rahA hai / mere vicAra meM sarvatra jo vigraha, vidroha aura kalaha kI Aga jala rahI hai, use bujhAnA - yahI hai, samasyAoM kA samAdhAna / bhAvanA kI jahA~ AvazyakatA ho, vahA~ bhAvanA se kAma lenA sIkheM aura jahA~ vicAra kI jarUrata ho, vahA~ vicAra kareM / samasyAoM ke samAdhAna kA yahI mArga hai /
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________________ samasyA aura samAdhAna 46 bhArata ke pradhAna mantrI paNDita javAharalAla neharU se eka bAra videza meM pUchA gayA thA-' - " Apake bhArata ko kitanI samasyAeM haiM / " eka madhura muskAna ke sAtha neharU ne kahA - "Aja ke bhArata kI janasaMkhyA 35 karor3a hai, to 35 karor3a hI samasyAe~ haiM / " lekina maiM to kahatA hU~ ki yaha bhI eka saubhAgya kI bAta hai, jo eka vyakti ke pAsa eka hI to samasyA AI / parantu yahA~ to eka vyakti ke pAsa hI 35 karor3a samasyAe~ hoM, to koI bar3I bAta nahIM / bhArata kA dharma aura bhArata kI saMskRti manuSya ke hRdaya kI pavitratA meM vizvAsa rakhatI hai / manuSya eka dina apane Apa ulajhA, to eka dina apane Apa sulajha bhI sakatA hai / manuSya jaba apane baune rUpa kA parityAga karatA hai, jaba vaha virATa banatA hai, taba vaha sulajhatA hai / jaba manuSya apane meM vizvAtmA ke darzana karatA hai, taba vaha samasyA kA samAdhAna pA letA hai / tat sukhaM, nAlpe sukham / " yaha bhArata ke cintana kA mUla kendra rahA hai / kabhI bhI apane Apako apane Apa meM banda karake jIvita nahIM raha sakatA / vyakti samAja ke lie, samAja rASTra ke lie aura rASTra vizva ke lie apane svArthI kA parityAga kareM, yahI samasyAoM ke samAdhAna kA eka rAjamArga hai / bhArata ke eka manasvI cintaka ne samasyAoM kA samAdhAna dete hue kahA " yo vai bhUmA "ayaM nijaH paroveti, gaNanA laghucetasAm / udAracaritAnAM tu, vasudhaiva kuTumbakam // !" yaha merA hai, yaha para kA hai / yaha apanA hai, prakAra kI gaNanA, isa prakAra kI vicAraNA, be loga aura dimAga bahuta halke hote haiM / yaha svatva aura yaha paratva jaba taka rahegA, taba taka samasyA kA sahI hala nikalanA kaThina hai / prAcIna yuga kA eka RSi kahatA hai - "yatra vizvaM bhavatyeka nIDam / " yaha sampUrNa vizva kyA hai ? eka nIDa hai, eka ghoMsalA hai, eka ghara hai, jisa meM mAnava jAti ko prema, sneha aura sadbhAva se rahanA cAhie, jisa prakAra eka hI ghoMsale meM yaha begAnA hai / isa karate haiM jinake dila
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________________ 50 amara bhAratI aneka pakSI rahate haiM / manuSya kA yaha virATa vicAra, manuSya kA yaha virATa bhAva hI manuSya ko mahAn banAtA hai, samasyAoM ke samAdhAna meM sarva samartha banAtA hai / manuSya apane Apa meM banda hokara apanI samasyAoM kA hala nahIM kara sakatA / Aja kA yuga to saha astitva, sahayoga aura sahakAra kA yuga hai / vyakti kI samasyA samAja kI samasyA hai, samAja kI samasyA rASTra kI samasyA hai aura rASTra kI samasyA vizva kI samasyA hai| Aja vyakti aura samAja apane Apa meM banda rahakara jIvita nahIM raha sakatA / Aja kA taruNa kahatA hai, yaha rUr3hivAda mujhe pasanda nahIM / purAnA saba dhvasta karane meM hI jIvana kA Ananda hai / purAnA jo kucha bhI hai, gala-sar3a gayA hai, use nikAlakara pheMka do / naye mAnava ke lie nayA saMsAra hI basAnA hogA / vRddha kahatA hai - yaha saba nAsamajhI hai, nAdAnI hai, bevakUphI hai / purAnA purAnA hI rahegA aura nayA nayA hI / Akhira pUrvaja bhI to buddhi rakhate the / nayA aura purAnA yaha bhI eka samasyA hai| taruNa bUr3he ko purAne Dharre kA kahatA hai aura vRddha taruNa ko nAstika kahakara jhuThalAtA hai / yaha bhI eka samasyA hai | eka seTha ne sundara bAga lagAyA / hare-bhare saghana vRkSa, phala aura phUloM kI apAra zobhA / pIne ko zItala aura madhura jala Ane jAne vAle yAtrI vahA~ para baiThakara sukha aura zAnti kA anubhava karate the / eka dina seTha kA taruNa putra bAga meM AyA / idhara-udhara ghUmane lagA, to paira meM babUla kI zUla cubha gaI / bar3A krodha AyA / mAlI ko bulAkara roSa ke svara meM kahA "isa manahUsa bAga ko ujAr3a ddaalo| isameM tIkhe kA~Te haiM / isa sthAna para nayA bAga lagAo, jisameM kAMTe na raheM / " seTha ko mAlUma par3A to mAlI se kahA khabaradAra isa bAga ko ujAr3A to / kyoMki yaha mere bApa dAdoM kA bAga hai| aura isa para merA bahuta kharcA bhI ho cukA hai / varSoM kA parizrama isake pIche ho cukA hai| kAMTe haiM to kyA ? dekhabhAla kara kyoM nahIM clte| yaha kyA bAta hai ki asAvadhAnI apanI aura roSa bAga para / mAlI ke sAmane vikaTa saMkaTa aura Ter3hI samasyA thI / donoM ke virodhI vicAra | mAlI catura thA - usane bAga meM se kucha kATA, kucha chA~TA / babUla ke per3oM kI jagaha phala aura phUloM ke hare saghana vRkSa lagA diye gaye /
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________________ samasyA aura samAdhAna 51 eka dina pitA aura putra donoM sAtha Ae / bAga ko dekhA / putra prasanna thA ki aba usameM kAMTe nahIM rahe / pitA prasanna thA ki merA bAga jaisA kA tasA hI rahA / catura mAlI ke sudhAra se donoM prasanna the / kyoMki isameM donoM ke vicAroM kA sumela thA / donoM kI samasyAoM kA sundara samAdhAna thA / putra krAntikArI thA, pitA rur3hivAdI thA, parantu mAlI thA - sudhAravAdI / jo acchA thA, rakha liyA, jo burA thA, nikAla pheMkA / parivAra, samAja aura rASTra sabakI yahI sthiti hai / usake kalyANa aura vikAsa kA eka hI mArga hai ki atIta kA Adara karo aura bhaviSya kA svAgata / na akelA krAntivAda kAma kA hai aura na akelA rur3hivAda / sudhAravAda hI samasyAoM kA maulika samAdhAna hai / jIvana vikAsa meM jo upayogI ho, grahaNa karo, jo upayogI nahIM chor3a do / maiM abhI Apase sudhAra kI bAta kaha rahA thA / sudhAra kahA~ se prArambha ho ? kyakti se yA samAja se ? merA apanA vizvAsa yaha hai ki sudhAra pahale vyakti kA honA cAhie / vyakti sudharA to samAja bhI sudharA / mUla madhura hai to phala-patte bhI madhura / vyakti ke vikAsa meM hI parivAra, samAja aura rASTra kA vikAsa sannihita hai / uttara pradeza kI eka loka kathA mujhe yAda A gaI hai / eka julAhA thA / kapar3e bunane ke sivAya vaha jhAr3A-phU~kI bhI kara diyA karatA thA / mantra-tantra bhI par3ha detA thA / varSA kA samaya thA / chappara gIlA rahane se cutA rahatA thA / eka roja julAhA Ane vAle ke jhAr3A-phU~kI kara rahA thA / aura sAtha ho yaha mantra bhI bola rahA thA "AkAza bA~dhU pAtAla bAMdhU / bAMdhU samudra kI khAI / " julahina kaI dinoM se kaha rahI thI ki chappara ThIka bA~dha lo, jisase bacce aura hama bhI sukha se rAta kATa sakeM / para vaha apanI dhuna meM masta thA / jaba vaha mantra par3hane lagA, to julAhina dor3I AI aura julAhe ke sira meM do dhappa mAre / bolI - "naputA, AkAza, pAtAla aura samudra bAMdhane calA hai / pahale apanA chappara to bA~dha le / tumase apanA yaha choTA-sA chappara to
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________________ 52 amara bhAratI baMdhatA nahIM aura AkAza, pAtAla tathA samudra bA~dhane kI korI bAta karatA hai|" manuSya samUce saMsAra ke sudhAra kI vizAla saMyojanA banAtA-bigAr3atA hai / parantu pahale apane jIvana ko to sudhAra le / vizva, rASTra aura samAja ke sudhAra se pahale vyakti ko apanA sudhAra karanA hogA, tabhI vaha apanI samasyAoM kA maulika samAdhAna kara skegaa| Agama, veda aura tripiTaka kI lambI aura gaharI carcA karane vAloM ko socanA hogA, ki hama mAnava jIvana kI ulajhI samasyAoM ke sulajhAne meM kitanA yogadAna kara rahe haiN| buliyana haoNla, jayapura 7-8-55
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________________ - - jaba tU jAge tabhI saberA sAdhaka kA jIvana atha se iti taka kaThora karmaThatA kA mahAmArga hai / sAdhaka apanI sAdhanA kI sahI dizA ko pakar3a kara jyoM-jyoM usa para agrasara hotA jAtA hai, tyoM-tyoM usake gantavya-patha para vikaTa saMkaToM kI rukAvaTa aura upasarga evaM parISahoM kI ar3acana Age Akara ar3a kara khar3I hotI rahatI hai / isI dRSTi se sAdhaka ke sAdhanA-patha ko kaMTakAkIrNa-patha kahA gayA hai| __ jIvana Akhira jIvana hai| usameM ulaTa-phera hote hI rahate haiM, va car3hAva-DhalAva Ate hI rahate haiN| sAvadhAnI isa bAta kI rakhanI hai ki sAdhaka anukUlatA meM phUle nahIM aura pratikUlatA meM bhUle nhiiN| mahAkavi ravindra ne apanI eka kavitA meM kahA hai -"sukha ke phUla cunane ke lie Thahara mata aura saMkaToM ke kAMToM se vikala ho lauTa mata / " sAdhaka ko pavanadharmI bananA hogA / pavana saghana ka~ja-paMjoM meM Asakta ho baiThA nahIM rahatA aura durgandha pUrNa sthAnoM meM jAkara vyAkula nahIM rhtaa| jIvana kI ubhaya sthiti meM vaha nilipta bhAva se bahatA calatA hai / ___ bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI meM jIvana kI isa sthiti ko, jIvana kI isa dizA ko, vairAgya yA virAga bhAva kahA gayA hai| bhagavAn kI marmasparzI bhASA meM vairAgya kA tAtparyArtha jIvana ke dAyitvoM ko pheMka kara kisI ( 53 )
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________________ 54 amara bhAratI vana-prAnta ke ekAnta zAnta kone meM Tika kara jIvana-yApana karanA nahIM hai / unakI vANI meM vairAgya kA artha hai-mana ke durvAra vikAroM se lar3anA, mAnasa-sthita vAsanA se jUjhanA / saMkaToM ke samaya aDiga rahanA aura anukUlatA kI saritA meM baha na jAnA / AcArAMga sUtra meM sAdhakoM ko cetAvanI dete hue unhoMne kahA hai-"jAe saddhAe nikkhaMtetameva aNupAleljA / " sAdhakoM ! tyAga-vairAgya ke isa mahA-patha para tuma apane mana meM jisa zraddhA, jisa niSThA aura jisa dRr3hatA ko lekara cala par3e ho, jIvana ke astAcala para pahu~cane taka usakA vaphAdArI se pAlana krnaa| ___ maiM abhI Apa logoM se kaha gayA hai ki mahAvIra kA vairAgya manuSya ko apane kartavyoM se vimukha ho bhAgane kI preraNA nahIM detA, vaha preraNA detA hai-jIvana ke kSetra meM DaTakara apane dAyitvoM ko pUrA karane kI / jaina dharma kA vairAgya eka vaha vairAgya hai, jisane phUloM kI komala zayyA para sone vAle zAlibhadra ko, sunahare mahaloM meM raMgarelI karane vAle dhannA ko aura amita dhana vaibhava ke surabhita basanta meM page-pose jambukumAra ko eka hI jhakajhora meM vairAgya ke himagiri ke carama zikhara kI antima coTiyoM para lA khar3A kiyaa| yaha jAgarUka jIvana kA jIvaTa vairAgya hai| yaha vairAgya phUloM kI sejoM se jAgA, kAMToM kI rAhoM para calA aura mAnava ke antastatva kI carama sattA-mahattA kA saMsparza kara gayA, AkhirI bulaMdI para jA pahu~cA / jainadharma kA mUla svara jJAna garbhita vairAgya meM jhaMkRta hotA hai| jainadharma jIvana ke jIte-jAgate vairAgya kI bAta kahatA hai| vaha usa mRta vairAgya kA saMdeza nahIM detA, jisameM parivAra kI, samAja kI aura rASTra kI upekSA bharI ho / ghara meM mAtA-pitA roga kI por3A se karAha rahe hoM, bAla-baccoM kA hAla-behAla ho aura patnI abhAvoM kI Aga meM jhulasa rahI ho, jIvana kI ina viSama samasyAoM se A~kha mUMda kara Apa yadi yaha kaheM ki yaha to saMsAra khAtA hai / saMsAra apane svArthoM ko rotA AyA hai aura rotA hI rahegA / mAtA-pitA aura bhAI-bahina svArtha ke sAthI-saMgI haiN| bAla-bacce apanA bhAgya apane sAtha lAye haiM aura nArI to naraka kI khAna hai maiM ina ulajhanoM meM ulajha kara apanA amUlya mAnava janma kyoM hArU~ ? mAtA-pitA bhAI-bahina aura putra-kalatra, ananta bAra mile haiM-para, kyA jIbana kI sAdha-sadhI haiM ? yaha saba prapaMca haiM / jIvana kI chalanA hai / maiM samajhatA haiM, ki isI mriyamANa vairAgya se bhArata kI AtmA kA
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________________ jaba tU jAge tabhI saberA 55 patana huA hai / nArI ke maraNa-parva meM se jinake vairAgya kA udaya huA hai, ve kyA apanI AtmA ko sAdha sakeMge aura kyA saMsAra ko saMdeza de sakeMge ? jo janma se hI raMkatA ke, garIbI ke durbhara bhAra se karAha rahe haiM ? ve kaise apane jIvana ke rAjA bana sakeMge ? isa vairAgya se AtmA kA utthAna nahIM, patana hI hotA hai| yaha vairAgya masAniyA vairAgya haiM, antastatva ke talachaTa se ubharane vAlA vairAgya nhiiN| jainadharma kA vairAgya jaba jIvana aura jagat ke bhautika padArthoM ko kSaNika, kSaNabhaMgura aura azAzvata kI saMjJA detA hai, taba usakA matalaba yaha nahIM samajha lenA cAhie ki vaha manuSya ke jAgatika dAyitvoM kI upekSA karatA hai| usakI kSaNikatA kA tAtparya yaha hai ki manuSya bhoga-vilAsa, rAga-raMga aura viSaya-kaSAyoM meM hI Asakta na banA rahe / vaha bhautika dharAtala se Upara uTha kara adhyAtma kI ora bddh'e| mahAvIra kA vairAgya eka ora anAsakti kA saMdeza lekara AyA hai, to dUsarI ora vaha manuSya ke jhUThe ahaMtva para bhI karArI coTa jamAtA hai| gAr3I ke nIce calane vAlA kuttA agara yaha soce ki-maiM hI ise khIMca rahA hU~, to yaha usakA jhUThA abhimAna hai| isI prakAra manuSya yaha samajhe ki parivAra va samAja kI gAr3I mere bala-bUte para hI cala rahI hai| isalie to jainadharma kA vairAgya kahatA hai ki yaha kathana terA ahaMtva se bharA hai| vizva meM mAnava ! terA astitva hI kitanA hai ? terA jIvana to mRtyu kI zUlI kI noMka para laTaka rahA hai| phira bhI itanA abhimAna ! devoM kA apAra bala-vaibhava bhI jaba kAla ke mahApravAha meM sthira nahIM, to terA parimita bala va vaibhava kyA hastI rakhatA hai ? jIvana kSaNa-kSaNa aura pala-pala mRtyu ke vegavAna pravAha meM baha rahA hai| - maiM Apa se kaha rahA thA ki mahAvIra kA vairAgya patana kA nahIM, utthAna kA vairAgya hai| vaha manuSya ke mana meM chape hue jhUThe ahaMkAra ko tor3atA hai, vaha anAsakti kA saMdeza detA hai aura jana-jIvana meM jAgRti kA jayaghoSa karatA hai / vaha kahatA hai-"mAnava ! jaba tU jAge tabhI tere jIvana kA sunahalA prabhAta hai / jaba tU jAge tabho sberaa| jIvana ke kSaNoM meM jaba bho terI moha mamatA kI nIMda khule, tabhI tU jIvana kI sahI dizA ko pakar3a kara apane kadama bar3hA cl|" lAla bhavana, jayapura 6-7-55
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________________ mAnavatA kI kasauTI : dayA vicAra pakSa kA yaha eka parama satya siddhAnta hai ki saMsArI jIvana hiMsA-saMkula hai| calate-phirate, khAte-pIte, uThate-baiThate aura sote-jAgate jIvana ke hara pahalU meM hiMsA vyApI rahatI hai| phira bhI hiMsA mAnava jIvana kA vrata nahIM bana skii| vrata-koTi meM to ahiMsA hI yuga-yuga se vrata pada se abhihita hotI calI A rahI hai| vItarAga dharma meM jIvana kI sarvocca sAdhanA abhaya, ahiMsA aura samatA rahI hai / saMvedanA, anubhUti evaM amRtatva ke sAmya darzana se ahiMsA tathA sAmya bhAvanA samutthita hotI hai| anAvega kI sAdhanA hI jaina dharma kI bhASA meM saccI ahiMsA hai| abhI maiM Apake samakSa abhaya, samatA aura ahiMsA kI mUla bhAvanA kI paribhASA kara rahA thaa| parantu aba jarA abhaya aura ahiMsA ke dArzanika pahalU para bhI vicAra kara leN| dArzanika dRSTikoNa se mAnava jIvana meM ahiMsA kA kyA sthAna hai ? bhArata ke sabhI dharmoM ne aura sabhI darzanoM ne AtmA kA zuddha svarUpa sat, cit aura Ananda kahA hai / sat kA artha hotA hai, sattA / vaha to jagata kI jar3abhUta vastuoM meM bhI upalabdha hai, parantu vahA~ cit nahIM haiM, jJAna nahIM haiN| kaSAya yukta AtmA meM sat bhI hai aura cit bhI hai, kintu Ananda nahIM hai, zAzvata sukha kI sphuraNA nahIM hai| aura yaha eka satya siddhAnta hai ki
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________________ mAnavatA kI kasoTI : dayA 57 pratyeka AtmA sukha va Ananda ke lie pratipala prayatnazIla hai / jaina darzana kA kahanA hai ki jaba AtmA ko cit zakti kA pUrNa vikAsa hogA, taba usameM Ananda aura zAzvata sukha bhI svataH samutthita hogaa| jaina darzana ke anurUpa kaSAya mukta AtmA meM hI sat, cit aura Ananda kA pUrNa vikAsa sambhava hotA hai / kaSAya mukta AtmA hI paramAtmA va siddha hotA hai / sat, citu aura Ananda kI pUrNa samaSTi kA nAma hI to paramAtmA yA siddha hai / abhaya, ahiMsA aura samatA kI sAdhanA isI paramapada ko prApta karane ke lie kI jAtI hai / jIvoM para ahiMsA dayA aura karuNA kA upadeza isalie nahIM kiyA jAtA ki ve jIva haiM, cetana haiM, prANavAna haiM / apitu isa hetu se kiyA jAtA hai ki sabhI jIva sukha cAhate haiM, sabhI jIva Ananda ke abhilASI haiM / jaina dharma ke anusAra jova ke Ananda aura sukha ko kSati pahu~cAnA hI hiMsA hai / usa hiMsAjanya pApa se svayaM bacanA aura dUsaroM ko bacAnA, yahI vItarAga dharma meM abhaya, ahiMsA, samatA aura anukampA hai / abhI maiM abhaya, ahiMsA aura samatA ke sAtha anukampA dayA aura karuNA kA nAma lekara gayA hU~ / mere vicAra meM dayA manuSya kA sarvaprathama guNa hai / kisI bhI prakAra kA kisI ke sAtha pUrva sambandha na hone para bhI dUsare ke duHkha darda ke prasaGga para jo komala bhAvanA manuSya ke mana meM paidA hotI hai aura jo manuSya ke kaThora hRdaya ko dravita kara detI hai, usI kA nAma dayA, karuNA yA anukampA hai / yaha dayA hI mAnava dharma kI jar3a hai / santa tulasIdAsa jI ne bhI kahA hai "dayA dharma kA mUla hai, pApa mUla abhimAna / tulasI dayA na chAMr3iye, jaba laga ghaTa meM prANa // " dharma kA mUla dayA hI hai isa tathya meM vicArazIla manuSyoM ke do mata nahIM ho sakate haiM / samyaktva ke pA~ca aMgoM meM dayA va anukampA bhI eka aMga hai / jo hRdaya dayA dravita nahIM vahA~ dharma bhAvanA panapa hI nahIM sakatI / abhaya aura ahiMsA kA vyakta svarUpa hI dayA aura anukampA hai / AcArya hemacandra ne apane yogazAstra meM zrAvaka ke 21 guNoM meM dayAzIlatA ko bhI eka viziSTa guNa kahA hai / dayA se paripUrNa hRdaya sukha kA srota hai /
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________________ amara bhAratI abhaya aura ahiMsA kI sAdhanA meM saMsAra ke hara eka prANI ke sukha aura Ananda kI surakSA kI jAtI hai / 58 maiM samajhatA hU~ aba Apa jaina dharma kI abhaya bhAvanA, ahiMsA, samatA aura dayA karuNA ke mUla srota se lekara usakI abhivyakta dhArA taka ke itihAsa ko samajha gaye hoMge / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki kaSAya yukta se kaSAya mukta banane ke lie, AtmA ke zAzvata sukha aura Ananda ko prApta karane ke lie jIvana meM abhaya kI ArAdhanA aura samatA kI sAdhanA karanA Avazyaka hai / samatA kA artha hai, sva bhinna jIvoM ke prati samabhAva rakhanA / samabhAva ke AcaraNa se hI apane zarIra taka sImita rahane vAlA Atma-bhAva vizva vyApI hokara "Atmavat sarva bhUteSu" ke rUpa meM prakaTa hone lagatA hai / samatva yoga kI sAdhanA se manuSya kA saMkucita AtmabhAva virATa banatA jAtA hai / jaba manuSya samatva ke siddhAnta ko hRdayaMgama kara letA hai, taba vaha abhaya aura ahiMsA kI sAdhanA meM sthira ho jAtA hai / dUsare ke dila kA darda jaba apane dila kA darda bana jAtA hai, taba samajha lenA cAhie ki aba jIvana meM abhaya, ahiMsA aura dayA kA madhura srota baha nikalane lagA hai / niSThura hRdaya sUkhI reta ke tulya hai / dayAhIna mAnava vastutaH mAnava na hokara mAnava ke zarIra meM dAnava hI hotA hai / dayA jaina dharma kA prANa hai| dayA samyaktva kI saccI kasoTI hai / dayA jIvana vikAsa kA ananya sAdhana hai / dayAzIla mAnava dUsare ko kabhI dukha meM nahIM dekha sakatA, dUsare ko saMkaTa meM nahIM dekha sakatA / mahApuruSoM kA hRdaya dayA ke amRta se ota-prota rahatA hai| Apane sunA hI hogA ki eka tApasa ne gozAlA para tejolezyA pheMkI, to vaha ArtanAda karane lagA / dayA-pravaNa mahAvIra se nahIM gaI aura unhoMne zItala lezyA ke prayoga se rakSA kI / bauddha sAhitya meM bhI eka sundara prasaMga AtA hai ki devadatta ne haMsa ko bANa mArA / vaha haMsa bANa se viddha hokara karuNAzIla gautama kI godI meM jA girA / devadatta ne apane zikAra ko mAMgA, para dayAzIla gautama ne nahIM diyaa| donoM meM saMgharSa khar3A ho gayA / anta meM donoM kA yaha saMgharSa zAkyoM usakI yaha dazA dekhI gozAlA ke prANoM kI
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________________ jaba tU jAge tabhI saberA 56 kI nyAya-sabhA meM prastuta kiyA gyaa| zAkya nyAya-sabhA ke uccatama nyAyAdhIza ne gautama aura devadatta kI mAMgoM ko gambhIratA se sunakara kahA -"maiM apane hAthoM se haMsa ko chodduuNgaa| jisakI goda meM vaha svataH calA jAe, usI ko haMsa milegaa|" sabhAdhyakSa ke hAthoM se chUTate hI vaha ghAyala haMsa apane prANa-rakSaka gautama kI goda meM jA baiThA / haMsa ne pramANita kara diyA ki mArane vAle se bacAne vAlA mahAna hotA hai| dayAzIla mAnava ke hRdaya meM eka AkarSaNa hotA hai, eka jAdU hotA hai / dayA aura karuNA apane Apa meM eka bar3I tAkata hai, mahAn zakti hai / mAnavatA ke parakhane kI saccI kasauTI hai| dayA aura karuNA mAnava kI AtmA kA eka divya guNa hai| jisa prakAra bIja se aMkura, aMkura se vRkSa, vRkSa se patra-puSpa aura phala hote haiM, vaise hI abhaya se ahiMsA, ahiMsA se samatA aura samatA se dayA, karuNA tathA anukampA hotI hai| abhaya bIja kA dayA eka madhumaya amRta phala hai, jisake AsvAdana se AtmA amRtamaya ho jAtA haiM, amara bana jAtA hai| Aja Apa logoM meM se bahuta-soM ne dayA vrata grahaNa kiyA hai, jisakA artha hai Aja Apa saMsAra ke prapaMcoM se dUra haTa kara Atma-sAdhanA meM saMlagna haiN| pAMca AsravoM kA parityAga karake pA~ca saMvaroM kI sAdhanA kara rahe hai| hiMsA se ahiMsA kI ora, asatya se satya kI ora, steya se asteya kI ora, kAma se sayama kI ora aura saMcaya se santoSa kI ora bar3hane kA prayAsa kara rahe haiN| bAsanA aura vikAroM se nikalakara Atma-bhAva meM sthira ho jAnA aura apane svatva meM vizvAtmA ke darzana karanA-vastutaH yahI abhaya aura ahiMsA kA virATa rUpa hai / jayapura, lAla bhavana 26-6-55
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________________ 13 saMyama kI kI sAdhanA jaina saMskRti meM sarvocca vijaya use mAnA gayA hai, jo Atma-vijaya hai / saMsAra ko jIta lenA sarala hai, para apane Apako jItanA kaThina hai / pAzcAtya saMskRti sikandara, nepoliyana aura hiTalara ko mahAna kahatI hai / bhArata meM bhI zatazaH raNa- bijetA aura lar3Ake raNa bAMkure hue haiM / parantu unheM mahApuruSa nahIM kahA gayA / yahA~ mahApuruSatva kI kasauTI yaha hai ki jo apanA damana kara sake, apane Apa ko jIta sake, apanI vAsanA aura vikAroM ko roka sakane meM samartha ho / tyAga, tapasyA ke mahAmArga para calane vAlA hI vastutaH yahA~ mahApuruSa, mahAvijetA aura mahAvIra kahalAtA hai / jaina dharma tyAga, saMyama aura tapa kA dharma hai / jisa vyakti meM, jisa parivAra meM, jisa samAja meM aura jisa rASTra meM tyAga bhAvanA, saMyama sAdhanA aura tapa ArAdhanA hai, vahA~ sarvatra jaina dharma vyakta yA avyakta rUpa meM parivyApta hai / jaina dharma kI yaha cetAvanI hai ki AzA rakhakara zrama karo, kintu AvazyakatA ke samaya tyAga ke lie bhI taiyAra raho / bhoga ke lie jitanI - taiyArI hai, usase kahIM adhika tyAga ke lie bhI taiyAra raho / jaina dharma kI mUla bhAvanA kA yadi kisI ne sparza kiyA ho, to vaha isa bAta ko bhalI bhA~ti jAna sakatA hai aura samajha sakatA hai ki zAlibhadra kI Rddhi se jambu ( 60 )
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________________ saMyama kI sAdhanA 61 kumAra kI siddhi se aura dhannAjI kI vaibhavazIlatA se yahA~ kisI prakAra kA virodha nahIM hai / jaina dharma to kevala itanA hI anurodha karatA hai ki baToranA sIkhA hai, to chor3ane kI kalA bhI sIkha lo| yadi Apake jIvana meM tyAga bhAvanA kI itanI tIvra taiyArI ho, to bhale hI zAlibhaMdra bano, dhannA bano aura jambU bano / apanI jindagI kI kAra ko mor3a dene kI kalA yadi sIkha lI hai, to phira dhana-vaibhava ke ambAra meM bhI kyA khatarA hai ? ___maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki tyAga kI bhAvanA, saMyama kI sAdhanA aura tapa kI ArAdhanA-jIvana kI bahuta bar3I AvazyakatA hai| tyAga kI balavatI bhAvanA ke binA manuSya kA dainika kRtya bhI nahIM cala sktaa| jananI apane navajAta zizu ke lie kitanA tyAga karatI hai ? kauna hai jo jananI ke RNa se uRNa ho sakA ho ? bandhu apane bandhu ke lie aura mitra apane mitra ke lie jo tyAga karatA hai, usakA lekhA-jokhA nahIM AMkA jA sktaa| rAma ne bharata ke lie kitanA tyAga kiyA ? apane svArtha ko chor3e binA tyAga nahIM kiyA jA sakatA? aura svArtha tyAga, yahI saMyama hai, yahI tapa hai| vyakti parivAra ke lie tyAga kare, parivAra samAja ke lie tyAga kare, aura samAja rASTra ke lie tyAga kare, tabhI jIvana-sAgara meM sukha, samRddhi aura Ananda kI lahareM taraMgita ho sakatI haiN| jaina dharma kI mUla bhAvanA yaha hai ki jo vyakti apane jIvana dhana kA svAmI hokara rahatA hai, vahI tyAgI kahA jA sakatA hai / icchA aura vAsanA kA dAsa kyA tyAga karegA? apanI jindagI meM gulAma banakara calane vAle ke bhAgya meM to kadama-kadama para ThokareM khAnA hI likhA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kahate haiM-"sAdhaka tuma apane jIvana ke samrATa bno| apane mana ke rAjA bno|" jisake jIvana meM tyAga kI camaka-damaka hotI hai, vahI yathArtha meM mano vijetA hai| jo mano vijetA bana gayA, vaha avazya hI jagato vijetA hai / apane ko jItakara sabako jItA jA sakatA hai aura apane ko hAra kara sabako hArA jAtA hai / santa kabIra kI vANI meM jIvana kA yaha parama satya utarA hai-"mana ke hAre hAra hai, mana ke jIte jIta / " jaina dharma kI yahI preraNA hai ki apane jIvana ke adhiSThAtA bano, dIna, hIna, daridra nhiiN| __maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki jana-kalyANa ke lie jaina dharma ke pAsa yadi koI bhAvanA hai, to vaha yahI hai-"manuSya tU apane jIvana sAgara meM
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________________ 62 amara bhAratI DubakI lagA aura khUba gaharI lagA, para sUkhA kA sUkhA raha, gIlA mata bana / " jIvana jIne kI yaha kalA yadi tUne prApta kara lI, to phira nizcaya hI tU zAlibhadra hai, dhannA hai aura hai anAsakta yogI jambUkumAra / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa yahI to kalA thI ki ve svarNa siMhAsana para baiThakara bhI usase cipake nahIM | jala meM raha kara bhI jala se Upara kamala bane rahe / tyAga kI jyoti jaba sAdhaka ke antara mana meM prasphuTita hotI hai, taba use svarga aura svarga ke sukhoM kI abhilASA nahIM rahatI / usakA jIvana hI hajAroM-hajAra pApatApita mAnavoM ke lie svarga bana jAtA hai| tyAgI svarga kI kAmanA nahIM karatA, usakA jIvana hI svargamaya ho jAtA hai / purANa sAhitya kA eka sundara rUpaka hai- "viSNu ne bali se pUchAbolo, tumheM do bAtoM meM se kauna sI pasanda hai ? sajjana ke sAtha meM naraka jAnA athavA durjana ke sAtha svarga jAnA ? bali ne tapAka se ke sAtha naraka meM jAnA mujhe pasanda hai / kyoMki sajjana meM svarga banAne kI apUrva kSamatA rahatI hai / " kahA sajjana naraka ko bhI maiM vicAra karatA hU~ ki ye svarga aura ye naraka kyA haiM ? ye sthAna vizeSa bhI ho, to mujhe koI Apatti nahIM / parantu maiM kahatA hU~ ki manuSya kA asaMskRta mana naraka hai aura saMskRta mana svarga / bAta ko maiM vyaMjanAtmaka bhASA meM kaha gayA hU~ / kAraNa yaha hai ki kisI bhI bAta ko gaharAI se socane kI merI Adata rahI hai / apanI bAta ko spaSTa karane ke lie mujhe bhI apane zrotAoM ke vicAra kI sataha para AnA hogA / tabhI Apa merI bAta ko samajha sakeMge / Agama vAGmaya meM isa bAta kA spaSTa ullekha hai ki - "deva mara kara deva nahIM bana sakatA aura nAraka marakara nAraka nahIM bana sakatA / " parantu bhagavatI sUtra ke eka pATha meM yaha bhI AyA hai - "deva, deva hI banatA hai aura nAraka, nAraka hI banatA hai / " maiM samajhatA hU~ ki Apa meM se katipaya sajjana yaha socate hoMge ki vItarAga evaM sarvajJa kI vANI meM itanA virodha kyoM ? para, maiM kahatA hU~ ki yaha virodha to apanI buddhi kA hai, sarvajJa kI vANI kA nahIM / vaha to apane Apa meM spaSTa tathA bilkula sarala hai / bhagavAna kI vANI kA Azaya yaha hai ki - " vikRta mana vAlA manuSya apane vartamAna jIvana meM bhI nAraka hai aura
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________________ saMyama kI sAdhanA 63 marakara bhI vaha nAraka hI banatA hai aura saMskRta mana vAlA manuSya apane vartamAna jIvana meM bhI deva hai aura marakara bhI deva hI banatA hai / kahane kA tAtparya itanA hI hai ki devatva aura nArakatva sthAna vizeSa hote hue bhI mAnava mana kI sthiti vizeSa bhI hai / jaina dharma kA divya sandeza hai ki tuma apane jIvana meM deva bano, nAraka nahIM / " devatva prApti karane kA mArga hai, tyAga, saMyama aura tapa / maiM Apase eka bAta aura kaha detA hU~ ki jaina saMskRti kA parama pavitra parva paryuSaNa Apake dvAra para A gayA hai| Aja to vaha dvAra para hI hai, para kala se vaha Apake sadana meM bhI praviSTa ho jAegA, sadana kA artha Apa apane lAla bhavana se hI na samajha leM, balki vaha Apake mano mandira meM A jAnA cAhie / Aja usakI taiyArI kA dina hai aura kala Apa mukta hRdaya se usakA navya evaM bhavya svAgata kreN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki kAla kI pratilekhanA karanA sAdhaka kA parama dharma hai / kAla pratilekhanA kA artha hai, samaya kA dhyAna rakhanA - " kAle kAlaM samAyare / " siddhAnta kA yahI rahasya hai - " sAdhaka ! tU apanA hara kAma samaya para kara, pratikramaNa ke samaya pratikramaNa kara svAdhyAya ke samaya svAdhyAya kara sAdhaka ! tU samaya kA upayoga kara / parantu kAla kI pUjA mata kara / kAla pUjA kA artha hai, kAla meM hone vAle kartavya ko bhUla kara kevala jar3a kAla ke hI cipake rahanA / jisa samaya jo kartavya hai, usa samaya use karate raho, usakA pUrA-pUrA dhyAna rakho, sAvadhAnI rkho|" 1 eka sajjana ne mujhe pUchA - "mahArAja Apa yahA~ jayapura meM kaba padhAre aura yahA~ para kaba taka raheMge / " use yaha patA nahIM ki varSA kAla lagA hai| aura santa cAra mAsa taka eka hI sthAna para sthita rahate haiM / kAla kI pratilekhanA karane vAlA sAdhaka apane jIvana meM itanA bekhabara nahIM raha sakatA / ataH samaya kA sadupayoga karanA sAdhaka kA kartavya hai / maiM abhI Apase paryuSaNa parva kI bAta kaha rahA thA ki usake svAgata ke lie taiyAra raho / Apa kaheMge ki AtA hai, to Ane do| pahale se hI taiyArI karane kA kyA artha ? parantu jaina dharma kahatA hai ki sAdhanA ke kSetra meM sAdhaka ko sadA taiyAra rahanA cAhie / Apane sunA hogA ki cakravartI kI rasoI banAne vAle rasoiye 360
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________________ 64 amara bhAratI hote haiM / eka dina kI taiyArI ke lie pratyeka rasoiye ko 356 dinoM taka taiyArI karanI par3atI hai, tabhI vaha apane nizcita divasa para cakravartI kA bhojana taiyAra kara sakatA hai| eka dina ke bhojana ke lie 356 dinoM kI taiyArI cAhie / paryuSaNa parva kI taiyArI ke lie Apako kitane samaya kI apekSA hai, Apa vicAra kareM / paryuSaNa Atma-sAdhanA kA mahAparva hai / ina dinoM meM Apa kalpa sUtra aura antakRtadazAMga sUtra suneMge, jinameM tyAga kI bhAvanA, saMyama kI sAdhanA aura tapa kI ArAdhanA kA bhavya evaM vistRta varNana hai / usa bhAvanA ko Apa apane jIvana meM utAreMge, tabhI kalyANa hogA / lAla bhavana jayapura 12- 10-55 **
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________________ 14 dIpa - parva bhAratIya jana-jIvana sAmAjika, sAMskRtika aura AdhyAtmika parva - pravAhoM kA eka sundara suramya jaura sarasa saMgama sthala rahA hai / isa mahAdvIpa ke bhavya dharAtala para jitane madhura parva srotoM kA pravAha pravAhita hotA rahA hai, anya dezoM meM vaha durlabha hogA / yahA~ para holI, divAlI, rAkhI aura vijaya dazamI ye rASTrIya parva mAne jAte haiM / rAmanavamI, kRSNASTamI aura vIra jayantI ye bhinna-bhinna yuga kI bhinna-bhinna saMskRti ke pratIka / aisA vidita hotA hai ki bhArata ke krAntadarzI jana nAyakoM ne apane vizAla vicAra aura virATa cintana ke AdhAra para apane-apane yuga kI bhAvanA ke anurUpa ina pavaM pravAhoM kA sAmAjIkaraNa karate samaya bhArata kI koTi-koTi janatA ke AdhyAtmika aura daihika bikAsa kA pUrA-pUrA dhyAna rakhA hai / yahI henu hai ki yahA~ ke pratyeka parva kI pRSThabhUmi meM kisI na kisI prakAra se AdhyAtmika aura sAMskRtika bhAvanA ko natthI kara diyA hai / mahApuruSoM ke jIvana se sambaddha parvoM meM AdhyAtmika evaM sAMskRtika bhAvanA natthI rahe, isameM to vismaya kI bAta hI kauna-sI hai ? parantu, jana-jIvana ke parvoM meM bhI yahA~ para AdhyAtmika aura sAMskRtika bhAvanA anugata hai / prastuta dIpAvalI parva ko hI liijie| yaha parva eka vizuddha sAmAjika parva hai / parantu isakA sambandha bhI yahA~ kI saMskRtika se, yahA~ ke dharma ( 65 )
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________________ 66 amara bhAratI se aura etad deza prasUta aneka mahApuruSoM se jor3a diyA gayA hai yA kAla ke mahApravAha meM svataH hI jur3atA calA gayA hai / aura yaha upayukta bhI thA / kyoMki bhArata kI mUla cetanA ke anusAra dharma, saMskRti aura darzana janajIvana se kabhI alaga nahIM rhaa| mere vicAra meM yaki dharma, darzana aura saMskRti jana-jIvana meM ota-prota na hote, to Aja kA mAnava, mAnava ke rUpa meM na hokara pazu-dharmA ke rUpa meM hotaa| mAnava ko mAnavatva pradAna karane vAle dharma, darzana aura saMskRti hI haiN| jo yahA~ ke jana-jIvana meM anusyUta hokara paryoM ke rUpa meM abhivyakta hote rahe haiM / maiM abhI Apa se dIpAvalI ke sambandha meM kaha rahA thA ki yaha parva bhAratIya jIvana meM sAmAjika, sAMskRtika aura AdhyAtmika rUpa meM yuga-yuga se calA A rahA hai| Aja ke roja bhArata kI janatA isa dIpa parva ko Ananda, harSa, pramoda aura ullAsa ke puNya paloM meM manA rahI hai| bacce bUr3he, javAna sabhI kA dila Aja taraMgita hai| nara aura nArI Aja vizeSa sajjA ke sAtha isa puNya parva kI ArAdhanA kara rahe haiN| kisI bhI varNa kA aura kisI varga kA vyakti ho Aja to sabhI ke hRdaya meM apAra prasannatA bharo hai / artha-mAnava jIvana kA mukhya AdhAra hai, tana-mana se Aja usakI pUjA kI jA rahI hai| lakSmI yAnI dhana zakti kI Aja ghara-ghara meM ArAdhanA ho rahI hai / dhanI aura nirdhana sabhI Aja vizeSa veza-bhUSA meM sajjita haiM aura madhura bhojana kareMge / rahana-sahana aura khAna-pAna sabhI meM Aja vizeSatA rahatI hai yahI to isa parva kA sAmAjIkaraNa hai| sAMskRtika dRSTi se bhI isakA bar3A mahatva hai| vaidika aura jaina donoM paramparAoM se isakA pragAr3ha samvandha rahA hai / isa mahAdeza meM pracalita aneka jana-zruti aura aneka jana pravAda bhI isa bAta ke sAkSI haiM ki dIpAcalo-parva bhArata kA eka mahAna sAMskRtika parva hai| isa parva kI sAMskRtikatA siddha karane ke lie hameM sarva prathama rAmAyaNa kAla meM praveza karanA hogaa| vaidika sAhitya ke anusAra rAma apane caturdaza varSIya vana nirvAsana kI avadhi pUrI karake aura laMkA vijetA hokara jaba ayodhyA vApisa lauTe to ayodhyA ke jana-jana meM apane ArAdhya evaM manonIta devatA ke svAgatArtha ayodhyA nagara kI dIpa paMkti ke prakAza se bhara diyaa| tabhI se yaha bhArata
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________________ dIpa - parva 67 kA prakAza parva vana gayA / jo yuga-yuga se rUpAntarita hotA huA Aja bhI jana-jana ke tana-mana meM ullAsa aura harSa ke rUpa meM jIvita hai / paurANika gAthA ke anusAra yaha bhI kahA jAtA hai ki jaba narakAsura ke svacchanda upadravoM se aura mana cAhe atyAcAroM se loka-jIvana saMtrasta evaM bhayabhIta ho uThA to tadyugIna lokapriya netA zrIkRSNa ne usa pApAtmA kI jIvana lolA kA saMhAra kara diyaa| vaha dina paurANika sAhitya meM naraka caturdazI ke nAma se paricita hai / aura agale dina zrIkRSNa dvArikA meM praveza kiyA, jisake harSa aura ullAsa meM ghara-ghara meM prakAza kiyA gayA thA / Aja kI bhASA meM hama usa dina ko dIpAvalo kahate haiM ! jaina paramparA ke anurUpa isa parva se do mahAna ghaTanAoM kA sambandha hai - prathama kArtika kRSNa caturdazI kI yAminI ke caramaprahara meM carama tIrthaMkara mahAvIra kA pAvApurI meM parinirvANa aura dvitIya gaNadhara gautama indrabhUti ko kevalajJAna / pAvApurI nagarI meM eka sAtha nirvANa mahotsava aura kaivalya mahotsava hone se mAnava aura devo ke tana, mana aura nayana meM harSa ullAsa aura Ananda chA gayA / usa parama pAvana divasa kI saMsmRti meM Aja bhI bhArata kA jana-jana parva pUjA karatA hai / zramaNa paramparA ke mahAna AcArya jinasena ne apane itihAsa grantha harivaMza purANa meM kahA hai : : " jvalat pradIpAlikayA prabuddhayA, surAsurairdIpitayA pradiptyA | tadAsma pAvAnagarI samantataH ; pradIpitA''kAzatale prakAzate // tatastu lokaH prativarSa mAdizat, prasiddha dIpAlikayA'ca bhArate / samudyataH pUjayituM jinezvara, jinendra nirvANa-vibhUti mukti bhAk // " bhagavAna mahAvIra ke parinirvANa hote ho pAvA ke manuSyoM ne ora svarga ke devoM ne milakara dIpoM kA prakAza kiyA; jisase pAvAnagarI jagamagAne lagI / tabhI se bhAratavarSa ko koTi-koTi janatA hara sAla apaneapane gharoM meM, nagaroM meM, zraddhA aura bhakti ke sAtha prakAza karake apane
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________________ 68 amara-bhAratI ArAdhya bhagavAna kA saMsmaraNa karatI hai / loka bhASA meM isa divasa ko dIpAvalI kahate haiN| dopAbalI ke sAtha rAma, kRSNa aura mahAvIra kA sambandha to hai ho, lekina Aja ke yuga ke prasiddha saMnyAsI rAmatIrtha aura dayAnanda sarasvatI ke mahAprayANa se bhI isakA sambandha hai| aneka paramparAe~ isa parva meM samAhita ho jAtI hai / aneka dharma, aneka saMskRtie~ aura aneka paramparAoM kA saMgama-sthala hone se yaha parva bhArata kA eka mahAn sAMskRtika parva hai| bhArata ke parva puMja meM dIpa-parva kI pUjA bhArata ke sAMskRtika jana-jIvana kI eka madhura kalpanA hai| kisI bhI parva ko loka priyatA milatI hai taba, jabaki usa parva kI maMgala bhAvanA se loka jIvana bhAvita hotA hai / parva ke puNya paloM meM jAgatika jIvana aura vaiyaktika jIvana AzA aura ullAsa se bhara-bhara jAtA hai| mAnava mana kI Antarika cetanA kI abhivyakti ke prANavanta pratIka haiM-bhArata ke ye sAMskRtika parva / ye parva jana-jIvana meM saMjIvanI pavana kI tarala laharoM kI taraha Ate haiM aura gulAba AzA va dhavala ullAsa kI rajata razmi bikhera kara loka jIvana meM akhUTa aura aTUTa tAjagI bhara jAte haiM / koTi-koTi janoM ke mana aura tana ko saMskRti ke eka hI parama pavitra sUtra meM bA~dha rakhanA yahI ina parvo kA sAMskRtika mahatva hai| __aba jarA isa parva kI AdhyAtmikatA ke pahalU para bhI thor3A vicAra kara leM / maiM Apa logoM se abhI kaha gayA hU~ ki ye dIpAvalI parva bhArata kA eka lokapriya aura mahAna pava hai / isakA samAja, saMskRti aura AtmAina tInoM se gaharA sambandha rahA hai / isa parva ke sAmAjika aura sAMskRtika mahatva ke sambandha meM paryApta kaha gayA huuN| dIpa-parva kI pRSThabhUmi meM bhArata virATa cintakoM kA AdhyAtmika dRSTikoNa kyA rahA hai ? isa viSaya meM bhI vicAra karanA Avazyaka hai| rAma kI rAvaNa para vijaya kA artha hai bhautika sattA para AdhyAtmika bala kI vijaya / laMkA vijaya kA bhI AdhyAtmika saMketa yahI hai, ki vAsanA rUpI laMkA para susaMskRta manorUpa rAma ne Adhipatya kara liyaa| .. kRSNa ne narakAsura kA vadha kiyaa| AsurI bhAvanA para devI bhAvanA kI vijaya / narakAsura daitya AsurI zakti kA pratIka hai, aura kRSNa AdhyAtmika bala ke pratIka / mAnava ke mano rAjya meM jaba AsurI bhAvanA kA
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________________ dIpa-parva 63 Avega bar3hatA hai, taba mAnava ke antara mAnasa meM chupe hue daivI bhAvoM kA utpIr3ana hotA hai / divya bhAvoM kI prasupta apAra zakti ko jAgRta karanA AdhyAtmika bhASA meM narakAsura kA vadha honA kahA gayA hai / paurANika rUpaka ke anusAra deva aura dAnavoM ne samudra manthana kiyA, jisake phalasvarUpa caudaha ratna upalabdha hue, jinameM eka ratna lakSmI thI / AtmA eka sAgara hai / manobhUta durvRttiyA~ aura sadvRttiyA~- - dAnava aura deva haiM, jinake parimanthana se AdhyAtmika zakti rUpa lakSmI kA AvirbhAva hotA hai / bhAratIya janazruti ke anusAra vaha samudra manthana kArtika amAvasyA ko paripUrNa huA thA, usakI smRti meM yaha dIpAvalI parva manAyA jAtA hai / upaniSad kAla ke mahAmanISI RSi ne isako "jyoti - parva" kI saMjJA ne sambodhita kiyA hai / aura kahA - " tamaso mA jyotirgamaya" andhakAra se prakAza meM calo / yaha parva prakAza pUjA kA mahA parva hai / jaina - saMskRti kI mAnyatA ke anurUpa - ahiMsA, aparigraha aura anekAnta ke amara adhidevatA mahA mAnava bhagavAna mahAvIra ke parinirvANa para nava kaulika aura nava mallika rAjAoM ne karuNa svara meM kahA - " martya - loka kA bhAvAlokacalA gayA, aba dravyAloka karo / " kArtika bahulA amAvasyA kI yAminI ke carama prahara meM do mahAn ghaTanAe~ ghaTita huI- vIra parinirvANa aura gautama kaivalya / nirvANa mahotsava aura kaivalya mahotsava ke harya prakarSa meM se hI dIpa parva AvirbhUta huA / apane mana ke ananta - ananta kAla ke andhakAra ko samyak jJAna; samyak darzana aura samyak cAritra ke Aloka se dUra karo ! yahI isa parva kA jaina dRSTi se AdhyAtmika mahatva hai / isa prakAra yaha dIpAvalI parva yA dIpa parva bhArata kI sAmAjika, sAMskRtika aura AdhyAtmika bhAvanA kA mahApratIka tathA mahA saMketa hai / samAja, saMskRti aura Atma-bhAva ke sumela kA sundara triveNI saMgama-sthala rahA hai / 1 lAla bhavana, jayapura ** 13-11-55
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________________ 15 varSAvAsa kI pUrNAhuti Aja cAturmAsa kI samApti kI caturdazI hai / santa jIvana kA eka dina vaha thA, jisa dina vaha varSAvAsa karane yahA~ jayapura meM Aye the aura Aja varSAvAsa kI pUrNAhuti kA divasa hai / bhArata kI saMskRti Arambha kI apekSA anta ko adhika mahatvapUrNa samajhatI hai / Arambha meM miThAsa ho yA na ho, para anta madhura avazya hI honA cAhie / anta kA mAdhurya jIvana bhara yAda rahatA hai / yahA~ Ane kI apekSA jAne kA adhika mahatva AMkA gayA hai / svAgata kI apekSA vidA kA mahatva bhAratIya saMskRti meM gauravapUrNa rahA hai / santa ke jIvana kI saphalatA svAgata samAroha se nahIM AMkI jAnI cAhie, balki usake jIvana kI yathArthaM saphalatA usa samaya dekhI jAnI cAhie, jaba vaha Apake nagara se vidA ho rahA ho | Apake jIvana se dUra hone kI taiyArI kara rahA hU~ / aparicaya kI sthiti meM mAdhurya rakhanA sarala hai, jabaki paricaya ke paripAka kAla meM mAdhurya bhAvanA rakha sakanA kaThina hai / kahA jAtA hai ki eka jaMgala meM eka sAtha do siMha kabhI nahIM raha sakate / eka rAjya meM eka sAtha do rAjA prazAsana nahIM kara sakate / santa jIvana ke sambandha meM bhI Aja ke yuga kI yahI dhAraNA bana cukI hai ki eka hI kSetra meM eka sAtha do paramparAoM ke santa nahIM raha sakate haiN| kisI ( 70 )
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________________ varSAvAsa kI pUrNAhuti 71 kAraNavaza yadi ekatrita ho bhI jAeM, to binA lar3e, binA jhagar3e kSetra se nikalanA kaThina hai / para maiM vicAra karatA hU~ ki hama yahA~ para Aja eka hI zramaNa saMgha ke hone para bhI bhUtapUrva sampradAya ke nyAya se cAra paramparAoM ke santa ekatrita hue the / eka-do roja nahIM, mAsa do mAsa nahIM, pAMca-pAMca mAsa hama Apake jayapura meM rahe haiN| Aja ke yuga kI bhAvanA ke viparIta hama santoM meM kitanA prema, kitanA sneha aura kitanA sadbhAva rahA hai / laghu santoM ne mahAn santoM kI sevA kI hai, bhakti kI hai aura mahAn santoM ne bhI laghu santoM para nirantara kRpA kI varSA kI hai| itane lambe kAla meM eka bhI prasaMga aisA nahIM AyA, jaba ki kisI amuka zrAvakajI ko samajhautA karAne ke lie caudharI banane kA saubhAgya milA ho yA kisI prakAra kI zikAyata karane kA avasara milA ho / saMyukta varSAvAsa kI premapUrNa paramparA meM jinako manomAlinya kI gandha AtI ho yA phira mila-baiThane kI sAmAjika bhAvanA se jinako rasa nahIM hai-jayapura kA saMyukta varSAvAsa una logoM kI bhAvanA ke viparIta eka cunautI hai, eka bhAvanAmayI preraNA hai / yaha koI naI paramparA bhI nahIM hai| yaha to mAnavatA ke svarNima itihAsa meM cirakAla ko sAmAjika aura kauTumbika bhAvanA hai| manuSya ke antasa kI sahiSNutA aura samatA ko kasauTI hai / eka jagaha mila-baiThanA santoM kA sahaja svabhAva hai / maiM Apa se kaha rahA thA ki eka jaMgala meM do siMha nahIM raha sakate aura eka rAjya meM do rAjA rAjya nahIM kara sakate, kintu maiM kahatA hU~ ki eka nagara meM aura eka sthAna meM anekoM santa raha sakate haiM, yadi ve vastutaH santa hoM, to ! aura yadi santa saMskRti kI parama pavitratA meM unheM vizvAsa ho, to! ___ bhArata ke snehila jana jIvana kA eka jIvana sUtra hai-"madhureNa samApayeta" hara kAma ke anta meM miThAsa ho, pratyeka kArya kI samApti madhura ho / yahI jovana ko sArthakatA aura saphalatA kA rahasya hai| eka rAjA kI rAjasabhA meM vidvAna aayaa| rAjA ne dekhA para Adara satkAra kucha bhI nahIM kiyaa| baiThane ko Asana taka bhI nahIM diyA gyaa| Agantuka vidvAna kI vezabhUSA sAmAnya thI, AkRti bhI sundara aura prabhAvaka nahIM thii| rAjA ne rUkSa svara meM pUchA-"kauna haiM, Apa ? kahA~ se Ae haiM ?" vidvAn ne apanA eka laghu paricaya diyA aura vidvAnoM kI vicAra carcA meM juTa gayA / vivAra carcA jaise lambI hotI gaI, taise-taise AgantA
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________________ 72 amara-bhAratI vidvAna kA vyaktitva bhI nikharatA gyaa| vidvAn kI vANI se rAjA atyanta prabhAvita ho gyaa| vidvAn ke vicAra-cintana se rAjA ke mana kA anAdara Adara-satkAra meM badala gayA / jaba vidvAn rAjasabhA se uThakara jAne lagA to rAjA ko apanI bhUla kA bhAna huA ki maiMne isa vidvAna ko baiThane ke lie yogya sthAna aura Asana bhI nahIM diyaa| phira bhI vidvAna ke mukha maNDala para roSa kI kSINa rekhA taka bhI nhiiN| vidvAna buddhi se hI U~cA nahIM, balki hRdaya se bhI mahAn hai, udAra hai / rAjA usa vidvAna kI vANI se aura jJAna garimA se itanA prabhAvita huA ki use yaha bhAna taka nahIM rahA, maiM naMge pairoM kitanI dUra taka isa vidvAna ko vidA dene ke lie A pahu~cA huuN| vidvAna ne madhura svara meM kahA-"rAjana, aba Apa lauTa jAe~ |phii dUra A gaye haiN|" rAjA ne vinIta bhAva se kahA-"Apa ke guNoM kA prabhAva aura vANI kA jAdU mujhe lauTane nahIM detaa|" vidvAna ne kahA- 'rAjan, jaba maiM AyA thA, taba Apane jarA bhI Adara nahIM diyA aura aba Apa mujhe chor3a bhI nahIM rahe haiM / maiM vahI hai aura Apa bhI vahI haiM / phira itanA antara kyoM ?" rAjA ne kahA - "Ate samaya vyakti kA jo Adara-satkAra kiyA jAtA hai, vaha usakI veza-bhUSA aura sundara AkRti ke kAraNa hotA hai / Apa meM una donoM kA abhAva thA / parantu, jAte samaya vyakti kA jo Adara-satkAra hotA hai, vaha usake guNoM ke kAraNa hotA hai, usakI Apa meM kamI nahIM hai| buddhi kA prakarSa to Apa meM hai hI, parantu zIla, zAnti aura santoSa bhI Apa meM vizeSa rUpa meM prakaTa hai| Apa kI vANI ke mAdhurya kA to kahanA hI kyA ?" bhArata kI saMskRti guNa pUjA ko mahatva detI hai, vyakti pUjA ko nahIM / vyakti apane Apa meM kitanA bhI bar3A kyoM na ho ? usakI mahAnatA ke AdhAra dhana, sattA, jAti aura sampradAya nahIM bana sakate / guNavAna vyakti hI vastutaH yahA~ para Adara-satkAra aura pUjA kA pAtra hotA hai, AcArya cANakya ne apane noti grantha meM kahA hai "svadeze pUjyate rAjA, vidvAn sarvatra pUjyate / " Apake jayapura nagara meM jo santa aura sato virAjita rahe haiM, unake sAtha ApakA jAti aura kula kA kyA sambandha hai ? parantu maiM samajhatA hU~, isa sambandha se bhI bar3hakara eka pavitra sambandha hai-dharma kA aura gaNa pUjA
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________________ varSAvAsa kI pUrNAhuti 73 kA / zramaNa paramparA meM namaskAra guNoM ko kiyA jAtA hai, vyakti vizeSa ko nahIM / santa meM yadi santa ke guNa haiM, to vaha Apa kI bhakti kA, ApakI zraddhA kA aura ApakI sevA kA sahaja hI pAtra bana jAtA hai / maiM jayapura saMgha se kahU~gA ki vaha guNoM kA Adara karanA sIkhe / jAti pUjA, kula pUjA aura sampradAya pUjA kA Aja yuga nahIM rahA / jaina paramparA to prArambha se hI guNa pUjA meM vizvAsa lekara calI hai / guNoM kI pUjA se manuSya kA mana mahAt hotA hai. mAnava kI AtmA virATa banatI hai / jaga manuSya ke antasa meM prasupta sadguNa jAgRta hote haiM, taba usakA bhagavad bhAva prabuddha hotA hai / 'merA vizvAsa hai ki pratyeka saMgha apane Apa meM eka virATa zakti hai, virATa cetanA hai, jalatI jyoti hai / vRkSa ko jar3a jaba taka majabUta hai, taba taka vaha harA-bharA rahatA hai| havA kA tUphAna use ukhAr3a nahIM sakatA, sUrya kI kiraNa use jalA nahIM sakatI aura meghoM kI mahA vRSTi use galA nahIM sakatI / saMgha bhI eka saghana aura chAyAdAra vRkSa hai, jisakI zItala chAyA meM hama santa jana bhI sukha, zAnti aura samatA kA anubhava karate haiM / saMghaTana saMgha kI jar3a hai / sneha, sadbhAva aura bhakti usake patra, puSpa aura phala haiM / maiM jayapura ke dharma premI zrAvakoM se AzA karatA hU~ ki ve isa saMgha vRkSa ko sadA harA-bharA rakheMge | apanA sneha, apanA prema aura apanI zubha bhAvanA ke madhura va zItala jala se satata isakA siMcana karate rheNge| saMgha kI abhivRddhi aura samRddhi meM hI hama saba kI abhivRddhi aura samRddhi nihita hai / saMgha sudRr3ha hai, to phira cintA kI koI bAta nahIM rahatI / Apa meM sneha aura saMghaThana rahegA, to sAdhu santa bhI yahA~ Aneko utsAhita raheMge / ApakI zobhA isI sneha-sadbhAva meM hai / lAla bhavana, jayapura 28-1155
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________________ harijana divasa bhArata ke vicAra pravaNa mastiSkoM ne cirakAla se mAnava jIvana kA vizleSaNa kiyA hai, vivecana kiyA hai aura patA pAne kA cira prayAsa kiyA hai-ki vAstava meM mAnava apane Apa meM kyA vastU hai ? bhAratIya manISiyoM kI paribhASA ke anukUla mAnava meM martya aura amRta kA saMmizraNa hai, saMyoga hai| manuSya kA zarIra martya aura AtmA amRta bhAva hai| unakA mayaM bhAga use pArthiva vizva ke sAtha jakar3e hae haiN| manuSya ke bhItara eka devI tatva bhI hai, jise amRtatva kahA hai / manuSya kA deha bhAga paJcabhUtAtmaka hai aura amRta bhAga sadA zAzvata hai| mAnava apane Apa meM eka ora deha hai, to dUsarI ora zuddha Atma tatva bhii| bhArata ke sabhI dharma, sabhI darzana aura sabhI saMskRtiyA~ mAnava ke mAnavatva kA mUlyAMkana jAti kula ke AdhAra para nahIM, guNa aura karma ke AdhAra para hI karate haiN| kama se kama bhArata kI zramaNa paramparA to jIvana kI pavitratA ke AdhAra para hI manuSyatva kA mUlyAMkana karatI hai| jAto aura kula ko mAdhyama banAkara nhiiN| mere vicAra meM manuSya kA mUlya usake paJcabhautika deha se nahIM, balki vaha apane jIvana meM svayaM kyA vana rahA hai-ise dekhakara hI manuSya ke jIvana kA mUlya sahI rUpa meM A~kanA hogA / merI dRSTi meM to mahAjana aura ( 74 )
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________________ harijana divasa 75 harijana donoM mAnava hai / donoM meM paraspara sadbhAva aura sahayoga ko Avazya. katA hai / donoM meM UMca aura nIca kI kalpanA eka bhrAnta bhAvanA ke atirikta aura kucha bhI nahIM hai / Apa jarA merI bAta para gambhIratA se vicAra kIjie-"brAhmaNa, kSatriya, mahAjana aura harijana ina saba kA zarIra paJcabhUtAtmaka hai ki nahIM ? vrAhmaNa kA zarIra svarNa ko ho, kSatriya kA zarIra rajata kA ho, mahAjana kA deha loha kA ho aura harijana kA deha miTTI kA ho yaha bAta to sahI nahIM hai na? antato gatvA ye samasta zarIra hAr3a-mAMsa, rakta aura majjA se hI nirmita hai / saba ke andara mala, mUtra aura gandagI kA Dhera hI to hai na / phira tIna varNa pavitra aura eka apavitra isakA mUlabhUta AdhAra kyA hai ?" jaisI bhUkha aura pyAsa abhijAtya varNa ko satAtI hai, vaisI harijana ko bhI / dukha-sukha kI jaisI anubhUti savarNa kahe jAne vAle logoM ko hotI hai, vaisI, aspRSya kahe jAne vAle ko bhI / eka nIca aura zeSa U~ca isakA kAraNa kyA ? hAr3a, mAMsa aura rakta meM jAta-pAta nahI hotI / vaha to manuSya mAtra ke zarIra meM eka hI rUpa kA vahatA hai / A~suoM meM bhI jAta-pAta nahIM hotI jaise khAre A~sU brAhmaNa ke haiM, vaise hI eka harijana ke bho / manuSya janma se hI lalATa para tilaka va gale meM janeU pahana kara nahIM AtA-ye saba manupya kI kalpanA se prabhUta hai| vAstavikatA to yaha hai ki manuSya jAti va kula se kabhI mahAn nahIM hotaa| usakI mahAnatA ke amara AdhAra haiM-satkarma, pavitra bhAvanA aura zubha saMkalpa / zramaNa paramparA kA yaha joradAra dAvA hai ki ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa kI sAdhanA karane vAlA kabhI kSudra, zUdra aura nIca nahIM ho sakatA / AtmA kI samujjvalatA ke samakSa deha kI malinatA kI koI gaNanA nhiiN| mana pavitra hai, to tana kI malinatA koI vizeSa mahatva nahI rakhatI / eka bhAratIya tatvavettA isa sambandha meM spaSTa kahatA hai "atyanta malino deho, dehitvamatyanta nirmalaH / " deha bhale hI malina ho, parantu deha vAlA Atma-deva kabhI malina nahIM hotA / vaha to apane Apa meM atyanta nirmala hai, pavitra hai| bhArata kA darzana, bhArata kA dharma aura bhArata kI saMskRti kabhI deha pUjA kI bAta nahIM khtii| vaha jaba kabhI kucha kahatI-khunatI hai, taba Atma-pUjA kI bAta kahatI hai /
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________________ 76 amara-bhAratI Atma tatva kI malinatA avazya hI bhArata ke vicArazIla mAnasa ke lie. gaharI cintA kA kAraNa ho sakatI hai, parantu deha kI malinatA usake lie kabhI khatare kA bindu sAbita nahIM ho skii| kAraNa spaSTa hai, ki bhArata ko saMskRti deha ko nahIM, dehI ko hI mahatva detI hai / AtmA atyanta nirmala hai, jaisA mahAjana zarIra meM, vaisA harijana deha meM / . zramaNa vicAra dhArA AtmA ke sambandha meM yaha dhAraNA lekara calI hai ki AtmA ke tIna rUpa haiM-prakRti vikRti aura saMskRti / AtmA mUla rUpa meM zuddha hai, pavitra hai, nirmala hai| parantu kaSAyoM ke saMyoga se usameM vikRti AI hai / usa vikRti ko pUrA karane kA prayatna hI saMskRti athavA sAdhana hai / AcArya nemicandra kahatA hai "savve suddhAhu suddhanayA / " kITa-pataMga se se lekara samasta jIva sRSTi zuddhanaya se nirmala va pavitra hai| zuddhanaya kI apekSA se saMsAro AtmA meM aura siddha kI AtmA meM koI bheda nahIM, koI antara nhiiN| phira brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya aura harijana meM bheda kahA~ se Tapaka par3e haiN| jaba AtmA meM kisI prakAra kA bheda nahIM, to bhautika zarIra meM vibheda kI rekhA kaise khIMcI jA sakato hai / AtmA mUla svarUpa meM prakRta hai, kaSAya evaM viSaya ke saMyoga se vikRta banA huA hai, use saMskRta karanA yahI mAnava jIvana kA dhyeya hai / yaha jIvana saMskRti, jIvana sAdhanA aura jIvana zuddhi jo bhI kara sake vaha mahAn hai| bhale vaha deha se brAhmaNa, ho, kSatriya ho, mahAjana ho yA harijana ho ? bhArata ke eka tatvacintaka manISI ne isa satya-tathya ko samajhane ke lie eka sundara rUpaka prastuta kiyA hai| vaha kahatA hai, AlaMkArika bhASA meM-"hara gandI nAlI ke kaNa-kaNa maiM pAvana gaMgA baha rahI hai|" bAta Apako avazya hI aTapaTI lagI hogI, parantu java mere zrotA vicAra sAgara meM gaharI Dubako lagA kara soceMge to bAta kA tathya spaSTa hote dera na lgegii| vicAra kI alaMkRta bhASA kA phalitArtha yaha hai ki yaha paMcabhUtAtma deha gandI nAlI hai aura usake kaNa-kaNa meM zuddha caitanya tatva kI pAvanI nirmala gaMgA pratikSaNa va pratipala pravAhita ho rahI hai| kSudra kITa se lekara siddha sAdhaka taka usakI zuddha rUpa meM eka sthiti hai| maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki zramaNa-paramparA jIvana kI pavitratA meM vizvAsa lekara calI hai / vaha janma se pavitratA meM vizvAsa nahI rkhtii| karma se prasUta pavitratA meM hI usakI niSThA rahI hai / kisI ne brAhmaNa ke ghara
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________________ harijana divasa 77 meM, kisI ne kSatriya ke ghara meM kisI ne mahAjana ke ghara meM janma le liyA, to kyA itane mAtra se vaha U~cA bana gayA ? yaha koI tathya pUrNa bAta nahIM hai / U~catA va mahAnatA prApta karane ke lie satkarma, saMyama aura sadAcAra apekSita haiM, na ki kisI ke ghara janma lenA mAtra hI / zarIra to jar3a pudgaloM kA sacaya mAtra hai ? usameM jAta-pAta kA koI naisargika bheda nahIM hai / vaha mRNmaya piNDa Atma deva kA mandira hai / vaha apane ApameM pavitra yA apavitra nahIM hai / pavitratA aura apavitratA kA maulika AdhAra AcAra kI zuddhatA aura AcAra kI azuddhatA hI haiN| isa prasaMga meM maiM Apako bhArata ke eka mahAna dArzanika santa ke jIvana kA eka sundara saMsmaraNa sunA rahA huuN| AcArya zaMkara gaMgA kI pAvana dhArA meM snAna karake lauTa rahe the| mArga meM eka cANDAla mila gyaa| jisa mArga se AcArya lauTa rahe the, vaha eka taga galI thii| binA sparza ke eka sAtha donoM manuSya nahIM jA sakate the / AcArya ke samakSa dharma saMkaTa A gyaa| AcArya ne roSa ke svara meM kahA "dUra haTa, cANDAla ! dUra haTa / maiM snAna karake AyA huuN| cANDAla ne vinamra svara meM, para vicAra sAgara kI gaharAI meM pahu~ca kara kahA "annamayA dannamaya mathavA caitanyameva caitanyAd / dvijavara ! dUrI katuvAJchasi kim ? kiM gaccha gaccheti // " dvija zreSTha ! tuma mujhe dUra haTane ko kaha rahe ho ! para jarA vicAra to kro| dUra haTane vAlA hai kauna ? tuma mere zarIra ke sparza se yadi bhayabhIta ho, to jaisA annamana deha ApakA hai, vaisA hI merA / yadi merI AtmA ko dUra haTAnA cAhate ho, to yaha bhI vicAra ApakA saMgata nahIM, kyoMki jaisA caitanya ApakI deha meM khela rahA hai, vaisA kA vaisA hI caitanyadeva mere isa annamaya zarIra meM bhI khela rahA hai| phira haTane kI bAta kisase kahate ho ? cANDAla kI adhyAtma bhASA meM kathita adhyAtma-vANI ko sunakara AcArya zaMkara kevala eka tAkika kI bhAMti prabhAvita ho nahIM hue, balki gada-gad hRdaya ho kara bole
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________________ 78 amara-bhArato "cANDAlo'stu sa tu dvijo'stu gururityeSA manISA mama / " tU cANDAla ho yA dvija ho / kucha bhI kyoM na ho, parantu yaha satya hai ki tU merA saccA guru hai, mArga darzaka hai / terI deha meM mujhe Aja vizvAtmA kA puNya darzana huA hai / terA yaha kathana satya hai ki yaha zarIra sabakA annamaya hai, parantu isameM rahane vAlA AtmA, caitanya deva bhI sabakA samAna hI hai| ____ maiM Apa se kaha rahA thA ki zramaNa paramparA kA pavitra dvAra mAnava mAtra ke lie sadA khulA hai| zramaNa saMskRti deha yA AtmA kI dRSTi se bhI kisI ko hIna yA apavitra nahIM smjhtii| vaha janma ko nahIM, karma ko mahatva detI hai / jaina dharma ke bhavya siMhadvAra meM kisI bhI deza kA, kisI bhI jAti kA aura kisI bhI kula kA manuSya bekhaTake praveza pA sakatA hai| kyoMki jaina dharma ke dvAra para kisI kA bhI jAti aura kula nahIM pUchA jAtA / vahA~ pUchA jAtA hai, usakA satkarma, sadAcAra aura jIvana kI pavitratA va nirmltaa| vahA~ dhana, sattA aura vaibhava kI pUcha nahIM hai| vahAM to hara kisI insAna se eka hI savAla pUchA jAtA hai ki ahiMsA, anekAMta, aura aparigraha meM tumhArA vizvAsa hai yA nahIM ? tumhAre dharma sthAnaka meM koI bhI harijana bhAI bekhaTake aura ve roka-Toka A sakatA hai, yahAM Akara dharma ArAdhanA va sAdhanA kara sakatA hai| hA~, mujhe eka bAta avazya kahanI hai / bhale hI vaha Apako kaTu lage kyoMki satya sadA kaTu hI rahA hai| Aja Apa yahA~ harijana divasa manA rahe haiM / Aja harijana bhAI bar3I saMkhyA meM upasthita bhI haiN| unheM mai yaha cetAvanI detA hai ki unakA uddhAra va unakI samasyA kA hala bAharI pracAra se nahIM, apane andara ke pavitra AcAra aura vicAra se hI hogaa| surA aura mAMsa kA ve tyAga kreN| sadAcAra, sadbhAva aura sneha se rahanA siikheN| zikSA aura dIkSA ke pavitra mantroM se apane mana ko zuddha banAte rheN| Apa loga savarNa logoM se aspRzyatA ko dUra karane kI mAMga karate ho / parantu maiMne sunA hai ki Apa logoM meM bhI paraspara kathita chaA-chata kI bhAvanA maujUda hai| una choTe-moTe gheroM ko tor3akara virATa bno| isI meM Apa kI samasyA kA hala hai, isI meM Apa saba kA kalyANa hai| pavitra
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________________ harijana divasa 76 bhAvanA ko jIvana meM utAranA, yahI harijana divasa manAne kA saccA uddezya hai| Aja kArtika pUrNimA hai| paMjAba ke mahAn santa guru nAnaka kI Aja jayantI hai| Aja pUrNimA hai / jaina-saMskRti aura jaina sAhitya ke tejasvI evaM manasvI AcArya hemacandra kI jayantI hai| Aja pUrNimA hai, mahAprANa, dharmavIra, krAntadarzI lokAzAha kA Aja janma divasa hai / harijana priya Thakkara bApA kA bhI Aja janma dina hai / Aja pUrNimA ke dina hajAroM lAkhoM loga gaMgA, yamunA va puSkara Adi tIrthoM meM pavitra banane kI bhAvanA se snAna kara rahe haiN| isa prakAra ke snAna se Atma zuddhi hotI hai ki nahIM ? yaha eka vicAraNIya prazna hai parantu Aja kI isa vicAra gaMgA meM yadi ApakA mana gaharI DubakI mAra sakA, to nizcaya hI vaha pavitra, zuddha aura nirmala ho skegaa| lAla bhavana jayapura, 26-11-55
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________________ barSAvAsa kI vidA AzA mAnava mana kA jyotirmaya dIpaka hai / AzA kA dIpaka prajvalita karake hI saMsAra meM jIvita rahA jA sakatA hai| jisake mAnasa meM AzA-dopa satata jalatA rahatA hai, vaha kabhI kheda-khinna nahIM hotaa| eka kavi kI vANI meM-"AzA gulAba kI surabhita evaM sundara khilI kalI ke samAna hai, jise dekhakara draSTA ke mana meM saundarya kI bhAvanA bhara jAtI hai|" yaha huA AzA kA bhAvanA pakSa / vicAra pakSa kI dRSTi se bhI mAnava jIvana meM AzA kA bar3A mahatvapUrNa sthAna hai| AzA kyA hai ? isa prazna ke samAdhAna meM eka vidvAna ne kahA-"AzA, jIvana kI paribhASA hai|" mAnava jIvana kI yathArtha vyAkhyA kA nAma to AzA hai| kavivara dinakara ke zabdoM meM "phUloM para A~sU ke motI, aura azru meM AzA / miTTI ke jIvana kI choTI, napI-tulI paribhASA // " AzA aura nirAzA donoM mAnava jIvana ke aparihArya pakSa haiM / eka dina vaha thA, jaba Apake isa jayapura nagara meM idhara-udhara se santoM ke padhArane ke zubha samAcAra se Apa sabhI zrAvakoM ke mana AzA se bhara gaye the| ( 80 )
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________________ varSAvAsa kI vidA 81 parantu Aja Apake manoM meM nirAzA bhara gaI hai / santoM kA viyoga nirAzA kA kAraNa avazya hai, para isa nirAzA meM bhI AzA kI sunahalI prabhA chupI huI rahatI hai / Aja hama Apake nagara se vidA ho rahe haiM, to nirAzA lekara nahIM, phira lauTane kI AzA lekara jA rahe haiN| kisI bhI kSetra kI sabase bar3I vizeSatA yahI hai ki jAne vAlA santa punarapi kSetra sparzana kI bhAvanA lekara vidA ho / hama saba santa jayapura ke zrAvakoM kI zraddhA va bhakti lekara jA rahe haiM / isakA artha yaha haA ki hama phira bhI jayapUra kSetra kI sparzanA ko bhAvanA lekara jA rahe haiN| yahI to Apako nirAzA meM bhI AzA kA daidIpyamAna pradIpa / ___abhI Apane bhakta kavi vinayacandajI kA bhakti-pUrNa kavitA kA antarnAda zraddheya sthavara hajArImalajI mahArAja ke zrImukha se sunA hai / sAdhaka ke liye AzA kA kitanA mahAna divya sandeza hai isameM / nirAzA ke ghora andhakAra se ghirA huA mana bhagavAn kI divya stuti ko sunate hI AdhyAtmika divya jIvana kI AzA ke mahAprakAza meM jagamagAne lagatA hai| vaha bhakta kavi santa nahIM thA, eka zraddhAzIla zrAvaka hI thA, para usakI vANI meM kitanA mAdhurya hai ? kitanA svArasya hai ? kitanA AkarSaNa hai ? bhaugolika kSetra se bhale vaha rAjasthAna kA hI kyoM na ho? parantu bhAvanA aura vicAra ke kSetra se usakI vANI ke antarnAda kA prasAra gujarAta, mAlavA, mahArASTra aura paMjAba kI sudUra sImA meM bhI jA jhaMkRta huA hai| aura sarvatra bhakta se bhagavAna hone kA zubha saMketa sAdhaka ke lie eka AzAprada divya thAtI hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA hai-"zramaNa ho, yA zrAvaka, jo antara mana se dharma kI sAdhanA karatA hai, vaha vastutaH mahAn hai / saMyama, sadAcAra aura anuzAsana kI maMgalamayI bhAvanA meM pravAhita hone vAlA sAdhaka UMcA hai / bhagavAn ke dharma meM jAti, kula aura sampradAya kA koI mahatva nahIM, vahA~ to sAdhaka kI sAdhanA kA mahatva hai| zramaNa paramparA meM jAti kI pUjA nahIM, saMyama aura sadAcAra kI pUjA kI jAtI hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra se pUchA gayA - bhante ! cAra varNa kauna se haiM ? vahA~ unhoMne brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra ye varNa nahIM batalAe, balki spaSTa zabdoM meM yaha kahA ki zramaNa, zramaNI, zrAvaka aura zrAvikA-ye hI cAroM varNa haiM / inameM kahIM bhI kSudratA aura mahAnatA kA bheda nahIM hai / samatva yoga kI sAdhanA hI jaina saskRti kA prANa tatva hai| manuSya kA kalyANa jAti, sampradAya aura
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________________ 82 amara bhAratI panthoM meM nahIM, pavitra bhAvanA meM hai / jo pavitratA ke pantha para calatA hai, vaha avazya hI kalyANa kA bhAgI hai / registAna meM koI harA bharA aura chAyAdAra vRkSa ho to dUra-dUra ke yAtrI bhI usakI chAyA ke AkarSaNa se khiMce cale Ate haiM / usakI zItala chAyA meM thakA-mAMdA aura Atapa-tApita manuSya sukha aura zAMti kA anubhava karatA hai / Ane-jAne vAle yAtriyoM ke AkarSaNa ko vaha ghaTAdAra vRkSa eka suramya kendra bana jAtA hai / usa vRkSa kI TahanI ko yadi koI tor3a DAlatA hai, to draSTA ko kitanI pIr3A hotI / kintu nIrasa ho jAne para yA sUkha jAne para TUTa-TUTa kara giranA hI usake bhAgya meM badA hotA hai / naSTa-bhraSTa jAne ke atirikta usakI koI anya sthiti zeSa nahIM rahatI / parivAra, samAja aura saMgha bhI apane Apa meM eka hare bhare, ghaTAdAra aura chAyAdAra vRkSa haiM / sneha aura sadbhAva ke zItala evaM madhura jala se inakA siMcana honA cAhie, tabhI ye hare-bhare raha sakate haiM, ghaTAdAra aura chAyAdAra raha sakate haiM / saMgha saMghaTita haiM, hare-bhare haiM, jinakI jar3eM majabUta haiM, unakI zItala chAyA meM kabhI santa bhI A sakate haiM, kabhI sahadharmI bhAI bhI A sakate haiM aura kabhI anya nAgarika bhI vahA~ Azraya pAkara sukha, zAnti kA anubhava kara sakate haiM / aura yadi ve durbhAgya se sneha zUnya ho gae, sUkha gae, to phira TUTa-TUTakara giranA hI unake bhAgya meM likhA hogA | vinAza aura hrAsa kI kahAnI to unake jIvana meM zeSa rahatI hai / isa sthiti meM vahA~ nirAzA kA ghora andhakAra hI milegA, AzA kA svarNima prakAza nahIM / abhI maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki mAnava jIvana meM AzA kA bar3A mahatva hai | AzA jIvana hai aura nirAzA mRtyu / dUsaroM ko jo AzA kA prakAza dete haiM, unheM hI AzA kA divya prakAza mila sakatA hai / Apake saMgha meM sneha aura sadbhAva kI vaha zakti honI cAhie ki Apa apane sahadharmI bhAiyoM ko bhI sevA kara skeN| Apake isa jayapura kSetra meM paMjAba ke bahuta se sahadharmI zrAvaka Aye haiM, unakA dhyAna rakhanA ApakA kartavya hai / sahadharmI bandhu kisI bhI deza kA ho, kisI bhI jAti kA ho, vaha ApakA dharma bandhu hai / use dharma sAdhanA meM sahayoga denA ApakA sarva prathama kartavya hai / svayaM dharma meM sthira rahanA aura yaha zrAvaka kA mukhya kartavya hai| saMgha ke pratyeka vizeSa dhyAna rakhanA cAhie / dUsaroM ko sthira rakhanA, vyakti ko isa bAta kA
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________________ varSAvAsa kI vidA 83 maiM Apako eka bAta aura kaha denA cAhatA hai, ki santa eka madhukara hai, santa eka bhramara hai / jahA~ surabhi aura rasa milatA hai, vahA~ vaha avazya hI Asa-pAsa ke vAtAvaraNa ko apane sumadhura guMjAra se jhaMkRta karatA huA jA pahu~catA hai / saMgha ko vaha puSpa banAnA cAhie, jisameM madhu aura surabhi donoM hoM, santa madhukaroM ko binA kisI nimantraNa AmantraNa ke svayaM hI zraddhAzIla saMghoM kA AkarSaNa hotA rahe / santa guNa-grAhI hotA hai / saMgha meM jo sadguNa haiM, zraddhA, bhakti aura sadbhAva haiM, unako vaha pavana kI bhA~ti dUra-dUra le jAkara phailA detA hai| Apake jayapura saMgha kI jo zraddhA, bhakti aura sevA hai, use hama bhUla nahIM sakate / maiM asvastha hone ke kAraNa ApakI vizeSa jJAna-sevA nahIM kara sakA / isa bAta kA mujhe avazya vizeSa vicAra rahA hai| kintu maiM to AzAvAdI hU~ aura Apa ko bhI AzAvAdI hone kI satata preraNA detA rahA hU~ / santa jana dhanasampatti ke nahIM, bhAvanA ke bhUkhe hote hai / ApakI bhAvanA meM AkarSaNa rahA, to jAne vAle santa bhI Apa se dUra nahIM raha skeNge| Apake yahA~ varSAvAsa meM maiM bahuta hI alpa pravacana kara pAyA hU~, kyoMki asvastha rahA hai| phira bhI jo de pAyA hU~, vaha mukta hRdaya se satya kI parakha ke rUpa meM die haiM / maiM apane vicAra vyakta karate samaya eka mAtra satya kI niSThA kA hI dhyAna rakhatA huuN| ataH mere vicAra kabhI-kabhI zrotAoM ke pUrvAgrahoM se grasta antara mana meM sahaja rUpa meM praveza nahIM kara pAte / vicAra bheda mata-bheda ke rUpa meM tana kara khar3e ho jAte haiN| kintu eka bAta maiM spaSTa kaha detA hU~ ki mata-bheda bhale hI hoM, parantu manobheda nahIM honA cAhie / vicAra carcA kitanI hI garma kyoM na ho, parantu mana garma nahIM honA cAhie / jIvana kA yaha satya tathya pA liyA, to phira kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM rhtaa| Apa aura hama saba Ananda ke madhura kSaNoM meM apanI dharma sAdhanA kara sakeMge / gulAba nivAsa, jayapura 30-11-55
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________________ anekAnta dRSTi dharma kyA hai ? satya kI jijJAsA, satya kI sAdhanA, satya kA sandhAna / satya mAnava jIvana kA parama sAra tatva hai| prazna vyAkaraNa sUtra meM bhAgavata pravacana hai-"saccaM khu bhgvN|" satya sAkSAt bhagavAna hai| satya ananta hai, aparimita hai| use parimita kahanA, sImita karanA, eka bhUla hai / satya ko bA~dhane kI ceSTA karanA, saMgharSa ko janma denA hai, vivAda ko khar3A karanA hai / satya kI upAsanA karanA dharma hai aura satya ko apane taka hI vAMdha rakhanA adharma hai / pantha aura dharma meM AkAza-pAtAla jaisA virATa antara hai| pantha parimita hai, satya ananta hai / "merA jo saccA" yaha pantha kI dRSTi hai| "saccA so merA" yaha satya kI dRSTi hai| pantha kabhI viSa rUpa bhI ho sakatA hai, satya sadA amRta hI rahatA hai / ___apane yuga ke mahAn dharma-vettA, mahAn dArzanika AcArya haribhadra se eka bAra pUchA gayA- "isa virATa vizva meM dharma aneka haiM, pantha nAnA hai aura vicAradhArAe~ bhI bhinna-bhinna haiM - "nako muniryasya vacaH pramANam / " pratyeka muni kA vicAra alaga hai, dhAraNA pRthak hai aura mAnyatA bhinna hai / kapila kA yoga mArga hai, vyAsa kA vedAnta vicAra hai, jaimini karma-kANDa. vAdI hai, sAMkhya jJAnavAdI hai - sabhI ke mArga bhinna-bhinna haiN| kauna saccA, kauna jhUThA? kauna satya ke nikaTa hai aura kauna satya se sudUra hai ? satya dharma kA ArAdhaka kauna hai, aura satya dharma kA virAdhaka kauna hai ? ( 87 )
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________________ 88 amara-bhAratI samanvayavAda ke marma-vettA AcArya ne kahA-"cintA kI bAta kyA ? joharI ke pAsa aneka ratna bikhare par3e rahate haiN| usa ke pAsa yadi khare-khoTe kI parakha ke lie kasauTI hai, to bhaya-cintA kI bAta nhiiN| jana-jIvana ke parama pArakhI parama prabhu mahAvIra ne hama ko parakhane kI kasoTI dI hai, kalA dI hai| dharma kitane bhI hoM, pantha kitane bhI hoM, vicAra kitane bhI hoM, satya kitane bhI kyoM na hoM ? bhaya aura khatare kI bAta nhiiN| vaha kasoTI kyA hai ? isa prazna ke samAdhAna meM AcArya ne kahA-samanvaya-dRSTi, vicAra paddhati, apekSAvAda, syAdvAda aura anekAntavAda hI vaha kasauTI hai, jisa para kharA, kharA hI rahegA aura khoTA, khoTA hI rhegaa| jindagI ko rAha meM phUla bhI hai aura kAMTe bhI ? phUloM ko cunate calo aura kA~To ko chor3ate clo| satya kA saMcaya karate raho, jahA~ bhI mile aura asatya kA parityAga karate raho, bhale hI vaha apanA hI kyoM na ho ? viSa yadi apanA hai, to bhI mAraka hai aura amRta yadi parAyA hai, to . bhI tAraka hai / AcArya haribhadra ke zabdoM meM kahU~, to kahanA hogA "yuktimad vacanaM yasya, tasya kAryaH parigrahaH / " jisakI vANI meM satyAmRta ho, jisakA vacana yukti-yukta ho, jisake pAsa satya ho, usake pAsa saMcaya meM kabhI saMkoca mata kro| satya jahA~ bhI ho, vahA~ sarvatra jaina dharma rahatA hI hai / vastutaH satya eka hI hai| bhale hI vaha vaidika paramparA meM mile, bauddha dhArA meM mile yA jaina dharma meM mile / pratyeka dArzanika paramparA bhinna-bhinna deza, kAla aura paristhiti meM satya ko aMza rUpa meM, khaNDa rUpa meM grahaNa karake calI hai| pUrNa satya to kevala eka kevalI hI jAna sakatA hai| alpajJa to vastu ko aza rUpa meM hI grahaNa kara sakatA hai| phira yaha dAvA kaise saccA ho sakatA hai ki maiM jo kahatA hU~, vaha satya hI hai aura dUsare saba jhUThe hai ? vaidika dharma meM vyavahAra mukhya hai, bauddha dharma zravaNa-pradhAna hai, aura jaina dharma AcAra lakSI hai| vaidika paramparA meM karma, upAsanA aura jJAna ko mokSa kA kAraNa mAnA hai, bauddha dhArA meM zIla, samAdhi aura prajJA ko siddhi kA sAdhana kahA hai, aura jaina-saMskRti meM samyagdarzana, samyagjJAna aura samyak cAritra ko mukti kA hetu kahA gayA hai / parantu sabakA dhyeya eka hI hai-satya ko prApta karanA /
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________________ anekAnta dRSTi : jisa prakAra sarala aura vakra mArga se pravAhita hone vAlI bhinna-bhinna nadiyAM anta meM eka hI mahAsAgara meM vilIna ho jAnI haiM; usI prakAra bhinna-bhinna ruciyoM ke kAraNa udbhava hone vAle samasta darzana eka hI akhaNDa satya meM antarbhUta ho jAte haiM / upAdhyAya yazovijayajI bhI isa samanvayavAdI dRSTikoNa ko lekara apane 'jJAna sAra' grantha meM eka parama satya kA saMdarzana karAte hue kahate haiM "vibhinnA api panthAnaH, samudra saritAmiva / madhyasthAnAM paraM brahma, prApnuvatyekamayakSam // " maiM Apa se kaha rahA thA, jo samanvayavAdI haiM, ve sarvatra satya ko dekhate haiM / ekatva meM anekatva dekhanA aura anekatva meM ekatva dekhanA, yahI samanvayavAda hai, syAdvAda siddhAnta, vicAra paddhati hai, anekAnta dRSTi hai| vastu tatva ke nirNaya meM madhyastha bhAva rakhakara hI calanA caahie| matAgraha se kabhI satya kA nirNaya nahIM ho sktaa| samanvaya dRSTi mila jAne para zAstroM ke eka pada kA jJAna bhI saphala hai, anyathA koTi parimita zAstroM ke AraTana se bhI koI lAbha nahIM / syAdvAdI vyakti sahiSNu hotA hai| vaha rAga-dvaSa kI Aga meM jhulasatA nahIM / saba dharmoM ke satya tatva ko Adara bhAvanA se dekhatA hai| virodhI ko sadA upazamita karatA rahatA hai / upAdhyAya yazovijaya jI kahate haiM "svAgamaM rAgamAtreNa, duSamAtrAt parAgamam / na zrayAmastyajAmo vA, kintu madhyasthayA dRzA // " hama apane siddhAnta granthoM kA--yadi ve bure bhI hai, to isa lie Adara nahIM kareMge, ki ve hamAre haiM / dUsaroM ke siddhAnta-yadi ve nirdoSa haiM, to isalie parityAga nahIM kareMge, ki ve dUsaroM ke haiN| samanvaya kI dRSTi se, sarva-dharma samAnatva ke vicAra se jo bhI jIvana-maMgala ke lie upayogI hogA, use saharSa svIkAra kareMge aura jo upayogI nahIM hai, use chor3ane meM jarA bhI saMkoca nahIM kareMge / anekAntavAdI apane jIvana vyavahAra meM sadA
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________________ 60 amara bhAratI 'bhI' ko mahatva detA hai, 'hI' ko nhiiN| kyoMki 'hI' meM saMgharSa hai, vAdavivAda hai / 'bhI' meM samAdhAna hai. satya kA sandhAna hai. satya kI jijJAsA hai| __maiM Apa se kahatA thA ki jaina darzana kI saMdhAraNA ke anusAra satya sabakA eka hai, yadi vaha apane Apa meM vastutaH satya ho, to ? vizva ke samasta darzana, samagra vicAra-paddhatiyA~, jaina darzana ke nayavAda meM vilIna ho jAtI haiM / Rju sUtra naya meM bauddha darzana, saMgraha naya meM vedAnta, naigamanaya meM nyAya-vaizeSika, zabdanaya meM vyAkaraNa aura vyavahAra naya meM cArvAka-darzana antabhukta ho jAtA hai| jisa prakAra raMga-biraMge phUloM ko eka sUtra meM gUMthane para eka manohara mAlA taiyAra ho jAtI hai, vaise ho samasta darzanoM ke sammilana meM se jaina darzana prakaTa ho jAtA hai| saccA anekAntavAdI kisI bhI darzana se vidveSa nahIM krtaa| kyoMki vaha sampUrNa naya rUpa darzanoM ko vAtsalya bharI dRSTi se dekhatA hai, jaise eka pitA apane samasta putroM ko snehamaya dRSTi se dekhatA hai / isI bhAvanA ko lekara adhyAtmavAdI santa Anandaghana jI ne kahA hai "SaD darasaNa jina aMga bhaNIje, nyAya SaDaMga jo sAdhe re| 'nami' jinavaranA caraNa upAsaka, SaD darzana ArAdhe re||" adhyAtma yogI santa Ananda ghana ne apane yuga ke una logoM ko karArI phaTakAra batAI hai, jo gacchavAda kA poSaNa karate the, panthazAhI ko preraNA dete the aura matabheda ke kaTu bIja bote the| phira bhI jo apane Apako santa aura sAdhaka kahane meM amita-garva kA anubhava karate the| 'hI' ke siddhAnta meM vizvAsa rakhakara bhI jo 'bhI' ke siddhAnta kA sundara upadeza jhAr3ate the / Anandaghana jI ne spaSTa bhASA meM kahA "gacchanA bheda bahu nayaNe nihAlatAM, tatva nI bAta karatAM na lAje / udara bharaNAdi nija kAja karatAM thakAM, moha naDIA kalikAla rAje // " maiM Apa se kaha rahA thA, ki jaba taka jIvana meM anekAnta kA basanta
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________________ anekAnta dRSTi 61 nahIM AtA, taba taka jIvana harA-bharA nahIM ho sktaa| usameM samatA ke pUSpa nahIM khila sakate / samabhAva, sarvadharma, samatA, samanvaya, syAdvAda aura anekAnta kevala vANI meM hI nahIM, balki jIvana ke upavana meM utaranA cAhie / tabhI dharma kI ArAdhanA aura satya kI sAdhanA ko jA sakatI hai| abhI taka maiM samanvayavAda kI, syAdvAda kI aura anekAnta dRSTi kI zAstrIya vyAkhyA kara rahA thA / parantu aba anekAnta dRSTi kI vyAvahArika vyAkhyA bhI karanI hogii| kyoMki anekAnta yA syAdvAda kevala siddhAnta hI nahIM, balki jIvana ke kSetra meM eka madhura prayoga bhI hai / vicAra aura vyavahAra jIvana ke donoM kSetroM meM isa siddhAnta kI samAna rUpa se pratiSThApanA hai| syAdvAda yA anekAnta kyA hai ? isa prazna kA vyAvahArika samAdhAna bhI karanA hI hogA aura AcAryoM ne vaisA prayatna kiyA bhI hai| ziSya ne AcArya se pUchA-"bhagavan, jina vANI kA sAra bhUta tatva yaha anekAnta aura syAdvAda kyA hai ? isakA mAnava jIvana meM kyA upayoga hai ? ziSya kI jijJAsA ne AcArya ke zAnta mAnasa meM eka halkA-sA kampana paidA kara diyaa| parantu kucha kSaNoM taka AcArya isalie mauna bane rahe ki usa mahAsiddhAnta ko isa laghumati ziSya ke mana meM kaise utArU ? Akhira, AcAryoM ne apanI kuzAgra buddhi se sthUla jagata ke mAdhyama se syAdvAda kI vyAkhyA prArambha kI / AcArya ne apanA eka hAtha khar3A kiyA aura kaniSThA tathA anAmikA aMguliyoM ko ziSya ke sammukha karate hue AcArya ne pUchAbolo, donoM meM choTI kauna aura bar3I kauna ? ziSya ne tapAka se kahA anAmikA bar3I hai aura kaniSThA choTI / AcArya ne apanI kaniSThA aMgulI sameTa lI aura madhyamA ko prasArita karake ziSya se pUchA-"bolo, to aba kauna choTI aura kauna bar3I? ziSya ne sahaja bhAva se kahA-aba anAmikA choTI hai aura madhyamA bar3I / AcArya ne muskAna ke sAtha kahAvatsa, yahI to syAdvAda hai / apekSA bheda se jaise eka hI aMgulI kabhI bar3I aura kabhI choTI ho sakatI hai, vaise hI aneka dharmAtmaka eka hI vastu meM kabhI kisI eka dharma kI mukhyatA rahatI hai, kabhI usakI goNatA ho jAtI hai / jaise AtmA ko hI lo! yaha nitya bhI hai aura anitya bhii| dravya kI apekSA se nitya hai aura paryAya kI apekSA se anitya / vyavahAra meM yaha jo apekSAvAda hai, vahI vastutaH syAdvAda aura anekAntavAda hai| vastu tatva ko samajhane kA eka dRSTikoNa vizeSa hai| vicAra prakAzana kI eka zailI hai, vicAra prakaTIkaraNa kI eka paddhati hai|
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________________ 12 amara bhAratI samanvayavAda, syAdvAda aura anekAnta dRSTi ke mUla bIja AgamoM meM, vItarAga vANI meM yatra-tatra bikhare par3e haiN| parantu syAdvAda ke vizada aura vyavasthita vyAkhyAkAroM meM siddhasena divAkara, samantabhadra, haribhadra, akalaMka deva, yazovijaya aura mANakyanandi mukhya hai, jinhoMne syAdvAda ko virATa rUpa diyA, mahAsiddhAnta banA diyaa| usakI mUla bhAvanA ko aMkurita, pallavita, puSpita aura phalita kiyaa| usakI yuga-sparzI vyAkhyA kara ke use mAnava jIvana kA upayogI siddhAnta banA diyA / ___ syAdvAda ke samartha vyAkhyAkAra AcAryoM ke samakSa jaba virodha pakSa kI ora se yaha prazna AyA-"eka hI vastu meM eka sAtha, utpatti, kSati aura sthiti. kaise ghaTita ho sakatI hai ? taba samanvayavAdI AcAryoM ne eka svara meM, eka bhAvanA meM yoM kahA, yaha samAdhAna kiyA tIna mitra bAjAra meM ge| eka sone kA kalaza lene, dUsarA sone kA tAja lene aura tIsarA khAlisa sonA lene / dekhA, una tInoM sAthiyoM ne eka sunAra apanI dUkAna para baiThA sone ke kalaza ko tor3a rahA hai / pUchA-ise kyoM tor3a rahe ho? jabAba milA-isakA tAja banAnA hai| eka hI svarNa vastu meM kalazArthI ne kSati dekhI, tAjArthI ne utpatti dekhI aura zuddha svArthI ne sthiti dekhI / pratyeka vastu meM pratipala utpatti, kSati aura sthiti calatI rahatI hai| paryAya kI apekSA se utpatti aura kSati tathA dravya kI apekSA se sthiti banI rahatI hai / isa prakAra eka hI vastu meM tInoM dharma raha sakate haiM, unameM paraspara koI virodha nahIM hai / syAdvAda vastugata aneka dharmoM meM samanvaya sAdhatA hai, saMgati karatA hai| virodhoM kA apekSA bheda se samAdhAna karatA hai| syAdvAdI AcAryoM kA kathana hai, ki vastu aneka dharmAtmaka hai| eka vastu meM aneka dharma haiM, ananta dharma haiN| kisI bhI vastu kA paribodha karane meM naya aura pramANa kI apekSA rahatI hai| vastugata kisI eka dharma kA paribodha naya se hotA hai aura vastugata aneka dharmoM kA eka sAtha paribodha karanA ho, to pramANa se hotA hai| kisI bhI vastu kA parijJAna naya aura pramANa ke binA nahIM ho sakatA / syAdvAda ko samajhane ke lie naya aura pramANa ke svarUpa ko samajhanA bhI Avazyaka hai|
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________________ anekAnta dRSTi 63 maiM Apa se kaha rahA thA ki syAdvAda, samanvayavAda aura apekSAvAda anekAnta dRSTi-jaina darzana kA hRdaya hai| vizva ko eka anupama aura maulika dena hai| matabheda, matAgraha aura vAda-vivAda ko miTAne meM anekAnta eka nyAyAdhIza ke samAna hai| vicAra kSetra meM, jise anekAnta kahA hai, vyavahAra kSetra meM vaha ahiMsA hai| isa prakAra "AcAra meM ahiMsA aura vicAra meM anekAnta" yaha jaina dharma kI vizeSatA hai| kyA hI acchA hotA? yadi Aja kA mAnava isa anekAnta dRSTi ko apane jIvana meM, parivAra meM, samAja meM aura rASTra meM DhAla pAtA, utAra pAtA? Wan )
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________________ saccA sAdhakaH samyagdRSTi manuSya kA jIvana kyA hai ? eka nATaka, jisameM eka ke bAda eka dRzya badalatA hI rahatA hai| Apa meM se bahuta-soM ne sinemA dekhA hogaa| citrapaTa para kitane lubhAvane citra Ate haiM aura tejI se cale jAte hai / kabhI sundara dRzya AtA hai, to kabhI burA bhI ! sundara dRzya ko dekhakara Apa prasanna hote haiM aura bure ko dekhakara khinna ho jAte haiN| Apake citta para citra paToM kA kitanA gaharA prabhAva par3atA hai| Apa kitane prabhAvita hote haiN| maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki yaha saMsAra bhI eka sinemA hai, eka citrapaTa hai, eka nATaka hai, jisake pAtra Apa svayaM haiM / jIvana meM kabhI harSa ke dRzya, to kabhI viSAda ke dRzya upasthita hote rahate haiN| sukha aura duHkha jIvana meM dhUpa-chAyA kI taraha Ate-jAte haiM / kavi kI vANI meM jIvana ke sambandha meM hameM kahanA hogA - "jIvana ke avirAma samara meM, kabhI hAra hai, jIta kbhii| kabhI parAjaya kA ronA hai, gAnA jaya ke gIta kbhii|" jIvana ke sinemA meM kabhI hAra, kabhI jIta / kabhI harSa, kabhI viSAda / kabhI ronA, kabhI gAnA-ye saba calate rahate haiN|
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________________ saccA sAdhaka : samyagdRSTi 65 mithyA dRSTi AtmA isa saMsAra ko satya aura yahA~ ke padArthoM ko satya aura zAzvata samajha kara dina-rAta unakI prApti meM lagA rahatA hai| dhana aura jana ke saMyoga se vaha harSita ho uThatA hai aura viyoga se viclit| dhana aura jana ke nAza ko vaha apanA vinAza samajha letA hai, deha kI dIvAra ko bheda kara vaha dehI ke teja ko pahacAna nahIM paataa| vaha zubha ko dekhakara prasanna hotA hai aura azubha ko dekhakara khinna / puNya aura pApa kI bhAvanAoM ke ghere se vaha nikala nahIM sakatA / jIvana ke calacitra meM sundara dRzya AyA, to vaha nAcane lagatA hai aura burA dRzya AyA, to rone-cillAne lagatA hai| usake jIvana meM sukha, santoSa aura zAnti nahIM / sadA bekarAra, becaina banA rahatA hai| isake viparIta samyagdRSTi AtmA isa virATa-vizva ko apanA zAzvata nivAsa sthAna kabhI nahIM mAnatA, yahA~ ke paudgalika padArthoM ko kSaNa-nAzI samajhatA hai / dhana aura jana ke saMyoga se harSita nahIM hotA aura viyoga se vicalita nahIM hotA / dhana aura jana ke nAza ko vaha apanA nAza kabhI nahIM mAnatA / usakA vItarAga vANI meM aTala va aDiga vizvAsa hotA hai"natthi jIvassa nAsotti / " deha ke bhItara sthita dehI ko vaha pahacAnatA hai| "maiM deha nahIM hU~, dehI hU~" isa prakAra use dRr3ha niSThA hotI hai / pApa aura puNya kI bhAvanAoM ke ghere se Upara uThakara vaha dharma kI bhAvanA meM sthita rahatA hai| zubha aura azubha bhAvoM ko chor3akara vaha zuddha bhAva kI upAsanA karatA hai / zuddha yoga kI sAdhanA karatA hai| harSa meM haSita nahIM, viSAda meM viSaNNa nahIM / vaha apane adhyAtma mArga para masta hokara calatA rahatA hai / ataeva usake jIvana meM sukha, santoSa aura zAnti rahatI hai|| mAnava jIvana ke do pakSa hote haiM-kRSNa pakSa aura zukla pakSa / pahalA andhakAra kA, dUsarA prakAza kA / jIvana kI yAtrA meM bahimukhI hokara calanA, kRSNa pakSa / vibhAva dazA meM rakhar3anA kRSNa pakSa aura svabhAva dazA meM ramaNa karanA zukla pakSa / kRSNa-pakSa vAlA viveka hIna hotA hai, aura zukla pakSa vAlA vivekazIla hotA hai| viveka dharma hai aura aviveka adharma hai| maiM Apa se kaha rahA thA ki sukha aura duHkha jIvana meM dhUpa-chAyA kI taraha Ate haiM / mithyA dRSTi aura samyagdRSTi donoM kA jIvana sukha-duHkha kI rAha meM se gujaratA hai| pahalA vyAkula ho jAtA hai aura dUsarA nirAkula
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________________ 66 amara bhAratI rahatA hai / jahA~ nirAkulatA hai, vahA~ duHkha bhI sukha bana jAtA hai, Ananda bana jAtA hai, antara kevala dRSTi kA hai / padArtha eka hI hone para bhI dRSTi bheda se pariNAma bheda ho jAtA hai / sukha meM phUlanA nahIM aura duHkha meM ghabarAnA nahIM - "yaha sAdhaka kA parama lakSaNa hai / " Apane eka bAra kyA ! aneka bAra sunA hogA ki mahAmuni skandaka ke deha kI camar3I mRta pazu kI camar3I kI taraha jIvita dazA meM hI utArI jAtI rahI, kintu unake mukha maNDala para prasannatA khelatI rahI / taruNa tapasvI gaja sukumAra muni ke mastaka para Aga ke dhadhakate a~gAre rakhe gae, kintu ve samabhAva ke sAgara meM gahare hI utarate rahe / zAnta aura dAnta bane rahe, kSamA zramaNa bane rahe / maiM Apa se pUchatA hU~ ki isakA kAraNa kyA ? kyA unako pIr3A nahIM ho rahI thI ? daihika duHkha-darda to unako bhI huA hI hogA ? kintu unako vaha samadRSTi adhigata ho gaI thI, jisase unhoMne duHkha ko duHkha hI nahIM mAnA / duHkha aura kaSTa kA kAraNa unhoMne bAhara nahIM dekhA, apane andara hI dekhA / ve vicAra karate the, manuSya jo kucha bhI bhogatA hai, vaha apane karmoM kA hI phala bhogatA hai / karma siddhAnta kA yahI to amara sandeza hai, ki bhUla karo, to phala bhI bhogane ko taiyAra raho / samyagdRSTi kI vicAraNA meM yahI jAdU hai / saccA sAdhaka to viSa ko bhI amRta banA letA hai | saccA sAdhaka mRtyu ke mahAkarAla mukha meM jAtA huA bhI yahI kahegA- " deha vinAzI, maiM avinAzI, ajara-amara cita merA / " jaina siddhAnta kA kahanA hai, ki eka bAra satya dRSTi milI to phira ber3A pAra hai / jaise sUtra sahita suI kho jAne para bhI zIghra hI mila jAtI hai, vaise hI samyagdRSTi kadAcita saMsAra meM bhaTaka bhI jAye, to bhI apane Apako sambhAla letA hai / vaha girakara bhI sadA ke lie nahIM giratA hai / jaise rabara kI geMda ko jamIna para paTakane para vaha aura adhika vega se Upara uchalatI hai, isI prakAra samyagdRSTi bhI sadA UrdhvagAmI rahatA hai / kabhI gira bhI par3egA, to vApisa dUne vega se Upara uThegA / saMsAra meM tIna prakAra ke jIva hai - eka ve jo kabhI girate nahIM, dUsare
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________________ saccA sAdhaka : samyagdRSTi 67 ve jo gira-girakara bhI sambhala jAte haiM aura tIsare ve jo girakara kabhI sambhalate hI nahIM-gire to girate hI rahe / jo kabhI girate nahIM, ve deva haiM, arihanta haiN| kyoMki patana kA kAraNa kaSAya bhAva unameM nahIM hai| mithyAtva aura pramAda bhI nahIM hai / bhUla kA mUla hI nahIM, to phira bhUla ho bhI to kaise ho? jo girate haiM, para girakara sambhala jAte haiM, ve sAdhaka haiM, santa haiM / santa apanI bhUla ko kabhI chupAtA nhiiN| bhUla ko bhUla svIkAra karane vAlA sAdhaka samyagdRSTi hai / pramAda aura kaSAya ke kAraNa vaha sAdhanA ke patha para se kabhI gira bhI par3atA hai, parantu phira zIghra hI sambhala jAtA hai, kyoMki vaha saccA hai / jo gira kara kabhI uThatA nahIM, vaha mithyA daSTi hai| girA to miTTI ke Dhele kI taraha par3A hI rahA / kyoMki mithyAtva bhAva ke kAraNa vaha apanI bhUla ko kabhI bhUla svIkAra nahIM karatA / yahI kAraNa hai, isa prakAra kI AtmA kA nirantara patana hotA rahatA hai| kavi kI vANI meM kahanA hogA ki "girakara uThanA, uThakara giranA, hai yaha jIvana kA vyApAra / " giranA utanA burA nahIM, jitanA ki girakara par3e hI rahanA aura utthAna ke lie kisI prakAra kA prayatna ho na krnaa| maiM Apa se kaha rahA thA, ki samyagdRSTi Atma-tatva kA pArakhI hotA hai| vaha dUsarA kucha jAnatA ho, yA na jAnatA ho? para itanA to vaha avazya jAnatA hai, ki AtmA hai / vaha kaSAya-yukta hai, use kaSAya-mukta banAnA hai| AkAza meM kAle bAdala kitane bhI saghana kyoM na hoM ? kintA anta meM sUrya kI hI vijaya hotI hai| samyagdRSTi kI jIvana-daSTi yahI rahatI hai / AtmA ko vikRta avasthA se saMskRta avasthA meM le jAnA usake jIvana kA dhyeya hotA hai / samabhAva kI sAdhanA se vaha zuddha buddha aura mukta hone kA satata prayatna karatA rahatA hai|
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________________ saMsAra burA nahIM : vyakti kI dRSTi burI hai mAnava jIvana vikAsa kA eka mukhya sAdhana hai, jisake dvArA apane kartavya kA yogya rIti se pAlana karane kA sAmarthya adhigata karake manuSya apane sAdhya kI ora tejI se bar3ha sakatA hai| mAnava jIvana hI sarvocca kyoM hai ? kyoMki isa meM AtmA kA sarvAMgINa vikAsa ho sakatA hai| manuSya se nIce stara para pazu kA jIvana AtA hai, aura usase nIce stara para devajIvana AtA hai / deva jIvana ke sambandha meM yaha kathana Azcarya kI vastu nahIM, kyoMki jaina saMskRti meM jIvana kI saphalatA kA mukhya AdhAra dharma sAdhanA hai| deva jIvana meM yaha sAdhanA nahIM kI jA sakatI / dharma kI sAdhanA karmabhUmi meM hotI hai, bhoga bhUmi meM nhiiN| devatva bhoga bhUmi hai aura manuStva hai, karmabhUmi / isI kAraNa mAnava jIvana kI zreSThatA siddha hai| maiM kahatA hU~, mAnava deha prApta karanA hI jIvana kI iti nahIM hai| samasyA kA hala yahA~ nahIM ho pAtA ? sabase bar3I bAta hai, mAnava deha meM mAnavatA prApta karanA / yadi mAnavatA nahIM hai, to phira mAnava deha bhI nirarthaka haiM / yadi mAnavatA hai, to mAnava deha kA bhI mUlya hai| jisa kArya ke lie jo pAtra banAyA jAe aura phira bhI vaha pAtra usa kArya kI siddhi na kara sake, to usa pAtra se lAbha kyA ? mAnavatA ke binA mAnava jIvana kI siddhi nhiiN| ( 68 )
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________________ saMsAra burA nahIM, vyakti kI dRSTi burI hai 66 saMsAra kyA hai ? eka karmabhUmi / eka karma kSetra / manuSya hai, usa karma bhUmi kA, usa karma kSetra kA km-yogii| manuSya saMgharSa to karatA hI hai, parantu dekhanA yaha hai ki vaha saMgharSa kisalie karatA hai ? svArtha ke lie yA tyAga ke lie ? bhoga ke lie yA yoga ke lie? nIti ke lie, yA anIti ke lie ? dharma ke lie, yA adharma ke lie ? saMgharSa to honA cAhie, para nyAya nIti ke lie honA cAhie / isI meM manuSya jIvana kI vizeSatA hai| apane manda muskAna kI Ananda razmiyoM se Apa kitanoM ke mukulita mAnasoM ko vikasita kara sakate ho ? isI meM mAnava jIvana kI saphalatA ke darzana hote haiM / kavi kI vANI meM gAnA hogA "mAnava hokara mAnavatA se, tuma ne kitanA pyAra kiyA hai ? isa jIvana meM tuma ne kitanA, ___ auroM kA upakAra kiyA hai // " alpa zabdoM meM kahA jAe, to nija ke mAnasa ko adhika se adhika udAtta banAnA hI saccI mAnavatA hai| jisa sarasa mAnasa meM samUcA saMsAra samA sake, vizva-bAMdhavatA kA sundara aMkura phUTa sake, vaha manuSya eka saccA manuSya hai| mAnavatA kA AdhAra kSetra vahI hai| vahI hai, devatAoM kA pyArA insAna / isa prakAra kA mAnavatva binA tyAga-vairAgya ke prApta nahIM ho sakatA / bhogAsakti meM manuSya apanA manuSyatva bhUla jAtA hai| ____ jIvana meM tyAga-vairAgya kI bar3I AvazyakatA hai kyoMki usake binA jIvana meM camaka-damaka nahIM A pAtI, para vaha saMskRta rUpa meM honA cAhie, vikRta rUpa meM nhiiN| vaha sajaga aura sateja cAhie, nirjIva aura niSprANa nahIM / mujhe yAda hai, eka bAra eka anamola bAlaka ke mukha se sunA "mAta-pitA sAre jhUThe haiM, jhUThA hai, sNsaar|" yaha vairAgya, jo ajJAna bAlakoM ke mana meM baiTha jAtA hai, koI saccA vairAgya nahIM hai / isase jovana kA nirmANa nahIM ho sktaa| mAta-pitA jhUThe, sArA saMsAra jhUThA, saMsAra meM koI merA nhiiN| isakA matalaba kyA ? kyA duniyA meM janma dene vAle aura lAlana-pAlana karane vAle mAta-pitA bhI jhaThe, dhokhA dene vAle aura phareba bAja haiM ? kyA samUcA saMsAra makkAroM se hI
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________________ 100 amara-bhAratI bharA hai ? usameM saccA koI nahIM ? maiM samajhatA hU~, yaha eka mRta vairAgya hai, ajJAnapUrNa vairAgya hai / isase jIvana kA vikAsa nahIM ho sakatA / saMsAra meM rahakara bhI saMsAra kI Asakti meM na phaMsanA hI saccA vairAgya / saMsAra ko jhUThA kahanA, mAta-pitA ko jhUThe kahanA, kuTumba - parivAra ko rAkSasa kahanA, yaha koI vairAgya kI paribhASA nahIM hai| samUcA saMsAra kabhI jhUThA nahIM ho sktaa| saMsAra burA nahIM, vyakti kI dRSTi burI hai / saMsAra to eka karma bhUmi hai, eka karma kSetra hai / jisakA jI cAhe, apane Apako banA sakatA hai, deva bhI aura rAkSasa bhI / dRSTi kA phera hai / saMsAra naraka bhI ho sakatA haiyadi dRSTi pApa pUrNa hai, to / anyathA maiM samajhatA hU~ ki yahI sasAra svarga bhI ho sakatA hai / svaga kA artha yahA~, devoM kA svarga na samajheM / maiM yahA~ usa svarga kI bAta kaha rahA hU~, jisa svarga kI bAta vyAsa ne apane mahAbhArata meM kahI hai | svarga kyA hai ? vyAsa ne kahA"svargaH satvaguNodayaH / " - sAtvika guNoM kA vikAsa karanA, yahI to svarga hai / dRSTi ko badalate hI yaha narakamaya saMsAra bhI svargamaya saMsAra bana jAegA / maiM kahatA hU~ ki apane Apako tolakara aura sahI dizA meM apanI dRSTi sthira karake jaba koI isa saMsAra saMgharSa meM utaregA, to use saMsAra burA nahIM lagegA | vaha usase bhAganA nahIM cAhegA, vaha saMsAra ko aura mAta - pitA ko jhUThA nahIM kahegA, balki saMsAra meM phailI huI vikRti ko, vaha apanI kamajorI ko samajhegA aura usase lar3anA cAhegA / jIvana saMgharSa ke lie hai, yaha satya hai / para vaha saMgharSa honA cAhie, samAja meM aura rASTra meM phaile hue una bhrAnta vicAroM aura galata paramparAoM ke virodha meM, jo mAnava jIvana ko rUDhigrasta va pragati-virodhI banA dete haiM aura una svArthamaya tuccha vAdoM ke viruddha jo akhaNDa mAnava jAti ko Tukar3oM-Tukar3oM meM bA~Ta kara hRdayahIna banA dete haiM / jAti, kula, pantha - Aja ina saba ber3iyoM ko kATa DAlane kI AvazyakatA hai / mAnavatA kI mazAla ko jyotita rakhane vAlA, apane vimala prema kI vizAla bhujAoM meM sAre saMsAra ko lipaTA lene ke lie Age bar3hegA / jAja kA yuga sahayoga aura saha astitva kA yuga hai / yaha vRtti sAmAjika jIvana kA prANa tatva hai / sneha, sadbhAva aura samatA se mAnavatA kA vikAsa hotA hai, abhyudaya hotA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai-mukti cAhe jisako prApta ho, parantu
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________________ saMsAra burA nahIM, vyakti kI dRSTi burI hai 101 saMvibhAgI ko nahIM ho sakatI / kitanA sundara siddhAMta hai ? jo bAMTa kara khAnA nahIM cAhatA, jo saba kucha apane lie hI saMgraha kara rakhanA cAhatA hai, vaha rAkSasI vRtti kA manuSya hai / pU~jIvAdI manovRtti kA manuSya sabako lUTane kI bhAvanA rakhatA hai / bhArata kI saMskRti meM to yaha kahA gayA hai"zata hastaM samAhara, sahasrahastaM saMkiraH / " manuSya tU saikar3oM hAthoM se saMcaya kara, para hajAroM hAthoM se denA bhI mata bhUla / tyAgapUrvaka hI bhoga kara / tU sukhI bana, yaha terA adhikAra hai, para dUsaroM ko bhI sukhI rahane de | apane sukha-kaNoM ko baTora kara mata baiTha, bikheratA cala, jIvana yAtrA meM / yahI tyAga - vairAgya kI saccI bhAvanA hai, jisakI bAta maiM kaha rahA thA / Aja kA pazcima bhautikavAdI hai, sattAvAdI hai, niyantraNavAdI hai, parantu vaha sahRdaya nahIM hai / saMyama kA abhAva hone se yuddhoM meM rata rahatA hai / aura Aja kA pUrva, vaha bhUkhA hai, abhAvagrasta hai / AdhyAtkitA kA nArA usake gale se nIce nahIM utaratA / abhAvoM kI pIr3A se vaha pIr3ita hai, dharma na ati duHkha / bhautikatA aura AdhyAtmikatA kA santulana honA cAhie / donoM eka-dUsare ke pUraka bane na ki virodhI / bhautikatA yadi svacchanda ghor3A hai, to AdhyAtmikatA usakI lagAma hai| binA lagAma kA ghor3A khataranAka hotA hai / bhautikatA aura AdhyAtmikatA ke samanvaya se jAgatika vikAsa sambhava hai / aba maiM, phira apanI mUla bAta para A jAtA hai / manuSya jaba manuSyatA prApta kara legA, manuSya jaba sacce arthoM meM tyAga - vairAgya ko jIvana meM DhAla pAegA, aura jaba manuSya sahRdaya bana sakegA, tabhI vaha apanA parivAra kA, samAja kA aura rASTra kA kalyANa kara sakegA, vikAsa kara sakegA / saMsAra ko badalane kI apekSA manuSya pahale apane Apako badale / dUsaroM ko burA kahane se pUrva jarA apane andara bhI jhAMka le / kahIM apane andara ho to burApana nahIM hai / dRSTi badalo, to sRSTi apane Apa hI badala jAegI / vyakti kadAcit burA ho sakatA hai, parantu sArA saMsAra kabhI burA nahIM hotA / jodhapura, siMhapola 11-1-53 ! 1 1 1
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________________ patrakAra sammelana meM : upAdhyAya zrI amara munijI prazna-dharma kyA hai ? vyakti ke vikAsa meM usakA kyA mahatva hai| kyA vyakti ke vikAsa meM sAmAjika dharAtala bhI Avazyaka hai ? samAdhAna-dharbha kI paribhASA eka nahIM, hajAroM haiN| kintu kore zabda prapaMca se Upara uThakara dharma ko samajhane kA prayatna kiyA jAe, to maiM samajhatA hU~, dharma ko paribhASA yaha hogI-"dharma mAnava mana ke antara kI vaha zuddha preraNA hai, jisase manuSya sanmArga meM pravRtta hotA hai / bhaya aura pralobhana ke abhAva meM apane antaHkaraNa kI svataH preraNA se manuSya jo zuddha pravRtti karatA hai, vastutaH vahI saccA dharma hai|" udAharaNa ke rUpa meM samajhie-"Apake sAmane cAra manuSya khar3e haiM, una cAroM se Apa yaha prazna pUchie-ki tuma anyAya, anIti aura anAcAra kyoM nahIM karate ho?" ava Apa unakA uttara sunie prathama-kara to lUM, parantu rAjya daNDa kA bhaya hai / jela meM par3e raha. kara sar3anA par3e, piTanA pdd'e| dvitIya-kara to lU~, kintu samAja kA bhaya hai / samAja ke loga kyA kaheMge ? merA bahiSkAra kara deNge| ( 102 ) .
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________________ patrakAra sammelana meM, upAdhyAya zrI amara munijI 103 tRtIya-kara to lUM, para naraka meM jAne kA bhaya hai| naraka kI tIvra vedanA bhoganI pdd'egii| caturtha-maiM anyAya, anIti aura anAcAra nahIM kara sktaa| kyoMki vaisA karane ko merA antara mana taiyAra nahIM hai / vaisA karane kA kabhI vicAra aura saMkalpa bhI nahIM hotaa| Apa ne sunA, ina cAroM kA uttara / kevala caturtha vyakti hI saccA dharbhazIla hai / kyoMki vaha bhaya aura pralobhana kI bhUmikA se Upara uThakara apanI antaH preraNA se pApa nahIM krtaa| zeSa tIna pApa karane ko tatpara haiM / parantu bhaya bAdhaka banA huA hai / pApa karane kI abhiruci avazya hai, kintu rAja-bhaya, samAja-bhaya aura naraka-bhaya karane nahIM detaa| isa prakAra kI vivazatA meM dharma nahIM panapa sakatA / dharma to mAnava ke zuddha hRdaya meM hI aMkurita, pallavita, puSpita aura phalita hotA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI meM-"dhammo suddhassa ciTThai // " jisa vyakti ke mana meM chalanA nahIM, mAyA nahIM bhaya nahIM aura lobha nahIM, vahA~ dharma avazya hogaa| dharma mAnava ko prasUpti se jAgRti kI ora le jAtA hai| dharma AtmA kI eka zakti hai, jisase manuSya jIvana sughar3a, sudRr3ha aura saMskRta banatA hai| dharbha vyakti kA vikAsa kI jar3a hai / dharma vyakti kA nirmANa karatA hai aura use vikAsa kI ora calane ko utprerita karatA hai / dharma jar3a nahIM, eka gatizIla zakti hai, kriyAtmaka prayoga hai| __ maiM samajhatA hU~ ki vyakti ke vikAsa meM sAmAjika dharAtala bhI Avazyaka hai| yadi sAmAjika dharAtala se ApakA abhiprAya bhautikatA kI ora saMketa hai, to mujhe spaSTa kahanA hogA ki vyakti ke vikAsa ke lie vaha bhI Avazyaka hai / Aja adhyAtmavAda aura bhautikavAda ke sambandha meM jo dhAraNAe~ pracalita haiM, ve sarvathA doSa rahita nahIM haiN| mere vicAra meM donoM ke samanvaya se, donoM ke santulana se vyakti kA vikAsa uccastarIya ho sakatA hai| donoM vAda paraspada eka-dUsare ke pUraka haiM, virodhaka nahIM haiN| samAja kA bhautika vikAsa isa prakAra kA cAhie ki vyakti ke paira AsAnI se Age bar3hane ke lie uTha sakeM / bhautikatA kA avikAsa bhI sarvasAdhAraNa ko patana kI ora unmukha kara sakatA hai / abhAva ko coTa manuSya kaThinatA se sahana kara pAtA hai / bhautikavAda ke sambandha meM merI yaha dhAraNA hai ki vaha adhyAtmavAda se anuprANita ho / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke saMvibhAga
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________________ 104 amara bhAratI vAda ke AdhAra para yadi bhautika vikAsa hotA hai, to usase jIvana meM koI khatarA nahIM hogA / isa dRSTi se vyakti vikAsa meM sAmAjika dharAtala Avazyaka hai / prazna- dharma meM vairAgya kA kyA sthAna hai ? aura virAgI vyakti kA saMsAra ke prati kyA dRSTikoNa rahatA hai ? samAdhAna -- vairAgya ke tIna rUpa haiM - duHkha-mUlaka, moha-mUlaka aura jJAna mUlaka / vizuddha vairAgya vahI hai, jisakA mUla AdhAra jJAna hai, viveka hai / duHkha mUlaka aura moha mUlaka vairAgya meM patana kA bhaya banA rahatA hai / merA apanA dRSTikoNa yaha hai ki dharma ko jIvita rakhane ke lie vairAgya parama Avazyaka tatva hai / kyoMki usake binA jIvana sthira nahIM ho pAtA / vairAgya saMsAra se nahIM, sAMsArikatA se honA cAhie / saMsAra burA nahIM, sAMsArikatA burI balA hai, jisa se vyakti kA nirantara patana hotA rahatA hai / virAgI kA saMsAra ke prati yahI vizuddha dRSTikoNa banA rahanA cAhie / prazna- dhanAgama puNya rUpa hai, yA pApa rUpa hai ? samAdhAna - zAstroM meM pApa ke pA~ca prakAra haiM- hiMsA, asatya, corI, vyabhicAra aura parigraha, arthAt saMgraha / prathama se caturtha taka pApa kI dhArA spaSTa hI hai / na jAne paMcama para Akara loka mAnasa kA rAstA mor3a kyoM khA jAtA hai ? yaha mujhe samajha meM nahIM AtA / dhanAgama ke bAre meM samAja meM Aja jo vicAra phailA hai, vaha madhyayugIna sAmantavAdI pravAha se prabhAvita hai / dhana prApti ko ekAnta puNya aura ekAnta pApa rUpa meM nahIM mAnA jA sakatA / dhana apane Apa meM jar3a hai, vaha na pApa rUpa hai aura na puNya rUpa | usakI prApti kA prakAra vyakti kI bhAvanA para adhika AdhArita rahatA hai / prazna - dharma parivartanazIla hai, yA aparivartanazIla hai ? samAdhAna - jaina dharma syAdvAda ko mAnatA hai / maiM kahU~gA ki dharma ke donoM rUpa svIkArya hone caahie| eka Amra taru hai / vaha hara sAla naye pattoM aura naye phaloM ke rUpa meM parivartita hotA hai / parantu mUla rUpa meM, jar3a rUpa meM vaha parivartita nahIM hotA / Amra vRkSa badalA bhI badalA / dharma ke sambandha meM bhI yahI satya lAgU par3atA hai| aura nahIM bhI dharma kA bAhma
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________________ patrakAra sammelana meM, upAdhyAya zrI amara munijI 105 rUpa yathAnurUpa badalatA rahatA hai aura Antarika rUpa zAzvata hai| dharma kA mUla rUpa sthira hai aura bAharI rUpa parivartanazIla / isa prakAra dharma parivartanazIla bhI hai aura aparivartanazIla bhii| . prazna-svarga aura naraka ke viSaya meM Apa ke kyA vicAra haiM ? samAdhAna- svarga aura naraka sthAna-vizeSa raheM, isameM kisI ko koI Apatti nahIM ho sktii| kintu, ve jIvana kI sthiti vizeSa bhI haiM-isase inkAra nahIM honA caahie| prazna-sukha aura duHkha kI vAstavika vyAkhyAe~ kyA ho sakatI haiM ? samAdhAna-sukha aura duHkha kI koI nizcita aura nirdhArita vyAkhyA karanA AsAna nahIM hai / kyoMki isa sambandha meM vibhinna vyaktiyoM ke anubhava vibhinna hote haiN| eka kA sukha dUsare ko duHkha rUpa bhI ho sakatA hai / aura eka kA duHkha dUsare ko sukha bhii| ataH sukha-duHkha kI koI sthira vyAkhyA nahIM kI jA sktii| hA~, sukha-duHkha kI itanI paribhASA kI jA sakatI hai ki anukUlatA sukha hai aura pratikUlatA duHkha / saMkSepa meM ye haiM, ve prazna aura samAdhAna, jo kaviratna jI mahArAja ne jodhapura patrakAra sammelana meM abhivyakta kie the| jodhapura kAleja janavarI 1953
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________________ paMca zIla aura paMca zikSA vartamAna yuga meM do prayoga cala rahe haiM-eka aNa kA, dUsarA saha astitva kA / eka bhautika hai, dUsarA AdhyAtmika / eka mAraka hai, dUsarA tAraka / eka mRtyu hai, dUsarA jIvana / eka viSa hai, dUsarA amRta / / aNu prayoga kA nArA hai -"maiM vizva kI mahAna zakti hU~, saMsAra kA amita bala hU~, mere sAmane jhuko yA mro|" jisake pAsa maiM nahIM hU~, use vizva meM jIvita rahane kA adhikAra nahIM hai| kyoMki mere abhAva meM usakA sammAna surakSita nahIM raha sktaa|" saha astitva kA nArA hai-"Ao, hama saba milakara caleM, milakara baiThe aura milakara jIvita raheM, milakara mareM bhii| paraspara vicAroM meM bheda hai, koI bhaya nhiiN| kArya karane kI paddhati vibhinna haiM, koI khatarA nahIM / kyoMki tana bhale hI bhinna hoM, para mana hamArA eka hai / jInA sAtha hai, maranA sAtha haiN| kyoMki hama saba mAnava haiM aura mAnava eka sAtha hI raha sakate haiM, bikhara kara nahIM, bigar3a kara nhiiN|" pazcima apanI jIvana yAtrA aNu ke bala para calA rahA hai, aura pUrva saha-astitva ko zakti se / pazcima deha para zAsana karatA hai aura pUrva dehI para / pazcima talavAra-tora meM vizvAsa rakhatA hai, pUrva mAnava ke antara mana meM, mAnava kI sAhajika snehazIlatA meN|
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________________ paMca zIla aura paMca zikSA 107 Aja kI rAjanIti meM virodha hai, vigraha hai, kalaha hai, asantoSa hai aura azAnti hai / nIti, 'bhale hI rAjA kI ho yA prajA kI, apane Apa meM pavitra hai, zuddha aura nirmala hai| kyoMki usakA kArya jaga kalyANa hai, jaga vinAza nahIM / nIti kA artha hai, jIvana kI kasauTI, jIvana kI prAmANikatA, jIvana ko satyatA / vigraha aura kalaha ko vahA~ avakAza nahIM / kyoMki vahA~ svArtha aura vAsanA kA damana hotA hai / aura dharma kyA hai ? sabake prati maMgala bhAvanA / sabake sukha meM sukha-buddhi aura sabake duHkha meM duHkha-buddhi / samatva yoga kI isa pavitra bhAvanA ko dharma nAma se kahA gayA hai| yoM mere vicAra meM dharma aura nIti sikke ke do bAjU haiN| donoM kI jIvana-vikAsa meM AvazyakatA bhI hai| yaha prazna alaga hai ki rAjanIti meM dharma aura nIti kA gaThabaMdhana kahA~ taka saMgata raha sakatA hai| vizeSataH Aja kI rAjanIti meM jahA~ svArtha aura vAsanA kA nagna tANDava nRtya ho rahA ho ! mAnavatA mara rahI ho! buddha aura mahAvIra ne samUce saMsAra ko dharma kA sandeza diyA-rAjanIti se alaga haTakara, yadyapi ve janmajAta rAjA the| gAMdhIjI ne nItimaya jIvana kA Adeza diyA, rAjanIti meM bhI dharma kA zubha praveza karAyAyadyapi gA~dhIjI janma se rAjA nahIM the| yoM gA~dhIjI ne rAjanIti meM dharma kI avatAraNA kii| gAMdhIjI kI bhASA meM rAjanIti vaha jo dharma se anuprANita ho, dharma-mUlaka ho / jisa nIti meM dharma nahIM, vaha rAjanIti, kunIti rhegii| rAjA kI nIti dharmamaya hotI hai| kyoMki bhAratIya paramparA meM rAjA nyAya kA vizuddha pratIka haiM / jahA~ nyAya vahA~ dharma hotA hI hai / nyAya rahita nIti nahIM, anIti hai, adharma hai / Aja bhArata svatantra hai aura svatantra bhArata kI rAjanIti kA mUla AdhAra hai- paMcazIla siddhAnta / isa paMcazIla siddhAnta ke sabase bar3e vyAkhyAkAra the-bhArata ke prathama pradhAnamantrI paNDita javAharalAla neharU / bhArata, cIna aura rUsa vizva kI sarvato mahAn zaktiyA~ Aja isa paMcazIla siddhAMta ke AdhAra para paraspara mitra bane haiN| gA~dhI yuga kI yA neharU yuga kI yaha sabase bar3I dena hai, saMsAra ko| duniyA kI AdhI se adhika janatA paMcazIla ke pAvana siddhAnta meM apanA vizvAsa hI nahIM rakhatI, balki pAlana bhI karatI hai / yUropa para bhI dhIre-dhIre paMcazIla kA jAdU phaila rahA hai| maiM Apako yaha batAne kA prayatna karUMgA ki paMcazIla kyA hai ? isakA
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________________ 108 amara-bhAratI mUla kahA~ hai ? aura yaha pallavita kaise huA ? sabase pahale maiM, rAjanIti meM pracalita pacazIla para vicAra kruuNgaa| bhArata kI rAjanIti kA AdhAra paMcazIla isa prakAra hai rAjanItika paMcazIla akhaNDatA-eka deza dUsare deza kI sImA kA atikramaNa na kre| usakI svatantratA para AkramaNa na kre| isa prakAra kA dabAva na DAlA jAe, jisase usakI akhaNDatA para saMkaTa upasthita ho / prabhu-sattA-pratyeka rASTra kI apanI prabhu-sattA hai| usakI svatantratA meM kisI prakAra kI bAdhA bAhara se nahIM AnI cAhie / 3. ahastakSepa-kisI deza ke Antarika yA bAhya sambandhoM meM kisI prakAra kA hastakSepa nahIM honA caahie| 4. . saha astitva-apane se bhinna siddhAntoM aura mAnyatAoM ke kAraNa kisI deza kA astitva samApta karake usa para apane siddhAnta aura vyavasthA lAdane kA prayatna na kiyA jaae| sabako sAtha jIne kA, sammAnapUrvaka jIvita rahane kA adhikAra hai / 5. sahayoga-eka-dUsare ke vikAsa meM saba sahayoga, sahakAra kI bhAvanA rakheM / eka ke vikAsa meM sabakA vikAsa hai / yaha hai rAjanItika paMcazIla siddhAnta, jisakI Aja vizva meM vyApaka rUpa meM carcA ho rahI hai| 'zIla' zabda kA artha, yahA~ para siddhAnta liyA gayA hai / paMcazIla Aja kI vizva rAjanIti meM eka nayA mor3a hai-jisakA mUla dharma bhAvanA meM hai| bhArata ke lie paMcazIla zabda nayA nahIM hai| kyoMki Aja se sahasroM varSa pUrva bhI zramaNa-saMskRti meM yaha zabda vyavahRta ho cukA hai| jaina paramparA aura bauddha paramparA ke sAhitya meM paMcazIla zabda Aja bhI apanA astitva rakhasA hai aura vyavahAra meM bhI AtA hai / bauddha paMcazIla bhagavAn buddha ne bhikSuoM ke lie pA~ca AcAroM kA upadeza diyA thA,
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________________ paMcazIla aura paMca zikSA 106 unheM paMcazIla kahA gayA hai / zIla kA artha, yahA~ para AcAra hai, anuzAsana hai | paMcazIla isa prakAra hai 1. 2. 3. 5. 4. brahmacarya - mana se pavitra raho, tana se pavitra raho / viSaya-vAsanA kA parityAga karo | brahmacarya kA pAlana karo / 1. ahiMsA -- prANi mAtra ke prati samabhAva rakho / kisI para dveSa mata rakho | kyoMki sabako jIvana priya hai / 3. satya - satya jIvana kA mUla AdhAra hai / mithyA bhASaNa kabhI mata karo / mithyA vicAra kA parityAga karo / asteya dUsare ke Adhipatya kI vastu ko grahaNa na karo / jo apanA hai, usameM santoSa rakho / uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke 23 veM adhyayana meM kezI - gautama carcA ke prasaMga para 'paMca- zikSA' kA ullekha milatA hai | paMcazIla aura paMca zikSA meM antara nahIM hai, donoM samAna haiM, donoM kI eka hI bhAvanA hai / zIla ke samAna zikSA kA artha bhI yahA~ AcAra hai | zrAvaka ke dvAdaza vratoM meM cAra zikSA vrata kahe jAte haiM / paMca zikSAe~ ye haiM - jaina paMca zikSA 4. mada tyAga - kisI bhI prakAra kA mada mata karo, nazA na kro| surApAna kabhI hitakara nahIM hai / ahiMsA - jaisA jIvana tujhe priya hai, sabako bhI usI prakAra / saba apane jIvana se pyAra karate haiM / ataH kisI se dveSa-ghRNA mata karo / satya - jIvana kA mUla kendra hai / satya sAkSAt bhagavAna hai / satya kA anAdara AtmA kA anAdara hai / asteya - apane zrama se prApta vastu para hI terA adhikAra hai / dUsare kI vastu ke prati apaharaNa kI bhAvanA mata rakha / brahmacarya -- zakti sacaya / vAsanA saMyama / isake binA dharma sthira nahIM hotA / saMyama kA AdhAra yahI hai / yaha dhruva dharma hai / 5. aparigraha - AvazyakatA se adhika saMcaya pApa hai / saMgraha meM parapIr3ana hotA hai / Asakti bar3hatI hai / ataH parigraha kA tyAga karo /
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________________ 110 amara-bhAratI vaidika paMca yama vaidika dharma kA paMca-yama, jaina paMca- zikSA ke sarvathA samAna hai / paMca-yama kA ullekha yoga sUtra meM isa parigrahA yamAH / " yama kA artha hai, bhAvanA meM bhI aura zabda meM bhI / prakAra hai- "ahiMsAsatyAste brahmacaryA saMyama, sadAcAra, anuzAsana / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA, ki bhArata kI rAjanIti meM Aja jisa paMcazIla kI carcA kI jA rahI hai, pracAra ho rahA hai, vaha bhArata ke lie nayA nahIM hai / bhArata hajAroM varSoM se paMcazIla kA pAlana karatA calA A rahA hai / rAjanIti ke paMcazIla siddhAnta kA vikAsa boddha paMcazIla se, jaina paMcazikSA se aura vaidika paMca-yama se bhAvanA meM bahuta kucha mela khA jAtA hai / bauddha paMcazIla aura jaina paMca zikSA kI mUla AtmA saha astitva aura sahayoga meM hai / mAnavatAvAdI samAja kA kalyANa aura utthAna aNu se nahIM, saha astitva se hogA - yaha eka dhruva satya hai / **
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________________ jIvana : eka kalA anAdi kAla se mAnava jIvana meM kalA kA vizeSa sthAna rahA hai| kalA kI eka nizcita paribhASA-bhale hI abhI taka na ho sakI ho-paraMtu jIvana ko sundara, madhura aura sarasa banAne kI ceSTA kA jabase sUtrapAta huA hai, tabase kalA bhI jIvana ke bhavya bhavana meM jAne-anajAne A pahu~cI hai| kalA kA artha bhoga-vilAsa ke sAdhana karanA-eka bhrAnta dhAraNA hI nahIM, apitu kalA ke yathArtha paribodha kI nAsamajhI bhI hai| kalA, jIvana-zodhana kI eka prakriyA hai / kalA, jIvana-vikAsa kA eka prayoga hai| kalA, jIvana yApana kI eka paddhati hai, eka zailI hai / bhoga-vilAsa ke upakaraNoM va prasAdhanoM ke artha meM kalA zabda kA prayoga karanA, yaha kalA kI vikRti hai, saMskRti nhiiN| adhika spaSTa kahU~, to kahanA hogA, ki yaha kalA zabda kI visaMgati hai, saMgati nhiiN| ____ bhAratIya saMskRti ke mahAmanISI RSi bhartRhari ne kahA hai-"jisa jIvana meM sAhitya kI upAsanA nahIM, saMgIta kI sAdhanA nahIM, kalA kI ArAdhanA nahIM, vaha jIvana mAnava kA nahIM, pazu kA jIvana hai "sAhitya-saMgIta-kalA-vihInaH, ___ sAkSAt pazuH puccha-viSANa-hInaH // " pazutva bhAva se saMrakSaNa ke lie, jIvana meM kalA Avazyaka tatva hai| ( 111 )
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________________ 112 amara-bhAratI zramaNa paramparA meM mAnava jIvana ke do vibhAga haiM-zrAvaka aura zramaNa / gRhastha aura santa, bhogI aura tyaagii| bhoga se tyAga kI ora bar3hanA-donoM ke jIvana kA dhyeya-bindu hai / jo eka sAtha sampUrNa tyAga nahIM kara sakatA, vaha zrAvaka hotA hai, jo eka sAtha samasta bandhanoM ko kATa kara cala par3A, vaha zramaNa hotA hai| parantu ina do bhUmikAoM se pUrva bhI jIvana kI do bhUmikAeM aura haiM-mArgAnusArI aura samyagdRSTi / jo abhI andhakAra se mur3akara prakAzonmukha banA hai. parantu abhI prakAza ko pA nahIM sakA, vaha mArgAnusArI-sanmArga kA anusaraNa karane vAlA hai / jisane prakAza pA liyA, satya kA saMdarzana kara liyA, vaha samyagdRSTi hai| satya ke mahApatha para cala par3anA / yaha zrAvakatva aura zramaNatva hai| zramaNa saMskRti kI mAnyatA ke anusAra jIvana kI ye cAra rekhAe~ haiM / inameM se pahalI rekhA taka, pahalI bhUmikA taka jIvana kI kalA prApta nahIM hotii| samyagdRSTi va satya-dRSTi hI jIvana zodhana kI saccI kalA hai / yaha kalA jisake pAsa ho, jIvana yAtrA meM use kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM ho sktaa| vaidika paramparA meM jIvana ko cAra vibhAgoM meM vibhAjita kiyA haibrahmacarya-jJAna sAdhanAkAla, gRhastha-kartavya kAla, vAnaprastha-saMnyAsa kI taiyArI aura saMnyAsa-sAdhanA kAla / pahale vibhAga meM jIvana kI sudRr3hatA, dUsare meM dhana aura jana kA upArjana aura upabhoga, tIsare meM tyAga kI taiyArI aura cauthe vibhAga meM tyAga kI sAdhanA kI jAtI hai| bhAratIya vicAradhArA meM mAnava jIvana ko "satyaM, zivaM, sundaraM" kahA gayA hai| darzana satya hai, dharma ziva hai, maMgala hai aura kalA sundara hai| darzana vicAra hai aura kalA AcAra hai, samyaktva una donoM meM zivatva kA adhiSThAna karatA hai / phalitArtha nikalA-samyaniSThA, samyagavicAra aura samyag AcAra- ina tInoM kA samagratva hI vastutaH jIvana kalA hai| jisake jIvana meM niSThA ho, viveka ho aura kRti ho, to samajhanA cAhie, ki yaha kalAvAna hai| AtmA meM sat, cit aura Ananda-ye tIna guNa haiN| ina tInoM kI samaSTi ko 'AtmA' pada se kahA gayA hai / sat kA artha satya, ziva kA artha viveka aura vicAra aura sundara kA artha Ananda / arthAt satya, ziva aura sundara ko samaSTi ko hI jIvana-kalA kahA jAtA hai / jahA~ taka maiM samajhatA hU~, jIvana kA carama dhyeya Ananda hai| yadi
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________________ jIvana : eka kalA 113 mAnava jIvana meM se Ananda-tatva ko nikAla diyA jAe, to phira maiM pUchatA hU~ ki jIvana kA artha hI kyA zeSa bacA rahegA ? aura yadi jIvana meM Ananda nAmaka koI tatva hai, to phira kalA kI nitAnta AvazyakatA hai / kyoMki kalA kA uddezya jIvana ko Anandamaya banAnA hai / kucha vicAraka kahate haiM- " kalA kA artha hai, kalA / yAnI kalA, kevala kalA ke lie hai / jIvana se usakI koI saMgati nahIM / " maiM samajhatA hU~, yaha eka bar3I bhrAnti hai / yaha nArA bhArata kA nahIM, videza kA hai-jahA~ bhoga hI jIvana kI antima pariNati hai / parantu bhArata meM jIvana kI carama pariNati hai-yoga | ataH yahA~ kalA, kevala kalA ke lie hI nahIM, manoraMjana ke lie hI nahIM, apitu jIvana ve lie hai, bhoga se yoga meM jAne ke lie hai / bhAratIya vizvAsa ke anurUpa kalA kI niSpatti jIvana ke lie huI hai / ataH kahanA hogA - "kalA jIvana ke lie hai / " deza, kAla aura paristhitivaza kalA meM vibheda ho sakate haiM, parantu kalA kabhI vyartha nahIM ho sakatI hai / 1 saundarya kI ora DhalanA, mAnava mana kA sahaja svabhAva rahA hai / mAnava mAnasa meM sthita saundarya, kevala mAnava ke apane jIvana taka hI sImita nahIM rahA, apitu apane ArAdhya bhagavAna ko bhI vaha sundara veSa meM sundara, bhUSA meM aura sundara rUpa meM dekhane kI kalpanA karatA hai| vItarAga ko bhI bhakta kavi anupama, adbhuta aura carama sundara dekhanA cAhatA hai " yaiH zAntarAgarucibhiH paramANubhistvaM, nirmAtistribhuvanaikalalAmabhUta ! tAvanta eva khalu te'pyaNavaH pRthivyAM yatte samAnamaparaM nahi rUpamasti || " maiM samajhatA hU~, isase adhika saundarya kI upAsanA anyatra durlabha hai / bhakta apane bhagavAna ko vizva meM sarvAdhika cira sundara dekhanA cAhatA hai / tabhI to vaha kahatA hai ki jisa zAMtarAga paramANu puMja se Apake zarIra kI racanA huI hai, ve paramANu vizva meM utane hI the| kyoMki isa virATa vizva meM Apase adhika rUpa kisI meM nahIM haiM, Apase adhika saundarya kisI meM nahIM hai / saundarya ke upakaraNa hI nahIM rahe, to saundarya kahA~ rahegA ? bhale hI hama isa bhakta kavi kI saundarya bhAvanA ko bhakti kA atireka
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________________ 114 amara bhAratI kaha kara TAla deN| parantu, satya hai, ki saundarya kI ora jhukanA mAnava kA sahaja dharma hai| saundaryonmukha pravRtti hI to kalA kahI jAtI hai| antara itanA hI hai ki bhautikavAdI bAhara ke saundarya ko dekhatA hai aura adhyAtmavAdI AtmA ke saundarya ko dekhatA hai| bhArata ke mahAn ciMtakoM ne jIvana kI saphalatA meM bhUlakara bhI vilAsa kI gaNanA nahIM kI / jIvana meM saundarya ko bhI mAnA, kalA ko bhI mAnA / parantu saundarya aura kalA meM saMyama kI saMyojanA ko ve kabhI nahIM bhUle / saundarya kI upAsanA kI, para saMyama ke sAtha / kalA kI ArAdhanA kI, para saMyama ke sAtha / Ananda kI kAmanA kI, para vaha bhI saMyama ke sAtha / bhArata ke adhyAtmavAdI kalAkAroM ne antarjagata ke saundarya kA mana-bhara kara varNana kiyA hai| gItA kA virATa rUpa darzana isa kalpanA kA pramANa hai| rAjA janaka kI rAja sabhA meM, aSTAvakra RSi jyoMhI pahuMce ki unheM dekhakara samasta vidvAn haMsane lage - RSi kA rUpa hI aisA thA / para sAtha meM tapasvI aSTAvakra bhI haMsane lge| vidvAnoM ne pUchA--"Apa kyoM haMse ?" aSTAvakra ne muskAna bhara kara kahA- "maiM apanI bhUla para haMsA huuN|" maiM samajhatA thA ki rAjA janaka adhyAtmavAdI haiM, unake vidvAn sabhAsada bhI adhyAtmavAdI hoNge| parantu, maiMne yahAM Akara dekhA-"yaha sabhA to carmakAroM kI sabhA hai|" yahA~ camar3e kA raMga-rUpa dekhA jAtA hai, AtmA kA saundarya nhiiN| muni kI vANI meM bhogavAdI saMskRti para eka karArA vyaMga hai / sAtha hI bhArata kI adhyAtma bhAvanA meM aTa niSThA bhI hai| jIvana meM saundarya bhI hai, parantu usakA upayoga yoga meM karo, na ki bhoga meM / bhoga-kalA meM nahIM, yoga-kalA meM bhArata kA vizvAsa sadA se rahA hai| kalA-kalA meM bhI bar3A antara hotA hai / eka prAcIna adhyAtmavAdI kavi kI vANI meM "kalA bahattara puruSa kI, vA meM do saradAra / __ eka jIva kI jIvikA, eka jIva uddhAra // " bahattara kalAoM meM do kalAe~ pradhAna haiM-bhoga-kalA aura yoga klaa| bhoga kI eka sImA hai, usake bAda yoga kI sImA-rekhA AtI hai| bhoga se yoga kI ora jAnA, AgAra se aNagAra bananA, yaha bhArata kI mUla
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________________ jIvana : eka kalA 115 saMskRti hai| isameM yoga kalA kA bar3A mahatva hai, jisako kavi ne "jIva uddhAra" kahA hai / spaSTa bhASA meM use dharma-kalA kahate haiM "savvA kalA dhammakalA jiNei / " / "dharma kalA sabase U~cI kalA hai|" dharma kalA, yahI vastuH saccI jIvana kalA hai|
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________________ jIvana : eka saritA kavi kI alaMkRta bhASA meM-"jIvana eka saritA hai|" saritA kI madhura dhArA sadA pravAhazIla rahatI hai| pravAha rukate hI usakI miThAsa jAtI rahatI hai| usakA astitva hI miTa jAtA hai| apane udgama sthala se lekara mahAsAgara taka nitya-nirantara bahate hI rahanA, saritA kA sahaja svabhAva hai| usase pUcho ki tU sadAkAla bahatI ho kyoM rahatI hai ? vaha sahaja svara meM kahegI-yaha merA sahaja dharma hai| merA pravAha rukA ki maiM marI / jIvana saMdhAraNa ke lie bahate rahanA hI zreyaskara hai / dekhate nahIM ho, mAnava ! mere kUla ke Asa-pAsa ye jo choTe-bar3e tAla-talaiyA haiM, unake jIvana kI kyA dazA hai ! unakA nirmala, svaccha aura madhura jala apane ApameM banda hokara sar3ane lagatA hai| gati na hone se, kriyA na rahane se unakA jIvana samApta ho gayA hai| "Age bar3ho yA miTTI meM milo" yaha prakRti kA eka aTala aura amiTa siddhAnta hai / gatizIla jIvana kA mUla mantra hai| jo bAta maiM abhI saritA ke sambandha meM kaha rahA thA, mAnava jIvana ke sambandha meM bhI vaha siddhAnta satya hai| kavi kI vANI meM jIvana eka saritA hai / jIvana ko gatizIla rakhanA, kriyAzIla rakhanA, vikAsa kA eka mahAn tathyapUrNa siddhAnta hai| jIvana ke vikAsa ke lie Avazyaka siddhAnta yaha hai, ki usako rukanA nahIM caahie| janma se lekara mRtyu sImA taka jIvana nirantara bahatA hI rahatA hai / rukane kA artha hai, mRtyu / ( 116 )
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________________ jIdhana : eka saritA 117 __ bahuta-se loga kahA karate haiM-nidrA dazA meM jIvana gati kahAM karatA hai ? parantu, yaha dhAraNA bhramapUrNa hai / vicAra kIjie, kyA deha kI halacala ko hI Apa jIvana mAnate haiN| yadi yahI bAta Apako svIkRta ho, to kahanA hogA ki Apane jaina darzana ke jIva-vijJAna ko samajhA hI nahIM ? jaina dharma kahatA hai, yaha to sthUla jIvana hai| sUkSma jIvana hai, saMkalpa kA, jise antarjIvana kahate haiM / jIva bhale hI nidrA dazA meM ho yA mUrchA avasthA meM, usakA saMkalpamaya jIvana sadA kriyAzIla rahatA hai| asaMjJI prANI meM bhI adhyavasAya to mAnA hI gayA hai| yadi isase inkAra hogA, to phira pApa, puNya aura dharma kI vyavasthA se bhI Apako inkAra karanA hogA / prANI bAhara meM cAhe ceSTArahita dIkha rahA ho, kintu usake antara meM sadA saMkalpa aura adhyavasAyoM kI eka virATa halacala rahatI hai / Apane sunA hI hogA ki tandula maccha mahAmaccha kI AMkha ke kora para baiThA-baiThA hI adhyavasAya ke tAne-bAne se sAtavIM naraka kA bandha bA~dha letA hai| bAhara meM bhale hI usakI kriyA na ho, gati na ho ? para antara meM usake eka mahAn dvandva calatA rahatA hai| vaha prANI ke antara jIvana kI gati hai, kriyA hai| prasupta dazA meM, mUrchA kI hAlata meM bhI prANI antara kriyA karatA hI rahatA hai / kabhI sthUla jIvana ke ceSTA rahita hone para bhI sUkSma jIvana, jise manovijJAna kI bhASA meM saMkalpa aura adhyavasAya kahate haiM-sadA pravAhita hI rahatA hai / antara jIvana kI halacala kabhI banda nahIM hotI? isa viSaya para AdhyAtmika dRSTi se bhI vicAra kareM, to yahI tathya nikalatA hai ki jIvana sadA gatizIla aura kriyAzIla hI rahatA hai| jaina zAstra meM isa bAta kA paryApta varNana AtA hai-'AtmA meM gati aura kriyA hotI hai|" gati va kriyA AtmA kA dharma hai| saMsArI jIvoM meM hI nahIM, siddhoM meM bho sva-ramaNa rUpa kriyA rahatI hI hai| kyoMki kriyA ora gati AtmA kA dharma hai / vaha usase alaga nahIM ho sakatA / isa dRSTi se bhI yahI siddha hotA hai ki jIvana sadA kriyAzIla hai, gatizIla hai| kriyAzIla rahanA hI jIvana kA sahaja dharma hai| maiM Apa se kaha rahA thA ki jIvana eka hala-cala hai, jIvana eka Andolana hai, jIvana eka yAtrA hai| yAtrI yadi cale nahIM baiThA rahe to, kyA vaha apane lakSya para pahuMca sakegA? nahIM, kadApi nhiiN| jagat kA artha hI hai-nitya-nirantara Age bar3hane vAlA / per3a jaba taka prakRti se saMyukta hokara
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________________ 118 amara bhAratI bar3hatA hai, taba taka prakRti kA eka-eka kaNa usakA poSaNa karatA hai / jaba usa kA vikAsa ruka jAtA hai, to vahI prakRti dhIre-dhIre use naSTa-bhraSTa kara detI hai| mAnava jIvana kA bhI yahI hAla hai| jaba taka manuSya meM gati karane kI kSamatA rahatI hai, taba taka usakI svAbhAvika zakti ke sAtha prakRti kI samasta zaktiyAM bhI usa ke vikAsa meM sahayoga detI haiM / jaba taka upAdAna meM zakti hai, taba taja nimitta bhI use bala-zakti dete haiM / manuSya kA kalyANa isI meM hai ki vaha zoka jIvana ke sAtha apanI antaHzakti kA saMyoga sthApita karatA rahe, isI ko jIvana jInA kahate haiN| mahAkavi prasAda kI bhASA meM kahanA hogA "isa jIvana kA uddezya nahIM hai, zAnti bhavana meM Tika rhnaa| kintu pahu~canA usa sImA taka, jisake Age rAha nahIM hai // " maiM abhI Apa se kaha rahA thA ki calate rahanA, manuSya kA mukhya dharma kyoM hai ? jIvana koI par3Ava nahIM, balki eka yAtrA hai / manuSya jIvana kI paribhASA karate hue kavi kahatA hai-- "samajhe agara insAna to, dina-rAta saphara hai|" jIvana eka yAtrA hai, manuSya eka yAtrI hai| loka-mArga meM vaha svecchA se khar3A nahIM raha sktaa| use yA to Age bar3hanA cAhie yA mara miTanA hogA / kyoMki jIvana eka saMgharSa hai| saMgharSa karane vAlA hI yahA~ para jIvita raha sakatA hai| gatizIla honA hI vastutaH jIvana kA lakSaNa hai / upaniSad kA eka RSi kahatA hai zaravat tanmayo bhavet / " dhanuSa se chUTA bANa sIdhe lakSya meM jAkara TikatA hai| manuSya ko bhI apane lakSya para pahu~ca kara hI virAma karanA cAhie / vIra puruSa vaha hai, jo kabhI patha-bAdhAoM se vyAkula nahI banatA / vaha apane jIvana kI yAtrA meM mastI ke sAtha gAtA hai "pantha hone do aparicita, prANa rahane do akelA / .
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________________ jIvana : eka saritA 116 aura hoMge caraNa hAre, anya haiM jo lauTate, de zUla ko saMkalpa sAre // " saccA yAtrI Age bar3hatA hai / usake mArga meM cAhe phUla biche hoM, yA zUla gar3e hoM / vaha apane saMkalpa kA kabhI parityAga nahIM kara sktaa| pathasaMkaToM ko dekhakara vApisa lauTanA, vIratva nahIM hai| __ mahAvIra Age bar3he, to bar3hate hI rhe| aneka anukUla aura pratikUla saMkaTa, upasarga aura parISaha Ae, para mahAvIra kabhI vicalita nahIM hue| bhakta kI bhakti lubhA nahIM sakI aura virodho kA virodha unheM roka nahIM skaa| indra AyA, to harSa nahIM, saMvama AyA, to roSa nhiiN| bar3hate rahanA unake jIvana kA saMlakSya thA / saMyama kI sAdhanA ruko nhiiN| bhaktoM kI bhakti kI madhura svara laharI usa masta yogI ko moha nahIM sakI, aura virodha ke rodha ko vaha dekha nahIM sakA / bhukti kA tyAgI mukti kI khoja meM calA, to calatA hI rahA / vardhamAna kI dRSTi meM phUla aura zUla donoM samAna the| dhannA kA jIvana to Apane sunA hI hogaa| vaha apane jIvana meM jitanA var3A bhogI thA, usase bhI mahAn thA, vaha eka mahAyogI / apanI patnI subhadrA kI bolI kI golI lagate hI vaha siMharAja jAgRta ho gyaa| dizA badala lI, to phira kabhI lauTakara bhI nahIM dekhaa| nitya-nirantara sAdhanA ke mahAmArga para bar3hatA hI gyaa| mahApuruSoM ke jIvana se hameM yahI preraNA milatI hai, sadA utsAha aura sphUrti milatI hai / jIvana saMgrAma meM virAma kI AzA svapnavat hai / jIvana saMgharSa meM saphala hone ke lie sAtatya yAtrA kI AvazyakatA hai| jIvana ko sadA gatizIla rakho, cAhe eka kadama bhara calo, para calate hI raho / yahI siddhAnta hai, lakSya ko prApta karane kA / jaga jotA bar3hane vAloM ne / yaha jagat kA eka amara siddhAnta hai / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki jIvana eka saritA hai / usakA saundarya, usakA mAdhurya sadA gatizIla aura kriyAzIla bane rahane meM hI hai|
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________________ jIvana ke rAjA bano : bhikhArI nahIM bhArata ke samasta dharmoM kA sAra hai-tapa aura japa / jisa jIvana meM tapa nahIM, japa nahIM, vaha jIvana hI kyA ? tapa se jIvana pavitra hotA hai aura japa se jIvana balavAna vanatA hai| tana se tapa karo aura mana se japa kro| tapa aura japa se jIvana pUrNa hotA hai / vastra malina hotA hai, to use svaccha aura sApha karane ke lie do cIjeM jarUrI haiM-jala aura sAbuna / akelA jala bhI kapar3e ko sApha nahIM kara pAtA aura akelA sAbuna bhI vyartha hotA hai| donoM ke saMyoga se hI vastra kI saMzuddhi sambhava rahatI hai| vastra donoM se zuddha hotA hai| _AtmA ananta kAla se mAyA, vAsanA aura karma ke saMyoga se malina ho gayA hai / apavitra aura azuddha ho gayA hai| use pavitra aura zuddha karanA manuSya kA parama kartavya hai / AtmA kI saMzuddhi kA amara AdhAra hai-tapa aura japa / tapa jala hai, japa sAbuna / tapa aura japa ke saMyoga se AtmA pavitra aura nirmala hotA hai| tapa kA artha hai, apane Apako tapAnA aura japa kA artha hai, apane Apako phcaannaa| pahale tapo, phira apane svarUpa ko prApta kro| bhagavAna mahAvIra pahale tape the, bAda meM unhoMne apane svarUpa ko pA liyA / bhakta se bhagavAna yoM banA jAtA hai / manuSya mahAn hai, kyoMki vaha apane tana kA svAmI hai, mana kA ( 120 )
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________________ jIvana ke rAjA bano : bhikhArI nahIM 121 svAmI hai, apanI AtmA kA rAjA hai| jo apane jIvana meM indriyoM kA dAsa banakara rahatA hai, mana kA gulAma banakara jItA hai aura tana kI AvazyakatAoM meM hI ulajhA rahatA hai, vaha kyA to tapa karegA aura kyA japa karegA ? kyA AtyA ko pahacAnegA? insAna jaba taka apanI jindago kA bAdazAha nahIM banatA, bhikhArI banA phiratA hai, taba taka utthAna kI AzA rakhanA nirarthaka hai / apane jIvana ke raMka, kyA khAka sAdhanA kareMge? eka bhikhArI bhAgya-yogya se rAjA bana gyaa| sone ke siMhAsana para baiTha gyaa| tana ko sundara vastra aura komatI AbhUSaNoM se alaMkRta kara liyaa| sone ke thAla meM bhojana karatA, sone ke pAtra meM jala piitaa| hajAroM-hajAra sevaka sevA meM hAjira rahate / calatA, to chatra aura camara hote / rahane ko bhavya bhavana / jIvana meM aba kyA kamo thI ? cAroM ora se jaya-jayakAra the| kintu yaha kyA ? mantrI AtA, to DaratA hai| senApati AtA hai, to kAMpatA hai| nagara ke seTha-sAhakAra Ate haiM to saka-pakA jAtA hai, jina seTha-sAhUkAroM ke dvAra para kabhI vaha bhikSA pAtra hAtha meM lekara dvAra-dvAra bhaTakatA phiratA thA-Aja ve usake sAmane hAtha jor3akara khar3e the, para phira bhI vaha bhaya-bhIta thaa| kAraNa kyA thA ? vaha tana kA rAjA jarUra thA, parantu mana kA bhikhArI hI thaa| usakA mana abhI rAjA nahIM bana pAyA thaa| sajA ke ucca siMhAsana para ArUr3ha hokara bhI vaha apane Apa ko abhI taka bhikhArI hI samajhatA thaa| tana se rAjA hokara bhI vaha mana se bhikhArI hI thaa| maiM kaha rahA thA ki samAja meM isa prakAra ke bhikhArI rAjAoM kI kamI nahIM hai / hajAroM manuSya apane tana ke gulAma haiM, mana ke dAsa hai, sampatti, sattA aura khyAti ke dAsa haiM / ghara meM apAra dhanarAzi hai| parantu kevala tijoriyoM meM banda karake dhUpa-dIpa dene ko / jIvana meM ve dhana ke dAsa banakara rahe, svAmI nahIM bana sake / dhana milA to kyA huA ? na svayaM hI bhogA aura na samAja yA rASTra ke kalyANa ke lie hI de sake / zakti milI, sattA milI? para haA kyA ? apane svArtha kA poSaNa kiyaa| apane ko sukhI banAne ke prayatna meM rhe| apanI samRddhi ke lie dUsaroM ke jIvana kA anAdara kiyA / bananA cAhie thA, dIna-anAtha rakSaka, bana baiThe bhakSaka / talavAra thI, rakSaNa ke lie, para karane lage dIna-janoM kA saMhAra / sattA milI, para kiyA kyA ? utpIDana hI karate rahe na !
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________________ 122 amara bhAratI vidyA milI, zikSA milI, jJAna milA ? para huA kyA ? vibAda karate rahe, zAstrArtha karate rahe, lar3ate hI rahe, jIvana bhara / apanA pAMDitya pradarzana karate rhe| janatA kA ajJAna dUra nahIM kara pAye ? janatA ko sanmArga nahIM batA sake, dharma guru bhI bane, parantu panthoM ke nAma para, pothiyoM ke nAma para saMgharSa karate rhe| satya kahane kA sAhasa nahIM hai, himmata nahIM hai, to kyA dharma guru rahe ? apane-apane vicAroM ke khaMToM se baMdhe par3e rahe, paMtha aura matoM kI ber3iyoM meM baMdhe rhe| satya ko parakhA nahIM, parakhA bhI to jIvana meM utAra nahIM ske| hajAroM pothiyoM kA bhAra Dhote rahe, zAstroM ke nAma para, dharma granthoM ke nAma para / para sAra kyA nikalA? AcArya ke zabdoM meM mujhe kahanA hogA "vidyA vivAdAya, dhanaM madAya, zaktiH pareSAM paripIDanAya" vidyA milI, prakAza nahIM pA sake, kevala vAda hI karate rahe-ye jJAna / ke gulAma haiM, vidyA ke bhikhArI haiN| dhana milA, na svayaM bhoga sake aura na de sake-dhana-mada aura artha ahaMkAra hI karate rahe-ye dhana ke gulAma haiM / zakti aura sattA milI, nyAya aura nIti ke lie para utpIDana hI karate rahe-ye zakti aura sattA ke gulAma haiN| rAjA bane, para anta meM bhikhArI hI rhe| maiM kaha rahA thA ki apane jIvana ke ye kaMgale-bhikhArI kyA vikAsa kareMge ? kyA apane ko saMbhAleMge ? jIvana eka vizAla rAjya hai| yadi hamArA prabhutva hamAre tana para nahIM calatA, mana para nahIM calatA, to hama kaise rAjA? yadi hama tana aura mana ke gulAma bane rahe, to jIvana rAjya meM usa bhikhArI rAjA se adhika kImata hamArI kyA hogI ? eka dArzanika se pUchA gayA-"saphala jIvana kI vyAkhyA kyA hai ?" usane muskAna bhara kara kahA-"tuma manuSya ho, manana-zIla ho, jarA manana karo, vyAkhyA mila jAegI / " manuSya jaba janma letA hai, taba rotA huA AtA hai / kyoM ? isalie ki vaha vicAra karatA hai-"himAlaya jaise kartavya ke bhAra ko maiM uThAtA huA, kisa prakAra apane jIvana ko saphala kara sakane meM samartha banUMgA ?" parantu parivAra vAle hasate haiN| isalie ki yaha hamAre ghara ke aMdhere ko dUra karegA / vaMza, kula aura jAti kA nAma rozana kregaa| hamAre jIvana kA AdhAra aura sahArA rhegaa| hameM rakSaNa aura sahayoga
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________________ jIvana ke rAjA bano : bhikhArI nahIM 123 degA | jIvana yAtrA kI samApti para manuSya ha~satA jAe aura dUsare rote raheM aura kaheM ki Aja parivAra, samAja aura rASTra kI bar3I kSati huI hai / manuSya kyA thA, vAstava meM deva thA / usane parivAra ko svarga banAyA / rASTra ko svarga banAyA / yaha eka saphala jIvana ko vyAkhyA hai, saphala jIvana kI paribhASA hai / aura yadi mRtyu ke kSaNoM meM hama loga roe~ aura saMsAra ha~se, to yaha hamAre jIvana kI karArI hAra hai, eka bahuta bar3I asaphalatA hai / jalatI Aga meM lakar3I ko DAlo aura sone ko bhI / phira dekho, kyA hotA hai ? lakar3I kA muMha kAlA hogA aura sone kI camaka-damaka bar3hegI - yadi vAstava meM vaha sonA hai, to| jIvana meM pahale tapo aura phira damako - yaha amara siddhAnta hai / jIvana saphalatA kA rahasya yahIM para hai / dUsaroM ko sukhI karane vAlA kyA kabhI duHkhI raha sakatA hai ? kadApi nahIM / bhArata kA eka mahAn dArzanika kahatA hai "harireva jagad jagadeva hariH / " apanI AtmA ko jagat meM dekhane vAlA aura sampUrNa jagat ko AtmA meM dekhane vAlA - kabhI apane jIvana meM saMkleza nahIM pA sakatA / kyoMki vaha nirantara tapa aura japa se apane jIvana ko zuddha, nirmala aura pavitra banAtA rahatA hai / jIvana kI pavitratA, jIvana kI vimalatA aura jIvana kI vizuddhatA hI jIvana kI sarvatomukhI mahAn saphalatA mAnI jAtI hai / pAlI, mAravAr3a 20-1-53
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________________ 9 dizA ke badalane se dazA badalatI hai eka santa se kisI jijJAsu sajjana ne kahA - "mahArAja, merI dazA kaise sudhare ? ghara meM dhana se aura jana se sarva prakAra kA Ananda hai / prabhu kRpA se kisI vastu kI kamI nhiiN| phira bhI na jAne kyoM ? jIvana meM zAnti evaM sukha ke madhura kSaNoM kA Ananda nahIM milatA / citta sadA bhaTakA karatA hai / "yoga zcivRttinirodhaH / " ima yoga sUtra ke anusAra apanI cittavRttiyoM kA nirodha karane kA prayatna karatA hai, parantu saphalatA kA puNya darzana nahIM ho pAtA ? santa ne bhakta kI karuNa - kathA sunakara kahA - "tuma aba taka kyA sAdhanA karate rahe ho !" bhakta ne AzA aura ullAsa ke svara meM kahA"sAdhanA eka kyA, aneka kI haiM / kabhI yoga kI, kabhI vedAnta kI, kabhI bhakti kI / " kintu zAnti aura Ananda kisI meM nahIM milA / citta kI dazA jarA bhI badalI nahIM / santa ne gambhIra hokara kahA - "mahAsAgara kI tUphAnI tarala taraMgoM para nAcane vAlI naukA ke samAna jinakA jIvana caMcala hai, unake bhAgya meM zAnti aura Ananda kahA~ ? harSa aura ullAsa kahA~ ? vatsa, yadi jIvana meM zAnti aura Ananda ke madhura kSaNoM kI kAmanA ho, to pahale apane jIvana kI dizA ko badalo, dazA badalate vilamba nahIM lagegA ! jIvana naukA ko sthira kro| apanA eka dhyeya, eka lakSya sthira karo / ( 124 )
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________________ dizA ke badalane se dazA badalatI hai 125 binA dhyeya ke kabhI idhara aura udhara bhaTakane se kyA kabhI dazA sudhara sakatI hai ? maiM samajhatA hU~, santa kA samAdhAna satya ke ati nikaTa hai| jIvana kI dizA badalane se dazA bhI badala jAtI hai| mUla bAta hai, dizA badalane kI / pahale vicAra karo, kyA bananA cAhate ho ? rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra, buddha yA rAvaNa, kaMsa, gozAlaka, devadatta ? kavi ke zabdoM meM - "jo vicAro, so banA lo, deva bhI zaitAna bhii|" manuSya deva bhI bana sakatA hai, aura daitya bhI? yoga vAsiSTha meM kahA gayA hai-"mAnasaM viddhi mAnavam / " manuSya manomaya hai, saMkalpamaya hai| jaisA bhI socegA, banatA jAegA / AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai, pahale vaha apanA dhyeya sthira kara le, phira svIkRta patha para majabUta kadamoM se nirantara bar3hatA rhe| dhyeya ko sthiratA se manuSya kI bikharI zaktiyAM ekatrita ho jAtI haiM / usakI zakti kA santulana ho jAtA hai / mahAtmA gAMdhI eka dina saMsAra kA sarvasAdhAraNa mAnava hI thaa| parantu usane apanI saMkalpa zakti ke bahumukhI strota ko eka dizA dI, eka mArga diyA / lambI sAdhanA karatA rhaa| apane vizvAsa aura utsAha ko marane nahIM diyaa| Aja kA sasAra gAMdhI ko mAnava hI nahIM, mahAmAnava taka bhI kahatA hai / apanI dazA, apanI sthiti svaya manuSya ke apane hAtha meM rahatI hai, cAhe jaisI banA sakatA hai / koI sajjana apane ghara se nikalatA ho, kahIM jAne ke lie / mArga meM mitra milA / pUchA-kahA~ cale jA rahe ho ? uttara milA-kahIM nahIM, yoM hI calatA A rahA hai| Apa isa vyakti ko pAgala ke sivA aura kyA kaheMge ? parantu vAstavikatA to yaha hai ki saMsAra isa prakAra ke pAgaloM se bharA par3A hai / jindagI ke hara morce para Apako isa prakAra ke pAgaloM kI eka bar3I phauja milegI / jIvana ke kSetra meM calate cale jA rahe haiN| na dizA kA patA hai, na lakSya kA jJAna hai, na dhyeya kA bhAna hai| maiM pUchatA hU~ Apa se? aise logoM kI dazA kaise sudharegI ! zAnti aura Ananda ke saghana meghoM kI jIvana-kSetra meM varSA kaise hogI? ___sAmAyika kara rahe hai, para patA nahIM sAmAyika ke artha kA? pauSadha kara rahe haiM, para jJAna nahIM poSadha kA / japa-tapa karate haiM, para bodha nahIM japa
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________________ 126 amara bhAratI tapa karane kI vidhi kA / zrAvaka kahalAte haiM, para bhAna nahIM hai zrAvaka ke kyA kartavya haiM ? sAdhu bana gae haiM para sAdhutva kA paribodha nahIM hai / dharma kriyA karate haiM, para isalie ki yaha hamArI kula paramparA hai| kSetra meM santa padhAre hai / darzana karane aura pravacana sunane jAnA hI par3egA-bhale mana maiM utsAha aura taraMga na ho| kyoMki isa dharma-kriyA ko hamAre purakhe isI rUpa meM karate cale A rahe haiM / dharma bhI eka kula paramparA hI bana gayA hai / sAdhu ko dAna denA hai / AhAra kA, pAnI kA, vastra kA aura pAtra kaa| sAdhu ghara para AyA ho, to kucha na kucha denA hI par3egA-bhale hI vaha deya vastu sAdhu ke svAsthya ke anukUla na ho para sAdhu kA pAtra ghara se khAlI na lauTe / sAdhu ko AvazyakasA ho yA nahIM ho, isa bAta ko sAdhu jAne / para pAtra meM DAlanA dharma hai| bahinoM meM to isa dizA meM aura adhika ajJAna-aMdherA hai| tapa ho, japa ho, dharma ho, kriyA-kANDa ho / ve karatI hI rahatI haiN| usa kriyA ke pIche kyA bhAvanA hai ? kyA vicAra hai ? kyA rahasya hai ? isa viveka jAgRti se unakA koI lagAva nahIM rahatA / paryuSaNa parva AyA ki unameM tapa karane kI bhAvanA balavatI ho jAtI hai / belA, telA, caulA, pacolA, aura aThAI taka daur3a lagAtI haiM / kAnA-phUMsI Arambha ho jAtI hai| merI sAsa, nanada aura saheliyA~ aThAI taka jA pahu~cI haiN| maiMne abhI taka kucha bhI nahIM kiyaa| ve kyA samajheMgI, mujhe ! aba maiM bhI aThAI kruu| sAsare aura pIhara meM eka hala-cala paidA hogI / pIhara se sundara vastra, camakIle AbhUSaNa aura saheliyoM ke madhura gIta-isa tapa ke binA nahIM mila sakate / maiM na karUMgI to sahelI kyA kaheMgI? bhale gira par3a kara hI rAta-dina kATane par3eM, para isa varSa aThAI avazya karanI pdd'egii| gAje-bAje ke sAtha jAkara vyAkhyAna ke bIca meM guru mahArAja se pacalU~gI ? sAsa-sasura kA AzISa aura logoM ko 'dhanya-dhanya' kI jhdd'ii| kitanA Ananda hai ? - maiM samajhatA hU~, isa prakAra ke tapa meM, japa meM, dhama-sAdhanA meM dehadamana bhale hI ho, Atma-damana nahIM hai, manomanthana nahIM hai, viveka nahIM hai, jIvana kI eka sahI dizA nahIM hai / jIvana kA lakSya sthira nahIM hai / jIvana kA dhyeya nahIM banA hai / bher3iyA cAla meM eka paramparA ho sakatI hai, para dharma nahIM / dharma kI sAdhanA ke lie sthiratA kI vizeSa AvazyakatA hai| mana ko sthira karo / buddhi ko sthira kro| AtmA ko sthira kro| jaba
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________________ dizA ke badalane se dazA badalatI hai 127 jIvana meM isa kA nizcaya hI nahI, ki karanA kyA hai ? taba mana sthira kaise ho? tarala laharoM kI tAla para nAcane vAlI naukA ke samAna jo vyakti isa saMsAra sAgara meM vahe cale jAte haiM, una kA jIvana bhI kyA jIvana hai ? gaMgA gae gaMgAdAsa aura yamunA gae yamunAdAsa / jIvana kI yaha sthiti khataranAka hai / upAdhyAya yazovijaya jI apane adhyAtma grantha jJAna-sAra meM kahate haiM "vatsa, kiM caJcalasvAnto, bhrAntvA bhrAntvA viSIdasi / nidhi svasannidhAveva, sthiratA darzayiSyati // " sAdhaka ! sukha, zAnti aura Ananda kI khoja meM caMcala banA kyoM idhara-udhara bhaTaka rahA hai ? khinna aura udAsa kyoM banA hai ? zAnti, sukha aura Ananda kI akSaya nidhi tere pAsa hI to hai, pagale / kyoM vyartha meM bhaTaka rahA hai ? hIre kI khAna tere pAsa hI hai "pAsa hIre hIre kI khAna, ___ khojatA kahA~ phira nAdAna / " - hA~, apane Apa ko sthira kara / citta ko zAnta rakha-"sthiro bhava / " vaha sthiratA hI tujhe akSaya Ananda de skegii| apane pAsa akSaya bhaNDAra hone para bhI tU kyoM kheda khinna hotA hai ? prasanna candra muni kA varNana Apa ne sunA hogaa| kitanA tapasvI thA? kitanA tyAgI thA? aura kaisA thA, dhyAnI tathA maunI? usakI dhyAna mudrA ko dekhakara rAjA zreNika bhI kitanA prabhAvita huA thA ? mana ko sAdhe binA aisA dhyAna nahIM kiyA jA sakatA ? yaha use vizvAsa ho gayA thaa| apane vAhana se utara kara muni ke caraNoM meM samabhakti se vandana karatA hai / phira bhagavAna mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM Akara pUchA, to sthiti bhinna thii| vaha muni deha meM sthira avazya thA, kintu antara meM bhaTaka rahA thA / muni ne apane jIvana kalyANa ke lie jisa dizA kA nizcaya kiyA thA, usase bhaTaka kara vaha bahuta dUra calA gayA thaa| bilkula ulTI dizA meM hI / utthAna patana kI ora cala par3A thaa| phira zAnti aura Ananda kahA~
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________________ 128 amara-bhAratI thA ? kathAkAra yaha kahatA hai-jyoM hI muni antara meM jAgA ki apanI dizA badala lii| phira sahI dizA para lauTa aayaa| dizA badalI ki dazA bhI badala gaI / nArakI hote hote bacA, itanA hI nahIM, balki amaratva ke patha para laga gyaa| ajara, amara aura zAzvata sukha ko adhigata kara liyaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA-sAdhaka ! tU pahale apane Apa meM sthira ho jA / apanA eka dhyeya banA le / eka lakSya cuna le / apanI eka dizA pakar3a le| phira sudRr3ha saMkalpa se usa ora bar3hA cl| isa jIvana-sUtra ko yAda rakha-"lakSya sthira kie binA, kabhI yAtrA mata kara / pahale soca, samajha aura phira cala-calatA hI cala / " jIvana meM calane kA bar3A mahatva hai, parantu kidhara calanA hai aura kaise calanA hai / isakA bhI to jarA nizcaya kara lo| asatya se haTa aura satya ko ora cala / satya jIvana kA parama siddhAnta hai / parama gati hai| satya svarga kA sopAna hai aura mukti kA parama sAdhana / satya jIvana kA sahI aura sIdhA rAstA hai| satya kA mArga hI sanmArga hai / satya jIvana kI sahI dizA hai, vekhaTake bar3hA cala / satya ke prakAza meM kisI prakAra kA bhaya nahIM hai| satya kA upAsaka kabhI jIvana meM galata dizA meM nahIM jaataa| kyoMki satya kA prakAza usake sAtha rahatA hai| ajJAna ke andhakAra se nikala aura jJAna ke prakAza kI ora pragati kara / RSi kI vANI meM-"Aroha tamaso jyotiH / " andhakAra se nikala kara prakAza kI ora bar3hA cala / jJAna kA mArga prakAza kA mArga hai / jIvana ke jAgaraNa kA mArga hai / durAcAra se dUra ho, sadAcAra kI ora agrasara hotA jaa| saMyama, sadAcAra aura maryAdA ke binA jIvana aMka zUnya bindu ke atirikta aura kucha bhI nahIM hai / svatantra honA ThIka hai, para svacchanda mata bana / jo maryAdA kA pAlana karatA hai, vastutaH vaha manuSya hai / pazu jIvana meM eka bhI maryAdA nahIM hotii| parantu manuSya jIvana maryAdA rahita nahIM raha sktaa| saMyama, sadAcAra, anuzAsana aura maryAdA kI ora bar3hanA, vAstava meM manuSyatA kI
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________________ dizA ke badalane se dazA badalatI hai 126 ora bar3hanA hai / jIvana kI sahI dizA kI ora calanA hai| apane lakSya aura dhyeya kI ora calanA hai / jaina dharbha kI apanI bhASA meM hama kaha sakate haiM-"mithyAtva se haTa kara samyaktva kI ora bar3hanA, ajJAna se samyagjJAna kI ora bar3hanA aura mithyA cAritra se samyak cAritra kI ora bar3hanA vastutaH pragati kI ora bar3hanA hai|" apane sthira lakSya kI ora bar3hanA hai| sukha, zAnti aura Ananda kA yahI mArga hai / dazA sudhArane kA yahI mArga hai| apanI dizA badalo, dazA avazya bdlegii| Wan fa
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________________ 10 bhakta se bhagavAna abhI-abhI mere se pUrva pravaktA Apake sAmane bhakta aura bhagavAna kA varNana kara rahe the / bhArata kA darzana aura bhArata kI dharma paramparA, bhakta aura bhagavAna ke sambandha meM bahuta kucha kahate-sunate haiN| bhakta ke jIvana kA lakSya kyA hai Upara se nIce AnA yA nIce se Upara kI ora jAnA ? donoM dRSTikoNoM meM bar3A antara hai / eka bhakta bhakti meM masta hai / usake cAroM ora andhakAra phailA hai / dveSa kI cinagAriyA~ uchala rahI haiN| hiMsA kA jhaMjhAvAta cala rahA hai / ghRNA aura napharata ke dAvAnala se vaha dagdha banA rahatA hai / bhakta bhagavAna se prArthanA karatA hai, prabhu se vinayapUrvaka vinamra svara meM kahatA hai " tamaso mA jyotirgamaya, asato mA sadgamaya, mRtyormA amRtaM gamaya / " bhakta kahatA hai - "bhagavan mujhe ajJAna ke andhakAra meM paribhramaNa karate-karate ananta kAla ho gayA, aba mujhe prakAza kA mArga batalAo / mujhe asatya ke vinAzaka mArga se haTAkara satya ke prakAzamaya mArga meM sthira kro| mujhe mRtyu se amaratA kI ora jAne kA mArga batAiye / kyoMki janma ( 130 )
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________________ bhakta se bhagavAna 131 aura maraNa ananta kAla se hotA calA A rahA hai| prabho ! mujhe jIvanakalyANa kA sahI mArga btaaie| ___maiM abhI Apase bhakta aura bhagavAna ke sambandha kI carcA kara rahA thA / jaina dharma aura jaina darzana dvata-mArga ko pasanda nahIM krtaa| vaha dvaitatA ke siddhAnta ko svIkAra nahIM karatA / jaina dharma yaha nahIM mAnatA ki bhakta bhakta hI rahegA, vaha ananta kAla taka saMsAra meM bhaTakatA hI rhegaa| vaha sadA dAsa ho banA rahegA, kabhI svAmI nahIM bana sakegA? isa prakAra dAsya bhakti meM jaina dharma kA vizvAsa nahIM hai| jaina dharma kA to yaha dhruva siddhAnta hai ki pratyeka bhagavAna AtmA hI hai, hara sAdhaka siddha ho sakatA hai, bhakta bhagavAna bana sakatA hai| hareka AtmA paramAtmA bana sakatA hai| hara AtmA meM mahAn jyoti jala rahI hai, prakAza kahIM bAhara se nahIM AtA, vaha to antara meM se hI udbuddha hotA hai, prakaTa hotA hai / Ananda aura zAnti kA mahAsAgara hara sAdhaka ke antara mAnasa meM ThAThe mAratA rahatA hai / pratyeka sAdhaka kA prasupta caitanya jAga uThatA hai| tabhI vaha bhakta se bhagavAna banatA hai| kaSAya-yukta se kaSAya-mukta ho jAtA hai| rAgo se vItarAgI ho sakatA hai / kSudra se virATa, laghu se mahAn aura aNu se mahat banane meM hI sAdhaka ko sAdhanA kA mUlya hai, mahatva hai| bhakta aura bhagavAna meM kyA antara hai ? AtmA aura paramAtmA meM kyA bheda hai ? isa viSaya meM eka kavi kahatA hai "AtmA paramAtmA meM, ___karma hI kA bheda hai| kATa de gara karma, to phira bheda hai, na kheda hai|" sAdhanA ke isa virATa patha para santa bhI calatA hai aura gRhastha bhI gati kara sakatA hai| zrAvaka aura zramaNa, gRhastha aura santa donoM ke jIvana kA lakSya eka hI hai, uddezya eka hI hai| kucha kadamoM kA antara bhale hI rahe, Age-pIche kA antara bhale hI rahe / eka teja gati se bar3ha rahA hai, to dUsarA manda gati se / parantu donoM kA patha eka hai, saMlakSya eka hai-usameM koI antara nhiiN| abhI eka munijI Apase prema ke sambandha meM kaha rahe the| yaha nizcita hai ki jaba taka prema nahIM hogA, bhakti meM camaka-damaka nahIM A sktii| jisa
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________________ 132 amara bhAratI mAnava jIvana ke andara prema nahIM, sneha nahIM, ghRNA, dvaSa aura svArtha kI Aga jalatI rahatI hai, vaha mAnava jIvana cetanA-hIna hai, prANa-rahita hai, murdA hai| sadbhAva aura vAtsalya ke abhAva meM sampUrNa kriyA-kANDa-bhale hI vaha kitanA bhI U~cA kyoM na ho, aMka zUnya bindu ke samAna hai / jIvana-kalyANa meM usakA kucha bhI upayoga nahIM hai / jaina saMskRti ke mahAna dArzanika aura bhakta AcArya siddhasena divAkara ne bhagavAna kI stuti karate hue kahA hai "AkaNito'pi mahito'pi nirIkSito'pi, nUnaM na cetasi mayA vidhRto'si bhaktyA / jAto'smi tena jana bAnyava duHkha pAtraM, yasmAt kriyAH pratiphalanti na bhAva-zUnyAH // " AcArya kahatA hai-re mana ! kyA tUne bhagavAna kA nAma kabhI sunA hai ? eka bAra nahIM, aneka bAra sunA hai, aneka bAra japA hai, aneka bAra darzana bhI kiyA hai, bhakti aura stuti bhI kI hai, phira bhI aisI sthiti kyoM? jIvana kI sAdha pUrI kyoM nahIM huI ? AcArya kahatA hai, saba kucha kiyA, parantu bhAvanA zUnya hokara kiyaa| bhAvanA na ho, aura bhakti kI jAe, to usa kA koI phala nahIM, koI lAbha nhiiN| bhAvanA rahita japa aura tapa, bhAvanA-zUnya kriyA-kANDa, bhAvanA vikala bhakti aura pUjA vyartha hotI hai / kyoMki usameM prANa nahIM rahatA / AtmA rahita zarIra ke sadRza vaha to zava mAtra hI rahatA hai / yaha to jIvana kA eka parakhA huA satya hai ki cetanA rahita zarIra se kabhI pyAra nahIM kiyA jaataa| use ghara meM sthAna nahIM rahatA, zmazAna meM le jAyA jAtA hai, bhasma karane ko, jalAne ko / isI prakAra bhAvanA rahita bhakti bhI nirarthaka hI hai / usase jIvana kI sAdha pUrI nahIM hotii| jala meM par3e patthara para jala kA koI prabhAva nahIM hotaa| bhale hI vaha hajAra varSa taka bhI kyoM na par3A rahe ? usI jala meM jaba vastra nirmita puttalikA DAlI jAtI hai, to vaha bhIga jAtI hai| usake kaNa-kaNa meM jala rama jAtA hai / parantu sUkha jAne para usakI kyA dazA rahatI hai ? gIlI rahane para to phUlI rahatI hai, sUkhane para sikur3a jAtI hai| usI jala meM misaro DAlo, to kyA hotA hai ? jala ke kaNa-kaNa meM vaha apane Apako AtmasAt kara detI hai / sasAra meM manuSya bhI tIna prakAra ke haiM - eka ve jina para
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________________ bhakta se bhagavAna 133 upadezoM kA asara nahIM hotA, dUsare ve jo sunate samaya to namra rahate haiM, parantu bAda meM sneha zUnya ho jAte haiM, aura tIsare ve jo eka bAra dharma ko grahaNa karane para kabhI chor3ate nhiiN| unake jIvana jala meM dharma kI misarI ghula-milakara eka-meka ho jAtI hai| jaba hama Aja ke bhaktoM ko dekhate haiM, to mAlUma par3atA hai ki ve bhakti ke sAgara meM patthara kI taraha par3e rahate haiN| bhakti karate-karate bUr3he ho jAte haiM, para unakA abhimAna nahIM TUTatA, ve dveSa aura ghRNA ko mana se dUra nahIM kara pAte / jarA-sA cher3ate hI unakA dimAga apane kAbU meM nahIM rahatA / ve apane Apako saMyata nahIM rakha sakate / dUsare bhakta vastra nirmita puttalikA kI taraha hote haiM / jaba unakI bhakti dhArA calato hai, to mAlUma par3atA hai ki ve siddhi ke samIpa haiN| parantu jyoM hI dharma sthAna se nikale, saba bhakti havA ho jAtI hai| tIsare bhakta vaha hai, jo dharma ko apane jIvana meM utArate rahate haiM / apane jIvana ko saphala karate rahate haiN| vartamAna jitane bhI sAmAjika, sAMskRtika aura dhArmika kArya kSetra haiM, ve saba sUne par3e haiN| kyoMki hRdayoM meM sneha kA rasa nahIM rahA hai, sama rasatA nahIM rahI hai| kArya karate haiM, parantu prANa rahita hokara karate haiM, niSkriya hokara karate haiM / kAyara sipAhI maidAna meM to jAtA hai, kintu mana se nahIM latA hai| vahI hAlata samAja kI ho rahI hai| usakA jIvana lar3akhar3a-sA rahA hai / jIvana kSetra meM jaba saMkaTa Ate haiM, to bhAgane ke lie taiyAra rahate haiM / parantu DaTakara saMkaToM kA sAmanA nahIM kara sakate, morcA nahIM le sakate / jaba taka jIvana meM gaharI niSThA aura UMcI zraddhA nahIM hotI hai, taba taka bhakti, stuti aura japa-tapa saba sArahIna hI rahatA hai, nirarthaka hI rahatA hai / bhakti karo, stuti karo, sAdhanA karo aura ArAdhanA karo-para sneha-sadbhAva ke sAtha karo / alpa kriyA-kANDa bhI bhAvanA kA sparza pAkara sArthaka ho jAtA hai| ataH jo bho kucha karo, bhAvanA ke sAtha kro| yahI vikAsa kA mArga hai / yahI jIvana-kalyANa kI sahI dizA hai| bhakti kI sama-rasatA hI jIvana ke utthAna meM prabala sAdhana hai|
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________________ cAra prakAra ke yAtrI eka ajJAta aura aparicita vyakti jaba kisI ke ghara para AtA hai, taba usa se pUchA jAtA hai ki Apa kauna haiM ? kahA~ se padhAre haiM ? kyA karanA hai ? aura kahA~ jAnA hai ? Apa kaheMge, ye bhI koI bar3e prazna haiN| Ane vAlA kaha sakatA hai-"maiM kSatriya haiM yA vaizya hai ! udayapUra se AyA hai, vyApAra karanA hai, jayapura jAnA hai| jIvana kI yaha sthiti spaSTa aura sajJAna hai| parantu, Ane vAlA vyakti Apa ke cAra praznoM meM se eka kA bhI javAba na de, to Apa use kyA samajheMge ? pogala athavA mUka / saMsAra meM bahuta se manuSya isI prakAra ke haiM, jo apane jIvana yAtrA ke patha para andhakAra meM bhaTaka rahe haiM / kahA~ se Ae, kauna haiM, kyA karanA hai aura kahA~ jAnA hai ? isa bAre meM ve kucha bhI nahIM jAna pAte / aise manuSyoM kA jIvana eka dayanIya jIvana hai / cala rahe haiM, para calane ke uddezya kA patA nhiiN| mithyAtva ke tamisra meM, ajJAna ke andhakAra meM bhaTakate-bhaTakate ananta kAla ho gayA AtmA ko, para kalyANa nahIM kara skii| kyoMki use abhI taka prakAza nahIM milA hai / andhere meM to bhaTakanA hI hotA hai, calanA nhiiN| bhagavAn buddha se pUchA gayA-bhante ! yAtrI kitane prakAra ke hote haiM ? sahaja vANI meM uttara milA-cAra prakAra ke hote haiM / ( 134 )
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________________ cAra prakAra ke yAtrI 135 pahalA-jo andhakAra se prakAza meM jAtA hai| dUsarA-jo prakAza se andhakAra meM jAtA hai| tIsarA - jo prakAza se prakAza meM jAtA hai| cauthA jo andhakAra se andhakAra meM jAtA hai| jo AtmA andhakAra se andhakAra meM aura prakAza se andhakAra meM jAne vAlA hai, vaha pApAtmA hai aura jo andhakAra se prakAza meM tathA prakAza se prakAza meM jAne vAlA hai-vaha puNyAtmA hai| AtmA ke patana kA pukhya kAraNa hai-miyyAtva, kaSAya aura pramAda / mithyAtva se vaha apane svarUpa ko bhUla jAtA hai / kaSAya se vaha sadA azAMta rahatA hai / pramAda se vaha utthAna ke lie satprayatna nahIM kara pAtA / bhagavAna kI vANI hai - "sAdhaka ! tu saMsAra ke aMdhere meM bhaTakane ke lie nahIM hai / terI yAtrA to jJAna aura vivekapUrvaka honI cAhie / samyakatva se tU mithyAtva ko haTA, upazama bhAva se kaSAya ko jIta aura apane bala-vIrya tathA parAkrama se pramAda ko dUra kara / tU andhakAra se AyA hai, to cintA nahIM, para yahA~ se prakAza kI ora jaaegaa| isa bAta kA dhyAna rahe ki andhakAra kI ora terI gati na ho| __ sAdhaka ! tU apane antara meM gaharA DUba jA aura vicAra kara maiM kauna hU~ ? maiM deha nahIM hU~, indriya nahIM haiN| kyoMki ye saba to pudgala haiM aura maiM hU~ cinmAtra zakti / zarIra merA ghara hai, para vaha zAzvata aura sanAtana nahIM hai| zAzvata aura sanAtana to ekamAtra Atma-tatva hI hai / kRSNatva aura zuklatva - merA nahIM, pudgala kA dharma hai / na maiM sthala hU~ aura na maiM sUkSma huuN| maiM to ananta aura akSaya zakti kA bhaNDAra huuN| maiM ananta hU~, zAzvata hU~, sanA. tana hai| kahA~ se AyA hai ? maiM eka yAtrI hU~ / ananta kAla se merI yAtrA cala rahI hai / jaba taka maiM vibhAva dazA se hU~, taba taka merI yAtrA cAlU hI rhegii| svabhAva dazA hote ho maiM sthira, zAnta aura acala bana jaauuNgaa| sakarmA hU~, tabhI taka merI yaha yAtrA hai, akarmA hote hI maiM siddha, buddha, mukta bana jaauuNgaa| kyA karanA hai ? apane vikAra ko jItanA hai, apanI vAsanA ko jItanA / apane vikRta mana ko saMskRta banAnA hai / AtmA kA saMskAra karanA
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________________ 136 amara bhAratI hai, pariSkAra karanA hai / kyoMki antakAla se vaha jaMga, mAyA aura vAsanA ke saMyoga se azuddha aura apavitra banA huA hai / kahA~ jAnA haiM ? prakAza kI ora jAnA hai| jJAna aura viveka kI ora jAnA hai / asatya se satya kI ora jAnA hai / vahA~ jAnA hai, jahA~ se loTanA nahIM par3e / sAdhaka kA sAdhakatva kahegA - " aba hama amara bhaye, na mareMge / " jisane apanatva ko pA liyA, usakA maraNa kaisA ? nijatva meM jinatva kA saMdarzana karane vAlA ajara aura amara ho jAtA hai / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki sAdhaka vaha hai, jo andhakAra se prakAza meM jAtA hai yA prakAza se prakAza meM jAtA hai / prakAza se prakAza meM jAne kA artha hai, amaratva prApta kara lenA / andhakAra se prakAza meM jAne kA tAtparya hai, pazutva-bhAva se mAnavatva-bhAva meM AnA, saccA insAna bana jAnA / kintu prakAza se andhakAra meM jAne kA matalaba hogA, manuSya se pazu bana jAnA | deva se dAnava ho jAnA / andhakAra se andhakAra meM jAne kA phali - tArtha hai, kITa pataMge bananA / pazutva bhAva se bhI adhika hInatara aura hInatama sthiti meM pahu~ca jAnA / yaha mithyAtva bhAva kI dazA hai, sthiti hai / jahA~ andhakAra hI andhakAra hai, bhaTakanA hI bhaTakanA hai / jIvana kI yaha sthiti bar3I bhayaMkara hai / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki saccA sAdhaka vaha hai, jo apane vikAra ko, apanI vAsanA ko aura apanI Asakti ko jIta lene meM samartha hotA hai / anukUlatA meM phUle nahIM aura pratikUlatA meM apanI rAha ko bhUle nahIM / eka masta santa kisI nagara meM padhAre / janatA ne bar3e hI utsAha ke sAtha svAgata kiyA / rAjA aura rAnI ko bhI sUcanA milI, ve bhI santa ke darzanoM ko Ae / rAjA ne santa se prArthanA kI- "mere rAja bhavana ko pAvana kIjie / " santa ne apanI mastI meM kahA - sabhI bhavana, rAja bhavana haiM / parantu rAjA ko ati prArthanA para santa rAjabhavana meM jA virAje / sevA, bhakti aura satkAra kI kyA kamI thI ! rAnI rAjA se bhI adhika zraddhAzIla thI / rahane meM, sahane meM, khAne meM pIne meM, santa kA vizeSa dhyAna rakhA jAtA thA / rAnI kI ati bhakti ne rAjA ke mana meM saMzaya khar3A kara diyA / rAjA ke mana meM vicAra AyA - gRhastha meM aura santa meM kyA antara
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________________ cAra prakAra ke yAtrI 137 hai ? jaisA hama khAte-pIte haiM, vaisA yaha bhI khAtA-pItA hai| mahala meM rahatA hai| jIvana ke samasta sukhada sAdhana ise yahA~ upalabdha haiM, phira tyAga kyA rahA ? santa mana rAjA ke saMzaya ko samajha gyaa| vyavahAra manuSya ke mana kA darpaNa hotA hai| rAjA ne santa se kahA-jijJAsA ho to kucha pUcho / rAjA bolA-eka hI jijJAsA hai ki Apa meM aura hama meM kina bAtoM meM bheda hai ? santa ne kahA-yogya samaya para samAdhAna ho jaaegaa| santa apane mana ke maujI hote haiN| kandhe para apanA phaTA kambala DAlA aura mahala chor3akara cala pdd'e| sUcanA pAte hI nagara ke nara-nArI aura rAjA-rAnI bhI pIche-pIche daudd'e| nagara se kucha dUra eka laghu grAma meM santa tthhre| rUkhI-sUkhI moTI roTI sAtha meM chAcha, santa bar3e Ananda meM bhojana karane lage / rAjA ko bhI grAma meM vahI bhojana milaa| parantu gale se nIce nahIM utara rahA thaa| rAjA kI parezAnI dekhakara santa bole . "rAjan ! Apa meM aura mujha meM yahI antara hai / jaisA sukha mujhe mahala meM thA, vaisA hI yahAM para hai| rUkhI-sUkhI moTI roTo meM vahI Ananda hai, jo Apake mohana bhoga meM thA / rAjA ne santa ke caraNa pakar3a kara kahAmerA samAdhAna ho gyaa| saccA sAdhaka vaha hai, jo anukUlatA meM aura pratikUlatA meM sama raha ske| yahI prakAza se prakAza meM jAne kA jIvana hai| aisA vivekazIla vyakti kabhI andhakAra meM nahIM bhaTaka sktaa| **
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________________ Aja kA prajAtantra aura chAtra-jIvana bhArata kI saMskRti meM zikSA ke sAtha dIkSA ko bhI jovana-vikAsa meM parama sAdhana mAnA hai| zikSA-zUnya dIkSA aura dIkSA-vikala zikSAdonoM vyartha hai| jIvana meM donoM kI anivAryatA hai| zikSA eka siddhAMta hai, to dIkSA usakA prayoga hai| zikSA jJAna hai, dIkSA kriyA hai| zikSA vicAra hai, to dIkSA AcAra / zikSA A~kha hai, to dIkSA pA~va / dekhane ko A~kha aura calane ko pAMva ho, tabhI jIvana-yAtrA zAnti aura Ananda ke sAtha taya kI jA sakatI hai| zikSA se bauddhika aura AdhyAtmika vikAsa hotA hai aura dIkSA se daihika vikAsa hotA hai| AdhyAtmika, naitika aura daihika vikAsa karanA, yahI to bhArata kI saMskRti meM zikSA kA Adarza hai, zikSA kA dhyeya bindu hai| maiM Apako preraNA karatA hU~, Apa zikSA aura dIkSA meM samanvaya sAdhakara cleN| vicAra, AcAra aura anuzAsana, chAtra-jIvana ke ye sAdhya tatva haiN| vicAra se jIvana meM prakAza milatA hai, AcAra se yaha jIvana pavitra banatA hai aura anuzAsana se jIvana sahiSNu aura tejasvI banatA hai| Apa loga paraspara sahakAra rakheM, adhyApaka-varga kA Adara kreN| chAtra jIvana bhAvI jIvana kI AdhArazilA hai| nIMva majabUta ho, to usa para bhavya bhavana khar3A kiyA jA sakatA hai| ( 138 )
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________________ Aja kA prajAtantra aura chAtra jIvana 136 Apa loga apane jIvana ko madhura, sundara aura sarasa banAne ke lie Atma-vizvAsa, sahiSNutA aura sahayoga kI bhAvanA ko jAgRta kIjie / Atma-vizvAsa kA abhAva bhAvI jIvana ke prati cintA utpanna karatA hai / Aja hama jisa yuga meM sAMsa le rahe haiM, vaha lokatantra kA yuga hai, prajAtantra kA yuga hai / isa yuga kI sabase bar3I dena hai Atma-vizvAsa / ekatantrIya yuga meM hara kisI ko bolane aura karane kI chUTa nahIM thI / manuSya ko apane vicAra - bhale hI ve kitane hI sundara kyoM na hoM, apane mana kI kabra meM hI daphanAne par3ate the / parantu, Aja to hama apane vicAroM kA pracAra bhI kara sakate haiM aura unake anusAra kArya bhI / pratyeka vyakti Aja apane jIvana kA rAjA hai, samrATa hai / vikAsa ke sAdhanoM kA upayoga hara koI kara sakatA hai / jAti aura kula ke bandhana Aja nahIM rahe haiM / Aja jAti kI pUjA nahIM, mAnava kI pUjA kA yuga hai / prajAtantrIya deza ke nAgarika hone ke nAte, Apake dAyitva Aja bar3ha gae haiN| unakA bhalIbhA~ti pAlana karane ke lie Apa meM aTUTa aura akhUTa AtmavizvAsa kA bala honA hI cAhie / dUsarA guNa hai, sahiSNutA / Aja jIvana meM isakI bar3I AvazyakatA hai / sahiSNutA ke binA jJAna kI sAdhanA nahIM kI jA sakatI / Apa apane jIvana ke bAre meM bhalA-burA socane meM sakSama hoM / jIvana ke bhavya praveza dvAra para pahu~cane ke prayatna meM hoM / yadi isa kAla meM Apa sahiSNu nahIM bana sake, to gRhastha jIvana ke saMgharSoM meM Apa ulajha kara parezAna aura hairAna bana jAe~ge / sambhava hai, AzA ke himagira se gira kara patana ke, nirAzA ke andhakUpa meM bhI jA gireM / aisI viSama sthiti meM apane Apa ko sambhAla kara rakha sakanA, sarala nahIM hogA / ataH sahiSNutA kA guNa eka mahAn guNa hai / vaha jIvana meM Apako karmaTha, kriyAzIla aura tejasvI banAe rakhegA / tIsarA guNa hai, sahayoga | vyakti kabhI apane Apa meM banda nahIM raha sakatA / vaha eka mUla kendra hai, jisake Asa-pAsa parivAra hai, samAja hai aura rASTra hai / Aja parivAra, samAja aura rASTra kA duHkha-sukha usakA apanA duHkha-sukha banatA jA rahA hai / samAja kA saMkaTa Aja vyakti kA saMkaTa hai, samAja kI samasyA Aja vyakti kI samasyA hai| yuga ke sAtha kadama bar3hAkara calanA Aja ke yuga kA nayA nArA nahIM hai / veda meM kahA hai -- " saMgacchadhvaM " -- kadama milAkara sAtha calo / jaina saMskRti meM isa
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________________ 140 amara-bhArato bhAvanA ko 'sahadharmivatsalatA' kahA gayA hai| Aja ke yuga meM isa bhAvanA ko saha-astitva, sahakAra aura sahayoga kahate haiM / Apa eka dUsare ke sAtha sahayoga kI bhAvanA rakhakara caleM / maiM Aja apane Apako Apake madhya meM pAkara parama prasanna hU~ / maiM bhI kabhI Apake hI samAna chAtra thA aura satya to yaha hai ki meM Aja bhI apane Apako eka vidyArthI hI samajhatA hU~ / sampUrNa jIvana hI jJAna kI sAdhanA ke lie prastuta rahanA caahie| jJAna kI pyAsa bujhI ki manuSya kA vikAsa rukA | nayA jJAna, nayA vicAra aura nayA cintana sadA hote hI rahanA cAhie / jo sthiti Aja hamAre sAmane hai, usake AdhAra para maiM spaSTa kaha sakatA hU~ ki eka parivartana avazya ho rahA hai / yuga badala gayA hai / vaha samaya aba dUra nahIM rahA, jisameM eka sundara mAnava samAja kA nirmANa hogA / usa samAja meM jAti, kula aura dhana kI nahIM, vyakti ke sadguNoM kI sattA aura mahattA svIkAra hogI / anta meM, maiM Apase yahI kahU~gA ki Apa jo bhI kArya kareM eka rasa, samarasa hokara kareM, usameM apane mana ke sarasa aura komala bhAvoM ko ur3elate raheM / saphalatA phira Apa se dUra nahIM rhegii| mujhe prasannatA hai ki maiM yahA~ harasorA meM AyA aura eka saptAha Apa ke skUla meM rahakara aba Age kI yAtrA ke lie cala par3A huuN| maiM Apake jIvana kI madhura saMskRti lekara jA rahA hU~ / Apa svatantra bhArata ke yogya nAgarika baneM, yahI merI maMgala bhAvanA hai |
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________________ 13 jaina - saMskRti kI antarAtmA jaina saMskRti, jana-jana kI saMskRti rahI hai / AcAra kI pavitratA aura vicAra kI virATatA jaina saMskRti kA mUla AdhAra hai / yaha saMskRti guNoM ke vikAsa ko mahatva detI hai| kisI bhI jAti aura kula kI U~catAnocatA ko nahIM / jaina saMskRti jAti, kula, deza aura dhana ke bandhanoM se mukta hokara jana-jana ko bheda aura virodha se dUra haTAkara ekatva aura bhrAtRtva kA kA sandeza detI hai / vaha mAnava ko virATa aura mahAn banAne kI preraNA karatI hai / manuSya kA jIvana kevala usI taka sImita nahIM hai, vaha jisa samAja aura rASTra meM rahatA hai, usake prati bhI usakA kartavya hai / kartavya se parAGamukha hokara bhAgane meM manuSya kA gaurava nahIM hai, usakA gaurava hai hajAroMhajAra bAdhAoM ko, rukAvaToM ko pAra karake apane kartavya karma ko jana kalyANa kI bhAvanA se karate jAnA / isa niHsvArtha karma yoga meM yadi use janatA kA svAgata satkAra mile to kyA ? aura yadi cAroM ora se hajArahajAra kaNTha-svaroM se virodha mile, to bhI kyA ? manuSya apane jIvana meM ahiMsA, satya aura sahayoga kI bhAvanA apanA kara hI apanA vikAsa kara sakatA hai / sampradAyavAda, jAtivAda aura vairavirodha kI nIti usake vinAza ke lie hai, vikAsa ke lie nahIM / jaina ( 141 ) A
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________________ 142 amara bhAratI saMskRti kahatI hai ki manuSya svayaM hI devatva aura dAnavatva meM se kisI bhI eka vyaktitva ko cuna sakatA hai| vaha deva banakara saMsAra ke sAmane UMcA Adarza rakha sakatA hai aura dAnava banakara jIvana kA nAza bhI kharIda sakatA hai| manuSya svayaM apane bhAgya kA svAmI hai, jIvana kA samrATa hai| vicAra aura viveka se vaha bahuta U~cA uTha sakatA hai| manuSya ke vikAsa meM hI samAja aura rASTra kA bhI vikAsa hai aura usake patana meM unakA bhI patana hI hai| jaina saMskRti vicAra-svatantratA ko mukhyatA detI hai| andhavizvAsa, andha-paramparA aura rUDhivAda kA virodha karatI hai| satya jahA~ kahIM bhI milatA ho, grahaNa kara lenA cAhie / jo satya hai, vaha saba merA hai, yaha jaina saMskRti kA AghoSa rahA hai| jaise dUdha meM se manthana dvArA ghata nikala AtA hai, vaise loka jIvana ke manthana se jo satya nikalatA hai, vaha saba apanA hI hai| hAM, manuSya kA manana aura manthana kSINa nahIM ho jAnA cAhie / yadi usameM viveka zakti nahIM rahI, to phira artha kA anartha bhI hote kyA dera lagatI hai ? __ Aja ke pratyeka dharma ke nIce itanA kUr3A-karakaTa ekatrita ho gayA hai ki jisase dharma kA vAstavika svarUpa hI naSTa hone lagA hai| viveka aura jJAna ke pravAha se use bahA denA caahie| jaina saMskRti kA sIdhA virodha andhavizvAsa aura ajJAnatA se hai| ___ bhArata ke bahuta se loga kahate haiM, "nara aura nArI meM bahuta bar3A bheda hai" nArI, nara ke samAna kArya nahIM kara sakatI / yaha bhI eka andha-vizvAsa hai| merA apanA vizvAsa to yaha hai ki kyA laukika aura kyA lokottara sabhI kAryoM meM nArI ne apanI vizeSatA siddha kara dI hai / Atma-sAdhanA jaise jaTila tathA viSama mArga meM bhI vaha nara se pIche nahIM rahI hai / jaina saMskRti kahatI hai ki samAja rUpI ratha ke nara aura nArI barAbara ke pahiye haiM, jisase ki samAja kI pragati hotI rahatI hai / satya ke mahApatha para agrasara hone vAle nara hoM, nArI hoM, bAla hoM yA vRddha hoM? una sabhI kA jIvana samAja aura rASTra ke lie maMgalamaya varadAna hai|
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________________ zramaNa paramparA kA prANavanta pratIka : parvarAja-paryuSaNa zramaNa saMskRti kA mUla-tatva bhoga meM nahIM, yoga meM hai / prema se vimukha ho, zreya ke sanmukha honA, 'zramaNa-paramparA kA mUla darzana hai| santa-saMskRti kA kalpa-pAdapa mAnava mAnasa kI bAharI dharatI para nahIM, antastala ke sarasa dharAtala para hI panapA hai, phalatA aura phUlatA hai| vahA~ bhautika sattA kI mahattA nahIM, adhyAtmavAdI antardarzana kA mUlyAMkana kiyA jAtA hai| ___mAnava mana ke antaraMga ke mAdhyama se calane vAlI santa saMskRti janajana ke mana meM eka hI vicAra-jyAti ko janma detI rahI hai-"para kA damana mata karo, apanA kro| pahale apane ko pahacAno, apane ko samajho / apane doSoM kA parihAra karo, dUsaroM ke guNoM ko svIkAra kro| antastattva kI jyoti se jyotita karate raho, apanI jIvana dopa-zikhA ko|" Aja kA mAnava apane Apako nahIM dekhatA, vaha dekhatA hai, apane par3osI kI ora / jabaki zramaNa-saMskRti kI sabase pahalI AvAja yaha kahatI hai-"apane ko saMbhAlo sAdhaka ! tU sudharA, sArA samAja sudharA / tU sudharA sArA jaga sudhraa|" mahAvIra pahale sadhA, to hajAroM-hajAra mahAvIra paMdA ho ge| eka dopaka kI lo hajAroM aura lAkhoM dIpoM ko prajvalita kara ( 143 )
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________________ 144 amara-bhAratI detI hai / mUla jyoti 'mahAvIra' se jyotita hone vAlI jIvana- jyotiyoM kI eka lambI paramparA Aja taka calI A rahI hai aura calatI calI jAegI / indrabhUti, sudharmA aura jambU kI jIvana jyoti ke divyAloka se Aja bhI zramaNa saMskRti jana-maga kara rahI hai / saMsAra mahAsAgara ke ye mahA-jyoti stambha Aja bhI rAha bhaTake mAnavoM ko jIvana kI sahI dizA kI ora saMketa kara rahe haiM / paryuSaNa kalpa kA mahAparva isa amara sandeza kI AghoSaNA karatA hai - " mAnava, bhoga- kSobha kI vilAsa-vibhrama kI aura sattA mahattA kI sAja sajjA meM, tU sukha kI kalpanA, samRddhi kI kalpanA tathA zAnti kI kAmanA mata kara, bhUla mata jaga kI camaka-damaka meM / jo pAnA hai, vaha milegA" antastatva ke cintana se, mana ke manthana se aura apanI cittavRttiyoM ke granthana se / " Aja na kevala vyakti hI, sArA samAja aura samUcA saMsAra bhI apanI samasyAoM se vikala hai, parezAna aura hairAna hai / kahIM jAtigata vidveSa kI jvAlA, kahIM prabhutva kI sattA kA anarthakArI unmAda aura kahIM varNa-bheda evaM raMga-bheda kA vibhatsa nagna nRtya parezAna kara rahA hai / vaha bhI isa yuga maiM jabaki vizva ke eka kone kA svara dUsare kone meM kSaNoM meM hI jhaMkRta ho uThatA hai / hamAre bAharI prasAra ke sAtha antara kA prasAra bhI virATa bananA cAhie / paryuSaNa kalpa kI sAdhanA mAnava mana ke kaNa-kaNa meM virATa bhAvanA ko jAgRta karatI hai /
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________________ 15 mAnava kI mahattA manuSya kA janma prApta karanA sAdhAraNa bAta nahIM hai ? bahuta lambI janma-maraNa kI yAtrA taya karate hue manuSya kA janma milA hai / para, usakA sadupayoga yA durupayoga karanA, manuSya ke pUrvavata saMskAroM para nirbhara hotA hai / manuSya apane vicAroM kA pratiphala hai / vaha jaisA socatA hai, vaisA bana jAtA hai / usakA utthAna aura patana usake apane hAtha meM rahatA hai / zAstra yA gurujana to mAtra sahAyaka rahate haiM / uccatama vicAra hI manuSya kI apanI thAtI hotI hai / ucca vicAraka kI pratyeka bAta zAstra hai / vastutaH zAstra hai bhI kyA cIja ? uccatama vicAra rAzi hI to zAstra hai na ? aura usakA sraSTA kauna hai ? nArakI, pazu yA devatA usakA sraSTA nahIM ho sakatA / usakA sraSTA hai, manuSya / Apa merI bhAvanA ko sparza kara rahe hoMge ? merA abhiprAya yaha hai ki zAstra kA praNetA manuSya hI hai aura koI nahIM / manuSya ko vicAra zakti milI hai, vaha vicArazIla hai / niruktakAroM ne 'manuSya' zabda kI bahuta hI sundara aura gambhIra nirukti kI hai / AcArya yAska ne apane nirukta-zAstra meM likhA hai - " matvA kAryANi viSIvyatti, iti manuSyaH - " jo soca-samajhakara kArya karatA hai, vahI manuSya kahalAtA hai / " hA~, to maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki zAstra - praNetA manuSya hI ho ( 145 )
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________________ 146 amara-bhAratI sakatA hai, dUsarA koI nahIM / parantu isa viSaya meM vizva kI vibhinna dhArmika paramparAoM meM mataikya nahIM hai / maiMne jo kucha kahA hai, yaha jaina-saMskRti kI mAnyatA hai / jaina saMskRti kA kahanA hai ki zAstra manuSya loka meM bane haiM / ataH unakA praNetA manuSya hI ho sakatA hai| jainetara dharmo kI vibhinna dhAraNAe~ kAma kara rahI haiM / vaha isa prakAra haiM "zAstroM ke banAne vAle devatA haiM, kyoMki unake andara adbhuta zakti rahI huI hai / " "deva nahIM, Izvara hI zAstroM kA janmadAtA hai / " " sRSTi ko vizvakarmA ne banAyA hai / ataH zAstroM kA raciyatA bhI vizvakarmA hI hai / " " kurAna hI sabase bar3A zAstra hai / aura usakA banAne vAlA khudA hai / " " bAIbila hI mahAna zAstra hai / (God) hai 1" aura usakA praNetA 'goDa' sabhI kA apanA-apanA vizvAsa hotA hai / kintu Aja ke bauddhika yuga meM mAtra vizvAsa se hI kAma nahIM cala sakatA / usake sAtha tarka bhI atyAvazyaka hai / jaina saMskRti kI mUla bhAvanA yaha hai - " manuSya se bar3hakara vizva meM anya koI zakti nahIM hai / ataH zAstra - sraSTA manuSya ( viziSTa manuSya ) hI ho sakatA hai, anya koI nahIM / " mujhe eka sajjana mile| bAta-cIta se jJAta huA hai ki vaha apane mastiSka para avizvAsoM kA behada bojhA uThAye hue hai / unhoMne kahA"mahArAja, AcArya hemacandra ne vyAkaraNa, sAhitya, darzana aura jyotiSa tathA yoga zAstra Adi viSayoM para vizAla grantha rAzi likha DAlI hai / . mAlUma hotA hai, unheM sarasvatI devI siddha hogI / anyathA, itanA vizAla sAhitya kaise likha sakate the / " maiMne kahA - " Apa AcArya hemacandra kA aura vizeSataH una kI pratibhA kA apamAna kara rahe haiM, sanmAna nahIM / kyA manuSya kucha nahIM kara sakatA ? jo kucha bhI mahAn hai, vaha saba kyA devatAoM kI vibhUti hI hai ? zAstra manuSyoM ke dvArA bane haiM, jo sarvajJa the yA sarvajJakalpa the / nArakI zAstra nahIM par3ha sakate aura pazu bhI sarvajJa nahIM to zAstra nirmANa
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________________ mAnava ko mahattA 147 nahIM kara sakate / devatAoM kA jIvana bhogavilAsa kA jIvana hai / ve bhalA kyA zAstra banAyeMge ? ____ maiM Apa se kaha rahA thA, ki zAstra kA banAne vAlA manuSya hai, kyoMki manuSya hI zAstra-pratipAdita siddhAntoM ko jIvana meM utAra sakatA hai / vicAra ko AcAra meM badala sakatA hai ? pazu meM anubhUti kI kamI hai aura devatA meM cAritra kA abhAva hai| manuSya meM vicAra aura AcAra kI donoM hI zaktiyA~ pUrNa haiM / ataH vaha jahA~ utkRSTa cintana kara sakatA hai, vahA~ usakA ArAdhana bhI pUrNa rUpa se kara sakatA hai| manuSya kI apanI bhavya evaM vizAla anubhUti hI usakA saba se bar3A zAstra hai / jo vyavahAra tuma apane lie cAhate ho, vahI dUsaroM ke lie honA cAhie / jaisI anubhUti tumheM hotI hai, vaisI hI dUsaroM ko bhI hotI hai| ataH sabhI ke sAtha samucita vyavahAra karanA cAhie "AtmanaH pratikUlAni, pareSAM na samAcaret / " yahI sabase bar3A zAstra hai / yahI mahatvapUrNa siddhAnta hai / yahI hai, jaina saMskRti kA mUla-srota / isa siddhAnta kI sRSTi manuSya ne apanI ucca. tama anubhUti ke AdhAra para kI hai / maiM Apase kaha rahA thA ki saccA manuSya vahI hai, jo dUsaroM ke prati apane jaisA hI sarala vartAva karatA hai| tela kI vRMda jamakara nahIM baiThegI, vaha phaila jAtI hai / aura ghI kI bUMda jamakara baiTha jAtI hai| tumhArI ahiMsA aura prema bhAvanA tela kI bUMda ho, jo samagra vizva ke U~ce-nIce sabhI prANiyoM ke prati eka bhAva se phaila jAe / kevala apane lie ahiMsaka rahanA, kahA~ kI ucca bhAvanA hai ? itanI ahiMsA to khUkhvAra jaMgalI hiMsra-pazu meM bhI mila sakatI hai| jisa kaSTa se tuma pIr3ita ho rahe the, vahI tuma dUsare ko do, to kyA tuma manuSya bane raha sakoge ? Aja se DhAI hajAra varSa pahale bhArata kI patha-bhraSTa mAnavajAti ko, bhagavAna mahAvIra ne manuSya ke rUpa meM manuSyatA kA amara upadeza diyA thaa| unhoMne hameM apane pavitra vicAroM ko AcAra meM badalane kI pavitra zikSA dI hai| ataH ve sacce mahAmAnava khlaae| prakRti kI ora se mile hue duHkha bahuta thor3e hote hai| mAnava jAti
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________________ 46 amara-bhAratI kI adhikatara pIr3Ae~ mAnasika hI hotI haiM, para manuSyoM kI ora se lAdI gaI haiM / bhagavAna tuma kisI ko duHkha nahIM doge, taba vizva kI dUsaroM ko duHkha se chuTakArA dilAoge, to pAoge / sukha aura zAnti kA madhura anubhava prApta kara sakoge / " aura mAnasika pIr3Ae~ manuSyoM mahAvIra ne kahA hai - ' jaba duHkha - rAzi ko sameTa loge / tuma bhI duHkhoM se chuTakArA bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kisI bhI jIvana = pravAha ko bahane se nahIM rokA / unakA kahanA hai ki jIvana kI gati ko na roko, balki apanI jIvana saritA ke pravAha ko maryAdita rUpa se bahAo / nadI ke pravAha meM bAr3ha A jAtI hai, taba saikar3oM gA~voM ko naSTa-bhraSTa kara DAlatI hai / kintu nadI kA pravAha jaba maryAdA meM bahatA hai, taba kisI ko kisI bhI prakAra kA kaSTa nahIM hotA / koI gRhastha ho yA sAdhu, rAjA ho yA raMka, senApati hoM yA sainika, jo apanI maryAdA meM rahatA hai, vaha kabhI bhI duHkhita nahIM hotA / rAvaNa jyoMhI maryAdA se bAhara huA naSTa ho gayA / sItA apanI maryAdA para aDiga thI, usakA kucha bhI nahIM bigar3A / hiMsA-ahiMsA kI jo maryAdAeM rahI haiM, unakA paripAlana karane se manuSya kabhI duHkha nahIM bhogatA / ananta puNya kA udaya hone para manuSya janma milatA hai / manuSya jIvana ke lie devatA bhI bar3I icchA rakhate haiM / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahAjisa tatva ko tuma samajha gae ho, use prApta karane meM vilamba mata karo, dera mata lagAo / bhoga-vilAsa meM par3akara jIvana ko naSTa na karo / yadi manuSya bana gae ho, to manuSya ke kartavya sadA karate raho / Atmadharma ko pahicAno, aura usakA pAlana karo /
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________________ dIpAvalI aura sahadharmI-sevA dIpamAlikA kA utsava A gayA hai / aba kI bAra dIpamAlikA kA utsava kaise manAeMge ? karuNA-mUrti bhagavAna mahAvIra kA nirvANa-mahotsava manAne ke lie kauna-sI yojanA kAma meM lAI jAegI? kyA aba ko bAra bhI ve ho Amoda-pramoda ke daura caleMge? vidyata-dIpakoM ke raMga-biraMge prakAza se mahala jagamagAe jAe~ge ? nAnA-vidha rasa bhare miSThAnoM se udara deva kI AkaNTha pUjA hogI? ghRta dIpa ke camakate aura mahakate prakAza meM mahAmAyA lakSmI kA AhvAna hogA? bhAratavarSa ke lie jahAM yaha varSa asIma Ananda aura ullAsa kA varSa hai, vahA~ asIma duHkha aura darda kA varSa bhI hai| sadiyoM purAnI parAdhInatA ke sudRr3ha bandhanoM ko tor3akara bhAratavarSa Aja AjAda hai, svatantra hai| hajAroM varSoM ke bAda yahAM para pahalI dIpamAlikA hogI, jise Apa bhAratavAsI svatantra bhArata meM svatantratA ke sAtha mnaaeNge| parantu sAmpradAyika netAoM ke viSAkti aura duSpracAra se hindU-muslima tanAva isa carama sImA taka pahuMca gayA hai ki saba Ananda kirakirA ho gayA hai| pAkistAna meM sAmpradAyika unmAda ne apanA jo bhayaMkara nagna rUpa dikhalAyA hai, usake kAraNa Aja mAnavatA kA roma-roma sihara uThA hai| hajAroM niraparAdha ( 146 /
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________________ 150 amara bhAratI zAnta nAgarika bedardI ke sAtha mauta ke ghATa utAra die gae haiN| hajAroM mAtAoM aura bahanoM kI pratiSThA miTTI meM milA dI gaI hai, hajAroM mAsUma baccoM ke rakta se bhAloM kI noMke raMgI gaI haiM, hajAroM balAt dharma-parivartana ke rUpa meM bher3a-bakariyoM ke samAna idhara-udhara kaidiyoM-sA jIvana bitA rahe haiN| lAkhoM kI lAgata ke gaganacumbI mahala Aja rAkha ke Dhera haiM, jinameM na jAne kitane-kitane jIvita jale hue abhAge mAnavoM kI lAzeM dabI par3I hoMgI / maiM Aja samasta bhAratavAsiyoM se, vizeSataH jaina dharmAvalambiyoM se prazna pUchanA cAhatA hU~ ki Apa loga isa bhayaMkara sthiti meM dIpamAlikA kA utsava kaise manAe~ge ? purAnI pagaDaNDI badalanA hai yA usI para calanA hai ? bhagavAna mahAvIra kA pavitra nirvANotsava abakI bAra dUsarI taraha hI manAnA hogA / yadi Apa jaina haiM aura ApameM kucha bhI jainatva kA aMza hai, to karuNA amRtadhArA bahAkara hI dIpamAlikA manAI jaaegii| gujarAnavAlA, syAlakoTa, rAvalapiMDI, pazarUra aura lAhaura Adi kSetroM ke suvizAla jaina saMgha Aja pUrNa rUpa se barbAda ho cuke haiM / karor3oM kI sampatti apanI A~khoM ke sAmane guNDoM ke hAthoM luTatI dekhate rahe, kucha bhI to nahIM bacA sake / maiM lAhaura ke eka zrImanta ko khUba acchI taraha jAnatA hU~, kitanA dhanI mAnI parivAra kA svAmI thA vaha ? parantu pAkistAna se jaba vaha darzana karane yahA~ AyA, to maiM usakI dAruNa dayanIya dazA ko dekhakara vikampita ho utthaa| jaba usane antara- vedanA meM yaha kahA ki mahArAja ! yaha krUratA amRtasara aura lAhaura vAloM kI hI huI hai / merI A~kheM AMsuoM se chalachalA AI, hRdaya vedanA se tar3apha uThA / koI bhI manuSya jisake zarIra meM dila ho aura dila meM darda ho, vaha isa prakAra ke karuNa dRzya se marmAhata hue binA nahIM rahegA / eka kyA, aneka ghaTanAe~ aisI haiM, jo patthara ko bhI pighalA dene vAlI haiM / pAkistAna ke atyAcAroM se pratAr3ita dharma-baMdhuoM kI darda bharI kahAnI, unake muMha kI apekSA unakA zarIra jyAdA acchI taraha vyakta karatA hai, yadi koI A~kha kholakara dekha sake to Aja una lakSAdhipatiyoM ke pAsa A~khoM meM A~sU aura marma vedanA ke atirikta ora hai hI kyA ?
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________________ dIpAvalI aura sahadharmI sevA 151 bhAratavarSa ke jaina samAja kA kartavya, Aja usakI A~khoM ke samakSa pradIpta sUrya prakAza ke samAna pUrNa rUpa se spaSTa hai-aba bahuta zIghra hI likhe jAne vAle itihAsa kI taiyArI meM hai| isameM kyA likhA jAegA, yaha batAne ke lie Aja kA jaina samAja pUrNatayA svatantra hai| jaina samAja ke pAsa sAdhanoM kI kamI nahIM hai / vaha saMgaThita hokara utsAha bhare hRdaya se yadi kucha karanA cAhe, to saba kucha kara sakatA hai / ___ hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM sarvathA nirAzrita huI jaina janatA ke jIvanamaraNa kA prazna hai / use aba sarvathA naye sire se jIvana yAtrA prArambha karanI hai| bhojana, vastra aura basAne Adi kI apanI aneka-vidha durUha samasyAoM ko hala karanA, aba una logoM ke basa kI bAta nahIM hai / sAdhAraNa-se dIkSA aura ratha-yAtrA Adi ke prasaMgoM para lAkhoM kI holI khelane vAlA jaina samAja yadi apanA dAyitva anubhava kare, to yaha saba himAlaya jaisA mahAn kAryabhAra AsAnI se uThAyA jA sakatA hai| jo jaina samAja pazu-pakSiyoM kI dayA pAla sakatA hai aura bhaTTiyA~ banda karAkara ekendriya jIvoM kI rakSA kA bhAra uThA sakatA hai, kyA vaha apane dharma bandhuoM kI rakSA aura sevA kA kartavya nahIM kara sakatA ? avazya kara sakatA hai / jaina dharma meM sAdharmI-vAtsalya kA vahuta bar3A mahatva mAnA gayA hai| jaina zAstroM kI bhASA meM zrIsaMgha ko sAkSAta triloka nAyaka tIrthaMkara deva ke samAna mAnA gayA hai| zrIsaMgha kI sevA, tIrthaMkara deva kI sevA hai| Aja durbhAgya se hI sahI, parantu zrIsaMgha kI sevA kA mahAn avasara upalabdha huA hai| maiM samajhatA hai, 'jaina samAja apane kartavya se vimukha nahIM hogaa| sau-do so kI sAdhana sampanna virAdarI ko bhojana karA denA aura prabhAvanA vitIrNa kara denA hI sAdharmI bAtsalya nahIM hai| sacce sAdharmI vAtsalya kI parIkSA kA samaya to Aja AyA hai| dekhanA hai, kitane thailIzAha apanI thailiyoM ke muMha kholate haiM ? ____ maiM apane sahadharmI munirAjoM ke caraNoM meM bhI namra nivedana karanA cAhatA hai ki Apa bhI apanI samasta sAdhana zakti kA pravAha saMgha rakSA kI ora pravAhita kara deN| abakI vAra dIpamAlikA ke mahAparva para bhagavAna mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM zraddhAMjali arpaNa kareM ki isa varSa na kisI bar3o dIkSA kA ThATha-bATa racAyeMge, na tapazcaraNa ke mahotsavoM ke phera meM par3eMge / jaina dharma
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________________ 152 amara bhAratI ke sAdhu aura zrAvakoM ko sammilita zakti AgAmI dIpamAlikA taka apane pIr3ita jaina baMdhuoM ke lie kyA vyavasthA kara sakatI hai ? isakA nirNaya to bhaviSya para hI AdhArita hai| maiM AzA karatA hU~ ki Apa apane tana se, mana se aura dhana se isa saMgha-sevA ke mahAna kArya meM adhika se adhika sahayoga bhAvanA rkheNge| mahAvIra bhavana dehalI 1948
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________________ apane Apako hIna samajhanA pApa hai Aja Apake sAmane mujhe jo kucha bolanA hai aura jise bolane ke lie lAlamana bhAI, jo pratidina nikaTa samparka meM Ate rahate haiM, unakI zubha preraNA kahie athavA Apake antara kA saccA prema samajhiye, mujhe Apa taka khIMca lAyA hai| hameM sabhA maMca para dRSTigata karake Apako parama Azcarya ho rahA hogA, kyoMki Apa hama logoM koM tathA jaina dharma ke anuyAyiyoM ko apane pAsa milakara baiThe dekha rahe haiN| janma-jAta saMskAra yA hIna bhAvanAe~, jo Apa meM rahI huI haiM, sambhavataH usI dRSTi-bindu se socane ke AdI hone ke kAraNa Apako yaha saba vicitra-sA anubhava ho rahA ho| hama adhama haiM, patita haiM, hamArA utthAna yA vikAsa nahIM ho sakatA, Adi hIna bhAvanAe~ Apake vikAsa meM sabase prabala bAdhaka haiM aura aisA socanA eka bahuta bar3I durbalatA aura bhayaMkara pApa hai| kyoMki jIvana kA yaha sarvamAnya niyama hai ki jo jaisA socatA hai, vaha vaisA hI bana jAtA hai| hama apane vicAroM ko pratimUrti haiN| vIratA ke saMkalpa vIra banAte haiM aura kAyaratA ke saMkalpa kAyara / jo jaisI zraddhA yA vizvAsa rakhatA hai, vaha vaise hI sAMce meM Dhala jAtA hai__ "zraddhAmayo'ya puruSaH, yo yat zraddhaH sa eva sH|" ( 153 )
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________________ 154 amara prIta bAta bilkula ThIka hI kahI gaI hai / manuSya yadi gana se sApha hai, svayaM apane prati Apa ImAnadAra haiM, to vaha kisI se bhI choTA yA hIna nahIM hai / kisI jAti vizeSa meM janma lene mAtra se hI manuSya ko jAti hIna yA ucca nahIM mAnI jA sakatI aura vizeSa kara Aja ke jAgaraNazIla yuga meM to jAta pAMta kI yaha galI sar3I dIvAra itanI jIrNa-zIrNa tathA jarjarIbhUta ho gaI ki eka dhakke kI coTa bhI bardAzta nahIM kara sakatI / lArDa bebala ke samaya meM jaba hama dillI meM the, to vahA~ 'gAMdhI - grAuNDa' meM 'akhila bhArata varSIya vidyArthI sammelana' ho rahA thA / jaba cAMdanI cauka se hokara krAntizIla navayuvakoM kA eka virATa julUsa nikala rahA thA, to ucca svara se ve yahI nArA lagA rahe the " isa galI sar3I dIvAra ko eka dhakkA aura do / " unake nAre kA abhiprAya thA ki aMgreja zAsana kI dIvAra bilakula gala-sar3a gaI hai, jarjara ho gaI hai, use jarA eka dhakkA aura dekara bhUmisAt kara do| isI prakAra kI cetanAmaya tathA UrdhvamukhI bhAvanA jaba Apake ahRdaya se niHsRta hogI, to kyA isa dIvAra ke r3haha jAne meM bilamba lagegA ? astu, hameM ina sArahIna jAta-pAMta ke jhagar3oM meM adhika matthA-paccI karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM / kisI asadvastu ke viSaya meM adhika socavicAra karane se bhI manuSya mastiSka vikRta ho jAyA karatA hai / isa dIvAra ko to parivartanazIla yuga ke prabala thaper3e laga cuke haiM aura gAMdhIjI kA to aisA joradAra dhakkA lagA hai, ki jisase yaha dIvAra girI hI samajhie / ar3hAI sahasra varSa pUrva kA yuga bhI aisA hI andhakAra pUrNa yuga thA, jaba ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isa dIvAra ko tor3ane kA saphala prayatna kiyA thA / usa mahAvIra ne jisakI caraNa-zaraNa prApta karane kA mujhe puNya ava-sara milA hai ? jinake krAntizIla zAsana kA maiM bhI eka choTA-sA sadasya hU~ tathA jinakI udAtta vANI ke anuzIlana karane kA mujhe parama saubhAgya prApta huA hai / yaha mahAvIra jo eka rAjakumAra the, sone ke mahaloM meM phUloM ke bichonoM para, jisakA janma aura pAlana-poSaNa huA thA, jinake dAyeM-bAyeM
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________________ apane Apako hIna samajhanA pApa hai 155 cAroM ora saMsAra kA vipula vaibhava aura bhoga vilAsa kI sAmagrI apane mohaka rUpa meM bikharI par3I thIM, 30 varSa kI iThalAtI huI taruNAI meM ina bhoga-vilAsa aura sone ke siMhAsana ko Thokara mArakara jana-kalyANa ke lie nikala par3A / unakA mana saMsAra kI ina moha mAyA kI galiyoM meM na ramA, saMsAra kI viSama sthiti kA bhayAvaha hRdaya unakI A~khoM ke Age raharaha kara nAcane lagA / unhoMne dekhA ki duniyA kitanI U~cI-nIcI hai / ' koI sammAna satkAra se, dhana se, vaibhava se U~cA hai, to koI apamAna, ghRNA aura daridratA tathA jAta-pAMta ko dhadhakatI huI pracaNDa jvAlA meM burI taraha jhulasa rahA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ne isa bhedabhAva tathA ghora vaiSamya kI khAI ko pATane kA dRr3ha saMkalpa kiyA aura eka aise nava samAja kA nirmANa karanA cAhA, jahA~ sabakA stara eka ho, saba ko sarva viSayaka samAna adhikAra hoM, na koI U~cA ho aura na koI nocA ho| "mAnava-mAnava eka hai aura ahiMsA eva satya sabakA dharma hai / " yaha thA unakA krAntizIla nArA / unhoMne apanI vidroha bharI udAra vANo meM kahA - " mAnava-mAnava samAna haiM, jAta-pAMta yadi mAnanI hI hai, to usakI mUlabhitti AcaraNa honA cAhie, na ki janma / janma se to na koI yajJopavIta dhAraNa karake AtA hai, na koI talavAra bA~dhakara AtA hai aura na kisI ke hAtha meM kalama yA jhAr3a hI hotI hai / " bhagavAna ne spaSTa zabdoM meM kahA ki yahA~ janma yA jAti kA koI mahatva nahIM, yahA~ pUcha hai AcaraNa kI "sakkhaM vudIsai tavoviseso, na dIsai jAiviseso koI / " manuSya kI to manuSya hI eka jAti hai / gAya, bhaiMsa, hAthI, ghor3e Adi jinakI nasleM alaga-alaga haiM, unakI jAti kA bodha nasla yA AkRti mAtra se hI ho jAtA hai / kisI gadhe yA ghor3e se Aja taka kisI ne yaha prazna nahIM kiyA ki ApakI kyA jAti hai / isI prakAra manuSya kI jAti ke sambandha meM bhI manuSya se yaha pUchanA ki Apa kI jAti kyA haiM ? usakA ghora apamAna karanA hai aura mAnava jAti ko chinna-bhinna karane kA duSprayatna mAtra hai / jarA vicAra to kIjie ki koI nimna jAti kA vyakti ahiMsA, satya, saMyama Adi kA prazraya lekara yadi apane nimna jIvana stara se U~cA uTha jAtA hai, to usakI AtmA ne kitanI bhAva krAMti evaM prabala sAhasa
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________________ 156 amara-bhAratI kiyA hogA ? dUsarI aura vaha jo janmanA ucca kahalA kara bhI pAmara, asaMyata tathA pAzavika jIvana yApana karatA hai, to batalAiye, kyA aise hita aura asvargya jIvana vyatIta karane vAle vyakti ko U~cA kaise mAnA jAe ? maiM Apa se bhagavAna mahAvIra kI bAta kaha rahA thA. ataH unakI vANI ko unake zabdoM meM hI Apa taka pahu~cA denA cAhatA hU~ "kammuNA baMbhaNo hoi, kammuNA hoi khattio / vaso kammuNA hoi, suddo havai kammuNA // " janma se koI brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya yA zUdra nahIM hotA / ye sArI 'vizeSatAe~ to AcaraNa se, sayama se prApta hotI haiM / jaba bhagavAna mahAvIra jAta-pAMta ke viruddha krAMti kA prayoga kara rahe the, to una jaisA hI eka aura mahApuruSa janatA ke hRdaya meM krAMti kI uthalaputhala macA rahA thA / vaha mahApuruSa bhI jise hama bhagavAn buddha kahate haiMvizva ko yaha punIta sandeza de rahA thA ki janmanA jAti kA nirNaya kabhI bhI mAnya nahIM ho sakatA / jAti-pAMti kA astitva prathama to hai hI nahIM aura yadi mAna bhI liyA jAe, to usakI AdhArazilA AcaraNa hai, janma nahIM / bhagavAna buddha ke pradhAna ziSya Ananda eka bAra pAda-vihAra karate jA rahe the ki garmI ke kAraNa unako jora kI pyAsa ne vyAkula kara diyA / mArga sthita kue~ para jala bharatI huI bahana se unhoMne pAnI mA~gA, to vaha bahana kiMkartavyavimUr3ha-sI khar3I raha gaI, kyoMki usane tathAkathita zUdra jAti meM janma liyA thA / apanI sArI zakti baTora kara usa lar3akI ne kahAmahArAja ! maiM to eka zUdra kanyA haiM, Apako jala kaise pilA sakatI hU~ ? usa becArI ko janmagata aise hI saMskAra mile the, use samAja kI ora se ghRNita, dalita aura upekSaNIya vyavahAra kA upahAra milA thA, vaha apane ko sarvathA dIna-hIna tuccha samajha baiThI thI / ataeva usane bhikSu ko aise dInatA bhare zabdoM meM uttara diyA / Ananda ne haMsakara kahA - " bahina ! maiMne to tuma se pAnI mA~gA hai, jAti nahIM / yadi maiM isa tatvahIna aura thothe siddhAMta meM kucha sAra samajhatA hotA, to tuma se pahale hI pUchatA ki tumhArI kyA jAti hai ? aura bAda meM pAnI pilAne kI bAta kahatA / Ananda kI isa marmasparzI vANI se zUdra kanyA ke hRdaya kA kaNa-kaNa .
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________________ . apane Apako hIna samajhanA pApa hai 157 khila uThA / ina sArabhUta zabdoM se use eka abhinava preraNA aura eka nayI cetanA milI, eka azruta-pUrva divya sandeza milaa| usane apane jIvana ko eka naye rUpa meM socA-"isa vaiSamya pUrNa saMsAra meM kama se kama eka sthAna to aisA hai, jahA~ hamAre Upara koI ghRNA nahIM barasAtA, jahA~ jAta-pAMta kI koI pUcha nahIM aura jahA~ mAnava-mAnava eka haiN|" usake jIvana kI dhArA badalI aura vaha 'buddhaM saraNaM, dhamma saraNaM, saMghaM saraNaM gacchAmi' kA divya pATha par3hakara buddha-zAsana meM dIkSita hokara eka prakhyAta viduSI huii| _ 'karma' zabda kA artha yadi zAstroM kA paThana-pAThana acchA samajhA jA sakatA hai, kalama calAnA acchA mAnA jA sakatA hai, dIna-durbaloM ke paritrANa ke lie talavAra calAnA acchA ginA jA sakatA hai, to kyA 'janasevA' jaisA mahAna kArya kiyA jisake lie AcArya bhartahari ne yaha kahA'sevA dharmaH parama gahano yoginAmapyagamyaH' aura jise Apa nityaprati karate haiM, kyA acche kI koTi meM nahIM A sakatA ? Akhira, manuSya hai aura usake sAmane peTa bharane kI duniyA kI sabase Avazyaka samasyA hai / isa udarapUrti ke lie use koI karma to karanA hI par3atA hai| yadi acchA dhandhA milatA ho, to use bhI avazya karanA caahie| kisI vizeSa kA kisI vizeSa karma para ekamAtra adhikAra nahIM ho sakatA, vizeSakara Aja ke janatantra yuga meM / bIca kA kAla aisA thA, jabaki zAstroM kA paThana-pAThana, cintana-manana aura likhane-likhAne ke lie, jana-rakSArtha talavAra calAne ke lie, sevA kA kArya karane ke lie vizeSa jAti kA adhikAra mAnya samajha liyA gayA thaa| yaha bhArata ke lie sabase durbhAgya pUrNa kAla thA, jaba jJAna kI pAvanI zakti ko, janarakSA ke Adarza kArya ko tathA sevA jaisI mahatI karmazakti ko eka saMkIrNa zikaMje meM jakar3a diyA thA, jisakA duSpariNAma Aja bhArata bhoga rahA hai| itihAsa ke una pRSThoM ko ulaTakara itihAsa kA pratyeka vidyArthI jAna sakatA hai ki tatkAlIna isa adUradarzitA pUrNa saMkIrNatA tathA bheda-bhAva bharI bhUla ne rASTra ko kitanA lAbha yA kSati pahu~cAI hai ? ___ mahAvIra, buddha aura gAMdhIjI kI dRSTi meM jo kArya ImAnadArI aura prasanna bhAva se kartavya samajhakara sucAru rUpa se kiyA jAtA hai, vahI sundara aura acchA hai / eka klarka hai, jo becArA dina bhara kalama ghisatA rahatA hai, parantu usa kArya ko rASTra aura samAja kI sevA kI dRSTi se kartavya samajha
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________________ 158 amara bhAratI kara nahIM karatA, subaha se zAma taka rotA-pITatA aura upAlambha detA rahatA hai, to usakA vaha kArya sundaratA kI koTi meM nahIM A sktaa| sar3aka para jhAr3a lagAne vAlA eka harijana bhAI jana kalyANa kI dRSTi se, janatA ke svAsthya kI dRSTi se, jana sevA kI dRSTi se aura yaha samajhakara ki maiM bhI rASTra yA samAja kA eka ghaTaka hai, usakI sevA karanA merA parama kartavya hai, usa kArya ko suvyavasthita aura sundara DhaMga se karane kA prayatna karatA hai tathA usake karane meM sukha evaM prasannatA anubhava karatA hai, to vaha kArya sarvAMga sundara samajhA jAtA hai| Apa apane kArya ko choTA aura kSudra kArya mata samajhie / yaha kArya bhI utanA hI pavitra hai, jitanA ki bar3e se bar3A kArya pavitra ho sakatA hai| isake karane meM Apa gaurava kI anubhUti kiijie| isakA abhiprAya yaha nahIM ki Apa jIvana paryanta isI kArya ko karate raheM, dUsare kisI kArya ko karane ke lie prayatna na kareM, parAGa mukha bane raheM / yadi dUsarA kArya karane kI Apake andara kSamatA hai, to use bhI avazya kiijie| koI bhI kArya kisI kI bapautI nahIM hai| kArya mAtra ko karane kA jana-jana ko adhikAra hai| kucha loga kahA karate haiM ki vaMza paramparA se jisako jo kArya milA hai, use vahI kArya karanA cAhie, vahI usakI paitRka sampatti hai, jisakI rakSA karanA usakA mahAn kartavya ho jAtA hai / mujhe to isa vicAradhArA ke pIche sivAya dUsaroM ke adhikAra apaharaNa kI cintA ke aura koI tatva dRSTigocara nahIM hotaa| eka AcArya ne jAta-pAta ke sambandha meM kitanI sundara bAta kahI hai "janmanA jAyate zUdraH, saMskArAd dvija ucyte|" janma lete samaya, jabaki cAroM ora andhakAra hI andhakAra hotA hai, pratyeka manuSya kI sthiti zUdra ke samAna hotI hai| jyoM-jyoM vaha bar3A hotA hai, zikSA-dIkSA prApta karake acche saMskAroM ko apanAtA hai, apanI AtmA ko saMyama aura viveka ke prakAza se pradIpta kara jIvana meM saccI pragati karatA hai, taba vahI manuSya dvija bana jAtA hai / ____ maiMne Apase kahA thA ki apane Apako choTA aura hIna samajhanA pApa hai / maiM yaha nahIM kahatA ki namrabhAva rakhanA pApa hai yA apane ko bar3A samajha kara ahaMkAra kA poSaNa karanA acchA hai| parantu maiM bhI AtmA hU~ aura apane guNoM kA vikAsa karake maiM bhI apane bandhana ko tor3a sakatA hai, yaha svAbhi
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________________ apane Apako hIna samajhanA pApa hai 156 mAna to manuSya meM honA hI caahie| yadi aisA svAbhimAna Apake andara jAgRta na hogA, to Apa kabhI bhI andhakAra se prakAza meM nahIM A sakate, Atma vikAsa nahIM kara sakate / namratA, suzIlatA, vANI kI madhuratA, AcaraNa kI satyatA Adi mAnavIya guNa apane Apa meM adhikAdhika prasphuTita karane ke lie satata prayatnazIla rahanA cAhie, tabhI Apa jIvana kI sarvocca pariNati prApta kara skeNge| apanA utthAna-patana bhI kucha loga IzvarIya sattA ke adhIna mAnate haiM / yadi Izvara ko hI hameM uThAnA hotA, to hamArI aura ApakI Aja yaha sthiti na hotI, hama kabhI ke uTha gae hote| hama aura Apa to tabhI Upara uTha sakeMge, jabaki hama svayaM uThane kA prayatna kareMge / jIvana meM svayaM jAgaraNa prApta karake apane bandhanoM ko tor3ane ke lie paramukhApekSitA kI, dUsaroM kI sahAyatA kI upekSA karake Izvara ko bhI eka ora baiThe rahane ke lie balapUrvaka yaha kaha sakeMge "sakhe ! mere bandhana mata khola! svayaM baMdhA hU~, svayaM khulUMgA, tU na bIca meM bola !! yaha jaina dharma kI vizeSatA hai, ki vaha apane bandhanoM kA uttaradAyitva bhI apane Upara letA hai aura unako tor3ane kA bhii| vaha pratyeka AtmA ko Izvara aura bhagavAna mAnatA hai / manuSya svayaM hI apanA utthAna aura abhyudaya kara sakatA hai| manuSya mAtra meM mahAn banane kI apAra zakti hai| akhila bhAratIya harijana sammelana, 1945 AgarA awas
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________________ bhArata kA rASTravAda Aja maiM apane zrotAoM se usa sambandha meM kucha kahai, jo vicAra mere sammukha prastuta kiyA gayA hai, aura vaha hai-Adhunika rASTrIyatA / kisI yuga meM vyakti bar3A thaa| vaha apane Apako bahuta UMcA samajhatA thaa| jIvana meM kevala apane lie hI taiyArI karatA thA, isake bAda kucha Age bar3hA aura parivAra ke rUpa meM eka ikAI ko lekara baiTha gayA / vaha apanA mamatva, apanA sneha aura apanA sukha bhUlakara parivAra ke rUpa meM socane-samajhane lgaa| phira aura utkrAMti huii| usane Asa-pAsa ke hajAroM parivAroM se sambandha jodd'aa| yaha samAja kA rUpa bana gyaa| usane vicAra kiyA parivAra tathA samAja ke sukha-duHkha alaga nahIM hai| isa prakAra vyakti ne dhIre-dhIre samAja ke sAtha ronA aura haMsanA siikhaa| vaha samAja ke A~suoM ke sAtha A~sU bahAne lagA aura muskarAhaTa ke sAtha vaha bhI muskarAne lagA isa taraha vikAsa karate-karate samAja bana gyaa| __ mAnava jAti kA vikAsa vahIM para samApta nahIM ho gyaa| hajAroM samAjoM ko milAkara eka rASTra banAne kA virATa rUpa manuSya ke sAmane khar3A thaa| usane samAja kI kile bandI se nikala kara eka rASTra ke sambandha meM socanA prArambha kiyA aura hajAroM parivAra, hajAroM samAja milakara ( 160 ) ,
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________________ bhArata kA rASTravAda 161 rASTra rUpa meM bana gae / samAja apanA abhyudaya rASTra ke abhyudaya meM dekhanesocane lgaa| samAja kA kalyANa, rASTra ke kalyANa ke pIche baMdha gyaa| ___ aba vicArIya prazna yaha hai ki yaha rASTra-vedanA hamArI apanI hai athavA kahIM bAhara se hamAre andara A ghusI hai ? yadi Apa bhAratavarSa ke itihAsa kI kar3iyoM ko chUte rahe haiM, to Apako mAlUma hogA ki bhArata ke purAtana manISiyoM ne hajAroM-lAkhoM varSoM se rASTra ke sambandha meM cintanamanana kiyA hai| unakA rASTra-prema, rASTra-bhakti bahuta hI ucca koTi kI thii| unhoMne mAnava-samAja ko eka divya sandeza diyA thA "saMgacchadhvam, saMvadadhvam" manuSyoM, sAtha calo, sAtha bolo! jIvana kA Ananda akele rUpa meM prApta nahIM ho sktaa| mAnava to kyA, bhArata kA to Izvara bhI akelA nahIM rahA ? isa sambandha meM, upaniSadoM meM eka bar3I sundara bhAvanA AI hai "eko'haM bahu syAm" jaba maiM eka se aneka hotA huuN| bhArata ke eka mahAna dArzanika ne kahA hai --"sa ekAkI na ramate"usakA mana akele meM nahIM laga rahA thaa| to bhArata kA Izvara bhI eka nahIM raha sakatA, phira vahA~ kA nivAsI mAnava akelA kaise raha sakatA hai| isa ekAkIpana ko miTAne ke nimitta hI to parivAra, samAja tathA rASTra kI racanA huI hai / bhArata ke dharma tathA darzana to prAcIna kAla se hI manuSya ko ekatva kI bhAvanA se uThAkara usako virATa rUpa kA darzana karAte rahe haiM / abhiprAya yaha hai ki bhArata kI purAtana paramparA kSudra piNDa kI bAta nahIM karatI, vaha to virATa rUpa kI ora le jAtI hai| ekatva meM anekatva kI sAdhanA karatI hai / hajAroM davAIyoM ko kUTa kara jaba eka golI banA lI gaI, taba usako anekatA meM ekatA aura ekatA meM anekatA kA rUpa milA yA nahIM? yahA~ hama hindU aura musalamAna ke rUpa meM rahate haiM / hinduoM meM bhI jaina, bauddha, vaiSNava tathA sikkha aneka bheda-prabheda haiN| musalamAna bhI siyA aura sunnI ke rUpa meM ba~TA huA hai / phira rASTrIyatA kA adhivAsa kisa meM
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________________ 162 amara bhAratI hai, hindu meM yA musalamAna meM ? matalaba yaha hai ki isa bhinnatA meM bhI bhArata kI rASTrIyatA eka rahI hai, akSuNNa rahI hai ? bhArata ne sudUra atIta meM bhI aneka jAtiyoM ko prazraya diyA hai| bhArata kA itihAsa batalAtA hai. ki eka dina pArasI surakSA kI bhAvanA se bhArata mA~ kI goda meM A chipe / zaka tathA hUNa bhI hama Apa meM hI ghula-mila gaye haiN| musalamAna to Aja bhI bhArata kI bhUmi meM sukha se raha rahe haiN| bhArata meM koI vijetA bana kara AyA, koI vyApArI ke rUpa meM AyA, koI bhediyA bana kara AyA, to koI dharma pracAraka kA bAnA pahanakara aayaa| zatra, yA mitra jisa-kisI bhI rUpa meM jaba koI videzI yahA~ AyA, to yahIM kA banakara raha gyaa| bhArata kI saMskRti to gaMgAdhArA ke tulya hai, jo jisa rUpa meM AyA, saba ko apanA banA liyaa| saba ke saba eka raMga meM raMga gae / kyoMki usa samara bhArata kI pAcana-zakti durusta thii| usane sabako pacA liyA, hajma kara liyA / Aja hama una jAtiyoM kA pRthakkaraNa karanA cAheM, to kara nahIM sakate ? para, durbhAgya hai ki Aja hamArI vaha cira-poSita rASTrIyatA sAmpradAyikatA kI jvAlAoM meM jhulasa rahI hai ? hamArI pAcana-zakti manda par3a gaI hai / sarva-maMgalamayI-bhAratIya saMskRti kI dhArA Aja kSINa-zarIrA dIkha par3atI hai / phalataH bhArata-akhaNDa bhArata-pAka aura hinda ke rUpa meM ba~Ta gayA hai| patana kA avasAna yahIM para na samajhiye / jATistAna, sikkhistAna aura drAviDastAna kA sira darda karane vAlA kolAhala abhI zAnta nahIM huA hai ? baMTavAre kA phala hama dekha cuke haiN| phira bhI hama ba~TavArA cAhate hai ? yaha rASTrIyatA kI mahatI viDambanA hai| Apa dekhate haiM ki saMsAra kidhara var3hA calA jA rahA hai ? cAroM tarapha Aga sulaga rahI hai| usameM kabhI koriyA jala uThatA hai, kabhI inDoneziyA to kabhI hamArA par3osI cIna jala uThatA hai, sArI duniyA~ ke bhUkampa se bhArata kaise bacegA? Aja' yadi bhArata ko saMsAra meM jIvita rahanA hai, to andara kI jAtiyatA tathA sAmpradAyikatA kI bhAvanA ko naSTa karake saba ikAiyoM ko milAkara rASTrIyatA kI rakSA karanI hogii| roTI-kapar3e kA bhI prazna bar3A pecIdA hai / Arthika viSamatA bhI hamArI rASTrIyatA ke vikAsa meM antarAya bana rahI hai| isa ulajhana ko binA sulajhAye savAla hala na hogA / jinako roTI mila rahI hai, unako to
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________________ bhArata kA rASTravAda 163 milatI rahe aura jinake pAsa roTI nahIM hai, unakA prabandha karanA hogA / eka tarapha raMgIna mahala hai, dUsarI tarapha TUTI-phUTI jhoMpar3I / donoM kA sAmaM jasya honA cAhie / yA to jhoMpar3iyoM ko mahala banAnA hogA yA phira mahaloM ko jhoMpar3iyoM ke rUpa meM AnA par3egA / tabhI viSamatA dUra hogI / bhArata ke vicArakoM se jaba kabhI isa sambandha meM vicAra carcA hotI hai, to mAlUma hotA hai, ki unake pAsa koI maulika samAdhAna nahIM hai ? idhara kA udhara karane se kyA honA-jAnA hai ? isa bAre meM mujhe andhoM kI eka bar3I sundara kalpanA yAda A rahI hai - kisI sajjana ne dasa andhoM ko bhojana karAne kI vyavasthA kI / thAlI meM bhojana lAyA gayA / eka andhe ke sammukha thAlI rakhI aura kahA - kyoM sUradAsa jI, bhojana A gayA hai na ? usane idhara-udhara TaTola kara kahA - hA~, A gayA hai / yahI thAlI phira dazoM ke pAsa phira gaI / aura anta meM yaha thAlI jahA~ kI tahA~ pahu~ca gaI / ghara mAlika ne kahA ki aba Apa bhojana kiijiye| hAtha calA to thAlI gAyaba ? andhe eka dUsare para avizvAsa karane lage / yahA~ taka ki jaba una logoM meM paraspara mukkebAjI hone lagI, to ghara ke mAlika ne kahA - "tuma saba ke saba nAlAyaka ho / mere ghara se nikalo / " saba ke saba hAtha malate lauTe / andhoM kI thAlI ke hera-phera kI taraha samAja tathA rASTra kI Arthika samasyA hala hone vAlI nahIM hai ? vyApArI kI thAlI majadUra ke Age, majadUra kI kisAna ke Age aura phira kisAna kI buddhi-jIvI zikSaka ke Age sarakAne se kAma na calegA / saba ke peTa kI Aga ko zAnta karane se hI rASTra sukhI bana sakegA / aura yaha mahatvapUrNa kArya sarakAra tathA janatA ke sahayoga se hI pUrA hogA / eka yuga thA - jaba rAjA, rAjA thA aura prajA, kevala prajA / hajAroM-lAkhoM varSo taka aiso hukUmata rahI hai, jisameM rAjA, rAjA ke rUpa meM tathA prajA, prajA ke rUpa meM parisImita thI / vaisA yuga aba nahIM rahA / loga kahate haiM ki bhArata meM aba prajAtantra A gayA hai| para, maiM yaha kahatA ki bhArata ke lie yaha koI nayI vastu nahIM hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga bhI prajAtantra thA / ve bhI vaizAlI prajAtantra ke rAjakumAra the / Aja sarakAra aura prajA ke bIca dIvAra - sI khar3I ho gaI hai / vaha
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________________ 164 amara bhAratI aba nahIM rahanI cAhie / prajAtantra kA matalaba hai - rAjA tathA prajA ke madhya meM jo bheda kI dIvAreM haiM, unako tor3a denA / vartamAna meM rASTrapati bhI prajA hai aura neharU, paTela bhI prajA haiM tathA prajA bhI rAjA hai| sarakAra ko prajA ke hita meM aura prajA ko sarakAra ke hita meM socanA-samajhanA hai / eka-dUsare ke sAtha calanA hai / donoM hAtha dhone haiM, to eka akelA hAtha * apane Apa ko nahIM dho sakatA / donoM kA sahayoga Avazyaka ho jAtA hai / isI prakAra prajA kI samasyA sarakAra ko, sarakAra kI kaThinatA prajA ko hala karanI hai / Aja to prajA sarakAra kI AlocanA kara rahI hai tathA sarakAra prajA kI / ghara ke caudharI kI apekSA paMcAyata ke caudharI kI musIbata bar3ha jAtI hai / Apa vicAra kIjie, yadi Apa meM se koI neharU tathA paTela kI gaddI para hote, to Apa ke samakSa kyA paristhiti banatI ? eka bAta aura hai ki bhArata kA nirmANa pazcimI saMskRti se hone vAlA nahIM hai, bhArata kA uddhAra unhIM purAne Adarza tathA prAcIna tejasvI vicAroM se ho sakegA / bhArata ke pavitra hRdaya meM pAzcAtya saMskRti ke bIja nahIM panapa sakate / kyA bhArata ke pAsa eka-dUsare ke sukha-duHkha ko samajhane kI zakti nahIM hai ? kyA bhArata ko apanI roTI talAza karane kA DhaMga nahIM AtA ? kyA bhArata meM apanA makAna apane DhaMga se khar3A karane kI kalA nahIM hai ? kyA hama bhAI ko bhAI samajhane kI zikSA kahIM bAhara se lAe~ge ? yaha kalA to hameM apane purAne RSiyoM se hajAroM varSoM se milI hai / rAma aura kRSNa, mahAvIra aura buddha tathA gA~dhI ne hameM yahI zikSA dI hai, bahI kalA sikhalAI hai / Aja hama usa divya kalA ko pAzcAtya saMskRti kI ApAtato ramaNIya cakAcauMdha meM gumA baiThe haiM / bar3e kheda kI bAta hai, ki bIsavIM sadI kA bhArata apane gauravapUrNa prAcIna itihAsa ko bhUla baiThA hai / bhArata ke tejasvI samrATa vikramAditya ke jIvana ko kyA Apa bhUla gae haiM ? jaba samrATa vikramAditya rAja sabhA meM Ate, taba hIrA- maNikya khacita suvarNa siMhAsana para virAjita hote the / aisA mAlUma hotA thA ki sAkSAt indra hI svarga se utara kara A virAjA hai ? kintu unakA vyaktigata jIvana isase bhinna thaa| bhArata ke videzI rAjadUta jaba vyaktigata bAnaghIta ke samaya samrAT ko tRNa nirmita caTAI para baiThA dekhate, taba vismaya meM par3a jAte the / jaba koI pUchatA ki Apa samrAT hokara bhI isa caTAI para kyoM baiThate haiM, taba samrAT muskarA kara uttara dete - yaha .
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________________ bhArata kA rASTravAda 165 bhAratavarSa hai| yahAM kA rAjA, rAjA bhI hai aura prajA bhI / yaha merA vyaktigata siMhAsana hai aura vaha merI prajA kA ? prajA kA kArya karatA hai, tabhI usa svarNa siMhAsana para baiThAtA huuN| yaha hai, bhArata kA ujjvala rASTravAda / samrATa candragupta kA rAja-guru aura akhaNDa bhArata kA pradhAnamantrI Arya cANakya sunaharI mahaloM meM nahIM, parNa kuTI meM nivAsa karatA thaa| rikta samaya meM chAtroM ko jJAna-dAna bhI karatA thaa| yaha hai, bhArata kA purAtana prajAtantra / yaha hai, bhArata kI prAcIna AdarzamayI raassttriiytaa| Aja hama phira bhArata meM isI rASTrIyatA ko dekhanA cAhate haiM, lAnA cAhate haiM / deza kyA hai ? aura rASTra kyA hai ? isa sambandha meM to sArI jindagI socanA pdd'egaa| eka dina aura eka ghar3I kA socA haA, kucha kAma nahIM AtA / sote aura jagate, calate aura baiThate tathA khAte aura pIte jaise manuSya apane vyaktitva ko saMbhAle rakhatA hai, usI prakAra rASTra ke jIvana meM bhI apanA vyaktitva ghula-mila jAnA caahie| jaise manuvya apane vyaktitva kI rakSA karatA haiM, usI bhAva se, usI lagana se rASTra ke vyaktitva kI rakSA karanA sIkheM, tabhI rASTra kA abhyudaya sambhava hai ? __svAmo rAmatIrtha ne likhA hai, ki jaba maiM jApAna gayA thA, taba vahAM maiMne eka bar3I sundara ghaTanA dekhii| jisa jahAja meM, maiM yAtrA kara rahA thA, usI meM kucha hindustAnI bhI yAtrA kara rahe the, ve hindU the| jaba unheM apanI vidhi ke anusAra nirAmiSa bhojana nahIM milA, taba ve loga jApAna tathA usa jahAja ke saMcAlakoM kI nindA karane lage / pAsa meM baiThA eka taruNa yaha saba kucha suna rahA thaa| vaha uThA aura thor3I dera meM kucha phala lAkara hindustAniyoM ko dekara bolA-lIjie, ApakA bhojana taiyAra hai / hindU sajjana bole-bar3I kRpA kI Apane ? inake paise le liijie| usa taruNa ne gambhIra mudrA banAkara kahA- ApakI kRpA hai| mujhe paisoM kI cintA nahIM hai / isake badale meM, maiM Apa logoM se yaha mAMgatA hU~ ki hindustAna meM yA anyatra kahIM bhI jAkara ina zabdoM kA prayoga na kareM-"hameM jApAnI jahAja meM bar3I asuvidhA rahI, bhojana bhI nahIM milaa|" priya bandhuoM ! yaha hai, rASTrIyatA / bhArata ko Aja isI prakAra kI rASTrIyatA kI AvazyakatA hai| deza kA sammAna, rASTra kA gaurava hamArA apanA sammAna aura gaurava bana jAnA caahie| majadUra apane lie nahIM,
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________________ 166 amara bhAratI rASTra ke lie kAma kareM / vyApArI apane peTa ke lie nahIM, rASTra ke lie dhana juTAe~ / zikSaka apane peTa ke lie nahIM, rASTra kalyANa ke lie zikSAdIkSA deM / bhArata ke pratyeka nAgarika kI hareka harakata jaba rASTra ke utthAna ke lie, abhyudaya ke lie hogI, tabhI bhArata balavAna bana sakegA, U~cA uTha sakegA / isa prakAra kI bhAvanA jisa kisI rASTra meM hotI hai, vahA~ kI prajA aura rAjA donoM sukhI rahate haiM, samRddha bana jAte haiM / 15 agasta, 1950 rASTra svatantratA parva: byAvara, rAjasthAna TW
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________________ 19 janatantra divasa Aja yahA~ para AcAryazrI gaNezIlAlajI mahArAja kA padArpaNa huA hai, yaha Apake tathA hamAre lie parama harSa kA viSaya hai / hRdaya ke isI utsAha aura umaMga ko lekara Apa loga yahA~ ekatrita hue ho / AcAryazrI kI pAvana preraNA se utprerita hokara bhUmikA ke rUpa meM kucha vicAra prastuta kara rahA hU~ / Aja kA viSaya vicAraNIya hai / maiMne sUcanA paTa para dRSTipAta kiyA thA, jisa para likhA huA thA - 'janatantrotsava' / zarmAjI tathA gajendra bAbU ne abhI-abhI Apa logoM ke sAmane hRtaMtrI se rASTrIya gAna kI tAna sunAkara isa bhAvanA ko mUrtarUpa diyA thA / Aja hama saba 'janatantra divasa manA' rahe hai / kintu sarvaprathama isa bAta kA sUkSma dRSTi se nirIkSaNa-parIkSaNa karanA hai, ki hamArA mana badalA hai yA nahIM ? hamArI cetanA meM ullAsa evaM sphUrti AI hai yA nahIM ? yaha bAta kisI aura se nahIM, apane mana se pUcheM, antastala meM paiTha kara dekho ki 'janatantra divasa' para hamArI mAnasika vRttiyoM meM kitanA parivartana huA hai ? hamArA mAnasika dharAtala badalA hai yA nahIM ? hamAre jIvana kI dhArA pahale kisa dizA meM pravAhita ho rahI hai ? sarvatomukhI vikAsa karane ke lie hameM Age kisa ora kadama bar3hAnA hai ? 'janatantra divasa' para hamAre Upara ( 167 )
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________________ 168 amara- bhAratI kitanA uttaradAyitva A gayA hai ? aura usakI pUrti ke lie hamArA kyA kartavya hai ? uparyukta ulajhanoM kA sirA pAne ke lie bhAratIya saMskRti kA eka divya sandeza hamArI ora aMgulI -nirdeza kara rahA hai / vaha yaha - ' apane Apa maiM sImita na raho' / Aja hamAre jIvana kI gatividhi yaha ho gaI hai, ki hama pratyeka dizA meM apane ko apane Apa meM hI mImita kara lete haiM / Aja kA manuSya apane viSaya meM hI socatA hai / khAnA-pInA, sukha-suvidhA Adi samasta kArya kevala apane lie hI karatA hai / kintu bhArata kI cetanA bhArata kA svabhAva isase sarvathA viparIta rahA hai| usane kabhI bhI apane lie nahIM socA hai / usakA sukha apanA sukha nahIM rahA hai aura na hI usakA dukha bhI apanA duHkha rahA hai / bhArata sadaiva prANImAtra ke jIvana ko apane sAtha lekara gati karatA rahA hai / isane na kabhI apanI pIr3A se Arta hokara AMsU chalakAe haiM aura na hI sukha meM bhAna bhUlakara kaha kahA lagAyA hai / hAM, dUsare ko kAMTA cubhane para isane apane azru-kaNoM se usake duHkha ko dhokara halakA karane kA satya prayatna avazya kiyA hai / jaina dharma se hamArA nikaTatama sambandha hai / jIvana ke prabhAta se hama usakI goda meM khele aura pale haiM / jaba hama jaina-dharma kA talasparzI adhyayana karate haiM, to isI nirNaya para pahu~cate haiM ki vaha apane jIvana meM pratyeka prANI kA- - phira cAhe kSudra cIMTI se lekara vizAlakAya gajendra taka kyoM na ho, sukha duHkha lie hue haiN| prANImAtra kA duHkha ke gahana garta se nikalanA usakA parama evaM carama kartavya rahA hai / dUsare ko duHkhArta dekhate hI usakA antaHkaraNa sihara uThatA hai / vaha apanA Ananda, apanA sukha apanI cetanA, apanA anubhava, kiMbahunA - apanI sampUrNa zakti vizvajanInatA ke lie arpaNa karane ko sadaiva sannaddha rahA hai / isakI cetanA kI dhArA ajasra, akhaNDa rUpa se pravAhamAna rahI hai / gajendra bAbU ne kahA thA " Aja itihAsa guNa gA rahA hai hamArA" kintu vicAra karanA hai, ki kyA lakSmI vaibhava ke kAraNa itihAsa hamArA guNagAna kara rahA hai ? yA talavAra kI painI dhAra se zatruoM ke sira dhar3a se alaga karane ke kAraNa ? athavA U~ce-UMce pleTaphArmoM para ojasvI bhASaNa (speech) dene ke kAraNa ? nahIM, kadApi nahIM / hamArA
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________________ janatantra divasa 166 guNa-gAna isalie ho rahA hai ki bhArata kI jo cetanA, jo saMskRti hai, vaha vyaSTi na hokara samaSTi kI rahI hai / samaSTi ke sukha meM hI usane apanA sukha mAnA hai / usI hArdika virATatA ke kAraNa Aja itihAsa hamArA guNa gA rahA hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra ke yuga meM janatA ke mana meM eka dArzanika prazna ulajhA huA thA, ki 'pApa kahA~ ba~dhatA hai aura kahA~ nahIM ?" isa yakSa prazna ko sulajhAne ke lie na mAlUma kitane dArzanika mastiSka kI daur3a lagA rahe the / kintu bhagavAna mahAvIra kI jana-kalyANI vANI ne janatA ke hRdayakapATa khola diye / unhoMne batalAyA ki isa prazna kA samAdhAna antarmukha hone se mila sakatA hai / jaba mAnava vyaSTi ke cakkara meM pha~sa kara apane svArthoM kI pUrti ke lie pravRtti karatA hai, apanI AvazyakatAoM ko hI sarvAdhika mahatva detA hai, apane hI sukha-duHkha ke viSaya meM vicAra karatA hai, to vaha pApa karma kA upArjana karatA hai, kintu jaba usakI cetanA vyaSTi kI ora se samaSTi ko ora pravAhita hotI hai, jaba vaha apane vaiyaktika svArthoM se Upara uThakara vizva kalyANa kI sadbhAvanA se prerita hokara vizuddha pravRtti karatA hai, to vaha vizva meM zAnti kA sAmrAjya sthApita karatA hai, phalataH pApa karma meM lipta nahIM hotA / vaha divya vANI Aja bhI bhArata ke maidAna meM gUMja rahI hai savvabhUyappabhUyassa, sammaM bhUyAi pAsao / pihiAsavvassa daMtassa, pAvakammaM na baMdhai // apane antahRdaya ko TaTolakara dekho ki Apa vizva ke pratyeka prANI ko Atmavat samajhate ho yA nahIM ? yadi Apa prANImAtra ko AtmamayI dRSTi se dekhate ho, unheM kaSTa pahu~cAne kA vicAra nahIM rakhate ho, unake sukha-duHkha ko apanA sukha-duHkha samajhate ho, to tumheM pApa karma kA bandha nahIM hogA / pApoM kA pravAha prANiyoM ko duHkha dene meM AtA hai, duHkha miTAne se nahIM / ataH jyoM-jyoM hamAre andara samAja, rASTra aura vizva kI virATa cetanA panapatI jAtI hai, tyoM-tyoM pApa kA bandha bhI nyUna - nyUnatara hotA jAtA hai / jaba hama vaiyaktika, sAmAjika evaM rASTrIya cetanA se Upara uThakara jAgatika cetanA se utprerita hokara akhila vizva ko apanA banA lete haiM, usake sukha-duHkha meM apanepana kI anubhUti karate haiM, taba hamArA pApAsrava kA dvAra banda ho jAtA hai / ataH hameM apane andara hI sImita nahIM honA hai,
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________________ 170 amara-bhArato pratyuta hamArI pratyeka pravRtti vizva hita ke lie honI cAhie tathA usakA prakAza prANImAtra ko milanA caahie| Aja ke dina hameM yahI zubha-pATha sIkhanA hai| hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA vizleSaNa evaM usakI vividha paribhASAe~ kiyA karate haiM / kintu saMkSepa meM hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA nicor3a karanA cAheM, to yaha kara sakate haiM-"jo vyakti apane hI sukha-duHkha meM ghulatA rahatA hai, apane nijI svArthoM se cipaTA rahatA hai, vaha hiMsA karatA hai aura jo vyakti 'sva' kI sImA kA atikramaNa kara dUsare ke sukha-duHkha meM bhAgIdAra banatA hai, dUsare ke A~suoM ko poMchakara unake nirAza evaM hatAza hRdayoM meM AzA kA madhura saMcAra karatA hai, vaha ahiMsA kA pujArI hai|" Aja hamArI vANI meM bala nahIM hai, pravRttiyA~ zithila haiM, cetanA suSupta hai| isakA mUla kAraNa yahI hai ki hama apane Apa meM sImita ho rahe haiN| tAtvika dRSTi se yahI hiMsA hai, pApa hai| ahiMsA ke mahAna kalAkAra vizva-hitaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane eka pravacana meM vizva ko yaha prANaprada saMdeza diyA "asaMvibhAgI na ha tassa mukkho" "jo vyakti apanI sampatti kA, apanI zakti kA saMvibhAga nahIM karatA-kevala apane lie hI usakA upayoga karatA hai, vaha mokSa prApta nahIM kara sakatA / cAhe Upara se vaha kitanA hI kriyAkANDa karatA rahe, apane ko samyaktva kA adhikArI mAnatA rahe / jaba taka sAmAjika evaM jAgatika cetanA kI ora jIvana-dhArA pravAhita nahIM hogo, prANImAtra ko Atmavat samajhakara usake saMvibhAga kI maulika bhAvanA jAgRta nahIM hogI, taba taka mokSa prApti asambhava hai|" yaha jaina dharma kA sArvajanika mUla sUtra hai| isI taraha kA prANa saMcAraka upadeza kurukSetra ke maidAna meM arjuna ke ghor3oM kI bAgaDora saMbhAle hue kRSNa ne gItA meM diyA hai| Apa logoM ne bhI usakA parizIlana kiyA hogaa| parantu cintana evaM manana na hone ke kAraNa sambhava hai, vaha vizva cetanAmaya upadeza ApakI buddhi para aMkita na ho sakA ho / arjuna ko sambodhita karate hue kRSNa kahate haiM __ "bhuGa kte te tvacaM pApA, ye pacantyAtmakAraNAt / " jo vyakti apane lie roTI pakAtA hai, vaha roTI nahIM, pApa pakAtA
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________________ janatantra divasa 171 hai / jo kevala apane Apa hI vastra pahanatA hai, vaha vastra nahIM, pApa pahanatA hai / isI prakAra jo vyakti apane lie hI sukha-suvidhA kI sAmagrI juTAne meM vyasta rahatA hai, vaha sukha - sAmagrI ekatrita nahIM karatA, kintu pApa baToratA hai / sahasroM varSoM se itanA maulika upadeza milate hue bhI hamArA jIvana tadanurUpa nahIM bana pAyA, isakA mukhya kAraNa yahI hai, ki hama zAstroM kA kevala zuka-pATha karanA hI sIkhe haiM, isI meM dharma mAna baiThe haiM / kintu kArya to cintana tathA manana karane para hI hogA / jaba taka hama zAstroM kA gahama cintana karake unheM jIvana kA sthAyI aMga nahIM banAyeMge, taba taka samAja kA, rASTra kA evaM vizva kA utthAna nahIM ho sakatA aura inakA utthAna hue binA hamAre jIvana kA utthAna honA bhI sutarAM asambhava hai, kyoMki inake sAtha hamArA jIvana-sUtra aTUTa rUpa se sambandhita hai / bhArata sadA kArya karanA sIkhA hai, bAteM banAnA nahIM / usane doSamayI dRSTi se dUsare kI ora A~kha uThAkara dekhane kA kabhI prayAsa nahIM kiyA hai / dUsarA yadi moha-nidrA meM soyA par3A hai to "saMbujjhaha kiM na bujjhaha" tathA "uttiSThata jAgrata prApya varAnnibodhata" Adi madhura-madhura evaM jIvana sparzI, vacanoM dvArA jAgarita karanA to usakA parama kartavya rahA hai kintu nindA tathA AlocanA karanA usakI manovRtti ke pratikUla rahA hai / isa dizA meM vaha kevala apanI ora dekhatA hai tathA apane hI jIvana kA nirIkSaNa-parIkSaNa karatA hai / kintu Aja hama samAja tathA rASTra kI kaTu AlocanA to kara dete haiM, TIkA-TippaNI karane ke lie lambe bhASaNa bhI de sakate haiM, parantu jaba kArya karane kA samaya AtA hai, taba dAyeM-bAyeM jhA~kane lagate haiM / bAteM banAnA hama apanA kartavya samajhate haiM aura kArya karane kI AzA hama dUsaroM se rakhate haiM / isI bhAvanA ke pIche hamAre patana ke bIja chipe haiM / yadi hameM ahiMsA kA dibya sandeza vizva ko denA hai, to usakI bhUmikA apane jIvana se hI prArambha karanI hogii| jIvana meM udAratA kA prasAra karane ke lie hRdaya ko vizAla aura virATa banAnA hogA, dUsare kI AzA na rakhate hue pratyeka satkArya apane bAhubala se karanA hogA / kintu Aja hama eka-dUsare kI durAlocanA karane meM jIvana ke amUlya kSaNa naSTa kara rahe haiN| mujhe apanI A~khoM dekhI ghaTanA yAda A rahI hai /
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________________ 172 amara bhArato eka bAra hama vihAra karate hue jA rahe the| sar3aka ke bIca meM eka bar3A-sA patthara par3A huA thaa| kitane hI yAtrI Ae aura daSTipAta karate hue Age nikala gae / itane meM eka bailagAr3I AI / gAr3I kA pahiyA patthara se TakarAne para gAr3IvAna bhI 'kisa zaitAna ne sar3aka ke bIca meM patthara DAla diyA hai' Adi gAliyAM sunAtA huA Age nikala gayA, kintu usase itanA nahIM ho sakA ki usa rAste ke ror3e ko alaga kara de| yaha eka choTI-sI ghaTanA hai| isa prakAra kI ghaTanAe~ hamAre dainika jIvana meM na jAne kitanI bAra ghaTatI haiN| hamArI jIvana gAr3I ke sAmane bahuta se ror3e Ate haiM / hama unakI AlocanA karate hue cale jAte haiM, kintu unheM dUra karane kA tanika bhI prayAsa nahIM karate / Aja samAja meM achUta, jAtibheda, sAmpradAyikatA Adi kaI ror3e jar3a jamAye hue haiM, kintu hamAre andara unheM ukhAr3a pheMkane kI bhAvanA hI jAgRta nahIM hotii| ___ maiM AcArya jinadAsa mahattara kI vANI kA manana kara rahA thaa| vaha pada-pada para ratna aura javAharAta bikherate hue cale gae haiN| eka jagaha unhoMne kahA hai "saMtaM vIriyaM na nigRhitadhvaM, saMte vIrie na ANAiyavvo" ___ yadi tumhAre andara zakti hai, prakAza hai, to use chupAne kA prayatna mata karo / apanI zakti kA gopana karanA eka bhayaMkara sAmAjika pApa hai| cAhe hama jinadAsa kI vANI kA adhyayana kareM athavA bhagavAn mahAvIra kI vANI kA painI dRSTi se anuzIlana kareM, sabake mUla meM yaha divya sandeza rahA huA hai| Aja janatantra divasa hai| Aja hameM apane jIvana ko rASTra kA, prANI-prANI kA jIvana banAnA hai| hameM isa DhaMga se kArya karanA hai, jisase hamAre jIvana ko, hamAre kArya ko, hamArI bhASA ko dekhate hI vizva ke pratyeka kone kA mAnava kaha uThe-"yaha sarvatantra svatantra janatantra bhArata kA saccA nAgarika hai" aise janatantra ko hI hama saccA janatantra kaha sakate haiN| jaina bhavana lohAmaNDI AgarA 26 janavarI 1950 OSOS
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________________ kartavya-bodha pahale apane ko aura phira dUsaroM ko dekho dUsaroM ke doSoM ko dekhanA, jitanA sarala hai, apane Atma-sthita ko dekha sakanA, utanA hI kaThina hai / manuSya apane hI gaja se jaba apane Apako nApatA hai, apanI hI vicAra-tulA se jaba apane Apako tolane baiThatA hai aura apane hI dRSTikoNa se jaba apane Apako parakhatA hai, taba niHsandeha vaha apane ko jJAnI, vivekI aura anubhavI samajhane lagatA hai| usane apane saMbaMdha meM jo kalpanA karalI hai, eka mAnasika citra taiyAra kara liyA hai, usake viparIta jaba koI manuSya vicAra karatA hai, bolatA hai athavA pravRtti karatA hai, taba vaha use apanA virodhI, vairI aura ghAtaka ghoSita kara detA hai| usake sambandha meM jana-jana ke mAnasa meM dvaSa, ghRNA aura napharata phailAtA phiratA hai| use nindaka aura Alocaka kahatA hai| - vastutaH vaha svayaM hI apanA bairI hai, virodhI hai aura hai apanA parama zatru / apanI yogyatA se adhika apane ko samajhanA, apane doSoM ko bhUlakara, apane avaguNoM ko bhI guNa samajhane kI bhUla karanA-yahI hai, patana kA patha / eka vicAraka ne apanI pustaka meM likhA hai-"pratyeka kArya meM choTIchoTI bhUloM kA bhI patA pA lenA saphala jIvana kA aura sAdhaka jIvana kA
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________________ 174 amara bhAratI paramocca rahasya hai|" jisa DhaMga se vyavasAyI apanI rokar3a milAtA hai, usI DhaMga se hI sAdhaka ko bhI apane jIvana kA hisAba-kitAba sApha rakhanA hai| eka paise kI bhUla se bhI rokar3a gar3abar3A jAtI hai, usI prakAra eka bhI truTi se bhale hI nagaNya bhI kyoM na ho-sAdhaka kA dhavala-jIvana dhUmila evaM malina bana jAtA hai| saMskRta bhASA meM eka zabda hai-"doSajJa / " sAmAnyataH isakA artha hotA hai doSoM ko jAnane vAlA / vizeSataH isakA artha hotA hai-"paMDita / " eka AcArya ne kahA hai-"manuSyeNa doSajJena bhavitavyam / " manuSya ko doSadarzI honA cAhie / doSa dekhanA. paNDita kA lakSaNa hai / jo bhUla dekha sakatA hai, bhUla pakar3a sakatA hai, vahI saccA paNDita hai / __ para, prazna upasthita hotA hai ki doSa kisake dekheM ? apane yA parAye ? parAye doSa dekhate-dekhate hI ananta-kAla ho gayA, parantu AtmA kA kyA sadhA usase ? ataH phalita huA ki apane doSoM ko dekho, unheM usI krUratA se pakar3o, jitanI krUratA se dUsaroM ke doSoM ko pakar3ate ho| jisane apane ko pakar3A, apanI corI pakar3I, vahI saccA paNDita hai, vahI saccA sAhakAra hai| apane svabhAva, apane vicAra aura apane vyavahAra kI parIkSA karane se manuSya ko apanI bahuta-sI kamajoriyoM kA patA cala jAtA hai| dUsaroM ko dUSaNa dene kI apekSA apane ko hI parakhanA sIkhanA cAhie, yahI jIvana kI yathArtha kalA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane sAdhakoM ko sAvadhAna karate hue kahA "jAe saddhAe nikkhaMtA tAmeva anupaaliyaa|" sAdhako ! jisa zraddhA se, jisa vizvAsa se aura jisa majabUtI se tumane sAdhanA ke mahAmArga para apanA pahalA kadama rakhA hai, usI zraddhA se, usI vizvAsa se aura uso majabUtI se jIvana kI sandhyA taka nirantara calate raho / apanI gati ko yati denA, to durbalatA nahIM hai, parantu patha se skhalita ho jAnA, vicalita ho jAnA, avazya tumhAre lie kalaMka hai, dUSaNa hai, doSa hai / aura doSamaya jIvana sAdhaka ke lie viSa hai, mRtyu hai / usakA jIvana to doSa vivajita honA cAhie / ___ saMsAra ko doSa dene ke pUrva sAdhaka pahale apanI ora dekhale ki kahIM doSa kA bIja svayaM usI meM to nahIM hai ? jo sAdhaka saMsAra ko prakAza dene
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________________ kartavya-bodha 175 calA hai, pahale use apanA bhI avalokana kara lenA cAhie ki kahIM usI ke hRdaya-sadana meM to andherA nahIM hai / jo dUsaroM kA patha-pradarzaka banakara nikalA hai, kahIM vahI to unmArga para nahIM cala par3A hai ? sAdhaka ko isa bAta kA pUrA-pUrA dhyAna rakhanA cAhie, ki jo vikAra use bAhara dIkha rahA hai, usakA mUla kahIM usI ke bhItara to nahIM hai na ? sAdhaka yadi apane Apa meM sAvadhAna hokara calatA hai, jAgarUka hokara apane patha para bar3ha rahA hai, to phira saMsAra kucha bhI kyoM na kahe ? use bhaya kyA ho ? yadi abhibhAvaka, mAtA-pitA aura gurujana yaha kahate haiM ki Ajakala ke ziSya, Aja-kAla ke putra pUrva kAla ke ziSya aura putroM kI bhAMti gurubhakta nahIM haiM, mAtA-pitA ke anuzAsana ko nahIM svIkAra karate, to unheM yaha bhI dekhanA cAhie ki kahIM unameM svayaM gurutva kA abhAva to nahIM hai ? yadi kisI abhibhAvaka meM abhibhAvakatva nahIM hai, to phira usakA satkAra, sammAna aura pUjA kA svapna dekhanA bhI vyartha hai| bhUkha lagane se hI kisI ko bhojana nahIM milatA / pratyeka abhilASA kI pUrti tyAga aura zrama sAdhya hotI hai| kisI bhUle rAhI ko usake para kA bodha karAnA eka bAta hai aura use apane purAne vaira kA zikAra banAnA bilkula alaga hai| cIna deza ke prAcIna dArzanika kanaphyUzana ne kahA hai-"vahI zreSTha rASTra hai - jisameM rAjA apanA, prajA apanA, pitA aura putra apanA, mAtA aura putrI apanA tathA guru aura ziSya apanA kartavya niSThA ke sAtha pUrA karate haiN|" vastutaH bAta bahuta hI U~cI kahI gaI hai / saba apane kartavya ko samajhakara usake anusAra AcaraNa kreN| maryAdA kA atikramaNa apane lie hI akalyANakara hotA hai / jo svayaM apane AcaraNa ko maryAdita nahIM kara sakatA, vaha dUsaroM ko anuzAsana meM kaise rakha sakegA? ataH Atma-zAsana sahaja nahIM hai, apane para adhikAra duSkara hai / thor3A-sA adhikAra pAte hI manuSya Ape se bAhara ho jAtA hai / zakti ke unmAda meM apanA kartavya bhUla jAtA hai| nIti-zAstra ke dhurandhara vidvAna AcArya zukra ke zabdoM meM"adhikAra mada ko cirakAla taka pIkara kauna nahIM mohita hotA ?" adhikAra-madaM pItvA ko na muhyAt punazciram ? bhagavAna mahAvIra ne sAdhakoM ko zikSA dete hue kahA-"pratyeka sAdhaka ko pratidina apane Apa se ye tIna prazna karane cAhie aura apanI antarAtmA se uttara lenA cAhie
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________________ 176 amara bhAratI "kiM me kaDaM, kiMca me kicca sesaM, ki sakkaNijjaM na samAyarAmi // " maiMne apane kartavya-karmoM meM se kyA-kyA kara liyA hai ? aba, kyA karanA zeSa raha gayA hai ? aura vaha kauna-sA kartavya hai ? jo merI zakti kI paridhi meM hokara bhI abhI taka mere se bana nahIM sakA hai ? payuSaNa-parva ke ina mahatba-pUrNa tathA saubhAgya-bharita divasoM meM zramaNa aura zramaNI tathA zrAvaka aura zrAvikA apanI AtmA ke cirapoSita vikAroM ko cunakara bAhara nikAla sake aura apane kartavya-karmoM meM sthira hokara niSThApUrvaka apanA-apanA bhAga adA kara sakeM, to avazya hI ve apanI supta AtmA ko jAgRta karane ke prayatna meM saphala hoNge| dUsaroM ke doSa na dekha kara, yadi hama apane hI doSa dekhanA sIkha leM, to Aja taka kA hamArA dUSaNa hI bhUSaNa bana sakatA hai / jIvana kI gati aura yati meM samanvaya sadha sakatA hai| mAnapAr3A sthAnaka, 10-8-50 AgarA
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________________ 1 "bhikSA kAnUna aura sAdhu-samAja " jaina dharma namratA sikhAtA hai, dInatA nahIM / vaha eka bahuta bar3A tyAga kA Adarza sthApita karatA hai| tyAga jaina dharma kA mUlabhUta siddhAnta hai / loka meM eka kahAvata hai "anamilI ke tyAgI, strI marI bhayaM vairAgI / " jaina dharma isa bAta ko svIkAra nahIM karatA / vaha to tyAga kI antaraMga se preraNA detA hai / vaha mAnava ko jIvana jInA sikhAtA hai, bhikhamaMgApana nahIM / mana meM tyAga kI bhAvanA na ho aura Upara se tyAgI banA rahanA isa bAta ko jaina dharma kadApi bardAsta nahIM kara sakatA / vaha jIvana ko tejasvI banAtA hai, nisteja aura prANahIna nahIM / hajAroM varSa kI dAsatA ke bAda Aja bhArata svatantra ho cukA hai / bhArata kI dhArmika, sAmAjika aura Arthika paristhiti tejI se badala rahI hai / phalataH svatantra bhArata meM bhikSAvRtti ko miTAne ke lie bar3I daur3a-dhUpa cala rahI hai / bambaI meM, yaha kAnUna lAgU bhI ho cukA hai / isake virodha meM sAdhu samAja meM bar3I halacala macI huI hai / bhaviSya meM hamArA kyA hogA ? jIvana kI isa bhAvI cintA meM sAdhu samAja AkulavyAkula- sA ho rahA hai / samAja isa cintA ko dUra karane ke lie dhana eka ( 176 )
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________________ 180 amara bhAratI trita kara rahA hai| vakIla-vairisTaroM kA maha thailiyoM se bhara kara vaha yaha kahalAnA cAhatA hai ki ukta kAnUna jaina sAdhuoM para lAgU nahIM hotaa| / parantu merA mana isa se dUra, bahuta dUra hai / vaha isa cIja kA virodha karatA hai / hameM apanI samasyA ko svayaM sulajhAnA hai| sAdhu-samAja ko apanA prazna apane Apa hala karanA hai| Aja kA jaina sAdhu parde kI rAnI bana cukA hai| usa parde kI rakSA ke lie samAja DhAla bana kara Age bar3hatA hai| kintu rakSA kA yaha DhaMga kabhI bhI saphala nahIM ho sktaa| apane bhojana aura vastra kI samasyA ko sAdhu samAja' svayaM apane DhaMga se aura apane balabUte se sulajhAyegA / Aja se nahIM hajAroM varSoM se vaha apane teja aura parAkrama se jIvita rahA hai| usakA bhikSA kA pAtra banda nahIM ho sakatA / yadi usameM dama hai, to sarakAra use bhikSA se roka nahIM sktii| __ mahAna vijJAna-rAzi AcArya haribhadra ne bhikSA tIna prakAra kI batalAI hai / karuNA, sarvasampatkarI aura pauruSaghnI, dIna duHkhI, aMga-pratyaMga hIna, anAtha aura jinakA jIvana saMkaTagrasta ho, aise vyaktiyoM ko bhikSA denA, unako sevA karanA samAja kA apanA kartavya hai| yaha dAna, yaha bhikSA kAruNa bhikSA kahalAtI hai| aisI bhikSA denA samAja kA kartavya honA caahie| jo bhikSA pUjya buddhi se, zraddhA aura bhakti se dI jAtI hai, vaha sarva sampatkarI bhikSA kahalAtI hai / yaha bhikSA, sAdhu kI bhikSA hai / vaha, usake adhikAra kI bhikSA hai| vaha pUjya buddhi se dI jAne vAlI bhikSA hai| aisI bhikSA denA samAja kA kartavya hI nahIM, balki dharma hai| aura lene vAlA usakA pUrA adhikArI hai / sAdhu ne apanA samasta jIvana samAja ke kalyANa ke lie de DAlA hai, usake jIvana kA pratyeka kSaNa janatA ke hitAya aura sukhAya hotA hai, aisI sthiti meM, samAja use bhojana aura vastra detA hai / vaha dAna nahIM, balki usakA haka hai, usakA adhikAra hai| ___ adhikAra kA artha kyA hai ? maiM Apase pUchatA hai ki Apa apane mAtApitA kI sevA karate haiM ? unheM khAne ke lie bhojana aura tana Dhakane ke lie vastra dete haiM, tathA jIvana sambandhI anya sAmagrI bhI Apa unheM dete haiN| kyA Apa use dAna kaheMge? nahIM, yaha to unakA adhikAra hai| vaha usake .
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________________ bhikSA kAnUna aura sAdhu samAja' 181 adhikArI haiM, hakadAra haiN| vaha apane adhikAra ke nAte lete haiN| vaha pUjya haiM, unakI sevA karanA ApakA apanA dharma hai| isI prakAra sAdhu apane pAramArthika jIvana nirvAha ke lie samAja se bhojana aura vastra grahaNa karatA hai / yaha usakA adhikAra hai, usakA apanA haka hai / vaha dara-dara kA bhikhArI hokara bhikSA grahaNa nahIM krtaa| vaha apane tejasvI jovana kI chApa DAlakara, bhikSA letA hai| yadi vaha apane jIvana kI chApa nahIM DAla sakatA, to vaha bhikSA kA adhikArI bhI nahIM hai / ___ DhaMDhaNa muni kA jIvana, Apa logoM meM se anekoM ne par3hA hogA yA sUnA hogA? vaha eka mahAn sAdhaka thaa| jaina dharma ko usa 'mahAn tapasvI ke jIvana para gauraba hai| vaha sAdhAraNa ghara kA nahIM thaa| bhArata ke mahAn samrATa zrIkRSNa kA vaha putra thA / vizAla rAjya vaibhava ko ThukarAkara bhagavAna neminAtha ke caraNoM meM usane munipada aMgIkAra kiyA thaa| ora bhikSu-jIvana grahaNa kara usa mahAn jyoti ne kahA thA _ "bhagavan, maiM Aja se sAdhu ke nAte aura mAtra apane jIvana nirvAha ke lie bhikSA grahaNa kruuNgaa| apane mahAn kula ucca jAti, mAtA-pitA aura guru ke nAte dI huI bhikSA ko kadApi aMgIkAra nahIM kruuNgaa|" yaha hai, vaha mahAn jyoti ! jo bhUle-bhaTake sAdhuoM kA patha-darzana karatI hai / yaha hai, vaha gahAn zakti-puja! jisase hajAra-hajAra jIvana ko zakti milatI hai / yaha hai, tyAga kA mahAn Adarza ! DhaMDhaNa nuni jaisI mahAn AtmAoM kI bhikSA vRtti ko kAnuna roka nahIM sktaa| vizva kI koI bhI zakti usake virodha meM, apanI AvAja bulanda nahIM kara sktii| vartamAna sAdhu samAja ko apane sammukha tyAga kA vaha Adarza rakhanA hogA, jise DhaMDhaNa muni ne aMgIkAra kiyA thaa| sAdhu-jIvana, eka aisA jIvana ho, jise dekhakara kAnUna banAne vAle svayaM apanI bhUla samajha kara, use radda karane ko bAdhya ho jaaeN| vastutaH vartamAna bhikSA kAnUna, usa bhikSA ke lie banA hai, jise paurUSaghnI bhikSA kahate haiM / jo bhikSA samAja aura rASTra ke puruSArtha ko naSTa karane vAlI haiM, usI bhikSA ko rokane ke lie yaha kAnUna banA hai| vaha bhikSA, vAstava meM eka jaghanya pApa hai| jIvana ko andhakAra kI ora le
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________________ 182 amara bhAratI jAne vAlI hai / aisI bhikSA grahaNa karane vAlA 'pApI zramaNa' kahalAtA hai / use bhikSA karane kA adhikAra hI nahIM hai / pauruSaghnI bhikSA to daraasala banda honI hI cAhie / uttarAdhyayana sUtra ke 'zramaNa' adhyayana meM pauruSaghnI bhikSA grahaNa karane vAle zramaNa ko 'pApa zramaNa' kahA hai / jaina dharma ke suprasiddha AcAra - zAstra 'dazavaikAlika' meM kahA hai ki 'attaTThA guruo luddho bahupAvaM pakubvai / ' jo sAdhu janatA kA anna-jala grahaNa karake usakA kucha bhI upakAra nahIM karatA, vaha peTU hotA hai / vaha eka bahuta bar3A pApa karma karatA hai / aisI bhikSA ke lie pratibandha lagAnA hI cAhie / aba rahA, vartamAna sAdhu samAja kA prazna ? use isa kAnUna se ghabarAnA nahIM cAhie ? balki use apanI yogyatA se yaha bhAvanA prakaTa karanI cAhie ki ApakA kAnUna hama para lAgU nahIM ho sakatA / hamArA yaha bhikSA pAtra hajAra-hajAra varSa se janatA ke dvAra para pahu~ca kara, zraddhA aura bhakti se bhikSA grahaNa karatA rahA haiM / bhikSA hamArA haka hai, adhikAra hai / hama galiyoM meM bhaTakane vAle bhikhArI nahIM haiM, balki sAdhaka haiM / Aja ke sAdhu samAja ko aba saceta ho jAnA caahie| navIna ulajhanoM se Dara kara, dUra bhAgane kA yaha samaya nahIM hai / aise kaba taka kAma calatA rahegA ? apane jIvana, dharma aura saMskRti ko surakSita rakhane kA yahI upAya hai, ki hama svayaM usakA virodha kareM / dehalI sadara bAjAra Bian Wan 14-10-48
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________________ r sammelana ke patha para sAdhu-sammelana kI zubha belA jaise-jaise samIpa hotI jAtI hai, vaisevaise hama sAdhu loga usase dUra bhAgane kI koziza karate haiM / sAnu-sammelana se arthAt apane hI sadharmI aura apane hI saMkarmI bandhuoM se hama itane bhayabhIta kyoM hote haiM ? isa gambhIra prazna kA uttara kauna de sakatA hai ?. Aja hamAre sAdhu-samAja meM sAmUhika bhAvanA kA lopa hokara vaiya - ktika bhAvanA kA jora bar3hatA jA rahA hai / hama samAja ke kalyANakarma se haTakara apane hI kalyANabindu para kendrita hote jA rahe haiN| zAyada hamane bhUla se yaha samajha liyA hai ki apanI-apanI sampradAya kI unnati meM hI samAja kI unnati nihita hai / isa bhAvanA ko bala dekara Aja taka hamane atanI samAja kA to ahita kiyA hI hai, sAtha meM yaha bhI nizcita hai, ki hama apanA aura apano sampradAya kA bhI koI hita nahIM sAdha sake haiM / Aja ke isa samAjavAdI dhuga meM hama apane-Apa meM simiTa kara apanA vikAsa nahIM kara sakate haiM / eka rASTra dUsare rASTra ke sahayoga ke binA Aja jIvita nahIM raha sakatA hai, taba eka sampradAya, pUsare sampradAya ke sahayoga ke binA apanA vikAsa kaise kara sakatA hai ? sAdhu-samAja ko Aja nahIM to kala yaha nirNaya karanA hI hogA, ki hama vyaktigata rUpa meM jIvita nahIM raha sakate / ataH hama saba ko milakara saMgha banA lenA cAhie / ( 183 )
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________________ 184 amara bhAratI isa siddhAnta ke binA hama na apanA hI vikAsa kara sakate haiM aura na apane samAja kathA dharma kA hI / yuga cetanA kA tiraskAra karake koI bhI samAja phala-phUla nahIM sakatA / yuga kI mAMga ko aba hama adhika dera taka nahIM ThukarA sakate haiM / aura yadi hama ne yaha galatI kI, to isakA burA hI pariNAma hogA ! sAdhu-sammelana kA sthAna aura tithi nizcita ho cuke haiN| aba isa zubha avasara ko kisI bhI bhA~ti viphala nahIM hone denA cAhie / durbhAgyavazAt yadi hamArA sAdhu-samAja jAne yA anajAne, anukUla yA pratikUla kisI bhI paristhiti meM, sammelana meM sammilita na ho sakA, to isa pramAda se hameM hI nahIM, varana hamAre samAja aura dharma ko bhI nizcaya hI kSati hogI / ataeva sammelana meM sammilita hone ke lie pratyeka pratinidhi ko dRr3ha saMkalpa karake nizcita sthAna kI tarapha vihAra karanA hI zreyaskara hai / kyoMki aba hamAre pAsa bahuta hI kama samaya raha gayA hai / hamArA do varSa kA parizrama saphala honA hI cAhie / yadi hama prAmANikatA ke sAtha apane gantavya sthAna kI tarapha cala par3e, to yaha nizcita hai ki hama avazya hI sammelana meM pahu~ca sakeMge / Aja kI bAta kevala itanI hI hai / kucha aura bhI hai, avasara milA to vaha bhI kisI ucita samaya para likhane yA kahane kI abhilASA rakhatA hU~ / ajamera, lor3hA dharmazAlA 28-4-52
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________________ 3 maMgalamaya santa-sammelana kisI bhI samAja, rASTra aura dharma ko jIvita rahanA ho, to usa kA eka hI mArga hai-prema kA, saMgaThana kA / jIvita rahane kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki kIr3e-makor3e kI bhAMti galA-sar3A jIvana vyatIta kiyA jAe / jIvita rahane kA artha hai - gaurava ke sAtha mAna maryAdA ke sAtha, ijjata aura pratiSThA ke sAtha zAnadAra jindagI gujAranA / para yaha tabhI sambhava hai, jabaki samAja meM ekatA kI bhAvanA ho, sahAnubhUti aura paraspara premabhAva hoN| paNDita siremalajI ne abhI kahA hai, ki hamArA jIvana sukhamaya ho / bAta bar3I sundara hai, ki hama maMgalamaya aura prabhumaya banane kI kAmanA karate haiM / para, isake lie mUla meM sudhAra karane kI mahatI AvazyakatA hai / yadi andara meM badabU bhara rahI ho, kAma krodha kI jvAlA dahaka rahI ho, dvaSa kI cinagArI sulaga rahI ho, mAna aura mAyA kA tUphAna cala rahA ho, to kucha hone-jAne vAlA nahIM hai| Upara se prema ke, saMgaThana ke aura ekatA ke jozIle nAre lagAne se bhI koI tathya nahIM nikala sakatA / samAja kA parivartana to hRdaya ke parivartana se hI ho sakatA hai| maiM samAja ke jIvana ko dekhatA hai, ki vaha alaga-alaga khUToM se baMdhA hai / Apako yaha samajhAnA cAhie ki khUToM se manuSyoM ko nahIM, pazuoM ko ( 185 )
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________________ 186 amara bhAratI bAMdhA jAtA hai| yadi hamane apane jIvana ko andara se sAmpradAyika khUToM se bA~dha rakhA hai, to kahanA par3egA ki hama abhI insAna kI jindagI nahIM bitA sake haiM / hama mAnava kI taraha soca nahIM sake haiM, pragati ke patha para kadama nahIM bar3hA sake haiN| aisI sthiti meM hamArA jIvana manuSyoM jaisA nahIM, pazuoM jaisA bana jAtA hai / kyoMki pazuoM ke hRdaya, pazuoM ke mastiSka evaM pazuoM ke netra, pazuoM ke karNa, aura pazuoM ke hAtha para unake apane nahIM hote, ve hote haiM, mAMge hue / ve hote haiM, girave rakhe hue / unakA apanA koI astitva nahIM rahatA / unakA dila aura dimAga svatantra mArga nahIM banA paataa| caravAhA jidhara bhI hA~ke, unheM udhara hI calanA hotA hai| isI prakAra jo manuSya apane Apako kisI sampradAya, gaccha yA guTa ke khUTe se bAMdhe rakhatA hai, apane ko girabe rakha chor3atA hai, to vaha pazu jIvana se kisI bhA~ti Upara nahIM uTha sakatA hai| saMskRta sAhitya meM do zabda Ate haiM-samaja aura samAja / bhASA kI dRSTi se unameM kevala eka mAtrA kA hI antara hai| para prayoga kI dRSTi se unameM bar3A bhArI antara rahA huA hai / pazuoM ke samUha ko samaja kahate haiM aura manuSyoM ke samUha ko samAja kahate haiM / pazu ekatrita kiye jAte haiM, para manuSya svayaM hI ekatrita hote haiN| pazuoM ke ekatrita hone kA koI uddezya nahIM hotA, koI bhI lakSya nahIM hotA hai kintu manuSyoM ke sambandha meM aisA nahIM kahA jA sakatA / unakA uddezya hotA hai, lakSya hotA hai| jisa prakAra pazu svayaM apanI icchA se ekatrita na hokara unakA samaja caravAhe kI icchA para hI nirbhara hotA hai, usI prakAra Aja kA sAdhu varga bhI akhabAroM kI coTa se, idhara-udhara ke saMgharSoM se ekatrita kie jAte haiM, jinameM apanA nijI cintana nahIM, viveka nahIM, unheM samAja kaise kahA jA sakatA hai ? hamArA ajamera meM ekatrita honA-sahaja hI huA hai aura maiM samajhatA hU~ ki hamArA yaha milana bhI maMgalamaya hogA / kintu hamArA yaha kArya tabhI maMgalamaya hogA, jaba hama saba milakara bhagavAna mahAvIra kI mAnamaryAdA ko zAna ke sAtha akSuNNa rakhane kA saMkalpa kreNge| hameM jIvana kI choTI-moTI samasyAeM ghere rahatI haiM, jinake kAraNa hama koI bhI mahatvapUrNa kArya nahIM kara sakate / jaba sAdhu-santa kisI kSetra meM milate haiM, tava vahA~ eka sanasanI pUrNa vAtAvaraNa phaila jAtA hai| do-cAra maMjila dUrI se hI .
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________________ maMgalamaya santa-sammelana 187. bhaya-sA chA jAtA hai ki aba kyA hogA ? andara meM kAnA-phUMsI calane laga jAtI hai / ajamera meM ekatrita hone se pUrva mujha se pUchA gayA ki mahArAja, aba kyA hogA? maiMne kahA-"yadi hama manuSya hai, vivekazIla haiM, to acchA hI hogaa|" sAdhu jIvana maMgalamaya hotA hai / sAdhu-santa jahA~ kahIM bhI ekatrita hote haiM, vahA~ kA vAtAvaraNa maMgalamaya rahanA hI caahie| ve jahA~-kahIM bhI raheMge, vahA~ prema, ullAsa aura sadbhAva kI lahareM hI najara meM aaeNgii| muniyoM ke sundara vicAra nayI rAha khoja rahe haiM, yuga ke anusAra svatantra cintana kI vegavatI dhArA pravAhita ho rahI hai| aba jamAnA karavaTa badala rahA hai / hameM naye yuga kA nayA netRtva karanA hai| isakA artha yaha nahIM hai ki hama apane upayogI purAtana mUlabhUta saMskAroM kI upekSA kara degeM ? vRkSa kA gaurava mUla meM khar3A rahane meM hI hai, use ukhAr3a pheMkane meM nhiiN| hama dekhate haiM ki vRkSa apane mUla rUpa meM khar3A rahatA hai aura zAkhA-prazAkhAe~ bhI maujUda rahatI haiM, kevala patra hI prativarSa badalate rahate haiN| eka havA ke jhoMke meM hajAroM-lAkhoM patte gira par3ate haiN| phira bhI vaha vRkSa apane vaibhava ko luTatA dekha kara rotA nhiiN| bAga kA mAlI bhI vRkSa ko DhUMTha rUpa meM dekha kara duHkha kI AheM nahIM bharatA, kyoMki vaha jAnatA hai, isa tyAga ke pIche nayA vaibhava hai, navIna jIvana hai| isI prakAra jaina dharma kA mUla kAyama rahe, zAkhA-prazAkhAe~ bhI maujUda rahe, yadi inheM kATane kA prayAsa kiyA gayA, to kevala lakar3iyoM kA Dhera raha jaaegaa| ataH unheM sthira rakhanA hI hogaa| kintu niyama-upaniyama rUpI patte jo sar3a-gala gae haiM, jinheM rUr3hiyoM kA kITa laga gayA hai, unameM samayAnusAra parivartana karanA hogaa| unake vyAmoha meM par3akara yadi unheM kAyama rakhane kA nArA lagAte ho, to tuma navacetanA kA artha ho nahIM samajha pAe ho ? nayA vaibhava pAne ke lie purAtana vaibhava ko vidA denI hI hogI / unako stIphA diye vagaira jIvana meM nava vasanta khila hI nahIM sakatA / patajhar3a ke samaya purAtana pattoM ko apanI jagaha kA moha tyAganA hI pdd'egaa| ajamera lAkhana koTharI .3-4-52
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________________ 4 nagara-nagara meM gUMje nAda, sAdar3I sammelana jindAbAda karIbana do sAla se jisakI taiyArI ho rahI hai, vaha sAdhu sammelana aba nikaTa bhaviSya meM hI sAdar3I meM hone jA rahA hai| mAravAr3a ke U~Ta kI taraha hamAre sammelana ne bhI bahuta-sI karavaTeM badalI / parama saubhAgya hai ki aba vaha sahI aura nizcita karavaTa se baiTha gayA hai / sAdar3I meM cAroM tarapha se santa senA apane-apane senAnI ke adhinAyakatva meM ekatrita hotI calI A rahI hai / yaha eka mahAn harSa hai ki calatA-phiratA santa akSaya tRtIyA se apane bhAvI jIvana kA eka sumahAn vidhAna banAne jA rahA hai / yaha vidhAna eka aisA vidhAna honA cAhie, jisameM sampradAyavAda, padavivAda, ziSyalipsA aura galI sar3I paramparAoM ko dUra karake eka samAcArI aura mUlataH eka zraddhA prarUpaNA kA bhavya siddhAnta sthira hogA / kSaya ho, tumhAre usa sampradAyavAda kI jisake loha AvaraNa meM tumhArI mAnavatA kA sA~sa ghuTA jA rahA hai| yaha eka aisA viSa-vRkSa hai, jisake prabhAva se tumhArA dimAga, tumhArA dila aura tumhAre zarIra kI ragaviSAkta ho gaI hai / yaha eka aisA kAlA cazmA hai, jisameM sabakA kAlA hI raMga, eka hI vikRta rUpa dikhAtA hai, jisameM acche aura bure kI tamIja to bilkula hI nahIM hai / ( 188 )
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________________ nagara-nagara meM gUMje nAda, sAdar3I sammelana jindAbAda 186 sAdar3I ke santa-tIrtha meM pahu~cakara hameM sabase pahale loha AvaraNa kA, isI visa-vRSa kA aura isI kAle cazme kA kSaya karanA hai, anta karanA hai, vinAza karanA hai| Aja ke isa pragatizIla yuga meM bhI yadi kadAcit hama isa gale-sar3e sampradAyavAda ko chor3a na sake aura use bAnarI kI bhAMti apanI chAtI se cipakAye phirate rahe, to yAda rakhie hamase bar3hakara nAdAna duniyA meM DhUMr3hane se bhI na milegaa| hama sabako milakara eka svara se, eka AvAja se aura anyonya sahayoga se sampradAyavAda ke bhISaNa pizAca se lohA lenA hai| vicAra kIjie Apa dhana-vaibhava kA parityAga karake santa bane haiN| apane purAne kula aura vaMza kI jIrNa-zIrNa zRMkhalA ko tor3akara vizva hitakara sAdhu bane haiM / apanI jAti aura birAdarI ke gharauMde ko chor3akara gagana bihArI vihaMgama bane haiN| yaza, pratiSThA, pUjA aura mAna-sammAna ko tyAga kara bhramaNazIla bhikSu bane haiN| itanA mahAn tyAga karake bhI Apa ina padavI, pada aura TAiTiloM se kyoM cipaka gae ho ? inase kyoM nigahita hote jA rahe ho ? yuga A gayA hai ki Apa saba inako utAra pheNko| yaha pUjya hai, yaha prarvataka hai, yaha gaNAvacchedaka haiN| ina padoM kA Aja ke jIvana meM jarA bhI mUlya nahIM rahA hai, yadi hama kisI pada ke uttaradAyitva ko nibhA sakeM, to hamAre lie sAdhutva kA pada hI paryApta hai| santa-senA ke senAno ko hama AcArya kaheM, yaha bAta zAstra saMgata bhI hai aura vyavahAra siddha bhI / Aja ke yuga meM to sAdhu aura AcArya ye do pada hI hameM paryApta haiM, yadi inake bhAra ko bhalIbhAMti sahana kara sakeM to| ___yAda rakhie, yaha bhinna-bhinna ziSya paramparA bhI viSa kI gA~Tha hai| isakA mUloccheda jaba taka na hogA, taba taka hamArA saMghaTana kSaNika hI rahegA, vaha cirasthAyI na ho skegaa| ziSya-lipsA ke kAraNa guru-ziSya meM, guru bhrAtAoM meM kalaha hotA hai, jhagar3e hote haiM / ziSya-moha meM kabhI-kabhI hama apanA gurutva bhAva, sAdhutva bhAva bhI bhUlA baiThate haiN| hamAre patana kA, hamAre vighaTana kA aura hamAre pArasparika mano-mAlinya kA mukhya kAraNa ziSya-lipsA hI hai| isakA parityAga karake hI hama sammelana ko saphala banA sakate haiN| Apa hameM andha paramparA, galata vizvAsa aura bhrAMta dhAraNAe~ chor3anI hI hogI / bhinna-bhinna vizvAsoM kA, dhAraNAoM kA, paramparAoM kA aura
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________________ 160 amara bhAratI zraddhA prarUpaNA kA hameM samanvaya karanA hI hogA; santulana sthApita karanA hI hogA / Aja na kiyA gayA, to kala svataH hokara hI rahegA / Ao hama saba milakara apanI kamajoriyoM ko pahicAna leM, apanI durbalatAoM ko jAna leM aura apanI kamiyoM ko samajha leM / phira gambhIratA se una para vicAra kara leN| hama saba eka sAtha vicAra kareM, eka sAtha boleM aura eka sAtha hI calanA sIkha leM / hamArA vicAra, hamArA AcAra aura hamArA vyavahAra saba eka ho / jIvana kI ina ulajhI gutthiyoM ko hama eka saMga, eka AcArya, eka ziSya paramparA aura eka samAcArI ke bala se hI sulajhA sakate haiM / hamArI zakti, hamArA bala aura hamArA teja eka hI jagaha kendrita ho jAnA cAhie / hamArA zAsana majabUta ho, hamArA anuzAsana anullaMghanIya ho / hamArI samAja kA hara sAdhu phaulAdI sainika ho aura vaha dUradarzI, painI sUjhavAlA tathA dezakAla kI pragati ko pahicAnane vAlA ho ! isa AgAmI sAdar3I sammmelana meM yadi hama itanA kAma kara sake, to phira hameM yuga-yuga taka jIne se koI roka nahIM sakatA / hamAre vidhAna ko koI tiraskRta nahIM kara skegaa| hamArI bigar3atI sthiti sudhara jAegI / hama girate phira uThane lgeNge| hama reMgate hue phira uThakara calane lageMge, aura phira U~cI ur3Ana bhI bhara sakeMge / Ao hama saba mila kara sAdar3I sammelana ko saphala banAne kA pUrA-pUrA prayatna kareM, ImAnadArI se koziza kareM / hamArI bhAvI santAna hamAre isa mahAna kArya ko buddhimatApUrNa nirNaya kaha sake / hamAre isa jIvita itihAsa ko svarNAkSaroM meM likha sake / hamArI Ane vAlI pIr3hI hamAre isa mahAna nirNaya para garva kara sake / Ane vAlA yuga hamArI yazogAthA kA yuga-yuga taka gAna karatA rahe / hamArA eka hI kArya honA cAhie ki hama sAdar3I meM saba saphala hokara hI lauTeM / sammelana ko saphala karanA hI hamArA ekamAtra dhyeya hai / sammelana sAdar3I ** 24-4-52
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________________ 5 satpuruSa svayaM hI apanA paricaya Aja vasanta paMcamI kA maMgalamaya divasa hai / vaha apanA nayA raMgarUpa lekara avatarita ho rahI hai / cAroM ora vasanta prasphurita ho rahA hai / vRkSoM para naye-naye puSpa janma le rahe haiM / prakRti kA prAMgaNa Ananda aura ullAsa se harA-bharA ho rahA hai / idhara-udhara sarvatra umaMga tathA utsAha dRSTigocara ho rahA hai / mujhe mahAna harSa hai, ki jaina samAja kA vizAla prAMgaNa bhI basanta ke AnandapUrNa pramoda se zUnya nahIM rahA hai / jaina samAja kI virATa vATikA meM bhI Aja ke roja eka saurabha-pUrNa puSpa khilA thA, jisakI sugandha aura manamohakatA se eka divasa sampUrNa samAja cakita ho gayA thA / merA abhiprAya usa mAnava-puSpa se hai, jisako Aja hama aura Apa " pUjyavara raghunAthajI" ke gaurava pUrNa nAma se abhihita karate haiM / yaha ThIka hai, ki maiM usa mahAna AtmA kI jIvana-gAthA se pUrNarUpeNa paricita nahIM hai, para yaha kahanA bhI vAstavika na hogA, ki maiM unake tyAgavairAgya pUrNa mahAna vyaktitva se sarvathA aparicita hI hU~ / Aja se bahuta varSoM pUrva bhI maiMne kucha par3hA hai aura Aja kI sabhA meM mantrivara zrI misarI ( 191 ) .
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________________ 162 amara bhAratI lAlajI mahArAja ne unake viSaya meM jo paricaya diyA hai, usase unake jIvana kI jhAMkI spaSTa ho jAtI hai| __yadi vAstavika rUpa meM kahA jAe, to mujhe kahanA hogA ki eka satpuruSa kA saccA paricaya usakI jIvana-caryA hI hai| satpuruSa svataH hI apanA paricaya hai / isa dRSTikoNa se pUjyavara zrI raghunAthajI mahArAja kA paricaya unakA tyAga-vairAgya vAsita jIvana hI kahA jA sakatA hai / samAja sevA aura dharma-rakSA ke nimitta unhoMne marudhara-dharA meM jo kArya kiyA hai, use Aja bhI hama aura Apa bhUla nahIM sake haiN| Apane unake jIvana kI eka kahAnI ke AdhAra se yaha patA lagA liyA hogA ki jaba ve guhastha the, tabhI unake mAnasa-sarovara meM amara hone kI bhAvanA hiloreM lene lagI thiiN| unake antaHkaraNa meM amaratva prApta karane kI balavatI bhAvanA jAga uThI thii| amaratva prApti kI dhuna meM ve apane eka sAthI kI salAha se kisI devI ke mandira meM apanA sira car3hAne ko bhI taiyAra the, parantu usI samaya unheM jIvana-kalA kA saccA pArakhI santa milA, jinakA nAma thA-"zraddheya bhUdharadAsajI mahArAja / " zrI bhUdharadAsa jI mahArAja ne raghunAthajI mahArAja ke antarjIvana ko parakhA aura unheM saccI amaratA ke mahAmArga para lagA diyaa| lohe ko cintA-maNi kA saMyoga milA aura svarNa bana gyaa| usane AtmA ke svarUpa ko aura usake svabhAva siddha amaratva dharma ko bhalI-bhAMti samajha liyaa| eka balavAna gajarAja ko komala kamala-tantu kaise bA~dha sakate haiN| kamala tantuoM se kIr3e-makor3oM kA jIvana bA~dhA jA sakatA hai, usa jAla meM unheM bhale hI bAMdhA jA sake, parantu eka balazAlI gajendra ko usa meM nahIM bA~dhA jA sakatA? vaha kSaNa bhara meM hI usa bandhana ko tor3a pheMkatA hai| pUjyavara raghunAtha jI ne bhI saMsAra ko moha-mamatA ke kacce dhAgoM ko tor3a pheMkA thA / saMsAra ke sabhI pralobhana unheM sArahIna laga rahe the| unhoMne eka parivAra ko chor3akara sampUrNa samAja ko hI apanA parivAra banA liyA thaa| 'vasudhaiva kuTambakam' vAle siddhAnta para ve cala par3e the| krodha kI AMdhI, mAna kI caTTAneM, mAyA kA ghumAva aura lobha kA garta unakI vairAgya nadI ko roka rakhane meM sarvathA asamartha the / unake majabUta kadama tyAga-mArga
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________________ satpuruSa svayaM hI apanA paricaya 163 paira bar3hate hI rheN| maiM apane Aja ke zramaNa-zramaNI varga se kaheMgA, ki una ke jIvana se tyAga aura vairAgya kI zikSA grahaNa kreN| jo sAdhanA ke mArga para cala par3e haiM, jinhoMne saMyama ke patha para kadama bar3hA diyA hai, unheM socanA cAhie ki unake antarjIvana meM tyAga-vairAgya kI jyoti kitanI camakI hai ? sAdhanA ke dharma ko kitanA samajha rahe haiM ? adhyAtmavAdI kavi tathA santa Anandaghana jI ke zabdoM meM kahanA hogA "dhAra talavAranI sohalI, dohalI codavAM jina taNi zaraNa sevA / dhAra para nAcatA dekha bAjIgarI, sevanA dhAra para rahe na devA // talavAra kI dhArA para calanA sahaja hai, sugama hai| do-do paise kI bhIkha mAMgane vAle bAjIgara bho khela dikhalAte samaya talavAra kI tIkSNa dhArA para cala par3ate haiM, nAca sakate haiN| parantu sAdhanA kI dhAra para bar3emahArathiyoM ke taira bhI dhUjane lagate haiM, lar3akhar3Ane lagate haiN| ataH saMyamasAdhanA ke patha para calanA koI sahaja kAma nahIM hai, bar3A hI duSkara hai| saMyama-sAdhanA ke mahAmArga para calane vAle sAdhaka aneka prakAra ke hote haiN| kucha aise haiM, jo isa patha para rote-rote kadama dharate haiM aura roterote hI gIdar3oM kI bhAMti calate haiM / dUsare kucha aise hote haiM, jo gIdar3oM kI taraha kAMpate-kAMpate mArga para car3hate haiM, parantu bAda meM zera kI taraha dahAr3ate hue calate haiN| kucha aise haiM, jo pahale bhAvanAoM meM bahakara zera kI taraha dahAr3ate hue nikalate haiM, para bAda meM gIdar3a kI taraha kAyaratApUrNa jIvana vyatIta karate haiM / kucha aise bhI sAdhaka hote haiM, jo siMha kI bhAMti garjanA karate hue hI mArga para Ate haiM, vIratA-pUrNa hI jIvana vyatIta karate haiN| pUjyavara zrI raghunAthajI mahArAja siMha kI bhA~ti hI saMyama ke mArga para car3he aura siMhavRtti se hI usakA pAlana karate rahe, apane dhyeya kI ora bar3hate rahe / unake jJAna aura caritra kA prakAza hamAre antara mAnasoM ko Alokita karatA rahe, yahI hama saba ko bhAvanA rahanI caahie|
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________________ 4 amara-bhAratI dIpaka prajvalita hokara bAhara apanA prakAza phailAtA hai, andhakAra para vijaya pAtA hai / para yadi usake andara tela na ho, to vaha kaise prakAza de sakatA hai ? kaise andhakAra se lar3a sakatA hai ? andara tela na hone se vaha battI ko jalA kara apanI dhuMA chor3akara hI samApta ho jAtA hai / sAdhaka jIvana kI bhI ThIka yahI avasthA hotI hai / jisa sAdhaka ke jIvana meM tyAga vairAgya, saMyama - sAdhanA aura satya-ahiMsA kA tela nahIM hai, manobala nahIM hai, Atma-zakti nahIM hai, vaha jIvana kSetra meM kaise camaka sakate hai ? janatA kI zraddhA aura vizvAsa ko kaise prApta kara sakate haiM ? una kA khokhalA jIvana janatA ko kaise preraNA de sakatA hai ? pUjya zrI raghunAthajI mahArAja kA saMyama sAdhanA kA kAla bahuta lambA rahA hai / ve sAdhanA ke patha para svayaM bar3he haiM aura dUsaroM ko bhI unhoMne satata preraNA dI hai / ve jIvana kalA ke sacce pArakhI the / unhoMne apane eka yogya ziSya ko bhI patha bhraSTa hote dekha kara chor3a diyA thA / ziSya-moha meM pha~sakara unhoMne usakI durbalatA kI lIpA-potI nahIM kI thI / hameM unake jIvana se yaha zikSA grahaNa karanI caahie| Aja to hama dekhate haiM ki eka sAdhAraNa ziSya kA bhI guru vyAmoha nahIM chor3a sakatA / itanA hI nahIM, vaha apane ziSya kI bhUloM ko churAne kA bhI prayatna karatA hai / yaha ziSya - vyAmoha hI hamArI gar3abar3I kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai / samaya bahuta ho gayA hai, hameM apanA dUsarA kAma bhI karanA hai / phira bhI meM itanA avazya kahU~gA, ki hameM usa mahAna sAdhaka ke guNoM se bar3A bhArI prakAza milatA hai / unake tyAga - vairAgya kI jagamagAtI jyoti Aja bhI camaka rahI hai / unake tapomaya jIvana se prabhAvita hokara hama saba unake caraNoM meM apanI zraddhA ke puSpa car3hAte haiM / kisI bhI mahApuruSa ke sAdhanAmaya jIvana para apanI zraddhA ke puSpa car3hAnA, vANI kA tapa hai / saMskRta sAhitya ke udbhaTa vidvAna aura mahAkavi zrI harSa ne kahA hai ki kisI yogya vidvAna ke prati athavA kisI sAdhaka ke prati anurAga na rakhanA, usake guNoM kA utkIrtana na karanA bhI eka prakAra kA jIvana-zalya hai, vANI kI viphalatA hai / kavi kahatA hai vAgjanma vaiphalyamasaha ya zalyaM, guNAdhike vastuni maunitA cet //
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________________ satpuruSa svayaM hI apanA paricaya 165 guNa sampanna vyakti ke guNoM kA utkIrtana na karake cupa ho baiTha jAnA apanI vAk zakti kA eka asahya kaNTaka hai / arthAt usakI vAk zakti vyartha hai / maiMne usa mahAn sAdhaka ke caraNoM meM zraddhA ke puSpa car3hAkara apanI vANI ke tapa ko saphala kiyA hai / sojata siTo A vasanta paMcamI
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________________ 6 zakti kA ajastra - strota : saMghaTana Aja pravacana to mukhya rUpa se parama zraddheya upAcArSa zrI jI kA hogA / parantu unakA Adeza hai ki pahale maiM bhI thor3A-sA bola dUM / phira Apa aura hama zraddheya zrI ke sudhA madhura pravacana kA amRta pAna kareMge / loga pUchA karate haiM ki kyA jaina dharma sampradAyavAda meM vizvAsa karatA hai / isa sambandha meM merA yaha vizvAsa rahA hai ki jaina dharma mUla meM asampradAyavAdI rahA hai / mujhe kahanA hogA ki vaha sampradAyavAda ke virodha meM khar3A hai / usakA prAcIna itihAsa isa bAta kA prabala pramANa hai, ki usa meM sampradAyavAda, panthazAhI aura phirakAparastI ko jarA bhI jagaha nahIM hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra se pUrva aura unake bAda kAlAntara meM bhI lambe arse taka jaina dharma kI dhArA akhaNDa rUpa meM pravAhita rahI hai / jaina dharma kA mUla maMtra parameSThI isa tathya kA pratyakSa sAkSI hai, ki jaina dharma mUla meM eka thA / parantu Age calakara manuSyoM meM jyoM-jyoM vicAra bheda hotA gayA, tyoM-tyoM siddhAMta bheda aura manobheda bhI hotA gayA / yadi bheda kI sImA, vicAra tathA siddhAMta kI rekhA kA ullaMghana karake mAnasa taka na pahu~cI hotI, to panthoM kA janma hI na ho pAtA / manobheda se hI sampradAya aura panthoM kA janma hotA hai, AvirbhAva hotA hai / Adima yuga meM hama eka the, madhya yuga meM aneka hue aura vartamAna ( 166 )
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________________ zakti kA ajasra srota : saMghaTana 167 yuga meM hama phira ekatva kI ora loTa rahe haiM / prathama yuga hamArA zAnadAra rahA hai, madhya yuga meM hama vibhakta hote-hote bahuta kSINa aura baune ho gae haiM / 84 gaccha, 22 sampradAya, teraha pantha aura bIsa pantha - yaha saba hamArA vikRta madhya yuga hai / yaha ThIka hai, ki samAja meM jaba-jaba sudhAra kA jvAra uThatA hai aura krAnti kA tUphAna umar3atA hai, taba-taba samAja yA saMgha ekatva se anekatva kI ora bar3hatA hai / kyoMki sampUrNa samAja na kabhI sudharA hai aura na kabhI krAntizIla hI banA hai / aisI paristhiti meM eka hI samAja meM aneka vargoM kA honA asvAbhAvika nahIM kahA jA sakatA / kintu jaise eka hI sikke meM do bAjU hone para bhI unameM kisI eka kA vaiSamya nahIM hotA, vaise hI vaiSamya rahita samAja kI kalpanA karanA anucita tathA asambhava nahIM hai / eka hI nadI madhya meM parvata A jAne se do dhArAoM meM vibhakta ho sakatI hai, parantu usakA mUla srota eka hone se vaha eka hI rahegI | AvazyakatA aura vikAsa ke lie vighaTana bhI hameM kabhI varadAna siddha huA hogA / para Aja vaha abhizApa banatA najara A rahA hai / Aja samAja kA vighaTana nahIM, saMghaTana apekSita ho rahA hai / pratyakSa yA parokSa jaina dharma ke sabhI panthoM meM Aja saMghaTana kI carcA hai / samAja - saritA Aja ekatva kI ora bar3ha rahI hai / abhI vigata varSa meM saikar3oM sadiyoM se bikharA sthAnakavAsI samAja, eka virATa rUpa meM saMghaTita ho gayA hai / isa vizAla saMghaTana ko zramaNasaMgha nAma diyA gayA hai / loga isa zramaNa saMgha koM vibhinna dRSTi binduoM se dekhate haiM / kucha kahate haiM - ''yaha eka jAdU jaisA ho gayA hai / " kucha kA vicAra hai - "yaha yuga kI mA~ga thI / " kucha bolate haiM - " aisA honA thA, ho gayA / " kucha bhaviSya vaktA aise bhI haiM ki jo kahate haiM- "yaha to bAlU kA kilA hai, baccoM kA khela jaisA hai / " jitane muMha utanI bAteM hotI haiM / maiM to Aja bhI yahI kahatA hU~ ki hamane jo kucha bhI kiyA hai, vaha vicAra pUrvaka kiyA hai, niSThA pUrvaka kiyA hai, sAdhanA aura tapobala se kiyA hai / loga nuktA cInI kareM. AlocanA kareM, kucha bhI kyoM na kareM / para hameM apanA kartavya nahIM bhUlanA hai / samAja meM Aja bhI kucha aise tatva haiM, jo apanI svArtha pUrti ke lie manamAnI aura manacAhI karanA cAhate haiM / samAja meM vighaTana paidA karate haiM / ina saba se sAvadhAna raha kara hamaiM satata Age bar3anA hai / saceta rahanA hamArA kartavya haiM, para rukanA hamArA kAma nahIM /
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________________ 168 amara bhAratI hamArA madhya yugIna itihAsa bAra-bAra eka ho kahAnI sunAtA hai. ki - "hamArA jaba-jaba bigAr3a huA hai, taba-taba ghara se ho huA hai / guru aura ziSyoM ke lambe saMgharSoM ke adhyAya ke adhyAya isa itihAsa meM natthI haiM / ziSya ne dekhA ki guru kI apekSA merI pUjA-pratiSThA bahuta kama hai, to Avazyaka na hone para bhI usane vicAra bhedoM ke nAma para manobhedoM kI gaharI parikhA khoda ddaalii| guru ko chor3A, guru paramparA ko chor3A, guruparivAra ko chor3A aura apane mana mile do-cAra sAthivoM ko lekara alaga pantha khar3A kara liyA / taba apane pantha aura sampradAya ko paripuSTa aura sthira karane ke lie gurupakSa kI nindA kI jAne lagI aura svapakSa kI prazaMsA | guru ke vicAra purAne haiM / maiM naye vicAra lekara AyA hU~ | merI zraddhA vizuddha hai / merA AcAra zAstra saMmata hai / isa prakAra ke snArtha pUrNa nAre lagAe jAne lage / eka akhaNDa jaina dharma isI taraha Tukar3oM meM ba~TatA rahA / vibhakta honA, itanA burA aura ma~hagA na par3atA yadi una meM paraspara sahayoga aura sadbhAva banA rahatA / vRkSa kI zAkhA prazAkhA, DAlI aura TahanI kitanI bhI kyoM na hoM ? parantu yadi ina saba kA mUla eka hai, to bhUmi kA jala aura sUrya kA Atapa usakA poSaNa ho karate haiM / yadi usa vRkSa kI jar3a meM jaharIle kIr3e laga jAyeM, to vRkSa kabhI bhI harA-bharA nahIM raha sakatA / jaina dharma ke mUla meM bhI jaba se svArtha kA, ahaMkAra kA aura vidveSa kA kIr3A lagA, taba se vaha nirantara hI sUkhane lagA / yahI kAraNa hai ki hamArA madhya yugona itihAsa dhUmila aura aTapaTA bana kara khar3A raha gayA / usameM se prANatatva nikala gayA, gati aura vikAsa nikala gayA, vaha jar3a ho gayA / hindustAna kI AjAdI ke bAda bhArata ke loha puruSa saradAra paTela ne eka bAra apane bhASaNa meM kahA thA-' - "hindustAna ko bAhara ke duzmanoM se khatarA nahIM, use khatarA hai, andara ke duzmanoM se / hindustAna kA jaba kabhI ahita hogA, hindustAna ke logoM ke hAthoM se hI hogA / " laMkA kA sarvanAza laMkA ke nAgarika vibhISaNa ke kAraNa hI huA thA / jaina dharma ke Tukar3e bhI usake apane anuyAyiyoM ne hI kie haiN| " isa ghara ko Aga laga gaI, ghara ke cirAga se / " hamArA ghara bhI apane cirAga se hI jalA hai / zramaNa saMgha kA nirmANa ho cukA / janma ho cukA hai| aba AvazyakatA hai, usake lAlana-pAlana aura abhivardhana kii| jitanI tIvratA se isake prati
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________________ zakti kA ajasra srota : saMghaTana 166 hamArI zraddhA bar3hegI, utanI zIghratA se hI yaha zramaNa saMgha sughar3a sudRr3ha banatA rahegA / AlocakoM ke agnibANa, nindakoM ke aNubamba aura svArtha rata janoM ko durabhisandhi-ye hI hamAre ghara ke cirAga haiM, jinase isa saMgha meM Aga bhabhakate zole uTha sakate haiM / jaba taka hamAre dila aura dimAga madhyayugIna bhAvanAoM se raMgIna bane raheMge, taba saka hamArA sahI artha meM abhyusthAna, vikAsa aura pragati sambhava nahIM / prasannatA hai, ki hama apane dhUmila madhya yuga se nikalane kA prayatna kara rahe haiN| hamArA vartamAna AzA pUrNa hai aura bhaviSya samujjvala pratIta hone lagA hai / hamAre vartamAna ke panne para bhaviSya kI sunahalI syAhI se vahI vyakti mahatvazAlI rUpa meM aMkita hogA jo apanI tIvratama zraddhA se, niSThA se zramala saMgha kA poSaNa karegA, usake prati vaphAdAra rhegaa| zramaNa aura zramaNI, zrAvaka aura zrAvikA-ye jaba apane Apa meM parisImita hone kI ceSTA karate haiM, taba ve vyakti hote haiM aura jaba ye apanA apanatva bhUlakara samaveta hone kA prayatna karate haiM, taba ye samAja hote haiM, saMgha hote haiN| jisa mahatvapUrNa kArya ko eka vyakti apane sampUrNa jIvana meM bhI nahIM kara pAtA, saMgha usako sahaja hI meM kara letA hai| saMgha zakti kA eka ajasra-srota hai| hamArA prAcIna itihAsa batAtA hai ki saMgha ke abhyu.. daya ke lie bar3e se bar3e vyakti ko bhI apanI nijI icchA ko chor3akara saMgha kI icchA para calanA par3atA hai / itanA anuzAsana yadi hama meM ho, to phira hamArA yaha zramaNa-saMgha kabhI miTa nahIM skegaa| vaha satata hameM preraNA, sphUrti aura Age bar3hane kA bala pradAna karatA rhegaa| hama saba milakara saMgha ke saghana vRkSa kI zItala-chAyA meM aura surabhita pavana meM Ananda, zAnti aura sukha pA skeNge| jodhapura siMhapola 21-6-53
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________________ mana kI mahattA ( 1 ) jovana kI priya madhuzAlA meM, madhu-rasa kI kucha kamI nahIM hai / pIo aura pilAo jI-bhara, laghu mana karanA ThIka nahIM hai // ( 2 ) mana kI laghutA jaisA koI, jaga meM dUjA pApa nahIM hai / aura, mahattA jaisA koI, anya supAvana puNya nahIM hai / jAgRta jIvana ( 1 ) jIvana kA patha 'paMkila - patha hai, saMbhala-saMbhala kara calanA / kSaNa-kSaNa, pala-pala jAgRta rahanA, ho na kabhI kucha skhalanA // ( 2 ) sukha-duHkha donoM kSaNabhaMgura hai, kyA haMsanA, kyA raho akarma, karma - rata raha kara, mana kA kalimala dhonA // ronA / upAdhyAya amara muni
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