Book Title: Amiras Dhara
Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003964/1

JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLY
Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amararA cArA Education International 48. Private Lise Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amIrasa-dhArA mhiimaay'aat sbrsmkaash mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara bheMTakartA : zrI sohanalAla ajitakumAra rAjakumAra lUNAvata nAgaura/madrAsa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amIrasa-dhArA : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara saMkalana : muni lalitaprabhasAgara mudraNa-zodhaka : bhaMvaralAla nAhaTA AvaraNa : zrI bhaMsAlI bradarza, baiMgalora prakAzaka : zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana, 9sI, esplAneDa ro IsTa, kalakattA-700 069 phona : 20-8725 mudraka : rAja prosesa prinTarsa, kalakattA-6 mudraNa-varSa : mArca 1988 mUlya : 5 rupaye Ameerasa-Dhara By Mahopadhyay Chandra Prabh Sagar 1987-88 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parama pUjya zAsana-prabhAvaka munirAja zrI mahimAprabhasAgarajI mahArAja For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ amIrasa-dhArA pravacana - sthala pravacana - samaya julAI, 1987 jaina bhavana vaDapalanI, madrAsa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinatva : gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA ___yaha saMsAra eka bhUla-bhUlaiyA hai| manuSya jahA~ rahatA hai, usake sAmane vAlI bhUmi yA to samatala mAlUma par3atI hai yA phira Ubar3a. khaabdd'| lekina yaha bhUmi pUrI gola haiM, yaha bAta samajhAne para bhI usake dimAga meM nahIM baitthtii| Aja ke vaijJAnika iso nirNaya para pahuMce haiM ki samasta aMtarikSa ke agaNita graha gola hai, vartula haiN| yaha golAI hameM kucha saMketa karatI hai| yaha hameM kucha aisA pATha par3hAtI hai, jisakA sambandha hamAre jIvana se hai| - yadi hama isa bAta ko jIvana ke kSetra meM samajhe to yUM kaheMge ki jIvana ke prArambha meM bhagavAn eka kendra bindu ke rUpa meM thA, akelA thA, dUsarA kucha nahIM thaa| usane socA, maiM akelA hU~, ekAnta meM hU~, bahuta bana jAU~ / to akelApana use akhraa| usane socA maiM bahuta ho jAU~--'sa ekAkI na reme eko'haM bahusyAma / ' vaidika saMskRti aisA hI mAnatI hai| aura bar3hane kI, phailane kI, saMsAra ke racane kI jo prakriyA hai, vaha aisA hI mAnatI hai| jIva isI prakriyA kA eka aMga hai| 'Izvara aMza jIva avinAzI'-jIva aMza hai| . vaidika saMskRti kahatI hai saMsAra kI saMsaraNazIla jo pravRtti hai, usameM apane ko milA do| bhagavAn kI phailane kI jo icchA hai, vahI mAyA hai| aura mAyA ke anarthoM se bacane ke lie usakI zaraNa meM jAo, dhArA ke sAtha baho, apanI icchAoM ko sarvathA parityAga kara do| anta meM tuma usI taraha usake pAsa pahu~coge, jisa prakAra gaMgotrI se nikalatI huI gaMgA kI dhArA sAgara meM milatI hai aura phira sAgara se bAdaloM kI savArI para savAra hokara gaMgotrI ke pAsa mUla sthAna meM pahu~catI hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2/ amIrasadhArA vaidika-saMskRti yA brAhmaNa-saMskRti kI pratIka yahI dhArA hai| kintu yaha bAta AdhI huii| jaina saMskRti ThIka isake viparIta hai, ulTI hai| yahA~ jAnA kahIM nahIM hai, apitu jahA~ gaye hue haiM, vahA~ se vApasa AnA hai| AkAza meM ur3a rahe pakSI kA sAMjha Dhalate hI apane ghoMsale meM AnA yahI hai jaina saMskRti / sUraja dvArA sAMjha Dhalate hI apanI kiraNoM ko apane meM sameTa lenA isI kA nAma hai jaina saMskRti / hameM ina saba bAtoM ko vyAvahArika DhaMga se, manovaijJAnika DhaMga se samajhanA hogaa| jo bAta mAnava-jIvana meM ghaTatI hai vahI bAta usake mUla kAraNa meM bhI ghaTatI hai| ghara meM akelA baiThA huA vyakti socatA hai ki calUM , jarA bAjAra ghUma aauuN| akele mana nahIM lagatA, jarA bhIr3a-bhAr3a se gujara aauuN| phira jaba usakA usakA mana bhIr3a-bhAr3a se bhI Uba jAtA hai, to vaha socatA hai, calUM, aba ghara cluuN| vaidika saMskRti ghara se bAjAra jAne kI paddhati hai aura jaina saMskRti bAjAra se ghara Ane kI saMskRti hai| ghara se bAjAra jAnA--yaha AdhI bAta huI, AdhI yAtrA huii| pUrI yAtrA taba hogI jaba vyakti bAjAra se vApasa ghara aayegaa| jainoM ke manovijJAna kA eka zabda hai bahucittavAna / Adhunika manovijJAna ko jainoM kI isa mAyane meM mahAna dena hai| mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki manuSya aneka cittavAna hai| ba~TA huA hai usakA citta / khaNDa-khaNDa meM ba~TatA jA rahA hai usakA citta / ba~TanA sahaja hai, ikaTThA karanA hI muzkila hai| gaMgotrI se sAgara kI tarapha dhArA ke sAtha bahAva ke anurUpa bahanA bahuta sarala hai, magara sAgara se gaMgotrI kI tarapha jAnA, dhArA kI ulTI dizA meM jAnA bahuta kaThina hai| yaha kaThinAI kA rAstA hI jinatva kI sAdhanA hai, rAdhA hai| dhArA kA ulTA rAdhA hai| rAdhA jaina-ArAdhanA hai| maiM dhArA se alaga nahIM kara rahA hU~, mAtra dizA meM ulaTa-phera kara rahA huuN| yadi dhArA ko For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinatva : gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA / 3 hama ulaTa deMge, to rAdhA ho jaayegaa| dhArA aura rAdhA donoM meM AdhApana hai| rAdhezyAma meM se rAdhA ko nikAla do, to zyAma bhI AdhA ho jaayegaa| rAdhA bhI mukhya hai, dhArA bhI mukhya hai| gaMgA kI dhArA bhI hama cAhate haiM aura kRSNa kI rAdhA bhI hama cAhate haiN| maiMne jisa artha meM dhArA aura rAdhA kahA, usameM rAdhA puruSArtha kI pratIka hai, vIratva kI pratIka hai, mahAvIratva kI pratIka hai| jabaki dhArA bhakti mArga hai, samarpaNa kA mArga hai, nArada rAmAnuja, mIrA aura rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa kA mArga hai| ____jina kA mArga saMgharSa kA mArga hai| cUMki kSatriya saMgharSazIla hote haiN| isIlie kSatriya jAti jinatva kI sAdhanA bahuta sahajatayA kara sakatI hai| mahAvIra jina the, jinezvara the, khAsa bAta yahI hai ki ve kSatriya the| caubIsoM ke caubIsoM tIrthaGkara kSatriya the| inhoMne vIroM ke mArga kA nirmANa kiyA, apanI prakRti ke anusaar| aura vaha mArga hI jina-mArga hai| jainadhama isI kA parivardhita rUpa hai| ____ maiMne kahA, kSatriyatva para, vaha bahuta soca-samajhakara khaa| mere vicAra se kSatriyatva aura jinatva ke sAtha acchA sambandha sadha sakatA hai| vyakti ke kSatriyatva kA oja jyoM-jyoM kama hogA, jinatva kI sAdhanA se vaha tyoM-tyoM dUra hotA jaayegaa| isakA matalaba yaha na samajheM ki jinatva ekamAtra kSatriyoM kA hI adhikAra hai, ki yaha kSatriyoM kI bapautI hai| jinatva kA sambandha to sAdhanA se hai, vyakti ke pauruSa se hai| kSatriya ke pAsa apratima zakti hotI hai| jaba vaha apanI usa zakti ko jinatva ke raNa meM, sAdhanA ke saMgrAma meM lagA detA hai, to vaha saphalatA pAkara hI dama letA hai / kSatriya janmajAta saMkalpazIla hotA hai, saMgharSazIla hotA hai| jisa kArya ko karane kI usane ThAna lI, use vaha jAna kI bAjI lagAkara bhI pUrA karanA cAhatA hai| brAhmaNa aura kSatriya donoM sAdhanA ke pUraka hI haiN| brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya, zUdra-jo ye cAra vibhAga hamAre bhAratIya logoM meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4/ amIrasadhArA pracalita haiM, unakA apanA astitva hai, brAhmaNa vaha hai jo brahma ko maane| kSatriya vaha hai jo brahma ko pAne ke lie brahma banane ke lie apane kSAtradharma kA upayoga kre| vaizya vaha hai, jo unakA anusaraNa kare, 'yathA rAjA tathA prajA' kI taraha / zUdra vaha hai jo ina sabase dUra hai| yadi hama inako jAtigata mAne. to mahAvIra ke anusAra dharma ke daravAje para cAroM jAtivAle A sakate haiN| svayaM mahAvIra kSatriya the, para brAhmaNa bhI the| hakIkata to yaha hai ki ve pahale brAhmaNa the, bAda meM ksstriy| mahAvIra pahale brAhmaNI ke garbha meM rahe, phira devoM ke dvArA unheM kSatriyA ke garbha meM saMkrAnta kiyA gyaa| cAhe kucha loga ise kapolakalpita kathA kyoM na mAneM, para isa bAta kA kucha AdhAra hai| aura vaha AdhAra kucha mAyane rakhatA hai, usakA kucha tAtparya bhI hai| mahAvIra meM jahA~ brahmarSi ke guNa kUTa-kUTa kara bhare the, vahIM rAjarSi ke guNa bhii| saMsAra meM, mahAvIra hI eka aise vyakti hue, jo brahmarSi bhI the, aura rAjarSi bhI the| yA hama aise bhI kaha sakate haiM, jinakI tulanA na koI rAjarSi kara pAyA, na koI brahmarSi / jahA~ mahAvIra meM brahmarSi ke satya, ahiMsA, tapa Adi guNa vidyamAna the, vahIM svAvalambana, puruSArtha, saMgharSa, saMkalpa jaise rAjarSi ke guNa bhI the| svAvalambana to itanA bar3hA-car3hA thA ki unhoMne apane anuyAyiyoM ko bhI 'azaraNa-bhAvanA' kI preraNA dii| isIlie unako kisI jAti ke dAyare meM dekhanA unake prati aura unake vicAroM ke prati anyAya hogaa| unake vicAra usa stara para pahuMce hue haiM, jahA~ anya vicAroM kI pahuMca na thii| yadi unake bAre meM yaha bhI kahA jAe ki AdhyAtmika vicAroM ke ve parAkASThA para the, to isameM bhI koI atizayokti nahIM hogii| unake lie mAnava mahAn thA, usake bhItarI ba~TavAre nhiiN| mahAvIra ne mAnava ko vaha mahAnatA dI, jo aura koI na de paayaa| Izvaratva aura jinatva kA bhI use adhikAra diyaa| jisa nArI ko logoM ne kucalA, usI ko mahAvIra ne uThAyA, use bhI mukti kI bAgaDora For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinatva : gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA /5 smbhlaayii| jo bAta aura logoM ne Izvara ke lie kahI, mahAvIra ne vahI bAta AtmA ke lie kaha dii| nara hI nArAyaNa hotA hai, AtmA hI paramAtmA hotA hai| jinatva kI sAdhanA kA sambandha vyaktitva se hai, na ki usakI jAti se| jAti kA sambandha samAja se hai aura dharma kA sambandha vyakti se hai| mahAvIra ne jo sabase bar3I bAta kahI, vaha yaha hai ki tuma kisI kA anusaraNa mata karo, apane pairoM para khar3e hone kA sAhasa svayaM meM pragaTa kro| unhoMne veda yajJa Adi ko Apta vacana mAnakara, apauruSeya mAnakara andhAnusaraNa karane kA bhI virodha kiyaa| upaniSadoM meM jahA~ yaha likhA gayA hai ki 'nahi tarkeNa matiH eSA apaneyA' tarka ke dvArA isa samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM ho sakatA, vahA~ mahAvIra ne kahA satyArtha jAnane ke lie bharapUra tarka kro| tumhArI buddhi jisa bAta kI gavAhI de vahI kro| tumhArA guru, tumhArA sahAyaka, tumhArA avalambana tuma svayaM ho| tumhAre Izvara bhI tuma hI ho / apanI zakti ko pahacAno, saMkalpa karo, saMgharSa kro| tuma apane ko tolo| yadi tuma meM kaSTa sahane kI kSamatA ho, kaThinAiyoM se jUjhane kA bala ho, asat se sat ko nikAlane kA viveka ho, AtmakalyANa kI prabala abhIpsA ho, jarA, mRtyu ke tIkhe kAMToM kI cubhana se ubaranA ho, to pakar3o jinatva kA maarg| prayoga karo apane Atmabala ko, apane bAhubala ko bAhubalI kI trh| jinavANI ke sAgara ke manthana kA yahI makkhana hai| yahI vaha amRta tulya auSadha hai, jisakA sevana karane se duHkhoM ke sAre ghAva khatama ho jAte haiN| jiNavayaNamosahamiNaM, visayasuha-vireyaNaM amidabhayaM / jarAmaraNavAhiharaNaM, khayakaraNaM savva dukkhANaM // jinavANI to sudhA hai, para usakA sevana karane vAle kitane haiM ? yahA~ para adhikAMza loga jaina haiN| jaina toha, para jinatva kA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6/ amIrasadhArA puruSArtha kisameM hai ? jo jaina bana gayA, vaha jina nahIM bana sakatA kyoMki jaina vahI hai, jo jina kA anuyAyI hotA hai| anuyAyI kA kAma hotA hai apane ArAdhya jina kI pUjA kara lo, usake caraNa pUja lo, usakI stuti kara lo| yaha gautama kA mArga hai| yahI vaha mArga hai, jo jinatva kI aMtima maMjila taka pahuMcane meM ror3A hai| isase jinezvara kA anugraha mila sakatA hai, para jina nahIM banA jA sktaa| jinatva ke karma kucha aura hI hote haiN| mahAvIra jaisA vyakti hI jina-mArga kA pathika ho sakatA hai| bhalA, jo loga laukika sukhoM meM, zArIrika sukhoM meM ulajhe hoM, kyA ve jinamArga para cala sakate haiM ? bAhara kI yAtrA karane ke abhyasta haiM, ataH bhItara kI yAtrA aMdhe kI yAtrA lagatI hai| bAhara kI rozanI se paricita haiM, kabhI bhItara kI rozanI bhI dekhane kA prayAsa kreN| bhItara saikar3oM sUryoM kA prakAza hai| 'kasturI kuMDala basai, mRga DhUMDhe vana mAMhi / ' bhItara ko jAnA nahIM, to bAhara hI DhUMDheMge, bAhara hI bhaTakeMge isalie kyoMki ghara meM aMdherA hai, to sUI bAhara DhUMDhate haiM, kyoMki bAhara meM prakAza hai| para sUI milegI bhItara Ane se, jinatva ke prakAza meN| eka vyakti ne kucha baccoM se pUchA, kyA tuma loga golDana brija ke bAre meM jAnate ho ? baccoM ne kahA nahIM saahb| to vaha vyakti bolA, 'dina bhara ghara meM hI par3e rahate ho, bAhara ghUmo to patA lge|' bacce bicAre kucha na bole| dUsare dina usa vyakti ne phira una baccoM se pUchA kyA tuma loga jorja TAuna ke bAre meM jAnate ho ? baccoM ne kahA, nahIM sAhaba / to vaha vyakti phira bolA, dina bhara ghara meM hI par3e rahate ho, kabhI bAhara jAo taba patA lgegaa| bacce cupa rhe| vaha vyakti rojAnA una baccoM ke pAsa AtA aura kucha na kucha pUchatA aura kahatA ghara meM hI par3e rahate ho, bAhara ghUmA kro| Akhira bacce taMga A gye| eka dina baccoM ne usa vyakti se pUchA, kyoM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinatva : gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA / 7 sAhaba ! Apa rAmU ke bAre meM jAnate haiM ? vaha bolA, nahIM, maiM nahIM jaantaa| to bacce bole, kabhI ghara meM bhI to rahA kro| to Ao apane ghara meN| bAhara meM khUba ghUme, aba jarA bhItara bhI jhAMkeM, jina banane ke lie puruSArtha kareM, saMkalpa kreN| jina ke mArga para vahI cala sakatA hai jo AzAvAdI hai, puruSArthavAdI hai| candrazekhara, bhagatasiMha jaisA joza jaba vyakti ke bhItara hotA hai ki mujhe apane deza ko svAdhIna karAnA hI hai, vaisA hI joza jaba jinatva kI prApti ke lie paidA hotA hai, tabhI jinatva ke phUla khilate haiM saMgharSoM ke kA~ToM ke bIca / jinatva kI sAdhanA saMgharSa kI pagaDaMDI hai| saMgharSa vAstava meM mahAvIratva kA sahadharmI hai| mahAvIra kA jIvana kitanA saMgharSazIla rahA thaa| AcArAMga ko par3ho, jitanA saMgharSa jIvana meM mahAvIra ne jhelA, utanA zAyada aura kisI ne nahIM jhelA hogaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki mahAvIra jo pahale vardhamAna the, bAda meM mahAvIra khlaaye| mahAvIra ke bacapana kA nAma vardhamAna thaa| yaha nAma bhI kucha arthavattA rakhatA hai| vardhamAna kA artha hotA hai, phailAva letA huaa| jahA~ phailAva hai, vahA~ mAyA hai| jahA~ mAyA hai, vahA~ kaSAya hai| jahA~ kaSAya hai, vahA~ bandhana haiN| aura, ina bandhanoM ko tor3anA hI vyakti kA puruSArtha hai| isIlie mahAvIra ne bhIr3a-bhAr3a se haTakara apanI vAstavika sthiti meM A jAnA, pratikramaNa karanA hI jinatva mAnA, jainatva maanaa| jinatva ke sAdhaka ko apane-Apa meM Ane ke lie dhyAnayoga se apane ko samajhanA hai, bahirAtmA se haTakara antarAtmA meM ArohaNa karanA hai| yadyapi Aja mahAvIra jaisA koI jina nahIM hai, 'na hu jiNe ajja dissaI' para koI bAta khiiN| jinatva ke lie kisI ke avalambana kI jarUrata nahIM haiN| jaise mahAvIra ne kisI kA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8/ amIrasadhArA Alambana nahIM liyA, vaise hI nirAlamba honA hai, AkAza kI bhA~ti / saca to yaha hai ki jisane avalambana liyA, vaha baMdhanayukta hI rhaa| yahI kAraNa hai ki gautama mahAvIra ke pAsa rahate hue bhI jinatva kI yAtrA pUrI na kara paae| jaise hI nirAlamba hue, nirAsakta hue, kevalajJAna ke phUla pala-bhara meM khila gaye / ___ maiM mahAvIra ko pratIka mAnatA hU~ jinatva kI sAdhanA kaa| merA vizvAsa hai ki mahAvIra jaise loga hI jina bana sakate haiN| jina apanI vIratA dikhAte haiM, jIvana kI una sabhI caTTAnoM ko haTAne meM, jo antarAtmA ke jharane ko roke hue hai| jina sAdhanA-patha ke eka-eka kA~Te ko haTAkara prazasta patha kA nirmANa karate haiN| phalata: bhagavattA usake patha para ananta surabhi bhare phUla bikheratI hai| Atmasrota kA amRtasrAvI jala usakA abhiSeka karatA hai| ve Antarika zatruoM ko harAte haiM aura jayapatra pAte haiN| saccA jina yaha siddha kara dikhAtA hai ki saccI vIratA anya ko nahIM, ananya apane Apako jItane meM hai| dUsaroM ko anuzAsita karane kI apekSA apane Apa para zAsana karanA adhika acchA hai| mahAvIra kI bhASA meM jo sahassaM sahassANaM, saMgAme dujjae jiNe / egaM jiNejja appANaM, esa se paramo jao // appANameva jujjhAhi, kiM te jujhaNa bjjho| appANameva appANaM, jaittA suhamehae // jinezvara mahAvIra kI mAnyatA thI ki jo durjeya saMgrAma meM hajAroM-hajAroM yoddhAoM ko jItatA hai, usakI apekSA jo eka koapane Apako jItatA hai, usakI vijaya hI parama vijaya hai / jIta usakI jo AtmajetA hai, jo jina hai| bAharI yuddhoM se kyA, vaha to svayaM ke lie bhI hAnikara hai aura duniyA ke lie bhii| yuddha karanA hai For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinatva : gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA /9 to apane se hI kro| apane se apane ko jItanA hI saccI vijaya hai| 'je egaM jANai se savvaM jANai' jo eka ko jAnatA hai, vaha sabako jAnatA hai, jo eka ko jIta letA hai, usakI saba para vijaya hotI hai| avijita eka apanI AtmA hI zatru hai| avijita kaSAya aura indriyA~ hI zatru haiN| indriyA~ sabake pAsa haiN| eka vyakti indriyAdhIna hotA hai, aura eka vyakti ke indriyA~ adhIna hotI haiN| isa pharka ko Apa smjhe| eka baccA apane pitA ke sAtha rAjamArga para khar3A thaa| itane meM hI usa mArga se rAjA gujraa| usake sAtha pA~ca-chaha sipAhI aura cala rahe the| to bacce ne pitA se pUchA, pApA! yaha kauna jA rahA hai ? pitA ne khaa-raajaa| thor3I dera bAda usI mArga se pA~cachaha sipAhI aura cale jA rahe the, kisI ko ghere hue| bacce ne pitA se pUchA, pApA ! yaha kauna jA rahA hai ? pitA bolaa-cor| bacce ko bar3A Azcarya huaa| Azcarya honA bhI svAbhAvika hI thA / usane pitA se pUchA-pApA ! yaha kaisI virodhI bAta ? sipAhiyoM ke sAtha jAne vAlA eka rAjA aura eka cora ! pitA ne kahA beTe ! donoM meM bar3A bhArI pharka hai| pahale jisa vyakti ke sAtha pA~ca-chaha sipAhI the, ve usa vyakti ke adhIna the aura pIche vAlA vyakti sipAhiyoM ke adhIna thaa| eka zAsaka hai, dUsarA gulAma / Apa TaToleM apane ko ki Apa zAsaka haiM yA gulAma / indriyA~ Apase hArI haiM yA Apa indriyoM se hAre haiN| ApakI AtmA kyA gavAhI detI hai ? mahAvIra aise hI jina na ho ge| hAra gaI unase unakI indriyA~ / uttarAdhyayana meM kahA hai| egappA ajie satu, kasAyA indiyANi ya / te jiNittu jahAnAyaM, viharAmi ahaM muNI // mahAvIra kahate haiM he muni ! he saadhk| eka bAta pakkI hai ki For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10/ amIrasadhArA avijita apanI AtmA hI pradhAna zatru hai| avijita kaSAya aura indriyA~ hI zatru haiN| maiM hU~ aisA, jo unheM jItakara nyAya-nItipUrvaka vicaraNa karatA huuN| parama ahiMsaka hokara zatru-vijaya kI bAta karanI kyA kama mahatvapUrNa hai ? parama ahiMsaka hokara parama yoddhA honA bar3I vicitra bAta hai| aisI vicitratA mahAvIra meM thii| vastutaH astra-zastra manuSya kI durbalatA ke paricAyaka haiN| eka baTana dabAyA, eTama bama girA aura lAkhoM svAhA ho gye| yaha koI vIratA kI bAta hai ? yaha to kAyaroM kI, bujhadiloM kI, baccoM ko bAta hai| sacce bahAdura mauta se Darate nahIM, aura na kisI ko mArate haiN| manuSya ko to kyA, eka cIMTI ko bhI nahIM maarte| koI kisI ko mAratA hai, isalie ki vaha usase DaratA hai| mahAvIra ne jinatva kI bAta isIlie kahI, tAki vyakti nirbhaya bne| unhoMne jIvana ke saMgharSoM ko to chor3o, mauta ko bhI apanAne kI bAta khii| mRtyu vyakti kA janmasiddha adhikAra hai| AvazyakatA par3ane para phaile hue dhAgoM ko sameTa lenA hI mRtyu kA utsava hai, jina tva kA mahotsava hai| maiM to yahI kahU~gA ki vyakti ko jinatva kI sAdhanA avazya karanI caahiye| jina hI to janaka hai jaina kaa| jinatva ke bIja se hI jainatva kA kalpataru laharAyA hai| jaise zarIra meM mastaka, vRkSa meM jar3a mukhya hai, vaise hI jainatva meM jina hai| binA jina kA jaina artha zUnya hai| binA AtmA kA zarIra zava hai| binA jina kA jaina nila hai artha-hIna hai| jina to hai eka kA aMka / jaina hai shuunyaaNk| zUnya Dhera sAre hoM, para jaba taka usake sAtha, usake pUrva eka kA aMka nahIM hai, zUnyoM kI koI kImata nahIM hai| jaise binA iMjana ke Dibbe, binA eka ke zUnya nirarthaka haiM, vaise hI binA jina ke jaina haiN| para jaba hama eka ke aMka ke sAtha zUnya kA upayoga kareMge, to isase eka bhI kImatI hotA jAyegA aura zUnya bhii| donoM kI apanI-apanI arthavattA hogii| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinatva : gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA / 11 isalie jina ko pkdd'o| jina hI hai eka kA aNk| yahI hai naukA jo pAra lagA de| usa pAra pahuMcA de| yahI vaha avasthA hai, jo dehAtIta avasthA meM vihAra karAtI hai| ataH jinatva ke karma kro| jina svayaM karmazIlatA kA paricAyaka hai| koI bhI vyakti janma se jina nahIM hotaa| jinatva kI sAdhanA karane vAlA hI jina hotA hai| jina honA vIratApUrva kaThina saMrghaSa karake jItanA hai| yoM to zabda ke apane yaugika artha meM yuddhavijetA bhI jina hai ; garIbI ko zAntipUrvaka jhelane vAlA bhI jina hai, krikeTa kA maica jItane vAlA bhI jina hai, yAnI ve saba loga jina haiM, jo jItate haiN| jina kA artha samajhe vijetaa| para sabhI jina nahIM haiN| jina-saMskRti ne, jinazAsana ne, mahAvIra ne jisako jina kahA hai, vaha jina Atma-vijetA hai| jisa vyakti ne apane AbhyantarazatruoM ko jItA, dehagata aura Atmagata duzmanoM para vijaya pAI, vahI jina hai| yaha vijaya parama vijaya hai| kyoMki bAhara ke zatruoM ko to koI bhI vIra jIta sakatA hai, kintu bhItara ke zatruoM ko jItane vAle virale hI hote haiN| vizva-vijetA honA sambhava hai| kintu AtmajayI honA atiduSkara hai| sikandara-jaise itihAsa meM bahuta mila sakate haiM, para mahAvIra-sA vIra ati virl| itihAsa meM kabhI-kabhI ekAdha mila sakate haiM motI mile na boriyA~, bIroM kI nahi pA~ta / sihoM ke lehar3e nahIM, sAdhu na cale jamAta || to sikandara cAhe jItA hogA, sAre saMsAra ko, para Atma-vijaya se vaha achUtA hI raha gyaa| vaha apane-Apa se hAra gyaa| AiMsTIna ne AviSkAra kiye the hajAroM para apane ApakA AviSkAra nahIM kara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 / amIrasadhArA pAyA, vaha usa cIja ko nahIM jIta pAyA, jisake nikala jAne para logoM ne use kabrakhAne meM dafanA diyaa| mahAvIra ne nahIM kI vizva-vijaya, para phira bhI ve vizva-vijetA sikandara se zreSTha haiM, kyoMki unhoMne apane-Apa ko jItA, nija meM jina ko khojaa| sikandara vizvavijaya karane ke bAda bhI azAnta thA, kyoMki usane zAnti DhU~DhI baahr| mahAvIra prazAnta the Atma vijaya karake / kyoMki unhoMne zAnti ko DhUMDhA apane bhItara / 'kastUrI kuMDala basai mRga DhU~DhI vana mA~hi / usa hirana kI daur3a bekAra hai, jo kastUrI ko pAne vizva-vana meM bhaTakatA hai / are, jisa cIja ko tuma khoja rahe ho, vaha tumhAre khIse meM hai| sUI kI khoja ghara meM karo, vaha ghara meM hI khoI thI, bhale hI ghara meM a~dhiyArA ho| bAhara kA prakAza, bAhara kI daur3a, bAhara kA cakAcauMdha bhaTakA rahA hai vyakti ko jinatva hone se| jinatva kA patha asidhArA hai, virale hI cala pAte haiN| jo calate haiM Atmadeva ke darzana ve kara pAte haiM / kaba kA soyA andara meM vaha, deva jagAnA hai usako / dhanya dhanya vaha jinatva kI yaha artha-cetanA hai jisako // kavi kahatA hai jisake pAsa jinatva kI artha-cetanA hai, vaha dhanya hai| jinatva kI cetanA jIvana kI sarvocca sthiti hai| yaha sthiti brahmanAda kI sthiti hai, paramAtma-darzana kI sthiti hai, mahAjIvana aura mokSa kI sthiti hai| jahA~ kevala vijaya hai, hAra kA nAmo nizAna bhI nhiiN| mAtra nirdhUma jyoti rahatI hai, pavitratA, pUrNatA evaM zuddhatA / yAnI pyoriTI, sblaaimittii| yahA~ na rAga hai na dveSa, na krodha hai na mAna, na icchA hai na duHkha / yahA~ to basa hama hote haiM aura hamArA rAjya hotA hai, binA kisI ko mAre kATe vijaya hotI hai| isI kA nAma hai aatm-vijy| isI ko kahate haiM jina / jinatva se rikta vyakti calatA-phiratA 'zava' hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinatva : gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA / 13 yaha bAta bilkula pakkI hai ki tInoM lokoM para vijaya prApta karanA sambhava hai, sAhasI ke lie sarala bhI hai, kintu apane bhItara ke zatruoM ko jItanA, jina honA duSkara hai, ati duSkara hai| maiMne bAra-bAra kahA shtru-vijy| lekina zatru kaisA ? niraakaar| bhItarI zatruoM kA koI AkAra nahIM hai| AkAra ko to bA~dhA jA sakatA hai, rokA jA sakatA hai, mArA-kATA jA sakatA hai| para nirAkArI zatruoM ko jItanA--yahI to hai jinatva kI saadhnaa| hamAre sabase bar3e zatru haiM kAma, vAsanA, rAga, dveSa, kaSAya aadi| ye hamAre bhItara rahate haiN| hamAre mana ko, hamAre cintana ko ye hI to pradUSita karate haiN| aura, jaba taka ina para vijaya na pAyI jAye, inheM kAbU na kiyA jAye, taba taka koI sAdhanA siddha nahIM hogI, saphalatA hamAre caraNa nahIM cuumegii| jinatva hI to sAdhanA aura siddhi kA apratima sopAna hai| jinatva kI yAtrA hI sAdhanA kI prazasta paddhati hai| isakA saMketa hama jina zabda se hI prApta kara sakate haiN| ___ Apa 'jina' zabda ko koI sAmAnya zabda na smjheN| bar3A socasamajhakara isa zabda kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai| sArA jaina darzana, usakI sArI sAdhanA isI eka 'jina' zabda meM lIna hai| yA yUM samajheM ki sArA jaina AcAra-darzana isI se janmA hai| to jina zabda jaina darzana kA janaka hai| jina hI vaha bIja hai, jisase jaina darzana kA vRkSa prakaTa huaa| aba Apa thor3A-sA gaharAI se samajhe jina kI jar3oM ko, jina kI gaharAiyoM ko, usake varNa-vinyAsa ko, usake tAtparya ko| jo gaharAI se samajheMge, unheM motI mileMge, jo Upara-Upara raheMge, unheM sAgara khArA pAnI lgegaa| ___jina meM cAra varNa haiM AdhA ja, i, AdhA na aura a| yAnI inameM do vyaMjana haiM aura do svara haiN| ja aura n vyaMjana haiM tathA i aura a svara hai| inameM pahalA varNa hai j| ja varNa jaya kA pratIka hai| aba For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 / amIrasadhArA prazna uThatA hai ki kisa para jaya kareM? uttara bhI bilkula sAmane hai| j ke bAda jo i hai, usa i kA artha hotA hai indriyA~, indriyoM ke viSaya, manovikAra, rAga, dveSa, lobha, kAma, krodh| ye sabhI vikAra jIva ke Abhyantara zatru haiN| jina zabda meM bhI i Anyantara hI hai| isalie jo i para vijaya pA letA hai, jo i zUnya ho jAtA hai yAnI nirvikAra ho jAtA hai, vaha bhagavattA pA letA hai jinatva kii| __agara hama jina meM se i ko haTA deM, to kyA zabda banegA ? AdhA j aura pUrA n| vyAkaraNa ke anusAra ta varga ke akSara ca varga meM pariNata ho jAte haiM, yadi unakA yoga ca varga ke sAtha hotA hai| to j jo ca varga kA hai aura na jo ta varga kA hai, donoM ko milAne se zabda banatA hai jny| jJa kA matalaba hai jnyaanii| jAnane vAlA jJa hai| isalie jina jJAtA hai, AtmajJAtA hai, svapara jJAtA hai, sarvajJa hai| jJa ke viparIta hai ajJa / jo kucha nahIM jAnatA, jo anapar3ha-ga~vAru hai, vaha ajJa hai / jJAnI aura buddhimAn apane vikAroM ko jItatA hai| sAdhAraNa loga apane vikAroM ko nahIM jiitte| isalie ve ajina haiM, ajJa haiM, saMgharSahAre haiM / 'je teM jItyA re, te mujha jItiyo re' Anandaghana kahate haiM yaha / jina ne jina ko jItA, unako hama na jIta paaye| unhoMne to hameM jIta liyA hai| he prabhu ! tumane krodha ko jItA, kintu krodha ne hameM jIta liyA tumane kaSAyeM jItIM, kintu kaSAyoM ne hameM jIta liyaa| kahA~ hai hamArA pauruSa ! hama to baha gaye pravAha meN| pravAha meM bahanA murdApana hai| merA eka gIta hai, saMgharSa / milana kI mujhe nahIM hai cAha, viraha kI jaba taka milatI rAha / viraha hai jIvana kA saMgharSa, binA saMgharSa satya durdharSa // For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinatva : gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA | 15 naukA ghirI bha~vara ke madhya, parvatI laharoM kA sAnnidhya / gaMgA-sAgara tarapha pravAha, samaya varSA kA, nIra athAha // mujhe nahIM jAnA pArAvAra, pahu~canA gaMgotrI ke pAra / jahA~ se phUTI gaMgA dhAra, prasArita gaMgA kA saMsAra // bahU~ jo maiM dhArA ke saMga, pratiSThA hoe bhujA kI bhaMga / dhAra ke saMga bahe jo jIva, jIvitoM meM vaha hai nirjIva / kareM yAtrA gaMgotrI ora, nahIM hama duzmana se kamajora / .. calo aba dhArA ke viparIta, nahIM hAreMge, nizcita jIta // saMgharSa hI jIvana kI raunaka hai| bhalA, binA saMgharSa ke kabhI satya-prApti huI hai| bahatI huI gaMgAdhAra ke sAtha bahanA murdApana hai / jIvana kI jIvantatA aura bhujAoM kA sammAna to gaMgotrI kI yAtrA karane meM hai, jahA~ se gaMgA kA janma huaa| apane mUla rUpa ko khojo, apane ghara ko khojo, apane ghoMsale meM Ao, dUsare ke mahaloM meM rahanA svatantratA khonA hai| yadi mahala pAnA hai, yadi virATa honA hai, gaMgA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 / amIrasadhArA sAgara pAnA hai, to pahale sthita prajJa bano, apane Apa meM A jAo, apane-a - Apa ko jIta lo| jina jItatA hai, ajina hAratA hai jIvana ke raNa meM / ajina kA matalaba samajhate haiM Apa ? ajina kA artha hai camar3A / ajina sthUla dRSTi hai / yaha bAhya dRSTi hai / cArvAka dRSTi hai yaha khAo, pIo, mauja ur3Avo kI dRSTi hai| bhautika aura mithyAtvI dRSTi hai / umarakhayyAma kI dRSTi hai / yaha vaha dRSTi hai jisa para lokAyata-darzana khar3A hai jisake Adi pravartaka cArvAka - RSi the / cArvAkI dRSTi sthUla dRSTi hai, bhItara nahIM, kevala bAhara jhA~katI haiM, uupr-uupr| ye sAgara ko Upara-Upara se dekhate haiM, phalataH inheM sAgara khAre pAnI kA bhaNDAra lagatA hai / ye loga nahIMjAna pAte ki isa khAre jala meM hI bharA par3A hai, saMsAra bhara kA khajAnA / jo loga ajina haiM, cArvAkI haiM, bhautika haiM, unakA mAnanA hai ki khAo, pIyo, mauja ur3Avo, RRNa karake bhI ghI pI DAlo / parosA, bhogalo || mata ThukarAo thAla Ao preyasi ! bhoga nahIM lauTakara phira bItA huA sunaharA bhasmIbhUta deha kA pAnA hai zazazRMga, nabha - sumana / ajina kahate haiM, jo karanA hai, so kara lo / jo bhoganA hai, so bhoga lo| rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra, buddha, zaMkara, pataMjali jinatva mArga ke samarthaka haiM, ajinatva ke nahIM / bAta sahI hai / yadi Apa hI sArA bhoga leMge, to Ane vAlI pIr3hiyoM ke lie kyA chor3eMge, jhADa aura AyegA, yauvana / phira se, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinatva : gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA / 17 jhaMkhAr3a ! yaha koI vyavasthita praNAlI nahIM hai jIvana kI, jIvana ke Adarza kii| para Aja kucha aisA hI samaya hai ki ajina ke anuyAyI adhika haiM, duniyA meN| jidhara dekho, udhara aksara ajina hI dikhAyI deNge| samyaktvI aura vidyAvAn nahIM, apitu mithyAtvI aura avidyAvAn hI dikhAI deNge| AtmavAda, IzvaravAda, karmavAda, mokSavAda para jora dene vAloM para bhI vyavahAra meM cArvAka ke, ajinatva ke bAdala maMDarAte dikhAI dete haiN| jisakI dRSTi samyaktaH apane-Apa meM TikI hai, vaha kabhI kartavya-vimUr3ha nahIM hotaa| yadi jinatva nahIM hai, samyaktva nahIM hai, to vyakti cAhe jitanA tapa kara le, jIvana-bhara tapa kara le, para use bodhi-lAbha nahIM hogaa| AlU chor3o, mUlI chor3o sabhI kahate haiM, para krodha chor3o, moha chor3o, vAsanA chor3o, saMgraha chor3o kauna kahatA hai, usake lie kauna kasama dilAtA hai| dUsaroM ko kyA dilAe, jaba svayaM ke jIvana meM krodha, moha, saMgraha hai| vyAkhyAna dete jA rahe haiM AtmavAda para, aura svayaM jakar3e haiM bhautikavAda meN| mUla ko pkdd'o| ____ brahmacarya kA niyama dilA diyA kisI ko, para niyama lene mAtra se vAsanA kI ciMgAriyA~ bujha gayIM ? mA~sa khAnA chur3Ane se kyA hiMsA ke bhAva chUTa gaye ? chur3AnA ho to hiMsA ko chur3Ao, mA~sa apane Apa chUTa jaayegaa| chor3anA hai to vAsanA ko chor3o, maithuna apane-Apa chUTa jaayegaa| sAdhanA kA sambandha bhItara se hai| bhItara ko nihAro antara kA ghara sjaao| yoM hI to hotA hai vyakti svayaM kA svayaM meN| yahI to hai jinatva, jIva kA smyktv| yoM hI to chUTatA hai ajinatva, jIva kA mithyAtva / samyag dRSTi hI jina dRSTi hai, aura jina dRSTi hI samyag dRSTi hai| jinatva kI sugaMdha samyaktva ke phUloM se hI upajatI hai| maiMne kahA, jina dRSTi hI samyag dRSTi hai| dekhA, jina zabda to For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18/ amIrasadhArA eka hai, para artha-gAmbhIrya kitanA hai| jainadharma ke tInoM ratnoM kI camaka isI eka zabda se hI to prasphuTita hai| jaise hI vyakti kI ajina dRSTi TUTI ki samyag dRSTi khilii| avijJA aura ajJatA miTI ki samyak vidyA aura samyak jJAna ke dIpa jle| jaise hI Antarika rAga-dveSa, kAmAdika bhayaMkara zatru sarvathA unmUlita hue ki vyakti kA cAritrya samyak huaa| to jinatva kI yAtrA hI mokSamArga hai, ratnatraya kI ArAdhanA hai| hA~, eka bAta aura ki jina zabda kA eka aura nayA artha nikala sakatA hai| jaise dekhiye hamAre isa zarIra meM pA~ca jJAnendriya hai aura pA~ca karmendriya hai| sabhI indriyA~ apanA-apanA kArya sampAdita karatI hai| jihvA eka aisI indriya hai jo jJAna aura karma donoM kA kArya samhAlatI hai| jahA~ yaha jihvA rasa tanmAtrA ko grahaNa karane ke kAraNa jJAnendriya hai, vahIM vANI ke vidhAna kA bhI kArya sampAdita karatI hai aura karmeMdriya meM bhI ginI jAtI hai| vastutaH jihvA eka aisI indriya hai, jo sabhI jJAnendriyoM aura karmendriyoM kA pratinidhitva karatI hai| jihvA meM bhI jinatva kA prabhutva hai| lekina isa prabhutva ko dekhane ke lie thor3I sUkSma dRSTi caahiye| Apa gaura se dekhiye ki yaha prabhutva kaisA hai aura kyoM hai| jihvA zabda kA artha samajhane ke pahale isa siddhAnta kA jJAna honA jarUrI hai ki 'nAmAddha grahaNe sampUrNanAma bodhaH' arthAt AdhA nAma uccAraNa se pUrA nAma grahaNa hotA hai| jaise kisI kA nAma hai gauriishNkr| para pitA use bulAte samaya kahatA hai, are o goriyaa| goriyA AdhA nAma hai, para isase gaurIzaMkara hI aayegaa| aba Apa dekhiye ki jihvA aura jina meM kyA sambandha hai ! jihvA meM jo ji hai, vaha jina kA hI bodhaka hai| 'jinaM vayati yA sA jihvA'-jise jina bhagavAn kI zaraNa meM jAkara Artasvara se apane For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinatva : gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA / 19 uddhAra ke lie dhyAnapUrvaka jinezvara ko bulAnA cAhiye / isI meM jihvA kI sArthakatA hai / vahI jihvA sArthaka hai, jisane jina kA guNagAna kiyA / cUMki jihvA sabhI indriyoM kA pratinidhitva karatI hai, isalie sabhI indriyoM kI sArthakatA isI meM hai ki ve jihvA kI taraha hI jina ke zaraNa meM jaaye| jina kI zaraNa meM jAne vAlA jaina hai, phira cAhe zaraNArthI indriyA~ hI kyoM na ho ! jase jo vyakti jina ke patha para calatA hai, vaha jaina kahalAtA hai, ThIka vaise hI jo indriyA~ jina kA anusaraNa karatI haiM, ve bhI jaina haiM / isalie hameM jina zabda ko pakar3a lenA cAhiye / yahI to DUbatI cIMTI ko tinake kA sahArA hai / jina meM hI to nijatva kA bodha hai aura nija meM hI jinatva kA Aloka hai / jisane jina ko samajha liyA samyak prakAra se, usane jina - saMskRti ko samajha liyA / jisane jina ko nahIM samajhA, vaha nija ko samajha nahIM pAyegA / vaiyAkaraNa paMDita kahate haiM ki jisane eka zabda kA acchI taraha se samyak jJAna kara liyA, usane sAre vyAkaraNa ko aura yahA~ taka ki brahma ko jAna liyA hai / 'namo jiNANaM' acchA mantra hai / mujhe eka ghaTanA yAda hai, eka yuvaka apane sasurAla jA rahA thA / yuvaka thA ga~vAru / samajhadArI thI kama, jAnA thA zahara / usake pitA ko bhaya thA ki lar3akA nAsamajha hai / kyA kahanA cAhiye aura kyA chipAnA cAhiye, isakA ise bodha nahIM hai / kahIM yaha apane zvazura ke sAmane kucha aMTa-saMTa na bola de / isalie pitA ne beTe ko kahA ki beTA ! vahA~ para jyAdA mata bolanA / 'jI-na' kA sahArA lenA / lar3akA cAhe jaisA ho, para thA AjJAkArI / usane hA~ bhara dI aura mana meM saMkalpa kiyA ki maiM 'jI-na' ke alAvA aura kucha bhI nahIM bolU~gA / pahu~cA apane sasurAla / 'Aye dAmAda yuvaka ke sasurAla pahu~cane para usake zvazura ne kahA, jI' ! yuvaka bolA jI ! zvazura ne kahA, merI beTI ko sAtha nahIM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20/ amIrasadhArA lAye ? yuvaka ne dhIre se kaha diyA, naa| zvazura bolA, 'kyA bAta hai, binA sUcanA diye tuma A gye| koI khAsa bAta hai kyA? vaha bolA, 'jii'| zvazura bolA, 'ghara para saba kuzala to hai na ? lar3akA bolA 'naa'| zvazura ne kahA, kyoM pitAjI bImAra hai kyA ? to vaha bolA 'jii'| zvazura ne kahA, bacane kI ummIda to hai ? usane kahA, 'naa'| to phira kaise, mujhe bulAne Aye ho kyA ? zvazura ne phira puuchaa| to vaha bolA 'jii'| zzuvara ne kahA yadi aisI bAta hai to clo| donoM cala pdd'e| zvazura jaba dAmAda ke ghara para pahuMcA to dekhA ki dAmAda ke pitA to svastha haiN| zvazura ke mu~ha se dAmAda ke pitA ne jaba apane beTe kI sArI karatUta sunI to ve bhauMcakke raha gye| Akhira pitA ne beTe ko samajhAyA ki beTe ! jI-na kevala aise bolane mAtra se kucha nahIM hotA hai| yadi koI bhI vyakti jI-na ko bhalI prakAra se samajha le to usakA ber3A pAra hai| yadi jI-nA kA viparIta jJAna ho gayA to vaha hiTalara kI taraha nAjI ho jAyegA yA vaha bhArata mAtA kA aMga bhaMga karane vAlA jinnA bana jaayegaa| ___to hameM samajhanA hai jina ko| usakI atala gaharAiyoM meM jAkara samajhanA hai| jina kisI eka vyakti kI saMjJA nahIM hai| RSabha, nemi, pAva, mahAvIra-kevala ye hI jina nahIM hai| bahuta sAre loga jina bana cuke haiN| Apa bhI jina bana sakate haiN| yaha koI bapautI nahIM hai| isa mAmale meM saba svatantra haiN| koI kisI kI kaThaputalI nahIM hai, jo kisI ke nacAye nAcatA rahe / duniyA kA hara Atma-vijetA jina hai / to bano jina, zuru ho yAtrA jinatva kI pagaDaMDI para, hU~ Dho jinatva ke motI paiTha sAgara meM ghre| jo DhUMDhe, vahI paaye| jo baiThe rahe, ve roye| kabIra kI gaharI saMta-vANI meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinatva : gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA / 21 jina khojA, tina pAiyA~, gahare pAnI paiTha / maiM baurI bUr3ana DarI, rahI kinAre baiTha // kImata to hara cIja kI cukAnI par3atI hai| jo cIja jitanI hI mUlyavatI rahatI hai, usakI kImata bhI utanI hI U~cI rahatI hai| kaur3iyoM kI bhI kImata hotI hai| ghoMghe aura sIpa kI bhI kImata hotI hai, lekina motI kI kImata sabase jyAdA hotI hai| ghoMghe aura sIpa ko to kinAre para bhI pAyA jA sakatA hai| unako pAne meM koI taraha kI jokhima uThAne kI bhI jarUrata nahIM hotI hai| lekina motI kinAre para nahIM milate / usakI kImata cukAne ke lie jAna kI bAjI lagAnI par3atI hai| samudra kI atala gaharAI meM paiThanA par3atA hai, gotAkhoroM kI trh|| koI kitanA bhI samartha, balavAn, jJAnavAn kyoM na hoM, lekina binA prayAsa ke, binA puruSArtha ke bharapeTa bhojana bhI nahIM mila sakatA, jina honA to bahuta dUra kI bAta hai| siMha bahuta bar3A parAkramI hai, kintu use bhI apane bhojana ke lie jhAr3iyoM meM baiThakara ghAta lagAnI par3atI hai| jugata bA~dhanI hotI hai aura kabhI-kabhI use bhUkhA bhI raha jAnA par3atA hai| jinatva kI sAdhanA bahuta U~cI cIja hai| isakI siddhi janma se nahIM, karma se karanI par3atI hai| sambhava hai, hameM isake lie na kevala isa janma ko kharca karanA par3e, apitu janma-janmAntara bhI laga jaaeN| para jisake bhItara jina hone kA dRr3ha saMkalpa hai, khuzI-khuzI jIvana kI sArI kaThinAiyoM ko sahane kA aTUTa dhairya hai, asaphalatAoM aura vidhnoM meM jinakA sAhasa kuMThita na ho sake, jisa taraha kA~ToM meM khilane vAle gulAba kI taraha jo kaThinAiyoM meM bhI sadA prasannatA kA anubhava karate haiM ve hI jinatva ke adhikArI haiN| isake viparIta jo vyakti saMyama aura tapa kI kaThinAiyoM se Darate haiM, jinake hRdaya meM na to dRr3ha nizcaya hai, aura na sAhasa yA dhIraja hai, ve kAyara aura Darapoka For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 / amIrasadhArA loga isa bhavasAgara ke kinAre para baiThe hue bhI DUbakara mara jAte haiN| ve jinde-jI DUbane ke bhaya se sAgara meM nahIM utrte| jo svayaM jina hone kA puruSArtha nahIM kara sakate, ve cale jAye usa mArga se jisase jina gaye haiN| jo jina-gujarI pagaDaMDI para cale, vahI jaina hai| anta meM maiM yaha bhI kahanA cAhU~gA ki hama jina-vANI kA jinazAstroM kA svAdhyAya kreN| zAstroM meM una logoM kI vANI ke amRtakaNa saMkalita haiM, jinhoMne jana-jana ko jina banane kA saMdeza diyA, anaginata logoM ko jina bnaayaa| pahale kamAyA, phira luTAyA, baaNttaa| khuda bhI tire, auroM ko bhI tairanA sikhaayaa| pahale mArga dekhA, phira mArga dikhaayaa| rAste kI duvidhAoM ko, rAste kI dUrI ko aura gaMtavya kI svaNimatA ko dekhA, samajhA, socaa| satya, ziva, sundara kA sabhI bhoga kre| isI uddezya se preraNAe~ dI, sUkta kahe sUktiyA~ bikherii| sArI duniyA merA kuTumba hai| sabako yahA~ lAo aura sabake sAtha milakara yahA~ rho| apane eka prajvalita dIpa se lAkhoM-lAkha bujhe hue dIpa jlaaye| unakA yaha mahAdAna hai| unakI isa jyoti kI sampadA ne prabhAvanA kii| isalie ve jinatva kI yAtrA ke prakAzastambha haiM, mahAdIpa haiN| mahAvIra unhIM kA nAma hai| vastutaH mahAvIra hameM vahA~ le jAnA cAhate haiM, jahA~ vikAroM kA dhUAM nahIM uThatA, kevala AtmA kI ananta caitanya-jyoti nirdhUma prajvalita rahatI hai| jahA~ Aga meM dhUA~ haiM, vahA~ gIlApana hai, bhaTakanA hai, ajJAna hai, mithyAtva hai, ajinatva hai / jaise hI dhUA~ haTA, jalatI Aga sunaharI lagego / dhUe~ sahita Aga se, dhUeM sahita dIye se loga svayaM bhI bacanA cAhate haiM, dIvAra aura kamare kI chata ko bhI bacAnA cAhate haiN| bhalA, kAlA-kalUTApana kise acchA lage ! to hameM haTAnA hai mithyAtva ke, ajinatva ke galAghoMTU dhUe~ ko| jalAnI hai nirdhUma jyoti, jinatva kI, samyaktva kI, nirvANa kI, mahAjIvana kii| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna-sAdhanA banAma svArtha-sAdhanA sabhI svArthI haiN| jo jitanA bar3A buddhimAna hai, vaha utanA hI bar3A svArthI hai| svArthI honA koI burI bAta nahIM hai| burAI hai svArtha ko ThIka taraha se na samajhane meN| eka kuttA bhI svArthavaza hI ghaMToM mu~ha tAkatA hai, duma hilAtA hai| usakA svArtha hai eka roTI kA ttukdd'aa| Apa eka kutte ko cAra-pA~ca dina taka eka hI samaya meM roTI giraaiye| chaThe dina Apa dekheMge ki kuttA jyoM hI Apako dekhegA, apanI duma hilaayegaa| isIlie, kyoMki kutte ne apanI svArtha-pUrti kA sambandha Apase jor3a liyaa| Apane dekhA hogA totaa-pNddit| jo phuTapAthoM para piMjar3e se nikalatA hai aura eka dAne ke svArtha ke lie manuSya kA bhAgya-patra nikAlatA hai| saMsAra ke sAre vyApAra isI taraha calate haiN| manuSya ke sAre dhaMdhe, sAre kAryakalApa svArtha ke lie calate haiN| dukAnadAra dukAna kholatA hai, madArI tamAzA dikhAtA hai, yogI yoga karatA hai, vidyArthI pAThazAlA jAtA hai, saba svArtha ke lie| mAlika naukara ko khilAtA-pilAtA hai, paise detA hai, naukara mAlika kI sevA karatA hai, svArtha ke lie| bApa beTe ko, pati patnI ko, bhAI-bhAI ko, guru ziSya ko, dukAnadAra grAhaka ko kisAna baila ko pyAra karate haiM, svArtha ke lie| dAna dete haiM svArtha vshaat| svArtha sadhA ki sambandha kttaa| svArtha meM bAdhA par3I ki zatrutA bddh'ii| saca pUchiye to duniyA svArtha kA akhAr3A hai, bar3A bhArI akhaadd'aa| lekina sabakA svArtha eka jaisA nahIM hai| sabake svArtha alaga-alaga haiM, svArtha-pUrti ke tarIke bhI alaga-alaga haiN| sabhI apane-apane ullU sIdhA karate haiN| pharka yahI hai ki kisI kA ullU kATha kA hai aura For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 / amIrasadhArA kisI kA ullU vAstavika hai, ghoMsale vAlA hai / yaha sArA bheda svArtha meM sva ke artha kI samajhadAro aura nAsamajhI se hai / svArtha kA artha hai Atma-prayojana yAnI matalaba sAdhanA / isIlie svArthI AdamI ko matalabI kahate haiM / svArtha yAnI sva ke lie, apane lie, AtmA ke lie / koI apane zarIra ke antastha-tattva ko AtmA samajhatA hai aura koI isa zarIra ko hI AtmA samajhatA hai, sva samajhatA hai| kisI kA sva apane bhare-pUre parivAra meM rahatA hai, to kisI kA sva apane baiMka - baileMsa meM ulajhA rahatA hai / koI apane sva ko apanA sundara rUpa samajhatA hai, to kisI kI samajhadArI meM apanA peTa pAlanA hI bahuta bar3A sva hai / koI ina sabase dUra jAtA hai himAlaya meM sva ko DhUMDhane, to koI mandiroM, masjidoM meM sva kI talAza karatA hai / koI duHkhI - daridroM kI sevA meM hI usa sva kI AhaTa pAtA hai, to koI sva ko apane hI andara darzana karatA hai / sva se haTA kauna hai ? sabhI to sva se jur3e haiM, aura jo sva se jur3e haiM, ve svArthI haiM / isIlie maiMne kahA saMsAra svArthI hai, parama svArthI hai, svArtha kA dhAma hai / bheda svArtha ke taura-tarIkoM meM haiM / eka bAta aura hai ki svArtha cAhe jaisA ho, para usakI mUla jar3a sukha pAnA hai / sAre svArtha sukha kI prApti hetu hI sAdhe jAte haiM / svArtha binA koI kare, acche bure na kAma | phira cAhe paramArtha ho, puNyArjana kA dhAma || cAhe pApa ho yA puNya, svArthavaza hI to hote haiM / pApa karane se apanA svArtha sadhatA hai aura puNya karane se svarga kA svArtha / cAhe AdamI pApa kare yA puNya, sukha kA svArtha sabhI se jur3A rahatA hai / prANI pratyeka kArya sukha ke lie hI karatA hai, duHkha ke lie koI kAma For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna-sAdhanA banAma svArtha-sAdhanA / 25 nahIM karatA hai| phira bhI duHkha se chuTakArA nahIM milatA hai| yaha kaisI bhAgya kI viDambanA hai ki duHkha kisI na kisI mArga se A hI jAtA hai| buddha ke cAra Aryasatya isI duHkhavAda ke khamboM para TikA hai| sacamuca duHkha hai| yaha anacAhA mehamAna hai aura sabako isakI khAtiradArI karanI par3atI hai| yaha vaha mehamAna hai, jo hamAre pUrva janma se sambandha jor3atA hai, pUrva janmoM ke karmoM aura saMskAroM kA lagAva lekara A jAtA hai| hameM bhale hI jAnakArI na ho, magara hamArA duHkha hameM bhUlatA nhiiN| yaha purAnA dosta hai| kitanA bhI usase piMDa chur3AveM vaha chor3ane ko rAjI nahIM hotaa| ____ Apa jarA sociye, aisA kyoM hotA hai ? duHkha binA bulAe kyoM A jAtA hai ? aura sukha bulAne para bhI kyoM nahIM AtA ? ise Apa smjhe| bAta yaha hai ki jaba manuSya apane svArtha ko samajhane meM galatI karatA hai, sukha ko ThIka se nahIM pahacAnatA, to vaha apanI galatI kI sajA pAtA hai| duHkha AtA hai, sukha kA cUMghaTa nikAla kara, AkarSaNa kA manamohaka rUpa dhAraNa kr| ____ sukha kA AvaraNa itanA ghanA aura mohaka hotA hai ki bar3e-bar3e samajhadAra vyakti bhI samajha-bUjha rakhate hue bhI cakarA jAte haiN| duHkha ke kAraNoM ko sukha ke sabase bar3hiyA kAraNa samajhane lagate haiN| aura unheM samajhAo, to samajhAne para bhI samajha nahIM pAte haiN| jise digbhrama ho jAtA hai, vaha pUrva dizA ko hI pazcima dizA samajhane lagatA hai| isakA matalaba yaha nahIM hai ki vaha nahIM jAnatA ki sUraja kisa dizA meM ugatA hai| para jaba use naI jagaha para dizA kA bhrama ho jAtA hai, to lAkha samajhAne para bhI usake dila-dimAga meM nahIM baiThatA ki sUryodaya pUrva dizA meM ho rahA hai| use yahI lagatA hai ki sUraja hI galatI se Aja pazcima dizA meM nikalA hai| yahI bAta ghaTatI hai sukha-duHkha kI vAstavika pahacAna meM bhii| ise hI loga mAyA aura mithyAtva kI lIlA kahate haiN| virale hI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 / amIrasadhArA aise hote haiM, jo sukha kI saccI pahacAna rakhate haiM aura usa sukha ko pAne ke lie prayAsa karate haiN| ___ vAstavika sukha bhI eka bUMghaTa meM chipA rahatA hai| lekina yaha cUMghaTa hara AdamI ko lubhAne vAlA nahIM hotaa| hara AdamI ke lie to yaha DarAne vAlA aura bhagAne vAlA hotA hai| isa cUMghaTa ke tyAga, tapasyA, dhyAna, samAdhi ke borDara lage rahate haiN| isIlie isa cUMghaTa ko to koI viralI AtmAe~ hI pasanda karatI haiN| saca kahU~ to aise loga hI sacce svArtha ko sAdhaM pAte haiN| dilIpa jaise rAjA hI kAmadhenu kA ArzIvAda pA sakate haiN| jisa vyakti ke bhItara dilIpa jaisA prayatna hai, vahI raghu ko pA sakatA hai, usI kA svArtha sadha sakatA hai| vaziSTha ne dilIpa se kahA, jAo tuma isa kAmadhenu gAya kI sevA karo, apanI mA~ smjhkr| yahI tumheM vara degii| dilIpa laga gayA gAya kI sevA meM apanI patnI ke saath| pati-patnI ne bahuta sevA kI gAya kii| dilIpa jaisA gau-bhakta koI nahIM huA, jo gAya ko bacAne ke lie apane prANa nyauchAvara karane ke lie utAru ho jAtA hai / siMha prakaTa huaa| usane kahA, maiM gAya ko maaruuNgaa| dilIpa ne virodha kiyaa| usane bahuta bar3I bAta kaha dI ki gAya mAtA ko tuma nahIM mAra sakate, jaba taka maiM jindA huuN| siMha ne kahA, mujhe ziva ne bhejA hai, maiM gAya kA saMhAra avazya kruuNgaa| maiM AyA huA, khAlI nahIM jA sakatA dilIpa bolA, yadi tuma vApasa nahIM jA sakate, to mujhe le jAo, merA bhakSaNa kara lo, mujhe mAra do| yaha RSi kI gAya hai| isakI rakSA karanA RSi kI rakSA karanA hai| RSi kA Adeza hai mujhe, isakI sevA karanA, isakI rakSA krnaa| siMha ne kahA-rAjan ! tuma kaisI mUrkhatA kI bAta kaha rahe ho| eka gAya ke lie tuma apanA jIvana samApta kara rahe ho ? isa gAya ke marane se tumheM koI hAni nahIM hogI, para tumhAre mara jAne se For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna-sAdhanA banAma svArtha-sAdhanA / 27 tumhArA sArA rAjya ujar3a jaayegaa| dilIpa bolA, siMha ! tuma ghabarAte ho, mujhe mArane se| lo, maiM svayaM hI apane prANoM kA utsarga karatA huuN| yaha kahate hue dilIpa jyoM hI prANotsarga karane ke lie udyata hotA hai, ki tatkAla siMha apanA vAstavika svarUpa prakaTa kara detA hai| kAmadhenu kahatI hai, dilIpa ! yaha sArI merI hI mAyA thii| maiM tumheM varadAna detI hU~, tumhArA manavAMchita siddha hogaa| kAmadhenu kI kRpA se dilIpa aisA putra pAtA hai, jisake nAma se raghuvaMza calatA hai| ___ maiM socatA hU~ ki kitane haiM bhArata meM dilIpa jaise| jaise dilIpa kAmadhenu ke lie apanA sarvasva arpita karane ke lie utAru ho jAtA hai, vaise hI jaba koI vyakti svayaM ko sacce sukha ke lie, usa cUMghaTa ko pahanane ke lie, use pahane rakhane ke lie nyochAvara hotA hai, tabhI vaha kucha upalabdhi kara sakatA hai| yaha vaha upalabdhi hogI, jo use ajaraamara kara degii| jisa sacce sukha ko, jisa sacce svArtha ko maiM sAdhane kI bAta kaha rahA hU~ vaha rAstA sacamuca duSkara hai| pahale pahala to lagegA, a~dhiyAre se bharA huA, kA~ToM se sajA huA, vApasa dhakelatA huaa| para a~dhiyAre meM hI kahIM dIyA par3A hai, kA~ToM meM hI kahIM phUloM kI kaliyA~ chipI haiM, vApasa dhakelanevAloM ke bIca hI koI hAtha thAmane vAlA khar3A hai| usa dIye ko jalAnA, una kaliyoM ko khilAnA; thAmane vAle ko khojanA hI hamArI saccI sAdhanA hai| isI meM parama svArtha sadhatA hai; sukha kI bA~surI ke svara vahIM sunAI dete haiN| svArtha sAdhane ke rAste anaginata haiM, kintu yaha hamAre Upara hai ki hamane kauna-kauna-sA rAstA apnaayaa| yA hameM kauna-kauna-sA rAstA apanAnA hai| mAcisa ke aneka upayoga haiM, para hama usase For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 28 / amIrasadhArA a~dhiyArA bhagAte haiM yA jhopar3iyoM meM Aga lagAte haiN| yaha hamAre Upara hI AdhArita hai| svArtha donoM meM sadhatA hai| jJAna to prAyaH bahutoM ko rahatA hai ki vAstavika svArtha kyA hai aura jIvana kA vAstavika uddezya kyA hai; para jJAna rakhate hue bhI loga digbhramita ho jAte haiM aura kSaNika sukha ke lie galata rAstA apanA baiTate haiN| na kevala rAstA apanAte haiM, balki usameM aise ulajha jAte haiM, jaise makar3I apane jAla meN| dUsaroM ko phaMsAne ke lie bichAye gaye jAla meM jaba vyakti svayaM hI phaMsa jAtA hai, to dRzya dekhane jesA hotA hai| jaba AdamI kA paira gandA rahatA hai, taba use kIcar3a meM hI calane meM Ananda AtA hai| jaba taka paira svaccha rahate haiM, tabhI taka vaha gandagI se bacakara calatA hai| khUna se sane kapar3e para yadi docAra chIMTe aura bhI lage, to vaha usakI paravAha nahIM krtaa| jo aparAdhI pulisa kI pakar3a meM A gayA hai, use yadi hama do-cAra capata lagA deM, to usake koI pharka nahIM pdd'egaa| jo vyakti bahuta logoM kI hatyA kara cukA hai, vaha yadi do cAra kI aura hatyA kara de, to usake lie koI pharka nahIM pdd'taa| para jo niraparAdhI hai, yadi capata dikhAyA bhI jAyegA, to vaha usakA virodha kregaa| ahiMsaka ke lie eka cIMTI ko mAranA bhI vicAraNIya bana jAtA hai| svaccha kapar3e para kauna kIcar3a girane degA ? holI ke dina raMga ke chIMTe koI DAle to maMjUra hai, para divAlI ke dina kyA koI raMga ke chIMTe DalavAnA pasaMda karegA? ____ eka vyakti ne apane beTe se kahA, beTe ! mere cole para syAhI gira gaI hai, jarA sApha karAnA to| beTA gayA ghara meM, aura uThA lAyA syAhI kI botl| aura pitA se kahA, lo pApA ! colA dho lo, sApha kara lo| pitA ne sira para hAtha maaraa| kyoMki syAhI se sanA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna-sAdhanA banAma svArtha-sAdhanA / 29 vastra syAhI se sApha nahIM hotaa| balki syAhI se aura sana jAtA hai / to syAhI se sane vastra ke lie pAnI kI jarUrata hai / jo apane kapar3e ko svaccha karane meM lagA hai, vaha sadaiva satarka rahatA hai ki kahIM mere kapar3e para koI dAga to nahIM hai / saMyogavaza kahIM dAga dikhAI bhI par3a jAye to use dho DAlane kA prayAsa karatA hai / svArtha isI meM hai ki sva bacA rahe, svaccha kapar3e kI taraha, dAga haTa jAyeM, syAhI ke, khUna ke / jaba sva para se haTatA hai, jaba sva sva meM samA jAtA hai, vahIM svArohaNa hotA hai / maiM jisa sva kI bAta kara rahA hU~, svaniketana kI carcA kara rahA hU~, vahI hai Atma- mandira, hamArA asalI ghara / yaha bhagavAn kA mandira hai aura insAna kA ghara hai / isI ghara meM hai gRha svAmI / Atma- mandira meM hI virAjita hai, paramAtmA kI pratimA / hameM isI kI pUjA karanI hai aura usa pUjA kI sAmagrI hai dhyAna / dhyAna hI aisA sAdhana hai, jisake dvArA AtmA meM chipI paramAtmA kI AbhA mukharita hotI hai / dhyAna hI vaha cAbI hai, jisase antaHkaraNa kA tAlA khulatA hai / sAdhanA ke mArga meM dhyAna vaisA hI hai, jaisA AkAza meM sUrya / dhyAna hI sAdhutA kI jar3a hai / " sIsaM jahA sarIrassa, jahA mUlaM dumassa ya / savvassa sAdhudhammassa, tahA jhANaM vidhIyate // jaise zarIra meM mastaka hai, vRkSa meM jar3a hai, vaise hI sAdhanA meM dhyAna hai / isIlie manuSya ke hAtha-paira kaTa jAne ke bAda bhI vaha jindA rahatA hai, magara mastaka kaTa jAne ke bAda jIvana-lIlA hI samApta ho jAtI hai / vRkSa hai, magara vaha tabhI taka jaba taka usakI jar3eM majabUta haiM / DAliyA~ kATo, patte kATo, tanA kATo, para jar3eM rahane do / per3a phira khila uThegA, punaH jIvita ho utthegaa| isakI jagaha DAliyA~ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 / amIrasadhArA rahane do, patte rahane do, tanA rahane do, para jar3eM kATa do, per3a apane Apa sUkha jAyegA, patte, tane, DAliyA~ apane Apa sUkha jAyeMge / eka gamalA lIjiye / gamale ke tale meM kucha cheda kara dIjiye / usameM miTTI DAliye, bIja DAliye, soMciye, paudhA laga jAyegA kucha dina meM / jyoM-jyoM paudhA upara bar3hatA hai, tyoM-tyoM usakI jar3eM bhI nIce se bar3hatI haiN| Apa eka prayoga kIjiye / usa paudhe kI jar3eM, jo gamale ke cheMdoM se bAhara nikaleMgI, bAhara nikalI jar3oM ko kATa deM / Apa pAyeMge ki paudhe kA bar3hanA ruka gyaa| yadi Apa hara saptAha usakI jar3oM ko, bAhara nikalI jar3oM ko kATate raheMge, to Apa pAyeMge ki varSoM bota jAne para bhI paudhA utanA hI rahA, bar3hA nahIM / isIlie jo per3a jitanA bar3A hogA, usakI jar3eM bhI utanI hI bar3I hoMgI / kalakatte ke boTonikala gArDana meM, madrAsa ke boTonikala gArDana meM jo saMsAra prasiddha per3a haiM, unakI vRhattA kI AdhArazilA unakI jar3eM hI haiM, gahare se gaharI paiThI huI / jaise jar3eM haiM mukhya per3a kI, vaise hI dhyAna jar3a hai sAdhutA ke taruvara kI / sAdhu hai, saMta hai, jaba taka dhyAna hai, tabhI taka sAdhutA hai, saMtatA hai| dhyAna se cyuta hone vAlA sAdhu pUrNa sAdhu nahIM hai, vaha muktikA pAMtha nahIM hai / vAstavika jJAna kI upayogI kriyA hI dhyAna hai / kriyA 1 meM nahIM AyA jJAna bhAra hai / sAdhu jJAna aura kriyA donoM kA bimbapratibimba hai, sammelana hai, saMgama hai / sAdhu yAnI svArthI, mahAsvArthI / mahAsvArthI arthAt sva ke lie, AtmA ke lie karane vAlA, aura bar3e jora-zora se karane vAlA / isIlie sAdhutA kI jar3eM dhyAna meM paiThI huI haiM / jaba dhyAna kA rasa, dhyAna kA lagAva, dhyAna kA anurAga kama hogA, to yahI samajhiye ki vyakti ke bhItara sAdhutA kA rasa, svatva kA lagAva, adhyAtma kA anurAga kama ho gayA / jo dhyAna meM lagA hai, vahI saccA sAdhu hai, aura vahI apane svArtha ke lie kucha-na-kucha karatA hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna-sAdhanA banAma svArtha-sAdhanA / 31 jisake pAsa yaugika 1 yuga ko prabhAvita karane ke lie jarUrI hai ki vyakti meM kucha yaugika bala ho, yaugika zakti ho dhyAna ke bIja hoN| zakti hai usakA nagAr3A joradAra bajatA hai / loga usase avazya prabhAvita hote haiM / aura jo loga aise hote haiM, unako duniyA kI paravAha nahIM rahatI, para duniyA unakI paravAha karatI hai / Anandaghana yogI hue, dhyAnI hue / unhoMne jaga kI paravAha nahIM kI, para jaga ne unheM mAnA / ve to kahate the 'AzA aurana kI kyA kIje', para saba loga unake pIche pdd'e| mUtrotsarga se pezAba se, patthara ko svarNa meM badala denA, bukhAra ko kapar3e meM utAra denA jaise unake aneka yaugika camatkAra prasiddha haiM / kabIra kI taraha alamastI meM gAye - race unake pada, unake gIta Aja hama sabake lie varadAna siddha hue haiM / zAntivijayajI ko kyA kama cAmatkArika yoga - vibhUtiyA~ prApta thIM / unake pAsa meM siMha, cIte, bAgha Adi hiMsaka pazu bhI hiMsA kA bhAva chor3akara upasthita rahate the / unake koI celA nahIM thA, para Aja kitane loga unako mAnate haiM / rahe pahAr3oM meM; Abu meM, para dhyAna kI jar3eM unakI itanI gaharI hotI gayI ki pahAr3oM ko chedakara sAre deza meM phaila gayI usakI zAkhAe~ / to jisane bhI dhyAna ko, yoga ko, sAdhanA ko, sAdhutA ko mahatva diyA, usane saMsAra meM mahattA pAyI, garimA pAyI / vaha akelA hokara bho saMsAra kA ziromaNi banA, kohinUra hIrAvat cAhA gayA / to dhyAna sAdhuoM ke samasta dharmoM kA, aura samasta sAdhutA kA sAra hai, jar3a hai, bIja hai / dhyAna ko sAdhanA utanA hI kaThina hai, jitanA bIja ko sIMca- sIMcakara usase phUla khilAnA / jaba dhyAna ke phUla khila jAte haiM, to Ananda kI sugandha phaila jAtI hai, jIvana kA bagIcA mahaka uThatA hai / yadyapi mana caMcala hai; TikatA nahIM, daur3atA hai, phira cAhe vaha sAdhu kA ho yA gRhasthI kA, kisI sAMsArika kA / veza yA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 / amIrasadhArA coge kA upayoga to zarIra ke lie hai| mana to vezamukta hai| vaha kabhI to nIce gira jAtA hai aura kabhI upara uTha jAtA hai, aura Upara bhI itanA uTha jAtA hai ki nirvANa kI evaresTa coTI ko chU detA hai| jisa prasannacandra rAjarSi kA mana unheM sAtavIM naraka meM le jAne ko udyata ho jAtA hai| vahI jaba Upara kI ora uThatA hai, to itanA uThatA hai ki rAjarSi brahmarSi bana jAte haiM, unheM parama jJAna prApta ho jAtA hai, ve siddha-buddha mukta ho jAte haiN| isIlie maiMne kahA ki mana vezamukta hai| usakA sambandha bhItara se hai| vaha antar ghara kA mAlika banA baiThA hai| vaha usa jagaha apanA zAsana karatA hai, jahA~ koI vezabhUSA yA liMgacihna nahIM hai / isIlie jisa sAdhu kA jisa sAdhaka kA antaramana nahIM sadhA, mana nigrantha nahIM banA, to bAhara kA dhAraNa kiyA huA dravyaliMga bekAra sAbita ho jAtA hai| vaha veza usako duniyA ke dvArA Adara to dilA sakatA hai, para usakI AtmA kA kalyANa nahIM kara sktaa| AtmA kA kalyANa, svayaM kA vikAsa, svArtha kA zreya to tabhI hotA hai, jaba vyakti bhItara se jur3atA hai| aura dhyAna vyakti ko bhItara se jor3ane vAlA hai, yojaka hai| yaha vaha sUI-dhAgA hai, jo phaTe kapar3e ko sA~dhatI hai| para eka bAta pakkI hai ki dhyAna kA sambandha bhItara se hai / bAhara se bhItara, bhItara se aura bhItara le jAnevAlA hai yh| aura bhItara bhI, itanA bhItara le jAtA hai ki kuNDalinI jaga jAtI hai, SaTcakra bhedana ho jAte haiM, sahasrakamala rasa se bhIga jAtA hai, andara meM Ananda kA sAgara hilore lene lagatA hai, eka brahmanAda hotA hai aura vyakti sarvajJa ho jAtA hai, use kevalajJAna kA prakAza mila jAtA hai| isalie dhyAna jur3A hai hamase, hamAre sva se, AtmA se| jo loga cAhate haiM adhyAtma meM ramaNa karanA, usakA phala pAnA, ve loga jur3e svayaM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinatva : gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA / 33 se| jisa cIja ko DhUMDhanA hai, use pahale apanI jeba meM DhUMDha lo| vahA~ na mile, to bAhara jaanaa| para loga haiM, jo bAhara jAte haiM, sva ko para meM DhUMDhate haiN| 'kastUrI kuMDala basai'-mRga kI nAbhi meM hI hai kstuurii| para mRga DhU~Dhe vana mAhi--para hariNa use jaMgala meM DhU~DhatA hai| Ao, apane Apa meM, kastUrI pAne ke lie, AtmA se jur3ane ke lie| bhale hI kastUrI dikhAI na de, bhale hI bhItara kI sAdhanA tamasAvRta lage para kastUrI ko DhUMDhanA apane pAsa hI par3egA, AtmapradIpa bhItara hI hai| ghara meM khoI sUI ko ghara meM hI DhU~DhanA hogA, bhale hI ghara meM a~dhiyArA ho| bAhara kA prakAza kAma na degA, bhItara ke lie| rAbiyA vasI ke bAre meM prasiddha hai ki eka bAra vaha apanI kuTiyA ke bAhara kucha DhU~Dha rahI thii| usI samaya usakI kuTiyA ke pAsa se do-cAra saMta gujare, phakIra log| phakIroM ne rAbiyA se pUchA, mA~ ! kyA DhU~Dha rahI ho ? rAbiyA ne kahA, sUI kho gaI, DhU~Dha rahI huuN| saMta-phakIroM ne socA mA~ bUr3hI hai, hameM bhI sUI DhU~Dha nikAlane meM madada karanI caahiye| to phakIra loga bhI DhU~Dhane lage sUI ko| bahuta DhU~DhA, para milI nhiiN| Akhira taMga Akara eka phakIra ne kahA, mA~ ! sUI mila nahIM rahI hai| girI kahA~ thI ? rAbiyA bolI, girI to kuTiyA meM thii| sabhI phakIra acambhe meM par3a gye| unheM bur3hiyA kI mUrkhatA para aura apanI mUrkhatA para bhI ha~sI aaii| socane lage, bur3hiyA ne hamako khUba bnaayaa| bur3hiyA ke pIche hama bhI ullU bana gye| eka phakIra ne kahA, mA~ ! kyA tUM pAgala ho gaI hai ? sUI kuTiyA meM khoI hai aura DhUMDha rahI hai kuTiyA ke baahr| are, jaba kuTiyA meM hI sUI khoI hai, to jA kuTiyA meM hI DhU~Dha / rAbiyA ne kahA; tuma loga bAta to ThIka kaha rahe ho para kyA karU kuTiyA meM a~dhiyArA hai| bAhara meM prakAza hai| isalie bAhara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 / amIrasadhArA DhU~Dhane lgii| phakIroM ko bur3hiyA kI bAta para aura ha~sI aaii| bole, are ! kuTiyA meM andherA hai to jA par3osI se prakAza mA~ga lA, dIyA leaa| dhara meM khoI sUI ghara meM hI milegii| aba kI bAra rAbiyA ha~sane lgii| phakIroM ko Azcarya huaa| rAbiyA ko ha~satI dekh| ha~sane kA kAraNa puuchaa| rAbiyA bolI, are maiM to samajhatI thI ki tuma loga abhI bAlaka ho, jJAna ke kSetra meM nAdAna ho| para tuma logoM ko to bar3A jJAna hai| are, jaba tuma logoM ko yaha jJAta hai ki ghara meM rahI sUI ko ghara meM hI DhU~DhanA par3egA, bhale hI vahA~ a~dhiyArA lage to tuma bAhara kyoM DhU~Dha rahe ho ? Aja itane varSa ho gaye DhU~Dhate, para tumheM milA nhiiN| milegA bhI kaise ? vaha to tumhAre andara hai| bAhara kA dhyAna haTAo, bhItara meM aao| isI antara ghaTa meM samAyA hai, vaha, jise tuma DhU~Dha rahe ho| to Ao bhItara meM, bhItara kI yAda hameM A rahI hai aba / zurUAta meM lagegA, ki dhyAna meM mana nahIM lgtaa| kyoMki mana abhI bAhara bhaTakane kA AdI hai| bhItara rahane kA vaha abhyasta nahIM huA hai / para abhyAsa se bhItara bhI rahane laga jaayegaa| yoM to AdamI sA~pa se DaratA hai, para abhyAsa ho jAya to vaha sA~pa ko pakar3a bhI sakatA hai| abhyAsa se saba kucha sambhava hai| 'rasarI Avata jAta hai, sila para par3ata nizAna'-kUe para banI patthara kI mer3a bhI ghisa jAtI hai rassI se, rojAnA pAnI khiiNcte-khiiNcte| 'karata karata abhyAsa ke jar3amati hota sujAna' vaise hI abhyAsa karate-karate ga~vAru bhI paNDita ho jAtA hai| mana bhI ekAgra ho jAtA hai| jo mana kahIM nahIM lagatA, vaha bhI laga jAtA hai, ekAgra ho jAtA hai| dhyAna kA abhyAsa ho gayA, to jaise abhI bAhara ghUmane meM rasa AtA hai, vaise hI bAda meM bhItara ghUmane meM rasa AyegA, antaryAtrA meM hI Ananda aura zAnti kA anubhava hogaa| phira mana capala nahIM hogaa| yaha usI prakAra hotA hai, jisa prakAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna-sAdhanA banAma svArtha-sAdhanA / 35 bA~dha bA~dha dene se bahatA aura bhaTakatA pAnI Tika jAtA hai, sthira ho jAtA hai / para jo mana bAhara bhaTakatA hai, viSaya-vAsanA meM pha~sA rahatA hai, vaha bAr3ha ke pAnI kI taraha bahatA rahatA hai, kitanoM ko ukhAr3atA hai, para svayaM bahatA rahatA hai / A~dhI se jo dazA jalatI huI dIpazikhA kI hotI hai, vahI dazA viSaya vAsanA se mana kI hotI hai / kabhI lau idhara jAtI hai, to kabhI udhara / yAnI DagamagAtI rahatI hai / usI taraha mana bhI idhara-udhara DolatA rahatA hai| jabaki dhyAna eka aisA kamarA hai, jaise yaha pravacana - - haoNla hai, isameM havA kA prakopa nahIM hai, to dIpaka kI lau sthira rUpa se jalatI rahegI / to dhyAna nirvAta kakSa hai, jahA~ mana kI lau sthira rahatI hai / rAga-dveSa kI havA se mukta rahakara Atma- mandira meM dhyAna kA dIpaka jalatA rahe, to svArtha pUrti meM, AtmasAkSAtkAra meM vilamba nahIM hogA / vahA~ hamezA ujiyAlA rahegA, a~dhiyArA dUra bhaga jAyegA / nirvANa kI sthiti sadha jAyegI, vANa arthAt vAsanA nahIM rahegI, nirvANa kA nirdhUma dIpa jalegA / - jo vyakti aisA dIpa jalAne meM lagA hai, vahI sacce svArtha ko upalabdha kara sakatA hai / svArthI to sArI duniyA hai, para maiMne jo svArtha kI bAta kahI, usakI pUrti meM to kucheka loga hI rahate haiM / svArtha ko hama chor3a nahIM sakate / svArtha kI sAdhanA to karanI hI hai, para use naI dizA meM yojita karake / dhyAna sAdhanA hI svArthasAdhanA hai aura svArtha sAdhanA hI dhyAna-sAdhanA hai / jinakA dhyAna sadha gayA, jinhoMne sva ke phUla khilA liye, unheM isake lie zrama karane kI jarUrata nahIM hai / jinakA svArtha nahIM sadhA, ve hI dhyAna ko apanAe~ / - For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 / amIrasadhArA nahIM jarUrata yoga kI, jisakA nIr3a nivAsa / nIr3a chor3a, bhaTake ur3e, kare yoga abhyAsa || jo paMchI nIr3a meM hai, use nIr3a meM Ane kI bAta hI kahanI bevakUphatA hai| jo paMchI nIr3a ko chor3akara, AkAza meM bhaTaka rahA hai, vahI vApasa Ane kA abhyAsa kare, vahI nIr3a kI dizA meM udd'e| dhyAna - sAdhanA aura yoga - sAdhanA usI ke lie hai, jo bAhara hai, bhaTaka rahA hai, digbhramita hai, tAki vaha samyak mArga para ArUr3ha ho sake, svayaM ko pA sake, nIr3a meM A ske| svayaM kA svayaM meM Ane ke lie dRSTi ko lagAnA hI dhyAna hai aura jo lagAtA hai, vahI dhyAnI hai, vahI svArthI hai, parama svArthI hai| jo aisA svArthI hai, sacce arthoM meM vahI niHsvArthI hai svayaM kI dRSTi meM vaha svArthI hogA, para duniyA kI dRSTi meM vaha niHsvArthI hai| kyoMki usake sAre karma duniyA ke lie kalyANakArI hoMge jo svArthaparaka kama duniyA ke lie ahitakara hai, vaha khoTA svArtha hai, aura khoTe sikke kI taraha loga use dUra dhakelate haiN| jo svArthaparaka karma duniyA ke lie hitakara aura zreyaskara haiM, vaha saccA svArtha hai, aura asalI sikke kI taraha loga use pAsa rakhate haiM, sahejakara, samhAlakara rakhate haiN| usake lie unake mana meM Adara hotA hai| dhyAna meM lage svArthI ke karma asalI sikke kI taraha saba paristhitiyoM meM, sabhI sthAnoM meM, sabhI yugoM meM sarvamAnya hote haiN| hameM sAdhanA hai aisA hI svArtha, jo svakalyANa bhI karatA hai aura parakalyANa bhI, lokakalyANa bhii| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayoga ho yoga kA jIvana kAvya-jaisA hai| jaise kAvya mana ko bhAtA hai, vaise hI jIvana bhI sabako bhAtA hai| jo kAvya rAmAyaNa jaisA hai, vaha sukhada hotA hai| jo jovana rAma jaisA hai, vaha bhI sukhakara hai| jo kAvya sar3aka chApa hai, jise sunane se ubAsiyA~ Ane lagatI haiM, loga jhapakI lene laga jAte haiM, vaha kAvya, kAvya nahIM, mAtra zabdAkSaroM kA samUha hai| vaha jIvana bhI koI jIvana thor3e hI hai, jo saMsAra ke lie ahitakara hai, mRtaprAyaH hai| isalie jIvana hI kAvya hai aura kAvya hI jIvana hai| jaise kAvya kI do dhArAe~ haiM aMtaraMgIya aura bahiraMgIya, vaise hI jIvana kI bhI do dhArAe~ haiN| jahA~ donoM dhArAoM meM saMgama hai, vahIM jIvantatA hai, kAvyatA hai| chaMda, alaMkAra Adi kAvya ke bahiraMgIya pahalU haiM aura rasa kAvya kA aNtrNgiiy| yadyapi kAvya kI AtmA rasa hI hai, para chaMda, alaMkAra usa rasa ko upajAte haiN| vaise hI jIvanakAvya hai| jIvana kA mukhya usakA aMtaraMga hI hai, para bahiraMgatA ko sAtha lie binA aMtaraMga kI abhivyakti nahIM ho sktii| jIvana kA bahiraMga bhautika sAdhanoM se jur3A haiM aura aMtaraMga AdhyAtmika sAdhanoM se| isalie bahiraMga vijJAna hai aura aMtaraMga adhyAtma hai| vijJAna bhautika prayoga hai aura adhyAtma dhyAna yoga hai| vijJAna kA zAstra zuru hotA hai, para se aura adhyAtma kA zAstra zuru hotA hai khuda se| adhyAtma aura vijJAna meM pharka to hai, para vaha jIvana ke aMtaraMgIya aura bahiraMgIya jitanA hii| donoM meM pratiyogitA to hai, pratispardhA to hai, para rAma-rAvaNa jaisA koI pratidvandvI bhAva nahI haiN| yaha to vaise hI hai, jaise vidyAlaya meM pratiyogitAe~ hotI haiN| dasa lar3ake gIta gAte haiM, koI eka puraskAra pAtA hai| prathama vaha jarUra AyA, para prathama Ane se bAkI lar3ake usase duzmanI nahIM rkheNge| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38/ amIrasadhArA jIvana kA aMtaraMga aura bahiraMga, adhyAtma aura vijJAna bhI bhinnabhinna to hai, para donoM hI jIvana ke aMga haiM, mAnavIya mastiSka kI upaja haiN| isalie donoM meM virodha aura dvandva nahIM hai| vyatirikI to haiM, para mitra haiM paraspara / vaise adhyAtma aura vijJAna donoM hI vijJAna hai| adhyAtma AtmA kA vijJAna hai aura vijJAna prakRti kA vijJAna hai| adhyAtma aMtaraMga kI dhArA kA pratinidhi hai aura vijJAna bahiraMga dhArA kaa| vijJAna calatA hai aNu se lekara khagola-bhUgola Adi ke prayogoM para, aura adhyAtma calatA hai aMtaraMga kI gaharAiyoM para, cetanA kI zaktiyoM pr| isalie bAhara ko samajhane ke lie vijJAna sahayogI hai, to bhItara ko samajhane ke lie adhyAtma sahayogI hai| donoM pUrakatA lie hai| vijJAna meM tathya ko samajhA jAtA hai aura adhyAtma meM, dhyAna se tathya kA anubhava kiyA jAtA hai| vijJAna apane se bAhara kI yAtrA hai aura adhyAtma bAhara se bhItara kI yAtrA hai| vijJAna bAhara kI khoja karatA hai, adhyAtma/dhyAna bhItara kI khoja karatA hai| vijJAna parakIya tathyoM ko ubhAratA hai, adhyAtma svakIya tathyoM ko ujAgara karatA hai| vAstava meM adhyAtma zuddhAtmA meM vizuddhatA kA AdhArabhUta anuSThAna hai| nahA kumme saaMgAI, sae dehe samAhare / evaM pAvAI mehAvI, ajhappeNa samAhare // sUtrakRtAMgasUtra meM kahA hai ki jaise kachuA apane aMgoM ko apanI deha meM sameTa letA hai, vaise hI jJAnI loga pApoM ko adhyAtma ke dvArA sameTa lete haiN| adhyAtma arthAt dhyaan| yaha vaha sAdhanA hai, jo svayaM para lage hue paradoM ko, UparI AvaraNoM ko, antara-srota kI caTTAnoM ko, cUMghaTa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayoga ho yoga kA / 39 ko haTA detA hai| vaha ghUghaTa kisI kA bhI ho sakatA hai| mana kA bhI ho sakatA hai, cintana-vacana kA bhI ho sakatA hai, zarIra kA bhI ho sakatA hai| mana, vacana aura zarIra ke ina tInoM cUMghaToM ko haTAne ke bAda hI AtmA-paramAtmA ke saundarya kA darzana hotA hai| anyathA koI kitanA bhI sundara kyoM na ho, yadi vaha ghUghaTa meM hai, kisI se AvRta hai, to usakA saundarya DhakA huA hI rhegaa| AiMsTIna jaisoM ne kiye hoMge aavisskaar-pr-aavisskaar| para sAre ke sAre parakIya padArthoM kA AviSkAra huaa| dIpaka tale to aMdherA hI raha gyaa| svayaM kA AviSkAra kahA~ huA ? yadi hama kevala vijJAna ko mahatva deMge, to bar3I bhUla kreNge| kyoMki bahiraMga hI saba kucha nahIM hai| jaise aMtaraMga se sabhI ko jur3A rahanA par3atA hai, vaise hI adhyAtma se bhI jur3A rahanA pdd'egaa| jaisA ataraMga hogA, vaisA hI bahiraMga hogaa| bahiraMga ke anusAra aMtaraMga nahIM ho sktaa| jaisA bIja, vaisA phala; jaisA aMDA vaisI murgii| aMtaraMga zuddha hai, to bahiraMga bhI zuddha hogaa| jo bhItara se azuddha hai, vaha bAhara se bhI azuddha hogaa| para bAhara se azuddha hI ho, yaha koI jarUrI nahIM hai| bagulA bAhara se zuddha, kintu bhItara se azuddha rahatA hai| isIlie yaha kahAvata prasiddha hai ki "mukha meM rAma, bagala meM churii"| bAhara kucha, bhItara kucha, kathanI kucha, karanI kucha--donoM meM antara, jamIna-AsamAna jitanA antr| ___ Aja kA yuga vijJAna-prabhAvita yuga hai| AdamI bahirmukhI hotA jA rahA hai| jo loga AtmamukhatA kI carcAeM karate haiM, gaharAI se dekheM to lagegA ki unake jIvana meM bhI bahirmukhatA hai| bahirmukhatA pradhAna ho jAne ke kAraNa AtmamukhatA gauNa hotI jA rahI hai| yadi koI AtmamukhI hone ke lie prayAsa bhI karatA hai, to bAharI vAtAvaraNa use vaisA karane meM avarodha khar3A kara detA hai| bahirmukhatA yA bahiraMga se merA matalaba kevala bAharI sukha, vaibhava Adi se nahIM hai, apitu hamArA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 / amIrasadhArA zarIra bhI, hamArA vacana bhI, hamArA mana bhI bahiraMga hI hai| aura satya to yaha hai ki ye hI sabase adhika bahiraMgIya pahalU haiM, jinase AdamI jur3A rahatA hai aura AkAza meM phUla khilAtA rahatA hai| ye mana, vacana, zarIra hI hameM apane se, AtmA se bAhara le jAte haiM, marIcikA ke darzana se jala pAne ke lie hamAre bhItarI hariNa ko sAre saMsAra ke vana meM daur3Ate haiN| mana, vacana, kAyA ke yoga se ayoga honA hI dhyAna kA lakSya hai| mana, vacana aura zarIra--ye hI to antarAtmA kI mUrti ko Dhake haiM, AvRta kiye hue haiN| dhyAna ise anAvarita karatA hai| AvaraNoM ko haTAtA hai, paryoM ko haTAtA hai| dhyAna kI prakriyA vAstava meM AtmA ke sva-bhAva ko DhU~DhanA hai / yaha zarIra hai, zarIra ke bhItara vacana hai, usake bhItara mana hai aura ina tInoM ke pAra hai aatmaa| tInoM ke pAra to hai, magara sambandha tInoM se jur3A hai kyoMki AtmA zarIra vyApI hai| para loga haiM aise, jo zarIra ko hI AtmA samajha baiThate haiM aura kAyAdhyAsa ho jAtA hai, kAyotsarga kI bhAvanA mana se nikala jAtI hai| isIlie mana, vacana, zarIra vAstava meM bAdhAe~ haiM aura hameM dhyAna dvArA ina phaMdoM ko kATanA hai| hameM samajhanA hai, partoM-dara-patrtoM ko, jinase Atmasrota sudhA par3A hai| zarIra sthUlatama hai| vacana zarIra se sUkSma zarIra hai aura mana vacana se sUkSma zarIra hai| tInoM hI padArtha haiM, tInoM hI aNu-samUha haiN| ye tInoM pAramANvika, paudgalika, bhautika saMracanAeM haiN| maje kI bAta yahI hai ki ina tInoM meM mana sabase sUkSma hai, para vahI ina tInoM meM pradhAna hai| zarIra aura vacana donoM kA rAjA mana hI hai mana ke hI kAbU meM haiM ye donoN| mana jahA~ kahatA hai, zarIra vahIM jAtA hai| jisake mana ne kahA, calo dharmasthala meM, ve yahA~ pahu~ca gye| jisake mana ne kahA, vahA~ jAne se koI lAbha nahIM hai, calo dukAna meN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayoga ho yoga kA / 41 to AdamI dukAna calA jAtA hai| zarIra kI sArI ceSTAe~ mana ke Adeza se hotI hai| vacana becArA hai| mana ne cAhA ki maiM jaisA hU~, vaisA hI vacana ho, to vacana ko vaisA hI honA par3atA hai| mana ne cAhA, ki maiM jaisA hU~, vaisA vacana agara muMha se nikalA, to isameM merI beijjatI hogI, merI hAni hogI, to bicAre vacana ko mana kI cAha ke anukUla honA par3atA hai| isalie jo mana meM hai, vahI vacana meM hogaa| jo hamAre vacana meM hai, vahI zarIra meM ghaTita hogaa| mana to bIja rUpa hai| vacana aMkuraNa hai aura zarIra phasala hai| phasala se prApta hone vAle anAja hI usakA abhivyakta rUpa hai| yadyapi bahiSTi se zarIra prathama hai, kintu antaradRSTi se mana prathama hai| para yojita to hama hote hI haiM, cAhe bAhara se hoM yA bhItara se| hama yojita hote hI haiM, yAnI hamArI AtmA yojita hotI hai, hamArA astitva yojita hotA hai| jaise bhUkha lagane para hama kahate haiM mujhe bhUkha lagI hai| aba Apa sociye ki bhUkha kise lagatI hai ? bhUkha kA sambandha isa peTa se hai, zarIra se hai, kintu hama kahate haiM mujha bhUkha lagI hai| to hamane zarIra se jur3ane vAlI cIja ko AtmA se jor3a liyaa| isalie, kyoMki zarIra ke sAtha tAdAtmya hai| isI taraha krodha utthaa| krodha vicAroM meM AyA, kintu hama kaheMge, mujhe krodha aayaa| yaha vicAroM ke sAtha AtmA kA tAdAtmya hai| vAsanA jgii| vAsanA mana meM jagatI hai, para kahate haiM maiM kAmottejita huuN| hamane mana ke sAtha maiM ko jor3A, AtmA ko jor3A, para ke sAtha svayaM ko jodd'aa| yadyapi mana, vacana, zarIra ye tIna nAma haiM, kintu tInoM alagaalaga nahIM hai| tInoM kA koI svatantra astitva nahIM hai| tInoM ekadUsare ke pUraka haiM, anyonyAzrita haiN| bIja, aMkura aura phasala koI alaga-alaga nahIM hai| tInoM kA apanA-apanA svarUpa hote hue bhI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 / amIrasadhArA eka-dUsare se jur3e-panape haiM / kAraNa, sabhI mUlataH paramANu haiN| AtmA ina tInoM se svatantra hai| usakA apanA svarUpa hai| AtmA to nirabhra AkAza hai| mana, vacana, kAyA ke yoga ke bAdala hI use Dhake haiN| agara dhyAna kA, adhyAtma kA sUrya uga gayA, to AkAza ko nirabhra hote dera na lgegii| to jo loga satya ke gaveSaka haiM, anveSaka haiM, AtmA meM praveza karanA cAhate haiM, satya kI khoja karanA cAhate haiM, unheM zarIra, vacana aura mana kI galiyoM se gujaranA hogaa| ye galiyA~ koI sAmAnya nahIM hai| a~dhiyAre se bharI huI aura kA~ToM se sajI huI haiN| isIlie sAdhaka kI zodha-yAtrA, zobhA-yAtrA aise-aise rAstoM se gujaratI hai, jo bIhar3a hai| para AtmA kI kiraNa isI zarIra meM se phuuttegii| para jo loga apane zarIra ko hI svasva samajha baiThe haiM, unheM usa kiraNa kI jhalaka nahIM mila sktii| bahudhA hotA yahI hai ki yA to vyakti dhyAna karatA nahIM hai, aura kara bhI letA hai to zarIra kA hI dhyAna karanA hai--zArIrika dhyAna / ise hI kahate haiM haThayoga / vAstavika sAdhanA haThayoga se siddha nahIM hotii| haThayoga ke dvArA zarIra ko kAbU meM kiyA jAtA hai| yogAsana bhI isI kI dena hai| bAhubalI khar3e rahe dhyAna meM, para unakA dhyAna haThayoga se jur3A thaa| aham evaM kuNThA kI durvaha granthi unake antaratama meM aTakI thii| ve ahaMkAra ke madamAte hAthI para baiThe the| to dhyAna phala kaise de pAyegA / ghora tapa karane bAvajUda satya ko upalabdha na kara paaye| jaise hI aham TUTA ki satya se sAkSAtkAra ho gyaa| vAstava meM dhyAna to satya kI khoja hai, haThayoga nhiiN| prasannacandra bhI to haThayoga kI mudrA meM khar3e the, sAdhu kA veza, yogAsana kI mudrA, para mana meM jo bhAvoM ke girate-car3hate AyAma the, usI ke kAraNa naraka-svarga gati ke jhUle meM jhUlate rhe| zarIra to For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayoga ho yoga kA | 43 sadhA, para zarIra sadhane se yaha koI jarUrI thor3e hI hai ki vicAroM kI A~dhI zAnta ho gyii| zarIra se haTe, to vicAroM meM jAkara ulajha gye| jaise hI upazama-giri para car3he, ki siddha-buddha bana gye| haThayoga jarUrI to hai, para vaha sAdhanA kA antima rUpa nahIM hai| cUMki sAdhanA kA pahalA sopAna zarIra hai vyakti isase bahuta adhika jur3A hai, ataH zarIra kI sAdhanA bhI bahata jarUrI hai| para use sAdhane ke lie loga aise-aise tarIke apanA baiThate haiM, jisase zarIra to zAyada sadha jAe, para mana na sdhe| zarIra ko maithuna se dUra kara liyA para mana meM viSaya-vAsanA kI A~dhI uTha sakatI hai| isIlie maiMne kahA ki mana hI pradhAna hai| yadi mana meM vAsanA hI nahIM hai, to zarIra dvArA vAsanA kI abhivyakti kaise hogii| zarIra to svayameva sadha gayA / ghI banAne ke lie makkhana pakAte haiM, bartana meM, Aga meN| hamArA uddezya makkhana ko pakAnA hai, na ki bartana ko tpaanaa| para kyA kareM, jaba taka bartana nahIM tapegA, taba taka makkhana pakegA bhI kaise ? vaise hI hamArA uddezya AtmA ko pAnA hai, vicAroM ko zAnta karanA hai| zarIra ko zAnta karanA hamArA uddezya nahIM hai| para kyA kareM, vicAroM ko zAnta karane ke lie zarIra ko bhI vicAroM ke anukUla banAnA par3atA hai| jo loga kevala zarIra ko sukhAte haiM, zarIra kA damana karate haiM, ve tapasvI aura dhyAnI yogI, kaise ho ge| jinhoMne kevala zarIra ke sAtha apanI sAdhanA ko jor3A, unake kAraNa hI gapha ko kahanA par3A ki yaha deha daMDana hai / buddha ko bhI tapa kA virodha karanA pdd'aa| mahAvIra ke anusAra to yaha ajJAna tapa hai| isIlie kamaTha jaise tapasvI kA pArzva ne virodha kiyA, kyoMki usane tapa ko, sAdhanA ko kevala zarIra se jodd'aa| paMgAgni jalAkara usake bIca meM baiThanAyaha jAna-bUjhakara kaSTa jhelanA hai| kaSTa sira para A gire, to use jhelanA parISaha hai| Apatti A jAye, to usakA svAgata karanA tapa hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 / amIrasadhArA jAna bUjhakara saMkaToM ko paidA karanA to samajhadArI nahIM hai| 'icchAnirodhastapaH' icchAoM para breka lagAnA tapa hai, apane mana ko kAbU meM karanA saMyama hai, zarIra ko zeSanA, dabAnA, na to tapa hai, na saMyama hai, yaha to mAtra haThayoga hai| banArasa-ilAhAbAda kI tarapha sAdhulogoM ko maiMne dekhA ki indriyoM ko vaza meM karane ke vicitra tarIke apanA rakhe haiN| eka sAdhu ne kahAmaiMne jananendriya meM lohe ke kar3e kI bAlI pahanA rakhI hai| jaise striyA~ kAna meM kuMDala pahanatI haiM, vaise hI usane bhI pahanA diyA thA jananendriya ko kuNddl| aba Apa sociye ki brahmacarya ko pAlane kA yaha kaisA tarIkA hai ! yaha to jabaradastI hai| yaha saMyama nahIM, damana hai| isIlie maiM to sAdhanA kA sambandha bhItara se jor3atA hU~, bAhara se nhiiN| bahuta se sAdhu loga aise bhI hote haiM, jo kabhI sote hI nahIM, nIMda hI nahIM lete, sadA jage rahate haiN| bahuta se sAdhaka-sAdhu loga kabhI baiThate hI nahIM, leTate bhI nahIM, sadA khar3e hI rahate haiM / khAnA bhI khar3e-khar3e khAeMge, zauca bhI khar3e-khar3e kreNge| yAnI saba kucha khdd'e-khdd'e| merI samajha se yaha haThayoga hai, balAt AropaNa hai| yaha zarIra ko hI AtmA mAna lenA hai| bahuta se sAdhu loga nagna rahate haiN| yadyapi Aja ke yuga meM nagnatA asabhyatA mAnI jAtI hai, para una sAdhuoM kA mAnanA hai ki binA nagnatA ke mukti-yoga sadha hI nahIM sktaa| zAyada yaha kucha haThayoga kA hI prabhAva hai| avadhUta-paramparA bhI aisI hI hai| yadyapi zarIra ko sAdhane meM unakA koI mukAbalA nahIM hai| unake lie jala, zarAba aura pezAba meM koI bheda nahIM hai| namaka-cInI meM, miTTI-sone meM, roTI-TaTTI meM koI pharka nahIM hai| para isameM haThayoga kA prabhAva hI adhika dikhAI detA hai| vaise inakA tantroM se jyAdA sambandha rahatA hai| to haTha yoga hai aisA jisameM zarIra ko mukhyatA dI jAtI hai| zarIra ko sAdhA jAtA hai, zarIra ko apane kAbU meM kiyA jAtA hai, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayoga ho yoga kA / 45 vividha AsanoM dvArA, vividha mudrAoM dvaaraa| dhyAna ko sAdhane ke lie yaha jarUrI hai ki zarIra bhI sugaThita ho, balavAn ho, sazakta ho, svastha ho| kAraNa, svastha zarIra meM hI svastha mana rahatA hai| mana kI nirmalatA ke lie zarIra kI nirmalatA, khUna kI nirmalatA Adi bhI sahAyaka haiN| jisake zarIra meM bala hai, usake mana meM bhI bala hogaa| balavAn tana meM balavAn mana nivAsa karatA hai| isalie gahana dhyAna-sAdhanA ke lie yaha hamArA zarIra yadi saMyamita, sugaThita ho, to sAdhanA meM Alasya yA pramAda ke jaharIle cUMTa nahIM pIne pdd'te| zarIra ke bhItara eka aura sUkSma zarIra hai jisakA nAma hai vacana / vicAra, konsiyasa maaiNdd| vicAroM ko sAdhane ke lie mantra-yoga kAma detA hai| vicAra vaha sthiti hai, jaba sAdhaka dIkhane meM to lagatA hai sAdhya-sthita, kintu bhItara meM vicAroM kI A~dhI ur3atI rahatI hai| hAtha meM to mAlA rahatI hai kintu manavA kahIM aura rahatA hai| kabIra kA dohA hai mAlA pherata juga bhayA, gayA na mana kA phera / kara kA mana kA DAri de, mana kA mana kA phera // hAtha meM to mAlA ke maNiye haiM, para mana meM maNiyA kahA~ hai| sAmAyika to le lI, para vicAroM meM, mana meM samatA kahA~ aayii| pratikramaNa ke sUtra to mu~ha se bola diye, para kyA pApoM se haTe, antarAtmA se jur3e / mandira to gaye, para kyA mana meM bhagavAna base ? ___ makAna meM car3hanA zurU kiyaa| cAlIsavIM maMjila jAnA hai / liphTa kharAba hai| paidala hI sIr3hiyoM ko car3hanA zurU kiyaa| rAta dasa baje car3hanA zurU kiyA aura AdhI rAta ko DeDha baje paiMtIsavIM maMjila para phuNce| sA~sa bhara gyaa| eka ne dUsare mitra se pUchA, bhaiyA ! apane . itane u~ce to car3ha Aye haiN| para kyA kamare kI cAbI lAye ho ? dUsarA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 / amIrasadhArA mitra sakapakA gayA / bolA, are ! cAbI to nIce hI raha gayI / car3he to sahI, para car3hanA, na car3hanA donoM barAbara ho gayA / kolhU ke baila kI yAtrA ho gaI / cAbI sAtha meM nahIM, aura car3hanA zurU kara diyA / car3hanA to hai hI para cAbI lekara / binA cAbI ke car3hanA bekAra aura car3he binA kamare meM pahu~ca nahIM sakate i 1 'skUTara ke Dibbe meM isIlie maiMne kahA sAdhanA ke lie zarIra ko sAdhanA mukhya hai, para usase bhI mukhya vicAroM ko sAdhanA hai, antaramana ko sAdhanA hai / kyoMki sAdhanA kA sambandha bAhara se utanA nahIM hai, jitanA bhItara se hai / pravRtti meM bhI nivRtti ho sakatI hai aura nivRtti meM bhI pravRtti ho sakatI hai| bAhara se koI vyakti hiMsA na karate hue bhI hiMsaka ho sakatA hai aura hiMsA karate hue bhI ahiMsaka ho sakatA hai| hiMsA aura ahiMsA kartA ke antara bhAvoM para, mana para, vicAroM para avalambita hai, kriyA para nahIM / yadi bAhara se hone vAlI hiMsA ko hI hiMsA mAnA jAya, taba to koI ahiMsaka ho nahIM sakatA / kyoMki saMsAra meM sabhI jagaha para jIva haiM, aura unakA ghAta hotA rahatA hai / isalie jo vyakti apane mana se, apane vicAroM se ahiMsaka hai, vahI ahiMsaka hai / ataH mere vicAroM se Ajakala jo to mUla cIja hamArA antaramana hai, antara vicAra hai / isIlie kahA jAtA hai 'mana caMgA to kaThautI meM gaMgA / ' sAdhanA meM zarIra se bhI mukhya hamAre vacana haiM, mana hai / naye-naye nAmoM se dhyAna kI zailiyA~ pracalita huI haiM, una sabakA eka hI lakSya hai ki vicAra zAnta hoM, mana kendrita ho / samIkSaNa - dhyAna, prekSA-dhyAna, vipazyanA dhyAna, sahajayoga - dhyAna -- ye sabhI vicAroM kI agni ko ThaMDA karanA sikhAte haiM / - For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayoga ho yoga kA / 47 cUMki Aja saMsAra bhautikatA se jur3A hai, ataH vicAra bhI usI se jur3e rahate haiM / dhyAna karane to baiTha gaye, para mana TikatA nahIM / vaha kabhI to bAjAra meM jAtA hai, kabhI ghara kA cakkara lagAtA hai, to kabhI vicAroM meM kisI apsarA kA, menakA kA rUpa ubharatA hai / ise kahate haiM - vicAroM meM bahanA / jisake mana meM jaise bhAva hote haiM, jaise vicAra hote haiM, vaha vyakti vaisA hI bana jAtA hai / zArIrika kriyAe~ vAstava meM Antarika vicAroM kI abhivyaktiyA~ haiM / krodhI mana ke vicAra bhI krodhI hoMge / kAmuka mana ke vicAra bhI kAmuka hoNge| jo vicAroM meM prakAzita hotA hai, jo vicAroM meM hai, vahI zArIrika kriyAoM dvArA prakaTa hotA hai / rAma aura sItA ke bAre meM eka prasaMga hai / apahRta sItA azoka - vATikA meM thI / sItA kI sevA ke lie, rakSA ke lie rAkSasa jAti kI aneka striyAM vahA~ para rahatI thIM / eka strI thI suramA / sItA yadyapi zarIra se azokavATikA meM thI, rAvaNa ke adhIna thI, kintu sItA ke antara - vicAroM meM eka mAtra rAma the / eka dina sItA ne suramA se kahA, suramA ! mere bhItara rAma- hI - rAma hai, rAma meM maiM itanI tallIna ho gaI hU~ ki maiM apane ko rAmamaya pA rahI hU~ / mujhe aisA laga rahA hai, mere bhItara puMsatva / puruSa dharma panapane lagA hai| suramA bolI, rAma ke mana meM tumhArA dhyAna hai / tuma puruSa dharmaM pAne lagI ho, to rAma meM bhI straiNa dharma avazya panapane lagA hogA / yaha hai vaicArika prabhAva / rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa ke bAre meM bhI aisI hI ghaTanA batAI jAtI hai / jaba rAmakRSNa rAdhA - sampradAya meM dIkSita hue, to ve kRSNa ke dhyAna meM itane baha gaye, ki unhoMne svayaM ko rAdhAmaya pAyA / chaha mahIne ke bAda unheM bhI straiNa dharma prakaTa hone kI anubhUti huI / yadyapi bAda meM unhoMne usa sampradAya ko chor3a diyA thA / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48/ amorasadhArA ___to Apa yaha sociye ki jaba vyakti deha meM rahakara, dehAtIta hokara vaicArika dhyAna meM samarpita ho jAtA hai, to usake zarIra dvArA bhI vaisI kriyAe~ hone lagatI hai, jo usake vicAroM meM thii| jaba vyakti vicAroM meM khoyA rahatA hai, to use patA bhI nahIM calatA ki zarIra meM yA zarIra ke bAhara kucha ho rahA hai yA nhiiN| bahuta bAra aisA hotA hai ki koI hameM AvAja detA hai, pA~ca bAra AvAja detA hai, magara vaha AvAja hamAre kAnoM ko chU kara bhI lauTa jAtI hai| kyoMki hama, hamArI cetanA, hamAre caitasika sAre vyApAra-sabhI kisI vicAra meM lage hue the| jaba acAnaka cetanA lauTatI hai, usa AvAja ko pakar3atI hai, to hama hakke-bakke raha jAte haiN| sAdhvI vicakSaNazrI ko maiMne dekhA ki chAtI meM kaiMsara, bhayaMkara ksr| para usane kabhI dhyAna bhI nahIM diyA usa or| khUna bahatA, mavAda giratA, pAnI risatA, para dehAtIta avasthA pA lI thI usne| batAyA jAtA hai ki kAzI-nareza kA Aparezana huaa| cikitsakoM ne behoza karanA cAhA, magara unhoMne behoza hone se inkAra kara diyaa| ve gItA par3hane lge| gItA meM itane tallIna ho gaye ki unheM patA bhI na calA, ki kaba Aparezana pUrA huaa| jaba AdamI vicAroM meM, antara vicAroM meM hI ramane laga jAtA hai, to vaha maharSi ramaNa bana jAtA hai| use patA nahIM calatA ki maiM zarIra huuN| usakA anubhava use bhItara kI yAtrA karAtA hai| vaha pAtA hai ki maiM zarIra nahIM hU~, zarIra se pare huuN| ___loga sinemA haoNla jAte haiN| Akhira sAmane pardA hai, satya nahIM haiN| para philma dekhate-dekhate vyakti udvigna ho jAtA hai, kAmuka ho jAtA hai, A~sU DhAla baiThatA hai| jaba ki patA hai; ki jo dekha rahA hU~, vaha satya nahIM, mAtra pardA hai, abhinaya hai| para vaha abhinaya bhI vyakti ke vicAroM ko prabhAvita kara detA hai aura apane sAtha use bhI bahA le jAtA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayoga ho yoga kA / 89 __ Ajakala krikeTa bahuta calA hai| hAratA hai koI, ora jItatA hai koii| para hamAre vicAroM meM usakA prabhAva dikhAI par3atA hai| jItA kapiladeva, Apane khuzI meM paTAkhe chodd'e| kucha dina pahale, jaba bhArata hAra gayA, to logoM ne gusse meM apane To0 vI0 seTa tor3a ddaale| isI ko kahate haiM bahirjagat kA apane antara vicAroM para prabhAva / vijJApana chapate haiN| eka hI vijJApana sAla meM pacAsoM bAra, pacAsoM akhabAroM meM chapate haiN| kyoM ? bhArata sarakAra ekatA. rakhane ke lie prAyaH hamezA vijJApana, vijJaptiyAM chApatI haiN| kyoM ? isIlie tAki janatA ke dila-dimAga meM, usake cintana meM, usake vicAroM meM yaha bAta ghara kara baiThe / baccA paidA huaa| usakA pitA kauna hai, yaha vaha nahIM jaantaa| kintu vaha sabase yahI sunatA hai amuka AdamI terA pApA, pitA hai| to vaha bhI usa vyakti ko pApA kahane laga jAtA hai| mUla bAta yahI hai ki vicAroM meM jo bAta jamI huI hai, vahI kriyA meM AtI hai| vicAra hI vyavahAra kI kuMjI hai| isIlie maiMne kahA ki zarIra se bhI pare koI aura cIja hai, jise sAdhanA jarurI hai| _isIlie mantroM kA vikAsa huaa| mantroM kA apanA vijJAna hai| mantra kevala zabda nahIM hai| mantra-racayitAoM ne prANa phUMke haiM apanI sAdhanA ke, AdhyAtmika zaktiyoM ke| yadi mantra siddha ho gayA, to mantra meM nihita zakti se sAkSAtkAra jaba cAho, tabhI sambhava hai / OM se bar3hakara koI mantra nahIM hai| mantra vijJAna kA yahI bIja hai| isI se sAre mantra panape haiN| sabhI dharmoM ne bhale hI banAye ho apaneapane mantra, para OM se sabhI ne jur3anA caahaa| jo vyakti vicAroM meM jyAdA bahatA hai, usake lie to OM bA~dha hai| pratyeka vyakti ko OM kA pluta udghoSa prAtaHkAla meM avazya karanA caahiye| jo mantroM ko vistAra se bolanA cAhe, ve phira navakAra-mantra, gAyatrI mantra ziva-mantra Adi mantroM ko bolate haiM, uccAraNa karate haiN| vaise tI bahuta sAre maMtra haiN| mantroM kI saMkhyA sAta-ATha karor3a taka hai| / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 / amIrasadhArA mantra kI taraha hI tantra hai / tantra mantroM kA hI vistAra hai / mantra hamAre vicAroM ko adhyAtma se jor3atA hai / vaicArika UrjA mantra se Abaddha hokara vikendrita nahIM hotI / jaise-jaise vyakti mantra kI gaharAI meM utaregA, use motI milate jAege vaha bauddhika vicAroM se, mana ke cintana se, saiddhAntika bAtoM se U~cA uThatA jAegA / use eka gahana anubhUti hogI / usI anubhUti se AtmA kI kiraNa phUTegI / mantra kI dhvanyAtmakatA zarIra ke raga-raga meM phaila jAegI / vaha antarAtmA ke bhItarI loka se jAna-pahacAna karAyegI / antataH sAdhaka ko Atma-pratIti, Atma-anubhUti ho jAyegI, AtmatoSa kA sAgara umar3a par3egA / isIlie mantra 'maigneTika karenTa' kI taraha, cumbakIya vidyutdhArA kI taraha hameM bhItara le jAtA hai / hamAre zarIra kI bhItarI zaktiyoM se dostI karavAtA hai / jaba mantra ko zakti ke paTala khula jAte haiM, to hama betAra -ke-tAra jyoM sIdhe samparka kara sakate haiM, apane se, apane ArAdhya se / to adhyAtma jagat meM praveza karane ke lie dhyAna ekAgra karane ke lie jarUrI hai ki jor3a bAkI meM bdle| jitanI bAra hamane jor3a kI, utanI hI bAra bAkI karanI par3egI / gaNita ke hisAba se calanA hogA / hameM Upara uThanA hogA mana se, bacana se, zarIra se / pahale zarIra, phira vacana, aura phira mana ko sAdhanA - yaha thor3A sarala hai, para samaya jyAdA mAMgatA hai| pahale mana, phira vacana aura phira zarIra ko sAdhanA yaha thor3A kaThina hai, para tatkAla lAbhadAyaka hai / cAhe kucha bhI kareM, kaise bhI kareM, ina tInoM bAdhAoM ko pAra karanA hogA / cUMki mana mukhya hai / jisane mana kA kAlA sAgara pAra kara liyA, vaha hara sAgara se gujara sakatA hai / bhalA, jisa mana meM deha meM rahate hue bhI sAre brahmANDa kI yAtrA karane kI zakti hai, use yadi For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ayoga ho yoga kA / 51 hama Atma-jagat meM mor3a deM, to kyA yaha hameM bhItara ke brahmANDa kI yAtrA nahIM karA pAyegA ? bAhara se haTeM, bhItara aayeN| mana, vacana aura zarIra se vahirAtmA ko chor3akara, antarAmA meM ArohaNa kara paramAtmA kA dhyAna kareM, to hameM Atma-pratIti bhI hogI aura pAramAtmya -anubhUti bhI hogii| Aruhavi antarappA, bahirappo chaDiUNa tiviheNa / jhAiJjai paramappA, uvaTTa jiNavariM dehiM // yadi mana ko caTTAneM haTa gayoM, vacana ko caTTAneM haTa gayIM, zarIra kI caTTAneM haTa gayIM, tInoM caTTAneM haTa gayIM, to AtmA kA jharanA kalakala karatA phUTa pdd'egaa| antaHkaraNa meM brahmanAda hogA, paramAtmA kI bA~surI ke sUrIle svara hameM mugdha kara deNge| hama usa satya kA rasAsvAdana kareMge, jisake prati saMsAra udAsIna rahatA hai| hameM aisA cintana karanA cAhiye ki maiM na para kA hU~, na mana kA hU~, na vacana kA hU~, na zarIra kA hU~ aura na hI ye mere haiN| maiM to eka zuddha-buddha caitanya mAtra huuN| 'soham' vaha maiM hI huuN|' 'sohama se hI 'haMsoham' kI sthiti AtI hai| merI kastUrI merI nAbhi meM hI hai 'kasturI kaMDala bsai'| Akhira meM Apa pAyeMge ki sAre antaradvandva, sAre vikalpa chUTa gaye haiN| mana AtmasvarUpa meM hI ruka gayA hai| mana kA AtmA meM rukanA, mana kA ekAgra honA hI dhyAna hai| vaha deha meM bhI videha rhegaa| sAdhvI vicakSaNa zrI kI taraha deha meM bhI videha rahegA, zarIra kI vyAdhi meM bhI samAdhi kI surabhi mhkegii| zrImad rAjacandra ke asthi-kaMkAla bane zarIra se bhI AtmA kI AbhA phuuttegii| zAnti vijayajI kI taraha jaMgala meM rahate hue bhI jIvana meM sadAbahAra rhegaa| Anandaghana kI taraha zmazAnoM meM rahate hue bhI amaratA kI vINA jhaMkRta hogI-'aba hama amara bhaye nA mreNge'| aura saca kahU~, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 52 / amIrasadhArA to jo aise loga haiM, ve ho dhyAna kI kuThAra se bhava-vRkSoM ko kATa sakate haiN| unhIM ke Atma-mandira meM sadA mukti kA dIpa jalatA rahatA hai| sacamuca, jo vyakti saMsAra ke vAstavika svarUpa se, mana, vacana, kAyA ke svarUpa se suparicita hai, vItarAga bhAva se yukta hai aura nijAnanda rasalIna honA cAhatA hai, vahI patA lagA sakatA hai, kuMDala meM, nAbhi meM chipI kastUrI kaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmavAda : rahasyamayI paratoM kA udghATana Atma-darzana jIvana-darzana kA paryAya hai| jise hama jIvana kahate haiM, AtmA usI kA zabdAntara hai| jIvana apanA astitva AtmA se hI pAtA hai| ataH jovana kI jananI AtmA hI hai| jaise binA murgI ke aNDA nahIM hotA, binA mA~ ke baccA nahIM hotA, vaise hI binA AtmA ke jovana nahIM hotaa| pulliMga kA janma ho strIliMga se hotA hai / yadyapi pulliMga kA apanA mahatva hai, phira bhI nArI nara se bhaarii| isalie eka bAta mana meM jamA lIjiye ki AtmavAda kI nIMva para hI khar3A hotA hai jIvana kA mahala, vizva kA mhl| AtmavAda hI jIvana kA, vizva kA, astitva kA rahasya hai| AtmA zAzvata hai, jIvana bhI zAzvata hai| jo janmatA-maratA hai, usakA nAma zarIra hai| isa bicauliye pharka kA nAma hI bheda-vijJAna hai| jo yaha sAbita karatA hai deha hI AtmA nahIM hai, aura AtmA hI deha nahIM hai| donoM alaga-alaga haiM, dUdha-pAnI kI taraha jude-jude haiN| jisake pAsa jIvana meM haMsa kI najare haiM, vahI isa bheda-vijJAna ko bhalIbhA~ti jAnatAsamajhatA hai| jJAnI, manISI jaisI saMjJAeM aise jovana-sAdhakoM ke lie hI janmI haiN| aise logoM ke hI cintana -garbha se darzana panapate haiM, philaoNsaphI janamatI hai| duniyA meM darzana hajAroM haiN| "muMDe muMDe matibhinnA" jisakI jaisI mati usakA vaisA hI darzana hai| para mati ko bhI apanA ghoMsalA banAne ke lie AtmA ke per3a para TikanA hotA hai| mati se cintana paidA hotA hai, cintana se darzana paidA hotA hai, para AtmA sabakI sambandhI hai| sabakA isase riztA-nAtA hai| isalie jo AtmA kI kaTanI karatA hai, vaha apane riztedAroM ke sAtha dagAbAjI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 / amIrasadhArA karatA hai / aisA vyakti Atma-pravaMcaka hai, svayaM ko svayaM ke dvArA dhokhA detA hai / 'jyA~ lagI Atmatattva cInyo nahIM, tyA~ lagI sAdhanA sarva jhUThI / ' yadi hamane AtmA se dostI nahIM sAdhI, to hamArI sArI sAdhanA 'chAra para lIpaNo teha jANo' rAkha para lIpA-potI karane jaisI hai / mere to sAre cintana ke kabUtara AtmavAda ke AkAza meM hI ur3ate haiM / dArzanika aura AdhyAtmika cintana ko abhivRddhi dene ke lie usakI jar3a to AtmA hI hai / jaMse per3a meM jar3a hai, zarora meM mastaka hai, vaise hI AtmA hai pramukha / darzana kI AdhArazilA AtmA hI hai / dArzanika cintanadhArA ko bar3hAvA dene ke lie AtmA hI mUla srota hai / AtmA vaha pratyaya hai, jisake zarIra meM rahane para vaha jIva kahalAtA hai aura jisake zarIra se nikala jAne ke bAda zarIra mRta ghoSita ho jAtA hai, use jalA - daphanAkara samApta kara diyA jAtA hai| Aja jisase hama prema karate haiM, jisake lie hama sadA marane-miTane ke lie taiyAra rahate haiM, vaha yadi mara gayA, usake zarIra se yadi AtmA chUTa gayI, to. hama hI use jalA - daphanA DAlate haiM / hameM prema usake zarIra se nahIM thA, usake astitva se thA / astitva kA nAma hI AtmA hai / isa prakAra AtmA rathI hai, aura zarIra ratha hai / AtmA DrAivara hai, zarIra kAra hai / jaise binA DrAivara kI kAra nahIM cala sakatI, vaise hI binA AtmA kA zarIra bhI nikammA hai / Adara aura pyAra jIvana kA hai, murde kA nahIM / isalie jo loga jinde haiM, unheM AtmA kI pratIti karanI cAhiye, usake rasa meM DubakI khAnI cAhiye / yadyapi AtmA amUrta hai / yaha amUrta hai, isIlie nitya hai / AkAza kI taraha ise samajhane kA prayAsa kIjiye / AkAza kA rUpa nahIM hai / jahA~-jahA~ avakAza hai, khAlI jagaha hai, vahAM-vahAM AkAza For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmavAda : rahasyamayI paratoM kA udghATana / 55 hai / kSitija taka hI yaha sImita nahIM hai, kSitija ke bhI pAra hai yaha AkAza | cUMki dRSTi kI apanI sImA hai, isalie yaha dekha nahIM pAtI kSitija ke pAra vAle AkAza ko / yadi kisI kI dRSTi vyApaka bana gaI, sAre brahmANDa kA arasa-parasa karane vAlI to usake lie kSitija nAma kI koI cIja hI nahIM hotI / kAraNa, jisa sImA ko hama kSitija mAnate haiM, usakI dRSTi usake bhI pAra, dUra sudUra taka jAtI hai / usakI pahu~ca kAphI lambI-caur3I hotI hai / dharmI smjhiye| yaha zarIravyApI hote hue bhI dUra taka hotI hai / isase saMsAra kA koI chora hamArI kamajorI hai ki hama bhItara se andhe haiM / hama vaisI dRSTi napA sake, jisase AtmA ke AkAza meM ur3akara usake virATa rUpa ko dekha paate| para yadi prayAsa kiyA jAye to hama vaha samyak dRSTi prApta kara sakate haiM, jo hamAre jIvana kA tIsarA netra hai, ziva kA tIsarA netra hai / AtmA bhI AkAza isako pahu~ca dUraachUtA nahIM hai / yaha AtmA savizeSa hai / bodha, viveka, samatA Adi isakI vizeSa - tAe~ haiM / jinhoMne AtmA ko asvIkAra karake anAtmavAda nairAtmyavAda kA samarthana kiyA, ve apane darzana kI nIMva ko majabUtI se nahIM ba~dha paaye| jo apane darzana ko naitikatA ke zikhara para pratiSThita karanA cAhate haiM, unake lie sarvaprathama yaha Avazyaka hai ki ve AtmA ke astitva ko mAne / 'jo svarUpa samajyA binA, pAmyo duHkha ananta' / AtmA ko nahIM mAnA, usakA svarUpa nahIM samajhA, usI kA hI to yaha pariNAma hai ki maiM duHkhoM kA anubhava kara rahA hai / Azcarya to yahI hai ki AtmA svayaM hI AtmA ke astitva ke bAre meM zaMkA karane laga gayI hai-- * Apa / AtmAnI zaMkA kare, AtmA pote zaMkAno karanAra te, acaraja eha amApa || isalie yaha bAta pakkI mAniye ki AtmA ke astitva para zakA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 / amorasadhArA karake Age bar3hanA sambhava nahIM hai| naitikatA vAstava meM zubha aura azubha kA viveka hai aura vaha viveka kisI sacetana meM hI sambhava hai| acetana yA nirjIva meM viveka kI kalpanA karanA to pazu-buddhi hai, behozI hai| maiMne par3hA hai, eka vyakti apane ghara-daravAje para tAlA lagAkara zarAba pIne gyaa| patnI ghara meM hI thii| pati ko zarAba pIne gaye bahuta dera ho gyii| patnI kI nIMda ucaTa gyii| vaha barAmade meM Akara khar3I ho gayI aura pati kI intajArI karane lgii| kucha dera bAda hI usakA pati use dUra se AtA dikhAI diyA, jhUle kI taraha jhalatA huA, DagamagAtA huaa| zarAba kA nazA joroM se car3hA thaa| sambhAla na sakA vaha svayaM ko| pahu~vA vaha apane ghr| ghara para tAlA lagA thA aura cAbhI usake pAsa thii| bahuta dera ho gayI, magara vaha tAlA na khola paayaa| patnI ne Upara se AvAja dI-kyA huA, cAbI kho gaI ? DuplIkeTa cAbI pha ? yaha sunakara pati bolA, cAbI to mere hAtha meM hai, para tAlA kho gayA / ho sake to isakA DuplIkeTa tAlA pheMka do| bhalA, zarAba kI behozI meM Atma-viveka kahA~ se jAgegA ? yahI kAraNa hai ki adhikAMza dArzanikoM ko AtmA sambandhI siddhAnta ko svIkAra karanA hI par3a / phira cAhe ekAtmavAda ke rUpa meM svIkAra kiyA ho, cAhe anekAtmavAda ke rUpa meM, IzvarAMsa ke rUpa meM yA svatantra tattva ke rUpa meN| ataH yaha kahanA yukti-saMgata hai ki darzana kI sArI praNAliyAM, jIvana kI sArI apekSAe~ Atma-sApekSa hai| jo loga AtmA ko asvIkAra karake darzana ko, dharmI ko asvIkAra karake dhama ko, vyakti ko asvIkAra karake vyaktitva ko, caitanya ko asvIkAra karake jIvana ko vivecita karanA cAhate haiM, ve binA kAraNa ke kAya siddha karanA cAhate haiM yaha to binA dArzanika ke darzana kI pratiSThApanA karanA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmavAda : rahasyamayI paratoM kA udghATana / 57 darzana ke kSetra meM bhI aisI dhAraNAe~ pracalita haiM, jo punarjanma, karmavAda, aura pApa-puNyavAda ko mAnatI hai para AtmA ke astitva ko pUrNatayA nAmaMjUra karatI hai unake anusAra to yadi koI vyakti AtmA nAmaka kisI zAzvata tatva ko mAnatA hai to vaha mithyAtvI hai| usakI parigaNanA unhoMne mithyAtviyoM meM kI hai| vastutaH yaha asvIkRti kI ativAditA hai| khudakazI kI hai unhoMne jIvana ke saath| unake anusAra punarjanma Adi kA mUla kAraNa hamArI vAsanA hai| para vAsanA ke astitva ko mAnane mAtra se punarjanma Adi kArya nahIM sadhate / cUMki vAsanA UhyamAna hai, ataH saMvAhaka caahiye| vAsanA kA sthAna to bhAvAtmaka zubhAzubha karma jaisA hai| jaise kriyA kA saMvAhaka AtmA hai, vaise hI vAsanA kA saMvAhaka honA cAhiye / bhalA, yaha kaise sambhava ho sakatA hai ki kriyA hai kartA nahIM, patha hai pathika nahIM, saMzaya hai saMzayI nahIM, duHkha hai duHkhita nahIM, parinirvANa hai, parinivRta/pari. nirvAta nhiiN| ataH jaise rathI ke binA ratha kA calanA sambhava nahIM hai vaise hI AtmA ke binA punarjanmAdi kriyAe~ sambhava nahIM hai| aisA lagatA hai vAstava meM una dArzanikoM ko duHkha kI nitAnta azAzvatatA kI sthApanA karanI thI, isalie unheM AtmA kA mUloccheda karanA jarUrI lagA, kyoMki AtmA ko zAzvata mAnane se kahIM duHkha bhI zAzvata na ho jaae| ataH kyoM na usa AtmA ko hI jar3a se ukhAr3a diyA jAe jo duHkha/sukha kA mUla hai| isI uddazya se AtmA ko asvIkAra kiyA gyaa| vastutaH duHkha ko miTAnA Avazyaka hai, kintu use miTAnA Avazyaka nahIM hai, jo duHkha kA anubhava karatA hai / kyoMki sukha kA anubhava karane vAlA bhI vahI hai, jo duHkha kA anubhava karatA hai| sukha aura duHkha jIvana ke do pahalU hai| mAtra duHkhavAda ko lekara AtmA ko asvIkRta karanA ucita nahIM haiN| AtmasaMyukta jIva hI to yaha vicAra kara sakatA hai ki use duHkha hai yA sukh| jise aisA vicAra nahIM hai, jo aisA anubhava nahIM karatA, vaha sacetana prANI nahIM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ .58 / amIrasadhArA hai, mRta hai / devadatta jaisA sacetana prANI hI to yaha soca sakatA hai ki vaha stambha hai yA puruSa ! jaba koI sAdhaka sAdhanA meM nimagna ho jAtA hai to use yaha spaSTa AbhAsa ho jAtA hai ki maiM kAyA nahIM hU~ | tabhI kAyAdhyAraNa chUTegA, kAyAzakti TUTegI ora sAdhaka zArIrika bhautika pravAha se haTakara Antarika sAdhanA ke lie prastuta hogA / cU~ki AtmA amUrta hai / use dekha nahIM pAte, kyoMki dekhane vAlI svayaM AtmA hai / kucha izAre aise avazya haiM, jo mUrta meM amUrta kI jhalaka de dete hai / vINA mUrta hai, para saMgIta amUrta hai / zabda mUrta hai, para usakA artha amUrta hai / amUrta ko amUrta kahakara nakArA nahIM jA sakatA / use mUrta karane ke bhI tarIke haiM / eka bAra eka U~TagAr3I aura eka kAra kI Apasa meM Takkara laga gayI / saMyoga kucha aisA thA ki U~TagAr3I kA kucha nahIM bigar3A, para kAra ulTI ho gayI / use khAsA nukasAna huA / usane U~Ta vAle para korTa meM dAvA kara diyA / nyAyAdhIza ne U~Ta vAle se pUchA, 'kyA tumheM sAmane se kAra AtI dikhAI dI ? U~Ta kA mAlika bolA, 'hAM, sAhaba !' kyA tumane kAra ko sAiDa meM karane ke lie DrAivara ko hAtha kA izArA kiyA ? U~Ta kA mAlika bolA, nahIM sAhaba !" nyAyAdhIza ne pUchA, kyoM ?, U~TavAlA bolA, 'sAhaba, isakI koI jarUrata hI nahIM thI / bhalA, jise merI itanI bar3I U~TagAr3I dikhAI na dI use merA hAtha kaise dikhAI detA ?" to jo loga mUrta ko bhI bhalIbhA~ti nahIM dekha pAte, ve amUrta ko kaise dekha pAe~ge ? no indiyaggejma amuttabhAvA, amuttabhAvAviya hoI nico / ' AtmA to amUrta hai, ataH indriya gocara nahIM hai ! ise indriyoM ke dvArA nahIM jAnA jA sakatA / indriyoM ke dvArA to parapadArtha ko jAnA jAtA hai / indriyA~ apane indriya- - svarUpa ko nahIM jAna sktii| hamArI A~kha dUsare kI AMkha ko to dekha sakatI hai, para kyA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmavAda : rahasyamayI paratoM kA udghATana / 59 vaha svayaM ko bhI dekha sakatI hai ? jIbha phala kA, mIThe kA, namaka kA svAda mahasUsa kara sakatI hai, para apanA svAda ? cAhe A~kha ho yA jIbha, indriyAM to mAtra mAdhyama hai, para padArthoM kA AtmA ko bodha karAne ke lie / yaha AtmA hI hai, jo indriyoM ke sAdhana se jJAna prApta karatI hai / indriyAM to jJAna prApti kI sahAyikAe~ haiM / ve amUrta ko grahaNa nahIM kara sakatI, mUrta ko hI grahaNa kara sakatI hai / Apane bijalI kI camaka ko usake prakAza ko dekhA hai, parabijalI ko kabhI dekhA hai ? kisI ne bhI bijalI ko nahIM dekhA / jisa vaijJAnika ne bijalI ko khoja kI, jo vaijJAnika bijalI kI paribhASA kara rahe haiM, unhoMne bhI bijalI ko kahAM dekhA hai ? bijalI amUrta hai, usakA prakAza mUrta hai / AtmA amUrta hai, zarIra mUrta hai / AtmA bijalI kI taraha hai / kahA gayA hai puSpe gandhaM tile tailaM, kAsTegni payasi ghRtam / ikSau guDaM tathA dehe, pazyAtmAnaM vivekataH // jaise phUla meM sugandha, tiloM meM tela, kASTha meM -araNi kI lakar3I meM Aga, dUdha meM ghI aura ganne meM gur3a dikhAI nahIM detA, tathaiva zarIra meM chipe hue AtmA ke astitva ko bhI viveka se jAna lo / AtmA to mAtra svayaM kI svIkRti hai ! svayaM kI sattA, svayaM kA astitva jAnane kI maMjUrI hai / maiM bolatA hU~, ataH maiM hU~ / maiM vicAra karatA hU~, ataH maiM hU~ yaha 'maiM' hI Atma-abhivyakti hai / cUMki AtmA jJAtA hai, draSTA hai, ataH yaha jJeya yA dRzya nahIM bana pAyegI / isakI to anubhUti hotI hai, antaryAtrA ke kSaNoM meM / AtmA koI vastu yA padArtha yA meTeriyala nahIM hai, jise koI chU sake, sake, dekha sake / dekhA - chUA to use jAtA hai, jisakA koI rUpa hotA hai, jaise yaha bhavana / AtmA to kAlAtIta hai, kSetrAtIta hai / jAna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 / amIrasadhArA TAima aura spesa se alipta hai yaha / vaijJAnikoM ne AtmA ko jAnane kA, use pakar3ane kA prayAsa kiyA, para saphalatA hAtha na lagI / vaijJAnikoM ne kAMca ke kamare meM eka mRtaprAyaH jovita vyakti ko banda kiyaa| kAMca ke kakSa meM havA kA AvAgamana bhI nahIM thA / DaoNkTara- vaijJAnikoM ne usa vyakti ko apanI AMkhoM ke sAmane marate dekhA, para ve usa zakti ko na pakar3a pAye, jisako vajaha se vyakti jindA thaa| cUMki AtmA amUrta hai, arUpI hai, ataH ve use hAsila na kara pAye / para usa zakti ko, saoNla ko, vila pAvara ko nAmaMjUra nahIM kiyA, jisake kAraNa manuSya jIvita thA / vyava Atma-svIkRti ke bAda aba prazna yaha uThatA hai ki AtmA eka hai yA aneka / katipaya dArzanikoM kI mAnyatA hai ki hama AtmA ke astitva para to vizvAsa karate haiM, kintu Atma- bhinnatA para vizvAsa nahIM karate / unakA kahanA hai ki vizva kI sArI AtmAe~ eka haiM / ve na to alaga-alaga haiM, ora na hI unameM koI bhinnatA hai / hArataH ve alaga-alaga aura bhinna-bhinna dikhAI detI haiM, kintu tAtvika dRSTi se unameM na to bhinnatA hai, na pRthakatA / jaise sarovara meM se eka ghar3A jala bAhara nikAlane para usake rUpa-raMga meM bheda dikhAI detA hai, para hakIkata meM sarovara kA jala aura ghar3e kA jala eka-sA hai / yadi hama ghaTa - jala ko sarovara meM ur3ela deM, to usakA rUpa alaga kahA~ rahegA ? magara jaba hama isa bAta para gaharAI se vicAra karate haiM, to hameM AtmA kI ekatA bAdhita hotI huI lagatI hai / puNyamUlaka, pApamUlaka bhinna-bhinna vicAroM ko dekhate hue ekAtmavAda kI sthApanA ucita nahIM lagatI / yadi sArI AtmAe~ eka haiM, taba to sabakA vaicArika pravAha aura karma-pravAha eka-sA honA cAhiye / jaba ki saMsAra meM pratyeka prANI ke vicAra bhinna-bhinna hote haiM / pratyeka darzana kI mAnyatAe~ bhinna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmavAda : rahasyamayo paratoM kA udghATana | 61 bhinna hotI haiM, 'muMDe-muMDe mtibhinnaa'| karma bhI sabhI jIvoM ke jude-jude hote haiN| jisa rUsa meM sAmyavAda kA bolabAlA hai, vahA~ para bhI to amIra-garIba haiM / ina jude-jude tathyoM ke kAraNa hI sabhI ko sukha-duHkha ko kamI-besI rahatI hai| sukha aura duHkha kI viSamatA hI AtmA ke nAnAtva kI siddhi karatI hai| bAdala ke lie kisAna aura kumhAra donoM alaga-alaga haiN| vaha yadi donoM ko eka mAna le, to donoM meM se eka ko khatarA avazya hai| isIlie maiMne kahA ki sabhI AtmAe eka nahIM haiM, alaga-alaga haiN| ___ yadi AtmA ko eka mAnA jAyegA, to utAra-car3hAva, vikAsapatana, jvAra-bhATA, Aroha-avaroha, bandhana-mukti eka sAtha hI hoNge| jabaki aisA nahIM hotaa| aneka AtmAe~ mukta ho cukI haiM aura aneka bandhana meM Abaddha hai| taba yaha kaise mAnA jA sakatA hai ki AtmA eka hai, aneka nahIM ? yadi sabhI AtmAoM ko eka mAna liyA jAyegA, to phira kauna Atma-vikAsa ke lie prayAsa-puruSArtha karegA? aura yadi karegA bhI to nijI prayAsoM se usakI mukti bhI nahIM hogii| aba, Apa hI sociye ki kitanI-kitano bhinnatAe~ haiN| janma-mRtyu kI bhinnatA, zarIroM, indriyoM, caitasika pravRttiyoM kI bhinnatA, svabhAva kI bhinnatA, sAtvika, rAjasika aura tAmasika guNoM kI bhinnatA ye sArI bhinnatAe~ ekAtmavAda ke lie cunautI hai| vastutaH AtmA eka svatantra tattva hai| vizva meM jur3avA AtmAe~ nahIM hai| jagat ke hara aNu-paramANu kI taraha AtmAe~ bhI apane Apa meM svatantra haiN| koI kisI ke Azrita nahIM hai| jina darzanoM ke anusAra AtmA Izvara kA aMza hai, avayava nahIM, ve Atma-svatantratA ko nahIM maante| unakA kahanA hai ki jisa prakAra Aga se cinagArI vyuccarita hotI hai, jhar3atI hai, vaise hI Izvara se jIva vyuccarita hote h| merI samajha se, AtmA ke vyuccaraNa ke sAtha ciMgArI kA udAharaNa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 / amIrasadhArA barAbara nahIM hai| kyoMki agni kI ciMgArI niruddha zya aura svAbhAvika hai| ataH brahma se jIva ke vyuccaraNa kI bAta ghaTita nahIM hotI, kyoMki brahma se jIva kA vyuccaraNa saprayojana evaM soddezya hai| vAstava meM AtmA svayaM eka maulika tattva hai| AtmA kI utpatti anya kisI se nahIM huii| yadi yaha mAnA jAe ki AtmA kA janmasthAna brahma hai, to yaha prazna upasthita honA bhI svAbhAvika hai ki brahma kA utpatti-sthAna kyA hai ? jaise brahma kA koI utpatti-sthAna nahIM hai, kyoMki vaha anAdi-ananta hai, vaise hI AtmA kA bhI koI utpatti sthAna nahIM honA mAnA jA sakatA hai| kAraNa, AtmA bhI anAdi hai| anutpanna tattva kA Adi rUpa nahIM hotaa| bhautikavAdiyoM ke anusAra AtmA kI utpatti bhautika tattvoM ke sammizraNa se huI hai| jabaki bhautika tattva jar3a haiN| jar3a se AtmA kI utpatti bAdhita hotI hai| kyoMki jar3a se cetana tattva paidA nahIM ho sktaa| yaha eka sahaja anubhavagamya tathya hai| bhalA, jaba bhautika tatva hI acetana haiM, to unake saMyoga se sacetana AtmA kaise paidA hogii| jaba bhautika tattvoM meM cetanA nahIM hai, to usase nirmita hone vAle zarIra meM bhI cetanatA nahIM ho sktii| isalie zarIra kA AdhAra AtmA hai| AtmA ke kAraNa hI zarIra meM gati Adi kriyAe~ saMcarita hotI haiN| zArIrika indriyAM pRthak-pRthak haiN| pratyeka indriya apane viSaya kA hI jJAna karatI hai| jaise A~kheM rUpa kA hI jJAna karatI hai, na ki rasa kaa| pA~coM indriyoM ke viSayoM kA samanvita rUpa meM jJAna karane vAlA aura koI tattva avazya hai, usI ko AtmA kahate haiN| zarIra, mana, indriyA~, zvAsocchvAsa, vacana Adi bhautika haiN| ye cetana ke saMsarga se cetanAyamAna hote haiN| hamAre isa zarIra kA nirmANa aura vikAsa jIva ke dvArA hI hotA hai| kyoMki AtmA nimitta For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmavAda : rahasyamayI paratoM kA udghATana | 63 kAraNa banakara paramANuoM ke samUha ko rUpa dekara zarIra kA nirmANa karatI hai| karmoM ke anusAra AtmA ko zarIra milatA hai| kyoMki jaisA vaha tatvataH bhinna-bhinna jAnatA hai, jJAyaka bhAvarUpa jAnatA hai, vahI samasta zAstroM ko jAnatA hai| bheda-vijJAna ko yahI pRSThabhUmi hai| AtmA aura zarIra donoM meM bheda karane vAlA hI jJAnI hai| yadi donoM ko koI abheda mAnatA hai to vaha mitthAtvI hai, ajJAnI hai| tAdAtmya hone ke kAraNa loga zarIra aura AtmA ko eka mAna lete haiN| jabaki bAhara jAne kA mArga hai, aura prApta bhI bAhara se hI hai. mAtA-pitA se prApta hai| bheda-vijJAna sadha jAne ke bAda bAhara kA prabhAva nahIM pdd'taa| Anandaghana, devacandra, rAjacandra, sahajAnandaghana, vinobA bhAve, AnandamayI mA~, vicakSaNazrI, dhanadevI mA~, hampIvAlIaise aneka loga haiM, jinhoMne bheda vijJAna ko tala se chuuaa| jisake pAsa vivekI haMsa-dRSTi hai, vahI dUdha-pAnI kI taraha AtmA aura anAtmA meM bheda kara sakatA hai| ___maiMne sunA hai, ghara kI mAlakina ne dUdha vAle se kahA, kyA bAta hai, dUdha meM pAnI DAlA hai ? dUdhavAle ne kahA nahIM, maiyA ! mAlakina bolI, 'khA ksm'| dUdhavAle ne kahA, 'gaMgA mA~ kI kasama' yadi maiMne isameM pAnI DAlA ho|' mAlakina bolI, taba phira dUdha patalA kyoM hai ?' mAlakina ! dUdha rAta kA hai, ataH azuddha hai| isalie maiMne gaMgA kA amRta DAlakara pavitra kiyA hai| hAlAMki dUdha zuddha hai aura gaMgA kA pAnI bhI zuddha hai magara do zuddha. tAoM kA ekameka ho jAnA zuddhatA ko samApta karanA hai| usakA pariNAma to azuddhatA hI AtA hai| dUdha ko dUdha mAnA jAya aura pAnI ko pAnI mAnA jaay| zarIra ko zarIra mAnA jAya aura AtmA ko AtmA mAnA jAya "sarIra mAhu nAvatti, jIvo vuccai nAviyo" zarIra nAva hai, aura AtmA nAvika hai| nAva hI nAvika nahIM hai For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64/ amIrasadhArA nAva to sAdhana hai pAra utarane ke lie| "zarIra mAdhyama khalu dharma sAdhana'' zarIra dharma sAdhana kA karma karatI hai, usI ke anurUpa paramANu samUha usakI ora khIMcate haiM, vaisA hI zarIra banatA hai| zarIra banatA avazya hai, para AtmA taila va battI se bhinna jyoti kI taraha hai| jisa zakti se zarIra cinmaya ho rahA hai, vaha antaH jyoti zarIra se bhinna hai| yaha AtmA hI hai, jisake dvArA zarIra se vibhinna kriyAe~ saMcAlita hotI haiN| jisa prakAra mazIna ko calAne ke lie koI cAlaka hotA hai, usI prakAra zarIra rUpI mazIna ko calAne ke lie AtmA cAlaka hai| jaba usakA eka deha ke sAtha sambandha kA samaya samApta ho jAtA hai, to vaha apane zarIra ko chor3akara dUsare naye zarIra ko prApta kara letA hai, jaise hama purAne vastra ko chor3akara naye vastra ko dhAraNa karate haiN| mRta deha jalA dI jAtI hai, para AtmA amara hai| AtmA to vaha hai, jise zastra kATa nahIM sakate, Aga jalA nahIM sakatI, pAnI galA nahIM sakatA, havA sokha nahIM sakatI nainaM chindanti zastrANi, nenaM dahati pAvakaH / na cainaM kledayantyApo, na zoSayati mArutaH / / bhalA, jo avinAzI hai, use utpanna kaise mAnA jA sakatA hai| janmane vAlA jarUra maratA hai| utpatti aura vinAza donoM dhra va satya hN| nizcita rUpa se jar3a aura cetana donoM alaga-alaga haiM--yahI AdhyAtmika bhASA meM bheda-vijJAna hai| na kevala zarIra aura AtmA, balki pratyeka do vyatirekI bhinna padArthoM meM dvaita sambandha hai| jo AtmA ko zarIra se tattvataH bhinna jAnatA hai, vahI bhedavijJAna kI parAkASThA ko chU sakatA hai| kArtikeyAnuprekSA meM kahA hai jo appANaM jANadi, asui-surIrAdu taccado bhinnaM / jANaga - rUva - sarUvaM, so satthaM jANade satvaM // yAnI jo AtmA ko isa apavitra zarIra se mAdhyama hai| manuSya For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmavAda : rahasyamayI paratoM kA udghATana/65 vAstava meM AtmA aura zarIra kA, jIva aura paramANuoM kA, puruSa aura prakRti kA eka adbhuta saMyoga hai| jaise paGgu AdamI ko jaMgala meM lagI Aga ko dekhate hue bhI daur3ane-bhAgane meM asamartha hone se jalane kA Dara hai aura andhe AdamI ko daur3ate hue bhI dekhane meM asamartha hone se jalane kA Dara hai| magara yadi donoM ke mila jAne se, andhe ke kandhoM para paMgu ke car3ha jAne se a ga se bacA jA sakatA hai| donoM ke saMyoga se daur3ane kA bhI sAmarthya A gayA aura dekhane kA bhii| bAta sahI hai kyoMki eka pahiye se ratha nahIM cltaa| isa paMgu aura andhe ke nyAya se hI puruSa aura prakRti kA saMyoga hI saMsAra hai| inake viziSTa saMyoga se hI hamArA vyaktitva utpanna huaa| yadyapi sAmAnya dRSTi se donoM meM ekarUpatA hai, kintu saca yaha hai ki donoM meM mUlataH bhinnatA hai| kyoMki AtmA caitanyamaya hai, zarIra jar3a hai| donoM kA ekatva aura bhinnatva sApekSa hai| AtmA tathA zarIra meM ekatA isalie mAnya hai kyoMki isa mAnyatA ke binA naitika AcaraNa asambhava hai| ina donoM meM bhinnatva mAnanA isalie Avazyaka hai kyoMki bhinnatva mAne binA anAsikta aura bheda vijJAna kA Adarza upasthita nahIM ho sakatA, jIvana kA rahasya nahIM jAnA jA sktaa| zarIrAvRta hone ke kAraNa hI AtmA ko jIva kI saMjJA dI gii| hAlAMki AtmA aura jIva eka hI artha meM prayoga kiye jAte haiM kintu donoM meM bheda rekhA hai| jo AtmA zarIra meM hai use jIva kahate haiM jaba vaha zarIra se alaga ho jAtI hai taba use AtmA nAma diyA jAtA hai| zarIra anitya hai isalie vaha naSTa ho jAtA hai kintu AtmA nitya hai isalie vaha amaratA kI yAdagAra saMjoe rahatI hai| ____ jo loga Atma-yukta hote hue bhI Atma dRSTi nahIM rakhate, AtmA ko nahIM mAnate, Atmastha aura svastha hone ke lie koziza nahIM karate ve bicAre bhaTake hue haiM, dizA bhUle hue haiN| unakI AtmA bhautikatA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66/amIrasadhArA se bAra-bAra lipaTatI rahatI hai| Atma-anubhUti, Atma-svIkRti aura AtmalInatA hI Atmadarzana kI zailI hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki isa zailI ko apanAne vAlA pahale vyavahArika cintana phira zuddha vastugata svatantra AdhyAtmika ciMtana meM praveza kara jAtA hai, jahA~ apanI Atma cetanA svayaM dastaka karatI hai aura usakA anubhava apane Apa hI ho jAtA hai| yahA~ Atmagata aura vastugata donoM se pare paramAtma bhAva kA amRta jharanA brahmanAda karatA huA use nijAnanda rasalona kara detA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmA kI sattA : anachuI gaharAIyA~ maiM AtmavAdI huuN| mujhe apane para vizvAsa hai| cUMki maiM AtmavAdI hU~, isalie kisI kA aMza nahIM hU~. Izvara kA bhI nhiiN| AtmA pUrNa hai, aMza apUrNa hai / aMzoM ko pAne kI tamannA kama hai / yAtrA ho pUrNa kI, pUrNatA ke lie, pUrNatA kI ora / Izvara se bhayabhIta honA bhI maiMne nahIM sIkhA hai| kAraNa, bhaya Izvara ke pAsa nahIM le jAtA hai / Izvara ko pAne kI bhUmikA to abhaya hai / yaha AtmA Astika bhI nahIM hai, para nAstika bhI nahIM hai| kAraNa, AstikatA aura nAstikatA ke bheda mastiSka se upaje haiM, aura AtmA mastiSka se pare hai / AtmA ko pAne kA koI mArga bhI nahIM hai| mAgaM to hameM kahIM aura le jAte haiN| jabaki AtmA kahIM aura nahIM, hamAre nikaTa hai, sabase nikaTa / isalie hameM apanI AtmA kA darzana karanA hai| . to Aja hama svayaM ko kholane kA prayAsa kareMge / jaise hI bhItara kI parta-dara-parta ko haTAeMge AtmA ke prakAza kA darzana ho jaayegaa| jaba hama apane ko kholeMge, to pAyeMge ki hama apane Apa meM svataMtra hai| hamArI AtmA eka svataMtra pratyaya hai| Atma-svataMtratA ke abhAva meM kama aura saMkalpa kI svataMtratA daba jaayegii| jabaki pratyeka vyakti ke karma evaM saMkalpa bhinnatA ke mukhauTe pahane rahate haiM, svataMtra hote haiM / vastutaH AtmA kA atIta usakI niyati para AdhArita hai aura bhaviSya puruSArtha pr| jJAnavAdI AtmA ko kama karane meM svataMtra mAnatA hai| vairAgya, abhyAsa, jJAnArAdhanA Adi dvArA jJAna kA arjana karatA hai, jo usake balabUte kI bAta hai / katipaya dArzanika AtmA kA sarvathA svAtantrya nahIM maante| unake anusAra Atma-svAtantrya bhagavatkRpA sApekSa hai / isIlie ve loga prapatti aura puSTi ko, bhagavat samarpaNa aura bhagavat anugraha ko mokSa-prApti meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68/amorasadhArA Avazyaka mAnate haiN| kucha dArzanika zabdazaH AtmavAdI nahIM haiM, kintu AtmA ke hone para hI sadhane vAle kAryoM ko ve mAnyatA dete haiN| vaise ve loga jJAnavAdI haiM aura jJAna ke anurUpa aSTAMgika mArga kA anusaraNa karate hue karmavAdI haiM / jJAna aura karma kI sAdhanA meM kartA kA svAtantrya hai| AtmA caitanya rUpa hai, jisase vaha samasta jar3a padArthoM se apanA alaga astitva banAe rakhatI hai| yadyapi cetanA AtmA kA guNa hai phira bhI kucha jIvoM meM cetanA kI mAtrA adhika ho sakatI hai aura kucha meM km| jo vyakti jitanA jAgarUka hogA, usakI cetanA utanI hI adhika hogii| yahI kAraNa hai ki eka maroja kI apekSA khela khelate eka khilAr3I kI cetanA zakti adhika vikasita hotI hai| kucha logoM kI dRSTi meM cetanA zarIra kA guNa hai, para aisA nahIM hai| jisa prakAra dIpaka vastuoM ko prakAzita karatA hai kintu usake prakAza ke lie vastuoM kA rahanA jarUrI nahIM hai| yadi vastue~ nahIM raheMgI, to bhI dIpaka to apanI rozanI phailAtA hI rhegaa| uso prakAra vastuoM kI cetanA AtmA ko rahatI hai para cetanA ke lie vastu sampakaM Avazyaka nahIM hai| yadi vastu kA abhAva ho aura samparka bhI na ho to bhI cetanA to rahatI hai| isIlie AtmA caitanya-viziSTa hai| cetanA usakI nijI sampatti hai| _ AtmA nizcaya hI saguNa dhArA kI pratinidhi hai vaha nirguNa nahIM savizeSa hai| isakA apanA vyaktitva hai, isakI apanI vizeSatAe~ hai| isakI yathArthatA ko jhuThalAyA nahIM jA sakatA hai, yaha eka jIvanta sattA hai| yaha anitya tatva nahIM hai, cirasthAyI hai| karmavazAt paratantra bhale hI kaha deM para mUlataH AtmA svatantra hai| AtmA jJAyaka hai kyoMki jJAna kA vyavasAya isI kI dukAna para hotA hai| anubhUti aura saMkalpa kI kSamatA bhI isI meM hai, Ananda svarUpa bhI yahI hai| sat, cita aura Ananda kA triveNI saMgama isI meM hI hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmA kI sattA : anachuI gaharAIyA~/69 cUMki AtmA amara hai isalie janma-maraNa kA jvAra bhATA isake sAgara meM uThatA jarUra hai magara Atma-sAgara apane Apa meM prazAnta hai isIlie maiM AtmA ko jIvana kaha detA huuN| jIvana na janmatA hai na maratA hai| jIvana kI mRtyu nahIM hotI aura mRta kA jIvana nahIM hotaa| eka phakIra kA eka ziSya mara gyaa| jaba phakIra ne yaha sunA to ziSya ke ghara gyaa| loga vahA~ ro rahe the| ziSya kI lAza eka kinAre par3I thii| mRta kA guru AyA huA jAnakara logoM ne unheM Ane ke lie rAstA diyaa| apane ziSya kI lAza dekhakara usa phakIra ne upasthita logoM se jora se puuchaa| yaha insAna marA huA hai yA jindA / phakIra ke isa prazna meM logoM ko cauMkA DAlA / are bhalA yaha kaisA prazna eka ora lAza par3I hai aura dUsarI ora phakIra pUchatA hai ki yaha marA huA hai yA jindaa| kyA isakI mRtyu para bhI sandeha hai ? eka AdamI ne kahA phakIra sAhaba ! Apake prazna ne hamako ulajhA diyA hai| phakIra kA ceharA bar3A gaMbhIra thA patA hai sAdhu ne kyA kahA jo Aja mRta hai vaha pahale bhI mRta thA jo pahale jIvita thA vaha Aja bhI jIvita hai| mAtra donoM kA riztA TUTa gyaa| phakIra ne bilkula ThIka hI kahA thaa| jo loga jIvana kI sahI paribhASA nahIM jAnate haiM, ve mauta ko jIvana kA samApana samajhate haiM / kintu aisA nahIM hai| jovana to janma aura mRtyu ke bhItara bhI hai aura bAhara bhii| jIvana kA astitva janma ke pahale bhI rahatA hai, aura mRtyu ke bAda bhI rahatA hai| jIvana kA hI janma hai, jIvana kI hI mRtyu hai para na to jIvana kA koI janma hai aura na usakI mRtyu hai janma-maraNa hote rahate haiM, para jIvana zAzvata hai| rAhI ve hI haiM, rAha badalate rahate haiN| ___ jIvana arthAt AtmA aura AtmA arthAt jIvana / cAhe jIvana kaheM, cAhe AtmA kaheM, donoM eka hI haiN| isa dvaita meM chipe advaita ko For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70/amorasadhArA samajhane kI ceSTA kIjiye / zabdoM kA phaka mahatvapUrNa nahIM hai| mahatvapUrNa hai arthoM kA phrk| para AtmA aura jIvana meM zabdoM kA hI pharka-bheda hai, para artha eka hI hai| hameM isa zabdArtha kI jar3oM ko gaharAI se parakhanA hai| hamArA jIvana, hamArI AtmA to dhurI hai| svayaM sthira hai, para usa para lagA cakra calatA hai / cUMki cakra calatA hai, ataH jahA~ taka cakra jAtA hai, vahA~ taka dhurI ko bhI jAnA par3atA hai / aba samajhane kI bAta yaha hai ki cakke meM lagI dhurI kartA hai yA akartA / dhurI yAnI aatmaa| AtmA kA kartRtva aura akartRtva vicAraNIya hai| vyavahArataH to naitika yA anaitika sabhI prakAra ke karmoM kA kartA manuSya ThaharatA hai kintu isa para bArIko se vicAra kara to mUlataH ina karmoM kA eka mAtra kartA manuSya nahIM hai| kyoMki manuSya na to zarIra hai, aura na hI AtmA hai, apitu vaha ina donoM kA eka sambandha hai, eka saMyoga hai| isa saMyoga ke kAraNa hI manuSya jItA hai| dhurI aura cakra ke saMyoga se hI gAr3I Age bar3hatI hai| zAyada Apako mAlUma nahIM hogA ki kucha dArzanika loga zarIra | acit rUpa prakRti ko hI kartA mAnate haiN| kintu yaha dhAraNA ucita nahIM hai| kyoMki prakRti Akhira jar3a hai, nirjIva hai aura nirjIva kartA nahIM ho sktaa| bhalA, murdA kabhI kartA ho sakatA hai| kartRtva kA sambandha to eka mAtra cetana se hai| . kucha dArzanika Atma-kartRtvavAda kA samarthana karate haiN| yadyapi zarIra ko kartA mAnane kI apekSA AtmA ko kartA mAnanA ThIka hai, para usameM bhI saMzodhana ko jarUrata hai| vastutaH katRtva kA sambandha naitika anaitika samasta vyApAroM se hai| jaba AtmA saMsAra meM rahatI hai, taba to usake sAtha katRtva kA sambandha jor3A jA sakatA hai, parantu jaba For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmA kI sattA : anachuI gaharAIyA~/71 AtmA saMsAra se chuTakArA pA leto hai, nirvANa pA letI hai, apane vAstavika svarUpa ko grahaNa karatI hai, taba usameM katRtva nahIM rhtaa| jahA~ kahIM bhI AtmA ke sambandha meM kartRtva kI bAta AtI hai, usakA Azaya bhI yahI samajhanA cAhie ki mAyA, pudgala yA bhautika paramANuoM ke sAhacarya se jur3I AtmA meM kevala kartRtva kA AbhAsa mAtra rahatA hai / kartRtva AtmA kA nijI guNa nahIM hai| kAraNa, yadi nijI guNa hotA to, nirvANa-prApti ke bAda bhI yaha guNa rahanA cAhie / jabaki aisA nahIM rahatA hai| vastutaH AtmA mUla rUpa meM akartA hai| parantu apane azuddha rUpa meM vaha kartA bhI hai| jaba taka AtmA karma ke paramANuoM se yukta hai, taba taka vaha kartA hai| athavA ise yoM kahA jAye ki kArmika paramANuoM ke sAhacarya se utpanna cetsa-bhAvoM kA kartA hai| maiMne dekhA hai ki eka bailagAr3I ke nIce-nIce eka kuttA cala rahA thaa| gADI calatI kuttA bhI calatA / gAr3I rUkatI, ki kuttA bhI rUka jaataa| kuttA gAr3I ke nIce se na to Age bar3hatA hai aura na pIche khisakatA hai / kuttA yaha socatA hai ki mere bharose hI gAr3I calatI hai| yadi maiMne calane meM thor3I sI bhI DhIla kara dI, to gAr3I nIce gira jaayegii| Atma-kartRtvavAda bhI to aisA hI hai| gAr3I aura kutte kA saMyoga, AtmA aura zarIra kA saMyoga-yahI to katRtvavAda kI gAr3I ko calAtA hai| AtmakartRtva kI bhAMti hI Atma-bhoktRtva kI dhAraNA hai| jo AtmA zarIra meM hai, yA baddha hai, usake sAtha bhoktRtva kA sambandha jor3A jA sakatA hai| jabaki AtmA satyataH to sAkSI svarUpa hai| zarIra meM Abaddha hone ke kAraNa zArIrika, vaicArika, mAnasika kriyAoM kA bhoktA hai| AdamI jela meM banda ho gayA, to vaha kaidI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72/amIrasadhArA bana gyaa| jela meM vaha sArI kriyAe~ kaidI kI hI karatA hai, isalie vaha kaidakhAne kA bhoktA hai| kinnu vaha kaidI se pare bhI kucha hai / Akhira to vaha AdamI hai / kaida ke saMyoga se usameM kaida ke bhoktRtva kA AropaNa ho jAtA hai, kintu kaida se chUTa jAne ke bAda kaida kA bhoktRtva nahIM rhtaa| ThIka isI prakAra se AtmA meM bhI para ke saMyoga se bhoktRtva kA AropaNa hotA hai, magara mokSa-prApti ke bAda AtmA meM bhoktRtva nahIM rahatA hai| mokSa to kartRtva evaM bhoktRtva donoM kA ayoga hai| vahA~ kartA aura bhoktA ke rizte-nAte nahIM rhte| Agama meM kahA gayA hai appA kattA vikattA ya, duhANa ya suhANa ya / appA mittamamittaM ca, duppaTTiya supaDhio // AtmA hI sukha-duHkha kA kartA hai aura vikartA hai, bhoktA hai| satpravRtti meM sthita AtmA hI apanA mitra hai aura duSpravRtti meM sthita AtmA hI apanA zatru hai| ___ yadyapi kucha loga kahate haiM ki usakI AtmA duSTa hai, pApI hai| magara aisA nahIM hai| yadi hamArI AtmA satpravRttiyoM meM pravRta hai, to vaha sAtvika hai| hamArI AtmA svabhAvataH apavitra, duSTa aura pApI nahIM hai| kisI dUsare ne yadi pApa kiyA hai, to usakA prabhAva ApakI AtmA para nahIM par3a sktaa| isI taraha dUsare ne yadi puNya kiyA hai, to isase ApakI AtmA puNyAtmA nahIM huii| AtmA kisI dUsare ke pApa se na to patita hotI hai aura na hI vaha apane uddhAra ke lie kisI dUsare para Azrita hai / ataH yaha hama para nirbhara karatA hai ki hama apanI AtmA ko patita kareM yA vikasita / diyAsalAI kA upayoga hama aMdhakAra ko dUra bhagAne ke lie kareM yA logoM kI jhopar3iyoM meM Aga lagAne meM, yaha to hamAre Upara hI AdhArita hai| hamArI AtmA kA uddhAra to hameM hI karanA hogaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmA kI sattA : anachuI gaharAIyA~ / 73 'uddhare dAtmanAtmAnam' Atma-darzana kA svarNima sUtra hai / isa sambandha meM maiM apanI hI eka kavitA sunAtA hU~ - Ao antara ke mandira meM, jIrNoddhAra kara hama isakA / kara pratiSThA Atma deva kI, isameM Iza nihita hai sabakA || karate jo uddhAra loka kA, ve kyoM parama satya yaha vismRta - jIvana kA uddhAra jagat meM, apanA to apane para nirbhuta // Atma- bimba bana jAye nirmala, pratibimboM meM kahA~ satyatA / Atma vijetA hI jaga - jetA, cUmegI pada sakala saphalatA // hamAre dAromadAra hama hI haiM, hamArI AtmA hI hai / AtmA ke balabUte para hI sAdhanA aura sAdhya ke mahala banAye jAte haiM / jo loga Atma-darzana ke abhilASI haiM, ve jarA pahacAne apane-Apako, apanI zakti ko / - AtmA kI zakti prabala hai / hareka bulabule kI AtmA zaktizAlI sAgara hai / kSudra se kSudra jIva meM bhI Atma-zakti kI, Atma- caitanya kI ananta jyoti samAhita hai / zakti kA bAharI srota yAntrika ho sakatA hai, kintu mUla srota AtmA hI hai, UrjA hI hai / isalie Atma-zakti hI sarvottama zakti hai, yahI UrjA kA ananya puMja hai, yahI jIvana kA sambala hai / Atma-zakti ke binA jIvana jIvana nahIM rahatA, jIva niSprANa ho jAtA hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74/amIrasadhArA - yadyapi AtmA ananta zaktiyoM kA svAmI hai, phira bhI eka zakti aura hai, jo ise kuMThita karatI hai aura vaha hai karma shkti| hAlAMki karma-zakti Atma-zakti ko AvRta karatI hai, kintu AtmA kI zakti karma kI zakti se adhika hai| kama kI zakti to jvAra bhATe kI taraha hai, para kyA jvAra bhATe kI zakti sAgara se jyAdA hai ? kama kI zakti to vAstava meM AtmA ke aMgAre ke upara DhakI huI rAkha hai| rAkha cAhe bahuta ho, para havA ke jhoMke se ur3ate kitanI dera lgegii| rAkha yAnI hamArA ajJAna, hamArA mithyAtva, hamArI naasmjhii| yahI kAraNa hai ki vyakti Atma zakti-sampanna hote hue bhI ajJAnavaza karmAdhIna ho jAtA hai| eka bAta yAda rakhiye ki AtmA meM bandhana aura mukti kI, donoM taraha kI zaktiyAM hai| yaha to sUryavat hai, jo svayaM hI bAdala banatA hai, aura bAdaloM se AvRta ho jAtA hai| para yaha mata bhUliye ki jo sUrya bAdaloM se Acchanna hai, usameM vaha zakti bhI hai, jisase vaha una bAdaloM se anAvRta hokara prakAzamAna ho jAtA hai| vaise hamArI saMsArI AtmAe~ prAyaHkara vibhAva dazA meM rahatI hai yaha AtmA kI pratikUla dazA hai| isa dazA kA nAma hI mAyA hai| AtmA jaba taka mAyA kI zakti meM ulajhI rahatI hai taba taka vibhAva zakti ke dvArA paricAlita hotI hai, karmoM kA bandhana karatI hai aura usameM Abaddha ho jAtI hai| yaha bilkula makar3I ke jAle kI taraha hai| makar3I svayaM hI jAla banAtI hai aura svayaM hI apane jAle meM ulajha jAtI hai| yaha jAla hI vibhAva dazA hai yahI mAyA aura mithyAtva hai| jaba AtmA apane sahaja svAbhAvika rUpa meM rahatI hai to use AtmA kI svabhAva dazA kahate haiN| isa dazA meM AtmA mAyA ke kSudra bandhanoM ko chinna-bhinna kara apane hI prakAza se prakAzita rahatI hai| anya zabdoM meM yahI AtmA kI muktAvasthA hai aura yahI yogiyoM aura sAdhakoM kI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmA kI sattA : anachuI gaharAIyA~/75 icchita dazA hai| jahA~ paramAtma bhAva, brahmabhAva aura arhada bhAva kI nidhUma-jyoti jyotirmaya rahatI hai| apanI AtmA kI isa dazA ko pahicAnane ke lie hI to hama maMdira jAte haiN| maMdira meM rakhI mUrti paramAtmA ko pratIka hai aura hamArI pratichavi hai| mUrti vaha darpaNa hai jisameM hama apane ko hI nihArate haiM aura nihAra-nihAra kara apane ko hI sajAne aura saMvArane kA bhAva banAte haiM / yaha prayAsa eka hada taka ThIka hI hai / Atma sAkSA. tkAra ke lie aisI pagaDaMDiyA bahuta kucha sahAyatA pahu~cAtI hai| para Akhira hameM yaha nahIM bhUlanA cAhiye ki hamArI AtmA nirAkAra hai / cUMki paramAtmA bhI AtmA kA hI eka pariSkRta rUpa hai ataH paramAtmA bhI nirAkAra hI hai| jisa vyakti ke bhItara AtmA aura paramAtmA ke prati ekAgratA aura rasamayatA ke tAra nahIM jur3e haiM to use AkAra nirAkAra taka kaise pahu~cA deNge| hamane phoTo khIMcA, eksare kiyA, usameM mUrta to A gayA kintu amUrta kI chavi nahIM ubhrii| phoTo to murde kA bhI A sakatA hai para AtmA kA phoTo nahIM khIMcA jA sktaa| jo mUrta se atIta dRSTi rakhatA hai vahI amUrta meM praveza kara pAtA hai / AtmA ko na to dekhA jA sakatA hai, na hI jAnA jA sakatA hai| darzana aura jJAna mUrta padArtha kA sambhava hai kintu amUrta kA nhiiN| jo svayaM jJAtA hai use kaise jAnA jA sakatA hai| AtmA kA to anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai| aura anubhava AtmA ko caitanya zakti se hotA hai| AtmA jJAtA hai, draSTA hai| yaha jJAyaka hai isameM jJeya kRta azuddhatA nahIM hai| isIlie AtmA vijJAna kA viSaya nahIM bana sktii| AtmA kA to apanA vijJAna hai| ise jAnA nahIM jA sakatA, kyoMki yaha to jAnane vAlI hai, jAnI jAne vAlI nahIM hai| jisa rUpa meM hama dUsarI cIjoM kA jJAna karate haiM, usa rUpa meM isakA jJAna nahIM ho sktaa| jise AtmA kA patA lagAnA hai, use samAdhi kI usa antima avasthA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76/amIrasadhArA taka pahu~canA par3egA, jahA~ mAtra jJAtA hI zeSa raha jAtA hai| jAnane vAlA ho zeSa bace aura kucha bhI nhiiN| jaba mana, vacana, kAyA Adi kI cumbakIya zakti se bAharo paudgalika AkarSaNa se haTakara antarAtmA meM praveza karane vAle vyakti ko hI AtmA kI anubhUti ho sakato hai / AtmA se vyatirikta jitane bhI bhAva yA padArtha haiM ve parAdhIna haiM, jJeya haiN| vastutaH AtmA kA sambandha para se hai| jJAtA se jJeya sadA bhinna rahatA hai| jisa cIja ko hama jAnate haiM, vaha avazya hamase bhinna hogii| udAharaNa se yaha bAta aura spaSTa ho jaaegii| jaise mujhe ThaNDaka laga rahI hai| ThaNDaka kA mujhe jJAna huaa| maiM hI to ThaNDaka nahIM bnaa| isase yaha spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki maiM aura ThaNDaka donoM alaga-alaga haiN| jJaya ora jJAtA kabhI eka nahIM ho skte| jJAtA sadeva AtmA hai aura itara padArtha jJeya hai| aba zaMkA yaha hai ki Atma-jJAna kA kyA artha hai ? vastutaH Atma-jJAna yaha zabda hI yathArthataH ThIka nahIM hai| phira bhI usa sthiti ko samAdhi yA Atma-jJAna zabda se sAMketika kiyA jAtA hai| jisa sthiti meM cittavRttiyAM niruddha ho jAtI hai itara padAtha ke jJAna kA sarvathA abhAva hotA hai| ise ThIka se samajhane ke lie dIpaka kA dRSTAnta rakhA jA sakatA hai| dIpaka kA prakAza jisa para par3atA hai, usakA jJAna dIpaka karAtA hai, kintu aisI sthiti kI hama kalpanA kareM jahAM dIpaka kA prakAza kisI vastu para na par3atA ho, zUnya meM hI dIpaka prakAzamAna ho rahA ho| vahI sthiti samAdhi yA AtmajJAna kI hai| isa avasthA meM kevala Atma anubhUti, AtmalInatAnijAnanda rasalInatA hI zeSa raha jAtI hai| AcArya kuMda-kuMda eka mahAn AtmadarzI manISI hue haiN| AtmA para unhoMne apane jo anubhava likhe, utanI gaharAI meM zAyada Aja For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmA kI sattA : anadhuI gaharAIyA~/77 taka koI nahIM gyaa| unhoMne batAyA hai ki AtmA jJAyaka hai| AtmA jAnanevAlA hai / AtmA jJAtA hai| usameM jJeyakRta azuddhatA nahIM hai| isalie eka bAta hamezA yAda rakheM ki AtmA jJeya nahIM hai, vastu nahIM hai ; jAna sakeM, aisI nahIM hai / svayaM ko, AtmA ko kabhI bhI jJeya kI bhA~ti nahIM jAnA jA sktaa| isalie jaba taka kucha bhI jJeya bacA rahe, taba taka yahI samajhiye ki hama abhI taka para se jur3e haiN| jaba sAre jJeyoM se hama azeSa ho jAyeM, phira jo zeSa bace, vahI sva hai, vahI AtmA hai, vahI jJAna hai| isa dazA ko A~kane ke lie hI 'Atma-jJAna' zabda kA prayoga hotA hai| vAstava meM vahA~ AtmA hI jJAnarUpa hotI hai aura jJAna bhI AtmA rUpa hotA hai| jisa kSaNa hamArI jindagI meM aisA kSaNa Aye, jaba sAre jJeya azeSa ho jAye, usa kSaNa yadi svayaM bhagavAn bhI mile, to unheM bho jJeya samajha lenA aura unako dUra haTA denaa| AkhirakAra Apa svayaM apane ko bhagavad svarUpa pAyeMge yAnI Apa hI bhagavAn bana jaayeNge| ROB For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zreSThatama sAhitya koM adhikatama pAThakoM taka pahu~cAne kI dizA meM abhinava abhiyAna durlabha pustakeM : sabakI pahu~ca meM; dezabhara ke vidvAnoM evaM patra-patrikAoM dvArA prazaMsita; lekhaka aura pAThaka ke bIca sIdhA saMvAda sampUrNa sAmagrI; suvidhAjanaka AkAra mUlya Adhe se bhI kama / prAkRta- sUkti-kozaH mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara prAkRta-sUktiyoM kA eka advitIya vizvakoza, jisameM prAkRta sUktoM ke sAtha hindI anuvAda bhI hai, aura hai zodhakartAoM ke lie sandarbha-koza bhI / pRSTha 312. 25/ 5 bimba pratibimba: mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara jIvana ke udher3abuna ko prastuta karane vAlI eka sazakta praur3ha kAvya-kRti / pRSTha 84 5 SaDdarzana- samuccayaH AcArya haribhadrasUri bhArata ke pramukha chaha darzanoM kA saMkSipta va sarala hindI vivecana ke sAtha navIna prastutIkaraNa / sAtha hI saralArtha sahita pAribhASika zabda-koza evaM SaDdarzanoM kA hindI meM kAvyabaddha pariziSTa / 61 . 5 mahopAdhyAya samayasundaraH vyaktitva evaM kRtitva: muni candraprabhasAgara ATha akSaroM ke dasa lAkha se adhika artha karane vAle vizvastarIya vidvAn samayasundara ke samUce jIvana-pariveza evaM sAhitya ko gaharAiyoM se prastuta karane vAlA vizAla zodha-prabandha | pRSTha 508. 40/uttamaH muni lalitaprabhasAgara uttamakumAra ke sAhasI vyaktitva ko ujAgara karanevAlI eka paurANika kathA / pRSTha 68 71 5 vicAra aura vyavahAra : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara naitikatA kA patha pradarzita karane vAlA anUThA jIvanopayogI dohA zataka 1 48 # atimuktaH gaNeza lalavAnI Agama-sAhitya se sIdhe uThAe gae jAne-pahacAne pAtra, para kathA-zilpa anUThA gauravapUrNa | pRSTha 118 81 5 zrAvakAcAraH mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara AgamoM aura zAstroM para AdhArita zrAvaka ke AcAra-vyavahAra ko batAnevAlI eka zreSTha pustikA, jo zrAvakItha AvazyakatAoM ko pUrA karatI hai | pRSTha 60 4/ 31 samparka kareM: zrIjitayazAzrI phAuMDezana 9 sI, esplaneDa IsTa kalakattA 69 5 candraprabha kI kahAniyA~: muni lalitaprabhasAgara hindI ke bahucarcita stambha candraprabhajI kI chaha ati lokapriya kahAniyoM kA apUrva saMgraha | Adhunika jIvana se samanvita prAcIna bhAratIya jIvana kA jIvanta citraNa / 71 4/: ukta sabhI pustakoM kA seTa ma~gAne para 7 anya pustakoM kA viziSTa upahAra rajisTrI cArz2a eka pustaka para 6/-, sampUrNa seTa para 15/ ' Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara For Personal & Private Use Only