Book Title: Antar ke Pat Khol
Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003869/1

JAIN EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL FOR PRIVATE AND PERSONAL USE ONLY
Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI candraprabha obhedd'aay' chedd'e sAdhanA usI ke lie hai, jo sAdhanA ko sAdhanA ke bhAva se jie. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola AdhyAtmika satya se rUbarU karavAte hue hamAre aMtarmana ko zAMti, zakti evaM sauMdarya pradAna karane vAlI pustaka zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMtara ke paTa khola zrI candraprabha prakAzaka : zrI jitayazA phAuMDezana bI-7 anukampA dvitIya, ema.AI.roDa, jayapura (rAja.) AzISa : gaNivara zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI ma. mudraka : bhArata presa, jodhapura mUlya : 30/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ praveza se pUrva prastuta pustaka 'antara ke paTa khola' AtmajJAnI saMta pUjya zrI candraprabha dvArA masUrI ke naisargika vAtAvaraNa meM die gae amRta pravacanoM kA sAra-saMkalana hai| yaha eka aisI adbhuta-anamola pustaka hai jo vyakti ko AdhyAtmika zAMti, zakti aura mukti prApta karane kA rAstA pradAna karatI hai| pUjya zrI candraprabha kahate haiM - vizva ke pratyeka saphala aura mahAna vyakti kI zreSThatA ke pIche eka tattva kA hAtha avazya rahA hai aura vaha hai usakI AdhyAtmika zakti, AdhyAtmika zAMti, AdhyAtmika sauNdry| ve kahate haiM ki adhyAtma koI aisA zabda nahIM hai jisakA saMbaMdha kisI alaukika-asAdhAraNa vyakti ke sAtha ho| adhyAtma to sIdhe artha meM apane meM antarnihita mAnasika aura caitanya-zakti ke sAtha ekAkAra honA hai| zrI candraprabha kA yaha vaktavya atyanta preraka hai ki adhyAtma ko AtmasAt karane ke lie hameM kisI guphA meM jAne kI jarUrata nahIM hai| kevala svayaM ko zAMtimaya aura AnaMdamaya banAne kI mAnasikatA taiyAra karane kI AvazyakatA hai| hamArI sA~sa hamAre bhItara-bAhara kA setu hai, isalie jIvana kI gaharAI meM utarane ke lie prathama caraNa meM om' maMtra ke sAtha sA~soM ko laMbA-gaharA karane kA, hara sA~sa ke sAtha svayaM ko ekalaya karane kA abhyAsa kiyA jAnA caahie| jaise-jaise sA~soM ke sAtha ekalayatA sadhatI calI jAtI hai, zabda, saMkalpa-vikalpa, vicAra, maMtra svata: mauna hote cale jAte haiN| zarIra, mana aura prANoM meM sahaja zAMti, Arogya aura AnaMdamaya sthiti banane lagatI hai aura taba rUbarU hone lagate haiM hama svayaM kI sUkSma jIvanI zakti se apanI aMtazcetanA se| usI se khulate haiM phira prabhutA ke dvAra / vyakti anubhava karane lagatA hai taba svayaM meM adbhuta-apUrva dshaaeN| taba mana to ho jAtA hai mauna aura cetanA karane lagatI hai pala-pala ahonRty| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa sAre pariveza meM hameM praveza dilAtI hai zrI candraprabha ke AdhyAtmika mArgadarzana se paripUrNa yaha pustk| nizcaya hI yaha pustaka adhyAtma kI vaha kuMjI hai, jo hamAre mAnava-mana ko bahuta gahare taka prabhAvita karatI hai aura jIvana ke a~dhere konoM meM rozanI ke cirAga sthApita karatI hai| zrI candraprabha ke ina pravacanoM meM unakI divya zAMti, sAdhanA aura anupama AnaMda-dazA kI sugaMdhita bayAra hai| pUjya zrI candraprabha ko sunanA apane-Apa meM eka adbhuta camatkAra ghaTita karanA hai, sIdhe tAra se tAra jur3ate haiM, para unheM par3hanA bhI kisI AhlAdakArI anubhava se gujarane ke samAna hai| Apa dhairyapUrvaka isa pustaka ke pratidina eka-eka adhyAya, eka-eka pravacana ko par3hate jAie, Apake sAmane jIvana kI AMtarika gaharAiyoM kI parte svata: khulatI jaaeNgii| manuSya kI cetanA ke vikAsa aura nikhAra ke lie jitane upAya ho sakate haiM, zrI candraprabha ne isa pustaka meM unakA saTIka vivecana kiyA hai| isa pustaka ko par3hanA mAno AdhyAtmika samRddhi kI kuMjI ko pAnA hai| pahale Apa ise mana lagAkara par3hie, phira manana kIjie aura taba pahala kIjie ise apane jIvana meM AtmasAt karane kii| Apa pAe~ge svayaM meM eka adbhuta zAMti, zuddhi aura mukti kI AnaMdamayI dshaa| - pUjya zrI candraprabha kI karIba 200 pravacana pustakeM haiN| Apa unakA upayoga kiijie| hara pustaka apane-Apa meM kisI prakAza-puMja ke samAna hai| - prakAza daphtarI saMbodhi dhAma, jodhapura-4 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAMti kA mArga : vartamAna kI bodha : vRtti aura pravRtti kA draSTA bhAva : adhyAtma kI AtmA aMtara ke paTa khola - vRtti, vRtti-bodha, vRtti nirodha bheda - vijJAna : sAdhaka kI antardRSTi . sAdhanA ke sopAna caraiveti-caraiveti marpaNava paramezvara hamAre pAsa. eka oMkAra sata nAma OM : sArvabhauma maMtra. anukrama 'anupazyanA dhyAna aura prema : jIvana ke do AnaMda-sUtra pahacAneM svayaM ko - 'kauna hU~ maiM' ? sAdhanA kA Adarza : vItarAga turyA : bheda-vijJAna kI parAkASThA sahaja mile avinAzI .. kaivalya ke dvAra para . For Personal & Private Use Only 9 18 28 40 48 58 66 77 84 93 100 106 112 118 126 131 140 145 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAMti kA mArga : vartamAna kI anupazyanA vaha hara kArya svIkArya hai, jisase mana meM zAMti ghaTita ho; vaha hara kArya tyAjya hai, jo azAMti kA nimitta bane / bahuta sAla pahale kI bAta hai| maiM jIvana ke una tatvoM para bhI apane vaktavya de karatA thA jinakA ki mujhe svayaM koI pratyakSa anubhava nahIM thaa| vaha jo kucha bolatA, vaha kinhIM aura kitAboM ko par3ha - bA~ca kara kahA gayA pariNAma hotA / eka dina merI aMtarAtmA ne mujhase pUchA ki jo tuma kaha rahe ho, kyA vaha jJAta satya hai? AtmA aura paramAtmA ke bAre meM U~ce vaktavya denA kaThina hote hue bhI AsAna hai, para unakA anubhava honA, hA~, yahI sAdhanA hai / nIlagiri kI ghATiyoM meM rahane vAlI eka pavitra yoginI ne una dinoM mujhase kahA thA ki ThIka eka sAla bAda Apako jIvana meM pahalI yoga- zakti prApta hogI / maiMne taba usa yoginI kI bAta ko mahaja 'bAta' bhara samajhA, lekina jaba apane hampI ke pravAsa aura sAdhanA-kAla ke daurAna aisA huA, to bAta, bAta na rahI; bAta bhI kisI rahasya kI pUrvAnubhUti ho gaI / maiM yaha bar3I sahajatA se anurodha karU~gA ki vyakti kA pahalA lakSya aura pahalA puruSArtha mana kI zAMti se jur3A honA caahie| hama jIvana ke cAhe jaise lakSya banAe~, para jIvana ke hara sahaja aura kaThina daura meM isa bAta kA zAzvata bodha rahe ki kahIM hamAre mana kI zAMti khaMDita na ho jaae| vaha hara kArya svIkArya hai jisase mana meM zAMti ghaTita ho / vaha hara kArya tyAjya hai, jo hamAre lie azAMti kA nimitta bane / mana kI zAMti se bar3hakara koI svarga nahIM hai| mana kI azAMti svayaM hI naraka hai| hameM hara hAla meM mana kI zAMti kA svAmI honA caahie| Atma-prApti yA paramAtma-prApti naMbara hai| naMbara eka meM hai mana kI zAMti / mana kI svArtha aura ajJAna - rahita nirvikAra dazA hI zAMti kA mUla maMtra hai| hama apane mana ko par3atAleM, jIvana ke prati bahuta sahaja va For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola sarala hokara ki hamAre mana kI, aMtaramana kI kaisI sthiti hai, kaisI gati-dargati hai| jIvana ke prati ImAnadAra hue bagaira jIvana ke vAstavika satya aura zAMti kA svAmI nahIM huA jA sktaa| duHkhoM se mukta hone ke lie antarmana ko zAMtimaya banAnA pahalI anivAryatA hai| hamArI A~khoM ke sAmane bahuta bar3A AsamAna hai aura bahuta bar3A sNsaar| bItA huA eka bahuta bar3A atIta hai aura eka ansuljhaa| ajJeya banA eka bahuta bar3A bhvissy| vartamAna atIta aura bhaviSya ke adhara-jhUla meM hai| hama sRSTi ke vartamAna haiM, para yaha hamArI viDaMbanA hai ki jJAna kA upayoga apane ajJAna ko pahacAnane ke lie na kara pAne ke kAraNa hI hama asthira haiM, mana ke galiyAre meM digbhrAMta haiN| hamAre hAtha meM kevala hathelI hai; jIvana kA satya, jIvana kI zAMti, jIvana kA bodha nhiiN| manuSya kA mana bar3A vicitra hai| vaha yA to atIta kI ora apane qadama bar3hAtA hai yA bhaviSya kI ora apanI palakeM TimaTimAtA hai| vaha yadi bekhabara hai to kevala vartamAna se| jo vartamAna ke prati sajaga hai, vahI atIta bhaviSya kI uThApaTaka se mukta ho sakatA hai| jIvana kA saMbaMdha atIta meM bhI rahA hai aura bhaviSya se bhI ho sakatA hai| jahA~ taka jIvana kI samagratA kA prazna hai, usakI dhurI to vartamAna' hai| mere dekhe, jIvana samaya ke dharAtala para eka pravAha hai| eka avirAma-aniruddha pravAha hai| manuSya kI vyAkulatA kA kAraNa atIta aura bhaviSya kI yAdoM aura kalpanAoM meM khoe rahanA hai| isakI bajAya jaba bhI hama vartamAna ke sAkSI hoMge, hama zAMti aura nirAkulatA ke svAmI hote jaaeNge| kAza, mila jAe hameM vaha samajha aura jIvana dRSTi ki jisase hama hara hAla meM zAMti aura mukti ko barakarAra rakha skeN| mukti kA artha kisI dvIpa para jAkara basanA nahIM hai jo saMsAra ke UhApoha bhare sAgara se Upara ho / mukti mana kI mRtyu hai| mukti mana kI samAdhi hai| mukti samaya kA atikramaNa hai| jisakA mana miTa gayA, zAMta ho gayA, usa para samaya ke kAlacakra kA prabhAva nahIM par3atA hai| ___ vyakti mana se zUnya bne| vaha use mA~jane ke cakkara meM na pdd'e| vaha mana ko zAMtimaya banAne ke lie prayatnazIla ho| mahAvIra aura buddha jaise puruSa mana-maMjana ke lie saMsAra-mukta nahIM hue, varan saMsAra aura saMnyAsa ke jAla bunane vAle mana se mukta hone ke lie sAdhanA-mArga para ArUr3ha hue| mana bhalA koI darpaNa hai, jo use rAkha yA nIMbU se malA jAe? vaha to adRzya pravAha hai| usameM taraMge hI taraMgeM haiN| vaha zarIra kI sUkSma saMhitA hai| vyakti uparata ho zarIra se bhI, mana se bhii| yaha ucca avasthA hai| draSTA-bhAva/sAkSI-bhAva isa sthiti ke pAne kA AdhAra hai| ___ hama svayaM ko zAMti ke mArga para le cleN| jo svayaM zAMtimaya hotA hai, vahI apanI ora se dUsaroM ko zAMti pradAna kara sakatA hai| dUsaroM ko apanI ora se zAMti, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAMti kA mArga : vartamAna kI anupazyanA prasannatA aura AnaMda kA sukUna denA parivAra, samAja aura mAnavatA kI sevA hI hai| hama dUsaroM ko zAMti aura prasannatA dene kI bajAya apane jIvana ke acche-bure mApadaMDa kA nirNaya unheM supurda kara dete haiN| kisI ke dvArA acche kahe jAne para hama svayaM ko acchA mAna lete haiM, usake dvArA kie jAne vAle guNAnuvAda ke prati hama dhanyavAda se bhara jAte haiM, to burA kahe jAne para svayaM ko burA mAnate hue usake prati Akroza aura upekSA-bhAva dRr3ha kara lete haiM / koI hameM burA kahe, yaha kahane vAle kI maz2abUrI rahI hogii| usakI maz2abUrI ko hama apanI maz2abUrI kyoM banAe~ / koI hameM acchA kahatA hai, yaha usakI bhalamanasAhata hogii| usake dvArA bhalA kahe jAne para hama svayaM ko kyoM abhimAna deN| 11 kisI ke dvArA acchA-burA kahA jAnA yaha usakI acchI-burI dRSTi kA pariNAma hai| hama kisI ke dvArA kucha kahe jAne se vaisA thor3e hI hote haiM, phira vyartha kI rAga- -dveSajanita pratikriyAe~ kyoM ? hama vAstava meM acche haiM yA bure, isake to hama svayaM hI jJAtA haiN| dUsaroM ke bAtUnI sammohana meM svayaM kA viveka chor3a denA svayaM kI vAstavikatA se dhokhA khA baiThanA hai / svayaM kI vAstavikatA ke lie hameM svayaM kA jAyajA lenA hogA / Dhulamula yakIna kAma na aaegaa| jo hai, vahI hai; jaisA hai, apanI vAstavikatA meM hai| adhyAtma svayaM kI vAstavikatAoM se sAkSAtkAra hai| 1 hama pahala kareM aMtara - nirIkSaNa kI, mana ko zAMtimaya banAne kI / hama apane jIvana ko par3heM, nihaareN| jIvana kI asaliyata khuda-ba-khuda sAmane najara A jaaegii| mujhe sunakara jagane vAlI pyAsa Aropita hai| asalI pyAsa jagatI hai svayaM ko sunanepar3hane se / hama suneM, par3heM svayaM ko, apane Apako, tAki yAtrA zurU ho sake apanI hI abhIpsA ke sAtha, jIvana ke aMtar - strota ko DhUMr3hane kI / iMdriyajIvI hone ke kAraNa zAyada jIvana kA satya bAhara DhU~r3hate raheM, kiMtu jaba lauTakara svayaM meM jhAMkeMge, to satya aura zAMti kA srota svayaM meM hI ru~dhA-dabA paaeNge| bAhara DhU~r3hanA mana kI bahiryAtrA hai, vahIM bhItara nihAranA aMtaryAtrA hai / yaha sImA meM asIma kI, kAyA meM kAyanAta kI koziza hai| yathArtha yaha hai ki jIvana ke srota svayaM meM haiN| mAnA ki isake saMbaMdha atIta se bhI rahe haiM, abhI bhI haiN| jo 'hai' usake 'thA' para vicAra na kreN| atIta para vicAra karate rahanA kevala mana ke anargala jaMgala meM ghUmane ke samAna hai| jIvana kA AnaMda 'hai' meM hone meM hai, bAkI to saba ' sUne ghara ke pAhune' haiM / yaha sahI hai ki dharatI para hamAre pA~va haiN| dharatI aura brahmAMDa kI virATatA hamAre sAmane 'khulI hathelI' kI taraha phailI huI hai / virATatA aura usakI bArIkiyoM ko dekhane ke lie hamAre bhItara antardRSTi cAhie / dRSTi jitanI pragAr3ha hogI, virATatA hamAre utanI hI qarIba hotI jaaegii| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola hama dharatI ko dekheM, dharatI ke atIta aura vartamAna ko dekheM / dharatI ke nIce pAtAla hai aura Upara AsamAna / na pAtAla kA koI aMta hai, na AsamAna kA koI chora / jaba pariveza karavaTa badalatA hai, to AkAza meM bhI pAtAla kI saMbhAvanAe~ bola uThatI haiM aura pAtAla meM bhI AkAza kI / AkAza to hara astitva kA AdhAra hai| AkAza korA hai, zUnya hai / AkAza kA matalaba hai khAlIpana / pRthvI gola guMbaja hai, pAtAla to maMgala, zani, nepacyUna grahoM meM bhI hai / vahA~ bhI AkAza kI riktatA hai| yaha hamArI takadIra hai ki hameM harI-bharI jamIna bhI milI hai aura AkAza kI vizAlatA bhii| yAnI A~gana bhI aura A~gana meM AkAza bhI / hamArA astitva to donoM ke madhya hai / hama bIca kI kar3I haiN| hama dharatI ke nivAsI haiN| dharatI sabakI hai| dharatI para sabakA adhikAra hai, dharatI ko aura adhika suMdara banAne kA hamArA dAyitva hai / hama dharatI ko suMdara kahA~ banA pAte haiM, hama to dharatI ko bA~Tane meM, use naSTa karane meM, jamIna para adhikAra karane nAma para jhagar3ate rahate haiN| bhalA, jamIna ke lie kaise jhagar3e ? yadi koI isa para adhikAra jatAegA bhI, to bhI kahA~ taka ? kisa gaharAI taka adhikAra jatAe~ge ? bhUleM hama adhikAra kI bhASA / adhikAra kI bhASA Asakti kI bhASA hai, hiMsA aura ahaMkAra kI bhASA hai| hama adhikAra nahIM, pyAra kI bhASA meM Ae~ / udAra dRSTi apnaaeN| hama svataMtratA ke premI hoM, saMkucita jamInI adhikAroM ke nahIM / z2amIneM sadiyoM se rahI haiM aura aMtarikSa bhI vahI, kiMtu Asakti aura adhikAra kI bhUmikA meM jIne vAle patA nahIM, aba taka kitane loga apanA dama aura daMbha tor3a cuke haiN| saMsAra meM eka iMca bhI z2amIna aisI nahIM hai, jahA~ aba taka kama-se-kama dasa loga dafanAe na gae hoM / jisa z2amIna ke lie hama saba jhagar3a rahe haiM, haqIkata meM vaha zmazAna aura kabristAna hai| aba to aMtarikSa ke bhI ba~TavAre ho cuke haiN| mahAzUnya ke bhI alaga-alaga ' vibhAga' ! bahuta khUba ! jo 'nahIM hai' usa para bhI 'hai' kI sIla / ye sArI jamIneM anityatA ko lie hue haiN| patA nahIM, hama aba taka kitanI bAra yahA~ janma-janmakara mara-khapa cuke haiN| mRtyu hara bAra janma kA kAraNa banI aura isa sArI kAryavAhI kA aguvA hamArA saMskArajanita AsravadharmA citta aura mana hI rahA / jamIna kI parteM jitanI gaharI, hamArA atIta bhI utanA hI rahasyamaya / AkAza jitanA phailA hai, hamArA bhaviSya bhI vaisA hI ajJeya hai, ajJAta hai| dharatI hamArA vartamAna hai, atIta naraka hai aura bhaviSya svarga | devaloka bhogabhUmi hai aura manuSyaloka karmabhUmi | kucha hone ke lie sirpha manuSyaloka hai / para manuSya hai aisA, jo vartamAna para utanA vizvasta nahIM hai, jitanA atIta aura bhaviSya para, naraka aura svarga para / hai to dharatI bhI naraka aura svarga jaisI, kiMtu bicauliyA pharka yaha hai ki dharatI aura brahmAMDa hamArI A~khoM ke sAmane haiM aura svarga-naraka pITha pIche / jo For Personal & Private Use Only 12 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAMti kA mArga : vartamAna kI anupazyanA vartamAna meM jItA hai, usake kadama svarga aura naraka, donoM ke pAra haiN| vaha jaisA hai, jo hai, usI kA svAgata-satkAra karatA hai| vaha sirpha apane zarIra kA hI vartamAna meM upayoga nahIM karatA, apitu mana ko bhI vartamAna para keMdrita kara letA hai / vartamAna para kiyA jAne vAlA keMdrIkaraNa atIta aura bhaviSya ke bhaTakAva meM jIne se behatara hai| naraka ke bhaya se yA svarga ke lobha se jIvana ke kRtya na hoM, ve hoM jIvana ko svarga banAne ke lie, mukta nirbhaya cetanA kA svAmI banane ke lie| soca vyartha hai mRta atIta kA, vyartha hai Age kA ciMtana / jIvana to basa vartamAna hai, zreSTha isI kA abhinaMdana // loga atIta ko hI sumirate rahate haiM, mana meM atIta kA hI vizleSaNa karate rahate haiM, ve apane ghAvoM ko kureda rahe haiM / ve mAtra yAdoM meM khoe rahate haiM / unake pAsa ciMtana nahIM, ciMtA hai| acchA atIta bhI Akhira hameM smRti kA gama hI sauMpegA mAthAkhorI se bacane ke lie hI to atIta ko anAdi kahA jAtA hai / sarvajJa aura sarvavettA bhI atIta ke Adima chora ko nahIM chU paae| aura eka hama loga haiM jo sirpha atIta ke bAre meM socate rahate haiM / atIta ko agara jAneMge bhI, to bhI kitanA ! jAnakara bhI anajAna hI rheNge| 1 13 aisA hI bhaviSya hai / bhaviSya bhI bItI bAtoM se kama nahIM hai| bhaviSya aksara atIta kA hI pratibiMba hotA hai| bhaviSya atIta kI punarAvRtti hai, atIta kI pothI kA punarsaMskaraNa hai / phira bhI, bhaviSya ko koI nahIM jAna sakatA / bhaviSya ke lie sirpha kalpanAe~ kI jA sakatI haiM, yA adharoM ke AzvAsana die jA sakate haiN| isa bAta se koI anabhijJa nahIM hai ki kalpanAe~ mahaja mana kI makkhiyA~ haiM aura bhinabhinAte rahanA makkhiyoM kA svabhAva hai| mana kI kalpanA yadi eka hI lakSya se jur3I rahatI, to zAyada vaha usa pakSa kI gaharAI taka pahu~ca jaataa| mana to hara kadama kadama para kuA~ khodanA cAhatA hai| dasa phuTa taka khudAI karane para pAnI na milA, to dUsarI jagaha khoda - khAda zurU kara dI / jo dasa bIghA jamIna kisI samaya kheta kahalAyA karatI thI, Aja vaha gaDDhoM se bharI hai| dasa gaDDhoM meM bikharI mehanata kA yadi eka hI sthAna para nirantara prayoga kiyA jAe, to lakSya hAsila kiyA jA sakatA hai| manuSya kI sthiti to isa kadara hai ki vaha sau ko pAne ke cakkara meM ninyAnave ko ThukarA rahA hai| hama jie~ samaya kI uThApaTaka se Upara uThakara / vartamAna kA sAdhaka jyoti bujhane se pahale usakI rozanI meM jIvana kI AdhyAtmika saMpadA ko DhU~r3ha nikAlane meM kAmayAba ho jAtA hai| yadi hama mukta ho sakeM, na kevala atIta aura bhaviSya se, balki vartamAna se For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 antara ke paTa khola bhI, to hama vaha na raheMge, jo Ama taura para prANI janma-maraNa ke bIca dhakkA khAte jItA hai| hama zAzvata bana jAyeMge - samaya kI hara sImA ke paar| atIta aura bhaviSya kI uThApaTaka se mukta hone ke lie hama vartamAna ke anupazyI hoM aura phira zAzvatatA kI ora kadama bar3hAne ke lie hama dhIre-dhIre vartamAna se bhI uparata hote jaaeN| atIta, vartamAna aura bhaviSya kI uThApaTaka kA nAma hI samaya hai| ina tInoM se mukta hone kA nAma hI jIvana-mukti hai| cU~ki hama zAzvata bana sakate haiM, isIlie kaha rahA huuN| hamAre pAsa aisI kSamatA hai, prANImAtra ke pAsa kSamatA hai| hama bIja haiN| bIja phUla bana sakatA hai| phUla khilegA apane nijatva se| hama DUbeM apanI samagra nijatA meN| hama dhyAna meM dduubeN| apane sAtha ekAkAra hoN| antarmana se, antarhRdaya se ekAkAra hoN| hama svayaM ko zAMtimaya banAe~, AnaMdamaya bnaaeN| hama atIta kI phikra na kreN| atIta yAnI jo ho cukA, dhArA baha gii| jo ho gayA, so ho gyaa| cAhe vaha acchA huA yA buraa| jo golI baMdUka se nikala cukI, usake bAre meM kyA socnaa| socanA hai, ciMtana-manana karanA hai to usa para karo, jo naz2ara ke sAmane hai| 'bItI tAhi bisAri de'- mana kI zAMti kA yaha sabase sarala maMtra hai| bIta gaI so bAta gaI, takadIra kA zikavA kauna kre| jo tIra kamA~ se nikala gayA, usa tIra kA pIchA kauna kre| jo bIta gayA, so atIta ho gyaa| manISiyoM kI salAha hai - bItI tAhi bisAri de| jo hai, usakA tahedila se svAgata kreN| jo hai, vaha svIkArya hai| saMbhava hai, prApta cIjeM hameM saMtuSTa na kara pAe~, para bhagavAna ke prati kRtajJatA nivedita kareM, kyoMki jo mila rahA hai, vaha bhAgya se eka rattI bhI kama nahIM mila rahA hai| saMbhava hai, isase aura badatara sthiti A sakatI thii| yadi Apake pAsa pahanane ko jUte nahIM haiM, to zikAyata mata kiijie| kaiyoM ke pAsa to pA~va hI nahIM haiN| saMtuSTa aura AnaMdita rahanA siikheN| bhaviSya kI jhalakiyoM ko apanI A~khoM kI TimaTimAhaTa se dUra rkheN| jo abhI hai hI nahIM, usake bAre meM jo 'hai' use dA~va para kyoM lagAnA ? bhaviSya jisa rUpa meM bhI vartamAna banegA, prasannatApUrvaka usakI agavAnI kreNge| hama nihAreM bIja ko; use siiNceN| phala vahI niSpanna hogA, jo usa bIja se saMbhAvita hai| bIja kaisA thA, isakA paricaya hama phala se hI pA sakate haiN| hama AkAza meM thegale lagAnA chor3eM, chalA~geM khUba mAra lIM, aba jie~ vAstavikatA meN| maiMne kahA vartamAna ke lie, kiMtu yaha sirpha isalie tAki vyakti una ulajhanoM se mukta ho sake, jinakA saMbaMdha atIta-bhaviSya ke aMtardvandva se hai| vartamAna ke upayoga For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAMti kA mArga : vartamAna kI anupazyanA 15 kA matalaba yaha nahIM ki atIta aura bhaviSya Dhakosale haiM isalie khUba khAo, pIyo, mauja udd'aao| kRpayA saMyama rakheM, anyathA memanA jitanA jaldI moTA-tAjA hogA, khatarA utanA hI adhika sira para mNddraaegaa| sAdhaka ke lie vaha mana hI dhyAna, yoga aura samAdhi kA dvAra banatA hai, jo vartamAna kA anupazyI ho| jisa mana kI ApAdhApI se hama itane saMtrasta haiM, yadi vaha vartamAna kA draSTA aura vartamAna ke lie hI sakriya ho jAe, to satya aura zAMti kI kisI bhI saMbhAvanA ko AtmasAt karane ke lie usase behatara aura koI sAdhana na bnegaa| mahAvIra dvArA vartamAna kI anuprekSA aura buddha dvArA vartamAna kI vipazyanA unakI manomukti ke pramukha AdhAra bne| ____ mana aura samaya kA atikramaNa karane ke lie jo ho rahA hai, usako hone denA hai| yaha bhavitavya hai, kiMtu jahA~ bhavitavya ko karttavya mAna liyA jAtA hai, vahA~ vartamAna bhI baMdhana kA AdhAra bana jAtA hai| satya aura zAMti ko kisI katya yA kriyA se nahIM, varan svabhAva aura hone se pAyA jAtA hai| vaha hai, sirpha usameM honA hai| Atma-svIkRti meM hI paramAtmA kI padacApa sunAI de jAtI hai| jo hai, yadi use samagratA se DhU~r3hA jAe, to vaha najara ke sAmane hai - khojI hoya to turatai milihauM, pala bhara kI talAza meM: maiM to tere pAsa meN| ___ vaha vartamAna meM hai, vartamAna meM jInA yoga kA praveza-dvAra hai| yoga kA anuzAsana vartamAna meM jaganA hai| jAgRti suSupti aura svapna se behatara sthiti hai| jAgaraNa hI turyA-avasthA ke phUla khilAtA hai| mana kA sonA hI aMtarhRdaya meM utarane kA mArga kholatA hai| mana ko jAgakara hI dekhA-parakhA jA sakatA hai| jo jagA, usakA mana so gyaa| mana ko vizrAma dekara hI jIvana ko naI sphUrta UrjA pradAna kI jA sakatI hai| mana kA upayoga karanA cAhie, para dina-rAta nahIM, AvazyakatAnusAra / AvazyakatAnusAra upayoga karo, puna: vishraam| mana ko vizrAma kA, rilaiksezanazipa kA gura AnA caahie| mana kA kaise upayoga kiyA jAe, yadi AdamI ko isakI kalA AtmasAt ho jAe, to jIvana kI samasta samasyAoM kA svata: nidAna ho jaae| ____ hama mana ko idhara-udhara kI uThApaTaka se mukta karane ke lie vartamAna ke sAkSI baneM aura phira mana kI caMcalatA ke zAMta hone para atimanas kI ora utthe| mana ke bhI pAra, parA tattva kI ora, caitanya kI ora, sAikika paoNvara kI or| yoga kI pahalI zarta mana kI aDigatA hai| mana kA sthira aura zAMtimaya honA yoga kA anivArya pahalU hai| mana kI sArI DigAhaTa atIta aura bhaviSya ke izAre para hai| DigatA-jhUlatA mana kabhI 'samyak darzana' kA sUtradhAra nahIM bana sktaa| vartamAna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 antara ke paTa khola meM, prApta kSaNa meM mana kA jaganA jIvana aura jIvana kI samasta AdhyAtmika samasyAoM se mukta hone kA dvAra hai| jo Upara uTha cukA hai samaya se, vaha mana se bhI uparata ho cukA hai| mana ke pAra jAne vAlA hI caitanya-jagat ke AnaMda meM nimagna hotA hai| dhyAna svayaM se svayaM kA milana hai| apane-Apa se milanA hI dhyAna hai| auroM se milanA bahuta AsAna ho gayA hai| svayaM se milane kI na hameM phurasata hai, na hI phikr| hama mana ko vartamAna para keMdrita kareM aura svayaM ko vartamAna kSaNa pr| mana kI zAMti pAne kA dhyAna se bar3hakara aura koI mArga nahIM hai| yaha mArgoM kA mArga hai, hara dvAra kA prathama aura aMtima dvAra hai| yadi dhyAna meM jInA cAhate ho, dhyAna meM utaranA cAhate ho, to atIta kI smRti aura bhaviSya kI kalpanA - donoM na hoN| donoM ko lupta ho jAne do, miTa jAne do| kevala mauna, saakssiibhaav| apane meM utaro, to kevala apane hokara utro| apane sAtha kisI aura ko na le jaao| na patnI ko, na pati ko, na baccoM ko, na par3osI ko, na dukAna ko, na makAna ko| sabase nirapekSa-nirlipta hokara kevala isa manodazA se bhItara utaro ki maiM svayaM ko zAMtimaya banAne ke lie, apane-Apa se mulAkAta karane ke lie svayaM meM utara rahA hU~, svayaM ke sAtha ekAkAra ho rahA huuN| jaba hamAre Amane-sAmane kucha na hogA, na AkarSaNa, na vikarSaNa, na zubha, na azubha, na koI caMcala taraMga; taba na to rahegA sAgara kI laharoM kI taraha AtA-jAtA samaya, aura na rahegA mana kA azAMta vaataavrnn| aise kSaNoM meM jo kucha bhI hogA, vaha mAtra vyaktitva hogA, zAMti aura Urjasvita svarUpa hogaa| jaba kucha bhI na hogA, tabhI hama dhyAna meM hoNge| svAgata hai isa caitanya dazA kA, jIvana ke amRta mahotsava kaa| kahate haiM bhagavAna buddha vRkSa kI zItala chAyA tale AsIna the| ve sahaja apane aMtarmona meM tallIna the| acAnaka bhagavAna ko eka rahasyamayI muskAna se ApUrita dekhakara bhagavAna ke hI eka ziSya sAdhaka AnaMda ne pUchA bhaMte ! Akhira kisa bAta para Apa acAnaka muskarA uThe, jabaki pUrA vAtAvaraNa zAMta-mauna hai|' / bhagavAna ne chalachalAtI nadI kI ora saMketa karate hae eka gaharI ni:zvAsa chodd'ii| bole, 'vatsa! dekhate ho use? kalpanAoM kA iMdrajAla to vaha laMbA-caur3A buna rahA hai, para vaha yaha nahIM jAnatA ki usakI sArI kalpanAe~ adhUrI hI dharI raha jaaeNgii| mRtyu usakI ora niraMtara bar3ha rahI hai, para mana kI udher3abuna aura kalpanAoM ke kolAhala meM use mRtyu kI padacApa kahA~ sunAI de pA rahI hai!' / ziSya-saMgha ne pAyA ki prabhu kI vANI meM dayA aura karuNA thii| sabane sunA, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17 zAMti kA mArga : vartamAna kI anupazyanA basa, sAta dina aura...? yuvaka ko bhagavAna kI vANI se avagata karAyA gyaa| apanI mRtyu kI bAta sunate hI stabdha ho uThA vh| pasIne se trbtr| khaMDahara ho gae the mana ke race samasta mhl-mhraab| usane sIdhe bhagavAna kI zaraNa svIkAra kii| rote-kalapate dekha, Akhira use bhagavAna ne kahA, 'rone se kucha na hogA priya ! mana ko zAMta kara svayaM kI sArthakatA para punarvicAra kro|' bhagavAn ne use samajhAyA ki mRtyu se satya nahIM, mAtra svapna miTate haiN| bhagavAn kI vANI marma taka sIdhI bhItara utara gii| mana saMsAra se kamalavat Upara uTha gyaa| aba zarIra usake lie maMdira thA aura vicAra shriiphl| pradIpta huI thI eka aMtara-lau jIvana ko ujAgara karane ko| AyuSya kI rekhA mAtra sAta dina kI aura thii| pratipala mRtyu kA samaya karIba A rahA thA, para mRtyu ho na pAI; nirvANa pahale ho gayA, viSapAI svayaM amRta ho gyaa| ghaTanA mAtra ghaTanA nahIM, varan svayaM kI mana:sthiti ko dekhane kI, pahacAnane kI, mukta hone kI preraNA hai| hama vartamAna ke sAdhaka hoN| vartamAna paristhiti ke. vartamAna kSaNa ke, vartamAna svarUpa ke arthAt vartamAna ke sAkSI aura anudraSTA hoN| vartamAna kI anupazyanA hI mana kI zAMti kA sahaja sarala mArga hai| hama aMtaratama ko pahacAneM, svayaM meM Atma-zakti aura Atma-vizvAsa kA saMcAra kreN| prakAza ko hamArI jarUrata hai aura hameM prakAza kii| hama svayaM meM jJAna aura vizvAsa ke prakAza ko, satya aura zAMti ke Aloka ko svayaM meM sAkAra ho lene deN| Aja bhale hI aMdhakAra ho, para jinakI A~khoM meM prakAza kI abhIpsA aura prArthanA hai, prabhAta unhIM ke kadamoM tale hai| saMsAra ko hamase pyAra hai, bazarte hama Alokita jIvana ke svAmI ho jaaeN| 300 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bodha : vRtti aura pravRtti kA - vaha pravRtti khataranAka hai, jisakA asara hamArI manovRttiyoM para pdd'e| bahuta sAla purAnI bAta hai| mere mAtA-pitA ne saMnyAsa liyA, unake sAtha mere choTe abhAI ne bhii| bhagavat-kRpA! mere jIvana meM bhI saMnyAsa kA varaNa huaa| saMnyAsIjIvana meM varSa bIte, para jaba-jaba bhI apane aMtarmana aura usake AsravoM ko nihArA, lagA ki abhI taka saMnyAsa apane sahI arthoM meM sAkAra nahIM huaa| maiM saMsAra meM hU~, saMsAra mujhameM hai| kahane ko maiM saMsAra se mukta ho gayA, para maiMne eka ora saMsAra dekhA, jo mere aMtarmana kA saMsAra rhaa| are, jaba taka mana kA saMsAra na chUTe, taba taka bAhara kA saMsAra AkarSaNa-vikarSaNa kA, rAga-dveSa kA, sukha-du:khajanita ahasAsoM kA makar3ajAla bunatA hI rahatA hai| jaise hI bhItara ke saMsAra ko pahacAnA, bAhara kA saMsAra svata: pahacAna liyA gyaa| jaise hI bhItara ke saMsAra ke prati aMtardRSTi khulI, bAhara ke saMsAra ke rahasya svata: udghATita ho ge| __ aMtarmana ke ghara meM bhalA kyA nahIM hai ? patnI kA rAga hai, baccoM kA rAga hai, bhAI-bahana-parivAra kA bhAva hai, mere-tere kA saMtrAsa hai, sukha-bhoga kI Asakti hai, vyakti aura mata-matAMdha kA Agraha hai| mAnA ki inase mukta hone ke bAda kA jagat isase bilkula bhinna, bilkula abhinava, samagrata: gUDha, AnaMdapUrNa hai, para pahale mana ke isa Asakta saMsAra se mukta ho| mere dekhe, saMsAra ke do rUpa haiM - eka, citta kA saMsAra aura dUsarA, citta ke bAhara dRzya sNsaar| citta kA saMsAra bAhara ke saMsAra se jyAdA sUkSma, kiMtu vistRta hai| jIvana aura jagat ke sAre saMklezayukta pariNAma citta se hI jur3e hue haiN| isalie naz2ara Ane vAlA saMsAra vAstava meM citta ke adRzya saMsAra kA pratibiMba hai| citta ke saMsAra kI paiTha itanI gaharI hai ki A~khoM kA usase koI vAstA nahIM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bodha : vRtti aura pravRtti kA raha paataa| A~kha to citta kI khir3akI hai| A~kha baMda kara lene se bAhara kA saMsAra usake lie adRzya-sA ho jAegA, kiMtu citta ke dharAtala para bhItara kA saMsAra to taba bhI rhegaa| hA~, yadi citta kA rUpAMtaraNa ho jAe, usakA takhtA ulaTa jAe, to A~khoM ke khule yA baMda rahane kA koI vizeSa artha nahIM raha jAtA / bhalA kamala kI paMkhuriyoM ke khula jAne ke bAda kIcar3a se usakA kyA saMbaMdha ? citta kA saMsAra janma-janma ke saMsAra aura ghaTanAkramoM kA kAravAM hai| A~khoM meM pratibiMbita hone vAle saMsAra ko maiM pravRtti kahU~gA aura citta ke saMsAra ko vRtti / AdhyAtmika pariNAmoM ke lie pravRtti kI bajAya vRtti adhika prabhAvI hai| acchI vRtti puNya kahalAtI hai aura burI vRtti pApa / pravRtti kRtya hai / pravRtti burI hote hue bhI vRtti acchI ho sakatI hai, para pravRtti acchI hote hue bhI vRtti burI ho sakatI hai| zatru dvArA pilAe gae jahara se yadi kisI kI jAna meM jAna A jAe aura cikitsaka dvArA zalya-cikitsA ke vakta kisI kI jAna nikala jAe, to donoM kI manodazA kA hI mUlyAMkana karanA hogaa| zatru mAranA cAhatA hai, para vaha kahegA, are ! yaha to baca gyaa| cikitsaka bacAnA cAhatA hai, para vaha kahegA, oha, becArA mara gayA / 19 mukti kA mAdhurya vRtti aura pravRtti, donoM ke pAra hai| duSpravRtti aparAdha hai, para duSvRtti pApa hai| duSvRtti kA pariNAma svayaMbhogya hai, kiMtu duSpravRtti ke lie nyAyAlaya kI kAnUna-saMhitA daMDa detI hai / capata cAhe mitra kI ho yA zatru kI, vaha capata to kahalAegI hii| mukti vRtti aura pravRtti yAnI pApa aura puNya donoM ke pAra hai| kreN| bar3I pracalita kahAvata hai - 'mukha meM rAma bagala meM churI' yAnI pravRtti acchI, kiMtu vRtti burI / yadi vRtti burI hai, to pravRtti acchI hote hue bhI burI hI hogI / isalie pravRtti kI burAI ko haTAne se pahale vRtti meM rahane vAlI burAI ko dUra pravRtti meM lAyA jAne vAlA parivartana to mAtra baila kA khU~Te badalanA hai| vaha jIvanarUpAMtaraNa kA AdhAra nahIM hai| jIvana meM rUpAMtaraNa to vRttiyoM ke AmUlacUla parivartana hone kI ghaTanA hai| merA jora vRttiyoM ke prati jAgane ke lie hai| maiM nirvRtti meM vizvAsa rakhatA hU~, nirpravRtti meM nahIM / pravRtti ghAtaka nahIM hotI / pravRtti yAnI karma / gItA meM kRSNa karmayoga para bala dete haiM / ve yadi niSedha karate haiM to karma-phala kI AkAMkSA kA niSedha karate haiM kyoMki karmaphala kI AkAMkSA vAstava meM mana kI vRtti hai| pataMjali kA prasiddha sUtra hai - yoga : cittavRtti nirodhaH / citta-vRttiyoM kA zAMta honA hI yoga hai| yoga vaha nirodhaka hai, jo vRttiyoM ke janma para avarodha khar3A kara detA hai / citta kI vRttiyA~ citta kA vyApAra haiN| jaba taka manuSya vRttipradhAna rahegA, mAnasika vyApAra usake astitva ke hara pahalU se jur3A For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola rhegaa| mAnasika vyApAra hI sukha-saMtrAsa, harSa-ghuTana ke phAyade-ghATe kA saudA taiyAra karatA hai| vaha eka meM Tika nahIM paataa| 'tU to raMDI phirai bihaMDI' - vezyA kI taraha mana kI pravRtti hai| mana kA eka meM laganA hI usakI nimagnatA hai| eka pati yA eka patnI meM mana kA laganA prema hai, eka guru ke prati usakA samarpita honA zraddhA hai aura eka paramAtmA meM DUba jAnA mokSa hai| para mana caMcalatA aura bhaTakAva ke rAstoM se gujaratA rahatA hai| mana ke calate manuSya jIvanabhara mAtra mana kA hI anugamana karatA hai, para eka bAta taya hai ki mana jIvana kA sarvasva nahIM hai| mana jIvana kI samagratA kA eka hissA hai| deha aura mana - donoM eka dUsare se saMbaddha aura anyonyAzrita haiN| ___koI bhI vyakti taba taka deha-dharmoM se pUrI taraha uparata nahIM ho sakatA, jaba taka ki vaha mana ke dharmoM se nirapekSa na ho jaae| kAma ko vikAra mAnakara tajane kI bAta sadA se kahI jAtI rahI hai, para deha aura mana ke dharma jaba taka jIvita haiM, taba taka brahmacarya kI bAta bhI kevala eka AropaNa bhara hogI, AtmasAt nhiiN| ___ dhyAna rakheM, deha ke dharma para aMkuza lagAnA thor3A AsAna hai, para mana ke dharma ! bar3e vicitra haiN| Ama AdamI to kyA, yogIjanoM ko bhI muzkila haiN| mana ke dharmoM para vijaya prApta kara lenA hI yoga hai, mana ke dharmoM ke Age parAsta honA hI bhoga hai| vahIM deha aura mana ke dharmoM kA punaH-punaH poSaNa karate rahanA, unakI dAsatA svIkAra kara baiThanA hI roga hai| prazna cAhe roga kA ho yA bhoga kA athavA yoga kA, sabake pIche chipA hai manuSya kA mana, vRtti-saMskAroM se bharA mana, citta / isalie mAtra pravRttizUnya ho jAne se kucha na hogA, jaba taka vRttizUnya na bnoge| yadi pravRtti niruddha bhI ho gaI, to yaha jarUrI nahIM hai ki vRtti bhI samApta ho gii| aneka loga pravRttiyoM kI ApAdhApI se taMga Akara saMnyAsa kA bAnA dhAraNa kara lete haiN| ve jaMgaloM aura guphAoM meM bhI cale jAte haiN| bhIr3a se bacakara guphA meM cale gae, paraMtu bhIr3a chor3akara bhI apane sAtha vicAroM meM bhIr3a ko sAtha lie phira rahe ho| bAjAra kI bhIr3a kA kyA ? A~kha baMda kara lo, bhIr3a meM bhI ekAMta ho gyaa| guphA-vAsa grahaNa kara lene mAtra se bhalA koI mana kI Asakti kSINa thor3e hI hotI hai| Asakti kA tyAga guphA meM jAkara nahIM hotA, varan pahale Asakti se uparata huA jAtA hai| pazcAt guphAvAsa sArthaka hotA hai, varanA baiThe rahoge guphA meM aura gar3hate rahoge saMsAra kA mkdd'jaal| mana kI udher3abuna to taba zAMta hotI hai, jaba pahale vahA~ se anAsakti aura virakti ho jAe, jahA~ se tumane apanA kadama bar3hAyA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bodha : vRtti aura pravRtti kA hai, varanA saMnyAsa saMsAra kI usa kamI kI hI ApUrti karane meM kharca hogA, jise tuma saMsAra meM rahakara na pA sake- yaza, pratiSThA, nAmagirI, aiza, aaraam| saMnyAsa to sAta janmoM ke puNya se hI udaya meM AtA hai, para usakI sArthakatA tabhI hai jaba vaha vyakti kI nirvRtti kA AdhAra bne| vyakti vRtti, vikalpa, smRti, kalpanAoM ke jAla se bAhara aae| manuSya kI yaha khopar3I bahuta choTI-sI hai| para isameM bahuta bar3A saMsAra aura bahuta bar3A bAjAra basA hai| vicAroM kI na jAne kitanI dukAneM isameM khulI huI haiN| hara dukAna para nayA mAla hai| yadi isa bAjAra ko bArIkI se nihAreM, to cakarA utthege| dukAnoM ko dhyAnapUrvaka dekho, nakAmI dukAnoM ke saTara girA do| dukAnoM kI saMkhyA kama ho jaaegii| mana kI dukAnadArI aura saMsArabAjI se svayaM ko bAhara laao| dehapiMDa aura mana kI vipazyanA kro| mana ke sAkSI bhara bno| mana ke pAsa saMskAroM kA, vRttiyoM kA itanA pravAha hai ki kaba kaisI pravRtti karavA de, patA nhiiN| kahate haiM eka hI ullU kAphI hai, barabAda gulistA~ karane ko| ___ hara zAkha pe ullU baiThA hai, aMjAme-gulistA~ kyA hogA? khopar3I hamane itanI bhara rakhI hai ki eka vicAra ko dUsare vicAra se milane kI phurasata nhiiN| sAre vicAra eka-dUsare ke virodhI; vicAroM kI bhIr3a isa kadara ki sA~sa lenA bhI muzkila; jarA meharabAnI kara pahale zUnya aura zAMta karo svayaM ko, varanA umasa aura ghuTana meM jInA muzkila ho jaaegaa| patA hai hArTa aTaika' kyoM hotA hai ? isI mAnasika ghuTana ke kAraNa, paraspara virodhI vicAroM ke bojha ke kaarnn| mana kI udher3abuna hI tanAva kA kAraNa banatI hai aura tanAva hI 'hArTa aTaika' aura 'brena hemareja' kA kAraNa banatA hai| bojha halakA kro| yadi sthAna, pariveza yA aura kucha badalanA upayogI lage, to koI harjA nahIM, para bhItara kA bhAra nIce gira jAnA caahie| citta nirbhAra ho| citta se bojha kA haTanA hI zAMti aura mukti hai| mukti hI jIvana kI zakti hai| vRttiyoM se mukta hone ke lie vanavAsa Avazyaka nahIM hai, vRttiyoM kI nirarthakatA kA bodha jarUrI hai| saMnyAsa lo, para saMnyAsa kI pUrva bhUmikA to pahale taiyAra kara lo| mahAvIra ne gahastha-varga meM eka snAtaka zreNI banAI 'zrAvaka' kii| ghara meM baccA paidA haA ki hama kahane laga gae - eka zrAvaka' bddh'aa| zrAvakopIvara bodha ke bAda hI ghaTita hotA hai| loga jalasA to karate haiM zramaNatva kA, aura abhI taka 'zrAvaka' kA patA hI nhiiN| zramaNa banane se pahale sacce zrAvaka bneN| jo vyakti apane jIvana meM saccA zrAvaka nahIM bana pAtA, vaha saccA zramaNa bhI nahIM bana sktaa| zrAvaka honA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 antara ke paTa khola zramaNa hone kI anivArya bhUmikA hai| mAtra janeU pahanane se brAhmaNatva AtmasAt nahIM ho jaataa| pahale srotApanna baneM, phira kahIM buddhatva kI pahala prAraMbha hogii| kahIM aisA na ho ki saMnyAsa lene ke bAda saMsAra ke sapane dekhate rheN| yadi aisA huA to vaha saMnyAsa nahIM, saMsAra hI hai| saMnyAsa meM saMsAra kI A~kha-micaulI AtmapravaMcanA hai| yadi saMsArI saMnyAsI ke khvAba sajAe, to use badhAI hai, kyoMki vyakti U~ce stara ko nihAra rahA hai| para use kyA kaheMge, jo sAdhanA ke rAste para ArUr3ha hone ke bAda Age bar3hane kI bajAya pIche lauTanA cAhatA hai, tarAI meM! yaha sAdhu kI, sAdhaka kI girAvaTa hai| jIvana kA svarUpa bar3A vicitra hai, bar3A gaharA hai| vyakti bAhara se saMnyAsI hokara bhI bhItara se saMsArI ho sakatA hai aura bAhara se saMsArI dikhatA huA bhI aMtaraMga meM saMnyAsa ko pallavita kara sakatA hai| zrImad rAjacandra aise hI amRta-puruSa hue| bhItara ke saMnyAsI, bhItara ke muni| aisA koI sAdhaka bane, to sArthakatA hai| varanA jaba javAM the to na kI kadare javAnI kii| aba hue pIra to yAda apanA zabAba AtA hai| kahIM aisA na ho ki saba chor3a-chAr3akara bhI usI ko yAda karate raho, jo chor3A hai| kisI pravRtti ko chor3anA kaThina hai, para utanA duSkara nahIM hai, jitanA chor3e hue kI pakar3a ko chodd'naa| loga vivAha-maMDapa meM bhI dhUmadhAma se praveza karate haiM, to vairAgyamaMDapa meM bhI baiMDa-bAje ke saath| bhalA, virakti ke bAda varSIdAna kaisA ! 'pazuoM kI cItkAra sunI, sRSTi ne AhvAna kiyA, jIvana meM krAMti ghaTa gaI aura ariSTanemi kA ratha giranAra (saMnyAsa) kI rAhoM para cala pdd'aa'| lekina tumhAre durAgraha aise ki hama aise sahaja-sarala satya ko svIkAra nahIM kara pAte aura kisI paraMparA-vizeSa ko nibhAne ke lie sahaja-sarala svarUpa para bhI lIpApotI kara baiThate haiN| ____ dhyAna rakho, dIkSA jIvana-rUpAMtaraNa kI dAstAna hai, zobhA-yAtrA nikAlane kA mahotsava nhiiN| loga saMnyasta hokara bhI pUrva jIvana kA daMbha bharate haiN| jo vyakti sAdhutA ke pariveza meM jIte hue yaha kahatA hai ki maiMne gharabAra chor3A, lAkhoM-karor3oM kI jAyadAda chor3I, maiMne yaha chor3A, vaha chor3A, to vaha tyAga kA bhI upabhoga kara rahA hai| kyA tuma ise chor3anA kahoge? chor3A kahA~ ! abhI taka to pakar3e baiThe ho| tyA kI yAda ko pakar3e baiThe ho| mUlya vastu ke saMgraha aura tyAga kA nahIM hai, usakI pakar3a kA hai| eka samrATa bhI aparigrahI ho sakatA hai aura eka bhikSuka bhI prigrhii| 'mucchA pariggaho vutto' parigraha kA saMbaMdha mUrchA se hai| mUrchA jisake pAsa jitanI adhika hogI, vaha utanA hI bar3A parigrahI hogaa| mUrchA iMsAna ko bhikhArI banAtI hai| bhikhArI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ : vRtti aura pravRtti kA jIvana-bhara kor3I-kor3I jor3atA rahatA hai aura mUrcchita bhI jor3ane kA parigraha saMjotA rahatA hai, pahala ho aparigraha kI, amUrcchA kii| pakar3a se mukta hone kA nAma hI vItarAgatA kI pahala hai| tyAga acchA hai, kiMtu tyAga kI smRti ko saMjonA tyAga kI acchAI se sau gunA burA hai| tyAga pravRtti hai, upabhoga bhI pravRtti hai, kiMtu usakI pakar3a hI vRtti hai / bhoga na to acche hote haiM, na bure / jaisI dRSTi aura vRtti hotI hai, usake lie ve vaise hI hote haiN| tuma tane aura pattoM kI bajAya jar3a kI ora calo, vRtti-mukta bano / jo chUTa jAe, vaha chUTa hI jaaegaa| chor3ane ke prayAsa se tyAga kI smRti rahegI, magara jo cIja jI se haTa cukI hai, usakA jikra bhI na AegA jubA~ para / kahate haiM : tAMz2ana aura ikIDo eka bAra kisI kIcar3a bhare ror3a se saphara kara rahe the| rAste meM bahuta teja bAriza huI thI aura sArA rAstA kIcar3a se lathapatha thaa| calate hue eka mor3a AyA, jahA~ unheM eka pyArI sI lar3akI milii| tAMjana ko lagA ki yaha lar3akI kIcar3a ke rAste meM pha~sa gaI hai aura apanA rAstA taya nahIM kara pA rahI hai| tAMz2ana ne usase kahA, A jAo beTA / tAMz2ana ne usakA hAtha pakar3A aura kIcar3a ke rAste se use pAra lagA diyaa| hAlAMki ikIDo usa samaya kucha na bolA, para jaba ve kisI sarAya meM pahu~ce, to rAta ko sone se pahale ikIDo ne tAz2ana se kahA, hama saMta haiM aura hameM mahilAoM ke pAsa nahIM jAnA cAhie aura usameM bhI mukhya rUpa se yuvA aura usa jaisI pyArI yuvatI ke pAsa to kataI nhiiN| yaha khataranAka hai| mujhe batAo, tumane aisA kyoM kiyA ? tAz2a ne kahA, maiM to usa lar3akI ko vahIM chor3a AyA thA, kyA tuma use yahA~ taka Dhokara lAe ho ? 23 aisA hotA hai; jisakI dRSTi deha ke svarUpa para TikI rahatI hai usake lie strI aura puruSa ke bheda haiM, aura jaba taka ye bheda haiM, taba taka khatare bhI haiN| javAnI meM hI nahIM, bur3hApe meM bhI / para jisa sAdhaka kI najareM deha se hI Upara uTha gaI haiM, usake lie kyA strI aura kyA puruSa / vaha strI ko kIcar3a pAra nahIM karA rahA, apitu 'kisI' ko pAra karA rahA hai| 'oha, to tuma usa lar3akI kI bAta kara rahe ho / ' tAMz2ana ne muskurAte hue kahA, 'mitra ! yadi strI bhI mAneM, to sAdhaka ke lie to hara strI mA~ hai / 'mAtRvat paradAreSu' jaisI ukti usake lie nahIM hai| usake lie to 'mAtRvat sarvadAreSu' sahI hai| kyA buddha aura tIrthaMkara chA~Ta-chA~Takara pAra lagAte haiM ki yaha strI, vaha puruSa ? yadi kisI ko pAra lagAyA jA sakatA hai, to lgaao| strI-puruSa kA bheda to Ama AdamI ke lie hai| mukta sAdhaka to isa bheda se mukta hai| rAma ne niSkAsita kiyA, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola vAlmIki ne Azraya diyA, to aisA karake RSi ne apane munitva kA hI paricaya diyaa| tuma strI ke sAtha saMsAra basAnA khataranAka samajhate ho, to mata basAo, kiMtu usake lie ghRNA kI kaTAreM bhI mata claao| tumheM khatarA koI strI se thor3e hI hai| tumheM agara khatarA hai to apane-Apa se hai| mana meM palane vAlI, mana meM dabI-paiThI apanI kuMThita-damita vRttiyoM se, vikAroM se khatarA hai| bacanA hai, to unase bco| ve khatare kI ghaMTiyA~ haiN| girate tuma ho, striyA~ nahIM giraatiiN| unheM tuma nimitta kaha sakate ho| agara nimitta girAtA hai, to isakA matalaba nimitta jyAdA prabhAvI hai tumhArA saMnyAsa, tumhArI samajha, tumhArA bodha, tumhAre saMkalpa km| agara aisA hai, to striyoM se jarUra tumheM khatarA hai| para eka bAta aura, phira tumase bhI striyoM ko khatarA hai| phira to donoM hI khataranAka hue| mAnA, ve to khataranAka haiM hI, kama-se-kama tuma to khataranAka mata bno| tumheM saMta bananA hai, to aisA bano ki viparIta nimitta sadA tumhArI sAdhutA aura zuddhatA kI kasauTI bne| kozAe~ to Ae~gI, vicalita bhI kareMgI, para tuma sthUlabhadra bno| mere dekhe, jo kaccA hai, vaha jala hI jAnA cAhie; para jo pakkA hai, vaha nikhara hI AnA caahie| aise loga bhale hI ginatI ke hoMge, para ve ginatI ke loga bhI vaha kucha kara jAe~ge, jo apane bahuta hokara bhI nahIM kara skte| sAdhutA kaThina hai, sacamuca kaThina hai| sAdhutA kA abhyAsa sarala hai, para sAdhutA kaThina hai| jIvana kI sAdhutA kaThina hai| sAdhutA jIvana kI AbhA bne| sAdhutA ko aMtarjagat meM laaeN| apanI mAnasika dRr3hatA aura Atmazakti va Atmabodha ke dvArA mana se hI niSkAsita kara deM asAdhutA ko, mana kI havaza ko| hamAre lie vaha pravRtti khataranAka hotI hai, jisakA asara hamArI manovRttiyoM para par3atA hai| yadi hama pravRtti na bhI kareM, paraMtu vRtti para usakA chAyAMkana ho gayA, to vaha jIvana-ghAtI hai| vaha sAdhanA-mArga para svayaM ko bhale hI ArUr3ha samajha le, para damana ke mArga se calane vAlA pathika upazAMta-kaSAyI' hai| astitva kI vizuddhi ke lie use puna: prayAsa karane hoNge| isalie jaba taka vRtti-vikAroM ke daladala meM pha~se raheMge, taba taka jIvana kI naukA saMsAra-sAgara ke pAra kataI na utara paaegii| vaha to TUTegI citta ke hI kinAre-dara-kinAre se thaper3e khA-khAkara, ttkraa-ttkraakr| isa taraha to maMjila ke AsapAsa cakkara kATate hue bhI maMjila se dUra bane raheMge maMjila ko DhU~r3hate haiM, maMjila ke aas-paas| kiztI DUbatI hai, sAhila ke Asa-pAsa / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25 bodha : vRtti aura pravRtti kA yadi jIvana kI AdhyAtmika maMjiloM ko pAnA hai, to Atmabodha ke karIba AnA hogA aura Atmabodha ke lie citta kI nirmalatA ko sAkAra karanA hogaa| hameM calanA cAhie mana ke pAra, citta ke paar| citta kI gati vRtti hai aura usakI pragati prvRtti| nivRtti vRttiyoM se rahita honA hai| vRtti se mukti hI vyakti kA nirvANa hai| mahAvIra nivRtti kA pratipAdana karate haiN| ziva ise turyAvasthA' kahate haiN| buddha kA zabda hai 'parAvRtti' / vRtti kI ujjvalatA hI parAvRtti hai| cetanA ke jagat meM 'parA' paramasthiti kA vAcaka hai| nivRtti aura parAvRtti apane AkhirI caraNa meM parama mauna, parama svarUpa kA rUpa dhara letI haiN| vAstava meM jahA~ aisA mahAmauna prakaTa hotA hai, vahIM svayaM kA jagat' hai| __ vRttiyoM kI pAradarzI paratoM kA bikhara jAnA hI samAdhi hai| saMnyAsa aura samAdhi meM buniyAdI bheda hai| citta kA so jAnA saMnyAsa hai, kiMtu citta kA zUnya ho jAnA samAdhi hai| dhyAna isa samAdhi meM praveza karavAtA hai, isalie dhyAna samAdhi kA pravezadvAra hai| paraMtu dhyAna kI AkhirI maMjila samAdhi hI nahIM hai| samAdhi to dhyAna kA pahalA camatkAra hai, prathama AnaMda utsava hai| samAdhi vAstava meM tUphAna-ghire sarovara kA nistaraMga honA hai| yaha Atma-jAgRti hai| jaba hamAre bhItara rAta-dina meM kabhI bhI svapna na rahe, vicAroM kI uThApaTaka na rahe, bhItara-bAhara nirmala sthiti rahe, to samajheM svayaM ko Atma-jAgRta puruss| yaha dazA samAdhi kI hai, prajJA-prakarSatA kI hai| yaha eka prakAra kI mahAmRtyu hai| jIvana meM nayA punarjanma hai| ___ mRtyu usI kI hotI hai, jo maraNadharmA hai| zarIra maraNadharmA hai, citta maraNadharmA hai| marane vAle mara gae, yahI unakI samAdhi hai| samAdhi yAnI maraNadharmA ne apanA dharma pUrA kiyaa| saMnyAsI/zramaNa, jIkara bhI zarIra kI dRSTi se mRta hotA hai aura marakara bhI amRta hotA hai| isalie unake aMtyeSTi-sthala ko 'samAdhi' kahA jAtA hai| ve mukta to jIte-jI ho jAte haiM, para zarIra kA RNa cukAnA bAkI hotA hai| zarIra chUTA aura jaise jyoti AkAza kI ora uThakara kho jAtI hai, aise hI amRta-puruSa vilIna ho jAte haiM, virAT ho jAte haiN| jaba vyakti zarIra aura citta donoM ke pAra calA jAtA hai, to samAdhi se usakI bakhUbI mulAkAta hotI hai| taba aMtara-hRdaya meM 'paga dhuMgharU bAMdha mIrA nAcI re', taba hRdaya saccidAnaMda ke sauMdarya se AhlAdita ho jAtA hai| taba 'apUrvakaraNa' ghaTita ho jAtA hai| marusthala marUdyAna meM badala jAtA hai| dehAtIta aura mana-rahita sthiti hI samAdhi hai| jahA~ hamAre 'Age' bhI kucha nahIM bacatA, 'pIche' bhI kucha nahIM rahatA, tabhI samAdhi kI saMbhAvanA jIvana ke For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola himAcchAdita gaurIzaMkara se avatarita hotI hai| jahA~ mana kI kiMcit bhI khaTapaTa nahIM hai, vahIM samAdhi hai| jahA~ kucha hai, vahA~ kisI-na-kisI rUpa meM cittavRtti hI hai| nirvikalpa/vicAra-rahita, zAMta-mauna dazA kA nAma samAdhi hai| isalie samAdhi mahAzUnya hai, citta ke saMsAra kA samApana hai| jahA~ citta kA saMsAra bhItara kI nigAhoM se ojhala ho jAtA hai, vahIM cetanA jIvana ke AkAza meM apane para kholatI hai| citta ke saMsAra ke pAra hai cetanA kA vistAra, caitny-vihaar| citta ke pAra honA citta kI zuddhAvasthA kI pahala hai| yahI to vaha sthiti hai jahA~ AtmajJAna ghaTita hotA hai| AtmajJAna dvAra hai paramAtmA kaa| AtmajJAna ke par3Ava para paramAtmA sAkAra hote haiM; vaha paramAtmA jo pratyeka kA svabhAva-siddha adhikAra hai| taba vyakti 'vaha' nahIM raha jAtA, jo abhI taka rahA hai| jo abhI hai, vaha to kho jAtA hai| phira to 'vaha' avatarita hotA hai, jisakI use talAza aura abhIpsA rhii| eka naI AbhA prakaTa hotI hai, eka naI Rtu janma letI hai, eka astitva AviSkRta hotA hai, amRta-varSA hotI hai| jIvana ke DAla-DAla aura pAta-pAta para gagana garaji barasai amI, bAdala gahira gNbhiir| cahuM disi damakai dAminI, bhIgai dAsa kbiir| phira to kaivalya/brahmajJAna roma-roma se ni:sRta hone lagatA hai| sArA astitva amRta barasAne lagatA hai| phira tuma eka na rahoge, anaMta bana jaaoge| vANI bhI anaMta ho jAegI, hAtha bhI anaMta ho jaaeNge| karuNA aura dhyAna bhI anaMta ho jaaeNge| jIvana meM aMtara kA prakAza hogA aMtahIna - anaMta! mahAmauna meM hI mahAamRta kI varSA hotI hai| yAtrA zurU hogI vRtti-bodha se, nivRtti se| hama svayaM se rUbarU hoM, thiratApUrvaka svayaM ko smjheN| apane vRtti-vikAroM ko samajheM aura pUrvAnubhUtiyoM kA vRtti se Upara uThane meM upayoga kreN| kala ke kaSAyavikAroM se kucha na milA, taba Aja ke kaSAya-vikAroM se kyA milegA! jaba kala ke bhoga se tRpta hokara bhI Aja atRpta rahe, to Aja ke bhoga se kauna tRpta ho jAogo! citta kA hara bhoga eka mRga-marIcikA hai| bodha jyoM-jyoM gaharA hogA, vRttiyoM kI uThApaTaka tyoM-tyoM zAMta hogii| hama bodha kA upayoga kreN| bodha hI AdhAra hai jIvana-mukti kA, Atma-zAMti aura Atma-zuddhi kaa| 'binA bodha saba sUna' - binA bodha ke saba zUnya hai| bodha kA dIpa hAtha meM thaameN| bodha hI AdhAra hai-- prathama bhI, aMtima bhii| kahate haiM : kucha saMta apane bhikSA-pAtroM para bar3I kArIgarI se raMga-rogana kara rahe For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27 bodha : vRtti aura pravRtti kA the| ve una para nAnA lubhAvane bela-bUTe nikAlane lge| isa kArya meM ve tIna dina se itane tatpara the ki dhyAna aura saMbodhi-bhAvanA kA vismaraNa hI kara baiThe; mAno unake pAsa samaya hI na ho| arhat ko isakI jAnakArI milii| ve dravita ho utthe| bole, mana kI graMthi bhI kitanI vicitra hai ! kisalie Ae aura kyA karane lage? ___ sabhI cauMke / arhat ne kahA, svayaM ke lakSya ko bisarA kara AsravoM ko nahIM rokA jA sktaa| sabane arhat kI A~khoM ko pddh'aa| cetanA se A~sU Dhulaka pdd'e| baha gayA thA jisase una pAtroM kA saba raMga, cetanA ke sNg| sabhI dhyAna meM utare aura phira lage ra~gane aMtarmana ko, bhItara ke maMdira ko| vRtti se uparata hue, to sahaja pravRtti ke svAmI ho ge| parAvRtti aura saMbodhi kI ujjvalatA ko unhoMne AtmasAt kara liyaa| hama apane hAtha se bodha kA dIpa thAmeM aura utareM aMtara meM aMtarbodha aura aMtaryoga ke lie| bodhapUrvaka vRtti/vikRti ko samajheM aura pAra lgeN| mArga usI kA hai, jo cle| maMjila usakI hai, jo phuNce| zeSa to jaisI jisakI niyati ! ON For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ draSTA-bhAva : adhyAtma kI AtmA aMdhA vaha nahIM hai, jisake pAsa A~kheM nahIM haiM; aMdhA vaha hai, jisake pAsa aMtardRSTi nahIM hai| kacha dina pahale kI bAta hai| maiM kisI makAna kI chata para baiThA prakRti ke rahasyamaya svarUpa ko nihAra rahA thaa| kabhI maiM TimaTimAte tAroM ko nihAratA, to kabhI arddha caMdrAkAra ko| aisA huA karatA hai| maiM kabhI ghaMToM phUloM ko nihArA karatA hU~, to kabhI sarovara kI laharoM ko| kabhI ur3atI titaliyoM aura paMchiyoM ko nihArA karatA hU~, to kabhI sar3aka para se gujarate yAtAyAta aura yAyAvaroM ko| yaha saba to mAno merA nityakrama jaisA rahA hai| jaba maiM chata para baiThA AsamAna ko dekha rahA thA, tabhI kisI kI AhaTa hii| AgaMtuka karIbI rhaa| usane namratA se pUchA, itanI rAta gae kyA kara rahe haiM ? maiMne pyAra se use dekhA aura saMketa meM itanA hI kahA, basa, thor3A-bahuta par3ha rahA thaa| merI bAta sunakara ve mahAnubhAva cauNke| zAyada isalie ki par3hane ke lie mere hAtha meM koI kitAba nahIM thii| yaha to unheM bAda meM samajha AyA ki maiM kaisI aura kauna-sI kitAbeM par3hA karatA huuN| mere jIvana kA yaha saca hai ki maiM bahata kama kitAbeM paDhatA hai| kabhI-kabhAra koI bahuta behatarIna kitAba hAtha laga jAe, to hI maiM par3hatA-bA~catA hU~; bAkI merI kitAba hara samaya mere sAmane rahatI hai sadA khulI, sadA rhsypuurnn| saMsAra, nerI kitAba hai| maiM ise par3hA karatA huuN| jIvana mere lie paramAtmA kA maMdira hai aura jagat mere lie shaastr| maiM maMdiroM meM jAyA karatA hU~, para mujhe jIvana sadA maMdira ke rUpa meM hI dikhAI diyA hai| jo AcaraNa maiM kisI maMdira ke prati karatA hU~, jIvana ke prati bhI kAphI-kucha vaisA hI baratAva hotA hai| maiM usa jIvana meM vizvAsa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ draSTA-bhAva : adhyAtma kI AtmA rakhatA hU~ jo janma se pahale bhI thA aura citA kI Dagara se sau bAra gujara jAne para bhI rhegaa| ___yaha saba preraNA milI jagat kA zAstra par3hane se| maiM pahale bahuta kitAbeM par3hatA thaa| itanI kitAbeM ki par3ha-par3hakara A~kheM taka kamajora kara ddaaliiN| jina dinoM maiM aMtarmukhI huA, unhIM dinoM vinobAjI kI eka bAta dila meM utara gaI ki jJAna para bhI aparigraha kI kaiMcI calAI jAnI caahie| cU~ki maiM aparigraha ko sAmAjika aura sAdhanAmUlaka dharma mAnatA rahA hU~ aura isI dharma ke anugamana ke calate gAMdhIjI kA maiM prazaMsaka huA, mujhe vinobA kI bAta uuNcii| maiM jo kitAboM kA kIr3A thA, bhagavatkRpA ki usane mujhe isa Adata se uparata kiyaa| maiM bar3e pyAra se yaha bAta kaha~gA ki duniyA kI hara kitAba hamAre lie eka anamola thAtI hai, para ve sArI kitAbeM hamAre dvArA likhI gaI haiN| dharatI para eka kitAba aura hai jisakA racayitA svayaM Izvara rahA hai, prakRti rahI hai| yaha jagat eka adbhuta kitAba hai| eka aisI kitAba ki jise jaba-jaba bhI, jitanA bhI par3hA jAegA; usakA hara aMza nae-nae tathya, nae-nae satya aura nae-nae artha pradAna kregaa| maiMne duniyA kI mahAnatama kitAboM se bahuta-kucha pAyA hai, para jitanA jagat ko par3hakara pAyA hai, utanA anya kisI kitAba se nhiiN| hama jagat ko dekheM, jagat ko par3heM, jagat aura svayaM ke sAtha ghaTita hone vAlI hara choTI-moTI ghaTanA para manana kreN| yaha, isa taraha kA svAdhyAya jyoM-jyoM gaharA hotA jAegA, jIvana meM adhyAtma kI aMtardRSTi utanI hI mukhara hotI jaaegii| jIvana kI upalabdhi aura jJAna kI sArthakatA svayaM jIvana ko par3hane meM hai| jIvana kI hara acchI-burI ghaTanA-durghaTanA, kriyA-pratikriyA ko dhyAnapUrvaka dekhane meM hai| jIvana-dRSTi aura jIvana-bodha hI sabase bar3I thAtI hai| sAre dvAra isI se khulate itic mahApuruSoM kI sAdhanA kA eka bahuta sarala aura sahaja mArga rahA hai, jise unhoMne samyak darzana kahA hai| bodhapUrvaka kisI bhI tattva ko dekhanA samyak darzana hai| dekhanA darzana hai| zraddhA aura AstikatA kA aMkuraNa isa darzana se hI saMbhava hai| dRSTi ke abhAva meM to manuSya jIvana-bhara dharma ke dvAra para jAkara bhI nAstika hI rahatA hai| AstikatA aura nAstikatA kA svarUpa bar3A pecIdA hai| bAhara se Astika najara Ane vAlA mahAnubhAva bhItara se nAstika ho sakatA hai| yaha bhI mumakina hai ki bAhara kA nAstika bhItara meM Astika ho| maiMne AstikoM meM bhI nAstikatA kI cinagAriyA~ dekhI haiM aura kathita nAstikoM meM bhI AstikatA ke darzana kie haiN| yadi veda-purANa ko mAnane vAle ko hI Astika samajhA jAe, yA maTha-maMdira For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola meM dhoka lagAne vAloM ko hI Astika kahA jAe, taba to saMsAra meM, dasa pratizata loga hI aise haiM, jo AstikatA kI isa jimmedArI ko nibhAte hoN| aise dasa pratizata logoM meM ninyAnave pratizata loga aise haiM, jo paMdraha minaTa dharmasthAnoM meM lagAte haiM, zeSa samaya duniyAdArI/dukAnadArI meN| nAstika aura Astika kI aba taka jo paribhASAe~ hotI rahI haiM, usase to dharatI meM Astika 'per3a meM kisI TahanI ke barAbara haiN| para maiMne pAyA hai ki jinheM hama nAstika kahate haiM, unameM bhI AstikatA kI bahuta bar3I saMbhAvanA hai| AstikatA kA koI bhI svarUpa unameM ho sakatA hai| machuAre machalI pakar3ane ke lie ravAnA hone se pahale AkAza kI ora dekhakara tIna bAra bhagavAn ko yAda karate haiN| phA~sI lagAne vAle cAMDAla kahate haiM, marane se pahale khudA ko yAda kara lo| vezyA ke rUpa meM gaMdI machalI kahalAe jAne ke bAvajUda usameM AstikatA kI koI kiraNa chipI mila sakatI hai| kahate haiM : eka bAra kisI maThAdhIza kI mRtyu ho gii| jisa samaya vaha marA, ThIka usI vakta eka vezyA bhI mrii| eka ke lie pUrA zahara umar3A, zobhA-yAtrA nikAlI gii| dUsare ke lie myunisipala borDa kI gAr3I AI aura marI huI kutiyA kI taraha uThAkara le gii| dharmarAja ke darabAra meM donoM ke lie sunavAI huii| dharmarAja ne kahA, maThAdhIza ko jhADU nikAlane kA kAma sauMpA jAe aura vezyA ko devaloka kA aadhipty| vezyA ne kahA, jI...kahane meM galatI huI hai| maiM aura svarga kA Adhipatya! jhADU nikAlane kI bhI gati mila jAe to maiM ise ApakI kRpA maanuuNgii| mere bhAgya kahA~! maiMne to jiMdagI bhara pApa-hI-pApa kie haiN| __maThAdhIza bhI bigdd'e| unhoMne kahA, dharmarAja! tumhArA dimAga to kharAba nahIM ho gayA hai ? maiM...aura jhADUgirI! yaha vezyA aura devaloka kA Adhipatya ? tumase to dharatI ke loga hI bhale jo kama-se-kama sammAnapUrvaka merI arthI to nikAla rahe haiN| dhyAna se dekho, nIce saba merI jaya-jayakAra kara rahe haiN| Apa kucha to nyAya kA sammAna karate! dharmarAja ne kahA- mahArAja! dharma-kSetra meM anyAya nahIM hotaa| nIce tuma maThAdhIza hote hue bhI vezyAgAmI the aura vezyA zarIra becakara bhI saMnyasta jaisI thii| saba bhAvadazAoM kA khela hai| dharmarAja kI bAta se donoM cauMke - maThAdhIza bhI, vezyA bhii| dharmarAja ne pahelI sulajhAte hue kahA - maThAdhIza, tuma pavitra veza meM rahate hue bhI rAta-dina vezyA ke bAre meM socate rahe aura rAstA DhU~r3hate rahe ki kaise usake sAtha sahavAsa ho| vahIM vezyA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ draSTA-bhAva : adhyAtma kI AtmA 31 svayaM ko dhikkAratI rahI aura bhagavAn se prArthanA karatI rahI ki prabho! yaha duSkRtya tuma aura kisI se mata krvaanaa| kAza, maiM bhI saMnyasta ho pAtI, mIrA kI taraha tumameM samA paatii| dharmarAja kA yaha satya-darzana hamAre lie bhI hai| kahIM aisA na ho ki hameM maThAdhIza kA sthAna mile| jIvana ke vAstavika phUla aMtardharAtala para khilate haiN| jo aMtarjIvana ko nirmala karane ke lie, usake nirmANa aura saMskAra ke lie utsuka hai, vahI vAstava meM Astika hai| astitva kA svIkAra hI AstikatA hai| Astika ke mAyane haiM zraddhA se bharA manuSya aura nAstika kA artha hai saMdeha se ghirA mnussy| astitva kI sarvoccatA ko zraddhA se to pAyA hI jAtA hai, saMdeha se bhI pAyA jA sakatA hai| bazarte saMdeha bhI samagra ho, samyak ho, jisake nirAkaraNa ke lie jIvana ko dA~va para lagA skeN| __ saMdeha ko zIrSAsana karAne kA ekamAtra upAya hai samyak drshn| samyak darzana hI saMdeha-nivAraNa kA AdhAra-sUtra hai| darzana se hI samajhe jA sakate haiM saMsAra ke sammohana / darzana se hI jAne jA sakate haiM satya ke prkaash-srot| darzana hI vaha deharI kA dIpa hai, jisase nihArA jA sakatA hai bAhara ko bhI aura bhItara ko bhii| __ svayaM kI vAstavikatA aura svayaM ke astitva se milanA yoga hai aura draSTAbhAva yoga kA praveza-dvAra hai| draSTA-bhAva kA artha hai aMtardRSTipUrvaka dekhnaa| taTastha bhAva se dekhnaa| dekhane kA artha hai, kevala dekhnaa| koI cunAva nahIM, koI mUlyAMkana nhiiN| jaise sAgara ke kinAre khar3A pathika jala-taraMgoM ko sahaja taTastha bhAva se nihAratA hai, na rAgajanita saMskAra aura na dveSajanita bhaav| aise hI nihAranA hotA hai jagat ke dharmoM ko, deha aura citta ke dharmoM ko| jahA~ grahaNa nahIM hotA, kevala bodhapUrvaka dekhanA bhara hotA hai, usI kA nAma hai samyak darzana aura yahI hai drssttaa-bhaav| dhyAna samyak darzana kA mArga hai| dhairyapUrvaka, thiratA se aMta:bAhya sthiti kA kiyA gayA samyak darzana hI nivRtti aura mukti kA svata:siddha mArga hai| kahate haiM : bAlazema nAma ke saMta pratidina madhya rAtri ke samaya nadI se vApasa lauTA karate the| ve rAta ko nadI ke kinAre jAkara baiThate aura paripUrNa nistabdhatAoM meM draSTA ko dekhate rhte| A~kha khulI to nadI kI laharoM ko dekhane kA Ananda lete, laharoM ke sAtha eka laya ho jAte, A~kha baMda hotI to khuda ko dekhane kA, khuda kI vipazyanA kA AnaMda lete| eka dina, bIca meM par3ane vAle kisI mahala ke paharedAra ne saMta ko rokA aura kahA, mahAnubhAva! mujhe kSamA kareM Apako Tokane ke lie, lekina merI jijJAsA hai ki Apa roja nadI para kyoM jAte haiM ? vahA~ kyA karate haiM ? maiMne aneka daphA ApakA pIchA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 kiyA, lekina maiM niSkarSa nahIM nikAla paayaa| saMta ne kahA, maiMne bhI tumhArI AhaTa sunI hai / tuma kyA karate ho ? paharedAra bolA, maiM eka sAdhAraNa paharedAra hU~, mahala kA paharA lagAtA huuN| saMta ha~se aura kahA, he prabhu! tumane to kuMjI de dii| maiM bhI to aba taka yahI karatA A rahA huuN| paharedAra ne kahA, maiM samajhA nahIM / Apa to nadI kI reta para baiThe rahate haiM, Apa kahA~ kisa mahala kI paharedArI karate haiM ? antara ke paTa khola saMta ne kahA, tumhArI paharedArI aura merI paharedArI meM thor3A-sA pharka hai| tuma bAhara ke mahala kI paharedArI karate ho aura maiM bhItara ke mahala kI paharedArI karatA hU~ / maiM kauna hU~? - mere bhItara yaha draSTA kauna hai - yaha jAnanA aura dekhanA hI merI sAdhanA hai| paharedAroM ne kahA - maiM jo paharA lagAtA hU~, usake lie mujhe dhana milatA hai, para Apake pahare se Apako kyA milatA hai ? saMta isa bAra ThahAkA lagA baiThatA hai / kahatA hai- mujhe isase jisa dhanmatA kA Ananda milatA hai vaha saMsAra ke bar3e-se-bar3e dhana se bhI z2yAdA mUlyavAna hai / merI AnaMdadazA kA eka kSaNa aura duniyAbhara ke sAre qhaz2Ane - phira bhI bhItara ke AnaMda kSaNa adhika mahAna hai / paharedAra ne kahA - yadi bhItara kA anubhava itanA suMdara hai to mujhe bhI dIkSita kare / saMta ne kahA- tuma mujhase adhika sundara tarIke se svayaM kI sAdhanA kara sakate ho kyoMki paharA lagAnA tumheM bakhUbI AtA hai| kahA, farqa itanA hI hai ki bAhara kI bajAya bhItara kA darzana karanA hai, bhItara kA paharA lagAnA hai| Ao, maiM tumheM dIkSita karatA huuN| aura yaha kahate hue saMta use nadI kI ora le nikala pdd'e| mere dekhe, draSTAbhAva hI adhyAtma kI buniyAda hai, yahI Atma-bhAvanA kA janaka hai, yahI bheda-vijJAna kA sUtradhAra hai / draSTA to 'jo hotA hai', use dekhatA hai| vaha svAgata usI kA karatA hai, jo use satya ke aura samIpa le jAe / draSTA jItA hai acunAva meN| cayana mana kI rAjanIti hai / jo draSTA hai vaha cayana aura cunAva kI rAjanIti nahIM khelatA / vaha cayana ko bhI mana kI hI khaTapaTa mAnatA hai| Akhira do vikalpoM meM se kisI eka vikalpa ko cunanA kisI nae vikalpa ke nirmANa kA mArga hai| mana to darjI kI dukAna hai, jahA~ vikalpoM kI katarana hara jagaha dabI - bikharI par3I hai| draSTA ko honA hotA hai nirvikalpa, niHsvapna / zuruAta meM to vaha vicAravikalpoM ke sar3e-gale pattoM ko alaga karatA hai, paraMtu dhIre-dhIre usakI yAtrA bIja For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ draSTA-bhAva : adhyAtma kI AtmA 33 kI ora hotI hai - nirvicAra kI ora, mUla kI or| patte DAliyoM meM samA jAte haiM, DAliyA~ zAkhA meM, zAkhA jar3a meM aura jar3a bIja meN| bIja kA vRkSa-vistAra se vApasa bIja meM A jAnA, gaMgA kA gaMgotrI meM lauTa AnA hI svarUpa meM vApasI hai| yaha cetanA kA pratikramaNa hai| vApasI kI, pratikramaNa kI yAtrA kaThina hai| bahanA sarala hai, kiMtu tairanA kaThina hai| bhujAoM kI pratiSThA bahane meM nahIM, tairane meM hai| zakti ke mUla srota tuma svayaM ho| svayaM meM sthita ho jAo - yahI sAdhanA kI zakti hai| 'svapadam zaktiH' - svayaM meM sthiti hI zakti hai| ___ sAdhanA kI zuruAta darzana se hai| darzana hI sAra hai aura darzana hI zuruAta hai AdhyAtmika jIvana kii| 'darzana' hI nAva hai, darzana hI kinArA hai| darzana hI sAkSIbhAva hai aura darzana hI caritra kI AdhArazilA hai| kuMdakuMda kI dRSTi meM bhraSTa vahI he jo darzana se bhraSTa hai| 'dasaNa bhaTTho bhaTTho' - darzana-bhraSTa hI bhraSTa hai| aMdhA vahI hai jo aMtardaSTi se vaMcita hai| yoM to a~dhA koI nhiiN| jisake pAsa A~kha nahIM hai, vaha aMdhA nahIM hai| vaha apanI anya iMdriyoM ke sahayoga se dekhane jaisA AbhAsa kara letA hai| asalI aMdhA vaha hai jisake pAsa AtmadRSTi, aMtardRSTi nahIM hai| hama jarA apane Apako dekheM ki kahIM hama bhI aMdhe to nahIM haiM ? Upara se Astika dikhane vAle bhItara se kahIM nAstika to nahIM haiM ? hotA aisA hI hai| AstikatA vyavahAra bana gaI hai| nAstikatA parde kI oTa meM ArAma se pala rahI hai| kyA hama pahacAnane kI koziza kareMge apanI nAstikatA ko, apanI aMdhatA aura jaDatA ko? ghara-ghara dIpaka barai, lakhai nahIM aNdh| lakhata-lakhata lakhi parai, kaTe jmphNd|| __ mUla astitva kI ora bodha kI dRSTi ho| dIe ghara-ghara meM jala rahe haiM, bhItara dekho| jo bhItara nahIM dekhatA, vaha aMdhA hai| Ama logoM kI najaroM meM aMdhA vaha hai, jisake A~kheM nahIM haiN| amRta-puruSoM kI rAya meM to aMtarjyoti ko na dekhanA aMdhApana hai| aMtardRSTi kA abhAva prANI kA AdhyAtmika aMdhApana hai| 'lakhata-lakhata lakhi parai' -- dekhate-dekhate Akhira dekha loge| svayaM meM dekha loge, sAkAra meM nirAkAra ko jAna loge| subaha eka sAdhaka kaha rahe the ki Apake pAsa Ane ke bAda aise laga rahA hai mAno maiM mana kI udher3abuna se mukta huA jA rahA hU~ - vikalpa dazA se mukt| aba maiM kyA karU~ maiMne kahA, karane ko aba kyA hai, aba to sirpha hone ko hai| karanA-dharanA ho gayA, aba to honA hai, svayaM ke vizrAma meM jInA hai| aba.to jo ho, usakA AnaMda lenA hai| hara dazA, bhAvadazA, karmadazA ke prati jAgarUka rahanA hai| jaba AnaMda kA 'yaha' par3Ava AyA hai, to vaha bhI aaegaa| mubAraka hai, tuma kucha ho ske| mana kI bhagadar3a tumane samajhI, hRdaya kI dhar3akana sunI; aba sunane haiM svayaM ke svara, jAnane For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 antara ke paTa khola haiM AtmA ke anubhv| dhyAna sirpha yahI rakhanA ki, bIca meM phisala mata jAnA, pramatta mata honA, abhI hameM aura tala pAra karane haiN| gaharAiyA~ to asalI aba pAnI haiN| jIvana ke kaI tala haiM aura jIvana ke prati sajaga hone vAloM ko unheM dhyAna meM lenA caahie| jIvana kA vijJAna bhI prayogoM meM vizvAsa rakhatA hai| aMtarjJAna ke pratyakSa hue binA vaha sAre bharosoM ko baisAkhiyoM kA sahArA mAnatA hai| adhyAtma ke vijJAna meM una taloM ko prakAzita kiyA gayA hai| baikharI, madhyamA, pazyanti aura parA-jIvanavijJAna ke ye cAra zikhara haiN| jaise yamunotrI se gaMgotrI Upara aura gaMgotrI se gomukha, gomukha se kailAsa Upara hai, parama hai, vaise hI haiM ye cAra tl| pahalA tala hai baikharI kA - bolane kaa| AdamI khUba bolatA hai, kiMtu vaha rojAnA bola-bolakara bhI vahI bolatA hai jise vaha kaI bAra bola cukA hai| manuSya assI phIsadI vahI bolatA hai, jo bolA jA cukA hai| tuma apanI patnI se prema kI jisa DhaMga se bAta karate ho, tumhArA mitra bhI apanI patnI se vaisI hI yA usase milatI-julatI bAteM karatA hai| mAtA-pitA bhI vaisA hI karate the| Akhira zabda sImita haiN| lahajA badalegA, mUla meM tabdIlI nahIM hogii| hara saMvAda bhASA kA piSTapeSaNa hai| isa taraha AdamI 'ATe' ko hI bAra-bAra pIsatA rahatA hai| rAjanetAoM ke bhASaNa suna lo| jhUThe AzvAsana aura jozIle bhASaNa - isI meM unakI jiMdagI khapata hotI hai| eka maMtrI mere pAsa AyA karate the| cunAva kA mAhaula thaa| eka dina zAma ke vakta thake-mA~de mere pAsa aae| kahane lage, subaha se abhI taka dasa hI mITiMga ho pAI haiM aura pA~ca dina bAda cunAva hai| dasa jagaha bhASaNa de cukA hU~, abhI cAra jagaha aura saMbodhana karanA hai| bolate-bolate unakA galA phaTa cukA thaa| maiMne pUchA, dasa jagaha ? eka-sA bhASaNa dete ho yA judaa-judaa| kahane lage - bhASaNa to eka hI hai, sirpha sthAna badala jAte haiN| baikharI vaktavya kI punarAvRtti hai| patA hai, lokokti kaise banatI hai ? jo bAta laMbe samaya se logoM kI jubA~ se gujaratI hai, vahI lokokti hai| eka hI bAta ko saba doharA rahe haiN| isalie apanI bAta ko sAragarbhita rUpa deN| utanA hI boleM jitane se kAma cala sakatA hai| satya to yaha hai ki laMbe vaktavya kI bajAya choTe vaktavya adhika prabhAvazAlI hote haiN| sAhitya-manISA kahatI hai- vAkyaM rasAtmakaM kaavym| rasAtmaka vAkya hI kAvya hai| jo vyakti caubIsa ghaMTe meM bAraha ghaMTe mauna rahatA hai, usakI vANI saghana UrjA se pratiSThita hotI hai| mitabhASI ke hara vaktavya kI pratIkSA rahatI hai, usakA sammAna hotA hai| do peja ke patra kI bajAya do paMkti kA tAra adhika prabhAvI hotA hai| tAra meM hara zabda para pacAsa paise lagate haiM, isalie AdamI zabdoM kI bacata karatA hai| jitanA adhika For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ draSTA bhAva : adhyAtma kI AtmA bologe, bhItara kI UrjA utanI hI bAhara bikharegI / bolo, magara zabda-saMyama kA atikramaNa karake nhiiN| zabda-saMyama to dharma - taMtra kA mahattvapUrNa anuzAsana hai / dUsarA tala hai madhyamA - socane kaa| bolanA aura socanA, donoM meM dostAnA saMbaMdha hai| AdamI bolatA isalie hai, kyoMki vaha socatA hai / soca hI agale kadama meM bola bana jAtA hai| soca bhI eka satya hai, eka Aloka hai / soca yadi dhyAna meM keMdrIbhUta ho jAe, to satya kI eka naI muskAna AviSkAra pAtI hai| kiMtu hamArI soca hamAre lie AviSkAra ke sthAna para ghuTana kyoM lagatI hai ? isalie ki hamane soca ko vikeMdrita kara rakhA hai / hajAra taraha kI soca hamAre mana meM banatI - bikharatI hai| jahA~ pala-pala meM soca dhUpa-chA~ha khelatI hai, vahA~ hama na to pUrI taraha aMdhakAra meM haiM aura na pUrI taraha prakAza meM / adhara meM laTakA kahalAegA jIvana kA adhyAtma / adhyAtma to hamArI soca kA pariSkAra hai, asthira mana kA keMdrIkaraNa hai / hama svayaM ko apane mana ke mele se alaga le caleM tAki bacce kI taraha hama duniyA kI bhIr3a meM bhaTaka na sakeM / 35 dhyAna kA kArya-kSetra hai mana ko zAMta karanA / mana ko zAMta karane kA matalaba hai duniyA bhara ke bhIr3a-bhare vicAroM se svayaM ko mukta karanA / jIvana ke vijJAna meM mauna kA prayoga isIlie sArthaka huaa| mauna rakho hoThoM kA bhI, mana kA bhI / dhyAna kA yaha mahattvapUrNa caraNa hai| maiM ise UrjA-samIkaraNa dhyAna khuuNgaa| yadi ise tuma pratidina karo, to mAnasika tanAva tumhArI dhamaniyoM meM kabhI bhI saMjIvita na ho pAegA / zAma ke vakta cale jAo ghara kI chata para, bagAna meM, kamare meM yA aise sthAna para jahA~ sirpha tuma hI raho, ghara-parivAra yA bhIr3a kA kolAhala na ho / ArAma -kursI para jAkara baiTho, bar3e ArAma se sahaja zithila shriir| Adhe ghaMTe taka zAMta mana baiThe rho| na kucha dekhanA hai, na kucha socanA hai| basa aise raho jaise rAta ko sote ho / rAta ko sote samaya zarIra sotA hai, para mana sapane ke jAla bunatA hai| yahA~ tumheM mana ko sulAnA hai hozapUrvaka rahakara / Adhe ghaMTe kI yaha zAMti bhara degI tumheM phUloM-sI khilatI tAjagI se / tuma svayaM ko tanAva - ra -rahita, tarotAjA aura svastha mana paaoge| yadi vicAroM kI udher3abuna uThane lage, to bagaira kisI dabAva ke donoM A~khoM kI ora dekhate raho / sAkSI bhAva se usake draSTA bano / zvAsa kI gati zAMta maMda ho / dhIre-dhIre mana kI khaTa-paTa zAMta ho jaaegii| yadi mana ke kAraNa adhika parezAna ho, to eka aura prakriyA se gujara sakate ho, aura vaha hai pratikriyA - mukti / acche-bure jo bhI kArya hoM, hone deM; svayaM ko usase na jodd'eN| kriyA cAlU rahe, para pratikriyA nahIM | mAnasika tanAva, Akroza aura asaMtulana kA mukhya kAraNa pratikriyA hai / yaha saMkalpa karanA hI kAphI hai ki maiM kisI bhI kriyA para apanI AkrozapUrNa pratikriyA vyakta nahIM kruuNgaa| maiM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola hara hAlata meM zAMta rhuuNgaa| dhIraja se boluuNgaa| dhairya, zAMti aura prasannatA ko apane tana-mana meM barakarAra rkhuugaa| dhIre-dhIre Apa pAe~ge ki bhAgya aura niyati ke ulaTe-sIdhe khela hone ke bAvajUda Apa zAMta ho, khuza ho, masta ho| dhyAnayoga kI yaha anivArya bhUmikA bhI hai aura preraNA bhii| Ama taura para hamArI jiMdagI bolane aura socane meM ghisatI hai| AdamI jitanA bolatA hai, usase adhika vaha socatA hai| jitanA socatA hai, usakA dasavA~ hissA bhI vaha bola nahIM paataa| abhivyakti anucitaMna se bar3hakara nahIM ho sktii| para hA~, jinakA mana mitabhASI ho jAtA hai, ve utanA hI bolate haiM, jitanA ve socate haiN| aMtardRSTi kA dvArodghATana hone ke bAda bhI mana kA upayoga aura vANI kA vyavahAra to hotA hai, para utanA hI jitanA Avazyaka hai| tIrthaMkara, buddha yA brahmarSi loga na bolate hoM, aisI bAta nahIM hai| mana aura hoMTha, kaMTha, tAlu kA upayoga to ve bhI karate haiM, para hamArI taraha nahIM, jo bolate to haiM pA~ca minaTa aura socate rahate haiM dina bhr| hama kisI se mile, bAta kI; vaha calA gayA, pardA gira jAnA cAhie; paraMtu hama usake cale jAne ke bAvajUda usake bAre meM socate rahate haiN| soca kI yaha prakriyA hI to manuSya ke lie tanAva kI AdhArazilA hai| AtmajAgRta puruSa to darpaNa kI taraha hote haiN| koI AyA, darpaNa meM usakA pratibiMba bnaa| vaha calA gayA, bAta khatma huii| darpaNa citrAMkana nahIM krtaa| vaha kaimarA nahIM hai| khuda ko usameM dekhanA cAhoge, to vaha dikhaaegaa| hamArI mukhAkRti haTI ki vaha sApha-sutharA, svaccha, nirmala, prtibiNb-mukt|| jIvana-vijJAna kA tIsarA tala hai pazyaMti-darzana kA, dekhane kaa| mana ke UhApoha bhare pahalU ThaMDe ho jAne para eka aisI kSamatA mukhara/prakhara hotI hai, jise pazyaMti kahA gayA hai| yaha adhyAtma-krAMti kI buniyAda hai| pazyaMti meM jo dekhA jAtA hai, vaha bAharI A~khoM se nahIM, bhItarI A~khoM se, atIMdriya bodha-dRSTi se dekhA jAtA hai| aMtarjagat kA darzana atIMdriya hotA hai| isIlie RSi-muni kahate haiM - hamane dekhaa| mahAvIra kahate haiM - maiMne dekhA, maiMne jaanaa| unake to sAdhanA-sUtroM meM bhI samyak darzana aura samyak jJAna prAthamika haiN| buddha ke zabdoM meM - piTaka-jJAna maiMne bodhi-kSaNoM meM dekhaa| mUsA ko bhI 'Taina kamAMDameMTsa' dikhAI par3e, sunAI pdd'e| dekhane aura sunane meM sirpha tIna iMca kA pharka nahIM hai, pharka hai bodha kI prakharatA kaa| darzana maulika jJAna kA prakAza-mArga hai| zravaNa ke bAda darzana kI bhUmikA hai| zravaNa kI kasauTI darzana hI hai| 'kAnoM sunI so jhUThI, A~khoM dekhI so saccI' / sunane se to basa izArA milatA hai| pahale suno, sunane se patA calegA ki saca kyA hai, jhUTha kyA hai| phira usako dekho| A~khoM se dekha loge, to vaha zruti nahIM, vaha veda ho jAegA, anubhUti bana jaaegaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ draSTA-bhAva : adhyAtma kI AtmA vedoM ko pahale zruti kahA jAtA thA / zruti yAnI sunA huaa| jina puruSoM aura buddha-puruSoM ne kahA ki sunA huA satya ho sakatA hai, kiMtu pUrNa satya to dekhA huA hotA hai| hama jo kaha rahe haiM, use dekhA, sunA nahIM / sunI huI cIja ko abhivyakti dete samaya ghaTotarI -bar3hotarI to hotI hI hai / zabdaza: kahane meM buddhi ldd'khdd'aaegii| jJAna zabda ke pAra bhI hai / phira kathya kI bodhagamyatA ke lie hama apanI buddhi ko bhI sahakArI saMsthA banA sakate haiN| isIlie paraMparA meM mor3a AyA / zruti zabda kI jagaha veda zabda prasArita huaa| veda kA matalaba hai jAnA, anubhava kiyA / 'veda' anubhava kie hue ko kahanA hai / mahAvIra ke samarthakoM / ziSyoM ne bhI zAstra - - likhe, kiMtu unhoMne apane hara zAstra ke prAraMbha meM eka bAta bar3I ImAnadArI se kahI - 'suyaM me' - maiMne sunA hai / ve yaha nahIM kahate ki yaha hamane jAnA hai, dekhA hai / ve to bebAka kahate haiM - hamane sunA hai| yaha nAmumakina nahIM hai ki hamAre sunane meM, samajhane meM, sune hue ko kahane-likhane meM koI truTi na ho| isalie yadi hameM kisI dharmazAstra meM koI bAta tarkasaMgata na lage, avaijJAnika lage, to isakA doSa kisI amRta - puruSa ke matthe mata mar3hanA | sunI huI bAtoM ko par3ha lo, phira use jA~co, parakho, dekho / zAstra kA jJAna parAyA hai, kevala use AtmasAt na kro| hamArA parama satya vahI hai, jo hamane dekhA hai, samyak darzana kiyA hai / dekhe gae satya kA saMdarbhoM se milAna karo / asaMgata lage, to use haTAne meM saMkoca bhI mata karo aura saMgata lage, to use grahaNa karane se katarAnA kaisA ! nirNaya karanA hamArA adhikAra hai| nirNaya vaisA ho, jisa para nyochAvara aura kurbAna kara sako svayaM ko / Atma-nirNaya lakSya-siddhi kI pahalI saphalatA hai kucha bAteM aisI haiM jinakA saMbaMdha sIdhe taura para na to darzana se hai, na zravaNa se / ve sirpha paraMparA banakara calI haiN| mUla lakSya to khAIM meM gira par3e haiM, lIka para calane kI vivazatA abhI bhI bacI huI hai| Aja savere kI paricarcA ko hI le lo| kucha bAteM aisI lagIM, jina para Ama AdamI ko bhI, saMgha- samAja ko bhI socanA cAhie, jaise naMge pA~va aura naMge badana hI calanA cAhie yA vikalpa svIkAra kiyA jA sakatA hai ? paidala hI calanA cAhie yA yAtrA - sAdhanoM kA upayoga kara sakate haiM ? 37 maiMne aneka sAdhu-saMnyAsiyoM ko naMge badana zahara meM calate paayaa| Ama logoM ko acchA na lage, to dharma - prabhAvanA kahA~ huI ? nagnatA unake lie hai, jinakA samAja se koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai, jaMgala meM jAkara apanA jJAna-dhyAna karate haiM / eka tavAsa to aba darAja meM calA gyaa| ve jIte haiM samAja ke bIca | ve aise samAja meM nagna rahanA cAhate haiM, jahA~ kI apanI sabhyatA hai / samAja meM Ao, para kRpayA apanI nagnatA kI bajAya yahA~ apanI sAdhutA ko prakaTa karo / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 antara ke paTa khola vArANasI meM maiM gaMgAvAsI devariyA bAbA' se milaa| ve caubIsa ghaMToM meM se pA~ca-dasa minaTa ke lie apanI kuTiyA se bAhara nikalate, tAki zraddhAluoM ko darzana mila ske| ve apanI kuTiyA meM nagna rahate the, para jaba ve Ama janatA ke sAmane Ate, to sAmAjika dRSTi se kaMbala kA eka aMgochA pahana lete| aisA karane meM na to saMta kI vItarAgatA khaMDita hotI hai, na saadhutaa| naMge pA~va calo, koI harjA nahIM hai| svAsthya ke lie bhI lAbhaprada hai| jahA~ taka hiMsA-ahiMsA kA prazna hai, rabara kI havAI cappala yA kapar3e ke jUte pahana sakate ho| isase ahiMsA ko koI khatarA nahIM hai| zAyada isase ahiMsA ko aura bala mile| havAI cappala pA~va kI apekSA adhika narama hotI hai| pA~va ke nIce AI cIMTI mara sakatI hai, magara narama havAI cappala se saMbhAvanA kama hai| pada-yAtrA tyAga evaM titikSA kI pratIka hai| bhAratIya saMta paidala hI hajAroM mIla kI yAtrA kara lete haiN| pada-yAtrA kA mukhya uddezya ahiMsA hai| vijJAna ke yAtrAsAdhanoM meM alpatama hiMsA se hajAroM mIla ke patthara pAra kie jA sakate haiN| aise yAtrA-sAdhanoM kA upayoga na ho, jise jAnavara khIMcate hoM, jina rikzoM ko AdamI khIMcate hoN| DolI para, ThelAgAr3I para baiThakara yAtrA karane kI bajAya usa sarakArI rela para yAtrA karanA behatara hai, jo sArvajanika hai| cAhe tuma baiTho yA usase dUra raho, vaha to calegI hii| yaha to sarakArI vyavasthA hai| sabake lie kI gaI vyavasthA hai| lakar3iyA~ jalAkara pAnI garma karane kI bajAya bijalI ke hITara meM garma karanA aura pacAsa AdamiyoM kI jagaha krena se gADI khIMcanA jaise behatara hai. vaise hI kaI tathya aise hI behatara ho sakate haiN| vijJAna ke una AviSkAroM ko svIkAra karane ke lie hameM zAMta dimAga se socanA cAhie, jinake kAraNa hiMsA kama ho sakatI hai, ahiMsA kI asmitA bar3ha sakatI hai| ahiMsA bahata bar3A dharma hai, hameM isake prAyogika rUpoM ko aura vikasita karanA caahie| paraMparA meM bhI saccAI ho sakatI hai, para samaya yadi saccAI ke aura behatara hastAkSara kare, to hameM usakA svAgata karanA cAhie, prabuddha aura vaijJAnika logoM kA to yahI nivedana hai| vijJAna bhI darzana kI hI eka kaDI hai| bAhara ke vijJAna kI taraha bhItara bhI vijJAna hai| jIvana kA vijJAna baikharI aura madhyamA ke uparAMta pazyaMti kI haMsa-dRSTi darzAtA hai| nIra-kSIra kA viveka pazyaMti se hI niSpanna hotA hai| draSTA dvArA jo AtmasAt hotA hai, vaha hai jJAna aura dekhane kI prakriyA kA nAma hai - pshyti| jahA~ yaha kahA jAtA hai - 'maiM kahatA A~khana kI dekhI, tU kahatA kAgada kI lekhI', ina A~khoM se dekhane kA matalaba isI 'pazyaMti' se hai, darzana se hai| darzana ke mAyane haiM draSTA ne dRzya se svayaM ko alaga dekha liyA hai, paridhiyoM se virata hokara keMdra ke lie aMtaryAtrA zurU For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ draSTA-bhAva : adhyAtma kI AtmA 39 kara dI hai| Akhira draSTA hI to apane svarUpa meM sthita hotA hai - tadA draSTuH svarUpe - avsthaanm| __ draSTA-puruSa kaivalya-sthiti kA saccA pathika hai| use kaivalya-bodha kI zikharaU~cAiyA~ AtmasAt hotI haiN| draSTA hI kholate haiM dvAra sthitaprajJatA ke| isalie draSTA honA sthitaprajJa hone kI pahala hai| darzana ke pAra eka aura uccasthiti hai, jise 'parA' kahA jAtA hai| yaha jIvanavijJAna kA cauthA tala hai| 'parA' parama sthiti hai, mahAzUnya kI, parama caitanya kI sthiti hai| sunane aura dekhane ke pAra kI mNjil| 'parA' kI dhurI para hI ghaTita hotA hai aatmbodh| paramAtmA kA dvAra yahIM khulatA hai| paramAtmA hamArI vyaktigata cetanA kA parama vikAsa hai| hameM calanA cAhie vikAsa ke isa zikhara para cetanA ke mahotsava meN| cAheM to isa prakriyA se gujara sakate haiN| mitra ! sabase pahale deha-UrjA ke pAra cleN| dhyAna meM utareM aura svayaM ko prANaUrjA para keMdrita kareM, zvAsa leM, zvAsa chodd'eN| zvAsa hI prANa-UrjA hai| zvAsa para svayaM ko itanA sahaja keMdrita kara leM ki mAno hama sirpha zvAsa haiN| jaba prANa-UrjA kA bharapUra upayoga/keMdrIkaraNa/layabaddhatA ho jAe, to zarIra ko zithila chor3a deM aura parama zAMta, parama mauna meM DUbe rheN| zUnya svarUpa sahajatayA anubhUta hogaa| yadi vicAra/vikalpa Ate-jAte lageM to sajaga hokara, hozapUrvaka unheM dekheN| unakA sAtha na nibhaaeN| 'draSTa: svarUpe avasthAnam' - draSTA svarUpa meM sthita ho jAtA hai| yaha draSTAbhAva hI citta-vRttiyoM ko zAMta karate hae sva-svarUpa meM praveza kraaegaa| agale caraNoM meM hone vAlA anubhava hI Atmabodha kI apUrva ghaTanA hai| yahI vaha velA hai, jaba mahAvIra kA mauna aura mIrA kA nRtya sAkAra hotA hai| sahasrAra kI sahaja saccidAnaMda-dazA hamase rUbarU hotI hai| isa saMpUrNa parA-pariveza ke lie sarvaprathama pahala ho samyak darzana ke lie, draSTA-svarUpa ke lie| dhyAna yahA~ taka pahu~cane meM ApakA sahakArI zubhAkA~kSI mitra hogaa| draSTA-bhAva hI AdhAra hai dhyAna kaa| draSTA-bhAva hI AtmA hai dhyAna kii| jo honA hai, vaha ho| hama mAtra draSTA raheM - hara sthiti-paristhiti ke, hara vRtti/karmaprakRti ke| 'na kAhU se dostI, na kAhU se baira' basa, mAtra draSTA-bhAva ho, sAkSI-bhAva ho| draSTA hI AtmasvarUpa meM avasthita hotA hai, vahI mukti ke dvAra kholatA hai| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMtara ke paTa khola jise svayaM kI satata smRti hai, usake jIvana kI dahalIz2a para sadA yoga kA dIpa prajvalita rahatA hai| kesI ne pUchA, manuSya kyA hai ? maiMne kahA, UrjA kA samaveta svruup| manuSya UrjA aura zakti kA saMvAhaka hai| UrjA kA trikoNAtmaka saMgama huA hai usmeN| pahalI UrjA hai - zarIra-UrjA, dUsarI hai - prANa-UrjA, aura tIsarI hai - aatm-uurjaa| pahalI UrjA sthUla hai, dUsarI pahalI kI apekSA sUkSma hai aura tIsarI dUsarI se sUkSmatara hai| Atma-UrjA kI sthiti sarvAdhika sUkSma hai| vaha pahalI aura dasarI UrjA se bhI adhika sazakta hai| saccAI to yaha hai ki Atma-UrjA ke kAraNa hI zarIra-UrjA aura prANa-UrjA kA astitva hotA hai| Atma-UrjA kA aMza na kevala manuSya zarIra meM, balki saMpUrNa brahmAMDa meM parivyApta hai| zarIra-UrjA kA anubhava pratyeka manuSya ko hai| zarIra ke hara bhAga-vibhAga ko chUkara/dekhakara use jAnA-pahacAnA jA sakatA hai| manuSya zarIra-UrjA kA upayoga bhI jyAdAtara karatA hai| prANa-UrjA sahajatayA gatizIla hai| jarA zvAsa-sparza kA anubhava kro| zvAsa hI to prANa hai| koI bhI minaTa aisA nahIM hotA ki sA~sa rukI-thamI ho| yaha UrjA kI havAI bhUmikA hai| jIvana mAtra zvAsa-UrjA kA nAma nahIM hai| jIvana to zvAsa-UrjA ke bhI pAra hai| zvAsa to jIvana kI mAtra abhivyakti hai, bhItara aura bAhara, donoM ko jIvanavAhI tattvoM se jor3ane kA setu hai| yogI dIrghAyuSya kA jIvana jIte haiN| ve zvAsa ko roka bhI sakate haiN| prANAyAma kI prakriyA meM kuMbhaka' zvAsa ko rokanA hai aura Azcarya yaha hai ki zvAsa rukane ke bAda bhI manuSya jIvita rahatA hai| yadi abhyAsa kareM, to yaha prayoga hara koI kara sakatA hai| kaI yogI, saMnyAsI, phakIra jamIna meM samAdhi le lete haiM aura kAphI samaya For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antar ke paTa khola taka ve usameM raha lete haiN| ve vAstava meM jAna lete haiM ki jIvana kA rahasya kyA hai| __ jIvana kA asalI rahasya Atma-UrjA hai| zvAsa Atma-UrjA kI abhivyakti hai| zvAsa ko AtmA se hI UrjA milatI hai| Atma-UrjA ke bAre meM Ama AdamI bekhabara hai| hA~, vaha itanA jarUra jAnatA hai ki zarIra meM koI-na-koI aisI UrjA yA zakti avazya hai, jisake kAraNa zarIra hai aura jisake nikala jAne ke bAda zarIra mATI kI ddherii| zvAsa kA rukanA jIvana kA viyoga nahIM hai, kiMtu Atma-viyoga hone para zvAsa-nirodha avazyaMbhAvI hai| ____ mA~ ke garbha meM hama mAtra aNu the, usase pUrva eka adRzya aatmaa| AtmA aNu meM vaise hI praviSTa huI jaise kamare meM hvaa| dhIre-dhIre zarIra banA, iMdriyA~ banIM, janma huA, bar3e hue| hama jIvana ke janma ke bAre meM apanI aMtardRSTi jgaa| janma kI ora lautteN| pratikramaNa kreN| 'pratikramaNa' arthAt jIvana ke atIta ko jhaaNknaa| yadi pIche lauTeM to pAe~ge ki ati sUkSma meM hamArI gaMgotrI hai, jahA~ se prasArita haI hai jIvana kI gNgaa| gaMgA gaMgotrI ke kAraNa hai| yadi mUla srota rUMdha jAe to paMchI ur3a jAegA, piMjarA yahIM par3A raha jaaegaa| manuSya apane Apa meM ekasRSTi hai aura sRSTA sadA apanI saSTi meM tallIna rahatA hai| parataMtra vaha isalie hai, kyoMki usake pAsa Atma-svataMtratA kA koI nArA nahIM hai, jisake tahata vaha Atma-svarUpa kI AjAdI ke lie jiMdAbAda-murdAbAda kre| aMtaryAtrA ke lie abhIpsA jiMdAbAda hai, zeSa to murdAbAda ke kaMdhe para jiMdAbAda kI rAjanIti hai| ____ manuSya ke pAsa aisI koI pyAsa dikhAI nahIM detI, jisake lie vaha jIvana ko dA~va para lagA ske| usakA sArA jora zarIra ke lie hai| A~kha na hone para vaha bhagavAn kI prArthanA karegA, kiMtu A~kha milane ke bAda vaha vezyA kA dvAra khttkhttaaegaa| manuSya kI nigAheM nigAhoM para nahIM, deha para keMdrita haiN| vaha iMsAna zaitAna hai, jisakI najara mA~ ke dUdha para nahIM, nArI ke janma-sthAna para TikI rahatI hai| jisa deha ko manuSya sajA-bacAkara rakhanA cAhatA hai, vaha to roja-ba-roja jarjara huI jA rahI hai| deha mRtyu kA ghara hai| mRtyu ke kSaNoM meM AnaMdaghana ke ve gIta - 'aba calo saMga hamAre kAyA' - manuSya ke lie anasune-anabUjhe rahe haiN| mahAvIra kI dhyAna-paddhati kA eka caraNa hai - kaayotsrg| yaha vAstava meM deharAga se Upara uThane ke lie hai| kAza, manuSya Atma-samIkaraNa ke lie jIvana kA koI saMpAdana kara paae| Atma-UrjA se abhiprAya hai hamAre jIvana kI maulikatA, astitva kI vaastviktaa| adRzya yA sUkSma rahakara use najara-aMdAja nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 antara ke paTa khola saMbhava hai, kisI kI najaroM meM paramANu kA koI mUlya na ho, paraMtu eka paramANu meM hirozimA kI bhAgya-rekhA khIMcI ho sakatI hai| sAgara ko eka bUMda meM cakhA jA sakatA hai| paramAtmA virAT hai, hama bUMda haiN| jo bUMda ko cakha letA hai, sAgara usase chipA nahIM raha paataa| __ hama saghana UrjA ke dhAraka haiN| Atma-UrjA kI sazaktatA ko cunautI nahIM dI jA sktii| usase pyAra kiyA jA sakatA hai, usameM nimagna hokara svayaM ko virATa kiyA jA sakatA hai| dUsaroM se pyAra khUba huA, cummA-cummA bhI khUba gAyA-kiyA, para hara bAra pyAra pravaMcanA bnaa| vaha vyakti mahA mAnava' hai, jo svayaM se pyAra karatA hai| svayaM se pyAra karane vAlA kabhI kisI ke prati vaimanasya nahIM rakha sktaa| paraMtu 'para' se hI prema kA saMbaMdha jor3ane vAlA kadama-dara-kadama viSANuoM se ghirA hai| mahattva Atma-prema aura hRdaya-prema kA hai| kRpayA svayaM se bhI jur3eM aura Atma-ghanatva ko mUlya deN| manuSya bIja rUpa hai| bIja yadi bIja hI banA rahe, to usake astitva kA Atma-vicAra kahA~ ho paaegaa| bIja meM baragada kI virATa saMbhAvanAe~ haiN| kheda hai vaha apanI isa ojasvitA se aparicita hai| jisa dina use ahasAsa hogA svayaM kI aMtargarbhita saMbhAvanA kA, vaha paramAtmA kI kRSi-dharA ko samarpita kara degA khuda ko, tAki apane Apako harAbharA kara sake, bA~hoM ko bulaMda AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha phailAkara svayaM kI UrjasvitA aura jIvaMtatA ko udghATita kara ske| bIja meM anaMta kA AliMgana bharatI saMbhAvanAe~ jarUra haiM, para vaha apanI saMbhAvanA ko zAyada dekha nahIM paataa| manuSya bhI bIja rUpa hai, paraMtu vaha apane bhItara jhA~ka sakatA hai| aMtarghaTa meM satata jhA~kanA svayaM kI anakhilI saMbhAvanAoM kA nirIkSaNa hai| bhItara kI ora dekhanA hI to AtmasvarUpa se sAkSAtkAra kI pahala hai| jijJAsApUrvaka bhItara mur3anA hI dhyAna hai, usameM dila bhara DUba jAnA hI yoga hai| mere pA~va himAlaya kI tarAI para haiM aura dRSTi parvatAdhirAja ke aSTapada se maMDita kailAsa pr| khiMce-khiMce Apa mujha taka A gae haiN| kaI paricita haiM, kaI apricit| kyA Apa taiyAra haiM aMtar-oNkana ke lie? Azvasta raheM, maiM sahayoga karU~gA, aMtarghaTa meM jhA~keM, cUMki hama bhItara jhA~ka sakate haiN| bIja svayaM kA aMta:karaNa jhA~ka nahIM pAtA, isalie jIvana-darzana kI adhika ujjvala saMbhAvanAe~ hamase hI jur3I haiN| svayaM ke prati svayaM kI cetanA ko aura saMvedanazIla bnaaeN| dhanyavAda hai usa bIja ko, jo Atma-sthiti se bekhabara hote hue bhI svayaM ke A~gana meM AkAza utAra letA hai| vaha manuSya nAsamajha hai, jo sakSama hote hue bhI khuda kI sakSamatA se koI sarokAra nahIM rkhtaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMtara ke paTa khola 43 tuma jIte ho duniyA meM, duniyA ke lie| duniyA ke lie kahanA bhI ThIka na hogA; jIte ho pA~ca-paccIsa logoM ke sAtha rAgAtmaka saMbaMdhoM meM, sau-do sau gaja jamIna ke mamatva-poSaNa meN| apane lie kahA~ jIte ho! apane lie to niraMtara mRtyu kI ora bar3ha rahe ho| jIvana marane ke lie nahIM, jIne ke lie hai - nijatva ke phUla ko khilAne ke lie hai| hama lage haiM dUsaroM ko jAnane meN| para kyA aba taka koI kisI ko saMpUrNata: jAna pAyA ? putra pitA taka ko nahIM jAna paayaa| kauna AdamI bhItara se kaisA hai, koI nahIM kaha sktaa| dUsaroM ko jAnA nahIM jA sakatA, magara khuda ko jAnA jA sakatA hai| cUMki svayaM ko jAnanA saMbhava hai, isIlie to nivedana kara rahA huuN| kAza, jI sako Atma-astitva ke lie, sArA saMsAra astitva kI ujjvalatAoM se bharA hotaa| phira svataMtratA ke gIta kisI rASTra ke nahIM, varan khuda ke gAe jAte, prANimAtra ke gAe jaate| jarUrata hai bodha ke rUpAMtaraNa kii| manuSya ke pA~va haiM kArAgRha meN| sthiti itanI vicitra hai ki hamane kArAgRha ko baMdhana nahIM, balki ghara mAna liyA hai| guru kA dAyitva hai piMjarA kholnaa| magara musIbata to yaha hai ki yadi koI piMjare ko khole bhI, to paMchI ur3ane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hai| vaha socatA hai 'kArA' hI sahI, para hai to jAnA-pahacAnA, cirpricit| AkAza kI virATatA ajJAta hai| AkAza ke madhurima saMgAna sune to kAphI haiM, para kyA patA, vaha piMjare se khataranAka ho| pA~voM meM jaMjIra bhale ho, nikAsI kA dvAra baMda ho, para rahane-khAne kA to prabaMdha hai hI, asurakSita to nahIM haiN| kauna ur3e ajJAta meM, ajJeya meM ? lAkhoM meM vahI, jo virAT hone kA icchuka hai, svayaM ke paMkhoM kI kSamatA se virATatA ko AtmasAt karanA cAhatA hai| kahate haiM : eka rAhagIra kisI musAphirakhAne meM rukaa| vaha rAta ko bistara para soyA hI thA ki kamare meM TaMge piMjare meM se tote kI AvAja ne usakA dhyAna AkarSita kiyaa| totA eka hI zabda bAra-bAra duharA rahA thA - 'svataMtratA, svataMtratA, svtNtrtaa| zAyada mAlika ne use yaha sikhAyA thaa| svataMtratA zabda ke sunate hI rAhagIra ko apanA atIta yAda ho aayaa| vaha bhI to apane deza ke lie kaTaghare meM, kArAgRha meM eka hI AvAja lagAyA karatA thA - 'svataMtratA, svataMtratA, svtNtrtaa'| merA rASTra svataMtra haa| totA bhI AjAdI ke lie tilamilA rahA hai| patA nahIM kisa mue ne ise kaida kara rakhA hai| use tote para tarasa aaii| usane piMjare kA dvAra khola diyaa| para yaha dekhakara use Azcarya huA ki totA piMjare se bAhara nikalane kI bajAya aura bhItara sikur3akara baiTha gayA aura svataMtratA kA AlApa gAe jA rahA hai| rAhagIra ne socA, zAyada totA usase bhayabhIta hai| usane piMjare meM hAtha DAlA aura bar3I kaThinAI se tote ko bAhara nikAlakara AsamAna meM ur3A diyaa| vaha prasanna thA, isa bAta se ki For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 antara ke paTa khola Aja usane kisI ko AjAdI dii| vaha ArAma se soyaa| usakI nIMda taba khulI, jaba usane savere tote kI AvAja sunI - svataMtratA, svataMtratA, svtNtrtaa| usane pAyA ki totA piMjare meM baiThA ArAma se bhIge cane aura mircI khA rahA hai aura bIca-bIca meM uSA-gIta gA rahA hai - svataMtratA, svtNtrtaa...| ha~sa rahe ho| are, sabakI yahI sthiti hai| aradAsa svataMtratA kI karate ho aura kArya parataMtratA ke| azAMti se ukatA bhI gae ho aura use chor3anA bhI nahIM caahte| paramAtmA ko pAnA cAhate ho, para usake lie nyochAvara hone ko taiyAra nahIM ho| loga mere pAsa Ate haiM, kahate haiM, paramAtmA ko kaise prApta kareM; mana se bar3e parezAna haiN| maiM kahatA hU~, paramAtmA kI bAta bAda meM karanA, pahale svayaM ko zAMtimaya bnaao| dhyAna kI sArI vidhiyA~ paramAtmA ko pAne ke lie nahIM haiM, varan mana ko zAMta karane ke lie haiN| zAMta mana hI paramAtmA kA praveza-dvAra hai| para hama haiM aise ki kucha zAMti milI aura lauTa ge| phira azAMta hue, phira mere pAsa aae| samaya kAphI bIta rahA hai, para paramAtma-prApti ke lie nahIM, zAMta mana:sthiti pAne ke lie, pUrva bhUmikA banAne ke lie| azAMti taba taka rahegI, jaba taka hama tanAva, tRSNA, mUrchA, avidyA se ghire rheNge| hama mana ko tirohita karane kI kalA smjheN| nIMda lete samaya jaise hama zarIra ko zAMta karate haiM, vaise hI mana ko bhI sulA deN| mana kA sonA hI hamAre lie zAMti kA AdhArabhUta anuSThAna hai| aisA karo, pahale bodhapUrvaka pA~ca minaTa taka gahare-lambe zvAsa lo aura chodd'o| dhIre-dhIre unakI gaharAI to barakarAra rakho, para sA~sa kI gati maMda karate jaao| pahale sA~soM ke recana para jora do, phira grahaNa pr| recana se citta kI UhApoha zAMta hotI hai| zAMti ke vAtAvaraNa meM hI svayaM kA bodha sAkAra hone lagatA hai| nizcaya hI, Aja nahIM to kala, hara vyakti astitva-bodha ke lie samarpita hogaa| abhI kahA~ jI rahe ho, jarA mana se puucho| mana mastI kA pyAsA hai| usakI sArI sakriyatA kisI-na-kisI mastI ke Alama ko TohatI hai| svarga kI talAza meM hAtha kyA Ate haiM ? kaaNtte| usa svarga ko kA~TA na kahU~, to aura kyA kahU~ jise pAne ke bAda bhI kucha aura, kahIM aura pAnA cAhate ho| svarga kI saira karake bhI yadi saMtuSTa na ho pAe, to vaha svarga bhI naraka kI hI pITha hai| mana kI eka sabase bar3I kamajorI hai ki vaha aprApta ko prApta karane ke lie ukasAtA rahatA hai, kiMtu prApta hone para vaha jaldI hI usase Uba jAtA hai| isalie mana kI mastI manuSya ke lie aMtata: ghuTana hai| patA nahIM, mana kahA~-kahA~ kI pherI lagAtA phiratA hai| manuSya kI nigAheM to do haiM, para mana ke pAsa hajAra A~khoM kA vizva For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMtar ke paTa khola 45 kIrtimAna hai| sahasrAkSI hai mn| vaha paryaTana-premI hai| ghumakkar3a hai| bhaTakatA rahatA hai vh| dina meM hI nahIM, rAta meM bhii| dina meM vicAra-vikalpoM ke rUpa meM aura rAta ko sapanoM ke mAyAjAla meN| svapna aura vikalpa meM jyAdA pharka nahIM hai| 'svapno vikalpA:'- vikalpa hI svapna hai| svapna aura vikalpa meM koI buniyAdI bheda nahIM hai| dina meM uThane vAle vikalpa dabe hue svapna haiM aura rAta ko Ane vAle svapna vikalpoM kA havAI paridarzana hai| svapna-mukta honA, nirvikalpa ho jAnA, mana kI yAtrA kA virAma pAnA hI Atma-bodha kA guhya-dvAra hai| _ vikalpa hamAre bhItara kI vRtti hai| jaba taka vRttiyoM ke pAra na caloge, taba taka jIvana kI vAstavikatA vRttiyA~ hI lgeNgii| yoga-darzana ke anusAra 'vRtti-sArUpyam' - vaha vRtti ke anurUpa hI apanA svarUpa smjhegaa| yaha Atma-pravaMcanA hai| jaba taka aisA hai, vAstavika svarUpa kA jJAna na ho paaegaa| jJAna/bodha ke binA manuSya astitvagAmI nahIM, varan mana kA anugAmI hogaa| kabhI kAma ke pravAha meM, to kabhI moha ke garta meN| kabhI mAyA ke makar3ajAla meM, to kabhI krodha kI jvAlA meN| yaha mana hai| manuSya kA mn| manuSya ke pA~va calate haiM eka dizA meM, magara 'manuA to cahaM disi phirai' - mana to dasoM dizAoM meM ghUmatA hai| vaha cakravartI hai| usakI paha~ca cAroM ora hai| bar3Ibar3I hastiyoM ko natamastaka rahanA par3atA hai usake rAja-darabAra meN| paraMtu eka aisA darabAra bhI hai, jahA~ usakA dabadabA nahIM hai, eka aisI dizA hai - gyArahavIM dizA - jahA~ vaha nahIM phuNctaa| vaha darabAra vyakti ke aMtastala meM hai| gyArahavIM dizA svayaM vyakti ke bhItara hai| ATha dizAe~ cAroM tarapha haiM - pUrva se naiRtya taka; eka Urdhva dizA hai aura eka adhodizA, kiMtu gyArahavIM dizA to tuma svayaM ho| vahA~ mana kI koI gati nahIM hai| vahA~ kA praveza-dvAra hai - amana, mnomukti| eka vyakti cazmuddIna thaa| usakI A~khoM para cazmA lagA thA, eka cazmA hAtha meM thaa| phira bhI vaha eka cazmA aura kharIda rahA thaa| maiMne kAraNa puuchaa| kahane lagA, eka cazmA dUra ke lie hai, eka najadIka ke lie| maiMne pUchA, aura ye tIsarA? bolA tIsare kI jarUrata ina donoM ko talAzane ke lie| maiMne kahA, taba eka cazmA aura kharIda lo| kahane lagA - vaha kisalie? maiMne kahA, khuda ko dekhane ke lie| vaha upanetra bhI cAhie, jo dikhA sake tumheM mana ke pAra, nijatva ko| hameM dekhanA-DhU~r3hanA cAhie vaha mahAloka, jahA~ mana kI gati nahIM hai| jahA~ sirpha aMtardRSTi evaM aMtarsajagatA kI gati hai| pahacAne mana ke vyaktitva ko aura ujAgara kareM draSTA-svarUpa ko, jJAtA-svarUpa ko, sAkSI-svarUpa ko| eka bAta kA dhyAna rakheM ki mana svayaM koI UrjA nahIM hai| vaha to mazIna hai| jaba manuSya use UrjA detA hai, to For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola vaha gatizIla hotA hai| yadi gAr3I ko dhakkA lagAnA baMda kara do, to vaha apane-Apa Thappa ho jaaegii| gAr3I ko rokanA bhI cAhate ho aura dhakkA bhI lagAtAra avirAma mAre jA rahe ho, to gAr3I bhalA rukegI kaise ? ghar3I meM jaba taka cAbI bharate rahoge, vaha Tika-Tika karatI rhegii| yadi yaha Tika-Tika tumhArA jInA, sonA harAma kara rahI hai, to cAbI bharanI baMda karo / use DhIlI chor3o / draSTA-bhAva kA sUryodaya hone deM astitva ke A~gana meN| kAra kA eksIleTara aura breka - donoM eka sAtha dabAnA to mUrkhatA hai / Amataura para hara AdamI kI yaha zikAyata rahatI hai ki 'mana bar3A daur3atA hai' / mana to daur3egA hI, jaba taka daur3a kA sAtha nibhaaoge| do pA~voM meM se kisI eka pA~va ko to roko, dUsarA svayameva ruka jaaegaa| gAr3I kA koI sA eka cakkA khola do, gAr3I khuda-ba-khuda ruka jAegI, dUsare cakke ko binA khole hii| hama to apanI smRti, surati, sajagatA, saMlInatA aMtarghara kI ora lgaaeN| bar3A pyArA pada hai. - - sumirana surata lagAikai, mukha te kachU na bola / bAhara ke paTa deikai, aMtara ke paTa khola | 46 loga paTa kholate haiM ghU~ghaTa ke / jJAnIjana kahate haiM - aMtara ke paTa khola / bAhara dvAra - daravAje haiM, bhItara jIvana ke rahasyoM ke parde haiM / hama una pardoM ko kholeM / 'sumirana surata lagAikai' - apanI smRti ko Atma-tattva ke sAtha, paramAtma-tattva ke sAtha lgaaeN| bAhara kA bar3abolApana baMda kareM, bhItara ke svara suneM / mana kI zAMti hI jIvana - jagat ke aMtarrahasyoM ko pahacAnane kI kalA hai| loga baiThate haiM pUjA ke vakta lAuDaspIkara lagAkara / zAyada yahI socakara ki bhagavAn taka unakI prArthanA kI AvAja pahu~ce / bhagavAn yadi AkAza meM, svarga meM yA svarga se Upara rahate haiM, taba bhI AvAja nahIM jA sakatI, cAhe lAuDaspIkara lagA lo aura yadi paramAtmA kaNa-kaNa meM haiM, svayaM ke pAsa haiM to vaha gU~ge kI bhI prArthanA suna leMge / haridvAra meM maiM eka Azrama meM ThaharA thA / savere pA~ca baje vahA~ ke pujArI ne maMdira meM baiThakara lAuDaspIkara meM bhagavAn kI prArthanA ke stotra bolane zurU kie| vaise bhI saMta kI AvAja jora kI thI aura usameM bhI lAuDaspIkara teja / maiMne kahA, maMdira meM aura koI nahIM hai, Apa mana meM hI stotra - smaraNa kara leN| kahane lage, stotra to jora se hI bolane cAhie~, tAki ... / maiMne kahA, tAki bhagavAn suna sakeM / kahane lage, 'nahIM, loga suna sakeM / ' - pujArI bhagavAn ke lie nahIM, logoM ke lie stotra pATha kara rahA hai| loga jAna leM ki pujArI ne stotra pATha kara liyA hai, tAki pujArI kI dAna-dakSiNA meM suvidhA rahe / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMtara ke paTa khola prArthanA jora se bhagavAn ko pukAranA nahIM hai| prArthanA to paramAtma-smRti hai, ahobhAva hai| hama maMdira isalie jAte haiM, kyoMki vahA~ jAne se zAMti milatI hai| para jahA~ kolAhala-hI-kolAhala ho rahA ho, vahA~ zAMti kahA~ ! maMdira jAo, maunapUrvaka, paramAtmA kI smRti se bhre| kAvya-pATha bahuta ho gae, aba khuda kAvya bno| aba to zAMti sAdho, mana kI zAMti, uThApaTaka kI shaaNti| eka aisI gahana zAMti aMtarmana meM utarane do tAki suna sako aMtarAtmA kA baMzIrava, pahacAna sako paramAtmA kA madhurima svr| AtmA aura paramAtmA ke bola itane dhIme haiM ki unheM sunane aura pahacAnane ke lie AdamI ko gahana zAMta honA hogaa| itanA zAMta jitanA yaha himAlaya hai, ye devadAra ke vRkSa haiN| parama zAMti, parama svarUpa ke paricaya kI pUrva-bhUmikA hai| hama sahaja jijJAsA bhAva se aMtarbodha kI ora utreN| kheda-udvega, saMga-asaMga se svayaM ko bacAkara rkheN| zAMta mana ke lie dhyAna dhareM aura dhyAna ke lie pratikSaNa-pratipala bhItara-bAhara sajaga sacetana rheN| sajagatA hI sUtra hai, sajagatA hI AdhAra hai, sajagatA hI dvAra hai| 'sumirana surata lagAikai'- apanI surati, apanI smRti usa 'tattvamasi' meM lgaaeN| surati mArga hai| smRti mArga hai| aMtaramana meM rahane vAlI satata Atma-smRti hI dhyAna aura yoga hai| 'mukha se kachU na bol'| adhika bolane kI jarUrata nahIM hai| nAsamajha adhika bolate haiN| samajhadAra cupa rahate haiM, zAMta rahate haiN| jarUrata ho to bolate haiN| jarUrata ho, to bolanA puNya hai| binA jarUrata ke vANI yA kisI bhI cIja kA upayoga karanA pApa hai| duniyA meM vANI nahIM, mauna amara hotA hai| vANI to vyakta hotI hai aura bikhara jAtI hai| mauna saMgRhIta hotA hai aura bhItara kI UrjA ke rUpa meM virATa hotA hai| kabIra kahate haiM - 'bAhara ke paTa deike' bAhara kI bAtoM meM, bAhara kI gatividhiyoM meM rasa lene kI bajAya 'aMtara ke paTa khola' / bAhara ho nirliptatA aura bhItara ho rsmytaa| tU paTa khola, bhItara kA paTa khol| bAhara aba taka kaI daphA paTa khole haiM, eka paTa aisA bhI khule jise hama aMtara kA paTa kahate haiN| bAhara ke paTa bhItara ke paTa ko nahIM khola pAe~ge, para aMtara kA paTa khula jAe to bAhara ke paToM ke khulane aura na khulane kA koI artha nahIM rhtaa| 'sumirana surata lagAikai' - hamArI smRti, hamArI layalInatA aMtarmukhI ho, to aMtara kA AnaMda, astitva kA AnaMda svata: jhregaa| nijatva kA rasa, nijatva kA sukUna svata: AtmasAt hogaa| svayaM kI satata smRti rahe, Aja ke lie yahI sUtra hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vRtti, vRtti-bodha, vRtti-nirodha mana kI vRttiyoM para vijaya prApta karanA saMsAra kI sabase bar3I Atma-vijaya hai| cata jIvana kI atyaMta sUkSma saMhitA hai| yaha zarIra aura mastiSka kI sUkSma aMtara-zakti hai| isakA nirmANa sUkSmatama paramANuoM ke jarie huA hai| isalie citta vAstava meM paramANuoM kI DherI hai| jitane paramANu, utane hI citta ke abhivyakta ruup| paramANuoM kA kyA, suI kI noka meM anaginata paramANu samA sakate haiN| isa dRSTi se citta ke paramANu anaMta haiN| registAna ke retIle TIloM kI taraha yaha saTA-bikharA par3A hai| registAna kA hara kaNa TIle kI talahaTI para bhI svataMtra hai aura usake zikhara para bhii| hamArA citta bhI aisA hI hai| citta ke sAre paramANu eka jaise hI hoM, yaha koI anivArya nahIM hai| citta ke hajAra jAla haiN| makar3ajAla bhI aura mAyAjAla bhii| isakA apanA tilisma hai| samAna aura samAnAMtara - donoM saMbhAvanAoM ko yaha apane garbha-gRha meM sameTe rakha sakatA hai| dekha nahIM rahe ho, jIvana kitane virodhAbhAsoM se bharA hai| khaTTA-mIThA, tIkhA-phIkA, gussail-snehil| aura ina sAre virodhAbhAsoM kA sammelana svayaM hamArA citta hai| hamAre hisse ke, saba khvAba ba~Tate jAte haiN| vo dina bhI kaTa gae, yaha dina bhI kaTate jAte haiN| citta ke dvArA kI jAne vAlI hara pahala nae nirmANa kA saMkalpa hai, kiMtu usakA pratyeka nirmANa svayaM usI ke lie cunautI hai| Akhira jIvana ke caurAhe para eka hI mArga se yAtrA kI jA sakatI hai, para manuSya ke lie sabase bar3I samasyA yahI hai ki vaha caurAhe ke cAroM mArgoM ko eka sAtha nApa lenA cAhatA hai| natIjatana usakA jIvana ApAdhApI ke galiyAroM meM bhaTakatA rahatA hai| vaha citta aura mana kI udher3abuna meM khoyA rahatA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vRtti, vRtti-bodha, vRtti-nirodha maiM dharma ko jIvana kI samagra cikitsA aura jIvana kA saMpUrNa svAsthya svIkAra karatA huuN| jIvana kI jIvaMtatA mAtra zarIra kI nirogatA meM nahIM hai, varan citta kI svasthatA meM hai| jIvana korA zarIra nahIM hai| vaha zarIra aura citta kA milApa hai| usake pAra bhI hai| caitanya-gaMgotrI hI to vaha AdhAra hai, jahA~ se jIvana ke sAre ghaTakoM ko UrjA kI tAjI dhArA milatI hai| dharma kA artha kisI ke sAmane mahaja matthA TekanA nahIM hai, varan jIvana kI dhArA ko ba~Tane-bikharane se rokanA hai| dharma yoga hai aura pataMjali kI bhASA meM nirodha yoga kI pahala hai - 'yogazcittavRtti nirodh:'| maiM dharma kI paribhASA sirpha nirodha taka hI nahIM joDUMgA, kyoMki dharma yoga hai aura yoga nirodha se bhI behatara hai| yoga hameM jor3atA hai, eka dhArA se, jIvana kI dhArA se| yoga na kevala citta kI vRttiyoM se hameM nivRtta karatA hai, varan caitanya-jagat kI ora pravRtta bhI karatA hai| citta ke pravAha kA nirodha aura caitanya-pravAha se yoga - yahI dharma kA sAra hai| caitanya-prema hI to sAdhanA kI nIMva hai| caitanya-bhAvanA hI ahiMsA kI AtmA hai| caitanya se prema ho sakatA hai| prema to hamezA acchA hI hotA hai| khatarA to taba paidA hotA hai, jaba prema sirpha mana kA zarIra ke sAtha hotA hai| yaha caitanya-prema nahIM hai| yaha to bhoga-prema hai aura hara bhoga-prema jIvana para mana evaM vRttiyoM kA prabhutva hai| caitanya-jagat se anurAga karane vAle ke lie na karuNA hai, na vaatsly| usake lie to sirpha prema aura maitrI hI hai| karuNA hama taba kareMge, jaba apane se jyAdA kisI ko karuNAzIla maaneNge| vAtsalya kI bAriza hamAre dvAra taba hogI, jaba dUsaroM ko svayaM se choTA maaneNge| kyA kabhI socA ki mahAvIra jaise buddha puruSa bhI apane ziSyoM ko namaskAra karate the ? mahAvIra kI Namo titthasma' zabdAvalI kI mUla bhAvanA yahI hai| namaskAra choTe kada, bar3e kada, choTI umra/bar3I umra se jur3A nahIM hotaa| namaskAra kA saMbaMdha to cetanA se hai| jIvita ko namaskAra kiyA jAtA hai aura mRta ko daphanAyA jAtA hai| jise kSudra samajhate haiM, caitanya puruSa kI dRSTi meM usameM bhI vahI virATa saMbhAvanAe~ haiM, jo svayaM usameM kisI ke phUla kI pa~khur3iyoM kI taraha khilI haiN| una saMbhAvanAoM ko mere bhI praNAma haiN| maiM yaha kahanA cAhU~gA ki ve virATa saMbhAvanAe~ hama sabase jur3I haiN| jaba taka ve AtmasAt na ho jAe~, taba taka sirpha vANI-vilAsa lagatI haiN| abhivyakti sazakta tabhI hotI hai, jaba vaha anubhUti ke sA~ce se Dhalakara gujaratI hai| abhyAsa se saba kucha sahaja hotA hai, agara bAhara meM rAhoM ko talAzatI A~kheM jarA bhI bhItara mur3a jAe~, cetanA satyadraSTA ho jAe, to jIvana ke devadAra vRkSoM para bar3I AsAnI se car3hA jA skegaa| jIvana ke bAharI dAyaroM meM AnaMda ko DhU~r3hatI nigAhoM ko thor3A smjhaaeN| AkarSaNa aura vikarSaNa se kucha Upara uThe aura sAdhe svayaM ko prayatnapUrvaka - For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 antara ke paTa khola 'abhyAsavairAgyAbhyAM tnnirodhH'| abhyAsa kI niraMtaratA aura anAsakti ke dvArA cittavRttiyoM kA nirodha kiyA jA sakatA hai, citta ko zAMtimaya banAyA jA sakatA hai| citta kI vattiyoM kA nirodha abhyAsa aura vairAgya se saMpanna hotA hai| yadi jIvana ke aMtarvizva kA globa bar3I bArIkI se par3hanA hai, to citta-vRttiyoM ke kohare ke dhuMdhalepana ko pahale sApha karanA hogaa| hama dekhanA to cAhate haiM himAlaya ke ina barphIle parvatoM ko, para ye jo koharA chAyA hai, vAtAvaraNa meM jo osa ghirI hai, to ve kahA~ se dikhAI deNge| anumAna se agara halakI-sI jhalaka bhI pA leM, to bAta alaga hai| pate kI bAta to kohare ke haTane para hI nirbhara hai| isalie sabase pahale hama samajheM jIvana ke kohare ko, kohare ke kAraNoM ko, citta ko, citta kI vRttiyoM ko| citta ke TIle isI himAlaya kI taraha laMbe-caur3e aura bikhare-base haiN| citta ke dharAtala para usake apane samAja haiM, vidyAlaya haiM, kheta-khalihAna haiM, pahAr3I rAste haiN| usakA apanA AkAza hai aura apanA rasAtala hai| vahA~ basaMta ke raMga bhI haiM aura patajhar3a ke patra-jhare vRkSa-kaMkAla bhii| citta kI apanI saMbhAvanAe~ hotI haiN| Akhira sabakA lekhA-jokhA do TUka zabdoM meM to nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| jahA~ varNana aura vizleSaNa karate hue AdamI thaka jAtA hai, vahA~ sImA para anaMta zabda ubharane lagatA hai| isalie yahI kahanA behatara hogA ki citta kI vRttiyA~ anaMta haiM yAnI itanI haiM jinheM na ginA jA sakatA hai aura na nApA jA sakatA hai| para hAM, agara dhyAna deM to cInhA avazya jA sakatA hai| apane citta ko pahacAnanA mukti kI ora uThA pahalA sArthaka kadama hai| himAlaya meM baiThe haiM, para kudarata ke raMga kitane tabdIla hote jA rahe haiN| kudarata ke sau rUpa dina-bhara meM dikhAI dete haiN| citta ke bhI aise hI khela hote haiN| kabhI yaha itanA vikRta ho jAtA hai, jitanA koI pazu ho| kabhI yaha itanA suMdara ho jAtA hai, jitanA masUrI ke pahAr3oM ke bIca AsamAna meM khilA yaha iNdrdhnuss| kabhI yaha prema kI phuhAroM se rasapUrNa ho jAtA hai, to kabhI yaha gusse meM sA~pa-bicchU jaisA ho jAtA hai| kabhI yaha dayA aura dAna se prerita hokara apanA saba-kucha luTAne ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai, to kabhI svArtha meM adhA hokara auroM ko lUTanA zurU kara detA hai| yaha citta hai hI aisaa| pala meM rAjI, pala meM nArAja / pala meM madhura, pala meM vissailaa| pala meM vikAra, pala meM saMskAra / dhUpa-chA~va-sA khela hai iskaa| koI samajha hI nahIM pAyA hai apane mana ko, citta ko| hara koI ulajhA hai usake prabhAva meN| yahI sabake jIvana kA preraka tattva banA baiThA hai| jaisA jisakA citta, vaisI hI usakI soca, vaisI hI usakI leshyaaeN| ___ mahAvIra ne citta-vRttiyoM ko samajhane ke lie eka mAkUla udAharaNa darasAyA hai| ve kahate haiM ki chaha rAhagIra kisI pahAr3I rAste se gujara rahe the| unheM bhUkha lgii| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vRtti, vRtti-bodha, vRtti-nirodha unhoMne dUra se eka vRkSa dekhA, jo phaloM se ladA huA thaa| unameM se eka rAhagIra ne socA ki isa per3a ko jar3a se ukhAr3a diyA jAe tAki phala tor3ane ke lie per3a para car3hane kI jarUrata hI na rhe| bharapeTa phala khAU~gA aura Age calate samaya apanA jholA bhI bhara luuNgaa| dUsare rAhagIra ke mana meM tanA kATane kA vikalpa bnaa| tIsare ne zAkhA kATane kI socii| cauthe ne DAlI aura pA~caveM ne phala tor3ane kA vicAra kiyA / paraMtu sAtha cala rahe chaThe rAhagIra ne socA, per3a harA-bharA hai aura phaloM se ladA hai| phala per3a kI saMpatti hai / use bhI jIne kA adhikAra hai / mujhe bhUkha lagI hai, jarUra per3a ke nIce kucha-na-kucha phala per3a se gire / par3e mila jaaeNge| maiM unheM khAU~gA aura paritRpta hokara Age kI yAtrA kruuNgaa| mahAvIra kI yaha kathA pratIkAtmaka hai / ve chaha rAhagIroM ke mAdhyama se manuSya kI alaga-alaga citta-vRttiyA~ samajhAne kI koziza karate haiM / unake 1 anusAra jo AdamI kisI ko jar3a se ukhAr3ane kI socatA hai, vaha kaluSita hai| usakI aMtarvRttiyA~ kAlI-kalUTI haiN| tanA kATane kI socane vAlA iMsAna jar3a vAle kI apekSA kucha ma kaluSita hai / yo samajhie, vaha nIle raMga kA hai| zAkhA tor3ane kI socane vAlA se kucha ThIka hai| samajhane ke lie usakA raMga AkAzI yA kabUtarI hai / DAlI ke vikalpa vAlA ina tInoM kI apekSA kucha tejasvI hai| usakA raMga Dhalate sUraja kI taraha hai| phala ke vikalpoM vAlA hoThoM ke muskurAte gulAbI raMga jaisA hai| vahIM chaThA rAhagIra, jo vRttiyoM se svastha hai, kisI ko sukha dete hue svayaM ko sukhI mahasUsa karatA hai, sattvayogI hai| kisI ke phaloM ko chInanA atikramaNa hai| astitva kI rakSA ke lie vRkSa svayaM phala detA hai / aise vRtti1 - svastha logoM ke citta ke AkAza meM pUrNimA - sA cA~da khilA rahatA hai| jisakA aMta:karaNa sApha-sutharA aura svaccha hai, vaha utanA hI amala-dhavala hai, jitanA yaha himAlaya / 51 vRtti kA yaha ArohaNa aura avarohaNa mahAvIra kI bhASA meM lezyA hai / vRtti ke ye cha: pratIka vAstava meM lezyA ke cha: sopAna haiN| yoga jise SaTcakra kahatA hai, arhat use SaTlezyA kahate haiN| ina lezyAoM aura chaH cakroM ko hama SaT zarIra bhI kaha sakate haiN| AbhAmaMDala/oNrA kI ujjvalatA isI lezyA - zuddhi para nirbhara hai| para sAvadhAna, vRtti ujjvala bhI kyoM na ho, Akhira hai to vRtti hI / jise jJAniyoM ne nivRtti kahA hai, vaha koI sAmAnya vRtti se pare honA nahIM hai / nivRtti sahI arthoM meM tabhI jIvana kI nirmala cetanA bana pAtI hai, jaba vyakti amala-dhavala, zukla-vRtti se bhI cAra kadama Age bar3ha jAtA hai| Atma-bodha aura Atma- sarvajJatA kA bodha, vRtti se mukta hone para hI phalita hotA hai| vRttiyoM meM kucha vRttiyA~ zubha hotI haiM aura kucha ashubh| azubha se zubha bhalI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola I haiM, kiMtu zuddhatA to azubha aura zubha donoM ke pAra hai / pA~voM kI jaMjIreM lohe kI hoM, bardAzta ke bAhara haiN| sone kI jaMjIreM suhAe~gI jarUra, kiMtu bA~dhakara to ve bhI rakheMgI / sone aura lohe kA bheda to mAtra mUlyAMkana kA dRSTibheda hai| AkAza meM ur3Ana to tabhI ho pAegI, jaba paMchI piMjare ke sIMkhacoM se mukta hogA / vRttiyA~ kliSTa bhI ho sakatI haiM aura akliSTa bhI / akliSTa vRttiyoM kI rozanI kliSTa vRttiyoM ke aMdhakAra ko jIvana ke jaMga - maidAna se khader3ane ke lie hai| akleza se kleza ko, zubha se azubha ko, sat se asat ko dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai| 'mRtyormA'mRtaM gamaya' - le caleM hama svayaM ko martya se amartya kI ora, amRta kI ora / 52 hama apanI vRttiyoM kA bodha pratyakSa pramANoM se bhI kara sakate haiM, anumAnoM se bhI kara sakate haiM aura sadguru ke amRta vacanoM se / rAga kliSTa hai aura vairAgya akliSTa, kiMtu vItarAgatA rAga va virAga donoM se Upara hai| saMsAra meM svayaM kI saMlagnatA va gatividhiyoM ke kAraNa hama mAnasika tanAva ko pratyakSata: jhelate haiM, kiMtu samAdhi ko duHkhoM se mukta hone kA AdhAra mAna sakate haiN| yadi vyakti ajJAna meM dizAe~ bhUla cukA hai, to sadguru hI usake jIvana kA sahI mArga-darzana kara sakatA hai| jahA~ sadguru kA bANa kisI vyakti ke hRdaya ko bIMdhatA hai to svataH kleza, ajJAna aura mUrcchA kA prabhAva nisteja ho jAtA hai / bhItara kI sArI roma - rAjI pulakita ho jAtI hai| rozanI kI sukhada bauchAreM barasane lagatI haiN| aMtarmana kA svarUpa caMdana kI kezariyA phuhAroM se AnaMdita ho uThatA hai / gUMgA huA bAvarA, baharA huA kAna / pAMvAM vhai paMgula bhayA, sadguru mAryA bANa // sadguru to bANa lie khar3A hai| usakA to prayAsa yahI hai ki usakA jJAna kA bANa, usake jJAna kI kiraNa kisI ke hRdaya ko biiNdhe| vaha bANa chor3atA to kaiyoM para hai, para biMdhate to sau meM do hI haiN| tuma bANa ko dekhate hI yA to svayaM ko patthara hRdaya banA lete ho yA dubakakara lakSya se svayaM ko khisakA lete ho / ullU apanI A~khoM ko khulA bhI rakhanA cAhatA hai aura svayaM ko rozanI meM le jAnA bhI nahIM cAhatA hai| mahAjyoti ko AtmasAt bhI karanA cAhate ho aura vahA~ jAte hue bhayabhIta aura sazaMkita bhI hote ho| yadi aisI sthita meM bidaka jAe~, to koI Azcarya kI bAta nahIM hai| "maiM kahatA surajhAvanahArI, tU rAkhyo arujhAI re / " sadguru to samAdhAna kI bAta kaha rahA hai aura tuma use ulajhana samajha rahe ho / "maiM kahatA tU jAgata rahiyo, tU rahatA hai soI re / " sadguru to Atma jAgRti ke gIta For Personal & Private Use Only - Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 53 vRtti, vRtti-bodha, vRtti-nirodha sunA rahA hai aura tuma ho aise jo gIta ko lorI mAna rahe ho| khATa ke pAlane meM lalA kI taraha besudha so rahe ho| hama jarA sNbhleN| jaba taka svayaM kucha na ho jAe~, taba taka vahI hone deM, jo sadguru cAhatA hai| sadguru vaha, jo pahu~cA hai| sadguru vaha, jo jyoti ko upalabdha huA hai| sadguru vaha, jo citta kI uThApaTaka se uparata huA hai| jaba taka hama uparata na hoM, taba taka guru kA sAnnidhya, guru kI saMgata, guru kA mArgadarzana, guru ke zabda hamAre lie puna:-puna: gaMgA-snAna karane jaisA hai| vRtti kA eka aura sthUla rUpa hai, jise viparyaya kahA jAtA hai| viparyaya ajJAna hai| jo jaisA hai, usake bilkula viparIta mAna lenA viparyaya hai, jaise sIpa meM cA~dI kA ahasAsa hotA hai, sA~pa rassI kI bhA~ti dikhAI detA hai| vaha mithyA jJAna hai, avidyA hai, mAyA hai| rassI ko sarpa mAnoge, to yaha ajJAna utanA khataranAka nahIM hogA, jitanA sA~pa ko rassI mAnakara pakar3a lenaa| viparyaya citta kI vRtti klezapUrNa hai| yadi pratyakSa pramANa ke AdhAra upalabdha ho jAe~, to bodhi ke dvAra udghATita ho sakate haiN| citta kI eka sabase bhayaMkara aura khatare se ghirI vRtti hai - viklp| vikalpa zabda kA anuyAyI hotA hai| vAstava meM jisakA viSaya hI nahIM hai, vahI vikalpa hai| zabda ke AdhAra para padArtha kI kalpanA karane vAlI jo citta-vRtti hai, vaha vikalpavRtti hai| citta ke vikalpa hI svapna banate haiN| jisakA na koI tIra hai, na tukkA: koI ora hai, na chora; use dimAga meM calate rahane dete ho, yahI to manuSya ke lie azAMti aura becainI bharA kolAhala hai| __ svapna mAtra asatya hai| svapna kA satya asatya se bhI khataranAka hai| svapna citta kA mAyAjAla hai| vikalpoM kI udher3abuna kA nAma hI svapna hai| svapna anidrA hai, svapna citta kI belagAma daur3a hai| __AdamI sirpha rAta meM hI sapane nahIM dekhatA, dina meM bhI svapna-bharI pahAr3I pagaDaMDiyoM para vicaratA hai| dina meM svapna vikalpa bana jAte haiM aura rAta meM vahI vikalpa svapna ke paMkha pahana lete haiN| svapna to dina meM bhI le rahe ho, para A~kheM rojamarrA kI jiMdagI meM isa taraha lagI haiM ki ve svapna nahIM dekha paatiiN| ve svapna dabe hue svapna haiN| rAta ko jaba khATa para ArAma se sote ho, taba ve phurasata ke kSaNoM meM svapna kI sAkAratA le lete haiN| kahate haiM : zekhacillI dainika majadUrI para kAma kiyA karatA thaa| vaha gA~va bhara meM cakkara lagAkara anokhe-anokhe kAma DhU~DhA krtaa| eka dina eka seTha ne kahA ki 'merA dasa kilo ghI mere ghara pahuMcA do, to maiM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola tumheM dasa paise duuNgaa|' ___ghara kevala eka mIla dUra thaa| zekhacillI turaMta taiyAra ho gyaa| jaise hI usane ghI kA ghar3A sira para rakhA aura kadama bar3hAe ki usake mana meM taraha-taraha ke vikalpa umar3ane lge| vaha kalpanAoM meM kho gyaa| hara kadama para usake divA-svapnoM ke para nikalane lge| vaha U~cA, aura U~cA ur3ane lgaa| vaha socane lagA, isa kAma se mujhe dasa paise mileMge, maiM usase eka bakarI khriiduuNgaa| bakarI mujhe khUba dUdha degii| dUdha becakara mere pAsa bahata sAre paise ho jaaeNge| usase maiM eka ghara bnvaauuNgaa| eka suMdara-sI patnI laauuNgaa| phira mere bacce hoNge| taba taka mere pAsa choTI-sI dukAna kholane ke lie paise ho jaaeNge| maiM jaba apanI dukAna meM baiThA hoU~gA, merA beTA mujhe bhojana ke lie bulAne AegA, para mere pAsa taba samaya kahA~ hogaa| grAhakoM kI bhIr3a hogI, maiM kAma meM vyasta houuNgaa| taba maiM sira hilAkara hI use kahU~gA ki nahIM, abhI nahIM, bAda meN| becArA shekhcillii| jaise hI usane manA karane ke lie sira hilAyA ki ghI kA ghaDA sira se jamIna para gira pdd'aa| ghI miTTI meM bikhara gyaa| seTha ne use DA~Tate hue kahA, tUne ghI kA ghar3A girAkara merA dhaMdhA caupaTa kara diyaa| zekhacillI bolA, seTha, mujhe aphasosa hai, para ghI kA ghar3A kyA girA, merA to sArA ghara-saMsAra hI caupaTa ho gyaa| vRttiyoM, vikalpoM aura kalpanAoM se ghirA yaha mana, yaha citta yoM hI mahala banAtA rahatA hai| yahI mana hai jo rAvaNa kI sone kI laMkA banAtA rahatA hai, para jaise sone kI laMkA jalakara naSTa ho gaI, vaise hI isa saMsAra meM mana ke dvArA racA gayA saMsAra bhI anitya hai| jisane anitya ko anitya rUpa jAnA aura nitya ko nitya rUpa, usI ke mana meM zAMti hai, vahI nivRtti ora mukti kA svAmI ho sakatA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki vRttiyoM meM pramukha vRtti vikalpa hI mAnI jAtI hai| jo nirvikalpa ho gayA, vaha sirpha vikalpoM se hI mukta nahIM huA, apitu vRttiyoM kI dhArA se hI mukta ho gayA kyoMki Akhira cAhe pramANa-vRtti ho yA viparyaya, saba vikalpa hI hai| viparyaya-vRtti meM vidyamAna vastu ke svarUpa kA viparIta jJAna hotA hai aura vikalpa-vRtti meM vastu kA to kahIM koI atA-patA nahIM hotaa| sirpha zAbdika kalpanA se tAne-bAne guMthe jAte haiN| kaisA madhura vyaMgya hai ki nagnatA ke lie bhI carkhe para rUI kAtI jA rahI hai| vikalpa kevala saMsAra ke hI nahIM hote, saMnyAsa ke bhI hote For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vRtti, vRtti-bodha, vRtti-nirodha 55 kaI bAra loga mujhe kahate haiM ki hameM dhyAna meM Aja amuka tIrtha yA tIrtha kI mUrti ke darzana hue| yaha dhyAna kI prAthamika upalabdhi hai, para AkhirI upalabdhi nhiiN| yaha akliSTa-vikalpa' kI abhivyakti hai| dhyAna meM koI bhagavAna yA devIdevatA kI mUrti dikhAI detI ho to yaha vahI dekha rahe ho, jise pahale dekha cuke ho| dhyAna se yadi kucha prakaTa hotA hai to vaha mUrti ke rUpa meM nahIM, apitu bhagavattA ke rUpa meM AtmasAt hotA hai| dhyAna kI maMjila ke karIba pahu~cate-pahu~cate to sAdhaka guru, graMtha aura mUrti - tInoM ke pAra calA jAtA hai| jaba cetanA svayaM hI paramAtma-svarUpa bana rahI ho, to vaha maMdira-masjida kI A~kha-micaulI nahIM khelegii| usa deharI para jo hogA, vAstavika hogaa| jaisA hogA, pratyakSa hogaa| phira havA ke kAraNa per3a ke patte nahIM jhUmeMge, varana apanI jIvaMtatA ke kAraNa itthlaaeNge| taba buddha kA mauna aura mIrA kA nRtya svata: sAkAra hogaa| pahale hama managar3hata bAtoM se bAhara Ae~ aura una sAre mithyA AgrahoM se svayaM ko mukta kareM, jinako hamane kisI vikalpa ke nAma para grahaNa kara liyA hai, jisa para hama mUrcchita yA Asakta ho gae haiN| hama apane banAe yA kirAe para lie hue udhAra khAte ke vikalpoM Upara utthe| jitanA dekhA aura jitanA jAnA, usakA aMtarmaMthana kareM aura phira sAra ko rakheM aura thothA ko sahaja bhAva se tyAga deN|| citta kI eka aura kahI jA sakane yogya vRtti hai aura vaha hai muurchaa| pataMjali jise nidrA kahate haiM, vahI mUrchA hai| mUrchA AtmaghAtaka hai| mUrchA hI saMsAra hai| mUrchA behozI hai| behozI meM kiyA gayA puNya bhI pApa kA kAraNa bana sakatA hai aura hozapUrvaka kiyA gayA pApa bhI puNya kI bhUmikA kA nirmANa kara sakatA hai| prazna na to pApa kA hai, na puNya kaa| mahattva sirpha hoza aura jAgarUkatA kA hai| jahA~ jAgarUkatA hai vahA~ caitanya kI pahala hai| yaha jAgarUkatA hI yatna hai, yahI viveka hai aura yahI samyak bodhi hai| jAgRti dharma hai aura nidrA adhrm| dhArmika jageM, kyoMki unakA jaganA hI zreyaskara hai| bhagavAna adhArmikoM ko sadA soye rakheM, kyoMki isI meM vizva kA kalyANa hai| jisa dina adhArmika jagA, usI dina khudA kI nIMda bhI harAma ho jAegI aura yaha kahate hue svayaM vidhAtA ko dharatI para AnA hogA - yadA yadA hi dharmasya glAnirbhavati bhaart| abhyutthAnamadharmasya tadAtmAnaM sjaamyhm|| isalie AtmajAgaraNa hI dharma kI bhUmikA hai aura yahI sAdhanA kA upasaMhAra bhii| jahA~ samrATa bharata aura rAjA janaka jaisI anAsakti tathA aMtarjAgarUkatA hai, vahA~ gRhastha-jIvana meM bhI saMnyAsa ke kamala khila jAte haiN| citta kI vRttiyoM aura citta ke saMskAroM se mukta hone ke lie sajagatA, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 antara ke paTa khola sahajatA aura nirliptatA prathama aura aMtima caraNa hai| sajagatA sAdhanA kI nIMva hai, mukti kI diipshikhaa| zvAsa, saMvedanA aura saMskAra - tInoM ke prati sajaga aura sacetana rahakara hama mUrchA ke laMgara khola sakate haiM, mUrchA se bAhara A sakate haiM, satya aura bodha kI suvAsa aura prakAza AtmasAt kara sakate haiN| ___ citta kI eka aura vRtti hai jise hama smRti kahate haiN| yahI to vaha vRtti hai, jisake calate jIvana kA adhyAtma peMDulama kI taraha adhara meM laTakA rahatA hai| jIvana vartamAna hai, para loga jIvana ko yAdoM aura smRtiyoM ke kaTaghare meM hI khar3A rakhate haiN| ve yA to atIta ke aMdhe kUpa meM gire rahakara kAle pAnI meM gala-sar3a jAte haiM, yA phira bhaviSya ke AkAza meM kalpanAoM ke cakkara lagAte haiN| zAzvatatA to na kevala atItaM aura bhaviSya se apanA alaga astitva rakhatI hai, apitu vartamAna kI uThApaTaka se bhI mukta hai| atIta, vartamAna yA bhaviSya jaise zabda zAzvatatA ke zabda-koza meM nahIM aate| usake sAtha na kabhI thA' kA prayoga hotA hai aura na kabhI 'gA' kaa| usake lie to sirpha 'hai' kA prayoga hotA hai - atIta meM bhI aura bhaviSya meM bhii| citta kI vRttiyA~ caMcala haiN| lakSmI kI taraha nahIM, apitu lakSmI se bhI jyAdA caMcala haiN| mausama kI taraha nahIM, apitu mausama se bhI bddh'kr| tuma dekha rahe ho sAgara aura sarovara kI taraMgeM aura maiM dekha rahA hU~ havA kI lahareM, para kabhI-kabhI aisA lagatA hai ki citta kA ghoDA havA se bhI jyAdA teja bahatA hai| 'abhyAsavairAgyAbhyA~ tannirodhaH' kiMtu abhyAsa aura vairAgya se citta kI vRttiyoM kA nirodha saMbhava hai| citta kI sthiratA ke lie prayatna karanA abhyAsa hai tathA dekhe aura sune hue viSayoM kA upabhoktA hone ke bajAya draSTA ho jAnA, unako pAne kI AzA aura smRti se rahita ho jAnA vairAgya pataMjali ne jise abhyAsa kahA hai, maiM usI ko sajagatA aura sacetatA kahatA hN| jahA~ jIvana, jagat aura svayaM kI mana:sthiti tathA jagat kI vibhinna ghaTanAoM ke prati sajagatA rahatI hai, vairAgya kI uSA dhIre-dhIre pragAr3ha hotI calI jAtI hai| patA nahIM. vyakti kaba kisa mana:sthiti meM ho aura usake samakSa kaba kauna-sI ghaTanA ghaTa jAe aura vaha ghaTanA usake manobhAvoM ko prerita-prabhAvita-udvelita kara de, kucha kahA nahIM jA sktaa| buddha ke jIvana meM aisI hI maMgala preraNAdAyinI ghaTanA ghaTI ki sArI sukhasuvidhAoM ko lAta mArakara mukti ke mArga kI ora buddha parAkramazIla ho utthe| yoM to kisI bUr3he, bImAra, murde yA saMnyAsI ko dekha lenA koI asAdhAraNa bAta nahIM hai| loga dekhate hI rahate haiN| ho sakatA hai ki rAjA zuddhodhana ne apane putra siddhArtha ko nivRtti-mArga For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 57 vRtti, vRtti-bodha, vRtti-nirodha kI ora jAne se rokane ke lie vilAsa, vaibhava aura Amoda-pramoda ke baMdobasta kie hoNge| yaha bhI mAna lete haiM ki buddha ko pahale kabhI kisI murde ko dekhane kA maukA nahIM milA hogaa| para bUr3hA to dekhA hI hogaa| ho sakatA hai, karmacArI yuvA rakhe hoMge, para zuddhodhana svayaM bhI to karIba sATha-sattara sAla ke ho gae the, jaba buddha bIsapaccIsa ke hue hoNge| nizcaya hI rAjakumAra ne pahale bhI pake hue bAla, cehare kI jhurriyA~, roga se pIr3Agrasta loga dekhe hoNge| rAjagharAne meM saMtoM ko bhI Ate-jAte dekhA hogA, para jisa dina buddha vairAgya ko upalabdha hue, usa dina jarUra ve kisI aisI mana:sthiti se ApUrita the ki usa dina najaroM ke sAmane AyA bUr3hA unheM bur3hApe kA ahasAsa karA gayA hogaa| bImAra ne unheM deha-dharmoM kA ahasAsa karA diyA hogaa| murde se unheM jIvana kI aMtima avasthA kA bodha ho gayA hogaa| saMnyAsI unake lie mukti-dvAra ko kholane vAlA praharI bana gayA hogaa| basa, aisI prabala preraNA jAga uThI ki jIvana kI dizAe~ hI badala giiN| sajaga, sacetana aura ciMtanazIla vyakti kI medhA aura prajJA kaba jAga uThe, kaba mUrchA TUTa jAe, kaba vyakti bodhi ko chU le, samAdhi aura jIvana ke unmukta AkAza meM chalA~ga lagA de, kucha kahA nahIM jA sktaa| ___ sajagatA cAhie, anAsakti cAhie, vicArane kI medhA cAhie, phira patA nahIM kaba kisake jIvana meM mukta AkAza sAkAra ho uThe, kaba koharA chaMTa jAe, kahA nahIM jA sktaa| jahA~ vairAgya hai aura abhyAsa bhI hai, vahA~ yoga ke aMtara svata: ughar3ane lagate haiN| Aie, hama mukti ke unmukta AkAza kI ora cleN| vahA~ hamArI pratIkSA ho rahI hai| palakeM jhuka jAe~, dRSTi aMtarmukhI, zAMta, sahaja, aMtardarzana, aMtarbodha, aatmyog| nizcaya hI mana kI vRttiyoM para vijaya pAnA kaThina hai| para mana ke gulAma hokara jIne kI bajAya mana kI vRttiyoM para apanA aMkuza rakhanA adhika zreSTha hai| nAsamajha loga vRttiyoM ke gulAma hote haiN| jinheM samyak samajha upalabdha ho gaI, ve vRtti-bhAva ke mAtra sAkSI ho jAte haiN| ve vRttiyoM se uparata ho jAte haiN| ve Atmajit ho jAte haiN| mana ke vikAroM aura mana kI vRttiyoM para vijaya prApta karanA saMsAra kI sabase bar3I vijaya hai| vRttiyA~ hamAre lie cunautI svarUpa haiN| koI mahAvIra-buddha jaisA parAkramazIla hI jiteMdriya bana sakatA hai, nirvRtti aura parAvRtti ko upalabdha ho sakatA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bheda - vijJAna : sAdhaka kI aMtardRSTi jJAna usI kA hai, jo use jie / satya usI kA hai, jo use AtmasAt kare / jIvana vana - gaMgA kI pahalI dhArA bar3I bArIka hai / yadi hama jIvana kI yAtrA ko gaharAI pUrvaka nihAreM, to jIvana kA bodha AtmasAt ho sakatA hai| adhyAtma kI pyAsa jIvana ke bArIka sarvekSaNa se hI jagatI hai| pyAsa kI lau jitanI tIvra hogI, atikramaNa pratikramaNa meM rUpAMtarita hotA jaaegaa| jIvana ke ghere meM do dizAe~ najara - muhaiyA hotI haiM / unameM eka to hai AkramaNa aura dUsarI dizA hai pratikramaNa / donoM eka-dUsare ke viparIta haiM - pUrva-pazcima kI taraha / atikramaNa kI bhASA AkramaNa ke rAste se hI hotI hai / AkramaNa pauruSa kA saMgharSa hai| atikramaNa AkramaNa kI khataranAka vyUha-racanA hai / hamArI jIvaMtatA aura samajha, maryAdA aura aucitya sabako lA~gha jAtA hai atikramaNa / atikramaNa balAt ceSTA hai, jyAdatI hai| 1 pratikramaNa joza kI bhASA nahIM hai / yaha hoza kI abhivyakti hai / isameM jorajabarana kucha bhI nahIM hotaa| isameM sirpha punarvApasI hotI hai / paridhi se keMdra kI ora, saMsAra se cetanA kI ora lauTa AnA hI pratikramaNa hai / pratikramaNa citta ke bikharAva para aMkuza hai| yaha apane ghara meM lauTa AnA hai| yaha caitanya-bodha hai, saMsAra se punarvApasI hai| jIvana meM ulajhe makar3I - jAla se mukta hone kA AdhAra hai - pratikramaNa | citta vRttiyoM kA jahA~-jahA~ se nAtA jur3A hai, use bisarAkara khuda meM a~gar3AI bharanA hai| paMchI kA nIr3a kI ora lauTa AnA hI to pratikramaNa kI pagaDaMDI se ghara meM, cetanA meM vApasI hai| svayaM ke jIvana ko zAMta, sarala, sAkSI citta se nihAranA dhyAna kI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 59 bheda-vijJAna : sAdhaka kI aMtardRSTi prathama aura anivArya zarta hai| jo jIvana kI bArIkiyoM se vAkipha nahIM hai, vaha sirpha dhyAna meM hI nahIM, jIvana ke kisI bhI kSetra meM saphalatA nahIM kamA paataa| kRpayA, nihAreM jIvana ke usa mUla srota ko, jahA~ se jIvana kI dhArA bahI hai| apane zaizava kI ora apanI dRSTi utthaaeN| hama bacce rahe, lekina bacce se pahale kyA the? usase pahale mA~ ke garbha meM the| jIvana-nirmANa kI eka naumAsI yAtrA vahA~ pUrI kI hai hmne| usa yAtrA kI zuruAta kyA hai ? yUM to koI bhI svIkAra nahIM kara sakatA ki sAgara sarvaprathama sirpha eka bUMda rhaa| para sAgara bUMda kA hI vistAra hai| jaba jIvana ke nAbhi-srota para dhyAna deMge, to hama svayaM ko eka aNu kA vistAra hI paaeNge| aNu prakRti kI pahalI aura sabase choTI ikAI hai| hamArA zarIra usI eka aNu kA pallavana hai| Akhira hara baragada kA bhaviSya bIja meM hI samAhita hotA hai| bIja mUla hai aura baragada usakA tuul| hama kahate haiM ki aba bAta ko tUla mata do, mUla para lauTa aao| jIvana ke bAre meM bhI yahI bAta dhyAna dene yogya hai| mUla kA pahalA aMza aNu hai, para jIvana kI saMhitA hameM aNu ke pAra bhI jhA~kane ke lie prerita karatI hai| aNu se pahale hama eka adRzya AtmA rahe haiN| adRzya AtmA ne aNu meM praveza kiyA aura bIja baragada banane ke lie gatizIla huaa| aNu kI vikAsayAtrA usakI vibhu-yAtrA hai| vibhu yAnI viraatt| aNu vibhu bhI hai, mUla rUpa meM aNu bhii| isa taraha jIvana ke mUla srota do tattvoM se sAMyogika haiM - eka hai AtmA aura dUsarA hai annu| najara-muhaiyA hone vAlA jIvana usI AtmA aura aNu kA 'kArmika milana' hai| ____ AtmA puruSa hai, aNu prkRti| hara manuSya arddhanArIzvara hai| usameM pauruSa bhI hai, straiNa guNa bhI hai| 'zaMkara' kA AdhA zarIra ziva banAma puruSa kA hai aura zeSa pArvatI banAma strI/prakRti kA hai| zaMkara ke dvibhAgI deha-citra isI artha ke pratIka haiN| __ AtmA aura aNu, puruSa aura prakRti - donoM meM pharka samajha lenA hI bhedavijJAna hai| bheda-vijJAna donoM ke bIca vibhAjaka-rekhA khIMcanA hai| prakRti ke guNoM meM sukha kI talAza karanA 'mRgatRSNA' hai| mRga' tRSNA kA pratIka hai| kiraNa ke jhalake ko jalasrota mAnanA, per3a kI chA~ha ko taraiyA mAnanA, kastUrI ko dizA-vidizAoM meM DhU~r3hanA - mRga kI tRSNA ke pratIka haiN| isake calate to bhagavat puruSa bhI cakkara khA baiThate haiM aura nakalI svarNa-muga ke pIche asalI sItA kho baiThate haiN| samajha taba AtI hai, jaba tRSNA dulattI mArakara sAta samuMdara pAra pahu~ca jAtI hai| bheda-vijJAna tRSNA aura mUrchA kA bodha hai| AvAja sunakara yA pAnI ke chIMTe khAkara jaganA bhalI bAta hai, para ve loga sammUchita'/pragAr3ha-mUJchita haiM, jo samuMdara meM girakara yA Aga ke ghara meM hokara bhI yaha kahate haiM- thor3A aura U~gha lene do bhAI! For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola itanI bhI kyA jaldI hai| tRSNA tRSNA-bodha' se hI jarjara hotI hai| vairAgya, prakRti kI guNadharmA tRSNA se Upara uThanA hai| AtmA ke lie prakRti kI hara abhivyakti 'para' hai aura yogadarzana prakRti ke guNoM meM tRSNA ke sarvathA samApta ho jAne ko 'para-vairAgya' kahatA hai| para se, anya se virakta honA hI para-vairAgya hai| AtmA ke lie to ghara-parivArasaMsAra-padArtha to kyA, zarIra bhI para hI hai| itanA hI nahIM, vicAra aura mana bhI para haiN| citta ke saMskAra bhI para hI haiN| 'para-vairAgya' caitanya-krAMti hai| para-vairAgya yAnI dUsaroM se virakti, anaaskti| eka mahilA saMta huI haiM - vickssnnshrii| bar3I pyArI sAdhvI huiiN| vaha zAMti, samatA aura sAdhutA ke arthoM meM sau TaMca kharI utriiN| usa sAdhvI ko kaiMsara kI vyAdhi ne A gheraa| auroM kI apekSA unakI vyAdhi kucha adhika hI bhayaMkara thii| magara unake cehare para samAdhi muskarAyA krtii| DaoNkTara cakita the, vaha dehAtIta thiiN| sahiSNu rahI hoM, aisI bAta bhI nahIM hai| vyAdhi ke asara se beasara kara liyA thA, vedanA kI anubhUti se Upara uThA liyA thA vicakSaNazrI ne apane aapko| prakRti se svayaM kI alaga asmitA mAnane-jAnane vAlA na kevala deha se, varana mana se bhI mukta ho jAtA hai| phUla khilatA hai apanI nijatA se| nijatva ke prati abhiruci hI bheda-vijJAna kI nIMva hai, para-vairAgya kI buniyAda hai| para-vairAgya hamezA puruSa ke jJAna se, AtmA ke bodha se sAkAra hotA hai - tatparaM puruSakhyAte: gunnvaitRssnnym| sAdhaka ko jaba para-vairAgya kI prApti ho jAtI hai, taba vaha apane svabhAvasiddha adhikAroM meM ramaNa karatA hai| vaha padArtha se hI uparata ho jAtA hai| sirpha saMsAra ke hI padArtha nahIM, vaha svayaM se jur3e padArthoM se bhI Upara uTha jAtA hai| prakRti jo aNu banakara usake sAtha jur3I thI, usake sAtha hamArA lagAva TUTa jAtA hai| donoM ke bhedavijJAna kI pratIti kA nAma hI 'virAma-pratyaya' hai| jaDa aura cetana - donoM ke bIca virAma hone kI pratIti hI 'virAma-pratyaya' hai| isa bhUmikA meM citta kA saMskAra bilkula sAmAnya rahatA hai, nA ke braabr| jaba isa pratIti kA abhyAsa-krama bhI baMda ho jAtA hai, taba citta darpaNa-sA sApha-svaccha ho jAtA hai, taba vRttiyoM kA sarvathA vilopa ho jAtA hai| yaha mukta-dazA hai| jIvana kI nirabhra AkAza jaisI dazA hai| saMbhava hai, isa dazA meM AtmA zarIra meM rahe, para vaha rahanA sirpha sAMyogika hai| jIvana meM kucha karja aise hote haiM, jinakA nAtA zarIra ke sAtha hotA hai| jaba karja cuka jAte haiM, to AtmA padArtha aura paramANu ke hara dabAva se mukta ho jAtI hai| yaha kaivalya-dazA hai| pataMjali ne ise hI nirbIja-samAdhi kahA hai| eka jIvana-mukti For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bheda-vijJAna : sAdhaka kI aMtardRSTi hai aura eka videh-mukti| mahAvIra ke anusAra saMbuddha puruSa kA kaivalya-dazA meM pravAsa karanA 'sayogI kevalI' avasthA hai| Atma-tattva/puruSa dvArA zarIra ko bhI keMculI kI taraha chor3a denA usakI 'ayogI kevalI' avasthA hai| jaina loga jise 'Namo siddhANaM' kahate haiM, isI samaya sAkAra hotI hai vaha vaMdanIya siddhaavsthaa| siddhatva kI isa zikhara-yAtrA kI tarAI bheda-vijJAna kI hai| jahA~ AtmA aura pudgala kA aMtara AtmasAt hotA hai, vahIM jIvana meM AtmajJAna kI pahalI kiraNa phUTatI hai| yahI to vaha caraNa hai, jise vizuddha samyak darzana aura samyakatva kahA jAtA hai| saMnyAsa kI krAMti isI bodha-prakriyA se apanA maulika saMbaMdha rakhatI hai| jaba taka AtmajJAna ghaTita nahIM hotA, taba taka kiyA jAne vAlA hara vidhi-vidhAna rAkha kI DherI para kiyA jAne vAlA vilepana hai| AnaMdaghana abhivyakti ko krAMtikArI mor3a dete hue kahate haiM - 'AtamajJAnI zramaNa kahAve, bIjA to dravyaliMgI re'| aura maiM nahIM cAhatA ki hama sirpha coge badala leM aura bhItara se jaise the, vaise hI bane rheN| ThANoM ko badalane se jiMdagI nahIM badalA karatI, magara jahA~ jiMdagI meM hI caitanya-krAMti ghaTa jAtI hai, vahA~ ThANoM kA koI mUlya nahIM raha jaataa| bheda-vijJAna Aga hai| agara sacamuca kucha honA, kucha kara gujaranA cAhate haiM, to isa Aga ko apanI aMtardRSTi meM grahaNa kareM aura jalA DAleM AtmA aura pudgala ke advaita ko, puruSa aura prakRti ke ekatva ko, jar3a aura cetana ke rAgAtmaka sAhacarya ko, rAgAtmaka anubaMdhoM ko| tuma siddhoM jaise ho, siddhoM ke vaMza ke ho, svayaM para gaurava kro| hamArI to sirpha AtmA hai, zeSa saba parAe haiN| AtmA kA artha hI hotA hai apnaa| AtmA ke atirikta jitane bhI saMbaMdha aura saMparka-sUtra haiM, hamAre lie to ve saba-ke-saba vijAtIya haiN| vijAtiyoM ke sAtha rahoge ? jiyoge? vijAtiyoM se virAga hI bhlaa| merA to sirpha maiM hU~, mere sivA merA koI nhiiN| Akhira mauta ke vakta kauna kisakA hotA hai| kyA dAdA ke lie ho pAe ? kyA par3osI ke sAtha jA pAe ? bhale hI hama satI hone kA daMbha kara leM, para aisA karake bhI hama asat se sat na ho paae| yAda rakho, tumhArA apanA koI nahIM hai sivA tumheM chodd'kr| jise tuma apanA samajhate ho, vaha to mAtra eka amAnata hai| beTA bahU kI amAnata hai| beTI dAmAda kI amAnata hai| zarIra zmazAna kI amAnata hai| jiMdagI mRtyu kI amAnata hai| jisakI jo amAnata hai, eka dina vaha use le jaaegaa| beTA bahU kA ho jAegA, beTI ko dAmAda le jAegA, zarIra zmazAna kI rAkha meM samA jaaegaa| jiMdagI mauta se hAra jaaegii| amAnata ko amAnata samajhie aura mukta ho jaaie| mRtyu to kasauTI hai isa tathya ko parakhane kI ki kauna apanA hai, kauna praayaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola sukha ko bA~Takara bhogA jAtA hai, magara du:kha bhogane ke lie to manuSya akelA hai, nipaTa akelaa| mauta kI DolI akele ke lie hI AtI hai, para jisane isa vijJAna ko AtmasAt kara liyA ki mere atirikta merA aura koI nahIM hai, vaha amRta-puruSa hai| usake lie mauta apanI marajI se nahIM aatii| vizuddha AtmajJAnI ko icchA-mRtyu kA varadAna prApta huA rahatA hai| vaha tabhI maratA hai, jaba vaha maranA cAhatA hai| yadi bheda-vijJAna kI jyoti ko apane mana-maMdira meM jagAnA cAhate ho, to yaha svIkAra karo ki merA to sirpha maiM huuN| mere alAvA merA aura koI nahIM hai, yaha zarIra bhI nhiiN| yaha caitanya-bodha kA AdhAra-sUtra hai| merA kevala maiM hU~ - yaha bhAva na rAga hai, na mmtv| yaha 'maiM' kA parama saubhAgya hai| yaha to caitanya-dazA meM praveza haiN| maiM mere alAvA kisI ko bhI merA mAnU~gA, to yaha merA saMsAra kA bhAva-saphara hogaa| basa, caitanya hI maiM hU~, yaha bodha hI to jIvana meM saMnyAsa kA ghaTita honA hai| __saMnyAsa jIvana kI eka divya ghaTanA hai| jIvana meM saMnyAsa sahI rUpa meM to tabhI ghaTita hotA hai, jaba saMsAra pUrI taraha asAra lagatA hai| yadi koI apanI patnI ko chor3akara munitva bhI aMgIkAra kara le aura use patnI kI, pUrva bhogoM kI yAda Ae, to saMsAra usake saMnyAsa kI parachAIM banakara usake sAtha AyA khlaaegaa| saMnyAsa dene yA dilAne kI prathA itanI Ama ho gaI hai ki AtmajJAna kA to kahIM koI patA hI nahIM hai aura sAdhu-saMnyAsiyoM ke Tole dara-dara dikhAI dete haiN| jisa dukAna para eka bhikhArI bhIkha mA~ga rahA hai, vahIM tuma sAdhu-saMnyAsiyoM ko hAtha phailAte dekhoge| buddha ne jisa artha meM 'bhikSu' zabda kA prayoga kiyA, logoM ne usakA huliyA hI badala ddaalaa| do dina pUrva svITjaralaiMDa se Ae eka jor3e ne mujhe bhArata-yAtrA kA anubhava btaayaa| unhoMne kahA ki hama sadguru kI talAza meM bhArata aae| adhyAtma ke prati pyAsa jgii| hama sabase pahale vArANasI phuNce| jisa hoTala meM hama Thahare, vahA~ hamane sAdhu ko jisa DhaMga se mA~gate pAyA, hama tulanA na kara pAe sAdhu aura bhikhArI ke biic| taba hamane jAnA ki bhArata meM guru kI talAza karanA kitanA kaThina hai| jo sahI arthoM meM sadguru ho, jIvana ko adhyAtma se pratyakSa jor3a sake, aise sadguru parama durlabha sAdhutA jIvana kI mahAn saMpadA hai| use roTI ke do Tukar3oM ke lie kalaMkita na kiyA jAnA caahie| peTa ke lie sAdhu mata bno| peTa ke lie zrama kiyA jAnA caahie| mA~gane se lajAnA bhlaa| jaba sA~sArikatA ke bhaure kI koI bhI bhinabhinAhaTa kAnoM ko sunAI na de, taba hI saMnyAsa ke dvAra para kadama rakhanA behatara hai| maiM nahIM cAhatA ki hama na ghara ke raheM, na For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bheda - vijJAna : sAdhaka kI aMtardRSTi ghATa ke| saMsAra meM rahakara hama saMsArI kahalAe~ge, lekina saMnyAsa meM yadi saMsAra kI padacApa sunane meM rasa leMge aura usake bAda bhI saMnyAsI bane raheMge, to na to hama pUrI taraha saMsArI ho pAe aura na hI saMnyAsI / saMnyAsa to caitanya - krAMti hai| yaha Atma-rUpAMtaraNa kA dyotaka hai / yaha koI aisI cIja nahIM hai ki kisI ke upadeza se maraghaTI vairAgya jaga gayA aura hama jholIDaMDA lekara nikala pdd'e| na roTI ke lobha se liyA gayA saMnyAsa 'saMnyAsa' hai aura na hI kisI kI A~khoM kI zarma se / saMnyAsa to bodha kA pariNAma hai, AdhyAtmika hone kA AtmavizvAsa hai, yaha to caitanya - jagat kA AhvAna hai, apane-Apa meM honA hai aura apane atirikta jo bhI hai, jitane bhI haiM, unheM khonA hai| saMnyAsa ke dvAra para kadama rakhane se pahale itanA bodha ho hI jAnA cAhie, jisase vyakti apanI tRSNA ko samajha sake, mUrcchA se A~kheM khola ske| ThIka hai, saMnyAsa 'caraiveti-caraiveti' kA AcaraNa hai, para calegA vahI jo sone se dhApa gayA, jagakara uTha baiThA hai| saMnyAsa dene ke bAda kisI kI mUrcchA tur3avAne kA prayAsa bar3A khataranAka hai| bhagavAna buddha ke choTe bhAI kA nAma thA naMda / vivAha donoM ne kiyaa| naMda kA mana to sauMdarya-premI thA, kiMtu siddhArtha ne mokSa - mArga meM apanA mana lgaayaa| eka dina, rAta ke samaya apanI patnI ko soe hue chor3akara siddhArtha vana meM calA gayA / siddhArtha kI yaha cUka bhI rahI, karuNA bhI / siddhArtha ne tapasyA kI aura bodhi - lAbha prApta kiyaa| 63 siddhArtha dharma kA upadeza dene ke lie gae, kiMtu unakA upadeza sunane ke lie naMda na aayaa| vaha mahala meM apanI patnI ke sAtha vihAra kara rahA thaa| eka bAra naMda premavaza patnI kA zRMgAra karane lgaa| usI samaya siddhArtha bhikSA ke lie usake ghara aae| naMda kA dhyAna usa ora na gayA aura siddhArtha bhikSA pAe binA hI lauTa ge| eka paricArikA ne siddhArtha ke vApasa lauTane kI sUcanA naMda ko dI / naMda ne apanI patnI se kahA ki maiM guru ko praNAma karane ke lie jA rahA hU~ / patnI ke zarIra para Alepana kiyA huA thaa| usane kahA ki Apa jAe~, magara merA yaha gIlA Alepana sUkhe, usase pahale hI lauTa Ae~ / praNAma karate vakta siddhArtha ne naMda ko apanA bhikSA pAtra thamA diyaa| naMda ne bhikSA - - pAtra pakar3a to liyA, vaha zarma ke mAre unake sAtha bhI cala par3A, lekina raharahakara apanI patnI aura usake nivedana kI yAda Ane lagI / siddhArtha ne use upadeza diyA aura bhikSu banA ddaalaa| naMda saMkocavaza manA na kara skaa| naMda kA mana bhItara se ro rahA thaa| Akhira usane sAhasa karake aisA karane se manA kara diyA, para siddhArtha ne For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 antara ke paTa khola A~kheM dikhAte hue kucha kaThora bhASA meM kahA, "maiM tumhArA bar3A bhAI huuN| maiMne pravrajyA le lI aura tuma abhI bhI saMsAra meM ho|' naMda ghbraayaa| vaha kucha na bola paayaa| vaha chaTapaTA rahA thA, kiMtu usakA muMDana kara diyA gayA, bhikSu ke kASAya-vastra pahanA die ge| naMda buddha ke vihAra-kSetra meM rahA, unake sAtha rahA, para use zAMti na milii| vaha vilApa karane lagA - jo apanI rotI huI patnI ko chor3akara bhI tapa kara sakatA hai, vaha kaThora hai| maiM to eka ora patnI kA rAga aura dUsarI aura buddha kI lajjA- do pAToM ke bIca meM pisA jA rahA huuN| calate samaya merI patnI ne A~khoM meM A~sU bharakara kahA thA- Alepana sUkhane se pahale vApasa cale aanaa| maiM patnI ke una bhAva-vihvala vacanoM ko Aja bhI nahIM bhUla paayaa| naMda ne bhikSuoM ko dekhakara kahA- ye jo caTTAna para Asana jamAe hue bhikSu dhyAna meM baiThe haiM, kyA inake mana meM kAma nahIM hai ? kAma to naisargika hai| jaba devatA aura RSi-muni bhI kAma ke bANa se ghAyala hue haiM, phira maiM to sAmAnya inasAna huuN| maiM ghara lauTa jaauuNgaa| jisakA mana caMcala hai, vaha siddha kaise bana sakatA hai ? usameM jyoti kahA~! ___ yadyapi naMda ne Akhira bheda-vijJAna AtmasAt kara liyA thA, siddhArtha kI bhI isameM bhUmikA rahI hogI, kiMtu jIvana kA madhyAhnavaha jisa DhaMga se ghuTa-ghuTakara jiyA, use na to pravrajyA kahA jA sakatA hai aura na sNnyaas| saMnyAsa ke bAda bodharUpAMtaraNa kA krama nahIM hai, varan saMnyAsa ho bodh-puurvk| A~khoM kI zarma se kisI ko saMnyAsI bane rahane ke lie majabUra rakhanA bodhapUrvaka pahala nahIM kahI jA sktii| loga to jAke samuMdara ko jalA Ae haiN| maiM jise phUMkakara AyA, vo merA ghara niklaa| koI kucha bhI kare, para tuma apane kadama tabhI bar3hAnA jaba saMnyAsa hRdaya kI dhar3akana bana jAe, jInA bhI saMnyAsa bana jaae| saMnyAsa koI svayaM ko kaSTa denA nahIM hai| saMnyAsa to svayaM kA bodha pAnA hai| Atma-bodha se bar3hakara koI tapa nahIM hai| Atma-bodha se bar3hakara koI tyAga nahIM hai| Atma-bodha se bar3hakara koI dharma aura darzana nahIM hai| Atma-bodha hI dhurI hai adhyAtma kii| bodha hI kAphI hai bheda-vijJAna kaa| jar3a to jar3a banA rahegA, cetana cetana meM samA gayA - yahI usakI punarvApasI hai aura yahI usakA prtikrmnn| sarala zabdoM meM kaha~ to bheda-vijJAna hI vairAgya kI AtmA hai| vItarAgatA ke phUla isI se khilate haiN| adhyAtma kA amRta isI se AtmasAt hotA hai| koI agara mujhase pUche ki mokSa aura nirvANa kA ekamAtra mUla mArga kyA hai, to merA javAba hogA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 65 bheda-vijJAna : sAdhaka kI aMtardRSTi - bheda-vijJAna / yaha haMsa-dRSTi hai sAdhaka kii| deha alaga, cetana alg| deha jar3a, cetana aatmaa| jar3a tIna kAla meM bhI jar3a hI rahatA hai| cetana, tIna kAla meM bhI cetana hI rahatA hai| saMyoga-saMbaMdha ke calate jar3a-cetana eka se lagate haiM, para tIna kAla meM bhI donoM ekarUpa nahIM ho skte| donoM kA tAdAtmya hai, isalie to deha-poSaNa aura bhava-cakra kA pravartana jArI hai| jisa dina deha, mAtra deha rUpa lagegI, usI dina jIvana meM cetanA kI pahalI kiraNa phUTa jaaegii| jIvana meM Atmabodha kA sUryodaya honA zurU ho jaaegaa| maiMne jisa sAdhvI kA jikra kiyA, unheM bheda-vijJAna AtmasAt huaa| usI ke calate usa divya sAdhvI ne deha-dharmoM para vijaya prApta kI aura vyAdhi meM bhI samAdhi kA phUla khilA liyaa| kaiMsara to unakI kasauTI bana gyaa| kaiMsara unake lie sahAyaka bana gyaa| kaiMsara na hotA, to zAyada yaha bAta nahIM bana paatii| kaiMsara ne to sAdhanA ke, bheda-vijJAna ke bIja ko aMkurita karane meM, phUla khilAne meM madada kii| maiM usa sAdhvI ke karIba rahA huuN| mere jIvana meM bheda-vijJAna kI jo thor3I-bahuta AtmadRSTi udghATita haI, usameM sabase pahale usI sAdhvI kA prabhAva rhaa| isIlie vaha sAdhvI mere lie sadA AdaraNIya rahI hai, utanI hI jitanA kisI ke lie guru-tattva hotA hai| maiM isa saMdarbha meM gujarAta ke hI eka aura AtmajJAnI saMta zrImad rAjacandra kI bhI anumodanA karU~gA, jinhoMne bheda-vijJAna ko bakhUbI jiyaa| maiM usa prakAza-puruSa ko praNAma samarpita karatA hai, jisane dehAtIta avasthAoM kA AnaMda liyaa| maharSi ramaNa, zrI araviMda jaise loga hI AtmajJAnI saMta hue| aise logoM ke lie deha mAtra utanA hI artha rakhatI hai, jitanA kisI sarpa ke lie usakI keNculii| hama jIvana ko dhyAna se dekheM, jIvana para manana kreN| jIvana ke atIta ko dekheM, usakI prekSA aura anupazyanA kreN| vartamAna para jaageN| svarUpa ko dekheN| Apa pAe~ge ki dhIre-dhIre advaita bikhara rahA hai| tAdAtmya, pudgala-bhAva kA ghanatva zithila ho rahA hai| jahA~ Asakti, tAdAtmya, mUrchA girI, vahIM adhyAtma kI rozanI ujAgara huii| hama vaise hI Upara kI ora uThe, jaise jamIna para par3A dIyA prajvalita hone para UrdhvamukhI banatA hai| phira bAtI cAhe hama kitanI bhI nIcI yA ulaTI karake jalAe~, bAtI se uThane vAlI lau to sadA UrdhvamukhI hI hogii| usakI AbhA to vistRta, vistRta aura vistRta hI hogii| ye bAteM kevala sunane jaisI nahIM haiN| ye jIne kI bAteM haiN| jJAna usI kA hai, jo use jie| satya usI kA hai, jo use AtmasAt kre| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke sopAna zraddhA eka akelA aisA mArga hai, jo hameM maMjila taka pahu~cA sakatA hai| manuSya jIvana kA phUla kudarata kI kisI mahata anukaMpA se khilatA hai| bar3e zrama aura bar3e saubhAgya se isa phUla kI paMkhuriyA~ khilA karatI haiN| jarA dekho usa phUla ko| roma-roma muskurA rahA hai usakA ceharA / thor3A apane cehare ko dekhakara yaha patA lagA lo ki kahIM hamArA mu~ha to laTakA huA nahIM hai yA kisI gulAba ke phUla kI taraha khilA huA hai| cehare kI banAvaTI ha~sI para vizvAsa mata karanA / yaha muskurAhaTa to udhAra hai| dUsare ke sukha-duHkha meM zarIka hone kI cikanI-cupar3I sAMtvanA hai| bAta to hRdaya kI muskurAhaTa kI hai| bAhara se khuza dikhAI dene vAlA AdamI bhItara se A~suoM kI talaiyA se bharA ho sakatA hai| bAhara se to kisI ke lie zoka vyakta kara rahe ho aura bhItara se bar3e prasanna ho rahe ho ki 'calo, eka to balA TalI / ' kaI bAra bhItara duHkha-darda kA lAvA ubalatA rahatA hai aura cehare para tumheM vaha bhAvabhaMgimA darzAnI par3atI hai, mAno tuma-sA koI aura prasanna - badana nahIM hai / yadi aisA hai, to yaha jIvana kA prapaMca hai| jaba zoka ho, to vizuddha rUpa se zoka hI ho aura jaba prasannatA ho, to bAhara - bhItara ekarUpatA ho / kahIM aisA to nahIM hai ki jIvana ke sAtha bhI hama sarakArI yA vyavasAyI buddhi lagA rahe hoM ? jIvana koI rizvata nahIM hai aura na hI koI jAyadAda kI bar3hotarI / jIvana to basa jIvana hai / manuSya apane pUre jIvana meM svayaM kA saMrakSaNa nahIM karatA, balki svayaM ko becatA hai| Akhira svayaM ko becakara kyA pA rahe ho ? vaha saba kucha jo jIvana aura mRtyu kI kasauTI meM nirmUlya hai / yadi khuda ko beca - becakara khuda ko bhI bhara lete, to For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke sopAna bAta kA bataMgar3a na hotA / para vaha apane ko kahA~ bhara rahA hai ! vaha to tijorI ko bharatA hai| apane cAroM ora mAla - sAmAna kA Dhera lagA rahe ho aura svayaM bilkula khAlI par3e ho / aMtata: natIjA yaha hogA ki mAla yahIM par3A raha jAegA aura mAlika luTa jaaegaa| usa piMjare kA kyA mola jisakA paMchI ur3a jAe ! kahate haiM : kisI samaya eka AdamI ke pAsa kaI taraha ke pazu-pakSI the / jaba usane sunA ki hajarata mUsA pazu-pakSiyoM kI bhASA samajhate haiM to vaha mUsA ke pAsa gyaa| usane mUsA se pazu-pakSiyoM kI bhASA sIkhanI cAhI, para mUsA ne manA kara diyaa| AdamI apanI jida para ar3A rahA aura haTha karake usane mUsA se bhASA sIkha lii| taba se vaha AdamI apane pazu-pakSiyoM kI bAtacIta jaba-taba sunA karatA / eka dina murge ne kutte se kahA ki mAlika kA ghor3A bahuta jaldI hI marane vAlA hai| AdamI ne jaba yaha sunA to bar3A khuza huaa| usane apanA ghor3A beca diyA aura hone vAlI hAni se baca gyaa| thor3e dina bAda usane murge ko kutte se yaha kahate sunA ki mAlika kA khaccara zIghra hI mara jAegA / mAlika ne khaccara ko bhI beca diyaa| eka dina murge ne gulAma ke marane kI bAta kutte ko kahI, to mAlika ne use bhI beca diyaa| vaha prasanna thA ki usane pazu-pakSiyoM kI bhASA sIkhakara kitanA lAbha prApta kiyaa| aMta meM eka dina murge ne kutte se kahA ki do dina bAda apane mAlika kI mRtyu hone vAlI hai| yaha sunakara vaha ghabarAyA aura bhaya ke mAre kA~pane lgaa| vaha daur3A-daur3A gayA mUsA ke pAsa, pUchA ki aba maiM kyA karU~ ? mUsA ne kahA- karanA kyA hai ? jAo aura apane ko beca ddaalo| 'kyA ?' 'hA~, ThIka vaise hI jaise tumane ghor3e, khaccara aura gulAma ko becA' / kyA becoge svayaM ko ? kitane meM becoge ? kisake lie becoge ? tumheM to Aga lagI jA rahI hai| jiMdagI na to becane ke lie hai aura na badale meM kucha pAne ke lie hai| meharabAnI kara apane lie jarA soco ki jIvana kyA hai aura jIne ke uddezya kyA haiM? jIvana ke mUlya kyA haiM? kisameM jIvana kI sArthakatA hai aura kisameM nirarthakatA ? 67 apane irda-girda dekhatA hU~ ki hara koI janma letA hai, palatA hai, bar3hatA hai, saMgharSa karatA hai, aiza-ArAma, mauja-mastI karatA hai aura phira apane banAe - basAe saMsAra ko chor3akara eka dina calA jAtA hai| yaha eka ba~dhI- ba~dhAI lIka dikhAI detI hai| loga isI lIka para calate haiN| koI ArAma se gujara rahA hai to koI kaThinAI se / yaha eka aisI yAtrA huI jise maiM bagaira gaMtavya kI yAtrA kahU~gA / aba savAla yaha hai ki kyA yahI jIvana hai ? yadi hA~, to jAnavara aura insAna meM koI bicauliyA pharka nahIM hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola aura yadi nahIM, to phira vAstava meM jIvana kyA hai ? jIne ke uddezya kyA hote haiM ? maiM isa prazna ko mAtra prazna na kahU~gA / maiM ise jIvana ke prati eka saghana jijJAsA kahU~gA / mana meM aise prazna ubharanA bhI koI sAmAnya bAta nahIM hai| yaha pahelI nahIM, jIvana ke prati jAgarUkatA kI pahala hai| jaba taka yaha hakIkata meM na hogI, taba taka jIvana meM kisI bhI prakAra kA rUpAMtaraNa ghaTita hI na ho pAegA / 68 jIvana meM krAMti upadezoM se nahIM, jijJAsA aura abhIpsA se ghaTita hotI hai| jIvana meM lagane vAlI coToM aura ThokaroM se bhI agara iMsAna kucha na sIkha sake, na jaga sake, to vaha jIvana ke prati lAparavAha khlaaegaa| kyA use tuma jiMdA kahoge ? vaha to calatA-phiratA zava hai| bodha ke abhAva meM manuSya aMdhA aura murdA hI hotA hai| jahA~ jIvana ke parisara meM coTa lagatI hai, vahA~ AdamI usakA hara hAla meM samAdhAna pAnA cAhatA hai / vaha prazna use becaina kara detA hai| duniyA meM AtmadAha aura AtmaghAta kI ghaTanAe~ aise mAnasika praznoM ke kAraNa hI hotI haiM / jiMdagI sabhI jI rahe haiM / koI nadI ke kinAre baiThA pAnI kA kalakala ninAda suna rahA hai| koI bA~surI ke suroM meM khoyA hai / koI caravAhA banA pahAr3oM meM bher3abakariyoM ko hA~ka rahA hai| koI bhIr3a se bacakara nikalanA cAhatA hai / kahIM loga dina-bhara mehanata karate haiM aura rAta ko zarAba kI madahozI meM par3e rahate haiN| koI ko juA-ghara meM dikhAI detA hai, to kahIM loga phuTapAtha para par3e milate haiM / unake agala-bagala zahara kI gaMdagI par3I hai, macchara bhinabhinA rahe haiM, para ve ina sabase bekhabara hokara jI rahe haiN| kyA yahI jiMdagI hai ? hara manuSya janma ke sAtha eka ghere meM jItA hai| use banA-banAyA gherA milatA hai, cora hai, to corI kA aura vyavasAyI hai, to vyavasAya kA / hara vyakti kA gherA ba~dhIba~dhAI lIka kI taraha hai / lIka tor3o aura nae nIr3a kA nirmANa kro| tuma aisI lakIra kA nirmANa karo ki aura loga usakA anusaraNa kara skeN| tuma lIka ke anusAra nahIM, nijatva ke anusAra clo| agara ghere meM hI jioge, to tumheM apanI jiMdagI meM vahI virAsata meM milegA, jisameM tuma bar3e hue ho / virAsata to parAzraya hai / jo ho rahA hai, bapautI ke kAraNa ho rahA hai / hamArI maulika kSamatA aura saMbhAvanA to rAkha kI DherI ke nIce dabI par3I hai| hama apanA eka nayA rUpa le sakate haiN| eka naI paraMparA banA sakate haiN| hama apanI kSamatAoM kA galA na ghoTeM / kSamatAe~ jIvaMta haiM aura unakI jIvaMtatA kA jIne meM bharapUra upayoga kareM / Akhira cakravyUha ko to bhedanA hI hogaa| saMgharSa karanA hai, mauta se ghabarAnA nahIM hai / abhimanyu kI mRtyu ko hama mRtyu nahIM kaha skte| vaha to duniyA ke lie sAhasa aura svataMtratA kA paigAma hai| kucha nayA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke sopAna hone ke lie kucha purAne ko chor3anA hI hogaa| jarUrata hai sirpha sAhasa kI, himmata kii| sArA camatkAra himmata kA hI hai| jo gherA hameM banA-banAyA milA hai virAsata ke rUpa meM, usase cipake rahanA to adhyAtma kI bhASA meM rAga hai, saMkucitatA hai| kevala rAga ke liphAphoM ko cipakAne kA kAma hI karoge yA unheM khologe bhI? khuda ke dvArA jaisA bhI hogA, jo bhI hogA vaha hameM aura Age bar3hane ke lie prerita hI kregaa| Akhira apane banAe pada-cihnoM ko dekhane kA majA hI kucha aura hotA hai| yaha majA AnaMda hai| yaha AnaMda sirpha usI vyakti se jur3a sakatA hai, jo Atma-keMdrita ho gayA hai| __ Atma-keMdrIkaraNa kA nAma hI jIvana meM nijatva aura buddhatva kA udaya hai aura usakA vikeMdrIkaraNa hI saMsAra ke ghere kA nirmaann| nijatva kA bodha jIvana kI mahAna upalabdhi hai, jIvana kI gahana se gahana aura U~cI saMbhAvanAoM ko janma dene kA AdhAra hai| Atma-keMdrIkaraNa svArtha nahIM, varan sacce arthoM meM sAdhA gayA paramArtha hai| AtmajJAna yA Atma-bodha sirpha saccAI ke Aloka kA darzana hI nahIM karAtA, varan svayaM vyakti ko rozana aura jyotirmaya kara detA hai| yaha vyakti kI arhata avasthA hai| yaha parA pahu~ca hai| yahA~ taka pahu~cane ke lie do taraha ke vyakti hote haiN| eka to ve, jinameM janmajAta yaha pratibhA hotI hai| dUsare ve hote haiM jinheM yaha pratibhA AtmasAt karanI hotI hai| jo janmajAta pratibhA saMpanna hote haiM, ve vAstava meM pUrva janma ke saMskAroM kA pariNAma haiN| haribhadra ne use kula-yogI kahA hai aura pataMjali ne 'bhavapratyaya - bhavapratyayo videh-prkRtilyaanaam| ___ 'bhava-pratyaya' ve loga haiM, jo pUrva janma meM videha-avasthA taka pahu~ca cuke the, kiMtu kaivalya-prApti se pahale hI cala bse| hAlAMki purAnI dharma-kitAboM meM to aise logoM ke lie yoga-bhraSTa' kahA gayAM hai, para maiM isa galatI ko na dohraauuNgaa| vyakti yoga-bhraSTa to taba hotA hai, jaba vaha yoga ke mArga se skhalita ho jAtA hai, phisala jAtA hai, jaise menakA se vishvaamitr| mRtyu hone se yogI yoga-bhraSTa nahIM hotaa| mRtyu to jIvana kA sirpha par3Ava hai| eka zarIra chUTA, to dUsare se yAtrA cAlU ho gii| eka cappala ghisa gaI to dUsarI pahana lii| isase yoga ke sAtatya meM par3Ava ke sivAya aura koI buniyAdI asara nahIM pdd'taa| zaMkarAcArya kI to yuvAvasthA meM hI deha-vilaya ho gaI thii| unhoMne jo pAyA aura jo ucArA, vaha vAstava meM unake pUrva janma ke yogapravAha ke sAtatya kA pratiphala thaa| naciketA yamarAja ke pAsa jAkara bhI vApasa lauTa aayaa| yaha eka choTe bacce kA bhava-pratyaya' hai| mahAvIra ke ziSya 'atimukta' ne mAtra dasa varSa kI umra meM amRta-pada prApta kara liyA thaa| pratibhA kA saMskAra-sAtatya kaba apanA amRta-puSpa khilA letA hai, isakA koI mITara/mApaka-yaMtra nahIM hai| jinake jIvana meM pUrva janma ke pravAha ke sAtatrA ke kAraNa kucha hotA hai, unakI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 antara ke paTa khola bAta alaga hai| unakA dIyA to taiyAra hai, basa jyoti kI yAda AnI caahie| Ama AdamI ko to jyoti kI khoja karanI hotI hai, ciMgArI ko DhU~r3hanA hotA hai, samarpita hokara, saMkalpa pUrvaka, eka smRtilaya hokara, a~tarlIna hokr| sAdhakoM kA yoga zraddhA, vIrya, smati, samAdhi aura prajJApUrvaka siddha hotA hai aura vaha bhI kramaza: - 'zraddhAvIryasmRtisamAdhiprajJApUrvakam itressaam'| ___sAdhanA ke ye caraNa bahuta sAre lagate haiM, para ye vAstava meM eka hI haiM yA eka jaise haiN| zabdoM kA thoDA-bahata pharka hai| zAbdika arthoM meM bhI kucha bheda ho sakatA hai, para samAdhi kA mArga svayaM samAdhi hI hai, isake lie hameM zrama kucha nahIM karanA hai| AvazyakatA hai mAtra dhyAna kii| dhyAna meM saba kucha A jAte haiM, zraddhA bhI, smRti bhI, saMkalpa bhI, prajJA bhii| alaga-alaga zabda to isalie parose gae haiM, tAki bArIkI ko alaga-alaga DhaMgoM se dekha sakeM, jAna skeN| mUlata: to dhyAna kI hI jarUrata hai, mana ko keMdrita karane kI jarUrata hai| jahA~ mana rasalIna hogA, vahA~ vaha TikegA bhI, usameM zraddhA bhI hogI, usake lie vIrya/puruSArtha bhI hogA, usakI smRti/yAda bhI aaegii| usameM samAdhistha/nimagna bhI rhoge| buddhi se usakA riztA bhI hogaa| siddhatva to sabakA saMgama hai, kiMtu sabakA lakSya aura AdhAra to eka hI hai| amRta sabase jur3A huA hai aura amRta sabakA AdhAra hai| zraddhA kA saMbaMdha hRdaya se hai| vIrya arthAt sAmarthya kA saMbaMdha zarIra se hai| smRti kA saMbaMdha mana se hai aura samAdhi-prajJA kA mastiSka se, nirmala buddhi se| gItA ke zloka bhI isa tathya kI puSTi kreNge| Agama aura piTaka bhI yahI kheNge| majahaboM aura zAstroM kI anekatA ko dekhakara mArga ko aneka mata mAna lenaa| jIvana kA dvAra to vahI hai aura saba le jAnA bhI usI dvAra para cAhate haiN| zabdoM aura abhivyaktiyoM kA bheda koI vizeSa artha nahIM rkhtaa| mUlya to jIvana kA hai, jIvana meM zraddhA-sAmarthya aura smRti kI khilAvaTa kA hai| jIvana meM parama caitanya ko AtmasAt karane kA hai| zraddhA kA artha hai samarpaNa / zraddhA ekamAtra mArga hai| sAre mArgoM kI zuruAta isI eka mArga se hotI hai| zraddhA eka akelA aisA mArga hai, jo maMjila taka pahu~cA detA hai| dharma ke mUla meM binA zraddhA ke vyakti kAlI biMdiyoM se zUnya A~khoM kI taraha hai| __kahate haiM : kisI citrakAra ne eka suMdara-sA citra banAyA aura isa AzA ke sAtha ki isa citra meM koI kamI nahIM nikAla sakatA, vaha mAikala ejilo ke samakSa prastuta huaa| eMjilo ne citra dekhA aura tArIpha kI, para usa citra meM kamI kyA hai, yaha vaha citrakAra na jAna skaa| vaha kamI dUra kI eMjilo ne| usane apanI tUlikA uThAI aura A~khoM meM do kAlI biMdiyA~ lagA diiN| citra aba sacamuca mukhara ho cukA thA, jIvaMta aura adbhut| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke sopAna eka choTI-sI najara Ane vAlI biMdI kitanA mUlya rakhatI hai| zraddhA jIvana kI A~khoM meM rahane vAlI biMdI kI taraha hai| yaha biMdI hI A~kha kI AtmA hai| isI se prakAza hai, isI se sAre dRzya jagat kI saMbhAvanA jur3I hai| maiM ise zraddhA kI biMdI khNgaa| jahA~ zraddhA balavAna hai, vahA~ yadi guru kamajora bhI nikala jAe, to hRdaya kI zraddhA svata: vyakti ko pAra lagA detI hai| __ maiM zraddhA kA pujArI huuN| para zraddhA kA kabhI durupayoga nahIM honA caahie| jo guru kisI kI zraddhA kA upayoga apane svArtha ke lie karanA zurU kara detA hai, vaha Atma-patana kA hI sUtradhAra hotA hai, mukti kA nhiiN| koI bhI sAdhya zraddhA se hI sadhatA hai| Izvara kA nivAsa kisI AsamAna meM nahIM, varan vahA~ hai, jahA~ jisa hRdaya meM Izvara ke prati zraddhA aura samarpaNa hai| zraddhA vaha naukA hai, jo hRdaya ke sAgara meM calatI hai| samarpaNa ho - na sirpha sAdhya ke prati, varan sAdhana ke prati bhii| zraddhA hI to ziSyatva kI pahacAna hai| ziSya agara sahI hai, zraddhA agara pUrNa hai, to sadguru cAhe usase saikar3oM kosa dUra bhI kyoM na ho, use AnA hI pdd'egaa| zraddhA siddhAMtoM kA DhiMDhorA pITanA nahIM hai| isase to zraddhA ko ulaTA kheda hotA hai| zraddhA to bhItara kI taraMga hai, jIvana kA AbhAmaMDala hai| zraddhA kevala ziSya ko hI taraMgita nahIM karegI, varan jo bhI usake saMparka meM AegA, vaha bhI zraddhA ke prakAza se bhregaa| zraddhA suSupti hai| nIMda Ate hI AdamI duniyA se bekhabara ho jAtA hai| use citra kI to ciMtA rahatI hI nahIM hai, zatru kI bhI vaha ciMtA nahIM krtaa| nIMda bar3I mIThI hotI hai| zraddhA nIMda hai| nIMda se behatara miThAsa aura kahA~, jisameM AdamI sukha-du:kha, bhUkha-pyAsa, amIrI-garIbI, saba bhUla jAtA hai, sAre bhedabhAva bhUla jAtA hai| zraddhA nIMda kI taraha mIThI hai| jisake prati zraddhA ho gaI, usake lie to usase bar3hakara aura koI tIrtha nahIM hai| zraddhA prema hai, para prema hote hue bhI prema se bar3hakara hai| prema to pati-patnI ke bIca bhI hotA hai| prema zArIrika bhI ho sktaa| zraddhA vizuddha prema hai| prema kI sabase ujjvala-nirmala dazA kA nAma zraddhA hai| zraddhA kA zarIra se koI saMbaMdha nahIM hotaa| zraddhA hRdaya kI abhivyakti hai, hRdaya kI pyAsa hai| hRdaya kA samarpaNa hai| hRdaya kA phUla hai| zraddhApUrita hRdaya se nikalane vAle A~sU korA pAnI nahIM hai, vaha hRdaya kI aMjurI hai| bAta iMdaura kI hai| DhalatI dopahara kA samaya, karIba cAra baje hoNge| zAma ke chaha baje iMdaura se prasthAna karane vAle the| subaha eka ajIja AtmIya sAdhikA mIrAjI ne apane ghara calane ke lie mujhase Agraha kiyaa| maiM vyastatA ke bAvajUda unakI bAta For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola ko TAla na skaa| dopahara meM sAr3he tIna-cAra baje jaba unake ghara jAne ko taiyAra hae, pAyA ki jamIna kAphI tapa rahI hai| maiM jaise hI cAra kadama calA ki vIje ne Akara isa garma sar3aka para jAne se manA kiyaa| mujhe kahanA par3A, jabAna dI huI hai, jAnA hogaa| usane mujhase pAdarakSaka pahana lene kA Agraha kiyaa| maiM pAdarakSaka pahananA nahIM cAhatA thaa| maiM binA pAdarakSaka pahane hI nikala pdd'aa| kucha Age bar3hA, para na jAne kyoM mujhe pIche mur3akara dekhanA pdd'aa| maiM cauMkA, kyoMki vIje pAdarakSaka ko hAtha meM lie jhukI kamara khar3I hai| mujhe rukanA pdd'aa| maiMne pAyA ki usakI A~khoM se A~sU jhara rahe haiN| mujhe lauTanA pdd'aa| pAdarakSaka svIkAra karane pdd'e| yaha usa pavitra AtmA kI zraddhA thI, sevA thI, bhAvanA thii| mujhe lagA, ye vaise hI A~sU the, jaise draupadI ne apane dupaTTe kA eka Tukar3A phAr3akara kRSNa kI aMgulI para bA~dhA ho| maiM unake prati Adara aura AtmIyatA se bhara utthaa| mere lie zraddhA eka bahuta bar3A mArga hai| zraddhA se jyAdA abhinaMdanIya tattva aura koI nahIM hai| zraddhA sAdhanA kI Adi hai, madhya hai aura yahI aMtima bhii| zraddhA aura samarpaNa kI sabase jyAdA mAtrA striyoM meM hotI hai| striyA~ dhyAna aura bhakti ke mArga para jaldI gati kara sakatI haiN| puruSa kI yAtrA buddhi se hotI hai, para striyoM kI zraddhA se| eka vaijJAnika hai, dUsarA hArdika hai| dharma vijJAna kA nahIM, hRdaya kA mArga hai| dharma hRdaya kA pravAha hai aura zraddhA isakA mUla srota hai| jarA apanA mana TaTolo - abhI zraddhA kahA~ hai ? abhI to pU~jI ke prati hai, pada ke prati hai, pratiSThA ke prati hai| jisa pU~jI ke pichalaggU bane ho, vaha to jIvana-yApana ke lie hai| pU~jI sAdhana hai, sAdhya nhiiN| yaha bodha rahe, to pU~jI bAdhaka nahIM hai| pU~jI sAdhya banane para hI bAdhaka hai| vaha vyakti jar3abuddhi hai, jo jIvana ko pU~jI ke lie kharca kara rahA hai| manuSya paise-pU~jI se itanA cipakA hai ki - eka saMbhrAMta vyakti ke dvAra para kisI ke pairoM kI AhaTa sunAI dii| usane apanA cazmA ThIka tarIke se lagAte hue pUchA, kauna hai ? AgaMtuka ne kahA, terI maut| vyakti cauNkaa| usane kahA, taba koI harjA nahIM hai| maiMne socA, kahIM inakamaTaiksa vAle to nahIM A ge| tuma A gae, calegA; ve nahIM Ane caahieN| tuma damar3I ke itane gulAma ho gae ho ki mRtyu svIkArya hai, para dhana kA nukasAna nhiiN| abhI tumhArI zraddhA jIvana ke prati nahIM, pU~jI ke prati hai| tumheM ciMtA Ayakara vAloM kI hai, mRtyu kI nhiiN| asalI pU~jI to jIvana hai, paramAtmA hai| use bcaaeN| usake saMrakSaNa kI soceN| vaha kahIM hAtha se na chiTaka jaae| jIvana hai, to sabakA mUlya hai| jIvana calA gayA, to sAre mUlya nirmUlya haiN| hama cAhe jise mUlya deM, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke sopAna 73 para dhyAna rakheM jIvana kA mUlya sarvopari hai| pU~jI ke alAvA loga mUrcchita haiM pada ke prti| pada sapheda jhUTha hai| sAre pada kursiyoM ke haiN| kursI bar3I laga gaI, tuma bar3e laga ge| eka bAta dhyAna rakhie ki isase mAtra kursI bar3I huI hai, vyakti bar3A na huaa| dhana se pratiSThA nahIM milegI, khuzAmada karane vAle mila jaaeNge| pada mila jAegA, para pada se nIce utare to? phira kauna pUchatA hai ? asalI pratiSThA to bhItara hai| jisake hRdaya meM satya pratiSThita ho jAtA hai, paramAtmA pratiSThita ho jAtA hai, vaha amRta-pada kA svAmI hai| zraddhA isI aMtarpratiSThA kI pahala hai| kursI yA pada pAkara tuma bar3e kahalAe, to tuma baune hue, kursI mahAna huii| tumhAre kAraNa pada yA kursI gauravAnvita huI, to isameM tumhArI mahAnatA hai| oche loga padoM ke pIche daur3ate haiN| mahAn logoM ke pIche pada calate haiN| tumhArI mahAnatA kursI ke pAne meM nahIM, usake tyAga meM hai| tumhArA mahAn tyAga tumhAre prati zraddhA ko sAkAra kregaa| hama nAma yA pratiSThA ke pIche pAgala na bneN| hama kAma meM vizvAsa rkheN| kAma svata: nAma detA hai| jisakA kevala nAma to hai, para kAma nahIM, vaha kisI bhI kSaNa dhUla-dhUsarita ho sakatA hai| usake nAma kI gAr3I ke cakke kabhI paMcara ho sakate haiM, havA nikala sakatI hai| merI samajha se hameM nAma ke pIche nahIM, kAma ke pIche laganA caahie| vyakti kA kAma nAma ko sthAI banAtA hai| taba eka samaya aisA AtA hai ki vyakti to calA jAtA hai, para usakA kAma usakI yAda dilAtA hai| sAdhanA-patha kA dUsarA sopAna hai viiry| vIrya zakti kA pratIka hai, saMkalpa aura sAmarthya kA paricAyaka hai| yahA~ vIrya kA saMbaMdha zarIra ke zukrANuoM se nahIM hai| yaha Atma-UrjA kI bAta hai, manobala kii| brahmacarya usI Atma-UrjA kA pratinidhitva karatA hai| logoM ne brahmacarya ko na bhogane ke sAtha jor3A hai| bhoga se brahmacarya kA koI sIdhA saMbaMdha nahIM hai| aise kaI loga mileMge, jinhoMne kabhI sahavAsa na kiyA ho, para itane mAtra se ve brahmacArI nahIM ho ge| ve to abhogI hue| brahmacarya abhoga nahIM hai, brahmacarya caryA hai| khuda meM calanA hI brahmacarya hai| brahmacarya vAstava meM brahma-vihAra hai| abhogI rukA huA hai| brahmacArI karmayoga aura brahmayoga kA saMvAhaka hai| vaha svayaM ke brahma ko upalabdha karatA hai| vaha apane vIrya/UrjA ko pUrNa satya kI prApti meM lagAtA hai| usane vIrya rokA nahIM, apitu usakA jIvana-vikAsa ke lie upayoga kiyaa| bhogI use nAlI meM bahAkara usakI sAravattA va mUlyavattA ko asAra va nirmUlya kara detA hai| abhogI use bhItara dabA letA hai| brahmacArI vIrya kI zakti ko UrdhvagAmI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 antara ke paTa khola banA letA hai, jise hama kuMDalinI kA UrdhvArohaNa kahate haiN| vaha dUsare arthoM meM isI zakti kI zikhara-yAtrA hai| sAdhanA ke U~ce zikharoM ko chUne ke lie hameM sAmarthya to juTAnA hogaa| asamartha vyakti jIvana ke kAravA~ ko maMjila taka nahIM le jA sktaa| yadi sIr3hiyoM ko pAra karanA hai, to pA~voM kI majabUtI to cAhie hii| binA sAmarthya ke to AdamI ko sIr3hI hI maMjila lagatI hai| zarIra bhI svastha ho aura mana bhI, tabhI to saphara AsAnI se hogaa| saMgharSa to yahA~ bhI karanA hogaa| nadiyA ke bahate pAnI ke sAtha bahanA ho, to bAta alaga hai| yahA~ bahanA nahIM hai| yahA~ to tairanA hai| kiztI ko kinAre para nahIM rakhanA hai| ise to bha~vara ke khataroM se gujAranA hai| kahIM aisA na ho ki karttavya-patha para kadama uThAne ke bAda hama phisala pdd'eN| kahIM aisA na ho ki zarIra kI kAmAgni hameM jhulasA de, mana kI tRSNA hameM tor3a de| __ sAdhanA ke mArga meM mahAvIra ne zarIra kI svasthatA, mana kI aDigatA aura vAtAvaraNa kI anukUlatA ko anivArya mAnA hai| pataMjali kahate haiM - hara strI-puruSa vIryavAna hoN| AtmavAn aura puruSArthazIla hoN| hama apane vizvAsa, AtmavizvAsa ke svAmI hoN| sAdhanA-patha kA tIsarA caraNa, jo isameM tumhArA sahayogI banegA, vaha hai smRti| yaha mahattvapUrNa caraNa hai| yadi smRti hai, to zraddhA apane Apa hai| samAdhi bhI parachAIM kI taraha sAtha-sAtha A jaaegii| loga jo mAlAe~ ginate haiM, maMtroM kA jApa karate haiM, vaha vAstava meM smRti ko hI paripakva aura sazakta banAne ke lie hai| smRti kI saghanatA ke lie hI maMtroM kA vidhAna haa| saMsAra ke sapanoM ko ochA karane ke lie maMtra-yoga mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA nibhA sakatA hai| yadi hama hare-hare, rAma-rAma yA arhambuddham kA nirbAdha satata smaraNa karate cale jAe~, to saMsAra se anivAryata: anAsakta hote jaaeNge| phira bhItara meM svapna nahIM, varan jAgaraNa hogaa| tulasI aura sUra ne isIlie to nAma-smaraNa para jora diyaa| yadi zvAsozvAsa ke sAtha smRti jur3a jAe, to rAta meM nIMda meM bhI japa-ajapA anAyAsa cAlU rhegaa| yadi koI dUsarA hameM dekhegA, to bar3A acaMbhita raha jaaegaa| yAnI hama nIMda meM raheMge, lekina japa jAgA huA rhegaa| smRti to dhuna hai| parIkSA ke dinoM meM baccoM ko kaisI dhuna savAra hotI hai| khAne ko usane khA bhI liyA, sone ko vaha so bhI gayA para, usake dhyAna kI samagratA to kevala par3hAI se hI jur3I rahatI hai| natIjatana vaha khAte vakta bhI par3ha rahA hai aura sote vakta bhii| aisI hI smRti jaba paramAtmA kI hogI, to jJAnI kahate haiM ki tuma paramAtmA ko pAne meM bahuta jaldI saphala ho jaaoge| paramAtmA kI smRti se bharA huA hRdaya hI to prArthanA hai| paramAtmA kI pUjA se matalaba hai usake ahobhAva se sarAbora honaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke sopAna paramAtma-stuti jisa kSaNa ho, vahI tumhAre lie brahma-muhUrta hai aura jahA~ ho, vahIM maMdira hai| ye kSaNa cUkane jaise nahIM hote| brahma-muharta caubIsa ghaMToM meM kabhI bhI sAkAra ho sakatA hai| maMdira kahIM bhI mUrta rUpa le sakatA hai| mUlya hamArI smRti kA hai, prArthanA kA hai| kahate haiM : sUradAsa A~khoM se a~dhe the| unakI bhakti duniyA ke lie preraNA hai| a~dhA AdamI agara dhyAna aura smRti ke mArgoM se gujara jAe, to usake hRdaya kI A~kheM khula hI jAtI haiN| eka dina sUra rAste para calate-calate gaDDhe meM gira ge| thor3I hI dera meM unhoMne pAyA ki koI caravAhA gaDDhe ke pAsa Akara kaha rahA hai - 'bAbA merA hAtha pakar3akara bAhara A jaao|' caravAhe ne sUra ko bAhara nikaalaa| sUra ne usakA hAtha majabUtI se pakar3a liyaa| caravAhe ne kahA, merA hAtha chodd'o| sUra mujhe apanI gAyeM carAnI haiN| para sUra ne kahA - maiM tumhArA hAtha nahIM chodduuNgaa| tuma to mere kAnhA-kanhaiyA ho| usane kahA ki nahIM, maiM to sirpha caravAhA huuN| tumheM gaDDhe meM par3A dekhA, to bAhara nikAla diyA aura yaha kahakara usane sUra se apanA hAtha chur3AyA aura bhAga gyaa| sUra ne kahA - hAtha chur3Akara jAta ho, nibala jAnake mohe| hRdaya se jaba jAoge, to sabala maiM jAnUM tohe|| - hRdaya se jAnA saMbhava nahIM hai| tuma kisI ko bAhara milane se roka sakate ho. para hRdaya se nahIM nikAla skte| prArthanA kA saMbaMdha to hRdaya se hai| hRdaya kI naukA ke sahAre hI paramAtmA ke usa pAra ko pAyA jA sakatA hai| hRdaya kI smRti ! isase bar3hakara koI sukUna nahIM hotaa| kabIra aura AnaMdaghana ne smRti ko surati kahA hai| surati kA vAstavika artha smRti hI hai| kabIra jaisA gRhastha yogI to surati ko hI paramAtma-prApti kA amogha aura acUka upAya batAte haiN| kabIra ne jApa kA virodha kiyA, mAlA-maNiyoM kA bhI virodha kiyA, maMdiramUrti se bhI ve kaTe: para ve agara kisI para pUrI taraha DaTe rahe, to vaha mAtra surati hai, smRti hai| unakI dRSTi meM to smRti anahada se bhI parA kI sthiti hai - jApa marai ajapA marai, anahada bhI mari jaay| surati samAni sabada meM, tAhi kAla nahIM khaay|| mRtyuMjaya to sirpha usI samagra kI smRti hI hai| smRti agara samyak ho, samagra ho, to yahI samAdhi kA siMha-dvAra bana jAtI hai| sadA eka samyak smRti ho| svayaM kI satata smRti kA nAma hI sAdhanA hai| lakSya kabhI A~khoM se ojhala na ho| satata eka hI smRti aura vaha hai mukti kI, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola bhagavattA kI, paramAtmA kii| yaha smRti hI hameM sAdhanA ke aMtima caraNa taka le jAegI, jise kahA jAtA hai smaadhi| eka apUrva sthiti, AnaMda sthiti, aMta:stha sthiti| samAdhi ko hama Ama taura para sAdhanA kI maMjila mAnate haiM, kiMtu vaha maMjila nahIM hai| samAdhi to rAstoM kA rAstA hai| samAdhAnoM kA samAdhAna hai| maMjila to kaivalya hai, amRta-pada hai| samAdhi, zAMta mana:sthiti kA nAma hai| mana kI uthalaputhala asamAdhi hai aura mana ke sarovara kA zAMta/nistaraMga honA samAdhi hai| citta kA sApha-sutharA va svaccha zIze jaisA honA samAdhi hI hai| samAdhi meM praveza karanA ho. to pahale smRti se gujareM, dhyAna meM baiThe, prabhu kA smaraNa kareM, usakI surati ke raMga meM bhIgeM aura phira zAMta ho jaaeN| yahI to vaha prakriyA hai, jo hameM zraddhA se smRti meM aura smRti se samAdhi meM le jAtI hai| sAdhanA kA yaha divya-patha prajJApUrvaka ho| yadi prajJA nahIM ho, to zraddhA aMdha zraddhA bana sakatI hai| saMkalpa bhrAMti ke galiyAre meM le jA sakatA hai, smRti saMsAronmukha ho sakatI hai, samAdhi behozI bana sakatI hai| isalie jo kucha ho, prajJApUrvaka ho, bodhapUrvaka ho| prajJA kA artha hai bodha, hosh| sAdhanA ke dUsare caraNa ke kAraNa hama joza meM bhI A sakate haiN| magara vaha joza kisa kAma kA, jisameM hoza na ho| jahA~ zraddhA aura prajJA - do tattvoM kA adbhuta samAveza hai, vaha vaijJAnika bhI hai aura rasapUrNa bhii| prajJA koI pAMDitya nahIM hai, yaha to viveka-buddhi hai, samajha aura sajagatA hai| prajJApUrvaka calane vAlA sAdhaka na kabhI phisala sakatA hai aura na kabhI cyuta ho sakatA hai| vaha jo karegA, jitanA karegA, usase vaha parituSTa/paritRpta hI hogaa| jitanA huA, utanA paayaa| dIpa jala rahe haiM Dagara-Dagara pr| jitanA Age bar3hoge, rozanI kA paimAnA utanA hI bddh'egaa| sirpha jyoti-darzana hI nahIM hogA, manuSya svayaM jyotirmaya hotA jaaegaa| phira to vaha aisA prakAza-puMja hogA, jo yuga-yugoM taka jyotirmaya rahegA aura duniyA usake prakAza meM clegii| aura bhI logoM ko isa ujjvala pavitra mArga para calane kI preraNA milegI, usI jyoti ke shaare| jyoti se jyoti jalAo - svayaM jyotirmaya bano aura sabako jyotirmayatA kA sukUna do| svayaM bhI tiro aura auroM ko bhI tirane-tArane kA mArga do| Akhira, khuda pahu~ce hue loga hI auroM ko kahIM pahu~cA sakate haiN| ApakI sAdhanArata AtmA ko prnnaam| amRta prem| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caraiveti-caraiveti jIvana ke sarvodaya ke lie karmayoga hI prathama aura aMtima dvAra hai| navIya cetanA ke kaI caraNa haiN| kucha aise, jo so rahe haiN| kucha aise haiM, jo jage 'haiN| kucha uTha baiThe haiN| kucha aise haiM, jo cala par3e haiN| jo so rahA hai, vaha kali hai| nidrA se uTha baiThane vAlA dvApara hai| uThakara khar3A ho jAne vAlA tretA hai, lekina jo cala par3atA hai, vaha kRta hai, sat hai, svarNa-puruSa hai| caraiveticaraiveti- isalie calate raho, niraMtara calate raho pragati ke patha para, kalyANa ke maMgalamaya mArga pr| kali: zayAnobhavati, saMjihAnastu dvaaprH| uttiSThastretA bhavati, kRtaM saMpadyate caran / jo so rahA hai, vaha kali hai| sone kA artha hai mUrchA meM par3e rhnaa| kali kA saMbaMdha bure samaya se nahIM hai, mUrchita mAnasikatA se hai| kaliyuga Aja bhI hai, hajAroM varSa pUrva bhI thaa| manuSya ke mana para jaba taka mUrchA kA koharA chAyA rahegA, taba taka vaha kali hI rahegA, kaliyuga meM hI jItA rhegaa| atIta ke itihAsa meM abhI taka aisA samaya nahIM AyA, jaba sabake lie kaliyuga ho yA sabake lie styug| kaliyuga aba bhI hai, taba bhI thaa| satayuga taba bhI thA, aba bhI hai| vizva ke globa para raMga ukerane kI darakAra hai, para vaha kabhI ra~gA huA thA, phira raMga ur3a gayA, isalie nhiiN| raMga kabhI pUrA huA hI nahIM to usake ur3ane, ghisane yA purAnA par3ane kA savAla ho kahA~ AtA hai ? samaya ke hara dharAtala para kali aura svarNa hote rahe haiN| jo mUrchA-mukta hue, jAge, bar3he, caitanya-keMdrita hue, ve svarNa-puruSa hue| mUrchA aura mukti - donoM kI saMbhAvanA sadA-sadaiva rahI hai aura rahegI bhii| RSabha, ziva aura manu ke samaya bhI loga mUrchA meM auMdhe soe par3e the| mahAvIra va buddha ke samaya meM bhI sAre logoM kI mUrchA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola TUTI nahIM thI / mUrcchA to Aja bhI hai| mUrcchA TUTanA hI caitanya - jagat ke dvAroM kA udghATana hai| kali aura kRta - ye vAstava meM samaya ke caraNa nahIM hai| ye caraNa to cetanA ke haiN| 78 jinhoMne apane samaya ko tretA aura sata kahA, unhoMne kAI galata nahIM kahA kyoMki unake lie to ve svayaM kRta the, to unakA yuga unake lie kRta-yuga hI hogaa| yaha AdhAra to jIvana - dRSTi ke mUlyAMkana para hai| yaha deza bhI kabhI sone kI cir3iyA, ratnoM kI khAna kahalAyA karatA thA / patA nahIM, vaha sone kI cir3iyA kaba rahA ! jisa deza meM naramedha yajJa hote the, striyoM ko bAjAra kI caukhaTa para sare Ama jAtA thA, garIboM ko gulAma bane rahane para majabUra honA par3atA thA, vahA~ svarNayuga AyA hI kaba ? yuga kA Adarza to aba AegA / dekha nahIM rahe ho yuddha ke khilApha bolate logoM ko, mRtyu-daMDa ke virodha meM ubharate svaroM ko| aba to gulAmoM ko bhI svataMtratA ke dina dekhane ko mila rahe haiN| nArI - kalyANa varSa manAe jA rahe haiN| kaidiyoM ke prati bhI mAnavAdhikAroM kI rakSA kI bAta uTha rahI hai / para taba ? jahA~ daridratA va gulAmI carama sImA para ho, nArI ko jue meM car3hA diyA jAtA ho, sare bAjAra kharIda-pharokhta hotI ho, vahA~ apane Apako sone kI cir3iyA kahanA mAtra apane khUna risate ghAva ko mATI se DhakanA hai 1 acche-bure, soe-jAge loga to samaya ke hara dharAtala para hote rahate haiM / yadi tuma bhI apanI nIMda ko jhAr3a do, A~kheM khola lo, to tuma bhI kali se dvApara bana jaaoge| uTha baiTho to tretA, aura cala par3o to svarNa, kRta / amRta - puruSa vaha hai, jo pahu~ca cukA hai| kahate haiM : zrIkRSNa ne kali-damana kiyA / kali vAstava meM pratIka hai pragAr3ha nidrA kA, mUrcchA kaa| patA nahIM kitane loga kali kI pU~cha kI capeTa meM A jAte haiN| ve loga amRta-puruSa kahalAte haiM, jo usI kI pU~cha se usake nathunoM ko bIMdha DAlate haiN| jo kali kI pU~cha ke nIce dabe par3e haiM, ve mUrcchA meM adhamare par3e haiM aura ve dabe par3e Maa art se / jo mUrcchA se jagakara caitanya - jIvana kI ora cala par3e haiM, ve kali ke zISa para haiM, kali unake pA~va tle| aise puruSa satayuga meM jIte haiM aura mahAmAnava kI saMjJA pAkara amRta - puruSa ho jAte haiN| jaise kRSNa kali ko bIMdhakara usake sira para nRtya karate haiM, aisA hI jIvana meM AnaMdotsava hotA hai| jo caraiveticaraiveti ko tahedila se svIkAra kara letA hai, vahI svarNima savere kA sAkSAtkAra karatA hai| apanI khoja jArI rkho| pahAr3oM ke pAra bhI pahAr3a saMbhAvita haiN| maMjila gaMtavyapUrNa yAtrA hai| Akhira usa biMdu taka pahu~ca jAoge, jo jIvana kA mUla saMcAra keMdra hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caraiveti-caraiveti Ama AdamI ausatana mUrcchita hai| mUrchA jitanI pragAr3ha hogI, dharma kA mAdhurya utanA hI phIkA lagegA, jitanA bukhAra meM mIThA rs| ve loga mUrchita haiM, jo nahIM jAnate ki ve kauna haiM, kyoM haiM, kisalie haiM ? kahA~ se Ae haiM, kahA~ jA rahe haiM, unakA svabhAva kyA hai ? jinheM yaha saba jAnane kI abhIpsA nahIM hai, ve mUrcchita haiN| svayaM ke bAre meM kauna jAnanA cAhatA hai ? logoM ne jJAna kA saMbaMdha to dUsaroM ke sAtha jor3a rakhA hai| hara vyakti dUsaroM ko jAnanA cAhatA hai| __bhale hI koI saMtuSTa ho jAe ki maiMne amuka-amuka ko jAna liyA hai, usakA jJAna digbhramita hai, dizA bhUlA hai| mukhauToM ko bhI pahacAnane meM muzkila ho rahI hai, jIvana kA aMtastala jAnanA to bahuta dUra kI bAta hai| ___karIba do hajAra varSa purAnI eka bahumUlya kitAba hai 'AyAro' / yaha zAstroM kA zAstra hai| isakI zuruAta hI mUrchA-bodha aura jAgaraNa-saMdeza se huI hai| mUrcchita usI ko batAyA gayA hai, jo nahIM jAnatA ki vaha kahA~ se AyA hai, use kahA~ jAnA hai, usakA svabhAva, usakA jIvana-srota kyA hai! apane prayatnoM se yA kisI sadguru ke satata saMparka se yaha mUrchA tor3I jA sakatI hai| mUrchA kA TUTanA hI jAgaraNa hai| mUrchA se bAhara nikala AnA hI caitanya-krAMti hai| mUrchA pA~va meM par3I ber3I hai| ber3iyoM se mukta honA hI Atma-svataMtratA hai| ___ dhyAna mUrchA se apanI A~kheM kholane ke lie hai| kisI sadguru ke prayAsa se yA jIvana meM lagane vAle kisI AghAta se mUrchA TUTa jAe, to alaga bAta hai, kiMtu apane prayAsoM se mUrchA ko tor3ane ke lie dhyAna sabase behatarIna kAragara upAya hai| tuma mUchita ho yA jAgRta, isa ciMtA ko chodd'o| sirpha dhyAna meM DUbo / dhyAna mUrchA se jAgaraNa kI pahala hai| dhyAna meM utarane vAlA hI mUrchA kI mana:sthiti ko samajhatA hai| mUrchA ke calate hI to manuSya ne apane mastiSka ko rAga-dveSajanita anubaMdhoM kA kUr3AdAna banA rakhA hai| mastiSka kacarA ekatra karane kI peTI nahIM hai| vaha buddhi aura jJAna kA AdhAra hai| sat aura asat, martya aura amartya ke bIca bheda samajhane ke lie hai yh| patha aura vipatha kA nirNaya isI ke jarie hotA hai, tAki jIvana meM kabhI patajhar3a aura kabhI basaMta kI bajAya sadAbahAra masta Rtu banI rhe| hara hAla meM zAMti kA svAmI bane rahanA jIvana kA sadAbahAra AnaMda svarUpa hai| dhyAna agni hai, mana meM bhare kaSAya, vikAra aura ajJAna ke kacare ko rAkha karane ke lie| manuSya mUrcchita isalie banA rahatA hai, kyoMki use lagatA hai ki usakI tRSNA una logoM se paritRpta ho rahI hai, jisako usane apanA mAna rakhA hai| vaha mUrcchita sirpha una logoM ke prati hI nahIM hai varana una biMduoM para bhI macchita hai, jo kabhI ho cuke; unake prati bhI, jo kabhI hoNge| jo 'thA' meM jItA hai, jo nahIM hai' meM jiegA, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 antara ke paTa khola vaha rItA hI mregaa| atIta 'thA', bhaviSya hogaa| jo ho cukA, vaha abhI nahIM hai, aura jo hogA, vaha bhI abhI nahIM hai, aura loga pisa rahe haiM bIte-anabIte ke do pAToM ke bIca meN| atIta kI smRti satAe jA rahI hai, to bhaviSya kI vAsanA/kalpanA AkulavyAkula kara rahI hai| manuSya apane hI hAthoM se apane adhikAroM kA atikramaNa kara rahA hai| atIta bhI sapanA hai aura bhaviSya bhI sapanA hai| eka vaha sapanA hai, jise kabhI dekhA aura dUsarA vaha sapanA hai, jo abhI taka AyA nahIM hai| jo ina donoM sthitiyoM se A~kheM haTA letA hai, vaha tretA-puruSa hai| yaha jAgaraNa hai| jAgaraNa kA AdhyAtmika nAma saMnyAsa hai, munitva kA viniyojana hai| para manuSya hai aisA, jo nakalI svarNa-mRga ke pIche jIvana kI saccAI ko kho rahA hai| mRga sUrya-kiraNa ko jala kA srota samajhakara daur3e to bAta samajha meM AtI hai| mRga becArA abodha prANI hai, kiMtu mRga se bhI z2yAdA abodha to hama dopAyA manuSya haiM, jo use svarNa-mRga mAnakara usake pIche apanA tIra-kamAna lekara nikala par3e haiN| jo hai hI nahIM, usake pIche kyA laganA ! jo hai, usake lie apane puruSArtha kA upayoga kreN| jo hai, vaha hai' meM hai, svayaM meM hai| kastUrI kuMDala basai - svayaM ke hI nAbhi-keMdra meM samAI haI hai vaha kastUrI, jisake calate sugaMdha tumheM nimaMtraNa de rahI hai| manuSya hai aisA, jo apane vyaktitva kA upayoga 'abhI' ke lie nahIM kara rahA hai| vaha apanI icchA-zakti ko bacAe rakhanA cAhatA hai - kabhI aura ke lie, kisI aura ke lie, kahIM aura ke lie - eka sarda mausama aura Age Ane vAlA hai| Aga apane sIne meM kucha dabI bhI rahane do|| zakti udyama ke lie hai| 'udyamo bhairava:' udyama hI bhairava hai| bhairava pratIka hai brahma kA, puruSArtha kA, caitanya-krAMti kaa| bhairava devatA mAne jAte haiN| loga saMkaTa kI ghar3I meM, asaphala ho jAne para bhairava kI pUjA-arcanA karate haiN| raNa-maidAna meM jAne se pahale bhI bhairava ko manAte haiN| kyA Apa jAnate haiM ki bhairava kyA hai ? hamArA udyama hI hamArA bhairava hai| hamArA vizvAsa aura puruSArtha hI hamAre jIvana kA bhairava hai| pataMjali ne bar3A acchA zabda diyA 'udyamo bhairava:'- udyama hI bhairava hai| udyama U~cA yama hai| udyama ho mUrchA ke kArAgRha se bAhara nikalane kaa| udyama ho zraddhA, sAmarthya, smRti, samAdhi aura prajJA kaa| udyama jitanA tIvratama/pavitratama hogA, siddhi utanI hI karIba hotI jaaegii| udyama koI cullU bhara pAnI meM DUbanA nahIM hai| samagratA se kiyA jAne vAlA AdhyAtmika prayAsa hI udyama hai| vega jitanA tIvra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caraiveti-caraiveti hogA, gaMgA gaMgAsAgara kI nikaTatA utanI hI jaldI paaegii| pravAha yadi tIvratama hai, to vaha sirpha nirjhara hI nahIM hai, varan vidyuta utpAdana kA kAraNa bhI hai| sUrya svayaM meM Aga kA golA hai| vaha apanI kiraNoM ko bikhera rahA hai| agara vaha apanI samagra kiraNoM ko apane meM sameTa le, to jarA kalpanA karo ki usakI zakti usase kitanI gunA ho jAegI! jaba do bAdala paraspara TakarAte haiM, to apanI samagratA ke sAtha TakarAte haiN| unake saMvega bar3e tIvra hote haiN| 'tIvrasaMvegAnAm AsannaH' jinake sAdhana kI gati tIvra hai, unakI samAdhi/ siddhi zIghra sadhatI hai| cAhe jaisI saghana ghaTA ho, nizA kA cAhe jaisA timira DaTA ho, kiMtu dharatI aura AsamAna ko jyotita karane ke lie vidyut kI eka camaka hI kAphI hai| basa, zarta yahI hai ki vaha samagra ho, tIvratama ho, paripUrNa ho| vAstava meM udyama aura prayatna hI jIvana kI jIvaMtatA haiN| 'udyamena hi siddhayanti kAryANi na mnorth:| udyama karo to siddhi milegii| kevala manoratha karane se kAryasiddhi saMbhava nahIM hai| mana bar3A AlasI hai| use sIr3hI hI maMjila lagatI hai| jaba taka paMkhoM ko havA meM na kholeM, taba taka paMchI ke lie AkAza jIvana kA utsava-sthala nahIM, apitu mRtyu kA khatarA dikhAI detA hai| para AkAza meM ur3ane kA khatarA to mola lenA hI hogA, tabhI paMkhoM kI sArthakatA hai| ____ maiMne sunA hai : kisI pakSI-daMpatI ke ghara eka baccA paidA huaa| usake paMkha bhI laga Ae, para vaha ur3anA nahIM cAhatA thaa| usake mAtA-pitA ne use AkAza meM ur3ane ke lie prerita bhI khUba kiyA, para vaha to AkAza ko dekhate hI Dara ke mAre apanI A~kheM mUMda letaa| apane nIr3a ko aura majabUtI se pakar3a letA hai| Akhira usake mAtA-pitA ne eka yojanA banAI aura bacce ko ghoMsale se dhakkA de maaraa| per3a kI TahanI se vaha jamIna para gire, usase pahale hI patA nahIM kaise, usake paMkha svata: hI khula ge| jamIna taka pahu~cA bhI, lekina eka pala jamIna para Thahare binA paMkhoM ko phar3aphar3AtA huA vApasa apane ghoMsale meM pahu~ca gyaa| baccA kA~pa rahA thA, para daMpatI prasanna the| unhoMne use apanI goda meM uThA liyA aura pyAra se apane A~cala meM bhara liyaa| yadi mana kI mAnate rahoge, to ghoMsale se Age na bar3ha paaoge| mana ko bujhAo/ smjhaao| jIvana kA aMtarmArga ajJAta hai, kiMtu ajJeya nhiiN| jJAta se ajJAta meM ur3Ana bharane meM bhaya jarUra lagegA, para jisane sIkha liyA - 'caraiveti-caraiveti' kA karmayoga-sUtra, vaha apane prayAsa ko pramAda kI sIr3hiyoM para nahIM baiThane degaa|' apramAda sAdhaka kI sabase bar3I zakti hai| apramAda se hI sAdhanA meM gati-pragati hai| pramAda sAdhanA kA zatru hai| apramAda sAdhanA-kSetra kA sabase pyArA mitra / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 antara ke paTa khola tuma pramAda kI sIr3hiyoM para mata baittho| sIr3hI para baiThanA to ThaharanA hai| jIvana ThaharAnA nahIM hai, balki calate rahanA hai| ThaharanA to jIvaMtatA para cUnA potanA hai| jIvana to zrama hai| isalie zrama meM apanI samagratA lgaao| vizrAma jIvana kI bhASA nahIM hai| vizrAma to mRtyu kA nAma hai| calanA hI to dharma hai| jo ruka gayA, vaha dhArmika nahIM, apitu adhArmika hai| karma karanA hamArA karttavya hai, adhikAra hai| phala kI ciMtA mata karo, kyoMki sahI karma kA phala kabhI galata nahIM ho sktaa| ___ 'karmaNyevAdhikAraste mA phaleSu kadAcana:' - yaha udghoSa zrIkRSNa kA hai| AnaMdaghana ne kRSNa kI paribhASA dI hai - 'kara se karma kAnha kahie' - jo karma karatA hai, vaha kRSNa hai| karmayoga hI jIvana ke sarvodaya kA prathama dvAra hai| mahAvIra apane ziSyoM se yahI to bAta kahate haiM ki tuma clo| 'uTThie No pamAyae' - uTho, pramAda mata kro| utthita hone ke bAda pramAda karanA apauruSa hai| tuma uTho, jAgo, satata Atma-jAgRta rho| pramAda tumhArA dharma nahIM hai| do kadama Age rkho| mukti ke apramatta sAdhaka bno| phijA nIlI havA meM suruur| Thaharate nahIM AziyAM meM tyuur|| agara jIvana kA kucha bodha huA hai, yA bodha pAne ke lie koI aMtarabhAva jagA hai, to bddh'o| jinake paMkha laga Ae haiM, ve Age Ae~ aura ajJAta meM chalA~ga lagAkara use jJAta kreN| jahA~ ho, vahA~ bera khaTTe haiN| Age bar3ho mahakate badarIvana meN| 'vailI oNpha phlAvarsa' meM ApakI pratIkSA hai| 'calatI kA nAma gAr3I hai, khar3I kA nAma khaTArA' - calo to hI kRtArtha hooge| apanA hoza, apanA bodha, apanA joza - tInoM ko eka kro| virATa ko pAne ke lie virATa udyama meM saMlagna ho jaao| sAdhanA koI makkhI ur3AnA nahIM hai| vaha to hamArA nirNaya hai| hamArI abhIpsA kI pUrti ke lie mAdhyama hai saadhnaa| 'saDana enalAiTenameMTa' samAdhi aura siddhi tatkAla ho sakatI hai| jarUrata hai U~ce saMkalpa kI, udyama kI, tatparatA kii| mUrchA kI nIMva bar3I gaharI hai| jaba taka samagratA se satata na jur3oge, taba taka vaha mUrchA jar3a se haTane vAlI nahIM hai| prayAsa ho paripUrNa / kunakune prayAsoM se UrdhvArohaNa nahIM ho sktaa| kisI yogI ne kahA, 'paramAtmA sabakI rakSA karatA hai| usakI bAta samrATa ko na rucii| samrATa ne use bA~dhakara barphIlI nadI meM khar3A kara diyaa| samrATa ne to socA ki zAyada vaha barpha meM jamakara mara gayA hogA, kiMtu vaha yogI samrATa ke sAmane dUsare dina bhalA-caMgA khar3A thaa| pUchatAcha karane para eka sainika-praharI ne kahA- yaha rAta bhara nadI meM khar3A usa dIe ko ekaTaka nihAratA rahA, jo Apake mahala meM jala For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caraiveti-caraiveti 83 rahA thaa| samrATa ne kahA, yaha dhokhA hai| tuma dIe ke tApa ke sahAre nadI meM rhe| yogI samrATa ke tarka para muskraayaa| usane thor3e dinoM bAda samrATa ko dAvata dii| samrATa subaha gyAraha baje hI bhojana ke lie pahu~ca gyaa| saMta ne batAyA, bhojana taiyAra ho rahA hai, paraMtu dopahara hone taka bhI bhojana na milaa| samrATa ne pUchA, kyA bAta hai ? abhI taka bhojana nahIM pakA?' saMta ne kahA, 'paka rahA hai|' Akhira sA~jha hone ko A gii| samrATa becaina ho utthaa| bhUkha ke mAre bar3I dayanIya dazA ho gaI thI uskii| vaha jaba bhI bhojana ke lie pUche, saMta kI eka hI bAta sunane ko milatI - 'paka rahA hai mahArAja! bahuta jaldI paka jaaegaa|' bhojana kie bagaira lauTanA bhI rAjA ko na aNcaa| aMta meM rAjA kA dhIraja TUTa gyaa| vaha usake rasoIghara meM gayA, kyoMki khAnA pakane meM itanI dera to laga hI nahIM sakatI thii| rAjA dekhatA kyA hai ki cUlhe para bar3A bhArI patIlA rakhA hai aura usameM cAvala bharA hai, magara cUlhe meM Aga kA eka aMgArA bhI nhiiN| samrATa bolA, 'mUrkha! yaha tU kyA kara rahA hai ? yoM yaha cAvala kaise pakegA?' saMta ne kahA - 'usI dIe kI Aga se hama cAvala pakA rahe haiM, jisake tApa se hama usa rAta baca gae the|' mahala ke dIe se...! kahIM yahI durdazA to hamArI nahIM hai ki sAdhaka aura sAdhya meM itanI dUrI banI huI hai, jitanI patIle aura mahala ke dIe meM hai| tapelA to car3hA rakhA hai mana kA itanA bar3A, aura Aga kA kahIM patA hI nahIM hai| yadi hai bhI to eka-do aNgaare| Aga prabhAvI ho, pUrI ho| vyakti samagrata: puruSArthazIla ho| jaise sArI saritAe~ sAgara meM jAkara samA jAtI haiM, vaise hI jaba sArI icchAe~ usa parama tattva kI khoja meM, upAsanA meM samarpita hoMgI, to samAdhi aura paramAtmA ke dvAra usI vakta khula jaaeNge| UrjA kI, Aga kI saghanatA se hI pAnI ubalegA, bhApa kI taraha Urdhvagamana kregaa| jo calatA hai, anavarata lakSya kI ora gatizIla rahatA hai, vahI gaMgotrI se gaMgAsAgara taka kI yAtrA pUrI karatA hai| phira bUMda bUMda nahIM rahatI sAgara ho jAtI hai| jyoti paramajyoti meM zAzvata samAdhistha ho jAtI hai| cetanA ke hara caraNa pUre ho jAte haiN| vaha caitanya puruSa ho jAtA hai| calane vAlA kRta hai, sat hai, svarNa hai aura pAne/ pahu~cane vAlA amRta hai, amara hai, prakAza se sarAbora hai| kRta kA tumheM AmaMtraNa hai, kali ko kRta banAne ke lie, svarNa aura amRta banAne ke lie| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samarpaNa kI suvAsa naitika, pavitra, svastha jIvana jInA hI paramapitA paramezvara kI sarvazreSTha pUjA hai| OTdhika svastha, sphUrta aura UrjAvAna jIvana jIne ke lie saMsAra kA eka sarvazreSTha mArga hai aura vaha hai yog| yoga yAnI judd'naa| apane Apake sAtha jur3anA, paramAtma-zakti se jur3anA yoga hai| yadi Apako svAsthya-lAbha cAhie to maiM kahU~gA, Apa yoga apnaaie| yadi mana kI zAMti cAhie to Apa yoga apnaaie| yoga jIvana ke hara kadama para ApakA sahayogI bnegaa| Apa yoga ko apanA mitra bnaaie| yoga Apako sabakA mitra banAegA, kalyANa-mitra! vizvamitra! pataMjali, mahAvIra, buddha - ye tInoM yogamArgI haiN| pataMjali hameM yoga kI bArIkiyoM se paricita karAte haiN| yama, niyama, Asana, prANAyAma, pratyAhAra, dhAraNA, dhyAna aura samAdhi - pataMjali ke yoga kA bahuta suvyavasthita mArga hai| mahAvIra yama ko vrata kahate haiM aura buddha shiil| hiMsA, corI, jhUTha, upabhoga aura saMgraha-vRtti para aMkuza lagAnA hI yama hai| galata aura anaitika kAryoM ko tyAge binA yoga ko nahIM jiyA jA sktaa| svAdhyAya, bhakti aura maryAdA niyama haiN| zarIra kI jaDatA aura tanAva ko dUra karane ke lie Asana/yogAsana haiN| apanI iMdriyoM ko Atmasthiti kI ora lauTAnA pratyAhAra hai| prANazakti kA vistAra karanA prANAyAma hai| aMtarmukhI hone ke lie saMkalpazIla honA dhAraNA hai| aMtarvarUpa meM sthita honA dhyAna hai aura usakI parAkASThA ko chUnA samAdhi hai| pataMjali kA yoga-mArga eka saMpUrNa jIvana-darzana ko lie hue hai| yaha eka 'saMpUrNa mArga' hai| atyaMta vyAvahArika aura atyaMta vaijnyaanik| mujhe vizva ke mahApuruSoM kI jo-jo bAteM vizeSa acchI lagIM, unameM yaha eka hai| maiM maharSi pataMjali kA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 85 samarpaNa kI suvAsa prazaMsaka hU~, samarthaka huuN| pataMjali ke isa vaijJAnika mArga ko pUre vizva meM sthApita kiyA jAnA caahie| pataMjali ko kisI dharma, paMtha, paraMparA yA samaya se nahIM bAMdhA jAnA caahie| yoga kA koI dharma nahIM hotaa| sAre dharmoM kA mArga yoga hai| duniyA bhara ke sAre dharma jisa eka mArga para Akara ekatrita hote haiM, usakA nAma yoga hai| yoga samUha meM bhale hI kiyA jAtA ho, para yaha nitAMta vyaktigata hai| ise auroM ke balabUte para nahIM, apitu apane balabUte para hI jiyA jA sakatA hai| yoga vAstava meM jIvana kI dRSTi hai| hamArA hara kArya yogamaya ho, yahA~ taka ki uThanA-baiThanA, khAnA-pInA aura palaka jhapakanA yA sA~sa lenA bhI yogamaya ho| yoga vyakti ko Atma-jAgRta karatA hai, UrjAvAna banAtA hai| vaha vyakti kI mAnasika dazA ko unnata karatA hai| yoga ke do mArga haiM - eka hai saMkalpazIla honA; dUsarA hai samarpaNazIla honaa| pahale meM svayaM para vizvAsa hai, dUsare meM IzvarIya cetanA para vizvAsa hai| zurU meM bhale hI donoM alaga-alaga mArga lageM, para gaharAI meM donoM eka dUsare ke pUraka lagate haiN| svayaM se zuruAta hotI hai aura paramAtmA para pUrNatA milatI hai| AtmA prasthAna-biMdu hai, paramAtmA maMjila hai| mArga cAhe karmayoga kA ho yA jJAnayoga kA athavA bhaktiyoga kA ho yA dhyAnayoga kA, sAre mArga vyakti ko behatara jIne, ucca jIvana, parAzakti se saMpanna jIvana jIne kI kalA pradAna karate haiN| isa jIvana-dRSTi ko yoga ne do vizeSa zabda die haiM - eka to hai AtmasaMvidhAna aura dUsarA hai iishvr-prnnidhaan| Atma-saMvidhAna kA mArga saMkalpa hai, jabaki samarpaNa Izvara-praNidhAna kaa| Atma-saMkalpa hI vAstava meM Atma-saMvidhAna hai, aura Atma-samarpaNa hI iishvr-prnnidhaan| saMkalpa jinatva aura buddhatva kI AdhArazilA hai aura samarpaNa bhakta se bhagavAna hone kA mArga hai| jJAna, dhyAna aura sAdhanA vAstava meM saMkalpa ke hI aMga haiN| samarpaNa Izvara kI bhakti aura usake parama prema kA paricAyaka hai| yoga-darzana meM pataMjali ne do sUtra die haiM - 'zraddhA-vIrya-smRti-samAdhiprajJApUrvakam' aura 'Izvara-praNidhAnAt vaa'| zraddhA, sAmarthya, smRti, samAdhi aura prajJApUrvaka caraNa bar3hAne se nirbIja samAdhi sadhatI hai| dUsarA mArga Izvara kI bhakti kA hai| pataMjali ne ise Izvara-praNidhAna kahA hai| Izvara kI zaraNAgati kA nAma hI IzvarapraNidhAna hai| mArga cAhe saMkalpa kA ho yA samarpaNa kA, donoM kI zuruAta zraddhA se hai, niSThA se hai| saMkalpa-mArga kA pathika svayaM kI AtmacetanA se hI sAkSAtkAra meM lagA huA rahatA hai, jabaki bhakta apane ahaM ko bhUla jAtA hai| vaha apane Apako Izvara meM hI DhU~r3hatA hai; na kevala svayaM ko varan apanI asmitA ko bhii| 'maiM' bhI usI meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 antara ke paTa khola DhU~r3hatA hai aura hU~' bhI usI meM khojatA hai| usakA to jo kucha bhI karma hotA hai, saba kucha usI ke lie hotA hai| pukAra usI kI, nimaMtraNa bhI usI ko; darzana bhI usI kA aura samarpaNa bhI usI ko| tUM tUM karatA tUM bhayA, mujhameM rahI nA huuN| vArI tere nAma para, jita dekhU tita tuuN|| usakI sArI bhAvanA aura smRti ekamAtra paramAtmA se jur3I huI hotI hai| jahA~ jIvana meM sirpha usI kI yAda banI rahatI hai, vahA~ Izvara svayaM use apane hRdaya meM sthAna de detA hai| bhakti yadi aDiga hai, to jApa, ajapA aura anahada kI bhI koI ciMtA nahIM rhtii| yAda jitanI gahana hogI, 'maiM' miTatA jAegA aura 'tU' ubharatA calA aaegaa| 'maiM' kA khonA ahaMkAra kA khonA hai| paramAtmaprApti ke lie ahaMkAra ko to samApta honA hI par3atA hai| ahaMkAra hI to paramAtmaprApti kI sabase bar3I bAdhA hai| sirpha paramAtmA ke sAmane mastaka namAne se hI paramAtmA ke dvAra para praveza nahIM ho paaegaa| mastaka to name ahaMkAra kaa| __ ahaMkAra ke mastaka kA namanA hI paramAtmA ke sAmrAjya meM praveza pAnA hai| ahaMkAra ke ThUTha ko to namAnA hI hogaa| paraMtu dhyAna rakheM, ahaMkAra se eka aura khataranAka cIja hai aura vaha hai ahaMkAra kI asmitaa| sAmAnyata: hama paramAtmA ko sabhI cIjeM samarpita kara dete haiM, para apanA ahaMbhAva samarpita nahIM kara paate| natIjA yaha nikalatA hai ki ahaM ke samarpaNa ke binA samarpita kiyA gayA sArA mevA-miSTAnna vyartha ho jAtA hai| aisA samajho - koI AdamI geTa se bAhara niklaa| hAtha nikala gayA, mAthA nikala gayA, peTa aura pA~va bhI nikala gayA, para pA~va kI aMgulI geTa meM pha~sa gii| kyA aise vyakti ko tuma nikalA huA kaha pAoge? aisA huaa| eka dina saMta goso ne apane ziSyoM se kahA, eka bhaiMsa usa A~gana se bAhara nikala gaI, jisameM vaha kaida thii| usane cauMbhIte kI dIvAra tor3a DAlI thii| usakA pUrA zarIra dIvAra se bAhara nikala gayA - sIMga, sira, paira, dhar3a saba; lekina pU~cha bAhara nahIM nikala pA rahI thii| aura pU~cha kahIM pha~sI huI bhI nahIM thii| pU~cha ko kisI ne pakar3a bhI nahIM rakhA thaa| goso ne pUchA, kyA tuma batA sakate ho ki pU~cha kyoM nahIM nikala pA rahI thI? ziSya bhI Azcarya cakita hue| ve socane lage ki tabhI goso ne kahA, jisane bhI isa bAre meM socA, usakI pU~cha bhI uljhii| kyA tuma samajha pAe ki yaha pU~cha kaisI hai, kauna-sI hai ? jisakI samajha meM A gayA, usakI bhaiMsa pUrI bAhara nikala gii| jisakI samajha meM na AyA, ve jarA apanI pU~cha dekheN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samarpaNa kI suvAsa ahaMkAra kI pU~cha, 'maiM' kI pU~cha mukta nahIM hone detii| ahaMkAra kI pU~cha phira bhI bA~dhe rakhatI hai? ahaM chUTe to pU~cha chuutte| pU~cha kyA hai ? ahaMkAra kI asmitaa| ahaMkAra yAnI kuttA aura asmitA yAnI puuNch| ahaMkAra yAnI kutte kI puuNch| bahudhA aisA hotA hai ki ahaMkAra to calA jAtA hai, kiMtu apane pada-cihna pIche chor3a jAtA hai| maiM calA gayA, kiMtu hU~' raha gyaa| 'maiM' ahaMkAra hai aura hU~' usakI prchaaiiN| 'maiM' sira hai, ha~' puuNch| ahaMkArI ko jhaTa se pahacAnA jA sakatA hai, kiMtu ahaMkAra kI asmitA ko najaroM meM lAnA kaThina hai| usI kA yaha pariNAma hai ki nirabhimAnI vyakti ko isa bAta kA ahaMkAra banA rahatA hai ki mujhameM ahaMkAra nahIM hai| yaha ahaMkAra kI asmitA hai| asmitA hai, tabhI to vinamratA ko bhI darzAyA jA rahA hai| jahA~ sahajatA hai, vahA~ asmitA kama hai| jahA~ jIvana kI hara gatividhi meM sirpha vahIM bacatA hai, 'tU' hI bacatA hai, vahIM Izvara kI samAdhi sadhatI hai| jIvana-vikAsa ke AdhyAtmika caraNa kevala do hI haiM - yA to 'maiM' rahe yAt' rhe| 'maiM' meM samA gayA to Atma-samAdhi kA phUla khila gayA, mukti jIvana meM ghaTita ho gaI; yA phira maiM ko nirmUlya mAnA aura saMsAra ke hara tattva meM usa parama 'tU' ko svIkAra kara liyaa| jahA~ hai, vahA~ 'tU' hai| jo hai, vaha 'tU' hai| jaisA hai, vaisA tere kAraNa hai| jahA~ sirpha 'tU' hI 'tU' raha gayA, vahA~ bUMda-bUMda na rahI; bUMda sAgara meM samA gii| phira vaha vyakti na rahA, vaha to Izvaramaya ho gyaa| bUMda miTe, to sAgara hI ghaTita hogaa| jaba taka bUMda apane Apako surakSita rakhanA cAhegI, taba taka virATatA ko pAyA nahIM jA sktaa| pU~cha chUTe, to hI AjAdI kI dharatI para kadama rakhA jA sakatA hai| yadi svataMtratA aura saMpUrNatA yoga kI pUrva dizA hai to samarpaNa aura saMpUrNatA yoga kI pazcima dizA hai| donoM hI pUrNa haiN| manISI aura vicAravAn logoM ke lie pahalA mArga hai, jaba ki bhAvanAzIla aura hRdayavAna logoM ke lie dUsarA mArga hai| eka meM mahAvIra kA mauna hai, dUsare meM mIrA ke ghugharU haiN| eka meM zikhara kI car3hAI hai, dUsare meM sAgara meM DubakI hai| mArga cAhe saMkalpa kA ho yA samarpaNa kA, use samagra, to honA hI caahie| Dhulamula yakIna se kAma nahIM clegaa| Izvara praNidhAnAt vA' Izvara kI zaraNa meM jaaeN| apane ko khoe~ aura use paaeN| jisane svayaM ko kho diyA, usane 'rAma ratana dhana' pA liyaa| jo apane ko bacAtA hai, vaha use kaise pA sakatA hai ? / bhakti to prema hai, aura prema ke mArga meM dUsare ko pAne ke lie apanA saba-kucha kurbAna karanA par3atA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 antara ke paTa khola na hairAna ho dekha, maiM kyA dekha rahA huuN| baMde terI sUrata meM, khudA dekha rahA huuN| vaha jahA~ bhI dekhegA, use sirpha vahI dikhegaa| prema kA patha hI aisA hai jahA~ vyakti svayaM ko bhUla jAtA hai aura apane premI meM apanI samagratA DhU~DhatA hai| marane ke bAda to hara koI apane Apako paramAtmA para chor3a detA hai, para asalI bhakta aura premI to vaha hai, jo jIvana ko bhI apane sAdhya-ArAdhya ke prati samarpita kara detA hai| jo apanA 'sarva' chor3atA hai, vaha usakA 'sarva' pAtA hai| mIrA ne saba chor3A, to saba paayaa| mIrA calI gaI, para marI nhiiN| itihAsa meM jitane samrATa hue haiM, unheM bisarAyA jA sakegA, para mIrA ko janamAnasa se kabhI nahIM nikAlA jA skegaa| mIrA bhakti kI paryAya hai| mIrA bhakti kI parAkASThA hai, bhakta hone kA Adarza hai| saba-kucha nyochAvara karate hI krAnti hai| jo bacAtA hai, vaha paramAtmA para apanA avizvAsa vyakta karatA hai| ___ jo mIrA rAnI thI, vahI mIrA dIvAnI khlaaii| rAjapATa chodd'aa| makAna-mahala chor3e, sukha-vaibhava tyAgA aura calI gaI vRMdAvana - mathurA kI galiyoM meN| nazvara ko jitanA tyAgA, anazvara utanA hI AtmasAt huaa| jo nazvara ke pIche daur3a rahe haiM, ve anazvara se vaMcita rahate haiN| bhautikatA meM ulajhA huA vyakti bhagavAna ko kaba pA sakA hai! lUkA ne kahA thA, 'una pAdariyoM se sAvadhAna raho, jinheM laMbe-laMbe coge pahane hae ghUmanA bhAtA hai, jinheM bAjAroM meM namaskAra aura sabhAoM tathA jImanavArI meM mukhya sthAna acche lagate haiN| jo dikhAve bhara ke lie ghaMToM prArthanA karate haiM, ve kar3A daMDa bhogeNge|' lUkA kI yaha bAta kyA sabhI para lAgU nahIM hotI? duniyA meM do taraha ke bhakta haiM - eka kharabUje jaise, aura dUsare saMtare jaise| hara samaya, hara sthAna evaM hara paristhiti meM samAna rUpa se bhakti karane vAle kharabUje kI taraha haiN| bAhara-bhItara se bhinna rUpa vAle aura mauke-mauke para bhakti kA AlApa dene vAle loga saMtare jaise haiN| aise loga bhakti ke to karIba dikha jAte haiM, para bhagavAn ke karIba kabhI nahIM ho paate| isalie jaba paramAtmA ke prati samarpaNa ho aura use pAnA hI jIvana kA lakSya banatA ho, to hamArI zraddhA ke maMdira meM sirpha paramAtmA kI jyoti hI jagamagAnI caahie| zraddhA kA saMbaMdha to hRdaya se hai| yadi hRdaya ke sAtha hama buddhi ko lAkara baiThAe~ge, to pahale kadama para hI mAta khA jAeMge kyoMki hRdaya zraddhA detA hai aura buddhi trk| zraddhA to kheta meM bIja bone jaisI hai| bIjoM ko booge, unheM sIMcoge, tabhI to bAliyA~ nikleNgii| yadi buddhi kI hI mAnate rahe, to bIja kabhI bAlI nahIM bana paaegaa| buddhi to taba mAnatI hai, jaba use pramANa milatA hai| zraddhA kahatI hai ki sIMcoge to phala milegaa| yadi phala ko dekhane ke bAda bIja bone kA sapanA dekhoge, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samarpaNa kI suvAsa to tuma phala taka kabhI na pahu~ca paaoge| mAno to pramANa svata: milate haiM, na mAno to kahIM koI pramANa nahIM hai| yadi tarka para hI adhika vizvAsa karate ho, to kyA yaha pramANa kama hai ki tumhAre bhItara pyAsa hai! pyAsa hI pramANa hai| pyAsa hai to pAnI jarUra hogaa| donoM anyonyAzrita haiN| yadi pAnI na hotA, to pyAsa kyoM uThatI? yadi bhojana na hotA, to bhUkha kyoM lagatI ? yadi bhUkha hai, to bhojana hai| yadi paramAtmA kI abhIpsA hai, to paramAtmA bhI hogaa| nahIM to yaha abhIpsA kaise hotI? buddhi pahale pramANa cAhegI, phira anubhava ko AtmasAt karanA cAhegI, jabaki zraddhA pahale anubhava ko apane meM utarane degii| vAstava meM jaba anubhava ho gayA, to pramANa kI talAza hI samApta ho jAtI hai| zraddhA aura prema ke mArga meM anubhava hI pramANa hai| ___ isalie jo hArdika hai, vaha paramAtmA ke karIba hai aura jo tArkika hai. vaha paramAtmA se dUra hai| kAraNa, paramAtmA ko pAne kA mArga buddhi nahIM, hRdaya hai| hRdaya kI naukA ke sahAre hI usa taka pahu~cA jA sakatA hai| agara zraddhA sahI hai, to vaha rAkha meM bhI aMgAroM ko DhU~r3ha legii| cAhe paramAtmA ho, cAhe nirvANadhAma, vahA~ na tarka kAma Ate haiM, aura na zabda tathA svr| tarka-vitarka aura sAre svara-vyaMjana vahA~ se vApasa lauTa Ate haiN| vahA~ to kAma AtI hai sirpha usakI smRti| kabIra aura AnaMdaghana ke zabdoM meM usakI surati', 'vahA~' kI yaad| yadi hara cIja meM paramAtmA ko dekhane kI dRSTi prApta ho jAe, to kisI kAbA yA kailAsa-yAtrA kI jarUrata na hogii| paramAtmA kI mUrata to tumheM tumhAre irda-girda mila jaaegii| pattI-pattI para veda aura Agama likhe dikhAI deNge| pakSiyoM kI AvAja meM bhI RcAe~ sunAI deNgii| phira jharanoM kA kalarava korA kalarava nahIM rhegaa| kurAna kI AyateM unameM bhI dhvanita hotI lgeNgii| jIvana meM bhI vaha usI ko DhU~r3hegA aura mRtyu meM bhI vaha usI ko dekhegaa| auraMgajeba ne eka sUphI phakIra ko mauta kA phatavA sunAyA thaa| vaha phakIra thA mohammada saiyyd| sUlI kI sIr3hiyoM para car3hate vakta saiyyada ne kahA - 'tU kisI bhI zakla meM kyoM na Ae, tU mujhe chala na skegaa| mere dosta ! aba taka tU jIvana ke rUpa meM AyA, Aja tU sUlI kI zakla meM AyA hai| maiM sUlI meM bhI tumheM hI dekha rahA huuN| isalie yaha sUlI merA ahobhAgya hai, kyoMki tumase milane meM aba taka jo sabase bar3I bAdhA thI isa deha kI, vaha bAdhA gira jAegI aura milana zAzvata ho jaaegaa|' sAre jahA~ meM paramAtmA ko dekhane kA artha yahI hai ki sarvatra paramAtmA kI pratIti ho, cAhe vaha sUlI hI kyoM na ho ? jaba paramAtmA bhakta kI dRSTi bana jAte haiM, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90 antara ke paTa khola tabhI zAzvata milana kI saMbhAvanA mukhara hotI hai| __ kyA hama cAroM ora paramAtmA ko dekha rahe haiM ? hameM to par3I hai apane svArtha kii| yadi cAroM ora hama paramAtmA hI paramAtmA ko dekheM, to hamAre jIvana meM pApa kI rattI bhara bhI dhUla dikhAI na degii| jIvana kA hara kRtya puNya kRtya hI ho jaaegaa| phira hama paramAtmA ko DhU~DheMge nahIM, balki hamAre hara kRtya meM vaha paramAtmA hI vyakta hogaa| paramAtmA hI hamAre jIvana kI dhar3akana bana jaaegaa| zvAsa-prazvAsa meM usI kA vihAra hogaa| phira bAjAra kI saira bhI maMdira kI parikramA bana jaaegii| paramAtmA to hara jagaha hai| vaha mujhameM bhI hai, maMdira meM bhI hai, bAjAra meM bhI hai| abhI to hama usako bhoga lagAte haiN| usake nAma para prasAda lete haiM, lekina usakI pratidhvani banane ke bAda bhojana hI bhoga hogA aura vahI usakA prasAda bana jaaegaa| usa vyakti ke vyavasAya ko vyavasAya nahIM kahA jA sakatA, jo grAhaka meM bhI bhagavAna dekhatA hai| paramAtmA ke asalI darzana to taba hote haiM jaba bhakta rAvaNa meM bhI rAma ko nihAratA hai, zatru meM bhI maitrI ke prayatna karatA hai| kabIra ko dekho| grAhaka meM bhI rAma ke darzana ! kabIra jaba cAdara bunate, to hara tAra meM rAma kA smaraNa samAyA rhtaa| vinobA jaba jhAr3a /buhArI lagAte, to jitanI bAra buhArI calatI, utanI bAra mAlA kA maNiyA pUrA hotaa| saMta gorA jaba mATI ke ghar3e banAte, to ghar3e para lagAI jAne vAlI hara thApa para bhagavat nAma kA japa cltaa| raidAsa jUtoM kI silAI karate, to hara suI-silAI ke sAtha prabhu kA smaraNa kara lete| 'prabhujI tuma svAmI hama dAsA, aisI bhakti karai raidaasaa|' raidAsa isa taraha bhakti kara lete| prabhu ko na to tumhAre naivedya cAhie~ aura na phl-mitthaaii| ye saba to vaha tumheM de rahA hai| use to cAhie kevala tumhArA samarpaNa, tumhArI surati aura hRdaya meM basI rahe usakI smRti| maMdiroM meM kaiseTa calAne se bhagavAna kI bhakti thor3e hI hotI hai| kaiseToM ke gIta to manoraMjana bhara hote haiN| pukAra to hRdaya se uThanI caahie| hRdayezvara to kevala hRdaya kI prArthanA sunatA hai| bhakti to sabhI karate haiM, para hama jarA ImAnadArI se usakI kasauTI kreN| hama prArthanA kara rahe haiM yA prArthanA ke nAma para Izvara se shikaayt| hama bhagavAna ko isalie yAda karate haiM, kyoMki hameM beTA cAhie, bambaI cAhie, bAsamatI cAvala caahie| hama yA to dukhI haiM isalie prArthanA karate haiM, yA phira divAlA na nikala jAe, isa Dara se usake nAma para do stotra par3ha lete haiN| lagatA hai, logoM ko vAstava meM paramAtmA kI jarUrata hI nahIM hai| sabakI paramAtma-stuti to zikavA-zikAyatoM ko dUra karane ke svArtha se bharI huI hai| loga dasa minaTa maMdira meM lagAte haiM aura bAkI kA sArA samaya duniyAdArI meN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samarpaNa kI suvAsa maMdira to sirpha prabhu kI smRti ko tAjA karane ke lie hai - per3a paudhoM ko subaha-subaha pAnI dene jaisaa| paramAtmA ko dekho duniyAdArI meM bhI, kyoMki vaha hameM vahA~ bhI dekha rahA hai| hama na dekheM, yaha hamArI kamajorI hai| vaha hameM hamAre hara rUpa meM dekha rahA hai| tuma prema kara rahe ho, to vaha tumhAre prema ko dekha rahA hai| krodha kara rahe ho, to vaha tumhAre krodha kA bhI draSTA hai| tumhArI badI kA bhI vaha sAkSI hai aura tumhArI nekI kA bhii| vaha tumheM tumhAre bAtharUma meM bhI dekha rahA hai aura tumheM tumhAre zRMgAra rUma meM bhii| vaha hara sthiti kA sAkSI hai, isa bAta kA bodha rkheN|| paramAtmA logoM kI AvazyakatA nahIM banA hai abhI tk| yadi tumheM koI pUche ki tumhArI AvazyakatAe~ kauna-kauna sI haiM, to tuma sabase pahale kAra yA makAna ko btaaoge| zAyada paramAtmA to AvazyakatAoM kI katAra meM sabase aMta meM aaeNge| ___ paramAtmaprApti kI saMbhAvanA to taba kI jA sakatI hai, jaba jIvana kI AvazyakatAoM meM pahalI AvazyakatA paramAtmA hI bne| du:kha meM to use sabhI yAda karate haiN| divAle ke bhaya se bhI usakA smaraNa kara lete haiM, kiMtu jo vyakti sukha meM bhI aura samrATa hokara bhI use yAda karatA hai, usake jIvana meM kisI taraha kI phariyAda ho hI nahIM sktii| ___ bhakti prema hai| paramAtmA ke sAtha parama prema se judd'o| du:kha/divAle kI galata manodazA meM use khojanA usakI prApti kA mArga nahIM hai| loga sukha meM to use bhUla jAte haiM aura duHkha meM use yAda karate haiN| jisakI paha~ca se tuma dhanavAna/samrATa bane, use vAstava meM yAda to tabhI karanA caahie| vaha hameM samrATa banAnA cAhatA hai| use bhikhamaMgI prArthanAe~ mata kro| vaha hameM bahuta de rahA hai| hamArI pAtratA se jyAdA hameM mila rahA hai| jo milA hai, usake lie kRtajJatA jJApita kro| prArthanA kA yahI marma aura yahI uddezya hai| sarvatra paramAtmA kI pratIti kro| zvAsoM meM usI ke prANa pAo aura usI ke nAma para svayaM ko samarpita kara do| agara paramAtmA se kucha mA~ganA hI hai, to usase usake divya prema kI eka kiraNa maaNgo| usake divya jJAna kI rozanI kI prArthanA kro| usakI karuNA aura chatrachAyA caaho| paramAtmA kA smaraNa isalie ho tAki jIvana ke hara kadama para hamArA naitika bala hamAre pAsa banA huA rhe| kasauTI ke kSaNoM meM hama phisala na jAe~, isIlie prabhu-kRpA hama cAhate haiN| jIvana meM bhaya ke bhI kSaNa Ate haiM aura pralobhana ke bhii| donoM hI sthitiyoM meM hamArA AtmavizvAsa barakarAra rahe, isIlie hama bhagavAna kI yAda banAe rakhate haiN| ___ hamArI hara subaha kI prArthanA ho, 'he prabhu! mujha para rahama kr| mere gunAhoM ko mApha kr| mere hitaiSiyoM kA bhalA kara aura mere zatruoM ko kSamA kara / merI ora se For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola sadA neka kAma ho, yaha sanmati hameM pradAna kara / jIvana meM cAhe jaisA saMgharSa karanA par3e, para tU mujhe usa saMgharSa se pAra lagane kA vizvAsa aura puruSArtha pradAna kara / ' hamArI yaha sadbhAvanA, yaha zaraNAgati hI to 'Izvara praNidhAnAt vA ' sUtra ko jIvana meM caritArtha karatI hai / hama jo kucha bhI kArya kareM, use paramAtmA ke caraNoM meM apanI ora se samarpita kiyA jAne vAlA arghya samajhakara kreN| Izvara ko yAda kara pUre manoyoga se usa kAma ko pUrA karanA kisI bhI kArya ko sarvazreSTha banAne kA tarIkA hai| 'varka ija varzipa' - kArya ko aise karo, mAno bhAvapUrvaka prArthanA kara rahe ho / hara subaha zAMti se dhyAna ke lie baittho| paMdraha minaTa hI sahI, para maunapUrvaka apane mana-mastiSka meM zAMti kA dhyAna karate hue, paramapitA paramezvara se apanI mAnasika lau lgaao| yaha atIMdriya dhyAna huA / isase hamArA mAnasika tamas dUra hogaa| mana ko atirikta UrjA aura vizvAsa arjita hogA / madara TeresA rogiyoM ke lie apanI mAnasika prArthanAe~ karatI thI / prArthanA kI apanI zakti hai / apane mana ko prArthanA banAe~ aura prArthanA ko prabhu se jodd'eN| yaha samarpaNa bhI huA aura saMkalpa zakti kA, mAnasika zakti kA vardhana bhI / prArthanA ko maiM apanI zakti mAnatA hU~ / jisane bhI apanI mAnasika zakti ke sAtha prArthanA ko jor3A hai, use Azcaryajanaka lAbha huA hai| 92 prArthanA meM mA~gane kI kucha jarUrata nahIM hai| basa, mana ko zAMta karo aura apanI cetanA ko brahmacetanA ke sAtha ekAkAra hone do| AdhA ghaMTA kA kiyA gayA yaha dhyAna aura prArthanA apane Apa meM jIvana kA sarvottama yoga hai| agara prabhu se mA~ganA hI hai to vaha mA~go, jise mA~gane ke lie kabhI lukamAna apane putra kahA thA / - kahate haiM : prasiddha hakIma lukamAna se usake putra ne pUchA ki mAlika kabhI varadAna deM, to maiM kyA mA~gU~ ? lukamAna ne kahA " paramArtha dhana, pasIne kI kamAI, udAratA, lajjA aura acchA svabhAva / ye pA~ca mila jAne ke bAda tumheM chaThe kI jarUrata hI nahIM hai|" sabako apanI-apanI yogyatA ke anusAra mila rahA hai| isIlie mA~ganA nahIM, kevala zukriyA / kRtajJatA / AnaMda bhAva adA karanA hai| phira bhI kabhI kucha mA~gane ke bhAva A jAe~, to lukamAna kI bAta ko doharA sakate haiN| eka naitika, pavitra, jIvana jInA hI vAstava meM paramapitA paramezvara kI sarvazreSTha pUjA hai| svastha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramezvara hamAre pAsa hRdaya se uThane vAlI prArthanA kI lau hI, lau se lau lagAtI hai| Tezvara mAnavajAti kI eka aMtar-pukAra hai| Izvara ke bAre meM bahuta-kucha socA 2 gayA hai| kaiyoM ne use nakArA bhI hai, to bahutoM ne use svIkArA bhI hai| Izvara praznoM-kA-prazna hai, to uttaroM-kA-uttara bhii| jagat meM phailane vAlI burAiyoM ke kAraNa logoM ne Izvara ko kevala kapola-kalpanA kahA hai, kiMtu joga-saMjoga para Tike jIvana ko dekhate hue yaha bhI kahA jA sakatA hai ki zAyada vaha ho| Izvara kahA~ hai aura usakA svarUpa kyA hai - yaha to eka ciraMtana prazna hai| sabhyatA ke vikAsa ke sAtha-sAtha yaha prazna bhI bahuAyAmI huA hai| mujhe Izvara se prema hai| prema hI vAstava meM Izvara hai| hameM sabhI se prema karanA cAhie, kyoMki prema amRta hai| jisase prema karate ho, usakI mA~sa-majjA to eka dina dhUla meM mila jAegI, kiMtu prema to mRtyu ke bAda bhI rahatA hai| prema kI mRtyu nahIM huA krtii| prema to sanAtana jIvana hai| yaha hamezA rahatA hai| sabase pyAra karanA hI Izvara kI ArAdhanA hai| aisA lagatA hai ki prema hI Izvara hai| Izvara hamameM hai, sabameM hai| hara vyakti meM chipA huA hai Izvara / vAstava meM jIvana hI Izvara hai| hamase haTakara Izvara kA koI sthAna nahIM hai| aisA nahIM hai ki vaha kisI zAnadAra sonaiyA mahala/durga meM rahatA ho| vaha hamAre pAsa rahatA hai, hamAre sAtha rahatA hai| hamAre sAtha usakI gaharI ekAtmakatA hai| prANimAtra meM nihita satya vAstava meM IzvarIya satya hI hai| isalie jo prANiyoM se prema karatA hai, vaha vAstava meM usake prANezvara se hI prema kara rahA hai| eka vyakti to vaha hai jo subaha uThakara paramezvara kI prArthanA karatA hai aura eka vaha hai jo logoM se pyAra karatA hai, prANapaNa se unakI sevA karatA hai| donoM hI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 antara ke paTa khola paramezvara ke prArthI haiN| donoM kI prArthanA saphala va sahI kahI jaaegii| vaha sevA prArthanA nahIM banA karatI jisameM iMsAna sevA ke badale meM kucha pAne kI lAlasA rakhatA hai| eka DaoNkTara aura vaidya kI sevA prArthanA kahalAI jAnI cAhie, kiMtu usa sevA ko prArthanA kaise kahA jAe, jo sevA ke nAma para vyavasAya karatI hai| usa pujArI kI prArthanA bhI prArthanA nahIM hai, jo hajAra-pA~ca sau rupae mAsika vetana pAne ke lie pUjA-pATha kara rahA hai| prArthanA to jIvana kA AMtarika bhAva hai| Izvara hamArA vyaktigata vizvAsa hai| isalie vaha nijI hai| usakI sarvavyApakatA hamAre apane meM hai| kleza, karma, vipAka aura karma-saMskAra se usakA koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai| Izvara AnaMda hai, vaha AnaMda kI rAzi hai aura hameM AnaMda kI abhIpsA hai| sukha meM to use mAnate hI ho, para du:kha ke kAraNa use inakAra kyoM karate ho? yadi sukha usakA hai, to du:kha bhI usakA hai| para maiM yaha kahU~gA ki na duHkha usake kAraNa hai aura na sukh| sukha aura du:kha to mana kI chAyA-pratichAyA haiM, dhvanipratidhvani haiN| paramAtma-svabhAva to sukha aura duHkha donoM ke pAra hai| usakA svabhAva to AnaMda hai| AnaMda kA kyA, eka phakIra bhI AnaMdita raha sakatA hai| yaha to aMtardazA hai| usa paramAtmA se prema karane kA pariNAma hai| eka pyAre saMta hue haiM - bona haayphr| inake bAre meM kahA jAtA hai ki kisI samrAT ne unheM kaida meM DalavA diyaa| samrAT kI isa harakata para hAyaphara ne kahA thA, tuma mujhe kaidakhAne meM DalavA sakate ho, para merI prArthanA ko nhiiN| merI prArthanA utanI hI svataMtra hai, jitanI bAhara thii| maiM paramAtmA ko jitane AnaMda se bAhara pukAratA thA, utane hI bhItara se bhI pukAratA huuN| merI prArthanA ko tuma kaida kara sako, duniyA meM aisA koI kArAgRha nahIM hai| prArthanA to tumhAre mana kA bhAva hai| ahobhAva hI prArthanA hai| usake nAma para hone vAlI pulaka hI prArthanA hai| prArthanA zabda nahIM, aMtardazA hai, bhAvadazA hai| jisa sukha-duHkha ko lekara loga paramAtmA ko maMjUra-nAmaMjUra karate haiM, vaha galata hai| paramAtmA inakA doSI nahIM hai| sukha aura duHkha, svataMtra aura parataMtra, jIvana aura maraNa - ye saba to saMsAra kI eka vyavasthA hai| yadi saMsAra se dInatA calI gaI to iMsAna kI karuNA aura prema-bhAvanA sUkha jaaegii| yadi saba barAbara bhI ho gae, taba bhI tuma prasanna na rhoge| tumhArA sukha, tumhArI AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti meM nahIM hai, varan dUsaroM ko svayaM se pachAr3ane meM hai, par3osI se khuda ko Age bar3hAne meM hai| sAmyavAda kI sthApanA mana kI tRSNA kA unmUlana nahIM kara sktii| Izvara hama logoM se pyAra karatA hai aura vaha cAhatA bhI hai ki hama saba se pyAra kreN| jaba taka jharanA bahatA rahegA, vaha nirjhara kahalAegA aura ruka jAne para vaha cAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 95 paramezvara hamAre pAsa dIvArI kI talaiyA bana jaaegaa| jo sabase pyAra karatA hai, vaha sarvezvara se pyAra karatA hai| jo sabakI sevA karatA hai, vaha sabhI ke nAma se paramezvara kI sevA karatA hai| pyAra aura sevA hI vAstava meM prArthanA hai| yadi kisI vyakti ne maMdira meM jAkara paramAtmA kI prArthanA kI aura maMdira se bAhara nikalate samaya kisI bhUkhe-pyAse insAna ko dekhakara usakI sAra-sa~bhAla na lI, to usakI prArthanA pUrI nahIM khlaaegii| prArthanA pUrI ho| adhUrI prArthanA kAma nahIM degii| __kahate haiM, prabhu kA eka bhakta ThiThuratI rAta meM ghara se bAhara niklaa| usane ghara se dasa-bIsa kadama hI Age bar3hAe hoMge ki use eka bhikhArI milA, jisake zarIra para koI kapar3A na thaa| bhikhArI gidd'gidd'aayaa| usane kahA, maiM ThaMDa ke mAre ThiThura rahA huuN| bhagavAna ke nAma para kyA tuma mujhe koI kapar3A doge, jise maiM isa zarIra ko Dhakakara kar3I ThaNDa se apanA bacAva kara skuuN| bhakta ne eka zaoNla or3hA huA thaa| usane dila meM socA, isa zaoNla ke do bhAga ho sakate haiN| eka bhAga maiM isa garIba ko de detA hU~ aura dUsarA bhAga mujhe ThaMDa se bacAne ke lie kAphI hai| bhakta ne yaha socakara zaoNla ke do Tukar3e kara ddaale| eka bhAga garIba ko or3hA diyA aura dUsarA khuda or3ha liyaa| usI rAta usane eka sapanA dekhA, jisameM apane bhagavAna ko AdhA zaoNla or3he hue paayaa| hairAna hokara usane pUchA, mAlika! yaha kyA, Apane kevala AdhA zaoNla or3ha rakhA hai ? bhagavAna ne batAyA, tumane mujhe itanA hI to diyA thaa| ___yaha mata soco ki paramezvara kahIM koI eka hI sthAna para rahatA hogA - maMdira, masjida, giraje aura gurudvAre meM hI rahatA hogaa| vaha usameM bhI hai jise loga kSudra samajha lete haiN| jarA dekho, vaha Izvara usa vikalAMga ke cehare para muskarAtA huA dikhAI degA aura tuma ho aise, jo usakI tarapha najara bhI nahIM DAla rahe ho| sA~I kI pahacAna karanA aura sA~I se lagana lagAnA baDI kaThina sAdhanA hai| kisI vyakti ne sA~I ko apane ghara Ane ke lie nimaMtraNa diyA, minnateM bhI kii| Akhira sA~I ne Ane kA vAdA kiyaa| usa vyakti ne bar3A acchA bhojana banAyA, lekina dina Dhalane taka bhI use sA~I AtA dikhAI na diyaa| zAma ke vakta koI bhikhArI usake dvAra phuNcaa| usane roTI cAhI, kiMtu makAna mAlika ne use dhakke dekara bAhara nikAla diyaa| bhikhArI ne kahA, 'tumhAre ghara meM kAphI bhojana hai| usameM se thor3A mujhe de do|'us vyakti ne kahA, 'jo bhojana hai, vaha sA~I ke lie hai, tuma jaise bhikhamaMgoM ke lie nhiiN|' agale dina usa vyakti ne sA~I ko upAlaMbha diyA, maMjUrI dekara bhI na Ane ke lie| sA~I ne kahA, 'bhaiyA maiM to AyA thA, lekina tumane mujhe dhakke dekara bAhara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola nikAla diyA thaa|' AdamI cauMkA, usane kahA, 'kala zAma ko to eka bhikhArI AyA thaa|' sA~I bole, 'jise tumane bhikhArI samajhA, vaha vAstava meM maiM sA~I hI thA / ' AdamI ne kSamA mA~gI yaha kahakara ki maiM Apako pahacAna na pAyA / kRpayA Aja jarUra aaeN| Aja to maiM Apako pahacAna hI lU~gA, cAhe Apa jisa rUpa meM bhI aaeN| 96 AdamI ko Aja bhI sA~I Ate hue dikhAI na die / Aja to ghara ke bAhara koI bhikhArI bhI na AyA, varanA pahacAnane meM koI cUka na hotI / vaha to sA~I kI bATa joha rahA thaa| itane meM hI dekhA ki ghara ke pichavAr3e se koI kuttA bhItara ghusa AyA aura lagA bhojana meM mu~ha maarne| AdamI ko yaha dekhakara bar3A gussA aayaa| vaha cillAne lagA, 'isa kutte ne to sArA bhojana hI apavitra kara diyaa|' yaha kahate hue usane kutte kI pITha para do DaMDe mAre / kuttA darda se karAhatA huA ghara se bAhara bhAga gyaa| dUsare dina jaba vaha vyakti sA~I ko upAlaMbha dene phira gayA, to dekhA ki sA~I soe haiN| unakI pITha para laTTha kI mAra ke do gahare nizAna haiN| koI ziSya unakI kamara para davA mala rahA hai| sA~I ne use dekhate hI kahA, 'kucha to dhIre mArate bhAI / ' / sA~I ko tuma pahacAna nahIM pA rahe ho / kaise batAyA jAe ki usakA kyA svarUpa hai ! vaha to hara svarUpa meM hai / Aha meM bhI vaha hai aura vAha meM bhI vaha hai / jarUrata hai use samajhane kii| gulAma meM bhI vaha hai aura mAlika meM bhI / loga phijUla par3e haiM kAle aura gore ke bheda meN| aMgrejoM meM bhI vaha hai aura aphrIkana meM bhI / aisA nahIM hai ki kAle logoM meM vaha nahIM hai / aisA nahIM hai ki kAle logoM kA Izvara kAlA hai aura goroM kA gorA / zveta aura azveta kA bheda to kapar3e ke raMga-bheda jaisA hai| dila to donoM ke pAsa hai / usa dina dharatI para hI svarga utara AegA, jisa dina zveta loga azveta logoM meM bhI usI ko nihAreMge, jise ve abhI apane meM nihAra rahe haiM / Izvara raMgoM meM nahIM hai / vaha raMgoM se pAra hai| raMga to rAga hai| Izvara rAga ke pAra hai, vaha vItarAga hai, vItadveSa bhI / Izvara to hamArI bhItara kI mA~ga hai / vaha hamArI AtmA kI dhAraNA hai| usakI koI bhautika tasvIra nahIM banAI jA sktii| yaha bhI kaisA vyaMgya hai ki hama apane banAe hue Izvara ke sAmane khar3e hokara prArthanA kara rahe haiM, jabaki hameM usane banAyA hai / mAtra vAkpaTu prArthanAoM se kucha na hogaa| U~ca-nIca, gore- kAle, garIba-amIra ke bheda to mAnava-mana kI kSudratAe~ haiM / vaha saba meM hai| sabake sAtha hai| use hameM saba meM nihAranA bhI caahie| use mAno, taba bhI vaha hamAre sAtha hai aura na mAno, taba bhI vaha hamase alaga nahIM hai / Izvara jIvita hai - agara tuma jIvita ho to / eka yahUdI ke bAre meM adbhuta ghaTanA hai| eka yahUdI baMdI thA / use zaucAlaya For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 97 paramezvara hamAre pAsa sApha karane kA kAma sauMpA gyaa| aMtarjIvana kI dRSTi se vaha bahuta pahu~cA huA thaa| use Izvara para bar3A bharosA thaa| vaha hamezA yahI kahA karatA- Izvara hamAre sAtha hai, hamAre pAsa hai| usake nAjI gaoNDa ne usase vyaMgya meM pUchA, 'aba tumhArA Izvara kahA~ hai?' yahUdI ne ha~satI huI A~kho se use dekhA aura dhIre se kahA, 'vaha yahA~ hai| mere sAtha gaMdagI meN...|' Izvara to vahA~ hai, jahA~ tuma ho| usake lie to koI bhI sthAna gaMdA nahIM hai| agarabattI ko jahA~ jalAoge, vaha vahIM apanI mahaka dene lgegii| dIyA cAhe mATI kA ho yA sone kA, jyoti to donoM meM hI jagamagA sakatI hai| jo zraddhA kI A~khoM se jIvita jyoti ko pahacAnane kI koziza karatA hai, vahI Izvara kA saccA pujArI kyA Apane nahIM suna rakhA hai - 'moko kahA~ DhUMr3he baMde, maiM to tere pAsa meN|' Izvara kI saMpadA to bahuta pAsa hai, sabase pAsa, apane Apa se bhI paas| svayaM ke jitane karIba paha~coge, usakI nikaTatA kA ahasAsa utanA hI adhika hogaa| Izvara ko khojA nahIM jaataa| khojane se vaha kabhI milatA bhI nahIM hai| khojA to use jAtA hai, jo kahIM kho gayA ho| Izvara koI suI thor3e hI hai, jo ghAsa ke kacare meM gira gaI ho aura jise DhU~r3hane ke lie kisI rozanI kI jarUrata ho| vaha to hai, sadA se hai| jo apane sAtha-sAtha cala rahA hai, use khojane kI bAta bhI bar3I aTapaTI hai| A~kheM use dekha nahIM pAtIM aura vaha basA huA hai A~khoM-A~khoM meN| paramAtmA hamArA svabhAvasiddha adhikAra hai| vaha hamAre jIvana kI hara saMbhAvanA kA sAtha sadA se de rahA hai| dhanavAna dhana ke sapane nahIM dekhtaa| dhana to usake pAsa hai| dhana ke sapane to vaha vyakti dekhatA hai, jisake pAsa dhana nahIM hai| dhana usase bichur3a gayA, to use dhana kI yAda A rahI hai| hamArA paramAtmA hamase bichur3A nahIM hai, isalie usakI smRti nahIM aatii| smRti hamezA viyoga hone para AtI hai| paramAtmA kA hamase viyoga nahIM huaa| machalI pAnI meM rahe, to pAnI kI yAda nahIM aatii| machalI ko pAnI kI yAda sarvaprathama taba AtI hai, jaba use koI pAnI se bAhara nikAlatA hai| pAnI kI yAda utanI saghana ho jAtI hai ki vaha binA pAnI ke tar3aphane lagatI hai| hama paramAtmA se alaga nahIM kie jA sakate, kyoMki paramAtmA hamArA svabhAva hai| kAla usako bAdhita nahIM kara sktaa| isa jIvana se pahale bhI vaha hamameM thaa| hamase pahale bhI jo loga ho cuke haiM, hamAre pUrvajoM ke sAtha bhI vaha thaa| isIlie to pataMjali ne use guruoM kA guru aura kAla-mukta mAnA hai - 'pUrveSAm api guru: kAlena anvcchedaat|' __vAstava meM paramAtmA ko na pAnA hai, aura na khojnaa| jo pAyA huA hai, sirpha . use pahacAnanA hai| jise yaha samajha A gaI. usane pahacAna liyA ki Izvara kyA hai, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98 antara ke paTa khola kaisA hai aura kahA~ hai ? Izvara kyA hai ? yaha prazna eka nAstika ne eka Astika se puuchaa| eka Astika maMdira pUjA karane jA rahA thA ki usakA eka dosta, jo nAstika va zaMkAlu thA, milA aura pUchA, 'kahA~ jA rahe ho?' Astika ne uttara diyA, 'maMdira jA rahA huuN|' usane pUchA, 'kisalie' ? javAba milA, bhagavAna kI pUjA krne|' usane puna: pUchA, 'acchA! to batAo, bhagavAna kauna hai ? vaha bar3A hai yA choTA?' Astika ne zraddhApUrvaka uttara diyA, 'bhagavAna itanA bar3A hai ki kitane svargoM ke svarga use apane meM samA nahIM pAte aura phira bhI bhagavAna itanA choTA hai ki mere nanhe se hRdaya meM vaha samAyA huA hai|' .. paramAtmA apane meM hai, isalie apane meM honA hI paramAtmA meM honA hai| jo paramAtmA meM tanmaya hai, vaha sukha-du:kha meM nahIM, AnaMda meM hai| prArthanA hI usake lie sAdhanA bana jAtI hai| ghaMTe ke nIce maMdira meM, khar3I bAlikA prabhu ke smmukh| tanmayatA se bhAva-lIna ho, bhUla gaI jyoM apanA sukh-du:kh| dikhatI mAno mUrta sAdhanA, karatI hai jaba mUka praarthnaa|| saMsAra ke hara kone meM Izvara ke lie prArthanAe~ hotI haiN| cAhe kisI dharma-vizeSa ne anIzvaravAda ko prarUpita kiyA ho, kiMtu usake dharma-pravartaka bhI unake anuyAyiyoM ke dvArA paramezvara ke rUpa meM hI pUje jAte haiN| kauna use kisa nAma se pukAratA hai? nAma to sirpha bhASAI saMjJA hai| cAhe jisa nAma se pukAro, Akhira vyakti usI ko pukAra rahA hai jo usakI pukAra ko suna sakatA hai| hara nAma meM hai vaha anaam| svArtha ko chor3o aura dharatI ke bIca meM aao| vaha tumase lekara sAre jahA~ meM phailA hai| Izvara hamAre pAsa hai, sabake pAsa hai| yadi Izvara kI sahI prArthanA karanA cAhate ho, to sarvezvara kI pahacAna hI kAphI hai| A~kheM kholo| jAganA hI use pahacAnanA hai| jyoM tila mAhI tela hai, cakamaka mAhI aag| terA sAI tujjha meM, jAga sake to jaag| jAgo aura nihAro - tumhAre hI pAsa hai tumhArA saaNii| bhagavattA cAroM ora phailI huI hai| use pahacAno, apane-Apako pahacAnane ke lie| ___dhyAna rakho, Izvara ko tuma jitanA pukAroge, tuma usase utane hI dUra rhoge| tuma Izvara ko apane meM jitanA anubhava karoge, Izvara kI divya jyoti ko tuma utanA hI karIba paaoge| prArthanA meM zabda bole jAte haiM aura zabda uccArita hone para havA meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramezvara hamAre pAsa hai ghula-mila jAte haiN| zabda se jyAdA tAkatavara tumhArI cetanA hai, tumhArA astitva | tuma 'apane astitva meM vizrAma lo aura anaMta AkAza kI ora dhyAna dharate hue IzvarIya virATatA kI ora jur3ate jaao| jaba tuma puna: svayaM meM lauTane lagoge, to tuma pAoge ki brahmAMDa kA sArA astitva hI tumameM utara rahA hai| tuma svayaM meM utanI hI UrjA kA anubhava karoge, jitanI ki isa brahmAMDa meM vyApta hai / Izvara kI dhArA ko svayaM meM lene ke lie pahale usake yogya pAtra honA par3atA hai| tuma amRta ko apane pAtra meM surakSita rakha sako, isake lie tumhAre pAtra meM yogyatA caahie| tuma apanI mAnasika UrjA ko AkAza se jor3o, AkAza kI atIMdriya UrjA tumase jur3atI calI jaaegii| jaba maiM kisI ko namAja adA karate dekhatA hU~, to mujhe prArthanA kI vaha sabase behatarIna mudrA najara AtI hai| vajrAsana meM baiThakara hAthoM kI hathelI ko AsamAna kI ora uThAte hue jo lau se lau lagAI jAtI hai, vaha apane Apa meM prArthanA kA eka jIvaMta svarUpa hai| prArthanA kI zakti ko janma dene ke lie vyakti kA hRdayavAna honA jarUrI hai| hRdaya se uThane vAlI prArthanA lau hI, lau se lau lagAtI hai| 99 IzvarIya cetanA se jur3ane kA sabase behatarIna tarIkA yahI hai ki tuma hRdaya meM vizrAma lete hue AkAza kI UrjA se judd'o| tuma jagat ke duHkhoM ko hRdaya meM pI lo aura hRdaya kI zubhakAmanAe~ jagat kI ora lauTA do| tumane hRdaya meM jagat kA jo jahara pIyA hai, hRdaya rUpAMtaraNa kA keMdra hai, vaha jahara ko badala detA hai| jaba tuma apane hRdaya se sabake prati zubhakAmanAe~ lauTAte ho, to vahI amRta banakara jagat kA kalyANa karatA hai| jaba Izvara ke dhyAna meM baiTho, to apane meM usakA anubhava kro| jaba jagat se rUbarU hoo, taba jagat meM usa jagadIzvara ko nihAro / bhItara bhI vaha, bAhara bhI vaha / zubha meM bhI vaha, azubha meM bhI vaha / garIbI meM bhI vaha aura amIrI meM bhI vaha / 'soham'...maiM vaha hI huuN| 'tattvamasi' - tU vaha hI hai / jagat eka khela hai, eka vyavasthA hai, eka yogAnuyoga hai, eka saMtulana hai, jisakA niyAmaka 'vaha' hai| koI puruSArthazIla vyakti kahegA, merI vyavasthAoM kA niyAmaka maiM huuN| yaha 'maiM' vAstava meM usI kA hI svara hai / prANImAtra meM jo jIvana kI jyoti jala rahI hai, vaha usa jyotirmaya kA pariNAma hai| AtmA meM hI Izvara kA aMza hai| aMtarAtmA kI AvAja se jInA hI dharma hai| svayaM ko jagat kI ihalIlA meM mUcchita na hone denA hI mukti hai / yahI hai sAra dharma, mukti aura IzvarIya patha kA / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka oMkAra sata nAma jisake zvAsocchvAsa meM OM kA vAsa hai, vaha svayaM yoga rUpa hai| nasya vAcakaH praNavaH' - 'praNava' Izvara kA vAcaka hai| praNava kA artha hai AUM| // OM saSTi kA janaka aura prathama svara hai| OM meM Adi parAzakti kI kiraNa aura yogiyoM kI yogamAyA hai| sRSTi ke samasta zAstroM kI dhurI OM hai| samasta vratoM, dharmoM aura AzramoM kA sAra hai OM / eka OM kahate hI anaMta brahmAMDa meM vyApta samasta siddhabuddha-mukta cetanAoM kA AhvAna ho jAtA hai| jisake zvAsocchvAsa meM OM kA vAsa hai, yaha svayaM yoga rUpa hai| OM dhvani-vijJAna kI parAdhvani hai| brahmAMDa kA saMpUrNa saMkoca aura vistAra usI kI dhvani se hI saMpAdita huA hai| saMta-manISI loga dhvani ko hI vizva kI prathama asmitA mAnate haiN| vaijJAnikoM ke anusAra saMsAra kI mUla UrjA vidyuta rahI hai, kiMtu RSi-maharSiyoM ne dhvani ko mUla UrjA mAnA hai| vaijJAnika vidyut ko pahalA caraNa mAnate haiM aura dhvani ko dUsarA, jabaki manISI saMtoM ne dhvani ko pahalA caraNa mAnA hai aura vidyut ko aglaa| dhvani se hI vidyut paidA hotI hai| vaijJAnikoM aura tattva-manISiyoM meM dhvani aura vidyut ko lekara thor3A-bahuta matabheda ho sakatA hai, kiMtu donoM hI pakSa isa bAta para sahamata haiM ki ye donoM UrjA ke aguvA caraNa haiN| bAibila meM 'dhvani' banAma 'zabda' ko hI pahale-pahala mAnA gayA hai| yIzu kahate haiM - zurU meM 'zabda' hI thA - 'ina da biganiMga deyara vAja vrdd'| 'onalI di varDa egjisTeDa eMDa nathiMga els'| prAraMbha meM sirpha zabda thaa| zabda ke atirikta aura kucha nahIM thaa| isalie hamArI sAdhanA hameM usa zabda kI ora le For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka oMkAra sata nAma 101 jAtI hai, jo hama sabase pahale the| aisA samajheM ki jisane zabda ke saMpUrNa aMtaraMga ko jAna liyA, usane samagra jJAna ko AtmasAt kara liyaa| ___ zabda kA artha vaha nahIM hai jo hama apane hoThoM se bolate haiN| zabda kA saMbaMdha hiMdI aura aMgrejI ke akSaroM se nahIM hai| eka zabda to vaha hotA hai jisakA uccAraNa manuSya karatA hai aura eka zabda vaha hai, jisase manuSya svayaM uccarita huA hai| zabda se hI vidyut banI aura vidyuta se hI manuSyatA ke caraNa bddh'e| jaba manuSya vApasa apane zabda para lauTa AegA, to usakI manuSyatA bhagavattA kA rUpa aMgIkAra kara legii| eka bAta taya hai ki dhvani meM UrjA samAI haI hai| yadi dhvani kI zakti kA prayoga kiyA jAe, to hama sardI meM bhI garmI kA ahasAsa kara sakate haiN| himAlaya kI pahAr3iyoM meM rahane vAle naMge bAbA loga dhvani ke parA-vijJAna se paricita haiN| Ama AdamI kA to garmiyoM ke mausama meM bhI himAlaya meM rahanA kaThina hotA hai| vahIM ye saMta-yogI loga bhayaMkara barphIlI sardI meM bhI sahaja bhAva se rahate haiM aura vaha bhI pUrI taraha ngn| kaI saMtoM ne vastra bhI pahana rakhe haiM to vaha sirpha aMga Dhakane jitane hI haiN| nizcita taura para unhoMne dhvani se ucca tApa paidA karane kI prakriyA kA AviSkAra kara liyA hai| ve apane zvAsocchvAsa meM hI dhvani kA eka gahanatama maMthana karate haiN| yogamArga meM jisa prANAyAma ko adhika mahattva diyA gayA hai, yadi vaha samagra aura prakhara ho jAe, to sardI ke mausama meM bhI zarIra se pasInA cUne lagatA hai| zarIra meM bhI eka tApamAna hotA hai| zvAsa meM bhI uSNatA hotI hai| yadi ThiThurate hue donoM hAthoM ko milAkara jora se malA jAe, to hAtha meM bhI garmAhaTa A jAtI hai| aise hI zvAsa ko bhI tIvra gati ke sAtha liyA-chor3A jAe, to zarIra meM UrjA kI Aga paidA ho jAtI hai| tibbatiyana bauddha bhikSu barphIle mausama meM bhI zarIra se pasInA nikAla lete haiN| isake lie ve ucca dhvani-uccAra kA prayoga karate haiN| unakA eka prasiddha maMtra hai - 'OM maNi padme hum' / ve ise bar3e jora se raTate haiM aura vaha bhI bar3e tIvragAmI vega ke saath| nizcita taura para aisA karane se zarIra meM garmI paidA hogii| uSNatA ke saMpAdana kA kArya maMtra nahIM karatA, apitu zabda yA maMtra ko doharAne kI tvarA aura tIvratA karatI hai| maMtra itanI tIvratA pakar3a letA hai, mAno ovaralepiMga' ho| maMtroccAra meM saMdhi aMza bhara bhI na rhe| aisI sthiti ho jAe, jaise do kilomITara daur3ane ke bAda hotI hai| hA~phane laga jAe vh| eka saMta hue shjaanNdghn| ve yogI the| sardI ke mausama meM ve bIkAnera ke registAnI TIloM para sAdhanA kiyA karate the| aMdhakAra se bharI rAteM, himavAta-piTI bAlU, zarIra para mAtra eka laMgoTI aura khulA AkAza, ThiThuratI hvaaeN| Ama AdamI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola to do kaMbala or3hakara bhI sahana nahIM kara pAtA, kiMtu logoM ne unheM taba bhI pasIne se tarabatara paayaa| unase pacAsa kadama dUra baiThA AdamI bhI unake aMtastala meM gU~jatI huI dhvani ko aura sA~sa kI tIvratA kA ahasAsa kara sakatA thA / yadi eka hI dhvani kA niraMtara uccAraNa karate cale jAo, to tApa hI paidA hogaa| tAnasena ke bAre meM hama jAnate haiM ki jaba vaha malhAra rAga cher3atA thA to jaMgala ke jAnavara usake pAsa cale Ate the| Azcarya to yaha hai ki zera aura hiraNa, donoM eka hI maMca para Akara use sunane lagate the| kahate haiM ki tAnasena ke dIpaka - rAga se mahala ke dIe jala uThate the / vaha dhvani kI eka siddhahasta parAkASThA hai| abhI hAla hI, mAsko meM manocikitsakoM kA eka sammelana huA jisameM gaharI chAnabIna ke bAda yaha nirNaya liyA gayA ki kucha saMgIta aise hote haiM jo vyAdhinirodhaka zakti paidA karate haiM / kucheka viziSTa lokagIta aise bhI hote haiM, jo pazuoM Arogya ke lie lAbhadAyI siddha ho sakate haiN| mAnasika ekalayatA prApta karane meM bhI saMgIta kAragara sAbita huA hai| yaha eka camatkArI bAta hai ki yadi Apa tanAva meM haiM, to merI salAha hogI ki Apa usa samaya zAMta saMgIta kA zravaNa kareM / usase Apako Azcaryajanaka lAbha hogaa| 102 jApAna kA yoSihikohiTI bhI apanI tIvra dhvani ke lie kAphI carcita hai| kahA jAtA hai, jaba vaha apane mu~ha se AvAja nikAlatA hai, to tIvra gati se calane vAlI relagAr3I kI AvAja bhI usake sAmane maMda par3a jAtI hai| logoM kA dAvA hai ki usakI AvAja relagAr3I kI AvAja se bhI paMdraha gunI jora kI hotI hai / Apane sainikoM kI pareDa dekhI hogii| sau sainikoM ke pA~va eka sAtha uThate haiM, aura eka hI sAtha nIce girate haiN| yaha jUtoM kI dhvani kA anuzAsana hai| sau sainikoM ke pA~voM kI eka AvAja topa ke gole ke barAbara kahI jAtI hai| dhvani kI uccatA se to kAnoM ke parde taka phaTa sakate haiM tathA AdamI pAgala taka ho sakatA hai; yahA~ taka ki mRtyu bhI ho jAtI hai| amerikA ke kaI pradezoM meM isIlie paoNpa-saMgIta bajAne para pAbaMdI lagA dI gaI thii| loga usake kaiseTsa sunane se bhI Darane lage haiN| paoNpa saikar3oM logoM kI mRtyu kA kAraNa banA hai| mojalDarTa ke saMgItoM meM eka saMgIta hai 'nAintha siMphonI' | usa para bhI roka lagA dI gaI hai| vastutaH dhvani meM UrjA kI eka vizeSa saMbhAvanA hai| yoga- manISA ke 'anusAra to dhvani praNava hai, aura praNava Izvara kA vAcaka hai| dhvani zAbdika hai, aura azAbdika bhii| sabada sabada bahu aMtarA, sAra sabada cita deya / jo sabade sAhaba milai, soI sabada gahi leya // For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka oMkAra sata nAma 103 __ 'sabada' aura 'zabda' meM bahuta aMtara hai| jo zabda hama uccArate haiM, ve to bolacAla ke haiN| una zabdoM se bhagavattA nahIM milA krtii| jinheM hama zabda kahate haiM, unase to hameM Upara uThanA hogaa| usa parAzabda kA zravaNa to bhItara kI ni:zabda yAtrA se hI saMbhAvita hai| vaha zabda abhI bhI hai| hamAre bhItara use sunA jA sakatA hai| vaha zabda OM' hai| OM hamArI cetanA ke aMtastala meM keMdrita hai, kyoMki OM paramAtmA kA vAcaka hai aura paramAtmA kA sAmrAjya hamAre bhItara hai| nizcita taura para OM bhI hamAre bhItara hai| isakI anugUMja sunAI de sakatI hai| yaha mUla dhvani hai - na kevala hamArI, varan saMpUrNa jagat kI bhii| vicAroM se jitane zAMta banoge, usakI anuga~ja utanI hI sApha sunAI degii| parama zAMti meM hI parama astitva rahatA hai| citta kI parama zAMti meM zabda dhvanita nahIM hote| vahA~ to hamArA astitva hI dhvanita hone lagatA hai| usa dhvanyAvasthA kA nAma hI 'OM' hai| yaha vaha kSaNa hai jaba gaMgotrI gaMgA meM samA jAtI hai| 'surata samAnI sabada meM' - jaba hamArI sArI smRti isa mUla zabda meM samA jAtI hai, to vyakti kAla-mukta puruSa ho jAtA hai| taba amRta barasane lagatA hai| usa samaya vINA nahIM hotI, phira bhI saMgIta sunAI detA hai|| ___ yaha parA-saMgIta hI kisI ko Agama ke rUpa meM sunAI diyA, kisI ko vedaupaniSad ke rUpa meM, kisI ko kurAna, bAibila yA piTaka ke rUpa meN| yaha saMgIta hamArI cetanA kI mUla dhvani hai| hara vyakti eka svataMtra cetanA hai| isalie sabake saMgIta apane-apane DhaMga ke hote haiN| hamase bhI aisA hI anUThA-nirAlA saMgIta paidA ho sakatA hai, jahA~ bajegI anahada kI baaNsurii|| 'anahada bAjata bA~suriyA' - vaha vaMzI-rava sunAI detA hai, jise 'anAhata' kahA gayA hai| jaba japa aura ajapA-japa - donoM ke pAra caloge, tabhI anAhata sAkAra hogaa| anAhata kA artha hotA hai, jo binA bajAe bje| do hoThoM se to hara koI AvAja nikAla sakatA hai| khojo vaha sthAna, jahA~ binA adharoM kI bhI AvAja hotI hai| do hAthoM se to baccA bhI tAlI bajA legaa| sAdhanA to usa sthAna ko DhU~r3hanA hai, jahA~ eka hAtha se tAlI bajatI hai| vaha sthAna Atma-tIrtha hai| vaha anugUMja AtmA kI jhaMkAra hai| agara hama vicAroM aura zabdoM se hI bhare raheM, to usa parA-jhaMkAra se kosoM dUra raha jaaeNge| manuSya janma se mRtyu taka mAtra zabdoM kI hI yAtrA karatA hai| usake zabda hI kabhI ahaMkAra kA kAraNa bana jAte haiM, to kabhI krodha ke| kisI ne acche zabda kaha die, to tuma muskarA uThe aura bure kaha die to apane ko apamAnita mahasUsa karane lge| zabdoM ne hI ahaMkAra ko banAyA aura zabdoM ne hI krodha ko| dekhA nahIM, AdamI zabdoM ke mAyAjAla ke kitanA pIche par3A hai ! subaha se zAma taka vaha zabdoM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola ke dAyare meM phalatA- - phisalatA rahatA hai| Akhira dUsaroM ke zabdoM se milegA kyA ? sammAna mila jAegA, prazastiyA~ mila jAe~gI, prazaMsA mila jaaegii| mAtra zabdavyavasthA ko vyakti ne apanA sammAna aura svAbhimAna mAna liyA hai| yaha prazaMsA nahIM, mAtra chalAvA hai, apane Apako mAtra zabdoM se hI bharanA hai / 'sudhAjI' kaha rahI thIM ki maiMne akhabAra par3hanA chor3a diyA, kyoMki akhabAra par3hanA to svayaM ko zabdoM se bharanA hai| 104 dhanyavAda ! aMtaryAtrA to ni:zabdatA se prAraMbha hotI hai| logoM meM akhabAra par3hane kI Adata itanI Ama ho gaI hai ki unheM sone se pahale to jAsUsI upanyAsa cAhie aura subaha jagakara baiThate hI rAjanIti kI karatUtoM ko batAne vAlA akhabAra caahie| kyA hameM jAsUsI karanI hai yA rAjanIti ke dAva peMca lar3ane haiM ? Azcarya to taba hotA hai, jaba saMta-mahAtmA aura sAdhu-muni loga bhI akhabAroM ko par3hane meM rojAnA apane do-cAra ghaMTe barabAda karate haiM / akhabAra rAjanIti kI zataraMja mAtra bana gayA hai / patA nahIM, unhoMne ni:zabda aura nirvikalpa hone ke lie saMnyAsa liyA hai yA apane aMtarjagat ko zabdavettA aura vicAraka banAne ke lie | dharmazAstra par3hate, to bAta ja~catI bhii| mujhe bar3A tAjjuba hotA hai, jaba maiM kisI saMtamuni ko mahaja vyAkaraNa ke sUtra raTate hue dekhatA huuN| vaha muni jIvana ke dasa-bAraha sAla to saMskRta-vyAkaraNa ke sUtroM ko raTane aura sIkhane meM lagA letA hai| are bhAI / tumheM to muni bananA hai, paMDita nahIM / paMDita to bahuta se prophesara haiM, kiMtu ve prophesara muni nahIM haiN| saMtatva to jIvana kI samrATatA hai| vaha svayaM ke ahobhAva meM DUbanA hai / maiMne pAyA ki eka sATha varSa ke vRddha vyakti ne saMnyAsa liyA aura dUsare dina hI usake guru ne use pANini kA vyAkaraNa pakar3A diyA / aba becArA vaha bUr3hA saMta subaha-zAma 'aiuN, RlRk' jaise sUtroM ko raTa rahA hai| mRtyu usake sAmane khar3I hai| kyA ye bhASA-par3hAU sUtra use bacA pAe~ge athavA DUbate hue ke lie tinake kA sahArA bana pAe~ge ? AcArya zaMkara kahate haiM bhaja goviMdam bhaja goviMdam, bhaja goviMdam mUDhamate / samprApte sannihite kAle, nahi nahi rakSati DuM karaNe // mAtra zabdoM ke bhAra se apane ko mata bhro| anAhata nAda to ni:zabdatA ko pahalI zarta mAnatA hai| yadi zabda ko hI sAdhanA hai, to usa zabda ko pakar3o jisase saba prakaTa hue haiM - - - sAdhau sabada sAdhanA kIjai / jehi sabada teM pragaTa bhaye saba, soI sabada gahi lIjai // usI parama zabda ko pkdd'o| OM kI hI pratidhvani suno| OM meM hI rasa lo / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka oMkAra sata nAma 105 OM meM bar3A AkarSaNa hai| 'raso vai saH' vaha rasa rUpa hai| paramAtmA rasa rUpa hai| 'OM' usakA vAcaka hai| usameM dduubo| roma-roma se usI kA rasa piiyo| 'OM' dhyAna kI maulika dhvani hai| 'OM' kA dhyAna hama cAra caraNoM meM pUrA kara sakate haiN| ina cAra caraNoM kA kula samaya tAlIsa minaTa honA caahie| pahalA, dUsarA aura tIsarA caraNa dasa-dasa minaTa kA hai aura aMtima caraNa paMdraha minaTa kaa| 'OM' dhyAna-yoga ke pahale caraNa meM OM kA pATha kro| usakA laMbA uccAraNa karo arthAt usakA jora se udghoSa kro| dUsare caraNa meM hoThoM ko baMda kara lo aura bhItara usakA anugUMja kro| jaise bhaure kI gUMja hotI hai, vaisI hI OM kI gUMja kro| tIsare caraNa meM manomana 'OM' kA smaraNa kro| zvAsa kI dhArA ke sAtha 'OM' ko jor3a lo| tallInatA itanI ho jAe ki zvAsa hI 'OM' bana jaae| cauthe caraNa meM bilkula zAMta baiTha jaao| mAtra anubhv-dshaa| OM ko, OM ke svarUpa ko, OM kI cetanA ko svayaM meM vyApta ho jAne do| pahalA caraNa pATha hai, dUsarA caraNa jApa hai, tIsarA caraNa ajapA hai aura cauthA caraNa anAhata hai| cauthe caraNa meM pUrI taraha zAMta baiThanA hai, smRti se bhI mukta hokara / zAMti ke ina kSaNoM meM hI anAhata kI saMbhAvanA hogii| 'OM' paramAtmA kA hI dyotaka hai| isalie isameM rco| yaha mahAmaMtra hai| sAre maMtroM kA bIja hai yh| hara maMtra kisI na kisI rUpa meM isI se jur3A hai| isalie OM maMtrayoga kI jar3a hai| eka per3a meM hajAroM patte ho sakate haiM, para jar3a to eka hI hotI hai| jisane jar3a ko pakar3a liyA, usane jar3a se jur3I huI hara saMbhAvanA ko AtmasAt kara liyaa| 'OM' kAlAtIta hai, arthAtIta hai, vyAkhyAtIta hai| paramAtmA bhI isI meM samAyA huA hai aura vaha paramAtmA meM samAyA huA hai| IsAiyoM kA AmIna 'OM' hI hai| jainoM ne 'OM' meM paMca parameSThi kA nivAsa mAnA hai| hiMduoM ne use brahmA, viSNu aura maheza kA saMgama mAnA hai| paramAtmA meM DUbane vAle 'OM' meM dduubeN| OM se hI astitva dhvanita hotA hai| 'OM' se hI paramAtmA astitva meM ghaTita hotA hai| 'OM zAMti:'- isake Age aura koI caraNa nahIM hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OM : sArvabhauma maMtra OM meM vaha sUkSma maMtra - zakti hai jisase aMtarAya TUTate haiM aura cetanA kA jJAna hotA hai| sR STi kA sUkSmatama mahAmaMtra hai OM / dikhane meM choTA-sA, kiMtu pariNAmoM meM vaha anaMta zakti kA svAmI hai| bIja se baragada kA vikAsa hotA hai aura baragada puna: bIja meM samAhita ho jAtA hai| duniyA ke sAre AdhyAtmika rahasya isI taraha OM se ni:sRta hue haiM aura punaH OM meM hI samAhita hote haiM / 'OM' kI dhvani - saMhitA atyaMta sUkSma hai / yaha akhaMDa zabda hai / isake khaMDa aura vibhAga karane ke prayAsa to kie gae haiM, kiMtu isase 'OM' kI akhaMDatA ko koI coTa nahIM pahu~catI hai| hA~, yadi 'OM' ko khaMDita na kiyA jAtA, to zAyada vizva ke sAre dharmoM kA eka hI maMtra aura eka hI pratIka hotA, aura vaha hai OM / 'OM' ke mukhyataH tIna khaMDa kie gae haiN| 'a', 'U', 'ma' - arthAt 'e', 'yU', 'ema' / saMskRta se niSpanna sabhI bhASAoM kA prathama svara 'a' hai| 'a' anantatA kA vAcaka hai| 'a' Azcarya kA dyotaka hai| jaba koI vyakti bolate-bolate aTaka jAtA hai, to usake mu~ha se aTakAhaTa ke rUpa meM 'a' hI niSpanna hotA hai / 'a' to Adi dhvani hai / 'a' se pUrva koI bhI varNa hoThoM se nikala nahIM sktaa| yadi kisI varNa se 'a' kA lopa kara diyA jAe, to vaha varNa se sIdhA vyaMjana bana jaaegaa| saMpUrNa bhASA - taMtra kI vaisAkhI 'a' hI hai; isalie 'OM' se anusyUta svIkAra karanA hai| kahate haiM jaba pANini ne ziva kA DamarU - nAda sunA, to usake nAda meM pANini ko caudaha sUtra sunAI die / sAre sUtroM kA ziromaNi 'a' bnaa| 'a' ke haTate hI zabda kI pUrNatA ko la~gar3I khAnI par3atI hai / 'a' kI Adima parAkASThA ko svIkAra karane ke kAraNa hI zramaNa-paraMparA ne apane dharma cakra pravartakoM ko tIrthaMkara kahane ke bajAya arhat aura arihaMta kahanA jyAdA ucita mAnA / ve tIrthakara kI vaMdana virudAvalI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 107 OM : sArvabhauma maMtra gAte haiM, to usakA prAraMbha Namo arihaMtANaM' se karate haiN| yadi ve 'Namo titthayarANa' kaheM, to kaha to sakate haiM, paraMtu ve 'OM' se haTanA nahIM cAhate, kyoMki 'OM' kA 'a' zramaNa-paraMparA ke anusAra arihaMta kA vAcaka hai| isalie 'OM' arhat-manISA kA mUla pratIka hai| ___ 'a' prathama svara hai, to 'U' hiMdI ke anusAra to chaThA akSara hai, kiMtu saMskRta ke anusAra 'U' tIsarA svara bhI hai aura chaThA svara bhii| 'U' svara UrdhvagAmI hotA hai| 'U' TheTha nAbhi se upajatA hai| OM UrjA kA vAcaka hai| jJAna kA pratIka 'upAdhyAya' zabda u kA hI vistAra hai| 'OM' kA kAma hai mAnasika vedanA aura vyathA ko vyakti se alaga krnaa| saMpUrNa 'OM' meM 'U' hI aisA varNa hai jisake uccAraNa se zarIra ke sAre avayava prabhAvita aura saMpAdita hote haiN| yadi koI vyakti mAnasika tanAva se ghira jAe, to usase mukti pAne ke lie vaha 'OM' kA jora-jora se uccAraNa kre| 'OM' ko vaha isa prakAra bole, mAno vaha siMhanAda kara rahA ho| yaha prayoga vyakti ko Azcaryacakita kara ddaalegaa| usakA zarIra pasInA-pasInA hone lgegaa| jaba 'U'' 'U'' karate thakakara cUra ho jAo, to zAMta ho jaanaa| pahale dasa minaTa taka to bolanA aura agale dasa minaTa taka zAMta par3e rhnaa| 'OM' kA yaha prayoga vedanA-mukti hetu kiyA jAne vAlA maMtra-yoga hai, dhyAna kA eka mArga hai| eka naI tAjagI degI yaha prkriyaa| usase zarIra ko taMdurusta va mana ko svastha kara paaoge| OM' kA aMtima varNa 'm' hai| 'm' vyaMjana-varga kA AkhirI sopAna hai| jo 'a' se cAlU huA, 'OM' kI U~cAiyoM ko chuA aura 'm' taka pahu~cA, usane maMjila pA lii| 'ma' ke mAyane hai mNjil| ma se hI mauna vikasita hotA hai| ma se hI munitva kA vikAsa haA hai| ma se hI mana banA hai, ma se hI manana aura ma se hI mana aura manuSya kA saMbaMdha hai| 'a' se 'ma' kI yAtrA 'oma' kI yAtrA hai aura 'OM' kI yAtrA paramAtmA kI yAtrA hai| paramAtmA OM' se kabhI alaga nahIM ho sktaa| 'OM' meM hI samAyA haA hai prmaatmaa| brahma-bIja hai yh| 'OM' se hI nikalI hai sAre mahApuruSoM aura dharma-pravartakoM kI rshmiyaaN| bhUmA hone kA artha hI yahI hai ki vyakti ne virATatA ko prApta kara liyaa| eka bAta taya hai ki 'OM' sabase virAT hai| 'OM' se virATra nahIM huA jA sktaa| isalie jo 'OM' ho gayA, vaha arihaMta ho gyaa| 'om' honA hI 'hari om' honA hai| 'OM' se hI yAtrA kI zuruAta hai aura 'OM' para hI usakA smaapn| 'OM' ke binA sArI sAdhanA apaMga hai| _ 'om' aura 'svastika' kA bar3A gaharA saMbaMdha hai| 'om' yadi bhArata kI AvAja hai, to svastika' usakI asmitaa| svastika' karma-yoga kA paricAyaka hai| eka dRSTi se to svastika karmayoga ke pratIka mAne jAne vAle sudarzana-cakra se bhI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola uttama hai| 'cakra' saMhAra kara sakatA hai, kiMtu 'svastika' kA kAma nirmANa karanA hI hai| 'svastika' meM cAra dizAe~ haiM, yAnI svastika kA kAma huA hara dizA meM vyakti ko Age bar3hane kI preraNA denA / 'svastika' bhAratIyatA kA, karmaThatA aura jAgarUkatA kA mahApratIka hai| usake pAsa oche logoM ke prati tiraskAra nahIM, mAtra karuNA hai / vaha unakA saMhAra nahIM karatA, varan unakA sudhAra karatA hai / jo acche haiM, ve Age bar3heM aura jo jo bure haiM, ve sudhareM, kiMtu sAtha hI sAtha ve bhI Age bddh'eN| isalie 'svastika' jIvana- - jAgaraNa aura karmayoga kA mahAna saMdezavAhaka hai| 108 'svastika' ke alaga-alaga koNoM se jur3I huI rekhAe~ alaga-alaga dharmoM kA bhI pratinidhitva karatI haiM / mArga / rekhAe~ cAhe jisa dizA se Ae~, kiMtu hara rekhA keMdra taka hI pahu~catI hai| 'om' 'svastika' kA keMdra hai| cAhe jisa mArga se calo yA cAhe jisa paMtha kA anugamana karo, cAhe svayaM ke bala para calo aura cAhe kisI ke sahAre; sabakI gaMtavya-pUrNa yAtrA brahma svarUpa - om para kreMdita hai aura vahA~ taka jAnA aura le jAnA hI adhyAtma kA uddezya hai / citta ke vikSepoM ke vilaya ke lie OM rAmabANa oSadhi hai| samAdhi ke lie citta vRttiyoM aura vikSepoM kA nirodha anivArya hai| - 'om' ko hama mAtra zabda na kahakara jIvana kI saMpUrNa abhivyaMjanA hI kheNge| 'om' ko hamane zabda mAnA, isIlie 'a' 'U' 'ma' ke rUpa meM 'om' ke alagaalaga vibhAga khole / 'om' to jIvana kI aMtarpratiSThA hai / zabda ko jIvana se alaga kiyA jA sakatA hai, lekina jIvana ko jIvana se pRthak nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| 'om' to gUMge meM bhI pratiSThita hai aura bahare meM bhI / 'om' to paMcama svara hai / isakI karuNA ke dvAra khulane para gUMgA gUMgA nahIM raha jAtA aura baharA baharA nahIM raha paataa| usakA hRdaya hI abhivyakta ho uThatA hai| hRdaya bolatA hai 'om' / hoThoM se 'om' bolanA to abhivyakti kI ekAgratA aura mAnasika UhApoha para coTa hai| 'OM' kA prabala dAvedAra to vaha hai jisakA hRdaya khula gayA hai| hRdaya se umar3ane vAlA 'om' to amRta kA nirjhara hai / vaha use AnaMda se bhigo detA hai aura usakA roma-roma nihAla ho jAtA hai| 'eka oMkAra satanAma ' - parama satya kA nAma to eka hI hai / 'caitanya' aura 'AnaMda' saccidAnaMda ke satya se hI jur3e hue haiN| sat kA sIdhA saMbaMdha Atma-astitva aura paramAtma-saMpadA se hai / - 'om' ke tIna varNa - a, U, ma trideva - brahmA, viSNu, maheza haiM / inhIM tIna varNoM kA pratIka banA hai zivaM zakti kA trizUla / AdinAtha ke a se om kI zuruAta hai aura mahAvIra ke ma para 'om' kA upasaMhAra / cAhe jitane avatAra, buddhapuruSa aura tIrthaMkara kyoM na hote raheM, saba om-hI-om hote rheNge| saMsAra ke kisI bhI kone meM cale jAo, 'om' kA pUrNa yA apabhraMza mila hI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OM : sArvabhauma maMtra jaaegaa| binA 'om' ke hara dharma adhUrA hai| dharma jIvana kA svabhAva hai, vaha sA~soM meM ramane vAlA vyaktitva hai| 'OM' to astitva kI parama upaja aura carama jhaMkRti hai / om jahA~ bhI gayA, jisa rUpa meM bhI gayA, sabakA ArAdhya aura maMtroM kA tAja banakara rhaa| yadi bhAratavAsiyoM ko apane adhyAtma kA eka hI pratIka vizva ke sAmane peza karanA ho, to 'svastika' aura usake nAbhisthala meM 'om' ko darzAnA caahie| aba to IsAiyata bhI om ko svIkAra karane laga gaI hai / IsAI loga bhI yaha mAnane laga gae haiM ki unakA 'AmIna' uccAraNa vAstava meM 'om' kA hI apabhraMza yA parivartita rUpa hai| jaba maiMne eka 'carca' para kraoNsa ke bIca 'om' ko pratiSThita dekhA, to mujhe lagA ki IsAiyoM kA yaha pratIka adhyAtma aura karmayoga kA saMgama hai| 'om' bhArata se yahUdI deza pahu~cate-pahu~cate 'AmIna' ho gayA aura 'svastika' 'kraoNsa' / 'kraoNsa' svastika kA hI parivartita rUpa hai| Akhira svastika ne kitanI laMbI-caur3I yAtrA kI / yAtrA meM vaha ghisA bhI, kaTA bhI aura phira jo rUpa bacA, use hama Aja kraoNsa ke rUpa meM dekha rahe haiN| - svastika kevala karmayoga kA hI paricAyaka nahIM hai, varan svAsthya kA bhI pratIka hai| 'varlDa heltha oNrgenAijezana' ne reDa kraoNsa' kA cihna svAsthya evaM cikitsA pratIka ke rUpa meM mAnA hai / usakI 'svastika' se bar3I samAnatA hai| reDa kraoNsa kA saMbaMdha mAtra svAsthya-sevA se hai, jabaki svastika kA saMbaMdha jIvana kI samagratA se / 'svastika' gati hai aura 'om' zAMti / vikAsa aura AnaMda, donoM kA saMdezadhArI hai yh| 'svastika' kraoNsa banA, to 'om' kA bhI svarUpa badalA / 'OM' kevala zabda nahIM hai / zabda ke rUpa meM use likhA bhI nahIM jaataa| 'OM' to citra hai| ni:zabda kI yAtrA meM zabda chUTa jAtA hai aura citra ubhara AtA hai| isalie hama 'om' na likhakara 'OM' likhate haiN| hameM 'OM' likhane kA aisA abhyAsa ho gayA hai ki vaha hameM citra ke bajAya zabda hI lagane laga gayA hai| kisI citra ko banAne ke lie tUlikA cAhie, para 'OM' to kathanI aura lekhanI ke sAtha itanA jur3a gayA hai ki usakA citra kalama se hI pUrA ho jAtA hai| eka baccA bhI citra banA sakatA hai 'OM' kA / jo 'a' likha sakatA hai, vaha 'OM' bhI likha sakatA hai| 'OM' citra-rUpa meM rhaa| jaisalamera ke prAcya bhaMDAroM meM 'OM' ke vibhinna rUpoM meM kaI citra upalabdha hai| OM kI AkRti para kabhI Apane dhyAna diyA ? hara vyakti zubha athavA maMgala kArya ke lie 'zrI gaNezAya namaH' likhatA hai / OM kI AkRti svayaM meM hI gaNeza rUpa ko lie hue haiN| 'OM' zabda-rUpa meM bhI rhaa| 'OM' kA islAma se bhI saMbaMdha hai| 'OM' kA 'a' 109 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 antara ke paTa khola 'allAha' bana gayA aura 'OM' ke sira para darzAyA jAne vAlA rUpa islAma kA ardhacaMdra bana gyaa| islAma meM Adhe cA~da kI bar3I ibAdata aura ijjata hai| AdhA cA~da 'OM' kA Upara kA hissA hai| 'OM' vahA~ itanA ghisa gayA ki usakA ardhacaMdra rUpa hI baca paayaa| cA~da kA AdhA rUpa islAma kA dharma-pratIka hai| isa saMdarbha meM eka mahattvapUrNa tathya yaha bhI hai ki jaina dharma ne to nirvANadhAma kA rUpa bhI ardhacaMdrAkAra mAnA hai| vahA~ use 'siddhazilA' kahA jAtA hai| siddhazilA saMsAra se Upara hai| 'OM' kA aMkita kiyA jAne vAlA ca~drAkAra 'OM' kA Urdhva-pratiSThita rUpa hai| ardhacaMdra to siddhazilA kA dyotaka hai aura usake aMdara diyA jAne vAlA biMdu siddha evaM mukta AtmAoM kA pratIka hai| 'giraha hamArA sunna meM, anahada meM vizrAma' - zUnya hI siddhatva kA ghara hai| binA AdhAra ke bhI vaha ghara TikA hai| siddhazilA ko lokAkAza ke UparI aura AkhirI chora para mAnanA na kevala zUnya meM siddhatva kI abhivyakti hai, apitu aMtarikSa aura aMtarikSa ke pAra avasthiti kI svIkRti bhI hai| ghara bane zUnya meM aura vizrAma ho anahada meM, oMkArezvara meN| 'tata: pratyakcetanA adhigama: api aMtarAya-abhAvazca' - pataMjali'OM' ko hI vaha prabala sAdhana mAnate haiM jisase aMtarAya TUTate haiM aura cetanA kA jJAna hotA hai| aMtarAya kA artha hotA hai baadhaa| aMtarAya to pardA hai| cetanA-jagat ke irda-girda patA nahIM, kitanI parateM/parde haiN| hara aMtarAya citra kA vikSepa hai| vikSipta manuSya aMtaryAtrA meM dilacaspI nahIM le paataa| vyAdhi, akarmaNyatA, saMzaya, pramAda, Alasya, avirati/ Asakti. bhrAMti, lakSya kI aprApti aura asthiratA- ye sabhI pramukha aMtarAya aura citta-vikSepa haiN| 'OM' meM aisI zakti evaM kSamatA hai ki vaha hara bAdhA ko kamajora karatA hai, use jIvana-patha se haTane ke lie majabUra karatA hai| zarIra kA rugNa rahanA svAbhAvika hai, kiMtu niroga honA camatkAra hai| 'OM' manovaijJAnika dhvanyAtmaka cikitsA hai| 'OM' ko yadi hama prakharatA ke sAtha AtmasAt hone deM, to jaise zarIra se pasInA bAhara nikala AtA hai, vaise hI roga bhI zarIra se dUra haTa jAte haiN| zarIra ko saMyamita rakhanA aura saMyamita AhAra grahaNa karanA'OM' kI vyAdhimukti-prakriyA ko aura adhika bala denA hai| 'OM' meM thira hone vAlA svAsthya-lAbha aura apramattatA to kyA, Atma-sthiratA/sthitaprajJatA ko upalabdha kara letA hai| 'OM' to anamola zabda hai| hIroM ke dAma hote haiM, kiMtu OM' hara mola se Upara hai| sabada barAbara dhana nahIM, jo koI jAne bol| hIrA to dAmoM mile, sabadahiM mola na tol|| (- kabIra) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ OM : sArvabhauma maMtra 111 __ 'om' to parA-dhvani hai| vaha bhASA-jagat kA sUkSma vijJAna hai| 'OM' ko hI apanI dhvani banane do aura usI kI pratidhvani svayaM para barasane do| 'OM' kI pratidhvani jaba svayaM hama para hI lauTakara AegI, to usakI prabhAvakatA kevala kAnoM se hI nahIM, balki roma-roma se hamAre bhItara praveza kregii| hara roma kAna bana jAegA aura eka grAhaka kI taraha use grahaNa kregaa| kAna grAhaka hai| A~kha kA kAma ghUranA hai, jabaki kAna kA kAma varaNa krnaa| zravaNa kA upayoga karane vAlA zrAvaka hai aura mahAvIra kI manISA meM zrAvaka' honA jIvana kI pahalI AdhyAtmika krAMti hai| 'om' se bar3hakara zravaNa kyA hogA! bar3A madhura hai 'AUM'| 'OM' rasa hai, mAdhurI se sraabor| 'OM' kA vijJAna bhI madhura hai, kiMtu 'OM' kA artha nahIM nikAlA jA sktaa| artha to zabdoM ke hote haiN| 'OM' ko pratIka banAyA jA sakatA hai| usako kahane aura sunane meM DUbA jA sakatA hai, paraMtu artha kI sImAoM meM use nahIM bA~dhA jA sktaa| 'OM' arthoM se Upara hai| vaha arthAtIta hai| isalie 'om' meM sirpha jiyA jA sakatA hai| jo mu~ha se aura mana se bolatebolate aMtastala se bolane laga jAtA hai, usakI cakra-saMdhAna kI yAtrA pUrI ho jAtI hai| usakA vizrAma to phira anahada meM hotA hai, sahasrAra meM, brahmaraMdhra meN| pahale-pahale to 'om' ko bolA jAtA hai, sunA jAtA hai, kiMtu siddhatva ke karIba pahuMcane para sirpha usakI anubhUti hI kI jAtI hai| vaha ahasAsa meM sunA jAtA hai| binA bole bhI sunA jAtA hai| yaha kama dilacaspa bAta nahIM hai ki bhagavAna ko dekhA nahIM jA sakatA, varan sunA jA sakatA hai| bhagavAna kI abhivyakti 'OM' ke rUpa meM hotI hai| 'OM' ko dekhoge kaise ? use to sunoge hii| draSTA hone kA artha kevala dekhanA nahIM hai| jo dikhAI de rahA hai, usase haTanA hai| jaba dikhanA baMda ho gayA, tabhI hakIkata meM sunanA prAraMbha huA aura vaha zravaNa taba purajora hotA hai, jaba sAdhaka sAtaveM cakra meM apane kadama pAtA hai| yaha parAkASThA hai| 'OM' se sAdhya kI khoja prAraMbha kro| saMbhava hai, pahale hama lar3akhar3Ae~ge, tutalAe~ge, loga majAka bhI ur3Ae~ge, para ghabarAnA mt| yadi bhayabhIta ho gae, to kaise daur3a pAoge kisI pratiyogitA meM? koI mAgha yA maiksamUlara kaise paidA hogA? Akhira bIja bote hI to baragada nahIM bntaa| mAlI kA kAma sIMcanA hai| phala to taba lageMge, jaba Rtu aaegii| Rtu jyAdA dUra nahIM hai| koI kI Rtu cetanA ke dvAra para ATha varSa kI umra meM bhI A jAtI hai, to kisI ko assI varSa taka bhI iMtajAra karanA par3atA hai| Rtu to parvata ke pIche khar3I hai| hama usake pAsa kaba pahu~cate haiM, yaha saba-kucha hamArI taiyArI para aura hamArI saMlagnatA aura samagratA para nirbhara hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna aura prema : jIvana ke do AnaMdaAnaMda-sUtra apane dhyAna ko prema meM vizrAma deM aura apane prema ko dhyAna meM nimagna hone deN| tya ke phUla jIvana ke hara kadama para khile hue haiN| phUla bar3e behatarIna haiN| unakA sauMdarya lAjavAba hai| ye phUla adRzya hoM, aisI bAta nahIM hai| phUla dRzya haiN| inheM dekhane kI aMtardRSTi caahie| dhyAnapUrvaka, sajagatApUrvaka dekhate rahanA satya ke phUloM ko pahacAnane kI dUrabIna hai| satya eka hai, paraMtu usake rUpa anaMta haiN| isalie satya bhI anaMta hai / jIvana aura jIvana ke pariveza ko dhyAnapUrvaka dekhanA aura par3hanA satya kI gaharAI ko AtmasAt karanA hai / satya prakAza hai, kiMtu sUraja yA dIe kI taraha nahIM / satya to bhrAMtiyoM ke aMdhakAra ko dUra dhakelane vAlI rozanI hai| vaha svayaM bhI jyotirmaya hai / vaha use bhI jyotirmaya kara detA hai, jo satya ko jItA hai| svayaM kI jyotirmayatA se abhiprAya hai vizvAsa kI aTalatA, saMdeha kI unmUlanatA aura prApta meM prasannatA / satya jJAna hai| satya - prApti kA matalaba hai satya ko jAna lenA / svayaM ko jAnanA to satya hai hI, unako bhI jAna lenA satya kI pahala hai, jinameM satya kI saMbhAvanA hai| satya ko satya rUpa meM jAna lenA hI satya nahIM hai, asatya ko asatya rUpa meM jAna lenA bhI satya hai / vAstava meM satya kA AviSkAra tabhI hotA hai, jaba asatya ko jAna liyA jAtA hai| satya ko dulattI taba khAnI par3atI hai, jaba galata sahI mAna liyA jAtA hai aura sahI ko galata / galata ko sahI mAnanA aura sahI ko galata mAnanA hI avidyA hai| satya zAMti hai| azAMti mana se haTAnA hI jIvana meM zAMti kA udaya hai| azAMti For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna aura prema : jIvana ke do AnaMda sUtra 113 kA mUla kAraNa hamAre mana kI UhApoha hai| tanAva, ciMtA, ghuTana aura avasAda, ye saba mana kI UhApoha aura azAMti ke kAraNa panapate haiN| ye saba mana kI darAreM haiN| mana se mukta hone kA artha hai, mana kA zAMta honaa| isalie zAMti vAstava meM mana para vijaya hai| mana kI raudratA ke rahate zAMti kahA~ ? saumyatA aura zubhratA kahA~ ? raudratA azubha hai aura zubhratA shubh| dhyAna to raudratA se alagAva hai| vaha zubha meM praveza hai| jo mana vyakti ke niyaMtraNa se bAhara hai, vaha raudra hai| mana kA niyaMtrita honA hI zubhra aura zukla dhyAna hai| mana jitanA sutharA hogA, dhyAna utanA hI tanmaya, utanA hI sApha/svaccha hogA, aura zAti utanI hI purajora hogii| satya jIvana hai| jIvana kA astitva satya ke kAraNa hI hai| satya kuMThita ho jAe, to jIvana kuMThita kahalAegA athavA ise yoM kahie ki jIvana kuMThita hai, to satya kuMThita khlaaegaa| mujhe satya se prema hai, utanA hI prema jitanA jIvana se hai| jitanA jIvana se prema hai, utanA hI satya se hai| satya aura jIvana ke bIca dUrI nahIM hai| donoM eka dUsare ke paryAya bhara lagate haiN| tuma satya se prema karake dekho, jIvana se svata: prema hone lgegaa| satya jIvana kA hI eka caraNa hai| hamArI vANI meM hI kevala satya na ho, hamArI najara aura hamArI soca meM bhI satya kI suvAsa ho, satya kI AbhA ho| vastuta: bhItara aura bAhara kA bheda miTa jAnA caahie| donoM ke bIca abheda sthApita honA hI to satya hai| sahI soca ho, sahI dRSTi ho, sahI vANI aura sahI vyavahAra ho, yahI to satya ko jIne kA mArga haiM ____manuSya svayaM satya hai| satya kI prApti ke mArga anaginata haiN| auroM kI bAta na bhI uThAe~, manuSya yadi manuSya ko bhI jAna-samajha legA, taba bhI usakI upalabdhi ochI nahIM khlaaegii| manuSya ne manuSya ko jAnA, manuSya ne manuSya ko pAyA, yaha vAstava meM satya ko hI jAnanA aura pAnA hai| manuSya ko jAnane kA matalaba hai apane Apa ko jaannaa| Atma-jJAna isI kA dUsarA nAma hai| kaivalya aura saMbodhi isI ke zikhara haiN| Atma-jJAna se bar3hakara satya ko jAnane kA aura koI dUsarA behatarIna mArga nahIM ho sktaa| manuSya vicArapradhAna bhI hai aura bhAvapradhAna bhii| vaha bahirmukhI bhI hai aura aMtarmukhI bhii| bahirmukhI ke lie aMtaryAtrA kaThina hai| aMtarmukhI ke lie bahiryAtrA pahAr3I pagaDaMDiyoM para calane jaisI hai| vicArapradhAna vyakti jJAnI hai aura bhAvapradhAna vyakti premii| jJAnI dhyAna ko apanI nAva banAtA hai aura premI prArthanA ko| dhyAna bhI eka mArga hai aura prArthanA bhI eka mArga hai| dhyAna alaga DhaMga kI naukA hai aura prArthanA alaga DhaMga kii| dhyAnI bhI pAra lagatA hai aura premI bhii| mahAvIra aura buddha jaise loga dhyAna se pAra lage, yIzU For Personal & Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 antara ke paTa khola aura mIrA jaise loga prema ke mArga se| prArthanA kA artha hI prema hotA hai| vaha prArthanA kevala zabda-jAla hai, jo prema aura samarpaNa se rahita hai| paramAtmA chaMdoM evaM alaMkAroM se bharI kavitAoM se nahIM riijhte| unakI pasaMdagI to hRdaya kA prema hai| prema paramAtmA kA prakAza hai| prema paramAtmA taka pahu~cane kA pagathiyA (sopAna) hai| gUMgA prArthanA bola nahIM sakatA, lekina vaha prArthanA kara sakatA hai| bolanA yadi premapUrvaka ho, to ve bola kevala vAk-paTu prArthanA nahIM raha jAte, balki ve paramAtmA kI A~khoM kI putalI bana jAte haiN| prema bhI mArga hai, dhyAna bhI mArga hai| saca to yaha hai ki dhyAna prema se alaga nahIM hai aura prema dhyAna se judA nahIM hai| dhyAna kA aMtarvyaktitva prema bana jAtA hai aura prema dhyAna kA burkA pahana letA hai| isalie dhyAna prema hai aura prema dhyaan| dhyAna aura prema jIvana ke rUpAMtaraNa ke do AnaMda-sUtra haiN| dhyAna apane prati, prema jagat ke prti| mArga cAhe jo apanAyA jAe, maMjila ke karIba pahu~cate-pahu~cate sAre mArga eka ho jAte haiN| mArga to AdamI kI suvidhA ke anusAra banAe jAte haiN| AdamI bhI bhalA eka jaise kahA~ hote haiM? koI moTA hai to koI patalA, koI laMbA hai to koI baunA, koI tArkika hai to koI yAjJika, koI paMDita hai to koI pujaarii| jaba AdamI hI eka nahIM hai, to mArga eka kaise hogA? mArga anaMta haiN| jisakI jaisI ruci ho, vaha vaise hI mArga para apane kadama bddh'aae| sAre mArga dhyAna ke hI rUpa haiN| upAsanA bhI dhyAna hai, jJAna-svAdhyAya bhI dhyAna hai, karma aura bhakti bhI dhyAna hai| aMtarAya, cittavikSepa, du:kha - daurmanasya se manuSya ko dUra karane ke lie hI dhyAna hai| 'tatpratiSedhArtha ektttvaabhyaas:'| dhyAna eka tattva kA abhyAsa hai| jaba citta kI vRttiyA~ kisI eka hI vatti meM jAkara vilIna ho jAtI haiM- jaise nadiyA~ sAgara meM samA jAtI haiM, to vRttiyoM ke UhApoha kI mUla avasthA tirohita ho jAtI hai| eka kA smaraNa, eka ke atirikta sabakA vismaraNa, yaha lakSyonmukhatA hI satya kI upalabdhi kA mArga hai| svayaM ko keMdrita karo kisI eka tattva para, cAhe vaha Izvara kI upAsanA ho,'OM' para dhyAna kA keMdrIkaraNa ho, vItarAga ke Adarza kA pallavana ho, yA aura koI mArga ho| mArga to mAtra maMjila taka pahu~cane kA mAdhyama hai| maMjila citta kI zuddhAvasthA hai, mana kA mauna hai, vikalpoM kI uThApaTaka se mukti hai| kisa prakriyA se parama avasthA ko upalabdha karate ho, yaha bAta gauNa hai| yAtrA hI mahattvapUrNa hai| cikitsA kI paddhati para adhika mata uljho| jisase svastha ho sako, vahI tumhAre lie zreSTha hai| __ apane Apako sabase itanA Upara uThA lo ki jamAne kA koI bhI durvyavahAra hama para asara na kara ske| burA burAI kara rahA hai, kiMtu kahIM hama to usake sAtha bure For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna aura prema : jIvana ke do AnaMda sUtra nahIM ho gae haiM, isa bAta kA dhyAna rakho / eka prasiddha dArzanika hue haiM dekArta / eka bAra kisI ne unase durvyavahAra kiyA, magara dekArta ne use kucha na khaa| isa para eka mitra kahane lage, 'tumheM usase badalA lenA cAhie thaa| usakA salUka bahuta burA thA / ' dekArta namI se bole - 'jaba koI hamase burA vyavahAra kare, to apanI AtmA ko usa U~cAI para le jAnA cAhie, jahA~ koI durvyavahAra use chU hI nahIM sakatA / ' dhyAna usa U~cAI ko jIne kA rAjamArga hai| AtmA vaha tattva hai jisa para hameM apanA dhyAna keMdrita karanA hai| dhyAna ke lie kisI Asana yA A~khoM para paTTI bA~dha kI jarUrata nahIM hotii| dhyAna ke lie cAhie sirpha saMkalpa / saMkalpa jitanA paripUrNa aura ullAsa bharA hogA, dhyAna hamArA utanA hI sakriya hogA / Atma-saMkalpa aura Atma-nirNaya hI dhyAna kA prathama sUtra hai / hameM apanI UrjA ko eka biMdu para keMdrita karanA caahie| keMdra kI yAtrA ke lie hameM paridhi kA moha tajanA hI hogA / UrjA jitanI keMdrita hogI, zakti utanI hI saghana bnegii| UrjA kA bikharAva to citta kI vikSiptatA hai / isalie apanA dhyAna apanI UrjA ko keMdrita karane para lagAe~ / mahAvIra aura buddha ne dhyAna kI vidhi batAI hai| 'anuprekSA' mahAvIra kI dhyAnavidhi kA nAma hai aura 'vipazyanA' buddha kI dhyAna - vidhi kA / anuprekSA aura vipazyanA, donoM do nAma hote hue bhI samAnAMtara nahIM haiM / anuprekSA kA artha hai aMdara dekhanA / aMtardarzana hI anuprekSA hai / vipazyanA bhI isI artha kA paryAya hai / DhAI hajAra varSoM ke bAda bhI isa dhyAna-vidhi kI mahimA aura garimA meM thor3A-sA bhI hAsa nahIM huA hai Aja bhI manuSya kI aMtaryAtrA meM anuprekSA aura vipazyanA arthapUrNa haiM, upayogI haiN| hama baiTha jaaeN| A~kheM baMda kreN| zarIra aura mana ko tanAva na deN| apane dhyAna zvAsa para keMdrita kreN| zvAsa kI yAtrA meM hama nAka ke Upara donoM bhauMhoM ke bIca vizeSa dhyAna deM / 115 yaha eka tattva para apanA dhyAna keMdrita karane kI prakriyA hai / saMbhava hai dhyAna meM vicAra bhI uTheM, dhyAna kahIM aura bhI calA jAe, kiMtu isase ghabarAne kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| use dekha leM, suna leM aura phira dhyAna ko zvAsa kI yAtrA ke sAtha jor3a deN| vidhi to aura bhI koI svIkArI jA sakatI hai / mahattva isa bAta kA hai ki hama apane lakSya para kisa tvarA ke sAtha jur3ate haiM / tvarA se jInA hI dhyAna hai / jIvana ke nAka kA kaba paTAkSepa ho jAe, isakA koI bharosA nahIM hai / pA~voM meM mRtyu kA kA~TA kabhI bhI gar3a sakatA hai| kucha ho, usase pahale satya ko samajha lenA cAhie / jIvana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 antara ke paTa khola se bar3hakara aura anya satya kyA hogA? jIvana satya hai; jhUTha to mRtyu hai| jIvana jIne vAlA mRtyu ko bhI jItA hai| mRtyu se DaranA hamArI hAra hai| jIvana to mRtyu ke pAra bhI hai| samaya para zAzvatatA ke hastAkSara vahI kara sakatA hai jo jIvana aura mRtyu ke Ara-pAra jhA~katA hai| aMtardraSTA sahaja mukta hai| jIvana bikherane/miTAne ke lie nahIM hai| vaha to jIne aura lakSya kI prApti ke lie hai| hamAre pAsa DheroM saMpadAe~ haiN| zarIra bhI hamArI saMpadA hai| vicAra amUlya hote haiN| AtmA bhI hamArI saMpadA hai| jIvana ke sAre mUlya usI se jur3e haiN| saMpadAe~ surakSA cAhatI haiM, svasthatA cAhatI haiM, tarotAjagI cAhatI haiN| jaise kachuA apane aMgoM ko apane meM sameTe rahatA hai, vaise hI to Atma-niyaMtraNa kA bhI apanA zAstra hai| jo Atma-niyaMtrita hai, svAnuzAsita hai, use kaisA khatarA aura kaisA bhaya ? vyakti hI svAmI hotA hai apanI saMpadAoM kaa| tero tere pAsa hai, apane mA~hi ttttol| rAI ghaTai na tila bar3he, hari bolo hari bol|| tumhArI saMpadA tumhAre pAsa hai| khojanA bhI kyA, sirpha TaTolanA aura pahacAnanA hai| tuma duniyAdArI ke raMga meM itane adhika raca-basa gae ho ki tumheM to Aja svayaM kI saMpadA ko bhI TaTolane kI jarUrata A par3I hai| Izvara kI saMbhAvanA bhI hamAre jIvana se jur3I hai| isalie Izvara kI upAsanA bhI apanI upAsanA hai| svayaM ko TaTolanA Izvara ko hI TaTolanA hai| hari bolo hari bola' - usakI smati hI usakI prApti kA nuskhA hai| hari kA artha hotA hai harane vaalaa| tuma use yAda karo, vaha tumhAre pApa hregaa| bhale hI aMdherA ho, para TaTolane para vaha mila hI jAegA kyoMki hamase alaga nahIM hai hamArI sNpdaa| yadi usane eka bAra bhI hAtha thAma liyA, hamArA samarpaNa svIkAra kara liyA, hamAre paramAtma-saMkalpa ko sarvatobhAvena mAna liyA, to usase galabA~hI karanI kala kI pratIkSA nahIM kregii| jise hama hAtha samajha rahe haiM, vaha hAtha nahIM, vaha pArasa hai| phira hama ve na raheMge, jo abhI haiN| hAtha yadi pArasa thAme, to lohA lohA kaise raha pAegA! hama svarNa-puruSa ho sakate haiM, usakA hAtha hamArI aura bar3hA haA hai| AvazyakatA hai apanA hAtha bar3hAne kI, apane saMkalpa aura apane niSThA-mUlyoM kii| _ 'tatpratiSedhArthaM ekatattvAbhyAsa:'- jIvana meM eka tattva kA, eka rUpa kA abhyAsa ho| citta ke vikSepoM, jIvana ke aMtarAyoM ko bikherane ke lie hama eka tattva se apanA saMbaMdha jodd'eN| vaha pahale tattva ho tuma svayaM / paramAtmA tumhArI hI parAkASThA kA nAma hai| aisA samajho ki tuma kiraNa ho aura paramAtmA sUraja / tuma sUraja kI kiraNa ho aura vaha kiraNa kA aadhaar| tuma jaba bhI apane Apa para dhyAna doge, tumhArI AtmA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna aura prema : jIvana ke do AnaMda sUtra usa divya cetanA kI pyAsa aura prema se bhara uThegI / maiM dhyAna para jitanA jora dUMgA, utanA hI prema pr| Apa ise yoM bhI kaha sakate haiM ki maiM jitanA prema para jora dUMgA, utanA hI dhyAna pr| prema jagat kI khurAka hai aura dhyAna svayaM kI / tuma apane dhyAna ko prema meM vizrAma do aura tuma apane prema ko dhyAna meM nimagna hone do| ina donoM kA samanvaya aura saMtulana hameM hara hAla meM usa 'eka' tattva se jur3A huA rkhegaa| sajagatA rakho ki dhyAna kabhI khaMDita na ho pAe aura prema kabhI kuMThita na ho pAe / tumhAre prema meM bhI dhyAna kI AbhA, dhyAna kI sajagatA avazyameva ho| tuma jaba bhI kisI se prema karo, yahA~ taka ki apane beTe kA mAthA cUmo yA kisI ko gale lagAo, una kSaNoM meM bhI dhyAna tumhAre bhItara avazya ho / jIvana meM kabhI bhI, kisI bhI kSaNa, kisI bhI pariveza meM hamArI AtmA mUcchita aura behoza na ho jAe, yaha sajagatA jarUrI hai| mujhe prema se prema hai| prema jIvana ko jIne kI rasabharI kalA hai| prema ko jIvana 'haTA do, to jIvana eka daphA nIrasa hI lagane lgegaa| prema hamAre hRdaya ko sukUna detA hai, citta ko prasannatA detA hai aura jIvana meM maitrI aura mAdhurya kA rasa gholatA hai| kisI se bhI dveSa aura IrSyA na honA hI prema kI saccI pUjA hai / nimitta kA honA yA na honA mUlyavAna nahIM hai apitu svayaM kA sadA dayA, karuNA, mitratA, sahanazIlatA aura kSamA kI sadbhAvanA se ApUrita rahanA hI premapatha kA anugamana karanA hai| dInadukhI para karuNA barasAnA to prema hai hI, apamAna aura apakAra karane vAle ke prati bhI sammAna aura upakAra kI udAratA rakhanA svastha prema ko jInA hai / jisa prema meM svArtha hai, bhedabhAva hai, apanA-parAyApana hai, vaha prema nahIM, manuSya kI majabUrI aura kamajorI hai / isIlie kahatA hU~ ki hamAre prema meM dhyAna kI AbhA ho aura dhyAna meM prema kI pUrNatA / 117 apane prema ko prArthanA hone do| tuma prema ko usakI pUrNatA prApta hone do| zuruAtI daura meM tumheM donoM alaga-alaga lageMge, para hakIkata yaha hai ki donoM eka dUsare kI 'saporTeDa lAina' haiN| zabdoM ko gauNa hone do| zabdoM meM rahane vAlI sthiti ko khuda ke sAtha rUbarU ho lene do / dhyAna sthitaprajJa - dazA hai aura prema bhAva - dazA / donoM ko eka rUpa ho lene do, jIvana kA bodha aura AnaMda anerA hogA / jIvana ke lie ye bAteM kisI gurumaMtra kA kAma kareMgI, aisA vizvAsa hai / 'satyam, zivam, suMdaram'- satya kA dhyAna ho, zivarUpa hamArA svarUpa ho aura suMdara hamAre hara kArya hoN| yahI hai dRSTi jIvana kI, jIne kI, amRta - patha kI / 000 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahacAneM svayaM ko - 'kauna hU~ maiM ? jisa dina ba~dhana tumheM ba~dhana lageMge, usI dina mukti kI pahalI kiraNa hRdaya meM utara aaegii| jiMpUgI dagI meM jiMdagI se bar3hakara koI mUlyavAna cIja nahIM hai| jIvana kI sArI virATatA ke guNa jiMdagI se hI jur3e haiN| atIta ho yA bhaviSya, hamAre jIvana se hI jur3e hue haiN| naraka se svarga taka ke sAre tAne-bAne jiMdagI se hI jur3e haiN| jIvana kA artha janma se mRtyu ke bIca kA vistAra nahIM hai, balki jIvana vaha hai jo mRtyu ke pAra bhI astitvavAna rahatA hai| mRtyu kA kisI bhI deharI se svAgata ho, mRtyu cAhe jisa rUpa meM hamAre sAmane Ae, jIvana kA saMbaMdha to janma se pahale bhI thA aura mRtyu ke bAda bhI rhegaa| jIvana kI kabhI mRtyu nahIM hotii| mRtyu to rUpa aura cole kI hotI hai| vahI to parivartana hai / koI sAdhaka zikhara taka kI yAtrA kara le, siddhatva kI bhI yAtrA kara le, taba bhI jIvana to siddhatva ke zikhara para hI rahatA hai / siddhi pAne kA, mukti pAne kA artha itanA hI hai ki jiMdagI janma aura mRtyu kI dhUpa-chA~ha se mukta ho gii| dhUpa-chA~ha ke khela se, dveSa kI durgaMdha aura rAga kI sugaMdha ke vAtAvaraNa ke bIca se vyakti ko jahA~ mukti mila jAtI hai, vahIM vyakti kI jiMdagI meM 'jIvana' nAma kA tattva AtmasAt hotA hai| vahA~ kevala pApa se hI nahIM, apitu puNya se bhI mukti mila jAtI hai / vahA~ hameM sat-cita-AnaMda kA anubhava prApta hotA hai| jIvana kI sAdhanA aura sAdhu-dRSTi yahI hai ki vyakti puNyAtIta ho jAe / mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM yahI sAdhanA hai / jo dharma hameM pApa hI nahIM, puNya se bhI bAhara le jAe, vahI karma hamAre lie sAdhanA aura siddhi kA karma hai| jIvana meM jo choTI-choTI ghaTanAe~ ghaTatI haiM, unase bhI asIma ke saMketa pA lenA vyakti kI sabase bar3I buddhimAnI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahacAneM svayaM ko-'kauna hU~ maiM ?' 119 hai| buddhimattA kI pahacAna bhI yahI hai ki jo kSudra meM bhI virATa kI chA~ha dekha le| __ jIvana to choTI-choTI ghaTanAoM se hI paravAna car3hatA hai| jIvana kI prayogazAlA meM hone vAle AviSkAra, pAe jAne vAle anubhava hI to jiMdagI ke pATha haiM, upalabdhi haiN| upalabdhi to tabhI banatI hai, jaba hama jIvana meM anubhava baToreM, unheM gUMthe, unakI mAlA piroeN| anubhava to hara AdamI baToratA hai, kiMtu anubhava pAne ke bAda bhI usa AdamI ke anubhava bikhare hI rahate haiM, jinase vaha unakI mAlA nahIM banA paataa| aise AdamI se usake jIvana kA nicor3a pUcho, to vaha ekAeka uttara hI nahIM de paaegaa| AdamI kI umra cAhe paccIsa ho yA pacAsa, yahA~ umra kA to mahattva hI nahIM hai| anubhava kA nicor3a kyA hai ? isakA javAba dene meM bahuta samaya laga jAegA use| anubhava to sabhI baTorate haiN| buddhimAna to vaha hai, jo anubhavoM ko kisI sUtra meM piroe| anubhava phUloM kI taraha hote haiN| bagIce meM Apa ge| vahA~ vibhinna taraha ke phUla khile hue haiN| ina phUloM ko ekatra kara liyA, to mAlA bana gii| jiMdagI ke bagIce meM bhI hajAroM taraha ke phUla khilate haiN| inheM ekatra nahIM karoge, to ve par3e-par3e sUkha jaaeNge| mUla bAta to yahI hai ki anubhava bttoro| AdamI ke anubhava usakI bodhi aura mukti kA kAraNa isalie nahIM bana pAte, kyoMki AdamI una anubhavoM se zikSA nahIM le paataa| kisI eka dhAge meM usane unheM piroyA nahIM hai; isalie ve anubhava khAlI hI raha gae aura unakA upayoga nahIM ho paayaa| ___AdamI tIna taraha ke hote haiN| pahale to ve, jo anubhava to karate haiM, magara na to una anubhavoM se kucha sIkhate haiM aura na hI anubhava baTorate haiN| aise loga anubhava pAne ke bAda bhI kore hI raha jAte haiN| buddhi to sabake pAsa hotI hai, magara aise loga virale hI haiM jo usakA upayoga karate haiN| buddha eka to vaha hai jo buddhihIna hai| dUsarA vaha, jisake pAsa buddhi to hai, magara vaha usakA upayoga nahIM krtaa| ___maiM cauka meM rojAnA subaha dekhatA hU~ ki eka AdamI roja subaha do ghaMTe taka bhASaNa detA hai| vaha prophesara aura paMDita se bhI acchA bhASaNa detA hai, magara usakA koI matalaba nahIM hai kyoMki use patA hI nahIM hai ki vaha kyA bola rahA hai| buddhi kA prayoga to pAgala bhI karatA hai, magara usakA sahI upayoga tabhI kahalAegA, jaba buddhi sahI mArga para niyojita ho| isa mAyane meM to hama saba buddha hI kahalAe~ge, kyoMki buddhi kA upayoga kiyA, anubhava bhI baTore, magara Aja yadi koI hamase jIvana kA upasaMhAra pUcha le, to hama cupa ho baittheNge| - jIvana meM choTI-choTI ghaTanAe~ to khUba ghaTatI haiM, para jAgrata vahI hai jo choTI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke paTa khola choTI ghaTanAoM se bhI virAT tattva ke Atma-sUtra pA letA hai| jarA kalpanA kareM, jina-jina sAdhakoM ko bodha kI prApti meM, saMbodhi kI prApti meM anubhUti huI, ve kaise rahe hoMge? jo kAma koI buddha - puruSa na kara sakA hogA, vahI kAma jIvana meM ghaTane vAlI choTI-sI ghaTanA kara detI hai| yahI to jIvana kI vizeSatA hai / jIvana ke cAroM tarapha satya bikhare par3e haiM aura unameM veda likhe hue haiN| jIvana ko samajhane ke lie kisI veda yA upaniSad ko par3hane ke bajAya kevala jIvana aura jagat ko ThIka-ThIka dekhane kI Adata DAla leN| jIvana meM ghaTane vAlI ghaTanAoM ko samajhane kI mAnasikatA jarUrI hai| jise mahAvIra samyak dRSTi kahate haiM, buddha use samyak smRti kahate haiM / vahI to maulika cIja hai| ThIka-ThIka dekhane kI sajagatA bana jAe, to sAgara ke pAsa jAne kI z2arUrata hI nahIM hai| hara bU~da meM hameM sAgara kehI darzana hoNge| jIvana meM hone vAlI ghaTanAoM se, jIvana meM pAe jAne vAle anubhavoM se vaha vyakti bU~da meM bhI apane pAsa sAgara paaegaa| vaha apane cAroM ora veda likhA huA paaegaa| vaha vyakti satya ko apane cAroM ora bikharA huA paaegaa| satya kI sAdhanA ke lie, jIvana kI mukti ke lie kahIM jAne kI jarUrata nahIM hai| kahIM jAkara padmAsana lagAne kI bhI jarUrata nahIM hai / sA~soM ko rokakara tapasyA karane kI jarUrata bhI nahIM hai / samAdhi kA matalaba yaha kabhI nahIM hotA ki kahIM para jAkara cAra-pA~ca ghaMTe A~kheM baMda karake baiTha jAe~ / 120 sAiberiyA meM sapheda bhAlU hote haiM / ve duniyA meM 'Azcarya' gine jAte haiM / jaba barpha par3atI hai, to ve bhAlU jamIna ke bhItara cale jAte haiN| unake cAroM tarapha barpha hI barpha DhaMka jAtI hai| ve bhAlU cha:-cha: mahIne apanI sA~seM roke rakhate haiN| pazuoM meM yaha sarvAdhika gahana prANAyAma hai, gahana samAdhi hai| lekina maiM ise samAdhi nahIM kahU~gA, kyoMki yadi cha: mAha taka sA~seM rokanA hI samAdhi hai, to ve bhAlU sabase bar3e samAdhistha kahalAe~ge / Apane dekhA hogA, tAlAba meM jaba pAnI kama ho jAtA hai, to meMDhaka apane biloM meM cale jAte haiM aura bhojana bhI nahIM krte| eka dubakI huI cetanA meM ve jamIna meM dabe par3e rahate haiN| jaise hI varSA hotI hai, unakI Tarra-Tarra sunAI dene lagatI hai| ve cAra mahIne jamIna meM dabe rahe, magara vaha samAdhi nahIM kahalAtI / samAdhi kA artha yaha hai ki Apa hozapUrvaka apane meM virAjamAna ho jaaeN| yaha mata samajhanA ki samAdhi dhAraNa karane se koI devatA Apake pAsa Ae~ge aura ApakI AratI utaareNge| samAdhi kA rahasya yaha hai ki Apa kitane hoza meM hai aura Apa apane bhItara kitane adhika virAjamAna haiN| kevala bAharI AvaraNa ko ra~ganA samAdhi nahIM hai / asalI samAdhi to taba hogI, jaba apane mana ko ra~ga loge / 'mana na raMgA, raMgAe jogI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahacAneM svayaM ko-kauna hU~ maiM 121 kpdd'aa|' agara bhItara se ra~ga cuke ho, to bAhara se ra~ganA gauNa ho jAtA hai| asalI cIja to bhItara se ra~ganA hai| AdamI bhItara se tabhI raMga pAtA hai, jaba vaha jIvana meM ghaTane vAle choTe-choTe anubhavoM se kucha sIkhatA aura samajhatA calA jaae| eka sAdhaka hue haiM - 'cvAna suuN'| ve bar3e gahare cInI sAdhaka hue haiN| cvAna sUM eka bAra apane ziSyoM ke sAtha gujara rahe the| rAste meM zmazAna pdd'aa| cvAna sU ko Thokara lgii| nIce jhukakara dekhA, to eka haDDI thii| vaha kisI kI khopar3I thii| unhoMne khopar3I ko dekhA aura muskarA die| unhoMne jhukakara khopar3I ko uThAyA, use cUmA aura ravAnA ho ge| unake ziSya hairAna / gurujI ko yaha kyA ho gayA ? maraghaTa meM par3I haDDI kyoM uThAI ? eka ziSya ne himmata kii| pUchA ki yaha kyA mAjarA hai ? Apane khopar3I ko praNAma kyoM kiyA? cvAna sUM pahale to muskraae| phira bolane lage, jaba mujhe Thokara lagI, to tatkAla isa khopar3I para merI najara na par3I aura mere aMtarmana meM jhaMkAra huii| mujhe vicAra AyA ki cvAna sUM! terI khopar3I kI bhI yahI hAlata hone vAlI hai|' yaha khopar3I bhI kisI sAdhAraNa AdamI kI hotI to aura bAta thI, magara yaha khopar3I to cIna ke samrAT kI thii| jaba eka samrAT kI khopar3I ko Ama AdamI Thokara mAra sakatA hai, to jarA soco, apanI svayaM kI khopar3I kA kyA hazra hogA! maiMne isIlie ise praNAma kiyA ki cvAna sU! terI bhI yahI hAlata hone vAlI hai| isa khopar3I ne mujhe anityatA aura azaraNa-sthiti kA ahasAsa karAyA hai| kahate haiM, cvAna sUM ne usa khopar3I ko usa dina ke bAda hamezA apane pAsa rkhaa| loga pUchate to ve kahate - 'yaha khopar3I merI guru hai| isa khopar3I ko dekhatA hU~ to mujhe yaha bodha hotA hai ki merI hAlata bhI eka dina aisI hI hone vAlI hai| isane mujhe preraNA dI hai| isalie yaha merI guru hai|' __yaha ghaTanA to kevala pratIka hai| asala meM maiM kahanA yaha cAhatA hU~ ki jIvana meM jo kucha ghaTatA hai, AdamI usase siikhe| AdamI apane hI nahIM, apitu dUsaroM ke anubhavoM se bhI siikhe| tuma mahAn puruSoM ke anubhavoM ko curaao| maiMne jIsasa se prema curAyA hai, kRSNa se karmayoga, sukarAta se satya, rAma se maryAdA aura buddha se unakA madhyama maarg| tuma bhI kucha acchI cIjeM apanA lo| eka AdamI to vaha hotA hai jo apane anubhava bekAra jAne detA hai| dUsarA vaha hai jo anubhava baToratA hai aura unakI mAlA banAtA hai| tIsarA vaha hai jo buddhi se kAma karatA hai| maiM aise AdamI ko prajJAvAna mAnatA hU~, jo buddhi se bhI pare calatA hai| asala meM phUloM ko baToranA jarUrI hai tAki unakI mAlA banAI jA sake anyathA phUla to murajhAne vAle haiN| prajJAvAna to vaha hai, jo murajhAne se pahale hI unakI mAlA banA letA hai| phUla murajhAne se pahale hI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 antara ke paTa khola vaha sAra tattva ko pA letA hai| phUloM kA sAra to itra hai| jisane itra baTora liyA, usane jJAna pA liyaa| jisane kevala phUla hI baTore, vaha aMdhere meM hI rhaa| usane sAra to chor3a hI diyaa| anubhava baToranA hI kAphI nahIM hai, apitu unase sAra tattva bhI nikAlanA jarUrI hai| jisane sAra pA liyA, usane jIvana kA vAstavika mUlya pA liyaa| duniyA bhara kA svAdhyAya-adhyayana karane ke bAda, pAMDitya pAne ke bAda bhI lagatA hai ki jIvana meM maulikatA yahI hai ki AdamI apane cAroM tarapha bikhare satyoM ko bhI smjhe| yadi bhagavAna pukAreMge, to raNabherI to baja uThegI, magara usa raNabherI ko vahI samajha sakegA, jo sAra tattva pAne kI kSamatA rakhatA hogaa| zAstroM meM 'vajrarekha' nAmaka eka hAthI kA jikra AtA hai| yaha hAthI kAphI balavAna thaa| sau vIra yoddhA bhI usake Age nahIM Tika sakate the| vaha kozala nareza kA hAthI thaa| aneka yuddhoM meM usane kauzala dikhAyA thaa| eka sImA ke bAda to sabhI bUr3he hote haiN| kisI bUr3he vyakti ko lAThI kA sahArA lekara calate dekhakara usa para ha~sanA mt| kisI kI arthI dekhakara dayA mata khaanaa| hameM to apane bhItara jAganA hai| zAma Dhala gaI hai| nIMda pUrI ho gaI hai| eka dina to aisA bhI AegA, jaba jIvana ke cAroM aura aMdhakAra prabhAvI ho jaaegaa| jise Apa mauta kahate haiM, vaha yahI aMdhakAra hai| yaha aMdhakAra roja-ba-roja AtA hai aura eka dina AdamI mahA-aMdhakAra meM DUba jAtA hai| vaha hAthI bhI aba bUr3hA ho calA thaa| usakI hAlata dekhakara hara vyakti socane lagA ki aba yaha bUr3hA ho gayA hai| usa hAthI ke prati saba logoM ke mana meM sammAna thaa| vaha hAthI bhI bar3A jIvaTa vAlA thaa| eka dina vajrarekha ghUmate-ghUmate zahara ke bAhara eka tAlAba ke kinAre pahuMca gyaa| tAlAba meM pAnI kAphI kama ho gayA thA aura daladala-sA bana gayA thaa| bur3hApe ke kAraNa hAthI kI A~kheM bhI kamajora ho cukI thiiN| usane pAnI pIne ke lie kadama Age bar3hAe, to vaha daladala meM pha~sa gyaa| vaha daladala se nikalane kA jitanA prayAsa karatA, utanA hI aura adhika aMdara dhaMsatA jaataa| loga ekatra hone lge| use bAhara nikAlane ke kaI prayAsa bhI kie gae, para sabhI loga bharI A~khoM se hAthI ko maratA huA dekhane lge| usa balavAna hAthI kA aisA aMta unheM acchA nahIM laga rahA thaa| acAnaka unheM apane purAne mahAvata kI yAda aaii| zAyada vaha koI rAstA sujhA de| ___ mahAvata aayaa| vaha hAthI ko dekha muskarAyA aura bolA - 'Apa loga isa hAthI ko nahIM jaante|' usane tatkAla Adeza diyA ki raNabherI bajAI jaae| idhara raNabherI bajI, udhara hAthI ke bejAna-se zarIra meM halacala mcii| hAthI ne apanI sArI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahacAneM svayaM ko-'kauna hU~ maiM ?' 123 zakti ekatra kI aura daladala se bAhara nikala aayaa| mahAvIra ise saMbodhi kahate haiN| buddha ise smRti kahate haiN| yahA~ smRti hI AtmasmRti bana jAtI hai| raNabherI satsaMga kA kAma kara jAtI hai| jahA~ saMbodhi hai, vahIM anubhava kA sAra mila gayA smjho| Atma-smaraNa kI raNabherI bajate hI satsaMga kI raNabherI bhI bajane lagatI hai aura vyakti apane Apako pahacAna letA hai| eka raNabherI kI AvAja sunakara hAthI bAhara nikala AyA thaa| raNabherI to bajA rahA hU~, magara tuma abhI taka sahI yoddhA hI nahIM bana pAe ho| isalie tuma raNabherI nahIM samajha pAoge, tuma bhagavAna ko kaise pA sakoge? jo AdamI bhagavAna ko pAne ke bAda bhI usakA anubhava nahIM karatA, vaha duniyA kA sabase bar3A bevakUpha hai| apane Apako sNbhaalo| koI kitanA bhI balavAna ho, usakA atima natIjA to yahI hone vAlA hai| yAda kro| smRti ko jIvita kro| raNabherI baja rahI hai| satsaMga kI rnnbherii| use samajhane kI ceSTA kro| apane Apako pUcho, maiM kauna hU~ ? kahA~ se AyA hU~ ? merA kyA hogA? jIvana kA mUla uddezya kyA hai ? ye prazna kabhI ekAMta meM apane Apase puucho| jIvana kA anubhava kyA baTorA ? sAra kyA hai ? paidA hue vaise hI mara gae, to duniyA meM Ane kA aucitya kyA rahA? jiMdagI eka nadiyA hai| bahatI jA rahI hai| bahate-bahate sAgara meM mila jaaegii| vilIna hone se pUrva apane Apako pahacAna lo| merA svarUpa kyA thA? kahA~ se AyA thA? mujhe kisase saMbaMdha rakhanA hai ? kisase pratikAra karanA hai ? ye kore prazna nahIM hai, balki svayaM ke prati jijJAsA hai| apane Apa se yaha pUchanA ki 'maiM kauna hU~', mana kA adhyAtma meM vilaya hai| maiM kauna hU~, kauna hU~ maiM, maiM kauna hU~-apane Apase hI yaha pUchatAcha karanI hai| maiM kauna hU~, isakA uttara koI aura na de paaegaa| 'maiM' hI batA pAtA hai 'maiM' kA uttr| isa prazna ko, isa jijJAsA ko apanA maMtra banA lo aura maMtra ko apane aMtaraMga meM zAMti se gahare taka utarane do| aisA nahIM ki eka sau ATha bAra gunA-japA aura mAlAoM kI dasa-bIsa kI ginatI meM laga ge| aura maMtra zAbdika hote haiM, paraMtu yaha maMtra to bodhaparaka hai| eka gahare bodha meM utaranA hai| zUnya avatarita hogA aura jIvana ke aMtarjharokhoM se samAdhAna kI kiraNa phUTegI, jisake prakAza meM hama jAneMge 'maiM' ko, apane-Apako, astitva ke svarUpa ko| jo maiM' ko jAnane meM lagA hai, vaha 'para' kA viyogI hai| apane Apako chor3akara zeSa sAre padArtha usake lie parAe ho jAte haiN| guru, graMtha, mUrti aura dharma bhii| yahA~ taka ki apanI deha bhI use apane se alaga mahasUsa hone laga jAtI hai| jIvana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 antara ke paTa khola ke dharAtala para koI anukUla ho yA pratikUla, sAdhaka zoka-rahita aura jyotirmaya pravRttiyoM meM hI ruci letA hai| usake jIvana-dvAra para dastaka sabhI taraha kI hotI hai, magara apane aMtara-gRha meM vaha unhIM ko praviSTa hone detA hai jinase usakI nirliptatA aura jyotirmayatA ko khatarA na paha~ce, varan aura bhI adhika sahayoga/bar3hAvA mile| pataMjali kahate haiM - 'vizokA vA jyotissmtii'| mana ko sthita karane ke lie yaha bhI eka rAjamArga hai ki vyakti zokarahita aura prakAzamaya pravRttiyoM meM lagA rahe aura unhIM kA anubhava kre| yaha anubhUti mana ko sthira aura nirmala kregii| maiM kauna hU~' - yaha jijJAsA prakAzamaya pravRtti kI prAthamika pahala hai| mUla bAta to yahI hai ki tuma apane Apa meM dduubo| yaha soco ki jIvana kA mUla srota kyA hai ? isI se samyak dRSTi ujAgara hogii| samyak darzana AtmasAt karane kA aura koI upAya nahIM hai| eka sAdhe saba sdhe| 'eka' sadha gayA, to sabhI kucha sadha gyaa| saba sAdhA, para vaha eka na sadhA, to jIvana kI sAdhanA adhUrI hI khlaaegii| kahane ko mahAvIra ke pAsa saMpadA thI, buddha bhI utane hI vaibhavazAlI the, para phira bhI ve naI saMpadA ke liye nikala pdd'e| agara paisA aura patnI hI sukha ke, zAMti ke, satya ke parama AdhAra hote to unheM kisI pAgala kutte ne thor3e hI kATA thA ki saba-kucha chor3a-chAr3akara nikala pdd'e| patnI ko jiiyaa| nArI kA sAnnidhya paayaa| usase unheM sukha bhI milA hogaa| saMtAna bhI huii| usakA mAdhurya bhI unheM milA, para phira bhI ve tRpta na ho paae| unakI AtmA meM abhIpsA jaga pdd'ii| ve jIvana ke kisI aura prakAza ko pAne ke lie nikala pdd'e| abhIpsA gaharI thii| ata: usakA pariNAma bhI hAtha lgaa| nizcaya hI pUrva meM bhoge gae bhogoM kI unheM yAda bhI AI hogii| patnI, bacce aura vaibhava bhI unakI smRti meM ubhara-ubhara kara Ae hoMge, para unhoMne apanI vRtti, apanI mAnasikatA nirantara usa ora banAe rakhI, jise ki 'vizokA vA jyotiSmatI' kahA gyaa| jahA~ abhAva kA zoka na ho, vahI avasthA vizokA kahalAtI hai| jahA~ mana kI vRtti prakAzapUrita rahatI hai, svaccha-nirmala rahatI hai, unnata lakSya kI ora rahatI hai, vahI jyotiSmatI kahalAtI hai| vyakti rAga aura dveSa, moha aura zoka - donoM dvaMdvoM se Upara utthe| yaha eka dUbhara sAdhanA hai| kahanA sarala hai, kiMtu isa sthiti ko jInA kaThina hai| saMsAra ke sabase kaThina kAryoM meM yaha bhI eka kArya hai - apane Apako jAnanA, apane Apako mukta krnaa| aura to aura, logoM se gussA taka to chUTa nahIM pAtA aura sAgara lAMghane cale haiM saMsAra kaa| pratikUla kucha na ho, to sabhI ThIka hai| saba kucha zAMta, saumya-madhura hai, thor3A-sA pratikUla huA ki A~kha-nAka se havA paMkcara hone lagatI hai| pUrva anubhavoM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahacAneM svayaM ko-'kauna hU~ maiM ?' 125 ko bttoro| unakA manana karo ki pahale bhI gussA kiyA thA, Akhira kyA milA usase? strI ke sAtha yA puruSa ke sAtha pahale bhI jie, to tRSNA taba thI, Aja bhI vahI hai| jaba pahale tRpti na huI, to aba kauna-sI A jAegI? pahale ke gusse se koI gar3ha nahIM jIta liyA thaa| aba kauna-sA jIta jAoge? jIvana kA hara dina bIte hue dina kI punarAvRtti bhara hotA hai| jIvana mahaja eka piSTapeSaNa hai| pIse hue ko hI pIsate rahanA hai| mukti to tabhI milatI hai jaba tuma mukta honA cAho, varanA baMdhana to haiM hii| baMdhana jisa dina tumheM baMdhana lageMge, usI dina mukti kI pahalI kiraNa hRdaya meM utara aaegii| jIvana meM jAgaraNa kA zaMkhanAda aise hI hotA hai| maiM mAnatA hU~, apana sabhI loga soe hae haiN| kala bhI the, Aja bhI haiM, kala bhI rheNge| taba taka raheMge, jaba taka svata: hI aMtapreraNA na jaga jaae| mujhe sunakara kucha sphuraNa to hogI, para paripUrNatA tabhI A pAegI jaba svayaM meM svata: pyAsa kI lau utthe| mukti kI ora cAra kadama utthe| mahAnatAe~ aise logoM ko hI hAsila hotI haiN| zeSa to saba mUrchA kI madhuzAlA meM DUbe haiN| bodha jage, to bAta bne| jIvana meM cAhie jAgarUkatA, aatm-jaagruuktaa| hara pala, hara kssnn| basa, vahI eka paryApta hai| usI se mahAjIvana tathA mahAsamAdhi ke sabhI dvAra khulate haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kA Adarza : vItarAga saMsAra meM rahanA burA nahIM hai; burA hai svayaM meM saMsAra ko basA lenaa| ka phakIra thaa| bar3A auliyaa| usake cehare para hamezA eka rahasyabharI muskAna rahatI thii| usakI eka Adata thI corI karane kii| coriyA~ bhI vaha koI hajAroMlAkhoM kI nahIM krtaa| vaha corI karatA ghise-TUTe jhAr3a kI, adhajalI lakar3iyoM kI, mATI ke ThIkaroM kii| vaha aba taka kaI bAra jela kI havA khA cukA thA, phira bhI usakI corI kI Teva na gii| loga usakA sammAna bhI karate the, kiMtu usakI corI kI Adata se nArAja bhI the| eka acaurya-saMta dvArA hone vAlI coriyA~ bhI unake lie eka pahelI bana gaI thiiN|| eka dina phakIra ke kisI hamadarda ne usase kahA, "mahArAja! ApakA bAra-bAra corI karanA aura jela jAnA mujhe acchA nahIM lgtaa| Apako jina cIjoM kI jarUrata ho, mujhe kheN| maiM unakI pUrti kruuNgaa| magara meharabAnI kara Apa corI na kreN|" phakIra ha~sA, eka rahasya-bhare ThahAke ke sAtha / phakIra ne kahA ki yaha saMbhava nahIM hai ki maiM corI na kruuN| hamadarda ne pUchA, 'Akhira kyoM ?' phakIra ne gaMbhIra hokara kahA, 'isalie tAki maiM kArAgRhoM meM jA sakU~ / mujhe cIjoM kI AvazyakatA hai, isalie maiM corI nahIM krtaa| maiM to kArAgRhoM meM jAne ke lie corI karatA huuN| vahA~ hajAroM baMdI haiN| maiM unheM usa saMdeza kA samrAT banAnA cAhatA hai, jisase ve apane baMdhana kATa skeN|' maiM bhI AnA cAhatA hU~ Apake kArAgRha meN| yahA~ sabhI baMdhe hue haiN| sabhI kI graMthiyA~ haiN| kyA Apa mujhe anumati deMge apane bhItara ke kArAgRha meM Ane kI? sArA saMsAra eka kArAgRha hai| AdamI isa kArAgRha meM jaMjIroM se jakar3A hai, ber3iyoM se ba~dhA hai| manuSya kI nIMda itanI gaharI hai ki vaha apane baMdhanoM ko baMdhana nahIM mAna rahA hai| ghara kI to yAda AtI hI nahIM hai| kArAgRha ko hI ghara mAna baiThA hai| dekha nahIM rahe For Personal & Private Use Only Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kA Adarza : vItarAga 127 ho kaidiyoM ko ? unhoMne kArAgRha ke prakoSThoM ko bhI phUloM aura citroM se sajA rakhA hai| kArAgRha se mukta to vahI ho sakatA hai, jo kArAgRha ko kArAgRha maane| baMdhana ko AnaMda mAnane vAlA vyakti prabuddha nahIM, varana piMjare kA paMchI hai| mukti ke gIta to taba kahIM se sunAI dete haiM, jaba sIkhacoM ko Atma-svataMtratA kA bAdhaka aura baMdhana mAnA jAtA hai| una logoM ko kyA kaheMge jinheM bIsa varSa jela meM hI rahane ke bAda jaba mukta kiyA jAtA hai, to ve ulaTA jela meM hI rahanA cAhate haiN| jo prema ghara ke prati honA cAhie thA, vaha prema kArAgRha ke prati ho gyaa| jo apanA saMpUrNa dhyAna apanI svataMtratA para keMdrita karatA hai, vahI AjAda ho sakatA hai| baMdhana usI ke girate haiM jo mukta hotA hai| aise hI loga kahalAte haiM - nigraMtha aura nibNdh| svataMtratA ke lie zrama to sabhI karate haiM, kiMtu jarUrata hai usa bodhilAbha kI, jo hameM baMdhanoM ko samajhA ske| rAjA udAyana ne caMDapradyota se yuddha kiyaa| caMDapradyota hAra gyaa| use baMdI banAkara jaMjIroM se jakar3a liyA gyaa| udAyana kI yaha vizeSatA rahI ki usane pradyota ko una jaMjIroM se bA~dhA, jo sone kI thiiN| bhale hI udAyana ko isa bAta kI prasannatA ho ki usane sone kI jaMjIroM se bA~dhakara pradyota ko kucha sammAna diyA hai, para jisane baMdhana ko baMdhana mAna liyA, cAhe vaha lohe kI jaMjIra kA ho yA sone kI, vaha usase mukta honA hI caahegaa| rAjA kabhI baMdI nahIM hotA aura jo baMdI hotA hai, vaha svayaM ko kabhI samrAT nahIM smjhaataa| samrAT to vaha hai jo svataMtra hotA hai, svayaM kI ahamiyata kA svAmI hotA hai| ___hara manuSya samrAT hai| yadi nahIM hai, to vaha ho sakatA hai| hara koI samrAT bane, yahI to hamArA prayAsa hai| hara vyakti ko cAhie ki vaha apane baMdhanoM ko samajhe aura phira unheM giraae| baMdhana ko samajha jAne vAlA vyakti hI baMdhana-mukti ke lie apane prayAsoM ke paMkha kholatA hai| baMdhana yadi lohe aura sone kI jaMjIroM ke hote, to zAyada hama unheM bahuta jaldI dekha samajha lete| baMdhana to bhItara ke haiN| bhItara ke baMdhanoM ko samajhane ke lie bhItara kI dRSTi caahie| yaha Atma-krAMti hai| ___ iMdriyA~ bAhara ke baMdhanoM ko dekhatI aura samajhatI haiN| iMdriya-saMlagnatA se do iMca Age bar3ho, tabhI samajha pAoge apane baMdhanoM ko| aMtaryAtrA AdhyAtmika saphara hai| aMtaryAtrA ke lie atIMdriya honA anivArya hai| jarA eka vihaMgama dRSTi to daur3Ao apane baMdhanoM para, baMdhanoM para A cuke baMdhanoM pr| ginanA muzkila hogA una baMdhanoM ko| ghAsa ke Dhera meM dabI-gumI suI ko DhU~r3hanA kaThina jarUra hogA, para yaha kArya asaMbhava nahIM hai| makAna tuma para Dhaha gayA, isakA matalaba yaha to nahIM ki tuma makAna se gAyaba ho ge| malabe meM kahIM pha~se ho tum| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 antara ke paTa khola svayaM ke sAmarthya se yadi bAhara nikala Ao to balihArI hai| anyathA sahayoga lo, jIvana ke lie, Atma-svataMtratA ke lie| jahAja bhaTaka jarUra gayA hai| magara vaha dekho, bar3I dUrI para koI mazAla jala rahI hai| rozanI kI mazAla banakara le calo svayaM ko usI prakAza-puMja kI or| mana ke sAgara meM hamane jIvana kI naiyA utAra rakhI hai| nAvika tuma svayaM ho| aMtarbodhi aura aMtardRSTi kI patavAreM apane hAtha meM thaamo| jo mazAla dikhAI de rahI hai, vahIM hai tumhArI pragati, vahIM hai tumhArI prtisstthaa| bha~vara-jAla ko dekhakara ghabarAo mata, ghar3iyAla/ magaramacchoM se kA~po mt| mauta bhale hI sAmane khar3I ho, para roo mt| ghar3iyAlI A~sU girAne se kucha nahIM hogaa| jIvana ke lie to kucha karanA hI hogaa| jo bidaka gayA, vaha khatma ho gayA aura jo sAhasapUrvaka cala par3A, usane jinatva aura buddhatva kI jokhima bharI yAtrA pUrI kara lii| hameM calanA hai piMjare se bAhara AkAza meM, nIr3a se virAT meM, rAga se virAga meM aura virAga se vItarAga meN| svayaM ke rAmAtmaka baMdhanoM ko samajho aura apane citta ko jIvana ke vItarAga-vijJAna para dhyAnastha kro| pataMjali kahate haiM - 'vItarAga viSayam vA cittam' - vaha citta sthita ho jAtA hai, jo vItarAga ko apanA viSaya banAtA hai| manuSya kA maMdira banA rahanA cAhie svayaM ke lie / manuSya ke maMdira gireM aura rAgadveSa ke khaMDahara ubhareM, yaha to jIvana ke naitika mUlyoM aura AdhyAtmika mApadaMDoM se palAyana hai| manuSya, bhagavAna kA maMdira hai| yaha kisI se cipakane aura kisI se TUTane ke lie nahIM hai| yaha to paramAtmA ke basane ke lie hai, paramAtmA bane rahane ke lie hai| rAga kA artha hai cipakanA-coMTanA, jaise cIcar3a gAya ke thanoM se coMTatA hai| rAga aura prema meM pharka hai| prema coMTanA nahIM hai, balki do phUloM kA paraspara milanA hai| apane mana ke paMjoM se kisI se coMTa jAnA rAga hai| dveSa TUTanA hai, na kevala TUTanA varan khaulanA bhI hai| rAga khataranAka hai, para dveSa khauphanAka hai| rAga ke bajAya dveSa se mukta honA sarala hai| rAga vItarAgatA meM badale, yaha koI jarUrI nahIM hai| rAga kA vilaya dveSa meM hotA hai| dveSa se rAga samApta nahIM hotA, varan rAga dveSa kI parachAIM bana jAtA hai| ___rAga sukha kA anuyAyI hotA hai| jisase sukha mile, sukha kA ahasAsa hotA hai, rAga kA saMbaMdha usase hai| sukha prApta karane kI icchA rAga hai| vyakti se, vastu se, nimitta se, paristhiti se, jisase bhI sukha mila sakatA hai, usakI kAmanA kA nAma rAga hai| dveSa rAga ke viparIta hai| du:kha kA anubhava hone para dUsare ke prati paidA hone vAlI ghRNA, napharata, Akroza hI dveSa hai| sukha-duHkha dhUpa-chA~ha kI taraha hai| sukha ke nimitta hI kabhI du:kha ke nimitta bana jAte haiN| prema ke nimitta hI kabhI krodha aura khIja ke nimitta ho jAte haiN| yAnI rAga hI kabhI dveSa meM pariNata ho jAtA hai, to kabhI dveSa hI rAga meM badala jAtA hai| kala taka jo begAne lagate the, anajAne lagate the, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kA Adarza : vItarAga 129 Aja ve hI janama-janama ke mIta ho cuke haiM athavA jo kala taka la~goTiyA yAra the, Aja ve hI phUTI A~kha nahIM suhaate| yaha saba aMtardvadva hai rAga-dveSa kaa|| yaha bhI maje kI bAta hai ki rAga ke viparIta virAga hai| virAga kA artha hai rAga se alaga honaa| virAga rAga se hI banA hai| vidveSa virAga kI taraha nahIM hai| virAga kA artha rAga se alaga honA hai, para vidveSa kA artha dveSa se alaga honA nahIM hai| vidveSa kA artha hai vizeSa dveSa, jabaki virAga kA artha vizeSa rAga nahIM hai| yaha zabda-vyavasthA bhI gaura karane jaisI hai| hama caleM rAga se virAga kI ora aura dveSa se vItadveSa kI or|| __ dhyAna rakheM, virAga rAga ke viparIta hai| virAga rAga se mukta honA nahIM hai| vairAgI rAga ke viparIta to ho jAtA hai, kiMtu bodhapUrvaka nahIM, dvesspuurvk| cAhe kisI se rAga karo yA kisI se dveSa, baMdhana kI ber3iyA~ to donoM meM hI hoNgii| cittavRttiyoM se Upara uThane ke lie na to rAga se dveSa ho aura na hI dveSa meM rAga ho| vItarAga na to rAga se dveSa karatA hai aura na dveSa meM rAga / vItarAga to jIvana kI parAkASThA hai| virAga, rAga aura vItarAga donoM ke bIca kA peMDulama hai| vItarAga hone kA artha hai rAga se Upara utthnaa| rAga ke viparIta honA alaga bAta hai, kiMtu rAga se Upara uTha jAnA dveSa se bhI mukta ho jAnA hai| isalie na to kisI se coMTo aura na hI kisI se vaimanasya rkho| Upara uThanA hI zikhara-yAtrA hai| pattiyA~ raheM to raheM, kA~Te raheM to raheM, unase jhagar3A kaisA? phUla kA kAma kevala khuda ko khilAnA hai| kA~ToM kI hI khabara rakhoge to kA~To se biMdha jaaoge| phUla khilatA hai nijatA se, nijatva ke bodha se| Upara uTho aura khilo| dhyAna keMdrita ho vItarAga pr| na rAga, na dveSa, yaha hai viitraag| vItarAga kA artha hai rAga-dveSa para vijy| jIvana ke do prabala zatru haiM - rAga aura dvess| rAga do kAraNoM se bar3hatA hai - eka hai mUrchA aura dUsarA hai lobha / aise hI dveSa bhI do kAraNoM se panapatA hai - eka hai krodha aura dUsarA hai ghmNdd| rAga aura dveSa apane sAtha saMsAra aura du:kha kI paraMparA ko jor3e rakhate haiN| pazu, manuSya aura devatAsabhI rAga meM anurakta haiN| hiraNa, strI, sarpa aura rAjA - ina cAroM meM rAga kI mAtrA jyAdA hotI hai| eka bAra eka rAgAMdha bAdazAha ne apanI begama se kahA - 'pyArI, maiM tumhAre lie prANa dene ko taiyAra huuN|' begama ne kahA - 'Apa mujha para nahIM, mere nAja para, aMdAja para, cAla para, jubAna-vANI para marate haiN|' bhalA, kisI kI julphoM kA havA meM laharAnA bhI vyakti ko rAga-vihvala kara detA hai! mujha para tuma marate nahIM, mara rahe ina cAra pr| nAz2a para, aMdAja para, raphtAra para, guphtAra pr| tuma na rAga meM mUrcchita bano aura na dveSa meM aNdhe| kAna meM par3ane vAle zabdoM ko na sunanA to saMbhava nahIM hai, para tuma unake prati citta meM rAga-dveSa mata Ane do| A~khoM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 antara ke paTa khola ke sAmane Ae hae rUpa ko na dekhanA zakya nahIM hai, para kisI bhI rUpa ke prati mana meM rAga-dveSa mata Ane do| nAka ke pAsa Ae hue gaMdha ko na sUMghanA to saMbhava nahIM hai, para saavdhaan| kisI bhI sugaMdha ke prati rAga aura kisI bhI arucikara gaMdha yA durgaMdha ke prati mana meM rAga-dveSa mata Ane do| jIbha para Ae hue svAda kA na lenA zakya nahIM hai, para usa svAda ke prati rAga-dveSa na ho, yaha sajagatA jarUrI hai| jIvana meM sukhazAMti aura tanAvamukti kA koI gura cAhie, to pataMjali kaheMge 'vItarAga viSayam vA cittam' - citta ko vItarAgatA kA mArga pradAna kro| citta kI sthiratA ke lie vItarAga behatarIna viSaya hai| zramaNa-paraMparA ne to apanA ArAdhya bhI usI ko cunA hai, jo vItarAga hai| vaha to tIrthaMkaratva aura siddhatva ko anivArya zarta mAnatA hai vItarAgatA kii| usake anusAra vaha hara vyakti amRtapuruSa hai jo vItarAga hai| tuma vItarAgatA ke devadAra-vRkSa ko apane ghara meM bhI khilA sakate ho aura sAdhu-saMnyAsiyoM kI taraha gRha-mukta hokara bhii| vItarAga hone kI pahala vahI kara sakatA hai jisane jIvana ke dvAra para mRtyu ko pala-pratipala utarate hue dekha liyA hai tathA jIvana ke cAroM ora lage hue du:kha-darda ke ghere ko samajha liyA hai| mRtyu kA darzana hI jIvana meM saMnyAsa kI krAMti hai| Age kadama tabhI bar3hAnA, jaba svayaM ko kA~ToM meM paao| yaha bodha hI zUnya meM chalA~ga bharane ke lie bahuta hogA ki ghara meM Aga lagI hai aura maiM lapaToM ke vyUha meM pha~sA huuN| Aga meM ho, to Aga se bAhara kuudo| bAhara sAvana hai| barasAtI rimajhima hai| surakSA kA dharAtala hai| saba haiM tumhAre sAtha, para tuma apane phUla ko unase Upara le uttho| pariveza khataranAka nahIM hotaa| khataranAka pariveza meM svayaM kA praveza hotA hai| saMsAra meM rahanA burA nahIM hai| burA to hai svayaM meM saMsAra ko basA lenaa| pAnI meM rahane ke kAraNa kamala kI AlocanA nahIM kI jA sktii| kamala kA saurabha aura sauMdarya to taba dhUli-dhUsarita hotA hai, jaba kIcar3a usa para car3ha jAtA hai| vItarAga ko apanA viSaya banA lene vAlA citta rAga-dveSa ke kardama se uparata ho jAtA hai| baneM vItarAga, ArAdhya hI viitraag| vItarAga, vItadveSa, vItamoha - yahI hai mArga mukti kA, nirvANa kA, amRta hone kaa| pahale vItadveSa hone kI koziza ho, kisI se bhI dveSa nahIM kreNge| phira vItarAga, vItamoha, rAga-dveSa para vijaya prApta kara lo, to moha para vijaya svata: hI ho jaaegii| citta ko viSaya mile vItarAga kA, vItadveSa kaa| usI ko apane dhyAna meM leM, usI ko apane anuciMtana meN| aMtarmana meM vItarAgatA ko mUlya denA hI vItarAga hone kI pahalI sIr3hI hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ turyA : bheda-vijJAna kI parAkASThA svapna aura nidrA ke sahAre apane aMtarmana ko pahacAnanA unakA sArthaka upayoga hai| hAvIra kA vaktavya hai ki manuSya aneka cittavAna hai| citta kI anekatA ko jAnanA mahAvIra kI atyaMta manovaijJAnika khoja hai| citta koSAgAra hai| saMskAroM aura smRtiyoM kI parta-dara-parta jamI hai vahA~ / vizva ke globa jaisA hI globa hai uskaa| saMsAra eka hai, paraMtu deza aneka haiN| vizva ke nakze meM iMca-dara-iMca para alaga-alaga rASTroM kI gavAhI dene vAlI rekhAe~ khIMcI huI haiN| citta kA nakzA vizva ke nakze se bhI adhika vistRta hai| vartamAna hI nahIM, apitu atIta kA samUcA itihAsa bhI citta ke paTala para ubharatA rahatA hai| citta kA apanA samAja aura saMsAra hotA hai| isakI apanI saMtAneM aura pAThazAlAe~ hotI haiN| nyAyAlaya aura kArAgRha bhI isake nijI hote haiN| yadi janmAMtara ke atIta ko na bhI uThAyA jAe, sirpha vartamAna ke hI panne palaTe jAe~, taba bhI citta ke vizvakoza kI moTAI athavA vizAlatA ko cunautI nahIM dI jA sktii| ___'citta' to pustakAlaya hai| pustakAlaya to eka hai, para darAjeM kii| eka darAja meM saikar3oM pustakeM aura eka pustaka meM saikar3oM pnne| pustakeM darAjoM meM darja haiM aura darAje pustakAlaya meN| jIvana aura pariveza ke DheroM sUtra isI tarIke se citta se jur3e hue rahate haiN| jitanoM se mile, jitanoM ko jAnA, citta ke utane hI paramANu sakriya hue| paramANuoM kA kyA, ve to saMkhyAtIta/asaMkhya haiN| ___ manuSya kA citta vikIrNa hai| registAna ke TIloM kI taraha hai vh| Upara se bar3A suhAvanA, para harItimA ke nAma para bilkula phara s| registAna kI retI vikIrNa hI huA karatI hai| jaba taka usakA sahI saMyojana na kiyA jAe, taba taka vaha havAI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 antara ke paTa khola jhokoM ke sAtha ghara-ghATa ke bIca jhakha mAratI rahatI hai| jiMdagI aise hI to tamAma hotI hai| jiMdagI pUrI bIta jAtI hai| sAra kyA hAtha lagatA hai jhakha mArane ke sivA ? citta kI anekatA kA artha hai - vRttiyoM evaM pravRttiyoM kI bhultaa| vRttibahulatA hI citta kA bikharAva hai| citta hamAre zarIra kI sabase sUkSmatama kiMtu prabala UrjA hai| 'jAti-smaraNa' kA artha hai citta kA bArIkI se vaacn| UrjA bikharAva ke lie nahIM hotI, upayoga aura saMyojana ke lie hotI hai| jo citta Aja bhaTaka rahA hai, yadi use samyak dizA meM mor3a diyA jAe, to citta kI prakharatA hamAre jIvana ke UrdhvArohaNa meM sarvAdhika sahakArI bana sakatI hai| yoga kA artha aura uddezya citta ke bikharAva ko rokanA hai| citta ke samIkaraNa kA nAma hI yoga hai| hameM dhyAnayoga se prema karanA cAhie, kyoMki hama UrjA ke saMvAhaka haiN| hameM UrjA kA svAmI honA hai, usakA gulAma nhiiN| citta hamArA aMga hai| hama citta ke Azrita nahIM haiN| yahI to vyakti kI parataMtratA hai ki vaha 'Azrita' ke Azrita ho gyaa| svapna kI ur3AnoM ke jarie nIMda kI khumAriyoM meM citta AThoM prahara vyasta rahatA hai aura manuSya hai aisA, jisane apanI saMpUrNa samagratA usI kI pichalaggU banA dI hai| yaha prazna hara eka ke lie ciMtanIya hai ki manuSya citta kA anuyAyI bane yA citta manuSya kaa| saMbodhi kA matalaba hai, citta aura caitanya kA bodha prApta krnaa| Atma-jJAna ke lie citta kA bodha anivArya pahalU hai| citta ko ekAgra/ekIkRta kiyA jAnA caahie| ekAgratA se hI bhItara kI prakharatA aura tejasvitA AtmasAt hotI hai| sAmAnya taura para citta kI saMbodhi ke lie hameM citta kI do vRttiyoM ke prati sajaga honA cAhie - eka to hai svapna aura dUsarI hai nidraa| sajagatA hI svapna aura nidrA kI bodhi evaM mukti kI AdhArazilA hai| sajagatA jAgaraNa hai aura jAgaraNa citta kI uThApaTaka se uparata hone kA prathama aura aMtima dvAra hai| manuSya jitanA adhika soyA, utanA hI zmazAna meM rhaa| sapanoM meM jitanI rAteM bitAIM, usane utanA hI bhava-bhramaNa kiyaa| vaha pretAtmA kI taraha havA meM bhaTakatA rahA, kiMtu jo jitanA jAgA, usane astitva ko utanA hI AtmasAt kara liyaa| __ Atma-jAgaraNa svapna aura nidrA ke jJAna se avatarita hotA hai| citta kI sthiratA ke lie yoga ne jo mArga cune, unameM yaha bhI eka hai- 'svapna-nidrAjJAnAlambanam vA'arthAta svapna aura nidrA ke jJAna ke sahAre bhI citta kI sthiti kA patA lagAyA jA sakatA hai| prazna hai : svapna kyA hai ? svapna apane Apa meM eka mAnasika kriyA hai| ardhanidrita For Personal & Private Use Only Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ turyA : bheda-vijJAna kI parAkASThA 133 avasthA meM jaba hamArI iMdriyA~ sapta hotI haiM aura mana jAgrata hotA hai, usa samaya mana viSayoM kA jo sevana karatA hai, usa kriyA kA nAma svapna hai| svapna meM hama kabhI koI gIta sunate haiM, kabhI koI rUpa dekhate haiM, kabhI svAda aura rasa kA anubhava karate haiM, kabhI koI phUla sUMghane lagate haiM, kabhI kisI ko gale lagA baiThate haiM aura kabhI kisI ko cUma baiThate haiN| ye saba cIjeM mana-hI-mana hotI haiN| ye saba svapna kI lIlAe~ haiN| kucha dina pahale eka saMta ne kisI ke ghara paha~ca kara kahA, 'bhAI ! maiM maMdira banA rahA huuN| mujhe rAta ko devI ne sapane meM Akara kahA ki isa kArya meM sahayoga ke lie maiM tumase khuuN| so tuma eka lAkha kA sahayoga do|' ___vyakti catura niklaa| usane kahA, 'mahArAja! devI ne jo bAta sapane meM Akara Apase kahI hai, vahI Aja sapane meM mujhe kaha de| mere sapane meM Akara agara devI ne kucha kahA, to maiM eka nahIM, do lAkha kA sahayoga kara duuNgaa|' manuSya sapane ke nAma para sapane kA bhI durupayoga karane laga jAtA hai| svapna svayaM meM eka jhUTha hai| satya to yaha hai ki sapanoM se bar3A jhUTha aura koI nahIM hai, para maje kI bAta yaha hai ki manuSya jitanA saccA svapna meM hotA hai, utanA kahIM bhI aura kabhI bhI nahIM hotaa| svapna manuSya kI abhivyakta vAsanA hai| jo citta meM dabA huA hai, sapane meM vahI sAkAra hotA hai| svapna citta-sAkSAtkAra hai, damita kI abhivyakti hai| svapna meM jo dekhA jAe, citta meM usakI saMbhAvanA na ho yaha nAmumakina hai| khulI A~khoM meM to jubAna bolatI hai aura baMda A~khoM meM vRtti/vaasnaa| eka bhUkhA AdamI bhagavAna kA sapanA nahIM dekha sktaa| bhUkhe kA hara svapna bhojana aura pakavAna se jur3A rahatA hai| dina meM duSpUra rahane vAlI tRSNA rAta ko sapane meM gale taka peTa bhara letI hai| dhanavAna ko dhana-surakSA kI ciMtA rahatI hai, isalie vaha coroM ke sapane dekhatA hai| pati ke sapane meM khuda kI patnI kabhI nahIM aatii| kabhI par3osina AtI hai, to kabhI aura koii| AdamI apane sapane meM pAnI kI barasAta dekhatA hai, kyoMki pAnI kI use cAhata hai| katte aura billI kabhI pAnI kI barasAta ke sapane nahIM dekhte| unake sapanoM meM haDDiyoM kI, mA~sa kI, roTiyoM kI barasAta hotI hai| jaisI mana kI cAhata hotI hai, jo kucha mana meM dabA huA hotA hai, vahI to svapna ke rUpa meM ujAgara hotA hai| atRpti kA tRpti ke lie kiyA jAne vAlA prayatna hI svapna hai| svapna damita ho cukI bhAvanoM se rUbarU honA hai| jisane mana meM kucha dabAyA nahIM, use sapane kabhI nahIM A skte| manuSya bImAra rahatA hai, sirpha tana se hI nahIM, apitu mana se bhii| yadi mana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 antara ke paTa khola asvastha hai, to zarIra kI svasthatA apane-Apa niDhAla ho jaaegii| eka svastha zarIra kI parikalpanA ke lie mana kI svasthatA anivArya hai| vyakti ko mAnasika bImAriyoM se mukta karane ke lie mana kA adhyayana karanA Avazyaka hai| mana kI nabz2a pakar3ane ke lie svapna se bar3hiyA anya koI acUka sAdhana nahIM hai| svapna mana kI hI abhivyakti hai| mana kI isa samaya kyA sthiti hai, usake aMtarbhAva kyA haiM, yaha jAnane ke lie hama yaha dekheM ki hama svapna meM kyA dekha rahe haiN| kahate haiM, mana se burA na socA jaae| kisI ko cA~TA lagAnA galata hai, paraMtu yahI nahIM, mana meM cA~TA lagAne kA bhAva lAnA bhI galata hai| maiM to yoM kahU~gA ki svapna meM bhI kisI ko cA~TA lagAnA, aparAdha kA bIja bonA hai| yadi svapna meM kisI ko cA~TA lagA diyA, to eka bAta taya hai ki bIja kA aMkuraNa to ho hI gayA hai| saMbhava hai, kA~Te laga Ane meM kucha samaya lge| baccA mana meM kyA socatA hai, yaha jAnane ke lie hara roja use yaha pUcho ki Aja tumane kyA sapanA dekhA? bacapana se hI hara bacce ke svapna kA adhyayana kiyA jAnA caahie| na kevala adhyayana, balki svapna ke saMketoM ke anusAra jIvana ko bhI DhAlA jAnA caahie| yadi baccA kahe ki usane sapane meM par3osa ke bacce ke thappar3a mArA hai, to isakA artha yaha huA ki usake bhItara mArane kI vAsanA chipI huI hai| yadi hama cAhate haiM ki baccA bar3A hokara saumya, suzIla aura sarala bane; to hameM bacapana se hI usake prati caukannA rahanA hogaa| hama apane bacce ko par3osa ke lar3ake ke pAsa bhejeM aura kaheM ki 'jAo, usase kSamA maaNgo| usase jAkara kaho ki maiMne tumheM cA~TA mArA, sapane meM hI sahI, para mujhase yaha bhUla huii|' yaha prakriyA citta-zuddhi kI hai| bure saMskAra kahIM citta meM damita na ho jAe~, jar3a na pakar3a leM, isIlie citta-zuddhi aura usakI nirmalatA ke upAya kie jAne caahieN| jApAna ne hAla hI meM eka mazIna taiyAra kI hai jo svapna rikaoNrDa kiyA karatI hai| unakA mAnanA hai ki svapna dekhate samaya manuSya kI A~kha kI putaliyA~ bahuta tejI se kAma karatI haiN| yaha mazIna manuSya kI A~khoM aura jabar3oM meM phiTa kara dI jAtI hai| isa mazIna kA upayoga aparAdhiyoM kI aparAdha-bhAvanA kA patA lagAne ke lie vizeSa rUpa se kiyA jAtA hai| __ aba to aisI bhI mazIna nikala cukI hai jo tumheM apane manavAMchita sapane dikhA sakatI hai| tumheM jisase milanA ho, jo kucha karanA ho, jahA~ ghUmanA ho, tuma kevala For Personal & Private Use Only Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ turyA : bheda-vijJAna kI parAkASThA 135 use mana meM socakara so jaao| Azcarya ! tumheM svapna meM vahI saba kucha najara Ane laga jaaegaa| svapna-vijJAna para bahuta khoja kI gaI hai| nAstredamasa kI bhaviSyavANiyA~ kevala nakSatroM se mile saMketa hI nahIM haiM, apitu svapna meM dekhI gaI sthitiyoM ke bhI saMketa haiN| mana ke jaMjAla ke calate Ane vAle sapane nissAra hote haiM, para sapanoM ke prati sAvadhAna ! tumheM sArthaka sapane bhI anubhUta ho sakate haiN| yahUdI saMta majIda ke jIvana se jur3I huI eka anUThI ghaTanA hai| kahate haiM : majIda ko eka rAta sapanA aayaa| sapane meM usane dekhA ki koI use kaha rahA hai, majIda! tU yahA~ baiThe kyA kara rahA hai? tU duHkhI, terI patnI du:khii| jA yahA~ se rAjadhAnI meM / rAjadhAnI kA nAma hai vArsA / vahA~ pulie ke pAsa vRkSa hai| vRkSa ke nIce sipAhI khar3A rahatA hai| usI vRkSa kI jar3oM meM khajAnA gar3A hai| jA, aura le aa| majIda sapane ko dekhakara cauNkaa| para usane socA, sapanA hai, aura sapanA kabhI saca nahIM hotaa| para dUsare dina bhI use vaisA hI sapanA aayaa| usane phira mana ko samajhAyA ki sapane sAgara kI laharoM kI taraha Ate-jAte haiN| para tIsare dina bhI, usane rAta meM vahI sapanA dekhaa| isa bAra use lagA ki eka hI sapanA bAra-bAra A rahA hai| jarUra isameM kucha rahasya hai| tahakIkAta karanI caahie| vaha laMbI dUrI taya kara vArsA phuNcaa| dekhA, nagara ke bAhara puliyA hai, bilkula vaisA hI jaisA sapane meM dikhAI diyA thaa| vaisA hI vRkSa aura vRkSa ke nIce sipaahii| use aba vizvAsa ho AyA ki jarUra mAmale meM dama hai| vaha vRkSa ke pAsa phuNcaa| para sipAhI thA, so lauTa aayaa| socA, rAta ko AtA huuN| rAta ko vaha pahu~cA, para isa bAra sipAhI ko usa para saMdeha ho aayaa| usane use pakar3a liyaa| kahA, jarUra dAla meM kucha kAlA hai| saca bolo, kyA karane Ae the ? varanA jela kI havA khAnI pdd'egii| majIda ne Akhira vaha saca kaha diyA, jo usane sapane meM dekhA thaa| sipAhI usakI bAta suna ha~sa pdd'aa| usane kahA - bevakUpha ! agara maiM terI taraha sapane meM vizvAsa karatA, to maiM Aja krAkA gA~va meM hotaa| sipAhI ne batAyA ki vaha bhI lagAtAra tIna dina se eka hI sapanA dekha rahA hai ki krAkA gA~va meM majIda nAma kA koI saMta hai| usakI jhoMpar3I meM cUlhe ke pAsa jamIna meM dhana gar3A hai| maiM jAU~ aura khodakara use pA luuN| sipAhI aura kucha bole, usase pahale hI majIda ne kahA, kyA yaha saca hai ? sipAhI ne kahA, saca hotA, to vaha aba taka majIda kI jhopar3I meM pahu~ca cukA hotA, para yaha vAstava meM sapanA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 antara ke paTa khola majIda bhAgA apane gA~va kI tarapha, kyoMki sipAhI ne jo kucha batAyA thA, vaha usI ke ghara kI bAta thii| vaha ghara pahuMcA, khudAI kI, vahA~ khajAnA gar3A milaa| sapane bar3e ajIba haiN| sapane hamezA dUra ke DUMgara dikhAte haiM, jaba ki khajAne gar3e hote haiM pAsa, apane hI paas| tumhAre pAsa bhI khajAnA gar3A ho sakatA hai, sapane dUra ke mata dekho| A~kheM kholo, saccAI tumhAre irda-girda hai, tumhArI jar3oM meM hai| svapna-vRtti kI agalI kar3I hai nidraa| svapna kA saMbaMdha to atIta aura bhaviSya se hai jabaki nIMda kA saMbaMdha vartamAna se hai| vartamAna to atIta aura bhaviSya ke do kinAroM ko eka-dUsare se milAne kA setu hai| jAgaraNa vartamAna ke banate-bigar3ate rUpa meM dhruvatA va zAzvatatA kI khoja kA tarIkA hai| samaya kI cakkI calatI rahatI hai| jAgRta puruSa vaha hai jo svayaM ko kIla para, keMdra para keMdrita kara letA hai| mahAvIra ne ise samyak darzana kahA hai| UrjA kA keMdrIkaraNa aura sAkSitva kA sarvodaya hI samyak darzana hai| samaya kI dhArA meM atIta aura bhaviSya kI bajAya vartamAna para keMdrIkaraNa karanA behatara hai, paraMtu manuSya ke lie to Atma-zreyaskara khuda-meM-khuda kA jaganA hI hai| sapane se nIMda bhalI aura nIMda se jaagRti| svapna bhaTakAva hai aura nIMda muurchaa| svapna tRSNA hai aura nIMda usameM ddubkii| nIMda zarIra kI AvazyakatA hai, paraMtu yahA~ nIMda kA saMbaMdha zarIra se nahIM, varan mana kI mUrchA se hai| mUrchA hI nidrA hai| nidrA ke jJAna kA artha hai - mUrchA kA jJAna / mUrchA ko samajhanA hI mUrchA se mukta hone kA AdhAra hai| jAgRti, svapna aura suSupti tInoM alaga-alaga haiN| tInoM ke alagAva kA bodha jIvana meM jJAna kI krAMti hai| adhyAtma kI zuruAta jAgati se hotI hai aura usakI pUrNatA suSupti meN| hama jise jAganA kahate haiM, vaha to Upara-Upara hai| rAta ko soe the aura subaha A~kheM kholIM, nIMda se uThanA yaha zArIrika ghaTanA huii| isa jAgaraNa se bAhara kA jagat to dikhAI degA, paraMtu bhItara ke jagat kA kahIM koI darzana na hogaa| saMsAra ko dekhanA A~khoM kA jAgaraNa hai aura AtmA ko pahacAnanA aMtarakI A~khoM kA jAgaraNa hai| abhI taka manuSya ko yaha jJAna kahA~ hai ki maiM kauna hU~ ? use bAhara kI to sArI vastue~ aura halacala dikhAI par3atI hai, para yaha kahA~ dikhAI detA hai ki maiM kauna huuN| sUI to khoI par3I hai ghAsa ke Dhera meN| AtmA kA kahIM koI atA-patA nhiiN| hamane to rAta ko sonA suSupti mAna liyA aura subaha nIMda se uThanA jaagRti| ___ jAgRti meM bAhara ke jagat kA hI mUlya banA rahatA hai| suSupti sonA hai| sone meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ turyA : bheda-vijJAna kI parAkASThA 137 na to bAhara ke jagat kA mahattva rahatA hai aura na aMtara-jagat kaa| soyA huA AdamI jIvita murdA hai| sone ke bAda hoza kahA~ rahatA hai ? bhItara aura bAhara kA nijatva aura paratva kA bodha to gahana aMdhakAra meM hai| svapna bAhara aura bhItara donoM se hI alaga yAtrA hai| svapna meM aMtarjagat se saMbaMdha kA to koI savAla hI nahIM utthtaa| svapna meM to hotI haiM kevala ve bAteM, jinakA mana para saMsAra kA pratibiMba banA hai| cA~da nahIM hotA pAnI meM, cA~da kI jhalaka hotI hai| svapna meM ve tairate rahate haiM, jo hamane jAga kara saMsAra se lie haiN| svapna vAstava meM pratibiMboM kA jJAna hai| jAgRti pratibiMboM ke AdhAroM kA jJAna hai| suSupti jJAna-zUnya avasthA hai| ___hama na jAgRti haiM, na svapna aura na suSupta / hamArA vyaktitva tInoM se alaga hai| jAgRti, svapna aura suSupti to zarIra aura citta ke bIca calane vAlA gRha-yuddha hai| AtmA kA gRha-yuddha se bhalA kyA saMbaMdha ? vaha na kartA hai, na bhoktaa| vaha mAtra sAkSI hai| sAkSI ko kartA mAna lenA hI mAyA aura mithyAtva hai| jo sone, jagane aura bhaTakane se atikramaNa kara letA hai, usakI avasthA parama hai| ise turyA-avasthA kahate haiN| turyA-avasthA parama jJAna hai| parama jJAna ke mAyane haiM sthitprjnytaa| turyA meM praveza aMdhakAra se mukti hai| yaha prakAza meM praviSTi hai| yahI vaha avasthA hai jise zaMkara ne zivatva kahA hai, buddha ne buddhatva kahA hai| jinezvara kA jinatva bhI yahI hai| ravIMdra ke zabdoM meM - jahA~ citta bhaya-zUnya, sira unnata / jJAna-mukta; prAcIna gRhoM ke aksst| vasudhA kA jahA~ na karake khNdd-vibhaajn| dina-rAta banAte choTe-choTe aaNgn| prati hRdaya-utsa se vAkya ucchvasita hote| hoM jahA~, jahA~ ki ajasra karma ke sote| avyAhata dizA-dizA deza-deza bahate / caritArtha sahasroM-vidha hote rhte| turyA aisI hI avasthA hai parama vikAsamayI, prkaashmyii| turyA vaha avasthA hai, jahA~ dRzya bhI rahatA hai aura draSTA bhii| sirpha kho jAtI hai bIca kI maayaa| TUTa jAtA hai donoM kA saMbaMdha-yojaka taadaatmy| turyA kI prApti ke lie sabase kAragara upAya hai - bhed-vijnyaan| bheda-vijJAna mahAvIra kI dena hai| satya to yaha hai ki mahAvIra ke saMpUrNa tattva-darzana ko eka mAtra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 antara ke paTa khola isI zabda se vyAkhyAyita kiyA jA sakatA hai| bheda-vijJAna kA artha hai, svayaM ko citta se alaga mAnanA, citta kI vRttiyoM se alaga mAnanA, jAgRti, svapna aura suSupti se alaga mAnanA, saMsAra, saMsAra ke pratibiMba aura zArIrika taMdrA se alaga maannaa| abhI to saba eka-dUsare se ghule-mile haiM, race-base haiN| jage haiM to jur3e haiM; so rahe haiM to sapanoM meM taira rahe haiM, jabaki hamArA svabhAva na to sonA hai na sapane dekhnaa| jo ekarasatA hai, vaha tAdAtmya ke kAraNa hai| na tuma jhUThe ho, na tumhArA par3osI, na saMsAra jhUThA hai, na caaNd-sitaare| jhUThA hai tAdAtmya, saMbaMdhoM kA AropaNa, ArohaNa aura avrohnn| tAdAtmya hI du:kha kA kAraNa hai| du:khI hone para rote ho aura sukhI hone para khuza najara Ate ho| jabaki satya to yaha hai ki tuma to sukha aura duHkha donoM se alaga ho| maiM alaga hU~, yaha bodha hI to bheda-vijJAna kA mUla phaoNrmUlA hai| krodha hai to krodha se, lobha hai to lobha se, coTa hai to coTa se, bhUkha hai to bhUkha se, apane Apako alaga maano| yadi krodha Ae to krodha ko dekho aura yaha anubhava karo ki krodha karane vAlA maiM nahIM huuN| maiM to krodha kI cinagArI uThane se pahale bhI thaa| usake bujha jAne ke bAda bhI 'maiM' to rhegaa| krodha to kSaNika hai, maiM krodha nahIM huuN| ___ coTa lagane para yaha ahasAsa na kareM ki mujhe coTa lagI hai| coTa to zarIra ko lagI hai aura maiM zarIra se bhinna huuN| saccAI to yaha hai ki agara bheda-vijJAna sadha jAe, to coTa aura darda kI anubhUti bar3I kSINa hogI, atyaMta sAmAnya aura nyuuntm| zarIra ke prati jitanA lagAva hogA, zArIrika vedanA hameM utanI hI vyathita kregii| pariNAma jo honA hogA, so to hogA hii| bheda -vijJAna pariNAma se pUrva hone vAlI cIkhacillAhaTa ko nahIM hone detaa| darda aura duHkha ke bIca bhI cehare para ubharane vAlI muskAna hI cetanA kI prakAzamAn dazA hai| bhUkha lagane para bhojana avazya kareM, paraMtu isa samajha ke sAtha ki bhUkha zarIra kA svabhAva hai| bhojana maiM nahIM kara rahA hU~, balki zarIra ko karA rahA huuN| vAsanA bhI uThe, to bhI yahI jAno ki vAsanA zarIra kI upaja hai| maiM vAsanAgrasta nahIM huuN| ___zarIra ko jo cAhie, use diijie| garmI lage, to havA kI suvidhA diijie| maila car3he, to nhlaaie| bhUkha lage, to khilAie, para isa smRti ke sAtha ki yaha saba maiM nahIM huuN| jaba taka zarIra mere sAtha hai, use usakI suvidhAe~ deNge| maiM kauna hU~ - maiM inase alaga huuN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ turyA : bheda-vijJAna kI parAkASThA ____139 alagAva-bodha kI yaha prakriyA bheda-vijJAna hai| dhyAna aura adhyAtma ko jIvana meM ghaTita karane ke lie yaha parama vijJAna hai| sarvaprathama, dina meM yaha vijJAna AtmasAt kreN| dina kA artha hai vaha samaya jaba A~kheM khulI raheM; AdamI jagA rhe| sAre kAma jAgakara hI kie jAte haiN| isalie jAgane se hI turyA kI zuruAta hotI hai| hama jo kucha bhI kareM, jo bhI dekheM, jise bhI chue~, saba karate hue bhI svayaM ko sabase alaga jaaneN| aisA lage mAno yaha dekhanA, karanA aura chUnA mahaja eka sapanA hai| saMsAra eka sapanA hai| apane ko sapanA mAnanA Atma-jAgarUkatA ko protsAhana denA hai| rAta ko bhI jo sapane Ate haiM, unake prati bhI dhIre-dhIre jAgarUkatA bddh'egii| sapanA jaise hI TUTe, usakI asaliyata ko pahacAnane kI koziza karo, usakA samyak nirIkSaNa kro| aisA karane se citta kI ekAgratA banegI aura zUnya ubhregaa| zUnya meM utaro aura zUnya ko dekho| zUnya-draSTA bno|| ___Apa pAoge ki svapna kho gyaa| suSupti meM jAgarUkatA/sajagatA/sacetanatA avatarita ho gii| saMsAra kI nigAhoM meM hama soe haiM, para gItA kahegI yogI suSupti ke maMdira meM jAgA hai| jAgRta-suSupti kA nAma hI samAdhi hai aura svayaM ko jJeya se bhinna jJAtA mAtra jAna lenA AtmajJAna hai| yaha turyAvasthA hai| jahA~ sAdhaka dikhane meM Ama AdamI jaisA hI hotA hai, para bar3A bhinna-jJAtA mAtra/sAkSI mAtra; buddhi aura tarka se pare rahakara, siddhatva kA varaNa karatA hai| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sahaja mile avinAzI tuma apanA hara karma prabhu ko samarpita karo, tumhArA karma hI tumhArI pUjA kA puSpa bana jaaegaa| sAta kAphI gaharA gaI thii| AsamAna tAroM se bharA haA thaa| ThaMDI havAe~ bayAra-sI 'baha rahI thiiN| phUla aura pattiyA~ osa se dabI/bharI thii| saba loga apanIapanI cAdara khIMce apane-apane gharoM meM soe par3e the| rAta AdhI bIta cukI thii| haThAt mA~ kI A~kheM khulii| dekhA, beTA barAmade meM baiThA AkAza kI ora nihAra rahA hai| usake hoMTha phar3aphar3A rahe haiN| A~kheM kisI virahiNI kI taraha bhIgI haiN| mA~ samajha gaI, beTA kyA kara rahA hai? mA~ ne pUchA, itanI rAta gae, abhI taka tuma prArthanA meM baiThe ho ? beTe ne kahA, mA~, jarA dekho usa per3a para baiThe papIhe ko| vaha bhI to itanI rAta gae, jAgA baiThA hai| agara vaha papIhA apane priya kI pratIkSA meM AdhI rAta taka pIU-pIU kara sakatA hai, to phira maiM kyoM nahIM kara sakatA? papIhe kA pIU to yahIM-kahIM gayA hogaa| mujhe jisakI pratIkSA hai, usake lie to mujhe aneka janma lagAne hoNge| mA~ kI A~kheM bhara aaiiN| usane kahA - terA priya tumase dUra nahIM hai| tuma usameM DUba rahe ho aura vaha tuma meM prakaTa ho rahA hai| dekho, apane bhItara rasabharI bAriza ko, thirakatI huI jyoti ko| jiMdagI kI deharI para hone vAlI yaha pratIkSA hI prArthanA hai| jaise dIpaka madiramadira jalatA rahatA hai, prArthanA bhI aisA hI jalanA hai| tana ke tela ko, mana kI bAtI ko, jyoti se AtmasAt hone ke lie nyochAvara kara denA hotA hai| paramAtmA kA phUla hara ora khilA haA hai| pattI-pattI para usakI muskAna ubhara rahI hai| nadiyoM kI laharoM meM usakI thirakana hai| havA ke jhoMkoM meM usakA sparza hai| A~khoM-A~khoM meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sahaja mile avinAzI 141 usakA vAsa hai| yaha bhI kaisA Azcarya hai ki nayana-nayana meM basane vAlA khuda ke nainoM ko hI dikhAI nahIM detaa| prArthanA kevala pATha bolatA hI nahIM hai| prArthanA to pratIkSA hai| jo ho rahA hai, usakA aMgIkAra hai| jo A rahA hai, usakA svAgata hai| sA~sa-sA~sa meM vahI rama rahA hai| duniyA ramatI hai deha meM, aura vaha viharatA hai sA~soM meN| jo apanI hara sA~sa ko ArAdhanA ke lie nyochAvara kara detA hai, usI kI prArthanAe~ paravAna car3hatI hai| paga ghugharU bAMdha mIrA nAcI re| maiM to mere nArAyaNa kI Apa hI ho gaI dAsI re| loka kahai mIrA bhayI re bAvarI, nyAta kahai kulanAzI re| paga ghugharU bAMdha mIrA nAcI re| viSa kA pyAlA rANA jI bhejyA, pIvata mIrA hAMsI re| mIrA ke prabhu giradhara nAgara, sahaja mile avinAzI re| paga ghugharU bAMdha mIrA nAcI re| yaha nRtya prArthanA kA ahobhAva hai| duniyA kI nigAhoM meM yaha nRtya nahIM, pAgalapana hai, para premI ke lie to yaha prema kA mahotsava hai, paramAtmA-prApti kI sAvana-bahAra hai| paramAtma-prApti ke lie to maMdira kI AratI ke samAna apane deva ke prati samarpita honA hotA hai| madhura-madhura, maMda-maMda jalane vAle dIe kI taraha priyatama kA patha Alokita karane kI AkulatA, jIvana ke maMdira meM hone vAlI akhaMDa AratI prArthanA kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki buddhi ko giravI rakha do aura hRdaya ko nyochAvara kara do| hamArA mastiSka to ho hRdayamaya aura hRdaya ho mstisskmy| yahI vaha par3Ava hai jahA~ dhyAna bhakti bana jAtA hai aura bhakti dhyaan| taba to aisI lIlAe~ ghaTatI haiM jinameM pahacAna pAnA kaThina hotA hai ki kauna strI hai aura kauna puruSa, kauna premI hai aura kauna yogI, AmaMtraNa paramAtmA ne diyA hai yA premI ne| premI donoM hI haiN| 'eka prANa duI gAta' saba ekameva ho jAtA hai, ekarasa ho jAtA hai, vRkSa bIja meM calA jAtA hai aura bIja vRkSa bana jAtA hai| pataMjali kahate haiM - 'yathAbhimata dhyAnAt vA' - dhyAna ho usI kA jisakA jo iSTa hai| tuma kahate ho, mana DolAyamAna hai, para premI ko to mana kA kahIM koI atA-patA hI nahIM rhtaa| mana to visarjita ho jAtA hai prema kI AbhA meN| jahA~ mana hai, vahA~ usakI nikaTatA kA ahasAsa nahIM hai| mana to nikaTatA meM dUrI lAne vAlA hai| sAdhaka kA to eka hI vicAra hotA hai, eka hI mana hotA hai, eka hI gaMtavya hotA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 antara ke paTa khola hai - ekamAtra usakA saadhy-aaraadhy| usa parama astitva kI saMbhAvanA ghara-ghara hai, deha-deha, Dagara-Dagara hai| saba meM usakA nUra hai aura loga DhU~r3hate dUra haiN| vaha hamAre pAsa hai-aisA na kahakara yoM kahU~gA ki vaha hamase dUra nahIM hai| hama kalI haiM, vaha phUla hai| bhalA kalI aura phUla meM kahIM koI phAsalA hai ? unameM sirpha khilane kA pharka hai| kalI aura phUla, eka hI ghaTanA ke do caraNa haiN| ___ paramAtmA ko kisI bhI rUpa meM pukaaro| usakI upasthiti hara rUpa meM hai| usake lie rUpa kA mahattva nahIM hai, pukAra kA mahattva hai| vaha rAma bhI hai, rAma ke pAra bhii| kRSNa bhI hai, kRSNa ke pAra bhii| mahAvIra aura buddha bhI vahI hai| allAha aura IsA bhI vahI hai, unake pAra bhI vaha basatA hai| yaha auroM meM bhI hai, sAre jahAna meM hai| kisI meM soyA hai, to kisI ne use jagA liyaa| jo soyA hai, vaha mUrchita hai| jo jAga gayA, so pAra ho gyaa| tIrthaMkara, buddha-puruSa, caitanya-puruSa ve kahalAte haiM, jo jAgeM aura paaeN| svayaM ke AnaMda ke lie, svayaM kI zAzvatatA ke lie samarpaNa hI hamArA saMkalpa ho| ArAdhanA kI vedI para pratyeka sA~sa usI ke lie nyochAvara ho, jisake prati samarpita haiN| vizvasta raho, pAra lgoge| zaMkAe~ DubotI haiM, vizvAsa pAra lagAtA hai| vizvAsa dvAra hai| yaha to aisA AnaMda kA sAgara hai ki pAra lage, to bhI saubhAgya aura DUba gae, taba bhI khushkismt| tumI sAgara, AmI tarI, tumI khevAra maajhii| pAra na diyA DubAvo jadi tAte u AmI raajii|| hama to sahajiyA sAdhaka haiN| hamane to mAna liyA ki tumhIM sAgara ho aura tumhIM khene vAle maajhii| maiM to mAtra naukA huuN| pAra lagAo, to bhI balihArI aura maMjhadhAra meM DubAo, to bhI shukriyaa| pAe~ge to Akhira tumheM hii| pAra lage, taba bhI tuma mile aura DUba gae, taba bhI tumhIM se bheMTa huii| ve dhanya haiM, jo DUbakara pAra lge| prArthanA DUbanA hai| jitanA DUba sako, prArthanA utanI hI virAT hogii| tuma to pA loge, kiMtu ve khvAboM meM hI raha jAe~ge jo sAgara meM utarane se ktraaeNge| tuma unameM DUbo, ve tumameM dduubeNge| tuma hari kA sumiraNa karo, hari tumhArA sumiraNa karane lgeNge| tuma jaisA apanA AbhAmaMDala banAoge, tumheM vApasa vaisI hI raMgata milegii| ___ eka pyArA-sA prasaMga hai| kahate haiM ki eka bAra rAma nadI se pAra hone ke lie For Personal & Private Use Only Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sahaja mile avinAzI 143 nAva para car3hane lge| nAvika ne pUchA - 'prabhu, tumhArI caraNa-dhUli ke sparza se zilA nArI ahilyA bana gaI thii| merI AjIvikA kA ekamAtra sAdhana yaha nAva bhI agara Apake caraNa-sparza se manuSya yA nArI bana gaI, to maiM kamAne-khAne se hAtha dho bailuuNgaa| isalie tumheM nAva meM baiThAne se pahale maiM tumhAre paira dhouuNgaa|' rAma muskraae| unhoMne apane pA~va dhulAe aura nAvika ne unheM nAva meM baiThA kara nadI pAra kraayaa| svAbhAvika hai koI hameM pAra lagAe, to use majadUrI to cukAnI hI hogii| rAma ko isa bAta kA ahasAsa huaa| unhoMne apanI ratnajar3ita aMgUThI nikAlI aura nAvika ko dene lge| kevaTa ne aMgUThI dekhI aura vaha bhagavAna se anunaya karane lagA - he nAtha! Apa dayA karake duniyA ko bhavasAgara se pAra karate haiM aura maiM parivAra ke poSaNa ke lie logoM ko nadiyA se pAra karatA huuN| isalie hama donoM mallAha haiN| jaise nAI-dhobI apane jAti bhAiyoM se majadUrI nahIM lete aura badale meM eka-dUsare kA kAma kara diyA karate haiM, usI taraha merA Apase paise kA kaisA lena-dena ? Apako nadiyA se pAra laganA thA, to maiMne pAra lagA diyaa| jaba maiM Apa ke ghATa para AU~, to Apa kRpA karake mujhe bhavasAgara se pAra lagA denaa| maiM dhanya-dhanya ho jaauuNgaa| jIvana kI naiyA aise hI pAra lagatI hai| tuma usakI Dora pakar3o, vaha tumhArA hAtha thaamegaa| yadi tuma apane Apako usase dUra kara baiThoge, to vaha tumheM tumhAre bhAgya para chor3a degaa| nAma jo rattI eka hai, Apa jo rattI hjaar| Adha ratI ghaTa saMcare, jAri kare saba chaar|| paramAtmA kA to do minaTa kA smaraNa hI mana ke tamas ko dUra karane kA AdhAra banatA hai| Izvara kA eka rattI nAma hajAra rattI pApoM ko naSTa karane meM samartha hai| tuma apane hara kArya se pUrva Izvara kA smaraNa kro| hara kArya ke pariNAma ko paramAtmA ke caraNoM meM arpita kiyA jAne vAlA puSpa samajha lo| tuma tAjjuba karoge ki tumhArA buhArI lagAne kA kAma bhI kisI kI mAlA japane kI taraha hogaa| hAtha meM rakhI huI mAlA ke manakoM se bhI jyAdA mUlyavAna hai mana kA mnkaa| isIlie to kahate haiM - mAlA pherata juga gayA, gayA na mana kA pher| kara kA manakA chor3i kai, mana kA manakA pher| bhale hI gale meM kaMThI dhAraNa kara lI ho yA a~guliyoM para mAlA lur3haka rahI ho, para mana meM ninyAnave kA cakkara to jArI hI rhaa| isalie mana ke manake ko, bhItara kI surati ko mUlya diyA gyaa| mana meM prabhu se lau lagAte hue yadi do ghar3I bhI bitAI jAe, to ve do ghar3iyA~ bhI tumheM dhanya kreNgii| usa samaya tumhAre mana meM, tumhArI A~khoM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 antara ke paTa khola meM usa avinAzI kI chavi hogii| tuma pApa se to bacoge hI, tumhArA hara kRtya puNyamaya ho jaaegaa| caMcala mana ko sthira karane ke lie svayaM ko zoka-rahita karo aura mana ko prakAzamayI pravRttiyoM meM lgaao| vItarAga ko tuma apanA Adarza bnaao| mana ko svapna aura mUrchA se bAhara nikaalo| usakI sadA smRti rakho jisakA jo iSTa hai| bhagavAn kI smRti ko bhUlo mata, phira cAhe tuma koI bhI kAma kyoM na kara rahe ho| hasaina ne apane lie kabhI yaha TippaNI kI thI ki bhajana karate samaya to maiM kucha acchA hotA hU~, varanA mere jaise sau husainoM se to vaha kuttA adhika acchA hai jo mAlika kI roTI khAkara mAlika kI hAjirI bajAtA hai| __ jaba bhI Izvara kI yAda ho Ae, apanI sA~soM meM usakA svAda aura suvAsa le lo| apanI A~khoM se jagat ko nihAra kara usakI racanA kA AnaMda le lo| mIrA ne giradhara ko pAyA thaa| tuma harihara ko pA lo| sumirana surata lagAya ke, mukha se kachuana bol| bAhara ke paTa deya kara, aMtara ke paTa khol|| bhItara meM usakI 'surati' rahe, smRti rahe aura hRdaya meM mIrA-bhAva janme, tabhI giradhara AtmasAt ho sakate haiN| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaivalya ke dvAra para hara hAla meM bodha rahe 'maiM eka hU~, zeSa saba saMyoga-saMbaMdha haiN| joga hamAre jIvana kA AdhAra hai-isa bAta para hamArA dhyAna keMdrita ho yA na ho, paraMtu yoga kA viyoga jIvana ke A~gana meM saMbhava nahIM hai| jagat cAhe bhItara kA ho yA bAhara kA, sAre Ayojana yoga ke kAraNa haiN| __ astitva kA hara aMza yoga rUpa hai| yoga kA artha hai judd'naa| bahirjagat se jur3anA bhI yoga hai aura aMtarjagat se jur3anA bhI yoga hai| bahirjagat se matalaba usa jagat se hai jisake sAtha hamAre apane banAe hue saMbaMdha haiN| aMtarjagat kA artha zarIra ke bhItarI bhAga meM nahIM hai| jahA~ taka zarIra kA saMbaMdha hai, vaha bhItarI rUpa se dhAraNa karake bhI bahirjagat kA hI aMta:pura khlaaegaa| zarIra bahirjagat kI dena hai| mAtA-pitA se zarIra prApta huA, isalie zarIra aMtarjagat nahIM hai| vacana aura mana bhI aMtarjagat nahIM khlaaeNge| mahAvIra ne use bahitmiA kahA hai - jo mana, vacana aura zarIra ke pariveza meM jItA hai| mahAvIra kA mAnanA hai ki paramAtmA kA dhyAna tabhI ho sakatA hai jaba vyakti mana, vacana aura kAyA ke bahiAtmapana se Upara uThakara aMtarAtmA ke gaMtavya kA musAphira bne| ___manuSya banAma AtmA ke tIna rUpa haiM - bahiAtmA, aMtaAtmA aura prmaatmaa| bahitmiA bAhya jagat kA yoga hai| aMtaAtmA aMtarjagat kA yoga hai| paramAtmA yoga-mukti hai| vahA~ bhItara aura bAhara ke bheda nahIM raha jaate| jo bhItara bhI paramAtmA ko nihAre aura bAhara bhI, cAroM ora paramAtmA hI paramAtmA ko najara muhaiyA kare, vahI paramAtma-pada para pratiSThita hai| vaha aisA dIpaka hai, jo deharI para virAjamAna hai| rozanI kI barasAta, vaha bAhara bhI vaisI hI karegA jaisI bhiitr| isalie paramAtmA parama vikAsa hai - aMta: bAhya kaa| aMtarjagat kI asmitA vicAra aura mana se bhI savA kadama Age hai| mana bhI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 antara ke paTa khola zarIra hai| mAtra deha hI zarIra nahIM hai| hamAre vicAra aura hamArA mana bhI zarIra ke hI dAyare meM Ate haiN| deha sthUla zarIra hai| vicAra deha se sUkSma hai| mana zarIra kA sabase sUkSmatama rUpa hai| zarIra to paramANuoM kA, paMcabhUtoM kA mizrita, saMgaThita, saMpAdita rUpa hai| mana zarIra kI pAramANavika zakti hai| jaise-jaise zarIra kA vikAsa hotA hai, umra kA takAjA mana para bhI lAgU hotA hai| mana, vacana aura zarIra hI bahirjagat ke yoga ke AdhAra haiN| yadi inheM samyaka dizA de dI jAe, to ye aMtaryoga meM bhI sahAyaka kI bhUmikA adA kara sakate haiN| adhyAtma kI bhASA meM aMtaryoMga ke lie dehAtIta zabda kA ullekha kiyA jAtA hai| dehAtIta kA artha deha kI sthUlatA se Upara uThanA nahIM hai| sAdhaka ko uparata honA hotA hai, deha se bhI aura mana se bhii| Akhira mana bhI deha hai aura vicAra bhii| dehAtIta kaivalya-dazA hai| vahI vyakti dehAtIta hai jo mana se Upara hai, vacana se Upara hai, deha se Upara hai - yAnI manAtIta, vacanAtIta, kaayaatiit| dehAtIta anivAryata: kAlAtIta hotA hai| dehAtIta kA saMbaMdha hotA hai AtmA se aura kAla kA saMbaMdha hotA hai deha se| kAla AtmA ko kuMThita nahIM kara sktaa| kAla kA dharma parivartana hai aura parivartana ke sAre mApadaMDa deha se jur3e hote haiN| jo deha se Upara uTha gayA, vaha kAla se bhI Upara ho gyaa| isalie dehAtIta-puruSa yuga-puruSa nahIM hotaa| vaha hotA hai - amara puruSa, mRtyujaya amRt-puruss| yadyapi bahirjagat se hone vAlA saMyoga yoga kI hI pRSThabhUmi hai, paraMtu vaha yoga kAlAtIta aura aparivartanazIla nahIM hai| jisakI deha gaI, usakA jaga gyaa| deha jaga se milI aura jaga meM samA gii| deha meM pravAsa karane vAlA 'maiM' to deha ke sAtha nahIM mraa| 'maiM' to kAlamukta hai aura deha kaalgrst| zarIra aura jagat ke sAtha hone vAlA yoga Aropita hai| dhruvatA ke gIta aise yoga meM jhaMkRta nahIM hote| sAtha to Akhira vaha rahatA hai, jo janma se pahale bhI jIvita thA aura mRtyu ke bAda bhI saMjIvita rhegaa| jIvana kI vibhinna bhUmikAoM ko dekhate hue, yoga bhI kaI sA~coM meM DhalA huA najara AtA hai| bahiryoga, aMtaryoga aura paramayoga, ye tInoM yoga ke hI pratimAna haiN| bahiryoga bAhara ke jagat se jur3anA hai| aMtaryoga bhItara kI ora baiThaka lagAnA hai| paramayoga bhItara aura bAhara, donoM ko hI bhUla jAnA hai| vaha to apane Apako paramAtmA meM DhU~r3hanA/nihAranA hai| yaha yoga kI parAkASThA hai| mujhe yaha sthiti bahuta pyArI hai| paraMtu yahA~ se Age bhI eka aura sthiti kI saMbhAvanA hai| maiM use yoga na kahakara 'ayoga' khNgaa| ayoga meM sAre yoga pIche dhakiyA die jAte haiN| saMsAra aura zarIra kA hI nahIM, paramAtmA ke pyAra kA bhI yahA~ viyoga ho jAtA hai| paramayoga paramAtmA se pyAra hai, paraMtu For Personal & Private Use Only Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaivalya ke dvAra para ayoga svayaM paramAtmA ho jAnA hai| vaha vizuddha dazA hai| kaivalya kA artha hai kevalatA / yaha vaha paristhiti hai, jahA~ 'maiM' to chUTa hI jAtA hai, 'hU~' bhI pIche raha jAtA hai| yahA~ rahatI hai, astitva kI vizuddhatA, khuda kI khAlizatA / har sthiti ke lie eka aura pracalita zabda hai - sarvajJatA / sarvajJatA kA artha hotA hai svayaM kI sarvasattA kA jJAna / yadyapi sarvajJatA aura kaivalya, donoM eka hI satya ke do nAma haiM, para kaivalya sarvajJatA se bhI U~cI cIja hai| jJAna cAhe svayaM kA hI kyoM na ho, jJAna kI anubhUti ke lie mana kA saMvedanazIla honA anivArya hai| isalie sarvajJatva aMtara-yoga aura parama yoga ho sakatA hai, paraMtu ayoga kA vizuddha rUpa to kaivalya kI hI dena hai / samAdhi to sarvajJatA bhI hai aura kaivalya bhI / sarvajJatA kI sthiti sabIja samAdhi hai aura kaivalya nirbIja samAdhi hai / sabIja samAdhi meM smRti se viyoga nahIM hotA, balki usameM smRti kA zuddhIkaraNa hotA hai| usameM mana kI caMcalatA samApta ho jAtI hai, paraMtu jarUrata par3ane para mana kA bhI upayoga kiyA jAtA hai / usameM vicAra mauna ho jAte haiM, kiMtu AvazyakatA par3ane para hoMThoM se bhI abhivyakti saMbhAvita rahatI hai / sarvajJatA banAma sabIja samAdhi meM zarIra, vicAra aura mana - tInoM hI bane to rahate haiM, para TUTa jAtA hai sirpha tInoM kA lgaav| usameM buddhi kA bhI upayoga hotA hai kiMtu yaha vaha buddhi nahIM hai, jisake khAte sumirane / bisara kI bAteM darja hoM / buddhi prajJA bana jAtI hai - saMvitarka, saMprajJAta, sAnaMda, sadAbahAra / vahA~ hotI hai prajJA RtaMbharA arthAt pUrI taraha vikasita / prakAzita 'RtaMbharA tatra prajJA' / - 147 kaivalya sabase mukti hai, sAre saMbaMdhoM se chuTakArA hai| kaivalya yaha samAdhi hai, jisameM vRkSa to rahatA hI nahIM hai, bIja bhI kho jAtA hai| isalie kaivalya vAstava meM nirbIja samAdhi hai | kaivalya to adhyAtma- prasAda hai / astitva kA sabase bar3A saubhAgya hai| kaivalya vaha sthiti hai jisake Age aura koI gaMtavya nahIM bacatA / jahA~ jAkara sAre caraNa ruka jAte haiM, buddhi apane hathiyAra DAla detI hai, tarka tejahIna ho jAte haiM aura mana kI citA bujha jAtI hai| jahA~ sabakA nirodha ho jAtA hai, sirpha svayaM kI maulikatA bacI rahatI hai, kRSNa kI bhASA meM vaha 'Izvara prApti' hai| mahAvIra ke zabdoM meM vaha 'mokSa' hai / buddha use 'nirvANa' kahate haiM aura pataMjali use 'nirbIja samAdhi' / ye sAre saMbodhana ghumAphirAkara usI eka svarUpa ke upanAma haiM, jise maiMne 'kaivalya' kahA hai hama do zabdoM para dhyAna deM - sayogI kevalI aura ayogI kevalI / donoM pAribhASika zabda haiN| sayogI kevalI ke mAyane haiM kaivalya kI vaha avasthA jisameM mana, vacana, kAyA kA yoga abhI avaziSTa hai| ayogI kevalI kaivalya kI vaha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 antara ke paTa khola avasthA kahalAtI hai jahA~ sAdhaka yoga se mukta ho jAtA hai| mana, vacana aura kAyA ke samasta saMyogoM se mukta dazA hI 'ayogI kevalI' avasthA hai| yaha jinatva kI, nirvANa kI avasthA hai, amRta-avasthA hai| yaha sarvocca avasthA hai| isa sthiti kI bAta vahI kara sakatA hai, jo vahA~ taka pahu~cA ho| pataMjali paramayogI rhe| unhoMne jamIna se lekara zikhara taka ke hara sopAna ko chuA hai aura usakA vijJAna diyA hai| pataMjali kA yogadarzana apane Apa meM dharma aura adhyAtma kA vijJAna hai| isa deza kI sArI AdhyAtmikatA eka taraha se 'yogadarzana' ke irda-girda hI ghUmatI huI najara AtI hai| yoga kI bAtoM se yadi koI gujare, tabhI ina bAtoM kI sArthakatA hai| dhyAnayoga ke mArga se gujarakara hI kahA jA sakatA hai ki AtmA hai, paramAtmA hai, samAdhi hai| isake pahale saba mAtra zabdajAla haiN| koI gujare, to hI paga ghugharU bAdha mIrA nAcI re' jaise padoM meM koI mIrA nRtya karatI hai aura marusthala meM amRta kI varSA kA AnaMda upalabdha hotA hai| kaivalya aura vItarAgatA, samAdhi aura mukti kA lakSya lie hue hama yoga ke pavitra mArga para ArUr3ha hoN| hama yaha jAneM ki hama vAsanA-vikAroM ke daladala meM haiN| hameM karmoM aura kaSAyoM ke kArAgAra se mukti pAnI hai| tRSNA aura mAyA ke kArAgAra se jaise hI tuma chUToge ki mukti kI cA~danI tumheM svAgata karatI huI najara aaegii| jIvana meM kucha apUrva, alaukika ghaTita ho, to hI hamAre AdhyAtmika prayAsoM kI sArthakatA hai| ___abhI to tuma veda, gItA aura bAibila ke bAre meM kahate ho; phira veda-gItA tumhAre bAre meM kheNge| phira veda aura bAibila tuma para likhI jaaegii| abhI to tuma avatAra, paigaMbara aura masIhA ke bAre meM kahate-par3hate ho, para kaivalya ke dvAra para pahu~cane para pIra-paigaMbara, avatAra-tIrthaMkara, buddha-masIhA tumhAre bAre meM kheNge| abhI to tuma kisI kI mUrti ke Age apanA matthA Tekate ho, phira duniyA tumhArI mUrti ke Age natamastaka hogii| zreSThatA kI tarapha, kaivalya kI taraha kadama bar3he to hI sArthakatA hai| aMdhakAra meM to haiM hI, prakAza-patha ke anuyAyI baneM, to hI yogazAstra aura yoga-darzana phira se jIvita ho pAe~ge, apanI sArthakatA siddha kara paaeNge| sabake aMtaraghaTa meM sthita Atmajyoti ko, paramAtmajyoti ko premapUrita prnnaam| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSya vanAe puruSArtha tIvana kI tIto kI lAgata se bhI kama mUlya para zraSTha sAhitya aise jie~ : zrI candraprabha / jIne kI zailI aura kalA ko ujAgara karatI vizva-prasiddha pustk| svastha, prasanna aura madhura jIvana kI rAha dikhAne vAlI prkaash-kirnn| pustaka mahala se bhI prkaashit| pRSTha : 122, mUlya 25/lakSya banAe~, puruSArtha jagAe~ : zrI candraprabha jIvana meM vahI jIteMge jinake bhItara jItane kA pUrA vizvAsa hai| saphalatA ke zikhara taka pahu~cAne vAlI pyArI pustk|pustk mahala se bhI prkaashit| pRSTha : 104, mUlya 25/bAteM jIvana kI, jIne kI : zrI candraprabha yuvA pIr3hI kI samasAmayika samasyAoM para atyaMta tArkika evaM manovaijJAnika maargdrshn| eka lokapriya pustk| pRSTha : 90, mUlya 25/behatara jIvana ke behatara samAdhAna : zrI candraprabha jIvana kI vyAvahArika evaM AdhyAtmika samasyAoM kA samAdhAna detI eka lokapriya pustk| pRSTha : 130, mUlya 25/vAha z2iMdagI ! : zrI candraprabha sukhI aura saphala jIvana jIne kA rAstA / jana-jana meM lokapriya eka carcita pustk| pRSTha 120, mUlya 25/kyA svAda hai jiMdagI kA : zrI lalitaprabha jIvana ke vibhinna sArthaka aura sakArAtmaka pahaluoM ko AtmasAta karAne vAlI lokapriya pustk| pRSTha 146, mUlya 25/jAgo mere pArtha: zrI candraprabha gItA kI samaya-sApekSa jIvanta vivecnaa| bhAratIya jIvana-dRSTi ko ujAgara karatA prasiddha grnth| phula sarkala,dillI se bhI prkaashit| RanjAnakAta vAha! z2indagI va kyA svAda jiMdagI jAgA auraNArthI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAgasA mahAvAra se jAndA INU || televantaves gharako kaise svagabanAe pravacana dharma meM praveza : zrI candraprabha nitya naye paMthoM aura upAsanA-paddhatiyoM ke bIca dharma ke svaccha maulika svarUpa kA nirdeshn| naI pIr3hI ke loga avazya pddh'eN| pRSTha : 96, mUlya 25/jAge so mahAvIra : zrI candraprabha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke viziSTa sUtroM para amRta pravacana / antarmana meM adhyAtma kI rozanI pahuMcAtA prkaash-stmbh| jJAnavardhana evaM mArgadarzana ke lie mahAvIra para naI dRsstti| pRSTha 252,mUlya 25/jIvana, jagata aura adhyAtma : zrI lalitaprabha sAgara mahopAdhyAya zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI ke viziSTa pravacanoM kA saMgraha / jIvana, jagata, adhyAtma aura mokSa para pAvana mArgadazana pradAna karane vAlI pustk| pRSTha 168,mUlya 30/ghara ko kaise svarga banAe~ : zrI lalitaprabha, zrI candraprabha isa pustaka meM hai pUjya zrI candraprabha kA lokapriya pravacana 'mA~ kI mamatA hameM pukAre' aura pUjya zrI lalitaprabha kA carcita pravacana parivAra kI khuzahAlI kA rAz2a' |ghr-ghr meM ptthniiy| pRSTha 168,mUlya 10/sahaja mile avinAzI : zrI candraprabha yoga ke kucha mahatvapUrNa sUtroM ke prasaMga meM die gae behatarIna evaM anamola prvcn| pRSTha : 100, mUlya 25/ApakI saphalatA Apake hAtha : zrI candraprabha saphalatA hara kisI ko cAhie, para use pAe~ kaise, par3hiye isa pyArI pustaka ko| pRSTha 110, mUlya 25/zAMti, siddhi aura mukti pAne kA sarala rAstA : zrI candraprabha adhyAtma kI sahaja-sarvocca sthiti taka pahuMcAne vAlA eka abhinava grantha / pRSTha : 200, mUlya 30/dhyAnayoga : vidhi aura vacana : lalitaprabha sAgara dhyAna yoga kI vAstavika samajha pAne ke lie vizeSa upayogI sAtha hI dhyAna-yoga kI vistRta vidhi|pustk mahala dillI se bhI prkaashit| pRSTha : 148, mUlya 30/ ApakIsaphalatA ApakA zAMti, siddhi aura mukti pAne dhyAnayoga vidhi aura vacana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Js kAmayAbI RCCall mahAma jaina stotra kaise jie madhura jIvana -- kyA kareM kAmayAbI ke lie : zrI candraprabha kAmayAbI ke lie hara roja naI preraNA dene vAlI eka suprasiddha pustaka / pRSTha 100, mUlya 25/ sakArAtmaka socie, saphalatA pAiye : zrI candraprabha svastha soca aura saphala jIvana kA dvAra kholatI lokapriya pustaka / pRSTha 120, mUlya 25/ phira mahAvIra cAhie : zrI candraprabha mahAvIra atIta kI nahIM vartamAna kI AvazyakatA hai / phira se samajhie mahAvIra ko / pRSTha 96, mUlya 25/ mahAna jaina stotra : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara mahAna camatkArI dhArmika stotroM kA anupama kh'j'aanaa| pRSTha 125, mUlya 25/ vizeSa apane ghara meM apanA pustakAlaya banAne ke lie phAuMDezana ne eka abhinava || yojanA banAI hai| isake aMtargata Apako sirpha eka bAra hI phAuMDezana ko paccIsa sau rupae dene hoMge, jisake badale meM phAuMDezana apane yahA~ se prakAzita hone vAle pratyeka sAhitya ko Apake pAsa Apake ghara taka pahuMcAegA aura vaha bhI AjIvana / isa yojanA ke sadasya banate hI Apako phAuMDezana dvArA prakAzita saMpUrNa 'upalabdha sAhitya' niHzulka prApta hogaa| dhyAna rahe, sAhitya vahI bhejA jA sakegA jo usa samaya sTaoNka meM upalabdha hogA / isa yojanA ke antargata saMbodhi TAimsa patrikA bhI Apako AjIvana niHzulka prApta hogI / kaise jie~ madhura jIvana : zrI candraprabha sumadhura aura suvyavasthita jIvana jIne kI kalA sikhAne vAlI behatarIna pustaka / pRSTha 120, mUlya 25/ rajisTrI cArja eka pustaka para 20 rupaye, nyUnatama do sau rupaye kA sAhitya maMgAne para DAka vyaya saMsthA dvArA dey| dhanarAzi Sri Jityasha Shree Foundation ke nAma DrAphTa banAkara jayapura ke pate para bhejeM / vI.pI.pI. se sAhitya bhejanA zakya nahIM hogaa| Aja hI apanA oNrDara nimna pate para bhejeM zrI jitayazA zrI phAuMDezana bI-7, anukampA dvitIya, ema.AI. ror3a, jayapura-302001 phona : 2364737 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra kA anupama tIrtha sabaudhi dhAma jahA~ dhyAna aura AnaMda hI nahIM, vizvAsa aura prema bhI gar3hA jAtA hai... * Atma-sAdhanA hetu sAdhanA-sabhAgAra * aSTApada maMdira evaM dAdAvAr3I ke divya darzana * bhagavAna zrI pArzvanAtha evaM mA~ sarasvatI kI vizva kI sabase bar3I pratimA ke darzana * harA-bharA naisargika vAtAvaraNa . kalAmaMdira kA bhavya darzana * manamohaka mUrtiyA~ * jhAMkiyoM meM ubharatA hamArA sAMskRtika vaibhava * jIvana-nirmANa ke lie sAhitya evaM zreSTha vIsIDI * pyArA-sA sarvadharma maMdira saMbodhi-dhAma, kAyalAnA roDa, jodhapura (rAja.) phona : 2709812 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAra-saMkSepa vaha hara kArya svIkArya hai, jisase mana meM zAMti ghaTita ho; vaha hara kArya tyAjya hai, jo azAMti kA nimitta bne| vaha pravRtti khataranAka hai, jisakA asara hamArI manovRttiyoM para pdd'e| aMdhA vaha nahIM hai, jisake pAsa A~kha nahIM hai| aMdhA vaha hai, jisake pAsa antardRSTi nahIM hai| jise svayaM kI satata smRti hai, usake jIvana kI dahalIz2a para yoga kA dIpa prajvalita rahatA hai| mana kI vRttiyoM para vijaya prApta karanA saMsAra kI sabase bar3I Atma-vijaya hai| jJAna usI kA hai jo use jie| satya usI kA hai jo use AtmasAt kre| zraddhA eka akelA aisA mArga hai, jo hameM maMjila taka pahu~cA sakatA hai| jIvana ke sarvodaya ke lie karmayoga hI prathama aura antima dvAra hai| - zrI candraprabha B OORDAROO Octoboolwood For Personal & Private Use Only