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________________ aparigraha -nIraja jaina, eka vyakti makAna banavAnA cAhatA thaa| usane vAstukAra se apane mana kA nakzA taiyAra krvaayaa| nakzA sacamuca bahuta acchA banA thaa| usake sAtha nirmANa ke liye takanIkI parAmarza (varkiMga DijAinsa) bhI sAtha meM dI gaI thiiN| isa saba ke liye dhanyavAda dete hue vAstukAra se prazna kiyA gayA - "kabhI-kabhI naye makAna meM bhI pAnI Tapakane lagatA hai| Apa itanI kRpA aura kareM ki isa nakze meM una sthaloM para nizAna deM jahA~ pAnI Tapakane kI hAlata meM marammata karAnI caahie| prazna sunakara vAstukAra cakita thaa| apane vyAvasAyika jIvana meM pahalI bAra aise prazna se usakA sAmanA huA thaa| usane kahA - 'bandhu! yadi merI DijhAina ke anusAra nirmANa hogA to makAna meM pAnI Tapakane kA koI prazna hI nahIM hai| parantu, yadi kisI kAraNa se, kabhI, makAna Tapakane hI lage to usa samaya kahA~ marammata karAnI hogI, yaha Aja isa nakze meM kaise rekhAMkita kiyA jA sakatA hai? jaba pAnI Tapake tabhI Apa dekha leM ki pAnI kahA~ se TapakatA hai, basa vahIM marammata karAnI hogii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne hameM apane vyaktitva kA nirmANa karane ke liye bhI eka aisA nakzA diyA thA jisase eka chidra-rahita bhavana hama banA sakate the| unhoMne jIvana-nirmANa ke lie kucha aise takanIkI parAmarza diye the jina para yadi amala kiyA jAtA to eka niSpApa aura niSkalaMka vyaktitva bana sakatA thaa| hamAre jIvana meM pA~ca kA praveza ho hI nahIM sakatA thaa| parantu hama cUka gye| apane vyaktitva kA prAsAda khar3A karate samaya hamane mahAvIra ke nirdezoM kA pAlana nahIM kiyaa| isI kA phala hai ki hamAre jIvana meM pA~ca pApoM kA praveza ho rahA hai| yadi hamArA jIvana mahAvIra kI batAI huI paddhati para gaDhA jAtA to usameM pApa kA pAnI Tapakane kA koI prazna hI nahIM thaa| aba hamAre sAmane samasyA yahI hai ki apane sachidra vyaktitva ko paripUrNa banAne ke liye hama kyA upacAra kareM? hamAre jIvana meM jagaha-jagaha pApa kA malina jala Tapaka rahA hai, kisa tarapha se usa cuana ko rokane kA prayAsa kareM? pApa-pravRttiyoM se bacane ke liye mahAvIra kA yahI parAmarza hai ki nirantara Atma-avalokana hama karate raheM aura jisa AcaraNa ke mAdhyama se hamAre jIvana meM pApa kA praveza hotA dikhe, usa AcaraNa ko pUrI satarkatA ke sAtha anuzAsita karane kA prayatna kreN| pApa kI jar3a : parigraha : pApa to pA~ca hote haiM - hiMsA, jhaTha, corI, kuzIla aura prigrh| parantu ina pA~coM pApoM ko hamAre jIvana meM praveza karane ke lie alaga-alaga rAste nahIM DhUMDhane pdd'te| deza-kAla kI paristhitiyoM ke anusAra koI eka pApa hamAre jIvana meM AtA hai aura phira, usI ke mAdhyama se, dhIre-dhIre anya cAra pApa bhI praveza pA jAte haiN| ho sakatA haiM koI aisA deza-kAla rahA ho jaba manuSya ke AcaraNa hiMsA pradhAna raheM hoN| hiMsA ke mAdhyama se hI zeSa pApa usake jIvana meM Ate hoN| ho sakatA haiM kisI samAja racanA meM jhUTha, corI, athavA vyabhicAra kI pradhAnatA rahI ho, aura vahI anya pApoM ke Ane mAnava bno| mAnavatA ke vikAsa meM hI sAdhutva, devatva aura siddhatva kA sRjana ho sakatA hai| 273
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________________ kA dvAra rahA ho| parantu Aja aisA nahIM hai| hiMsA kA Ananda uThAne ke lie, hama meM se koI hiMsA nahIM krtaa| jhUTha kA majA lene ke liye koI vyakti avasara talAza kara jhUTha bolatA hI ho, aisA bhI nahIM hai| isI prakAra corI aura vyabhicAra kI pradhAnatA Aja hamAre samAja meM nahIM pAI jaatii| ye cAra pApa kiye binA koI apane Apa ko adhUrA mAnatA ho, yA dukhI samajhatA ho, aisA bhI prAya: dekhane meM nahIM aataa| parantu yaha jo pA~cavAM pApa hai use karate hama saba apane Apa ko Anandita mAnate haiN| Aja kI samAja vyavasthA meM parigraha hI zeSa cAra pApoM kA dvAra kholanevAlI vyAdhi banakara hamAre mana-maStiSka para chAyA huA hai| jIvana meM praveza karatI huI pApa-dhArA ko rokane ke liye hameM sabase pahale apanI parigraha-priyatA para aMkuza lagAnA hogaa| hiMsA, jhUTha, corI aura kuzIla se ghRNA karate hue bhI hama parigraha se kabhI svapna meM bhI ghRNA nahIM kara paate| ulTe usake sAnnidhya meM apane ko sukhI aura bhAgyavAna samajhane lage hai| yaha parigraha-priyatA hameM bhItara taka jakar3a letI hai, aura hamAre hita-ahita kA viveka bhI hamase chIna letI hai| Aja parigraha ke pIche manuSya aisA dIvAnA ho rahA hai ki usake arjana aura saMrakSaNa ke liye vaha, karaNIya aura akaraNIya, saba kucha karane ko taiyAra hai Aja kA manuSya hiMsaka nahIM honA caahtaa| parantu parigraha ke arjana aura rakSaNa ke liye jitanI bhI hiMsA karanI par3e vaha karatA hai| Aja kA manuSya jhUTha aura corI meM apanI pratiSThA nahIM maantaa| unase apane Apa ko sukhI bhI nahIM maantaa| parantu parigraha ke arjana aura rakSaNa ke liye jitanA jhUTha bolanA paDe, vaha bolatA hai, jisa-jisa prakAra kI coriyAM karanA par3e, vaha karatA hai| Aja hamArI jIvana paddhati meM vyabhicAra aura kuzIla nindanIya mAne jAte haiN| koI kuzIla ko apane jIvana meM samAviSTa nahIM karanA caahtaa| parantu parigraha ke arjana aura rakSaNa ke liye jitanA kuzIla-maya vyavahAra karanA paDe, hama meM se prAyaH saba, use karane ke liye taiyAra baiThe 4 parigraha ko lekara kahIM anuja apane agraja ke sAmane A~khe tarera kara khar3A hai| usakI avamAnanA aura apamAna kara rahA hai| kahIM agraja apane anajako korTa-kacaharI taka ghasITa rahA hai| parigraha ko lekara aise tanAva pragaTa ho rahe haiM ki bahina kI rAkhI bhAI kI kalAI taka nahIM pahuMca paatii| parigraha ke pIche pati-patnI ke bIca ana-bana ho rahI hai aura mitroM meM mana-muTAva paidA ho rahe hai| eka vyakti caritra-hInatA ke kAraNa jisa patnI ko chor3a rahA hai, dUsarA usI para mohita huA, use pAne ke liye apanI satI-sAdhvI, sundara patnI kI upekSA kara rahA hai| ye hone ke pahale hI TUTate hue rizte, ye caramarAte hue dAmpatya, parityakta patniyoM kI ye sulagatI huI samasyAeM, aura daheja kI vedI para jhulasatI-jalatI ye komala-kaliyA~, hiMsA, jhUTha aura corI kA pariNAma nahIM hai| ye sArI ghaTanAeM vyabhicAra ke kAraNa bhI nahIM ghaTa rahI haiN| mAnavatA ke mukha para kAlikha malane vAle, aura samAja meM sar3AMdha paidA karane vAle ye sAre duSkRtya, hamArI parigraha-priyatA kA hI ku phala haiN| gaharAI meM jAkara dekheM to inameM se adhikAMza ghaTanAoM 274 akArya meM jIvana bitAnA guNI aura jJAnI jana kA kiMcita bhI lakSaNa nhiiN|
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________________ ke pIche hamArA lobha, hamArI lAlaca aura bhautikatA ke liye hamArI atRpta-AkAMkSAeM hI khaDI dikhAI degii| jaina AcAra-saMhitA meM parigraha kI lolupatA ko sabhI pApoM kI jar3a batAte hue kahA gayA - "manuSya parigraha ke lie hI hiMsA karatA hai| saMgraha ke nimitta hI jhUTha bolatA hai aura usI abhiprAya se corI ke kArya karatA hai| kuzIla bhI vyakti ke jIvana meM lolupatA ke mAdhyama se hI AtA hai| isa prakAra parigraha prathama-pApa hai| usI ke mAdhyama se zeSa cAra pApa jIvana meM praveza pAte haiN| saMga NimittaM mAI, bhaNaI alIkaM, karena corikaM, sevai mehuNa-micchaM, aparimANo kuNadi jiivo| samaNasutta pUjyapAda svAmI ne dhana-vRddhi kI kAmanA karane vAle puruSoM para vyaMgya karate hue kahA hai - 'ApakI parigraha-priyatA anokhI hai| jaise jaise kAla bItatA jAtA hai, vaise hI vaise byAja Adi ke dvArA ApakI dhana-vRddhi ho rahI hai jo Apako atyanta priya hai| isa tRSNA meM Apa yaha bhI bhUla jAte haiM ki jyoM-jyoM kAla vyatIta, hotA hai, tyoM tyoM ApakI sampatti bhale hI bada rahI ho, parantu usI anupAta meM ApakI Ayu kSINa ho rahI hai| isake bAda bhI Apa apanI prati-kSaNa khiratI huI Ayu kA koI sArthaka upayoga nahIM karanA cAhate, yaha jAnate hue bhI dhana kI hI AkAMkSA meM lage hae haiN| isase siddha hotA hai ki Apa dhana sampadA ko apane prANoM se bhI adhika cAhate hai|" __ AyuvRddhikSayotkarSahetuM, kalasya nirgamam vAMcchatAM dhaninAmiSTa, jIvitAtsatarAM dhanam / / iSTopadeza/15 vAstava meM hamAre Arthika cintana meM kahIM na kahIM koI bhUla avazya ho rahI hai| lagatA hai ki hama apane jIvana kA koI mUlya usake sAtha jor3a nahIM pA rahe haiN| udAharaNa ke lie koI eka makAna bana rahA hai| usake liye hamAre pAsa pUrA takhamInA taiyAra hai| bhUmi ke mUlya se lagAkara ITa, sImeMTa, aura vaha saba kucha, jo bhavana ke nirmANa meM lagane vAlA hai, usa saba kI kImata jor3akara hamane pUre makAna kI lAgata kA anumAna kara liyA hai| parantu use banavAte samaya hamAre jIvana ke jo anamola varSa, yA mahIne vyaya hone vAle haiM, usakA koI anumAnita mUlya hamArI lAgata meM zAmila nahIM hai| makAna banate samaya, yadi kaI kArIgara milakara banAyeM taba bhI, jaba taka eka ITa rakhI jAtI hai, utanI dera meM hamArI eka zvAMsa bhI nikala jAtI hai| isa zvAMsa kA mUlya kisa khAte meM jor3A gayA hai? kabhI vicAra kareM ki eka-eka ITa ke sAtha vyaya hotI huI zvAMsoM kI bhI eka nizcita sImA hai| jaba bhavana kI AkhirI ITa ke nikalane vAlI sAMsa hI yadi hamAre jIvana kI AkhirI sAMsa ho to usa makAna kI lAgata kyA hogI? saMsAra meM apanA gujArA karane ke liye parigraha jor3anA aura usakA saMrakSaNa karanA Avazvayaka hai| parantu usake jAla meM ulajha kara, saMgraha ko hI apane jIvana kA lakSya banA lenA, koI buddhimattA nahIM hai| icchAoM kI sImA nirdhArita karake, AkAMkSAoM kI asImatA para aMkuza lagAkara, sajJAna ke binA siddhI nhiiN| 275
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________________ hama sampatti ke sAtha sAtA, sukha aura saMtoSa kA bhI arjana kara sakate haiN| ___ yahI bAta kabIradAsa ne apane zabdoM meM kahI - "gAya-baila, hAthI-ghor3e aura maNi-mANikya, ye saba dhana hoMge parantu eka inase bhI bar3A dhana hai| vaha "saMtoSa-dhana" jaba upalabdha hotA hai to ye sAre dhana mahatva hIna ho jAte haiN|" go dhana, gaja dhana, bAji-dhana, aura ratana dhana khAna, jaba Avai saMtoSa dhana, saba dhana dhUri smaan| kyA diyA hai parigraha ne? Aja parigraha kI mUrchA meM se upajA asaMtoSa manuSya ko aneka varjita dizAoM meM le jA rahA hai| kAmanAoM se tRSita patnI apane pati se saMtuSTa nahIM hai| dhana ke mada meM nita-naI cAha rakhanevAlA pati apanI patnI meM koI navInatA nahIM dekha paataa| usakI dRSTi kahIM anyatra hai| jahA~ vyabhicAra ke avasara nahIM hai vahA~ bhI mAnasika vyabhicAra niraMtara cala rahA hai| jIvana tanAvoM meM kasA huA naraka bana rahA hai| jisake pAsa jo kucha hai, vaha usase saMtuSTa nahIM hai| eka koyala kA baccA ro rahA thaa| use apane kAle-kalUTe paMkhoM para cir3ha A rahI thii| abhI-abhI usane mayUra kI pITha para sundara sataraMge paMkha dekhe the| use bhI aise hI lubhAvane paMkha caahiye| koyala jaba apane nanheM-munne ko samajhAte-samajhAte thaka gaI taba use lekara mayUrI ke pAsa clii| zAyada usake gire-par3e paMkha pAkara hI baccA bahala jaaye| para vahA~ dUsarA hI tamAzA ho rahA thaa| mayUra kA baccA macala-macala kara ro rahA thaa| use apanI bhoMr3I AvAja ekadama nApasanda thii| use koyala kI taraha mIThI aura surIlI AvAja caahiye| hamAre sAtha bhI kyA aisA hI nahIM ho rahA? jisake pAsa jo hai, usameM use koI sukha, koI saMtoSa nahIM mila rhaa| parantu jo usake pAsa nahIM hai, aura dUsaroM ke pAsa hai, usakA abhAva use niraMtara dukhI kiye hue hai| saMsAra ke kisI bhI padArtha ko le leM, kisI bhI upalabdhi kI bAta soca kara dekha leN| jise vaha prApta nahIM hai vaha use pAne ke liye dukhI hai, parantu jise vaha prApta hai, vaha bhI sukhI nahIM vaha to kisI aura padArtha ke liye, kisI dUsarI upalabdhi ke liye apane mana meM lAlasA pAla rahA hai| usI lAlasA meM dina-rAta dukhI ho rahA hai| bhikhArI banA diyA hai lAlasA ne __ hama anubhava kara sakate haiM ki Aja parigraha ke prati yaha aMdhI lAlasA, sAre pApoM aura anItiyoM kA kAraNa banakara hamAre jIvana ko pradUSita aura malina kara rahI hai| yadi isa pradUSaNa se bacakara jIvana ko usakI svAbhAvika camaka aura pavitratA pradAna karanI hai, to hameM apanI parigraha-priyatA para vicAra karanA hI hogaa| isakA koI anya mArga nahIM hai| tRSNA kA daMza bahuta viSaharA hotA hai| usakI lahara meM mana kI pyAsa bar3hatI jAtI hai| citta meM kSobha banA rahatA aura manuSya eka vizeSa prakAra kI rugNa mAnasikatA kA zikAra ho jAtA hai| do paMktiyA~ mujhe yAda AtI haiM 276 sadjJAna ke binA mukti nhiiN| sadjJAna ke binA ananta sukha kI bhI upalabdhi nhiiN|
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________________ vaha parAdhIna haiM, sabase bar3A bhikhArI hai, jisameM ananta abhilASA hai, saMtoSa nhiiN| rAjA yA raMka kisI bAdazAha kA lazkara jA rahA thaa| kisI par3osI rAjya para car3hAI kI taiyArI thii| hAthI-ghoDoM, ratha aura pyAdoM ke bIca meM eka saje-dhaje hAthI ke haude para bAdazAha sInA tAna kara baiThA thaa| akasmAta eka ora se eka rupayA sannAtA huA AyA aura sIdhA zahanazAha kI nAka para lgaa| ve pIr3A se tilamilA utthe| unheM haude se utArA gyaa| kucha loga unake upacAra meM juTa gaye aura kucha isa talAza meM nikala par3e ki yaha rupayA una para kisane phekaa| thor3I hI dera meM ve eka santa ko pakar3a kara lAye"yahI vaha gunahagAra hai jisane hujUra ko coTa pahuMcAI hai|" zahaMzAha to apanI coTa kI pIr3A bhoga rahe the parantu unakA senApati krodha se ubala rahA thaa| bahuta darda bhare svara meM usane santa se prazna kiyA-"bAdazAha para hamalA karane kI tumheM himmata kaise huI?" "maine zahaMzAha ko coTa pahuMcAne vAlA koI kAma nahIM kiyaa| kisI bhakta ne mujhe eka rupayA diyA thaa| maine vaha rUpayA apane guru kI naz2ara kiyaa| unhone rUpayA mujhe lauTA diyA aura kahA - "phakIra kabhI rUpayA paisA apane pAsa nahIM rkhte| ise kisI jarUratamanda ko de denaa| rAta bhara yaha rUpayA merI jholI meM thA, lekina isakA bojha mere mana para banA huA thaa| isake hone kA ahasAsa barAbara merI rUha ko becaina kiye hue thaa| vaha mujhe cubha rahA thaa| subaha se maiM isI talAza meM isa sar3aka ke kinAre baiThA hUM ki koI jarUratamanda naz2ara Ave aura use yaha rUpayA sauMpa kara maiM apanA bojha halakA kruuN|" phakIra ne bAdazAha kI ora mukhAtiba hokara namratA se kahA-"Apa dikhe, lekina Apa itanI UMcAI para baiThe hue the ki mujhe yaha rUpayA nizAnA sAdha kara ApakI ora uchAlanA pdd'aa| jarUratamanda ko itanA UMcA nahIM baiThanA cAhie ki kisI madadagAra kA hAtha hI usa taka na pahuMca ske| phira Apake hAtha meM koI kaTorA bhI na thA, isIlie rUpayA Apake cehare para giraa| maiM sirpha ApakI madada karanA cAhatA thaa| Apako coTa pahuMcAnA merA makasada nahIM thaa|" darda ke bIca bhI phakIra kI bAtoM para bAdazAha ko haMsI A gii| "tumane mujhe jarUratamaMda aura rUpaye kA mohatAja samajha liyA yaha tumhArI buddhi kI balihArI hai|" phakIra ne muskurAte pUchA hue kahA - "jahA~panAha! maiM to Apako pahicAnatA bhI nahIM thaa| maine Apake sipahasAlAroM se hI puuchaa| mujhe batAyA gayA ki Apa par3osa kI riyAsata para car3hAI karake use apanI saltanata meM zAmila karane kI garaja se ghara se nikale haiN| maine apanI jindagI meM bahuta se jarUratamanda loga dekheM haiM, lekina unakI jarUrateM bahuta choTI, bahuta mAmUlI kisma kI huA karatI thiiN| Apa jaisA bar3A aura rauba-dAba vAlA jarUratamaMda Aja pahalIbAra aMtara meM jaba adhIratA ho taba ArAma bhI harAma ho jAtA hai| 277
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________________ maine dekhA / mujhe lagA isase bar3A bhikhArI zAyada talAzane para bhI mujhe nahIM milegaa| basa, yahI socakara maine apanI jholI kA rUpayA Apake pAsa taka pahuMcAne kI koziza kii| jo apanI khvAhiza ke liye dUsare ko nestanAbUta karane cala par3A ho, jo usa makasada para apane cahetoM kI jindagI taka kurabAna karane para tulA ho, usase bar3A aura saccA "jarUratamanda" aura kauna hogA ?" lobha aura tRSNA isI taraha rAjA ko bhI raMka aura bhikhArI banA detI hai| jo AzA aura tRSNA ke gulAma ho gaye, ve sArI duniyA ke gulAma ho jAte haiM, parantu AzA ko jinhoMne vaza meM kara liyA, sArA saMsAra unake vaza meM ho jAtA hai| ve loka-vijayI hokara mAnavatA ke mArga darzaka bana jAte haiN| yahI bAta eka nItikAra ne kahI taba hameM apanI cira-poSita atRpta AkAMkSAoM ko, aura anAvazyaka AvazyaktAoM ko, kyA bAra-bAra parakhate nahIM rahanA cAhie? kyA una para aMkuza lagAne kA prayAsa nahIM karanA cAhie ? dehAta ke kisI skUla meM eka dina do vidyArthI dera se pahu~ce / adhyApaka ne donoM se vilamba kA kAraNa puuchaa| pahale vidyArthI ne uttara diyA "mere pAsa eka rUpayA thA jo mArga meM hI kahIM gira gyaa| use DhUMDhane meM mujhe dera huii| rUpayA bhI nahIM milA aura kakSA bhI gaI / " kahate-kahate vidyArthI kI A~khoM se A~su jharane lage / AzAyA ye dAsAH, te dAsA sarvalokasya / AzA yeSAM dAsI, teSAM dAsAyate loka: dUsare vidyArthI ne daNDa ke bhaya se sakapakAte hue kahA "isakA jo rUpayA khoyA thA use maiM hI apane pA~va ke nIce dabAkara khar3A thaa| bahuta dera taka yaha vahA~ se haTA hI nahIM, maiM kaise vaha rUpayA uThAtA aura kaise vahA~ se cltaa| basa, isI kAraNa mujhe dera huI / " yahA~ ghaTanA kI dRSTi se dekheM to dAnoM vidyArthiyoM kI bhUmikA meM antara hai| eka ne kucha khoyA hai, jabaki dUsare ne kucha pAyA hai| parantu pratiphala kI dRSTi se dekhA jAye to donoM hI dukhI hue haiN| apane kartavya pAlana meM donoM ko hI vilamba huA hai| usake liye donoM hI daNDa ke bhAgIdAra bane haiN| jisakA kucha kho gayA use khone kI pIr3A hai, aura jise kucha milA hai use china jAne kA bhaya trasta kara rahA hai| use prApti ko apane paira ke nIce dabAye rakhane kI cintA hai| aura adhika pAne kI lAlasA hai| yahI to kAraNa hai ki saMsAra meM saba dukhI hI haiN| jisake pAsa kucha nahIM hai vaha sampatti ke abhAva kI yAtanA se dukhI hai| jisake pAsa kucha hai vaha parigraha ke sadbhAva meM hone vAle taraha-taraha ke duHkhoM se dukhI ho rahA hai| dukhoM ko janma dene vAlI AkAMkSAeM aura AkulatAeM sabake mana meM haiM, lekina sukha ko utpanna karane vAlI nirAkulatA, sahiSNutA aura saMtoSa yahA~ kisI ke pAsa nahIM hai| saMtoSa aura anAkA~kSA ke binA sukha kI kalpanA bhI kaise kI jA sakatI hai ? 278 jArja banArDa zaoN ne likhA hai "hamAre jIvana meM do dukhada ghaTanAeM ghaTatI haiN| pahalI yaha ki hameM apanI manacAhI vastue milatI nahIM haiN| dUsarA yaha ki ve hameM mila jAtI haiN| akArya meM jIvana bitAnA guNI aura jJAnI jana kA kiMcita bhI lakSaNa nahIM / - - For Private Personal Use Only
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________________ "There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it." George Bernard Shaw bAta khone kI ho yA pAne kI isase koI aMtara nahIM pdd'taa| donoM hI paristhitiyoM meM manuSya ke mana meM saMkleza hI upajate haiN| unhIM saMklezoM kI pIr3A use bhoganA par3atI hai| vaha jitanA sampattizAlI hotA jAtA hai, usakI yaha pIr3A usI anupAta se bar3hatI jAtI hai|| jainAcArya guNabhadrasvAmI ne apane graMtha meM likhA hai - "saMsAra meM hara prANI ke bhItara tRSNA kA itanA bar3A gaDDhA hai ki yadi usameM vizva kI sArI sampadA DAla dI jAya, taba bhI vaha bharegA nahIM, khAlI hI rhegaa| aisI sthiti meM kise, kyA dekara saMtuSTa kiyA jA sakatA hai? viSayoM kI AzA aura tRSNA sadaiva unheM dukhI hI karatI rheNgii| taSNAgata: pratiprANI yasmin vishvmnnuupmm| kasya kiM kiyadAyAti, vRthA vo vissyaissitaa| -AcArya guNabhadra/AtmAnuzAsana bhoga AkAMkSAoM kI tRpti ke liye vicArakoM ne tInoM lokoM kI sampatti ko bhI aparyApta mAnA hai| anta meM saMtoSa rUpI amRta kA pAna karane para hI jJAna ke Ananda kI upalabdhi svIkAra kI gaI hai| bhogana kI abhilASa harana kauM trijaga sampadA thorI, yA jJAnAnanda "daula' aba piyau piyUSa kttorii| -daulatarAma adhyAtma padAvalI tathA gItA meM bhI karma-bandha se bacanekA upAya batAte hue yahI kahA gayA ki - "jo kucha sahajatA se prApta ho jAya usameM saMtuSTa rahanevAlA, harSa aura zoka Adi dvandoM se rahita tathA IrSyA se rahita aisA sAdhaka jo apane abhiprAya kI siddhi aura asiddhi meM samatA-bhAva dhAraNa karatA hai, vaha karmo ko karatA huA bhI karma-bandha nahIM karatA" yaddacchAlAbha saMtuSTo dvandvAtIta: vimatsara: sama: siddhAvasiddhau ca kRtvApi na nibdhyte| -gItA/4-22 vartamAna samAja vyavasthA meM dhana-sampatti ko bahata adhika mahatva prApta ho gayA hai| Aja kA samAja-darzana to yaha ho gayA hai ki jisake pAsa dhana hai vahI kulIna hai| vahI vidvAn hai aura vahI guNavAn hai| dhanavAna hI kuzala vaktA hai aura vahI darzanIya, bhavya vyaktitva vAlA hai, kyoM ki sAre guNa dhana ke Azraya se hI rahate haiM yasyAsti vittaM sa nara: kulIna:, sa paNDitaH, sa zrutavAn guNajJaH, sa eva vaktA, sa ca darzanIya, sarve guNA: kaaNcnmaashriynti| phira jahA~ aisI hI sAmAjika svIkRti dhana ko milI ho, vahA~ usake upArjana ke liye eka pAgalapana bharI daur3a yadi samAja ke sabhI vargoM meM cala rahI ho to yaha asvAbhAvika to vizva meM, tInoM lokoM meM dadi koI mahAmaMtra hai to vaha hai mana ko vaza meM krnaa| 279
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________________ nahIM hai| do hajAra varSa pUrva jainAcArya samantabhadra svAmI ne dhana ke saMcaya kI nirarthakatA ko rekhAMkita karate hue kahA thA - "yadi jIvana meM pApa kA nirodha ho gayA ho to vaha niSpApa-jIvana hI sabase bar3I sampadA hai| phira anya kisI sampadA kA koI artha nahIM hai| aura yadi jIvana meM pApa kA Asrava ho rahA ho, hamArA AcaraNa pApamaya ho, to kisI bhI sampadA se hamAre jIvana kA utkarSa hone vAlA nahIM hai| pApa ke sAtha Ane vAlI sampatti hameM durgati ke garta meM hI le jaayegii| aisI sthiti meM sampadA se kyA prayojana? " yadi pApa-nirodhI'nya sampadA kiM pryojnm| yadi pApAsavo'slya sampadA kiM pryojnm| ratnakaraNDa zrAvakAcAra/27 dhana se jahA~ taka hamArI AvazyaktAoM kI pUrti hotI ho usI hada taka vaha hamAre liye upayogI hai| jo dhana AvazyaktA kI pUrti nahIM kara pA rahA ho vaha nirarthaka hai| isI prakAra AvazyaktA se adhika dhana kA bhI koI upayoga nahIM hai| kauTilya ne apane arthazAstra meM utanI hI sampatti saMkalita karane ko ucita ThaharAyA hai jitane se hamAre sAMsArika dAyitvoM kA bhalI prakAra nirvAha ho ske| parigraha-parimANa nAmake pA~caveM aNuvrata ko "icchA-parimANavata" kahakara jainAcAryoM ne bhI yahI kahA hai ki vyakti ko apanI icchAeM sImita karake, unakI pUrti ke anurUpa parigraha rakhanA caahiye| usake adhika sampatti ke prati use koI vyAmoha yA AkA~kSA nahIM rakhanI caahiye| sAmAnya gRhastha ke liye sukhI jIvana bitAne kA eka hI upAya kahA gayA hai ki vaha apanI Aya ke bhItara vyaya kA saMyojana karake usI meM apanA kAma calAne kA saMkalpa le| yadi Aya se adhika vyaya kI Adata hogI to niyama se jIvana meM azAMti aura asaMtulana rhegaa| Aya se adhika vyaya na ho, usake bhItara hI jIvana yApana kiyA jA sake yaha eka kalA hai| isake mAdhyama se jIvana meM Ananda kA vistAra hotA hai aura pUrA parivAra zAMti kA anubhava karatA hai| nItikAroM ne isI kalA ko pANDitya kahA hai, isI ko vacana-kauzala kahA hai| itanA bhara nahIM, unhoMne gRhastha ke liye ise sabase bar3A dharma kahakara isa kalA kI sarAhanA kI hai idameva hi pANDitvaM, iyameva vidagdhatA, ayameva parodharmaH yadAyAnAdhiko vyavaH / -nItivAkyAmRta/108 rahImane bhI apane khudA se yahI yAcanA to kI thI ki - "jitane meM mere parivAra kA peTa bhara jAya, atithi kA satkAra kara sakU aura mujhe bhI bhUkhA nahIM sonA par3e, o khudA! basa, mere liye itanA hI paryApta hai| yahI merI ArajU hai|" sAI itanA dIjiye, jAmeM kuTuMba samAya, maiM bhI bhukhA nA rahUM, sAdhu na bhukhA jaay| -rahIma 280 saMsAra meM aise bhI puruSa hai jo Apatti ke AMdhI-tUphAna kA pAna kara lete hai|
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________________ jisa vyakti ke jIvana meM itanA ghaTita ho jAe, vahI nirbhIka hokara sammAna-pUrNa jIvana jI sakatA hai| kabIra ne kahA - "vAMchA samApta hote hI sArI cintAyeM naSTa ho gii| mana nizcinta ho gyaa| ThIka hI to hai, jinheM kisI se kucha nahIM cAhiye ve to zAhoM ke bhI zAha haiN|" cAha gaI, cintA miTI, manuvA be-paravAha, jinakauM kachu na cAhiye, so sAhana pati saah| -kabIra parigraha kI lAlasA para aMkuza lagAne kA eka mAtra upAya hai sNtoss| jaba taka hama apanI icchAoM aura AvazyaktAoM kI sImA nirdhArita nahIM kareMge, aura jaba taka hama prApta sAmagrI meM saMtuSTa aura sukhI rahane kI kalA nahIM sIkha leMge, taba taka tRSNA kI dAhaka jvAlAoM meM hameM jalanA hI hogaa| parigraha se moha bar3hegA aura usase tRSNA kI jvAlAyeM aura UMcI hotI jaayeNgii| eka pada kI do paMktiyAM haiM re mana kara sadA saMtoSa, jAteM miTata saba dukha-doSa badeM parigraha moha bAr3hata, adhika tisnA hota, bahuta iMdhana jarata jaiseM, agini UMcI jot| -daulatarAma/adhyAtma padAvalI samasyA yaha hai ki saMtoSa prApta kaise ho? sArA jIvana to bhautika upalabdhiyoM kI spardhA kI daur3a banakara raha gayA hai| koI vastu jaba taka milatI nahIM hai taba taka usakI prApti meM hI sukha aura saMtoSa dikhAI detA hai| jaba vaha mila jAtI hai taba vastu to hama saheja lete haiM, parantu usameM sukha yA saMtoSa kahIM dUra-dUra taka dikhAI nahIM detaa| taba taka hamArI draSTi kisI anya aprApta vastu para laga jAtI hai| usake binA saba kucha phIkA lagane lagatA RSiyoM ke upadezoM para calakara manuSya tama se prakAza kI ora bar3hA ho yA nahIM, usane mRtyu se amaratva kI ora paga bar3hAye hoM yA nahIM, parantu apanI parigraha-priyatA se prerita vaha bhautikatA ke kSetra meM upalabdha se anupalabdha kI ora nirataMra bar3I tejI se daur3a rahA hai| vicAra karanA cAhiye hameM ki hamArI isa lakSya hIna aura thakAne-bharamAne vAlI daur3a kA aMta kaba hogA? kahA~ hogA? aura kaise hogA? jahAM prema, karuNA, vAtsalya Ahara sAdhutva hai usI kI jaya hogii| 281