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________________ Atma-sAkSAtkAra kI kalA : dhyAna dhyAna : AtmabhAva meM ramaNa bhArata kI bhUmi AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kI raMgasthalI rahI hai| isa bhArata meM samaya-samaya para aneka tIrthaMkaroM kA evaM prabuddha mahApuruSoM kA avataraNa huA hai / yahA~ anekAneka AtmAe~ divya sAdhanA ke bala para apanI divyatA ko prApta kara cukI haiN| unhoMne jana-jana ko bhagavattA prApta karane kI sAdhanA dI hai, jo Aja ke bhautika sukhoM kI daur3a meM daur3ane vAle janamAnasa ko vartamAna kSaNa meM zAzvata sukhazAnti kI anubhUti karAtI hai, vaha sAdhanA hai - dhyAna-sAdhanA / dhyAna eka darzana hai| dhyAna zubha bhI hai aura azubha bhI / Atma svabhAva meM ramaNa karanA hI dhyAna hai| mana kI caMcala vRttiyoM para samatA kA aMkuza lagAnA dhyAna hai| dhyAna karane-karavAne kI kalA meM siddhahasta AcArya DaoN. zivamuni jI ma. dhyAna ke rahasyoM ko udghATita kara rahe haiM, apane isa Alekha ke mAdhyama se / sampAdaka dhyAna ke sambandha meM AcAryoM kA mata hai ki uttama saMhanana vAlI AtmA kA kisI eka avasthA meM antarmuhUrta ke lie ciMtA kA nirodha hotA hai vahI dhyAna hai / " uttama saMhananasyaikAgra cintAnirodho dhyAnam / " (tattvArtha sUtra 1-21) arthAt, sAdhaka kA apane citta kA nirodha karate hue apane AtmabhAva meM binA kisI vyavadhAna ke ( antarmuhUrta) sthita rahanA hI dhyAna hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra se gautama svAmI ne pUchA "egaggamaNa sannivesaNAeNaM bhante jIve kiM jaNayai ?" arthAt bhante ! ekAgra mana sannivezanA se jIva ko kyA prApta hotA hai ? isakA uttara dete hue bhagavAn ne kahA ki ekAgramana sannivezanA se jIva citta kA nirodha karatA hai / Atma-sAkSAtkAra kI kalA : dhyAna jaina saMskRti kA Aloka AcArya DaoN. zrI zivamuni ekAgratA arthAt apane citta ko kisI eka Alambana meM sthita karake AtmabhAva meM ramaNa karane se citta kA nirodha hotA hai aura Atmika AnaMda kI anubhUti hotI hai / ataH citta kI sthiratA hI AtmabhAva meM ramaNa karane kA sAdhana hai; yahI sAdhana dhyAna hai / - -- mana kA svarUpa kyA hai ? jaise sAgara meM laharoM kA sthAna hai vahI sthAna cetanA rUpI samudra meM arthAt aMtaHkaraNa meM uThanevAle saMkalpa-vikalpa janita vaicArika laharoM kA hai / ina saMkalpa-vikalpoM kA koI nija astitva nahIM hai / jyoM hI samudra zAnta hone para lahareM zAnta ho jAtI hai, usI prakAra cetanA meM zuddha bhAvoM kA AvirbhAva hone para aMtaHkaraNa ke saMkalpa-vikalpa zAnta ho jAte haiM aura nirvikalpaka avasthA prApta hotI hai| nirvikalpaka avasthA ko prApta karane ke liye Avazyaka hai - jJAtA-draSTA bhAva kI sAdhanA / aMtaHkaraNa meM uThanevAle saMkalpa-vikalpoM ko draSTAbhAva se dekhane kA abhyAsa sAdhanA ke dvArA kreN| tabhI use anubhUti hotI hai ego me sAsao appA nANa- daMsaNa saMjuo / sesA se bAhirA bhAvA savve saMjoga lakkhaNA / / arthAt eka merI AtmA zAzvata hai jo jJAna-darzana se saMyukta hai zeSa sabhI bAhara ke bhAva haiN| arthAt saMyoga mAtra hai / 131
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________________ sAdhanA kA mahAyAtrI : zrI samana mani upaniSad meM bhI kahA hai ki "AtmAni vijJAte sarva- bAhara se pardA haTAtA hai aura andara kI ora le ke jAtA midaM vijJAtaM bhavati" -jo AtmA ko jAna letA hai use hai| jaise pakSI dinabhara AkAza meM ur3atA rahatA hai aura sA~jha sarva jJAta ho jAtA hai| yahA~ jAnane kA artha anubhUti hai| ko apane ghauMsale meM A jAtA hai vaise hI vibhAva se haTakara jaba yaha anubhUti hotI hai, taba sAdhaka saMsAra ke mAyA, svabhAva meM A jAnA hI dhyAna hai| dhyAna eka dIpaka hai jo moha, saMyoga, viyoga se Upara uTha jAtA hai aura sabako antara ke Aloka ko prakAzita karatA hai| dhyAna eka jAnakara apane AtmabhAva meM ramaNa karatA hai| pavitra gaMgA hai, jisake pAsa baiThakara tuma snAta ho sakate jJAtA-draSTA bhAva kI sAdhanA hai - dhyAna ho| dhyAna eka kalpavRkSa hai, jisake nIce baiThakara ke Apa Ananda ke Aloka taka jA sakate ho| ___ dhyAna kI jAgRta avasthA AnandamayI hotI hai, yaha pragati kA sopAna hai, isa avasthA meM satya kA saberA hotA sAmAyika hI dhyAna hai - bhagavAn mahAvIra ke zabdoM hai| jJAna Aditya kA udaya hotA hai| taba AtmA apane ___ meM sAmAyika hI dhyAna hai| unhoMne sAmAyika va dhyAna ko svarUpa kA bodha prApta karake jAga uThatI hai| usake jIvana ___alaga nahIM kahA / sam+Aya+ika = sAmAyika arthAt - meM "saccaM khu bhagavaM" kI jyoti jagamagAne laga jAtI hai| samatA hI dhyAna hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne ThANAMga sUtra ke usa Atma-jyoti ke darzana hote hI hRdaya kI sabhI granthiyA~ / cauthe ThANe meM dhyAna ke cAra bheda batAye haiM - Arta, raudra, vilIna ho jAtI hai aura usake saba saMzaya samUla kSINa ho dharma evaM zukla / unameM Arta aura raudra bhI dhyAna hai, jAte haiN| kahA hai ki - lekina vaha galata hai, vAsanAoM se bharA huA nigeTiva hai| vaha saMsAra kI ora le jaayegaa| dharma aura zukla Apako bhiyate hRdaya granthirchidyate sarva sNshyaaH| paramArtha kI ora le jaaegaa| kSIyante cAsya karmANi, tasmin draSTe praavre|| svAdhyAya va dhyAna kA svarUpa-dhyAna kA artha A~kheM ava prazna samupasthita hotA hai ki hama dhyAna kaise banda karanA nahIM hotaa| dhyAna kA artha hai - apane svarUpa kare? dhyAna kyA hai? dhyAna kyoM kareM? meM A jaanaa| vastutaH bhagavAn mahAvIra kI sAdhanA, unakA dhyAna kyA hai? jJAna, AcaraNa evaM tapa ko jIvana meM sthApita karanA hai to dhyAna hai - amana kI sthiti| dhyAna hai - mana kaa| vaha eka hI dhArA hai, vaha hai - svabhAva aura dhyaan| hama zUnya ho jaanaa| dhyAna hai- mana kA sadha jaanaa| dhyAna hai - donoM ko alaga nahIM kara skte| do hI paMkha hai, do hI cetanA kA uuvaarohnn| dhyAna hai- aMtara kA snaan| dhyAna pahiye hai - gAr3I ke| svAdhyAya kA artha hI dhyAna hotA hai| hai - citta kI shuddhi| dhyAna hai - vikAroM se haTakara nirmala aura dhyAna kA artha hI svAdhyAya hotA hai| sAmAyika kA ho jaanaa| dhyAna hai - antara meM prvesh| dhyAna hI mukti matalaba hI dhyAna hotA hai aura dhyAna kA matalaba hI sAmAyika kA dvAra hai| dhyAna hI aMtara kI jAgarukatA hai| dhyAna hotA hai, svAdhyAya kA artha kucha bolanA, dharmakathA karanA hai- ahiMsA, saMyama va tapa rUpI triveNI kI sAkAra anubhUti itanA hI svAdhyAya nahIM hotaa| svAdhyAya kA artha apane ke sAtha jIvana jiinaa| dhyAna aMtara kI khoja hai| dhyAna ko jAna lenA hai| sva kA cintana, manana karate hue anuzIlana | 132 AtmasAkSAtkAra kI kalA - dhyAna
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________________ parizIlana ke gUr3hatama rahasya ko anubhava karanA svAdhyAya hai| dhyAna kyoM kareM ? bhagavadgItA meM zrIkRSNa ne kahA 'mana vAyu kI gati ke samAna caMcala hai, use bA~dhanA, use vaza meM karanA bar3A kaThina hai / ' uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA "mana duSTa ghor3e ke samAna hai, use sAdhanA kaThina hai / " jitanI bhI dharma kI sAdhanAe~ haiM, ve mana ke dvArA hotI haiM / Aja hamArI bhAva sAmAyika lupta ho gaI hai / hamArA bhAva pratikramaNa / kAyotsarga kI sAdhanA nahIM rahI / Aja Ama zikAyata yaha hai ki sAmAyika meM mana nahIM lagatA / mAlA meM mana nahIM lagatA / dharma-kriyAoM meM mana nahIM lagatA / mana hamezA bikharA-bikharA rahatA hai| dukAna meM haiM to AdhA mana ghara meM rahatA hai, TI.vI. dekha rahe haiM to AdhA mana dUsare kAmoM meM lagA rahatA hai| bacce par3ha rahe haiM to unakA AdhA mana khela meM lagA rahatA hai| jo bhI kArya hama kara rahe haiM, use ekAgratApUrvaka kaise kareM ? jIvana ke hara kSaNa meM samatA, zAMti, sukha, caina se kaise raheM....? isake lie hai - dhyAna / hamArI bhAratIya saMskRti meM RSi-muniyoM ne varSoM taka sAdhanA karake mana ko saadhaa| hindU saMnyAsI, bauddha bhikSu, jaina sAdhu, bhagavAn mahAvIra yA gautama buddha, sabhI ne dhyAna ke mAdhyama se apane mana ko sAdhA / dhammo maMgala mukkaTThe ahiMsA saMjamo tavo / devA vi taM namassaMti jassa dhamme sayA maNo / / ( dazavaikAlika sUtra ) dharma maMgala hai, utkRSTa hai| kauna-sA dharma ? ahiMsA - arthAt prANImAtra ke prati prema-maitrI, saMyama yAnI mana evaM iMdriyoM ko sAdhanA / tapa se tAtparya hai aMtara tapa .... yahI AtmasAkSAtkAra kI kalA - dhyAna jaina saMskRti kA Aloka tapa dhyAna hai / aise dharma kA jo pAlana karatA hai use devatA bhI namaskAra karate haiM / ataH dhArmika, sAmAjika evaM dainika jIvana ke hara kArya meM dhyAna Avazyaka I dhyAna kaise kare ? kevala A~kheM baMda karane hI dhyAna nahIM hotA / yaha to prakriyA hai / isa prakriyA meM jaba Apa paka jAte haiM, to Apa 24 ghaNTe samAdhi avasthA meM, dhyAna avasthA meM raha sakate haiN| jaise prAraMbha meM kAra calAnA sIkhanevAle ko bahuta dhyAna rakhanA par3atA hai, breksa kahA~ hai ? gAr3I ko kaise calAnA hai? paraMtu jaba vaha usa kAma meM nipuNa ho jAtA hai, taba usake lie gAr3I calAnA sahaja ho jAtA hai| isI prakAra prAraMbha meM Apako mauna rakhate hue, eka sthAna para sthira baiThakara, AhAra kI zuddhi karate hue dhyAna karavAnA par3atA hai| lekina vAstava meM dhyAna to sahaja hotA hai, karAnA nahIM par3atA hai / hamArI AtmA kA svabhAva hai - dhyAna, yaha sAmAyika dhyAna hI hai / sAmAyika samatA hai / samatA AtmA kA nija guNa hai| isako bAhara se lAyA nahIM jA sktaa| vaha to bhItara se prakaTa hotA hai / jaise nIMda ko lAnA nahIM par3atA, bhojana ko pacAnA nahIM par3atA, nIMda AtI hai, bhojana pacatA hai| kevala hameM vAtAvaraNa banAnA par3atA hai | vaise hI hama dhyAna ke lie vAtAvaraNa banAte hai / dhyAna kI pUrI vidhi... ThANeNaM, moNeNaM, jhANeNaM, appANaM vosirAmi se AtI hai| ThANeNaM arthAt zarIra se sthira hokara, moNeNaM arthAt vANI se mauna hokara, jhANeNaM arthAt mana ko dhyAna meM niyojita kara, appANaM vosirAmi 133
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________________ sAdhanA kA mahAyAtrI : zrI sumana muni se abhiprAya hai zarIra ke prati mamatva kA tyaag| yahA~ para appANaM vosirAmi kA artha AtmA kA tyAga karanA nahIM apitu deha ke prati Asakti kA tyAga, mUrchA bhAva kA tyAga hai| java kAyika, vAcika, aura mAnasika pravRttiyoM para pUrNa niyaMtraNa ho jAtA hai, taba dhyAna phalIbhUta ho jAtA hai| samAdhi kI prApti hotI hai| AtmA siddha gati ko prApta kara letI hai| ataH dhyAna mokSa kA kAraNa hai| se grahaNa kie hue saMyama ke pathika zramaNa mahAvIra ne dIkSA ke anantara sarvaprathama vihAra kUrmAgrAma kI ora kiyaa| sthalamArga se vahA~ pahu~cakara dhyAnastha ho ge| unake dhyAna ke sambandha meM batAte hue kahA hai - "nAsAgranyastanayanaH pralambita bhujdvyH| prabhuH pratimayA tatra tasyau sthANuriva sthirH||" arthAt nAsikA ke agrabhAga para dRSTi ko sthira kara donoM hAthoM ko lambe kie hue bhagavAn sthANu kI taraha dhyAna meM avasthita hue| nAsAgradRSTi kA artha hai nAsikA ke agrabhAga para dRSTi ko sthira krnaa| ardhamuMditanetra - A~kheM AdhI banda aura AdhI khulii| __ bhagavAn kI sAdhanA ke sambandha meM AgamakAra kahate mahApuruSoM kI dRSTi meM dhyAna bha. mahAvIra ne dharmadhyAna kahA, buddha ne vipazyanA kahA, maharSi pataMjali ne samAdhi kahA, ramaNa maharSi ne maiM kauna hU~? kahA, aravinda ne eka Universal Super Man kI kalpanA kI, je. kRSNamUrti ne Choiceless Awareness kI bAta khii| guru jI.epha. ne Awareness kI bAta hI, kucha nAma le lo pharka nahIM, sAra hai eka, tumhAre bhItara kA dhAgA, antara kI jyoti, tumhArI cetanA, sAkSIbhAva / yaha mAnava kA deha miTTI ke dIpaka kI bhA~ti hai, paraMtu isameM rahI huI eka jyoti hamezA Upara kI ora utthegii| jaina dharma meM dhyAna sAdhanA kA itihAsa jaina dharma meM dhyAna sAdhanA kI paraMparA prAcIna kAla se upalabdha hotI hai| isakA sabase suMdara aura prAcIna pramANa hai ki, sabhI 24 tIrthakaroM kI pratimAyeM cAhe vaha padmAsana meM hai, yA khar3e hue kAyotsarga kI mudrA meM hai| ve sabhI dhyAna mudrA meM hI upalabdha hotI hai| itihAsa sAkSI hai ki kabhI bhI koI bhI jina pratimA dhyAna mudrA ke atirikta kisI anya mudrA meM upalabdha nahIM huii| ataH jaina paraMparA meM dhyAna kA mahatva sarvopari rahA hai| AcArAMga sUtra meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kI dhyAna-sAdhanA sambandhI bahuta saMdarbha upalabdha haiN| bhagavAn kI sAdhanA sAvalamba va nirAvalamba donoM prakAra kI rhii| 'siddhoM ko namaskAra' kI anugUMja "aduporisiM tiriyabhittiM cakkhumAsajja aMtaso jhaai| aha cakkhu-bhIyA sahiyA te haMtA haMtA bahave kNdisu|| (AcA. prathamazruta skandha 6-1-5) bhagavAn eka-eka prahara taka tirachI bhIta para A~kheM gar3A kara antarAtmA meM dhyAna karate the| (lambe samaya taka apalaka rakhane se putaliyA~ Upara ko uTha jAtI thI) ataH unakI A~kheM dekhakara bhayabhIta banI baccoM kI maNDalI mAro! mAro!! kahakara cillAtI, bahuta se anya baccoM ko bulA letii| bhagavAn kI dhyAna sAdhanA bhI vizeSa anuSThAna rUpa mAtra na hokara samagrajIvana caryA rUpa thii| AgamakAroM ne kahA hai - ____ "appaM tiriyaM pehAe appaM piTThao uppehAe appaM buiepaDibhAsI paMthapehI care jymaanne|" (AcA. prathamazruta skandha 6-1-21) zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra calate hue na tiryak dizA ko dekhate the, na khar3e hokara pIche kI ora dekhate the aura 134 AtmasAkSAtkAra kI kalA - dhyAna
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________________ jaina saMskRti kA Aloka na mArga meM kisI ke pukArane para bolate the| kintu maunavRtti aMga thii| zrI bhadrabAhu svAmI ne nepAla meM jAkara mahAprANa se yanA pUrvaka mArga ko dekhate hue calate the| dhyAna kI sAdhanA kI, aisA ullekha Avazyaka cUrNi bhAgaAcArAMga sUtra ke anusAra bhagavAn mahAvIra ne dhyAna / 2 ke pRSTha 187 meM milatA hai| isI prakAra durbalikA sAdhanA kA bAhya aura AbhyaMtara aneka vidhiyoM kA prayoga puSyamitra ko dhyAna sAdhanA kA ullekha bhI Avazyaka carNi kiyA thaa| ve sadaiva jAgaruka hokara apramatta bhAva se / meM upalabdha hai| samAdhi pUrvaka dhyAna karate the| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke pazcAt ataH dhyAna Atma sAkSAtkAra kI kalA hai| manuSya yaha dhyAna-sAdhanA kI pravRtti niraMtara banI rhii| uttarAdhyayana ke lie jo kucha bhI zreSTha hai, kalyANakArI hai; vaha dhyAna sUtra meM spaSTa ullekha hai ki muni dina ke dvitIya prahara meM se hI upalabdha ho sakatA hai| dhyAna-sAdhanA paddhati ko'haM aura rAtri ke dvitIya prahara meM dhyAna-sAdhanA kreN| usa se prAraMbha hokara so'haM ke zikhara taka pahu~catI hai| ataH samaya ke sAdhakoM ko dhyAna-sAdhanA munijIvana kA Avazyaka dhyAna adhyAtmikatA kA parama zikhara hai| AcArya DaoN. zrI zivamunijI kA janma san 1642 meM paMjAba ke maloTa kasbe ke eka sampanna parivAra meM huaa| Apane 30 varSa kI umra meM zramaNa dIkSA grahaNa kii| isake pUrva Apane videza ke aneka sthAnoM kI yAtrA karake vahA~ kI saMskRtiyoM kA adhyayana kiyaa| Apane aMgrejI meM ema.e. kiyA tathA pI.eca.DI. evaM DI.liT. kI upAdhiyAM prApta kii| Apa svabhAva se sarala, vicAroM se pragatizIla evaM viziSTa dhyAna sAdhaka haiN| Apane do mahatvapUrNa granthoM - "bhAratIya dharmoM meM mukti kA siddhAMta" evaM "dhyAna : eka divya sAdhanA" kI racanA kii| 1666 meM Apa zramaNa saMgha ke caturtha AcArya ghoSita hue| Apane aneka dhyAna-ziviroM kA Ayojana kiyaa| -sampAdaka nArI kI jaina dharma aura jainadarzana ne niMdA nahIM kI hai| lekina vikRta jIvana cAhe vaha nArI kA ho, cAhe puruSa kA ho, sAdhu yA sAdhvI kA ho, jahA~ jIvana mArga se cyuta ho gayA, mArga-bhraSTa ho gayA hai usakI to bhagavAn mahAvIra ne hI nahIM sabhI ne AlocanA kI hai| saMgha samAja ke do pakSa hai - eka nArI kA, eka puruSa kA, eka sAdhu aura dUsarA sAdhvI hai| yaha saMgha hai, isameM akelA sAdhu yA sAdhvI ho aura zrAvaka ho zrAvikA na ho to kaise bAta bana sakatI hai? vaha sarvAMgINa tIrtha nahIM bana sktaa| - sumana vacanAmRta AtmasAkSAtkAra kI kalA - dhyAna 135 i