Book Title: Banna Hai to Bano Arihant
Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003882/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI candraprabha bananA hai to bano | avihaMta For Personal & Private Use Only. Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saujanya-saMvibhAga zrI kailAza-pramilA paTavA aMkita-komala, bhAvikA paTavA jodhapura A For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI candraprabha bananA hai to bano zrarihaMta Atma-vijaya kA rAstA dikhAne vAlI prakAza-kiraNa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bananA hai to bano arihaMta zrI candraprabha saMpAdaka zrImatI latA bhaMDArI 'mIrA' prakAzana varSa : akTubara, 2012 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastuti madhurianism poromandatientinutemapatika bhagavAna mahAvIra ne hajAroM varSa pUrva jo sandeza die the ve Aja bhI upayogI haiN| unake kahe hue sUtra brahmavAkya haiN| Aja hAlAta avazya badala gae haiM, para sUtroM kI sArthakatA yathAvat hai| Apa pratidina ina sandezoM kA smaraNa kara jIvana-caryA prArambha kIjie, dainandinI meM eka apUrva Ananda kA anubhava hogaa| dhIre-dhIre jIvana-zailI hI badala jaaegii|aap vismita hoMge ki yaha parivartana! __ mahAna jIvana draSTA pUjya zrI candraprabha ne mahAvIra-vANI ke sAgara se kucha sUtra rUpa muktAoM kA cayana kara jana-mAnasa ko usakI AbhA se paricita karAyA hai| hama una sUtroM ko tarkabuddhi se nahIM, hRdaya-bhAva se parakheM, tabhI ve hamAre antas meM utara skeNge| prastuta sUtroM meM jaba Apa avagAhana kareM to mAtra jJAna bar3hAne ke lie nahIM; eka mumukSA, jijJAsA se jaba Apa inameM utareMge to astitva kA nayA anubhava pAe~ge aura yaha anubhava jIvana kI AdhArazilA bnegaa|kyoNki jaba anubhava hogA tabhI zraddhA bhI phalIbhUta hogii|aisii zraddhA jo na aMdhavizvAsa ho, na aNdhaanukrnn| satya ke anusaMdhAna meM aparisIma sAhasa cAhie- yaha sAhasa ekatrita kiyA hai patita-pAvana guru zrI candraprabha ne| arthahIna dhAraNAoM ko khaNDita karate hue aura zrI bhagavAna dvArA sthApita dhyAna-patha para calate hue ve aise mukAma para pahu~ca cuke haiM, jahA~ prakAza kI kiraNeM svataH sphUrta haiN| ApakI jijJAsA kA samAdhAna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna pUchane se nahIM, mAtra Apake mana meM uThane se unakI vANI dvArA ho jAtA hai| pUjyazrI kI vANI amRta saMcaya hai| ise hRdaya se rasapAna kareM aura hRdaya kI atala gaharAiyoM meM bahane deN| yaha prabhu kI ora se karuNAmayI pukAra hai aura premapUrNa AmaMtraNa bhii| jIvana ke rahasyoM ko jAnane kA,satya kA avagaMThana haTAne kA parama avasara prabhu ne pradAna kiyA hai| isa suavasara ko, jIvana ke rUpAntaraNa kI kalA ko cUka na jaaeN| eka dIrgha pratIkSA ke bAda yaha grantha Apako samarpita hai| pUjyazrI kI vANI ko AtmasAt kara jIvana-patha aura sAdhanA-patha donoM ko saphala bnaaeN| saMsAra se samAdhi taka kI mukti-yAtrA meM yaha pustaka Apake lie ati upayogI siddha hogii| yaha pustaka kisI dIpazikhA kI taraha hai, jisake prakAza meM Apa Age qadama bar3hA sakeMge mukti ke divya loka kI or|iskaa eka-eka sUtra hRdayaMgama ho sake, isI abhilASA ke sAtha.... prabhuzrI ke caraNoM meM vinIta ahobhAva! - mIrA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMdara kyA hai... 1.antaryAtrA ke lie AmantraNa 2.Atma-vijaya kI ora cAra qadama 3. lobha para lagAe~ lagAma 4. samaya kA kareM sArthaka upayoga 5.jIvana kA kareM kAyA-kalpa 6.samajheM, dharma kA rahasya 7. bhItara jagAe~ bodha kI bAtI 8.phira se koI AtmA jAge 9.saphala ho hamArI rAteM 10. merA patha hai mukta gagana 11. phira mukti ke paMkha khule 9-18 19-28 29-38 39-48 49-57 58-66 67-77 78-88 89-98 99-107 108-119 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antaryAtrA ke lie AmantraNa pratyeka vyakti paramAtma-cetanA kA mAlika hai| paramAtmA ke prati hamArA dRSTikoNa lokatAMtrika honA caahie| paramAtmA para kisI kA ekAdhikAra nahIM hai| hara vyakti paramAtmA hone kI kSamatA rakhatA hai| 'appA so paramappA'- jo AtmA vahI prmaatmaa| hara vyakti paramAtmA hai| apane svabhAva se skhalita ho jAne ke kAraNa hI vyakti paramAtmA se alaga huA hai| svabhAva meM sthiratA, svabhAva meM sthiti hI paramAtmA honA hai| paramAtmA astitva kA paryAya hai| vaha sadA hI upasthita hai| kSudra se kSudra jIva meM bhI usakI jyoti hai| kisI se pUcho, bhagavAna hai? vaha kahegA- mujhe jJAta nahIM hai| kyoM? isalie ki use dekha sakeM, aisI A~kha nahIM hai| samyak dRSTi upalabdha ho jAye, to jIvana kA hara rahasya spaSTa ho jaaye|aNdhaa sUraja ko khojanA cAhe, to usakI yaha talAza hI vyartha hai| sUraja kahIM khoyA nahIM hai, A~kha caahiye| A~khoM meM, cetanA meM parivartana caahiye| hamArI Antarika gaharAI meM, hamArI vizuddha adhyAtma-cetanA meM paramAtmA kI suvAsa AsvAda degii| isalie khojanA hai to A~kheM khojo| prayAsa ve hoM, jinameM A~kha khula jAye, cetanA kI A~kha, bodha kI aaNkh| appA so paramappA'AtmA vahI, jo paramAtmA ho jaae| manuSya kI AtmA kI tIna avasthAe~ haiM- bahiAtmA, antarAtmA aura prmaatmaa| jaba manuSya apanI vAsanA/kAmanA/ icchA ke bahAva meM bahakara paravastu para For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AkarSita aura mohita ho jAtA hai, taba vaha bahirgamana karatA hai| vaha bahirAtmA ho jAtA hai| yaha kArya vaha zarIra dvArA saMpAdita karatA hai| jisakI yAtrA bAhara kI ora prArambha huI hai, jisakI Atma-cetanA kI UrjA bAhara kI ora pravAhita rahatI hai, ve AtmAe~ mUlataH paramAtma-svabhAva kI hote hue bhI bahiAtmAe~ haiN| jaba bahiAtmA apanI bAhya-daSTi ko antarmakhI karatI hai, taba vaha antarAtmA meM pariNata hotI hai| AtmAe~ tIna hotI haiM / bahitmiA kA artha hI hai ki vyakti ne apanI nijatA kA mUlya kho diyA aura kisI para-vastu yA viSaya ko adhika malya de diyaa| jaba tuma para-padArthako adhika mUlya dete ho, to vaha tuma para hAvI ho jAtA hai| antarAtmA hone kA yahI artha hai ki dUsare kA mUlya itanA hI ho jitanA ki honA caahie| hamase adhika anya kisI kA mUlya nahIM ho sktaa| yahA~ kucha bhI nirmUlya nahIM hai| lekina kyA svayaM se adhika mUlyavAna kucha bhI hai? ghara meM Aga laga jAe to sabase pahale tuma svayaM ko bcaaoge| apanA jIvana hI sarvAdhika mUlyavAna hai| svayaM ke jIvana ke samakSa duniyA bhara kI sArI saMpadA nirmUlya hai| kisI bhI para-vastu ko svayaM para hAvI mata hone do|duusroN ke lie hamAre mana meM sahAnubhUti ho, samAnubhUti ho, lekina unheM apanA svAmI mata banane do| koI anya tumhArA mAlika bane, isase pahale tuma svayaM apane svAmI ho jaao| anya koI kisI vrata, baMdhana yA pratAr3anA se hameM apane vaza meM kare, usake pUrva hI hama AtmAnuzAsana ko thAma leM,Atma-niyaMtraNa kara leN| antarAtmA arthAt bhItara kI ora mudd'naa| A~khoM ke bhItara A~kheM kholakara antar-jagat ko dekhanA hI antar-AtmA hai| jaba taka vyakti antarjagat meM nahIM utaratA, taba taka usake lie mUlya aura nirmUlya kA bheda rahatA hai, lekina bhItara ke jagat meM praveza pAte hI, usakA svAda pAte hI, Antarika prakAza kI ujjvalatA milate hI, vahA~ kI suvAsa upalabdha hote hI, vaha ananta sukha se bhara jAtA hai| bhItara kA prema, Ananda, mauna aura tRpti anUThI hai| usakI sAMsArika vastuoM se tulanA nahIM kI jA sktii| jaba taka bhItara na utare, gahana aMdhakAra hI dikhAI detA hai| bAhara se manuSya bhale hI kahatA rahe ki vaha zAnti meM hai lekina jaba taka bhItara azAnti jamI huI hai, taba taka bAhara kI zAnti Aropita hai| kevala do minaTa ke lie A~kheM banda karo aura mana ko ekAgra karane kA prayAsa kro| do minaTa to ho bhI na pAe~ge, usase pahale hI bhItara-hI-bhItara bAteM calanI zurU ho jaaeNgii|antr-vaartaa kA yAtAyAta itanA tIvra ho jAegA ki tuma ghabarA jAoge aura A~kheM khola hI doge| yaha anargala pralApa,yaha tIvra zoragula anya kisI kA nahIM, hamArA apanA hai / kaba taka isa zoragula se bace 10/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahoge? kaba taka tRSNA ko sukha aura pArivArika zora ko zAnti mAnate rahoge? vaise bhI isa prema, sukha aura zAnti ko kauna barakarAra rakha sakA hai ? pratidina vahI - vahI kriyAe~ doharAte rahate ho lekina kabhI zAnti pA sake ? tuma itane bhare hue ho ki dasa minaTa bhI akele aura zAnta nahIM raha sakate / dasa minaTa meM hI atyadhika becaina aura ugra ho jaaoge| kucha na kucha karane ko vyAkula ho utthoge| agara tumheM tIna dina taka akelA chor3a diyA jAe to tuma svayaM se hI bAteM karane lagoge aura sAta dina taka kisI khAlI kamare meM akelA rakha diyA jAe, to pAgala ho jAoge, pAgaloM jaisI harakateM karanI zurU kara doge / janma liyA taba akele the, mRtyu bhI akele ko hI le jAegI, lekina hamane apane citta ko, apanI cetanA ko bhIr3a se itanA saMbaddha kara liyA hai ki binA bhIr3a ke saba nIrasa hI lagatA hai / usake binA jIvana pratIta hI nahIM hotA / hama krodha se bhI jur3a gae haiN| kucha dina krodha na kareM, to aisA lagatA hai ki kucha huA hI nahIM, khAlI-khAlI sA lagatA hai / vAsanA ne itanA jakar3a liyA hai ki binA patnI ke raha hI nahIM skte| eka kA intakAla ho jAe to dUsarI le Ate haiM, dUsarI calI jAe to tIsarI.... / khAlI vyakti apane ko bharane kA prayAsa kara rahA hai / zAnti, mauna, Ananda se nahIM bhara pAtA / Antarika khuziyoM se nahIM bhara pAtA, to bharatA apane ko parivAra se, baccoM se, dhana-daulata se, z2amIna-jAyadAda se / lekina bAhara se kabhI koI bhara pAyA hai? bAhara se jarUra bharA-pUrA dikhAI degA, lekina Antarika daridratA yathAvat vidyamAna rahatI hai| bAhara se to bhItara kucha jA nahIM pAtA, hA~! tuma jarUra bhItara se bAhara A jAte ho| yaha cetanA jo bhItara se bAhara baha rahI hai, yahI hatmA hai / tuma svayaM ko dharmAtmA samajha sakate ho, kyoMki tuma roja maMdira jAte ho, pUjAarcanA, sAmAyika pratikramaNa karate ho, lekina kabhI yaha bhI dekhA ki tuma kitanI bhAvahInatA ke sAtha hara kriyA ko sampanna kara rahe ho ? jaise dukAna - daphtara jAne kA kAma karate ho usI DhaMga se maMdira, pUjA-arcanA bhI nipaTA dete ho| kahIM koI umaMga, koI AhlAda AvirbhUta hotA hai ? manuSya bAhara se bhItara kI ora mur3e, bhItara kI ora dekhe, bhItara kA svAda cakhe, bhItara kI suvAsa kA Ananda uThAe, to vaha jAnegA ki jahA~ vaha hai vahIM lIlA ho rahI hai| Aqhira jIvana sirfa AjIvikA kamAne ke lie to nahIM hai? jaba taka jIvana kI upayogitA ke bAre meM socate rahoge, jIvana kA koI upayoga nahIM kara pAoge, kyoMki taba vaha dasa minaTa bhI khAlI na raha sakegA / usameM bhI socegA ki kyA karU~, kaise samaya gujaaruuN| kucha-na-kucha karanA zurU kara doge / reDiyo sunane laga jAoge, 111 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TI.vI. dekhoge aura kucha nahIM to saphAI ke nAma para ghara ke sAmAna kI uThA-paTaka karoge yA kAgaja phAr3oge, nAveM banAoge yAnI kucha-na-kucha karate rhoge| kabhI to svayaM meM, mauna meM, akele apanI zAnti meM jIne kA prayAsa kro|dekho! akele meM kaise jIyA jAtA hai| kucha phurasata meM rahanA siikheN| prAyaH koI kAma na karate hue bhI hama mAnasika rUpa se kahIM-na-kahIM vyasta rahate haiN| isa mAnasika vyastatA se bceN| saMgIta kA Ananda leN| vyartha kAmoM kA bojha na laadeN| apane sAmarthya ke anusAra jitanA samaya sArthaka kAryoM meM kharca kareM, utanA hI tanAva kama hogaa| ekAkIpana meM bhI jInA AnA caahie| bhIr3a meM to sabhI jI lete haiM, lekina vaha praNamya hai jo bhIr3a ke bIca bhI akelA rahatA hai| rAma vanavAsI hokara brahmacarya kA pAlana karate haiM, to ThIka hai, lekina dhyAna do usa bharata kI ora, jo mahaloM meM rahakara bhI rAma se adhika vanavAsI kA jIvana jI rahA hai| ho sakatA hai guphA meM rahakara bhI tuma saMsAra khar3A kara lo| yaha alaga bAta hai ki vahA~ loga na pahu~ceMge, para tumhAre vicAra to tumase alaga nahIM haiN| ve vicAra to vAsanA se bhare haiM, vahA~ bhI pIchA kreNge| ve vicAra tumhAre irda-girda lezyA-maMDala ke rUpa meM ghUmate rheNge| mere dekhe to vyakti ghara meM rahakara bhI saMnyasta jIvana vyatIta kara sakatA hai| do vyakti mere Adarza haiM, eka haiM rAjarSi prasannacandra, jinake lie bhagavAna kahate haiM ki abhI inakI mRtyu ho jAe to sAtavIM narka meM jAe~ge aura dUsare hI kSaNa kahate haiM ki aba inakI mRtyu nirvANa hai| mAtra do minaTa ke antarAla meM eka vyakti ke svarga aura naraka ke nirmANa hote haiN| dUsare Adarza haiM sthUlibhadra, jo kozA vezyA ke ghara cAturmAsa karake bhI svayaM ko bedAga aura nirlipta rakha paae| hamArA brahmacarya to eka labAdA hai| eka mahilA puruSa ko sparza nahIM kregii|vh bacegI ki kahIM sparza ho gayA aura vicalita ho gaI to? vaha svayaM hI bhayabhIta hai, vicalita hai| brahmacarya ko to hamane or3ha rakhA hai| are! kahIM chUne bhara se kucha khaNDita hotA hai? tuma itane kamajora ho? lekina hama Dara rahe haiN| isIlie jaba bhItara kI suvAsa phUTa Ae to ye bAharI AvaraNa phIke ho jAte haiN| Antarika saundarya kI jhalaka mila jAne para bAhara kA saundarya rasahIna ho jAtA hai| bauddhoM meM hInayAna aura mahAyAna do paramparAe~ rahI haiN| mahAyAna dharma to Aja bhI vidyamAna hai, lekina Aja se hajAra varSa pUrva hInayAna para jora rahatA thaa| hInayAna ke AcArya-pada para kise pratiSThita kiyA jAe isakI parIkSA hotii| caubIsa ghaMTe taka kisI nagna strI ko usa saMgha ke AcArya-pada ke ummIdavAra ke sAtha rakhA jAtA, usake sAtha rahakara jo saMta nirlipta raha pAtA, use hI saMgha kA AcArya banane kA 121 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 1 adhikAra prApta hotA / paraheja rakhakara to koI bhI svayaM ko bacA legA, lekina kAjala kI koTharI se bedAga nikala AnA sabake lie saMbhava nahIM / sAmane bhojana rakhA ho aura usa para naz2ara bhI na uThe to jAnanA ki tyAga huA hai, anyathA jIvana bhara chor3anA hotA jAegA aura chUTegA kucha bhI nahIM / jaina ke saMskAra haiM to AlU-pyAja chor3a doge, lekina khAne ke prati Asakti nahIM chuuttegii| upavAsa to karoge para pahale gariSTha bhojana kroge| phira upavAsa pUrA ho, usase pahale hI khAne kI rUparekhA banAnA bhI zurU kara doge| tuma tIna dina ke upavAsa karate ho| usake pahale uttara pAraNA karate ho| acchA zabda hai- uttara pAraNA / upavAsa ke pUrva bhI khAnA, aura bar3hiyA-sebar3hiyA bhojana karanA kyoMki kala se upavAsa hai tIna dina kaa| tIna dina kA upavAsa pUrNa hogA kala aura Aja rAta se hI prabaMdha zurU ho jAe~ge ki kala pAraNe meM kyA-kyA lenA hai| isase to acchA hai ki bhUkhe na raho / bhojana hI kara lo / yU~ to tuma sAdA bhojana karate ho, para upavAsa ke nAma para ....! 1 upavAsa bhUkhe rahane ke lie nahIM hai| upavAsa to bhojana ke prati rahane vAlI Asakti ko miTAne ke lie hai / jaba taka Asakti barakarAra rahatI hai, tumhAre upavAsa hue hI kahA~ / chor3ane se kucha bhI nahIM chUTa rahA, mana meM to icchA ho jAtI hai ki khA lo| koI dekhane vAlA bhI nahIM hai, lekina phira vicAra AtA hai, graMthoM meM likhA hai, guru mahArAja ne bhI itanA kahA hai, to aba chor3a hI do / taba majabUra hokara, kisI bhAvanA se utprerita hokara hama chor3a dete haiM / loga saMnyAsa lete haiM, muni bana jAte haiM, para vAstava meM kitane munitva ko upalabdha ho pAte haiM, yaha anveSaNa kA viSaya hai / sAdhuoM ko to apanI jamAta bar3hAnI hai, kyoMki ve dekhate haiM ki akele to gA~va vAle gA~va meM ghusane na deNge| gA~va vAle soceMge - hogA koI aisA-vaisA / hA~ ! yadi cAra sAdhu sAtha haiM to jarUra kucha pahu~cA huA hogA / aba inase pUcho ki adhyAtma kA bhIr3a se kyA lenA-denA? jaba tuma khuda hI kahIM nahIM pahu~ca sake, to dUsare ko kyA pahu~cA pAoge? jaba taka yaha vizvAsa na ho jAe ki tuma svayaM adhyAtma ko upalabdha hue ho, taba taka dUsare ke jIvana ke sAtha khilavAr3a nahIM karanI cAhie / svayaM ko yaha anubhava hone para ki hA~, maiMne pAyA hai aura mere samparka meM koI bujhA huA dIpa AtA hai, to maiM anivAryata: use jyotirmaya kara dU~gA, aisA sAmarthya, aisI divyatA, aisI jyotirmayatA, aisI gurutA mujhameM hai, tabhI apanI ora se kisI dIye ko Ane kA AmaMtraNa deM, AhvAna kareM, anyathA kisI kI zraddhA aura samarpaNa kA to amAnavIya dohana hogA / logoM ke jIvana meM ImAnadArI nahIM hai / saMnyAsa ho yA saMsAra, ImAnadArI nahIM hai / jaba bhItara ImAnadArI jAgrata hogI, taba tuma rooge, prAyazcita karoge ki kisa-kisa For Personal & Private Use Only 13 Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke sAtha tumane itanA anyAya kiyA hai| kaisI arAjakatAe~ phailAI haiN| jIvana eka mahAna upalabdhi hai| jIvana ko paramAtmA kA prasAda, AzIrvAda banAkara jiio| ise anya kisI ke sAtha pravaMcanA aura dhokhe meM mata lgaao| bahirgamana bahuta ho gyaa| hamArI antarAtmA hameM pukAratI hai| hamAre bhItara kA paramAtmA hameM bulAtA hai| adhyAtma aura paramAtmA para kisI vyakti vizeSa kA adhikAra nahIM hai| yaha pUrI lokatAMtrika avadhAraNA hai| hara eka ke bhItara paramAtmA kI sattA aura saMbhAvanA virAjamAna hai| Aja nahIM to kala,pratyeka ko paramAtmA honA hI hai| vaha dina pRthvI kA svarNima dina hogA, jaba yahA~ rahane vAlA hara prANI paramAtmA ke rUpa meM vikasita hogaa| vaha dina manuSya ke bhAgya kA parama-divasa hogA, jaba hara bIja svayaM meM baragada hogA, hara paMchI meM mukti kI ur3Ana hogI, hara AtmA meM paramAtmA kI suvAsa, prakAza aura svAda hogaa| bhagavAna ke sUtra una logoM ke lie sArthaka haiM, jo jIvana ke prati ImAnadAra haiN| svayaM ke prati ImAnadAra, satya prAmANika, nirbhIka aura mRdula hue binA koI bhI apane jIvana meM apUrvakaraNa guNa-sthAna ko upalabdha nahIM kara sktaa| sirpha paramparA aura rUr3hi-rIti nibhAne se kucha nahIM milegaa| eka mAtra prAmANikatA aura ImAnadArI hI hamAre jIvana ko U~cA uThA sakatI hai| __hamane apane puruSArtha ko kucha rezama ke dhAge bunane meM lagA diyaa| Apa jAnate haiM, lohe kI jaMjIroM ko tor3anA bahuta sarala hotA hai, lekina rezama kI jaMjIroM ko, rezama ke baMdhanoM ko tor3anA bahuta kaThina hotA hai| eka duzmana se alaga huA jA sakatA hai lekina parivAra, mAtA-pitA, putra-patnI ke rezamI dhAgoM se mukta honA atyanta duSkara hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki jisane jIte-jI svayaM ko rAga aura Asakti se mukta kara liyA, vItarAgatA meM vizvAsa ho gayA, vaha vyakti mRtyu ke dvAra para pahu~cakara bhI mRtyu se vicalita nahIM hotA, apitu nirvANa kI nirdhUma jyoti jAgrata kara letA hai| jo aisA nahIM kara pAte, unhIM ke lie sUtra hai tao kamma gurU jantU paccupanna praaynne| __ A gayA ese ayavva maraNaM tammi soyii| sUtra kahatA hai bhogo meM rata aura karmoM se bhArI banA huA jIva mRtyu ke samaya vaise hI zoka karatA hai, jaise mehamAna ke Ane para memnaa| ise smjheN| kahate haiM kisI vyakti ne eka memane ko paalaa| use bahuta hI snigdha aura 14/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ susvAdu bhojana milatA thaa| vahIM eka gAya aura bachar3A bhI rahatA thaa| bachar3e kI mA~ ke prati hamezA zikAyata rahatI ki yaha apanA mAlika bhI kaisA hai, jo memane ko itanA bar3hiyA bhojana khilAtA hai, jabaki yaha to kucha kAma bhI nahIM krtaa| khUba moTA ho rahA hai, eka kone meM par3A rahatA hai, hilAo to hile bhI nahIM, phira bhI hamArA mAlika isakI kitanI dekhabhAla karatA hai| aura tumheM dekho mA~, tuma inheM dUdha detI ho, phira bhI ye tumheM sUkhI ghAsa aura sUkhA cArA DAlate haiN| yaha to anyAya hai mA~ / jo kucha nahIM detA, usakI itanI sevA aura jo apane A~cala kA amRta de rahI hai use sUkhA cArA! mA~ ne kahA- beTe, Aja tumheM bhale hI zikAyata ho rahI ho, lekina jisakI mRtyu nikaTa A jAtI hai use hI itanA susvAdu bhojana milatA hai| tU ro mata, parezAna bhI na ho, kisI prakAra kI cintA bhI na kara, kyoMki tujhe koI khatarA nahIM hai| mA~ beTe ko yaha bAta roja samajhAtI lekina bAta bachar3e ke gale hI na utrtii| eka dina bachar3e ne dekhA ki mAlika ke ghara mehamAna Ae haiN| bahuta karIba ke saMbaMdhI the| usane dekhA ki mAlika hAtha meM churA lekara bAr3e kI ora A rahA hai| vaha memane ke pAsa pahu~cA, use jamIna para girAyA aura usakA sira dhar3a se alaga kara diyaa| bachar3A kA~pa utthaa| gAya ke zarIra se lipaTa gayA, pUchane lagA- yaha kyA ho gayA mA~ ! ise to mAra diyA gayA, kyA mujhe bhI aise hI mAra diyA jaaegaa| mA~ ne kahA- jo Atma-saMyama se jIte haiM, unheM koI khatarA nahIM hai| mRtyu unakA kucha nahIM bigAr3a sktii| ghara Ae mehamAna bhI use vikRta-vicalita nahIM kara skte| tumheM kucha nahIM hogA, tuma ArAma se rho| taba bachar3e ko samajha meM AyA ki jo vyakti susvAdu bhojana ke lie dina-rAta maratA hai, bhogoM meM rata rahatA hai, vaha karmoM se bhArI banA huA jIva, mRtyu ke Ane para ThIka aise hI zoka karatA hai jaise mehamAna ke Ane para memanA zoka karatA hai| memanoM ko atithiyoM ke svAgata meM kATa diyA jAtA hai| jo manacAhe gulacharre ur3Ate haiM, eka dina unhIM ke gale kATe jAte haiM / susvAdu bhogoM kI Asakti hamAre jIvana ke sAra-sarvasva kA saMhAra kara DAlatI hai| Asakti hI kAraNa banatI hai mRtyu kA, pazcAtApa kaa| Atma-saMyama sadA sukhAvaha hai| samyak-sAtvika bhojana, pavitra-zAnta mana sadA sukhAvaha rahatA hai| kahIM aisA na ho ki jIbha kA svAda aura rUpa kI mohakatA meM hama apanI koI bar3I hAni kara baitthe| ___bhagavAna kahate haiM, bhogoM meM rata aura karmoM se bhArI banA huA jiiv....|' manuSya to caubIsoM ghaNTe bhogoM meM rata rahatA hai| bhoga kA artha kevala viSaya-vAsanA se na leM, bhojana bhI bhoga hai, vANI bhI bhoga hai, milanA bhI bhoga hai aura sonA bhI bhoga hai| bhoga to bhoga hai| hara bhoga pUrNa bhoga hai| vyakti bAta bhI karegA, to atyanta rasapUrvaka- yaha 15 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI bhoga hai| dina-rAta yahI calatA hai| mitabhASitA to manuSya ke pAsa hai hI nhiiN| tuma soco, to pAoge ki jo bAteM kala kI thIM vahI Aja kara rahe haiN| jo Aja kI haiM vahI parasoM bhI kara rahe the| bAtoM kA koI anta nahIM hai; bAteM sirpha punarAvRtti haiN| kisI se milate ho, to turanta pUchate ho- kaise ho, tabiyata to ThIka hai n? jaba tabiyata kharAba thI taba to ghara para na gae pUchane ke lie, vahA~ jAkara kucha sevA na kI aura aba bAteM banA rahe ho| eka gaMje mitra ko dekhakara dUsare ne pUchA- bhAI, gaMje kaise ho gae? usane batAyA- jIbha ke kAraNa gaMjA ho gyaa| yaha to bar3e tAjjuba kI bAta hai| maiMne to Aja taka aisA nahIM sunA ki jIbha ke kAraNa vyakti ke sira ke bAla ur3ate hoM- pahale ne khaa| gaMje ne kahA- bAta yaha hai ki jIbha calatI rahI aura sira para jUte par3ate rhe| apanI bhASA para, vANI para saMyama to honA hI cAhie / manuSya bhogoM meM rata hai;. socatA hai sukha milatA hai| para kyA sukha milatA hai? jitanI bAra sukha pAyA utanA hI prAyazcita bhI kiyA ki Aja anartha ho gayA ki bahuta jalana huI, ki Aja bahuta takalIpha huI aura Ane vAle kala meM isa galatI ko punaH nahIM dohraauuNgaa| lekina Aja Ate hI kala kI bAta bhUla jAte ho aura phira vahI karane lagate ho|khujlaane se bhalA kabhI khujalI kA roga ThIka huA hai? vaha to bar3hegA hii| saba kSaNika uttejanAe~ haiN| yaha uttejanA zarIra kI UrjA ke kSINa ho jAne se zithila ho jAtI hai aura vyakti socatA hai- maiMne sukha-zAnti paaii| nahIM! tumane na sukha pAyA, na zAnti pAI, uttejanA kA to tApamAna Upara car3hA thA vaha nIce A gayA; na sukha milA, na zAnti, sirpha uttejanA baha gii| sUtra kahatA hai- aisA vyakti mRtyu Ane para zoka karegA, lekina maiM to jIvana kA yathArtha jAna rahA hU~ ki vyakti jIvana-bhara hI zoka karatA hai| bAra-bAra milakara bAteM karake yA gale lagakara sirpha apane zoka ko bhulAyA karatA hai| zoka, pIr3A, dukha to vidyamAna rahate haiM, vaha unheM kevala bhulAtA hai| bhAratIya manISA to kahatI hai ki vyakti dAmpatya-jIvana kA upayoga sirpha saMtAnotpatti ke lie kare tAki vRddhAvasthA meM vaha saMtAna mAtA-pitA kA sahArA bana sake, lekina aisA nahIM hotaa| sukarAta ne to kahA ki vaha vyakti dhanya hai jo jIvana meM kabhI dAmpatya kA sevana nahIM karatA, para yaha bhI saMbhava nhiiN| taba kahA gayA ki varSa meM eka bAra viSaya sevana kiyA jaae| taduparAnta mAsa meM eka bAra kI chUTa dI gaI ki vaha mApha kiyA jA sakatA hai| use pazutA se kucha Upara rakhA jAegA, pazu ke stara se For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha zreSTha hI rahegA, lekina jisake jIvana meM na niyamana hai, na zodhana; na mAha kA patA, na dina kA bhAna; jaba uttejanA jagI bhoga liyaa| sukarAta kahate haiM- maiM nahIM jAnatA use kyA kahA jAe? pazuoM meM to eka Rtu hotI hai| manuSya kI kauna-sI Rtu hotI hai? tabhI to maiM kahatA hU~ ki manuSya pUrA manuSya hI bana jAe, itanA paryApta hai| yadi manuSya manuSya kA janma lekara bhI pazutA se hI gujaratA rahe, to yaha to adhaHpatana hai| aisI sthiti meM sUtra kahatA hai ki mRtyu Ane para zoka hogA, para maiM to dekhatA hU~ manuSya zokamagna rahatA hai, pIr3A meM jItA hai, pIr3A ko banAe rakhatA hai, pIr3A ko DhakatA rahatA hai| maiM pUchanA cAhatA hU~- kaba taka bAhya AvaraNoM se bhItara ke rogoM ko DhA~kate rahoge? jIvana ko isa pAra le jAo yA usa pAra / adha-bIca meM kyA jInA? kunamune rahakara kyA jInA? AdamI sAgara kA pAnI cakha bhI rahA hai aura khArA hai isalie chor3anA bhI cAhatA hai| yahI bahiAtmA kI pahacAna hai ki vyakti antardvandva meM jItA hai| para padArtha kI Asakti meM jInA hI bahiAtmA hai| svayaM meM jInA antarAtmA meM jInA hai| vaha paramAtmA hai jo bAhara aura bhItara ke dvaita se Upara uTha cukA hai| paramAtmA para kisI vyakti vizeSa kA adhikAra nahIM hai, hara vyakti paramAtmA hai| apane svabhAva meM A jAo, paramAtmA ho ge| apane svabhAva se jitane, jaise, jaba dUra haToge, paramAtma-pada se, paramAtma-svabhAva se, paramAtma-Ananda se vicalita hote jaaoge| svayaM para hamArA niyaMtraNa honA hI caahie| jaise bhojana to avazya karo, kyoMki yaha zarIra kI AvazyakatA hai lekina kaba bhojana karanA, kaise aura kitanA bhojana karanA, yaha viveka to hamAre bhItara honA hI caahie| dina-rAta to bhojana nahIM kara skte| aMgrejI meM zabda hai : 'brek-phaastt'| 'phAsTa' kA artha hai upavAsa aura 'breka' kA artha hai rukAvaTa; yAnI upavAsa meM rukAvaTa / rAta-bhara ke upavAsa ke bAda bhojana karanA yAnI brek-phaastt| ___ subaha tuma dera se uThe, apane-Apa sUryodaya ke bAda khAne kA niyama sadha gayA, para apanI ora se koI jAgarUkatA nahIM hai| tumheM to cAya bhI beDa para caahie| kucha to samajha rakho, tanika jAgarUkatA se dekho- pakSI kyA karatA hai? use bhI to pyAsa lagatI hai para saMyama se sArI rAta bitA detA hai| kahIM koI becainI nahIM, sarpa bhI tabhI phaeNphakAratA hai jaba use cheDA yA satAyA jAtA hai, lekina hama jarA-jarA sI bAtoM para krodha se phuphakArate rahate haiN| jarA soco kisakA stara U~cA aura kauna girA huA? jIvana kA dharmazAstra A~khoM ke sAmane likhA hai| bhale hI Apane dharmagraMthoM kA svAdhyAya na kiyA ho lekina dharma to jagat ke madhya hI likhA hai| hamArI jAgarUkatA 117 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kitanI hai saba usa para nirbhara hai| Thokara khAkara saMbhala gae to ThIka hai, anyathA bArabAra ThokareM khAte rahoge aura garta meM girate rhoge| baddha aura saMbaddha to vahI hai,jo Thokara lagane se pahale hI jAgrata ho jAtA hai, buddhatva kI yahI pahacAna hai| Thokara kisI aura ko lagatI hai, jAgatA koI aura hai, giratA koI aura hai, saMbhalatA koI aura hai| tuma girakara saMbhale to kyA huA? dUsare ko giratA dekhakara saMbhalanA hI prajJAzIlatA hai, jAgarUkatA hai| maiM cAhU~gA ki Apa kiMcita bhItara jhAMkeM, apanI AtmA meM utreN| bhItara kA paramAtmA hameM pukAra rahA hai| bhale hI Aja mana Dola rahA hai, usameM kUr3A-karkaTa bhI ho sakatA hai lekina hama ise haTA sakate haiM, mana ko sthira aura nirmala kara sakate haiN| duniyA ko sudhArane kA dAvA karane vAle ko bhI, svayaM kA sudhAra to khuda hI karanA par3atA hai| ImAnadArI se bhItara jhA~keM, dekheM kyA sthiti hai| apane se palAyana mata karo, apane se mitratA bnaao| apane sAtha jIne aura svayaM ko samajhane kA prayAsa kro| bhItara kI vikSiptatA svayaM hI samApta ho jaaegii| taba hamAre bhItara eka anUThI zAMti kA AvirbhAva hogaa| eka alaga hI Ananda, eka alaga hI saundarya, eka alaga hI anokhA rasa chalaka utthegaa| isa rasapAna ke lie Apako AmaMtraNa hai| nimagna ho jaaie| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-vijaya kI ora cAra qadama sAdhanA kA mArga Atma-vijaya kA mArga hai| vijaya ke do pahalU haiM- Atmavijaya aura vizva-vijaya / yuddha cAhe Atma-vijaya ke lie ho yA vizva-vijaya ke lie, donoM ke lie hI vyakti kA yoddhA rUpa caahie| bAhara kI lar3AI apane aMtima niSkarSa meM vijaya-dhvaja phaharAtI hai aura bhItara kI lar3AI apane upasaMhAra meM adhyAtma ke utkarSa kA AnaMda detI hai| brAhya vijaya to antataH parAjaya meM badalanI hI hai para eka vijaya hai, jisameM sabase parAsta hokara bhI vyakti vijetA bana jAnA hai| eka vijaya vaha vijaya hai, jisameM khUna-kharAbA, hiMsA karake dharatI ke nAma para miTTI baToratA hai lekina antataH usI dharatI meM samA jAtA hai| vizva-vijaya kI kAmanA se grasta sikaMdara ko apanI kabra para likhavAnA par3A thA - yahA~ vaha vizva-vijetA soyA huA hai jo aMtima samaya meM apanI choTI-sI icchA bhI pUrI na kara skaa| jisane jIvana bhara ikaTThA kiyA, lekina aMta meM khAlI hAtha jAnA pdd'aa| dUsarI vijaya vaha hai jisameM jIvana mahotsava bana jAtA hai| isameM mRtyu para zoka nahIM kiyA jAtA, nirvANa ke rUpa meM dIpAvalI manAI jAtI hai| ____ bAharI vijaya ahaMkAra kI vijaya hai, jise antataH parAjaya meM tabdIla honA hI hai| Atma-vijaya vahIM se prArambha hotI hai, jahA~ ahaMkAra naSTa hotA hai| bAhya-vijaya prApta karake bhI kyA pA loge agara svayaM ko na jIta paae| auroM ko dekhakara bhI kyA dekhA agara svayaM anadekhe raha ge| bahutoM ko sunakara bhI kyA sunA agara svayaM 119 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anasune raha ge| ___ mahAvIra kA mArga yoddhA kA mArga hai aura saMgharSa unakA sUtra hai| saMkalpa unake mArga kI nIMva hai| sahiSNutA unake mArga kA saMbala aura pAtheya hai| jo loga jinatva kI yAtrA karanA cAhate haiM, unake lie mahAvIra mAnasa-mitra, kalyANa-mitra aura sAdhanA ke mArga para nIMva ke patthara haiM, mIla ke patthara haiN| ve parama-yathArtha aura paramaAdarza bhI haiN| mahAvIra aura rAma meM itanA-sA hI farka hai ki rAma dharatI ke dAnavoM kA saMhAra karate haiM aura mahAvIra apane bhItara ke dAnavoM kA saMhAra karate haiN| kRSNa kaMsa aura jarAsaMdha kI mRtyu ke lie avatAra lete haiM / zizupAla ke sau gunAhoM ko kSamA kara antataH usakI gardana para sudarzana cakra calAte haiM aura mahAvIra bAhara ke eka-eka pariSaha aura duzmanoM ko ha~sate-ha~sate sahana karate hue bhItara ke zatruoM ko samApta karane ke lie apane Apase saMgharSa karate haiN| sikaMdara kI jIta vizva para jIta hai, mahAvIra kI jIta svayaM kI jIta hai| vizva-vijetA kaba taka yAda rakhe jA sakate haiM! bahuta jaldI bhulA die jAte haiN| Atma-vijetA kabhI bhulAye nahIM jaate| samrATa to jamIMdoja ho jAte haiM, para AtmazatruoM para vijaya pAne vAle buddha aura tIrthaMkara puruSoM kA paracama zAzvata phaharAtA rahatA hai| vizva-vijetA kA artha hai duniyA ko gulAma banAnA aura Atma-vijetA vaha jisane apane dvAra-daravAjoM ko sArI duniyA ke lie khola diyaa| prema, karuNA, ahiMsA aura dayA kA dvAra prANimAtraM ke lie khola diyaa| vizva-vijetA taka pahu~canA muzkila hai lekina Atma-vijetA taka pahu~canA sarala hai| isIlie dharatI para saMta pUje jAte haiM aura samrATa bhulA die jAte haiN| eka samrATa bhI jaba kisI saMta ke pAsa se gujaratA hai, to usakA ahaMkAra aura darpa bhI saMta kI AbhA se vigalita ho jAtA hai| vaha socatA hai - isake pAsa kucha bhI nahIM hai, phira bhI kitanI zAMti hai, kitanI tRpti hai aura mere pAsa saba-kucha hote hue bhI na dina meM caina kA bhojana na rAta meM ArAma kI niiNd| usa prApti ko kaise upalabdhi kaheM,jo tumhArI dina kI roTI aura rAta kI nIMda hI haraNa kara le|us khone ko khonA kaise kaheM, jahA~ paramAtmA jIvana kI sArI vyavasthAoM ko juTAtA hai| prakRti kI prabaMdha-samiti bahuta vyavasthita hai, usakA mAtRtva saba para barasatA hai| prakRti se svayaM ko haTAkara apanI ciMtA ke lie jIvana ko jitanA jhoMkoge, prakRti ke lAbhoM se, usake vAtsalya se utanA hI vaMcita raha jaaoge| . sikaMdara yUnAna se bhArata para vijaya pAne ke lie ravAnA huA, taba usake guru DAyoz2anIz2a ne kahA, 'tuma bhArata se cAhe jitanI sampatti aura gulAma le AnA lekina vApasI meM vahA~ se eka saMta. bhI sAtha meM laanaa|' sikaMdara hNsaa| usakA ha~sanA 20I For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svAbhAvika thA kyoMki vaha socatA thA, saMta to niHzulka milate haiM, unheM to jaba cAho taba lAyA jA sakatA hai| eka paMDita ko lAnA kaThina hai, lekina saMta ko lAnA bahuta hI AsAna hai| bhArata-vijaya ke bAda jaba sikaMdara lauTane lagA, to use DAyoz2anIz2a kI bAta yAda A gii| usane saMta ko DhU~Dhane kA Adeza diyaa| sipAhiyoM ne gA~va vAloM se pchaa| patA lagA usa gA~va ke bAhara eka saMta hai| usane sipAhiyoM ko bhejaa| sipAhiyoM ne jAkara saMta se kahA, tumheM hamAre sAtha yUnAna calanA hogaa|' saMta ne pUchA, kyoM? mujhe to yUnAna se koI kAma nhiiN|' sipAhI ne kahA, 'yaha samrATa sikandara kA Adeza hai| tumheM calanA hI hogaa|' saMta ne kahA, 'samrATa!samrATa sikndr|' sipAhI ne kahA, 'hA~! sikandara vizva-vijetA hai| vizva kA samrATa hai| tumheM usakA Adeza mAnanA hI hogaa| saMta ha~se, unhoMne kahA, 'samrAT ! sikandara samrATa nahIM hai| jo svayaM kA hI svAmI nahIM, vaha vizva kA svAmI kaise ho sakatA hai?' ___ apane sainikoM se apanI tauhIna kI bAta sunakara sikandara krodha se AgababUlA ho uThA aura svayaM apane senApatiyoM ke sAtha saMta taka phuNcaa| vahA~ jAkara bolA, 'jAnate ho tumane jisa vyakti kA anAdara-apamAna kiyA hai, vaha vizvavijetA hai| saMta ha~sA aura kahA, 'tuma svayaM ko vizva-vijetA kahate ho, dekho. mere AsapAsa kucha makkhiyA~ ma~DarA rahI haiM, ina makkhiyoM para bhI apanI vijaya kara dikhaao|jraa inheM apane kAbU meM kara dikhaao|' sikaMdara krodha se tamatamAne lgaa| use apane senApatiyoM ke sAmane apamAnita honA par3a rahA thaa| krodha se bharakara usane apanI talavAra khIMca lI aura cillAkara kahA, 'phakIra! sikaMdara cAhe to tumhArI gardana alaga kara sakatA hai|' saMta ne bar3e zAMta bhAva se kahA, 'agara kara sakate ho to kara hI ddaalo| hama bhI dekheMge ki kaise hamAre sAmane hamArI kAyA giratI hai| jo maraNadharmA hai, vaha to mRta hI hai aura jo jIvita hai, vaha sau bAra kaTakara bhI jIvita hI rhegaa|hm bhI to dekheM,tuma kaise kATate ho, hama bhI to apanI mRtyu dekheM, hama bhI apanI mRtyu para nRtya kreN| miTTI ko to miTTI meM hI milanA hai| aura sikaMdara! na kevala merI miTTI balki kucha dina bAda tumhArI miTTI bhI isI miTTI meM milane vAlI hai| aura maiM jAnatA hU~ tuma mujhe mArakara bhI na mAra pAoge aura tumhAre sAre senApati, hakIma aura vaidya tumheM bacA nahIM paaeNge|' 21 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura sabhI jAnate haiM sikaMdara gir3agir3AtA rahA, lekina use koI bacA na skaa| mujhase loga pUchate haiM- Apako barAbara nIMda AtI hai| maiM batAtA hU~ mujhe bar3e caina kI, ArAma kI nIMda AtI hai| jaba sonA cAhU~ nIMda le letA hU~ aura jaba taka jAganA cAhU~ jAgA rahatA huuN| mere hRdaya para koI bojha nahIM hai| kisI duzcitA kA cakra nahIM hai, Ane vAle kala kI phikra nahIM hai| mahAvIra kA mArga aise yuddha kA mArga hai, jise maiM ayuddha kI saMjJA duuNgaa| aisI hiMsA kA rAstA hai, jise maiM ahiMsA kA mArga khuuNgaa| yahA~ vaha dRr3hatA hai, jo karuNA banakara AtI hai| yuddha to karanA hI hai, saMgharSa to karanA hI hai para bAhara kisI para hathiyAra calAkara nahIM, varan apane hI bhItara par3I janmoM-janmoM kI vRttiyoM ke sAtha yuddha karanA hai| jaba lar3anA hI hai to eka bAra svayaM se lar3akara bhI dekha lo| aura kinhIM talavAroM se yaha yuddha nahIM karanA hai, apane bhItara ke dvandva se dvandva karanA hai| gItA prArambha hote hI kahatI hai 'dharmakSetre kurukSetre'- yaha kurukSetra dharmakSetra hai| aura yaha kurukSetra kahIM bAhara nahIM, hama sabake bhItara hai| Apa socate hoMge- hajAroM varSa pahale kurukSetra meM mahAbhArata yuddha ho cukA hai| vaha to mAtra pratIka hai| apane bhItara jhA~ko, kSamA aura prema ke yudhiSThira, kAma-krodhavAsanA ke duryodhana hara samaya hamAre bhItara sakriya rahate haiN| kabhI duryodhana, to kabhI yudhiSThira hAvI ho jAtA hai| kabhI satya jItatA huA mAlUma hotA hai, to kabhI asatya satya para zAsana karatA huA jAna par3atA hai| hamAre bhItara antara-saMgharSa, antara-dvandva jArI rahatA hai| pA~ca minaTa ke lie bhI tuma zAMti kA saMvahana na kara pAoge ki bhItara yuddha zurU ho jAtA hai| yahA~ taka ki soe bhI ho, to sapane meM yuddha kara rahe ho, jAge ho, to vicAroM meM yuddha jArI hai| sAkSItva meM dhyAnapUrvaka jIne vAlA vyakti, isa bhItara ke antara-dvandva se nirdvandva ho jAtA hai| vaha to caurAhe para khar3e yAtAyAta niyaMtrita karane vAle sipAhI kI taraha taTastha ho jAtA hai| use koI matalaba nahIM yAtAyAta cAhe jidhara se Ae yA jaae| vaha to cakkI meM lagI kIla kI taraha taTastha hai| dhurI meM lagI huI kIla kI taraha jo taTastha rahatA hai, vaha cAhe jitanA cala - phira Ae taba bhI jahA~ hotA hai vahIM-kA-vahIM rahatA hai| calane vAlA zarIra calatA hai,rukane vAlI AtmA vahIM sthira hai| gRhastha vaha nahIM hai jo ghara meM rahatA hai aura saMnyasta vaha nahIM hai jisane dIkSA le lI hai| gRhastha vaha hai jisake pA~va to ruke haiM para mana bahatA rahatA hai aura saMnyAsI vaha hai jisake pA~va to calate haiM para mana sthira hai, sthitaprajJa hai| jisakA mana Tika gayA hai para pA~va satata bhramaNa kara rahe haiM vaha saMta / aura gRhastha vaha jo apane pA~va eka ghara meM, eka parivAra meM, eka sthAna para rakha cukA hai, lekina mana dina-rAta daur3atA rahatA hai| 22 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMta vaha jo zAMta hai| tama saMtoM ke sAnnidhya meM saMta na bana pAe to kyA, zAMta to ho hI sakate ho| saMta ke pAsa jAkara hamAre antarghaTa meM yadi zAMti kA jharanA ni:sRta na huA to vaha saMta, saMta na huaa| saMta kA citta zAMta hai, usakA AbhAmaMDala nirmala hai, to nizcita hI usake pAsa jAne se, pAsa baiThane se bhItara zAMti kA srota, zAMti kA saMgIta, zAMti kA chatra hamAre AsapAsa nirmita ho jAtA hai, svayameva anaayaas| __ mAnavajAti kA itihAsa hiMsA se bharA huA hai| hama bAteM bhale hI ahiMsA kI karate hoM, karuNA ke gIta gAte hoM lekina andara to hiMsA hI bharI hai| koI bhI janma se ahiMsaka aura karuNAvAna nahIM hotaa|ahiNsaa use lAnI par3atI hai, karuNA AtmasAt karanI hotI hai| hamArA atIta pazu kA rahA hai lekina bhaviSya paramAtmA hone kA hai| hamArA vartamAna yadi manuSya kA na hotA, to hara bhaviSya bhI pazutA se hI gujrtaa| pichale paccIsa sau varSoM meM kevala bhArata meM hI pA~ca hajAra yuddha lar3e ge| Apa jAnate haiM ki eka saMskRti ke vikAsa meM bIsa varSa lagate haiM, to ina yuddhoM se kitanA vinAza huA? vikAsa kI dhArA ruka hI gaI / hama bAteM to ahiMsA kI karate haiM, maMcoM para se ahiMsA ke kapota ur3Ate haiM, zAMti ke zveta kabUtara ur3Ate haiM / phaikTrI bama kI calAe~ge aura bAta ahiMsA kI kreNge| bAta 'satyameva jayate' kI kareMge aura bhraSTAcAra meM DUbe mileNge| hamAre yahA~ z2yAdA hiMsA hai, ahiMsA kama hai| hama AtaMkavAda aura ugravAda phailAte haiM, bama aura kAratUsa banAte haiM, ye sArI vyavasthAe~ karane vAle hama logoM meM se hI hai| bAhara se to manuSya bahuta sAtvika, acchA aura pavitra dikhAI detA hai lekina aMdara AtaMka aura ugratA ke bhAva gaharAI taka jame hue haiN| vibhinna zAMti saMgaThanoM ke rahate deza to nahIM lar3ate, para samAja-samAja hI lar3a rahe haiN| hathiyAroM se nahIM to bAtoM se hI lar3a rahe haiN| lar3AI kA muddA na mile to kisI maMdira yA tIrtha ko hI mAdhyama banAkara ldd'eNge| lar3AI to hamArI prakRti hai, pravRtti hai| 'jaMga to khuda hI eka masalA hai, jaMga kyA khAka masaloM kA hala degI?' jo svayaM hI samasyA hai, vaha hameM samAdhAna kaise de pAegI? IrAka ne itanA yuddha karake kyA pAyA? sirpha khoyA hI khoyaa| koI bhI apane ahaMkAra aura darpa ko rakhane ke lie yuddha ke maidAna meM jAegA to sarvanAza hI hogaa| kevala bIsavIM sadI meM hue yuddhoM meM bAraha karor3a se adhika loga mAre gaye haiN| isalie 'e zarIpha insAnoM! jaMga TalatI rahe, to behatara hai, mere aura Apake AMgana meM zamA jalatI rahe, to behatara hai|' prema, karuNA aura ahiMsA kI zamA kA jalanA hI zreSTha hai| 'baratarI ke subUta kI khAtira khU bahAnA hI kyA jarUrI hai, ghara kI tArIkiyAM miTAne ko ghara jalAnA kyA jarUrI hai'- apane bar3appana, apane ahaMkAra aura apane svAbhimAna ko dikhAne ke lie kyA lar3anA jarUrI hai? mAnA ghara meM gahana aMdhakAra hai For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekina use miTAne ke lie kyA ghara ko hI jalA deMge? lar3AiyoM ke aura bhI kurukSetra haiM sirpha yaha jaMgala hI nahIM hai- jo jindagI tumheM milI hai vaha khairiyata ke lie hai, kalyANa ke lie hai| tumhArI medhA, manISA, buddhi kI pragati ke lie tumheM yaha jIvana milA hai| sirpha junUna, unmAda, vikSiptatA meM jIvana naSTa na kro| isa pIr3A se bharI duniyA meM kucha aise dIpa jalAe~, aise intaz2Ama kareM ki ise kucha zAnti kA sahArA mila ske| prema kA saMbala mila ske|ahiNsaa aura karuNA kA AdhAra mila ske| ___ mahAvIra kahate haiM- vaha yuddha maiMne lar3A hai| ve nimaMtraNa dete haiM ki Ao aura lar3o apane Apa se| eka jaMga hai jo bhItara lar3I jA sakatI hai, yaha vaha jaMga hai jisameM khUna-kharAbA nahIM hotaa| yaha vaha jaMga hai jisameM kisI ko parAjita nahIM kiyA jAtA balki sArI duniyA caraNoM meM svataH samarpita ho jAtI hai| eka samrATa to bhaya dikhAkara jhukAegA, para eka saMta kI karuNA aura prema se tuma svayaM hI jAkara jhuka jaaoge| jhukAyA to kyA jhuke, svayaM hI jhuke to jhukanA saccA huaa| mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM kIleM ThoMkI jA rahI thiiN| ve nizcala dhyAna meM lIna the| gvAle ne kahA- tuma bahare hone kA nATaka karate ho, abhinaya karate ho, lo maiM tumheM baharA hI banA detA huuN| kAnoM meM kIleM Thuka rahI haiN| kahate haiM ki devoM ke Asana DolAyamAna ho gae, deva daur3akara cale Ae aura mahAvIra se kahA- prabhu ApakI surakSA kA hameM avasara deN| mahAvIra ne kahA- mujhe tumhAre sahayoga kI tanika bhI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| deva bole - prabhu yaha Apake kAnoM meM kIleM Thoka rahe haiN| mahAvIra muskarAe aura bole- tumheM kAnoM meM kIleM ThokI jAtI dikhAI de rahI haiM, lekina ve tattva jo ina kIloM ko Thoke jAne ke bAvajUda jAga rahA hai, dikhAI nahIM detaa| bhItara jo Atma-vijaya, indriya-vijaya aura kaSAya-vijaya ho rahI hai, vaha vijaya tumheM dikhAI nahIM detii| tumheM to laga rahA hai ki kAnoM meM kIleM Thuka rahI haiM, kAnoM se khUna baha rahA hai| ye kAna Aja nahIM to kala girane hI haiM, magara isa girane ke madhya bhI koI tattva hai, jo avijIta rahA hai| kAna to miTTI haiM aura inheM miTTI hI honA hai cAhe bacAyA jAe yA na bacAyA jaae|mgr miTTI hone se pahale isa mATI ke dIe meM jyota prakaTa ho rahI hai, vaha jIta rahA hai| kAnoM meM kIla ThukavAte vaqta bhI koI jIta rahA hai, videha ho rahA hai, jIvana-mukti kA Ananda aura svAda le rahA hai| mahAvIra kA mArga bhItara kA mArga hai| isa mArga para calane ke lie kucha sUtra haiM jo sahassaM sahassANaM saMgAme dujjae jiNe egaM jiNejja appANaM esa se paramo jo| paMciMdiyANi kohaM mANaM mAyaM taheva lohaM c| 24I For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dujjayaM ceva appANaM, savvaM appe jie jiyaM / sUtra kahatA hai ki jo durjeya saMgrAma meM dasa lAkha yoddhAoM ko jItatA hai, usakI apekSA jo eka apane ko jItatA hai, usakI vijaya hI parama vijaya hai / pA~ca iMdriyA~ krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha aura mana ye hI vAstava meM durjeya haiN| eka svayaM ko jIta lene para sabhI jIta lie jAte haiM / T hama sUtra meM praveza kareM isake pahale sUtra kI pRSThabhUmi ko pahacAneM / kahate haiM, mithilA nagarI kA nareza nami, mahInoM se bhayaMkara dAha - jvara se pIr3ita thA / jvara ke kAraNa usakA zarIra jalatA thaa| vaha tar3apatA rahatA thA / dUra-dUra se vaidya-hakIma pahu~ce, parantu upacAra na ho paayaa| aMta meM kisI saMta ne kahA ki nami ke zarIra para lAla caMdana ghisakara lagAyA jAe, to unakI jalana zAMta ho sakatI hai / nami kI patniyA~ caMdana ghisane baitthiiN| aba itanI pIr3A hai to ghara ke sabhI sadasya cAhate haiM ki hama bhI isa pIr3A ko zAnta karane meM sahAyaka ho jaaeN| pIr3A ko liyA to nahIM jA sakatA, magara pIr3A ko sahalAyA to jA sakatA hai| nami kI patniyA~ jaba caMdana ghisa rahI thIM, to bhayaMkara pIr3A ke kAraNa unake hAthoM meM bajane vAle kaMgana aura cUr3iyoM kI dhvani bhI nami ko karkaza pratIta ho rahI thii| nami vyAkula ho utthaa| usane kahA- mujhase yaha AvAja, yaha zoragula sahana nahIM hotA, maiM bahuta jala rahA hU~ / kamase-kama yaha zora, yaha AvAz2a to baMda kara do| rAjarAnI ne caMdana to ghisA, para AvAz2a na Ane dii| caMdana nami ke zarIra para lagAyA gayA, use kucha zAMti milI para usake mana meM prazna utthaa| usane rAjarAniyoM se pUchA, 'kyA caMdana tuma logoM ne nahIM ghisA ?' rAniyoM ne kahA, 'rAjan ! hamane hI ghisA hai / ' 'to kyA caMdana ghisate samaya kaMgana aura cUr3iyA~ utAra dI thIM ' - nami ne prazna kiyA / 'hA~ nareza ! saubhAgyasUcaka ke rUpa meM eka-eka kaMgana hI hAtha meM rakhA, zeSa sabhI kaMgana aura cUr3iyA~ utAra diiN|' nami cauMke, 'to isalie AvAja nahIM A rahI thI' - rAjarAniyA~ cupa ho gaIM / lekina nami bhItara mur3a gae, andara utara ge| taba dharatI para nayA saMbuddha puruSa prakaTa huA jisane jAnA ki jahA~ aneka haiM, vahIM pIr3A hai / jahA~ para aneka kA bhAva hai, vahIM para pIr3A hai| jahA~ ekatva hai, eka kA sukha hai, vahA~ na koI zora hai, na pIr3A hai aura na dukha hai| jahA~ ekAkIpana kI saMvedanA hai, vahA~ pUrI taraha zAMti hai, sukha hai, samRddhi hai / jahA~ zarIra, indriya, mana aura inase Age dhana aura parivAra kI Asakti bharI betukI bhIr3a hai, vahIM duHkha hai / jahA~ kevala eka I For Personal & Private Use Only 125 Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmabhAva hai, vahA~ duHkha nahIM hai| aura taba nami tatkAla apanI zaiyyA se uTha ge| na jAne unameM kahA~ se cetanA A gii| ve uThe aura rAjamahala se bAhara jAne lge| tabhI rAjapurohita phuNcaa| usane pUchA, bhante! Apa jA rahe haiM?' rAjapurohita samajha gayA lekina yaha jAnane ke lie ki vAstava meM yaha vyakti virakta huA hai yA nahIM, tyAga kI yaha jJAna-cetanA sthira hai yA yaha koI kSaNika ubAla hai, usane aisI mAyA racI ki sArI mithilA nagarI jalane lgii| rAjapurohita ne kahA, 'Apa jA rahe haiM, aura ApakI mithilA nagarI jala rahI hai| Apako rAjadharma kA pAlana karane ke bAda hI munidharma kI dIkSA lenI caahiye|' nareza ne kahA, 'rAjapurohita! agara mithilA nagarI jalatI hai, to isameM merA kyA jalatA hai? jaba maiM jala rahA thA, taba yaha sArI mithilA nagarI milakara mujhe na bacA pAI aura Aja maiM zAMti ke mArga para jA rahA hU~ taba kahA~ isa jalatI huI mithilA ke bAre meM socuuN| merI pIr3A ko mithilA na dUra kara sakI phira maiM kaise isakI pIr3A dUra kara pAU~gA? ye kadama jo uTha cuke haiM, Age hI bddh'eNge|ab ye ekAkIpana kA Ananda leNge|' nami kA yaha vacana vAstava meM bheda-vijJAna kI buniyAda hai| yaha to nagarI jala rahI thI, agara nami kA zarIra bhI jala rahA hotA, taba bhI nami yahI kahate zarIra jalatA hai, to isameM merA kyA jalatA hai| rAjapurohita ne dUsarI ihalIlA racI aura kahA, 'sampUrNa mithilA nagarI duzmanoM se ghira gaI hai| samrATa! Apa Age bar3hakara senA kA netRtva kareM aura zatruoM ko parAsta kara apanI yazopatAkA mithilA para phhraaeN|' ____ taba ye sUtra jo abhI maiMne kahe haiM, nami ne rAjapurohita se kahe / ye vahI sUtra haiM jo jinatva ke mArga kI AdhArazilA haiM, inhIM sUtroM se mahAvIra kA mArga jinatva aura arihaMta kA mArga kahalAtA hai| taba kahA gayA, jo hajAroM-hajAra yoddhAoM ko jIta letA hai, phira bhI vijetA nahIM bana pAtA lekina jo svayaM ko, eka apane ko jIta letA hai vahI vijetA hotA hai| jo svayaM ko jIta letA hai, usakI vijaya hI parama-vijaya hai| rAjya-rakSA, rAjya-vistAra, zatru aura cora-luTeroM ke damana kI apekSA antara kA rAjya, Atmadamana, AtmarakSA adhika mahattvapUrNa hai| bAhara kI duniyA ko bacA lene para bhI bAhara kI surakSA kA kyA artha hai agara antarjIvana surakSita nahIM hai| bAhara ke hajAroM zatruoM ko jIta lene kI bajAya Antarika zatruoM para prApta kI jAne vAlI vijaya hI vAstavika vijaya hai| yaha vijaya hI manuSya ko arihaMta banAtI hai| vahI vijaya, vijaya hotI hai jisameM vyakti svayaM ko jIta letA hai, anyathA jIvana bhara dUsaroM ko jItatA calA jAe, phira bhI vijaya hAsila nahIM kara paataa| antataH parAsta ho jAtA hai| 20/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samrATa azoka ne kaliMga-yuddha kiyaa| vahA~ lAkhoM vyaktiyoM kA saMhAra haa| azoka kI vijaya huii| vaha aura usake senApati vijaya kA jazna manA rahe the| vijaya ke unmAda meM vikSipta samrATa ke pAsa eka bauddha bhikSu aayaa| usane kahA, 'samrATa ! tuma apanA vijayotsava manAo, lekina thor3A-sA samaya mujhe do aura isa samaya jaisA maiM kahU~ vaisA hI tuma kro| samrATa sahamata ho gyaa| jIta ke naze meM to vaha kucha bhI karane ko tatpara ho sakatA thaa| samrATa ne bhikSu kA sammAna kiyaa| bhikSu use yuddha ke maidAna para le gayA, aura kahA- kucha kSaNoM ke lie yahA~ khar3e ho jaao| yuddha-bhUmi se vIbhatsa cItkAra A rahI thii| cAroM tarapha karuNa krandana ho rahA thaa| ghAyala yoddhA azoka ko pratAr3ita kara rahe the| usake vizva-vijaya ko AtatAI kI vijaya kaha rahe the| vahA~ kI nara-nAriyA~, yuvA-vRddha sabhI samrATa ko apazabda bola rahe the, usakI vijaya kI niMdA aura bhartsanA kara rahe the| apanI vijayapatAkA phaharAne ke lie itanA bhayaMkara narasaMhAra ! samrATa sihara utthaa|vh eka pala bhI vahA~ na ruka skaa| dharatI para ekamAtra samrATa azoka hI vaha samrATa huA, jo yuddha lar3akara yuddha se vimukha ho gayA, anyathA yuddha kI pipAsA kabhI miTI hai? eka vahI samrATa hai jisane yuddha ke bAda ahiMsA kI dIkSA grahaNa kii| usa cItkAra, usa krandana ne usakI AtmA ko jagA diyA, karuNA ko jAgrata kiyA aura ahiMsA ko garva hai, karuNA ko garva hai ki krUratA ke garbha se karuNA kA srota niHsRta huA aura samrATa azoka jaisA nareza paayaa| __mahAvIra ke rahate mahAvIra ke bhakta unakI candana-mUrti ke lie lar3a pdd'e| pahale ke yuddhoM meM svAbhimAna ke lie yuddha nahIM hotA thaa| bilkula choTI-choTI nirarthakasI bAtoM ke lie lar3AiyA~ ho jAtIM / prasenajita aura bimbasAra ke madhya eka dAsI ko lekara yuddha ho gyaa|aaj yuddha ke rUpa badala gae haiM / kabhI dhana ke lie kabhI bhUmi ke lie yuddha ho jAtA hai|yuddh ke rUpa badala sakate haiM, para yuddha jArI hai| pahale duzmanoM se lar3ate the, aba ghara vAloM ko hI duzmana mAna baiThe haiN| kisakI lar3AI raha pAI duniyA meN| tuma kauna se yahA~ sadA hI rahane vAle ho, jo jIta paaoge| merA to mAnanA hai hama sabhI pRthvI para eka-dUsare ke paripUraka haiN| koI bauddhika rUpa se, koI sAdhanAgata tarIke se, koI Arthika DhaMga se, koI zArIrika rUpa se, koI samaya dekara, sabhI apane anusAra sahayoga karate haiN| hama eka-dUsare ko sahayoga dekara hI mile-jule rUpa meM raha paaeNge| TUTane meM to kucha nahIM hai| ekatva bodha ke sAtha Atma-vijaya ke lie bhItara utarate ho taba lar3AI kisI se hogI hI nhiiN| yadi hama duniyA ko prema kA saMdeza denA cAhate haiM, to isakA prArambha ghara se hI karanA hogaa| parivAra kisI samUha kA nahIM, apitu eka dUsare ke lie tyAga kA nAma hai, 127 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pArivArikatA kA, AtmIyatA kA nAma hai| bAharI rUpa meM sabase hilamilakara premapUrvaka raho aura jaba bhI svayaM ko ekAnta meM pAo andara utaro, Atma-nirIkSaNa karo ki kyA sthiti hai| kitanA krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha hai| apanI vyAkulatA ko parakho, apane bhItara hone kA prayAsa kro| apane krodha se, ahaMkAra se lar3o, unheM rUpAntarita kro| akrodha, kSamA aura prema se krodha para vijaya paao| ahaMkAra ko vinaya se parAsta kro| lobha para dAna aura sahayoga se vijita ho jaao| Antarika yuddha Atma-vijaya degaa| yaha vijaya jo jIvana ko anupama prasAda se bhregii| jisa vijaya ke sAmane vizva-vijaya bhI phIkI hai| jIvana meM zAzvata sukha va Ananda rahatA hai| mahAvIra ne aisA hI jaanaa| Apa saba bhI usI anubhava se gujareM yahI kAmanA hai| 28/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lobha para lagAe~ lagAma zrAvastI nagarI meM kapila nAma kA yuvaka adhyayana ke lie gurukula meM praviSTa huaa|gurukul kI paramparAnusAra kapila bhojana ke lie zAlibhadra seTha ke yahA~ jAtA thaa| pratidina, eka dAsI use bhojana karavAtI thii| yogAnuyoga, pratidina ke melamilApa se donoM ke madhya prema-saMbaMdha sthApita ho ge| tabhI usa nagara meM eka melA Ayojita haa|daasii ne kapila se nivedana kiyA ki kala hameM mele meM zAmila honA hai, lekina kharce ke lie hamAre pAsa paisA nahIM hai| tuma aisA karo ki yahA~ jo nagara seTha hai, usake pAsa prAta:kAla pahu~ca jaao| prAta:kAla jo brAhmaNa sabase pahale usake yahA~ dAna lene AtA hai, vaha seTha use do mAzA svarNa detA hai| __kapila ne apanI premikA ko saMtuSTa karane ke lie nagara zreSThi ke yahA~ dAna lenA svIkAra kiyaa| agalA dina hI mele kA dina thaa|agr subaha cUka gayA to dAna lene se vaMcita raha jaauuNgaa| rAtri meM aisA vicAra karate hue so gayA, para AdhI rAta ko uTha baiThA aura socane lagA zAyada brahmamuhUrta kI velA A gaI |subh ho usase pahale hI maiM nagara zreSThi ke dvAra para jAkara baiTha jAU~, tAki prabhAta ho aura dAna mila ske| vaha gurukula se cala diyaa| vaha koTa pAra kara hI rahA thA ki caukIdAroM ne use pakar3a liyaa| ardharAtri ke samaya koI nagara koTa se nikale to nizcita vaha cora hI hogA, aisA caukIdAroM ne nirNaya liyaa| kapila para corI kA Aropa lagAyA gyaa| kapila ne bahuterA kahA ki vaha cora nahIM hai, para usakI bAta ko svIkArA nahIM gayA 29 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura unhoMne use kArAgAra meM banda kara diyaa| prAta:kAla jaba use rAjA ke samakSa upasthita kiyA gayA, to usane saca-saca sArI ApabItI rAjA ko bayAna kara dii| samrATa kapila kI saccAI, sAdagI aura nirbhIkatA se prabhAvita huaa| usane kahA- brAhmaNa, tuma do mAzA svarNa ke lie nikale the lekina cora ke rUpa meM yahA~ hAjira hue| maiM tumase vAdA karatA hU~ ki tuma jo cAhoge vaha maiM tumheM duuNgaa| kapila kA mana, usakI cetanA lobha se abhibhUta ho utthii| usane socA - jaba samrATa de rahA hai, to do mAzA sonA kyA mA~ganA, kyoM na sau svarNamudrAe~ hI mA~ga luuN| jaise hI mA~gane ko udyata huA, mana meM vicAra AyA, sau mudrAoM se kyA hogaa| kucha sukha bhogUMgA usameM hI ye mudrAe~ samApta ho jaaeNgii| kyoM na hajAra svarNamudrAe~ mA~ga lI jAe aura jaba dene vAlA svayaM samrATa hai, jisane kaha diyA ki tuma jo mA~goge vaha milegaa| lekina hajAra meM bhI tRpti nahIM hogii| isake bAda bhI nagara meM lakhapati raheMge jinakA mujha para aMkuza rahegA; kyoM na eka lAkha svarNa-mudrAe~ mA~ga lI jaaeN| mana bahatA gayA, lobha bar3hatA gyaa| do mAzA svarNa lene AyA kapila, sau, hajAra, lAkha, karor3a svarNa mudrAoM kI abhilASA karane lgaa| taba bhI socatA rahA ki nagara seTha to phira bhI bar3A hI rhegaa| agara nagara zreSThi kA pada bhI mA~ga lU~ taba bhI rAjA to mujhase Upara hI hogaa| kyoM na rAjA se sAmrAjya hI mA~ga luuN| ___ bahuta dera ho cukI thii| samrATa ne kahA - kapila tuma kyA soca rahe ho, jo mA~ganA ho maaNgo| tuma bhI kyA yAda karoge ki nagara seTha ke dvAra para pahu~canA cAhatA thA aura rAjA ke dvAra para pahu~ca gyaa| Aja to apanI abhilASA pUrNa kara hI lo| jaise hI vaha kahane ko huA ki samrATa mujhe tumhArA rAjya cAhie, tatkAla usakI cetanA lauTI ki are, vaha kahA~ se kahA~ pahu~ca gyaa| do mAzA sonA lene ke lie yAcaka brAhmaNa, pala bhara meM rAjA se, dAtA se, usakA rAjya chInane ko taiyAra ho gyaa| ___ artha spaSTa ho gayA ki jaise-jaise lAbha hotA hai, vaise-vaise lobha bar3hatA hai| sApha jAhira huA ki cAha kI pUrti karane se cAhata aura bar3ha jAtI hai| hamArI kAmanA kI pyAsa tRpta nahIM hotii| vaha aura bar3ha jAtI hai| to, kyA pAne se hI jIvana kI tRpti hai? nahIM! mana jaise hI zAnta huA ve do svarNa-mudrAe~ bhI dimAga se calI gii| taba usane A~khoM se azru bahAte hue rAjA se kahA, ye A~sU Apake lie nahIM hai| mujhe svayaM para ronA A rahA hai| mujhe kucha nahIM caahie| samrATa bolA - yaha tuma kyA kaha rahe ho brAhmaNa, tuma to pAne ke lie Ae the aura aba kaha rahe ho ki kucha nahIM caahie| hA~, samrATa aba mujhe kucha nahIM caahie| cAhane se kabhI tRpti nahIM huii| pAne se kabhI tRpti na hogii| alobha se hI lobha ko zAnta kiyA jA sakatA hai| lobha lobha se nahIM, alobha se hI zAnta hotA hai| aura usI samaya kapila ne apane hAthoM ko AkAza kI 301 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ora uThAyA aura azru bahAte hue ye sUtra kahe / adhuve asAsayaMmi, saMsAraMmi dukkha paurAe / kiM nAma hojjataM kammayaM, jeNAhaM doggaiM na gacchejA / / kasiNaM pijo imaM loyaM, paDipuNNaM dalejja ikkss| teNAvi se na saMtusse, ii duppUrae ime AyA / / kapila ne AkAza kI ora apane hAtha uThAe aura AkAza se kucha uttara pAne kI apekSA meM kucha gAne lagA, gunagunAne lagA- he prabhu! isa adhruva azAzvata aura dukha - bahula saMsAra meM aisA kauna - sA karma hai jisase maiM durgati meM na jAU~ / yaha dhanadhAnya se bharA huA sArA vizva bhI kisI eka vyakti ko de diyA jAe, taba bhI usakI tRSNA ko pUrA nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, usake lobha ko zAnta nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, kyoMki tRSNA duSpUra hai / lAbha lobha ko bar3hAtA hai / do mAzA svarNa kI icchA rakhane vAlA kapila brAhmaNa karor3oM svarNa mudrAe~ pAne kI icchA rakhakara bhI tRpta na ho pAyA / kapila ne ye gAthAe~ rAjasabhA meM kahI haiM ki isa dukha - bahula saMsAra meM aisA kauna-sA karma hai jisase maiM durgati meM na jAU~ / pahalI bAta, yahA~ to sabhI adhruva, azAzvata aura dukha - bahula haiM, pratikSaNa hara vastu badalatI jA rahI hai| yahA~ sthAyitva to kisI cIja meM nahIM hai| dIpaka jala jarUra rahA hai, lekina hara agale kSaNa meM usakI bujhane kI ora hai| yaha makAna khar3A dikhAI detA hai, para pratikSaNa jarjara- khaMDahara ho rahA hai| khaMDahara hotA huA dikhAI nahIM detA, para khaMDahara ho rahA hai / kAla-kuMbha kI reta kSaNa-kSaNa gira rahI hai| vyakti socatA hai - vaha acAnaka bUr3hA hogA, para aisA nahIM hotaa| hAM, aisA ho ki hama rAta meM javAna soe~ aura subaha vRddha hokara jAgeM, taba to dekha leMge ki are, yaha kyA ho gayA, lekina javAnI, vRddhAvasthA aura mRtyu dhIre-dhIre AtI haiN| hama bahuta dhIre-dhIre lekina pratikSaNa mRtyu ke karIba pahu~ca rahe haiM / hotA yaha hai ki rAta ko hama sote haiM, subaha jAgakara jaba darpaNa meM apanA ceharA dekhate haiM taba bilkula vaisA hI pAte haiM jaisA rAta ko jaba soe the, taba thA / hameM patA hI nahIM calatA ki rAta bhara meM hama kitanA badala gye| kitanA khUna badala gayA, kitane vicAra badala gae, yaha zarIra badala gyaa| ye bAla kyA yU~ hI sapheda ho gae haiM? dhIre-dhIre saba badala rahA hai| tumane apane bacapana kI tasvIra dekhI hai / kyA Aja tuma vaise hI ho? kyA yauvana kI capalatA aura zakti aba bhI yathAvat hai? phira kaise parivartana ho gayA? parivartana to hara kSaNa ho rahA hai| jo tuma kala the vaha Aja nahIM aura jo Aja ho vaha Ane vAle For Personal & Private Use Only 131 Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kala meM nahIM rhoge| yaha saba itanA dhIre-dhIre ghaTita hotA hai ki tuma jAna hI nahIM paate| kabhI-kabhI to jAnakara bhI anajAna bane rahate ho| isI taraha eka dina jIvana kI kahAnI samApta ho jAtI hai| subaha hotI hai,zAma hotI hai jiMdagI yU~ hI tamAma hotI hai| jIvana kA sUrya pratidina udita hotA hai, dopahara hotI hai, sAMjha DhalatI hai, rAta AtI hai aura yoM jIvana kI kahAnI khatma ho jAtI hai, jIvana kI ihalIlA hI samApta ho jAtI hai| yahA~ sabhI kucha adhruva aura azAzvata haiN| dukha-bahula hai| na dhana se, na parijanoM se jIvana bacAyA jA sakatA hai aura na hI kAma, krodha, ahaMkAra, pada-pratiSThA se svayaM ko sukhI yA zAzvata kiyA jA sakatA hai| hamArA nAma bhI apanA nahIM hai| yaha bhI kisI paMDita yA mAtA-pitA kA diyA huA hai| tuma socate ho tuma amuka ho aura jIvana bhara isa nAma se cipake rahate ho| tuma manuSya banakara nahIM jIte, isa-usa nAma ko jIte ho| kucha acchA kAma kiyA aura apane nAma kI ghoSaNA karavA dii| are! yahA~ to apanA hI patA nahIM hai, kisa-kisa kA nAma yAda rkheN| maMdira bnvaayaa| dAnadAtAoM kI lambI sUcI saMgamaramara para ukerI gii| darzanArthiyoM meM kise phursata hai ki ise par3he, lekina nahIM, nAma to likhA hI jAnA caahie| jise aMtataH patthara hI ho jAnA hai, vahI pattharoM para nAma khudavAtA hai| hAlAMki koI bhI par3hatA nahIM hai, hA~! khuda hI par3hakara saMtuSTa hotA rahatA hai| dUsare bhUla se kabhI par3ha bhI leM to jaleMge, niMdA kreNge| kaheMge maiM ise khUba jAnatA hU~ sArA dhana bhraSTa tarIke se kamAyA aura dAna dekara dAnadAtA bana baitthaa| isa duniyA meM na nAma amara hai, na pada amara hai, na pratiSThA hI sadA banI rahatI hai| jIvana hI calA gayA, to pIche kauna amara rahatA hai| manuSya kAma-bhoga se gujaratA hai ki zAyada isase sukha milegaa| dekhatA hai ki pAnI meM ATA AyA aura machalI dhokhA khA rahI hai, hara bAra jAla meM phaMsa rahI hai| ATe ke sAtha kA~Te meM ulajha kara pakar3I jA rahI hai| ATA AtA hai magara kA~Te meM biNdhkr| pahale-pahala to bA~dhA jAtA hai,phira khuda hI baMdha jAtA hai| yaha bAta jAnane ke kAraNa hI kapila gAtA hai - isa adhruva, azAzvata, dukhabahala saMsAra meM aisA kauna-sA karma hai, jisase merI dargati na ho! vaha prazna uThA rahA hai, kyoMki yahA~ to tuma jo bhI karoge, pratidhvanita hokara vApasa aaegaa| gIta gAoge, gIta mileNge| durvacana kahoge, durvacana mileNge| yadi jIvana meM durvyavahAra kiyA hI nahIM, to durvyavahAra AegA bhI nhiiN| yahA~ to pratidhvani hotI hai| jaise jaMgala 321 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM jAkara AvAja lagAo, to apanI AvAja lauTatI hai, barasatI hai| ThIka aise hI hama jaisA karma kareMge, durgati vAlA to durgati hogI, sadgati vAlA to sadgati hogI / gRha Apane dekhA hogA maMdiroM meM zikhara banAe jAte haiN| kisI bhI dharma ke upAsanA meM cale jAie, Apako U~ce-U~ce gumbada yA zikhara mileNge| kyoM? kyoM nahIM Apake rahane vAle gharoM kI taraha sIdhI-sAdI sI chata banA dI jAe? kevala isIlie ki tuma jo maMtra bolo, ve vApasa Akara tuma para baraseM / ye maMtra tumhArA hI abhiSeka kareM, pratidhvanita hokara / jaisA karoge vaisA hI paaoge| yaha jAnane ke kAraNa hI kapila kahate haiM ki isa manuSya ko dhana-dhAnya se bharA huA sArA vizva bhI mila jAe, taba bhI manuSya tRpta nahIM ho sakatA / manuSya kI kAmanA, icchA, tRSNA, usa ananta AkAza kI taraha hai jisakA koI ora-chora nahIM hotA / mana AkAza hai aura manuSya kSitija jaisA hai / kSitija meM AkAza ko kaise u~DelA jA sakatA hai / kSitija kI sImA hai, manuSya kI bhI sImA hai lekina AkAza kI tRSNA, kAmanA, icchA kI koI sImA nahIM hai| mana socatA hai - yahA~ icchA pUrI hogI lekina icchAe~ kabhI tRpta nahIM hotI / kyoM? kyoMki lAbha se lobha bar3hatA jAtA hai / pAne kI lAlasA aura bar3hatI hai, malTIplAI hotI hai / bahuta gajaba kI bAta hai / jaba taka na milA, pAne kI cAhata thI aura jaba mila gayA, pAne kI AkAMkSA dugunI ho gaI / lobha duSpUra hotA hai| lobha kabz2a ke roga jaisA hai / zarIra svastha ho aura kabjiyata ho jAe to aneka roga ghira Ate haiN| aise hI mana meM lobha ho, to mana ke sau roga panapa jAte haiM / ciMtA, tanAva, Asakti, avasAda / Dhera sAre roga / kabz2a zarIra kA roga hai aura lobha mana kA roga hai / jaise kabz2a zarIra ke kacare ko aMdara roke rakhatA hai, vaise hI lobha vastuoM ke parigraha ko, unake prati mamatva - buddhi ko apane bhItara roke rakhatA hai, bA~dhe rakhatA hai / logoM ko jakar3akara rakhatA hai| garIba insAna kI gurabata to dikhAI de rahI hai lekina lobhI chupA huA garIba hai| mujhe to lobhI se adhika daridra koI dikhAI hI nahIM detA / saba kucha hai usake pAsa, phira bhI phaTehAla / sirpha ikaTThA karatA hai, para ikaTThA karanA kisa artha kA, agara usa saMgraha kA upayoga na huaa| vaha dhana bhI vastu meM tabdIla ho jAtA hai, jisakA upayoga na kiyA jaae| dhanI yA nirdhana honA paise kI adhikatA yA kamI para nirbhara nahIM hai| jo paise kA upayoga karatA hai, vaha dhanavAna hai aura jo upayoga na kare, vahI nirdhana / lobhI jIvana bhara nirdhana hI banA rahatA hai / zAstra kahate haiM : mRtyu ke uparAMta lobhI ko sA~pa bananA par3atA hai / vaha sarpa - yoni meM janma letA hai aura usa dhana para kuMDalI lagAkara usakI rakSA meM jIvana vyatIta karatA hai / na svayaM upayoga karatA hai aura na anya kisI ko karane detA hai / zAstra kahate haiM ki lobhI jIva mRtyu ke bAda sarpa-yoni meM jAegA, lekina maiM to For Personal & Private Use Only 33 Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dekhatA hU~ ki lobhI vartamAna meM hI apane dhana para sarpa banakara kuMDalI lagAkara baiThA hai| use apane dhana kI surakSA karanI hai, kevala caukiidaarii| lekina yaha bAta samajhane kI hai ki ekatrita karane se dhana apanA nahIM ho jAtA hai, dhana kA upayoga karo taba hI dhana hamArA apanA hai| dhana sAdhana hai,sAdhya nhiiN| sAdhana kA jitanA adhika upayoga hogA, vaha utanA hI adhika sukhakara hogA, lekina hamArI pravRtti to sAdhanoM ko ekatrita karane kI hai| pahale to vaha sAdhana juTAtA hai lekina bAda meM una sAdhanoM kI hifAz2ata meM laga jAtA hai| sAdhanoM kI sevA karane lagatA hai / vastue~ to hamArI sevA ke lie haiN| lekina ulTA ho jAtA hai| hama makAna banAte haiN| apanI pUMjI lagAkara AlIzAna ghara banAte haiM, lekina makAna se pUcho ki kyA tumhArA mAlika ghara meM raha rahA hai? kabhI Apane makAnoM ko bAteM karate hue sunA hai? ve bhI bAteM karate haiM / makAna kahatA hai, merA mAlika mujhameM nahIM rahatA, maiM hI usake ghara meM rahatA huuN| mAlika jitanA mere andara rahatA hai, usase adhika maiM usake bhItara ke ghara meM rahatA huuN| makAna banA huA to bAhara hai lekina vaha mAlika ke bhItara rahatA hai| vaha apane makAna se kahIM dUra calA jAe taba bhI use makAna kI cintA rhegii| makAna usake bhItara basA hI rahatA hai| hama AbhUSaNa pahanate haiM; lekina nahIM! AbhUSaNa hI hameM pahane rahate haiN| ve hama para hAvI ho cuke haiN| unhoMne hamArA svAmitva le liyaa| tuma socate ho naukara apane svAmI se ba~dhA hai| magara nahIM! svAmI hI naukara se baMdhA hai| kyoMki naukara ke binA usakA kAma hI nahIM cltaa| vaibhavazAlI vyakti se mujhe zikAyata nahIM hai| pradarzana ke lie hI sahI, vaha apane dhana kA upayoga to kara rahA hai| lekina lobhI to dhana kA upayoga hI nahIM krtaa| dezI aura videzI insAna meM yahI antara hai| dezI to dhana juTAtA hai aura videzI dhana kharca karatA hai| dezI to peTI kI cintA karatA hai aura videzI peTa kI cintA rakhatA hai| itanA paisA ikaTThA kara kyA karoge? isakA kucha upayoga kro| anupayogI vastuoM ko ghara se bAhara kara do| aparigraha bhAva se usa sAmAna ko bAhara nikAla do kyoMki vaha tumhAre kAma nahIM aataa| anAvazyaka sAmAna, dhana, vastu sabhI ko bAhara nikaalo| parigraha bahuta bar3hA hai| jisa tIrthaMkara ne aparigraha kA siddhAnta diyA, usI ke anuyAyI sarvAdhika parigrahI haiN| hamArA aparigraha kA siddhAMta bhI karma-kANDa ho gayA hai| tyAga Upara-Upara hai, pradarzana bana rahA hai, lekina mana ke bhItara to parigraha kI vRtti barakarAra hai| maiM to mAnatA hU~ jisa paramAtmA ne hameM jIvana diyA hai, vahI jIvana bhara kI 34 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyavasthAe~ bhI hameM degaa| maiM kitanA bhI prayAsa kara lU~, phira bhI mujhe utanA hI milegA jitanA mere nasIba meM hogaa| na maiMne svecchA se janma liyA hai aura na hI svecchA se mruuNgaa| sA~seM bhI apane Apa A-jA rahI haiN| jaba jIvana kI sArI vyavasthAe~ apane Apa haiM, to anya vyavasthAe~ bhI usI prakRti yA paramAtmA para kyoM nahIM chor3a dete ? yaha parama AstikatA hai ki vyakti ne apane ko prakRti yA paramAtmA ke dvArA saMcAlita hone ke lie chor3a diyA / paramAtmA vyakti ko jIvana bAda meM detA hai, usakI vyavasthA pahale kara detA hai / svayaM ko usa prakRti, usa paramAtmA, usa karmaniyati ke supurda kara do, sArI vyavasthA ho jaaegii| hamArA puruSArtha, hamArA karma - yoga jIvana ko saMcAlita karane ke lie hai; dhana, sAmagrI, vastu, jamIna-jAyadAda ekatrita karane ke lie nhiiN| hama adhika se adhika dene kA prayAsa kreN| lobhI AtmA kabhI kisI ko kucha pradAna nahIM kara sktii| kaMjUsa vyakti prema ke yogya bhI nahIM hotA / jo dhana nahIM de sakatA, vaha hRdaya kaise degA? jIvana to lena-dena kA hisAba hai / sirfa de-dekara hI kAma nahIM calatA, lenA bhI par3atA hai| jaise tuma dekara prasanna hote ho, vaise hI sAmane vAlA bhI dene kI icchA rakhatA hai| koI nirdhana tumhAre sahayoga se unnati kara gayA to yaha na socanA ki tumane ise lakhapati banAyA / kabhI usako phona karanA aura kahanA mitra, Aja tumhArI kAra bheja denA, maiM bhI ghUma-phira AU~ / isase usakA hRdaya prasanna ho jaaegaa| vaha socegA maiM usakA RNI nahIM, mitra hU~, usane merA sahayoga kiyA, aba maiM bhI sahayoga ke lie tatpara rhuuN| lobhI nahIM de sakatA; alobhI hI de sakatA hai / karuNAvanta, zIlavanta, premI hRdaya hI luTA sakatA hai| jo tumheM prema de rahA hai, dhana se sahayoga kara rahA hai, jAna lo vaha alobhI hai, lobhamukta hai| lobhamukta honA mukti kA prathama dvAra hai / krodha prema ko naSTa karatA hai, mAna vinaya ko naSTa karatA hai aura mAyA maitrI kA nAza karatI hai, lekina lobha to saba kucha naSTa kara detA hai / vinaya aura maitrI sabhI ko lobha naSTa kara detA hai| svayaM ko lobha se bAhara nikAleM / lobhI AtmA pUrNa nahIM ho sktii| yaha mana kA roga hai, jo sarvatra vinAza karatA hai| isa manoroga se mukta hone kA prayAsa kareM / T hama dAna na bhI kareM, sirpha eka saMkalpa le leM ki mahIne meM eka dina sabase pahale Ane vAle grAhaka se binA lAbha-hAni ke vyavasAya kareMge / hai to sAdhAraNa - sA saMkalpa, lekina jIvana ko rUpAntarita karane vAlA, vyAvasAyika buddhi ko rUpAntarita karane vAlA sUtra hogaa| mahIne meM eka dina nirdhArita kara leM, jo grAhaka sabase pahale Ae, cAhe vaha dasa lAkha kA mAla kharIde yA dasa paise kA, use jisa bhAva meM vastu lAe ho, usI bhAva meM pradAna kara deM / kabhI-kabhI binA lAbha ke bhI kucha 135 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kreN| vaha vyavasAya anerA ho jAegA, vaha vyavasAya Apako Ananda degA / prArambha meM to mana avarodha lagAegA, kaI prazna uThAegA lekina mana kI na sunanA, hRdayapUrvaka kArya karate jaanaa| kucha mAha bItane para itanA Ananda AegA ki tuma usa dina kI pratIkSA karane lagoge ki kaba vaha dina Ae ki maiM apane vyavasAya ko sevA kA rUpa de skuuN| vyavasAya bhI Apake lie sevA aura dharma kA sUtradhAra ho sakatA hai / lobha to apUra hai / ise kabhI bharA nahIM jA sakatA / parigraha ko parigraha se zAnta nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / vastuoM para apanI pakar3a ko DhIlA kro| tuma vastuoM se apane antara- hRdaya ko bhI bhara nahIM sakate kyoMki bhItara vastu nahIM jA sktii| mAlakiyata kA dAvA chodd'o| tuma jinheM apanA gulAma banAte ho, eka-na-eka dina tuma unake vastugata gulAma bana jAte ho, kyoMki tumheM usakI Adata ho jAtI hai / usake binA tumhArA kAma hI nahIM cltaa| manuSya para jaba koI vastu hAvI ho jAtI hai, tabhI vaha lobhI banatA hai / hama vastu ke mAlika raheM, vastu hamArI mAlika na bana jaae| jIvana meM svayaM kI mAlakiyata honI cAhie, lekina khuda kA mAlika na bana pAne ke kAraNa hama kabhI beTe ke, kabhI patnI ke, kabhI putra ke, kabhI naukara ke yA ziSya ke hI mAlika bana jAnA cAhate haiM / yaha bhAvanA bhI dUsaroM kI gulAmI hai / hameM lagatA hai ki hama patnI ke mAlika haiM lekina vAstava meM patnI hI hamArI mAlika bana jAtI hai| pahale to kahegIprANanAtha, phira nAtha, bAda meM to pati kI yaha dazA hogI ki becArA anAtha hI ho jaaegaa| sirpha vastuoM ko hI parigraha mata smjho| ve sArI cIjeM parigraha haiM, jo hamArI svAmI ho jAtI haiN| pahale hamArI mAlakiyata thI, aba ve mAlika ho giiN| phira inameM cAhe vastu ho, vyakti ho, viSaya ho yA anya kucha aura; isameM farka nahIM par3atA / sAmAna to ekatrita kiyA jA rahA hai, lekina mAlika cUka rahA hai| sAmAna bacAkara bhI kyA hogA agara mAlika niraMtara khotA calA jaae| mAlika se hI mAla kA mUlya hai / Apake hone se makAna kA artha hai, Apake mara jAne para vahI makAna Apake lie nirarthaka ho gayA / maiMne sunA hai : kisI makAna meM Aga laga gii| par3ausI daur3e, mauhalle vAle daur3e makAna kI Aga bujhAne ke lie| sArA mUlyavAna sAmAna bAhara nikAlA jAne lagA / naukara bhI bhAga-daur3a meM laga ge| karIba-karIba sArA sAmAna bAhara nikAla liyA gyaa| makAna mAlika ko khabara dI gaI ki Apake makAna meM Aga laga gaI hai, vaha bhI daur3A-daur3A AyA / Ate hI naukara ko DA~TA ki Aga kaise laga gii| logoM ne kahAjaise bhI lagI, laga gaI, aba apane sAmAna ko to bacAo, seTha jalatI huI Aga ke bhItara gayA aura jo sAmAna usake hAtha meM AyA, bAhara le aayaa| makAna jalate 36l For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jalate girane ko A gayA, tabhI seTha ko khyAla AyA- are, merA choTA bettaa| usane logoM se pUchA merA choTA beTA ghara meM soyA thA, vaha bAhara AyA ki nhiiN| logoM ne kahA- vaha to bhItara hI raha gyaa| ___ mAla to saba baca gayA para mAlika hI jala gyaa| batAie mAlika ke jala jAne para bace hue mAla kA kyA mUlya? hamAre hone se sArI arthavattA hai| mAlakiyata mUlyavAna hai| kyA khoyA, kyA pAyA yaha mahattvapUrNa nahIM hai| mAlakiyata kA bane rahanA khone-pAne se Upara hai| Apa dAna deM,khUba prabhAvanA kareM,para nAmoM kI ghoSaNA na krvaaeN| dene meM Ananda AtA hai, de jAo, nAma ke lie kucha mata kro| nAma eka taraha kI pravaMcanA hai| do; aparigraha-bhAva se do, isalie do ki tumhAre pAsa AvazyakatA se adhika hai| AvazyakatA se adhika nahIM hai, to dene kI bilkula jarUrata nahIM hai| __ jIsasa apane ziSyoM se bahudhA eka kahAnI kahA karate the ki eka seTha thaa|setth ne sunA ki Aja bahuta teja varSA hone vAlI hai,khetoM kI phasala Aja hI na kATI gaI, to sArI phasala naSTa ho jaaegii| usane eka sAtha pacAsa naukara rakhe tAki Aja hI sArI phasala kaTa jaae| dopahara ho gaI phasala bahuta thii| usane dopahara meM pacAsa naukara aura lagA die phira bhI pUrI phasala na kaTa pAI / sA~jha hone ko A gii| mAlUma huA ki sau loga phasala na kATa paaeNge| dUsare khetoM se nivRtta hue sabhI majadUroM ko bulAkara kaTAI meM lagA diyaa| zAma hote-hote sArI phasala kaTa gaI / jaba mehanatAnA dene kA samaya AyA to usane sabako eka samAna paisA diyaa| yaha dekhakara jo subaha se kAma karane Ae the, ve Aga babUlA ho utthe| krodha meM Akara bole-'hama subaha se kAma kara rahe haiM aura hameM dasa hI rupaye aura ye jo zAma ko pA~ca baje kAma karane Ae, unheM bhI dasa rupaye, yaha anyAya hai|' seTha ne kahA, 'tumhArI bAta tarka-saMgata hai, lekina mujhe eka bAta batAo maiMne tumheM kitane rupaye mehanatAne para rakhA thA?' maz2adUroM ne kahA, 'sAta rupye| aura maiMne tumheM diyA kitanA hai- seTha ne puuchaa| uttara AyA, dasa rupye|' seTha bolA, maiMne tuma logoM ko sAta rupaye kI dihAr3I para rakhA thA aura diye dasa rupaye, phira zikAyata kyoM kara rahe ho? maiM dUsaroM ko kitanA bhI dUM, isase tumheM kyA matalaba? maiM de rahA hU~ kyoMki mere pAsa hai, z2arUrata se bahuta jyAdA hai| dene meM mujhe Ananda AtA hai |denaa hI merA svabhAva hai| dene meM tRpti AtI hai / denA hI merA sukha hai| 37 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIsasa kI kahAnI ke mAdhyama se kahanA cAhU~gA ki dene meM Ananda AtA hai, to jarUra do| lobha antahIna hai, isalie luttaao| isa dukha-bahula saMsAra meM yaha vaha karma hai, jo hameM durgati se bacAtA hai| dene vAlA vyakti hI hRdaya se vizAla hai, vahI prema ke yogya hai| jIvana meM aisA vyakti mila jAe, to usase maitrI krnaa| vaha Apake bhI jIvana ko durgati se bacAne vAlA kalyANamitra siddha hogaa| ___ hamezA hAya paisA, hAya paisA kI pAgala pratispardhA meM zAmila na hoN| utanA kamAe~ jitanA Apa upabhoga kara sakate haiN| samAja meM pratiSThA arjita karane ke lie itanA dhana na kamAe~, jo vyartha laoNkara meM par3A rahe, cora aura Ayakara vAloM kA qhatarA banakara hameM tanAvagrasta kre| aisI pratiSThA jhUThI pratiSThA hai| pratiSThA hI arjita karanI hai, to apane guNoM ko vikasita kro| apane karma se, apane svabhAva se pratiSThA arjita kro| yaha pratiSThA sthAI hotI hai| . paise kI pratiyogitA se baceM aura jo samaya bacatA hai, vaha bacA huA samaya apane parivAra para, mitroM para, dharma para kharca kreN| patnI, mAtA-pitA, baccoM ke sAtha kheleM, baccoM ko par3hAe~, unheM saMskArita kareM, unase AtmIya nikaTatA bddh'aaeN| unakI bhAvanAoM kA Adara kreN| isake pratiphala meM Apako unase adhika Adara, pyAra aura apanatva milegaa| jIvana ko vastuoM se nahIM, vyaktitva se ApUrita kro| na kaMjUsI acchI aura na hI taamjhaam| svaccha raho, svastha rho| sadavicAra apnaao| auroM kA sahayoga kro| yaha eka jIvaMta prabhAvanA hai| svayaM ke lie bhI aura auroM ke lie bhii| tanAvarahita nizcita jIvana jiio| mukti ke paMkha kholo| nakSatroM se, tAroM-sitAroM se hameM mukti kA nimantraNa hai| nirlobhI mana mukti kI hI ur3Ana hai| lobha kA daladala gaharA hai, kabja purAnA hai, he manuSya! martya se Upara uTho, he kamala! paMka se Upara uttho| yahI hai pahala UrdhvArohaNa kI, mukti kii| 38 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaya kA kareM sArthaka upayoga duniyA meM do prakAra kI sthitiyA~ haiM - zIta- USNa, udaya-asta, rAta-dina, sukha-dukha, saMyoga-viyoga, janma-mRtyu- ye sabhI eka hI sikke ke do pahalU haiM / inake atirikta koI sthiti najara AtI hai, to vaha mana kI A~khoM kA bhrama hai| sirfa do hI sthitiyA~ haiM / prakAza ke abhAva kA nAma aMdhakAra hai / kisI tattva se USNatA samApta hogI, vaha tattva svata: zItala ho jaaegaa| yaha jIvana aura duniyA kI tAsIra 1 hai / sUrya udaya ke sAtha hI pazcima kI ora apanI yAtrA prArambha kara detA hai| sUrya calatA huA na bhI dikhAI de, lekina pazcima kI ora hI agrasara hotA hai| sUrya ne udaya ke bAda kabhI pUrva kI yAtrA nahIM kI, pazcima kI yAtrA kI hai; phira vaha bhale hI pazcima se pUrva meM A jaae| jo janma letA hai usake jIvana meM anivAryata: mRtyu ghaTita hotI hai| mRtyu jIvana kA upasaMhAra aura janma jIvana kI bhUmikA hai| mRtyu dikhAI nahIM detI, kevala pratibhAsita hotI hai / jaise aMdhakAra meM aTTahAsa karane vAle vyakti ko dekhA nahIM jA sakatA, kevala usake aTTahAsa kI dhvani sunAI par3atI hai, aise hI mRtyu ko dekhA nahIM jA sktaa| jIvana mRtyu kA choTA-sA aMza hai| jaise bAdala bijalI kI camaka meM thor3e se samaya ke lie pratibhAsita hote haiM, aise hI jIvana hai / kucha kSaNoM ke lie rahatA hai aura phira mRtyu meM vilIna ho jAtA hai / For Personal & Private Use Only 39 Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya apane jIvana meM jIne kA prabaMdha kama aura mRtyu se bacane ke upAya adhika karatA hai| yadi jIvana ke upayoga kA intaz2Ama ho jAe, to mRtyu vyakti ke lie jIvana kI mRtyu na raha kara jIvana kA AkhirI par3Ava bana jAtI hai| manuSya jIvana meM hara vastu se baca sakatA hai, A~khoM meM dhUla jhauMka sakatA hai, lekina mRtyu se kabhI nahIM baca sktaa| jIvana hai to mRtyu bhI hai| jIvana kA pahalA aura aMtima satya to mRtyu hI hai| vaha nizcita hai| phira ghabarAnA kaisA! sirpha mRtyu hI hogIn / jIvana ke kisI bhI mArga se gujara jAe~, pariNAma kyA hogA? mRtyu hI n! phira kyoM na nizcinta hokara, nirbhaya hokara jIvana jIe~! ___ mahAbhArata ke yuddha meM jaba arjuna apane parijanoM ke moha se vyAkula ho, apanA gANDIva-dhanuSa ratha meM rakha detA hai, usa samaya zrIkRSNa usase sirpha eka hI bAta kahate haiM ki pArtha, apane hRdaya meM napuMsakatA ko sthAna mata do|apne hRdaya kI tuccha durbalatA kA tyAga kro| uTho, aura yuddha meM rata ho jaao| AqhirI pariNAma unakI aura tumhArI mRtyu hI hai| tuma mRtyu se kyoM bhayabhIta hote ho? yaha na soco ki koI mara rahA hai, ye to mAre hI jA cuke haiN| vyakti apane ko cAhe jitanA bacAnA cAhe lekina jIvana kI dhArA pravAhamAna hai, jo rukatI nahIM hai / dhArA ke rukane kA nAma hI mRtyu hai| jalate hue dIpa ko hI hama dIpa kheNge| bujhA huA dIpa to dIpa kI lAza hai| manuSya kA svabhAva hai ki vaha jIvana kA upabhoga/upayoga karanA cAhatA hai lekina mRtyu se bacakara / jIvana kA bhoga kara lene ke bAda bhI kauna baMdhanoM se mukta ho pAyA hai, tRSNA ko tRpta kara nirgrantha ho pAyA hai? tumane yayAti kI kahAnI to sunI hI hogI, jisake dvAra para mRtyu dastaka detI hai aura apanI kAmanAoM se atRpta yayAti sau varSa kA jIvanadAna mA~gatA hai / mRtyu usake putra kI kImata para sau varSa kA jIvana detI hai| agale sau varSa vyatIta hone para yamadUta punaH Ate haiM, lekina yayAti! vaha to socatA hai maiMne to kucha bhogA hI nahIM aura punaH sau varSa jIvana mA~gatA hai| usake putra usase jyAdA samajhadAra haiN| ve pitA kI eSaNA aura mRtyu kA khela dekhate haiN| mRtyu jo avazyambhAvI hai phira bhI pitA jIvana kI kAmanA kie cale jAte haiM, apane putroM kI bheMTa dete hue| hajAra varSa kA jIvana jI liyA phira bhI tRSNAe~ tRpta na ho skiiN| antataH yamarAja svayaM Ae aura kahA - basa, aba aura nhiiN| tuma jisa jAla meM ulajhe ho, vahA~ kabhI tRpta na ho skoge| apane kitane hI putroM kI bali car3hAo, lekina taba bhI apanI tRSNA ko bhara na paaoge| tRSNA duSpUra hai| umra se tRpti nahIM hotI, lekina jaba jIvana-kA-bodha upalabdha hotA hai, to vahI vyakti paritRpta ho jAtA hai, vahI zAMta ho jAtA hai, vahI Atma-mauna ko upalabdha ho jAtA hai| aneka bAra manuSya ke mana meM vicAra AtA hai ki gRhasthI meM bahuta jhaMjhaTa haiM, kyoM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na dIkSA grahaNa kara saMnyAsI bana jaaeN| lekina vyakti apanI hI mohabharI rAgAtmaka jaMjIroM se jakar3A hai ki cAhakara bhI alaga nahIM ho paataa| vyAmoha kI gA~Tha itanI prabala hai ki parivAra vAle nahIM, hama khuda hI unase ba~dhe rahate haiN| hama hI saMsAra kA nirmANa karate haiM aura usase Abaddha hote haiN| hamArA nirmANa avazya hI paramAtmA ne kiyA hai, lekina hama jisa saMsAra meM ulajhate haiM, usake nirmAtA hama svayaM hI haiN| paramAtmA hameM janma detA hai, jIvana kA puraskAra detA hai lekina saMsAra meM ulajhane kA kArya paramAtmA ne hameM nahIM sauMpA hai| Apake pAsa hajAroM samasyAe~ haiM, lekina mere pAsa koI samasyA nahIM hai| koI mujhase pUche ki kyA mere mana meM vibhinna prakAra ke prazna uThate haiM, jinakA uttara pAne ke lie kisI guru kI talAza hai, to mai kahU~gA ki mere mana meM prazna hI nahIM utthte| merI samasyA yaha hai ki mere pAsa koI samasyA nahIM hai| __ Apa kaheM, to maiM Apase prazna pUchUgA, lekina usakA uttara mujhe nahIM caahie| vaha javAba bhI Apa hI ke lie hai, ApakI AtmA ko vaha uttara caahie| zAMti se rAtri meM merA yaha prazna sociegA ki manuSya antataH rukatA kahA~ hai, usakA dhairya kahA~ aTakatA hai- yaha sociegaa| hama socate jarUra haiM ki hama bahuta dhairyavAna haiM lekina Apake Upara chipakalI gira jAe to ekadama se cauMka par3ate haiM, dhairya na jAne kahA~ vilupta ho jAtA hai| ___ jaba hama sAmAyika kI sAdhanA karate haiM taba itanA asIma dhairya honA cAhie ki usa samaya bicchU bhI car3hane lage to vicalita na ho paaeN| sA~pa bhI gujara jAe, to tuma daur3a na paao| jinameM dhairya hotA hai, unheM sA~pa yA bicchU nahIM kATate / sA~pa aura bicchU adhIra hone vAloM ko, vicalita ho jAne vAloM ko hI kATate haiN| eka prayoga kareMApa kisI galI se gujara rahe haiM aura koI kuttA bhauMkane lage, Apa vahA~ zAMta-sthira hokara khar3e ho jAie, kuttA cupa ho jaaegaa| lekina jaise hI adhIra-vicalita hokara daur3ane lage, kuttA bhI dugunI raphtAra se Apake pIche daudd'egaa| bhaya kA bhUta pichalaggU hI hotA hai| ___ vyakti svayaM hI apane saMsAra kA nirmANa kara use samasyAoM aura ulajhanoM se bhara letA hai| mere prazna para vicAra kIjiegA ki vyakti rukatA kahA~ hai? yaha jIvana kA gahana-gambhIra savAla hai| jo uttara Ae, unheM kinAre kara denA kyoMki ye raTeraTAye uttara haiN| tumhAre jIvana ko badalakara rakha degA yaha prazna, citta meM rUpAntaraNa hogA, hRdaya badalegA- satata eka hI prazna-bodha ki AdamI rukatA kahA~ hai? saMsAra kA nirmANa kara jaMjIreM bA~dha letA hai| pA~va meM jaMjIreM haiM nahIM, para jaMjIroM kA bojha bahuta adhika hai| kisI naukA ke laMgara meM ba~dhe nahIM haiM para dRSTi-bhrama hai ki mere laMgara baMdhe hue haiN| aba naukA kaise calegI? naukA to calane ko taiyAra hai, bazarte hama hI apanI 141 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patavAroM ko khene kA intajAma kreN| maiMne sunA hai ki eka yuvaka pratidina saMta ke pAsa jAtA thaa| eka dina usane kahA, 'merI bahuta icchA hotI hai ki maiM bhI phakIrI dhAraNa kara lU~, saMnyasta ho jAU~ / ' saMta bole, 'socane se kyA hogA kara ke dikhA do, ho jAegA / ' yuvaka ne kahA, 'Apa to kahate haiM, ho jaao| maiMne bhI apane ghara meM bAta kI lekina koI taiyAra hI nahIM hotaa| maiMne apane bhAiyoM se, patnI se, mAtA-pitA sabhI se kahA ki maiM apane jIvana ko bandhanoM se mukta karanA cAhatA hU~ para koI anumati hI nahIM detA / ' aba rajA kyA mA~gane se milatI hai ! nikala par3o, apane Apa rajA hI hai| saMta ne kahA, 'ThIka hai, lekina acchI taraha soca lo ki kyA vAstava meM tuma isa jIvana meM AnA cAhate ho / ghara vAloM kA intaz2Ama ho jaaegaa| ve to anumati de deMge, lekina bAda meM tuma bidaka gae to ? 'maiM taiyAra hU~' / yuvaka ne kahA saMta ne use zvAsa rokane kI prakriyA batAI / vaha ghara pahu~cA aura prakriyA ke anusAra sA~sa rokakara jamIna para gira gyaa| ghara meM koharAma maca gayA ki javAna beTA mara gyaa| mohalle ke loga ikaTThe ho ge| jabaradasta bhIr3a ho gaI / usa bhIr3a meM vaha saMta bhI pahu~ca gyaa| pitA ro rahA thA ki he bhagavAna, tumane mere javAna beTe ko uThA liyA, isase to acchA hotA ki mujhe hI uThA letaa| beTA mara jAtA hai to mA~ bhI yahI kahatI hai / yaha dUsarI bAta hai ki uThane kI icchA kisI kI nahIM hai, koI uThanA nahIM cAhatA, magara kahate haiM / A~sU nahIM Ate taba bhI ronA-cillAnA dikhalAte haiN| jise dekho vaha kraMdana kara rahA thA ki he bhagavAna, yaha tumane kyA kara diyA / saMta Age aayaa| usane kahA- yaha ronA baMda karo aura merI bAta suno| isakI arthI bAda meM utthaanaa| yaha jo tuma kaha rahe ho ki isake badale tuma marane ko taiyAra ho, to maiM ise jIvita karane kI prakriyA jAnatA hU~, tumhAre beTe ko jiMdA kiyA jA sakatA hai bazarte isake badale tumhAre parivAra meM se koI marane ko taiyAra ho / saba ronA-pITanA bhUla gae aura eka-dUsare kI bagaleM jhA~kane lge| saMta ne pitA se kahA- tuma to isake binA nahIM raha sakate n, tuma to isake lie svayaM maranA cAhate the n, aba tuma mara hI jaao| pitA ne kahA- mere koI eka hI beTA nahIM hai, cAra anya bhI haiN| merA kAma cala jaaegaa| mA~, bhAI, patnI, sabhI ne kucha-na-kucha bahAnA banA liyaa| mitra, parijana bhI kinArA kara gae, koI bhI marane ko taiyAra na huA / marane vAle ke pIche koI bhI marane ko taiyAra nahIM hotaa| gharavAle, mitra, 42 For Personal & Private Use Only parijana Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sabhI zmazAna taka hI sAtha nibhAte haiM, sAtha koI nahIM jaataa| hamAre apane hI, zava ko agni ko samarpita kara dete haiN| saMta ne yuvaka kA sira thapathapAyA aura kahA- beTe khar3e ho jAo aura yuvaka tatkAla khar3A ho gyaa| saMta ne pUchA- aba batAo, tumhArA kyA vicAra hai / ghara vAloM ne anumati de dii| ghara vAloM kA tumhAre binA kAma cala sakatA hai| aba tuma batAo ghara vAloM ke binA tumhArA kAma cala sakatA hai? aura vaha yuvaka saMta ke sAtha calA gyaa| Aja kI paristhitiyoM meM yaha prasaMga punaH upasthita ho jAe, to maiM nahIM jAnatA ki Apa kyA kreNge| jarUra hI duvidhA meM pha~sa jaaeNge| eka mana to saMsAra meM khIMcegA, dUsarA saMnyAsa meM bulaaegaa| aura vaha kSaNa apratima hogA jaba saMsAra meM hI saMnyAsa ghaTita ho jaaegaa| paramAtmA kA prasAda hogA vaha, jaba koI Atmabodha ko upalabdha hogaa| Thokara khAI aura jAga gayA, samyaktva ko,sambodhi ko upalabdha huaa| jIvana ke bandhanoM ke prati hamAre vyAmoha ko kama karane ke lie hI yaha sUtra hai dumapattae paMDuyae jahA, nivaDai rAigaNANa acce| evaM maNuyANa jIviyaM, samayaM goyama! mA pmaaye| mahAvIra ne apane priya ziSyoM ko jo pramukha udbodhana die, unameM se eka yaha udabodhana hai| gautama to sirpha eka mAdhyama hai| unake lie lAkhoM-lAkha gautama hai; hama aura Apa bhI unake lie gautama hI haiM, jinake lie ve apanI vANI se amRta varSA karate haiN| Apa svayaM ko mahAvIra kA gaNadhara mAna sako, gautama samajha sako to yaha gAthA Apake lie eka bar3A camatkAra ho sakatI hai| agara yaha samajhA ki mahAvIra ne yaha bAta Aja se paccIsa sau varSa pUrva sirfagautama ke lie kahI thI, taba to yaha gAthA hamAre kucha kAma na aaegii| svayaM ko mahAvIra kA gautama hI mAno, tAki mahAvIra kA sAmIpya aura sAnnidhya mila ske| svayaM ko paccIsa sau varSa pUrva mahAvIra ke sabhAmaMDapa meM le calo aura mahAvIra ke caraNa chUkara kaho, prabhu maiM Apake caraNoM meM hU~, mere lie kyA saMdeza hai| taba mahAvIra yaha bAta kaheMge, jaise samaya bItane para vRkSa kA sUkhA huA pattA gira jAtA hai, usI prakAra manuSya kA jIvana hai| ataH gautama! kSaNa mAtra kA bhI pramAda mata kro|' jaise samaya bItane para vRkSa kA sUkhA huA pattA gira jAtA hai vaise hI kyA manuSya kA jIvana bhI nahIM gira jAtA? kyA manuSya ke sAtha bhI aisA hI nahIM hotA? aura jo loga vRddha ho cuke haiM, ve to kama se kama yaha jAna hI leM ki jIvana ke vRkSa para unakA pattA pIlA par3a cukA hai aura vaha kisI bhI kSaNa bhUmisAt ho sakatA hai| havA kA halkA-sA jhoMkA bhI patte ko dharAzAyI kara degaa| jIvana bilkula per3a ke patte kI 143 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taraha hai, jaba taka harA hai, taba taka per3a para hai aura jaba pIlA par3a gayA, sUkha hI gayA taba usakI Ayu kA kyA bhrosaa| isIlie mahAvIra kahate haiM, priya vatsa, tuma samaya mAtra ke lie, kSaNa bhara kA bhI pramAda mata kro| pramAda arthAt mUrchA, sustI, soyApana, gaharI tandrA, gaharI nIMda, eka sammohita avasthA / vyakti kI tandrA, mUrchA itanI gaharI hai ki use samaya kA bhI bodha nahIM rhtaa| samaya kI cintA nahIM rhtii| vaha samajhatA hai ki samaya kA to koI mUlya hI nahIM hai| koI Apase milane kA samaya nirdhArita karatA hai, Apa pratIkSA karate haiM, lekina use to samaya para AnA hI nahIM hai| loga mAnakara hI calate haiM ki cAra baje kA kAryakrama hai to tIna baje kA samaya do| logoM ke lie samaya kA koI mUlya nahIM hai| nirarthaka vArtAlApa, bahasabAjI meM loga na jAne kitanA samaya ga~vA dete haiM, usakA to koI hisAba hI nahIM hai| samaya kA mUlya honA caahie| samaya kA anuzAsana aura pAbaMdI to honI hI caahie| jo vyakti samaya kA pAbanda nahIM hai, usake jIvana meM suvyavasthA nahIM hotii| vaha kisI siddhAnta kA pAbanda nahIM hotaa| jaba tama samaya ke anuzAsana meM hI nahIM ho, to apane krodha, kAma, vAsanA, moha, mAyA, kaSAya para kaise vijaya paaoge| tuma samaya ko nahIM nibhAte, to samaya tumhArA sAtha kaise nibhA pAegA! samaya kI bar3I kImata hai| hara kSaNa mUlyavAna hai, kyoMki patA nahIM vRkSa kA sUkhA pattA kisa kSaNa gira jaae| hama socate haiM ki kala kareMge, para kise patA hai ki Ane vAlA kSaNa hamAre lie kAla ho jaae|jo Aja ko kala para TAlatA hai yaha mata socie ki vaha kala kregaa| kala ko phira kala para TAla degaa| jiMdagI kala para TalatI calI jAtI hai aura kala kabhI AtA hI nahIM / jo AtA hai, vaha vartamAna hotA hai| usa kala kA kucha patA hI nahIM jisake lie tuma Aja ko naSTa kara rahe ho| kala kabhI nahIM hotA, jo hotA hai, vaha Aja aura isI samaya hotA hai| tumhArA yaha kala kaba kAla bana jAe kucha patA nhiiN| jo punarjanma meM vizvAsa nahIM rakhate unake lie to jIvana bahuta choTA hai, thor3A hai| isalie jitanA adhika kiyA jA sake, jIvana kA upayoga kara lo, cAhe sArthaka yA nirrthk| kyoMki do hI upayoga ho sakate haiM aura yaha hama para hI nirbhara hai ki hama jIvana kI cetanA kA kaisA upayoga karate haiM / samaya to nirantara baha rahA hai| bahatI gaMgA meM jitane cullU pAnI pI liyA jAe, utanA hI apanA hai; zeSa to jAegA hii| kala ke lie mata soco| apane kAryoM ko, apane jIvana ko, apanI javAbadAriyoM ko kala para mata ttaalo| 44 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAla karai so Aja kara, Aja karai so ab| pala meM paralaya hoegI, bahuri karaigau kaba / / jisake lie jIvana kA mUlya hai, vaha socatA hai kahA~ kala para TAlU~, Aja kA kAma kyoM na Aja hI kara lU~ aura jo kala para TAlatA hai vaha socatA hai, itanI bhI kyA jaldI hai, abhI to barasoM jInA hai, kabhI-na-kabhI kara hI leNge| nahIM! aisA nahIM honA caahie| hameM apanI ora se jIvana kI pUrI taiyArI rakhanI caahie| agara hama nidrAmagna haiM aura mRtyu A jAe, to hamArI ora se pUrI taiyArI pratIta honI caahie| sAla bhara pratIkSA mata karo ki kaba saMvatsarI AegI aura kaba kSamApanA kroge| hara dina hamAre lie saMvatsarI hai| saMvatsarI kA artha hI hotA hai nayA varSa / Apake lie tIna sau paiMsaTha dina meM nayA varSa AtA hai para mere lie hara caubIsa ghaMToM meM nayA varSa A jAtA hai / eka dina aura eka rAta yAnI vartula pUrA ho gyaa| isa taraha hara agalI subaha nayA sAla hI hai| hara dina ko dhanyatA, jIvaMtatA, prasannatA aura sajagatA se jIo ki vaha dina hI saMvatsarI bana jaae| hama nahIM jAnate ki Ane vAle kala meM hamArI mRtyu hogI yA jIvana rhegaa| lekina hamArI ora se itanI taiyArI honI cAhie ki hamArI mRtyu bhI nirvANa kA mahotsava bana jaae| kala kyA hogA patA nahIM lekina Aja to utsava ho hI jaae| manuSya hamezA acche kAryoM ko kala para TAlatA hai aura bure kArya to Aja hI kara DAlatA hai| maiM ulaTA sUtra duuNgaa| maiM kahU~gA acche kArya ko Aja kara DAlo aura bure kAryoM ko sadA kala para ttaalo| acchA kAma karanA ho, to tuma muhUrta dikhAte ho| kisI paMDita, kisI sAdhu ke pAsa jAte ho ki mujhe amuka kArya karanA hai, zubha muhUrta nikAla diijie| lekina maiM kahatA hU~ jisa kSaNa zubha kArya karane kA vicAra uThe, saMkalpa jage, vahI samaya, vahI kSaNa sabase zreSTha va zubha muhUrta hai| kisI se duzmanI nikAlanI ho, krodha karanA ho, taba kisI rAja-jyotiSa ke pAsa jAnA aura kahanA- mujhe amuka vyakti se badalA lenA hai yA usane mujhe apazabda kahe the, usa para krodha karanA hai, koI acchA-sA muhUrta nikAla diijie| lekina kahIM aisA hotA hai? krodha to abhI karoge aura kSamA mA~ganI ho, to saMvatsarI kI pratIkSA kroge| krodha ko kisI saMvatsarI para TAlo aura kSamA mA~ganI ho, to Aja isI samaya, tatkSaNa kSamApanA kara lo| azubha kArya kala para TAlo aura zubha kArya Aja hI kara ddaalo| jIvana kA isase sundara anya koI sUtra nahIM hai| apane jIvana ko nidrA se, pApa se, pramAda se bacAne ke lie isase acchI davA nahIM hai| jIvana Aja hogA, mRtyu kala hogii| prema Aja hogA, kSamA Aja hogI, karuNA-maitrI Aja hogii| koI apanA duzmana hai, to duzmanI bhI nikAleMge, para Aja nahIM phira kbhii| krodha bhI kareMge para 145 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thor3A samaya bItane ke baad|abhii kyA jaldI hai kala-paraso kabhI bhI kara leMge krodh| kala-parasoM Ane para Apa krodha na kara skeNge| kyoMki taba taka krodha ThaMDA ho cukA hogaa| isalie jaba bhI krodha Ae, usase ubarane ke lie kala para TAla do| beTe ne galatI kI hai, use DA~TeMge jarUra lekina cAra ghaMTe baad| abhI turaMta pratikriyA nhiiN| hA~! beTA acchA kArya karatA hai, to usakI prazaMsA turaMta abhI kreNge| prema karanA hai, abhI hI kreNge| DA~TanA hai, pITanA hai, to kyA jaldI hai kala kara leNge| kyoM Aja mAranA, rahane do, TAlate jaao| azubha kArya ke lie koI muhUrta tlaasho| krodha karanA hai to mere pAsa A jaanaa| puSya nakSatra meM amRta siddhi yoga kA acchA-sA muhUrta nikAla duuNgaa| aura jaba prema karane kI bAta A jAe, bhale hI akAla yoga ho, jvAlAmukhI yoga yA yamaghaTa yoga hI kyoM na ho,usakI binA paravAha kie hI prema kara lenaa| samaya kA sadupayoga karane kA yaha amRta sUtra hai| jaba mahAvIra kahate haiM ki samaya kA kSaNa bhara bhI pramAda mata karo, to ve yahI kahate haiM ki hara kSaNa kA sadupayoga kro| jIvana ko jIvaMtatA se, sajagatA se jiio| merA bhI yahI nivedana hai ki hama hara dina ko mahotsava banAkara jiieN| hamArA hara dina itane Ananda se paripUrNa ho ki hama Aja ko tathAgata hokara jiieN| caudaha varSa kI sAdhanA se prabhu ko kaivalya prApta huA lekina hama to Aja hI itanI paripUrNatA se jIe~, itanI jAgarUkatA se jIe~ ki hamAre lie deha kA giranA, basa deha kA giranA bhara ho| jIvana aura samaya kA gaharA saMbaMdha hai| varSoM pUrva eka samaya-ghar3I huA karatI thI kA~ca kI zIzI kI, jisameM eka ghar3I taka bAlU reta Upara se nIce giratI, zIzI palaTa do phira Upara se nIce Ane lgtii| jIvana bilkula samaya kI ghar3I smjho| jaise eka-eka kaNa giratA calA jA rahA hai| agara sAre reta ke kaNa gira gae, phira ghar3I meM kyA bacA? jIvana meM se samaya aise hI phisalatA calA jA rahA hai| soco, bAda meM phira kyA bacegA? kevala eka khAlI botala hamAre hAtha meM raha jAegI, ghar3I aura samaya donoM nikala jaaeNge|mhaaviir to eka-eka kSaNa ko mUlya de rahe haiN| hamAre lie dinoM kA, ghaMToM kA bhI mUlya nahIM hai, para mahAvIra ke lie kSaNa-kSaNa kA mUlya hai| jaba devendra mahAvIra ke pAsa Ate haiM aura kahate haiM ki prabhu Apa apanI mRtyu kA samaya kucha Age bar3hA lIjie tAki rAhu-kAla, jo ApakI mRtyu velA meM baiTha rahA hai,bacA jA ske|aapkaa zAsana bacAyA jA ske| mahAvIra kahate haiM - nahIM, isase bacA nahIM jA sakatA, ise TAlA bhI nahIM jA sktaa| yaha mRtyu nirdhArita hai aura 46 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo nirdhArita hai vaha hogii|smy, samaya hai| ___ agara abhI avasara cUka gae, to asaMkhyAta kAla taka par3e rahanA hogaa| jo samaya bIta gayA vaha kabhI vApasa lauTakara nahIM aataa| aura jaba avasara cUka gae. to pachatAne se bhI kyA hotA hai? pachatAtA kauna hai? jinheM samaya kI cetanA nahIM hai, jinheM samaya kI sahI samajha nahIM hai ve hI loga pachatAte haiM / jo samaya kA bodha rakhakara jIvana yApana karate haiM unheM kabhI prAyazcita nahIM karanA pdd'taa| samaya ke eka kSaNa meM bAdala se pAnI kI bUMda bhUmi para gira kara miTTI meM mila jAtI hai, vahI pAnI kI ba~da garma tave para gire, to jala jAegI, kele ke per3a ke garbha meM gire to kapUra bana jAegI, sarpa ke mu~ha meM viSa bana jAegI aura vahI sIpa meM jAkara motii| pAnI kI bUMda to vahI eka hai, samaya sabhI ke lie eka samAna A rahA hai, hama usakA kaisA, kyA upayoga karate haiM, yaha hamArI pAtratA para nirbhara hai| __ yadi hama samaya kA pUrNa upayoga karane ke lie satarka haiM,saceSTa haiM to samaya kI bUMda na z2ahara banegI aura na samApta hogii| use anivAryataH motI bananA hogaa| cAhe hamAre cAroM ora kAMToM kI bAr3a lagatI rahe, hama to una kAMToM meM phUla kI taraha khilate raheMge, mahakate rheNge| ___mujhe yAda hai: kisI eka bhikhArI ne pUre nagara meM bhIkha maaNgii| lekina saMyoga! use nagara meM kahIM se bhI bhIkha na milii| rahA hogA bhikhAriyoM kA hI zahara, phira bhIkha kahA~ se miltii| tIna dina se bhUkhA vaha bahuta udAsa ho gyaa| saMdhyA ke samaya ghara lauTane lgaa| rAste meM use eka anya bhikhArI milaa| usane udAsI kA kAraNa puuchaa| kAraNa sunakara vaha bolA- cintA na kro| mere pAsa do muTThI cAvala hai, eka muTThI tuma le jaao|thodd'aa tumhArA bhI peTa bhara jaaegaa| eka muTThI cAvala dekara vaha Age bar3hA hI thA ki sAmane se bahuta bar3A julUsa AtA dikhAI diyaa| ratha,ghor3e,hAthI cala rahe the| usane dekhA yaha to nagara ke rAjA kI savArI hai| svayaM mahArAjA isa rAste se gujara rahe haiN| mana meM saMkalpa kiyA ki rAjA ke caraNa pakar3a lU~gA aura kahU~gA ki isa bhikhArI kI daridratA dUra kara deN| julUsa bahuta nikaTa A gayA, para bhikhArI kI himmata nahIM ho rahI thI ki rAjA ke ratha ke pAsa kaise jaae| saMyoga yA tAjjuba, rAjA ne apanA ratha rukavA diyA aura utara kara bhikhArI kI ora bar3hane lgaa| bhikhArI ke pAsa pahu~cakara usake pA~voM meM gira gayA aura kahane lagA- bhikhArI, maiM tumase kucha pAnA cAhatA hU~, mujhe khAlI hAtha mata lauttaanaa| yaha kahakara samrATa ne apanA hAtha bhikhArI kI ora bar3hA diyaa| bhikhArI ko mana meM bar3A gussA aayaa| use lagA ki agara usake pAsa kucha \47 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotA to kyA vaha isa dazA meM par3A hotA / vaha to socatA thA ki rAjA se yAcanA karake Aja usakI daridratA miTa jAegI, para yahA~ to eka bhikhArI aura khar3A ho gayA / dikhAI to samrATa detA hai lekina khuda hI mA~ga rahA hai| aba jaba samrATa hI mA~ga rahA hai to bhaya ke kAraNa icchA na ho, to bhI denA hI par3egA / usane thailI meM hAtha DAlA aura bahuta kaMjUsI ke sAtha cAvala kI eka cipaTI kA~pate hue hAthoM se nikAlakara samrATa ko de dI / samrATa use dhanyavAda detA huA calA gyaa| bhikhArI bahuta krodha meM thA / kahane lagA- kaisA bhikhAriyoM kA nagara hai, jahA~ kA rAjA bhI bhikhmNgaa| aura isI kaSAya-bhAva se ghara pahu~cakara usane apanI patnI ko sArI Apa bItI sunaaii| patnI ne kahA- aba kyoM itanA gussA hote ho / eka cipaTI cAvala calA bhI gayA to kyA farka par3ane vAlA hai| lAo jo cAvala haiM unheM cunabInakara hI banA letI huuN| aisA kahakara jaise hI usane thailI ko palaTA, tAjjuba se dekhA- una cAvaloM meM kucha dAne sone kI taraha camaka rahe the / vaha daur3akara pati ke pAsa pahu~cI aura bolI jAo, turaMta jAo aura samrATa se kaho ki vaha sabhI cAvala le le| 1 bhikhArI ne kahA- afasosa, aba kucha nahIM ho sktaa| jaba avasara AyA maiM cUka gayA / bhAva sirfa lene ke rahe, dene ke bhAva A jAte, to sAre-ke-sAre cAvala sone ke ho jAte / avasara cUka gae, to bAda meM sirfa cAvala hI raha jAte haiN| hamArA jIvana bhI hamAre lie avasara hai| isakA adhikatama upayoga kara leM / kaba kauna-sA kSaNa jIvana ko suvarNamaya banA de, rUpAntarita kara de, kauna jAne / yaha to pravAhamAna jala hai, cullU bhara pIyo ki loTA bhara ikaTThA karo, ApakA hai| na bhI pIyA to koI nukasAna nahIM hai / yaha to bahatI gaMgA hai, Age hI bar3hatI jaaegii| avasara hai, samaya hai, usakA upayoga ho hI jAnA caahie| nahIM to jIvana kA pattA pIlA hote hI vRkSa se kaba jhar3a jAe, patA nahIM hai / jIvana kaba samApta ho jAe khabara nahIM / kaba cira nidrAdhIna ho jAe, kahA nahIM jA sakatA, isIlie yaha AhvAna hai samaya kA pramAda mata kro| tuma jisa sAgara meM cala rahe ho, usameM kaba jvAra A jAe aura tumhArI jIvana- naukA Dubo de / samaya Aja hai, Aja para vizvAsa kreN| vartamAna ke draSTA bano aura jIvana pUrI jIvaMtatA, nirmalatA tathA sajagatA ke sAtha jIo / prabhu kI yahI kAmanA hai / 1 a 48 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA kareM kAyA-kalpa - - Ramananewmomammi bahuta purAnI ghaTanA hai - harikezabala nAmaka eka AdhyAtmika saMta huaa| saMta vArANasI ke gaMgA taTa para dhyAnamagna thaa| tabhI vahA~ kI rAjakumArI apanI saheliyoM ke sAtha gaMgA kinAre ramaNa karane aaii| use patA calA ki vRkSa ke nIce sAdhanArata vaha saMta cANDAla-jAti kA hai| rAjakumArI ko usase vitaSNA haI, ghRNA haI ki cANDAla jAti kA vyakti tapasyA kre| upekSA se bharakara usane saMta ke mu~ha para thUka diyaa| saMta kI sevA meM yakSa va kinnara rahate the| unheM rAjakumArI kA yaha abhimAna se bharA saMta kA apamAna sahana na huaa| yakSa ke prabhAva se rAjakumArI asvastha rahane lgii| use khUna kI ulTiyA~ hone lgiiN| vaha asAdhya roga se pIr3ita ho gii| nAnA prakAra ke ilAja ke bAda bhI roga thama na paayaa| taba rAjA ne ghoSaNA karavAI ki jo bhI rAjakumArI ko niroga kara degA, usI ke sAtha rAjakumArI kA vivAha hogaa| yakSa ne rAjakumArI ke zarIra meM prakaTa hokara kahA ki rAjakumArI ne jisa saMta ke mu~ha para thUkA hai, usake sAtha yadi isakA vivAha karavA diyA jAe to rAjakumArI svastha ho jaaegii| pitA va putrI rAjapurohita ke sAtha saMta kI sevA meM phuNce| rAjakumArI ko varaNa karane kA nivedana kiyaa| saMta ne spaSTa inkAra kara diyA aura kahA - maiM to saMta hU~ aura isane merA tanika bhI apamAna nahIM kiyA hai| jo sammAna aura apamAna ke bhAva se mukta hai, usake lie rAjakumArI ke varaNa kA prazna hI nahIM utthtaa| maiM yakSa ko apanI ora se nivedana karU~gA ki vaha rAjakumArI ko kSamA kara de| saMta kI yaha amRtamaya vANI sunakara 149 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjakumArI A~suoM ke nirjhara se bhIga gii| socane lagI- jisa saMta ko maiMne jAti kA . cANDAla samajhA, vaha to svabhAva se mahAna amRta-puruSa siddha huaa| isakI AtmA, isakA hRdaya kitanA vizAla hai ki caraNoM meM AI rAjakumArI ko bhI vItarAga bhAva se inkAra kara rahA hai| tapasyA samApta kara saMta AhAra-caryA ke lie niklaa| kahIM yajJa ho rahA thA, vahA~ pracura mAtrA meM bhojya sAmagrI banI thii| vahIM jAkara saMta ne bhikSA kI yAcanA karate hue kahA ki tumhAre dvAra para saMta harikezabala AyA hai, use bhikSA do, AhAra do| jaise hI brAhmaNoM ne harikezabala kA nAma sunA, yajJa-sthala ke sAre brAhmaNa daur3a par3e aura use pITane lage ki isane hamArI yajJazAlA ko apavitra kara diyaa| eka cANDAla ne yajJavedI para Akara sAre sthala ko anirmala, kaluSita kara diyaa| yuvA, vRddha sabhI harikezabala ko mArane lge| piTate-piTate jaise hI harikezabala pRthvI para girane vAle the ki yakSa ne prakaTa hokara unheM thAma liyA aura vahA~ upasthita sabhI logoM kI piTAI karane lgaa| koI samajha na pAyA ki unheM kauna mAra rahA hai| vaha to adRzya rUpa se hI apanA kAma kiye jA rahA thaa| itane meM hI vaha rAjakumArI, jo yajJa kI mukhya atithi thI, vahA~ phuNcii| usane sArA vRttAnta jAnakara kahA ki tumane kisa saMyata muni kI avahelanA kI hai| are, jinako tumane cANDAla samajhA hai vaha isa kAyA meM jyotirmaya dIpa hai| inase kSamA mA~go aura kaho, Apa avazyameva bhojana svIkAra kareM, hamase bhUla ho gii| jo huA vaha hamArA aparAdha hai / abodha hone ke kAraNa yaha saba huaa| saMta to zAMti kI mUrti the| unhoMne kahA- maiMne to Apa ko mArA nahIM hai aura maiM yakSa se prArthanA karU~gA ki vaha mere sAnnidhya meM rahakara mere Upara hone vAle kisI bhI AghAta kA pratikAra na kre| ati Agraha se saMta ne AhAra liyaa| AhAra ke pazcAt brAhmaNoM ne saMta harikezabala se kucha prazna puuche| unhoMne pUchA- tuma saMta ho, muni ho, hameM yaha batAo tuma kahA~ snAna karate ho, tumhArA kauna-sA sarovara hai| tumhAre zAnti-tIrtha kauna se haiM, jisameM nahAkara tuma vimala, vizuddha, pavitra aura isa prakAra ke kSamAzIla svabhAva ke vyakti bne| harikezabala ne jo uttara diyA vaha uttara hI Aja kA sUtra hai| hama sUtra meM praveza kareM, isake pUrva yaha samajhane kA prayAsa kareM ki rAjakamArI ne samajhA ki saMta cANDAla jAti kA hai| hamane sArI manuSyatA ko vargoM meM bA~Ta diyA hai| pUrI mAnavatA vikhaNDita huI hai| jisa mAnavatA ke madhya hameM kadama-dara-kadama phUla khilAne cAhie, jisake mastaka para prema kA tilaka lagAnA cAhie usake sthAna para hamane, hamArI paramparAoM ne vibhAjana kiyA hai| mAnava jAti ko tor3A hai| eka vyakti Sol For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pazuoM ko pAla legA, unheM Azraya bhI de degA lekina manuSya ko chUne se parahez2a rkhegaa| jisa paramAtmA ke Apa svayaM ko anuyAyI mAnate haiM unakI sabhA meM to brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya, zUdra, sUcita, anusUcita sabhI jAti ke loga sammilita hote the| vaha vibheda kara bhI kaise sakatA hai jisakI sabhA meM satsaMga-zravaNa ke lie jAnavara taka bhI A sakate haiN| ___ hamane harijanoM ko apane dharmasthAna meM Ane kA adhikAra nahIM diyA hai| hama use chU bhI jAe~ to snAna kreNge| taba Apa usa mAtA ko kyA kaheMge, jo baccoM kA malamUtra sApha karatI hai,ghara meM jhADU-baratana sApha karatI hai| taba kyA vaha aspRzya nahIM ho jAegI? manuSya manuSya ke bIca itanI bar3I dIvAra! sArI mAnava jAti ko prema, ahiMsA aura karuNA kI bhAvanA se jor3ane kI AkAMkSA rakhane ke bAvajUda hama apane hI naukara kI upekSA karate haiN| apane ghara kI sApha-saphAI karane vAle se parahez2a rakhate haiN| maMdiroM kA nirmANa kevala unake lie nahIM huA hai, jo ucca kula meM utpanna hue haiN| maMdiroM kA nirmANa manuSyoM ke lie huA hai, unameM bhI vizeSataH unake lie jo adhama se adhama mAne jAte haiN| unheM mandiroM meM Ane do, apane dharmasthAnoM meM Ane do tAki ve bhI kucha pavitra, kucha puNyAtmA, kucha bhavyAtmA ho skeN| mandira to pApiyoM ke lie zaraNa-sthala hai, jahA~ jAkara ve apane pApoM kA prAyazcita kara skeN| mahAvIra to kahate haiM ki rAjA zreNika agara mere darzana ko AtA hai, to maiM nahIM jAnatA ki vaha kahA~ pahu~cegA lekina ghor3oM ke pA~voM ke nIce dabakara marane vAlA meMr3haka jo mere darzana ko A rahA thA nizcita hI svarga pahu~ca gyaa| mahAvIra ke darabAra meM to, meMr3haka ko bhI Ane kI iz2Az2ata hai aura hama eka insAna ko dharmadvAra meM praveza karane se rokanA cAhate haiN| yaha hamArI bhUla hai| ___ jyoti to jyoti hai, cAhe vaha sone ke dIye meM prakaTa ho yA mATI ke dIye meN| jyoti mATI ke dIye meM bhI prakaTa ho sakatI hai, AdhyAtmika vikAsa cANDAla jAti ke vyakti meM bhI ho sakatA hai| mUlya to jyoti kA hai, mATI yA sone kA nhiiN| hama sone ke dIye car3hA bhI deM to kyA, agara unameM jyoti nahIM hai| usa ucca kula kA kyA kareM, jisameM paidA hokara nIca kArya kreN| usa nimna kula meM paidA hue ko kyA kaheM, jo dIyA to mATI kA hai phira bhI jyoti prajvalita hai| kSudra-se-kSudra jIva meM bhI virATase-virATa saMbhAvanA chipI rahatI hai| girA huA vyakti jaba uThanA zurU karatA hai taba vaha zikhara kI U~cAiyoM ko sparza karatA hai| vAlmIki nAmaka DAkU jaba uThanA zurU huA, to mahAna RSi bnaa| aMgulimAla, jo ati raktapipAsa thA, manuSyoM kI hatyA kara unakI aMguliyoM kI mAlA apanI devI ke caraNoM meM car3hAtA thA, jaba uThanA zurU huA, usakI cetanA meM buddhatva ke spaMdana zurU hue, citta meM pavitratA ke sphuliMga prakaTa 151 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hue to vahI aMgulimAla jIvana ke vikAsa ke mArga meM mRtyu ke nikaTa pahu~cA taba buddha svayaM vahA~ upasthita hue aura use AzIrvAda dete hue bole- aMgulimAla tumhArI mRtyu, mRtyu nahIM Atma-vijaya kA abhiSeka hai, arihaMta kA utsava hai| manuSya kisI bhI prakAra apane atIta kA smaraNa kara sake, jAti-smaraNa jJAna ho jAe, to patA calegA ki vaha kina kuloM meM, kina-kina jAtiyoM meM, kina-kina yoniyoM meM gujarakara AyA hai| vyakti kI asalI sAdhanA, pavitratA tabhI bana pAtI hai, jaba jIvana meM eka bAra jAti-smaraNa kA phUla khila jAe pUrva-janma ke bodha kA prakAza prakaTa ho jaae| apane isa atIta ko gaharAI se pahacAna leM to hamAre jIvana kI sArI parte, sArI caTTAneM,sAre patthara khuda hI tirohita ho jAte haiM |jyoti to mATI ke dIe meM prakaTa hotI hai| isalie hama kaheMge koI bhI vyakti cANDAla nahIM hotA, na hI brAhmaNa, vaizya aura zUdra hotA hai| vyakti kA svabhAva hI brAhmaNa hotA hai, vyakti kA svabhAva hI kSatriya hotA hai, vyakti kA svabhAva hI vaizya yA zUdra hotA hai| hamane janmajAta jAtiyoM ko mahatva de diyaa| yaha na dekhA ki hamAre andara kaisA cANDAla soyA hai| yaha na jAnA ki hamArA svabhAva abhI brAhmaNa kA hai yA cANDAla kA, abhI hamArA svabhAva samyaktva kA hai yA mithyAtva kA, hamAre hRdaya ke ghara meM abhI aMdhakAra hai yA prakAza, hamArI AtmA meM kAluSya hai yA svacchatA, malinatA hai yA pavitratA kI gNgaa| hama apane svabhAva ke prati saceta aura satarka nahIM hote haiN| eka bAra to bhUla hI jAo ki tuma jaina yA brAhmaNa kula meM yA kisI ucca kula meM paidA hue ho tAki jIvana meM nae sire se yAtrA prAraMbha ho ske| jaba svayaM ko ucca kula, ucca dharma, ucca vargIya rakta saMbaMdha se alaga karoge, taba jIvana meM navIna camatkAra ghaTita hogaa| tumhAre bhItara ke bIja meM aMkuraNa hogA jisakI saurabha cAroM ora bikhregii| vaha tumhAre jIvana kA kamala hogA, jisa para sabhI zraddhAvanata hoNge| aba samaya A gayA hai ki hama pahacAneM apane svabhAva ko, agara svabhAva se tuma ucca ho, apane svarUpa meM pratiSThita ho, taba cAhe jisa kula meM paidA hue ho, praNamya aura ucca hI ho| hamane kevala brAhmaNa yA kSudra hI nahIM, aura bhI na jAne kitane vibheda kara rakhe haiN| itanI dIvAreM khar3I kara dI haiM ki jisane dharma ke vizAla maMca ko choTechoTe kamaroM meM bA~Ta diyA hai| mAnavatA ko hI vibhAjita kara diyA hai| hamArA svabhAva bahuta saMkIrNa aura saMkucita ho gayA hai| ___ cANDAla sacamuca hI aspRzya hotA hai| kabhI svayaM ke krodha rUpI cANDAla kA darzana kiyA hai? paraheja rakho apane krodha, lobha, pravaMcanA aura ahaMkAra ke cANDAla se| duniyA meM koI sarvAdhika kaThina kArya hai, to vaha kisI kA svabhAva badalanA hai| karor3oM kA dAna denA sahaja hai, eka mAha kA upavAsa karanA bhI sahaja hai, AcaraNa ke 52 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratimAna sthApita karanA bhI sahaja mAlUma par3atA hai, saMnyAsa lenA, dIkSA grahaNa karanA bhI bahuta kaThina nahIM hai kyoMki bhAvAntaraNa huA aura veza parivartana kara liyA, lekina saccA parivartana svabhAva ke parivartana se hotA hai| aura svabhAva ko badalanA sabase duSkara kArya hai| merI preraNAe~ svabhAva ko badalane ke sAtha jur3I haiN| mere saMdeza citta ke parivartana ke sAtha jur3e haiN| agara hama apane svabhAva ke prati Atma-bodha, sAkSI-bhAva jAgrata karate haiM, to svabhAva svayaM hI parivartita hone lagatA hai| ___ mana kA parivartana hI sabase bar3A parivartana hai| svabhAva kI galata AdateM, galata prakriyAoM ke haTate hI tuma mahimAvAn bana jaaoge| Apako patA hai sarpa yoni meM utpanna caMDakauzika daMza mAra rahA hai, phuphakAra rahA hai, z2ahara ugala rahA hai, para mahAvIra ne usa sarpa ko kucha nahIM kiyA, kevala usakI cetanA meM rUpAntaraNa kI vaha krAnti ghaTita kI ki caNDakauzika saMta kauzika ho gyaa| usakA jIvana paramazAnta va pavitra ho gyaa| jisakA mana,svabhAva zAMta aura nirmala ho gayA, vaha saMsAra meM rahakara bhI saMta hI hai, gRhastha-saMta hai, parivAra ke madhya saMta kI AbhA hai| kahate haiM: eka saMta gaMgA meM snAna kara rahe the| eka do DubakI lagAI hI thI ki dekhA pAnI meM bahatA huA bicchU A rahA hai| apane svabhAvagata karuNA se usa bicchU ko pAnI se bAhara nikAlane ke lie hathelI para uThA liyaa| bicchU ne hathelI kA sparza pAte hI DaMka mAra diyaa| hathelI se chiTakakara bicchU pAnI meM jA giraa| hAtha jalane lagA magara phira karuNA AI aura DUbate bicchU ko punaH uThA liyaa| abhI kinAre ke pAsa paha~ce hI the ki bicchu ne phira DaMka mAra diyA aura bicchU hAtha se punaH chiTaka gyaa| saMta ne tIsarI bAra, cauthI bAra, pA~cavIM bAra bicchU ko nikAlane kA prayAsa kiyaa|kinaare para eka rAhagIra khar3A thA, usane kahA- saMta, tumane pA~ca bAra bicchU ko uThAyA, use kinAre pahu~cAnA caahaa| tuma jAnate ho yaha bicchU hai; DaMka mAranA isakA svabhAva hai, phira ise chor3a kyoM nahIM dete| saMta ne kahA- tuma ThIka kahate ho| jo bAta tuma kahate ho, vahI maiMne bhI socI ki jaba yaha bAra-bAra DaMka mAra rahA hai, to ise chor3a kyU~ na duuN| phira lagA jaba bicchU apanA svabhAva chor3ane ko taiyAra nahIM hai to maiM saMta hokara apane svabhAva ko chor3ane ke lie kaise taiyAra houuN| jaba bicchu apane svabhAva para aDiga hai, to kyA maiM apane svabhAva para aDiga na rahU~? pA~ca yA dasa bAra hI nahIM, maiM taba taka hAtha Age bar3hAtA rahU~gA jaba taka aisA karane kI mujhameM zakti rhegii| hama jAneM ki bicchU kA svabhAva DaMka mAranA hai, saMta kA svabhAva sahana karanA hai| maiM Apa sabhI se pUchanA cAhatA hU~ ki ApakA svabhAva kyA kahatA hai? ApakI AtmA kyA kahatI hai ki hama bicchU kI taraha DaMka mAreM yA saMta kI taraha auroM ko bcaaeN| isa prazna ko bhItara taka utarane do ki hama manuSya hokara sarpa aura bicchU ke svabhAva meM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ae~ yA parivartana ke dvAra se saMta-svabhAva svIkAra kreN| yaha prazna hI jIvana kA uttara bana jaaegaa| aura aisA kucha hotA hai to harikezabala dvArA diyA gayA yaha javAba Apake bhI kucha kAma kA hogaa| sUtra hai dhamme harae bambhe saMti titthe, aNAvile attpsnnlese| jahiMsi hAo vimalo visuddho, susIibhUo pajahAmi dosN|| jaba harikezabala se pUchA gayA ki bhante! Apa kisa sarovara meM snAna karate haiM, ApakA sarovara kaunasA hai, ApakA zAnti-tIrtha kaunasA hai, jisakI Apa yAtrA karate haiN| vaha gaMgAjala kaunasA hai, jisameM nahAkara Apa vimala va vizuddha hote hai|jvaab meM harikezabala ne kahA- AtmabhAva kI prasannatA rUpa akaluSa lezyA vAlA dharma merA hRda hai, sarovara hai, antarbrahma zAnti-tIrtha hai jahA~ snAna kara maiM vimala, vizuddha aura zAnta hokara apane karma-raja aura mana-kI-malinatA ko dUra karatA huuN| sUtra kahatA hai ki prasannatA hI merA sarovara hai aura bhItara kA brahma, bhItara kI AtmA hI merA zAnti-tIrtha hai| apane bhItara ke sarovara meM snAna karake hI apane janma-janmAntaroM kI malinatA ko, citta kI vikRtiyoM ko aura mana ke mAlinya ko dhotA huuN| __ itanI gaharAI bharA sUtra...bahuta Ananda detA hai| prasannatA, hara kSaNa kI prasannatA hI to vaha sarovara hai jisameM snAna kara vyakti vimala aura vizuddha banatA hai| yahI to prayAsa hai ki sArI mAnavatA ko hama apanI ora se prasannatA aura pramuditatA kA prasAda de skeN| dharatI para manuSya hI aisA prANI hai jo ha~sa sakatA hai, phUloM kI taraha khila sakatA hai, muskurA sakatA hai, pramudita ho sakatA hai| prasannatA se bhare hue hone para hara jagaha Ananda aura khuzI dikhAI detI hai| viSAda kI avasthA meM hara vastu viSAdamayI naz2ara AtI hai| praphulla hRdaya se bagIce meM jAne para phUla, paudhe bhI viha~sate dikhAI par3ate haiM aura dukhI mana se, vipanna aura daridra hRdaya se bagIce meM jAne para phUla bhI murajhAye hue dikhAI deNge| prasanna hRdaya vyakti ko to pUrI dharatI hI svarga dikhAI detI hai aura vikSipta aura udvelita vyakti ko dharatI se bar3hakara naraka, dharatI se bar3hakara nigoda dUsarA naz2ara nahIM aataa| dharatI kA svarga aura naraka honA hamArI dRSTi para nirbhara hai| Apa kisI ko dhana-sampatti dekara nahIM, apanI madhura-muskAna se apanA banA sakate haiN| ApakI prasannatA kA AbhAmaMDala usa vyakti ko bAra-bAra ApakI ora laaegaa| prasannatA to usa caMdana kI taraha hai, jo tilaka lagAe jAne para sAmane vAle ke sira ko zobhita karatA hai aura vaha aMgUThA bhI surabhita ho jAtA hai, jisase tilaka lagAyA gayA hai| usakI surabhi, kevala use hI 541 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ surabhita nahIM banAegI, Apako bhI sugaMdhita kregii| jo hara samaya, hara hAla meM prasanna hai vaha mAno paramAtmA kI hI bhakti kara rahA hai / pratikUla aura anukUla donoM hI sthitiyoM meM khuza rahanA caahie| merA eka hI saMdeza hai : sadA prasanna rahie- utsavapUrNa aura UrjAvAna / jo svayaM meM rahatA hai, vaha AThoM yAma, caubIsoM ghaMTe varSa bhara, jIvana bhara Anandita aura pramudita rahatA hai| hameM to svayaM meM rahanA hai| kisI ne gAlI dI usakI mauja, prazaMsA kI usakI mauj| hameM to nirvikAra bhAva se una sabako Upara se gujara jAne denA hai| hamArI Antarika prasannatA hI hara samaya prakaTa ho| abhinetA to nATyamaMca para pA~voM meM ghuMgharuoM ke samAna hara samaya ahonRtya karatA dikhAI degA / hameM hara samaya jhUmanA hai, ahonRtya karanA hai / jIvana utsava ho jAnA cAhiye / phUla khilatA hai kyoMki khilanA usakA svabhAva hai| bhauMre usakI ora AkarSita hoM isalie nahIM khilatA / khilanA hI usake jIvana kA sRjana, jIvana kA saundarya, jIvana kA prasAda aura jIvana kA upasaMhAra hai| bhauMre Ate haiM yaha na phUla kA guNa hai, na avaguNa / saurabha bikharegI to bhaureM Ae~ge aura na bhI Ae~, to phUloM ko koI zikAyata nahIM rhtii| usake lie khilanA hI Ananda hai / jisake lie svayaM kI prasannatA hI Ananda hai, usake lie koI ho na ho, aMtara- mIrA to nAcatI hI hai / usakI pAyala jhaMkRta hotI hI hai, binA bajAe hI vINA guMjAra karatI hai / nahIM hai koI bAdala, phira bhI kahIM se phuhAreM gira rahI haiM 'bina ghana parata phuhaar'| nahIM hai bAdaloM kI garjanA phira bhI bijalI kA prakAza camaka rahA hai / diyA jinhoMne sneha, sabhI kA mujha para karjA, prANoM ko dI vyathA jinhoMne vaha saba unakA / komala hAthoM meM sauMpI jisane jvAlA kI thAtI, merA kyA hai maiM to kevala laghu dIpaka kI bAtI / maiM to dIpaka kI choTI-sI bAtI huuN| merA kyA hai? jo kucha hai vaha saba terA hai, terA hI avadAna hai| jo kucha hai vaha astitva kI hI amRta vRSTi hai / yahA~ to eka sahaja dIyA jala rahA hai, usase aura kucha dIpaka jagamagA uTheM to saubhAgya, na bhI jala pAe~ to koI gama nhiiN| mahAvIra ke pAsa, gautama ke pAsa hajAroM loga pahu~ce, na bhI pahu~cate to koI gilA na karate / pahu~ca gae to jyoti kA prakAza aura phaila gyaa| yA to jala hI rahA hai / jIvana to paramAtmA ko samarpita hai / yaha usakA kAma hai ki vaha hamase kyA karavAnA cAhatA hai| bhalAI, paropakAra ho to ThIka, varanA hama to apanI mauja meM haiM / aMtarahRdaya meM vINA kI jhaMkAra hai, mIrA ke ghu~gharU haiN| Apake lie For Personal & Private Use Only 155 Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha zarIra salaunA putalA hogA, mere lie to bA~sa kI poMgarI hai, bA~surI hai| Apa bA~sa ko lAThI ke rUpa meM maraNoparAnta sIr3hI banAne ke lie kAma lete hoMge lekina, jisane jAnA hai, jinake bhItara saMgIta paidA huA hai, Ananda kA nirjhara pravAhita hotA hai, vaha jAnatA hai ki yaha kevala lakar3I nahIM hai| isa poMgarI meM madhura saMgIta chipA huA hai, basa bajAne kI kalA AnI caahie| jaba bA~sa saMgIta de sakatA hai taba kyA Apa apane jIvana meM AMtarika saMgIta paidA nahIM kara sakate? svayaM jIvana ko paMca-kalyANaka mahotsava nahIM banA sakate? ___ sadA prasannacitta rahanA jIvana ke kAyAkalpa kA pahalA caraNa hai| prasanna raheMcAhe paristhitiyA~ anukUla na bhI hoM, to bhI prasanna rahane kA prayAsa kreN| isase sahanazIlatA bar3hatI hai aura AsapAsa kA vAtAvaraNa, milane vAle loga sahaja hI prasanna hote haiM aura unakI yaha prasannatA punaH Apa meM pratidhvanita hotI hai| isa taraha prasannatA kA vartula nirmita ho jAtA hai jo hameM jIvana ke prati adhika utsAhapUrNa, Urjasvita evaM jAgarUka banAtA hai| prasannacitta rahane kA koI avasara na chodd'eN| hara milane vAle kA bharapUra muskurAhaTa se svAgata kreN| jIvana meM AsapAsa aisA qAfI kucha bikharA par3A hai, jisa para ha~sA-muskarAyA jA sakatA hai| acchA hogA, kabhI apane Apa para bhI hNseN| ha~sanA bhI eka mAdhyama bana sakatA hai buddhatva kA, vikAroM ke recana kaa| isase sphUrti bhI AtI hai aura zaddhi bhii| aise viSayoM para apane citta ko ekAgra hone se bacAe~, jinase tanAva bar3hatA ho| viSaya parivartana kara apanA dhyAna kisI rucikara viSaya para lagAe~ yA kisI pasaMdIdA kAma meM svayaM ko pUrNa sajagatA se, hozapUrvaka vyasta kara leN| trAsadAyaka vicAra svataH vilIna ho jAe~ge aura agara kabhI koI tanAva, krodha, vAsanA, udvignatA ubhare, tatkSaNa svayaM ko maMda-gahare zvAsa-prazvAsa para kendrita kreN| zvAna ke recana para vizeSa jora deN| isase tIna-cAra minaToM meM hI mana zAMta hone lgegaa| apane jIvana ko mahatva do to prasannatA ke phUla khilate haiM, Ananda kA AhlAda hotA hai| svayaM ko kartAbhAva se alaga kara sAkSIbhAva meM le aao| sAkSIbhAva kI gahanatA se kartAbhAva TUTatA jaaegaa|jyoN-jyoN kartAbhAva TUTegA, karma ke prati sajagatA bar3hatI jaaegii| kartA ke prati sAkSI honA aura karma, vikalpa, viSaya ke prati sajaga honA tathAtA hone kA prathama caraNa hai| tIna bAteM smaraNa meM rakheM, prathama-kartA se svayaM ko alaga rkheN| aMdara kA sAkSI itanA gaharA ho ki kartAbhAva svayaM se chUTa jaae| taba jIvana meM pahalI bAra apUrvakaraNa guNasthAna ghaTita hotA hai, jaba vyakti ke bhItara se kartAbhAva TUTa jaae| jo honA hai vaha ho rahA hai cAhe acchA yA burA / maiM to na acchA kara rahA hU~, na burA / maiM ina donoM ke dvandva 56/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se alaga, taTastha huuN| dUsarA - sajagatA, hara kArya ke prati sjgtaa| jo kucha bhI kara rahe ho jAgarUkatApUrvaka kro| khAnA bhI khAo to sajagatA se| calanA bhI sajagatA se, sonA bhI jAgarUkatApUrNa / hama sA~sa bhI leM to sajagatA ke sAtha, bAhara bhI chor3eM to jJAta rahanA cAhie ki sA~sa bAhara gii| jo vyakti apanI sA~sa ke prati sajaga ho sakatA hai vahI, kevala vahI apane citta ko zAMta nirvikalpa rakha sakatA hai| rakhanA nahIM par3atA, zAMta ho hI jAtA hai| karanA nahIM, honA' hotA hai| vaha prajJA aura samAdhi meM hI vicaratA hai| ___ jIvana meM krAMti ho jAegI agara Apa krodha bhI sajagatApUrvaka kara skeN| Apa pAe~ge ki krodha ho hI nahIM pA rhaa| saccAI to yahI hai ki krodha ke samaya hoza nahIM rahatA, agara hoza hai to krodha nahIM aura krodha hai to hoza nhiiN| krodha kA bodha hote hI krodha tirohita ho jAtA hai| andara kA hoza jAgrata hote hI karma kA mAlinya bhI hameM chU nahIM pAtA aura hama svayaM kA antara-abhiSeka karane laga jAte haiN| sajagatA kA sAtatya banA rahe phira koI dUSaNa pradUSita nahIM krtaa| sAkSItva svayaM ko nirmala aura pavitra banAne kA upakrama hai| vyakti ke bhItara hI Ananda hai|shaanti-tiirth hamAre bhItara hai, antara-ghaTa meM hai| yadi zAMti-tIrtha ko upalabdha karanA hai, to apane bhItara praveza karo kyoMki vaha hamArI antarAtmA meM hI hai / jahA~ sAkSI hai, vahA~ tathAtA kA bhAva hai| bhagavAna buddha ko tathAgata kahA gayA hai| tathAtA kA artha hai hamArI ora se koI kriyA-pratikriyA nhiiN| jo jaisA hai use usI rUpa meM svIkAra karane kA nAma hI tathAtA hai| bhagavAna ke pAsa asvIkAra nahIM hai, isIlie ve tathAgata haiN| yaha sarvotkarSa sthiti hai, kaivalya kI sthiti hai| vyakti bhItara praviSTa ho; vahA~ zAnti-tIrtha hai| jitane bhI mahApuruSa haiM, saba AdaraNIya haiM lekina hama unakI cintA chor3eM, hama svayaM vahI hone kA prayAsa kreN| dUsarA mahAvIra yA buddha nahIM ho sktaa| hama jo haiM usI meM pUrNatA pAne kA prayAsa kreN| mahAvIra dUsarA nahIM hogA, tumheM apanA mahAvIra svayaM honA hogaa| subaha zAma AdhA ghaMTA dhyAna meM utro| dduubo| svayaM ko zAnti-tIrtha meM hI paaoge| jahA~ tuma ho, vahIM sAre tIrtha haiM / bAhara yAtrAoM para nahIM jAnA hogA, bhItara kI yAtrA meM sAre tIrtha A jaaeNge| jIvana kI yAtrA meM sampUrNa tIrtha-yAtrA samAviSTa hai| antarahRdaya meM hai vaha zAMti-tIrtha / lambI sA~soM ke sAtha so'haM kA smaraNa kro| dasapandraha minaTa taka lambI sA~sa calane do aura phira utara jAo antara-hRdaya meM, antaraghaTa meN| hRdaya-kSetra meM gaharAI banAte cale jaao| Apa sahaja zAnti-tIrtha ko upalabdha ho jaaeNge|apne Apako upalabdha ho jaaeNge| \51 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samajheM, dharma kA rahasya A dharma meM bar3hate hue sampradAyavAda, kaTTaratA, rUr3hivAda, ADambara aura pradarzana para anAvazyaka kharca ityAdi se samAja meM bhayAnaka girAvaTa A rahI hai| yaha samAja ke patana kA saMketa hai| isa paristhiti se ubarane ke lie samAja meM kaise parivartana lAyA jAe ? samAja eka aisI dizA kI ora bar3ha rahA hai jisakA na koI spaSTa lakSya hai aura na maMjila / gatAnugatika kI taraha eka jidhara jA rahA hai binA soce samajhe zeSa loga bhI udhara hI bar3ha rahe haiM / Aja kA vizva bauddhika hai, jJAnamUlaka hai phira bhI kisI ke pAsa yaha socane kA samaya hI nahIM hai ki usake jIvana kA, jIvana-mArga kA, samAja kA, sAmAjika mUlyoM kA kyA lakSya hai, kyA pariNAma hai / kucha buddhijIvI samAja kI isa dazA para cintana-manana kara lete haiM, durdazA para A~sU bahA lete haiM lekina isase sakriyatA nahIM AtI, rUpAntaraNa nahIM hotA / jaba taka bher3oM ke Tole meM raheMge, apane soe hue siMhatva ko nahIM jagAe~ge, samAja kI aisI hI sthiti rhegii| na kevala samAja kI apitu una sabhI kI yahI sthiti hogI jinake aMdara adhyAtma kA siMhatva soyA hai / mahApuruSoM ne karuNAvaza hameM dharma kA rasa diyA, mAnavajAti ko upakRta kiyA ki dharma kA sahI svarUpa jAna sakeM, lekina mahApuruSoM ne jisa pAtra meM dharma-rasa u~DelA use to koI matavAlA pI gayA, koI dIvAnA pIkara matavAlA ho gayA, hamAre pAsa to kevala rIte pAtra hI zeSa raha gaye / pAtroM meM amRta bharA 58| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAe isake lie koI cintita nahIM hai, jAgarUka nahIM hai| hara vyakti pAtroM se cipakA hai, kapar3e aura rUpa-rUpAyoM ke lie lar3a rahA hai| hamArI AsthAe~, hamAre mUlya bina peMde ke pAtroM ke samAna haiN| do nAvoM para savAra hokara bhI hama svayaM ko bacA sakate haiM lekina khatarA to yaha hai ki nAvoM meM cheda-hI-cheda haiN| tuma DUba hI rahe ho kyoMki pahale to do nAvoM para savAra aura phira Upara se nAvoM meM cheda! ina chidroM ko bharane ke prati koI cetanA bhI nahIM hai| dharma meM itanI kaTTaratA, sAmpradAyikatA, rUr3hivAditA? dharma to AtmA kA svabhAva hai| yaha to nijatA se jur3A hai| jaba bhI ise nijatA se haTAkara bAhya rUpa diyA jAegA, yaha kisI sampradAya, mata, paMtha, majahaba kA rUpa le legaa| dharma ko vyakti se jor3anA caahie| jaba bhI ise samUha ke sAtha jor3A jAegA vaha sampradAya bana jaaegaa| vyakti kI AtmA hotI hai| bhIr3akI koI AtmA nahIM hotii| bhIr3a to bher3a ke mAfika calatI hai| vyakti jAga sakatA hai kyoMki usameM cetanA hotI hai| bhIr3a kabhI jAgI hai? vaha sirpha uttejita hotI hai aura uttejanA meM hI jIvita rahatI hai| dharma ke sahI svarUpa ko na jAnane se hI itane vibheda ho gae haiN| usa svarUpa ko na jAnA jisakA saMbaMdha citta kI zuddhatA, AtmA kI pavitratA aura bhItara ke kaSAyoM kI nirjarA ke sAtha jur3A huA hai| hamane dharma ko bAharI rUpa-rUpAya meM, veza-bhUSA meM, kriyA-kANDa meM hI ulajhA diyA hai| dekhie kitane bheda haiN| hindU samAja meM sanAtanI alaga, Arya samAja alaga, jainoM meM zvetAmbara-digambara, musalamAnoM meM ziyA-sunnI, bauddhoM meM hInayAna-mahAyAna, IsAiyoM meM kaitholika-proTesTeNTa / ye alaga-alaga hI nahIM, paraspara virodhI bhI haiN| __ hamane paramAtmA ke vibhAjana kara die haiN| jisake hAtha jo AyA vahI khIMca le gyaa|kisii ne aMgulI tor3I to kisI ne aNguutthaa| jisake hAtha gardana A gaI vaha gardana le udd'aa| ina sampradAyoM ne dharma kI mUla AtmA kI hatyA hI kara dii| jisake hAtha jo AyA vaha usI kA paracama laharA rahA hai| aba hama prayAsa kara rahe haiM ki hamAre deza ke vibhinna sampradAya eka hone kI ceSTA kreN| zAyada eka ho bhI jAe~, lekina jo dhArAe~ bana cukI haiM ve phira bhI alaga-alaga hI dikhAI deNgii| maiMne eka dafA kahA thA sau varSa bAda makAna girA denA cAhie aura haz2Ara varSa bAda 'dharma' miTA denA caahie| yaha isalie ki dharma apane mUla svarUpa se vicchinna ho jAtA hai aura eka mata yA sampradAya kA rUpa le letA hai| dharma ke adhikAriyoM ne dharma ko itane alaga-alaga rUpoM meM parosA hai ki vyakti pAgala ho jAe; kyA kare, kyA na kre| koI dharma kahatA hai ki sira muMDA kara rakho, dUsarA kahatA hai jaTA bar3hAkara rkho| koI kahatA hai coTI rakho, koI kahatA hai 59 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ coTI mata rkho|ab coTI meM bhI patalI-moTI,lambI-choTI ke jhagaDe haiN| koI dADhI meM dharma mAnatA hai, dAr3hI bhI taraha-taraha kI, mUMcha vAlI-binA mUMcha vaalii|koii caMdana kA tilaka lagAtA hai, koI bhasma kA, to koI kuMkuma kA, usameM bhI alaga-alaga ddijaain| phira mAlAoM kI jhaMjhaTa - tulasI kI, candana kI yA rudrAkSa kI haz2Ara rUpa banA rakhe haiN| aba jhagar3A vastroM kA - kahIM pItAmbara, kahIM shvetaambr| dharma kA bAhya svarUpa itanA bigar3a gayA hai ki mUla AtmA to kahIM kho hI gaI hai| hama sirpha bAhara ke rUpa para AkarSita hote haiN| dharma kise mAne? bhojana karanA hai to kaheMge pAtra meM yA kara-pAtra meM / calo pAtra meM bhojana kiyA to zvetAmbara kaheMge lakar3I ke pAtra meM, bauddha kaheMge lauha-pAtra meM, hinduoM kA mata hai tAmra-pAtra meN| calanA hai to koI vAhana-yAtrA svIkAra karatA hai, koI kahatA hai pada-yAtrA karane se hI dharma hogaa| pada-yAtrA meM bhI padatrANa pahanA jAe yA na pahanA jaae| . dharma haz2Ara rUpa le cukA hai| aba koI pUche ki tumane bAla rakhe yA nahIM isase tumhArI AtmA meM kauna-se saMskAra Ae? tuma cappala pahanakara cale yA naMge pA~va, tumhArI vRtti meM yA jAgarUkatA meM yaha kahA~ upayogI hai? tathAkathita dharma meM bahuta virodhAbhAsa hai| rAta ko dharma-sthAna meM caleMge to DaNDAsana (jhADU jaisA upakaraNa) karate hue, parimArjana karate hue calo, lekina subaha cAra baje aMdhere meM vihAra kara jAte ho taba kauna-sA DaNDAsana calatA hai? kahA~ parimArjana ho pAtA hai| . yahA~ sAmAyika karate ho, mu~hapattI bA~dha lete ho, para jaba eka ghaMTA bilkula mauna hI rahanA hai phira mukhavastrikA kI kyA AvazyakatA? jaba ghara meM sAsa-bahU jhagar3A karatI hai, pati-patnI ke madhya bahasa hotI hai, grAhaka-vyavasAyI ke bIca manamuTAva hotA hai, usa samaya ye mukhavastrikAe~ kahA~ calI jAtI haiN| usa samaya inakA upayoga kyoM nahIM krte| maiMne to dharma kA yahI rUpa jAnA hai ki vyakti apane citta ko zuddha banAe, apanI AtmA ko nirmala bnaae| rAga-dveSa se rahita hokara pavitratA se aura moha-bandhanoM se mukta hokara nirgrantha jIvana jIe, yaha dharma kA sAra hai| mahAvIra ko samajheM aura mahAvIra ucita lage to unake prati AsthA rkheN| buddha ThIka lage, to buddha kI pUjA kreN| jo Apake mana ko bhA jAe, vahI tthiik| cAhe jo ho, sabakA navanIta eka hI hai - mana kI zAMti, antarAtmA kI nirmltaa| japa karane vAlA vyAkula rahe, dhyAna karane vAlA atRpta aura vicalita rahe, tapasvI cir3acir3AtA rahe, to maiM nahIM jAnatA ki vaha kitanA dharmAcArI huaa| dharma ke nAma para hama kriyA-kANDoM meM ulajha gae aura use hI dharma mAnane lge| chuAchUta, jAta-pAta, bali denA, prasAda car3hAnA, ina sabako hamane dharma samajha liyA hai| hamane itanA hI dharma jAnA ki pratidina maMdira jAo, pratimA ko matthA Teka do aura 60/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghara vApasa cale jaao| kyA itane se tuma dhArmika ho gae? tumhAre bhItara ke una pApoM kA nyAya kauna karegA jo hama maMdira ke bAhara dina-rAta karate haiN| maMdira meM Ate ho dasa minaTa ke lie aura saMsAra meM rahate ho teIsa ghaMTe pacAsa mintt| palar3A kahA~ barAbara ho pAtA hai? isIlie kahatA hU~ sAre saMsAra ko maMdira maano| jitane zuddha mana se, pavitratA ke sAtha maMdira Ate haiM utanI hI pavitratA se apane kadama saMsAra kI ora bddh'aao| jitanA pavitra maMdira rakhanA cAhate ho, apane ghara ko bhI utanA hI svaccha-pavitra rakho anyathA ghara se bAhara hI maMdira kI kalpanA sAkAra hotI rhegii| aura phira maMdira kauna banAtA hai? tumhIM n, phira ghara ko hI kyoM na maMdira banA leM? __dharma ko jIvana ke sAtha jodd'eN| jIvana ko dharma se alaga karate hI hamAre naitika mUlyoM kA bhI patana ho jAtA hai|iimaandaarii kI bAteM karate hue, beImAna mata bno| eka samaya thA jaba ImAnadArI se manuSya dhana kamAtA thA isalie yaha nIti thI ki dhana kamAnA hai to ImAnadArI rkho| Aja tuma socate ho, ImAnadArI rakhI to bhUkhe mreNge| abhI eka riTAyarDa esa.pI. kaha rahe the maiMne jIvana meM kabhI rizvata nahIM lI lekina mere beTe merI upekSA karate haiM aura kahate hai esa.pI. hokara tumane kyA pAyA, kyA kmaayaa| maiM kahatA hU~ maiMne ImAna kamAyA, maiM rAta meM caina se sotA huuN| mujhe do vaqta ArAma se bhojana milatA hai, lekina mere beTe, merA parivAra isa bAta ko samajha nahIM paate| Aja vyakti beImAnI karatA hai to paisA milatA hai, isalie Aja kI nIti ImAnadArI nahIM beImAnI bana gaI hai| ___ duniyA meM Aja paisA hI mUlyavAna ho gayA hai| jisa deza meM mahAvIra aura buddha ne aparigraha kA siddhAnta diyA, mukti kA mArga dikhAyA, bhautikavAda se Upara uThane ke sUtra die, usa deza ke loga Aja sabase adhika paise ke lie lAlAyita haiN| yahA~ vyakti ke guNoM kI kImata qhatma ho rahI hai, sirpha camar3I aura damar3I kI kImata ho gaI hai| dhana to sirpha sAdhana hai, lekina hamArI buddhi itanI parigrahazIla ho cukI hai ki hameM sirpha paisA caahie| isa cAha meM jaise sabhI bhikhArI ho gae haiM, koI choTA to koI bar3A / saMsAra ko dAna kA saMdeza dene vAlA khuda auroM ke anudAna para nirbhara raha rahA hai| hamArI mAnasikatA bhikhArI kI bana gaI hai| manuSya kA mana atyanta vikRta ho gayA hai| bAhara se sApha-sutharA lekina bhItara vahazIpana se bharA huA, patana ke garta meM jAtA huaa| mere dekhe vyakti siddhAMtoM ko jIe, citta ko zuddha banAe, AtmA kI nirmalatA kI ora dhyAna de| hama yaha samajha leM ki dasarA koI dekhe yA na dekhe maiM to svayaM ko dekhane vAlA huuN| vaha parama pitA paramAtmA to sabhI ko dekha rahA hai|jhr cAhe chipakara pIo yA sabake sAmane,jahara to apanA asara dikhAegA hii| maiM to kahatA hU~ puNya karo yA dAna, chipakara karo aura pApa ko 61 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pragaTa kara do, tAki hamArA pApa, pApa na raha jAe, lekina hamArA mana prazaMsA cAhatA hai isalie ghoSaNAe~ karate hue dAna diyA jAtA hai, para dUdha meM pAnI cupake se milA dete haiM ki kisI ko patA na cle| T vAstava meM vyakti ke hAtha meM zava raha gayA hai, ziva chUTa cukA hai| vaha pratidina maMdira jAtA hai lekina ahaMkAra nahIM chUTatA / ahaMkAroM kI TakarAhaTa hotI hai aura saba TUTa jAtA hai / vyakti AtmA-paramAtmA kI bar3I U~cI carcAe~ karatA hai lekina ye sirfa carcAe~ hI haiN| unakA jIvana dekho ekadama bhautikatA se lipta / Izvara meM AsthA rakhane vAlA bhI kala kI cintA meM DUbA hai aura jo Izvara meM vizvAsa nahIM rakhate, svayaM ko anAtmavAdI kahate haiM, ve ahaMkAra meM ulajhe haiM / merA to yahI kahanA hai hama svayaM ke bAre meM soceM, manana kareM aura Antarika kaSAyoM ko samApta karane kA prayAsa kreN| Apa pUchate haiM isa paristhiti se ubarane hetu samAja meM parivartana kaise lAyA jAe? merA kahanA yahI hai ki agara samAja ko bacAnA hai to sabase pahale andhavizvAsa se bceN| samAja aura tuma ina pAle hue andhavizvAsoM se svayaM ko alaga karo, buddhi kA prayoga karo / vaijJAnika samajha se inako dekheM aura asaMgata ko pare httaaeN| kisI anya ne kiyA isIlie tuma mata karo / aMdhoM ke gatAnugatika mata bano / jaba taka svayaM ko pUrNarUpeNa paripakva zrAvaka na banA lo taba taka zramaNa hone kA prayAsa mata karo, usakI yojanA bhI mata bnaao| acche zrAvaka na hue to acche muni kaise ho pAoge? sAdhu-mArga to apanA loge lekina phira vahI icchAe~, eSaNAe~, kAmanAe~ ubhreNgii| taba bAhya AvaraNa sAdhu kA aura mana gRhastha hI hogaa| jaise parivAra meM santAna kI kAmanA hotI hai vaise hI saMnyAsa meM ziSyoM kI cAha bar3ha jAtI hai / yahA~ bhI eka saMsAra basane lagatA hai aura guNavattA kho jAtI hai / mahAvIra ne samyak-dRSTi kA sUtra diyA ki vyakti apane andha-vizvAsoM se bAhara Ae aura samyak-darzana ko upalabdha ho| maiM cAhatA hU~ hama apane samAja ko, apane dharma ko pralobhana se bacAe~ / isa pralobhana ne dhArmika bhAvanA ko samApta kara diyA hai| hama yA hamAre bacce jaba dharma-sthala para, dharma-sabhA meM jAe~ to dharma - bhAvanA se jAe~, kisI prabhAvanA yA prasAda ke lAlacavaza na jaaeN| unheM samajhAe~ ki maMdira se milane vAle nAriyala, laDDU, rupaye-paise tuma svIkAra nahIM kroge| hameM pralobhana nahIM caahie| vyAvasAyika buddhi se dharma ko alaga kreN| anyathA dharma ko koI nahIM bacA skegaa| saMvatsarI para pratikramaNa karane pUrI dharma bhAvanA se jAe~, kisI lAlaca se nahIM ki Aja to alaga-alaga prakAra kI prabhAvanA milegii| logoM kA mata rahatA hai ki parva kA dina hai Aja to prabhAvanA kara hI leN| nahIM, kama-se-kama parva ke dina to prabhAvanA bilkula hI mata karo / pralobhana hamArI nasoM meM rakta kI taraha pravAhita ho 621 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahA hai, dharma ko pralobhana se mukta karanA hai| tyAga-vairAgya-vItarAgatA ko bar3hAnA hai| pralobhana se to chuTakArA pAnA hI hai, isI ke sAtha guNagrAhakatA ko bar3hAnA hai| kisI sampradAya, vizeSa se mata bNdho| saba jagaha jAo, guNagrAhI bano, apanI dRSTi ko guNAtmaka bnaao| jJAna kisI kI bapautI nahIM hai| jJAna sirpha jJAna hotA hai| grAhakatA kA bhAva rkho| jaba vidyAlaya meM zikSaka ko guru banA lete haiM, to jIvana meM to anekoM suzikSA dene vAle mileMge, sabase grahaNa kro| jo zreSTha ho use jIvana meM utArane kA prayAsa kro|saar-saar ko gahi rahe,thothA deya udd'aay| ____ 'sUraja ko bA~dha le calI AMcala meM chAyA'- farka sirpha prakAza aura aMdhakAra kA hai| sUraja ke prakAza ko, dharma ko ye andhavizvAsa kI parachAiyA~ apane A~cala meM bA~dhakara na jAne kahA~ bhaTakA rahI haiN| sUraja ko bA~dha le calI apane A~cala meM chaayaa| kyoM niyata kAla ke Age puruSArtha parAjita lagatA? a~dhiyArA dIpa tale kA kyoM dIpaka ko hI chalatA? tapa agniparIkSA meM hI sonA kundana hotA hai| muskAnoM ko pAne se pahale ronA hotA hai| jo viSa pI use pacAtA vaha zivazaMkara hotA hai; anyathA amI pIkara bhI devoM kA kula rotA hai| jaise amRta pIkara bhI devoM ke kula ne kraMdana kiyA thA, vaise hI dharmasthAnoM meM jAkara bhI khAlI lauTa aaeNge| jIvana meM agara saMnyAsa na le pAo, saMsAra na chor3a pAo to cintA na karanA; basa ina sampradAyoM, paMthoM ke durAgraha aura rAga ko chor3a denA; inhIM se saMnyAsa le lenaa| yaha pahalA saMnyAsa hogA ki tuma gaNa-gaccha, majahaba ke durAgrahoM ko tyAgo aura satya ke lie jIvana samarpita kro|sty ko jIe~ge, satya ke lie mareMge, satya ko upalabdha hokara jIvana se gujreNge| *AtmAnubhava kA sarala, sugama rAstA kauna-sA hai? koI tapa, koI yoga, to koI dhyAna kI bAta karate haiM / kRpayA apane anubhava se hameM kRtArtha kreN| AtmAnubhava kA sabase sarala, sugama aura prazasta mArga dhyAna hai| dhyAna dharma kI kuMjI hai, dharma kA artha hai, dharma kI vAstavikatA aura dharma kA abhiprAya hai| dhyAna ke abhAva meM dharmazAstra bilkula pAkazAstra kI taraha hai| pAkazAstra kI pustaka uThAo, pRSTha palaTo, miThAiyoM kI tasvIra mila jAegI, miThAiyoM kA svAda nahIM milegaa| cAhe yoga ho yA tapa, pUjA ho yA prArthanA - dharma kA kauna-sA mArga aisA hai jisase ...163. For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna jur3A huA na ho| __ dhyAna ko hama bhulA baiThe haiM, isIlie tapa aba kAyA-kleza ho gae haiN| kamaTha bhI to tapa kara rahA thaa| eka-eka mAha kA upavAsa kara rahA thaa| paMcAgni tapa rahA thaa| phira kyA kAraNa thA ki pArzvakumAra ne usake tapa kA virodha kiyaa| Aja Apa sardiyoM meM tapa karate haiM, to aMgIThiyA~ jalAte haiM aura garmI meM tapa karate haiM, to eyarakaMDIzanara calAte haiM; farka kucha nahIM hai vahI paMcAgni tapa hai| Aja pArzvakumAra hote, to ve punaH isa tapa kA virodha krte| hamAre dharmoM ne gupta-dAna kI to bAta kahI para gupta-tapa kI carcA kyoM nahIM kii| zAstra kahate haiM nAmollekha ke sAtha kiyA gayA dAna kIrti-dAna hotA hai, isalie niSphala gyaa| maiM pUchUgA tapasyA karake jisane samAja ke bIca phUlamAlAe~ pahanI, rAstoM para jalase kie, julUsa nikAle unakA tapa kIrti-tapa kyoM na huA? aura kIrti-tapa hone ke kAraNa vaha niSphala kyoM na calA gayA? dhyAna kA abhAva ho gayA hai| dhyAna hamAre jIvana se nikala gayA hai| kucha, AtmabhAva ko upalabdha hue logoM ne phira se dhyAna kI lau, dhyAna kI alakha jagAI hai aura pUre vizva meM dhyAna kI AtmA prasArita ho rahI hai| dhyAna kA AbhAmaNDala vistAra le rahA hai| loga samajha rahe haiM dhyAna aura yoga kA kyA artha, abhiprAya aura mhtv| mahAvIra ne eka bahuta gaharI gAthA kahI hai - sIsaM jahA zarIrassa, jahA mUlaM dumassa ya, savvassa sAdhu dhammassa tahA jhANaM vidhIyate / mahAvIra ne kahA - jaise zarIra kA mUla sira hai, jaise per3a kA mUla usakI jar3a hai, vaise hI samasta sAdhu-dharma kA sAra dhyAna hai| yadi dhyAna hai, to tapa Apako pragAr3hatA de jaaegaa| prArthanA ke sAtha dhyAna jur3a gayA, to prArthanA jIvanta ho jaaegii| pUjA ke sAtha dhyAna kI cetanA hai, to pUjA paramAtmA kA prasAda ho jaaegaa| pUjA, prArthanA, tapa ye saba dhyAna ke sAtha hoN| yadi tapa karate ho to use dhyAna ke sAtha jor3o, jisase tapa kevala upavAsa na ho, vaha hamAre bhItara ke kaSAya, kacare ko jalAne meM sahAyaka ho jaae| tapa aisA ho jo hamAre krodha ko jalA DAle aura bhItara kSamA kA srota jagA de| tabhI tapa sArthaka hai| tuma mAsakSamaNa karate ho aura kabhI snAna karate samaya do bUMda pAnI mu~ha meM calA jAtA hai to guru ke pAsa prAyazcita pUchane jAte ho|lekin tapa ke daurAna jo krodha karate ho, jhagar3A karate ho, pati se kahate ho mujhe sone kI cena banavAkara nahIM doge to pAraNA nahIM kruuNgii| maiM pUchUgA ina bAtoM kA prAyazcita karane ke lie guru ke pAsa kauna jAtA hai? dharma ko bAhya mata bnaao| dharma ko apanI antarAtmA ke sAtha jor3o kyoMki dharma bhItara kA anuSThAna hai| dharma hamAre jIvana kI deharI para prema kA jalatA huA cirAga hai| 64 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ve sAre mArga apanAo jisase hamAre vikAra samApta hoM aura citta ko zAnti upalabdha ho| merA anubhava yahI hai ki bhItara hone kA abhyAsa dhyAna se hI hotA hai| dhyAna bahuta U~cI yA Ter3hI vastu nahIM hai| dhyAna atyanta sarala hai| tapasyA karo to bhUkhe rahanA hotA hai, dAna karo to dhana kharcanA par3atA hai, lekina dhyAna meM yaha saba kucha nahIM karanA par3atA hai| dhyAna to sirfa bhItara hone kA abhyAsa hai, bhItara kA pramoda bhAva hai, bhItara kI cetanA ke prati satarkatA aura sajagatA hai| yaha antaryAtrA hai| bAhara se bhItara kI ora mur3anA hai| binA bhItara mur3e, binA antaryAtrA kie, binA bhItara kI baiThaka meM dastaka die Aja taka kauna upalabdha ho pAyA hai ! caudaha varSa taka mahAvIra jaMgaloM meM kyA karate rahe? kyA kapar3e bunate rahe yA pAtroM ko raMgate rahe? nahIM, caudaha varSoM taka bhItara utarane kA prayAsa karate rahe / antarmana ko jItate rhe| bhItara ko jItakara hI ve upalabdha ho ske| dharma Akhira manuSya ko usakI antarAtmA hI denA cAhatA hai| aura antarAtmA hamAre bhItara hI hai| tabhI to kabIra kahate haiM- kastUrI kuNDala base- nAbhi meM hI kastUrI rahatI hai| hamAre kuNDala meM hamArI surabhi, hamArA prakAza, hamArA svAda rahatA hai| isalie dhyAna hI sabase sugama mArga hai jisameM na kahIM jAnA hai, na jhukanA hai, na tapasyA karake svayaM ko sukhAnA hai| jahA~ baiThe ho vahIM apane bhItara hone meM, sAkSItva meM, sajagatA meM, tathAtA meM hone kA abhyAsa hI dhyAna hai| jahA~ baiThakara A~kheM banda kIM, vahIM antarbhAva meM praveza ho gayA, dhyAna meM cale ge| jIvana meM jo bhI camatkAra hogA vaha dhyAna se hI ghaTita hogaa| mujhe ina varSoM meM dhyAna se itanA upalabdha huA, jitanA pichale pandraha varSoM meM kriyA-kANDoM se upalabdha na kara paayaa| aba to lagatA hai ki jo bhI hotA hai dhyAnamaya hotA hai| jIvana dhyAnamaya ho jAe, to AtmAnubhava sahaja hai| jahA~ ho jisa sthiti meM ho, jisa veza meM ho, jisa nAma meM ho vaha sthAna maMdira hogaa| taba maMdira kisI sthAna vizeSa para na hoMge, taba tIrtha kisI nadiyA kinAre para na hoMge varana svayaM ke bhItara hI kAbA-karbalA, kailAsa-kAzI hoNge| kevala bhItara utaranA hai, svayaM ko AtmasAt karanA hai - yahI dharma hai, dhyAna hai| dhyAna hI sabhI dharmoM kA bhaviSya hai| .prabhAvanA kyA hai? kyA mAika para apanA nAma ghoSita karavAkara kucha vastue~ bA~Ta denA prabhAvanA haiM? isa sadI meM kArla gustAva juMga ne sinakraoNnisiTI kI jo thyorI dI, paccIsa sau 165 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varSa pUrva bhagavAna mahAvIra ne vahI siddhAMta prabhAvanA ke rUpa meM pratipAdita kiyA / jo artha prabhAvanA kA hai vahI artha sinakraoNnisiTI kA hai / prabhAvanA dI nahIM jAtI, prabhAvanA hotI hai / sinakraoNnisiTI kA artha hai idhara vINA bajI aura udhara hRdaya jhaMkRta huA, idhara sUraja ugA, udhara phUla khilA - yahI prabhAvanA hai| idhara maiM AyA, Ane ke sAtha hI Apake hRdaya ke tAra mujhase jur3a gae, yaha prabhAvanA huI / AtmA se AtmA ke tAra jur3a ge| isalie idhara tAra jhaMkRta hotA hai, udhara koI hRdaya nAcane lagatA hai / idhara vItarAgatA kA ikatArA bajatA hai, udhara koI mIrA yA sUradAsa karatAla bajAne lagate haiN| sUraja ugA aura kamala khilA yaha prabhAvanA hai| sUraja ugA para kamala na khila pAyA, to sUraja kA uganA kyA huA? tAnasena dIpa- rAga cher3e aura dIpaka na jaleM? malhAra gAe~ aura bAdala na barase ? taba unakA rAga cher3anA na cher3anA jaisA hI rahA / prabhAvanA to taba prabhAvita karatI hai, jaba AtmA se AtmA jhaMkRta ho jaae| tuma rupaye-paise kI prabhAvanA (vitaraNa) bhI karo lekina jo rupaye tuma satsaMga yA pUjA meM zarIka hone vAle hajAra logoM ko bA~TanA cAhate ho, unameM se patA karo ki kisakA beTA skUla kI phIsa jamA nahIM kara pAyA yA kisake ghara AhAra kA prabaMdha nahIM ho pA rahA, vaha dhana tuma unako do, tumhArI ora se yaha saccI prabhAvanA ho jaaegii| dharma ke mUlabhUta rUpa ke anusAra prabhAvanA ho jaaegii| maiM puna: kahU~gA hama zrAvaka - samAja para, mAnava-maMdira para dhyAna deN| ye sabhI TrasTa, saMsthAna jo nAmapaTTa ke lie saikar3oM-hajAroM rupaye lagA rahe haiM, ve isa mAnava jAti ke lie jAgarUka hoM aura jitanI adhika sevA kara sakeM zikSA-cikitsA ke lie jarUra kareM / mAnava svayaM eka maMdira hai, tIrtha rUpa hai dharatI sArI, mUraprabhu kI sabhI Thaura hai, antaradRSTi khule hamArI / isI maMgalakAmanA ke sAtha ki sabhI kI antara- dRSTi khule, antara meM baiThe hue prabhu ko praNAma ! 69 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhItara jagAe~ bodha kI bAtI itihAsa meM baddhareka nAmaka hAthI kI eka bahuta pyArI-sI ghaTanA ullikhita hai| baddhareka apane samaya kA atyanta vIra yoddhA thA, jisake balabUte para samrATa ne saikar3oM yuddhoM meM vijaya prApta kI thii| usa hAthI ke zaurya aura parAkrama kI gAthA usake prazaMsaka hI nahIM gAte the,zatru bhI baddhareka kI yazogAthA ko bar3e cAva se khte|agr yuddha parAjaya kI ora bar3ha rahA ho aura usameM kevala baddhareka ko utAra diyA jAye to yuddha kI kAyA hI palaTa jaatii| eka samaya AyA jaba baddhareka bUr3hA ho gyaa| pAnI kI talAza meM vaha jaMgala kI ora bddh'aa| buDhApA to ghara kara hI cukA thA, so A~kheM bhI kamajora ho giiN| usake hAtha-pA~voM meM z2ora nahIM rahA, dA~ta bhI gira cuke the| usakI dazA bilkula bUr3he AdamI kI-sI ho gaI thii| vaha gayA to thA pAnI kI talAza meM, lekina pAnI na mila paayaa| vaha daladala meM jA phNsaa| usane jaise-jaise daladala se bAhara nikalane kA prayAsa kiyA, vaha aura adhika daladala meM pha~satA calA gyaa| Asa-pAsa ke grAma-nagara meM samAcAra phaila gayA ki baddhareka daladala meM pha~sa gayA hai| samAcAra pAkara samrATa bhI vahA~ phuNcaa| usane senA ko Adeza de diyA ki vaha avilamba baddhareka ko daladala se bAhara nikaale| senA isa kArya meM tatparatA se juTa gii|agr itanA bar3A yoddhA, itanI burI mauta mare to yaha deza va pradeza ke lie kalaMka kI bAta hai| senA ne baddhareka ko nikAlane ke bahutere prayAsa kiye, para use nikAlA na 167 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jA skaa| jaba sAre hI prayAsa viphala ho gaye to samrATa ko apane vRddha mahAvata kI yAda aaii| usa mahAvata kI, jisane baddhareka ko poSita-saMskArita kiyA thaa| apane purAne sAthI baddhareka ko isa taraha daladala meM pha~se dekhakara mahAvata kI A~kheM bhara aaiiN| mahAvata ne samrATa se kahA- mahArAja, Apa sabhI sainikoM ko haTA diijie| maiM baddhareka kI nasa-nasa se vAqifa huuN| baddhareka abhI bAhara A jaayegaa| Apa kevala itanA bhara kIjie ki yuddha ke bigula bajA diijie| aisA hI huaa| baddhareka kA soyA vIratva jAga utthaa| usakA Atma-pauruSa uddIpta ho utthaa|vh Atma-zakti ko ekatra kara ciMghAr3a ke sAtha bAhara A gyaa| baddhareka to eka hAthI thaa| caupAyA jAnavara ! bhale hI kitanA saghana daladala kyoM na ho, para agara hamArI antarAtmA caitanya ho jAye, to vaha daladala se bAhara A hI jaayegaa| yahA~ bhI to jIvana-bodha kI bheriyA~, duMdubhiyA~, nagAr3e baja rahe haiM, magara iMsAna na jAne mAyA ke kisa gahana aMdhakAra meM pha~sA hai ki cAhakara bhI vaha bAhara nahIM nikala paataa| eka jAnavara kA daladala se bAhara AnA sahaja laga rahA hai, magara iMsAna ko agara daladala se bAhara lAnA ho to bahuta kaThina hai| jAnavaroM meM kama-se-kama itanI to samajha hai ki vaha daladala meM pha~sA hai, para iMsAna to jAnate hue bhI anajAna banA huA hai| ___AdamI daladala meM pha~sA hai- vaira-virodha ke daladala meM, kAma-bhoga ke daladala meM, nAmagirI aura dAdAgirI ke daladala meN| daladala kaI taraha ke haiM, kaI rUpa ke haiN| kaI to aise suhAvane haiM ki unheM daladala kaho, to AdamI kATane ko daur3atA hai| aba agara daladala lagatA bhI hai to yahI ki koI daladala meM hai, koI aura galatI meM hai, koI aura kIcar3a meM hai| khuda ko to AdamI amRta ke sarovara meM hI DUbA huA dekhatA hai jabaki auroM ko kIcar3a ke gaDDhe meN| akabara jaise loga tabhI to bIrabala kI khillI ur3Ate haiN| akabara ne bIrabala se kahA- maiMne sapanA dekhA aura sapane meM dekhA ki maiM to amRta ke kue~ meM girA huA hU~ aura tuma kIcar3a ke kue~ meM gire hue ho| bIrabala ne kahA-samrATa Apane jo sapanA dekhA, vaha sau phIsadI sahI hai, para jahA~ ApakA sapanA samApta hotA hai, vahIM merA sapanA zurU hotA hai| sapane meM maiMne dekhA ki kue~ se nikalane para Apa mujhe cATa rahe the aura maiM Apako! / __ sabhI eka-dUsare ko cATa rahe haiM, cUma rahe haiN| amRta hokara bhI kIcar3a ko cATa rahe haiM,khuda meM sukha kA sAgara hote hue bhI kisI ke hoMTha cUma rahe haiM- yaha mAnakara ki yahI sukha hai| deha-bhAva itanA hAvI ho gayA hai ki videha-bhAva mAno havA ho gayA ho| mujhe nahIM patA ki maiM hajAroM sAla pahale kyA thA, lekina eka bAta taya hai ki agara baddhareka eka jAnavara hokara bhI bAhara A sakatA hai to hama eka buddhimAna hokara 681 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ daladala se bAhara kyoM nahIM A sakate? manuSya ba~dhA huA hai| use kisI aura ne nahIM bA~dhA hai, vaha khuda ba~dhA hai| kisI dUsare ko bA~dhane kA artha hI huA ki hama svayaM ba~dha gye| jaba kisI naukara ko ghara meM rakhA to tuma svayaM ba~dha gye|agr eka dina naukara na Aye to apane hAtha se thAlI bhI na dhula paayegii| bAyajIta ke jIvana kI eka pyArI-sI ghaTanA hai| kahate haiM ki bAyajIta apane ziSyoM ko sAtha lekara jA rahe the| unhoMne dekhA ki eka vyakti eka baila lekara jA rahA thaa| vaha vyakti rassI se ba~dhe baila ko apane niyaMtraNa meM kiye huA thaa| bAyajIta ne apane ziSyoM se pUchA- batAo ina donoM meM se mAlika kauna hai? ziSyoM ne kahA-isameM pUchane kI kyA bAta hai svAmI! yaha vyakti jisane baila ko rassI se bA~dha rakhA hai, vahI isakA mAlika hai| bAyajIta ne jhaTa se apanI jeba se cAkU nikAlA aura usase rassI ko kATa diyaa| taba bAyajIta ne pUchA- batAo, aba kauna kisake pIche jA rahA hai? AdamI ke pIche baila yA baila ke pIche AdamI ! mAlika ke pIche gulAma yA gulAma ke pIche mAlika? bAyajIta ne kahA- baila ke pIche AdamI daur3a rahA hai, phira AdamI mAlika kaise huA? asalI mAlika to baila hai, jisake pIche AdamI gulAma kI taraha daur3a rahA hai| mAlika kI tulanA meM baila svataMtra hai| manuSya apane Apako itanA gulAma banA cukA hai, itanA baddhareka kara cukA hai ki Azrita hue binA jInA, use jInA hI nahIM lgtaa| hama socate haiM ki deza Az2Ada ho gayA to gulAmI miTa gaI, magara AdamI kI gulAmiyA~ bar3I vicitra DhaMga kI hotI haiN| eka AdamI taMbAkU khAtA hai, to prAtaH jaba taka vaha taMbAkU sevana na kara le, taba taka zauca-kriyA bhI nahIM kara paataa| vaha taMbAkU kA gulAma hai| eka vyakti agara saMta-jIvana svIkAra kara cukA hai, phira bhI naze-pate kA sevana kara rahA hai| hindU-saMtoM meM bIr3I-sigareTa, jardA, bhA~ga-cilama to Ama bAta hai aura agara mAna lo kisI dharma meM naze-pate kI cIjeM bhI manA hai, to loga tambAkU sUMghanA hI zurU kara deNge| tambAkU khAo yA sUMgho, tuma behozI meM jA rahe ho, daladala se bAhara Ane kA to yaha abhiyAna hai hI nahIM! hama apanI burAiyoM ke hI gulAma hue| hamAre baMdhana, hamArI parataMtratAe~ alaga-alaga bAnA pahana cukI haiN| aise bAne ki jinameM AtmA ke ghAva daba cuke haiN| kRpA kara apanI antara-AtmA aura antaramana kI pIr3A ko samajhane kA prayAsa kro| apanI paratantratAoM ko, apane daladala ko phcaano| ___ nazA to baddharekatA kA eka namUnA hai| aise hI dhana hai| lagA hai AdamI dina-rAta dhana ke piiche| savere se lekara rAta taka, bAraha baje tk|svere uThane se lekara rAta sone taka eka hI dhana kI cakarI calatI rahatI hai| 169 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAma, baddharekatA kA tIsarA rUpa hai| kAmukatA aura vilAsitA se bar3hakara baddhakatA kA aura koI rUpa nahIM hai| kAma ke daladala meM ulajhA vyakti vidharmI hai, kartavyabodha se cyuta hai, maryAdAoM se virata hai / bAlI apane bhAI kI patnI, sugrIva kI patnI rUmA ko hara letA hai / sugrIva bAlI ko mArakara usakI patnI tArA se vivAha raca letA hai| vilAsitAe~ bhaTakAtI hai, kAmukatAe~ abodha bacce-sI harakateM karavAtI haiM / baddhakatAoM ko kauna pahacAne ? 1 manuSya Abaddha hai| manuSya kisI ko patnI banAtA hai aura khuda usakA pati banatA hai, para vaha pati kama, patnI adhika usakA pati bana jAtI hai / kahane bhara ko koI gulAma huA, para haqIqata meM AdamI khuda usakA gulAma ho gyaa| jisake bag2aira kAma na cale, vaha hamArA svAmI ho gyaa| jisakI bAta hameM mAnanI par3e, vaha hamArA pati ho gyaa| 1 vastu aura vyakti ko apane meM bA~dhakara vyakti khuda hI ba~dha jAtA hai| baMdhana kA yaha manovijJAna hai / bAhara se vyakti ba~dhatA hai aura bhItara se mana ba~dhatA hai / yaha bandhana hI vyakti kI granthi hai / kisI aura se svayaM kA baMdha jAnA hI parigraha kI buniyAda hai / parigraha yAni pakar3a / jitanI teja pakar3a, utane hI tuma parigrahI ! jitanI gaharI mUrcchA, utane hI tuma daladala meM ! jina rAhoM para tuma calate rahe ho, ve rAheM tumheM satya ke, lakSya ke, mukti ke kinAre nahIM de pA rahI haiN| ve daladala meM le jA rahI haiN| Akhira kyoM? laMgara kholo to hI yAtrA zurU ho, yAtrA pUrNa ho / anyathA nAva vahIM kI vahIM khar3I rahegI, par3I rhegii| daladala meM the, daladala meM bane raheMge- maiM, Apa saba ! ve saba, jo apanI cetanA kI sthiti ko badala nahIM pA rahe haiM / - - 1 baddhareka! eka vaha jo ba~dhA rahA / para baddhareka jagA, to baddhareka huA / baddhareka yAni eka vaha jo buddha huA, bodha ko upalabdha huA / baddhareka to sArA jagata hai, baddhareka to vahI hotA hai, jo daladala se bAhara Ane kA sAhasa kara hI baiThatA hai / merA sambodhana basa Apake sAhasa ko cunautI hai| basa, tumhArA nijatva jaga jAye, buddhatva jaga jAye, baMdhana kI AtmA samajha meM A jAye / jIvana ke dAyare va baMdhana bahuta sudRr3ha haiN| maiM aMgrejoM kI usa parataMtratA kI bAta nahIM karatA aura na hI kArAgAra meM ba~dhe, ber3iyoM, hathakar3iyoM kI bAta karatA huuN| maiM to una baMdhanoM kI bAta kara rahA hU~, jo hameM baMdhana ke rUpa meM dikhAI hI nahIM dete / lohe kI jaMjIroM ko eka bAra tor3A bhI jA sakatA hai, para maiM to una rezamI dhAgoM kI bAta kara rahA hU~, jinake vazIbhUta hokara vyakti apane prema aura apanI AtmIyatA ko saMkIrNa kara DAlatA hai| maiM una baMdhanoM kI bAta kara rahA hU~, jinake rahate hara koI apane meM mAlika kI bhAvanA pAle hue hai / 1 70 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ oha ! mAyA kI gA~The kitanI majabUta haiM ki AdamI jAnate-bUjhate hue bhI gA~ThoM ke bAhara jhaoNka nahIM pA rahA hai| jaba ArdrakumAra nAma kA vyakti saMnyAsa lene ke lie Atura hotA hai to vaha saMkalpa kara hI letA hai, vaha saMnyAsa le legaa| agale dina usakA beTA mA~ ke pAsa pahu~catA hai| vaha dekhatA hai ki usakI mA~ carakhe para sUta kAta rahI hai| taba vaha kahatA hai - mA~, tuma yaha jhauMpar3apaTTI vAlA kAma karatI ho? __mA~ ne kahA- vatsa! kala tumhAre pitA saMnyAsI ho jaaeNge| usake bAda AjIvikA ke lie sUta hI kAtanA pdd'egaa| beTe ne kAtA huA sUta liyA aura soye hue pitA ke pA~voM meM bAMdha diyaa| pitA ke saMkalpa dhare-ke-dhare raha gye| pA~voM meM par3e caudaha dhAgoM ko dekhakara mana meM saMsAra meM rahane kI abhilASA jAga utthii| ve pUre caudaha sAla taka saMsAra meM rahe, taba saMnyAsa grahaNa kiyaa| saMnyAsa lene ke bAda ve jaMgala kI tarapha cale gye| vana-praveza se pUrva eka hAthI ne ArdrakumAra ko dekha liyaa|vh unakI tarapha bddh'aa| hAthI pagalA utthaa| __pAgala hAthI ArdrakumAra ke pAsa phNcaa| usa hAthI ne saMta ko praNAma kiyA aura jaMgala kI ora calA gyaa| logoM ko Azcarya huA ki hAthI, jisane isa saMta ko dekhakara, ina maz2abUta lauha jaMjIroM ko tor3a DAlA, saMta ke pAsa Akara zAMta ho gyaa| ve Azcaryacakita raha gye| unhoMne ArdrakumAra se isakI carcA kI to saMta ne kahAtuma Azcarya kara rahe ho ki hAthI ne ye lohe kI jaMjIra kaise tor3a dI? para maiM dhanyavAda detA hU~ isa hAthI ko, jisane lohe kI jaMjIroM ko tor3ane meM do minaTa lgaaye| maiM to rezama ke dhAgoM ko tor3ane meM caudaha sAla lagA baitthaa| maiM to aba bhI Azvasta nahIM hU~ ki una caudaha dhAgoM ko pUrI taraha tor3a pAyA hU~, kyoMki itanI dUra jaMgala meM rahakara bhI mere mana meM saMsAra kI praticchAyA uTha rahI hai| lohe kI jaMjIroM ko tor3anA sarala hai, jabaki mohamAyA ke sUkSma baMdhanoM ko tor3anA kaThina hai| baddharekatAoM ko pAra lagAnA kaThina hai / hogA koI viralA, hogI koI mahAn AtmA, siddhatva kI AbhA, kisI meM kIcar3a se bAhara aMkurita ho jAne kA saMkalpa, tabhI baMdhana TUTa sakate haiN| kIcar3a se kamala bAhara A jAye tabhI usakI sArthakatA hai| jaba taka kamala kI taraha nirliptatA hai, hajAra samasyAe~ A jAe~, hajAra trAsadiyoM se gujaranA par3e, magara koI bhI trAsadI trAsadI nahIM hai| kamala kI paMkhur3iyA~ kIcar3a se palAyana nahIM kara rahI haiM, magara phira bhI usase Upara usase alg| saMnyAsa kA bhI sIdhA-sA artha yahI hai ki kIcar3a meM haiM, magara kIcar3a se Upara / saMsAra meM hai, lekina phira bhI saMsAra se baahr| saMsAra meM rahakara bhI saMsAra kA sAkSI bane rahanA, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra ke prati taTastha bane rahanA adhyAtma ko svayaM meM sadAbahAra jInA hai / sabase pyAra ho, mahat kA sammAna ho, mukti ke manobhAva hoM - basa ye tIna sUtra merI ora se mere tIna saMdeza samajho / baddhareka mukta huA, isalie ki mukti kI kAmanA pahale se hI prabala thii| mahAvata bAhara lAne meM nimitta banA | nagAr3oM ne Atma - zaurya ko aura jgaayaa| tuma patnI se nahIM, varan patnI ke prati rahane vAlI kAmukatA se bAhara Ao / jaMgaloM meM nahIM, zahara meM rahakara bhIr3a-bhAr3a ke bIca meM apane ekatva ko jAgarUka banAye rakho / khuda ko pahacAno, khuda kI sthiti ko pahacAno, mukti kI kAmanA lie khuda ke saMkalpoM ko jagAo, AtmavizvAsa ke majabUta pA~voM para svayaM ko sthira karo aura phira gujara calo svayaM se, jagat se, hara sthiti se / sajaga sahajatA hI saMbodhi kI AdhArazilA hai, jIvana-jagat ke bIca saMtulita zAMta jIvana jIne kI vyAvahArikatA hai / aisA nahIM ki jIvana meM satya kI, dizA-bodha kI bheriyA~ yA nagAr3e bajAne vAle loga nahIM milte| milate haiM para saubhAgya se ! janma-janma ke puNya-yoga se milate haiM / pahalI bAta to yahI hai ki dizA-bodha ke nagAr3e bajAne vAle loga bhI mUrcchita haiM / ve bhI usI mAyA kI gA~Tha meM jakar3e hue haiN| aisA avasara, apUrva avasara saubhAgya se kabhI-kabhI hI AtA hai, jaba nija se jur3e kisI bUr3he mahAvata kI taraha sadguru kA sahayoga milatA hai / koI sambuddha sadguru kA sAmIpya va sAnnidhya mila jAe to hamAre dRSTikoNoM kA rUpAMtaraNa ho jAe / dRSTi badale to hI hamArI sRSTi badalegI / vikRta dRSTi se hI vikRta sRSTi nirmita-parivartita hogI / baddhaka hAthI ko nikAlane meM hajAroM sainika laga jAe, para vaha to usa vRddha mahAvata se hI bAhara nikalegA, jo usakI cetanA kI kamaz2orI aura usakI vizeSatA ko pahacAnatA hai| hamArI soca yaha hotI hai ki guru honA hI cAhie, cAhe usase AtmA badale yA na badale / guru hai, para vaha Aropita hai| apane pUrvajoM ke vaMza kI taraha guruoM kA bhI vaMza calatA hai / jIvana se kucha milA yA na milA, unameM cetanA kA rUpAMtaraNa huA yA na huA, koI saMbodhi kA cirAga jalA yA na jalA, isa para koI dhyAna nahIM detA, isase kisI ko koI sarokAra nahIM / hamAre aMdhAdhuMdha cala rahe vikalpa zAMta hote haiM yA nahIM hote, mana ke kaSAya tirohita hote haiM yA nahIM hote, ahaMkAra kA AbhAmaMDala chiTakatA hai yA nahIM chiTakatA, isase kucha bhI lenA-denA nahIM / kahIM koI mukti ghaTita ho rahI hai yA nahIM, kahIM koI prema, zAMti aura pavitratA ghaTita ho rahI hai yA nahIM, isa para kucha bhI dhyAna nahIM diyA jA rahA hai, basa bher3adhasAna hai| hameM to basa guru cAhiye, phira cAhe vaha gurughaMTAla ho / 721 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duniyA jAe, jAne do usa mArga pr| mujhe koI aitarAja nahIM, para itanA z2arUra karo ki kue~ meM girate samaya A~kheM khulI rakhanA, tAki marate samaya, aMdhakUpa meM girate samaya yaha pachatAvA na rahe ki mai kahA~ Akara gira gyaa| jisa dina yaha bodha ho gayA ki kisI kue~ meM gira gayA hU~, agara bhItara ke nAda kA nagAr3A sunAI de jAe to sAhasa baTora lenA, himmata juTA lenA, bAhara A hI jAoge, kinArA mila hI jAegA / bhItara kI rozanI ujAgara ho hI jaaegii| baddhareka bAhara nikalA, hama bhI pAra ho sakate haiM, para isake lie yaha jAnanA hogA ki hama bhI daladala meM haiM / jaba taka isakA bodha nahIM hogA, taba taka dharma va adhyAtma ke sAre dvAra Apake lie banda haiM / taba Apake jIvana meM adhyAtma kI koI dastaka nahIM ho pAegI, cetanA kA cirAga jala nahIM paaegaa| aisA nahIM hai ki AdamI ko jJAna nahIM hai| jJAna to hai, lekina mUrcchA itanI gaharI hai ki AdamI ke lie jJAna kevala Upara-Upara raha jAtA hai, utanA gaharAI taka nahIM pahu~ca pAtA, jitanI gaharAI taka hamArI mUrcchA, tandrA hai / jaba taka itanI gaharAI taka hamArA Atma-bodha nahIM pahu~ca pAtA, taba taka bhale hI AdamI saMnyAsa le le aura guphA meM raha le, use saMsAra kI yAda aayegii| vaha mana kI khaTapaTa meM ulajhA rahegA / adhyAtma ke mAyane haiM AtmA kA sAmIpya / para AtmA kI karIbI to taba hai, jaba usa mana ke prati taTastha aura vItarAga ho jAo, jo dina-rAta caurAhe para vAhanoM kI taraha daur3a rahA hai| sapanoM ke dIpa jalAne kI ceSTA karatA rahatA hai| bIte kA cintana karatA rahatA hai / yaha saba bhaTakAva hai / yaha bhaTakAva hI manuSya kI baddharekatA hai / bhava bhramaNa jArI hai| mana-hI-mana bhramaNa ho rahA hai| hama janma-janma se bhaTaka rahe haiM- baddharekatAoM se jakar3e rahe haiN| apane mana ko dekho to lagegA ki caurAsI lAkha jIva-yoniyA~ hamAre mana kI yoni ke sAmane nirI kubar3I hai / mana vaha yoni hai, jo pratipala eka-dUsare ke viruddha vikalpoM ko janma detA rahatA hai / kina aMDoM meM se ye vicAra phUTate haiM, ajJAta hai / mana kI sthitiyoM ko samajho, unase bhAgo mata, unheM svIkAro / unheM bhogo mata, unake prati taTastha ho jAo / mana ke kahe caloge, to hI karma- dhArA meM ulajhe rahoge / karma ke kA~Te ugate raheMge, ulajhAte rheNge| tuma unheM kATa to pAoge nahIM aura dRr3ha karate jAoge / karma ke kA~Te janma-janma se itane siMcita hote rahe haiM ki aba ve lohe kI kIleM ho cukI haiN| jIvana lohe kI kIloM para, kAMToM kI seja para calanA-baiThanAsonA hai / sambhAvanA prabala hai ki ye kIleM bhAle aura pharase bana jaae| acchA hogA hama apane janma-janmAntara kA itihAsa badaleM / jago, jaganA hI, sajagatA hI mUla maMtra hai / For Personal & Private Use Only 173 Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sajagatA hI virakti kI sahI paribhASA bana sakatI hai| preraNA de-dekara, ukasA-ukasA kara, cane ke jhAr3a para car3hA-car3hAkara kaba taka hama logoM se unake pApa chur3Ate rheNge| chor3ane se chuTakArA nahIM hotaa| chUTe to hI chuTakArA sambhava hai| chuTe to hI mukti kA manovijJAna samajha meM aaye| chUTe to hI mukti kA ananta AkAza AtmasAt hogaa| chor3a-chor3akara to chUTa nahIM paaegaa| gurutvAkarSaNa bA~dhe rakhatA hai, bAra-bAra khIMcatA rahatA hai| vastu, vyakti yA aura kisI ko chor3a bhI diyA to kyA, gurutvAkarSaNa to barAbara khIMce rhegaa| gurutvAkarSaNa, mUrchA, pakar3a DhIlI ho, to hI koI bAta bane / janma-janma kI bigar3I sudhre| patha bhUla na jAnA pathika kahIM! patha meM kA~Te to hoMge hI, dUrvAdala, saritA, sara, hoNge| sundara giri, vana vApI hoMgI, sundara-sundara nirjhara hoNge| sundaratA kI mRga-tRSNA meM, patha bhUla na jAnA pathika kahIM! jaba kaThina karma-pagaDaMDI para rAhI kA mana unmukha hogaa| jaba sapane saba miTa jAe~ge kartavya- mArga sammukha hogA, taba apanI prathama viphalatA meM, patha bhUla na jAnA pathika kahIM! apane bhI, vimukha, parAye, bana, A~khoM ke sammukha aaeNge| paga-paga para ghora nirAzA ke, kAle bAdala chA jaaeNge| taba apane ekAkIpana meM, patha bhUla na jAnA pathika kahIM! 74 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kartavya-prema kI ulajhana meM, patha bhUla na jAnA pathika kahIM! pala bhara bhI par3a asamaMjasa meM, patha bhUla na jAnA pathika kahIM! agara kadama bar3hA lie, mukti ke mArga para ArUr3ha ho hI gae, to patha kI bAdhAoM kI kyA paravAha! mRtyu se bar3hakara to kucha ho hI nahIM sktaa| Akhira, eka-na-eka dina to kAyA giranI hI hai, saubhAgya! agara makti ke lie. AtmasvatantratA ke lie kAyA girI to bhI saubhAgya! mAtRbhUmi para lAkhoM logoM ne balidAnI dI hai| apane bhItara ke mahAbhArata ke cakravyUha se mukta hone ke lie agara tumheM abhimanyu honA par3e, to mA~ bhAratI kI mahAna kRpA! Apa saba yoM kAphI samajhadAra aura prabuddha haiN| apane jJAna kA upayoga tarkavitarka yA vicAra-vimarza meM mata kro| jJAna jIne ke lie hai| jJAna vAda-vivAda ke lie nahIM, jIne ke lie hai| jJAna aura jJAna meM farka hai eka jJAna vaha, jo auroM ko pchaadd'e| eka jJAna vaha, jo khuda ke sAtha auroM ko bhI utthaae| tuma Age bar3ho, jamAnA tumhAre sAtha hogaa| na bhI ho, to bhI, ekalA calo re! jJAna ko mauna jI lenA, jJAna se svayaM ko sArthaka kara lenA hai| manuSya kI yaha kaisI viDambanA hai ki hama apane Apako itanA bar3A jJAnI kahate haiM, para hamAre bhItara kitanI avidyA chipI par3I hai ! mere saMbodhana to mahaja eka satyabodha haiM, dizA-bodha haiN| jJAna dvArA, sajaga dRSTi dvArA bhItara ke ajJAna ko pahacAnane ke lie hai| jisa dina AdamI ko lagegA ki maiM kisa ajJAna se bhaTakatA rahA, taba usake jIvana meM jJAna kI rozanI prakaTa hogii| taba eka jyotikalaza chlkegaa| mere dekhe, ajJAna kA bodha hI jJAna ke janma kA AdhAra banatA hai| vyakti ke pAsa jJAna ke nAma para jJAna nahIM, pAMDitya bhara hotA hai| jJAna ke rUpa meM prajJA aura bodha honA cAhie, pAMDitya kA pASANI bhAra nhiiN| bhale hI koI gadhA apanI pITha para caMdana ko lAde hue ghUmatA rahe, para vaha caMdana usake kisI kAma kA nhiiN| usake lie to candana aura miTTI eka samAna hai| cAhe usakI pITha para caMdana lAdA jAye yA miTTI koI antara nhiiN|gdhe ke lie to donoM bhAra haiM / gadhA to yahI cAhatA hai ki yaha bhAra jitanA jaldI utare, utanA hI acchaa| Aja dopahara meM eka sajjana mujhase do-cAra zabdoM ke artha ko lekara carcA kara rahe the| maiM unakI cetanA ko samajha rahA thA, isIlie maiMne unase kahA ki Apa ina zabdoM kI mArAmArI ko chodd'ie| zabdoM ko hama bahuta samajha cuke aura samajha 115 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samajhakara paMDita ho gae haiN| zabda mahaja mAdhyama haiM, zabdAtIta taka jaao| zabda ko nahIM, artha ko jiio| nirvitarka se niSkarSa taka phuNco| buddhi kI khujalAhaTa bhara se hRdaya meM nahIM utara skte| jJAna kA bIja antarahRdaya meM aMkurita ho, to hI jJAna, jIvana kA saccA mitra aura sahI sahacara sAbita ho skegaa| ___ apanI antara-AtmA ko phcaano| antara-guhA meM praveza kro| usa taha taka pahu~co ki jisase hamArA krodha, kaSAya, vikAra, ahaMkAra miTa ske| hameM jJAna ke ve sAre sUtra aura mArga svIkArya hoM jo hamArI cetanA ko badala de| agara hama jJAna ko AjIvikA kA sAdhana hI mAnate phireMge, to hamAre lie jJAna kevala auroM ko dene bhara ke lie hogA, jIne ke lie nhiiN| taba hamArA rUpaka usa kar3achI kI taraha hogA, jo halave meM jAkara bhI halave se korA rahatA hai| __ vaha jJAna kaisA jJAna jo hameM ajJAna kI pahacAna hI nahIM krvaae| vaha vicAra bhI kaisA vicAra jo hamAre jIvana meM virAga ko utpanna na kara de| vaha bodha bhI kaisA bodha jo hamAre baMdhanoM ko zithila na kara de| jIvana ke rAstoM se sabhI loga gujarate haiN| buddha aura mahAvIra bhI usI mArga se gujare the aura hama bhI usI mArga se gujara rahe haiN| sabakA janma-sthala mA~ kI kokha hai| usI mA~ kI kokha se zaMkarAcArya paidA hue, usI se mIrAM-malUka, kRSNa-kabIra, gurajiepha-gorakha, IsA-ozo, zAMtinAtha-sukarAta ne janma liyaa|hm bhale hI unheM tIrthakara, mahApuruSa yA avatAra kaha leM, para dharatI para sAkAra hone ke lie sivA mA~ kI kokha ke aura koI dUsarA mArga nahIM hai| sabhI janma lete haiM, pIr3AoM ko sahate haiM, bAdhAoM se gujarate haiM, mRtyu kI padacApa sunate haiN| bhale hI ve mahAtmA-paramAtmA hI kyoM na ho, koI bhI vyakti yahA~ apavAda nahIM hai| koI vyakti soye-soye jIvana kI rAhoM se gujaratA hai aura koI jaagkr| sajaga jIkara hI jIvana ke niSkarSoM ko upalabdha kiyA jAtA hai| niSkarSa hI upalabdhi hai| niSkarSa jIvana ke satyoM kA nicor3a hai| jo yaha upalabdha kara letA hai, vahI jIvana kI pAThazAlA meM uttIrNa ho pAtA hai|muurcchit ke lie mukti nahIM hai, amUrchA hI mukti hai| mUrcchita vyakti nirvANa kI pAThazAlA meM asaphala-anuttIrNa hotA rahatA hai| asaphala vyakti bAra-bAra isa saMsAra meM lauTA diyA jaaegaa| isI kA nAma punarjanma hai, yahI punarjanma kA rahasya hai| jIvana ke sahI-samyak niSkarSoM ko upalabdha kara lene kA nAma hI samyak-jJAna hai, saMbodhi hai| saMbodhi yAni bodha pA liyaa| jaba hama apane jIvana ke prati jAgarUka ho jAte haiM, taba aisA saMyoga mila hI jAtA hai ki koI mahAvata duMdubhI bajA detA hai| derI pAra lagane meM nahIM, saMyoga baiThane bhara meM derI hai| adhyAtma ke mArga meM, mukti ke mArga meM, 761 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antara ke pallavana meM dhIraja aura zAMti caahie| mauna pratIkSA caahie| har3abar3a meM gar3abar3a hai| mauna ko ghaTita ho lene do| zUnya ko chA hI lene do| zAnti ke Anandasarovara bana hI jaao| jo hogA, aMdhakAra ke prati bhI vItadveSa ho clo| prakAza phUTegA, sUraja ugegaa| apane Apako jIvana ko par3hane meM lgaao| jitanA jyAdA AdamI jIvana aura jagata ko dekhegA, samajhegA, niSkarSa taka pahu~cegA, usake bhItara utaranI hI adhika adhyAtma kI pyAsa, adhyAtma kI lau prakaTa va saMvarddhita hogii| jIvana ke vAstavika mUlyoM ke prati vaphAdArI jaga jAe to mukti-kI-nemata, muktikA-vaibhava AtmasAt hai hii| jaba taka pyAsa nahIM hai, taba bhale kaMTha taka pAnI kyoM na Ae, pAnI nirmalya hai| pyAsI mATI para bAdala barase, to hI mATI sonA uglegii| jisa dina pyAsa jaga gaI, taba eka bUMda bhI anamola ho jaaegii| usI pyAsa, usI Antarika abhIpsA ko jagAne ke lie mere saMbodhana haiN| kucha samaya ke lie A~kha baMda kare, bhItara utareM, dekheM, apanI baddharekatAoM ko phcaaneN| svayaM ke sAnnidhya kA lAbha uThAe~ aura mukta ho hI jAe~ - abhI, isI kssnn| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phira se koI AtmA jAge Diamadanimealingaadoongad kahate haiM : samrATa brahmadatta rAtri meM nATaka-abhinaya dekha rahe the| nATaka dekhatedekhate ve atyadhika vicAra-magna ho ge| vicAra-magnatA itanI gaharI ho gaI ki ve vartamAna se TheTha apane atIta ke janmoM meM utarate cale gae aura unheM pUrva-janmoM kA smaraNa ho gyaa| brahmadatta apane pUrva-janmoM meM se kisI eka janma ke bhAI kA smaraNa kara zoka-vihvala ho utthaa| usane dekhA- vaha aura usakA bhAI pUrva-janmoM meM saMnyasta jIvana vyatIta kara Ae haiM, lekina marane ke pUrva cakravartI sanat kumAra kA atyanta vaibhavapUrNa jIvana dekhakara saMkalpa kiyA thA ki AgAmI janmoM meM mujhe ThIka isI prakAra kA vaibhava prApta ho| usI saMkalpa ke pariNAma meM use cakravartI samrATa kA yaha janma milaa| ___ apane bhAI ko DhU~r3hane ke lie usane eka zloka likhA, lekina use adhUrA hI chor3a diyaa| vaha adhUrA zloka usane hara mu~ha taka dUra-dUra pahu~cA diyA, yaha socakara ki agara merA bhAI mAnava jAti meM janmA hai, to isa zloka kI pAda-pUrti kregaa| yogAnuyoga, brahmadatta kA bhAI bhI pRthvIloka meM janmA thA, lekina virakta hokara muni ho gayA thA, nAma thA citramuni, jaba usane kisI panihArina ke mu~ha se yaha AdhA zloka sunA, to zeSa Adhe kI pUrti kara samrATa ko bhijavA diyaa| samrATa pramadita ho utthaa|apne sAta janma pUrva ke bhAI ko pAkara usakA hRdaya gadgad ho gyaa| samrATa muni ke pAsa pahu~cA aura anurodha kiyA ki vaha vApasa saMsAra meM Ae 78/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura usake pAsa jo athAha vaibhava hai, usako svIkAra kara AdhA rAjya svayaM varaNa kara le| saMta ne na kevala usake AmantraNa ko ThukarA diyA, balki apanI ora se amRtavANI bhI sunaaii| brahmadatta ko samajhAyA ki vaha isa sAmrAjya se, kAma-bhoga se svayaM ko virakta karate hue paramAtma-patha kA, saMyama-patha kA anusaraNa kre| lekina brahmadatta apane bhAI citramuni kI bAta svIkAra na kara pAyA aura kahA nAgo jahA paMkajalAvasanno, daTuM bhalaM nAvi sameya tiirN| evaM vayaM kAmaguNesu giddhA, na saMyamo mggmnnuvvyaamo|| samrATa ne kahA- jaise daladala meM pha~sA hAthI sthala ko dekhakara bhI kinAre nahIM pahu~ca pAtA, vaise hI hama kAmabhogoM meM Asakta jana jAnate hue bhI saMyama-mArga kA anusaraNa nahIM kara paate| ___jaba citramuni ne dekhA ki unake lAkha samajhAne ke bAvajUda samrATa vairAgyavaMta nahIM ho rahA, to jAte-jAte aMtima saMdeza ke rUpa meM kahane lage jaitaMsi bhoge caiDaM asatto, ajjAIM kammAiM karehi raayN| dhamme Thio savvapayANukampI to hohisi devo io viuvvii|| citramuni ne kahA- rAjan, yadi tU kAmabhogoM ko chor3ane meM asamartha hai to Arya karma kr| dharma meM sthita hokara saba jIvoM ke prati dayA karane vAlA bana, jisase kama-se kama tU deva to ho ske| 'brahmadatta aura citramuni kA janmoM-janmoM kA saMbaMdha!' svAbhAvika hai ki kisI samrATa ko jAti-smaraNa ho jAe aura patA cale ki merA koI bhAI bhI rahA thA, to vaha cAhegA ki use vaha bhAI mila jaae| janmoM-janmoM taka jisakA sAmIpya, jisakA bandhutva milA ho, vaha cAhegA ki isa janma meM bhI usakA sAnnidhya aura maitrI mile| isa janma meM bhI Apasa meM milana ho jAe, to vyakti kA pramadita prasanna honA svAbhAvika hai| do varSa ke bichur3e huoM se milane para bhI hamArI A~kheM bhara AtI hai, to kalpanA karo ki sAta-sAta janmoM purAne kisI manamIta kA milana ho, to vaha kitanA prasanna hogA! vaha to kahegA kyA kahU~ ki maiM kyA huA Aja, kRta-kRtya kahU~, cira dhanya khuuN| jaba tuma Ae mama hadaya-rAja, taba nija ko kyoM na ananya khuuN|| brahmadatta ke pAsa vaibhava hai, isalie vaha apane bhAI ko vaibhava lene ke lie 179 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nimaMtraNa degA aura citramuni ke pAsa saMnyAsa aura vairAgya hai isalie vaha apane bandhu ko yahI virAsata sauNpegaa| do mitroM ke madhya yaha virodhI nimaMtraNa hai| eka vaibhava denA cAhatA hai aura dUsarA vairAgya / eka nimaMtraNa rAga ke lie hai, dUsarA vItarAgatA ke lie| donoM meM se eka to parAsta hogA hI, eka nimaMtraNa to asvIkAra hogA hI, lekina yahA~ na to brahmadatta apane mitra ke nimaMtraNa ko svIkAra kara rahA hai aura na citramuni brahmadatta kA AmaMtraNa svIkAra kara rahA hai| jisake pAsa jo hai vaha vahI degaa| kRSNa ke pAsa mahala haiM, to mahala deMge aura sudAmA ke pAsa cAvala ke sattU haiM, to vaha sattU hI degaa| jisake pAsa jo hai, vahI mUlyavAna hai| kRSNa ke lie mahaloM kA mUlya nahIM hai lekina sudAmA ke lie sattU hI mUlyavAna hai| mahAvIra ke pAsa unakI apanI putrI priyadarzanA jAkara kahe ki bhante, Apa mujhe virAsata meM kyA deMge, paitRka sampatti ke rUpa meM kyA deMge; to mahAvIra use pAtra pakar3avAte, usake kezoM kA luMcana karavAte, use munitva aura saMnyAsa kA mahApatha dete, jaise buddha ne yazodharA ko diyA, apane putra rAhula ko diyA, apane pitA aura parijanoM ko diyaa| isIlie citramuni ne brahmadatta se kahA- vairAgya lo tAki tuma mukta ho sko| bhava-bhava meM yadi tumheM aisA hI vaibhava upalabdha hotA rahegA, taba bhI tuma atRpta hI marate rhoge|is dharatI para kabhI koI tRpta huA hai? atRpta-apUra rahA hai manuSya kA mana! jaba brahmadatta jaise cakravartI, sikandara jaise vizva-vijetA bhI atRpta-apUrNapyAsI AtmA kI taraha cale gae, to hama jo sadA aura-aura kI AkAMkSA karate rahate haiM, kaise tRpta hokara jA sakeMge? samrATa bhI apane ko atRpta pAtA hai aura apane vaibhava ko chor3ane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hai, to hama do-cAra khapareloM ke prati vyAmoha karake kaise tapta ho sakate haiM? na to jIvana se aura na kAma-krodha se koI tRpta ho pAtA hai| jIvana bhara cAhe vaha prArthanA kare ki he prabho, mujhe uThA lo lekina jaise hI mRtyu kA samaya karIba AtA hai, hara vyakti svayaM ko mauta se bacAne kA intaz2Ama karane lagatA hai| yaha na samajhanA ki koI bUr3hA ho gayA hai, to kAma-krodha se mukta ho gayA hai| sAdhana jitane adhika vistAra pAte jAe~ge, manuSya kI tRSNA aura vAsanA bhI utanI hI bar3hatI jaaegii| sattara varSa kA bUr3hA jisakI tIna patniyA~ mara cukI haiM cauthA vivAha samAja ke bhaya se cAhe na kare lekina mana to cala hI rahA hai aura samAja kI anumati ho jAe to apanI ora se cauthI-pA~cavI zAdI karane ko bhI tatpara hai| mana kabhI tRpta nahIM hotaa| zarIra to bUr3hA ho jAtA hai para mana bUr3hA nahIM hotA, ucchRkhala hotA hai| mana to svarga ke nAma para narka hI talAzatA hai| mana to ImAnadArI ke bAne meM beImAnI ke karataba DhU~r3hatA rahatA hai| apane hAthoM meM phUla dikhAtA hai lekina pahu~cAtA hamezA kA~ToM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taka hai| maiM to samajhatA hU~ ki saMsAra kA kAraNa na to krodha hai, na kaSAya, na ahaMkAra hai, apitu janmoM-janmoM taka saMsAra ke nirmANa kA mukhya kAraNa manuSya ke mana meM basane vAlI vAsanA (icchA) hai, kAma-bhoga kI bhAvanA hai| vaha vyakti vItarAga hai jo kaMcana aura kAminI se uparata hai| usakI sAMsArikatA kI tRSNA miTa cukI hai| satya, ahiMsA, aparigraha, acaurya sabake pIche eka akAma hai, brahmacarya hai| yadi kAmabhAva chUTa rahA hai to ahiMsA caraNoM meM jhukegI, satya AratI utAregA, acaurya sevA kregaa| kAma kI atRpti se parigraha kA janma hotA hai| kAma ke viphala hone para corI kI bhAvanA jAgrata hotI hai| jaba kAma vikAragrasta hotA hai to hiMsaka ho jAtA hai| kAma ke antarmana meM hI corI, hiMsA aura parigraha chipA hai| mahAvIra ne pahalA siddhAMta ahiMsA kA diyA, lekina maiM kahU~gA pahalA siddhAnta akAma kA honA caahie| niSkAma hone kaa| hiMsA to bahata Upara hai,bAhya hai, jabaki kAma hamAre avacetana taka jar3eM jamAe hai| vahI to mUla roga hai, isalie AdamI lagabhaga hara vaqta kAma kI dhArA meM bahatA rahatA hai| manuSya ke avacetana kI yaha dhArA kabhI bAhara ubhara AtI hai, kabhI bhItara hI dabI rahatI hai| gRhasthI meM rahane aura saMnyAsa lene se kAma aura akAma kA saMbaMdha nahIM hai| hamArI apane avacetana ke prati sajagatA ho jAe, jAgarUkatA A jAe to vyakti kAma se niSkAma khuda hI hone lagatA hai, kyoMki jahA~ kAma kA tUphAna hai, kAma kA bha~vara hai, jahA~ kAma kI Aga jalatI hai vahA~ usane zAMti aura pavitratA kI sajagatA, Atma-nirmalatA para dhyAna kendrita kara liyaa| jIvana kA jahA~ mUla srota hai vahIM kAma ma~DarAtA hai aura hamArA hoza, hamArI sajagatA usa kendra para sthira ho jAe to vyakti kAma se niSkAma hone lagatA hai| akAma ko, brahmacarya ko upalabdha honA svayaM kA parama zAMti meM vinyAsa karanA hai| Aja jidhara dekho, udhara saiksa kI chavi hai| rAjanIti, khela aura philma - ye tIna hI duniyA para hAvI haiN| jIvana ke mUlya aura jIvana kI zuddhatA to Ama logoM ke lie koI artha hI nahIM rkhtii| Ama AdamI kA kAma se rahita aura mukta ho jAnA sambhava nahIM hai| kAma se mukta hone ke lie mana se mukta honA pdd'egaa| citta-darzana, citta-nirodha, cittasAkSItva aura citta-zuddhi se gujaro to mana kI zAnti aura niSkAma kA nirjhara lagAtAra bhegaa| jaise loga veza or3hakara saMnyAsI ho jAte haiM, aise hI brahmacarya-vrata ko bhI logoM 181 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne or3ha liyA hai| loka-pratiSThA aura loka-vyavahAra na ho to manuSya pazutA kI sImA lA~gha jaaegaa| kAma ke jitane saMvega manuSya ke mana meM samAye haiM, utanA dharatI para anya kisI prANI ke mastiSka meM nahIM mileNge|aadm kI jAta itanI vikRta aura tRSNAtura hai| saMbodhi aura vipazyanA jaisI dhyAna-vidhiyA~ vAstava meM saMvegoM kI nirmalatA ke lie hai| citta kI zAMti aura zuddhi ke lie hai| hama apanI vRttiyoM ke prati hozapUrNa baneM / saMvega to uThege, zarIra apane svabhAva meM A sakatA hai, hamArA hoza aura dhyAna barakarAra rahanA caahie| mala kI parateM cAhe jitanI car3hI huI haiM, Akhira to qhatma hoMgI hI agara mala se Upara uThane kA prayAsa aura jAgaraNa rhe| mere dekhe jo kAma se niSkAma ho gayA usake jIvana se hiMsA apane Apa calI jAtI hai| usakI parigraha se Asakti TUTa jAtI hai, vaha jIvana meM kabhI corI kara hI nahIM pAtA kyoMki vaha samajhatA hai corI karanA sabase asuMdara kAma hai| vaha to satyaM zivam sundaram kA sUtradhAra bana jAtA hai| vaha satya se prema karatA hai, zivatva usakI AtmA meM virAjamAna rahatA hai, vaha saundarya se prema karatA hai lekina kAyA kA saundarya hI saundarya nahIM hai, ve saba cIjeM saundarya se jur3I haiM jahA~ dharatI kA kalyANa hai, manuSya kA kalyANa hai, jisameM satya va ziva bhI hai| manuSya kabhI tRpta nahIM hotaa| binA hoza ko jAgrata kie, binA citta kI sajagatA ke koI tRpta nahIM ho sktaa|apne Apa ko dekho aura pUcho ki kitane tRpta hue| tRpti aura atRpti ke antardvandva se gujarate hue vaha jAna rahA hai ki kucha bhI pUrNa nahIM hai lekina phira bhI rata hai ki zAyada....! sabhI ko anubhava hai| kitAbI jJAna aura anubhavoM se jAnate hue bhI hama usase mukta nahIM ho pAe haiN| eka adamya vega uThatA hai aura hama girane ko majabUra ho jAte haiN| hamArA pustakIya jJAna, hamArI samajha bahuta Upara-Upara hai aura krodha, kAma hamAre TheTha antastala kI gaharAI meM chipe hue haiN| manuSya ke aMdara jitanI mahatvAkAMkSA vAsanA ko ApUrta karane ke lie hotI hai utanI hI gaharI AkAMkSA mukti ke lie hogI tabhI mukti kI koI saMbhAvanA, mukti kI koI mInAra khar3I hotI hai| ___anubhava se loga kucha nahIM siikhte| hara bAra krodha karate haiM aura prAyazcita karate haiM ki aba krodha nahIM kareMge / jaba tuma krodha meM nahIM hote taba krodha ke sAre avaguNoM ko jAnate ho ki krodha z2ahara hai, krodha Aga hai, vyakti ko jalAtI hai lekina jaise hI krodha kI cinagArI bhar3akatI hai, usameM sArA jJAna svAhA ho jAtA hai| sabhI jAnate haiM ki Aga se hAtha jala jAtA hai, usake bAvajUda bhItara se uThane vAlA saMvega manuSya ko Aga meM hAtha DAlane ke lie prerita karatA hai| AdamI bAra-bAra jalatA hai,sau-sau bAra jalatA hai, taba bhI jalane ke lie utsAhita rahatA hai| kitanI bAra kAma ke dvAra para 82 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahu~ce aura hatAzA lekara vApasa Ae, kitanI bAra tRSNAtura hue aura pAyA ki pyAsa abhI bujhI nahIM hai| anubhava ke dvAra se mahAvIra aura buddha bhI gujre| unhoMne bhI vivAha kiyA, santAna bhI huI, Apane bhI vivAha kiyA, Apake bhI santAna huI, magara unameM aura hamameM farka hai| ve anubhava se gujarakara jAna gae ki saba nirarthaka haiM, vyartha haiN| unhoMne jAnA ki yaha manuSya kI mAyA hai, usakA bhrama hai ki jo mAna rahA hai yaha usakA sukha hai lekina sukha nahIM hai| aura hama bAra-bAra bhogakara bhI vyarthatA ke bodha ko nahIM jAna pAe yA jAnate hue bhI anajAna haiN| samrATa brahmadatta jaise loga kaha rahe haiM ki hama kAma-bhoga meM Asakta bane hue jIva jAna rahe haiM ki yaha galata hai phira bhI usase virakta nahIM ho pA rahe haiN| jAnate haiM, vicAra bhI karate haiM, para usase virakta nahIM ho paate| A~kheM hote hue bhI aMdhe haiM, jJAnI hokara ajJAnI haiN| duniyA meM soye huoM ko jagAnA sarala hai lekina jage hue ko jagAnA kaThina kAma hai| jinake pAsa A~kheM nahIM haiM, ve prayatna bhI kareMge ki unheM A~kheM mileM aura jinake pAsa A~kheM haiM phira bhI Thokara khA rahe haiM, unake lie kyA kiyA jAe? maine sunA hai: eka vyakti sAikila para jA rahA thaa| bIca caurAhe para usane eka vyakti ko Takkara mAra dii| donoM gira pdd'e| jaba uThe taba dUsare vyakti ne sAikila savAra ko pA~ca rupae die aura kahA dhnyvaad| sAikila savAra cauNkaa| usane kahA yaha kyA, mujhase hI to Takkara lagI aura tuma ulAhanA dene kI bajAya dhanyavAda aura pA~ca rupae de rahe ho| usa AdamI ne kahA, daraasala aMdhe ko dAna denA merA kartavya hai| maiMne praNa kiyA hai ki mujhe jo bhI aMdhA milegA use pA~ca rupaye duuNgaa| aba tumase adhika aMdhA kauna hogA jo A~kheM hote hue bhI dekha nahIM sktaa| tumheM dAna denA merA farz2a hai| ___manuSya ke pAsa A~kheM haiM, dekhane kI kSamatA bhI hai para sArA dekhanA paridhi para ho rahA hai, kendra meM koI nahIM phuNctaa| merA AhvAna, merA nimaMtraNa yahI hai ki vyakti svayaM ko kendra meM laae| apane hoza ko, apanI sajagatA, apane sAkSItva aura dRSTAbhAva ko TheTha bhItara antaraguhA meM laae| apanA Antarika kendrIkaraNa kre| apane hoza ko hara-hamezA apane hRdaya meM sthita rkho| paridhi para Takkara lage yA na lage, bhItara to Takkara na lge| ina bAhya A~khoM ko kholane kI z2arUrata nahIM hai, ina A~khoM ke bhItara jo A~kheM haiM unheM kholane kI z2arUrata hai| apane antarmana kI A~kheM kholane kI z2arUrata hai| 183... For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA bhartRhari ke bAre meM eka ghaTanA prasiddha hai ki jaba bhartRhari rAjasabhA meM baiThe the tabhI kisI ne unheM eka amRta phala diyA aura kahA ki rAjan ! jo bhI isa phala ko khAyegA vaha sadA-sadA ke lie amRta aura amara ho jAegA, atyanta sundara : bhii| kahAnI ke anusAra rAjasabhA meM baiThA huA rAjA bhartRhari socatA hai ki maiM to bUr3hA ho calA hU~, aba isa phala ko kyA khAU~, maiM ise apanI rAjarAnI ko, jo abhI yuvA hai, jisa para maiM bahuta anurakta hU~, hamezA usI kA ciMtana karatA hU~, kyoM na use hI khilA duuN| bhartRhari ne vaha phala rAjarAnI ke pAsa bheja diyaa| rAjarAnI mahAvata para Asakta thI, usane vaha amRtaphala use sauMpa diyaa| mahAvata kA prema kisI vezyA se thA / usane vaha amRtaphala vezyA ko de diyA / vezyA ne socA maiM isa phala ko khAkara kyA karU~gI, maiMne to jIvana bhara pApa-hI- pApa kie haiN| maiM yuvA yA amara hokara kyA kruuNgii| kyoM na ise apane samrATa ko bheMTa kara duuN| vaha eka neka rAjA hai / vaha agara yuvA, sundara aura amara hotA hai, to pUre sAmrAjya kA bhalA hogA / vaha phala vApasa bhartRhari ke hAtha pahu~catA hai / use dekha-dekhakara vaha vairAgyavaMta hotA hai aura eka nae 'zataka'vairAgyazataka' kI racanA hotI hai| usake pahale hI caraNa meM yaha bAta AI haiyAM cintayAmi satataM mayI sA viraktA- oha, jisake bAre meM maiM dina-rAta socA karatA thA vaha mujhase itanI virakta niklii| mujhe nahIM mAlUma ki vaha mujhase itanI virakta hai jabaki maiM usI ke bAre meM satata ciMtana kiyA karatA hU~ / rAjasabhA meM bhI use hI yAda karatA, zikAra para jAtA taba bhI usI kI ciMtA karatA / dharma - mArga para bar3hatA taba bhI usakI yAda ko na bhulA pAtA, lekina oha vaha to mujhase kitanI virakta hai| bhartRhari badala gye| rAjA bhartRhari rAjarSi bhartRhari ho ge| I - manuSya saMsAra meM, kAma-bhoga meM Asakta hai, vaha anubhava bhI karatA hai, Thokara bhI lagatI hai, lekina rAjarSi bhartRhari jaise loga jAga jAte haiM aura Ama loga bAra-bAra Thokara lagatI hai phira bhI vahIM-vahIM jAkara girate haiM / citramuni kaha rahe haiM - rAjan ! yadi tuma kAma-bhogoM ko chor3ane meM asamartha ho, maiM tumheM chor3ane ke lie prerita kara rahA hU~, phira bhI tuma nahIM chor3a pA rahe ho / manuSya kI yaha Asakti, manuSya kI karmaniyati kA udaya, manuSya kA yaha mithyAtva ki cAhate hue bhI, dharma ko jAnate hue bhI vaha kAma - bhoga se nivRtta nahIM ho pAtA / 'jAnAmi dharmaM na ca me pravRtti jAnAmya dharmaM na ca me nivRtti' / duryodhana mahAbhArata meM kahate haiM ki maiM dharma ko jAnatA to hU~ phira bhI usameM pravRtta nahIM ho pAtA, maiM adharma ko bhI jAnatA hU~, phira bhI usase nivRtta nahIM ho pAtA / para aisA kyoM? bhogoM ke prati Asakti hI vaha kAraNa hai / citramuni kahate haiM ki tU yahI mata samajha ki kAma-bhogoM ko chor3a denA hI dharma hai| kAma-bhoga se uparata ho sako to balihArI ! na ho sako, to 84| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mArga aura bhI haiN| Arya mArga svIkAra kro| gRhastha-dharma kA, mAnava mUlyoM kA varaNa kara adhyAtma-cetanA ke bala para karmoM ke kArAgAra se chuTakArA mila sakatA hai / 1 bahuta se aise karma haiM jinameM tU pravRtta ho sakatA hai / aura kucha nahIM to prANimAtra ke prati dayAlu to ho hI sakatA hai| tU Arya karma to kara, acche karma to kara, bhalAI kara, mAnavatA kA upakAra kara / tU eka samrATa hai| tujhe kAma - bhogoM meM itanA Asakta nahIM rahanA caahie| tujhe to hara ora se vItarAgatA pAnI hai| tU vItarAga kA vaMzaja hai / saMyata - puruSa kA mitra hai / - hama saba bhI to samrATa hI haiN| apane mAlika aura apane rAjA to hama khuda hI haiM / isalie citramuni kaha rahe haiM ki tuma to rAjya ke bhI mAlika ho / tuma meM to kucha karane kI sAmarthya bhI hai isalie rAjya ke logoM kA bhalA kara / svayaM ko hiMsA se uparata kara, jhUTha se paraheja kara, corI ke mAla para kudRSTi mata DAla, parigraha para aMkuza lagA aura jitanA saMbhava ho sake, svayaM ko maithuna se alaga rakha | citramuni kahate haiM Arya karma kara / mahAvIra ne pA~ca Arya karma kahe haiM- ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, aparigraha aura brahmacarya / buddha ne aSTAMgika Arya mArga kahe haiM - samyak dRSTi, samyak saMkalpa, samyak vANI, samyak karmAMt, samyak AjIva, samyak vyAyAma, samyak smRti aura samyak samAdhi | pataMjali ne bhI ATha prakAra ke Arya mArga kahe haiM - yama, niyama, Asana, prANAyAma, pratyAhAra, dhyAna, dhAraNA aura samAdhi | citramuni kahate haiM ki apane jIvana meM kama-se-kama ye Arya karma to kr| ina pA~ca mArgoM ko athavA ina ATha mArgoM ko to svIkAra kara hI sakatA hai| kyoMki jAnate hue bhI saMsAra meM loga kAma-bhogoM se anAsakta nahIM ho paate| jaise daladala meM pha~sA hAthI kinAre ko dekhate hue bhI svayaM ko kIcar3a se bAhara nahIM nikAla pAtA / Apane mujhase baddhareka hAthI kI carcA sunI hai / jisa gajarAja ne kauzala - nareza kI mahAn sevA kI, dasoM yuddhoM meM vijaya kA paracama laharAyA, bUr3hA hone para vahI daladala meM dha~sa gyaa| aba bhalA bur3hApA kise nahIM AtA, kauna yuvA vRddha nahIM hotA / daladala se use sainika nahIM nikAla pAye, bUr3he mahAvata dvArA yuddha ke nagAr3e bajAye jAne para usakA soyA gajatva jAga uThA / vaha svAbhimAna se bhara utthaa| daladala kyA bAhara A hI gayA / bUr3hA phira se javAna ho utthaa| nijatva jaga uThe, to daladala kyA hai ! kAma-bhoga ke dala-dala se kamala bAhara A hI jAtA hai| Ama hAthI daladala meM dha~sa jAye, to jaise-jaise nikalane kI socatA hai, aura dha~satA calA jAtA hai / kAma - bhoga kA rasa hai hI aisA, khujalI ko khujalAne jaisA / citramuni ke saMdezoM ko sunakara vaha samrATa bhale hI virakta na ho pAyA ho, lekina usa bUr3he mahAvata kI tarakIba pAkara use bUr3he hAthI meM bhI nae prANa saMcArita ho 185 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gae, usameM naI jAna A gii| bUr3he mahAvata ne kahA : ise bAhara nikAlane kA eka hI tarIqA hai-z2oroM se nagAr3e bajAo, yuddha-dundubhi bajAo, raNa ke vAdya bajAo, taba dekho isa bigula ko sunakara isa hAthI meM kahA~ se prANa Ate haiN| nagAr3e bajAe gae taba na jAne kahA~ se bhItara soyA huA gajatva jAga utthaa| usane apanI pUrI zakti lagAI aura eka hI chalAMga meM daladala se bAhara A gyaa| - jaba bhagavAn se yahI bAta ziSyoM ne kahI ki bhagavan ! bUr3hA baddhareka hAthI daladala se bAhara nikala aayaa| bhagavAna ne kahA maiM bhI yahI soca rahA hU~ vaha bUDhA, usameM bhI itanA bala thA ki vaha daladala se bAhara A sakatA hai aura tuma jo mere ziSya ho, vItarAga aura saMbuddha ke mArga para A cuke ho lekina phira bhI daladala se bAhara nahIM A paae| tuma cAhe jisa rUpa meM, cAhe jisa veza meM ho phira bhI tumhAre aMdara kAma-bhoga kI taraMga, kAma-bhoga kI dhArA avacetana meM niraMtara baha rahI hai| tuma bhI bAhara A jAo to saubhAgya ki koI dundabhi bajI, kisI ne nagAr3A bajAyA aura koI daladala se bAhara aayaa|aur bAhara na A pAyA to zarIra svasthavasuDaula hote hue bhI vaha jarAjIrNa ho cukA hai| usakI AtmA mRta ho cukI hai, zithila aura kamajora ho cukI hai| jagAnA zarIra ko nahIM, antarAtmA ko hai| anya kucha na kara sako to kamase-kama Arya karma to kro| aura kucha nahIM to samyak vyAyAma, samyak smRti aura samyak samAdhi ko to upalabdha ho jaao| buddha ne kahA samyak dRSTi- arthAt hamArI dRSTi meM jo milAvaTa ho rahI hai, kadAgraha aura pakSapAta ho rahe haiM una sabhI se apanI dRSTi ko bAhara nikaalo| milAvaTa kA artha dukAnadAroM vAlI milAvaTa nahIM hai| A~kheM jo hara cIz2a ko kabhI apanI, kabhI isakI, kabhI usakI naz2ara se dekhatI hai, usa milAvaTa ko dUra karane kI dUsarA caraNa samyak saMkalpa- jo sahI hai, ThIka hai, usakA saMkalpa; jida nhiiN| mana meM sthiratA lAnA hI saMkalpa hai| aba samyak vANI-vANI, vacanoM kA sahI prayoga, upayukta kthopkthn| bolo magara taulakara, satyaM brUyAt priyaM bruuyaat| satya bhI bolo to usameM mAdhurya honA caahie| satya kabhI kar3avA nahIM hotA, kar3avAhaTa to bhItara bharI hai jo satya ko bhI kaTu banA DAlatI hai| satya to cira madhura hai| madhura jhUTha se paraheja rakho to apriya saca se bhI paraheja rkho| vANI ho samyak, sahI aura sNtulit| phira kahate haiM -samyak karmAMta- una karmoM se paraheja rakho jisameM kisI kA ahita yA burAI chipI hai| una karmoM kA aMta kara do jisase dUsare kI niMdA yA nukasAna ho| vahI kArya karo jo svastikara ho, kalyANakArI ho| samyak AjIva-AjIvikA ke sAdhana samyak, sahI-ThIka hone caahie| dhanopArjana karo 8A For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para corI se nahIM, jhUTha bolakara yA chala-kapaTa karake nhiiN| dhana bhI utanA hI kamAo jisase hamAre jIvana ke vyavahAra ke sAdhana juTAe jA skeN| buddha kahate haiM kamAI bhI samyak karanA, ThIka DhaMga se saMtulita ImAnadArI aura prAmANikatA ke sAtha apanI AjIvikA kmaanaa| utanA hI dhana kamAo, jitanA upabhoga kara sko| samyak AjIva ke pazcAt hai samyak vyAyAma - arthAt apane tana aura mana ko svastha rkhnaa| itanA vyAyAma bhI na karo ki zarIra thaka jaae| tana AlasI na ho, custa-durusta rahe, aura kArya kA udvega bhI na rahe / nahIM to eka pala bhI zAnta na baiTha skoge| hara samaya svayaM ko ulajhAye rkhoge| kucha-na-kucha karane kI udher3abuna mana meM lagI rhegii| akhabAra par3ho, reDiyo suno, TI.vI. dekho, bAteM karo- tuma kahIM-nakahIM mana ko cipakAe rkhoge| isalie na Alasa kAma kA hai na atyadhika krmtthtaa| karmaTha honA cAhie lekina atyadhika karma jaldabAjI meM badala jAegA, taba sahI galata kA bhAna na rhegaa|kaary jaldI honA cAhie, para jaldabAjI se nhiiN| jaldabAjI nukasAna pahu~cAtI hai| samyak vyAyAma honA caahie| phira hai samyak smRti- karma ke prati ThIka-ThIka smaraNa, jJAna, bodha aura sajagatA banI rhe| jo bhI kareM pare hoza se kareM, jJAnapUrvaka aura sajagatA ke sAtha kreN| isake bAda samyak samAdhi- antarmana meM apane hoza ko banAe rkheN| sA~sa rokakara baiThanA samAdhi nahIM hai- yaha to prANAyAma meM zvAsa kI eka prakriyA ho gii| samAdhi to usa avasthA kA nAma hai jo pratikUla aura anukUla sthitiyoM meM bhI vyakti ko taTastha banAe rakhatI hai| sAiberiyA meM sapheda bhAlU cha: cha: mAha taka barpha girane para sA~sa roke par3e rahate haiM, kyA yaha samAdhi ho gaI? meMr3haka sardI-garmI meM bhUgarbha cale jAte haiM- varSA Ane para punaH bAhara nikala Ate haiMyaha bhI samAdhi nahIM hai mAtra sA~sa rokane kI prakriyA hai| samAdhi zvAsa kA rokanA nahIM hai- yaha to zarIra ke sAtha jyAdatI hai| samAdhi to sajagatA hai, hoza hai, bodha hai| apane aMtas meM, apane aMtarkedra meM pratikSaNa apane karttA aura karma ke prati jo taTasthatA aura sAkSIbhAva hai, jo sajagatA hai aura tathAtA kI upalabdhi hai, vahI samAdhi hai| __yaha jo Arya mArga hai, vaha eka AdhyAtmika upakrama hai| samyak jIvana-zailI kA yaha upakrama isalie tAki saba loga mahAmArga ke pathika ho sakeM, brahma-caryA kara sakeM / saMnyAsa kA zreya AtmasAt kara sako, to balihArI, kama-se-kama Arya mArga kA, aNuvrata aura madhyama mArga kA to AcaraNa honA caahie| jIvana ke maMdira meM ise hama dvAra smjheN| citramuni hameM nidrA, svapna, sammohana aura mUrchA se jAgRti kI ora bar3hane ko prerita kara rahe haiN| mUrchA mRtyu hai aura jAgaraNa jIvana / jAge so paave| mUrchA se parama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAgaraNa kI ora bar3ho, aMdhakAra se Aloka kI ora vardhamAna bano / pahale caraNa meM bodha aura saMkalpa caahie| saMkalpavAn hI AtmavAn hotA hai / hama jJAna-cetanA ko jagAe~ / yaha jo nidrA - mUrcchA-svapna se ghirA nATakIya jIvana hai, usake prati jagAe~ sAkSI cetanA ko / Arya mArga kahatA hai samyak saMkalpa ho / samyak saMkalpa aura nATakIya jIvana ke prati jJAna - cetanA, sAkSI cetanA, yahI tathAtA kI parama upalabdhi meM madadagAra hai / I mahAvIra ke pA~ca Arya karmoM se Apa paricita haiM, lekina buddha ke ina ATha mArgoM meM se hamAre jo bhI kAma A jAe prema se apanAe~ / citramuni ne brahmadatta ko sambodhita kiyaa| maiM usI satya ko punaH doharA rahA hU~ / gajarAja jaise daladala se bAhara AyA thA mahAvata kI jIvana-dRSTi ko pAkara / maiM phira se una nagAr3oM ko bajA rahA hU~ / koI to aisA gajarAja z2arUra hogA, jo daladala se bAhara A hI jAegA / vRtti se Upara uTha sako, vAsanA kA visarjana ho sake, kAma-bhoga se mukta ho jAo, to acchI bAta hai| aisA nahIM ho sake, to mahAvIra ke paMcamArga yA buddha ke aSTAMgika mArga ko to zraddhApUrvaka jIo / Arya, kula se nahIM, Arya-karma se Arya khlaao| Arya-mArga sArI mAnavajAti ke lie hai / hamArA hara kArya samyak aura satya - zivAnurUpa ho, yahI Aja kA saMdeza hai| yahI kahanA hai - mAnavatA ko / 8888 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saphala ho hamArI rAteM eka purAnI ghaTanA hai| izukAra nagara meM rAjapurohita bhRgu rahatA thaa| nagara kA rAjapurohita hone se hara prakAra kI sukha-suvidhA upalabdha thI, lekina bhRgu ko hara samaya saMtAna kA abhAva khaTakatA thaa| yauvana Dhala hI calA thaa| eka dina bhRgu kI patnI yazA ne kisI prakAza-puMja ko apanI kokha meM utarate dekhaa| usane yaha bhI dekhA ki vaha divya puMja do bhAgoM meM ba~Ta cukA hai, vikasita huA aura paramAtmA ke mahAmArga kA anusaraNa kara rahA hai| yazA yaha svapna dekhakara bahuta pramudita huii| usane samaya para do saMtAnoM ko janma diyaa| donoM putra bar3e hone lge| lekina bhRgu ne unake lie yaha niyama-maryAdA banA dI ki ve donoM kisI bhI saMta se mela-milApa na kara pAe~, kisI saMta kA ceharA bhI na dekha paaeN| donoM baccoM ke mana meM saMtoM ke prati, zramaNoM aura RSiyoM ke prati nafarata aura ghRNA kI Aga bhara dI gii| lekina yogAnuyoga, donoM bAlaka nagara ke bAhara krIr3A kara rahe the, unhoMne saMtoM ko dekhA aura per3a para car3hakara chipa ge| lekina unakI karuNA se bharI, prema bharI, dharma bhIgI carcAoM ko sunakara ve donoM prabhAvita aura pramudita hue| ve saMtoM ke pAsa phuNce| saMtoM ne unheM Atma-jJAna kA pratibodha diyaa| unhoMne carcA ke madhya Atma-jJAna kI pUrNa saMbhAvanAe~ aura saMsAra ke daladala kI saMbhAvanAoM kA paricaya kraayaa| donoM bAlaka ghara pahu~ce aura apane mAtA-pitA se kahA ki hama paramAtmA ke mahAmArga kA anusaraNa karanA cAhate haiN| Apa hameM anumati deN| 189 189 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMnyAsa kI bAta sunate hI mAtA-pitA daMga raha ge| rAjapurohita bhRgu bolejAnate ho tuma kyA kara rahe ho? bahuterA samajhAyA gayA, mahAmArga ke patha para jAne ke lie nAnAvidha rokA gyaa| pitA ne kahA- agara tuma saMnyAsI ho gae to tumheM janma dene kA aucitya hI kyA rahA? hamane tumheM janma hI kyoM diyA? tuma saMnyAsI ho gae to hamArA piNDadAna kauna karegA, pitR-tarpaNa kauna karegA, tuma logoM ke binA hamArI AtmAoM kI sadgati nahIM hogii| tumhAre binA hamArA vaMza kaise clegaa| lekina putroM kI Atma-jJAna se bharI bAtoM ke sAmane mAtA-pitA ke tarka parAjita ho ge| ve apane mArga para bar3hane ke lie aDiga the| rAjapurohita aura unakI patnI ne pAyA ki jaba hamAre donoM bAla sukumAra agara jIvana ke mahAkalyANa ke lie Age bar3hanA cAhate haiM to ve ghara meM rahakara kyA kreNge| mAtA-pitA donoM ne apane putroM kA anusaraNa kiyaa| apanA vaibhava-sampatti sabhI yathAvata chor3akara mahAmArga ke lie nikala ge| yaha qhabara samrATa ke pAsa paha~cI to 'jisakA koI mAlika nahIM, rAjA hI usakA mAlika' isa ukti ke anusAra bhRgu kI sArI z2amIna-jAyadAda, pUrI sampatti rAjakoSa meM DAlane ke lie z2abta kara lI gii| lekina jaba mahArAnI ne yaha sunA to mahArAja ko pratAr3ita karate hue kahA ki rAjapurohita ne to dhana aura vaibhava kI asAratA ko samajhakara, usake donoM putroM ne jIvana ke satya ko samajhakara, mahAmArga kA anusaraNa kiyA aura Apane unhIM ke parityakta dhana, z2amIna-jAyadAda ko apane rAjabhaMDAra meM ddaalaa| kisI ne use asAra samajhA aura Apane usI asAra tattva ko grahaNa kiyA, ApakI AtmA ko dhikkAra hai| dhikkAra hai ApakI dRSTi ko, dhikkAra hai ApakI mAnasikatA ko| ___ mahArAnI se isa prakAra kI pratAr3anA kI ummIda na thii|koii pati apanI patnI se yaha AzA nahIM karatA ki vaha use jhidd'kegii| lekina mahArAnI to svayaM hI vyAkula ho gaI thI ki dhanya haiM ve bAla-putra jinhoMne mahAmArga kA anusaraNa kiyA aura mAtApitA bhI usI patha ke pathika ho gae aura eka hama haiM jo dina-rAta rAja-vaibhava meM DUbe hue, saMsAra meM Asakta rahakara nirantara kIcar3a meM adhikAdhika dhaMsate jA rahe haiN| ___ mahArAnI ne rAjA ko batAyA ki vaha bhI unhIM donoM bhRguputroM kA anusaraNa kreNgii| pratAr3anA kA yaha asara huA ki asAra ko asAra samajhA, sAra kA bodha huA aura svayaM samrATa bhI mahArAnI ke sAtha ho lie| isa taraha eka rAjya se eka samUha jAgrata huaa| vaha vyakti, vaha samAja, vaha saMgha nirmita huA jisakI carcA uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM kI gaI hai| una donoM bhRguputroM ne apane pitA ko jo saMdeza die, jo sUtra kahe, unameM praveza karane se pUrva hama kahAnI ke kucha binduoM ko leN| 901 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svAbhAvika hai ki jaba kisI vyakti ko zubha svapna AtA hai, vaha prasanna aura khuza hotA hai| saMtAna kI utpatti para aneka prakAra se apanI khuzI prakaTa karatA hai| prasannatA kA kAraNa mana kI gaharAI meM chipI lokaiSaNA hai| eka gahana vittaiSaNA, gaharI putraiSaNA chipI huI hai,straiSaNA chipI huI hai| jahA~-jahA~ manuSya ke bhItara eSaNA chipI rahatI hai, vahA~-vahA~ strI ko pAne ke lie, putra ko pAne ke lie, dhana ko pAne ke lie, loka meM apanA nAma kamAne kI cAha aura tamannA banI rahatI hai| manuSya kI mUr3hatA ajJAna nahIM, usakI eSaNA hai, cAhata hai, viSaya ke prati usakI talaba hai, viSaya-vastu ke prati mana meM palane vAlI tRSNA hai| koI vyakti sAhasapUrvaka patnI, putra aura dhana chor3akara saMta bhI ho jAe, lekina phira bhI vaha lokaiSaNA meM ulajha jAtA hai| __manuSya ghara meM rahatA hai to dhana ko pAne kI eSaNA pAlatA hai, saMsAra meM rahatA hai, to hara vaqta strI ko pAne ko Atura rahatA hai, gRhastha meM hone para putra va saMtAna ke lie utsuka rahatA hai, aura saMnyAsa le cukA hai to apanA nAma kamAne kI ceSTA! vibhinna Ayojana karatA rahatA hai| agara use sahI Atma-bodha huA hai, sahI mArga para ArUr3ha hone kI jijJAsA jagI hai, to usane jAna liyA ki jaba saMsAra hI jhUThA hai to nAma kauna-sA saccA aura sthAyI hai| jaba saMsAra hI tyAjya hai to nAma aura usakI kIrti kahA~ zAzvata aura sanAtana hai| manuSya kI prakRti hai ki vaha saMsAra to chor3ane ko taiyAra ho jAegA, lekina nAma na chor3a paaegaa| jaba vaha jAna letA hai ki nAma pUrI taraha Aropita, prakSepita aura mithyA hai, taba eka prakAra se saMsAra se jur3e saMbaMdha Adhe ho jAte haiN| nAma ko vyakti samAja ke bIca jItA hai aura saMsAra ko parivAra ke madhya jIvita rakhatA hai| jaba vaha nAma ke, pada ke mithyAtva ko jAna letA hai yA pratiSThA ko mana kA bahakAvA samajha letA hai taba usakA samAja ke sAtha, saMsAra ke sAtha saMbaMdha zithila ho jAtA hai aura vaha ekAkIpana kI saMvedanA, ekAkIpana ke anubhava aura mauna meM DUbane lagatA hai| nAma ke prati Asakti hone para apane prati dI jAne vAlI gAliyoM se krodha paidA hogA,khIja AegI, lekina nAma ke prati vItarAga hone para koI bhI gAlI lagatI nahIM hai| koI kahe ki candraprabha acchA AdamI nahIM hai; vaha gAlI bhI de rahA hai| aba candraprabha svayaM ko krodhita bhI kara sakatA hai aura ha~sa-khila bhI sakatA hai| agara vaha yaha mAne ki jo candraprabha hai vaha maiM hU~, to gAliyA~ sunakara krodhita hogA lekina jaba vaha jAne ki candraprabha kevala eka nAma hai, eka saMjJA hai, taba gAlI koI degA aura vaha hNsegaa| kahegA Aja candraprabha ke sAtha bahuta burA huA, mere sAtha kucha na huA lekina candraprabha ke sAtha acchA na huA ki use itanI gAliyA~ sunanI pdd'ii| galata maiMne kiyA 191 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura gAlI paDI becAre candraprabha ko| lokaiSaNA ke TUTane se jIvana meM nayA saMnyAsa ghaTita hotA hai| vyakti ghara meM rahate hue saMta ho jAtA hai| lekina jaba vaha pAtA hai ki merA nAma huA, mujhe patnI milI, putra prApta huA, dhana AyA, vaha prasanna ho jAtA hai| parantu kisI ko patA cale ki mujhe putra to milA lekina bar3A hone para vaha sAdhu bana jAegA to bahuta muzkileM khar3I ho jaaeNgii| putra pAne kI sArI khuziyA~ tirohita ho jAtI haiN| beTA AtmahatyA kara le, hameM bardAzta ho jAegA, vivAha hote hI mAtA-pitA ko chor3akara alaga ghara basA le, hama sahana kara leMge, ghara meM rahakara kuTevoM se ghirA upadrava karatA rahe hama svIkAra kara leMge, lekina jaise hI patA cale ki vaha dIkSA lekara munitva grahaNa karane vAlA hai, hameM asahya pIr3A hotI hai| beTA to yU~ bhI koI sevA karane vAlA nahIM hai lekina saMnyAsa taba bhI na lene deNge| jaise saMnyAsa koI hauvA hai yA zaitAna hai jo jIvana samApta kara degaa| hA~, saMsAriyoM ke lie to hauvA hI hai| koI saMta sAmane Aye to usake caraNoM meM to hama jhaTa se jhukane ko taiyAra ho jAte haiM, lekina khuda ko saMta honA ho to dasa kadama pIche khisaka jaaeNge| kisI dUsare kA beTA saMnyAsI ho rahA hai to hama dasa lAkha kA car3hAvA bola deMge, lekina apanA beTA kahe pitAzrI ! maiM mahAmArga kA anusaraNa karanA cAhatA hU~ to pitA samajhAegA beTA tujhe kyA ho gayA hai, terA dimAga to ThikAne hai, kala se dharma-sthala para, dharma-sabhA meM jAnA baMda kara de, tumameM pAgalapana A gayA hai, ye saba kyA bAteM soca rahe ho| aba pitA beTe ko saMsAra kA artha aura mahattva smjhaaegaa| vaha samajhAegA-saMsAra meM bahuta rasa hai, bahuta sukha hai, hAlAMki khuda ne nahIM pAyA hai, phira bhI beTe ko samajhA rahA hai| kyoMki beTA calA gayA to usakA nAma, usakA vaMza kaise clegaa| usakI pIDhI, usakA saMsAra hI khatma ho gayA-samajhA rahA hai| jaba tuma hI na rahe to tumhArA nAma kaise raha paaegaa| nAma miTe yA mare, lekina tuma jIvita ho, jIvaMta ho to nAma ke hone yA na hone se kyA farka par3atA hai| ___ hamAre sAre saMbaMdha, sAre artha jIvana ke haiN| sabhI nAma, pada, pratiSThA jIvana kI hai| aba gAMdhI kI samAdhi para koI phUla car3hAe yA na car3hAe isase gAMdhI ko kyA prayojana hogaa| tuma maMdira meM jAkara mahAvIra kI pratimA ko zIza jhukAo yA vahA~ gapazapa kara cale Ao, mahAvIra ko isase koI prayojana nahIM hai| rAma ke caraNoM meM koI apane hRdaya ko samarpita kare yA bakare kI bali car3hAe, rAma ko isase koI matalaba nhiiN| jIvana ke artha, sAre mUlya jIvana ke haiM, lekina pitA yahI samajhAegA beTA! saMsAra meM bahuta rasa hai| kisI bhI pitA ne apane beTe ko yaha nahIM samajhAyA hogA ki dekha maiMne zAdI kI, 92/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekina kucha bhI na paayaa|maiN eka bAta kahanA cAhU~gA ki eka beTe ko usake vivAha ke pUrva apane jIvana ke anubhava batA do| tumane jo sukha yA dukha pAyA, jo pIr3A yA rasa pAyA hai, use pUrI ImAnadArI ke sAtha binA lAga-lapeTa ke apane beTe ko sunA do| phira beTe para chor3a do ki use apanA bhaviSya kaisA banAnA hai| __ para pitA apanA aMkuza rakhanA cAhatA hai beTA kahIM hAtha se nikala na jAe isalie usa para aMkuza banAe rakhate haiN| beTA saMgItakAra honA cAhatA hai, lekina pitA ke aMkuza ke kAraNa iMjIniyara bana jAtA hai| jo iMjIniyara bana gayA usakI icchA DaoNkTara hone kI thii| jo DaoNkTara bana gayA usakI icchA citrakAra hone kI thii| Apa jAnate haiM hiTalara citrakAra bananA cAhatA thA lekina na bana skaa| pariNAmataH jo UrjA sRjana kara sakatI thI, nirmANa kara sakatI thI, vaha vidhvaMsa karane lgii| citra banA na pAyA to citroM ko naSTa karane meM lagA rhaa| hara pitA apane beTe ko ekapakSIya jJAna detA hai, jIvana kA pUrA jJAna nahIM detaa| pitA hone ke nAte yaha usakA pharja hai ki jIvana ko jaisA jIyA, jaisA jAnA, eka bAra pUrI prAmANikatA ke sAtha beTe se kaha de| maiMne apane jIvana meM bahuterI pustakoM ko, zAstroM ko par3hA lekina jaba se jIvana ko jAnA sAre pothe vyartha-se pratIta hone lge| jIvana hI eka khulI kitAba hai, pUrA jagata hI eka zAstra hai sirpha par3hane vAlI A~kheM caahie| vastutaH saMsAra se bar3hakara jIvana kA anya koI zAstra hai hI nahIM, sabhI zAstra saMsAra meM saMsAra ke dvArA hI nirmita kiye jAte haiN| mere dekhe to saMsAra hI sabase mahAna va vistRta zAstra hai| jIvana aura jagata ke prati sajagatA aura jAgarUkatA caahie| mere lie to jIvana aura jagata ke prati isI sajagatA aura jAgarUkatA kA nAma adhyAtma hai| jarUrata A~kha ko kholane kI, A~kha ko khojane kI hai| pitA samajhAegA ki tune saMnyAsa le liyA to merA piMDadAna kauna karegA, merI asthiyA~ gaMgA meM kauna visarjita kregaa| beTe ke binA sadgati na hogii| agara Apa aisA mAnate ho, to phira una tIrthaMkaroM kA kyA hogA jinhoMne vivAha hI na kiyA yA jinake beTe na hue| lekina unheM gati kI ciMtA hI na thii| ve to sadgati bhI nahIM caahte| ve to gati se hI mukta ho jAnA cAhate; kyA durgati aura kyA sadgati / jo apane jIvana meM hI gati se mukta hone kA prayAsa nahIM kara pAte, ve hI durgati aura sadgati ke bAre meM ciMtanazIla rahate haiN| aura tuma kyA socate ho ki piMDadAna dene se piMDa tuma taka pahu~ca jAegA? tumheM kyA patA ki tuma svarga meM jAoge yA naraka meM, taba piMDa kahA~ pahu~cegA? para hamAre beTe-hameM sAMtvanA milatI hai, AzvAsana milatA hai ki hama cAhe naraka meM jAe~, beTA likhegA 'svrgiiy'| isI sAMtvanA meM vaha jIvana vyatIta karatA hai aura manuSya-yoni tathA saMsAra kA vistAra karatA hai| calo mAna liyA hai ki 193 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tuma svarga meM hI pahuMca gae to kyA vahA~ itanI kamI hai ki tanika se ATe ke lie tumheM itanI moha-mAyA karanI par3atI hai jabaki svarga meM ananta vaibhava haiM / vahA~ to vaibhava kA sAmrAjya bikharA par3A hai, phira kyoM isa piMDadAna ke lie saMsAra kA jAla phailAte ho! ___ kyA tumhAre svarga meM itanA abhAva hai ki vahA~ kA saMcAlana dharatI ke AdhAra para ho ki yahA~ gehU~ hogA to vahA~ ke logoM kA peTa bhregaa| agara aisA hI hai to hama dharatI para hI janma lete raheM aura koI dharma-karma svarga ke nAma para na kreN| aise svarga meM hama na jAnA cAheMge jisako dharatI ke lie mohatAja honA pdd'e| isase to yaha dharatI hI behatara hai jahA~ hama apanI mehanata kI kamAI khA sakate haiM, kisI dUsare para nirbhara rahane kI z2arUrata nahIM par3atI hai| aura phira kyA gAraMTI ki tuma svarga hI pahu~coge ! ___ eka bAra aisA huA ki guru nAnaka ne dekhA ki paMDita yajamAna ko khUba mUrkha banA rahe haiN| gaMgA kinAre tarpaNa cala rahA thA aura lAlacI paMDita kahe jA rahA thaa| guru nAnaka dekha rahe the yahA~-vahA~ yahI silasilA cala rahA thaa| unhoMne bhI socA kyA mAlUma pahu~ca hI jAe to kyoM na gaMgA-jala paMjAba pahu~cA duuN| unhoMne gaMgA se loTA bhara-bhara pAnI nikAlanA zurU kiyA aura gaMgA kI tarapha pITha kara jora-jora se cillAkara kahane lage, he gaMgA mA~, maiM tumheM dharatI para DAla rahA hU~ aura yaha sArA pAnI mere paMjAba taka pahu~ca jaae|' __paMDitoM ne unheM aisA karate dekhakara kahA, 'yaha kyA kara rahe ho, aise pAnI DAlane se kyA gaMgA paMjAba taka pahu~cegI?' nAnaka ne kahA, 'jaba tumhArA piMDa usa svarga taka pahu~ca sakatA hai to merA pAnI isI dharatI para paMjAba ke khetoM taka kyoM nahIM paha~ca sktaa| jaba pAnI nahIM pahu~ca sakatA to tumhArA yaha piMDa bhI kahIM nahIM phuNcegaa| acchA hogA yaha dAna yahA~ baiThe hue bhikhAriyoM ko de do| unakA peTa bharegA aura ve jo duAe~ deMge unase z2arUra tumhAre pitA kI AtmA ko zAMti mila jaaegii|' manuSya ke bhItara jaba Atma-jJAna kI lau jaga jAtI hai, taba kitanA hI gahana aMdhakAra kyoM na ho usa aMdhakAra ko tor3A jA sakatA hai| mAnA, pUre saMsAra ke aMdhakAra ko nahIM tor3A jA sakatA, para jahA~-jahA~ yaha dIpa paha~cegA, usake AsapAsa kA aMdhakAra to dUra haTegA hii| jahA~-jahA~ Atma-jJAna kI razmiyA~ pahu~ceMgI vahA~ to prakAza hogA hii| taba hara pitA ko coTa lagatI hai, hara mA~ ko coTa lagatI hai| jaba ve dekhate haiM ki unakA yuvA-putra mahAmArga para Age bar3ha rahA hai| kahA~ hama bUDhe aura kahA~ vaha yuvA! hama jIvana kA upabhoga karake bhI jIvana ke sAra ko upalabdha na kara sake aura vaha jIvana ke dharAtala para kadama rakhe, usase pahale hI parama patha para kadama bar3hAne ke lie kRta saMkalpa aura pratibaddha ho cukA hai| para hamArI cetanA kahA~ jAgrata hotI hai| kyoMki jaise-jaise kIcar3a meM dhaMsate haiM kIcar3a suhAvanA, sukhada aura rasapUrNa 941 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAlUma hotA hai| jo khArA pAnI pIne ke abhyasta ho cuke haiM, unheM mIThA pAnI pilAo to ve ise hI khArA kheNge|abhyaas hI aisA hai| kisI bImAra ko miThAI khilAo to use vaha bilkula besvAda lgegii| miThAI be-svAda nahIM hai, tumheM bukhAra hI itanA teja hai ki mIThA rasa mIThA nahIM lgtaa| ___ hamane jIvana meM sirpha krodha hI kiyaa|islie aisA lagatA hai ki krodha karane se hI kisI para niyaMtraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai| abhI taka prema kA rasa hI na pIyA, prema kA svAda hI na cakhA isalie nahIM jAnate ki prema ke dvArA kisI ke dila ko kaise jItA jAtA hai| krodha karake to Apa apane beTe ko bhI apane se jIvana bhara jor3a kara nahIM rakha skte| lekina prema kI bhASA se Apa sArI duniyA ko apanA banA sakate haiN| prema, ahiMsA, karuNA kI bhASA AnI hI caahie|aapke pAsa se prema kA dariyA bahanA hI caahie| prema kI bAtI jalanI hI caahie| ahiMsA kI kaMdIla jalanI cAhie, karuNA kI pyAlI chalakanI caahie| vyakti ko vyakti se jor3ane ke lie yaha z2arUrI hai| aura hama krodha karake hI socate haiM ki kucha pAyA, kucha jIyA aba halkA huaa|hmne kevala vAsanA aura kAmanA kI hI bhASA jAnI hai, yaha na jAnA ki niSkAma kI bhI koI bhASA hotI hai| brahmacarya kI bhI cetanA hotI hai| manuSya kI sthiti bahata dayanIya hai| eka uttejanA jAgatI hai aura hama usakI ApUrti kara lete haiN| isa dayanIya sthiti se ubarane ke lie hI bhRguputroM kA saMdeza Apake lie sArthaka ho sakatA hai| ve mahAtyAga ke patha para calane ke lie kRtasaMkalpa hae haiM, lekina samrATa soca rahA hai usane chor3A hai maiM jAkara le aauuN| koI dAna de rahA hai to maiM le luuN| isa duniyA meM dAnadAtA to bahuta mila jAte haiM, para sahI dAna grahaNa karane vAlA satpAtra nahIM miltaa| jo hotA hai vaha bhikhArI jaisA hotA hai| saca pUcho to yaha kahanA bhI bhikhArI kA apamAna hai| bhikhArI meM bhI kucha Atma-sammAna hotA hai| hama to vaha bhI giravI rakha cuke haiN| honA to yaha cAhie ki dAtA mile saikar3oM, para lene vAlA koI na ho|naukaa meM pahale hI bahuta pAnI bharA hai| aura adhika bharanA DUbane kI taiyArI hai| isalie pAnI bharo mata, jo bharA hai use ulIca kara bAhara nikAlo, uchAlo, luTA ddaalo| kevala maMdira jAnA hI maMdira kI yAtrA nahIM hai, rAste meM mile kisI dakhI ke A~sU pauMcha denA bhI paramAtmA kI pUjA ke samAna hai| tabhI to rAjarAnI ne samrATa ko latAr3A aura asAra saMsAra asAra rUpa meM samajha meM A gyaa| jaba-jaba bhI strI ne jIvana ke zAzvata mUlyoM ko upalabdha karane ke lie puruSa ko latAr3A, dharatI para naenae tulasIdAsa janmate gae, nae-nae samrAToM ke phUla khilate gae aura jIvana kA zAzvata bodha ujAgara huaa| 195 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aisI sthiti meM chaH loga mahApatha kI ora bar3ha rahe haiN| ve nagara se bAhara jA rahe haiN| nagara ke sabhI parijana unake sAmane khar3e haiN| jAte-jAte bhRguputra apanI ora se eka saMdeza de rahe haiM jA jA vajjai rayaNI, na sA paDiniyattai / ahammaM kuNa mANassa, aphalA jaMti raaio|| kahate haiM 'jo-jo rAteM jA rahI haiM ve vApasa lauTakara Ane vAlI nahIM haiN| jo manuSya adharma kara rahA hai usakI rAteM niSphala calI jAtI haiN|' __ yaha nahIM kahA ki adharma karane vAle ke dina niSphala cale jAte haiM, varan yaha kahA ki adharma karane vAle kI rAtriyA~ niSphala calI jAtI haiN| yaha jIvana kI manovijJAna hai| jaisA dina hogA vaisI hI rAta hogii| hara rAta dina kA hI pratibimba hai| dina yadi dhArmika huA to rAteM bhI dhArmika hI rheNgii| jinake dina adhArmika hote haiM nizcita hI unakI rAteM bhI adhArmika hI hoNgii| hameM rAtoM ko saphala karanA hai| tumhAre lie to rAtoM ko saphala karane kA artha hanImUna manAnA hai| eka zahada TapakatA huA cA~da, mAdhurya barasAtI cA~danI aura loga samajhate haiM yahI jIvana kA sukha hai, rasa hai| ___ veda kahate haiM 'raso vai saH'- paramAtmA rasa rUpa hai aura Apako dAmpatya jIvana 'raso vaisaH'lagatA hai- yahI farka hai| pUnama kA cA~da to bahata rasa detA hai, para Aja amAvasyA ke ghanaghora aMdhakAra meM bhI zahada TapakA sakatA hai| kisI ne na kahA hogA ki rAteM bhI saphala hoM kyoMki tumhArI rAteM niSphala jAtI haiN| dina meM to jAge bhI rahate ho, para rAta meM pUrI taraha soye ho| dina meM jina cIz2oM ko par3hA hai jina bAtoM ko sirajA hai,rAta meM svapna ke rUpa meM unhIM ko dekhate ho aura rAteM doSapUrNa ho jAtI hai,saSapta aura svapnila ho jAtI haiN| koI rAta satya ke samIpa nahIM hotii| rAta meM svapna calate haiN| dina meM to agara corI bhI karanA ho to dasa daphA socate haiM ki koI dekha legA lekina sapanoM meM jo bhI cAhe, jitanA mana meM Aye lUTa lo, pUrI duniyA ko lUTa lo| aba dina meM to A~khoM ko niyaMtraNa meM rakhanA par3atA hai, loga boleMge idhara-udhara ghUra rahA hai, kudRSTi rakhatA hai para rAta meM....! vaha svataMtra hai svapna meM kucha bhI karane ke lie| para milegA kyA? sivAya bhrAMtiyoM ke! apanI rAteM niSphala banA loge| dina meM to phira thor3e-bahuta bace rahoge, para rAta meM belagAma ghor3e bana ge| Atma-niyaMtraNa na rhaa| jo Atma-vijetA aura Atma-niyaMtA hotA hai usI kI rAteM saphala hotI haiN| vaha sapanoM meM rAteM nahIM bitaataa| svAsthya aura Arogya ke lie vaha nidrA letA hai, kevala sone ke lie soyA nahIM rhtaa| dina meM aneka saMbhAvanAe~ rahatI haiM, kisI se 961 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prema kiyA, kisI para krodha kiyA, kisI ko kSamA kiyA, kisI se kSamA mA~gI, lekina rAta! rAta meM kevala zaitAna jAgatA hai isalie kAma-bhoga kA zaitAna hI manuSya para savAra rahatA hai| sArA zarIra so jAtA hai lekina bhItara kA zaitAna manuSya ko Andolita aura udvelita karatA hai| bauddha dharma zaitAna ko 'mAra' kahatA hai aura kAmadeva ke jitane nAma haiM unameM 'mAra' bhI eka hai| aba 'mAra' kA saMdhi-viccheda karate haiM, isameM tIna akSara haiMma+A+ra-aba ise ulaTiye ra+a+ma= raam| jisakA dina rAma hai usakI rAteM bhI rAmamaya hotI haiM aura jisake dina kAmamaya haiM usakI rAteM kabhI rAmamaya nahIM ho sktii| yA to rAma yA maar| jahA~ rAma tahA~ kAma nahIM, jahA~ kAma nahiM raam| ___'tulasI' donoM nA rahe, rAma kAma ika tthaam|| donoM eka sthAna para nahIM raha sakate yA to rAma rahegA yA kaam|hm soceM ki eka hI pAtra meM dUdha aura dahI bhI raha jAe, jahara aura amRta bhI eka hI pAtra meM rakha leM,yaha saMbhava nahIM hai| hama apanA jIvana kAmamaya jInA cAhate haiM aura dasa-paMdraha minaTa ke lie 'rAma-rAma' kara lete haiN| hAya rAma! tumheM bhI kyA a~cI ki dasa-paMdraha minaTa ke lie rAma-rAma karane ko tatpara ho ge| acchA hI hotA kAma-kAma' hI krte|mNdir meM jAte hue bhI tumhArI dRSTi caMcala banI rahatI hai| tuma vahA~ se bhI jitendriya hone kA pATha lekara nahIM aate| jabaki maMdira meM praveza karate hue kahate ho nisihI-nisihI' aura Ate hue kahate ho 'aavsshi-aavsshi| maMdira meM jA rahe haiM saMsAra ko chor3akara, bAhara A rahe haiM paramAtmA ko apane sAtha lekara! para kyA sacamuca aisA ho pAtA hai? tuma caMdana kA tilaka lagAte ho kisalie? kyA mAthe para ThaMDaka pahu~cAnI hai, nhiiN| ThaMDaka to krodha ko kSamA se, prema se paha~cAnI hai| lekina maiMne pAyA hai ki jo jitane bar3e-bar3e tilaka lagAte haiM ve utanI hI bar3I lar3AiyA~ lar3ate haiM, Aga-babUlA hote haiM, eka-dUsare para chIMTAkazI karate haiN| prema se,kSamA se hamArA citta zAMta hotA hai, tilaka isalie kiyA jAtA hai ki he paramAtmA! maiMne tumheM svIkAra kiyA, tumhArI vANI ko, tumhAre mArga ko maiMne varaNa kiyaa| 'jo rAteM vyatIta ho jAtI haiM ve punaH lauTakara nahIM aatii| jo manuSya adharma kara rahA hai usakI rAteM niSphala calI jAtI haiN|' hiMsA aura adharma ko manuSya ne apanA svabhAva banA liyA hai| jitanI krUratAe~ manuSya karatA hai, isa sRSTi meM anya koI nahI krtaa| Apane sunA hogA nikolAI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAU-zesku jisane rumAniyA meM assI hajAra logoM kA katla kara DAlA, taMga zAo phiMga, lI phAMga jisane cIna meM zyena-Ana-mana cauka meM pandraha hajAra vidyArthiyoM kA khUna bahA diyA, sTelina jisane cha: karor3a rUsiyoM ko mauta ke ghATa utAra diyA, hiTalara ne pUre vizva meM tahalakA macA diyA, jaliyA~vAlA bAga kAMDa kA DAyara, caMgeja khAna, taimUra laMga, nepoliyana- ina sabhI ne jaghanya krUratAoM kA itihAsa racA hai| inake kRtyoM ke bAre meM par3heM to roMgaTe khar3e ho jaaeN| lekina yaha saba kyoM huA? kyoMki inake dina hiMsaka the, adhArmika the| ve dina-rAta mAnavatA kI hatyA meM rata rahate the| isalie unake dina bhI niSphala hue aura rAteM bhI niSphala giiN| __hama apanI rAtoM ko saphala banAnA cAhate haiM to acchA hogA ki dinoM ko saphala kreN| dina Apa saphala banAie, rAtoM ko saphala banAne meM merI zubhakAmanAe~ kAma kregii| bhagavAna kare ApakI rAtri pUrNataH sAtvika, pavitra aura nirmala ho| bhagavAna ApakI rAtoM ko dina kA pratibimba bnaae| dina yadi ujjvala hogA to rAta cAhe jitanI aMdhiyArI ho prakAza kA saMdeza lekara hI aaegii| rAta jitanI aMdhiyArI hotI hai, prabhAta utanA hI sunaharA aura pyArA hotA hai| Apa kI rAta aura prabhAta donoM ujjvala hoM,isI zubhakAmanA ke saath| 98 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ merA patha hai mukta gagana P rAjarSi bhartRhari ke jIvana kI ghaTanA hai| ve nagara se dUra kisI pahAr3I kI coTI para dhyAnamagna baiThe the| dhyAna se unakI A~kheM khuliiN| unhoMne pahAr3I se nIce eka vizAla, anupama hIrA dekhaa| jise dekhakara unake mana meM vicAra AyA ki rAjakoSa meM to na jAne kitane bezakImatI hIre haiM, lekina aisA anamola hIrA jisakI AbhA apratima hai, yaha to apanI tulanA meM atulanIya hai| bhartRhari ke mana meM AyA ki maiM isa hIre ko le lN| phira vicAra AyA ki are maiM to saMnyAsI huuN| mujhe hIroM se kyA kAma, mahAmArga ke pathika ko hIroM ke lie kyA lAlAyita honaa| para mana, yaha to caMcala hai; hIre ko uThAne ke lie phira prerita karatA hai| unake mana meM isa taraha kI udher3abuna cala rahI hotI hai| tabhI ve dekhate haiM ki pUrva dizA se eka sipAhI ghor3e para savAra sarapaTa calA A rahA hai aura udhara pazcima dizA se bhI eka savAra ghor3e para belagAma daur3A A rahA hai| donoM ghur3asavAra usa bahumUlya hIre ke pAsa Akara ruka ge| donoM ne talavAreM khIMca lIM ki jo jIvita bacegA vahI hIre kA mAlika hogaa| talavAreM cala par3I, khUba ghamAsAna huaa| anta meM donoM ne eka-dUsare ko talavAreM ghoMpa diiN| vahIM donoM gira pdd'e| bhartRhari sArI ghaTanA dekha rahe the| hIrA vahIM yathAvata thA lekina aura use pAne ko lAlAyita do sipAhI apanI jAna ga~vA cuke the| 199 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhartRhari ko vahIM pahAr3I para baiThe-baiThe sAdhanAtmaka jIvana kA nayA sUtra milA ki vastu vahI rahatI hai para use pAne kA bhAva A jAe to jIvana aura mRtyu kA prazna khar3A ho jAtA hai, kintu sAkSIbhAva, dRSTAbhAva ke udaya hone para pAne kI pIr3A samApta ho jAtI hai| sAkSI-bhAva meM jIne para usake lie sRSTi meM koI pIr3A, koI Arta bhAva, koI vedanA nahIM hai| ghaTanA hameM kucha kahanA cAhatI hai| ghaTanA una logoM ke lie saMdeza hai, jo apanI antarAtmA ke prati jAgarUka aura saceta hue haiN| vastu ke prati vyakti kI jitanI mUrchA hogI, vastu vyakti ke dvArA utanA hI mUlya prApta karatI rhegii| vastu kA mUlya hai yA nahIM, yaha to nahIM kahA jA sakatA lekina vastu apanA mUlya vyakti kI A~khoM se bar3hAtI hai| yaha manuSya kI hI dRSTi hai ki usane sone ko mUlyavAna banAyA aura pItala ko halkA, kama mUlya kA rkhaa| donoM kA raMga eka, donoM meM camaka eka, lekina eka nirmUlya aura dUsarA mUlyavAna / mUlya vastu kA nahIM hamArI dRSTi kA hai, aura jaba taka hamArI dRSTi meM vastu kA mUlya hai tabhI taka hama use ikaTThA karate rheNge| parigraha anya kucha nahIM, vastu ke prati Asakti aura mUrchA hI hai| jisa dina vastu ke prati mUrchA TUTa gaI, vastu nirmUlya ho jAtI hai| mahAvIra aura buddha jo pUre rAjya ke svAmI the, jaba jAna hI gae ki ye saba Asakti aura mUrchA ke sAdhana haiM, inheM tRNavat tyAga kara mukti-patha ke anugAmI hue| tuma to paccIsa-pacAsa lAkha rakhate ho bamuzkila kucha hajAra chor3a pAte ho aura unhoMne sampUrNa rAjavaibhava, rAjamahala aura rAjya kA tyAga kiyaa| kyoMki unhoMne jAna liyA ki jise maiM hIrA samajhatA thA vaha merI hI dRSTi kA bhrama thA, vaha to kaMkara jaisA thaa| aura jisa dina hIrA kaMkara jaisA dikhAI par3a jAtA hai, apane Apa chUTa jAtA hai| ATha varSIya bacce kI jeba meM agara kA~ca ke kaMce haiM aura ApakI jeba meM hIre haiM to usa bacce kI jeba se kaMce nikalavAnA utanA hI kaThina hai jitanA ApakI jeba se hiire| usake lie kA~ca ke kaMcoM kA mUlya hai, vaha hIre phaiMka degA magara kaMcoM ko saMbhAlegA aura Apa kA~coM ko palaka jhapakate phaiMka deMge magara hIroM ko na phaiMka paaeNge| mUlya hamArI dRSTi detI hai| bacce ke lie reta kA gharauMdA bhI utanA hI mUlyavAna hai jitanA Apake lie ApakA makAna / vastu aura vyakti donoM ke bIca rezama ke dhAgoM meM ba~dhA aisA rAgAtmaka saMbaMdha hai jo vyakti ko bA~dhe rakhatA hai, vastu ko mUlya dilavAtA hai / jisa dina yaha bodha ho jAtA hai ki vastu svayaM meM koI mUlya nahIM rakhatI, mere hI vibhrama se, mere hI pramAda se maiM baMdhA huA thA usa dina Apase apAra saMpadA, rAjamahala, rAjavaibhava bhI svataH chUTa jAte haiM, unheM chor3anA nahIM pdd'taa| maiMne sunA hai ki eka vyakti mAruti ke zorUma meM pahu~cA aura kahA mujhe Aja hI mAruti jipsI caahie| prabaMdhaka ne spaSTa iMkAra kara diyA aura batAyA ki mAruti 100/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jipsI ke lie kama-se-kama cha: mahIne pratIkSA karanI hogii| lekina vaha vyakti bolA, tumheM jitanA paisA cAhie maiM dUMgA, phira bhI prabaMdhaka ne inkAra kara diyaa| Agantuka taiza meM A gyaa| vaha apane brIphakesa meM jo rupaye bharakara lAyA thA, vahIM usa prabaMdhaka ke sAmane Tebala ke nIce rakhI huI raddI kI TokarI meM DAla die aura calA gyaa| prabaMdhaka bahuta hairAna huA, thor3A cauMkA bhI ki jipsI ke prati itanI cAhata! jipsI ko itanA pasaMda karane vAlA to Aja taka koI na milaa| aura itanA taiza, itanA krodha ki jipsI na milI to do lAkha ru. isa taraha raddI kI TokarI meM pheMka die| usane kucha socA aura apane karmacAriyoM ko nirdeza diyA ki kala subaha taka usa vyakti ke ghara kAra pahu~cA dI jaae| lekina sA~jha hone para vaha prabaMdhaka usa vyakti ke yahA~ daur3A-daur3A pahu~cA aura jA kara kahA, yaha bar3I hairAnI kI bAta hai tumane jo noTa raddI kI TokarI meM DAle the ve saba-ke-saba nakalI nikle| usane kahA ve nakalI the isIlie to maiMne raddI kI TokarI meM phaiMke the| agara asalI hote to apane sAtha vApasa na le aataa| nakalI ke nakalIpana kA bodha hone se vaha cIja chUTa jAtI hai| nahIM to kisase dhana, sampatti aura parivAra chUTate haiM? vaha to mUrcchita hI rahatA hai| lekina usase chUTa jAte haiM, jo jAna letA hai ki mA~ janma lene kA mArga bhara hai| jo jAna letA hai ki makAna to reta kA gharauMdA hai aura ye hIre to kaMkara kI taraha haiM, maiM hI inheM mUlya de rahA huuN| vastu arthahIna ho jAtI hai jaba vyakti kI dRSTi usase palaTa jAtI hai| maiM saMnyAsa yA vAnaprastha kI bAta kahatA hU~ to usakA ekamAtra artha yahI hai ki tumheM reta kA ghara gharauMdA laga jaae| tumhAre lie hIre kA~ca ke kaMce ho jaaeN| kala maiM eka kavitA par3ha rahA thA jisameM pakSI ko pratIka banAkara jIvana, saMnyAsa aura adhyAtma tathA mukti ke sabhI saMdeza diye gae the| kavi ne gAyA- pakSI AsamAna meM ur3atA hai, dharatI para AtA hai, rajakaNa, tRNa, anna sabhI ke lie apanI yAtrA karatA hai, jaba jahA~ cAhe vahA~ pahu~ca hI jAtA hai| lekina apane vibhrama, apane pramAda ke kAraNa eka dina paMchI piMjare meM A jAtA hai| use patA calatA hai ki vaha chalA gayA hai, usake sAtha pravaMcanA huI hai| eka dina piMjare kA daravAjA khula jAtA hai| paMchI puna:AkAza kI ora ur3a jAtA hai| vaha jAna letA hai ki AkAza, mukti hI mere jIvana kI ekamAtra svataMtratA hai, mere jIvana kA saMbala hai, jIvana kA mukti-sukha hai| tuma apanA svarNa-piMjara rakho, merA patha to aba mukta gagana hai| paMchI kaha rahA hai mAlika, tuma apane isa sone ke piMjare ko apane hI pAsa rkho| aba merA patha to yaha mukta AkAza hai| mukti hI mere jIvana kA ekamAtra lakSya aura mArga hai| 1101 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gata yuga kI yAda dilAte ho, thA durga tumhArA vaha unnata, prAsAda durga meM vRhat, aura usameM vaha piMjara svarNAvRta, para ve pratIka the baMdhana ke ADambara garva pralobhana ke, maiMne to lakSya banAe the kucha aura dUsare jIvana ke, aramAna vikala the yauvana ke tana bandI thA mana thA unmana, tuma rakho svarNa piMjara apanA, aba merA patha to mukta ggn| manuSya kA aMtima patha to nirvANa hI hai, mukti hI hai, mokSa aura Atma-svataMtratA hI hai| jaba koI dUra khar3A rahakara tumheM pukAratA hai to yaha svarNa-piMjare kA AmaMtraNa hai| aura hamArA mana Aja hI nahIM janmoM-janmoM se sone ke piMjare meM bAra-bAra Ane kA AmaMtraNa detA hai| jise yaha bodha ho gayA ki kyA sone kA piMjarA, kyA lohe kA piMjarA, piMjarA to piMjarA hai, usI dina vaha hara baMdhana ko asvIkAra kara degaa| lohe ke piMjare hI nahIM sone ke piMjare bhI chor3a diye jAte haiN| aisA nahIM ki gozAlaka hI tyAga karatA hai, mahAvIra aura buddha jaise loga bhI tyAga karake nikala hI jAte haiN| parigraha kA saMbaMdha na rakhane se hai, na tyAgane se hai| parigraha to eka choTI-sI mukhavastrikA aura cimaTA ke prati bhI ho sakatA hai anyathA rAjA janaka bhI aparigrahI ho sakate haiM jinheM pUre rAjya ke prati Asakti aura mamatva nahIM hotaa| Asakti to eka DaMDe, eka lakar3I se bhI ho sakatI hai aura anAsakti ho to sampUrNa rAjavaibhava bhI vicalita nahIM kara paataa| vastu jaba taka apanA mUlya banAe rakhatI hai, tabhI taka vyakti saMsAra meM rahatA hai aura jisa dina vyakti kI najaroM meM vastu se adhika svayaM kA mUlya ho jAtA hai, usa dina vastu jhUThI ho jAtI hai| jIvana meM anacAhe hI saMnyAsa ghaTita ho jAtA hai| vezaparivartana bhale hI na ho, hama virakta ho hI jAte haiM / rAga-dveSa kI cInI dIvAreM Dhaha hI jAtI haiM / vItadveSa hone ke lie kisI prakriyA se nahIM gujaranA hotA, vItarAgatA kisI sA~ce meM Dhalakara nahIM aatii| mUrchA aura parigraha-buddhi ke zithila hote hI vItarAgatA aMkurita hone lagatI hai| tuma assI varSa ke hokara bhI patnI se nahIM chUTa pAte aura mahAvIra se paccIsa varSa kI umra meM patnI chUTa jAtI hai| kyoM? kyoMki jAna hI liyA ki dAmpatya-jIvana sirpha khilavAr3a hai| mana kA khela hai, kAyA se kAyA kI A~kha-micaulI hai| jaba taka manuSya dehabhAva banAye rakhatA hai taba taka kAyA se kAyA kA khilavAr3a hotA hai| jisa dina deha aura AtmA ke alaga hone kA jJAna ho jAtA hai, maiM alaga aura mujhase jur3I yaha kAyA alaga, jaba yaha aMkuraNa hotA hai, usI aMkuraNa kA nAma hai dIkSA, saMnyAsa, 1021 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhinisskrmnn| __isa bheda-vijJAna ke pragaTa hone para jIvana meM anAsakti kA AvirbhAva hotA hai, anyathA hama adhikAroM aura saMbaMdhoM se jur3e raha jAte haiN| hama adhikAroM ke lie lar3eMge, adhikAroM ke lie nyAyAlaya meM phuNcege| kisakA adhikAra, kaisA adhikAra ! ve z2amInoM ke Tukar3e, jina para tuma Adhipatya jamAnA cAhate ho ve vAstava meM jamIneM haiM bhI? hara vaha jamIna zmazAna-kabristAna hai jisa para tuma kabjA jamAnA cAhate ho|abhii jisa sthAna para tuma baiThe ho, vijJAna kahatA hai isa do varga phuTa jamIna para pahale kama-se-kama dasa loga daphana kiye jA cuke haiM yA rAkha kiye jA cuke haiN| tuma kabristAna aura maraghaToM para adhikAra jamAne ke lie itanI hAya-taubA macA rahe ho? adhikAra kI lAlasA to itanI tIvra hai ki sthAnaka, maMdira jarAjIrNa ho jAe~ taba bhI unheM tor3ate nahIM kyoMki adhikAra na calA jaae| merA to nivedana hai ki jahA~ nae nirmANa kArya ho rahe hoM, vahA~ khaMDahara ho cuke maMdiroM kI pratimAoM ko sthApita kara do| usa jarAjIrNa maMdira ke kalAtmaka pattharoM ko navIna nirmANa meM lagA do, tumhArI vastuoM kA upayoga bhI ho jAegA aura unakI surakSA bhii| mere dekhe, isa dharatI para jitanA vinAza isa adhikAra-bhAva ne kiyA hai anya kisI ne nahIM kiyaa| isalie upayoga honA caahie| kaba yaha reta kA gharauMdA nIce gira par3e aura khaMDahara ho jAe kucha mAlUma nahIM hai| isIlie to kahA hai 'tuma rakho svarNa piMjara apanA aba merA patha to mukta ggn| baMdhana meM pha~sane ke pahale, yaha satya jAna maiM thA paayaa| nabha chAyA hai isa dharatI kI, dharatI hai isa nabha kI chaayaa| donoM kI goda khulI cAhe mai nabha meM mukta ur3Ana bhruuN| cAhe dharatI para utara tRNoM, rajakaNoM Adi ko pyAra kruuN| donoM ke bIca nahIM baMdhana avarodha durAva praayaapn| tuma rakho svarNa piMjara apanA, aba merA patha to mukta ggn| maiMne jAna hI liyA ki dharatI aura AkAza ke madhya na koI baMdhana hai, na koI durAva hai, na koI parAyApana hai| bhale hI dharatI aura AkAza ke madhya itanA phAsalA dikhAI detA ho, lekina jo Atmamukti kA gIta gA cukA hai,usake lie kahA~ dharatI aura AkAza ke bIca duurii| usake lie to ekatva hai, donoM ke bIca samatA hai| durAva nahIM hai, AtmA aura paramAtmA ke bIca, baMdhana aura mukti ke biic| jaise hI piMjare se bAhara nikale, paMkha phailAye, pUrA khulA AsamAna hai| 1103 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanA vibhrama apanA pramAda, ba~dha gayA eka dina baMdhana meN| ve dina bhI kATa liye meMne, chala ko pahacAnA jIvana meN| 'apanA vibhrama apanA pramAda'- yaha jIvana kA satya hai| eka mukta AtmA Akhira saMsAra meM ulajha kaise gaI ! aba tor3a cukA hU~ maiM baMdhana, kaise vizvAsa karU~ tuma pr| tuma mujhe bulAte ho bhItara, maiM tumheM bulAtA hU~ bAhara! - aura Aja jaba maiM apane baMdhanoM ko kATa hI cukA hU~ taba na jAne kitane loga Ate haiM, mohita karate haiM, AmaMtraNa dete haiM cale aao| tuma pravrajita hone ko taiyAra ho jAo to patA nahIM kahA~-kahA~ se loga tumhAre pAsa ikaTThe ho jAeMge aura tumheM tarahataraha ke pralobhana deNge| bar3I-bar3I samajhAiza deNge|kyoN dIkSA lete ho, ghara meM raho bhAI, kyA kamI hai| kamAkara khA nahIM sakate kyA! hajAra taraha kI slaaheN| aura apane yahA~ to binA mA~ge salAha dene vAle loga mila jAte haiM / salAha mA~gane jAo to boleM bhI na, aura binA maaNge....| jaba bhI kabhI acchA kArya karane jAoge to salAheM deMge sage bhAI kI taraha, phira cAhe pUche bhI n| kaheMge kyA karate ho, are ruka jaao| dAna karane para kaheMge kyoM dete ho ye TrasTI loga (yA anya koI bhI dUsare loga) khA jAe~ge, kyoM de rahe ho| ___ tapasyA karoge to kaheMge - dimAga kharAba huA hai bhUkhe marate ho| duniyA aise kAryoM ke lie TokatI hai jinase Atmamukti hotI hai| kyoMki ba~dhA huA jIvana baMdhana kI hI preraNA degaa| mahAvIra aura buddha bhI saMsAra kI preraNA dete yadi ve saMsAra meM rahate yA baMdhana meM rhte| lekina jo nirgrantha ho cukA hai, jisane khule AkAza kA rasAsvAdana kara liyA hai, jisane khulI havAoM aura khulI fiz2AoM kA bodha pA liyA hai, vaha to yahI kahegA, 'tuma rakho svarNa piMjara apanA, aba merA patha to mukta ggn|' __ maiMne to isa baMdhana ko tor3a hI diyA hai, tuma bAra-bAra mujhe apane piMjare meM bulAte ho aura maiM yahI AhvAna karatA hU~ tor3o ina piMjaroM ko, eka bAra bAhara Akara dekho, khuda hI jAna jAoge Atma-mukti kA Ananda kyA hotA hai| jIvana ke cAlIsa varSoM meM jo Ananda pAyA vaha mukti ke Ananda ke samakSa zUnya hai| use bhI tumane Ananda mAnA aura yahA~ bhI Ananda paaoge| vaha Ananda na thA eka bhrama thA, yahA~ Ananda kI anubhUti hai| eka bAra mukti kA svAda cakha lo, phira to caubIsoM ghaMTe Ananda, AhlAda, paramadhanyatA aura parama puraskAra se bhara jaaoge| 1041 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aba tor3a cukA hU~ maiM baMdhana kaise vizvAsa karU~ tuma pr| tuma mujhe bulAte ho bhItara, maiM tumheM bulAtA hU~ baahr| dekho to svAda mukti kA kyA, kaisA lagatA hai khulA pvn| tuma rakho svarNa piMjara apanA, aba merA patha to mukta gagana nabha bhU se durga dUra mujhako prAsAda durga se dUra mujhe| piMjara le gayA dUra usase bhI banakara niSThura krUra mujhe| paMchI apanI ApabItI batAtA hai ki kyoM maiM punaH svayaM ko piMjare meM nahIM le jAnA cAhatA hU~ kyoMki maiMne dekhA ki kisI ne mujhe sone ke piMjare meM le jAkara rakhA to maiM duniyA se kaTa gayA, AkAza aura dharatI se kaTa gyaa| usa svarNa mahala meM bhI mukta na rahA, vahA~ bhI piMjarA thA, usameM kaida ho gyaa| mere mukti ke gIta, mere unmukta paMkha piMjare meM baMda ho ge| aba maiMne bAhara Akara jAna liyA ki mukti hI merA patha hai| maiM bAra-bAra AhvAna karatA hU~ mAlika tuma bhI ina piMjaroM se bAhara A jaao| tuma apane reta ke gharoMdoM se, vastuoM ke prati rahane vAle mamatva aura mUrchA se bAhara A sakate ho to merA nimaMtraNa hai| phira sabake pAsa lauTa AyA aba dharatI merI, nabha meraa| rajakaNa mere druma tRNa mere, parvata mere saurabha meraa| vaha saba merA jo mukti madhura vaha rahA tumhArA jo bNdhn| tuma rakho svarNa-piMjara apanA, aba merA patha to mukta ggn| maiM to itanA mukta ho cukA hU~ ki sArI dharatI merI hai| jahA~ cAhU~ pahu~ca jaauuN| sArA AkAza hI merA hai| tumheM tumhAre baMdhana mubAraka hoM, tumhAre svarNa-piMjara apane hI pAsa rakho, merA patha to aba mukta AkAza rhegaa| lekina yaha tabhI hogA jaba vyakti kI dRSTi meM apanA mUlya adhika aura vastu kA mUlya kama hogaa| taba hI mAlakiyata kAyama ho sakatI hai| taba hI hama svayaM ke bhI mAlika ho sakate haiM anyathA saMnyAsa bhI le loge, sAdhu bhI bana jAoge, lekina taba bhI svayaM ko paratantratA-janita aMkuzoM se ghirA paaoge| yaha to mahAmArga kA patha hai taba kyoM na samAja se bhI atIta ho jAo, saMsAra se bhI atIta ho jaao| jaba saMsAra hI tyAjya hai to bAhara ke lagAe gae ye aMkuza bhI tyAjya ho jaaeNge|aaj kA sUtra saMkSepa meM hameM yahI kahatA hai| mere lie to Atma-mukti hI saMnyAsa kA artha hai, dIkSA kA abhiprAya hai, pravrajyA kI vAstavikatA hai| Aja kA sUtra hai 1105 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAgovarayaM carejja lADhe , virae veyviyaayrkkhie| panne abhinUya savvadaMsI, je kamhici na mucchie sa bhikkhuu| ___ mahAvIra kahate haiM bhikSu kauna hai? jo rAga se uparata hai, saMyama meM tatpara hai, Asrava se virakta, zAstravid, prAjJa, aura AtmarakSaka hai, jo sabhI ko apane samAna dekhatA hai kisI bhI vastu meM Asakta nahIM hotA, vaha vyakti bhikSu hai| mahAvIra ne bhikSu kI jo paribhASA dI hai, usake jIvana ke ye caraNa batAe haiM ki vaha rAga se uparata hai, vaha saMyama meM tatpara ho cukA hai, vaha Asrava se virakta ho cukA hai, vaha sabhI ko apane samAna dekhatA hai, vaha kisI bhI vastu meM Asakta nahIM hotA, mUrcchita nahIM hotaa| ___'bhikSu' zabda mahAvIra kA diyA huA hai| lekina bAda meM ise bauddhoM ne bhI svIkAra kiyaa| bodhi, saMbodhi aura saMbuddha bhI uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM kaI bAra prayukta hue haiN| lekina loga mAnate haiM ki ye bauddha-paramparA ke zabda haiN| hama bhUla hI cuke haiM ki mahAvIra bhI unhIM zabdoM kA prayoga karate haiM jo bAda meM bauddhoM ne apnaae| aba zabdoM para kisI kA ekAdhikAra to hai nhiiN| bhASA to bhASA hai, zabda bhI vahA~ rahate haiM, para hamArA dhyAna arthoM kI ora honA caahie| artha-gambhIratA meM sAre zabda svIkAra kara lo phira ve cAhe kisI bhI paramparA se Ate hoN|'saar-saar ko gahi rahe thothA deya udd'aay|' __eka zabda hai 'bhikSu' dUsarA hai 'bhikssuk'| bhikSu kA artha hotA hai muni, saMta aura bhikSuka se tAtparya hai bhIkha mA~gane vAlA, bhikhaarii| bhikSu vaha hai jo vastuoM ko tyAga detA hai aura bhikSuka tyAga kI gaI vastuoM ko svIkAra karane ke lie lAlAyita rahatA hai| isalie bhikSuka kA kAma hai mA~ganA aura bhikSu kA kArya hai luttaanaa| eka vyakti jo dina bhara luTAtA hai vaha rAtri ko sukhapUrvaka sotA hai aura jo dina bhara baTorane meM lagA rahatA hai vaha rAta meM zAMti se so bhI nahIM sktaa| mahAvIra jaise loga agara varSIdAna kara rahe haiM to yahI dekha rahe haiM ki Aja dina bhara maiMne kitanA adhika luTAyA aura zAma ko jaba sote haiM to Ananda kI nIMda lete haiN| bhIkha mA~gane vAle loga, dUsaroM se dAna kI icchA rakhane vAle loga jaba taka kucha pA nahIM jAte, na caina se roTI khAte haiM, na caina se so pAte haiN| jaba koI mere pAsa sahayoga, dAna kI AkAMkSA se AtA hai taba maiM use spaSTa batA detA hU~ ki maiM dAna to nahIM de sakatA, hA~ sahayoga jarUra kara sakatA huuN| sahayoga bhI yaha nahIM ki mufta meM roTI khAo balki yaha sahayoga ki tuma mehanata se kAma karake apanI roTI kamA sako isakI vyavasthA apane paricaya, apanI pahu~ca se avazya karavA sakatA huuN| tuma apane bAjuoM se kamAkara khAo, mA~ga kara nhiiN| mA~gakara khAnA bhikhAriyoM kA kAma hai, 1061 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha bhikSuka kA kAma hai aura merI preraNA bhikSuka hone kI nahIM bhikSu hone kI hai| rAga se Upara uTho, saMyama meM tatpara bano, Asrava se virata ho jAo aura apane samAna hI auroM ko dekhane kA prayAsa kro| 'Atmavat sarvabhUteSu' kI bhAvanA se abhibhUta ho calo aura kisI bhI vastu ke prati apanI Asakti mata rkho| aisA hone vAlA vyakti nizcita rUpa se jJAniyoM kI dRSTi meM bhikSu hai, saMta hai| maiM bhI yahI kahanA cAhU~gA ki agara Apa rAga se Upara uTha sakeM, vastuoM ke prati apanI Asakti ko nirmUlya kara sakeM, apane kAmAsravoM ko, apane bhAvAsravoM ko, apane dRSTAsravoM ko, apane avidyAsravoM ko agara kama kara sakeM to bhikSu hone ke saMta hone ke, prathama caraNa meM praveza ho hI gayA smjho| hara kisI ko apane samAna dekhane kA prayAsa karo, jAno ki jaisA maiM hU~ vaisA hI dUsarA bhI hai agara tuma jAna rahe ho ki tuma AtmA ho to dUsaroM meM bhI AtmA dekhane kA prayAsa kro|agr svayaM meM prabhu aura paramAtmA dikhAI de rahA hai to auroM meM bhI prabhu aura paramAtmA dekhane kA prayAsa kro| sabase prema karo, sabakI sevA karo, sabameM prabhu ke darzana kro|meraa yahI saMdeza hai ki sabase prema kro| yaha merA pahalA sUtra hai, dUsarA sUtra hai sabakI sevA karo aura tIsarA sUtra saba meM prabhu darzana kro| ye tInoM sUtra adhyAtma-sUtra haiN| ye tInoM sUtra ApakA jIvana badala deNge| Apake jIvana ko U~cA uThAe~ge aura taba ApakA bAhya rUpa kucha bhI ho andara se Apa saMta hoMge, bhikSu hoNge| hameM viSayoM se anAsakta hokara muktilAbha ke lie kRta-saMkalpa honA caahie| AtmA ko sAdhu banAnA hai to pahalA kAma hai nirbhaya bno| na kabhI kisI se Daro aura na hI sammAna aura pratiSThA se itraao| amIra-garIba ke bheda se Upara uttho| mukta mana se jiio|vh vyakti bhikSu hai jo nirantara ekarasa apanI sAdhanA meM, mastI meM sva kI khoja meM lagA rahatA hai| AtmalakSya kI dizA meM maMgalayAtrA ho, yahI abhISTa hai, yahI bhikSutva hai,yahI mukti kI ora ur3Ana hai| 1107 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phira mukti ke paMkha khule - Palamaaseesulymedicines emawwwralsavite prazna hai : pAra hone ke lie jIva ko pahale kyA jAnanA cAhie? jIva ke paribhramaNa ke mukhya kAraNa kyA haiM? ye kAraNa kaise dUra hoM? isake sugama-se-sugama upAya kyA haiM? isakA samAdhAna karane kI kRpA kreN| pAra hone ke lie jAnane ko bahuta kucha jAnA jA sakatA hai| bahuta kucha jAnA jA cukA hai, lekina jitanA jAnA hai usase sau guNA adhika hama jAnane se anajAna haiN| eka to jAnanA hotA hai bauddhika aura dUsarA hotA hai Atmika- apanI hI anubhUti se jAnA gayA jJAna / bauddhika jJAna bAhara se bhItara Aropita hotA hai aura Atmika jJAna, Anubhavika jJAna bhItara kI caTTAnoM se phUTane vAle jharane kA nAma hai| saMsAra meM jJAna to bahuta hai, magara sArA jJAna bauddhika hai, kitAboM se bA~cA gayA jJAna hai| svayaM meM talAzA evaM tarAzA huA jJAna nahIM hai, svayaM meM ughAr3A huA jJAna nahIM hai| jJAna agara svayaM meM ughar3a jAe to phira koI farka dikhAI na degaa| ina IMTa- cUne ke mahaloM aura tAza ke pattoM ke mahala meM kyA farka hai? cUne-patthara kA mahala girane para jaise praur3ha vyakti udAsa ho jAtA hai, usI taraha tAza kA mahala gira jAe to bacce udAsa ho jAte haiN| bacce abhI praur3ha nahIM hue haiN| isalie cUne-patthara kA mahala girane para ve udAsa nahIM hote aura jo praur3ha haiM, ve tAza ke pattoM ke mahala kA mithyAtva jAnate haiM, isalie aisA mahala girane kA una para koI prabhAva nahIM hotaa| magara isakA ulTA hone para donoM udAsa ho jAte haiM, praur3ha bhI aura baccA bhii| 1081 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ donoM ke ceharoM para udAsI A jAtI hai| unake antarmana meM udAsI ghira jAtI hai| jaise mahala girane para zahara bhara meM koharAma maca jAtA hai, aise hI tAza kA ghara gira jAe, to bacce koharAma macA dete haiN| yahA~ jJAna kA hI aMtara hai| asalI jJAna vahI hai jo jIvana meM badalAva lAtA hai| vAstavika vicAra to vahI hotA hai jo jIvana meM virAga le aae| sahI cintana vahI hotA hai jo cetanA ko jagA sake, viveka kI dRSTi de ske|sunnaa tabhI samyak zravaNa ho pAtA hai jaba vo hamAre jIvana meM samyak dRSTi kI AdhArazilA bana jaae| yadi aisA nahIM hotA to AdamI kA jJAna kevala kitAbI jJAna bana kara raha jAtA hai| sArA jJAna bA~cA huA jJAna hotA hai, kevala sUcanAoM kA saMgraha bhara hotA hai| jJAna kA sIdhA-sA phArmUlA yahI hai ki Apa kevala nakze ke darzana kara himAlaya kI yAtrA kA lAbha nahIM uThA skte| nakzA dekhane se kevala himAlaya para jAne ke mArga kA patA jAnA jA sakatA hai| AnaMda to tabhI AegA, jaba Apa svayaM himAlaya kI yAtrA kreNge| aisA AnaMda aura jJAna hI jIvana kA vAstavika AnaMda aura jJAna hogaa| kitAboM ko par3ha kara pAyA gayA jJAna hameM karma karane ke lie prerita kara sakatA hai| eka jJAna to vaha hotA hai jo hameM kisI mArga para calane kI preraNA detA hai aura eka jJAna vaha hotA hai jo kisI mArga para calane se niSkarSa rUpa meM prApta hotA hai| vahI asalI jJAna hotA hai| hamArA jo jJAna, hameM jJAna va vijJAna kI ora prerita kara de, vo jJAna manuSya ko mukti detA hai aura jo jJAna hameM karma kI ora prerita kare,vo jJAna hameM sujana kI ora le jAtA hai| bAhara se liyA gayA jJAna, saMsAra kI AdhArazilA ho jAtA hai aura bhItara se niSpanna huA jJAna, mukti kA mArga ho jAtA hai| bauddhika jJAna jIvana ke sAdhanoM ko saMcAlita karane ke lie hai aura Atmika jJAna vyavahAra va nizcaya, donoM hI virodhAbhAsoM se apane Apako mukta karane ke lie hai| jJAna to manuSya ke pAsa hai, lekina manuSya usa jJAna ke anurUpa AcaraNa nahIM karatA, kyoMki yaha jJAna Aropita hai, udhAra kA hai| bAhara se arjita hai| jaise koI bA~jha strI kisI bacce ko goda le letI hai, aise hI hamane jJAna ko bhI goda le liyA hai| isakA natIjA yaha huA ki manuSya ko isa bAta kA to jJAna hai ki krodha karanA burA hai, magara AdamI isa jJAna ko apane AcaraNa meM nahIM utAra paataa| agara kumhAra ko ghar3e banAne kA jJAna hai to vaha bhI caubIsa ghaMTe to ghar3e nahIM bnaataa| sone ke vaqta sonA bhI par3atA hai| lekina jo jJAna apane hI antarjagata se anusyUta hotA hai, apanI hI antara-AtmA se vikasita hotA hai, manuSya usa jJAna ko caubIsa ghaMTe jI sakatA hai, kyoMki AtmajJAnI caubIsoM ghaMTe caitanya rahatA hai, jAgRta rahatA hai| soe, taba bhI jAgA 1109 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahatA hai|aaNkheN baMda hone para bhI bhItara kI A~kheM khulI rahatI haiN| sacce jJAnI vyakti ke lie sUrya kabhI asta nahIM hotA,usakA sUraja to hamezA jAgRta rahatA hai lekina jisa jJAna ke nAma para kevala jJAna kI sUcanAoM kA saMgraha bhara kiyA hai, vaha jAgate hue bhI soyA huA hai| vaha karma kara rahA hai, taba bhI soyA huA hai| usa AdamI ke jIvana meM sUraja kabhI ugatA hI nahIM hai| Ama taura para sUrya rojAnA subaha pUraba se nikalatA hai aura zAma ko pazcima meM asta hotA hai, magara aise AdamI ke jIvana meM na to sUryodaya hotA hai aura na hI sUryAsta / vaha to dhobI ke kutte kI taraha ghara se ghATa taka kA saphara hI karatA rahatA hai, magara na to vaha ghara kA hotA hai aura na hI ghATa kaa| usake jIvana kA sUryodaya ghATa kI ora hotA hai aura sUryAsta ghara kI or| vaha jJAna, vaha cetanA jo vijJAna kI ora bar3ha jAe, jo cetanA AnaMda kI ora bar3ha jAe, vo cetanA manuSya ko mukti de jAtI hai| mukti pAne kA yaha sabase sugama va saralatama upAya hai| yaha mukti kA maMtra hai, mukti kI AdhArazilA hai| hamArA mana aura hamArI cetanA hamAre prANoM kI ora, hamAre zarIra kI ora baha jAe, to yahI cetanA, yahI AtmA, yahI karma,yahI kriyA hamAre lie saMsAra kA nirmANa karatI hai aura agara pUchate ho ki pAra hone ke lie jIva ko kyA jAnanA cAhie, to maiM yaha kahU~gA ki jAnane kI Adata chor3o, kyoMki jAna-jAna kara koI bhI jJAnI nahIM ho paayaa| jAnakara koI vyakti prANavaMta AtmavAna nahIM ho pAyA hai| jAna-jAna kara vyakti paNDita jarUra ho jAtA hai| kisI vyakti ne mujhase kahA ki merA totA rAma-rAma karatA hai| bar3A paNDita hai| maiMne kahA ki saca kahate ho, Aja yahI ho rahA hai| paNDita aura tote meM koI farka hI nahIM raha gayA hai| jaise totA bolatA hai, vaise hI paNDita bolatA hai| paNDita to vaha cammaca hai, jo dAla ke halave meM jAtA hai, logoM ko purasagArI karatA hai, magara khuda cammaca ke peTa meM kucha nahIM jaataa| paNDita kA yahI hAla hai| vaha jJAna rUpI halave meM rahatA hai| magara khuda usakA peTa jJAna se nahIM bharatA vaha rikta hI rahatA hai| thor3A-sA halavA bhI usa cammaca se cipaka jAe to usakA jIvana dhanya ho sakatA hai| jJAna jIvana meM utare, to hI sAkSaratA sArthaka hai| pustakoM ko raTo mata, unase jIvana banAnA siikho| pustaka se jJAna nahIM, kevala jAnakArI milatI hai| prApta jAnakArI kA samyak upayoga karane se jJAna apanA hotA hai| jJAna auroM ko dene ke lie nahIM hotaa| jJAna auroM se pAyA bhI nahIM jA sktaa| agara koI soce ki maiM use jJAna de dUMgA to vaha galatI para hai| maiM kisI ko jJAna nahIM de sktaa| hA~, agara Apa mujhase jJAna le jAe~ to yaha ApakI sajagatA va sacetanatA hogii| koI kisI ko jJAna de nahIM sktaa|koii jJAna le jAe to yaha usakI vizeSatA hogii| 110/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAnane kI Adata chor3o, jAnA to bahuta hai ki patavAreM kaise calAI jAtI haiN| hara AdamI ko dharma-karma kA jJAna bahuta hai| jaise adhika khAne se ajIrNa ho jAtA hai, usI taraha adhika jJAna bhI ajIrNa kA kAraNa banatA hai| yaha mata soco ki auroM ke pAsa jAe~ aura pUche ki patavAreM kaise calAI jAtI haiM, naukA kaise kheyI jAtI hai| aba to sirpha laMgara kholane kI z2arUrata hai| pAra hone ke lie jAnane kI z2arUrata nahIM hai, kevala laMgara kholane kI z2arUrata hai| patavAreM to pUrI z2indagI calA lI, Aja taka pAra nahIM hue| aba agara kucha karanA hai to mUrchA ke laMgara kholo| dharma kI, puNya kI patavAreM to varSoM se calA rahe ho, para agara jIvana kI naukA kahIM paha~ca nahIM pA rahI hai, to pahale yaha patA lagAo ki kyA cIja Ar3e A rahI hai| kaunasI kamI hai jisake kAraNa naukA Age nahIM bar3ha rahI hai| aisA hI huaa| cAra zarAbI cA~danI rAta meM naukA-vihAra karane ge| zarAba kA nazA! rAta bhara patavAreM calAte rhe| jaba subaha karIba AI to thor3A nazA utarA to eka ne dUsare se pUchA ki jarA patA karo ki hama kitanI dUra kA saphara kara cuke haiN| usane pIche mur3akara dekhA to pAyA ki naukA kinAre para pahuMca cukI thii| yaha to bAda meM mAlUma huA ki nAva kA laMgara DAlA huA thA, so nAva kahIM gaI hI nahIM, vo eka jagaha hI khar3I thii| rAta bhara patavAreM calatI rhiiN| lekina phAyadA kucha na huA, kyoMki Aqhira pahu~ce to kahIM bhI nhiiN| jahA~ se ravAnA hue the, vahIM raha ge| isalie jIvana kA laMgara kholo| jIvana meM AdhyAtmika mUlyoM ko AtmasAt karane ke lie jAnane kI nahIM, laMgaroM ko kholane kI jarUrata hai| jIvana ke paribhramaNa hone ke mukhya kAraNa kyA haiM? mukhya kAraNa hai vyakti ne laMgara nahIM kholaa| vyakti ne jaMjIreM aura ber3iyA~ nahIM kholiiN| isakA kAraNa bhI hai| ber3iyoM kI, jaMjIroM kI jhaMkAra bar3A sukha detI hai, bar3A rasa detI haiM, Ananda detI hai| kinAre para AdamI surakSita hai| nadI meM utaroge, to tUphAna kA Dara bhI rahegA, magara nadI meM utare bagaira pAra kaise hooge? taba jaMjIroM ko kholanA par3egA, ber3iyoM ko tor3anA pdd'egaa| manuSya kI parezAnI yahI hai ki usake pA~va jakar3e hue haiN| itanI Asakti hai ki vyakti prArthanA to vItarAgatA kI karatA hai, magara apane pA~voM meM par3I ber3I ko nahIM tor3a paataa|agr laMgara na khulA to naukA to calane se rhii| taba patavAroM kA koI artha hI nahIM hai| ApakA koI mArgadarzana karane ko taiyAra hai, magara Apa kadama hI nahIM uThA rahe ho to usakA mArgadarzana Apake kisa kAma kaa| AdamI ne z2indagI ko khicar3I banA diyA hai| hama krodha bhI karanA cAheMge aura kSamA se bhI mamatva rkheNge| hamArA jIvana pUrI taraha virodhAbhAsa para calane lagA hai| jJAniyoM ne eka zabda diyA hai vrt| aba jinako 'galiyA~' nikAlane meM mahAratha 1111 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hAsila hai, unhoMne yahA~ bhI kaI rAste nikAla lie haiN| logoM ne aNuvrata aura mahAvrata jaise zabda IjAda kara lie| aba jarA vicAra kareM, vrata to Akhira vrata hotA hai, vaha 'aNu' aura 'mahA' kaise ho sakatA hai| vrata kA artha hai 'virata' honA, alaga honA, aba Apa thor3e alaga hote haiM yA pUre alaga hote haiM, yaha Apa svayaM para nirbhara hai| agara mana meM abhI icchA banI huI hai ki hama yaha bhI kara leM aura vaha bhI kara leM to acchA hogA ki jisako chor3ane kA mana meM saMkalpa kara rahe ho, pahale jI bhara usakA sevana kara lo tAki paritRpta ho jaao| jIvana meM usa cIja ke prati saMkalpa yA vikalpa hI mana meM na utthe| ___ eka AdamI bhoga karatA hai, magara aTaka jAtA hai, jabaki dUsarA bhoga karatA hai aura pAra ho jAtA hai| yaha aMtara kyoM hai? jo bhoga meM aTaka gayA, vaha saMsArI ho gayA aura jo pAra ho gayA vaha saMnyAsI ho gyaa| koI bhI bhoga burA nahIM hotA, magara jaba kIcar3a meM paidA hokara kIcar3a meM pha~se raha jAte ho, to vaha bhoga jIvana kA abhizApa bana jAtA hai| mahAvIra ne vivAha kiyA, saMtAna bhI huii| unhoMne bhoga kiyA, magara aTake nahIM, pAra ho ge| jo aTaka gayA vo ulajha gyaa| phira to usakA sArA jJAna apane bhItara ke ajJAna ko Dhakane kA eka pardA bhara raha jAtA hai| ___pAra lago tabhI to jJAna kA artha hai| aisA jJAna kisa kAma kA jo dUdha aura pAnI ko alaga-alaga karane kI kalA na de ske| usa haMsa meM z2arUra koI khoTa hai jo dUdha meM milA pAnI alaga na kara ske| hamAre bhItara Asakti hai, rAga hai, mamatva hai| chor3ane ke vikalpa bhI hote haiM, magara AdamI inheM nahIM chor3a paataa| sukha bhale hI kSaNika ho, vaha hameM AbhAsa detA rahatA hai| sukha AhvAna karatA hai bAra-bAra ki cale Ao usI aMdhere meN| AdamI jItA to prakAza meM hai, magara bhItara kA ghuppa aMdhakAra bAra-bAra AvAja detA hai| aura AdamI ko aMdhakAra jyAdA acchA lagatA hai| kala jisa khujalI se pIr3A huI thI, Aja vahI khujalI phira khujalAne kA nimaMtraNa detI hai| AdamI ko khujalAne meM bar3A AnaMda AtA hai| jaba khajalI uThatI hai to sArA jJAna eka tarapha dharA raha jAtA hai| khujalAnA usake lie z2arUrI ho jAtA hai| binA khujalAe use caina nahIM pdd'taa| yaha jIvana kA yathArtha hai| Apa pUchanA hI cAhate ho ki pAra lagane se rokane vAlI kyA cIja hai, to maiM yahI kahU~gA ki hamArI Asakti hI hameM pAra nahIM lagane detii| hamAre apane hI banAe laMgara jIvana kI naukA ko roka kara baiThe haiN| jaba Asakti kA aMdhakAra ubharatA hai to kucha bhI naz2ara nahIM aataa| jisa bIvI se jhagar3A kara Ae ho,usa jhagar3e ko bhUla kara phira usI aMdhakAra meM lauTa jaaoge| jisa dhana ne caina chIna liyA, usI dhana ko kamAne ke lie ghANI ke baila bana jaaoge| 112| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Akhira dhana kamAnA hai to umra bhI nahIM dekhte| assI-nabbe sAla ke ho gae, magara dukAna se moha nahIM chuuttaa| kaba taka yahI karate cale jAoge? kahIM to virAma do vatsa! tIsa varSIya eka yuvaka AjIvikA kamAne ke lie mehanata karatA hai, ThIka bAta hai| magara assI sAla kA vRddha bhI juTA huA hai| subaha ATha baje se rAta ke ATha baje taka jue ke baila kI taraha lagA hai| aise AdamI se pUcho ki Akhira tumhAre jIvana kA virAma kahA~ hai? jitanA kamAnA thA, kamA liyA, aiza karanA thA, kara liyA, aba to yaha dukAna smetto| zarIra ko hI kaba taka malate rhoge| zarIra ke pAra jo pAradarzI tattva hai, usa taka tumhArI naz2ara nahIM jaatii| hama kevala bAhara-bAhara hI jIte haiM, Upara-Upara kI lIpApotI karate rahate haiN| maiM Apako kaisA dikhAI detA hU~, isa bAta para gaura mata karie, Apa apane Apako kaise dikhAI de rahe haiM, isa para gaura pharamAiegA kyoMki usI se ApakA kalyANa hogA, Apake jIvana kA mArga prazasta hogaa| jIva ke paribhramaNa ke mukhya kAraNa kyA haiM? aura ye kAraNa kaise dUra ho sakate haiM? vyakti svayaM kAraNa banatA hai aura koI dUsarA ise dUra kara bhI nahIM sktaa|vykti ko svayaM hI mukta honA hotA hai| hameM koI bA~dha nahIM sktaa| duniyA meM kisI kI tAqata nahIM hai ki koI Apako bA~dha jaae| vyakti khuda hI ba~dhatA hai| agara koI daravAje ko pakar3a kara baiTha jAe aura cillAne lage ki bacAo bcaao| yaha daravAjA mujhe nahIM chor3a rahA hai, to isameM kisakI galatI hai / daravAje ko to tumane hI pakar3a rakhA hai| daravAje kI kyA maz2Ala ki vaha tumheM pakar3a ske| yaha mata soco ki Apa mara gae to pIche ApakI patnI bhI mara jAegI, Apake mA~-bApa mara jaaeNge| koI nahIM marane vaalaa| vivAha kiyA hai, kartavya jarUra nibhAo, mA~-bApa bhale kaMjUsa haiM, ciDaciDe haiM, phira bhI nibhaao| kartavya to yahI kahatA hai| magara hamane hamArA mUlya, mA~-bApa se jyAdA mAna liyA hai| hamArA mUlya, apanI patnI se adhika mAna liyA hai| mAtA-pitA to hamAre lie janma dene kA eka mArga bhara rahe haiN| janma hameM lenA thaa| pitA ke aNu va mA~ kA garbha milaa| hamArA janma ho gyaa|shriir kA pitA hotA hai aura zarIra kI hI mA~ hotI hai| para hamArA na koI pitA hotA hai, na mA~ hotI hai, na patnI hotI hai| jaba taka hama deha-bhAva meM jIte haiM, jaba taka dehabhAva hama para ArUr3ha hotA hai, taba taka patnI kA bhAva bhI rahatA hai aura jaba deha kA bhAva zAMta ho jAtA hai to vaha patnI nahIM rahatI, vaha eka mahilA ho jAtI hai| taba mA~ bhI eka mahilA hai, patnI, bahana bhI eka mhilaa| pitA eka puruSa hai to beTA bhii| tuma svayaM eka puruSa ho| sAre puruSa aura mahilAe~ eka jaise haiN| jaba taka deha kA bhAva rahatA hai taba taka strI-puruSa ke bheda rahate haiN| jaba hama deha se dehAtIta ho jAte haiM, videha kI sthiti meM |113 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIte hai, taba na koI strI hotI hai aura na koI puruss|n kisI ko gale lagAyA jAtA hai aura na kisI se paraheja kiyA jAtA hai| parahez2a una logoM ke lie hotA hai, jinakI A~khoM meM yaha pahacAna banI huI hai ki yaha strI hai aura yaha puruSa hai| agara sthUlibhadra jaise loga isa taraha pahacAna banAe rakhate to vaha kisI bhI sthiti meM 'kozA vezyA' ke yahA~ bedAga cAturmAsa, niSkaluSa pravAsa nahIM kara paate| saMbhava hI nahIM hotaa| adhyAtma aura kucha nahIM hai, kevala deha ke prati rahane vAle bhAva se chuTakArA pAnA hai| agara deha ke prati rahane vAlA bhAva samApta ho jAe, to ye khAU~, vo khAU~' kI raTa bhI bNd| deha ke prati bhAva gauNa ho jAe to kauna kurUpa aura kauna svruup| aura jaba taka deha kA bhAva nahIM chUTatA, taba taka vyakti tapasyA to khUba kara legA, magara AhAra ke prati rahane vAlI Asakti nahIM chuuttegii| AhAra chor3anA yA usase sambandha rakhanA mahattvapUrNa nahIM hai| merI najara meM to AhAra ke prati rAgAtmaka aura vidveSAtmaka donoM bhAva samApta honA hI vAstavika tyAga-tapasyA hai| vyakti ke lie vahI vAstavika upavAsa bana jAtA hai, jaba AhAra ke prati rahane vAlI Asakti bhI chUTa jaae| aisA nahIM huA, to sAla meM eka bAra saMvatsarI AegI aura kSamApanA bhI kara loge, magara bAkI ke 364 dina vahI vairavirodha ke rheNge| AdamI ke mana meM rAga samApta ho jAe, dehabhAva samApta ho jAe, citta zAMta ho jAe to AdamI rojAnA hI kSamApanA' meM hI jItA hai| use na to kisI ko kSamA karane kI jarUrata par3atI hai aura na kisI se kSamA mA~gane kI, kyoMki usake dvArA kabhI koI vaira-virodha hI nhiiN| vo agara kabhI galatI karatA bhI hai, to itanI sajagatApUrNa ki usase usake karmoM kI nirjarA ho jAe, vaha pAra laga jAe, nivRtta ho jaae| agara vyakti kI Asakti ke tAra DhIle par3a jAte haiM, to makar3I bAhara A hI jAtI hai| anyathA jo makar3I auroM ko pha~sAne ke lie jAla bunatI hai, jAla bunate-bunate Asakti ke tAra itane rasIle,pyAre ho jAte haiM ki makar3I khuda unhIM tAroM meM ulajhakara raha jAtI hai| agara Asakti ke ye tAra DhIle hone haiM to apane Apa hI hoNge| koI bAhara se nahIM AegA, inheM DhIlA karane / hameM kisI ne bA~dha nahIM rakhA hai, vyakti svayaM hI ba~dhA huA hai| vyakti svayaM hI ba~dhatA hai| agara tuma svayaM se mukta ho gae to samajho tuma duniyA se mukta ho ge| pAra tumhI ko laganA hai isalie laMgara bhI tumhIM ko kholanA hogaa| isa kAma ke lie koI bAhara se nahIM aaegaa| maiM sirpha yaha batA sakatA hU~ ki yaha nAva hai jIvana kI, yaha patavAra hai, yaha sAgara hai saMsAra kA, yaha laMgara hai, lekina isa laMgara ko kholanA to tumheM hI pdd'egaa|aaskti se mukta to tumheM khuda hI honA hogaa|muurchaa se tumhIM ko bAhara AnA 1141 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hogaa| ___ ArdrakumAra anArya deza kA rahane vAlA, aura hiMdustAna ke kisI vyakti ne use paramAtmA kI pratimA bhejii| isa pratimA ko dekhakara use jAti-smaraNa huA aura pUrvajanma bhI yAda A gyaa|vh paramAtmA kI zaraNa svIkAra karane ke lie bhArata calA AyA aura muni-jIvana svIkAra kara liyaa| isake bAda vaha mahAvIra kI sabhA meM bhI pahu~cA, lekina yogAnuyoga! jIvana meM aisI koI karmadazA vidyamAna rahI ki use munitva kA cogA phira chor3anA par3A aura vApasa gRhastha meM jAnA pdd'aa| jisa vyakti ko pUrvajanma kA smaraNa ho gayA, use bhI apanA caritra badalanA pdd'aa| unhoMne vivAha bhI kiyA, baccA bhI huaa|ve hara rAta baiThakara ciMtana karate ki unhoMne kitanA munAsiba aura kitanA galata kAma kiyaa| ___ eka dina unhoMne phira saMkalpa kara liyA ki agale dina vaha zramaNa-pravrajyA svIkAra kara legaa| usane apanI patnI se yaha bAta khii| hara manuSya ke bhItara eka cora chupA rahatA hai| jaba usane apanI patnI se pUchA aura putra se carcA kI, isa para patnI carkhA kAtane baiTha gii| isa para usake putra ne isakA kAraNa pUchA to vaha bolI, 'kyA karU~, tere pitA to saMnyAsa le rahe haiM, aba mujhe apanI AjIvikA kamAne ke lie carkhA to kAtanA hI pdd'egaa|' isa para beTe ne mA~ ko Azvasta kiyA ki usakA pitA saMnyAsa nahIM legaa| usane carkhe se mA~ dvArA kAtA gayA dhAgA liyA aura soye hue pitA ke paira se bA~dha diyaa| pitA kI A~kha khulI to dekhA ki dhAge ke bAraha A~Te lage hue the| usane samajhA ki abhI bAraha varSa kI Asakti zeSa hai; aura yahI huA, ArdrakumAra ne bAraha varSa bAda saMnyAsa liyaa| bAraha varSa bAda jaba unhoMne jaMgala kI ora kadama bar3hAe to unheM jaMgala meM dekhate hI eka hAthI ne apane pA~voM kI jajIreM toDa DAlI aura ArdrakumAra kI ora bar3hane lgaa| jina logoM kA vaha hAthI thA, ve daur3e Ae aura ArdrakumAra se kahA, 'haTo, hAthI mAra ddaalegaa|' magara hAthI ArdrakumAra ke caraNoM meM Akara jhukA aura vApasa jaMgala meM lauTa gyaa| ArdrakumAra ne yathArtha batAyA ki hAthI dvArA lohe kI jaMjIreM tor3anA AsAna hai, magara jIvana meM ba~dhe rezama ke dhAge tor3anA muzkila hai| rezama ke dhAge tor3ane meM maiMne bAraha varSa lagA die magara dhanyabhAgI hai vaha hAthI jisane lohe kI jaMjIra ko eka jhaTake meM tor3a ddaalaa| __ koI bhI baMdhana vyakti svayaM bA~dhatA hai| vaha ba~dhA huA hai| use kisI ne nahIM bA~dha rkhaa| hama mukta honA cAheM to pala bhara meM mukta ho sakate haiM / mukti pAne ke lie kahIM jAne kI z2arUrata nahIM hai| sirpha apane ko ba~dhana-mukta karane kI z2arUrata hai| jaba maiM kahatA hU~ ki baMdhana-mukta honA hai to isakA artha yaha nahIM ki jaMgala meM cale jAnA |115 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| basa bhItara kI pakar3a chor3ane kI z2arUrata hai, paMkhoM ko kholane kI z2arUrata hai| yahI mukti kA praveza-dvAra hai| pakar3a kA nAma ba~dhana hai aura pakar3a ke chUTa jAne kA nAma hI mukti hai / / jahA~ ho, vahIM raho, kahIM jAne kI z2arUrata nahIM hai, basa pakar3a chUTanI caahie| bhItara dhyAna ghaTita ho jAnA caahie| vyakti to mukta hai aura rhegaa| vaha hamezA se hI mukta thaa| baMdhana meM to usane khuda apane Apako DAlA hai| vaha mukta rahegA tabhI taka, jaba taka vaha apane Apako vinirmukta banAe rkhegaa| saba kucha hama para nirbhara karatA hai / savAloM kA javAba to maiM dUMgA, lekina yaha pahale patA lagA lo ki vAstava meM hama saMsAra meM kitane DUbe hue haiM, aura usase mukta honA cAhate haiM? sahI meM mukti pAnA cAhate haiM, taba to laMgara bhI khole jAe~ge, patavAra bhI dI jaaegii| yadi aisA nahI hai to patavAreM bhI hoMgI, nAva bhI hogI, sAmane kinArA bhI dikha rahA hogA, magara yAtrA nahIM ho pAegI, kyoMki laMgara kholane kA dila nahIM krtaa| laMgara bar3e rasIle, suhAvane jo lagate haiM / I pAra hone kA pahalA sUtra hai - vyakti jAge / A~kheM baMda rahatI hai yA khulIM, bAteM karate ho yA mauna rahate ho, yaha bAta artha nahIM rkhtii| sirfa cetanA jaga jAe, to mAno saba cIja jaga gaI / pahalA sUtra sajagatA hI hai / chor3a kara mata bhAgo, jahA~ ho, zrama karo, zrama se vimukha mata bno| samAja meM raho to samAja se vimukha mata bno| karmayoga karo, karmayoga se vimukha mata bano / pratidina karma ho aura pratidina apane antarmana meM vApasI ho jaae| apane mUla srota se jur3e rahe to cAhe jo kriyA ho jAe hamAre dvArA hara kriyA kartavya bhara hotI hai aura koI bhI kartavya kabhI karma-bandhana kA kAraNa nahIM hotA / yadi bhItara nirliptatA hai, sajagatA hai to vyakti karma to karegA, magara vaha niSkarma hI rhegaa| roja-roja bhale AjIvikA ke sAdhana juTAo, magara zAma hote hI apane bhItara lauTa kara dekha lo ki kitane sthira ho / apanI sthiratA meM, antarasthiti meM, antaradazA meM vicalana nahIM honA cAhie, jisake kAraNa hama phisala jAe~ / antarmana meM itanI sajagatA hara vaqta rahanI cAhie / - mahilAoM ko jaba mAhavArI hotI hai to ve mahIne meM cAra dina ke lie saMnyasta ho jAtI haiM, alaga baiTha jAtI haiN| puruSoM ko mAhavArI nahIM hotI, acchA hotA agara puruSoM ko bhI hotI / hamezA nahIM kara sakate to kama se kama mAha meM cAra-pA~ca dina to aise hoM ki hama sAdhu kI taraha kA jIvana jIyeM - niSkaluSa, nirvikAra / aisA kara liyA to dekhanA kitanA krAMtikArI parivartana hotA hai| apane ApakI mukti ke lie, apane svayaM kI pavitratA va nirliptatA ke lie, sajagatA sArthakatA degii| dina meM subaha se zAma taka khUba kAma karo / dhana kamAo, bA~To bhI, magara zAma hote hI lauTa Ao / 116 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamAre nasIba meM jitanA thA, hameM mila gyaa| aba sA~jha Dhala gii| aba hama apane liye jieNge| apanI zAMti ke lie, antarAtmA ke lie, apanI mukti ke lie jieNge| caubIsa ghaMTe ye kyA mehanatakazI lagA rakhI hai, ghara se ghATa aura ghATa se ghara, yahI z2indagI raha gaI hai| z2indagI ko jInA, bitAnA aura pAra lagAne kA jo dUsarA sUtra ho sakatA hai, usakA nAma hai 'saMtulana' apane jIvana meM itanA saMtulana karo ki hara cIja napI-tulI ho jaae| na to pUrI taraha gUMge ho jAo aura na hI dina bhara bar3abar3Ate rho| jo cupa hai, vaha dina bhara cupa rahatA hai aura jo bolatA hai, vaha dina bhara kaiMcI kI taraha jubAna calAe jA rahA hai| bolo to aise jaise kisI ko tAra bhejate haiN| usameM hama nape-tule zabda kAma meM lete haiN| aise hI zAMta, dhIra-gaMbhIra ho jaao| mAdhurya bharA bolo| aisA bolo ki bolanA sArthaka ho jaae| khAo to bhI napA-tulA, jaise davA khAte ho| bhojana aisA sAtvika ho ki hameM svastha rakhe,sphUrti de; na ki bImAra kara de| jIvana meM kucha aisA lacIlApana, kucha nayA aMdAja de jAe ki hamArA jIvana saphala ho jaae| mauna rahakara bhojana karo, prasannacita hokara ekAgratA se, manoyogapUrvaka bhojana kro| hamArA hara kAma napA-tulA ho, khAnA, pInA, bolanA-baiThanA, sonA sbhii| na kharAba dekho, na kharAba bAtoM meM rasa lo| saMyamita-sAdagIpUrNa jIvana jiio| agara aisA hotA hai, to samajho vyakti ne ghara meM rahakara bhI zramaNatva prApta kara liyaa| tIsarI bAta hai 'smdrshitaa'| pAra hone ke lie tIna sUtra detA huuN| pahalA sajagatA, dUsarA saMtulana va tIsarA smdrshitaa| sabake prati samAna bhAva ho, samAna dRSTi ho jAe, udAra-dRSTi ho jaae| hamAre lie saba barAbara ho jAe~, na koI apanA, na koI praayaa| saba eka braabr| taba agara duHkha AyA to vahI bAta aura sukha AyA to bhI vahI baat|smdrshitaa kA artha itanA hI nahIM ki hara vyakti hara AtmA ke prati samadRSTi ho jAe, varan paristhitiyoM ke prati bhI sama ho jAo, cAhe acchI ho yA burI, sonA yA lohA, nafA yA nukasAna, niMdA yA stuti, hara paristhiti meM apane ko masta banAe rkho| jo honA thA, vahI huaa| usakI kyA ciMtA? jo honA hai, vahI ho rahA hai, use hone do, apanI ora se isameM bAdhA mata ddaalo| tuma rokanA cAhoge, taba bhI roka to nahIM sakoge, phira kyoM aise prayAsa karate ho| jIvana meM zAMti ko AtmasAt karane kA sabase acchA tarIkA bhI yahI hai ki jo ho rahA hai, hone do, hara kAma acche ke lie hI ho rahA hai| hama hastakSepa se mukta ho jAe~, taTasthatA makti kA AdhAra hai| pratikriyAoM se virata ho jaaeN| mahAprANAnubhUti meM nimagna ho jaaeN| 1117 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka aura prazna hai : mukti pAne ke lie hameM kyA karanA cAhie? mukti sabako priya hai| mana kI zAnti hI mukti hai| mukti kA koI bhUgola yA usakI sImAe~ nahIM hai| zAnta, nirmala aura nirapekSa mana kA pariNAma hai mukti / mana kA dvandvarahita, mata aura pakSarahita honA mukti ko jInA hai| mukta honA mAnava mAtra kA dhyeya aura adhikAra hai| mana nirantara arAjakatA phailA rahA hai| Akhira hama mana ke bahakAve meM kaba taka bahate-bhaTakate rheNge| svArtha, kaSAya aura vikAra ke tilisma meM hama saba kaida haiN| Akhira aisA kauna hai jo 'kaidI' na ho| krAnti cAhie, AdhyAtmika krAnti, eka aisI krAnti jo moha ke aNDe se mana ke cUje ko bAhara nikAla DAle, ghoMsale meM sikur3e baiThe paMchI meM sAhasa kI cetanA jagA de, paMkha khula par3e aura manuSya mukti kA AkAza-bhara Ananda uThA le| bhItara baiThA svAmI hameM pukAra rahA hai jIvana ke naye kSitijoM ko unmukta karane ke lie, mukti ke mAnasarovara meM vihAra karane ke lie| hama bAharI jagata, usakI prakRti se, bhItara baiThe puruSa ko alaga dekheN| vicAroM, vikalpoM, vRttiyoM se svayaM ko alaga anubhava kreN| svayaM ke prati sacetana hoe~; apane-Apa se prema kreN| jaba taka soca-vicAra kA bhaMvarajAla umar3atA-ghumar3atA rahegA aura vRttiyoM kI khalabalI macI rahegI, hama paridhi para hI raheMge, kendra taka nahIM pahuMca paaeNge| mAnA, apane Apako jItanA kaThina hai, para apane Apa se hArakara jInA to zarmanAka hai| hama dhairyapUrvaka dhyAna dhareM, svayaM ko aura svayaM kI prakRti ko samajheM, sthira citta raheM, svayaM ko zAnta, mauna ho jAne deM, tAki hamAre maulika vyaktitva ko, astitva ko sAkAra hone kA avasara mila sake, cetanA kA sukha hameM tarabatara, Ananda se abhibhUta kara ske| mukti-sukha pAne ke lie kucha sujhAva haiN| pahalA hai : granthiyoM ko zithila kreN| granthi yAnI gA~Tha, mana kI gA~Tha, moha kI gA~Tha, mata aura pakSa kI gaaNtth| matoM se mukta honA aura pakSoM ke prati niSpakSa rahanA, mukti ke dvAra kA udghATana hai| kisI vyakti yA vastu ke prati hone vAlI mUrchA, AsaktipUrNa smRti bhI manuSya kI granthi hI hai| granthiyA~ manuSya kI mUrchAvasthA hai aura manuSya ko mUrchA kA daurA par3atA rahatA hai| granthi-mukta hI nirgrantha hai aura nirgrantha hI mukti kA vaha sukha arjita karatA hai, jise pAne ke lie samrAToM taka ne abhiniSkramaNa kiyaa| 118/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsarA sujhAva hai : zAnta-zItala rheN| mUDa aura mijAja kA koI bharosA nahIM hai| vaha kaba bigar3a jAye, raMga badala ddaale| ThaMDe mijAja kA mAlika honA aura sabake sAtha zAlInatA se peza AnA kaSAya-vijaya kA behatarIna sUtra hai| tIsarA sujhAva hai : prasannacitta raheM / sukha-dukha, sonA-mATI, naphA-nukasAna, upekSA-abhinandana hara paristhiti meM prasannacitta raheM, alamasta rheN| bhale hI manuSya ghara-gRhasthI ke bIca ho, para isa alamastI ke calate, hama 'phakIrI' ko jI jaaeNge| granthi-rahita, zAMta aura prasannacitta rahanA samaya aura paristhitiyoM se Upara uThakara jIvana-mukti ko apane-Apa meM jIne kA upAya hai| hameM vaha mukti cAhie, jisakA sukha hama jIte-jI uThA skeN| mukti ko hama samaya, niyati yA bhavitavyatA se bA~dhakara na baiTha jaaeN| masta raheM aura mukta ho jaaeN| phira, jo honA hai, use ho lene deN| hama madArI ke baMdara na bneN| usa honahAra se apanI aMtarAtmA ko ThIka vaise hI alaga rakheM, jaise nadiyA ke kinAre baiThA koI rAhagIra 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