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________________ deza kI vikaTa samasyA : bhUkha jaba hama apane jIvana ke sampUrNa pakSoM--pratIta, vartamAna aura bhaviSya para vicAra karane lagate haiM, to hamAre sAmane eka ajIba-sAdRzya ubhara AtA hai| hamArA atIta jitanA ujjvala rahA hai, vartamAna utanA hI asaMtoSajanaka aura dhUmila / aura, bhaviSya ? bhaviSya ke Age, to eka prakAra se savana aMdhakAra-hI-aMdhakAra kA sAmrAjya dikhAI par3ane lagatA hai| eka vicAraka ne satya hI kahA hai "Past is always Glorious Present is always Insatisfactory And Future is always in Dark". "ujjvala sukha kara pUta-purAtana, vartamAna kasamasa pIr3Acchanna, aura, bhaviSyat tamasAvartana / " hamArA svaNima atIta : hama jaise-jaise apane atIta ke pRSThoM kA avalokana karate haiM, eka sukhada gaurava-garimA se hamArA antastala khila uThatA hai| hamArA vaha parimita aizvarya, vaha vipula vaibhava, dUdhasI svaccha laharAtI nadiyA~, sudUra kSitija taka phailA dina-rAta garjatA sAgara, AkAza ko chutI mIloM lambI parvata-zRMkhalAe~, jahA~ kahIM-na-kahIM prati dina chahoM Rtue~ aTakheliyA~ karatI haiN| hamArA vaha sAdA sukhamaya jIvana, kintu ucca vicAra, jisake bIca se 'om', 'aham' kA praNavanAda gaMjA karatA thA, hamArA vaha devoM se bhI uttama jIvana, jisakI devatA bhI spRhA karate the| biSNu-purANa meM yahI dhva ine mukharita huI hai-- "gAyanti devA kila gItakAni, dhanyAstu te bhaart-bhuumibhaage| svargApavargAspada-mArga -- bhUte, bhavanti bhUyaH puruSAH suratvAt // " 2 / 3 / 4. yaha gauravamaya divyanAda jaba bhI hamAre zrutipatha meM jhaMkRta hotA hai, hameM kSaNa bhara ko na jAne kisa ajJAta sukhada loka meM ur3A le jAtA hai| hama haMsa-ke-se svapnila paMkhoM para ur3akara svargika sukha kA upabhoga karane lagate hai| sacamuca hamArA pratIta kitanA suhAnA thA, kitanA zreyaSkara ! hama Aja bhI usako yAdakara gaurava se phUle nahIM samAte ! itihAsa kahatA hai, sabase pahale hamAre yahA~ hI mAnava-sabhyatA kA aruNima prakAza prAcI meM phUTA thA-- "USA ne ha~sa abhinandana kiyA, aura pahanAyA hIraka hAra!" deza kI vikaTa samasyA : bhUkha
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________________ cAhe jaina-dharma ho, cAhe bauddha-dharma ho, cAhe vaidika-dharma ho, cAhe anya koI bhI paramparA--sabhI ne hamAre atIta kI bar3I hI ramya jhA~kI prastuta kI hai| vaha divyAtidivya svara hamArA hI svara thA, jo saba ora pratidhvanita hokara vizva ke kone-kone meM jAgaraNa kA pAvana sandeza de skaa| hamArA kSudhita vartamAna : kintu, usa atIta kI gAthAoM ko duharAne mAtra se bhalA aba kyA lAbha? Aja to hamAre sAmane, hamArA vartamAna eka virATa prazna banakara khar3A hai| vaha samAdhAna mAMga rahA hai ki kalpanA kI suSamA ko bhI mAta kara dene vAlA hamArA vaha bhArata Aja kahA~ hai ? kyA Aja bhI kisI svarga meM devatA isakI mahimA ke gIta gAte haiM ? bhAratavAsiyoM ke sambandha meM kyA mAja bhI ve vahIM purAnI yazasvI gAthAe~ duharAte hoMge? Aja ke bhArata ko dekhakara to aisA lagatA hai ki ve kisI kone meM baiThakara hajAra-hajAra prA~sU bahAte hoMge aura socate hoMge--aAja kA bhArata kaisA hai ? kyA yaha vahIM bhArata hai, jahA~ adhyAtma kI divya prANa-zakti kabhI rAma, to kabhI kRSNa, aura kabhI buddha, to kabhI mahAvIra banakara jisakI miTTI ko mahimAnvita karatI thI? jahA~ preya zreya ke caraNoM kI dhUla kA tilaka karatA thaa| kyA yaha vahI bhArata hai ? ___aMgrejI kavi henarI Dirojiyo ne apane kAyya 'jhaMgIrA kA phakIra' kI bhUmikA meM ThIka aisI hI mana:sthiti meM likhA thA-- "My Country: in the days of Glory Past A beauteous halo circled round thy brow And worshipped as a deity thou wast: Where is that glory, where is that reverence now The eagle pinion is chained down at last And grovelling in the lowly dust art thou: Thy minstrel hath no wreath to weave for thee Save the sad story of they misery." Aja yahI satya hamAre sAmane A khar3A hai| Aja kA bhArata atyanta garIba hai / sudUra atIta nahIM, satarahavIM zatAbdI ke bhArata ko hI le liijie| usa samaya ke bhArata ko dekhakara phrAMsIsI yAtrI baraniyara ne kyA kahA thA? usane kahA thA "yaha hindustAna eka athAha gaDDhA hai, jisameM saMsAra kA adhikAMza sonA aura cAMdI cAroM tarapha se aneka rAstoM se A-Akara jamA hotA hai aura jisase bAhara nikalane kA use eka bhI rAstA nahIM miltaa|" kintu, lagabhaga do sau varSoM kI duHsaha gulAmI ke bAda bhArata ke usa gaDDhe meM aiseaise bhayaMkara chidra bane ki bhArata kA rUpa bilakula hI virUpa ho gyaa| usa dRzya ko dekhate A~kheM jheMpatI haiM, prAtmA karAha uThatI hai| viliyama DigavI, sI0 AI0 I0 esa0 pI0 ke zabdoM meM "bIsavIM sadI ke zurU meM karIba dasa karor3a manuSya briTiza bhArata meM aise haiM, jinheM kisI samaya bhI peTa bhara anna nahIM mila pAtA......isa adhaHpatana kI dUsarI misAla isa samaya kisI sabhya aura unnatizIla deza meM kahIM para bhI dikhAI nahIM de sktii|"2 1. bhArata meM aMgrejI rAja (dvitIya khaNDa) sundaralAla, 2. vahI pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ vaha sone kA deza bhArata Aja isa hAlata meM pahu~ca cukA hai ki jisa ora dRSTi DAlie usa ora hI hAya-hAya tar3apa-cIkha aura bhUkha kI hRdaya vidAraka citkAra sunAI detI hai / viSamatA kI durladhya khAI ke bIca kIr3e ke samAna Aja kA mAnava kulabulA rahA haiM / eka tarapha kAma karane vAle zramika kolhU ke baila se pisate - pisate kRza evaM kSINa hote jA rahe haiM, dUsarI tarapha U~cI haveliyoM meM rahane vAle aizo-ArAma kI jindagI gujAra rahe haiM / eka nava-vadhU ke lajjA-vasana beca kara byAja cukAtA hai, dUsarA tela-phuleloM para pAnI - sA dhana bahAkara daMbhI jIvana bitAtA hai / parantu, prAja ke ye dhannA seTha bhI andara meM kahA~ sukhI haiN| zoSaNa kI nIMva para khar3e mahaloM meM duHkha ke pIr3A ke, tRSNA ke kIr3e kulabulAte rahate haiM / kucha aura kucha aura kI cAha unheM na dina meM ha~sane detI hai, na rAta meM sone detI hai / Aja kA bhArata to asthipaMjara kA vaha kaMkAla banA huA hai ki jise dekhakara karuNA ko bhI karuNA AtI hai / vaha svarga kA yoga-kSema kartA zrAja asahAya bhikSuka banA patha para ThokareM khAtA phiratA hai- "vaha AtA, do TUka kaleje ke karatA, pachatAtA patha para zrAtA / peTa-pITha milakara haiM eka, cala rahA lakuTiyA Teka, muTThI bhara dAne ko, bhUkha miTAne ko, muMha phaTI purAnI jholI ko phailAtA / cATa rahe jUThI pattala ve kabhI sar3aka para khar3e hue, aura jhapaTa lene ko unase, kutte bhI haiM ar3e hue|" yaha hai Aja ke hamAre bhArata kI saccI tasavIra ! vahI yaha deza hai, jo kabhI saMsAra ko anna kA kSaya dAna detA thA / saMsAra ko roTI aura kapar3e kA dAna detA thaa| jisakI dharma kI pAvana Tera Aja bhI sAgara kI laharoM meM sisaka rahI hai--sara tor3atI, uThatI-giratI ! jisake smRti cinha Aja bhI jAvA, sumAtrA, laMkA Adi dezoM meM dekhane ko mila jAte haiM / jisakI dI huI saMskRti kI pAvana bheMTa saMsAra ko manuSyatA kI sIkha detI rahI hai, kyA isameM Aja bhI vaha kSamatA hai ? kintu kahA~ ? Aja to kala kA dAtA, prAja kA bhikSuka banA huA hai / kala kA sahAyatA dene vAlA zrAja sahAyatA pAne ko hAtha pasAre anya dezoM kI aura palaka nihAra rahA hai / 'ege AyA' kA vyAkhyAtA, 'vadhasudhaiva kuTumbakam' ke pAvana saMdeza kA udgAtA bhArata zrAja svayaM nona, tela, lakar3I ke cakkara meM tabAha ho rahA hai / Aja hamAre sAmane itihAsa kA eka jalatA prazna khar3A hai ki hama kaise raheM ? kaisA jIvana apanAe~ / prazna sAdhAraNa nahIM hai| ataH uttara bhI yoM hI koI calatA nahIM diyA jA sktaa| Aie, isa para kucha carcA kareM / hamArA yuga-dharma : maiM usa prAdhyAtmika - paramparA ko mahattva detA hU~, jisameM maiMne yaha sAdhuvRtti lI hai / maiMne grArha dharma kI vicAradhArA kA gahana adhyayana kiyA hai| usameM mujhe bar3A rasa zrAyA hai, hArdika Ananda bhI milA hai| kintu savAla yaha hai ki kyA hama usa mahAn vicAradhArA ko sirpha par3hakara samajhakara zrAnanda lete raheM, mAtra Adarza kA kalpanAmaya sukha hI prApta karate raheM, yA yathArtha ko bhI pahacAneM, yugadharma kI AvAja bhI suneM ? bhAratavarSa kA, deza ko vikaTa samasyA : bhUkha 367 .
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________________ kucha kAla se yaha durbhAgya rahA hai ki vaha apane jIvana ke AdarzoM ko, apane jIvana kI U~cAiyoM ko lekara, jinheM ki kabhI pUrva puruSoM ne prApta kiyA thA, bar3I lambI-lambI ur3AneM bharatA rahA hai| aura, usa lambI ur3Ana meM itanA ur3atA rahA hai ki yathArtha usase kosoM dUra chUTa gayA hai| vaha jIvana kI samasyAoM ko bhulAkara, una para vicAra karanA taka chor3akara maraNottara svarga aura mokSa kI bAteM karake apane ahaM kI tuSTi karatA rahA hai| svarga aura mokSa kI mohaka AkAMkSA meM vaha kar3I-se-kar3I sAdhanAe~ to karatA rahA hai, parantu yathArtha ke Upara kabhI bhUla se bhI vicAraNA nahIM kii| dharma ko yadi hama dekheM, to isake mukhya rUpa se do bheda hote hai--1. zarIra-dharma aura 2. Atma-dharma--AtmA kA dharma / ina donoM kA samanvita rUpa hI jIvana kA yugadharma hai| sirpha AtmA kA dharma apanAnA bhI utanA hI ekAMgI hai, jitanA sirpha zarIra kA dharma hI dhAraNa krnaa| donoM meM taTa aura tarI kA sambandha hai, guMbada aura nIMva kA sambandha hai| jisa prakAra binA tarI ke dhArA ke pAra taTa kI kalpanA kalpanA bhara hai, usI prakAra prAtmA kA dharma, zarIra dharma ke binA, nIMva ke binA bhavananirmANa se kucha jyAdA nahIM jAna par3atA / eka vicAraka ne satya hI kahA hai-- "Sound mind in a sound body's "nIruja tana meM zucimana saMdhAna / kSINatA hInatAmaya ajJAna // " jIvana kA AdhAra : ___ maiM samajhatA hU~, koI bhI deza svapnoM kI duniyA meM jIvita nahIM raha sktaa| mAnA, svapna jIvana se adhika dUra nahIM hotA, jIvana meM se hI jIvana kA svapna phUTatA hai, parantu koI-koI svapna divAsvapna bhI hotA hai--khyAlI pulAba, bebuniyAda havAI kilA-sA / pakSI AkAza meM ur3atA hai, use bhI Ananda prAtA hai, darzaka ko bhI; kintu kyA usakA AkAza meM sadA ur3ate rahanA sambhava hai ? kabhI nahIM / Akhira dAnA cugane ke lie to use pathvI para utaranA hI paDegA! koI bhI saMskRti aura dharma jIvana kI vAstavikatA se dUra, kalpanA kI duniyA~ meM Abaddha nahIM raha sktaa| yadi rahe, to usI meM ghuTakara mara jAe, jIvita na rhe| use kalpanA kI saMkIrNa paridhi ke pAra nikalanA hI hogA, jahA~ jIvana yathArtha-AdhAra kI Thosa bhUmi para nAnAvidha samasyAe~ lie khar3A hai| use inheM sulajhAnA hI hogaa| aisA kie binA hama na to apanA bhalA kara sakate haiM, na deza kA hii| vizva kalyANa kA svapna to svapna hI banA rhegaa| maiM kore AdarzavAdiyoM se milA hU~ aura unase gambhIratA se bAteM bhI kI hai| kahanA cAhie, hamAre vicAroM ko, hamArI vANI ko kahIM Adara bhI milA hai, to kahIM tiraskAra bhI milA hai| jIvana meM kitanI bAra kar3ava ghaMTa pIne par3e haiM, kinta isase kyA? hameM to una siddhAntoM va vicAroM ke pIche, jo jIvana kI samasyAoM kA nidAna yathArthavAdI dRSTikoNa se karane kA mArga dikhAte haiM, kar3ave cUMTa pIne ke lie taiyAra rahanA caahie| aura, yaha hamezA dhyAna rakhanA cAhie ki satya ke lie lar3ane vAloM ko sarvaprathama sarvatra jahara ke pyAle hI pIne ko milate haiM, amRta kI rasadhAra nhiiN| vizva kA kalyANa karane vAlA jaba taka halAhala kA pAna na karegA, vaha kalyANa karegA kaise? viSa pIye binA, koI bhI ziva zaMkara nahIM bana sakatA / hA~ to, Aja bhAratavarSa kI bar3I pecIdA sthiti hai| jIvana jaba pecIdA ho jAtA hai, to vANI bhI pecIdA ho jAtI hai aura jIvana ulajhA huA hotA hai, to vANI bhI ulajha jAtI hai| jIvana kA siddhAnta sApha nahIM hogA, to vANI bhI sApha nahIM hogii| ataH hameM samasyAoM ko sulajhAnA hai aura tadartha vANI ko bhI sApha banAnA hai| jabataka dharmaguru tathA rASTra aura samAja ke netA apanI vANI ko zAbdika mAyA-jAla meM se bAhara nikAla pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ nahIM leMge aura apane mana ko spaSTa, nirmala aura sApha nahIM banA leMge, taba taka saMsAra ko dene ke lie unake pAsa kucha bhI nahIM hai / loga marane ke bAda svarga kI bAteM karate haiM, kintu svarga kI bAta to isa jIvana meM bhI socanI caahie| jo vartamAna jIvana meM hotA hai, vahI bhaviSya meM prApta hotA hai| jo jIte-jI yahA~ jIvana meM kucha nahIM banA hai, vaha marane ke bAda bhI deza ko mRtyu kI ora hI le jaaegaa| vaha deza ko jIvana kI ora kadApi nahIM le jA paaegaa| hama dehAta se gujarate haiM, to dekhate haiM ki becAre garIba aisI roTiyA~, aisA anna khAte haiM ki zAyada Apa use dekhanA bhI pasaMda na kareM, hAtha se chue~ bhI nahIM / yahI prAja bhArata kI pradhAna samasyA hai aura isI ko Aja sulajhAnA hai / Apa jabataka apane ApameM baMda raheMge, kaise mAlUma par3egA ki saMsAra kahA~ raha rahA hai ? kisa sthiti meM jIvana gujAra rahA hai ? Apa jaise mAnava bandhutroM ko ThIka taraha samaya para roTI mila rahI hai ki nahIM ? tana Dha~kane ko kapar3A mila rahA hai yA nahIM ? Aja kA bhAratavarSa itanA garIba hai ki bImAra vyakti apane lie yathocita davA bhI nahIM juTA sakatA aura bImArI kI kamajora hAlata meM yadi kucha dina zrArAma lenA cAhatA hai, to vaha bhI nahIM le sakatA ! jisake pAsa eka dina ke lie davA kharIdane ko bhI paisA nahIM hai, vaha rAma kisa bUte para kara sakegA ? ina saba bAtoM para Apako gaMbhIratA se vicAra karanA hai / pRthvI ke tIna ratna : na kI samasyA aisI vikaTa samasyA hai ki sAre dharma-karma kI vicAradhArAe~ aura philaoNsaphiyA~ usake nIce daba jAtI haiN| bar3e-se-bar3e tyAgI tapasvI bhI anna ke binA eka do dina to bitA sakate haiM, jora lagAkara kucha aura jyAdA dina bhI nikAla deMge, kintu AkhirakAra unheM bhI bhikSA ke lie pAtra uThAnA hI pdd'egaa| eka AcArya ne kahA hai-- "pRthivyAM trINi ratnAni jalamanaM subhASitam / mUr3ha: pASANakhaNDeSu ratnasaMjJA vidhIyate / / " "bhUmaNDala para tIna ratna haiM, jala, anna, subhASita vANI / patthara ke Tukar3oM meM karate, ratna kalpanA pAmara prANI // " isa pRthvI para tIna hI mukhya ratna haiM-- anna, jala aura mIThI bolI / jo manuSya patthara ke Tukar3oM meM ratna kI kalpanA kara rahe haiM, prAcArya kahate haiM ki unase bar3ha kara pAmara prANI aura koI nahIM hai / jo anna, jala tathA madhura bolI ko ratna ke rUpa meM svIkAra nahIM karatA hai, samajha lIjie, vaha jIvana ko hI svIkAra nahIM karatA hai| sacamuca vaha dayA kA pAtra hai / anna : pahalI samasyA : anna manuSya kI sabase pahalI AvazyakatA hai / manuSya apane zarIra ko piNDa ko lie khar3A hai aura isake lie sarvaprathama anna kI aura phira kapar3e kI AvazyakatA hai| isa zarIra ko TikAe rakhane ke lie bhojana anivArya hai| bhojana kI AvazyakatA pUrI ho jAtI hai, to dharma kI bar3I se bar3I sAdhanA bhI sadha jAtI haiN| hama purAne itihAsa ko dekheM aura vizvAmitra Adi kI kahAnI par3heM, to mAlUma hogA ki bAraha varSa ke duSkAla meM vaha kahA~ se kahA~ pahu~ce aura kyA-kyA karane ko taiyAra ho gae ! ve apane mahAn siddhAnta se gira kara kahA~-kahA~ na bhaTake ! maiMne vaha kahAnI par3hI hai aura yadi use Apake sAmane duharAne lagU, to sunakara ApakI antarAtmA bhI tilamilAne lagegI / dvAdazavarSIya kAla meM bar3e deza kI vikaTa samasyA : bhUkha 366
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________________ bar3e mahAtmA kevala do roTiyoM ke lie idhara-se-udhara bhaTakane lagate haiM aura dharma-karma ko bhUlane lagate haiN| svarga aura mokSa kinAre par3a jAte haiM aura peTa kI samasyA ke kAraNa, logoM para jaisI gujaratI hai, usase deza kI saMskRti naSTa ho jAtI hai aura kevala roTI kI philaoNsaphI hI sAmane raha jAtI hai| vizvAmitra jaise maharSi bhI cANDAla ke yahA~ bhojana hetu pahu~ca jAte haiN| bhUkha : hamArI jvalaMta samasyA : Aja Apake deza kI dazA kitanI dayanIya ho cukI hai ! akhabAroM meM Ae dina dekhate haiM ki amuka yuvaka ne AtmahatyA kara lI hai, relagAr3I ke nIce kaTa kara mara gayA / kisI ne tAlAba meM DUba kara apane prANa tyAga diye haiM aura patra likha kara chor3a gayA hai ki maiM roTI nahIM pA sakA, bhakhoM maratA rahA, apane kaTamba ko bhakhoM marate nahIM dekha saka kAraNa Atma-hatyA kara rahA huuN| jisa deza ke naujavAna aura jisa deza kI iThalAtI huI javAniyA~ roTI ke abhAva meM ThaMDI ho jAtI hai, jahA~ ke loga mara kara hI apane jIvana kI samasyA ko hala karane kI koziza karate haiM, usa deza ko kyA kaheM ? svargabhUmi kaheM yA naraka bhUmi ? maiM samajhatA hU~, kisI bhI deza ke lie isase bar3hakara kalaMka kI bAta dUsarI nahIM ho sktii| jisa deza kA eka bhI AdamI bhUkha ke kAraNa maratA ho aura garIbI se taMga Akara marane kI bAta socatA ho, usa deza ke rahane vAle samRddha logoM ke Upara yaha bahuta bar3A vajra pApa hai| rAjya-zAsana bhI isa pApa se achUtA nahIM raha sktaa| eka manuSya bhUkhA kyoM marA? isa prazna para yadi gambhIratA ke sAtha vicAra nahIM kiyA jAegA aura eka vyakti kI bhUkha ke kAraNa kI huI AtmahatyA ko rASTra kI AtmahatyA na samajhA jAegA, to samasyA hala nahIM hogii| jo loga yahA~ baiThe haiM aura maje meM jIvana gujAra rahe haiM aura jinakI nigAha apane sundara mahaloM kI cahAradivArI evaM mahakatI pAkazAlA se bAhara nahIM jA rahI hai aura jinheM deza kI hAlata para soca-vicAra karane kI phursata nahIM hai, ve isa jaTila samasyA ko nahIM sulajhA skte| Aja bhukhamarI kI samasyA deza ke lie sira-darda ho rahI hai| isa samasyA kI bhISaNatA jinheM dekhanI hai, unheM vahA~ pahu~canA hogaa| usa garIbI meM raha kara do-cAra mAsa vyatIta karane hoMge! dekhanA hogA ki kisa prakAra vahA~ kI mAtAe~ aura bahineM roTiyoM ke lie apanI ijjata beca rahI haiM aura apane dudhamuMhe lAloM ko, jinheM vaha svarNa aura ratnoM kA Dhera pAne para bhI dene ko taiyAra nahIM ho sakatI, do-cAra rupayoM meM beca rahI haiM ! isa pecIdA sthiti meM ApakA kyA kartavya hai ? isa samasyA ko sulajhAne meM Apa kyA yoga de sakate haiM ? yAda rakhie ki rASTra nAmaka koI alaga piNDa nahIM hai| eka-eka vyakti mila kara hI samUha aura rASTra banatA hai| ataeva jaba rASTra ke kartavya kA prazna AtA hai, to usakA artha, vAstava meM rASTra ke sabhI sammilita vyaktiyoM kA kartavya hI hotA hai| rASTra ko yadi apanI koI samasyA hala karanI hai, to rASTra ke pratyeka vyakti ko vaha samasyA hala karanI hai| hA~ to, vicAra kIjie, Apa anna kI samasyA ko hala karane meM apanI ora se kyA yogadAna kara sakate haiM ? samasyA kA Thosa nidAna : abhI-abhI jo bAteM Apako batalAI gaI haiM, ve anna-samasyA ko sthAyI rUpa se hala karane ke lie hai| parantu isa samaya deza kI hAlata itanI khataranAka hai ki sthAyI upAyoM ke sAtha-sAtha hameM kucha tAtkAlika upAya bhI kAma meM lAne pdd'eNge| makAna meM Aga lagane para kuA~ khodane kI pratIkSA nahIM kI jaatii| usa samaya tAtkAlika upAya baratane par3ate hai / to anna-samasyA ko sulajhAne yA usakI bhayaMkaratA ko kucha halkA banAne ke lie Apako tatkAla kyA karanA hai ? Jain Education interational CET ART Pribra wwwajalmelibrary.org
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________________ jo loga zahara meM raha rahe haiM, ve sabase pahale to dAvateM denA chor3a deN| vivAha-zAdI Adi ke avasaroM para jo dAvateM dI jAtI hai, unameM kAphI anna varbAda hotA hai| bAvata, apane sAthiyoM ke prati prema pradarzita karane kA eka tarIkA hai| jahA~ taka prema-pradarzana kI bhAvanA kA prazna hai, maiM usa bhAvanA kA anAdara nahIM karatA hU~, kintu isa bhAvanA ko vyakta karane ke tarIke deza aura kAla kI sthiti ke anurUpa hI hone caahie| bhArata meM dAvateM kisa sthiti meM pAI ? eka samaya thA jabaki yahA~ anna ke bhaNDAra bhare the| khuda khAe~ aura saMsAra ko khilAe~, to bhI anna samApta hone vAlA nahIM thaa| pA~ca-pacAsa kI dAvata kara denA to koI bAta hI nahIM thI ! kintu Aja vaha hAlata nahIM rahI hai| deza dAne-dAne ke lie muMhatAja hai| aisI sthiti meM dAvata denA deza ke prati droha hai, eka rASTrIya pApa hai| eka ora loga bhUkha se tar3apa-tar3apa kara mara rahe hoM aura dUsarI ora halavA-paDI, kacauriyA~ aura miThAiyAM jabardastI gale meM ThUsI jA rahI hoM-ise Apa kyA kahate haiM ? isameM karuNA hai ? dayA hai ? sahAnubhUti hai ? ajI, manuSyatA bhI hai yA nahIM ? yaha to vicAra kro| maiMne sunA hai, mAravAr3a meM manuhAra bahuta hotI hai| thAlI meM paryApta bhojana rakha diyA ho, bAda meM aura adhika lene ke lie sAgraha yadi pUchA nahIM gayA, to jImane vAloM kI tyoriyA~ car3ha jAtI hai| manuhAra kA matalaba hI yaha hai ki dabAdaba-dabAdaba thAlI meM DAle jAnA aura itanA DAle jAnA ki khAyA bhI na jA sake, aura vyartha hI khAdya-padArtha adhikAMza varbAda ho jAe ! jUThana na chor3I gaI, to na khAne vAle kI kucha zAna hai, aura na khilAne vAle kii| uttara pradeza ke meraTha aura sahAranapura jiloM se sUcanA milI hai ki vahA~ ke vaizyoM ne, jinakA dhyAna isa samasyA kI ora gayA, bahuta bar3I paMcAyata jor3I hai aura yaha nizcaya kiyA hai ki vivAha meM ikkIsa prAdamiyoM se jyAdA kI vyavasthA nahIM kI jaaegii| unhoMne svayaM yaha praNa kiyA hai aura gA~va-gA~va meM yahI AvAja pahu~cA rahe haiM tathA isake pAlana karAne kA prayatna kara rahe haiN| kyA aisA karane se unakI ijjata varbAda ho jAegI ? nahIM, unakI ijjata meM cAra cA~da aura laga jaaeNge| ApakI taraha ve bhI khUba acchA khilA sakate haiM aura cora-bAjAra se kharIda kara hajAroM AdamiyoM ko khilAne kI kSamatA rakhate haiN| kintu unhoMne socA, isa taraha to hama mAnava jIvana ke sAtha khilavAr3a kara rahe haiN| yaha khilavAr3a amAnuSika hai| hameM ise jalda-se-jalda banda kara denA caahie| hA~ to, sarva-prathama bAta yaha hai bar3I-bar3I dAvatoM kA yaha jo durnAma silasilA cala rahA hai, zIghra hI banda ho jAnA caahie| vivAha-zAdI yA dhArmika-utsavoM ke nAma para, jo dAvateM cala rahI hai, koI bhI vivekazIla prAdamI unheM Adara kI dRSTi se dekha nahIM sktaa| yadi Apa saccA Adara pAnA cAhate haiM, to Apako yaha saMkalpa kara lenA hai-Aja se hama apane deza ke hita meM dAvateM banda karate haiN| jaba deza meM anna kI bahutAyata hogI, to bhale hI utsava manAe~ge, khAe~ge aura khilaaeNge| dUsarI bAta hai, jUThana chor3ane kii| bhAratavAsI jaba khAne baiThate haiM, to ve khAne kI maryAdA kA bilkula hI vicAra nahIM krte| pahale adhika-se-adhika lete haiM aura phira jUThana chor3ate haiN| kintu, bhArata kA kabhI Adarza thA ki jUThana chor3anA pApa hai| jo kucha lenA hai, maryAdA se lo, AvazyakatA se adhika mata lo| aura jo kucha liyA hai, use jUThA na chodd'o| jo loga jUThana chor3ate haiM, ve anna kA apamAna karate haiN| upaniSad kA Adeza hai--'annaM na nindyaat| jo anna ko ThukarAtA hai, anna kA apamAna karatA hai, usakA bhI apamAna avazyaMbhAvI hai| anna kA isa prakAra apamAna karane vAlA bhale hI koI vyakti ho, parivAra ho, samAja ho yA rASTra ho, eka dina vaha avazya hI tiraskRta hotA hai| eka vaidika RSi ne mahattvapUrNa udghoSa kiyA hai--"annaM vai praannaaH|" deza kI vikaTa samasyA : bhUkha 401
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________________ anna mAnava ke prANa haiN| anna kA tiraskAra karanA, apane jIvanAdhAra prANoM kA tiraskAra karanA hai| isa prakAra jUThana chor3anA bhAratavarSa meM sadA se aparAdha samajhA jAtA rahA hai| hamAre prAcIna maharSiyoM ne to use eka bahuta bar3A pApa kahA hai| Amataura para jUThana chor3anA eka mAmUlI bAta samajhI jAtI hai| loga socate haiM ki AdhI chaTA~ka jUThana chor3a dI, to kyA ho gayA ? itane anna se kyA banane-bigar3ane vAlA hai ? parantu yadi isa AdhI chaTA~ka kA hisAba lagAne baiThe, to A~kheM khula jaaeNgii| isa rUpa meM eka parivAra kA hisAba lagAe~ to sAla bhara meM ikyAnave pauMDa anAja deza kI nAliyoM meM baha jAtA hai| agara aise pA~ca hajAra parivAroM meM jUThana ke rUpa meM chor3e jAne vAle anna ko bA~Ta diyA jAe, to bAraha sau AdamiyoM ko rAzana mila sakatA hai| yaha viSaya itanA sIdhA-sA hai ki use samajhane ke lie veda aura purANa ke panne palaTane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| Aja ke yuga kA takAjA hai ki thAlI meM jUThana ke rUpa meM kucha bhI na chor3A jaae| na jarUrata se jyAdA liyA hI jAe aura na jabaradastI parosA hI jaae| yahI nahIM, jo jarUrata se jyAdA dene-lene vAle haiM, unakA khulakara virodha kiyA jAe aura unheM sabhya samAja meM nidita kiyA jaae| aisA karane meM na to kisI ko kucha tyAga hI karanA par3atA hai aura na kisI ko koI kaThinAI hI uThAnI par3atI hai| yahI nahIM, balki saba dRSTiyoM se svAsthya kI dRSTi se, Arthika dRSTi se aura sAMskRtika dRSTi se--lAbha hI lAbha hai| aisI sthiti meM Apa kyoM na yaha saMkalpa kara leM ki hameM jUThana nahIM chor3anI hai aura jitanA khAnA hai, usase jyAdA nahIM lenA hai| agara Apane aisA kiyA, to anAyAsa hI karor3oM mana anna baca sakatA hai / usa hAlata meM prApakA dhyAna anna ke mahatva kI ora sahaja rUpa se AkarSita hogA aura anna kI samasyA ko sulajhAne kI sUjha-bUjha bhI prApako svataH prApta ho jaaegii| prAja rAzana para to niyantraNa ho rahA hai, kintu khAne para koI niyantraNa nahIM hai / jaba Apa khAne baiThate haiM, to sarakAra ApakA hAtha nahIM pkdd'tii| vaha yaha nahIM kahatI ki itanA khAyo aura isase jyAdA na khaayo| maiM nahIM cAhatA ki aisA niyantraNa Apake Upara lAdA jaae| parantu mAlUma honA cAhie ki Apa thAlI meM DAlakara hI anna ko barbAda nahIM karate, balki peTa meM DAlakara bhI barbAda karate haiN| isake lie AcArya binovA ne ThIka hI kahA hai ki-'jo loga bhUkha se--peTa se jyAdA khAte haiM, ve corI karate haiN|' corI, apane samAja kI hai, apane deza kI hai| apane zarIra ko ThIka rUpa meM banAe rakhane ke lie jitane parimANa meM bhojana kI AvazyakatA hai, aneka loga prAyaH usase bahuta adhika khA jAte haiN| AvazyakatA se adhika khAe gae bhojya-padArthoM kA ThIka taraha rasa nahIM bana pAtA aura isa prakAra vaha bhojana vyartha jAtA hai| ThIka taraha cabAyA jAe aura itanA cabAyA jAe ki bhojana lAra meM milakara eka rasa ho jAe, to aisA karane se maujUdA bhojana se prAdhA bhojana bhI paryApta ho sakatA hai| alpa bhojana kA prayoga karane vAloM kA yaha anubhUta abhimata hai-agara isa taraha alpa bhojana karanA Arambha kara deM, to ApakA svAsthya bhI acchA bana sakatA hai aura anna kI bhI bahuta bar3I bacata ho sakatI hai| upavAsa kA mahattva: anna kI samasyA ke silasile meM upavAsa kA mahattvapUrNa prazna bhI hamAre sAmane hai / bhArata meM sadaiva upavAsa kA mahattva svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| khAsataura se jaina-paramparA meM to usakI bar3I mahimA hai| Aja bhI bahuta-se bhAI-bahana upavAsa kiyA karate haiN| prAcIna kAla ke jaina maharSi lambe-lambe upavAsa kiyA karate the| aAja bhI mahIne meM kucha dina aise Ate haiM, jo upavAsa meM hI vyatIta kie jAte haiN| . vaidika-paramparA meM bhI upavAsa kA mahattva kama nahIM hai| isa paramparA meM, jaisA ki maiMne par3hA hai, varSa ke tIna sau sATha dinoM meM jyAdA dina upavAsa ke hI par3ate haiN| 402 Jain Education Intemational pannA samiksae dhamma
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________________ isa prakAra jaba deza meM anna kI pracuratA thI aura upabhoktAoM ke pAsa AvazyakatA se adhika parimANa meM anna maujUda thA, taba bhI bhAratavarSa meM upavAsa kie jAte the, to Aja kI sthiti meM yadi upavAsa Avazyaka ho, to isameM Azcarya kI bAta hI kyA hai ? kintu Apa hai, jo godAma kI taraha roja-roja peTa ko anna se bharate jA rahe haiM ! jar3a mazIna ko bhI saptAha meM eka dina ArAma diyA jAtA hai, parantu, Apa apanI hojirI ko eka dina bhI ArAma nahIM dete| nirantara pacAne kI kriyA ke bojha se dabe rahane se vaha nirbala evaM rugna ho jAtI hai| ApakI pAcanazakti bigar3a jAtI hai, taba Apa DAkTaroM kI zaraNa lete hai aura pAcanazakti bar3hAne kI davAiyA~ talAza karate phirate haiM ! matalaba yaha hai ki prAvazyakatA se adhika khA rahe haiM, bImAra par3a rahe haiM, aura phira bhI adhika khAne kI icchA rakha rahe haiN| eka tarapha to karor3oM ko jIvana-nirvAha ke lie bhI khAnA nahIM mila rahA hai, deza ke hajAroM-lAkhoM AdamI bhUkha se tar3apa-tar3apa kara mara rahe haiM aura dUsarI tarapha loga anApa-zanApa khAye jA rahe haiM aura bhUkha ko aura adhika uttejanA dene ke lie davAiyA~ talAza kara rahe haiM! isa avasthA meM upavAsa karanA eka aora dharmalAbha hai, to dUsarI ora lokalAbha bhI hai| deza kI bhI sevA hai aura AdhyAtmika-sAdhanA bhI hai| jIvana aura deza kI rAha meM jo khaMdaka par3a gaI hai, use pATane ke lie upavAsa eka mahattvapUrNa sAdhana hai| upavAsa karane se hAni to kucha bhI nahIM, lAbha-hI-lAbha hai| zarIra ko lAbha, prAtmA ko lAbha aura deza ko lAbha, isa prakAra isa loka ke sAtha-hI-sAtha paraloka kA bhI lAbha hai| hA~, eka bAta dhyAna meM avazya rakhanI cAhie / jo loga upavAsa karate haiM, ve apane rAzana kA parityAga kara deN| yahI nahIM ki idhara upavAsa kiyA aura udhara rAzana bhI jArI rakhA / eka sajjana ne aThAI kI aura pATha dina taka kucha bhI nahIM khaayaa| vaha mujhase mile to maiMne kahA--"tumane yaha bahuta bar3A kAma kiyA hai, kintu yaha batAno ki ATha dina kA rAzana kahA~ hai ? usakA bhI kucha hisAba-kitAba hai ?" usakA hisAba-kitAba yahI thA ki vaha jyoM-kA-tyoM A rahA thA aura ghara meM jamA ho rahA thaa| yaha paddhati ThIka nahIM hai| upavAsa karane vAloM ko apane ApameM prAmANika aura ImAnadAra bananA caahie| ataH jaba ve upavAsa kareM to unheM kahanA cAhie ki Aja hamako anna nahIM lAnA hai| maiMne upavAsa kiyA hai, to maiM Aja anna kaise lA sakatA hU~? vAstavika dRSTi se dekhA jAe, to jo vyakti anna nahIM khA rahA hai, usakA isa taraha anna saMgraha karanA corI hai| mere isa kathana meM kaTutA ho sakatI hai, parantu saccAI hai| ataeva upavAsa karane vAloM ko isa corI se bacanA caahie| abhiprAya yaha hai ki prAmANikatA ke sAtha agara upavAsa kiyA jAe, to deza kA kAphI anna baca sakatA hai aura bhArata kI khAdya samasyA ke hala karane meM bar3A bhArI sahayoga mila sakatA hai| saptAha meM yA pakSa meM eka dina bhojana na karane se koI mara nahIM sakatA, ulaTA marane vAle kA jIvana baca sakatA hai ! isase AtmA ko bhI bala milatA hai, mana ko bhI bala milatA hai aura AdhyAtmika cetanA bhI jAgRta hotI hai| isa prakAra Apake eka dina kA bhojana chor3a dene se lAkhoM logoM ko khAnA mila sakatA hai| go-pAlana: kisI samaya bhArata meM itanA dUdha thA ki logoM ne svayaM piyA, dUsaroM ko pilAyA, apane par3osiyoM ko bA~TA! AvazyakatA hetu koI AdamI dUdha ke lie AyA aura use dudha na diyA, to kisI yaga meM yaha eka pApa mAnA jAtA thaa| bhArata ke ve dina kaise mahanIya the ki kisI ne pAnI mA~gA, to use dUdha pilAyA gyaa| videziyoM kI kalamoM se bhArata kI yaha prazasti likhI gaI hai ki bhArata meM kisI daravAje para Akara yadi koI pAnI mAMgatA hai, to use dUdha milatA hai ! eka yuga thA, jaba yahA~ dUdha kI nadiyA~ bahatI thIM ! deza kI vikaTa samasyA : bhUkha 403 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ parantu, Aja ? Aja to yaha sthiti hai ki kisI bImAra vyakti ko bhI dUdha milanA muzkila ho jAtA hai ! Aja dUdha ke lie paise dene para bhI dUdha ke badale pAnI hI pIne ko milatA hai / aura, vaha pAnI bhI dUSita hotA hai, jo dUdha ke nAma se deza ke svAsthya ko naSTa karatA hai| gAyoM ke sambandha meM bAta calatI hai, to hindU kahatA hai---"vAha ! gAya hamArI mAtA hai! gAya meM tetIsa koTi devatAoM kA vAsa hai! gAya ke sivA hinda-dharma meM aura hai hI kyA?" aura jaina abhimAna ke sAtha kahatA hai-"dekho hamAre pUrvajoM ko, eka-eka ne hajAroMhajAroM aura lAkhoM-lAkhoM gAyeM pAlI thIM!" - isa prakAra, kyA vaidika aura kyA jaina-sabhI apane vedoM, purANoM aura zAstroM kI duhAiyA~ dene lagate haiN| kintu jaba unase pUchate haiM-tuma svayaM kitanI gAyeM pAlate ho, to dA~ta nipora kara raha jAte haiM ! koI unase kahe ki tumhAre pUrvaja gAyeM pAlate the, to usase Aja tumheM kyA lAbha hai? jisa deza meM gAya kA asIma aura asAdhAraNa mahattva mAnA gayA, jisa deza ne gAya kI sevA ko dhArmika rUpa taka pradAna kara diyA. jisa deza ke eka-eka gahastha ne jisa deza ke eka-eka gRhastha ne hajAroMlAkhoM gAyoM kA saMrakSaNa aura pAlana-poSaNa kiyA aura jisa deza ke anyatama mahApuruSa kRSNa ne apane jIvana-vyavahAra ke dvArA gopAlana kI mahattvapUrNa paramparA sthApita kI, jisa deza kI saMskRti ne gAyoM ke sambandha meM ucca-se-ucca aura pAvana-se-pAvana bhAvanAe~ jor3I, vaha deza Aja apanI saMskRti ko, apane dharma ko aura apanI bhAvanA ko bhUlakara itanI dayanIya dazA ko prApta ho gayA hai ki vaha yathAvasara bImAra baccoM ko bhI dUdha nahIM pilA sakatA ! zuddha dUdha ke lie gopAlana nahIM kara sktaa| dUsarI ora amerikA hai, jise kucha loga mleccha deza taka kaha dete haiM aura usake prati ghRNA pradarzita karate haiM ! aAja usI amerikA meM prApta hone vAle dUdha kA yaha hisAba hai, ki vahA~ eka dina meM itanA dUdha hotA hai ki tIna hajAra mIla lambI, cAlIsa phuTa caur3I aura tIna phuTa gaharI nadI dUdha se pATI jA sakatI hai ! hamAre sAmane yaha bar3A hI karuNa prazna upasthita hai ki hamArA deza kahA~-se-kahA~ calA gayA hai ! yaha devoM kA deza Aja kisa dazA meM pahuMca gayA hai ! deza kI isa dayanIya dazA ko dUra karake yadi samasyA ko hala karanA hai, to use apanI jana-kalyANI saMskRti aura dharma se anuprANita karanA hogaa| insAna jaba bhUkhA maratA hai, to yaha mata samajhie ki vaha bhUkhA raha kara yoM hI mara jAtA hai| usake mana meM ghRNA aura vaira hotA hai; aura jaba aisI hAlata meM maratA hai, to deza ke nivAsiyoM ke prati ghRNA aura vaira lekara hI jAtA hai ! vaha samAja aura rASTra ke prati eka kutsita bhAvanA lekara paraloka ke lie prayANa karatA hai| aura kheda hai ki hamArA deza Aja hajAroM manuSyoM ko isI rUpa meM vidAI detA hai ! kintu prAcIna samaya meM aisI bAta nahIM thii| bhArata ne marane vAloM ko prema aura sneha diyA hai aura unase prema aura sneha hI liyA hai| unase dveSa aura abhizApa nahIM liyA thA ! Apa cAhate haiM ki bhArata se aura sAre vizva se corI aura jhUTha Adi pApa kama ho jaaeN| kintu bhUkha kI samasyA ko santoSajanaka rUpa meM hala kie binA yaha pApa kisa prakAra dUra kie jA sakate haiM ? Aja kisI vyasana se prerita hokara aura kevala corI karane ke abhiprAya se corI karane vAle utane nahIM mileMge, jitane apanI aura apanI patnI tathA baccoM kI bhUkha se prerita hokara, saba ora se nirupAya hokara, corI karane vAle mileNge| unheM aura unake parivAra ko bhUkhA rakha kara Apa unheM corI karane se kaise roka sakate haiM ? dharmazAstra kA upadeza vahA~ kAragara nahIM ho sakatA / nIti kI lambI-caur3I bAteM unheM pApa se rokane meM samartha nahIM haiN| nItikAra ne to sApha-sApha kaha diyA hai-- "bubhukSitaH kiM na karoti pApam ? kSINA narA niSkaraNA bhavanti // " pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ bhUkhA kyA nahIM kara gujaratA? vaha jhUTha bolatA hai, corI karatA hai, hatyA kara baiThatA hai, duniyA bhara ke jAla, phareba aura makkAriyA~ bhI vaha kara sakatA hai| isIlie maiM kahatA hU~ ki bhUkha kI samasyA kA dharma ke sAtha bahuta gaharA sambandha hai aura isa samasyA ke samAdhAna para hI dharma kA utthAna nirbhara hai| ahiMsA ke deza meM: Apa jAnate haiM ki bhArata meM Aja kyA ho rahA hai ? jaina to ahiMsA ke upAsaka rahe hI haiM, vaiSNava bhI ahiMsA ke bahuta bar3e pujArI rahe haiM, kintu unhIM ke deza meM, hajAroM-lAkhoM rupayoM kI lAgata se bar3e-bar3e tAlAboM meM machaliyoM ke utpAdana kA aura unheM pakar3ane kA kAma zurU ho rahA hai| yahI nahIM, dhArmika sthAnoM ke tAlAboM meM bhI machaliyA~ utpanna karane kI koziza kI jA rahI hai ! yaha saba dekhakara maiM socatA hU~ ki Aja bhArata kahA~ jA rahA hai ! Aja yahA~ hiMsA kI jar3a jama rahI hai aura hiMsA kA khulA mArga kholA jA rahA hai| agara deza kI anna samasyA hala nahIM kI gaI aura anna ke vizAla saMgraha kAle bAjAra meM bece jAte rahe, to usakA ekamAtra pariNAma yahI hogA ki mAMsAhAra bar3ha jaaegaa| ahiMsaka zAkAhArI gharoM meM bhI mAMsa-machalI kA praveza ho jAegA, hiMsA kA tANDava hone lagegA aura bhagavAn mahAvIra aura buddha kI yaha bhUmi rakta se raMjita ho jaaegii| isa mahApApa ke pratyakSa nahIM, to parokSa bhAgIdAra ve loga bhI baneMge, jinhoMne anna kA anucita saMgraha kiyA hai, apavyaya kiyA hai aura cora bAjArI kI hai ! durbhAgya se deza meM yadi ekabAra mA~sAhAra kI jar3a jama gaI, to usakA ukhAr3anA bar3A kaThina ho jaaegaa| yadyapi kAlAntara meM subhikSa hone para bharapUra anna paidA ho jAegA, anna kI kucha bhI kamI na rahegI, phira bhI mA~sAhAra kama nahIM hogA ! mA~sa kA caskA burA hotA hai aura laga jAne para usakA chUTanA sahaja nahIM hai| ataeva dIrghadarzitA kA takAjA yahI hai ki pAnI Ane se pahale pAla bA~dha lI jAe, burAI paidA hone se pahale hI use roka diyA jaae| deza ko vikaTa samasyA : bhUkha