Book Title: Dharm Aakhir Kya Hai
Author(s): Lalitprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003886/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ naI pIr3hI ke lie nayA dRSTikoNa dharma . Akhira kyA hai? pUjya zrI lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma sisavA hai Akhira kyA hai karma * baMdhana mukti yA eka amUlya dharohara karma, dharma, satya, sAdhanA aura lezyA vijJAna jaise viSayoM para spaSTa rAha dikhAtI eka pyArI sI pustaka mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma Akhira kyA hai? zrI lalitaprabha prakAzana varSa : mArca, 2012 prakAzaka : zrI jitayazA phAuMDezana bI-7, anukampA dvitIya, ema. AI. roDa, jayapura (rAja.) AzISa : gaNivara zrI mahimAprabhasAgara jI ma. mudraka : bhArata presa, jodhapura mUlya : 30/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrva svara zrama, Akhira kyA hai?' yaha bahuta hI vikaTa prazna hai| samaya-samaya para isa rahasyamaya savAla ke javAba die jAte rahe haiM, phira bhI yaha anuttarita hI rhaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhI isa rahasya para se pardA uThAyA aura unase jo vacana niHsRta hue, ve mAnava-jIvana ke lie amUlya dharohara haiN| unake vacana samayAtIta haiM yA kaheM sadA vartamAna haiN| unakI jIvana-dRSTi adbhuta hai| mahAvIra usa mArga ke adhyetA haiM, jahA~ se manuSya apanI kArAoM se mukta ho sakatA hai| mahopAdhyAya zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI ne mahAvIra ke sUtroM para amRta pravacana diye haiM, jinakA ciMtana-manana aura anusaraNa kara mAnava duHkha-mukta hokara dharma-patha para agrasara ho sakatA hai| jIvana kI vartamAna trAsadiyoM se ubarane ke lie prastuta grantha kisI taTa kA kAma karatA hai| pUjya guruvara kahate haiM ki Aja sampannatA meM bhI itanI vipannatA hai ki kahIM prasannatA dikhAI hI nahIM detI, aisA kyoM hai? isakA samAdhAna prastuta pustaka meM milegA ki saMsAra adhruva, azAzvata evaM duHkha-bahula sapanA hai aura sapane kabhI satya nahIM hote| phira bhI manuSya kSaNika sukha ke lie cirakAlika duHkha svIkAra kara letA hai| hameM apanI duSpUra vAsanAoM se Upara uThanA hogA, tabhI jIvana sukha aura satya ko upalabdha ho skegaa| manuSya ko apane mithyAtva kI kArA ko kATanA hogaa| pUjyazrI kA kathana hai ki ye saMdeza kisI taMtra kA hissA nahIM haiM, na hI koI upadeza haiN| ye ve vacana haiM, aise jIvana-saMvAda haiM ki hamAre bhItara soyA huA zaurya, siMhatva jAga jAe, antaHkaraNa meM chipI huI AbhA, divyatA kI parakha ho sake aura For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI yAtrA zikhara kI ora Arambha ho jaae| aura yaha yAtrA dhyAna-sAdhanA ke mArga se gujaratI hai| satya kA udaya svayaM ke mauna se upalabdha hotA hai / satya kA koI uttara nahIM hotA, usakI kevala anubhUti hai| satya meM to sAre guNa samAhita haiN| jIvana, jagata aura adhyAtma kA prathama aura antima sopAna satya hai / dharma ke sambandha meM guruvarazrI kA kahanA hai ki dharma to khoja hai| dharma vaha yAtrA hai jahA~ vyakti kisI lIka para nahIM calatA / apanA rAstA khuda khojatA hai / ve bAra-bAra kahate haiM dharma paramparA nahIM hai, dharma manuSya kA jIvana hai / jIvana kA pavitra karmoM meM nimajjita honA hI dharma hai| mahAvIra ke sUtra dharma kI sugaMdha hai, jahA~ vyakti AtmacetA hokara svAdhyAya aura jJAna ke mArga kA anusaraNa karatA hai| unake sUtra jAgaraNa ke sUtra haiN| ve kahate haiM dhArmika jAgA huA zreSTha hai aura adhArmika soyA huA / inhIM gUr3ha sUtroM ko guruvara ne apanI sahaja-sarala aura bodhagamya zailI meM hamAre sAmane prakaTa kiyA hai| pUjyazrI ne ina pravacanoM meM jJAna kI vaha sarasa gaMgA avatarita kI hai, jisameM avagAhana kara hama kRta-kRtya ho jAte haiM / yahA~ taka ki ve jJAnI ko bhI paribhASita kara dete haiM / vaha jIvana meM kisI prakAra kI hiMsA na kare, Atma- hiMsA bhI nahIM / unakI dRSTi jIvana-vijJAna se jur3I hai| unhoMne manuSya - jIvana kA nikaTa se adhyayana kiyA hai / usI kA pariNAma hai ki unake die gae dRSTAMta cetanA ko jhiMjhor3a dete haiM / unhoMne mahAvIra ke mAdhyama se jIvana ko vidhAyaka rUpa se dekhane kA avasara diyA hai / sAdhanA kI dharA para dhyAna ke puSpa khilAe haiN| dharma hamAre jIvana kI rozanI bane, preraNA bane, sukha-zAMtipUrvaka jIvana kA AdhAra bane / basa, yahI hai dharma para diye gaye saMdezoM kA marma / pUjyazrI lalitaprabha jI ne sacamuca vaha bayAra calAI hai jisase jIvana puSpita aura sugaMdhita ho uThA hai| ve svayaM satya ke khojI haiM aura usI satya ko zabdoM meM abhivyakta karane kA prayAsa hai--' dharma Akhira kyA hai?" Aie, hama ina pravacanoM meM avagAhana kara svayaM ko kRta - kRtya kareM / kadama-dara-kadama Age calane se hI maMjila milatI hai| pahalA kadama ThIka se uTha jAe to kaNTakAkIrNa patha bhI sugama ho jAtA hai / yaha pustaka dharma-premiyoM ko Andolita karegI aura satya-dharma meM ruci jAgrata karegI, aisA vizvAsa hai / ahobhAva bhare azeSa praNAma / For Personal & Private Use Only 'mIrA' ( zrImatI latA bhaMDArI) Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ----- - - - - - anukrama .----- 1. manuSya duHkhI kyoM hai ? 2. kATeM, mithyAtva kI kArA 3. satya : eka samagra dharma 4. dharma, phira se samajheM eka bAra 5. dhArmika jage, adhArmika soe 6. karma : baMdhana aura mukti 7. jJAnI hone kI sArthakatA tapa kA dhyeya pahacAneM 9. samajheM, gRhastha ke dAyitva sAdhanA kI saccI kasauTI mukti kA mUla mArga : dhyAna kRSNa lezyA kA tilisma lezyAoM ke pAra dharma kA jagata 14. paramAtma-sAkSAtkAra kI pahala 10. 11. 99 12. 115 13. 125 138 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma mAnavatA kI muMDera para mohabbata kA jalatA huA cirAga hai| maMdira aura masjidoM ko lekara jhagar3e karane kI bajAe dharatI para prema ke maMdira, mohabbata kI masjideM, sneha ke gurudvAre aura pyAra ke giraje banAe jAne caahie| hameM dhArmika kaTTaratA kA tyAga karate hue dhArmika sauhArda kA vAtAvaraNa nirmita karanA caahie| dhArmika kaTTaratA kA unmAda bhI vicitra hai| kisI galI se tAjiyA nahIM gujara sakatA aura kisI galI se gaNezajI kI shobhaayaatraa| para tAjubba kI bAta hai ki donoM hI galiyoM se nagarapAlikA kA kacare kA TrekTara to ArAma se gujara hI rahA hai nA! lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - _manuSya duHkhI kyoM hai ? eka dina eka saMta kisI sampanna vyakti ke yahA~ phuNcaa| usa seTha ke cehare para mAyUsI chAI huI thii| saMta ne saMpannatA ke sAtha udAsI dekhI to usase rahA na gyaa| vaha isa udAsI kA kAraNa pUcha baiThA, 'kyA kisI gahare duHkha se grasita ho yA vyApAra-vyavasAya meM kucha nukasAna ho gayA hai ?' vyakti ne niHsAMsa chor3I aura kahane lagA, 'saMtapravara, maiM nagara kA sabase sampanna vyakti hU~ aura vyApAra-vyavasAya bhI acchA cala rahA hai| maiMne lekhA-jokhA nikAlA ki mere pAsa itanA kucha hai ki chaH-chaH pIr3hiyA~ ArAma se jIvana-yApana kara sakatI haiN|' saMta ne sAzcarya pUchA, 'phira cintA kisa bAta kI hai ?' sampanna vyakti kA javAba thA, 'maiM yahI soca kara ciMtita hU~ ki merI sAtavIM pIr3hI kyA khAegI?' saMta ThahAke lagAkara ha~sa pdd'aa| vyakti saMta kI ha~sI ko sunakara cauNkaa| usane ha~sI kA kAraNa jAnanA cAhA, to saMta ne kahA, 'ha~sI AI tumhArI nAdAnI pr| sAtavIM pIr3hI, jo abhI hai hI nahIM, usake lie vartamAna ko ciMtA meM gAlanA, yahI hai tumhAre duHkhI hone kA kaarnn| tuma vartamAna kI sudha lo| tumhArI yaha sudhI hI tumheM sukhamaya kregii|' jIvana kI yaha dRSTi hI use sukhamaya kara gii| manuSya duHkhI kyoM hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha manuSya kA svabhAva hai ki vaha Aja kI nahIM, kala kI ciMtA meM svayaM ko duHkhI kara rahA hai| manuSya ke sukha aura duHkha kA nimitta manuSya svayaM hI hai| use bAhara se na sukha milatA hai na duHkh| sukha-duHkha vyakti kI apanI hI pratichavi hai| patnI se, dhana se, saMpannatA se, bhautika sAdhanoM se bAhya sukha hI mila sakatA hai| aMtas meM koI duHkha kI kSINa rekhA bhI ho to kyA bAhya sAdhana vAstava meM sukhI kara pAe~ge? ciMtita vyakti ko susvAdiSTa vyaMjanoM meM bhI koI svAda nahIM AtA aura AnaMdita avasthA meM sAdhAraNa bhojana bhI rasayukta ho jAtA hai| hamAre bhItara ke tanAva, ciMtA, mUrchA aura lAlasA hI duHkha ke kAraNa banate haiN| pariNAmataH hama aizo-ArAma meM bhI duHkhI ho sakate haiM aura sAdhanavihInatA meM bhI sukhii| sukhI kevala vahI hai jo svayaM meM rata hai aura apanI mastI meM aanNdit| hamAre yahA~ saMta ko phakIra bhI kahate haiM arthAt jo phikara kA phAkA kare vaha phakIra; jo phikra se bephikra ho gayA vahI phkiir| Aja ve phakIra kahA~ rahe ! Aja kI phakIra-jamAta bhI sAmAjika vyavasthAoM kI, TrasToM kI, AzramoM kI, anya saMcAlita gatividhiyoM kI, apane ziSyoM kI ciMtA meM masarUpha hai| mastI to calI gaI, phikra ke dhAge ba~dha gae, phira bhI kahate haiM ki phakIra haiM ! ___ Aja sampannatA ke aMdara itanI vipannatA hai ki kahIM prasannatA dikhAI hI nahIM detI hai| saccAI to yaha hai ki jo jitanA adhika sampanna hai, vaha utanA hI adhika duHkhii| vaise bhI adhika dhana duHkha hI lAtA hai| hama dekha bhI rahe haiM ki jo ati saMpanna haiM, ve bImAriyoM se grasta haiM; acche-se-acche bhojana aura pakavAna upalabdha haiM, lekina zarIra khAne kI ijAjata nahIM detaa| amIroM meM vaivAhika jIvana sAmAnya nahIM raha pAtA, Ae dina talAka kI khabareM AtI rahatI haiN| ve mastiSka aura hRdaya saMbaMdhI rogoM se grasta rahate haiM kyoMki ve hara vakta tanAva aura ciMtA se ghire rahate haiN| saMpannatA unheM bhautika suvidhAe~ to upalabdha karA sakatI haiM, lekina jIvana kA Ananda aura mastI nahIM dilA sktii| jIvana kI khumArI jIvana se hI AtI hai| vaha to apane hI banAe makar3ajAla meM ulajhA hai, jisameM vaha na jI pAtA hai aura na hI bAhara nikala pAtA hai| dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiMne apane jIvana meM aise vyaktiyoM ko dekhA hai jo putra-janma para thAlI bajavAte haiM, lekina vahI putra jaba javAna ho jAtA hai, to duHkha ke bha~vara meM gote khAte najara Ate haiN| unakA vaha AhlAda usa samaya viSAda meM badala jAtA hai, jaba putra una para hAtha uThAne se bhI bAja nahIM AtA, apazabdoM kA prayoga karatA hai| usa para bhI majedArI yaha ki usa sthiti se bAhara bhI nahIM nikalanA cAhate ki nahIM, yaha to nahIM ho sktaa| ghara kaise chor3eM ? bhagavAna kahate haiM, yahI mUrchA hai| ____ Aja ke sUtroM meM hama yahI dekheMge ki bhagavAna kaha rahe haiM ki ve kauna-sI sthitiyA~ haiM, jahA~ janma bhI duHkha hai; bacapana, yuvAvasthA, praur3hAvasthA, bur3hApA aura mRtyu bhI duHkha hai| isa duHkha kA kAraNa kyA hai aura isakA nivAraNa, mukta hone kA upAya kyA hai ? sUtra hai adhuve asAsayammi saMsArammi dukkha puraae| kiM nAma hojja taM kammayaM, jeNA'haM duggaiM na gcchejjaa|| adhruva, azAzvata aura duHkha-bahula saMsAra meM mAnava kI yahI sabase bar3I kamajorI hai ki vaha janma lene ke pazcAt asAra ko hI sAra samajhane lagatA hai| jaise dhAna ke chilake asAra haiM, vaise hI saMsAra asAra hai| bhagavAna ne kahA adhruva yAnI yahA~ para dhrauvya kucha bhI nahIM hai| tumane hara cIja ko dhruva mAna liyA hai| yahA~ taka ki tuma apane nAma ko bhI dhruva samajhate ho, lekina akSaroM kI badalAhaTa se nAma bhI aura artha bhI badala jAte haiN| utpAda aura vyaya sRSTi kA niyama hai| yahA~ dhruva kevala cetana tattva hai| nAma kisI kA zAzvata nahIM ho sktaa| Aja tumhArI umra cAlIsa varSa hai| kyA batAoge ki pacAsa varSa pUrva tuma kyA the ? kyA vahI jo Aja ho? pacAsa varSa bAda tuma kyA hooge ? kitanA dhrauvya aura kitanI zAzvatatA ! saba kSaNika hai| saba parivartanazIla hai| ___ tumheM mAlUma honA cAhie ki jisa sthAna para Aja tuma baiThe ho, saMbhava hai vaha kabhI kabristAna yA zmazAna rahA ho| Aja kabroM para imArateM nirmita ho gaI haiN| inheM dekhakara tumheM jaga zAzvata mAlUma hotA hai| kyA dhruva aura kaisI zAzvatatA ! rAta meM tuma par3osiyoM se gappeM lagAkara soe the aura subaha tumhAre hI putra par3osiyoM ko sUcanA dete haiM ki tuma duniyA meM nahIM rhe| vaha Azcarya meM DUba jAtA hai ki rAta meM to hamane bAtacIta kI thI, aura abhI.....? rAta manuSya duHkhI kyoM hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura dina meM sabakucha samApta ho gayA / tuma cAhe jitanI vyavasthAe~ jamAo, kitanA bhI saMgraha karo, lekina agale kala ke bAre meM kucha taya nahIM kahA jA sktaa| purAnI bAta hai| apanI yAtrA ke daurAna hama kSatriyakuMDa grAma pahu~ce / itihAsavettAoM ne ghoSita kiyA ki yaha vahI sthAna hai jahA~ siddhArtha ne zAsana kiyA thA aura yahIM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA bhI janma huA thaa| lekina Aja vahA~ khaMDaharoM ke atirikta kucha bhI nahIM hai / mohanajodar3o aura har3appA kI sabhyatA I do ho cukI hai | kyA thA aura kyA ho gayA aura hama yaha bhI nahIM jAnate ki Age kyA hogA ? yaha jaga to eka dharmazAlA hai, sarAya hai / Aja tuma ho, kala tumhArI jagaha dUsarA hogA / yahA~ saba adhruva aura azAzvata hai| yahA~ to janma duHkha hai aura jIvana bhI duHkha hai, lekina hamane isa duHkha ko hI sukha mAna liyA hai| kisI sukhI dikhAI dene vAle vyakti ke antarmana meM jhA~keM to patA calegA vahA~ duHkha kI hI parachAiyA~ Dola rahI haiM / eka dina kI bAta hai, maiM AhAracaryA ke lie jA rahA thA ki rAste meM zavayAtrA dikhAI dii| sAtha meM calane vAle 'rAmanAma satya hai, satya bolo...' kahate hue jA rahe the| vahIM sar3aka ke kinAre kucha bacce khela rahe the / ve bhI usI sura meM gunagunAne lge| jaba zavayAtrA Age calI gaI to maiMne sunA ki ve bacce kaha rahe the, 'rAma nAma sata hai, murdA bar3A masta hai / ' maiM cauMka gayA, ye bacce jIvana kA satya doharA rahe the / unhoMne usa vyakti ko jIvana meM sadA udAsa aura gamagIna hI dekhA thA / hara cIja ke lie vyAkula aura saMtapta ! aura Aja atyaMta zAMta aura masta thA / bhagavAna kahate haiM ki yahA~ sabakucha adhruva hai| jaise pAnI para khIMcI huI lakIra kI koI umra nahIM hotI vaisA hI manuSya - - jIvana bhI hai| idhara janma lete ho, udhara mRtyu dabe pA~va A jAtI hai| jIvana zurU hotA hai, Age bar3hatA hai, pIche kI lakIra miTanI zurU ho jAtI hai| bacapana terA sUrya subaha kA aura dopahara samajho javAnI / sA~jha jyoM DhalatA jarjara bur3hApA rAta ko terI khatama kahAnI / tuma mahala to AlIzAna banAte ho, lekina usake pahale hI tumhArA jIvana khaMDahara ho jAtA hai| tumhAre sukha duHkha meM tabdIla ho jAte haiN| bhagavAna dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 4 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhruva aura azAzvata ke sAtha tIsarA zabda 'duHkha' prayoga karate haiM, kyoMki jo adhruva aura azAzvata hai usase duHkha hI milane vAlA hai| rAta meM dekhe jAne vAle sapane saca hote hue bhI, A~kha khulane para TUTa jAte haiM, taba kyA milatA hai duHkha aura kSobha ke sivA / tumheM sapanoM se sukha nahIM nirAzA aura duHkha hI milatA hai| ThIka isI taraha saMsAra ke sAre bhautika sukha aMtataH duHkha hI dete haiN| jaba taka tumheM vaha IzvarIya saMpadA nahIM milatI jo sadA hI Ananda aura sukhakArI hai, taba taka anya sabhI kucha adhruva, azAzvata aura duHkha dene vAle haiN| tuma taba taka dIna-hIna ho jaba taka bAhara sukha khoja rahe ho| bAhara kA dhana tumheM aura adhika nirdhana banAtA hai| tuma usa sikaMdara kI taraha ho jAte ho jo vizva-vijaya to kara letA hai, lekina bhagavAna ke dvAra para jAtA khAlI hAtha hI hai| usakA dhana usakI mRtyu ko kucha kSaNoM ke lie bhI na TAla skaa| yahI asAratA hai| dhruva aura zAzvata to mRtyu hai| jIvana adhruva aura azAzvata hai| jIvana ko to havA kA eka jhauMkA hI ur3A le jAtA hai| isa havA ko dhyAna ke dvArA sthira kiyA jA sakatA hai| bhoga-upabhoga ke lie vyaya kI gaI UrjA dhyAna kI ora mur3a jAe to jIvana kA rUpAMtaraNa saMbhava hai| tabhI tuma vAstava meM dhanavAna hote ho| kiM nAma hojja taM kammayaM, jeNAhaM duggaiM na gcchejjaa| ___ he bhagavAna ! isa duniyA meM mukti kA aisA koI mArga batAo ki maiM durgati se baca paauuN| yaha jagata to pratidhvani hai| jaise kisI vIrAne meM yA jaMgala meM hama koI svara karate haiM to vaha hama para lauTa AtA hai| manuSya ke jIvana ke karmoM kA yahI svabhAva hai| vaha jo karma karatA hai vahI pratidhvanita hokara usake pAsa lauTa AtA hai| vahI manuSya agara dhyAna kI maharAI meM utara jAtA hai to yahI saMsAra jo adhruva aura duHkha-bahula dikhAI detA hai isase svayaM ko mukta kara letA hai| anyathA jIvana meM pAne kI hI AkAMkSAe~ banI rahatI haiM aura ve duHkha kA udbhava karatI rahatI haiN| ... mujhe yAda hai, kisI samrATa kA ekamAtra putra bImAra ho gyaa| roga asAdhya thaa| rAja cikitsaka bulAe ge| sabhI prakAra ke prayatna kie gae, magara sabhI bekaar| vikala samrATa rAjavaidyoM se anunaya-vinaya karane lagA ki kisI bhI taraha usake putra ko bacA liyA jaae| vaha apanA sampUrNa rAjakoSa manuSya duHkhI kyoM hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dene ko taiyAra ho gayA, magara putra baca jAe, lekina kyA dhana se jIvana kharIdA jA sakatA hai ? rAjavaidyoM ne kaha diyA ki rAjakumAra kucha ghaMToM ke mehamAna haiN| samrATa zaiyyA ke pAsa hI thA, rAnI bhI vahIM thI, aura bhI bahuta loga jamA the| eka ajIba-sA sannATA chAyA huA thaa| mana-hI-mana saba rAjakumAra ke lie duAe~ mA~ga rahe the| isa bIca samrATa ko jhapakI A gii| ___vaha svapna dekha rahA thA ki vaha eka vizAla sAmrAjya kA cakravartI samrATa hai| samasta sukha, vaibhava aura aizvarya usake rAjya meM vidyamAna hai| svarga kA anupama Aloka bikhara rahA hai| usake dasa putra haiN| vaha apane putroM ke sAtha krIr3A kara rahA hai| atyadhika Ananda kA anubhava ho rahA thA ki patnI ne ekadama jagA diyaa| vaha bilakhatI huI kaha rahI thI-rAjakumAra ! rAjakumAra ! usake muMha se zabda nahIM nikala rahe the| samrATa jAgA, usane pUchA ki kyA huA ? patA calA ki rAjakumAra nahIM rhaa| vaha stabdha raha jAtA hai, kSaNa bhara ke lie vaha nirNaya nahIM kara pAyA ki kyA huA, lekina turaMta hI ThahAkA lagAkara ha~sa par3atA hai| sabhI ko Azcarya hotA hai ki avasAda meM ThahAkA ! sabhI praznasUcaka dRSTi se use dekhane lagate haiN| rAnI kahatI hai, 'samrATa, yaha kyA ho gayA, Apa aise kyoM ha~sa rahe haiM ? apanA to ekamAtra putra calA gyaa|' samrATa ne kahA, 'mahArAnI, Apa to eka putra calA gayA kaha rahI haiM, yahA~ to mere gyAraha putra cale ge| 'kaunase gyAraha putra' ? sabhI ne cauMkate hue puuchaa| taba samrATa ne apanA svapna kaha sunaayaa| rAnI ne kahA, 'vaha sapanA thA aura yaha hakIkata hai|' samrATa punaH muskarAyA aura kahane lagA, 'kise sapanA kahU~ aura kise hakIkata ? donoM hI sapane the aura donoM hI TUTa ge| ___ Akhira to saMsAra adhruva, azAzvata evaM duHkha-bahula sapanA hai| aura sapane kabhI apane nahIM hote| phira bhI manuSya kSaNika sukha ke lie cirakAla ke duHkha svIkAra kara letA hai| jaise machalI ATe ke cakkara meM jIvana ga~vA detI hai, bhagavAna kahate haiM vaise hI manuSya kAma-bhoga ke cakkara meM apanA jIvana kho detA hai| pala bhara ke sukha ke lie jIvana bhara kA duHkha pAla letA hai| ThIka usI taraha jaise kuttA haDDI cUsatA hai aura apane gAla meM ghAva kara letA hai| vahA~ se risane vAle khUna-mAMsa meM hI rasa lene lagatA hai| manuSya ke saMsAra ke sukhoM kI bhI yahI gati hai| dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsarA sUtra leM jaha kacchulo kacchaM, kaMDayamANo duhaM muNai sukkhaM / mohAurA maNussA, taha kAmaduhaM suhaM biNti|| eka rahasyamaya, paraMtu pAradarzI suutr| bhagavAna kahate haiM, khujalI kA rogI jaise khujalAne para duHkha ko bhI sukha mAnatA hai, ThIka usI taraha mohAviSTa manuSya kAmajanya duHkha ko sukha mAnatA hai| khujalI ke rogI ko khAja ke bAda kevala jalana, viSAda aura pIr3A hI milatI hai vaise hI kAmopabhogoM ke sevana se bhI viSAda hI milatA hai| jaba tuma jIvana kA Akalana karoge to patA calegA ki tumane sabakucha kho diyA aura pAyA kucha bhI nhiiN| isalie bhagavAna buddha ne cAra Arya satya kahe-pahalA, duHkha hai; dUsarA, duHkha kA kAraNa hai; tIsarA, duHkha kA nirodha ho sakatA hai aura aMtima, duHkha ke nirodha kA upAya avazya hai| duniyA meM kyA hai duHkha ? duniyA duHkha se mukta nahIM hai| tumhAre sukha kSaNa bhara meM chinna-bhinna ho jAte haiN| jisa patnI ko tumane tIsa sAloM se apanA mAnA, agara Aja tumheM patnI kA purAnA prema-patra mila jAtA hai, to tumhArA sukha cUra-cUra ho jAtA hai, kahA~ hai sukha ? jamma dukkhaM, jarA dukkhaM rogA ya maraNANi y| aho dukkho hu saMsAro, jattha kIsanti jNtvo| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki isa saMsAra meM janma duHkha hai, jarA (vRddhAvasthA) duHkha hai, roga duHkha hai, mRtyu duHkha hai, parivAra duHkha hai| sabhI ora duHkha hai| yaha saMsAra duHkha se bharA huA hai, jahA~ para jIva kIcar3a meM rahane vAle kIr3e kI taraha kleza pAte haiN| kIcar3a kA kIr3A na to bAhara nikala pAtA hai, na usameM raha pAtA hai| isa kleza kI, duHkha kI aMtima pariNati mRtyu hai| tuma umra kI jisa paridhi se bAhara nikala jAte ho usake bAre meM soca-socakara usameM bar3A sukha pAte ho| yAda karate ho una purAne dinoM ko| lekina kabhI kisI bacce ko dekhA hai ? vaha jaldI se jaldI bar3A ho jAnA cAhatA hai, kyoMki vaha bar3e hone meM sukha dekhatA hai, lekina sukha hai kahA~ ? kyA tumheM lagatA hai tuma sukhI ho ? vRddha pIche dekhatA hai aura baccA Age, lekina jisa avasthA meM ve haiM usameM duHkhI haiN| isa astitva meM jo kucha dikhAI detA hai usakI aMtima pariNati duHkha hai| vyakti ko ahasAsa honA cAhie ki yaha saMsAra duHkha hai| jise tuma sukha manuSya duHkhI kyoM hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAna rahe ho, vaha mRga-marIcikA hai, lekina yaha duHkha kina kAraNoM se hai, yaha jAnA jA sakatA hai| jIvana meM ve kaunase nimitta haiM, jinase duHkha, tanAva, ciMtA utpanna hotI hai, yaha patA lagAyA jA sakatA hai| tuma jaba ina kAraNoM ko jAna jAte ho to unheM rokA bhI jA sakatA hai aura ina kAraNoM ko rokane ke upAya bhI kie jA sakate haiN| samyak darzana, samyak jJAna, samyak dRSTi, samyak smRti, samyak karma, samyak AjIvikA aura samyak samAdhi hI duHkha-nirodha ke upAya haiN| zuddha darzana se samyaka jJAna milatA hai aura samyaka bodha se samyak samAdhi upalabdha hotI hai| hamAre jIvana kA lakSya bhI yahI hai| ___agara janma, jarA, roga aura mRtyu duHkha haiM, to sukha kahA~ hai ? jaba taka duHkha kA bodha nahIM hogA, sukha nahIM milegaa| paMDita neharU ne kahA thA'mahAvIra aura buddha ne duHkha kA darzana diyaa| bhArata ko duHkhavAdI batAyA, saMsAra ko saMtapta aura duHkhI hI khaa| lekina jaba taka duHkha kI pahacAna nahIM hogI, sukha kA anubhava kaise karoge ! rAta kA aMdhakAra hI sUraja kI kImata jAnatA hai| rogI hI svAsthya kA rahasya samajhatA hai| nirAzA se hI AzA kA janma hotA hai| amAvasyA hI pUnama kA sauMdarya samajhatI haiN| jaba taka manuSya ke mUla roga (duHkha) kI pahacAna nahIM hogI, upacAra kI auSadhi kA prabhAva (sukha) kaise milegA, manuSya ko apanI mUrchA, vAsanA ko dekhanA hogA, tabhI vaha inase prApta duHkhoM se mukta ho skegaa| apanI duSpUra kAmanAoM se Upara uThanA hogA, tabhI jIvana kA sukha aura satya upalabdha ho skegaa| dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kATeM, mithyAtva kI kArA mAyA aura duHkha se ghire hue insAna ke lie jitanA duSkara satya ko 'jAnanA hai, utanA hI duSkara satya ko svIkAra karanA bhI hai| viSa meM lipaTe hue insAna ke lie amRta pAnA kaThina hai, lekina usase bhI kaThina amRta kA Acamana karanA hai| manuSya ko jitanA jJAna hotA hai usase adhika use jJAna kA ahaMkAra hotA hai| yaha ahaMkAra jJAna ko ajJAna meM badala detA hai| buddhimattA kA ahaMkAra vyakti ko buddhimAna nahIM banA pAtA, vaha durbuddhi kA AcaraNa karatA huA bhI dekhA jA sakatA hai| AMzika bodha pAye hue vyakti kA apane AMtarika ahaMkAra ke kAraNa bodha bhI abodhAvasthA meM pariNita ho jAtA hai, lekina jAge hue vyakti ke pAsa jJAna hotA hai, jJAna kA ahaMkAra nhiiN| usake pAsa dRSTi hotI hai, lekina usameM mithyAtva nahIM hotA; bodha aura samyaktva hotA hai| hamAre yahA~ do saMskRtiyA~ rahI haiM-eka, jisameM bhagavAna avatAra lete haiM aura dUsarI, jisameM sAdhanA ke mArga se vyakti bhagavattA prApta karatA hai, bhagavAna bana jAtA hai| eka ora bhagavAna manuSya-rUpa meM janma lete haiM, apanI lIlAe~ dikhAte haiM aura aMta meM apane bhagavatsvarUpa meM lIna ho jAte haiN| dUsarI ora eka insAna jaba apane jIvana meM sugati kA mArga jAna letA hai, apane kATeM, mithyAtva kI kArA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atmabodha ko pahacAnatA hai, jar3a-caitanya kI bheda - rekhA ko spaSTataH dekha letA hai, taba usakI jIvana-yAtrA jisa ora jAtI hai, vaha Izvaratva kI prApti hai / adhyAtma-jagata meM brAhmaNa aura zramaNa - saMskRti bhArata kI dena hai / ina do saMskRtiyoM meM kyA bhinnatA hai ? yahI ki eka saMskRti mAnatI hai ki kabhI kisI Izvara ke aMtarmana meM yaha bhAva AtA hai ki 'eko'haM bahusyAmaH' -- aura vaha Izvara manuSya kA rUpa dhAraNa kara pRthvI - graha para AtA hai aura apanI IzvarIya lIlAe~ dikhAkara apane svarUpa meM lauTa jAtA hai / vahIM dUsarI ora zramaNa-saMskRti kA rahasya yahI hai ki vyakti yahA~ para manuSya-rUpa meM apanI yAtrA prAraMbha karatA hai aura jaba jIvana meM viveka, dhyAna, jAgarUkatA aura Atmabodha kI prApti hotI hai, taba vaha Izvaratva kI ora prayANa karatA hai / jise Atma-bodha, jIvana kI dRSTi, jIvana kI zailI aura jIvana kA AyAma mila jAtA hai, vaha apanI yAtrA insAna se bhagavAna kI ora karane lagatA hai / hamArA bhI yahI uddezya hai ki vyakti uttarottara jIvana kA vikAsa karate hue Izvaratva ke carama zikhara para pahu~ca sake / insAna talahaTI hai aura zikhara Izvara hai| hamAre sUtra kisI taMtra kA hissA nahIM haiM, na hI koI upadeza haiN| ye ve vacana haiM, ve aise jIvana-saMvAda ki tumhAre bhItara soyA huA zaurya jAga jAe, tumhArA siMhatva garaja uThe, tumhAre bhItara chipI huI parama AbhA, parama divyatva kI parakha ho sake aura apanI yAtrA zikhara kI ora prAraMbha kare / abhI taka talahaTI meM hI janma liyA aura vahIM aMta bhI ho gayA, zikhara nahIM chU pAe / kevala zikharoM ko dekha lene bhara se zikharoM kI yAtrA kA AnaMda nahIM liyA jA sktaa| pustakoM meM himAlaya ke citra dekha lene bhara se himAlaya kI yAtrA kA Ananda nahIM mila sakatA, usI taraha zAstrIya vacanoM ko suna lene se yA mokSa, mukti aura nirvANa kI carcAe~ kara lene se mukti kA parama Ananda upalabdha nahIM hotaa| usake lie to dhyAna-sAdhanA ke mArga se gujaranA hotA hai / taba aneka bhavoM se nikalane ke bAda mAnava - cetanA antarpIr3A ko dekha pAtI hai aura usakI yAtrA pIr3A-mukti kI ora AraMbha hokara parama sukha ko prApta karatI hai| 10 hA ! jaha mohiya-maiNA, suggaimaggaM ajaannmaannennN| bhIme bhavakaMtAre, suciraM bhamiyaM bhayakarammi // For Personal & Private Use Only dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArA jIvana saMsAra ke isa bhavasAgara ke daladala meM hI pUrNa ho jAtA hai, lekina jaba cetanA isa pIr3A ko dekhatI hai to paramajJAna kA mArga DhU~DhatI hai| taba koI bhagavat cetanA saMsAra ke svarUpa ko bhI dekhatI hai aura AMtarika svarUpa ko bhI aura taba ina do svarUpoM ke prati use spaSTataH bheda-rekhA dikhAI de jAtI hai| usa bhavya cetanA ko patA calatA hai ki yaha bheda sugati kA mArga na jAnane ke kAraNa hai| taba vaha kahatA hai ki sugati kA mArga na jAnane ke kAraNa hI maiM mUr3hamati bhayAnaka tathA ghora bhava-vana meM cirakAla taka bhramaNa karatA rhaa| mahAvIra jaise mahApuruSa kahate haiM apane pUrvajanma kI yAtrAoM ko dekhane aura AtmA ke ananta bhavoM ko dekhane ke bAda maiMne antaryAtrA karake hI jIvana ke rahasya aura satya kA anubhava kiyaa| ____ pustakoM se liyA gayA jJAna udhAra kA hotA hai, carcAoM se milI jAnakArI adhUrI hotI hai, lekina svAnubhUti hI satya hotI hai| taba hI patA calatA hai ki vaha kauna-sI kalA hai jisase hama vaMcita raha ge| tuma saMsAra kI bahuta-sI kalAoM meM pAragaMta ho sakate ho, lekina phira bhI eka kalA se anajAne raha ge| vaha kalA hai sugati kA maarg| jaise masAledAra sabjI meM namaka na DAlA jAe to vaha besvAda ho jAtI hai, vaise hI jIvana sugati ke mArga ke binA vyartha hai| usa parama jJAna ke nikaTa pahu~cI AtmA kahatI hai ki mujha mUr3hamati ne sugati kA mArga nahIM jaanaa| mUr3hamati kauna ? jo ajJAna se ghirA hai, jise bodha nahIM hai aura jo Atma-tattva kA avalokana nahIM kara paataa| prAyaH aisA hotA hai ki jo manonukUla hotA hai use hama turanta svIkAra kara lete haiM aura jo pratikUla hotA hai usa para ciMtana-manana kiye binA hI nakAra dete haiN| pariNAmataH jo mana ke anukUla hotA hai vaha cAhe mithyA ho, manuSya taba bhI use svIkAra kara letA hai aura pratikUla hone para cAhe vaha samyak ho, taba bhI use asvIkAra kara detA hai| Aja sabhI ke pAsa jJAna kA akUta bhaMDAra hai use kucha bhI batAnA zeSa nahIM hai, lekina phira bhI vaha sukhI nahIM hai| vAstava meM yaha jJAna mAtra bhaMDAraNa ke lie hai, AcaraNa ke lie nhiiN| tabhI to bhagavAna ne jAnA ki itanA jJAna hone ke bAda bhI ve mUr3hamati hI raha gae, kyoMki sugati kA mArga nahIM jaanaa| jJAna kA bhaMDAra hI unheM ajJAnI banA gayA, kyoMki jaba vAstavika jJAna kA avataraNa huA to unhoMne jAnA ki kATeM, mithyAtva kI kArA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ unakA pUrvajJAna parokSajJAna thaa| aba jo huA, vaha Atmajanita jJAna hI pratyakSa jJAna hai| lekina Aja sthiti viparIta hai| Aja sabhI loga sabakucha jAnate haiN| jAnate hI nahIM, jAna-jAnakara ajIrNa bhI ho rahe haiM aura jaba-taba ise pragaTa karate rahate haiM ki ve saba jAnate haiN| yaha Aja kI Ama samasyA hai| . mujhe yAda hai, eka kanyA kA vivAha huaa| sasurAla meM pati ke atirikta anya koI na thaa| usa kanyA ko khAnA banAnA nahIM AtA thaa| na AtA thA, koI bAta nahIM, lekina DIMga U~cI-U~cI hA~katI ki usa jaisI pAka-nipuNa anya koI nahIM hai| jaba bhI kucha banAnA hotA apane par3osa meM jAtI aura kahatI, 'ammAjI yaha kaise banAte haiN|' jaba par3osana batA detI to vaha kahatI . 'yaha to mujhe pahale se hI AtA hai|' 'taba pUchane kyoM AI thI ?' 'aise hii'| basa kitanI hI cIjeM pUchakara banA cukii| par3osana becArI rahamadila thI, vaha samajhatI thI ise kucha nahIM aataa| lekina kaba taka? eka dina pati ne khIra kI pharamAiza kii| vaha par3osa meM gaI, phira puuchaa| bur3hiyA ne kahA, 'dUdha ubAlanA, isameM cAvala DAlakara pakA lenaa| phira zakkara DAla denA aura kezara, bAdAma, ilAyacI bhI DAla denaa| usane kahA, 'yaha to mujhe pahale se hI AtA thaa| bur3hiyA hairAna-parezAna / roja AtI hai, pUchatI hai aura kahatI hai use pahale se hI AtA hai| isI taraha chaH mahIne bIta gae, lekina aba bur3hiyA ne socA, ise 'akala' denI hI pdd'egii| yuvatI phira usake pAsa AI aura bolI, 'mAtAjI Aja kucha loga hamAre ghara Ane vAle haiM kyoMki mere pati kA janmadina hai| patideva cAhate haiM ki bhojana meM lApasI bhI banAI jaae| lApasI kaise banAte haiM, batA do| bur3hiyA ne kahA, 'pahale pAnI ubAla lenA, usameM gehU~ kA daliyA DAla denA, jaba dAne paka jAe~ to ghI aura gur3a DAla denA, phira ilAyacI vagairaha DAla kara jaba taiyAra ho jAe to A~ca para se utAra lenaa|' yuvatI apanI Adata ke mutAbika bolI, 'yaha to mujhe pahale se hI AtA hai| vaha jAne lagI, to bur3hiyA ne pIche se AvAja lagAkara kahA, 'eka bAta to bhUla hI gaI, jaba lApasI bana jAe to usameM Upara se sau grAma tamAkhU DAla denaa|' usane phira kahA, 'yaha to mujhe pahale se hI AtA hai, mA~jI Apa kyA batA rahIM haiN| bur3hiyA ne kahA, 'jA apane ghara, patA laga jAegA kyA AtA hai, kyA nahIM AtA hai| dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yuvatI ghara AI, lApasI banAI / aba tamAkhU to ghara meM thI nahIM / daur3akara bAjAra se sau grAma tamAkhU lAI aura Upara se DAla dii| Ae hue mehamAna khAnA khAne baitthe| jaise hI unhoMne lApasI khAI to kisI ko chIMke Ane lagIM, koI vamana karane lgaa| pati ne pUchA, 'kyA DAlA hai isameM ?' usane kahA, 'kucha nahIM, jaise usa bur3hiyA ne kahA, vaha saba DAlA hai|' 'saba kyA ?" pati cillaayaa| usane batA diyA ki yaha DAlA, vaha DAlA aura sau grAma tamAkhU Upara se| pati daur3A-daur3A par3osa meM gayA aura bur3hiyA se kahane lagA, 'Apane tamAkhU kyoM batAyA ?' 'maiMne kucha nahIM batAyA, terI bIvI hI kahatI hai vaha pIhara se hI sIkhakara AI hai|' usane javAba diyA / jise jJAna kA ahaMkAra ho gayA hai usase adhika ajJAnI bhalA anya kauna hai ! bhagavAna kahate haiM, maiM janmoM-janmoM taka saMsAra meM bhaTakatA rahA, lekina sugati kA mArga nahIM jAnA / bhagavAna ne saMsAra ko bhayAnaka aTavI (bhayAnaka jaMgala) aura ghora bhavabaMdha kahA / isase adhika bhayAnaka aura kucha hotA nahIM, jahA~ para janma kA aMta mRtyu meM, khilane kA aMta murajhAne meM aura ugane kA aMta DUbane meM hotA ho, vahA~ isase adhika bhayAnaka kyA sthiti hogI ! hama sabhI isa sthiti se mukAbila haiM, lekina sugati kA mArga nahIM DhU~r3ha rahe haiN| aura ve jinhoMne sugati ke mArga ko jAnA hai, maiM cAhatA hU~, hama use gunagunAe~, una vacanoM kA amRtapAna kreN| jaba taka vaha mArga nahIM mila jAtA, jIvana meM pAyA huA sabhI jJAna nirarthaka hai / dhyAna, viveka, vicAra, jAgarUkatA, amUrcchA, apramAda aura Atma-bodha yahI sugati kA mArga hai| jise yaha mArga mila gayA usake mithyAtva kI kArA svayameva hI TUTa jAtI hai / hamAre yahA~ mithyAtva aura samyaktva kA vyApaka prayoga huA hai / sat ko asat jAnanA mithyAtva hai aura asat ko sat rUpa jAnanA bhI mithyAtva hai| lekina asat ko asat jAnanA aura sat ko sat rUpa jAnanA samyaktva hai / hai-- agalA sUtra micchataM vedaMto jIvo, vivarIya - daMsaNo ho / na ya dhammaM rocedi hu, mahuraM pi rasaM jahA jarido / kATeM, mithyAtva kI kArA For Personal & Private Use Only 13 Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha sUtra mithyAtva meM bhaTakatI AtmA ko samyaktva kI rAha dikhA rahA hai| jo AtmA bhava-vana meM janmoM-janmoM se saMsAra ke mithyAtva meM DUbatI AI hai, usI meM jItI AI hai, usI kA viSapAna karatI AI hai, usa AtmA ke lie pahalA bodha hai ki sugati kA mArga jAna, use pahacAna aura usakI dizA pkdd'| jo jIva mithyAtva se grasta hotA hai usakI dRSTi pratigAmI ho jAtI hai| jaise kisI jvaragrasta ko miThAI bhI kar3avI lagatI hai, jJAnI kahate haiM-vaise hI mithyAtva se grasta vyakti samyaktva kA bodha bhI viparIta dizA hI detA hai| mullA nasaruddIna gadhe para baiThakara kahIM jA rahA thaa| rAste meM kisI ne pUchA, 'mullA, kahA~ jA rahe ho ?' 'jahA~ gadhA jA rahA hai vahIM', mullA ne javAba diyaa| 'are, kyA bAta hai, gadhA kauna hai tuma yA yaha ?' usane pUchA / mullAjI ne kahA, 'bhaiyA, yaha vicitra prakAra kA gadhA hai| isase jo kaho ulTA hI karatA hai| maiM kahatA hU~ dukAna cala, yaha ghara le jaaegaa| ghara kA kahU~ to maMdira le jaaegaa| maMdira kA bola~ to masjida cala degA, masjida jAnA ho to bAjAra kI ora cala degaa| aba maiMne kahanA hI baMda kara diyA hai| maiM baiThA rahatA hU~ jidhara yaha jAe, udhara hI calA jAtA huuN| ___ manuSya kA ajJAnI mana gadhe kI taraha hai| jahA~ le jAnA cAhate haiM, vahA~ calatA nhiiN| jahA~ nahIM le jAnA cAhate, vahA~ calA jAtA hai| gadhe ke hisAba se calo, to pUrA gadhA hI banA baiThatA hai| gadhA, Akhira gadhe ke hI rAste para le jaaegaa| ____ hameM mithyAtva kI kArA ko kATanA hai, mithyAtva se agara mukta honA hai to pahalI AvazyakatA sugati ke mArga ko jAnane kI hai| usake prati pyAsa aura lalaka utpanna kreN| jahA~ manuSya ko sugati kA mArga mila gayA, vahIM samyaktva upalabdha ho gayA, vahIM para mithyAtva kI kArA bhI kaTa clii| bhagavAna kare Apa sabake jIvana meM sugati kA parama pAvana mArga upalabdha ho jaae| 14 dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ----- satya : eka samagra dharma ------- jIvana, jagata aura adhyAtma ke kSetra meM saiMkar3oM prazna manuSya ke manomastiSka meM umar3ate rahate haiN| kucha praznoM kA samAdhAna pustakoM meM mila jAtA hai, kucha praznoM ke uttara guru se mila jAte haiM, lekina kucha prazna aise bhI hote haiM jinakA samAdhAna manuSya ko svayaM khojanA par3atA hai| ina praznoM kA uttara kisI zabda se nahIM milatA, na hI koI guru inakA samAdhAna dene meM samartha hai| Atma-bodha meM hI sArA samAdhAna hai| jise Atma-bodha mila jAtA hai usakA jIvana adhyAtma kI dizA taya karane lagatA hai aura jagata bhI AdhyAtmika ho jAtA hai| prazna to kaI hote haiM kucha tarka ke, kucha kutarka ke aura kucha samajha ke| Aja maiM Apako eka aisA hI prazna sauMpanA cAhatA hU~-'satya kyA hai ?' yaha prazna cira prAcIna aura cira nUtana hai| dharma ke itihAsa meM yaha prazna bAra-bAra uThA hai ki 'satya kyA hai ?' saMbhavataH yaha prathama aura aMtima prazna bhI hai| manuSya-jIvana kI cUka yahI hai ki vaha isa prazna kA samAdhAna mAtra zAstroM se pAnA cAhatA hai| vaha cAhatA hai ki koI guru, koI RSi, koI saMta use isa prazna kA uttara batA de| jIvana bhara vaha satya kI udher3abuna meM lagA rahatA hai| satya : eka samagra dharma For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahate haiM ki roma ke gavarnara poMTiesa pAyaneTa ne jIsasa ko kraoNsa para laTakAne kI sajA dI thii| vaha tatkAlIna vyavasthAoM ke kAnUna se baMdhA thaa| usane sajA sunaaii| kahate haiM ki sajA sunAne ke bAda vaha kursI se utarakara jIsasa ke pAsa gayA aura kahane lagA, 'Apa to kraoNsa para laTakane hI vAle haiM, lekina mere mana meM eka prazna hai aura maiM usakA samAdhAna cAhatA huuN| merA prazna hai, 'astitva kA satya kyA hai ?' jIsasa ne apane jIvana meM hajAroM praznoM ke uttara die the| sabhI logoM ke praznoM kA samAdhAna kiyA thA, lekina yaha pahalA prazna thA, jo kisI ne nahIM pUchA thaa| jIsasa khar3e hue, kucha kSaNoM ke lie A~kheM baMda kI, phira cupacApa cale ge| loga samajha na pAe ki unhoMne isa prazna kA uttara kyoM nahIM diyaa| jIvana ke aMtima prazna para jIsasa mauna ho gae, kyoMki satya kA koI uttara nahIM hotA, usakI kevala anubhUti hotI hai| satya ko pAne kI vidhi batAI jA sakatI hai, lekina satya kyA hai, isakA udghATana nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| jApAna kI jhena paraMparA meM liMga sU nAma ke prasiddha saMta hue haiN| eka daphA jApAna ke samrATa ne liMga sU ko rAjasabhA meM pravacana dene ke lie bulaayaa| deza bhara ke sudhI zrotA AmaMtrita kie ge| sabhI samaya para pahu~ca ge| rAjasabhA khacAkhaca bhara gii| samrATa bhI apane siMhAsana para virAjamAna the| ThIka samaya para liMga sU Ae aura apanI pravacanapIThikA para jA baitthe| samrATa ne uThakara praNAma kiyA aura kahA, 'saMtapravara, Apa pravacana zurU kareM isase pahale maiM eka prazna pUchanA cAhatA huuN| mere mana meM jijJAsA hai ki Apa batAe~, satya kyA hai ?' liMga sU mauna ho gae, phira acAnaka uThe aura sAmane kI Tebala para jora se mukkA mArA, phira kucha kSaNoM ke lie mauna hue aura taba cupacApa hI ravAnA ho ge| loga samajha bhI na pAe ki yaha kyA huA ? liMga sU pravacana dene Ae the aura cale kyoM gae? liMga sU kI mauna abhivyakti thI-satya mauna meM khilatA hai| gautama buddha ke sAtha bhI aisI hI ghaTanA ghttii| bhagavAna buddha eka dina kamala kA zveta puSpa lekara pravacana-sabhA meM phuNce| vahA~ jAkara apane Asana para baiTha ge| hara dina to virAjate hI vyAkhyAna zurU kara dete the, para yaha kyA Aja to ve zAMtamauna kevala kamala-puSpa ko hI dekhe jA rahe haiN| AdhA ghaMTA bIta gayA ve kucha na bole, phUla hI dekha rahe haiN| dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 16 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pravacana-sabhA meM maujUda hajAroM ziSyoM meM mahAkAzyapa bhI eka thaa| mahAkAzyapa sadA gaMbhIra rahatA thA, na kisI se adhika bAta karatA aura na hNstaa-muskuraataa| vahI mahAkAzyapa bhagavAna ko puSpa nihArate hue dekhakara thor3I dera bAda jora-jora se ha~sane lgaa| vaha Aja bahuta prasanna, pramudita aura Anandita thaa| taba bhagavAna apane sthAna se uThe aura Age bar3hakara vaha kamala-puSpa mahAkAzyapa ko sauMpa diyaa| ziSyoM ne kahA, 'bhagavAna Aja kA pravacana ?' prabhu ne kahA, 'Aja kA pravacana pUrNa ho gyaa|' jahA~ sAdhaka mauna meM hI satya kI anubhUti karane kI kalA sIkha letA hai, vahA~ satya kI abhivyakti ke lie zabdoM kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotii| satya kI ciraMtana abhivyakti yaha hai ki jaba satya ko bolane kI koziza kI jAtI hai, to vaha apane mUla svarUpa ko Age-pIche, kama-jyAdA kara baiThatA hai| manuSya ke jIvana kI pahalI AvazyakatA satya hai, usakA jIvana satyamaya ho, usakA astitva satya se jur3A ho| ahiMsA satya hai, agara yaha satya nahIM hai to usakA astitva bhI nahIM hai| acaurya, brahmacarya, aparigraha, vItarAgatA satya haiM; kyoMki sat hI AtmA kA svabhAva hai| jaba hama AtmA ke svarUpa kI bAta karate haiM to yahI kahate haiM-sat-cit-Ananda (sccidaanNd)| AtmA kA maulika svabhAva-Ananda dshaa| kauna-sA AnaMda ? paramAtmA kI AnaMda dshaa| paramAtmA kyA hai vaha sat hai| jIvana ke rahasya ke lie eka hI zabda prayukta huaa-sccidaanNd| AnaMda manuSya kA svabhAva hai| AnaMda se hI satya milatA hai| jIvana, jagata aura adhyAtma kA prathama aura aMtima sopAna satya hI hai| mahAvIra ne jagata chor3A, kyoM ? satya ko pAne ke lie; jIvana kA anusaMdhAna kiyA satya ko pAne ke lie aura unheM upalabdha huA, kevala satya ! buddha ne sAdhanA kyoM kI ? satya kA anusaMdhAna karane ke lie arthAt sAdhanA kA prathama caraNa bhI satya hai aura aMtima upalabdhi bhI satya hai| jisake jIvana meM satya kA baserA nahIM, usake hAtha se jIvana, jagata aura adhyAtma saba chiTaka jAte haiN| dharma kA zAzvata prakAza yahI hai ki vyakti dhyAna rakhe-'satyameva jyte| sadguru kA kyA artha hai ? jo sat kA svAmI hai vahI sdguru| jisake jIvana meM mithyAtva kA kiMcit bhI avazeSa hai, vaha sadguru nahIM ho sktaa| satya : eka samaya dharma For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guru to bahuta mila jAe~ge, lekina sadguru koI ekAdha hI hotA hai| Aja ke sUtra zrAvaka ke lie kasauTI haiN| tumhArA jIvana jhUTha kA puliMdA ho gayA hai| pahale loga sA~jha ko lekhA karate the ki kitanA jhUTha bolA yA kauna-sA galata kAma kiyA, lekina Aja to isa bAta kA hisAba lagAne kI jarUrata hai ki kitanA saca bolA yA kitane acche kAma kie| kisI bhI satpuruSa ke lie sat aura satya kI jitanI mUlyavattA hai anya kisI vastu kI nahIM hai| hamAre jIvana kI prAthamikatA baneM ki hama mithyAmati se haTakara satyabuddhi para A jaaeN| sUtra hai saccammi vasadi tavo, saccami saMjamo taha vase sesA vi gunnaa| saccaM NibaMdhaNaM hi ya, gunnaann-muddhiiv-mcchaannN|| satya meM tapa, saMyama aura zeSa sabhI guNoM kA vAsa hai| jaise samudra machaliyoM kA Azraya hai, vaise hI satya samasta guNoM kA Azraya hai| sabase pahale hameM satya kA artha samajha lenA caahie| vastutaH satya koI vastu nahIM hai| satya to pratIti hai, anubhUti hai| satya kA artha hai aise jInA ki jisa jIvana meM vaMcanA na ho, jahA~ bAhara aura bhItara kA sAmya ho| jisane satya ko sAdha liyA, usakA saba sadha jaaegaa| jisakA bAhara aura bhItara kA jIvana eka-sA ho gayA, vaha hiMsA nahIM kara sakatA, usake jIvana meM krodha, jhUTha aura pratispardhA nahIM ho sktii| satya AegA to prakAza utregaa| ___hama do DhaMga se jIvana jIte haiM hama haiM kucha aura dikhAte kucha aura haiN| bAhara kucha hai aura bhItara kucha aura hai| pradarzana kucha karate haiM aura pAlana kucha aur| mahAvIra kahate haiM, tuma jo ho vahI raho, kucha aura dikhAne kI koziza mata karo, varanA tumhArA hara kRtya, hara AcaraNa asatyamaya ho jaaegaa| kyA kabhI Apane vicAra kiyA ki kabhI koI dUsarA mahAvIra kyoM nahIM ho pAyA ? kitanoM ne koziza kI hogI, lekina dUsarA mahAvIra nahIM ho skaa| satya kI khoja ke patha para punarukti nahIM hotii| kyA kabhI dUsare kRSNa kI bA~surI bajI, kyA kabhI dubArA buddha kI karuNA barasI ? satya, svayaM kA parama svIkAra hai taba zeSa guNa apane Apa A jAte haiN| yahI samajheM, jo ho rahA hai prakRti kI vyavasthAe~ haiM merA koI prayAsa nahIM hai| mahAvIra ne jaba muni-jIvana svIkAra kiyA, taba unake kaMdhe para mAtra eka vastra thaa| hamAre to Agraha haiM zveta vastra, pIta vastra yA nirvastra ke| tuma dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yA to zvetAmbara ho yA digambara, lekina mahAvIra ko aisA koI Agraha nahIM thaa| astitva ne unake lie jo vyavasthA kI, use unhoMne sahajatayA svIkAra kara liyaa| eka cAdara lekara nikale the| use hI bichA lete, use hI pahana lete| rAha calate kisI yAcaka ne kahA ki kucha de jaaeN| mahAvIra to aparigrahI aura akiMcana the| unake pAsa devoM dvArA dI huI eka cAdara thii| unhoMne usameM se AdhI phAr3akara de dii| Age bar3ha cale jaMgaloM kI ora, kabhI teja havA kA jhauMkA AyA aura vaha cAdara bhI ur3a gii| ulajha gaI jhAr3I meM jaakr| socA, astitva nahIM cAhatA ki maiM cAdara le jAU~, aba yaha jhAr3I mA~gatI hai| jaba sAre pazu-pakSI binA vastroM ke raha sakate haiM to maiM kyoM nahIM ? aura jhAr3I se chur3AnA bhI zobhA nahIM detaa| mahAvIra nirvastra hI Age bar3ha ge| ___Aja muni-jIvana dhAraNa karane ke lie bar3e-bar3e Ayojana kie jAte haiN| zveta vastroM ko dhAraNa karane vAloM kA alaga sampradAya hai aura nirvastra rahane vAloM kA alg| kyA mahAvIra ne saba kucha saprayAsa kiyA thA ? yaha to eka ghaTanA thI jo ghaTa gaI aura mahAvIra ne use bhI svIkAra kara liyaa| ___ agara hamAre bhItara ajJAna hai to svIkAra karanA caahie| vastroM se suzobhita tuma loga jarA bhItara jhA~kakara to dekho ki bAhara se jisa zarIra ko itanA sajAyA hai vaha bhItara kitanA sahaja hai| jIvana ko doharI vyavasthA se bAhara nikAlanA hogaa| tuma acche kAma to sArvajanika rUpa se karate ho aura bure kAma itane chipakara karate ho ki kisI ko bhanaka bhI na lage, lekina eka bAta sadA dhyAna rakho ki tuma sabase baca sakate ho, lekina khuda se bacakara kahIM nahIM jA skte| isalie svayaM ko dekho| apanI pradUSita mAnasikatA se bAhara niklo| Aja ke yuga meM vAyu pradUSita aura vicAra bhI pradUSita haiN| jaise vAyu ke pradUSaNa se jIvana dUbhara ho rahA hai, vaise hI vicAroM ke pradUSaNa se jIvana kA astitva khatare meM par3a gayA hai| aba muhAvare badalane lage haiN| domuMhe sA~pa nahIM, iMsAna ho gae haiN| kuttoM ke kATane se iMsAna nahIM, kutte hI marane lage haiN| itanA jaharIlA ho gayA hai hamArA maans| isalie bhagavAna kahate haiM--'saccammi vasadi tvo'| satya meM basatA hai tapa aura saMyama bhI vahIM hai| galata kAma kiyA to vaha burA hai, lekina karake chipAyA to yaha usase bhI burA hai| eka kalara phoTogrAphI satya : eka samaya dharma For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotI hai, dUsarI eksa-re phottograaphii| kalara phoTogrAphI vyakti kA bAhya vyaktitva hai aura eksa-re vyakti kA Antarika vyktitv| Antarika vyaktitva kA bodha hI jIvana meM sat kA Agamana hai| ___'o, raMbhAtI nadiyo ! besudha kahA~ bhAgI jA rahI ho, baMsI-rava tumhAre bhItara hai| yaha baMsI-rava manuSya ke aMtara meM hai, satya kI pAvana gaMgA kahIM aura pragaTa nahIM hotii| jaise kue~ meM pAnI bAhara se nahIM bhItara se hI AtA hai, aMtaHsrotoM se pragaTa hotA hai vaise hI sAdhanA ke mArga meM satya kisI guru yA zAstra se nahIM, apitu svayaM ke bhItara se upalabdha hotA hai| satya meM tapa basatA hai aura tapa kyA hai ? yaha jo hama upavAsa kara rahe haiM kyA yahI tapa hai yA aTThAI, mAsakSamaNa yA upadhAna kara lenA hI tapa hai ? bhagavAna kahate haiM ki satya meM tapa basatA hai| kyA artha hai isakA ? tapa vaha jo tumhAre bhItara kI ar3acanoM kA sAmanA kre| jo ar3acaneM paidA ho rahI haiM unheM jhelane ke lie taiyAra honA tapa hai| bhagavAna to sAdhanA ke zikhara puruSa haiN| ve sahaja jIvana meM vizvAsa karate haiN| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki agara astitva mujhe bhojana denA cAhatA hai to jarUra degaa| isalie ve pratidina dhyAna meM nirNaya karate haiM ki agara aisI ghaTanA ghaTI to maiM usI dvAra se AhAra grahaNa kruuNgaa| ghaTanA-ki ghara ke sAmane gAya khar3I ho aura usake sIMga meM gur3a lagA ho| aba yaha to ho nahIM sakatA thA, lekina mahAvIra kA kahanA hai ki astitva jo cAhe kre| kahate haiM mahAvIra ne kaI dina taka bhojana nahIM kiyaa| para eka dina aisA huaa| gur3a se bharI bailagAr3I jA rahI thI, pIche se gAya ne gur3a khAne kI ceSTA kI aura usake sIMga meM gur3a laga gyaa| basa, jisa ghara ke sAmane gAya khar3I thI, vahIM se AhAra grahaNa kiyaa| tIna mahIne bAda astitva ne cAhA to tthiik| caMdanabAlA kI gAthA to Apa sabhI ko mAlUma hai| tapa vaha hai| AI huI ar3acanoM ko jhelnaa| abhI bahuta se kAma haiM jo tuma abhI kara rahe ho, para kala na kara paaoge| yaha jo na karane kI avasthA hai, yaha saMyama hai| abhI taka tuma dAna dete the, dUsaroM ko dikhAne ke lie| kala ko agara yaha bhAva A jAe ki pradarzana nahIM karanA, tuma cupacApa jAkara dAna bhaMDAra meM DAla aaoge| dohare vyaktitva se mukti pA jaaoge| dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mujhe yAda hai, yaha mumbaI kI ghaTanA hai| eka bhikhArI bhIkha mA~ga rahA thaa| eka borDa lagA rakhA thA, 'aMdhe ko kucha dekara jaaeN| eka vyakti udhara se nikalA, usane purAnA ghisA huA pacAsa paise kA sikkA DAla diyaa| sikkA DAlakara vaha jaise hI Age bar3hA ki bhikhArI ne AvAja lagAI, "bhAI sA'ba khoTA sikkA mata DAlakara jaao|' rAhagIra ne kahA, 'kyA bAta hai tumane to borDa lagA rakhA hai aMdhe ko kucha dekara jaao| bhikhArI ne kahA, 'yaha to Aja maiM yahA~ baiThA hU~, jo bhikhArI roja yahA~ baiThatA hai vaha philma dekhane gayA hai|' bhikhArI bhI dekhakara bolatA hai| vaha jAnatA hai ki dAna to koI denA nahIM caahtaa| lekina loga itane ImAnadAra bhI nahIM haiM ki isa bAta ko svIkAra kara leN| loga dikhAnA cAhate haiM ki hama dAnI haiN| tuma to chuTakArA pAne ke lie de dete ho| ImAnadAra na degA, vaha kahegA mere mana meM dene kA bhAva hI nahIM hai, kyA karU~ ? tapa AegA to saMyama bhI paidA hogA, kyoMki bahuta se kAma tuma aise kara rahe ho jo karane hI nahIM caahie| tuma dUsaroM ko dekha-dekhakara kie jA rahe ho| tuma socate bhI nahIM ho ki jo dikhAvA tuma kara rahe ho, usakI koI jarUrata nahIM hai ? tuma par3osiyoM ko dekhakara pharnIcara kharIda rahe ho, sAr3iyA~ aura bartana kharIda rahe ho, cAhe tumhAre ghara meM rakhane kI hI jagaha na ho| agara ImAnadArI se Atma-manana aura yogyatA kA mUlyAMkana karoge, to bahuta se kAma baMda ho jAe~ge, kyoMki ve niSprayojana haiN| dUsaroM ko dikhAne ke lie tuma bhI dikhAvA karate ho| ___lar3akI kI zAdI karanI hai, loga hajAroM rupae luTAte haiN| unake pAsa nahIM hai to karja lekara luTAte haiM, kyoM ? basa, kAraNa ki dUsaroM ne itanA lagAyA tuma kaise pIche raha jaao| tuma apanI pratiSThA bar3hAnA cAhate ho| ahaMkAra puSTa karanA cAhate ho| jo tuma lar3akI ko de rahe ho apanI ijjata bar3hAne ke lie de raho ho| zAyada tumheM lar3akI se bhI matalaba na ho, tuma to logoM ko dikhAnA cAhate the, dekha lo| __ bhagavAna kahate haiM, jaise samudra machaliyoM kA pramukha keMdra hai, utpatti-sthala hai, vaise hI satya samasta dharmoM kA janma-sthAna hai| bhagavAna kI najaroM meM tapa, saMyama aura zeSa sabhI jitane guNa haiM unakA baserA satya meM hai| jaise sAgara kaha satya : eka samagra dharma For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ diyA jAe to usameM sabhI nadiyA~ A jAtI haiM phira alaga-alaga nadiyA~ DhU~r3hane kahA~ jaaoge| ThIka usI taraha kaha diyA satya, usameM sabhI guNoM kA samAveza ho gyaa| jaba sAgara hI mila jAe to nadiyoM ke pIche kyA bhaTakanA ! mahAvIra kahate haiM, satya kI khoja kreN| satya ke sAtha tapa aura saMyama tathA zeSa guNa bhI A jaaeNge| jIvana kI vyavasthAoM meM rUpAntaraNa kiyA jAnA cAhie, tabhI hama kucha upalabdha kara paaeNge| prabhu kare, hama bAhara - bhItara kI bheda-rekhAoM ko samApta kara eka navIna tAla - layayukta saMgIta utpanna kreN| yahI zubhakAmanA hai| 22 For Personal & Private Use Only dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - dharma, phira se samajheM eka bAra - - - - - - - - - gItA meM bhagavAna kRSNa ne kahA hai, 'sarva dharmAn parityajya, mAmekaM zaraNaM "vrjH|' sarala, kintu gahanatama sUtra hai| 'sarva dharmAn parityajya' sAre dharmoM kA tyAga kr| sAre dharma arthAta tana ke dharma, mana ke dharma, bhautikI tattvoM se jur3e dharmoM kA tyAga kro| kyoMki ye dharma nahIM, vidharma haiN| 'mAmekaM zaraNaM vrajaH' paramAtmA kI bhAgavat zaraNa meM calA aa| maiMne do zabdoM kA prayoga kiyA hai dharma aura vidhrm| inheM smjheN| prazna uThatA hai ki dharma kyA hai ? jaba vyakti AMtarika vidharma dazAoM se lauTakara Atma-dazA meM, paramAtma-sthiti meM, apane mUla svabhAva meM lauTa AtA hai, taba usake jIvana meM dharma jIvita hotA hai| krodha tumhArA duzmana hai, lekina tumane usase AtmIyatA banA lI hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki isa AtmIyatA ko eka kinAre rakha diyA jAnA caahie| vaira tumhArA duzmana hai, lekina tuma vaira meM hI jI rahe ho, lobha tumhAre jIvana kA sabase bar3A pApa hai, lekina hara pala tuma lobha kara rahe ho, tRSNA tumhAre jIvana kI dukhAMtikA hai, lekina tRSNA tumheM ghera cukI hai; vAsanA tumhAre jIvana ke aMta kA nimitta hai, lekina tuma vAsanA ke ghere meM hI pha~se ho| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki jIvana meM jo krodha, kAma, kaSAya, mAna, mAyA, lobha, lipsA, vAsanA, tRSNA kI vidharma dharma, phira se samajheM eka bAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dazAe~ haiM, ina sabakA parityAga karake agara tU paramAtma-zaraNa meM lauTa AtA hai to tU dharma ko AtmasAt kara legaa| jaba vyakti apane bAhya dharma ko tyAgakara Atmadharma meM pravRtta ho jAtA hai taba duniyA meM koI bhI aisA pApa nahIM hai jisase prabhu mukta na kara skeN| 'ahaM tvAm sarva pApebhyo mokSayiSyAmi mA sucH'| jisane apane jIvana kI hara zubha-azubha dazAoM ko, pApa-puNya ko binA chipAe, prabhu ko samarpita kara diye haiM, usa dhArmika vyakti kA mokSa nizcita hai| dharma koI paramparA nahIM hai| samAja, saMskRti, itihAsa meM paramparA ho sakatI hai, para dharma meM nhiiN| gaNita aura vijJAna meM bhI vahI calatA hai jo varSoM se calA A rahA hai| AinsTIna kA sApekSatA kA siddhAnta vahI hai jo usane pratipAdita kiyA thaa| aba sApekSatA ko talAzane kI jarUrata nahIM pdd'tii| gaNita ke hisAba, jo hajAroM varSa pUrva bana cuke haiM, aba una para phira se praznacihna lagAne kI jarUrata nahIM pdd'tii| jo paramparA hai vaha dharma nahIM hai aura jo dharma hai vaha paramparA nahIM hai| jo dharma paramparA meM sImita ho gayA vaha pravahamAna nahIM hotA, vaha to mRta caTTAna kI taraha ho jAtA hai| jaise sau varSa purAnA makAna marammata cAhatA hai vaise hI hajAra varSa purAnA dharma bhI yuga ke anusAra badalAva cAhatA hai| dharma to khoja hai, zodha hai| dharma vaha yAtrA hai jahA~ vyakti kisI lIka para nahIM calatA, apanA rAstA khuda khojatA hai| Apa jAnate haiM mahAvIra aura buddha samakAlIna haiN| itanA hI nahIM ve eka hI rAjya ke the bamuzkila sau-pacAsa mIla kI dUrI rahI hogI, lekina mahAvIra ko apanI zailI se khoja karanI pdd'ii| parantu isakA artha yaha nahIM ki buddha khoja na kareM yA buddha yaha socakara ruka jAe~ ki mahAvIra jo khoja kareMge vaha mere kAma A jaaegii| buddha ko apanI khoja karanI par3egI, mahAvIra ko apnii| dharma kabhI samudAya nahIM hotA, dharma . to nitAMta nijI, vaiyaktika jIvana hotA hai| sAmudAyika khoja dharma meM kAma nahIM AtI, gaNita aura vijJAna meM kAma A sakatI hai| dharma to vaiyaktika khoja hai| bhagavAna pArzvanAtha mahAvIra se kevala DhAI sau varSa pUrva hue the, phira mahAvIra ko satya ke zodha kI kyA AvazyakatA thI? jarUrata isalie A par3I ki rAste apane-apane hote haiM satya ko pAne ke| satya to eka hI hai, lekina zodha ke tarIke alaga haiN| dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM bAra-bAra kahatA hU~ ki dharma mAtra paramparA nahIM hai| jaise yugIna saMdarbho meM vyakti ke jIvana meM parivartana Ate haiM vaise hI yugIna saMdarbho se vyakti ke dharma meM bhI badalAva AnA cAhie aura agara parivartana nahIM hotA to zAstra aura kucha kaheMge aura tumhArA jIvana kucha aura; hamAre grantha kucha aura saMdeza deMge aura jIvana-zailI kucha aura clegii| dharma saMdeza degA hajAroM varSa pahale kA aura tuma jIvana jioge ikkIsavIM zatAbdI kaa| donoM meM rAta aura dina kA pharka par3a jaaegaa| dharma ke bAre meM galiyA~ nahIM nikAlanI caahie| dharma ko rAjamArga banAe~, tAki vaha siddhAnta bana jaae| agara dekha rahe ho ki pA~ca hajAra varSa pUrva vedoM ne dharma kA koI siddhAnta sthApita kiyA yA upaniSadoM ne koI jIvana-zailI banAI yA Agama aura piTakoM ne jIvana kA mArga batAyA, Aja kI sthiti meM dekha rahe ho ki una mAgoM para calanA asaMbhava hai to galiyA~ mata nikAlo, balki jIvana ke rAjamArga kA nirmANa karo tAki ImAnadAra jIvana vyatIta kara sko| kisI galata kArya ko karane se adhika ghAtaka yaha hai ki vaha kArya chipakara kiyA jaae| sAre parivartana ImAnadArI se kie jAne caahie| yadi muni ko rAta meM prakAza kI AvazyakatA hai to daravAjA banda kara prakAza karane se acchA hai daravAjA kholakara AvazyakatA pUrNa kI jaae| apavAda mArga kA sahArA lekara bhI vyakti jaba paramparA se ba~dha jAtA hai to vaha caTTAnI dharma bana jAtA hai, sarita pravAhamaya dharma nhiiN| dharma ko kabhI sarovara kA rUpa na do, dharma ko nadiyA bnaao| use ruMdhA huA mata rahane do| virATa hone do, sAgara hone do aura tuma bhI sAgara ke pathika bano, virATa ke pthik| aba, eka vyakti cIMTI ko bacAne meM dharma mAnatA hai, dUsarA bakare kI bali dene ko dharma samajhatA hai| kyA tuma sArvajanika dharma ko eka kara paaoge| vyakti kI apanI mAnasikatA ke AdhAra para jIvana jIne kI zailI aura jIvana ke dharma kA nirmANa hotA hai| jo ziva ko mAnatA hai vaha zaiva kahalAtA hai, jo jina ko mAnatA hai vaha jaina kahalAtA hai, jo IsA ko mAnatA hai vaha IsAI kahalAtA hai, jo muhammada ko mAnatA hai vaha musalamAna kahalAtA hai| ye saba to kahane ke dharma haiM, lekina dUsarA dharma jIne kA dharma hai| kahane kA aura batAne kA dharma sadA sAmudAyika hotA hai, lekina jIne kA dharma, phira se samajheM eka bAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma vaiyaktika hotA hai| cAra logoM ne maMca para brahmacarya, aparigraha yA satyamaya jIvana jIne kI dIkSA aMgIkAra kI, lekina Avazyaka nahIM ki ve cAroM eka jaisA jIvana jiieN| koI dIkSA lekara U~cAiyoM ko chU sakatA hai aura koI patana ke garta meM bhI gira sakatA hai, kyoMki dIkSA lenA sAmudAyika kAma hai aura dIkSA ko jInA vaiyaktika kAma hai| niyama sAmudAyika hote haiM aura pAlana vaiyktik| saMvatsarI para sAmUhika upavAsa to kara lie jAte haiM, lekina kyA AtmavAsa ho pAtA hai ? pratijJA sAmUhika ho sakatI hai, parantu pAlana vaiyaktikatA para nirbhara hai| dharma koI pratijJA nahIM hai, koI niyama yA kAnUna bhara nahIM hai aura na hI paramparA bhara hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai, 'vatthu sahAvo dhammo'-vyakti kI cetanA kA maulika svabhAva hI dharma hai| isIlie maiM kahatA hU~ ki dharma ko phira se samajhanA Avazyaka hai| hamane kise dharma mAnA hai ? hamane dharmasabhA yA dhArmika pravacana yA satsaMga ko hI dharma mAna liyA hai; maMdira meM kI jAne vAlI pUjAoM ko hI dharma mAna liyA hai; kahIM jIvadayA aura pauSadha karane ko dharma mAna liyA hai| nahIM, yaha sAmudAyika dharma ho sakatA hai, vyaktigata dharma nhiiN| tuma pravacana-sabhAoM meM sabake sAtha baiThakara bakhAna suna rahe ho lekina saMbhava hai mana meM kisI Ae hue ceka ko kaiza karAne kI soca rahe ho yA Aja kauna-sI sabjI banAI jAe isakA vicAra cala rahA ho| vyakti kA sAmudAyika jIvana kucha aura, vyAvahArika jIvana kucha aura tathA nijI evaM vyaktigata jIvana kucha aura hI hotA hai| isalie dharma nitAMta vyaktigata vastu hai| dharma manuSya kA jIvana hai| Aja hamane sAmudAyika jIvana ko hI dharma mAna liyA hai| Apane dekhA-sunA hogA ki musalamAna dina meM pA~ca bAra namAja adA karate haiM, kyoM? kyA kabhI isa para vicAra kiyA ? sIdhA-sA kAraNa hai DaoNkTara rogI ko davA detA hai ki dina meM cAra bAra lenA, kyoMki eka bAra lI gaI davA kA asara kucha ghaNTe rahegA, phira dUsarI khurAka lene para davA kA asara lagAtAra banA rhegaa| khudA kI yAda nirantara banI rahe, isIlie pA~ca bAra namAja adA kI jAtI hai| subaha-sA~jha pratikramaNa kA vidhAna kyoM ? tAki bIca ke samaya meM pApoM se bacane kA bodha banA rhe| sAmudAyika kAma pratikramaNa karanA hai, lekina subaha se zAma taka svayaM ko atikramaNa se mukta rakhanA vyaktigata kArya hai| dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma kisI kA kahA huA mArga nahIM hai| agara kisI ke batAne se Izvara kI prApti ho jAtI to hara guru apane ziSya ko jJAna de detA, hara pitA apane putra ko batA detA ki vaha rahA Izvara aura use isa DhaMga se prApta kara le| batAne se jAnakAriyA~ milatI haiM, bodha aura anubhava nhiiN| kisI nakze meM himAlaya, gaMgotrI, yamunotrI, badrI aura kedAra dekha sakate ho, lekina vahA~ kI ThaMDI havAe~, vahA~ kA saundarya kaise dekha pAoge ? nakze se tuma jAnakArI prApta kara sakate ho, anubhava nhiiN| hamAre zAstra bhI nakze haiN| satya-prApti ke lie to sAgara meM gotA lagAnA hI par3egA, taba hI motI bhI mileNge| svAmI vivekAnaMda, jinake bacapana kA nAma narendra thA, ke mana meM prazna uThA ki kyA Izvara hai ? vaha saMtoM, RSiyoM ke pAsa talAzane gayA ki kyA Izvara hai ? vaha bhaTakatA rahA aura pUchatA rahA ki kyA kisI ne Izvara dekhA hai ? kahate haiM, khojatA-khojatA vaha yuvaka ravIndranAtha Taigora ke dAdAjI ke pAsa phuNcaa| ve naukA meM gaMgA kI dhArA ke madhya arddharAtri ko dhyAna-sAdhanA kara rahe the| isa samaya narendra tairatA haA unakI naukA para pahuMcA aura prazna pUchA, 'kyA Apane Izvara ko dekhA hai ?' dAdAjI ne kahA, 'baiTho, maiM tumheM batAtA huuN|' unhoMne vibhinna graMthoM ke uddharaNoM dvArA Izvara ko pramANita karanA caahaa| narendra ne kahA, 'mujhe yaha javAba nahIM cAhie ki kisa graMtha meM kyA likhA hai| yaha to maiM khuda bhI par3ha sakatA huuN| maiM to yaha jAnanA cAhatA hU~ ki kyA Apane Izvara ko dekhA hai ?' aura vaha pAnI meM kUda gyaa| dAdAjI ne kahA, 'ruko to sahI maiM batAtA huuN|' narendra ne kahA, 'maiM Izvara kA jJAna pAne nahIM AyA hU~, maiM to yaha pUchane AyA hU~ ki kyA Apane Izvara ko dekhA hai ?' ___isI taraha pUchate-pUchate ve kalakattA pahu~ce rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa ke paas| aura jaise anya saMtoM se prazna pUchate the, vaise hI paramahaMsa se pUchA, 'kyA Apane Izvara dekhA hai ?' rAmakRSNa pahu~ce hue saMta the| unhoMne kahA, 'cupa, maiMne Izvara dekhA hai yA nahIM isa bAta ko chor3a de| kyA tujhe Izvara dekhanA hai ?' narendra ne to yaha socA bhI na thA ki aisA bhI ho sakatA hai ki koI mujhase hI pUchane lge| vaha to soca meM hI vyasta thA ki usake gAla para jora kA cA~TA pdd'aa| narendra behoza ho gayA aura jaba tIna dina bAda hoza AyA to rAmakRSNa ne pUchA, 'koI prazna ?' vivekAnanda hAtha jor3akara khar3e ho ge| Izvara kA jJAna dharma, phira se samajheMeka bAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM hotA, use to kevala anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai| kyA alaga-alaga miThAiyoM kA svAda batA sakate ho ? nahIM, vaha to kevala khAkara hI anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai| zrImad rAjacandra kahate haiM je pada zrI sarvajJe dIThU jJAna mAM kahI sakyA nahIM paNa te zrI bhagavAna jo| teha svarUpa ne anya vANI to yUM kahe, anubhava gocara mAtra rahyo te jJAna jo|| usa Izvara kA, dharma kA, AtmA kA, paramAtmA kA, mokSa kA jJAna to svayaM bhagavAna bhI nahIM kaha pAye, usa Izvara kI prastuti maiM kaise kara sakatA huuN| yaha to 'gUMge kerI sarkarA' hai| vahI ise pA sakatA hai jo isa mArga kA anusaraNa karatA hai, usa rAha para cala par3atA hai| maiMne sunA hai, kahIM Izvara kA prazikSaNa dene ke lie vidyAlaya khulaa| vahA~ eka vyakti pahu~cA aura baccoM se pUchA, 'Izvara kahA~ hai ?' jaisA ki baccoM ko sikhAyA gayA thA, sabhI eka sAtha bole, 'Izvara manuSya ke hRdaya meM hai| usa vyakti ne pUchA, 'hRdaya kahA~ hai ?' baccoM ne kahA, 'yaha hameM nahIM batAyA gyaa|' kyA Apako nahIM lagatA ki hamArA bodha, hamAre jIvana kI vyavasthAe~ bhI isI prakAra kI haiN| ve usa mRta caTTAna kI taraha ho gaI haiM jahA~ se koI jharanA nahIM phUTatA, jahA~ koI sarita-pravAha nahIM hai| nadI bahatI huI vistIrNa hotI jAtI hai vaise hI dharma bhI manuSya ko vizAla banAtA hai| jo dharma saMkIrNatA detA hai vaha nadI nahIM, nAlA bana jAtA hai| sUtra hai dhammo maMgalamukkiTuM, ahiMsA-saMjamo tvo|. devA vi taM namasaMti, jassa dhamme syaamnno|| isa sUtra meM dharma kI jIvaMta prastuti hai| kahA gayA hai ki na to dharma jaina hai aura na hI hindU, muslima, IsAiyata, bauddha, sikkha dharma hai| dharma na hiMdU bauddha hai, dharma na muslima jaina, dharma citta kI zuddhatA, dharma zAMti sukha cain| dharma manuSya ke jIvana kA sabase bar3A maMgala hai| ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa usake lakSaNa haiN| jisakA mana sadA dharma meM ramA rahatA hai, use deva bhI dharma,Akhira kyA hai? 28 . For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ namaskAra karate haiN| pahalI bAta hai maMgala kyA hai mAm pApaM gAlayati saH maMgalam-jisakA kabhI vinAza nahIM hotA, jo phira se naSTa nahIM hotA, jo phira se duHkha kA kAraNa nahIM banatA, vahI maMgala hai| jisake pApa gala gae haiM, vahI maMgala hai, lekina hamane maMgala kisameM jAnA hai ? saMsAra ke ve 'maMgala' jo hameM amaMgala kI dizA meM le jA rahe haiN| ghara meM pautra kA janma hotA hai, tuma use maMgala dina mAnate ho, lekina yahI pautra to tumhArI citA ko agni dene vAlA hai, maMgala kA aMta amaMgala meM ho gyaa| tuma putra kI zAdI karate ho| jIvana bhara kI kamAI zAdI meM u~r3ela dete ho| maMgala gIta gAe jAte haiN| yaha maMgala taba amaMgala meM badala jAtA hai jaba putra tumase alaga ghara basA letA hai aura tuma ekAkI ho jAte ho| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki saMsAra ke maMgala aMtataH amaMgala kI dizA pakar3ate haiN| ___bhagavAna kahate haiM-dharma maMgala hai| jaise sugaMdha sadA sugaMdha hI rahatI hai, durgaMdha sadA durgaMdha hI rahatI hai, vaise adharma sadA amaMgala aura dharma sadA maMgala rahatA hai| dharma to jIvana kI sugaMdha hai, divyatA ko pAne kA sopAna hai| dharma ko mAtra paramparA mata maano| dharma ko paramparA mAna lene kA pariNAma yaha hogA ki tuma dharma se bhayabhIta hooge| phira tuma naraka ke Dara se dharma karoge yA svarga ke pralobhana meN| Aja tumhArI yahI sthiti hai ki tuma Dara yA pralobhana ke kAraNa dharma se jur3e ho| tuma car3hAvA car3hAte ho dugunA pAne kI ummIda se| -dhArmika pustakoM meM agara yaha likhA hotA ki bhagavAna ke bhaMDAra meM cAhe kucha bhI DAlo, vApasa kucha nahIM milane vAlA hai to duniyA ke sabhI bhagavAnoM ke bhaMDAra khAlI hI rhte| mere dekhe, jaba taka dharma meM bhaya aura pralobhana kA samAveza hai vaha dharma bAharI dharma banakara raha jAtA hai| jIvana kI AMtarikatA se usakA koI mela nahIM hai| mujhe yAda hai, do yuvaka baiThe the| unake pAsa koI kAma na thaa| Akhira unhoMne socA, aise bekAra baiThe rahane kI bajAya kucha to karanA caahie| eka ne kahA, 'mitra, eka dhaMdhA dimAga meM A rahA hai| dUsare ne pUchA, 'kyA dhaMdhA hai ?' pahale ne kahA, 'jaise dharma kA dhaMdhA hotA hai vaisA hI eka nayA dhaMdhA dimAga meM A rahA hai| dUsare ne pUchA, 'kyA dhaMdhA hai ?' pahale ne kahA, 'tU rAta ko bAlTI meM kolatAra lekara jAnA aura rAste ke makAnoM, khir3akI, daravAje aura kA~ca para kolatAra chir3akate jaanaa|' dharma, phira se samajheM eka bAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsare ne kahA, 'yaha kyA dhaMdhA huA, kolatAra bhI jAegA aura mehanata bhI vyartha lgegii| pahale ne kahA, 'yahA~ taka to ghara kA hI lagane vAlA hai, lekina dhaMdhA to aba hogaa| agale dina hama donoM kaheMge ki kolatAra sApha karA lo, kolatAra, koltaar....|' dharma ke nAma para calane vAle dhaMdhoM aura pralobhanoM ne vyakti ko ajJAna diyA hai, mithyAmati aura mithyAgati dI hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'dharma tumhAre jIvana kA utkRSTa maMgala hai| dhana se vyakti sukhI hotA hai aura Atmasthita hone se vaha AnaMdita hotA hai| dhana se suvidhAe~ mila sakatI haiM, zAMti nhiiN| zAMti to tabhI milegI, jaba tumhArA jIvana maMgalamaya hogaa| ____ hamAre yahA~ to jugAr3a lagAI jAtI hai| amerikA se eka vaijJAnika apanA navInatama kampyUTara lekara aayaa| vaha yahA~ unnata praudyogikI kA pradarzana karanA cAhatA hai| usane kampyUTara cAlU kiyA, lekina skrIna para kucha dikhAI na de| bahuta koziza kI para naakaamyaab| taba bhArata ke vaijJAnika ko bulAyA gyaa| usane kucha tAra nikAle, kucha idhara se udhara, udhara se idhara jor3e ki skrIna para saba dikhAI dene laga gyaa| amerikI vaijJAnika ne pUchA, 'yaha kauna-sI TaiknolaoNjI hai|' 'jugAr3a TaiknolaoNjI' bhAratIya vaijJAnika ne javAba diyaa| aba use pAkistAna jAnA thA to vaha kAra meM savAra huaa| yaha kyA, kAra bhI nahIM cala rhii| eka maikenika ko bulAyA gyaa| usane kAra para hathaur3e claae| amarIkI ghabarAyA ki usakI kAra gaI, para kyA kara sakatA thaa| maikenika ne do-cAra hathaur3e calAe, kucha tAra idhara-udhara kie, kucha Thoka-pITa kI aura kAra cala pdd'ii| vaijJAnika hairAna, usane pUchA, 'yaha kaunasI TaiknolaoNjI hai|' phira vahI uttara-'jugAr3a tteknoloNjii'| jaba vaha vApasa amerikA pahu~cA to rASTrapati ko phona kiyA ki 'hama bhArata se jugAr3a TaiknolaoNjI AyAta kareM, bar3e kAma kI aura kImiyA cIja hai|' rASTrapati ne bhArata ke pradhAnamaMtrI se AyAta ke saMbaMdha meM bAta kii| pradhAnamaMtrI ne kahA, 'yaha TaiknolaoNjI hargija niryAta nahIM kI jaaegii| pUchA gayA kyoM ? pradhAnamaMtrI ne javAba diyA, kyoMki isI se to merI sarakAra cala rahI hai| 30 dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aba eka aisA dharma lenA cAhie, jo samagra vizva kI maMgala kAmanA kA pATha par3hAtA ho| vaha dharma aisA ho ki manuSya ke aMtartama meM sAre astitva ke prati maitrI kA bhAva panapA de| taba use phUla tor3ane meM bhI mahasUsa ho ki apane zarIra ke hI kisI aMga ko coTa pahu~cA rahA hai| jaba aisI maitrI ho jAegI taba dharma kA pahalA lakSaNa ahiMsA pragaTa hogaa| hamane abhI taka ahiMsA ke nakArAtmaka pahalU ko hI dekhA hai| ahiMsA kA sakArAtmaka pakSa bhI hai| cIMTI na mAranA nakArAtmakatA hai| lekina ghAyala cIMTI kA upacAra karanA sakArAtmaka pakSa hai| kisI ko duHkha na denA ahiMsA kA eka pakSa hai aura sukha pahu~cAnA ahiMsA kA dUsarA pkss| Aja taka kevala eka hI pakSa dekhA gyaa| pariNAmataH pichale DhAI hajAra varSoM se hama cIMTiyoM ko to bacAte Ae, lekina manuSya ke kalyANa ke lie kisI vizAla yojanA kA nirmANa na kara ske| mahAvIra to ve kalyANaka puruSa haiM jo yAcaka ko apanA uttarIya bhI utAra kara dene ko taiyAra haiM, kyoMki yaha ahiMsA kA maitrI-pradhAna pakSa hai| yaha ahiMsA kA karuNA pakSa hai, pramuditatA-pradhAna pakSa hai| dharma meM ahiMsA ke donoM pakSoM se jIvaMtatA AtI hai| __mahAvIra ne ahiMsA kA, buddha ne karuNA kA aura jIsasa ne prema kA mArga diyaa| ina tInoM kA saMyojana hI dharma kA sarvottama rUpa hai| binA prema ke karuNA adhUrI hai aura binA ahiMsA ke prema adhuuraa| ye saba anyonyAzrita haiN| ahiMsA, karuNA aura prema dharma kA sArvabhauma rUpa nirmita karate haiN| lekina hamAre yahA~ jor3a-tor3a kI rAjanIti calatI rahatI hai aura yaha jor3a-tor3a hI manuSya ko dharma ke mUla rahasya taka nahIM pahu~cane detaa| ___ dharma utkRSTa maMgala hai, jisakI do bhujAe~ haiM-pahalI hai ahiMsA aura dUsarA hai sNym| saMyama, iMdriyoM kA saMyama, vicAra kA sNym| hama to kisI guru ke pAsa jAte haiM, koI niyama le lete haiM, basa, ho gayA sNym| lekina yaha to bAhya aura sAmudAyika saMyama hai| eka AMtarika saMyama bhI hotA hai, vaha hai bhItara kI vicAradhArA kA shuddhikrnn| yaha vaiyaktika saMyama hai aura yahI saMyama jIvana kA saMyama banatA hai| saMyama kyA hai ? saMyama hai-saM+yama svayaM para niyNtrnn| jisa kAra meM sabakucha ho, para breka na ho to vaha vinAza kA kAraNa bana sakatI hai, vaise hI saMyama hamAre jIvana meM breka kA kArya karatA hai ki jaba-jaba vyakti sImA-rekhAoM ko pAra kare, vaha svayaM para niyaMtraNa lagA ske| dharma, phira se samajheM eka bAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna kahate haiM ki dharma kA dUsarA sopAna saMyama hai aura tIsarA sopAna tapa hai, sAdhanA hai| __jahA~ vyakti AtmacetA hokara svAdhyAya aura jJAna ke mArga kA anusaraNa karatA hai, vahA~ tapa-dharma sadha jAtA hai| dhyAna aura svAdhyAya tapa ke mArga haiN| bhagavAna ne muni jIvana ke prArambhika varSoM meM saMyama kA pAlana kiyA, dUsare, ahiMsA kA jIvana jiyA aura tapa meM svayaM ko anurakta kiyaa| yahI mukti kA mArga hai| caMDakauzika Dhusa rahA hai taba bhI koI pratikriyA nahIM aura koI kAna meM kIleM Thoka rahA hai taba bhI nishcltaa| sirpha maitrIbhAva, karuNA aura . vAtsalya kA bhaav| tapa kI yAtrA meM jahA~ svAdhyAya, Atmabodha aura dhyAna kA samaveta svara nikalatA hai, vahIM tapa kI vINA jhaMkRta hotI hai| ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa kA pAlana hI saccI ArAdhanA hai, saccA dharma hai| jisakA mana sadA dharma meM rata rahatA hai use devatA bhI namaskAra karate haiM--devA vi taM namasaMti jassa dhamme sayA mnno| abhI to tuma devoM ko manA rahe ho, phira tumhArI AsthA ko dekhakara devatA bhI namaskAra kreNge| jisake antarmANoM meM, aMtas kI dhar3akanoM meM, zvAsa meM dharma pala-pratipala AvirbhUta ho rahA hai, use devatA bhI namaskAra karate haiN| au jaga hATa bAjAra bAvarA, tU baNa Ayau byaupaarii| catura kareM caugaNA re mUrakha, pUMjI khA jAve saarii|| hivar3e hAtha dharau aura soco kAma kAMI-kAMI krnno| dAna, dayA, tapa, zIla, dharama sUM khAlI ghar3o hai bhrnno| aksara cUka gayo to samajha le jItI bAjI theM haarii|| hivar3e hAtha dharau aura soco kAma kAMI-kAMI krnno| dhyAna dharau, saMyama dhArau lau bhagavaMtAM ro shrnno| paraniMdA aura rAgadveSa ne chor3o, baNo sdaacaarii|| hivar3e hAtha dharau aura soco kAma kAMI-kAMI krnno| jJAnIjana re sAtha baiThakara bhajana prabhu ro krnno| prabhu bhakti sUM mugati milasI, bhagatI rI gatI bhaarii|| . dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ au jaga hATa bAjAra baavlaa....| yaha saMsAra to kisI hATa-bAjAra kI taraha hai, jahA~ hara prANI kisI vyApArI kA rUpa dharakara AtA hai| apanI caturAI kA upayoga karatA hai| koI to apane dhana ko aura caugunA kara letA hai, to koI mUrkha jo pUMjI sAtha lekara AtA hai, use bhI khA-pIkara caupaTa kara jAtA hai| aba yaha hama para nirbhara karatA hai ki hama mUrkhatA ke mApadaMDa apanAte haiM yA buddhimAnI kA upayoga karate haiN| kisI ko na satAnA, AtmaniyaMtraNa rakhanA aura anukUla-pratikUla hara paristhiti meM samatvazIla rahanA-basa yahI hai dharma kA sAra, dharma kA svarUpa, dharma kA jIvana / dharma hamAre jIvana kI rozanI bane, preraNA bane, sukha-zAMtipUrvaka jIvana kA AdhAra bne| basa, yahI hai dharma kA marma, dharma kA biij| dharma, phira se samajheM eka bAra 3 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhArmika jage, adhArmika soe paramAtmA ko pAne ke do mArga haiM--eka, gaMgotrI se gaMgAsAgara kI ora jAne kA, aura dUsarA, gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI ora lauTane kA / jo gaMgotrI se gaMgAsAgara kI tarapha jA rahA hai, vaha bhI paramAtmA kI khoja meM hai, dUsarA, jo gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI ora bar3ha rahA hai vaha bhI paramAtmA kI ora hI jA rahA hai| paramAtmA ko pAne kA pahalA mArga hai samarpaNa kA aura dUsarA hai saMkalpa kA / samarpaNa ke mArga meM vyakti paramAtmA ke caraNoM meM svayaM ko, svayaM kI ahamiyata ko samarpita kara detA hai / usakA bhAva hotA hai ki jo kucha hai paramAtmA kA hai, merA kucha bhI nahIM / mIrAM kA samarpaNa dekhA hai Apane ? jo mIrAM kA thA, vaha saba kucha kRSNa kA / samarpaNa ke bAda vyakti zaMkA nahIM krtaa| hamArI zraddhA meM bhI zaMkA hai, adhUrApana hai / tuma maMdira jA rahe ho aura rAste meM patthara se TakarA kara coTa laga gaI to kyA kahoge ? darzana karane jA rahA thA aura bhagavAna ne haDDI tor3a dI / tuma bhagavAna se kAmanAe~ karate ho, manautiyA~ mA~gate ho, agara pUrNa ho jAe~ to ThIka aura agara pUrNa na hoM to tuma bhagavAna ko mAnanA hI chor3a dete ho / yaha tumhArA usake prati samarpaNa nahIM hai / kevala eka vizvAsa hai / isameM zraddhA kama svArtha jyAdA hai / lekina jahA~ zraddhA aura samarpaNa kA saMga ho jAe, dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 34 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahA~ mIrA ke lie viSa kA pyAlA bhI amRta bana jAtA hai| sar3aka para calane vAle loga usakI cAhe jitanI badanAmI kareM, usakI zraddhA khaMDita hone vAlI nhiiN| parivAra ke loga bhale niMdA kareM, para mIrAM apane patha se Digane vAlI nhiiN| usakI zraddhA aTUTa hai| rAmakRSNa ko cAhe kaiMsara ho gayA, para devI mA~ ke prati unakI zraddhA vaisI-kI-vaisI banI rhii| . bhagavAna kahate haiM samarpaNa vaha, jahA~ 'maiM' na rahA, 'vaha' hI 'vaha' raha gyaa| 'nara' miTa gayA 'nArAyaNa' pragaTa ho gayA, cetanA kI vaTa avasthA hI samarpaNa kahalAtI hai| jahA~ bhakta kA astitva bhagavAna meM vilIna ho jAtA hai vahA~ samarpaNa hotA hai| samarpaNa vaha jahA~ 'ahaM' kA astitva samApta ho gayA aura 'aham' jAgrata ho gyaa| samarpaNa meM khone aura pAne ko kucha nahIM hotaa| jisa mIrAM ne rAjamahaloM meM sArI bhautika sukha-suvidhAe~ pAI thIM, lekina jaba galI-galI meM gAne lagIM to bhI koI zikAyata na kii| sAsa ne 'kulanAsI' kahA, rANA ne viSa kA pyAlA bhejA, logoM ne patthara mAre aura 'bAvarI' kahA, lekina mIrAM meM jarA bhI aMtara na AyA, usane koI pratikriyA nahIM kii| jahA~ vyakti ne apane astitva ko paramAtmA meM vilIna kara diyA, vaha una bAtoM ko grahaNa nahIM karatA jo usake nAma ko sambodhita karake dI jAtI haiM, kyoMki nAma bhI to unhIM logoM ne diyA hai| vaha to sabakucha paramAtmA ko sauMpa detA hai, gAlI bhI, gIta bhii| gaMgA to gaMgAsAgara meM mila gaI hai| aba agara pAnI khArA ho jAe to usakA kyA doSa ! usane to apanA astitva virATa meM lIna kara diyA! mIrAM to jahara pIkara bhI nAca rahI thii| rANA ne bhejA viSa aura vaha caraNAmRta samajhakara pI gii| rANA ko patA calA to usane sainika ko bulAyA aura pUchA ki tumane usameM kyA milA diyA thA ki mIrAM abhI bhI jIvita hai| sainika ne kahA, 'maiMne to kucha bhI nahIM milAyA, basa le jAkara kahA ki rANA jI ne Apake lie caraNAmRta bhejA hai| zraddhA ho, samarpaNa ho to viSa bhI caraNAmRta hI bana jAtA hai aura mIrAM-'rANAjI bhejyA viSa kA pyAlA, pIvata mIrAM hAMsI re| mIrAM to mohana ho gii| itanA gaharA samarpaNa ki paramAtmA jahA~ bahA de, bahe jaao| ___ dUsarA mArga hai saMkalpa kA, mahAvIra aura buddha kA maarg| jahA~ vyakti apane astitva ko paramAtmA meM vilIna nahIM karatA, apitu apane aMdara dhArmika jage, adhArmika soe For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA ko jAgrata karatA hai| apane aMdara soI huI IzvarIya zaktiyoM ko jagAtA hai| eka to bhagavAna avatAra lete haiM aura manuSya banate haiM, dUsare manuSya apanA vikAsa karatA hai aura Atmazuddhi karate hue svayaM bhagavAna bana jAtA hai| buddha aura mahAvIra Atma-saMkalpa karake agara sAdhanA kI ora kadama bar3hA dete haiM, phira vahA~ koI zithilatA nahIM hai| taba unake jIvana meM Ane vAlI vipadA yA upasarga, koI saMkaTa yA upadrava use prabhAvita nahIM kara paate| hameM to kisI ke do kar3ave zabda bhI prabhAvita kara dete haiM, lekina unake kAnoM meM kIleM bhI Thoka dI jAe~ to ve prabhAvita nahIM hote| unheM koI nAga Dasa le to bhI ve nizcala khar3e rahate haiM, pA~voM ke bIca a~gIThI jalA de, to bhI zAMta bane rahate haiM, kyoMki vahA~ Atma-saMkalpa hai, 'sabakucha saha lU~gA, para sAdhanA se pIche nahIM httuuNgaa| samarpaNa meM vyakti svayaM ko paramAtmA meM lIna kara detA hai aura saMkalpa meM vyakti bhItara chipe paramAtmA ko jAgrata karatA hai| samarpaNa ke mArga meM dhArA ke sAtha bahanA hai aura saMkalpa ke mArga meM dhArA ke viparIta tairanA hai| sAdhanA ke lie saMkalpazIla vyakti sAdhanA se DigatA nhiiN| vaha sabakucha svIkAra karane ko taiyAra hai, loga patthara pheMka rahe haiM to patthara svIkAra, pIche agara kutte chor3e jA rahe haiM to kuttoM kA kATanA bhI svIkAra, kue~ meM laTakAyA jA rahA hai to vaha bhI svIkAra, nAva ko hilAkara pAnI meM girAne kA prayatna kiyA jA rahA hai to yaha bhI svIkAra; vaha sAdhanArata saMkalpazIla vyaktitva kisI bhI prakAra kA vyavadhAna apanI ora se nahIM detaa| saMkalpa aura samarpaNa donoM hI mukti dete haiN| Apa apane Apako tauleM ki Apake lie donoM meM se kauna-sA mArga anukUla hotA hai| jIvana meM donoM meM se eka ko jarUra apanA leN| samarpaNa ki phira vahA~ kucha na bace yA saMkalpa ki tamAma kaSTa Ane para bhI sAdhanA-mArga se vicalita na hoN| ___ saMkalpa kA mArga jAge hue logoM kA mArga hai| jo jIvana meM jAga jAtA hai vahI saMkalpa kA dhanI aura svAmI hotA hai| jisane jIvana meM hoza, jAgarUkatA, viveka pA liyA, usane jAgaraNa kA sUtra bhI pA liyaa| tumane dekhA, tumhArI patnI ko kaiMsara ho gyaa| do sAla taka atizaya vedanA jhelane ke bAda usakI deha kA visarjana huaa| isake uparAnta bhI tumhAre aMdara kisI jAgRti OM dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA zaMkhanAda nahIM hotaa| bhagavAna kRSNa kA pA~cajanya zaMkha manuSya ko jagAne vAlA nAda hai| tabhI to koI dhannA jaisA vyakti jAga jAtA hai / patnI kI A~khoM meM A~sU dekhakara dhannA seTha A~sU kA kAraNa pUchatA hai / patnI batAtI hai, 'merA bhAI sAdhu banane vAlA hai| vaha saMnyAsa ke patha para agrasara ho rahA hai| usane bhagavAna kA pravacana sunA aura itanA prabhAvita huA ki roja eka-eka patnI kA tyAga kara rahA hai / solaha ko to tyAga cukA hai, solaha aura haiM, unheM bhI eka-eka kara chor3a degaa| phira bhagavAna kI zaraNa meM calA jAegA, saMnyAsa grahaNa kara legA / ' dhannA ne kahA, 'isameM ronA kyA ?' patnI ne kahA, 'bhAI sAdhu banegA to kyA mujhe ronA nahIM AegA ?' 'are, aisA bhI kyA vairAgI ki eka-eka patnI chor3a rahA hai / lagatA hai abhI kAma - bhoga kI icchA se mukta nahIM huA hai| jise chor3anA hotA hai vaha eka-eka kara nahIM, sabhI ko eka sAtha chor3a detA hai / ' patnI ne kahA, 'mAna liyA, merA bhAI kAyara hai, lekina tuma bhI to bhagavAna ke pravacana sunakara Ae the, tumhArA kyA huA ? vaha to eka-eka patnI chor3a rahA hai tuma to kucha bhI na chor3a pAe / tumhAre bhI ATha patniyA~ haiM, tuma unheM chor3a kara dikhaate|' vaha usakI pITha para ubaTana lagA rahI thii| dhannA ne usake vacana sune aura turanta uThakara khar3A huA aura ghara ke bAhara nikala gyaa| vastra bhI pUre na pahane the, patnI ne kahA, 'yaha kyA kara rahe ho ?' dhannA bolA, 'tUne jo kahA, vahI karake dikhA rahA huuN| aba to bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM jAU~gA aura mukti - patha kA anusaraNa karU~gA / ' patnI ne kahA, 'lekina maiM to majAka kara rahI thI / ' 'terA majAka mere saMnyAsa kA AdhAra bana gayA hai' -dhannA ne kahA aura calA gayA / majAka bhI jAgrata logoM ke lie krAMti kA saMdeza lekara AtA hai, jIvana kI krAMti kA / bhagavAna buddha kahate haiM jAgrata kauna ? saMta kauna ? jo sote hue bhI jAgatA hai arthAt sAvaceta rahatA hai vahI saMta hai / hama to jAge hue dikhAI par3ate haiM, lekina taba bhI soe hue hI haiM / hamArA cetana nidrA meM, mUrcchA meM hai| hama to khulI A~khoM meM bhI soe haiM, lekina jo baMda A~khoM meM bhI jAgA rahatA hai, vahI jAgrata - puruSa hai| ataH he manuSyo, satata jAgrata raho / behozI eka kSaNa bhI jIvana ko pramAdagrasta kara detI hai / mahAvIra bhagavAna ne gautama ko saMdeza diyA thA, 'samayaM goyama mA pamAyae / ' gautama eka kSaNa ke lie bhI nidrAgrasta na honA, eka kSaNa ke lie bhI pramAda mata karanA / yaha to jAgrati kA samaya dhArmika jage, adhArmika soe For Personal & Private Use Only 37 Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai gautama, satata jAgrata, saceSTa aura hozavAna bane rhnaa| muhUrta bar3e nirdayI hote haiN| zarIra kabhI bhI dagA de sakatA hai| hamAre Aja ke sUtra haiM sItaMti suvaMtANaM atthA purisANa logsaartthaa| tamhA jAgaramANA vidhuNadha porANayaM kammaM / / 'jo puruSa sote haiM unake sAre artha jagata meM naSTa ho jAte haiM, isalie satata jAgrata rahakara pUrvArjita karmoM ko prakapita kro|" aisA lagatA hai jaise mahAvIra ke vacanoM kA samasta sAra ina sUtroM meM samA gayA hai| mahAvIra ke ye sUtra jAgaraNa-sUtra haiN| inakA sAra hai-jaago| jAgaraNa kA vaha artha nahIM hai jo tuma samajhate ho| tumhArA jAgaraNa to nIMda se nivRtti bhara hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM-jAgaraNa citta kI vaha dazA hai, jahA~ vicAra kA koI AvaraNa na ho, zuddha caitanya ho| tuma jaise ho usakA parama sviikaar| jagata ko khulI A~khoM se dekha lo to tumhArI jindagI meM pahalI daphA jAgaraNa kI yAtrA zurU hogii| __ jo puruSa sote haiM unake sAre artha jagata meM naSTa ho jAte haiN| kitanA gahana artha hai ki jo sote haiM unheM jIvana kA artha nahIM mila paataa| isa jagata meM bodha hI sArabhUta artha hai| hamAre apane artha haiM, lekina una arthoM se kyA hAsila hotA hai ? sikaMdara, nepoliyana sAmrAjya bar3hAne meM jIvana kA artha dekha rahe haiN| tuma dhana, pada, pratiSThA meM jIvana kA artha dekha rahe ho| koI kucha aura meM jIvana kA artha dekha rahA hai| mahAvIra ke lie ye saba artha nirarthaka haiN| inase jIvana meM kucha milatA nahIM hai| jaba tuma jAte ho to ye sAMsArika cIjeM yahIM chUTa jAtI haiM, isalie bodha, hoza aura jAgaraNa ko prApta karo, yahI jIvana kA vAstavika artha hai| ___mujhe yAda hai, tIna dosta ghUmane ge| sA~jha Dhala rahI thI, socA, yahIM khAnA banA leN| anya kucha to banA nahIM sakate the| ataH vicAra kiyA ki khIra banA lete haiM, use hI banAnA sabase sarala hai| dUdha ubAlo, cAvala DAlo, cAvala paka jAe~ to zakkara DAla do, basa khIra taiyaar| aisA hI kiyaa| gA~va se dUdha, cAvala, zakkara, ilAyacI vagairaha le Ae, khIra banAI aura tInoM ne chakakara khaaii| khAne ke bAda Alasa Ane lgaa| tInoM ne vicAra kiyA ki Aja yahIM dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ so jAte haiM, kala subaha cale jAe~ge vApasa apane gaaNv| khIra unhoMne peTa bhara khAI thI phira bhI eka pyAlA khIra baca gii| 'aba to peTa meM jagaha nahIM hai, subaha uThakara khA leMge', eka ne khaa| dUsarA bolA, 'lekina khIra to eka pyAlA hai aura khAne vAle tIna, phaisalA ho jAe ki subaha kauna khAegA ?' dosta ne kahA, 'aba isameM phaisalA kyA karanA ? rAta meM jisako sabase acchA sapanA AegA vahI khIra khA legaa| subaha saba apane-apane sapane sunA deNge|' yaha to bahuta acchI bAta thI, tInoM ko jama gaI aura tInoM so ge| rAta tIna-cAra baje hoMge, eka mitra uThA, socA, patA nahIM kauna kaisA, kyA sapanA batAe aura kauna nirdhAraNa karegA ki kisakA sapanA acchA ? basa khir3akI meM se usane khIra kA pyAlA uThAyA aura sArI khIra khA gyaa| khIra khAkara phira so gyaa| subaha huI, dostoM ne kahA, 'apane-apane sapane sunaao| ___eka dosta ne kahanA zurU kiyA, 'rAta ko sapane meM mujhe bhagavAna rAma ayodhyA le ge| mAtA sItA ke darzana kraaye| pitA dazaratha se milavAyA aura pUrI ayodhyA nagarI kA bhramaNa kraayaa| mAtA sItA ne apane hAtha se mujhe bhojana karAyA, maiM kitanA pavitra ho gyaa| mujhase acchA sapanA kisI ne na dekhA hogaa| maiMne sabhI ke darzana kara lie| aba khIra kA pyAlA maiM khaauuNgaa|' dUsare ne kahA, 'aba tU baiTha jA, tUne merA sapanA abhI kahA~ sunA hai| jarA merA sapanA bhI to sun| rAta ko bhagavAna ziva Ae aura mujhe himAlaya le ge| vahA~ unhoMne mujhe sabhI tIrthoM ke darzana karAe, cAroM dhAma dikhAe, mA~ pArvatI ke darzana kraae| maiM to sabhI ke darzana kara AyA huuN| kailAza ke darzana, aSTApaTa para AdinAtha ke drshn| mujha jaisA terA sapanA nahIM hai, isalie khIra maiM khaauuNgaa| donoM jhagar3ane lge| donoM apane-apane sapane ko zreSTha batAne lge| itane meM tIsare ne kahA, 'tuma donoM zAMta ho jAo aura merA sapanA bhI suna lo| ___ usane kahanA zurU kiyA, 'maiM to rAta bhara ArAma se soyA thA ki acAnaka hanumAnajI gadA lekara Ae aura dhamakA kara kahane lage ki khar3A ho jaa| maiMne kahA ki hanumAnajI, ApakI aprasannatA kA kAraNa kyA hai ? unhoMne mujhe gadA dikhaaii| maiM cupacApa hAtha jor3akara khar3A ho gyaa| dostoM ne dhArmika jage, adhArmika soe For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUchA, 'phira kyA huA ?' 'cala khir3akI ke pAsa', hanumAnajI bole| maiM khir3akI ke pAsa gyaa| hanumAnajI ne kahA, 'cala uThA khIra kA pyAlA, khaa| maiMne kahA, 'hanumAnajI ! kSamA kareM mere do dosta aura haiM, ve burA maaneNge| hanumAnajI ne gadA dikhAte hue kahA ki khAtA hai yA nhiiN.....| maiM to ekadama Dara gayA aura pyAlA uThAkara khIra khA gyaa| dostoM ne kahA, 'tuma sapane kI bAta kara rahe ho yA....?' ve jhaTa se khar3e hue, khir3akI ke pAsa gae aura dekhA ki khIra kA pyAlA khAlI thaa| unhoMne kahA, 'tane to gajaba kara diyA, sapane ko hakIkata meM badala diyaa| lekina tUne hanumAnajI se yaha kyoM nahIM kahA ki mere do dosta aura hai, unheM bhI khIra khilA duuN|' ___'maiMne to kahA thA, bilkula yahI ki mere do dosta aura haiM, to hanumAnajI ne kahA ki do meM se eka ayodhyA gayA hai aura dUsarA kailAza parvata para, yahA~ koI nahIM hai, tU akelA hai| tuma sapanoM ko bhI saca samajha lete ho| isalie bhagavAna kahate haiM ki jo sotA hai usake artha naSTa ho jAte haiN| soe hue ko kucha bhI hAsila nahIM hotaa| yahA~ to loga khulI A~khoM se sote haiN| pataMjali ne yogasUtra meM manuSya ke citta kI tIna dazAe~ kahI haiM-eka hai suSupti, dUsarI hai jAgrata aura tIsarI dazA hai svpn| jisa avasthA meM hama haiM vaha svapna kI avasthA hai| svapna yAnI sNsaar| suSupti arthAt behoshii| hama isa bAta se bekhabara hI haiM ki hama svapna meM haiN| jiMdagI to calI hI jA rahI hai isa ApAdhApI meM ki kucha pA leM, para hAtha meM sivAya rAkha ke kucha nahIM lgtaa| jiMdagI se pAyA to kucha nahIM, eka naI mauta pAI, phira janmane kI vAsanA kmaaii| svapna dazA. se bAhara nikalane ke do hI upAya haiM ki yA to suSupti/behozI meM DUba jAo yA mahAvIra, buddha aura pataMjali kI taraha jAgrata ho jaao| tuma jise jAgaraNa kahate ho vaha khulI A~khoM kA sapanA hai aura mahAvIra, buddha yA pataMjali jise jAgaraNa kahate haiM vaha usa dazA kA nAma hai, jaba tumhArA mana aisA niSkaluSa hotA hai ki usameM vicAra, vikAra aura vikalpa kI eka bhI taraMga nahIM utthtii| jaba taka tumhAre aMdara pAne kI AkAMkSA maujUda hai tuma svapna meM ho| phira tumhArI A~kheM khulI haiM yA baMda isase koI pharka nahIM par3atA, tuma behoza ho| mahAvIra ke lie to hoza tabhI hai jaba tumhArA citta nirvicAra ho, nirvikAra ho| dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti apane putra ko pAsa bulAtA hai aura kahatA hai, 'makAna ke pichavAr3e A~gana meM dhana gar3A huA hai nikAla lenaa|' vaha uThatA hai, socatA hai, subaha-subaha itanI kyA jaldI hai| sUraja to uga hI rahA hai, pUrA dina hai kabhI bhI khodakara nikAla leNge| soyA rahA, na utthaa| dopahara meM socA ki calo aba nikAla lete haiN| lekina upha, itanI dhUpa, itanI teja garmI, kaise khudAI karU~gA? acchA, sA~jha DhalegI taba nikAla luuNgaa| zAma ke vakta kudAlI lekara calA khudAI karane, abhI do-cAra bAra kudAlI hI calAI hogI ki sUraja Dhala gayA, a~dherA ghira AyA, aba kaise dhana nikAle ? hamArA jIvana bhI aise hI calatA hai| hama jAgaraNa kA upAya nahIM krte| basa, TAlate cale jAte haiN| jIvana ke sArabhUta artha bhI kala para Talate cale jAte haiN| kyA tuma jagata meM kama bhaTake ho, kyA kama duHkha bhogA hai ? aba ina jar3oM ko aura mata siiNco| lekina jaba tumheM koI jagAtA hai to vaha tumheM apanA nahI mAlUma par3atA, kabhI-kabhI to duzmana hI lagatA hai| tabhI to tuma sukarAta ko jahara pilA dete ho, jIsasa ko kraoNsa para laTakA dete ho yA mahAvIra ko patthara mArate ho aura kAnoM meM kIleM ThoMkate ho| ye saba to tumhArI nIMda tor3ane Aye the, svapnoM se jagAne Ae the| mere pAsa bhI loga Ate haiN| kabhI-kabhI maiM yuvakoM se kahatA hU~ ki kucha dharma kI ora mur3o, saMsAra meM kAmanA aura tRSNA kA jAla hai isase mukta hoo| apane zivasvarUpa ko phcaano| taba yuvaka kahate haiM ki mahArAjajI, abhI to sArI umra par3I hai, jarA saMsAra bhI to dekha leM, phira bur3hApe meM dharma hI to karanA hai| unake abhibhAvaka bhI yahI kahate sune jAte haiN| dharma ko bur3hApe kI cIja mAna liyA gayA hai| lekina vaha nahIM jAnatA ki bur3hApA A pAegA yA nhiiN| jo tuma abhI nahIM karanA cAhate, vaha jarjara zarIra kaise kara pAegA? oha, mUrchA bar3I gaharI hai| ___vyakti zarAba pIne se behoza nahIM hotA, behoza hai isalie zarAba pI rahA hai| saMsAra meM paidA hone se vyakti saMsAra meM Asakta nahIM hotA, Asakta hai isalie saMsAra meM jI rahA hai| jo sapanoM meM jIte haiM, ve maukA par3ane para bhI jAgrata nahIM hote aura binA jAgaraNa ke jIvana meM kucha bhI upalabdha nahIM hotaa| soe hue puruSoM kA sArabhUta artha naSTa ho jAtA hai, isalie bhagavAna kahate haiM-jAgo, satata jAgrata raho, niraMtara jAgate rho| Apane zAyada bhagavAna buddha kI soI huI, leTI huI pratimA dekhI hogii| ve eka ora karavaTa lekara soe dhArmika jage, adhArmika soe For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hue dikhAI dete haiM / sAmAnya rUpa se leTI huI pratimA sIdhI hotI hai, lekina buddha kI pratimAe~ eka ora karavaTa lI huI hotI haiM / jAnate haiM kyoM ? unake bAre meM kahA jAtA hai ki ve jisa karavaTa sote the, jisa dizA meM mu~ha karake sote the, subaha usI karavaTa, usI dizA meM uThate the| yaha unake jIvana kI vizeSatA thI / ziSya pUchA karate the ki aisA kaise saMbhava ho pAtA hai, kyoMki ve svayaM sote kahIM haiM aura uThate kahIM aura haiN| uttara dizA meM mukha karake soe ho to dakSiNa dizA meM subaha hotI hai / eka karavaTa sote haiM, dUsarI karavaTa uThate haiN| bhagavAna ne kahA, 'yaha zarIra jAge-jAge sotA hai / ' tumheM nIMda meM bhI bodha rahanA cAhie ki tuma so rahe ho / yaha tabhI saMbhava hai jaba vyakti jAgarUkatA ke sAtha jIvana jItA hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki na svapna meM jio, na suSupti meM, varan jAgrata avasthA meM jio / satata jAgate rahakara pUrvArjita karmoM ko naSTa kro| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki artha bAhara nahIM, tumhAre bhItara hai| tuma apane hoza ko, bodha ko aura viveka ko jAgrata kro| taba tumhAre aMdara dharma prakaTa hogaa| jo jAge hue haiM ve dhArmika haiM aura jo soe hue haiM ve adhaarmik| yatanA meM dharma hai, viveka meM dharma hai, jAgRti aura hoza meM dharma hai| dharma mUrcchA aura pramAda nahIM hai| mUlya hiMsA kA nahIM hai, mUlya 'hai viveka - aviveka kA, yatanA-ayatanA kaa| mahAvIra kI pUrI prakriyA yaha hai ki tuma jAgo aura jAgane ke sAtha hI tuma dhArmika hote cale jaaoge| itanA viveka rakho ki gehU~ ke sAtha ghuna na pisa jAe~ / bhojana banAo to itane hoza aura jAgarUkatA se ki bhojana banAnA bhI pApa se mukta hone kA nimitta bana jaae| jAga jAoge, taba bhI karma to jArI rahegA, lekina taba karma baMdhanakArI nahIM hoNge| usake karma prAkRtika, naisargika karma hote jAe~ge / Akhira mahAvIra bhI kevalajJAna upalabdha hone ke bAda koI cAlIsa varSoM taka jie, to karma bhI kiyA hI / uThe bhI, soe bhI, bhojana bhI kiyA, upavAsa bhI kiyA, dhyAna bhI kiyA aura mauna bhI rahe, bole bhI, cupa bhI rahe - saba prakAra kA karma calatA rhaa| lekina yaha kArya aba bA~dhatA nahIM hai, kyoMki isa karma meM mUrcchA nahIM hai / jo ho rahA hai vaha jAgakara ho rahA hai| apane jIvana ko dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 42 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyavasthA do, hoza laao| jahA~ calakara pahu~cA jA sakatA hai, vahA~ daur3akara na pahu~cA jaae| behozIpUrvaka mauna se, hozapUrvaka bolanA kahIM jyAdA acchA hai| sUtra hai jAgariyA dhammINaM, ahammINaM ca suttayA seyA 1 vacchAhivabhagiNIe, akahiMsu jiNo jayaMtI // jaba bhagavAna mahAvIra vatsa deza meM the to vahA~ ke rAjA zatAnIka kI bahana jayaMtI ne bhagavAna se pUchA ki jage kauna aura soe kauna ? taba bhagavAna ne kahA, 'jAgariyA dhammINaM, ahammINaM ca suttayA seyA / ' dhArmika jAgA huA zreSTha hai aura adhArmika soyA huA hai| dhArmika jAgegA to jaga kA kalyANa hI karegA aura adhArmika akalyANa karegA / 'jJAnaM madAya, dhanaM madAya, zakti paresAM para pIDanAya / khalasya sAdhu viparIta varte jJAnAya, dAnAya ca rakSaNAya / / ' adhArmika ko agara jJAna mila jAe to vaha jJAna ke ahaMkAra se bhara jAegA, dhana A jAe to mada karegA aura zakti milane para dUsaroM ko pIr3A degaa| isalie bhagavAna kahate haiM ki dhArmika kA jAganA zreyaskara hai aura adhArmika kA sonA zreyaskara hai, kyoMki buddha, rAma aura nAnaka jAgeMge to kalyANa kareMge aura kaMsa, hiTalara, nAdirazAha, caMgeja khA~ jAgeMge to vinAza kreNge| isalie aise loga soye raheM to duniyA kA bhalA hai I use kahate haiM taimUralaMga subaha dasa baje se pahale nahIM uThatA thA / usane eka phakIra se pUchA ki mere darabArI aura sabhI loga kahate haiM ki itanA Alasya ThIka nahIM hai, kyA mujhe jaldI uThanA cAhie, ApakA kyA vicAra hai / phakIra taimUra se kahA ki tU jIvana bhara soyA rahe to acchA hai| taimUra cauMka gayA, gussA bhI AyA aura sainika ko Adeza diyA ki phakIra ko baMdI banA lo| phakIra ne kahA, 'taimUra, iMsAna ko baMdI banA lene se satya baMdI nahIM ho jAtA, kisI kA galA ghoMTane se satya dabatA nahIM hai, kisI ko mAra DAlane se satya maratA bhI nahIM hai| satya apanI rakSA svayaM karatA hai / tuma jaise loga jageMge to saMtoM ko baMdI hI banAoge, tumhArA sonA hI zreyaskara hai| taimUra jaise loga soe hI raheM, isI meM sabakA bhalA hai / jitanI dera soe, upadrava kama, anyathA zakti bhI galata hAthoM meM par3ane para khataranAka siddha hotI hai / dhArmika jage, adhArmika soe For Personal & Private Use Only 43 Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja vijJAna ne apanI zakti soe hue logoM ke hAthoM meM de dI hai| kalpanA karo ki agara kisI badadimAga rASTrapramukha ne paramANu hathiyAroM ke upayoga kA Adeza de diyA, taba kyA isa vizva kA astitva bacegA? aisA nahIM hai ki pahalI daphA vaijJAnikoM ko aNuzakti kA patA calA ho| mahAvIra bhI aNuvAdI the aura jaina-darzana duniyA kA sabase prAcIna aNuvAdI darzana hai| jaina pA~ca hajAra sAla se kahate rahe haiM ki padArtha aNuoM kA samUha hai, padArtha aNuoM se banA hai| aNu kA siddhAMta jainiyoM kA prAcInatama siddhAMta hai, tAki manuSya ANavika zakti se sArI mAnavatA kA vikAsa kara sake, sampUrNa vizva kA vikAsa kara ske| ___aNu ke bhI aneka paramANu haiM aura paramANu ke bhI aneka khaNDa ho sakate haiM, isakI khoja mahAvIra ne kii| citta bhI isI taraha hai| manuSya ke pAsa aneka citta haiN| vaha eka cittavAna nahIM hai| aneka cittoM ke dvArA vaha alagaalaga karma saMpAdita karatA hai| agara kisI ke hAtha meM prajvalita mazAla dI jAe aura usake aMdara kalyANakArI bhAvanA ho to vaha saikar3oM anya mazAleM prajvalita kara degA aura agara vinAza kI pravRtti jAga jAe to Aga lagAne ke sivAya kucha nahIM kregaa| isalie zakti usake hAtha meM honI cAhie jo jAgarUka ho, hoza se bharA huA ho, sadbhAva se otaprota ho, anyathA zakti kA tuma kyA karoge? dhana bhI samyak hAthoM meM par3e to zubha hai, asamyak hAthoM meM par3a jAe to azubha / jJAna agara viveka de to zubha hai, pramAda de to ashubh| jo bhoga rahA hai usake pIche abhI ajJAna hai, aMdhakAra hai aura jo jAgakara jI rahA hai usake jIne meM prakAza hai, jyoti hai| phira se doharA leM ki isa jagata meM jJAna hI sArabhUta artha hai, jo puruSa sote haiM unake artha kho jAte haiN| ataH satata jAgate rahakara pUrvArjita karmoM kA kSaya kro| dhArmika kA jAganA aura adhArmika kA sonA hI zreyaskara hai| aisA bhagavAna mahAvIra ne vatsa deza ke rAjA zatanIka kI bahina jayaMtI se kahA, maiM bhI Apa logoM se yahI kahanA cAhatA hU~, jAgate raho aura jAgakara hI apane sabhI karmoM ko vinaSTa kro| behozI ko tor3o, sunaharI subaha tumhAre sAmane hai| 44 dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma : baMdhana aura mukti ------ jaba manuSya kA janma hotA hai, taba vaha nitAMta akelA AtA hai| 'mAtA-pitA, dhana-saMpatti, parivAra-samAja, kucha bhI usake sAtha nahIM aataa| aura jaba vaha isa saMsAra se kUca karatA hai, taba bhI vaha ekadama akelA hotA hai, kucha bhI usake sAtha nahIM jAtA hai| Akhira vaha kyA hai jo janma aura mRtyu donoM samaya sAtha hotA hai| yahA~ taka ki yaha zarIra jo janma letA hai vaha bhI niSprANa yahIM par3A raha jAtA hai| phira vaha kauna-sA tattva hai jo Ate aura jAte samaya vidyamAna rahatA hai ? ekamAtra manuSya ke karma hI haiM jo janma ke samaya sAtha Ate haiM aura mRtyu ke samaya sAtha jAte haiN| isalie hamAre jIvana meM hamArA nikaTavartI agara kucha hai to vaha hai hamAre krm| karma hI sadA kartA kA anugamana karatA hai| ___ manuSya hI karma kA baMdhana karatA hai aura vaha hI una karmoM kA bhoktA hai| duniyA kI anya sabhI cIjeM zAyada para ke nimitta se sAtha AtI hoMgI, lekina karma eka aisA tattva hai jo manuSya ke sAtha AtA hai aura jAtA hai| hA~, manuSya hI apane karmoM kA nirmAtA hai aura usake phaloM kA bhoktA bhii| karma-baMdhana bhI manuSya khuda hI karatA hai aura unase mukti bhI vaha hI pAtA hai| ye manuSya ke karma hI haiM jo use sukha aura duHkha dete haiN| tuma kyA sAtha lekara Ae hokarma : baMdhana aura mukti For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patnI, pati, makAna, dukAna, dhana ? kucha bhI to nahIM, saba kucha yahIM arjita kiyA hai aura jo arjita karate ho vaha tumhArA kaise ho sakatA hai ? kyA tumhAre zava ke sAtha dhana, dukAna, makAna, pada yA parivAra jAne vAle haiM ? maiMne kabhI bhI mRtaka ke sAtha parivAra ko apanI jAna dete hue nahIM dekhaa| na hI yaha dekhA ki dhana kI tijorI zavayAtrA ke sAtha cala rahI ho| sabakI apanI sImAe~ haiN| saba yahIM raha jAte haiN| tumhAre makAna meM darAra A jAe to tuma rote ho, lekina tumhArI mRtyu para koI makAna nahIM rotaa| vaise bhI mRtyu kA zoka kucha samaya kA hotA hai| patnI ghara ke daravAje taka, parivAra-samAja zmazAna ghATa taka aura do gaja kaphana kA Tukar3A taba taka tumhArA sAtha detA hai jaba taka citA na jala jaae| ___ tumhAre pAsa cAhe jitanI jamIna ho yA bilkula bhI na ho, koI pharka nahIM par3ane vaalaa| eka zava ko kevala do gaja jamIna kI hI jarUrata hotI hai| yaha sArI mAyA manuSya racita hai aura vaha isI meM ulajhA huA hai| zaMkara ne satya hI kahA, 'brahma satyaM jagata mithyaa'| para isa mithyAtva kA nirmANa manuSya hI karatA hai| lekina hama to mAnate haiM 'jagata satyaM brahma mithyaa'| isakA pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki jIvana meM zubha-azubha karma kA Asava nirantara jArI rahatA hai| isameM vaha apane mUla uddezya ko bhUla jAtA hai ki use mukta honA hai aura nae karmoM kA baMdhana kara letA hai| Apane dekhA hogA bacce kA janma hotA hai to muTThI ba~dhI hotI hai aura mRtyu ke samaya vaha khulI rahatI hai| yaha isa bAta kA pratIka hai ki Ate samaya kucha acche karma lekara bhI AyA thA, lekina jAte samaya hAtha pasAre jAne ke alAvA usake jIvana meM kucha bhI nahIM hai| sikandara jaba mRtyu-zaiyyA para thaa| usake jIvana kI aMtima ghar3I karIba thii| usakA athAha dhana bhI usake jIvana ko bacAne meM asamartha thA, taba usane apane Asa-pAsa khar3e rAjavaidya, maMtrI aura darabAriyoM se kahA, 'jaba maiM mara jAU~ aura merA janAjA nikAlA jAe, taba mere donoM hAtha tAbUta ke bAhara rakhanA, tAki jamAnA dekha sake ki jisa sikandara ne jIvana bhara dhana ikaTThA kiyA vaha aMtima samaya meM khAlI hAtha jA rahA hai| yaha vizva-vijetA sikaMdara kI aMtima icchA thii| isalie jIvana kA pahalA satya yahI hai ki karmoM kA bhoktA manuSya svayaM hai aura ina karmoM se manuSya svayaM hI mukti pAtA hai| karma dharma,Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baMdhana bhI vahI karatA hai, karmoM kA saMvara bhI vahI karatA hai| dUsarA satya, manuSya sabase baca sakatA hai, lekina svayaM se aura svayaM ke karmoM se kabhI nahIM baca sakatA / zaktizAlI se zaktizAlI vyakti bhI apane karmoM se hAra jAtA hai| jo duniyA meM kisI se parAjita na ho pAyA, vaha karmoM se parAjita ho jAtA hai| karma kI zrRMkhalA ke calate mahAvIra bhI apane pahale bhava meM samyaktva ko upalabdha ho jAne ke bAda bhI unakI AtmA svarga meM jAtI, naraka meM jAtI hai, tiryaMca meM jAtI hai aura manuSya rUpa meM janma letI hai| karma isa duniyA meM kisI ke ruke nahIM haiN| bhale hI kisI rAjajyotiSI ne zrIrAma ke rAjyAbhiSeka kA muhUrta nikAla diyA ho, lekina karma kI rekhAe~ itanI vicitra haiM ki rAjyAbhiSeka kA muhUrta vanavAsa kA muhUrta bana jAtA hai| rAjA janaka rAma ke hAthoM meM apanI putrI sauMpakara nizcita honA cAhate the, lekina sItA ko karmoM kI prabalatA ke kAraNa makhamala ke sthAna para kuza kI zaiyyA hI milii| bhagavAna RSabha yU~ to samrATa the, lekina pUrvajanma ke karmoM ke kAraNa unheM saMta-jIvana meM eka varSa taka bhUkhe rahanA par3A / ha~sate-ha~sate manuSya karma ba~dhana karatA hai, lekina karma-nirjarA meM aneka kaSTa uThAne par3ate haiM / jaba karmoM kA udaya jIvana meM AtA hai, taba hI vyakti ko atIta kI smRtiyA~ AtI haiM / jaise eka choTA-sA a~gArA dAvAnala bana jAtA hai usI taraha karma kA nimitta jIvana meM mahAvinAza kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ne kevala bAraha ghar3I, bamuzkila pA~ca-chaH ghaMTe taka eka baila ke mu~ha para chIMkA bA~dha diyA thA ki vaha cArA na khA ske| isakA pariNAma yaha huA, bAraha mAsa taka prabhu ko vAMchita AhAra na mila sakA aura yaha samaya unhoMne nirAhAra rahakara vyatIta kiyA / kisI bhI AdamI ke hAtha meM; karmoM kI rekha para mekha mAranA aura karmoM kI rekhAoM ko kATanA, nahIM hai| karma karate samaya tuma svataMtra hote ho, lekina jaba bhogate ho to parataMtra ho jAte ho| tumheM patA bhI nahIM hotA ki jo ho rahA hai vaha kyoM ho rahA hai / karmoM ke samakSa sabhI zUravIra aura yoddhA, bala aura dhana parAjita ho jAte haiN| Aja ke parama-pAvana sUtra haiM ki karma kartA kA anugamana karate haiM / jaisA ki gItA meM bhagavAna kRSNa kahate haiM ki vyakti jina bhAvoM kA smaraNa karate hue apanI deha kA visarjana karatA hai unhIM ke anusAra usake karmoM kA baMdhana hotA hai| mahAvIra kA bhI Aja yahI parama saMdeza hai / karma : baMdhana aura mukti For Personal & Private Use Only 47 Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sUtra hai jaM jaM samayaM jIvo, Avisai jeNa jeNa bhAveNa / so taMmi taMmi samae, suhAsuhaM baMdhae kammaM || 'jisa samaya jIva jaise bhAva karatA hai usa samaya vaise hI zubha-azubha karmoM kA baMdhana karatA hai / ' hama manuSya ke kRtyoM se usake karma kA Akalana nahIM kara sakate / abodha aura ajJAnI jo kArya karatA hai vahI jJAnI saMta karate haiM, para pahale vAle ko karma-baMdha hogA, dUsare ko nahIM / jaise, kahIM para cIMTiyoM kA jhuMDa jA rahA ho to eka ajJAnI cIMTiyoM ko na mArakara bhI doSa kA bhAgI bana jAtA hai aura jJAnI se cIMTI marakara bhI achUtA raha jAtA hai| binA viveka ke kie gae kArya doSapUrNa hote haiM aura hozapUrvaka jAgarUka prajJA ke sAtha kie gae kArya karma-nirjarA karate haiN| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki usakA karmAsrava vaise hI hotA hai jaise cadariyA para lagI miTTI / sUkhI cAdara para lagI miTTI kI umra utanI hai, jaba taka use jhaTakA na jAya / ThIka usI taraha jaba taka jhaTakA na de deM taba taka karmoM kA baMdhana hai| ajJAnI puruSa vicAra - hI vicAra meM niraMtara karmoM kA baMdhana karatA jAtA hai / hama usa paramparA ke anuyAyI haiM, jahA~ pAnI chAnakara piyA jAtA hai, cIMTI ko jIvanadAna diyA jAtA hai, lekina yaha saba vyAvahArika hiMsA se bacane ke upAya haiN| kyA kabhI hamane jAnA ki hama kitanI Antarika hiMsA karate haiN| mAnasika hiMsA, vicAra aura bhAvoM se kI jAne vAlI hiMsA kA aparAdha kahA~ jAegA ? kyA hama inase mukta ho paae| tuma bAhya rUpa se kisI ko nahIM mArate-pITate, lekina bhAvoM meM, vicAroM meM isase baca pAe ? vyakti ke bhAva hI vyakti ko karma se bA~dhate haiM aura yahI bhAva mukta bhI karate haiM / eka vyakti jise kuSTha roga hai, use mArane ke lie usakA mitra pratidvandvI use viSapAna karA detA hai| lekina Azcarya ki yaha viSa usake kuSTha roga ko samApta kara detA hai / vaha apane pratidvandvI mitra ke prati kRtajJa hai / use dhanyavAda de rahA hai| lekina kyA vaha sacamuca dhanyavAda kA pAtra hai, nahIM / bhagavAna kahate haiM vaha pApI hai| dUsarI ora eka DaoNkTara hai jo rogI kA jIvana bacAne ke lie oNparezana karatA hai aura koI raktavAhinI kSatigrasta ho jAtI dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 48 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai ki khUna bahanA baMda nahIM hotaa| rogI ke parivAra vAle mukadamA calAte haiN| DaoNkTara ko do varSa kI jela bhI ho jAtI hai, lekina kyA vaha pApI hai ? nhiiN| vaha parivAra aura kAnUna kI dRSTi meM aparAdhI ho sakatA hai, lekina pApI nhiiN| eka ke bhAva mArane ke the, lekina baca gayA, phira bhI hatyArA huaa| dUsare ke bhAva bacAne ke the, lekina mara gayA, yaha pApa nahIM huaa| hiMsA aura ahiMsA vyakti ke bhAvoM para avalambita haiN| usI kI mAnasikatA ke AdhAra para jIvana meM baMdhana hotA hai aura mukti bhii| zarIra se kiye jAne vAle duSkarma aparAdha kI zreNI ke hote haiM, lekina mana se kiye gae karma pApa yA puNya kI zreNI meM A jAte haiN| vAstavikatA to yaha hai ki hama bAhya rUpa se cAhe pApa se mukta hoM, lekina AMtarika rUpa se karmoM se mukta nahIM ho pAe haiN| hamArI mAnasikatA aura vicAra ulajhe hue haiN| hamArI mithyA dRSTi saMsAra meM ulajhI huI hai jisase hama anekAneka zubha aura azubha bhAvoM kA saMkalpa karate rahate haiN| hameM apanI dhArA ko badalanA hogaa| nimna bhAvoM se ucca bhAvoM kI yAtrA karanI hogii| apanI vicAradhArA ko jitanA pavitra banA sakeM, bnaaeN| tuma maMdira jAte ho bhagavAna ke darzana krne| vahA~ koI paricita milA usane tumase parivAra-vyavasAya ke saMbaMdha meM puuchaa| darzana to kahIM raha jAte haiM, tuma maMdira meM bhI saMsAra meM ulajha jAte ho| tuma maMdira gae the karma baMdhana se mukti pAne, lekina bA~dha lAe aura nae krm| hama saMta-samAgama karate haiM, tAki kucha dRSTi mila sake, nirjarA kI jA sake, para kyA sabhI aisA kara pAte haiM ? bahu puNya kerA puMja thI, zubha deha mAnava no maLyo, to e are bhava cakra no AMTo nahiM eke ttlyo| agara tumhArA viveka tumhAre sAtha meM nahIM hai, to tumheM dharmasthala aura dhArmika sabhAoM meM jAne kA koI aucitya nahIM hai, kyoMki vahA~ bhI tumhArI tarka-kaiMcI calatI rahegI, zubha-azubha vicAroM kI zrRMkhalA zurU ho jaaegii| taba karma-mukti to hogI nahIM, karma-baMdhana jarUra ho jaaegaa| tuma dUsaroM ke kapar3e nicor3ane meM lage hue ho to kyA tumhAre hAtha sUkhe raha pAeMge ? tuma dUsaroM kI ora eka aMgulI uThAte ho to tIna aMguliyA~ tumhArI ora mur3a jAtI haiN| karma : baMdhana aura mukti For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA artha hai isakA ? tuma sAmane vAle se tIna gune adhika doSI yA avaguNI ho| isake viparIta tIna gune acche bhI ho sakate ho, lekina ina choTI-choTI bAtoM meM, choTe se majAka meM choTI-sI carcA meM aise nikAcita karmoM kA baMdhana kara lete ho ki jinakI nirjarA dIrgha samaya taka nahIM ho paatii| tuma sat ko asat aura asat ko sat banAne meM lage hue ho jisase karma-baMdhana bar3hatA hI jAtA hai| tuma tIrtha kSetra meM pApoM se mukta hone ke lie jAte ho, para kahIM vahA~ jAkara pApa to nahIM bA~dha Ate ? kahA bhI hai-'anya kSetre kRtaM pApaM, tIrtha kSetre vinshyti'| saMsAra ke pApa dhone ke lie tIrtha kSetra meM jAte ho lekina tIrtha meM jo pApa karoge unheM dhone ke lie kahA~ jAoge? 'tIrtha kSetre kRtaM pApaM, vajra lepo bhvissyti'| tuma kisI-na-kisI uThA-paTaka meM lage rahate ho| tumhAre kaSAya-karma baMdhana karAte haiN| tumhAre bhAva-vibhAva aMtarmana meM gA~ThoM aura vaira kA nirmANa karate haiN| pariNAmasvarUpa bhagavAna pArzvanAtha ke pUrvabhava marubhUti aura kamaTha ke vaira kI dhArA dasa bhavoM taka samApta nahIM huI aura bhagavAna mahAvIra ke vizAkhAnaMdI aura siMha ke rUpa meM calane vAlI vaira kI dhArA vibhinna rUpoM meM kaI bhavoM taka jArI rhii| tumhArA mana sadA calAyamAna rahatA hai| usake aMdara kucha-na-kucha pakatA hI rahatA hai| tuma kisI ko uThAne kI aura kisI ko girAne kI socate rahate ho| para yAda rakho, agara tuma kisI ko saMta-sAdhu yA brahmacArI rakhanA cAho aura vaha svayaM na cAhe to tumhAre hajAra baMdhana bhI use roka na pAe~ge aura tuma kisI ko girAnA cAho to tumhAre saikar3oM apaghAtI upAya bhI use vicalita nahIM kara paaeNge| manuSya kI mAnasikatA sarvopari hai| jo zarIra se giratA hai vaha to kabhI ruka bhI sakatA hai, lekina jo mana se gira gayA use rokane vAlA koI nahIM hai| zarIra se girA huA to sudhara bhI sakatA hai, vaha to uTha bhI sakatA hai, mukta bhI ho sakatA hai| lekina jo mana se gira gayA use uThAne vAlA kauna hogA ! jaba taka manuSya kI mAnasikatA kA virecana aura nirmalIkaraNa nahIM hogA, taba taka mukti kA mArga saMbhava nhiiN| isalie jIvana bahuta sajagatA, hoza, viveka aura dhyAna ke sAtha jio| dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jaba pravrajyA grahaNa kI to lagAtAra bAraha varSoM taka dhyAna karate rhe| dhyAna bhI yahI ki nae karmoM kA Asava na ho aura purAne karmoM kI kArA se mukti ho jaae| karmoM se mukta hone kA ekamAtra mArga hai nae karma-dvAra ko baMda kara do aura jo pAnI pahale A cukA hai use ulIcakara bAhara nikAla do| karmoM kA Asava, saMvara aura nirjarA ThIka vaise hI hai, jaise hama naukA vihAra kara rahe hoM, nAva meM cheda ho jAe aura bhItara pAnI Ane lge| yaha hai pAnI kA aamnv| karma aba Ane zurU hue, acAnaka kisI sadguru kA saMyoga huA aura jIvana kA bodha milaa| guru ne batAyA ki dekha nAva meM pAnI A rahA hai, terI nAva DUba jaaegii| tumane eka lakar3I kA Tukar3A uThAyA aura cheda para Dhaka diyA, yaha huA sNvr| jo pAnI A gayA hai use ulIca-ulIcakara bAhara nikAlanA hI nirjarA hai| isalie jaba taka manuSya jIvana meM Ane vAle Asava-dvAra ko saMvara meM nahIM DhAla detA aura baMdhe hue karmoM se mukta hokara nae karma-baMdhana ko roka nahIM detA, taba taka manuSya kI jIvana-yAtrA janmoM-janmoM taka yoM hI calatI rhegii| kabIra kI bhASA meM___ minakhA janama durlabha hai, deha na baarmbaar| taruvara se phala jhar3i paDyA, bahuri na lAge ddaar|| - kyA tumane isa jIvana kA upayoga kiyA ? tumheM to kohinUra bhI mila jAe~ to pahacAna nahIM kara pAoge; kyoMki abhI tumheM vaha dRSTi hI nahIM milI hai| tuma to usase kaue hI udd'aaoge| tumane to vAsanA aura viSayoM ko bhogane ke lie jIvana ko dA~va para lagA diyA hai| isalie bhagavAna kahate haiM, jina bhAvoM ke sAtha manuSya apanA jIvana jItA hai unhIM bhAvoM se vaha jIvana meM zubha aura azubha karmoM kA baMdhana karatA hai| apane jIvana ko eka dizA do| hara samaya zubha, pavitra aura kalyANakArI vicAroM meM rame rho| hama kisI ke sahayogI na bana sakeM to koI bAta nahIM, lekina kisI ke jIvana ke bAdhaka to na bneN| hama dUsaroM kI lakIra miTAne meM yA choTI karane meM lage rahate haiM, na apanI ora se naI banAte haiM aura na banI huI ko bar3I karate haiN| svayaM ko bar3hAnA cAhate ho to dUsare ko girAo mata, khuda Age bar3ha jAo, dUsarA khuda-ba-khuda pIche chUTa jaaegaa| dhyAna rahe, karma to manuSya kA anugamana karate haiN| kahIM aisA na ho ki vipatti Ane para apane atIta ke karmoM ke lie prAyazcitta karanA par3e ki maiMne aisA kyoM kiyA thaa| karma : baMdhana aura mukti For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tuma bhagavAna se mA~gate ho aura kahate ho ki hama eka paisA deMge, ve dasa lAkha deNge| aisI kauna-sI baiMka hai jo dasa lAkha gunA de de ? tuma usase itanI apekSA rakhate ho phira tumhAre karma bhI dasa lAkha gunA hokara pratidhvanita kyoM na hoN| hote haiM, avazya hote haiN| jaba tuma karma karoge to unakA zubha-azubha phala jarUra milegaa| jaise bhAva, vaisI pariNati / dUsarA sUtra hai na tassa dukkhaM vibhayanti nAio, na mittavaggA na suyA na baMdhavA / ekko sayaM paccaNu hoI dukkhaM, kattArameva aNujAi kammaM // ke jAti, mitra, patnI, parivAra, kuTumba ke loga-ye saba milakara bhI kisI duHkha ko nahIM bA~Ta skte| manuSya akelA hI duHkha kA anubhava karatA hai, kyoMki karma kartA kA anugamana karate haiM / tuma jIvana bhara dhana kamAte ho lekina upabhoga kauna karatA hai, pUrA parivAra / aura jo pApa baTorA usakA upabhoga kauna karegA, kevala tuma / vAlmIki ke sAtha kyA huA thA ? vAlmIki RSi banane se pUrva eka DAkU thA / jaMgala meM parivAra ke sAtha rahatA thaa| parivAra ke peTa-pAlana ke lie rAhagIroM ko lUTatA aura kabhI-kabhI hatyA bhI kara detaa| eka bAra sAta RSi usa jaMgala se gujre| usane unheM bhI lUTanA caahaa| para una RSiyoM ke cehare ke teja se thor3A bhayabhIta bhI huaa| lekina Darane se parivAra to nahIM calatA / himmata karake kahA, 'jo kucha bhI tumhAre pAsa hai mujhe de do / ' RSiyoM ne kahA, 'hama to saMnyAsI haiM, dhana-saMpatti to hamAre pAsa hai nhiiN| lekina tuma eka bAta batAo yaha lUTamAra kisake lie karate ho ?' 'parivAra ke pAlana-poSaNa ke lie' usane kahA / RSi bole, 'kyA tuma jAnate ho ki yaha jo tuma kara rahe ho, yaha kitanA galata kAma hai, eka taraha se pApa hI hai / kyA tumhAre parivAra vAle isa pApa meM bhAgIdAra baneMge ?" usane kahA, 'jarUra baneMge, jaba maiM kamAtA hU~ to saba khAte haiM to mere pApa kArya meM bhI ve barAbara ke bhAgIdAra hoNge|' RSiyoM ne kahA, 'tuma jAo aura jAkara pUcho to sahI ki ve tumhAre isa pApa karma meM bhAgIdAra haiM yA nahIM / ' vAlmIki gayA aura parivAra meM patnI, mA~, baccoM - sabhI se pUchA - 'jo bhI kArya maiM karatA hU~ vaha pApa hai aura kyA isameM tuma saba barAbara ke hissedAra ho ?' pUrA parivAra eka tarapha ho gayA, koI bhI usake kArya meM bhAgIdAra na dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 52 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bnaa| parijanoM ne kahA, 'tuma jo karate ho ve tumhAre karma haiM, isa pApa meM hama bhAgIdAra nahIM ho skte| vAlmIki sanna raha gyaa| kulhAr3I vahIM pheMka AyA aura RSiyoM ke caraNoM meM gira pdd'aa| RSiyoM ne use jJAna diyA 'patnI, putra, parivAra, sage-saMbaMdhI bhI tumhAre pApa karma ko bA~Tane ke lie taiyAra nahIM haiM, phira itanI hiMsA kisake lie !' vAlmIki ke jJAna-cakSu khula ge| vaha RSiyoM kI preraNA se dharmastha aura samAdhistha ho gyaa| aura taba vAlmIki rAmAyaNa kI racanA huii| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki jAti, mitra, putra, parivAra, patnI, mAtA-pitA koI bhI vyakti ke duHkhoM ko bA~Ta nahIM sakatA hai| vaha rAjakumAra anAthI jisakI A~kha meM bhayaMkara darda uThA, asahanIya pIr3A zurU ho gaI, parivAra ke loga sabhI taraha kA upacAra karA cuke, para kucha pharka nahIM pdd'aa| rAjavaidya apanI akSamatA para duHkhI ho claa| betahAzA ghora pIr3A ke bIca rAjakumAra apanI patnI se kahatA hai, 'bahuta pIr3A ho rahI hai, kucha upAya kro|' patnI kyA kara sakatI thI, vaha rone laga gii| mA~ se bhI kahA, para usakI A~khoM meM bhI pAnI thaa| sabhI usakI pIr3A dekhakara kucha nahIM kara pA rahe the| taba anAthI saMkalpa letA hai ki agara merI A~kha kA darda calA gayA, merI pIr3A miTa gaI, to maiM kala subaha saMnyAsa ke mArga para cala duuNgaa| saMyoga se subaha taka A~kha bilkula ThIka ho gii| taba rAjakumAra socatA hai, 'oha ! isa duniyA meM koI kisI kA nAtha nahIM hai| aura vaha muni-jIvana grahaNa kara letA hai| ___ rAjA zreNika usake pAsa Ate haiM aura kahate haiM, 'rAjakumAra, tuma isa jaMgala meM kyA kara rahe ho ? tumhArA itanA sundara vyaktitva hai, tuma yahA~ kahA~ sAdhanA meM lage ho| yaha samaya aura AyuSya sAdhanA kA nahIM hai| calo, tuma rAjamahaloM meM clo| maiM tumhAre lie zreSTha vyavasthAe~ karA detA huuN| rAjA ne usase nAma pUchA, usane batAyA ki usakA nAma anAthI muni hai, saMsAra ke sabhI nAma chUTa gaye haiN| zreNika ne kahA, 'anAthI ! kyA tumhArA koI nAtha nahIM hai ?' usane kahA, 'hA~, merA koI nAtha nahIM hai, kyoMki isa dharatI para duHkha-darda se bacAne vAlA, kaSToM se bacAne vAlA koI nahIM hai| isalie duniyA meM jIne vAlA hara iMsAna anAtha hai|' koI kisI kA nAtha nahIM hai| kisI para koI duHkha Ane para koI sAtha nibhAne vAlA nahIM hai| vyakti kA mitra kauna ? jo hara sukha-dukha meM sAtha karma : baMdhana aura mukti 3 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nibhaae| isalie bhagavAna ne kahA, 'appA mittaM amittaM ca' jaba tuma sattA meM hote ho taba saba Adara karate haiM, tumhAre irda-girda ma~DarAte haiN| lekina jaba sattAcyuta ho jAte ho, to koI nahIM pUchatA, balki apamAnita bhI karane lagate haiN| jaba tuma saMpanna ho, to tumhArI samajhadArI kI prazaMsA hotI hai, lekina vipanna ho to samajhadArI mUrkhatA meM pariNita ho jAtI hai| ugate hue sUrya ko sabhI praNAma karate haiM, DUbate hue ko koI nhiiN| eka phakIra calA jA rahA thaa| bahuta sudarzana vyaktitva thA uskaa| eka vezyA usa para mohita ho gii| vaha vezyA jisa para nagara ke pratiSThita aura saMpanna vyakti marate the| rAjA bhI, jisase anurAga rakhatA thA, vaha eka phakIra para mohita ho gii| usane phakIra ko AvAja lagAI, 'Ao mere yhaaN|' phakIra ne kahA, 'nhiiN| vezyA ne kahA, 'mere yahA~ Ane ke lie svayaM nareza bhI betAba hai aura tuma iMkAra kara rahe ho| phakIra ne kahA, 'maiM taba AU~gA, jaba tumheM vAstava meM merI jarUrata hogii| aura vaha calA gyaa| ___kAlakrama ke anusAra vezyA jIvana-yApana karatI rhii| dhIre-dhIre vaha rogagrasta ho gii| use kuSTha roga ne jakar3a liyaa| ve rAjakumAra aura ve seThasAmaMta jo usake rUpa para bhaure kI taraha ma~DarAyA karate the, ve aba A~khoM se dekha bhI nahIM rahe the| vaha ghara meM sar3a rahI thii| par3osiyoM ne rAjA se durgaMdha kI zikAyata kii| taba vezyA ko uThAkara nagara se bAhara kacare kI DherI para pheMka diyA gyaa| vaha kor3ha ke roga se tar3apa rahI thI ki amAvasyA kI ardharAtri meM prakAza kI taraha vaha phakIra pahu~cA aura bolA, 'lo maiM A gayA huuN| usane kahA, 'mApha kareM, mere pAsa aba dene ke lie kucha bhI nahIM hai| jaba maiMne tumheM bulAyA thA taba mere pAsa rUpa aura yauvana thA, aba kyA dU~ ?' phakIra ne kahA, 'basa, taba tumhArA sAtha nibhAne vAle saba the, aba maiM huuN| aura phakIra ne apane Upara se kaMbala utArakara use or3hA diyA tathA sAta dina taka prema aura prArthanA ke sAtha upacAra kiyaa| vezyA svastha ho gii| aba phakIra punaH apanI rAha cala diyA aura pIche-pIche vezyA bhI clii| ve bhagavAna ke dvAra para jA pahuMce, phakIra ne bhagavAna ko praNAma kiyA, vezyA ne bhI praNAma kiyaa| bhagavAna ne pUchA, 'yaha kauna ?' phakIra ne kahA, 'yaha naI sAdhikA hai prabhu, ise dIkSita kreN| aura vahIM vezyA sAdhvI bana gii| dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aba yaha Apake hAtha meM hai ki Apa jIvana kA kaise upayoga karate haiM, karma bA~dhakara yA karmoM se mukta hokara ! deha yahIM raha jAne vAlI hai, parivAra, jamIna-jAyadAda, saba yahIM chUTa jAne vAle haiN| jo chUTanA hai, vaha avazya chuuttegaa| jo sAtha calanA hai, vaha avazya sAtha clegaa| jo chUTanA hai, usake sAtha hama vaise hI jie~, jaise kamala jala ke bIca rahatA hai| sAtha meM, magara nirlipt| hama bhI aise hI jie~ saMsAra meM / aura, jo sAtha calanA hai, usa karma kI niSpApatA para, puNya-svarUpa para dhyAna deM / azubha se zubha acchA hai, para zuddha hone ke lie to antataH zubha se bhI mukta honA hogaa| agara sarvArtha zuddhi kA upakrama ho sake, to zreSTha, nahIM to zubha aura puNya kA to dAmana thAma hI leM, tAki pApoM kI jaMjIroM aura kA~ToM kA kaSTa na uThAnA pdd'e| pApa se puNya behatara hai| dhUpa meM khar3e rahane kI bajAya chAyA meM khar3e rahanA zreSTha hai / mukti vahA~ hai, jahA~ sukha - duHkha kI, pApa-puNya kI dhUpa-chA~va nahIM hai / parama zAnti meM, samatA meM, nirliptatA meM hI mukti ke bIja chipe haiM / karma : baMdhana aura mukti For Personal & Private Use Only 55 Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmA jJAnamaya hai aura jJAna aatmmy| 'je AyA se vinnANi, je vinnANi se AyA' / jo vijJAna hai vahI AtmA hai aura jo AtmA hai vahI vijnyaan| isalie AtmA sarvatobhAvena ajJAna - dazA meM nahIM AtI / gaharI se gaharI ajJAnamUlaka dazA bhI sUkSmatama jJAnataMtu avazya rahatA hai| baccA nAdAna ho sakatA hai ajJAnI nahIM / yaha jJAna aura ajJAna hI kabhI manuSyajIvana kA vikAsa karatA hai aura kabhI hrAsa / usakA jJAna vaise hI DhakA huA hai jaise bAdala sUraja ko Dhaka lete haiM / lekina usakA astitva phira bhI vidyamAna rahatA hai / jJAnI hone kI sArthakatA jaise yahA~ eka balba jalAkara usake cAroM ora parde lagA die jAe~ to bhItara kA ujAlA bAhara se kucha dikhAI nahIM degA / tabhI eka paradA haTAyA jAe to bhI tumheM kucha dikhAI nahIM degaa| dUsarA pardA haTAne para kucha dhuMdhalA-dhuMdhalA najara A sakatA hai| tIsarA pardA haTAne para kucha jarUra mahasUsa hogA, halkA-sA prakAza bhI dikhAI degA, para spaSTa na ho sakegA ki kisakA prakAza hai| cauthe parde ko haTAne ke bAda Apako lagegA ki kucha jala to rahA hai, para kyA hai patA nhiiN| aMtima parde ko haTAne para sabakucha sApha ho gyaa| jJAna kahIM bAhara se pAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, vaha to bhItara vidyamAna hai, basa, parade haTAne haiN| 'mere ghaTa jJAna bhAnu bhayo bhora' / hamAre bhItara kA jJAnaM taba daba jAtA dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 56 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai jaba usa para AvaraNa A jAte haiN| AvaraNa-moha, mUrchA, kAma, mAyA, lobha aura krodha ke aavrnn| taba jJAnAvaraNa aura darzanAvaraNa ho jAtA hai| manovijJAna kahatA hai ki manuSya ke mastiSka meM karor3oM kozikAe~ hotI haiM aura unameM se eka pratizata kozikAoM kA hI jIvana meM upayoga ho pAtA hai| agara koI vyakti DaoNkTara bana gayA to isakA artha yaha nahIM ki usakI sabhI kozikAoM kA upayoga ho gyaa| vaha vakIla bhI bana sakatA thA, vakIla kI kozikAe~ dabI raha giiN| iMjIniyara banane kI kSamatA bhI thI, ve kozikAe~ bhI dabI raha gaIM, vaha cAhatA to jJAnI adhyApaka bhI bana sakatA thaa| isa taraha hameM jo mAnasika kSamatA milI hai usakA bamuzkila eka pratizata upayoga ho pAtA hai| ajJAnI aura nAdAna vyakti bhI apane jIvana meM brahmajJAna upalabdha kara sakatA hai bazarte apane mAnasika koSa ko jagAne kI kSamatA ho| vijJAna meM aneka AviSkAra hue, aise AviSkAra ki hamAre pUrvajoM ne kalpanA bhI na kI hogii| kyA hamAre pUrvaja kabhI TI.vI. aura kampyUTara ke viSaya meM soca sakate the, lekina Aja ye hamAre sAmane haiN| inakA AviSkAra kisane kiyA ? vijJAna ke ye adbhuta AviSkAra manuSya ke maStiSka kI dena haiN| jaise mastiSka-vihIna zarIra nirarthaka hotA hai, vaise hI AtmajJAna-vihIna manuSya anya kitanA bhI jJAna prApta kara le, bekAra hI rahatA hai| ___manuSya ke pAsa jJAna nahIM, jAnakAriyA~ haiN| amerikA meM eka yuvaka ne AtmahatyA kara lI aura patra likhA ki 'saMsAra kI tamAma jAnakAriyA~ maiMne iMTaraneTa ke mAdhyama se prApta kara lI haiM aba yahA~ jAnane ko kucha nahIM rahA isalie dUsare loka meM jA rahA hU~, naI jAnakAriyA~ pAne ke lie|' hamArA jIvana kyA jAnakAriyoM kA koSa hai ? hama apanI mAnasika kSamatA kA upayoga kevala apanI ruciyoM kI jagaha para hI karate haiN| brahmajJAna kisI zaMkara ne prApta kiyA thA to yaha na samajhanA ki isakI kSamatA kevala unhIM ke pAsa thii| mahAvIra ne kevala jJAna prApta kiyA, bodhilAbha buddha ne pAyA to yaha mata samajhanA ki ise tuma prApta nahIM kara skte| unhoMne apanI kSamatA kA upayoga kiyA, jabaki tumhArI kSamatA para AvaraNa par3A huA hai| tumhAre nAbhikendra ke do iMca nIce aura do iMca bhItara UrjA kA bhaMDAra hai| jise brahmajJAnI kuNDalinI kahate haiN| vahA~ aTUTa zakti bharI huI hai| yaha jJAnI hone kI sArthakatA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya ko uThAtI bhI hai aura girAtI bhI hai| manuSya ke pAsa jJAna aura kAma do cetanAe~ hotI haiN| kAmopabhogoM meM UrjA kA hrAsa hotA hai aura jaba jJAna se aura dhyAna se gujarate haiM to UrjA Urdhvagamana karatI hai| SaDcakra-bhedana UrjA kA Urdhvagamana hai jo sahanAra se ananta meM vilIna ho jAtI hai| yaha kSamatA hara manuSya meM vidyamAna hai| jaise hI cetanA kAma se jJAna meM parivartita huI usakA UrdhvArohaNa ho jAtA hai| cetanA ke jJAna, dhyAna, yoga, saMnyAsa meM badalate hI UrjA Upara kI ora car3hane lagatI hai| UrjA kabhI lupta nahIM hotii| vaha yA to car3hatI hai yA giratI hai| UrjA taba vinAza kA rUpa letI hai jaba sikandara, hiTalara, nAdirazAha aura taimUralaMga janma lete haiN| yahI vikRta UrjA saMskArita aura vikasita ho jAe, rUpAntarita ho jAe to rAma, kRSNa, mahAvIra, buddha aura jIsasa bana jAtI hai| ___AtmA jJAna se vimukta nahIM hai, lekina jJAna kA upayoga kaise kiyA jAe, yaha mahattvapUrNa hai| maiMne to yahI pAyA hai ki korA jJAna manuSya ko ahaMkAra detA hai, tarka-vitarka detA hai| isase usakI buddhi choTI ho jAtI hai| jJAna jaba saMdeha aura mithyAdRSTi detA hai taba vaha jJAna gira jAtA hai| yahI jJAna UrdhvArohita hotA hai taba vyakti isa jJAna se samasta sRSTi ke lie, astitva ke lie kalyANakArI jIvana jIne kI koziza karatA hai| Aja ke sUtra hameM yahI batAe~ge ki vyakti ke lie jJAna-prApti ke lAbha kyA haiM, jJAnI hone kA sAra kyA hai| jJAna se manuSya ko namratA AnI caahie| jIvana meM jo rAga-dveSa kA vimocana karatA hai vaha jJAna hai| hiMsA aura parigraha se jo mukta kare vaha jJAna hai| evaM khu nANiNo sAraM, jaM na hiMsaI kiNcnnN| ahiMsAsamayaM ceva, etAvaMte viyaanniyaa| jJAnI hone kA sAra kyA hai ? sAra yahI hai ki vyakti kisI kI bhI hiMsA na kre| yaha jAnanA hI paryApta hai ki samattva bhAva hI ahiMsA hai| hiMsA kyoM na kareM ? kyoMki jJAna manuSya ko prema kI, karuNA kI bhASA sikhAtA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, jio aura jIne do| manuSya jAnatA hai ki vaha kyA kara rahA hai, lekina bhedabuddhi ke kAraNa vaha jAnabUjhakara galata bhI karatA hai| aura jJAnI hone para vaha viveka se kArya karatA hai| saba jIvoM ke prati maitrI, prema aura ahiMsA, yahI to jJAna kI upalabdhi hai| tuma jo par3hAI karate ho, skUla, dharma,Akhira kyA hai ? 58 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaoNleja meM DigriyA~ prApta kara lete ho, kyA use jJAna samajhate ho ? yA isa par3hAI ke AdhAra para koI acchI naukarI pA jAte ho yA vyavasAya karane lagate ho, vaha jJAna hai ? apanI zikSA ke AdhAra para acche pravaktA yA vyAkhyAtA bana jAte ho yA samAja meM apanI pratiSThA ke lie acche bhASaNa denA sIkha jAte ho, vaha jJAna hai ? yaha to jJAna nahIM, zikSA hai| jJAna vaha hai jo manuSya ke hRdaya meM prema kA, Ananda kA srota bahAtA hai | jJAna to aMtas meM navIna tIrtha kA udaya karatA hai / ahiMsA, karuNA aura prema kI triveNI jahA~ bahane lagI, samajho vahIM jJAna kA udaya huA / 1 jJAnI hone kA artha hai ki vyakti jIvana meM kisI bhI prakAra kI hiMsA na kre| tuma yaha na samajhanA ki dUsare ko kaSTa denA yA coTa pahu~cAnA hI hiMsA hai, svayaM ke prati bhI tuma hiMsaka ho sakate ho, svayaM ko bhI kaSTa aura coTa de sakate ho| tuma maje se AtmahiMsA kie cale jA rahe ho / lekina bhagavAna kahate haiM 1 jIvavaho appavaho, jIvadayA appaNo dayA ho / tA savvajIvahiMsA, paricattA attakAmehiM / 1 jIva kA vadha apanA vadha hai, jIva para kI gaI dayA svayaM kI dayA hai astitva to hamAre hI karmoM kI pratidhvani hai| tuma jo karate ho vaha dviguNita hokara tuma para lauTatA hai / yaha vizva to antarsaMbaMdhoM se jur3A hai| tuma jo dete ho, vahI vApasa AtA hai / sukha aura duHkha kA dAtA Izvara nahIM hai / ye saba tumhAre dvArA hI diye aura lie jAte haiM / I tumane zekhacillI kI kahAnI sunI hogI ki vaha eka per3a ke nIce baiThA thA aura eka makkhI use parezAna kara rahI thI / makkhI bAra-bAra nAka para A jAtI / ur3Ane ke bAda bhI usakA baiThanA jArI thA / zekhacillI ko gussA AyA, usane churA nikAlA aura nAka para calA diyA / makkhI to ur3a gaI magara nAka.....! isIlie kahA hai ' jIvadayA appaNo dayA hoi|' kahate haiM jIsasa ke pAsa nikoDiyasa nAma kA vyakti pahu~cA aura kahA, 'maiM eka prazna pUchanA cAhatA hU~, Apa uttara deMge?" jIsasa ne kahA, 'prazna to btaao|' nikoDiyasa bolA, 'lekina maiM cAhatA hU~ ki isa prazna kA uttara Apa jJAnI hone kI sArthakatA For Personal & Private Use Only 59 Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka paMkti meM deN| merA prazna hai dharma kA sAra kyA hai?' jIsasa bole, 'auroM se prema, para utanA hI jitanA apane Apa se karate ho| kabIra kahate haiM kisI ko bhI kaSTa mata do| bhale hI tuma dAnI ho jAo, para jo hiMsA kI hai, vaha usa dAna se kama nahIM ho sktii| __'tila bhara machalI khAya ke, koTi gau de daan| kAzI karavaTa le mare, to bhI naraka nidaan|| kabIra kahate haiM ki tuma cAhe jo kara lo, lekina jo hiMsA kI hai usake lie mukti kA koI mArga nahIM hai| babUla kA per3a bokara tuma Ama nahIM khA skte| 'jIva kA vadha apanA hI vadha hai'-mahAvIra kI ahiMsA kA zAstra dUsare meM bhI svayaM ko dekhane kA zAstra hai| ve kahate haiM ki tumhAre sivAya yahA~ koI nahIM hai isalie jo tuma karoge apane hI sAtha kroge| tuma krodha meM dUsaroM ko jo coTa dete ho, aMtataH vaha tumhIM ko lagatI hai| jIvana kA sabase kaThora satya yahI hai ki jo kucha ho rahA hai usakA jimmedAra vyakti svayaM hai| jo tumane diyA thA yaha usI kI pratidhvani hai| agara tumane isa para dhyAna nahIM diyA to phira vahI doharAe cale jAoge, jisake kAraNa duHkhI ho| tumhArA duHkha kA jAla phailatA hI jaaegaa| ataH jIva para dayA karake tumane kucha ahasAna nahIM kiyA, balki svayaM para hI dayA kI hai| ___ 'tA savva jIva hiMsA parittatA atta kAmehiM'-sabhI AtmahitaiSI puruSoM ne sabhI taraha kI jIva-hiMsA kA parityAga kiyaa| agara tuma jIva-hiMsA nahIM karate, to yaha to tumane apane para dayA kI hai| hiMsA kA artha hai- dUsaroM ko daHkha dene kI aakaaNkssaa| hiMsA kA artha hai- dUsaroM ke duHkha meM sukha lene kA bhaav| parapIr3ana kA rasa bhI hiMsA hai| AdamI do hissoM meM ba~TA hai-dUsaroM ko duHkha do yA apane ko duHkha do| basa duHkha denA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM svastha AdamI saba prakAra kI hiMsA kA parityAga karatA hai| phUla meM koI rasa le samajha meM AtA hai, lekina kA~ToM meM rasa lenA yaha to vikRti ho gii| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki dUsare ko duHkha dete ho to vaha apane para lauTatA hai, bhale thor3I dera se hI sahI mATI kahe kumhAra sUM, tU kyA rauMde moy| eka dina aisA hoyegA, maiM rauMdeMgI toy|| dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamAre phAsale aura pharka UparI haiM, bhItara kahIM gaharAI se hama jur3e haiN| hameM koI jor3ane vAlA tattva na hotA to, duHkha kaise lauTatA ? taraMgeM jAtI haiM, lauTa AtI haiN| hama eka hI sAgara ke hisse haiM aura usa sAgara kA nAma paramAtmA hai| miTTI ke kitane hI dIye hoM, unakI jyoti eka hai| jyoti kA svabhAva eka hai| dIyoM ke AkAra meM, raMga-rUpa meM pharka ho sakatA hai, lekina sabake bhItara jo jyoti jalatI hai, vaha eka hai| jo mere bhItara hai vahI tamhAre bhItara hai| mujhameM aura tumameM jo pharka aura phAsale haiM, ve miTTI ke dIyoM ke haiN| saba Upara kI bAta hai, jaise-jaise bhItara utaroge, vaise-vaise bheda samApta ho jaaeNge| jaba ThIka aMtarjagata meM pahu~ca jAoge to pAoge jo dIyA yahA~ jala rahA hai, jo jyoti yahA~ hai, vahI vahA~ bhI hai| ___ hama sabhI saddharma jAnate haiM, para muzkila yaha hai ki hama use jInA nahIM caahte| yaha jAnate hue bhI ki hiMsA karanA pApa hai, loga hiMsA meM lipta haiN| isalie bhagavAna kahate haiM ki jJAnI hone kA sAra yahI hai ki vyakti apane jIvana meM hiMsA na kre| dUsarI bAta bhagavAna kahate haiM-'jo samatvabhAva meM jItA hai vaha hiMsA se mukta rahatA hai|' yaha jagata antarsaMbaMdhoM kA jAla hai| jaisA karoge vaisA hI paaoge| agara tumane apane mAtA-pitA kI sevA kI hai, to saMbhava hai tumhAre beToM se sevA kI apekSA kI jA ske| ____eka bAlaka TUTI-phUTI pleToM ko sa~bhAlakara tijorI meM rakha rahA thaa| mA~ ne pUchA, 'beTA yaha kyA kara rahA hai? patra ne kahA, 'mA~, tama bhI to eka dina bUr3hI hoogI aura tumheM khAnA khilAne ko bartana cAhie to yahI kAma A jaaeNge| beTe kI mA~ ne bUr3hI dAdI ke sAtha jo kiyA hai vaha beTA kaise bhUla jAe! bhagavAna kahate haiM, agara tuma jJAnI ho to svayaM ko hiMsA se pUrNatayA mukta karane kI koziza kro| agara tumane bodhapUrvaka hiMsA kA tyAga nahIM kiyA to hiMsA jArI rhegii| hiMsA karane ke lie bhale hI mata soco, lekina hiMsA ho jaaegii| kisI ne gAlI dI, tumheM niyama-saMkalpa kI yAda bhI na rahegI aura ceharA tamatamA jaaegaa| jaba tamatamAhaTa AegI to patA calegA, are phira se maiM baha gyaa| yaha eka kSaNa meM ho jAtA hai| khAlI baiThe the, bagIce meM per3a-paudhe hariyAlI kA Ananda le rahe the ki eka geMda Akara laga gaI ki bhItara kucha hila gyaa| tumheM kucha bhI patA na thA lekina pariNAma bhItara thA, purAnI Adata jJAnI hone kI sArthakatA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhItara thI, bhItara tUphAna uTha gayA, tuma geMda lekara bacce ko pITane daur3a pdd'e| bIja to bhItara par3e hI rahate haiM, jaba bhI varSA hogI, aMkura nikala aaeNge| lekina jo hoza aura bodha se bharA huA hai| vaha ahiMsaka ho jaaegaa| usI kA jIvana sArthaka hai jo apane jIvana kA svAmI aura mAlika hai, vahI jJAnI hone kA haka bhI rakhatA hai| eka vyakti ghara meM baiThA thA, dosta Ae hue the| patnI se kucha jhagar3A ho gyaa| patnI ko gussA A gayA, vaha jhADU lekara A gii| pati ne dekhA, dostoM ke sAmane ijjata kA savAla thaa| vaha jhaTa se palaMga ke nIce jA ghusaa| patnI jhADU phaTakAre aura kahe ki 'bAhara nikl'| 'nahIM nikalU~gA', pati ne khaa| kAphI dera taka yahI calatA rahA ki vaha kahe, bAhara nikala aura pati bole, nahIM niklNgaa| Akhira aba yaha nirNaya ho hI jAe ki ghara kA mAlika kauna hai maiM ki tU ? Aja patA cala hI jAnA caahie| patnI ne kahA-palaMga ke nIce chipA dabA baiThA hai aura svAmI bhI svayaM ko ghoSita kara rahA hai ? jJAnI hone kA sAra yahI hai ki vyakti jIvana meM calane vAlI mUrchA kA tyAga kre| jIvana meM uThane vAlI rAga-dveSa kI dhArAoM kA samApana kreN| mAnasika, vaicArika, zArIrika yA vAcika hiMsA se vyakti apane Apako bcaae| bhagavAna kahate haiM, AtmahitaiSI puruSa sabhI taraha kI hiMsA kA tyAga kara dete haiN| jIvadayA karake svayaM para dayA karate ho| yaha mata samajhanA ki jIva-dayA kara rahe ho to ahiMsaka ho ge| tumane apanA hita sAdhAAtma-hitaiSI ! saba cIjeM vartula ghUmatI haiN| are kahIM se durgaMdha bhI A rahI ho to sugaMdha kA bIja boo, zAyada vaha durgaMdha bhI sugaMdha meM badala jaae| patthara para bhI AtI-jAtI rassI ke nizAna par3a jAte haiM, phira yaha to manuSya kA hRdaya hai| yahA~ to parivartana bahuta jaldI saMbhava hai| ___ Aja ke sUtra hama jIvana meM utArane kA prayatna kareM to hamArA jIvana nirmala, pavitra aura jJAnavAna ho jaaegaa| Apa prayAsa kareM, mahAvIra sadA Apake sAtha haiN| dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tapa kA dhyeya pahacAneM manuSya vaibhava se bhI pUjA jAtA hai aura tyAga se bhii| sattA aura samRddhi 'jahA~ jIte-jI sammAna dilAte haiM, vahIM tyAga maraNoparAMta bhI sammAna dilAtA AyA hai| donoM meM eka bar3A antara yaha hai ki sattAdhArI aura sampanna vyakti sammAna to prApta karatA hai, lekina usameM svArtha kI durgaMdha hotI hai| vahIM eka tapasvI-tyAgI ko jo sammAna milatA hai usameM niHsvArtha zraddhA kI gaharI sugaMdha hotI hai| sammAna to donoM hI pAte haiM, lekina usakI guNavattA meM antara hotA hai| vyakti jaba sattAsIna hai, kisI pada para hai, vaha kAphI sammAna pAtA hai, lekina jaba vaha kursI se utara jAtA hai, sArA sammAna badala jAtA hai| kala taka jaba pada para the, to loga unake Age-pIche ghUmate the, cakkara kATate najara A rahe the, lekina Aja pada se utarate hI ve kisI aura ko DhU~Dhane lagate haiN| yAda karo jaba tuma sattA meM the, vaibhavazAlI the, loga tumase rAya lene Ate the| samAja meM mAna dete the| bhale hI tumhAre pAsa buddhi-viveka thA yA nhiiN| kursI se utarate hI logoM ne katarAnA zurU kara diyaa| dekhA yaha sammAna kisakA aura kyoM thA? yaha tumhArA sammAna nahIM thA; aura na hI tumhAre vyaktitva kA sammAna thaa| yaha sammAna thA sattA aura sampatti kA, unake svArthoM kI pUrti tapa kA dhyeya pahacAneM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke lie thaa| agara tuma U~cI sITa para baiThe ho yA paise vAle ho, to saba ora tumhArI ijjata hogI, para ye ga~vA baiThe taba ? jaba koI netA sITa se nIca utara jAtA hai to usakI kyA sthiti hotI hai yaha to usakI AtmA hI jAnatI hai| taba to parAye bhI tumhAre apane the aura Aja apane bhI najareM curAne lage haiN| eka samrATa apanI sattA ke bala para kisI kA zIza to jhukA sakatA hai, para kisI kI zraddhA prApta nahIM kara sktaa| sikandara kI sattA ke sAmane zIza jhuka sakatA hai, para hRdaya kI zraddhA to mahAvIra aura buddha jaise tyAgI - tapasviyoM ko hI mila sakatI hai| zAzvata pUjA tyAga kI hotI AI hai| manuSya ke jIvana meM tyAga, saMyama ho, tabhI mUlyaparaka jIvana kahalAtA hai / mahAvIra ke samaya meM aneka rAjA hue, jinake pAsa dhana-vaibhava aura vizAla sAmrAjya thA / ve samrATa rAjamahaloM meM sukha bhogate the, para mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM taba kIleM ThokI gaI lekina Aja una rAjA-mahArAjAoM kA koI nAmalevA taka nahIM rahA / mahAvIra to rozanI kI eka mInAra ho gae haiN| bar3e - bar3e samrATa bhulA die gae, lekina mahAvIra aura buddha Aja bhI 'jIvita' haiN| jIsasa, jinheM Aja pUrA vizva zraddhA aura sammAna de rahA hai, eka sAmAnya se nirdhana parivAra se hI paidA hue, para apane saMyama, tyAga aura mAnavatA ke calate ve itane pUje gaye ki vizva kA koI samrATa bhI na pUjA gayA / vyakti jIvana meM kabhI sattA se nahIM pUjA jAtA / saMyama aura tyAga se pUjA jAtA hai| bhArata kI pahacAna una logoM se hI hai jinhoMne jIvana-mUlyoM ko samajhA aura apanAyA / hamAre pAsa mahAvIra kI saMyama - sAdhanA hai, kRSNa kA anAsakta yoga hai, rAma kI maryAdA aura buddha kI mahAkaruNA hai / lekina yaha durbhAgya hI kahA jAegA ki jisa deza ne pUre vizva ko satya, ahiMsA, ImAna kA saMdeza diyA vahA~ ke loga Aja beImAnI kI rAha para cala rahe haiN| kucha dina pUrva eka antararASTrIya sarvekSaNa huA, naitika mUlyoM ke sandarbha meM, to Azcaryajanaka pariNAma aae| usameM batAyA gayA ki bhraSTAcArI dezoM meM bhArata kA bhI sthAna thaa| jisa deza ne pUre vizva ko sadAcAra aura sadvicAra kI preraNA dI, vaha khuda Aja bhraSTa AcaraNa kI rAha para agrasara hai| hamAre pAsa U~ce siddhAnta haiM, para kyA usa stara kA hamArA jIvana bhI hai ? hama tyAga dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 64 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM vizvAsa karate haiM yA bhoga meM ? aparigraha kI bAta saMgrahavRtti meM kyoM badala gaI hai ? saMdeza hamane satya ke die aura AcaraNa satya ke viparIta apnaayaa| pUre vizva ko hama nirvyasanI banane kA saMdeza dete haiM, lekina khuda vyasana meM Age haiN| saMdeza auroM ke lie haiM, vyasana hamAre lie| hamane zIla kA saMdeza to pUre vizva ko diyA lekina vikAroM kI jar3eM itanI gaharI haiM ki balAtkAra aura vyabhicAra kI koI-na-koI ghaTanA avazya ho jAtI hai| __bhagavAna ke jisa sUtra para Aja hama carcA kara rahe haiM vaha saMyama aura tapa se hI jur3A hai| cAhe mahAvIra ke mahAvrata hoM yA pataMjali kA aSTAMga yoga athavA buddha kA madhyama mArga, ye saba saMyama aura tapa se hI to jur3e haiN| bhagavAna kaha rahe haiM jai taM icchasi gaMtuM, tIraM bhavasAyarasya ghorss| to tava saMjamaM bhaMDaM, suvihiya ! giNhAhi tuurNto|| yadi tU ghora bhavasAgara ke pAra jAnA cAhatA hai, to he suvihita ! zIghra hI tapa-saMyama rUpI naukA ko grahaNa kr| ___aSTAvakra kI taraha mahAvIra sAdhaka se pahalA prazna yahI pUcha rahe haiM ki kyA tu bhavasAgara se pAra jAnA cAhatA hai ? agara tere mana meM abhilASA hai mukti kI, bhavasAgara ko pAra karane kI, to merI bAteM tumhAre kAma kI haiN| mahAvIra sIdhe mArga nahIM de rahe haiN| pahale manuSya ke antarmana ko TaTola rahe haiN| agara tuma daladala meM hI jAnA cAhate ho, yA bhavasAgara meM hI DUbe rahanA cAhate ho, to mahAvIra ke vacana tumhAre kAma ke nahIM haiN| mahAvIra kahate haiM ghora bhavasAgara ! sAmAnya samudra ko pAra karanA AdamI ke lie sambhava hai| para yaha bhavasAgara sAta samandara se bhI virATa aura gaharA hai, paga-paga para DUbane kA khatarA hai| paramapitA paramezvara kI mahatI kRpA aura hamArA gaharA puruSArtha hI pAra lagA sakatA hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM, suvihita ! zIghra hI tapa-saMyama rUpI naukA ko grahaNa kr| kSaNa bhara bhI isameM pramAda mata krnaa| Aja hamAre pAsa saba kucha hai apAra dhana-vaibhava, sukh-saadhn| para tapa-saMyama se hama vaMcita hote jA rahe haiN| hamAre pAsa mahApuruSoM kI lambI tapa kA dhyeya pahacAneM 65 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ katAra hai| Agama-piTaka - purANa haiM / lekina hamArI AcaraNamUlaka jIvantatA nahIM rhii| mahAvIra ke pA~ca mahAvratoM meM se hama eka kA bhI ImAnadArI se AcaraNa nahIM kara paate| ahiMsA ke anuyAyI kahalAnA cAhate haiM, lekina pA~voM meM jUte camar3e ke haiM / hama ahiMsA ke adhikArI hue kahA~ ? satya aura ahiMsA kA sambandha jIvana se samApta hotA calA jA rahA hai / siddhAnta hamane pUrI duniyA ko de die| jIvana ke nAma para hamArI jholI to khAlI hI hai| Aja hamArI mAnasikatA, jIvana-zailI, AcaraNa meM girAvaTa A rahI hai / hamane vikAsa ke nAma para aise-aise kAma kie haiM ki hamAre pUrvaja unheM svarga meM baiThe dekhakara zaramA jaaeN| hamane TI. vI., iNTaraneTa - saiTelAiTa kA vikAsa to kara liyA para bhItara se khokhale hote cale gae / kucha dina pUrva eka yuvaka ne jisakI umra mAtra bAIsa varSa thI, eka patra likhakara chor3A aura AtmahatyA kara lI / patra meM likhA thA - " maiMne duniyA meM jAnane lAyaka sArI bAtoM kA jJAna iNTaraneTa para pA liyA hai| aba pAne ko kucha bhI zeSa nahIM bcaa| isalie maiM apanA jIvana samApta kara rahA huuN|" vikAsa to hamane khUba kiyA hai, parantu gire bhI khUba haiM / paccIsa varSa pahale jo jJAna bIsa-bAIsa kI umra meM hotA thA, vaha Aja dasa - gyAraha sAla ke bacce ko hai| Akhira jIvana-mUlya, tapa, ahiMsA, kSamA, karuNA Adi hamAre hAtha se chiTaka kyoM rahe haiM? pahale saMgIta aisA thA jo kAnoM kI rAha se dhArA - pravAha hamAre antarmana meM utara jAtA thA / Aja kA saMgIta kevala uttejita karatA hai / prAcIna saMgIta para Aja bhI hamArA sira hilane lagatA hai aura mana jhUma jAtA hai| Aja kA saMgIta pA~va ko hilane para majabUra karatA hai aura kucha hI derI meM caramotkarSa para pahu~ca kara samApta bhI ho jAtA hai| kahA~ gaIM ve zAnta svara-lahariyA~ ? Aja tyAga-tapasyA kA jIvana meM jaise koI sthAna hI nahIM bacA / yama-niyama saMyama kI rAha dikhAne vAle citroM kI jagaha uttejanA bhare, kAmuka citra gharoM kI dIvAroM para zobhA pAne lage haiN| mahApuruSoM ke citra to kabhI-kabhAra hI kahIM najara Ate haiN| Aja hamane saMyama ke sAre mArga kho die haiN| A~kha kA saMyama, kAna kA saMyama, jihvA kA saMyama / bhojana azuddha karane lage haiN| jIne ke lie khAne kI bajAya khAne ke lie jIne lage haiN| niyamoM meM kahA gayA hai ki muni pavitra AhAra le, lekina isa para koI 66 dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna nahIM detaa| hama kisa taraha kA bhojana muni-santoM ko khilA rahe haiN| khuda to apanA bhalA nahIM kara pA rahe, dUsaroM ko bhI sahI cIja nahIM de pA rahe haiN| jaba taka AhAra zuddha na hogA, AcAra zuddha kaise hogA? jar3a hI sar3ane lagegI to per3a ke patte to sUkheMge hii| zuddhi kA viveka hI calA gayA hai| bha~varA khuzabU kI cAha meM phUla kI tarapha khiMcatA calA jAtA hai, bhale hI bAda meM usakI jAna hI kyoM na calI jaae| Aja AdamI kA eka hI lakSya raha gayA haikhAo-pIo-mauja udd'aao| khAnA hI mahattvapUrNa ho gayA hai| loga bhUkha se kama, aMTa-saMTa aura hAnikAraka bhojana karake adhika bImAra par3a rahe haiN| gA~va ke eka yuvaka kA vivAha zahara kI lar3akI se ho gyaa| kucha dina bAda vaha apane mitroM ke sAtha sasurAla gyaa| vahA~ jaMvAI kI khUba Ava-bhagata kI gii| jaba ve bhojana karane baiThe, to unheM choTI-choTI garma pur3iyA~ parosI giiN| yuvaka to gA~va kA hI thA, javAI huA to kyA ? vaha eka pur3I ko eka kaura ke rUpa meM banAkara khAne lgaa| vahA~ baiThe loga ha~sane lge| patnI becArI zarma ke mAre dUsare kamare meM bhAga gii| usane kone meM khar3e hokara a~gulI se izArA kiyA ki eka pur3I ke do Tukar3e karake khaao| usa pati ne artha lagAyA ki do pur3I eka sAtha khaao| aura....bhojana-buddhi hai naa| __asala meM AdamI khAne meM hI jIne kA AdI ho gayA hai| saMyama, zIla, vinaya-viveka Adi guNa na jAne kahA~ chor3a AyA hai| saMyama aura tapa kA to hama artha hI bhulA baiThe haiN| bhagavAna kahate haiM tapa se AtmA zuddha hotI hai| kaSAya miTa jAte haiN| tapa kA kyA artha hai, ise bhI samajhanA hogaa| mAna lIjiye Apako makkhana pighalAnA hai to use sIdhe cUlhe para thor3e hI rakha doge| use kisI bartana meM DAlanA hI pdd'egaa| yahA~ uddezya bartana ko tapAnA nahIM hai, balki makkhana ko pighalAnA hai| isI taraha AtmA ko tapAne ke lie zarIra eka sAdhana hai| tapa se hI AtmA kA zuddhikaraNa hotA hai| tapasyA kA artha hai jahA~ icchAe~ samApta ho jaaeN| prAyaH hotA yaha hai ki bhUkhe rahane kI tapasyA to kAphI kara lI jAtI hai para usake pIche chipe uddezya ko bhUlA diyA jAtA hai| hamAre yahA~ cAturmAsa meM tapasyA kI hor3a laga jAtI hai aura yaha acchI bAta hai| para kyA tapArAdhanA ke sAtha hama indriya-saMyama aura kaSAya-mukti kA lakSya rakha pAte haiN| hama tapa kA dhyeya pahacAneM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siddhacakra pUjana meM gunagunAte haiM, 'icchA-rodhana tapa nmo|' tapa ko namaskAra ho, para kauna-sA tapa? jo hamArI icchAoM ko niyantrita kre| jitendriya vyakti bhojana karake bhI upavAsa kara letA hai aura ajitendriya vyakti upavAsa karake bhI bhogoM ke prati Asakta banA rahatA hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM uvasamaNo akkhANaM, uvavAso vaNNido smaasenn| tamhA muMjatA vi ya, jididiyA hoMti uvvaasaa|| indriyoM ke upazamana ko hI upavAsa kahA gayA hai| jitendriya loga bhojana karate hue bhI upavAsI hI hote haiN| rahasya bharA sUtra hai yaha aura Aja ke dhArmikoM ke lie mIla kA ptthr| bhagavAna kahate haiM bhojana na karake upavAsa karanA to Ama AdamI karatA hai| agara tumhAre lie bhojana kA tyAga karanA saMbhava na ho to upavAsa ke aura bhI tarIke haiM, tuma apanI indriyoM kA upazamana kara lo| indriya-vijetA hI saccA tapasvI hotA hai| hA~ ! jitendriya bhojana karake bhI upavAsI ho jAtA hai| dekha rahA hU~ samAja meM tapasyA kA svarUpa aba pUrI taraha badala cukA hai| jitanI tapArAdhanA loga aba kara rahe haiM zAyada pahale kabhI na kI ho, para upavAsa raha gaye, upavAsa kI AtmA hamase chiTaka gaI hai| ___ loga tele, aThAI, varSItapa na jAne kyA-kyA karate haiM, lekina icchA rahatI hai unake pAraNe para sone kA seTa banakara A jaae| prabhAvanA kI jaae| varaghor3A nikle| sammAna mile| icchAe~ jaba taka samApta nahIM hoMgI, tapasyA kA artha hI kahA~ raha jAegA? mAsakSamaNa meM utsava manAe~, lekina dikhAvA kyoM kreN| tapasyA to aisI honI cAhie ki upavAsa kareM to kisI ko patA hI na cala ske| tapa koI pradarzana kA mAdhyama nahIM hai| vaha to kaSAya-mukti aura hRdaya-zuddhi kA abhiyAna hai| tapasyA ko samAja meM vaibhava-pradarzana se na jor3A jaae| phira AtmA kI zuddhi kA kyA artha ? Apake pAsa dhana nahIM hai aura isI kAraNa Apa tapa nahIM kara sakate to isase bar3I sAmAjika Atma-pravaMcanA aura kucha nahIM hai| eka ghara meM devarAnI-jeThAnI ne aThAI kii| ina dinoM meM unase milane Ane vAloM kA tAMtA lagA rhaa| usakI sAsa aura ghara vAle to Ane vAloM ke lie dina bhara cAya-nAztA banAne meM hI lage rhe| bhalA, yaha nAztA kisa dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 68 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAta kA ! upavAsa karane vAloM se milane Ae~ to kama-se-kama usa samaya to manosaMyama kA paricaya Agantuka ko hI denA caahie| yaha bhI upavAsa karane vAle ko naitika samarthana degaa| agara tumhAre ghara meM kisI ke aThAI yA mAsakSamaNa hai to Ane-jAne vAloM ke miThAI-nAzte kI vyavasthA meM mana laga jAtA hai, agara vAstava meM tapasyA kA Ananda lenA cAhate ho, to pacAsa mAlAe~ ghara lAkara rakha denaa| jo bhI kuzalakSema pUchane ghara Ae, use kahanA lo bhaiyA, eka mAlA navakAra maMtra kI japa lo| hA~, isase tapasyA karane vAloM ko bhI tapa kI anukUlatA milegI aura Ane vAloM ko bhii| agara kevala nAzte-pAnI meM hI ulajha gaye to tapasvI ke tapa meM vyavadhAna hI aaegaa| __ tapasyA kA mUla uddezya aba samApta ho rahA hai| anApa-zanApa kharcA, dikhAvA-pradarzana Adi para hajAroM rupaye kharca kara die jAte haiN| aura phira kabhI-kabhI to yaha saba kucha parivAra meM kleza kA kAraNa bana jAte haiN| kisI jagaha to aisA bhI huA ki devarAnI-jeThAnI donoM ne eka sAtha aThAI kii| jeThAnI kA pIhara pakSa samRddha thaa| vahA~ se sone kA hAra AyA aura anya sAmagrI bhI aaii| devarAnI ke pitA sAmAnya sthiti ke the| unhoMne apanI haisiyata ke anusAra eka sAr3I bhejii| sAsa ne pacAsa jagaha isakA jikra kiyaa| becArI devarAnI kA to burA hAla ho gyaa| aisI sthiti meM sAsasasura kA pharja to yaha banatA hai ki donoM bahuoM ke tapa ko mUlya dete, na ki lena-dena ko| hamAre yahA~ to bhojana karate hue bhI tapArAdhanA hone ke ullekha milate haiN| jo apanI icchAoM kA niyantA hai, jisake kaSAya zAnta haiM aura jo samabhAvapUrvaka jIvana jItA hai, usase bar3A tapasvI kauna ho sakatA hai| prAcIna ghaTanA hai| payUSaNa ke dina the| koI tele kara rahA thA, to koI atthaaii| kisI ne mAsakSamaNa kiyaa| eka nae-nae muni bane yuvaka se rahA nahIM gyaa| vaha saMvatsarI ke dina AhAra-caryA ke lie nikala pdd'aa| kisI taraha, kahIM se jugAr3a kara do roTI le AyA aura guru ko dikhAne lgaa| guru yaha dekha tamatamA uThe aura use kharI-khoTI bhI sunaaii| yuvA muni zAnta aura samatA meM rhe| AhAra svIkAra karate samaya unakI A~khoM meM A~sU bhara aae| itane A~sU nikale ki jo kAma mAsakSamaNa nahIM kara pAyA, vaha A~suoM ne kara diyaa| ve tapa kA dhyeya pahacAneM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAyazcita ke A~sU the| mukti pAnA itanA sarala hai, yaha to patA hI na thaa| prAyazcita to itanA pAvana sarovara hai ki saMvatsarI ke dina roTI khAkara bhI sAdhaka ne kaivalya aura Atma-bodhi ko upalabdha kara liyaa| asalI cIja hai jIvana ke prati saralatA, sjgtaa| bhagavAna kahate haiM-tapa se AtmA parizuddha hotI hai| zarIra ko tapAnA to par3egA hii| jIvana ke yathArtha ko hara pala yAda rakhanA hogaa| apanI niraMkuza icchAoM para aMkuza lagAnA hogaa| aisA na ho ki Upara se to upavAsa kara rahe ho aura bhItara kucha pAne kI cAha banI huI hai| tapasyA kA sambandha bAhya upabhogoM se na jodd'eN| antarmana se jor3ane kI koziza kreN| bhale hI tIsa nahIM, eka hI upavAsa kareM, lekina vaha aisA honA cAhie jo svayaM meM AtmasAt karane kA sUtra de de| upavAsa kA artha hai svayaM meM vAsa krnaa| upavAsa yAnI bhItara nivAsa krnaa| jo sAdhaka saMyamita rahane kA saMkalpa le letA hai, vahI jagata se mukta hokara rahatA hai| upavAsa kA artha kevala itanA hI nahIM hai ki bhojana nahIM kiyA jaae| upavAsa kA artha hai zarIra kI pravRttiyoM se mukta hokara manuSya AtmavAsa kA saMkalpa kara le| Ama taura para upavAsa kA matalaba yahI hai ki bhojana na lo| para yaha sImita artha hai| upavAsa ko do Tukar3oM meM bA~TeM-'upa' aura 'vAsa' yAnI apane bhItara baitthnaa| upavAsa kA hI samAnArthaka zabda hai upaniSada, upaasnaa| upaniSada, yAnI bhItara utrnaa| upAsanA yAni apane meM apanI baiThaka lgaanaa| upAsanA, upavAsa, upaniSad-tInoM kA lagabhaga samAna artha hI hai| manuSya bahuta saubhAgyazAlI hai ki tapa ke rUpa meM use jIvana kI mahattvapUrNa upalabdhi huI hai| tapa to karmoM ko dhone kA eka sAdhana hai| dhyAna rakheM tapasyA kevala daihika nahIM honI caahie| tapasyA meM antazuddhi kI kAmanA honI caahie| tapa karo to maunapUrvaka, koI saMvAda nhiiN| loga Ae~, saMvAda kareM, unheM karane deN| Apa zAnta-taTastha ho jaaeN| upavAsa karo to pahale prahara meM dhyAna karo, phira svaadhyaay| phira vizrAma tathA sAmAyika, prabhudarzana aadi| ___munijanoM ke lie bhI dhyAna-svAdhyAya prAthamika hai, para Ajakala munijana zrAvakoM se bAtacIta karane se hI nivRtta nahIM hote, sAdhanA kaba kreN| dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAturmAsa meM idhara-udhara ke kAmoM meM hI samaya nikala jAtA hai| Aja usakI ora se prabhAvanA, Aja amuka kI ora se svAmIvatsala ho rahA hai| muni inhIM ulajhanoM meM ulajhe haiN| hA~, hama Age avazya bar3he haiM lekina mUla kahIM pIche hI chUTa gayA hai| hama dharma ke mUla taka jaaeN| AtmalIna hokara tapasyA kreN| Ane-jAne vAloM meM lIna hone kI bajAya khuda meM hoM liin| jo cUka ho rahI hai, unheM sudhaaro| deha nahIM, kaSAya-nirjarA para dhyAna do| eka yuvaka kisI sadguru ke pAsa pahu~cA aura kahane lagA ki maiM sAdhu bananA cAhatA hU~, Apa mujhe apanA ziSya banA liijie| guru ne usase kahA pahale thor3I tapasyA karo, apane Apako tapAo, phira mere pAsa aanaa| yuvaka jaMgala meM calA gyaa| karIba chaha mAha bAda vaha lauTA to usakA zarIra klAMta ho cukA thA, usakI dAr3hI bar3ha cukI thii| usane Agraha kiyA ki aba to ziSya banA liijie| guru ne kahA, abhI tumheM tapanA hogaa| yuvaka phira jaMgala kI ora calA gyaa| vaha eka varSa bAda phira lauTA, magara guru ne use ziSya banane ke yogya nahIM paayaa| yuvaka kucha nahIM bolA, magara A~kheM tarerate hue punaH jaMgala kI ora lauTa gyaa| vaha karIba do varSa bAda lauttaa| usakA zarIra pUrI taraha sUkha cukA thaa| haDDI-haDDI najara Ane lagI thii| usane guru se pUchA-"aba kyA kahate ho?" guru ne use dekhA aura muskurAkara kahA, "abhI tapanA zeSa hai|" usa vyakti ko gussA A gyaa| usane apane eka hAtha kI a~gulI maror3akara tor3I aura guru ke hAtha meM rakha dii| vaha bolA-aba bhI Apa mAnate haiM ki kucha tapAnA zeSa hai| ____ guru kucha dera khAmoza rahe, phira bole-"bhAI, maiMne tumase tapAne ko kahA thA, tumane zarIra ko tapA liyA magara mana ko nahIM tapA ske| mana to aba bhI vaisA hai| bhItara gusse kI cinagAriyA~ bharI par3I haiN| jaba tuma mere pAsa pahalI bAra Ae the taba bhI ye cinagAriyA~ jIvita thIM aura Aja bhI maiM inheM jIvita dekha rahA huuN| maiMne zarIra ko nahIM mana ko tapAne kI bAta kahI thii| maiMne makkhana tapAne ko kahA thA, magara tuma bhagonA mAtra tapAte cale ge| jarA soco, kyA tumane itane varSa isalie zarIra ko tapAyA thA ki a~gulI tor3a kara mere hAtha meM de sako?" kAza yuvaka itanI AsAnI se hI mana ke udvegoM ko tapa kA dhyeya pahacAneM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tor3a pAtA ! tapasyA karanA bhI AsAna bAta nahIM hai, lekina bhItara ke Atmatattva se sAkSAtkAra usase kahIM jyAdA muzkila hai| bAhara se bhUkhA rahanA, jitanA kaThina hai, bhItara ke kaSAyoM ko chor3anA usase bhI adhika duSkara hai| loga kahate haiM sAmAnya jIvana meM jitanA kaSAya hotA hai, tapasvI jIvana meM usase kahIM adhika kaSAya najara AtA hai| isIlie maiM kahA karatA hU~ ki tapasyA mAtra zarIra ko sukhAne ke lie nahIM, mana ke kaSAyoM ko zAnta karane ke lie kI jAnI caahie| aisI tapasyA kisa kAma kI ki jisase zarIra to sUkhatA calA jAe aura bhItara kA mana aura adhika udvelita hotA calA jaae| vo tapasyA kaise sArthaka ho pAegI, yaha vicAraNIya bindu hai| ___loga tIsa-tIsa dina ke upavAsa kara lete haiM magara bhItara kA krodha zAnta nahIM kara paate| loga mujhase pUchate haiM, mahArAja sA, maiMne mAsa-kSamaNa kiyA lekina do bAra kaccA pAnI mu~ha meM calA gayA, kyA prAyazcita kareM ? bhale AdamI, isakA prAyazcita to do upavAsa karane se ho jAegA, magara eka daphA bhI krodha kara liyA to tumhArA pUrA mAsa-kSamaNa nirarthaka gayA smjho| Aja hamArA lakSya kevala ATha, solaha yA tIsa upavAsa karane taka hI sImita raha gayA hai| eka bAta dhyAna rakhiye, mahavIra ke dharma meM jisa tapasyA kI itanI mahimA hai, vaha zarIra sukhAne kI nahIM hai| vaha zarIra kA samucita saMcAlana karane ke lie hai| upavAsa zarIra kA zoSaNa nahIM hai| hamane to tapasyA kA sArA sambandha zarIra se jor3a liyA hai| hotA yaha hai ki hama loga zarIra ko to sukhA lete haiM, magara jaba krodha AtA hai to use zAnta nahIM kara pAte, ulaTe apanI aMgulI tor3a DAlate haiN| loga tapa, pUjA Adi se apane ArAdhya kI prApti ke prayatna karate haiN| hameM jainoM se tapasyA, vaiSNavoM se bhakti aura musalamAnoM se dhArmika niSThA sIkhanI caahie| bhagavAna kA Aja kA tIsarA sUtra hai tesiM tu tavo Na suddho, nikkhaMtA je mhaakulaa| jaM nevanne viyANaMti, na silogaM pvejjii| una mahAkula vAloM kA tapa bhI zuddha nahIM hai jo pravajyA dhAraNa kara pUjA-satkAra ke lie tapa karate haiN| tapa isa taraha karanA cAhie ki auroM ko patA taka na cale aura apane tapa kI kisI ke samakSa prazaMsA bhI na ho| dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA hama samajha pAe~ge bhagavAna kI tapasyA kA rahasya ? loga ATha-solaha-tIsa dina taka upavAsa karate haiM, lekina unakA dhyAna usa tarapha rahatA hai ki kitane loga unakI sAtA pUchane aae| bahu upavAsa karegI to sAsa kahegI-tere pIhara se koI sAtA pUchane bhI nahIM aayaa| devarAnI aura jeThAnI ne solaha-solaha dina kI tapasyA kii| jeThAnI ke pIhara vAle sAdhana- sampanna the| unhoMne pAraNe ke dina cAra sone kI cUr3iyA~ va eka caina bhejii| devarAnI ke pIhara vAle garIba the, isalie vahA~ se eka sAdhAraNa-sI sAr3I aaii| ___ aba sAsa kI najaroM meM bar3I bahU kI tapasyA jyAdA mahattvapUrNa ho jaaegii| dekhatA hU~ logoM kI bhI Adata, ve calAkara pUchate haiM tapasyA para tumhAre pIhara se kyA AyA? sAsa ne kyA diyA? mahilAe~ gIta gAtI haiM 'rupayA sUM mUTha bharAo, thArI bahinA karI re atthaaii| tapasyA kA rupayoM se kyA sambandha! dekhatA hU~, sampanna loga tapasyA ko bhI zAdI-vivAha kI taraha dhana-pradarzana kA sAdhana banA lete haiN| ____tapasyA kyA sone-cAMdI ke AbhUSaNa pAne ke lie kI gaI thI ? tapasyA to jIvana ke vikAra aura bar3hatI icchAoM ko kama karane ke lie hai| tapasyA kA upayoga saMsAdhanoM ko pAne ke lie yA mAtra bhUkhe rahane ke lie mata kro| bhojana kA upavAsa na kara sako to koI bAta nahIM, apane bhItara ke kaSAya samApta karane kA upavAsa jarUra kara lenaa| apane krodha ko samApta karane kA upavAsa kara lenaa| tumhArA 'upavAsa' ho jaaegaa| anyathA kevala zarIra ke sAtha kI gaI jabaradastI se tapasyA pariNAma na de paaegii| aura upavAsa kareM to itane gopanIya DhaMga se kareM ki Apake gharavAloM ke alAvA kisI ko patA nahIM cala ske| tapasyA koI pracAra kI cIja nahIM hai| yaha to tana-mana ko nirmala karane kA sAdhana hai| tapasyA to Atma-mahotsava hai, jIvana ko sa~vArane kI zailI hai| tapasyA ko tana se Upara uThAe~, mana meM laaeN| Apa bhale hI tIsa nahIM, solaha nahIM, yahA~ taka ki ATha bhI nahIM, kevala eka upavAsa kara leM, basa apane mana ko zAnta-nirmala karane kA vinamra prayAsa kreN| hotA yaha hai ki AdamI ATha-dasa dina taka to kisI taraha upavAsa kara lete haiM, lekina bAda meM unase na to DhaMga tapa kA dhyeya pahacAneM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se mAlA japI jAtI hai aura na hI mandira jA pAte haiN| vaha Adhe ghaNTe taka bhI mAlA nahIM japa paataa| logoM kA tAMtA laga jAtA hai, jo usakI sAtA pUchane Ate haiN| usakA sArA dhyAna to isa bAta kI tarapha laga jAtA hai ki kaise ye upavAsa pUre hoN| yA kahA~ se kyA AyA? yA kauna-kauna milane Ae ? isI meM vaha bhaTaka kara raha jAtA hai| isI UhApoha meM hI mAsa-kSamaNa pUrA ho jAtA hai| ___atIta meM kabhI ziSyoM ne mahAvIra se pUchA thA ki tapasyA kA phala kyA hotA hai? mahAvIra ne kahA-"tapasyA se vyakti bhItara se nirmala aura pavitra hotA hai| mana kI niraMkuza lAlasAe~ va kAmanAe~ samApta hotI haiN|" bhArata kabhI sikandara aura hiTalara jaise vizva-vijaya kA svapna dekhane vAlA paidA nahIM kara skaa| AiMsaTIna jaise vaijJAnika paidA nahIM kara sakA, magara yaha mata bhUlie ki bhArata ne rAma-kRSNa ko paidA kiyA, mahAvIra-buddha ko paidA kiyA, mIrAM aura kabIra ko paidA kiyaa| bhArata kI dharatI mahimAvaMta hai| yahA~ aise loga hue, jinhoMne jIvana ko dhanya kiyaa| yahA~ gA~dhI-vinobA hue| santoM kI to yahA~ eka paramparA rahI hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki eka samrATa ke sAmane yahA~ sira bhale hI jhuka jAe, dila to santa ke Age hI jhukatA hai| bhAratIya saMskRti kI mUla AtmA sAdA jIvana aura ucca vicAra ko apanAtI hai| jaba taka yahA~ sadAcAra kI gaMgA-yamunA bahatI rahegI, yaha deza vizva meM gaurava pAtA rhegaa| tuma apane jIvana ko itanA sAdA, pavitra banA lo ki tuma calo to tapasyA, baiTho to tapasyA, soo to tapasyA bana je| ApakA hara kadama tapasyA ke sAkSAtkAra kI anubhUti dilAne vAlA honA caahie| upavAsa se kaSAya samApta nahIM hote to usa upavAsa kA kyA phAyada ? loga mAsa-kSamaNa karate haiN| mAsakSamaNa kA artha kitane logoM ko patA hai ? mAsa kA artha hai eka mahInA aura kSamaNa yAnI kSamA meM jiinaa| eka mAsa taka kSamA meM jInA mAsakSamaNa hai| jo kSamA meM jIne kA saMkalpa le cukA ho, vahI mAsa kSamaNa kA tpsvii| eka bAra kI bAta hai, maiM eka nagara meM thaa| paryuSaNa ke dina the| eka vyakti ne mAsa-kSamaNa kiyaa| samApana avasara para usakA varaghor3A nikAlA gyaa| jaba vaha 'pacakkhANa' ke lie hamAre pAsa pahuMcA to kisI ne mere kAna meM kahA ki mahArAja, yaha AdamI, jisane mAsa-kSamaNa dharma,Akhira kyA hai ? 74 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kiyA hai, apane choTe bhAI se nahIM boltaa| donoM ke bIca kaI sAla se jamIna-jAyadAda kA vivAda nyAyAlaya meM cala rahA hai| Apa Aja ina donoM ko milA deM, to bahuta acchA hogaa| ___maiMne pahale choTe bhAI ko eka tarapha bulAkara samajhAyA to vaha mAna gyaa| usane kahA ki maiM mAmalA vApasa le luuNgaa| vaha haoNla meM baiThe bar3e bhAI ke pAsa pahu~cA aura usake caraNoM meM gira pdd'aa| magara kheda ! bar3e bhAI ne apanI gardana pIche kara lii| ___ bAta khatma ho gii| loga mAsakSamaNa ke tapasvI kI jaya-jayakAra karate lauTa gaye, para maiM jAnatA thA ki bar3e bhAI ke mAsakSamaNa ne pariNAma na paayaa| eka mAsa taka upavAsa kiyA magara usake bhItara kSamA ke bhAva paidA nahIM hue to usakA upavAsa nirarthaka gyaa| aisA mAsakSamaNa kevala eka samAroha bana kara raha jAtA hai| jIvana meM parivartana nahIM lA paataa| ___ upavAsa bhItara ke kaSAya samApta karane kA mAdhyama hai, AtmA meM vAsa karanA hai| Apa mAsakSamaNa nahIM kara sakeM, koI bAta nahIM, Apa ye pratijJA kareM ki cAra dina taka krodha nahIM kreNge| Apa apanI isa pratijJA para kAyama rahe to samajhiye-upavAsa ho gyaa| jahA~ kaSAya kA upavAsa zurU ho jAtA hai vahA~ tapasyA apane Apa sadha jAtI hai| hama carcA to mahAvIra kI kSamA aura samatA kI karate haiM, magara apane ko nahIM tapA paate| choTI-sI bAta para to hameM gussA A jAtA hai| mahAvIra to kAnoM meM kIleM Thukane para bhI zAnta aura taTastha raha sakate haiM para hama to kAna meM gAlI bhI sahana nahIM kara sakate, kAnoM meM kIla Thukane kI bAta to alaga hai| ___ bahuta kama tapasvI aise dekhe haiM jo krodha nahIM krte| isalie tapasyA jarUra kareM, magara isake mUla artha ko sAtha lekr| hamAre kaSAya kitane zAMta ho rahe haiM aura indriya-nigraha kitanA ho rahA hai, isa bAta kA dhyAna rkheN| tapasyA para kie jAne vAle lena-dena se parahez2a rkheN| tapasyA ko bhItara se jodd'eN| tapasyA vahIM taka kareM, jahA~ taka zarIra maane| yadi ATha dina bAda Apako lage ki aba aura tapasyA nahIM hogI, bhUkhA nahIM rahA jA sakegA, to vahIM ruka jaaeN| aisA nahIM kiyA to tapasyA zarIra ke zoSaNa kA kAraNa bana jaaegii| zAstroM meM kahA gayA hai-'ati sarvatra vrjyet'| tapasyA kA mUla tapa kA dhyeya pahacAneM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yahI honA cAhie ki na to jyAdA bhUkhe raheM aura na adhika khaaeN| zarIra ko utanA hI tapAe~, jitanA Avazyaka ho| aura utanA hI poSaNa deM, jitanA Avazyaka ho| bhagavAna buddha ke jIvana kI bahuta hI mahattvapUrNa kathA hai| buddha ne jJAnaprApti ke lie khUba tapasyA kii| apane zarIra ko sukhA liyA magara unheM jJAna prApta nahIM huaa| eka bAra ve eka vRkSa ke nIce A~khe banda kiye baiThe the| vahA~ se kucha panihArineM eka gIta gunagunAtI gujrii| usakA bhAva thaa| itane adhika kaso mata nirmama, vINA ke haiM komala taar| TUTa par3eMge saba ke saba hI, kabhI na nikalegI jhNkaar|| itane adhika karo mata DhIle, vINA ke rasavaMtI taar| koI rAga nahIM bana pAye, niSphala ho svara kA sNsaar| vINA ke tAra na to itane adhika kaso aura na hI unheM DhIlA chodd'o| tAroM ko jyAdA kasA to ve TUTa jAe~ge aura DhIlA rakhA to saMgIta kI svaralahariyA~ nahIM nikleNgii| buddha ko jaise bodha ho gyaa| usI daurAna sujAtA nAmaka eka mahilA ne unake Age lAkara khIra se bharA pyAlA rkhaa| buddha ne samajha liyA ki zarIra rahegA to tapasyA apane Apa ho jAegI aura unhoMne vaha khIra grahaNa kara lii| kahate haiM buddha ko usa dina jJAna ho gayA aura jisa vRkSa ke nIce ve baiThe the usakA nAma bodhi-vRkSa par3a gyaa| vINA ko vahIM sAdho, jahA~ usameM se jhaMkAra nikala ske| tapasyA ko AtmA se jor3o, zarIra se nhiiN| jahA~ AtmA meM vAsa huA vahIM upavAsa huA aura vahIM tapasyA huii| tapasyA meM AdamI antara-zuddhi to nahIM kara pAtA, varaghor3A jarUra nikAlanA cAhatA hai| hogA yaha ki vaha pUrA zarIra sone se sajA legA magara bhItara kI gandagI ko sApha karane kI tarapha usakA dhyAna nahIM jaaegaa| sabase pahale bhItara ko sajAne kA prayAsa kreN| upavAsa bhItara ke kaSAyoM ko samApta karane meM sakSama hai| Apa upavAsa nahIM kara sakate to itanA to jarUra kareM ki Aja maiM lobha nahIM karU~gA, DA~Ta-DapaTa nahIM kruuNgaa| ahaMkAra aura krodha meM nahIM jiiuuNgaa| itanA hI kara liyA to kAphI hai| Apa apanI tapasyA ko nayA mor3a deN| Apa taya kareM ki Aja maiM UnodarI-tapa karU~gA yAnI bhUkha se do grAsa kama khAU~gA yA thAlI meM jaisA dharma, Akhira kyA hai? 16 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhojana AegA, samatApUrvaka svIkAra kara luuNgaa| saca kahatA hU~, ApakI tapasyA sadha gii| ____ bhojana banAte samaya bhI jAgarUkatA jarUrI hai| aisA na ho ki bhojana banAne ko bhaTTI jalAo aura usameM kaI jIva-jantu mara jaaeN| maiMne dekhA hai ki loga bar3I tapasyA ke pAraNe ke dina jImaNavArI ke lie AdhI rAta se hI bhojana banAne kI bhaTTiyA~ jalAne lagate haiN| lekina ve yaha nahIM dekhate ki ina bhaTTiyoM ke jalane se kitane jIvoM kI hiMsA miThAiyoM meM ho rahI hai| teja lAiToM meM macchara Ate haiM aura ve gira kara mara jAte haiN| ___ tapasyA para bhojana karo to yaha bhI dhyAna rakho ki usake kAraNa kahIM hiMsA to nahIM ho rahI hai| mAsa-kSamaNa karo to Arambha-samArambha se bacane kI koziza kro| tapa to mahAvIra ne bhI khUba kie the, magara ve sampUrNatayA hRdaya-zuddhi aura Atma-mukti ke lie the| tapasyA karo to apane bhItara utro| saMkalpa karo ki zAnti aura samatA rakhoge, tabhI jIvaMta tapasyA hogii| aisA eka bhI upavAsa kara liyA to jIvana ke uddhAra ke lie kAphI hogaa| prabhu kahate haiM kSamA meM jInA hI mAsa-kSamaNa hai| kAza ! hama aisA upavAsa kara pAe~, tAki hamArA jIvana dhanya ho sake aura upavAsa kevala tana taka hI nahIM, mana para bhI apanA prabhAva chor3a jaae| tana kI zuddhi aura mana kI zAMti-hara tapa ke pIche yaha viveka rhe| tapa kA dhyeya pahacAneM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samajheM, gRhastha ke dAyitva dharma aura adhyAtma kI ora pravRtta hone ke lie do mukhya mArga haiN| eka mArga vaise to sarala hai, lekina use sajagatA se jInA muzkila hotA hai aura dUsarA mArga vaha hai jise ImAnadArI se svIkAra kara liyA jAe to vaha bahuta sahaja ho sakatA hai| manuSya kA aMtima lakSya mokSa prApta karanA hai phira cAhe vaha dhyAna-sAdhanA, pUjA-pATha, yajJa-havana yA bhakti se arjita ho| mukti manuSya kI AdhyAtmika kAmanA hai aura ise prApta karane ke lie gRhastha aura vairAgya do mArga haiN| saMnyasta ho jAnA parama saubhAgya ho sakatA hai, lekina saMsAra se bhAgA huA vyakti saMnyAsI nahIM ho sktaa| apane dAyitvoM kA nirvahana karate hue jo gRhastha parama satya ko prApta kara letA hai vaha bhI kisI saMnyAsI se kama nahIM hai| kucha jJAnIjanoM ne kahA ki siddhi pAnI hai to saMta bana jaao| yaha ThIka hai ki siddhi prApta karane meM saMtatva sahAyaka hai, lekina saMta bananA anivAryatA nahIM hai| gRhastha rahakara bhI vyakti kucha aise dharmoM kA (guNoM kA) anusaraNa kara sakatA hai jinake dvArA mukti prApta ho sake aura vahIM yadi muni-jIvana meM vaha viparIta dharmoM kA sevana (AcaraNa) kara letA hai, to vikAsa kI yAtrA patana kI ora calI jAtI hai| munitva kI dhArA meM cala rahA dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti apane bhItara vahI gaMdagI, vahI kacarA, vahI maTamailApana, vahI tamasa, vahI durgaMdha lekara cala rahA hai to usakA munipana nirarthaka hai| bAhara se ujjvala dikhAI dene vAlA munitva aMdara se kaluSa bharA ho sakatA hai| vaha muni-jIvana kI dainika maryAdAoM kA pAlana kara sakatA hai, bAhya rUpa se usake hara kAma meM tIvra sajagatA ho sakatI hai, vaha samasta dhArmika kriyAe~ bhI sampanna karA sakatA hai, lekina AMtarika pakSa ujjvala na ho pAye to usakA muni-jIvana zarmanAka hai| vedoM kI cAra Azrama kI vyavasthA bahuta sArthaka hai| veda kahate haiM ki manuSya apane jIvana kA prathama bhAga brahmacarya meM, dvitIya bhAga gRhastha meM, tRtIya bhAga vAnaprastha meM aura caturtha bhAga saMnyAsa meM bitaaye| jaba taka vyakti pahalI kakSA na par3he yaha bahuta muzkila hai ki vaha AThavIM kakSA uttIrNa kara ske| isI taraha dhyAna-sAdhanA bhI kramika abhyAsa hai| brahmacarya kA artha hai atyaMta pavitratA ke sAtha jIvana jiinaa| isakA artha yaha nahIM ki gRhasthAzrama meM kucha kaluSatA ho, isakA matalaba hai bAlapana meM vyakti adhika nirmala, adhika komala aura adhika zucitA lie hue hotA hai| yU~ to apavAda bhI mila jAe~ge phira bhI kaluSatA kama hI hotI hai| vaise bhI cAritrika rUpa meM zarIra se giranA kama saMbhava ho pAtA hai, lekina mana to jaba-taba, yadA-kadA giratA hI rahatA hai| mana meM uThane vAle vicAra use uThAte-girAte rahate haiN| isalie jIvana kI prathama avasthA brahmacarya kahI gaI, jahA~ saMskAra, zikSA, AcAra-vyavahAra sampanna hote haiN| dUsarI, gRhastha-avasthA meM vyakti kI dRSTi to ghara meM sthita hai, lekina antardRSTi meM Age vAlI avasthA spaSTa dikhAI detI rahatI hai| hamArI Adata hai atIta meM dekhane kii| hama use hI madhura aura sukhI samajhate haiM, lekina jJAnI vahI hai jo Aja meM rahakara bhaviSya kA darzana kara pAtA hai| jo jAnatA hai ki gRhastha-dharma ke bAda mujhe vAnaprastha meM praveza karanA hai, vaha saMsAra ke mAyAjAla se dhIre-dhIre Upara uTha jAtA hai aura vAnaprastha dharma meM sAMsArika baMdhanoM se svayaM ko nirlipta kara letA hai| ____ Aja hama gRhastha ke dAyitvoM kI carcA kareMge ki vyakti ghara meM rahate hue, saMsAra meM rahate hue kaise siddhatva ko prApta kara sakatA hai| Apane zrImad rAjacandra kA nAma sunA hai na ? ve gRhastha the| saMsAra kA tyAga bhI na kiyA thA, lekina mAtra bayAlIsa varSa kI umra meM unhoMne jisa parama satya ko pAyA, samajheM, gRhastha ke dAyitva For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke jisa carama stara ko chuA thA vaha sAdhu-saMnyAsiyoM taka ko milanA duSkara hotA hai| gRhastha yA saMnyAsI honA gauNa hai vAstavikatA yaha hai ki hamAre aMtarmana meM kyA hai-- gRhasthI meM saMnyAsa yA saMnyAsa meM gRhasthI ? vyakti ke aMdara itanA gahana ajJAna hai ki vaha sat ko asat aura asat ko sat mAnakara hI calatA rahatA hai / usako matibhrama ho jAtA hai / eka bAra kisI grAmINa vyakti ko AInA milaa| usane dekhA to usameM jo pratibimba najara AyA use apanA pitA jAnakara praNAma kiyA / vaha AinA usane tijorI meM rakha diyA aura subaha - zAma nikAlakara use dekha letA aura prasanna ho jaataa| usakI patnI nitya hI yaha krama dekhatI / usane socA ki yaha roja-roja subaha-zAma tijorI kholatA hai / Akhira karatA kyA hai ? yaha dekhanA caahie| eka dina jaba pati ghara meM nahIM thA, to usane tijorI kholI, AIne kA Tukar3A uThAyA aura usameM jhA~kA / svayaM ke pratibimba ko kisI anya kA pratibimba samajhakara vaha krodhita ho uThI ki yaha cur3aila, isako hI pati subahazAma dekhatA hai aura khuza hotA hai / krodha meM usa AIne ko jamIna para jora se pheMka diyaa| AInA Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho gyaa| zAma ko jaba pati ghara AyA to kahA Aja maiMne usa cur3aila ko khatma kara diyaa| pati ne kahA ki kauna-sI cur3aila ? patnI ne batAyA ki jise tumane tijorI meM chipA rakhA thA / 've to mere pitA the', pati ne kahA / kisI ke lie pitA, kisI ke lie sautana, magara saccAI kucha aura hai| Aja ke sUtra kucha aise hI haiN| ye ma bahu haiM jo kabhI-kabhI sUtra hI pragaTa hote haiM / zAyada koI mahApuruSa hI yaha kahane kI himmata kara sake ki kucha gRhastha bhI aise hote haiM jo saMtoM se bhI adhika zreSTha ho sakate haiN| Aja ke sUtra batA rahe haiM ki gRhasthoM ke kyA dAyitva haiM, usake kyA karttavya haiM aura vaha kisa prakAra jIvana vyatIta kare ki vaha saMsAra meM rahate hu bhI mukti, siddhi aura nirvANa prApta kara sake / sUtra hai saMti egehiM bhikkhuhiM gAratthA saMjamuttarA gAratthehiM savvehiM sAhavo saMjamuttarA // 'sAdhu saMyama meM gRhastha se zreSTha hote haiM, lekina kucha gRhastha bhI aise hote haiM jo sAdhujanoM se adhika zreSTha hote haiN|' aura aise gRhastha sadA praNamya hote dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 80 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiN| maiMne bhI bahuta se anAsakta zrAvaka dekhe haiN| maiM sAkSI hU~ eka aisI ghaTanA kA jise jAnakara Apa bhI natamastaka ho jaaeNge| hama jaba kalakattA meM the, taba kI ghaTanA hai| eka zrAvaka bhAI pauSadha lie hue thA ki rAtri ATha baje kucha loga Ae aura bole ApakA putra durghaTanAgrasta hokara cala basA hai| usa zrAvaka ne kahA, 'maiM to abhI pauSadha meM hU~, tumhAre jo guNadharma hoM, unheM sampanna kara lo|' unakA ekamAtra putra cala basA aura ve nirlipta bhAva se svIkAra kara rahe haiN| ve rAta bhara pauSadha meM dhyAna-magna rahe ki kahIM mohanIya bhAva utpanna na ho jaae| subaha sAta baje pauSadha pUrNa karake hI vaha zrAvaka ghara gyaa| ___ jo gRhastha kIcar3a meM kamala kI taraha rahate haiM apane jIvana meM naitika mUlyoM kA patana nahIM hone dete, ve gRhastha praNamya haiN| jo jIvana meM uttama kSamA, uttama mArdava, uttama Arjava, uttama zauca, uttama nirmalatA, uttama pavitratA se bhare hue haiM, jinakA hRdaya pavitra hai, vicAra pavitra haiM, jinakA zarIra aura vRtti pavitra hai, jinakI dRSTi, jihvA aura zabda pavitra haiM, aise gRhastha dhanya haiN| ___ mujhe yAda hai, eka yuvaka kisI sAdhu ke pAsa pahu~cA aura pUchA-'maiM gRhastha banU~ yA saMta hoU~, mArgadarzana deN| saMta ne kahA-'tU mere sAtha cl|' aura ve use dUsare nagara meM le gae, jahA~ svayaMvara maMDapa sajA huA thaa| vibhinna dezoM ke rAjA aura rAjakumAra rAjakumArI ko varaNa karane kI icchA se vahA~ upasthita hue the| rAjakumArI varamAlA lekara upasthita huii| tabhI udhara se eka yuvA phakIra niklaa| rAjakumArI ne dekhA aura usane na jAne kyA socA ki varamAlA usa yuvA phakIra ke gale meM DAla dii| phakIra ne isakA niSedha kiyA aura teja gati se ravAnA ho gyaa| rAjakumArI bhI usake pIche-pIche calane lgii| usa saMta aura yuvaka ne yaha dRzya dekhaa| saMta ne kahA, 'hama bhI isake pIche calate haiM aura dekhate haiM ki Age kyA hotA hai| calate-calate jaMgala meM pahuMca ge| vahA~ dekhA ki yuvA phakIra to dikhAI nahIM par3a rahA, rAjakumArI akelI khar3I thii| bahuta samaya bIta gyaa| acAnaka rAjakumArI bolI, 'mujhe bhUkha laga rahI hai| donoM ne idhara-udhara dekhA vahA~ koI phala najara nahIM aayaa| rAjakumArI bhUkha se tar3apane lgii| rAta gaharI huI, ThaMDa bhI bar3hane lgii| donoM ne tinake-lakar3I ikaTThe kara alAva jalAyA, lekina vaha kanyA bhUkha se chaTapaTA rahI thii| samajheM, gRhastha ke dAyitva 81 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisa vRkSa ke nIce alAva jalAyA gayA thA, usa vRkSa para cir3iyA kA jor3A baiThA thaa| hAlAMki aisA hotA nahIM hai, para aisA huaa| nara pakSI bolA, 'lagatA hai hamAre yahA~ atithi Ae haiM aura bhUkhe pratIta hote haiN| tU baccoM kA dhyAna rakhanA, maiM agni meM gira jAtA hU~ aura jhulasa jAU~gA to ve apane Apa khA leNge|' aisA hI huA, lekina rAjakumArI thI ki bhUkha se vyAkula huI jA rahI thii| mAdA cir3iyA bhI Aga meM gira par3I, phira bhI usakI bhUkha zAMta nahIM huii| taba baccoM ne socA ki atithi ke lie hamAre mAtA-pitA ne prANa utsarga kara diye, to hama bhI kyoM na atithi-satkAra ke nimitta svayaM kI Ahuti de deN| aura bacce bhI agni meM jhulasa ge| subaha huI to rAjakumArI apanI rAha calI gii| saMta aura yuvaka pIche bace rhe| ve donoM bhI Azrama meM A ge| yuvaka ne pUchA, 'mere prazna kA uttara ?' 'de to diyA', saMta ne khaa| yuvaka ne kahA, 'lekina mujhe to samajha meM nahIM aayaa| taba saMta ne kahA, 'agara munitva svIkAra karanA hai to usa saMta kI taraha honA jo rAjakumArI ke dvArA varamAlA DAlI jAne para bhI Asakta nahIM huA, saMsAra use khIMca nahIM sakA aura agara gRhastha maiM raho to usa cir3iyA ke parivAra kI taraha rahanA jo atithi-satkAra ke lie apane prANa taka bhI visarjita kara de| re, re samakita jIvar3A, kare kuTumba prtipaal| aMtara se nyAro rahe, jyoM dhAya khilAve bAla / / tuma gRhastha raho to eka dhAya kI taraha, kisI narsa kI taraha rho| tuma dekhate ho aspatAloM meM narsa apane kartavya-pAlana ke lie marIjoM kI dekhabhAla karatI hai| lekina kisI marIja se nAtA nahIM jodd'tii| ThIka isI taraha saMsAra meM apane kartavyoM kA pAlana karo aura kisI se Asakti mata bnaao| narsa rogI kI sevA karane ke bAvajUda AMtarika rUpa se usase mukta rahatI hai, mahaja apane karttavya aura pharja kA nirvAha karatI hai| vaise hI gRhastha bhI narsa kI taraha mukta aura anAsakta rheN| bhagavAna kahate haiM, aise gRhastha saMta se zreSTha ho sakate haiN| zrAvaka-dharma kA pAlane karane lie bhagavAna kA sUtra hai dANaM pUyA mukkhaM, sAvayadhamme Na sAvayA teNa vinnaa| jhANAjjhayaNasaM mukkhaM, jaidhamme taM viNA tahA so vi|| zrAvaka dharma meM dAna aura pUjA mukhya haiN| inake binA vyakti zrAvaka nahIM dharma,Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho pAtA aura zramaNa-jIvana meM dhyAna aura svAdhyAya mukhya haiM, inake binA zramaNa nahIM huA jA sktaa| zrAvaka ke lie dAna aura pUjA do mukhya dharma haiM aura zramaNa ke lie dhyAna aura svaadhyaay| dAna dene se aparigraha kI vRtti phalita hotI hai aura pUjA karane se zrAvaka svayaM ke bhItara chipe paramAtmA ko dekhane kI dRSTi prApta karatA hai| hama to dAna bhI yaza ke lie karate haiN| kahA~ nAma likhA jA rahA hai, kisa prastara para nAma utkIrNa hone vAlA hai, yaha dekhakara dAna kiyA jAtA hai| vahA~ koI aparigraha kA bhAva nahIM hotaa| yaza aura prasiddhi kI kAmanA hotI hai| dAna samarpaNa kI bhAvanA se nahIM diyA jAtA, na hI sahayoga kI bhAvanA se diyA jAtA hai, kevala nAma kamAne ke lie hI dAna diyA jA rahA hai| hRdaya se diyA gayA dAna kImatI hai cAhe vaha eka kaur3I kA hI kyoM na ho| eka bar3I prasiddha IsAI saMta mahilA huI haiN-thairesaa| usane socA ki maiM carca kA nirmANa kraauuNgii| vaha ekadama nirdhana saMta thI kisI bhikSu kI trh| usane carca meM ekatra bhaktoM se kahA ki maiM eka vizAla carca banAnA cAhatI huuN| bhaktoM ne kahA-tumhAre pAsa itanA paisA kahA~ hai ki carca banA sko| tumhAre pAsa Akhira kula kitanI saMpatti hai| thairesA ne kahA-'mere pAsa do paise haiM' aura jeba se nikAlakara do paise rakha die| loga ha~sane lage, unhoMne kahA ki tU pAgala ho gaI hai| do paisoM se kahIM carca banatA hai ! thairesA ne kahA ki mere pAsa do paise haiM aura eka paise vAlA aura hai| logoM ko patA thA ki anya koI dhana-saMpanna vyakti thairesA kA bhakta nahIM hai| logoM ne pUchA-vaha kauna hai| thairesA ne kahA mere do paise+merA prmaatmaa| maiM akelI nahIM huuN| mere sAtha paramAtmA bhI hai| phira tIsare kI kyA jarUrata ! aura kahate haiM ki vizva kA sabase vizAla aura suMdara carca una do paisoM kI nIMva para khar3A hai| ___ jisa dAna meM yaza kI kAmanA nahIM hai vaha paramAtmA se jur3a jAtA hai aura yaza se jur3A huA dAna vyartha ho jAtA hai| lekina hamArI to AkAMkSA hotI hai ki jo hamane kiyA hai sAmane vAlA usakA AbhAra maane| hama dete haiM to vApasa pAne kI icchA bhI rakhate haiN| hama cAhate haiM ki jo hama de rahe haiM sUda sameta vApasa mila jaae| isalie prabhu ne kahA ki vyakti yahI mAnakara dAna de ki usake pAsa AvazyakatA se adhika hai; isalie de, kyoMki dene se samajheM, gRhastha ke dAyitva For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ananda milatA hai| dAna do samarpaNa kI bhAvanA se, Ananda-bhAva se| dAna ke badale meM yaza kI kAmanA na rkho| Apane delavAr3A aura rANakapura ke maMdira dekhe hoMge, kyA vahA~ kisI kA nAma likhA dekhA hai; koI patthara lagA hai jo dAnadAtA kI sUcI batA sake ? gRhastha kA pahalA dAyitva hai ki apane pAsa AvazyakatA se adhika hone para saharSa dAna kre| dUsarA dAyitva hai pUjA-guru kI pUjA, dharma kI pUjA, deva kI pUjA, Izvara kI puujaa| Izvara kI pUjA karake hama apane bhItara ke IzvarIya tattva ko pahacAnate haiM aura khuda kI bhagavattA ko pahacAnane meM saphala hote haiN| gRhastha ke sAtha bhagavAna zramaNa ke dAyitva bhI batAte haiN| ve kahate haiM ki zramaNa ko dhyAna aura svAdhyAya karanA caahie| isa AdhAra para do zreNiyA~ spaSTa haiM-gRhastha aura sAdhu kii| gRhastha agara dAna aura pUjA karake mukta ho sakatA hai to sAdhu dhyAna aura svAdhyAya ke dvaaraa| zramaNa ke hAtha se agara dhyAna kA dhAgA chUTa rahA hai, to samajho jIvana chUTa rahA hai| zramaNa ke pAsa sabakucha ho-bAhya vaibhava, sampanna logoM kA jamAvar3A, rAjanIti meM paiTha, lekina dhyAna kI saMpadA na ho to ye saba cIjeM bekAra haiN| rASTra-saMta to sahajatA se banA jA sakatA hai, lekina Atma-saMta honA bahuta muzkila hai| dharmaguru kahalAnA AsAna hai, dharma sabhAoM meM pravacana denA bhI vAgmitA hai, lekina dhyAna se gujaranA bahuta muzkila hai| cAra ghaMTe pravacana diyA jA sakatA hai, para cAlIsa minaTa dhyAna lagAnA bahuta muzkila hai| zramaNa dhyAna se vimukha ho rahA hai to dharma se cyuta ho rahA hai, zramaNatva se gira rahA hai| usakA dharma kevala upadhAna karAnA nahIM hai aura na hI yaha sUcI banAnA ki usane kitane maMdiroM kA zilAnyAsa kiyA yA pratiSThA krvaaii| eka samaya thA jaba saMta kI pahacAna usakI sAdagI, caritra, dhyAna aura svAdhyAya se hotI thI, lekina Aja....? dhanika varga ne saMtoM ko unake cAritrya se alaga karane ko vivaza kara diyA hai| dhanikoM ne dhana kharca karake apanI pratiSThA bar3hAnI zurU kara dI hai aura saMtoM ne dhanikoM kI khuzAmada karake svayaM ko pratiSThAcArya banA liyA hai| are, vaha paramAtmA kI kyA pratiSThA karegA jo Atma-pratiSThita nahIM ho pAyA hai| Apa dekhate haiM ki prAcIna pratimAe~ kitanI prANavaMta haiM, unakA atizaya hai, jabaki aba unameM koI atizaya nahIM raha gayA hai, jo Ae dina pratiSThita hotI rahatI haiN| dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 84 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja ke saMta mAtra vyavasthAoM meM hI apanI UrjA lagAte rahate haiN| unake pAsa dhyAna aura svAdhyAya kA samaya hI nahIM hai| kyA Apa jAnate haiM ki cAra mAha varSAvAsa kI vyavasthA kyoM kI gaI ? cAturmAsa kI avadhAraNA hI yahI hai ki muni kisI eka sthAna para rahakara AtmadhyAna kara ske| lekina Aja sthiti yaha hai ki bAharI vyavasthAoM meM ulajhakara saMta AtmadhyAna kI sthiti bhUla cuke haiN| saMta bhI pratIkSA karate haiM ki unakA amIra bhakta Ane vAlA hai| ve usakI AkAMkSA ke anurUpa apanA kAryakrama nirdhArita karate haiN| yaha eka kar3avA saca hai, lekina saca kaba taka chipAyA jaaegaa| muni ke lie kahA gayA ki vaha prathama prahara meM dhyAna kare, dUsare prahara meM svAdhyAya kare, tIsare prahara meM apane AhAra-vihAra aura nihAra kI vyavasthA kare aura cauthe prahara meM punaH dhyAna meM lIna ho jaae| bhagavAna ne kahA, jo dhyAna aura svAdhyAya meM jItA hai vahI zramaNa hai| para Aja saMta jAgaraNa kA, hoza kA, dhyAna kA mArga nahIM talAza rahe haiM, phalasvarUpa khuda bhI DUba rahe haiM aura dUsaroM ko bhI DUbo rahe haiN| jaba taka dhyAna aura svAdhyAya muni-jIvana meM nahIM utaratA usakA munitva sArthaka nahIM ho sktaa| mujhe aphasosa hotA hai jaba maiM dekhatA hU~ jaina saMta bhI dhanikoM ko prazraya dete haiN| socatA hU~ ki zramaNa aura zrAvaka kA saMbaMdha bhI dhana para nirbhara ho gayA hai| eka samaya thA jaba muni gRhastha meM zrAvakatva dekhA karate the Aja to ve kevala dhana dekhate haiN| unakI dRSTi bhI dhana para sthira ho gaI hai| ___mujhe yAda hai bhArata se eka pratinidhi maMDala briTena gyaa| galatI se eka billI bhI havAI jahAja meM ghusa gii| pratinidhi maMDala ne dekhA, socA calane do bhArata kI billI hai, vApasa le aaeNge| briTena meM eka seminAra kA Ayojana thaa| usameM briTena kI mahArAnI bhI zirakata karane vAlI thiiN| ve AIM aura eka ratnajar3ita siMhAsana para ArUr3ha ho giiN| chaH ghaMTe seminAra claa| seminAra ke bAda pratinidhi maMDala vApasa AyA, billI bhI sAtha A gii| billI ke havAI jahAja se utarate hI patrakAroM ne billI se pUchA, 'tU chaH ghaMTe seminAra meM rahI, batA vahA~ kyA dekhA ?' billI ne kahA, 'maiMne to briTena kI mahArAnI kI kursI ke nIce cUhA dekhaa| maiM nahIM jAnatI chaH ghaMTe kyA huA, merI najara to usa cUhe para TikI thii| aba jisakI najara cUhe para ho, vaha chaH ghaMTe kyA, chaH sAla to kyA, chaH janmoM taka bhI jie, use cUhe ke atirikta samajheM, gRhastha ke dAyitva 85 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anya kucha dikhAI nahIM pdd'egaa| ThIka aise hI Aja saMtoM kI naz2ara meM zrAvaka kI sAdagI nahIM, sampannatA pramukha ho gaI hai| sUtra hai jo muNibhuttavisesaM bhuMjai so bhuMjai jinnuvdittuN| saMsArasAra sokkhaM kamaso NivvANavarasokkhaM / / 'jo gRhastha muni ko bhojana samarpita karane ke pazcAt bacA huA bhojana svIkAra karate haiM, unhIM kA bhojana karanA sArthaka hotA hai| ve jinopadiSTa saMsAra kA sArabhUta sukha tathA kramazaH mokSa ko prApta hote haiN|' vaha zrAvaka mukti-lAbha pAtA hai jo sAdhuoM ko kalpanIya kiMcit bhI AhAra samarpita karatA hai; jo sAdhuoM ko AhAra dene ke pazcAt bhojana karane meM dhanyabhAgitA samajhatA hai| vaha apane isa udAra-bhAva aura saMvibhAga-saujanya ke kAraNa kramazaH mokSa ko upalabdha ho jAtA hai| itanA samarpaNa, itanA ahobhAva ki Ananda kA jharanA phUTa pdd'e| nizcita hI mokSa usake lie hai| kyA tumhAre aMdara Aja vaha bhAva hai ki khIra kA eka kaTorA muni ko atyaMta samarpita bhAva se dene para zAlibhadra kA janma ho jAe ? loga to sAdhuoM kI sevA-caryA vyavahAra nibhAne ko karate haiM, kahIM bhakti yA samarpaNa kI suvAsa dikhAI nahIM detii| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki hara gRhastha avaDhara dAnI bne| apane pAsa jo hai, use vaha mAnavatA ke lie samarpita kare aura Izvara kI, paramAtmA kI pUjA-arcanA-bhakti kre| ye do maMgalamayI maMtra haiN| sAtha hI vrata-ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, aparigraha aura svadAra saMtoSa vrata ko aMgIkAra kre| vaha vyasana-mukta jIvana jie| ise Apa gRhastha ke lie zrAvaka-dharma jaaneN| __ Aja hamane bhagavAna kI pAvana vANI meM se jIvana ke kucha jIvaMta sUtroM ko jAnane kA prayAsa kiyA hai| hama ina sUtroM ko antar-ghaTa meM utAreM aura unakA anugamana kreN| bhagavAnazrI kI vANI tabhI sArthaka hogI jaba hama amala kareM ki kucha gRhastha sAdhuoM se bhI zreSTha hote haiN| apanI zreSThatA bar3hAe~, apane jIvana-mUlyoM ko svIkAra kareM, naitika AdarzoM ko svIkAra kareM aura gRhastha ke dAyitvoM ko vahana kreN| aisA ho, to ApakA gRhastha honA bhI sArthaka ho jaae| 86 dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA kI saccI kasauTI jIvana kasauTiyoM se ghirA huA hai| yoM to janma ke sAtha hI saMgharSa aura kasauTiyA~ zurU hotI haiM, para jyoM-jyoM vyakti jIvana ke raNakSetra meM utaratA hai, tyoM-tyoM kasauTiyA~ bar3hatI jAtI haiM / kasauTiyoM ke rUpa badala jAyA karate haiN| svarNa ko to kasauTI - patthara para ghisakara usakI zuddhatA jA~cate haiM, lekina kisI sAdhaka kI, muni kI kasauTI kyA hai ? usakI sAdhanA hI hai jo sAdhaka kI mUla cetanA, kSamatA aura sahanazIlatA ko prakaTa karatI hai / maiMne pAyA hai ki eka sAdhaka, eka muni yA agragaNya ko hI sarvAdhika kasauTiyoM para kasA jAtA hai| bhagavAna buddha aura bhagavAna mahAvIra jaba rAjamahaloM meM the, pA~va meM kA~TA bhI nahIM cubhA hogA lekina mahaloM kA tyAga karate hI.....! Apa jAnate hI haiM ki dhyAnastha avasthA meM gvAlA unake kAnoM meM kIleM ThoMka gyaa| agara ve rAjakumAra hote to kyA gvAlA kIleM dikhAne kI bhI himmata kara sakatA thA ? sAMsArika vyakti ko kauna kasauTI para parakhatA hai ! yaha to kevala sAdhaka ke sAtha hI hotA hai / kyA lohA kabhI kasauTI para kasA jAtA hai? isalie sAdhaka ko sAdhanA karate hue jitanI duvidhAe~, vipadAe~ AtI haiM eka gRhastha para itanI nahIM aatiiN| sAdhanA kI saccI kasauTI For Personal & Private Use Only 87 Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke mArga se sAdhaka ko vicalita karane ke lie kabhI anukUla, kabhI pratikUla paristhitiyA~ AtI haiM; kabhI pratikUla upasarga, kabhI anukUla sthitiyA~ banatI haiN| sAdhanA kasauTI ke rAjadvAra se gujaratI hai aura isa kasauTI para khare utarane vAle vyaktitva hI bhagavat tulya ho pAte haiN| Aja bhagavAna jo sUtra de rahe haiM ve gaurIzaMkara ke zikhara ko chUne vAle sUtra haiN| jIvana kI sAmAnya vyavasthAoM kI jAnakArI to ho cukI hai, aba sAdhanA ke mArga para bar3he calo aura Ane vAle avarodhoM para vijaya prApta kro| choTI-choTI bAtoM para DA~vADola na ho jaaeN| yaha sAdhanA kA mArga hai, yahA~ do kadama bhI Age bar3hAe ki logoM dvArA kA~Te hI bichAe jAte haiN| yaha tumhAre sAtha bhI hogaa| atIta hameM batAtA hai ki jisane bhI satya ko jAnane kI koziza kI yA jAnakara use pragaTa karane kI koziza kI, use jahara ke pyAle hI die gae, use kraoNsa para hI laTakAyA gayA, usake pA~va para aMgIThI jalAI gaI, use nAnAvidha apamAnita kiyA gyaa| aisA hogA hI, kyoMki sonA jaba taka tapegA nahIM kuMdana nahIM bana paaegaa| pAnI jaba taka khaulane ko taiyAra na hogA, bhalA bhApa kaise bana paaegaa| ___Aja ke sUtra usa sAdhaka ke lie haiM jo sAdhanA ke mArga para calanA zurU kara cukA hai aura Ane vAlI samasta anukUla aura pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM bhI aDiga hai| usake antaramana meM abhIpsA jaga hI cukI hai parinirvANa ke antima caraNa kA sparza pAne kii| bhagavAna ke sUtra sAdhanA kI gaharAI se jur3e haiN| unakA Aja kA saMdeza hai ki sAdhaka kaisA ho, usake jIvana kI kyA paribhASA ho, usakI jIvana vyavasthA kyA ho ki vaha sAdhaka kahalA sake aura sAdhanA ke tattva ko upalabdha ho ske| sUtra hai sIha-gaya-vasaha-miya-pasu, maarud-suuruuvhi-mNdridu-mnnii| - khidi-uragavarasarisA parama-paya-vimaggayA sAhu / / - bhagavAna se pUchA gayA ki sAdhu kaisA honA cAhie ? taba bhagavAna ne ina caudaha upamAoM se yukta vyakti ko sAdhu kahA, sAdhaka khaa| siMha-sA parAkramI, hAthI-sA svAbhimAnI, vRSabha-sA bhadra, mRga-sA sarala, pazu-sA nirIha, vAyu-sA nisaMga, sUrya-sA tejasvI, sAgara-sA gaMbhIra, meru-sA nizcala, dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caMdramA-sA zItala, maNi-sA kAMtivAna, pRthvI-sA sahiSNu, sarpa-sA aniyata AzrayI tathA AkAza-sA nirAlaMba sAdhu hI paramapada mokSa kI yAtrA para hai| ___ yaha krAMtikArI sUtra hai| mahAvIra jaise vyakti hI aise sUtroM kI abhivyakti de sakate haiN| isa sUtra meM RjutA, mRdutA aura bhadratA to hai hI sAtha hI sAdhanA kI tejasvitA bhI hai| mRga-sA sarala, para siMha-sA tejsvii| adbhuta prayoga hai yh| sAdhaka kI prathama upamA hai-siMha sA praakrmii| siMha akelA, niDara vicaratA hai| use Tole kI jarUrata nahIM hotii| 'siMhoM ke nahIM lehar3e, sAdhu na cale jmaat| ravIndranAtha Taigora ne kahA hai, 'jadi tore DAka sUne kou na Ase toe ekalA calo re| siMha kisI saMgaThana kA hissA nahIM hotA, na hI kisI sampradAya kA aMga hotA hai| vaha apane hI bala, apane pairoM para hai, akelA, bilkula akelA hI jItA hai| mahAvIra apane sAdhanA-kAla meM bAraha varSoM taka siMha kI taraha vicare, nitAnta akele| ve na kisI se bolate, na kisI kA saMga-sAtha krte| jaMgaloM meM, pahAr3oM meM, gA~va-gA~va nagara-nagara meM mahAvIra kI hI mauna garjanA, siMhanAda thii| siMha kI taraha parAkramI bananA hogaa| sAdhanA ke lie sabakucha dA~va para lagAnA hogA, jarA bhI bacAyA ki cUka ge| mahAvIra siMha kI taraha parAkramI the| hamAre caubIsoM tIrthakara kSatriya kula se sambandhita the| kSatriya kabhI Azraya kI talAza nahIM karatA, vaha apane hI puruSArtha aura parAkrama se lakSya kA saMdhAna karatA hai| mahAvIra ke jIvana kI eka adbhuta ghaTanA hai| kahate haiM mahAvIra sAdhanA-kAla ke prArambhika caraNa meM the| eka gvAlA AyA aura sAdhanA meM khar3e mahAvIra ko apanI gAyeM rakhavAlI ke lie de gyaa| sAMjha ko vApasa AyA to dekhA mahAvIra to vaise hI sAdhanA meM khar3e haiM para gAyeM nadArada thiiN| usane mahAvIra se apanI gAyoM ke bAre meM pUchA, magara mahAvIra to dhyAna aura mauna meM the, so koI javAba na diyaa| krodhita gvAle ne mahAvIra kI cAbuka se piTAI karanI caahii| tabhI indra ne prakaTa hokara gvAle ko latAr3A aura prabhu se kahA Apake sAdhanAkAla meM kaI saMkaTa Ae~ge, agara Apa anumati deM to maiM saMkaTa nivAraNa ke lie sevA meM raha jaauuN| mahAvIra ne taba muskarAte hue kahA ki sAdhanA svayaM ke parAkrama aura puruSArtha se hI pUrNa hotI hai| isameM bhalA kisI ke sahayoga kI kaisI sAdhanA kI saccI kasauTI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apekssaa| saca meM, agara mahAvIra kA lAMchana-cihna siMha hai, to mahAvIra siMhavata parAkramI the| ___dharma Aja isalie muktidAyI yA sAdhanAniSTha na rahA kyoMki hamArI bhIrutA ne dharma ke prati Avazyaka parAkrama ko naSTaprAyaH kara diyA hai| mukti kabhI gunagune pAnI se nahIM milatI, isake lie khaulanA par3atA hai, bhApa banane ke lie taiyAra honA hotA hai| mahAvIra kA mArga mUlataH sAdhanA kA mArga hai| sAdhanA meM samarpaNa to cAhie hI, usase pUrva dRr3ha saMkalpa kI bhI AvazyakatA hai| yaha to talahaTI se zikhara kI yAtrA hai| caubIsoM tIrthaMkaroM kA kSatriya honA mahaja saMyoga nahIM ho sktaa| ahiMsaka hone ke lie parAkramI honA jarUrI hai| tAki hama ahiMsA aura karuNA ke nAma para kAyaratA kI bajAya vIratva ke mAlika bana skeN| hama vahI tyAga sakate haiM jo hamAre pAsa ho| RSabha, nemi, mahAvIra, buddha sabhI kSatriya rAjagharAnoM meM paidA hue| yuddha-kalAoM ko sIkhate hue unakA pAlana-poSaNa huaa| hiMsA, yuddha, vijaya ke atirikta ve kucha jAnate hI na the| usI hiMsA ke pragAr3ha anubhava se ahiMsA kA janma huaa| hiMsA ke vAtAvaraNa meM jIkara-rahakara pAyA ki hiMsA tyAjya hai aura taba ahiMsA kA janma huaa| bhogoM meM jIkara pAyA ki bhoga tyAjya hai, taba jIvana meM yoga kA janma huaa| mahAvIra kI ahiMsA to siMha ke parAkrama se AI aura parAkrama to kSatriya se hI sIkhanA par3e, siMha se sIkhanA pdd'e| hiMsA se bhI bar3A parAkrama hai ahiNsaa| isalie mahAvIra kI ahiMsA ne vyakti ko kAyarapana nahIM diyaa| mahAvIra kI ahiMsA ne sahanazIlatA, prema aura karuNA pradAna kI hai| ahiMsA kA artha ananta prema, ananta karuNA-ina sabakA gaharA artha hotA hai kaSTa sahana kI ananta kssmtaa| __mahAvIra kI ahiMsA dharma kA jvalaMta rUpa hai| mahAvIra nahIM kahate ki mujhe duHkha mata pahu~cAo yA mujhe mata maaro| mAranA hai to mAro para yaha tumhArI nAsamajhI hai| kyoMki maiMne yaha anubhava kiyA hai ki mArane meM kucha sAra nahIM hai, isalie maiM kisI ko nahIM mAratA huuN| unakI najaroM meM apane ko asurakSA meM chor3a dene se bar3A koI parAkrama nahIM hai, jo svayaM ko sahajatA se prakRti ke havAle kara detA hai, prakRti svataH usakI surakSA ke iMtajAma karatI hai| lekina Aja hama hareka ko surakSA ke dAyare meM ghirA dekhate haiN| netA bhI, dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ I sipAhI bhI, sAdhu yA zrAvaka sabhI anyonyAzrita ho gae haiM / kabhI-kabhI to dhanikoM ko sAdhuoM para apanI vyavasthAe~ aura vyAkhyAe~ thopate hue bhI pAyA jAtA hai aura jo saMta inase iMkAra karatA hai, usake prati niMdAe~ pracArita kI jAtI haiM / are, saMta ko to sAdhanArata rahane do| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki sAdhaka siMha kI taraha parAkramI bane ki usa para kisI kA nirNaya na thopA jA ske| koI aisA dussAhasa kare to usake mu~ha se yahI nikale, 'apane nirNaya tuma rakho, mere lie duniyA ke hajAra rAste haiM / ' agara mahAvIra ko gurukula kI vyavasthAoM meM bA~dhane kI koziza kI jAtI hai to ve vahA~ nahIM tthhrte| jo vyavasthAoM ke baMdhana se mukta hokara AyA hai, vaha mukta hI banA rhe| sAdhaka yA saMta kabhI apanI vRttiyoM se, vyavasthAoM se aura bAhya vighnoM se parAjita na hoN| vaha siMha kI taraha parAkramI rahakara svayaM ke kSatriyatva ko upalabdha kara mukti prApta kare / sAdhaka ke lie dUsarA saMdeza hai ki use hAthI kI taraha svAbhimAnI honA caahie| usameM kiMcita bhI ahaMkAra na ho / svAbhimAna aura abhimAna meM pharka . hai / sAdhaka svAbhimAna meM jie para abhimAna yA ahaMkAra meM nahIM / abhimAna jahA~ Atma-garva kA paricAyaka hai vahIM svAbhimAna Atma - gaurava kA / garva kA parityAga ho para sAvadhAna ! gaurava barakarAra rhe| kucha loga vyartha kA abhimAna pAlate haiN| hoMge jIro para svayaM ko hIro mAna baittheNge| adhikAMza loga to thothA canA bAje ghanA vAlI Adata ke hote haiN| maiM to AkAza ko dekhatA hU~ to bodha jagatA hai eka dina Upara jAnA hai phira kisakA ahaMkAra aura jaba jamIna ko dekhatA hU~ to lagatA hai sabakucha isI miTTI meM mila jAnA hai phira kisakA ahNkaar| dhana-sampatti, jamIna-jAyadAda, rUpa-saundarya sabhI kucha naSTa hI to hotA hai / agara garIba hAtha pasAre jAtA hai to amIra kI jAte samaya kaunasI muTThI baMda rahane vAlI hai / kAle AdamI kI marane - jalane para rAkha kAlI hotI hai to gore kI kaunase gorI hotI hai / rAkha ke stara para to gorA - kAlA donoM eka hI raMga meM Dhalane haiM / isalie mahAvIra ne kahA, sAdhu hAthI jaisA svAbhimAnI--masta prakRti kA ho| hAthI kisI mAna-apamAna kI paravAha nahIM krtaa| eka bAra kisI ne kabIra se kahA- loga ApakI bahuta bAteM karate haiM ki kabhI Apa maMdira ke virodha meM hote haiM, kabhI masjida kA virodha karate ho, sAdhanA kI saccI kasauTI For Personal & Private Use Only 91 Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kabhI kucha dUsarA virodh| kyA logoM kI isa niMdA se Apa prabhAvita nahIM hote ? taba kabIra ne kahA tU to rAma sumira, jaga lar3avA de hAthI calata hai apanI gati se, kutara bhusata vAko bhusavA de| hAthI bhauMkane vAle kuttoM kI phikra nahIM krtaa| vaha apanI masta cAla meM calatA jAtA hai| use apane bala para bharosA hai, lekina bala kI koI ghoSaNA nahIM hai| yahIM hAthI siMha se bhinna hai, kyoMki siMha meM abhimAna hai| Isapa kI prasiddha kahAnI hai ki eka siMha jaMgala meM gayA aura sabase pUchane lagA ki isa jaMgala kA rAjA kauna hai ? siyAra se pUchA to siyAra ne kahA, 'Apa, Apake alAvA kauna !' lomar3I se pUchA, usane kahA 'Apa mahArAjA haiM, samrATa haiN|' kharagoza se pUchA, cIte se pUchA, sabhI pazuoM se pUchA sabhI ne yahI kahA-'Apa hI rAjA haiM, Apa hI hamAre smraatt| phira vaha hAthI ke pAsa AyA aura pUchA, 'batAo isa jaMgala kA rAjA kauna hai ?' hAthI ne apanI sUMDa meM siMha ko pha~sAyA aura dUra pheMka diyaa| siMha nIce girA, dhUla jhAr3akara phira vApasa AyA aura bolA ki agara tumheM mAlUma nahIM hai, to nArAja hone kI kyA bAta hai| hArthI kI koI ghoSaNA nahIM hai, vaha svayaM meM masta hai| manovaijJAnika kahate haiM ki jo loga apane ahaMkAra kI ghoSaNA karate haiM ve hInabhAva se grasta hote haiN| agara tumheM bhItara patA hotA hai to tuma ghoSaNA nahIM krte| jo nahIM hai, usakI ghoSaNA karanI par3atI hai| jaba taka hama dUsare se bharosA na pA leM, taba taka hameM bharosA hI nahIM aataa| aisA bharosA bekAra hai, jo dUsare ke kAraNa milatA hai| bharosA svayaM kA rkho| hAthI ko dekho koI ghoSaNA nahIM karanI pdd'tii| siMha meM, pragaTataH akkhar3apana ho sakatA hai| para hAthI, vaha calatA hai, uThatA hai, baiThatA hai to eka sAdhukkr3I mastI jhalakatI hai| hAthI calatA hai to kutte bhauMkate rahate haiM, vaha palaTakara bhI nahIM dekhatA, nArAja bhI nahIM hotaa| vaha jAnatA hai kutte haiM, bhauNkeNge| vaha calatA rahatA hai apanI maMtharagati se| bhagavAna kahate haiM-sAdhaka hAthI-sA svAbhimAnI ho| bhagavAna sAdhaka ke lie tIsarI bAta kahate haiM-vRSabha kI taraha bhadra bno| baila se jyAdA bhadra koI prANI nahIM hai| baila meM aparimita zakti hotI hai, lekina dharma, Akhira kyA hai? - 2 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phira bhI vaha zAMta pazu hai / vaha apane bala se khetoM ko jotatA hai, sAmAna DhotA hai, yAtrA karAtA hai| manuSya jAti kA pUrA itihAsa, pUrI sabhyatA sau varSa pahale taka bailoM ke kaMdhoM para TikI thii| mazIneM aura yaMtra to abhI IjAda hue haiN| baila kI bhadratA virala hai| usane Aja taka koI bagAvata nahIM kI / vaha cupacApa sevA karatA rahA / usakA vyavahAra sajjanocita hai / isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM 'vRSabha - sA bhadra' / Age bhagavAna kahate haiM 'mRga-sA sarala / ' muni kaisA ho, mRga kI taraha sarala / dekhanA kabhI mRga kI A~kha, kitanI sarala, bholI aura niSpApa hotI hai / isIlie ati sarala ku~ArI kanyA ko hama mRganayanI kahate haiN| jisakI A~khoM meM saralatA, bhavyatA, RjutA chalakakara AtI ho use mRganayana kahA jAtA hai / mRga jaisI korI, nirmala A~kheM ki jisane kucha pApa jAnA hI nahIM, jisane abhI duniyAdArI ke dA~va-peMca nahIM sIkhe / jIsasa kahate haiM ki jo bacce-sA sarala, nirmala, nirdoSa hotA hai vahI svarga kA adhikArI hotA hai / vahI nirmalatA, nirdoSitA aura saralatA mRga kI A~khoM meM hotI hai| sAdhu kA lakSaNa bhI mahAvIra kahate haiM, mRga-sA sarala, sahaja ho| isI ko kabIra ne kahA hai, 'sAdho, sahaja samAdhi bhalI' / mahAvIra ke ye zabda bhItara utara jAne cAhie, 'mRga jaisI saralatA' / dharma ke pramukha caraNoM meM eka caraNa hai -- Arjava / Arjava yAni srltaa| jo Arjava - yukta hai vaha dhArmika hai| jisake svabhAva meM saralatA aura RjutA hai usakI gati, mati, bhAvanA evaM AcaraNa sabhI sarala hote haiN| sAdhu kA pA~cavA~ lakSaNa hai, 'pazu-sA nirIha' / pazu meM atyadhika nirIhatA hai / asahAya avasthA hai pazu kI / sAdhu aisA hI asahAya hogA virATa saMsAra ke upadravoM ke mdhy| mahAvIra ne pazuoM ko bahuta sammAna diyaa| ye sAre pratIka pazuoM se lie gae haiN| pazuoM se bahuta kucha sIkhane jaisA hai| pazu jaisI saralatA, nirIhatA, asahAya avasthA bar3I durlabha hai / sabhyatA ne manuSya kI manuSyatA ko samApta kara diyA hai, use pazu banA diyA hai| pazu bhI aisA ki jisameM sahajatA-saralatA nahIM hai, kevala pazutA hai / siMha zikAra karatA hai, hiMsA karatA hai lekina bhojana ke lie hI, khilavAr3a ke lie nahIM / siMha kA peTa bharA ho to hamalA nahIM karatA / AdamI bhare peTa hamalA karatA hai AkheTa, khela, krIr3A ke nAma para / sAdhanA kI saccI kasauTI For Personal & Private Use Only 93 Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kabhI socA, agara zera zikArI para hamalA kara de to hama khela nahIM kahate aura zikArI baMdUkeM lekara siMhoM ko chedatA rahe to hama khela kahate haiN| kabhI koI zera kisI manuSya para hamalA kara de, use ghAyala kara de to hama baukhalA jAte haiN| patA hai aba taka manuSya ne kitane zeroM ko mArA hai, anaginata hai| vaha bhI kevala khela-krIr3A ke nAma para, apane jhUThe vIratva ko pradarzita karane ke nAma para / eka bAra kisI mahArAjA ke yahA~ hamArA jAnA huaa| ve pUrva mahArAjA haiM, abhI mahaloM meM hI rahate haiM / unhoMne apanA mahala ghUma-ghUmakara dikhaayaa| phira eka kakSa meM le gae jahA~ vibhinna prakAra ke pazuoM ke sira, bhUsA bhare hue siMha- cIte aura bhI kitane pazuoM kI khAla Adi saje hue the| kakSa meM praveza karate hI ve kahane lage, 'dekhie hamAre dAdA mahArAja kitane parAkramI the, ve zikAra ke lie jAte the aura akele hI zikAra karate the / yahA~ kI sabhI cIjeM unhIM ke dvArA lAI gaI haiN|' maiM socane lagA, hiMsA kA pradarzana eka ahiMsaka ke sAmane ! kyA ise hama parAkrama kheNge| AdamI anyAya karatA hai| pazuoM ke jagat meM koI anyAya nahIM hai| agara bhUkha lagatI hai to siMha hamalA karatA hai, kyoMki prakRti ne use bhojana kA vahI upAya diyA hai| tuma jaba preraNA dete ho to kahate ho - pazu mata bano, para mahAvIra kabhI-kabhI adbhuta prayoga kara lete haiM / ve mithyAtva ke daladala meM bhI samyaktva ke phUla khilA lete haiM / bhagavAna kahate haiM ki nirIhatA pAne ke lie pazu jaise nirIha bno| jaba bhI tuma bhItara utaroge eka-eka parata khulatI jAegI, taba tuma AdamI ko vahA~ kahIM nahIM paaoge| hara parata meM siMha hai, paridhi se keMdra tk| isIlie to loga apane bhItara nahIM jAte / bhItara jAkara ghabarAhaTa hotI hai ki yaha maiM kyA hU~ ? bAteM hoMgI AtmA kI, Atma-darzana kI, lekina darzana karanA koI nahIM caahtaa| phira bhI inase gujaranA hI hogA tabhI tuma usa taka pahu~ca pAoge jo tumhArA asalI svarUpa hai, jise mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'pazu-sI nirIhatA' / bhagavAna sAdhaka kI agalI sthiti batAte haiM, 'vAyu-sI niHsaMgatA' - havA bahatI rahatI hai, lekina nisaMga / phUloM ke pAsa se nikala jAtI hai, magara vahA~ rukatI nahIM hai ki thor3I dera ke lie khuzabU kA AnaMda liyA jaae| nadiyoM ke pAsa se nikala jAtI hai, suMdara mahaloM meM se gujara jAtI hai, kahIM bhI ThaharatI dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 94 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nhiiN| vaha asaMga bhAva se bahatI rahatI hai akelii| mahAvIra kahate haiM niHsaMga bhAva sAdhu kA AtyaMtika lakSaNa hai| usameM sabake prati maitrI hai, lekina vaha mitra kisI ko nahIM bnaataa| maitrI-bhAva mahAvIra kA guNa hai lekina mitra banAnA nhiiN| maitrI bhAva saba jIvoM se nitya rahe, magara unake baMdha mata jaanaa| mitra banAyA ki ruka gae, Thahara ge| prema ko kahIM ThaharAkara DabarA mata bnaanaa| havA kI taraha mukta rhnaa| havA ko kauna bA~dha pAyA ? havA kahA~ rukatI hai ? yAtrA, anaMta yAtrA aura akele hI karate jaanaa| yahI sAdhu guNa hai| 'sarya-sA tejasvI....' yaha sAdhaka kA eka viziSTa gaNa hai| yaha sirpha pratIka nahIM hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki jaise hI vyakti sarala hotA hai, bhadra hotA hai, nirIha hotA hai, nisaMga hotA hai usake bhItara jyoti jalane lagatI hai| sUrya-sA tejasvI ho jAtA hai vyakti, raktAbha ! eka AbhA usake cAroM ora ghira jAtI hai| abhI to manuSya pAkhaMDa aura kapaTa se bharA huA hai| usake bhItara jyoti to vidyamAna hai, lekina kapaTa kA AvaraNa par3A huA hai| pAkhaMDa se jyoti bujha jAtI hai| saralatA meM dhuA~ bikhara jAtA hai, AvaraNa alaga haTa jAtA hai aura jyoti jalane lagatI hai| sacce sAdhaka sUrya jaise tejasvI ho jAte haiN| unakI AbhA, unakI vANI tejasvinI ho jAtI hai| unakA prabhAmaMDala sUrya ke samAna vistRta ho jAtA hai| 'sAgara jaisA gaMbhIra....' sAdhaka kI eka anya vizeSatA hai ki vaha sAgara ke samAna gaMbhIra hotA hai| sAgara jaisA viraatt| jisakI koI sImA nhiiN| jisakI thAha pAnI muzkila ho, aisA gahana, gaMbhIra / sAdhaka jaba apanI sAdhanA ke zikhara para pahu~catA hai, taba use upalabdha satya eka gaMbhIratA pradAna karate haiN| sAmAnyajana zAyada hI kisI sAdhaka kI thAha pA ske| usakI guru-gaMbhIratA sAgara jaisI gahana hotI hai| mahAvIra sAdhaka kI nauMvI sthiti bayAna karate haiM-'meru-sA nizcala...' meru parvata dhArmika bhUgola kA eka pratIka hai| meru vaha parvata hai jo sthira hai aura jisake cAroM ora sUrya, candra jaise anaginata nakSatra ghUma rahe haiN| meru parvata zAzvata rUpa se sthira hai| sAdhu vahI hai jisane apane bhItara ke meru zikhara ko pA liyA hai, himAlaya kI U~cAI prApta kara lI hai| 'meru-sA sAdhanA kI saccI kasauTI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nizcala'-zarIra calatA hai, lekina sAdhaka sthira hai| zarIra bhojana karatA hai, sAdhaka nahIM krtaa| zarIra bolatA hai sAdhu mauna hai; zarIra javAna hotA hai, bUr3hA hotA hai, maratA hai| sAdhu kA na koI janma hai, na koI mRtyu| __ pratyeka bha~vara ke bIca jisane bhItara ke meru ko pakar3a rakhA hai, vahI asalI sAdhaka hai| calate haiM rAha para magara hoza rahe 'tuma' kabhI nahIM cle| agara tuma cale to DagamagA kara gira jaaoge| duHkha Ae to yAda rakhanA usakI, jisa para kabhI duHkha nahIM aate| usa para kucha nahIM pahu~catA na sukha, na duHkha, na prIti, na aprIti, na saphalatA, na asphltaa| sabhI dvaMdva bAhara haiM, bhItara to meru khar3A hai| kabIra kA vacana hai-'do pATana ke bIca meM sAbuta bacA na koya' saMsAra do pAToM kI taraha pIsa rahA hai| zarIra aura mana do pATa haiM, lekina inake bIca meru kI kIla bhI hai| use pakar3o, usake sahAre ho jAo, phira tumheM koI nahIM pIsa paaegaa| ve gehU~ sadaiva akhaMDa rahate haiM, jo kIla kA sahArA pakar3a lete haiN| phira janma ho yA mRtyu, duHkha ho yA sukha, tuma pratyeka se achUte rhoge| tuma meru zikhara para baiThe saba kucha dekhoge, magara tumheM kucha bhI nahIM chU paaegaa| mahAvIra kahate haiM 'caMdramA-sA shiitl'| sAdhaka prakAzamAna to hotA hai lekina usakA prakAza zItala hai| tejasvitA bhale hI sUrya jaisI ho, lekina prakRti caMdramA jaisI honI caahie| caMdramA meM uttaptatA nahIM hai, sirpha zItala prakAza hai| caMdramA kA prakAza dagdha nahIM karatA, jalAtA nahIM hai| yaha to prANoM ko tRpta karatA hai, ghAvoM ko bharatA hai| grISma Rtu meM hama sUraja se taMga A jAte haiM, lekina caMdramA kA zItala prakAza zAMti pahu~cAtA hai| sAdhaka 'cA~da-sA zItala ho' jisake pAsa jAkara tumheM sukUna milatA ho| tuma usake pAsa baiThe to usakI taraMgeM tumheM zAMti pradAna kre| vahA~ koI udvelana nahIM hai, basa, parama zItalatA hai| sAdhu ke pAsa pahu~cakara tumheM jIvana ko U~cAiyA~ dene kA khyAla Ane lgegaa| tuma kitane hI pApI kyoM na ho, usakI zAMti, usakI zItalatA tumheM apanI saMbhAvanAoM ko talAza karane kA mArga degii| usakA prakAza tumheM anaMta AtmIya AnaMda se bhara degaa| sAdhu vaha auSadhi hai jisake sevana se sukUna hI milatA hai, jIvana ko sAdhutA hI milatI hai| sAdhu vaha taruvara hai jisakI chA~ha meM baiThane mAtra se asIma zAMti anubhava hotI hai| ___ dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saa| usakI kAti-camaka hai| hamArI nigAheM mANasA kAtivAna sAdhaka kI gyArahavIM dazA hai 'maNi-sA kaaNtivaan....'| maNi-ratna kitane cittAkarSaka hote haiN| hamArI nigAheM maNi ko dekhakara ThagI-sI raha jAtI haiN| usakI kAMti-camaka hameM cakAcauMdha kara detI hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki sAdhaka bhI 'maNi kI taraha kAMtivAna' ho| usakI dezanA itanI sammohaka ho ki zrAvaka cakita raha jAe; usakI cetanA itanI mukhara ho ki saba sammohita ho jaaeN| sAdhu ke pAsa pahu~cate hI hamAre Upara amRta-varSA hone laga jAe, usakI madhura vANI dhIre-dhIre prANoM meM ghulane laga jaae| jaise maNi dUsare ratnoM kI ora nahIM dekhane detI, jaise maNi dekhakara hama dUsare ratnoM ko dekhanA bhUla jAte haiM vaise hI sAdhaka se abhibhUta hokara saMsAra kI ora dekhanA bhUla jaaeN| sAdhaka kI kAMti hameM nUtana darzana pradAna kre| hamAre ciMtana kI dhArA ko navIna pravAha de| sAdhaka ke lie agalI kasauTI hai--'pRthvI ke samAna sahiSNu.....' kucha bhI ho jAe, sAdhaka apanI cetanA meM sthira rahe pRthvI kI bhaaNti| kitane bhI tUphAna Ae~, A~dhI Ae, varSA ho yA Aga laga jAe, pRthvI niSkaMpa, sthira, aDola rahatI hai| sAdhu kI sahiSNutA isI taraha aTUTa rhe| duHkha Ae yA sukha, apamAna ho yA sammAna, niMdA ho yA yaza mile sAdhaka DagamagAtA nahIM hai| vaha taTastha bhAva se, sAkSI-bhAva se saba dekhate hue inase uparata rahatA hai| sAdhaka sarpa-sA aniyaMta AzrayI bne| agara sahiSNutA pRthvI jaisI ho to sarpa ke samAna aniyata AzrayI bhaavnaa| sarpa apanA ghara nahIM bnaataa| jahA~ jagaha mila gaI, vizrAma kara letA hai| ghara surakSA kA sAdhana hai aura sAdhaka ko surakSA se kyA matalaba ! jaba ghara-dvAra chor3a hI diyA to jahA~ DerA DAla diyA vahIM vishraam| hama isa saMsAra meM paradesI haiN| yaha satata smaraNa banA rahe ki yahA~ ghara nahIM banAnA hai| yahA~ to hama yAtrI haiM, yAtrI kI taraha rheN| Aja haiM, kala cale jAnA hai, phira cAradIvArI se kaisA rAga ! yahA~ to par3Ava para rukanA hai, maMjila kahIM dUra hai| hameM to maMjila pAnI hai| satata gatimAna rahanA sAdhaka kI terahavIM guNa dazA hai| aMtima guNa hai-'AkAza-sA nirAvalaMba', sAdhaka koI sahArA na khoje| AkAza binA kisI Azraya ke sthita hai| AkAza kI koI nIMva nahIM hai, khaMbhe nahIM haiM jina para yaha TikA ho, basa, niraavlNb| sAdhaka bhI aisA hI ho svayaM sAdhanA kI saccI kasauTI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para Azrita, bAharI sahAre jisake lie nirarthaka aura anupayogI ho gae haiN| AkAza jaisA ho jAe sAdhaka / bAdala AkAza ko Dhaka le, to bhI AkAza hai| aise hI sAdhaka para saMsAra, samAja kitane bhI prabhAva DAle, niMdA kare, vaha svayaM meM sthita rahe, bAhya upakaraNoM se avicl| ina caudaha guNoM se yukta sAdhaka hI paramapada mokSa kI Dagara para hai| isa patha para aisA vyakti hI cala pAtA hai jo rAste kI kaThinAiyoM para vijaya prApta kara letA hai| mahAvIra ke ye saMdeza hameM sadmArga para calane meM sahayogI bane, aura hama ina para manana kareM, ciMtana kareM aura AtmasAta karane kA pUrNa prayAsa kareM, aisI kAmanA hai| 98 dharma,Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti kA mUla mArga : dhyAna bhagavAna ke Aja ke sUtroM meM praveza se pUrva hama eka ghaTanA-prasaMga se gujara rahe haiN| maiMne sunA hai, ghane jaMgala meM eka phakIra kI kuTiyA thI / vahA~ dhyAna-sAdhanA kara vaha phakIra ananta ke rahasyoM meM khoyA huA thaa| usake antaramana meM sadaiva eka prazna kauMdhatA rahatA thA ki Izvara ko kahA~ jAkara upalabdha kruuN| eka dina phakIra ne svapna dekhA ki usakI kuTiyA se cAra mIla kI dUrI para nadI baha rahI hai, nadI para pula hai aura pula para bijalI ke khambhe bhI lage hue haiN| pula ke antima sire para jo khambhA hai, usake nIce apAra dhana gar3A huA hai| svapna-darzana ke bAda phakIra kI A~kha khula gii| phakIra soca meM par3a gayA, aisA svapna to maiMne jIvana meM kabhI nahIM dekhA / zAyada mAyAjAla se svapna A gayA hogA, sapanoM ko Akhira kitanA satya mAnA jaae| bhora hote-hote phakIra svapna ke bAre meM bhUla gyaa| lekina rAta jaba soyA to arddha-rAtri ke bAda phira vahI svapna AyA / jaba usakI A~kha khulI to socA jarUra isa svapna meM kucha rahasya hai tabhI to vApasa vahI - kA - vahI svapna aayaa| vaha thor3A vicalita huA / lekina tIsarI rAta ko jaba phira hU-ba-hU vahI svapna AyA to use vizvAsa ho gayA ki svapna mAyAjAla nahIM hai, isameM koI saccAI chipI huI hai| mukti kA mUla mArga : dhyAna For Personal & Private Use Only 99 Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhora hote hI vaha svapna ke anusAra kuTiyA se cala diyA aura jo-jo sapane meM dekhA ki cAra mIla dUrI para nadI, nadI para pula, pula para bijalI ke khambhe, saba kucha milatA gyaa| phakIra samajha gayA ki svapna bilkula sahI hai vaha pula ke dUsare sire para khambhe ke pAsa pahu~cA aura dhana nikAlane kI socane lgaa| lekina Azcarya, vahA~ para eka sipAhI khar3A thaa| phakIra cAhate hue bhI dhana nahIM nikAla pAyA aura vApasa apanI kuTiyA meM calA AyA ki kala dhana nikAla luuNgaa| dUsare dina phakIra punaH vahA~ pahu~cA, lekina yaha kyA Aja bhI sipAhI khar3A hai| tIsare dina bhI sipAhI khar3A thA, aba kyA ho? tabhI sipAhI ne phakIra ko apane pAsa bulAyA aura pUchA, Apa tIna dina se lagAtara yahA~ A rahe haiM, kucha dekhate haiM aura vApasa cale jAte haiM, Akhira bAta kyA hai? phakIra ne kahA, aba tumase kyA chipAnA, tIna dina se eka hI sapanA dekha rahA hU~ aura usane svapna kaha sunAyA aura kahA, jahA~ tuma khar3e ho vahIM kahIM dhana gar3A huA hai| phakIra kI bAta sunakara sipAhI jora se ha~sa par3A aura kahane lagA ki phakIra sAhaba, jaisA svapna Apa dekha rahe ho, isI se milatAjulatA svapna meM bhI dekha rahA huuN| ___usane batAyA maiM tIna dina se lagAtAra eka svapna dekha rahA hU~ ki jahA~ maiM khar3A hU~ usase cAra mIla dUra eka phakIra kI kuTiyA hai| kuTiyA meM cArapAI hai, vaha phakIra usa para soyA huA hai aura usa cArapAI ke nIce dhana par3A hai| phakIra ne sunA to vaha ulTe pA~va lauTa pdd'aa| socA, jisa dhana kI khoja meM vaha thA, vaha to usakI kuTiyA meM hI hai| use bodha ho gayA ki jisa dhana kI talAza vaha bAhara kara rahA hai, vaha to usake bhItara hI hai| vaha dhana usakA paramAtma-dhana hI thaa| - vyakti kI mUr3hatA yahI hai ki vaha apane bhItara chipe dhana ko pahacAna nahIM pAtA aura bAhara hI khojatA rahatA hai| jo parama tattva usake aMtasa meM hai, jo divya zakti usameM hai use pahacAna nahIM pAtA aura sAre jahA~ meM zaktiyoM kI talAza meM bhaTakatA rahatA hai| yahI vyakti kA ajJAna hai| usa parama tattva kI talAza bhale hI dasoM dizAoM meM kara lI jAe, para jaba taka antaradizA meM na DhU~Dha pAe~ taba taka zrama bekAra hI gayA, smjho| Aja bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra ke jina vibhinna sUtroM para carcA kara rahe haiM, vaha mahAmArga hai| aisA dharma,Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mArga ki jisa para ve svayaM cale the| unase pahale aura unake bAda bhI kaI paramapuruSa divya mArga para cala cuke| Aja hama jisa mahAmArga kI carcA karane jA rahe haiM, ki vaha agara vyakti ke dharma aura adhyAtma meM na utara pAyA to mAnakara caleM ki usake sAre karma arthahIna ho jaaeNge| jIvana bhara taka vyakti kriyA-kANDa karatA rahe para usake jIvana meM yaha rAjamArga hAtha na lagA to samajheM ki vaha kevala galiyAroM meM bhaTakatA raha gyaa| jIvana bhara cAhe vrata, tapasyA, ArAdhanA, pUjA-pATha, prArthanA karate raha jAe~, para isa mahAmArga para praveza na kiyA to jAniye ki hamArI sArI yAtrA vahIM kI vahIM raha gaI, kolhU ke baila kI taraha, jo eka hI dhere meM subaha se zAma taka ghUmatA rahatA hai aura kahIM nahIM phuNctaa| ___ dhyAna jIvana kA vaha mahAmArga hai jo vyakti ko saMsAra-cakra se mukti dilAtA hai| janma-janmAntara se pala rahI vAsanA kI dhArA se mukti dilAtA hai aura vaha isa mahAmArga ke milane se hI janma-janmAntara taka vyakti kabhI muni ke veza meM AyA, kabhI saMnyAsI banA, kabhI kucha aura pakar3A, kabhI bAla lambe kiye, kabhI muNDita huA aura kabhI per3a para ulTA laTakA, kabhI eka pA~va para khar3A huA, kabhI Aga kI tapiza ke bIca rahA, kabhI vrata-upavAsa tapasyA kI, lekina sAdhanA kA gura hAtha na lagA to bhaTakatA hI rhaa| mere dekhe kitanI bhI dharma-ArAdhanA kara lI jAe, lekina Atma-jJAna aura Atma-dhyAna ke abhAva meM sArI kriyAe~ rAkha ke Dhera para kI gaI lIpApotI bhara ho jAtI hai| jaba taka vyakti mUla ko na pakar3a pAye taba taka cAhe kitanI pakar3a ho jAe, para usakI sArI pakar3a mUla taka na pahu~ca pAne ke kAraNa vyartha ho gii| mahAmArga hai dhyaan| dharma aura adhyAtma ke mArga ke sAtha dhyAna ko na jor3A gayA to ve sAre mArga binA eka kA prayoga kiye zUnya lagAne ke samAna hai| Atma-bodha, Atma-jJAna, Atma-darzana aura Atma-ciMtana ke abhAva meM usakI sArI kriyAe~ vyartha haiN| vizva meM vibhinna prakAra ke dharma pracalita haiN| unameM nAnAvidha vibhinnatAe~ bhI haiM para dhyAna vaha prakriyA hai jise sabhI dharmoM ne samAna rUpa se svIkAra kiyA hai| yogI Anandaghana kahate haiM 'Atama jJAnI zramaNa kahAve, bIjA to dravyaliMgI re| bAhara se kapar3e badalakara sAdhu banane se, muNDa muNDAkara santa bana jAne se aura bhabhUta ramAkara saMnyAsI ho jAne se siddha nahIM banA jA mukti kA mUla mArga : dhyAna 1M For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sktaa| tuma bAra-bAra saMsAra meM Ate ho, dharma meM bhI pravRtta hote ho, lekina Atma-bodha kI cAbI ke binA 'bairaMga' vApasa cale jAte ho| gItA meM bhagavAna kRSNa arjuna se kahate haiM-'jJAnAgni sarva karmANi bhasmasAt kurute'rjunaH' jJAna rUpI agni jIvana meM prajvalita ho jAe to usake karma rUpI doSa bhasma ho jAte haiN| prazna hai vaha jJAna kauna-sA ? ___ vaha jJAna nahIM hai jisakA hameM ahaM ho rahA hai| vaha bhI samyak jJAna nahIM hai jisake bala para hama dUsaroM ko upadeza dete haiN| saccA jJAna to vaha jJAna hai jise hama Atma-jJAna kahate haiN| dhyAna vAstava meM zarIra, mana-vicAra aura lezyAoM ke pAra svayaM taka, apanI AtmA taka pahu~cane kA mArga hai| vizva ke adhyAtma jagat kI AtmA bhArata hai to bhArata kI AtmA dhyAna hai| agara dhyAnayoga ko bhAratIya adhyAtma jagata se alaga kara diyA gayA to pIche bacegA kyA? Aja bhagavAna jo sUtra de rahe haiM, vaha usa mArga ko aura adhika tejasvitA pradAna kara rahA hai| bhagavAna kA Aja kA sUtra hai sIsaM jahA sarIssa, jahA mUlaM dumassa y| savvassa sAdhudhammassa, tahA jhANaM vidhiiyte|| jaise zarIra meM sira mahattvUparNa hai aura vRkSa meM usakI jar3eM mahattvapUrNa haiM, vaise hI sAdhu ke samasta sAdhanA-mArgoM/dharmoM meM dhyAna mahattvapUrNa/mUla hai| mahAvIra kA yaha mahattvUparNa sUtra hai| eka aise mArga ko prazasta karatA sUtra jise mahAvIra ne pala-pala apane jIvana meM jIyA hai| yaha sUtra usa mArga kA prarUpaNa kara rahA hai jisake balabUte para mahAvIra ne kaivalya aura mukti ko upalabdha kiyA thaa| saca meM dhyAna hI to hara arihaMta aura buddha kA AdhAra rahA hai| sUtra kA pahalA caraNa hai jaise zarIra meM sira mukhya hai| adbhuta upamA dI hai mahAvIra ne| zarIra meM se sira aura vRkSa meM se usakI jar3eM nikAla do, to donoM hI arthahIna ho jaaeNge| Apa eka aise zarIra kI kalpanA kareM jisameM sAre aMga hoM, para mastiSka na ho| kyA usa jIvana kA kucha vikAsa ho pAegA? mastiSka to AdamI kA mUla hai jaise per3a meM usakI jdd'eN| jar3eM agara vikRta ho gayI haiM to samajho pUrA per3a hI vikRta ho rahA hai| AdamI kI jar3eM m dharma,Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mastiSka meM hotI haiM aura vRkSa kI jar3eM jamIna meM / AdamI eka ulTA per3a hai yA yoM kaheM per3a eka ulTA AdamI hai / mahAvIra kahate haiM- zarIra kA mUla sira aura vRkSa kA mUla jdd'eN| jisakI jar3eM kamajora hai vaha vRkSa kmjor| maiMne sunA hai, eka AdamI registAna se gujara rahA thaa| jora kI bhUkha-pyAsa lgii| pAsa meM kucha na thA khAne-pIne lie| eka per3a ke pAsa pahu~cA aura khAne ke lie kucha phala todd'e| dekhA, phaloM meM koI roga lagA thA, usane pattoM ko dekhA to ve bhI rugNa / DAliyoM ko dekhA to unameM bhI vahI roga aura kIr3e lage the| aura to aura per3a kA tanA bhI roga se ghirA thaa| antataH usane per3a kI jar3oM ko khoda kara dekhA to jar3oM meM bhI roga thA / use samajhate dera na lagI ki jisakI jar3eM vikRta haiM usake phala to vikRta hoMge hii| sAvadhAna ! phaloM ke roga miTAne ke lie bhI davA phaloM para nahIM jar3oM para chir3akanI hotI hai| jAnate ho vRkSa jitanA U~cA hotA hai, usakI jar3eM utanI hI gaharI hotI haiN| per3a kabhI bhI phaloM, pattoM aura DAliyoM para nahIM TikatA, vaha to jar3oM para hI TikatA hai / isalie mahAvIra ne ye do udAharaNa diye- zarIra kA AdhAra sira aura vRkSa kA usakI jar3eM / mahAvIra kahate haiM - aise hI sAdhanA kA AdhAra, citta kI zAMti aura zuddhi kA AdhAra dhyAna hai / cAhe gRha jIvana kI vyavasthA ho yA sAdhaka kI sAdhanA - binA dhyAna saba sUna / agara tumhArA bhojana sahI nahIM banA, to isakA kAraNa hai tumane dhyAna se bhojana nahIM bnaayaa| agara tuma parIkSA meM asaphala hue, to isakA kAraNa hai tumane dhyAna se par3hAI na kI / agara vAhana calAte hue durghaTanA ho gayI to usakA kAraNa tumane vAhana dhyAna se nahIM calAyA hogaa| aura to aura, calate hue agara Thokara bhI laga jAye to samajho tuma dhyAna se nahIM cala rahe the / dhyAna to sarvatra Avazyaka hai saMsAra meM bhI aura sAdhanA meM bhI / sAdhanA ke jitane bhI mArga haiM unameM dhyAna mukhya hai / Atma- sAdhanA rata vyakti pala-pala dhyAna meM jiye / tIrthaMkaroM kI jitanI bhI pratimAe~ haiM ve dhyAnastha haiN| ye pratimAe~ sAdhaka ke lie preraNA - sUtra haiM / vyakti jaba bhI siddha6- buddha- - arihaMta hotA hai, isI dhyAna ke mArga se hI hotA hai / mana kI zAMti, tanAva se mukti aura Atmazuddhi kA mArga hai dhyAna / mukti kA mUla mArga : dhyAna For Personal & Private Use Only 103 Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisa prakAra vRkSa ke lie jar3a mahattvapUrNa hai, manuSya ke lie mastiSka Avazyaka hai, usI taraha dharma ke, sAdhanA ke jo mArga haiM unameM dhyAna kA mArga pramukha hai| janmoM-janmoM meM vyakti jaba prabala puNya kA udaya pAtA hai taba kahIM usake jIvana meM dhyAna aura sAdhanA kA mArga prazasta hotA hai / jisake jIvana meM dhyAna kA mArga nahIM hai phira vaha cAhe jitanI sAdhanA kare, saba arthahIna hai| dhyAna vaha mahAmArga hai jisa para calane se maMjila nirantara karIba AtI jAtI hai| hameM bhItara kI ora jAnA hai, bAhara to bahuta bhaTaka liye, aba apane andara usakI khoja karanI hai jo hamArA prApya hai, hamArA antima dhyeya hai| mAtra makkA, kAbA, kAzI jAne se kyA hogA ? agara antara - vizodhana na huA to tIrtha-yAtrA bhI pariNAma na de pAegI / 'makkA gayA, haja kiyA, bana ke AyA hAjI, Ajamagar3ha meM jaba se lauTA phira pAjI kA pAjI' / mUla meM koI rUpAMtaraNa ghaTita nahIM ho rahA hai| dharma ke nAma para kevala bAhara ke kriyAkAMDa sampAdita kiye jA rahe haiM para dharma kA mUla mArga to hAtha se khisaka hI gayA hai| mandira meM jAkara pUjA kara lI jAtI hai, para mana pavitra nahIM ho pAtA aura sthAnaka meM jAkara sAmAyika kara lI jAtI hai para svabhAva meM samatA nahIM utara paatii| dhyAna sAmAyika kA vizuddha rUpa hai jahA~ vyakti bAhara se hI nahIM bhItara se taTastha aura sAkSI hotA hai / tuma nitya - prati sAmAyika kara rahe ho, lekina isake rahasya se abhI aparicita ho / ise abhI taka cetanA kI sAmAyika nahIM banA pAe ho, tabhI to yaha aprabhAvI hai / tuma sAmAyika meM nahIM utara pAe tabhI to yaha krodha, yaha galata vyavahAra, yaha vANI kA asaMyama abhI taka jArI hai / mandira meM to gae, para paramAtmA ko nahIM dekha pAe / vahA~ bhI pada - paisA aura pratiSThA meM ulajhakara raha ge| agara tuma vahA~ ArAdhanA kara pAte to kabhI kama nahIM taulate, kabhI rizvata na lete, kisI para burI najara nahIM ddaalte| yaha bAhara aura bhItara kA bheda hI isIlie hai ki Atma-jJAna kA prakAza sAkAra na ho paayaa| aura jaba taka antaraloka meM praveza nahIM hotA taba taka tuma cAhe dasoM dizAoM meM khoja Ao, Izvara se milana nahIM hogaa| sAre vedoM ke jJAtA ho jAo, lekina antara ke veda ko na par3hA to dharma aura adhyAtma ke rahasyoM se anabhijJa raha jAoge / hama cAroM vedoM kA parAyaNa karate haiM / para eka pA~cavA~ dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 104 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ veda aura Avazyaka hai, aura vaha hai antaraveda / yAni bhItara kA bodha / jise par3he binA cAroM veda zAyada pariNAma na de pAe~ / dhyAna isI veda ko par3hane kA prayAsa hai| jaba vyakti ke hAtha meM dhyAna kA maMtra A jAtA hai taba vaha tanAva, azAnti aura avasAda se mukta ho jAtA hai / ikkIsavIM sadI ke madhya taka sArI davAiyA~ apanA asara kho cukeMgI taba dhyAna ekamAtra kAragara davA siddha hogaa| Aja mAnava ne vikAsa kI DheroM sIr3hiyA~ car3hI haiN| vaha candraloka kI saira karake A gayA hai / candramA taka jAne meM usane araboM DaoNlara kharca kara diye, para vaha vahA~ se kyA lekara AyA ? kucha miTTI ke kucha patthara ke Dhele / are jitanA parizrama candramA para jAne ke lie kiyA, utanA mahAvIra aura buddha kI antarayAtrA ke lie kiyA hotA to vApasI meM usake pAsa aise hIre hote, jinheM pAkara vaha dhanyabhAgI ho jAtA / aba manuSya apane antaraloka meM na utara pAne ke kAraNa janmoM-janmoM se bhaTaka rahA hai aura use kucha nahIM mila pA rahA / bahuta ghUma lie bAhara, bahuta bAhara, bahuta dekha-suna liyA bAhara, bAhara kA bahuta svAda bhI le liyA, aba to bhItara mur3o, suno vahA~ kI jhaMkAra ko, dekho bhItara ke jagata ko, to jIo bhItara kI cetanA meM, aba to sU~gho bhItara kI suvAsa ko, aba to cakho bhItara ke svAda ko| 'rasa gagana guphA meM ajara jharai, bina bAjA jhaMkAra utthe| antaraloka meM jarUra aisA svAda, sugaMdha aura mAdhurya hai ki mahAvIra aura buddha ko rAjamahala meM na mila pAyA aura jaMgala meM mila gyaa| jarUra bhItara kA aisA vaibhava rahA hogA, jo rAjamahala meM nahIM jaMgala meM milA / hamane to kabhI isakA svAda hI nahIM cakhA hai, phira hama usake rasa ko kyA jAne ? amRta usake lie hai jo amRta ko pahacAnatA hai / dhyAna ke lie jaba Apa A~kheM banda kareMge to sabase pahale ghanA aMdhakAra paaeNge| isa aMdhakAra se Darakara A~khe khola nahIM lenA hai / Apa jAnate haiM na ki a~dhere ko haTAne ke lie prakAza kI eka kiraNa hI paryApta hotI hai / jitanI a~dherI rAta hotI hai, utanI hI suhAnI subaha hotI hai / jo a~dhere se gujaratA hai vahI prakAza kI kiraNoM kA adhikArI hotA hai / jaise hI bhItara praveza karoge pahalA tala a~dhakAra kA, dUsarA tala zvAsa kA, tIsarA tala mana kA, cauthA tala citta kA, pA~cavA~ tala hRdaya kA, chaThA tala prANa kA, sAtavA~ tala Atma-maNDala ' mukti kA mUla mArga : dhyAna For Personal & Private Use Only 105 Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 kA aura AThavA~ tala svayaM kI cetanA kA / apane zarIra meM praveza karake jaba vyakti ina taloM ko pAra karatA hai, taba use Atma-jJAna kI upalabdhi hotI hai / yahI Atma - dhyAna hai, yahI bhItara kI suvAsa, sugandha aura saundarya hai / jise isakI jhalaka mila gaI vaha bAhara nahIM jAegA, vaha to Atma - ramaNa karegA / bhagavAna kahate haiM 'appA appamma rao / ' phira usa sAdhaka kI AtmA svayaM meM ramaNa karatI hai| kahate haiM ki jaba mahAvIra kahIM pAsa se nikala jAte the, to anupama sugandha kA vAtAvaraNa chor3a jAte the / unakI deha se divya gandha phailatI thI / kahA~ se AtI thI? mahAvIra to snAna bhI nahIM karate the, ve to sadaiva dhyAna - mudrA meM Atma-lIna rahate the| unake zarIra meM jharatI suvAsa unakI sAdhanA kA atizaya thaa| jise bhItara kI suvAsa mila gaI vaha to jahA~ vicaraNa karegA, sugandha hI bikheregaa| bhItara kI zAnti, bhItara kA Ananda, bhItara kA pulaka bhAva aura bhItara kI caitanya jyoti jise prApta ho gaI, vaha kisI aura loka kA prANa ho jAtA hai / sAdhaka saMsAra meM bhI saMsAra se uparata hI rahatA hai / himAlaya kI kandarAoM meM rahane vAle RSi-muniyoM ke lie hI dhyAna nahIM hai, apitu bAjAra, dukAna, makAna, vyavasAya aura parivAra meM rahane vAloM ke lie bhI hai| agara vaha dhyAna kA TaoNnika roja le letA hai to dina sArthaka aura saphala ho jAtA hai| dhyAna vaha davA hai jo subaha le lI jAe to dina zAntipUrvaka, tanAva va cintAmukta vyatIta hotA hai aura zAma ko dhyAna kara liyA jAe to rAta nirvighna pUrNa hotI hai aura bhora suhAnI ho jAtI hai| dhyAna kI choTI-sI vidhi hamAre subaha aura zAma ko AsAna banA detI hai / zarIra kI vyAdhiyoM ko miTAne ke lie meDisina hai aura mana kI vyAdhiyoM ko haTAne ke lie meDiTezana hai| davAe~ hamArI nAr3iyoM ko suSupta kara detI hai aura dhyAna vyakti ko suSupti meM se nikAlakara jAgrata banAtA hai, hamArI saMvedanazIlatA ko bar3hAtA hai| jo vyakti pratidina dhyAna karatA hai vaha jIvana ko bahuta tvarA se jItA hai| subaha dhyAna karane kA artha hai svayaM ke A~gana meM eka buhArI lagA lenA / jaise mahilAe~ subaha - subaha ghara meM jhADU lagAkara ghara ko svaccha banAtI haiM, vaise hI dhyAna kI buhArI citta kI, saMskAroM kI, bhItara kI malinatA ko haTAkara svasthatA pradAna karatI hai / duniyA kI tamAma davAe~ niSphala ho sakatI haiM, para dhyAna kI auSadhi atyanta prabhAvI hai| 106 For Personal & Private Use Only dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva ke itihAsa meM jitane bhI mahApuruSa hue haiM, una sabhI ne dhyAna ke dvArA hI zuddhi aura mukti pAI hai| agara sAdhanA-mArga se dhyAna ko nikAla diyA jAe to zeSa mArga prANavaMta na raha paaeNge| eka mukti vaha hai jo mRtyu se milatI hai aura dUsarI mukti vaha hai jo dhyAna ke dvArA jIte jI prApta kI jA sakatI hai| mRtyu se prApta huI mukti ko kisane dekhA-bhogA hai, zAyada usakA abhI saubhAgya na ho| lekina dhyAna se prApta mukti jIvana ko tAjagI se bhara detI hai| hara pala Ananda, hara pala mukti, hara pala caitanya-dhArA bhItara satata pravAhita hotI hai| jisane dhyAna kA mArga pA liyA, usane saba kucha pA liyaa| yaha rAjamArga hai antasa meM utarane kA, calane kaa| dhyAna vaha jIvita dharma hai jo tatkAla prabhAva detA hai| yaha bAta kucha jaMcatI nahIM ki sAmAyika Aja karo aura zAnti agale janma meM mile, pUjA Aja karo aura paramAtmA agale janma meM aaeN| usa golI ko kauna khAegA jo lI to Aja jAe aura bukhAra utare agale vrss| sAmAyika to aisI ho ki subaha sAmAyika kI to dina bhara samatA apane-Apa utara aae| dhyAna kI Aba-o-havA se bharI saamyik| citta kI vRttiyoM para hamArI kriyAoM kA prabhAva na jA sake to kriyAoM kI nirantaratA nirarthaka hai| azubha kA to asara ho aura zubha praveza na kara sake, to kriyAoM ko karate rahane kA kyA artha hai? maiM batAnA cAhatA hU~ ki hamane abhI taka naraka ke lie bahuta zrama kara liyA aba yaha zrama nirarthaka nahIM, balki mukti ke lie sArthaka banAnA hai| jitanA zrama abhI taka kara cuke ho, usase eka-cauthAI zrama meM mukti kA mArga, svarga kI vyavasthA talAza sakate ho| mukti ke lie dhyAna kA rAjamArga na mila pAne ke kAraNa vaha galiyAroM meM bhaTakakara raha gyaa| tuma kaba taka svarga aura naraka ke nakzoM meM bhaTakate rhoge| antataH to mukta honA hI hai| manuSya ke sAmane ajJAna, avidyA aura andhavizvAsa kI aisI dIvAra khar3I kara dI gaI ki vaha dUsarI ora dekha hI nahIM pA rhaa| andhavizvAsoM ke calate aisA lagatA hai mAno zAnti aura mukti ke mArga hamAre hAtha se chUTa cuke haiN| __ manuSya jIvita mukti kA Ananda le sakatA hai, apane bhItara nirlipta jIvana ko sAkAra kara sakatA hai agara vaha mukti mArga kI ora prasthAna kare mukti kA mUla mArga : dhyAna 107 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to| hama jisa dhyAna kI carcA kara rahe haiM, vaha bhItara kA mArga hai| yahA~-vahA~, idhara-udhara, Upara-nIce saba ora gae para bhItara na gae isalie vaha na milA jo hameM milanA caahie| svayaM meM praveza na kara pAne ke kAraNa kastarI-muga kI taraha bhaTaka rahe haiN| sugandha to hamAre bhItara hai, vaha bAhara DhU~r3hane se nahIM milegii| dhyAna to vaha mArga hai, jo jIte jI svarga kA Ananda dilAtA hai, jIte jI prema, Ananda aura zAnti kA svAda cakhAtA hai, karuNA aura dayA meM avagAhana karAtA hai| para inake lie AnA bhItara hI pdd'egaa| jo jahA~ khoyA, use vahIM to DhU~r3hanA hogaa| . sUphI phakIroM meM eka mahilA phakIra huI haiM-rAbiyA vsii| eka dina vaha sA~jha Dhale apanI kuTiyA ke bAhara kucha DhU~r3ha rahI thiiN| udhara se kucha sUphI phakIra gujara rahe the| unhoMne dekhA ki rAbiyA kAphI dera se kucha DhU~r3ha rahI hai| phakIroM ne rAbiyA se pUchA, kyA DhU~Dha rahI ho? lekina rAbiyA ne unase pUchA ki ve kahA~ jA rahe haiM ? khudA kI talAza meM, phakIroM ne uttara diyaa| 'para tumhArA kyA kho gayA hai, tuma kyA DhU~r3ha rahI ho' unhoMne punaH puuchaa| rAbiyA ne kahA, phakIro, merI suI kho gaI hai, vahI yahA~ talAza kara rahI huuN| phakIroM ne socA rAbiyA bUr3hI ho gaI hai, calo hama DhU~r3ha dete haiN| sAre phakIra milakara suI DhU~r3hane lge| AdhA ghaNTe taka mazakkata karane ke bAda bhI jaba suI na milI to eka phakIra ne pUchA, rAbiyA jarA batAo to tumhArI suI kahA~ khoI thI ? rAbiyA ne kahA, suI to kuTiyA meM khoI thii| matalaba hameM bevakUpha banAyA jA rahA hai, hamane to samajhA thA ki rAbiyA tuma zAstrajJa ho, vidvAna ho, AtmajJa ho, lagatA hai rAbiyA tuma bur3hA gaI ho, are jo suI kuTiyA meM khoI hai, vaha bAhara talAzane se kaise milegI ? phakIra bolaa| ___kuTiyA meM bahuta a~dherA hai, bAhara ujAlA hai to maiMne socA bAhara hI khoja luuN| rAbiyA ne uttara diyaa| phakIroM ne kahA, are, terI buddhi naSTa ho gaI hai, cAhe bhItara a~dherA ho yA ujAlA, lekina jo cIja bhItara khoI hai usakI talAza bhItara hI karanI hogii| rAbiyA ne kahA, maiM tumase yahI kahanA cAhatI hU~ jo cIja bhItara hai vaha bAhara khojane se nahIM milegii| jaba tuma dhyAna karoge tatkAla usakA pariNAma milegaa| abhI dhyAna kiyA abhI zAnti milii| dhyAna kA pariNAma ekadama nakada hai| dharma,Akhira kyA hai? 108 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna kaise kareM ? yaha to jaba zivira hoMge taba batAyA hI jAegA lekina sIdhI sarala bhASA meM dhyAna kA pahalA caraNa hai bAhara se bhItara mudd'eN| dUsarA mArga bhItara ke vikAroM ko samApta karo / tIsarA mArga hai apanI bhAgatI huI UrjA ko vizrAma do| dhyAna kI sabase sarala vidhiyA~ haiM nAsAgra para dRSTi kA kendrIkaraNa - ardhonmilita netroM se nAsikA ke agra bhAga ko itanI tvarA se dekhanA ki kevala nAsAgra hI raha jaay| tIna miniTa ke gahana kendrIkaraNa ke bAda zvAsoM kA AvAgamana AMkheM baMda karake dekheM / kisI bhI prakAra kA vicAra nahIM / basa dekhate raheM..... dekhate raheM..... pandraha miniTa tk| isake bAda apane AjJA cakra para kendrita ho jAe~ / prAraMbha meM kAlimA dikhAI degI lekina jaise-jaise ekAgratA bar3hegI, kAlimA dUra hotI jAegI aura anya-anya raMga ubharate aaeNge| eka dikkata AegI ki vicAroM kA tAratamya zurU ho jaaegaa| aba cauthe caraNa meM ina vicAroM ke prati sAkSI ho jAnA hai| ina uThane vAle vicAroM kA taTastha hokara nirIkSaNa karanA hai, usameM zAmila nahIM honA hai, basa dekhanA bhara hai / koI kriyA-pratikriyA bhI nahIM karanA, kevala sAkSI ho jAnA / dhIre-dhIre vicAroM kA AnA-jAnA baMda ho jAegA aura yahI hai dhyAna kI avasthA / nirvicAra ho jAnA hI dhyAna hai / dhyAna kisI bhI samaya, kisI bhI avasthA meM kiyA jA sakatA hai / sArA ghara soyA hai tuma bhI leTe ho aura dhyAna kara sakate ho / dhyAna aura nIMda donoM meM AMkheM baMda rahatI haiM, para nIMda meM cetanA soI rahatI hai aura dhyAna meM cetanA jAgrata rahatI hai| bahuta thor3A-sA pharka hai, lekina gaharA aMtara hai cetanA kI avasthA meN| duniyA sove, jogI pove / antima caraNa hai antaralInatA / jahA~ tumhAre bhItara sAdhanA prabhAvI ho gaI aba koI prayAsa nahIM hai / sahaja Atmabodha / aba hama dhyAna ke pariNAmoM kI carcA kareMge / dhyAna kA sabase pahalA pariNAma hai sacce svarUpa kA bodha / abhI taka tumheM kevala zarIra kA hI bodha hai| kisI ne tumheM nAma de diyA, tuma usI nAma ko apanA samajhane lagate ho| tuma merA nAma jAnate ho aura maiM tumhArA nAma / para isase hAsila kyA hogA ? kitanA acchA ho maiM 'mujhe' jAnU~ aura tuma 'tumheM' jaano| ekAtma svarUpa kA bodha ho / dhyAna kA kArya hai vyakti apane maulika svarUpa ko pahacAne - apane mukti kA mUla mArga : dhyAna For Personal & Private Use Only 109 Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-svarUpa ko jaane| kyA maiM nAma hU~, kyA maiM rUpa hU~, rasa hU~, gaMdha hU~, sparza hU~, svAda hU~, maiM kauna hU~ ? yaha bodha hotA hai| dhyAna kA kArya ekAkIpana kA bodha karavAnA hai| maiM nitAMta akelA huuN| dhyAna kA eka anya pariNAma hai jIvana meM mhaamaun| sAdhaka bolate hue bhI mauna hotA hai| vaha mana se zAMta-avicala rahatA hai| usakA mana ujjvala aura nirmala hotA hai| abhI to mauna rahane kI pratijJA karanI hotI hai, prayAsa karanA par3atA hai, lekina dhyAnI ke mauna ghaTita hotA hai| jaba vaha apane Atma-dhyAna meM DUbatA hai taba to 'ika sAdhai saba sadhai' caritArtha hotA hai| jisake lie veda kahate haiM 'tattvamasi'-are tU usakI kahA~ talAza kara rahA hai, vaha Izvara, vaha divya parama cetanA to hamAre bhItara hai| akAraNa hI parama mauna utaratA hai aura panapatA hai akAraNa hI prem| hAM, yaha bhI dhyAna kA pariNAma hai ki Apake aMdara karuNA, dayA aura prema anAyAsa A jAtA hai| Apako patA bhI nahIM calatA aura Apa karuNAvaMta ho jAte haiM, sAre jahA~ para sneha-varSaNa karate haiN| abhI to sakAraNa dayA karate haiM, dikhAvaTI prema-pradarzana bhI karate haiM, lekina dhyAna ke pariNAma meM yaha svayameva pratiphalita hotA hai| jaba vaha dhyAna ke phalasvarUpa usa parama sattA ko upalabdha kara letA hai, to vaha pattoM se bAteM karatA hai, pattharoM se saMlApa karatA hai| usakA prema akAraNa prakaTa hotA hai| hA~, dhyAna hamAre jIvana meM aisA saba kucha kara sakatA hai| dhyAna-sAdhanA se jur3A bhagavAna kA dUsarA sUtra hai thirakaya-jogANaM puNa, muNINa jhANe suniccl-mnnaannN| gAmammi jaNAiNNe, suNNe raNNe va Na viseso|| jinhoMne apane yoga arthAt mana-vacana-kAya ko sthira kara liyA hai aura jinakA dhyAna meM citta pUrI taraha nizcala ho gayA hai, una muniyoM ke dhyAna ke lie ghanI AbAdI ke grAma athavA zUnya araNya meM koI antara nahIM raha jaataa| bhagavAna kA yaha sUtra kAphI upayogI hai, aba taka hamArI yaha mAnasikatA banI rahI hai ki dhyAna karane ke lie AdamI ko gahana jaMgaloM meM hI jAnA hotA hai, vanavAsa lenA hotA hai yA himAlaya kI guphAoM meM jAkara sAdhanA dharma, Akhira kyA hai? mo For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karanI par3atI hai / isa viSaya meM bhagavAna kA yaha sUtra krAMtikArI hai| mahAvIra ke anusAra jisa sAdhaka ne dhyAna kI pUrva bhUmikA taiyAra kara lI hai, vaha jaMgala meM ho yA jayapura meM, bhale mumbaI kI aTTAlikAoM meM bhI kyoM na ho, vaha vahA~ bhI dhyAna kara sakatA hai kyoMki vaha yoga se Upara uTha jAtA hai / bhagavAna kahate haiM ki jinhoMne mana, vacana aura kAyA ke yoga kA ayoga kara liyA hai| ise samajheM, cetanA meM praveza karane ke lie jo pramukha bAdhaka tattva haiM - ve zarIra, mana aura vacana yA vicAra hI haiN| jaba bhI vyakti sAdhanA ke lie kadama uThAtA hai, dhyAna kI baiThaka lagAtA hai to pahalA hI bAdhaka banatA hai usakA apanA shriir| ArAma meM jIne kA AdI aura viSaya - sukhoM ko bhogane kA abhyAsI yaha zarIra sAdhaka kI sAdhanA meM taba taka madadagAra nahIM hogA jaba taka ki ise sAdha na liyA jaae| jaise sadhI huI vINA hI saMgIta paidA karane meM samartha hotI hai, vaise hI sadhA huA zarIra dhyAna-yoga meM madadagAra bana sakatA hai| zarIra kI kevala bAhya-zuddhi Avazyaka nahIM hai, antara-zuddhi kahIM jyAdA jarUrI hai| AdamI pA~ca-dasa minaTa to sIdhI kamara se dhyAna meM baiTha jAegA usake bAda kamara meM darda uTha AtA hai kyoMki aba taka hama yA to sahArA lekara baiThane ke AdI rahe yA phira jhukakara / bhagavAna kahate haiM ki sAdhaka zarIra ko sAdhe, usakA gopana kare, use sthira kare, tAki vaha sAdhanA meM sahAyaka bana ske| aura dUsarI bAta ve kaha rahe haiM mana ko sthira kareM / bAta mahattvapUrNa hai| mana ko sthita aura sthira karane ke abhAva meM bhale hI varSoM dhyAna kI baiThakeM lagatI raheM, lekina koI pariNAma hAtha nahIM lgegaa| ThIka vaise hI jaise gaMde jhADU se koI AMgana sApha kare / tIsarI bAta bhagavAna kahate haiM vacana aura vicAra ko sthira karane kI / varSoM taka dhyAna karane ke bAda Apa sAdhakoM kI yaha zikAyata rahatI hai ki abhI bhI mana yA zarIra sAdhanA ke lie anukUla nahIM ho pA rahA hai| yarthAthataH saMsAra aura usake viSaya-bhogoM kI saMskAra - dhArA janma-janmAntara se hamAre sAtha calI A rahI hai aura unhoMne hamAre citta - cetanA meM itanI gaharI jar3eM jamA dI haiM ki jaldI unako ukhAr3a pAnA saMbhava nahIM dikhtaa| sAdhanA ke saMskAra jage haiM sAla-do sAla se aura saMsAra aura vAsanA ke saMskAra haiM janma-janmAntara se| isalie thor3A samaya lagegA hI / yaha ananta kA mArga hai mukti kA mUla mArga : dhyAna For Personal & Private Use Only 111 Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura isa mArga para calane ke lie ananta dhairya kI AvazyakatA hai / jaba vyakti 'sarvatobhAvena' sAdhanA ke lie svayaM ko samarpita karegA to svataH hI zarIra, mana aura vicAroM para apanA aMkuza lagA sakegA / AcArya haribhadra ne yogabindu meM yoga ke ayoga ko yoga mAnA hai / Akhira yaha yoga kyA hai ? mana-vacana-kAyA hI yoga hai| AdamI janma-janmAMtara se inhIM se jur3A hai, inhIM meM bahA hai| hamAre pAsa kaI sAdhaka Ate haiM kahate haiM hameM sAdhanA se yaha zakti cAhie, vaha zakti caahie| kyA hama apanI zaktiyoM kA jAgaraNa kara sakate haiM? kyA sAdhanA meM jamIna se Upara uTha sakate haiM ? kisI ke mana kI bAta samajha sakate haiM ? saba kucha saMbhava hai| ye mata samajho ki sAdhanA kucha pariNAma nahIM detI hai| sAdhanA ke bar3e gahare pariNAma hote haiM aura zAyada una logoM ko kabhI na mile jo bAra-bAra pariNAmoM ko DhUMDhane kA prayAsa karate haiM aura abhI to sAdhanA zurU hI kahA~ huI hai / kevala padmAsana lagAkara A~kheM baMda karane se dhyAna kI pUrNatA thor3I hI mila jaaegii| pahale mana-vacana-kAyA ko sthira karo, unako sAdho tAki ve sAdhanAnukUla bneN| tuma lambI dera taka svayaM ko sAdhanA ke lie samarpita karo tAki ekaniSThA ke sAtha apanI bhItara kI prayogazAlA meM jIvana-vijJAna ke prayoga kara sako / jaise eka vaijJAnika kisI viziSTa vastu kA AviSkAra karane ke lie punaH punaH bhA~ti-bhA~ti ke tattvoM para * prayoga karatA hai aura taba taka usake prayoga jArI rahate haiM jaba taka pariNAma na mila jaae| dhyAna bhI to jIvana - vijJAna kA eka prayoga hI hai / yahA~ sAre prayoga svayaM para, svayaM kI cetanA para kiye jAte haiM / mana, vacana, kAyA ko sthira karane ke bAda dhyAna meM apane citta ko nizcala kreN| sAdhanA ke lie aisA karanA Avazyaka hai| jisakA cita calAyamAna hai vaha bhalA dhyAna meM idhara-udhara bhaTakane ke alAvA kyA kara paayegaa| jisakA citta zAMta hai, vaha to dhyAna meM jaba bhI baiThegA sahajatayA bhItara praveza kara jaayegaa| aMzAta citta dhyAna meM bhI idhara-udhara kI udher3abuna ke alAvA kucha na kara pAyegA / jo sAdhaka mana, vacana aura kAyA ko sthira kara dhyAna meM citta ko nizcala kara cukA hai, usa sAdhaka ke lie nagara yA jaMgala meM kAI pharka nahIM raha jaataa| jo taTastha hai, jisakA sAkSitva jAgRta ho cukA hai, jisane bodha kA dIpa jalA liyA hai, vaha jaMgala meM hai yA mahala meM use kahA~ dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 112 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pharka par3atA hai| bharata aura janaka jaise loga rAjamahaloM meM rahakara bhI sAdhanAniSTha jIvana jI lete haiM aura vizvAmitra aura parAzara jaise RSi jaMgala meM bhI choTe se nimitta se parAsta ho jAte haiN| sthAna gauNa hai, veza aura deza bhI gauNa haiM, mukhya hai hamArI apanI hI citta aura cetanA kI vRtti| Atma-sAdhaka cAhe saMsAra meM rahe athavA himAlaya kI guphAoM meM, usake lie donoM hI samAna haiN| vaha to viSaya-vAsanA ke nimittoM ke bIca rahakara bhI kIcar3a meM kamala kI taraha pUrNatayA nirlipta rahatA hai| yaha antarnirliptatA kA hI prabhAva hai ki jisake calate siMha kI guphA meM aura sA~pa kI bAMbI ke kinAre khar3e hokara sAdhanA karane se bhI jyAdA mahAna mahaloM meM kozA gaNikA ke pAsa pravAsa karane vAle sthUlibhadra kahalAte haiN| yaha sUtra aise sAdhakoM ke lie hI hai| jo kisI bhI nimitta ko pAkara aprabhAvita rahate haiN| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki aisA vyakti mahaloM meM rahe yA jaMgala meM samAna hI rahatA hai| isI bindu se jur3e bhagavAna ke eka aura sUtra para hama carcA karate haiN| bhagavAna kahate haiM jaha cirasaMciya miMdhaNa-manalo pavaNa sahio duyaM dhi| taha kammedhaNa mamiyaM, khaNeNa jhANAnalo ddhii|| jaise cira saMcita IMdhana ko vAyu se uddIpta Aga tatkAla jalA DAlatI hai, vaise hI dhyAna rUpI agni aparimita karma-IMdhana ko kSaNa bhara meM bhasma kara DAlatI hai| ___ bhagavAna kahate haiM ki cirasaMcita IMdhana ko jaise vAyu se uddIpta Aga jalA DAlatI hai| upamA sAdhaka ke lie kAma kI hai kyoMki sAdhaka prAyaH yaha socA karatA hai maiMne itane lambe kAla taka karma ke bandhana kiye haiM kyA eka jIvana kI sAdhanA se inase mukti mila jaaegii| una sAdhakoM ke lie yaha upamA kAma kI hai| jaise lakar3iyoM ke Dhera ko Aga kI eka cinagArI rAkha meM tabdIla karane kI kSamatA rakhatI hai, vaise hI jo sAdhaka dhyAna rUpI agni ko prajvalita kara cukA hai, usake aparimita karma-IMdhana kSaNa bhara meM jala kara naSTa ho jAte haiN| patA hai mahAvIra ke pUrva janmoM ke kitane karma ba~dhe hue hoMge? anaMta janmoM ke| lekina jaba dhyAna kI agni jalI, eka hI janma meM sAre karma jala gae, naSTa ho ge| gItA kahatI hai jisane jJAna kI agni prajvalita kara lI, usake sAre karma naSTa ho jAte haiN| gItA jise jJAna kahatI hai mahAvIra use dhyAna mukti kA mUla mArga : dhyAna 113 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahate haiN| jJAna aura dhyAna meM jyAdA pharka nahIM hai| donoM hI prajJA aura bodha se jur3e haiN| eka bAta hama bhalIbhA~ti samajha leM ki dhyAna koI rUkhA yA kaThina mArga nahIM hai| duniyA meM dharma aura adhyAtma ke jitane bhI AyAma haiM, dhyAna unameM sabase sahaja-sarala hai| kisI taraha kA koI prayAsa nahIM, basa, shj| haMsibA, khelibA, dharibA dhyaanm| _ aura aisA bhI nahIM hai ki dhyAna karane vAlA AdamI samAja, zrama yA karma se vimukta ho jAtA hai yA jagata se kaTa jAtA hai| satya to yaha hai ki dhyAna se vyakti kI saMvedanazIlatA kA vikAsa hotA hai aura tatparatA evaM sajagatA ke sAtha vyakti apane kAryoM ko ArAma se sampAdita karatA hai| hama to kevala apane paricitoM se hI mitratA rakha pAte haiM, para dhyAna-sAdhaka kI maitrI to manuSya se Upara uThakara pazu-pakSI, phUla-patte tathA cA~da-sitAroM se jur3a jAtI hai| dhyAna na to gaMbhIra kRtya hai, na bojha aura na hI rog| yaha to svayaM ko nirbhAra karane kI kalA hai| vidhiyA~ alaga-alaga ho sakatI haiN| jo vidhi hamAre lie anukUla ho hama usI vidhi dvArA svayaM meM utarane kA prayAsa kreN| hamArI maulika pratibhA kuMThita hotI jA rahI hai| dhyAna hamArI pratibhA ko jagA sakatA hai| hA~, hamAre jIvana meM dhyAna kI urvarA bhUmi para kucha phUla khila sakate haiM jina phUloM ko maiM nAma denA cAhU~gA sahajatA, sajagatA, prasannatA, dhIrajatA, lybddhtaa| bhagavAna kare, Apa saba logoM ke jIvana meM aise hI phUla khila jaae| aura Apa dhyAna rUpI usa divya agni ke mAlika baneM ki aparimita karma IMdhana ko kSaNa bhara meM bhasma karane kI kSamatA upalabdha kara leN| Aja ke lie itanA hii| Apa sabake antardharA meM virAjita parama pitA paramezvara kI divya jyoti ko prnnaam| 14 dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kRSNa lezyA kA tilisma manuSya jaisA hai, apane hI kAraNa hai| manuSya apanA nirmANa svayaM karatA hai| agara vaha vidhvaMsa pravRtti kA hai to svayaM ke kAraNa hai aura sRjanazIla hai to bhI svayaM ke kaarnn| jo tuma karate ho, usakA sArA uttaradAyitva tumhArA hai / tumheM koI duHkha nahIM de sakatA, duHkha hai to usake kAraNa bhI tumhIM ho aura sukha kA kAraNa bhI tumhIM / agara baMdhana hai to tumane hI ba~dhanA cAhA hogA aura mukti hai to vaha bhI tumhArI icchA kA pariNAma hai / manuSya kI vRttiyA~ hI use sukha aura duHkha detI haiN| jaise vicAra hoMge vaisI hI pariNati bhI hogii| tumhAre soca-vicAra aura mAnasikatA hI tumhArA jIvana banAte haiN| kisI dUsare ke kAraNa tuma acche yA bure insAna nahIM ho sakate, yaha to Apa para nirbhara hai| mokSa aura mukti yA baMdhana tumhAre hI kriyA-kalApa haiN| olDa TesTAmeMTa meM solomana kA prasiddha vacana hai- ' jaisA AdamI socatA hai, vaisA ho jAtA hai'| (As a man thinks so he becomes.) samUce brahmANDa meM manuSya se adhika ahama anya kucha nahIM hai / manuSya hai to sAgara kI mahattA hai, nadiyoM kA mUlya hai, cA~da-sitAroM kA saundarya hai, dharma-sthaloM kI mUlyavattA hai| manuSya mahattvapUrNa hai isalie usa para sampUrNa uttaradAyitva hai| usakI jimmedArI kisI anya para nahIM thopI jA sakatI / kRSNa lezyA kA tilisma For Personal & Private Use Only 115 Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhammapada meM buddha kahate haiM-tuma jo ho vaha atIta meM soce hue vicAroM kA pariNAma hai| tuma jo hooge, vaha Aja soce gae vicAroM kA phala hogaa| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki manuSya usake apane hI atIta kA pariNAma hai| isalie jahA~-jahA~ vicAra hai, vahA~-vahA~ saMsAra hai aura jahA~ nirvicAra hai vahA~-vahA~ mokSa hai, mukti hai| saMsAra aura mukti, tumhAre bhItara hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne eka bahuta mahattvUparNa zabda kA upayoga kiyA'lezyA' / 'lezyA' kA artha hai-mana, vacana, kAyA kI kaSAyayukta vRttiyA~ / manuSya kI AtmA bahuta se acche aura bure paradoM meM chipI huI hai| Aja ke sUtroM meM bhagavAna inhIM paradoM ke prathama AvaraNa kRSNa lezyA ke saMbaMdha meM batA rahe haiN| lezyAe~ chaH prakAra kI haiM jinameM prathama hai kRSNa leshyaa| lezyA raMgoM kA gaharA vijJAna hai| mahAvIra ne sabase pahale raMga aura manuSya kI vRtti ke antara-saMbaMdha meM khoja kii| Aja to raMgoM kA bhI vijJAna vikasita ho gayA hai, lekina mahAvIra pahale vyakti the jo jAna gae ki raMga aura manuSya ke vicAra donoM kA ekAMtika saMbaMdha hai| Aja to vijJAna ke dvArA aise citra khIMcanA bhI saMbhava ho gayA hai| ___ hama mahApuruSoM ke citroM meM eka viziSTa AbhAmaNDala dekhate haiN| hara manuSya kI apanI AbhA hai jo usakI manodazAoM kA pratibimba hotI hai| mahApuruSa jIvana ke satya prApta karate haiN| isa kAraNa unake vicAra niSkalaMka, nirdoSa aura niSpApa hote haiM, unakA AbhAmaNDala atyaMta ujjvala hotA hai aura manuSya kI jaisI mAnasikatA hotI hai, jaisI vaicArika kSamatA hotI hai usake anusAra unakA AbhAmaNDala nirmita hotA hai| kisI kA AbhAmaNDala kAlA hai, kisI kA nIlA, kisI kA kApota aura kisI kA ujjvala yA dhuMdhalA hai aura kisI kA shukl| himAlaya kI guphAoM meM asIma zAMti milatI hai, kyoMki vahA~ sAdhakoM ne sAdhanA kI, unakI zubha taraMgeM vahA~ vidyamAna haiM jo AgaMtuka ko zAMta kara detI haiM, usakA udvelana kSINa ho jAtA hai| Apa anubhava kareMge ki aisA sthAna jahA~ pratidina galata kArya sampAdita kie jAte haiM, vahA~ jAkara baiThane mAtra se Apake manomastiSka meM azubha vicAra Ane lagate haiM aura kisI acche vAtAvaraNa ke madhya acche vicAra Ate haiN| kacare ke Dhera se durgaMdha aura phUloM se sugaMdha hI AtI hai| dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 16 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aisA huA, zravaNa kumAra apane aMdhe mAtA-pitA ko kAvar3a meM biThAkara, kaMdhe para kAvar3a lekara cala rahA thaa| vaha unheM tIrtha-darzana ke lie le jA rahA thaa| ve kurukSetra kI yuddha-bhUmi ke nikaTa phuNce| zravaNa ke mana meM acAnaka kyA huA ki usane kAvar3a utArakara rakha dI aura mAtA-pitA ko Age le jAne se inkAra karane lgaa| kucha anargala bhI bola diyaa| mAtA-pitA bamuzkila TakarAte-bacate usa kSetra se bAhara nikle| jaise hI vahA~ se bAhara Ae zravaNa kumAra ko prAyazcitta hone lgaa| vaha bAra-bAra unase kSamA mA~gane lgaa| taba pitA ne kahA, 'isameM terA doSa nahIM hai putra / yaha bhUmi hI aisI hai, yahA~ kA vAyumaNDala hI dUSita hai| yahA~ bhAiyoM-bhAiyoM ke bIca yuddha huA hai| yahA~ putra ne pitA kI hatyA kI hai, pitA ne putra ko nahIM chodd'aa| guru ne ziSya ko mArA hai, ziSya ne guru ko mArA hai| yaha isa sthAna kA hI prabhAva hai, yahA~ beTA bApa kI sevA kaise kara sakatA hai ?' jaise manuSya ke vicAra hoMge, vaisA hI lezyAmaMDala/AbhAmaNDala hogaa| vicAroM ke kramazaH pariSkRta hone se lezyA-raMga bhI badalate jAte haiN| Aja ke sUtra manuSya ke mUla vicAroM se jur3e hue haiN| dhana-sampatti se vyakti kA Akalana mata karanA, usake vicAra hI jIvana kA pratibimba haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra prathama vaijJAnika aura manovaijJAnika haiM jinhoMne manuSya ke mana ko par3hA, mana kI una taraMgoM ko par3hA, jisase vyakti baMdhana aura mukti ke patha para agrasara hotA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki manuSya sabase pahale apane vicAroM ko dekhe, smjhe| jaba taka vyakti apane chidroM ko, Agamana ke srotoM ko banda nahIM kara letA, taba taka cAhe jitanA ulIco, naukA meM pAnI bharatA hI rahatA hai| isalie bhagavAna kahate haiM ki cAhe jitane vrata-upavAsa, pUjA-pATha kara lo, kintu vaicArika pavitratA nahIM AtI hai, to usakI lezyAe~ kabhI pariSkRta nahIM ho sktii| ... sUtra hai do Naya, caMDo Na muMcaI veraM bhaMDaNasIlo ya dhrmdyrhio| duTTho Na ya edi vasaM, lakkhaNameyaM tu kiNhassa / / svabhAva kI pracaNDatA, raudratA, vaira kI majabUta gA~Tha, jhagar3AlU vRtti, dharma aura dayA se zUnyatA, duSTatA, samajhAne se bhI nahIM mAnanA ye kRSNa lezyA ke kRSNa lezyA kA tilisma 117 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lakSaNa haiN| inase banA hai a~dhere kA pahalA prdaa| jIvana meM a~dherA hai to dIpaka bhI khuda hI jalAnA hai, kyoMki a~dherA bhItara hai| bAhara ke dIpaka se kucha na hogA, jaba taka ki tuma bhItara a~dhere ko nirmUla na kara do| aura ye jar3eM haiMsvabhAva kI prcNddtaa| Apa dekhate hoMge ki bahuta se logoM ko akAraNa krodha A jAtA hai| krodha unakA svabhAva bana jAtA hai| itanA krodha ki loga unase bAta karane se hicakicAte haiN| Azcarya hotA hai ki jahA~ krodha kA koI kAraNa na thA vahA~ bhI krodha Tapaka rahA hai| svabhAva kI pracaMDatA itanI tIvra hotI hai ki choTe-choTe nimittoM se vyakti apane bhItara kaSAya paidA karatA rahatA hai| sarpa ke aMdara to vairI ko dekhakara DaMka mArane kI pravRtti jagatI hai, lekina kucha manuSya aise hote haiM jinakA svabhAva hI DaMka mArane kA ho jAtA hai| unakA svabhAva hI lobha aura ahaMkAra bana gayA hai| koI galata kAma ho aura krodha Ae, sAmane dhana mile aura lobha jAge sAmane sauMdarya ho aura kAmanA jAge, bAta samajha meM AtI hai, lekina svabhAva kI pracaNDatA hara samaya kruddha banAe rakhe to bAta ciMtanIya hai| vahA~ gAlI dene yA na dene kA savAla hI nahIM hai| ve galiyA~ khoja lete haiN| jahA~ na ho galI, vahA~ bhI nikAla lete haiN| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki aisA vyakti jisane krodha ko Adata banA liyA hai, kRSNa lezyA meM dabAye rakhegA-krodha, raudratA, dusstttaa| ___ ghara ke aMdhakAra ko to hara koI miTA sakatA hai, lekina khuda ke aMdhakAra ko khuda hI miTAnA par3atA hai| isalie bhagavAna kahate haiM ki kRSNa lezyA se mukta hone ke lie svabhAva kI pracaMDatA tyAganI hogii| aisI kisI vRtti ko Adata banane se rokanA hogaa| krodhI AdamI akelA bhI ho, to bhI krodhI hotA hai| usameM mAno krodha kI taraMgeM uThatI rahatI haiN| usake hara kriyAkalApa meM krodha kI chAyA hogii| __vyakti ke bhItara svabhAva kI pracaNDatA aura vaira kI majabUta gA~The hiMsA ke nimitta utpanna karatI haiN| tuma sar3aka para calate ho, kuttA dikhAI par3atA hai, tuma uThAkara patthara mAra hI dete ho| bagIce meM jAte ho, khile hue phUloM ko tor3a DAlate ho aura thor3I dera bAda unheM pheMka dete ho, aisI duSTatA tumhAre bhItara hai aura agara duSTatA Adata bana jAtI hai, to vaha khataranAka hai| dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 118 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isalie dhyAna rakhanA krodha tumhAre aMdara baserA na kara le| krodhI kA kyA, jahA~ kAraNa dikhAI nahIM par3atA thA, vahA~ bhI kAraNa khoja lete haiN| __ maiMne sunA hai : eka pati-patnI meM nirantara jhagar3A hotA rahatA thaa| patnI manovaijJAnika ke pAsa gaI aura kahane lagI ki hamArA jhagar3A samApta krvaao| manovaijJAnika usa strI ke svabhAva ko jAnatA thaa| usane kahA ki tuma kucha namratA se, prema se vyavahAra karo, thor3A jhuka jaao| eka hAtha se tAlI nahIM bajegI, tU thor3A vinamra ho jA, bAta bana jaaegii| patnI ne pUchA ki isake lie maiM kyA karU~ ? manovaijJAnika ne pUchA, 'tumhAre pati kA janmadina kaba hai ?' usane kahA, 'kala hii|' manovaijJAnika ne kahA, 'ThIka hai, taba tuma unheM kucha upahAra do, isa avasara para use kucha bheMTa do| zAyada pati bhI tuma meM utsuka ho jAe aura tumhAre janmadina para kucha bheMTa le aae|' patnI ko bAta samajha meM A gii| vaha bAjAra gaI aura do TAI kharIda laaii| dUsare dina subaha-subaha hI pati ko bheMTa kara dii| pati vismita thA ki khuda ke lie to bahuta sAmAna lAtI thI lekina Aja usake lie ! Aja yaha kyA ho gayA usake lie do-do TAI ! vaha bahuta khuza huA aura kahA ki Aja ghara meM khAnA mata banAnA kisI phAiva sTAra hoTala meM cleNge| patnI ne socA, manovaijJAnika kA nuskhA kAragara ho rahA hai| ___pati mahodaya ne jhaTapaTa snAna kiyA, kapar3e badale, patnI do TAI lAI thI, unameM se eka TAI pahanakara bAhara aayaa| patnI ne dekhA aura kahA, 'acchA to dUsarI TAI ghaTiyA hai, jo tumheM pasaMda nahIM aaii| 'eka bAra meM eka hI TAI pahanI jA sakatI hai', pati budabudAtA rhaa| aba vaha koI bhI TAI pahanatA....vivAda shuruu| krodha kahIM tumhArI Adata to nahIM bana gayA hai ? kabhI krodha A jAe to bahuta parezAna hone kI jarUrata nahIM hai, basa sAvadhAna rahanA cAhie ki krodha Adata na bana jaae| dhIre-dhIre dekhanA apanI vRttiyoM ko, kaSAyoM ko aura unase mukta ho jaanaa| varanA krodha meM tuma kucha bhI prApta nahIM kara paaoge| jo bhI hogA vaha krodha hI hogaa| ___ sUphI phakIra bokojU se milane eka yuvaka aayaa| zAyada ghara meM jhagar3A karake AyA hogA, bahuta uphana rahA thaa| bokojU kuTiyA meM baiThe the, daravAjA kRSNa lezyA kA tilisma 119 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baMda thaa| yuvaka ne jora se daravAje ko dhakkA diyaa| bhItara AyA, idhara-udhara jUte pheMke aura bokojU ko praNAma kiyA aura hA~phate hue kahA, 'zAnti kI AkAMkSA rakhatA hU~, koI mArga btaaeN| bokojU ne kahA, 'pahale khar3A ho aura jAkara daravAje se mAphI mA~ga, jUtoM ko namaskAra kr|' yuvaka ne kahA, 'kyA matalaba ? daravAje se mAphI ! jUtoM ko namaskAra ! are, ye to jar3a padArtha haiM, inase mAphI ?' bokojU ne kahA, 'krodha karate samaya tumane yaha na socA ki tU jar3a padArthoM para krodha kara rahA hai| are, ina jar3a cIjoM ne tumhArI cetanA ko AMdolita kara diyaa| jUte ko jaba krodha se pheMkA, taba na socA ki jUte para kyA krodha krnaa| daravAje ko kitanI aziSTatA se dhakkA diyaa| jAo vApasa aura kSamA mA~gakara Ao, nahIM to mere pAsa Ane kI AvazyakatA nhiiN| ___ yaha vyakti kRSNa lezyA se ghirA hai| usane jAnakara krodha nahIM kiyA hogaa| krodha usakA aMga bana gayA hai| maiM calate hue vyakti ko dekhakara batA sakatA hU~ ki vaha kisa sthiti meM cala rahA hai| krodhI vyakti kI cAla kucha aura hogI, prema se bhare vyakti kI cAla kucha aura hogii| dekhanA ki tuma kinhIM bhAva-dazAoM ke nAma para vibhAva-dazAoM meM lipta to nahIM ho gae ho| kahIM aisA to nahIM ki krodha, ahaMkAra, hiMsA tumhArI vivazatA bana gae haiM, duSTatA tumhArA svabhAva bana gaI hai| yaha dikhAI de jAe to samajho kRSNa lezyA pahacAna meM A gaI hai| jisase mukta honA hai Akhira usako dekha lenA jarUrI hai| ___loga aise hote haiM jo janma-janma taka vaira kI gA~Tha bA~dhakara rakhate haiN| sabakucha bhUla jAte haiM, vaira nahIM bhuulte| aisA bhI hotA hai ki pIr3hI-dara-pIr3hI vaira calatA hI rahatA hai| puztainI duzmanI meM kyA rakhA hai ? bApa mara jAtA hai to beTe ko sIkha de jAtA hai ki amuka apanA duzmana ! vaira zurU kisI ne kiyA, ve kabhI ke mara cuke dAdA-paradAdA, lekina duzmanI jArI hai, puztainI dushmnii| bhagavAna kahate haiM na hi vaireNa vairANI, sammantIdha-kadAcana avaireNa hi sammantI esa dhammo snNtno| vaira se kabhI vaira zAMta nahIM hotaa| jaise-khUna se sanA vastra khUna se sApha nahIM hotaa| avaira se vaira miTegA, yahI vizva kA sanAtana dharma hai| 120 dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya ke antarvicAroM kI kSudra vRtti hI jIvana meM vaira kI gA~ThoM kA nirmANa karatI hai / yaha gA~Tha janma-janma taka calatI rahatI hai| Apako patA haina kamaTha aura pArzvanAtha kI vaha gAthA ! vaira kI gA~Tha ba~dhI, to ba~dhatI hI calI gii| vaira kI gA~Tha kA aMta bhalA kahA~ hotA hai ? manuSya sau upakAra bhUla jAtA hai, lekina eka apamAna yAda rakhatA hai / dekhanA, kahIM aisA to nahIM ho rahA, bhItara uThane vAle kaSAya aura krodha se vaira kI gA~Tha ba~dha rahI hai ? svayaM ko krodha aura kaSAya se mukta karane kI koziza kareM / ahaMkAra ke kAraNa vaira kI gA~Tha ba~dhatI hai, ahaMkAra hI kRSNa lezyA kA AdhAra hai / kisI kI dI gaI gAlI tumheM cubhatI hai kyoMki tuma ahaMkAra se ghire ho| tuma to mitra bhI unhIM ko samajhate ho jo tumhAre ahaMkAra ko tRpta karate haiN| jitanA ahaMkAra hogA, utanI hI vaira kI gA~TheM majabUta hoNgii| jaise-jaise krodha aura kaSAya se svayaM ko mukta karoge, vaise-vaise svabhAva meM zItalatA AtI jaaegii| kahate haiM, bokojU bahuta choTe the, tabhI phakIra bana gae the / bokojU ke guru ne unheM apanI kuTiyA meM jhADU lagAne kA kAma sauNpaa| vaha choTA-sA bAlaka bar3I tallInatA se saphAI karatA / eka dina jhADU lagAte samaya buddha kI pratimA gira par3I aura TUTakara cUra-cUra ho gii| bAlaka bokojU ghabarAyA, kyoMki vaha jAnatA thA, guru jI thor3e ugra svabhAva ke haiN| bahuta kama guru vinamra aura zAMta hote haiN| jyAdAtara ko yahI daMbha hotA hai ki maiM guru, tU ziSya / bokojU ne guru ko kuTiyA kI ora Ate dekhA to mUrti ke Tukar3e sameTe aura kapar3e meM bA~dhakara baiTha gayA / jaise hI ve aMdara praviSTa hue bokojU ne pUchA, 'gurujI, kisI kA janma huA aura vaha javAnI meM hI mara jAe to hama kyA kaheMge ?' guru bole, 'samaya kA prabhAva kaheMge aura kyA / samaya bar3A balavAna hai|' taba bokojU ne kahA, 'kalpanA kareM, agara koI mUrti TUTa jAe to ?' 'taba bhI samaya kA prabhAva hI kaheMge, beTA', guru khaa| 'lIjiye samaya ke prabhAva se yaha mUrti TUTa gaI hai, merA koI doSa nahIM hai|' bokojU kahatA hai| taba guru use jIvana kA sUtra dete haiM ki jIvana meM jo bhI ghaTe use samaya kA prabhAva smjhnaa| anukUla aura pratikUla sabhI sthitiyoM ko samaya kA prabhAva maannaa| guru ke dvArA diyA gayA yaha adbhuta sUtra bokojU kA jIvana badala detA hai / kRSNa lezyA kA tilisma For Personal & Private Use Only 121 Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna kahate haiM svabhAva kI pracaMDatA aura vaira kI majabUta gA~Tha janmoM-janmoM taka calatI rahatI hai| choTI-sI vaira kI gA~Tha-'aNa thovaM, vaNa thovaM, aggi thovaM, kaSAya thovaM c|' choTI-sI ciMgArI kaba dAvAnala kA rUpa le le, patA nahIM cltaa| vaise hI kaSAya kI choTI-sI gA~Tha kaba virATa aura vikRta rUpa le le, manuSya ko patA nahIM lgtaa| kabhI koI choTI-sI bAta, aMgAre kI taraha sadA-sadA sulagatI rahatI hai aura tuma badalA lene ko Atura rahate ho| kRSNa lezyA se bharA AdamI pratikriyA se saMcAlita hotA hai| vinamra apane bodha se jItA hai| kRSNa lezyA kI tIsarI pahacAna hai--'jhagar3AlU vRtti' / loga jhagar3A karane ko utsuka aura tatpara rahate haiN| jaise kaha rahe hoM A baila mujhe maar| jhagar3A unakA svabhAva bana jAtA hai| choTI-choTI bAtoM para ldd'naa-jhgdd'naa| lagatA hai jhagar3anA hI unakA kAma raha gayA hai, jhagar3anA hI unakI pravRtti bana cukI hai| eka bAra aisA hI huaa| kahate haiM : eka niHsaMtAna daMpati ko kisI jyotiSI ne janma-patrI dekhakara kahA ki nau mAha bAda tumheM putra-prApti hogii| donoM ghara Ae aura lage bhaviSya kI yojanA banAne ki use kaise, kahA~ pAleMge; usake lie kyA-kyA kareMge; use kahA~ par3hAe~ge; janmadina kaise manAe~ge; kina-kina mehamAnoM ko bulaaeNge| sabakucha taya ho gyaa| itane meM usakI ucca zikSA kI bAta huii| pitA ne kahA ki maiM to use vakIla bnaauuNgaa| patnI use DaoNkTara banAnA cAhatI thii| bAta bar3ha gaI magara donoM apanI-apanI rAya para kaaym| kucha dinoM meM mAmale ne itanA tUla pakar3A ki bAta talAka taka jA phuNcii| ___adAlata meM arjiyA~ de dI giiN| donoM ne apane pakSa prastuta kie| pitA ne kahA ki maiM pitA hU~ isalie jaisI cAhU~gA, vaisI zikSA duuNgaa| use eDavokeTa hI bnaauuNgaa| mA~ ar3a gaI ki vaha bhI mA~ hai, usakA bhI bacce para pUrA haka hai| vaha to use DaoNkTara hI bnaaegii| jaja parezAna, usane kahA, 'Apa loga zAMta ho jAie, maiM bacce ko bulAtA hU~, usI se pUcha lete haiM ki vaha kyA bananA cAhatA hai ?' donoM bagaleM jhA~kane lge| kahA, baccA to abhI taka jyotiSI kI janmapatrI meM hai| ___jaba do vyakti lar3ate haiM, vivAda karate haiM to jarUrI nahIM ki vaha vivAda satya ke lie hI ho| ve to apane pakSa siddha karate haiN| tuma vAdI-vivAdI nahIM, 122 dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sRjanAtmaka bno| adhikAMzataH vyakti miTAne meM bala mahasUsa karatA hai| duniyA meM sRjanAtmaka loga bahuta kama haiN| manuSya jisa UrjA ko lekara paidA hotA hai usake do hI upayoga haiM-sRjana yA vidhvNs| jo jhagar3AlU nahIM haiM, vinamra haiM, ve udAra, sarala aura saumya hote haiM aura kucha banAne meM lage rahate haiN| jo miTAne meM laga jAte haiM, ve hara cIja para jhagar3ate aura vivAda karate haiN| bhagavAna kahate haiM, kucha loga vaira kI gA~Tha bA~dha lete haiM, kucha loga jhagar3AlU vRtti ke hote haiM aura kucha dharma evaM dayA se zUnya hote haiN| tuma apane dvArA kie jAne vAle dharma aura dayA para jarA najara ddaalo| tuma maMdira jA sakate ho, upavAsa kara sakate ho, lekina saMbhava hai ki taba bhI dharma AtmasAt na ho rahA ho| dekhanA kahIM tuma dharma kI pheharista to nahIM banA rahe ki tumane itanI tapasyA kI, itanA dAna diyaa| aisA karake tuma apane ahaMkAra ko hI poSita kara rahe ho| tuma dayA bhI karate ho to dUsaroM ko dikhAne ke lie| kisI bhikhArI ko kucha paise dete ho to AsapAsa dekha lete ho ki tumhArI dayA aura dAna saba dekha rahe haiN| apane bhItara jhA~kakara dekho ki yaha dharma aura dayA kisa prayojana se kara rahe ho ? kyA sacamuca hamAre jIvana meM dharma aura dayA hai ? bhagavAna Age kahate haiM-dharma aura dayA se zUnya vyakti kI pravRtti 'duSTatA' hogii| tumane dekhA hogA ki kaI bAra vivAda ho jAtA hai, tuma jAnate ho sAmane vAlA ThIka hai, lekina tumhAre ahaMkAra kI duSTatA tumheM samajhane nahIM detI aura tuma cillAte cale jAte ho| tumhArI duSTatA bahuta choTI-choTI bAtoM meM pragaTa hotI hai| sar3aka para calate ho, choTA baccA milA, cA~TA mAra diyA; gAya jAtI dikhI, lakar3I mAra dI; pakSI dAnA cuga rahe haiM, patthara pheMka diyA una para; yaha duSTa pravRtti hai| aura aise loga samajhAne se bhI nahIM smjhte| jo samajhAne para bhI nahIM mAnatA, bhagavAna kahate haiM aisA vyakti kRSNa lezyA se ghirA hai| vaha aMdhakAra meM hI janmatA hai, aMdhakAra meM hI jItA hai aura aMdhakAra meM hI calA jAtA hai| aise loga saMsAra meM baMdhanoM kA hI nirmANa karate haiN| aMtardRSTi khulane lage to kRSNa lezyA apane Apa tirohita ho jaaegii| ___ agara rozanI hai to paramAtmA kI, aura aMdherA hai to merA, aisA jisane samajhA usakI kRSNa lezyA Tika nahIM sktii| hama pahacAneM apane mana kI sthiti aura vRtti| svayaM ko pahacAnakara hI hama apanI lezyAoM ke vartamAna kRSNa lezyA kA tilisma 123 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svarUpa se Age bar3ha sakate haiN| unheM nirmala karane ke lie prayatnazIla ho skeNge| dhyAna rakheM krodha kahIM hamArI Adata na bana jaae| vaira kI gA~The na baMdha jaae| hama krodha kI bajAya zAMti ko ahamiyata deN| vaira kI bajAya bhAIcArA aura prema ko mUlya deN| duSTatA kI bajAya sabhI ke prati ziSTatA ko mahattva deM yahI ve tIna sUtra haiM, jo hameM kRSNa lezyA ke daladala se bAhara lAe~ge aura hama zAMti, zuddhatA aura nirmalatA kI ora sahaja hI pravRttamAna hoNge| 124 dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lezyAoM ke pAra dharma kA jagata . prata* rAhagIra the| ve jaMgala se gujara rahe the, lekina calate-calate mArga bhaTaka ge| rAste meM koI gA~va na AyA, koI ThikAnA bhI najara nahIM AyA aura una calate hue rAhagIroM ko bhUkha satAne lgii| kucha dera bAda unheM phala se ladA eka vRkSa dikhAI diyaa| unheM phala khAne kI icchA huii| eka ne socA ki bhUkha bahuta teja hai eka-eka phala kyA tor3eMge, jar3amUla se kATakara hI isake phala khAe jaaeN| dUsare rAhagIra ke mana meM AyA ki chaH loga haiM eka-eka kyA tor3eM, isakA skaMdha hI kATa lete haiN| per3a gira jAegA aura hama khA leMge, per3a punaH bhI uga jaaegaa| tIsare rAhagIra ne socA ki vaha jo moTI-sI zAkhA dikhAI de rahI hai, use hI tor3a leNge| usameM phala bhI bahuta lage haiN| cauthe ne socA ki eka upazAkhA hI tor3I jAe, usI ke phaloM se hamArA kAma cala jaaegaa| pA~cave ke mana meM vikalpa AyA ki bhUkha to lagI hai, para pUre vRkSa ko tor3ane se kyA lAbha, skaMdha kATane kA kyA matalaba, zAkhA-upazAkhA bhI kyoM tor3I jAe, kevala phala hI tor3a lie jaaeN| chaThe rAhagIra ke mana meM kucha aura hI vicAra aayaa| usane socA ki phaloM se ladA huA vRkSa hai, jarUra kucha phala nIce bhI girate hoNge| hama to una Tapake hue phaloM ko hI cunakara khA leNge| lezyAoM ke pAra dharmakA jagata 125 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra ne manuSya ke ciMtana ke AdhAra para lezyA - vijJAna nirmita kiyA / manuSya ke jaise mAnasika vikalpa hote haiM, jaisI soca hotI hai vaisI hI lezyA banatI hai| ina chaH rAhagIroM ke vicAra, vANI tathA karma kramazaH chaH lezyAoM ke udAharaNa haiN| lezyAe~ chaH prakAra kI haiM- kRSNa, nIla, kApota, teja, padma aura zukla / ye chaha lezyAe~ vAstava meM cetanA para car3he cha: bahuraMgI parade haiM / pahalA paradA hai kRSNa lezyA kA / jaisA ki pahalA rAhagIra soca rahA hai ki vRkSa ko jar3a se hI ukhAr3a lU~ / yaha svabhAva kI krUratA hai, vyavahAra meM raudratA hai, aMtarmana meM hiMsaka vRtti hai / aisA vyakti apane hita ke lie sAmane vAle ko samUla naSTa karane ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai / kRSNa lezyA se bharA AdamI mahaja hiMsA se bharA hotA hai / dUsarA rAhagIra socatA hai ki 'skaMdha kATA jAe' - yaha nIla lezyA vAlA vyakti hai| kAle se kucha halkA, nIla varNa meM A gyaa| pUre vRkSa ko kyoM naSTa kreN| skaMdha kATane para vRkSa punaH aMkurita ho jAegA, kRSNa ke bAda nIla / andherA aba bhI hai| phira tIsarA socatA hai, zAkhA hI kATa lI jAe - yaha kApota lezyA kA vyakti hai / nIla se kucha ujjvala, lekina abhI ise bhI vRkSa kI AtmA kA khyAla nahIM hai / - mahAvIra ne manuSya ke mana kI jina sUkSma taraMgoM ko par3hA, vaha lezyA ke mAdhyama se pragaTa huaa| lezyA mahAvIra kI vicAra paddhati kA viziSTa zabda hai lezyA kA artha hotA hai - vyakti ke mana, vacana aura kAyA kI kaSAya vRttiyA~ / kabhI ye kaSAya zubha mArga para calatI haiM, kabhI azubha kI ora unmukha ho jAtI haiN| AtmA inase ghirI rahatI hai / AtmA ke AsapAsa jaba lezyAoM kA AvaraNa chA jAtA hai, to manuSya kI maulika cetanA chipa jAtI hai, AtmA paradoM se ghira jAtI hai aura parade kA raMga jitanA gaharA hotA hai, aMdhakAra bhI utanA hI saghana hotA hai / jisa para kRSNa lezyA par3I hai, use auroM kI AtmA kA to kyA, apanI AtmA kA bhI patA nahIM cltaa| manuSya kI vaicArika cetanA hI lezyA banatI hai / ye lezyAoM ke parade AtmA ko Dhaka dete haiM / jaise-jaise parde uThate haiM vaise-vaise bhItara kI jhalaka spaSTa hone lagatI hai| aisA samajheM- jaise Apa sTeja para baiThe haiM aura chaH parde TAMga die gae haiN| pahalA pardA kAlA hai, Apa gaharA a~dherA pAte haiM / kAlA pardA dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 126 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haTAyA gayA, dUsarA nIlA pardA hai, aMdhakAra kucha kama huA / nIle ke pIche se kApota/sleTI raMga kA pardA AyA, aMdhakAra thor3A aura kama huaa| isake pIche se pIta varNa pardA nikalA, aMdhakAra meM aura kamI aaii| isake bAda AyA gulAbI aura phira AyA zvetavarNIya / arthAt kramazaH ujAlA bar3hatA gayA aura aMdhakAra cha~TatA gyaa| antima lezyA hai zukla leshyaa| arthAt zvetavarNIya prdaa| jaba yaha bhI gira gayA, to mAtra cetanA kA sahaja zuddha / nirmala rUpa raha gyaa| arthAt lezyArahita/niSkaluSa / Apa jAnate haiM, mahAvIra nirvastra rhe| ve to rAjagharAne se Ae the kapar3oM kI koI kamI na thI, vastra mukti meM bAdhaka bhI nahIM hote aura na hI jIvana-saMskAra meM vastra bAdhA utpanna karate haiM / phira kyA huA jo ve nirvastra the / kucha gahana kAraNa rahA hogA ki ve nirvastra rahe ! kAraNa hai - ' jaise maiM tana ko nirvastra kara cukA hU~, vaise hI AtmA ko bhI nirAvaraNa karanA hai| zubhra zarIra kA AvaraNa vastra hai aura AtmA kA AvaraNa leshyaaeN| isalie mahAvIra kI sAdhanA raMga-bairaMga se mukti hai | bhagavAna kahate haiM ki lezyA bhI pardA hai| jaba taka raMga hai taba taka pardA hai / jaise - jaise zubha lezyAoM kA janma hotA hai vyakti zveta kI ora bar3hatA hai / dRSTi kI gaharAI bar3hatI hai / tejo lezyA se krAMtikArI parivartana zurU hotA hai / vaha rAhagIra jo soca rahA hai ki zAkhA hI kATI jAe, tejolezyA se ghirA vyakti hai / use vRkSa kA kucha vicAra hai| use khayAla hai ki kyoM vRkSa ko naSTa kiyA jAe jaba zAkhA se hI kAma cala sakatA hai / hamAre choTe-choTe kRtyoM meM hamArI lezyA pragaTa hotI hai / hamAre yahA~ yoga-sUtra meM pataMjali ne sAta cakroM kI bAta kI hai| mahAvIra kA lezyA-vijJAna aura yoga ke cakra samAnAMtara artha rakhate haiM / vyakti kI cetanA jaba mUlAdhAra se jur3I hotI hai, vaha kRSNa lezyA meM jItA hai / mUlAdhAra meM jIne vAlA vyakti aMdhakAra meM jItA hai / aura tIna cakroM ke pAra hRdaya cakra meM jaba UrjA pahu~catI hai taba vaha tejolezyA kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letI hai / kyoMki hRdaya manuSya kI zucitA kA paricAyaka hai / jaba chaThaveM cakra meM AjJAcakra meM zakti pahu~catI hai, vaha zukla lezyA meM pahu~cA huA vyakti hai| AjJAcakra meM pahu~cA huA vyakti mahAvIra kI paribhASA meM zukla lezyA meM pahu~catA hai| pataMjali ise sahasrAra kahate haiM / mahAvIra ne ise zabda diyA - vItarAga / raMga-rAga lezyAoM ke pAra dharma kA jagata For Personal & Private Use Only 127 Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saba gayA, saba lezyAe~ samApta ho giiN| kRSNa lezyA to gaI hI, zveta lezyA bhI na rhii| kAle parde to uThe, sapheda parde bhI uTha gae, koI pardA hI nahIM rhaa| ___ pataMjali kahate haiM ki UrjA SaT-cakroM kA bhedana kara sahasAra meM pahu~catI hai aura mahAvIra kahate haiM chaH lezyAoM ke pAra sAdhaka vItarAgatA ko upalabdha hotA hai| lekina kRSNa lezyA meM dabe hue AdamI ke jIvana meM vasaMta AtA hI nhiiN| usake citta meM sadA lobha lagA hI rahatA hai| jaba dhana aura jIvana meM se kisI eka ko cunanA ho to tuma dhana cunate ho, jIvana nhiiN| tumhArA lobha bahuta gaharA hai| ____ maiMne sunA hai, mullA nasaruddIna TaiksI se pahAr3oM kI yAtrA karane ke lie gyaa| vaha zikhara taka pahu~ca gyaa| phira lauTane kI bArI aaii| yAtrA sampanna huii| DhalAna se utarate hue acAnaka TaiksI kA breka kharAba ho gyaa| DhalAna bahuta teja thii| DrAivara ghabarAyA aura usane pUchA, mullAjI ! gAr3I kA breka kharAba ho gayA hai, gAr3I niyaMtraNa ke bAhara hotI jA rahI hai, maiM kyA karU~? nasaruddIna ne kahA, 'sabase pahale mITara baMda karo, phira jo cAhe krnaa|' yaha manuSya kI lobha-vRtti hai| apane bhItara ke isa ciMtana ko dekho, isI se kRSNa lezyA banatI hai| ___mullA kA beTA bar3A ho gayA thaa| eka dina usane apane pitAjI se pUchA ki dA~toM kA DaoNkTara banU~ yA kAnoM kA ? mullA ne kahA, 'merA beTA hokara aisI nAsamajhI kI bAta pUcha rahA hai| are, DaoNkTara hI bananA hai to dA~toM kA DaoNkTara bn|' beTe ne pUchA, 'kyoM ?' nasaruddIna ne kahA, 'beTA ! kAna to do hI hote haiM aura dA~ta bttiis| ___agara bhItara lobha hai to hara tarapha lobha hI chAyA rhegaa| tumhAre sabhI nirNaya, tumhArA kahanA-bolanA, calanA-phiranA sabhI lobha se paricAlita hoNge| caubIsa ghaMTe meM tumhArA zAyada hI koI kRtya aisA ho jo lobha se mukta ho| tumhArA to maMdira bhI jAnA, dukAna para hI jAnA hai| vahA~ bhI saudA, eka paisA dekara lAkha kI kaamnaa| kisI mukadame meM jIta jAU~, khUbasUrata patnI mila jAye yA putra AjJAkArI ho jAe aura bhI na jAne kitane lobha, makAna bana jAe, dukAna cala jaae....| jaba maiM dhyAna kI bAteM kahatA hU~ to loga pUchate haiM ki kyA milegA; prArthanA bhI kareMge to pUchege ki isase kyA milegA ? tumhAre dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 128 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana meM kyA kucha aisA bhI hai jo upayogitA-zUnya ho| maiM tumase kahatA hU~ dhyAna se sirpha dhyAna milegaa| dhyAna jaba pUrI taraha barasatA hai to usI barakhA kA nAma paramAtmA hai| tumheM prati pala dekhanA hogA, vicAra karanA hogA ki kahA~-kahA~ kRSNa lezyA majabUta ho rahI hai| ___ tumhAre aMdara ahaMkAra kI gA~Tha bhI bahuta gaharI hai| tuma jamIna-jAyadAda ko lekara bhI ahaMkAra se bhara jAte ho| lekina kyA yaha jAnate ho ki vizva ke mAnacitra para vaha suI kI noMka ke barAbara bhI na hogii| ___kahate haiM, do cIMTiyA~, jo sagI bahaneM thIM, kisI jaMgala se gujara rahI thiiN| tabhI sAmane se eka hAthI AtA huA dikhAI diyaa| eka cIMTI ne kahA, 'e hAthI, kinAre cala, dekhatA nahIM hama cala rahe haiN|' hAthI bhalA cIMTI kI bAta kyoM suntaa| vaha madamAtI cAla meM calatA hI rhaa| taba dUsarI cIMTI bolI, 'kyoM sunAI nahIM detA kyA, marane kI icchA ho rahI hai kyA, hama terI haDDI pasalI barAbara kara deNgii| hAthI anasunA kara calatA hI rhaa| taba cIMTiyoM ne socA, ise sabaka sikhAnA hI hogaa| eka ne kahA calo milakara ise majA cakhAte haiN| taba dUsarI ne kahA, rahane do| loga kaheMge do cIMTiyoM ne milakara becAre eka hAthI ko harA diyaa| calo, dUsare rAste se calate haiN| yaha ahaMkAra cIMTiyoM kA ! ___AdamI kA bacapana asahAya, kamajora hotA hai| vaha mA~ aura pitA para nirbhara hotA hai| mA~-bApa ko bacce ko bar3A karanA hai, isalie baccoM ko kaI daphA DA~TanA bhI par3atA hai, to sahI bAteM bhI batAI jAtI haiM, galata bAtoM se rokanA bhI hotA hai| vaha DA~Ta-DapaTa ghAva banakara bhItara raha jAtI hai| taba bacce bar3e hone para bUr3he mAtA-pitA ko satAnA zurU kara dete haiN| aba badalA zurU ho gyaa| mA~-bApa ke sAtha bhI vaira kI gA~Tha bana jAtI hai| yaha gA~Tha jitanI gaharI hogI, kRSNa lezyA kA paradA utanA hI saghana hogaa| ahaMkAra aura krodha kI zakti nirbala ke sAmane hI prakaTa kI jAtI hai| eka cakra calatA hai-pati daphtara se baoNsa kI DA~Ta khAkara AtA hai, gussA patnI para utAratA hai, patnI bacce para aura bacce apane khilaunoM pr| phira yahI bacce bar3e hokara usI krama ko doharAte haiN| mullA nasaruddIna eka basa meM yAtrA kara rahA thA, sAtha meM patnI bhI thii| basa ThasAThasa bharI huI thii| ve donoM eka sITa para baiTha gye| pAsa meM eka yuvatI lezyAoM ke pAra dharmakA jagata 129 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI khar3I thii| usakA A~cala nIce laTakA huA thA / basa calatI, havA lagatI aura pallA laharA-laharAkara mullA ke pA~voM ko sparza krtaa| nasaruddIna ne patnI se kahA, yaha mahilA mujhe bhagavAna buddha mAna rahI hai aura apane pallU se mere pA~va pauMcha rahI hai / thor3I dera bAda jaba basa jhaTake se rukI to cappala sahita usakA paira nasaruddIna ke paira para lagA, to patnI jo abhI taka cupa thI, bolI, sAvadhAna, abhI taka to buddha mAna rahI thI, para aba buddha mAna rahI hai, ApakI asaliyata pahacAna gaI hai / bhagavAna ke sUtra yahI saMdeza de rahe haiM ki vyakti vaicArika rUpa se svayaM ko pavitra kareM aura kApota lezyA, tejolezyA, padma lezyA meM praveza karate hue bilkula zukla rUpa meM apane Apako avatarita kare / kala hamane kRSNa lezyA ke bAre meM saMvAda kiyA thA, Aja nIla lezyA ke saMbaMdha meM carcA kreNge| sUtra hai maMda buddhivihINI, vivviNANI ya visayalolo ya / lakkhaNameyaM bhaNiyaM samAsado NIla lesassa / / bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'maMdatA, buddhihInatA, ajJAnatA aura viSaya - lolupatAye nIla lezyA ke lakSaNa haiM hara vyakti ke vicAroM ke stara se vyakti kA jIvana prabhAvita hotA hai / yahA~ taka ki AsapAsa kA vAtAvaraNa, per3a-paudhe, pazu-pakSI bhI prabhAvita hote haiN| Apa per3oM ke pAsa, phUloM ke pAsa Ananda se bharakara jAe~ to unameM bhI prasannatA kA sphuraNa hogaa| pazcima meM paudhoM ke grApha banAe gae to patA calA ki jaba kulhAr3I lekara kATane ke bhAva se paudhoM ke pAsa jAte haiM to ve sikur3a jAte haiN| abhI to kulhAr3I calI hI nahIM hai, kATane kA kevala vicAra AyA hai aura paudhe kA grApha badala gayA / bhagavAna kahate haiM ki vyakti apanI maMdatA aura buddhihInatA se Upara uThe aura apane 'ajJAna' ko pahacAne aura apanI 'viSaya- lolupatA' kA tyAga kare / janaka jaba aSTAvakra se AtmajJAna kI carcA karate haiM to aSTAvakra kahate haiM, kevala AtmajJAna kI carcA karane se mukti upalabdha nahIM hotii| agara tuma saca meM hI mukti cAhate ho to apane bhItara rahane vAlI viSaya-vAsanAoM ko viSa ke samAna tyAga do / 130 For Personal & Private Use Only dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra kahate haiM, viSaya-lolupatA manuSya kI nIla lezyA hai| kucha-na-kucha hama mA~ga hI rahe haiN| hama binA mA~ge rahate hI nahIM aura sahAyatA karate haiM to pUrI udghoSaNA ke sAtha / lekina bhagavAna kahate haiM dharma karo to ahaMkAra ke liye nahIM; dayA karo to dUsare ko patA nahIM calanA caahie| dAna do to ahaMkAra kA poSaNa na ho| tuma dekhate ho agara kisI nirmANa kArya ke lie tumase ghara jAkara eka lAkha rupaye mA~ge jAe~ to tuma hajAra meM hI TarakA dete ho, lekina samAja ke bIca jahA~ paccIsa-pacAsa loga ikaTThe hoM, tuma bar3ha-car3hakara boliyA~ lagAte ho| kyoM? isase tumhArA ahaMkAra puSTa hotA hai| kucha samaya pahale maiM mAuNTa AbU meM thA / vahA~ maiMne dekhA ki sthAna vizeSa para kucha bhikhArI baiThe rahate the aura Azcarya kI bAta ki ve kevala navavivAhita yugala se hI bhIkha mA~gate the| maiMne eka dina eka bhikhArI ko bulAyA aura pUchA ki yahA~ se itane loga nikalate haiM, vRddha vRddhAe~ ye to adhika dharmAtmA hote haiM, tuma unase bhIkha nahIM mA~gate, naye jor3oM kI talAza hI karate rahate ho| bhikhArI ne kahA ki yaha pati ke ahaMkAra kI bAta hai / naI-naI patnI sAtha meM hotI hai usake sAmane cavannI dekara hIna nahIM honA cAhatA, basa dikhAve ke lie jhaTa se pA~ca kA noTa nikAla detA hai / bhikhArI bhI jAnatA hai, kauna degA, kauna nahIM degaa| dekho, kahIM tumhAre bhItara maMdatA to nahIM hai / paramAtmA ke dvArA dI gaI samasta caitanya - zaktiyA~ asAdhAraNa haiM, lekina manuSya apanI zakti ko, apanI caitanya - UrjA ko pahacAna nahIM pAtA aura maMda buddhi banA rahatA hai / kAlA pardA to haTa gayA lekina nIlA paradA A gayA / ahaMkAra maMdatA kA lakSaNa hai / bAdazAha akabara ne rAjasabhA meM eka rekhA, lakIra khIMcI aura apane sabhAsadoM se kahA ise binA chue choTI kara do / maMdatA meM rahe sabhAsada koI buddhi na jagA paae| itane meM bIrabala khar3A huA, sabhI sabhAsada ha~sane lage ki binA chue kaise choTI karegA / bIrabala Age bar3hA, usa rekhA ke nIce eka bar3I rekhA khIMca dI aura kahA ki dekho binA chue Upara kI rekhA choTI ho gaI / maMdatA se Upara uThA huA vyakti hI apanI AMtarika jJAnazakti ko pahacAna pAtA hai| Atma- jAgaraNa ke lie kI jAne vAlI Atma-sAdhanA hI lezyAoM kA kramika vikAsa karatI hai / isalie buddhihInatA tyAgeM / kucha zyAoM ke pAra dharma kA jagata 131 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svAdhyAya kareM, apanI buddhi kA upayoga kreN| acche aura bure kA nirNaya sva-viveka aura sva-buddhi se kareM ki hamAre jIvana ke lie kaunasA mArga zreyaskara hai, kalyANakara hai aura aTUTa vizvAsa ke sAtha usa mArga para cala pdd'o| tuma idhara-udhara bhaTakakara kucha bhI na pA skoge| buddhimAna AdamI arthahIna vastuoM meM zakti vyaya nahIM krtaa| vaha apanI zakti caitanya kI jAgRti meM, vikAsa meM lagAtA hai| ____ eka vyakti ne bhU-jala pAne ke lie apane kheta meM kue~ kI khudAI zurU kii| bIsa phuTa khodA hogA, lekina pAnI na AyA, socA ki dUsarI jagaha khudAI zurU karU~, vahA~ bhI bIsa phuTa gaharA gaDDhA khodA, lekina pAnI na niklaa| isa taraha usane dasa gaDDhe banA lie, magara pAnI na niklaa| vaha hatAza hokara baiTha gyaa| acAnaka eka vyakti AyA aura pUchA, udAsa kyoM ho| usane kahA, bIsa-bIsa phuTa ke dasa gaDDhe khoda lie lekina pAnI nahIM niklaa| Agantuka ne kahA, agara dasa jagaha khodane ke bajAya eka jagaha hI khodate cale jAte to pAnI nikala gayA hotaa| yahI vRtti calatI hai dharma ke mArga meM bhii| vyakti dharma ke mArga meM bhI vyAvasAyika buddhi rakhatA hai| eka deva se na milA, to dUsare ko pakar3a lete ho-bhagavAna kahate haiM yaha buddhihInatA hai| bauddhika zaktiyoM kA upayoga karo aura buddhimattA se apane jIvana kA nirNaya karo aura Age bddh'o| ___ mahAvIra nIla lezyA kA agalA lakSaNa batAte haiM 'ajJAna' / jJAnI ahaMkAra nahIM karegA, krodha nahIM kregaa| ajJAnI hI ahaMkAra aura krodha kregaa| vyakti ajJAnI hai, kyoMki vaha apane ajJAna ko svIkAra nahIM krtaa| vaha mAna baiThA hai ki use sabakucha patA hai| lekina jise jJAna kI tarapha jAnA hai, use mAnanA par3egA ki vaha ajJAnI hai| tabhI virATa kA dvAra khulegaa| ajJAna kisI kI niyati nahIM hai| abhI tumane abhyAsa nahIM kiyA, zrama nahIM kiyA, isalie ajJAna tumheM ghere hue hai| jaba tumheM bodha hogA, hoza AegA taba tuma jAnoge ki svayaM jaisA ajJAnI koI nhiiN| viSayoM ke prati Asakti bhI nIla lezyA kA lakSaNa hai| niraMtara viSayoM ke sambandha meM vicAra karanA, apanI vRttiyoM ko viSaya-vAsanA se grasta rakhanA patana kI ora jAnA hai| kahate haiM ki kaue ko rAta meM dikhAI nahIM detA aura ullU ko dina meM kucha bhI najara nahIM AtA, lekina viSaya-vAsanA meM rata 132 dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AdamI ko na rAta meM dikhAI detA hai aura na dina meN| usake jIvana meM aisI aMdhatA A jAtI hai ki vaha dUsarA kucha dekha hI nahIM paataa| yaha mana kI gahana kamajorI kA pariNAma hai ki vaha viSaya-vAsanA meM lipta rahatA hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM aisA vyakti nIla lezyA se yukta hai| jo maMdatA, buddhihInatA, ajJAna tathA viSaya-lolupatA se mukta ho jAtA hai, vaha kApola lezyA meM praviSTa ho jAtA hai| kApota lezyA-yukta vyakti ke lakSaNa bhagavAna batAte haiM rUsaI NiMdaI anne, dUsaI bahusoya soybhybhulo| NagaNai kajjAkajjaM lakkhaNameyaM tu kaauss|| jaldI ruSTa ho jAnA, dUsaroM kI niMdA karanA, doSa lagAnA, ati zokAkula honA aura atyanta bhayabhIta honA, ye kApota lezyA ke lakSaNa haiN| ___tumane kabhI socA hai ki kaisI choTI-choTI bAtoM para tuma rUTha jAte ho| patnI ko cAya lAne meM pA~ca minaTa kI derI ho gaI, basa tuma ruSTa ho ge| aura aise ruSTa kA roSa zAyada dina bhara rhe| agara gaura karo to tuma pAoge ki rUThane kA koI kAraNa na thaa| jo vyartha kI bAteM haiM unake kAraNa hama ruSTa ho jAte haiN| koI AdamI hameM dekhakara ha~sa de, hama ruSTa ho jAte haiN| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki yaha kApota lezyA kA pahalA lakSaNa hai| dUsarA lakSaNa hai, 'dUsaroM kI niNdaa'| vyakti kA niMdA meM gaharA rasa hai| vaha bAta karane ke bahAne se dUsaroM kI niMdA meM saMlagna ho jAtA hai| zAyada pakavAnoM meM bhI vaha rasa aura svAda nahIM hotA, jo caTapaTApana niMdA karane meM hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM, isase tU anaMta karma kA baMdhana kara rahA hai| svayaM ko dekha aura isa loka-jaMjAla se svayaM ko sNbhaal| dUsaroM ke jaMjAla chor3a aura apanI suljhaa| nija mAM vaza, para thI khasa, eTaluM bs| svayaM meM lauTa AnA hI jIvana kA carama adhyAya hai| dUsaroM kI niMdA kara vyakti svayaM ko kaluSita hI banAtA hai| bhagavAna kApota lezyA kA tIsarA lakSaNa batAte haiM-'doSa lgaanaa'| isa vidyA meM to prAyaH sabhI mAhira hote haiN| jisa bAta kA patA nahIM hai, jisake bAre meM kucha bhI jAnate nahIM haiM phira bhI loga doSa lagAne se cUkate nhiiN| unakI lezyAoM ke pAra dharmakA jagata 133 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Adata hI bana jAtI hai doSAropaNa krnaa| galata kAma khuda kareMge, lekina nAma lagAe~ge dUsaroM kaa| unakI vaicArika prakriyA, unakI jIvana paddhati kApota lezyA kI ho jAtI hai| lakar3I ke Upara kitane bhI sone-cA~dI ke pattara car3hA do, jaba utAroge utara jAe~ge, lakar3I to vahI rhegii| 'atizokAkula rahanA' kApota lezyA kA agalA lakSaNa hai| hamArA jisa-jisa ke prati rAga hotA hai; phira cAhe vaha jar3a ho yA cetana, usase hamArA zoka jur3A rahatA hai| kisI vastu yA vyakti se tumheM atyadhika lagAva ho to usake na rahane para tumheM zoka hotA hai| soco, tumheM kisa bAta kA zoka hai usake na rahane kA yA tumhAre rAga ke TUTa jAne kaa| tumheM zoka hotA hai apane svArthoM ke kaarnn| tuma akhabAra meM roja hI khabareM par3hate ho amuka sthAna para bhUkampa se hajAroM loga mAre gae, kisI ne dUsare kI hatyA kara dI, aura bhI kitanI aisI khabareM, taba kyA tumheM zoka hotA hai ? apane Apako ttttoleN| kApota lezyA kA aMtima lakSaNa hai-'atyaMta bhayabhIta honA' / jIvana se sAhasa ke sAtha jur3e rho| mRtyu se mata Daro, kyoMki kisI kI mRtyu do bAra nahIM hotI hai| tumase koI kaha de ki tuma Aja zAma ko mara jAoge, cAhe na bhI marane vAle ho, lekina bhaya tumheM samApta kara degaa| bhayabhIta sabhI haiN| tuma jIvana kI saccAI se bhayabhIta ho| tuma jAnate ho gahare meM ki jo hone vAlA hai vaha hogA phira bhI Dara se kA~pa rahe ho / bhagavAna kahate haiM-abhaya / jo nahIM hone vAlA hai, vaha nahIM hogA, usakA bhaya kyA karanA ! aura jo hone vAlA hai, vaha hogA, usakA kaisA bhaya karanA ! isalie bhaya ke calate jo bhagavAna kI pUjA karate haiM ve dharma meM praviSTa nahIM ho skte| bhagavAna kahate haiM atyanta bhayabhIta na raho, atizoka na karo, niMdA meM rasa na lo aura ruSTa mata bno| yaha saMsAra, jise hamane jAnA hai aise paradoM se nirmita hai ki jinheM haTAnA hI hogaa| unake pAra hI dharma kA rAjya hai| aba taka hamane jo tIna lezyAe~ lI haiM, ve dUSita to haiM hI sAtha hI sAtha unakI sataheM aura parade moTe haiN| aba hama bhItara kI jisa dahalIja para apane kadama bar3hA rahe haiM ve kramazaH sunahare aura ujjvala haiN| parade to haiM lekina 'jhINI-jhINI bInI re cadariyA' patale haiM, pAradarzI haiN| kRSNa, nIla aura kApota dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 134 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ye tIna azubha lezyAe~ rhiiN| lezyA yAni bhAva-dazA, vicaar-dshaa| aba hama zubha kI ora gatizIla hote haiN| kyA karanA cAhie aura kyA nahIM, isa bAta kI sajagatA rakhanA hI tejas lezyA hai| zreya aura azreya kA bhalIbhAMti viveka rakhanA hI tejas lezyA kA agalA lakSaNa hai| yadi hama sabake prati samAna dRSTi rakhate haiM, dayA, dAna, karuNA, sahabhAgitA meM niSThA rakhate haiM to samajha leM ki hama azubha se zubha kI ora kadama bar3hA cuke haiM aura Apake cita kI dazA tejasa lezyA kI hai| bhagavAna kA sUtra hai jANai kajjAkajjaM, seyama seyaM ca svvsmpaasii| dayadANarado ya midU, lakkhaNameyaM tu teuss| kArya-akArya kA jJAna, zreya-azreya kA viveka, sabake prati samabhAva, dayA-dAna meM pravRtti ye tejolezyA ke lakSaNa haiN| tejas lezyA kA pahalA lakSaNa hai-kArya-akArya kA jnyaan| kArya to mAnavIya jIvana meM hara samaya sampAdita karane hI hote haiN| lekina yadi hama kisI bhI kArya ko jJAna aura samajha pUrvaka karate haiM to vahI kArya hamAre lie mukti kA dvAra bana jAtA hai| prasiddha kahAvata hai-varka ija vrship| kArya hI prArthanA hai| Apa kArya koI bhI kareM, lekina karane se pahale inakI sajagatA jarUra barata leM ki maiM vahI kArya karU~ jisase merA bhI hita ho aura auroM kA bhii| Atma-maMgala aura loka-maMgala donoM kA khyAla rakhanA hI tejasa lezyA kA mAlika honA hai| isI taraha yaha dhyAna rakheM ki hama jo bhI kArya kareM vaha zreyaskara ho| azreyaskara kAryoM ko karanA bilkula vaise hI hai jaise vastra ko syAhI se kharAba karake phira usako dhone kI ceSTA karanA hai| bhagavAna sabake prati samabhAva rakhane kI preraNA isalie de rahe haiM tAki mAnavatA ke prati hamArA ravaiyA saMkIrNa na ho| raMga-rUpa-jAti-dhana Adi ke AdhAra para mAnava ke sAtha amAnavIya vyavahAra karanA eka mAnava ke lie kataI zobhanIya nahIM hai| gAMdhI ne kahA, 'aspRzyatA abhizApa hai| samagra mAnavatA se prema hone ke kAraNa hI mahAvIra aura buddha ne apane dharma saMgha meM choTI kahalAne vAlI jAtiyoM ke bhI logoM ko apanI dharma-dIkSA pradAna kI thii| dayA dAna meM jitanI adhika hamArI pravRtti rahegI, hama mAnavatA kI sevA kA utanA hI adhika sukha aura sukUna pA skeNge| lezyAoM ke pAra dharmakA jagata 135 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tejas lezyA ke bAda meM padma lezyA / nAma se hI spaSTa hai, padma yAni kamala / jaise kamala jalAzaya meM rahakara bhI usase nirlipta rahatA hai, manuSya ko bhI saMsAra ke jalAzaya meM vaise hI rahanA hotA hai / sabake sAtha phira bhI kisI ke sAtha nahIM / padma lezyA ke lakSaNa batAte hue bhagavAna kahate haiM ki tyAgazIlatA, pariNAmoM ke bhadratA, vyavahAra meM prAmANikatA, kArya meM RjutA, aparAdhiyoM ke prati kSamAzIlatA, sAdhu aura gurujanoM kI pUjA sevA meM tatparatA- ye hI haiM padma lezyA ke lakSaNa / cAgI bhaddo cokkho, ajjavakammo ya khamadi bahugaM pi| sAhugurupUjaNarado, lakkhaNameya tu pammassa / / bhagavAna kahate haiM jIvana meM ho tyAga, bhAvoM meM ho bhadratA, vyavahAra aura vyavasAya meM ho ImAna aura inake alAvA hoM, saralatA, sevA aura kSamA kI sauhArdatA / agara hameM padma lezyA kI ora apane kadama bar3hAne haiM to hameM ina guNoM ko apanAnA hogA / dharma aura usakI bAteM kevala sunane ke lie nahIM hotii| Akhira koI bhI prayoga pariNAma tabhI detA hai jaba koI usa prayoga se gujare / padma lezyA eka prakAra se vyakti kI dharma lezyA hai aura dharma dhAraNa karane kI cIja hai| jIvana meM kamala jaisI ho nirliptatA, jIvana meM kamala jaisI ho saumyatA, sundaratA aura suramyatA / jIvana svayaM phUla bana jAye padma lezyA yahI preraNA hai| antima lezyA hai zukla lezyA / zukla lezyA yAni rAstA pUrA pAra ho gyaa| maMjila kI deharI para hamAre pA~va rakhe jA cuke haiM / kholanA bAkI hai kevala vaha dvAra jo hameM mukti mahala ke bhItara taka le jaae| pakSapAta na karanA, bhogoM kA nidAna na karanA, sabameM sarvatobhAvena samadarzI rahanA, rAga-dveSa kI hara sUkSma-se-sUkSma uThApaTaka se bhI mukta rahanA, yahI saba hote haiM zukla lezyA ke lakSaNa | kRSNa lezyA mAnava mana kI kamajorI hai kintu zukla lezyA mana kA saMskAra hai| aba taka kapar3A mailA thA, tejas, padma aura zukla lezyA ke sAbuna kA upayoga karate hue hamane kapar3e ko dhoyA, ujalA kiyA, upayoga kiyA, Ananda liyA, mukti kI ora apane kadama bar3hAte hue kabIra kahate haiM--'jyoM kI tyoM dhara dInhI cadariyA jhInI - jhInI bInI re cadariyA, jo sAtha calanA hai vaha sAtha ho liyA aura jo chUTa jAnA hai, Akhira chUTa hI gayA / 2 dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 136 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamas chUTa gayA, prakAza upalabdha ho gyaa| usI ko kahate haiM kaivalya avasthA, siddha-buddha-mukta avsthaa| 'jina khojA tina pAiyAM gahare pAnI paitth'| ubaratA vahI hai jo pAnI meM utaratA hai, pAtA vahI hai jo DubakI lagAtA hai| basa, cAhie bhAvoM meM bhadratA, zreya ke prati sajagatA aura jIvana meM srltaa| jo samajha sake, usake lie itanA paryApta hai| lezyAoM ke pAra dharmakA jagata 137 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtma-sAkSAtkAra kI pahala - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vana meM jisane svayaM ke cirAga ko jalA liyA, use bAhya prakAza kI "AvazyakatA nahIM pdd'tii| eka dIpaka jisameM lau satata jagamagA rahI hai use kisI anya rozanI se dekhane kI jarUrata nahIM hotii| usakA prakAza hI usake hone kA saMketa hai| ThIka aise hI AtmA bhI sva-prakAzamAna hai, use anya bAhya prakAza kI jarUrata nahIM hotii| lekina jaba jagamagAte dIpaka ko kisI pAtra se Dhaka diyA jAtA hai to samaSTi meM phailane vAlA prakAza eka choTe-se pAtra meM simaTakara raha jAtA hai| vyakti kI cetanA prakAzamaya hai, lekina vaha bAhara prakAza kI talAza meM bhaTaka rahA hai| usakI cetanA satyamaya hai, phira bhI vaha satya kI talAza meM ghUmatA rahatA hai| usakI AtmA paramAtmAmaya hai phira bhI kisI paramAtmA ko bAhara DhU~r3ha rahA hai| tuma paramAtmA kI talAza meM tIrtha karate ho| maMdira jAte ho, bAhara jise khoja rahe ho vaha to tumhAre aMtarghaTa meM sadA se hai| kAza, tuma thor3A Thaharate aura bhItara svayaM ke aMdara utara paate| tumhArI hAlata hai 'kastUrI kuNDala basai, mRga DhU~r3he vana mAhiM' bilkula isI taraha tuma na jAne kahA~-kahA~ khoja rahe ho| jaise dUdha meM makkhana nihita hai, phUla meM suvAsa chipI hai, vaise hI manuSya ke antar-prANoM dharma, Akhira kyA hai? 138 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM vaha divya cetanA samAhita hai| jaba tuma kahate ho paramAtmA ghaTa-ghaTavAsI yA AtmA kA mUla svabhAva hai, to phira usakI talAza kyoM ? usakI khoja kyoM ? yaha to aisA hI huA ki baccA to bagala meM hai aura zahara bhara meM DhU~r3ha rahe ho| tumhArI paramAtmA kI khoja bhI aisI hI hai| ___eka bAra aisA hI huA, sUphI saMta rAbiyA apane ghara ke bAhara suI DhU~r3ha rahI thii| idhara-udhara khUba DhU~r3hA, para suI na milii| hamAre yahA~ jaise mIrAM aura sahajo haiM, vaise hI sUphI-paramparA meM rAbiyA bhI eka uccakoTi kI saMta thii| anya loga usase sIkhane AyA karate the| usakA jIvana bolatA thA, vaha mu~ha se bahuta adhika bAteM nahIM karatI thii| mu~ha se to adhika bolate haiM, jo jIvana meM AcaraNa nahIM kara paate| __udhara se kucha phakIra gujara rahe the| unhoMne rAbiyA ko kucha DhU~r3hate hue dekhA to pUcha hI liyA, 'rAbiyA kyA kho gayA hai, jo DhU~r3ha rahI ho?' rAbiyA ne kahA, 'suI DhU~r3ha rahI huuN|' phakIroM ne socA ki akelI kaise DhU~r3ha paaegii| eka to vRddha, dUsare sA~jha bhI Dhalane A rahI hai| calo, hama bhI usakI sahAyatA kara dete haiN| ve bhI kuTiyA ke bAhara suI DhU~r3hane laga gae, para suI thI ki milI hI nhiiN| koI AdhA ghaMTA bIta gayA hogA ki eka phakIra ne pUchA, 'rAbiyA, tumhArI suI kahA~ khoI thI ?' rAbiyA ne kahA, 'suI to kuTiyA meM hI khoI thii|' phakIroM ne kahA, 'jaba suI kuTiyA meM khoI to bAhara kyoM DhU~r3ha rahI ho?' rAbiyA ne kahA, 'kuTiyA meM aMdherA hai, zAma ho rahI hai, sUraja Dhala rahA hai, to vahA~ mujhe kucha dikhAI nahIM de rahA thA, isalie socA jahA~ prakAza hai vahIM DhU~r3ha luuN| . phakIroM ne kahA, 'rAbiyA, hama to tumheM jJAnI samajhate the, lekina lagatA hai, bur3hApe meM tumhArI buddhi saThiyA gaI hai, varanA suI bAhara nahIM ddhuuNddh'tii| are, jahA~ suI khoI hI nahIM hai vahA~ cAhe prakAza ho yA na ho suI to nahIM milegii|' ____ rAbiyA ha~sI aura kahA, 'vahI to maiM tumase kahanA cAhatI huuN| tuma khudA kI khoja meM kabhI makkA, kabhI madInA jAte ho, lekina maiM yahI kahanA cAhatI hU~ ki jo bhItara vidyamAna hai, use bAhara kyoM talAza rahe ho ?' ___are manuSyo, tuma aMdhakAra meM jIvana jIne ke itane abhyasta ho gae ho ki prakAza kI bauchAra meM cakAcauMdha ho jAte ho| tumane janmoM-janmoM se a~dhere paramAtma-sAkSAtkAra kI pahala 139 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke sAtha saMbaMdha banAe haiN| a~dherA hI tumhArA svabhAva bana gayA hai| a~dherA tumheM sahaja hI AkarSita bhI kara letA hai| eka to hameM rozanI dikhAI nahIM par3atI aura agara dikhAI par3a jAe to bahuta Dara lagatA hai| vyakti saMsAra kA itanA AdI hai ki samAdhi kA mArga mila bhI jAe to calane ko taiyAra nhiiN| vaha apane hI banAe vAsanAoM ke, kAmanAoM ke jAla meM ulajhakara raha gayA hai| mahAvIra, buddha, jIsasa, sukarAta ne manuSya ko divya prakAza dikhAyA, lekina unake sAtha kyA salUka kiyA gayA ? unakA kyA aparAdha thA ki una logoM ke sAtha durvyavahAra kiyA gayA? ekamAtra yahI na ki tuma a~dhere meM the aura unhoMne prakAza kI jhalaka dikhaaii| aMdhe, abhizapta galiyAroM meM bhaTakatI mAnavatA prakAza ko sahana karane kI kSamatA khotI jA rahI hai| nayepana kA bodha anajAna hone kI AzaMkA DarA detI hai| isalie hama to ba~dhI-ba~dhAI lakIroM meM jIte haiM, kolhU ke baila kI trh| kolhU kA baila calatA bahuta hai, dina bhara calatA hai, para pahu~catA kahIM bhI nahIM hai| jo vartulAkAra ghUmegA vaha pahu~cegA kaise ! hama jIvana ko cakra kahate haiN| gAr3I ke cAka kI bhA~ti jIvana ghUmatA rahatA hai| kabhI nIce kA pahiyA Upara aura kabhI Upara kA pahiyA nIce, lekina pharka kucha nahIM pdd'taa| kabhI krodha Upara AtA hai, kabhI moha Upara AtA hai, kabhI prema dikhAI de jAtA hai, kabhI ghRNA A jAtI hai, kabhI IrSyA se bhare, kabhI apAra karuNA chA gaI, kabhI bAdala ghire, kabhI sUraja nikalA-basa aise hI dhUpa-chA~va calatI rahatI hai| lekina hama vahIM haiM jahA~ hama the| ___ AinsTIna jaba mRtyu-zaiyyA para the, unake AsapAsa aneka vaijJAnika aura patrakAra ekatra the| mRtyu-zaiyyA para par3e AinsTIna se eka patrakAra ne pUchA, 'tuma marane ke bAda kyA bananA cAhate ho ?' AinsTIna kA uttara soI cetanA ko jagAne vAlA aura sabhI ko AtmaciMtana ke lie prerita karane vAlA thaa| usa mahAna vaijJAnika ne kahA, 'maiM nahIM jAnatA ki punarjanma hotA hai yA nhiiN| agara hotA ho to vaijJAnika nahIM bananA caahuuNgaa| patrakAra ne kAraNa pUchA to AinsTIna ne kahA, 'maiMne bahuta se AviSkAra kie, lekina maiM usa tattva ko nahIM khoja pAyA jisake isa zarIra se nikala jAne ke bAda mujhe daphanA diyA jaaegaa| kAza, hama jo dUsarI khojoM meM vyasta haiM eka bAra bhI apanI 140 dharma, Akhira kyA hai? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ora dekha pAte to zAyada usa tattva ko pA lete jisako pAne ke bAda kucha bhI pAnA zeSa nahIM raha jaataa| bhagavAna kahate haiM 'je egaM jANai te savvaM jANaI / ' jo eka ko jAna letA hai vaha sAre astitva ko jAna letA hai / sarvajJa kA artha jAnate haiM Apa ? Apa to sarvajJa kA artha samajhate haiM ki jo atIta aura bhaviSya ko jAnatA hai, loka aura paraloka ko jAnatA hai| hakIkata meM jo sva kA jJAtA hai, vahI sarvajJa hai / jo cetanA kA jJAtA hai, jise Atma - bodha ho cukA hai, vahI srvjny| lekina manuSya aMdhakAra meM jIne kA AdI ho cukA hai| tAba maMjila rAste meM maMjileM thIM saiMkar3oM / hara kadama para eka maMjila thI, para maMjila na thI / zrI araviMda ne kahA hai, 'jaba khojatA thA taba jise maiMne dina samajhA thA, prakAza samajhA thA--vaha khojane ke bAda a~dherA nikalA, rAta milii| jise maiMne jIvana jAnA thA vaha mRtyu siddha huI, jo amRta samajhakara pI rahA thA, vaha jahara thA / hama mIla ke patthara ko hI maMjila samajha lete haiM, lekina khojane para rAstA bahuta dUra taka calA jAtA hai aura lauTakara vahIM A jAtA hai / tuma kolhU ke baila kI taraha vartulAkAra ghUmate rahate ho, subaha se zAma taka aura pahu~cate kahIM nahIM ho| 1 Aja ke sUtroM meM bhagavAna saMdeza de rahe haiM ki vyakti bahirAtmA se mukta ho jAe, paramAtmA meM lIna ho jAe / mahAvIra usa parama jIvana kI ora izArA kara rahe haiM, jisakI koI vyAkhyA nahIM hai, paribhASA bhI nahIM hai; yaha sirpha varNana hai| parama satya kI koI vyAkhyA nahIM ho sakatI; kyoMki vyAkhyA usI kI ho sakatI hai jisakA vizleSaNa ho sake, jise tor3A jA sake, khaMDoM meM bA~TA jA sake / anubhUti kI vyAkhyA nahIM hotI / ise to antarAtmA meM utarakara hI pAyA jA sakatA hai / vijJAna aura dharma donoM prayogazAlAe~ haiM / vijJAna bAhara kI aura dharma bhItara kI prayogazAlA hai| vijJAna meM jar3a padArtha, pudgaloM kI khoja kI jAtI hai aura dharma meM cetana tattva kI, satya kI khoja kI jAtI hai / satya kI carcA nahIM kI jA sakatI, satya to hai / do se jo milakara banatA hai usakI vyAkhyA ho sakatI hai| lekina jahA~ eka hI svabhAva ho, akhaMDa, vaha kathana ke pare ho jAtA hai| makAna kI vyAkhyA ho sakatI hai ki yaha IMTa, patthara, sImenTa, reta, paramAtma-sAkSAtkAra kI pahala For Personal & Private Use Only 141 Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cUnA Adi se milakara banA hai| isameM daravAje, khir3akI haiM, isakI sajAvaTa kI gaI hai| idhara-udhara par3osa meM loga rahate haiN| rAstA idhara-udhara nahIM hai| kucha sImA ho sakatI hai| jahA~ sImA hogI, vahA~ vyAkhyA hogI, paribhASA hogii| lekina Apa makAna kI chata para hoM aura koI pUche ki AkAza kI kyA paribhASA hai, to Apa AkAza ko paribhASita nahIM kara paaoge| zUnya ko zabdoM meM vyakta nahIM kara sakate 'pUrNAt puurnnmudcyte| yAjJavalkya ke pAsa eka yuvaka pahu~cA aura pUchA, 'astitva meM kitane devI-devatA haiM ?' yAjJavalkya ne kahA, 'taiMtIsa krodd'|' yuvaka acaMbhe meM par3a gayA 'taiMtIsa karor3a, are itanoM kI to a~gUThe kI pUjA bhI na ho paaegii| kucha aura khAsa cunakara batA deM, RSivara !' 'taba to taiMtIsa lAkha deva aise haiM jo khAsa haiM', yAjJavalkya ne khaa| 'taiMtIsa lAkha kI pUjA bhI na kara paauuNgaa|' yuvaka ne asamarthatA jtaaii| 'calo, taiMtIsa hajAra cunakara de detA hU~', RSi bole| 'taiMtIsa hajAra bhI adhika hI hai|' 'tIna sau taiMtIsa?' 'ye bhI adhika hI haiM kaba-kaba kisako arghya de pAU~gA ? kucha aura kama kro|' yuvaka ne khaa| ___'maiM, tumheM tIna devoM ke nAma batA detA hU~ jo parama zreSTha haiM, tU unhIM kI upAsanA kara le| yAjJavalkya ne upAya diyaa| 'tIna ? Apa to eka hI nAma batA deN| tIna kI pUjA meM kabhI koI chUTa gayA to vaha rUTha jAegA, usako manAU~gA to dUsarA rUTha jAegA, Apa to basa kevala eka hI deva kA nAma batA deM', yuvaka ne khaa| taba yAjJavalkya ne kahA, 'deva to tetIsa karor3a haiM lekina inake Upara inase zreSTha jo deva hai vaha hai Atmadeva, jA tU usI kI upAsanA kara, usI ko khoja, usI meM lIna ho| jo Atmatattva taka pahu~catA hai vahI paramAtmA taka pahu~ca pAtA hai| ____ Aja ke sUtra aMdhakAra meM bhaTakatI huI cetanA ke lie prakAza kI kiraNa haiN| Aja ke sUtra zabda nahIM haiM, na hI paribhASA haiN| ye sUtra varNana ke sUtra haiM, eka-eka zabda anamola hai, kyoMki tumheM mArga dikhAyA jA rahA hai, tAki tuma satya kI prayogazAlA meM khar3e ho sako, satya kA sAkSAtkAra kara dharma, Akhira kyA hai? 142 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sko| ye zabda bahumUlya haiM agara tuma inakA anusaraNa kara sko| inheM phira se jIvaMta karane ke lie inheM doharAnA nahIM hai varan inameM utarakara anubhUti se gujaranA hai| sUtra hai ArUhavi aMtarappA, bahirappA chaMDiUNa tivihenn| jhAijjai paramappA, uvaiTuM jinnvriNdehiN|| jinezvaradeva kA kathana hai ki mana, vacana aura kAyA se bahirAtmapana ke sabhI saMyogoM kA tyAga kara, aMtarAtmA meM vicaraNa kara, paramAtmA kA dhyAna kro| tIna zabda haiM bahirAtmA, antarAtmA aura prmaatmaa| inheM smjheN| jo bAhara ke saMsAra se jur3I hai vaha bahirAtmA hai| jo saMsAra se, pudgala se jur3A hai vaha bAhara hI dekha rahA hai| usakA rasa viSaya-vAsanA aura kaSAya meM hai| aMtarAtmA jaba dhyAna kI yAtrA zurU hotI hai bhItara kI or| jaba bAhara kI nirarthakatA najara Ane lagatI hai aura viveka kA janma hotA hai, tuma bhItara kI ora lauTane lagate ho| aura paramAtmA jaba bAhara-bhItara donoM kho ge| tuma vahI ho, lekina tumhArI dizA badala jAtI hai| abhI tuma ghara ke bAhara jAte the, aba ghara kI ora vApasa Ane lage, phira AtmalIna ho ge| svabhAva upalabdha ho gyaa| svayaM kI ora lauToge to apane svarUpa ko upalabdha ho jaaoge| svarUpa meM sthira honA hI svAsthya kA sarvocca rUpa hai| svastha yAnI svayaM meM sthita; paramAtmA kI upalabdhi, paramAtma-svarUpa kI praapti| ___ Atmatattva meM anaMta zakti hai jisake sammukha brahmAMDa kI samasta zaktiyA~ zrIhIna ho jAtI haiN| hamArI UrjA jaba Urdhvagamana karatI hai to paramAtma-milana kA setu banatI hai aura vahI UrjA adhogAmI hokara saMsAra kI uThApaTaka kA pariNAma detI hai| ___Aja ke sUtra mahattvapUrNa haiM, agara inameM svayaM ko Dubooge to ye tumhAre lie jIvaMta ho jaaeNge| mahAvIra kI sAdhanA meM mana, vacana aura kAyA ke tIna avarodha haiN| kAyA yaha zarIra to hameM dikhAI par3atA hai aura isako hI hama sabakucha mAna baiThe haiN| kahA jAtA hai ki jaba sikaMdara vizva-vijaya ke lie nikalA to usake guru ne kahA, 'bhArata se tuma eka sAdhu lekara aanaa|' apanI vijaya ke mada meM cUra jaba sikaMdara bhArata se jAne lagA to acAnaka guru ke paramAtma-sAkSAtkAra kI pahala 143 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vacana yAda A ge| usane sainikoM ko bhejA kisI sAdhu ko pakar3a lAne ke lie| sainika eka sAdhu ke pAsa pahuMce aura samrATa kA hukma sunA diyaa| sAdhu ne pUchA, 'kauna sikaMdara, kaisA sikaMdara, maiM kisI ke pAsa nahIM jaataa| use AnA ho to yahIM aae| sainikoM ne sAdhu kI akkhar3atA sikaMdara ko btaaii| sikaMdara hairAna ho gyaa| eka adanA-sA AdamI usake hakma kI tAmIla se iMkAra karatA hai ! para zAyada aMdara se becaina bhI ho gayA ki usameM aisI kyA khUbI hai jo itanI dilerI se sikandara ke hukma ko nahIM mAna rhaa| ___ kahate haiM, svayaM sikandara usa sAdhu ke pAsa pahuMcA aura yUnAna calane kA hukma diyaa| hukma kI tAmIla na karane para sira dhar3a se alaga karane kI dhamakI dii| sAdhu ne kahA, 'yaha zarIra to kaba kA mara cukA hai| hama Aja apane sira ko dhar3a se alaga hotA huA bhI dekha leNge|' aura sikaMdara javAba sunakara hataprabha raha gyaa| vaha aisI bAta to sapane meM bhI nahIM soca sakatA thA ki eka jIvita iMsAna yaha kahe ki zarIra mara cukA hai aura sira ko dhar3a se alaga hotA huA dekheNge| kyoMki sikaMdara ne kevala bAhya zarIra hI dekhA aura jAnA thaa| use antarAtmA kA to koI khyAla hI na thaa| Atma-sAdhaka ke lie zarIra to mahaja keMculI jitanA hI mUlyavAna hotA hai| jisake lie yaha bodha rahatA hai ki keMculI, jise Akhira utaranA hI hai| sAdhAraNataH loga zarIra ke tala para jIte haiN| jo thor3e se jAgarUka hote haiM ve zarIra ke bAhara, zarIra se Upara socanA zurU karate haiN| unheM dikhAI par3atA hai ki ve zarIra nahIM haiM, ve kevala vicAroM meM jIte haiN| vicAra jaba gaharAI meM utara jAtA hai taba zarIra judA ho jAtA hai| khilAr3I maidAna meM khelatA hai, khelate vakta coTa laga jAtI hai, khUna bahane lagatA hai, use patA hI nahIM cltaa| darzaka dekha rahe haiM para vaha khelane meM tallIna rahatA hai| abhI sArA dhyAna dUsarI ora hai, zarIra se duur| khela baMda ho jAtA hai, vaha apane zarIra meM lauTatA hai, taba pIr3A-darda-khUna kA ahasAsa hotA hai| vaha cakita hotA hai, itanI dera mujhe patA kyoM nahIM calA ! tumheM bhI bahuta bAra aise anubhava hote hoNge| kabhI aisA hotA hai ki tuma bhUkhe baiThe ho aura vicAroM meM tallIna ho to bhUkha kA patA nahIM calatA yA tuma kahIM bAhara se Ae ho, zarIra thakA huA hai aura tumhArA beTA acAnaka gira dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? 144 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ par3A; tuma ArAma karane kI soca rahe the, lekina aba ? aba zarIra meM ekadama UrjA A jAtI hai, sArI thakAna utara jAtI hai, tuma bhUla jAte ho ki tuma saphara se Ae ho ki cAra dina se soe nahIM ho| saba vismRta ho jAtA hai aura tuma beTe ko lekara aspatAla cala dete ho| vicAra jaba saghana ho jAtA hai taba zarIra dUra ho jAtA hai aura taba tumhAre zarIra kA oNparezana bhI kara diyA jAe to tumheM patA nahIM cltaa| bhagavAna kahate haiM-'bahirappA chaMDiuNa tiviheNa'-mana, vacana, kAyA se, bahirAtmapana se mukta ho jaa| isake uparAnta 'ArUhavi aMtarappA' aMtarAtmA meM ArohaNa kr| paramAtmA kA dhyAna to bAda kI bAta hai| pahale zarIra se, isake rAga se haTo aura antarAtmA meM praveza kro| jaba antarAtmA meM lInatA hogI tabhI paramAtmA kA dhyAna kara paaoge| bar3A anUThA sUtra hai jisameM sArA yoga samA gayA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki zarIra ke sAtha, zabdoM ke sAtha, vacana ke sAtha saMbaMdha zithila kro| phira dhIre-dhIre mana ke saath| zarIra se hI zurU karanA hogA, tabhI dikhAI degA bhItara kA vacana kA bNdhn| zarIra se mukta hone para vacana dikhAI pdd'eNge| vacana bhI hamArA setu hai bAhara se| jaba vacana se mukta hoMge to A~khoM kI pAradarzitA ko mana kA baMdhana dikhAI pdd'egaa| mana ke pAra hI to paramAtmA chipA hai| bAhara se bhItara jAnA hogA, AtmA ke aMdara jisameM paramAtmA kA vAsa hai| zarIra vyakti ko bAhara se jor3atA hai| svabhAvataH zarIra mAtA-pitA se milA hai| tuma ise lekara nahIM Ae ho| lekina gaharAI meM jAoge to patA calegA ki unhoMne bhI apane mAtA-pitA se yaha zarIra prApta kiyA thaa| eka cakra calatA rahatA hai, lekina aMta meM yaha prakRti para jAkara ThaharatA hai| yaha zarIra to miTTI kA hai, jala kA hai, vAyu kA hai, AkAza kA hai, paMcamahAbhUtoM kA hai, tumhArA nahIM hai| bAhara ke ye tattva tumheM prabhAvita karate haiN| isalie jaise-jaise vyakti anubhava karatA hai ki maiM zarIra nahIM hU~, vaise-vaise bAhya tattva use kama prabhAvita karate haiN| phira pUrNimA kI rAta ho yA amAvasa kI, saba barAbara ho jAtI haiN| taba zarIra meM taraMgeM to uThegI, lekina prabhAvita nahIM kara paaeNgii| tuma dUra khar3e draSTA ho jAte ho| loga mere pAsa Ate haiM aura mana se mukta hone kA upAya pUchate haiN| mana se mukta honA hai to mana ko dekhanA sIkho ki vaha tumheM kahA~-kahA~ le jAtA paramAtma-sAkSAtkAra kI pahala 145 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| vicAroM hI vicAroM meM tuma na jAne kahA~-kahA~ pahu~ca jAte ho| mana tumheM sapane bunanA sikhAtA hai| lekina jaise hI yaha bodha ho jAe ki mana ne tumheM jAla meM ulajhA rakhA hai, tuma mana ke prati jAgrata ho jAte ho| jAgrata hote hI mana girane lagatA hai| mana se bala nahIM miltaa| vaha tumhArA bhrama hotA hai ki jo tuma pAte ho ki mana ne diyaa| yaha zarIra to miTTI se banA hai, isase to pAra honA hI hai| yaha mana to zarIra aura vANI kA koSAgAra hai isase bhI mukta honA hai| jaba mana se mukti hogI taba aMtara ke AkAza kI sImA zurU hogI aura jaba AkAza se bhI Age nikala jAe~-vahIM paramAtmA hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'bahirAtmapana ko chor3akara aMtarAtmA meM ArohaNa kara paramAtmA kA dhyAna kro|' marma samajha leM, sAdhanA ke patha para Age bar3hane meM sahayogI hogaa| yaha sUtra apane Apa meM sAdhanA kA sampUrNa patha lie hue hai| bahirAtma-bhAva se uparata honA sAdhanA kA pahalA caraNa hai| antarAtmA meM nimajjita honA dUsarA caraNa hai aura paramAtmA ke dhyAna meM, usakI samyak smRti meM lIna honA sAdhanA kA tIsarA aura antima sopAna hai| Apa saba isa mArga para caleM, calane meM sakSama hoM, inhIM zubhakAmanAoM ke sAtha ! 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For Personal & Private Use Only Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ behatarIna kitAbeM raoNyala sAija, raoNyala maiTara zrI candraprabha pArasAra sAgara jIne kI kalA lAipha ho to aisI! hI saphala vanA anAvIna - - - - bhI saritA adhyAtma kA amRta kinameM Are samAdhAna opan i mpowermeri jIne kI kalA (raoNyala sAija) pRSTha : 196 mUlya :70/ lAiphaho to aisI! pRSTha : 144 mUlya : 50/ adhyAtma kA amRta pRSTha : 144 mUlya : 50/ angu09000 zrIlaliTAprabha janda / madhura jIvana / / preraNA lakSya banAeM, puruSArtha jagAe~ pUrva pani bIcamA / yoga apanAeM, jAda naaii| kaise jie~ madhura jIvana yoga anAe~, z2iMdagI banAe~ pRSTha :112 mUlya : 25/- pRSTha :108 mUlya : 25/ preraNA pRSTha: 112 mUlya : 25/- lakSya banAe~, puruSArtha jagAeM pRSTha:128 mUlya : 40/- jAgeso jIvana ke samAdhAna zrI candraprabha mA~ kI mamatA / hamapakAra mahAvIra jarA merI A~khoM sedekho jyazrI zrIkandaprava jIvana ke samAdhAna pRSTha:160 mUlya : 80/- jAge so mahAvIra pRSTha : 192 mUlya : 40/- jarA merI A~khoM se dekhA pRSTha: 112 mUlya : 25/- mA~ kI mamatA hameM pukAra pRSTha : 32 mUlya :8/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidhioNravacana candraprabha / - -sava. NP Hiondarlala mRtyu se rUpAMtaraNa ma mulAkAta "zrI candraprabha morayAyAmamA mRtyu se mulAkAta pRSTha: 200 mUlya : 50/ dhyAnayoga : vidhi aura vacana pRSTha:160 mUlya : 40/- rUpAMtaraNa pRSTha :160 mUlya : 25/- kauna hU~ maiM kauna hU~ pRSTha :112 mUlya : 25/ bajAe~ Theahel zyanA AD iktaar| mahAguhA kI cetanA svArasA se smAdhi kA saphara svayA meM sAkSAtkAra kA divyA mArga mahAguhA kI cetanA pRSTha: 192 mUlya : 40/- bajAe~ antarmana kA ikatArA pRSTha: 192 mUlya : 40/- dayoga pRSTha: 192 mUlya : 40/- da vipazyanA pRSTha:160 mUlya: 30/ zrI badrapana yAlA AtmA kI pyAsa zA ta candraprabha - - aMtaryAtrA AtmA kI pyAsa bujhAnI hai to pRSTha:112 mUlya : 25/- zAti pAne kA sarala rAstA pRSTha: 112 mUlya : 25/- aMtaryAtrA pRSThaH 160 mUlya : 30/- dhyAna pRSTha: 160 mUlya: 25/ zrI canDhA ko zreSTha kahAniyA~ jieMto aise jieM jAgA mera ujrcA RETRYgy C.IRIFLPANA kIstIna Cri kAmA - zreSTha kahAniyA~ pRSTha:128 mUlya : 25/- jieM to aise jieM pRSTha: 128 mUlya : 40/ mahAjIvana kI khoja pRSTha:160 mUlya : 40/- jAgo mere pArtha pRSTha: 250 mUlya : 45/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAMti, siddhi aura mukti pAne ctal sarala rAstA zAMti, siddhi aura mukti pAne kA sarala rAstA pRSTha : 176 mUlya : 40/ aisI ho jIne kI zailI ka eka prakAza ke zrI keMdraprama aisI ho jIne kI zailI pRSTha : 160 mUlya : 30/ mahAvIra ApakI aura Aja kI hara samasyA kA samAdhAna hara samasyA kA samAdhAna pRSTha : 300 mUlya : 60/ ciMtA, ka tanAva mukti ke sarala upAya ciMtA, krodha aura tanAva mukti ke sarala upAya pRSTha 160 mUlya : 50/ cArja kareM z2iMdagI Fu zrI candraprabha cArja kareM jiMdagI pRSTha : 96 mUlya : 25/ zrIka dhyAna ko baharAI dene vAle dhyAna sUtra pala pala lIjie jIvana kA AnaMda dhyAnasUtra pRSTha : 192 mUlya : 35/ zrImupama pala-pala lIjie jIvana kA AnaMda pRSTha : 112 mUlya : 25/ jiMdagI AnadAra jAdhana kI zrI candraprabha vIra ApakI aura Aja kI dhyAna ko gaharAI dene vAle aba bhArata ko jaganA hogA pRSTha : 176 mUlya : 35/ vAha! jiMdagI pRSTha : 112 mUlya : 25/ pustaka aba bhArata ko jaganA hogA zrI candraprama cAma For Personal & Private Use Only 151555 yaha hai rAstA jItaMta dharma yaha hai rAstA jIvaMta dharma kA pRSTha : 120 mUlya : 25/ pRSTha dhyAna kA vijJAna dhyAnayoga para samajA mArgadarzana zrI candraprabha dhyAna kA vijJAna pRSTha : 144 mUlya : 30 na janma na mRtyu sekena nyUnatama 400 - kA sAhitya maMgavAne para DAka kharca saMsthA dvArA deya hogA / dhanarAzi SRI JITYASHA SHREE FOUNDATION ke nAma se DrAphTa banAkara jayapura ke pate para bhejeM / uparokta sAhitya prApta karane hetu apanA oNrDara nimna pate para bhejeM / zrI jitayazA zrI phAuMDezana bI-7, anukampA dvitIya, ema.AI. roDa, jayapura (rAja.) 0141-2364737, 2375796 na janma, na mRtyu 192 mUlya : 35/ Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAMti aura sAdhanA kA dhAma saMbodhi-dhAma jahA~ dhyAna aura AnaMda hI nahIM, vizvAsa aura prema bhI gar3hA jAtA hai| saMbodhi-dhAma prakRti aura sAdhanA kI vaha manorama sthalI hai jahA~ qadama rakhate hI vyakti ko eka anokhA hI ahasAsa hotA hai / use lagatA hai ki vaha zaharI z2iMdagI kI bhAgadaur3a se dUra kisI zAMta aura divya zakti ke AbhAmaMDala meM A cukA hai / yahA~ sacamuca apUrva zAMti, Ananda aura utsAha kA anubhava hotA hai| jodhapura relave sTezana se mAtra 6 kilomITara dUra kAyalAnA kI suramya pahAr3iyoM ke ekAMta meM yaha dhAma himAlaya meM sthita mAnasarovara kA AnaMda detA hai| dhyAna, sAdhanA aura satsaMga se vyakti kisa taraha saphala, saMtuSTa aura mukta jIvana jI sakatA hai saMbodhi - dhAma usI ke mArga-darzana kA kendra hai / Aie aba hama praveza karate haiM zAMti aura sAdhanA kI pAvana bhUmi saMbodhi - dhAma meN| dhAma kA AdhA kSetraphala pahAr3I bhAga para hai aura AdhA samatala bhUmi para, aisA lagatA hai mAno yaha koI choTA-sA kailAza parvata ho / saMbodhi-dhAma ke mukhya dvAra se praveza karate hI hamArI pahalI naz2ara mahAvIra - pITha para par3atI hai, jo dUra se hI hama sabako apanI ora AkarSita karatI hai| per3a-paudhoM kI chAyA meM banI isa pITha para bhagavAn mahAvIra jayaMtI ke parva para vizeSa abhiSeka samAroha sampanna hotA hai / 1 sabase pahale hama calate haiM sAdhanA-ArAdhanA se jur3e pahAr3I bhAga kI yAtrA krne| isa ora qadama rakhate hI hama pahu~cate haiM eka vizAla grAuMDa meM jo ki pahAr3I bhAga kI talahaTI jaisA hai| yahA~ hajAra-pA~ca sau loga ArAma se baiThA karate haiM / yahA~ harI - ghAsa kI laoNna hai| isa talahaTI ke zIrSa para hai : kamala ke bhavya Asana evaM haMsa para savAra jJAna aura buddhi kI devI mA~ sarasvatI kI 21 phuTa U~cI vizAla pratimA / pUre deza bhara meM mA~ sarasvatI kI itanI bhavya aura vizAla pratimA kahIM aura nahIM hai / pratimA kA zilpa atyaMta anUThA aura advitIya hai / thor3A-sA Upara car3hate hI hama mukhAtiba hote haiM guru- maMdira se / yaha vAstava meM pUjya bApajI sAhaba gaNivara zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI mahArAja kI smRti meM nirmita samAdhi maMdira hai| maMdira choTA-sA hai, para sarvadharma - sadbhAva kI AbohavA isameM sarvatra vyApta hai / aba zurU hotA hai sAdhanA aura ArAdhanA ke par3AvoM kA krama / madhya bhAga kI pahAr3I para sthita hai anupama aura anUThA aSTApada maMdira aura daadaavaadd'ii| kamala ke For Personal & Private Use Only Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhavya Asana para virAjita sabhI pratimAe~ bar3I AkarSaka aura lubhAvanI haiN| yahA~ jAlInumA taztariyoM meM ukerI gaI tIrthakaroM kI chaviyA~ apane Apa meM eka nayA prayoga hai| yahA~ sabhI pratimAe~ sAdhanArUpa haiN| maMdira kA AbhAmaMDala itanA cArja hai ki maMdira meM qadama rakhate hI antarmana ko sukUna milatA hai| maMdira parisara ke nIce ke bhAga meM hai dAdAvAr3I aura prAkRtika pahAr3I para banI caubIsa tIrthaMkara DhUMka jo hameM eka sAtha caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM ke darzana karane kA saubhAgya pradAna karatI hai| saMbodhi-dhAma ke uttuMga zikhara para sAdhanA-sabhAgAra hai| jahA~ dhyAna-sAdhanA karate hue vyakti zAMti aura divyatA kA anubhava karatA hai| isa sabhAgAra meM eka sAtha pA~ca sau loga baiThakara sAdhanA kara sakate haiN| sAdhanA haoNla ke nIce ke bhAga meM nirmita hai: vimala kalA mNdir| yaha sthAna sarvadharma sadbhAva kA jIvaMta pratIka hai| yahA~ kalA aura sthApatya kA anokhA saMgama liye ziva kI sAdhanA, mahAvIra kA kaivalya, varSItapa pAraNA, mIrA kI bhakti, mahAvIra kI samatA, bAhubalI kA aham bodha aura buddha ke vairAgya kI vizAla jhA~kiyA~ / isa kalA maMdira meM taMtra-maMtra-yaMtra ke hastakalAtmaka citra apane ApameM naI jAnakArI dete haiN| sacamuca yahA~ pahu~cakara itanA bhavyatama manorama vAtAvaraNa milatA hai ki nIce utarane ko mana nahIM krtaa|aage banA hai sAhitya maMdira aura cikitsA kendr|saahity maMdira meM hai gurujanoM kA sampUrNa sAhitya, kaiseTa, sIDI, DIvIDI aadi| isa sAhitya maMdira se hI zrI jitayazA zrI phAuMDezana kI sAhityika gatividhiyoM kA saMcAlana hotA hai| isI sAhitya maMdira ke sAmane bane jayazrI devI manasa cikitsA kendra meM manamastiSka ke rogoM kA iglaiNDa va jarmanI se AyAtita phUloM ke arka ke dvArA cikitsA hotI hai aura guru mahimA meDikala rilIpha sosAyaTI meM milatI hai - garIba aura jaruratamaMda logoM ko 40 pratizata kI chUTa para dvaaiyaaN| cikitsA kendra ke dAyIM tarapha kRSNa-pITha hai, jo hameM zAMti, mAdhurya aura karmayoga kI zikSA detI hai| sacamuca aisA vAtAvaraNa, aisA dhAma aura kahA~ jahA~ vyakti eka bAra Ae to jAne kA mana nahIM krtaa| yahA~ jAti-paMtha-paraMparA kA koI bheda nahIM hai| chattIsa kauma ke lie yahA~ ke dvAra khule haiN| sabase bar3I bAta yaha hai ki gurujanoM kA mAdhurya, prema aura AdarabhAva sabako apanI ora sammohita karatA hai| sacamuca adbhuta hai| saMbodhi-dhAma jahA~ kevala dhyAna aura sAdhanA hI nahIM, apitu vizvAsa aura prema bhI gar3hA jAtA hai| saca meM yaha eka divya sAdhanA-sthalI hai| saMbodhi-dhAma, kAyalAnA roDa, jodhapura (rAja.) pho. 2060352 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma Akhira kyA hai? dharma Akhira kyA hai? yaha bahuta hI vikaTa prazna hai| samaya-samaya para isa rahasyamayI savAla ke javAba diye jAte rahe haiN| phira bhI yaha anuttarita rahA hai| mahopAdhyAya zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI ne isa rahasya para se paradA uThAyA hai isa divya pustaka meN| unhoMne bhagavAna mahAvIra ke sUtroM para amRta pravacana diye haiM jinakA ciMtana, manana aura anuzaraNa kara mAnava duHkha se mukta hokara dharma-patha para agrasara ho sakatA hai| pUjya zrI lalitaprabha ke saMdeza dharma ke nAma iMsAna ko karIba lAte haiM unakI naz2ara meM dharma mAnavatA kI muMDera para mohabbata kA jalatA cirAga hai| ___jIvana kI vartamAna trAsadiyoM se ubarane ke lie prastuta graMtha kisI taTa kA kAma karatA hai| dharma hamAre jIvana kI rozanI bane, preraNA bane, sukha-zAMti pUrvaka jIne kA AdhAra bane - 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