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________________ dharma kA uddezya kyA hai ? eka bahuta hI pecIdA aura bahuta hI ulajhA huA prazna hai ki jIvana aura dharma eka-dUsare se pRthak haiM yA donoM kA kendra eka hI hai ? yaha prazna prAja kA nahIM, anAdi-kAla kA hai| sAdhanA ke kSetra meM bar3hane vAle hara guru aura hara ziSya ke sAmane yaha prazna AyA hai| isa prazna ne aneka cintakoM ke mastiSkoM ko jhakajhorA hai ki jIvana aura dharma kA paraspara kyA sambandha jisa prakAra yaha prazna anAdikAla se calA A rahA hai, usI prakAra isakA uttara bhI anAdikAla se diyA jAtA rahA hai| hara guru, hara AcArya aura hara tIrthaMkara ke sAmane yaha samasyA AI hai ki jIvana aura dharma kA kyA sambandha hai? aura, sabhI ne apanI ora se isakA samucita samAdhAna diyA hai| unhoMne batalAyA hai ki jahA~ dravya hai, vahIM usakA svabhAva bhI hai, jahA~ agni hai, vahIM usakA guNa-uSNatA bhI hai| jIvana caitanya svarUpa hai, dharma usakA svabhAva hai, to phira donoM ko pRthaka-pRthaka kisa prakAra kiyA jA sakatA hai ? jahA~ sAdhaka hai, jahA~ sAdhaka kI nirmala cetanA kI jyoti jagamagAtI hai, vahIM dharma kA prakAza bhI jagamagAtA rahatA hai| isa prakAra jIvana aura dharma kA anyonyAzraya sambandha hai / dharma khilaunA nahIM hai: jaba-jaba dharma kA svarUpa badalA hai, use kisI vizeSa prakAra kI veSabhUSA, kriyAkANDa aura paraMparAoM se bA~dhakara alaga rUpa dene kA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai, taba-taba use eka amuka sImita kAla kI cIja karAra dekara pukArane kA prayatna bhI huA hai| kucha samaya se dharma ko eka aisA rUpa diyA gayA ki vaha jIvana se alaga par3ane lgaa| sthiti yahA~ taka bana gaI ki jisa prakAra choTA baccA kisI khilaune se ghar3I-do ghar3I khelatA rahatA hai, aura phira usa khilaune ko paTaka detA hai, khilaunA TaTaphaTa jAtA hai aura vaha cala detA hai| usI prakAra Aja logoM kI, dharma ke sambandha meM bhI yahI manovRtti bana rahI hai| ve dharma kI amuka prakAra kI kriyAoM ko--sAmAyika, pauSadha, pratikramaNa, pUjApATha Adi ko ghar3I-do ghar3I ke lie apanAte haiM, kucha thake-se aura kucha alasAye-se kriyAkANDa ke rUpa meM dharma ke khilaune se khela lete haiM aura phira isa kadara lAparavAhI se paTaka kara cala dete haiM ki dharma se koI vAstA nahIM rkhte| unheM phira dharma kI koI khabara nahIM rhtii| isa prakAra dharma ko do-cAra ghar3I kI cIja mAna lene para vaha jIvana se bhinna hI kSetra kI vastu bana gyaa| dainika jIvana ke sAtha usakA koI samparka nahIM rahA aura vaha dharma Tukar3oM meM vibhakta ho gayA / sAdhanA kI dhArA, jo satata akhaNDa pravAhita honI cAhie thI, vaha amuka deza, kAla aura paramparAoM se ba~dhakara avaruddha evaM kSINa ho gii| jo dharma jIvana kA svAmI thA, vaha abodha mAnava ke hAtha kA khilaunA mAtra bana kara raha gayA, ghar3I-do ghar3I ke manoraMjana kI vastu bana gyaa| isa prakAra dharma kI khaNDita-dhArA jIvana meM rasa aura Ananda kI lahara kaise paidA kara sakatI hai| dharma kI phalazruti : kucha logoM ne dharma ko isa jIvana kI hI vastu samajhA / uhoMne aizvarya, bhoga aura dharma kA uddezya kyA hai ? 165 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ bhautika prAnanda ko hI dharma ke rUpa meM dekhaa| sukhavAdI dRSTikoNa ko lekara ve jIvana ke kSetra meM utare aura isa loka kI bhautika siddhiyoM ke kSudra ghere ke bhItara hI bhItara ghUmate rhe| dharma kI ananta sattA ko unhoMne kSudra zarIra se bA~dha liyA aura usI ekAMgI dharma kI caryA meM ve Aye dina paraspara lar3ane-jhagar3ane bhI lge| isa prakAra dharma kA vAstavika antaraMga rUpa unakI dRSTi se projhala hotA gayA aura eka dina zarIra se sA~sa kI jhaMkAra ke samApta hote hI samApta ho gyaa| kucha loga dharma kA sambandha paraloka se jor3ate haiN| jisakA artha yaha hamA ki dharma kA pratiphala isa jIvana meM nahIM, paraloka meM hai| yahA~ para yadi tapasyA karoge, to pAge svarga milegA, yahA~ para dAna karoge to Age dhana kI prApti hogii| yahA~ para hama jo bhI kucha dharmAcaraNa kara rahe haiM, una sabakA phala marane ke bAda paraloka meM milegaa| yAni dAma pahale deM aura mAla bAda meN| isa prakAra kSamA, dayA, ahiMsA, tyAga, sevA, paropakAra prAdi samagra sAdhanA kA phala vartamAna jIvana meM na mAnakara mRtyu ke bAda mAna liyA gyaa| vAstava meM saccAI yaha hai ki dharma kA saMskAra jAgRta hote hI usakA pratibimba jIvana meM jhalakanA caahie| yadi dharmAcaraNa kI phalazruti ekAnta paraloka para chor3a dI jAtI hai, to dharma kI tejasvitA hI samApta ho jAtI hai| dharma kA dIpaka Aja yahA~ jalAe~ aura usakA prakAza paraloka meM prApta ho, yaha siddhAnta upayakta nahIM hai| isa prakAra to kArya aura kAraNa kA siddhAnta hI galata ho jaaegaa| aisA nahIM ho sakatA ki kAraNa to Aja ho aura usakA kArya hajAroM varSa bAda meM sampanna ho| isa viSaya meM bhAratIya darzanoM kA eka hI mata hai ki kArya kAraNa se alaga nahIM raha sktaa| kAraNa vahI hai, jisake sAtha hI sAtha kArya kI utpatti prArambha ho jaae| dIpaka aba jale aura usakA prakAza ghaNTe-do ghaNTe ke bAda ho, aisA nahIM hotaa| jIvana meM bhAva aura prabhAva eka hI sAtha hote haiN| idhara dIpaka jalA, udhara tatkAla andhakAra miTa gayA, prakAza ho gyaa| prakAza ke prAdurbhAva kA kSaNa aura andhakAra ke nAza kA kSaNa alaga-alaga nahIM hotA,ca ki donoM eka hI kriyA ke do pahala hai| jIvana meM se hI satya, ahiMsA aura sadAcAra kA prAdurbhAva hotA hai, asatya, hiMsA aura durAcAra kA vinAza bhI usI kSaNa ho jAtA hai| azuddhi ke miTate hI zuddhi kI kriyA sampanna ho jAtI hai| isa prakAra, bhAratIya AdhyAtmika darzana udhAra-dharma ko nahIM maantaa| vaha nagada-dharma meM vizvAsa karatA hai| vaha kahatA hai, yadi tumane tapasyA kI to tumhArI zuddhi abhI isI kSaNa prArambha ho gaI / yadi hiMsA kA tyAga kiyA to jIvana meM tatkAla ahiMsA kA prAdurbhAva ho gyaa| usake eka hAtha meM kAraNa hai, to dUsare hAtha meM kArya hai| dUsare hAtha kA bhI antara kyoM ? eka hI hAtha meM saba kucha hai| jisa dharma se vartamAna jIvana meM pavitratA, nirmalatA aura prakAza na jagamagAe, usase sirpha bhaviSya para hI bharosA rakhanA, apane Apa ko dhokhe meM DAlanA hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki sAdhaka ko dharma kI jyoti kA prakAza jIvana meM paga-paga para prApta karanA caahie| jahA~ jIvana hai, vahIM dharma kI jyoti hai| dharmasthala, ghara, bAjAra, kAryAlayajahA~ kahIM bhI ho, dharma kA prakAza vahIM para jagamagAnA caahie| yaha nahIM cala sakatA ki ApakA dharmasthAna kA dharma alaga ho aura bAjAra kA dharma alaga ho| dharmasthala kI sAdhanA alaga ho aura ghara kI sAdhanA alaga ho| dharmasthala para cIMTI ko satAte bhI ApakA kalejA kampita ho aura bAjAra meM garIboM kA khUna bahAne para bhI mana meM kucha kampana na ho, yaha kaisI bAta? mahAbIra kA dharma isa dvaita ko bardAsta nahIM krtaa| dharma kA srota : bhArata ke dharma-cintakoM ne kahA hai ki yadi antara meM dharma kA prakAza ho gayA ho, to koI kAraNa nahIM ki bAhara meM andhakAra rhe| antar ke Aloka meM vicaraNa karane vAlA kabhI bAhara ke andhakAra meM nahIM bhaTaka sktaa| dharma kA saccA svarUpa yahI hai ki yadi antara meM vaha prakaTa hokara prAnanda kI srotasvinI bahAtA hai, to vaha nizcaya hI sAmAjika, pArivArika 166 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Interational
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________________ evaM rASTriya jIvana ke taToM ko bhI sarasabja bnaae| nadI kA, nahara kA aura tAlAba kA taTa evaM paripArzva kabhI bhI sUkhA nahIM raha sktaa| vahA~ harIbharI hariyAlI kI mohaka chaTA chiTakatI milegii| yadi bAhya aura antara jIvana meM pharka hai, to isakA matalaba yahI hai ki bAhara aura bhItara donoM ora divAlA hI divAlA hai, jIvana meM dharma kA devatA prakaTa huA hI nahIM hai, sirpha usakA svA~ga hI racA gayA hai| vaMcanA aura pratAraNA mAtra hai| bhaya aura pralobhana : durbhAgya yaha hai ki dharma aura vairAgya ke kucha aise rUpa bana gae haiM ki yahA~ vahI sabase bar3A sAdhaka samajhA jAtA hai, jo jIvana meM saba ora se udAsIna rhe| vaha hara samaya, hara kSaNa mRtyu kI nATakIya yAtanAoM ko sAmane rakhatA huA, jIvana ke prati bilkula nIrasatA kA bhAva banAe rkhe| usakI vANI para hamezA saMsAra ke duHkha, pIr3A evaM zoka kI gAthAe~ hI mukharita hotI rheN| saMsAra ke prati sadA hI usakA dRSTikoNa ghRNA, bhaya aura asantoSa se bharA rahatA hai| isa prakAra usa sAdhaka ke jIvana meM sadA murdanI chAI rahatI hai| aura sarvatra mRtyu-hI-mRtyu, bhaya-hI-bhaya' evaM rudana-hI-rudana usakI A~khoM meM rahate haiN| aisA sAdhaka sAdhanA ke Ananda rUpa amRta phala kA rasAsvAdana nahIM kara sktaa| jIvana kI rasa dhArA evaM nirbhayatA kA Ananda nahIM le sakatA aura na hI dharma kA svastha ullAsa hI kabhI usake mukha para ubhara sakatA hai| bhAratIya darzanoM meM naraka kI pIr3AoM aura yAtanAoM kA vistRta varNana kiyA gayA hai, aura kahA gayA hai ki dharma unase mukti dilAtA hai| kintu yadi naraka kI dAruNa yAtanAoM aura pIr3AoM se ghabarA kara vyaktigata mukti pAne ke lie hI hama dharma kI zaraNa lete haiM, to yaha sthiti usa bacce kI sthiti ke samAna huI, jo galI meM kutte ke Dara se rotA-cillAtA aura bhAgatA huA mAtA kI goda meM Akara cipaka jAtA hai| bacce kI isa daur3a meM prema kA rasa nahIM hai| vaha mAtA-pitA kI goda meM premavaza nahIM gayA hai, balki kutte ke bhaya se ghabarAkara gayA hai| yadi kutte kA bhaya nahIM hotA, to vaha dina bhara galI meM khelatA rahatA / mAtA ke bulAne para bhI khela chor3akara nahIM aataa| Aja isI bacce ke samAna hajAroM sAdhakoM kI sthiti hai| ve sAdhaka saMsAra ke duHkhoM, kaSToM aura yAtanAoM ke bhaya se bhAgakara bhagavAn aura dharma kI goda meM daur3e A rahe haiN| bhajana, dhyAna Adi kA krama cala rahA hai jarUra, kintu ye saba naraka Adi ke duHkharUpa kuttoM ke Dara se bhAgakara dharma aura sAdhanA kI goda meM jAne jaisI hI kriyAe~ haiM / unake sAmane bhagavAn kA, dharma kA prema nahI hai, balki naraka ke kutte kA Dara hai| vahIM eka Dara unakI A~khoM meM chAyA huA hai| unheM basa naraka ke una duHkhoM aura kaSToM se mukti cAhie aura kucha nhiiN| kintu bhAratavarSa ke vicArazIla prAcAryoM ne, suvijJa manISiyoM ne kahA hai ki isa prakAra kaSToM, duHkhoM aura pIr3AoM se AtaMkita, bhayapratAr3ita evaM vikSabdha hokara tANa pAne kI ceSTA meM dharmArAdhana karanevAlA vyakti makti prApta nahIM kara sktaa| jo bhaya aura pIr3AnoM se saMtrasta evaM vyAkula hokara mukti ke lie prayatna karatA hai, use mukti nahIM mila paatii| bhaya to svayaM karma vizeSa ke udaya bhAva kA dyotaka hai| vaha mohanIya karma kA eka aMga hai| cAhe vaha yahA~ vartamAna jIvana se sambandhita ho, yA paraloka sambandhI pIr3AnoM aura duHkhoM kI kalpanA se udbhata huA ho, athavA bhUtakAla kI yAtanAoM aura saMkaToM ke smaraNa se utpanna huA ho, bhaya Akhira bhaya hai| bhaya kI jAti eka hI hai| bhayabhita dharma evaM duHkhajanita vairAgya sAdhanA ke mArga ko prazasta nahIM banA skte| isIlie bhagavAn ne kahA hai "no ihlogaasNsppnoge| no prlogaasNsppproge||" dharma kA uddezya kyA hai ? 167 Jain Education Interational
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________________ vartamAna jIvana kI AzaMsA pralobhana ko chor3o aura paraloka kI AzaMsA pralobhana ko bhI chodd'o| duHkha aura sukha, jIvana aura maraNa ke bIca kA jo samatva kA mArga hai, usa para bddho| vahI sAdhanA kA sahI mArga hai| jaina-darzana ne jisa prakAra bhaya-pratAr3ita bhAvanAoM ko heya mAnA hai, usI prakAra lobhAkula vicAroM ko bhI nikRSTa koTi para rakhA hai| sAdhanA ke pIche donoM hI nahIM hone caahie| svarga ke sukhoM kA pralobhana bhI manuSya ko diGa mUr3ha kara detA hai| jisa prakAra sAta bhaya meM paraloka kA bhaya bhI eka bhaya hai, usI prakAra svargAdi kI prApti kI kAmanA bhI eka tIvra Asakti hai| donoM hI moha karma ke udaya kA phala hai ! isake pIche manovaijJAnika pahalU yaha hai ki jo bhaya evaM pralobhana ke kAraNa, cAhe vaha laukika ho athavA pAralaukika, sAdhanA patha para caraNa baDhAtA hai, vaha prasaMgopAtta bhaya evaM pralobhana kI ukta bhAvanA ke haTate hI sAdhanA patha ko chor3akara dUra khar3A ho jAtA hai| cUMki yaha nizcita hai ki jo jisa kAraNa se prerita hokara kArya hotA hai, usa kAraNa ke haTate hI vaha kArya bhI avaruddha ho jAtA hai| isa prakAra sAdhanA ke pIcha sahaja niSThA aura ImAnadArI kI bhAvanA nahIM rahatI, prANArpaNa kI vRtti nahIM rahatI, balki sirpha sAmayika evaM tAtkAlika bhaya-mukti aura sukhalAbha kI hI bhAvanA rahatI hai| aisA vyakti sAdhanA ke kSatra meM satata AnaMdita nahIM raha sktaa| sAdhanA kA teja aura ullAsa usake cehare para damakatA najara nahIM aataa| sAdhanA kI agni meM prAtmA kI zaddhi aura usakI pavitratA evaM nirmalatA kacha aisI ho ki vaiyaktika, pArivArika, sAmAjika evaM rASTriya jIvana meM usakI nirmala jyoti nikharatI rhe| usameM prAnanda evaM rasa kA pravAha bahatA rhe| bhArata ke mahAn AcAryoM ne sAdhaka ko sambodhita karate hue kahA ki tU sAdhanA ke kSetra meM pAyA hai| bhagavAna kA smaraNa evaM japa Adi karatA hai, parantu usake phalasvarUpa yadi kisI prakAra ke phalavizeSa kI mAMga upasthita karatA hai, to isa prakAra svayaM hI AdAna-pradAna aura pratiphala nizcita karane kA tujhe koI adhikAra nahIM hai| tU to basa sAdhanA kara / usake lie siddhi kI lAlasA kyoM karatA hai ? usake phala ke prati kyoM Asakta rahatA hai ? phala' kI kAmanA se kI gaI sAdhanA vAstava meM zuddha sAdhanA nahIM kahalAtI hai / zAstroM meM kahA hai---- 'samvattha bhagavayA aniyANayA pasatyA' bhagavAn ne niSkAma sAdhanA (anidAna vRtti) kI prazaMsA kI hai| saccA bhakta bhagavAna kI stuti karate hue yahI kahatA hai ki 'he bhagavan ! maiMne jo bhI ApakI prArthanA evaM stuti kI hai, ApazrI ke caraNoM meM jo bhI zraddhA puSpa car3hAe haiM, ve koI zera, sarpa, cora, jala, agni, vyAdhi, naraka prAdi duHkhoM se bacane ke lie nahIM car3hAe haiM, balki mere antar mAnasa meM ApakA divya prakAza jagamagAe aura maiM Apake hI svarUpa ko pA jAU~, basa merI zraddhAMjali itane hI artha meM kRtArtha ho jaaegii| yadi koI cilacilAtI dhUpa meM tapa rahA ho, registAna kI tana jhulasatI garmI meM jala rahA ho, aura pAsa meM koI harA-bharA chAyAdAra vRkSa khar3A ho to yAtrI ko vRkSa se chAyA evaM zItalatA pradAna karane kI prArthanA nahIM karanI hotii| basa chAyA meM jAkara baiThane kI AvazyakatA hai| baiThate hI zItalatA prApta ho jaaegii| kintu yadi vaha dUra khar3A-khar3A vRkSa se chAyA kI kevala yAcanA hI karatA rahe, to vRkSa kabhI bhI nikaTa pAkara chAyA nahIM degA, tApa nahIM mittaaegaa| vRkSa se chAyA kI yAcanA karanA murkhatA hai| saMsAra ke marusthala meM bhaTakatebhaTakate anAdikAla bIta gyaa| zubha-yoga se kabhI samaya AyA ki sadguNoM kA dhartA sadguru 1. dazAzruta-skandha 2. chAyA taruM saMzrayataH svataH syAt / ___ki chAyayA yAcitayA'tmalAbhaH ||---vissaaphaar stotra 168 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ mila gayA, sadguNoM kA upadeza mila gayA, eka taraha se kalpa vRkSa hI mila gayA aura dharmarUpa kalpavRkSa kI zItala chAyA meM prApA gae, to basa ApakA kartavya pUrA ho gyaa| usakI chAyA meM AnA ApakA kartavya hai, isake bAda phala prApti ke lie prArthanA karane kI jarUrata nhiiN| chAyA meM Ane kA phala apane Apa prApta ho jAtA hai| dharma se dUra rahakara sirpha duHkhoM se mukti dilAne ke lie prArthanA karatA rahe, to usase kucha milane kA nahIM hai| yadi Apa dharma kI zItala chAyA meM pAkara baiTha gae, to phira Apake bhava-tApa ko miTAkara zAnti pradAna karane kI jimmedArI dharma kI hai| ataH dharma kI chAyA meM niSkAma bhAva se prAkara baiThane kI AvazyakatA hai / bhaya evaM pralobhana ko, phala kI AzaMkA ko dUra kara niSkAma bhAva se dharma kI pAvana chAyA meM prAsana jamAye raho, apane Apa duHkhoM se trANa mila jaaegaa| antara kA devatA : ____dArzanika cintana kSetra kI eka ukti hai ki svarga ke lie prayatna karane vAloM ko svarga nahIM miltaa| devatAoM ke pIche bhaTakane vAle para devatA prasanna nahIM hote| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA janma jisa yuga meM huA thA, usa yuga meM loga duHkhoM se mukti pAne ke lie devI-devatAoM kI manautI karate the, unakI stuti, sevA Adi karake unheM prasanna karanA cAhate the| aise yuga meM bhagavAn mahAvIra ne sAdhakoM ko sAvadhAna kiyA thA, jo A~kha banda kara devatAoM ke pIche daur3a rahe the| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA-'sAdhaka devatAoM ke lie nahIM hai, kintu devatA sAdhakoM ke lie hai| sAdhaka devatA ke caraNoM meM nahIM, apitu devatA hI sAdhaka ke caraNoM meM namaskAra karate haiN|' unhoMne AdhyAtmika jIvana kI bhUmikA spaSTa karate hue batalAyA ki 'devAvi taM namasaMti jassa dhamme syaamnno|'-dshvai 1, 1. devatA use namaskAra karate haiM, jisakA mana dharma meM arthAt apane svarUpa meM ramaNa karatA hai / hama loga devatA ko bahuta bar3I hastI samajha baiThe haiM, kintu dharmArAdhaka manuSya ke sAmane devatA kA koI mUlya nahIM hai| devatA to svayaM manuSya rUpa meM janma lekara AdhyAtmika sAdhanA karane ke lie lAlAyita rahate haiN| eka nahIM, koTi-koTi devatA AdhyAtmika sAdhaka kI sevA meM saMlagna rahakara apanA ahobhAgya samajhate haiN| cAMDAla pUtra harikeza ko apane prArambhika jIvana meM kitanI pIr3Ae~ aura kitanI dAruNa yAtanAe~ sahanI par3I thiiN| paraMtu dharma meM apane mana ko utArane ke bAda vahI cAMDAla putra harikeza muni banA aura sAdhanA kA teja bar3hane lagA, to usakA tapa-teja itanA dIpta aura vizAla huA ki devatA bhI usakI caraNa-dhUli lene ko pIche-pIche phirane lge| eka dina jisakA koI nahIM thA, usI ko eka dina devatA sAdara namaskAra karane lge| vaha zakti, vaha sAdhanA kahIM bAhara se nahIM AI, kintu usI ke antaratama meM chipI divya zakti kA vikAsa thI vh| jaba antar kA devatA jaga gayA, usakI amita zakti ke parama teja kA Aloka idhara-udhara jagamagAne lagA, to devatA apane Apa caraNoM meM daur3e aae| ___ jaba taka prANI parabhAva meM rahatA hai, taba taka usakI dRSTi adhomukhI hotI hai| vaha samajha nahIM pAtA ki devatA bar3A hai yA maiM bar3A huuN| apane jIvana ko pazu kI taraha gujAratA huA vaha sadA bhaTakatA rahatA hai, rotA rahatA hai| kintu jaba apanA bodha hotA hai, antara kA aizvarya aura teja nikharatA hai, to phira kisI anya ke dvAra para jAne kI jarUrata nahIM rhtii| yahA~ taka ki bhagavAna ke dvAra para bhI bhakta nahIM jAtA, balki bhagavAn' hI bhakta ke pIche-pIche daur3atA hai| bhAratavarSa kA eka mahAna sAdhaka, jise hama kabIra ke nAma se jAnate haiM, bahuta hI adbhuta Atmagaurava aura prAtmateja kA dhanI thaa| usane bhaktoM se kahA hai ki tuma kyoM bhagavAna ke pIche par3e ho ? yadi tuma sacce bhakta ho, tumhAre pAsa saccA dharma kA uddezya kyA hai? 166 Jain Education Interational
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________________ dharma hai, dharma ke prati aMntar meM vAstavika Ananda aura ullAsa hai, to bhagavAn svayaM tumhAre pAsa paaegaa| "mana aisA nirmala bhayA, jaisA gaMgA-nIra / pIche-pIche hari phirata, kahata kabIra-kabIra // " yaha sAdhaka kI mastI kA gIta hai| jaba mana kA darpaNa nirmala ho gayA, usameM bhagavatsvarUpa pratibimbita hone lagA, to sAdhaka ko kahIM dUra jAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| sAdhanA ke dRr3ha Asana para baiThane vAle ke samakSa saMsAra kA samagra vaibhava, aizvarya aura zAsana kendrita ho jAtA hai aura taba vaha apanA bhagavAn, apanA svAmI khuda ho jAtA hai| use phira dUsaroM kI koI apekSA nahIM rhtii| apanA nAtha: bhagavAn mahAvIra ke samaya meM anAtha nAma se prasiddha eka muni ho gae haiN| ve apane ghara meM vipula vaibhava aura aizvarya-sampanna vyakti the| hara kisI ko camatkRta kara denevAlA vizAla vaibhava, mAtA-pitA kA apAra sneha, patnI kA ananya prema-~-ina sabako ThukarAkara uhoMne sAdhanA kA mArga svIkAra kiyA aura rAjagRha ke zaila-zikharoM kI chAyA meM, suramya saghana vanapradeza meM jAkara sajIva caTTAna kI taraha sAdhanA meM sthira ho ge| eka dina magadha samrATa zreNika ne dekhA, to usake rUpa evaM yauvana ke saundarya para sahasA mugdha ho gyaa| zreNika ke mana meM vicAra AyA ki yaha yuvaka bhoga ke kAla meM yoga ke, tyAga ke mArga para kaise A gayA? usane yuvaka muni se sAdhu banane kA kAraNa pUchA, to namra bhAva se uttara diyA, "rAjan ! maiM anAtha huuN| merA koI sahArA nahIM thaa| isalie muni bana gyaa|" zreNika ne muni ke uttara ko apane bhoga-pradhAna dRSTikoNa se nApA ki yuvaka garIba hogA, ataeva abhAvoM aura kaSToM se pratAr3ita hokara gRhastha jIvana se bhAga pAyA hai / rAjA ke mana meM eka siharana huI ki na jAne isa prakAra kitane honahAra yuvaka abhAvoM se grasta hokara sAdhu bana jAte haiM aura ye ubharatI taruNAiyA~, jinake jIvana kA bhaviSya ujjvala ho sakatA hai, yoM hI barbAda ho jAtI hai| zreNika ina vicAroM kI udher3a-buna meM kucha dera khoyA-khoyA-sA rahA, phira yuvaka mani kI A~khoM meM jhA~katA huaA bolA---"yadi tuma anAtha ho aura tumhArA koI saharA nahIM hai, to maiM tumhArA nAtha banane ko prastuta huuN|" isa para usa yuvaka sAdhaka ne, jisako sAdhanA ke ananta amRta-sAgara kI kucha bUMdoM kA rasAsvAda prApta ho cukA thA, bar3e projasvI aura nirbhaya zabdoM meM kahA-"rAjan ! tuma to svayaM anAtha ho, phira merA nAtha banane kI bAta kaise karate ho? jo svayaM anAtha ho, bhalA vaha dUsaroM ke jIvana kA nAtha kisa prakAra ho sakatA hai ?" yuvaka sAdhaka ne yaha bahuta bar3I bAta kahI thii| yaha bAta kevala jihvA se nahIM, balki antarahRdaya se kahI gaI thii| uttara ke zabda antar se uThakara Ae the, tabhI ve itane vajanadAra aura itane sacce the| rAjA zreNika ke jJAnacakSu para phira bhI pardA par3A rhaa| usane socA, zAyada yuvaka ko mere aizvarya aura vaibhava kA patA nahIM hai, ataH thor3A Atma paricaya de denA caahie| rAjA ne kahA---"mujhe jAnate ho, maiM kauna haiM ? maiM koI sAdhAraNa vyakti nahIM hai| magadha kA samrATa huuN| merA vizAla vaibhava evaM apAra aizvarya magadha ke kaNa-kaNa meM bola rahA hai|" isake uttara meM yuvaka muni ne kahA-"tuma mere bhAva ko apanI bhASA meM samajhe, kintu merI bhASA meM nahIM smjhe| zabdoM ke cakkara meM ulajha kara unakI AtmA se bahuta dUra cale ge| tuma to magadha ke hI samrAT ho| ataH tuma to kyA, dharatI ke cakravartI aura svarga ke indra bhI anAtha hai| ve bhI viSaya-vAsanA, bhoga 200 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Interational
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________________ vilAsa aura aizvarya ke dAsa hai| tuma bhI saMsAra ke inhIM dAsoM meM se eka ho| tuma apanI indriya, mana aura icchAtroM ke izAre para krItadAsa kI taraha nAca rahe ho, to phira dUsaroM ke nAtha kisa prakAra bana sakate ho? jo svayaM apane vikAroM ke samakSa daba jAtA hai, apane AvegoM ke samakSa hAra jAtA hai, vaha kisa prakAra dUsaroM para zAsana kara sakatA hai ? jara tuma apane mana kI gulAmI se bhI chuTakArA nahIM pA sakate, to saMsAra ke ina kSaNabhaMgura tuccha vaibhava aura aizvarya kI mahattA kI kyA bAta karate ho ? jisake bharose tuma dUsaroM ke nAtha bananA cAhate ho| yaha bhautika-vaibhava to mere pAsa bhI kucha kama na thaa| para, yaha nazvara thA, isalie chor3a AyA huuN| anAthI muni aura rAjA zreNika kA yaha saMvAda jIvana-vijaya kA saMvAda hai| yaha saMvAda sAdhanA kI usa sthiti para pahu~cAtA hai, jahA~ bhakta ko bhagavAna ke pIche daur3ane kI jarUrata nahIM rahatI, balki jahA~ vaha hotA hai, vahIM antara meM bhagavAn utara Ate haiN| anAtha muni kI vAgI meM vahI bhagavAn mahAvIra kI divya AtmA bola rahI thii| unhoMne jo saMdeza zreNika ko diyA, vaha unakA apanA nahIM, mahAvIra kA hI saMdeza thaa| mahAvIra kI AtmA svayaM usake antar meM jAgRta ho rahI thii| jIvana kA lakSya aura dharma kA saMskAra to aisA hI honA cAhie ki bhagavAna kI jyoti aura prakAza sAdhaka ke aMga-aMga meM sAMsa-sAMsa meM prakAzita hone laga jaae| usake saMskAroM kA konA-konA usI prakAza se Alokita hone laga jaae| eka sUphI zAyara ne aisI hI carama dazA kA citra upasthita karate hue kahA hai-- "zahare tana ke sAre darvAjoM pe ho gara rozanI / to samajhanA cAhie vahA~ hukUmata ilma kii|" isa zarIra rUpI zahara ke hara galI-kUce aura daravAjoM para yadi rozanI ho, usakA konA-konA jagamagAtA ho, to samajhanA cAhie ki usa zarIra rUpI zahara para AtmA kA zAsana cala rahA hai| vahA~ kA svAmI svayaM ghara meM hai aura vaha pUre hoza meM hai| usa zahara para koI hamalA nahIM kara sakatA aura na hI koI dUsarA usakA nAtha bana sakatA hai| isa prakAra hamAre jIvana meM dharma kA srota pratikSaNa pada-pada para bahatA rahanA cAhie, jisase ki Ananda, ullAsa aura mastI kA vAtAvaraNa banA rhe| jIvana meM dharma kA sAmaMjasya hone ke bAda, sAdhaka ko anyatra kahIM dUra jAne kI jarUrata nhiiN| makti ke lie bhI kahIM dUra jAnA nahIM hai, apitu andara kI paratoM ko bheda kara andara meM hI use pAnA hai| dharma aura dhyAna : sAdhanA, jise hama vItarAga sAdhanA kahate haiM, jo vRttiyoM ke damana se yA zamana se sambandhita na hokara kSapaNa se sambandhita hai, ata: vaha kSAyika sAdhanA hai| prazna hai, usakA mUla AdhAra kyA hai ? vaha kaise evaM kisa rUpa meM kI jA sakatI hai? ukta prazna kA uttara eka hI zabda meM diyA jA sakatA hai, vaha zabda hai-'dhyAna / ' mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kA prAntarika mArga yahI thaa| dhyAna ke mArga se hI ve AtmA kI gaharAI meM anAdikAla se dabe prAraha apane ananta Izvaratva ko pragaTa kara sake. vizaddha AdhyAtmika sattA taka pahu~ca sake / AdhyAtmika sAdhanA kA artha hI dhyAna hai| vastutaH dhyAna se hI AdhyAtmika tathya kI vAstavikatA kA bodha hotA hai| dhyAna jIvana kI bikharI huI zaktiyoM ko kendrita karatA hai, caitanya kI antanihita ananta kSamatA kA udghATana karatA hai| dhyAna AdhyAtmika zakti kI pUrNatA kA visphoTa hai, jIvana dharma kA uddezya kyA hai ? Jain Education Intemational 201
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________________ kI samagra sattA kA eka vAstavika jAgaraNa hai| dhyAna hamArI azuddha zaktiyoM kA zodhana karatA hai| dhyAna ke dvArA hI cetanA kI azubha dhArA zubha meM rUpAntarita hotI hai, zAstra kI bhASA meM kaheM, to cetanA kI zubhAzubha samagra dhArA zuddha meM rUpAyita ho jAtI hai| prakAza meM jaise andhakAra vinaSTa ho jAtA hai, vaise hI dhyAna kI jyoti meM vikRtiyA~ sarvato bhAvana samApta ho jAtI haiN| vikRtiyoM kA tabhI taka zoragula rahatA hai, jaba taka ki cetanA supta hai| cetanA kI jAgati meM prAdhyAtmika sattA kA atha se iti taka saMpUrNa kAyAkalpa hI ho jAtA hai, phalataH antarAtmA meM eka adbhuta nIrava evaM prakhaNDa zAnti kI dhArA pravAhita hone lagatI hai| cetanA ke vAstavika jAgaraNa meM koI na tanAva rahatA hai, na pIr3A, na duHkha, na dvandva / jise hama mana kI prAkulatA kahate haiM, citta kI vyagratA kahate haiM, usakA to kahIM astitva taka nahIM rhtaa| dhyAna' cetanA ke jAgaraNa kA amogha hetu hai| hetu kyA, eka taraha se yaha jAgaraNa hI to svayaM dhyAna hai| dhyAna kA artha hai--- apane ko dekhanA, antarmukha hokara taTastha bhAva se apanI sthiti kA sahI nirIkSaNa krnaa| sukha-duHkha kI, mAna-apamAna kI, hAni-lAbha kI, jIvana-maraNa kI jo bhI zubhAzubha ghaTanA ho rahI hai, use kevala dekhie / rAga-dveSa se pare hokara taTastha bhAva se dekhie| kevala dekhanA bhara hai, dekhane ke sivA aura kucha nahIM karanA hai| basa, yahI dhyAna hai| zubhAzubha kA taTastha darzana, zuddha 'sva' kA taTastha nirIkSaNa ! cetanA kA bAhara se andara meM praveza ! andara meM lInatA! sarvaprathama sthAna-zarIra kI sthiratA, phira mauna--vANI kI sthiratA, aura phira dhyAna--antarmana kI sthirtaa| Aja bhI hama kAyotsarga kI sthiti meM dhyAna karate samaya yahI kahate haiM-'ThANeNaM, moNaNaM, jhANeNaM appANaM vosiraami|' mahAvIra ke dhyAna kA yahI krama thaa| aura, isa prakAra tapa karate-karate mahAvIra kA dhyAna ho jAtA thA, athavA yoM kahie ki dhyAna karate-karate, antarlIna hote-hote tapa ho jAtA thaa| yadi spaSTatA ke sAtha vastusthiti kA vizleSaNa kiyA jAe, to dhyAna svayaM tapa hai| svayaM bhagavAna kI bhASA meM anazana prAdi tapa bAhya tapa haiN| inakA sambandha zarIra se adhika hai| zarIra kI bhUkha-pyAsa Adi ko pahala nimaMtraNa denA aura phira use sahanA, yaha bAhya tapa kI prakriyA hai| aura dhyAna antaraMga tapa hai, antaraMga arthAt andara kA tapa, mana kA tapa, bhAva kA tapa, sva kA sva meM utaranA, sva kA sva meM lIna honaa| mahAvIra kI yaha AtmAbhimukha dhyAna-sAdhanA dhIre-dhIre sahaja hotI gaI, arthAt antarlInatA bar3hatI gii| vikalpa kama ta gae, cacalatA-udvignatA kama hotI gaI aura isa prakAra dhIre-dhIre nivikalpatA, udAsInatA, anAkulatA, vItarAgatA vikasita hotI gii| dhyAna sahaja hotA gayA, hara kSaNa, hara sthiti meM hotA gyaa| mahAvIra ke jIvana meM prAkulatA ke, pIr3A ke, dvandva ke ekase-eka bhISaNa prasaMga paae| kintu mahAvIra anAkula rahe, nirdvanda rahe / mahAvIra dhyAnayogI the, ataeva ve hara acchI-burI ghaTanA ke taTastha darzaka bana kara raha sakate the| isIlie apamAna-tiraskAra ke kar3ave prasaMgoM meM, aura sammAna-satkAra ke madhura kSaNoM meM unakI anta. zcetanA sama rahI, taTastha rahI, vItarAga rhii| ve Ane vAlI yA hone vAlI hara sthiti ke kevala draSTA rahe, na kartA rahe aura na bhoktA / hama bAhara meM unheM avazya kartA-bhoktA dekhate haiN| kinta dekhanA to yaha hai ki ve andara meM kyA the? sakha-daHkha kA kartA-bhoktA vikalpAtmaka sthiti meM hotA hai| kevala draSTA hI hai, jo zuddha nirvikalpAtmaka jJAna-cetanA kA prakAza prApta karatA hai| dharma, darzana aura adhyAtma : dharma, darzana aura adhyAtma kA prAyaH samAna artha meM prayoga kiyA jAtA hai, kintu gaharAI se vicAra kareM to ina tInoM kA mUla artha bhinna hai| artha hI nahIM, kSetra bhI bhinna hai| - dharma kA sambandha prAcAra se hai| 'prAcAraH prathamo dhrmH|' yaha ThIka hai ki bahuta pannA samikkhae dhamma 202 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ pahale dharma kA sambandha andara aura bAhara donoM prakAra ke prAcAroM se thaa| aura isa prakAra adhyAtma bhI dharma kA hI eka prAntarika rUpa thaa| isIlie prAcIna jaina-granthoM meM dharma ke. do rUpa batAe gae haiM---nizcaya aura vyavahAra / nizcaya andara meM 'sva' kI zuddhAnubhUti evaM zuddhopalabdhi hai, jabaki vyavahAra bAhya kriyAkANDa hai, bAhyAcAra kA vidhi-niSedha hai| nizcaya trikAlAbAdhita satya hai, vaha dezakAla kI badalatI haI paristhitiyoM se bhinna hotA hai, zAzvata evaM sArvatrika hotA hai| vyavahAra, cUMki bAhya prAcAra-vicAra para AdhArita hai, ataH vaha dezakAla ke anusAra badalatA rahatA hai, zAzvata evaM sArvatrika nahIM hotaa| dinAMka to nahIM batAyA jA sakatA, parantu kAphI samaya se dharma apanI antarmukha sthiti se dUra haTakara bahirmukha sthiti meM A gayA hai| Aja dharma kA artha vibhinna sampradAyoM kA bAhyAcAra sambandhI vidhi-niSedha hI raha gayA hai| dharma kI vyAkhyA karate samaya prAyaH hara mata aura pantha ke loga apane paraMparAgata vidhi-niSedha sambandhI kriyAkANDoM ko hI upasthita karate hai aura unhIM ke AdhAra para apanA zreSThatva prasthApita karate haiN| isakA yaha artha hai ki dharma apane vyApaka artha ko khokara kevala eka kSaraNazIla saMkucita artha meM Abaddha ho gayA hai| ataH mAja kA mAnasa, dharma se abhiprAya, mata-paMthoM ke amuka ba~dhe-baMdhAye AcAra-vicAra se letA hai, anya kucha nhiiN|| darzana kA artha tattvoM kI mImAMsA evaM vivecanA hai / darzana kA kSetra hai-satya kA priikssnn| jIva aura jagat eka gUr3ha pahelI hai, isa pahelI ko sulajhAnA hI darzana kA kArya hai| darzana prakRti aura puruSa, loka aura paraloka, prAtmA aura paramAtmA, dRSTa aura adRSTa prAdi rahasyoM kA udghATana karane vAlA hai| vaha satya aura tathya kA sahI mUlyAMkana karatA hai| darzana hI vaha divyacakSu hai, jo idhara-udhara kI naI-purAnI mAnyatAoM ke saghana AvaraNoM ko bhedakara satya ke mUlarUpa kA sAkSAtkAra karAtA hai| darzana ke binA dharma andhA hai| aura yaha andhA gantavya para pahu~ce to kaise pahu~ce? patha ke Ter3he-mer3he ghumAva, gahare garta aura Asa-pAsa ke khataranAka jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3a bIca meM hI kahIM andhe yAtrI ko nigala sakate haiN| adhyAtma, jo bahuta prAcIna kAla meM dharma kA hI eka aAntarika rUpa thA, jIvanavizuddhi kA sarvAgINa rUpa hai| adhyAtma mAnava kI anubhUti ke mUla AdhAra ko khojatA hai, usakA parizodhana evaM pariSkAra karatA hai| 'sva' jo ki 'strayaM' se vismata hai, adhyAtma isa vismaraNa ko tor3atA hai| 'sva', svayaM hI jo apane 'sva' ke prajJAna tamas kA zaraNasthala bana gayA hai, adhyAtma isa andhatamas ko dhvasta karatA hai, svarUpa smRti kI divya jyoti jalAtA hai| adhyAtma andara meM soye hue Izvaratva ko jagAtA hai, use prakAza meM lAtA hai| rAga, dveSa, kAma, krodha, mada, lobha, moha ke prAvaraNoM kI gandI paratoM ko haTAkara sAdhaka ko usake apane zuddha 'sva' taka pahu~cAtA hai, use apanA antardarzana karAtA hai| adhyAtma kA prArambha 'sva' ko jAnane aura pAne kI bahuta gaharI jijJAsA se hotA hai, aura antataH 'sva' ke pUrNa bodha meM, 'sva' kI pUrNa upalabdhi meM isakI parisamApti hai| adhyAtma kisI viziSTa paMtha yA saMpradAya kI mAnyatAoM meM viveka-zUnya aMdhavizvAsa aura unakA andha-anupAlana nahIM hai| do-cAra-pA~ca paramparAgata nIti-niyamoM kA pAlana adhyAtma nahIM hai, kyoMki yaha amaka kriyAkANDoM kI, amaka vidhi-niSedhoM kI koI pradarzanI nahIM hai aura na yaha koI deza, dharma aura samAja kI deza kAlAnusAra badalatI rahane vAlI vyavasthA kA hI koI rUpa hai| yaha to eka aAntarika prayoga hai, jo jIvana ko sacce evaM avinAzI sahaja mAnanda se bhara detA hai| yaha eka aisI prakriyA hai, jo jIvana ko zubhAzubha ke bandhanoM se mukta kara detI hai, 'sva' kI zakti ko vighaTita hone se bacAtI hai| adhyAtma, jIvana kI azubha sthiti ko zuddha sthiti meM rUpAntarita karane vAlA amogha rasAyana hai, ataH yaha antar kI prasupta vizuddha zaktiyoM ko prabuddha karane kA eka saphala AyAma hai| adhyAtma kA uddezya, naitikatA aucitya kI sthApanA mAtra nahIM hai, pratyuta zazvata evaM zuddha jIvana ke ananta satya ko prakaTa karanA hai| adhyAtma korA svapnila prAdarza nahIM dharma kA uddezya kyA hai ? 203 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ hai| yaha to jIvana kA vaha jItA-jAgatA yathArtha hai, jo 'sva' ko 'sva' para kendrita karane kA, nija ko nija meM samAhita karane kA patha prazasta karatA hai| adhyAtma ko, dharma se alaga sthiti isalie dI gaI hai ki Aja kA dharma korA vyavahAra bana kara raha gayA hai, bAhyAcAra ke jaMgala meM bhaTaka gayA hai| jabaki adhyAtma aba bhI apane nizcaya ke artha para samArUr3ha hai| vyavahAra bahirmukha hotA hai aura nizcaya antarmukha / antarmukha arthAt svAbhimukha / adhyAtma kA sarvesarvA 'sva' hai, caitanya hai| parama caitanya ke zuddha svarUpa kI jJapti aura prApti hI adhyAtma kA mUla uddezya hai| ataeva adhyAtma jIvana kI eka atyanta mahattvapUrNa bhAvAtmaka sthiti hai, niSedhAtmaka nahIM / yadi saMkSipta rUpa meM kahA jAe, to adhyAtma jIvana ke sthAyI mUlya kI ora dizAsUcana karane vAlA vaha AyAma hai, jo kisI varga, varNa, jAti aura deza kI bhedavRtti ke binA, eka akhaNDa evaM avibhAjya satya para pratiSThita hai| vastutaH adhyAtma mAnava-mAtra kI antazcit zakti rUpa mahAsatya kA anusandhAna karane vAlA baha muktadvAra hai, jo sabake lie sadA aura sarvatra khulA hai| apekSA sirpha mukta bhAva se praveza karane kI hai| 204 Jain Education Interational pannA samikkhae dhamma