Book Title: Dharm me Pravesh
Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003866/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma meM praveza saphala aura sArthaka jIvana jIne ke AdhyAtmika niyama zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI prabhu zaraNaM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAna ciMtaka pUjya zrIcandraprabha kA prabhAvI mArgadarzana dharma meM praveza saphala aura sArthaka jIvana jIne ke AdhyAtmika niyama For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzana - varSa : dharma meM praveza zrI candraprabha maI, 2012 tRtIya saMskaraNa prakAzana : zrI jitayazA phAuMDezana bI-7, anukampA dvitIya, ema.AI. roDa, jayapura (rAja.) AzISa : gaNivara zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI ma. mudraka : hindustAna presa, jodhapura COPL/9763 mUlya : 25/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ praveza dharma kA AviSkAra huA, kyoMki manuSya azAnta thaa| dharma khojA gayA, tAki manuSya zAnta ho ske| para dharma kA jo rUpa sAmane AyA, usase manuSya zAnta na ho sakA / zAnta ho sake sirfa ve vyakti vizeSa jinheM dharma kI sahI samajha thI aura vaha usa samajha ke anusAra AcaraNa karane kI sudRr3hatA jinake caritra kA aMga banI / zeSa mAnavajAti ke lie dharma yA to atyadhika durUha banA rahA yA kore kriyAkANDa kA paryAya / nitya naye paMtha, naI-naI upAsanA paddhatiyA~ prakaTa aura vilIna hotI rahIM, para saMtrasta manuSyatA ko rAhata na milI, to na milii| Aja taka vyakti aura samAja dharma ke kisI sarala patha kI talAza meM haiM, aise patha kI talAza meM jo kevala saMbuddha AtmAoM kA patha na ho balki sAmAnya jana ke lie bhI bodhagamya ho / -- 'dharma meM praveza' isI talAza kA pariNAma hai / sarva zraddheya pUjya zrI candraprabha kI caitanya - manISA ne karuNA - dravita hokara dhArmika siddhAntoM kI durUha caTTAnoM meM se saralatA ke choTe-choTe nirjhara talAze haiM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura unakA amRta-jala AdamI se lekara sudhijanoM taka isa pustakAkAra meM ve apane AzIrvAda sahita bheja rahe haiN| nizcaya hI yaha saMsAra kI mahAnatama pustakoM meM eka hai| yaha eka prakAra se dharma ke svarUpa ko darazAne vAlI gItA hai| isakA hara eka cepTara Apake lie mIla kA patthara hai| rAha dikhAne vAle pUjyazrI ke ye sandeza jIvana, dharma aura adhyAtma ke buniyAdI usUla haiN| inheM zAMti aura mukti kI kuMjI samajhanA caahie| inake mAdhyama se unhoMne mAnava-jAti ko eka sArthaka naI dizA-dRSTi dene kA prayatna kiyA hai| hamAre jIvana meM dhArmika svacchatA evaM AdhyAtmika gaharAiyoM ko janma dene ke lie yaha pustaka eka sazakta mAdhyama hai| ise ghara-ghara pahu~canA cAhie, ghara-ghara par3hA aura jIyA jAnA caahie| vizvAsa hai ki yaha pustaka pAThakoM meM dharma kI sahI samajha vikasita karane aura manuSya mAtra kI zAMti kA mArga prazasta karane meM saphala hogii| mukti ke sAmrAjya meM isakA praveza ho, isI sadbhAvanA ke sAtha praNAma! - ni:zeSa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMdara ke pRSThoM meM ... 1. dharma aura manuSya kA usase sambandha 2. svarga aura naraka kI samajha 3. paramAtmA : kahA~ hai, kaisA hai? 4. pUrvajanma : punarjanma : pUrNajanma 5. prApta kareM Atma-paricaya 6. pahacAneM, jIvana kA aMtaraMga 7. Atma-smRti aura sthiti 8. Atma-zuddhi ke tIna caraNa 9. mAnava-mukti kI pahala 9-22 23-33 34-46 47-56 57-66 67-77 78-86 87-96 97-105 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma aura manuSya kA usase sambandha jIvana eka lambI tIrthayAtrA hai| janma ke sAtha yaha yAtrA prArambha hotI hai aura mRtyu taka pahu~cakara yAtrA pUrNa hotI hai| isa yAtrA meM jIvana ke sapATa rAste bhI haiM aura Ubar3a-khAbar3a khAiyA~ bhI; kaThinAiyoM kI patharIlI coTiyA~ bhI AtI haiM to saphalatA ke svarNa-zikhara bhii| yahA~ basanta-patajhar3a, dostI-duzmanI, amIrI-garIbI, sukha-duHkha - hara taraha kI sambhAvanA hai| yahA~ sAgara kI laharoM meM khelane kA Ananda hai to DUbane kA qhatarA bhI hai| sukha-sammAna kI hariyAlI hai to duHkhaapamAna ke sUkhe pattoM kI kharakharAhaTa aura kA~ToM kI cubhana bhI hai| yahA~ jIvana meM phUla haiM to phUloM para ma~DarAne vAle bhaure bhI haiN| subaha hai to sA~jha bhI hai| eka A~kha meM khuziyA~ haiM to dUsarI meM A~sU bhI haiN| isI kA nAma to jiMdagI hai - ha~satI-khilatI, rotii-bilkhtii| ___ sukha aura samRddhi ke nAma para nirantara saMgharSa jArI rahatA hai aura isa saMgharSa ke sAtha calatA hai manomana eka vicitra-sA antardvandva, dhuMe-sI ghuTana, pIr3A kI kA~ToM-sI ksk| isa hara uThApaTaka se bacatA hai | 9 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kevala vaha, jo jhUThI mRga-marIcikA kI pAgala-daur3a se svayaM ko alaga kara letA hai| jo loga jIvana ko tIrthayAtrA mAnakara jI rahe haiM, ve hara taraha kI bAdhAoM ke bAvajUda sukha-zAnti ke svAmI bane rahate haiN| anya tIrtha to IMTa-cUne-patthara ke bane hote haiM, para jIvana to calatAphiratA tIrtha hai| jIvana ko zAMti, hoza aura bodhapUrvaka jInA eka samagra tIrtha-yAtrA hai| zAntipUrvaka hara dina kI zuruAta karanA aura zAntipriya banakara hI hara dina kA samApana karanA isa tIrtha-yAtrA kA sabase bar3A sukUna hai| manuSya to anaginata zaktiyoM aura sambhAvanAoM kA saMvAhaka hai| vaha miTTI se banA hai aura use eka dina miTTI meM hI samA jAnA hai| agara vaha aisA koI bhavya parAkrama kare to vaha mAtra miTTI nahIM rahegA, miTTI kA vaha dIyA bana jAegA jisameM divyatA kI rozanI jagamagAtI hai| vaha apane Apako amRta banA sakatA hai, manuSya ke zarIra meM bhI devatA banakara jI sakatA hai| jIvana meM divyatA A jAe to manuSya ke lie manuSya honA bar3e gaurava kI bAta hai| devatva manuSya-jIvana kA hI parama vikAsa hai| pazu aura prabhu donoM manuSya ke hI sikke ke do pahalU haiN| agara vaha manuSyatva se giratA hai to vaha pazu hai| agara vaha manuSyatva se Upara uThatA hai to vaha manuSya ke rUpa meM bhI prabhu hai| DIojI DaoNga kahalAtA hai, para agara isakI phitarata ulaTa dI jAe to yahI jIoDI gaoNDa bana jAtA hai| yadi iMsAna apanI soca aura svabhAva ko sarala, saumya aura udAra banA le to nizcita taura para hamAre qadama devatva kI ora hoNge| svArtha, ApasI chInA-jhapaTI, IrSyA aura krodha jaise manovikAroM se ghirakara to manuSya pazu hI khlaaegaa| divyatA ho manuSya ke karma meM, vyavahAra meM, bhASA meM, soca aura AtmA meN| jisake pAsa divyatA hai 10 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vahI devatA hai| jIvana kisI bA~sa kI poMgarI kI taraha hai| agara jIne kI kalA A jAe to yahI bA~sa kI poMgarI saMgIta kI svara-lahariyoM ko janma dene vAlI bA~surI bana jAegI, anyathA yahI bA~sa kI poMgarI ApasI svArthoM ke calate kevala lar3ane-lar3Ane ke lie bA~sa ke Tukar3e kA kAma kregii| manuSya to calatA-phiratA maMdira hai| jaba manuSya hI eka maMdira hai to isameM rahane vAlA devatA vyartha kaise ho sakatA hai| manuSya kA zarIra bhale hI mATI kA ho, para isameM rahane vAlA devatA dIye meM jalatI jyota kI taraha cinmaya hai| hara manuSya parama sattA se sampanna hai| vaha zAnti, prema aura jJAna kA sAgara hai| Ananda usakA mUla svabhAva hai aura mukti usakA adhikAra / apane Apako bhulA diye jAne ke kAraNa hI usakI sArI vizeSatAe~ vismRta ho gaI haiN| isa vismRti ne hI manuSya ko duHkhI, svArthI aura vikRta banAyA hai| jIvana ke prati sakArAtmaka rukha apanAkara hama jIvana ko prabhu kA prasAda aura varadAna banA sakate haiN| ho sakatA hai ki hamAre jIvana meM aneka taraha kI choTI-moTI samasyAe~ hoN| samasyAe~ jo bhI hoM, hama unakA samAdhAna talAza sakate haiN| jo vyakti apanI samasyA kA samAdhAna nikAlane kI koziza hI nahIM karatA, saccAI to yaha hai ki aisI sthiti meM vaha qhuda hI eka samasyA hai| dharma hamAre jIvana kA sabase sundara samAdhAna hai| dharma kA artha hai : dhAraNa karanA / jaba hama dharma ko dhAraNa karate haiM, to dharma hameM dhAraNa kara letA hai| janma se koI dhArmika nahIM hotaa| dharma ko jIvana meM dhAraNa karane se hI vyakti dhArmika huA karatA hai| guru ne apane ziSyoM aura chAtroM ko pATha diyA - satyaM vada, dharmaM cara, 11 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ conocer 12 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kSamAM kuru / sabhI ziSyoM ne agale dina pATha sunA diyaa| eka ziSya ne pATha na sunaayaa| vaha dUsare aura tIsare dina bhI pATha na sunA pAyA, to guru ne DA~Ta bhI lagAI aura cA~TA bhii| cA~TA khAkara ziSya ne hAtha jor3akara nivedana kiyA - sara! aba pATha yAda ho gyaa| guru ne pUchA - cA~TA khAne se pahale pATha yAda na huA, cA~TA khAte hI yAda ho gyaa| Akhira isakA rahasya kyA hai? ziSya ne kahA - sara! jaba Apane DA~Ta lagAI aura mujhe krodha na AyA tabhI to pATha yAda huA khlaaegaa| kevala zabdoM ko raTanA hI zikSA hai, taba to vaha mujhe usI vaqta yAda ho gayA thA jaba Apane mujhe pATha diyA thaa| cAhe zikSA ho yA dharma - jIvana meM hRdayastha hone se hI vaha AtmasAt hotA hai| dharma aura kucha nahIM, jIvana jIne kI kalA hai| prema, zAMti, saccAI, kSamA aura bhAIcAre ke mUlyoM ko jIne kI klaa| dharma prANI mAtra ke kalyANa ke lie hai| dharma iMsAna ko Arogya, samRddhi, saphalatA, mAdhurya, sahayoga aura AdhyAtmika sukha pradAna karatA hai| dharma hamAre pA~va kI pAyajeba hai, hAthoM kI UrjA hai, gale kA hAra hai, A~khoM kI rozanI hai, mana kA mIta hai, hRdaya kA maMdira hai| dharma sabakA maMgala karane vAlA hai| jisa kArya ke dvArA svayaM kA bhI maMgala ho aura dUsaroM kA bhI maMgala ho, vaha kArya hI dharma hai| dharma hameM sakArAtmaka soca, nirmala svabhAva, madhura vANI, sad vyavahAra aura ApasI sahayoga ke lie prerita karatA hai| dharma mAnavatA ko jor3ane kA kAma karatA hai| jo paramparAe~ dharma ke dvArA iMsAniyata ko tor3ane kI bAta karatI haiM ve paramparAe~ dharma nahIM, haThadharmitAe~ haiM / dharma vizAla hai, hameM bhI dharma ke prati vizAla dRSTikoNa apanAnA caahie| | 13 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja dharma ke nAma para jo 'dharma' calate haiM, ve saba paMtha aura sampradAya haiN| sabakI apanI-apanI DaphalI hai aura apane-apane raag| hameM dharma ke dikhAU rUpa para gaura karane kI bajAya isake mUla svarUpa para gaura karanA caahie| pUjA-pATha karanA dharma kA UparI rUpa hai, vahIM dila meM Izvara se prema karanA dharma kA saccA svarUpa hai| dharma jIvana meM kSamA, vinamratA, saralatA, satya, tyAga, maryAdA, aparigraha aura anekAMta ke AcaraNa kA nAma hai| jaba manuSya Atma-jAgRta hotA hai, tabhI jIvana meM dharma kA janma hotA hai| apane prati, apane bhItara baiThI dhruvatA ke prati saceta hone para hI dharma Iz2Ada hotA hai| dharma yA adhyAtma kisI sunasAna pahAr3I yA nadiyA ke kinAre vaTavRkSa kI chAyA meM nahIM jnmte| inakI janmasthalI to manuSya kA antarahRdaya hai| jinase hamane janma liyA hai, jo hamAre sahodara aura svajana haiM, unake prati apane kartavyoM kA pAlana karanA dharma kA pahalA pATha hai| manuSya hokara manuSya ke kAma AnA dharma kI dUsarI sikhAvana hai| apane mana kI kamajoriyoM aura usake vikAroM para vijaya prApta karanA dharma kI buniyAdI nasIhata hai| dharma manuSya kI nijI vizeSatA aura upalabdhi hai| nijatva se haTA diye jAne ke kAraNa hI manuSya ke kalyANa ke lie janmA dharma, khuda manuSya ke lie bhArabhUta bana gayA hai| loga pUjA-pATha aura vrataupAsanA to khUba kara lete haiM lekina apanI prekTikala lAipha meM krodha, IrSyA, chala-prapaMca jaise pApa bhI bejhijhaka kara lete haiN| Aja kI yuvA pIr3hI dharma ke prekTikala svarUpa meM vizvAsa karatI hai, usake dikhAU rUpa meM nhiiN| yadi Apa roja maMdira nahIM jAte haiM to isase bhagavAna koI nArAz2a nahIM hone vAle aura yadi roja maMdira jAte haiM to bhagavAna koI 14 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjI hone vAle nhiiN| bhagavAna to taba nArAz2a hote haiM jaba Apa kisI bhUkhe-pyAse iMsAna kI madada nahIM karate, aMdhe ko rAstA nahIM dikhAte, satya ko satya jAnakara bhI usase mu~ha mor3a lete haiM / dharma vAstava meM sadAcAra kA nAma hai, sadvicAra aura mAnavIya bhAIcAre kA nAma hai| dharma antarAtmA kI AvAz2a bhI hai / antarbodha se jInA dharma kI mUlabhUta preraNA hai / jaba se manuSya ne apane bhItara kI AvAz2a ko sunanA banda kara diyA, taba se dharma jo mAnavatA ke pA~voM kI pAyajeba thA. vahI pA~voM kI jaMz2Ira bana gyaa| loga dharma ke nAma para , Apasa meM TUTa gaye / Aja kisI naye dharma kI z2arUrata nahIM hai, z2arUrata hai kevala dhAgA banakara mAnavatA ko jor3ane kI / hameM 36 ke A~kar3e ko ulaTakara 63 kA maitrIpUrNa aMka banAnA hogA / Aja loga dharma ke nAma para lar3ate-jhagar3ate haiM, Apasa meM ba~Ta jAte haiN| qhUna-kharAbA taka kara baiThate haiM, mandiroM aura ibAdatagAhoM meM Aga lagA dete haiN| prazna hai - kyA aisA karanA dharma hai ? sAmpradAyika sauhArda kI bAta hara maz2ahaba karatA hai, para dharma ko lekara sadiyoM se daMgephasAda hote rahe haiN| aba kisI saMta yA samUha kI paramparA dharma kA rUpa le cukI hai| dharma kI asaliyata aura virATatA kho gaI hai| sAgara choTe-choTe DabaroM meM ulajha gayA hai| hameM mAnasarovara kA haMsa bananA cAhie thA, para hama ku~e ke meMDhaka bana gae haiM / sampradAya aura paramparA mahaja eka sAmAjika vyavasthA bhara haiM / inakA dharma se koI sIdhA sambandha nahIM hotA / sampradAya kriyAoM aura rIti-rivAjoM ko z2yAdA mahattva detA hai jabaki dharma jIvana ke zAzvata mUlyoM ko| duniyA kA koI bhI dharma kyoM na ho, yadi vaha rIti-rivAz2oM ko gauNa kara de to sabake mUlya aura mApadaNDa eka samAna haiN| sabhI For Personal & Private Use Only 15 Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavIya mUlyoM kI sthApanA ke lie prayatnazIla dikhAI dete haiN| koI bhI dharma hameM Apasa meM lar3anA, vaira-virodha rakhanA nahIM sikhaataa| 'maz2ahaba nahIM sikhAtA Apasa meM vaira rakhanA, hiMdU haiM hamavatana haiM, hiMdustA hamArA' dharma hameM Apasa meM prema rakhanA sikhAtA hai| kRpayA hama dharma kA rAjanItikaraNa na kreN| rAjanIti meM dharma kA praveza ho, yaha rAjanIti ke lie zubha hai, para dharma meM rAjanIti ho dharma ke lie yaha azubha hai| dharma ko aba mAnavIya ho jAnA cAhie tabhI dharma manuSya kA kalyANa kara sakatA hai| hameM yaha nahIM bhUlanA cAhie ki dharma kA janma hI manuSya ke lie huA hai, manuSya kA janma dharma ke lie nhiiN| bhalA jo mAnavatA kA bhalA na kara sake, vaha dharma kaise ho sakatA hai? vaha kArya hI dharma hai jisase svayaM kA bhI hita ho aura auroM kA bhii| amaMgalakArI kRtya, amaMgalakArI soca, amaMgalakArI abhivyakti adharma hI hai| dharma kA pahalA lakSya hI sabakI svasti-mukti hai| 'maMgala karanA' dharma kA pahalA kArya hai| paramparA kA bAnA pahana cuke dharma ke nAma para hama Apasa meM eka honA cAheMge, mAnavatA ke maMca para ekatA ke dIpa jalAnA cAheMge to yaha sambhava nahIM lgtaa| hindustAna meM eka hajAra varSoM se hindU bhI rahate Ae haiM aura musalamAna bhii| kozizoM meM kamI nahIM rahI, para donoM ke dila kabhI eka nahIM ho ske| natIjatana, dharmAnurAgI deza meM bhI dharma-nirapekSatA kA saMvidhAna banAnA pdd'aa| jaba taka alaga-alaga jAti, paramparA, sampradAya ke loga isa deza yA kisI deza meM rahate raheMge, taba taka dharma-nirapekSatA yA sarvadharma samAnatA kA dRSTikoNa hI zreSTha hai| vyakti-vyakti kI zuddhi honI caahie| vyakti hI hara samAja aura rASTra kI ikAI hai| sAmUhika prayAsa bahuta ho ge| aba naye 16 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prayoga se guz2areM aura hara vyakti kI zuddhi aura mukti para dhyAna deN|maatr deza kI Az2AdI hI kAphI nahIM hai jaba taka janamAnasa parataMtra hai| vibhinna sampradAyoM ne apane-apane anuyAyiyoM ko dharma ke nAma para alaga-alaga taraha kI ber3iyA~ pahanA dI haiN| hama ber3iyoM ko darakinAra kareM aura apane jIvana ke parama satya evaM lakSya ko khuda zodhe / hama guNAnurAgI baneM aura hara dharma kI acchAiyoM para gaura kreN| hara dharma meM acche saMta, vicAraka aura camatkArI loga haiN| hama hara prakAra ke durAgrahoM se mukta hoM, guNAnurAgI baneM, naye sArthaka sakArAtmaka naz2ariye se jIvana-jagat ko nihAreM, svayaM kI mAnasikatA ko sudhaareN| saMsAra ke sAre dharmoM meM ahiMsA sabase bar3A dharma hai / hiMsA ko dharma kI saMjJA nahIM dI jA sakatI hai| ahiMsA kA bhAI hai satya / satya se bar3A na koI dharma hai, na hI dharma kA koI svruup| vANI kA satya hI satya nahIM hai apitu jIvana, jagat aura vyavahAra kA satya bhI satya hai| sabase bar3A satya to manuSya ke antarajagat meM hai| apane ko bhulAkara, auroM ke satya ko jAnane aura jIne kI koziza mahaja mUr3hatA hai| __tIna cIjeM haiM - gUr3hatA, mUr3hatA aura ruuddh'taa| binA jAne athavA binA soce-samajhe kisI cIz2a ko apanAnA yA usakA tyAga karanA mUr3hatA hai| binA samajhe-jAne kisI mAnyatA para andhazraddhA karanA rUr3hatA hai| gUr3hatA ko to usakI atala gaharAiyoM meM jAkara hI jiyApahacAnA jA sakatA hai| dharma ho yA adhyAtma athavA vijJAna, sabhI gUr3hatA kI mahAguhA meM rahate haiN| jagat ko jAnane ke lie vijJAna hai aura jIvana ko jAnane ke lie adhyAtma hai| manuSya bhale hI khuda ko, astitva kI gUr3hatA ko kyoM na | 17 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUlA rahe, para jaba kabhI vaha vedanA se vyathita hogA, apane vAloM se coTa khAegA to apane Apa se hI pUchegA ki maiM kauna hU~? duniyA mere sAtha aisI badasalUkI kyoM karatI hai? mere jIvana kA mUla srota kyA hai? mujhe kyA karanA hai yA kyA honA hai? mere jIne kA lakSya kyA hai ? ye prazna, ye jijJAsAe~ hI hamAre antarahRdaya meM dharma ke sAtha adhyAtma ko janma detI haiM / jijJAsA kI lau bujhanI nahIM cAhie / jijJAsA samAdhAna kI tarapha le jAtI hai| jijJAsA cintana aura manana ke dvAra kholatI hai / ciMtana se hI ciMtA kA vilaya hotA hai| ciMtana se hI phira naye-naye rahasya parta-dara-parta khulate rahate haiM / dharma kA artha hai : dhAraNa karanA / dharma manuSya ko dhAraNa karatA hai / vaha pathahAre ko naI dRSTi aura naI rozanI detA hai aura usakI bhagna huI mAnasika zAnti ko phira se lauTA detA hai / mana kI zAMti kA mAlika banakara hI manuSya devatva kI ora bar3ha pAtA hai / ausata AdamI sAkSara ho jAne ke bAvajUda, use mAlUma nahIM hai ki vaha vAstava meM kauna hai aura usakI vAstavika zAnti aura samRddhi kyA hai? vAstavika sukhoM kA use bodha nahIM aura unheM prApta karane kA mArga bhI mAlUma nahIM hai / saba susta par3e haiN| agara daur3a rahe haiM to bag2aira kisI bodha ke, pAgala - vikSipta kI taraha, sAMsArika aura bhautika sukhoM ke pIche / use sukha kA kSaNika ahasAsa to hotA hai, para phira vApasa duHkhI kA duHkhI / vaha zarIra taka jAkara lauTa AtA hai yA vahIM ruka jAtA hai| cAhe strI ho yA puruSa, hama kevala zarIra ko na dekheN| usakI AtmA meM bhI praveza kareM / jIvana satyam zivam suMdaram kA pathika ho / satya hI ziva hai, aura ziva hI suMdara hai| AtmA kA saundarya zarIra ke saundarya se z2yAdA 18 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mUlyavAna hai| zarIra kA saundarya A~khoM ko suhAtA hai, para AtmA kA saundarya paramAtmA ko| hamArA tana, mana, jIvana, prANa aura AtmA svastha ho, suMdara ho, sukhakara ho, hamArA yahI prayAsa ho| hameM mana kI zAMti ko sabase z2yAdA mUlya denA caahie| mana meM agara zAMti hai to thor3e se sAdhana bhI sukha deNge| mana meM zAMti kA abhAva ho to sone aura cA~dI ke pahAr3a bhI mila jAe~ to bhI ve kATane ko daudd'eNge| antaramana meM zAnti na ho to zeSa zAnti kA matalaba kyA? AcaraNa kA DhoMga aura vicAroM meM azAMti doharApana nahIM to aura kyA hai? bImAra AdamI ko svAsthya caahie| vaha lAkhoM ke dhana ko kyA cATegA? Atma-bodha aura Atma-nirmalatA se saccI sukha-zAnti kA anubhava hotA hai| isake lie jarUrI hai ki hama pahacAneM ki hama kauna haiM, kahA~ se Ae haiM, hamArI pIr3Ae~ aura vikRtiyA~ kyA haiM, ve hameM kyoM ghera letI haiM? apane Apako sukhI kaise kiyA jA sakatA hai athavA mukta kaise huA jA sakatA hai? ina praznoM para vicAra kareMge to hama svataH dharma ke sacce svarUpa se jur3a jaaeNge| hama aMdhe kI taraha gatAnugatika na caleM aura prajJA ke netroM se satya ko smjheN| saccI zAnti manuSya ko antarAtmA meM hI upalabdha ho sakatI hai| kaSAya, vikAra aura janma-janmAntara ke saMskAroM se vilaga rahakara AnaMda-bhAva ke sAtha unakA visarjana karane se hI antaramana meM sukhazAnti nirjharita ho sakate haiN| jisase hamArI asat vRttiyA~ tathA pravRttiyA~ miTeM, vahI dharma hai, adhyAtma hai| hama vahI kriyAe~ Acarita kareM jinase antaramana nirmala ho, maMgalamaya ho| hamArA janma kisI kI banI-banAI lIkoM-lakIroM para calate rahane ke lie nahIM huA hai| dharma ke nAma para hama jo kucha karate haiM, agara | 19 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usase Atma-nirmalatA, Atma-zAnti, Atma-mukti kA pratidina rasAsvAdana hotA ho to vaha svIkArya hai| antarmana ujjvala na ho, krodha-mAna, lobha-lAlaca samApta na ho, to usa dharmAcaraNa kA matalaba hI kyA hai? dinabhara pUjA-pATha karate phireM aura vyAvahArika jIvana meM rAga-dveSa ke dvandva khatma na hoM to pUjA ke nAma para yaha kevala pAkhaNDa hI huaa| hama kisI kI pUjA-pATha karate rahane ke lie nahIM jnme| hama svayaM pUjya-pAvana baneM, aisA prayAsa ho, puruSArtha ho| hamameM bhI amRta-putra banane kI divya sambhAvanAe~ haiN| Apa mahAvIra kI saMtAna haiM, to mahAvIra bnie| rAma kI saMtAna haiM, to maryAdita rhie| kRSNa kI saMtAna haiM to karmayoga kIjie aura nAnaka ke ziSya haiM to deza ke lie mr-mittie| sudUra bhaviSya kI cintA na kareM, apane Apako svastha banAe~, jIvana ko svarga banAe~, AtmA ko Ananda kA adhiSThAtA bnaaeN| jIvana kI tIrthayAtrA to jaba pUrI honI hogI, taba hogii| hamArA to Aja jahA~ par3Ava hai, usako bhI tIrtha mAneM aura hara par3Ava ko bhaktibhAvanA se guMjAe~, sukha-zAnti aura Ananda kA amRtapAna kreN| jIvana eka utsava hai, isake hara dina kA sArthaka AnaMda utthaaeN| kaise jie~ dharma ko, isake lie hama kucha sUtra leM - 1. svabhAva ko sarala rakheM, soca ko sakArAtmaka, vANI ko madhura rakheM aura vyavahAra ko vinmr| ina cAra bAtoM meM cAra vedoM kA sAra samAhita hai| 2. kisI ko pIr3A na phuNcaaeN| kisI ko pIr3A pahu~cAnA sabase bar3A pApa hai, vahIM dUsaroM ko sukha pahu~cAnA sabase bar3A puNya hai| 20 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3. apanI kamAI kA eka hissA karuNA-bhAva se z2arUratamaMdoM ke lie avazya samarpita kreN| arjita dhana kI zuddhi ke lie dAna aura paropakAra hI zreSTha upAya haiN| 4. satyam zivam sundaram ko dharma-maMtra kI taraha apnaaeN| sadA saca boleM aura saccAI ko hI pasaMda kreN| satya meM svayaM Izvara kA nivAsa hotA hai| 5. nazA nAza kI nizAnI hai| svayaM ko naze se dUra rkheN| agara koI burI Adata par3a bhI gaI ho, to use maz2abUta mana ke sAtha tyAgane kA saMkalpa leN| 6. karttavya-pAlana se vimukha na hoN| mAtA-pitA, bhAI-baMdhu kI sevA karanA pahalA karttavya hai, iMsAna hokara iMsAna ke kAma AnA dUsarA kartavya hai, apanI kamajoriyoM para vijaya pAnA tIsarA kartavya hai| ___7. apane krodha ko apane kAbU meM rakhate hue mana kI zAMti ko sarvAdhika mUlya deN| aisI koI TippaNI na kareM jisase dUsare kI zAMti khaMDita ho| 8. sabhI dharmoM kA sammAna kreN| hara dharma meM acche saMta, vicAraka aura camatkArI loga haiM / hameM hara dharma kI una acchI bAtoM ko udAratA pUrvaka grahaNa karanA cAhie, jinase hamArA kalyANa hotA ho| 9.rAta ko sone se pUrva pratidina yaha prArthanA kareM - he prabhu! mere dvArA dinabhara meM kisI bhI prakAra kA g2alata ciMtana huA ho, g2alata vacana nikalA ho yA g2alata karma athavA vyavahAra huA ho, to usake lie maiM kSamA-prArthanA karatA huuN| | 21 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ye choTe-choTe sUtra haiM, para inameM zAnti, zakti, zuddhi aura mukti kI anUThI AbhA hai| apanAkara dekheM, jIvana ko kitanA sukha - sukUna milatA hai| saccAI yaha hai ki hama jyoM-jyoM divyatA kI ora qadama rakhate haiM, pazutA aura tamo guNa ke prabhAva svataH kama hote jAte haiM / mana para vijaya prApta karanA hI jIvana kI vAstavika Atma-vijaya hai / 000 22 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svarga-naraka kI sahI samajha svarga aura naraka - mAnavIya jIvana ke do viparIta dhruva haiN| svarga bhI manuSya kA apanA pariNAma hai aura naraka bhI manuSya kA apanA pariNAma hai| manuSya kA satya aura kalyANa-patha se giranA hI naraka hai aura amRta-patha para nirantara dRr3ha rahanA hI svarga hai| mAnava mAtra kA kalyANa cAhane vAle hara prabuddha vyakti kI yaha preraNA rahatI hai ki hara manuSya amRta patha kA anuyAyI bne| vaha apane vartamAna jIvana ko bhI svarga kI taraha jIe aura maraNoparAMta bhI svarga-patha kA anugAmI bne| hama meM se hara koI vyakti svarga kA sukha pAe, svarga ke gIta gunagunAe, yaha vAMchita hai| sAmAnya taura para yaha sarvasAdhAraNa kI mAnyatA hai ki AkAza svarga kA ghara hai aura pAtAla naraka kaa| AdamI kA svArtha, hiMsA aura burAiyoM meM giranA pAtAla kI ora lur3hakanA hai, vahIM sevA, zAMti aura saccAI kI ora bar3hanA AkAza kI U~cAI ko chUnA hai| svarga aura | 23 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ naraka donoM hI hamArI apanI AtmA ke unnata yA vikRta pariNAma haiN| dharatI kA hara prANI, hara manuSya, hara AtmA zreSTha aura unnata svarUpa ko jie, hama saba eka-dUsare ke hitaiSI baneM, svarga-naraka kI avadhAraNA ke pIche yahI pRSThabhUmi hai| ___ eka senApati ne saMta ke sAmane prazna rakhA - svarga-naraka kyA hai? saMta ne kahA - tumhArA paricaya? senApati ne kahA - isa deza kA senaapti| saMta hNsaa| usane kahA - senApati! cehare se to tuma bhikhArI lagate ho| yaha sunate hI senApati taiza meM A gyaa| usane talavAra khIMca nikaalii| vaha vAra karane hI vAlA thA ki saMta ne kahA - burA laga gayA? maiM to tumheM tumhAre prazna kA uttara de rahA thaa| do kar3ave zabda sunakara krodha meM AnA, yahI hai nrk| senApati buddhimAna thaa| bAta samajha gyaa| g2alatI mahasUsa hote hI kSamA mA~gane ke lie saMta ke pairoM meM gira par3A - saMta ne use uThAte hue kahA - mitra! yahI hai svrg| kSamA mA~gane kI vinamratA prastuta karanA - isI kA nAma hai svrg| kyA Apa samajha gae ki svarga-naraka kise kahate haiM ? svarga aura naraka donoM hI jIvana kI parachAI kI taraha haiM / sukRta hI svarga hai aura duSkRta hI nrk| prema aura bhAIcArA svarga haiM, krodha aura vaira-virodha naraka haiM / isa dRSTi se vyakti kI apanI AtmA hI svarga hai aura vahI nrk| dharma kI zraddhA kA pahalA kendra-bindu manuSya kI apanI AtmA hI hai| acche aura nekI ke rAste para calane vAlI AtmA hI vyakti kI mitra hai, vahIM g2alata aura badI ke rAste para calane vAlI AtmA hI vyakti kI zatru hai| isa dRSTi se vyakti svayaM hI apanA mitra aura zatru hai| hameM acchAI aura bhalAI ke rAste para calate hue svayaM apanA 24 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-mitra honA caahie| jisakA apane-Apa para vizvAsa nahIM, usakA kisI aura para vizvAsa nhiiN| vaha bhalA auroM para kyA vizvAsa karegA jo khuda para hI vizvasta nahIM hai| Atma-vizvAsa ke abhAva meM vyakti khuda bhI vizvanIya nahIM rhtaa| Atma-bhAva kA sarvodaya hone para hI vyakti ahaMkAra, manovikAra aura deha-rAga ke andha-tamas se bAhara nikala sakatA hai| adhyAtma kA eka hI lakSya hotA hai : vyakti Atma-jAgRta ho| khuda ko bhUla baiThanA hI bhaTakAva kI zuruAta hai| khuda ko yAda rakhanA hI anAsakti aura mukti kA dvAra kholanA hai| sAra-sUtra eka hI hai ki hamArA 'maiM', hamAre manovikAra aura mithyAcAra kama hoN| hamAre kadama sadA usa ora gatizIla raheM jise hama svarga patha kahate haiM / Atma-bhAva aura AtmavizvAsa hI hameM svarga-patha aura paramAtma-svarUpa kI ora bar3hA sakate haiN| jo svayaM ke jIvana ko mAtra zarIra ke hrAsa aura vikAsa taka hI sImita rakhatA hai, usake sukha ko hI sukha mAnatA hai, usake khUna ke rizte ko hI riztA mAnatA hai, usake lie adhyAtma ke dvAra-daravAje banda rahate haiN| sabake bIca rahate hue bhI svayaM kI Atma-smRti banAe rakhanA mukti kI ora cAra kadama bar3hAne kI taraha hai| una logoM kI mAnasikatA saMkIrNa hai jo apane janma-mRtyu ke pUrva aura bAda ke astitva para vizvAsa nahIM rkhte| Atma-nizcaya hue bagaira to hama sarvatobhAvena sahaja aura pavitra nahIM ho skte| hama apane bIbI-baccoM ke choTe se saMsAra meM hI ulajhe hue raha jaaeNge| jo A~kha pUre AkAza ko dekha sakatI hai vahI A~kha kevala aMgulI ko hI dekhane meM simaTa jaaegii| kabhI Atma-ciMtana karake dekheM to pAe~ge ki saMsAra meM jIva akelA AtA hai, akelA jAtA hai| saba logoM ke bIca jIne | 25 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26 For Personal & Private Use Only theder Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka bhUla-bhUlaiyA avazya hotA hai| bAkI vaha rahatA bhI akelA hI hai| hama apane ko pahacAneM / hama amRta putra haiM, apanI amRta-dharmitA ko yAda kreN| maiMne kabhI apanA Atma mUlyAMkana karate hue gunagunAyA hai - maiM puNya rUpa thA, pApa banA merA jIvana hai paMka snaa| gar3hanI thI ujjvala mUrti eka, para maiM dhuMdhalA itihAsa bnaa| hamArI durdazA to dekho, hama kyA se kyA ho rahe haiM? manuSya ke bAne meM bhI pazutA sira car3ha baiThI hai| itanA svArtha ! jhUTha-sA~ca! kyA yahI hamArA Atma-gaurava hai? kyA yahI kula-gaurava, samAja-gaurava yA dharma-gaurava hai? hamane viSadhara sA~pa dekhe haiM, para yaha na bhUleM ki manuSya bhI viSadhara hai| manuSya janama-janama kA viSapAyI hai| usake janma-janma ke saMskAroM meM itanA z2ahara hai ki vaha amRta-ghara meM jAkara bhI vahA~ se viSapAna kara AtA hai| zikSA kI kamI to dina-ba-dina miTatI jA rahI hai, para antara-bodha na hone ke kAraNa vaha dhUmrapAna ko sukha mAnakara apanI dhamaniyoM meM jahara phailA rahA hai| becainI se bacane ke lie zarAba pIkara zarIra-zakti ko kATa rahA hai| pauSTikatA ke nAma para mA~sAhAra karake mAno apane-Apako hI khA rahA hai| tanAva, ciMtA, pratihiMsA, avasAda jaise tattva jIvana ko aura viSapAyI banA rahe haiN| manuSya jo apane Apa meM kalpavRkSa hai, viSavRkSa bana rahA hai| mAnavajAti ne bar3e tIkhe jahara pAla rakhe haiN| kabhI dekhA, krodha kitanA z2aharIlA hotA hai? sarpa kA jahara to auroM ko ghAta pahu~cAtA hai, para krodha auroM ko to Aga lagAtA hI hai, khuda ko bhI sulagAtA hai| | 27 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArA hara dasa minaTa kA krodha hamAre sau minaTa kI prasannatA chIna letA hai| hamane mAcisa kI tIlI kA upayoga kiyA hai| tIlI ke sira hotA hai, para dimAg2a nhiiN| isIlie thor3I-sI ragar3a lagane mAtra se tIlI sulaga uThatI hai| hamAre to sira bhI hai aura dimAg2a bhI, phira hama choTIchoTI bAtoM meM gussA kyoM khA baiThate haiM? hameM eMgrI maina banane kI bajAya haippI maina bananA caahie| krodhI ceharA dUsare ko to kyA, AInA dekhoge to khuda ko bhI nahIM suhaaegaa| ha~satA-khilatA ceharA jo koI dekhegA apanA dila de baitthegaa| agara svarga ko apane jIvana meM jInA hai to hara AdamI apane Apa ko haippI maina banAe, lAphiMga buddhA bnaae| krodha kA tyAga karake hara samaya prasanna hRdaya kA mAlika honA apane Apa meM sarvazreSTha yoga hai| krodha kI taraha hI kAma ko leM / kAma zarIra kI prakRti hai, saMsAra kA AdhAra hai| kAma kI adhikatA vyakti ko vyabhicArI aura asaMyamita banAtI hai| kAma itanA badatamIz2a hai ki isane A~kha, nAka, kAna - sabako vikRta banA rakhA hai| kAma mAyA kA mAlika hai / kAma kA mAyAjAla hI kucha aisA hai ki jAnavara ho yA iMsAna, saba khuda-bakhuda jAkara isameM ulajha jAte haiN| yahI vaha tilisma hai, jisase bAhara nikalanA durUha hai| hAlAMki vikRta mArga se guz2arate rahane para antataH manuSya ukatA jAtA hai| vaha kaI bAra socatA hai ki vaha apane saMvegoM aura kamajoriyoM para Atma-vijaya kare, para khujalI kA rogI khujalAne ke lie mAno maz2abUra ho jAtA hai| Akhira yaha chUTe bhI to kaise kyoMki jaba vaha vyakti yaha nizcaya hI na kara pAe ki vaha AtmA hai, use mukta honA hai, cAhe jo bAdhAe~ Ae~, para unase pAra laganA hai| aMkuza 28 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lagAne kI kalA A jAe to hAthI ko bhI vaza meM kiyA jA sakatA hai| kisI kA sudharanA yA sudhAranA muzkila hai, para agara vyakti khuda hI sudharane ke lie jAgarUka ho jAe to duniyA meM aisI kauna-sI ar3acana hai, jisase pAra na pAyA jA sakatA ho| aMkuza lagAne kI kalA A jAe, to hAthI ko bhI vaza meM kiyA jA sakatA hai| dIpa jalAne kA z2az2bA paidA ho jAe to usakI rozanI meM aMdhere ko dUra kiyA jA sakatA hai| hameM apane jIvana kI maryAdAe~ taya karanI hoNgii| kucha aise saMkalpa hara roz2a subaha aura zAma doharAne hoNge| jaise : maiM apane zarIra ko svastha-prasanna-pavitra rluuNgaa| maiM apane vicAroM ko svastha-prasanna-pavitra rkhuugaa| maiM apanI buddhi ko svastha-prasanna-pavitra rkhuugaa| vastutaH zArIrika, vaicArika aura bauddhika svasthatA-prasannatA aura pavitratA hI jIvana kI svasthatA, prasannatA aura pavitratA kA AdhAra hai| sukRta mArga para bar3hane vAle saMkalpa, vicAra aura vyavahAra jIvana ke lie amRta haiN| vikRta mArga para calatA huA jIvana hamAre lie viSapAna hai| mana ke vikAroM aura saMvegoM kI paritRpti ke lie to aba taka Dhera sAre prayAsa ho gae, kintu mana kI zAnti aura buddhi kI pavitratA ke lie hameM sajaga honA caahie| yadi mana se Upara uThakara atimanas jagat meM jI sakeM to hama usa jagat meM jI sakate haiM jo niSkaSAya aura nirvikAra hai, Ananda aura ahobhAva se paripUrNa hai| hama mana ko nirmala, nirvikalpa karake hI bhItara kI nirmala sthiti ko prApta kara sakate haiN| hama pratidina snAna kareM, sApha-suthare kapar3e phneN| svAsthya-lAbha | 29 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke pUre iMtaz2Ama hone caahie| havA-pAnI-bhojana kI svacchatAsAttvikatA banI rahanI caahie| koI bhI kAma karate samaya itanA z2arUra dekha leM ki vaha amAnavIya, tAmasika athavA ahitakara na ho| aisA koI kArya na kareM jisase svayaM kA to hita ho para dUsare kA ahita ho jaae| kArya vahI zreSTha hai jo svayaM ke lie bhI maMgalakArI ho aura dUsaroM ke lie bhii| vicAroM meM U~cAI ho aura jIvana meM saadgii| kama boleM, dhIre boleM, madhura boleN| mana ko krodha kI bajAya maitrI kA mAdhurya deN| ahaMkAra kI bajAya vinamratA kA pATha pddh'aaeN| prapaMca kI bajAya pArivArikatA ke bhAva ko vistAra deN| saMgraha aura lobha ke sthAna para sevA aura dayA kI bhAvanA rkheN| sarva maitrI, pramoda, karuNA aura anAsakti hI jIvana ko AdhyAtmika tarIke se jIne ke zreSTha maMtra haiN| hama apane Atmika sukha aura Antarika pavitratA ke lie svayaM to prayAsa kareM hI, parama pitA paramAtmA se bhI naitika aura Atmika bala kI prArthanA kreN| paramAtmA sAMsArika aura apavitra bhAvoM se mukta hai| vaha sadguNoM kA sAgara hai| paramAtmA ke pAsa dene ke lie hai pavitratA, divyatA, zAnti, zakti aura sNbodhi| vaha hameM aisI zAnti, prema aura jJAna pradAna karatA hai jisakA saMbaMdha hamAre astitva-sukha aura AdhyAtmika vikAsa se hai| paramAtmA ke prema kI eka kiraNa, jJAna kI eka razmi, karuNA kI do bUMda bhI hameM naunihAla kara sakatI haiN| hameM apanA Atma-bodha kAyama rakhate hue parama prabhu kA sadA smaraNa rakhanA caahie| paramAtmA kI yAda hameM galata mArga para jAne se rokegI aura sahI mArga para calate rahane kI preraNA degii| samyak mArga para calane vAle loga saMsAra-sAgara para tairane vAle dIpaka ke samAna haiN| dharatI ke sacce devatA to ve hI haiM jo jIvana meM divyatAoM ko AtmasAt kiye rahate haiN| 30/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ devatA aura rAkSasa - donoM taraha kI pravRtti ke logoM kA dharatI para baserA hai| hamAre bIca hI rAkSasa jIte haiM aura hamAre bIca hI devtaa| jaba koI hara taraha kI lAz2a-zarma aura maryAdA ko tyAgakara hiMsA aura balAtkAra para utara AtA hai, to loga kahate haiM - patA nahIM, yaha iMsAna hai yA jAnavara ! AtaMka aura krUratA para utArU hue logoM ke lie kahA jAtA hai - yaha zaitAna hai, rAkSasa hai| jabaki zAnta, bhadra aura bedAga jIvana dekhakara hI hama kisI ke prati kahA karate haiM - yaha AdamI nahIM, devatA hai| deva pUjA jAtA hai| usakI saMgati to dUra, darzana bhI saubhAgya-vardhaka hai| deva-puruSa hamAre antarhadaya meM divyatA kI eka kiraNa utAra jAte haiN| devatA ve haiM jinake pAsa baiThane mAtra se hI mana kI kaluSitatA tirohita hotI hai tathA mana ko zAnti aura sukUna milatA hai| manuSya bhale hI devatA na ho, para vaha devatA ho sakatA hai| manuSya apane meM svarga ko jI sakatA hai / vaha zIlavAn, samAdhivAna, prajJAvAn ho sakatA hai| vItarAga, vItadveSa, vItamoha ho sakatA hai| sthitaprajJa, anAsakta aura jIvana-mukta ho sakatA hai| prema, sevA aura karuNA se otaprota ho sakatA hai| jAtapA~ta ke bhedabhAva se mukta hokara sAmAjika samatA ko jI sakatA hai| manuSya kucha karanA cAhe aura kara na pAe, yaha nAmukina hai| hama apane jIvana ko sudhAreM, use maMgalakArI bnaaeN| dharmadhyAnapUrvaka jieN| sukha-zAnti se jIne ke lie hI dharma hai| mRtyu ke bAda AsamAna meM bane svarga ko pAne ke lie athavA pAtAla meM bane naraka se bacane ke lie dharmAcaraNa kI pahala na kreN| naraka aura svarga donoM hamAre bhItara haiM / bhItara meM jala rahI Aga naraka hai, use bujhAnA dharma | 31 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| bhItara meM svarga ke srota haiM, unheM upalabdha karanA dharma hai| abhI svarga, to bAda meM svarga; abhI naraka, to bAda meM bhI nrk| svarga aura naraka koI bhaugolika pariveza nahIM haiM, ye mana kI acchI aura burI pariNati ke nAma haiN| hara manuSya patita se pAvana ho sakatA hai, zaitAna se devatA bana sakatA hai, nara se nArAyaNa ho sakatA hai| saralatA, prasannatA, AtmIyatA, prAmANikatA aura nirbhIkatA - ye pA~ca guNa manuSya ko devatva kI ora agrasara karate haiN| vastutaH hamAre AcAra-vicAra para sAttvika aura daivIya guNoM kA sAmrAjya honA caahie| hama sadA usa prema se prerita raheM jo AtmA ko AtmA kA sukha aura sAhacarya pradAna kreN| antarAtmA kI divyatA hI manuSya ko devatA banAne kA sahaja sarala sUtra hai| kaise jie~ hama svarga ko, kaise baceM hama naraka se, isake lie leM hama sAta amRta sUtra - __ 1. krodha se bcie| svarga unake lie hai jo apane krodha ko apane vaza meM rakhate haiM aura galatI karane vAloM ko mAfa kara dete haiN| Izvara unhIM se pyAra karatA hai jo dayAlu aura kSamAzIla hote haiN| 2. sabake sAtha prema aura sammAna se peza aaie| Akhira hameM usI vyavahAra kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai, jaise hama apanI ora se bIja bote haiN| hameM auroM se utanA hI prema aura sammAna milegA jitanA hama apanI ora se dUsaroM ko deNge| 3. sabake sAtha vinamratA se peza aaie| kisI mRdu aura vinamra vyakti se apanI tulanA karake dekhie, Apako patA cala jAegA ki 32 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ApakA ghamaNDa tyAgane jaisA hai| 4. kisI bhI kArya ko bhArabhUta mata smjhiye| utsAha-bhAva se kiyA gayA kArya hI svarga kA prathama dvAra hotA hai aura bemana se kiyA gayA kArya hI baMdhana kI ber3I bana jAtA hai| 5. apane tanAva, nirAzA aura cintA ke bojha ko utAra kiye aura jIvana meM zAnti, vizvAsa, utsAha aura UrjA kA saMcAra kiijie| darpaNa meM Akhira vaisA hI ceharA dikhAI detA hai, jaisI hamArI mana:sthiti hotI hai| 6. karttavyoM kA pAlana kIjie / kArya aura karttavya jIvana-patha ke devadUta haiM / bhautika sukha, jisake pIche hama daur3a rahe haiM, cApalUsa zatru haiN| svArtha aura bhoga-vilAsitA kA tyAga karake indriyoM kI Asakti se Upara utthiye| bhItara kI pazutA ke kSINa hone para hI jIvana meM daivIya guNa prakaTa hote haiN| 7. dUsaroM kI hamezA madada kiijie| Izvara hameM utanI lAkha gunA madada karate haiM jitanI hama kisI dIna-duHkhI kI madada kiyA karate haiN| ye saMketa hamAre lie svarga kA rAstA prazasta karate haiM aura naraka kI Aga meM girane se hameM bacAte haiN| bhalA jaba svarga Apake hAtha meM A sakatA hai to hama naraka ke kIcar3a meM kyoM gireM / jIvana ko isa taraha jie~ ki jaba taka jie~ taba taka svarga hamArI hathelI meM ho aura jaba nazvara zarIra kA tyAga kareM to AtmA meM mukti kA mahotsava ho| 000 | 33 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA : kahA~ hai, kaisA hai ? RANDOMARRIAGHORAN rasannaHADURRIANSIGHTINAMITRAMERAMANANDHeatuwariOSSIONPORNamaanadaNING arilesaneKEHRADURaepsakse 'paramAtmA' zabda kA uccAraNa karane mAtra se hRdaya ullasita ho jAtA hai| mana kI pAzavika vRttiyoM para aMkuza laga jAtA hai| prANimAtra ke prati prema aura Atma-bhAva umar3a AtA hai| paramAtmA astitva kI sarvopari sattA hai| astitva aura paramAtmA ke bIca eka pulaka bharA sambandha hai| paramAtmA kisI darzana-zAstra kI avadhAraNA nahIM, varan usakI AbhA aura usakA vItarAga rAsa to cAroM ora hai, sarvatra hai| paramAtmA mere bhItara bhI hai aura Apake bhItara bhii| prema aura praNAma kA bhAva apane prati bhI ho aura auroM ke prati bhii| auroM ko prema deM aura apane Apako kaSTa, yaha kauna-sI bhakti huI? astitva meM aisA koI aMza nahIM hai jisameM paramAtmA kI sambhAvanA se iMkAra kiyA jA ske| hama use kevala apanI hI A~khoM meM jhA~ka 34/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakate haiM, aisA nahIM hai / yadi antara- dRSTi meM usakI rozanI paidA ho jAe to hara Thaura vahI jhalakatA huA naz2ara aaegaa| kabhI prakRti kI goda meM jAkara baiTheM to patA cale ki vaha hara phUla, hara DAla para hai| jharanoM se lekara pahAr3oM taka, samudra se lekara AsamAna taka, phUloM se lekara cA~da-sitAroM taka vahI to vividha raMgoM meM muskurAtA hai, laharAtA hai| jaba sUraja-cA~da ko dekhate haiM to lagatA hai prabhu ne svayaM ne duniyA kI rozanI ke lie do dIpa jalA rakhe haiN| cir3iyoM kI cahacahATa, kabUtaroM kI guTara-gUM, bhauMroM kI guMjana aura nadiyoM kA kalarava sunate haiM to lagatA hai jaise prabhu hamase saMvAda kara rahe hoM, aThakheliyA~ khela rahe hoM / dRSTi ho to prabhu sArvabhauma hai, saba jagaha hai| vaha to sarvavyApI hai| yaha hamArI alpa buddhi kA pariNAma hai ki jo sarvavyApaka hai hama use kAbA - karbalA, kAzI- mathurA, pAlitAnA - paMDharapura meM hI DhUMDhate phirate haiM / vaha zabda aura nAma se Upara hai phira bhI hama use prArthanA ke sImita zabdoM meM bA~dhate rahate haiM / vaha saba kucha jAnatA hai phira bhI hama use apanI icchAe~ aura maMzAe~ batAte rahate haiM aura unheM pUrI karane ke lie bAra-bAra Agraha karate rahate haiM / yA merI samajha se prabhu se kevala prema kreN| koI prArthanA hai to kaheM aura mukta ho jaaeN| roz2a-roz2a minnateM na karate raheM / vaha bhUla-bhulaiyA nahIM hai| usase to kevala apanI arjI lagAe~ aura bAkI saba kucha Upara vAle para chor3a deN| use sthAna vizeSa meM na DhU~DheM / vaha yA to sarvatra hai, kahIM nahIM hai| paramAtmA kI upasthiti kA ahasAsa tabhI hotA hai, hameM apanA ahasAsa ho / jaise hI hameM apanA ahasAsa hotA hai, use apanI bA~hoM meM maujUda pAte haiN| maiMne usakI koI pratimA nahIM banAyI, para jo bhI pratimAe~ haiM, una sabameM usako dekha rahA huuN| phUloM se jaba hama 35 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saurabha AtI hai aura prabhAta ke puSpa paramAtmA ko samarpita kara diye jAte haiN| kisase bacU~, kisase lagU~- yaha soca hI kahA~ ! jaba pUre astitva meM usa parama-AtmA, paramAtmA, paramezvara kI maujUdagI mahasUsa hotI ho / sambhava hai, bahuta sAre loga duniyAdArI ke bhulAve meM paramAtmA ko bhUla jAe~ athavA na bhI mAneM, para vyakti jaba kabhI bhI svayaM ko vyathita aura asahAya pAtA hai, kama-se-kama usa samaya to avazya hI usakA antarahRdaya svataH paramAtmA ko pukAra uThatA hai / hAlAMki yaha saca hai ki paramAtmA kisI kA bhalA-burA nahIM karatA, kartRtva-bhAva se mukta hone ke kAraNa hI vaha sattA paramAtmA kahalAtI hai / pIr3A aura saMgharSa kI velA meM hama paramAtmA ko isalie yAda karate haiM tAki hamArA manobala banA rahe, paramAtmA kI zakti hameM naitika bala pradAna karatI rahe / paramAtmA ke jyoti-pradeza sampUrNa astitva meM vyApta haiM / jo bhI AtmAe~ janma-maraNa kI saMskAra - dhArA se mukta ho jAtI haiM, unake nirmala Atma- pradeza sakala brahmANDa meM vyApta hokara apanI virATatA ko upalabdha kara lete haiM, bU~da mahAsAgara ho jAtI hai| mukta AtmAe~ paramAtma-svarUpa hotI haiM / paramAtmA koI vyaktivAcaka nahIM hai / AtmA ke astitva kI parama avasthA ko upalabdha kara lene kA nAma hI paramAtmA hai / manuSya kI mukti ho jAne ke bAda mukta AtmAoM meM kisI bhI prakAra kA bheda nahIM rahatA / saba samAna ho jAte haiM / hara bhAva se mukta ho jAte haiM / paramAtmA vAstava meM mukta AtmAoM ko diyA jAne vAlA eka pavitra sambodhana hai / paramAtma-sattA meM kahIM koI bheda nahIM hotA / bhedoM kA nirmANa to For Personal & Private Use Only 37 Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnava-mana karatA hai| paramAtmA amana hai, mana kI anargalatA se mukta hai / jo bheda naz2ara Ate haiM, ve janma, jAti, raMga, dhana, vaibhava, padapratiSThA se uThApaTaka ke calate naz2ara muhaiyA hote haiM / jIvana - mukti aura deha-mukti ke bAda to sAre bheda miTa jAte haiM, parama abheda dazA upalabdha ho jAtI hai, parama AtmA - svataMtratA kA saMgAna hotA hai / usa bhAgavat dazA meM hotI hai - parama zAnti, parama jJAna, parama Ananda, saccidAnaMdamayI dazA / I paramAtmA kA smaraNa hama isalie karate haiM tAki usakI zAnti, jJAna aura Ananda kI urmiyA~ hameM bhI mila sakeM / nizcaya hI paramAtmA sarvatra hai / videha hone ke kAraNa paramAtmA ke kAna nahIM haiM, lekina vaha phira bhI sunatA hai / A~kheM nahIM haiM, phira bhI dekhatA hai / pA~va nahIM haiM, phira bhI calatA hai / apanI aMtara jyoti kI badaulata sArI sRSTi paramAtmA meM pratibimbita ho jAtI hai| prabhu to sadA dhyAnastha hai, jyoti svarUpa hai, parama caitanya - svarUpa hai, Ananda kA sAgara hai / vaha aisA prakAza hai jo janma kI trAsadI aura mRtyu ke andhakAra se mukta hai / yadi divyatA kI pyAsa ho to paramAtmA se hameM saba kucha mila sakatA hai / vaha hamArA tIsarA netra bana sakatA hai / hamAre antarahRdaya ke mAnasarovara meM vaha rAjahaMsa kI bhA~ti unmukta vihAra kara sakatA hai| ajJAna aura daladala se ghirI prANIjAti ke lie paramAtmA eka harIbharI muskAna hai| yaha mAnanA hamArI nirabhimAnatA aura sauhArdatA hai ki dharatI para jo kucha bhI hai, vaha saba paramAtmA kA AviSkAra hai / vastutaH jo kucha bhI parivartana athavA saMcalana dikhAI detA hai, vaha saba prAkRtika hai, naisargika hai| prakRti kI apanI vyavasthAe~ haiN| santulana banAe rakhane ke 38 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lie usake apane mApadaNDa haiN| paramAtmA to prakRti para bhI sadA kRpApUrNa hI rahatA hai| prakRti ke hara aMza meM paramAtmA kA nUra hai| z2arA, muskurAkara naz2ara uThAe~, DAla-DAla, pAta-pAta usI kI AbhA jhalakatI dikhAI degii| ___ yaha gauratalaba hai ki paramAtmA kI divya sattA ke aMza hama saba meM haiM,sAre astitva meM haiM, para hama paramAtma-rUpa nahIM haiM / hA~, hama vaisA ho sakate haiN| amana kI dizA upalabdha ho jAe, mana ke vikAroM aura udvegoM se mukta ho jAe~, prANoM meM samAye antas-AkAza ko khoja liyA jAe to bhItara bhI aura bAhara bhI, donoM tarapha paramAtmA kI khilAvaTa hameM pramudita kregii| cU~ki paramAtmA kI sattA kA AbhAmaNDala sAre astitva meM, digdiganta meM vyApta hai, isalie hama usakI AbhA se achUte nahIM haiM, parantu hamAre dvArA bhale-bure kAma karavAne kA doSa hama paramAtmA ke matthe nahIM mar3ha skte| karane vAlA paramAtmA nahIM varan AtmA hai, hama svayaM haiM, hamArA ahaMkAra hai, hamArA kartAbhAva hai| vAstava meM AtmA kI kartRtvabhAva se mukti hI jIvana meM paramAtma-svarUpa kI pahala hai| bhalA-burA jo kucha bhI hotA hai, vaha AtmA ke sahacara ke rUpa meM rahane vAle karmoM ke kAraNa hai, Atma-ahaMkAra ke kAraNa hai, mana ke AdezAnusAra galata-salata karate rahane kI vajaha se hai| hara jIva kI apanI karma-niyati aura prakRti hotI hai| manuSya eka ke bAda eka karma karatA calA jAtA hai| pUrvakRta karmoM para naye karmoM kI parateM car3hatI calI jAtI haiN| jaba ve karma udaya meM Ate haiM to manuSya ke sampUrNa astitva ko apane cakravyUha meM ghera lete haiN| vaha unase prabhAvita hue binA nahIM raha paataa| saca meM to hameM apane mAnasika, | 39 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vAcika aura kAyika pravRttiyoM para nirantara dhyAna denA cAhie tAki naye karmoM kI patharIlI parateM nirmita na hoM aura pUrvakRta karmoM ko hama bhItara ke zikhara para baiThakara dhyAnapUrvaka dekheM, samajheM, bodhapUrvaka bhogeM, kSaya kareM / manuSya eka mandira hai aura jIvana eka tIrthayAtrA, AtmA isa maMdira kI jIvaMta mUrti hai, para svayaM ko mana kA gatAnugatika aura ApUrti kA paryAya banA liye jAne ke kAraNa hI jIvana kA satya hara mUlya se nIce gira gayA hai / manuSya cAhe kitanA bhI galata se galata kAma kyoM na kare, para eka bAra to usakI antarAtmA use g2alata rAha para calane se avazya TokegI / isIlie kahA jAtA hai ki tuma apanI aMtarAtmA kI AvAz2a suno| kyoMki aMtarAtmA kI AvAz2a meM paramAtmA kI AvAz2a chipI hai| manuSya apane mana ke prabhAva meM aMtarAtmA kI AvAz2a para gaura nahIM krtaa| deha-bhAva aura paristhitiyoM se maz2abUra hokara vaha apanI antarAtmA kI AvAz2a ko ThukarA detA hai| vaha usa para dhyAna nahIM detA aura g2alatiyoM para g2alatiyA~ doharAtA rahatA hai, Thokara para Thokara khAtA rahatA hai / yahI manuSya kA ajJAna hai aura zAyada yahI usakI karmaniyati / kAma cAhe g2alata ho yA sahI, use karane vAlA manuSya svayaM hai, na ki koI aura sattA / jaba hama apane kisI zreya ko paramAtmA para DAlate haiM, to usakA kAraNa yaha nahIM hai ki vaha kAma paramAtmA ne karavAyA varan isalie ki usa saphalatA ke kAraNa hamameM ahaM - bhAva na A jAe ki yaha kAma mere kAraNa huA / maiM hI thA jo saphala ho gyaa| AtmaahaMkAra se bacane ke lie hI paramAtma-kartRtva ko svIkAra kiyA 40 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtA hai| bhalA koI AdamI corI kare, aura vaha yaha tarka de ki saba prabhu hI karavA rahA hai to yaha apane pApa se bhAgane kA tarIkA huaa| yadi corI aura vyabhicArI kA karttAbhAva hama paramAtmA se jor3ate haiM to nyAyAdhIza dvArA daMDita kiye jAne para yaha kyoM kahate haiM ki nyAyAdhIza ne mere sAtha anyAya kiyA hai| eka vyakti corI ke aparAdha meM nyAyAdhIza ke samakSa upasthita kiyA gyaa| nyAyAdhIza ke mastaka para caMdana kA tilaka lagA huA thaa| cora ne mauke kA lAbha uThAte hue kahA - corI maiMne nahIM kii| saba prabhu hI karavA rahA hai| nyAyAdhIza ne eka sAla taka kaThora kArAvAsa kI sajA sunAte hue kahA - yaha daMDa maiM nahIM de rahA hU~, Izvara hI dilavA rahA hai| hama apane kRta-kArita-anumodita pApa kArya kA phala bhugatane se isa taraha baca nahIM skte| hameM paramAtmA ke sAtha acchAiyoM kA karttAbhAva jor3anA cAhie, burAiyoM kA karttAbhAva nhiiN| ratnAkara dvArA yaha pUche jAne para ki mere dvArA kiye jAne vAle DAkAgirI ke aparAdha meM yadi maiM pakar3A jAU~ to mere sAtha jela meM sajA bhugatane ko kaunakauna taiyAra haiM, sabhI ghara vAloM ke dvArA mukara jAne para ratnAkara ko jIvana kA saccA Atma-jJAna ho gayA aura vaha ratnAkara se vAlmIki bana gyaa| eka Adarza brahmavettA, eka Adarza maharSi / hama yA to apanI acchAI aura burAI kA karttA svayaM ko mAne yA phira akartA-bhAva meM svayaM ko saMyojita karate hue paramAtmabhAva ko prAthamikatA deN| apanI saphalatA ko paramAtmA kI kRpA mAna liyA jAe to hamArI yaha saphalatA, hamArI ora se paramAtmA ko bhAvabharA arghya car3hAne ke samAna hai| kartA-bhAva se chuTakArA hI jIvana meM | 41 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti-bhAva ko jInA hai / jise prabhu jIvita rakhanA cAhate haiM bhalA use kauna mAra sakatA hai| yoM to marane vAlA bhI vyakti hai aura bacane vAlA bhI / agara usakI apanI nasIba hai to kisI kI lAkha koziza ke bAvajUda bhI vaha baca jaaegaa| paramAtmA saMhAraka yA mAranevAlA nahIM ho sakatA / vaha to dayAlu aura kRpAlu hai / vaha kisI ko kyoM mAregA? vaha to astitva kI pulaka hai, phUloM kI lAlI hai, jharanoM kA kalarava aura parindoM kA saMgIta hai / paramAtmA astitva kA hRdaya hai / vaha mAratA nahIM, tAratA hai / karmoM kI rekhA cuka jAne para hI manuSya kA saMhAra hotA hai / bhagavAn bhI manuSya kI karma-niyati ko miTA nahIM skte| rAma ke vanavAsa yA sItA ke vanavAsa ko svayaM rAma yA sItA bhI na TAla paae| honI bar3I prabala hai| isIlie kahatA hU~ ki hameM apane Apa para dhyAna denA caahie| apanI AvAz2a ko sunanA caahie| svayaM meM pratidhvanita ho rahI hara anugUMja para kAna dene caahiye| apane hara karma ke prati sacetasAvadhAna rahanA cAhie / AdamI kI niyati athavA prakRti kitanI bhI burI kyoM na ho, agara hama apanI antarAtmA kI AvAz2a ko naz2ara - andAja na kareM, usa para amala kareM, to yaha kAphI kucha sambhAvanA hai ki hama badI kI rAha para calane se apane Apako bacA leMge / antarAtmA kI AvAz2a vAstava meM paramAtmA kI ora se hI milane vAle saMketa haiM / antarAtmA kI AvAz2a ko sunanA aura jInA hI dharma kA AcaraNa hai / dharatI para raMga, rUpa, zakti athavA vaibhava ko lekara Dhera sAre bhedabhaTakAva haiM, para yaha bheda-bhaTakAva karAne vAlA paramAtmA nahIM hai, varan hara manuSya kI apanI karma - dazA hai| cU~ki hamAre karmoM meM samAnatA nahIM 42 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, isIlie dharatI para bhI asamAnatA hai| jaise jisake karma athavA jaisI jisakI kismata, usake lie vaisA hI usakA pratiphala! agara hama apane jIvana ko parama-sukhI aura parama-svataMtra banAnA cAhate haiM to yA to bahate hue tinake kI bhA~ti ho jAe~ yA phira apanI karmaniyati badala ddaaleN| apane socane aura jIne kI zailI ko rUpAntarita kara leN| naI antara-dRSTi se hara cIz2a ko dekhane kA prayAsa kreN| jo loga dharmAcaraNa to karate haiM para apanI kaluSita antara-vRttiyoM ko nahIM badalate, unakA dharmAcaraNa unake lie Atma-rUpAntaraNa kA kAraNa nahIM bntaa| usase to mAtra dharma kA kathita vyavahAra nibha jAtA hai| vrata-upavAsa ke nAma para AdamI amuka samaya taka bhUkhA raha letA hai, para agara vaha apanA kAma-krodha nahIM ghaTA pAtA to usakI tapasyA aura ArAdhanA sArthaka kahA~ ho pAyI? mandira meM bhagavAn kI pUjA kareM athavA masjida meM qhudA kI ibAdata, yadi vyavahAra meM gAlI-galauca, chala-prapaMca, mela-milAvaTa jArI rahatA hai to yaha vAstava meM apane Apa ke sAtha hI chalAvA hai, acche bAne meM kor3ha kA palanA hai| parama tyAga kA patha to manuSya ke bhItara hai| manovikAroM kA tyAga hI saccA tyAga hai| loga deza ke lie jIvana ko kurbAna kara dete haiM, hama apane lie manovikAroM aura doSoM kA tyAga kreN| svArtha kA tyAga paramArtha ko sAdhane kA pahalA maMtra hai| paramAtmA/paramezvara ko antarmana meM AtmasAt kara hama bhItara ke tamas ko dUra kara sakate haiN| usase lagane vAlI lau hameM prakAza-patha kA anuyAyI banA detI hai| hama apanI mAnasika tAmasikatA se mukta hone ke lie paramAtmA ke divya prakAza kA dhyAna dhreN| paramAtmA kA sthUla rUpa na hone se vaha bhale hI kisI ko dikhAI 143 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM detA, lekina Atmika pavitratA aura AdhyAtmika vikAsa ke lie hameM paramAtmA se behisAba madada mila sakatI hai| havA kA rUpa dikhAI na dene kA matalaba yaha nahIM ki havA nahIM hai| ina per3oM se nikalatI prANa-vAyu (oNksIjana) dikhAI nahIM detI hai, para usakA astitva to hai hI / dikhAI dene se hI kisI tattva kI siddhi nahIM hotii| - paramAtmA anubhava - dazA hai, antaradazA hai, pulaka dazA hai| vaha A~khoM ke bhItara-kI- A~khoM se hI anubhUta aura upalabdha kiyA jAtA hai| paramAtmA manuSyAtmA kI parama pavitra aura sampUrNa mukta dazA kA paryAya hai / usakA nivAsa hamAre hRdaya kI zraddhA meM hai / hama apanI AtmA se paramAtmA kI divyatA kA AhvAna kreN| hama apane mana ko mAre nahIM, balki pavitra prema aura bhakti se zrRMgArita kareM / apane soca-vicAra - baratAva meM satyam zivam sundaram ke mUlyoM ko sAkAra kareM / AtmA kI dhanyatA hI vyakti ko dhanya bnaaegii| vahI paramAtma-svarUpa kA sAnnidhya pradAna kregii| yahI sUtra kAphI hai - astitva ke sAtha jIne ke lie, paramAtmA ke sAtha pulakane ke lie| Aiye, hama isa bhAva - dazA ke sAtha parama sattA kI ora unmukha aura gatizIla hoM - 44 | sabase prema karo, sabakI sevA karo, sabase milo - julo, sabameM prabhu ke darzana kro| / sabhI Thaura prabhu kA maMdira hai, aura ghar3I saba pUjA kI hai // For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to phira pratidina pratichina mere, navotsarga kA eka parva ho| mere uThe hue caraNoM meM, nava AzA ho, divya garva ho| eka-eka kAmanA arghya ho, karma-karma merA tarpaNa ho| adhika pUrNatara au, vizAlatara, dina-pratidina merA arpaNa ho|| jo sAgara-sA zAnta, gagana-sA, nIrava au, niHzabda gabhira ho| jo bhItara se ati sakriya ho, aura bAhara se mUka badhira ho|| jisake paga kI cApa-cApa para, aura kisI kA suniyaMtraNa ho| aura karma kI zvAsa-zvAsa para, rUpAMtara kI lagI muhara ho|| DUba gayA hai merA saba kucha, avicala eka zAMti-sAgara meN| dekha rahI hai A~kheM tumako, hI tumako, cara aura acara meN|| jAna gayA hU~ maiM isa jaga meM, ika tuma hI tuma to jIte ho| ina saba rUpoM-AkAroM ke, pIche tuma-hI-tuma basate ho|| 45 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aparivartanIya upasthiti meM, hI apanI tuma baitthe-baitthe| ajasra gati saMcAra kiyA karate ho, agina rUpa nirmANa kiyA karate ho| tumase hI to hai saba zvAsa cala rahe, zAMti, zAMti, vaha zAMti dharA para utare // he prabhu! tumhArI kRpA se sarvatra zAMti aura Ananda ho| hamArA hRdaya prema meM banA rahe, hamAre hAtha paropakAra meM raheM, hamArI dRSTi sadA sakArAtmaka ho, ina tIna cIz2oM kI saugAta hameM avazya denaa| hamase sadA vahI karma hoM jo karma tuma hamase karavAnA cAhate ho| 000 46 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrvajanma : punarjanma pUrNajanma hama apanI janma-janmAntara kI kahAnI ke phira se prakAzita hue naye saMskaraNa haiM / kaI bAra hamAre laghu saMskaraNa sAmane Ae haiM, to kaI bAra z2arUrata se z2yAdA vistRt| jor3a-tor3a, sAra-vistAra sadA jArI rahA hai| hara janma hamAre lie puraskAra-svarUpa hotA hai| hama jIvana aura jagata ke rAstoM se gujarate haiN| sahI DhaMga se na gujara pAne ke kAraNa abodha-dazA meM hI mara jAte haiN| jo saMsAra kI pAThazAlA meM Akara yahA~ ke pAThoM ko ThIka DhaMga se nahIM par3ha pAte, mRtyu unakI parIkSA letI hai, anuttIrNa ho jAne para vApasa usI pAThazAlA meM bheja diyA jAtA hai| punarjanma ke pIche yahI kahAnI hai| ___ jIvana to eka lambI zrRMkhalA hai| hara janma eka naI kar3I banatA hai aura isa taraha janma-janmAntara kI yaha jaMjIra lambI hotI jAtI hai| mukti hara bAra bAdhita ho jAtI hai| hama jIvana meM aise saMkalpa, saMskAra aura icchAe~ nirmita kara lete haiM ki hameM unakI ApUrti ke lie phira 47 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janma lenA par3atA hai| hara bAra naye karma ba~dha jAte haiN| manuSya apane eka janma meM itane saMkalpa-vikalpa kara letA hai ki unakI ApUrti ke lie pUre sau janma taka lene par3a jAte haiN| jaba eka janma meM naye sau janmoM kI haisiyata hai to sau janmoM meM bhI vaise hI vaira - virodha, rAga-vikAra hote rahe to na jAne kitane naye janmoM kI saMracanA hogI ? manuSya-jIvana kA phUla saubhAgya se hI khilatA hai / dharatI para itanI prANI - jAtiyA~ haiM, para manuSya apane svabhAva se bar3hakara bhI apane meM sambhAvanAoM ko liye rahatA hai / yoM yahA~ mAnavIya athavA prANImUlaka jitane bhI bheda-upabheda dikhAI dete haiM, ve saba apane hI anargala saMskAroM ke sAkAra rUpa haiM, apane hI kiye-karAye karmoM ke pariNAma haiN| bhale hI koI kisI jAti vizeSa se nafarata kare, para yaha bahuta kucha sambhava hai ki hama bhI kabhI usa jAti meM janme, jiye hoN| hara jAti karma kI jAti hai, hara yoni karma kI yoni hai| bIja nimitta banatA hai, yoni janma detI hai / jAti apane saMskAroM ko usameM sthApita karatI hai / acchI saMbhAvanAe~ hara jAti, hara yoni meM haiM / pazu-yoni g2alata karmoM kA pariNAma hone ke bAvajUda pazuoM meM bhI kucha aisI saubhAgyazAlI saMbhAvanAe~ hotI haiM ki ve bhI mAnavajAti ke dvArA iz2z2ata aura mohabbata pA lete haiN| g2alata saMbhAvanAe~ manuSya - yoni meM bhI haiN| hamArI Antarika sthiti to dekho, hama manuSya - janma pAkara bhI pazutA kA AcaraNa kara jAte haiM, zAyada kisI dRSTi se to pazu se bhI badatara ho jAte haiM / hama pazu nahIM haiM, manuSya haiM, hameM yaha bodha nirantara rakhanA caahie| pazu kA kAma sIMga mAranA hai, manuSya kA dharma mArane kI bhAvanA se Upara uThanA hai| hama kisI bagule ko tIra kA nizAnA banAne kI bajAya use 48 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ur3ate hue dekhane kA Ananda uThAe~ aura kisI bulabula ko khA jAne kI bajAya usake gIta sunane kA lutpha uThAe~ / bhalA, jaba hama apane ko maravAnA nahIM cAhate to auroM ko mAranA kyoM cAhate haiM ? antata: jIvoM kA vadha apanA hI vadha hai / jIvoM para kI jAne vAlI dayA apane Apa para hI dayA karanA hai / sattA kI dRSTi se saba eka haiM, sabakA antara-saMbaMdha hai / hameM bhI kisI bhI dvAra se gujaranA par3a sakatA hai / 1 Aja yadi koI paMgu hai, to vaha kisI taraha kA vaMzAnugata pariNAma nahIM hai| yaha karma kA pariNAma hai| avazya hamane apane pUrvajanma meM kisI kA pA~va tor3A hogA to Aja hameM pA~va se vaMcita honA par3A hai| koI bhI vyakti netrahIna tabhI paidA hotA hai jaba usane pUrvajanma meM kisI ke netra chIne hoNge| Aja vyakti jo kucha hai vaha apane pUrvajanma kA pariNAma hai| Ane vAle janma meM vyakti kyA hogA use sukha-duHkha ke kina galiyAroM se guz2aranA hogA, yaha isa bAta para nirbhara karatA hai ki isa janma meM hamane bhAva, vicAra, kriyA yA vyavahAra ke dvArA kisa taraha ke bIja boe haiN| hamAre lie vAMchita yahI hai ki hama aise bIja boe~ jinakI phasaloM ko kATate vakta hameM kheda yA glAni na ho| AtmadRSTi se hameM sabake prati prema aura AtmIyatA rakhanI caahie| manuSya hI kyoM, pazuoM aura paMchI - pakherU ke prati bhI svastha dRSTikoNa iz2ahAra karanA caahie| phala-phUla, pattI-prakRti ke hara aMza meM prabhu ke darzana karane caahie| kisI ko ochA yA nIca mAnakara use chUne aura batiyAne se parahez2a rakhanA, na kevala amAnavIya hai, varana apane hI sAtha kiyA jAne vAlA sautelA vyavahAra hai| | jIvana to janma-janmAntara se cala rahA pravAha hai / kisI ke prati ochApana barata kara hama apane Apako ochA na banAe~ / hama apane For Personal & Private Use Only 49 Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma-baMdhana ke prati sajaga hoN| karma vAstava meM hama para hI lauTakara Ane vAlI hamArI hI pratidhvani hai| yaha hamAre hI astitva kI praticchAyA hai| karma manuSya kA kAranAmA hai| karma suzIla hoM, yaha Avazyaka hai| Atma-zuddhi aura Atmamukti ke lie to hara taraha ke karma-bandhana se chuTakArA ho jAnA caahie| kisI kA sabhya saMskArita ghara meM janma lenA aura kisI kA g2arIba ghara meM paidA honA karma-pariNAmoM kI hI vividhatA hai| koI strI ke rUpa meM janma le rahA hai jo koI puruSa ke rUpa meM, koI rogI koI nirogI, koI pratibhAvAna athavA jar3abuddhi, Akhira ina sabake pIche hamAre dvArA atIta meM baTore gae karmoM kI hI bhUmikA hai| karma koI eka janma kI kahAnI nahIM hai| vaha janma-janma kI kahAnI hai| kisI kI A~kha meM yaha muskAna hai to kisI kI A~kha meM paanii| pUrvajanma ke karma jIva ke punarjanma kA kAraNa banate haiN| zubha karmoM kA phala zubha hotA hai aura azubha karmoM kA phala ashubh|krm kI sajA se bacA nahIM jA sktaa| hara manuSya ko taqadIra kI mAra jhelanI hI par3atI hai| behoza sammUrchita dazA meM karma kI niyati se guz2are to karmoM kA kabhI nirodha nahIM hone vaalaa| yaha daladala aura phailatA calA jaaegaa| purAne karma apanI bhogya-dazA meM aura naye karmoM kA sRjana karavA leNge| jo bodha evaM jAgarUkatA ke sAtha apanI karmavRttiyoM kA sAkSI hai, use karmoM kI cinagAriyA~ jalA nahIM sktiiN| pragAr3ha karmoM ko jIye yA kATe bagaira miTAyA nahIM jA sakatA, para unake prati taTastha to rahA hI jA sakatA hai| taTasthatA, sAkSIbhAva, draSTAbhAva hI manuSya ko apanI | 51 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma-niyati se mukta karane meM sabase bar3A madadagAra hotA hai| bhItara ke zikhara para baiThA sAkSI niSkarma hai, nistaraMga hai, zAnta, paritRpta aura mauna hai| yaha hamArA sukhada saubhAgya hai ki hameM apane pUrva janma kI smRti nahIM hai / jaba isa eka janma kI pUrI smRti rakhanI kaThina ho rahI hai aura jo hai, vaha bhI itanI ciMtA aura ghuTana de rahI hai to z2arA soceM ki agara hameM pUrva-janmoM kI bhI smRti rahatI to hamArA jInA kitanA dUbhara ho jaataa| pUrva janma kI mA~ isa janma kI patnI ho sakatI hai| pUrva janma kA pitA isa janma kA putra ho sakatA hai| ghara meM ba~dhA pAlatU jAnavara kisI janma kA hamArA apanA hI sagA-saMbaMdhI rahA ho to z2arA soco, hameM kitanI musIbatoM kA sAmanA karanA pdd'e| hama yA to mAnasika rUpa se azAnta-vikSipta ho jAe~ yA phira ha~sate-ha~sate khstaahaal| yaha to paramAtmA kI kRpA samajho ki mRtyu ke sAtha hI pUrva smRtiyA~ bhI astitva kI gaharAI meM vilIna ho jAtI haiN| kucha loga aise dekhane meM Ate haiM jinheM apane pUrvajanma ke prasaMgoM kA smaraNa ho AtA hai| kaI bAra to ve prasaMga khojabIja karane ke bAda pramANita bhI ho jAte haiM, para z2arUrI nahIM ki aisA hI ho / hameM pUrva janma kA jo bodha hotA hai aba yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki vaha pUrvajanma kauna-sA rahA hai| bilkula pichalA hI athavA usase bhI aura pahale kaa| yadi svataH janmajAta pUrva smaraNa ho taba to bAta alaga hai| sAtatya-bodha ke kAraNa aisA ho sakatA hai| para jahA~ kisI vyakti, vastu yA sthAna ko dekhakara kisI taraha kA pUrvabodha ho to usakI prAmANikatA to vaha bodha svayaM hI hai| hama isa silasile meM pUrvajanma, punarjanma aura pUrNajanma ko smjheN| 52 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'pUrNajanma' se abhiprAya AtmA kI karma-baMdhana se, janma-mRtyu se mukti hai| pUrvajanma kI smRti hamAre avacetana athavA gUDha mana kI paratoM ke ughar3ane se hotI hai| jisakI cetanA mana ke pAra pahu~ca jAtI hai use kabhI bhI kisI bhI kSaNa apane antaradhyAna meM pUrvajIvana kI jhalakiyA~ naz2ara A sakatI haiM / sIdhe bIte janma kA bhI bodha ho sakatA hai aura pUrvajanmoM meM se kisI bhI janma kI jhalaka mila sakatI hai| dhyAnayoga kI gaharAI meM pUrva jIvana ke dRzya dikhAI dene sambhAvita haiN| dhyAna-sAdhanA ke atirikta isameM nimitta bhI prabhAvI ho sakatA hai| kisI vyakti yA sthAna ko dekhakara hama kSaNa bhara meM AkarSita ho jAte haiN| use dekhane se, usase milane se hameM apane antara-hRdaya meM mAno eka sukUna milatA hai| eka ajIba-sI paritRpti athavA becainI mahasUsa hotI hai| Akhira isakA rAz2a kyA hai? z2arUra koI pUrva saMbaMdha hai, yogAnuyoga hai| kisI kA eka naz2ara meM hI dila meM basa jAnA, vahIM kisI kA phUTI A~kha na suhAnA - ye saba kevala Aja ke hI saMyoga nahIM haiN| inake pIche koI aura baiThA hai| janma-janmAntara kI niyati kAma karatI hai| hameM jina pUrva ghaTanAoM kA smaraNa hotA hai unameM kucha to aisI hotI haiM jinheM dekhane-jAnane ke bAvajUda hama sAmAnya bane rahate haiN| jaise the vaise hii| lekina kucha ghaTanAe~ aisI bhI dikhAI de sakatI haiM jo hamAre jIvana ko hI prabhAvita kara DAlatI haiN| kabhI-kabhI to yaha gale kI phA~sa hI bana jAtI hai| vaha hamArI soca aura sAdhanA kI dhArA hI badala DAlatI hai| pUrva smRta prasaMga kRtakRtya bhI ho sakate haiM / ve saMyogAdhIna bhI ho sakate haiM aura vikRta bhii| pUrva smRti cAhe jaisI ho, vaha vyakti ke 153 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vartamAna jIvana ko girA bhI sakatI hai aura naitika tathA AdhyAtmika bhI banA sakatI hai| vaha kisI cakravAta ke ghere meM bhI ghirA sakatI hai aura hara ghere se bAhara bhI lA sakatI hai| __ hama jo bhalA-burA karma karate haiM unameM se kucha kA pariNAma tAtkAlika hotA hai to kucha kA duurgaamii| hama jo Aja bhalAI athavA burAI karate haiM, usakA phala bhI hameM hAthohAtha mile, yaha jarUrI nahIM hai| vaha Thahara kara bhI mila sakatA hai| yaha bhI sambhava hai ki usa karma kA hisAba-kitAba karane ke lie hameM phira se nayA janma lenA pdd'e| hama Aja jo kucha kara rahe haiM, jo phala mila rahA hai, vaha Aja ke athavA pUrvajanma meM se kisI bhI janma ke karmoM kA pratiphala ho sakatA hai| isameM koI do mata nahIM hai ki hamAre bahuta sAre karmoM kA hisAba isI janma meM cukatA ho jAtA hai, para jo karma apanI pragAr3hatA banA cuke haiM ve hamAre bhAvI janmoM meM se kisI bhI janma meM udaya ho sakate haiN| karma, karma-vRtti athavA karma-niyati kamaz2ora bhI ho sakatI hai aura sudRr3ha saMkalpabaddha bhii| sAmAnya vRttiyA~ damana, zamana aura recana kI prakriyA se kSINa ho sakatI haiM, parantu jo karma hamArI cadariyA para tela ke chIMTe kI taraha jama cuke haiM, unakA to hameM bhugatAna karanA hI par3atA hai| bacane kA puruSArtha karane ke bAvajUda bacanA kaThina lagatA hai| jitanA gaharA baMdhana huA hai utanI hI gaharAI se saMkalpabaddha hokara karmoM se mukti kA prayAsa ho to karmoM ke bojha se nirbhAra hone kA mArga prazasta ho sakatA hai| karmoM kA kaisA bhI pariNAma kyoM na ho, hama pApa kI upekSA kareM, 54 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pApI kI nhiiN| apane bhala-bure karmoM ke kAraNa hI vyakti bhalA-burA kahalAtA hai| hama apane karmoM ke prati sAvadhAna hoM, yaha z2arUrI hai / yadi koI g2alata rAha para calane kA prayAsa kare to yathAsambhava hama use sudharane kI preraNA deN| usakA bhava sudhAreM, usake bhAva sudhAreM, usakI rAha sudhAreM / saMsAra-cakra meM dharma-cakra kA pravartana kareM / 'pUrNajanma' ke lie pUrNa pavitratA caahie| cAhe koI kitanA bhI kyoM na girA ho, vaha jaba bhI apane-Apako sudhAranA aura samhAlanA cAhe, ghuppa aMdhakAra ke bAvajUda rozanI kI pahala kara sakate haiM, bhItara ke devatA ko dIpadAna kara sakatA hai, arghya car3hA sakatA hai | cetanA ke zikhara para sAkSI kI baiThaka hI janma-janmAntara se mukta hone kI vidhi hai, eka svaccha-samyak abhiyAna hai / hamane baMdhanA cAhA to Aja hama ba~dhe hue haiN| hama agara mukta honA cAheM to mukta ho sakate haiM / hamAre baMdhana aura mukti ke hama svayaM hI kAraNa haiN| saMsAra meM yoM to lagatA hai ki strI, saMtAna athavA saMpatti baMdhana ke kAraNa haiN| ho sakatA hai ye baMdhana ke kAraNa hoN| para vAstava meM baMdhana ke kAraNa tabhI haiM jaba hama inase ba~dhanA cAheM / krodha karane ke kAraNa hI koI vyakti durvAsA banatA hai| mana meM durvAsanA ke bIja hone ke kAraNa hI koI vAlmIki kisI menakA se skhalita hotA hai / kamaz2oriyA~ kitanI bhI kyoM na hoM hama jisa dina mukta honA cAheMge mukti ke lie hamAre qadama bar3ha jaayeNge| hama mahAvIra aura buddha se preraNA leM, dhana-vaibhava aura bhoga kA prAcurya hone ke bAvaz2Uda unake bhItara mukti kI abhilASA jaga gaI, so ve mukti patha ke mukti dUta bana gye| jisa dina hama bhI mukti ke AkAza ke nimaMtraNa ko samajha jAyeMge, hameM svArthI saMsAra kI samajha A jAegI, hamAre qadama mukti - For Personal & Private Use Only 55 Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patha ke anuyAyI bana jaayeNge| nimna binduoM para aura dhyAna deM - 1. hama mana nahIM, mana ke sAkSI hoN| mana ke mutAbika na kreN| buddhi jaisA kahatI hai, vaisA karane kI Adata ddaaleN| 2. kAma, krodha, jhUTha, doSa citta meM rahate haiN| citta kI zuddhi ke lie dveSa karane vAle ke prati prema bar3hAe~, krodha karane vAle se kSamA mA~ga leM, jahA~ vAsanA jAtI hai, vahA~ bhagavAna ko khar3A kareM aura apane guNoM ko bddh'aaeN| ___3. antaramana ke bhItara kI zAnti, bhItara kI svacchatA aura bhItara hara hAla meM Ananda barakarAra rkheN| saccidAnaMda AtmA kA svabhAva hai, apane isa svabhAva ko hara hAla meM jieN| ___4. karma aura usake saMskAroM se mukta hone ke lie rAga-dveSa ke naye anubaMdha na hoM, isake prati sajagatA rakheM aura purAne anubaMdhoM ke udaya hone para jJAna aura viveka kA upayoga kreN| 5. dhyAna meM utareM aura vyaktigata cetanA meM paramAtma-cetanA kA anubhava kreN| AtmA kI gaharAI meM utarakara hI pUrvajanma kA bodha pAyA jAtA hai, punarjanma kI kArA kATI jAtI hai aura pUrNajanma kI amRta avasthA ko upalabdha kiyA jA sakatA hai| mmm 56 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prApta kareM Atma-paricaya > kisI se pUchA jAe ki ApakA paricaya kyA hai to vaha sIdhA apanA nAma btaaegaa| paricaya yadi vistRta cAhie to pitA kA nAma, zikSA aura vyavasAya Adi kA jikra ho jaaegaa| yaha paricaya vyAvahArika hai| yaha usakA vartamAna aura aupacArika svarUpa hai| apanA sthUla paricaya sabako mAlUma hai, para usa paricaya se hama anabhijJa haiM jo jIvana kA AdhAra hai| nAma to pukArU hote haiM aura mAtA-pitA sAMyogika / nAma to hameM usakA talAza karanA hai jo hama sabake bhItara baiThA gumanAma hai| hameM usakA paricaya prApta karanA hai jo janma se pahale bhI rahA hai aura mRtyu ke bAda bhI rhegaa| na to janma se hamArI zuruAta hai aura na hI mRtyu para smaapti| jIvana to eka dhArA hai - janma-janmAMtara ke saMskAroM kii| kAyA banatI hai, vistAra pAtI hai, zithila hotI hai aura eka dina citA para car3ha jAtI hai| yaha yAtrA manuSya mAtra kI hai, prANimAtra kI hai| manuSya kA janma aura 57 For Personal & Private Use Only www.jaihelibrary.org Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samApana hotA hai, para jIvana kA na Adi hai aura na ant| vaha rUpAntaraNa pAtA hai| kAyA ke cole badalatA hai| alaga-alaga maMca para alaga-alaga abhinaya karatA hai| para miTatA nahIM hai| eka bAra nahIM, mRtyu ke dvAra se sau bAra bhI guz2ara jAe, taba bhI vaha apanA astitva banAye rakhatA hai| to kyA jIvana pArA hai? nahIM, jIvana pArA nahIM hai| para hA~, samajhane ke lie pAre kI upamA dI jA sakatI hai| vaha TUTatA hai, bikharatA hai, Aga para car3hatA hai, phira bhI jaisA thA vaisA hI banA rahatA hai| to jise hama 'jIvana' nAma dekara sambodhita kara rahe haiM, vaha Akhira kyA hai? isa 'kyA' ke javAba meM hI hamArA Atma-paricaya samAyA huA hai| ___ Atma-paricaya prApta karane kA jo prayAsa hai, pAramparika zabdAvalI meM usI kA nAma 'sAdhanA' hai| logoM kI dRSTi meM 'sAdhanA' zabda mAno koI UparI duniyA kA hauvA hai| yaha bar3A kaThina mArga lagatA hai| yadi hama sAdhanA aura saMnyAsa ko Atma-paricaya kA prayAsa kaha deM to praveza kA rAstA kAphI sahaja lagegA, ba~dhI-ba~dhAyI dhAraNAe~ zithila hoMgI, dekhane-vicArane kI dRSTi sulabha hogii| Atma-paricaya karanA thor3A kaThina z2arUra hai, para agara hama isake sAtha gaMbhIra hone kI bajAya sahaja ho jAe~ to hama apanI gaharAI meM tvarita qadama rakha sakate haiN| zurU meM to yaha yAtrA mAnasika prasavapIr3A jaisI kaSTakAraka laga sakatI hai, para dhIre-dhIre itanI sukhada aura rasapUrNa lagegI ki apanA mUla paricaya pAkara hama ahobhAva se praphullita ho uttheNge| jIvana kI dhArA hI badala jaaegii| jhUThe sukha ke pIche hone vAlI pAgala daur3a khatma ho jaaegii| AdamI phira jiegA bodhapUrvaka, hozapUrvaka,zAnti aura prema kA sAgara bnkr| 58 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-paricaya dUsarI zabdAvalI meM Atma-jJAna hai| janamAnasa meM eka bhrAMti ghara kara gaI hai ki AtmajJAnI nahIM huA jA sakatA hai jabaki Atma-jJAna na Ter3hA kAma hai, na hI virlaa| apane Apako pahacAnanA bhalA kauna-sA Ter3hA kAma hai ! khuda ko hara koI jAna sakatA hai| maiMne jitanI sahajatA se apane aMtas ke AkAza meM usakA bodha pAyA hai, usase hI maiM kaha sakatA hU~ - 'apane Apa se Upara uTha jAo to apane Apako sahajatayA pahacAna loge|' zAnta mana hI Atma-jJAna ke rAste para qadama rakha pAte haiM / jaba taka hamArA mana zAMta aura nirmala nahIM hogA hama apane bhItara meM sthita nahIM ho paaeNge| bhItara sthita hue binA Atma-jJAna ke prakAza se sAkSAtkAra nahIM ho sktaa| mana ke saMvega, udvega, AkarSaNa aura vikAra hameM bAharI duniyA meM ulajhAe rkheNge|aatm-jnyaan kA mArga dhyAna hai| dhyAna ke dvArA hama mAnasika zAMti pAne kA abhyAsa karate haiN| zAMta mana kI sthiti ghaTita hone para hI hama apane bhItara ke astitva kI anubhUti meM utarate haiN| hama kisI mRta zarIra ke sAtha apanI tulanA karake dekha sakate haiN| jIvita zarIra aura mRta zarIra meM kevala eka hI tattva kA farka hai aura vaha farka hai prANa-cetanA kaa| jaba taka hamAre zarIra ke sAtha prANacetanA kA sAhacarya hai taba taka zarIra surakSita hai| prANa-pakherU ur3ate hI zarIra miTTI meM milA die jAne ke yogya ho jAtA hai| hama kabhI kisI kI aMtyeSTi meM zarIka hoM to mRta zarIra ke sAtha apanI tulanA karake avazya dekheN| Apako usI kSaNa Atma-jJAna kI pahalI kiraNa mila jaaegii| Atma-jJAna hone kA matalaba yaha kataI nahIM hai ki vyakti saMsAra 59 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se palAyana kara jaaegaa| maiM palAyanavAda kA virodhI hU~ / jIvana ko bodha ke sAtha jIyA jAnA caahie| yadi koI vyakti saMta bhI banatA hai to vaha aMtarabodha ke sAtha saMnyasta bane / vyakti ko mukta saMnyAsa nahIM krtaa| balki Atmabodha hI hameM mukti kI ora le jAtA hai| Atma-bodha ke bAda samAja se samparka samApta nahIM hotA / dRSTikoNa badala jAtA hai / sneha rahatA hai, para usa sneha aura prema ke pratikAra meM kisI taraha kI prApti kI AkAMkSA nahIM rahatI / vaha auroM ko prema detA huA isalie naz2ara AegA kyoMki usane apane Apako jAnakara yaha bodha prApta kara liyA hai ki usameM bhI vahI sattA hai jo sabameM hai / prema usakA svabhAva bana jAtA hai / use prema aura pUjA meM kahIM koI farqa naz2ara nahIM AtA / taba manuSyatA meM rahane vAlI pUjyatA kI bhAvanA bhI saralatA meM tabdIla ho jAtI hai / nindaka - prazaMsaka saba para usakI samAna dRSTi rahegI / vaha sabase pyAra karegA / vaha sabake lie vizva - mitra bana jaaegaa| sabase prema, sabakI sevA usake jIvana kA divya maMtra ho jAegA / Atma-bodha ke lie tapasyA karanA koI nihAyata z2arUrI nahIM hai / Atmabodha ke mAyane apane Apako pratAr3ita karanA nahIM hai| yaha to svayaM ko samajhanA hai / phira deha to rahegI, para deha ke vikAra use udvelita nahIM kara skeNge| vaha deha ke dharma ko jAna cukA hogaa| roga to kAyA meM uTheMge, para usakI pIr3A use sAlegI nahIM / Atma-paricaya to basa yaha samajho ki kaMkara ko kaMkara aura hIre ko hIre ke rUpa meM pahacAnanA hai / phira vyakti kaMkara ko kaMkara jitanA hI mahattva degA aura hIre ko hIre jitanA hI / jharane ko jharane aura parvata ko parvata jitanA / Atma-tattva ko samajhane vAlA vyakti haMsa-dRSTi kA svAmI ho jAegA / For Personal & Private Use Only | 61 Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhI to hama bhrama meM haiM, kaMkara hIre eka-sAtha rahakara dhokhA de jAte haiM aura hama kaMkara - sukha ko hI hIre kA sukha mAna baiThate haiM / yaha vAstava meM citta kI dUSitatA hai, apavitratA hai| jIvana meM basa antaradRSTi cAhie tAki citta ke saMskAroM ko sAkSI rUpa meM dekha sakeM, usakI saMvedanAoM ke prabhAva se svayaM ko mukta kara sakeM / paricaya aura prasiddhi ke lie nAma ko hI AdhAra mAna lenA, mAtra karttA - bhAva kA vistAra hai / karttA - bhAva vyakti kA ahaMkAra hai / nAmagirI, mAtra mana ko diyA jAne vAlA sAntvanA puraskAra hai| hama nAma evaM kula-paricaya ko vyAvahArika paricaya taka hI sImita rakheM / agara hameM yaha ahasAsa ho jAe ki hara nAma Aropita hai, hamArA vyaktitva nAma se haTakara bhI hai to nAma se jur3I prazaMsA - niMdA ke prati vItarAga huA jA sakatA hai / nAmakaraNa to kAyA kA hotA hai jabaki jIvana kAyA ke Ara-pAra bhI hai / kAyA se haTakara vaha kyA hai, jIvana ke usa mUla srota ko jIne ke lie hI dhyAnayoga hai| maiM kauna hU~ - isa prazna kA uttara aura anubhava pAne ke lie dhyAnayoga mAno rAjamArga hai| dhyAna ke darpaNa meM apane Atmika praznoM kA uttara sApha dikhAI degaa| kevala itanA hI nahIM, hara taraha ke saca-jhUTha kA vahA~ iMsApha mila jaaegaa| sambhava hai, sandarbha na bhI badale, para dRSTi badala jAe to sandarbha ke satya to sApha ho hI jAte haiM / Atma-paricaya ke lie z2arUrI hai ki vyakti isa bAta kA manana kare ki vaha kauna hai? usakI cetanA kahA~, kina bAtoM yA svArthoM meM ulajhI huI hai? hama apane vAstavika svarUpa se mukhAtiba hone ke lie apane naqAboM ko utaareN| AdamI ne cehare para cehare pahana rakhe haiM / eka 62 | -- For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cehare para loga kaI cehare lagA lete haiN| nakalI sUrata ke pIche asalI ceharA dabA raha jAtA hai / hamArA asalI ceharA, asalI svarUpa kyA hai, vaha jJAta honA caahie| dhyAna hameM apanI prAmANika nijatA kI ora le jAtA hai, apane sacce svarUpa ke prati sajaga honA hI dharma aura adhyAtma meM praveza hai / 'maiM kauna hU~' isa prazna se antara - praveza kI bhUmikA taiyAra hotI hai / maiM kauna hU~ - Atma-paricaya ke lie yaha sarvasiddha maMtra hai| abhI hama apane-Apa se pUcheMge ki maiM kauna hU~, to javAba AegA maiM yaha hU~ yA maiM vaha huuN| para nahIM, ye z2avAba mana kI cAleM haiN| maiM strI hU~ yA puruSa hU~, zikSita hU~ yA azikSita hU~, amIra hU~ yA garIba hU~ - ye uttara mana ke haiM / hama ise dhyAna -prakriyA ke antargata leM aura apane-Apa meM ise TaTolate rheN| apane meM dekhate rheN| apane meM apanA ahasAsa kreN| hama apanI sA~soM meM DUbeM, zarIra ko aura zarIra kI saMvedanAoM ko jAneM, usake jJAtA - dRSTA hoN| apane aMtaramana ko samajheM, aMtaramana kI vRttiyoM ke jJAtA - dRSTA hoM / zarIra, vicAra aura mana ke prabhAvoM se mukta hokara hI hama apanI Atma- cetanA se rU-ba-rU ho paaeNge| subaha, dopahara, sA~jha, rAta, jaba bhI phursata ke kSaNa hoM, zAnta bhAva se apane meM utareM / dhairya aura thiratA se svayaM meM dekhate raheM / jaba-taba manana karate raheM / manana se mArga milatA hai| 'kara vicAra to pAma' / vicAra kareMge, to usakA pariNAma bhI pAe~ge / hU~, kahA~ se AyA hU~, mere jIvana kA mUla srota kyA hai? jo merA nAma hai, maiM utanA bhara hU~ yA merA anya koI svarUpa bhI hai ? jIvana meM itane mAnasika saMtrAsa kyoM haiM? krodha aura vikAra kyoM itane vyathita karate haiM? mAtA-pitA jIvana ke nirmAtA haiM yA jIvana ke nimitta saMyoga For Personal & Private Use Only | 63 Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhara? ye ve bindu haiM jina para kiyA gayA manana anAyAsa hameM antarmukhI banAtA hai| hamAre qadama AtmA kI ora, astitva kI ora bar3hane lagate haiN| jaba javAba lete-dete zAnta ho jAe~ to ise apane lie amRta velA mAneM / usa zAnta sthiti meM javAba kI bajAya bodha hogaa| jisakA bodha ho, vahI haiM hm|vhii hai cetana, vahI hai aatm-astitv|| __ use hama nAma cAhe jo denA cAheM, hamArI mauj| use hama jIvana kaheM, mahAjIvana; AtmA, paramAtmA yA shuuny| zabda gauNa hai, bodha mahattvapUrNa hai| vaha jo bhI hai, hamArA Atma-paricaya hai, hamArA astitva-bodha hai| Atma-paricaya yAni svayaM kA pricy| AtmA yAni svayaM kI sttaa| dhyAna ke dvArA apane meM praveza karake hI hama apane una kaluSita saMskAroM ko, manovikAroM ko bodhapUrvaka kATa sakate haiM jinakA hamane na jAne kaba se saMcaya-saMgraha kiyA hai| antas kA sparza kiye bagaira to manuSya kA manomana antardvandva sadA jArI rahegA - vikAra aura zarIra-sukha ke bIca; jIvana aura jagat ke biic|vh kathanI-karanI ke bheda ko sadA dohraaegaa| bhItara pApa jArI rahegA, bAhara puNya pradarzita hotA rhegaa| sAmAnyataH hotA bhI yahI hai ki hama loga bhoga aura yoga donoM ko hI jIvana se jor3e rakhate haiM / yoga kI bAteM ho jAtI haiM, aMtaramana meM bhoga jArI rahatA hai| ___ hameM apane Apako samajhanA hogaa| svayaM ke sAtha nyAya karanA hogaa| dogalApana ThIka nahIM hai| apane Apako z2yAdA mahAn dikhAne kI mahattvAkAMkSA AdamI ko dogalA banAtI hai| saMsAra ho yA saMnyAsa, donoM hI na to isameM bAdhaka haiM aura na hI shaayk| apane-Apako pahacAnanA ho to isameM dAr3hI bar3hAnA yA 64 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAthA muMDavAnA, coTI laTakAnA yA bhabhUta car3hAnA athavA nAma-veza badalanA kahA~ AdhArabhUta banate haiM? apanI ora se pUrI taraha samarpita aura abhIpsita taiyArI hai to hama jo bhI haiM, jaise bhI haiM, praveza pAyA jA sakatA hai, apane Apako pahacAnA jA sakatA hai| apane Apako zikSita karane ke lie hameM varSoM lagAne par3ate haiN| hara roz2a ghaMToM par3hanA par3atA hai| AtmajJAna ke lie to na to varSoM kI z2arUrata hai aura na hI janmoM kii| kevala thor3A-sA apane meM utarane aura sthitaprajJa hone kA abhyAsa karane kI z2arUrata hai| maiMne munitva kA varaNa kiyA, lekina maiM acchI taraha jAnatA hU~ ki mere Atma-jJAna meM merA yaha munitva utanA bar3A sAdhana nahIM banA jitanA ki apane Apa meM, apane Apake prati jagane vAlI jijnyaasaa| vyakti hI sAdhaka banatA hai aura vyakti hI baadhk|saadhn sahAyatA de sakate haiM, para pahu~cA nahIM skte| pahu~catA to vyakti khuda hai| hA~, vyakti kI citta-zuddhi meM ye saMyama-sAdhana sahAyaka avazya banate haiN| mere dekhe, apane Apako jAne binA vyakti svayaM ke prati ImAnadAra nahIM ho sakatA aura svayaM ke prati ImAnadAra hue bagaira apane ahaMkAra, vikAra aura kaSAya-vRttiyoM se mukta nahIM ho sktaa| vikAra-rahita citta kA nAma hI nirvANa hai, mAnava kI mukti hai| svayaM ko jAnakara hI saMsAra kI sattA ko jAnA jA sakatA hai| ahiMsA ko jIvana meM vAstavika rUpa se caritArtha karane ke lie svayaM ko jAnanA pahalI anivArya zarta hai / Atma-jJAna ke abhAva meM ahiMsA, karuNA aura dayA Aropita dharma kahalAe~ge, naisargika dharma nhiiN| svayaM ke sukha-duHkha ko jAnakara hI dUsaroM ke sukha-duHkha ko pahacAnA jA sakatA hai| phira dUsaroM ke prati hama vahI vyavahAra kareMge jo hama apane 65 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prati karanA cAhate haiM / dUsaroM ke sAtha usa baratAva ko karane se sadA paraheja rakheMge jo hamAre apane lie kaSTaprada yA amaMgalakArI ho / kArya vahI kiyA jAnA cAhie jo sva para prakAzaka ho, svayaM ke lie bhI kalyANakArI ho / hama kucha mUlabhUta bAtoM para dhyAna deM - 1. jIvita aura mRta donoM ko dekhakara manana kareM ki donoM meM kyA antara hai| vaha vastu kyA hai jisake sAtha rahane para 'jIvana' ke cinha prakaTa hote haiM aura alaga hone para 'nirjIva' ke / 2. janma, roga, bur3hApA, mRtyu ke marma ko samajheM aura par3atAleM ki hara parivartana ke bAvaz2Uda vaha kauna hai jo phira bhI aparivartita rahatA hai / 3. deha ke sukhoM meM hI zAnti kA sAmrAjya chipA hai to phira deha maratI kyoM hai? kyA deha ke AyuSya jitanA hI jIvana hai ? 4. vaha kauna hai jo hamAre janma-mRtyu kA AdhAra hai, hamAre hara kArya kA preraka hai tathA sukhada- duHkhada hara sthiti kA anubhava karatA hai ? 5. hama jahA~ yaha soceM ki maiM kauna hU~, vahIM yaha bhI vicAra kareM ki vartamAna meM merI cetanA kahA~ hai? maiM moha-mUrcchA ke kisa tilisma meM ulajhA hU~ / hama apanI manISA meM ina jijJAsAoM ko utarane deM aura dhairyapUrvaka talAzeM inake samAdhAna / ye samAdhAna hI deMge hameM jIvana kI gaharAI, jIvana ke parama satya kI U~cAI / 66 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RestaureaWAIRana pahacAneM, jIvana kA aMtaraMga manuSya ke sAmane yaha eka bar3A pecIdA prazna hai ki vaha kauna hai? kyA vaha kisI mAtA-pitA kA putra mAtra hai? kisI kA mitra, bhAI yA pati bhara hai athavA isake alAvA bhI kucha hai? sabake bIca jIte hue bhI use akelApana kyoM lagatA hai? vaha hAr3a-mA~sa kA calatA-phiratA putalA bhara hai yA isake alAvA bhI usakA apanA koI astitva hai? manuSya yaha saba to hai hI, isase Upara bhI hai| hara prANI meM usakI apanI eka Atma-sattA hai jo usake antarajIvana meM vyApta rahatI hai| bhAI, bahina, mitra saba vyavahAravaza haiN| dehAtIta dRSTikoNa meM yA to sabhI svataMtra sattA haiM yA phira sabhI eka hI parama cetanA ke alagaalaga mATI ke dIye haiN| saMbaMdha to zArIrika aura mAnasika hote haiM, banate-bigar3ate rahate haiM, para hamArI antas-cetanA isa banane-bigar3ane ke hara dastUra se Upara hai| apane par3ausI ke ghara-A~gana meM ba~dhe piMjare aura usameM rAma-rAma | 67 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karate tote ko dekhakara aisA lagatA hai ki yaha zarIra bhI to Akhira eka piMjare jaisA hI hai| 'AtmA' ke nAma se pahacAnI jAne vAlI sattA isa piMjare meM rahane vAle prANa-pakherU hai| jIvana na to akelA zarIra hai aura na hI mAtra aatmaa| jIvana donoM kA saMyoga hai - zarIra aura AtmA kI milI-julI sarakAra hai| zarIra yadi maMdira hai to AtmA maMdira meM rahane vAlI devtaa| zarIra bhautika padArthoM kA mizraNa aura rAsAyanika vikAsa hai| AtmA caitanya-zakti hai, bhautika padArthoM ke mizraNa ko prANavanta karane vAlI UrjA hai| zarIra meM AtmA kA kendra antara-mastiSka hai|aatmprdeshoN kA sarvAdhika ghanatva mastiSka meM aura mastiSka ke irda-girda rahatA hai| isa ghanatva ko hama eka taraiyA kI taraha smjheN| yaha ziva maMdira meM banI jaler3I kI taraha hai| jaler3I kI nAla pRSTha mastiSka kI ora hai aura usase pravAhita hone vAlI saMvedanAe~ rIr3ha kI ora, hRdaya aura nAbhi kI ora jAtI haiN| kisI cIz2a kA sparza hote hI saMvedanA hotI hai aura yaha saMvedanA manomastiSka aura zarIra ke vibhinna kendroM ko prabhAvita aura Andolita karatI hai| hamAre zArIrika aura Antarika jIvana kA yaha eka sahaja vijJAna hai| hama apane jIvana kA aMtaraMga smjheN| manuSya do prakAra kI zaktiyoM kA svAmI hai jinameM eka zarIragata hai aura dUsarI cetnaagt| zarIragata zakti sthUla hai aura isakA kendra nAbhi tathA usake nIce hai| zarIra kA UrjA-kuNDa yahIM nirmita hai| naye zarIroM kA nirmANa isI sthUla zakti se hotA hai / yaha zakti zarIra kA bIja hai| cetanAgata UrjA zarIra ke sabase UparI bhAga meM sthita aura kriyAnvita rahatI hai| agra mastiSka meM Atma-cetanA ke sarvAdhika 68 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pradeza rahate haiM, kintu madhya mastiSka meM isakI UrjA kA spaSTa anubhava hotA hai| Ama AdamI meM sattara pratizata Atma-pradeza to zAnta-suSupta sthiti meM rahate haiN| tIsa pratizata jo bhAga sakriya rahatA hai, usameM bIsa pratizata madhya aura pRSTha mastiSka meM hai, jabaki zeSa dasa pratizata pUre zarIra meM vyApta rahatA hai| jaba manuSya ke AyuSya-karma kSINa ho jAte haiM to ye Atma-pradeza zarIra ko keMculI kI taraha chor3a dete haiN| unheM bAhara nikalane ke lie zarIra kI tvacA kA eka chidra bhI kAphI hai| ___ agra mastiSka manuSya kA jyoti-kendra hai| mAnavIya cetanA kA yaha mUla kendra hone ke kAraNa yahI darzana-kendra kahalAtA hai aura yahI tIsarI A~kha yAni zivanetra/prajJAnetra hai| jIvana ko sArI AjJAe~ yahIM se prApta hotI haiM, isIlie yoga ne ise 'AjJA-cakra' nAma diyA hai| maiM ise jyoti-kendra yA caitanya-kendra kahanA pasanda karU~gA, kyoMki isa upamA kI gaharAI meM sArI upamAe~ samAviSTa ho jAtI haiN| yaha vAstava meM AdhyAtmika jJAna-zakti kA kendra hai| hamAre jIvana kA eka aura jo mahattvapUrNa kendra hai vaha hai hamArA antarahRdaya / hRdaya se jIvana-saMcAra kI vyavasthA hotI hai| yaha nAbhi aura mastiSka ke bIca kA setu hai| Atma-cetanA meM vahI vyakti jI sakatA hai jo nAbhi ke irda-girda phaile jalAzaya se kamala kI taraha Upara uTha cukA hai| nAbhi ke nIce jInA UrjA kA nivAsa hai, nAbhi se Upara hRdaya meM jInA UrjA kA UrdhvArohaNa hai| hRdaya meM jInA yA hArdika honA sadA Ananda meM vihAra karanA hai| hamAre antarahRdaya meM svargaloka hai, devatva kA nivAsa hai| vyakti ke nijI paramAtma-svarUpa kA bIjAMkuraNa yahIM hotA hai| hRdaya vAstava meM manuSya kA mAnasarovara hai| yahIM khilatA hai jIvana kI prANa-UrjA kA kml| 169 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana manuSya kI sabase capala - caMcala vastu hai| yaha cetanAgata UrjA kI hI eka sazakta abhivyakti hai / mana bar3A vicitra hai | svarga aura naraka mana ke hI do pahalU haiN| bhaure kI taraha phUloM para ma~DarAnA usakA dharma hai| ise dulattI to taba khAnI par3atI hai jaba phUla zUla bana jAte haiN| sAgara meM nahAne kA maz2A taba kirakirA par3a jAtA hai jaba usakA khArApana bhI mana ke hisse AtA hai / mana manuSya kI mUla bImArI hai / zarIra kI svasthatA ke lie mana kA svastha honA z2arUrI hai / mana ke rogoM aura vikAroM kA upacAra kara diyA jAe to zarIra ke roga to sahaja dUra ho jAte haiN| buddhi bhI mana jaisI hI eka sazakta kSamatA hai, para mana ucchRMkhala hotA hai, buddhi vikAsamAna hotI hai| mana kalpanAzIla hotA hai, buddhi jJAna aura vivekazIla / jIvana meM mana kI bajAya buddhi kI pradhAnatA honI caahie| prANa kI bhUmikA prANiyoM kI hai, mana kI bhUmikA manuSyoM kI hai, buddhi kI bhUmikA RSipuruSa aura vijJAniyoM kI hai / mana aura pArthiva prANa ke prabhAva aura svabhAva se mukta hone para hI bodhilAbha aura kaivalya - lAbha ho sakatA hai / mana kI sabase bar3I upalabdhi usakI apanI pahu~ca hai | cetanA mana ke z2ariye kahIM bhI apanI pahu~ca banA sakatI hai| vaha hara cIz2a, dRzya yA kalpanA ko apane meM sAkAra kara sakatI hai| mana aura buddhi vAstava meM manuSya kI avyakta cetanA ke abhivyakta rUpa haiN| mana meM vikalpa uThate haiM, buddhi vicAra karatI hai, hRdaya meM bhAva avasthita hote haiM / vikalpa to caurAhe para bhaTakanA hai| vikalpoM kA koI lakSya nahIM hotA / yaha to havA ke jhoMke ke sAtha laharoM kI For Personal & Private Use Only 71 Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uThApaTaka hai| vicAra lakSyonmukha hote haiN| agara buddhi zAMti se kisI bhI cIz2a ko soce to vaha mArgadarzI niSkarSa ko upalabdha kara legI / bhAva avasthA hai / bhAvoM kA vicAra yA vikalpa se sambandha bhale hI ho, para mana aura buddhi ke dvArA bhAvoM kI hatyA nahIM kI jA sakatI / saca to yaha hai ki jaisI bhAva - avasthA hotI hai, manuSya kA mana tadanusAra hI socA- vicArA karatA hai| bhAva vikalpa aura vicAra donoM se bhI gaharI manaHsthiti hai / hameM jisa mana kA anubhava hotA hai, vaha cetanAgata vyakta saMskAroM kI abhivyakti ke kAraNa hai / yaha manuSya kA cetana mana hai| mUla Atma- cetanA to hamAre gUr3ha mana meM rahatI hai| cetana aura avacetana mana ke pAra lageM to hI gUr3hatA meM praveza hotA hai| cetana mana sakriya rahatA hai, avacetana mana suSupta rahatA hai| jise hama citta kahate haiM, vaha vAstava meM manuSya kA avacetana mana hI hai| yaha manuSya kA avyakta mana hai I vRttiyA~ isa avacetana mana se hI uThA karatI haiN| janma-janmAntara ke saMskAra aura saMvega hI manuSya kI antaravRttiyA~ haiM / jaba taka vRttiyA~ samApta na ho jAe~, taba taka ye apanA astitva banAe rakhatI haiM / vRttiyoM ko samApta karane kA sabase sugama mArga to Atmabodha ko rakhate hue, antara-jAgarUkatA ke sAtha usakA upayoga yA upabhoga kara lenA hai| yadyapi upayoga aura upabhoga kA mArga khatare se bharA hai, usameM bhaTakAva kA bhaya hai, para agara sahI meM Atmabodha jagA hai to vaha vyakti ko bhaTakane se pahale hI ubAra letA hai / vRttiyoM se chuTakArA pAne ke lie satata sAkSitva prakaTa ho jAe, tabhI bahuta bar3I madada mila sakatI hai| mere dekhe to, Atmabodha aura Atma- caukasI ko dIpaka kI taraha hAtha meM rakheM aura zeSa saba kucha niyati para chor3a deM / jo 72 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho, jaisA ho, usake dRSTA bane rheN| ___ Aja kI niyati vAstava meM AtmA kA atIta rahA hai| AtmA na to pUrI taraha zuddha rahI aura na hI mukta / vaha apane saMskAroM ke sAtatya ke kAraNa athavA vikRta prakRti aura yogAnuyoga ke kAraNa sadA-sadA se saMsAra meM rahI hai, saMyoga-saMbaMdhoM ke makar3ajAla meM bhramaNazIla rahI hai| AtmA kisa dhAma se AyI, isako paidA kisane kiyA, isa sandarbha meM mauna rahanA hI sArthaka hai| basa, yaha bhItara ke AkAza meM vyApta eka abhautika UrjA hai, nija sattA hai, sampadA hai| jaba gahare dhyAnayoga meM, paripUrNa zUnya meM hamArI baiThaka hotI hai to AtmA Ananda aura jyotisvarUpa caitanya-tattva ke rUpa meM hI jJAta hotI hai| gUDha mana meM hama apanI niyati, saMvega evaM saMyoga-saMbadhoM ke bhI sAkSI hote haiN| apane atItagata saMyogoM ko dekhakara hI hamane yaha jAnA ki manuSyAtmA isa eka janma kI hI Iz2Ada nahIM hai| isa janma se pUrva bhI usakA astitva rahA hai| jina karma-prakRtiyoM ko hama Aja apane antaramana meM anubhava kara rahe haiM, usakA kartA pahale bhI rahA hogaa| eka bAta taya hai ki hama karma-pradezoM, vRttiyoM aura saMyogoM se sadA ghire hue rahe haiM / azuddhi aura bandhana, kama hoM yA z2yAdA, sadA hamAre sAtha rahe haiN| durbhAgya aura saubhAgya ke nakSatra hamArI hI nirmiti haiN| kAlacakra kI cAla meM kauna sadA eka-sA raha pAyA hai? duniyA eka musAphirakhAnA hai aura hama isameM Ate-jAte rahate haiN| sthAna badalate rahe haiM, para dharatI to yahI kI yahI hai| mRtyu hameM dhokhA z2arUra detI rahI, para hama hara bAra nayI taiyArI ke sAtha janamate rahe haiN| svarga aura naraka ko hamane yahIM para jiyA aura bhogA hai| sukha kI sthiti meM AtmA meM svarga prakaTa hotA hai aura duHkha kI avasthA meM | 73 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArA astitva narakamaya hotA hai| karuNA aura prema hameM svarga kI vibhUti banA jAte haiM, kAma aura krodha hameM naraka ke tamas meM tabdIla kara DAlate haiN| svarga aura naraka sthAna-sUcaka nahIM, sthiti sUcaka haiM / atIta kA Atma-kartRtva hamAre vartamAna kA bhAgya bana jAtA hai| bhAgya sikandara bhI ho sakatA hai aura bhikhamaMgA bhii| bhAgya cAhe jo uThApaTaka kare, agara manuSya ko jIne kI kalA A jAe to vaha naraka ko bhI svarga meM badala kara jI jAtA hai| duniyA kA kAma ThokareM mAranA hai| usake lie jiMdagI eka khilaunA hai| jo jIvana se khelate haiM, unase jIvana kI kaisI zikAyata karanI! hamArI zikAyata sunane vAlA to hamAre apane bhItara baiThA hai| para apane se bhI zikAyata kyoM karanI! kyoMki jo ho rahA hai, vaha hamAre apane hI kiye hue kA bhugatAna hai| hama sahaja hoM, Atma-sthiti kA avalokana kareM aura naye karmoM ke prati satarka rheN| koI kaisA bhI karma kyoM na kare, para hara kisI ko yAda rakhanA cAhie ki use apane hara karma kA bhugatAna karanA hI hogaa| maiMne apane avyakta karma aura karmodaya ko dekhA hai, apane atItagata saMyogoM ko pahacAnA hai, usake pariNAma dekhe haiM, isIlie kahatA hU~ ki apane kiye gaye karmoM kI sajA se bacA nahIM jA sktaa| hama anaMta-anaMta sambhAvanAoM ke puMja haiM / citta, mana, hRdaya aura buddhi ke sArthaka pahalU bhI haiN| hama apanI antarAtmA ko mUlya deN| bhItara kA ekAnta hameM apanI ora bulAvA bhejatA hai| hama usa ora dhyAna deN| mana para buddhi kA Adhipatya honA caahie| hameM hRdayapUrvaka jInA AnA caahie| mana buddhi kA bhaTakAva hai aura buddhi bhaTakate mana kA 74/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kendrita honA hai, alaga-alaga dhArAoM meM bahane kI bajAya ekadhAra ho jAnA hai| mana cetanA kA bAhara kI ora bahanA hai, buddhi cetanA kA antara-mastiSka meM jamAva hai| mana kalpanA karatA hai, buddhi smaraNa rakhatI hai| mana icchA karatA hai, buddhi icchA-pUrti kI rAha darzAtI hai| kalpanA, kAmanA aura pratIti mana ke kartRtva haiM, jabaki vicAra, nirNaya, dhAraNA, jJAna, smRti ye saba buddhi ke dharma haiN| __ hamArI Atma-cetanA jaise-jaise saghana aura jAgrata hotI jAtI hai, vaise-vaise buddhi kI kSamatA bar3hatI jAtI hai| zAnta mana se bar3hakara koI Ananda kA svAmI nahIM hai aura jAgrata buddhi se bar3hakara koI vidvAn nahIM hai |shaant mana manuSya ke lie antarajJAna kA rozanI-bharA dvAra hai| mana havA hai, mastiSka dIyA hai, buddhi lau hai aura prajJA prakAza hai| hRdaya vaha tattva hai jo prakAza kA Ananda uThAtA hai / mana nIce girAtA hai, hRdaya Upara uThAtA hai| hRdaya kA nAbhi ke nIce kI ora bahanA saMsAra hai, jabaki Upara kI ora jhA~kanA mukti kI pahala hai| yaha brahmavihAra hai| hama hamAre jyoti-kendra para eka rasabharI, parama dhanyatA ke Ananda meM DUbI dastaka haiM, bhora haiN| Atma-cetanA kI praphullatA ke lie hameM manomastiSka ko sadA praphullita rakhanA caahie| hama zarIra nahIM, zarIra meM hoM, mana nahIM, mana meM hoN| apanI divyatA meM hI devatva hai| mana meM pavitratA aura hRdaya meM praphullatA sabake lie yahI sarvazreSTha maMtra hai| ___ jIvana meM cAhe anukUla paristhiti bane yA pratikUla - donoM hI hAlata meM antaramana ko niSprabhAvI rakhanA vyakti kA dehAtIta hokara jInA hai| maiM kauna hU~ - isakA sadA bodha rakheM tAki niMdA-prazaMsA, pIr3A-vyAmoha hameM ghera na skeN| cetanA kI muskAna hara hAla banI rhe| 75 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'so'haM' - maiM vaha huuN| zivo'ham - maiM ziva hU~, ziva rUpa huuN| kAyagata mandira meM zivatatva virAjamAna hai| ziva vyakti-vAcaka nahIM, svabhAva-vAcaka hai| ziva yAnI klyaann| jina guNoM se divyatA, pavitratA aura pUrNatA AtmasAt ho, usI se manuSya kA, sRSTi kA kalyANa hai, nirvANa hai| sAra rUpa meM nimna binduoM para dhyAna deM - 1. citta ke tRSNA, rAga-dveSa, kAma-krodhajanita saMskAra hI hameM bhava-cakra meM bhaTakAte haiN| apane meM ghara kara cuke aura punaH punaH udayazIla hote saMskAroM ko samajheM, unake prati jAgarUkatA aura bodha-dazA kA upayoga kreN| 2. mana kA sArthaka sakArAtmaka upayoga kareM, vyartha kI cintA aura kalpanAoM meM usakI UrjA naSTa na hone deN| sArthaka binduoM para cintana kareM, sakArAtmaka soceM, dhyAna aura svAdhyAya ke dvArA mana ko behatara dizA pradAna karate rheN| 3. hRdaya zAnti aura pavitratA kA tIrtha hai| hama zarIra se jyAdA hRdaya ko mUlya deM, hRdayavAna hokara jieN| 4. buddhi kA kArya jJAna hai| jIvana jitanA jJAnamUlaka hogA, jIvana ke utane hI behatara pariNAma hoNge| 5. burA na dekheM, burA na boleM, burA na suneM, lekina dhyAna rakheM cauthA bandara kahatA hai - burA na soceN| svAsthya ke lie sAttvika AhAra lIjie, zAnti ke lie dhyAna kIjie, pavitratA ke lie jJAna aura bodha kA upayoga kIjie aura 76/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bodha ke lie svAdhyAya kIjie aura prApta anubhavoM kA sAra nikaalie| pratidina niyamita AdhA ghaNTA dhyAna aura AdhA ghaNTA svAdhyAya jIvana ke lie amRta aura saMjIvanI auSadhi kA kAma kregaa| 000 | 77 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-smRti aura sthiti vizva eka raMga-biraMgA upavana hai| manuSya isa upavana meM khile phUloM meM sarvAdhika sundara hai| hamArA raMga-rUpa aura nAka-nakza saundarya ke hI caraNa haiM, parantu vicAroM aura bhAvoM kI sundaratA ke bagaira manuSya kA saundarya adhUrA hai| jIvana na to kevala kAyA para hI avalambita hai aura na hI hara kSaNa kAyA ke rUpa-rasa meM jiyA jA sakatA hai| antarAtmA kI sundaratA hI manuSya ko sammAna aura mahAnatA dilAtI __ sabhI jAnate haiM ki zarIra antataH nAzavAn hai, para zarIra ke sAtha kAphI saMbhAvanAe~ jur3I huI haiN| zarIra sAdhana hai aura hameM ise sAdhana jitanA mahattva denA hI caahie| AtmA aura paramAtmA se prema karane vAlA bhI apane zarIra ko tyAganA nahIM caahtaa| isakI zuddhi aura svacchatA Avazyaka hai, para antara-hRdaya kI nirmalatA evaM madhuratA usase adhika mahattvapUrNa hai| 781 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramezvara prakRti kI DAla-DAla, pAta-pAta hai| mAnavatA kA kSetra atyanta vistIrNa hai| jahA~ taka manuSya ke svAmI kA savAla hai, vaha usake apane bhItara baiThA hai| manuSya kI gaMdI vRttiyoM ke kAraNa bhItara baiThA huA svAmI mAno kutsita ho gayA hai| svAmI kurUpa rahe aura svAmI kA ratha gArita kiyA jAtA rahe to isameM koI tuka nahIM hai| antara-saundarya to sadA apanA zAzvata mUlya rakhatA hai| eka bAra kurUpa ceharA cala jAegA, magara kurUpa AtmA kabhI nahIM clegii| hameM antaramana meM virAjamAna satya-ziva-saundarya ke svarUpa para dhyAna denA caahie| hameM apane svabhAva ko sundara aura AkarSaka banAnA caahie| sundara yahA~ bahuta kucha hai para, tuma sundara ho sabase baaNke| jhUThI hai kAyA kI mAyA, satya-hRdaya se zivatA jhaaNke| hamAre antara-hRdaya meM zivatva kA bIja hai, parantu svayaM ko mAtra daihika mAna lene ke kAraNa hI manuSya bhUla-bhulAve meM bhaTakA hai| agara vyakti apane antara-jagata meM jhA~ka le, antara-zAMti aura antarasaundarya ko mUlya denA prArambha kare to jIvana-mUlyoM meM A rahI girAvaTa kI rokathAma kI jA sakatI hai| manuSya apanI AtmA aura usake mUlyoM ko bhUla cukA hai| usake lie jIvana koI sanAtana tIrtha-yAtrA nahIM, varan janma se mRtyu taka kA saphara bhara hai| jIvana janma-janmAntara kI paramparA hai, yaha saMsAra kA sabase gaharA satya hai| Akhira jitane bhI satya haiM, saba jIvana kI goda meM hI palate haiN| yahA~ taka ki hara taraha kI badI aura vIbhatsatAe~ bhI jIvana meM hI apanA ghara banAe rakhatI haiN| | 79 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 80 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana na maMgala hai aura na amaMgala / vaha kore kAgaja kI taraha hai| yaha hama para nirbhara hai ki hama usa para kIcar3a uchAleM yA indradhanuSa ukereN| rAkSasa aura devatA donoM jIvana ke girate-car3hate AyAma haiN| manuSyatA donoM ke madhya hai| manuSya yadi apane bhItara baiThe svAmI se prema karane laga jAe to jIvana hI mAnavatA kA vaha pahalA maMdira hogA jahA~ se satyam, zivam, sundaram kI ghaNTiyoM kI TaMkAreM sAre jahAna meM gUMjatI huI dikhAI deNgii| khuda ko bhUla baiThane ke kAraNa hI vyakti mAyA ke makar3ajAla meM ulajhA huA hai| Atma-bodha ke abhAva meM hI manuSyAtmA svayaM ko bhUlI-bisarI baiThI hai| vaha bhItara baiThe bhagavAna ko nahIM, varan bhItara ke svArtha ko hI mUlya detI rahI hai| usake lie jIvana atIta kA nayA saMskaraNa nahIM, varan mana kI khaTapaTa ke calate zarIra se zarIra kI khilavAr3a bhara hai| kisI samaya eka ghaTanA bahucarcita rahI hai ki eka zera kA baccA apanA ApA bhUlakara bher3oM ke Tole meM jA ghusaa| jAta kA asara! vaha garajane kI bajAya 'mimiyAyA' krtaa| isa taraha usakI jiMdagI hI guz2ara gayI, para jaba usane dUsare zeroM ko garajate hue sunA aura bher3oM para TUTate dekhA to pahalI bAra usake antaramana meM yaha prazna kauMdhA - 'vo' bher3a nahIM haiM, to phira maiM kauna hU~? apane isa prazna ke javAba meM vaha kAphI bhaTakA, varSoM vicalita aura abhIpsita rhaa| eka dina akele hI vaha jaMgaloM aura guphAoM kI ora cala pdd'aa| rAste meM par3e sarovara meM pAnI pIne ke lie utraa| pAnI zAnta aura nistaraMga thaa| vaha AIne kA kAma kara gyaa| use Atmabodha huaa| jaga uThI sattA - bhItara soye par3e siMhatva kI, nijatva kii| manuSya kA durbhAgya ! usane sadA mukhar3A hI darpaNa meM dekhA, apane 181 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apako dekhane kI koziza nahIM huI / sikandara yA hiTalara ne cAhe jitane logoM ko apane prati jhukAyA hogA, para sammAna gA~dhI-puruSa hI pA sakate haiM, pUjA buddha puruSoM kI hI hotI hai| 'saMbodhi' koI dharma yA dharma kI zabda- paramparA nahIM hai / vaha bodha hai, Atmabodha hai, bhItara baiThe devatA ko jagAne kA upakrama hai| hoza aura bodhapUrvaka jIvana jInA hI saMbodhi kI pahalI aura aMtima preraNA hai / hara prANI Atma- sampadA se yukta hai, phira bhI Atma-bodha ke abhAva meM AtmavAn nahIM hai / Akhira manuSyatA apane Apako bhUlI kyoM? pahalI bAta to yaha hai ki jo cIz2a sadA sAtha ho, pAsa ho, vyakti ko usakA mUlya hI nahIM lagatA / khone se hI vastu ke mahattva kA bodha hotA hai| machalI pAnI meM rahe to use pAnI kA mahattva sAmAnya lagatA hai| bAhara nikalane para prANoM ke lie jo tar3aphana hotI hai, usI se patA lagatA hai ki pAnI kA mahattva kyA hai| manuSya jIvanabhara AtmA ko bhUlA rahatA hai| zarIra se prANa pakherU ur3ane ko hote haiM aura AtmA bag2aira jIvana murdA lagatA hai, tabhI AtmA ke mahattva aura nistAra ke mUlyoM kA hameM ahasAsa hotA hai / 1 AtmA ke sadA sAtha rahane ke bAvajUda, manuSya apane vikRta citta ke mAyAjAla meM aisA pha~sA huA rahatA hai ki Atma-sukha kI use smRti hI nahIM AtI / vikAroM kI ApUrti karake hI vaha svayaM ko saMtuSTa - paritRpta pAtA hai / Atma-sukha indriya- sukha nahIM, atIndriya sukha hai| zarIra aura mana ke saMvegoM aura udvegoM ke tirohita hone para hI Atmika mArga ke daravAje khulate haiM / deha - sukha ke bhUla-bhulAve meM hI vyakti svayaM ko bhUla baiThA hai aura bhaTaka rahA hai| bodha ke abhAva meM aisA hI hotA hai| patthara pUjA jAtA hai, puruSa 82 - For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dutkArA jAtA hai| eka ora phUla car3hAe jAte haiM dUsarI ora kA~Te gar3Ae jAte haiM / sabhAoM meM ahiMsA aura zAMti ke kapota ur3Ae jAte haiM, para maMcoM kI oTa meM zastra-astroM ke kArakhAne calAe jAte haiN| jJAna kI bAteM mahaja upadeza bana jAtI haiM aura upadeza mAno auroM ko hI dene ke lie hote haiN| adhikAroM ke nAma para na jAne kaise-kaise prapaMca aura mahAbhArata race jAte haiN| svayaM kA bodha hone para hI vAstavikatA ke prati vafAdArI AtI hai| phira kevala puruSa hI nahIM pUjA jAtA balki patthara meM bhI paramAtmA kA rUpa dekha liyA jAtA hai / phUloM ke badale meM to phUla diye hI jAte haiM, para jJAnI vyakti to kA~ToM ke badale meM bhI phUla lauTAtA hai| phira jJAna bakhAnane ke lie nahIM, jIne ke lie hotA hai| antara-bodha ho jAe to apanoM meM aura auroM meM koI farka hI nahIM lgegaa| phira to zaharoM kI bhIr3a meM bhI ekatva kA Ananda hogA aura jaMgala kI nIravatA meM bhI zUnya kA saMgIta sunAI degaa| maiMne to dharma kA yahI rUpa jiyA hai ki apane prati ImAnadAra raho, avacetana ke prati jAgarUka raho, sabakI sevA karo, sabase pyAra karo, sabameM ghulamila jAo aura hara Thaura paramAtmA kA Ananda lo| ___ Atmabodha kI AvazyakatA isalie hai tAki vyakti svayaM ke prati bhI zraddhAnvita ho aura auroM kI Atma-apekSAoM ko bhI samajha sake, roga, kaSAya aura vikAra ko zarIra tathA mana kA svabhAva mAnakara apanI antara-sthiti ko barakarAra rakha ske| hameM Atma-bodha aura vizva-prema ke sAtha dharatI para jInA AnA caahie| sAdhanA dvArA pAnI para calane kI siddhi prApta karanA athavA AkAza meM ur3ane kI zakti arjita karanA sAdhanA kA AdhyAtmika rUpa nahIM hai| pAnI meM tairanA yA AkAza meM ur3anA to manuSya kA matsya-janma hai, pakSI-janma hai| manuSya kI sArthakatA to isI meM hai ki vaha saccA manuSya banakara manuSya ke sAtha 83 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jI ske| apane Atma-jJAna ke balabUte dharatI para calane kA Atmabala baTora ske| auroM para to hameM prema ke motI luTAne hI haiM, para sabase pahale hameM Atma-sudhAra para dhyAna denA caahie| manuSya ke pAsa sRjanAtmaka zaktiyoM kI pUrI saMbhAvanA hai| hama apanI svArthI aura vikRta prakRti ko badaleM, sAtha hI apane Atma-vizvAsa ko upalabdha kara svayaM meM naI zaktiyoM evaM saMbhAvanAoM ko bhI janma deN| hara roja kama-se-kama subaha-sA~jha to apane bhItara kA nirIkSaNa kara leM, apanI kamajoriyoM ko dUra kara leN| svayaM to parama zAnti meM jiyeM hI, auroM ko bhI apanI ora se saurabha pradAna kreN| hameM sabake lie bhI jInA AnA caahie| vyaktigata abhyudaya ke sAtha samaSTi kA aMga banakara jInA caahie| kevala kAma aura artha hI hamArA puruSArtha na ho, dharma aura mokSa bhI hamArA puruSArtha aura lakSya hone caahie| isa puruSArtha ke lie hI Azrama kI vyavasthA kI gaI hai| Azrama kA artha maTha yA maThAdhIza honA nahIM hai| Atmodaya ke sAtha sarvodaya ke vicAra va bhAva hI Azrama-vyavasthA kI AdhArazilA hai| brahmacaryAzrama pahalavAnI ke lie nahIM, varan nirmala citta se sevA, vinaya aura jJAnArjana ke lie hai| gRhasthAzrama bhogAzrama nahIM, balki artha aura kAma dvArA sAMsArika dharmoM ko nibhAte hue, eka se aneka meM bar3hate hue jana-sevA tathA samAja-sevA karanA hai| vAnaprasthAzrama vana kI ora palAyana nahIM, varan pArivArika sImA se bAhara Akara 'vasudhaiva kuTumbakam' ko AtmasAt karanA hai / saMnyAsa mAtra nAma-veza badalanA nahIM hai| yaha to zAMti, sahiSNutA, pavitratA aura Atma-mukti kI avasthA ko prApta karanA hai| 84 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hama svayaM ko pAkhaNDa ke bojha se mukta kareM aura bodhapUrvaka svapara sukhAya jIvana-mUlyoM para apane qadama bddh'aaeN| gRhastha aura saMnyAsa kI dUriyA~ miTAte hue hara vyakti gRhastha-saMta hone kA prayAsa kare, jala meM rahakara bhI kamalavat nirlipt| vanavAsa meM rAma-jaisA jIvana vyatIta karane kI bajAya mahaloM meM bhI bharata-jaisA jIvana jInA adhika zreSTha hai / yaha ghara meM rahate hue bhI saMta-jIvana jIne jaisA huaa| ___ hama jitanA gati para dhyAna deM, utanA hI sthiti para bhI deN| pacAsa kI umra taka gati para bala deM to zeSa DhalatI umra meM sthiti para / behatara to hogA ki hara dina gati aura sthiti para dhyAna deN| dina meM gati aura sA~jha Dhalate hI sthiti| hama zrama aura samAja se vimukha na hoN| hama yoganiSTha rheN| AtmA kI gaharAI meM DUbe raheM, para samAja se samparka banAe rkheN| karmayoga cAhe jitanA kareM para mUla srota ke sAtha saMbaMdha banAe rkheN| ___ hama thor3I dera apane kAma se, kalpanA se, deha se, samAja se, citta aura usake saMskAroM se alaga hone kA abhyAsa kreN| isa tarIke se hama vahA~ pahu~ca sakate haiM jo mUla srota haiM / jahA~ deha nahIM, duniyA nahIM, citta aura usakI uThApaTaka nahIM, vahIM maulika zAnti aura Ananda hai| jJAnI use 'sat cit Ananda' kI saMjJA dete haiN| citta ke saMskAra aura zoragula ke zAnta hone para hone vAlI anubhUti hI zAnti hai aura usa zAnta manaHsthiti meM bhItara jo pramoda, jo ahobhAva/ahonRtya umar3atA hai, usI kA nAma Ananda hai| hama svayaM kI Atma-smRti banAe rakheM aura Atmasthiti ke lie nirantara sajaga aura prayatnazIla rheN| vahI gati pragati hai jo hamArI | 85 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atmasthiti ko khaNDita na hone de| karttavya-karmoM kA pAlana karate hue Atmasthita rahanA - saMsAra meM AdhyAtmika jIvana jIne kA yahI kalyANa-maMtra hai| 000 86 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-zuddhi ke tIna caraNa manuSya kI samasta ujjvala sambhAvanAe~ jIvana se jur3I haiN| jisakA jIvana ke prati sammAna aura ahobhAva hai, vaha hara pala, hara ghar3I apane-Apa meM paramAtma-bhAva ko jItA hai, paramAtmA ke prasAda kA amRtapAna karatA hai| jIvana kA sammAna aura choTe-bar3e hara prANI meM prabhu kI mUrata svIkAra karanA, jahA~ prema aura ahiMsA kA svastha AcaraNa hai, vahIM jIvana aura jagat ko mAdhurya aura Ananda se sarAbora kara lenA hai| manuSya kI Atma-nirmalatA ke lie veza athavA sthAna kA parivartana utanA mahattva nahIM rakhatA jitanA ki mana kA parivartana mahattva rakhatA hai| kore kapar3oM ko raMga lene se kyA hogA agara antaramana achUtA raha jaae| hama jIvana ko saMsAra aura saMnyAsa meM na baaNtteN| hara saMsArI saMnyAsI nahIM ho sktaa| saMta to arihaMta kA prathama rUpa hai| bhale hI hama saMta na ho sakeM, para zAMta to ho hI sakate haiN| sAdhu-muni 87 For Personal & Private Use Only www.jaihelibrary.org Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA bAnA na pahana sakeM, para hRdaya ko to sAdhu banAyA hI jA sakatA hai| maiM to cAhatA hU~ ki hara saMsArI apane-Apa meM sAdhu ho, hRdaya se sAdhu, svabhAva se sAdhu! sAdhutA aura sajjanatA kI rozanI usake AcAravyavahAra meM jhlke| hara koI pUrI taraha svastha ho, nirvyasana ho, mAdhurya aura Ananda se sarAbora ! gRhastha-saMta honA hI mAnavamAtra kA uddezya ho| burAiyoM aura aMdhavizvAsoM kA tyAga karate hue satya aura niSThAzIla jIvana jInA hI saccI sAdhutA hai| dIkSA vAstava meM jIvana kA ujjvala rUpAntaraNa hai| hamameM jo galata AdateM par3a gaI haiM, kusaMskAra A cuke haiM, unheM chor3akara sabhya, saMskArazIla aura pavitra jIvana jInA hI hamArA prathama lakSya evaM puruSArtha honA caahie|vyvsaay kA karmayoga honA cAhie, vivAha kA gRhasthAzrama nibhAyA jAnA caahie| sukha-suvidhAe~ jIvana-yApana ke lie svIkArya haiM, paraMtu hameM aisA koI qadama nahIM uThAnA cAhie jo hamAre dAmana meM dAga lgaae| aise kAryoM ko karane se baceM jinase hameM nIcA dekhanA pdd'e| jIvana nirantara saMgharSa se bharA huA hai| yadi hama apane bodha, viveka aura ImAna ko darakinAra kara baiTheMge to jIvana ko jInA hamAre lie itanA duzvAra ho jAegA ki hama jIne ke nAma para yA to lAza ko kaMdhe para Dhote phireMge yA phira jIvana ko naraka banA ddaaleNge| taba AtmahatyA hameM jIvana-mukti kA ekamAtra upAya naz2ara aaegaa| mere samajhe, hamAre samakSa do mUlya haiM - pahalA to gati aura dUsarA hai sthiti| hameM pacAsa kI Ayu taka gati-pragati para dhyAna denA cAhie jabaki zeSa jIvana ko sthiti para kendrita karanA caahie|gti vikAsa 88 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura vistAra ke lie hai, sthiti Atma- lInatA aura paramAtma-smRti ke lie hai| sira para AyA sapheda bAla hameM apane bur3hApe aura mRtyu ke izAre karatA hai / mRtyu Ae, usase pahale nirvANa ho jAe, to isase bar3A saubhAgya kyA hogA ! eka yuvA saudAgara mAla se bharI apanI gAr3iyoM ko nadI ke kinAre khar3I karake snAna karane lgaa| snAna karate hue vaha vicAra kara rahA thA ki ina gAr3iyoM kA mAla becU~gA usase mujhe dugunA lAbha hogaa| usase phira mAla kharIdU~gA, usase phira mujhe caugunA lAbha hogaa| isa taraha mere pAsa samRddhi bar3hatI jaaegii| maiM eka rAjakumArI se vivAha karU~gA / usI samaya nadI ke dUsare chora para baiThe eka trikAladarzI saMta yuvaka ke vicAroM ko par3hate haiN| ve apane ziSya se kahate haiM- z2arA usa yuvaka ko sAvadhAna karo, vaha bhaviSya ke indradhanuSa raca rahA hai| jabaki mAtra sAta dina bAda usakI mRtyu ho jAne vAlI hai 1 yuvaka apanI mRtyu ke samAcAra se mUrcchita ho jAtA hai| saMta usase kahate haiM - vicalita mata hoo, mRtyu kevala sapanoM kI hotI hai, satya kI nhiiN| jIvana ko dhanya karane ke lie sAta dina paryApta haiN| yuvaka sAdhanAzIla ho gyaa| mRtyu sAtaveM dina AI, para vaha chaThe dina hI mukta ho gayA / saubhAgya! mRtyu se pahale nirvANa ho gayA / yadi hama gati aura sthiti ko sadA apanA sakeM to aura acchA ! umra kA koI bharosA nahIM hai| pacAsa kI iMtaz2ArI kauna kare ? hara roz2a gati honI cAhie aura hara roz2a sthiti bhI / gati ho samyak AjIvikA ke lie, sthiti ho Atma-zAMti aura Atma- pramuditatA ke lie| hameM apanI AtmazAMti ke lie itanA pukhtA baMdobasta kara lenA cAhie ki hamAre marane For Personal & Private Use Only | 89 Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 90/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke bAda hamArI Atma-zAMti ke lie kisI aura ko pUjA-pATha karavAne kI z2arUrata na pdd'e| Atma-zAMti, Atma-zuddhi aura Atma- mukti adhyAtma ke tIna lakSya haiM, tIna pariNAma haiN| Atma-zAMti ApakA nirNaya hai, Atmazuddhi ApakA prayAsa aura puruSArtha hai tathA Atma- mukti zAMti aura zuddhi kA maMgala pariNAma hai| I Atma-zAMti cAhie to zAMta rhiye| jo zAMti cAhate haiM unheM zAMta rahane kI Adata DAlanI hogii| hameM apane dimAga meM sadA zAMti kA cainala calAnA caahie| Akhira hama jIvana meM jisa cIz2a ko mahattva deMge hamAre jIvana meM vahI cIz2a to caritArtha hogii| hama vyartha ke UlajulUla vicAroM meM na ulajheM / ciMtA ko citA ke samAna samajheM aura tanAva ko AtmA kA bojha / krodha aura pratikriyAoM ke tanAva se bceN| yadi hama ciMtA aura krodha ke bAra-bAra prabhAva meM Ate jAeMge to hamAre mana meM niraMtara Arta-dhyAna aura raudra-dhyAna calatA rhegaa| ye donoM hI azubha dhyAna haiM, hamAre mana meM kaleza - saMkleza paidA karane vAle haiM / bhItara kI zAMti aura zuddhi ke lie ciMtA aura krodha se bacanA, usa para aMkuza rakhanA vyakti kI pahalI Atma-vijaya hai| ApakA vivekapUrNa nirNaya Apake lie zAMti kA dvAra kholegA / hama Atma-zuddhi para sarvAdhika bala deM / Atma-zuddhi ke tIna caraNa haiM - darzana-zuddhi, vicAra-zuddhi aura AcAra-zuddhi / darzana, vicAra aura AcAra jIvana ke ye tIna AdhAra-stambha haiM / inakI zuddhi jIvana kI zuddhi hai / darzana-zuddhi kA saMbaMdha hai antaradRSTi se, vicAra-zuddhi kA saMbaMdha hai antaramana se aura AcAra - zuddhi kA saMbaMdha hai vyavahAra aura kriyA | 91 - For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalApa se| bhItara ko zuddha karake hI vyavahAra ko zuddha kiyA jA sakatA hai| vyakti kI dRSTi aura vicAra hI hara AcAra-vyavahAra, Adata-caritra kA AdhAra hote haiN| hamArI dRSTi hamAre vicAroM ko prabhAvita karatI hai, vicAra zabdoM ko, zabda kriyAoM ko, kriyA AdatoM ko aura AdateM caritra ko prabhAvita karatI haiN| eka gaMdI soca gaMde vicAra gaMde caritra kA kAraNa banatI hai, eka behatara soca behatara caritra kaa| apanI dRSTi aura vicAroM ko behatara banAnA jIvana ko vyavasthita karane kA buniyAdI svarUpa hai| dRSTi, vicAra aura AcAra ko zuddha-behatara banAnA eka aisI cunautI hai, jise jo bhI svIkAra karegA, jIvana ke zreSTha uccatama zikharoM kA svAmI bnegaa| darzana-zuddhi, vicAra-zuddhi aura AcAra-zuddhi - hama tInoM ko kramazaH leN| darzana-zuddhi __ dRSTi kI apanI ahamiyata hai| dRSTi hI vaha AdhArazilA hai, jisa para jIvana-mUlyoM ke jyoti-kalaza Tikate haiM / A~kheM do hotI haiM, para donoM kI rozanI to eka hI hotI hai| hamAre pAsa apanI koI dRSTi nahIM hai| hama udhAra dRSTiyoM se kAma calA rahe haiN| hamArI dRSTi meM milAvaTeM ho cukI haiN| bagaira dRSTi kI pavitratA ke na vicAra sAttvika raha sakate haiM aura na hI tana, mana aura AcaraNa ko nirmala rakhA jA sakatA hai| antara-dRSTipUrvaka jInA hI jIvana kA satya sahaja svarUpa hai| darzana-zuddhi ke lie saMkalpa leM - 1.maiM deha nahIM, AtmA huuN| deha meM rahakara bhI deha se bhinna huuN| 92 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2. janma-janmAntara kI tRSNA aura kaluSita karma - saMskAroM ke kAraNa hI maiM duHkhI rahA huuN| aba maiM apanI Atma-zuddhi ke lie apane hara karma aura vikAra ke udaya ke prati sAvadhAna rhuuNgaa| maiM apane manovikAroM aura kaSAyoM kA niyaMtraNa tathA zodhana karU~gA / 3. hara vyakti aura hara paristhiti ke prati apanI dRSTi ko sadA unnata aura sakArAtmaka rakhU~gA / g2alata vAtAvaraNa meM bhI apanI niSThA aura vizvAsa ko vicalita nahIM hone dU~gA / 4. deha kA abhimAna na rakhate hue maiM ise paramAtmA kA maMdira mAnU~gA aura sabake prati samadRSTi rakhate hue vItadveSa-bhAva se jIU~gA / 5. guNIjanoM aura upakArI mahAnubhAvoM kA sammAna karate hue maiM mAnavatA ko apanI sevAe~ samarpita karU~gA / vicAra-zuddhi vicAra zarIra aura cetanA ke bIca kA setu hai, jIvana aura jagat ke bIca kA saMbaMdha-yojaka hai| vyakti ke jaise vicAra hote haiM, vyaktitva vaisA hI nirmita hotA jAtA hai / hamAre vicAra se hamArA vyaktitva prabhAvita Andolita hotA hI hai / vAstava meM hamAre vicAra aise hoM jinameM satyam zivam sundaram kI suvAsa ho / manuSya ke svArthI vicAroM ne usakI mAnasikatA ko vikRta aura lAlacI banAyA hai| raMga-rUpa, veza- jAti, paisA - pratiSThA, bhogaparibhoga manuSya ke vicAroM meM isa kadara apanI paiTha banA cuke haiM ki manuSya apane Apako, apane mUlyoM ko bhulA hI baiThA hai / vaha girAvaTa kI hara sImA ko lA~gha cukA hai| IrSyA, svArtha, ciMtA, cir3acir3Apana, krodha, hiMsA - pratihiMsA jaise dUSita tattva hamArI vaicArikatA ko giravI For Personal & Private Use Only 93 Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rakha baiThe haiN| vartamAna pariprekSya meM to sabase z2yAdA z2arUrata manuSya ke vaicArika kAyAkalpa kI hai| ___ yadi hama apanI soca kI dhArA ko badaleMge to nizcaya hI jIvana kA stara U~cA ho sakatA hai| sakArAtmaka soca jIvana kI hara saphalatA kA AdhAra hai| Apa ekamAtra apanI soca aura vicAra ko behatara banAiye, ApakA jIvana svataH zreSTha aura saphala ho jaaegaa| vicAroM ke parivartana ke lie hameM samyak jJAna ke prakAza meM jInA caahie| una logoM ke sAtha uThanA-baiThanA cAhie, jinheM hama sajjana-puruSa kahate haiN| rAta ko sone se pahale hara roz2a zAMta citta se apane bAre meM, apane AcAra-vicAra ke bAre meM cintana-manana karanA cAhie aura jJAta durguNoM se svayaM ko dUra (pratikramaNa) karate hue jIvana meM acchAiyoM kI rozanI prakaTa karanI caahie| hameM hara roz2a rAta ko sone se pahale apane dinabhara ke kriyAkalApoM para gaura karate hue yaha kahate hue g2alatiyoM ke lie pratikramaNa aura prAyazcita kara lenA cAhie - he prabhu! mere dvArA dinabhara meM kisI bhI prakAra kA g2alata ciMtana huA ho, g2alata vacana nikalA ho, g2alata karma yA vyavahAra huA ho, usake lie maiM sarala hRdaya se kSamA prArthanA karatA huuN| vicAra-zuddhi ke lie hama saMkalpa leM - 1. maiM apanA mAlika khuda huuN| apane-Apako auroM kI gulAmI se bacAte hue maiM Atma-svataMtratA aura Atma-vikAsa meM vizvAsa rluuNgaa| 2. maiM kisI kA ahita karanA to dUra, ahita karane kA vicAra bhI nahIM rkhuugaa| 94 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3. maiM apane vicAroM ko Atma-bhAvanA se bhAvita rakhate hue tanamana meM paramAtmA ke prasAda aura pulaka kA anubhava kruuNgaa| 4. maiM vicAroM meM kisI taraha kA durAgraha na rakhate hue satya kA samarthana aura grahaNa kruuNgaa| 5. maiM pratidina svAdhyAya kA saMkalpa lete hue tattva-cintana kruuNgaa| vicAroM meM ve dIye jyotirmaya karU~gA jo sva-para kalyANakara hoM, satya-ziva-saundarya ke anurUpa hoN| AcAra-zuddhi hamAre AcAra-vyavahAra aura bola-baratAva hI hamAre vyaktitva kI abhivyakti banate haiM / manuSya apane AcaraNa ke kAraNa sAdhu-puruSa bhI kahalAtA hai aura zaitAna bhii| pavitra AcaraNa sAdhutA hai, apavitra AcaraNa duzcaritratA hai| nirmala aura pavitra AcAra-vyavahAra manuSya ko devatva pradAna karatA hai| ___ bAta-bebAta meM krodha kara baiThanA, sanaka car3hanA, auroM ko apane se hIna mAnanA, upekSA karanA, gAlI-galauca karanA hamAre vyavahAragata doSa haiN| dhUmrapAna yA madyapAna karanA, g2alata naz2ara DAlanA, bhItara-bAhara kA bheda rakhanA, chala-prapaMca karanA AcAragata doSa haiM / vyakti to kyA, samAja aura deza tathA usakA netRtva karane vAle bhI itane svArthI aura bhraSTa hone lage haiM ki mAno kue meM hI bhAMga par3I ho| sabhI sudhareM, acchI bAta hai| kama-se-kama hama to U~ce uThe, devatva ko jiyeN| AcAra-zuddhi ke lie vinamratA aura sahiSNutA anivArya caraNa haiM / hama sabase mileM, cAhe strI ho yA puruSa, sabake prati sammAnapUrNa maitrI bharA vyavahAra rkheN| kisI ko kucha bhI boleM yA likheM, para usameM 95 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ itanA mAdhurya ho ki hamAre do vacana bhI dUsaroM ke lie phUloM kA upahAra bana jaae| hameM jahA~ apane Atma-sammAna ko girane nahIM denA cAhie, vahIM dUsaroM kI adaba-iz2z2ata kA bhI dhyAna rakhanA caahie| AcAra-zuddhi ke lie saMkalpa leM - 1. maiM kisI bhI prakAra ke nazIle padArtha kA sevana nahIM kruuNgaa| apane khAnapAna kI zuddhatA aura sAtvikatA ke prati sajaga rhuuNgaa| 2. na maiM kisI taraha kA g2alata kAma karU~gA aura na hI kisI aura ko g2alata rAha para calane ko utsAhita kruuNgaa| ___3. maiM apanI AjIvikA kI zuddhatA ko banAe rkhuNgaa| maiM jhUThaphareba aura milAvaTa na karane kI pratijJA karate hue saccAI aura ImAnadArI se vAMchita sAdhanoM kA arjana kruuNgaa| ___4. maiM ghara meM aisA mAhaula banAe rakhUgA ki ghara bhI svarga jaisA sundara-svaccha ho| phira cAhe isake lie mujhe kucha bhI 'tyAga' kyoM na karanA pdd'e| ___5. maiM auroM ke sukha-duHkha meM kAma aauuNgaa| nekI karU~gA aura bhUla jaauuNgaa| ___ Atma-zuddhi ke ye caraNa mAnava-mukti ke lie haiM, manuSya ke devatA banane ke lie haiN| hamArI dRSTi, hamAre AcAra-vicAra samyak aura pavitra hoM to jIvana mAnavIya bhagIratha dvArA dharatI para lAyI gaI svargAgantuka gaMgA sAbita ho sakatA hai| sukha-zAMti aura prema kA sAgara, ratnAkara! 000 961 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ -mAnava-mukti kI pahala ReasoeRaniniwriNewwesomwarasweewaneerwecansravsence MeamsansaceOUNAWWANAPAMARHANPROPENIOR RAHANANEPARSATARTHAMAWwwsHWORSHINTAMyanvi jitanA bar3A saMsAra hamArI A~khoM ke sAmane phailA huA hai, usase kahIM z2yAdA hamAre bhItara basA hai| bhItara ke saMsAra ko pahacAnane aura usase mukta hone ke lie hI dhyAna kA mArga hai| bagaira dhyAnayoga ke hamArA antar-vizva ajJAta banA rahatA hai| dhyAnayoga se jahA~ svAsthya, tAz2agI aura sphUrti milatI hai, vahIM antardvandva se mukti aura cetanAgata vikAsa bhI hotA hai| mAnasika zAMti aura AdhyAtmika zakti ke lie dhyAna duniyA kA sarvazreSTha mArga hai| . ___ dhyAna hameM hara cIz2a ko antardRSTi se dekhane kI kSamatA pradAna karatA hai| mukti hara koI cAhatA hai, para mukti kA mArga kisI nizcita rAha se nahIM guj'rtaa| use khojanA par3atA hai| yadi hara cIz2a ko naye sire se dekhane kI dRSTi upalabdha ho jAe to mukti ke bhI naye-naye dvAradaravAje khula sakate haiN| naI saMbhAvanAoM kA camatkAra ghaTita ho sakatA 97 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna zAMta manas kI sAdhanA hai| gUr3hamana kI gaharAI meM utarane para hI cetanAgata samasta saMbhAvanAoM se sAkSAtkAra hotA hai, Ananda aura parama-dhanyatA kA bhAva ghaTita hotA hai| gahana mauna meM svayaM se saMvAda hotA hai / yaha anubhava-dazA hai, anubhava se bhI bar3hakara bodha-dazA hai| jise hama Atma-darzana kahate haiM, vaha vAstava meM svayaM kA darzana hai, satya kA darzana hai| dhyAna, apane bAre meM saccAI kI khoja hai, astitva ke garbha meM praveza hai| apane Apako zarIragata evaM indriyagata anubhUti tathA saMvedanA se Upara uThAte hue zAMta citta se apane bhItara baiThe zAzvata parama satya ko jInA hI dhyAna hai, saMbodhi hai| manuSya sarala, prasanna aura nirvikAra jIvana jie, dhyAna-bhAvanA ke pIche yahI uddezya hai| hama subaha-zAma dhyAna kreN| prAthamika daura meM yaha z2arUrI hai, para hameM to hara kAma dhyAnapUrvaka karanA caahie| jaba bhI phurasata mile, hameM bhItara gotA lagA lenA cAhie ki isa samaya hamAre antaramana meM kyA ho rahA hai, mana kaise mAyA-mahala raca rahA hai| apanA nirIkSaNa to honA hI cAhie, tAki aMdhakAra ko bAhara nikAlA jA sake, prakAza kI pahala ho ske|aakhir dhyAna kI koI bhI vidhi kyoM na ho, sabakA sAra eka hI hai - bAhara se bhItara mudd'o| bhItara kA kaSAya-kalmaSa miTAo aura parama zAMti meM jio| yadyapi dhyAnapUrvaka jIne ke pIche Atma-niSThA hI mukhya hai, para isakA matalaba yaha nahIM hai ki hama samAja se kaTa jAe~ athavA zrama se vimukha ho jaaeN| hameM antaratama kI gaharAI meM bhI DUbe rahanA cAhie aura samAja meM bhI samparka banAye rakhanA caahie| samAja meM jAe~ sevA aura prema ke lie; dhyAna kareM antastala kI gaharAI meM DUbane ke lie| mUla srota ke sAtha hamArA saMbaMdha nahIM TUTanA caahie| 981 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hara vyakti apane mUla srota taka pahu~ca sakatA hai| hama apanI deha se, smRtiyoM se, saMbaMdhoM se, mana ke vikalpoM se, citta kI anargalatA se svayaM ko alaga haTAkara dekheN| dhIre-dhIre gaharAI A jAegI aura antataH antas-AkAza meM baiThI mauna sattA ke sAtha hamAre saMvAda aura sAkSAtkAra hone meM kahIM duvidhA nahIM rhegii| jIvana divya aura vimugdha ho, isake lie hameM nirantara sAvaceta rahanA caahie| divya jIvana jIne ke lie hameM una kAmoM ko karane se paraheja rakhanA cAhie jinase hamArI mAnasika zAMti bhaMga ho / mana hI bigar3a gayA to saba kucha bigar3A hI smjho| mana vikRta ho gayA to mAno indriyA~ bhI vikRta ho gyiiN| kisI bhI kAma kA acchA yA burA honA, bahuta kucha to mana para hI nirbhara karatA hai| zAMta aura sadhe hue mana se jio to jIvana meM cUka kI kahIM koI saMbhAvanA nahIM hai| __ hameM jaba-taba apane mana ko dekhate rahanA caahie| amana ke phUla khilate rahane caahie| bhItara koI khAI bane yA cakravAta uThe, usase pahale hI hameM usa para dhyAna dekara usakA niyaMtraNa kara lenA caahie| Atma-darzana athavA Atma-mukti ke lie mana, citta tathA buddhi kA nirmalIkaraNa prAthamika anivAryatA hai| jaise snAna kiye bagaira maMdira jAnA hama acchA nahIM mAnate, vaise hI antaramana ke maila ko dhoye bagaira bhItara baiThe devatA taka kaise pahu~ca sakeMge? vastutaH hameM apane mana kA Asana badalanA caahie| mana kI baiThaka sApha-sutharI ho, yaha z2arUrI hai| darzana-zuddhi, vicAra-zuddhi aura AcAra-zuddhi mana kA parimArjana karane meM bahuta bar3I bhUmikA nibhAte haiM / hama zAMta mana se kisI bhI viSaya-vastu kA ciMtana kreN| boleM taba bhI bar3I zAMti se, bar3I miThAsa se| jIbha meM kharAza na ho, A~kheM lAla na hoN| hamArI vANI, hamArA vyavahAra, hara kAma napA-tulA honA | 99 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caahie| kama kyoM tauleM ! pUrA tauleM, mIThA boleM, na z2arUrata se z2yAdA khAe~ aura na hI z2arUrata se jyAdA soe~ / jIbha aura jA~gha kI svecchAcAritA para aMkuza rkheN| kisI kI niMdA yA stuti meM rasa na leN| agara hama apane Apa para apanA paharA baiThAye rakheMge to A~kheM burA nahIM dekheMgI / kAna bekAra kI bAtoM meM rasa nahIM leNge| jubAna g2alata-salata nahIM bolegI / mana anargala nahIM socegA / svayaM ko burAiyoM meM jAne se rokanA aura acchAiyoM meM lagAnA hI jIvana-cakra meM dharma-cakra kA pravartana hai / dharatI para kisI cIz2a kI kamI nahIM hai / agara kamI hai to hamArI apanI hI dRSTi meM hai| yadi hama yaha mAna leM ki jo hotA hai, acche ke lie hotA hai athavA jo ho rahA hai, vaha merI niyati aura karmoM kI pariNati hai to hama svayaM ko mAnasika UhApoha se bacA leNge| aba jaba hama manuSya haiM to svAbhAvika hai ki hameM krodha AegA, kAma-bhAva jgeNge| para, agara hama apane Apako sukha-zAMti kA svAmI banAnA cAhate haiM to vaira aura upekSA kI bajAya kSamA aura bhagavat prema ko bar3hAe~ / hara eka ko paramAtmA kI mUrata maaneN| bhale logoM se maitrI ho, dIna dukhiyoM para karuNA ho / pApa se baceM aura svayaM ko sadAbahAra prasanna rakheM / , ye saba ve sAdhana haiM jinase hamAre citta, mana aura buddhi kI zuddhi hogii| agara hama jIvana ko paramAtmA kA prasAda aura apane kAryakalApoM ko usakI soca mAna leM to kartRtva bhAva se jur3I huI ahaMkAra kI graMthiyA~ zithila ho sakatI haiN| jisake lie kAma karanA vyAyAma hai aura utpAdana karanA jagata- pitA kI sevA, usake lie jIvana aura pravRtti ke bIca virodhAbhAsa hI kahA~ hai ! yaha gauratalaba hai ki hama mana ke nirdezAnusAra na cleN| hamArA hara 100 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAma buddhi ke nirdezAnusAra honA caahie| mana kA to hameM sAkSI honA hai aura buddhi kA jIvana-saMcAlana ke lie upayoga karanA hai / yadi iMsAna ko sAkSI hone kA gura mila jAe, sAkSitva kI cAbI hAtha laga jAe to bhItara-hI-bhItara calatI rahane vAlI anargala antarvArtAoM se chuTakArA pAyA jA sakatA hai| tanAva aura ciMtA ko jarjara kiyA jA sakatA hai| hama apane mana ko UrjA denA kama kareM tAki buddhi kI zakti bar3he aura isa taraha hamArA jIvana vijJAnamaya ho jaae| mana para buddhi kA anuzAsana honA hI dhyAnayoga kI saphalatA hai / dhyAna sA~soM yA saMvedanAoM ke anubhava kI koI vidhi mAtra nahIM hai / vidhiyA~ to praveza ke lie hotI haiN| vAstava meM jaba vidhi chUTa jAtI hai, hama apane tana ke tala se Upara uTha jAte haiM, mana kI kriyAe~ zUnyazAMta ho jAtI haiM, tabhI antas- AkAza meM dRSTA sAkAra hotA hai, dhyAna sampUrNa hotA hai| dhyAna to apane meM hI apanA vizrAma hai / usa tattva kI pahacAna hai jisakI mukti kI hamArI abhIpsA hai| dhyAna to antas kA sparza hai, mauna meM baiThaka hai, AkAza bhara AhlAda hai| na atIta kI smRtiyoM kA bojha aura na hI bhaviSya kI kalpanAoM kA zora / jo hai, usI ko AnandapUrvaka jInA hai / citta kA vartamAna kSaNa meM sthira honA dhyAna kI pahalI aura aMtima preraNA hai / saMbodhi - dhyAna kI cAroM vidhiyA~ eka prayoga bhara haiM, bhItara ke rikta AkAza meM praveza pAne ke lie| mAnava-mana meM mukti kI cetanA jaga jAe, eka bAra antarabodha ho jAe to phira to sAre mArga prazasta haiM / agara koI yaha soce ki do - pA~ca dina kA dhyAna kA abhyAsa karake bar3abar3Ate, dhamAla macAte mana ko cupa kiyA jA sakatA hai, to yaha sambhava nahIM hai| jaldabAjI na kreN| dhIraja dhreN| vaha dhIre-dhIre dhImA par3atA hai / antata: zAMta aura zUnya bhI hotA hai| pariNAma nahIM, bIja ke siMcana para dhyAna deM, phala-phUla anAyAsa khila Ae~ge / For Personal & Private Use Only 101 Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hRdaya kI ora bar3heM, hRdaya ko kholeN| antas-AkAza ko khoja liyA jAe to Atma-svataMtratA ke paMchI mukta vihAra kara sakate haiN| taba aise ahobhAva meM jInA hotA hai jisameM sabako samAviSTa kiyA jA sakatA hai| ___ mRtyu hameM miTAe, usase pahale, hama mRtyu se jur3e pahaluoM ko miTA DAleM tAki mRtyu nahIM, mukti ho / mRtyu bhI nirvANa kA mahotsava ho| jyoti kA parama jyoti meM vilaya ho| tamaso mA jyotirgamaya... asato mA sadgamaya... mRtyormA amRtaM gamaya... he prabhu! maiM andhA hU~, dRSTA bnaao| bhramita hU~, amRta bnaao| bUMda hU~, sAgara bnaao|mujhe apanI zAMti aura mukti kI rAha dikhaao| O My God! I am only a drop, make me an ocean. mere prabhu ! maiM to kevala eka bUMda bhara hU~, sAgara banAo to tumhArI kRpA! hama dhyAna meM utareM, dhyAna ko jiieN| astitva hameM sahaja hI apane prakAza aura puraskAroM se bhara degaa| ___ hama apanI zAMti, zuddhi, mukti ke lie pahalA tarIkA yaha apanAe~ ki hama apane sAtha mauna ke abhyAsa ko jodd'eN| dina meM do ghaNTe hI sahI, hama mauna-bhAva ko apane se jodd'eN| usa daurAna na kitAba par3heM, na akhabAra aura na hI reDiyo yA TelIvijana kA upayoga kreN| mauna yAnI vANI kA hI mauna nahIM, iMdriyoM kA bhI mauna, mana kA bhI mauna / kucha dina taka yaha bhale hI aTapaTA lage, para dhIre-dhIre Apa pAe~ge ki Apake 102 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhItara vAstava meM mauna sAkAra hone lagA hai| koziza kareM, mahIne meM eka dina pUre mauna rheN| jaise zarIra-zuddhi ke lie mahIne meM eka upavAsa kiyA jAtA hai, Apa eka dina pUrA mauna rkheN| saMbhava ho sake to kabhI eka saptAha ke lie mauna rkheN| dhIre-dhIre Apa pAe~ge ki mAnasika dvandva zAMta honA zurU ho gayA hai| mana kI zAMti meM AtmA kI zakti adhika mahasUsa hotI hai| eka bAta aura apanAe~ ki pratidina subaha aura pratidina sAyaM AdhA ghaNTA dhyAna kA abhyAsa kreN| dhyAna se mauna, zAMti aura AtmajAgarUkatA kA aura adhika vikAsa tathA vistAra hogaa| dhyAna meM karane ke nAma para kucha na kreN| basa, zAMta sthira ho jAe~, svayaM ko ekAkI dekheN| zarIra, mana aura iMdriyA~ - sabako zAMti aura mauna kI preraNA dete hue svayaM ko IzvarIya bhAva meM sthApita kreN| sacamuca Apako yaha dekhakara Azcarya hogA ki ApakI zAMti aura saMbhAvanA ananta ho cukI hai| dhyAna-vidhi ke lie prathama caraNa : lagabhaga 10 minaTa taka dIrgha zvAsa kA prANAyAma kreN| cita kI sthiratA ke lie sA~sa ke sAtha soham kA sumirana kreN| dhIre-dhIre sA~sa svataH choTI, halkI aura vilIna hotI jaaegii| dUsarA caraNa : apane hRdaya-kamala meM divya zAMti aura apanI antarAtmA kA dhyAna kreN| lagabhaga 10 minaTa taka dhyAna vidhi ke dUsare caraNa meM DUbe rheN| tIsarA caraNa : lalATa pradeza para apanI Atma-jAgrati sAdhe / yahA~ dhyAna dharane se hamAre divya cakSu sakriya hoMge, buddhi ekAgra aura nirmala hogii| yahA~ hameM divya camaka aura divya raMgoM kI anubhUti hogii| caturtha caraNa : aMta meM mastaSka ke madhya UparI kendra arthAt brahmaraMdhra | 103 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM dhyAnastha hoN| yahA~ dhyAna dharate hue hamArA mana sahaja zAMta, nirmala aura nirvikalpa ho cukA hai| aisI sthiti meM hameM brahmANDa se vizva zakti prApta hogI jisase hamArI AdhyAtmika zakti bddh'egii| hama svastha, saccidAnaMda aura nirvANa kI sthiti ko AtmasAta kreNge| aMtima eka kArya aura kareM ki pratidina do ghaNTe kA samaya aisA avazya cuneM, usa daurAna jo kucha bhI ghaTita ho, usake bAre meM koI pratikriyA na kreN| hama isa abhyAsa ko dhIre-dhIre aura bar3hA sakate haiN| eka ghaNTe ko do ghaNTe meM, do ko cAra ghaNTe meM / Apa pAe~ge ki dhIredhIre yahI jAgarUkatA Apake pUre dina-saptAha-mahIne-varSa taka vistAra letI jA rahI hai| kriyA-pratikriyA ke dvandva se bacane se jahA~ hama uttejanA, krodha, tanAva aura mAnasika khiMcAva se baceMge, vahIM zAMti, saralatA, samadarzitA ke jIvanadAyI tattva anAyAsa AtmasAt ho jaaeNge| asIma zAMti meM hI asIma mukti samAI hai| zuddhi aura sAmarthya ke paMkhoM ke sahAre hI mukti ke AkAza meM ur3Ana bharanA saMbhava hai| AtmasmRti kI bhAvadazA ke sAtha hama ananta mukti ke pathika hoN| janma aura mRtyu donoM se uparata hokara basa jie~ aura sahaja mukta ho jaaeN| 000 104 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma manuSya ke lie janmA hai, na ki manuSya dharma ke lie / dharma vahI hai jisase iMsAniyata kA bhalA ho| dharma ke nAma para aneka taraha ke taura-tarIke calate haiM, para yadi ve taura-tarIke hamAre vicAra, vANI aura vyavahAra ko paoNjiTIva na banA pAe~ to isakA artha hai usa sisTama meM Avazyaka badalAva lAyA jaae| prasiddha dharmaguru mahAna rASTra-saMta pUjya zrI candraprabha ne dharma kI una bAtoM para apanA prakAza DAlA hai jo dharma ke kaThina svarUpa ko sarala banAtA hai aura vyakti kA anAyAsa hI dharma meM praveza karavAtA hai| yaha choTI-sI pyArI pustaka hamAre lie dharma kI TaoNrca kA kAma karatI hai| Apa ise manoyogapUrvaka par3hate jaaie| isa kitAba kA eka-eka cepTara Apake lie dvAra kA kAma karegA aura Apa anAyAsa sAdhAraNa se asAdhAraNa cetanA ke mAlika hote jaaeNge| phira Apake qadama qhuda-ba-qhuda Az2Ada paMchI kI taraha mukta ho jaaeNge| COJU U Rs25/ For Personal & Private Use Only