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________________ AcArya mahAprajJa For Private & Personal use only .
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________________ dharma ke sUtra
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________________ Adarza sAhitya saMgha prakAzana
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________________ dharma ke sUtra AcArya mahAprajJa
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________________ (c) Adarza sAhitya saMgha, cUrU ( rAjasthAna ) saMpAdaka muni zrIcandra 'kamala' prakAzakaH kamaleza caturvedI prabandhakaH Adarza sAhitya saMgha, cUrU (rAja.) mUlya: tIsa rupaye/ saMskaraNa 2000/ mudraka : pavana priMTarsa, dillI- 32 DHARAM KE SUTRA by Acharya Mahaprajna Rs. 30.00
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________________ prastuti dharma eka rahasyapUrNa aura ulajhA huA zabda hai| isakI anagina vyAkhyAeM kI gaIM, phira bhI isakA rUpa sarvathA anAvRta nahIM huaa| kucha vyAkhyAoM ne isake svarUpa para AvaraNa bhI DAlA hai| isa sthiti meM manuSya kA viveka hI usake lie Aloka-dIpa bana sakatA hai| jIvana kA tamisrA meM gaharAte hue aMdhakAra se mukta hone kA eka mAtra upAya hai-dharma, isIlie use dIpa kahA gayA hai| usameM zaraNa dene kI kSamatA hai, isalie use dvIpa bhI kahA gayA hai| isa dIpa meM sneha bharane kI kucha vidhiyAM haiM, paddhatiyAM haiM, kucha sUtra haiN| prastuta pustaka meM unakA sAra saMkalita hai| vi. saM. 2028 kI bAta hai| merI saMsArapakSIyA mAtA sAdhvIzrI bAlUjI asvastha thiiN| ve gaMgAzahara meM virAja rahI thiiN| unase milane ke lie maiM kucha sAdhuoM ke sAtha gaMgAzahara gayA thaa| una dinoM vahAM dharma ke viSaya meM pravacana kI zrRMkhalA calI thii| prastuta pustaka meM ve pravacana saMkalita haiN| unakA saMkalana va sampAdana muni zrIcandrajI ne kiyA hai| isase dharma kI kucha Aloka-razmiyo ko pakar3ane meM suvidhA ho skegii| sahaja-sarala bhASA meM pradatta pravacana jana-sAdhAraNa ke lie bhI sahaja paThanIya bana skeNge| AcArya mahAprajJa
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________________ anukrama 1. dharma : kitanA mahaMgA kitanA sastA? 2. dharma Avazyaka kyoM? 3. dharma kaise? 4. dharma kI vyAkhyA 5. dharma hai AMtarika saMpadA 6. dharma ke sAdhana-tapasyA aura dhyAna 7. samyagdRSTi (1) 8 samyagdRSTi (2) 6. samyagdRSTi (3) 10. samyagdRSTi (4) 11. Astikya 12. dharma kI tIsarI kakSA-vratI bananA 13. vratoM kI upayogitA 14. parivartana kA ghaTaka : dharma 15. svabhAva-parivartana 16. saMskAroM kA parivartana 17. sukha kyA hai (1) 18. sukha kyA hai (2) 105 111
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________________ 116 122 148 16. dhArmika kI kasauTI 20. prAmANikatA kA mUlya 21. dharma kA vyAvahArika mUlya 128 22. sAmAyika dharma 134 23. dharma aura rUr3hivAda 140 24. dharma eka : mArga aneka 25. dharma aura vijJAna 154 26. dharma kA sArvabhauma rUpa-dhyAna 160 27. bhaviSya kI paridhi : vartamAna kA kendra 28. hiMsA aura ahiMsA 17 26. jIvana meM ahiMsA kA rUpa 177 30. samAja ke pariprekSya meM arthahiMsA aura anarthahiMsA 183 165
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________________ dharma : kitanA mahaMgA kitanA sastA? Aja hama mahaMgAI ke yuga meM jI rahe haiN| sunA hai, eka yuga thA jo bahuta sastA thaa| Aja jIvana kI sArI yAtrA bahuta mahaMgI ho gaI hai aura dharma bhI hameM mahaMgA yA sastA dIkhane lagA hai| Aja to AdamI dharma ko bhI paisoM ke baTakharoM se taulane laga gayA hai| AcArya bhikSu ne isa viSaya meM eka sUtra diyA thA-dharma tyAga meM hai, bhoga meM nahIM, dharma amUlya hai, isakI kImata nahIM AMkI jA sktii| tyAga na sastA hotA hai aura na hI bhoga mhNgaa| pUchA gayA-dharma mola milatA hai yA nahIM? uttara meM kahA gayA-jo mola meM mile vaha dharma nahIM, adharma hai| tAtparya yaha hai ki dharma kA koI mUlya nahIM hotaa| pratyeka vyakti kA dRSTikoNa artha ke sAtha jur3A hai| balki yaha kaheM ki jIvana kI sArI yAtrA hI artha para nirbhara hai| samAja kA sArA vikAsa artha-sApekSa hotA hai| mArksa ne samAja kA adhyayana artha ke utAra-car3hAva ke AdhAra para hI kiyA thaa| artha ke utAra-car3hAva ke AdhAra para samAja banatA hai, bigar3atA hai| bahuta sArI ghaTanAeM artha ke sAtha jur3I huI hotI haiM, isalie AdamI dharma ko saste aura mahaMge rUpa meM mImAMsita kare to koI Azcarya nahIM honA caahie| prazna hai-mUlya kaa| mUlya nirapekSa dharma : kitanA mahaMgA kitanA sastA? : 1 al
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________________ nahIM hotA, vaha sadA sApekSa hotA hai| dharma kA hI nahIM, lagabhaga hara padArtha kA mUlya sApekSa hotA hai / / eka saMnyAsI rAjA se milA / carcA ke daurAna saMnyAsI ne kahA - 'tyAga bahuta mUlyavAn hotA hai / ' rAjA ne isa bAta se apanI asahamati vyakta karate hue kahA - 'mahArAja ! Apane to bacapana meM hI saMnyAsa le liyA ataH ApakI dRSTi meM tyAga hI sabase adhika mUlyavAn hai / mUlyavAn hai 'rAjya' / itanA bar3A adhikAra, vaibhava, sampadA aura sukha-suvidhA ! jisakI Apa kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sakate / rAjya kI tulanA meM tyAga kI koI kImata nahIM / ' saMnyAsI ne kahA - 'mahArAja ! maiM yathArthavAdI hUM, ataH bahasa meM ulajhanA nahIM cAhatA, kintu kyA Apa mere eka prazna kA uttara deMge ?' rAjA saharSa uttara dene ko taiyAra ho gayA / saMnyAsI ne kahA- 'Apa kalpanA kareM ki jaMgala meM gae aura rAstA bhUla gae, bhaTaka gae / jeTha kI cilacilAtI dhUpa / bhaTakate-bhaTakate pyAsa kA prakopa bar3hA / dUra-dUra taka kahIM pAnI kA nAmonizAna nahIM / prANa-pakherU ur3ane kI taiyArI meM haiM / usa samaya daivAt koI pathika mila jAe aura vaha eka gilAsa ThaMDA pAnI pilA de, to Apa kyA kareMge?' rAjA bolA- 'maiM use apanA AdhA rAjya de dUMgA, kyoMki prANoM kI tulanA meM AdhA rAjya kucha bhI nahIM hai / ' saMnyAsI bolA- ' Apane ThIka hI khaa| mahArAja ! kRpayA eka prazna kA uttara aura deN| mAna leM Apa ki garmI ke kAraNa mUtrAvarodha ho gayA / usa avarodha se sArA zarIra caramarA gayA / becainI bar3hI aura prANa chaTapaTAne lge| aisI sthiti meM koI cikitsaka Ae aura eka hI pur3iyA meM sArA kaSTa dUra kara de to Apako 28 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ kitanI zAnti aura sukha milegA! usa sthiti meM Apa kyA kareMge?' mahAtmAjI! yadi aisI sthiti A jAe aura mRtyu ke mukha se koI mujhe ubAra de to maiM use AdhA rAjya de duuNgaa| saMnyAsI bolA-'samajhe mahArAja! Apake rAjya kA mUlya hai-sirpha do gilAsa paanii| eka gilAsa pAnI pyAsa ko miTAne ke lie aura eka gilAsa pAnI usa pAnI ke avarodha (mUtrAvarodha) ko miTAne ke lie| rAjA yaha sunakara avAk raha gayA ki usake vaibhavazAlI aura vizAla sAmrAjya kA mUlya hai-kevala do gilAsa paanii| mUlya sadA sApekSa hotA hai| kisI vastu kA mUlya na jyAdA hotA hai aura na km| na koI sastA hotA hai aura na koI mhNgaa| deza, kAla aura paristhiti ke aMkana ko chor3akara hama kisI bhI vastu ko na sastA kaha sakate haiM aura na mhNgaa| nirapekSa mUlya kisI kA nahIM hotaa| dRSTikoNa do prakAra ke hote haiM-eka astitvavAdI dRSTikoNa, dUsarA upayogitAvAdI dRssttikonn| astitvavAdI dRSTikoNa meM sastA yA mahaMgA jaisI bhASA nahIM hotI, kintu jaba astitva kI dRSTi se haTakara hama upayogitA ke kSetra meM jAte haiM to vahAM 'saste yA mahaMge' kI bhASA banatI hai| vahAM vastu kI upayogitA ke AdhAra para usakA mUlyAMkana hotA hai| dharma ke sAtha jaba artha kA sambandha jur3atA hai taba 'sastA aura mahaMgA' kA prazna hamAre sAmane AtA hai| jIvana ke cAra puruSArtha haiM-dharma, artha, kAma aura mokSa / pratyeka vyakti ina cAroM ke sAtha jItA hai| dharma aura mokSa tathA artha aura kAma-ye do yugala haiN| artha aura kAma-ye do Apasa dharma : kitanA mahaMgA kitanA sastA? - 3
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________________ meM jur3e hue haiN| vyakti meM kAmanA hotI hai aura kAmanA pUrti kA sAdhana hai-arth| isa yugala meM artha hai sAdhana aura kAma hai saadhy| eka yugala hai-dharma aura mokss| mokSa hai sAdhya aura dharma hai usakI prApti kA saadhn| dharma kA sambandha mokSa ke sAtha hai| manuSya kA jIvana kucha aisA hai ki usameM rekhAeM khIMcanA eka samasyA hai| itanA saba ghulA-milA hai ki use alaga karanA kaThina hai| hara vyakti meM pUrNa viveka nahIM hotA, isalie AsapAsa kI vastu ko vaha eka hI mAna letA hai| AcArya bhikSu ne kahA-tyAga dharma hai| vaha amUlya hai| yaha eka sIdhI-sI bAta hai, para Apa kaheMge-AcAryazrI jahAM jAte haiM vahAM kitanI vyavasthAeM karanI par3atI haiM aura ve sArI vyavasthAeM artha ke dvArA hotI haiN| itanI sArI vyavasthAoM ke bAda hama kahIM dharma kI ArAdhanA kara pAte haiN| isa dRSTi se kitanA mahaMgA ho jAtA hai dharma? 'dharma amUlya hai'-yaha kathana kahAM taka siddha ho pAtA hai? AcArya bhikSu ne isa prazna ke uttara meM jo vivecana diyA, vaha mArmika hai| viDambanA yaha hai ki AcArya bhikSu ke anuyAyI bhI unake siddhAntoM se pUrNa paricita nahIM, isalie unake mana meM spaSTatAeM nahIM hotiiN| ve choTI-choTI bAtoM meM ulajha jAte haiN| ve ulajhate jaldI haiM aura sulajhate bhI jaldI haiN| isa DAMvADola sthiti kA mUla kAraNa hai-tattva kI anbhijnytaa| tAttvika pRSThabhUmi meM AsthA kA dRr3habandha hotA hai| yaha bahuta Avazyaka hai ki dharma ke viSaya meM AcArya bhikSu kA marmasparzI siddhAnta jAnA jaae| dharma ke kSetra meM AcArya bhikSu ne jo mImAMsA kI, jo 4 : dharma ke sUtra ___
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________________ sUtra die aura unakA jo vistAra zrImajjayAcArya ne kiyA, vaisA pratipAdana bahuta kama AcAryoM ne kiyA hai| I AcArya bhikSu ne vyavasthA aura dharma - ArAdhanA kI sUkSma vivacenA kI hai| ina donoM ke bIca unhoMne eka sUkSma rekhA khIMcI hai / eka vyakti dharmaguru ke darzana karane, dharmArAdhanA karane rela meM baiThakara kahIM jAtA hai to vaha dharma nahIM hai / dharma vaha hai jisa kSaNa meM vaha mana, vacana aura kAyA se niravadya AcaraNa karatA hai / dharma usI kSaNa kA hotA hai, zeSa kA nhiiN| zeSa kSaNa kI pravRttiyAM usake sAtha jur3I huI vyavasthAeM haiM / vyavasthAeM alaga hotI haiM aura dharma alaga hotA hai / isa tathya ko hama ucita rUpa se samajha leM ki pahale pIche jo jur3atA hai, vaha usakI anivAryatA hai, dharma nahIM / dharma usI kSaNa meM hai jisameM pApa kA aMzamAtra bhI avakAza nahIM hai| pUrI pravRtti dharma taba hotI hai jaba usameM sAvadyatA nahIM hotii| koI vyakti guru- darzana kI bhAvanA se ghara se paidala cala par3atA hai| bhUmi ko dekha-dekhakara calatA hai / lambI yAtrA taya kara guru darzana karatA hai / isa sthiti meM isakA prasthAna dharma kahA jA sakatA hai / kintu apanI durbalatA ke kAraNa aisA kara nahIM sakatA, vaha vAhana kA prayoga karatA hai| vAhana kA prayoga vaha dharma ke kAraNa nahIM, apanI durbalatA ke kAraNa karatA hai / dharma vaha hai jisa kSaNa meM svAdhyAya karate haiM, sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI upAsanA karate haiM / ayatanApUrvaka AnA-jAnA, uThanA-baiThanA dharma nahIM ho sakatA / sAmAnya Ane-jAne ke kSaNa ko aura dharma kI ArAdhanA ke kSaNa ko eka nahIM mAnA jA sktaa| donoM kA svarUpa bhinna hai| eka sAvadha hai, dUsarA niravadya / isI prakAra dharma kI ArAdhanA kA kSaNa aura dharma kI ArAdhanA dharma: kitanA mahaMgA kitanA sastA ? 5
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________________ ke sAtha jur3I huIM vyavasthAoM kA kSaNa eka nahIM hotaa| dharma na mahaMgA hotA hai, na sstaa| ye donoM zabda artha-sApekSa haiN| dharma sIdhA-sAdA hotA hai| artha ke sAtha dharma kA koI sambandha nahIM hai| dharma kI ArAdhanA pavitra zarIra, pavitra mana aura pavitra vANI ke dvArA hotI hai| isameM kevala tIna hI tathya apekSita haiM-zubha mana kA yoga, zubha vANI kA yoga aura zubha zarIra kA yog| parantu Aja kA mAnava vicitra bana gayA hai| AdamI tyAga aura balidAna karanA nahIM caahtaa| vaha dhana dekara dharma kA lAbha uThAnA cAhatA hai| vaha svayaM dharma kI ArAdhanA nahIM karatA kintu artha ke vinimaya se dharma kI ArAdhanA kA lAbha uThAnA cAhatA hai to yaha kaise sambhava ho sakatA hai? yaha cintana kI daridratA hai| isa cintana ne dharma kI garimA ko bahuta Thesa pahuMcAI hai tathA dharma ko bhI vikraya kI vastu banA DAlA hai| jaise paise se anyAnya upabhoga kI vastueM kharIdI jAtI haiM vaise hI dharma ko bhI hama paise se kharIdane kI bhUla kara baiThate haiN| isa kraya-vikraya kI mAnasikatA ne hI 'saste aura mahaMge' ke prazna ko paidA kiyA hai| eka kathAvAcaka kathA kaha rahA thaa| itane meM hI usakA putra daur3atA huA AyA aura bolA-'pitAjI! Aja hala TUTa gyaa| varSA acchI huI hai| hala ke binA jutAI aura jutAI ke binA khetI kaise hogI?' kathAvAcaka bolA-'cintA mata kara, abhI vyavasthA kara detA huuN|' kathA pUrI hote-hote paMDitajI ne prasaMgavaza kahA- 'upAsako! eka mahattvapUrNa bAta batA rahA hUM, dhyAna se suno| tuma loga zarIra se tapasyA nahIM kara sakate, jJAna kI ArAdhanA nahIM kara sakate aura na koI dharma kA viziSTa AcaraNa hI kara sakate ho| tyAga aura tapasyA kA AcaraNa 6 dharma ke sUtra ___
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________________ kaThina hotA hai| yaha kisI ke vaza kI bAta nhiiN| dharma kA sIdhA rAstA bhI zAstroM meM batAyA gayA hai| zAstrakAra kahate 'vyAsaM vA vyAsaputraM vA, yo dadAti halaM khlN| tasya puNyaprabhAvena, svarge jhallara-mallarA // ' jo vyakti vyAsa yA vyAsa ke putra ko hala detA hai, usa puNya-prabhAva se svarga meM usako Ananda hI Ananda prApta hotA hai| kitanA sarala aura sIdhA rAstA hai| na tapasyA karanI par3atI hai, na tyAga karanA par3atA hai| na to svayaM ko khapAnA par3atA hai aura na hI koI anya kaSTa uThAnA par3atA hai|' paMDita kA itanA kahanA mAtra thA ki dekhate hI dekhate eka nahIM, dasa hala A ge| zAstra kI bAta ko kauna asatya mAne! yaha svArtha kA dRSTikoNa hai| svArtha kA dRSTikoNa rahA dharma ke netAoM kA aura svArtha kA dRSTikoNa rahA dharma ke anuyAyiyoM kaa| donoM meM svArtha kAma karane lgaa| dharma ke netAoM ne samajhA ki itane mAtra se yadi bhAvanAeM pUrI hotI haiM to dharma ko kyoM na artha ke sAtha jor3a diyA jAe! anuyAyiyoM ne socA-yadi paise se dharma hotA hai to kyoM na isa saste yA mahaMge dharma ko apanAyA jaae| Aja donoM eka-dUsare ko Thaga rahe haiN| dharma ke netA anuyAyiyoM ko Thagate haiM aura anuyAyI dharma ke netAoM ko Thagate haiN| isa cintanadhArA ne dharma ke kSetra meM aneka vikRtiyAM paidA dharma : kitanA mahaMgA kitanA sastA? ma 7
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________________ kii| isa cintana se dharma kI AtmA hI mara gii| dharma hotA hai vAstava meM tyAga aura saMyama se, aura tyAga, saMyama kA rAstA bar3A kaThina hotA hai| isa prakAra ke dharma meM saste yA mahaMgepana kI bAta nahIM utthtii| dharma kI AtmA taka pahuMcane para vyakti ina mUlyAMkanoM kI dRSTi se bahuta Upara calA jAtA hai| itanA vyApaka aura virATa kSetra hai dharma kaa| ___rAjA ne ghoSaNA kI ki maiM guru banAnA cAhatA hUM, para guru usI ko banAUMgA jisakA Azrama sabase bar3A hogaa| usa samaya rAjA kA guru bananA bahuta bar3I bAta hotI thii| rAjA jinakA anuyAyI hotA, prajA bhI usakI anuyAyI bana jaatii| sabake mana meM kutUhala jgaa| pratyeka saMnyAsI rAjA ko apanA bhakta banAne kI socane lgaa| aneka dharmaguru ekatrita hue| eka ne kahA-'merA Azrama pAMca ekar3a jamIna meM hai|' dUsare ne khar3e hokara kahA-'merA Azrama dasa ekar3a meM hai|' isa prakAra Azrama kI bhUmi eka-dUsare se bar3hatI gii| rAjA asamaMjasa meM par3a gayA-kise guru bnaae| anta meM eka saMnyAsI AyA, bolA-'rAjan! merA Azrama sabase par3A hai|' rAjA ne pUchA- kitanA bar3A?' saMnyAsI bolA-'saMkhyA meM batA nahIM sakatA, svayaM calakara dekheN|' rAjA usa saMnyAsI ke sAtha cala pdd'aa| anyAnya saMnyAsI bhI kutUhalavaza unake sAtha cala pdd'e| saMnyAsI rAjA ko eka jaMgala meM le gayA aura eka vRkSa ke nIce khar3A hokara bolA-'rAjan! yaha hai merA aashrm| Upara jo AkAza hai vaha mere Azrama kI chata hai aura nIce pUrva, pazcima, uttara tathA dakSiNa meM jitanI bhUmi kA vistAra hai, vaha mere Azrama kI bhUmi hai|' ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ rAjA ne saMnyAsI ke paira pakar3a liye aura kahA-'Apa mere dharma-guru haiM, kyoMki Apa sImAtIta haiN| dUsare sAre loga sImA meM baMdhe hue haiM phira cAhe vaha sImA bIsa ekar3a kI ho yA pacAsa ekar3a kii| sImA to Akhira sImA hI hotI hai| dharma usa vyakti ko milatA hai jo sImAtIta ho jAtA hai| dharma sImAtIta hotA hai, mUlyoM se pare hotA hai| mUlya kI carcA kabhI dharma kI carcA nahIM ho sakatI, kevala usakI paridhi kI carcA ho sakatI hai| Aja paridhi kI carcA adhika hai, kendra kI km| jaba taka kendra ko nahIM pakar3A jAtA, mUla tathA hastagata nahIM ho sktaa| Aja kendra aura paridhi ko pahacAnane kI dRSTi sApha honI caahie| dharma kA kendra aura dharma kI paridhi kabhI eka nahIM hotii| dharma AtmA kI pavitratA hai aura paridhi vyavasthAeM haiN| rupayoM kA vinimaya paridhi meM hotA hai, kendra meM nhiiN| jaba paridhi ko kendra mAna liyA jAtA hai to bhrAMtiyAM phailatI haiN| paridhi kI bAta paridhi kI sImA meM jarUrI hai aura kendra kI bAta kendra kI sImA meM jarUrI hai| yaha ho sakatA hai ki kendra ke sAtha paridhi kI bAta socI jAe, kintu donoM kA mizraNa nahIM karanA caahie| dharma kA dharma kI dRSTi se mUlyAMkana kareM aura use usI dRSTi se tauleN| yaha eka lambI carcA hai| saMkSepa meM itanA hI kahA jA sakatA hai ki dharma kA ekamAtra sAdhana hai-tyAga, sNym| dUsarA aura koI sAdhana nahIM hai dharma kaa| apanA tyAga, apanA saMyama (vRttiyoM aura saMjJAoM kA saMyama), basa itanA hI hai dharma! yadi mUlya kI bhASA meM AMkA jAe to kitanA sastA! eka kaur3I bhI nahIM kharca karanI pdd'tii| dhyAna dharma hai, sAmAyika dharma hai, dharma : kitanA mahaMgA kitanA sastA? - 6
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________________ prekSA dharma hai, zvAsa ko dekhanA dharma hai aura zarIra ke prakampanoM ko dekhanA-jAnanA dharma hai| yaha binA paise kA dharma hai jisameM kucha bhI nahIM kharca karanA par3atA, kevala apanI vRttiyoM ko mor3anA hotA hai, unakI dizA ko badalanA hotA hai| dharma sabase sastA hai, para vaha mahaMgA bana jAtA hai vyavasthAoM ke saath| jaba dharma ke sAtha kucha vyavasthAeM jur3a jAtI haiM, taba vaha mahaMgA bana jAtA hai| hameM yaha acchI taraha samajha lenA cAhie ki dhana dharma kA sAdhana bana nahIM sktaa| vaha vyavasthA kA sAdhana ho sakatA hai aura vyavasthA kA sAdhana to vaha hai hii| dhana ke arjana, vyaya aura saMcaya ko unhIM logoM ne dharma mAnA jo dhana se dharma kI bAta karate haiN| isa mithyA siddhAnta ne aneka vikRtiyAM paidA kI haiN| ataH AvazyakatA hai ise icchI taraha samajhA jaae| __ jo paisoM ke dvArA dharma kI ArAdhanA karanA cAhate haiM, unake lie to dharma sastA yA mahaMgA ho sakatA hai, kintu hamAre sAmane to yaha arthahIna prazna hai| hamArA dharma jur3A huA hai-jJAna se, darzana se aura caritra se| ye tInoM amUlya haiN| inakI ArAdhanA mUlya se nahIM ho sktii| 10ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ dharma Avazyaka kyoM ? ' tvadAsyalAsinI netre, tvadupAsti karau karau / tvadguNaH zrotriNI zrotre, bhUyAstAM sarvadA mama // ' bhagavan merI donoM AMkhe Apake muMha ko dekhane meM tallIna raheM / donoM hAtha upAsanA meM jur3e rheN| donoM kAna ApakI stuti ko sunate raheM / bhagavAna ke prati bhakta kI yaha kAmanA hai| jina AMkhoM meM pavitra vastu dekhane kI bhAvanA hotI hai, ve AMkheM pavitra ho jAtI haiN| jo hAtha bhagavAna kI upAsanA meM jur3a jAte haiM, ve hAtha pavitra ho jAte haiM / phira unase azubha kAma nahIM hote / eka vicAraka ne kalpanA kI hai bhagavAna ne manuSya ko do hAtha isalie die haiM ki eka hAtha se khAnA khAe aura dUsare hAtha se mAratA rhe| isa kalpanA ke pIche bhUmikA yaha ho sakatI hai ki usane AdamI ko dUsaroM ko satAte hue dekhA ho / jo kAna bhagavAn kI stuti meM rasa lete haiM, ve apavitra bAta sunane meM ruci nahIM lete| hamAre netra, hAtha aura kAna pavitra hoM / ina tInoM ke pavitra hone se indriyAM pavitra bana jAtI haiM, mana pavitra bana jAtA hai aura inake pavitra hone se AtmA pavitra ho jAtI hai / jaba AtmA pavitra ho jAtI hai taba dharma kI bAta dharma Avazyaka kyoM ? ma 11
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________________ socI jAtI hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai-dhammo suddhassa ciTThaI-dharma pavitra AtmA meM ThaharatA hai| jahAM mana kI pavitratA nahIM hai, vANI kI pavitratA nahIM hai, vicAroM kI pavitratA nahIM hai, vahAM dharma nahIM tthhrtaa| sarala aura zuddha hRdaya meM hI dharma kA vAsa hotA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA jA jA vaccai rayaNI, na sA paDiniyattai ahammaM kuNamANassa, aphalA jaMti raainno| jA jA vaccai rayaNI, na sA paDiniyattai dhammaM ca kuNamANassa, saphalA jaMti raainno| jo rAta bItatI hai, vaha vApasa nahIM aatii| adharma karane vAle kI rAteM viphala ho jAtI haiN| jo rAta bItatI hai, vaha vApasa nahIM aatii| dharma karane vAloM kI rAteM saphala hotI haiN| phrAMsIsI kalAkAra ne kAla-devatA kI eka pratimA bnaaii| usake sira ke agale bhAga meM kezoM kA gucchA dikhAyA gayA aura pIche ke bhAga meM use gaMjA dikhAyA gyaa| isakA tAtparya yaha hai ki kAla sAmane se AtA hai, use pakar3anA cAho to pakar3a lo, anyathA bhAgane para vaha pIche se pakar3a meM nahIM aaegaa| dharma kI bAta sunate haiM, usakI mahimA sunate haiN| itane varSoM se usakA pAlana kara rahe haiM, phira bhI Adeza milatA hai-dharma kro| taba prazna uThatA hai-vaha dharma kyA hai? bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI meM usakA uttara hai-ahiMsA dharma hai, saMyama dharma hai aura tapa dharma hai| 12 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ dharma kahAM rahatA hai, dharma kyA hai-yaha hamane jaanaa| aba prazna AtA hai, dharma Avazyaka kyoM hai? hama khAte haiM, bhojana karate haiN| prazna hotA hai-kyA bhojana karanA Avazyaka hai? eka hI uttara milatA hai-hAM, Avazyaka hai| roTI khAnI cAhie aura pAnI pInA cAhie-isakA upadeza nahIM miltaa| jo jarUrI hai, usake lie upadeza kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotii| roTI aura pAnI zarIra kI mAMga hai| upavAsa meM rAta ko tAre ginane par3ate haiN| do, tIna, cAra dina kA upavAsa ho to phira kahanA hI kyA! pAnI ke binA garmI meM prANa nikalane laga jAte haiN| roTI aura pAnI kI AvazyakatA anubhava hotI hai, vaise kyA dharma kI AvazyakatA anubhava hotI hai? yadi nahIM, to lagatA hai dharma Avazyaka nahIM hai| dharma yadi cAra dina na kiyA jAe to upavAsa kI taraha tAre ginane nahIM pdd'te| phira dharma Avazyaka kyoM hai? khAnA khAo, kapar3e pahano, makAna banAo-isake lie koI upadeza nahIM detaa| roTI khAnA, kapar3e pahananA aura makAna banAnA Adi svAbhAvika mAMga hai| binA kisI ke kahe ye sAre kAma kie jAte haiN| dharma kRtrima mAMga hai aura thopI huI mAMga hai| dharma paMgu hai, apane Apa nahIM cltaa| jaba dharma kI AvazyakatA mahasUsa nahIM hotI, taba use kyoM karanA cAhie? upavAsa, tapa, svAdhyAya ke lie preraNA denI par3atI hai, taba lagatA hai dharma zarIra kI mAMga to nahIM hai| taba dharma kyoM karate haiM? kyA upadezaka varga ko kahane kA saMskAra ho gayA aura zrAvaka varga ko sunane kA saMskAra ho gayA hai? maiMne prazna ko ubhArA hai aura vaha isalie ki nayA bIja dharma Avazyaka kyoM? : 13
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________________ boyA jA ske| kheta kI sArI bhUmi ko bone se pahale ubhAranA par3atA hai| apane hRdaya meM bIja bonA hai to use ukhAr3anA hI hogaa| __mAnava ke vikAsa kI azeSa prakriyA jJAna kI upalabdhi se janita hai| roTI khAnA sarala hai, parantu roTI banAnA aura roTI kamAnA sIkhanA par3atA hai| roTI kamAne meM zrama karanA par3atA hai| yadi cintAmaNi ratna sulabha hotA to kisI ko kArya karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM rhtii| yadi kalpavRkSa, kAmakuMbha aura kAmadhenu sulabha hotI to kucha bhI karanA Avazyaka nahIM hotaa| zrama karanA koI nahIM cAhatA, phira bhI karanA par3atA hai| cintAmaNi ratna aura kalpavRkSa manuSya kI dasa aMguliyAM haiN| manuSya inase zrama karatA hai roTI, makAna banAtA hai| manuSya ne inhIM aMguliyoM ke dvArA vikAsa kiyA hai| usane dharma ke kSetra meM bhI vikAsa kiyA hai| dharma kA pahalA tattva hai-ahiNsaa| pahale manuSya jaMgala meM rahatA thA, guphA meM rahatA thaa| vRkSa kI chAla ko or3hatA yA nagna hI rahatA thaa| phira manuSya ne vikAsa kiyA, samAja banAyA aura bastI banAkara rahane lgaa| samAja kA nirmANa ahiMsA ke AdhAra para huA hai| jaMgalI yA hiMsra jAnavaroM kA samAja nahIM hotaa| ve eka-dUsare ko khA jAte haiN| samAja ahiMsA va prema ke AdhAra para hI banatA hai| eka-dUsare kI maryAdA samajhane para samAja banatA hai| dharma kA dUsarA tattva hai-sNym| eka galI hai| eka vyakti mArga meM khATa DAlakara so jAe aura dUsarA rAstA mAMge taba na mile to ? pratyeka vyakti apanI maryAdA ko samajhatA hai| vaha 14 ma dharma ke sUtra ___
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________________ jAnatA hai, merA ghara Akhira merA ghara hai / yaha rAstA hai, ise rokane kA merA adhikAra nhiiN| binA saMyama ke ghara nahIM cala sktaa| ghara meM miThAI AtI hai / ghara ke saba sadasya bAMTakara khAte haiM / koI bhI Agraha nahIM karatA ki saba miThAI mujhe hI de do / saMyama kI bAta jAnate haiM, isalie Agraha nahIM karate / saMyama ke binA parivAra nahIM banatA / dharma kA tIsarA tattva hai - tapasyA / kyA tapasyA ke binA samAja cala sakatA hai? nahIM cala sakatA / sAmAjika jIvana meM svArthoM kA visarjana karanA bahuta anivArya hai / kucha vyakti khAte haiM aura kucha vyakti Tukura-Tukura kara sAmane dekhate raha jAte haiN| isa sthiti meM sAmAjika pratikriyA paidA hotI hai| aisI sthiti ko (hiMsA yA sAmAjika vighaTana ko ) alpAhAra ( UnodarI) va saMgraha ke prayoga se sahajatayA TAlA jA sakatA hai / itihAsa meM aneka mor3a aise Ae haiM jahAM aisI sthitiyoM ko sAmAjika logoM ne TAlA hai / isa pariprekSya meM ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa kyA Avazyaka nahIM lagate? pAMca dina kA prayoga karake dekhie ki ye Avazyaka haiM yA nahIM? inake binA samAja aura parivAra calatA hai yA nahIM, svayaM anubhava ho jaaegaa| kyA koI kaha sakatA hai ki dharma kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai? kriyAkANDa ke bAre meM prazna ho sakatA hai, upacAra aura vyavahAra kI bAtoM meM matabheda ho sakatA hai, dharma kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, aisA nahIM kahA jA sakatA / parantu arahannaka naukA meM jA rahA thaa| naukA jaba majhadhAra meM pahuMcI to devatA ne usameM baiThe logoM se kahA- 'dharma ko chor3a dharma Avazyaka kyoM ? 8 15
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________________ do, anyathA nAva Dubo duuNgaa|' sabane kaha diyA- 'prANa bacAo, hama dharma ko chor3ate haiN|' parantu arahannaka nahIM bolaa| deva ne dUsarI va tIsarI bAra phira kahA, taba arahannaka bolA-'deva! DubonA aura mAranA tere hAtha kI bAta hai, parantu dharma ko chur3AnA tere hAtha kI bAta nahIM hai|' saba ghabarAkara arahannaka se kahane lage-'itanA-sA kaha do, tumhArA kyA lagatA hai? nahIM to sAre mAre jaaeNge|' arahannaka bolA-'dharma colA nahIM hai jo utArakara rakha duuN| dharma ko kaise choDUM? dharma hai apanI AtmA kA svbhaav| vaha ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa ke rUpa meM prakaTa hotA hai| maiM use kaise chor3a dUM? vaha chor3A nahIM jA sktaa|' deva arahannaka kI dharmaniSThA ke Age nata hokara calA gyaa| manuSya dharma, saMyama aura tapa ke binA eka kSaNa bhI nahIM jI sktaa| jisa samAja ke mUla meM ahiMsA, saMyama bharA par3A hai, usako kaise mAne dharma kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai? sAmAyika, japa aura svAdhyAya karanA dharma ke vikAsa kI prakriyA hai| yaha hamArA zarIra hai| bAhara se camar3I dikhAI detI hai| bhItara haDDiyAM, rakta, snAyu aura dhamaniyAM haiN| yadi camar3I ughAr3a deM to AdamI kaMkAla diikhegaa| bhItara dIkhane vAle ye tattva hI haiM yA aura kucha bhI hai? zarIra ke bhItara cetanA hai vaha hameM dikhAI nahIM detii| rela kI paTarI para iMjana daur3atA hai, para vaha paTarI ko chor3akara idhara-udhara nahIM cala sktaa| yadi paTarI se utara jAe to vaha durghaTanA kahalAtI hai| cIMTI jaba cAhe paTarI para car3ha jAtI hai jaba cAhe utara jAtI hai| gAr3I aura moTara calAne se calatI hai| sArI zakti ke mUla meM manuSya kI cetanA kA hI vikAsa 16 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ hai| Aja aNubama, hAiDrojana bama, sputanika Adi kA nirmAtA manuSya hai| usane apanI cetanA-zakti ke dvArA sArA kArya kiyA hai| ajJAnI kucha bhI nahIM kara sktaa| vaha cetanA, jJAna hamAre mastiSka ke bhItara rahatA hai| sArI duniyA kA saMcAlana karane vAlI cetanA hai| usakA vikAsa dharma ke dvArA huA hai| tanmayatA aura ekAgratA se vikAsa hotA hai| caMcalatA se vikAsa nahIM hotaa| vaijJAnikoM ne itanA vikAsa kiyA hai, vaha tanmayatA va ekAgratA se hI huA hai| vaijJAnika AinsTIna kArya meM rata the| naukara khAnA lekara AyA aura rakhakara calA gyaa| kucha samaya bAda eka mitra milane aayaa| vaha baiThA rhaa| AinsTIna ne usako dekhA taka nhiiN| taba usa mitra ne vaha khAnA svayaM khA liyA aura calA gyaa| AinsTIna ne kAma nipaTane para khAne ke lie hAtha bar3hAyA to cullU kiyA dekhaa| usane socA-maiMne bhojana to kara liyA hai, phira kyoM? vaha vApasa kAma meM laga gyaa| loga use pAgala kaheMge, para Apa loga nizcita mAnie, Aja taka duniyA meM bar3e kAma aise pAgaloM ne hI kie haiN| cetanA ko vikasita karane kA sAdhana hai dhrm| usake binA AtmA meM chipI ananta zakti ko prakaTa nahIM kara skte| mana kI ekAgratA aura dhyAna kI prakriyA se AtmA paramAtmA bana jAtI hai| kaSTa kI paristhiti A sakatI hai, para cetanA ke sAtha jur3e binA usakI anubhUti nahIM hotii| kisI ke priya vyakti kA dehAvasAna ho jAtA hai, patA na ho to kaSTa nahIM hotaa| patA hone para vaha rone lagatA hai| seTha ne eka sarAya meM Thahare hue lar3ake ko bAhara nikAlane kA Adeza diyA, kyoMki usake dharma Avazyaka kyoM? : 17
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________________ rone se seTha kI nIMda harAma hotI thii| jaba vaha mara gayA to usakI jAnakArI kii| taba patA lagA ki yaha to merA hI putra hai| taba seTha ko kaSTa kI anubhUti hone lgii| kaSTa kahAM se AyA? anubhUti meM se| kaSTa kI paristhiti alaga hotI hai aura kaSTa kI anubhUti alaga hotI hai| dhArmika ko kaSTa kI paristhiti Ane para bhI anubhUti nahIM hotii| dharma kI cetanA vikasita hotI hai to vyakti kaSTa se alipta raha sakatA hai, phira vaha cAhe dhana kA viyoga ho athavA zArIrika bImArI ho 18 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ dharma kaise? 'na cAndhakAro na ca cAkacikyaM, na saMzayo nApi viparyayazca / na cApi rogo janayet prabhAvaM, sadA prasannA mama dRSTirastu // ' merI dRSTi sadA prasanna va nirmala ho| harSa aura prasannatA meM bheda hai| priya vastu kI prApti para jo khuzI hotI hai, vaha harSa kahalAtA hai| prasannatA kA artha hai nirmltaa| nirmalatA kisI vastu ke nimitta se nahIM hotii| vaha svAbhAvika hotI hai, jaise AkAza nirmala hai| hamArI dRSTi prasanna ho| na to aMdhakAra cAhie aura na cAkacikya hii| aMdhakAra meM dikhAI nahIM detA aura cAkacikya meM AMkheM cuMdhiyA jAtI haiN| saMzaya aura viparyaya bhI nahIM caahie| saMzaya meM nirNaya nahIM hotA aura viparyaya meM viparIta jJAna hotA hai| mRga ko tAla kSetra meM sUrya kI kiraNeM par3ane se pAnI kA AbhAsa hotA hai aura usake lie vaha daur3atA hai| kaccha ke raNa meM isa mRga-marIcikA kA hamane sAkSAtkAra kiyaa| dharma kA prArambha merI dRSTi prasanna ho-yaha bhAvanA zubha bhAvanA hai| dharma dharma kaise? = 16
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________________ kA prArambha dRSTi se hotA hai| hamAre jIvana kI sadpravRtti kA prArambha dRSTi se hotA hai|. jisakI dRSTi samyak hotI hai, vaha saphala ho jAtA hai aura jisakI dRSTi galata hotI hai, vaha viphala ho jAtA hai| hamAre jIvana kI saphalatA aura viphalatA kA AdhAra dRSTi hI hai| darzana pahale caahie| darzana se jJAna hogaa| dRSTi ke AdhAra para hI aMkana hotA hai vastu kA aura vyakti kaa| eka vyakti ke prati kisI kI dhAraNA bana gaI ki amuka galata AdamI hai| vaha yadi acchA kAma bhI karatA hai to usakA aMkana dRSTi ke anusAra hI hogaa| kisI vyakti ke prati yadi dRSTi ThIka hai to usake galata kAma karane para bhI ThIka mAna lete haiN| jJAna vaisA hI hotA hai jaisI dhAraNA hotI hai| isIlie bhagavAna ne kahA ki darzana ke binA jJAna nahIM hotaa| jise jJAna nahIM hai, use caritra nahIM miltaa| caritra ke binA mokSa nahIM aura mokSa ke binA nirvANa nahIM hotaa| yaha krama hai| dharma kaise? 'dharma kaise'-isa prakriyA ke chaha dvAra haiM1. sulabhabodhI-mArgAnusArI 2. samyakdRSTi 3. dezavratI 4. mahAvratI 5. vItarAga 6. ayoga pahalI kakSA sulabhabodhI kI hai| vaha dharma ko nahIM jAnatA, 20 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ parantu use dharma kI bAta priya lagatI hai| usameM na tyAga hai aura na sNvr| kevala usake saMskAra acche ho jAte haiN| samyak darzana dharma kA prArambha samyak darzana se hotA hai| jaba taka mithyA darzana kI gAMTha nahIM khulegI taba taka dharma karate hue bhI nahIM karate aura jAnate hue bhI nahIM jaante| samyak darzana do prakAra kA hotA hai-eka vyAvahArika aura dUsarA naishcyik| vyAvahArika samyak darzana meM deva, guru aura dharma kA jJAna, navatattva kA jJAna, saMvara aura nirjarA kA jJAna honA apekSita hai| inako raTane se samyakdarzI bana jAe to kauna vyakti isase vaMcita rahegA? nizcaya dRSTi meM vaha samyak dRSTi hotA hai jisake anantAnubaMdhI krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobha, samyakmohanIya, mithyAmohanIya aura mizramohanIya-ina sAtoM kA upazama, kSaya yA kSayopazama hotA hai| jisako samyak darzana hotA hai, use AtmA aura zarIra kA bhedajJAna spaSTa ho jAtA hai| isa samyak darzana kI upalabdhi hone se dharma kA dvAra khulatA hai| vaha purAnI mAnyatAoM ko aura purAnI dhAraNAoM ko tor3a detA hai| muMha meM namaka rahane se mizrI kA svAda nahIM miltaa| do cIMTiyAM Apasa meM miliiN| eka namaka ke parvata para rahatI thI, dUsarI mizrI ke parvata pr| Apasa meM bAtacIta huii| dUsarI ne kahA-merA ghara mIThA hai| cAhe jidhara se khAo, mIThA hI mIThA hai| pahalI ne kahA-merA ghara to khArA hI khArA hai| dUsarI AmantraNa dekara pahalI ko mizrI ke parvata para le aaii| dharma kaise? - 21
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________________ pahalI cIMTI jaba usake ghara gaI to apane ghara se namaka kI DalI muMha meM rakha lI thii| mizrI ke parvata para phuNcii| dUsarI ne kahA-cAhe jidhara se khAo tumheM miThAsa hI miThAsa milegii| pahalI ne kahA-mujhe to kucha bhI miThAsa nahIM aataa| dUsarI ne pUchA-tumhAre muMha meM kyA hai? pahalI ne uttara diyA-mere ghara kA khAnA hai, namaka kI DalI hai| dUsarI ne kahA-jaba tumhAre muMha meM namaka hai, taba miThAsa kaise milegI? jaba taka mithyAtva kA namaka hai taba taka samyak darzana kI miThAsa kaise AegI? eka bAra namaka ko chor3o taba miThAsa aaegii| samyakdarzI bhI bananA cAhate ho aura galata dhAraNAoM, galata mApadaNDoM aura mithyA dRSTikoNoM meM parivartana bhI karanA nahIM cAhate, taba samyak darzana kaise milegA? hindustAna kI garIbI meM kyA dharma kI galata mAnyatAoM kA hAtha nahIM hai? dharma kI galata mAnyatAoM ke kAraNa hI bhArata kA kisAna bhAgya ke bharose baiThA hai| bhAgya ko likhate kisane dekhA hai? bhAgyavAda ne hI vyakti ko bekAra aura AlasI banAyA hai| kisI bhI deza ne vikAsa kiyA hai to apane puruSArtha se hI kiyA hai| puruSArtha se bhAgya kA nirmANa hotA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhAgyavAda kI ekAMgikatA kA khaMDana karate hue kahA hai-kore bhAgya para baiThanA nirI mUrkhatA hai| puruSArtha ko Age rakhakara clo| utthAna, karma, bala, vIrya aura puruSArtha-inase kArya sadhatA hai aura bhAgya kA udaya hotA hai| puruSArtha ke binA karma bhI 22 mA dharma ke sUtra ___
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________________ pradezodaya meM raha jAte haiN| puruSArtha se vipAkodaya hotA hai| rUsa meM pahale itane zikSita nahIM the| ina cAlIsa varSoM meM saba zikSita ho ge| kyA cAlIsa varSa pahale unake bhAgya kA udaya nahIM thA aura aba bhAgya jAga gayA? hindustAna meM pahale lar3akiyAM nahIM par3hatI thiiN| Ajakala par3ha rahI haiN| kyA yaha mAneM ki Aja kI saba lar3akiyoM ko jJAnAvaraNa kA kSayopazama hai aura pahale jJAnAvaraNa kA udaya thA? kSayopazama bhI puruSArtha ke binA nikammA calA jAtA hai| cazmA lagAne se darzanAvaraNa kA kSayopazama ho jAtA hai aura cazmA haTAne se darzanAvaraNa kA udaya ho jAtA hai| cUrU aura Tamakora ke bIca eka gAMva meM rAjapUta gurudeva ke pAsa AyA aura bolA-'Ajakala jamAnA kharAba A gyaa| jamIMdArI calI gii| duHkhI ho ge|' gurudeva ne pUchA-'ghara meM kitane AdamI haiM?' 'ghara meM choTe-moTe dasa haiN|' 'kamAne vAle kitane haiM?' 'kitane kyA, maiM eka hI huuN|' 'duHkha jamAne kA nahIM hai, tumhArI galata mAnyatA kA hai| jaba do hAtha kamAeM aura dasa muMha khAeM, vaha jamAnA sadA kharAba hai| cAhe vaha satayuga bhI ho| zrama ke binA vidhAtA bhI kucha nahIM kara sktaa| pyAsa lagI hai, para naukara ke binA pAnI kaise pIeM? jahAM aisI galata mAnyatA ghara kara cukI ho, kAma karane ko choTA mAnA jAtA ho, vahAM kabhI duHkha kA anta nahIM hotaa|' zrama ke abhAva meM nikammApana AtA hai| usase garIbI AtI hai aura phira usase bImArI bar3hatI hai| jApAna Adi dezoM meM strI aura puruSa donoM kAma karate haiN| vahAM pUMjIpati bhI kArya meM vyasta milegaa| koI nikammA, khAlI hAtha nahIM milegaa| eka bAra jayaprakAzanArAyaNa aura unake jApAnI mitra uttara dharma kaise? 1 23
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________________ pradeza kI yAtrA para jA rahe the| kaI sthAnoM para loga baiThe hAsya aura bAteM kara rahe the| thor3I dera bAda jApAnI mitra ne kahA- 'je. pI.! tumhArA bhArata to bar3A samRddha lagatA hai|' jayaprakAza ne kahA-'itanA vyaMgya kyoM karate ho? yahAM to TUTI-phUTI jhoMpar3iyAM haiM, phaTe kapar3e aura naMge badana vAle AdamI haiN| dekhane se hI garIba lagate haiN| jApAnI mitra ne kahA- 'dekho! ye kitane loga khAlI hAtha baiThe haiN| jApAna meM koI bhI nikammA nahIM milegaa| nikammApana samRddha deza meM hI ho sakatA hai| eka ora garIbI hai, khAne ko nahIM hai, phira bhI khAlI baiThe bAteM karate haiN| jApAna meM janarala sTora meM cale jaaie| jo vastu pasanda Ae, usako batA diijie| vaha bila Apako de degaa| vaha ceka nahIM karegA ki Apane kitanI vastu lI hai aura kitanI batA rahe haiN| bhArata meM yadi aise na pUche to cAra dina meM sTora khAlI ho jaae| aisI Adata kyoM bigar3atI hai? Adata bigar3atI hai garIbI ke kaarnn| svArthI dRSTikoNa jo kArya jahAM nahIM karanA cAhie vahAM karane kA socate haiM, jo kartavya hai usase jI curAte haiM-yahI svArthI dRSTikoNa hai| jahAM vyaktivAdI dRSTikoNa apanAnA cAhie, vahAM samAjavAdI bana jAte haiM, jahAM samAja kA prazna AtA hai, vahAM vyaktivAdI bana jAte haiN| vyApAra meM anaitikatA ko chor3ane kA prazna AtA hai taba kahatA hai-maiM akelA anaitikatA nahIM karUMgA to kyA hogA? 24 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ sArA samAja karatA hai / saba loga chor3ate haiM to maiM bhI chor3a dUMgA / sabake sAtha rhuuNgaa| akele chor3ane se kyA hogA ? jahAM samAja kA prazna AtA hai ki samAja meM aneka logoM ko khAne ke lie nahIM milatA, tuma mauja ur3Ate ho aura phijUlakharcI karate ho| tumheM samAja ke sahayoga ke lie kucha karanA cAhie / taba uttara milatA hai-saba AdamI apane-apane karmoM kA phala bhogate haiM / jisane jaisA kiyA hai, vaisA hI paaegaa| yaha dRSTi kA doSa hai / sArI bAtoM ko svArthavaza pakar3a lete haiM / dhArmika deza jitanA acchA ho sakatA hai, utanA dUsarA deza nhiiN| dharma kI galata mAnyatAoM ko lekara calane vAlA deza vikAsa kI dRSTi se gira jAtA hai| bhArata meM dharma kI AtmA lupta hai aura galata mAnyatAeM cala rahI haiN| usameM saMzodhana karane kI apekSA hai / cAra puruSArtha haiM- dharma, artha, kAma aura mokSa / sAmAjika vyakti artha aura kAma ke binA nahIM raha sktaa| samAja kA mUla hai kAmanA / kAma kI pUrti artha se hotI hai / kevala inase samAja nahIM cala sakatA / dharma kI bhAvanA kI bhI AvazyakatA hotI hai| dharma kA sAdhya mokSa hai / isa puruSArtha catuSTayI meM do haiM sAdhya aura do haiM sAdhana / mokSa sAdhya hai aura usakA sAdhana hai dharma / kAma sAdhya hai aura usakA sAdhana hai artha | do varga ho gaemokSa ke lie dharma / kAma ke lie artha | donoM vargoM ko virodhI mAnanA bhUla hai| hamArI dRSTi sApha dharma kaise ? 25
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________________ ho to hama virodha kI bhASA meM nahIM soca skte| jisa AMkha se rAjapatha dekhate haiM, usase gaDDhA bhI dekhate haiN| do vastuoM ko dekhane ke lie alaga AMkhoM kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotii| makAna para car3hane aura utarane ke lie do sIr3hiyAM nahIM hotii| haMsane aura rone ke lie do AMkheM nahIM hotii| virodhI dIkhane vAlI vastu virodhI nahIM hotI, yadi dRSTi sApha ho| dhArmika jIvana kA pahalA AdhAra samyak darzana hai| dRSTikoNa sApha hue binA agalI maMjila nahIM miltii| isalie dharma kI sAdhanA meM dRSTi kI prasannatA va nirmalatA pahalI AvazyakatA hai| 26 ra dharma ke sUtra
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________________ dharma kI vyAkhyA hama saMparkoM kI duniyA meM jI rahe haiN| saMparka bahuvidha hote haiN| sabase bar3A samparka hotA hai vicAroM kaa| AcAryazrI ne vaicArika krAnti kI hai| unake yugapradhAna hone ke lie eka hI bAta paryApta hai| unhoMne dharma ke mUlyoM kA vartamAna ke pariprekSya meM nayA rUpa sthApita kiyA hai jisase anAsthAvAn bhI AsthAvAn hue haiN| jo bauddhika dharma se dUra haTa rahe the, Aja ve niSThAvAn bana ge| mumbaI meM eka maMtrI mahodaya AcAryazrI ke pAsa Ae aura kahane lage-'dharma karane kI bahuta bhAvanA rahatI hai, para samaya nahIM miltaa|' AcAryazrI ne uttara diyA-'maiM Apako aisA dharma batA sakatA hUM, jisake lie atirikta samaya kI AvazyakatA hI na ho|' maMtrI mahodaya bole-'yadi aisA dharma batA deM to bahuta acchA hogaa|' AcAryazrI ne sujhAyA-'Apa jo kArya karate haiM, usameM prAmANikatA aura naitikatA rkhie|' maMtrI mahodaya ne phira prazna kiyA-kyA isase paraloka sudhara jAegA? AcAryazrI ne uttara diyA-'hAM, sudhara jaaegaa|' ahamadAbAda meM eka bahina AcAryazrI ke pAsa AI aura bolI- 'maiM kisI ko gAlI nahIM detI, baccoM ko nahIM mAratI, dharma kI vyAkhyA 1 27 ___
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________________ sabake sAtha sadvyavahAra karatI hUM, para dharma ke lie samaya nahIM nekAla sakatI / ' AcAryazrI ne uttara diyA- 'tumhArA vyavahAra acchA hai, yahI to dharma hai / ' dUsarI ora aise loga bhI haiM, jo dhArmika kahalAte haiM, para unakA aisA vyavahAra sAmane AtA hai jisase unako dhArmika kahane meM saMkoca hotA hai| unhoMne ImAnadArI aura sacAI ke mUlyoM ko dUra rakhakara kucheka kriyAkAMDoM ko dharma mAna rakhA hai / gurudeva ne dharma kI naI vyAkhyA dI jo bar3e-se-bar3e nAstika ko bhI AsthAvAn banA detI hai 1 dillI ke buddhivAdiyoM ne kahA- gurudeva ! Apane dharma kI naI vyAkhyA dekara hama buddhivAdiyoM kI DigatI AsthA ko sthira banA diyA hai / prAcIna ko yA zAzvata ko dUsaroM ke lie grAhya banAne ke lie nayA pariveza denA hotA hai / Apane zAzvata aura parivartana ke bIca sAmaMjasya sthApita kiyA hai| aisA kAma virale vyakti hI kara sakate haiM, sAdhAraNa vyakti nahIM / dehalI meM dariyAgaMja meM progrAma thA / usameM navabhArata TAimsa ke sampAdaka akSayakumArajI jaina bhI the| pahale maiM bolA, phira AcAryazrI ne pravacana kiyA / phira akSayakumArajI khar3e hue aura bole- Aja taka maiM apane ko dhArmika aura Astika kahane meM saMkoca kA anubhava karatA thA | Aja Apane jo dharma kI vyAkhyA dI hai, usake AdhAra para maiM apane ko dhArmika kahane kA sAhasa kara sakatA huuN| lakhanaU meM kAmareDa yazapAla ke pAsa kAryakartA gae to ve cauMke aura kahA - 'kahIM yazapAla jaina samajhakara to nahIM Ae 28 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ haiM?' kAryakartAoM ne kahA- 'nahIM, hama kAmareDa yazapAla ke pAsa Ae haiM / ' phira ve AcAryazrI ke pAsa Ae / AtmA para tIna dina taka carcA calatI rahI / jaina dharma ko par3hane kI unhoMne apanI bhAvanA vyakta kii| unase eka saMbaMdha-sA bana gayA / jaba AcAryazrI kA dhavala samAroha kA pahalA caraNa bIdAsara meM manAyA gayA usa avasara para ve 'jhUThA saca' nAmaka apanA upanyAsa bheMTa karane ke lie lakhanaU se Aye / gurudeva ne terApantha kI sImA ko itanA vistAra de diyA hai ki ajaina bhI ajaina nahIM lgte| unhoMne dharma ko yuga kI vedI para khar3A kara diyA jisase sAre sampradAya lAbhAnvita hue haiM / gurudeva jaba dakSiNa yAtrA para the taba logoM ne kahA- hamAre yahAM aneka AcArya Ae haiM, para mAnavatA kI bAta karane vAlA pahalA AcArya AyA hai / saba dharmaguru apane - apane sampradAya kI bAta karate haiM, parantu sampradAya se dUra rahakara mAnavatA kI bAta karane vAlA pahalA AcArya AyA hai| vahAM koI bhI jaina nahIM thA phira bhI nahIM lagatA thA ki ve jaina nahIM haiN| dharma ke kSetra meM gurudeva ne krAMti kI hai| unhoMne apane ziSyoM meM niSpakSatA va taTasthatA kI bAta jaMcA dI, jisase unameM sampradAya kI bU nahIM A sakatI / darzana ke kSetra meM bhI nae mUlyoM ko prastuta kiyA hai| lAkhoM-lAkhoM logoM se samparka banA hai| isa dizA meM gurudeva aura unake ziSyoM ne bhAgIratha prayatna kie haiN| pariNAma yaha AyA ki jo najadIka the ve dUra ho gae aura jo dUra khar3e the ve nikaTa A ge| Apa jAnate haiM, mahApuruSa kabhI lakIra para nahIM clte| paramparA kA anugamana karane vAle saba hote dharma kI vyAkhyA 26
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________________ haiM, parantu paramparA meM apanA yoga dekara usako vikasita karane vAle virale hI hote haiN| AcArya bhikSu, jayAcArya aura AcArya tulasI una mahApuruSoM meM the jinhoMne apane kartRtva se paraMparAoM kI naI lakIreM khIMcI haiN| 30 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ dharma hai AMtarika saMpadA 'tava preSyo'smi dAso'smi, sevako'smyasmi kiNkrH| omiti pratipadyasva, nAtha! nAtaH paraM bruve // bhagavAna mahAvIra kI stuti karate hue kalikAlasarvajJa AcArya hemacandra ne likhA hai-bhagavan! maiM ApakA preSya hUM, dAsa hUM, sevaka hUM aura kiMkara huuN| Apa kevala svIkRti de deM ki hAM ho| basa isase adhika mujhako kucha nahIM caahie| kyA koI preSya bananA cAhatA hai? kyA koI kiMkara bananA cAhatA hai? hara vyakti mAlika bananA cAhatA hai| taba AcArya ne bhUla kyoM kI-maiM preSya, dAsa, sevaka aura kiMkara bnuuN| saba logoM kI mAMga se ulTI mAMga kyoM kI? ___eka lar3akA jA rahA thaa| rAste meM calate-calate use bhUkha satAne lgii| idhara-udhara dekhA to eka jhoMpar3I dikhAI dI usake pAsa gyaa| usameM bAbA baiThA thaa| usane praNAma kiyA aura kahA-'bAbA! bhUkha lagI hai, kucha khAne ko do|' bAbA ne pUchA-'kahAM jA rahe ho?' 'maiM to naukarI kI khoja meM nikalA huuN|' bAbA bolA-'celA kyoM nahIM bana jAte?' bAbA ko cele kI bhUkha thI aura yaha sIdhA A hI gayA thaa| avasara kA lAbha uThA, bAbA ne prazna usake sAmane rakha diyaa| lar3akA bolA-'celA dharma hai AMtarika saMpadA - 31
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________________ kyA hotA hai, mujhe smjhaao|' bAbA ne kahA-'do hote haiM, eka guru aura dUsarA celaa| guru hukma detA hai aura celA usakA hukma mAnatA hai| lar3ake ne do kSaNa socakara kahA-'celA to nahIM bananA cAhatA, yadi guru banA lo to maiM bana jaauuN|' AcArya bhI yadi yaha mAMga karate ki mujhe mAlika banA do to ucita mAMga thii| parantu AcArya ne viparIta hI mAMga kii| gaharAI se dekhane para jJAta hogA ki AcArya kI mAMga buddhimattApUrNa thii| koI bhI vyakti mana kA, svAmI bananA cAhatA hai to use bhagavAna kA kiMkara bananA hI hogaa| use paramatattva yA muktAtmA (jisakA pUrNa vikAsa ho cukA hai) kA dAsa bananA hI hogaa| jo pUrNa samarpita hotA hai, vahI apanI AtmA kA vikAsa kara sakatA hai| jo ahaM kA bhAra DhotA rahe, vaha kabhI bhagavAna nahIM bana sakatA, apane hRdaya meM virAjamAna prabhu ko nahIM pA sktaa| bhItara baiThA bhagavAna AvaraNa se DhaMkA hai, isalie dikhAI nahIM detaa| AvaraNa ko haTAkara dekho taba vaha dikhAI degaa| kisI ko nimaMtraNa denA cAhate ho to usake lie sthAna khAlI kro| yadi hRdaya burAiyoM se bharA rahegA to bhagavAna AegA bhI kaise? usake lie burAiyoM ko haTAkara sthAna khAlI karo, phira nimaMtraNa do| nami rAjarSi ne aisA hI kiyA thaa| jaba ve dIkSita hue the taba indra bolA-rAjan! Apane asamaya meM dIkSA lekara bhUla kI hai| abhI Apake kAma adhUre par3e haiM, unako pUrA kara dIkSita honA thaa| pahale prAsAda bnaao| varddhamAna gRha banAo, aTTAlikAeM banAo, phira bAda meM dIkSita honaa|' isake uttara meM rAjarSi nami ne kahA-'jisake mana meM saMdeha ho, vaha ghara banAnA cAhatA hai| jisake sthAna na ho, vaha ghara 32 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ banAnA cAhatA hai| merA ghara pahale se banA huA hai aura vaha banA rahegA, use miTAne vAlA koI nahIM hai| ghara vaha banAe, jisakA ghara nahIM hai yA miTa gayA hai| mujhe banAne kI jarUrata nahIM hai|' yaha thA unake samarpaNa aura Atma-vizvAsa kA uttr| yaha thA dharma kI AsthA kA uttr| yaha hai 'dharma Avazyaka kyoM hai' kA uttr| korA sunanA vaisA hai, jaisA khaanaa| khAne kI apekSA pacAne kA mUlya adhika hai| khAne kA mUlya 2 paisA hai aura pacAne kA mUlya 68 paisA hai| eka vicAraka ne kahA hai AdamI khAne se puSTa nahIM banatA, pacAne se puSTa hotA hai| par3hane se vidvAn nahIM banatA, yAda rakhane se vidvAn banatA hai| AdamI kamAne se dhanavAn nahIM banatA, bacAne se dhanavAn banatA hai| bahuta khAne vAle, bahuta bhUlane vAle aura bahuta vyaya karane vAle puSTa, vidvAn aura dhanavAn nahIM bana skte| sunanA, manana karanA aura nididhyAsana karanA vikAsa kA krama hai| bhasma roga meM cAhe jitanA khA lo, saba svAhA ho jaaegaa| vaise hI kevala sunate jAo, saba svAhA ho jaaegaa| sunane ke bAda manana karanA Avazyaka hai| maiM pratidina kucha-na-kucha par3hatA hUM, thor3A likhatA huuN| merA vizvAsa hai, jo par3hA jAe, usa para svatantratA se vicAra kiyA jaae| 'bAbA vAkyaM pramANaM' kI taraha nahIM honA caahie| nIMda lene vAle yA mUrchita cetanA vAle vyakti saba kucha pramANa mAna lete haiM, kiMtu jIvita vyakti vaisA nahIM krtaa| svAmIjI ke pAsa AsojI zrAvaka sAmAyika kara rahe the| dharma hai AMtarika saMpadA ma 33
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________________ sAmAyika meM nIMda A gii| sAmAyika kA artha hai-pala-pala kI jaagruutaa| usakA nIMda se kyA matalaba? kisI kAraNa se unheM nIMda A gii| svAmIjI ne dekhA to bole-'AsojI! nIMda lete ho?' uttara milA-'nahIM, mahArAja!' svAmIjI ne dUsarI aura tIsarI bAra yahI prazna doharAyA, uttara bhI vahI milatA rhaa| cauthI bAra svAmIjI ne pUchA-'AsojI! jI rahe ho?' uttara vahI milA-'nahIM, mahArAja!' pichale tIna bAra to jhUThA uttara thA, parantu cauthI bAra kA uttara satya thaa| vAstava meM jo nIMda letA hai vaha jItA nhiiN| jItA vaha hai, jo jAgatA hai| hamArI cetanA kA vikAsa jitanA hotA hai, utanA hI hama jIte haiN| cetanA jitanI AvRta hotI hai, utanI mRtyu hotI hai| mRtyu ke kSaNa meM AdamI sArI bAtoM ko bhulA detA hai, dharma kI AvazyakatA ko bhulA detA hai| jAgarUkatA kA kSaNa manana kA hotA hai| aisA mata socie ki bahuta par3hA-likhA hI soca sakatA hai| jo socatA nahIM, usakI socane kI zakti naSTa ho jAtI hai| AMkha, kAna Adi ko bhI kAma meM na lene se unakI zakti kSINa ho jAtI hai| Ayurveda meM likhA hai ki indriyoM ke ayoga aura atiyoga se zakti naSTa hotI hai, isalie yoga karanA caahie| hamAre bhItara cetanA hai| parama tattva taka pahuMcane kA vikAsa isI cetanA ke dvArA huA hai| hamAre bhItara itanI zaktiyAM chipI haiM, unheM pahacAna nahIM paate| kyA mahAvIra AkAza se utare the? kyA gAMdhI dharatI se nikale the? gAMdhI eka patalA-dubalA AdamI thA, jisane sArI duniyA ko hilA diyaa| aisA kyoM huA? isalie ki unhoMne apane Apako phcaanaa| jo apanI zakti ko nahIM 34 - dharma ke sUtra ___
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________________ pahacAnatA, vaha dUsaroM ko to kyA apane Apako bhI nahIM phcaantaa| kaSToM se ghabarAkara manuSya kahatA hai-he rAma! mujhe yahAM se uThA lo| mere samAna duHkhI aura koI nahIM hai| duHkha hai kahAM? apane Apako nahIM pahacAnate, isIlie duHkha hai| bhikhArI bhIkha mAMga rahA thaa| sAmudrikazAstra ke jJAtA ne usako dekhA to socA-yaha bhikhArI nahIM ho sktaa| yadi hai to maiM apanI vidyA ko chor3a duuNgaa| vaha usake pAsa gayA aura usakA paricaya puuchaa| phira kahA-'tuma bhikhArI nahIM ho| apanA sahI paricaya btaao|' taba bhikhArI bolA- 'maiM seTha kA lar3akA thaa| dhana calA gyaa| lAr3a meM palA thA, isalie kAma sIkhA nahIM thaa|' sAmudrikazAstra ke jJAtA ne kahA-'mujhe apane ghara le clo|' sAtha-sAtha gayA, kivAr3a kholA, eka kamare meM gyaa| usase kahA-'eka phAvar3A laao|' bhikhArI bolA- 'mere pAsa nahIM hai|' 'kisI se mAMgakara le aao|' Akhira vaha lAyA aura use khodA to eka-eka karake ATha zilAeM nikliiN| unake nIce khajAnA niklaa| karor3oM kI sampatti dekha bhikhArI ne unake paira pakar3a liye- 'mujhe kyA mAlUma, itanA dhana bhItara par3A thaa|' hamAre bhItara bhI khajAnA par3A hai, para use khojane kA prayatna nahIM krte| kyA yaha hamArA ajJAna nahIM hai? kyoM nahIM dharma kA phAvar3A lekara ATha karmoM kI ATha zilAoM ko haTA deM? phAvar3e ke binA zilA dUra nahIM hotI aura usake binA khajAnA nahIM miltaa| isalie AtmA ke khajAne ko prApta karane ke lie dharma kI atyanta apekSA hai| dharma ko anAvazyaka mAnane vAle sacamuca apanI saMpadA se dUra raha jAte haiN| dharma hai AMtarika saMpadA - 35
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________________ dharma ke sAdhana - tapasyA aura dhyAna 'nirgranyatA parA yA ca, yA coccaizcakravartitA / dvayaM viruddhaM bhagavan ! tvayi caivopapadyate // ' bhagavan! Apa meM do virodhI bAteM eka sAtha rahatI haiM-nirgranthatA aura cakravartitva / pAsa meM kucha bhI nahIM, pahanane va or3hane ke kapar3e bhI nahIM, kevala zarIra ke sivAya kucha bhI nahIM / vaha hai ApakI nirgranthatA / dUsarI ora cakravartI kA sAmrAjya - samavasaraNa aura sAdhu-sAdhviyoM kI pariSad, devatA kI pariSad, dharmacakra, chatra aura azoka vRkSa / kahAM nirgranthapana aura kahAM cakravartipana ? bahuta sundara bAta AcArya ne kahI hai- jo nirgrantha hotA hai, vahI vAstava meM cakravartI hotA hai| jisake pAsa kucha nahIM, sArI duniyA usakI ho jAtI hai| eka vyakti rahane ke lie makAna banAtA hai, vaha eka lAkha kA banAtA hai / koI do lAkha kA, to koI pAMca, dasa lAkha kA banA letA hai / parantu sAdhu kabhI-kabhI usase bhI adhika mUlyoM ke makAna meM Thaharate haiM / jisakA eka apanA hai, usake lie sImA hai / jisakA apanA kucha bhI nahIM, saba kucha usakA hai| yoga ke eka AcArya ne likhA hai- akiMcanohamityAsva, trailokyAdhipatirbhave - tU akiMcana bana jA, tIna loka terA ho jaaegaa| jisameM akiMcanatA nahIM AI, 36 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ usakI sImA rhegii| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI nirgranthatA ne hI unako asIma banA diyaa| ve kevalI bane, Atma-sAkSAtkAra kiyaa| sAkSAtkAra vahI karate haiM jo nirgrantha bana jAte haiN| anubhava unhIM kA jAgatA hai jo nirgrantha bana jAte haiN| eka vyakti gAr3I meM mAla bhara, gAMva kI ora Ane lgaa| sUrya Dhalane lagA, socA-idhara se jAUMgA to cuMgI lgegii| kahIM dUra se praveza karanA caahaa| aMdherA bar3hatA gayA aura vaha bhaTaka gyaa| bhaTakate-bhaTakate prakAza ke samaya vaha usI jagaha para pahuMcA jahAM se vaha cuMgI ke lie TalA thaa| aba vaha pazcAttApa karane lgaa| koI gAr3IvAna rAjamArga ko chor3akara viSama mArga para calA jAtA hai| Ubar3a-khAbar3a mArga para calane se gAr3I kI dhurI TUTa jAtI hai taba pazcAttApa karatA hai| vaise hI, jo dharma ke rAjapatha ko chor3a adharma ke viSama patha para cale jAte haiM, ve vaisA hI pazcAttApa karate haiM jaisA ki bhaTakane para gAr3IvAna karatA hai| hama pahale nirgranthatA samajheM, dharma ko smjheN| hameM samajhane ke lie sAdhana caahie| bhagavAna mahAvIra ko sAdhanoM kI apekSA nahIM thii| ve zAstra nahIM par3e, grantha nahIM pddh'e| yadi unakA rAstA leM to hameM bhI par3hane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| hama saba mahAvIra nahIM bana skte| unakA mArga durgama thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bAraha varSa taka tapasyA kii| kyA yaha kaThora kArya hai? nahIM, merI dRSTi meM nahIM hai| upavAsa karanA mAtra kaThora nahIM hai| kaThora caryA hai-dhyAna kI saadhnaa| bhagavAna ne tapasyA kI, usako hamane pakar3a liyA, para mUla ko chor3a diyaa| prazna hotA hai-bhagavAna ne dhyAna ke lie tapasyA kI yA tapasyA ke lie tapasyA kI? dharma ke sAdhana-tapasyA aura dhyAna meM 37
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________________ sahI uttara hogA-unhoMne dhyAna ke lie tapasyA kii| bhagavAna ne solaha dina-rAta taka dhyAna kiyA-cAra dina pUrva dizA kI ora abhimukha hokara, cAra dina dakSiNAbhimukha, cAra dina pazcimAbhimukha aura cAra dina uttraabhimukh| jo isa prakAra dhyAna karegA; vaha kyA khAegA, kyA pIegA, kyA bolegA? khAe-pIe binA utsarga bhI kyA karegA? Aja logoM ne bhagavAna kI tapasyA ko pakar3a liyA, parantu dhyAna ko chor3a diyaa| usa samaya bhArata para aMgrejoM kA rAjya thaa| eka aMgreja kalekTara zikAra karane gyaa| calatA-calatA bhaTaka gyaa| bhUkha laga gii| eka jhoMpar3I dikhAI dii| usake pAsa gyaa| bhItara mahilA thii| use hAthoM se saMketa kiyaa| usane roTI para thor3A-sA sAga rakhakara usake hAtha meM rakha diyaa| kalekTara ne sAga khA liyA aura roTI ko taztarI samajhakara pheMka diyaa| roTI hai dhyAna aura sAga hai tpsyaa| Aja kI tapasyA meM roTI pheMka dI jAtI hai| upavAsa acchA hai, para usa tapasyA kA adhika mahattva hai jo dhyAna kA svAdhyAya ke sAtha kI jAtI hai| pahale zrAvaka pauSadhazAlA meM jAkara upavAsa aura pauSadha karate the| Ajakala ghara meM hI karate haiN| tapasyA meM samaya adhika milatA hai, isalie bhAI-bahina, ghara aura dukAna kA sArA kAma usI dina nipaTAte haiN| kaI bhAI to upavAsa meM tAza khelakara samaya ko vyatIta karate haiN| taba bhalA unako upavAsa se AtmazAMti kaise mile? upavAsa meM AtmAlocana, svAdhyAya aura dhyAna honA caahie| isa paddhati se do upavAsa bhI kareMge to adhika lAbha hogaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne hara pravRtti ke sAtha samyak zabda jodd'aa| 38 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ samyak jJAna, samyak darzana, samyak caaritr| samyak ke binA jJAna, darzana aura AcaraNa kA koI mahattva nahIM hai| jJAna mokSa kA mArga nahIM hai, darzana mokSa kA mArga nahIM hai| cAritra mokSa kA mArga nahIM hai| samyak vizeSaNa ke binA ye kAmakara nahIM bnte| inako samyak banAne kA upAya hai-tapasyA, dhyAna aura svaadhyaay| Aja logoM meM svAdhyAya kA abhyAsa kama hai, par3hate kama haiN| bhikSu svAmI jaisA sahaja jJAna sabakA nahIM hotaa| prophesara premasumanajI ne kahA thA, "gurudeva tulasI ke saMgha ne jo sAhitya diyA hai; utanA kisI saMgha ne nahIM diyaa| 'maiM, merA mana, merI zAnti' yadi isa pustaka ko yuvaka loga par3ha leM to unake kaI prazna svayaM miTa jaaeNge|" yaha pustaka AcArya mahAprajJa kI hai| kaThinAI yaha hai ki apane zrAvaka sAhitya se utanA lAbha nahIM uThAte, jitanA ajaina loga uThAte haiN| apane sAhitya kA vidvAn loga pUrA-pUrA prayoga karate haiN| parantu apane zrAvaka samAja ko jAnakArI bhI nahIM hai| pramAda hai yA mUrchA hai, patA nahIM, lekina par3hate to nahIM haiN| yaha acchA nahIM hai| hama socate haiM, hamAre samAja kA bhI vikAsa ho| ve naye yuga kI naI dRSTi ko smjheN| gurudeva dillI meM the| usa samaya DaoN. zatakaur3I mukarjI Ae, jinake bIsoM hI chAtra priMsipala haiN| ve aMgrejI meM hI likhate haiN| unakA sAhitya bhArata se bAhara adhika calatA hai| gurudeva ne mujhe pharamAyA-"inako jaina siddhAnta dIpikA sunA do|" maiMne unako vaha grantha sunaayaa| dAna-dayA kA siddhAnta sunakara ve bole-"yaha durbhAgya thA ki bhikSu svAmI mAravAr3a ke janme, ve jarmana meM janma lete to kANTa se bhI adhika mUlyavAn hote| For IP sAdhana-tabhara GTA5,y.org
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________________ bhikSu svAmI ne jitanI tarkayukta bAta kahI thI, utanI kANTa ne bhI nahIM kahI / " hameM pahalI bAra aisA sunane ko milA, hameM protsAhana milA / hamane samajhA, hamArA darzana mahattvapUrNa hai| dhavala samAroha para gurudeva ne mujhe Adeza diyA ki bhikSu svAmI para kucha likho| maiMne 'bhikSu vicAra darzana' nAmaka pustaka likhI / hindustAna ke do sau vidvAnoM kA abhimata usa pustaka para AyA hai| una logoM ne svIkArA hai ki AcArya bhikSu mahAn dArzanikoM meM se eka the / kucha vidvAnoM ne likhA hai ki yaha pustaka gItA ke bAda dUsarA sthAna rakhatI hai| yadi gurudeva Adhunika bhAva aura bhASA meM abhivyakti nahIM dete to yaha sthiti nahIM bntii| sAhU zAntiprasAdajI ne kahA- "hama terApaMtha ko nahIM jAnate the, Apane jaina dharma para itanA kArya kiyA hai ki Aja jaina sampradAyoM meM terApaMtha sabase Age A gayA hai / " choTI bAta meM ulajhane vAle bar3A kAma nahIM kara sakate dharma jIvana - kalyANa kA sAdhana hai / kara sakeM to kareM; nahIM to dharma ke nAma para adharma ko protsAhana na deN| logoM kA vikAsa isalie nahIM hotA ki ve dharma ko nahIM pakar3ate, Upara kI bAta pakar3ate haiM / ina bAtoM se dharma jIvana meM tIna kAla meM bhI nahIM AegA / karma ke kSetra meM pakSapAta nahIM hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne batAyA hai - jo karegA so bharegA / isalie dharma ke dvArA apane ko utthaaeN| dRSTi kA parimArjana kareM dharma ke viSaya meM dRSTi samIcIna kreN| isake lie svAdhyAya Avazyaka hai| jainoM ke hajAroM-hajAroM ghara haiM, parantu kahIM bhI svAdhyAya - maNDala yA adhyayana kakSa nahIM hai / kama-se-kama dasa pratizata loga to jaina dharma ke jAnakAra hone hI caahie| eka bhI vyakti aisA nahIM hai jo sArvajanika 40 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ sabhAoM meM jaina dharma kA pratinidhitva kara ske| kyA cAra-pAMca hajAra logoM meM do-cAra bhI taiyAra nahIM hoMge jo jaina darzana ke pUre adhikArI hoM? yadi Apa se nahIM hotA hai to hameM sauMpa deM, hama taiyAra kreNge| dharma ke sAdhana-tapasyA aura dhyAna meM 41
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________________ samyakadRSTi (1) 'kuNThApi yadi sotkaMThA, tvadguNagrahaNaM prti| mamaiSA bhAratI tarhi, svastyetasya kimanyayA // ' bhagavan! merI vANI ApakI stuti karane ke lie utkaMThita hai| cAhe zakti kama ho, lekina lagAva hai| vaha merI vANI bhAratI hai aura usake lie maiM maMgala kAmanA karatA huuN| vaha vANI mujhe nahIM cAhie, jisameM ApakI stuti na ho| vANI kI sArthakatA tabhI hai jaba usakA ArAdhya kI stuti meM upayoga ho| anyathA vaha dinabhara calatI rahatI hai| jIvana kI hara pravRtti kI sArthakatA tabhI hai jaba usakA udAtta upayoga ho| AcArya ne yahI bhAvanA vyakta kI hai ki ApakI stuti meM lagane se merI vANI sArthaka hai| jIvana kI sArthakatA ke lie hama socate haiN| hara vyakti cAhatA hai, use saphalatA mile| milanA aura na milanA dRSTikoNa para AdhArita hai| rogI roga miTAnA cAhatA hai| roga miTanA na miTanA upacAra kI prakriyA para AdhArita hai| mana kI azAnti koI nahIM caahtaa| zAnti kA milanA usake upAya kI anukUlatA para avalaMbita hai| 42 / dharma ke sUtra
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________________ samyak darzana hamArI saphalatA kA sabase bar3A AdhAra hai| jise samyak darzana prApta nahIM hotA, vaha ThIka dekha nahIM sktaa| jise samyak darzana prApta nahIM hotA, vaha ThIka jAna nahIM sktaa| jise samyak darzana prApta nahIM hotA, vaha ThIka cala nahIM sktaa| hamArA ThIka dekhanA, ThIka jAnanA aura ThIka calanA samyak darzana para AdhArita hai| AMkha se dIkhanA banda ho jAe to paira bhI ThIka DhaMga se nahIM rakhe jaate| AMkha jIvana kI hara pravRtti kA mukhya aMga hai| samyak darzana ke binA dharma kI pravRtti ThIka nahIM hotii| dharma ke kSetra meM sabase pahale praveza karate hI samyak darzana ko prApta karane kA prayatna kreN| jaba taka baccA dasa varSa kA hotA hai, usameM dharmAnurAga kahA jA sakatA hai| solaha varSa ke bAda lar3ake athavA lar3akiyoM ke lie krama honA caahie| guru-dhAraNA karAI jAtI thI, vaha acchA krama thaa| vaidika loga yajJopavIta dete haiN| brAhmaNa ko dvija kahA jAtA hai| pahalA janma hotA hai jaba vaha duniyA meM AtA hai| dUsarA janma yajJopavIta ke samaya hotA hai| muni bhI dvija hotA hai| usakA dUsarA janma dIkSA ke samaya hotA hai| zrAvaka dvija hotA hai| usakA dUsarA janma samyak darzana svIkAra ke samaya hotA hai| sAmUhika rUpa se 500 vyakti khar3e hokara jaina zrAvaka kI dIkSA svIkAra kareM to usase eka vAtAvaraNa banatA hai| samajha-bUjhakara svIkAra karane se phira vaha paramparAgata dharma nahIM rhtaa| udhAra meM khatarA hotA hai aura vaha duHkhadAI bhI hotA hai| pandraha-solaha varSa taka baccoM ko dharmAnurAgI yA sulabhabodhi banAnA caahie| usake bAda use samajhA-bujhAkara samyak darzana karAnA caahie| usake do-tIna varSa ke bAda jaba paripakva ho samyakdRSTi (1) ma 43
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________________ jAe taba vratI banAnA caahie| Age calakara eka avasthA Ane para yAnI sATha varSa ke bAda ghara ke saba dhandhoM ko chor3a paDimAdhArI yA mumukSu banAnA caahie| isa prakAra isa krama meM cAra kakSAeM ho jAtI haiM-sulabhabodhi, samyak darzana, vratI, mumukSu / mumukSu bahuta varSoM se kalpanA cala rahI thI ki sAdhu aura zrAvaka ke bIca kI eka tIsarI zreNI honI caahie| sAdhuoM kI kucha apanI sImA hotI hai| gRhastha apane gArhasthya meM vyakta rahatA hai| unakI bhI apanI samasyA hai kyoMki pIche parivAra calatA hai| paramparA ke binA na sAdhu hote haiM aura na zrAvaka hote haiN| Aja jaina-dharma calatA hai, usake pIche paramparA kA bahuta bar3A hAtha hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samakAlIna pakudhakAtyAyana, gozAlaka, ajitakeza-kaMbala Adi kA nAma nahIM calatA, kyoMki paramparA nahIM clii| bhagavAna kA tIrtha Aja bhI cala rahA hai| paramparA kA mahattva hai aura vaha calanI caahie| thAvaccAputra kI dIkSA kA prasaMga aayaa| zrIkRSNa ne adhikArI se kahakara ghoSaNA karAI ki koI bhI dIkSA lenA cAhe, vaha le sakatA hai| pIche parivAra kI cintA na kre| sArI jimmevArI maiM apane para letA huuN| dIkSA kI dalAlI kii| yaha dharma-preraNA thii| saMgha ko samRddha karane ke lie zrIkRSNa ne jo kiyA, usase itanA puNya huA ki ve tIrthaMkara hoNge| kyA Aja koI vyakti aisA hai jo dharma kI preraNA detA ho? kisI ko dharma kA eka zabda samajhAnA bhI dharma-preraNA hai| sulabhabodhi ko samyaktvI, samyaktvI ko vratI aura vratI ko mahAvratI banane kI preraNA deN| hamAre sAmane 44 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ kaThinAI yaha hai ki preraNA dene vAle loga nahIM haiN| gRhastha ulajhe baiThe haiM, sAdhuoM kI apanI sImA hai| taba tIsarI zreNI kI kalpanA jagI, jisakA seMthiyA (baMgAla) se cintana cala rahA hai| isa bAra kAphI cintana calA aura isa nizcaya para pahuMce ki mahAvIra kI 25vIM zatAbdI A rahI hai| deza aura videzoM meM jaina loga isako mnaaeNge| bhArata sarakAra bhI isako manAne kI soca rahI hai| usa avasara para 2500 mumukSuoM kI dIkSA ho, aisA nizcaya kiyA gayA hai| mumukSu Adhunika yuga kA sAdhu hogaa| saMyama kI dRSTi se mumukSu kA jIvana sAdhu jaisA hogaa| satya, acaurya aura brahmacarya kA pUrNa rUpa se pAlana kregaa| parivAra se sambandhita nahIM hogaa| pada-yAtrA anivArya nahIM hogI, loca bhI Avazyaka nahIM hogaa| apanA parigraha nahIM rakha skegaa| usakI nizcita caryA aura vezabhUSA hogii| yoga va adhyAtma kA prazikSaNa vaha svayaM legA aura dUsaroM ko degaa| yogyatA kama-se-kama maiTrika honI caahie| Age kA adhyayana saMsthA ke mAdhyama se ho skegaa| mumukSu kI avadhi kama-se-kama eka varSa, adhika-se-adhika jIvanabhara aura bIca kA kAla cAhe jitanA rhe| bauddhoM meM eka parivAra meM eka vyakti ko bhikSu bananA hotA hai, yahI kAraNa hai ki barmA, laMkA jaise choTe dezoM meM lAkhoM bhikSu milate haiN| eka-do varSa ke bhikSu-kAla meM sAdhanA bhI ho jAtI hai aura adhyayana bhI ho jAtA hai| mumukSu ke lie aise loga nahIM hone cAhie jo sevA le hI leN| par3he-likhe bhI cAhie aura kAma karane vAle bhii| vidyArthI jIvana ke bAda yadi ve eka varSa taka TreniMga leM to unakA jIvana aura adhika saphala ho sakatA hai| perisa meM vizva dharma sammelana huaa| gurudeva ke pAsa eka samyakdRSTi (1) 45
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________________ patra AyA - Apa apane pratinidhi bhejeN| aisA yogya zrAvaka nahIM hai jo vahAM jAkara jaina dharma kI chApa DAla ske| vaha bahuzruta aura caritravAn honA cAhie / jJAna ho aura caritra na ho to prabhAva nahIM pdd'taa| korA caritra ho, jJAna na ho to siddhAnta kA pratipAdana nahIM ho sktaa| donoM prakAra kA vyaktitva cAhie / aneka nimaMtraNa Ate haiM para itane bar3e samAja meM eka-do vyakti bhI aise nahIM haiM jo upayukta pratinidhitva kara sakeM / kucha logoM meM naI bAta socane kA dimAga nahIM hai| purAnepana ne jakar3ana dI hai / bhIMta sahAre ke lie hai, para bhIMta zarIra se cipaka jAe to? purAnepana meM dRSTi jakar3a jAe to vartamAna aura bhaviSya ko dekha hI nahIM sakatA, vikAsa kuNThita ho jAtA hai / AcAryoM ne apanI anubhUti se kahA / kyA Aja hamArA cintana va dekhane kI zakti samApta ho gayI hai? Aja jJAna ke sAdhana bar3he haiM, sAmagrI bar3hI hai| purAnI virAsata to hameM milI hI hai, aura Age vikAsa karanA caahie| eka AcArya ne jo kiyA, dUsarA, tIsarA, cauthA use aura Age bar3hAe, bar3hAte-bar3hAte kevalajJAna taka pahuMca jaae| bhikSu svAmI kI kaThinAI thI ki unheM kaI varSoM taka bhagavatI sUtra par3hane ko nahIM milA / sAdhana-sAmagrI upalabdha nahIM thI / jayAcArya ko bhASya, cUrNi aura TIkAeM milIM kAma karane ke 1. san 1971 meM muni nathamala (yuvAcArya mahAprajJa) ne ye vicAra abhivyakta kie the| ina vicAroM kI kriyAnviti san 1880 meM 'samaNI' dIkSA se huii| vartamAna meM isa zreNI meM aThAsI samaNiyAM haiM chattIsa samaNiyAM samaNI zreNI se sAdhviyAM ho gaI haiN| Aja taka 126 samaNiyAM dIkSita ho gaI haiN| 46 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ lie| sAdhviyAM bhI mila gyiiN| isalie unhoMne aura vikAsa kiyaa| gurudeva ko unase bhI adhika sAdhana-sAmagrI mila gyii| unhoMne aura adhika vikAsa kiyA hai| abhI eka goSThI meM maiMne kahA-pahale hamAre sAmane kaThinAI thii| eka sAdhu kI prati dUsare ko par3hane ke lie nahIM milatI thii| vaha eka vyaktigata sampatti thii| Aja parivartana ho gayA hai| sAdhanoM kI sulabhatA hai| jayAcArya kA yuga kaThinAI kA thaa| jayAcArya ke sAmane Aja jaisI sAmagrI sulabha hotI to ve itanA kArya kara jAte ki eka prakAra se visphoTa-sA ho jaataa| phira bhI jayAcArya ne bahuta kiyaa| yadi ve nahIM karate to samAja aura rUr3higata ho jAtA aura kUpameMDhaka kI gati hama logoM kI ho jaatii| jayAcArya hamArA mArga prazasta kara ge| hameM vartamAna kI apekSAoM ko vartamAna ke sandarbha meM hI samajhanA hai aura use pUrA karanA hai| samyakadRSTi (1) 47
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________________ samyakadRSTi (2) 'nizidIpo'mbudhau dvIpa, marau zAkhI hime zikhI / kalaudurApaH prApto'yaM, tvatpAdAbjarajaH kaNaH // ' bhagavan! kalikAla meM jo ApakI caraNa-raja prApta huI hai usakA hamAre lie upayoga hai| AdamI andhakAra meM bhaTaka rahA ho, use dIpa mila jAe, samudra meM jAte hue kI naukA DUba rahI hai, akasmAt dvIpa A jAe; marubhUmi meM jeTha mAsa kI dhUpa meM cala rahI ho, akasmAt vRkSa dIkha jAe, himAlaya ke pAsa ThaMDaka se ThiThura rahA ho, use agni mila jAe, to kitanA Ananda hotA hai ! nizA meM dIpa, samudra meM dvIpa, marusthala meM vRkSa, himAlaya meM agni ke samAna mere lie Apake caraNoM kI raja hai / AcArya ne apane hRdaya kI lahara bhagavAna ke sAmane vyakta kI hai| AcArya kI dRSTi kitanI nirmala hai| jisakI dRSTi nirmala nahIM hotI vaha mUlya nahIM AMka sakatA / dRSTi kI nirmalatA 'nANeNa jANai bhAve, daMsaNeNa ya saddhae / caritteNa nigiNhAi, taveNa parisujjhai // ' 48 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ vyakti jJAna se jAnatA hai, darzana se zraddhA, caritra se nigraha aura tapasyA se karmoM kA nAza karatA hai| ___ gaMdA pAnI koI nahIM piitaa| gaMdA zarIra, gaMdA kapar3A, gaMdA makAna aura gandI jabAna koI pasanda nahIM krtaa| hara AdamI svacchatA va nirmalatA cAhatA hai| phira kyoM nahIM hama dRSTi ko nirmala banAeM? mithyAdRSTi honA hara kisI ko burA lagatA hai| isakA artha hai ki hara AdamI dRSTi kI nirmalatA cAhatA hai| ziSya ne bhagavAna se pUchA-'yaha samyakdRSTi hai yA mithyAdRSTi, isako kaise jAneM? kyA donoM kA koI cihna hai?' cihna pahacAna ke lie hotA hai| pagar3I se mAravAr3I kI pahacAna hotI hai| vibhinna sampradAyoM ke loga bhinna-bhinna tilakoM se pahacAne jAte haiN| bhagavAna ne ziSya ke uttara meM samyak darzana ke 5 lakSaNa batAye haiM 1. zrama-zAnti 2. saMvega-mumukSA 3. nirveda-anAsakti 4. anukampA-dayA 5. Astikya-satya ke prati gaharI nisstthaa| jisameM ye pAMca lakSaNa mileM ve samyakdRSTi, jinameM na mileM ve mithyaadRsstti| jo amiTa roSa karatA hai, jisake svabhAva meM nirantara cir3acir3Apana ho, to samajhanA cAhie use samyak darzana kA sparza nahIM huA hai| eka bAra gussA Ane se gAMTha itanI ghula jAtI hai ki phira vaha khulatI nahIM, TUTa jAtI hai| kisI se asadvyavahAra samyakdRSTi (2) ma 46
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________________ ho jAe to use pAkSika pratikramaNa kara kSamA yAcanA karanI caahie| usa dina na ho to cAturmAsika pAkSika ke dina kara le| usa dina bhI na ho to saMvatsarI ke dina to avazya hI kara le| usa dina na karane se na sAdhupana rahatA hai, na zrAvakapana aura na samyakdRSTi hii| eka sAdhu kA dUsare sAdhu ke sAtha vivAda ho jAne para kSamAyAcanA na kare to vaha bhojana nahIM kara sktaa| use nirmala bhAva se kSamAyAcanA karanI hotI hai| jo saMvatsarI ke avasara para bhI kSamAyAcanA na kare vaha bhalA samyakdRSTi kaise raha sakatA hai? mana tIvra hone para bhI samyakdRSTi nahIM rhtii| samyakdRSTi vaha hotA hai jisakA mana zAMta ho, jo vinamra ho| vinamratA dharma kA bar3A guNa hai| jarmana ke mahAkavi geTe pArka meM ghUma rahe the| sAmane se dUsarA AdamI A gyaa| geTe ne kahA- 'dekhakara calo, sAmane dUsarA AdamI hai| uttara milA- 'maiM kisI dUsare ke lie rAstA chor3anA nahIM jaantaa|' geTe-'maiM mUrtoM ke lie rAstA chor3anA jAnatA huuN|' yaha akar3a kI bAta kyoM calatI hai? isalie ki kaI loga vinamra hone kA mUlya nahIM smjhte| vicArazIla buddhi se kAma letA hai| vaha zAlIna hotA hai| kar3AI se kAma lene kI paddhati rAThorI hai| isa vRtti ne hI rAjasthAna kA vinAza kiyaa| yadi rAjasthAna meM nItijJatA aura vinamratA hotI to mevAr3a musalamAnoM se parAjita nahIM hotaa| vAstava meM jo dhArmika hai, usameM vinamratA honI caahie| jisameM RjutA nahIM vaha samyakdRSTi nahIM ho sktaa| AdamI 50 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ meM RjutA honI caahie| jisameM saralatA nahIM hotI usakA jagat meM vizvAsa nahIM hotaa| samAja kA vyakti apanI pratiSThA ko banAe rakhanA cAhatA hai| zaktihIna vyakti acchA jIvana nahIM jI sktaa| samyakdRSTi tIvra lobhI nahIM hotaa| karor3a rupaye hone se tIvra lobha hotA hai aura pacAsa hajAra hone se tIvra lobha nahIM hotA-yaha nahIM hai| taMdulamaccha choTA-sA jIva hai| vaha magaramaccha kI AMkha kI bhauMhoM meM baiThA rahatA hai| bar3I-bar3I machaliyAM maccha ke muMha meM AtI rahatI haiN| vaha socatA rahatA hai-yaha kitanA mUrkha hai, khAtA nhiiN| maiM hotA to sabako khA jaataa| vaha khA nahIM sakatA, kevala Asakti ke kAraNa sAtaveM naraka meM calA jAtA hai| - bharata cakravartI ne chaha khaNDa para rAjya kiyaa| usane sATha hajAra varSoM meM chaha khaNDoM ko jItA thaa| usakA rAjya kitanA vizAla thA? bhagavAna kI sabhA meM eka vyakti ne prazna kiyA-'ApakI sabhA meM kyA koI mokSagAmI hai?' hAM, bharata hai|' itanI lar3AI lar3ane vAlA, itanA samAraMbha karane vAlA yadi mokSa jAegA to naraka kauna jAegA?' vahI bharata snAna-gRha meM hai, mudrikA ko kabhI khola rahA hai, kabhI pahana rahA hai| aise kholate aura pahanate kevalajJAna ho gyaa| phira hama kyoM itanI tapasyA kareM, kyoM sAmAyika kareM, kyoM sAdhanA kareM, kyoM nahIM aMgUThI pahanate aura utArate raheM? Apa isa prakAra kI bAta ko pkdd'eNge| Apa yAda rakhie, Upara kI kriyAoM se kucha nahIM hogA jaba taka ki antara kI gAMTha nahIM kholeNge| bAhya davA se roga nahIM miTegA jaba taka peTa kI kriyA ThIka nahIM hogii| ho sakatA hai, roga eka bAra daba jaae| lekina vaha phira ubhara aaegaa| cAhe koI sAdhu ho samyakdRSTi (2) ma 51
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________________ yA zrAvaka, jisane antara kI gAMTha nahIM kholI hai, use siddhi nahIM mila sktii| samyaktva ke binA chaha-chaha mAsa kI tapasyA bhI kI, AtApanA bhI lI, parantu siddhi nahIM milii| mokSa se dUrI aura bar3ha gyii| itanI kaThora sAdhanA, itanA kaThora AcaraNa bhI kiyA, phira bhI mukti nahIM milii| kyA kAraNa hai? kAraNa spaSTa hai-cAbI ThIka se ghUmI nahIM, isalie tAlA nahIM khulaa| jo cAbI ko ThIka se ghumAnA nahIM jAnate, ve use khola nahIM skte| antara kI gAMTha khule, graMthi-bheda kie binA bAhya AkAra meM sAdhu bana sakatA hai, zrAvaka bana sakatA hai, dhArmika bana sakatA hai, parantu upabdhi na to sAdhutva kI hotI hai, na zrAvakatva kI hotI hai| jisakI bhItara kI gAMTha khula jAtI hai, vaha bahuta hI zAMta, namra, Rju aura nirlobha ho jAtA hai| hamArI dRSTi ThIka honI caahie| jisameM zama ho, mumukSA kA bhAva ho, anAsakti kA bhAva ho, vaha samyakdRSTi hotA hai| jisameM ye nahIM, vaha samyakdRSTi nahIM hotaa| apane ko apane se toleM ki maiM kahIM samyakdRSTi na hokara bhI samyakdRSTi kA dAvA to nahIM kara rahA hUM? apane gaja se apane ko nApeM ki mere mana meM zAnti hai yA nahIM? samyakdRSTi hUM yA nahIM? 52 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ samyakadRSTi (3) 'tava cetasi vartehamiti vArttApi durlabhA / maccitte vartase cet tvamalamanyena kenacit // ' bhagavAna ke prati eka bhakta kI bhAvanA hai ki maiM tumhAre citta meM rahUM, yaha mere lie kaThina hai / ho jAe to isase bar3hakara merA saubhAgya nahIM hai / para asambhava hai, kyoMki mere jaise tumhAre kitane hI haiN| lekina tuma mere citta meM bane raho / bhagavAna kA citta meM bane rahane kA artha hai- bhAgya kA udaya, AtmA kA udaya / jisake mana meM niraMtara bhagavAna kI smRti rahe, usase bar3hakara bhAgyazAlI kauna hogA ! 24 ghaNToM meM kitane kSaNa AtmA kI smRti rahatI hai? jo vyakti paramAtmA yA AtmA kI smRti meM rahatA hai, vaha sahaja yogI, tapasvI va AdhyAtmika bana jAtA hai / savega kA artha hai - bhagavAna ke dharma kI smRti / mumukSA kA artha hai - mukta hone kI icchA / mumukSA aura bhagavAna kI smRti eka hI hai / bandhanoM kA nAma saMsAra hai / bandhana apane svabhAva se yA apane mana se banAe hue hote haiN| rezama ke kIr3e ko kauna bAMdhatA hai? apane Apa svayaM baMdha jAtA hai / makar3I apane jAle meM svayaM phaMsa jAtI hai| kyA AdamI apane lie samyakadRSTi (3) 53
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________________ bandhana nahIM banAtA? hara vyakti svataMtra rahanA cAhatA hai| dUsare kI bAta mAnanA nahIM caahtaa| manuSya kI prakRti hI aisI hai ki vaha parataMtratA ko svIkAra nahIM karatA / AtmA para zarIra kA bandhana hai / isalie vaha chaTapaTAtI hai aura svataMtra honA cAhatI hai / svataMtratA AtmA kI sahaja mAMga hai| suA bhI piMjar3e meM rahanA nahIM cAhatA / hAthI bhI mukta - vihAra cAhatA hai / yaha dUsarI bAta hai, hAthI jaMgala meM bAMdha die jAte haiN| AdamI bhI bandhana nahIM cAhatA hai / do prakAra kA hotA hai- Abhyantara aura bAhya | Abhyantara bandhana 14 prakAra kA hotA hai aura bAhya bandhana 6 prakAra kA inake dvArA AdamI apane Apako bAMdha letA hai| jahAM mamatva yA apanatva hotA hai, vahAM bandhana ho jAtA hai| snAna karane ke lie eka vyakti tAlAba meM ghusatA hai| hajAroM mana pAnI Upara chA jAtA hai, para use bhAra yA bandhana nahIM lgtaa| vahI vyakti jaba pAnI se bharA eka ghar3A kaMdhe para rakhakara calatA hai taba bhAra lagatA hai, kyoMki pAnI ko sImA meM bAMdha liyA / antara se AtmA mukta hone ke lie chaTapaTAtI hai| vaha mukta honA cAhatI hai, parigraha se, pArivArika sambandhoM se / isa zarIra se bhI mukta honA cAhatI hai| jisameM yaha bhAvanA jAga jAtI hai, samajhanA cAhie usakI dRSTi samyak ho gayI / anAzakti bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai- indriyoM ke viSaya kSaNamAtra sukha dete haiM, usakA pariNAma duHkhakara aura lambA hotA hai / eka ghaTanA tatkAla ghaTa jAtI hai, parantu usakA pariNAma dIrghakAla 54 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ taka bhoganA par3atA hai| kisI vyakti ne koI vastu khaaii| usakA svAda jIbha para AdhA yA eka minaTa taka rahatA hai| kisI kA svAda cAra-pAMca minaTa bhI Tika jAtA hai, parantu usI vastu kA pariNAma varSoM taka bhoganA par3a sakatA hai| pariNAma ko jAnate haiM, phira aisA kyoM karate haiM? jAnate hue bhI mohavaza aisA kara lete haiN| mahAbhArata meM kahA hai-dharma ko jAnate haiM, phira bhI usameM pravRtti nahIM hotii| adharma ko jAnate haiM, lekina vaha chor3A nahIM jaataa| kathAbhaTTa kA putra apane pitA ke pAsa aayaa| apanI samasyA sAmane rakhate hue bolA-abhI-abhI jajamAna ke ghara bhojana karake AyA huuN| gale taka chaka gayA huuN| peTa para aphArA A gayA hai| peTa tana rahA hai| isI kSaNa dUsare kA nimaMtraNa aura A gayA hai| aba kyA karUM? pitA ne putra ko salAha dI 'parAnnaM prApya durbuddhe! mA prANeSu dayAM kuru| parAnnaM durlabhaM loke, prANAH janmani janmani / ' -miThAI kA nimaMtraNa yadi A gayA hai to prANoM para dayA mata kr| miThAI durlabha hotI hai, prANa to agale janma meM taiyAra mileNge| ___adhika khAne ke duSpariNAma ko bhogatA huA bhI vyakti mohavaza manojJa padArtha nahIM chor3a sktaa| loga viSaya-bhoga ke pariNAmoM ko jAnate hue bhI apanI zakti aura vIrya kI surakSA nahIM kara paate| yUnAnI dArzanika sukarAta se kisI ne pUchA-'puruSa ko apane jIvana meM saMbhoga kitanI bAra karanA cAhie?' sukarAta ne javAba diyA-'jIvana meM eka baar| itanA sambhava na ho to samyakdRSTi (3) ma 55
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________________ varSa meM eka baar| yaha saMbhava na ho to mahIne meM eka baar| yaha bhI saMbhava na ho to dina meM eka baar| yaha bhI saMbhava na ho to sira para kaphana rakha lo, phira cAhe kitanI bAra kro|' snAyuoM kI durbalatA, mana kI durbalatA aura cintana-zakti kI durbalatA hotI hai vIrya kI kamI ke kaarnn| isa bAta ko jAnate hue bhI kitane loga apanI zakti kI surakSA kara pAte haiM? jAnane aura karane kI khAI ko pATane vAlA bhagavAna ho jAtA hai| kahanA sarala hai, para karanA kaThina hai| kahane kI zakti vANI hai aura samajhane kA sAdhana vANI hai, yaha to saralatA se ho jAtA hai| parantu use karane meM kaThinAI hotI hai| maiM dekhatA hUM-daheja kA prazna samAja meM bar3A prazna hai| hajAroM vyakti kahate haiM aura anubhava bhI karate haiN| jaba karane kA samaya AtA hai taba kahate haiM-eka kAma sAmane hai| isako nipaTA leM phira soceNge| jahAM apane kA prazna AtA hai, vahAM gar3abar3I ho jAtI hai| saMskRta meM do pada hote haiM-parasmaipada aura aatmnepd| jahAM Atmanepada AtA hai, vaha apane lie hotA hai, usameM rUpa parivartana ho jAtA hai| dUsaroM ko kahane meM suvidhA hai| jahAM apane lie prazna AtA hai, vahAM kaThinAI ho jAtI hai| kahane vAloM ko AtmAlocana karanA caahie| sthAnAMga sUtra meM chadmastha ke sAta lakSaNa aura vItarAga ke bhI sAta lakSaNa batAe haiN| sAta lakSaNoM se chadmasta mAnA jAtA hai| unameM eka lakSaNa hai-vaha kahatA kucha aura hai aura karatA kucha hai| upadeza dene vAle bhI isa bhUmikA ko pAra kara gae-aisI bAta nahIM hai| eka bhAI ne mujhase kahA-'amuka sAdhu ne krodha kiyA, amuka sAdhu ne kaThora vacana kaha die| amuka sAdhu ne amuka 56 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ kAma kara liyA, inako dekha dharma se merI AsthA utara gyii|' maiMne uttara diyA-'yaha tumhArI durbalatA hai| galatI kare koI aura AsthA TUTe tumhArI! kitanI kamajora AsthA hai tumhArI! eka vyakti ko vamana karate dekha vahI vyakti vamana karatA hai jisakI pAcana zakti kamajora ho| kyA tumane dharma unake AdhAra para svIkAra kiyA hai? ve dharma meM raheM to tumhArI AsthA TikI rhe| isakA artha huA, tumhArA bhAgya unake hAthoM meM hai| jaba ve cAheM jaisI cAbI ghumA deM, tumheM vaise hI bananA hogaa|' dharma ko AtmA se samajhakara svIkAra kiyA hai| hamane aisA kyoM mAna liyA ki ve sAdhu nahIM, siddha haiN| hameM yaha mAnakara calanA cAhie ki sAdhu sAdhanA kI bhUmikA meM calatA hai, siddha nahIM hai| vaha sAdhanA ke mArga para calatA hai, lar3akhar3A bhI jAtA hai aura pIche bhI raha jAtA hai, parantu usakA rAstA ThIka hai| vivekAnanda ne likhA hai ki jaba maiM dhyAna kI sAdhanA kara rahA thA, usa samaya vAsanA ubharane lgii| dhyAna kI sAdhanA meM jyoM-jyoM sAdhaka Age bar3hatA hai, purAne saMskAroM kI jar3a ukhar3ane lagatI hai, bhayaMkara vAsanA jAga jAtI hai| usa samaya apane ko saMbhAlakara rakhanA bahuta kaThina hotA hai| yadi guru saMbhAlane vAlA na ho to kaThinAI ho jAtI hai| gAMva ke bAhara akUrar3I hotI hai| varSoM se usa para Ate-jAte haiM, lekina durgandha nahIM aatii| yadi usako sApha kareMge to badabU phUTane lgegii| jamane ke bAda durgandha bhI jama jAtI hai| peTa meM bhI vijAtIya tattva jamA par3A hai| kyA koI kaha sakatA hai, merA peTa sApha hai, vijAtIta tattva nahIM hai? ajJAna ke kAraNa koI kaha sakatA hai| samajhadAra kabhI nahIM kaha sktaa| hamane samyakdRSTi (3) ma 57
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________________ do sAdhuoM kI prAkRtika cikitsA dekhii| pAMca-sAta dinoM taka enimA diyaa| vizeSa kucha nahIM niklaa| kaI dinoM bAda thor3A mala Ane lagA, phira to aura adhika AtA rhaa| mahIne ke bAda to Azcarya hone lagA ki itanA mala kahAM se AtA rahA, jabaki bhojana aura dUdha saba banda thaa| kevala thor3A-sA rasa diyA jAtA thaa| isa peTa meM vijAtItaya tattva itanA jAma par3A hai ki hama kalpanA nahIM kara skte| vaise hI, hamAre mana meM saMskAra jame par3e haiN| para kyA yaha burAI hai? nahIM, svAbhAvika prakriyA hai| jamA huA nikalatA hai| sAdhaka ko satarka rahanA caahie| jaba dabe saMskAra jAgRta hote haiM usa samaya yadi vaha saMbhalakara nahIM calatA hai to kabhI-kabhI pAgala bhI ho jAtA hai| loga kahate haiM-jaba bAteM karate haiM yA tAza yadi khelate haiM taba mana sthira rahatA hai| jaba dhyAna karane yA mAlAjApa meM baiThate haiM taba mana kI itanI caMcalatA hotI hai, jitanI pahale nahIM thii| isa asthiratA ke kAraNa dhyAna yA jApa ko chor3anA kAyaratA hai| bure saMskAra jame hue haiN| ve saMskAra yadi ukhar3a rahe haiM to acchI hI bAta hai, usase ghabarAo mt| yaha zubha saMketa hai| - sAdhu sAdhaka hai| use siddha mata maanie| sAdhu bhI apane Apako mAne ki maiM sAdhaka hI huuN| zrAvaka bhI use sAdhu hI smjheN| dIkSA-svIkAra ke samaya yaha ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha kA saMkalpa letA hai| Apa bhI sAmAyika meM inhIM pAMcoM kA saMkalpa lete haiN| dIkSA lene ke pAMca minaTa pahale gRhastha thaa| vahI saMkalpa lete hue pAMca minaTa bAda sAdhu bana jAtA 58 ma dharma ke sUtra ___
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________________ hai| jAdU kA-sA khela hai| yAda rakheM, vaha saMkalpa kI ahiMsA hai, siddha-ahiMsA nhiiN| saMkalpa kA satya hai, siddha-satya nhiiN| saMkalpa kA acaurya hai, siddha-acaurya nhiiN| saMkalpa kA brahmacarya hai, siddha-brahmacarya nhiiN| saMkalpa kA aparigraha hai, siddha-aparigraha nhiiN| saMkalpa aura siddha meM dUrI hotI hai| sAdhu banane vAle ne usako svIkAra kiyA hai, parantu lakSya taka pahuMcA nahIM hai| siddha-ahiMsA vItarAga kI ahiMsA hotI hai aura saMkalpa-ahiMsA prArambhika kakSA kI ahiMsA hotI hai| vItarAga kabhI jhUTha nahIM bolatA, sAdhaka bola bhI letA hai| vItarAga kabhI hiMsA nahIM karatA, sAdhaka kara bhI letA hai| avItarAga kA caritra svIkAra kiyA jAtA hai aura vItarAga taka pahuMcA jAtA hai| avItarAga se galatI ho bhI jAtI hai aura kara bhI letA hai| lakSya sAdhanA kI ora hai, taba ThIka hai| dizA badala jAe to rAstA galata ho jAtA hai| dizA abhimukha honI cAhie, gati meM tIvratA-mandatA AtI rahatI hai| ____eka sAdhaka dUja ke candramA ke samAna hotA hai aura eka pUrNimA ke candra ke smaan| donoM kA antara spaSTa hone se ulajhana nahIM bddh'tii| dUsaroM ke AdhAra para AsthA chor3ane kI bAta ucita nahIM hai| hama dUsaroM ko dharma karAnA cAhate haiN| eka gAMva meM satiyoM kA cAturmAsa thaa| upavAsa kI bArI ke lie eka bhAI ko yAda dilAyA ki kala tumhArI bArI hai| usane uttara diyA-'ThIka hai, upavAsa ho jaaegaa|' upavAsa ke bAda pUchA-'kyoM, upavAsa karA liyA?' 'hAM, karA liyaa| 'kisase?' 'ghara meM bhaiMsa hai, usase karA liyaa| manovRtti aisI bana gayI ki svayaM na karake dUsaroM se karavAnA samyakdRSTi (3) ma 56
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________________ cAhate haiN| dUsaroM ke AdhAra para calane kI bAta samajha meM nahIM aatii| baccA mAM kI uMgalI ko pakar3akara cale to samajha meM Ane jaisI bAta hai| para vaha yadi dasa-bIsa varSa taka uMgalI pakar3akara cale to acchA nahIM lgtaa| zrAvaka bhI sAdhu ke AdhAra se sIkhate haiN| jaba sIkha liyA to usakA AcaraNa honA caahie| sArA jIvana sIkhane hI sIkhane meM bitA deMge to AcaraNa kaba kareMge? bhagavAna kI vANI hai-pratyeka vyakti kA puNya-pApa apanA-apanA hotA hai| jahAM manuSya dUsaroM ke chidra dekhane meM samaya bitA detA hai, vahAM svayaM ke dharma karane kI bAta gauNa ho jAtI hai| amuka sAdhu kyA karatA hai? vaha kyA lAtA hai, kyA khAtA hai? isa chidrAnveSaNa kI pravRtti se manuSya apanA khotA hI hai, pAtA kucha nhiiN| zrAvaka ko mAtA-pitA kI upamA dI gayI hai to sauta kI bhI upamA dI hai| gurudeva parivartana karate haiN| loga prazna pUchate haiN| jijJAsA taka to ThIka hai, lekina sArA bhAra apane para kyoM or3ha lete haiM, samajha meM nahIM aataa| eka vyakti mere pAsa AyA aura prazna pUchane lgaa| maiMne usako smjhaayaa| vaha kahane lagA-'sUtroM kI bAta kA mujhe kyA jJAna?' maiMne kahA-'yA to tuma sUtroM kA adhyayana kara bAta karo yA phira maiM kahatA hUM, usa para vizvAsa kro|' sUtroM meM kaI sthAna para apavAda batAyA hai| usakI kuMjI gItArtha ke hAtha meM hotI hai| gItArtha jaisA Adeza de, sAdhuoM ko vaisA hI karanA hotA hai| zrAvaka kA adhikAra 'pUchakara jAnakArI karane taka hai, lekina usakA bhAra sira para Dhone ke 60 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ lie nahIM hai| vyakti dharma svayaM kare aura apanI anubhUti ke AdhAra para kre| dRSTi ko nirmala rkhe| anAsakta bne| jisameM yaha bhAvanA jAga jAtI hai, vaha samyakdRSTi ho jAtA hai| samyakdRSTi (3) : 61
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________________ samyakdRSTi (4) 'vimatiH sammatirvApi, cArvAkasya na mRgyte| paralokAtmavastuni, yasya muhyati zemuSI // ' bhagavan! maiM sabakA mata jAnanA cAhatA hUM, kintu cArvAka kA nahIM, jo nAstika hai| na to maiM usakA virodha karanA cAhatA hUM aura na salAha lenA cAhatA huuN| jisa vyakti kI paraloka, AtmA aura mokSa ke viSaya meM spaSTatA nahIM hai, usakA mata lene meM koI sAra dikhAI nahIM detaa| AcArya ne apanI Astikya-bhAvanA stuti meM vyakta kI hai| sammati usakI cAhie jisakI dRSTi sApha ho, pAradarzI ho| AradarzI saba hote haiM, lekina pAradarzI saba nahIM hote| jisakI dRSTi pAradarzI nahIM hai, usakI salAha lenA Avazyaka nahIM hai| hamArI dRSTi spaSTa, nirmala aura pAradarzI honI caahie| sphaTika ke samAna nirmala hone se jo jaisA hotA hai, vaha vaisA hI dikhAI detA hai| prazna ho sakatA hai-kaise jAneM ki amuka kI dRSTi sApha hai? samyakdRSTi ke tIna lakSaNoM kA vivecana ho cukA hai| cauthA lakSaNa hai-anukmpaa| jisameM anukampA kI dRSTi hai, samajhanA cAhie ki vaha samyakdRSTi hai| jisameM anukampA nahIM, use mithyAdRSTi 62 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ samajhanA cAhie / krUratA aura samyak darzana eka sAtha nahIM Tika skte| anukampA kA artha hai - hRdaya kI dravatA yA hRdaya kI komalatA / eka bAra mahAtmA gAMdhI se eka videzI ne pUchA - 'ApakI dRSTi meM vaha kauna-sI bAta hai jisake AdhAra para hindustAna ke prati Apa Azvasta haiM aura vaha kauna-sI bAta hai jisase Apa nirAza hoMge ?' gAMdhI ne uttara diyA- ' hindustAna kI AtmA meM ahiMsA kA srota pravahamAna hai, isase maiM Azvasta huuN| Aja kI naI pIr3hI meM karuNA kA srota sUkha rahA hai, isase maiM nirAza huuN|' Aja hiMsA cala rahI hai / eka vyakti dUsare ko binA prayojana mAra DAlatA hai, binA aparAdha mAra detA hai / Aja jo ho rahA hai, vaha kisI se chipA nahIM hai / kina-kina ko mAranA hai, hatyAroM ke pAsa sUcI hai| mArane vAle pAgala nahIM haiM, par3he-likhe haiM / uddezyapUrvaka mArate haiN| pramukha jamIMdAroM, pUMjIpatiyoM aura zikSAzAstriyoM ko mArate haiM, jo unake vicAroM ke pratikUla haiN| unakI mAnyatA hai - burjuA varga krAMti meM sabase adhika bAdhaka hai| isako samApta kie binA hama Age nahIM bar3ha sakate / sambhavataH Apa unake cintana ko doSI kaheMge / doSa eka pakSIya nahIM hotaa| unake mana meM krUratA kyoM huI ? yadi Apake mana meM anukampA hai, to dUsaroM ke hRdaya meM krUratA paidA nahIM kregii| zrImad rAyacanda jaina dharma ke bar3e sAdhaka vyakti the / mahAtmA gAMdhI ne likhA hai ki maiMne kisI ko guru to nahIM banAyA, lekina mujha para ahiMsA kA sabase adhika prabhAva zrImad rAyacanda kA par3A hai| ve AdhyAtmika sAdhaka the / ve gRhastha the| gRhastha jIvana meM bhI unakI sAdhanA itanI ucca thI ki kaI sAdhu bhI vahAM / * nyakadRSTi (4) 63
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________________ taka nahIM pahuMca paate| bar3e yogI, tapasvI sAdhaka the| ve javAharAta kA kAma karate the| kisI vyakti ke sAtha saudA kiyA thaa| bhAva bar3ha ge| bhAva itane bar3he ki becane vAle kA divAlA hone kI sthiti A gii| rAyacanda ne saude kA patra mAMgA, para vaha kAMpa rahA thA, dene se hicakicA rahA thaa| rAyacanda ke adhika Agraha para usane patra diyaa| rAyacanda ne yaha kahate hue patra ko tatkAla phAr3a diyA ki rAyacandra dUdha pI sakatA hai, kisI kA khUna nahIM pI sktaa| isakA nAma hai krunnaa| dhArmika hokara dUsaroM ko naSTa karane kI bAta soce, kyA vaha dhArmika hai? dhArmika cIMTI ko cInI DAlate haiM, para manuSya ke sAtha krUra vyavahAra karate nahIM skucaate| jahAM svArtha ko coTa na pahuMce, vahAM taka ve ahiMsA va karuNA kA AcaraNa karate haiN| jahAM svArtha TUTatA hai, vahAM ve krUra bana jAte haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne sthAna-sthAna para karuNA kA ullekha kiyA hai| jisameM ahiMsA aura karuNA kI bhAvanA nahIM, usakA dharma meM praveza bhI nahIM hotaa| zrAvaka ke vratoM ko dekhie| apane AzritoM kA bhakta-pAna viccheda karanA eka aticAra hai| munIma, naukara yA koI Azrita hai, vaha bImAra par3a jAe to sahAnubhUti yA davA kI bAta to dUra usake sAtha nirmama vyavahAra kiyA jAtA hai| eka dina kAma na karane para usakA vetana kATa lete haiN| kahIM-kahIM para mAra-pITakara use naukarI se bhI haTA dete haiN| ___ mahArASTra meM eka rAjyAdhikArI thaa| usake pAsa eka klarka kAma karatA thaa| Tebula para eka tAra par3A thaa| adhikArI aayaa| usakI dRSTi tAra para pdd'ii| use uThAyA aura jaldI meM par3ha gyaa| usameM likhA thA-tumhArI mAtA gujara gii| udAsa hokara baiTha 64 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ gyaa| klarka ne pUchA-'Apa udAsa kyoM haiM?' adhikArI bolA-'merI mAM cala basI, usase nahIM mila skaa| aba antyeSTi meM zAmila honA hai| jaldI yahAM se jAnA pdd'egaa|' klarka ne tAra pUchA, use diyA to vaha par3hakara bolA-'zrIman! ApakI mAtA nahIM, merI mAtA cala basI haiN| tAra Apake pate se mere nAma hai|' adhikArI kA ceharA badala gyaa| udAsI miTa gii| klarka ne chuTTI mAMgI ki mAM kI antyeSTi meM jAnA hai| adhikArI ne kahA- 'do dina hue abhI to Ae ho| kucha dina tthhro| mAtA bUr3hI thI, mara gaI to kyA huaa|' bahuta prArthanA karane para chuTTI nahIM dii| isa krUratA se klarka ke mana meM krUratA paidA huii| usane kahA-yadi mere pAsa pistaula hotI to maiM ise vahIM mAra detaa|' prazna uThatA hai-mana meM pratikriyA kyoM hotI hai? saba jAnate haiM, sArI duniyA sAdhu nahIM hai| hara vyakti ke mana meM pratikriyA hotI hai| pazuoM ke mana meM bhI pratikriyA hotI hai| sAMpa aura UMTa varSoM ke bAda badalA le lete haiN| kyA manuSya meM pAzavikatA nahIM hai? vaha bharI par3I hai| jagAne se jAga jAtI hai| yadi zrImad rAyacanda jaisA vyavahAra ho to koI krUra nahIM ho sktaa| ahiMsA aura anukampA taba hotI hai jaba krUratA kA visarjana hotA hai| do sahodara bhAI bhI lar3ate samaya do bApa ke ho jAte haiN| eka-dUsare ke sAtha nirmama vyavahAra karate haiN| mAM ke pAMca-sAta beTe haiM, phira bhI mAM ko koI nahIM puuchtaa| kyA yaha krUratA nahIM hai? eka gAMva meM sAdhu hai| vaha bImAra hai| Agantuka sAdhu ko patA ho jAe ki yahAM sAdhu bImAra hai aura yadi vaha sIdhA calA jAe to use prAyazcitta AtA hai| isIlie kI hamArI samyakdRSTi (4) ma 65
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________________ sahAnubhUti, vAtsalya banA rahe, upekSA na rhe| yaha na soce ki jo bImAra hai, vaha apanA karma bhogegA, hameM usase kyA! jaina dharma ko mAnane vAle loga jaba apane bUr3he mAtA-pitA ke prati krUra vyavahAra karate haiM taba lagatA hai unhoMne jaina dharma ke marma ko nahIM samajhA hai| krUratA ke panapane ke pIche do kAraNa haiM-svArtha aura vyaktivAdI dRssttikonn| jisake prati AkarSaNa yA prema hotA hai, usake prati dayA yA sajjanatA kA vyavahAra karanA svArtha kA pradarzana hai, karuNA nhiiN| hRdaya kI komalatA yaha nahIM dekhatI ki yaha apanA hai yA parAyA hai| vaisA komala vyakti kisI ke prati anyAya nahIM dekha sakatA, virodhI ke hitoM kA bhI zoSaNa nahIM kara sakatA, bure tarIkoM se dhanArjana kara dUsaroM ko dhokhA nahIM de sktaa| Aja jaina samAja para Aropa AtA hai ki vaha ahiMsA ko mAnatA hai, phira bhI vyApAra meM anaitikatA karatA hai| dehalI meM eka bAra gurudeva tulasI ko DaoN. rAdhAkRSNana ne kahA thA-dUsaroM ko aNuvratI banAeM yA na banAeM, para jaina logoM kA dRSTikoNa badala dIjie, ve anaitikatA na kreN| bhArata meM jainoM kA bahuta bar3A samAja hai| ___ svArtha vighaTita hotA hai, phira bhI ahiMsA khaMDita nahIM hotI taba samajhanA cAhie hamArI vRtti meM karuNA AI hai| svArtha chor3a deM, para karuNA nahIM chodd'eN| ___ AdamI burA hI nahIM hotaa| hara vyakti meM acchAI aura burAI-donoM hotI haiN| acche dIkhane vAle vyakti meM bhI burAI ke bIja chipe rahate haiN| bure dIkhane vAle meM bhI acchAI rahatI hai| DAkU meM bhI bhalAI ke bIja pracura mAtrA meM milate haiN| aMgulimAla 66 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ DAkU buddha ke pAsa AyA aura bhikSu bana gyaa| vAlmIki bhI pahale DAkU thaa| arjunamAlAkAra chaha AdamI aura eka aurata ko pratidina mAratA thaa| vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pAsa gayA aura sAdhu bana gyaa| usake bhItara acchAI kI mAtrA chipI thI, usako jagAI, vaha sAdhu bana gyaa| Apa nizcita mAnie, jisako kharAba mAnate haiM, usameM bhI bahuta acchAI par3I hai| yadi hama cAheM to eka bure vyakti ko acchA banA sakate haiM, yadi usake sAtha hamArA vyavahAra acchA ho| kharAba vyavahAra hone se acchA AdamI bhI burA bana jAtA hai| jinako krUra mAnate haiM, ve kyoM hote haiM krUra? sattA-sampanna, dhana-sampanna aura zikSA-sampanna varga yadi dhyAna nahIM detA hai, patita varga kI sadbhAvanA prApta nahIM karatA hai to vaha krUratA ko janma detA hai| yadi mana kI krUratA aura svArtha dUra nahIM hogA to vartamAna kI sthiti kA koI samAdhAna nahIM hogaa| gurudeva ne baMgAla kI sthiti para cetAvanI dete hue kahA thA-zrAvaka vaha hai jo dezakAla ke AdhAra para apane meM parivartana kara letA hai| jo nahIM karatA hai, usako kaThinAI kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai| samyakdRSTi (4) ma 67
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________________ Astikya 'adRzyo yadi dRzyo na, bhaktenApi mayA prabho! syAdvAdaste kathaM tarhi, bhAvI me hRdayaMgamaH // ' bhagavAna mahAvIra kI stuti meM maiMne likhA thA--Apa adRzya haiM, aisA saba loga kahate haiN| para maiM ApakA bhakta huuN| yadi Apa mujhe bhI dikhAI nahIM dete to syAdvAda merI samajha meM nahIM aaegaa| adRzya bhI dRzya hotA hai| taba syAdvAda banatA hai| bhale hI Apa dUsaroM ke lie adRzya baneM, para mere lie dRzya baneM, tabhI maiM syAdavAd ko samajha pAUMgA, tabhI ApakA syAdvAda mere hRdayaMgama hogaa| 'jAvaMti vijjA purisA, savve te dukkhsNbhvaa| luppaMti bahuso mUDhA, saMsArammi aNaMtage // 1 // samikkha paMDie tamhA, pAsa jAipahe bhu| appaNA sacca mesijjA, mittiM bhUesu kappae // 2 // isa duniyA meM jitanA duHkha hai, vaha ajJAnI AdamI hI utpanna karatA hai| jJAnI duHkha utpanna nahIM krtaa| ajJAnI apane lie bhI duHkha utpanna karatA hai| saba duHkha kA mUla ajJAna hai| yadi duHkhoM ko paidA karane vAlA ajJAnI nahIM hotA to duHkha 68 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ bhI nahIM hote| ajJAnI apanI kalpanA se, mAnasika UhApoha se samasyA khar3I kara letA hai aura usakA bhAra DhotA rahatA hai| jJAnI duHkha paidA nahIM krtaa| Astikya samyak darzana kA pAMcavAM lakSaNa hai-aastiky| asti kA artha hai 'hai'| 'hai' ko svIkAra karanA Astikya hotA hai| chaha bAtoM ko jAnane vAlA Astika hotA hai 1. AtmA hai| 2. AtmA punarbhavagAmI hai| 3. AtmA sukha-duHkha kA kartA hai| 4. AtmA sukha-duHkha kI bhoktA hai| 5. baMdha hai aura usake hetu haiN| 6. mokSa hai aura usake hetu haiN| kucha loga Astikya kA artha AsthA kara dete haiM, para vaha pUrNa nahIM hai| ina chaha bAtoM ko jAnanA Astikya hai| isake binA jIvana kI naukA DagamagA jAtI hai| naukA ko calAne vAlA bhI caahie| jJAnI samAdhAna nikAla letA hai aura ajJAnI DUba jAtA hai| lArDa mAuNTabeTana nau-senA meM bhartI hone ke lie parIkSA dene ge| parIkSaka ne kahA- 'yuvaka! jaba tuma jahAja ko lekara jAoge, usa samaya tUphAna A jAegA to kyA karoge?' uttara diyA-'laMgara DAla duuNgaa|' 'phira tUphAna A jAegA to?' 'phira laMgara DAla duuNgaa|' phira AegA to? 'phira laMgara DAla duuNgaa|' 'itane laMgara kahAM se AeMge?' yuvaka ne uttara diyA- 'jahAM se Astikya ma 66
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________________ tUphAna AegA, vahIM se laMgara bhI A jaaegaa|' phalita yaha huA ki jitanI samasyA utpanna hotI hai, utane hI usake samAdhAna hote haiN| buddhihIna zraddhA bhI khataranAka ho jAtI hai| zraddhA jJAnapUrvaka honI caahie| jJAna ke abhAva meM zraddhA hila jAtI hai| jJAna aura zraddhA donoM sAtha calanI caahie| korI zraddhA rahane se nae praznoM meM ulajha jAte haiN| UhApoha hone laga jAtA hai| inameM unakA doSa nahIM hai, kyoMki unake pAsa jJAna nahIM hai| jJAna kI vedI para zraddhA kI mUrti biThAne vAle kI zraddhA nahIM ddigtii| ajJAna ke sahAre calane vAlI zraddhA utAra-car3hAva Ane para lar3akhar3A jAtI hai| atimuktaka muni jaba pAnI meM pAtrI ko tairAne lage to sAdhuoM ne dekha liyaa| ve bhagavAna ke pAsa Ae, bole-'bhaMte! ApakA ziSya kyA kara rahA hai? Apane kaise sAdhu banA diyA?' bhagavAna ne uttara diyA-'nirgrantho! AzAtanA mata kro| yaha isI janma meM mokSa pAne vAlA hai|' AlocanA karane vAle mokSa meM nahIM gae, aura ve cale ge| pramAdavaza, adhRtivaza yA chadmasthatA ke kAraNa koI kAma kara letA hai, usase usakI pavitratA yA apavitratA kA nirNaya nahIM hotaa| unakA nirNaya usake aMtaraMga se hotA hai| kadAcit ke AdhAra para koI tolA yA nApA nahIM jA sktaa| sAdhuoM ke lie atimuktaka kI bAta bar3I ho gaI, parantu bhagavAna ke lie vaha bar3I bAta nahIM thii| bhagavAn saba jAnate the| hameM jAnane kA prayatna karanA caahie| kaI jJAnI hote haiM, para zraddhAvAn nahIM hote| kaI zraddhAvAn hote haiM, para jJAnI nahIM hote| jJAna ke AdhAra para zraddhA khar3I honI caahie| 7ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ zraddhA kA artha hai-vishvaas| maiM socatA hUM, jisako maiM nahIM jAnatA, usake prati vizvAsa kaise ho sakatA hai? / mevAr3a kA eka vyakti sujAnagar3ha meM aayaa| jisa ghara meM ThaharA, unhoMne Atithya-satkAra kiyaa| bhojana meM khIra para pistA aura bAdAma kI karatana DAlI gaI thii| usa bhAI ne kabhI dekhA nahIM thA, isalie usane laTeM (jIva) samajha cuna-cunakara sabako nikAla diyaa| bAdAma kI katarana ko yadi usane laTeM samajhA to usakA doSa nahIM, kyoMki vaha jAnatA nahIM thaa| jisa viSaya meM Apane jAnA nahIM, sunA nahIM, usa para zraddhA nahIM hotii| zraddhA hai, jJAna ke bAda hone vAlI mana kI dhRti| bahuta-se phUla videzoM meM hote haiN| unake bAre meM Apa jAnate nahIM, taba unako lene kI mana meM bhAvanA nahIM jgegii| naI vastu ko dekhane se mana meM AzaMkA hotI hai| pahale pahala jaba rela AI thI, taba loga aparicita hone ke kAraNa AzaMkita the| kaI logoM ne to apane gAMva ke pAsa se hokara rela nikAlane kA virodha kiyaa| Aja ve pazcAttApa kara rahe haiN| aisA kyoM huA? ajJAna ke kAraNa huaa| koI bhI naI cIja AtI hai to vaha sahaja hI svIkArya nahIM hotii| phira vaha cAhe acchI ho yA burI, upayogI ho yA anupyogii| naI vastu gRhIta nahIM hotii| gurudeva jaba dillI meM the to aNuvratoM kA virodha cala rahA thaa| jaina loga kahate the ki gurudeva ne mithyAdRSTi aura samyakdRSTi ko eka kara diyA hai| ajaina loga isalie virodha karate the ki ye aNuvrata ke sahAre sabako jaina banA leNge| anubhavI patrakAra zrI satyadevajI vidyAlaMkAra ne gurudeva se kahA thA-gurudeva! Astikya 7
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________________ yaha naI bAta nahIM hai| hara naI vastu ko cAra sTeja pAra karane par3ate haiM 1. mkhaul| 2. AlocanA-isase kyA hogA? yaha kAma kI cIja nahIM hai| bAraha vratoM se hI kAma ho sakatA thA, phira aNuvratoM kI AvazyakatA hI kyA thI? 3. samajhanA-AlocanA ke bAda upayogitA samajha meM AtI hai| aNuvratoM se aneka loga dharma ke nikaTa Ae haiN| 4. svIkAra-phira acchA jAna use svIkAra karate haiN| __hara naI vastu ko ye cAra sTeja pAra karane hote haiN| maiM samajhatA hUM, aisA honA hI caahie| jJAna ke dvArA parIkSA kara phira naI vastu ko grahaNa karanA caahie| rUr3hivAditA se grahaNa nahIM karanA caahie| AcArya bhikSu ne kahA hai- 'bApa talAI jANa nai, khAvai gAra giNvaar|' ____ tAlAba kA pAnI sUkha gayA thaa| eka vyakti usakI miTTI ko cATa rahA thaa| dUsare ne dekhA to kahA- pAnI kI AvazyakatA hai to pAsa meM hI dUsarA tAlAba hai, vahAM cale jaao|' usane uttara diyA- 'yaha mere bApa kA hai, isalie pAnI to yahIM piiuuNgaa|' aisA parIkSaka nahIM cAhie, aisA zraddhAlu nahIM caahie| satya ko pakar3ane ke lie dimAga ko ekadama khAlI karanA hogaa| dimAga baccoM kI sleTa kI taraha sApha caahie| naI bAta ko lAne ke lie, usake lie sthAna khAlI karo, tabhI usakA praveza hogaa| 'AgrahI bata ninISati yukti, tatra yatra matirasya nivissttaa| pakSapAtarahitasya tu yuktiryatra tatra matireti nivezam // ' 72 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ AgrahI vyakti apanI banI huI dhAraNA ko puSTa karane ke lie tarka kA upayoga karatA hai / jo citra dimAga meM basA huA hai, use hI samarthana detA hai / eka vyakti ghara meM AyA aura rone lagA / sira para pallA le liyaa| ghara vAloM ne pUchA - 'Aja kyA ho gayA hai ? kauna-sI durghaTanA huI hai?' vaha bolA- 'kyA tuma logoM ko patA nahIM hai ? merI patnI vidhavA ho gaI hai|' ghara vAle bole - 'tuma khar3e ho phira vaha kaise vidhavA ho gaI ?' usane kahA- 'sasurAla se nAI AyA hai, vaha kaha rahA hai, tumhArI patnI vidhavA ho gii| kyA sasurAla kA nAI jhUTha bolatA hai ? jhUTha bolane meM usako kyA lAbha?" hamAre jIvana kI bahuta sArI sthiti dUsaroM ke kahane ke AdhAra para calatI hai| tuma soco, tumhArA viveka kyA kahatA hai ? tumhArA jJAna kyA kahatA hai? dUsaroM ke kahane se calane kA artha huA, tumane apanA anubhava aura viveka beca diyA hai| dUsaroM para itanA nirbhara kabhI nahIM rahanA cAhie / sUtroM meM likhA hai, sAdhu ko kAna kA maila, nAka kA maila, AMkha kA maila nahIM nikAlanA cAhie / julAba nahIM lenA cAhie, mardana nahIM karanA cAhie, dAMta bhI sApha nahIM karanA cAhie / dUsarI ora sAdhuoM kI kriyAeM dekhate haiM ki ve kAna sApha karate haiM, dAMta sApha karate haiM / Apa kyA soceMge? sUtroM meM kucha kahA hai aura kara kucha rahe haiN| ApakI AsthA Dola jaaegii| parantu jAnanA cAhie ki koI bhI niyama apekSA - zUnya nahIM hotA / hara niyama deza, kAla aura bhAva-sApekSa hotA hai| apekSA ko nahIM samajhane ke kAraNa saMzaya hotA hai| hama loga syAdavAdI haiM / Astikya73
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________________ anekAntavAdI haiN| eka vastu sat bhI hai, asat bhI hai, nitya bhI hai, anitya bhI hai| hameM sApekSatA ko samajhanA caahie| jo sApekSatA ko nahIM jAnatA, vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra kA siddhAnta tIna kAla meM bhI nahIM jAna sktaa| eka bhI bAta naya ke binA nahIM hotii| nirjarA kisakI hotI hai? karmoM kii| eka naya kI dRSTi se yaha uttara sahI nahIM hai| gautama ne bhagavAna se pUchA-nirjarA karma kI hotI hai yA akarma kI? bhagavAna ne uttara diyA-karma kA vedana hotA hai aura akarma kI nirjarA hotI hai| jaba karma udaya meM Ate haiM, taba vedana hotA hai| phira ve akarma bana jAte haiM, taba unakI nirjarA hotI hai| nizcaya naya ke anusAra akarma kI nirjarA hotI hai tathA karmoM kA vedana hotA hai| sthUla dRSTi se yaha bhI ThIka hai ki karmoM kI nirjarA hotI hai parantu nizcaya kI dRSTi se akarma kI nirjarA hotI hai| naraka meM kauna utpanna hotA hai, manuSya yA tiryaMca? nizcaya kI dRSTi se nairayika hI naraka meM utpanna hotA hai, vyavahAra kI dRSTi se manuSya aura tiryaMca bhI naraka meM utpanna hote haiN| apekSA-bheda se saba satya ho sakate haiN| naya sAta hote haiM aura apekSA-bheda se sAta sau bana jAte haiN| phira apekSA bar3hAeM to aura adhika bheda ho jAte haiN| 'jAvaiyA vayaNapahA tAvaiyA ceva huMti nyvaayaa|' jitane bolane ke prakAra haiM, utane hI naya haiN| koI bhI bAta naya ke binA nahIM hotii| eka akSara ke ananta paryAya hote haiN| unake ananta artha hote haiN| 74 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra ne sArI ulajhanoM ko miTAne ke lie syAdvAda kA mantra diyaa| apekSA ko chor3ane se sArA zruta mithyAzruta ho jAtA hai| apekSA samajhane se mithyA zruta bhI samyak zruta ho jAtA hai / vyavahAra kI apekSA se hama abhavI sAdhu ko bhI sAdhu mAnate haiM aura gRhastha meM baiThe sAdhu ko bhI asAdhu mAnate haiM, isalie vAstavikatA ko samajhane ke lie syAdavAda yA apekSA-dRSTi kA upayoga kareM / Astikya75
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________________ dharma kI tIsarI kakSA-vratI bananA 'vItarAga! saparyAtaH, tavAjJApAlanaM param / AjJA rAddhA virAddhA ca, zivAya ca bhavAya ca // ' vItarAga! ApakI pUjA karUM, isase acchA hai ki maiM ApakI AjJA kA pAlana kruuN| pUjA karanA choTI bAta hai, AjJA kA pAlana bar3I bAta hai| eka bApa ke do beTe haiM-eka namaskAra karatA hai, paga dabAtA hai, sevA karatA hai, para bApa jo kahatA hai, vaha eka bhI nahIM maantaa| dUsarA putra sevA to nahIM karatA, para AjJA kA pAlana akSarazaH karatA hai| donoM meM AjJA pAlane vAlA putra priya lagatA hai| AcArya ne kahA- 'jo ApakI AjJA kA pAlana karatA hai, vaha pAra ho jAtA hai| jo ApakI AjJA kA pAlana nahIM karatA, usakI naukA DUba jAtI hai|' .. Aja dhArmika jagat meM pUjA adhika hotI hai aura AjJA kA pAlana kama hotA hai| phUla car3hAte haiM, pUjA karate haiM, nAma kA jApa karate haiM, lekina bhagavAna dvArA kahe gae mArga ko sthAna kama dete haiN| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne nahIM kahA ki merA nAma japA kro| eka akSara bhI nahIM khaa| yaha bhI nahIM kahA ki dUsaroM kA nAma jpo| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne dharma ke do prakAra batAe-AgAra 76 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ dharma aura anagAra dhrm| AgAra dharma gRhastha kA dharma hai| anagAra dharma sAdhu kA dharma hai| gRhastha kA dharma bAraha prakAra kA hai-pAMca aNuvrata aura sAta shikssaavrt| inameM upAsanA kA vidhAna hai, AcAra kI pradhAnatA hai| hamane samyak darzana para kAphI carcA kI hai| samyak darzana kI cAra kakSAoM (sulabhabodhi, samyakdarzI, vratI aura pratimAdhArI zrAvaka) meM se do kakSAoM para carcA cala cukI hai| tIsarI kakSA vratI kI hai| manuSya ko vratI bananA caahie| jo mahAvIra ke anuyAyI haiM, jo vAstava meM saphala jIvana jIne ke icchuka haiM, unheM vratI bananA caahie| vartamAna meM saphala jIvana jInA hI dhArmika kA lakSaNa hai| eka vyakti dhArmika bhI hai aura vartamAna meM zAnti bhI nahIM hai, use dhArmika mAnane meM saMkoca hotA hai| jo vartamAna ko kalikAla kahakara kosate haiM, usake lie satyuga kaba AegA? hamAre vartamAna jIvana meM mokSa kA sAkSAtkAra honA caahie| AnandapUrNa jIvana yA sukhI jIvana jIne ke lie vratI honA Avazyaka hai| vratI kauna? niHzalyo vratI' -jisake zarIra meM zalya hotA hai, vaha svastha nahIM hotaa| zalya yAnI Antarika ghaav| purAne jamAne meM bANoM se lar3AI hotI thii| bANa nikAlane para usakI noka bhItara raha jAtI thii| vaha zalya kabhI-kabhI AdamI ko bhI mAra detA thaa| kaiMsara kyA hai? bhItara kA phor3A hI to hai| jaba taka zalya rahatA hai, nIMda nahIM aatii| sardI meM yadi paira meM bar3A kAMTA cubha jAtA hai to vaha nIMda ko harAma kara detA hai| choTI-sI salAI dharma kI tIsarI kakSA-vratI bananA = 77
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________________ bhI cubhane para nIMda meM bAdhA DAlatI hai| itane bar3e zarIra meM eka kAMTA kA kyA sthAna hai! zarIra vijAtIya ko svIkAra nahIM krtaa| AMkha meM choTA-sA rajakaNa gira jAtA hai to becainI hone lagatI hai| jaba nikalatA hai, taba zAMti milatI hai| zarIra sajAtIya ko svIkAra karatA hai aura vijAtIya ko nikAla detA hai| hamAre mana meM azAMti kyoM? jaba azAMti Ae to samajhie AtmA meM vijAtIya A gayA hai aura AtmA use nikAlanA cAhatI hai| zarIra TUTane para bImArI kA patA laga jAtA hai| ye sUcanA dene vAle lakSaNa hote haiN| prAkRtika cikitsaka mAnate haiM-bImArI eka hI hai| vaha hai peTa meM vijAtIya tattvoM kA ikaTThA honaa| sira kA darda, paira kA darda, ghuTane kA darda, ye alaga roga nhiiN| zarIra ke avayava-bheda se roga ke nAmAntara haiN| bImArI eka hI hai, zarIra meM vijAtIya tattva kA saMcaya ho gayA hai| doSa bhI eka hai| koI corI karatA hai, koI jhUTha bolatA hai, koI aprAmANikatA karatA hai| ye vAstava meM alaga-alaga burAiyAM nahIM haiN| burAI eka hI hai| vaha hai moha, rAga yA dvess| rAga aura dveSa vijAtIya tattva haiN| sArA inakA vistAra hai| rAga-dveSa AdamI meM matibhrama paidA karate haiN| inakA nAma hai shly| jitanI burAiyAM haiM, ve zalya haiN| ve dravya, kSetra aura kAla se prakaTa ho jAtI haiN| sardI meM jukAma lagatA hai, garmI meM tAvar3A lagatA hai, varSA meM varSAkAlIna bImArI ho jAtI hai| ye kAlakRta bImAriyAM haiN| dakSiNa meM pAdazotha kI bImArI hotI hai aura rAjasthAna meM rAtiMdhA kI bImArI hotI hai| yaha dezakRta bImAriyAM haiN| kAlakRta bImArI, dezakRta bImArI aura vastukRta bImArI kI taraha Antarika bImArI bhI hotI hai| 7 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ mAyA zalya _ 'tivihe salle paNNatte-mAyA salle, niyANa salle, micchAdasaNa slle|' zalya tIna prakAra kA hotA hai-mAyA zalya, nidAna zalya aura mithyAdarzana shly| sabase bar3A zalya mAyA hai| chipAnA manuSya kI sahaja manovRtti hai| apane asaundarya ko chipAne ke lie kapar3A pahanatA hai| vastroM kA ghanA AvaraNa zarIra ke bhaddepana ko DhAMkatA hai| prasAdhana sAmagrI bhI isalie prayoga meM lI jAtI hai ki asaundarya na diikhe| yadi zarIra para camar3I nahIM hotI to mUlarUpa sAmane A jaataa| manuSya kA kaMkAla rUpa dekhane se bhaya lagatA hai| camar3I ne AvaraNa DAla diyA, manuSya samajhatA hai, maiM sundara lagatA huuN| dUsarA AvaraNa kapar3e kA hai, tIsarA AvaraNa prasAdhana kA hai| manuSya apane bAhya ko sundara mAnatA jA rahA hai| cauthA AvaraNa moha kA hai, jisase antar sundara na hote hue bhI sundara mAna rahA hai| aisA chipAva nahIM karanA cAhie, jo dUsare ko dhokhe meM DAla de| mAyA bhI vyakti ko dhokhe meM DAlatI hai| eka sajjana lar3ake kA sambandha karane ge| lar3akI ke pitA ne kursiyAM-Tebula lagA dii| lar3akI ko biThA diyaa| AgantukoM kA svAgata kiyaa| lar3akI rUpa meM sundarI thI, par3hI-likhI bhI thii| bAtacIta karake sambandha pakkA ho gyaa| lar3akI laMgar3I hai-isakA patA taba calA jaba zAdI ho gaI thii| yaha mAyA zalya thaa| ___ mAyA AdamI kA Antarika zalya hai| vratI isa prakAra kI mAyA kA vyavahAra nahIM krtaa| hamane vratoM ko sarala samajha liyaa| vratoM se pahale unakI bhUmikA honI caahie| kevala tyAga dharma kI tIsarI kakSA-vratI bananA : 76
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________________ ke uccAraNa mAtra se vratI nahIM bntaa| vratI ko mana kA nirmANa karanA hotA hai| sabase pahale mAyA ke zalya ko miTAnA hotA hai| nidAna zalya dUsarA zalya, nidaan| nidAna kA artha hai-bhoga kI AkAMkSA, viSaya kI AkAMkSA, padArtha kI aakaaNkssaa| vratI banane vAlA bhoga se dUra rahatA hai| bhUkha AdamI meM hotI hai aura vaha lagatI hai| usase bhI jyAdA bhUkha hai pradarzana aura dikhAne kii| vratI ke sAmane yaha bheda spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki Avazyaka kyA hai aura anAvazyaka kyA hai| use sAmAjika jIvana jInA hai| bhikhArI nahIM bananA hai; samAja meM pratiSThA rakhanI hai| zakti santulana rakhanA hai| zakti kA jIvana, samRddhi kA jIvana jInA hai to usameM se bar3appana kI bAta nikAla denI hai| sahI artha meM dekhie, AdamI yathArtha kI bhUmikA meM nahIM jI rahA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bAraha vratoM kI vyavasthA kI hai| kaI kahate haiM, sAdhuoM ko aisI vyavasthA karane kI AvazyakatA hai| dharma AkAza meM nahIM lttktaa| vaha calatA hai sAmAjika jIvana meN| sAmAjika vyavasthA acchI hotI hai to dharma calatA hai| sAmAjika vyavasthA kharAba hone para dharma nahIM hotaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne dUsare vratoM ke aticAroM meM kahA hai-'kaNNAlIe' yAnI kanyA ke viSaya meM jhUTha nahIM boluuNgaa| bhagavAna ne aisA kyoM kahA? yaha hamArA gRhastha dharma kA prazna hai| jisake vyavahAra meM dharma kA pratibimba nahIM AtA, vaha dharma kaise kara sakegA? pahalA prazna hai, samAja kI vyavasthA meM sudhAra aura parivartana kaise ho? deza kI vyavasthA meM sudhAra kaise 80 dharma ke sUtra ___
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________________ ho? sudhAra se dhArmika banane meM sahayoga milatA hai| samAja kI vyavasthA kharAba hone se nIce jAne kA maukA milatA hai| samAja meM hara AdamI aisA nahIM hotA, jo hara paristhiti ko sahakara bhI naitika banA rhe| bAhya nimittoM kI upekSA nahIM kI jA sktii| jisake parivAra meM uThane se lekara sone taka lar3AI calatI rahatI hai, vaha kyA sAmAyika karegA? yadi karegA to bhI sAmAyika meM vahI cintana kregaa| vAstava meM vaha kevala muMha bAMdha sakatA hai, para sAmAyika nahIM ho paataa| samAja ke logoM ko socanA caahie| samAja kI burAI saba meM saMkrAMta ho gii| usase koI nahIM baca sktaa| koI mAne ki maiM baca sakatA hUM to vajra bhUla hogii| isase bacane ke lie samaya para socanA hogaa| jIvana kA krama sarala honA cAhie, jaTilatA chUTanI caahie| kaThinAI yaha hai ki jo sampanna varga hai, vaha socatA hai-apanA kAma ThIka calatA hai, hama kyoM soceM? dUsarA garIba varga hai, vaha socatA hai-ve itanA karate haiM, hama nahIM kareMge to acchA nahIM lgegaa| yaha unake cintana kA doSa hai| prAcIna AcAryoM ne zrAvaka ke ikkIsa guNa batAe haiN| unameM eka hai-vyayaH AyocitaM kuryAt-vyaya Aya ke anukUla kre| Aya kA kucha bhAga apane lie bacAkara rakha de, jo bur3hApA yA bImArI meM kAma aae| zeSa jIvana meM anutApa na karanA pdd'e| sira para RNa kA bhAra na rhe| RNa ko choTA samajhanA mUrkhatA hai| RNa kama hai, vraNa choTA hai, agni kama hai aura vaira thor3A-sA hai-inako choTA samajhanA ajJAna hai| ye choTe hote hI nhiiN| gurudeva bhI apanA amUlya samaya burAiyoM ko miTAne ke dharma kI tIsarI kakSA-vratI bananA .
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________________ lie dete haiN| jo samAja hamAre sAmane hai, usakI burAiyAM miTanI caahie| yadi samAja ke loga svayaM sulajhA leM to ina bAtoM ko kahane ke lie sAdhuoM ko samaya na lagAnA pdd'e| phira to kevala AtmA, paramAtmA, dhyAna kI gambhIra bAteM hI btaaeN| yathArtha kI bhaTTI meM ye sArI bAteM havA ho jAtI haiN| hamArI bhUmikA majabUta nahIM hai| pahale nIMva ko majabUta karanA hogaa| dharma-dhyAna ko prabhAvita karane vAle Arta aura raurdra dhyAna kama hone caahie| eka bAra prAnta ke gRhamaMtrAlaya ne Adeza nikAlA ki purAnI jela tor3a dI jAe aura usake cUne-pattharoM se naI jela banAI jaae| thor3e dinoM ke bAda phira Adeza AyA ki jaba taka naI taiyAra na ho jAe, purAnI ko na tor3A jaae| kyA kabhI vaha bana pAegI? hamAre samAja kA jIvana bhI ina visaMgatiyoM meM gujara rahA hai| jise lar3akiyAM haiM, vaha socatA hai, inakI zAdI kaise kareM? naukarI vAle AdamI haiM, rupaye kahAM se lAeM? samAja kI vyavasthA nahIM hai| kyA kareM aura kaise kareM? usI vyakti ke jaba lar3ake kI zAdI kA prasaMga AtA hai taba vaha pichalA sArA cintana bhulA detA hai| isa samaya to socatA hai, jitanA dhana TAna lUM, vaha apanA hai| kyA vaha hamAre jIvana kI visaMgati nahIM hai? Aja jo tIvra vedanA ho rahI hai, usakI anubhUti honI caahie| jo AdamI bImArI ko bImArI samajha letA hai, vaha ThIka hone kA prayatna karatA hai| jo bImAra hone para bhI svastha mAnatA hai, vaha ThIka kaise hogA? maiMne kahA aura Apane suna liyA isase kAma nahIM cltaa| kevala vaicArika bhUmikA para nahIM rahanA hai, 2 dharma ke sUtra ___
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________________ karane kI bhUmikA para AnA caahie| adhika logoM meM kahI gaI bAta havA meM ur3a jAtI hai, eka-dUsare para chor3a dete haiN| hara bAta kucha logoM ke dvArA hI kI jAtI hai / jo agraNI yA netA bane hue haiM, unheM socanA hai| samAja meM kucha loga hote haiM, jinameM vicAra-zakti aura kartRtva-zakti hotI hai| unase vrata kI bhUmikA spaSTa hogI / dharma kI tIsarI kakSA-vratI bananA 83
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________________ vratoM kI upayogitA 'virAgaH sarvadoSebhyo'nurAgastava pAdayoH / nipAtaH sarvapApAnAM, praNipAtastayormahAn // ' bhagavAna! maiM cAhatA hUM, saba doSoM se mere mana meM virAga aae| Apake caraNoM meM anurAga judd'e| vairAgya kA artha hai-kisI se anurAga krnaa| bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM anurAga hotA hai, isakA artha hogA dUsaroM se viraag| virAga ke lie kahIM anurAga honA caahie| viSayoM se anurAga hogA to bhagavAna se virAga hogaa| bhagavAna se anurAga hogA to viSayoM se virAga hogaa| pahale soceM, anurAga kahAM karanA hai| anurAga nahIM jamA to virAga nahIM aaegaa| bhagavAna ke caraNoM meM anurAga hone se dUsaroM se virAga svataH ho jaaegaa| jIvana kI hara pravRtti meM yaha bAta ghaTita hotI hai| vratoM ke prati anurAga hogA to avrata ke prati virAga ho jaaegaa| eka ke prati anurAga honA caahie| AkarSaNa hue binA kisI bhI cIja kA vikAsa ho nahIM sktaa| AkarSaNa taba hogA jaba use dikhalAI de ki isase lAbha hogaa| buddhimAn ho cAhe kama buddhi vAlA ho, lAbha kI AzA ke binA paira nahIM bddh'taa| 2 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ saba lAbha ke lie karate haiN| lAbha kI bhAvanA hara AdamI ke mana meM rahatI hai| koI saMyama svIkAra kyoM karatA hai? isalie ki kucha AkAMkSAoM aura pravRttiyoM ko tyAganA hai, jo Aja taka karatA A rahA hai use rokanA hai| kucha logoM kI dhAraNA hai ki khUba khAo, pIo aura mauja kro| jI bhara ghI pIo, pAsa meM na ho to RNa karake ghI piio| AnA-jAnA kucha bhI nahIM hai| sukha se jIo aura sukha-suvidhA ke sAdhana juttaao| sAdhana juTAne meM sAdhana-zuddhi kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| eka ora yaha asaMyama kI dhArA prabalatA se baha rahI hai| dUsarI ora kahA jAtA hai, AzAoM ko kama karo, icchAoM ko kama karo, vilAsa kama karo, bhoga kama karo, jIvana ko kaso, use khulA mata chodd'o| donoM dhArAeM eka-dUsare ke viparIta haiN| vyakti kA sahaja AkarSaNa asaMyama aura avrata kI ora hai, sukha-suvidhA kI ora hai| aisI sthiti meM dharma kA palar3A bhArI rahanA kaThina hai| dharma meM milatA kyA hai! upavAsa karo, khAne kI suvidhA chodd'o| aisI sthiti meM vrata ke prati AkarSaNa kaise hogA? jisane bahuta khAyA hai, vaha bImAra par3A hai| jisane adhika bhoga kiyA hai, vaha mAnasika pIr3A se vyathita huA hai, azAnta huA hai| yadi duniyA meM bhoga nahIM hotA to manuSya tyAga kI ora nahIM jhuktaa| yadi adharma nahIM hotA to dharma kI preraNA nahIM jaagtii| avrata ke prati AkarSaNa ne hI vrata kI ora prerita kiyA hai| ___ baiThe rahane meM ArAma milatA hai| adhika baiThane se peTa kharAba vratoM kI upayogitA ma 5
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________________ hotA hai, cInI kI bImArI bhI ho jAtI hai| baiThane se kriyA huI to pratikriyA bhI honI caahie| jo ghaMTA bhara baiThate haiN| ve kucha samaya ke lie khar3e hote haiM, ghUmate haiM, kyoMki adhika baiThanA roga ko nimaMtraNa denA hai| kriyA kA pratipakSa honA caahie| kyA yaha lAgU nahIM hotA ki jahAM asaMyama hai, usameM saMyama bhI honA cAhie? jisake jIvana meM vrata-saMyama nahIM, vaha sukhI jIvana nahIM jI sktaa| indriyoM kI ucchRkhalatA jitanI bar3hAeM utanI bar3ha jAtI hai| mahAbhArata meM likhA hai 'paMca vardhante kaunteya! sevyamAnAni nityshH| AlasyaM maithunaM nidrA, kSudhA krodhazca paMcamaH // ' Alasya, maithuna, nidrA, kSudhA aura krodha-ye pAMca sevana se bar3ha jAte haiM, aura sevana kama karane se kama ho jAte haiN| hamAre jIvana kA asaMyama, jisake prati sahaja AkarSaNa pratIta hotA hai, kabhI saphala nahIM hotaa| itihAsa meM jo mahApuruSa hue haiM, cAhe ve vijJAna ke kSetra ke hoM, cAhe zikSA ke kSetra ke hoM, cAhe dharma ke kSetra ke hoM, cAhe rAjanIti ke kSetra ke hoM, unhoMne saMyama kiyA hai| unakA jIvana tyAga aura brahmacaryapUrNa rahA hai| inake binA jIvana-zakti bhI kendrita nahIM hotii| phrAMsa kA eka vaijJAnika huA hai| usane vijJAna para nau sau nibandha likhe| vaha itanA caMcalacitta thA ki usane eka bhI nibandha pUrA nahIM kiyaa| eka vidvAn kA mata hai ki yadi vaha pAMca nibandha bhI pUrA kara detA to mahAn vaijJAnikoM kI zreNI meM A jaataa| mana kI asthiratA ke kAraNa vaha saphala nahIM ho skaa| 86 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ saMyama yA vrata kA artha hai apane Apako eka bindu para kendrita krnaa| sUrya kI khulI razmiyoM se kucha nahIM hotaa| unako zIze meM kendrita karane se dAhaka zakti paidA ho jAtI hai| kendrita razmi kAgaja para pheMkie, vaha jala jaaegaa| khulI havA meM kucha nahIM hotaa| havA ko dRti meM bhara lene se vaha nadI ko pAra karA detI hai| hama apanI indriyoM aura mana ko kendrita nahIM kara pAte, isIlie zakti vyartha calI jAtI hai| kendrita karane se zakti kA vikAsa hotA hai| vyApAra meM bhI ve hI saphala hote haiM, jinhoMne mana ko kendrita kara kAma kiyA hai| jinameM dRr3ha saMkalpa nahIM rahA, ve kabhI saphala nahIM hue| dhyAna bhAratIya darzana kI dena hai| isake dvArA AdhyAtmika aura sAmAjika jIvana meM saphalatA pA sakate haiN| hiTalara dRr3ha-saMkalpI thA, yadyapi usakA kSetra hiMsA kA thaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne sthAnAMga sUtra meM tIna prakAra ke zUra batalAe haiM-dAnazUra, karmazUra aura dhrmshuur| vaha karmazUra thaa| usameM itanI zakti kahAM se AI? nepoliyana jitanA bar3A vijetA thA, utanA hI dRr3ha-saMkalpI aura mana ko sthira rakhane vAlA thaa| rAjanIti meM mahAtmA gAMdhI aae| unhoMne kitanA bar3A kAma kiyaa| ve jIvana meM vrata kA mahattva samajhate the| unhoMne apane lie gyAraha vrata banAe the| ve vrata dUsaroM ke lie bhI the| hara vyakti, jo saphala hue haiM, unhoMne vratoM kA AcaraNa kiyA hai| vrata hamArI jIvana kI niSThA ko aura vRttiyoM ko kendrita karatA hai| dekhane meM asaMyama kA pakSa AkarSaNa kA lagatA hai| jahAM jIvana meM saMtulana nahIM, vahAM sAmAjika jIvana bhI acchA nahIM vratoM kI upayogitA ma 87 .
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________________ hotaa| zarIrazAstrI kahate haiM-eka ghaMTA calane se zarIra meM esiDa bar3hatA hai, snAyu-zarkarA kama ho jAtI hai| use bar3hAne ke lie pAMca minaTa kA ArAma karanA caahie| koI bhI aisA nahIM jo satata calatA ho, sthiti nahIM krtaa| gati aura sthiti, zrama aura vizrAma, nIMda aura jAgaraNa donoM upayogI haiN| kAma ke bAda ArAma aura usake bAda phira kAma karatA hai, vahI saphala hotA hai| gati ke bAda sthiti aura phira gati hotI hai, taba hama avrata ke bAda vrata kI bAta kyoM bhulA dete haiM! samAja niyaMtraNa karatA hai| koI bhI aniyaMtrita nahIM raha sktaa| amaryAdita jIvana samAja meM cala nahIM sktaa| maryAdA do prakAra kI hotI hai-eka bhItara se AtI hai aura dUsarI bAhara se thopI jAtI hai| jisake anuzAsana bhItara se AtA hai, usakA bAharI anuzAsana kama ho jAtA hai| vaha samAja ziSTa va unnata hotA hai jisameM AMtarika anuzAsana hotA hai| sarakAra se yA bAhara se kisI se thopA gayA anuzAsana acchA nahIM hotaa| yaugalika yuga meM itanA anuzAsana thA ki koI bhI galata kAma karanA nahIM cAhatA thaa| koI kaha detA ki 'tumane yaha kiyA' usake lie phAMsI ke samAna daMDa thaa| Aja to isakA koI mUlya hI nahIM hai| jaise vastu kA vikAsa bar3hA, vaise hI lAlasA bar3hatI gii| vastuoM ke vikAsa ke binA samAja kA stara UMcA nahIM hotaa| jisa ghara meM paMkhA, bijalI, reDiyo, phrIja nahIM hotA, vaha uccastarIya ghara nahIM khlaataa| eka ora vikAsa ke mApadaMDoM kI pUrti ke lie sAdhanoM ko bar3hAnA Avazyaka hai, dUsarI ora jIvana kA krama hai| jahAM ye cIjeM bar3hatI haiM, AtmAnuzAsana kama hotA calA parama dharma ke sUtra
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________________ jAtA hai| Apa dekhie amerikA ko| samRddhi meM vaha bahuta UMcA hai, kintu vahAM Atma-niyaMtraNa kI zakti DhIlI ho gaI hai| vahAM jitane pAgala haiM, kahIM bhI nahIM haiN| aparAdhoM kI saMkhyA bhI vahAM sabase adhika hai| vahAM aparAdha-nirodha kA jitanA bajaTa hai, vaha bhArata ke sAre bajaTa ke samAna hai| jaise-jaise sAdhana-sampannatA bar3hatI hai, manuSya kI AkAMkSA bar3hatI hai, vaise-vaise apane Upara niyaMtraNa kI zakti ghaTatI jAtI hai, jJAna-taMtu DhIle hote jAte haiN| yadi Atma-niyaMtraNa kI zakti ko bar3hAnA hai to apanI AtmA para apane dvArA niyaMtraNa karanA hogaa| do rAste haiM-asaMyama aura saMyama kA, avrata aura vrata kaa| mArga kA cunAva svayaM ko karanA hai| yadyapi AkarSaNa asaMyama kI ora jyAdA hai, yaha bahumata kA mArga hai| sahaja bAta hai, jhukAva udhara adhika hogaa| maiM isa pakSa meM nahIM hUM ki samAja kA vikAsa na ho, kintu phira bhI yathArtha para AvaraNa nahIM DAlanA caahie| nagna satya sAmane A rahA hai ki jinhoMne ekAMgI asaMyama kA poSaNa kiyA, ve bhaTaka rahe haiN| korI bhoga-lAlasA se mana kI vicchaMkhalatA A gayI hai| bhAratIya darzanoM ne jIvana kA eka pakSa liyA thaa-sNymaasNymii| saba pUrA saMyama nahIM rakha sakate, saba brahmacArI nahIM bana skte| sabake lie pUre saMyama kI bAta vyAvahArika bhI nahIM hai aura saMbhava bhI nahIM hai| pUrA samAja asaMyamI ho to kAma nahIM cala sktaa| jIvana meM kucha asaMyama hai to kucha saMyama bhI honA caahie| tabhI svastha samAja bana sakatA hai| jinameM asaMyama jitanA jyAdA ho, use utanA hI adhika saMyama karanA caahie| vratoM kI upayogitA meM da6
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________________ cikitsaka ke pAsa eka sAtha do rogI ge| donoM kA nidAna kiyaa| eka se kahA-tuma sardI meM methI ke laDDU banAkara pauSTika bhojana kro| dUsare ko dekhakara kahA-tuma bhojana karate ho, usameM kamI kro| dina meM eka bAra hI bhojana kro| yaha eka ke prati moha, dUsare ke prati vidroha nahIM thaa| yaha pakSapAta nahIM hai| parantu donoM ke hita ke lie kahA gayA thaa| jisane jyAdA khAdya-asaMyama kiyA thA, use adhika saMyamita rahane ko kahA gyaa| usake lie vratoM kI adhika AvazyakatA hai| jisakA mana caMcala aura asthira ho, vratoM kA vikAsa jIvana meM Avazyaka hai| jitanA khAnA-pInA upayogI hai, utanA hI vrata upayogI hai, balki merI samajha meM vrata usase bhI adhika upayogI hai| 60 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ parivartana kA ghaTaka dharma samasyAeM haiM aura ve sabake sAmane spaSTa haiN| prazna hai unake samAdhAna kaa| kyA unakA samAdhAna hai yA anantakAla taka banI raheMgI? kyA hRdaya-parivartana kiyA jA sakatA hai? Aja samasta mAnava jAti ke sAmane hiMsA, aparAdha aura AkramaNa kI samasyAeM haiN| ye sabako parezAna kara rahI haiN| inase bhI bar3I aura jaTila samasyA hai mAnasika tanAva kii| kyA ina samasyAoM se bacA jA sakatA hai? gurudeva ne ina samasyAoM para gaMbhIratA se ciMtana kiyA aura samAdhAna ke rUpa meM aNuvrata Andolana kA pravartana kiyaa| eka navIna AcAra aura vicAra prastuta kiyaa| yaha nayA dharma bana gyaa| AjAdI ke pUrva logoM kA cintana thA ki svataMtratA prApta ke bAda nae nirmANa hoNge| dUdha-dahI kI nadiyAM bheNgii| khuzahAlI aura amana-caina hogii| svatantratA kA apanA eka unmAda hotA hai| paratantratA ke bAda svatantratA milane para cintana aura dRSTikoNa meM parivartana A jAtA hai| AjAdI milane ke bAda jo kalpanAoM ke mahala khar3e the, ve Dhaha gae, moha bhaMga ho gyaa| rAjanItika AjAdI milI, mAnasika gulAmI apanI jagaha kAyama rhii| gurudeva ne mUla sacAI ko pkdd'aa| aNuvrata kI parivartana kA ghaTaka dharma ma 1
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________________ AcAra-saMhitA prastuta kii| vaha sacAI yaha hai ki hama loga cAhe dharma ke kSetra meM hoM yA zikSA ke kSetra meM, siddhAnta ko jitanA mahattva dete haiM, utanA prayoga ko nhiiN| pravacana, upadeza meM vizvAsa karate haiM, prayoga meM nhiiN| bahuta bar3A prazna hai dharma-kSetra ke sAmane ki itane dharma-guru, dharmopadezaka aura dharma-graMtha haiM phira bhI samAja badala nahIM rahA hai| itanI vidyA kI zAkhAeM, itane vidyAlaya? itane zikSaka phira bhI vidyArthI badala nahIM rahe haiN| isakA kAraNa hai korA upadeza / gItA kA pravacanakAra anAsakta yoga para bahuta acchA bala detA hai, kintu svayaM anAsakta nahIM bntaa| jaina AgamoM kA eka vyAkhyAtA ahiMsA, karuNA, maitrI Adi para bahuta acchA pravacana de detA hai para apane svayaM ke jIvana meM ahiMsA, parigraha kA vikAsa nahIM krtaa| gItA ke siddhAnta ke sAtha-sAtha anAsakta yoga ke jo prayoga jur3e haiM unakA koI AcaraNa nahIM karatA, kevala vyAkhyA karatA hai| ahiMsA aura aparigraha ke prayoga nahIM kie jaate| isa viSaya para cintana karate samaya gurudeva ke mana meM yaha bAta AI ki hameM koI aisA mArga khojanA cAhie jisa para calane se hRdaya-parivartana ho ske| purAnI bhASA meM hRdaya-parivartana aura Aja kI vaijJAnika bhASA meM rAsAyanika privrtn| jaba taka rAsAyanika parivartana nahIM hotA, taba taka hajAra bAra par3hane aura sunane ke bAda bhI AdamI nahIM bdltaa| mUla bAta hai bhAva-parivartana aura bhAva-parivartana ke sAtha sambandha hai hamArI antaHsrAvI granthiyoM ke rasAyanoM kaa| sAdhanA kI dRSTi se hamane prekSAdhyAna kA jo krama banAyA hai, vaha yaha hai ki karma se utpanna hotA hai bhAva aura bhAva 62 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ se utpanna hote haiM rsaayn| rasAyana utpanna karane vAle glaiNDasa meM jo hAramoMsa banate haiM ve eka jaise nahIM hote, bhAva ke anusAra hote haiN| jaise hamArA Antarika bhAva hotA hai, vaise hI rasAyana utpanna hote haiM aura ye rasAyana prabhAvita karate haiM hamAre AcAra, vicAra aura vyavahAra ko| AdamI ke AcAra, vicAra aura vyavahAra ko kauna kaNTrola kara rahA hai? isa para vaijJAnika dRSTi se vicAra kiyA jAe to patA calegA ki narvasa sisTama meM jo mukhya-mukhya glaiMDasa haiM, ve saba kaNTrola karate haiM hamAre AcAra, vicAra aura vyavahAra ko| jaba taka inake badalane kI bAta na kI jAe taba taka saMbhava nahIM ki vidyArthI yA samAja kA koI vyakti badala ske| kevala pattiyoM ko pakar3ane se kAma nahIM calegA, hameM jar3a taka pahuMcanA hogaa| hamArA yaha anubhava hai ki bAraha varSa kI avasthA taka yadi kisI vidyArthI ke pIniyala glaiMDasa ko sakriya rakhA jA sake to nayI pIr3hI kA nirmANa kiyA jA sakatA hai| bAraha varSa kI avasthA ke bAda pIniyala glaiMDasa niSkriya honA zurU ho jAtI hai| isa avasthA taka yaha granthi usakI AparAdhika pravRtti para niyantraNa rakhatI hai aura usake bAda vaha aprabhAvI hotI calI jAtI hai| Aja prAyaH sunA jAtA hai hara kisI se ki kathanI aura karanI meM asamAnatA bar3ha rahI hai| para kyoM? isa kAraNa para vicAra kareMge to pAeMge ki hamArA Aveza yaha saba kara rahA hai| gurudeva bahuta bAra kahate haiM ki hamane koI ThekA nahIM le rakhA hai ki sAre saMsAra ko sudhAra deNge| kintu hamAre pAsa eka upAya hai, jisake dvArA AdamI ko badalA jA sakatA hai| yaha parivartana kA ghaTaka dharma 63
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________________ koI pustakIya jJAna ke AdhAra para nahIM, anubhava aura prayogasiddha bAta hai| hamane apane aura hajAroM-hajAroM vyaktiyoM para parIkSaNa kiyA hai aura dekhA hai ki kisa prakAra vyakti saMtulita aura sAmAnya bana jAtA hai| Aja dharmaguru kI apekSA zikSaka para jyAdA jimmedArI hai| kyoMki vidyArthI zikSaka ke najadIka jyAdA hai| sArA dAyitva zikSA para hai| yadi zikSA ke dvArA yaha bhAvAtmaka vikAsa nahIM ho sakatA to vyakti, samAja, rASTra kA kyA hogA, yaha eka bahuta bar3A prazna hai| jIvana vijJAna ke kSetra meM yaha parikalpanA hai ki yoga samavAya ke dvArA aisA kucha kiyA jaae| zikSA saMsthAeM to bahuta lambA samaya letI haiN| hama jisa prayoga kI bAta kara rahe haiM, vaha mAtra tIsa-cAlIsa minaTa kA hai| eka prayoga karAyA jAe pAMca dina aura eka dina kevala saiddhAntika bAta batalAI jaae| eka varSa bAda isakA sarvekSaNa kiyA jAe to nizcaya hI isake pariNAma cauMkAne vAle hoNge| avacetana mana kI supta zaktiyoM ko jAgRta kiyA jA sakatA hai| hindustAna ke AdamI meM kAphI dakSatA hai| usakI zakti, sAmarthya aura kuzalatA kA lohA sArI duniyA mAnatI hai| kintu yahAM kA AdamI bahuta caritravAn hotA hai, yaha dhAraNA abhI nahIM bana pAI hai| hama apane jIvana ko badaleM, kevala saiddhAntika taura para nahIM, prAyogika taura pr| dharma jIvana ko parivartita karane kI kalA sikhAtA hai| parivartana ke aneka ghaTaka tattva haiN| unake sazakta tattva hai-dhyaan| dhyAna dharma se bhinna nahIM hai| dhyAna kaho yA dharma kaho, koI antara nahIM pdd'taa| dharma kevala cintana nahIM, kriyA hai| dhyAna bhI kevala cintana 64 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ nahIM, kriyA hai| donoM ko jInA hotA hai| inakA saiddhAntika pakSa utanA kAragara nahIM hotA, jitanA inakA kriyAtmaka pakSa kAragara hotA hai| siddhAnta kevala mastiSka ko chUtA hai, kriyA hRdaya kA sparza karatI hai, parivartana vahIM ghaTita hotA hai| parivartana kA ghaTaka dharma 65
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________________ svabhAva-parivartana eka videzI vyakti bhArata ke sAdhaka ke pAsa AyA aura bolA- 'maiM yahAM rahanA cAhatA huuN|' sAdhaka ne uttara diyA- 'raha sakate ho / ' videzI ne Age kahA- 'maiM bahuta jagaha jAkara AyA huuN| merI Adata hai ki mujhase kaThoratama kAma karAyA jAe to maiM rahatA huuN|' sAdhaka ne kahA - 'ThIka hai / ' sAdhaka ne pahalA prazna kiyA- 'kisI ke gAlI dene para krodha karanA kaThina hai yA kSamA karanA kaThina hai?' 'kSamA karanA kaThina hai / ' 'maiM pahalA kAma yaha kahatA hUM ki kisI ke gAlI dene para gussA na kro|' sAdhaka ne dUsarA prazna kiyA- 'mana kI icchA ke anusAra calanA kaThora hai yA dUsare ke anuzAsana meM calanA ?' usane uttara diyA - 'dUsare ke anuzAsana meM calanA kaThora kAma hai|' sAdhaka ne kahA - 'Aja se tuma pUrNa rUpa se mere anuzAsana meM caloge / ' ye do kArya maiM tumako detA huuN|' vaha bhI bAta kA pakkA thA / unakA barAbara pAlana kiyaa| chaha mAsa meM jIvana badala gayA / Age calakara vaha sAdhaka bana gayA / T sabake lie anuzAsana meM rahanA kaThora hotA hai / yadi raha jAeM to sahI artha meM AdamI bana jAte haiM 66 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ ziSya kisake hote haiM? isa prazna ke uttara meM gurudeva kahate haiM-'sIsassa huMti sIsA, na huMti sIsA asIsassa' jo ziSya hotA hai, usI ke ziSya hote haiN| guru ke ziSya nahIM hote| jo kabhI ziSya nahIM rahA, vaha ziSya nahIM rakha sktaa| use anubhava hI nahIM hotA ki anuzAsana kaise nibhavAyA jAtA hai| jo anuzAsana meM raha gayA hai, vahI anuzAsana kara sakatA hai| jo sAsa bahU banakara na rahI ho vaha apanI bahU ko nahIM rakha sktii| sAsa hukma calAtI hai, para svayaM ne nahIM sIkhA ki hukma kaise pAlA jAtA hai| gurudeva svayaM kaThora anuzAsana meM rahe haiN| unhoMne hamAre sAmane kabhI haMsI-majAka nahIM kiyaa| hameM kahate-abhI tuma pAMca-sAta varSa bAteM mata kro| abhI bAtor3I bana jAoge to phira jIvanabhara dUsare ke aMkuza meM rahanA pdd'egaa| nahIM to tuma svayaM svataMtra ho jaaoge| yaha anuzAsana jIvana kI kalA hai| jo anuzAsita ho jAtA hai, vaha kaI acchI bAteM grahaNa kara letA hai| Aja duniyA meM dhvaMsa kyoM cala rahA hai? isalie ki prAraMbha meM aise saMskAroM kA nirmANa nahIM huA, jisase manuSya nirmANa kara ske| eka ghar3A do kaMkar3oM se phUTa sakatA hai, parantu use banAne meM samaya lagatA hai, zakti lagatI hai| mahAtmA buddha ke pAsa DAkU aae| buddha ne pUchA- kauna ho?' 'hama DAkU haiN|' 'kaise Ae?' 'Apake pAsa Ae haiN|' 'DAkA kyoM DAlate ho?' 'samAja kI vivazatA hai|' DAkuoM kA jIvana sukhI jIvana nahIM hai, parantu bAdhyatA ke kAraNa ve DAkU bana jAte haiN| DAkuoM meM par3he-likhe, vakIla, DaoNkTara aura sainika hote haiN| samAja kI durvyavasthA inako DAkU banA detI hai| buddha ne socA-yaha samAja ke vighaTana kA kAma svabhAva-parivartana 1 67
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________________ hai, dhvaMsa kA kAma hai - aisA nahIM honA cAhie / unako samajhAne ke lie buddha ne kahA- sAmane vAle vRkSa kI cAra pattiyAM tor3a lAo / ve buddha ke pAsa tor3akara le aae| buddha ne DAkuoM ke mukhiyA se kahA - 'inheM lo aura vApasa jor3a aao|' mukhiyA bolA- ' tor3anA hamAre hAtha hai, jor3a nahIM skte|' buddha ne samajhAyA - 'dekho ! dhvaMsa sarala hotA hai, nirmANa kitanA kaThina hotA hai / jIvana kA nirmANa bahuta kaThina hotA hai / ' baccoM ko prAraMbha meM acche saMskAra na milane se ve bigar3a jAte haiN| hara vyakti meM acchAI aura burAI hotI hai / prazna hai, kise prakaTa kiyA jAe? acchAI aura burAI kA jaisA nimitta milegA, vaha prakaTa ho jaaegii| hara lar3akA acchA bhI hotA hai aura burA bhI hotA hai / pa vaijJAnikoM ne khoja kI hai| manuSya ke sira meM bera jitanI do granthiyAM haiM - sukha kI aura duHkha kii| kisI upakaraNa ke dvArA, bijalI ke dvArA athavA yoga sAdhanA ke dvAra sukha kI granthi ko uttejita kara diyA jAe to hajAra suvidhA milane para bhI duHkha nahIM hogA / kaThinAI hai ki donoM granthiyAM sAtha-sAtha jur3I huI haiM / kahIM bhUla se sukha ke sthAna para duHkha kI granthi uttejita ho jAe to phira duHkha hI duHkha kI anubhUti hone lagegI / yahI bAta bAlakoM ke nirmANa kI hai / acchAI ko uttejita karane se burAI daba jaaegii| Ajakala hara vyakti ke mAnasa kA parivartana kiyA jA sakatA hai, brenavAziMga kI prakriyA ke dvArA / na kevala baccoM kA hI, balki bar3e-bar3e logoM kA bhI saMskAra badalA jAtA hai| do TikiyA dene se, Ane vAlA gussA baMda ho jAtA hai| jo kAma sAdhanA se hotA thA, Ajakala vaha
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________________ ina davAoM se hone lagA hai| amerikA meM isakA prayoga calatA hai| yAda rakhie, svabhAva badalA jA sakatA hai| dharma kA artha hI hai-svabhAva bdlnaa| yaha mAnanA bhUla hai ki svabhAva badalA nahIM jA sktaa| / Adata kabhI nahIM badala sakatI, yaha kisane ajJAna phailAyA? yaha galata hai| yadi svabhAva nahIM badala sakatA to Apako dharma karane kI Adata chor3a denI caahie| Adata na badale to tapasyA, dhyAna, svAdhyAya kisalie hai? Apa mAnie ki sAdhanA se Adata badalatI hai| bure kAma karane vAle ke mana meM bhAvanA jAga jAe ki yaha mujhe nahIM karanA hai to vaha chor3a sakatA hai| burI Adata hai to jaMgala meM yA ekAnta meM jAkara svataH sUcanA do ki mujhameM prema, maitrI kA vikAsa ho rahA hai| AdhA ghaMTA taka doharAeM to camatkArapUrNa asara hogaa| __ kyoM mAna baiThe ki svabhAva nahIM badale? hara Adata ko badalanA hai| koI zrAvaka sAdhu banatA hai, saMyama karatA hai, kyA vaha nahIM badalatA? aise bhI sAdhu haiM jo gRhastha avasthA meM eka dina meM 10 bAra lar3ate the| lekina sAdhu banane ke bAda ekadama badala ge| kabhI mata mAnie ki Adata nahIM bdltii| baccA eka bAra asAvadhAnI se bigar3a jAtA hai| vaha na sudhara sake to kyA isakA artha hogA vaha sadA ke lie bigar3a gayA? bigar3A huA bAlaka bhI sudharatA hai, aura AdamI bhI sudharatA hai| svabhAva bhI badalA jAtA hai| bure svabhAva kA parivartana karanA hI dharma hai|
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________________ saMskAroM kA parivartana 'pannage ca surendre ca, kauzike paadsNspRshi| nirvizeSamanaskAyaH zrIvIrasvAmine namaH // ' bhagavAna mahAvIra ko namaskAra karatA hUM jo zatru aura mitra para samAna the| kauzika (sapa), jisane DaMka mArA, use bhI kRpA-dRSTi se dekhA aura kauzika (indra), jisane namaskAra kiyA, use bhI usI dRSTi se dekhaa| samadRSTi se dekhane vAle mahAn AtmA ko namaskAra karatA huuN| svabhAva parivartana nayA aura purAnA paryAya kA krama hai| paryAya kA parivartana na ho to duniyA meM kucha TikatA nhiiN| jisakA paryAya parivartana hotA hai, vahI vastu TikatI hai| kyA koI vastu hai, jo hai, para badale nahIM? jisameM utpAda, vyaya aura dhuvratA hotI hai, vahI sat hotA hai| jisameM utpAda aura vyaya nahIM, vaha sat nahIM ho sktaa| dUdha ko jAmina dete haiM, dahI bana jAtA hai| dUdha kA rUpa vyaya hotA hai, dahI kA rUpa utpanna hotA hai| lekina gorasa donoM meM rahatA hai| Ayurveda meM kahA hai-dUdha ko khAnA cAhie aura 100 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ roTI ko pInA caahie| duniyA meM hara vastu badalatI hai / manuSya bhI badalatA hai| saMskAroM ko bhI badalanA caahie| zivira bhI isalie ki baccoM ke saMskAra badaleM / dhArmika hone kA artha hai - roja parivartana karanA / dhArmika hokara jo na badale vaha dhArmika nahIM hai| krodha kI Adata badalanI hai / gAlI dene kI Adata par3a gaI hai, use badalanA hai / curAne kI Adata badalanI hai, ahaMkAra ko badalanA hai / vaha dhArmika nahIM hai, jisake mana meM badalane kI bhAvanA nahIM hotI / vaha sAdhu nahIM, jo svabhAva ko na badale / mana ke pratikUla ho use bhI sahana karanA caahie| svArtha kI bhAvanA nahIM rahanI cAhie / vaha anarthoM kI jar3a hai| Aja samAja kI yaha kaThinAI hai / eka vyakti dUsare ke ghara ke sAmane gaMdagI DAlatA hai| dUsarA usake sAmane DAlatA hai / pariNAma meM donoM ko gaMdagI milatI hai, kyoMki svArtha-visarjana yA niHsvArtha kI bhAvanA donoM meM nahIM hai| vyakti kA kalyANa taba taka nahIM hotA jaba taka niHsvArtha bhAvanA na aae| dharma kA sthAna paramArtha hai / loga apane lie bahuta socate haiN| apane hita aura apane svArtha ke lie socate haiN| vahIM lar3AI paidA hotI hai, jahAM hitoM kA saMgharSa hotA hai / hitoM kA saMgharSa nahIM, sAmaMjasya honA cAhie / eka kisAna khetI karatA thaa| usake do lar3akiyAM thIM / eka kisAna ke ghara byAhI thI, dUsarI kumhAra ke ghara / pitA lar3akiyoM se milane gayA / pahale kumhAra ke ghara gyaa| pUchA - 'kaisA hAla hai?' uttara milA- 'acchA hI hai, kintu / ' pitA ne pUchA- 'kintu kyA hai?' 'ghar3oM kA AvAM paka rahA hai, bAdala maMDarA rahe haiM, varSA na Ae to acchA hai| varSA A gaI to AvAM kharAba ho saMskAroM kA parivartana 101
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________________ jaaegaa| ghATA laga jaaegaa| Apa prArthanA kareM, varSA na aae|' phira pitA dUsarI lar3akI ke pAsa gyaa| vahI prazna kiyA-'kaisA hAla hai?' 'saba kucha ThIka hai, kintu / ' 'phira kintu kyA hai?' 'pahale varSA huI thI, bAjarI Adi ho rahI hai| ye bAdala maMDArA rahe haiM, lekina barasa nahIM rahe haiN| Apa prArthanA kareM, ye barasa jaaeN| pitA ke lie donoM ora samasyA hai| isakA nAma hai hitoM kA dvandva, hitoM kA sNghrss| Aja ke samAja meM majadUra kA hita alaga hai, mAlika kA hita alaga hai| mila-mAlika cAhatA hai thor3A dUM aura adhika kAma luuN| majadUra cAhatA hai ki kAma kama ho aura dAma adhika mile| donoM ora vicAroM kA dvandva hai| siddha puruSa aayaa| saba loga ge| paricaya huaa| Apa kyA dete haiM? eka AdamI ko eka vrdaan| jamIMdAra ne mAMgA-'bhagavan! eka varadAna mujhe diijie| merA yaha ThATabATa, naukara-cAkara, bhUmi-aizvarya jo hai, vaha banA rhe| mujhe aura kucha nahIM caahie|' siddhapuruSa ne khaa-'tthaastu|' phira majadUra ne varadAna mAMgA-'bhagavan! eka varadAna mujhe bhI dIjie-manuSya manuSya kA gulAma na rhe|' siddhapuruSa bolaa-'tthaastu|' phira jamIMdAra khar3A huA-'bhagavan! yadi manuSya manuSya kA gulAma nahIM rahA to mere varadAna kA artha kyA hogA?' yaha manuSya kA aizvarya kisake kaMdhe para calatA hai? dUsare kI gulAmI para calatA hai| hitoM kA dvandva pahale bhI thA, Aja bhI hai| pitA ne socA-aba kyA karUM, donoM meM virodha hai| eka putrI cAhatI hai, bAdala na brse| dUsarI cAhatI hai, bAdala brse| 102 ma dharma ke sUtra ___
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________________ kI bhAvanA eka-dUsare ko sunaaii| phira kahA-barasA na barase to AMve kI kamAI kA AdhA hissA ise de denaa| varSA huI to khetI kA AdhA hissA tuma ise de denaa| donoM ke hitoM kA sAmaMjasya karA diyaa| Aja virodhIhitoM kA sAmaMjasya karane vAlA pitA kahAM hai! dhArmika ke lie yaha Avazyaka hai ki vaha paramArtha ke patha para cle| jo parama artha ko samajha letA hai, vaha svArthI nahIM ho sktaa| kucha paramArtha kA prazna Ane para kahate haiM, hama dUsaroM ke viSaya meM kyoM soceM? dUsaroM ke lie vyartha meM karma kyoM bAMdhe? mAno vItarAgI bana jAte haiN| jaba ve dukAna meM baiThate haiM, taba nahIM socate karma bAMdhe? usa samaya kahate haiM, yaha gRhastha kA khAtA hai| aisA na kareM to kAma kaise cale? bahina-beTI kI rakama har3apane meM saMkoca nhiiN| yaha mana kI viDambanA hai yA vairAgya? vairAgya ho to rUpacandajI seThiyA kI taraha socegaa| ve svayaM kama dravya khAte the, para koI pAhunA ghara para A jAtA to usakI cintA svayaM krte| kisI ne unase pUchA-Apa apane lie itanA saMyama karate haiM, phira dUsaroM ke lie itanI ceSTA kyoM karate haiM? ve kahate-saMyama mere mana meM hai yA inake? ye atithi haiM, ina para apanA saMyama kyoM thopUM? hotA ulTA hai| apane lie saba khulAvaTa rakhate haiM aura saMyama dUsaroM para thopate haiN| svArtha ko bar3A sthAna mila gyaa| jisameM svArtha kI bhAvanA prabala hotI hai, usameM dharma kI bhAvanA vikasita nahIM hotii| samAjazAstriyoM ne mAnadaMDa batAyA ki apane lie karane saMskAroM kA parivartana meM 103
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________________ vAlA sAdhAraNa vyakti hotA hai aura dUsaroM ke lie karane vAlA bar3A AdamI hotA hai| bhAmAzAha bar3e kyoM bane? isalie ki unhoMne apanA sArA dhana deza kI rakSA ke lie nyochAvara kara diyaa| dUsarI ora kucha loga aisA cintana karate haiM ki deza meM lar3AI zurU ho gaI hai, jitanA ghara bhara sakeM, bhara leN| bhAmAzAha ne svArtha kA visarjana kiyaa| aise udArahaNa itihAsa meM kama milate haiN| 104 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ sukha kyA hai? (1) 'buddhastvameva vibudhArcitabuddhibodhAt, tvaM zaMkarosi bhuvanatrayazaMkaratvAt / dhAtAsi dhIra! zivamArgavidhervidhAnAt, vyaktaM tvameva bhagavan! puruSottamosi // ' gurudeva mAnatuMga ne bhagavAna RSabha kI stuti meM kahA-bhagavan! Apa buddha haiM, zaMkara haiM, vidhAtA haiM, puruSottama haiN| RSabha buddha, zaMkara, vidhAtA aura puruSottama kaise ho sakate haiM? isa prazna ke uttara meM AcArya ne kahA-Apa bodhimaya haiM, isalie buddha haiN| sukha karane vAle haiM, isalie zaMkara haiN| mukti-vidhAna ke kartA haiM, isalie vidhAtA haiN| Apa puruSoM meM zreSTha haiM, isalie puruSottama haiN| manuSya kI samUcI pravRttiyoM ke pIche do mukhya preraNAeM hotI haiM-duHkha-mukti aura sukh-praapti| jisameM duHkha-mukti kI AkAMkSA nahIM hai, vaha koI pravRtti kyoM karegA? jisameM sukhI banane kI bhAvanA nahIM hai, vaha koI pravRtti kyoM karegA? saMskRta kavi ne likhA hai-'sarvArambhAH taNDulaprasthamUlAH'-hamAre sAre prayatna sera bhara cAvala ke lie haiN| lekhaka dakSiNa yA pUrva dizA kA thA, isalie cAvala likhA hai| yadi vaha uttara bhArata saMskAroM kA parivartana , 105
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________________ kA hotA to cAvala ke sthAna para gehUM likhtaa| bhUkha kaSTa detI hai, use miTAne ke lie AdamI khAtA hai, kyoMki khAne se sukha milatA hai| yadi sukha nahIM milatA to AdamI khAnA nahIM khaataa| kavi-goSThI meM carcA calI ki madhura kyA hai? eka ne khaa-dhii| dUsarA bolaa--mdhu| tIsarA bolaa-draakssaa| cauthA bolaa-shrkraa| pAMcavAM bolA-bhaI! asaMkhya vastueM haiM, kitane nAma ginAoge? yathArtha yaha hai ki jisakA mana jahAM ruce, usake lie vahI madhura hai| ___ koI kahatA hai ArAma karanA sukha hai aura koI kahatA hai kAma karanA sukha hai| koI kahatA hai anukUla paristhiti kA nirmANa karanA sukha hai| koI kahatA hai pratikUla paristhiti se jUjhanA sukha hai| hama kavi kI bhAvanA ko ina zabdoM meM prastuta kara sakate haiM sukha-duHkha kyA hai manobhAvanA, jisane jaisA kara maanaa| madhukara ne apane marane ko, thA ananta sukhamaya jaanaa| yaha bahuraMgI duniyA hai| isalie saba bhinna-bhinna socate haiN| sabhI eka prakAra se socate to jar3atA A jaatii| upaniSad meM kahA hai-'sa ekAkI naiva reme'-bhagavAna kA bhI akele meM mana nahIM lgaa| AdamI vividhatA yA bahurUpatA cAhatA hai| puSpavATikA meM nAnA prakAra ke phUla mileNge| phira nAnA vicAroM meM kaSTa kyoM? vicAra bhI to mana kA eka puSpa hai| vicAroM kI vividhatA honA saundarya kA pahalA lakSaNa hai| ekarUpatA meM kaviyoM ke lie kaThinAI ho jAtI hai kalpanA karane meN| ekarUpatA meM kyA likhatA 106 / dharma ke sUtra
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________________ se peTa darda karatA hai, khAne se nahIM krtaa| phira khAnA sukha kaise? khAne se bImArI zAnta hotI hai| sira kA darda kabhI-kabhI hotA hai, para jaTharAgni kI pIr3A pratidina hotI hai| abhI khAyA, chaha ghaNTe bAda phira bhUkha laga jAtI hai| bhUkha roga hai aura khAnA roga kI davA hai| roga para davA lenA bhI kyA sukha hai? yadi hai to khAnA bhI sukha ho sakatA hai| kyA saMgIta sunanA sukha hai? jvara se pIr3ita vyakti ko saMgIta sunAeMge to vaha kahegA-zora kyoM macAte ho? ArAma karane do| saMgIta sukha kahAM huA? bhautika sAdhanoM meM sukha ho bhI sakatA hai, nahIM bhI hotA hai| Agama kI kahAnI hai-eka rAjA jaMgala meM gyaa| rAstA bhUla gyaa| pyAsa laga gii| jaMgala meM koI nahIM milaa| eka bhIla milA usako saMketa se smjhaayaa| bhIla ne pAnI pilAyA aura khAne ko diyaa| rAjA use upakArI mAna apane sAtha rAjadhAnI le gyaa| mahala dikhAyA, khAnA khilAyA, sabhA dikhaaii| nATaka dikhAne ke lie nATaka kA Ayojana kiyaa| rAjA baiTha gyaa| nartakI aaii| vAdiMtra baja rahe haiM, gAyana ke sAtha nRtya thiraka rahA hai, bhIla dekha rahA hai| dekhate-dekhate cintA meM phaMsa gyaa| bAhara gyaa| lohe kI salAI garama kara laayaa| logoM ne dekhaa| usane dekhate-dekhate nartakI ke zarIra para garama salAI ko dAga diyaa| vaha bolA-'rAjan! ApakI sabhA meM koI Ayurveda ko jAnane vAlA dikhAI nahIM detaa| Aja to maiM A gayA, nahIM to yaha mara jaatii| isake dhanuSTaMkAra kA roga ho gayA thaa| maiMne salAI se dAga diyA aura yaha sIdhI ho gii|' kucha loga nRtya kA Ananda le rahe the, lekina vaha nRtya 108 - dharma ke sUtra
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________________ isa bhIla kI dRSTi meM dhanuSTaMkAra se adhika nahIM thA / kyA kapar3A pahananA sukha hai ? sardI meM kambala suhAvanI lagatI hai aura garmI meM vahI apriya ho jAtI hai| to phira prazna hai sukha kyA hai, jo sukha hI ho, duHkha na ho ? bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA- jo nirjIrNa ho gayA hai, vaha sukha hai| jo saMskAra calA gayA, vaha sukha hai / duHkha isase viparIta hai| jo pApa karma hai, vaha duHkha hai / jo saMskAra baMdhA huA hai, vaha duHkha hai / vyakti ko gAlI sunane meM duHkha kI anubhUti hotI hai aura prazaMsA sunane meM sukha kI anubhUti hotI hai / mevAr3a ke rAjA bhImasiMhajI ke pAsa cAraNa gayA aura bolA- 'bhImA ! tUM to bhATo, moTA bhAkhara mAMhilo' rANA bhIma ! tuma bar3e parvata ke patthara ho / yaha suna rANA kopa meM A gae / cAraNa ne socA, kAma bigar3a gayA / tatkAla agalA pada banA diyA- 'kara rAkhUM kATho, zaMkara jyUM sevA karUM / ' tuma patthara to ho, para zaMkara ho / maiM zaMkara kI bhAMti tumhArI sevA kruuN| itane meM rANA prasanna ho gae / eka kSaNa meM prasanna aura eka kSaNa meM nArAja honA - apane bhAgya ko dUsaroM ke hAtha meM becanA hai| aise logoM kA rAjI honA bhI bhayaMkara ho jAtA hai| thor3e sammAna meM phUlane vAlA apamAna meM kumhalA jAtA hai / kyA sammAna aura asammAna bhI sukha aura duHkha hai? nahIM / to phira sukha kyA hai? sukha hai - samatA / lAbha aura alAbha, sukha aura duHkha, jIvana aura maraNa, nindA aura prazaMsA tathA mAna aura apamAna meM samabhAva rahanA sukha hai aura viSama rahanA sukha kyA hai ? (1) 106
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________________ duHkha hai / sAmyaniSTha manuSya anukUla sthiti meM phUlatA nahIM aura pratikUla sthiti meM murajhAtA nahIM / vaha hara sthiti meM ekarUpa rahatA hai| 'udaye savitA rakto, raktazcAstamaye tathA / saMpattau ca vipattau ca, mahatAmekarUpatA // ' - sUrya udayakAla meM lAla rahatA hai aura astakAla meM bhI lAla rahatA hai / mahApuruSa sampatti aura vipatti meM ekarUpa rahate haiM / yaha vastu-nirapekSa Ananda hai / cAhe duHkha ke sAdhana mileM, cAhe sukha ke sAdhana mileM, donoM meM samabhAva rahanA vAstavika sukha hai| loga bhagavAna se yAcanA karate haiM - bhagavan ! duHkha na aae| yaha kaisI yAcanA ! isa duniyA meM jo bhI zarIra dhAraNa karegA, use duHkha AegA hI / zrIkRSNa se kuntI ne mAMgA - duHkha Ae to sahana karane kI zakti prApta ho / maiM dekhatA hUM, sAdhvI bAlUjI ko kAphI vedanA hai / jaba maiM pUchatA hUM ki pIr3A hai kyA, to kahatI haiM- pIr3A nahIM hai / pIr3A ko bhI ve samabhAva se sahatI haiM / unakI zraddhA bhikSu svAmI para hai| unhIM kA haradama jApa karatI haiN| maiMne unase kahA- eka mantra kA jApa karo - 'AtmAnyaH pudgalazcAnyaH ' - AtmA bhinna hai, zarIra bhinna hai| yaha bAta unako bahuta jaMca gii| maiMne jaba kabhI pUchA to yahI uttara milA- AtmA bhinna hai, zarIra bhinna hai / jisako AtmA kA bhedajJAna ho jAtA hai, use phira kaSTa nahIM hotA /
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________________ sukha kyA hai ? (2) 'hiMsakA apyupakRtA, AzritA apyupekSitAH / idaM citraM caritraM te, ke vA paryanuyuJjatAm // ' bhagavAna kI stuti meM kahA gayA haiM- jo hiMsaka the, una para Apane dayA kI / jo adhama, DAkU aura cora the, una para kRpA kI tathA AzritoM kI upekSA kI / yaha vicitra hai ApakA baratAva / yaha kavi kI apanI kalpanA hai, apanA vicAra hai / mahApuruSoM kA caritra vicitra hotA hai / sAdhAraNa unheM samajha nahIM pAtA / gUr3ha tattva ko samajhanA kaThina hai / sArI pravRttiyoM ke pIche do preraNAeM hotI haiM- duHkha kI mukti aura sukha kI praapti| isake binA koI bhI pravRtti nahIM hotI / koI kahe mujhe sukha nahIM pAnA hai, use pravRtti kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / manuSya kI pravRtti Adi se anta taka duHkha - nivRtti yA sukha kI prApti ke lie hotI hai| sukha kyA hai? yaha pahale batAyA jA cukA hai| hara AdamI meM saMskAra hote haiM, ve hI use duHkhI banAte haiN| saMskAra kSINa ho gayA, duHkha miTa gayA / purAne jame hue saMskAroM va vAsanAoM ko kSINa karanA sukha hai usa vyakti kI manodazA kaisI hotI hai, jisa para karja hotA hai | karjadAra sotA hai to sira para bhAra lekara, jAgatA hai sukha kyA hai ? (1) 111
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________________ hai kavi? vividhatA meM vikAsa ho rahA hai| socane kA DhaMga bhinna honA caahie| Ananda kyA hai? kala satiyoM se pUchA-batAo, Ananda kyA hotA hai? roTI mile taba to ThIka, do dina na mile taba patA lage ki Ananda kyA hotA hai? yadi roTI, pAnI, makAna milane se Ananda hai to vaha sAdhupana meM kahAM rahA? Ananda yA sukha kyA hotA hai? nArada ne sanatkumAra se pUchA-'sukhaM nu bhagavo jijJAse'-maiM sukha jAnanA cAhatA huuN| sanatkumAra ne uttara diyA-'bhUmA sukhN'| jo alpa nahIM, vyApaka hai, usakA nAma sukha hai| loga kahate haiM, mokSa meM sukha mila jaaegaa| vahAM sukha kyA hai? zarIra nahIM hotA, khAnA-pInA nahIM hotA, cintana nahIM hotA, mitroM kI goSThI nahIM hotI, kucha bhI nahIM hotaa| Akhira sukha kyA hai? yaha jaTila prazna hai, aura bar3A prazna hai| sahaja sukha va sahaja Ananda vaha hotA hai jo vastu-nirapekSa hotA hai| ____ pyAsa lagI, pAnI milA, sukha kA anubhava huaa| roTI milI, bhUkha miTI, sukha milaa| jeTha mAsa meM pathika ko vRkSa kI ThaMDI chAyA milane se sukha hotA hai| ye saba sukha vastu-sApekSa haiN| phira vastu-nirapekSa sukha kaise ho sakatA hai? sAMkhya darzana ne sukha para mImAMsA kI hai| usane prazna uThAyA-kyA khAnA sukha hai? uttara meM kahA-khAnA sukha nahIM hai| saMskRta meM bhUkha kA nAma jaTharAgni kI pIr3A hai| yaha roja kI bImArI hai| nahIM khAne sukha kyA hai? (1) ma 107
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________________ to kalpanA lekara / roTI khAtA hai to cintA lekara / hamAre sira para saMskAroM kA karjA hai| karjadAra AdamI sukhI kaise ho sakatA hai ? karja ko cukAnA duHkha se mukta honA hai| hamArI cetanA para bahuta sAre AvaraNa A gae haiN| ve duHkhI banAte haiM / unameM eka hai paratantratA kA duHkha aura dUsarA hai smRti kA duHkha / paravazatA samAja meM paratantratA se bar3hakara koI duHkha nahIM hai / manusmRti meM kahA hai- 'sarvaM paravazaM duHkhaM, sarvamAtmavazaM sukham ' - paravazatA duHkha hai, svAdhInatA sukha hai| svAdhIna manuSya rUkhI-sUkhI roTI bhI Ananda se khAtA hai / parAdhInatA meM cikanI-cupar3I roTI bhI sukha nahIM detii| naukara khAne baiThatA hai, usa samaya mAlika bolatA hai - patra DAlakara Ao, to icchA ho yA na ho, jAnA hI par3atA hai / AtmA svAdhInatA cAhatI hai / Upara se baMdhana thopA jAtA hai / paristhitivaza parataMtra honA par3atA hai / zAlibhadra samRddhizAlI thA / usake pAsa apAra sampatti thI / eka bAra kA prasaMga hai ki nepAla ke vyApArI ratnakaMbala ko becane ke lie cale / ratnakaMbala bahumUlyavAn thI / usakI vizeSatA thI ki viziSTa jAti ke cUhoM ke roma se banI huI thI, jisakI dhulAI agni se hotI thI / usa samaya magadha kA nAma camaka rahA thA / usa AzA se ve magadha meM aae| zahara meM ghUma rahe the| logoM kA mana lalacAtA thA, parantu mUlya sunakara ve avAk raha jAte the / ve vyApArI ghUmate-ghUmate rAjA zreNika ke pAsa phuNce| mUlya sunakara rAjA ne uttara diyA- merA koSa rAjya kI surakSA ke lie hai, bar3hiyA kapar3e kharIdane ke lie nahIM / vyApArI nirAza ho ge| vApasa 112 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ jAte samaya ve Apasa meM bAteM karate jA rahe the ki magadha kA nAma sunakara Ae the, para yahAM koI kharIdane vAlA nahIM milaa| gavAkSa se jhAMkatI huI bhadrA seThAnI se una vyApAriyoM ko dekhA aura bAteM suniiN| seThAnI ne socA-yaha to hamAre nagara kI avajJA hai| ye Age calakara nindA kreNge| usameM nAgarikatA thii| Aja bhAratIya nahIM socate ki milAvaTI mAla bhejeMge to bhArata kI kyA pratiSThA rahegI, apanA kAma hI banAnA jAnate haiN| ve apane deza ke prati kucha nahIM socte| jinake sAmane paisA hI saba kucha hotA hai ve caritra meM daridra ho jAte haiN| bhadrA ne una logoM se pUchA-kahAM se Ae ho? unhoMne kahA-nepAla se| bhadrA ne pUchA-kisalie? ve bole-kambala becane ke lie| bhadrA ne pUchA-kitanI haiM? nirAzA meM AzA saMjote hue unhoMne kahA-solaha haiN| bhadrA bolI-battIsa hotIM to mujhe kharIdane meM suvidhA hotii| vyApArI sanna raha ge| pahale mola pUche binA kaise kahA isa prkaar| ve soca hI rahe the ki seThAnI ne munIma se kahA-inakI saba kambaleM kharIda lo| idhara rAnI ne rAjA se kahA-eka kambala kharIdate to mere kAma A jaatii| phira rAjA ne patA lgaayaa| samAcAra milA ki sabhI solaha kambaleM kharIda lI gaI haiN| rAjA ne pUchA-kisane kharIdI, zAlibhadra kA nAma btaayaa| rAjA ne socA-mere rAjya meM aise dhanI rahate haiN| mujhe milanA caahie| rAjA usase milane ke lie usake ghara gyaa| bhadrA ne zAlibhadra ko batAyA ki magadha samrATa Ae haiN| zAlibhadra bolA-kharIdakara bhItara rakha do| mAM ne kahA-aisA mata bolo-yaha apanA svAmI hai| zAlibhadra ke kAna meM 'svAmI' zabda cubhaa| mere para svAmI haiN| vaha anamanA-sA ho gyaa| rAjA zreNika usake sukha kyA hai? (2) / 113
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________________ saukumArya para mugdha ho gyaa| goda meM baitthaayaa| zAlibhadra ko rAjA kA sparza kaThora lagane lgaa| jaba rAjA calA gayA to mAtA ne putra ko dekhA, vaha anamanA-sA laga rahA thaa| mAtA ne pUchA-Aja aise kyoM ho? kyA soca rahe ho? putra bolA-jo socanA thA vaha soca liyaa| maiMne apanA nirNaya le liyA hai| mAM! apane meM jo prakAza hotA hai, dUsare kA sva banane meM usakA vinAza hotA hai| jo zAlibhadra kabhI sIr3hiyoM se nIce nahIM AtA thA, Aja vaha ghara meM rahane ko taiyAra nahIM hai| vaha pravrajita hokara akiMcana jIvana jInA cAhatA hai, svataMtra honA cAhatA hai| koI bhI svAbhimAnI paratantratA ko svIkAra nahIM krtaa| apane bhAgya kA nirNaya apane hAthoM karanA cAhatA hai| svataMtratA sabase bar3A sukha hai| karma saMskAroM kA nAza kara svataMtratA kI prApti karanI hai| jo dhArmika banatA hai vaha isalie ki svataMtra bana ske| Apa jAnate haiM hama kitanI parataMtratA kA jIvana jIte haiM aura kitanI svataMtratA kI sAMsa lete haiM? zarAbI kA zarIra TTane laga jAtA hai, zarAba kA samaya Ate hI use zarAba caahie| aphImacI aura gAMjA pIne vAle ko bhI samaya para nazA karanA hotA hai| hamAre jIvana meM jAne-anajAne kitanI parataMtratA hai| kyA hama saMskAroM se baMdhe hue nahIM haiM? duniyA meM aise bhI loga haiM jinako gAlI dene meM hI Ananda AtA hai, aura pITane meM sukha kA anubhava hotA hai| saMskAroM kA bandhana sacamuca bandhana hai| vicAra ke bAda saMskAra banate haiN| vicAra ke bAda prAyazcitta karane se saMskAra nahIM bnte| calate haiM to caraNa-cihna aMkita hote haiN| AMdhI Ane se ve miTa jAte haiN| AMdhI na Ane para 114 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ kaI dinoM taka miTTI meM aMkita rahate haiN| hamAre vicAroM ke cihna zodhana se sApha ho jAte haiM, zodhana na hone se gahare jama jAte haiN| eka dina aisA AtA hai ki saMskAra jAga jAte haiM aura manuSya unake adhIna ho jAtA hai| taba Azcarya hotA hai| amuka ne burA kAma kaise kara liyA? bure bhI kabhI-kabhI acche kAma kara DAlate haiN| dharma karane kA, dhyAna karane kA yA prAyazcitta karane kA prayojana hai-saMskAroM ke bandhanoM ko DhIlA krnaa| saMskAroM kI gaTharI ko lAde phiranA duHkha hai| inako tor3anA sukha hai| AdamI jitanA AdatoM se parataMtra hai utanA hI duHkha hai| vaha jitanA bAdhyatA se mukta hotA hai utanA hI sukha hai| jahAM saMskAroM ke parAdhIna hote haiM vahAM cAhe-anacAhe duHkha kI sRSTi ho jAtI hai| sukha kyA hai? (2) ma 115
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________________ dhArmika kI kasauTI dhArmika kI pahalI kasauTI hai sahiSNutA, paristhiti ko sahane kI kssmtaa| vaha kabhI nahIM kahatA ki mere para duHkha na aae| jo yaha mAMga karatA hai, vaha kartRtva kI hatyA karatA hai| kyA prakRti kA niyama badala jAe? kyA karma kA niyama badala jAe? dhArmika kabhI satya ko ulaTanA nahIM caahtaa| duniyA kA nAma hai dvndv| saMskRta meM dvandva zabda ke do artha hote haiM- 'do' aura 'ldd'aaii'| do kA honA hI lar3AI hai| isa dvandvAtmaka sRSTi meM janma le aura soce-duHkha, pratikUla paristhiti aura kaThinAI na Ae, yaha kaise ho sakatA hai? aisA socanA nirI mUrkhatA hai| dhArmika meM bhI kaThinAI Ae to dharma karane kA lAbha kyA hai? yaha prazna ho sakatA hai? isakA uttara bahuta sApha hai-dharma se duHkha ko sahane kI zakti AtI hai| dhArmika kaSTa meM rotA, vilapatA nahIM hai, apitu Ananda se use jhela letA hai| roga dharma karane vAloM ko bhI AtA hai aura na karane vAloM ko bhI AtA hai| bur3hApA dharma karane vAloM ko bhI AtA hai aura na karane vAloM ko bhI AtA hai| vighna dharma karane vAloM ko bhI AtA hai aura na karane vAloM ko bhI AtA hai| mauta dharma 116 - dharma ke sUtra
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________________ karane vAloM ko bhI AtI hai aura na karane vAloM ko bhI AtI hai| donoM meM pharka yaha par3atA hai ki adhArmika roga meM bilakhatA hai, hAya-hAya karatA hai, par3osI ko bhI jagA detA hai| dUsarI ora sthiti yaha hai ki roga cAhe kitanA hI bhayaMkara ho, dhArmika use zAMta bhAva se sahana kara letA hai| dUsaroM ko patA calatA ki isako kaSTa ho rahA hai| maiMne dekhA kundanamalajI svAmI ko| kAlUgaNI jodhapura meM cAturmAsa bitA rahe the| kundanamalajI svAmI ke masse meM ghAva ho gyaa| DaoNkTara ne kahA-cIranA hogaa| cauthamalajI svAmI kaiMcI se cIrane lge| binA suMghanI ke ve mUrti kI taraha baiThe rhe| kahane lage-cauthamalajI! kATanA ho jitanA eka sAtha kATa lo| zAMta bhAva se sahana karane kI zakti kahAM se AtI hai? jisameM yaha bhedajJAna ho jAtA hai ki AtmA bhinna hai, zarIra bhinna hai, usameM sahane kI zakti bar3ha jAtI hai| maiMne apanI mAtA sAdhvI bAlUjI se kahA-mAlA japatI ho, yaha to ThIka hai| isake sAtha thor3A aura jor3a do-AtmA bhinna hai, zarIra bhinna hai| isa maMtra ko unhoMne acche DhaMga se pakar3a liyaa| jaba kabhI maiM jAtA aura pUchatA-'kaisI haiM?' to yahI uttara milatA-'mere koI bImArI nahIM hai, bilakula ThIka hUM, parama zAnti hai|' maiMne phira kahA- 'bIImarI ko bImArI na kahanA kyA asatya nahIM hai?' unhoMne uttara diyA- 'nahIM hai| AtmA meM zAMti hai, bImArI zarIra ko hai, mere nahIM hai|' vaha sAdhviyoM se kahatI haiM-aba tumhArA-hamArA sambandha nahIM hai, tuma tumhAre aura maiM apane meN| dharma kI mUlabhitti yahI hai ki AtmA aura zarIra ko bhinna samajha lenaa| eka AcArya ne likhA hai- 'Aja taka jitane siddha dhArmika kI kasauTI : 117
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________________ hue haiM, ve saba bheda vijJAna ke dvArA hue haiM aura jo baddha haiM ve bheda vijJAna ke abhAva meM haiN| jisameM AtmA ke prati gaharI niSThA jAga jAtI hai, use duniyA bhI nahIM jhukA sktii| use mauta kA bhaya nahIM staataa|' eka bhAI bolA-'mujhe marane se Dara bahuta lagatA hai| jaba yamunA ke pula para jAtA hUM taba mana meM AtA hai ki pula gira na jaae|' maiMne kahA-'tuma dubale-patale ho, tumhAre vajana se yaha pula kaise gira jAegA, jabaki bhArI TrakeM bhI isa para calatI haiM?' vaha phira bolA-'ghara se bAhara nikalatA hUM to mana meM AtA hai, moTara ke nIce na A jaauuN| rAta ko sotA hUM to mana meM AtA hai, kahIM chata na gira jaae|' kAyara AdamI dina meM sau bAra maratA hai| mauta kA bhaya use hotA hai, jise zarIra kA moha hai| jisane zarIra ko bhinna mAna liyA, use mauta kA bhaya nahIM staataa| samrATa sikandara yUnAna jAne lagA to socA, eka yogI ko sAtha lekara jAUMgA jo yUnAna meM dharma kI zikSA degaa| eka tapasvI sUrya kI ora dhyAna kie baiThA thaa| samrAT pAsa jAkara khar3A ho gyaa| sikandara ne thor3I pratIkSA kI, phira kahA-'dekhie, kauna khar3A hai sAmane?' tapasvI ne AMkhe kholI aura kahA-'haTa jAo-sUrya kA tApa A rahA hai, usameM bAdhaka mata bno|' sikandara bolA-'sAmane kauna khar3A hai, patA hai Apako? samrATa sikandara hai, jisane sAre virodhiyoM ko kucala diyA hai| kyA Apako bhaya nahIM hai?' tapasvI bolA-'samrAT merA kyA kara sakatA hai?' vaha mArane se adhika kyA kara sakatA hai? marane se merA apanA kyA jAtA hai?' sikandara kucha nahIM bolA Fattornedharma ke satra
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________________ namaskAra kara calA gyaa| yaha dRSTi usameM hotI hai, jisane bhaya ko jItA hai| bhaya vahI jIta sakatA hai, jisane nazvara zarIra meM avinazvara AtmA ko dekhA hai| 'AtmA bhinna, zarIra bhinna hai, tumane mantra pddh'aayaa| AtmA acala aruja ziva zAzvata, nazvara hai yaha kaayaa| AtmA AtmA ke dvArA hI AtmA meM laya paae| caityapuruSa jaga jAe // ' AtmA bhinna hai, zarIra bhinna hai-yaha eka choTA-sA mantra hai| isa bhedavijJAna ko siddha kara lenA aneka vyAdhiyoM se mukta honA hai| kucha varSa pahale eka jaina zrAvaka milaa| usane batAyA-mere TI. vI. ho gaI thii| tIsare darje taka pahuMca gaI thii| DaoNkTara ne kahA-isakI koI davA nahIM hai, kucha dina aura jiioge| maiMne saba cikitsA ko chor3a kevala dhyAna zurU kiyaa| AtmA aura zarIra ke bhedajJAna kA dhyAna kiyaa| eka mAsa ke bAda DaoNkTara ke pAsa gyaa| nirIkSaNa kara DaoNkTara ne kahA-roga kucha nahIM hai| TI. vI. samApta hai| kyA davA lI thI? roga kaise miTA? maiMne bhedajJAna kI bAta btaaii| yaha bAta DaoNkTara ke samajha meM Ane vAlI nahIM thii| kyoMki ve kITANuoM se bImArI mAnate haiN| kintu yaha sahI bAta hai ki bImArI calI gii| maiMne svayaM dUsare logoM ko btaayaa| unako bhI lAbha huaa| bhedavijJAna se na kevala Atmika zakti jAgatI hai, balki vyAvahArika jIvana ko bhI zakti milatI hai| mamatva kama hotA dhArmika kI kasauTI ma 116
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________________ hai aura mauta kA bhaya nahIM staataa| mamatva-visarjana se jo tAkata paidA hotI hai, vaha baTorane se nahIM miltii| AtmA bhinna hai, pudgala bhinna hai, yaha AtmasAdhanA kA mantra hai| pUjyapAda kI bhASA meM-'jIvo'nyaH pudgalazcAnyaH ityasau tattva-saMgrahaH-' AtmA bhinna hai aura pudgala bhinna hai, yahI tattva hai| jisane AtmA ko samajha liyA, usane paramAtmA ko samajha liyaa| jisane AtmA ko samajha liyA, usane bandhana ko samajha liyaa| jisane AtmA ko samajha liyA, usane bandhana ke hetu ko samajha liyaa| jisane AtmA ko samajha liyA, usane saMvara ko samajha liyaa| jisane AtmA ko samajha liyA, usane saMvara ke hetu ko samajha liyaa| jisane AtmA ko samajha liyA, usane nirjarA ko samajha liyaa| jisane AtmA ko samajha liyA, usane mokSa ko samajha liyaa| jisane AtmA ko samajha liyA, usane duHkhoM ko samajha liyaa| jisane AtmA ko samajha liyA, usane duHkha-mukti ke upAyoM ko samajha liyaa| AtmA ko samajhe binA dharma kA bodha nahIM hotaa| deva, guru aura dharma-ye tIna dharma ke mUla haiN| deva kauna hai? aatmaa| 120 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ guru kauna hai? aatmaa| dharma kyA hai? aatmaa| AtmA ko chor3a dIjie-deva deva nahIM rahegA, guru guru nahIM rahegA, dharma dharma nahIM rhegaa| deva meM devatva AtA hai AtmA se| AtmA jAgRta hone se mahAvIra hamAre deva ho ge| guru guru ho jAtA hai jaba hamArI AtmA jAgRta ho jAtI hai| jaba bAhubalI se kahA gayA ki bharata tumhArA bar3A bhAI hai, usakA vinaya karo, to bAhubalI ne kahA 'gurau prazasyo vinayo, gururyadi gururbhavet / gurau guruguNai_ne, vinayopi trapAspadam // ' dUta! bharata se kaha denA-guru ke prati vinaya karanA prazaMsanIya hai, yadi guru vAstava meM guru ho| yadi guru bar3appana se hIna ho to usake sAmane vinaya karanA lajjAjanaka hai| bharata kI AtmA jAgI nahIM hai| yadi jAga jAtI to vaha aTThAnave bhAiyoM ko lUTatA nhiiN| bar3e cAhate haiM, choTe hamArA sammAna kreN| binA gurutva ke pUjA cAhanA sarala hai, kintu pUjA ko pacAnA kaThina hai| bar3appana ko pacAnA jaTila kArya hai| use vahI pacA sakatA hai jisane AtmA ko samajhA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai-AtmavAn ke lie pUjA, pratiSThA lAbhakara hai aura anAtmavAn ke lie hAnikara hai| AtmavAn socatA hai-kahIM mere dvArA aisA kArya na ho jisase pUjA karane vAloM ko dhokhA mile| anAtmavAn aisA nahIM soctaa| AtmA ko nikAla dene para bhagavAna kA sArA dharma samApta ho jaaegaa| yadi dharma ko rakhanA hai to AtmA kI surakSA karanI hogii| dhArmika kI kasauTI 121 onal
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________________ prAmANikatA kA mUlya 'tiSThed vAyuH dravedadriH, jvalet jalamapi kvcit| tathApi grasto rAgAthai pto bhavitumarhati // ' bhagavan! Apa Apta haiM isalie maiM namaskAra karatA huuN| tarkazAstra kA eka zabda Apta hai, Apta yAnI praamaannik| satya bolane vAle kA hara vyakti vizvAsa kara sakatA hai| Apta kauna? jo rAga-dveSa se grasta nahIM hai| AcArya ne likhA hai-vAyu hamezA calatI hai, kabhI vaha bhI Thahara jAe; pahAr3a kaThora hotA hai, kabhI vaha bhI tarala ho jAe; pAnI ThaMDA hotA hai, kabhI vaha bhI jalane laga jAe; yaha saba ho sakatA hai, para rAga-dveSa se grasta kabhI Apta nahIM ho sktaa| duniyA meM sabase bar3I cIja hai praamaanniktaa| jisameM prAmANikatA nahIM, vaha dhArmika nahIM ho sktaa| dharma kA mUla hai-prAmANikatA, scaaii| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA-'saccaM bhayavaM' satya hI bhagavAna hai| jaisA kahanA vaisA hI AcaraNa karanA, satya hai| tarAjU kabhI pakSapAta nahIM krtaa| mITara se kapar3e kA nApa ThIka milatA hai| ghar3I se aprAmANikatA na cAhane vAlA yadi. apane jIvana meM aprAmANikatA baratatA hai, to vaha kitanA bar3A dhokhA hai| jisane dharma ko thor3A-bahuta samajhA hai, vaha apane javIna meM prAmANikatA Jain art
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________________ laaegaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne prAmANikatA ko sthAna dete hue niyama banAe / sAdhu gRhastha ke ghara se nakha kATane ke lie kataranI mAMgakara lAtA hai, to vaha usase kapar3A nahIM kATa sakatA, kyoMki usako nakha kATane ke lie kahakara lAyA hai| bImArI ke nAma se mAMgakara lAI gaI vastu vahI khA sakatA hai, dUsarA nahIM / gRhastha kahe ki cAya le jAo, amuka sAdhu ko pilA denA / isa vacana se lAI gaI cAya vahI pI sakatA hai| vaha yadi na pIe to dUsarA usako nahIM pI sakatA / usako paraThaNA (visarjita karanA) hI par3atA hai / aise aneka niyama haiM jo prAmANikatA ke AdhAra para haiM / prAmANikatA ke binA vizvAsa nahIM bddh'taa| hama loga bRhakalpa kA svAdhyAya kara rahe the| usameM eka kathA AI - eka vyakti zikAra khelane gayA, usake sAtha eka zikArI kuttA thA / zikArI ne chi chi kiyA aura vaha kuttA daur3A, mRga ko mAra ddaalaa| dUsarI bAra zikArI ne chi chi kiyA kuttA phira daur3A para koI zikAra nahIM milA, nirAza hokara kuttA vApasa A gyaa| tIsarI bAra bhI zikArI ne parIkSA ke lie chi chi kiyA / kuttA daur3A para koI nahIM milaa| cauthI bAra chi chi kiyA to kuttA nahIM daur3A, usake mana meM sandeha ho gayA, vizvAsa miTa gyaa| jahAM dhokhA milatA hai vahAM prAmANikatA nahIM rahatI / dhokhA khAne vAlA eka-do bAra hI khAtA hai, phira vaha nahIM khaataa| Aja hara kSetra meM aprAmANikatA sthApita ho rahI hai / sUtrakRtAMga meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai- 'mA appeNa pahA bahu' - thor3e ke lie jyAdA ko mata gNvaao| do prakAra kI nIti hotI hai- alpakAlIna aura dIrghakAlIna / prAmANikatA kA mUlya 123
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________________ AdamI ke mana meM lAlaca hotA hai, vaha eka sAtha meM sArA lenA cAhatA hai-yaha alpakAlIna nIti hai| jo vyApArI dIrghakAlIna lAbha kI kAmanA karatA hai, vaha vyApAra meM aprAmANika nahIM rhtaa| kyA vaha vyApAra meM isalie aprAmANikatA nahIM karatA ki vaha paraloka bigAr3anA nahIM cAhatA? ve jAnate haiM, saphala vyApArI vahI ho sakatA hai jo prAmANikatA se vyApAra karatA hai| jo aprAmANikatA se vyApAra karatA hai vaha eka bAra lAbha kamA sakatA hai parantu antataH asaphala hotA hai| prAcInakAla meM bhI jina logoM ne prAmANikatA ko prAthamikatA dI, unakA vizvAsa jamA hai| bhaiMsAzAha nAmaka eka jaina vyApArI the, ve bar3e dhanI the| jitane bar3e dhanI the utane hI prAmANika the| unakI khyAti saba jagaha phaila gaI thii| vyApAriyoM meM unake nAma kI pratiSThA thii| eka bAra ve ahamadAbAda ge| rupayoM kI AvazyakatA huii| bAjAra meM ge| eka vyApArI se kahA-'mujhe eka lAkha rupaye caahie|' vyApArI ne paricaya pUchA to sAtha ke eka bhAI ne paricaya diyA-'Apa bhaiMsAzAha haiN|' vyApArI ne pUchA-'kyA Apa rakhanA cAhate haiM?' bhaiMsAzAha ne tatkAla apanI mUMcha kA eka keza ukhAr3A aura kahA-'yaha lo, apanI dukAna para rakha lo|' unake nAma kI pratiSThA thii| tatkAla vyApArI ne eka lAkha rupaye de die| bhaiMsAzAha rupaye lekara cale ge| avadhi se pahale bhaiMsAzAha ne rupaye bhejakara apanA bAla (keza) vApasa maMgA liyaa| usa samaya AdamI samajhate the ki jo jabAna se kaha dI, vaha likhane se bhI adhika hai| paise kA mUlya kama thA, jabAna kA mUlya adhika thaa| prAmANikatA kA yaha eka citra hai| 124 ra dharma ke sUtra ___
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________________ dUsarA citra hai Aja ke bhArata kA, jo dhArmika deza kahalAtA hai| jahAM maMdira, maTha, upAzraya hajAroM-hajAroM haiM, gItA kA pATha karane vAle haiM, tripiTakoM kA pATha karane vAle haiM, vahAM aprAmANikatA bhayaMkara rUpa meM hai| kucha varSa pahale kI ghaTita eka ghaTanA hai| eka AdamI gAMva se ghI lekara AyA; dUsarA vyakti zaharI thA, usane ghI ko dekhA to ThIka lgaa| vaha ghI becanA cAhatA thA aura yaha lenA cAhatA thaa| usane bartana sahita ghI ko tola liyaa| badale meM anAja bharA eka bar3A bartana de diyaa| gAMva vAlA bApasa jAte samaya socane lagA-maiMne zaharI ko Thaga liyaa| ghara gyaa| bartana se anAja nikaalaa| Upara anAja; nIce kaMkara nikle| vaha socane lagA-baniyA Thaga jAti hotI hai| udhara usa zaharI ne ghI uMDelA to Upara ghI, nIce gobara niklaa| usane socA-maiM Thaga gyaa| vAstava meM donoM Thage ge| Aja AdamI eka-dUsare ko Thaga rahA hai| lAbha kisI ko nahIM hai| milAvaTa karane vAlA vyApArI jaba dUdha lene jAtA hai to mAthA ThanakatA hai, kitanA kalikAla hai, dUdha bhI zuddha nahIM miltaa| jaba vaha svayaM milAvaTa kara becatA hai taba vaha nahIM socatA, maiM kyA kara rahA hUM? hara AdamI dUsare ko ThaganA cAhatA hai aura svayaM ThagA jA rahA hai| davAI bhI milAvaTI milatI hai| eka ghara meM milAvaTa kA injekzana aayaa| usase usakI lar3akI mara gaI, taba use patA calA ki yaha to merI hI kampanI kA injekzana thaa| jahAM samAja itanA patita ho jAtA hai ki koI bhI cIja zuddha nahIM milatI, vahAM mana zuddha kaise rahegA? usake binA dharma kI ArAdhanA kaise kara pAeMge? jo vyakti aprAmANikatA se prAmANikatA kA mUlya ma 125
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________________ vyavahAra karatA hai vaha eka bAra saphala ho sakatA hai parantu Age ke lie kAma ruka jAtA hai| pazcimI jagat meM vyavahAra zuddhi aura naitikatA para bala diyA gayA hai 1 dharma aura naitikatA meM bheda hai| naitikatA eka meM nahIM hotI jabaki dharma eka meM ho sakatA hai| dUsarA dUsare ke sAtha kaisA vyavahAra karatA hai, yaha naitikatA kA kSetra hai / Apa dhyAna, sAmAyika Adi akele kara sakate haiM para naitikatA nahIM / naitikatA dviSTha hotI hai, do se sambandha rakhatI hai| naitikatA hamAre dharma kA pratibimba hai / jisake jIvana-vyavahAra meM zuddhi na ho to samajhanA cAhie, jIvana meM dharma nahIM AyA / Aja dharma kA cakkA ulTA ho gayA hai| pahale naitika honA cAhie phira dhaarmik| Aja ho yaha rahA hai ki AdamI dhArmika to janma se hI ho jAtA hai parantu naitika mauta taka nahIM bana paataa| isalie dharma kI viDambanA ho rahI hai / mandira meM bhakti karate hue seTha ko dekhakara eka vyakti ne kahA- kyA yaha vahI hai jo kala Thaga rahA thA / isa do prakAra ke vyaktitva ne hI bhArata kI AtmA ko naSTa kara diyA hai| Aja dharma ko asvIkAra karane vAle kucha loga jitane naitika va dhArmika lagate haiM, utane tathAkathita dhArmika bhI nahIM lagate / Aja dharma ke lie naI krAnti kI AvazyakatA hai / kucha loga kahate haiM, bhAiyoM ko sAmAyika karane kA niyama dilAie, darzana karane kA niyama dilAie, harita khAne kA tyAga dilAie / saba sujhAva dete haiM / mere mana meM itanA utsAha nahIM hai / maiM dekhatA hUM sAdhudarzana, mAlAjApa, sAmAyika Adi saba acche haiM / sAmAyika ko maiM sabase utkRSTa dharma mAnatA hUM, jisameM samatA kI sAdhanA hotI hai| inase pahale 126 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ dharma hai prAmANikatA, scaaii| yadi baccoM meM naitikatA nahIM jAgI to ye viDambanA mAtra raha jaaeNgii| binA nIMva kA makAna hogaa| jisameM prAmANikatA nahIM hai, vaha saccA dhArmika nahIM hotA aura acchA nAgarika bhI nahIM hotaa| prAmANikatA dhArmika banane ke lie hI nahIM, acche sAmAjika aura saphala vyApArI banane ke lie bhI Avazyaka hai| eka saMkalpa karanA hai-'iyANiM no jamahaM puvvamakAsI pamAeNaM'-aba maiM vaha bhUla nahIM karUMgA jo maiM Aja taka ajJAnavaza aura pramAda se kara rahA thaa| prAmANikatA kA mUlya 127
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________________ dharma kA vyAvahArika mUlya 'tathA pare na rajyante, upakArapare nre| yathApakAriNI bhavAn, svAminidamalaukikam // ' bhagavan! dUsare loga upakAra karane vAle kA dhyAna nahIM rakhate jitanA ki Apa apane apakAra karane vAle kA rakhate haiN| upakArI kA dhyAna rakhanA svAbhAvika hai| Apa apakArI para jitanA dhyAna dete haiM, utanA upakArI para bhI nahIM rkhte| saMgama ne bhagavAna ko bahuta kaSTa diyaa| sAdhAraNa AdamI to kaSTa dene para socatA hai, kitanA nIca hai, tuccha hai, mujhe kaSTa de rahA hai| bhagavAna ne socA-mere nimitta se saMsAra kA uddhAra ho rahA hai, para yaha mere nimitta se DUba rahA hai| usakI cintA kii| Apa apakArI para dhyAna dete haiN| yaha ApakI alaukikatA hai| laukika aura lokottara do haiN| ihalaukika meM jI rahe haiM, pAralaukika meM jAnA hai| eka meM haiM, eka meM jAnA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne ekAMgI dRSTikoNa nahIM diyaa| kevala ihaloka bhI nahIM, kevala paraloka bhI nhiiN| sAmyavAda ke siddhAnta kA pahale pahala mArksa ne pratipAdana 128 ra dharma ke sUtra
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________________ kiyA thaa| vaha samAjazAstrI aura arthazAstrI thaa| apane siddhAnta ke pratipAdana ke lie bhaTakatA rhaa| patA calane para loga deza se nikAla dete the, makAna se nikAla dete the| jinhoMne saMsAra ko nayA tattva diyA hai, unako unake hI bhaktoM dvArA apamAna sahanA par3atA hai, kabhI jahara bhI pInA par3atA hai| sukarAta mahAn sAdhu va tattvavettA thaa| Aja bhI pazcimI dezoM meM vaha prathama koTi kA mAnA jAtA hai| usane vartamAna rUr3higata dhAraNA ke viruddha satya kI ghoSaNA kI thI, isIlie usako jahara kA pyAlA pInA pdd'aa| Izu ko phAMsI para car3hanA par3A, kyoMki unhoMne tatkAlIna dharma ke viruddha bAteM kahI thiiN| bhikSu svAmI ko bhI bahuta sahanA par3A thaa| ayodhyA se prakAzita eka patra meM likhA thA-saba dharmAcAryo! ceto| AcArya tulasI aNuvrata ke nAma para saba para chAe jA rahe haiN| unhoMne rASTrapati, zikSAzAstrI, maMtriyoM aura rAjanayikoM ko apane caMgula meM phaMsA liyA hai| eka dina aisA Ane vAlA hai jaba saba dharmoM kA astitva miTa jAegA aura eka hI dharma rahegA, vaha hogA annuvrt| dhIra-puruSa ke socane kA kama hai| gAlI detA hai to socatA hai-gAlI hI dI pITA to nhiiN| kabhI pITane kI naubata bana jAtI hai taba socatA hai-prANa to nahIM lUTe, kevala pITA hii| hamane devAsa meM dekhaa| vyAkhyAna kA kAryakrama prArambha huaa| do ora se hallA utthaa| hallA karane vAle pAMca-dasa hI bhAI the, para halle se sabakA dhyAna khiMca gyaa| pUjya gurudevazrI ko prArthanA kI ki Apa Upara padhAra jAeM, kyoMki patthara Ane kI sambhAvanA hai| patthara Ane lge| nizAnA lagAyA thA sira para, dharma kA vyAvahArika mUlya : 126
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________________ parantu pITha para lgaa| usa samaya gurudeva ne kahA-koI bAta nahIM hai, itane se bhI kAma cala gyaa| eka bhI roma meM pratikriyA nahIM huii| ho sakatA hai koI patthara kI jagaha golI mAra de| prANa lUTane para dhArmika yA sAdhaka socegA, prANa hI lUTA, para dharma to nahIM luuttaa| jo dhIra puruSa hotA hai, vaha khaira manA 'letA hai| yaha jo cintana kI manovRtti hai, vaha sAdhanAzIla yA tattvavettAoM meM prApta hotI hai| jinhoMne duniyA ko kucha nayA diyA hai, unheM daNDa hI milA hai| vaijJAnika geleliyo ne dUravIkSaNa kA AviSkAra kiyA thaa| logoM ne kahA-bhagavAna kI sRSTi meM virodha utpanna karanA zurU kara diyA hai, kahatA hai AMkhoM se bhI Age dekho| Akhira use mRtyudaNDa diyA gyaa| do-cAra zatAbdI taka vaijJAnikoM ko isa kaThinAI kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| dharmAcArya kahate haiM ki vaijJAnika loga mahAprabha Izu kI AjJA kA ullaMghana kara rahe haiM, phAMsI de do| Aja vaijJAnikoM kA palar3A bhArI ho gayA hai aura dharmAcAryoM kA hlkaa| isa sthiti ko Ane meM cAra zatAbdiyAM lgiiN| AlocanA sunane meM doSa kyA hai? pArA aise hI hajama nahIM hotaa| nagna satya ko pacAne kI tAkata honI caahie| vaha alaukika hotA hai| sAdhAraNa AdamI kI samajha meM Ae vaha laukika, jo na Ae vaha alaukika hotA hai| Aja dharma ke kSetra meM gar3abar3I hai| usakA kAraNa hai-alaukika para jitanA dhyAna diyA, utanA laukika para nhiiN| samAja meM bhI gar3abar3I kA kAraNa hai-jitanA dhyAna laukika para diyA utanA alaukika para nahIM diyaa| mArksa kA cintana thA-samAja ke choTe logoM ke hAtha meM sattA nahIM AegI to varga-saMgharSa samApta nahIM hogaa| pUMjIpati yA sattAlolupa 130 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ logoM ke hAtha meM sattA rahegI to sarvahArA varga kA kalyANa nahIM hogA / isa dizA meM mArksa ne AzcaryapUrNa kArya kiyaa| duniyA kA AdhA bhAga sAmyavAdI bana gayA / saba sampatti sarakAra kI hai / udyoga, kRSi, vyApAra saba rASTra kI sampatti hai / cikitsA sabako muphta prApta hai / bhikhArI bhI nahIM hai, vezyA bhI nahIM hai / logoM ko socanA par3atA hai, karmavAda kahAM hai? Aja kI duniyA itanI choTI ho gaI hai ki caubIsa ghaMToM meM eka chora se dUsare chora taka pahuMcA jA sakatA hai| aisI sthiti meM dUsare dezoM kI paristhiti se anabhijJa nahIM rahate / itanA kAma mArksa ne kiyA / eka prakAra se duniyA kA nakzA badala diyA / eka bAta kI kamI na hotI to sAmyavAdI vyavasthA varadAna bana jAtI / vyakti ke upAsanA pakSa ko gauNa kara diyA aura dharma ko sthAna nahIM diyA - yahI kamI hai| I bhArata meM samAja kI jo vyavasthA hai, usameM saikar3oM bhUkhe mara rahe haiN| dasa karor3a se jyAdA logoM ko pUrA bhojana bhI nahIM miltaa| DaoN. lohiyA ne dillI meM mujhase kahA - munijI ! Apa gAMva meM mere sAtha calie aura dekhie, ahiMsA - pradhAna deza meM kitanI krUratA hotI hai / jIvita kachue ko kATa-kATakara becA jAtA hai aisA nirdayatApUrNa vyavahAra duniyA meM kahIM nahIM hai / mumbaI meM kaI pazcimI loga dharma-pradhAna bhArata ko dekhane Ae the| unhoMne dekhA - eka murdA-sA ghor3A tAMge ko khIMca rahA hai jisa para itane AdamI baiThe haiM ki ghor3A dabA jA rahA hai, phira Upara se cAbuka kI mAra aura / ve bhAI pUjya gurudeva zrI ke pAsa Ae aura bole- hama dharma ko sIkhane Ae the, para bAjAra meM logoM ko dekhA to hamArI bhAvanA hI badala gii| hamane socA- vApasa calA jAnA dharma kA vyAvahArika mUlya 131
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________________ caahie| mere deza meM aisA karane vAlA jela meM milegaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pahale ahiMsA aNuvrata ke pAMca aticAra meM eka aticAra hai-pazuoM para jyAdA bhAra lAdA ho, krUra vyavahAra kiyA ho to micchAmi dukkaDaM vANI se kaha dete haiM para jIvana meM utaranA cAhie kyA kara to lete haiM naukara, putra aura bahuoM ke sAtha krUra vyavahAra nahIM hotA jo bahU pIhara se kama dhana lAtI hai, usa para gAlI kI bauchAreM hotI haiN| dillI ke jyoti prasAda jaina mere pAsa aae| baiTha ge| maiMne kahA- 'Ae nahIM, kyA bAta hai?' bole- 'bahuta duHkhI huuN| kyA kahUM!' AMkhoM meM AMsU A ge| phira pUchA-'Apa jaise gambhIra kyoM ghabarA gae?' merI lar3akI gvAliyara byAhI hai, daheja kama diyaa| jaba sasurAla gaI to gAliyAM miliiN| vaha sahatI gaI, phira mArapITa huii| sAsa pITatI, sasura bhI piitttaa| saba pIche par3a ge| usakA aparAdha yahI thA ki daheja kama lAI thii| aba samAcAra AyA ki use mAra DAlA gayA hai|' yaha kisa samAja meM huaa| yaha usa samAja meM ghaTita huA hai? jo dharma-parivAra hai, apane ko jaina mAnatA hai| eka ora pazcimI deza haiM, ve dharma ko nahIM maante| vahAM aisI ghaTanA nahIM milegii| vyavasthA meM unhoMne Adhunika parivartana kara diyA hai| yahAM gAya-bhaiMsoM ke baiThane kA sthAna hai, use sApha karanA Avazyaka nahIM smjhte| pazcimI loga gAya-bhaiMsoM ke bAMdhane kA jo sthAna hai vahAM saphAI rakhate haiN| unheM snAna karAte haiM, unake lie paMkhA rakhate haiN| unhoMne AviSkAra kiyA ki gAya-bhaisoM ko saMgIta sunAne va ArAma dene se dUdha jyAdA milatA hai| duhane ke samaya unheM madhura gAne sunAte haiN| unhoMne dhyAna diyA ki cAhe pazu-pakSI, 132 : dharma ke sUtra ___
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________________ naukara-cAkara koI bhI ho, use jitanA dulArA jAegA, utanA hI acchA phala milegaa| yahAM baccA rotA hai to use gAlI denA zurU kara dete haiM / baccA aura kucha sIkhe yA sIkhe, gAlI denA to sIkha hI jAyegA / mAtA pITanA bhI zurU kara detI hai / yahAM sArI ulTI dhArA hai| vahAM prema kI dhArA hai, yahAM Akroza kI dhArA hai| vahAM prema diyA jAtA hai| jahAM prema diyA jAtA hai, usake sAtha kucha bhI diyA jA sakatA hai| dUsarI vastu kitanI hI deM, yadi prema nahIM dete haiM to kucha nahIM hai / 1 naukara ko bhI prema dekara usake hRdaya ko jIta sakate haiM balAt yA gAlI se usakA hRdaya nahIM milatA / ahiMsA aNuvrata meM 'siMha nahIM mArUMgA' isa tyAga ke sthAna para kisI naukara ko gAlI nahIM dUMgA, usakI AjIvikA kA viccheda nahIM kruuNgaa|' yaha niyama leMge to vartamAna meM vratoM kA prabhAva pdd'egaa| vratoM kA pratyakSa prabhAva par3anA caahie| dharma karane ke dRSTikoNa ko badalanA hai| ekAMgI dRSTikoNa na bnaaeN| ihaloka aura paraloka donoM ko sudhAranA hai / isa prakAra dharma kA dRSTikoNa banane se vyakti sudharegA aura samAja sudharegA / dharma kA vyAvahArika mUlya 133
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________________ sAmAyika dharma 'dehaprasAdo rasanAjayena, manaHprasAdaH samatAzrayeNa / dRSTiprasAdo grahamocanena, puNyatrayIyaM mama deva! bhUyAt // ' prabho! rasanA-vijaya ke dvArA merA zarIra prasanna rhe| samatA ke dvArA merA mana prasanna rahe, Agraha-mocana ke dvArA merI dRSTi prasanna rhe| prabho! yaha puNyatrayI sadA mere sAtha rhe| jo samatA kA AsvAda nahIM letA, usakA mana prasanna nahIM rhtaa| sAmAyika mana ko prasanna karane kA apUrva sAdhana hai| rAjasamanda meM mere pAsa pAMca-sAta vakIla baiThe the| unameM eka vakIla sAmAyika nahIM karatA thaa| usakA usameM vizvAsa bhI nahIM thaa| paramparA se vaha jaina avazya thaa| maiMne usase pUchA-'sAmAyika kyoM nahIM karate?' usane kahA-'merA vizvAsa nahIM hai|' maiMne batAyA-'jo sAmAyika nahIM karatA, vaha saccA sAmyavAdI bhI nahIM hotA (vaha bhAI sAmyavAdI thaa)| sAmAyika kA artha muMha para paTTI bAMdhanA hI nahIM hai| sAmAyika kA artha hai-samatA kI saadhnaa| sAmAyika bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samUce dharma kA sAra yA niSpaMda hai| samatA ko chor3ane para mahAvIra ke dharma meM zUnya 134 ra dharma ke sUtra
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________________ rhegaa| Adi se anta taka sArA dharma sAmAyika hai| sAmAyika tIna prakAra kI hotI hai-zruta sAmAyika, darzana . sAmAyika aura cAritra saamaayik| zruta sAmAyika jo kSaNa hamAre zAnti ke bItate haiM, vaha sAmAyika hai| tattva kI anveSaNA, satya kI khoja aura AtmA ko jAnane kA prayatna karate haiM, vaha saba sAmAyika hai| ___'ko'haM' maiM kauna hUM? jo manuSya hai, vaha eka dina samApta hone vAlA hai; ye bacce, javAna aura bUr3he kucha varSoM ke lie haiM; pudgala kabhI nahIM miTate, jitane haiM utane hI raheMge; kevala avasthA parivartana hotA hai| saMsAra meM jIva aura ajIva jitane the, utane hI raheMge aura utane hI haiN| sabakA astitva asaMdigdha hai| manuSya hI eka aisA abhAgA prANI hai jo apane astitva meM sandeha karatA hai aura vaha yaha socatA hai ki kauna jAne paraloka hai yA nahIM? pratyakSa anubhava ke AdhAra para koI nahIM kaha sakatA ki paraloka hai yA nahIM, phira bhI azubha AcaraNa nahIM karanA caahie| eka kavi ne kahA hai ki paraloka ke saMdigdha hone para bhI azubha AcaraNa tyAjya hai| yadi vaha nahIM hai to azubha ke tyAga se koI hAni nahIM hogI aura yadi hai to becArA nAstika mArA jaaegaa| 'saMdigdhepi pare loke, tyAjyamevAzubhaM budhaiH| yadi nAsti tataH kiM syAdasti cet nAstiko hataH // ' sAmAyika dharma meM 135
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________________ jodhapura ke musaddI baccharAjajI siMghI DAlagaNI ke pAsa Ae aura bole- 'mujhe Apa para tarasa AtA hai| Apa loga sardI, garmI, bhUkha, pyAsa saba sahate haiN| binA matalaba kaSTa sahate haiM, Age-pIche kucha nahIM hai|' DAlagaNI ne uttara diyA-'kaSToM ke lie hama sAdhanA nahIM karate haiN| sAdhanA meM kaSTa Ae, use sahanA hamArA dharma hai| saMyama acchA hai, vartamAna meM bhI aura bhaviSya meM bhii| agara tumhArA siddhAnta phalita huA to hamane jo kaSTa sahA, vaha vyartha ho gyaa| agara hamArA siddhAnta sahI nikalA to tumhArA kyA hogA?' baccharAjajI bole-'itanI mAra par3egI ki dharatI bhI nahIM jhelegii|' yadi paraloka nahIM hai to kaSTa sahA, vaha aise hI gyaa| yadi paraloka ho gayA to nAstika to aise hI mAre jaaeNge| gaharAI se aisA cintana karanA bhI zruta sAmAyika hai| Apa sAre kAma karate haiN| cAra baje uThate haiN| Avazyaka kArya se nivRtta ho sAmAyika karate haiM, vyAkhyAna sunate haiM, bhojana karate haiM sote bhI haiM, bAteM karate haiN| tAza-copar3a bhI khelate haiN| samaya ho to AlocanA bhI kara lete haiN| AlocanA karanA bhAratIya jIvana kI caryA kA mukhya aMga bana gayA hai| dUsaroM kI bAta karanA nikammApana hai| jo kAma meM vyasta rahate haiM, ve bAta nahIM krte| mumbaI meM do phlaiToM meM rahane vAle eka-dUsare ko varSoM taka nahIM jaante| apane se apanA kAma karate haiN| binA bAta kie yahAM dina bIte to kaise bIte! zAma ko bhojana karate haiM, idhara-udhara ghUmakara A jAte haiN| rAta ko so jAte haiN| isa dinacaryA meM tattva-carcA ke lie sthAyI samaya nahIM hai| logoM se kahA jAtA hai, adhyayana kiijie| 136 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ uttara milatA hai, samaya nahIM hai| kAma karane vAlA kabhI nahIM kahatA, samaya nahIM hai| pradhAnamantrI paM. javAharalAla neharU se pUjya gurudevazrI pUchA-'Apako par3hane kA samaya milatA hai kyA?' 'hAM!' 'kaba?' 'jaba sotA huuN|' pradhAnamantrI ko bhI samaya milatA hai, para Apa logoM ko nahIM miltaa| __ purAnI ghaTanA hai, samrATa bharata cakravartI the| itanA bar3A rAjya thA phira bhI nizcitatA thii| usake yahAM maMgalapAThaka rahate the| 'vardhate bhayaM' --yaha maMgalapATha eka muhUrta taka calatA rahatA thaa| bharata ne svayaM unako niyukta kiyA thaa| 'vardhate bhayaM' -yaha maMgalapATha mujhe sunAeM jisase maiM pramAda meM na phNsuuN| kyA hama nirbhaya ho gae jo socane kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM samajhate? thor3A-bahuta samaya likhane-par3hane aura cintana meM lagAnA caahie| jo apane bAre meM nahIM socate, ve bhayaMkara bhUla karate haiN| una logoM ne dUsaroM ko jyAdA kaSTa pahuMcAyA, jo svayaM nahIM socte| apane ko jAno, apane Apako phcaano| jo apane ko jAna letA hai, vaha sabako jAna letA hai| AcArya kuMdakuMda ne kevalI kI paribhASA kI hai jo apane Apako jAna lete haiM ve kevalI haiN| kevalI sabako jAnatA hai, yaha vyavahAra kI bAta hai| nizcaya meM vaha apanI AtmA ko hI jAnatA hai| jo eka ko jAnatA hai, vaha sabako jAnatA hai| apane Apako tabhI jAna sakate haiM jaba apane se bhinna ko bhI jaaneNge| dUsaroM ko binA jAne eka ko kaise jAnA jA sakatA hai? astitvavAda ne vidyArthI jagat ko prabhAvita kiyA hai| vaha kahatA hai, jaba taka apane astitva ko nahIM jAnate taba taka kucha nahIM jaante| hara vyakti ko apane bAre meM hI socanA caahie| jisane svayaM sAmAyika dharma 137
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________________ ke lie socA, usane bhAgya kI kuMjI apane hAtha meM le lii| isakI carcA hama 'samyakdRSTi' ke antargata kara cuke haiN| cAritra sAmAyika hamAre AcaraNa meM samatA aae| parivAra meM samatA kA prayoga ho| Ananda aaegaa| pitA ke cAra putra haiN| eka para moha kare aura jo denA cAhe use hI de to ghara meM kalaha ho jaaegaa| sAmAyika ko rUr3ha mata bnaaie| sAmAyika karane vAlA kisI ke sAtha asamAnatA kA vyavahAra nahIM krtaa| vaha dUsare ke haka ko nahIM chIna sktaa| sAmAyika kA pratibamba hamAre sAmAnya jIvana meM AnA caahie| __ bhikSu svAmI ne terApaMtha kA vidhAna likhaa| usakI vizeSatA hai ki unhoMne samatA ko vidhAna kA mUla AdhAra bnaayaa| eka par3hA-likhA sAdhu hai, dUsarA kevala saMyama pAlana karane vAlA hai| bhikSA meM yadi eka roTI AtI hai to donoM sAdhu AdhI-AdhI kara lo| sAdhu sote haiM, usakA bhI krama hai| hara vastu kI maryAdA hai| sAmAyika karane vAle socate haiM-sAmAyika kareMge to paraloka sudhregaa| vartamAna yadi kalaha, jhagar3e meM bItatA hai taba paraloka kaise sudharegA? sAmAyika ke samaya zAnti milanI caahie| usakA prabhAva sAre dina rahanA caahie| hamane dharma ko kAla-pratibaddha aura kSetra pratibaddha banA diyaa| sAdhuoM ke sthAna para gae taba use dharma kA kSetra mAna liyaa| ghara meM Ae usa samaya vaha gRhastha kA khAtA hai| kyA yaha khAtA lar3ane ke lie hai? taba phira eka muhUrta taka sAmAyika kI mehanata hI kyoM kI? dina meM 138 / dharma ke sUtra
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________________ eka bAra khAne para kyA usakA prabhAva pAMca-chaha ghaNTe taka nahIM rahatA, sAmAyika karake gae, usakA prabhAva bhI to kucha dera rahanA cAhie ! sAmAyika karane vAle ko samatA kA vyavahAra karanA caahie| sAmAyika eka muhUrta taka karate haiM, yaha abhyAsa kA samaya hai / vAstava meM yaha jIvana kI cIja hai, aura upayogI hai / sAmAyika ke vAstavika mUlya ko samajhakara use jIvana-vyavahAra meM utAranA hamArA parama kartavya hai / sAmAyika dharma 136
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________________ dharma aura rUr3hivAda 'tvadvaktrakAMtijyotsnAsu, nipItAsu sudhAsviva / madIyairlocanAmbhojaiH prApyatAM nirnimeSatA // ' AcArya hemacandra ne bhagavAna mahAvIra kI stuti karate hue kahA hai-bhagavan! merI AMkheM nirnimeSa ho jaaeN| AMkheM palakeM mAratI haiM, sthira nahIM rhtiiN| AMkhoM kA yaha daravAjA hara kSaNa khulatA hai aura banda hotA hai| AMkhoM kA yaha daravAjA bhI sthira (nirnimeSa) ho jaae| binA AkarSaNa ke sthira nahIM hotaa| Apake mukha kI jyoti kA pAna kara ye AMkheM itanI tRpta ho jAeM ki phira koI bhI vastu dekhane kI lAlasA na rhe| AcArya ne isa mAdhyama se apane hRdaya kI bhAvanA abhivyakta kI hai| hamAre sAmane koI na koI Adarza cAhie jisase AMkheM aura mana sthira ho sakeM, gatividhiyAM kendrita ho skeN| eka khUTe ke AsapAsa baila ghUmatA hai| paridhi ke lie kendra caahie| binA kendra ke paridhi nahIM hotii| eka kendra yA Adarza kI jarUrata hai| Adarza kyA hai? aatmaa| Adarza taka pahuMcane kI gati kyA hai? aatmaa| usakA sAdhana kyA hai? aatmaa| AcArya yogendra ne likhA hai- 'jahiM tahiM joyau, tahiM 140 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ appANa u' - jahAM-tahAM dekhatA hUM vahAM AtmA hI AtmA hai / Age dekhatA hUM to AtmA hai| dAeM dekhatA hUM to AtmA hai| bAeM dekhatA hUM to AtmA hai / Upara dekhatA hUM to AtmA hai 1 nIce dekhatA hUM to AtmA hai / sarvatra AtmA hI AtmA hai| kyA yaha pAgalapana hai? saba jagaha eka-sA rUpa kaise dikhAI de ? dakSiNa yAtrA ke daurAna hamane eka sthAna para dekhA ki darpaNoM kI vicitratA se eka vyakti ke bahuta rUpa dikhAI dete the / eka hI AtmA meM chahoM kAraka ghaTita hote haiM 1 dhyAna - AtmA / dhyAna kA prApya - AtmA / dhyAna kA sAdhana - AtmA / dhyAna kisake lie - AtmA ke lie / dhyAna kisase - AtmA se / dhyAna kisameM -- AtmA meM / AtmA ko jAnanA hI dharma hai / jitanI jAnakArI hotI hai, utanA hI dharma dUra hotA hai / AtmA ko jAnanA samyak jJAna, AtmA para zraddhA karanA samyak darzana, AtmA meM ramaNa karanA samyak caritra hai / AcArya kuMdakuMda aura amRtacandra ne yahI paribhASA dI hai - AtmA ko jAnanA, dekhanA aura ramaNa karanA samyak jJAna, samyak darzana aura samyak caritra hai / I AtmA amUrta hai / usa para AvaraNa A gayA hai| jahAM bhoga hai vahAM alepa hai, abhoga hai vahAM lepa chUTa jAtA hai / bhogI saMsAra meM bhramaNa karatA hai, upabhogI saMsAra se mukta ho jAtA hai / isa udAharaNa se samajhanA hai| miTTI kA golA bhIMta para pheMkane se cipaka jAtA hai| sUkhA golA sparza kara nIce dharma aura rUr3hivAda 141
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________________ gira jAtA hai| jisakI AtmA meM lepa (bhoga) hai, usameM vAsanA, bhAvanA, saMskAra Ate haiM, ve cipaka jAte haiN| AtmA unheM bAMdha letI hai, athavA ve AtmA meM baMdha jAte haiN| jisakI AtmA meM lepa nahIM hai, usako vAsanA Adi mAtra sparza kara cale jAte haiN| isa duniyA meM jIne vAle khAnA nahIM chor3a sakate, pAnI nahIM chor3a sakate, AMkhoM se dekhanA nahIM chor3a sakate, kAnoM se sunanA nahIM chor3a skte| khAeMge, pIeMge, AMkhoM se dekheMge aura kAnoM se suneNge| samAja meM rahate haiM, isalie eka-dUsare se alaga hokara nahIM raha sakate, phira AtmA taka kaise pahuMca pAeM, yaha bar3A prazna hai? zarIra hai to kriyAeM bhI hoNgii| khAnA bhI par3egA, parantu khAne ke sAtha-sAtha kyA, kaise aura kitanA ko jor3akara dekho| khAnA kyoM? khAnA kaise aura khAnA kitanA? AMkhoM se bhI dekhanA hogA, para kyA, kaise aura kisa bhAva se dekheM? ina praznoM ke sandarbha meM dekhane se antara A jaaegaa| gRhNAti dantairzizurAkhupotaH, padmaM ca vaMzaM dazati dvirephH| bhAryAM sutAM zliSyati vai manuSyaH, tatrApi nityaM manasaH pramANam // billI cUhe ko pakar3atI hai aura apane bacce ko bhI pakar3atI hai| cUhe ko pakar3ane vAle dAMta dUsare nahIM hote| jina dAMtoM se bacce ko pakar3atI hai, unhIM dAMtoM se cUhe ko bhI pakar3atI hai| donoM meM kitanA antara hotA hai! pahale meM surakSA kI bhAvanA 142 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ rahatI hai, dUsare meM dabocane kii| bhaMvarA kamala ko bhI DaMsatA hai aura bAMsa ko bhI DaMsatA hai| bAMsa ko kATa detA hai aura kamalakoSa meM baMdha jAtA hai| pitA apanI putrI kA AliMgana karatA hai, jaba vaha sasurAla jAtI hai| vaha apanI bhAryA kA AliMgana bhI karatA hai| donoM AliMganoM meM mana kI bhAvanA bhinna-bhinna hai| bhAvanA bhItara se AtI hai, bAhara se nhiiN| Asakti : anAsakti ___ paramArhata kumArapAla kI sabhA meM hemacandra the, aura bhI vidvAn the| sthUlibhadra kA prasaMga cala pdd'aa| AcArya hemacandra ne sthUlibhadra ko anAsakta bhogI btaayaa| bAraha varSa taka kozA vezyA ke ghara para rhe| SaDrasa kA bhojana kiyaa| phira bhI nirlipta rhe| dUsare vidvAnoM ne isa bAta ko svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| unhoMne kahA 'vizvAmitra parAzaraH prabhRtayo vAtAmbuparNAzanAH, te'pi strImukhapaMkajaM sulalitaM dRSTaiva mohaM gtaaH| zAlyannaM saghRtaM payodadhiyutaM ye bhuJjate mAnavAsteSAmindriyanigraho yadi bhaved vindhyastaret sAgaram // ' vizvAmitra, parAzara Adi RSi havA, patte aura pAnI khAte the| ve bhI strI ke sulalita mukha ko dekhakara bhraSTa ho ge| jo AdamI ghI sahita AhAra kare, dUdha-dahI khAe aura indriyoM kA nigraha bhI rakhe, kitanA bar3A Azcarya hai! patte-pAnI khAne vAle vizvAmitra aura pArAzara moha meM phaMsa gae aura vezyA ke ghara rahane vAle brahmacArI rahe, yaha bAta samajha meM nahIM aatii| eka bAra sannATA-sA chA gyaa| AcArya hemacandra dharma aura rUr3hivAda 143
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________________ ne sthiti ko par3hA to lagA vAtAvaraNa hAtha se jA rahA hai| taba ve bole 'siMho balI dviradazUkaramAMsabhojI, saMvatsareNa ratimeti kilaikavAram / pArApataH kharazilAkaNabhojano'pi kAmI bhavatyanudinaM vada kotra hetuH|' siMha mAMsa khAtA hai, phira bhI vaha varSa meM eka bAra bhoga karatA hai| kabUtara dAne cugatA hai aura kaMkara cugatA hai, phira bhI pratidina bhoga karatA rahatA hai| isakA hetu kyA hai? bhojana hI isakA hetu ho nahIM sktaa| AcArya ke yaha kahate hI sArA vAAtavaraNa badala gyaa| saba kahane lage, AcArya ne ThIka kahA hai| mUlasrota mana kI Asakti hai| Asakti aura anAsakti ke AdhAra para hI pariNati hotI hai| khAne ke lie pahalA prazna AtA hai-kyoM khAte haiM? uttara milegA-jIvana ko calAne ke lie| kyA sacamuca jIvana ko calAne ke lie khAte haiM? kaI logoM ko khAne kA jJAna bhI nahIM hai| jIvana calAne ke lie nahIM hai, jIvana hamArI saphalatA kA mAdhyama hai| jo jIte haiM, ve hI duniyA meM kAma karate haiN| jIne vAle bhI kaI aise haiM, jo mare hue se adhika haiN| ve akarmaNya aura nirAzA kA jIvana jIte haiN| hama kyA kara sakate haiM? hama garIba haiN| kaI apane ko atisantoSI mAnate haiN| vAstava meM vaha santoSa nahIM hai, jIvana kI akarmaNyatA hai| ve loga 'kyoM' kA artha nahIM smjhte| khAnA isalie khAnA cAhie ki jisase jJAna, darzana aura caritra kI sAdhanA kI jA ske| 144 ra dharma ke sUtra
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________________ jJAna kA vikAsa jJAna kI sAdhanA kA kSetra vizAla hai| yadi AdamI ajJAnI hotA to Aja bhI vaha jaMgalavAsI hotaa| usane gRha-nirmANa kI kalA sIkhI, kapar3A banAnA siikhaa| pahale likhane ke sAdhana nahIM the| bhojapatra aura tAr3apatra para likhA jAtA thaa| dakSiNa bhArata meM tAr3apatroM para likhA huA bahuta milatA hai| taMjaura ke pustakAlaya meM hamane dekhA tAr3apatroM kA pAra hI nahIM hai| kAgaja kA vikAsa bahuta derI se huaa| AdamI ne jAnA aura kAgaja bnaayaa| jAnA taba sikke bnaae| pahale sikke the hI nhiiN| vastu kA paraspara vinimaya hotA thaa| AdamI ne jAnA taba itanI vastueM bniiN| pahale phala-phUla khAte the, Aja khAdya padArthoM kA vikAsa huA hai| bhArata aura cIna meM khAne kI vastuoM kI bahulatA hai| pacAsoM prakAra kI miThAiyAM haiM, talI huI vastueM haiN| jo vikAsa huA hai, vaha jJAna ke dvArA hI huA hai| jJAna ke abhAva meM vikAsa nahIM hotaa| smRti paramparA ko bhI kabhI nahIM miTAyA jA sakatA hai, jaba taka smRti hai| manuSya kI vizeSatA hai smRti| bhaiMsA, baila, ghor3A aura UMTa Adi meM smRti nahIM hai| smRti hotI to ve krAMti kara dete, gherAva kara dete| AdamI ina para bhAra bhI lAdatA hai aura mAra bhI detA hai| khAne ko bhI pUrA nahIM detaa| phira bhI ve kucha nahIM karate, kyoMki unake pAsa smRti nahIM hai, cintana nahIM hai| mAnava meM smRti hai| AdamI atIta ko bhUlatA nahIM hai| jisako bhUlane kA prayatna kareMge, vaha jyAdA yAda aaegaa| dharma aura rUr3hivAda : 145
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________________ jo AdamI atIta ko bhulA detA hai, vaha nirdhana ho jAtA hai| atIta ko bhulAnA nahIM hai, upayoga karanA hai| paramparA ko banAe rakhanA Avazyaka hai, jisakI ki Aja upayogitA hai| jinakA mUlya badala cukA, unako banAe rakhanA mUrkhatA ho jAtI hai| pardA rakhanA bhI eka paramparA hai| yaha anAdikAlIna nahIM hai| dakSiNa bhArata meM yaha nahIM rhaa| baMgAla, bihAra meM paristhitivaza kiMcit AyA hai| jahAM-jahAM musalamAnoM kA prabhAva rahA, vahAM-vahAM paradA AyA hai| kAraNavaza AyA hai| Aja kAraNa miTa gayA, phira bhI vaha par3A hai| vivAha meM bar3e bhoja karate the| Aja mUlya badala cukA hai| bhoja khAte samaya loga gAlI dete haiM, pIche bhI nindA karate haiM phira bhI kiyA jAtA hai| abhI AsAma meM eka vivAha huaa| usameM pradarzana kiyA gyaa| pariNAma yaha huA ki vahAM daMgA ho gyaa| AsAmI kahane lage-ye hameM cUsate haiM aura hamAre sAmane hI pradarzana karate haiN| roSa jAga gyaa| Aja mUlya badala jAne ke bAda bhI loga paramparA ko kyoM nibhA rahe haiM? Aja vyartha paramparA ko nibhAne vAle cUr3A dikhAne ke lie jhoMpar3I to nahIM jalA rahe haiM? upayogitA samajhanI caahie| Aja jisakI upayogitA nahIM hai, usakA mUlya kama hogaa| sardI meM or3hI jAne vAlI UnI kambala garmI meM koI nahIM or3hatA, kyoMki una kapar3oM kI upayogitA nahIM hai| jina paramparAoM kI upayogitA va AvazyakatA miTa jAe, unakA bhAra DhonA mUrkhatA ke atirikta aura kyA hai? hamArA viveka honA cAhie, jo Avazyaka ho, use cAlU rakheM, jo anAvazyaka ho, use tyAga deN| hama kevala dharma kA hI nahIM, kartavya kA bodha bhI jAgRta kreN| viveka jgaaeN| zrAvaka kauna hotA hai? isake uttara meM haribhadra 146 ra dharma ke sUtra -
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________________ ne likhA hai-jo deza-kAla ke anusAra apanA veza badalatA hai, jo deza-kAla ke anusAra apanI vRtti aura vyavahAra badalatA hai, vaha hotA hai shraavk| mAravAr3I tamilanADu meM ge| unhoMne vahAM una jaisA apanA veza badala liyaa| unhoMne kahA yadi hama una logoM jaise na baneM to hamArA rahanA kaThina ho jaae| jo vyavahAra-kuzala hotA hai, vaha apane Apa meM parivartana kara letA hai| deza aura kAla ko dekhakara calane vAlA saphala ho jAtA hai| ___ hamArA jJAna, darzana aura cAritra vikasita ho, anAsakti Ae, viveka jaage| maiM nahIM cAhatA dhArmika loga rUr3hi kA jIvana jiieN| dharma eka : mArga aneka , 147
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________________ dharma eka : mArga aneka 'jihve! prahvIbhava tvaM 'sukRtisucaritoccAraNe suprasannA, bhUyAstAmanyakIrtizrutirasikatayA medyakau~ sukau~ / vIkSyAnyapraur3halakSmI drutamupacinutaM locane rocanatvaM, saMsAre'sminnasAre phalamiti bhavatAM janmano mukhyameva // ' upAdhyAya vinayavijayajI ne likhA hai-jIbha! tU taiyAra ho jA, dhArmika puruSa ke guNagAna karane ke lie| kAna! tuma bhI taiyAra ho jAo, jo guNI loga haiM, jinhoMne guNoM kA arjana kiyA hai, unakI stuti yA vizeSatAoM ko sunane ke lie| AMkho! tuma bhI taiyAra ho jAo, dUsaroM kI vizeSatAoM ko dekhane ke lie| dUsaroM ke guNa dekha mana meM prasannatA jAga jAe, isase bar3hakara lAbha kyA hai? jIbha se guNI logoM kA varNana nahIM kiyA to vaha bekAra hai, kAna se dUsaroM ke guNoM kA zravaNa nahIM kiyA to vaha bekAra hai, dUsare ke guNoM ko dekha AMkha jala uThI to vaha bekAra hai| jIbha vizeSatAoM ke varNana meM lage, kAna vizeSatAoM ko sunane meM lageM, AMkheM vizeSatAoM ko dekhane meM lageM yaha jIvana kA upayoga hai| isase ulTA honA jIvana kA durupayoga hai| 148 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ ___eka bAra bhagavAna mahAvIra ne gautama se kahA-gautama! Aja tumheM saba yoga prApta haiM, isalie tuma pramAda mata kro| bhAvI pIr3hI ke loga kaheMge na hu jiNe ajja dissaI, bahumae dissaI mggdesie| saMpai neyAue pahe, samayaM goyama! mA pamAyae // Aja jina nahIM haiM, dharma ko sAkSAt jAnane vAle nahIM haiM, aneka mArgadarzaka haiM aura unake bhinna-bhinna mata haiN| ___ jAnanA aura sAkSAt jAnanA-inameM bahuta antara hai| hama loga dUsaroM ke mAdhyama se jAnate haiM, yaha nagada dharma nahIM hai| jisa dina nagada dharma A jAegA, usa dina bahuta kucha badala jaaegaa| 'ahiMsA acchI hai', kyoMki bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki ahiMsA se svarga aura hiMsA se naraka milatA hai| para kyA Apane jIvana meM anubhava kiyA ki ahiMsA se svarga aura hiMsA se naraka milatA hai? jaba hamArA yaha anubhava ho jAegA taba vaha nagada dharma hogaa| mArga aneka : pathika eka zrIkRSNa ko mAnane vAle gItA ke anAsakta yoga kI prazaMsA karate haiN| mahAvIra ko mAnane vAle ahiMsA ke guNa gAte haiN| buddha ko mAnane vAle karuNA kA bakhAna karate haiN| Izu ko mAnane vAle kahate haiM-jo dharma mahAprabhu Izu ne batAyA, vaha kisI ne nahIM btaayaa| muhammada ke anuyAyI kahate haiM, dharma kI jo vyAkhyA muhammada ne dI vaisI kisI ne nahIM dii| saba apanA-apanA svara AlApate haiN| apanI-apanI prazaMsA karate haiN| dharma ke mArga itane dharma eka : mArga aneka 146
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________________ haiM ki becArA alpajJa pathika bhaTaka jAtA hai ki vaha kidhara jaae| ___ alpajJa ko apanA jJAna bar3hAnA caahie| thor3A-sA jJAna pAkara ahaM nahIM karanA caahie| jina logoM ne tulanAtmaka adhyayana nahIM kiyA, ve gappeM mAra dete haiN| tulanAtmaka adhyayana karane vAle yaha anubhava karate haiM ki dharma meM kahIM TakarAva nahIM hai| dharma do nahIM ho sktaa| satya do kaise ho sakatA hai? vyAkhyA bhinna-bhinna ho sakatI hai, eka hI satya kI pacAsa AcAryoM ne bhinna-bhinna vyAkhyAeM kI haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jo kahA, vaha sUtroM meM graMthita hai| usakI vyAkhyA kauna karatA hai? hama loga hI to karate haiN| vyAkhyA kA bheda satya kA bheda nahIM ho sktaa| satya mUka hai, vaha bolatA nhiiN| yaha bheda unameM hai jinake pAsa bhASA hai, jo bolate haiN| bhagavAna mahAvIra dezanA de rahe the| cora ne sunI to use acchI nahIM lgii| vizeSatA dene vAle kI nahIM, lene vAle kI hai| varSA kA pAnI saba jagaha par3atA hai-kuNDa meM, tAlAba meM, kheta meM, akurar3I meM, Usara bhUmi meN| kaI jagaha phalavAna hotA hai, kaI jagaha khAlI bhI calA jAtA hai| grahaNa karane kI apanI-apanI buddhi hotI hai| yadi buddhi kI taratamatA nahIM hotI to itanA bheda bhI nahIM hotaa| zabdoM kI zakti aura grahaNa karane vAloM kI buddhi kI taratamatA, ina do kAraNoM se hI bheda hotA hai| bhagavAna pacIsa sau varSa pahale prAkRta bhASA meM bole the| eka hajAra varSa bAda vaha vANI likhI gaI, usa samaya bhASA badala gii| ardhamAgadhI ke sthAna para mahArASTrI prAkRta ho gii| 150 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ Aja hama hindI meM bolate haiN| AgamoM meM saikar3oM zabda aise haiM jinakA yahI artha hogA, aisA koI nahIM kaha sktaa| malayagirI, abhayadevasUri, haribhadra, hemacandra Adi AcAryoM ko bhI isakI kaThinAI kA anubhava huaa| unheM bhI sthAna-sthAna para likhanA par3A ki yaha zabda samajha meM nahIM aayaa| unhoMne kevalIgamya kahakara chor3a diyaa| koI bhI jaina muni yadi aisA kahe ki sUtroM ke saba zabda mere hRdayaMgama ho gae haiM to vaha korA dambha hogaa| anumAna lagAnA hI par3atA hai| jyoM-jyoM gaharAI meM jAte haiM, ulajhana bar3hatI jAtI hai| ina pandraha hajAra varSoM meM AcAryoM ne apanI-apanI dRSTi se vyAkhyA kI hai| itane lambe kAla meM zabdoM ke artha badala gae haiN| 'sAhasika' zabda Aja bahAdura kA sUcaka hai, lekina pahale yahI zabda binA soce-samajhe karane vAle ke artha meM thaa| kitanA artha badala gayA? bhASAzAstra kA Aja vikAsa huA hai| bhASAzAstra meM zabdoM kA utkarSa aura apakarSa hotA hai| vaha kAlakrama se hotA hai| ___ 'dAsa' zabda mahAn jAti kA sUcaka thaa| dAsoM kI saMskRti mahAn rahI hai, jaise iMgalaiMDa meM lArDa zabda abhijAtya varga kA sUcaka hotA hai| uttara bhArata meM brAhmaNa, kSatriya uccavarga ke dyotaka haiN| AryoM ne dAsoM para AkramaNa kiyA, ve parAjita ho ge| Aja dAsa zabda kA apakarSa ho gyaa| loga dAsa kahate hI cir3hane laga jAte haiN| pratikramaNa meM 'parapASaMDa' zabda AtA hai| Aja pASaMDI zabda kutsita artha meM prayukta hotA hai, lekina Avazyaka sUtra ke racanAkAla meM zramaNa sampradAyoM ke artha meM usakA prayoga hotA thaa| azoka dharma eka : mArga aneka ma 151
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________________ ke terahaveM zilAlekha meM likhA huA hai ki saba pASaMDa mila-julakara rheN| niyuktikAra ne pASaMDa ko muni kA paryAyavAcI mAnA hai| zabdoM ke arthoM meM kAla-krama se apakarSa aura utkarSa hotA rahatA hai| kitanA gambhIra kAma hai prAcIna zabdoM ke artha ko smjhnaa| thor3e jJAna dvArA vaha samajha meM nahIM A sktaa| maiM mAnatA hUM, jo bauddha aura vaidika sAhitya nahIM par3hatA, vaha jaina AgamoM kA artha ThIka nahIM lagA sktaa| tatkAlIna laukika sAhitya par3he binA dharma pUrA pakar3a meM nahIM aataa| dazavaikAlika sUtra meM bAvana anAcAra Ate haiN| unameM eka zabda 'dhUvanetti' hai| dhUvanetti kA artha prAcIna AcAryoM ne dhUpa khenA kiyA hai| Aja kA zodhaka yaha nahIM mAnatA ki prAcIna vyAkhyAkAroM ne jo likha diyA, vahI ThIka hai| unake sAmane sAmagrI kI bar3I kaThinAI thii| Aja hara zabda kI zalya-cikitsA kI jAtI hai| dhUvanetti meM dhUvana kA artha dhUpana hai to phira iti zabda kyoM? khUba dhyAna diyaa| phira caraka pddh'aa| usameM svasthavRtta prakaraNa meM dazavaikAlika meM varNita anAcAra se sambandhita bahuta sArI bAteM milatI haiN| usameM dhUmanetra kA artha dhUmrapAna kI nalI kiyA hai| taba dhyAna gayA ki dhUvanetti kA artha dhUmanetra honA caahie| phira to uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM bhI 'dhUmanetta' zabda mila gyaa| sUtrakRtAMga meM usakA samarthana mila gayA ki muni ko dhUmrapAna nahIM karanA caahie| bauddha sAhitya meM milatA hai ki bhikSu ko svarNa kA dhUmanetra nahIM rakhanA caahie| Ayurveda ke grantha aura bauddha sAhitya kA adhyayana karane se ThIka artha laga gyaa| kAla-krama se zabdoM ke artha meM parivartana ho jAtA hai| 152 , dharma ke sUtra
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________________ unakA artha pakar3anA kaThina ho jAtA hai bauddha sAhitya aura jaina sAhitya ke kucha zloka akSarazaH milate haiM / mahAbhArata ke bhI saikar3oM zloka uttarAdhyayana sUtra se milate haiM / koI kahatA hai, jainoM ne mahAbhArata se liyA hai| koI kahatA hai, bauddhoM ne jainoM se liyA hai aura koI kahatA hai, mahAbhArata ne jainoM se liyA hai / hamArA adhyayana bar3hanA caahie| Aja kI duniyA meM adhyayana ke binA kAma nahIM cala sakatA / skUloM meM vidyArthI rAma aura kRSNa ke viSaya meM par3hate haiM, mahAvIra ke bAre meM nahIM jAnate / jo jAnate haiM, vaha bhI pUrA sahI nahIM jAnate / ahiMsA ke viSaya meM jitanA bala mahAvIra ne diyA, utanA 'buddha ne nahIM diyA / hamArI upekSA ke kAraNa yA udAsI ke kAraNa Aja sArI duniyA kahatI hai ki ahiMsA va karuNA kA upadeza buddha ne diyA hai| Aja sAdhana bar3ha gae haiM / 'bAbA vAkyaM pramANaM', Apake bacce bhI nahIM maaneNge| nae sandarbha, naye pariveza meM dharma kI vyAkhyA karanI hogI / dharma aura vijJAna 153
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________________ dharma aura vijJAna dharma aura vijJAna yA adhyAtmavAda banAma bhautikavAda-yaha mere vicAra se vAda-vivAda kA viSaya banatA hI nahIM hai| dharma aura vijJAna do nahIM, vastutaH eka hI viSaya hai| dharma svayaM vijJAna hai| eka vaijJAnika yahAM hindustAna meM baiThA huA kisI prakAra kA prayoga yA anveSaNa karatA hai aura jo niSkarSa usake prayoga kA nikalegA, vahI niSkarSa amerikA meM baiThA huA eka vaijJAnika usI taraha kA prayoga karake prApta kregaa| hajAra varSa pahale kisI vaijJAnika ne prayoga karake jo phala nikAlA thA, hajAra varSa bAda bhI Aja kA vaijJAnika vaise hI prayoga se vahI phala prApta kregaa| ataH spaSTa hai ki trikAlAbAdhita satya hI vijJAna haiN| deza yA kAla ke kAraNa isameM koI antara nahIM A sktaa| isI prakAra dharma ke lie bhI hama kaha sakate haiN| ataH mAnanA par3egA, dharma svayaM vijJAna hai| kisI vastu ko jAnane kA jo mAdhyama hai, vaha hai vijJAna aura usa mAdhyama ke dvArA jo kucha prApta hotA hai, vaha hai dhrm| vijJAna vastu ko jAnane kI prakriyA hai aura dharma AtmA ko pAne ki prakriyA hai, sAdhana hai| jahAM taka prayoga kA prazna hai vaha galata bhI ho sakatA hai aura sahI bhii| yaha dharma aura vijJAna donoM para lAgU hotA 154 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ hai| caitanya arUpI hai, vaha sAmane dikhAI nahIM detaa| AtmA ko kisI ne bhI nahIM dekhaa| hama kevala chAyAmAtra ko dekha rahe haiN| yahI samajhie sArI duniyA chAyA meM jItI hai| eka kuzala citrakAra kahIM jA rahA thaa| usane dekhA vAtAvaraNa atyanta sundara hai| cAroM ora manomugdhakArI chaTA hai| socA-koI acchA-sA citra bnaauuN| itane meM usane dekhA eka sundara grAmINa bAlA udhara se A rahI thii| sundaratA meM prakRti kA adbhuta kRti hI mAlUma par3atI thI vaha basa, nizcaya kiyA, isI kA citra bnaauuN| citrakAra usakI tarapha bar3hA lekina vaha becArI ghabarA gayI aura bhaya se daur3ane lgii| citrakAra ke samajhAne para vaha kisI prakAra citra banavAne ke lie taiyAra huii| citrakAra ne citra banAyA aura citra bhI anupama bnaa| use eka citra pradarzanI meM usane rakha diyaa| logoM ne citra kI bhUri-bhUri prazaMsA kI aura usa citra kI bolI dasa hajAra rupayoM taka car3ha gyii| bhAgyavaza vahAM akAla par3A aura jisa grAma-bAlA kA vaha citra thA vaha bhIkha mAMgatI huI, vahIM pradarzanI ke pAsa pahuMca gyii| usakA pati bhI usake sAtha thaa| usane dekhA vaha citra usakI patnI kA hai| vaha cillAyA-kaisI viDambanA hai, jisakA citra hai vaha bhIkha mAMga rahI hai aura usake citra kA sahasroM rupaye mola hai| vahAM khar3e eka vyakti ne use samajhAyA-bhAI! duniyA chAyA ko mAnatI hai| mUla kA mUlya nahIM maantii| isI ko lakSya kara maiMne likhA mUlasparzo na khalu sulabho dRSTirevAsti mugdhA, prAyo lokaH pratikRtirato mUlyadAne vickssuH| citraM mUlyaM nayati vipulaM caikatazcitrakakSe, yasyA nAryA muhuravamatA bhikSate caikataH sA // dharma aura vijJAna meM 155
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________________ isa udAharaNa se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki hama chAyA ko mAnate haiM, jo sAmane dikhAI detA hai usI ko mAnate haiN| mUla kahAM hai? vaha hai caitny| isIlie bhautikatA kI bAta sAmane AtI hai| hamAre jIvana ke sAre kArya bhautikatA se calate haiM, jaise-khAnA-pInA calanA-phiranA, or3hanA-pahananA aadi| kyA ve hamAre lie anupayogI ho sakate haiM? AiMsTIna ne eka bAra kahA thA-"hama loga vaijJAnika dAve to bahuta bar3e-bar3e karate haiM, lekina hamAre pAsa jAnane ke sAdhana indriyAM aura mana itane durbala haiM ki hameM aneka bAra bhrAnti meM DAla dete haiN|" yaha bilakula satya hai| loga kahate haiM AMkhoM dekhI bAta jhUThI kaise ho sakatI hai? lekina satya yaha hai ki aisA aneka bAra hotA hai| gAr3I meM baiThe hue loga anubhava karate haiM ki per3a daur3a rahe haiM, gAr3I nhiiN| kyA AMkheM dhokhA nahIM de rahI haiM? calate samaya mArga meM hamane dekhA lagabhaga eka mIla sIdhI sar3aka jo kama-se-kama ATha phuTa caur3I to hogI hI sApha dikhAI de rahI hai| lekina anta meM usakA kinArA sirpha eka lakIra-sI dikhAI detA hai| phira hamane dekhA AkAza jamIna ko chUtA huA-sA laga rahA hai, lekina jyoM hI hama calate-calate usa sthAna para pahuMce to dekhA usa sthAna para nahIM, aura Age yaha jamIna ko chU rahA hai| yaha AMkhoM kA dhokhA nahIM to kyA hai? subhASa candra bosa gupta veza meM logoM kI AMkhoM ko dhokhA dekara hI to deza se bhAga nikale the| kitane udAharaNa ginAe jaaeN| AMkhoM se dekhI va kAnoM se sunI aneka bAta jhUThI siddha hotI haiN| eka bAra AcAryazrI svargIya maithilIzaraNa gupta ke yahAM padhAre the| vicAra prasaMga meM guptajI ne eka paMkti kahI-"eka mAtrA 156 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ ke pramAda se sakhe, merA kSIra sindhu kSAra siMdhu ho gyaa|" yaha eka mAtrA ke antara kA kitanA sundara udAharaNa hai| jaba itane truTipUrNa sAdhana hamAre pAsa haiM, taba hameM yaha mAnanA par3atA hai ki hamAre pAsa kucha aura honA caahie| tabhI maiMne apanI kavitA meM eka bAra kahA thA yaha pratIti satyoM kI gaTharI, kaba taka isase lade rahoge, jIvana meM anubhUta nahIM hai, vahI vahI kyA sadA kahoge? isalie jaba taka hama mAnyatAoM se Upara nahIM uTheMge taba taka yathArtha taka nahIM pahuMca paaeNge| ___ Aja loga vijJAna ko kevala do zatAbdI purAnA hI mAna baiThe haiN| isa kAla meM jo anveSaNa aura prApti vijJAna ne kI hai sirpha vahI vijJAna hai aisI logoM ne dhAraNA banA lI hai| lekina upalabdhiyAM sAmane haiM, ve vijJAna nahIM haiN| ve to upalabdhiyAM mAtra haiN| yathArtha bhAva se dekhanA hI vijJAna hai| AtmA se bhinna koI vijJAna hai hI nhiiN| aNubama vijJAna kI dena hai| lekina vaha apane Apa kucha nahIM kara sktaa| kyoMki vaha jar3a hai| cetanA kI zakti hI usakA upayoga karake vinAza DhahAtI hai| zaktiyoM kA vikAsa koI doSa nahIM hai lekina usakA upayoga sahI DhaMga se ho| jo vijJAna ko burA kahate haiM, unheM yaha bhI mAnanA par3egA ki dharma bhI burA hai kyoMki unako alaga karane kA hamAre pAsa koI sAdhana nahIM hai| dharma aura vijJAna trikAlAbAdhita satya haiM, yahI niSkarSa hai| adhyAtma kI taraha vijJAna kA kSetra bhI atyanta prAcIna dharma aura vijJAna meM 157
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________________ hai| prAcIna ke lie hajAroM ne apane Apako khapAyA hai| bhArata meM hajAroM varSa pahale bhI vijJAna ke kSetra meM adhyAtma kI taraha hI aise-aise anusandhAna hue haiN| Aja yadi unake sAmane unakI upalabdhiyAM rakhI jAeM to Apa Azcaryacakita ho jaayeNge| isI taraha ke anusandhAna adhyAtma-kSetra meM kie ge| aneka ne gUr3ha sAdhanAeM kIM, tabhI adhyAtma kI anubhUtiyAM prApta huiiN| gussA yA Avega jaba AtA hai to tatkAla do kSaNa ke lie zvAsa roka leN| gussA svataH ThaMDA par3a jaaegaa| isI taraha ke aneka prayoga kie gae haiN| yoga zAstra ko jAnane vAlA khoja karake dekhe ki prAcIna AcAryoM ne kitane prayoga kie haiN| prAcIna samaya meM hajAroM kosa dUra baiThA sAdhu kisI anya sAdhu ko sirpha yAda karake usakA Asana DolA (hilA) sakatA thA aura vaha samajha jAtA thA ki use yAda kiyA gayA hai| maiM jo bola rahA hUM, mere ye zabda Apa sAkSAt nahIM suna rahe haiN| mere ye zabda brahmANDa se TakarAkara Apake pAsa pahuMcate haiN| kyA yaha vijJAna nahIM hai? isa dRSTi se dharma-vijJAna do dhArAeM yA zAkhAeM nahIM haiM, eka hI cetanA-pravAha kI do kar3iyAM haiN| mUla eka hai, TahaniyAM do haiN| jisa taraha vijJAna kI upalabdhiyoM kA upayoga vinAzakArI kAryoM meM kiyA gayA jAtA jo sarvavidita hai, usI prakAra dharma kA upayoga bhI anucita DhaMga se kiyA gayA hai aura kahIM-kahIM to usakA atyadhika durupayoga bhI kiyA gayA hai| isa taraha hama dekhate haiM ki vijJAna aura dharma kA kSetra bhinna-bhinna hote hue bhI mUla eka hai| aura maiM to kahatA hUM yaha vizAla nagaroM 158 ma. dharma ke sUtra
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________________ ke phlaiTa sisTama (Flat System) kI taraha hai| jahAM eka hI makAna meM kaI phlaiTa hote haiM aura usameM rahane vAle varSoM se vahAM rahate hue bhI eka-dUsare se aparicita se bane rahate haiM / dharma kriyAkANDa kA rUpa le baiThA hai, ataH adhyAtma zabda mujhe acchA lagatA hai| dharma kI oTa meM UMca-nIca, jAti-pAMti, choTe-bar3e- ye saba aneka durguNa panapane lage haiN| jaba taka ye bheda-bhAva nahIM miTeMge taba taka duniyA se saMgharSa nahIM miTegA | sAtha-sAtha yaha bhI ThIka hai ki vijJAna ne manuSyoM ko bAMTa diyA hai| acchI-acchI upalabdhiyoM ke sAtha-sAtha bekArI Adi bhI vijJAna kI dena hai aura lagatA hai eka dina manuSya ko yaha socane ke lie bhI bAdhya ho jAnA par3e to Azcarya nahIM ki mujhe yaha vijJAna nahIM cAhie, mujhe to apane prAkRta rUpa meM hI rahane dIjie / udAharaNa - kisAna kI bahU jo pahale hI rUpavatI banI sAdhu ke AzIrvAda se, phira pati dvArA sAdhu se varadAna lekara gadhI banA dI gayI aura phira putra kI prArthanA para sAdhu dvArA punaH mUla rUpa meM kara dI gayI / prasiddha vaijJAnika AIMsTIna se eka bAra kisI ne pUchA- tIsarA mahAyuddha kina astroM se lar3A jAegA? unhoMne uttara diyA- tIsarA mahAyuddha kina - kina astroM se lar3A jAegA, yaha to maiM nahIM kaha sakatA, lekina cauthA vizvayuddha avazya pattharoM se lar3A jAyegA / ataH AvazyakatA hai ki vijJAna ke pariNAmoM para aMkuza rakhA jAe aura vaha aMkuza hai dharma yA adhyAtma / dharma kA sArvabhauma rUpa dhyAna 8 156
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________________ dharma kA sArvabhauma rUpa-dhyAna do mitra the| eka kA nAma thA mizrA aura dUsare kA nAma thA vrmaa| eka bAra mizrA varmA ke ghara gyaa| nIce baiThe AdamI se pUchA-'varmAjI kahAM haiM?' usane kahA-'Upara haiN|' Upara car3hane kA daravAjA baMda thaa| mizrA ne nIce se AvAja dii| kucha kSaNoM bAda eka naukara ne barAmade meM khar3e-khar3e kahA-'varmAjI abhI ghara para nahIM haiM, bAjAra gae hue haiN| mizrA apane ghara calA gyaa| eka dina varmA mizrA ke ghara aayaa| daravAjA baMda thaa| nIce se pukArA mizrA ne barAmade meM Akara kahA-'mizrAjI abhI ghara meM nahIM haiM, bAhara gae hue haiN| varmA bolA- 'are, sAmane to khar3e ho aura inakAra kara rahe ho?' mizrA bolA-acche mitra bane! maiMne to usa dina tumhAre naukara para bhI bharosA kara liyA thA aura tuma aise ho ki mere para bhI bharosA nahIM kara rahe ho?' AdamI apane Apako nakAra rahA hai| usakA bharosA uTha gyaa| AvazyakatA hai ki yaha bharosA jame, vizvAsa jme| dharma kA bhI bharosA uTha gyaa| Aja ke yuvaka ko, Aja ke ciMtanazIla aura vicArazIla yuvaka ko dharma para bhI bharosA nahIM rahA aura vaha dharma bhI barAmade meM khar3A-khar3A apane Apako nakAra rahA 160 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ hai| Aja kI sabase bar3I apekSA hai ki dharma bhI apane Apako pramANita karate hue batAye ki dharma se kucha ho sakatA hai| jaba taka dharma pramANita nahIM karegA aura kevala yaha sUtra calegA ki dharma se tumhArA paraloka sudhara jAegA to Aja ke AdamI kA dharma se bharosA uTha jaaegaa| Aja to yaha pramANita karanA hai ki isa hAtha se do aura usa hAtha se lo| dharma karo, abhI tumheM lAbha hogA, taba to dharma ke prati hamArA vizvAsa jamegA, nahIM to AdamI use bhI nakArane laga jAegA aura dharma bhI vyartha ho jaaegaa| Aja kI jo sabase bar3I samasyA hai, usa para AcAryavara ne dhyAna kendrita kiyaa| dharma ke prati avajJA kA bhAva vartamAna pIr3hI meM paidA ho rahA hai, yaha sabase bar3I samasyA hai| dharma ke abhAva meM AdamI tanAvagrasta ho rahA hai, mAnasika samasyAoM se tanAvagrasta ho rahA hai| jaba taka ina prayogoM meM nahIM lagA thA taba taka mujhe nahIM patA thA ki itane loga mAnasika dRSTi se bImAra haiN| aura AsapAsa ke loga bhI itane bImAra haiM, isa bAta kA patA nahIM thA, kiMtu jaba yaha prayoga calA aura prayoga ke pariNAma Ae, pratikriyAeM huIM aura loga apanI samasyAeM rakhane lage to mujhe lagA ki jo acche kapar3oM meM, acche DIlaDaula meM dIkha rahe haiM ve mAnasika rUpa se to bahuta bImAra haiN| ye Upara se bahuta khile hue haiM para bhItara se bhagavAna jAne kyA ho rahA hai| isa sacAI kA patA claa| __maiM mAnatA hUM, dharma ke kSetra meM eka nayI krAMti gurudeva ne kI hai| pitAmaha bhISma ne yudhiSThara se kahA-tuma yaha saMdeza karate ho ki kAla rAjA kA kAraNa hotA hai yA rAjA kAla dharma kA sArvabhauma rUpa-dhyAna / 161
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________________ kA kAraNa hotA hai| rAjA kAla ko badala detA hai| acchA kAla honA, burA kAla honA, yaha rAjA para nirbhara hai| rAjA eka pratIka zabda hai| jo netA, mukhiyA yA saMcAlaka hai, usake Upara nirbhara hotA hai kAla ko badala denaa| maiM mAnatA hUM ki dhyAna ke isa prayatna ne sacamuca kAla para yugAntara sthApita kiyA hai| jisa bAta kI koI saMbhAvanA nahIM thI ki dhyAna ke prayogoM ke dvArA dharma ke maMca para eka adbhuta AkarSaNa paidA hogA, aisA socA nahIM jA rahA thA kintu 'rAjA kAlasya kAraNam' -jo netA hotA hai, saMcAlaka hotA hai, AcArya hotA hai vaha kAla ko badalane vAlA hotA hai| Apa isa bAta para vizvAsa kareM ki kAla ko badalane vAlA honA caahie| mujhe vaha kahAnI yAda AtI hai| rAjA bahuta kharca karane lgaa| khajAne meM se bahuta bAMTane lgaa| bahuta vyaya karane lgaa| khajAMcI AyA aura bolA-mahArAja! Apake purakhoM kA ikaTThA kiyA huA khajAnA, isa prakAra Apa kharca kareMge to khAlI ho jaaegaa| yaha Apa kaise karate haiM?' rAjA bolA-'kise kaha rahe ho? kyA maiM caukIdAra hUM? rakhavAlI karanA caukIdAra kA kAma hai| maiM caukIdArI ke lie paidA nahIM huA huuN| rakhavAlI karanA merA kAma nahIM hai| merA kAma hai-bar3hAnA, bddh'aanaa| khajAnA khAlI hogA to phira bharegA, isakI mujhe cintA nhiiN| yaha caukIdArI mujhase nahIM ho sktii|' eka hotA hai caukIdAra rakhavAlI karane vAlA aura eka hotA hai-bAMTane vaalaa| jo svayaM svataMtra hotA hai| caukIdAra kA kAma usake lie acchA nahIM hotaa| yaha bAMTane kI bAta hamAre 162 meM dharma ke sUtra ___
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________________ sAmane hai| bhAratIya mAnasa meM eka bahuta bar3I jijJAsA rahatI hai ki AtmA kA darzana, paramAtmA kA darzana, AtmA kA sAkSAtkAra, paramAtmA kA sAkSAtkAra mile| yaha saMskAragata, raktagata eka jijJAsA hotI hai| upAdhyAya yazovijayajI ne likhA hai-yadi tuma Atma-darzana cAhate ho to jJAna ke dvArA antarmukha bno| jaba taka tumhArA mukha bAhara kI ora rahegA, tumheM antardarzana nahIM hogaa| jaise hI tumane apane darzana ko mor3A aura antarmukha kiyA, bhItara kI ora mor3A to AtmA kA darzana tumheM ho jaayegaa| jaba taka Atma-darzana nahIM hogA taba taka hamArI bhrAnta kalpanAeM nahIM mitteNgii| sabase bar3I bhrAnti hai ki davAiyAM lete jAo aura jIte jaao| yaha sabase bar3I bhrAnti hai| davAiyAM lete jAo aura nIMda lete jaao| nIMda lenI hai to dvaa| khAnA hai to dvaa| pacAnA hai to dvaa| patA nahIM aura kyA hogaa| koI kAma karanA hai to davA aura phira kabhI yaha AegA ki AdamI bananA hai to dvaa| aura isake sivAya kyA milegA phira? eka bahuta bar3I bhrAMti pAla lI, yaha karate jaao| yaha zArTakaTa kara diyaa| vyakti ne nahIM socA, jaba taka prANazakti nahIM jAgegI taba taka davA lene se kyA hogA? davA eka sAdhana ho sakatI hai kintu nIMda ke lie to davA koI sAdhana nahIM hai| itanI teja jaharIlI davAiyAM lete haiM dina meM dasa-bIsa goliyAM, to aisA lagatA hai ki apanA kucha bacA nahIM, sArA zarIra hI davA bana gyaa| ye bhrAntiyAM jo banI huI haiM, ye bhrAntiyAM ttuutteN| vartamAna yuga meM dharma kA yadi koI sArvabhauma rUpa ho sakatA dharma kA sArvabhauma rUpa-dhyAna meM 163
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________________ hai to yaha dhyAna ho sakatA hai| aisA rUpa ki jisake bAre meM kisI ko kucha kahanA nahIM ho sktaa| zivira meM Ane vAloM ne kahA, hama loga yahAM Ae, na paMtha kI, na gaccha kI bAta sunI, na kisI ke bAre meM kucha sunaa| maiMne kahA-Apa to gaccha aura sampradAya kI bAta karate haiM, dhyAna kA mArga to aisA hai ki jahAM AdamI bhI nahIM bctaa| korA caitanya bacatA hai| AdamI bace taba gaccha kI, sampradAya kI bAta hogii| eka vyakti ne pUchA-'usa bAMjha kA putra gorA hai yA kAlA?' pAsa meM baiThA vyakti bolA-bAMjha ke beTA hotA hai yA nahIM, pahale yaha to soco, gore-kAle kI bAta to bAda meM aaegii| pahale hI kaise cintA karate ho?' jahAM caitanya hI hotA hai, AdamI hI nahIM bacatA to vahAM sampradAya, gaccha Adi kI bAta kahAM se aaegii| yaha vartamAna kI samasyA kA nayA samAdhAna hamAre sAmane prastuta hai| kaI logoM ne kahA-kAma to bahuta acchA, paddhati bahuta acchI para sputanika ke yuga meM hamArI gati bailagAr3I jaisI hai| isa bAta para kAphI logoM ne cintA prakaTa kI hai| isa bAta ko pakar3A gayA, vicAra kiyA gayA, socA gayA ki yadi sputanika taka na pahuMca sakeM to kama-se-kama vAyuyAna taka to pahuMce hii| logoM ko preraNA milI hai aura maiM socatA hUM ki AcAryavara kA AzIrvAda sabhI logoM kI prabala jijJAsA aura bhAvanA tathA yuga kI bahuta prabala mAMga-ina sArI sthitiyoM ke saMdarbha meM dharma kA sArvabhauma rUpa kriyAnvita hokara rhegaa| 164 meM dharma ke sUtra
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________________ bhaviSya kI paridhi : vartamAna kA kendra 'ikSuvad virasAH prApte, sevitAH syuH pare rasAH / rasaH zAntastu sutarAM sarasaH syAt parAt paraH // adhyAtma yogI AcArya ne likhA hai - Ikha sarasa aura mIThA hotA hai / usake lie vyakti kA mana lalacA jAtA hai / Ikha ko cUsane ke bAda vaha virasa ho jAtA hai| Adi meM sarasa hotA hai aura anta meM virasa ho jAtA hai / zAnta rasa kA krama isase viparIta hai / zAnta rasa Adi meM sarasa nahIM lagatA, kintu jaise-jaise usakA ... abhyAsa bar3hatA hai, uttarottara vaha sarasa banatA jAtA hai / jisane kAyotsarga kA abhyAsa kara liyA, vaha khAnA chor3a sakatA hai, para kAyotsarga nahIM chor3a sakatA / japa kA abhyAsa karane para japa kie binA pAnI bhI nahIM pItA / cAhe kitanI hI dera kyoM na ho jAe, vaha japa karake hI AhAra grahaNa karatA hai / zAMta rasa prAraMbha meM itanA sarasa pratIta nahIM hotA, parantu anta meM vaha sarasa banatA jAtA hai / saMskRta kI sarasatA kAlUgaNI hama logoM ko saMskRta par3hane ke lie preraNA dete bhaviSya kI paridhi : vartamAna kA kendra 165
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________________ hue kahate-saMskRta alUNI zilA hai| jisa dina isakA svAda A jAegA, tuma chor3oge bhI nhiiN| unakI preraNA se hama kucha vidyArthI sAdhuoM ne saMskRta raTanA, par3hanA aura likhanA prArambha kiyaa| prArambha meM rasa nahIM AyA, lekina aba A rahA hai| kAlUgaNI kI preraNA, pUjya gurudeva kA prayatna aura hama bAla-sAdhuoM kI paraspara pratispardhA se hI hama logoM ne saMskRta meM gati kii| Aja jaba maiM anapar3hoM kA jIvana aura par3he-likhoM kA pramAda khotA hUM to socatA hUM, inakA jIvana meM kaise vikAsa hogA aura ye kaisA jIvana jIte haiM? dharma aura adhyAtma bhI prArambha meM alUNA lagatA hai| abhyAsa se itanA rasa AtA hai ki phira vaha chor3A nahIM jaataa| jisakA mana sAmAyika karane meM laga jAtA hai, phira vaha use nahIM chor3a sktaa| dharma isalie kiyA jAtA hai ki isame uttarottara mana kI prasannatA aura Ananda bar3hatA jaae| kapila muni ne cAroM ko zikSA dete hue kahA-- adhuve asAsayaMmi, saMsArammi dukkhpuraae| kiM nAma hojja taM kammayaM, jeNAhaM duggaIM na gacchejjA // yaha saMsAra adhruva aura azAzvata hai, kRpayA batAie vaha kauna-sA karma hai jisase durgati meM na jaauuN| yaha mana se nikAla dIjie ki marane se durgati yA sadgati milegI, paraloka meM sukha milegA yA duHkha-yaha sthUladRSTi hai| mokSa yahIM hogA aura isI kSaNa meM hogaa| vartamAna meM yadi mokSa nahIM hogA to bhaviSya meM bhI nahIM hogaa| ghar3A kaba banatA hai? kumhAra miTTI khodatA hai tb| yadi 1664 ___
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________________ koI prazna karatA hai ki kyA karate ho? vaha kahegA-ghar3A banA rahA huuN| miTTI meM pAnI DAla cAka para car3hAte samaya koI pUche to vahI uttara degA-ghar3A banA rahA hUM? DorI se muMha kATakara ghar3A nIce utArane para prazna pUche to bhI vaha vahI uttara degaa| loga kahate haiM, AvAM se pakane para jaba vaha bAhara AtA hai taba ghar3A banatA hai| prazna hotA hai-miTTI khodate samaya, cAka para car3hate samaya kyA ghar3A nahIM hai? yadi nahIM hai to kevala pakane para kaise hogA? miTTI khodane se pakAne taka kI sArI prakriyA ghaTa kI hI hai| pahalI kriyA meM ghaTa nahIM hai to antima kriyA meM vaha ghaTa kaise hogA? dharma se mokSa bhI usI kSaNa milatA hai| vartamAna jIvana kI vimukhatA se yathArtha para AvaraNa A gayA hai| honA yaha cAhie ki vartamAna kA jIvana acchA ho| paraloka na bigar3e, yaha eka pakSa hai| satya yaha hai ki paraloka sudharane se pahale vartamAna sudhre| vartamAna sudharane se paraloka svayaM sudhara jaaegaa| vartamAna meM kaisA jIvana jI rahA hUM, isakI cintA karane se bur3hApe kI cintA nahIM hotii| javAnI kI avasthA meM acchA kamAne para bur3hApe meM cintA nahIM hotii| bur3hApe meM to pariNAma aaegaa| vaise hI paraloka to pariNAma hai| khetI karane vAlA cintA yaha karatA hai ki khetI acchI ho| jAnavara na khaaeN| phasala to apane Apa aaegii| sAmAyika karane se saMvara vartamAna meM hotA hai yA kucha dinoM bAda? upavAsa karane se nirjarA usI samaya hotI hai yA samayAntara se? jaba sAmAyika kA saMvara aura upavAsa kI nirjarA vartamAna meM hotI hai, taba dharma ke lie bhaviSya kI bhaviSya kI paridhi : vartamAna kA kendra ma 167
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________________ cintA kyoM kareM? jo vartamAna ko nahIM jAnatA, vaha bhaviSya ko bhI nahIM jaantaa| parantu Aja ke dhArmika logoM meM mithyA vizvAsa ghara kara gayA hai| ve vartamAna para sUkSmatA meM dhyAna deM to patA lagegA ki kriyA kA phala vartamAna meM hI mila rahA hai| mAnasika Avega kisI ke ghAva hotA hai, loga samajhate haiM kITANu ke kAraNa huA hai| para gaharAI se dhyAna deM to Apako lagegA mAnasika azuddhatA se bImArI huI hai| IrSyA se vraNa ho jAtA hai| Ayurveda meM bhI likhA hai-bhaya se hArTa kamajora ho jAtA hai| bure cintana se kor3ha kI bImArI ho jAtI hai| mere mana meM saMzaya thA, parantu homiyopaithI ke DaoN. hainimana kI prastAvanA par3hI tA samajha meM AyA, usameM likhA hai-bImArI kA mUla kAraNa kITANu nahIM hai| bImArI kI jar3a acetana mana meM hotI hai| mana ko zuddha kIjie, vikAra dUra kIjie, bImArI miTa jaaegii| adhikAMza bImArI antarmana para nirbhara karatI hai| yadi vartamAna para thor3A-sA dhyAna deM use samajheM to kaThinAI miTa sakatI hai| bhAva-kriyA bhAva-kriyA vartamAna kI kriyA kA hI rUpa hai| pahale aura pIche kI kriyA dravya-kriyA hotI hai| chaha nayoM meM eka naya evaM bhUta hotA hai| vaha vartamAna kI kriyA ko hI sthAna detA hai| bhikSA lete samaya sAdhu sAdhu nahIM hai, bhikSu hai| sAdhanA karate samaya vaha bhikSu nahIM, sAdhu hai| bolate samaya sAdhu muni hai| yaha vartamAna kA viveka hai| Aja ke dhArmikoM ko vartamAna para 168 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ dhyAna denA hai| eka ora sAmAyika aura dUsarI ora ghara meM lar3AI, inameM sAmaMjasya kahAM hai? dharma karane vAle svAsthya kI upekSA nahIM kara skte| svasthatA ke binA dharma kaise hogA? Arthika sthiti aura sAmAjika samasyA bhI dharma meM bAdhaka banatI hai| saba cIjeM vartamAna para TikatI haiN| vartamAna kI samasyA kA ilAja bhI vartamAna meM hotA hai| AcArya bhikSu ke samaya saMta hemarAjajI gocarI ge| mUMga aura arahara kI dAla eka sAtha le aae| bhikSu svamI ne upAlaMbha diyaa| mUMga kI dAla alaga hotI to kisI bImAra sAdhu ke kAma A sakatI thii| upAlambha suna ve cale gae aura so ge| saMta saba bhojana ke lie baiThe to hemarAjajI nahIM the| pUchA-'kahAM hai?' kisI ne uttara diyA--'ve to so rahe haiN|' bhikSu svAmI ne hemarAjajI svAmI ko sambodhita karate hue pUchA-'kyA kara rahe ho?' uttara-'soca rahA huuN| prazna-'avaguNa merA dekhate ho yA apanA?' uttara-'avaguNa to apanA hI dekha rahA huuN|' basa phira kyA thA, tatkAla khar3e ho ge| vartamAna kI samasyA kA ilAja vartamAna meM hI ho gyaa| jinhoMne vartamAna ko samajhA, unhoMne bhaviSya ko bhI ThIka kara liyaa| dharma ko samajhane kA artha hai vartamAna ko smjhnaa| vartamAna ko sudhArane se bhaviSya svayaM sudhara jaaegaa| hiMsA aura ahiMsA - 166
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________________ hiMsA aura ahiMsA 'rAgadveSAdikallolairalolaM ynmnojlN| sa pazyatyAtmanastattvaM, tat tattvaM netaro janaH // ' satya hamAre sAmane hai, kintu hara AdamI dekha nahIM paataa| satya ko vahI dekha pAtA hai jisakA mana rAga-dveSa kI UrmiyoM se pratihata nahIM hai| hamAre sAmane rahe hue satya ko bhI hama nahIM dekha skte| jaba taka AMkha para rAga aura dveSa kA cazmA lagA rahatA hai| taba taka yathArtha dikhAI nahIM detaa| raMgIna cazme se jo hai vaha dikhAI nahIM detA, jo nahIM hai vaha dikhAI detA hai| lAla cazme se vastu lAla aura pIle cazme se polI dikhAI detI hai| rAga kA cazmA lAla hai, dveSa kA cazmA zyAma hai| isase sArI vastu kAlI dikhAI detI hai jabaki dikhanA cAhie ythaarth| ___ satya kyA hai? anAdikAla se yaha prazna carcita rahA hai| bahuta-se AcAryoM ne, cAhe ve jaina ke hoM, cAhe vedAnta ke hoM, cAhe dUsare dharma ke hoM, sabhI ne isa prazna para gaharAI se mImAMsA kI hai| satya aura bhrAnti do haiN| jo satya nahIM hai, use satya mAna lenA bhrAnti hai| asatya ko satya aura satya ko asatya mAnanA Jain amarn dharma ke sUtra For Private & Personal use Only
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________________ dRSTi kA doSa hai| jo satyaM ko jAnanA cAhatA hai, use vratI honA caahie| vratI kA artha hai raMgIna cazme ko utAra denaa| pahalA vrata hai-ahiNsaa| loga ahiMsA vrata ko svIkAra bhI karate haiN| jisane ahiMsA vrata ko svIkAra kiyA yA saMkalpa liyA hai, usameM tejasvitA na Ae yaha ho nahIM sktaa| ahiMsA svIkAra kara lene para zakti na bar3he yaha ho nahIM sktaa| logoM ne sthUla rUpa meM ahiMsA ko pakar3A hai| ahiMsA kA artha samajhA hai-jIvoM ko nahIM maarnaa| pRthvIkAya se lekara vanaspatikAya ke jIvoM kI sImA karate haiN| dvIndriya, trIndriya aura caturindriya jIvoM ko bhI saMkalpapUrvaka nahIM maarte| paMcendriya tItara, mora Adi pakSiyoM ko bhI, jinakA kabhI kAma nahIM par3atA, mArane kA tyAga karate haiN| jahAM pazuoM kA prazna AtA hai vahAM aura adhika kaThinAI paidA ho jAtI hai aura jahAM manuSya kA savAla AtA hai vahAM aura adhika kaThinAI anubhava hotI hai| ahiMsA kA mUla marma kyA hai? isa para dhyAna denA hai| cIMTI ko nahIM satAne vAle, AdamI kI upekSA kara dete haiM, kyA yaha ThIka hai? jahAM lena-dena kA prazna AtA hai, vahAM garIba ko itanA aiMThate haiM ki vaha tabAha ho jAtA hai, phira bhI unakA ahiMsA vrata bhaMga nahIM hotaa| ahiMsA vrata svIkAra karane vAle ke sAmane Aropa AtA hai ki unhoMne samAja aura deza ko kAyara banA diyA hai| hindustAna paratantra banA, isakA kAraNa bhI ahiMsA kahA jAtA hai| Aja koI bhI samasyA AtI hai to bhArata ke netA ahiMsA se socakara raha jAte haiN| pAThyakrama kI pustaka meM milatA hai aura lar3akoM ko par3hAyA bhI jAtA hai ki ahiMsA se deza kAyara bana gyaa| hiMsA aura ahiMsA meM 171
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________________ kyA yaha Aropa sahI hai| itihAsa ke sandarbha meM dekheM to mauryavaMza ke rAjA ahiMsAniSTa the| unake zAsanakAla meM ahiMsA kA vikAsa huA thaa| usake bAda guptakAla aayaa| usameM samrAT candragupta, samprati, harSavardhana ahiMsA meM vizvAsa rakhate the| usa samaya hindustAna kA vistAra huA thaa| bhArata kI sImA aphagAnistAna taka calI gaI thI aura madhya eziyA taka calI gayI thii| guptakAla aura mauryakAla se pahale bhArata kA itanA vistAra nahIM huA thaa| phira kyA hama mAne, ahiMsA samAja aura deza ko kAyara banAtI hai? vikrama kI zatAbdI kA samaya AtA hai, udhara zaMkarAcArya hote haiM? ApasI phUTa bar3hatI hai, eka-dUsare ko nigalane kI vRtti hotI hai taba musalamAnoM kA AkramaNa hotA hai aura deza paratantra ho jAtA hai| Ajakala galata bAteM par3hAI jAtI haiN| jo likhane vAle haiM, una para sampradAya kA raMga car3hA huA hai| hiMsA jitanI ApasI kalaha se prakaTa hotI hai utanI aura bAtoM se nhiiN| manuSya-jIvana kI sahaja durbalatA hai hiNsaa| manuSya kA sArA jIvana hiMsA para TikA huA hai| vyApAra, khetI, pIsanA, pakAnA Adi kriyAoM meM hiMsA hotI hai| jaba zarIra ko calAnA ho to hiMsA karanI par3atI hai, usake binA jIvana calatA nhiiN| yaha AraMbhajA hiMsA hai| jisa samAja ne yA deza ne apane astitva ko banAyA, usakI prabhusattA sthApita kI, usake nAgarika apane dAyitva ko samajhate haiN| koI bhI usa para AkramaNa kare to usakI surakSA karanA unakA kartavya hai, kyoMki usakA dAyitva unhoMne apane para le rakhA hai| yaha virodhajA hiMsA hai| ina donoM hiMsAoM ko chor3ane se sAdhAraNa aura sAmAjika 172 ma dharma ke sUtra ___
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________________ 1 manuSya apane ko asamartha pAtA hai / tIsarI hiMsA saMkalpajA hai / ghara meM lar3AI karanA jarUrI nahIM hai / roTI khAne meM, pakAne meM bhI lar3AI calatI rahatI hai| use jyAdA parosa diyA, mujhe kama parosa diyaa| choTI-choTI bAtoM ko lekara ghara meM lar3AI calatI rahatI hai / yaha hiMsA jarUrI nahIM hai / ghara meM hone vAlI yaha hiMsA anivArya nahIM hai / yaha saMkalpa kI hiMsA hai / vyApAra meM bhI lar3AI ho jAtI hai| thor3e samaya taka sAtha meM rahate haiM, phira alaga-alaga ho jAte haiM / vivekAnanda ne likhA hai ki amerikA meM pAMca AdamI milakara kampanI banAte haiN| saikar3oM varSoM taka sAtha meM rahate haiM, unheM kaThinAI nahIM hotii| bhArata kI sthiti yaha hai ki yahAM do AdamI milakara kampanI banAte haiN| jaba vikAsa yA vRddhi hone lagatI hai taba alaga-alaga hone lagate haiM / eka AdamI dUsare kI uccatA saha nahIM sakatA / yaha mAnasika hiMsA hai| vaha tyAga jarUrI hai / jisakA jIvana para asara Ae aura dUsaroM para bhI asara Ae / taba vrata kI pUrNatA hotI hai / kevala mujha para asara Ae, dUsaroM para nahIM - yaha vikalAMgatA hai / koI sAmAyika kare, usakA dUsaroM para kyA asara Ae ? parivAra ke sadasyoM ke sAtha lar3AI na ho taba dUsaroM ko asara mAlUma detA hai / mAna aura apamAna kI bAta bhI sAmane na lAe / dhanI socatA hai - vivAha aisA karUM jaisA Aja taka kisI ne nahIM kiyA / dazArNabhadra ne socA, bhagavAna ko vandanA karane isa prakAra sAja-sajjA se jAUM jaisA Aja taka koI taka koI na gayA ho| na jAne kitane isa moha meM kharAba ho ge| AdamI se ahaM aisA karAnA cAhatA hai jo Aja taka nahIM huaa| vaha logoM ko galatamArga para calane ko bAdhya kara detA hai / yadyapi galatI unakI hai ki 1 hiMsA aura ahiMsA 8 173
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________________ ve kyoM calate haiN| phira bhI yaha duniyA hai| loga anukaraNapriya hote haiN| mahAkavi mAgha eka bAra nadI meM snAna karane ge| pAsa meM loTA thaa| socA, kala bhI lAnA par3egA isalie nadI ke taTa para bAlU meM gAr3a diyaa| kisI ne dekha liyA mogha ne gAr3A hai to koI na koI prayojana hai| dekhate-dekhate hI pAMca-dasa logoM ne apane-apane loTe gAr3a die| saba cale gae, pIche se eka vyakti aura dekha rahA thaa| usane saba loTe nikAla liye| dUsare dina mAgha aae| dekhA to loTA nahIM milA, jagaha-jagaha khaDDe hI par3e haiM, taba mAgha ne kahA-gatAnugatiko lokaH, naH lokaH paarmaarthikH| loga gatAnugatika hote haiM, anukaraNapriyaH hote haiM, pAramArthika nahIM hote| ... samAja meM koI AdamI ahaM se pAgala hokara koI kAma karatA hai| kyA sabako pAgala ho jAnA cAhie? jisake mana meM ahaMkAra hai, vaha kare, maiM pAgala kyoM banUM? jaba sira para pradarzana kA bhUta savAra ho jAtA hai taba kauna pAgala nahIM hotA? bAhubalI jaise caramazarIrI ke mana meM ahaMkAra A gayA ki maiM bharata ko vaMdanA karane nahIM jAUMgA? phira sAdhAraNa gRhastha kI to bAta hI kyA? samAja meM jinakI zakti va kSamatA nahIM hai, phira bhI anukaraNa, pradhAna hone ke kAraNa ve bahuta bar3A kAma kara lete haiN| samAja meM durvyavasthA phailatI hai, usakA doSI pahalA AdamI hai| hiMsA aura ahiMsA ko sthUlarUpa meM pakar3A gayA hai| haribhadra ne kahA 174 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ 'AyA ceva ahiMsA, AyA hiMsAti nicchavo esa / jo koI appamatto, ahiMsako hiMsako iyaro // AtmA hI hiMsA hai, AtmA hI ahiMsA hai| jo apramatta hai, usase jIva maratA hai to usakA pApa nahIM lgtaa| jo pramatta hai, usase koI jIva nahIM maratA hai to bhI hiMsA hotI hai___AcArya bhikSu ne kahA haijIva jIve te dayA nahIM, mare te hiMsA mata jaann| mAraNa vAle ne hiMsA kahI, nahIM mAre te dayA guNakhANa // jIva jItA hai usakA dharma nahIM hotA aura koI jIva maratA hai usakA pApa nahIM lgtaa| maiM jaba choTA thA taba hemarAjajI svAmI ke pAsa jAtA thaa| jodhapura meM eka bAra unake muMha se bAta nikala par3I ki kevalajJAnI calate haiM, paira se jIva mara jAte haiM to unheM puNya kI kriyA lagatI hai| maiMne pahale nahIM sunI thii| mujhe naI bAta lgii| sandeha huaa| pUchA-Apane kyA kahA? unhoMne kahA-aba nahIM btlaauuNgaa| maiMne kAphI Agraha kiyA, para ve nahIM bole| hiMsA kA pApa lagatA hai| isalie nahIM ki vaha jItA hai yA maratA hai| dekhanA yaha hai ki mArane vAlA pramatta hai yA apramatta, rAga-dveSa sahita hai yA rahita, moha se grasta hai yA nhiiN| jaba taka zarIra hai, jIva hiMsA se sarvathA baca nahIM skte| hama carmacakSu se dekha nahIM pAte, lekina mAikroskopa se patA calatA hai ki kitane jIva haiN| maiM bola rahA hUM, abhI kucha bhI dikhAI nahIM detaa| baiMgalora meM hamane dekhA-jaba hama bolate haiM to sAMpa kI gati kI taraha zabda daur3ate jAte haiN| Dekkana kaoNleja meM vahAM hiMsA aura ahiMsA ma 175
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________________ 1 ke DAyarekTara ne dikhAyA ki bolane se bhASA kI kaisI gati hotI hai / gAnA zurU kiyA, yaMtra meM AkRti maMDatI jA rahI hai / bhASA ke zabda sAMpa kI bhAMti reMgate hue cale jA rahe haiM / abhI to dikhAI nahIM de rahA hai, cAhe hama kitanA hI kyoM na dekheM / eka AdamI likhatA hai, kalama aura kAgaja ke bIca meM kucha dikhAI nahIM detA / yantra se dekheM to kalama aura kAgaja ke bIca kitane hI jIva mileNge| jala meM jIva hai, jamIna para jIva hai, eka bhI aNu aisA nahIM hai jahAM jIva nahIM hai / avadhijJAna prApta hone para avadhijJAnI jaba dekhate haiM to jIva hI dikhAI dete haiN| jaba taka zarIra hai, jIva hiMsA se bacanA kaThina hai| bhagavAna ne batAyA- tuma saMyamapUrvaka calo, saMyama se Thaharo, saMyama se baiTho, saMyama se soo, saMyama se khAo - pApa kA bandhana nahIM hogA / jIva hai yA nhiiN| ise chor3a do| kyA hiMsA se baca jAte haiM yA nahIM, para bhAvanA se to baca hI jAte haiM / Aja ahiMsA ke sAtha jIva kA sambandha jor3a rakhA hai aura bhAvanA kA prazna ur3A diyA hai| hiMsA ke kAraNa kyA haiM? hiMsA kI ora samAja ko kauna le jAtA hai? ina praznoM ko hameM gaharAI se socanA hai / Aja ahiMsA vrata ko svIkAra kreN| nae yuga ke sandarbha meM ahiMsA kI naI vyAkhyA samajhanI cAhie aura yaha Avazyaka bhI hai| 176 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ jIvana meM ahiMsA kA rUpa "ekohaM nAsti me kazcana, na cAhamapi ksycit| tvadaMdhri zaraNasthasya, mama dainye na kiMcana // bhagavan! maiM akelA huuN| merA koI nahIM hai aura na maiM kisI kA huuN| kaThina bAta hai akelA honA, asahAya honA, apUrNa honaa| akele meM dInatA A jAtI hai| kevala strI yA kevala puruSa hotA hai to bImArI meM dInatA A jAtI hai| AdamI dUsare ko cAhatA hai, kyoMki vaha kAma kA sahayoga cAhatA hai| akele meM rahanA kaThina bahuta hai| AcArya akelA honA cAhate haiN| ve kahate haiM-mere meM hInatA nahI hai, kyoMki maiMne Apake donoM caraNoM ko majabUtI se pakar3A hai| aba dainya A hI nahIM sktaa| isa duniyA meM sahAre kI jarUrata hara vyakti ko hotI hai| binA Alambana ke koI Age bar3ha nahIM sktaa| AdamI kyA, prakRti kA hara vikAsazIla prANI yA vastu sahArA DhUMr3hatA hai| latA sahAre se Upara uThatI hai| aMgUra kI bela ke lie usa para DhAMcA khar3A karanA par3atA hai| sahAre ke AdhAra para sugamatA se vikAsa kiyA jA sakatA hai| pratyeka ko sahAre kI AvazyakatA hotI hai| bhakta kahatA hai-bhagavan ! Apake sahAre se mujhe akelepana jIvana meM ahiMsA kA rUpa / 177
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________________ kI anubhUti nahIM ho rahI hai / sambandha ke yoga AtmA akelI hai| usakA koI nahIM hai / yaha nizcaya naya kI bAta hai / vyavahAra meM AdamI sambandha jor3atA hai pahale zarIra ke sAtha sambandha jor3atA hai / phira jAti, parivAra, samAja aura deza ke sAtha sambandha jor3atA hai / Ajakala antarrASTrIya kSetra meM bhI sambandha jur3ane lagA hai| usa sAre saMbaMdhoM ke mUla meM ahiMsA kA vikAsa hai / sahiSNutA I ahiMsA ke vikAsa ke binA svastha nahIM raha pAte aura usake lie ahiMsA kA vikAsa karanA jarUrI hai / ahiMsA ke vikAsa ke lie zakti kA honA jarUrI hai / ahiMsA ke vikAsa ke lie sahiSNutA kA honA jarUrI hai / sahiSNutA kA artha hai - eka-dUsare kI kamajoriyoM ko sahana karanA / parivAra meM dasa vyakti hote haiM / saba sakAma nahIM hote / kisI meM koI kamajorI hotI hai, kisI meM koI / koI gussA adhika karatA hai to koI AlasI hotA hai| eka-dUsare kI kamajorI sahana na kare to parivAra zAnti se cala nahIM sakatA / ahiMsA kA artha hai - dUsaroM ko kSamA karo / zAnta sahavAsa koI bhI pUrNa nahIM hotaa| maiM bhI nahIM hUM / merI kamajorI ko ve sahana kareM aura unakI kamajorI ko maiM sahana karUM / zAnta sahavAsa tabhI ho sakatA hai jaba eka-dUsare kI kamajorI ko sahana 1788 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ kreN| yadi Apa kisI ko kaheMge-tU pagAla hai, gussA adhika karatA hai, to vaha kahegA tU AlasI hai, kAma kama karatA hai| koI krodha meM bole to usa samaya mauna honA acchA hai| krodha meM bolane vAle ke sAmane bolane se usakA gussA teja ho jAtA hai| usa samaya zAnta rahane se usakI tAkata ghaTa jAtI hai| eka vyakti gussA karatA hai, zeSa saba soca leM ki gussA karanA isakI durbalatA hai| yadi durbalatA ko sAmane bolakara protsAhana na diyA jAe to vaha svayaM zAnta ho jaaegaa| atRNe patito vahiH, svayamevopazAmyati-ghAsarahita sthAna para hone vAlI agni svayaM zAnta ho jAtI hai| vaise prativacana kA IMdhana na milane se krodha svayaM zAnta ho jAtA hai| krodha ko viphala karane kA sarala sAdhana hai-maun| isa prakAra eka-eka vyakti kI durbalatA ko samajha leN| saba samAna nahIM ho skte| samAnatA kI bhI eka sImA hai| samAnatA kA artha jar3atA nahIM hai| kyA hama aMdhakAra aura prakAza ko eka samAna mAneM? yaha mAneMge to hamArA aviveka hogaa| aMdhakAra meM ho sakatA hai, prakAza meM nhiiN| jisake jJAna-cakSu nahIM khule haiM usake lie saba samAna haiN| eka dina eka kavi ne kahA mUrkhatvaM hi sakhe! mamApirucitaM yasmin yadaSTau guNAH, nizcito bahubhojano'trapamanAH naktaM divA zAyakaH // kAryAkAryavicAraNAndhabadhiro mAnApamAne samaH / prAyeNAmayavarjito dRDhavapuH mUrkhaH sukhaM jIvati // mUrkha meM ATha guNa hote haiM jIvana meM ahiMsA kA rUpa meM 176
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________________ 1. nizcita - vaha vicArarahita hotA hai / vaha kAma karane kI cintA kA bhAra nahIM DhotA / 2. bahubhojI - vaha bahuta khAtA hai / 3. 4. 5. 1 atrapamanA - vaha lajjArahita hotA hai vaha rAta-dina sone vAlA hotA hai / vaha kartavya aura akartavya ke cintana ke lie badhira ( gUMgA) aura aMdhA hotA hai / 6. vaha mAna aura apamAna ko samAna mAnane vAlA hotA hai / mAna aura apamAna meM samAna rahane kA nAma vItarAga hai / samatva kI anubhUti ke kAraNa vItarAga mAna aura apamAna meM samAna rahate haiM / parantu mUrkha ko mAna aura apamAna kI anubhUti hI nahIM hotI / vaha kabhI rogagrasta nahIM hotA / vaha puSTa zarIra vAlA hotA hai, moTA-tAjA hotA hai| 7. pratikriyA kA jIvana ahiMsaka isalie vyavahAra nahIM karatA ki dUsarA mere sAtha acchA vyavahAra kara rahA hai / vaha burA vyavahAra karane vAle ke prati bhI acchA vyavahAra karatA hai / kUpa meM muMha DAlakara mUrkha kahane vAlA mUrkha zabda hI sunegA, kyoMki dhvani kI pratidhvani hotI hai, kriyA kI pratikriyA hotI hai / * ahiMsaka pratibimba kA jIvana jInA nahIM cAhatA / * ahiMsaka pratikriyA kA jIvana jInA nahIM cAhatA / * ahiMsaka pratidhvani kA jIvana jInA nahIM cAhatA / eka ne acchA vyavahAra kiyA, isalie maiM usake sAtha acchA 180 dharma ke sUtra
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________________ vyavahAra karUM-yaha saudA hai, vinimaya hai| ahiMsaka jAnatA huA bhI dUsaroM ke sAtha acchA vyavahAra karatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra jAnate the ki kauzika pairoM para DaMka mAra rahA hai, phira bhI usa para akRpA kI dRSTi nahIM huii| dUsarI ora loga pUjA karane Ae, una para bhI vahI dRSTi rhii| jisa vyakti meM samatA kA vikAsa nahIM huA hai, usameM ahiMsA sthApita nahIM ho sktii| jisameM zakti kA vikAsa na ho, vaha ahiMsaka nahIM ho sktaa| ahiMsA kI pratiSThA kaise hogii| yadi guNoM ko sthAna nahIM diyA jAegA to? AcaraNa meM teja kaise Ae, isa para vicAra karanA hai| samatva kI bhUmikA sAmAyika kA adhikArI kauna ho sakatA hai? isa prazna ke uttara meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA-jisake mana meM saba jIvoM ke prati samatA kA aMkura utpanna ho gayA ho vaha sAmAyika karane kA adhikArI hai| zrAvaka kula meM janma lene mAtra se sAmAyika kA adhikArI nahIM hotaa| sAmAyika karane vAle svayaM se uttara leM ki ve sAmAyika karane ke adhikArI haiM yA nahIM? jisameM sAmAyika nahIM hotI, vaha ahiMsA vrata ko svIkAra nahIM kara sktaa| ahiMsaka vahI hotA hai jisameM sAmAyika hotI hai| jo AdamI sAmAyika karanA jAnatA hai, vaha ahiMsaka hotA hai| jo ahiMsaka hotA hai, vahI sAmAyika karanA jAnatA hai| ahiMsA jIvana ke lie upayogI hai| vaha hamAre vyavahAra ko sudhArane kI kalA hai| jisake vyavahAra meM ahiMsA kA asara nahIM ho, use kaise mAna leM, vaha dhArmika hai? dharma ke dvArA AcaraNoM jIvana meM ahiMsA kA rUpa ma 181
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________________ meM parivartana AtA hai aura usase vyavahAra meM parivartana AtA hai| ahiMsA vrata ko svIkAra karane se zeSa dharma svayaM A jAtA hai| kevala vrata ko svIkAra kareM, use vyavahAra meM na lAeMge to vaha bhAra bana jaaegaa| apekSA hai, vrata bhAra na banakara jIvana ke vikAsa kA hetu bne| 182 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ samAja ke pariprekSya meM arthahiMsA aura anarthahiMsA 'stutAvazaktiH tava yoginAM na kiM, guNAnurAgastu mamApi nizcalaH / idaM vinizcitya tava stavaM vadan, na bAlizopyeSa janoparAdhyati // ' 'bhagavan! maiMne ApakI stuti karanI caahii| phira socA, mere meM stuti karane kI zakti hai yA nhiiN| prAcIna bar3e-bar3e AcAryoM ne ApakI stuti kI hai| kyA unameM zakti thI? nahIM thI, phira bhI unhoMne stuti kI hai| parantu usa stuti karane kA AdhAra kyA thA? uttara milatA hai ki unameM guNAnurAga thaa| taba maiMne bhI socA, mere meM zakti nahIM hai, kintu guNAnurAga to hai hii| yahI socakara maiM ApakI stuti karatA huuN| bahuta-se kAma zakti se nahIM, guNAnurAga se ho jAte haiN| stuti kA artha hai-apanI vinamra bhAvanA kA prkaashn| ahaM sabase adhika khataranAka hai| ahaM se vyakti kI sArI kSamatAeM samApta ho jAtI haiN| jisameM vinamrabhAva hai, usameM jaisA hotA hai vaisA samajhane kI kSamatA A jAtI hai| samAja ke pariprekSya meM arthahiMsA aura anarthahiMsA ma 183 ___
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________________ ahaM tyAjya hai, vaise hI hInabhAvanA bhI tyAjya hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne kahA hai-'no hINe no airitte' ahaM se kSamatA samApta hotI hai aura hInatA se kartRtva samApta ho jAtA hai| koI kisI se hIna nahIM hai, koI kisI se vizeSa nahIM hai| mukta AtmA bhI AtmA kI dRSTi se apane se adhika nahIM hai| na to apane ko dUsaroM se hIna samajho aura na dUsaroM ko apane se hIna smjho| dUsaroM ko apane se bar3A na mAno aura na apane ko dUsaroM se bar3A maano| jisameM 'no hINe no airite' A gayA, usameM sAmAyika A gyaa| eka muhUrta kA sAmAyika nahIM, jIvana kA saamaayik| sAmAyika hai samatA kI aaraadhnaa| samatA kA sUtra samajha meM A jAe to mAnasika bImAriyAM miTa jaaeN| jIvana meM sAmAyika Ane se krodha kA svabhAva bhI kama ho jAtA hai| bApa beTe se kahatA hai, vaha nahIM mAnatA hai to gussA A jAtA hai| sAsa kI bAta bahU na mAne to sAsa ko krodha A jAtA hai| seTha ko naukara para gussA A jAtA hai| yaha gussA dUsare ko hIna aura apane ko bar3A mAnane se AtA hai| vaha socatA hai maiMne kahA, phira bhI usane merI bAta nahIM maanii| jo dharma ko samajhatA hai, use cintana karanA cAhie ki dUsaroM ko sujhAva denA merA kAma hai| hara vyakti socane meM svataMtra hai| vaha yadi merI bAta nahIM mAnatA hai to mujhe krodha kyoM karanA cAhie? bhagavAna mahAvIra ne jo samatA kA sUtra diyA hai, use apanAkara hama hara kaThinAI se baca sakate haiN| dharma kA marma samajhe binA samatA nahIM aatii| hiMsA hiMsA do prakAra kI hai-arthahiMsA aura anrthhiNsaa| prayojana 184 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ se kI jAne vAlI hiMsA arthahiMsA hai| niSprayojana se kI jAne vAlI hiMsA anarthahiMsA hai| dharma kahatA hai-hiMsA mata kro| usase duHkha paidA hotA hai| khetI, vyApAra kA kAma, byAja Adi saba hiMsA hai| loga byAja ko ahiMsA kA vyApAra mAnate haiN| AcArya jinasena ne byAja ko bar3I hiMsA mAnA hai| byAja Artta aura raudra dhyAna kA bahuta bar3A kAraNa hai| hamArI dRSTi aisI ho gayI hai ki hama dRzya hiMsA ko hI hiMsA mAnate haiN| mUla hiMsA Artta aura raudra dhyAna hai| byAja meM mAnasika hiMsA calatI hai| prazna uThatA hai-saba jagaha hiMsA hai taba hama kyA kareM? kyA jaMgala meM cale jAeM? kahIM para bhI cale jAo, yadi mana meM hiMsA hai to jaMgala meM cale jAne se ahiMsA nahIM hogii| arthahiMsA manuSya chor3a nahIM sakatA, kyoMki binA arjana kie parivAra kA kAma nahIM cala sktaa| parantu anarthahiMsA to Avazyaka nahIM hai, use chor3A jA sakatA hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne avyAvahArika bAta nahIM kahI ki tuma dhArmika banate ho to vyApAra banda kara do| unhoMne kahA-vyApAra meM anAvazyaka hiMsA mata kro| yaha sambhAvya bAta hai| jaina zrAvakoM kA jIvana isI AdhAra para bItA thaa| gujarAta meM eka senApati jaina thaa| rAjA kArya se bAhara gayA thaa| zatru ne avasara dekha AkramaNa kara diyaa| rAnI ko patA claa| senApati ko bulaayaa| 'raNa meM maiM cluuNgii|' senApati ne kahA-'nahIM, Apa to hameM Adeza deN|' Adeza le senApati yuddhasthala meM calA gayA sUryAsta ho gayA, isalie lar3AI na ho skii| subaha lar3AI zurU hone vAlI thii| pratikramaNa kA samaya AyA to senApati ne pratikramaNa kiyA-egidiyA, beiMdiyA samAja ke pariprekSya meM arthahiMsA aura anarthahiMsA ma 165
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________________ teiMdiyA abhihayA paritAviyA tassa micchAmi dukkddN| kaMthu cIMTI Adi kisI jIva kI hiMsA kI ho to micchAmi dukkddN| yaha zabdAvalI sahAyaka senApatiyoM ne sunI to ve cauMke yaha kyA? ve rAnI ke pAsa gae aura bole-'kyA hameM maravAnA hai aura deza ko naSTa karavAnA hai? Apane senA kI bAgaDora kisako sauMpa dI? vaha to ekendriya ko bhI mArane kA pAzcAttApa kara rahA hai|' rAnI ghbraaii| senApati ko bulAyA aura pUchA-'Apa kala kyA kara rahe the|?' senApati bolA- 'pAkSika pratikramaNa kara rahA thaa| rAnI ne kahA-'ekendriya ko mArane kA 'micchAmi dukkaDaM' le rahe the, phira Apa lar3AI kaise lar3eMgeM?' senApati ne kahA-maiM jaina zrAvaka hUM, bhagavAna mahAvIra kA anuyAyI huuN| bhagavAna ne batAyA hai ki binA prayojana eka dAtUna bhI tor3anA hiMsA hai| sAtha-sAtha maiM nAgarika bhI huuN| usake kartavya se dUra kaise raha sakatA hUM? kala Apa dekha lenA' rAnI ko usa para bharosA thaa| subaha lar3AI huI aura senApati ne apanI vIratA dikhaaii| zatru ko senA bhAga khar3I huii|| gAMdhIjI ke pAsa eka vyakti bahuta sArI dAtUna lekara aayaa| gAMdhIjI ne kahA-jarUrata se adhika dAtUna kATakara vRkSa ko kaSTa dene kI kyA AvazyakatA thI? gAMdhIjI meM ahiMsA kA kitanA viveka thA? patA nahIM, jaina kahalAne vAloM meM itanA viveka hai yA nhiiN| ___gAMdhIjI ke pAsa rahane vAle eka vyakti ne khaTiyA srkaaii| gAMdhIjI ne use dekhA aura pUchA-sarakAte samaya kyA dekhA thA ki nIce jIva the yA nahIM? anAvazyaka hiMsA ko gAMdhIjI kSamya nahIM mAnate the| arthahiMsA 186 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ apane jIvana ko vivazatA hai, para anarthahiMsA akSamya hai| zrAvaka kA pahalA kArya hai ki vaha anarthahiMsA kA tyAga kre| loga pramAdavaza aura bhoga ke lie hiMsA kara lete haiN| arthahiMsA kA jahAM prasaMga AtA hai, vahAM anarthahiMsA jitanI ciMtA kara lete haiN| siddhAnta kA bhI kahIM-kahIM durupayoga ho jAtA hai, jisase vyavahAra meM bhI kaThinAI AtI hai| Aja samAja meM netRtva kyoM nahIM hai? saMgaThana va anuzAsana kyoM nahIM hai? kAraNa spaSTa hai-samAja hai kahAM? hajAra vyaktiyoM kA honA hI samAja nahIM hai| samAja vaha hotA hai, jahAM vyaktiyoM ke hitoM kA cintana ho, eka-dUsare kI kaThinAiyoM ko samajhA jAtA ho| paira meM kAMTA cubhate hI coTI meM darda kI sUcanA mila jAtI hai| sira nIce jhukAkara dekhatA hai aura hAtha ko Adeza detA hai use nikAlane ke lie| parasparatA kA sambandha samAja kA lakSaNa hai| kisI eka ko duHkha hotA ho, vahAM kisI ko bhI cintA na ho, apitu tattvavAdI cintana yaha ho ki karane vAlA bhogegA-vaha samAja nahIM hai, asthisaMghAta mAtra hai| jahAM ekatA kI anubhUti na ho, vaha samAja kaise bana sakatA hai? loga socate haiM, hamArA saMgaThana banA rhe| eka-dUsare kI bAta ko mAnA jaae| Apa socie, vaha dUsare kI bAta taba mAnegA jaba ki use patA lagegA ki vaha hamAre hita kI bAta socatA hai aura kahatA hai| gurudeva hamAre hita ke viSaya meM na soceM, hamAre kaSTa meM sahayogI na hoM to hama unakI AjJA kyoM mAneMge? jaba se hama logoM ko dIkSita kiyA hai, usI samaya se ve hamAre hitoM kI cintA karate haiN| hameM jJAna diyA aura pragati kI dizA dii| duHkha-sukha kI cintA kI hai| munizrI DUMgaramalajI samAja ke pariprekSya meM arthahiMsA aura anarthahiMsA ma 197
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________________ sAdhvI rUpAMjI kAThiyAvAr3a meM the| vahAM kAphI virodha cala rahA thaa| AhAra aura pAnI nahIM mila rahA thaa| taba pUjya gurudeva ne svayaM pAMca vigaya khAnI banda kara dI aura dravyoM meM kamI kara dii| hama logoM ne pUchA-'Apa vigaya kyoM nahIM lete?' uttara milA-'aise hii|' jaba kAThiyAvAr3a se samAcAra milA ki vahAM kI vyavasthA ThIka ho gayI hai| taba gurudeva ne vigaya lenA svIkAra kiyaa| isakA nAma hai samAja, tabhI loga Adeza mAnate haiN| jahAM sAmAjikatA aura parasparatA nahIM hotI, vahAM kauna kisakA kahanA mAnatA hai| ___bar3e loga apane lie acchA se acchA khAte haiM, lekina jaba samAja kA prazna AtA hai taba use anarthadaNDa (hiMsA) mAna lete haiN| yahIM cintana meM truTi A gayI hai| isako miTAe binA svasthatA nahIM aatii| Ananda zrAvaka ke jIvana ko dekheN| pAMca sau hala calate the, cAlIsa hajAra gAya-baila the| cAra karor3a hiraNya vyApAra meM laga rahe the| kintu vyaktigata jIvana saMyamita thaa| phaloM meM AMvalA se atirikta phala nahIM khAtA thaa| eka aMgoche se jyAdA kAma meM nahIM letA thaa| yaha thA arthadaNDa aura anarthadaNDa kA viveka (ahiMsA aura anarthahiMsA kA vivek)| apane jIvana meM saMyama thA aura sArI sampatti parivAra tathA samAja ke lie thii| Aja ulTA cakra cala rahA hai| apane lie saba kucha kiyA jAtA hai aura samAja ke lie saMyama kI bAta socI jAtI hai| honA yaha cAhie ki vyaktigata jIvana meM saMyama ho, kama-se-kama vastra aura khAdya sAmagrI kA upayoga ho, jisase padArthoM ke prati Asakti na bddh'e| sabase pahale anarthahiMsA ko smjheN| zAdI meM pacAsa hajAra 189 ma dharma ke sUtra
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________________ kA kharca karate haiM, pradarzana karate haiM, yaha anarthahiMsA nahIM hai? zAdI meM hajAroM ko khilAte haiM, bAhara jAkara ve hI gAliyAM dete haiM aura AlocanA karate haiM-binA prayojana itanA kharca kiyA hai| prayojana kI vyarthatA siddha hone para arthahiMsA bhI anarthahiMsA ho jAtI hai| ADambara aura pradarzana jo anAvazyaka hotA hai, use banda karanA caahie| arthahiMsA AvazyakatAvaza svIkAra kI AtI hai| jo AvazyakatA se adhika hotA hai, vaha anarthahiMsA kI zreNI meM calA jAtA hai| bailagAr3I meM khaMjana denA Avazyaka hotA hai| vahAM bhI do-cAra sera tela DAleM to anAvazyaka ho jAtA hai| jitane se parivAra kA kAma cala sake vahAM taka to Avazyaka yA arthahiMsA hai, para usase adhika ho, vaha anAvazyaka yA anartha-hiMsA hai| hara vyakti yaha viveka kara sakatA hai ki yaha arthahiMsA hai yA anarthahiMsA hai| samAja meM sabhI hiMsA chUTa jAe, sambhava nahIM hai, kyoMki samAja cala nahIM sktaa| para anarthahiMsA se bacA jA sakatA hai| dharma kyoM kareM? anarthahiMsA ko samApta karane ke lie| jo isa artha meM dharma ko svIkAra karatA hai| vaha saMyamI banatA hai, vyaktigata jIvana meM saMyama ko sthAna detA hai| 000 samAja ke pariprekSya meM arthahiMsA aura anarthahiMsA 186
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________________ dharma ke sUtra AcArya mahAyajJa Ho