Book Title: Dhyan Sadhna aur Siddhi
Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003863/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna sAdhanA aura siddhi zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna vyakti kI nahIM, sampUrNa/ vizva kI AvazyakatA hai / jisa taraha se ucca raktacApa, hRdayaroga aura mAnasika tanAva kI bar3hotarI ho rahI hai, use dekhate hue antataH sabako dhyAnayoga kI zaraNa meM AnA hogaa| eka sampUrNa svastha vizva kA Ananda pAne ke lie hara vyakti dhyAna-yoga- prANAyAma ko jIvana kA anivArya caraNa banAe / For Personal & Private Use Only - zrI candraprabha Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMvibhAga zrI premakizorajI-zrImatI pUraNadevI agravAla __ kI smRti meM zrI suzIlakumAra, ramezakumAra agravAla, jodhapura For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna sAdhanA aura siddhi For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi zrI candraprabha sampAdana zrImatI latA bhaMDArI 'mIrA' prakAzana - varSa : maI, 2003 / dvitIya saMskaraNa sannidhi : gaNivara zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI prakAzana : jitayazA phAuMDezana, 9sI, esplaneDa IsTa, kolakAtA - 69 kampojiMga : lalita kampyUTara, jodhapura / mudraNa: anamola prinTsa, jodhapura mUlya : 25/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMketa manuSya ke sampUrNa svAsthya ke lie jitanI AvazyakatA samyak bhojana evaM auSadhi kI hai, AdhyAtmika abhyudaya ke lie utanI hI dhyAna aura yoga kI / prastuta grantha 'dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi' pUjyazrI dvArA dhyAna-sAdhakoM ko saMbodhita pravacana evaM dhyAnayoga-sAdhanA ke abhyAsa-krama kA saMcayana hai| 'dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi' pUjyazrI kA vaha darzana hai, jisameM manuSya kI mAnasika evaM AdhyAtmika samasyAoM kA samAdhAna prarUpita hai| unake vaktavya kisI dharma ke pravacana nahIM, varan antardRSTi se jIvana kI gaharAI meM utarakara AtmasAt kie anubhava ke muktA-kaNa haiM / ve madhurima haiM, unakI vANI aura anubhUti madhurima haiM / isase bhI jyAdA madhurima hai unakA mauna, zAntacetA svruup| hama ekAkAra hoM sIdhe mUla vANI ke sAtha, unmukta/Ananda-bhAva se| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAra-saMkSepa "yuvaka kA prazna thA, 'dhyAna, Akhira kyA hai?' saMta ne bagaira kucha kahe kaMdhe para laTakA bojhila thelA utArA aura vahIM jamIna para ulaTA kara diyaa| yuvaka ne pUchA, aura kucha?' saMta ne khAlI thailA uThAyA, kaMdhe para laTakAyA, bagaira kucha kahe ravAnA ho gae rAjamArga kI or| yuvaka ke pAsa pratibhA thI, prajJA thii| vaha samajha gayA dhyAna ke marma ko aura upalabdha ho gayA svayaM ke prakAza ko| dhyAna meM utarane se pahale, dhyAna ke marma ko samajho aura phira dhyAna meM utro| eka bAra aura, isa saMvAda para manana karo aura mukta ho jaao| tuma abhI isI kSaNa AdhyAtmika zAnti se AhlAdita ho utthoge|" -- zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukrama 1. ur3ie paMkha pasAra 1-11 12-26 2. eka DubakI apane bhItara 3. mana ko mile sArthaka dizA 27-39 4. vicAra-zakti kA vikAsa 40-50 5. sAkSIbhAva hI sAdhanA kA gura 51-59 60-70 71-82 83-89 6. dhyAna vahI, jo ghaTe jIvana meM 7. manuSya kA mana aura dhyAna kA vijJAna 8. dhyAna aura vizva kA bhaviSya 9. jIvana jie~ antarhadaya se 10. mukti ho, mRtyu nahIM 11. dhyAnayoga H prayoga-paddhati 90-100 101-115 116-145 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ur3iye paMkha pasAra mere priya Atman, manuSya-jIvana kA phUla bar3e saubhAgya se khilatA hai / kisI bhI prANI ke lie nirantara pratIkSA aura puNya-saMcaya ke bAda hI manuSyatva kA phUla khilA karatA hai / kisI manuSya kA pazu yA devatA honA sarala hai, lekina manuSya kA manuSya honA hI kaThina ho gayA hai| manuSya kA apane stara se gira jAnA hI pazutva hai aura Upara uTha jAnA hI devatva kA pratIka hai / deva to Upara uTha hI cuke haiM, lekina manuSya ke sAmane sabhI vikalpa khule hue haiN| vaha jo cAhe ho sakatA hai - pazu, manuSya yA deva / manuSya ke hAtha meM manuSyatva rahe, yahI jIvana kA varadAna hai / antarmana se manuSyatva kA chiTaka jAnA jIvana kA abhizApa yaha prakRti kA anugraha hai ki hama svastha iMsAna haiN| AjIvikA bhI ucita saMsAdhanoM se hI prApta karate haiM / hama na to kisI prakAra ke durvyasana se grasta haiM aura na hI kinhIM hiMsaka pravRttiyoM meM saMlagna haiM, lekina phira bhI aisA kyA hai ki hama apane manuSyatva kI kasauTI para khare nahIM utarate / hama pAte haiM ki hamAre bhItara se manuSya haTa gayA hai / vaha kabhI pazu ho jAtA hai, kabhI devatva kI ora calA jAtA hai / basa, nahIM raha pAtA to manuSya nahIM raha pAtA / dharma se vaha apane hone kI to mukti cAhatA hai, lekina manuSyatva nahIM pA pAtA / aura jaba taka manuSyatva nahIM milatA, taba taka AtmavizvAsa aura utthAna ke sAre For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi mArga svataH hI avaruddha ho jAte haiN| manuSyatva IjAda hogA manana karane se / mana se hI manuSyatva kA sambandha hai / mana ko manana kI dizA dekara hI manuSyatva ko sArthaka kiyA jAtA hai / abhI mana meM manuSyatva kahA~ hai ! abhI to mana meM pazutA hai, pAzavikatA hai / apane pAzavika mana ko devatva kI dIpti se Alor3ita karanA hI manuSyatva hai / buddha kA vivAha huaa| saMtAna huii| mahAvIra ke bhI saMtati huI / yaha saba manuSya ke usa mana kA kAma thA, jisameM vAsanA rahatI hai| mahAvIra ke mAtApitA kI mRtyu huI, jalatI huI citA dekhI aura cetanA jaga utthii| buddha ne dIna-hIna manuSya kI sthiti dekhI, unake hRdaya kA devatA jaga uThA / mana kA kAyAkalpa ho gayA / mana kI dizA aura dazA donoM badala gaI / yAni manuSyatva kA janma ho gyaa| mana mara gayA, manu paidA ho gayA / vyakti gauNa ho gayA, vyaktitva mahAna ho gyaa| Aja manuSya bhaTakatA huA dikhAI detA hai / cAhe ise samaya kA pravAha kaheM yA saMskAroM kA prabhAva, hara ora bhaTakAva hI najara AtA hai / yaha koI rAstoM para bhaTakanA nahIM hai / yaha to manuSya kA svayaM se bhaTakAva hai aura yahI vicAraNIya bhI hai / patA lApatA ho jAe to ThikAnA mila jAegA, lekina jaba vaha apane mana ke galiyAre meM aTaka jAe, vahIM bhaTaka jAe to use apane bAre vicAra karanA cAhie / hameM bhagavAna aura AtmA ke bAre meM utanA vicAra nahIM karanA hai jitanA svayaM ke manuSyatva ke bAre meM / pahale hama yaha to jAna leM ki mAnavIya svarUpa ke calate hamAre aMdara kyA viziSTatAe~ honI cAhie aura hamAre pAsa kyA khAmiyA~ haiN| hama jaba iMsAna ko bhaTakatA huA dekhate haiM to pAte haiM ki vaha bhIr3a meM akelA aura akele meM bhIr3a juTAe hae hai / vaha nirNaya hI nahIM kara pAtA ki vaha cAhatA kyA hai / jaba bhIr3a meM hai aura use koI dekha nahIM rahA, chU nahIM rahA, bAta nahIM kara rahA, usakI suna nahIM rahA, taba apane ko akelA samajhane lagatA hai aura ekAMta hone para jaba akelApana cAhatA hai to vicAroM kI bhIr3a meM DUbatA utarAtA rahatA hai| pravRtti se palAyana karanA cAhatA hai, palAyana kiye jAne para pravRtti kA khvAba pIchA nahIM chodd'taa| saMsAra meM rahakara saMnyAsa ke khvAba dekhatA hai aura saMnyAsI hokara saMsAra ke cane cabAnA cAhatA hai / piMjare kA pakSI AkAza meM ur3ane ke svapna dekhatA hai aura AkAza kA pakSI socatA hai koI aisA upAya karU~ ki piMjare meM ArAma se dAnA-pAnI prApta karU~ / manuSya svayaM hI yaha samajhane meM asamartha hai ki use kisa bAta kA tanAva hai, kisase ghuTana hai, kisa taraha kI rAgAtmaka aura hiMsAtmaka pravRttiyA~ haiM / use kyoM anidrA-roga ne gherA hai / manuSya apane For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ur3iye paMkha pasAra mana se abUjha hai / vaha antarmana se rugNa hai| svayaM ko jAnane aura samajhane kA hamAre pAsa samaya hI nahIM hai / hama auroM ko to jAna lete haiM, para svayaM se anajAna raha jAte haiM / auroM kI kitAbeM par3ha lete haiM, para apanI kitAba anapar3hI raha jAtI hai / dUsaroM ke mana meM hamAre prati kyA bhAva haiM yaha to jA~ca lete haiM, lekina svayaM ke mana se hama anacInhe hI haiN| mana ke ulajhAva bhI svayaM ke svArtha, svayaM ke vikAra aura svayaM kI kAmanAoM ke hI haiM / jaba mana ke hAtha meM manuSyatva A jAegA, taba mana manuSya kA varadAna ho jaaegaa| mana svayaM paramAtmA kA maMdira ho jaaegaa| hama par3hate aura sunate A rahe haiM ki bhagavAna avatAra lete haiM para prazna hai kahA~? bhagavAna avatAra lete haiM manuSya ke nirmala ho cuke mana meM / kahate haiM kRSNa gopikAoM ke sAtha rAsa racAte haiM / Aja to yaha saba svapna-sA lagatA hai / hamAre vikalAMga aura vikRta mana meM vaha pavitratA aura pAtratA nahIM hai ki hama prabhu ko nimaMtraNa de sakeM ki vaha hamAre antarmana meM vihAra kare, hamAre sAtha aThakheliyA~ kre| mAnA, duniyA kA nakzA bahuta bar3A hai / isameM anaginata deza, rASTra aura kaumeM haiM, lekina manuSya kA nakzA bahuta choTA hai, isakA atyaMta sImita saMsAra hai / 'vasudhaiva kuTumbakam' hamAre svArthoM aura gharoM meM simaTa gayA hai| hama apanI cAradIvAra ko lA~gha hI nahIM pAte / zAyada jise hama pazu kahakara heya-tuccha samajhate haiM, usameM bhI mAnavatA ke cihna mila jAe~ge, para manuSya kitanA choTA ho rahA hai, zAyada isa ora hamArA dhyAna nahIM hai| eka pazu meM kitanI mamatA aura sahAnubhUti hotI hai / isake kaI martabA udAharaNa dekhe jA sakate haiM / kala hI saMbodhi-dhAma kI ora jAte hue maiMne dekhA ki eka kutiyA apane baccoM ke sAtha anya mRta kutiyA ke pilloM ko bhI dugdhapAna karA rahI thii| kahIM koI anyathA bhAva nahIM, balki nizcitatA ki vaha dUsaroM kI bhI vyavasthA kara rahI hai / kyA hamAre aMdara aisI iMsAniyata hai ki hama par3osI kA hita sAdha sakeM / hama apane svArtha ke sAtha dUsaroM kA svArtha to sAdha sakate haiM, lekina apane hita meM par3osI kA hita smaraNa rakha pAte haiM ? hamArA saMsAra bahuta hI choTA hai / karuNA aura mamatA kevala apanoM para umar3atI hai / apane bhI kauna, jinase saMsAra ne khUna kA saMbaMdha diyA hai aura bahuta huA to camar3I yA damar3I kA saundarya AkarSita kara letA hai| pazu to apane se alaga jAti ke jIva para AkramaNa karatA hai, para yahA~ to manuSya, manuSya para hI AkramaNa kara rahA hai| usakA vyavahAra pazu se bhI badatara hotA jA rahA hai / usa mInAra para baiThe kabUtara kI ora dhyAna deN| ye pariMde to kabhI maMdira para bhI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi baiTha jAte haiM aura kabhI masjida para bhI / jo masjida para baiThA hai, vahI kabhI girajAghara meM hone vAlI prArthanA bhI sana AtA hai, to kabhI gurudvAre meM bhI ur3a AtA hai| eka hama haiM jo bhagavAna kI ArAdhanA ke lie banAI jAne vAlI imAratoM aura mInAroM ko mandira-masjida-girajA kA nAma dekara eka-dUsare se dUra ho jAte haiM, vaimanasya kara baiThate haiM, daMge-phasAda ho jAte haiN| kyA hama isa ora gaura pharamAe~ge? maiM cAhatA hU~ eka bAra hama apane ApakA, apane AdarzoM kA, apane yathArthoM kA, apane mUlyoM kA mUlyAMkana kareM / hama apane Apako pahacAneM, apane Apako tauleN| dhyAna-zivira kA uddezya svayaM kA svayaM se paricaya hai / svayaM yAni jo hama haiM / bhItara se jo hama haiM / jarUrI nahIM hai ki manuSya bhItara bhI manuSya ho / bAhara tuma manuSya ho, bhItara tumhAre sarpa kA krodha phuphakAra rahA ho / lobha kA daladala ho / mUrchA kA aMdherA ho / hiMsA ke kAratUsa hoM / vaira-virodha ke sAMDa hoM / murkhatA ke gadhe hoM / yaha bhI saMbhava hai ki ApakA antarmana sukhazAMti ke gulAba se suvAsita ho / prema kA prabhAta khilA ho / sahAnubhUti kA sAgara laharA rahA ho / samatA kA saMgIta phUTa rahA ho / nekI kI nemata se zRMgArita ho| kahA nahIM jA sakatA ki kauna kisa sthiti meM hai / manuSya kaba preta kA svarUpa akhtiyAra kara le aura kaba deva kaa| aba yaha manuSya kA mana hai / isakA agalA pala kaisA hogA, yaha koI hamArI hastarekhA meM likhA thor3e hI hotA hai / hama mana se rUbarU hoN| dhyAna mana ko pahacAnane kA mArga hai, mana se atikramaNa kara lene kA mArga hai, mana se mukta ho jAne kA gura hai| jaba hama svayaM ko jAna lete haiM, eka ko jAna lete haiM mAno hama sabhI ko jAna lete haiM / svayaM kA pratibimba sabameM dikhAI dene lagatA hai / taba hama khuda ke putra aura dUsare ke putra meM pharka nahIM kara sakate / hamArA sneha, hamArI karuNA, hamAre mamatva ke sabhI bhAgIdAra ho jAte haiN| yaha zivira hameM aisI zraddhA detA hai ki hama maMdira aura ghara meM bheda na kara sakeM / hama ghara ko svarga kA vaha rUpa deM ki ghara khuda Izvara ke praNidhAna kA maMdira ho jaae| yaha zivira eka aisI zraddhA detA hai ki bAla kRSNa aura apane bAlaka meM bhinnatA na raha jAe / bAlakRSNa ke maMdira meM agara mAkhana-mizrI car3hAte ho, usa samaya yadi apanA putra Akara mAkhana-mizrI kI mAMga kare to usameM bAlakRSNa kA svarUpa dikhAI de jAe aura maMdira meM diyA jAne vAlA arghya putra kI udara-pUrti kara de / merI preraNAe~ kevala ITa-patthara ke maMdira meM jAne ke lie nahIM hai, apitu Apa jahA~ haiM vahIM maMdira kA niyamana ho jAe / vaha dRSTi prApta ho jAe ki apane hI bacce meM kRSNa kA rUpa dekha skeN| kRSNa to sadA hI Apake AsapAsa hai, basa Apako vaha A~kha mila jAe ki kRSNa najara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ur3iye paMkha pasAra Ane lage / sAdhaka, tuma usa dRSTi ke svAmI bano ki sivA usake aura koI najara hI na Ae / nAnaka ne kahA thA mere pA~va usa ora kara do, jisa ora usakA nivAsa na ho| ___ saca meM, hamAre ulajhAva tabhI taka haiM jaba taka samajha nahIM mila jAtI / tumhArA putra bhI tabhI taka tumhAre sAtha hai jaba taka vaha apane pairoM para khar3A nahIM ho jAtA hai / paMkha nikalane taka hI baccA cir3iyA ke pAsa rahatA hai / paMkha lagate hI vaha kulAMce bharane lagatA hai| isake bAda bhI agara putra mAtA-pitA ke pAsa raha jAe to bahuta saubhAgya kI bAta hai| lekina yaha saubhAgya bahuta kama logoM ko upalabdha hai / aura jaba paMkha nikalane para ur3anA hI hai to kisa daladala meM A~kheM aTakI huI haiN| hama dekha rahe haiM isa nazvara kAyA ko, jo bhI isa bhUtala para avatarita huA phira vaha tIrthaMkara hoM yA paigambara yA avatAra sabhI ko yahA~ se vidA lenI pdd'ii| phira hama kisake lie aura kyoM itane jAla phailA rahe haiN| hamAre pUrvajoM ne bhI yahI kiyA, hama bhI yahI kara rahe haiM aura Ane vAlI pIr3hiyA~ bhI yahI karatI rheNgii| Akhira kyoM? hameM ina sabase hAsila kyA ho rahA hai| sirpha yahI ki hamArI mAlakiyata khotI jA rahI hai| hama mAla to baTora rahe haiM, lekina mAlika gAyaba ho gayA hai / usa mAla kI kImata hI kyA jisakA mAlika hI na bace / jarA batAie, hamAre hAtha meM kyA hai hamArI manuSyatA yA mahaja dukAnadArI? tuma apane choTe se saMsAra ko kitanA jiyoge / jInA hai to pUre saMsAra ko jiyo, dAyaroM meM simaTakara kyA jInA / eka gadhA to nAsamajha hai, svayaM ke lie soca nahIM sakatA isalie ghara aura ghATa ke bIca ghUma rahA hai, lekina tumhAre sAtha koI majabUrI nahIM hai| tuma to soca sakate ho ki atIta meM vyatIta varSoM se kyA pAyA-kyA khoyA / tuma tanika dekho to sahI tumane khoyA hI khoyA hai, aura jise pAnA kahate ho vaha to kho hI jAne vAlA hai / kyA kucha aisA pA sake jo tumheM tRpti de gayA yA saMtoSa de gayA? nahIM, tumheM jo mila rahA hai tuma usake pIche daur3a rahe ho / tuma apanI kAmanAoM ke pIche daur3a rahe ho, lekina jitanI vaha tumheM pAsa lagatI hai vahA~ pahu~cakara tuma pAte ho dUrI utanI kI utanI hai aura tumhArI daur3a jArI rahatI hai / bahuta daur3a lie / aba jarA rukakara bhI dekho| dekho jinake pIche daur3a rahe ho, vaha bahuta kSaNika hai / isake alAvA eka zAzvata bhI hai, jise daur3akara nahIM, Thaharakara pAyA jAtA hai / aba yaha daur3a baMda karo aura ruka kara dekho, sajaga hokara dekho, antardRSTi se dekho / vaha tumhAre bilkula najadIka hai / kAmanA kA kSitija kabhI nahIM chU pAoge, lekina usakA AkAza bilkula karIba, tumhAre hI aMdara hai| kRpayA apane Apako pddh'o| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnaHsAdhanA aura siddhi mere dekhe, jIvana se bar3hakara duniyA meM koI zAstra nahIM hai / isake pRSTha tumhAre sAmane khule hue haiM / jarA A~kheM kholo aura isa zAstra ko par3ho / preraNA dene aura preraNA pAne ke lie jIvana se bar3hakara koI dUsarA guru nahIM hai| lekina hama bhaTaka rahe haiM aura khoja rahe haiM ki koI guru mila jaae| kabhI-kabhI nasIba se guru mila bhI jAtA hai to usase bhI saMsAra kI hI pUrti karA rahe haiN| apanI kAmanAoM ke makar3a jAla meM use bhI ulajhAne kI koziza karate haiN| apane saMsAra meM usakI bhI Ahati dene ke prayAsa meM jaTa jAte haiN| hamArI manuSyatA kahIM lupta ho jAtI hai aura svArtha-sAdhana kI pravRtti guru ke AsapAsa bhI gherA banAne lagatI hai / hama usa para bhI apanI mAlakiyata karane se bAja nahIM Ate / hama kabhI pUre manuSya nahIM raha pAte haiN| ___ eka pazu pUrA pazu hai, eka pakSI pUrNa pakSI hai, lekina kyA hama pUre manuSya haiM ? yahI prazna vicAraNIya hai ki kyA manuSya pUrA manuSya hai ? nahIM, vaha apane manuSyatva kA mAlika nahIM bana pA rahA hai / svayaM se mAlakiyata uThatI jA rahI hai| vastuoM kA mAlika bhI nahIM rahA phira svayaM kI mAlakiyata kahA~ / manuSya ke dina aura rAta aMdhere meM bIta rahe haiM / rAta to aMdhere meM hai hI, dina meM bhI ujAlA nahIM hai / manuSya ke pAsa rozanI kA kauna-sA AyAma hai ! vastuoM kA saMgraha usakI pravRtti hai binA yaha jAne ki isakA kyA upayoga ho rahA hai / kevala jamA karanA usakI Adata bana gaI hai aura jaba mRtyu kI velA najadIka AtI hai taba vaha vivaza hai yaha dekhane ko ki usake sAtha kucha nahIM jA rahA hai / jIvanabhara saMgraha kiyA, para jAte samaya muTThI bhara bhI na le jA skaa| phira saMgraha kisake lie? kyA miTTI hone ke lie? sikaMdara ke jIvana kI ghaTanA hai- jaba sikaMdara mRtyu zaiyyA para thA, to usake AsapAsa senA ke aphasara khar3e hue the| ve aphasara jinhoMne apane samrATa ke vizva-vijaya abhiyAna meM pramukha bhUmikA nibhAI thii| unakI A~kheM azru se bharI huI thiiN| sikaMdara pratipala mRtyu kI ora bar3ha rahA thA aura ve lAcAra the| vizva kA samrATa kitanA dayanIya laga rahA thaa| tabhI sikaMdara ne A~kheM kholI aura kahA, 'merI eka aMtima icchA hai jise tumaloga avazya pUrI krnaa| sabhI aphasara cakita ki mRtyu zaiyyA para par3e samrATa kI kyA icchA ho sakatI hai / unhoMne praznabharI nigAhoM se samrATa ko dekhaa| samrATa ne kahanA jArI rakhA, 'jaba merI arthI uThe to mere donoM hAtha bAhara rakhanA tAki duniyA dekha sake ki samrATa hokara, sArI duniyA kA bAdazAha hokara bhI khAlI hAtha jA rahA huuN|' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ur3iye paMkha pasAra mRtyu ke samaya kitanA nairAzya ! TUTa jAtA hai AdamI, marane se nahIM, mRtyu ke ahasAsa ho jAne bhara se / mRtyu kI maMjila para muskAna usake hoThoM para rahatI hai jo jIvana se saMtuSTa rahatA hai, Antarika mauna aura Ananda-lAbha kA saMvAhaka rahatA hai| tuma nizcita raho / hara hAla masta ! tumheM kisI kI ciMtA karane kI jarUrata nahIM hai / jisane tumhe saMsAra meM bhejA hai vaha sabakI ciMtA kara rahA hai / usane pahale vyavasthA juTAI hai taba saMsAra meM bhejA hai / tuma kevala apane uttaradAyitva kA nirvahana karo kyoMki tuma mAdhyama ho jisake jarie saMsAra kA vistAra ho rahA hai| tuma kevala sahayogI ho, sarvesarvA nahIM; phira gumAna kisa bAta kA / amIroM ko lur3hakate aura garIboM ko car3hate kitanA samaya lagatA hai / patA hI nahIM cala pAtA ki kaba kisakA pahiyA Upara gayA aura kaba nIce aayaa| paramAtmA sabako vyavasthA detA hai| asalI vyAsapITha para to vahI baiThA hai / sabake bartana usI kI cAka para banate haiN| phira hama kyoM ulajhe raheM / hameM to aisA jIvana jInA cAhiye ki antarmana meM na kisI taraha kA bhAra ho, na kahIM koI baMdhana ho, na koI ber3I ho / tuma to paMchI bano unmukta AkAza ke / paMkha pasAro aura vihAra karo / yaha dhyAna kA mArga hameM unmukta AkAza degaa| hamAre bojha aura baMdhanoM kI ber3iyoM ko kATa kara zAMti aura svataMtratA kA dIpa jalAegA, jisakI jyoti meM hama Ananda ke sAtha jIne kI preraNA pA skeNge| dhyAna hamameM jagAegA aisA jAgaraNa ki hama dekha sakeMge apane hone ko, apanI sahajatA ko / apanI pUrNatA ko| Aja taka duniyA meM jAgakara koI krodha nahIM kara pAyA hai| jAga bhI ho aura krodha bhI; aisA sambhava nahIM hai / yA to jAgaraNa rahegA yA krodha / agara antarmana aura antarvRtti ke prati sajagatA hai, to krodha janma hI na le paaegaa| krodha paidA taba hogA, jaba mana meM kisI bAta ko lekara koI pratikriyA uThegI / jo zAnta ho cukA hai, mauna ho cukA hai jisakA mana, use pratikriyA kyoM kara uThegI / vaha krodhita kyoM hogaa| vaha zAnta thA, zAnta rhegaa| nirmala aura avikRta rhegaa| aisA huA, buddha kisI gA~va se gujarate the| vahA~ ke loga buddha ke prati bahuta krodhita the / ve ikaTThe hue aura lage dene buddha ko gAliyA~ / thor3I dera bAda buddha ne kahA, 'mitroM, agara tumhArI bAta pUrI ho gaI ho to maiM jAU~, mujhe dUsare gA~va jaldI pahu~canA hai|' 'bAta, kaisI bAta ! hama to tumheM gAliyA~ de rahe haiN| kyA itanI sIdhI-sI bAta tumheM samajha meM nahIM AtI'-- bhIr3a meM se koI bolA / buddha ne kahA 'tuma gAliyA~ de rahe ho, yaha to mujhe bhI samajha meM A rahA hai, lekina maiMne gAliyA~ lenA baMda kara diyA / aura jaba taka maiM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi na lU~ tumhAre dene se kyA hogA / jaba se jagA hU~, galata cIjoM ko lenA baMda kara diyA hai / hoza se bharA huA AdamI gAlI nahIM le sakatA / aba maiM jAU~ ? ve loga bahuta hairAna hue| jAte samaya buddha ne kahA- 'eka bAta aura batAU~ pichale gA~va meM loga miThAiyA~ lekara Ae the| maiMne kahA, peTa bharA hai / yaha bhI isIlie kaha sakA ki jAgA huA thA / jAgakara dekhatA rahatA hU~ to galatI karanA bahuta muzkila ho jAtA hai / ve loga miThAiyA~ vApasa le gae / aba Apa batAiye unhoMne miThAI kA kyA kiyA hogA |''are ghara jAkara bA~Ta dI hoMgI' bhIr3a meM se eka bolA / 'mujhe yahI ciMtA ho rahI hai, tuma saba para bahuta dayA A rahI hai, tuma aba ina gAliyoM kA kyA karoge / maiM letA nahIM; le bhI nahIM sakatA, cAhakara bhI nahIM le sakatA / bahuta muzkila ho gaI hai yaha bAta, kyoMki jAgA huA vyakti galata ko kaise svIkAra kare / dhyAna yaha pariNAma degA jAgRti kA, samadarzitA kA, jIvana ko jIne kA / saMbuddha sAdhaka kI dRSTi meM na jIvana hai, na mRtyu hai / yaha to jagata ke par3Ava haiN| isalie cAhe tanAva ho yA ghuTana, pIr3A ho yA dukha, bhIr3a ho yA tanhAI, sAMsArika liptatA ho yA aliptatA, dhyAna ke pathika isase nispRha rahate haiM / unake citta kI muskAna niraMtara yathAvat rahatI hai| dhyAnastha mana hI mukti kA dvAra kholatA hai / jAgrata cetanA hI truTiyoM kA pariSkAra kara sakatI hai / I maiMne bacapana meM eka preraNA pAI thI / maiMne par3hA thA ki bhagavAna kRSNa ne zizupAla ke lie yaha vacana de rakhA thA ki, 'maiM zizupAla kI ninyAnaveM galatiyoM ko kSamA kara dU~gA, lekina sauMvIM galatI hone para daMDa dene ke lie svataMtra rahU~gA / ' udhara zizupAla galatiyoM para galatiyA~ karatA calA gayA, kRSNa kI upekSA para upekSA hotI rahI / Dagara-Dagara para kRSNa apamAnita hote rahe / vaha to hAtha meM aMgAre lekara hI baiThA thA, lekina zAMta jhIla meM saba kucha samAtA calA gayA / kRSNa kI cetAvanI kI upekSA kara (zAyada bhUla hI gayA ho) apanI krodhAgni ko bhar3akAe rkhaa| hama sabhI jAnate haiM aMta meM usakA kyA hazra huA / eka bAta kahanA cAhU~gA agara kRSNa ninyAnaveM galatiyoM ko kSamA kara sakate haiM, to kyA hama nau bhI mApha nahIM kara sakate / thor3I-sI kSamAzIlatA to hamAre pAsa bhI honI cAhie / itanI sahiSNutA to hamAre aMdara honI hI caahie| kisI ke durvyavahAra ke prati kucha to hameM karuNAzIla honA hI caahie| dekhane meM yaha AtA hai ki hama to eka galatI bhI mApha nahIM kara pAte / kisI ne kucha kahA nahIM ki uttara taiyAra rakhA hai / vAstava For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ur3iye paMkha pasAra meM uttara to taiyAra hI rahatA hai / basa sAmane vAle kI pratIkSA rahatI hai / IMTa Aye usase pahale hI patthara taiyAra par3A hai / hama to usa sarpa kI taraha haiM jo jIbha lapalapAtA hI rahatA hai ki chuA nahIM aura DaMsa liyA / hama kisa taraha ke iMsAna haiM ? hamAre hAtha meM hai kyA? sivA hAtha ke / hAtha meM kucha rakhanA hI hai to apane puruSatva ko rakho aura dekho ki kyA hamAre hAtha meM manuSyatva hai ? manuSya saMpUrNa manuSya bane, yaha dhyAna kA prayojana hai / jIvana jIne ke lie sAdhana cAhie lekina sAdhana hI sAdhya na bana jAeM / dhana kI AvazyakatA hai / dhana ke binA sAdhana nahIM hoMge, suvidhAe~ nahIM hoMgI, dhana ke binA samAja meM ijjata bhI nahIM hotI, lekina smaraNa rakheM dhana ke pIche daur3ate hue lakSya se hI na bhaTaka jAe~ / dhana kI jarUrata ho sakatI hai, lekina dhana hI saba kucha nahIM hai / yaha khyAla banA rahanA caahie| maiM jAnatA hU~ duniyA meM kisI ko paramAtmA nahIM cAhie sirpha dhana cAhie / maiM to yaha bhI dekhatA hU~ ki jo saMsAra ko chor3akara saMnyAsa le letA hai use bhI dhana cAhie / acchA ho aba paramAtmA ke maMdiroM kI jagaha dhana ke maMdira banA die jAe~ jisase vahA~ jAkara apanI kAmanApUrti kara sako / kyoMki tuma maMdiroM meM dhana pAne hI to jAte ho / paramAtmA se prArthanA bhI karate ho to dhana kI mAMga karate hue| kabhI tumane dhyAna diyA hai tuma kaisI prArthanA bolate ho / usameM kyA-kyA icchAe~ bharI hotI haiN| kabhI tuma patra mAMgate ho, kabhI dhana, kabhI bhaMDAra bharane kI prArthanA karate ho / are kabhI apanI prArthanA meM yaha kRtajJatA prakaTa kI hai ki tUne itanA diyA hai ki maiM isake lAyaka bhI na thA? kabhI dhanyavAda diyA ki Aja itanA susvAdu bhojana milA? nahIM, tumhArI prArthanA bhI kAmanA kA hI dUsarA rUpa hai / prArthanA kevala kAmanA kI pUjA raha gaI hai| manuSya nizcaya hI IzvarIya zakti ke sAtha jur3e, lekina apane manuSyatva meM divyatva kI prArthanA lie / bagaira IzvarIya zakti ke AdamI mahaja dopAyA jAnavara hI hotA hai| hama apane mana meM rahane vAlI pazutA meM prabhutA kA prakAza saMcArita kareM / prabhu aura prabhutA ko vyApta ho jAne deM, tAki pazutA kA prezara kama ho / hama IzvarIya zakti ko, usake prema, usakI karuNA aura jJAna kI jyoti ko hAtha meM rakhakara saMsAra meM jieN| nizcaya hI auroM kA tumheM sahayoga milegaa| agara tuma eka kadama bar3hAte ho to sau kadama apane Apa tumhAre sAtha bar3ha Ate haiN| usakI karuNA apAra hai / vaha hajAra rAheM khola detA hai / kabhI agara eka rAha banda ho jAe, to kyA / dUsarI rAha svataH khula jAtI hai| eka hama haiM jo khule daravAje kI ora najara nahIM uThAte / banda rAhoM kI ora hI TakaTakI lagAe baiThe rahate haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnaHsAdhanA aura siddhi isalie saMsAra meM rahanA galata nahIM hai / saMsAra ke prati Asakta ho jAnA, saMsAra kI mUrchA ko apane meM basA lenA galata hai / saMsAra to sadA se hai / isase bacakara jAoge to bhI kahA~ / lekina tuma saMsAra kA hissA na bana jAo, saMsAra tumhArA hissA bana jAe, dhyAna yahI kalA hameM detA hai / dhyAna hameM vItarAga, vItadveSa aura vItamoha banAne kA upAya hai| maiMne saMnyAsa aura saMsAra meM bahuta pharka nahIM pAyA hai / pharka to manuSya ke apane mana meM hai / vahI makAnoM meM rahanA, vaisA hI bhojana karanA, usI taraha se logoM se milanA-julanA, phira bhI kucha aisA hai jo Upara uThA detA hai| ThIka vahI sthiti jaisI jala meM kamala kI hotI hai / saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI saMsAra kA paMka chU nahIM pAtA / saMsAra hI nahIM, vaha apanI kAyA ko bhI dekhatA hai / svayaM se alaga ki jaba cAheM taba chor3ane kI taiyArI / yaha nirliptatA hai| kevala karttavya kA pAlana hotA jAe, yahI abhilASA hai / vahI sadgRhastha hai jo karttavyapAlana ke bhAva se hI karma karatA hai, yahI usakA saMnyAsa hai| kisI samrATa ne eka saMta se anurodha kiyA ki prabhu kisI dina mere rAjamahaloM meM Ae~ aura bhojana svIkAra kareM / saMta ne kahA, samrATa hama yahIM ThIka haiM / kandamUla, phala-phUla khA lete haiM; prasanna haiN| para rAjA niraMtara anurodha karatA rahA, roja AtA aura saMta ko rAjamahala meM Ane kA nimaMtraNa detA / saMta ne kahA, 'ThIka hai hama kala aaeNge|' saMta rAjamahala meM pahu~cakara bhojana svIkAra karate haiM / thor3I dera rAjamahala meM Thaharate haiN| samrATa unheM apane mahaloM kA nirIkSaNa karavAtA hai / kucha samaya bAda saMta mahala se ravAnA hote haiN| samrATa bhI yaha socakara ki saMta ne unake mahaloM meM Akara unheM upakRta kiyA hai / ataH vaha bhI sAtha calane kI socane lagatA hai ki calo thor3I dUra taka unheM chor3a AtA hU~ / lekina mahala se bAhara nikalate hI usane saMta se pUchA, 'prabhu, saMnyAsI aura gRhastha meM kyA pharka hai / kyoMki maiMne dekhA Apa kapar3e bhI pahanate haiM, bhojana bhI karate haiM, maiM bhale hI mahaloM meM rahatA hU~ lekina ApakI bhI eka kuTiyA hai / hA~, itanA jarUra hai ki maiM vivAhita hU~ aura Apake patnI nahIM hai / taba kyA kevala itanA-sA hI pharka hai|' saMta muskurAe, kucha bole nahIM, sirpha calate rahe, calate rahe / idhara samrATa ke mana meM acaraja ho rahA hai ki saMta kucha bolate hI nahIM ki aba vApasa cale jAo ki bahuta dera ho gii| eka to prazna kA javAba nahIM diyA, Upara se ghara jAne ke lie bhI nahIM kaha rahe / use mana meM eka pIr3A, eka kasaka satA rahI hai ki rAjamahala pIche chUTatA jA rahA hai| itanI dUra calakara A ge| vaha bAra-bAra pIche mur3akara dekha rahA hai ki aba to rAjamahala kI coTI kI halkI-sI jhalaka dikhAI de rahI hai| aba to usase rahA na gyaa| saMta se bolA, bahuta ho gayA mahArAja, aba maiM calatA hU~ / saMta ne kahA, 'prema se jAo, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ur3iye paMkha pasAra lekina jAne se pahale apane prazna kA uttara to lete jAo / ' samrATa ne kahA, 'avazya / ' taba saMta ne pUchA, 'to tumheM javAba mila gayA ?''Apa to kucha bole hI nahIM phira javAba kaise mila gayA / ' samrATa ne pUchA saMta ne kahA, 'saMnyasta aura gRhastha meM itanA hI aMtara hai ki maiM rAjamahala meM AyA phira bhI rAjamahala meM nahIM thA aura tuma jaMgala meM A gae ho phira bhI rAjamahala meM hI ho / saMta jahA~ rahatA hai vahA~ rahakara bhI vahA~ kA nahIM hotA aura gRhastha jahA~ rahatA hai vahIM kA ho jAtA hai / saMta kA mana sthira hotA hai aura pA~va calate haiM / gRhastha ke pA~va ru~dhe hue rahate haiM, para mana calAyamAna rahatA hai / ' jahA~ alipta dazA AtI hai, vahIM manuSya ke aMtaHkaraNa meM saMnyAsa ghaTita hotA hai| manuSya kA mana manuSya ke niyaMtraNa meM A jAe, yahI sAdhaka kI pahacAna hai / taba vaha samaSTi kA hokara, jItA hai / mukti honI hI cAhie sabhI kI / Apa sabhI mukta hokara jie~, vaha mukti jo parama, zreSTha aura zAzvata hai / svArtha aura saMkIrNa dRSTi kI cAradIvArI se bAhara Ae~ / sAgara bahuta vizAla hai| paMkha phailAo, AkAza kI ora ur3Ana bharo, to patA calegA ki kSitija ke pAra kyA hai-- ananta kA AkAza, antahIna AkAza / Aja, basa, itanA hI / namaskAra / 11 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka DubakI apane bhItara mere priya Atman, kucha purAnI ghaTanA hai : eka yAtrI-jahAja sudUra samudra meM DUba gyaa| adhikAMza yAtrI samudra meM samA gae, lekina eka vyakti jaise-taise lakar3I ke pATa kA sahArA le, DUbate-utarAte taTa se jA lgaa| jisa taTa para vaha paha~cA, vaha nirjana, kiMtu harA-bharA TApa thaa| vaha vyakti usa nirjanatA meM rahane ko vivaza ho gyaa| prAkRtika khAdya bharapUra the| ghUmaghAmakara vaha kandamUla ikaTThe kara letA aura peTa bhara letA / usa nirjana TApU meM rahate hue use varSoM bIta gae / use insAnI duniyA kI yAda bhI AtI, lekina vApasa Ane kA koI upAya na thA / isa daramyAna usa AdamI kI bahuta khoja kI gaI, kyoMki zeSa yAtriyoM kA yA to patA cala gayA thA yA mRta deha mila gaI thii| kevala vahI thA jisakA atA-patA na thaa| dasa varSoM ke bAda punaH usakI khoja kI gii| eka helIkaoNpTara usa TApU para maMDarAne lagA aura usameM baiThe hue logoM ne dekhA ki yaha to vahI vyakti hai jisakI khoja meM ve bhaTaka rahe the / helIkaoNpTara nIce utarA, loga bAhara aae| ve use le jAne ko utsuka ho ge| sauhArdapUrNa milana huaa| bAhara kI duniyA ke Ae hue logoM ko usa vyakti ne phala va phaloM kA rasa peza kiyaa| ve loga nAztA kara hI rahe the ki nirjana TApU para rahane vAle vyakti kI najara eka akhabAra para pdd'ii| yaha akhabAra ve apane sAtha lAe For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka DubakI apane bhItara the jinhoMne usa akele AdamI ko khoja nikAlA thaa| vyakti ne akhabAra uThAyA, par3hA aura cauMka gyaa| tArIkha dekhakara to aura cauMka gayA, yaha to nayA akhabAra thA / use to isa nirjana sthAna para varSoM bIta gae the| jalapAna ke bAda una musAphiroM ne kahA, aba caleM ? 'maiM jAne se inkAra karatA hU~' usa vyakti ne kahA / Agantuka cauNke| unhoMne kahA, are, yaha tuma kyA kahate ho| khojate-khojate itane varSoM bAda tumheM pAyA hai aura tuma inkAra kara rahe ho' ! nirjana sthAna para rahane vAle usa manuSya ne javAba diyA- 'maiM bhI socatA thA, calU~ tumhAre sAtha, lekina tumhAre sAtha yaha jo akhabAra hai, ise par3hakara lagatA hai maiM yahIM ThIka hU~ / yahA~ maiM jisa sukha-zAMti aura Ananda kA mAlika hU~, vaha usa duniyA meM nahIM hai jahA~ tuma mujhe le jAnA cAhate ho / yaha akhabAra par3hakara lagatA hai vahA~ kyA kucha ho cukA hai / kyA tuma cAhate ho vyabhicAra se ghirI duniyA ke bIca jAU~ ? kyA vaimanasya se ghire hue samAja ke bIca jAU~ ? kyA majahaboM ke bIca baMTa gae dharma meM jAU~ ? jahA~ bhAI-bhAI kA khUna alaga ho gayA hai, usa parivAra ke bIca jAU~ ? tuma mujhe kahA~ le jAnA cAhate ho ? maiM yahIM behatara hU~ / yahA~ kevala maiM hU~ aura merA Ananda hai| usane jAne se bilkula inkAra kara diyaa| use zAMti kA dvIpa mila cukA thaa| Ananda kA dhAma mila gayA thaa| svayaM meM zAMta nirjana TApU kI khoja hI mukti kI sAdhanA hai| jaba taka dhyAna kI kalA nahIM AtI, bhItara kA zAMta nirjana TApU nahIM miltaa| isa nirjana TApU ke abhAva meM vyakti apane antarmana meM vyabhicAra, vaimanasya aura galAghoMTa saMgharSa meM jIne ko majabUra rahatA hai / jina kSaNoM meM apane hI antaHkaraNa ke sAgara meM naukA DUba jAtI hai, naukA to sabhI kI DUbatI hai, koI-sA hI pAra lagatA hai, kisI eka ko zAMta nirjana TApU mila pAtA hai / jise vaha nirjana TApa, zAMti kA dvIpa mila jAtA hai, vahI jIvana ke utsava, jIvana kI dhanyabhAgitA aura kRtapuNyatA ko upalabdha kara letA hai| dhyAna ke mArga para calakara hI antarmana kI zAMti, mauna aura Ananda kI prApti hotI hai / vyakti kA nirjana, antara-TApU meM ekAMta, mauna rahakara svayaM meM Atmastha ho jAnA hI svasti-mukti kA dvAra hai, svarga kA sAmrAjya hai / bItI sadiyoM ke mahApuruSa, jinake caraNoM meM hama namana karate haiM, ve sabhI dhyAna ke dvArA hI mahApuruSatva ko upalabdha hue| phira cAhe ve mahAvIra hoM yA buddha, jIsasa hoM yA sukarAta, muhammada hoM yA nAnaka, sabhI ne apane antara kI nirvicAra zAMti aura satya ko jiyA / buddha varSoM taka jaMgala meM rahe / vahA~ unhoMne kyA kiyA ? jaba unheM bodhi prApta huI taba ve kyA kara rahe the, unameM kyA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnaH sAdhanA aura siddhi ho rahA thA? mahAvIra ne pravrajyA grahaNa karane ke bAda lagAtAra caudaha varSoM taka kyA kiyA? jIsasa ne sUlI para laTakAe jAne ke bAda kSamA aura karuNA ke jo zabda kahe the, ve zabda kahA~ se Ae? satya ke lie sukarAta ne viSapAna kiyA--yaha Atmabala kahA~ se AyA ki ve garala-pAna kara sake / sApha hai unameM yoga kA bala thA, dhyAna aura satya-bodha kI gaharAI thii| dhyAna jIvana meM gaharAI detA hai aura usI gaharAI se Atmabala mukharita hotA hai / sahiSNutA aura karuNA kA udaya hotA hai / nizcaya hI ina sabako bhI dhyAna AtmasAta huA / ve AtmavAna hue, Atma-oja ko upalabdha hue| dhyAna rahe, Ama jyoM-jyoM pakatA hai, DAla tyoM-tyoM nIce jhukatI hai| jaba koI apanI paripUrNatA meM khilatA hai to eka alaga hI saumyatA, eka alaga hI saralatA, eka alaga hI karuNA se bhara uThatA hai / sArA saMsAra usakI karuNA kA pAtra ho jAtA hai| dhyAna svayaM kI saumyatA ko hI upalabdha karane kA upakrama hai / yaha zAnta manas kI sAdhanA hai, Urjasvita cetanA ko upalabdha hone kI prakriyA hai / dhyAna kA mArga kisane diyA, yaha bAta gauNa hai / dhyAna kI jyoti hameM kitanI jyotirmaya kara sakatI hai, yaha bAta mukhya hai| dhyAna kI vidhiyoM meM, dharma ke alaga-alaga rUpoM meM bhinnatA ho sakatI hai, lekina yaha bheda aisA hI hai jaise koI mATI kA diyA ho aura koI svarNa yA rajata kaa| lekina unakI jyoti meM koI pharka nahIM hai / unase uThane vAlA prakAza eka hI hai / tumheM mahAvIra aura buddha yA krAisTa aura mohammada meM pharka najara A sakatA hai, lekina unameM prajvalita jyoti eka hI hai, antara-Atma meM koI antara nahIM hai / dIyA koI bhI ho, krAisTa kA yA muhammada kA, kRSNa kA yA kabIra kA, mahAvIra kA yA buddha kA, diyoM meM bheda ho sakatA hai, lekina diyoM ko prApta jyoti meM koI bheda nahIM hotaa| ina mahAmahima logoM ne, ina divya putroM meM mAnavatA ko dhyAna kA vaha vijJAna, prema kA vaha mArga, jIne kI vaha kalA dI hai, jisake dvArA manuSya apane prakAzamayI 'jIvana' tattva ko upalabdha hotA hai| jisake dvArA manuSya pahacAnatA hai ki vaha kauna hai, kahA~ se AyA hai, kahA~ jAegA, usake jIvana kA mUla srota kyA hai / sAdhAraNataH vyakti dhyAna karatA hai, lekina phira bhI dhyAna se vaMcita hI raha jAtA hai, use kabhI svayaM kA dhyAna hotA hI nhiiN| dhyAna hameM hamAre AtmavAn hone kA bodha hai / "maiM hU~" isa zAnta-zUnya bodha kA nAma dhyAna hai / tuma AtmA ho / AtmA ko na khojanA hai, na pAnA hai; varana jo hai, usameM sthiti banAye rakhanA hai / samasyA Atmadarzana kI nahIM hai, samasyA Ubar3a-khAbar3a, azAnta For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka DubakI apane bhItara | mana ke zAnta hone kI hai| mana zAnta ra ta- saumya ho jAe, to tuma satata Atmabodha meM hI jIte ho / mana zAnta ho aura cetanA Urjasvita, yahI dhyAna kA dhyeya hai / mana kA sarala-saumya honA hI dhyAna kA pariNAma hai / Age ke dvAra to apane Apa khulate haiM / tuma aise svara ke svAmI hote ho, jise jhena ne eka hAtha kI tAlI kA svara kahA hai, araviMda ne divya sattA kA prakAza kahA hai / tuma AnandamayI mauna ko upalabdha hote ho / eka aisI samAdhi ko jahA~ mana kA samAdhAna huA / isake lie utareM hama vANI, vicAra, anubhavoM aura saMvedanAoM kI tahoM meM / I insAna jaba taka bolatA rahatA hai, usakI pahacAna banI rahatI hai / yadi vaha mauna ho jAe to hama bhUla hI jAte haiM ki vaha kauna hai / insAna - insAna sabhI eka jaise / jisa prakAra pazu eka jaise hote haiM, sabhI pakSI eka hI prakAra ke, kaue kaue haiM, kabUtara - kabUtara | aise hI insAna bhI eka jaise / agara kucha bole to pharka patA cale ki kauna kaisA hai / manuSya kI pahacAna vANI ke dvArA ho rahI hai ki tuma kucha bolo to patA cale ki tumhAre vicAra kaise haiN| vicAroM ke AdhAra para jAna jAe~ge, pahacAna pAe~ge ki tuma kauna ho / Aja insAna kI pahacAna usakI cetanA ke dvArA nahIM, balki vANI ke dvArA ho rahI hai / jabaki jIvana kA vijJAna yaha batAtA hai ki vANI kA prayoga jIvana kA bAhya vyavahAra hai / yaha bahuta hI UparI sataha kA svara hai / koI vyakti acchI se acchI carcA kara sakatA hai, sArI acchAiyoM kA piTArA khola sakatA hai, lekina isakA artha yaha na hogA ki vaha AcaraNa meM bhI utanA hI acchA aura svastha hai / isalie vANI ke kAraNa vyakti para bahuta adhika bharosA mata karanA / 15 mahAvIra ne to caudaha varSoM taka mauna rakhA / phira unake tIrthaMkaratva kI pahacAna kaise huI hogI / lekina ve tIrthaMkara hue| na bole hoMgeM, avazya hI nahIM bole hoMge, bolane kI unheM koI jarUrata hI nahIM thI / unheM to pahacAna hI usa tattva kI karanI thI, jo svayaM bola rahA hai / hama sabhI pahale tala para hI jI rahe haiN| bolanA, vANI kA vyavahAra prathama tala hai / lekina hama kevala bolate hI nahIM, bolane ke pahale eka ghaTanA aura ghaTatI hai, socane kI, vicArane kI / bhale yaha patA cale yA na cale ki hama soca rahe haiM yA bola rahe haiM, para bolane ke pahale avazya hI hama socane kI prakriyA se gujarate haiN| mu~ha se zabda uccArita hone ke pUrva yaha kahIM aura pahale hI A jAtA hai / isalie vANI to bAhya UparI tala hai / isake bhItara to socane kA tala hai / 1 1 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi 1 hama kyA bolate haiM isase bhI gaharI bAta hai hama kyA socate haiM / hara soca-vicAra ko hama bAhara pragaTa nahIM karate / hama vahI bAhara lAte haiM jo hamAre hita meM hotA hai / dUsaroM kI najara meM hama 'bhale' hI bane rahanA cAhate haiM, cAhe aMdara kitanA bhI vaira-virodha - vaimanasya pala rahA ho / bAhara to madhuratA hI banAe rakhane kA prayAsa karate haiM / lekina dhyAna kA saMbaMdha hamAre kore vANI - vyavahAra se nahIM hai / vANI - vyavahAra meM hama loka- lajjAvaza, kisI kI zAlInatA rakhane ke lie kisI kA vinaya- viveka rakhane ke lie apanI bAta nApa-taula kara peza kareMge / para socane ke lie hama svataMtra haiM / mana-hI-mana hama kisI ke lie kucha bhI soca sakate haiM aura yaha sabhI jAnate haiM ki dUsare ke lie sakArAtmaka aura acche vicAra kama hI Ate haiM / bure vicAra hI adhika Ate haiM / taba acche vicAra to bAhara A jAte haiM aura bure vicAra aMdara hI jame raha jAte haiM / dhyAna, vizeSakara saMbodhi-dhyAna Apako antara - svacchatA detA hai / bAhara kI zAlInatA aura socane kA behatara DhaMga detA hai| vANI-vyavahAra aura soca-vicAra se bhI eka aura gaharA tala hai, jahA~ na vicAra hotA hai, na zabda hotA hai / vahA~ zabda kI niSpati ke bIja hote haiM / vahA~ cintana nahIM hotA, sirpha darzana hotA hai / agara tuma mahAvIra se bhI pUchoge to ve bhI yahI kaheMge ki yaha saca hai, kyoMki aisA maiMne dekhA hai / mahAvIra ke nAma para jitane zAstroM kI racanA huI, unakA prArambha hI aise hotA hai / 'suyaM me AusaM--' sunA hai maiMne AyuSman / ziSyoM ne sunA, isalie unhoMne apane antaHkaraNa meM dekhA hai / 'Tena kamAnDamenTsa' ke dasa niyama bhI dekhe ge| isase bhI tAjjuba kI bAta hai ki jo kurAna kI AyatoM ko par3hatA hai, vaha jAnatA hai ki muhammada sAhaba kahate haiM ki maiMne kurAna kI AyatoM ko dekhA hai / vyakti ke antaHkaraNa meM eka aisI sthiti rahatI hai jahA~ vaha apane vicAra ko dekhatA hai, apane zabdoM ko aura svayaM ko bhI dekhatA hai / krodha kI taraMga, vikAra kI rekhA, prema kI kiraNa, sabhI ko dekhatA hai / jJAniyoM ne isa tIsare stara ko darzana kI saMjJA dI hai| lekina maiMne isase bhI Upara kI eka sthiti dekhI hai jahA~ na bolanA hotA hai, na sunanA, na socanA aura na hI dekhanA hotA hai / yaha vaha parA sthiti hai jahA~ na dRSTA hai, na dRSya hai aura na hI dRSTi hai / eka unmukta avasthA zeSa rahatI hai jise gItA jIvana-mukti kahatI hai / jise hama kahate haiM - 'deha rahe, para deha se rahate dehAtIta, una jJAnI ke caraNa meM vaMdana hoM agaNIta'hama usa jJAnI ke caraNa meM apane praNaman, apane namana samarpita karate haiM jo usa parAsthiti I - ko upalabdha hai / dhyAna kA vijJAna vyakti ko eka tala se dUsare tala para, phira tIsare tala taka For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka DubakI apane bhItara aura aMta meM cauthe tala taka pahu~cA detA hai / bilkula aise hI jaise kisI bhUkhaMDa ko khodate haiM to pahale miTTI milatI hai, phira patthara Ate haiM, usake bAda kIcar3a, aura gahare khudAI karate jAte haiM to zItala jala kI rasadhAra phUTa par3atI hai| aise hI vyakti ke antaHkaraNa meM gaharAI kI nirmiti hotI calI jAtI hai / maiMne prAtaHkAla kahA thA unnata, ucca mAnasika UrjA ke svAmI bano, unnata mastiSka ke mAlika bano / pahale caraNa meM to yahI lagatA hai ki eka hI to mastiSka hai, lekina jaise-jaise sAdhanA kI gahanatA hotI hai, rahasyoM ke dvAra khulate haiM aura parata-dara-parata utaratI jAtI haiM / jyoM-jyoM antaskA sparza hotA hai, vyakti mUrchA se prajJA ke prakAza meM praviSTa hotA jAtA hai / antaHkaraNa ke dvAroM ke khulane ke sAtha antarzaktiyoM kA svAmitva anAyAsa upalabdha ho jAtA hai / mere dekhe, jitanA samaya hama saMsAra ke lie dete haiM, usase eka-cauthAI samaya bhI agara antara-zAMti ke lie diyA jAye, to vyakti svayaM kI zAMti kA svAmI bana sakatA hai| saMsAra Apake jIvana ko pUrNa kara pAyA yA nahIM yaha saMzaya sadA, kaheM ki AkhirI kSaNa taka banA rahatA hai, lekina dhyAna Apako avazya hI pUrNatA pradAna kregaa| antarmana kI komalatA degaa| saMsAra meM Apa khone-pAne kI bailensa-zITa banAte haiM, lAbha-hAni kA byaurA rakhate haiM, lekina dhyAna meM sirpha pAnA hai / khonA to kucha bhI nahIM hai / vahA~ hAni kA to prazna hI nahIM hai / khonA kevala azAMti ko hai, para ise hama khonA bhI kaise kaheM / tuma zAMti meM utarate ho, to azAMti ke udvega svataH tirohita hote jAte haiM / jaise sarovara meM utaro, to deha para car3hA maila to anAyAsa hI utara jAtA hai / tuma zAMti meM utaro, azAMti apane Apa maila kI taraha chNttegii| hama kevala zAMta mana hone para dhyAna deM / na bandhana kI cintA kareM, na mukti kii| mukti ko sAdhanA nahIM hai / mukti to hamArI cetanA kA sahaja svabhAva hai / cetanA to mukta hI hai| ulajhana sArI mana kI hai, mana ke saMskAroM kI hai, saMskAroM ke sAtatya kI hai / jo inase uparata hai, vaha mukta hai / zAnta mana AtmAnaMda meM hI jItA hai / usakI buddhi svataH prakhara rahatI hai / usakA hRdaya sadA sahaja saumya-komala rahatA hai / vaha divya loka se AyA pathika hotA hai aura divya loka kI ora lauTa jAne vAlA pathika / vaha kevala kucha samaya ke lie pRthvI-graha para rahatA hai| usakA na janma hai, na mRtyu / priya Atman ! Ao, svayaM se mukhAtiba hoe~ / pramoda kareM / mauna ke bodha se pulakita hoM / mauna kA svara mukhara ho jAye / antara-vINA ke tAra jhaMkRta ho jAyeM, bIja meM se phUla khila jAye / kRpayA thor3A-sA samaya dIjie, svayaM ke lie, svayaM ke satya ke For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi lie, svayaM ke manana ke lie, apane astitva ke ciMtana ke lie / Apake aMdara sukarAta janma le sakatA hai, koI mahAvIra utara sakatA hai, koI kRSNa sAkAra ho sakatA hai / Apake antaHkaraNa ke kArAgAra meM kRSNa janma le sakatA hai aura bhItara kI ber3iyoM ko tor3a sakatA hai / hRdaya meM mIrA kA nRtya ho aura mana meM buddha kA mauna, basa Anandita jIvana kA itanA hI sAra hai / isake lie hameM antara-dhyAna meM utaranA hogaa| bhItara DUbakI lagAnI hogii| binA dhyAna aura samajha ke dharma jIvita nahIM raha sakatA / binA dhyAna ke dharma kaMdhoM para DhoyA jAne vAlA labAdA mAtra hai / dhyAna meM ramaNa karo aura gaharAI ko jio / jIvana cAhe kama ho yA jyAdA, lekina pUrNa gaharAI aura prANavattA se jio| dhyAna meM, dhyAna se jio| ___dhyAna kA artha hI hai svayaM meM jInA / dhyAna kA pahalA caraNa hI hai--bAhara se bhItara kI ora mudd'o| bhItara meM calane vAle kolAhala ko zAMta karanA-yaha dhyAna kA dUsarA caraNa hai / vidhi koI bhI ho sakatI hai, dhyeya eka hI hai| mArga bhale hI alaga hoM, para maMjila eka hai| dhyAna kA tIsarA aura aMtima caraNa hai-kolAhala ke zAnta hone ke bAda prApta hone vAle mauna aura Ananda meM ramaNa karo / ina tIna caraNoM meM hI dhyAna kA pUrA vijJAna hai, sampUrNa mArga hai / dhyAna kA saMbaMdha hamAre apane sAtha hai, isalie dhyAna jIvana-sApekSa hai| bAhara se bhItara kI ora mur3anA, antarmukhI ho jAnA hI pratikramaNa hai, bhItara ke zoragula ko samApta karanA, antara kI zAMti ko pA jAnA hI sAmAyika hai aura isa zAMti aura mauna ko jInA hI kaivalya aura samAdhi hai / antaraguhA meM dhyAna kI gaharAI Ane para Age kI rozanI apane Apa milatI jAtI hai| tamasa ke phaMda kaTate haiM, prakAza kI kiraNeM avatarita hotI haiM / caTTAneM haTatI haiM, nirmala nIra milatA hai / dIyA nIce dharA raha jAtA hai, bAtI jyotirmaya ho uThatI hai|| kucha praznoM para carcA kara leN| * pahalA prazna hai : prabhu, jaba dhyAnAvasthA meM hote haiM, tIna-cAra miniTa bAda hI ati sUkSma gola-gola sA puMja ghUmatA dikhAI detA hai aura kucha samaya bAda A~khoM meM azru umar3a Ate haiN| kyA dhyAna meM aisA hotA hai ? agara hotA hai to kyA yaha sahI hai ? kyA maiM dhyAna meM saphalatA hAsila kara sakatI hU~ / agara nahIM hotA to sudhArane kA prayAsa karanA cAhatI hU~, mArgadarzana deN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka DubakI apane bhItara 'prabhu / ' I praznakarttA ne prArambha va aMta donoM jagaha prabhu likhA hai / jahA~ prArambha bhI prabhu seho aura aMta bhI prabhu se, vahA~ prazna miTa jAte haiM / vahA~ prazna svataH tirohita ho jAtA hai / jahA~ prabhu hI prArambha hai aura prabhu hI samApana, vahA~ madhya meM bhI prabhu hI virAjita hai / prabhu ko agara aMta meM rakha diyA yA darakinAra kara diyA to prabhu kinAre calA gayA aura tumhArA ahaMkAra Upara uTha gayA / prabhu kA saMbodhana, udbodhana isalie tAki hamAre bhItara ahaMkAra kI graMthi kA nirmANa hI na ho| hama saba eka ho jaaeN| pUchA hai-- tIna cAra miniTa bAda gola puMja sA ghUmatA dikhAI detA hai / bhale hI yaha hamArA dhyAna meM praveza ho, lekina kucha loga aise bhI hote haiM jinakA parIkSA meM praveza pAnA hI saphala ho jAnA hotA hai / jinheM dhyAna sAdhanA hai, agara abhIpsA gaharI ho to zIghra hI sadha jAtA hai aura kucha jo UparI prayAsa hI karate haiM, ve dIrgha sAdhanA ke pazcAt bhI dhyAna kI gaharAI meM praveza nahIM kara . pAte 1 I aksara aisA ho jAtA hai ki baccoM ko samajha meM A jAtA hai ki krodha karanA ThIka nahIM hai aura vaha krodha nahIM karatA, lekina dAdAjI lambI umra gujArane ke bAda bhI krodhita ho uThate haiN| bAta kevala sadhane kI hai| bacce ko bhI koI sAdhanA sadha jAtI hai aura na sadhe to jIvana vyatIta ho jAtA hai aura tuma khAlI ke khAlI raha jAte ho / aura azru to tumheM nirbhara banA dete haiM / tumhAre antas kA prAyazcita hI azru rUpa meM umar3atA hai / mana kI malinatA bAhara nikala rahI hai| behatara hogA ina A~suoM ke sAtha bhItara ke kalmaSa ko nikala jAne do| aura phira jo bAta jihvA nahIM kaha pAtI, vaha azru kaha jAte haiM, hRdaya bola jAtA hai / isalie A~kheM jharatI haiM, jharane do| dhyAna meM agara hRdaya nahIM umar3A, khumArI na AI, to dhyAna adhUrA hI raha gayA / hRdaya ne hiloreM na lIM, to eka ghaMTA baiThaka ho gaI, dhyAna bhI ho gayA, para ahobhAva na umar3A / 19 janaka ne yAjJavalkya se pUchA, bhagavan hama kisake prakAza meM jie~ ? yAjJavalkya ne kahA sUraja ke prakAza meM jio / janaka ne pUchA agara sUraja na nikalA ho to kisake prakAza meM jie~ ? uttara milA candramA ke prakAza meN| aura agara amAvasa kI rAta ho cA~da bhI na nikalA ho to kisake prakAza meM jie~ ? kahA ki dIpaka ke prakAza meN| phira pUchA kahIM dIpaka kA bhI sAdhana na ho to ? to zAstra ke zabdoM ke prakAza meM, guru ke mArgadarzana meM jio / janaka ne pUchA agara vaha bhI upalabdha na ho to ? yAjJavalkya ne kahA, 'taba svayaM kI AtmA kI jyoti meM jio / ' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi jaba vyakti svayaM ke prakAza meM jIne lagatA hai taba usake lie ina raMgoM kA artha hai / dete haiM / ye raMga use usakI lezyAoM se paricita karAte haiM / jo bhI raMga Apa dekhate haiM, vaha Apake hI svabhAva ke paricAyaka haiM, ApakA apanA pratibimba hai / hara raMga Apake citta kI sthiti bayAna karatA hai / isalie apanI sthiratA, apanI ekAgratA, apanI sajagatA ko gaharAI deM, bar3hAe~ / prakAza sUkSma hotA jAegA aura anta meM mUla prakAza se paricaya hogA / | svayaM meM prakAza kA puMja najara AnA, apane Apa meM zubha saMketa hai / kRpayA apane isa prakAza kA upayoga kro| apane sampUrNa mastiSka meM prakAza- kaNoM ko phaila jAne do / svayaM meM samAyI pAzavikatA aura ahaMkAra yukta cetanA meM isa divyatva ko utarane do / svayaM ke bhautika mana meM Atmika prakAza ko phaila jAne do| deha meM svataH divyatA AyegI / kAyA kaMcana hogI / jIvana kA kAyAkalpa hogA / I A~sU Aye, to roko mata / na Aye, to usakI ceSTA bhI mata karo / sahaja meM jo ho jAye, usakA svAgata hai / hara sthiti kA svAgata hai / ahobhAva se usakA bhI Ananda lo / I pUchatI ho ki kyA maiM dhyAna meM saphala ho sakatI hU~? behatara hogA isa prazna ko dimAga se nikAla hI phaiMko / jahA~ abhIpsA hai aura antara - tallInatA, vahA~ dhyAna saphala hI hai / bhItara jAgo aura jio, itanA hI dhyAna hai / tumhArA dhyAna saphala hogA / saphalatA ko tumhArI AvazyakatA hai / * om kA nAbhi taka na pahu~cane kA kyA kAraNa hai ? mahatvapUrNa yaha hai ki 'Apa' kahA~ taka pahu~cate haiM / kabhI Apane gaura kiyA hai ki ApakI zvAsa kahA~ taka pahu~ca rahI hai / ApakI zvAsa hI nAbhi taka nahIM pahu~ca pAtI / ApakI zvAsa sirpha phephar3oM taka, sIne taka hI sImita raha jAtI hai / Apa Upara-Upara ke hisse meM hI zvAsa pahu~cAte haiM / Apane zizuoM ko dekhA hai, unakA peTa kaise zvAsa ke Ane-jAne ke sAtha Upara-nIce hotA hai / aura svayaM ko dekho peTa taka sA~sa pahu~ca hI nahIM pAtI / hA~, jaba tuma so jAte ho taba zvAsa peTa-nAbhi taka pahu~ca pAtI I hai / kyoMki taba tumhArA zarIra prakRti se saMcAlita hone lagatA hai / tumane jApAnI bauddha pratimAe~ dekhI hoMgI / kaisA vizAla peTa banAte haiM bhagavAna buddha kA / isakA ekamAtra I For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka DubakI apane bhItara kAraNa hai bharapUra zvAsa kA paricAlana / vipazyanA ke lie pUrNa zvAsa-prazvAsa / zvAsa meM gaharAI aura zvAsa ke prati sajagatA lAe~ taba om nAbhi taka svataH pahu~cegA / OM ko kevala nAbhisthala taka hI na pahu~cAe~, varan sampUrNa dehAkRti taka apanI prANadhArA ke sAtha vistRta ho lene deM / deha ke roma-roma se om kA vistAra ho / OM ko virAT hone deM, oma ke sAtha hI svayaM bhI virATa ho jAe~ / OM ke sAtha hI samaSTi meM samAviSTa ho jAe~ / * dhyAna kI gaharAI meM pahu~cane ke lie zarIra-vijJAna kA jJAna honA Avazyaka hai ? 1 merA sujhAva hai ki pratyeka ko zarIra vijJAna kA jJAna honA cAhie / zarIra cAhe nazvara hai, lekina jIvana kA sAkAra rUpa yaha zarIra hI hai| hama saMsAra meM zarIra ke sAtha hI saMparka banAte haiM / isalie agara deha se dehAtIta honA hai, to pahale deha ko samajhanA hogA / merA mAnanA hai jaba taka hama deha ke vijJAna ko nahIM samajha pAte, deha se Upara nahIM uTha pAe~ge / hama deha kI saMracanA ko samajheM aura dekheM ki aMta meM isakA kyA hazra hotA hai / jaba kisI zava ko dekheM to smaraNa rakheM ki eka dina hamAre zarIra kI bhI yahI pariNati honI hai / svayaM kA niraMtara smaraNa Apako dhyAna kI gaharAI meM le jAegA / taba Apa mRtyu se bhayabhIta nahIM hoNge| sAdhanA meM ghaTita samAdhi mRtyu ke rahasya kA sAkSAtkAra karAegI / 21 saMbodhi-dhyAna meM hama deha ko bhItara se dekhate haiM aura dekhate haiM bhItara banI huI granthiyoM ko / dhyAna manovikAroM kI graMthiyoM ko sthira kara kATane kI ceSTA karatA hai I saMbodhi kA artha hI hai samyak bodha, samyak samajha; vaha jJAna - dRSTi, jisakI niSpatti samyak darzana ke dvArA hotI hai| jJAna to manuSya ko bahuta hai, para bodha kiMcita bhI nahIM / sigareTa na pIne kA jJAna to hai, para bodha nahIM / krodha na karane kA jJAna hai para bodha nahIM / pharka kyA huA ? sigareTa ke paikeTa para cetAvanI ko par3ha lenA jJAna hai aura usa para amala karanA bodha arthAt yaha samajha A jAe ki sigareTa zarIra ke lie nukasAnadeha hai yaha bodha hai / aura jaba yaha bodha samyak ho jAtA hai arthAt jAna lene ke pazcAt usI para dRr3ha rahatA hai, vicalita nahIM hotA taba yaha hai saMbodhi / hameM janma, jIvana aura mRtyu - deha se jur3e ina tInoM pahaluoM ko samajhane kI ceSTA karanI cAhie / deha ko kevala tvacA kI dRSTi se nahIM, varan usake sthUla aura sUkSma For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi antaraMga ko bhI jAnanA cAhiye / deha ke sthUla aMtaraMga ko jAnane ke lie kisI meDikala kaoNleja jAe~ aura vahA~ jAkara zarIra kI sArI bAyolojI ko prekTikala jAneM, dekheM / agara Atma-dRSTi pUrvaka yaha taTastha nirIkSaNa kiyA jAye to deha ke prati eka adbhuta anAsakti AyegI / aisA maiMne pAyA hai / 1 22 * vAtAvaraNa aura sthAna kA prabhAva par3atA hai / ataH hamezA zahara ke kolAhala se dUra dhyAna kA abhyAsa karAveM to kaisA rahe ? kyA vaha adhika zAMtivardhaka nahIM rahegA ? jaba taka dhyAna kI gaharAI prApta na ho himAlaya kI guphA aura bAjAra kA antara rahegA / dhyAna kI USmA Ane para bAjAra kyA aura himAlaya kyA ! bAjAra meM hI himAlaya utara jAegA / jaba dhyAna utara rahA ho to zahara kyA aura jaMgala kyA / taba to jaMgala meM bhI zahara hogA aura zahara meM jaMgala / vAtAvaraNa aura sthAna kA prabhAva par3atA hai, lekina aise sthAna upalabdha nahIM hote jahA~ kevala dhyAna- maMdira hI ho, kevala dhyAna yoga hI kiyA jA sake / saMbodhi-dhAma ko isIlie mUrta rUpa diyA jA rahA hai, jahA~ ki zAnta - saumya - zItala vAtAvaraNa meM dhyAna ko jiyA jA ske| jaba taka aisA na ho, hameM aise hI kisI sthAna kA upayoga karate rahanA par3egA / antara- zAMti kI pahacAna ke lie vAtAvaraNa kA zAnta, saumya honA avazya hI lAbhadAyaka hai / phira eka bAta anurodha kara dU~ ki mAnA, mere pAsa tuma nIrava vAtAvaraNa meM dhyAna lagA loge, para yahA~ se vApasa tuma ghara lauToge / vahA~ ke vAtAvaraNa meM, kucha to vaha hotA hai, jo tumheM dhyAna meM bAdhaka lage / kolAhala to bAhara bhI hai aura bhItara bhI / bhItara ke kolAhala ko sunane-samajhane ke lie bAhara ke vAtAvaraNa kA zAMta-saumya honA jarUrI hai, para jisa dina tumheM apane bhItara ke kolAhala kI pahacAna ho jAegI, tumheM lagegA bhItara kahIM jyAdA zoragula hai / tuma apane dhyAna ko hara vAtAvaraNa meM jIne kI koziza karo / zAnti meM bhI, zora meM bhI / tuma zora meM bhI apane bhItara kI zAMti ko barakarAra rakha sako, yahI zreSTha hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka DubakI apane bhItara 23 vyagratA kyA hai aura vaha kaise miTe ? samagratA ke abhAva kA nAma hI vyagratA hai / vyakti kisI bindu yA vastu ke saMbaMdha meM samagratA se nahIM socatA / usake soca meM saMtulana nahIM hotA / isIlie vyagratA AtI hai / ise aise smjheN| Apa thake-klAMta se ghara pahu~cate haiM aura patnI daravAje para hI ApakI mA~ kI Apase zikAyata karane lagatI hai aura Apa binA mA~ kI bAta sune hI unheM aMTa-saMTa kahane lagate haiM yaha vyagratA hai / hA~, agara Apane patnI kI bAta ke sAtha mA~ kA pakSa bhI jAnA hotA, unakI bAta utanI hI sahAnubhUti ke sAtha sunI hotI to Apa samucita saMtulana ke sAtha apanI bAta kaha pAte / vyagratA vahIM AtI hai jahA~ vyakti apane socane ke sAtha yA nirNaya se pahale pUrvApara saMbaMdha nahIM jor3a pAtA / vyagratA tabhI jhalakatI hai jaba Akroza meM Akara vyakti nirNaya le letA hai / vyagratA antarmana kA daitya hai aura samagratA jIvana kA deva / hama vyagratA ke daitya se mukta hoM / vyagratA ghAtaka hai, apane lie aura auroM ke lie / vyagratA se mukta hone ke lie sadA samagratA kI dRSTi rakheM / nirNaya se pUrva hara bAta kA pahalA-pIchA pahalU soca leN| vicAroM aura soca ko sadA saMtulita rakheM / tIsarA sujhAva yaha hai ki sadA mAdhurya aura muskAna se bhare raheM / vyagratA svataH samagratA meM badalatI jaaegii| dhyAna ke lie kyA nirantara prayAsa karate rahanA cAhiye yA jo sahajatA meM ho jAe vaha ucita hai| kRpayA batAyeM dhyAna vizrAma hai yA pragati, kyoMki vizrAma anAyAsa/sahajatayA hotA hai aura pragati ke lie parizrama karanA par3atA hai| jIvana kA koI bhI pahalU kyoM na ho, vaha jitanA sahajatA se sampAdita ho sake, utanA hI zreSTha hai / pahalU cAhe dhyAna kA ho yA jJAna kA, vyavasAya kA ho yA bhojana banAne kA / hara pahalU ke sAtha sahajatA jarUrI hai| para sahajatA AtI hai pariNAma ke taura pr| prArambha meM to kisI bhI cIja ko AtmasAt karane ke lie zrama bhI karanA par3atA hai aura abhyAsa bhI / pahale caraNa meM abhyAsa kiyA jAtA hai lekina abhyAsa kA pariNAma nikala Ane para vaha mArga bahuta sahaja ho jAtA hai| sahajatA kI Dagara para kadama rakhate hI to zrama aura abhyAsa vyartha lagatA hai, lekina abhyAsa se gujare bagaira sahajatA AtI hI nahIM hai| ema.e. par3ha cuke vyakti ke lie bArahakhar3I bahuta sAmAnya cIja ho jAtI hai, para savAla yaha hai ki bArahakhar3I ko sIkhe bagaira kyA koI ema.e. yA ema.phila. taka pahu~ca For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi pAegA? dhyAna nizcaya hI bahuta sahajatA se ghaTita hotA hai / yaha ghaTAne se nahIM, anAyAsa hI ghaTita hotA hai / dhyAna eka Akasmika ghaTanA hai / ghaTanA hotA hai to do pala meM ghaTita ho jAtA hai / dhyAna kA gura hAtha na lage to varSoM taka dhyAna se gujarane ke bAvajUda apane vAstavika pariNAma nahIM de pAtA hai| para dhyAna ghaTita hogA kaise Akhira usI ko na jo dhyAna ke mArga para cala rahA hai, dhyAna ko jI rahA hai / Akhira, bAdala apanA jala usI gAgara meM utAra sakegA jisakA mu~ha usakI ora khulA hogaa| maiM dhyAna mArga ko bahuta sahajatA se jItA hU~ aura apanI ora se Apa sabako bhI ise sahajatA se jIne kA anurodha kara rahA hU~ / jaise pizAba karanA, bhojana karanA, nIMda lenA, Amoda-pramoda karanA sahaja kriyA hai, aise hI dhyAna ko bhI hameM bar3I sahajatA ke sAtha apane se jor3a lenA cAhiye / mAna lo agara hama apane zArIrika, mAnasika yA pArivArika kAraNoM se jIvana ke sAtha sahaja nahIM bhI haiM taba bhI Apa dhyAna meM DubakI lagAne se vaMcita na rheN| dhyAna ke mAnasarovara meM lagAyI gayI eka DubakI ApakI asahajatA ko miTA degI aura Apa jIvana ke prati phira se bahuta sahaja ho uTheMge / eka aisI sahajatA ki jisameM amRta kA AsvAdana ho, prasannatA kA puSpa ho, Ananda kI phulavArI ho| dhyAna vizrAma hai, apane-Apa meM vizrAma / dhyAnI ko pragati kI pipAsA nahIM hotI / jise pragati kI mahatvAkAMkSA hotI hai, vaha dhyAnI nahIM hotaa| pragati to apane Apa hotI hai| pragati ke dvAra apane-Apa khulate haiN| dhyAna svayaM meM vizrAma hai, apanI ucca kSamatAoM ke sAtha apanA sambandha hai / mere dekhe, jaba bhI tuma dhyAna kI tanmayatA se jagata kI ora A~kha khologe, tumhAre hRdaya ko sukUna milegA, tumheM apane sAmane pragati ke kSitija ughar3ate hue najara aaeNge| prAcIna yuga meM to Atma-sAdhanA ke lie loga kandarAoM meM, ekAkI baiThakara dhyAna kiyA karate the| aba ziviroM meM sAmUhika dhyAna ke prayoga karavAe jA rahe haiN| dhyAna sAmUhika honA cAhie yA vyaktigata ? dhyAna manuSya ke mana aura usakI cetanA kA cirantana samAdhAna hai| dhyAna ko maiM atIta meM ho cuke mahAn logoM ke dvArA ijAda kiye gaye manovijJAna kA behatarIna For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka DubakI apane bhItara pariNAma mAnatA hU~ / dhyAna ko taba bhI vyaktigata rUpa meM jIyA jAtA thA aura Aja bhii| jaise Aja dhyAna ko sAmUhika rUpa meM jIyA jAtA hai, aisA hI atIta meM bhI hotA rahA hai| manuSya kI mAnasika medhA aura kSamatA ko bar3hAne ke lie pratidina subaha aura zAma gurukuloM aura vidyApIThoM meM dhyAna karavAyA jAtA thaa| mAnA ki mahAvIra yA buddha jaise logoM ne ekAMta meM baiThakara dhyAna dharA thA, lekina bhagavAna ke ziSya unake sAnnidhya meM bhI dhyAna ko sAmUhika rUpa se jIte the| dhyAna kA prayoga sAmahika rUpa se kiye jAne ke bAvajUda maiM isa bAta kA hAmI hU~ ki dhyAna nijI prayoga hai, apane-Apake sAtha prayoga hai, apane ApameM utarane kA prayoga hai| samUha meM dhyAna kA prayoga isalie karate haiM tAki eka to eka dUsare kA AbhAmaMDala hameM paraspara taraMgita aura Urjasvita kare; dUsarA apane par3ausa meM AsIna dUsare sAdhaka ko Age bar3hatA dekhakara hameM bhI preraNA mile| jahA~ samUha meM dhyAna hotA hai, vahA~ vaha sthAna apane-Apa hI caitanya ho uThatA hai| yaha eka pAramparika mAnyatA hai ki jo maMdira sau varSoM se pUjA jA rahA hai vaha apane Apa meM hI tIrtha bana jAtA hai / hama jarA yaha samajhane kI koziza kareM ki jisa kakSa yA jamIna para sau loga eka sAtha dhyAna karate haiM aura nirantara sau dinoM taka karate haiM to kyA vaha sthAna una sAdhakoM kI sAdhanA se cArja nahIM hogA ! jahA~ sAdhaka loga baiThakara sAdhanA karate haiM, usa sthAna kI mATI agara zIza para car3hAI jAye to maiM bar3e prema se kahanA cAhU~gA ki aisA karanA kisI maMdira meM jAkara caMdana yA kezara kA tilaka lagAne se kama puNyakArI nahIM hogaa| maiM to kahU~gA usa sAdhanA-kakSa kI mATI ko apane zISa para car3hAne vAle kA bigar3A bhAgya sudhara jaaegaa| tumhAre viparIta graha-gocara bhI anukUla ho jaaeNge| hama samUha meM bhI dhyAna kareM aura ekAnta meM bhI / Akhira ekAnta meM dhyAna dharane vAle ko bhI samUha meM hI rahanA-baiThanA-jInA hotA hai / ataH kyoM na hama donoM hI sthitiyoM meM dhyAna ko sahaja rakheM, sahaja banAyeM / agara tuma samUha meM bhI dhyAna karoge to isa bAta ko dhyAna rakho ki Akhira tumhArI dhyAna kI baiThaka vyaktigata hI ho rahI hai / tuma bhalA kisI aura meM thor3e hI utara rahe ho / tuma to apane Apa meM utara rahe ho / apane-ApameM utaranA to hamezA vyaktigata hI hotA hai, phira cAhe tuma samUha meM hI kyoM na baiThe ho| dhyAna meM to kevala tuma hote ho / vahA~ kisI aura ko apane sAtha le jAyA nahIM jA skegaa| agara koI sAtha hai to usako bhI hameM bAhara hI chor3anA hogaa| kisI ghara meM jAte ho to apanI patnI ko, baccoM ko, mA~-bApa yA yAra-dostoM ko sAtha le jA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi sakate ho, para apane meM jAnA ho to koI sAtha kAma na degaa| agara bhItara meM inakA sAtha hai bhI to vaha tumhAre mUrchA kA hI aMza khlaayegaa| tumheM apane Apako inase vilaga karanA hogaa| dhyAna ke lie tumhAre antaramana ko ina rAgAtmaka anubandhoM se vinirmukta karanA hogaa| ___ tuma apane meM dhyAna ko sAdho aura phira samAja kI ora kadama bar3hAo / samAja tumhAre lie dhyAna kI kasauTI bana jaaegaa| tuma bhIr3a meM rahakara bhI, bhIr3a se gujarakara bhI kitane apane-Apa meM raha sake yaha to tumheM bAda meM hI patA clegaa| bhIr3a meM rahakara bhI yadi tuma apane ekatva-bodha ko surakSita rakha sake, to sAdhuvAda ! tuma dhyAna-siddha he| vahI asalI dhyAna-sAdhaka hai, jo kolAhala ke vAtAvaraNa meM jAkara bhI, apane citta ko azAnta nahIM hone detA, jo hara hAla meM apanI zAnti ko banAye rakhatA hai, zAnta mana kA svAmI rahatA hai| dhyAna zAnti ke lie hai aura zAnti jIvana ke lie| tuma hara hAla apanI zAnti ko banAye rakho, sthiti cAhe jaisI ho, kasauTI cAhe jaisI ho / tuma ekAnta yA samUha kI bAta ko ahamiyata dene kI bajAya dhyAna meM utaro, dhyAna ko jio| dhyAna tumheM jarUra sukUna degA, tumhAre lie naye dvAra-daravAje kholegA-rahasya ke, mukti ke, pragati ke| Aja ke lie itanA hii| nmskaar| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana ko mile sArthaka dizA mere priya Atman , dekha rahA hU~ maiM apane mana ko aura Apake mana ko bhI / dekha rahA hU~ apane mana kI sthiti aura usake bhAva-mauna ko| sAtha hI dekha rahA hU~ apane mana kI sthiti aura usakI antardazA ko, apanI antarzakti aura ApakI antarzakti ko / mana bAdhA bhI hai aura madadagAra bhI / mana manuSya kI kamajorI bhI hai aura usake andara nihita antarzakti bhI, aura jIvana kA vaiziSTya bhii| mana ke patha para jAkara jo rAste aura pagaDaMDiyA~ milatI haiM, unake kSitija saMsAra kI ora khulate haiN| lekina jaba antarzakti kI rAhoM ko khulate hue pAtA hU~ to vyakti kA astitva aura Izvaratva hI dikhAI detA hai| ____ manuSya meM nihita jIvana-zakti kA nAma hI Izvara hai| vyakti cAhe jisa sthiti meM rahe, apane Izvara se vaMcita nahIM raha sakatA / sadiyoM se aura janmoM-janmoM se usakA Izvara usake sAtha rahA hai / brahmANDa kA hara aNu usakI AbhA se dIpta hai / Izvara bAhara nahIM, hara tattva meM nihita usakI prANavattA hai| Izvara sarvatra hai, sabameM nihita hai| sArA astitva Izvaramaya hai / parAzakti-sampanna hai / manuSya isalie klAnta, hIna aura duHkhI hai, kyoMki vaha nija meM nihita usa Atmazakti aura parAzakti ko najara andAja kara rahA hai| vaha apanI antarzakti aura apane Atma-Izvaratva se vicchinna huA hai| isI kA pariNAma hai ki usake jIvana meM mAnasika saMtrAsa aura vyAvahArika tanAva vyApta For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnaHsAdhanA aura siddhi huA hai| dharma aura dhyAna insAna ko bhItara kI yAtrA aura bhItara kA vaha jagata pradAna karatA hai, jahA~ pahu~cakara yA vahA~ rahakara usakA jIvana prakRti aura paramAtmA kA puraskAra bana jAtA hai / hamArI svayaM se pahacAna khaMDita huI hai, svayaM se saMbaMdha vicchinna huA hai| jinake bIca hama raha rahe haiM, vahA~ kI mAnavatA bhI khaMDita huI hai / mAnavatA kA saMpradAyIkaraNa aura jAtikaraNa ho gayA hai / brAhmaNa aura zUdra meM mAnava-jAti baMTa gaI hai / majahaba ke nAma para vikhaMDana huA hai, paramAtmA kA vibhAjana huA hai / manuSya ke nAma para manuSyatA hI eka nahIM hai, to eka paramAtmA kahA~ se hogaa| aba to usake pAsa jIvana ke vAstavika vaibhava ko upalabdha karane ke lie, jIvana ke sthAyI Ananda ko pAne ke lie na rAste bace haiM, na pgddNddii| use koI rAstA nahIM sUjha rhaa| vaha jI rahA hai, binA dizA kA jIvana jI rahA hai| yadi manuSya ne dharma ko apanAyA bhI to vaha jJAna aura vijJAna-sApekSa nahIM huA, antaradRSTi aura jIvana-sApekSa nahIM huaa| usakA dharma mahaja kriyA-sApekSa ho gyaa| dharma ke kriyA-sApekSa ho jAne se manuSya apane mUla uddezya se bhaTaka gyaa| vaha mana kI bImAriyoM ko na jAna pAyA, jo jIvana meM dukha aura tanAva kA kAraNa banatI haiM / dharma aura dharmazAstra kahate haiM kAma chor3o, rAga chor3o,krodha chor3o, moha chor3o / manovijJAna bhI Avega aura uttejanA chor3ane kI salAha detA hai / jIvana kA vijJAna bhI zarIra kI dUSita graMthiyoM ke prati nigraMtha hone kI preraNA detA hai / yaha saba kahanA atyaMta sarala hai, para vyavahAra meM dekhate haiM to pAte haiM ki zAyada hI koI ise chor3a pAyA ho / prativarSa Ayojita hone vAle hajAroM satsaMga zAyada hI kisI ko saccI rAha pradAna kara pAte hoM / do ghaMTe ke lie maraghaTI vairAgya, kSaNabhaMgura ciMtana kI sthiti banatI hai / vApasa, vaise hI ho jAte hai, jaise the| makkA-madInA se na lauTe, taba taka to hAjI hone kA bodha rahA, phira vaisA hI, jaisA pAjI pahale thaa| oha, manuSya svayaM se vaMcita ho gyaa| hama vrata aura niyama lekara kucha dinoM taka brahmacarya kA pAlana kara sakate haiM, lekina usase brahmacArI nahIM ho pAe~ge, kyoMki mana kI caMcalatA aura kaluSatA to samApta nahIM huI / hamArI jo mUla bImArI hai, usakI jar3oM taka nahIM pahu~ceMge, to ye vrata-niyama jIvana bhara lete raheMge, para na to citta meM nirmalatA ghaTita hogI, na hI aMtar-AtmA kA Ananda aura jIvana kA sukha-saukhya milegA aura na cetanA mahAcetanA kI ora bar3ha paaegii| jaba bhI manuSya ne kAyA ko dekhA, use lahU aura mAMsa hI dikhAI diyaa| zAyada For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana ko mile sArthaka dizA 29 hI kabhI kisI ko bhItara kA maMdira, usameM se uThatI sugaMdhita bayAra najara AI ho| manuSya ko zAyada hI bhItara se Ane vAlI ajAna kI AvAja yA koI Ayata sunAI dI ho / oha, dharma khUba kiyA, para dhyAna hAtha meM na aayaa| maMdira bhI gae, para paramAtmA se bheMTa na huI / jaba bhI mana ne bhagavAna ko cAhA, vaha bAhara hI DhU~Dhane gayA, bAhara hI paramAtmA ke darzana kie| eka bAta taya hai ki ucchaMkhala mana ke koI bhI rAste Izvara taka nahIM jAte / mana ke rAste to saMsAra ke prapaMca kI ora hI le jAte haiN| mana hI to hameM saMsAra kI udher3abana detA hai / mana hI to manuSya kI samasyA hai| kudarata ne jIvana to varadAna ke rUpa meM diyA hai / A~kha ho to rAta ke aMdhere meM bhI sUraja dikhAI detA hai, anyathA sUraja to roja-ba-roja nikalatA hai aura hara sA~jha yatIma ho jAtA hai| agara mana meM sUraja ke prati bhakti hogI, to praNAma bhI kara loge aura phira usake teja aura dhUpa se bacane kI koziza karoge / sArA khela A~kha aura mana kA hai| ___ maiM rAta ko AkAza meM TimaTimAte hue tAroM ko dekhatA hU~, dekhatA hI calA jAtA hU~, ekAgracitta / aura pAtA hU~ ki eka hI tArA raha gayA aura dhIre-dhIre vaha bhI lapta ho jAtA hai, sirpha rozanI hI raha jAtI hai| aura yaha rozanI jo maddhima tAre se AI thI, bar3hate-bar3hate sUraja bana jAtI hai / sUrya kevala namana ke lie nahIM hai, vaha to hamAre ghara-AMgana meM utArane ke lie hai / sUrya to hamAre antara-jagata kI urvarA dharatI para lAne ke lie hai, jahA~ antara-zakti kA bIja suSupta hai / vaha aMkurita hone ko Akula hai, phUla khilane ko Atura hai| kahate haiM :Adi zakti ne saMsAra kA sRjana kiyA / usane devatAoM kI utpatti kI aura dharatI para bhejakara kahA ki jahA~ tumheM Ananda ho, vahA~ nivAsa karo / devatAoM ne parI dharatI kA bhramaNa kiyA, lekina rahane ke lie upayukta sthAna na milA / devatA Adi zakti ke pAsa pahu~ce aura kahA ki dharatI para hameM behatara samucita jagaha nahIM milI / yaha dekha Adizakti ne jamIna ke iMsAna kI ora izArA karake kahA ki dekho usa iMsAna ko aura usake bhItara apanI jagaha bnaao| devatA vApasa dharA para Ae aura manuSya meM antarnihita ho ge| sUrya utarA aura manuSya kI A~khoM ko usane apanA nivAsa banAyA / vAyu devatA ne manuSya kI sA~soM meM, usake prANoM meM apanA ghara bnaayaa| bRhaspati ne mAnava ke mastiSka ko apane upayukta pAyA / agni ne manuSya ke nAbhi-pradeza se lekara mukha taka apanA DerA jamAyA / candramA ne apanI zItalatA ke mutAbika manuSya ke hRdaya ko apanA maMdira banA liyaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi Adizakti kI AjJA se itane sAre devoM ne manuSya ko apanA liyaa| zaitAna, jo apane lie jagaha DhU~Dha rahA thA, itane devoM ko manuSya meM praveza karate dekha, cupake se usane bhI manuSya meM praveza kara liyaa| vaha mana ke acetana garta meM chipa gyaa| aura deva to Anandamagna ho gaye, para zaitAna tRpta na ho sakA, so vaha abhI taka bhaTaka rahA hai, uchala-kUda kara rahA hai / kabhI strI meM, kabhI jamIna meM, kabhI dhana meM Asakti kA saundarya DhU~Dha rahA hai / manuSya ko dekho to sahI, use kevala strI hI dikhAI detI hai / usI meM rasa liyaa| usI ke rasa ko rasa mAnA / jaba bhI usane dekhA strI ko dekhA yA phira jamIna, jAyadAda, dhana-daulata, pada, kursI meM ulajhA rahA / isake atirikta use zAyada hI kabhI kucha dikhAI detA ho / ojhala huA hai to sUraja huA hai / vAyu devatA ojhala hue haiN| jAnA bahuta kucha hai, para nahIM jAnA to apane mastiSka meM virAjita bRhaspati ko / zarIra kA jAla to use dikhAI de rahA hai udara, jihvA, nAbhi dikhAI de rahI hai / nahIM dekha pA rahA hai to vahA~ sthita agni deva ko nahIM dekha pA rahA hai / hRdaya ke spaMdana to use sunAI dete haiM, zItalatA bhI najara AtI hai, agara najara nahIM AtA to vaha candramA hai| mujhe to svayaM meM aura Apa meM bhI vahI devatA aura unakI divya kiraNeM najara AtI haiM / maiM sAMsoM meM vAyudeva ko dekhatA hU~ aura hRdaya meM candramA ko / dimAga meM deva guru ko aura nAbhi meM agnideva ko| dhyAna kA prayoga hI isalie hai ki vaha svayaM meM samAhita divyatva ko jAgrata kare / kAyA meM rahane vAle kAyanAta taka pahu~cAe / kAyA hamArA maMdira ho jAe, jahA~ se dhUpa kI madamadAtI sugaMdha vistIrNa ho / __jaba kisI jJAnI kA satsaMga upalabdha ho jAe to jaisI RcAe~ aura AyateM sunAI detI haiM vaisI suna rahA hU~, dekha rahA huuN| dekhatA hU~, jAna rahA hU~ / dekhatA hU~ aura saMvedanAoM kA anubhava kara rahA hU~ / dekhatA hU~, dekhane meM divyatva ko dekha rahA hU~ / dekha rahA hU~ mana meM kahIM-na-kahIM se Ane vAle tamasa ko bhI / tamasa kI jaMjIroM ko kATane ke lie hI dhyAna kI dhAraNA hai / mana kI kArA kaTe aura hRdaya kI dhArA phUTe, jIvana meM basa itanA-sA maMgalAcaraNa cAhie / hameM bhItara ke tamasa ko haTAkara divyatva ko jagAnA hai| apane antara meM vidyamAna devatAoM se maitrI banAnI hai aura parA zakti se saMbaMdha sthApita karanA hai| ___ mana ina sabake bIca rukAvaTa hai / mana kI ucchaMkhalatA se jIvana meM pAgalapana hai| mana ke kAraNa hI yuga kRSNa lezyAoM se yukta hai| mana kI rAjanIti jIvana kI saumyatA aura pavitratA ko dhvasta kara detI hai| acchA hogA hama jIne kI kalA aura For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana ko mile sArthaka dizA 31 jIvana ke vijJAna ko samajheM aura usake antara-svarUpa taka pahu~ceM / mana, jisameM zaitAna kA vAsA hai, usase mukta hokara saMsAra meM jieM / antara-jagat se zaitAna kA unmUlana ho, bhagavAna kA jAgaraNa ho| ____ dhyAna rakheM, dhyAna hameM saMsAra se vimukha nahIM karatA / saMsAra meM kaise jie~, isakA gura detA hai / Apa jahA~ haiM, jaise haiM, dhyAna meM sthira ho leM / pAMca minaTa kI DUbakI bhI hRdaya ko tarotAjA kara degii| hama apanI bojhilatA ko zithila kareM aura sthitaprajJa ho leN| dhyAna rakheM, dhyAna jaMgala kI preraNA nahIM hai / jaMgalIpana ko miTAne kI preraNA hai / dhyAna aMtara-preraNA hai| dhyAna dharma kA nArA nahIM hai / dhyAna aMtara-dhvani kI zruti hai / dhyAna saMsAra se bhAganA nahIM hai| dhyAna kI gaharAI meM DUbane para saMsAra kA daladala svayaM hI chUTatA jAtA hai aura daladala meM chipA bIja kamala kI taraha pragaTa ho jAtA hai / vyakti rahatA to taba bhI saMsAra meM hI hai, lekina koI bIja kamala bana gayA, bIja meM se baragada nikala aayaa| taba bhautika aura bhagavAna kA, dUdha aura pAnI kA pharka spaSTa ho jaaegaa| vaha videha kI A~kha, vaha samyaktva kI dRSTi hamAre sAtha rahegI / dhyAna saMsAra meM rahakara saMsAra se achUte rahane kI kalA hai| sabase prema hogA, lekina antaraghaTa meM nirliptatA banI rahegI / dhyAna vaha pagaDaMDI degA jisameM hama sabake bIca hoMge, bhIr3a meM khar3e raheMge, lekina ekatva kA bodha satata jAgrata rahegA / yUM to zarIra rAta meM vizrAma kara letA hai, lekina mana taba bhI caMcala hI rahatA hai / aura dhyAna mana se uparata honA sikhAtA hai / mana kI kAlpanika daur3a aura bhaTakAva se dhyAna mukti dilAtA hai| mana dina meM saMsAra aura rAtri meM sapane dekhatA hai / yaha vizrAma kara hI nahIM rhaa| mana ne agara vizrAma pAyA, to jIvana kA adhyAtma upalabdha ho gyaa| mana ke mauna ho jAne para divyatva hamAre sAtha hogaa| taba kahIM bAhara ke devaloka meM nahIM jAnA hogA, yaha saMsAra aura jIvana hI devaloka ho jaaegaa| vANI, vicAra, mananazIlatA, inakA jaba upayoga karanA hogA, taba karegA, anyathA saba kucha svayaM ke niyaMtraNa meM hogaa| mana ko hama dhyAna kI dizA deM, dhyAna kA sAhacarya deN| dhyAna yAnI vaha mArga, jisase mana ko dizA mila sake, dizA de sakeM / dhyAna kA koI Agraha nahIM hai / yadi aura bhI koI prayoga ho, aura bhI koI mArga ho, vaha apanA sakate haiN| jisase mana kA, citta kA nirmalIkaraNa ho, zamana aura zodhana ho, vaha koI bhI mArga apanAyA jA sakatA hai / mArga vahI sArthaka hai, jo maMjila de, pariNAma de / rAkha para kI gaI lIpApotI na ho jaae| maiM mana ko jIvana kA atyanta guhyatattva mAnatA hU~ aura yaha bhalI bhAMti jAnatA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2 dhyAnaH sAdhanA aura siddhi hU~ ki yadi mana kI sthiti aura prakRti ko samajha leM, to mana jIvana ke lie svayaM ke antarjagat kA sabase bar3A varadAna ho jAe / arjuna hI kyA, hara koI yaha kahegA ki mana ko vaza meM karanA utanA hI kaThina hai, jitanA ki vAyu ko vaza meM karanA, para abhyAsa, dRr3ha icchAzakti aura racanAtmaka cintana tathA sakArAtmaka vyavahAra ke dvArA mana kI sthiti ko badalA jA sakatA hai| . jisakA mana zAMta aura niyaMtrita nahIM hai, vaha mAnasika saMtrAsoM aura rogoM se . ghirA rhegaa| mAnasika roga usake zArIrika rogoM kA bhI kAraNa bnegaa| jisane eka mana ko svastha kara liyA, vaha svAsthya-lAbha kI nabbe phIsadI yAtrA pUrI kara cukA / mana hI bImAra hai, to zarIra kI kitanI bhI dekhabhAla kara lo, AdamI asvastha, saMtrasta aura udAsa hI rhegaa| manuSya kA mana bImAra hai / mana pecidiyoM meM, ulaTabA~siyoM meM ulajhA hai / hama samajheM mana ko| mana kA pahalA rUpa hai vikssipttaa| vikSiptatA yAni paaglpn| adhikAMzataH sabhI kA mana vikSipta aura pAgala hai / yaha na samajheM ki jo pAgalakhAne meM haiM, vahI pAgala haiM / maiM jisa pAgalapana kI bAta kara rahA hU~ vaha atyanta gahare aura bhinna artha meM hai| kyoMki mana kA pAgalapana bahuta vicitra hai / mana kI aniyaMtrita avasthA hI usakI vikSiptatA hai / vikSiptatA kA artha hai jahA~ mana meM uThane vAle vicAroM aura vikalpoM meM koI samyak saMtulana nahIM; pUrvApara virodha hai, eka dUsare ke prati virodhAbhAsa hai / Apane dekhA hogA kabhI Apake mana meM krodha ke zole uThane lagate haiM aura thor3I dera bAda prema kI rasadhAra bhI bahane lagatI hai / eka ke prati krodha aura usI kSaNa meM dUsare ke lie kSamA, yaha citta kI virodhI prakRti hai, yaha vikSiptatA kA namUnA hai| hamArA yuga bhI itanA unmAdI hai ki kahIM para zAMti ke intajAma dikhAI hI nahIM dete / maMdiroM aura girajAgharoM meM kitane ghaMTe bajate haiM, lekina cetanA kisI kI nahIM jagatI / zAMti ke upAyoM ke lie betahAzA zastra-nirmANa hotA hai, para kyA kabhI astra-zastroM se zAMti AI hai ? surakSA ke jitane intajAma ho rahe haiM, manuSya utanA hI adhika asurakSita huA hai / manuSya bAta karegA zAMti kI aura kArya hoMge azAMti ke / vizva ke samRddha rASTra nirastrIkaraNa kA nArA guMjAte haiM aura aNubama aura hAiDrojana bama bhI banAte haiN| zastroM kA jitanA nirmANa ina samRddha rASTroM meM hotA hai, utanA anya kahIM nhiiN| ye rASTa apanI sainyazakti para jitanA kharca karate haiM, kula utanA to hamArA rASTrIya bajaTa bhI nahIM hotaa| aura, ye hI rASTra sabase adhika zAMti aura nirastrIkaraNa kA DhiMDhorA pITate haiN| kyoM? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana ko mile sArthaka dizA kyoMki inakI sthiti aura vikSiptA gahana aura bhayabhIta hai / jisa dina kisI vikSipta kI vikSiptatA sira se bAhara nikala AegI, sampUrNa vizva ko nestanAbUda kara degii| kyoMki manuSya jaba taka zAMta hai taba taka ThIka-ThIka bAta karegA, lekina azAMta hote hI apanI kahI huI bAta bhUla jaaegaa| vikSiptatA mana kI pahalI dazA hai / aura dUsarI sthiti hai mana ke yAtAyAta kI / vaha mana jo dina-rAta calatA rahatA hai, haradama UhApoha meM lagA rahatA hai, jaise zahara meM caurAhoM para Traiphika jAma rahatA hai, vaise hI mana bhI vicAroM ke Traiphika se jAma rahatA hai| hamAre mana meM vicAra-vikalpa isa taraha guMthe hue haiM ki hama kahIM bhI hoM cAhe maMdira meM yA dukAna meM, ghara meM hoM ki bAjAra meM, mana vicAroM meM bhaTakatA hI rahatA hai / manuSya ko samajha meM nahIM A rahA hai ki vaha mana para kaise niyaMtraNa kare / hamAre mana meM vicAroM kA aisA jaMjAla hai ki isase kaise mukta hoM, yaha samajha se pare hai| cAroM ora cakkA jAma hai| dina-rAta sote-jAgate kabhI krodha-kaSAya, kabhI ahaMkAra, kabhI mUrchA, kabhI vaimanasya ke vicAroM ke kAraNa hamArA mana nAgapAza kI bhAMti ho gayA hai| hamAre mana kI sthiti kIcar3a meM pha~se hue kIr3e kI bhA~ti ho gaI hai ki kIr3A jitane hAtha-pA~va mArakara bAhara nikalane kI koziza karatA hai, utanA hI adhika kIcar3a meM ghusatA jAtA hai / lagatA hai mana manuSya nahIM huaa| DArvina ne vikAsavAda kA siddhAnta diyA ki manuSya kA vikAsa baMdaroM se huA hai, lekina jaba-jaba mana ko dekhA hai, lagatA hai manuSya paidA hI kahA~ huA hai / manuSya kA mana to baMdara kI bhAMti uchala-kUda karatA hI rahatA hai / ghar3I ke peNDulama kI taraha mana idhara-udhara DolatA hI rahatA hai / aura jaba taka mana DolatA rahatA hai, taba taka manuSya kA mana yAtAyAta mana hai| mana ke bAhara kI ora bahate pravAha kA nAma hI mana kA vistAra hai| mana ke pravAha kA svayaM meM saMyamita ho jAnA hI mana kA niyaMtraNa hai / mana kI eka aura avasthA dekhatA hU~ - vaha hai saMzliSTa mana kI / eka aise mana kI jo pUrI taraha se ulajhA huA hai| eka aisA mana jo kSaNa bhara ko to sthira hotA hai, lekina usa sthiratA meM caMcalatA samAI rahatI hai / kisI kAma ke lie sthira hotA hai, lekina kArya kI samApti se pahale hI vahI gahamAgahamI / apanI hI banAI duniyA meM manuSya ulajha gayA hai| vaise to mana sthira hotA hI nhiiN| agara sthira haA bhI, to azubha viSayoM meM, azabha vicAroM meM, azubha nimittoM meM / ruci kA viSaya ho, to ghaMToM usameM bitA sakate ho, lekina dhyAna ! usameM to koI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi 1 ruci hI nahIM hai / acchA lagatA hai isalie dhyAna karane ko mana hotA hai - zAyada kucha mila jAe / lekina abhI to rasamayatA hI nahIM hai, abhIpsA aura abhyAsa bhI nahIM hai - kucha milatA bhI nahIM hai to jhaTapaTa dhyAna se vimukha ho jAte haiM / dhyAna meM bhI dukAna-makAna kA ghATA-munAphA manomana cakkara lagAtA rahatA hai / paradeza gaI patnI kA ciMtana calatA rahatA hai / hAlAMki ciMtana bhI huA aura dhyAna bhI, lekina yaha dhyAna aMta meM pIr3A de gayA, kasaka de gayA / 34 1 vaha dhyAna kisa kAma kA jo tumheM pulakita na kara sake, Ananda se na bhara sake, balki pIr3A de jAe / vaha dhyAna jo ApakI nIMda ur3A de, Apako chaTapaTA DAle, Apake tana-mana ko jalA DAle, to vaha dhyAna nahIM huaa| vaha to Arta aura raudra dhyAna ho gayA / dukAna kA dhyAna hai, makAna aura parivAra tathA baccoM kA dhyAna hai, lekina yaha saba sImita dhyAna haiM aura inhIM meM usakA ramaNa bhI hai / vaha agara maMdira bhI jAtA hai to paramAtmA se dhyAna nahIM lagA pAtA, kyoMki vahA~ mana TikatA hI nahIM hai / mana nahIM TikatA kyoMki mana ke pAsa paramezvara kI bhASA nahIM hai / mana kI apanI bhASA hai jo sirpha saMsAra kI bhASA hai| usake pAsa mokSa kI bhASA hotI hI nahIM / zabda hote haiM, para bhASA nahIM / mana usa tUphAna kI bhAMti hai jo zAMta nahIM hotA / yaha galata hai ki hama mana kI tulanA tUphAna se kara rahe haiM / tUphAna to tabAhI macAne ke bAda zAMta bhI ho jAtA hai, para mana meM to niraMtara tUphAna uThate hI rahate haiM, mana to jaise zAMta honA jAnatA hI nahIM / vaha to ulajhA hI rahatA hai / zubha-azubha ke antaradvandva meM / I manuSya kA eka aura mana hai jise hama tanmaya mana kaheMge, sulIna mana kaheMge / kisI bhakta kA mana aisA hI tanmaya hotA hai, aisA hI sulIna aura rasapUrNa hotA hai / jahA~ laga gayA vahIM lIna, tallIna / dhyAna aura dharma ke lie kevala tanmayatA cAhie / jIvana ko jIne ke lie bhI tanmayatA caahie| aisA tanmaya mana jisakA saMbaMdha zubha viSayoM, zubha nimittoM ke sAtha jur3A huA ho / mere sAmane nArI bhI AtI hai, puruSa bhI Ate haiM lekina maiM kisI ko haTAtA nahIM hU~, aisA bhI nahIM ki puruSa se prema karU~gA aura strI se prema na karU~gA / agara saMzliSTa mana ho, ulajhA huA mana ho, to donoM kI kevala kAyA dikhAI degI / lekina sulIna mana hone para vaha zubha viSayoM para ekAgra aura sthira hotA hai / taba vaha strI aura puruSa meM kAyA ke atirikta bhI bahuta kucha dekha letA hai aura yaha dikha jAnA hI satyam kA darzana hai, samyag darzana hai| maiM apane jIvana ko prema se bharA huA pAtA hU~ / apane jIvana meM karuNA aura dayA bhI pAtA hU~ / premarahita hone kA upAya bhI 1 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana ko mile sArthaka dizA nahIM hai| tuma bhI cAhe jaise ho, lekina prema ke binA nahIM raha sakate / prema jIvana kA anivArya aMga hai| prema ke binA jIvana duzvAra ho jaaegaa| sabake apane-apane DhaMga ho sakate haiM prema ke, lekina prema hI na ho, yaha nahIM ho sakatA / azubha viSayoM aura azubha nimittoM para prema hone se tuma vikAra pAoge aura zubha viSayoM para dhyAna kendrita hone se prema meM vizva-baMdhutva kA bhAva dekhoge| usa dhyAna se ahiMsA, zAMti kA janma hogA, karuNA aura Ananda kI utpatti hogI / basa antaralIna aura Ananda se bharA huA mana cAhie / taba tumhArA vyavasAya bhI bhagavAna ke maMdira kA AMgana ho jaaegaa| tumane nAnaka, kabIra, raidAsa ko par3hA hai aura jAnate ho sabhI vyavasAya karate the, lekina unakI vyAvasAyikatA anupama hai, anerI hai| kabIra jaisA phakkar3a jaba vyavasAya karatA hai, to vahAM bhI phakkar3apana hI hai aura isa phakkar3atA meM usane jisa jIvana-rasa aura jIvana-sauMdarya kA pAna kiyA, vaha dhana-bahula amIra nahIM kara sktaa| gorA saMta thA, miTTI ke ghar3e banAtA thA, raidAsa jUtoM kI silAI karate the, kabIra saMta rahe magara kapar3e bunane kA kAma karate rahe / kapar3e bunane kA kArya agara AtmalIna mana ke sAtha ho jAe, to vaha bunanA bhI rAma kA dhyAna, antara kA gaMgA-snAna aura svayaM kI nirliptatA kA sUtra bana jAtA hai| maiM to kahU~gA tuma jhADU bhI lagAo to vaha bhI dhyAna bana jaae| bilkula ekAgratA se zAMta citta ho jhADU lagAo / dekho, kitane rUpa meM dhyAna ghaTita ho jaaegaa| pahalA dhyAna ahiMsA kA ki koI jIva yA cIMTI na mara jAe, dUsarA dhyAna karuNA kA ki Ae hue jIvoM ko uThAkara kinAre kara dUM tIsarA dhyAna karmayoga kA ho rahA hai ki apane samaya kA upayoga kara rahe ho aura cauthA dhyAna svayaM kA ho rahA hai ki agara mana meM kisI prakAra ke abhimAna yA ahaMkAra kI graMthi hai to vaha nIce gira jaaegii| jIvana kI hara gatividhi dhyAnapUrvaka sampAdita honI cAhie,bahuta hI sulIna aura samyak mana ke saath| mana ko sArthaka dizA dene ke lie, manovijaya ke lie hama kucha choTe-choTe sUtra leN| dhyAna rakheM apane Apako vahI vyakti jIta sakatA hai, jo apane mana para vijaya prApta kara letA hai yA jo apane mana se mukta ho jAtA hai| pahalI bAta, mana kA sambandha indriyoM se hai aura indriyoM kA sambandha viSayoM se / hamArI ora se jaba bhI kisI viSaya kA upayoga ho, to vaha kabhI bhI hamArI andha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnaH sAdhanA aura siddhi pravRtti na bana jAe, varan hama apanI buddhi kA, apane viveka kA avazya upayoga kreN| hama yaha bhI apane viveka se soceM ki viSayoM kA upayoga kara maiMne kyA pAyA, kitanA pAyA / kyA maiM aba bhI viSayoM ke lie vyAkula hI hU~, yA mana zAnta-nirlipta ho gyaa| mAnA hama mana kI vAsanAoM ko pUrI taraha nirmUla nahIM kara sakate para hA~, unako saMskArita to kara hI sakate haiM, unameM parivartana to lA hI sakate haiN| hama mana ko viSaya se, usake nimitta aura usake vicAra se alaga kara use prakRti ke sAnnidhya meM le jaaeN| prakRti ke mukta svarUpa kA use rasAsvAda lene deN| dUsarI bAta, hamArA mana jitanA nirmala aura nizcita hogA, vaha utanA hI sahaja aura suzIla hogA / mana kI zAMti aura nirmalatA ke lie jarUrI hai ki hama krodha-Akroza, vaira-virodha, kriyA-pratikriyA, chala-prapaMca, kAma-vikAra, cintA-tanAva meM ulajhe rahane kI bajAya jIvana meM sabake prati prema lAe~, kisI se apane prati koI galatI ho jAe, to usake prati kSamA aura karuNA ke bhAva le Ae~ / mAnA hama jIsasa kI taraha salIba para nahIM car3ha sakate, mahAvIra kI taraha kAna meM kIla nahIM ThukavA sakate, para apanoM-parAyoM ke dvArA hone vAlI choTI-moTI galatI ko to mApha kara hI sakate haiN| kisI ke prati apane mana meM galata vicAra uThane ko bhI hama utanA hI galata mAne, jitanA kisI kA galata karanA / isase vaicArika aura mAnasika ahiMsA kA pAlana hogA aura hamArI mana kI zAMti banI rhegii| aparigraha ko jIvana kA dharma samajhane vAle loga apane mana meM vyartha ke vicAroM, vidveSoM aura vikAroM ko bhI apane lie parigraha hI samajheM aura jisa tarIke se dina-rAta kaMdhe para bojhA uThAkara calanA mUrkhatA hai, aise hI apane mana kI bhI mUrkhatA ko samajheM ki vaha kaise-kaise vicAra, vikAra se ghirA aura dabA rahatA hai| tIsarI bAta, behatara hogA hama mana ke AdhArabhUta DhA~ce ko bhI badala DAlane kI koziza kareM / hama sarala, supAcya aura sAtvika AhAra grahaNa kareM / upaniSada kahate haiM hama jo anna khAte haiM, vaha tIna prakAra kA ho jAtA hai / jo sthUla bhAga hotA hai, vaha mala ho jAtA hai / jo madhyama bhAga hotA hai, vaha rakta aura mAMsa ho jAtA hai, jabaki jo sabase sUkSma bhAga hotA hai, vaha mana ho jAtA hai| isa bAta se hama samajha sakate haiM ki zuddha khAnapAna mana ke nirmalIkaraNa meM kitanA upayogI hai / cauthA sUtra yaha hai ki hama pratidina yogAsana, prANAyAma aura dhyAna avazya kareM / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana ko mile sArthaka dizA yogAsana se zarIra kI sthiti svastha aura nirmala hotI hai, prANAyAma se zvAsa aura prANatattva kI, aura dhyAna se mana-buddhi aura AtmA kI / yadi Apako yogAsana, prANAyAma aura dhyAna kI samucita vidhi AtI ho, to zreSTha, anyathA sIkha leM aura yadi aisI suvidhA na mile, to eka prayoga kara leM - tIna minaTa kA jaoNgiga kara leM, yogAsana kI kriyAnviti ho jAegI; pA~ca minaTa taka dIrgha zvAsa-prazvAsa grahaNa kara leM, prANAyAma kI ApUrti ho jAegI; zvAsa-dhArA para citta ko sthira karate hue apane Apa meM vizrAma kara leM, dhyAna kI sahaja pariNati sAmane A jAegI / hama svayaM ko bahuta zAnta, para AnandapUrita, svastha aura tanAvamukta pAe~ge / 37 pA~cavI bAta hai hama svAdhyAya - satsaMga avazya kreN| isase jahA~ buddhi-bala prakhara hogA, vahIM mana Ula-jalUla vicAroM meM bhaTakane se baca skegaa| mana ko manana ke lie jJAnamUlaka dizA milegii| jo vyakti pratidina Adhe ghaMTA bhI niyamita svAdhyAya karatA hai, vaha apane apane mana kA mArgadarzana karane meM svayaM samartha hotA hai / chaThI bAta, hamArI ora se yaha sajagatA hara samaya banI rahe ki hamArI ora se sabake sAtha sambandha, vyavahAra aura soca saMtulita, saMyamita aura mAdhuryapUrNa hoM / hama svayaM ko vidhAyaka pahaluoM se jor3eM aura hamezA racanAtmaka tathA sakArAtmaka soca tathA kArya se sambaddha kreN| hama agara eka soca ko hI sakArAtmaka banAne meM samartha ho gae, to apane Apa hamAre jIvana kI dizA aura dazA sudhara jAegI / aura jo antima sUtra denA cAhatA hU~ vaha yaha ki hama sadA maitrI- pramoda aura Ananda-bhAva meM sthita raheM, hama karttAbhAva meM nahIM sAkSibhAva meM raheM / isa bodha ke sAtha ki maiM caitanya aura AtmavizvAsa kA svAmI huuN| apane bhItara uThane vAlI vRtti yA vicAra dhArA athavA kisI bhI ghaTanA se prabhAvita hone kI bajAya usakA draSTA bhara rahanA sAdhaka kA sAkSIbhAva hai / hama apanI hara vRtti, vikAra aura vicAra ke prati sajaga rheN| jIvana ko bar3e hoza aura bodha ke sAtha jie~ / apane para vizvAsa rakhanA aura Izvara ke prati niSThA - manonigraha kA mUlamaMtra hai / hama apane mana ko pahacAneM, usakI antaradazA ko badaleM aura mana se mukta ho jAe~ / mana kI dhArA kaise badala jAtI hai, vaha kisa tarIke se mukti kA mArga bana jAtA hai, isake kaI udAharaNa haiM / mujhe eka pAtra bahuta priya rahA hai| yUM to vaha hajAroM varSa pUrva ho cukA hai, lekina For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnaH sAdhanA aura siddhi mujhe priya hai, kyoMki usake sAtha mere jIvana kI dhArAe~ jur3I huI haiM / kahate haiM : bhagavAna ne eka ATha varSa ke bAlaka ko saMnyAsa de diyaa| thA to vaha rAjakumAra, lekina kinhIM janma-janmAntaroM kA puNyodaya ki le liyA saMnyAsa / jIvana meM saMnyAsa kI bAteM karanA bahuta sarala hai, lekina saMnyAsa kA phUla khilanA parama saubhAgya hai / kahIM parama bhagavat kRpA hotI hai, taba jIvana meM saMnyAsa ghaTita hotA hai, saMnyAsa kI krAnti hotI hai aura saMnyAsa kA kamala khilatA hai / vaha ATha varSa kA bAlamuni subaha nivRtti ke lie jaMgala kI ora gyaa| sAtha meM anya saMta bhI the| sabane apane-apane sthAna kA cayana kiyA aura baiTha ge| lekina baccA to Akhira baccA hI hai / vaha to jhaTapaTa uTha gyaa| dekhA rAtabhara bAriza huI hai, pAnI kA nAlA baha rahA hai| use atIta kI yAda ho AI ki vaha apane udyAna meM campA ke sAtha naukA khe rahA thA ki kisakI naukA Age jAegI / merI naukA Age bar3hI thI, lekina campA ne hoziyArI kI aura merI naukA ko DUbo diyA / taba maiMne caMpA ko cA~TA jar3a diyA thA aura caMpA ne kahA thA maiM tumheM dekha lU~gI, merI nAva Age bar3ha gaI hai aura tumhArI nAva DUba gaI hai / bacapana kI yAda ho aaii| saMzliSTa mana thA, yAtAyAta kA mana thA, kahIM vikSipta mana thA, badala hI gayA / bhUla hI gayA ki hAtha meM jo pAtra hai vaha nivRtti ke lie lAyA thaa| naukA dhyAna meM A gaI aura usa pAtra ko nAle ke pAnI meM utAra diyaa| hAtha se pAnI hilAne lagA, pAtra Age bar3hane lagA, mana kI dhArA badalI-dekha-dekha caMpA, naukA pAra laga rahI hai / kala taka to kAgaja kI nAva kA prazna thA, Aja to paramAtmA kI asIma kRpA ki isa naukA ke bahAne jIvana-naiyA hI pAra laga rahI hai| taba taka anya sabhI saMta vahA~ Akara ekatrita ho ge| ve Apasa meM bAtacIta karane lage ki are bhagavAna ne bhI kyA isa choTe se lar3ake ko saMnyAsa de diyA, ise yaha bhI nahIM patA ki nAle meM hAtha DAlanA cAhie ki nhiiN| sabhI usakI bhartsanA karane lage aura bhagavAna ke pAsa pahu~ce / prabhu se zikAyata kI ki Apane bhI kyA eka bAlaka ko saMnyAsa de diyaa| vaha to yaha bhI nahIM jAnatA ki eka sAdhu ke kyA AcAra-vicAra haiM, use kisa prakAra jIvana jInA caahie| aba jaba vaha Apake pAsa Ae to sabase pahale Apa usase prAyazcita karavAe~ taba saMgha meM sammilita kareM / bhagavAna khar3e ho gae aura kahA, bAlaka vaha nahIM, bAlaka tuma saba ho / prAyazcita use nahIM, tuma logoM ko karanA hai / kyoMki tumane eka kevalI kI AzAtanA kI hai / tumane kevala jJAna aura muktilAbha ko upalabdha mahAzramaNa kI bhartsanA kI hai / kSamA-prArthanA kara prAyazcita kro| 'bhagavan Apa yaha kyA kaha rahe haiM' - sabhI sAdhu stabdha raha gae / isIlie maiM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana ko mile sArthaka dizA 39 apane Asana se khar3A ho gayA hU~ aura eka kevalI ko apane praNAma samarpita karatA hU~ - bhagavAna ne karabaddha hote hue kahA ki aba vaha bAlaka bAlaka nahIM rahA, aimuttA nahIM rahA, vaha atimukta ho gayA hai| mana kI dhArA aisI badalI ki mana kho gayA aura svayaM se milana ho gyaa| aisI dhArA milI ki asatya chiTaka gayA aura satya satya ko upalabdha ho gyaa| aisI dhArA pAI ki azAMti citta se bikhara gaI aura zAMti kI jyoti akhaMDita rUpa se prajvalita ho gii| Ananda kI dhArA baha niklii| bhagavAna ne unheM praNAma kiyA ki dhanya ho bAlazramaNa, tuma ho gae atimukta / ve sabhI makti mArga kA anugamana kareMge jinake pAsa zubha viSayoM se jur3A mana hai, tanmaya,sulIna aura samyag dizA hai / taba hama apanI antarzakti ke svAmI ho jaaeNge| usa zakti ke svAmI jo ghaTa-ghaTa kaNa-kaNa meM vyApta hai / jise Izvara kahakara hama usakI prArthanA karate haiM, apane puNya samarpita karate haiN| mana tanmaya mana ho jAe, sulIna mana, laya yoga ko sAdha leM, to mukti aura mokSa svataH svayaM meM sAkAra ho jAte haiM / mana zUnya ho jAe, to mahAzUnya se hamArA astitva ekAkAra ho jAtA hai| mana, jo bAdhaka rahA, vahI sAdhaka aura sahAyaka ho jAtA hai antarnihita zakti, parAzakti, paramAtma-zakti ke abhyudaya meM / mana sulIna mana ho jAe, to manuSya khuda manu ho jAtA hai| hama dhyAna se mana ko pahacAneM / yA to sAkSI-bhAva kI pragAr3hatA se mana se uparata/ mukta ho jAeM, yA paramAtma-astitva meM use vilIna-sulIna ho jAne deM / bhakti kI tanmaya ahodazA se mana ko dhUpa kI taraha uThane deM aura jaise dhUpa AkAza kI ora uThakara AkAzamaya ho jAtA hai, aise hI hamArI cetanA mahAcetanA se ekAkAra-tadAkAra ho jAe, jIvana jyotirmaya ho jaae| itanA hI anurodha hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicAra-zakti kA vikAsa mere priya Atman, manuSya svayaM ke kAraNa hI sukhI yA dukhI hai / apane jIvana ke samasta sukhoM aura dukhoM ke lie manuSya hI uttaradAyI hai| yaha uttaradAyitva hama Izvara ke kaMdhoM para rakheM yA niyati ke kAlacakra para yA isakA doSa karma ke matthe car3heM yA kisI anya ko doSI banAe~, lekina jIvana kA satya yaha hai ki vyakti jaisA hai, apane hI kAraNa hai / agara karma hai to vaha bhI manuSya kI hI apanI dena hai, samaya hai to usake bIja bhI kabhI hamane hI boe the / niyati yA prakRti hai, to usakA vyavasthApana bhI hamane hI kiyA hai / gaharA satya yaha hai ki AdamI Aja jaisA hai vaha apane hI kAraNa hai / vaha Aja jaisA hai, isake lie usane pahale jarUra kabhI socA hogA, bIja boe hoMge / 1 1 hama jaisA socate-vicArate haiM, vaisA hI hamArA vyaktitva nirmita hotA hai / hamArA vartamAna atIta meM soce hue vicAroM kA pariNAma hai / Ane vAlA kala Aja ke vicAroM kA pariNAma hogaa| hamArA vartamAna atIta kI punarAvRtti hai aura bhaviSya vartamAna kA khulA prakAzana / Aja hama mana kI jo sthiti pAte haiM, vaha nizcita hI atIta meM bana cukA thA / vicAra hI vyakti ke vyaktitva ko AMdolita aura prabhAvita karate haiM / vyakti ke pAsa jaisI vicAra kI paramparA aura vicAra kI dizA hogI, vaisA hI usakA vyaktitva usakA jIvana, usakI vANI aura usakA vyavahAra ho jaaegaa| isalie apane hara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicAra-zakti kA vikAsa 41 soca-vicAra ke prati bar3e sajaga hoM, kyoMki vaha hamArA kaccA utpAdana hai| bhItara kA utpAdana sahI ho isake lie hama sajaga hoN| duniyA meM kucha loga aise hote haiM jinake pAsa vicAra karane kI kSamatA nahIM hotI hai / ve koI anapar3ha aura ga~vAra nahIM hote, varana unakI cetanA para ajJAna aura mUrchA ke aMdhere ghane AvaraNa A jAte haiM, jisameM unakI vicAra zakti kArya nahIM krtii| sabhI manuSyoM ke mastiSka eka jaise hote haiM, lekina vikAsa-prakriyA meM antara hotA hai / tamasa ke jitane saghana AvaraNa hoMge, vicAra karane kI zakti utanI hI kSINa aura zithila hogii| tamas jyoM-jyoM kama hogA, vicAra-zakti utanI hI adhika vikasita aura prakhara hogii| dhyAna hamAre vicAroM kA UhApoha to zAMta karatA hai, kiMtu vicAra karane kI zakti pradAna karatA hai / vicAra-zakti kI upalabdhi dhyAna kA pariNAma hai aura vicAroM ke UhApoha kA zamana, vicAroM kI anargalatA kA virecana dhyAna kA pratiphala hai / dhyAna vicAra karane kI zakti ko samApta nahIM karatA, balki jo vicAra, vRtti aura vikalpa banate haiM usa ucchaMkhalatA ko lagAma detA hai / dhyAna kA kArya manuSya ko vRtti aura vikalpa ke vAtyocakra se mukta karanA hai| vicAra to jIvana kA vaibhava aura varadAna hai| lekina vicAra hI mAnava-jIvana ke uttApa aura saMtrAsa kA taba kAraNa bana jAte haiM, jaba vaha vikalpa aura vRtti kI khaTapaTa se ghira jAtA hai| vicAra-vikalpa para hamArA niyaMtraNa na ho, to aniyaMtrita vicAra vyakti ke lie ciMtA, tanAva aura ghuTana kA kAraNa bana jAte haiM / tuma apane vicAroM ko eka bindu kI ora kendrita kara do, to vahI ekAgratA bana jAtA hai| momabattI kI taraha jhilamilAte vicAra to havA ke eka choTe-se jhoMke se bhI bujha jAte haiN| unakA koI astitva nhiiN| tuma vyartha meM hI socate mata raho / apane bhaTakate vicAroM ko racanAtmaka mor3a do| tuma unnata mastiSka aura ucca vicAroM ke svAmI bano / dhyAna ko tama mastiSka ko Urjasvita karane meM lagAo, hRdaya ke dvAroM ko kholane meM lagAo, apanI janma-janma kI mUrchA ko tor3ane meM lgaao| dhyAna, jisake dvArA tumheM eka kAma kara hI lenA cAhie, vaha hai apanI mUr3hatA ke kohare ko haTAnA, mUr3hatA ko samajhanA aura mUr3hatA se mukta honaa| jinake pAsa vicAra karane kI kSamatA nahIM hotI ve mUrkha nahIM, mUr3ha hote haiM / mUrkha va mUr3ha meM aMtara hai / mUrkha vaha hai jo anapar3ha va ga~vAra hai, kucha samajhatA nahIM, kahane para bhI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnaHsAdhanA aura siddhi samajha meM nahIM aataa| mUr3ha vaha hai jise samajha meM to saba AtA hai, lekina jigara meM kucha utaratA nahIM / hama do pAtra leM-eka hai yudhiSThira, dUsarA hai duryodhana / yudhiSThira satyapriya, zAMta / duryodhana ghmNddii| dhyAna deM isa bAta para ki duryodhana mUrkha nahIM thaa| jisa guru ne yudhiSThira ko zikSA dI, usI ke pAsa duryodhana bhI thaa| donoM hI eka sAtha zikSA pA rahe the, lekina donoM ke bIca samajha meM utanI hI dUrI thI, jitanI patthara aura nirjhara ke bIca hai / vaha mUrkha nahIM, mUr3ha thA / mUrkha ajJAnI hotA hai, mUr3ha mUrcchita / vaha svayaM hI kahA karatA thA-'jAnAmi dharmam na ca me pravRttiH, jAnAmi adharmam na ca me nivRttiH'-maiM jAnatA hU~ dharma ko, magara pravRtta nahIM ho pAtA, maiM jAnatA hU~ adharma ko bhI, para nivRtta nahIM ho paataa| mUr3hatA hai yaha / jJAna hote hue bhI jJAna ke anusAra na jI pAnA, isI ko kahate haiM muuddh'taa| mUrkha eka daphA mApha kiye jA sakate haiM, lekina mUr3ha ko calAnA khoTe sikke ko calAnA hai / dhyAna mUr3hatA ko tor3ane kI auSadha hai / bhItara kI mUrchA ko, bhItara ke tamasa ko tor3ane kA sUtradhAra hai dhyAna / hama dhyAna ke dvArA apanI mUr3hatA samajheM aura usake pAra lgeN| __ hama apanI mUr3hatA ko tor3ane ke lie kyA apanI icchAzakti, vicAra-zakti kA upayoga karanA cAheMge? maiM cAhU~gA hama apane Apa para vicAra kareM, apane bAre meM vicAra kareM, apanI vicAra-sthiti para vicAra kareM / kucha loga hote haiM jinameM vicAra karane kI kSamatA hotI hai / lekina ye bhI do prakAra ke hote haiM, eka jinameM vicAra karane kI kSamatA to haiM, lekina Atma-vizvAsa kI kamI hone kI vajaha se unakA vicAra kabhI vizvAsa nahIM bana pAtA, nirNAyaka rUpa nahIM le pAtA / Apa sabameM bhI vicAra karane kI kSamatA to avazya hai, lekina Atma-vizvAsa kI kamI ke kAraNa vaha vicAra hamArA vyaktittva nahIM bana pAtA, hamAre jIvana kA prakAza nahIM bana paataa| dUsarI vicAra kI avasthA hai nirvicAra honA, zAnta mana kA svAmI honaa| isa sthiti meM hama draSTA bhara rahate haiM hara udher3abuna ke / taba hamameM vicAra-zakti pUrNa hotI hai, lekina vicAroM kA bahAva thama cukA hotA hai / udvignatA samApta ho gaI hotI hai / car3hate-girate bhAvoM kA bavaMDara ruka gayA hotA hai| zAnta mana kA svAmI honA jIvana kI sabase bar3I upalabdhi hai / azAnta mana kA gulAma honA jIvana kI sabase bar3I trAsadI hai / zAnta mana ko sImita sAdhana bhI sukhAvaha haiM / azAnta mana ko rAjamahala bhI kaSTakara hai / zAnta mana svastha jIvana kA sUcaka hai, azAnta mana rugNa jIvana kA / hamArI ora se eka hI sajagatA aura eka hI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicAra-zakti kA vikAsa ceSTA ho ki mana zAnta rahe, nirbhaya aura nirmala rhe| agara aisA ho gayA, to tumane bAjI mAralI, tuma jIta gae / 1 nirvicAra kI sthiti zreSTha hai / pataMjali ne to nirvikalpa samAdhi kI bAta kahI hai / mujhe nahIM lagatA ki yaha samAdhi AdamI ko jIvanabhara banI huI rahatI ho / yoga-puruSoM kI bAta alaga hai, Ama AdamI ke lie to samAdhi ko AtmasAt karanA yahI hai ki vaha zAnta mana kA mAlika banA, zAnti aura samadarzitA kA svAmI huA / 43 jisakA mana zAnta hai, vaha vicAra - zakti kA mAlika hotA hai / mana kI anudvignatA se buddhi-pakSa jJAna- pakSa, caitanya-pakSa sahaja jAgRta rahatA hai / mana se buddhi zreSTha hai / buddhi se mana para aMkuza lagatA hai / zarIra kA kAma hai zrama karanA, buddhi kA kAma hai vicAra karanA / hama mana aura buddhi donoM kA sakArAtmaka aura samanvita upayoga kareM / hama manana kareM / hama yaha jAneM ki hama kyA soceM, kina binduoM kA vicAra kreN| hama aisA kyA kareM jisase hamAre soca para, hamAre vicAra para hamArA sumadhura niyantraNa ho / vicAra hamAre mArgadarzaka baneM aura hama apane vicAroM ke / hama virodhAbhAsI vicAroM se bceN| hama giragiTa kI taraha raMga na bdleN| aisA nahIM ki subaha amuka vicAra aura zAma ko amuka / hama kisI bhI bindu para apanA mAnasa banAne se pahale, nirNaya karane se pahale usa para manana aura maMthana kareM, usake hAni-lAbha donoM pahaluoM para cintana kareM, pazcAt nirNaya kI sthiti taka pahu~ceM / bahuta adhika na soceM / socane ke lie mastiSka kA upayoga kareM, para dhyAna rakheM hamameM jitanI ekAgratA aura sthitaprajJatA hogI, hamArA vicAra utanA hI gambhIra, utanA hI pUrNa aura utanA hI saTIka hogA / apane Apako hama niSedhAtmaka pahaluoM meM na ulajhAe~ / Akhira aisI kauna-sI cIja hai jisakA niSedhAtmaka pahalu nahIM hotA / zAyada aisI bhI koI cIja nahIM hai jisakA vidhAyaka pahalu na hotA ho / kisI bhI cIja kA vidyamAna honA hI usakA vidhAyaka pahalu hai / hama hara vastu ke hara vicAra ke vidhAyaka pakSa kI ora jAe~ / pojeTivanesa ! hama jisa bhI pahalu para soceM, vicAreM, samagratA se cintana honA cAhie / samagratA se vicArane vAlA anivAryataH vidhAyaka dRSTikoNa kA svAmI banatA hai / Aja duniyA meM isa bindu kI sarvAdhika jarUrata hai| ghara-parivAra, samAja, rASTra, vizva - hara dRSTi se yaha Avazyaka hai ki hamArA vicAra dRSTikoNa samagra ho, vidhAyaka ho / agara aisA hotA hai, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnaHsAdhanA aura siddhi to tuma pAoge tumhArI aura tumhAre sambandhoM kI phijA hI badala gaI hai| tumane kyA kara diyA umara kA, khaMDahara rAjabhavana lagatA hai| vyaMgya-vacana lagatA thA kala taka vaha aba abhinaMdana lagatA hai| basa, thor3I-sI kalA A jAe, soca kI kalA, vicAra-dhArA ko sakArAtmaka banAne kI kalA, vicAroM ko vizvAsa aura vikAsa kA svarUpa dene kI kalA / hama isake lie dhyAna kA bhI upayoga kareM aura apanI samajha kA bhii| vicAroM se mukta hone kI eka prakriyA to yaha hotI hai ki vyakti vicAroM kA sAkSI bhara ho jaae| dhyAna meM jaba tuma baiThe ho aura vicAroM kI udher3abuna zurU ho, to usa ora dhyAna hI na denA / jo uThatA hai, uThe, tuma usa uThate ke sAtha na uTho, na girate ke sAtha giro| tuma usase taTastha raho, nirapekSa raho / yaha eka zreSTha tarIkA hai| yaha dhyAna kI AdhAra bhUmikA bhI hai| saMbodhi-dhyAna kI vidhiyoM meM bhI isa bAta ko prAthamikatA dI gaI hai| mahAvIra-buddha, araviMda-ozo, goyanakA-kRSNamUrti jaise logoM ne bhI vicAra-nirapekSatA ko mana se mukta hone kA mUla maMtra mAnA hai| maiM isa sandarbha meM jo bAta kahanA cAhatA hU~ vaha yaha ki hara vyakti usa sAkSitva ko, vicAra-nirapekSatA ko sAdha nahIM sktaa| isalie eka aura rAstA hai, jo sarala hai| saralatA pUrNatA se jyAdA sahaja-sarala hotI hai, dUsarA rAstA yaha hai ki hama apanI vicAra-dhArA ko unnata bindu se jodd'eN| use vijJAna-kendrita kreN| hama apane bhaTakate mana ko Izvara kI sattA ke sAtha saMyukta kareM / mana kI cetanA ko paramAtmA kI cetanA se ekAkAra kareM / hama jIvana ke bAre meM manana kareM, jagat ke rahasyoM ke bAre meM manana kreN| isase jahA~ mana kA idhara-udhara bhaTakAva thamegA, vahIM mana aura vicAra kI zakti kA racanAtmaka pariNAma bhI aaegaa| Apa apane vicAroM se vizvAsa aura vikAsa ke, zAnti aura mAdhurya ke dvAra-daravAje kholeM / jIvana kA koI bhI pala, koI bhI pahala vyartha nahIM jaae| jIvana kI hara antima pariNati taka pahu~canA jIvana kI siddhi hI hai| ___ maiM aise tIna binduoM se paraheja rakhane kI bhI salAha dUMgA, jo ki hamArI vicAra-sthiti ke doSa haiM / pahalA hai Akroza, dUsarA hai AzaMkA aura tIsarA hai Agraha / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicAra-zakti kA vikAsa Akroza hamAre buddhi-pakSa ko kamajora karatA hai| AzaMkA ke calate hama satya-asatya kI mizrita sthiti meM rahate haiM, vahIM Agraha-kadAgraha ke kAraNa hama satya ke dvAra para dastaka nahIM de pAte haiN| pahalA hai--Aveza, aakrosh| jisa samaya Apa Aveza se ghire hue hoM una kSaNoM meM kisI bhI bAta ke bAre meM vicAra na kareM / Aveza ke kSaNoM meM kiyA gayA vicAra aura adhika Aveza detA hai| Aveza ke kSaNoM meM dasa miniTa kA mauna rakha leM / vAtAvaraNa ThaMDA ho jAe, taba usa vicAra, usa biMdu, usa vastu para punaHciMtana kareM / yaha hamAre dvArA apanI vicAra-zakti ko surakSita rakhanA ho jaaegaa| behatara hogA hama kisI kI galatI para kruddha yA khinna hone kI bajAya usakI galatI ko mApha kara deM / pratikUla sthiti nirmita hone ke bAvajUda jo anukUla banA rahatA hai, vahI citta kI saumanasyatA ko apane jIvana meM jI sakatA hai / kuraAna kI Ayata hai, svarga unake lie hai jo gusse ko apane kAbU meM rakhatA hai aura galatI karane vAloM ko mApha kara detA hai / isa sandarbha meM hama eka pyArI-sI ghaTanA leN| merI priya kahAniyoM meM eka kahAnI hai--paigambara muhammada ke nAtI khalIphA husaina namAja adA kara rahe the ki tabhI unakA gulAma naukara khaulate hue pAnI kA bartana lekara udhara se niklaa| acAnaka usakA pA~va phisala gayA aura garma pAnI ke kucha chITe khalIphA husaina ke zarIra para jA gire / husaina namAja adA kara rahe the, isalie uTha na ske| anyathA galAmI kA yuga thA aura choTI-choTI galatiyoM para gulAmoM ko aisI sakhta sajA dI jAtI thI ki roMgaTe khar3e ho jAeM / lekina husaina namAz2a adA kara rahe the, ataH turaMta kacha na kara sake, lekina soca rahe the ki ise kor3oM se mAra-mAra kara adhamarA kara duuN| namAja kI kriyA jArI thI aura dimAga meM Akroza kA tUphAna uThane lagA ki kaba namAja khatma ho aura ise sajA dU~ / namAja na par3ha rahA hotA to zAyada pAMca-sAta kor3oM meM chuTakArA mila jAtA, lekina krodha hai ki bar3hatA hI jA rahA hai / aba becAre gulAma kI na jAne kyA hAlata ho / aba to zAyada pacAsa-sATha kor3e par3a hI jAe~ge / gulAma samajha gayA ki Aja mujhase bahuta bar3I galatI ho gaI hai aisI galatI jo kabhI mApha nahIM kI jA skegii| usane namAja adA karane vAle ke sAmane apane ghuTane Teke aura khudA kI ora hAtha uThAkara kurAna kI kucha AyateM par3hane lgaa| usane kahA, 'jannata unake lie haiM jo For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnaH sAdhanA aura siddhi svayaM ke krodha ko apane vaza meM rakhate haiN|' husaina cauMkA, kyoMki Ayata kurAna kI thii| jisake nAma para vaha namAja par3ha rahA thA, usI kI Ayata thii| socA, yaha ThIka kahatA hai| mana hI mana budabudAte hue kahA, "hAM, hAM, maiMne apane krodha para niyaMtraNa pA liyA hai aura gulAma ne agalI Ayata par3hI, 'svarga unake lie hai jo galatI karane vAloM ko mApha kara dete haiN|' hasaina phira budabudAe ki 'jA maiMne tujhe mApha kiyaa|' yaha sunakara gulAma Izvara kI dayA ke prati ahobhAva se bhara utthaa|' usane tIsarI Ayata par3hI, "khudA unheM pyAra karate haiM, jo dayAlu aura kSamAzIla hote haiN|' husaina khar3A ho gyaa| Aja taka usane kurAna sirpha par3hI thI, lekina Aja kurAna jIvana kI rozanI bana gaI / vaha khar3A ho gyaa| jeba se pAMca sau dInAreM nikAlakara gulAma ko dete hue kahA, 'mApha karanA bhAI ! Aja se tuma Az2Ada ho|' udvigna bhAva-dazA badala gaI / Aveza ke kSaNoM meM vicAroM kI sthiti narka kI hotI hai / isake viparIta jaba manuSya samatA, sahAnubhUti aura zAMti ke kSaNoM se gujaregA usake vicAroM kI sthiti svargika hogI / jo bhI mahAnubhAva krodha-Akroza se ghire rahate haiM, unhoMne eka prakAra se apanI nakArAtmaka bhUmikA banA DAlI hai / 'abhizApa' kyA hai, Atma-niyantraNa ke abhAva meM uThI nakArAtmaka uttejaka pratikriyA hai / durvAsA RSi siddha sAdhaka rahane ke bAvajUda krodha-Akroza se mukta na ho pAe, natIjatana durvAsA RSi hone ke bAvajUda jana-jana kI AsthA ke kendra na bana paae| hama do pratIka leM--eka haiM rAma, dUsare haiM lakSmaNa / rAma prema aura sauhArda ke, muskAna aura sammAna ke pratIka haiM, vahIM lakSmaNa krodha aura khIz2a ke paryAya bana ge| mAnA, unheM krodha tabhI AtA, jaba ve kucha nAjAyaja hotA huA dekhate / rAma bhI usa nAjAyaja kA sAmanA karate, para unakI apanI zAlInatA thI, unakI apanI ziSTatA thii| ___Apa apanI samajha se bhI apane AvezoM ko miTA sakate haiM aura dhyAna ke dvArA bhI / krodha kA jAgRta honA mUlAdhAra kA sakriya honA hai / sArI bhautika icchAe~, vAsanAe~, uttejanAe~ vahIM se janma letI haiM / tuma sahasrAra kI ora uTho, unmukta AkAza kI ora / tuma apane Apako hara udvega-saMvega se uparata paaoge| kRpayA hama apanI mAnasika UrjA ko krodha-Akroza ke dvArA naSTa na kareM / hama vicAra tabhI kareM jaba zAnta-saumya ho / vicAra kI viparIta manodazA meM mauna hI zreSTha hai / vicAra-zakti ke saMrakSaNa ke lie dUsarA pahalU hai : AzaMkAoM se prhej| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicAra-zakti kA vikAsa 47 zaMkA-AzaMkA dImaka hai, ghuna hai / jisake bhI jIvana-vRkSa meM laga jAe, patA hI nahIM calatA, kaba vRkSa khokhalA bana jAtA hai / AdamI kA jIvana to khulI DAyarI kI taraha ho, gAMdhI kI DAyarI kI taraha, jise par3hane ke lie saMkoca na karanA pdd'e| jo hai, sApha hai / tumheM dekhakara, tumhAre vyavahAra ko dekhakara koI saMdeha kare, yaha vAjiba nahIM hai| hama bhI apanI ora se kisI ke prati saMdigdha na hoM / jo jaisA hai, usakI vaha jAne, hamArI A~kheM auroM meM nahIM, apane-Apa meM ho| priya sAdhvI IzUna kA prasiddha vacana hai 'ipha yU lava, lava opanalI / ' chipakara kyA karanA / AdamI khulI kitAba ho|| saMdeha ke kAraNa hI, bacapana meM Apane vaha kahAnI par3hI hogI, jisameM eka grAmINa mahilA apane bacce ko pAlane meM sulAkara pAnI bharane jAtI hai / pAlatU nevalA bacce ke pAsa hI khela rahA thaa| tabhI usa ora sA~pa aayaa| vaha pAlane kI ora hI bar3ha rahA thaa| nevale ne dekhA aura bacce ko bacAne ke lie sA~pa se bhir3a par3A / sA~pa mArA gyaa| nevalA lahUluhAna thaa| mAlakina ko ghara kI deharI taka AyA dekha, nevalA mAlakina kI ora daur3A gyaa| mAlakina ko lagA ki usane kahIM usake bacce ko to nahIM mAra diyA ! usake matthe para rakhA maTakA, isa saMdeha ke calate gira par3A aura nevalA mArA gyaa| vaha daur3I-daur3I kamare meM gaI / baccA sakuzala thaa| sarpa marA par3A thaa| gRhiNI samajha gaI, para use bahuta pazcAtApa huaa| jisane usake bacce ko bacAyA, usakI mauta usake hAthoM dekhA, saMdeha kA pariNAma ! dhyAna rakho - jaise hI kisI tattva ke prati AzaMkA AegI, hRdaya se vizvAsa uTha jaaegaa| vizvAsa uThane para AzaMkA vaha saba degI, jisakI tuma kalpanA bhI nahIM kara skte| itihAsa kI carcita kahAnI hai jaba mahArAnI celanA apane palaMga para soI hai sardI kI ThiThurana meM ThiThuratI huI / mahArAja bhI samIpa hI so rahe haiM / celanA nIMda meM hI budabudAtI hai, 'oha, unakA kyA ho rahA hogaa|' samrATa ke kAnoM meM zabda par3e, AzaMkA kA jvAra umar3a AyA |aashNkaa Ate hI samrATa khar3A ho gyaa| vicAra Ane lage avazya hI mahArAnI ke kisI anya ke sAtha saMbaMdha haiM, anyathA rAtri meM soe-soe kisI ko smaraNa karane kA kyA artha / yaha celanA jarUra vyabhicAriNI hai|' zayanAgAra se samrATa bAhara nikala aayaa| usane apane beTe se kahA, 'abhayakumAra ! isa rAjamahala ko Aga lagA de, abhI, isI kssnn|' abhayakumAra ne socA, samrATa pitA ko kyA ho gyaa| bhItara merI mAM mahArAnI celanA haiM, lekina pitA kA Adeza ! pitA jo samrATa bhI hai Adeza mAnanA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi anivArya ho gyaa| samrATa AzaMkA se ghirA huA, Aveza meM calatA huA sIdhA mahAvIra ke sabhAmaMDapa meM paha~cA, udvigna citta ko zAMti pradAna karane ke lie| kyoMki rAjamahala ko rAnI sahita jalAne kA Adeza jo diyA thA / samrATa ke pahuMcane para bhagavAna ne kucha zabda kahe aura bole, "mahArAnI celanA dhanya hai| are, aisI satI milanI muzkila hai, jo rAta ko soye-soye bhI munijanoM ke lie itanI ciMtA karatI hai / nIMda meM bhI agara usakA eka hAtha rajAI se bAhara nikala jAtA hai to socatI hai hama mahala meM haiM, rajAI aura makhamala meM haiM, phira bhI hameM ThaMDa lagatI hai| usa muni kI kyA dazA hogI jo jaMgala ke bIca per3a ke nIce khar3A hai| dhanya hai celanA terI dharma-zraddhA ko / aba cauMkane kI bArI samrATa kI thI, bhagavAna yaha kyA kaha rahe haiM / AzaMkA ke bAdala, AzaMkA kA koharA chaMTa gyaa| daur3a par3A mahala kI ora ki kahIM Aga sahI meM hI na lagA dI gaI ho| rAste meM hI abhayakumAra mila gyaa| pUchA, 'tumane Aga to nahIM lagA dI?' 'samrATa ke Adeza kA pAlana karanA merA kartavya hai'-abhayakumAra ne kahA / 'yaha kyA ho gayA, eka satI kI, apanI mahArAnI kI maiMne hatyA karavA dI'-rAjA vilApa karane lgaa| abhayakumAra ne pUchA, 'huA kyA?''galataphahamI'-uttara milA / kumAra ne kahA, 'ghabarAne kI koI bAta nahIM hai, pitAzrI / Aga ko mahala taka pahu~cane meM abhI aura vakta lgegaa| abhI maiMne ghAsa meM Aga lagavAI hai, mahala taka pahu~cane meM thor3A samaya lgegaa|' AzaMkA ke bAdala ghira Ae~ to vizvAsa kA AkAza DhaMka jAtA hai| zraddhA kA AkAza bhI AvRtta ho jAtA hai| isalie AzaMkA ke sAtha kisI bhI biMda para vicAra mata karo, varan AzaMkA ke bAvajUda usake prati apane vizvAsa ko kama na hone do / vaise bhI vaha vizvAsa hI kyA jo bAta-bAta meM AzaMkA se grasta ho jaae| isakA artha to yahI haA ki jisake prati hamArA vizvAsa rahA, usakI nIMva bahata kamajora thI, so mahala nIce A gayA / vicAra-zakti ke sAtha vizvAsa-zakti banI rahe, to vicAra-zakti manuSya ke lie dhyAna kI kalA aura dhyAna kA pariNAma ho jAtA hai| antima aura tIsarI bAta kaha~gA ki kisI bhI madde, kisI bhI bAta, kisI bhI mana ke lie koI Agraha na ho / jaise hI tumane kisI bAta kA Agraha kiyA ki spaSTa ho gayA ki tuma kisI eka vicAra ko pakar3akara baiTha ge| cAhe koI mata ho yA majahaba, kitAba yA vyakti yA guru hI kyoM na ho, use pakar3akara mata baittho| kisI bhI prakAra kA Agraha nahIM / guNa-grAhitA ho / satya kA bhI Agraha nahIM honA cAhie / satya to grahaNa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicAra-zakti kA vikAsa 49 honA cAhie, satya svIkAra honA caahie| jahA~ bhI Agraha hogA, vahA~ mahAvIra kA anekAnta aura syAdvAda khaMDita hogA / Agraha se nayA pakSa aura nayA vAda judd'egaa| koI bhI Agraha sApekSa ho sakatA hai, nirapekSa nahIM / kuMdakuMda ne kahA 'savvaNaya pakkha rahido bhaNido jo so smysaaro|' unhoMne samayasAra nAmaka adbhuta aura anUThA graMtha likhA thaa| jaba unase pUchA gayA ki kyA hai yaha samayasAra? sAra kyA hai 'samayasAra' kA? taba kuMdakuMda ne yaha paMkti kahI ki jo sAre naye pakSoM se, mata-matAntaroM se rahita hai, vahI samayasAra hai / aura jo samayasAra hai, vahI samyak darzana aura samyak jJAna hai| satya kA bhalA Agraha ! Agraha karane se to satya bhI avaruddha ho jAtA hai| satya kA to grahaNa honA cAhie, satyAgraha nhiiN| satyAgraha to rAjanIti hai| satya-grahaNa sAdhanA hai| mahAvIra ne dRSTAnta diyA hai--eka hAthI, chaha aMdhe / aMdhApana kyA hai, apanI A~khoM para Agraha kI paTTI bA~dha lenA / hAthI satya kA pratIka hai, aMdhApana Agraha-kadAgraha kaa| jisa aMdhe ke hAtha jo cIja lagegI, vaha usI ko satya maanegaa| jise hAthI kI pa~cha hAtha lagI, vaha kahegA hAthI rasse jaisA hai| jise pA~va hAtha lagegA, vaha kahegA hAthI khaMbe jaisA hai / jise sUMDa hAtha lagegI vaha kahegA hAthI ajagara jaisA hai aura jise kAna hAtha lagA, usane kahA, hAthI paMkhI jaisA hai| __ Apa dhyAna deM isa bAta para ki sabhI kI bAta kyA galata hai ? nahIM, sabhI kI bAta sahI hai, para sabhI kA satya adhUrA hai / sabakI bAtoM ko sammilita kara deM, to pUrNa satya vikasita ho jaaegaa| Agraha-kadAgraha kI dRSTi chUTanI caahie| guNagrAhitA kI bhAvanA hRdaya meM sthApita ho jaae| koI bhI zata-pratizata pUrNa nahIM hotA, lekina guNagrAhitA hone para tuma avaguNI meM bhI guNa khoja nikAloge aura kucha grahaNa kara hI loge| anyathA Agraha rakhane para nabbe guNa ThukarA doge aura dasa avaguNoM para dhyAna kendrita ho jaaegaa| vicAra zakti dhyAna kI zakti bana jAe aura dhyAna kI zakti jIvana kI zakti bana jaae| vicAra-zakti Apake jIvana kI mUla prerikA bana jAe, jIvana kI AdhArazilA bana jAe / yahA~ hama dhyAna kA prArambhika pATha sIkha rahe haiM / asalI dhyAna to ghara meM, jIvana meM, vANI meM, vyavahAra meM, sabameM dhyAna kI kasauTI hogii| vaha dhyAna hI kyA, jo hamAre vyavahAra ko badala na pAe / vaha dhyAna hI kahA~, jo jIvana kA vyavahAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 50 dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi na bana pAe / jo jIvana kI parachAI na bana paae| yahA~ upasthita sAdhakoM meM eka pacAsI varSIya vRddha bhI baiThe haiM--ye haiM zrI zAMticaMdra bhaMDArI / bar3e deva-puruSa haiN| bhArata bhara ke vivekAnaMda kendra saMcAlita karate haiM, adhyakSa haiM / kucha dina pUrva inake aThAraha varSIya pautra kA dehAnta ho gyaa| eka hI beTA, usake bhI eka hI lar3akA, deha chor3a gayA, vaha bhI durghaTanA meM / hama inake ghara pahu~ce aura pahu~cate hI inhoMne jo sukUna diyA, vaha jAnane jaisA hai| ghara meM mRtyu ho jAe aura guru vahA~ pahu~ce to ziSya kA kyA javAba hotA hai, vaha jIne jaisA hai / inhoMne kahA, 'padhAro, Ananda A gyaa|' ghara meM zoka kA vAtAvaraNa, sabhI sadasya ro rahe haiM aura yaha sAdhaka kahate haiM, "Ananda A gayA, matya kI velA meM koI nirvANa kA gIta aura saMgIta sunAne pahu~ca gyaa|' maiMne A~kheM baMda kI aura isa sAdhaka kI AtmA ko praNAma kiyA / hRdaya ne kahA, sAdhaka ho to aisA / jIvana kA bodha ho to aisA / yaha ghara meM jarUra raha rahA hai, lekina saMta ho gayA, gRhastha-saMta ! maiMne pUchA, Apake pote kA nAma kyA thA, kahane lage, siddhArtha thA aura vaha siddha ho gyaa| mRtyu kI velA meM bhI kitanI sahaja zAMti ! kitanA sahaja mauna-bhAva ! maiM isa sthiti ko jIvana kA varadAna khNgaa| yaha amRta sthiti hai, bhagavAna kare jaba hamArI bhI deha chUTe, to hama dhyAna meM hoM, antara-dhyAna meM / deha chUTa jAe aura hama mukta ho jaaeN| mATI, mATI meM bikhara jAe aura jyoti, parama jyotirmaya ho jaae| jaba taka sazarIra raheM, Ananda magna raheM / dharatI para jie~, to apanI ora se khile hue phUla kI taraha pramoda-bhAva se pramudita raheM aura apanI ora se dharatI para aise hI phUloM kI prabhAvanA kareM / tuma apane mAlika banakara jio, apane vicAroM ke mAlika, mana aura indriyoM ke mAlika, antarAtmA ke maalik| acchAiyA~ grahaNa karo aura acchAiyA~ bA~To / tuma maMdira ke akhaMDa dIpa bano ki tumhArI rozanI hI tumhArA vyaktitva bana jAe aura tumhArI rozanI hI bhagavAna kI puujaa| buddha kA vacana hai appa dIpo bhava / tuma apane dIpa khuda bano / maiM hU~, merA mahattva hai, para tumhAre lie mujhase jyAdA tumhArA mahattva hai / tuma apane Apako mahattva do, tAki tumhArI Antarika mahimA ujAgara ho / Aja itanA hI nivedana hai| nmskaar| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSIbhAva hI sAdhanA kA gura mere priya Atman, dhyAna eka prayoga hai aura dhyAna-zivira prayogazAlA / prayoga ke dharAtala para hI vijJAna kA janma hotA hai / prayoga hI dharma ko jIvita karatA hai / dharma yadi prayogadharmI ho jAe to vaha mahaja dharma nahIM rahatA, apitu vijJAna bana jAtA hai / vijJAna dharma ke sAtha sAmaMjasya kara le, to vaha vizva ke lie adbhuta varadAna ho sakatA hai / dharma aura vijJAnadonoM kA hAtha eka ho jAe to vyakti aura vizva ke kAyAkalpa ke lie yaha sabase bar3A camatkArI sAdhana bana jaaegaa| dikkata yaha hai ki dharma ke hAtha se prayoga chUTa gayA hai aura vijJAna dharma se vilaga ho gayA hai| pariNAmataH vijJAna bhI niraMkuza ho gayA hai aura dharma bhI mahaja rUr3higata hokara arthahIna ho rahA hai| dharma manuSya ko yaha vijJAna detA hai ki svarga aura naraka donoM manuSya ke sAtha hI calate haiM / krodha aura prema donoM manuSya ke antarmana meM rahate haiM / pIr3A aura Ananda kI saMvedanAoM kA saMvAhaka svayaM manuSya hai / dharma ke saMdeza taba taka sArthaka nahIM haiM jaba taka unakA prayoga nahIM hotA hai / prayoga se hI dharma ke dharAtala para vijJAna kA janma hotA hai / prayogoM se hI dharma manuSya ko AtmasAt hotA hai / dharma rakSaka hI taba banatA hai jaba vaha svayaM prayoga ho jaae| dharma kahatA hai tuma sabhI se prema karo, magara kaise ? jabaki mana parivAra kI saMkIrNatA meM hI ulajhA rahatA hai aisI sthiti meM prema kA prayoga kyA hogA ? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi dharma ne kahA tuma badI se baco, para kaise ? kevala pustakoM meM likha dene se vyakti badI aura burAI se baca jAegA ? krodha karanA galata hai, kyA itanA kaha dene se kisI kA krodha chUTa jAegA ? saMsAra nazvara hai - yaha likha dene se kyA koI saMsAra chor3akara saMnyAsI bana jAegA? krodha chor3o--yaha kahanA paryApta nahIM hai / krodha kaise chor3A jAe hameM isakA prayoga cAhie / kAma-bhoga duHkhaprada haiM, yaha kaha dene se kAma-bhoga nahIM chUTate / inase kisa taraha chUTeM ki inakI bhar3Asa mana meM na uThe, isakA prayoga caahie| koI bhI lata yA durvyasana jIvana ke lie jahara hai, yA aphIma pInA svayaM kI jiMdagI ko hI pI jAnA hai-- itanA kaha dene se dharma mAtra vyasana-mukti kA nArA ho jaaegaa| dharma jIvana kA AcaraNa nahIM bana pAegA / dharma koI nArA nahIM hai / kucha acchI bAtoM ke pracAra se yA vijJApana se dharma jIvita nahI hotA / dharma koI rAjanItika dala hai, jo Aja hai aura kala nahIM hogA? dharma to ciraMtana hai, astitva kA avadhAraNa / Aja hamArA dharma jIvana-sApekSa nahIM bana pAyA, kyoMki dharma ke pAsa jJAna kI sampadA thI, mArga thA, lekina prayoga nahIM thaa| pichale paccIsa sau varSoM se, yaha dharma kA durbhAgya rahA ki vaha prayoga se vaMcita rahA / dharma kI yaha viDambanA rahI ki dharma ko prayoga nahIM milaa| isalie vaha jIvana kA vijJAna nahIM bana paayaa| dharma saMtoM, paMthoM aura granthoM meM ba~Ta gyaa| vaha manuSya kA nahIM ho paayaa| zAnta, saumya, vAtAvaraNa meM rahakara aura guru-caraNoM meM baiThakara kiyA gayA dhyAna vaha prayoga hai jo dharma ko punarjIvita karatA hai| dhyAna prayoga detA hai ki vyakti dhIre-dhIre apane mana kI anargalatAoM se, mana kI caMcalatAoM aura kSadratAoM se kaise Upara uThe / jarUrI hai kevala ekaniSTha hokara prayoga karane kI, dhyAna kI gaharAI meM utarane kI / yaha dhyAna-zivira vizuddha rUpa se dharma kI prayogazAlA hai / cAheM to ise jIvana-rUpAntaraNa kI prayogazAlA kaha sakate haiN| maiMne dekhA hai loga satsaMga meM jAte haiM, pravacana sunate haiM aura kapar3oM kI taraha vacana bhI vahIM jhAr3akara cale Ate haiM / na mUrchA TUTatI hai na moha, na krodha chUTatA hai na virodha / vaidika kAla meM jIvana kI eka vyavasthA thI / brahmacarya, gRhastha, vAnaprastha aura saMnyAsa- jIvana meM layabaddhatA thii| Aja manuSya ke pAsa na usa vyavasthA ke prati sajagatA hai aura na jIvana jIne ke ve sUtra / cAroM AzramoM meM se kisI kI vyavasthA na rahI / Aja to caudaha varSIya bAlaka se kaho ki yaha pratijJA patra par3ho ki isa deza meM rahane vAle sabhI lar3ake-lar3akiyA~ mere bhAI-bahana haiM / vaha kahane se par3ha to jAegA, para dhIre se yaha kahakara ki eka ko chodd'kr| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSIbhAva hI sAdhanA kA gura prAcIna samaya meM yaha vyavasthA thI ki paccIsa varSa kI umra taka brahmacarya svayaM pAlita ho jAtA thA aura pacAsa varSa ke hone para svataH hI vAnaprastha kI preraNA ho jAtI thii| kevala sAmAnya jana hI nahIM, apitu rAjA-mahArAjA bhI vAnaprastha ke lie mahala chor3a dete the| rAja-mahaloM kI ghaTanAe~ bhI kabhI mana ko sulagA detIM aura vAnaprastha ghaTita ho jAtA / Aja to mAno manuSya saMvedanA-zUnya ho gayA hai| kahIM kucha ghaTatA najara hI nahIM AtA / apane ghara ke dvAra se bhale hI kisI svajana kI arthI nikale, taba bhI jIvana meM parivartana kI saMbhAvanA kSINa hai, taba bhI jIvana kA artha samajha meM nahIM AtA / lekina taba vyavasthA ke tahata vAnaprastha svataH ho hI jAtA aura vAnaprastha jIvana ke kadama khuda-bakhuda saMnyAsa kI ora bar3ha jAte / koI vizeSa prayAsa nahIM karanA par3atA thA / aura Aja jaba AdamI kI ausata umra choTI ho gaI hai, hama gRhasthAzrama meM hI lipta rahate haiM / umra kaba pUrNa ho jAtI hai, hama jAna hI nahIM pAte / hamArI sArI vyavasthAe~ dhvasta ho gaI haiN| Aja agara ausata Ayu sattara varSa mAna lI jAe aura aThAraha varSa kI Ayu meM jaba duniyAdArI kI samajha A jAe to paiMtIsa kI umra meM to vAnaprastha kI taiyArI kara lI jAnI cAhie / duniyA ke lie jo karanA thA, kara cuke / aba Ayu kA takAjA hai ki Atma-zrama aura Atma-mukti ke lie jie~ / mRtyu tumheM mAra sake isake pahale jIvana-jagata kI Asakti se Upara ho, mRtyu ko jIta leM / mRtyu jIvana ko samApta kare, isake pUrva hI mukti ko upalabdha kara sakeM to behatara hai / kAyA nazvara ho, usase pahale anazvara ho jAe~, to hI dhanyabhAgitA hai| prAcIna samaya meM eka jIvana-zailI thI, Atmika mUlya the, jIvana ke siddhAnta the, Aja sabhI to samApta prAyaH haiM / hA~, agara kucha hai to vaha kevala pustakoM meM baMda hai, lekina pustakeM kriyAnvita ho rahe siddhAnta nahIM haiM / siddhAntoM kI anupasthiti ne jIvana ko paMgu banA diyA hai| kahane ko to Aja kA manuSya prabuddha aura bauddhika hai, lekina Atmika Arogya ke prayoga se achUtA hai| rAta ko bhojana nahIM karanA hai yaha yAda to hai, lekina kyoM nahIM karanA hai isa vijJAna ko samajhane kI AvazyakatA hai / dharma aura vijJAna ke madhya, prayoga aura abhyAsa ke bIca maitrI-sAmaMjasya sthApita honA hI cAhie / dhyAna ke prayogoM se gujarane para krodha kA tApamAna svayaM hI kama ho jaaegaa| taba kahanA na hogA ki krodha chor3o, mAna chor3o, rAga chor3o, dveSa chor3o / dhyAna-yoga tana-mana meM chipI graMthiyoM ko khola degA aura hama khuda unakI nirjarA hote hue dekheNge| taba kahanA na par3egA ki dharma karo, taba dharma svataH Acarita hogA, jIvana se dharma kA unnayana hogaa| hama svataH pazutA ke pAza se mukta hoMge aura jIvana meM prabhutA kA padArpaNa hogaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi manuSya apane jIvana aura mana ke bAre meM kitanA kama jAnatA hai| dharmazAstroM kI preraNA hai ki hama burAiyoM ko, asad vRttiyoM ko chor3a deN| lekina kyA chor3a pAte haiM ? kyoM nahIM chor3a pAte haiN| kyoMki mana kI ucchaMkhalatA, antarmana kA dogalApana hameM chor3ane nahIM detA / manuSya ke acetana mana meM kitanA kucha chipA par3A hai / jJAna hameM kisa mArga para calane kI preraNA detA hai aura acetana mana hameM kisa garta kI ora dhakela rahA hai / oha, jise hama puNyAtmA kaha jAte haiM, vaha mana kA kitanA pApI hai, kahA nahIM jA sktaa| isalie jaba jIsasa ke samakSa vyabhicAra ke Aropa meM mahilA ko daMDa dene hetu prastuta kiyA gayA, taba jIsasa ne yahI kahA thA ki vaha vyakti pahalA patthara mAre jisane jIvana meM kabhI mana meM bhI pApa na kiyA ho / bAhara ke pApa-puNya to dikhAI de jAte haiM, lekina mana meM chipe hue pApoM kA Akalana kaise ho? aisA kauna hai jisane mana meM bhI pApa na kiyA ho / ho sakatA hai hamane mAtA-pitA ko apazabda na kahe hoM, para hama nahIM kaha sakate ki hamane una para mana meM bhI Akroza nahIM kiyA ho / mana meM to kiyA hai, pragaTa na kara pAe yaha vyakti kI vivazatA yA zAlInatA ho sakatI hai| oha. vyakti apane mana ke bAre meM bahata kama jAnatA hai / vaha dharma ke dvAra para Akara bhI rItA hI raha jAtA hai / usakI kriyAnvitiyA~ rAkha para kiyA gayA lepana bhara ho jAtA hai / jIvana bhara sAmAyika karane ke bAda bhI vyakti ke jIvana meM kahIM samatA ke darzana nahIM hote / antaHkaraNa meM sAmAyika ghaTita hotI hI nhiiN| eka sthAna para Asana lagA lene se sAmAyika nahIM hotI / zAyada isI sAmAyika ko dekhakara bhagavAna mahAvIra ne zreNika se kahA thA, eka sAmAyika tuma pUrNiyA zrAvaka se kharIda lAo, tumhArI naraka Tala jaaegii|' agara sAmAyika kharIda-pharokhta kI vastu hotI to maiM hI bheMTa svarUpa detA saikar3oM saamaayik| agara kisI Asana para baiThakara kI jAne vAlI sAmAyika kharIdI-becI jA sakatI, to duniyA meM kevala isI kA vyApAra cltaa| aura jaise Ajakala jainoM meM sapanoM ke car3hAve car3hAe jAte haiM, vaise kevala sAmAyika kharIdane-becane ke car3hAve hote / kyoMki itanA kara lene bhara se narakeM Tala rahI thiiN| lekina kucha na huaa| manuSya apanI mana kI tahoM taka pahu~cA hI nahIM / sAmAyika kA svarUpa AtmasAta huA hI nhiiN| samatA hAsila na huI, viSamatA se virati na huI / isalie, kyoMki hama mUla taka pahu~cane meM samartha na hue| hama bAlaka kI taraha sarovara meM hI cA~da ke pratibimba ko cA~da mAnate rhe| eka bAlaka se kahA gayA tuma itane rugNa ho, tumheM itane roga satA rahe haiM, tuma rogoM ko chor3a kyoM nahIM dete / bAlaka ha~sA, vaha ha~sA DaoNkTara para, vaha ha~sA hama saba para For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSIbhAva hI sAdhanA kA gura ki kyA rogoM ko chor3anA usake basa meM hai ? ThIka yahI bAta jIvana para lAgU hotI hai ki kyA asad vRttiyoM aura pravRttiyoM ko palaka jhapakate chor3a denA hamAre hAtha meM hai ? kisI ke kahane se kyA koI krodha chor3atA hai, saMsAra chor3atA hai, moha mAyA mamatA chUTatI hai kisI se? bhItara kI taha taka pahu~ce bagaira asat se mukti nahIM hai, jahA~ ki asat kI, tamas kI parateM jamI haiN| hamArI davidhA yaha hai ki hama cetana mana ke bAre meM to phira bhI kucha-na-kucha jAnate haiM, lekina avacetana aura acetana mana, bhItara chipe hue citta ke bAre meM, jisa para kAlikha jamI huI hai, kacarA par3A hai, usake bAre meM hama anabhijJa haiM / yaha citta manuSya ko bAra-bAra unhIM saMvegoM meM, udvegoM meM, uttejanAoM meM, unhIM vRttiyoM meM bahAkara le jAtA hai / vyakti mana ke bahAva meM, mana ke bahakAve meM umra bhara bahatA calA jAtA hai| mere dekhe, mana kI sthiratA hI dhyAna hai / citta kI nirmalatA hI parama Ananda kI AdhArazilA hai / citta ke saMskAroM aura damita vRttiyoM se mukta aura nirapekSa ho jAne vAlA hI saccI sukhazAMti kA svAmI banatA hai| ____ maiM una sabhI dhArmika logoM se vinamratApUrvaka kahanA cAhatA hU~ ki jaba taka hamArI antara-graMthiyoM kI cUleM na hileMgI, hamAre vrata, upavAsa, pUjA-pATha ke niyama vyartha ho jaaeNge| Upara se kabhI do upavAsa kara lo, do patte per3a ke TUTa bhI gae to kyA pharka pdd'aa| Upara se kabhI do ghaMTe mauna kA saMkalpa bhI le lo, eka DAlI per3a se tor3a lo koI pharka na pdd'egaa| jaba taka jar3oM taka nahIM pahu~ceMge, jaba taka bIja taka nahIM pahu~ceMge, taba taka roja-ba-roja tor3e hue pattoM kA koI artha na hogA, ye patte phira-phira laga jaaeNge| kabhI krodha kA pattA, kabhI vikAra kA pattA, kabhI ahaMkAra kA pattA, ye phira-phira uga jaaeNge| phala agara kar3avA hai to jar3eM bhI kar3avI hoNgii| madhura phala pAne ke lie jar3oM kA madhura honA jarUrI hai| eka vyakti registAna se gujara rahA thaa| bhUkha laga AI thii| pAsa meM khAne ko kucha na thaa| tabhI use eka vRkSa dikhAI diyaa| usane socA calo isake pattoM ko khAkara hI apanI kSudhA zAMta kara letA hU~ / vaha vRkSa ke pAsa pahu~cA, kucha patte tor3e aura cabAne lagA, para turaMta hI thUka diyA, kyoMki patte kar3ave the| usane DAlI tor3akara rasa cUsane kA prayAsa kiyA, lekina vaha to pattoM se adhika kar3avI thii| usane phala ko tor3akara khAyA, lekina yaha to jIbha para bhI na rakhA jA sakA, itanA kar3avA !:usane socA jarUra isakI jar3eM bhI kar3avI hoNgii| usane per3a ukhAr3a DAlA, jar3oM meM jahara ghulA huA thaa| jahA~ jar3oM meM hI kar3avApana hai, vahA~ una jar3oM se nikalane vAlI hara zAkhA, hara pattA, hara phUla, hara phala kar3avA hI hogaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 dhyAnaHsAdhanA aura siddhi hamAre jIvana meM bhI kisI prakAra kI kamI hai, kisI taraha kI vikRti yA asad tattva hai to doSa una jar3oM taka jAegA jinheM hilAe binA, jinheM miTAe binA, jinheM tor3e binA jIvana kA viSa aura kAluSya tirohita nahIM ho sakatA / jinheM yaha mUla bAta samajha meM A gaI, unake jIvana meM adhyAtma kI zuruAta ho gii| unake jIvana meM adhyAtma kI abhIpsA kI lau sulaga gaI, vaha jAga gyaa| jAgRta cetanA kA vyakti jo karegA, dharma usakI chAyA hogI / vaha jaise calegA, dharma usakA AcaraNa hogaa| phrAyaDa ne eka pyArI-sI kahAnI kahI hai ki eka grAmINa vyakti zahara meM pahu~cA aura eka khUbasUrata hoTala meM ThaharA / mana meM bahuta khuza thA ki Aja to caina kI nIMda milegii| ArAma se soU~gA, subaha dera taka soyA rahU~gA / gA~va meM to subaha jaldI uThanA paDatA hai, yahA~ to kucha kAma bhI nahIM hai / gA~va kI bAteM socate-socate rAta ghira AI, nIMda bhI Ane lagI aura vaha bistara para leTA / lekina pAyA ki kamare meM bahuta rozanI hai aura itane ujAle meM to vaha so nahIM sakatA / vaha uThA aura rozanI ke pAsa pahu~cakara rozanI ko phaMka lagAI ki rozanI bajha jaae| rozanI nahIM bujhI, usane phira joradAra phaeNka lagAI, para bekAra / bahuta dera taka phaMkoM se rozanI bujhAne kI koziza kI, lekina saba nirarthaka, rozanI bujhane kA nAma hI na letI thI / lAlaTena aura dIpaka phUMka se bujhAne kA abhyAsI thA, so phUMka lagAtA rahA, para rozanI na bujhanI thI, so nahIM hI bujhii| subaha hote hI hoTala mainejara ke pAsa pahu~cA aura zikAyata kI ki yaha kaisI rozanI thI jo saikar3oM phUMka lagAne ke bAda bhI nahIM bujhI / rAta bhara karavaTeM badalatA rahA, eka pala ko bhI na so skaa| mainejara samajha gayA / bolA, mahAnubhAva yaha dIpaka nahIM vidyuta kA balba hai| yaha phUMkoM se nahIM, yogya tarIke se bujhatA hai / phUMka to beasara raheMgI hii| isa ghaTanA ko hama apane jIvana ke sAtha jor3eM ki kyA havAI phUMkoM se dAvAnala bujhatA hai? kyA kore kriyAkAMDoM se antarahRdaya kA rUpAntaraNa hotA hai ? vikAroM se mukti ho sakegI? jisase citta meM saumyatA, saumanasyatA, sauhArdatA AtI hai, vahI mArga dharma hai, mahaja phaMkoM ke dvArA jIvana meM parivartana nahIM hogaa| yogya mAdhyama cAhie, yogya tarIkA, yogya vidhi cAhie svayaM ke antaHkaraNa meM praveza pAne ke lie| yogya vaijJAnika vidhi/mArga se bhItara utarakara hI hama acetana mana kA parimArjana kara sakate haiN| saMbodhi-dhyAna antaHkaraNa meM utarane kA hI upakrama hai / dhIre-dhIre hI sahI, hama una taloM taka pahu~ca jAe~ge, una jar3oM taka pahu~ca jAe~ge jahA~ asad pravRttiyoM kA sAyA jamA huA hai| hama sabhI dhyAna ke yogya mArga ke dvArA, yogya tarIke ke dvArA apane antaHkaraNa meM praveza ke sAtha apane bhItara chipe hue asat tattvoM ko pahacAneM, unase alaga hone kA dRr3ha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSIbhAva hI sAdhanA kA gura 57 nizcaya kreN| hama sajaga hoM, jAgRta hoM apane sacce svarUpa ke prati / hama antarmana meM jhaaNkeN| bhItara jo bhI ho, jaisA bhI ho, Akhira hamArA apanA hai / apane se kaisA bacanA / apane se kyA chipanA / apane se kaba taka palAyana kie rhoge| apane prati prAmANika banakara hI hama apanI svasti-mukti ko sAdha sakate haiN| hama jaise bhI haiM, svayaM ke sAmane prastuta ho jaaeN| bhItara ke cehare aura bAhara ke cehare ko eka bAra Amane-sAmane A hI jAne deN| bhIr3a se haTakara hamAre bhItara jo vyakti' hai, usa vyakti ko talAzeM / usa vyakti se mukhAtiba hoM / eka sAkSAtkAra ho apane sAtha, apane Apa se / apane antarbodha ko hama ujAgara hone deN| hA~, maiM jAnatA hU~ antara-Ananda kA kaisA svAda hai, usakA kaisA prakAza hai, usakI kaisI suvAsa hai / eka akhaMDa alamastI / eka akhaMDa zAMti / eka akhaMDa tRpti / eka akhaMDa mukti / eka gaharA mauna / eka gaharA prema / eka anerI karuNA / eka anerA ahobhAva / astitva kA barasatA AzISa / hama dhyAna ke dharAtala para utara jAe~, to hamArA hRdaya hameM prema aura metrI ke nAnAvidha sUtra degaa| pahAr3oM, nadiyoM, bAdaloM, phUloM, sitAroM--sabase maitrI / hamArA hRdaya hara ora se samRddha hotA jaaegaa| hama sArI sRSTi ke hote jaaeNge| hama vyakti hokara bhI sAre vizva ke ho jaaeNge| hamArI goda meM, hamAre A~cala meM sArA vizva hogaa| 'dhyAna' mahaja eka zabda hai, para dhyAna aura jIvana ke antara-rahasyoM meM tuma vAstava meM DubakI lagA lo, to tuma buddhoM ke caraNoM meM samarpita ho jAne vAle buddhatva ke kamala hue| tuma sAkSI bhara ho jaao| sAkSitva, dhyAna kA to prANa hai| vipazyanA ko AtmasAta karane kA gura hI sAkSI-bhAva hai / saMbodhi-janita jIvana kI zuruAta karane ke lie citta ke saMskAra se uparata hone ke lie sAdhaka sAkSI bhara ho jaae| bhItara ke roga, bhItara kA koharA svataH chNttegaa| bAhara ke nimitta svataH niSprabhAvI hoNge| antarAtmA meM utarane ke lie sAkSitva ko hama AtmA hI jAneM / sAkSitva ko dhyAna kA merudaMDa mAneM / saMskAra cAhe tana kA uThe yA mana kA, basa usake sAkSI bhara rho| jo uThe, uThe / jo honA ho, ho jAe, hama kevala draSTA bhara raheM / sahaja zAnta, sahaja vizrAma meM / yaha bodha dhIre-dhIre AtmasAt hogaa| pahale dhyAna meM utaro, to aisA bodha rahe / phira karma karate hue| zAma ko apane laoNna meM baiThe ho, taba bhI yaha bodha banA rahe / dhIre-dhIre yaha bodha gaharA hotA jAe / dina meM hI nahIM, rAta ko soe hue bhI / calo to isa ahasAsa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnaHsAdhanA aura siddhi ke sAtha ki zarIra cala rahA hai, maiM nahIM / maiM... calate hue... zarIra kA sAkSI bhara / zarIra so rahA hai, maiM jAgRti meM utara rahA hU~ / zarIra so jAegA.... tuma videha ho jaaoge| sAkSitva se zuruAta / zUnya hotA jAe kendra, kriyAe~ ho jAe paridhi / tuma zUnya bhara hote jaao| eka dina zUnya bhara uThegA- tumhAre apane hI sacce svarUpa se, astitva ke upahAra se / tuma astitva kI virATatA ke sAtha ekAkAra hote jaaoge| ___ dhyAna kyA hai, isa bAre meM hama saMta hoteI kI eka ghaTanA ko samajheM / saMta hoteI jhena-paramparA kA bar3A prasiddha saMta-puruSa / kahate haiM usakI mUrti abhI bhI amerikA meM, cAinA TAuna meM lagI huI hai| hoteI nahIM cAhatA thA ki loga use jhena guru ke nAma se pukAre yA usake pAsa usake anuyAyiyoM aura ziSyoM kI bhIr3a ho / basa, vaha to apane kaMdhe para eka thelA laTakA letA aura usa ora nikala par3atA, jisa ora bacce khelate rahate / usake thele meM kucha phala, khaTTI-mIThI goliyA~, kaiMDI-caoNkaleTa Adi rahate, jise vaha baccoM ko bA~TA krtaa| hoteI ko jisane bhI dekhA, pAyA ki hoteI hara kSaNa ha~satA-muskurAtA rhtaa| loga to use ha~satA huA buddha hI kahate / cAinIja vyApAriyoM meM vaha 'haippI cAinAmaina' ke nAma se mazahUra thA / eka bAra, hoteI jaba rAste para cala rahA thA ki eka prabuddha vyakti ne usase pUchA, vhATa ija dA signiphikeMsa oNpha jhena ? jhena (dhyAna) kA kyA tAtparya hai ? hoteI ne tatkAla apane kaMdhe para laTakA thelA jamIna para ulaTA kara diyaa| aura yahI usakA mauna uttara thaa| AgaMtuka ne kahA, hUMha.. / usane pUchA, vhATa ija dA ekcualAijezana oNpha jhena ? jhena (dhyAna) kI vAstavikatA kyA hai ? 'haippI cAinAmaina' ne turaMta thele ko kaMdhe para laTakAyA aura apane rAste para cala pdd'aa| usakI ora se dUsare prazna kA yahI uttara thaa| kyA hama kucha samajhe ki dhyAna kyA hai ? svayaM ko khAlI kara dene kA nAma hI dhyAna hai aura yahI jhena / zUnya hone kA nAma hI dhyAna hai / akriyA meM, dRSTAbhAva meM avasthita ho jAnA hI dhyAna hai / dhyAna kA saMdeza itanA hI hai ki antardRSTi ko upalabdha hoo aura phira saMsAra meM praveza kara jAo / tumhArA hara kadama saMnyAsa kA hogA / tumhAre For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSIbhAva hI sAdhanA kA gura kadama samAdhistha aura AtmavAn puruSa ke kadama hoNge| Ao, hama paharA lagAe~ svayaM kA / jaise hama auroM ko dekhate haiM, bagIce meM khile phUloM ko, AkAza meM camaka rahe tAroM ko, sAgara meM uThatI laharoM ko, aise hI dekheM svayaM ko / zarIra meM uTha rahI rAga-dveSa janita saMvedanAoM ko, mana meM uTha rahI hiloroM ko / tuma sA~sa para, sA~soM meM nihita prANoM para svayaM kI jAgarUkatA gaharI karo / bhItara vicAra-vikalpa-kalpanA-smRti uThe, usake prati sajagatA gaharI kro| usameM baho mata, kevala sajagatA.... kevala mauna.... vizrAmapUrNa sjgtaa| dhIre-dhIre tama pAoge zarIra meM zAMti kA prasAra huaa| bhItara ke sAgara meM, bhItara ke AkAza meM sahajatA aura saumyatA sAkAra huI / eka apUrva svarUpa kI anubhUti huI / mAno AkAza meM indradhanuSa uga aayaa| bina mausama ke megha barase / bagiyA meM mora-papIhA bole / marubhUmi meM marUdyAna mhkaa| bhItara kI zAMti jyoM-jyoM gaharI gaMbhIra hotI jAtI hai, zUnya sAkAra hotA calA jAtA hai| hama eka turIya Ananda se bharate cale jAte haiM / hama pAte haiM taba apane meM buddhatva kA bodha, saMbodhi aura samAdhi kA rasIlA rasAsvAdana / ___ Aha, zabda mauna honA cAhate haiM / DUbanA-utaranA cAhate haiM mauna meM, niHzabda meM / dhyAna meM utreN| ...mauna hI ThIka hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna vahI, jo ghaTe jIvana meM mere priya Atman, dhyAna bhAratIya manISA kA mAnava jAti ko milA huA eka anamola upahAra hai / jaba bhI manuSya bhogamUlaka saMsAra se ukatA jAtA hai, to nirvANamUlaka saMsAra kI ora usakA abhiniSkramaNa hone lagatA hai / vyakti saMsAra ko jIkara saMsAra se vimukha hotA hai aura saMsAra ko jIkara hI saMsAra kI ora abhimukha bhI hotA hai / girate to donoM hI gaDDhe meM haiM / 1 1 1 carcita kahAnI kahatI hai ki samrATa ne kahA thA, maiM amRta ke gaDDhe meM girA thA aura vajIre AlA ! tuma kIcar3a ke gaDDhe meM gire the / eka manuSya svayaM ko amRtamaya mAnatA hai aura dUsare ko kIcar3a ke gaDDhe meM girA huA dekhatA hai, lekina jisakI dRSTi AkAza kI ora uTha jAtI hai, vaha cAhe kIcar3a ke gaDDhe meM gire, para jaba bhI AsvAdana karegA amRta kA rasAsvAdana kregaa| aura taba bIrabala ne bhI akabara se yahI kahA thA samrATa, avazya hI Apane sapanA dekhA thA ki maiM kIcar3a ke gaDDhe meM girA thA aura Apa amRta ke gaDDhe meM gire the, para hakIkata yaha hai ki mere sapane meM jaba hama donoM gaDDhe se bAhara nikale, to maiM Apako cATa rahA thA aura Apa mujhe / amRta ke kuMDa meM paidA hokara manuSya kIcar3a ko cATatA hai aura saMbhava hai ki kIcar3a meM utpanna vyakti amRta-patha kA anusaraNa kara le / vyakti kA amRtavAhI honA 1 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna vahI, jo ghaTe jIvana meM 61 yA viSapAyI, yaha to manuSya kI apanI antaradRSTi para hI nirbhara karatA hai| vyakti janma se brAhmaNa yA zUdra nahIM hotA / janma se manuSya, kevala manuSya hotA hai / vaha jaisA jIvanayApana karatA hai, usI ke anurUpa brAhmaNa yA zUdra banatA hai / tuma use brAhmaNa kaise kahoge jisake karma zUdra ke haiM aura use zUdra kaise kahoge jisakA diyA bhale hI mATI kA ho, para usakA jIvana jyotirmaya hai / usa svarNa dIpa kA kyA kareM, jina diyoM meM bAtI jagamagAtI na ho| aise svarNa dIpa kevala alamArI meM rakhane ke kAma Ate haiN| daidIpyamAna dIpa alamArI meM nahIM, deharI aura muMDeroM para suzobhita hote haiM / duniyA meM aise diyoM kI kamI nahIM hai jo alamAriyoM meM rakhe jAte haiM aura kisI mehamAna ke Ane para ve die cAya ke pyAle bana jAte haiM aura phira se alamArI meM sajA diye jAte haiN| dIpaka sone kA ho yA mATI kA, vahI dIpaka mUlyavAna hai jisameM bAtI sugabugAtI hai, jo jyotirmayatA kA saMvAhaka hai| manuSya kA jIvana jyotirmaya ho / dhyAna jyotirmayatA kA hI prayoga hai / manuSya ko jyoti-patha kI ora cAra kadama bar3hAne haiN| hameM sUraja kI ora apanI najara uThAnI hai / tuma apanI dRSTi sadA sUraja kI ora rakho, tAki tumheM apanI parachAI dikhAI na de / tuma satya kI ora bar3ho, prakAza kI ora; asatya aura aMdhakAra svataH tumase dUra hotA jaaegaa| eka kadama hI sahI, pratidina prakAza kI ora avazya bar3ha jAe, aisA prayAsa ho| jyotirmaya saMgha kA nirmANa aise hI hotA hai / logoM kA samUha to bahuta jaldI bana sakatA hai, jAti aura kauma kA vistAra bhI ho sakatA hai, lekina vaha jAti, vaha kauma, vaha samUha, vaha samAja bananA kaThina hai jisameM hara bAtI prakAza kI lau se saMsparzita ho| sau bujhe hue dioM ko eka jalatA huA dIpa jalAne kI kSamatA rakhatA hai / eka jagA huA vyakti apanI eka cuTakI kI AvAja se sau logoM ko jagA sakatA hai, lekina sau soe hue loga eka jAge hue ko sulA nahIM skte| samAja kitanA bar3A hai, yaha bAta mAyane nahIM rakhatI / mahattva isa bAta kA hai ki jitane logoM kA samAja hai, ve loga kaise haiM / 'caMdana kI cuTakI bhlii|' cuTakI agara caMdana kI hai, to bhI kAphI hai, bAkI to registAna ke TIloM kA kyA kareM ! maiMne yadi sau die bhI jalA die, to maiM dAvA kara sakatA hU~ ki mAnavatA ke abhyutthAna ke lie apanI ora se itanA kAphI hogA / eka dIyA saikar3oM-hajAroM dIyoM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi ko jalA sakatA hai, merI ora se sau dIe jala gae, to ve sau dIe hajAroM-hajAra dIyoM ko jAgRta karane meM, unheM caitanya karane meM nimitta bana jAe~ge / tuma aise nimitta bano / sRSTi kI yaha mahAna sevA hogI / pRthvI tumhArI AbhArI rhegii| hama sabhI aMdhakAra kI kokha se paidA hote haiM, lekina hamameM se kucha saubhAgyazAlI hote haiM, jo prakAza kI ora bar3ha jAte haiM; zeSa, aMdhakAra meM hI kho jAte haiM, aMdhakAra kI ora hI bar3hate rahate haiN| kucha acche vAtAvaraNa meM, U~ce kula meM, acche saMskAroM ke prakAza meM paidA hote haiM, isake bAvajUda apanA jIvana aMdhakAra kI ora le jAte haiM / kucha kI jAti-pAMti kA bhI patA nahIM hotA, para ve mahAna karma ke svAmI ho jAte haiM / jIsasa kisI U~ce kula ke vyakti nahIM rahe, para U~cA to AdamI kula se nahIM, apane Apa se hotA hai / kabIra jAti ke julAhe, gorA jAti ke kumhAra, raidAsa jAti ke mocI, gAMdhI jAti ke vaizya, para ve jAti ke karma se Upara uThe aura apane karma ke balabUte sAre vizva ke ho gye| yaha duniyA una siMha-puruSoM aura sat-puruSoM ko yAda karatI hai, una prakAza-puMjoM se sadA preraNA letI hai jo prakAza meM paidA hote haiM aura prakAza kI ora hI bar3hate jAte haiM / aMdhakAra kI ora bar3hanA sarala hai, kyoMki hama aMdhakAra ke AdI haiN| lekina prakAza kI khoja karanA, prakAza kI ora bar3hanA kaThina hai, para yathArtha yaha hai ki prakAza-patha kA anugamana karanA hI jIvana kI sAdhanA hai| kala eka mahAzaya kA patra thA jise unhoMne rAjasthAna patrikA meM mere eka lekha ko par3hakara likhA hai / lekha meM maiMne 'mAra' aura 'rAma' ke saMbaMdha meM likhA thaa| 'rAma' kI ulaTI zabda-saMyojanA hai 'mAra' aura 'mAra' kI ulaTI zabda-saMyojanA hai 'rAma' / bauddha piTakoM meM kAmadeva ko 'mAra' kI saMjJA dI gaI hai| kahA jAtA hai ki buddha ko mAra ne bahuta parezAna karanA cAhA, para aMtataH buddha jIta gae / mAra arthAt kAma / jo mAra ko mArane kI haisiyata rakhatA hai vahI rAma ko jI sakatA hai / usa sajjana ne likhA, prabhu ! maiM rAma ko to pAnA cAhatA hU~, para mAra ko chor3anA nahIM cAhatA / vaha do nAvoM para eka sAtha savArI karanA cAhatA hai / eka pA~va isa nAva meM dUsarA pA~va dUsarI nAva meM, aba vaha maMjhadhAra meM nahIM DUbegA to kyA hogA / usakI vahI sthiti hogI ki ghara se nikalA bAjAra ke lie aura bAjAra na pahu~cA aura bAjAra se ghara kI ora calA to ghara kA patA lApatA ho gyaa| jIvana meM eka nizcita nirNaya honA caahie| tuma mAra ko jInA cAhate ho, usameM ramanA cAhate ho to khUba ramo, prema se ramo aura jisa dina mAra se Uba hone laga jAe, rAma kI ora bar3ha jAnA / Akhira kaba taka saMsAra meM lipta raha skoge| kabhI to For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna vahI, jo ghaTe jIvana meM 63 dekha hI loge ki kitanI bAra, kitane janmoM meM isI ko doharAyA hai, hara bAra khujalI ko khujalAyA hai, phira bhI kucha hAtha na AyA, rIte-ke-rIte hI rahe / mana atRpta rahA / jisa dina isa riktatA kA, nissAratA kA ahasAsa hogA, rAma kI ora chalA~ga laga hI jaaegii| mukti ke AkAza kI ora paMkha khula hI jaaeNge| tuma tyAga aura bhoga donoM eka sAtha cAhate ho, yaha nahIM calegA / tyAga kA DhoMga mata karo, tuma bhogI hI bane raho / jaba tyAga hogA to karanA nahIM pdd'egaa| bhoga kI ati khuda hI tyAga kA mArga khola degii| varanA logoM kA saMnyAsa bhI saMsAra kA hI eka rUpa hai / bar3e maje kI bAta hai ki tuma saMnyAsa bhI saMsAra ke sAtha pAnA cAhate ho / saMnyAsa meM saMsAra bhI sAdhanA cAhate ho / natIjatana eka A~kha micaulI kA khela zurU hotA hai / kabhI dina, kabhI rAta, kabhI aMdhakAra, kabhI prakAza, yaha saba aise hI calatA rahegA, Rtue~ badala jAe~gI / tuma jaise pahale the, vaise hI raha jAoge / sArI yAtrA kolhU ke baila kI yAtrA ho jaaegii| vartulAkAra calate rahe, pahu~ce kahIM nhiiN| ___ dhyAna isa vartula se nikalane kA upAya hai / dhyAna aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora yAtrA hai| dhyAna una logoM ke lie hai jo svayaM ko mUrchAgrasta pAte haiN| dhyAna mUrchA se prajJA kI ora jAne kA mArga hai| dhyAna hRdaya aura cetanA kI paMkhuriyoM ko khilAne kA sAdhana hai, saMsAra meM rahakara saMsAra se achUte hone kI kalA hai, soye hue logoM ke bIca sajagatA aura sAkSitva ko sAdhane kA AdhAra hai, bhIr3a ke kolAhala meM ekatva-bodha kA AyAma hai| dhyAna vikRta dRSTiyoM ke madhya Atmika prema kA prasAda hai / tanAva aura ghuTana ke bIca zAMti kA sUtradhAra hai / jisa duniyA meM insAna kevala svArtha, chala, prapaMca aura hiMsA meM rata rahA hai, vahA~ dhyAna usakI bhAvadhArA ko rUpAntarita kara karuNAzIla banAtA hai / sukha-dukha ke dvandva se upara uThakara samyak Ananda kA svAmI banAtA hai| dhyAna saMsAra meM saMnyAsa kA kamala hai| dhyAna kI taraMga, saMbodhi kI samajha na hone ke kAraNa hI saMsAra tumhAre lie daladala rahA / jehana meM bodha kI kiraNa utara jAe, to saMsAra sukha kA varadAna bana jaae| basa jIvana meM dhyAna-dRSTi cAhie, bodha-dRSTi cAhiye / isake abhAva meM vyakti mukti kA uttarAdhikArI nahIM, varan saMsAra ke sarovara meM khar3A bagulA bhara hogaa| jarA dekho to sahI. tamane na jAne kina-kinase upekSA pAI hai| patnI jise tama prema karate ho, kitane hI dina tumase rUThI rahatI hai| bacce jinheM tuma apanA kahate ho For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi tumhArA kahanA nahIM sunate, tumhAre adhInastha tumhAre viruddha nArebAjI karate haiM / kaI martabA naukara bhI tumhArI bAta para kAna nahIM detaa| phira bhI tumhArI cetanA beasara rahatI hai| gadhA kitanI bhI lAta mAre, dhobI usI ke pIche rahatA hai / aMdhakAra ke abhyasta ho gae haiM loga / vAsanA ke gulAma ho gae haiM / vAsanA aura mUrchA kA aMdhakAra atyaMta gahana hai| oha, mUrchA kA tilisma itanA tagar3A hai ki bar3e-bar3e paMDita aura zAstravid bhI isase nikala nahIM pAte / Aja AdamI ko jarUrata jJAna kI nahIM, apanI mUrchA ko samajhane kI hai / mUrchA se mukta hone kI hai / logoM kI duvidhA to dekho, jaba samajhadAra logoM ke bIca Ate haiM to samajha aura prakAza kI bAteM kara lete haiM, prakAza-patha ke AcaraNa kI anumodanA bhI karate haiN| zAyada do-cAra prayAsa bhI kara lete hoMge, lekina ve prayAsa aise hI hote haiM jaise zarAba ke naze meM calAI gaI patavAreM / nazA utarane para jaba nAva se nIce Ate haiM aura dekhate haiM ki kahA~ paha~ce, to pAte haiM jahA~ se cale the vahIM haiM / Akhira, laMgara to khole hI nahIM gae / rAtabhara patavAreM calAIM, para laMgara kholanA bhUla gae / prakAza kI bAteM khUba kI, para aMdhakAra kA vyAmoha na chUTA / isalie tuma usa kinAre taka pahu~cane kI paravAha mata kro| tuma kevala laMgara kholo / havAe~ svayaM tumheM usa pAra le jAne ko Atura haiM / prabhu tumheM pukAra rahe haiN| pUrNatA ke prakAza ke sAgara meM nAva chor3ane ke pUrva vAsanA kI jaMjIra alaga kara denI jarUrI hai| phira patavAreM bhI nahIM calAnI pdd'tii| rAmakRSNa ne kahA hai : 'tU nAva to chor3a, pAla to khola, prabhu kI havAe~ hara pala tujhe le jAne ko utsuka haiN| jisa dina laMgara jaMjIra ke rUpa meM dikha jAegA, laMgara kA baMdhana samajha meM AegA, tuma laMgara kholane kI krAnti kara hI uThoge / aMdhakAra kI sahI samajha hI prakAza kI pipAsA jagAtI hai, taba hI hama prakAza kI khoja kreNge| agara ThIka DhaMga se samajha A jAe ki krodha burA hai to akrodha kA mArga khulanA zurU ho jaaegaa| anyathA, zAMti ke kSaNoM meM to tuma salAha de doge ki krodha karanA burI bAta hai, krodha zaitAna kA ghara hai, para jaba tuma azAMta hooge to zAMti ke kSaNoM meM diyA gayA saMdeza dhUla-dhUsarita ho jAegA aura krodha tuma para hAvI ho jaaegaa| dhyAna Apako yaha mArga degA ki azAMta kSaNoM meM zAMta kaise huA jAe / vaha hamAre citta meM samAe asat ke aMdhakAra ke kohare ko, tamas ko kATane kA upAya detA hai / aisA nahIM hai ki phira pratikUla paristhitiyA~ yA pratikUla nimitta upasthita nahIM hoNge| anukUlatAe~-pratikUlatAe~ --donoM hI sthitiyA~ Ae~gI, lekina sAdhaka vahI hai, sambuddha vahI hai jo anukUlatA ke prati Asakta na ho, pratikUlatA ke prati udvigna na ho| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna vahI, jo ghaTe jIvana meM 65 hama do saMtoM ko leM, eka hai saMta tukArAma aura dUsare haiM saMta ekanAtha / ekanAtha kI patnI sarala, vinamra, anukUla, vahIM saMta tukArAma kI patnI krodhita, avinIta aura pratikUla / donoM hI bhakta sAdhaka / apanI bhAvadhArA ke prati sajaga / pariNAma yaha huA ki ekanAtha ne Asakti-bhAva bar3hane na diyA aura tukArAma ne dveSa-bhAva ubharane na diyaa| eka vItarAga rahe, to dUsarA vItadveSa / ekanAtha socate-saubhAgya, mujhe satsaMga ke lie kahIM jAnA nahIM pdd'taa| apanI patnI kA hI mujhe satsaMga mila jAtA hai / tukArAma socate- Izvara kI kRpA, jo aisI patnI kA saMyoga milA, nahIM to yaha bahuta kucha saMbhava thA ki maiM ghara-gRhasthI meM pha~sa jAtA, mUrchA meM ulajha jAtA aura yoM prabhu-sumirana ko bhulA baitthtaa| jo apane mana ko sahI dizA dene meM saphala ho gayA, usake lie jIvana kI hara ghar3I dhanyabhAga hone kA sukuna de detI hai, jahA~ antarmana zAnta huA, vahA~ bAhara kI azAMti kaise prabhAvita karegI / dhyAna antarmana kI zAMti-zuddhi kA hI AdhAra hai| jyoM-jyoM dhyAna gaharA hogA, dhyAna kA kSetra virAT vyApaka hotA jaaegaa| dhyAna hI bhakti ho jAegA, dhyAna hI sevA, dhyAna hI prema aura jJAna bhii| jisane bhI pAyA, dhyAna se pAyA / dhyAna meM svayaM kI pahacAna hotI hai / svayaM ke sAtha-sAtha antarmana meM samAe jagata se bhI paricaya hotA hai| taba Apa binA sAdhanA ke bhI vItadveSa hoNge| dhyAna rakheM, hama vItarAga ho sakeM yA na ho sakeM, vItadveSa honA jarUrI hai / jaba hRdaya meM karuNA aura prema kA sAgara chalachalAtA ho to vItarAga honA muzkila hai, lekina vItadveSa ho jAnA anivArya hai / hama kisI ke moha se chUTa pAe~ yA na chUTa pAe~, lekina hama kisI ke prati vaira-vaimanasya-vidveSa nahIM rakheM yaha saMkalpa to dRr3ha AsthAzIla ho jaae| yaha jJAta hone para ki amuka mujhase dveSa rakhatA hai turaMta usase kSamA prArthanA kareM, use praNAma kareM / Akhira, usameM paramAtmA kA bIja hai| phira paramAtmA kA koI bhI aMza hamase nArAja kyoM rahe / mere dekhe, dhyAna hameM vItadveSa hone kA saMkalpa aura bodha detA hai| prAtaH aura saMdhyAkAla meM dhyAna karane se pUrva apane jIvana meM kie gae samasta pApoM ke lie apanI antarAtmA se kSamA cAheM, hRdaya se unheM bAhara ulIcakara nirbhAra ho jAe~ / samasta prANI-mAtra ke lie karuNA aura maitrI-bhAva kA vikAsa hote hue dekheN| paramAtmA ke smaraNa ke sAtha hama antarajagat meM praveza kreN| dhyAna vaha mArga hai jo hameM prajJA kI ora le jAtA hai / saMbodhi jIvana kI samajha hai, dhyAna kI pariNati hai| yaha vaha dRSTi hai jisakA AdhAra sajagatA, sAkSItva, tallInatA, aura vyaktigata cetanA meM paramAtma-cetanA kI anubhUti hai / agara aisA hotA hai to Apa dhyAna ke sAtha ekAkAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi hue,dhyAna ke nAma para samaya bhara vyatIta huA / jaba taka dhyAna kA jIvana hamAre vyavahAra meM ghaTita na ho taba taka dhyAna huA hI kahA~ / hamAre svabhAva aura vyavahAra meM jo parivartana kara de, vahI dhyAna maMgalakara hai / jo hamArI kathanI aura karanI ko eka kara de, vahI dhyAna sukhada hai / jo hamAre vaktavya aura AcaraNa ko eka kara de, vaha dhyAna hI svastikara hai| jo hamAre citta ko niSkaSAya aura niSkaluSa kara de, vahI amRta dhyAna hai / jo bhItarI saMgharSa aura mana ke UhApoha se virata kara de, vaha dhyAna hI zreyaskara hai| ___ mahAvIra ke kAna meM kIla taka Thoka diye gae, hama eka macchara kI kATa se bhI bidaka jAte haiM / jIsasa ko salIba bhI svIkAra thA, hama do kaTu zabda bhI pacA nahIM paate| gAMdhI ko golI maMjUra thI, hameM to gAlI bhI nahIM hai / hama dhyAna ko jie~, dhyAna ke sAtha yama-niyama kA bhI viveka rakheM / jIvana kA hara kadama dhyAnapUrvaka ho, vivekapUrvaka ho / vyakti kA guru koI vyakti nahIM hotA / vyakti kA viveka hI usakA guru hai / hama dhyAna ko jie~, jIvana-patha para dhyAna aura viveka ko, saMbuddha-avasthA ko jieN| basa, samajha cAhie, dhyAna kI samajha cAhie / kevala eka ghaMTA dhyAna hI na karo, varan usa dhyAna kI taraMga pUre dina vyApta rahe / ThIka vaise hI jaise subaha kI eka khurAka davA pUre dina asara rakhatI hai aura zAma kI davA rAta bhara asara banAe rakhatI hai / dhyAna kI baiThaka aisI hI hai| sAmAnya vyakti ke to dina bhI niSphala cale jAte haiM, para dhyAna karane vAle kI rAteM bhI sArthaka, saphala ho jAtI haiN| bhagavAna kare ApakI rAtriyA~ bhI saphala hoM aura dina bhii| jisa makAna meM aMdherA hotA hai vahA~ jAne-anajAne, cAhe-anacAhe cora ghusa hI Ate haiN| jisa ghara meM rozanI hotI hai, vahA~ coroM ko ghusate hue bhI socanA par3atA hai| hamAre bhItara aMdhiyArA hai isalie kabhI kAma ghusa jAtA hai, kabhI krodha / kabhI lobha ghusa jAtA hai, kabhI moha / rozanI ho to kisI ko bhI ghusate hue socanA par3egA / mAra ko bhI socanA par3egA ki rAma ke pAsa kisa mu~ha se jAU~, merI kucha calegI to nhiiN| antarAtmA meM, hamArI dRSTi meM dhyAna kI rozanI pradIpta ho, basa aisA hI dIpa jale, bhItara-bAhara donoM hI dIpta hoM, donoM hI svastiprada, samRddha hoN| dhyAna vahI hai, jo jIvana meM ghaTe / bhItara bhI dhyAna kI dhArA ho aura bAhara bhI / vyavahAra para bhI dhyAna kI muhara ho aura antaramana para bhii| dhyAna ko apane jIvana meM AtmasAt karanA hai, to tuma zAnta aura nirapekSa jIvana ke svAmI bano / saMsAra ke sabase For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ur3iye paMkha pasAra 67 kaThinatama kAryoM meM eka hai--zAntipUrvaka jIvana jInA / dhyAna rakho, tumhAre mana meM agara zAnti hai, to tuma ananta vaibhava ke svAmI ho / jIvana meM zAnti kI suvAsa nahIM, to bhale hI tumhAre pAsa saMsAra bhara kA bhI vaibhava kyoM na ho, tumheM yaha vaibhava bhI kaattegaa| tuma usa hara mArga kA anusaraNa kara lenA, jisase gujarakara tumhAre mana kI zAMti khaMDita na ho| basa, eka hI cIja hai aisI jise tumheM jInA hai, hara hAla meM banAye rakhanA hai aura vaha hai citta kI shaaNti| hama kucha sUtra leN| merA Apa sabhI prabuddha mahAnubhAvoM se anurodha hai ki hama sadA masta raheM, prasanna raheM / jIvana meM paristhiti cAhe jaisI Ae, nirAzA ke daladala meM mata pha~sa jAnA / jIvana jIne ke lie hai aura hama ise aise jie~ jaise koI paMchI apane paMkhoM ko phailAkara AkAza me ur3atA hai| jIvana meM vyakti itanA svatantra aura masta rhe| maiM to kahU~gA ki tuma dhyAna ko bhI apane jIvana meM mastI lene kA aMga hI banA lo| tuma mastI se jio| dhyAna kI mastI se, AtmA kI mastI se / dhyAna tumhAre lie aisA ho jAe mAno tuma dhyAna meM utarakara apane bhItara ghuTa-ghuTa Ananda kI cAya pI rahe ho| tuma itane praphulla bhAva se dhyAna meM utaro ki dhyAna tumhArI praphullatA ke puSpa ko aura khilAne vAlA bne| tuma nirAza aura marde mana se dhyAna meM utaroge, to isase tumameM nirAzA hI pragAr3ha hogii| Akhira, jisa mArga se, jisa tarIke se caloge, vaise hI to pariNAma aaeNge| dhyAna koI abhyAsa nahIM hai / dhyAna yAnI mana laga gyaa| 'manar3o lAgo mero pAra phakIrI meM / ' dhyAna yAnI tumhArI mastI meM tumhArA mana tallIna ho gyaa| tumhAre mana kA, tumhAre vizvAsa kA, tumhArI zakti kA satya meM sthita ho jAnA hI dhyAna hai / caitanya meM ApUrita honA hI dhyAna hai / Ananda se abhibhUta ho jAnA hI dhyAna hai| mere dekhe, dhyAna apane meM apanA vizrAma hai, uparAma hai / citta kA zAnta honA aura cetanA meM jAgRta honA--yahI dhyAna kA zubhArambha hai aura yahI dhyAna kI maMjila / tuma masta raho, hara hAla masta raho-naphe meM bhI aura nukasAna meM bhI / sammAna meM bhI, aura apamAna meM bhI / praNAma meM bhI aura duSpariNAma meM bhI / tuma hara hAla zAnta raho, masta raho, basa itanA hI saMdeza hai, mukti kI phijAoM kA itanA hI paigAma hai / isa pahalU se jur3A huA dUsarA sUtra leM-hama hara hAla meM dhairya dhAraNa kreN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi choTI-choTI bAtoM para krodhita-uttejita yA Akrozita hone kI bajAya jIvana meM dhairya aura mAdhurya ke nIlakamala khilane deN| vizeSakara taba jaba kisI se hameM apamAna yA pIr3A mila rahI hai| hama kisI ke prati badale kI bhAvanA na rakheM / hama vidveSI ke prati bhI, dhyAna meM utarane se pahale bhI aura bAda meM bhI, maitrI-bhAva kA saMcAra kareM / agara aisA hogA to eka to usake vidveSa ke bhAva svataH kama hote jAe~ge aura dUsarA yaha ki usake vaira-virodha kI pIr3A hameM nahIM saalegii| IsA ko jisane salIba diyA thA, vaha jAnatA thA ki aisA karake vaha IsA ko mRtyu nahIM, varan prema, dhairya aura mAdhurya kA amRta de rahA hai / kabhI dhyAna diyA ki usa pIr3A meM se bhI kaise dhairya ke kamala khile the, zAnti kA nirjhara bahA thA, mAdhurya kA mukta gagana umar3A thA ! maiM to kahU~gA jIvana meM tuma hara ghaTanA ke prati, hara kRtya ke prati bar3e dhairya aura AtmavizvAsa se peza AnA / vyagra yA jaldabAja hone kA durguNa apane meM poSita mata hone denA / tuma thor3A prakRti para bhI, usakI vyavasthAoM para bhI, prabhu ke prabandhoM para bhI vizvAsa krnaa| mujhase kabhI mere eka karIbI sAdhaka ne kahA ki vaha mukti pAne ke lie vyagra hai / maiMne use itanA hI kahA, yaha ananta kA mArga hai, aura ananta ko pAne ke lie vahI vyakti kasauTI para kharA utara sakatA hai, jisake hRdaya meM ananta dhairya hai| Akhira, kisI ko satya ko janma denA hai, to use prasUti ke antima kSaNa taka dhairya rakhanA hogA / jaldabAjI karanI cAhI, pariNAma ko tatkSaNa pAnA cAhA, to jaccA-baccA donoM ko khatarA hai| AdamI phisala jaaegaa| tuma bIja boo aura dhIraja dharo / dhyAna kA bIja, sAkSitva kA bIja, bodha-dazA kA bIja boo| bIja svataH eka dina phUTegA / phor3ane se bIja nahIM phUTatA / vaha to jaba bhI phUTegA, Akasmika hI phuuttegaa| agara tumane yaha socA ki kyA bAta hai bIja phUTA kyoM nahIM aura yaha socakara jamIna ko khodA to bIja TUTa jAegA, phUTa nahIM paaegaa| bIja ke phaTane kI bhI Akhira prakriyA hai, usake lie bhI samaya caahie| adhIra hone se kAma nahIM clegaa| dhIraja cAhie, pariNAma ke lie dhIraja / tuma basa dhairyapUrvaka bhItara ke AkAza ko dekhate jAo, eka dina tuma avazya hI AkAza ho jAoge, mukta aura virATa ho jaaoge| tIsarA saMketa apanI ora se yaha denA cAhU~gA ki aise bhojana, aise padArtha, aisI paristhiti se paraheja rakho, jo mAdaka ho, uttejaka ho / tuma vaha bhojana yA vaha peya yA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna vahI, jo ghaTe jIvana meM 69 vaha khAdya kataI mata lo, jo tumhAre hoza ko, tumhArI apramattatA ko bAdhita kare / zarAba to bahuta dUra kI bAta hai, tuma cAya, kaoNphI aura dhUmrapAna se bhI bacakara raho / dhyAna ke lie jitanA jarUrI yaha hai ki tumhArA mana svastha aura nirmala ho, utanA hI jarUrI yaha bhI hai ki tumhArA mu~ha aura peTa bhI utanA hI svastha aura nirmala ho| aura apanI ora se jo cauthI aura antima bAta jo kahanA cAhatA hU~ vaha yaha hai ki tuma apanI hara sthiti kA svAgata karanA / tuma yaha mAnakara calo ki paristhitiyA~ viparIta Ae~gI, tumheM una paristhitiyoM ke sAmane kaise rUbarU honA hai, isakI mAnasikatA tuma abhI se taiyAra rakho / loga to burA-bhalA kaheMge, loga to tuma para kIcar3a uchAleMge, tumheM kIcar3a ke badale meM kIcar3a hI uchAlate rahanA hai, yA tuma kIcar3a ke badale meM koI phUloM kA guladastA taiyAra kara cuke ho / tuma kamala ho jAo, kIcar3a apane Apa nisteja ho jAegA / tuma sAgara ho jAo, aMgAre apane Apa bujha jaaeNge| tuma paristhitiyoM se palAyana mata karo / tuma paristhitiyoM ke prati prema se peza aao| tuma apane prema se, saralatA se, mAdhurya se paristhiti ko badala sako, to bahuta zreSTha, varanA usa viparIta paristhiti ko saha jAnA, pI jAnA / Akhira viSa pI jAne ke kAraNa hI maheza zaMkara kahalAe / mIrA viSa pIkara hI kRSNa kI bAvarI haI thii| hameM bhale hI chidanA lage, para chida kara hI koI cIja motI kahalAtI hai aura kaTakara hI koI cIja hiiraa| apanI priya kahAniyoM meM eka haiM bhagavAna buddha kisI gA~va meM pravAsa kara rahe the| buddha jaise tejasvI aura yazasvI vyakti kI yazogAthA se pUrA gA~va abhimaMDita thaa| svAbhAvika hai jahA~ acche loga hote haiM, vahA~ bure loga bhI hote haiN| jaise aMgrejI davA ke phAyade bhI hote haiM, to inphekzana bhI / bure loga apanI burAI para isa kadara utara Ae ki buddha kA yaza dhUmila ho gayA aura buddha kI apakIrti hone lgii| buddha kI badanAmI isa kadara phaila gaI ki gA~va meM buddha kA rahanA dUbhara ho gyaa| buddha ke ziSya gA~va meM AhAra ke lie jAte, to buddha ke prati vahI saba TIkA-TippaNI sunane ko milatI / Akhira Ananda se rahA na gyaa| saba kucha sImA ke bAhara ho calA thaa| Ananda ne buddha se anurodha kiyA, prabhu, gA~va meM jo kucha Apake lie kahA jA rahA hai, yA to Apa usakA pratikAra kareM, yA phira gA~va chor3akara kahIM aura nikala cleN| buddha ne kahA, vatsa ! gA~va se cale jAne se aMdheroM ko aura bala milegaa| aura For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi agara dUsare gA~va bhI cale gae, to yaha kauna-sI gAraMTI hai ki vahA~ bure loga nahIM mileMge ! Ananda ne kahA, bhante ! dUsare gA~va meM bhI aisA hI huA, to aura kisI gA~va meM cala par3eMge / 70 buddha ne kahA, usa tIsare gA~va meM bhI aisA hI huA to ? Ananda ne kahA, bhante, cauthe gA~va, pA~caveM gA~va cala par3eMge / buddha bole, vatsa ! aise hama kitane gA~va badaleMge / Ananda ne kahA, bhagavanta ! gA~voM kI kamI thor3e hI hai / eka nahIM to dUsarA sahI / buddha ne muskurAkara kahA, Ananda ! gA~voM ke badalane se loga nahIM badalate / isa gA~va ko agara tuma isalie chor3a rahe ho ki yahA~ bure loga rahate haiM, to dhyAna rakho, tuma jisa bhI gA~va meM jAoge, vahA~ bhI aisI hI prakRti ke loga mila jaaeNge| tuma gA~voM ko badalanA chor3o / Akhira, hama Aja jisa gA~va meM haiM, vahA~ bhI acche loga haiN| tuma apane mana meM unake prati zAMti aura samatA kA, dayA aura kSamA kA bhAva laao| tuma kisI kI gAlI ko grahaNa mata kro| tumheM gAlI, gAlI rUpa meM nahIM lagegI / tuma gIta aura gAlI--donoM se uparata raho, nirapekSa raho / tuma svataH AkAza kI taraha mukta raha sakoge buddha ke sAtha rahakara tuma palAyana nahIM, jIvana ko aura jagata ko jInA siikho| yaha saba to dhyAna aura nirvANa ke kasauTI-sUtra haiM / I hama antara ke gavAkSa meM jhA~keM, vahA~ kI manaHsthiti ko svastha kareM aura jagata kI ora apanI dRSTi khola deM, apane cinmaya caraNa bar3hA deM / pramoda-bhAva se Apa sabako mere namaskAra / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kA mana aura dhyAna kA vijJAna mere priya Atman, dhyAna manuSya kA sahacara hai| jaise chAyA ko manuSya se vilaga nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, vaise hI dhyAna ko manuSya-jIvana se alaga karanA saMbhAvita nahIM hai / kAmuka vyakti kA dhyAna lagAtAra kAma ke saMyoga ke prati samarpita rahatA hai / bhogI vyakti kA dhyAna bhogya padArtho se saMbaddha rahatA hai / rogI vyakti roga-nivAraNa ke dhyAna meM magna rahatA hai| jJAnI vyakti kA dhyAna tattva-ciMtana aura jIvana-ciMtana ke bAre meM samarpita rahatA hai| bhakta vyakti kA dhyAna bhagavad-bhakti aura bhagavad-ciMtana meM lagA rahatA hai| jaisI jisake mana kI dazA hogI, usakA dhyAna unhIM kendroM para kendrita rhegaa| dhyAna vyakti ko vaisA hI pariNAma detA hai, jisakA jisa vastu, viSaya yA padArtha ke prati dhyAna banA hotA hai / kAmuka vyakti yadi maMdira meM bhI calA jAe, to usakI A~kheM kAma-saMyogoM ke prati TimaTimAtI raheMgI; aura yadi kisI bhakta ko vezyAlaya meM bheja diyA jAe yA jJAnI ko madhuzAlA meM pahu~cA diyA jAe to ve vahA~ bhI maMdira aura jIvana-darzana ke AyAma khoja leNge| manuSya kA jaisA dhyAna hogA, use vaise hI nimitta mileNge| aura jaba dhyAna aura nimitta kA saMyoga ghaTita hotA hai, taba pariNAma sAmane dikhAI detA hai| hama jina bAtoM para nirantara ciMtana karate haiM, mAnakara calie ki usake anukUla For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi nimitta hameM Aja yA kala svataH mila jaaeNge| jo vijJAna ke bAre meM socatA hai, use vaise sAdhana mileMge / jo gaNita ke bAre meM socegA, use gaNita ke naye-naye phArmUle milate jAe~ge / jo kAvya-ciMtana se jur3A hai, usake zabda-bhAva svataH kAvyAtmaka hote jAe~ge / 1 I 72 1 tuma jina biMduoM para socoge, prakRti tumheM usa ora bar3hane meM madada karegI / kisI bindu para mana ko sthira karanA, sthira ciMtana karanA, mana aura buddhi ko ekalaya banAnA dhyAna kA hI eka rUpa hai / kahate haiM, hastarekhAe~ badalatI rahatI haiM / jo rekhA, Aja hai, jarUrI nahIM hai ki vaha chaH mahIne bAda bhI rahe / vicAroM ke parivartana ke sAtha rekhAe~ bhI badalatI haiM / kucha loga rekhAoM ko dekhakara vyakti kI manaH sthiti aura bhAgyasthiti batAte haiM / maiM kahU~gA tuma mana kI sthiti sudhAra lo, hastarekhA kI sthiti apane Apa sahI ho jAegI / asalI khoTa hAtha meM nahIM, manuSya ke mana meM hai / I kahate haiM, eka bAra amerikA meM vidvAnoM kI eka saMgoSThI Ayojita huI / usa saMgoSThI meM sammilita hone ke lie perisa se eka billI bhI pahu~cI / tIna ghaMTe taka samAroha meM baiThI rahI / jaba vaha lauTakara apane parijanoM ke bIca pahu~cI to parijanoM ne pUchA, 'tumane sabhA meM kyA dekhA, kyA sunA ?' uttara milA, 'maiM vahA~ thI jarUra, lekina kucha suna na pAI, kucha dekha bhI na pAI / kyoMki samAroha ke adhyakSa kI kursI ke nIce hI merI dRSTi jamI rahI / ' parijanoM ne pUchA, 'kyoM, aisA vahA~ kyA thA / ' billI ne kahA, ' cUhA / ' agara vyakti ke dhyAna kI sthiti billI jaisI hai, mana kI dazAe~ kutsita haiM, to vidvAnoM kI sabhA ke bIca jAkara bhI vaisI hI dazA banatI hai jaisI aSTAvakra kI rAjA janaka kI sabhA meM pahu~cane para haMsI-majAka ke rUpa meM sampanna hotI hai / agara hamArI dazA billI kI hai, to hamArA dhyAna hiMsA kA hI hogaa| jaisA dhyAna hogA, vaisA hI pariNAma hogA / mana meM hiMsA ho, to dRSTi meM karuNA kahA~ se AegI / manuSya ko dhyAna yoga se bhI adhika AvazyakatA mana ke parivartana karane kI hai / vyakti yadi apane mana ko sArthaka dizA na de pAye, apane mana ko udAtta jIvana kI cetanA na de pAye to vaha bhArabhUta jIvana hI jiegaa| vaha asvastha rahegA / vaha maMdira jAkara bhI bhagavAna ke darzana na kara sakegA, vahA~ kI kamiyoM ko lekara hI vApasa AegA / use maMdira meM bhagavAna kama, maMdira kI vyavasthAgata kamiyA~ hI najara Ae~gI / dharmagraMthoM ko par3hakara maiMne vyakti ke usa vairAgya ko pahacAnA hai jaba sthUlibhadra jaise saMta apanA varSAvAsa eka vezyAlaya meM sthApita karate haiM / usa vyakti kI antardRSTi For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kA mana aura dhyAna kA vijJAna 73 meM kitanI gaharAI hogI, jisane kisI mahAnagara yA dhArmika sthAna ko na cunakara eka vezyAlaya kA cayana kiyaa| na kevala cayana kiyA apitu cAra mAha taka vahIM nivAsa kiyA / kozA apanI ora se jitanA prayAsa kara sakatI thI ki sthUlibhadra Diga jAeM bharapUra prayAsa kiye, lekina antataH anAsakti vijayI haI, virAga jIta gayA aura kozA ke vezyA-bhAva kA vilaya haa| usake bhItara se zrAvikA kA janma huaa| paMka par3A raha gayA, paMkaja phUTakara bAhara nikala AyA / sthUlibhadra ke mana kI dazA itanI adhika unnata aura udAtta thI ki nirliptatA kI bAtI aura adhika jyotirmaya ho gii| sthUlibhadra, jo rahA thA pahale kabhI Azika usa kozA kA, para mana ne jaba karavaTa badalI to usase isa kadara anAsakta huA ki apane vairAgya kI kasauTI kasane ke lie usane apanI pUrva premikA ko hI pAtra bnaayaa| sacamuca mana ko sArthaka dizA milanI cAhie / jaise miTTI mUrti bana jAtI hai, koI patthara siMhAsana bana jAtA hai, vaise hI mana ko sArthaka dizA mila jAe to vaha maMdira bana jAtA hai / mana jo bAdhaka hai, mana jo ghAtaka hai, vahI mana sAdhaka aura sahAyaka bana jAtA hai / mana ko dizA denA na AyA, isIlie hama jIvana hAre hue haiM / mana ko agara cetanA kI dRSTi mila jAe to jIvana meM dhyAna kA vaha vijJAna IjAda hotA hai jo vyakti ko antas kI U~cAiyoM taka pahu~cAtA hai / parama svarUpa kI ora abhimukha karatA hai| miTTI mUrti banatI hai, miTTI maMgala kalaza banatI hai / yadi rAha kA patthara kisI sira ko laga jAe to lahUluhAna kara detA hai / yahI patthara kisI kalAkAra ke hAtha meM A jAe to phana (kalA) kA rUpa nikhara AtA hai| vahI patthara mahAvIra kA siMhAsana aura buddha kA vajrAsana bana jAtA hai / varSoM taka bIja, bIja hI par3A rahatA hai / lekina bIja ko jaba urvarA dharatI kA dharAtala mila jAe, use siMcana karane vAlA mila jAe to bIja meM se baragada sAkAra ho jAtA hai / kisAna jAnatA hai ki pazuoM se milane vAlA gobara kheta meM khAda bana jAtA hai aura usameM se cAhe durgandha bhI kyoM na uThe,khetI ke lie vahI varadAna hotA hai / usI se sugaMdhita puSpa, madhurima phala aura anAja utpanna hote haiN| jaba gaMdagI meM se sugaMdha paidA ho sakatI hai aura jIvana ke narka meM se svarga IjAda ho sakatA hai, to hama hI pIche kyoM rhe| ___bhagavAna ne manuSya ke mana ke AdhAra para dhyAna kA vijJAna diyA / manuSya ke mana kI dazAe~ aura mana kI sthitiyoM ko par3hakara dhyAna kI kalA aura dhyAna kA mArga insAna ko sauNpaa| bhagavAna ne dekhA manuSya ke bhItara dhyAna kI satatatA aura niraMtaratA to hai, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi I lekina usakA dhyAna adhikatara azubha viSayoM para hI kendrita rahatA hai / isalie mahAvIra manuSya ko eka krAnti dI aura kahA ki dhyAna manuSya ko kevala U~cA hI nahIM uThAtA, balki nIce bhI girAtA hai / azubha viSayoM para kendrita dhyAna manuSya ko azAMti, saMgharSa, tanAva aura khiMcAva detA hai / isake viparIta zubha viSayoM para kendrita dhyAna sadA unnati, abhyutthAna aura niHzreyasa pradAna karatA hai / isalie kevala itanA hI paryApta nahIM hai ki hamArA dhyAna lagA yA nahIM, balki yaha jAnanA Avazyaka va mUlyavAna hogA ki hamArA dhyAna kahA~ laga rahA hai, kisa ora laga rahA hai / kevala svayaM se yaha na pUcho ki, 'maiM kauna hU~' balki yaha jAneM ki, 'maiM kahA~ hU~' / merI cetanA kahA~ hai'| kAma meM hai yA rAma meM hai, rAga meM hai yA roga meM, tattva-ciMtana meM hai yA bhagavad-bhakti meM / ' jahA~-jahA~ cetanA sthita hai vahA~-vahA~ kA dhyAna hai / dhyAna zubha bhI aura azubha bhI / kA~TA azubha bhI hotA hai aura zubha bhI / agara kA~TA gar3A huA hai to vaha azubha hai aura use nikAlane ke lie dUsare kA~Te kA upayoga hotA hai to yaha kA~TA zubha hai / 74 dhyAna kA azubha honA, azubha dhyAna hai / dhyAna kA zubha honA, zubha dhyAna hai / azubha kA dhyAna azubha dhyAna hai, zubha kA dhyAna zubha dhyAna hai / azubha dhyAna kA pariNAma azubha aura zubha dhyAna kA pariNANa zubha / jo sthiti candramA ke kRSNa pakSa kI aura zuklapakSa kI hai, vahI sthiti dhyAna kI hai / dhyAna kA bhI kRSNapakSa aura zukla pakSa donoM hai / yaha bar3I gaharI bAta hai| sAre saMsAra taka dhyAna kI yaha gaharAI, dhyAna kI yaha samajha pahu~canI caahie| tuma isa bAta ko thor3A dhyAna se samajha lo, to bagaira dhyAna kA abhyAsa ki tuma citta ko sukUna de doge, mana ko madhurima banA loge / azubha se zubha kI ora lauTa Aoge / mahAvIra ne dhyAna ke cAra rUpa kahe - Arta-dhyAna, raudra-dhyAna, dharma- dhyAna aura zukla-dhyAna / dhyAna kI vidhiyA~ to bahuta AviSkRta huI, lekina dhyAna kA itanA bArIka grApha, itanA saTIka vibhAjana, dhyAna ke sopAnoM kA aisA prazasta mArgadarzana adbhuta rahA / Arta dhyAna ke mAdhyama se mahAvIra ne manuSya ko yaha samajha dI hai ki jisa dhyAna kA saMbaMdha pIr3A se hotA hai, jo dhyAna pIr3Ajanya hotA hai aura jisakA aMtima pariNAma bhI pIr3A hI detA hai, vaha dhyAna Arta dhyAna hai / jisa ciMtana ke dvArA, jisa bhAvanA ke dvArA yA prekSA- anuprekSA ke dvArA manuSya ke ciMtana kA pariNAma aMtataH pIr3AdAyI hotA hai, aisA dhyAna manuSya ke lie abhizApa hai / isa abhizApa ko bhagavAna ne apanI bhASA meM Arta dhyAna I kahA hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kA mana aura dhyAna kA vijJAna 75 jaba koI vyakti Ahata-upahata hotA hai, kisI bAta se use kaSTa pahu~catA hai, to usa kaSTa kI velA meM mana meM jo vimarza hotA hai, jo ciMtana calatA hai, vaha Arta dhyAna hai| koI kAma se pIr3ita hotA hai, koI kSudhA se, koI tRSA se; usa pIr3A aura kaSTamayI sthiti meM citta kI jo sthiti rahatI hai, vaha hotI to sthira hai, ekAgra hai, kintu vaha sthiti AdamI ko aura azAnta tathA tanAvagrasta karatI hai| ArtadhyAna hI manuSya ke mAnasika avasAda kA, Diprezana kA kAraNa banatA hai| jinheM Diprezana kI bImArI hai, ve svayaM ko ArtadhyAna se mukta kareM, svataH mAnasika svasthatA A jaaegii| mujhe yAda hai : eka rAjakumAra ne saMnyAsa svIkAra kiyaa| rAtri hone para anya sAdhu-santoM ke sAtha ve bhI so gae / yaha nava dIkSita saMta anya saMtoM kI katAra meM sabase nIce ke sopAna para thaa| rAtri meM zauca yA anya nivRtti ke lie saMta uThate, udhara se nikalate jahA~ vaha nayA saMta soyA thA, bAhara jAte hue kitanA bhI bacakara calate, use Thokara laga hI jAtI thI athavA pA~voM kI AhaTa hotI aura usa saMta rAjakumAra kI nIMda ucaTa hI jAtI / vaha pUrI rAta so na sakA aura Arta dhyAna calatA rhaa| 'oha, kahA~ maiMne saMnyAsa le liyA, are, isase to acchA thA apane rAjamahaloM meM rahatA, ArAma se caina kI nIMda sotA / inakI yaha himmata ki mujhe jo eka rAjakumAra rahA hai, pA~voM kI Thokara mAreM aura nikala jAe~ ! maiM yahA~ nahIM rhuuNgaa| mujhe aisI sAdhanA nahIM karanI, mujhe aisI Atma-upalabdhi nahIM krnii|' rAta bhara dhyAna avazya rahA, para kisakA ? pA~voM se hone vAlI AhaTa kA aura lagane vAlI Thokara kA / vaha pUrI rAta yahI saMkalpa doharAtA rahA ki jaise hI subaha hogI cupacApa apane rAjamahaloM kI ora lauTa jaauuNgaa| subaha huI / sUraja ne AsamAna meM dastaka dI aura saMnyAsI rAjakumAra lauTane lagA / vaha kucha kadama calA hI thA ki sadguru ne pIche se saMbodhita kiyA, kyA bAta hai ? vApasa lauTa rahe ho ?' vaha cauMkA ki sadguru ko kaise patA claa| kucha kaha na skaa| itanA sAhasa na juTA pAyA ki apane sadguru se A~kha milA le / zarma se gardana nIce jhukA lI / jAna gayA ki guru ne usake mana kI taraMgoM ko pahacAna liyA hai| guru ne kahA ki, 'tumheM jAnA hai to avazya jAo, lekina jAne se pahale itanI bAta jarUra sunate jAo ki Aja rAta ko do-cAra pA~voM kI Thokara lagane se aura kucha padacApoM kI AhaTa suna lene se itane vyathita ho gae? jarA kalpanA karo pUrvajanma meM tuma kauna the| kisa kAraNa se yahA~ Ae ho / yAda karo tuma kevala eka kharagoza ko For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi bacAne ke lie tIna dina aura tIna rAta taka apanA pA~va U~cA kie khar3e rahe / hAthI kI yoni meM kharagoza para karuNA kI aura hAthI ke rUpa meM saMlekhanA lii| pazu-yoni meM utpanna usa dharma-dhyAna kA smaraNa karo / Aja tuma manuSya ho, lekina Arta dhyAna kI pIr3A se bhara rahe ho aura pUrva janma meM jaba tuma pazuyoni meM hAthI rUpa the, taba dharma - dhyAna niSpanna huA thA / ' aba huA mana kA aisA sArthaka parivartana, aisI cetanA kA AvirbhAva ki saMta rAjakumAra cauMka gayA aura kahA, 'prabhu, mujhe kSamA kreN| maiM nahIM pahacAna pAyA ki maiM vAstavika rUpa meM kauna rahA, kauna hU~, mujhe kyA honA hai| aba to kevala rAta meM hI nahIM, caubIsoM ghaMTe bhI pA~voM se dutkArA jAegA, Thokara mArI jAegI, taba bhI yaha bAla saMta atyanta sahiSNutA aura sahanazIlatA ke sAtha svIkAra karegA / na kevala sahegA balki svIkAra bhI karegA / maiM na jAna pAyA ki maiM kauna rahA, Apa kauna rahe, maiM to yahI samajhatA rahA ki maiM eka rAjakumAra aura Apa eka saMta, para hakIkata meM Apane mujha girate hue ko samhAla liyA / girate mana ko thAma liyA / ' pariNAmataH mana kI dazA badala gaI, Arta dhyAna dharma- dhyAna meM pariNata ho gayA / pA~va kI AhaTa aura Thokara jo mana meM uThApaTaka kara rahI thI, aba vahI sajagatA aura jAgarUkatA kA paryAya bana gaI / dharma - dhyAna niSpanna huaa| 1 I dhyAna pIr3A aura saMtrAsa ke dharAtala para sthira ho, usase bacanA / jaba kisI STa kA viyoga hogA, taba mana meM pIr3A janma legii| yaha pIr3A mana meM avasAda bhare vicAroM kA jAla phailAegI aura yahI hai ArtadhyAna / aniSTa vastu ke saMyoga se aura iSTa vastu viyoga se mana meM jo UhApoha calatA hai, vaha Arta dhyAna hai| zarIra meM hone vAle rogoM vyathita hokara niraMtara calane vAlA ciMtana bhI Arta dhyAna hai / kAma-bhogoM kI AkAMkSA aura use prApta karane kA ciMtavana bhI Arta - dhyAna hI hai / I use dekho, vaha apane rogoM ke lie ciMtita hai / koI apane bhogoM ke lie rAta-dina soca rahA hai / koI apanI patnI yA premikA ke kisI sumadhura vacana kA kAyala hai / oha, manuSya kA kyA, jisa ora mana mUrcchita ho gayA, manuSya kA najariyA usI taka sImita ho gayA / aisA vyakti usa paMchI kI taraha hai, jo piMjare se ur3A bhI diyA jAe, taba bhI usI piMjare kI ora lauTane kI koziza karatA hai / vicitra hai piMjare kA moha | kahate haiM : bhagavAna buddha eka dina apane gRhastha jIvana ke rAjamahala meM pahu~ce / unakA bhAI rAjya-saMcAlana karatA thA / vaha samaya bahuta adaba aura viveka kA thA / buddha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kA mana aura dhyAna kA vijJAna 77 usa rAjamahala meM AhAracaryA ke lie phuNce| unhoMne vicAra kiyA maiMne apanI patnI aura putra kA to kalyANa kiyA hai / kyoM na apane bhAI kA bhI kalyANa karU~ / bhAI, jo apanI patnI ke sAtha aThakheliyA~ kara rahA thA, use sUcanA milI ki bhagavAna buddha rAjamahaloM meM Ae haiN| bhagavAna Ae haiM, yaha jAnakara, majabUrI meM hI sahI, jAU~ aura unheM AhAra dU~ / patnI ne kahA, jAo prANapriya ! bhAI ko AhAra do, lekina dhyAna rahe mere ye gIle bAla sUkheM, isase pahale lauTa AnA / vaha apanI patnI ko AzvAsana dekara buddha ke pAsa AtA hai| bhojana-caryA hotI hai, buddha lauTane lagate haiN| bhAI kA dharma banatA hai ki buddha rAjamahala taka Ae to vaha unake sAtha jAe aura unheM kucha dUra taka athavA buddha ke vihAra taka pahu~cA de / bhAI pIche-pIche ravAnA ho gyaa| A~kha kI zarma ne phira kAma kiyA, bhagavAna buddha ke hAtha meM bhikSApAtra thaa| bhAI ne socA, kucha dUra taka yaha pAtra apane hAtha meM le letA huuN| buddha calate rahe - calate rhe| bhAI bhI pIche cala rahA thA, para yaha himmata na huI ki buddha se kahe ki maiM vApasa lauTa jaauuN| yaha kaha na sakA ki patnI ne ghara se calate samaya kitane pyAra se kahA thA ki mere sira ke bAla sUkheM usase pahale tuma lauTa AnA / usake bAla avazya hI sUkha gae hoMge, lekina buddha ko maiM kaha nahIM sakatA ki apanA pAtra thAma lo / mIloM calate rhe| __ buddha apane guNazIla caitya-vihAra meM pahu~ce / majabUrI ho gaI ki aba bailUM aura bhagavAna kI dezanA bhI sunU~ / bhagavAna ne dezanA kI / aura yaha itanI vairAgyavardhaka dezanA thI ki kaI loga prabhAvita ho ge| bhAI jo rAjA bhI thA usake sAmane majabUrI A rahI thI ki saMnyAsa le yA na le / vaha bhI khar3A huA, vyavahAravaza ki bhAI svayaM hI manA kara deMge ki jAo itanA bar3A rAjya hai use saMcAlita kro| khar3A ho gayA bhAI kA adaba rakhane ke lie| vaha bar3e adaba kA yuga thA, adaba hI sahI, usane kahA 'bhagavan mere lie bhI saMnyAsa kA saubhAgya ho|' bhagavAn to jaise isI kI pratIkSA kara rahe the / turaMta saMnyAsa kI svIkRti de dI, vastra badala die, sira muMDA diyA gyaa| vaha kucha kaha nahIM pA rahA hai, para mana meM jo dhArA cala rahI hai mahAvIra kahate haiM bAhara meM saMnyAsa ghaTita, bhItara Arta dhyAna jaarii| varSoM taka vaha saMnyAsI bhAI hara samaya yahI socatA thA ye bar3e-bar3e sAdhu bhikSAcaryA kara rahe haiM, ye AtApanA le rahe haiM / kyA inake mana meM kAmAgni nahIM sulgtii| are, ye kisake lie AtApanA le rahe haiM ? isase to acchA hai ghara jAeM aura patnI ke sAtha jIvana ke sukha bhogeN| ye kitanA kaSTa uThA rahe haiM / isa taraha mana niraMtara Arta dhyAna meM lagA rhaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi usakI patnI ko bhI usake bhikSu-jIvana grahaNa karane kI sUcanA mila cukI thI / varSa bIta gaye / eka dina vaha patnI ke dvAra para pahu~ca hI gyaa| patnI ne usakI vaMdanA kI, para AzIrvAda ke badale jaba apane bhikSu-pati ke mukha se kAmajanita zabda nikale, to vaha vismita ho uThI / usane apanI deha kI azucitA aura nazvaratA kI bAta kahakara bhikSu-pati kI mAnasika soca ko rUpAntarita kiyaa| ArtadhyAna dharma - dhyAna meM rUpAntarita ho gayA / usane patnI kA AbhAra mAnA aura lauTa gaye buddha ke pAsa, buddhatva kI bhAvanA lie / 1 78 ArtadhyAna kI taraha hI eka aura azubha dhyAna hai jise raudra dhyAna kahA gayA hai / ArtadhyAna kA saMbaMdha pIr3A se hotA hai, jabaki raudra dhyAna kA saMbaMdha krUratA se / manuSya antarmana meM krUratA se jur3I huI jo bAteM dinarAta calatI haiM, unakA saMbaMdha raudra dhyAna se hotA hai / manuSya ke hRdaya meM karuNA kama hai, krUratA jyAdA hai / buddha meM aura eka Ama manuSya meM itanA hI pharka hai ki buddha meM karuNA A gaI, krUratA calI gaI / ve bhI sabase milate haiM, sAmAnya vyavahAra karate haiM, dainaMdinI bhI sAmAnya hai, para ve karuNA ke sAgara ho gae haiN| agara krUratA rahatI hai to raudra dhyAna aura karuNA A jAtI hai to dharmadhyAna / krUratA kA saMbaMdha hiMsA, asatya, caurya-karma aura parigraha ke saMrakSaNa se hotA hai / 1 agara Apako yaha jAnane ko mila jAe ki eka manuSya meM pazu se jyAdA krUratA hotI hai, to zAyada Apa manuSya se ghRNA hI kara baittheN| 'vizva-prasiddha zrRMkhalA' meM jo kitAbeM nikalI haiM, unameM vizva ke carcita krUratama logoM kI jIvanI kI pUrI pustaka hI hai / yaha krUratA kyA hai ? karuNA ke nirjhara kA sUkha jAnA hI krUratA hai | krUratA yAnI vaira-vaimanasya kA lAvA sulagate rahanA / maiM nitya prati dekhatA hU~ ki vyakti choTe-choTe jIvoM ke prati bhI itanA krUra rahatA hai ki unheM samApta karane ke upAya karatA rahatA hai / hama eka kSudra prANI ko bhI abhayadAna nahIM de pAte / prazna hai jaba hama kisI ko jIvana nahIM de sakate, to kisI kA jIvana lene kA haka hameM kahA~ se mila gayA / kahate haiM ki dAuda ibrAhima ne baMbaI meM visphoTa karavAe, yA kisI anya ne kahIM visphoTa karavAe, yA rAjanetA kisI ko pakar3avA detA hai, kisI ko maravA dete haiM, kyoM ? kyA ve insAna nahIM haiM, kyA unake pAsa mana nahIM hai, hRdaya nahIM hai ? unake pAsa saba haiM, ve insAna bhI haiM, mana bhI hai, hRdaya bhI hai magara dhyAna raudra hai| unakA ciMtana krUratA paraka hai / unakA mana hiMsA se, mRSA se, jhUTha se, cauryakarma se aura parigraha ke saMrakSaNa se For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kA mana aura dhyAna kA vijJAna 79 anubaMdhita hai / Apa jaba rAstA calate kisI vyakti ko akAraNa kutte para patthara pheMkatA huA pAe~ to samajha lenA ki vaha Adatana krUra hai / vaha karuNAzIla nahIM ho sakatA / vaha vizvasanIya nahIM hai / agara kuttA Apa para AkramaNa karatA yA kATane daur3atA, to samajha meM AtA ki Apa usa para lAThI phaiMkeM yA patthara mAreM / para akAraNa yaha Apase kauna karavA rahA hai ? yaha hai mana meM niraMtara calane vAlA raudra dhyAna / 1 Arta aura raudra donoM hI azubha dhyAna haiN| donoM hI mana ko vaitaraNI meM DUbote haiM / donoM hI mAnasika zAMti aura mAnasika pavitratA ko khaMDita aura dUSita karate haiM / dhyAna ke isa pakSa para maiM isaliye bola rahA hU~ tAki hama isase baca sakeM aura bar3ha sakeM zubha dhyAna kI ora, dharma dhyAna kI ora / - dhyAna 1 dhyAna ke vijJAna kA tIsarA caraNa hai dharma - dhyAna / jisa citavana meM jisa manana aura sthira adhyavasAya meM sadAcAra aura sadvicAra kI preraNA rahatI hai vaha ciMtana dharmakA kAraka hai / jaba maiM dharma- dhyAna kI bAta kahatA hU~, to isakA matalaba kisI majahaba, sampradAya, gaccha, yA paMtha se nahIM hai / maiM vyakti ko bAhya ADambara, bAhya pradarzana, bAhya virodhAbhAsoM ke sAtha nahIM jor3a rahA hU~ / jaba maiM dharma- dhyAna kI bAta kara rahA hU~ to kinhIM jainoM kI bAta nahIM kara rahA huuN| kyoMki taba jaina digambara aura zvetAmbara meM ba~Ta jAegA / hiMdU samAja kI bAta bhI nahIM kara rahA hU~ kyoMki taba Arya samAja aura vedAntI alaga-alaga khar3e ho jAe~ge / IsAI dharma kA ullekha karU~ to dharma zabda haTa jAegA / kaitholika aura proTesTeNTa dharma ke vibhAjana sAmane A jaaeNge| agara nAma lU~ musalamAnoM kA to musalamAna kinAre ho jAegA ziyA aura sunnI mukhya ho jaaeNge| itanA hI nahIM ki dharmoM meM itane vibhAjana hoMge, balki dharma ke nAma para calane vAle kriyAkAMDa aura AcaraNa bhI virodhAbhAsI hoNge| manuSya ke sAmane samasyA hai ki vaha kisa dharma ko apanAe aura kisakA AcaraNa kare / Aja dharma kA saMbaMdha dhyAna se haTa gayA hai, vaha kevala kriyAgata hokara raha gayA hai| jIvana mahaja kriyA-sApekSa nahIM honA cAhie, jIvana hamezA ciMtana aura bodha - sApekSa honA cAhie / abhyAsa nahIM, bodha caahie| dharma - dhyAna Apake hRdaya meM janme citta kI vikAra-vihIna avasthA meM, citta kI saralatA aura pavitratA meM hI manuSya kA vAstavika dharma chipA huA hai / AtmA kI nirmalatA ke sAtha jIvana meM jo AcaraNa sampanna hotA hai, vaha AcaraNa hI dharma dhyAna hai / jisa AcaraNa se hameM mahasUsa ho ki yaha AcaraNa Atma-sApekSa hai, citta ke vikAroM ko nirmala karane meM sahAyaka hai / hamArA caritra banAne For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi meM AdhArabhUta hai, vaha dharma-dhyAna kA preraka hai| nirmala aura vidhAyaka soca hI dharma-dhyAna kA AdhAra hai| hama dharmadhyAna ke dvArA Arta-raudra dhyAna para niyantraNa kareM, usakA rUpAntaraNa kareM / mana viparIta aura vikRta dizA meM bahatA ho, to use vaha sUtra deM ki mana sArthaka dizA grahaNa kara le / Arta-raudra dhyAna meM ulajhA mana jIvana kA jahara hai| dharma-dhyAna aura zukla dhyAna kI ora abhimukha huA mana jIvana kA amRta hai / kAma-krodha-kaSAya se gujaratA mana viSa hai, prema-zAMti-zuddhi kI Dagara para khar3A mana amRta hai / viSa ko amRta meM rUpAntarita karane kA nAma hI dharma-dhyAna hai| kumArI malli ke prati chaH-chaH rAjakumAra Asakta ho uThe the| sabhI usase vivAha karanA cAhate the| malli ne unake mana kI dhArA ko samajhA / usane apanI eka pratimUrti banavAI / usa mUrti kA Dhakkana kholakara rojAnA usameM vaha bhojana DAla detI, jaisA vaha svayaM karatI / Dhakkana phira baMda kara diyA jAtA / yaha eka mahIne taka upakrama claa| Akhira, malli ne sabhI rAjakumAroM ko eka sAtha AmaMtrita kiyA / rAjamahala meM khar3I khUbasUrata mUrti ko hI unhoMne malli samajhA / para jaba vAstavika malli ne mahala meM Akara mUrti kA Dhakkana kholA to ve Thage raha gaye / lage nAka-mu~ha para rUmAla lagAne / malli ne kahA, jisa malli ke prati tuma mUrcchita bane hue ho, usakI kAyA bhI yahI bhojana grahaNa karatI rahI hai / tuma mala-mUtra kI isa kAyA ke prati itane mUrcchita ho rahe ho / soco, Akhira yaha kAyA kyA hai, isakA kyA pariNAma hai, tumhArA bodha aura pauruSa kyA nArI kI mUrchA meM hI miTa jAegA? mUrcchita mana ko bodha kI dizA mila jAe, to mukti kA dvAra khula jAtA hai| rAjakumAra saceta hue, unakI jIvanamukti kA mArga prazasta huaa| mana kI dhArA kA zubha kI ora mur3anA hI dharmadhyAna hai| apane mana se sAvadhAna / yaha pAgala mana tumheM kahIM bhaTakA na de / tuma unnata vicAroM ke mAlika bno| dhyAna ke vijJAna kA aMtima caraNa hai zukla dhyAna / dhyAna kI pavitratama, ujjvalatama aura utkRSTatama avasthA zukla dhyAna hai| dharma-dhyAna meM zubha viSayoM para citta sthira hotA hai / zukla dhyAna meM na zubha rahatA hai, na azubha / zubha aura azubha donoM se Upara uTha jAtA hai vyakti zukla dhyAna meM / pApa aura puNya donoM se Upara uTha jAtA hai, adharma se hI nahIM, dharma se bhI Upara uTha jAtA hai| jisa dhyAna kI madada se manuSya ke karmoM kI nirjarA hotI hai, Atma-jJAna aura Atma-bodha prApta hotA hai, saMsAra se svayaM ke For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kA mana aura dhyAna kA vijJAna pRthakatva kA ahasAsa hotA hai, jisase manuSya ko svayaM ke nijatva aura ekatva kA bhAna hotA hai, jisase vaha kriyAoM se nivRtta hotA hai aura jisake mAdhyama se vyakti apane antarmana kI, acetana mana kI sUkSma vRtti aura kriyA se mukta hotA hai usa hara dhyAna, hara pravRtti, hara dRSTi kA nAma zukla dhyAna hai| yahI to vaha dhyAna hai, jisake sadha jAne para citta kA pUrNa nirodha hotA hai / isa dhyAna ke sadha jAne para vyakti una U~cAiyoM kA sparza karatA hai jise kaivalya kahate haiM / yahIM vyakti bodhi jJAna aura bodhi-lAbha ko upalabdha hotA hai / manuSya to rahatA hai, para mana se mukta ho jAtA hai / mana visarjita ho jAtA hai, mAtra caitanya-svarUpa zeSa rahatA hai / taba aisA hotA hai ki mahAvIra ke sAmane gozAlaka AtA hai aura dhu~AdhAra apazabda kahatA hai, unakA apamAna karatA hai, majAka banAtA hai / mahAvIra ke sAmane do-do pAtra eka jaise hote haiM / eka ora gozAlaka, dUsarI ora gautama gautama mahAvIra kI AjJA meM aura gozAlaka mahAvIra ko beijjata karane meM / lekina zukla dhyAna aisA ki mahAvIra pratikriyA - mukta rahate haiM / apamAna ke badale bhI muskAna lauTAte haiM / yahA~ taka ki gozAlaka agni aura tejolezyA kA prayoga bhI kara letA hai, mahAvIra taba bhI mauna aura zItala rahate haiM / mahAvIra usakI tejolezyA ko bhI svIkAra kara lete haiM / 1 buddha ko koI brAhmaNa anaginata gAliyA~ detA hai aura jaba gAliyA~ dete-dete thaka jAtA hai, taba buddha kevala itanA hI kahate haiM, 'brAhmaNa mujhe itanI-sI bAta batAo agara tumhAre yahA~ koI atithi Ae aura tuma usake lie thAlI paroso aura vaha khAnA na khAe to vaha bhojana kisake pAsa rahegA / ' brAhmaNa ne kahA 'sIdhI-sI bAta hai agara bhojana maiMne parosA hai aura vaha atithi na khAe to mere pAsa hI rahegA / ' buddha ne kahA, 'tumane mujhe bhojana parosA, maiMne svIkAra nahIM kiyA / ' jahA~ isa taraha kA ciMtana hai, aisI dRSTi hai, aisA dhyAna hai, mahAvIra ise zukla dhyAna kI saMjJA dete haiM / 81 dharmadhyAna vairAgya kA AdhAra hai, jabaki zukla dhyAna vItarAgatA kA / vairAgya saMnyAsa hai, rAga saMsAra hai, jabaki vItarAgatA saMsAra aura saMnyAsa se Upara uTha jAnA hai / vItarAga priya-apriya, sva- para, hIna - mahAna kI hara bheda-rekhA se Upara uTha jAtA hai / vaha AtmA meM jItA hai| AtmA meM jInA hI pUrNatA kI anubhUti karanA hai / vItarAga to sadA-sarvadA Anandita rahatA hai, kRtakRtya rahatA hai / jo hotA hai, use saMyoga bhara mAnatA 1 1 hai / jo hotA hai, vaha honA hai, isalie hotA hai, phira honI se kaisA bacanA / jo nahIM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi hotA hai, vaha nahIM honA hai, isalie nahIM hotA / phira anahonI se kaisA Dara rakhanA / sAdhaka to sadA-sarvadA sarala-saumya-suvAsita rahe / jaise sAgara kinAre khar3A nAriyala kA per3a bhale hI sAgara kA khArA jala svIkAra karatA jAtA hai, lekina jaba phala lauTAtA hai to DAba aura nAriyala ke rUpa meM / zItala-madhura-svAdiSTa jala; dhavala-saumya-sarasa girii| ___ tuma zAMta mana ke svAmI bano / vyartha soco mata / socane jaisA kucha nahIM hai| jAgo / jAga rahA hU~, aisA jAno / dehAnubhUti kI bajAya draSTA hU~, aisA bodha pravartita kro| apane bodha ke dIpa ko hAtha meM rakhakara jIvana aura jagata ke patha para bar3hanA lokacakra meM dharmacakra kA pravartana hai| ___ ArtadhyAna aura raudra dhyAna kA tamasa hamAre jIvana se kama hotA jAe, dharmadhyAna aura zakla dhyAna kA prakAza hamAre jIvana ke kSitija meM ubharatA rahe / hamArA jIvana rozana hotA jAe / prakAzita hotA jAe / dhyAna kA yaha vijJAna hara vyakti apane hRdaya meM utAre / sAdhaka sAdhanA kI ora bar3he, para maiMne ye jo kucha saMketa die haiM, unheM sadA dhyAna rkheN| citta kI dhArA ko rAga-dveSa ke saMkalpa-vikalpa se mukta rkheN| svayaM ko sadA AtmavizvAsa aura Antarika zAMti se otaprota rakheM / bhagavAna kare hama sabhI prakAza ke svAmI baneM, dharma ke, zukla dhyAna ke svAmI bneN| namaskAra / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna aura vizva kA bhaviSya mere priya Atman, prazna hai : dhyAna kA mUla artha kyA hai ? isameM nirvicAra hone para jora diyA jAtA hai para jaba taka aisA na ho dhyAna meM kauna-sA viSaya yA vicAra honA caahiye| ____saMsAra ke zreSThatama mArgoM aura prayogoM meM eka hai dhyAna / dhyAna meM manuSya ke jIvana kA sampUrNa vijJAna chipA huA hai / dhyAna to dharAtala hai manuSya ke atIta ko sa~vArane kA, vartamAna ko banAne kA, bhaviSya ko sudhArane kA / vizva kA jo manovijJAna manuSya ko usake jIvana ke samAdhAna denA cAhatA hai agara hama mana ke sAre samAdhAnoM ko koI bhI nAma aura mArga denA cAheM to vaha hai dhyAna / azAnti kI davA dhyAna hai aura zAnti kI bA~surI bhI dhyAna hI / vyakti padoM se eka dina tRpta ho sakatA hai, paisA kamAte thaka sakatA hai, nAmagirI se Uba sakatA hai, lekina dhyAna to vaha mArga hai, vaha phijA hai, vaha rozanI hai, jo usakI hara thakAvaTa, hara ucATa ko miTAtI hai aura use subaha ke khile hue phUla kI taraha tarotAjA kara detI hai| - mujhe dhyAna se prema hai / dhyAna mere prati bahuta sahaja hai aura maiM dhyAna ke prati / maiM dhyAna meM jItA hU~, dhyAna se jItA hU~, kyoMki dhyAna mere lie vizrAma hai, Ananda hai, zAnti hai, sahajatA hai| dhyAna meM UrjA ke kaNa chipe haiM, vaha hameM Urjasvita karatA hai| dhyAna kI cetanA jaba hamArI apanI cetanA se ekAkAra hotI hai, to hama eka alaga hI pulaka bhAva For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi se bhara uThate haiM, hamArI cetanA tejomaya ho jAtI hai / dhyAna hameM caitanya kara detA hai / maiMne zAnti ke kSaNoM meM to dhyAna kiyA hI hai, azAnti ke kSaNoM meM bhI dhyAna se gujarA hU~ / maiMne dhyAna se azAnti ko vicalita hote hue pAyA / prema ke kSaNoM meM to dhyAna meM hotA hI hU~, krodha ke kSaNoM meM bhI dhyAna meM utara ke maiMne jAnA hai ki dhyAna ke dvArA krodha kaise zAnta hotA hai, krodha kisa tarIke se kSamA aura karuNA meM tabdIla ho jAtA hai| nirmalatA ke kSaNoM meM to dhyAna AtmasAta rahatA hI hai; vikRti ke kSaNoM meM bhI agara dhyAna kI cetanA kI kiraNa hRdaya meM utAra dI jAye to hama apane Apako nirviSaya pAkara camatkRta ho uttheNge| dhyAna apane Apake prati sajaga honA hai / apane-Apa meM honA hai / rAgadveSa ke taMtuoM meM bikhara rahI apanI cetanA ko apane Apa meM lauTA lAnA hI dhyAna hai / jaba tuma hara ora se apane Apa meM lauTa Ate ho, apane ApameM hote ho taba tuma dhyAna meM hI ho, aisA kahA jaaegaa| dhyAna kA artha hai, laganA / apane-Apa meM laganA / vizrAma meM laganA / apanI zAMti meM vizrAma karanA yahI dhyAna hai| duniyA meM dhyAna ke nAma para jitane bhI prayoga haiM, ve saba apane Apa meM Ane ke lie hI haiM, antaryAtrA ke lie hI haiM / prayogoM meM jo parivartana dikhAyI dete haiM, ve saba citta kI dhArA ko tor3ane ke lie haiN| usakI caMcalatA aura ucchaMkhalatA ko miTAne ke lie haiM / tuma basa eka bAra vaha kalA pA lo ki citta ko kisa tarIke se, vyakti se, paristhiti ke nimitta se, rAga-dveSa janita bhAva se haTAkara apane Apa meM zAnta huA jAtA hai, vizrAma liyA jAtA hai, sahaja pramoda evaM Ananda-bhAva meM adhiSThita huA jAtA hai to tuma dhyAna-siddha hue, tumane dhyAna kI cAbI hAsila kara lI / dhyAna tumhAre lie phira vaisA hI sahaja hogA jaise pAnI pInA, muskurAnA, nRtya karanA, gIta gungunaanaa| Apane pUchA hai dhyAna meM nirvicAra hone para jora diyA jAtA hai / ' dhyAna to bahuta sahaja hai / dhyAna kI kisI bhI bAta ke lie koI jora-jabaradastI nahIM hai / jora dene se bAta banatI bhI nahIM hai / sahaja meM hI bAta jigara meM utarA karatI hai / nizcaya hI nirvicAra honA dhyAna kA hI eka caraNa hai, para hara vyakti nirvicAra/nirvikalpa sthiti taka pahu~ca jAe, yaha saMbhava nahIM lagatA / maiM jaba nirvicAra hone kI bAta kahatA hU~, to isakA sIdhA-sA artha hai zAnta mana kA svAmI honA, mana kI udher3abuna se apane-Apako mukta karanA / tuma agara eka bodha hara samaya apane sAtha banAye rakho ki maiM sahajatA se apanA jIvana jIU~gA aura kriyA-pratikriyA kI mAthA paccI se apane Apako bacAkara rakhUgA to mere hisAba se tumane zAnti kA sUtra pA liyaa| tuma zAnta mana ke svAmI hokara jI skoge| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna aura vizva kA bhaviSya prazna ke antima caraNa ke lie yaha saMketa denA cAhU~gA ki apane Apako racanAtmaka vicAroM evaM racanAtmaka kAryoM se jodd'o| Aja hamAre vicAra kI cAhe jaisI sthiti ho, hama apane citta ko nakArAtmaka bhUmikA se haTAe~ aura sakArAtmaka pahaluoM se jodd'eN| duniyA kI vyartha se vyartha vastuoM ko bhI agara sakArAtmaka mor3a de diyA jAye, to vahI vizva ke lie varadAna bana jAyA karatI hai| taba vaha vyartha pahala bhI racanAtmaka ho jAyA karatA hai| vyartha koI bhAga jIvana kA nahIM hai, vyartha koI rAga jIvana kA nahIM hai| bA~dha do sabako surIlI tAna meM tuma, bA~dha do bikhare suroM ko gAna meM tuma / apanI bikhara rahI UrjA ko hama samIkaraNa kA AyAma deM / jinheM hama bikharAva samajhate haiM, tanAva samajhate haiM, ghuTana samajhate haiM, unheM jarA zAnti se samajho, apane Apako jIvana kI prasannatA kA svara do| apanI aMgaliyoM se saMgIta ko janma lene do| apane suroM ko gIta meM Dhalane do / jIvana tumhAre lie prakRti kA prasAda hai, Izvara kA varadAna hai| hama jIvana ko, jIvana ke bhAva se jIyeM, Ananda-bhAva se jIyeM / maiM tumhAre kAnoM meM dhIre se yaha bAta kaha denA cAhatA hU~--'hA~, yahI dhyAna hai|' isa varSa mujhe saMbodhi-dhyAna-zivira meM bhAga lene kA saubhAgya milA hai| isase pUrva maiM vipazyanA aura prekSA-zivira meM bhI bhAga le cukA huuN| yahA~ mujhe dhyAna ke kucha naye anUThe tarIke jAnane ko mile haiM / Apane zivira ke sAtha yogAsana bhI jor3e haiM / yogAsanoM se dhyAna meM koI vizeSa madada milatI hai yA yaha svAsthya kI dRSTi se svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| mere prabhu, yaha ApakI apanI ruci evaM jijJAsA kA pariNAma hai ki Apa dhyAna ke prati AsthA rakhate haiM aura jinakI ora se bhI dhyAna ke vikAsa ke lie zivira Ayojita kiye jAte haiM Apa usameM zarIka hote rahe haiM / lagatA hai ApakI cetanA kI pyAsa abhI taka utkaMThita hai / isIlie pAnI pIne ke lie kaI panaghaToM kI talAza jArI hai| dhyAna kI vidhi koI bhI kyoM na ho, sabhI acchI hotI haiM / koI kisI se kama nahIM hotii| vipazyanA, prekSA, DAyanAmika yA kuMDalinI dhyAna-sabhI dhyAna ke acche prayoga For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi haiM, lekina tuma apane Apako, dhyAna ke prayoga ko, dhyAna kI AMtarika gaharAI ko mahaja vidhi-sApekSa nahIM banA denA, hara vidhi antara-praveza ke lie hotI hai| antaHkaraNa meM utarane ke bAda hara vidhi arthahIna ho jAtI hai / vidhi mArga para calane kI taraha hai / jaise sIr3hI Upara ke tala taka pahu~cane ke lie hotI hai vaise hI vidhi hai / maMjila para kadama rakhane ke bAda to sIr3hI para dhyAna hI nahIM diyA jaataa| nizcaya hI dhyAna adhyAtma kA eka divya mArga hai, lekina isase bhI bar3A satya yaha hai ki dhyAna mArga-rahita mArga hai| dvAra-rahita dvAra hai, vidhi-rahita vidhAna hai| saMbodhi-dhyAna kisI vidhi kA nAma nahIM, varan bodhapUrvaka dhyAna meM utarane kA nAma hI saMbodhi-dhyAna hai| saMbodhi-dhyAna hara pala tumheM isa bAta kA smaraNa dilAtA hai ki tumhArA samyak bodha hI tumhArA dhyAna hai / dhyAna kA satata smaraNa rahanA hI samyak bodha ko, saMbodhi apane Apa meM jInA hai / saMbodhi-dhyAna to eka aisI vizAla chatarI hai ki jisake tale kaI-kaI naye prayoga hue haiM aura kaI-kaI vidhiyoM ko Ananda-bhAva se baserA milA hai / jIvana kA koI bhI mArga kyoM na ho, phira cAhe usakA pratipAdaka koI bhI kyoM na rahA ho, apane logoM ko svIkAra kara lenA cAhiye, jisase bhI hamAre jIvana meM kucha phalita hotA huA najara Aye / duniyA kA koI bhI mArga upayogI ho, use svIkAra karane meM kaisA saMkoca / Akhira hara upayogI vastu mAnavatA kI, prANimAtra kI AvazyakatA hai| jinhoMne bhI dhyAna ke vividha prayoga diye haiM, unakA unake prayoga ke prati Agraha ho sakatA hai jabaki apane logoM ko usa mukta AkAza kI taraha honA cAhiye jisameM hara paMchI ko ur3Ana bharane kI AjAdI ho / merA na kisI vidhi kA Agraha aura na kisI paMtha kA aura na hI kisI grantha kA / tuma virATa dRSTi rakho, duniyA meM acche mArgoM kI, acche logoM kI kamI nahIM hai, jo bhI tumheM apane jIvana ke muAphika laga jAye to yaha soce bagaira ki tuma usa paMtha ke anuyAyI ho yA nahIM, svIkAra kara lenA / vyakti kI vizAla dRSTi meM hI vizAla vizva aura vizAla saMbhAvanAe~ chipI huI haiN| acchI bAta to duzmana kI bhI kyoM na ho, grahaNa karane yogya hotI hai| mahatva yaha nahIM hai ki kahIM yogAsanoM kA mahatva svIkAra kiyA gayA hai yA nahIM / tumhAre lie mahatva isa bAta kA hai ki yogAsana jIvana ke lie anivArya hai yA nahIM / apane loga nayI sahasrAbdI kI ora kadama bar3hA rahe haiN| jisa taraha se raktacApa kI, hRdaya-roga kI, mAnasika tanAva kI nirantara bar3hotarI dekhane ko mila rahI hai; use For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna aura vizva kA bhaviSya 87 dekhate hue hara vyakti ke lie auSadhi se bhI jyAdA jarUrI dhyAna, yogAsana aura prANAyAma haiM / sampUrNa vizva ko eka svastha vizva dekhane ke lie ina tIna cIjoM ko hara kisI se jor3a do| tuma tAjuba karoge ki duniyA se roga miTa gaye, zastra-astroM kI AvazyakatA na rhii| pArasparika dUriyA~ aura manamuTAva miTa gye| loga bahuta hI sahaja, svastha aura Anandita jIvana ke svAmI bana gye| saMbhava hai atIta meM kabhI dhyAna, yoga aura prANAyAma Ama AdamI kI AvazyakatA nahIM thI, kyoMki taba logoM meM itanA mAnasika tanAva, itanI dUriyA~ aura itane roga nahIM the; lekina aba vizva ko naye daura meM ina adbhuta cIjoM ko dera-sabera svIkAra karanA hI hogaa| yaha to jIvana kI saMjIvanI hai / bagaira isake koI upacAra nahIM hai| vijJAna ke isa yuga meM bahuta jaldI hI Ama AdamI ko yaha samajha A jAyegI ki yogAsana, prANAyAma aura dhyAna kisI dharma ke pravacana nahIM varan jIvana-vijJAna ke caraNa haiN| zAyada merI ora se itanA anurodha kAphI hai| * lAotse ne 'veI-vU-veI' kI avasthA kA jikra kiyA hai yAni akriyA se nikalI huI kriyA / kRpayA isakA rahasya smjhaayeN| ___'veI vUveI sAdhanA kI eka bahuta gaharI avasthA hai / jhena ne jise satorI kahA hai, lAotse ne usI ko veI vU veI kahA hai| yaha avasthA vAstava meM saMbodhi kI hI sAdhanA hai / jIvana meM samyaka bodha aura sampUrNa bodha ke phUloM kA khilanA hI saMbodhi hai| 'veI vU veI' dhyAna meM ghaTita hone vAle sAkSitva kI pariNati hai| 'veI-vU-veI' kA artha hai akriyA se kriyA meM praveza, sAkSI kA saMsAra meM praveza / sAdhaka ke lie kriyA aise hI hai jaise kisI nirAza ke lie AzvAsana yA bataura puraskAra ke sAntvanA / kriyA abhyAsa hai, akriyA mukti kA praveza-dvAra / mukti meM praveza kriyA se nahIM, akriyA se hotA hai / lAotse jisa kriyA kI bAta kahate haiM, vaha akriyA kI ghaTanA ghaTita hone ke bAda phalita hotA hai / kriyA karanA hai / akriyA karane ke bhAva se mukta honA hai / kara-karake aba taka hama kyA pA sake / karane se pApa kamAyA jA sakatA hai, puNya kiyA jA sakatA hai| aba taka pApa-puNya kA saMcaya to bahuta hotA rahA, lekina mukti phalita na huI / hamane zarIra se kitanA kucha kiyA, mana aura vANI kA kitanA upayoga kiyA ! manuSya kI hara kriyA to antataH zArIrika, mAnasika, vAcika ceSTA hI khlaaegii| sAdhanA kA sambandha zarIra aura usakI kriyA ke sAtha kama, vizuddhataH cetanA ke sAtha hI adhika hai / mukti-sUtra meM Apa sabhI gunagunAte haiM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 dhyAnaH sAdhanA aura siddhi kitane janama mana vacana tana se, zrama kiyA, pIr3A shii| durbhAgya kintu dUra hamase, mukti kI maMjila rhii| dhyAna kriyA nahIM hai / apane-Apa meM vizrAma hai / dhyAna karanA nahIM par3atA, apane Apa meM honA hI dhyAna hai / mahAvIra aura buddha ne saMnyAsa liyA thaa| mahAvIra ne apane sAdhanAtmaka jIvana meM koI kriyA kI ho, aisA dekhane ko nahIM miltaa| ve hara prakAra ke karane ke bhAva se mukta ho gaye / jo ho rahA hai usake bhI mAtra jJAtA-draSTA / unakA kaivalya akriyA meM se ujAgara huA prakAza thA / Atma-nirmalatA kA pariNAma thA / buddha ne saMnyAsa lene ke bAda kriyAoM ko apane jIvana se jor3A, kaI taraha kI kriyA aura karma kiye, lekina bAta hAtha na lgii| kriyA ke mArga se ve niSphala rahe / jaise hI ve karane ke bhAva se mukta hue, ve apane Apa ke ho gaye / ve saMbaddha ho gye| bIsavIM sadI ke eka gahare Atma-sAdhaka hue rAjacandra / usa sAdhaka ne apane jAtismaraNa meM jAnA ki usake dvArA atIta meM bhI yama-niyama-saMyama kA pAlana huaa| Asana-padmAsana lagAye gaye, zvAsa-nirodha kI bhI prakriyA huI, lekina usa sAdhaka kI antataH yahI antara-pIr3A ujAgara huI, abhI bhI hAtha kucha na lgaa| ve dhyAna meM nimagna ho gaye / hara karane ke bhAva se mukta ho gye| ve Atmastha ho gaye, Atma-siddhi ko upalabdha ho gye| __ lAotse kahate haiM, akriyA se nikalI huI kriyA / mukta honA unase jinheM hama kriyAoM kI saMjJA dete haiN| akriyA kI sthiti ghaTita ho jAye to phira jo bhI kriyA hogI, vaha sAdhaka kA Ananda hogaa| sAkSI kI prastuti hogii| aisA vyakti phira agara calegA to usake calane meM bhI nRtya hogaa| caitanya mahAprabhu agara cir3iyoM kI cahacahATa sunate to jaMgala meM akele hI ahonRtya se jhUma uThate / ve pattiyoM meM prabhu ko dekhakara muskurAyA karate aura jhIla meM nirAkAra kA pratibimba dekhakara ahonRtya kara uThate / tumheM dekha kyA liyA ki koI, sUrata dikhatI nahIM praaii| tumane kyA chu diyA bana gaI, mahAkAvya gItA caupaaii| kauna kare aba maTha meM pUjA, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna aura vizva kA bhaviSya kauna phirAye hAtha sumiranI, jInA hameM bhajana lagatA hai, maranA hameM havana lagatA hai| yAda tumhArI mana meM ho to, maga hara vRMdAvana lagatA hai| apane meM madhuvana lagatA hai| aisA sAkSitva ghaTA ki aba to sArA parAyApana calA gyaa| sArA saMsAra tumhArA ho gayA / sAdhaka vizva-mitra ho gayA / sabakA kalyANa mitra ho gayA / tuma apanI sAdhanA ko kriyA-bhAva se jitanA mukta karoge, apane Apa meM hone meM jitane layalIna banoge, tumhArA vAstavika saurabha utanA hI udghATita hogaa| kamala kIcar3a se Upara utthegaa| tuma mukta banoge, AkAza kI taraha unmukta ! sAdhuvAda lAotse ko jo svayaM veI-vU-veI se gujare aura sAdhuvAda hogA tumhAre lie jaba tuma isa divya mArga se gujroge| dhanyaghar3I, dhanyabhAga, jaba hakIkata meM aisA hogaa| namaskAra / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana jie~ antarhRdaya se mere priya Atman, manuSya ke jIvana-vijJAna ke do mahattvapUrNa pahalU haiN| eka hai manovijJAna dUsarA hai hRdaya-vijJAna | manovijJAna pazcimI ciMtana kI dena hai aura hRdaya - vijJAna bhAratIya manISA kA avadAna hai| jIvana ke bAharI va UparI pahaluoM ko samajhane ke lie manovijJAna hai, kiMtu jIvana ko usakI AMtarika gaharAiyoM ke sAtha jIne kA vijJAna hRdaya-vijJAna hai ! dharatI ke samakSa Aja kevala manovijJAna hI ubharakara A rahA hai, kiMtu jaba taka manuSya hRdayavAna nahIM hogA, taba taka usakI bauddhika kSamatA aura manasvitA use jIvana kI komalatA, sarasatA aura jIvaMtatA nahIM de pAegI / AtmavAna hone ke lie hRdayavAna honA Avazyaka hai aura hRdayavAna hone ke lie eka manasvI aura ciMtaka kA janma lenA jarUrI hai| manISI aura ciMtaka honA pahalA caraNa hai, hRdayavAna honA dUsarA caraNa, AtmavAn honA tIsarA caraNa / mukta vyaktitva ke ye tIna caraNa haiM / pazcima ne manuSya ke zarIra kI AMtarika cikitsA ke lie manovijJAna ke kaI mahatvapUrNa ghaTaka btaae| agara samajhanA ho manuSya ke cetana mana ko, usake avacetana jagata ko, mana ke acetana dharAtala ko to manovijJAna ke dvAra para dastaka do / aura agara jIvana ko usakI gaharAiyoM taka jAkara jInA ho to binA hRdaya-vijJAna ko AtmasAt kie vyakti sahI rUpa meM maulika vyaktitva kA svAmI nahIM bana sakatA / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana jie~ antarhadaya se zarIra aura jIvana prakRti-pradatta puraskAra hai / kudarata se milI mahAna saugAta hai| yaha zarIra jise jJAniyoM ne nazvara aura kSaNabhaMgura kahA, vaha bhI paramAtmA kA hI maMdira hai| ise hama kevala zarIra kI dRSTi se hI na dekheM, kyoMki zarIra to pazu aura pakSiyoM kA bhI hotA hai / aura agara mana ke AdhAra para jIvana ke sAre mApadaMDoM kA nirNaya kareMge to mana meM bahuta hI kacarA bharA hai, pazutA kI dhUla jamI hai| hama kevala mana ke AdhAra para jIvana ke mApadaMDoM kA sahI nirNaya nahIM kara paaeNge| mana maMdira hai yA maraghaTa, tumheM patA hai| mana meM samAdhi hai yA saMsAra yaha bhI tuma acchI taraha jAnate ho / mana meM kAyA ke prati AkarSaNa hai yA kAyanAta (AkAza) kA darzana ho rahA hai isase bhI tuma acchI taraha vAkipha ho / mana meM aisA kucha nahIM lagatA ki prArthanAoM meM pukArA jAe ki Ao prabhu tuma mere maMdira meM aao| kauna-sA maMdira? kyA tuma pAte ho ki tumhArA mana maMdira hai ? mana meM kyA itanI svacchatA hai ki usameM devatva ko AmaMtrita kiyA jA sake? Izvara usake antaraghaTa meM avatarita hote haiM, jisameM mana meM palane vAlA kaSAya aura pazutva nahIM hai| yogya sthAna para hI yogya loga AsIna hote haiN| aisA huA ki eka bAra koI samrAT saMta se milane gyaa| saMta zrI kuTiyA meM nahIM the| unakA ziSya vahA~ thaa| usane kahA, saMta zrI abhI thor3I dera meM Ate hI haiN| Apa baiTha jaaie| lekina samrATa ne kahA, nahIM, ThIka hai / maiM yahA~ khar3e rahakara hI pratIkSA kara letA huuN| kucha samaya aura vyatIta ho gyaa| saMta sAhaba na A paae| to ziSya ne phira nivedana kiyA ki Apa baiTha jAeM / lagatA hai, saMta zrI ko Ane meM kucha dera ho rahI hai / samrATa ne kahA, maiM kuTiyA ke bAhara TahalatA hU~ / vaha bAhara Akara ghUmane lgaa| kucha dera bAda saMta vApasa Ae / samrATa bhI unake sAtha kuTiyA meM aMdara A gyaa| saMta ne Asana bichAyA aura samrATa ko baiThane ke lie khaa| samrATa baiTha gyaa| donoM ke madhya vArtAlApa huA aura kucha samaya bAda samrATa calA gayA / taba ziSya ne apane guru se pUchA, mujhe eka bAta samajha meM nahIM AI ki maiMne usa vyakti se kitanI bAra kahA ki baiTha jAo, para vaha nahIM baiThA aura Apake kahane para baiTha gayA / saMta ne batAyA, jAnate ho vaha kauna thA? vaha isa deza kA samrATa thA aura jaba taka ucita Asana na ho, ucita sammAna na ho, vaha kaise baiTha sakatA hai| samrATa ko ucita Asana na mile to vaha nahIM baiThatA aura paramAtmA ko jaba taka ucita sthAna nahIM milatA taba taka vahA~ para vaha lIlA-vihAra nahIM karatA / apane mana kI aisI pAvana sthiti banA lo ki paramAtmA svayaM vahA~ praveza kare / abhI to vaha kaise aae| abhI to na jAne kitanA kacarA bharA huA hai| abhI to lobha-lAlaca, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi chala-kapaTa, pApa-prapaMca bharA hai / kyA aisI sthiti dekha pA rahe ho ki tumane pukArA aura bhagavAna cale AeM / bholA bhaMDArI bholA jarUra kahalAtA hai, para vaha itanA bholA bhI nahIM hai / mana manuSya kA roga hai aura hRdayazIla honA mana ke roga kA samAdhAna hai / jaba taka mana meM jakar3e ho, taba taka krodha, kAma, vikAra, lobha, lAlaca, Asakti, parigraha meM ulajhe rahoge / antara meM jhA~kakara dhIraja se dekhoge to jAnoge ki apanA mana kaisA hai / 1 kyA mana meM manuSya kA janma ho gayA hai yA vAnara hI kulAMce bhara rahA hai / manuSya abhI manuSya rUpa meM paidA huA hI kahA~ hai, AkRti manuSya kI ho gaI, prakRti to abhI bhI pazu kI hI hai / manuSya kA vikAsa vAnara se nahIM huaa| manuSya abhI bhI vAnara hI hai / manuSya ko paidA honA zeSa hai / mana manuSya ho jAe, to manuSyatva sArthaka ho / hamAre mana ko lobha ke kabja ne jakar3a liyA hai / jaba kabjiyata ho jAtI hai to sArA dhyAna kabja para Tika jAtA hai aura zarIra rogI ho jAtA hai / svastha hone ke lie peTa kA mala nikalanA jarUrI hai / ThIka usI taraha svastha mana ke lie lobha kA bAhara nikalanA jarUrI hai / svastha jIvana ke lie mana kA svastha honA anivArya pahalU hai / 1 maiM dekhA karatA hU~ kamala aura kIr3e ko, jo donoM kIcar3a meM utpanna hote haiM, lekina eka Upara uTha jAtA hai, dUsarA usI meM dha~sa jAtA hai / hamArI sthiti bhI kyA usI kIr3e jaisI hai ki hama saMsAra ke kIcar3a meM pha~sate hI cale jAte haiN| dekhatA hU~ makar3I jAlA bunatI hai, dUsaroM ko pha~sAne ke lie, lekina eka dina khuda hI apane jAle meM ulajha jAtI hai / kyA hamArA mana bhI jAla nahIM buna rahA hai, dUsaroM ko pha~sAne ke lie ? lekina hotA yaha hai ki hama hI jAla meM pha~sakara raha jAte haiM / hamArA mana lobhI hai, lAlacI hai / krodha kA sarpa phuMphakAratA hI rahatA hai / isalie jaba taka manuSya ke mana meM baiThA huA pazu, usake bhItara basA zaitAna jaba taka manuSya se alaga nahIM hogA, taba taka manuSya kA janma ho hI kaise sakatA hai / hama apane hI mana kI kamajoriyoM meM pha~sakara pazu ho gae haiN| isake pAza itane gahana haiM ki chUTane kA upAya bhI najara nahIM AtA / ye pAza koI saMsAra ke nahIM haiM / hamAre hI mana ke pAza haiM / agara vizvAmitra phisalate haiM to doSa bhale hI menakA para jAe, lekina sacAI yaha hai ki vizvAmitra jaba bhI phisalegA apane mana kI kamajorI ke kAraNa hI phisalegA / 1 rajjaba teM gajjba kiyA, sira para bAMdhA maura, AyA thA haribhajana ko, kare naraka ko Thaura // For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana jie~ antarhRdaya se 93 tuma Ae to the eka mahAna lakSya ko lekara, lekina yaha kyA kara DAlA / rajjaba eka mahAna saMta hue haiM / ve apane guru se saMnyAsa kI dIkSA lene vAle the ki eka rUpasI ke moha meM par3a gae aura vivAha racA liyaa| taba guru ne cetAyA ki tuma to hari bhajana karane Ae the yaha kyA kara diyA / samajhadArI kharIdane nikale aura bevakUpha bana gae / camatkAra dikhAne nikale aura raMge hAthoM pakar3e ge| guru ke vacana kAma kara gae aura rajjaba hoza meM A ge| seharA sira se utArakara nIce rakha diyaa| hameM yaha hoza kaba AegA / hama kaba jageMge / ve jaga gae aura nikala ge| mana ke mAyAjAla meM jaba taka manuSya baMdhA rahegA, taba taka jIvana meM mAyA kI brahma se dUrI banI hI rhegii| jIvana meM brahma nahIM hogA, kevala svarNa mRga kI bhrAMti liye mAyA hogI / mahAvIra aura buddha kahate haiM ki janma se koI brAhmaNa nahIM hotA / brAhmaNa vahI hai jo apane brahma ko pahacAna letA hai / isa brahma kI pahacAna bhI manuSya ko taba hI hotI hai jaba usake mana se, citta se mAyA kA koharA chaMTa jAtA hai| jo mana roga ho gayA hai use auSadhi bhI banAyA jA sakatA hai| caMcala mana agara nirvAta kakSa meM jalate hue dIpaka kI taraha akaMpa ho jAe to yahI mana manuSya ke lie UrjA kA virATa piMDa aura varadAna bana hai / para hara manuSya ke lie mana kA niSkaMpa ho jAnA sarala nahIM hai / isalie mAnavatA ko dUsarA vijJAna cAhie - hRdaya vijJAna / mana jaba taka mana hai vaha naraka kI ora, maraghaTa kI ora hI le jAegA aura jaba yahI mana hRdaya ke dvAroM se gujarane lagatA hai naraka svarga aura maraghaTa maMdira bana jAtA hai / hameM mana ko naI dizA denI hogI, sArthaka sopAna denA hogaa| yaha nayA rAstA, naI dizA aura nayA sopAna aMtara - hRdaya hogA / aMtara-hRdaya hI manuSya kI mUla bhagavattA kA kendra hai / yaha jIvana ke mUla prANa kI dhurI sakatA 1 1 1 hRdaya to jIvana ke bhItara kA khilA huA, chipA huA gulAba hai / tuma hRdaya se gulAba ko nihAro, tuma pAoge ki hRdaya khuda gulAba hai| aisA hI haMsatA huA, khilatA huA, mahakatA huA / rasa aura suvAsa kI AbhA bikheratA huA / hA~, mujhe hRdaya se pyAra hai / hRdaya vAloM se anurAga hai / merA eka hI saMdeza hai hRdaya se jio, hRdaya vAloM ke bIca jio / saca, patthara bhI pighala jAegA / ThUMTha bhI harA-bharA ho jAegA / kumhalAe phUla bhI khila uTheMge / caTTAnoM se bhI jharane phUTa par3eMge / basa, hRdaya se jio / rAjA janaka maharSi yAjJavalkya se pUchate haiM ki 'hama kisake prakAza meM jie~' to For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 uttara milatA haiM 'sUrya ke prakAza meM / ' agara sUryAsta ho gayA ho to |'caaNd ke prakAza meM / ' 'agara cA~da bhI na ho, amAvasa kI rAta ho to kisake prakAza meM jie~ / 'apane A~gana meM eka dIpa jalA lo / ' 'dIpaka ke prakAza kI bhI vyavasthA na ho to / hama anajAnI rAha para cala rahe hoM aura dIpaka yA kaMdIla kI vyavasthA na ho pAe to kyA kareM / ' dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi yAjJavalkya ne kahA 'jaba jIvana meM koI bhI jyoti dikhAI na de, taba apanI AtmA kI jyoti ke prakAza meM apane jIvana-patha para bar3ho / ' taba phira prazna uThA ki 'bhagavAn vaha AtmA kI jyoti kahA~ rahatI hai / ' 'manuSya ke aMtara hRdaya meM ' - yAjJavalkya ne rahasya udghATita kiyA / maharSi ramaNa se pUchA gayA ki Apako IzvarIya jyoti se sAkSAtkAra huA, antara-prakAza milA, kahA~ milA ? ramaNa ne kahA, 'apane hI antara hRdaya meM / ' buddha se bhI pUchA gayA ki jina kSaNoM meM Apako bodhi kA prakAza upalabdha huA, usakI lau sabase pahale kahA~ jagamagAI / buddha ne bhI 'aMtara hRdaya' hI kahA / mahAvIra ne kahA ki kaivalya kA prakAza mere aMtara hRdaya meM umar3A / antara- hRdaya manuSya kI mahAguphA hai| aisI guphA jo jIvana ke anUThe rahasyoM se bharI hai / yaha manuSya kI antas- cetanA kI mahAguphA hai / jIvana kA parama satya isI mahAguphA meM sthita hai / manuSya kA antara hRdaya hI cetanA kI mahAguphA hai / hama mana ko, buddhi ko ulaTeM hRdaya kI ora / aba taka mana se socA, aba hama mana ko hRdaya kI gaMgA meM snAna karAkara soceM / hama hRdaya se soceM / mana jyoM hI hRdaya meM nimagna hogA, usakI caMcalatA aura ucchRMkhalatA tirohita ho jAegI / tanAva aura ghuTana se mukta hone kA rAstA hai - hRdaya meM DubakI / tuma hRdayavAna ho jAo, to jagata tumhAre lie bahuta sukomala ho jaaegaa| tuma svataH madhyastha aura taTasthatA ke bhAva meM sthita ho jAoge / mana kA ahaM svataH vigalita ho jAegA / anidrA satAtI ho, to bhI yaha camatkArI maMtra hai ki tuma hRdaya meM dhyAna dharate hue soo| bahuta ArAma se nIMda AegI / anidrA kyA hai mana kI asvasthatA aura nidrA kyA hai svastha mana dvArA liyA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana jie~ antarhRdaya se gayA vizrAma / hRdaya-sthala para, vakSa sthala ke madhya parisara meM nimagna honA mana ko svastha karane kA kImiyA sUtra hai / manuSya kA mana vikRta hai / vaha udvegoM-saMvegoM se bharA hai / hRdaya nirmala hai / vaha sahajatA-saralatA-satyatA- zucitA se AveSTita hai / 95 I apane mana para savAra huA vyakti dUsaroM ke prati indriyAsakta aura vikRta hotA hai, aura hRdaya-ratha para savAra vyakti dUsare ke prati nirmala aura zraddhAniSTha hotA hai manuSya kA prema jaba vikRta hotA hai taba vaha dUsaroM ko Ahata aura apamAnita karanA cAhatA hai, lekina yahI prema jaba zraddhA meM rUpAntarita ho jAtA hai taba hamArA mastaka dUsare ke caraNoM meM jA jhukatA hai / zraddhA aMtara- hRdaya se AtI hai / samyak prema aMtara - hRdaya se niHsRta hogA / yahIM para zAMti hai, yahIM para saccA prema, yahI hai karuNA kA maMgala kalaza, yahIM hai AnaMda kA anuSThAna aura yahIM bajatA hai bhakti kA karatAla / manuSya dhanavAna ho gayA, buddhimAna ho gayA, basa nahIM ho pAyA to hRdayavAna / kala mujhase koI pUcha rahA thA ki manuSya kI saMvedanazIlatA kyoM maratI jA rahI hai| saccAI yaha hai ki manuSya kA hRdaya hI mara gayA hai, phira saMvedanazIlatA kaise jIvita raha sakatI hai / kyA svArtha meM par3e AdamI ko dekhakara lagatA hai ki usameM koI AtmA nAma kI cIja bacI hai ? apane mana meM ghAyala ko dekhakara bhI yahI vicAra Ae~ge ki kauna laphar3e meM par3e / agara isa ghAyala ko aspatAla pahu~cA diyA to pulisa parezAna karegI / kAnUna ke cakkara meM pha~sa jAU~gA / isase to acchA hai cupacApa nikala jAo / ' lekina hRdayavAna to apane zarIra kA rakta-mAMsa dekara bhI zaraNAgata kabUtara kI rakSA karanI par3e to karegA / jisakA hRdaya jaga gayA, usakI saMvedanA bhI jAgrata rahatI hai aura kevala mana meM jiyoge to vicAra to bahuta karoge, para kara kucha na paaoge| jisake pAsa hRdaya nahIM vaha insAna ko Takkara lagA ke Age bar3ha jAegA aura hRdayavAna eka cIMTI ko bacAne meM bhI ahiMsA kA rakSaNa samajhegA / use cIMTI ko bacAkara bhI apane Apako hI bacAnA lagegA / jIva para kI gaI karuNA Atma-karuNA hI lgegii| kisI aura kA vadha use apanA hI vadha lagegA / hRdaya cAhie, hRdaya vAloM kI bAta hI kucha aura hotI hai / hRdaya hI vaha dharAtala hai jise maMdira kaha sakate ho, jahA~ koI apavitratA nahIM hotI / vicAroM meM apavitratA ho sakatI hai, lekina hRdaya meM kataI apavitratA nahIM hotI / hRdaya bhAva-kendra haiM aura mana-mastiSka vicAra - kendra / kisI bhI bhakta kI kevala itanI-sI icchA rahatI hai ki vaha agara kahIM baiThA ho aura paramAtmA kA udhara se For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi nikalanA ho jAe to eka jhalaka use bhI mila jaae| vaha koI mahAsvarUpa nahIM cAhatA / kevala eka jhalaka ki usakA jIvana Ananda se bhara jAe / 96 icchA kevala rajakaNa meM mila, taba caraNoM ke nikaTa pahU~ / Ate-jAte kabhI tumhAre, zrI caraNoM se lipaTa pai~ / 1 tAki lohA-lohA na rahe tumhAre zrI caraNoM ke pArasa se sonA ho jAe / ka hogA yaha, hari-icchA / hama to janmoM taka tumhArI pratIkSA karate raheMge aura yahI prArthanA kareMge ki Ao aura yahI vara do ki merA hRdaya sphaTika kI bhA~ti svaccha aura nirmala ho jAe tAki terA sabhI kucha mere hRdaya se pratibimbita ho sake / jo bhI kucha karU~ tere lie karU~ / khAU~-pIU~ so sevA, uThUM- baiThUM so parikramA / merA khAnA pInA, tuma jo bhItara virAjita ho usake lie arghya hai / isalie zuddha khAna-pAna letA hU~ kyoMki tumheM azuddha vastue~ kaise samarpita kara sakatA hU~ / hA~, agara hama sabhI ke bhItara yaha bhAva hRdayaMgama ho jAe ki jo bhI kara rahe ho vaha paramAtmA ke lie hai to kabhI galata kAma nahIM kara sakoge / hama azuddha khAna pAna kI ora pravRtta nahIM hoNge| durvyasanoM kA sevana nahIM kara pAe~ge / I kyA hama kisI maMdira meM sigareTa kA naivedya car3hAte haiM ? kyA hama bhagavAna ke Age phUloM ke nAma para jardA-tambAkU samarpita karate haiM? hama dUdha aura paMcAmRta se abhiSeka karate haiM yA zarAba-bIyara se ? bhalA, jaba hama bhagavAna ko phala-phUla - dUdha samarpita karate haiM, to phira svayaM zarAba -sigareTa, tambAkU-guTake kA upayoga kyoM karate haiM ! Akhira, hameM yaha samajha kaba AegI ki jIvana svayaM eka maMdira hai / abhI tumane paramAtmA ko maMdira-masjida girajA se hI jor3A hai / tumhArA zarIra svayaM usakA maMdira hai, tumhAre hRdaya meM hI tumhArA hRdayezvara hai, jisa dina tumhArI yaha dRSTi bana jAegI, tumhArA tumhAre jIvana ke prati ravaiyA badala jAegA / taba tumhArA uThanA-baiThanA bhI usI kI parikramA hogA aura khAnA-pInA bhI devatA ko arghya car3hAnA / abhI tumane paramAtmA kA anubhava nahIM kiyA hai / tuma kevala zarIra kA anubhava karate ho / thor3A-sA gaharAI meM utaro, zarIra se Upara uTho aura bhAvoM meM paramAtmA kA avagAhana karo / tumhArI AdateM jo tuma chor3anA cAhate ho unheM prabhu ko samarpita kara do aura saMkalpa lo ki jaba bhI vyasana hAvI hoM yA galata rAste jAo tuma kahoge yaha bhI paramAtmA ke lie hai / paramAtmA kA smaraNa Ate hI tumhArI cetanA galata kAryoM kI ora pravRtta nahIM ho pAegI / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana jie~ antarhadaya se abhI to tumheM lagatA hai ki bhagavAna hai kahA~ / kabhI saMtoM se suna liyA thA yA pustakoM meM par3ha liyA thA so kahIM hogA kisI kinAre / bhagavAna hai, aisA Atma-vizvAsa nahIM hai / isIlie latoM se ghire rahate ho| tuma maMdira meM jAkara dhana to car3hA sakate ho, para kyA sigareTa aura zarAba car3hA sakate ho? nahIM, kyoMki vahA~ tumheM mUrti ke rUpa meM hI sahI paramAtmA dikhAI detA hai / isalie tuma yaha anucita kArya nahIM kara pAte / phira yaha kAyA kyA paramAtmA kA ghara nahIM hai? yaha zarIra, yaha hRdaya bhagavAna kA nivAsa sthAna nahIM hai ? phira kyoM svayaM ko apavitra karate ho / kyoM azuddha karate ho, kyoM bhItara kacarA DAlate ho / eka bhAva hRdaya meM pratiSThita ho jAe, bhItara merA bhagavAna rahatA hai / usake bAda jo svIkAra kiyA jAegA, vaha tumhArI puSpAMjali hI hogii| mujhe yAda hai, yaha merI pasaMdIdA kahAniyoM meM se eka hai, aisI mohaka kahAniyA~ dharatI para kabhI-kabhI hI ghaTita hotI haiM / itanI jIvaMta kahAnI sabake jIvana meM ghaTita ho| kahA jAtA hai ki sUradAsa apane prabhu kI bhakti meM magana ikatAre se sura milA rahe the ki 'prabhu more avaguNa cita na dhro|' prabhu more avaguNa cita na dhro| mailA nAlA janama-janama kA, maiM to kIca bharA, tuma nirmala gaMgA jala mujhako, chUkara pApa hro| bhavasAgara meM phaMsI nAva kA, maiM bhaTakA paMchI, isa paMchI ko caraNa-zaraNa do, aba nA dera karo // sUra kucha gunagunA rahe the apanI hI mastI meM DUbe hue ki udhara se unake ArAdhya kRSNa aura rAdhA kA nikalanA huaa| rAdhA ne kRSNa se kahA, prabhu dekho, vaha bhakta pukAra rahA hai / calo, Aja usI kI dekhabhAla kara lI jaae| rAdhA-kRSNa sUra ke pAsa pahu~ca jAte haiM / rAdhA kahatI haiM jisa paramatattva kI tuma upAsanA kara rahe ho, jise tuma pukAra rahe ho, vaha tumhAre sAmane sAkSAt hai / tuma apanI A~kheM kholo aura usa parama kA darzana kara lo / sUradAsa cauMke / unakI A~khoM se azru kI bUMdeM chalaka AIM / rAdhA ne phira kahA, jise tuma pukAra rahe the vaha tumhAre sAmane haiM aura tuma ro rahe ho, apanI A~kheM kholo vatsa ! sUra ne kahA, mA~ Aja tumane jIvana meM pahalI bAra mujhe apane aMdhatva kA ahasAsa karavAyA / maiMne itanA jIvana vyatIta kara liyA para kabhI aMdhatva khalA nahIM / Aja pahalI bAra maiM vivaza hU~ ki bhagavAna mere sAmane khar3e haiM aura mere pAsa unakA dIdAra dekhane ke lie A~kheM nahIM haiM / aba rAdhA bhI cauNkii| pUchA, kyA kahate ho sUra, tumhAre pAsa A~kheM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna H sAdhanA aura siddhi nahIM haiN| rAdhA ne kRSNa kI ora dekhA, kRSNa muskurAe / rAdhA ne kahA, merA AnA kabhI vyartha nahIM jAtA, mA~go vatsa ! tuma mujhase jo bhI mA~goge jarUra milegaa| sUra ne kahA, mA~ tuma denA hI cAhatI ho, to Aja isa aMdhe ko A~kheM de do| tAki maiM tumheM jI bharakara nihAra sakU~ / rAdhA ne 'tathAstu' kahA aura sUra ko A~kheM mila giiN| sUra ne apane rAdhA-kRSNa ko apUrva Ananda bhAva ke sAtha bharapUra nihArA, usakI A~kheM harSa se bhara aaiiN| una azrukaNoM se usane rAdhA-kRSNa ke caraNoM kA prakSAlana kiyaa| apane bAloM se unako poMchA / kRSNa ne kahA, bhakta maiM tumhArI bhakti se bahuta abhibhUta hU~ vatsa ! tuma kucha mA~go, maiM tumhArI hara kAmanA pUrNa kruuNgaa| sUra ne kahA, bhagavan ! Apa mujhe varadAna denA cAhate haiM to basa itanA kIjie ki mAM rAdhA ne jo A~khoM kI rozanI dI hai, vaha vApasa le lIjie / kRSNa ne Azcarya se pUchA, yaha tuma kyA kara rahe ho / sUra ne kahA, bhagavan ! maiM nahIM cAhatA ki jina A~khoM se paramAtmA ke rUpa kA rasAsvAdana kiyA hai, ve A~kheM kisI aura ko dekheM, isalie prabhu ! ye A~kheM punaH tumheM samarpita haiN| kRSNa ne 'tathAstu' ke sAtha kahA, sUra tumane apanI A~kheM lauTAkara sadA-sadA ke lie apanI A~khoM meM rahane ke lie mujhe vivaza kara diyA hai| aba kRSNa kA nivAsa baikuMTha nahIM, sUra kA aMtarhRdaya ho gayA aura taba eka bhakta ne bhagavAna ko jItA aura bhagavAna bhakta ke hRdaya ke netroM meM basa ge| aMtarahRdaya kI jAgRti cAhie, usI kA prema cAhie, usI kI karuNA caahie| manuSya apane mana ko jIta legA agara hRdaya kA ho jaae| maiM sAdhanA ko jIvana kA AdhAra samajhatA hU~, lekina usakI pagaDaMDiyA hRdaya ke rAste se gujaratI haiM / hRdaya meM hI mana kI zAMti kA bIja hai| binA hRdaya kA insAna to 'i' kAra rahita ziva (zava) hai / zava hI ziva bhI hai / zava meM Izvaratva jur3a jAe to ziva aura ziva meM se Izvaratva nikala jAe to zava raha jAtA hai| yaha ziva manuSya ke aMtara-hRdaya meM sthita hai| isalie dhyAna bhI hRdaya meM dharo, jIvana bhI hRdaya se jiyo / aise jiyo ki jIvana Ananda kA varadAna ho jAe ki jIvana paramAtmA kA puraskAra ho jAe, ki jIvana prakRti kA upahAra yA saugAta ho jaae| jIvana meM hRdaya kA prema aura zAMti cAhie, hRdaya kI karuNA aura hRdaya kA AnaMda caahie| isa hRdaya ke bhItara hI sAre tIrtha aura dhAma sthita haiM / jaba koI antara hRdaya kI yAtrA kara letA hai, taba bAhara tIrtha bacate hI kahA~ haiM / manuSya kA yAtrI mana paramAtmA ko bhI bAhara DhUMDhatA hai aura dhyAnI mana paramAtmA ko apane bhItara jAnatA hai / jaba dhyAnI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana jie~ antarhRdaya se 1 mana paramAtmA ko bhItara pA letA hai taba use bAhara ke kaNa-kaNa meM paramAtmA kI anubhUti hone lagatI hai / lekina tumane apane bhItara ke paramAtmA ko nahIM pahacAnA to bahuta muzkila hai ki bAhara ke paramAtmA ko pahacAna pAo / taba hogA yaha ki kisI bhI dharmasthAna para jAkara vApasa lauTa Aoge ki ho gaI yAtrA, para paramAtmA nahIM mila pAegA / jaba tumheM svayaM meM bhagavAna dikhAI nahIM detA taba kahIM aura dikha jAe isameM AzaMkA hai| AeM hama apane antar hRdaya meM; DUbeM, jisameM vaha vyApta hai, sampUrNa astitva kA bIja jisameM samAyA huA hai| bhagavAna kare hama saba hRdayavAna baneM, hRdaya ke hokara hRdaya se jiyeM, jIvana amRta hogA / hama eka mAha ke lie hI sahI, eka prayoga kreN| hama dasa minaTa ke lie mana aura buddhi kI dhArA ko hRdaya meM utArate hue hRdaya meM sthita hoM / hRdaya meM dhyAna dhareM / hRdaya meM saghana huI UrjA ko agale caraNa meM Urdhva mastiSka kI ora uThane deM aura Urdhva mastiSka meM vyApta ho jaaeN| isase hamArI jJAna cetanA bhI mukhara aura prakhara hogI / hama unnata mastiSka ke svAmI baneMge / lagabhaga dasa minaTa kI yaha vyApti rahe / agale dasa minaTa ke lie mukta AkAza kI ora uTheM aura apanI evaM astitva kI cetanA ko ekAkAra hone deN| phira pA~ca minaTa vizrAma kI sthiti meM raheM / astitva kI UrjA ko apane para barasane deM / Apa pAe~ge, Apa sacamuca naye ho cuke haiM, pramudita aura Urjasvita ho cuke haiN| ApameM ApakI tejomayatA kA jAgaraNa aura vistAra huA hai, yaha hRdaya se astitva taka kI yAtrA hai aura astitva se hRdaya taka kI / hRdaya hI mArga hai, hRdaya hI maMjila hai / jahA~ se zuruAta hai, anta meM vahIM vizrAma hai / hama jIvana jie~ antarahRdaya se / hRdayavAna hI prema, zAMti, karuNA ko jI sakatA hai / vahI maMgala maitrI aura nirmala dRSTi kA svAmI hotA hai / vahI hotA hai satya - ziva - saundarya kA svAmI / naye yuga ke lie basa eka hI sAra-saMdeza : jio hRdaya se, prema se, AnaMda se maMgalamaya jIvana ho / satyam zivam sundaram sabake jIvana kA darzana ho || 99 koI nahIM parAyA, dharatI ko apanAe~ / sArI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 dhyAnaHsAdhanA aura siddhi nahIM satAe~ kabhI kisI ko, sabako gale lgaaeN| zAMti, zAMti ho, vizva-zAMti ho. pragati kA sarjana ho / madhura rahe vyavahAra hamArA, jo auroM se caaheN| vipadA meM bhI kabhI na chUTe, hamase saccI raaheN| satya dharma ho, satya vijaya ho, satya hamArA praNa ho / jisakA jo adhikAra ho usako, hama kyoM bhalA curaayeN| hama mAnava haiM, mAnavatA kA, mana meM dIpa jlaaeN| karmayoga se jo kucha pAe~, vahI hamArA dhana ho / chala-prapaMca se dUra raheM hama, saMgraha para aMkuza ho| lobha-moha kA roga nivAreM, citta hamArA vaza ho| aisA ho saubhAgya ki hamase, auroM kA pAlana ho|| jIvana meM anuzAsana ho, tana nirmala, mana nirmala ho| 'candra' hamArI jIvana-dRSTi rozana ho, maMgala ho| maMgala ho, maMgala ho sabakA, hara ghara sukha-sAdhana ho / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti ho, mRtyu nahIM mere priya Atman, jIvana eka tIrthayAtrA hai| isakI pUrNAhuti kisI ke lie mRtyu ke kagAra para hotI hai aura kisI ke lie mukti ke dharAtala para / jinake antarcakSu nahIM khule haiM, unake lie mRtyu jIvana kA samApana hai, lekina jinhoMne antardRSTi pA lI hai, unake lie jIvana satata calane vAlI dhArA hai / vyakti kI mRtyu ho jAne para bhI usa tattva kI kabhI mRtyu nahIM hotI, jo jIvanta hai / jo citA para jalatA hai vaha to Aja bhI mRta hai aura sau bAra citA para car3hakara bhI jisakI mRtyu nahIM hotI, vahI jIvana hai| zarIra kI mRtyu hotI hai, jIvana-tattva kI nahIM / bAhya rUpa se hama kisI ko mRta jarUra kaha sakate haiM, lekina jIvana-tattva kI mRtyu nahIM ho sakatI / sAre parivartana paryAyoM meM hote haiM, mUla sattA to hara hAla meM akhaMDa-amara rahatI hai| __aisA hI huA, eka bAra merA kisI ke yahA~ jAnA haa| vahA~ kisI kA zava rakhA huA thaa| sabhI parijana zava ke AsapAsa rudana kara rahe the| vilApa karate hae 'amuka mara gayA' 'hameM chor3akara calA gayA' kahate jA rahe the| mujhase bhI yahI kahA gayA ki yaha ApakA atyanta priya thA, mara gayA / maiMne sirpha itanA hI kahA 'jinake pAsa A~kheM haiM, unake lie jIvana kI kabhI mRtyu nahIM hotI / jise tuma mara gayA kahate ho, vaha pahale hI marA huA rahA / mRtyu ne kevala donoM ke bIca kA saMyoga tor3a diyaa|' For Personal & Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 dhyAnaH sAdhanA aura siddhi mRtyu saMyogoM ko tor3a sakatI hai, kisI ko mAra nahIM sakatI / hama sabhI usa jIvana ke saMvAhaka haiM, usa jIvana ke svAmI haiM, jo bAra-bAra mRtyu se gujarakara bhI nahIM maratA hai / jise agni bhI nahIM jalA pAtI yaha jIvana aisA akhaMDa hai / kRSNa gItA meM kahate haiM, 'arjuna, jina logoM ke viruddha tuma zastra uThA rahe ho, tumheM lagatA hai ki tuma inakI mRtyu kA nimitta banoge, para vAstavikatA yaha hai ki yaha to pahale hI mara cuke haiN|' kisI kI AtmA ko to chedA-bhedA hI nahIM jA sakatA / AtmA to acheda-abhedya hai / giratA sadA zarIra hI hai / zarIra eka-na-eka dina gira hI jAnA cAhie / zarIra kI amaratA kisa kAma kii| jaba taka zarIra satpravRttiyoM meM sthita rahe, taba taka vaha satya hai| duSpravRttiyoM kI ora gatizIla ho cuke zarIra ko to punaHpaMca tattva meM kho hI denA caahie| arjuna, ye jo sAmane duSpravRttiyoM ke duryodhana khar3e haiM, ye aba AtmavAna rahe hI nahIM, ye mRta ho cuke haiN| inakA amRta viSa ho cukA hai / inhoMne amRta ko viSa kara DAlA hai / ye to aba manuSya nahIM, mahaja mATI ke putale bhara ho cuke haiN| dhyAna rakho, mRtyu kevala mATI ke sAtha hI ghaTita hotI hai, AtmA ke sAtha nhiiN| zarIra kI mRtyu bhI Akasmika nahIM hotI / jise hama jIvana mAnate haiM, usakI mRtyu kSaNa-kSaNa ghaTita hotI rahatI hai / AtI huI sA~sa jIvana hai aura jAtI huI sA~sa mRtyu / mRtyu kA artha hai eka aisI aMtima zvAsa jisake cale jAne para dUsarI sA~sa bhItara na A sake / zvAsa kA lenA jIvana aura nikala jAnA hI mRtyu hai / hama sabhI kI zvAseM nizcita haiN| hama eka zvAsa bhI adhika nahIM le skte| jo jitanI tIvratA se zvAsa-prazvAsa kara rahA hai, usakI ginatI kama hotI jA rahI hai| jo jitane ArAma, antarAla se zvAsa-prazvAsa kara rahA hai, usakI Ayu kI rekhA dIrgha ho jAtI hai / prANAyAma se zvAsa ko eka sopAna diyA jAtA hai, eka viziSTa gati aura sthiti dI jAtI hai| zvAsa ke layabaddha aura saMtulita kie jAne kA nAma hI prANAyAma hai| hama sunate haiM prAcIna kAla meM RSi-muniyoM kI dIrghAyu huA karatI thii| sirpha kAraNa itanA-sA hai ki ve saMtulita zvAsa-prazvAsa karate the| prANAyAma ke dvArA zvAsa para itanA adhikAra kara lete the ki dIrgha jIvana ke svAmI ho jAte the| Aja bhI yadA-kadA sunane meM A jAtA hai ki phalA~ sAdhu yA vyakti bhUmi ke aMdara gaDDhe meM nizcita samaya taka baMda rahane ke pazcAta jIvita nikala aayaa| yaha kaise hotA hai ? aise ki baMda vyakti jAnatA hai ki bhItara jitanI prANavAyu hai usakA dhIre-dhIre lambe samaya taka prANAyAma ke dvArA ThIka upayoga krnaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti ho, mRtyu nahIM 103 prANAyAma kA artha hI hai prANoM ko nizcita AyAma, nizcita sopAna, nizcita gati denA / jo apAna vAyu mRtyu kA nimitta banatI hai usakI bhI kATa karanA / isalie mRtyu bahuta hI sAdhAraNa-sI bAta hai / mRtyu yAnI hama punaH sA~sa na le pAe / prati miniTa hama dasa bAra jIvana-mRtyu kA khela khelate haiM / jIvana meM mRtyu pratikSaNa samIpa AtI hai, lekina manuSya ko mahasUsa hotA hai ki vaha jIvana meM hara pala Age bar3ha rahA hai / natIjatana manuSya ko apane jIvana meM kabhI bhI mRtyu kA bodha nahIM ho pAtA / jise mRtyu kA bodha nahIM ho pAtA, use jIvana kA bodha kaise ho| jise jIvana kA bodha na huA, use mukti kA pATha bhI ghaTita na huaa| mRtyu kA bodha pAnA anAsakti ko jIvana meM Acarita kara lenA hai / mRtyu kA bodha jIvana meM vItarAga, vItadveSa aura vItamoha hone kA AdhAra hai / hama jIvana meM na jAne kitane logoM ko maratA huA dekhate haiM, lekina kabhI apanI mRtyu kA khyAla nahIM AtA / hameM vaha dUsarA hI lagatA hai / hama socate haiM vaha marA hai, hama nahIM' / lekina hara mRtyu apanI hI mauta kI sUcanA hai / apanI mUr3hatA meM vaha isa tathya ko dekha hI nahIM pAtA ki kala merI bhI yahI sthiti hone vAlI hai / mUrkha ko to kSamA kiyA jA sakatA hai, kyoMki vaha anabhijJa hai, lekina mUrcchita ko kaise chor3A jAe, kyoMki vaha jAnate hue bhI mUr3ha banA huA hai / mUr3hatA eka prakAra kI mUrchA hI hai| ____ mahAbhArata kA eka carcita prasaMga hai - eka bAra mA~ kuMtI ko jora kI pyAsa lgii| usane apane putroM se pAnI kI vyavasthA karane ko kahA / sabase choTA putra jAtA hai, eka-eka kara kuMtI-putra jAte haiM aura sabhI jAnate haiM ki unake sAmane yakSaprazna khar3e hote haiN| koI bhI putra yakSa-praznoM kA uttara nahIM de pAtA aura saba patthara kI zilA meM badalate jAte haiN| jaba aMta meM yudhiSThira pahu~catA hai taba usase bhI yakSa-prazna pUche jAte haiM / yakSa pUchatA hai ki manuSya kI mUrkhatA aura mUr3hatA kyA hai, manuSya kA satya aura asatya kyA hai, manuSya kA jJAna aura ajJAna kyA hai / taba yudhiSThira ne jo samAdhAna diye, usakA kula sAra yahI hai ki manuSya kI sabase bar3I mUrkhatA yahI hai ki use Thokara lagatI hai, phira bhI vaha saMbhalatA nahIM hai / pUchA gayA, kaise? javAba milA, jaba merA eka bhAI yahA~ patthara banA dUsarA bhAI patthara bnaa| pahalA bhAI patthara banA taba samajha meM AtA hai ki use jAnakArI na thI / lekina eka ko patthara banA dekhakara dUsarA bhAI na jagA, dUsare ko dekhakara tIsarA na jagA, cauthA bhI na jagA, yahI manuSya kI mUr3hatA aura yahI usakA ajJAna hai| jo auroM ko Thokara khAtI dekha samhala jAe, vaha prajJAvAna hai / jo Thokara khAkara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 dhyAnaH sAdhanA aura siddhi samhale vaha paMDita hai / jo Thokara-para-Thokara khAkara bhI na samhale, vaha mUrkha hai / yaha manuSya kI mUrchA hI hai ki vaha par3hA-likhA iMsAna hone ke bAvajUda mUrkhatA ko hI doharAtA rahatA hai| kisI aura kI Thokara aura mRtyu usa para beasara hotI jA rahI hai / manuSya aba bar3A patthara dila huA hai| sira para uga Ane vAlA eka sapheda bAla bhI jisake lie vAnaprastha kI preraNA bana jAyA karatA thA, Aja sira hI sapheda nahIM huA hai, Aja sArA zarIra hI bur3hAtA calA jA rahA hai, phira bhI AdamI mauta se beparavAha hai / kabhI buddha apane sAdhakoM se kahA kahate the ki sAdhanA meM sthiratA lAne ke lie pahale mAha-do-mAha zmazAna meM raha Ao, tAki deha kI maraNadharmitA ko tuma bakhUbI jAna hI sako / kucha logoM ko zmazAna meM virakti bhI uThatI hai / para mazAniyA vairAgya kitane dera kA ! aba to kisI kI aMtyeSTi meM zAmila honA mahaja eka aupacArikatA bhara raha gaI hai| ahasAsa hotA hI kise hai| saba jagaha 'khAnApUrti' cala rahI hai| ghara meM dAdAjI kI mRtyu ho jAtI hai / beTe-pote agni-saMskAra kara Ate haiN| do-cAra dina zoka manA lete haiM, do-cAra dina vyavasAya bhI baMda rakha lete haiM, para vApasa jaise the, vaise hI ho jAte haiM / kahI kucha ghaTatA nahIM hai / kahIM kucha chUTatA nahIM hai / chUTatA hai to becArI dAdI jo kala taka maMdira jAtI thI usakA maMdira jAnA chUTa jAtA hai| hA~ dAdAjI kI mRtyu ke bAda unakI pUMjI ke lie hamane lar3AI jarUra zurU kara dii| dAdA kI saMpatti kA svAmI kauna bane ! manuSya kI mUr3hatA kitanI gahana hai ki jo bhAI Apasa meM lar3a rahe haiM aura dekha rahe haiM ki dAdAjI ne bhI yaha saMpatti aise hI ikaTThI kI thI aura ve cale ge| yaha saMpatti koI kAma na AI / nazvara ko chor3A, nazvara kAyA ko bhI chodd'aa| anazvara-tattva anazvara rAste para calA gayA aura hamArA anazvara-tattva nazvara vastuoM ke liye jhagar3a pdd'aa| anazvara kA nazvara ke lie murchita honA hI to manuSya kA ajJAna hai| dAdAjI ne apane bAlakoM ke lie koI saMskAra nahIM diyA, koI jIvana-bodha nahIM diyA, jAte hue unhoMne saMpatti ke nAma para mAtra kalaha aura jhagar3A chodd'aa| eka pitA vaha hai jo baccoM ko janma detA hai / janma denA to kAlacakra kA Age bar3hanA hai aura saMsAra meM pitA bhI vahI zreSTha mAnA jAtA hai jo apane pIche dhana-saMpatti chor3a jAtA hai| lekina jinhoMne jIvana-jagata aura samAja ke sabhI vyavahAroM ko dhyAna se par3hA hai. ve jAnate haiM ki yaha dhana-saMpatti dene vAle pitA bhUlA diye jAte haiN| asalI pitA vahI hotA hai jo apane baccoM ko sahI saMskAra dekara jAte haiN| saMtati ko janma denA sRSTi-kRtya hai / saMtati ko saMpatti denA pitR-karttavya hai / saMtati ko saMskAra aura saMskRti kA svAmI banAnA uttama puruSa kA lakSaNa hai / ve pitA hI smaraNIya haiM jo apane baccoM se For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti ho, mRtyu nahIM 105 kaha sakeM ki dekho beTA maiMne isa DhaMga se jIvana jiyA aura yaha pAyA yA amuka-amuka natIjA nikAlA aura ina pariNAmoM kI saugAta tumheM sauMpanA cAhatA huuN| mere anubhava tumhAre lie virAsata haiN| aba yaha tumhAre Upara hai ki tuma inheM cAho to svIkAra karo yA asvIkAra / lekina mAyA aura mUr3hatA itanI gaharI hai ki koI kisI ko kahatA nahIM, koI kisI ko samajhAtA nhiiN| hA~, agara koI samajhAe to hama samajhanA bhI nahIM cAhate kyoMki jitanI mUr3hatA dAdA meM thI, potA bhI vaisA hI mUr3ha hai / aisA hI huaa| eka pitA ne putra se kahA, 'beTA maiMne vivAha kiyA aura usakA kucha sukhada pariNAma na nikalA / tU dhyAna rakhanA, apane jIvana meM kabhI vivAha na krnaa| putra ne kahA, pitAjI Apa jo zikSA mujhe de rahe haiM, vahI maiM apanI Ane vAlI pIr3hI ko bhI duuNgaa| mUrchA gaharI hai aura jaba taka mUrchA ke laMgara na khuleM, taba taka jIvana kI naukA mukti kI ora kaise bar3hegI / yaha to kevala mRtyu kI ora bar3ha sakatI hai / manuSya kevala saMgraha karatA rahatA hai, jIvana ke bAre meM koI bodha nahIM jagatA / jIvana ke lie kisI ke pAsa vyavasthA nahIM hai / basa jie cale jA rahe haiM / jaise-taise / jIvana kA bodha taba taka nahIM jagatA, jaba taka ki use mRtyu kA ghaMTanAda sunAI nahIM detaa| eka prasiddha jhena saMta hue haiM-- IkyU / saMta IkyU samrATa kA putra rahA thaa| jaba vaha bahuta choTA thA, usakI mA~ ne mahaloM kA tyAga kara diyA thA aura svayaM ke sacce svarUpa kA bodha pAne ke lie usane jhena-paramparA meM saMnyAsa le liyA thaa| isI kAraNa IkyU bhI jhena-mandira meM adhyayana ke lie AyA karatA / mA~ sAdhvI ne apanI mRtyu se pahale IkyU ko patra likhA thaa| vaha patra hI IkyU ke bhaviSya kA nirmAtA bnaa| mA~ ne patra meM likhA, IkyU ! maiM isa jIvana meM mere kArya pUrNa kara cukI hU~ aura maiM divya loka kI ora, eTarniTI kI ora lauTa rahI hU~ / maiM cAhatI hU~ tuma eka bahuta acche jhena vidyArthI bano aura apane buddha-svabhAva kA anubhava karo / aisA karake hI tuma jAnoge ki maiM tumhAre sAtha hU~ yA nahIM / tuma tAjjuba karoge ki buddha ne unacAsa varSa taka upadeza diyA, aura usa sArI avadhi meM unhoMne pAyA ki eka bhI zabda bolanA Avazyaka nahIM hai / tumheM jAnanA cAhie ki Akhira kyoM? mA~ ne likhA, avAiDa thiMkiMga phrUTalesalI / tuma arthahIna socanA banda kara do / tuma prakAza ko upalabdha hooge / bhagavAna ke upadeza svayaM ke jyotirmaya hone ke lie hI hai / isa jyotirmayatA ko arjita karanA tuma para nirbhara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi karatA hai| bauddha dharma kI assI hajAra pustakeM haiM / tumheM ve saba par3ha bhI lenI cAhie, lekina dhyAna rakhanA / yadi tumane apanA svayaM kA svabhAva aura svarUpa na pahacAnA, to tuma mere isa patra ko samajha hI na pAye / IkyU, yahI merI antima icchA hai aura yahI merI ora se tumhAre nAma vasIyata / IkyU mA~ kA khata par3hakara aisA prerita huA ki mA~ kA vaha patra usake saMnyAsa kA, usake dhyAna-mArga kA, usakI mukti kA AdhAra bnaa| usakI mA~ ne patra ke anta meM apanA hastAkSara karake likhA thA-- naoNTa baoNrna, naoNTa ddedd| mA~, jo na janmI, na marI / 1 IkyU jaise loga jaga hI jAte haiN| gautama jaise loga buddha bana hI jAte haiM / kahate haiM : buddha ke pAsa se eka prasUti se pIr3ita mahilA niklii| sArathI ne batAyA ki janma sabhI kA isI tarIke se hotA hai / Age dekhA ki eka vyakti ne jo khAyA hai, use hI ulTI kara rahA hai / buddha ko tAjjuba huA / sArathI ne javAba diyA ki janma aura roga donoM jIvana se jur3e hue haiN| tabhI lAThI kA sahArA lekara koI vRddha jAtA huA dikhAI diyA / buddha punaH pUchate haiM-- ise kyA huA ? yaha lakar3I ke sahAre se kyoM cala rahA hai / sArathI ne eka bAra phira kahA, jIvana meM bur3hApA bhI AtA hai / kahIM dUra kisI zavayAtrA ko dekhakara buddha ke mana meM phira prazna jagatA hai / sArathI ne batAyA ki isakI mRtyu ho gaI / 1 sArathI saba jAna rahA hai, sabhI sthitiyoM ko jAnatA hai| eka hI ratha para buddha bhI hai aura sAthI bhI / donoM ke sAmane cAra ghaTanAe~ ghaTatI haiM, lekina eka ina sabase aprabhAvita rahatA hai aura dUsarA saMbuddha ho jAtA hai / mUr3ha vyakti, jJAna rakhate hue bhI apane mAyA ke jAla meM jaisA thA, vaisA hI raha jAtA hai aura dUsarA buddhatva ko upalabdha kara letA I 1 I hai / koI dUsare ko jalatA dekhakara svayaM ko bhI bhasmIbhUta pAtA hai aura saMsAra se virakta ho jAtA hai / lekina hama to apane hAthoM se apane parijanoM kA agni-saMskAra kara Ate haiM, phira bhI mana meM koI halacala nahIM hotI / mUr3hatA bahuta bhItara taka samAI hai / isIlie manuSya kI mukti nahIM, mRtyu hI hotI hai / kaheMge jarUra ki mukti cAhie, lekina koI muktidAtA mila jAe to usase saMsAra mAMganA zurU kara deMge / mukti mahaja bAtoM meM raha jAtI hai, bhItara to saMsAra basA hai| bAta to taba bane jaba, jahA~ saMsAra basA hai usase bhI adhika gahare taka mukti kI bhAvanA utare / Upara rakhI rAkha to yoM hI car3hatI-ur3atI rahegI, bhItara meM dhadhaka rahI Aga bujhe, to bAta bane 1 kahIM aisA to nahIM ki muktidAtA ke pAsa bhI cale gae, magara mana kI maMzAe~ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 107 mukti ho, mRtyu nahIM kucha aura haiM / bAta kareMge mukti kI, cAhata hogI saMsAra kii| pAnI thI maMjila mukti kI, para mAyA se kaba Ta sake ! AkAza suhAyA A~khoM meM, para piMjare se kaba chUTa sake !! jaba taka mAyA kI mAthApaccI se mukta na hoM, taba taka bAta banegI bhI kaise ! aisA hI huaa| mahAvIra ke pAsa eka brAhmaNa pahu~cA aura kahA 'bhagavan, Apa itanA upadeza dete haiM, mukti ke lie itanA AhvAna karate haiM, itane loga mukti kI sAdhanA bhI karate haiM aura ye mukta hokara jahA~ pahu~ceMge, vahA~ bahuta bhIr3a nahIM ho jAegI ? jo kucha saMsAra meM ho rahA hai vahA~ bhI nahIM hone lagegA ?' mahAvIra ne muskurAte hue kahA, 'brAhmaNa, maiM tumheM uttara dU~ isake pahale tuma bhI merA eka kAma kro|' brAhmaNa prasanna huA ki bhagavAna ne svayaM use kArya sauMpA hai| usane kahA, 'ati Ananda se ApakI sevA kruuNgaa|' to aisA karo Aja tuma gA~va meM jAo aura hara ghara meM jAkara batAo ki maiMne saMkalpa liyA hai ki kala jisakI jo manokAmanA hogI, use pUrNa kruuNgaa| tuma jAo aura usakI eka sUcI banA lAo ki kisako kyA caahie|' brAhmaNa harSa se bharA huA gA~va gayA aura dina bhara ghUma-ghUmakara hara vyakti se milakara eka sUcI taiyAra kara lI / saMdhyAkAla meM vApasa Akara bhagavAna se kahA, 'bhaMte, maiMne ApakI AjJA kA pAlana kiyA hai aura yaha rahI, vaha sUcI liijie|' 'maiM sUcI kA kyA karU~gA / basa tU mujhe yaha jatA de ki kise kisa cIja kI jarUrata hai, kina vastuoM kI AvazyakatA hai|' prabhu ne kahA / pUrI sUcI sunAI gaI / bhagavAna ne kahA, 'tumhAre prazna kA uttara mila gayA?' brAhmaNa ne kahA, 'kaise' ? 'maiMne tumhAre prazna kA uttara dene ke lie hI to yaha zrama karavAyA hai|' 'maiM samajhA nahIM' -brAhmaNa ne kahA / 'tumane pUchA thA agara sabhI loga mukta ho gae to?' vatsa, dhyAna rakho, loga mukti kI bAta karate haiM, lekina koI mukta honA nahIM cAhatA / tumane sUcI par3hI hai na, isameM kisI ko beTA cAhie, koI apanA vyavasAya calAnA cAhatA hai, kisI kI patnI nArAja rahatI hai vaha use khuza karanA cAhatA hai, koI dhana-saMpatti cAhatA hai, koI samAja meM pratiSThA cAhatA hai, batAo koI mukti bhI cAhatA hai?' yahI hamArA caritra hai| bhagavAna svayaM hamAre sammukha A jAe~ aura kaheM ki For Personal & Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi Aja tumhArI hara kAmanA pUrNa hogI, mAMgo, jo cAhate ho| to hama bhI yahI saba patnI, putra, pada, pratiSThA, aizvarya, dhanasaMpatti hI mA~geMge / mukti koI nahIM cAhatA / mukta hone kI abhIpsA nahIM hai / vaha parama pipAsA hI nahIM hai ki mukti mile| isIlie kahatA hU~ ki manuSya kI kevala mRtyu hotI hai aura jIvana janma-maraNa kA sAtatya banakara raha jAtA hai / janma milatA hai aura mRtyu ho jAtI hai; rUpAntaraNa kI ghaTanA hI nahIM ghaTatI / pAne kI AkAMkSA pUrNa nahIM hotI aura pA - pAkara Aja taka koI prApta nahIM kara pAyA hai / 108 arthiyA~ gujaratI rahIM, para hama koI artha nahIM pA sake / jIvana ke aMtima niSkarSa aura sAra ko jo na samajha sake, vaha kaise mukti kI Dagara para bar3heMge ! unakA nirvANa nahIM, mRtyu hI hogI; aura jo jaga jAtA hai, apane jIvana meM mRtya kA pATha par3ha letA hai, mRtyu kA bodha pA letA hai, usake jIvana meM mukti kA kamala, nirvANa kA prakAza anAyAsa pragaTa hotA hai / 1 kahate haiM : bhagavAna buddha azoka vRkSa kI chAyA meM baiThe hue the / ziSya bhI AsapAsa hI the / acAnaka buddha muskurA uThe / Ananda ne pUchA, 'bAta samajha meM nahIM AI / Apa yahA~ baiThe haiM, koI ghaTanA bhI nahIM hai, kahIM koI AnA-jAnA bhI nahIM hai, aura Apa baiThe-baiThe acAnaka muskurA die / ' buddha phira muskurAte hue bole, 'tumheM lagatA hai koI AyA nahIM, koI gayA nahIM, lekina maiM spaSTa dekha rahA hU~ ki isa bIca kitanI bar3I ghaTanA ghaTa rahI hai / tuma dekho dUra jo nadI baha rahI hai vahA~ eka sArthavAha, eka vyApArI snAna kara rahA hai / bailagAr3I usake pAsa hai jo sAmAna se bharI huI hai / vaha vyApArI snAna karate hue mana meM kalpanAe~ saMjo rahA hai- yahA~ se bar3e zahara jA rahA hU~, vahA~ isa mAla ko becane se caugunA lAbha hogaa| usase maiM aura mAla kharIdU~gA, aura lAbha hogA / isa taraha lAbha hotA calA jAegA / maiM dhanavAna ho jAU~gA, phira maiM senApati ho jAU~gA, senApati se rAjA bana jAU~gA, apane lie rAjamahala bhI banA lU~gA, sAta rAjakumAriyoM se vivAha karU~gA / merA saMsAra sukhamaya ho jaaegaa| vaha nadI meM snAna kara rahA hai, lekina mana kahIM aura baha rahA hai, mana meM indradhanuSa race jA rahe haiM / kalpanAoM ke jAla bune jA rahe haiM / ' buddha kahate haiM, 'vaha svapna to varSoM ke dekha rahA hai aura mere muskurA uThane kA kAraNa hai ki vaha agale kucha dina bhI dekha pAegA isameM saMdeha hai| Ananda, tuma jAo aura usa vyApArI ko bodha de Ao / zAyada usa AtmA kA bhalA ho jAe / Ananda jAte haiM aura sArI vastusthiti se paricita karAte haiM / vaha yuvaka apanI cetanA kho detA hai aura behoza ho jAtA hai / sAre iMdradhanuSI sapane kahA~ kho gae, patA bhI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti ho, mRtyu nahIM 109 nahIM cltaa| mRtyu kA bodha aisA hI hai ki mana kI sArI kalpanAe~, sAre sapane dhare raha jAte haiN| vaha ciMtA meM par3a jAtA hai ki aba kyA hogaa| behozI kI sthiti meM yuvaka ko bhagavAna ke pAsa lAyA gyaa| pAnI ke chITe dene para use hoza AtA hai / vaha buddha ke caraNoM meM girakara rone lagatA hai ki prabhu mujhe bacAo, aba merA kyA hogaa| Apane kahA ki merI mRtyu hone vAlI hai| ApakA vacana kabhI vyartha nahIM jAtA hai, Apane apane jJAna meM dekhA hai, prabhu mujhe bcaao|' buddha ne kahA, 'vatsa, mRtyu vyakti kI nahIM hotI, mRtyu kevala sapanoM kI hotI hai / mRtyu mana ke mAyAjAla aura kalpanAoM kI hotI hai / jisakI mRtyu hotI hai vaha satya nahIM hotA / ghabarAo nahIM, sapane marA karate haiM, satya kabhI nahIM maratA / tumhArA jIvana abhI sAta dina aura zeSa hai, agara tuma cAho to tumhArA jIvana korI mRtyu nahIM hogA, apitu nirvANa ke mahAmArga kI ora bar3hA huA mahAjIvana ho jaaegaa| tuma vyartha kI kalpanAoM ke indradhanuSa haTA do aura bar3ha calo nirvANa ke mahApatha kI ora / ' aura kahA jAtA hai chaH dina bIta gae aura mRtyu AI use le jAne ke lie| lekina mRtyu pahu~ce usake pUrva hI mukti kA mahAmahotsava ho gayA, nirvANa usake jIvana ko prakAzita kara gyaa| bhagavAna kare hamAre jIvana meM mRtyu Ae, usase pahale hamArI mukti ho jAe, nirvANa kA mahotsava utara Ae / nizcaya hI mRtyu se koI baca nahIM sakatA, lekina cAhe to khuda hI mRtyu ko mAra sakatA hai| tuma mRtyu ko nahIM, mukti ko jiyo / tumhAre eka ora mRtyu bar3ha rahI hai, dUsarI ora mukti / yaha tumheM cayana karanA hai ki tuma kisa ora apanA kadama uThAnA cAhate ho / mRtyu bhI tumhArA nirNaya hai aura mukti bhii| mRtyu to apane Apa ho jAegI, puruSArtha mukti ke lie karanA hai, mRtyu ke bhaya se mukta honA hai| __ mukti ko jIne kA pahalA sUtra hai--mRtyu-bodha / hameM mRtyu kA bodha rahe / maiMne kahA, mRtyu-bodha; lekina isase bhI bar3hakara jarUrI hai jIvana-bodha / hameM jIvana-tattva' kA pratipala bodha rahe / mRtyu-bodha asAra ko samajhane ke lie aura jIvana kA bodha sAra ko upalabdha karane ke lie| dhyAna rahe, mRtyu na maMgalakArI hai aura na amaMgalakArI hai| yaha na hamAre lie abhizApa hai, na varadAna / yaha to jIvana ke nATaka kA paTAkSepa hai / mukti pAne kI nahIM, jIne kI bAta hai / mukti ko pAne kI AkAMkSA nahIM, ise jIne kI abhIpsA ho / mukti ko jIne ke lie jIvana mastI se, Ananda se bharapUra ho / mastI aisI ki khAne meM kucha bhI mila jAe, prema se grahaNa kara leM / mastI aisI ki koI eka gAla ko cA~TA dikhA de to dUsarA gAla bhI cA~TA khAne ko taiyAra rahe / mastI aisI ki koI pITha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi para DaMDA mAra DaMDA chor3a bhAga khar3A ho to use pukAra kara kaheM ki bhaiyA jAtA kahA~ hai apanA DaMDA to letA jA / bIte varSa meM pacAsa lAkha kA lAbha ho gayA, to use bhI mastI seja liyA aura isa varSa paccIsa lAkha kA ghATA laga gayA to usameM bhI usI mastI ko barakarAra rakhane kA nAma mukti ko jInA hai / dono sthitiyoM meM rahanevAlI samarasatA kA nAma hI mastI aura mukti hai / donoM hAlAtoM meM mastI, donoM sthitiyoM meM sahajatA, saralatA aura samarasatA ho / 1 110 I jIvana meM acchI aura burI sthitiyA~ sadA zAzvata nahIM rahatI haiN| jIvana to kAlacakra kA krama hai / kabhI nIce kA hissA Upara, aura kabhI Upara kA hissA nIce A jAtA hai / phira hama donoM sthitiyoM meM eka samAna kyoM na jie~ / nahIM to eka tinakA bhI manuSya kI akar3a ko girAne ke liye paryApta hai / anukUla paristhitiyA~ pAkara ahaMkAra-grasta honA manuSya kA patana hai / pratikUla paristhitiyA~ Ane para citta meM samAnatA aura saMtulana kI bhAvanA vidyamAna rahe to vaha pratikUlatA bhI varadAna hai / jo pratikUlatAoM kA ha~sate-ha~sate svAgata kara letA hai, usI kA nAma sAdhanA hai| jIvana meM jahA~ citta pratikriyA - zUnya ho jAe, vahIM jIvana meM mukti ko jiyA jA sakatA hai I bhalA, kisI ke kriyA-pratikriyA karane se hama kyoM prabhAvita hoM ! gIta aura gAlI donoM ke sAkSI raheM / Aine para kisI ke Ane-jAne se koI pharka nahIM par3atA / tuma sAmane hote ho, AinA tumheM pratibimbita kara detA hai; tuma haTa jAte ho AinA khAlI ho jAtA hai / tuma hI usase prabhAvita hote ho| usameM dekha-dekhakara apane ko sajAte-sa~vArate ho / Aine ko tumase kucha lenA-denA nahIM hai / aura na kisI ke pAsa samaya hai ki vaha tumheM dekhe / tuma khuda hI apanA avalokana karate rahate ho / duniyA ko tumase koI matalaba nahIM hai / vaha to jaisI hai calatI rahatI hai / tuma hI uchalakUda karate rahate ho / sArI uThApaTaka tumhArI apanI hai| jaisA hama boleMge, vahI pratidhvanita hogA | jaisI hamArI kriyA hogI, vaisI hI pratikriyA hogI / saba lauTakara AtA hai Aja nahIM to kala / caugunA hokara vApasa AtA hai / jaise tuma jaMgala meM AvAja karate ho to cAroM ora se pratidhvani AtI hai| aisA hI apane jIvana ke sAtha, hara vyavahAra- baratAva ke sAtha samajho / kahA jAtA hai mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM kIleM ThokI gaI thIM, lekina mahAvIra ne burA nahIM mAnA / kyoMki unheM bodha ho cukA thA ki ye kIleM usa janma kA pariNAma hai jisameM unhoMne apane hI cAkara ke kAnoM meM garma sIsA DalavAyA thA / ye usa janma kI isa janma meM pratikriyA hai / jaisI kriyA hogI, pratikriyA ko vaisA hI honA hogA / kriyA kisa taraha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti ho, mRtyu nahIM kI pratikriyA lekara lauTegI, kucha kahA nahIM jA sakatA / lekina lauTegI avazya, itanA dhyAna rakhanA / isalie donoM sthitiyoM meM citta meM zAMti banI rahe, mastI banI rahe yahI jIvana meM mukti ko jInA hai / zarIra to yahI rahegA, zarIra ke ahasAsa bhI raheMge, para hama jo sAkSI aura taTastha banakara jIte haiM, jAnate haiM bhUkha kise lagI / zarIra ko bhojana de rahe haiM na ki maiM bhojana kara rahA hU~ / zarIra ko sardI-garmI kA ahasAsa ho rahA hai, isalie usakI vyavasthA kI jA rahI hai| isakA 'maiM' se saMbaMdha nahIM hai / 'maiM' to nirvastra hU~, merA kaisA kapar3A / jahA~ sAkSI itanA prakhara ho jAe vahA~ agara vaha krodha aura bhoga bhI karegA to sAkSI hogA ki mana udvigna huA, vahI javAba bhI de rahA hai, maiM to usa mana kA bhI dRSTA hU~ / zarIra ke prati, vicAroM ke prati taTasthatA vyakti ko mukti kI ora bar3hAtI hai / usakI mRtyu nahIM, mukti hotI hai / Atma - sAkSI krodha - kaSAyoM kA bhI sAkSI bhara rahatA hai 1 1 pIche bacegA kyA ? mATI kI kAyA kA putalA bhara / phira deha ke prati Asakti kaisI ! raMga aura rUpa ke prati mUrcchA kaisI ! camar3I ke bhItara khUna sabakA lAla hai aura deha kI antyeSTi ho jAne para rAkha sabakI kAlI hai / gorI deha kI rAkha bhI kAlI aura kAlI deha kI rAkha bhI kAlI hI / mRtyu sabake raMgoM ko samAna kara detI hai, paMca tattvoM ko phira se bikhera DAlatI hai / sAdhaka jAge, deha ke pAra jhA~ke, videha kA rUpa nihAre / . hoza jage, sajagatA Ae svayaM ko zarIra se alaga dekhane kI, zarIra ke bhAva se, citta kI taraMga se alaga dekhane kI / yaha bodha jAge ki niyAmaka aura niyamana karane vAlA maiM nahIM hU~ / 'sva' kA tAdAtmya zarIra se TUTe / taba eka sArthaka manuSya aura mukta AtmA kA janma hogA / kabhI leTe ho to apane zarIra ko dekho, bAhya zarIra ke sAtha aMdara ke sUkSma zarIra ko dekho, dravya zarIra ke sAtha apane bhAva - zarIra ko dekho, apane se alaga / taba pAoge kaise nirmalatA AtI hai, anAsakti aura nirliptatA ghaTita hotI hai, antara- svAsthya kI anubhUti hotI hai / 111 sunane vAloM suno dhyAna se, sAre Aja garIba-amIra / sabakI hI tasvIra rahegI, nahIM rahegA sadA zarIra // mallikumArI ke bAre meM kahA jAtA hai ki mallikumArI vivAha yogya ho cukI thI / usake rUpa-saundarya - guNoM kI sarvatra carcA hotI thI / isa advitIya sundarI se vivAha I karane ke lie kaI rAjakumAra icchuka the / samrATa pitA ke pAsa vibhinna nareza kumAroM ke saMdeza A cuke the / yahA~ taka ki chaH rAjakumAra to nagara-koTa para ekatra ho gae ki ve For Personal & Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 dhyAnaH sAdhanA aura siddhi mallikumArI se vivAha kreNge| samrATa duvidhA meM par3a gaye ki eka putrI aura cha: prastAvaka / Akhira vivAha to kisI eka se hI hogA / bhayaMkara saMgrAma hone kI saMbhAvanA ho gii| eka lar3akI ke lie Asanna yuddha kI saMbhAvanA se pitA ghabarA uThe ki aba kyA kareM / iMsAna ke to hisse-bA~Ta bhI nahIM kiye jA sakate / pitA ko saMtrasta dekha mallikumArI ne kahA, pitAjI Apa parezAna na hoie| maiMne jIvana ke rahasyoM ko jAnA hai, isalie maiM jIvana ke prati pAradarzitA aura dUradarzitA rakhatI huuN| Apa to yaha saba mujha para chor3a dIjie / maiM isa samasyA kA nirAkaraNa khuda hI kara lU~gI / Apa to kevala chaH kumAroM ko saMdeza bhijavA dIjie ki sAta dina bAda ve sabhI isa rAjamahala meM pahu~ca jaaeN| pitA aura adhika AzaMkAgrasta hue ki yaha lar3akI kyA karane vAlI hai / vivAha to eka se hogA aura sabhI eka sAtha A gae to mArakATa maca jaaegii| apanI AzaMkA patrI ko batAI ki ve Apasa meM hI lar3a mreNge| putrI ne AzvAsana diyA ki ve usakI buddhi aura samajha para bharosA rakheM / sAta dina pazcAt sabhI rAjakumAra rAjamahala meM ekatrita hue / sAmane mallikumArI khar3I thii| chaH rAjakumAra itane adbhuta rUpa-lAvaNya ko dekhakara vimugdha ho gae aura socane lage rAjakumArI mujhase vivAha kara le / pratyeka ke mana meM jvAra uTha rahA thaa| lekina ajIba bAta yaha thI ki mallikumArI apane sthAna se hilatI bhI na thI, palaka bhI na jhapakAtI thii| tabhI rAjakumArI malli ne apanI sakhiyoM ke sAtha usI kakSa meM praveza kiyaa| sabhI kumAra cauMka gae ki mallikumArI kauna hai, yaha jo sAmane khar3I hai vaha, yA jo abhI-abhI kakSa meM praviSTa huI hai vh| mallikumArI dhIre-dhIre Age bar3hI aura apanI pratikRti ke pAsa jAkara usake sira para se Dhakkana uThA liyA / Dhakkana ke uThate hI pUrA kamarA bhayaMkara durgaMdha se bhara gyaa| sabhI nAka bhauM-car3hAne lage ki yaha kyA badatamIjI hai / mallikumArI ne pUchA, 'tuma isI mallikumArI ke lie lAlAyita ho? yaha merI apanI hI pratimUrti hai aura pichale sAta dinoM se isameM bhojana-pAnI aura anya khAdya padArtha DAla rahI hU~ aura aba yaha anna-pAnI saba saDA~dha dene lagA hai, usase durgaMdha A rahI hai| priya rAjakumAro ! merI yaha kAyA jo isI taraha hAr3a-mAMsa, majjA, rakta se nirmita hai aura niraMtara bhojana karate hae isI taraha saDA~dha detI hai, mala-mUtra utsarjita karatI hai, aise zarIra ke prati tama loga lAlAyita ho? azuci se bharI isa kAyA ke prati jitanI tumhArI mUrchA hai, kAza vahI abhIpsA kAyanAta ke prati ho jAtI ! For Personal & Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti ho, mRtyu nahIM 113 apanI mUrti rUpa pratikRti se malli ne una chaH rAjakumAroM ko pratibodha diyaa| deha kI nazvaratA aura apavitratA kA bhAna karAyA, deha meM rahane vAle videha kA jJAna kraayaa| aura kahate haiM ki mallikumArI ne anta meM saMnyAsa le liyA aura ve chaH rAjakumAra bhI apane rAjapATa kA tyAga kara usake anugAmI bne| zarIra kA moha haTa jAe citta aura vicAroM se / kevala sajagatA aura sahajatA Ae, to jIvana kI bhAva-cikitsA ho jaae| zarIra se tAdAtmya vicchinna ho aura AtmalInatA bar3he, yahI jIvana kI unnati kA parama sUtra hai / hama usa unnata sUtra ke svAmI baneM; yahI sajagatA cAhie, yahI zubha dRSTi caahie| Upara uTho, Upara uTho! kyoMki tuma iMsAna ho, paramAtmA kI jAna ho, tuma gagana se aura bhI, Upara uTho, Upara uttho| vRtti pAzava chor3a do, vega ko tuma mor3a do, he manuja ke vaMzadhara, Upara uTho, Upara uttho| tuma car3ho digmeru para, tuma car3ho ho agrasara, dhUmra-varSA-megha se __ Upara uTho, Upara uttho| manuSya Upara uThe, mRtyu se, mRNmaya se, asat se, tamas se / vyakti bar3he amartya kI ora, asat se satya kI ora, aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora, deha se videha kI ora / tuma jitane AkAza kI ora uThoge, mATI kA moha nIce chUTatA-chiTakatA jaaegaa| tuma jitanA mATI para kendrita rahoge, jyoti se utane hI dUra bane rhoge| Ao, Aja hama prayoga karate haiM apane Apa para mRNmaya se cinmaya kI ora For Personal & Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 dhyAnaH sAdhanA aura siddhi calane kI, citA se caitanya kI ora uThane kii| yaha prayoga dhyAnayoga kA hI caraNa hai / pahale caraNa meM hama dasa minaTa taka apane Apako zvAsa para kendrita kreN| apanI AtI-jAtI zvAsa para janma aura mRtyu kA, pratikSaNa ho rahI kSaNabhaMguratA ko nihAreM / zvAsa kI gati manda aura citta zAMta / zvAsa ko dekhane meM itane dattacitta ho jAo ki zvAsa arjuna kI A~kha bana jaae| sivA zvAsa ke aura kucha dikhAI na de / samagratA se zvAsa kA niriikssnn| dUsare caraNa meM apane Apako pA~va ke aMguThe para kendrita kro| yaha caraNa leTe hue pUrA ho, to jyAdA behatara / aura jaba lage ki pA~va kI cetanA aura tumhArI sajagatA kI cetanA eka laya ho gaI hai, to jaisA ki ziva ne kahA hai ki tuma apane aMgUThe se jalatI huI agni ko Upara uThatA dekho / tuma pAoge ki tumhAre paMje jala rahe haiM aura paMjoM kI jagaha rAkha bacI hai / tuma agni ko dhIre-dhIre Upara uThane do-apane hoza ko agni para kendrita rakhe hue / agni meM saba kucha jalatA jAe--pA~va, jaMghA, peTa, hAtha, chAtI, galA, aura anta meM mastaka taka pahu~ca jaao| vaha bhI jala jAe / tumhArI aisI AtmadazA bana jAe ki kAyA aura usameM samAyA asat aura tamas saba kucha jala cukA hai / mAno, tuma citA para car3hAe jA cuke ho aura citA jala gaI hai / saba kucha rAkha ho gayA hai| isa prayoga kA tIsarA caraNa hogA ki tuma deha se bAhara Akara apanI jalI deha ko dekho / videha-dRSTi se deha ko dekho| tumhArI yaha bhAva-yAtrA tumheM bahuta nirmala kara cukI hai / yaha mRtyu aura agni-saMskAra tumheM amRta aura caitanya kara cukI hai / tuma svayaM meM mukti ko sAkAra hote hue pAoge / hA~, taba tuma jIte jI mukta ho jaaoge| zarIra rahegA, para tuma dehAtIta ho jaaoge| agara yaha prayoga tuma kucha dina tanmayatApUrvaka sampAdita kara lo, to tuma tuma na rahoge; tama vaha ho jAoge, jaisA hone ke lie tuma paramAtmA se prArthanA kiyA karate ho / hA~, hameM mukti cAhie, mRtyu se pahale mukti / vaha mukti nahIM, jo marane ke bAda mile / mukti vaha ho, jisakA rasAsvAdana hameM jIte-jI upalabdha ho| Ananda manAo, masta raho / pulaka aura videha-bhAva se, Ao hama kucha gunagunAe~, apane meM Ae~ aba kabIrA kyA siegA, jala rahI cAdara puraanii| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti ho, mRtyu nahIM miTTI kA hai moha kaisA, jyoti jyoti meM samAnI // jala rahI cAdara purAnI..... / tana kA piMjarA raha gayA hai, ur3a gayA piMjare kA paMchI / kyA kareM isa piMjare kA, cetanA samajho sayAnI // jala rahI cAdara purAnI...... ghara kahA~, hai dharmazAlA hama rahe mehamAna do dina / hama musAphira hoM bhale hI, para amara merI kahAnI // jala rahI cAdara purAnI..... / jala rahI dhUM-dhUM citA aura miTTI miTTI meM samAnI / 'candra' Ao hama caleM aba mukti kI maMjila suhAnI // jala rahI cAdara purAnI..... / For Personal & Private Use Only 115 Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati prabhAta-satra samaya : lagabhaga savA ghaMTA sUryodaya se pUrva snAna kara zveta vastra aMgIkAra kreN| dhyAna kI baiThaka ke lie zAnta-ekAnta aura havAdAra sthAna kA cayana kareM / baiThane ke lie narama moTe Asana kI vyavasthA rakheM / dhyAna meM utarane se pUrva svAsthya-zuddhi, vAtAvaraNa-zuddhi aura prANa-zuddhi ke lie prArthanA-mantroccAra, yogAsana aura prANAyAma sampAdita karanA sahaja lAbhakArI bhAva-zuddhi prArthanA 10 minaTa tana-mana aura vAtAvaraNa kI zuddhi ke lie karabaddha hoM, bhAvapUrvaka sasvara mantroccAra kareM navakAra-mahAmaMtra Namo arihaMtANaM Namo siddhANaM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati 117 Namo AyariyANaM Namo uvajjhAyANaM Namo loe savva saahuunnN| eso paMca NamukkAro, savva paavppnnaasnno| maMgalANaM ca savvesiM, paDhama havaI maMgalaM / * gAyatrI-mahAmaMtra OM bhUrbhuvaH svaH tatsaviturvareNyaM bhargo devasya dhImahi dhiyo yo naH pracodayAt / namana-sUtra oMkAra bindu-saMyuktaM, nityaM dhyAyanti yoginaH / kAmadaM mokSadaM caiva, oMkArAya namo namaH / / ajJAna-timirAndhAnAm, jnyaanaaNjn-shlaakyaaH| cakSurunmIlitaM yena, tasmai sadgurave namaH // sarve bhavantu sukhinaH sarve saMtu niraamyaaH| sarve bhadrANi pazyantu, mA kazcid duHkha bhAgabhavet / / dhyAna-bhAvanA kI samRddhi ke lie hama jIvana-gIta gAe~ / (jIvana-gIta kA bhAvArtha hRdaya meM utArate hue sasvara pATha karane se AdhyAtmika saMkalpa aura ahobhAva kA vikAsa hotA hai, dhyAna meM utarane kI bhAvanAtmaka bhUmikA nirmita hotI hai / ) jIvana-gIta mAnava svayaM eka maMdira hai, tIrtha rUpa hai dharatI saarii| mUrata prabhu kI sabhI Thaura hai, antaradRSTi khule hamArI // jIvana kA sammAna kareM hama, jIvana meM bhagavAn nihaareN| * bhAvArtha : arhat, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya aura sAdhujanoM ko namaskAra ho, jo pApa-vinAzaka aura prathama maMgala-rUpa hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi rUpAMtarita kareM jIvana ko jIvana ko hI svarga bnaaeN| mAnavatA ke mana-maMdira meM, sambodhi kA dIpa jlaaeN| antar-zUnya ujAgara karake, Ananda-amRta se bhara jaaeN| bhItara kI nIravatA pAkara, dhyAna-prema kI bIna bjaaeN| apane mana kI parama zAnti ko, sArI dharatI para srsaaeN| zarIra-zuddhi yogAbhyAsa 15 minaTa prArthanA ke bAda hama yogAbhyAsa kareM / (yogAbhyAsa zArIrika aura mAnasika tanAva-mukti ke lie sahaja-sarala upayogI kriyAe~ haiM / dhyAna meM utarane ke lie do bAteM sahAyaka haiM 1. zArIrika jar3atA kI samApti / 2. zArIrika sthiratA kI prApti / dhyAna-mArga para pahale-pahala kadama bar3hAne vAloM kA na kevala citta caMcala hotA hai, varan unameM zArIrika sthiratA aura svasthatA kA bhI abhAva hotA hai / dhyAna kI gaharAI meM jAne kI bajAya taMdrA meM DUba jAne kI saMbhAvanA rahatI hai| zarIra mAdhyama hai aura mAdhyama kA svastha, nirmala aura anukUla honA Avazyaka hai| dhyAna kI prAraMbhika avasthA meM dainaMdina abhyAsa ke lie subaha-zAma donoM samaya lagabhaga eka ghaMTe taka hI Asana meM tanAva-rahita sthiratApUrvaka baiThane kI kSamatA sAdhaka meM honI vAMchita hai / yaha tabhI saMbhava hai jaba hamAre zarIra ke aMga-pratyaMga meM paryApta loca ho, koI jakar3ana na ho, snAyavika zAMti ho aura zarIra ke jor3oM tathA nasa-nAr3iyoM meM dUSita vAyu yA anya vikAra avaruddha na hoM / prANavAyu ke Agamana, dUSita vAyu ke nirgamana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati 119 evaM rakta-saMcAra meM koI bAdhA na ho, kyoMki ye hI hamAre saMjIvana-zakti ke saMcAra ke mAdhyama haiN|) ataH dhyAna se pahale subaha thor3A yogAbhyAsa karanA Avazyaka hai / yogAbhyAsa ko hama nimna pA~ca caraNoM meM pUrA kareMge1. saMdhi saMcAlana - 3 minaTa 2. sthira daur3a 2 minaTa 3. yogAsana 3 minaTa 4. yogacakra 4 minaTa 5. zavAsana 3 minaTa 1. saMdhi-saMcAlana zarIra meM gardana, kaMdhe, kohanI, kalAI, kamara, ghuTane, Takhane, aMguliyoM ke jor3a-mukhya saMdhi-sthala haiN| dainaMdina kriyA-kalApoM meM ina saMdhi-sthaloM ke aniyamita upayoga ke kAraNa inameM jakar3ana paidA ho jAtI hai, jo zArIrika sthiratA aura svasthatA meM bAdhaka hai / ina saMdhi-sthaloM ke mukta saMcAlana ke lie hama nimna vyAyAma kareM (ka) pada-saMdhi saMcAlana : nIce baiTha jAe~ / donoM pairoM ko sAmane kI tarapha phailA leN| hAthoM ko ghuTanoM para rakheM / rIr3ha kI haDDI aura gardana sIdhI ho / paira ke paMjoM ko milAkara tIna-tIna bAra Age-pIche jhukAe~ / tatpazcAt donoM paMjoM ko tIna bAra dAhinI ora se bAyIM ora tathA tIna bAra bAyIM ora se dAhinI ora gola ghumAe~ / (kha) hasta-saMdhi saMcAlana : hAthoM ko jamIna ke samAnAntara sAmane kI tarapha phailAe~ / hatheliyoM aura aMguliyoM ko pUrA kholeM / aba aMguliyoM ke pratyeka jor3a para jora DAlate hue, muTThiyA~ kasate hue sIne kI tarapha le jAe~ / muTThiyA~ kholate hue punaH hAtha phailAe~ / tIna-tIna bAra isa kriyA ko dohraaeN| hAthoM ko pUrvavat phailA rahane deN| muTThiyA~ baMda kareM / kalAI ke jor3oM ko dhIre-dhIre gola ghumAe~ / tIna bAra dAhinI tarapha se, tIna bAra bAyIM tarapha se / dhyAna rahe, hAtha sIdhe rheN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi (ga) skaMdha-saMcAlana : hAthoM ko kohanI se mor3akara aMguliyoM kI aMjali-sI banAkara kaMdhoM para rakheM aura kohaniyoM ke sAtha kaMdhoM ke jor3oM ko tIna bAra Age se pIche kI ora tathA tIna bAra pIche se Age kI ora golAkAra ghumAe~ / dhyAna rahe ki isa pUrI prakriyA meM aMguliyA~ kaMdhoM para rakhI rheN| (gha) gardana-saMcAlana : gardana saMcAlana kriyA ke tIna caraNa haiM pahale caraNa meM sA~sa bhareM, gardana ko sAmane kI tarapha jhukAkara ThuDDI ko kaMTha-kUpa se lagAne kA prayAsa kareM / phira dhIre-dhIre sA~sa chor3ate hue gardana pIche kI tarapha le jAe~ aura sira kA pichalA hissA pITha se lagAne kA prayAsa kareM / tIna bAra Age-pIche isa kriyA ko dohraaeN| dvitIya caraNa meM gardana ko bArI-bArI se tIna-tIna bAra dAyeM-bAyeM ghumAe~ / tRtIya caraNa meM gardana ko pUrA gola ghumAe~ / tIna bAra dAhinI tarapha se ghumAne ke uparAMta tIna bAra bAyIM tarapha se isI taraha gola ghumaaeN| isa kriyA ko sAvadhAnIpUrvaka dhIre-dhIre kareM / gardana meM koI jhaTakA/jarka na Ane paae| (Ga) kaTi-saMdhi saMcAlana : yaha kamara evaM rIr3ha kA vyAyAma hai| khar3e ho jAe~ / ise do caraNoM meM pUrA kiyA jAtA hai| pahale caraNa meM pairoM ko paraspara jor3e rkheN| donoM hatheliyoM ko kamarabaMdha para rakha leM aura phira kamara ke nicale hisse ko tIna bAra dAyIM ora se tathA tIna bAra bAyIM ora se golAkAra ghumaaeN| dasare caraNa meM pA~voM ke bIca Der3ha phuTa kI dUrI rakhate hae hAthoM ko paMkhoM kI taraha phailA deM aura zarIra ke UparI hisse ko kramazaH dAyIM aura bAyIM ora se pIche kI tarapha modd'eN| dhyAna rahe zarIra kA nIce kA bhAga sthira rahe / 2. sthira daur3a __ zarIra ke Alasa, pramAda aura tamas ko miTAne ke lie sthira/khar3I daur3a kI jAtI hai| ise pAramparika zabdAvalI meM kadamatAla kahate haiM aura pracalita bhASA meM jogiMga / isase zarIra meM sphUrti aura UrjA kA saMcAra hotA hai / isake lie apane Asana para hI khar3e-khar3e daur3a lagAeM / dhIre-dhIre gati bar3hAe~ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati 121 aura dhIre-dhIre kama kareM / dhyAna rahe pA~voM kI piMDaliyA~ jaMghAoM se sparza kreN| aba hama sugamatApUrvaka kucha yogAsana kara sakate haiN| 3. yogAsana yogAsanoM meM zarIra kI pratyeka yaugika kriyA ko sahajatA aura tanmayatA se kiyA jAtA hai aura pUrI prakriyA meM zvAsa-prazvAsa para dhyAna keMdrita rakhA jAtA hai / hama nimna yogAsana saMpAdita kareM (ka) arddha-kaTi cakrAsana : pA~voM ko eka-dUsare se saTAkara sAvadhAna-mudrA meM khar3e ho jaaeN| sA~sa bharate hue dAyIM bA~ha Upara uThAe~ / kaMdhe kI sIdha para hAtha ke Ate hI hathelI ko Upara kI ora mor3eM; phira bA~ha ko Upara uThAte hue kAna se cipakA leN| Upara khiMcAva deN| aba dhIre-dhIre kamara se bAyI ora jhukeM / bAyIM hathelI ko bAyeM paira ke ghuTane se jitanA nIce saMbhava ho, le jAe~ / jhukate hue sA~sa chodd'eN| dhyAna rahe kohanI aura ghuTane mur3ane nahIM cAhie / sAmAnya rUpa se sA~sa lete hue apanI sAmarthya ke anusAra Asana kI sthiti meM raheM, phira dhIre-dhIre sA~sa bharate hue sIdhe hoM, dAyA~ hAtha nIce le Ae~ / aba yahI kriyA bAI ora se dAI ora jhukakara kreN| pUre Asana ke daurAna rakta-pravAha meM Ate parivartana para dhyAna rkheN| (yaha Asana rIr3ha ko svastha aura lacIlA banAtA hai / pAcana kriyA ko sudhAratA hai / snAyuoM ko sakriya karatA hai|) (kha) trikoNAsana : sIdhe khar3e ho jAe~ / donoM pairoM ke bIca lagabhaga eka mITara kI dUrI rakheM / donoM hAthoM ko kaMdhoM ke samAnAntara dAeM-bAeM phailAe~ / sA~sa bhreN| sA~sa chor3ate hue dhIre-dhIre sAmane jhukate hue dAyeM hAtha se bAeM pA~va ke aMgUThe ko sparza kareM / bAyA~ hAtha Upara AsamAna kI ora uThegA / gardana ko Upara kI ora ghumAte hue dRSTi ko bAe~ hAtha kI hathelI para sthira kareM / sAmAnya sA~sa lete hue sAmarthya bhara Asana kI sthiti meM rukeM / ghuTane nahIM mur3ane caahie| dhIre-dhIre sAmAnya sthiti meM A jaaeN| phira ise bAI tarapha se dohraaeN| (yaha Asana jAMgha, pITha, peTa aura paira ke talaoM kI mAMsa-peziyoM ke lie uttama vyAyAma hai / madhumeha, kiDanI, lIvara aura AmAzaya ke rogoM para isase niyantraNa hotA hai / sampUrNa deha meM UrjA aura sphUrti kA saMcAra hotA hai|) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi 4. yoga-cakra yoga-cakra sarvAMga vyAyAma hai / yaha bAraha AsanoM aura yoga-mudrAoM kI eka kramabaddha zRMkhalA hai / isake dainika abhyAsa se zArIrika jar3atA miTatI hai / zarIra svastha, baliSTha aura kAMtimaya hotA hai, pAcana-zakti kA vikAsa hotA hai, rakta evaM prANa kA saMcAra sucAru hotA hai, sAtha hI mAnasika evaM zArIrika zaktiyoM kA vikAsa hotA hai aura AMtarika pavitratA bar3hatI hai| Aveza aura vikalpoM meM zithilatA AtI hai| Atmika tejasvitA se pUrNa AbhAmaMDala kA vikAsa hotA hai| sAhasa, niDaratA aura Atma-vizvAsa meM vRddhi hotI hai| pratidina prAtaHkAlIna dhyAna se pUrva yaha prakriyA kI jAtI hai| vidhi : sUrya athavA apane iSTa kI ora mu~ha karake 'namaskAra-mudrA' meM khar3e ho jAe~ / hRdaya meM pUrNa samarpaNa bhAva jAgrata karate hue prakAza-rUpa paramAtmA ko praNAma kareM aura agralikhita mantra tIna bAra uccArita kareM tamaso mA jyotirgmy| asato mA sdgmy| mRtyormA amRtaM gamaya / * tatpazcAt yogacakra kI eka-eka mudrA sampAdita kareM / pahalI mudrA : hasta-uttAna-Asana sA~sa bharate hue donoM hAthoM ko Upara kI ora uThAe~ / bhujAe~ kAna se lagI huI hoM / jitanA ho sake, hAtha aura sira ko pIche kI ora jhukAe~ / dUsarI mudrA : pAdahastAsana sA~sa chor3ate hue dhIre-dhIre Age kI ora jhuke / hAtha ko pairoM ke pAsa jamIna para rakhane kA prayAsa kareM / sira ko ghuTanoM se lagAe~ / ghuTanoM ko sIdhA rakheM, ghuTane mur3ane na pAe~ / dhyAna rakheM jitanA jhuka sakeM, utanA hI jhukeM, jabaradastI na kreN| * bhAvArtha : he prabhu, le calo hameM aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora, asat se sat kI ora, mRtyu se amRta kI ora / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati 123 tIsarI mudrA : azva-saMcAlana-Asana hAthoM ko jamIna para hI rakheM / sA~sa bharate hue dAyeM paira ko pIche kI ora le jAe~ aura ghuTanoM ko jamIna kA AdhAra deN| bAyeM pA~va kI jaMghA ko piMDalI se jodd'eN| bAyAM pA~va donoM hatheliyoM ke bIca ho / dRSTi Upara kI ora ho / baiThaka ko nIce kI ora dabAva deN| cauthI mudrA : tulA-Asana tIsarI mudrA meM bAyA~ paira jo Age rahA, use pIche phailAkara dAyeM paira ke pAsa le jAe~ aura hAtha-pA~va ke bala zarIra ko sIdhA rakheM / tarAjU kI jhukI huI sthiti| pA~cavIM mudrA : zazAMka-Asana paMjoM aura ghuTanoM ke bala baiTha jAe~ vajrAsana meM / phira dhIre-dhIre hAthoM ko Upara uThAkara sira tathA hAtha ko sIdhe jamIna se sparza kareM / sira donoM hAthoM ke madhya rahegA tathA lalATa bhUmi para / donoM nitamba er3iyoM para Tike rheNge| chaThI mudrA : sASTAMga praNAma-Asana peTa ke bala ulTA leTa jAe~, hAtha sIdhe sAmane kI ora rakheM / zarIra pUrA DhIlA rakheM / gardana ko sIdhA kareM, lalATa jamIna se sparza ho aura praNAma-bhAva ke sAtha tIna gaharI sA~sa leN| sAtavIM mudrA : bhujaMgAsana donoM hatheliyoM ko pasaliyoM ke pAsa dharatI para TikAkara kandhe aura nAbhi ke hisse ko sA~sa bharate hue Upara kI ora uThAe~-nAgaphana kI taraha / AThavIM mudrA : dhanurAsana jamIna para ulTA leTa jAe~ / pairoM ko ghuTane se kamara kI ora modd'eN| hAthoM se pairoM ko TakhanoM ke pAsa pkdd'eN| zarIra ko donoM ora se bhItara khIMcane kA prayAsa kreN| sira Upara kI ora utthaaeN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 nauvIM mudrA : parvatAsana sA~sa chor3ate hue hatheliyoM ko sAmane phailAkara jamIna para rkheN| pairoM ko sIdhA kreN| kamara ko dhIre-dhIre Upara kI ora uThAe~ / hAtha aura pA~va ke bala parvatAkAra meM sthira hoM / er3iyoM ko jamIna para lagAne kA prayAsa kareM / dasavIM mudrA : azva saMcAlana - Asana yadyapi yaha tIsarI mudrA kI punarAvRtti hai, kintu isameM dAyA~ paira donoM hAthoM ke bIca rahegA aura bAyA~ paira pIche kI aura phailA huA / gyArahavIM mudrA : pAdahastAsana 1 yaha dUsarI mudrA kI sthiti hai / pA~va ke aMgUThe se hAtha kI aMguliyA~ sparza kareM aura sira ghuTanoM ko / bArahavIM mudrA : hasta uttAna Asana sA~sa bharate hue dhIre-dhIre sIdhe khar3e hoM, hAthoM ko AsamAna kI ora uThAkara pahalI mudrA saMpanna kareM / dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi namaskAra - mudrA meM khar3e hoM / paramAtmA kA smaraNa kareM aura hAthoM kI aMguliyoM ko kamala kI paMkhuriyoM kI taraha phailAe~ / bar3e prema aura ahobhAva ke sAtha yaha zraddhA-sumana parama pitA paramAtmA ko samarpita kareM / 5. zavAsana 1 AsanoM ke bAda zavAsana kiyA jAnA caahie| yaha yogAbhyAsa kI pUrNAhuti pITha ke bala cita leTa jAe~ / gardana apanI suvidhAnusAra dA~ye yA bAyeM nir3hAla chor3a deN| pairoM ke bIca eka phuTa kI dUrI ho / jA~ghoM, piMDaliyoM aura paMjoM meM koI tanAva na rahe / donoM hAthoM ko zarIra se thor3A dUra rkheN| hatheliyA~ AsamAna kI ora khulI huI I hoM / A~kheM baMda | 1 1 zarIra se apanI pakar3a ko chodd'eN| pUre zarIra ko mAnasika rUpa se dekheM / zarIra ke kauna-kauna se aMga vizeSa tanAvagrasta haiM, unheM dekheM, anubhava kareM aura DhIlA chodd'eN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 125 dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati zithilatA kA anubhava kareM / aba paira ke aMgUThe se prArambha kara sira ke bAloM taka, citta ko eka-eka aMga para ekAgra kareM aura use tanAva-mukti kA sujhAva deN| jaise dAe~ paira kA aMgUThA tanAva-mukta ho jaaye| tanAva-mukta ho rahA hai| tanAva-mukta ho gayA hai / (zithilIkaraNa avazya kareM) pratyeka aMga para dhyAna kendrita kara isI sujhAva ko doharAe~ / aisA anubhava kareM ki hama zarIra nahIM, zarIra se bhinna cetana-sattA haiM / zarIra se hamArA tAdAtmya chUTa cukA hai| zarIra ko zava kI taraha apane se alaga par3A huA dekheM / sA~sa kI gati ko bhI svasUcana dvArA zithila aura maMda kareM / kucha kSaNa sA~sa ko pUrNataH bAhara hI roke raheM arthAt sA~sa chor3akara phira sA~sa na leN| pUrNa zithilatA kA, vizrAma kA anubhava kreN| yathAzakti kucha dera isI sthiti meM rukakara dhIre-dhIre gaharI laMbI sA~sa bhareM / pUre zarIra para apanI caitanya-dRSTi daur3Ae~ aura sA~sa ke sAtha zarIra meM praveza kareM / zarIra ke pratyeka aMga meM cetanA kA saMcAra kareM / dhIre-dhIre hAtha-pairoM ko hilAe~ / bA~yI karavaTa lekara dhIre se uThakara baiTha jaaeN| vizeSa-zavAsana kabhI bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai / jaba kabhI hama tanAvagrasta yA thake hue hoM, turaMta pAMca-dasa minaTa ke lie zavAsana kareM / tanAva aura thakAna se avazya chuTakArA milegaa| anidrA aura ucca raktacApa ke samAdhAna meM yaha bahuta hI sahAyaka hai / citta ko zAMta kara dhyAna lagAne meM upayogI hai| zivira ke dinoM meM sva-sUcana kA, Atma-nirdezana kA acchI taraha abhyAsa kara leM, tAki ghara jAkara bhI ise svataH kara skeN| pratyeka saMketa bar3e pyAra bhare komala svara meM deM / AjJApaka yA AdezAtmaka zabdoM kA upayoga na kreN| prANa-zuddhi prANAyAma 5 minaTa AsanoM ke bAda krama AtA hai prANAyAma kA / hamArA jIvana prANa-zakti se saMcAlita hai / 'prANa' mana, vANI aura karma kI sampAdana-zakti kA paryAya hai| prANa-zakti jitanI svastha, zuddha aura saMtulita hogI, hamArA ciMtana-manana aura rahana-sahana bhI utanA hI svastha, zuddha aura saMtulita hogaa| prANa-tattva AtmA aura zarIra kA setu hai / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi manuSya caubIsa ghaMTe meM lagabhaga pacIsa hajAra zvAsocchavAsa letA hai / prANAyAma kA mUla uddezya hai prANa ko vistAra denA / hamArI prANa-zakti sadha jAe to zvAsa-prazvAsa kI gati ghaTakara pratidina lagabhaga ATha-dasa hajAra taka lAI jA sakatI hai, jisakA artha -apekSAkRta adhika zAMta, Anandamaya aura dIrgha jIvana / prANAyAma isa prANa - zakti ko sAdhane kA prayoga hai / 126 I hamArA zvAsa-prazvAsa svataH jaisA cala rahA hai, usake prati hamArI koI sajagatA-sacetanatA nahIM hai / kaI taraha kI acchI-burI saMvedanAoM kA mana para prabhAva par3atA hai, jisase prANadhArA asaMtulita ho jAtI hai / prANadhArA ke isa vicalana ko samApta kara punaH saMyamita, saMtulita karanA hI prANAyAma hai / isase zArIrika, mAnasika aura bhAvanAtmaka tanAvoM se mukta hone meM madada milatI hai / prANAyAma svastha, sundara aura sudIrgha jIvana kI kuMjI hai / yaha bhaTakatI huI manovRttiyoM para niyaMtraNa sthApita karane kA upakrama hai 1 prANAyAma ke kaI bhedopabheda haiM, lekina dhyAna-sAdhanA ke lie sarvAdhika upayogI nAr3I-zuddhi prANAyAma hai / vidhi : sukhAsana meM baiTheM | prANAyAma karane ke lie hAtha kI nAsikA mudrA banAeM / tarjanI aura madhyamA aMgulI ko hathelI kI tarapha mor3a deM / aMgUThA aura anAmikA tathA kaniSThA aMgulI khulI rahe / dAyIM nAsikA ko banda karane ke lie aMgUThe kA aura bAyIM nAsikA ko banda karane ke lie kaniSThA aura anAmikA aMgulI kA prayoga kareM / bAeM se sA~sa bhareM, dAeM se chor3a deN| phira dAeM se sA~sa bhareM, bAeM se chor3a deM / recaka kA samaya pUraka se kama-se- -kama do gunA yA isake guNanaphala meM ho arthAt sA~sa chor3ane kA samaya sA~sa bharane ke samaya se do gunA athavA jyAdA ho / I yaha nAr3I-zuddhi kA eka cakra hai, ise nau bAra doharAe~ / sA~sa bharate hue usakI zItalatA aura chor3ate hue USmA kA anubhava kareM / khAlI peTa, zauca se nivRtta hokara sUryodaya se pUrva yA sUryAsta ke pazcAt isakA abhyAsa kareM / jo loga yogAbhyAsa ke lie samaya na nikAla pAe~, ve nAr3I zodhana prANAyAma avazya hI kara leM / lAbha : tIna se chaha mAha ke nirantara evaM manoyoga pUrNa abhyAsa se isake lAbha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati 127 pratyakSa hone lagate haiN| zarIra halkA evaM kAntimaya ho jAtA hai| A~khoM kI camaka vikasita hotI hai / bhUkha bar3hatI hai / zArIrika evaM mAnasika ekAgratA kA vikAsa hotA hai| citta kI caMcalatA aura kaSAyoM kA zamana hotA hai / jJAna-zakti, medhA, pratibhA kA prasphuTana hotA hai / zarIra ke moha se mukta hokara caitanya anubhava hotA hai| dhyAna-vidhi caitanya-dhyAna 45 minaTa prArthanA, Asana, prANAyAma ke abhyAsa se dhyAna meM utarane kI bhUmikA bana jAtI hai| zarIra kI jar3atA evaM mana kI taMdrilatA samApta hokara praphullatA kA vikAsa hotA hai / hama sthUla se sUkSma kI ora abhimukha hue / isI bhAva-bhUmi para dhyAna kA avataraNa saMbhava hai| ataH aba sAdhakoM ko prAtaHkAlIna dhyAna kI sAdhanA karanI caahie| caitanya-dhyAna meM prANAyAma, oMkAra maMtra aura Atma-sajagatA kA sammizrita AdhAra dete hae antaryAtrA kI jAtI hai| caitanya-dhyAna eka prakAra se 'oMkAra-dhyAna' hai| oMkAra bIja mantra ke dvArA antaramana kI ekAgratA, svacchatA aura caitanya-jAgaraNa hI caitanya-dhyAna kA dhyeya hai| caitanya-dhyAna ke pA~ca caraNa haiM smAta - 1. oMkAranAda - 7 minaTa 2. sahaja smRti 10 minaTa 3. antara-yAtrA - 10 minaTa 4. antarmanthana - 3 minaTa 5. caitanya-bodha - 10 minaTa sarvaprathama dhyAna ke lie suvidhAjanaka Asana (baiThane kI mudrA) kA cayana kareM, jisameM hama lagabhaga 45 minaTa sthiratA se sukhapUrvaka baiTha sakate hoM / padmAsana, siddhAsana, vajrAsana, sukhAsana dhyAna ke lie upayukta haiM / siddhAsana vizeSa anukUla rahatA hai / khar3e hokara bhI dhyAna kiyA jA sakatA hai / jinheM taMdrA adhika satAtI ho, unheM khar3e hokara hI dhyAna karanA cAhie / asvasthatA Adi aparihArya sthitiyoM meM leTakara bhI dhyAna kiyA jA sakatA hai, para ise Adata nahIM banAnA caahie| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi upayukta Asana kA cunAva kara sahaja sthira baitthe| pUre zarIra kA mAnasika nirIkSaNa kara yaha jAMceM ki zarIra ke kisI bhAga meM tanAva yA jakar3ana zeSa hai ? mAnasika nirdeza se usa aMga ke tanAva ko zithila kareM / AMtarika prasannatA ko khilane deM / netra banda kareM / aMtaradRSTi se gurudarzana karate hue dhyAna kA saMkalpa leM aura caitanya-dhyAna meM praveza kreN| kisI bhI kArya meM pravRtta hone se pUrva saMkalpa pUrva-bhUmikA kA kAma karatA hai| saMkalpa hameM lakSya kI ora bar3hane kI preraNA detA hai / isake lie jarUrI hai ki saMkalpa dRr3ha ho, saMkalpa kA sadA smaraNa rahe evaM saMkalpa ko kriyAnvita kareM / yaha saMkalpa vAstava meM dhyAna kI dIkSA hai| sadguru ke caraNoM meM baiThakara dIkSita hone ke pazcAt dhyAnamArga meM pravRtta huA jAtA hai, kyoMki yahI guru aura sAdhaka ke bIca sambandha sthApita karatA hai| 'zaraNa-sUtra' bolakara upasaMpadA svIkAra kareM zaraNa-sUtra arihaMte saraNaM pvjjaami| siddhe saraNaM pvjjaami| sAhU saraNaM pvjjaami| dhamma saraNaM pvjjaami| appaM saraNaM pavajjAmi // * prathama caraNa : oMkAranAda gaharI sA~sa bhareM / nAbhi para dhyAna kendrita kara om kA uccAra kareM / eka bAra udghoSa, phira tIna bAra sahaja sA~sa, phira udghoss| oMkAranAda kI prakriyA meM dhyAna nAbhi/zakti-kendra se prAraMbha hokara Upara uThatA huA kramazaH hRdaya, kaMTha, nAsikA mUla, bhRkuTI, lalATa se gujaratA huA zikhA/sahasrAra taka jAe / pratyeka stara para oMkAra dhvani ke varIla prakaMpanoM ko anubhava karane kA prayAsa kreN| nAbhi, hRdaya, kaMTha, kAna evaM kapAla para om kI anugUMja ko sunane kA prayAsa kareM / nirantara abhyAsa se jaise-jaise indriyA~ aMtarmakhI hone lagatI haiM, prakampanoM kI sakSma saMvedanAoM ko grahaNa karane kI kSamatA vikasita ho jAtI hai / nAda ke prati apanI sajagatA banAe rakheM / nAbhi, hRdaya ___ * bhAvArtha : arihaMta, siddha, sAdhu, dharma aura AtmA kI zaraNa svIkAra karatA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati 129 aura kaMTha se gujarate hue 'o' evaM bhRkuTI-madhya, lalATa aura kapAla para 'm' kA nAda honA caahie| apane hoza ko pUrI taraha nAda ke sAtha jor3ane para hI yaha saMbhava hogaa| isalie pUrNa sajagatA, jAgarUkatA atyaMta Avazyaka hai / isa taraha sA~sa bharate-chor3ate hue pA~ca bAra sasvara oMkAranAda kreN| zanaiH-zanaiH okAranAda ko yathAsaMbhava adhika-se-adhika laMbA aura gaharA karane kA prayAsa kareM / pA~ca bAra isa rIti se oMkAranAda saMpanna hone para do bAra ucca svara meM oMkAra kA udghoSa kreN| om kI parAdhvani aura usake prakaMpanoM ke prati apanI sajagatA aura bddh'aaeN| isa taraha oMkAra kA pA~ca bAra sAmAnya aura do bAra tIvra svara se udghoSa karane ke uparAnta om kI anugUMja prAraMbha kareM / anugUMja oMkAranAda kA dUsarA caraNa hai| hoMTha banda hoM / jIbha acala ho| kevala aMdara-hI-aMdara om kA guMjAraNa kreN| isa anugUMja ko nAsAmUla/bhRkRTi madhya para anubhava kareM aura cetanA kI gaharAI meM utarane deN| bAhara kI kisI bhI dhvani para dhyAna na deM, kevala anugUMja para hI apanI pUrI cetanA kendrita kreN| anugUMja bhI pahale pA~ca bAra sAmAnya svara meM aura aMta meM do bAra ucca evaM tIvra svara meM saMpanna kara ekadama mauna, zAMta ho jaaeN| abhI kucha samaya taka dhvani ke prakaMpana anubhava hoNge| apanI sajagatA ko pUrI taraha anugUMja ke prakaMpanoM para kendrita kareM / nAda kI parA-taraMgeM jaba zarIra kI pratirodhigAminI taraMgoM se ekalaya hotI haiM, to zarIra meM zAMti prakaTa hone lagatI hai, yahI prathama caraNa kI pRSThabhUmi hai / dvitIya caraNa : sahaja smRti isa caraNa meM aMdara-hI-aMdara om kA mAnasika jApa karate haiN| jApa meM nirantaratA aura layabaddhatA honI cAhie, ataH om ke smaraNa ko sahaja sAMsa ke sAtha jor3eM / eka sAMsa meM eka bAra om kA mAnasika jApa kreN| om ko hI apane ciMtana kA kendra banAeM / koI zArIrika saMvedanA, mAnasika vikalpa, vicAra ubhareM, to una para dhyAna na deM, na hI unheM uThane se rokeM / unheM apanA kAma karane deM, para svayaM ko unase pRthaka anubhava karate hue kevala om para citta ko ekAgra kareM / dasa minaTa taka isI taraha ekAgracitta hokara pratyeka sahaja sAMsa ke sAtha nirantara om kA smaraNa pUrI samagratA aura gaharAI se jArI rakheM / bhRkuTi madhya para prakAzamaya ujjavala om kI AkRti dekheM / mastiSka ko om kI AvRttiyoM se bhara jAne deN| isa dvitIya caraNa meM mana kA kolAhala zAMta honA zurU hotA hai aura sAdhaka For Personal & Private Use Only Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi ke lie AdhyAtmika pRSThabhUmi kA nirmANa hotA hai / tRtIya caraNa : antara-yAtrA tRtIya caraNa meM om ke smaraNa ke sAtha zvAsa kI gati maMda se maMdatara karanI hai| sAMsa dhImI ho aura sahayAtrI ho om / isa caraNa meM antar mana ke sAtha om kI sahayAtrA hotI hai| dvitIya caraNa kI taraha eka sA~sa ke sAtha eka om kI AvRtti jArI rahe, lekina aba sahaja sA~sa ke sthAna para maMda sA~sa ho arthAt sA~sa kI gati kama hotI jaae| pratyeka sA~sa para om pUrI taraha phailA huA ho / eka bhI sA~sa binA om ko sAtha lie na Ae, na jaae| lagabhaga pA~ca minaTa taka om kI maMda sA~sa ke sAtha sahayAtrA jArI rahe / antara-yAtrA kA prathama bhAga isa taraha saMpanna huaa| aba sAMsoM kI maMdagati barakarAra rakhate hue sAMsoM kI gaharAI bar3hAe~ / sAMsoM ke spandana TheTha nAbhi ke nIce taka bhI anubhava kareM aura om ko isa gaharAI meM utAreM / gaharI dIrgha sAMsoM ke sAtha om kA gaharA smaraNa lagAtAra pA~ca minaTa taka jArI rhe| __ isa caraNa meM om avacetana mana meM svataH utarane lagatA hai evaM zarIra ke vibhinna cetanA-kendra sakriya aura nirmala hote haiN| caturtha caraNa : antara-maMthana aba zvAsa-prazvAsa ko tIvratA pradAna kreN| dhIre-dhIre sA~soM kI gati bar3hAeM aura pratyeka sAMsa ke sAtha om kA gahana smaraNa kareM / sA~soM kI gati nirantara bar3hAte cale jAe aura utana hI tIvra gati se om kI AvRtti bhI / om aura sA~sa, sA~sa aura om / apane eka-eka aNu, eka-eka roma, eka-eka snAyu ko sA~soM ke dvArA om kI cetanA se jAgrata kareM / anubhava kareM, mAnasa meM isa dRzya ko sAkAra kareM ki hamArA kaNa-kaNa zubhra prakAza se camakane lagA hai aura hamAre antara mana ke kaSAya aura vikAra sA~sa ke mAdhyama se tIvra gati se bAhara phaiMke jA rahe haiM / tIvra zvAsa-prazvAsa ke sAtha om ke smaraNa ko adhikatama tIna minaTa taka jArI rkheN| tRtIya caraNa meM om avacetana mana kI gaharAI meM utaratA hai, jabaki caturtha caraNa meM yaha avacetana mana ko bhI zAnta kara sAdhaka ko caitanya se bhara detA hai / tana-mana Urjasvita ho jAtA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati 131 paMcama caraNa : caitanya-bodha zvAsa ko tIvratApUrvaka chor3akara svayaM ko rikta kara leM aura antar ke zUnya meM DUba jaaeN| vizrAma, parama mauna ! isa caraNa meM koI kriyA-pratikriyA, prayAsa nahIM karanA hai| kevala sAkSI hokara dekhanA hai| saMsAra se, samAja se, parivAra se, citta se, kaSAyoM se bhinna apane caitanya ko dekheM, anubhava kreN| svayaM meM UrjA-jAgaraNa aura vidyuta-prakampanoM kA anubhava hogaa| kama-se-kama dasa-pandraha minaTa taka apane sahaja svarUpa meM nimagna rheN| paMcama caraNa kI antima sthiti hai--sAdhaka kI astitvagata azAMti kA sampUrNa samAdhAna, samasta cintAoM se mukti aura saccidAnanda svarUpa meM antaralInatA, ahodazA / jaba taka yaha lInatA banI rahe, taba taka DUbe rheN| sAmAnya sthiti meM Ane ke lie tIna gahare sA~sa leN| hatheliyoM ko jora se ragar3akara halke se A~khoM para rakheM / hAthoM meM pravAhita ho rahI UrjA kA anubhava kareM / hAtha A~khoM se haTAkara dhIre-dhIre A~kheM kholeM / jo bhI prANI yA vyakti sarvaprathama sAmane najara Ae, use prabhurUpa mAnakara sneha aura muskAna-bhAva se praNAma arjita kreN| bhAva-utsava Atmika AnaMda meM DUbakara sAmUhika rUpa se sasvara 'bhAva-gIta' kA pATha kareM jo maitrI, karuNA, pramuditatA aura samatA kI hama para amRta vRSTi karatA hai| bhAva-gIta parama prema kI rahe preraNA, hRdaya hamArA rozana ho| maitrIbhAva ke madhura gIta se, sArI dharatI madhuvana ho|| khuda jie~ sukha se, auroM ko sukha pahu~cAne kA praNa ho| ha~satA-khilatA ho hara ceharA, svarga sarIkhA jIvana ho|| dIna-dukhI jIvoM kI sevA, paramezvara kA pUjana ho| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi ghara AyoM ke A~sU poMche, khuzahAlI hara A~gana ho / patha-bhUloM ko patha darazAe~, dharma-bhAvanA hara ura ho / hara daravAjA rAma-duvArA, hara mAnava eka maMdira ho / Atma-bodha kI rahe rozanI, A~kheM mana kI nirmala hoN| namaskAra hai hulasita ura se, sakala dharA dharmasthala ho / nivedana-bhAvagIta ke samApana ke sAtha hI hama apane hRdaya meM prema, zAnti, karuNA aura Ananda kI bhAvanA bhAe~ / hama apanI dinacaryA ke pratyeka kArya ko prasannatA, manoyoga evaM bodhapUrvaka sampAdita kareM / hara taraha kI pratikriyA se bacate hue sukha-zAMti ke svAmI bane rheN| sabake prati prema, pavitratA aura maitrI kA vyavahAra rkheN| sAtvika AhAra aura mita-madhura vANI kA upayoga kareM / yathAsaMbhava mauna rakheM / hara taraha ke vyasana se paraheja rakhate hue jIvana aura vyavahAra ko zuddha-saMyamita banAe rkheN| hamArI prAmANikatA hamArI pahacAna kA pramukha caraNa ho / 'guruvaMdanA' ke sAtha dhyAna-satra kA samApana kareM evaM gurudeva kA udbodhana (pratyakSa yA kaiseTa pravacana) sunakara jIvana kA mArgadarzana prApta kreN| guru-vaMdanA guru kI mUrata rahe dhyAna meM, guru ke caraNa baneM puujn| guru-vANI hI mahAmantra ho, guru-prasAda se prabhu-darzana // dhyAna kI baiThaka se uThane ke bAda ghara-parivAra ke hara sadasya ko sahayAtrI aura prabhu kI mUrata mAnate hue, paraspara abhivAdana kareM, namaskAra kareM / pramoda-bhAva se bhara uThe / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati sAMdhya - satra samaya : lagabhaga savA ghaMTA sAMdhyakAla meM saMbodhi - dhyAna kA abhyAsa kreN| dhyAna kI bhAvanA hRdaya meM sthApita kareM / tana-mana ko sahaja vizrAma kI sthiti deM aura Ananda-bhAva se prArthanA Adi sampanna karate hue dhyAna meM praveza kareM / prArthanA 10 minaTa tIna bAra navakAra maMtra kA sasvara sAmUhika pATha kareM, paMca-parameSThi kI aMtardazA kA dhyAna karate hue-- navakAra mahAmaMtra Namo arihaMtANaM, Namo siddhANaM, 133 Namo AyariyA, Namo uvajjhAyANaM, Namo loe savva sAhUNaM / eso paMca NamukkAro, savva pAvappaNAsaNo / maMgalANaM ca savvesiM, paDhamaM havaI maMgalaM / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi navakAra maMtra ke uparAnta gurudeva kI saMbuddha prajJA se sRjita anUThI racanA 'saMbodhi-sUtra' kA saMgItamaya gAyana dhyAna kI samajha ko vikasita karane meM sahAyaka hogA-- saMbodhi-sUtra antas ke AkAza meM, cupa baiThA vaha kauna ! gIta zUnya ke gA rahA, mahAguphA meM mauna // baiThA apanI chA~ha meM, citavana meM muskAna / nUra barasatA nayana se, anahada amRta pAna / zAnta huI mana kI dazA, jagA Atma-vizvAsa / sArA jaga apanA huA, A~khoM bhara AkAza // merA-terA bhAva kyA, jagata eka vistAra / jIvana kA sammAna ho, bA~hoM bhara saMsAra // parama-prema, pAvana-dazA, jIvana ke do phUla / bina inake yaha cetanA, jamIM rajata para dhUla // dRSTi bhale AkAza meM, dharatI para hoM pA~va / hara ghara meM taruvara phale, ghara-ghara meM chA~va // maMdira kA ghaMTA baje, khule sabhI kI A~kha / divya-jJAna ke sabada do, mile par3hana hara sA~jha // zubha karanI hara dina kareM, Tale na kala para kAma / sAtoM dina bhagavAna ke, phira kaisA ArAma ? sAdhu nahIM, para sAdhutA, pA sakatA iMsAna / paMka bIca paMkaja khile, ho apanI pahacAna | korA kAgaja z2iMdagI, likha cAhe jo lekha / indradhanuSa ke rUpa-sA, ho apanA Alekha | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati 135 jyoti-kalaza hai jiMdagI, sabameM sabakA rAma / bhItara baiThA devatA, usako karo praNAma // kAyA muralI bA~sa kI, bhItara hai AkAza / utareM antar-zUnya meM, thirake ura meM rAsa // mana ke kAyAkalpa se, jIvana svarga samAna / bhakti se zRMgAra ho, roma-roma rasagAna / / mana mandira iMsAna kA, maraghaTa, mana zmazAna / svarga-naraka bhItara base, mana nirbala, balavAn / / mana kI gara duvidhA miTe, miTe jagat-jaMjAla / mahAguphA kI cetanA, kATe mAyAjAla // jaga jAnA, para raha gaye, khuda se hI anajAna / mile na bina bhItara gaye, bhItara kA bhagavAna / / 'samajha' milI, to mila gayI, bhavasAgara kI nAva / bina samajhe calate rahe, bhaTake dara-dara gA~va // mokSa sadA sambhava rahA, mokSa-mArga hai dhyAna / bhItara baiThe brahma ko, pramudita ho pahacAna / / manobhAva, antadazA, samajha sakA hai kauna? bole, vaha samajhe nahIM, jo samajhe, so mauna / / sadguru bA~Te rozanI, dUra kare aMdhera / aMdhoM ko A~kheM mileM, anubhava bharI sabera / / prajJA-puruSa prakAza de, antar-dRSTi yoga / samajha sake jisase svayaM, mana meM kaisA roga / / cit-zakti kI cetanA, antas kA AhlAda / mukharita hotA mauna meM, zAzvata sohaM nAda / / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi nayA janma de svayaM ko, sA~sa-sA~sa vishvaas| chAyA de saMsAra ko, para nispRha AkAza / / mukti mAnava mAtra kA, jIvana kA adhikAra / mana kI khaTa-paTa jo miTe, to ho mukta vihAra / / samajhe vRtti-svabhAva jo, sAkSI-bhAva ke sAtha / to samajho hone lagA, ura meM sahaja prabhAta / / rUpa bane, bana-bana miTe, citA sajI sau bAra / janama-janama ke yoga ko, doharAyA hara bAra // saMbodhi se TUTatI, bhava-bhava kI jaMjIra / jarA jhAMkakara dekha lo, antas meM mahAvIra / / sone ke ye pIjare, mana ke kArAgAra / TUTe para, kaise ur3e, nabha meM paMkha pasAra / hara mAnava se prema ho, ho caitanya-vikAsa / Atmotsava ke raMga meM, bhIgI ho hara sA~sa / / kAlacakra kI cAla meM, banate mahala msaan| phira kaisA mana meM gilA, sadA rahe muskAna / / bIte kA cintana na kara, chaTa gayA jaba tIra / anahonI hotI nahIM, hotI vaha takadIra / / karanA thA, kyA kara cale? banI gale kI phA~sa / paMka sanA, paMkaja milA, badaleM aba itihAsa / / saca kA anumodana kareM, dikhe na para ke doSa / jIvana calanA bA~sa pe, chUTa na jAye hoza / / baseM niyati ke nIr3a meM, prabhu kA samajha prasAda / bhale jalAye holikA, jala na sake prahalAda // For Personal & Private Use Only Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga :prayoga-paddhati 137 'kartA' se Upara uThe, kareM sabhI se pyAra / jyota jagAye jyota ko, sukhI rahe saMsAra / / zAnta manas hI sAdhanA, Atma-zuddhi nirvANa / bhItara jAge cetanA, cetana meM bhagavAn // vizeSa:-zAma ke samaya zarIra dinabhara kI vyasta jIvanacaryA kI ApA-dhApI se thakA huA hotA hai / pravRttiyoM kA tanAva tana-mana para hAvI rahatA hai / ataH dhyAna meM utarane se pUrva isa tanAva se mukta honA Avazyaka hai / isake lie do vidhiyA~ prastuta 1. kAyotsarga-jaba zArIrika thakAna prabala ho yA jina logoM kI AjIvikA zArIrika zrama-pradhAna ho, unake lie yaha vidhi anukUla hai| 2. tanAvotsarga-jinakA mana klAnta ho, udAsa ho, pramAda yA mAnasika tanAva se grasta ho athavA jinakI dinacaryA mAnasika zrama-pradhAna ho, unake lie yaha vidhi upayukta hai| kAyotsarga 5 minaTa mana ko hama dhyAna meM lagAe~ usase pUrva zarIra ko bhI dhyAnamaya banA leN| isake lie hama kAyotsarga-dhyAna kareM / kAyotsarga mRtyu-bodha kI prakriyA se gujarane kI kalA hai / deha-bhAva aura deha-rAga ko chor3ate hue videhAnubhUti ke lie kAyotsarga kI prakriyA apane Apa meM eka viziSTa prayoga hai / yaha saMbodhi-dhyAna meM praveza ke pUrva kI taiyArI hai| prakriyA se gujarane ke lie khar3e hokara, baiThakara yA leTakara sarvaprathama dhIre-dhIre zvAsa lete hue pUre zarIra meM kasAvaTa deM, zvAsa ko rokate hue sampUrNa UrjA ke sAtha samasta mAMsapeziyoM ko nAbhi kI ora do kSaNa ke lie khiMcAva deM aura tatkSaNa ucchavAsa ke sAtha zarIra DhIlA chor3a deN| yaha prakriyA kula tIna bAra kreN| aba zarIra ke pratyeka aMga ko mAnasika rUpa se dekhate hue eka-eka aMga ko zithila hone ke lie Atma-nirdezana deN| prAtaHkAlIna satra ke zavAsana kI taraha kA anubhava kreN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi dAhinI paira ke aMgUThe, aMguliyA~, talavA, paMjA, er3I, TakhanA, piMDalI, ghuTanA, jA~gha, nitaMba, kaTi-pradeza ko kramazaH zithila kareM / isI krama se bAe~ paira ko zithila kreN| phira kramazaH dAyeM aura bAyeM hAtha ke aMgUThe, aMguliyoM, hathelI, pRSTha bhAga, kalAI, hAtha, kohanI, bhujA evaM kaMdhoM ko zithilatA kA sujhAva deM / taduparAnta peTa, peTa ke aMdarUnI avayava, visarjana kendra, bar3I A~ta, choTI A~ta, pakvAzaya, AmAzaya, kiDanI, lIvara Adi, hRdaya, phephar3e, pasaliyA~, anna-nalI, zvAsa-nalI, pUrI pITha, rIr3ha kI haDDI, Ir3A, piMgalA aura suSamnA nAr3iyA~, samasta snAyu, kaMTha aura gardana ke bhAga ko zithila kreN| isake bAda cehare ke eka-eka aMga-ThuDDI, hoMTha, galA, A~kha, kAna, nAka, lalATa, sira, bAla, mastiSka ke snAyu aura koSAoM ko bhItara taka dekhate hue zithila kareM / zarIra ke tAdAtmya ko tor3eM / nirbhAratA kA anubhava kreN| apane Atma-pradezoM ko sthUla kAyA se bAhara ananta AkAza meM vihAra karate hue dekheM / svayaM ko niraMtara virATa hokara akhila brahmANDa meM phailatA huA anubhava kreN| dhIre-dhIre apane virATa hue astitva ko sameTanA prArambha kareM aura eka camakate prakAza ke aNurUpa meM, biMdurUpa meM isa taraha kAyA meM lauTeM jaise hamArA nayA janma huA ho / gaharI sA~sa ke sAtha cetanA kA saMcAra kareM lekina tanAva-mukti barakarAra rkheN| tanAvotsarga 5 minaTa kAyotsarga kI hI taraha zarIra ke eka-eka aMga kA mAnasika nirIkSaNa kareM, lekina zithilatA ke sthAna para pratyeka aMga meM prasannatA aura muskurAhaTa ko vikasita kreN| paira ke aMgUThe se prArambha kara sira taka yAnI roma-roma ko pramuditatA aura antar-prasannatA kA Atma-sujhAva deM / aMta meM apane cehare para vizeSakara hoMTha, A~kha aura mastiSka para Ananda-bhAva ko kendrita kareM aura mana-hI-mana muskuraaeN-khilkhilaaeN| yadi aba bhI tanAva mahasUsa ho, to khilakhilAkara ha~sate hue loTapoTa ho jaaeN| AtmanirIkSaNa kareM aura dekheM ki yadi aba bhI tanAva bAkI hai to hAsya ko aura vikasita kareM aura taba taka ha~seM, khilakhilAe~ jaba taka thaka na jaaeN| ha~sate hue loTapoTa ho jAnA apane Apa meM tanAva-mukti kA sabase sarala sAdhana hai| jo hara hAla meM prasanna, pramudita rahate haiM, ve tanAvarahita hote haiM / manuSya ke zarIra meM 650 mAMsapeziyA~ hotI haiM, ekamAtra ha~sane se hI do-tihAI mAMsa-peziyoM ke sAtha zarIra kI sabhI kozikAe~ evaM kendrIya tantrikA-tantra praphullita ho uThatA hai aura For Personal & Private Use Only Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga:prayoga-paddhati 139 manomastiSka bhI khila uThatA hai| ho sakatA hai isa prakriyA meM ha~sate-ha~sate hamArI rulAI phUTa par3e aura hama jora-jora se rone lageM, para use rokane kA prayAsa na kareM / khulakara ro leM / A~suoM ke ye phUla guru-caraNoM meM arpita kareM aura tanAva-mukta ho jaaeN| __ avasAda ke rogI isa prakriyA ko pratidina apanAe~, to lagAtAra tIna mAha ke prayoga se ve roga-mukta ho sakate haiN| saMbodhi-dhyAna 45 minaTa sAyaMkAlIna dhyAna ke lie gurudeva dvArA jo vidhi AviSkRta hai, use saMbodhi-dhyAna kI saMjJA dI gaI hai| saMbodhi kA zAbdika artha hai-samyak bodha yA sampUrNa bodha / saMbodhi-dhyAna kI vidhi hamArI cetanA para AcchAdita kaSAyoM ke AvaraNoM ko haTAkara zuddha, saMbuddha caitanya ko prakaTa karane meM bahuta hI sahAyaka ho sakatI hai| vastutaH dina bhara hamArI cetanA sAMsArika pravRttiyoM meM lipta rahatI hai, auroM ke lie jItI hai| lekina jisa taraha sA~jha Dhale paMchI apane nIr3a meM lauTakara vizrAma pAtA hai, vaise hI hamArI AtmA nijasvarUpa meM vizrAma cAhatI hai, sva meM sthita-sva+ stha honA cAhatI samyak samajha kA abhAva hone ke kAraNa vyakti mana-bahalAva ke sAdhana apanAtA hai, para ye sAdhana zAMti, mukti aura Ananda dene kI bajAya, mahaja mana ko bhramita hI karate haiM / hama apanI becainI kA kAraNa nahIM samajha rahe haiM / becainI kA kAraNa hai dina-bhara para-padArthoM se lipta huI AtmA parizrAnta hokara apanI nijatA meM, apane mUla astitva meM jInA cAhatI hai| rAta ke bAharI aMdhakAra meM aMtara ke prakAzita hone kI, Atma-prakAza ke prakaTa hone kI saMbhAvanA adhika hotI hai| kyoMki sA~jha se hI cetanA nijatva kI khoja kI becainI aura chaTapaTAhaTa se bhara jAtI hai / taba isa khoja ko Age bar3hAne vAle prayAsa adhika gahare aura saphala ho sakate haiM, kyoMki usa prayAsa meM AtmA kI sahamati bhI jur3a jAtI hai| 'saMbodhi-dhyAna-vidhi' dhyAna kI bahuta hI gaharI vidhi hai| pariNAma hamArI abhIpsA, lagana aura prayAsoM kI saghanatA para nirbhara karatA hai / ataH hama pramAda tyAgakara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi apanI hI athAha gaharAiyoM meM DUbeM / basa cAra caraNoM kI hI to bAta hai / pA~cavA~ caraNa to maMjila kI upalabdhi kA caraNa hogaa| Daga bharo ki bhora huii| prayoga-paddhati dhyAna ke lie apane anukUla Asana kA cunAva kareM / upayukta mudrA apanAe~ aura dhyAna kA prayoga prAraMbha kreN| prathama caraNa : ekAgratA 5 minaTa prathama caraNa meM ardhonmIlita netroM se arthAt AdhI khulI, AdhI banda A~khoM se citta ko nAsAgra para kendrita kreN| yaha trATaka hai / nAka ke zirobiMdu ko lagAtAra ekaTaka dekheM aura mana ko hara viSaya se haTAkara isI biMdu para ekAgra karane kA prayAsa kareM / yadi A~kheM thaka jAe~ dRSTi aura vicAra bhaTakeM, to A~khoM ko do-eka bAra jhapakAkara punaH prayoga kareM / A~khoM se A~sU bahane lageM to bhI ciMtita na hoM, prayoga jArI rakheM / nAka ke agrabhAga ke cAroM tarapha ubharate hue AbhAmaMDala ko dekhane kA prayAsa kreN| dina-pratidina ke abhyAsa se yaha AbhAmaMDala, prakAzakaNa, prakAza-vartula athavA prakAza-rekhA ke rUpa meM pratyakSa hone lagatA hai| yaha AbhAmaMDala manuSya kI citta-dazA, caitanya-sthiti aura lezyA-maMDala kA pratibimba hai evaM cetanA ke pravAha kI jhalaka hai, sAtha hI AjJAcakra evaM prajJA-kendra ke sakriya hone kA sUcaka hai| ekAgratA ke isa caraNa se citta kI caMcalatA zAMta hotI hai / bhAvadazA evaM lezyAoM kA bodha hotA hai| dvitIya caraNa : antar-sajagatA 10 minaTa prathama caraNa se gujarane ke bAda hama apanI cetanA ko sAMsa ke AvAgamana ke sAtha jor3eM aura svayaM ko nAsikA mUla sthita prajJA-kendra para kendrita rkheN| dhIre-dhIre hama pAeMge ki hamArI sAMseM saMtulita aura layabaddha ho gaI haiN| sA~sa ke prati apanI sajagatA bddh'aaeN| yaha damita mana ke jAgaraNa kI sthiti hai, ataH isa sajagatA se hamAre vicAra-vikalpoM meM eka becainI, eka uthala-puthala macegI, jisase For Personal & Private Use Only Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati 141 sA~soM kI gati meM bhI utAra-car3hAva Ae~ge / vRttiyA~, vikalpa, vicAra uThate haiM, to uThane diijie| unheM rokane kA prayAsa na kareM / hama svayaM ko hara vRtti, hara vikalpa, hara vicAra se, yahA~ taka ki sA~soM se bhI alaga rakhakara unheM taTastha dRSTA aura sAkSI hokara aise dekheM, mAno ve hamAre vicAra na hokara kisI aura ke haiM, hamArI vRtti na hokara kisI aura kI hai| sAMsa lene vAlA koI aura hai aura vicAroM ko dekhane vAlA koI aura hai| isa prakriyA se gujarate hue hama svayaM anubhava kareMge ki hamArI antar-sajagatA jaise-jaise pragAr3ha hotI hai, vicAroM evaM vRttiyoM meM hone vAlI uthala-puthala svataH zAMta hotI jA rahI hai| sA~soM meM punaH layabaddhatA aura saMtulana sthApita ho rahA hai| vicAroM-vikalpoM kI AvRtti kama hotI jA rahI hai aura vRttiyoM ke Avega kama hote jA rahe haiN| dhIre-dhIre hama unase mukta hote jA rahe haiM aura hamArA bodhi-kendra jAgrata hotA jA rahA hai| antara-sajagatA ke isa caraNa se mukhyataH hamArA apane acetana aura avacetana mana se samparka hotA hai, hama apanI damita aura uddIpta manodazA se paricita hote haiN| saMvega-udvega, vRtti-vikalpa zithila par3ate haiM aura citta-dazA zAMta hotI hai / Atma-tatva jAgrata hotA hai| tRtIya caraNa : antaryAtrA 10 minaTa apane vicAroM, vRttiyoM se gujarane aura unase mukta hone ke uparAMta sAMsoM ke mAdhyama se apanI cetanA ko prANa-kSetra para lAe~ arthAt nAbhi aura kamara-pradeza ke madhya le jaaeN| yaha sthAna AMtarika zakti kA kendra hai| nAbhi se pIche suSumnA taka ke UrjA-kSetra para sAMsoM ko, prANoM ke pravAha ko kendrita kreN| citta, mana aura buddhi ko nAbhi-pradeza ke prANa-kSetra para ulaTa DAleM / zvAsa-dhArA maMdatara aura pulakabharI ho / pAzavika vRttiyoM kA kendra nAbhi se nIce sthita hai, jisakI jar3eM TheTha pA~voM taka phailI huI haiN| sajagatA ko nAbhi se nIce eka-eka aMga se gujArate hue saMvedanAoM kA nirIkSaNa kara aMgUThe taka pahu~ceM aura ina saMvedanAoM se mukta hote hue ulaTe krama se vApasa Upara nAbhi para svayaM ko kendrita kreN| isa prakriyA se hamArI pAzavika vRttiyA~ zAnta-mauna hone lagI haiN| isa caraNa se svAsthya, prANa evaM zakti kendra sakriya hotA hai aura nIce kI uttejaka granthiyA~ zAMta evaM pariSkRta hotI haiN| hamAre Antarika roga kSINa hote haiM tathA zarIra kI jo tIna-cauthAI UrjA kAma-krodhajanya saMvega-Avega meM naSTa hotI hai, usakI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi rakSA hotI hai| caturtha caraNa : caitanya-jAgaraNa 10 minaTa gahare dIrgha zvAsa-prazvAsa ke mAdhyama se rIr3ha kI haDDI ke aMtima sire ke nIce sthita zakti-kuMDa ke sAtha sabhI antas-kendroM ko jagAe~, prANoM kI samagratA se zakti kA jAgaraNa kreN| nAbhi-kendra para UrjA kA svAgata aura saMcaya kreN| aura aba atyanta pulaka ke sAtha apanI antara UrjA ko Upara uThAte cale jAe~ / hRdaya-pradeza taka pahu~ceM aura Ananda kA kamala khilane deN| ___ yadi hama apanI mUla zakti ko hRdaya-pradeza taka uThA pAne meM saphala ho gaye to mAno hama apane vikAroM se, nimnavRttiyoM, azuddha cetanA aura azubha lezyAoM se kamalavat Upara uThane lage haiM aura aba Age kI yAtrA sugama ho gaI hai / krodha Adi zaktiyA~, karuNA aura pavitratA meM rUpAntarita huI haiM / dIrgha evaM gahare zvAsa-prazvAsa ke mAdhyama se thor3A aura prayAsa karake zakti ko Urdhva-zakti kendra/zuddhi-cakra taka le aaeN| yahAM Akara zakti gahana zAMti aura prasanna mauna ke rUpa meM abhivyakta hogI / kaMTha se suSumnA taka phaile hue UrjA-kSetra para prANoM ke kendrIkaraNa se iMdriyagata mauna kA vikAsa hotA hai| lekina abhI yahIM rukanA nahIM hai| abhI cetanA kA aura utthAna Avazyaka hai| Age bar3hate jAiye aura donoM bhauMhoM ke bIca tilakavAle sthAna ke lagabhaga eka iMca bhItara UrjA kA samIkaraNa kiijie| apanI cetanA ko hara tarapha se haTAkara AjJA-cakra para keMdrita kiijie| biMdu-rUpa Atma-jyoti ko sAkAra kIjie aura usa biMdu ko virATa karate-karate saMpUrNa lalATa meM, pUre mastiSka meM phaila jAne deM / prakAza kI eka jyoti-zikhA ko mastaka ke UparI bhAga bodhikendra sahasrAra taka pahu~cane deN| adhikatama gahare dIrgha zvAsa-prazvAsa se caitanya-jAgaraNa ke isa caraNa ko pUrNa kiijie| paMcama caraNa : mukti-bodha 10 minaTa aura aMta meM zarIra, mana, prANa ko zithila chor3akara hara prayAsa se mukta hokara antaralIna ho jAiye-hadaya meM Atmastha / DUba jAiye bhItara ke ananta AkAza meM, mukti ke aparisIma AnaMda meM, arthAt gahana vizrAma, parama mauna, apUrva zAnti, paramAnanda dshaa| sahaja sthiti hone para paramAtma-rasa page bhajanoM kA gAyana-rasAsvAdana kareM aura bhaktibhAva meM race-pace sAMdhyakAlIna baiThaka kA samApana kareM / (samaya kI suvidhA ho, to muktisUtra kA pATha kareM-) For Personal & Private Use Only Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati mukti-sUtra antara- hRdaya kI dRSTi meM, basa, mukti kA AkAza ho / cira divyatA ke loka meM, zAzvata hamArA vAsa ho // 1 // jAge cirantana Atma-jyoti, viSaya se hama dUra hoM / karuNA-saralatA-satya-zraddhA bhakti se bharapUra hoM // 2 // yaha deha Akhira maraNadharmA, deha se uparata raheM / vizrAma ho caitanya meM, hara kSaNa sadA jAgRta raheM // 3 // hama hoM na hoM, phira bhI jagata hai, jagata basa ika silasilA / kitane yahA~ Aye gaye, phira kyoM kareM mana meM gilA // 4 pRthvI-pavana-jala-nabha-agana, hara rUpa se maiM bhinna hU~ / hU~ sAkSI bhara saMsAra kA, sat cit sadA Ananda hU~ // 5 // maiM nara nahIM, nArI nahIM, indriya nahIM, nahIM baddha hU~ / maiM mukta avicala AtmA, isa bodha se saMbuddha hU~ // 6 // mithyA ahaM ke doSa se, dUSita huI hai bhAvanA | karttA nahIM, draSTA banU~, maMgalamayI ho kAmanA // 7 // vo hai ba~dhA jo mAnatA, khuda ko ba~dhA saMsAra se / jo mukta mAne svayaM ko, vo mukta hai jaMjAla se // 8 // yaha vizva tujha meM vyApta hai, tU vyApta lokAloka meM / re chor3a mana kI kSudratA, ho lIna Atama- loka meM // 9 // cintana kareM, maiM kauna hU~, AyA yahA~ kisa loka se ? kyA hai yathArtha svarUpa merA jAna nija Aloka se // 10 // maiM mukta hU~ Anandaghana, hU~ bhinna jar3a ke dharma se, phira bhI ThagA jAtA rahA, jAne yahA~ kisa karma se // 11 // 143 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 * dhyAna : sAdhanA aura siddhi hai moha hI vaha karma jo, ThagatA rahA hara kAla meM / aba to kareM aisA jatana, bhavamukta hoM hara hAla meM // 12 // maiM hU~ anazvara AtmA, merA mujhe hI namana hai, hai janma-mRtyu deha kI, merA bhalA kaba maraNa hai // 13 // jaba cala par3e mana kI havA, to jagata kI lahareM utthe| para sAkSI kA saMsAra kaisA, sahaja hI Upara uThe // 14 // baMdhana tabhI hai jagata saba, mana meM viSaya kI lahara ho / mana nirviSaya yadi viSaya se, to mukti bole mukhara ho // 15 // mukti yahIM saMsAra meM, maiM mukti kA kara lU~ varaNa / sarvajJa ke padacihna kA, karanA mujhe hai anukaraNa // 16 // hama marma jAne mukti kA, mana dvandva se uparata rhe| sukha-dukha, parAjaya-vijaya se, mana vItarAga-virata rahe // 17 // saMsAra kyA hai, vAsanA kA, eka aMdhA silsilaa| nirvANa taba, jaba vAsanA se, mukti kA mAraga milA // 18 / / kisase jur3e kisako tajeM, saMsAra basa saMyoga hai| jo bhogate saMsAra ko, vaha karma kA hI bhoga hai // 19 // parijana hue bandhana hRdaya ke, deha Akhira jala gii| dhana-sampadA ke nAma para, mAyA hameM hI chala gaI // 20 // kitane janama mana-vacana-tana se, zrama kiyA, pIr3A shii| durbhAgya, kintu dUra hamase, mukti kI maMjila rahI // 21 // hama le caleM nija ko vahA~, jo zAMta-saumya pradeza ho / antara-guhA meM lIna hoM, ziva rUpa hI basa zeSa ho // 22 / / mana zAnta ho, Rju hRdaya ho, ho vItamoha ahodshaa| AbhA mile kaivalya kI, ho mukta cetas kI dazA // 23 // For Personal & Private Use Only Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : prayoga-paddhati 145 hama Atma tAreM, bhava nivAreM, candraprabha cinmaya bneN| sarvAtma meM samadRSTi ho, caitanya-jyotirmaya baneM // 24 / aMta meM guru-vaMdanA kareM aura hAthoM kI kamala-mudrA banAkara bhAvArghya guru-caraNoM meM arpita karate hue sAdhanApatha para Age bar3hane ke lie unakA maMgala AzISa grahaNa kareM / Asana se khar3e hoM, aura sabhI ko karabaddha abhivAdana kara rAtri vizrAma ke lie vidA leN| upasaMhAra dhyAnayoga kI ukta prakriyAe~ svAsthya, zAMti, saMbodhi aura AnaMda ke maMgalamaya lakSya kI prApti ke lie haiM / manuSya ke pAzavika udvegoM aura vyavahAroM ke divya rUpAMtaraNa ke lie dhyAnayoga mUla mArga hai / jIvana kI kaluSatAoM ko jar3a se miTAne ke lie yaha sahaja, sulabha, saralatama upAya hai| antas kendroM ke jAgaraNa, nirmalIkaraNa aura sAkSAtkAra ke lie yaha jana-mana ke lie upayogI hai| hameM sukha-suvidhAjanita samRddhi ke anaginata sAdhana upalabdha hue haiM, kintu Antarika zAMti aura samRddhi ke abhAva meM hama jIvana ke AnandamayI varadAna se vaMcita ho gae haiM / hamArI zAMti, zuddhi, pragati aura mukti kuMThita huI hai / saMbodhi-dhyAna manuSya kA kAyAkalpa aura abhyutthAna karane meM mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA nibhAtA hai| isase hamAre bhItara svataH hI dhArmikatA kA unnayana hone lagatA hai| krodha-lobha, bhaya-svArtha, vaira-vyabhicAra, aparAdha-Akroza dhIre-dhIre chUTate jAte haiM aura sukha, zAMti tathA AnaMda ke svastikara lakSya AtmasAt ho jAte haiM / hama satyam zivam suMdaram ke mahAmArga ke jyotirmAna pathika ho jAte haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma aura jIvana-sApekSa ciMtana-pradhAna viziSTa sAhitya (alpamolI sAhitya,lAgata se bhI kama mUlya para) aise jie~ : zrI candraprabha jIne kI zailI aura kalA ko ujAgara karatI vizva-prasiddha pustaka / svastha, prasanna aura madhura-jIvana kI rAha dikhAne vAlI prakAza-kiraNa / paSTha 110, mUlya 15/dhyAnayoga : vidhi aura vacana : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara dhyAna-zivira meM diye gae pravacana evaM anubhavoM kA amRta Akalana; sAtha hI dhyAna-yoga kI vistRta vidhi / eka carcita pustaka / pRSTha 148, mUlya 30/ika sAdhe saba sadhe : zrI candraprabha jIvana ko naI cetanA aura dizA pradAna karane vAlA jIvana-sApekSa AdhyAtmika cintn| dhyAna-sAdhakoM ke lie vizeSa upayogI / pRSTha 148, mUlya 30/jAgo mere pArtha : zrI candraprabha gItA para diye gae viziSTa AdhyAtmika aThAraha pravacanoM kA anUThA saMkalana / gItA kI samaya-sApekSa jIvanta vivecanA / bhAratIya jIvana-dRSTi ko ujAgara karatA prasiddha graMtha / eka bAra avazya pddh'e| pRSTha 250, mUlya 40/mahAjIvana kI khoja : zrI candraprabha dharma aura adhyAtma kA samanvaya sthApita karatA eka sampradAyAtIta grantha / AcArya kuMdakuMda, yogIrAja AnaMdaghana evaM zrImad rAjacandra ke sUtroM evaM padoM para diye gaye atyanta gahanagabhIra pravacana / pRSTha 140, mUlya 25/samaya kI cetanA : zrI candraprabha samaya aura kAla kA hara dRSTi se mUlyAMkana karate hue samayabaddha jIvana jIne kI preraNA dene vAlI paThanIya pustaka / pRSTha 128, mUlya 15/prema kI jhIla meM, dhyAna ke phUla : zrI candraprabha prema kI rasamayatA aura dhyAna kI gaMbhIratA- donoM ko eka hI pAtra meM ur3elatI eka pyArI pustaka / pRSTha 90, mUlya 15/paMchI lauTe nIr3a meM : zrI candraprabha antara-sAdhanA evaM vyaktitva-vikAsa ke sUtroM ko manovaijJAnika tarIke se ujAgara karatA eka paThanIya grantha / pRSTha 160, mUlya 30/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMbodhi : zrI candraprabha hamArA hara kadama hoza aura bodhapUrvaka sampAdita ho, saMbodhi-sAdhanA kI yaha pahalI aura aMtima preraNA hai / saMbodhi-sAdhanA ke mahattvapUrNa pahaluoM para udbodhana / sarvajana hitAya; sarvajana sukAya / pRSTha 100, mUlya 15/prAkRta sUkti koza : zrI candaprabha prAkRta-bhASA evaM Agama-sAhitya kI sUktiyoM kA vizvakoSa; sandarbha evaM hindI anuvAda sahita / zrI nAkor3AtIrtha kA prakAzana / pRSTha 330, mUlya 40/jie~ to aise jie~ : zrI candraprabha hamArI soca aura zailI me hI chipA hai jIvana kI hara saphalatA kA rAja / svastha, prasanna aura madhura jIvana kI rAha dikhAne vAlI anUThI pustaka / pustaka mahala, dillI kA abhinava prakAzana / pRSTha 128, mUlya 30/vyaktitva-vikAsa : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara jIvana aura vyaktitva ke bahuAyAmI pahaluoM para eka behatarIna bAla-manovaijJAnika prakAzana / pRSTha 112, mUlya 15/mAraga sA~cA mila gayA : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara adhyAtma-puruSa zrImad rAjacandra ke pramukha padoM para mAnaka pravacana / AtmabhAvI pAThakoM ke lie svAdhyAya kI zreSTha sAmagrI / pRSTha 100, mUlya 15/paryuSaNa-pravacana : zrI candraprabha paryuSaNa-parva ke pravacanoM ko ghara-ghara taka pahu~cAne ke lie eka pyArA prakAzana; bhASA sarala, prastuti vaijJAnika / par3heM, kalpasUtra ko apanI bhASA meM / pRSTha 112, mUlya 20/jina-sUtra : zrI candraprabha bhagavAna mahAvIra kI amRta vANI ke nitya paThana evaM preraNA ke lie taiyAra kiyA gayA viziSTa saMkalana; samaNasuttaM kA saMkSipta/saMzodhita rUpa / adhika pratiyAM maMgavAe~ aura apanI ora se vitarita kreN| pRSTha 80, mUlya 3/Atmadarzana kI sAdhanA : zrI candraprabha Atma-sAdhanA ke mArga ko prazasta karate viziSTa udbodhana / aSTapAhur3a ke viziSTa sUtroM para navInatama vizleSNa / pRSTha 112, mUlya 12/satyam zivam suMdaram : zrI candraprabha zrI candraprabha ke viziSTa jIvana-sUtroM kA saMkalana / bAteM choTI, bhAva gahare / jIvana ke hara kadama para kAma Ane vAlI pustaka / pRSTha 160, mUlya 30/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAguhA kI cetanA : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara saMbodhi kA prakAza AtmasAt karane ke lie mumukSuoM ko diyA gayA amRta mArgadarzana / adhyAtma kI amara racanA saMbodhi-sUtra' para mAnaka pravacana / pRSTha 112, mUlya 15/dhyAna kA vijJAna : zrI candraprabha dhyAna kI sampUrNa gaharAiyoM ko prastuta karatA eka samagra grantha / antararASTrIya stara para bahucarcita / pRSTha 124, mUlya 25/na janma, na mRtyu : zrI candraprabha mukti aura amaratA kI khoja meM tatpara antardRSTi / aSTAvakra-gItA para die gae adbhuta, anubhava-siddha AdhyAtmika pravacana / pUjyazrI kI zreSTha kRti| pRSTha 160, mUlya 30/aba bhArata ko jaganA hogA : zrI candraprabha usa mAnava cetanA ke jAgaraNa kA AhvAna jo Aja kAyara aura napuMsaka bana baiThI hai, bhAratIya dRSTi evaM mUlyoM ko naye sire se samajhane kA nayA upakrama / prabuddha pAThakoM ke lie vizeSa upyogii| pRSTha 150, mUlya 30/jharai dasahU~ disa motI : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara dharma, adhyAtma aura jIvana-siddhAntoM ke bIca sthApita kiyA jAne vAlA eka anUThA sAmaMjasya / bhASA sarala, bhAva gaMbhIra / jo utare, so pAve / pRSTha 224, mUlya 30/svayaM se sAkSAtkAra : zrI candraprabha mana-mastiSka kI granthiyoM ko kholane ke lie dhyAna-zivira meM diye gaye amRta pravacana / jIvana aura jagat se sIdhA saMvAda / pRSTha 140, mUlya 20/dharma, Akhira kyA hai ? : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara mahAvIra ke sanAtana saMdezoM para die gae amRta-pravacana, jo hameM vartamAna sandarbho meM jIvana jIne kI kalA pradAna karate haiN| __pRSTha 160, mUlya 30/jyoti kalaza chalake : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara jIvana-mUlyoM ko Upara uThAne vAlI eka pyArI pustaka / bhagavAn mahAvIra ke sUtroM para pravacana / pRSTha 160, mUlya 30/sivA prema ke : zrI candraprabha jiMdagI aura jahAna ke raMga hajAroM, para sivA prema ke kahIM kyA hai ? prema-patha ko prazasta karatI eka sundara pustaka / pRSTha 102, mUlya 10/so parama mahArasa cAkhai : zrI candraprabha Anandaghana ke adhyAtma-rasika pada Aja bhI gAe-gunagunAye jAte haiM, para una para itane behatarIna maulika pravacana AkaMTha pIne jaise haiM / par3hiye, aMdhere se prakAza meM le jAtI isa pustaka ko| pRSTha 134, mUlya 25/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI candraprabha kI kahAniyA~ : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara mahAn ciMtaka zrI candraprabha ke kahAnIkAra svarUpa ko darzAtI eka bhAvabhInI pustaka jisameM atIta kI ghaTanAoM ko navya aura bhavya zailI meM prastuta kiyA gayA hai / eka aisI pustaka jo sampUrNa deza meM par3hI jA rahI hai| pRSTha 102, mUlya 20/satya kI ora : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara vyakti apane jIvana meM kisa satya kI khoja kare aura kisa satya kA anupAlana, prastuta pustaka meM isI pahalu para prakAza DAlA gayA hai| pRSTha 100, mUlya 15/preraNA : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara saMsAra meM samAdhi ke phUla kaise khila sakate haiM, AdhyAtmika saMtoM ke jIvana se jur3e sacce ghaTanAkramoM ke dvArA usI kA sahaja vinyAsa / pRSTha 100, mUlya 15/jIvana, jagata aura adhyAtma : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara jIvana-jagata kI samasyAoM ke samAdhAnoM ko DhUr3hane kA prayAsa / saTIka pravacana, zreSTha pustaka / _pRSTha 180, mUlya 30/aisI ho jIne kI zailI : zrI candraprabha jIvana aura dharma-patha ko punarparibhASita karate hue jIne kI sApha-svaccha rAha dikhAtI pustaka / ghara-ghara meM paThanIya / pRSTha 160, mUlya 30/bhomiyA bhAvAMjalI : prakAzakumAra daphtarI adhiSThAyaka deva zrI bhomiyAjI ke lokapriya bhajanoM kA anUThA saMkalana / bhaktipriya mahAnubhAvoM ke lie upyogii| pRSTha 64, mUlya 7/saMbodhi-dhyAna-mArgadarzikA : suzrI vijayalakSmI jaina saMbodhi-dhyAna-zivira kI prAyogika mArgadarzikA; dhyAnayoga-vidhi kI takanIkI bArIki ko liye hue eka mahattvapUrNa pustaka / pRSTha 56, mUlya 7/antara ke paTa khola : zrI candraprabha dhyAna-sAdhakoM ko satya, zAMti aura AnaMda kI rAha dikhAne vAlI abhinava pustk| maharSi pataMjali ke mahattvapUrNa yogasUtroM kA bhI upyog| pRSTha 96, mUlya 15/ A~gana meM AkAza : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara tIsa pravacanoM kA anUThA AdhyAtmika saMkalana, jo Ama AdamI ko prabuddha karatA hai aura jor3atA hai use astitva kI satyatA se / pRSTha 200, mUlya 40/zrI agaracanda nAhaTA : vyaktitva evaM kRtitva : DaoN. zAradA gosvAmI prAcIna sAhitya evaM itihAsa ke mUrdhanya vidvAna zrI agaracanda nAhaTA ke jIvana-vRtta evaM kRtitva para likhA gayA zodha-prabaMdha / sAtha hI zrI nAhaTA ke likhe-chape pA~ca hajAra se adhika lekhoM kA sUcI-patra / pRSTha 300, mUlya 40/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSI kI A~kha : zrI candraprabha jIvana-jyoti se sAkSAtkAra karavAtI pustaka / jIvana ke rahasyoM evaM satyoM se paricita karavAte AdhyAtmika pravacanoM kA saMkalana / AyAra-suttaM : zrI candraprabha bhagavAna mahAvIra kI divyavANI kA prathama dharma-zAstra / mUla, hindI anuvAda evaM pratyeka adhyAya para samaya-sApekSa viziSTa cintana / pRSTha 240, mUlya 30/prArthanA : zrI candraprabha bhagavAn RSabhadeva se lekara mahAvIra taka ke caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI prArthanA, bhajana ke sAtha bhaktAmara, pArasa ikatIsA aura gautama ikatIsA kA saMkalana / pRSTha 70, mUlya 7/mahAsati paTThAna-sutta : zrI candraprabha bhagavAna buddha dvArA vipazyanA-sAdhanA kI maulika prastuti / mUla vANI evaM hindI-anuvAda / Atma-sAdhanA meM sahayogI mArgadarzana / pRSTha 48, mUlya 7/varlDa rinAunDa jaina pilagrimejeja : rivareMsa eNDa ArTa : lalitaprabha sAgara kalA aura zraddhA ke kSetra meM vizva-prasiddha jaina tIrthoM kI raMgIna citroM ke sAtha nayanAbhirAbha prastuti / aMtararASTrIya stara para bahucarcita graMtha / apane videzI mitroM ko upahAra-svarUpa pradAna karane ke lie anupama graMtha / - pRSTha 160, 300/ vizeSa :- apanA pustakAlaya apane ghara meM banAne ke lie phAuMDezana ne eka abhinava yojanA banAI hai / isake antargata Apako sirpha eka bAra hI phA-Dezana ko pandraha sau rupaye denA hogA, jisake badale meM phAuMDezana apane yahA~ se prakAzita hone vAle pratyeka sAhitya ko Apake pAsa Apake ghara taka pahu~cAegA aura vaha bhI AjIvana / isa yojanA ke tahata eka aura vizeSa suvidhA Apako dI jA rahI hai ki isa yojanA ke sadasya banate hI Apako rajisTarDa DAka se phAuMDezana dvArA prakAzita sampUrNa upalabdha sAhitya' ni:zulka prApta hogA / sAhitya vahI bhejA jA sakegA jo usa samaya sTaoNka meM hogA / rajisTrI cArja eka pustaka para 20/- rupaye, nyUnatama do sau rupaye kA sAhitya ma~gAne para DAka vyaya saMsthA dvArA deya / dhanarAzi zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana kolakAtA ke nAma para baiMka-DrAphTa yA maniArDara dvArA bhejeM / vI.pI.pI. se sAhitya bhejanA zakya nahIM hogaa| Aja hI likheM aura apanA oNrDara nimna pate para bhejeM - jitayazA phAuMDezana 9 sI-esplAneDa ro IsTa bI-7, anukampA, dvitIya rUma naM. 28, dharmatallA mArkeTa ___ ema.AI. roDa kolakAtA-700 069 jayapura-302 001 (rAja.) 3220-8725 2364737 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMbodhi-dhAma [ dharma aura jIvana-darzana kA vyAvahArika svarUpa] yoga aura sAdhanA ke kSetra meM saMbodhi-dhAma kisI pavitra tIrtha ke samAna hai| dharatI para ve sthAna kisI zreSTha mandira kI taraha hI hote haiM, jahA~ mana kI zAnti aura AdhyAtmika satya kI sAdhanA hotI hai / saMbodhi-dhAma jodhapura kI kAyalAnA jhIla aura akhayarAja sarovara ke samIpa parvatamAlAoM kI goda meM sthita eka aisA sAdhanA-kendra hai, jahA~ aba taka bIsa hajAra se adhika logoM ne satya, zAnti aura mukti kI sAdhanA kI hai| hara vyakti zAnta mana kA svAmI bane, bodhapUrvaka jIvana jie aura mukti ko AtmasAt kare, saMbodhisAdhanA kI sabake lie yahI pAvana preraNA hai / saMbodhi-dhAma meM prati saptAha ravivAra ko niyamita dhyAnayoga satra Ayojita hote haiM aura varSa meM cAra bAra saMbodhi-sAdhanA ke viziSTa zivira Ayojita kie jAte haiM / saMbodhi-sAdhanA ke dvAra prANImAtra ke lie khule haiN| yahA~ na jAti kA bheda hai aura na paMtha kA aagrh| sarva dharmoM kA sammAna aura 'mAnava svayaM eka mandira' kI sadbhAvanA ko lie saMbodhi-dhAma jana-jana kI sevA ke lie samarpita hai / saMbodhi-dhAma kA harA-bharA vAtAvaraNa, yahA~ kI zAnti aura naisargikatA sAdhaka ko sAdhanA kI anukUlatA pradAna karatI hai| saMbodhi-dhAma ke unnata zikharoM para nirmita dhyAna-mandira aura aSTApada- mandira hameM himAlaya aura mAuMTa AbU kA ahasAsa dete haiN| mana-mastiSka ke rogopacAra ke lie yahA~ manas cikitsAlaya bhI hai, jisameM jarmanI aura iMglaiNDa se AyAtita 'puSpa- arka' ke dvArA saphala upacAra hotA hai / sAdhakoM ke niyamita upayoga ke lie yahA~ sAhitya kendra, pustakAlaya, AvAsa-kakSa, bhojanazAlA, parNa kuTIra, ekAnta - kakSa Adi upalabdha haiN| mana kI zAMti, svAsthya-lAbha evaM AdhyAtmika sAdhanA hetu Apa yahA~ sAdara AmaMtrita haiM / zrI candraprabha dhyAna nilayam saMbodhi-dhAma, kAyalAnA roDa, jodhapura - 4 (rAja.) phona : 2629812 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hama jina biMduoM para soceMge, prakRti hameM usa ora bar3hane meM madada kregii| kisI biMdu para mana ko sthira karanA dhyAna kA hI eka rUpa hai| kahate haiM hastarekhAe~ badalatI haiN| jo rekhA Aja hai, jarUrI nahIM hai ki vaha chaha mahIne ke bAda bhI rhe| vicAroM ke parivartana ke sAtha rekhAe~ bhI badalatI rahatI haiN| kucha loga rekhAoM ko dekha kara vyakti kI manaHsthiti aura bhAgyasthiti batalAte haiN| maiM kahU~gA tuma mana kI sthiti sudhAra lo, hastarekhA kI sthiti apane Apa sahI ho jaaegii| asalI khoTa manuSya ke mana meM hai, usake hAtha meM nhiiN| -zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only