Book Title: Dhyan Yog Vidhi aur Vachan
Author(s): Lalitprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003872/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna yoga vidhi aura vacana mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ko isa taraha jie~ ki hamAre calane-phirane, uThane-baiThane, khAne-pIne aura ha~sane-muskurAne meM bhI dhyAna kI AbhA ho| yo For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga vidhi aura vacana dhyAnayoga ke vyAvahArika evaM AdhyAtmika pahaluoM ko ujAgara karane vAlI eka zAnadAra pustaka mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga : vidhi aura vacana zrI lalitaprabha prakAzana varSa : akTubara 2012 prakAzaka : zrI jitayazA zrI phAuMDezana bI-7, anukampA dvitIya, ema. AI. roDa, jayapura (rAja.) AzISa : gaNivara zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI ma. mudraka : caudharI oNphaseTa, udayapura mUlya : 40/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (c)009 bhamikA manuSya ke ucca vikAsa aura vizva ke saMpUrNa bhaviSya kI surakSA ke lie hameM una zreSTha mArgoM ko svIkAra karanA hogA, jo na kevala hamArI ucchRkhala vRttiyoM para aMkuza lagAe varan hameM usa parama cetanA aura parAzaktiyoM se saMbaddha kare, jisase hama jIvana kI divyatA aura parama sukha ko jI sakeM, dharatI kI bhAvI pIr3hiyoM ke lie yaha pRthvIgraha svarga sAbita ho ske| __dhyAnayoga eka aisA mArga hai jo manuSya ko usakI AtmasattA to pradAna karatA hI hai, samagra astitva ke sAtha ekAkAra karate hue manuSya ko usake janma aura jIvana kI sArthakatA pradAna karatA hai| manuSya vizva kI ikAI hI sahI, lekina dhyAna ko jIne vAlA vyakti saMpUrNa vizva meM apanA hI pratibiMba dekhatA hai| vaha apane se saMbaddha hokara sAre jagat se aMtarsaMbaddha ho jAtA hai| saMbaddhatA jahA~ astitvagata ho jAtI hai vahIM manuSya kI mukti kA AdhAra bhI vahI banatI hai| ___ dhyAna sasIma meM asIma kA, nazvaratA meM zAzvatatA kA aura kAyA meM kAyanAta ke darzana kA AdhAra hai| manuSya paMca mahAbhUta kA piMDa kahalAtA hai| jabaki vaha aisA nirmANa hai jisameM pRthvI bhI hai, vAyu bhI hai, jala bhI hai, AkAza bhI hai| usameM paMca mahAbhUta to haiM hI vaha mahAcetanA kA svAmI bhI hai| manuSya mATI kA dIyA hai, lekina dIyA hI nahIM, dIye kI jyoti bhI hai| manuSya kevala maMdira hI nahIM, varan maMdira kA devatA bhI hai| vaha kevala bAdala hI nahIM, bAdala meM samAyA iMdradhanuSa bhI hai| dhyAna yAnI cetanA meM jIne kA AnaMda, dhyAna yAnI cetanA kI yAtrA, usa cetanA kI jise maiMne jyoti kI saMjJA dI, devatva aura iMdradhanuSa kA rUpaka banAyA / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo dhyAna se jIyegA vaha aMtarbodha se jiiyegaa| dhyAna kA mArga unake lie hai, jo deha aura mana ke pAra sthita sattA ke prati niSThAzIla haiN| mana ke pAra jo sattA hai usakI ora uThane vAlI aMtardRSTi hI dhyAna hai| dhyAna caitanya-svarUpa ke prati sajaga hone kA upAya hai| hama dhyAna ke mArga para Ae~, dhyAna ko AtmasAt kareM, hama zAMta mana ke svAmI to hoMge hI, buddhi se bar3hakara ucca prajJA ke prakAza ke adhipati bhI hoNge| jIvana meM adbhuta sukha, zAMti aura sauMdarya hogaa| dhyAna yoga : vidhi aura vacana graMtha kI yahI bhUmikA hai aura yahI upasaMhAra bhii| dhyAna kI cetanA ko upalabdha karane ke lie, dhyAna kI samajha ko AtmasAt karane ke lie, dhyAna kA gura talAzane ke lie prastuta graMtha apane Apa meM jIvana-sAdhanA kA rAjadvAra hai| agara koI pUche ki sAdhanA ke patha para guru kA sahayoga na mile to mujhe kisakA sahayoga lenA caahie| merA sujhAva hogA kRpayA Apa yaha graMtha apane sAtha rakheM, ise par3heM, pcaaeN| sAdhanA kA patha vaise hI prazasta hotA jAegA jaise maMjila kI ora bar3hate hue rAhagIra ke hAtha meM kaMdIla ho / prastuta graMtha sAdhanA patha kA mIla kA patthara hai| saMbodhi dhyAna kI samajha ko Ama logoM ke samakSa rakhane meM prastuta graMtha sahakArI aura amRtopama hai| samAdaraNIya saMtapravara mahopAdhyAya zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI Atma-zreyas ke sAtha vizva-zreyas kI ora agrasara haiN| unakI amRta sevAoM ke lie samAja to RNI hai hI, adhyAtma ke unmukta kSitija bhI unakA abhinaMdana karate rheNge| unhoMne apane prabhAvI udbodhanoM se jana-jana ko lAbhAnvita aura rUpAMtarita kiyA hai| unakI saumyatA, saralatA aura ojasvitA sAdhaka ko unake sAtha ekAkAra kara detI hai| asalI zraddhA aura rasamayatA tabhI janma letI hai jaba jIvana samarpita karane vAle ko gurujana apane sAtha ThIka vaise hI ekAkAra kara lete haiM jaise bhagavAna kI ora se bhakta mIrA, sUra aura caitny| graMtha meM saMbodhi-dhyAna-zivira ke vidhi-prayoga bhI sammilita haiN| isase graMtha kI upayogitA aura bar3hI hai| hama sabhI cetanA ke svAmI aura jIvana maMdira ke devatA hoM, isI sadbhAvanA ke sAtha graMtha-lekhaka kA sAdara sasneha abhivAdana ! -zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1.dhyAna : Atma-bodha kA AyAma 2. kareM, antas kA sparza 3.svayaM kI talAza 4.kareM,jIvana kA vizleSaNa 5.UrjA kI saghanatA 6.nijatA ke darzana 7. bhItara kI cA~danI 8. dIpa jale jAgaraNa kA 9.sAkSI kI sajagatA 10. sAdhanA kA sUtra : apramAda 11.antara-zuddhi : jIvana-mukti 12. dhyAnayoga vidhi-1 13. dhyAnayoga vidhi-2 9-16 17-24 25-39 40-48 49-59 60-71 72-80 81-92 93-104 105-118 119-126 127-141 142-150 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna: Atma-bodha kA AyAma SEE eka yuvaka mere pAsa aayaa| usane pUchA- mere kucha yakSa-prazna haiM, jinakA maiM samAdhAna cAhatA huuN| mere prazna jIvana aura mRtyu ke bAre meM haiN| maiM muskraayaa| maiMne kahA- mere pAsa jIvana ke to samAdhAna haiM / mRtyu se maiM gujarA nahIM hU~, so mRtyu ke prazna niruttara rheNge| phira, saca to yaha hai ki jIvana ke praznoM kA uttara na pA sakanA svayaM mRtyu hai| usane kahA, dhanyavAda! mere prazna tirohita ho gye| mujhe mere praznoM kA javAba mila gayA - jIvana se jur3e praznoM kA bhI aura mRtyu se sambaddha praznoM kA bhii| mAnavajAti kI duvidhA yaha hai ki usane jIvana ke samAdhAna kama, paraloka ke samAdhAna adhika talAze haiN| usakA manana mRtyu para kendrita rahatA hai| duniyA bhara ke zAstra mRtyu kI avadhAraNA, usake phala, usakI AkAMkSA aura usake nicor3oM se bhare hue haiN| inameM jIvana kI carcA kama hI hai| koI naraka ke nakze banA rahA hai, to koI svarga ke, to koI paraloka yA AkAza aura pAtAla ke| jIvana ke nakze aura nakzekadama para calane vAle kitane haiM? jIvana kA satya to yaha hai ki jisane jIvana kA zAstra nahIM paDhA, vaha mRtyu kA zAstra kaise par3ha pAegA? jisane jIvana ko na jAnA, vaha mRtyu ko kaise jaanegaa| jo jIvana kA jJAtA na bana pAyA, vaha mRtyu kA jJAtA bana jAe, saMbhava nahIM hai| ___merI dRSTi meM to jise hama sarvathA jhUTha kaha sakeM, vaha mRtyu hai| duniyA kA eka jhUTha hai mRtyu, kyoMki mRtyu kabhI hotI hI nhiiN| mRtyu dikhane meM satya, For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para hakIkata meM asty| ___ mRtyu aMdhakAra hai| prakAza kA na honA hI aMdhakAra kA rahanA hai / jIvana kI mRtyu ghaTita hotI hI nhiiN| bhArata kI manISA ne AtmA ko ajara-amara batAyA hai| isalie jisakI mRtyu hotI hai vaha tuma nahIM hote| tuma jo ho usa tattva kI kabhI mRtyu nahIM hotii| tumhAre bhItara jo sacetana tattva hai, usakI na kabhI mRtyu huI hai aura na mRtyu ho sakatI hai| vaha zAzvata hai| jIvaMta hai| na isa tattva kA kabhI janma huA aura na mRtyu hotI hai| janma aura mRtyu donoM deha ke hote haiM, cetanA ke nhiiN| cetanA na janmatI hai aura na mRta hotI hai, vaha zAzvata rahatI hai| Atma-cetanA janma aura mRtyu donoM dvAroM se gujarakara bhI donoM se achUtI rahatI hai, aspRSya hai ! ___ jaba caitanya sadA hai, to hamAre jIvana ke aMdhakAra ko dUra karane kI AvazyakatA hai| hamArA cintana, jo mRtyu ko lekara hai, use badalanA hogaa| anyathA vaha mRtyu kI dhAraNA se svayaM ko jIvanaparyanta grasita rakhegA aura jIvana ke vAstavika Ananda se vaMcita raha jaaegaa| jIvana ko jIvantatA se jIne ke lie, mRtyu ke bhaya se mukta honA hogaa| isalie dharma ko jIvana se, prema se, ahobhAva se svIkAra karanA cAhie, kisI bhaya yA pUrvAgraha se nhiiN| bhayabhIta citta kabhI dhArmika nahIM ho sktaa| vaha prema aura Ananda upalabdha nahIM kara paaegaa| jaise ghara meM bAlaka ko kahA jAe ki vaha pratidina eka pRSTha sulekha likhe anyathA sA~jha ko piTAI hogI, to vaha bAlaka piTAI ke bhaya se kArya karegA, para usakA Ananda, usakA rasa kho jaaegaa| hamArI bhI yahI sthiti hai| hama na jAne kina-kina vicAroM, andhavizvAsoM aura rUr3hiyoM se grasta hokara, bhaya se dhArmika banane kI ceSTA karate haiN| yaha alaga bAta hai ki hama sacce dhArmika ho nahIM paate| sirpha dhArmika hone kA dikhAvA bhara kara pAte haiN| __ Apa jaba bhI rAstoM se gujarate haiM, bIca meM Ane vAle maMdiroM, daragAhoM meM hAtha joDate cale jAte haiN| kabhI Apane socA, Apa yaha kyA kara rahe haiM? Aja jaba Apa aisA kareM, to kSaNa bhara Thahara jAnA aura socanA Apa kyA kara rahe haiM aura kyoM kara rahe haiM? kahIM ApakA bhaya hI to prerita nahIM kara rahA hai ki agara aise hI nikala gaye, to na jAne kyA anartha ho jaaegaa| kabhI-kabhI to aisA bhI hotA hai ki tuma apanI dhuna meM Age cale jAte ho phira ekAeka vaha maMdira yAda AtA hai aura tuma bhaya se bhare hue vApasa lauTate ho| yaha tumhArA bhayabhIta mana hai| agara tuma aise hI nikala jAo binA hAtha jor3e to bhI tumhArA kucha bigar3ane vAlA nahIM hai| tumhArA bhaya tumase sAre dhArmika kRtya karavAtA hai| Apane dekhA hai, jo dharma rUDha rasmoM meM pha~se rahate haiM, unameM vaha saumyatA kahA~ 10 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chalakatI hai, jise hama pramoda-bhAva kahate haiM, ve sirpha kriyAkANDoM meM tallIna rahate haiM kyoMki bhItara eka gahana bhaya bharA huA hai| ve corI isalie nahIM karate kyoMki yaha amAnavIya hai balki isalie ki dUsare bhava meM jAnA hai jahA~ naraka bhI ho sakatA hai| bhaya ke kAraNa corI nahIM krte| hamAre dharmAcaraNa ke sAtha bhaya yA pralobhana jur3e hue haiN| ImAnadArI se dekho, tuma pAoge ki tumhAre sAre dhArmika kRtya yA to bhaya yA pralobhana se jur3e hue haiM yA lobha kI AkAMkSA se| tuma pApa nahIM karate kyoMki naraka meM jAne kA bhaya hai aura puNya isalie karate ho ki svarga meM jAne kA pralobhana hai| dAna bhI isIlie dete ho ki svarga meM jAne kI AkAMkSA hai| yahA~ kie hue kA vahA~ lAbha mile, karmakAMDa ke pIche yahI uddezya hai| manuSya jIvana bhara svarga aura naraka kI mImAMsA meM hI lagA rahatA hai aura jo jIvana kA AdhyAtmika aMtaraMga hai usase vaMcita rahakara apane jIvana ko naraka banA letA hai| dharma kA saMbaMdha to jIvana ke sAtha honA caahie| tabhI to mahAvIra ne kahA, 'vatthu sahAvo dhammo' - jo AtmA kA svabhAva hai, vahI dharma hai| aura cetanA kA svabhAva kabhI usase alaga nahIM hotaa| agara Apa ubalate hue pAnI ko agni para DAleMge to kyA Aga jalatI raha sakegA? nhiiN| kyoMki pAnI kA svabhAva zItala hai, bhale hI vaha ubala rahA ho, phira bhI vaha agni ko bujhAegA hii| aura agni kA svabhAva USNatA hai, vaha to pAnI ko bhI bhApa banAkara ur3A degii| jalatI lakar3I cAhe gIlI ho to bhI vaha hAtha jalAegI hii| jaise pAnI kA svabhAva zItala aura agni kA USNa hai, ThIka vaise hI svargika Ananda, mukti kA Ananda AtmA kA svabhAva hai| lekina hama aMdhakAra meM jI rahe haiN| prakAza upalabdha karane kI koziza nahIM kara rahe haiN| aMdhakAra meM jI rahe haiM aura aMdhakAra ke darzana ko prakAza kI pahala mAna rahe haiN| kalpanA kIjie ki Apa eka a~dhere kamare meM haiM aura rAta bhara lakar3I se aMdhakAra ko pITate rahe to aMdhakAra ko tilamAtra bhI dUra kara pAe~ge? lakar3I TUTa jAegI, zarIra thaka jAegA para aMdhakAra vaisA kA vaisA hI rhegaa| isa a~dhere ko dUra karane ke lie na naraka kA bhaya mana meM lAo, na svarga kA pralobhana jIvana meM laao| basa kevala AtmA kI jyoti ujAgara kro| agara a~dhere se chuTakArA pAnA cAhate ho to sirpha jyoti kI AvazyakatA hai, lakar3I se pITane para kucha na hogaa| tumhAre jIvana meM agara aMdhakAra hai, to usase lar3ane se kucha na hogaa| prakAza kA abhAva hI aMdhakAra hai| pahala ho prakAza kI, jyotirmayatA kii| __ eka bAra aisA hI huA, aMdhakAra bhagavAna ke pAsa gayA aura kahA, isa sUrya ne mere jIvana meM Aphata kara rakhI hai| roja subaha AtA hai aura mujhe bhagA detA hai| kabhI-kabhI | 11 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to ThIka hai, mApha kiyA jA sakatA hai, lekina yaha to mujhe roja hI bhagA detA hai / bhagavAna ne kahA, ThIka hai tuma jAo, maiM sUrya ko bulAtA hU~ / bhagavAna ne sUrya ko bulAyA aura kahA, tuma pratidina aMdhakAra ko taMga kyoM karate ho? vaha agara dharatI para jInA cAhatA hai, to tuma use kyoM parezAna karate ho? sUrya ne kahA, maiM ApakI bAta mAna letA hU~, Apa aMdhakAra ko bulA dIjie, maiM usase kSamA mA~ga luuNgaa| lekina yaha to kabhI saMbhava nahIM ho sakatA ki jahA~ sUrya ho vahA~ aMdhakAra praveza kara paae| sUrya to kSamA mA~gane ko taiyAra hai lekina a~dherA usake sAmane Ae to sahI ! jisane apane jIvana meM, apane astitva meM kahIM koI bhora kara lI, sUryodaya kara liyA, koziza karane ke bAvajUda aMdhakAra usake Age-pIche nahIM phaTaka pAegA / isalie aMdhakAra kI vyAkhyAoM ko pIche jAne do aura prakAza kI pahala karo / lAkha tumhArA jIvana kaise Alokita ho sakatA hai, usa prakAza-puMja ke bAre meM soco| tuma sadA hI aMdhakAra aura mRtyu ke bAre meM socate rahe ho / jaba taka tuma inakI hI vyAkhyA karate rahoge, taba taka jIvana ke bAre meM nahIM jAna paaoge| jIvana ko, jIvana kI acchAiyoM ko, prakAza ko kabhI upalabdha nahIM kara paaoge| saccAI to yaha hai ki tuma mRtyu se bahuta bhayabhIta ho| tumhAre ghara meM pAnI garma karane kA hITara lagA huA ho, to tuma usa pAnI ko chUne ke lie taiyAra nahIM, itane sAvadhAna / pahale svica baMda karoge, hITara ko bAhara nikAloge, taba dekhoge ki pAnI kitanA garma huA, mRtyu ke prati kitane sAvadhAna / mRtyu ke bhaya ke kAraNa tuma jIvana bhara sAvaceta rahate ho| ekaeka kadama phU~ka-phU~ka kara rakhate ho| para kyA hama mRtyu ke pAra amRta-jIvana ke prati bhI itane hI saceta haiM ? saca bola nahIM pAte aura jhUTha bolane se Darate nahIM, ImAnadArI to barata nahIM pAte aura beImAnI karane meM hicakicAte nahIM / jIne ke rUpa meM jI nahIM pAte aura marane ke nAma para marane se bacate rahate hai| acchA hogA, hama apane jIvana meM mRtyu kA nahIM, jIvana kA pATha par3hane kI koziza kreN| jIvana kI pothI bA~ceM / yaha dhyAna - zivira jIvana kA pATha par3hane kA hI Ayojana hai / maiM cAhatA hU~ ki Apa aMdhakAra se nikalakara prakAza kA, prakAzamaya jIvana kA rasAsvAda kreN| svarga kA pralobhana aura naraka kA bhaya Apako yahA~ lAe, yaha maiM nahIM caahtaa| jIvana meM kucha pAnA hai, svayaM ko upalabdha honA hai, to ina donoM ko dUra haTAnA hogaa| dhyAna kI gaharAiyoM ko pAne ke lie donoM se nirapekSa rahanA hogaa| svayaM sApekSa honA hogA / mujhe ha~sI AtI hai, jaba maiM bhaya aura pralobhana ke kisse sunatA hU~ / buddhi para tarasa AtA hai, jo ina arthahIna bAtoM ko mAnane ko taiyAra rahatI hai| logoM ko brahmacarya kI 12 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zikSA dI jAtI hai, kyoMki svarga meM apsarA milegii| aparigraha se svarga kI apAra saMpadA aura vaibhava ke mAlika bnoge| manuSya ke pratyeka kRtya ke sAtha pralobhana kI bAteM jur3a gaIM, aura isakA pariNAma yaha huA ki jIvana ke lie koI 'tyAga' nahIM huaa| agara tyAgA bhI to kalpita sukha pAne ke lie yA kalpita naraka se bacane ke lie| jIvana kA kahIM koI AviSkAra nahIM ho paayaa| bIsavIM zatAbdI meM bhArata meM do mahApuruSa hue haiN| eka gAMdhI aura dUsare arvind| gAMdhI kA darzana rahA ki eka-eka vyakti ko jagAo, pratyeka ko sacetana karo, hara eka ke aMdara puNya ke bhAva Agrata kro| aravinda ne kahA, kucha cune hue logoM ko jagA do| ve gine-cune loga hI sArI dharatI ko prakAzavAna kara deNge| dIye se dIyA jale, eka bAta / dIyoM se dIye jale, yaha jyAdA behtr| aravinda kI bAta z2yAdA saTIka hai| tuma to kucha jyotiyA~ jalA do kyoMki hareka ko jAgrata karanA saMbhava nhiiN| usameM bhI yaha bhArata, jahA~ bhale hI dhyAna ke, adhyAtma ke, dharma ke bIja aMkurita hue hoM lekina mere dekhe Aja kI tArIkha meM dezI AdamI kI banisbata videzI AdamI dhyAna ko jaldI AtmasAta kara letA hai| maiMne pAyA hai ki kisI bhAratIya ko chaha ghaMTe bhI dhyAna ke bAre meM samajhA do, vaha AdhA ghaMTA bhI dhyAna nahIM kara pAegA, lekina kisI videzI ko AdhA ghaMTA dhyAna ke bAre meM batAne para vaha apanA pUrA jIvana dhyAna ko samarpita kara detA hai| AtmajijJAsA se antara-jagata meM utaroge to zAMti ko, prakAza ko pA sakoge anyathA murchA meM par3e rhoge| mUrchA se amUrchA meM Ao to hI dIpa jyotirmaya ho skeNge| merI yaha AkAMkSA nahIM hai ki maiM lAkhoM dIye jalAU~, maiM isa dharatI se jAte-jAte agara sau dIpaka prajvalita kara pAyA, to merI jIvana-sAdhanA mAnavatA ke lie saphala huI maano| kahate haiM ki vivekAnanda jaba mRtyu-zayyA para the, taba unake mana meM eka zikAyata thI ki maiMne apane jIvana meM bhaktoM kI bhIr3a to juTA lI, para ve dIpa na jalA pAyA, jo merI jyoti kI pahacAna bana skeN| vivekAnanda ke hRdaya meM yaha TIsa-kasaka raha gaI ki ve sau dIpaka bhI prajvalita na kara paae| unhoMne apanI DAyarI meM likhAjo vyakti sau dIpaka bhI jalAkara calA jAegA, usase bhArata prakAzita ho jaaegaa| yaha unake aMtima vacana the| aise hI, maiM to sirpha sau vyaktiyoM kI cetanA jAgrata karanA cAhatA hU~ aura agara itanA kara pAyA to jIvana kI sAdhanA dhanya ho jaaegii| aura phira, maiM apane jIvana meM jIvana ke bAre meM socatA hU~, use jAnane kA prayAsa karatA hU~, mRtyu ke bAre meM nhiiN| kyoMki merA aTala vizvAsa hai ki jIvana kI kabhI mRtyu nahIM ho sktii| agara jIvana kI mRtyu hotI hai, to amRta-puruSoM ke anubhava | 13 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jhuThalA die jaaeNge| agara jIvana kI, cetanA kI, AtmA kI mRtyu hotI hai, to isakA artha yaha hogA ki duniyA ke sabhI grantha, jo AtmA ko ajara-amara - avinAzIzAzvata kahate haiM, anubhava se viparIta siddha ho jaaeNge| para Azcarya kI bAta to yaha hai ki duniyA meM mRtyu se vahI sabase jyAdA bhayabhIta haiM, jo mAnate haiM ki AtmA kI kabhI mRtyu nahIM hotii| para yaha saba ve sirpha jAnate nahIM, mAnate haiM / roja gItA kA pATha par3hate haiM - nainaM chiMdanti zastrANi, nainaM dahati pAvakaH na ise koI kATa sakatA hai, na koI isakA chedana kara sakatA hai, na ise koI jalA sakatA hai- phira bhI sabase jyAdA ve hI mRtyu se bhayabhIta haiM / arthAt unake jIvana aura zAstroM ke siddhAnta bhinna-bhinna haiM 1 maiM nahIM cAhatA ki mere Asa-pAsa kore mATI ke, binA bAtI ke saikar3oM dIpaka saje par3e ho / mere lie to prajvalita bIsa dIpaka hI paryApta haiN| maiMne kala eka mahAnubhAva se kahA bhI thA ki mere jAne ke bAda ho sakatA hai Apa dhyAna zivira lagAyeM aura Apa usameM akele hoM / yaha mere lie Ananda kA viSaya hogaa| eka jalatA huA dIyA bhI aMdhakAra ko dUra karane meM samartha hotA hai / bujhe dIpaka phanA ho jaaeNge| lAkhoM bujhe dIpakoM se jalatA huA eka cirAga hI kAphI hai| ina sabhI dhyAnaziviroM ke Ayojana kA yahI dhyeya hai ki kahIM kisI antara meM, kisI kone meM, kisI vyaktitva meM satya kI jyoti ujAgara ho jaae| maiM jAnatA hU~, jaba bhI isa prakAra kI svayaM ko jAgrata karane kI abhIpsA utpanna hogI, loga vimukha karAra deNge| ve paramparA se vimukha kheNge| ve pUcheMge yaha kauna-sA dharma hai ki sabase alaga calA jA rahA hai| isa jagat kA to yahI svabhAva hai| dhyAna bhIr3a se vimukha hone kA hI to vijJAna hai / pAgaloM kI jamAta meM agara samajhadAra bhI paidA ho gae to pAgala hI samajhe jAe~ge / isa duniyA kI jamAta meM hama ba~dhe - ba~dhAye krama ke hisse ho gae haiN| paidA hote haiM zizu ke rUpa meM, dhIre-dhIre bar3e hote cale jAte haiM / zizu se bAlaka, bAlaka se kizora, kizora se yuvA, yuvA se praur3ha aura phira vRddha ho jAte haiN| eka dina pIle patte kI taraha gira jAte haiM / hamAre kapar3e purAne hone cale haiM aura kapar3oM kI taraha yaha zarIra bhI purAnA hotA calA jAtA hai / yaha nazvara kAyA dhIre-dhIre pIche chUTatI calI jA rahI hai| isa nazvara kAyA meM jo sacetana padArtha samAyA huA hai, usase agara kahIM kucha melajola kara lete haiM, citta kI pravRttiyoM se svayaM ko Upara uThA lete haiM, to yaha jIvana kI Atmika upalabdhi hogI, anyathA jIvana bher3adhasAna-sA vyatIta ho jaaegaa| eka dina isakI kahAnI khatma ho jaaegii| kucha zeSa rahane vAlA nahIM hai| sudUra U~cAI para pAnI kI TaMkI rakhI hai, nIce lagA huA nala khulA hai| pAnI risa rahA hai, eka kSaNa aisA 14| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI AegA jaba pUrI TaMkI khAlI ho jAegI aura pAnI AnA baMda ho jaaegaa| yahI sthiti hamArI bhI ho jaaegii| jaba sAre rasa sUkha jaaeNge| hamArI AtmA sthUla va sUkSma do zarIroM meM jItI hai| jaba AtmA sthUla zarIra se mukta ho jAtI hai, taba sUkSma zarIra usake sAtha rahatA hai aura dUsarI yoni meM jAkara apane zarIra ko dhAraNa kara letA hai| sUkSma zarIra sadA hamAre sAtha rahatA hai, isalie hama apane bAhya sthUla zarIra kI ujjvalatA ke prati adhika jAgarUka na rahakara, saMbhava ho to apane Antarika sUkSma zarIra kI ujjvalatA kI ora adhika dhyAna deN| anyathA yaha satya hai ki isa kAyA ko Aja taka koI bacA nahIM pAyA hai| yaha hamase chUTatI jA rahI hai, nirantara alaga hotI jA rahI hai| isalie bacA sakeM, to svayaM ko bacA leN| kahIM aisA na ho ki mAla ko to bacA leM aura mAlika hI hAtha se chiTaka jaae| mAlika ke binA baTore hue mAla kI kyA kImata? jaba hama deha chor3a rahe hoMge, taba pacAsa lAkha kI upayogitA? jaba mAlakiyata hI calI gaI to saba vyartha hai| mAla bace yA kho jAe, kyA farka par3atA hai, agara hama baca gae to jIvana kI upalabdhi hogii| kahate haiM eka ghara meM Aga laga gii| loga bhItara jAne lage aura DhU~Dha-DhU~Dha kara sAmAna lAne lge| ghara kA sArA sAmAna bAhara A gyaa| parivAra ne socA, Aga laga gaI, koI bAta nahIM sAmAna to baca gyaa| acAnaka patnI ko yAda AyA, choTA munnA to kahIM dikhAI nahIM de rahA, usane pati se pUchA, choTA munnA kahA~ hai| pati ne kahA, are, vaha to kamare meM hI soyA raha gyaa| aba isa mAla kA kyA kareMge, jaba mAlika hI jala gyaa| tumane sArA mAla bacA liyA aura jo mAlika thA, vaha hI na rahA to mAla ko bacAne kA aucitya kyA hai? hamAre sAtha bhI jIvana kI yahI saccAI ghaTita hone vAlI hai| jIvana kI sAMdhya-velA meM yahI pratIti hone vAlI hai ki jIvana bhara bekAra hI vastuoM ko ikaTThA karane meM lage rhe| makAna, dukAna to banavA diye, lekina jIvana kA maMdira na banA paae| mAla to jamA kiyA aura mAlakiyata kho baitthe| __ dhyAna kA saMdeza yahI hai ki vyakti jIvana meM mAlika ko bacAne kI koziza kre| yahA~ baiThakara jo upalabdha hogA vaha jIvana, cetanA aura Atma-tattva hogaa| jisake sAmane bhautika upalabdhi nagaNya hogii| dhyAna kA uddezya yahI hai ki Apa svayaM ko upalabdha ho jaaeN| jo vyakti dhyAna meM jItA hai usakA varaNa mRtyu nahIM karatI, mRtyu ke dvAra se bhI vaha amaratva ko upalabdha hotA hai| mahAvIra ne isI sthiti ko vizuddha sAmAyika kahA hai| sthitaprajJa sthiti| dhyAna | 15 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tumheM isI avasthA ko upalabdha karAtA hai| dhyAna se na to svarga kI apsarAe~ mileMgI aura na naraka kI yNtrnnaaeN| dhyAna to tumheM pApa aura puNya se mukta karake dRSTA ko upalabdha karAtA hai| mokSa aura nirvANa dilAtA hai| dhyAna usa dazA kA nAma hai, jaba vyakti zubha-azubha donoM hI vicAroM se Upara uThakara zuddhatA ko upalabdha hotA hai| pApa aura puNya donoM Ananda bhAva meM vilIna ho jAte haiM / agara yaha sahI hai ki mRtyu ke samaya jo bhAva hote haiM, zarIra ko vaisI hI gati milatI hai| to mere prabhu, dhyAna meM DUba jaao| yadi ApakI mRtyu dhyAna meM hotI hai, to vaha jIvana kA samAdhi-maraNa hogaa| nirvANa aura mokSa usI dazA kA nAma hai, jaba vyakti nirvicAra-nirvikAra ho jAtA hai| ___ mujhase prAyaH yaha pUchA jAtA hai ki Apane itane dhyAna-zivira lagAe, saikar3oM vyaktiyoM ne dhyAna kiyaa| kyA, kisI ko kinhIM devI-devatA ke darzana hue? maiM kahU~gA, eka dhyAna-sAdhaka vyakti jo nirvicAra sthiti ko pA rahA hai, usase bar3hakara devI-devatA kA mUlya nahIM ho sktaa| jisakA citta zAMta huA hai, mana vikalpoM se rahita huA hai, vaha nirvicAra samAdhi meM pahu~ca gayA hai, to vaha deva aura dAnava donoM se videha huaa| vaha donoM meM bheda nahIM kregaa| isalie dhyAna-sAdhanA meM devoM ke nahIM apitu svayaM ke darzana karanA hai| tuma lAkhoM ko dekhakara bhI kyA dekha pAe, agara svayaM ko na dekha paae| kisI maMtra kA jApa karake, mAlAe~ ginakara deva-darzana to kara loge, para agara usa deva se kahA jAe ki mujhe nija-svarUpa kA darzana karavA do, to zAyada vaha bhI na karA paaegaa| __ Apa paryuSaNa meM sunate haiM ki mahAvIra ke pAsa indra Ate haiM aura kahate haiM, 'bhagavan ! Apake bhAvI jIvana meM bahuta se vighna Ae~ge, agara Apa AjJA deM to maiM Apake sAtha rahU~ aura Apake vighnoM kA nivAraNa karatA rhuuN|' mahAvIra ne kahA, 'indra ! koI bhI mahApuruSa isa duniyA meM devoM ke sahAre Atma-darzana nahIM kara paayaa| Atma-darzana vyakti ko svayaM karanA pdd'egaa| ye deva-deviyA~ bhI pralobhana haiM, inakA sahayoga bhI kaivalya meM bAdhaka hai| dhyAna para-padArtha se mukta hokara sva meM DUbane kI prakriyA hai|' __dhyAna 'para' se mukti aura 'sva' meM nivAsa karane kI prakriyA hai| ve dhanya haiM, jo dhyAna meM utara rahe haiN| jo jitanA gaharA utaregA use dhyAna ke motI upalabdha hoNge| yaha dhyAna kA sAgara hai, DUbate cale jAo gahare aura ghre| uthale raha gae to tinake hI hAtha lgeNge| DUba gae to kucha ratna, kucha motI hAtha laga jaaeNge| 'jina khojA tina pAiyA~ gahare pAnI paiTha' - taTa para khar3e kucha na pA skoge| jitane gahare utaroge, para se mukta hokara sva meM praviSTa ho skoge| 16 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kareM, antasa kA sparza ENTRE H jIvana eka talAza hai; sukha kI talAza, zAMti kI talAza, Ananda kI talAza! manuSya yaha talAza jagata meM karatA hai| apane se haTakara aura apane ko khokara auroM meM rahatA hai| apanI isa yAtrA meM manuSya kisI hada taka sukha ko to upalabdha kara letA hai, lekina zAMti aura Ananda se vaMcita rahatA hai| svabhAva se haTakara vibhAva meM jIne kA pariNAma yaha AtA hai ki vibhAva-dazA meM jIte hue vaha apanI svabhAva-dazA ko hI vismRta kara baiThatA hai aura vibhAva ko hI svabhAva mAna letA hai| isakA pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki jIvana 'jIvana' se chUTakara mAtra saMsAra se ba~dhA-ba~dhAyA raha jAtA hai| jo indriya-gocara hotA hai, basa usI ko pratyakSa mAnakara satya svarUpa samajha liyA jAtA hai| __ jaina-paramparA meM jJAna ke do svarUpa nirdhArita kiye gaye haiM - pratyakSa aura prokss| inakA artha jAnakara kucha ajIba lagegA, lekina yaha saccAI hai| jaina paraMparA meM parokSa jJAna vaha hai jo indriyajanya hai aura pratyakSa-jJAna vaha hai jo Atmajanya hai| jo jJAna indriyoM kI sahAyatA se prApta hotA hai, mahAvIra ne use parokSa mAnA hai kyoMki indriyA~ kisI bhI vastu kA sarvAMgINa sarvekSaNa nahIM kara sktiiN| isalie vaha adhUrA aura asatya-mizrita ho sakatA hai| jo jJAna iMdriyAtIta hotA hai, mahAvIra ne use pratyakSa kahA hai| usa jJAna meM sAdhaka indriyoM se mukta hokara sIdhA AtmA se saMparka sthApita kara letA hai| traikAlika satya usakI divya cetanA meM pratibiMbita honA 17 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prAraMbha ho jAtA hai| __ manuSya prAya: parokSa meM hI jItA hai| daihika indriyoM yA mana kI vRttiyoM meM hI usake jIvana kA adhikAMza bhAga pUrNa ho jAtA hai| vaha sukhAnubhUti to kara sakatA hai, para zAMti aura Ananda usase dUra raha jAte haiN| zAstroM kA svAdhyAya karake yA apanI tarkabuddhi ke dvArA paMDita to bana sakatA hai, para satya ke Ananda kI sAdhanA nahIM kara sktaa| Ananda na deha kA svabhAva hai, na mana kA, vaha to AtmA kA svabhAva hai| hama pratidina dhyAna meM saMkIrtana karate haiM, 'sahajAnandI zuddha svarUpI avinAzI hU~ AtmA cha'- yaha isa satya kI abhivyakti hai ki sahaja Ananda AtmA kA nija svabhAva hai| jo svabhAva se haTakara parabhAva meM jI rahA hai, jo tanika bhI AtmA ke karIba nahIM pahu~ca pAyA, vaha bhalA usake mUla svabhAva, Ananda se kaise paricita ho paaegaa| isalie isa dharatI para jitane vicAraka hue, sabake vicAra alaga-alaga ho sakate haiM, unakI jIvana-zailI alaga ho sakatI hai, lekina AtmAnandI svabhAva sabakA ekasama hai| zarIra ke sAtha jaba taka tAdAtmya-buddhi banI rahegI yA jaba taka mana kA saMparkasUtra kAyama rahegA, taba taka hama duHkha yA sukha meM ghire raheMge aura ye donoM jaba haTa jAyeMge, to bhItara kA Ananda svataH sphuTita hogaa| hama sukha-duHkha meM jIte haiN| ye donoM para ke nimitta se apane astitva kA rUpAntaraNa karate rahate haiM / sukha kabhI duHkha meM badala jAtA hai aura duHkha kabhI sukha meM badala jAtA hai| lekina jo aMtara ke Ananda ko pahacAna cukA hai, bhItara ke vaibhava ko pA cukA hai, usake jIvana meM na to kabhI sukha hAvI ho sakatA hai aura na kabhI duHkh| ise hama yoM samajheM, jaise kisI vyakti ne dainika samAcAra-patra meM laoNTarI kA vijJApana par3hA aura laoNTarI kharIda lii| kucha dina bAda laoNTarI khulI to Azcaryacakita raha gayA yaha par3hakara ki prathama puraskAra usI ke nAma khulA hai| subaha se sA~jha taka usakA citta prasannatA se sarAbora rahA, eka lAkha kA inAma jo khula AyA thaa| aura prasannatA meM itanA jhUma gayA ki usane sA~jha ko parijanoM ko bhojana para Amantrita kara liyA aura do-tIna hajAra rupaye kharca bhI kara ddaale| rAta bhara vaha khaza-mijAja banA rahA aura kalpanAoM ke AkAza meM ur3AneM bharatA rahA, para usakI khuziyoM para taba pAnI phira gayA, jaba subaha samAcAra-patra meM punaH vijJApana thA ki kala jo puraskAra ghoSita kiye gaye the usameM prathama puskAra kA aMtima aMka do kI bajAya tIna thaa| aba saMzodhita vijJApana paDhakara usake pA~voM tale se jamIna hI khisaka gii| lagA jaise kisI ne usake sAtha dhokhA kara diyA hai| subaha taka jo laoNTarI sukha kA kAraNa banI 18 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ thI, samAcAra-patra par3hakara vahI duHkha kA kAraNa bana gii| isalie sukha aura duHkha usI vyakti ko ghera pAte haiM, jo bahirmukhI hai, bAhara kI vRttiyoM meM jItA hai| yaha dhyAna-zivira zarIra aura mana ke pAra paha~cakara AtmAnaMda ko upalabdha karane ke lie hai| kore acche vicAroM ko pAlane se jIvana kA kAyAkalpa nahIM ho sktaa| hama kevala bAhya vicAroM meM jIte raha gaye, to acche vicAraka to bana jAyeMge, para apane svabhAva se, antas cetanA kI suvAsa se phira bhI vilaga hI raha jaayeNge| tathAgata buddha ke bAre meM kahate haiM ki ve yAtrA kara rahe the| kisI AdamI ke pA~va meM kIla gar3a gii| buddha use nikAlane lge| usane kahA- maiM kIla pIche nikalAU~gA, pahale yaha batAo ki yaha kIla kisane gdd'aayii| yaha viSailI hai yA nahIM? buddha ne kahA- vatsa, apanI tArkika buddhi to pIche lagA lenA, pahale kIla nikalavA lo, pIche vicAra karate raheMge kisane gar3AyI, kyoM gdd'aayii| hamArI khoja mAtra vicAroM taka hI sImita na rahe, usase bhI Upara honI caahie| hamArI khoja kA~Te se chuTakAre kI khoja ho, jIvana-mukti kI khoja ho| agara hama socate haiM ki parabhAva meM jIkara hama mukti pA sakeMge yA duniyAdArI meM ulajhakara Ananda pA sakeMge, to yaha hamArI bhUla hai| duHkha ke hajAra nimitta haiN| eka nimitta ko dUra karoge, dUsare kA pIchA ho jaayegaa| isa taraha tuma jiMdagI bhara eka-eka nimitta ko dUra karate rahoge, para tumheM duHkha se mukti nahIM mila paaegii| isalie hameM talAza karanI hai usa utsa kI, mUla kAraNa kI, jahA~ se sAre duHkha utpanna hote haiN| agara tuma antardRSTi ko upalabdha kara lo, to tumheM patA lagegA ki duHkha kA mUla kAraNa AtmA kA zarIra aura mana ke prati tAdAtmya-bhAva kA jur3anA hai| jisa dina tAdAtmya-bhAva samApta ho jAye, usa dina mRtyu kA bhaya chUTa jaayegaa| jIvana ke sukha-duHkha chUTa jAyeMge, hama nijAnaMda lIna ho jaaeNge| kahate haiM sikaMdara jaba vizva-vijaya pAne yUnAna se ravAnA huA to kucha AdhyAtmika mitroM ne batAyA ki agara vizva-vijaya yAtrA ke daurAna tumhArA bhArata jAnA ho, to vahA~ se tumhArI jo icchA ho le lenA, para eka saMnyAsI ko avazya sAtha lete aanaa| sikaMdara bhArata pahu~cA aura vijaya prApti ke bAda jaba vApasa jAne kI taiyArI karane lagA, to use apane mitroM kI vaha bAta yAda AI ki bhArata se lauTate vakta kisI saMnyAsI ko lete aanaa| jahA~ vaha ThaharA thA, usake nikaTavartI gA~va meM khabara kI ki koI saMnyAsI ho to use maiM le jAnA cAhatA huuN| gA~va ke logoM ne kahA- kAphI kaThina kAma hai| yahA~ saMnyAsI to hai, lekina unheM yUnAna le jAnA kAphI - 19 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaThina hai / Akhira sikaMdara ne patA lagAyA eka saMnyAsI kA / usane sipAhI bheje aura kahA ki use pakar3akara le Ao / sipAhI pahu~ce phakIra ke pAsa aura kahA- sikaMdara mahAn kA Adeza hai ki Apa hamAre sAtha caleM / phakIra ha~sane lgaa| usane kahA- jo khuda ko mahAn samajha rahA hai, usase bar3hakara samajha kauna ho sakatA hai| kauna hai vaha sikaMdara, jo apane Apako mahAn kahatA hai ? sipAhI eka kSaNa to sakapakA gaye ki duniyA meM abhI taka koI vyakti aisA nahIM huA jo sikaMdara kI mahAnatA para praznacinha lagA ske| yaha naMgA phakIra sikaMdara kI mahAnatA kA upahAsa kara rahA hai| una sipAhiyoM ne kahA- tumane agara isa taraha bAta kI to hama tumhArI gardana dhar3a se alaga kara deNge| phakIra muskarAyA, kahA- tuma kyA kAToge merI gardana ko ! maiM to bahuta pahale isase alaga ho cukA huuN| tuma jAo, apane mAlika ko bulA laao| hama tumhAre mAlika se hI bAta kareMge / sipAhI gaye sikaMdara ke pAsa aura jAkara sArI bAta btaaii| kahA ki gajaba kA phakIra hai| hamArA vaza usa para nahIM calegA / hama kisI ko talavAra se bhayabhIta kara sakate haiM aura vaha AdamI to mRtyu se tanika bhI nahIM DaratA / sikaMdara khuda gyaa| usane jAte hI apanI talavAra usa phakIra kI gardana para rakha dI aura kahA ki calate ho yA gardana alaga kara dU~ / phakIra ne kahA- agara kara sakate ho to gardana ko hI alaga kara do| bar3A majA AyegA ki tuma aura maiM donoM gardana ko girate dekheMge / sikaMdara ne kautUhala se pUchA- tuma bhI dekhoge gardana kaTate hue! phakIra ne kahAhA~, maiM bhI dekhuuNgaa| kyoMki aba yaha gardana 'maiM' nahIM huuN| jaba se yaha satya maiMne jAnA hai taba se koI bhI sikaMdara yA sikaMdara kI talavAra mujhe DarA nahIM sktii| tuma apanI talavAra ko myAna meM rakha do aura zAMti se jIvana jiio| kahate haiM ki sikaMdara ke jIvana meM yaha pahalA maukA thA, jaba kisI ke kaThora zabdoM ko sunakara bhI usane apanI talavAra bhItara rakha dii| bhalA jise yaha bodha ho cukA hai ki zarIra aura AtmA donoM bhinna-bhinna haiM, use duniyA kI koI talavAra kaise DarA sakatI hai| I jIvana meM jahA~ aisA tAdAtmya-bhAva TUTa jAtA hai, vahA~ duHkha samApta ho jAtA hai duHkha tAdAtmya ke kAraNa paidA hotA hai| jisakA tAdAtmya-bhAva samApta ho gayA, duHkha usase apane Apa chiTaka jAte haiN| hama deha-bhAva meM jIte rahate haiN| natIjatana hamArI najareM kevala vahIM taka jAkara sImita raha jAtI haiM / hama pahacAna nahIM pAte ki deha ke 20 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAra maiM kyA hU~? mana ke pAra merA kyA astitva hai? deha vastra kI bhA~ti hai| vaha kabhI bhI phaTa sakatA hai| agara hamane vastra ko bhI zAzvata yA abhinna mAna liyA hai to bAta aura hai| vastra pahanane kA matalaba yaha nahIM ki hama kevala vastroM taka hI sImita raha jAyeM, hamArA astitva usameM chipakara, dabakara raha jAye, jaisI gaMdI kAyA para ujale vastra zobhA nahIM pAte haiM, vaise hI apavitra AtmA para ujalI kAyA zobhA kaise pA sakatI hai| hama kevala bAhara ke sauMdarya taka sImita raha jAte haiM, binA yaha soce ki isake kAraNa hamArA AMtarika sauMdarya samApta hotA jA rahA hai| hama pahacAneM apane 'mekaapa' ke pIche kI paratoM ko| kahIM hamArA antarasauMdarya, Antarika pratibhA dabAkara to nahIM rakhI jA rahI hai| makAna jala rahA hai aura hama surakSita baca gaye haiM to samajho kucha nahIM jalA hai| zarIra bhI makAna kI taraha hai| hajAra daphA isake mRtyu ke dvAra se gujara jAne ke bAvajUda AtmA kI zAzvatatA para koI A~ca nahIM aatii| maiM deha hU~'- isa bhAva ke kAraNa hama cetanA kA sparza nahIM kara pAte haiN| zarIra aura AtmA- ina donoM ke bIca eka phAsalA hai, lekina yaha hamArA ajJAna hai ki ise hama samajha nahIM pAye haiN| donoM meM ekarUpatA ko kAyama kiye cala rahe haiN| nAriyala kA goTA aura usakI ThIkarI donoM bhale hI eka dUsare se saTe hue haiM, lekina isake bAvajUda donoM kA astitva alaga-alaga hai| goTA alaga hai aura ThIkarI alaga hai| AtmA kA svabhAva bhI aisA hI hai| bhale hI vaha deha se jur3I hai, isake bAvajUda vaha ThIkarI aura goTe kI taraha deha se alaga hai| maiM alaga hU~ aura zarIra alaga hai, isakA satata smaraNa jIvana meM honA cAhie, pratyeka ghaTanA-durghaTanA ke sAtha, pratyeka kRtya ke saath| agara niraMtara hamAre bhItara yaha bodha rahatA hai ki maiM AtmA hU~, zarIra nahIM haiM to deha para Ane vAlI kisI bhI anukUlatA-pratikUlatA kA prabhAva AtmA para nahIM A sktaa| hamAre yahA~ kahate haiMviveka se clo| isakA artha kevala itanA hI nahIM hotA ki kIr3e-makor3oM ko bacAkara clo| hameM isakA artha-vistAra karanA caahie| viveka se calane kA vizeSa artha hotA hai, zarIra cala rahA hai, para maiM sthira huuN| maiM sAkSI hU~, dRSTA huuN| jo sAkSitva meM nahIM hai, manomukta nahIM ho pAyA, vaha bhale hI khar3A rahe para cala rahA hai| lekina jo dRSTA-bhAva meM utara AyA hai, vaha bhale hI calatA rahe, para isake bAvajUda vaha sthira hai| hama Adarza-paruSoM ke vicAroM kA mAtra saMgraha na kreN| Apa dekhate haiM ki kaI loga yahA~ baiThe DAyarI meM noTsa likha rahe haiM / mAtra acche vicAroM ke saMgraha se hogA bhI kyA? - 21 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agara hameM koI acchI bAta laga rahI hai to use kAgaja kI DAyarI kI bajAe, AcaraNa kI DAyarI meM noTa karane kA prayAsa kareM / unako svayaM meM utArane kI koziza kareM / I yaha manuSya kA ajJAna hai ki jo pratyakSa rUpa meM prakaTa hai, vahI use dikhAI detA hai jo aprakaTa hai, usakA nirIkSaNa vaha nahIM kara pAtA hai / jo prakaTa para Thahara jAtA hai, vaha antara kA sparza nahIM kara pAtA / bhItara kI cetanA kI suvAsa ko prApta nahIM kara pAtA aura pariNAmasvarUpa use lagatA hai ki merA jo kucha hai bAhara hai, bhItara to kevala a~dherA hai / jaba taka adRzya kA artha nahIM jAna pAte haiM, hama, taba taka bhalA hama usase tAllukAta kaise baiThA paayeNge| aba logoM ke praznoM ko dekho| unake bhItara kI jijJAsAoM ko dekho| koI kahatA hai ki mahAvIra kaba paidA hue? kisase zAdI kI ? unakA parivAra kyA hai ? mahAvIra ke dIkSA le lene ke bAda unakI patnI kA kyA huA ? aba eka vyakti itanI-sI khoja bhara karane ke lie apanA pUrA samaya lagA detA hai / Apa pUcho ki isase use kyA milegA! kala eka sajjana pUcha rahe the ki mahAvIra umra meM bar3e the yA buddha? aba isakA samAdhAna pAne se tumheM kyA milegA? koI pharka nahIM par3egA ki kauna choTA thA yA kauna bar3A? Atma-ciMtana to isa bAta ke lie karo ki hama apane jIvana meM mahAvIra kI antardazA ko upalabdha kara pAe haiM yA nahIM kara pAe haiN| hama Adarza puruSoM ke itihAsa ke bAre meM bahuta khojabIna kara lete haiM, para unake AdarzoM se anabhijJa raha jAte haiM / yaha nirIkSaNa karo ki mahAvIra ke jIvana meM sAdhanA kaise ghaTita huI? dhyAna kaise utarA ? kisa vidhi se unhoMne cetanA kI aMtima sthiti kA sparza kiyA? kaise jIvana jIyA ki unakA bIja vRkSa bana gayA ? hama nahIM samajha pAye mahAvIra kI antas cetanA ko / agara antas cetanA ko samajha liyA jAtA hai to hama mAtra mahAvIra ke anuyAyI hI nahIM, apitu svayaM mahAvIra ho sakate the| hamArI chAyA ke nIce bhI hajAroM logoM ko vizrAma mila sakatA thA, lekina hama apane Apako vahA~ taka na pahu~cA pAe / hamane mahAvIra ke upavAsoM kI to carcA kI ki mahAvIra ne chaH mahIne upavAsa kiye, RSabhadeva ne bAraha mahInoM taka upavAsa kiye, para hama na to isakA ciMtana kara pAe aura na hI jikra kara pAe ki ina upavAsoM kI mUlAtmA kyA thI? mahAvIra kA uddezya mAtra bhUkhe rahane kA nahIM thA / AtmavAsa karanA unakA uddezya thA / hama caritra likhate samaya AtmavAsa ko bhUla gaye / hameM unake upavAsa dikhAI diye, unakI antas- cetanA dikhAI na dii| isakA pariNAma yaha nikalA ki hamane mahAvIra ke bAhya vyaktitva kA to jikra kara liyA para Antarika vyaktitva, bhItara ke vaibhava se 22 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hama ekatAra nahIM ho paaye| hama kevala bAhara taka sImita raha gaye, bhItara taka na utara pAye / mahAvIra ke samavazaraNa yA unake daivika vaibhava kA to bar3hA-car3hAkara hamane varNana kara liyA para mahAvIra kA AMtarika vyaktitva ! maiM samajhatA hU~ ki mahAvIra kA jIvana-caritra likhane vAle adhikAMza loga isa mAmale meM mahAvIra ke prANoM taka nahIM pahu~ce pAye, ve loga kevala bAhara taka sImita raha gaye / usakA pariNAma yaha nikalA ki hamane mahAvIra ke guNagAna to bahuta kara liye, para hamArA apanA jIvana unake viparIta banA rahA / mahAvIra ne parigraha chor3A aura hama anApa-zanApa parigraha jor3a rahe haiM / jIsasa kahate haiM ki zatru ko prema karo aura hama mitra ko bhI ImAnadArI se prema nahIM kara pAte / tyAga ke nAma para bhI hamAre jIvana meM jo cala rahA hai, vaha tyAga nahIM hai, vaha pradarzanabhara hai| tyAga meM to sonA bhI miTTI kI taraha chUTa jAnA cAhie aura hama miTTI ko bhI sonA mAna rhe| hamArA tyAga to jabaradastI per3a se patte ko tor3ane jaisA ho rahA hai| hamArA tyAga jJAnamUlaka ho| pattA pIlA par3A, svata: jhar3a gayA, bojhA thA, chUTa gayA / maiMne sunA hai : do saMnyAsI kisI yAtrA para the| eka vRddha thA, dUsarA yuvaka / vRddha jahA~ jAtA, ThaharatA, pUchatA rahatA ki yahA~ koI khatarA to nahIM hai| rAta ko apanI gaTharI sira ke nIce rakhakara sotaa| hara paMdraha minaTa meM gaTharI ke bhItara hAtha DAlakara TaTolatA / rAta jitanI gaharI hotI, utanA hI bhayabhIta citta bana jAye vaha / yuvA saMta ne socA Akhira bAta kyA hai? jaba dekho taba saMta kA citta bhayabhIta banA rahatA hai / eka dina saMta nivRtta hone gaye the / jAte-jAte yuvA saMta se kaha gaye ki gaTharI kA pUrA-pUrA dhyAna rkhnaa| idhara-udhara na ho jaanaa| pIche se yuvA saMta ne usa gaTharI ko kholA ki Akhira rAja kyA hai isa gaTharI meM ? dekhA, bhItara sone kI IMTa thI / yuvA saMta samajha gayA ki phakIra sAhaba ke citta ke bhayabhIta rahane kA yahI kAraNa hai| usane sone kI IMTa rakha dii| usane gaTharI ko jyoM kA tyoM vApasa taiyAra kara rakha diyA / vRddha saMta vApasa aayaa| usane gaTharI uThAI aura donoM Age bddh'e| kisI kAraNavaza tIna-cAra dina bAda saMta ne apanI gaTharI kholI / dekhA, bhItara meM sone kI IMTa nadArada thI aura usakI jagaha miTTI kI IMTa rakhI thI / bhItara-hI-bhItara ha~sA vaha / rAta Dhalane ko A rahI thI / yuvA saMta ne kahA- phakIra sAhaba, kisI dUsare gA~va caleM / yahA~ khatarA ho sakatA hai, kyoMki yaha jaMgala hai| vRddha saMta ne muskarAkara kahA- aba bhalA khatarA kisa bAta kA, sonA hI mATI nikala gayA / jisa dina bodha ho jAye hameM ki sonA mATI hai, usa dina hI mukta ho pAoge tuma sone se ora sone kI Asakti se / isalie agara jIvana meM Ananda ko upalabdha | 23 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karanA cAhate ho, jIvana kI dhanyatA pAnA cAhate ho, jIvana ko eka utsava kA rUpa denA cAhate ho, to isake lie jarUrata isa bAta kI hai ki jIvana ke kRtya sahaja bana jAe~ tAki hama apane Apako baMdhana-mukta mahasUsa kara skeN| manuSya cAhe to antasa-cetanA ko upalabdha kara sakatA hai, vahIM vaha bhautikatA kI cakAcauMdha meM hI ulajhakara raha jAtA hai to usakA jIvana garta bana jAtA hai| manuSya pUrNa ikAI nahIM hai / yaha to pazu aura prabhu ke bIca kI kar3I hai| nirNaya tumhAre hAtha meM hai ki tuma prabhutA ko pAnA cAhate ho yA pazutA ko| svayaM ko mahAvIra banAnA cAhate ho yA apanA mahAvinAza karanA cAhate ho / pApa yA pavitratA do hI vikalpa haiM manuSya ke lie| pazu kabhI giratA nahIM hai kyoMki vaha pazu hai / vaha pazutA se nIce kyA giregaa| manuSya hI giratA-uThatA hai| manuSya apanA nirmANa karane ke lie svataMtra hai| vaha jIvana ko cAhe jaisA mor3a de sakatA hai| ujjvalatA kA bhI aura aMdhakAra kA bhii| manuSya nimna se nimnatama ho sakatA hai aura zreSTha se zreSThatama bhii| ___manuSya aMtima U~cAI ko bhI chU sakatA hai aura aMtima tala ko bhii| pazu sirpha pazu hai| usake pAsa na to pazutA se Upara uThane kI kSamatA hai aura na nIce girane kii| vaha thira hai, paraMtu manuSya ke sAtha aisA nahIM hai| yaha dhyAna-zivira hamArI UrjA ko jAgRta karake usakA sadupayoga karane kA prayAsa hai| prabhu se prArthanA hai ki vaha isa abhiyAna meM Apako saphalatA de| hamArA jIvana kevala ciMtana aura vicAra taka sImita na rahe, apitu A~kha kholakara dekhane kA bhI abhiyAna ho| jaba mahAvIra mahAvIra ho sakate haiM, buddha buddha ho sakate haiM to hama una U~cAiyoM ko kyoM nahIM chU skte| hameM, jo bhItara baiThA hai, usake darzana karane haiN| jo bhItara hai use talAzanA hai, tarAzanA hai| prabhu kare ki dRSTA raha jAye aura dRzya haTa jaaye| para haTa jAye aura sva kA sva meM baserA ho jaaye| tuma atithi nahIM Atitheya ho, tuma svAmI ho apane Apake, antara ke vaibhava ke| eka na eka dina saba atithiyoM ko jAnA hai| agara hamane apane Apako Atitheya banA liyA hai to hameM jAne kI AvazyakatA na hogii| hama svayaM ko svayaM meM pratiSThita kara leN| agara aisA ho sakatA hai, to hamArI kAyA prabhu kI pratimA bana jAyegI aura isa kAyA meM rahane vAlI AtmA usI prANapratimA meM pratiSThita hokara divya svarUpa ko upalabdha parAtmA bana jaayegii| 24 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RAN AEBAR @004-0 svayaM kI blaa BaraDSOFTEST manuSyajAti kA vikAsa sampUrNa vizva kA vikAsa hai| usakI unnati aura patana sampUrNa vizva ke utthAna aura patana hai| vizva ke globa meM kauna-sA raMga kaisA hai, yaha bAta gauNa hai| mukhya to yaha hai ki isa globa ke bhItara jo manuSya avatarita ho rahe haiM ve kaise jI rahe haiN| jaba hama apane atIta ko dekhate haiM, to pAte haiM ki usane manuSya ke vikAsa kI jitanI saMbhAvanAe~ thIM, Aja usane apane bauddhika aura bhautika stara para bahuta kucha pUrI bhI kara liiN| __ yaha manuSyajAti kA saubhAgya hai ki pUrA vizva simaTa kara ghara ke bhItara A gayA hai| amerikA yA aphrIkA meM koI ghaTanA ghaTatI hai to hama use ghara meM baiThe dekha sakate haiN| isa vikAsa kI kSamatA para hameM gaurava honA caahie| mahAbhArata meM to kevala eka ghaTanA milatI hai jaba dhRtarASTra mahAbhArata ke yuddha ko dekhane meM sakSama nahIM haiM aura saMjaya mahala meM baiThe-baiThe hI usa ghaTanAkrama ko nihAra letA hai aura A~khoM dekhA hAla dhRtarASTra ko sunAtA hai| taba yaha kSamatA kevala eka vyakti, saMjaya ke pAsa hI thI lekina Aja pratyeka ke pAsa yaha kSamatA hai| kisI samaya meM yuddha kI sUcanAe~ kaI mahInoM bAda paha~catI thiiN| lekina Aja vizva ke kisI bhI hisse meM yuddha ho, to yahA~ ghara meM baiThe hI usa yuddha ko dekhA jA sakatA hai| dhIre-dhIre manuSya kI pahu~ca kA vikAsa hotA jA rahA hai| vaha cA~da taka jA pahu~cA hai| antarikSa meM yadi koI graha dUsare graha se TakarAtA hai, to kaba kina kSaNoM meM | 25 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ TakarAegA, isakI jAnakArI use pahale se ho jAtI hai| para vicAraNIya prazna yaha hai ki mAnava candraloka taka pahu~cA lekina itane parizrama aura itanA vyaya karake bhI vaha vahA~ se kyA lAyA? itane vaijJAnikoM ne varSoM taka khoja kI, kaI logoM ne apanI jAneM ga~vAIM, lekina unase jarA pUcho to, vahA~ se vApasa Ate samaya tuma kyA sAtha lekara Ae? ve kaheMge kucha miTTI ke namUne lekara aae| itanA parizrama kara vahA~ pahu~ce aura lAe kyA? miTTI ke ddhele| aba unase pUcho itanI mehanata ke bAda bhI agara tuma miTTI ke kaNa hI dharatI para lAe, to kyA miTTI ke Dhele pAne ke lie hI itanA parizrama kiyaa| manuSya kI yaha kSamatA, jo indraloka taka pahu~cane kI thI, kAza vahI antaraloka taka pahu~cAne meM madada krtii| manuSya kI jo kSamatA bAhara kahIM calI jA rahI thI, agara isa caitanya ko apane bhItara mor3atA to...! candraloka se to vaha miTTI ke Dhele hI lekara AyA, lekina antaraloka kI yAtrA karane para nizcita hI use jIvana-jagat ke rahasya mila jaate| bAhara ke candra-graha-nakSatroM taka to manuSya pahu~ca gayA, lekina svayaM taka na pahu~ca pAyA, nija ko na khoja paayaa| pariNAmata: vaha candraloka se bhI miTTI ke Dhele lekara pRthvI para vApasa A gyaa| dhyAna manuSya ko antoka kI yAtrA karAtA hai| insAna, jo aba taka apanI UrjA/zakti kA upayoga kevala bAhara ke lie kara rahA hai, apanI caitanya-zakti kA upayoga para-padArthoM yA vijJAna ke AviSkAroM ke lie kara rahA hai, kAza, vaha svayaM ke lie kucha kara pAtA / mahAn vaijJAnika AiMsaTIna, jisane na jAne kitane mAnavopayogI AviSkAra kie, lekina svayaM ajJAta rahasya banA raha gyaa| kahate haiM ki jaba vaha mRtyu-zayyA para thA, DaoNkTara ne usase pUchA, tuma mahAn vaijJAnika ho| sArI duniyA, jo a~dhere meM sotI thI tumane prakAza kI kiraNa dI, tumane use vidyuta dhArA dI, para eka bAta batAo, Aja tuma mRtyu ke karIba ho| tumane bhalIbhA~ti jIvana-jagata ko dekhA hai| kyA tuma batAnA pasaMda karoge ki agale janma meM kyA bananA caahoge| AiMsaTIna ne kahA, maiM nahIM jAnatA ki punarjanma hotA hai yA nahIM, lekina agara punaH janma mile to maiM paramAtmA se prArthanA karU~gA ki vaha mujhe cAhe jo banAe para vaijJAnika na bnaae| DaoNkTara cakita raha ge| AiMsaTIna ne kahA, Aja mujhe isa bAta kA gama hai ki maiMne vibhinna prakAra ke AviSkAra kie lekina usa tattva kA AviSkAra na kara pAyA jisake isa zarIra se nikala jAne ke bAda loga mujhe daphanA deNge| pratyeka vaijJAnika ke sAmane anta meM yahI prazna khar3A hogaa| bhalA jisane svayaM kA AviSkAra nahIM kiyA usane kyA pAyA? jo svayaM ko upalabdha nahIM ho pAyA, svayaM ko prApta nahIM kara pAyA, apanI caitanya-zakti ko nahIM jAna pAyA usane sArI duniyA 26 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko bhI pA liyA to kyA lAbha? mRtyu to use sabase vaMcita kara ddaalegii| ___ jo vyakti svayaM se anabhijJa hai, vaha bAharI jJAna kitanA bhI prApta kara le, vaha astitva bodha se vaMcita rhegaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne AcArAMga meM kahA, 'je egaM jANaI se savvaM jaannii|' yaha mahAvIra dvArA diyA gayA dhyAna-sUtra - jo eka ko jAnatA hai, vaha sabako jAnatA hai / jisane eka ko, svayaM ko nahIM jAnA vaha saba kucha jAnakara bhI kyA jAna pAyA? AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki vyakti svayaM kA bodha prApta kare, Atmabodha / agara usane Atmabodha prApta kara liyA to vizva-bodha ke dvAra to svataH ughar3a pdd'eNge| manuSya to vizva kI eka ikAI hai| isalie jaba vaha svayaM ko jAna legA to astitva ke antara-rahasya kA bodha svataH prApta kara legaa| ThIka usI taraha jaise cAvala kA eka dAnA dekhakara hama jAna jAte haiM ki pUrI ha~DiyA ke cAvala paka gae yA kacce haiN| aba manuSya paramAtmA kI khoja meM cala detA hai| vaha bAhara kI ora, himAlaya kI kaMdarAoM meM, ghane jaMgaloM meM prabhu kI khoja karatA hai| koI haridvAra jA rahA hai, kisI ko badrI-kedAranAtha kA smaraNa AtA hai| svayaM ko khojane ke lie bahiryAtrA zurU ho jAtI hai| vaha nahIM jAnatA ki usakA pahalA kadama antarjagat kI ora uThanA caahie| hameM apane antara-astitva kI talAza karanI hai to sabase pahale apane bhItara jame ajJAna-aMdhakAra ko ki paramAtmA kahIM bAhara hai, AtmA kA astitva kahIM dUra hai aura usakI talAza bhI vahIM jAkara karU~, isameM saMzodhana karanA hogaa| hamAre bhItara kI isa bhAvanA ko bhI haTAnA hogA ki himAlaya kI guphA meM yA nadI ke kinAre jAkara dhyAna karane para hI paramAtmA upalabdha hogA yA svayaM ko jAna skeNge| nahIM, kahIM jAne kI jarUrata nahIM hai aura na hI mAtra subaha-zAma kucha samaya ke lie dhyAna karane baiTha jAne se svayaM ko pA skoge| dhyAna to niraMtara calane vAlI sajagatA hai| dhyAna to hamAre jIvana meM rama jAnA cAhie hamArI parachAI kI taraha, sA~soM kI taraha, dhamaniyoM meM khUna kI taraha / sAkSitva kI sajagatA hI dhyAna hai| jIvana kI pratyeka kriyA khAnA, sonA, uThanA, calanA, vyavasAya saba dhyAnamUlaka ho jAnA caahie| jaba sabhI kriyAe~ dhyAnapUrvaka ho jAe~gI, dhyAna-mUlaka ho jAe~gI to pariNAma yaha hogA ki abhI to hama subaha-zAma saprayAsa dhyAna karate haiM lekina taba caubIsa ghaMTe dhyAna meM jiieNge| jaba ziSyoM ne mahAvIra se pUchA ki manuSya kaise khAe, kaise pIye, kaise cale, kaise jIye, tAki usake pApa-karma kA baMdhana na ho| | 27 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra ne kahA- manuSya dhyAnapUrvaka bhojana kare, dhyAnapUrvaka cale, dhyAnapUrvaka baiThe, soye, sAre kRtya hI dhyAnapUrvaka kare / jo hara kArya ko bodhapUrvaka saMpAdita karatA hai, usake pApakarma kA baMdhana nahIM hotaa| vyakti guphA meM baiThA hai yA ghara meM, phira yaha bAta gauNa hai jaba tumhArA jIvana hI dhyAnamaya hai| himAlaya kI guphA meM rahane vAlA saMta bhI krodha aura kaSAya ko, tRSNA aura lAlasA ko, kAma aura vAsanA ko paidA kara sakatA hai lekina yahA~ ghara meM rahane vAlA, vyavasAya meM juTA vyakti bhI apane ko ghara aura vyavasAya se uparata kara sakatA hai| pati-patnI, saMsAra-ghara saba hamAre bhItara hai| patnI ko vicAroM meM sAtha lekara himAlaya kI guphA meM bhI cale jAoge to vahA~ akele rahate hue bhI saMsAra meM jioge aura ghara meM rahakara yadi anAsakta jIvana apanA liyA hai to saMsArI jIvana meM bhI saMnyAsa ke phUla khila aaeNge| phira jahA~ hama hoMge vahIM saMnyAsa kA mArga hogaa| __kahate haiM bhagavAna buddha apanI patnI yazodharA ko amAvasyA kI ardharAtri meM chor3akara jaMgaloM meM cale ge| paramajJAna upalabdha huaa| eka dina vicaraNa karate hue bhagavAna rAjamahala phuNce| vahA~ yazodharA bhI thii| usane pUchA, tuma mujhe ardharAtri meM chor3akara kyoM gae the? buddha ne kahA, satya kI talAza meM / aba maiM satya ko upalabdha ho cukA huuN| yazodharA ne puna: kahA, buddha tumane to paramajJAna upalabdha kara liyA, lekina maiM tumase eka bAta pUchanA cAhatI hU~ ki jise tumane jaMgaloM meM jAkara upalabdha kiyA, kyA vaha rAjamahala meM rahakara upalabdha nahIM kara sakate the? kahate haiM yazodharA ke isa prazna ke javAba meM buddha mauna rhe| unhoMne vahA~ svIkAra kiyA ki yadi vyakti anAsakta ho cukA hai, sAkSitva gaharA gayA hai to vaha jahA~ hai vahIM rahate hue paramatattva ko, paramajJAna ko, zAzvata satya ko upalabdha kara sakatA hai| hama loga abhI taka vanoM kI talAza kara rahe haiM, svayaM kI talAza karanA bhUla gae haiN| svayaM kI talAza kA pahalA sAdhana hai- jIvana meM anAsakta-bhAva ko paidA kreN| jahA~-jahA~ hamArI Asakti ke tAra jur3e rahate haiM vahA~ hamArI citta kI caMcalatAoM ke sUtra bhI ba~dha jAte haiN| jaise-jaise hamAre saMbaMdha halke hoMge, bhItara anAsakti kA bhAva paidA hogA, vaise-vaise hamAre citta ke, mana kI acaMcalatA ke sUtra hamAre hAtha meM Ate jAe~ge aura mana khuda hI zAMta hotA jaaegaa| pahale kolAhala kama hogA aura bAda meM, dhIre-dhIre zAMta ho jaaegaa| hamAre saMbaMdhoM kA jitanA vistAra hogA, mana kI caMcalatA kA bhI vistAra hotA jaaegaa| eka bacce kI apekSA yuvaka kA mana adhika caMcala hotA hai aura yuvaka se bhI adhika vRddha kaa| citta, mana aura vicAroM kI caMcalatA ke sUtra bar3hate calate jAte haiN| 28 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka bacce kA mana mAtA-pitA, khilaune, khela aura khAne taka hI jaaegaa| lekina eka yuvaka kA citta ! kitane-kitane dhAge jur3e haiM caMcalatA ke lie| subaha se sA~jha taka mana bhaTakatA hI rahatA hai / hamane saMbaMdhoM kA itanA vistAra kiyA hai ki mana thamane kA nAma hI nahIM letaa| jaba saMbaMdhoM kA, rAga kA phailAva hogA, to dveSa bhI sAtha meM clegaa| yaha rAga-dveSa hI Asakti hai| Asakti ke gahana hone para mAnasika caMcalatA aura vyagratA kA vikAsa hogA, tanAva bddh'egaa| kala taka jaba maiM Apase aparicita thA, ApakA citta merI ora nahIM AyA thaa| maiM citta meM prakaTa nahIM huA thaa| Aja ApakA mujhase lagAva ho gayA hai| kala taka Apa vivAhita na the to vicAroM meM kabhI patnI prakaTa nahIM huI thii| Aja vivAha ho gayA hai| tuma videza jA rahe ho| vahA~ tumheM patnI kI smRti AtI hai| tumhAre citta kI caMcalatA ke sUtra bar3ha rahe haiM / isakA kyA kAraNa hai? hamAre saMbaMdhoM kA, lagAva kA vistaar| __ dhyAna meM utarane ke lie rAgAtmaka saMbaMdhoM se uparata hoN| 'parasparopagraho jIvAnAm' sUtra kA artha hai eka dUsare ke prati sauhArdatA ke bhAva rakho, na ki rAga aura aaskti| dUsare ko U~cA uThAo, prema kA vistAra kro| rAga kA bhAva hamAre lie Asakti kA kendra bana sakatA hai, para prema kabhI Asakti kA kendra nahIM bntaa| rAga aura prema ke antara ko samajhanA Avazyaka hai| rAga tAlAba jaisA hai aura prema nadI kA pravAha hai| Age bar3hatI huI nadI virATa svarUpa prApta karatI hai aura nadI kA aMtima lakSya to sAgara hai| prema kA artha vistAra hai| nadI ne svayaM ko pUre vizva ke lie phailA diyA hai, isalie vaha kabhI gaMdI nahIM hotii| jo gaMdA hotA hai use hama DabarA kahate haiM / rukA huA pAnI tAlAba bana jAtA hai| jahA~ hamAre rAgamUlaka saMbaMdha banate haiM vahA~ DabarA bana jAtA hai| hama gaDDhA ho jAte haiN| sUkhate hue gaDDhe meM gaMdagI aura adhika bar3ha jAtI hai| Ayu ke vikAsa ke sAtha saMbaMdhoM kA phailAva hotA jAtA hai| pariNAmasvarUpa Asakti gahana hotI jAtI hai| behatara hogA, apane jIvana meM prema, vAtsalya, sneha ko sthAna deN| abhI to hamAre citta meM rAga kA sthAna hai| hamArA citta tRSNA, Asakti aura mUrchA meM ghirA huA hai| pariNAmata: mRtyu zayyA para hone ke bAvajUda citta meM sAMsArika caMcalatA ke sUtra calate rahate haiN| jo yaha kahate haiM ki jIvana bhara pApa karane ke bAda mRtyu ke samaya svayaM ko sudhAra le, to beDA pAra laga jAegA, ve cUka rahe haiN| bhalA, taba yaha kaise saMbhava ho paaegaa| mRtyu to jIvana kI parIkSA hai| parIkSA meM tabhI uttIrNa ho sakate haiM jaba jIvana meM kucha pAyA ho, upalabdha kiyA ho| 1 29 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna meM utarane ke lie sarvaprathama apane rAga aura dveSamUlaka saMbaMdhoM se uparata hoN| antarmana meM prema kA sAgara laharA lene do| rAga kA dAyarA bahuta sImita hai aura prema kA vistRta / rAga parivAra se ho sakatA hai, para prema to samagra manuSya jAti ke lie hai| agara mere mana meM prema kI dhArA baha rahI hai, to vaha eka-do ke lie nahIM, sabhI ke lie hogii| maiM sabhI ko prema bA~TatA rhuuNgaa| lekina agara rAga jur3A hai to vaha sabake prati nahIM hogaa| dhyAna ke lie bhI pahalI zarta yaha hai ki gaharAiyoM meM DubakI lagAne ke lie rAga aura Asakti ke dAyare se Upara uThanA hogaa| hameM to AtmA kI talAza karanI hai, jo na guphAoM meM milegI aura na kahIM kI yAtrA meM, na hI ghara yA dukAna meM use khoja paaoge| vaha to vahIM hai jahA~ tuma svayaM ho| rAmacandra ne kahA, AtmA nI zaMkA kare AtmA pote aap|' svayaM AtmA hI AtmA kI talAza kI rahI hai, vahI svayaM para prazna cinha bhI uThA rahI hai| jo pUcha rahI hai vahI AtmA hai, jisakI talAza kara rahe ho vahI AtmA hai| AtmA to pUre astitva meM hai, lekina apanI AtmA ko apane bhItara hI jAnanA hogaa| nija ke astitva se bAhara nija kA astitva nahIM hai| hama sadiyoM se yaha mUr3hatA pAlate Ae haiM ki apanI AtmA bAhya-jagat meM talAza rahe haiN| hamArI sthiti sAgara meM rahane vAlI usa machalI kI taraha hai, jo dUsarI machalI se pUchatI hai sAgara kahA~ hai? aba use kauna smjhaae| sAgara meM jIvana-yApana karane vAlI machalI agara sAgara talAze, to ise kyA kaheMge? sUrya se Ane vAlI razmiyA~ eka-dUsare se pUche ki prakAza kyA hotA hai, to kyA uttara diyA jaae| ThIka isI taraha vyakti eka-dUsare se pUcha rahA hai ki AtmA aura paramAtmA kyA hotA hai| AtmA hI AtmA se anabhijJa bana baiThI hai| bhAratIya saMskRti kI yaha vizeSatA hai ki usameM manuSya ne svayaM meM paramatattva kI khoja kii| zeSa saMskRtiyoM meM paramAtmA kA astitva bAhara kI ora khojA hai| bhArata ke mahApuruSoM ne usa tattva kI talAza svayaM meM kii| mahAvIra ne mahAvIratva svayaM se paayaa| unake guru ve svayaM the| ve jahA~ Thahare, vahI maMdira aura dharmasthAnaka ho gyaa| unhoMne koI mukha-vastrikA, mora picchI yA pItAmbara dhAraNa nahIM kiyA aura na hI koI geruA yA raMgIna vastra phne| mahAvIra ne jAnA ki vaha tattva mahala meM nahIM hai, na vaha kapar3oM meM hai, na hIrejavAharAta meM hai, na hI dAna-dakSiNA meM hai| vaha tattva svayaM meM hai| ThIka hai, bhArata ne AiMsTIna jaise vaijJAnika, sikaMdara jaise vizva-vijetA paidA nahIM kiye para buddha aura mahAvIra jaisI manISA vizva ko dI hai| kabIra, nAnaka, mIrA 30 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura sahajo bAI jaisI bhakti-gaMgA kA amRta pravAhita kiyA hai| jinhoMne koI vaijJAnika AviSkAra to nahIM kie para svayaM ke AviSkAra se jagat ko prakAza se bhara diyaa| vAstava meM jisane antara-svarUpa kI talAza kara lI, usane sampUrNa astitva ko talAza liyaa| dhyAna svayaM kI talAza kA sAdhana hai| jaba mRtyu nikaTa AegI aura svayaM se hI pUchoge ki jIvana meM kyA khoyA, kyA pAyA, to patA calegA kucha bhI hAtha meM nahIM hai| jIvana vyartha hI calA gyaa| bhautika sampadA yahIM raha gyii| deha bhI yahIM raha gii| sAre jar3a padArtha yahIM raha gae aura parezAnI isI bAta kI hai ki pUrA jIvana inhIM jar3apudgala aura acetana tattvoM se jur3A rahA, ulajhA rhaa| sarala zabdoM meM dhyAna kA artha hai sAkSI kA prAdurbhAva honaa| yahA~ zivira meM jo dhyAna kara rahe ho vaha to dhyAna kI prakriyA hai| yahA~ se jAne ke bAda ghara para kasauTI hogii| Apa ghara pahu~ce, vahA~ Apake bacce se kA~ca kA gilAsa phUTa gyaa| kSaNa bhara ke lie Apako Aveza aayaa| Apa turaMta soceM agara maiM yahA~ na hotA to...! vyakti hara kRtya meM sAkSI aura dRSTA-bhAva meM lauTa Ae to tana-mana pratikriyAnvita nahIM hogaa| __ maiM cAhatA hU~ ki Apa tanAva aura ciMtA meM nahIM, Ananda aura prasannatA se jiiyeN| manuSya kA jIvana gIta aura nRtya se bharA ho| vaha mAtra kisI paraloka ke svarga kI talAza meM jIvana na jIye, apitu vartamAna ko bhI svarga banAne kA prayAsa kre| mujhe pUrA bharosA hai ki isa dharatI para agara ghaTa-ghaTa meM dhyAna kI dhArA praveza kara le, to dharatI svayaM svarga bana jaayegii| jagat meM dekho phUla khila rahe haiM, tAre TimaTimA rahe haiM, pakSiyoM kI cahacahAhaTa meM prasannatA ke sura haiN| lekina manuSya vikAsa kI lAkha duhAiyA~ dene ke bAvajUda udAsa hai, bojhila hai, ciMtita hai| aura isa bojhilatA ne hamAre bhItara meM khila sakane vAle phUla ko dabA diyA hai, bhItara kI muskarAhaTa kA galA ghoMTa diyA hai| dhyAna hamAre bhItara ke phUla ko khilAne kI prakriyA hai| jisa dina isa dharatI para bhItara ke Ananda ko upalabdha loga dharma ke mArga para bar3heMge, usa dina vaha mArga phUloM se bhara jaayegaa| aba taka hama khoja karate rahe, azAMti ko kama kaise kareM, du:kha ko kama kaise kreN| yaha nakArAtmaka dRSTi hamAre lie hAnikAraka bana sakatI hai| hama apanI dRSTi ko jarA saMzodhita kreN| hamArA prayAsa ho ki jiMdagI meM zAMti kaise bar3he, Ananda kaise bar3he, ahobhAva ke phUla kaise khileN| vaise to sAmAnya dRSTi se duHkha kaise kama ho yA zAMti kaise bar3he, donoM eka jaisI bAteM lagatI haiM lekina ina donoM meM AdhArabhUta farka hai| kamare meM a~dherA hai| hamAre mana meM do taraha ke vicAra paidA ho sakate haiN| eka, | 31 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMdhakAra ko kaise kama kiyA jAye aura dUsarA, prakAza ko kaise phailAyA jaaye| jisa kSetra kA vicAra hogA, cintana usI kSetra meM clegaa| jo aMdhakAra ko miTAne meM lagA hai, vaha hara samaya aMdhakAra ke bAre meM socatA rahegA aura jo prakAza ko upalabdha karane meM lagA hai, vaha prakAza kA cintana kregaa| aMdhakAra se na to hama lar3a pAe~ge aura na hI use harA paaeNge| koI bhI talavAra ise kATa nahIM paayegii| kyoMki aMdhakAra kI koI sattA nahIM hotI, sattA hamezA prakAza kI hotI hai| jIvana aura dharma kA nakArAtmaka nahIM, sakArAtmaka upayoga kreN| azAMti se bacane kI phikra chodd'o| vidhAyakatA ko apnaao| Ananda ko upalabdha kro| agara cAhate ho ki tuma para Ananda kI varSA ho, to pratipala Ananda ko bA~TanA siikho| aMgrejI meM eka zabda hai 'ciyaraphulanesa' yAnI khuziyoM ko bA~Tate hue jiinaa| dhyAna bhItara meM Ananda ko phailAne kI hI prakriyA hai| agara jIvana Ananda se jI rahe ho, to yaha hamAre jIvana kI sabase bar3I upalabdhi hai| jo vartamAna meM pramudita nahIM hai, usakA bhaviSya pramudita kaise hogaa| jina logoM ke bhItara dhyAna kA rasa jagA hai, Ananda, utsava aura dhanyatA ko upalabdha karane ke bhAva jage haiM, ve adbhuta sugandha ko bhItara meM Amantrita kara rahe haiN| __dhyAna hameM udAsI nahIM degaa| bAhara kI duniyA ko bhale hI lage ki jaise-jaise Apa dhyAna ke mArga meM Age bar3hate jA rahe ho, vRttiyoM se Upara uThate jA rahe ho, vaisevaise udAsIna hote jA rahe ho| lekina yaha bAhara kI audAsInya-vRtti hameM bhItara se atyanta praphullatA degii| ye khuzI ke jhUThe mukhauTe, jo hamane lagA rakhe haiM, inameM bAhara se, duniyA kI najaroM meM tuma prasanna-praphullita dikhAI doge, para antara kA satya kucha aura hI hogaa| bhItara meM kahIM koI rasa na hogA, koI utsava nahIM hogaa| jisa dina bhItara meM Ananda aura ahobhAva prakaTa hogA, usa dina hamAre uThane-baiThane meM bhI phUla jhreNge| isa bhItara ke ahobhAva meM hI adhyAtma hogA, mukti hogI, yaha ahobhAva hI mokSadAyI hogaa| bhItara kI udAsI ke sAtha agara khilA huA phUla bhI hama paramAtmA ke dvAra taka le jAyeMge, to vaha phUla bhI udAsa ho jaayegaa| paramAtmA ke dvAra para mUlyavattA phUloM kI nahIM, una prANoM kI hai, jo phUla ko lekara Ate haiN| subaha huI aura Apa uTha Aye haiN| kabhI Apane socA, subaha uThate hI Apane kyA kiyA? kyA eka pramodabhAva aura ahobhAva kI dRSTi hameM upalabdha ho pAyI? kyA subaha uThate hI paramAtmA ko dhanyavAda diyA ki usane eka subaha aura dI, a~dhere se prakAza aura nidrA se jAgaraNa kI? kyA kabhI isake lie kRtajJatA jJApita kI? nahIM, jIvana ke prati hamAre hRdaya meM na koI dhanyatA hai aura na koI kRtjnytaa| hama jIvana ke lie kRtajJatA jJApita nahIM kara pAte / sRSTi kI mahAnatama upalabdhi ke liye bhI nhiiN| 321 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patA hai, kaisI sAmAnya cIjoM se hamArI kRtajJatA jur3I hai ! kisI ne tumheM eka rupaye kA rUmAla lAkara de diyaa| tumane kahA- 'dhanyavAda'! eka gilAsa pAnI pilA diyA, tumane dhanyavAda de diyaa| para, isa bahumUlya jIvana ke lie...? ___ isa duniyA meM Azcarya kI bAta to dekho ki jo milatA hai, usase hameM koI khuzI nahIM hai, para hA~ jo nahIM milA, usake liye jIvana meM zikAyata aura zikave haiN| hamArA hAtha TUTa gayA, hamane paramAtmA ke prati zikAyata karanI zurU kara dI, zaka karanA zurU kara diyA ki vaha hai yA nhiiN| lekina hamAre pAsa donoM hAtha the, kyA taba usa upalabdhi ke lie paramAtmA ke prati kRtajJatA jJApita kI? sacamuca bar3A vicitra hai manuSya kA mana, eka kA~TA gar3a jAye to zikAyata, para varSoM cale, kA~TA nahIM gar3A to usake lie dhanyavAda nahIM diyaa| aura yaha jo jIvana ko dekhane kA hamane DhaMga banA liyA hai, vaha hamAre udAsa aura duHkhI hone kI taiyArI hai| Aja kA manuSya nabbe phIsadI to isalie udAsa hai ki jIvana ko dekhane aura jIne kA lahajA hI galata banA liyA hai| jo milA usake liye kahIM koI kRtajJatA nhiiN| maiMne sunA hai : eka vyakti kisI zAnadAra ghor3e ko lekara yAtrA para niklaa|ghodd'aa itanA khUbasUrata ki jo dekhe vahI IrSyA se bhara jaaye| ghor3e kI adbhuta camaka, pairoM kI TApa aisI ki hara kisI ko romAMcita kara de| jisa gA~va se gujaratA, loga kahate, 'ghor3A hameM de do, jo cAhe so dAma le lo|' vaha kahatA, 'nahIM, isa ghor3e se mujhe prema hai aura maiM apane prema ko beca nahIM sktaa|' lekina logoM kI A~kheM IrSyA se bhara gayIM usa ghor3e ke prati, aura saba mauke kI talAza meM laga gye| usa rAta usane ghor3e ko gA~va ke bAhara vRkSa se bA~dhA aura vahIM so gyaa| subaha uThA to dekhA, ghor3A nadArada thaa| zAyada koI corI karake le gayA hogaa| bhagavAna jAne kyA huA? sAre gA~va meM khabara phaila gyii| vahA~ bhIr3a ikaTThI ho gii| aura loga usa ghur3asavAra ke prati kheda jJApana karane lge| lekina Azcarya kI bAta, acAnaka use kucha yAda AyA aura vaha vyakti gA~va kI tarapha bhAgA, gA~va se miThAiyA~ kharIda kara lAyA aura jo loga vahA~ ikaTThe the, unheM bA~Tane lgaa| kahane lagA, 'bhagavAna ko dhanyavAda do|' loga kahane lage, tumhArA dimAga to ThikAne hai, ghor3A corI calA gayA hai aura tuma miThAiyA~ bA~Ta rahe ho, bhagavAna ko dhanyavAda de rahe ho| kisa bAta kA dhanyavAda! vaha muskarAyA, bolA, yaha usI kI to kRpA hai ki maiM ghor3e para nahIM thA, nIce so rahA thaa| agara maiM ghor3e para hotA to, merI bhI corI ho jaatii| yaha prasAda usI kI anukaMpA ke lie hai|' | 33 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA jIvana ko dekhane kA aisA DhaMga nahIM ho sakatA? aisA AdamI kabhI udAsa, bojhila yA bhAragrasta nahIM ho pAyegA / nakArAtmaka AdamI socegA, ghor3A corI calA gayA, bahuta burA huaa| sakArAtmaka socegA / maiM baca gayA, kyA yahI kama hai / hamArA jIvana hameM praphullatA bhI de sakatA hai aura udAsI bhI / Ananda bhI de sakatA hai aura duHkha bhI / hamAre prANoM ko aMdhakAra se bhI bhara sakatA hai aura hameM Aloka se sarAbora bhI kara sakatA hai / yaha to hama para nirbhara hai ki hama jIvana ko kahA~ se dekhate haiM, kaise dekhate haiN| hama apane jIvana kA mUlyAMkana gaMde DabaroM se karate haiM yA cA~da-sitAroM se karate haiM / saba kucha hama para nirbhara hai / Aja nirAzA hameM cAroM ora se gheratI jA rahI hai| hakIkata meM jIvana meM Ananda tabhI phalita ho sakatA hai, jaba vyakti jIvana ko AzAvAdI dRSTi se dekhe / nirAzA se agara phUloM ko dekheMge to ve kA~Te lageMge aura AzA se, bhItara kI praphullatA se, kahIM kA~ToM para najara DAlI to kA~ToM meM bhI phUla khilate najara aaeNge| ve loga sacamuca jIvana meM, choTe-choTe kaMkaroM meM bhI khuzI aura prasannatA ke hIre-motI khoja lete haiM, choTe-choTe kRtya meM bhI subaha se sA~jha adbhuta praphullatA pA lete haiN| sacamuca, unhIM para to utaratI hai paramAtmA ke prasAda kI kiraNeM / merA prayAsa rahegA ki hama sukha aura duHkha donoM se anAsakta hoM / sukha aura duHkha ye donoM hama para bAhara ke prabhAva haiM, ye kabhI bhItara se nahIM upajate, Ananda hamezA antar se upajatA hai / jo vyakti bhItara ke Ananda ko upalabdha ho cukA hai, vaha bhale hI rAjamahala meM soye, cAhe jhopar3I meM, donoM jagaha eka-sA Ananda hogA / cAhe phUloM kI zayyA milI yA kaMkarIlI jamIna, eka meM kRtajJatA aura eka meM zikAyata, aisA nahIM hogaa| vahA~ donoM ke lie kRtajJatA hogii| vahI vyakti to dhyAnI hai, jisakI antazcetanA ko sukha-duHkha se Upara Ananda kI upalabdhi ho gayI hai / aura aise vyakti ke lie jIvana bhI sukhamaya hogA aura mRtyu bhI / kahate haiM roma meM eka samrATa ne kisI bAta se nArAja hokara apane hI vajIra ko phA~sI kI sajA de dii| usa dina vajIra kA janma - divasa thaa| ghara para bhoja kA Ayojana thaa| pUrA parivAra, sabhI mitra ikaTThe the| kaI saMgItajJa, nartaka aura nartakiyA~ bhI pahu~cI thIM / rAjA kI AjJA / dopahara ke do baje the| samrATa ke sainikoM ne naMgI talavAroM se vajIra ke makAna ko ghera liyaa| bhItara Akara dUta ne khabara dI ki samrATa kA Adeza hai, Aja zAma sAta baje ApakA katla ho jAyegA / jahA~ nRtya cala rahe the, vahA~ chAtI pITI jAne lgii| nAcatA huA ghara acAnaka 34 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zmazAna bana gyaa| kisI ne svapna meM bhI samrATa ke aise Adeza kI kalpanA nahIM kI thii| yaha to janmadina hI mRtyu- divasa bana gayA / lekina vaha vajIra jo aba taka nRtya dekha hI rahA thA, jisakI mauta Ane ko thii| vaha uTha khar3A huaa| kahA, 'vAdyayaMtra baMda nahIM kiye jaayeN| aba taka to maiM darzaka thA parantu aba maiM svayaM nRtya karU~gA / AkhirI dina hai, aura sA~jha hone meM abhI bahuta dera hai / aura yaha to mere jIvana kI AkhirI sA~jha hai, ise maiM udAsI meM nahIM ga~vA sakatA hU~ / ' I lekina vAdyakAra hAtha uThAye to bhI vINA na baje, sabake hAtha zithila ho gaye / vajIra ne praznasUcaka nigAhoM se unheM dekhA / ve kahane lage, Apa kaisI bAta kara rahe haiM / mauta sAmane khar3I hai aura hama khuzI manAyeM ? vajIra, jo jiMdagI kA rAja DhU~r3ha cukA thA, muskarAyA, kahane lagA, 'jo mauta ke sAmane khar3e hokara khuzI manA letA hai, usake liye mauta samApta ho jAtI hai / jo mRtyu ko sAmane dekhakara khuza nahIM ho sakatA, vaha jiMdagI meM kabhI khuza nahIM ho sakatA / mauta to pratidina manuSya ke sAmane khar3I hai, yaha to merA saubhAgya hai ki mujhe patA laga gayA ki maiM Aja sA~jha marane vAlA hU~, anyathA zAyada maiM kisI gaphalata meM raha jAtA para aba maiM mRtyu ko jIvana se bhI jyAdA Ananda se svIkAra karane kI kSamatA rakhatA hU~ / ' vajIra nAcane lgaa| vAdya aura gIta sabhI kamajora cala rahe the / kahIM sura-tAla nahIM baiTha rahA thA / saba udAsa the| lekina phira bhI vajIra nAca rahA thA, vaha jIvana ke antima Ananda ko khonA nahIM cAhatA thA / samrATa ko bhI khabara milii| use to kalpanA bhI nahIM thI ki vajIra ke sAtha aisA hogaa| jAnabUjha kara usane janmadina ko yaha khabara bhejI thI, tAki vajIra aura usake parivAra ko gaharA AghAta laga ske| lekina sainikoM ne Akara kahA- samrATa ! vaha to mRtyu kI sUcanA sunakara nAca rahA hai| kahatA hai ki sA~jha mauta Ane vAlI hai isalie eka kSaNa bhI nahIM khoU~gA / apanI jiMdagI ko jitane ahobhAva se bhara lU~ utanA hI kama hai| Azcaryacakita huA samrATa svayaM vajIra ke ghara pahu~cA / dekhane ke liye ki Akhira kyA aisA bhI hotA hai? vaha to daMga raha gyaa| sacamuca meM vajIra nAca rahA thA, vAdya baja rahe the, gIta cala rahe the| usane vajIra se kahA, 'kyA tuma jAnate ho, kI zAma tumhArI aMtima sA~jha hai| aura tuma gIta gA rahe ho, nAca rahe ho / ' Aja vajIra ne samrATa ko dhanyavAda dete huye kahA, 'itanA Anandamaya jIvana maiM kabhI nahIM pA sakA, jitanA Aja pA rahA hU~ / Apako dhanyavAda ki Apane Aja ke lie For Personal & Private Use Only 35 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha khabara bhejii| Aja ve loga mere nikaTa haiM, jinheM maiM prema karatA huuN| samrATa ! maiMne janmadina to bahata manAe haiM lekina Aja-sA Ananda kabhI nahIM paayaa| mere jIvana meM itanA Ananda A sakatA hai maiMne kalpanA bhI nahIM kI thii| sacamuca Aja maiM apUrva Ananda se bharA huA huuN|' samrATa avAk khar3A raha gyaa| usane kahA- 'tuma adbhuta insAna ho, tumhArI phA~sI bhI vyartha hai / jo jIne kI kalA sIkha gayA, mauta use kabhI mAra nahIM sktii|' jise nAcanA hai, jIvana kA Ananda uThAnA hai, vaha to jela kI koTharI meM bhI nAca sakatA hai| jisane bA~surI bajAnI sIkha lI hai, vaha ghuppa a~dhere meM bhI bajA legaa| para jisane bhItara se Ananda kA srota upalabdha nahIM kiyA, vaha AjIvana rAjamahala meM rahakara bhI kabhI prasanna nahIM ho pAyegA aura jisane Ananda kA srota kahA~ se umar3atA hai, isa rahasya ko khoja liyA hai, vaha mRtyu ko sAmane dekhakara dIpa kI lau kI taraha UrdhvamukhI ho jaaegaa| vaha vajIra mauta ko sAmane dekhane ke bAda bhI itanA prasanna banA rahA, zAyada hama apane jIvana meM kabhI itane prasanna nahIM hue hoNge| udAsI aura prasannatA kA saMbaMdha bAhara se nahIM, bhItara se hai| yaha jIvana hameM paramAtmA kI ora se milI huI saugAta hai| yaha bhUla hogI yadi kisI duHkha kI velA meM apane jIvana ko pApoM kA daNDa mAna liyA jaaye| jIvana cAhe sukha meM ho yA duHkha, meM yaha jIvana hamAre puNyoM kA phala hai| ___jIvana ko nirAzA se nahIM, AzA se jiio| isa sRSTi se aisA kucha bhI nahIM hai, aisI eka bhI sthiti nahIM hai jahA~ kucha na kucha Ananda saMbhava na ho| hara a~dherI rAta meM camakate hue tAre haiN| hara kAle bAdala meM camakatI huI bijalI hai| kA~ToM ke jhuNDa meM bhI gulAba khila rahe haiN| hama a~dherI rAta meM bhI aMdhakAra ko na dekheM, camakate hue tAroM ko dekheN| zAyada ve kahIM koI AzA kI kiraNa bana jaayeN| __ apane jIvana ke gaNita ko bdlo| aba taka kA~ToM ko ginate Aye ho, aba phUloM ko gino|agr jiMdagI bhara kA~ToM ko ginate rahe to phUla bhI kA~Te bana jaayeNge| eka bAta maiM aura kahanA cAhU~gA ki apane Ananda ko abhivyakta karo, use phailaao| aisA karane se hamAre bhItara naye-naye rUpoM meM UrjA AnI zurU ho jaayegii| jaise kue~ se pAnI khIMcate ho, to antara ke jharane puna: use nayA pAnI de dete haiN| Akhira hama sabhI bhI to usa parama sAgara se jur3e haiN| saba kucha saMbhava hai, hamAre jIvana meM saMbhava hai| bazarte yaha rAja hamArI samajha meM A jAye ki bA~Tane se bar3hatA hai| phira to rAta gaI aura pyArI-sI subaha apane Apa ho gii| 36 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anyathA dhyAna rakhanA, ye bAhara ke manoraMjana ke sAdhana hamAre duHkha ko kucha kSaNa ke liye halkA kara deMge, samApta nahIM kara paayeNge| aphIma kA nazA Akhira kaba taka ttikegaa| jiMdagI meM bahuta loriyA~ gA cuke ho, sAntvanA de cuke ho| bhale hI kucha kSaNa ke lie tumheM rAhata mahasUsa ho jAye, lekina samasyA vaisI kI vaisI khar3I rahegI, aisI samasyA nahIM mittegii| samasyA miTegI svayaM meM DUbane se| dhyAna aura samAdhi se| agara duHkhoM se mukti pAnA cAhate ho, to mana se chUTo, citta se chUTo, to duHkha apane Apa chUTa jaayegaa| sArI samasyAe~ svataH samApta ho jaayeNgii| merI naz2ara meM yahI jIvana kA saMnyAsa hai, munitva hai| jo a-mana ho gayA, vahI to muni hai / sAkSI bano apane mana ke| parAjaya vahIM hai, jahA~ vijaya hai| isI mana meM sukha hai aura isI mana meM duHkha hai| ha~sI aura A~sU donoM isI mana meM haiN| agara isa zivira meM hamane kiMcit bhI a-mana dazA upalabdha kara lI, to A~sU aura muskarAhaTa donoM ke sAkSI bana skoge| phira dharma, kevala Upara kI lIpA-potI nahIM, cetanA se jur3a jaayegaa| aura agara isa sAkSI-bhAva meM thira ho gaye, rama gaye, to jIvana rasa rUpa bana jaayegaa|abhuutpuurv, anUThA, atishypuurnn| jo antara kA sparza karanA cAhate haiM, cetanA kI pahacAna karanA cAhate haiM unake lie Avazyaka hai ki ve sAkSI-bhAva, dRSTA-bhAva meM jIne kA prayAsa kreN| phira na atIta kI smRtiyA~ raha pAyeMgI, na bhaviSya kI klpnaaeN| basa vartamAna rhegaa| vaha bhI dehAtIta, mnomukt| aisI dazA meM bhale hI koI sUlI para laTakAe, kAnoM meM kIleM Thoke, jahara kA pyAlA pilAye phira bhI cetanA usase prabhAvita nahIM hogI, vaha to asparzita hI rhegii| mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM kIleM ThokI gaIM, kyA unheM santrAsa nahIM huA? ve sAkSIbhAva meM the| sukarAta ko jahara kA pyAlA pilAyA gayA, unhoMne sAkSI-bhAva meM mRtyu kA varaNa kiyaa| jinhoMne sukarAta kI mRtyu ko dekhA hai unhoMne likhA hai ki isa saMsAra meM jisane hozapUrvaka mRtyu ko pAyA hai vaha sukarAta hai| kahate haiM sukarAta ke lie jahara kA pyAlA taiyAra kiyA jA rahA thaa| eka sainika jahara ghoTa rahA thaa| Adeza thA sUryAsta ke pUrva hI use jahara pilA diyA jaae| dopahara Dhala rahI thii| sA~jha hone ke karIba thii| sukarAta ne sainika se kahA, itanA vilamba kyoM kara rahe ho| jarA zIghratA se ghotto| sainika daMga raha gayA ki sukarAta kyA kaha rahA hai| are, maiM to jAna-bUjhakara hI dhIre kAma kara rahA hU~ tAki sukarAta kucha aura jiMdagI jI le| sukarAta jaise prakAza, sukarAta jaise satya, isake jaisI AbhA to dharatI para virala hI avatarita hotI hai| aura maiM khuda hI vilamba kara rahA hU~ tAki isa satya kA prakAza 37 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ astitva meM thor3I dera aura Thahara jaae| aura yaha zIghratA karane ko kahate haiN| usane kahA, prabhu ! Apa aisA kyoM kahate haiN| sukarAta ne kahA, isa zarIra kA Ananda to bahuta liyA aura aba maiM mRtyu kA bhI Ananda lenA cAhatA hU~ / apanI mRtyu ko nirvANa kI AbhA denA cAhatA hU~ / sA~jha Dhalane ko AI / sukarAta ke ziSya usake Asa-pAsa baiThe the| z2ahara kA pyAlA lAyA gyaa| saba soca rahe the sukarAta jahara kA pyAlA apane hAthoM kaise pI paaeNge| lekina sukarAta ne bar3I sahajatA se, jaise loga cAya-kaoNphI pIte haiM, vaha pyAlA lI liyA yaha kahate hue ki lambe arse taka maiMne isa jIvana ko jIkara dekhA hai, aba maiM apanI A~khoM se isa jIvana ke samApana ko dekhanA cAhatA hU~ / sukarAta ne pala-pala apanI mRtyu ko ghaTita hote hue dekhA hai| z2ahara pIkara sukarAta leTa gye| unake ziSyoM ne pUchA, prabhu, bahuta pIr3A ho rahI hogii| sukarAta muskarAe aura kahane lage, pIr3A to taba thI aba kahA~ / maiM deha se bhI Upara hU~ / dekho, mere pA~va ke aMgUThe zUnya hote cale jA rahe haiN| maiM apane pA~va ke a~gUThoM se alaga ho gayA huuN| kucha pala bIte ve kahane lage, aba maiM pagatalI se bhI alaga ho gayA huuN| kucha kSaNoM ke bAda punaH AvAja AI, ziSyo, dekho, aba to ghuTanoM taka zarIra se alaga ho gayA huuN| ziSyoM kI A~khoM se A~sU jhara rahe the / sukarAta phira kahane lage, yaha mere jIvana kI dhanya ghar3I hai aba maiM jaMghAoM se bhI alaga ho gayA huuN| thor3I dera bAda ve kahate haiM, aba maiM nAbhi se mukta ho gayA huuN| dhIre-dhIre sukarAta kI cetanA Upara car3hane lgii| ve hRdaya taka A gae aura kahane lage, ziSyo, yaha mere jIvana ke jAgaraNa kA avasara hai, aba maiM hRdaya mana, vicAra aura zarIra se alaga ho gayA huuN| aura aMtima dhvani AI, maiM mukta cetanA ho gayA / eka vyakti mRtyu ke samaya apanI cetanA, apanI UrjA-zakti, apanI rUha, apanI AtmA ko zarIra se kaise alaga karatA hai, yaha sukarAta ke jIvana kI jIvanta ghaTanA hai| lekina aba viparIta bAteM haiM / mRtyu ke samaya apane zarIra se alaga ho pAnA to bahuta dUra vyakti apane parivAra, samAja, vyavasAya, duniyAdArI se hI mukta nahIM ho pAtA hai / pariNAmata: jo hama bAhara talAzate rahe, vaha nahIM mila sakA aura hamArI caitanya - dhArA nirarthaka kAryoM meM vyaya hotI rhii| hama khAlI ke khAlI raha gae / kucha bhI upalabdha hokara nahIM gae / , hama apane baMdhanoM ko kholane ke lie Ae haiM / Aja saMdhyA meM yahI cintana karanA ki isa deha ko pAkara hamane kitane baMdhana bA~dhe haiM aura kitanoM se mukta hue haiN| Apa apanI caitanya-zakti ko, amRta zakti ko, UrjA ko pahacAna leN| aura jahA~ baMdhana haiM vahA~ se mukta hone kA prayAsa kareM / bhItara saMkalpa paidA kareM ki jahA~ bhI rAga-dveSa 38 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mUlaka saMbaMdha haiM vahA~ se uparata houuNgaa| vyakti saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI samyaktva-prApta jIva kI taraha rahe / vaha saMsAra se svayaM ko aise hI uparata rakhe jaise dhAya mAtA bacce kA pAlana-poSaNa karatI hai lekina jAnatI hai ki kucha dinoM bAda ise chor3a denA hogaa| pAlana-poSaNa ko apanA dharmakarttavya samajhatI hai| jo vyakti saMsAra meM dhAya kI taraha apanA jIvana jI letA hai, karttavya samajhate hue ki maiM saMsAra meM, parivAra meM rahatA hU~, unake sAtha jItA hU~ isalie unakA pAlana-poSaNa karanA merA pharja hai| apane kartavya kA nirvAha karate hue agara ghara meM ho, saMsAra meM ho to kIcar3a meM bhI kamala ko khilA loge| saMsAra meM saMnyAsa kA kamala khila jAe, to yaha anAsakti kI pahala hogii| ___ mukti ke lie anAsakti hI caahiye| bAhara kI Asakti haTe, to hI bhItara kI praviSTi hogii| bAhara se bhItara - yahI dhyAna hai aura bhItara kA bhItara hI bane rahanA samAdhi hai| dhyAna-zivira bhItara kI yAtrA ke lie hai, antarajagat ke AviSkAra ke lie hai| mukti kI ora kadama bar3hAiye, merI zubhakAmanAe~ Apake sAtha haiN| | 39 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA vizleSaNa HARE AtmA, satya aura mukti- adhyAtma ke mArga meM manuSya ke lie zodha ke mukhya keMdra-biMdu haiM / jaba se dharma kI zuruAta huI hai, manuSya kA unake sAtha najadIkI saMbaMdha sthApita huA hai yA graMthoM kA sRjana kiyA gayA hai, taba se adhyAtma kI sArI vyAkhyAe~ inhIM biMduoM ke arsa-parsa rahI haiN| adhyAtma ke jitane bhI upadeSTA hue haiM, cAhe ve rAma-kRSNa hoM, mahAvIra-buddha hoM, IsA-sukarAta hoM- lakSya sabakA eka rahA hai| adhyAtma kA mArga mAtra maMdira meM jAkara ghaMTI bajA lene kA nAma nahIM hai yA dAna-puNya, tapasyA kara lenA bhara nahIM hai| adhyAtma kA amRta mArga to dhyAna, kaivalya, saMbodhi ko upalabdha karanA hai, antara ke Ananda aura mukti ko upalabdha karanA hai| dharma aura adhyAtma ke lie zAstroM kA sRjana kiyA gayA aura manuSya ne svayaM ko dhArmika banAne ke lie inhIM graMthoM meM prarUpita maryAdAoM ko jIvana kA dharma mAna liyA, dharma jisakA saMbaMdha jIvana se honA cAhie thA, jIvana to usase dUra hotA jA rahA hai, basa hamArA dharma dikhAvA aura kriyAkAMDa meM simaTa kara raha gayA hai| AdamI ne graMthoM kI pUjA, prabhAvanA, unake lie car3hAve yA unake lekhana-prakAzana taka dharma ko sImita kara liyaa| jyAdA se jyAdA una graMthoM ko sira para lekara zobhAyAtrAe~ nikAla lete ho| cAhe rAmAyaNa ho, gItA ho yA kalpasUtra ho| ye saba mAtra sone kI syAhI se likhane ke lie nahIM haiM yA kA~ca kI alamAriyoM meM sajAne ke lie nahIM haiN| ina zAstroM meM nirdiSTa jIvana-mUlyoM kA Acamana karane ke lie hai| 40/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paryuSaNa parva AtA hai, jaina loga kalpasUtra kA zravaNa karate haiN| lAkhoM ke car3hAve liye jAte haiM, boliyA~ bolI jAtI haiM, zobhAyAtrAe~ nikAlI jAtI haiM, usakI pUjA kI jAtI hai aura janmavAcana ke samaya to deza bhara meM karor3oM ke car3hAve hote hoNge| yaha saba ho, bhale hI ho lekina isa bAta kA ciMtana avazya kiyA jAnA cAhie ki kyA aise kara lene mAtra se kalpasUtra hamAre jIvana kA kAyA-kalpa kara pAyegA? graMtha ko sira para lekara to tumane zobhAyAtrAe~ nikAla lIM, zahara bhara meM ghUmakara A gaye para isake bAvajUda yaha prazna to khar3A hI rahA ki sira para dhAraNa karane vAle vyakti ne use hRdaya meM bhI dhAraNa kiyA hai yA nahIM? hamane aba taka pacIsoM-pacAsoM daphA kalpasUtra kA zravaNa kara liyA hai, para mujhe nahIM lagatA ki hamane use sunane kI dRSTi se sunA ho, mahaja eka paraMparA ko nibhAne ke lie suna bhara lete haiN| jIvana kA kAyAkalpa karane ke lie hamane kaba sunA hai ina pavitra graMthoM ko, ina pavitra kitAboM ko| Apa kalpasUtra meM kaI daphA suna cuke ki mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM kIleM ThokI gaIM aura ve samatA meM jIte rahe,zAMta-samAdhistha bane rahe / unake kAnoM meM to kIleM ThokI gaIM, phira bhI zAMta aura yahA~ koI do kar3ave zabda sunA de to Apa Aga-babUlA ho jaaeNge| dharma kI zuruAta, adhyAtma kA Arambha jIvana se honA caahie| agara adhyAtma kI zuruAta jIvana se hotI hai, apane antara-astitva se hotI hai, hamArA jIvana AtmotkarSa ke amRta meM bhIga jAtA hai to jIvana meM Ananda aura dhanyatA kA anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai, kaivalya-mukti ko jIyA jA sakatA hai, cetanA kA aMtima sparza kiyA jA sakatA hai| yaha dhyAna-zivira cetanA ke aMtima stara para sparza karane kA Ayojana hai| dhyAna hameM na kevala graMthiyoM se mukta karegA, apitu kisI hada taka graMthamoha se bhI uparata karake hamArI bhagavattA ko hameM upalabdha kraaegaa| jaba nagara meM samAcAra-patroM ke mAdhyama se athavA anya pracAra mAdhyamoM se logoM ko sUcanA milI ki yahA~ dhyAna-zivira ho rahA hai, to logoM ne zivira kA artha nikAlA ki yahA~ koI dhyAna kI pratiyogitA hogI, pAritoSika diye jaaeNge| dharma meM bhI pratispardhAAe~ jArI ho gaI haiN| aba pahale kisI ne dhyAna ke nAma para koI pratiyogitA karAI hogI ki eka ghaMTe ke lie dhyAna karo, A~kheM khulanI nahIM cAhie, zarIra hilanA nahIM cAhie to tumheM puraskAra milegaa| agara thor3A-sA bhI zarIra hila gayA, eka kSaNa ke lie bhI palakeM Upara uTha gaIM, to puraskAra hAtha se nikala gyaa| nirNAyakoM ko isakI koI paravAha nahIM hai ki isa eka ghaMTe meM hamArA mana kitanA uchala-kUda karatA rahA, citta meM kitane udvega aura saMvega janme, basa unakI zarta to yaha hai ki A~kha na khule, zarIra na hile, mana bhale hI uchala-kUda kre| aba bhalA ina pratispardhAoM kA dhyAna se kyA tAlluka / maiM to kahU~gA ki agara dhyAna meM zarIra hila | 41 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAye to hilane denA aura anAyAsa A~kha khula jAye to khulane denaa| dhyAna ke nAma para zarIra ke sAtha koI jyAdatI na kre| yahA~ jora jabaradastI nahIM clegii| hA~, itanA viveka avazya rakhanA, zarIra hila jAye to hila jAye, para mana aDola rhe| dhyAna zarIra ko zAMta yA ekAgra karane ke lie nahIM hai, mana kI zAMti va antara kA Ananda upalabdha karane ke lie hai| yaha zivira koI pratiyogitA yA pratispardhA nahIM hai, vRttiyoM ke visarjana kA upakrama hai| yahA~ vahI kucha arjita kara pAyegA, jo khone ke lie taiyAra hai| anyathA mana kA nirmalIkaraNa na huA to yaha dhyAna-zivira bhI, isa zivira meM barasane vAlI amRta kI bUMdeM - basa aisI ho jAyeMgI jaise kisI jahara sane pAtra meM amRta kI bUMdeM Akara jahara bana jAtI haiM / zivira meM merA prayAsa amRta ko upalabdha karAnA na hogA, varan antara-dhamaniyoM meM phaila rahe jahara ko bAhara nikAlanA hogA, jIvana meM jitanI kaluSatA panapa rahI hai, usakI saphAI karanA hogaa| aba koyaloM para tuma bAhara se kitanI hI saphedI kara lo, para usakA aMtara-astitva to kAlA hI rhegaa| isalie dhyAna-zivira vaha abhiyAna hai, jisameM amRta kI bUMdeM to gireMgI, taba gireMgI, para hamArI koziza viSa ko bAhara nikAlane kI rhegii| Apake antara-pAtra ko sAphasutharA karane kI rhegii| aba bhalA kaise hama adhyAtma ke amRta kA sparza kara pAe~ge, jaba hoMThoM se hama paramAtmA kI prArthanAe~ kara rahe haiM, gIta aura bhajana gunagunA rahe haiM, lekina hRdaya se prArthanA nahIM umar3a rahI hai, to hRdayezvara taka hamArI pukAra kaise pahu~cegI? maiM to kahU~gA maMdira meM praveza karate samaya tuma jitanI zarIra va vastroM kI zuddhi kA dhyAna rakhate ho, kitanA acchA hotA agara manozuddhi kA bhI itanA hI lakSya karake jaate| mAtra kapar3oM kI, zarIra kI ujjvalatA se kyA lAbha, agara aMtara-astitva tumhArA ujjvala na ho paaye| yaha zivira hamArI antara-ujjvalatA ko upalabdha karAne ke lie hai| mAtra hoThoM kI prArthanAe~ adhyAtma ke amRta kA rasAsvAdana nahIM karA paaeNgii| AvazyakatA hRdayezvara se hRdaya ko jor3ane kI hai, kalyANa kevala prArthanAoM se nahIM hogaa| jIvana kA kalyANa kevala dhUpa khene yA caDhAve se nahIM ho paayegaa| jIvana kA kAyAkalpa hogA AtmajAgaraNa se, antara kI saMbodhi ko upalabdha karane se| isa saMbodhi ko upalabdha karane ke lie hameM na kisI ke AzIrvAda kI z2arUrata hai, na kisI ke AlaMbana kI, AvazyakatA hai antaryAtrA kii| apane mana ko hI maMdira kA rUpa dene kii| na zaraNa ho, na anusaraNa ho| agara hama mahAvIra yA buddha kI pUjA hI karanA cAhate haiM to bAta aura hai / yadi jIvana meM mahAvIratva va buddhatva ko bhI upalabdha 42 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karanA hai, to usake lie to antaryAtrA karanI hI pdd'egii| hamArA apanA astitva hamAre bhItara hai aura zeSa jo kucha hai, saba bAhara ke haiN| Adarza puruSa hamArI sAdhanA ke AlaMbana ho sakate haiM, lekina hamAre antara astitva meM nahIM ho skte| mahAvIra aura buddha yaha kabhI nahIM kahate ki tuma mujhe bhagavAna ke rUpa meM virAjamAna kro| ve to yaha kahate haiM ki tuma svayaM yaha anubhava karo ki tuma bhagavAna ho, tumhAre bhItara bhI bhagavattA kI suvAsa hai| bhale hI A~kha baMda karane para tumheM ghuppa a~dherA dikhAI de, lekina isI a~dhere meM se tuma jyoti prakaTa kara sakate ho, prakAza kI rekhA khIMca sakate ho| hamArI apanI cetanA ko choDakara bhItara meM aisA kucha hai hI kyA jise hama bhagavAna kaha skeN| tuma kahoge deha, para deha to pazu kI bhI hai| deha hone mAtra se tuma bhagavAna thor3e hI ho sakate ho| tuma kahoge mana, para mana to hamArA paza ke mana se bhI badatara banA huA hai| kitanA dveSa, kitanI hiMsA, kitanA vyabhicAra, vaira-vaimanasya aura kaSAya ke bhAva pala rahe haiM hamAre citta meM, hamAre mana meN| zarIra kI aura bhautika girAvaToM ko to kadAcit samAja aura parivAra ke calate tuma roka sakate ho, para mana kI girAvaTa! agara tuma noTa karanA zurU kara do ina girAvaToM ko aura par3hane kI koziza karo to tumheM vizvAsa hI nahIM hogA ki maiM samAja meM dhArmika kahalAtA hU~, para merA antaramana kitanA girA huA hai| isa mana meM kitanI bAra kaSAya ke bhAva paidA hue haiM, hatyA ke, vyabhicAra ke, corI-DAke ke kitane-kitane vicAra ubhare haiM, hamAre mana meN| deha pazu hai, para mana, vaha to pazu se bhI badatara banA huA hai| hameM eka bahina kaha rahI thI ki mujhe apane bhItara sivAya pazu aura aMdhakAra ke kucha nahIM dikhtaa| Akhira dhyAna ke pahale caraNa meM jaise hI praveza karoge to tumhAre tala para jo pazutA pala rahI hai, aMdhakAra pala rahA hai, vahI to dikhAI degA aura Adhe ghaMTe taka bhI nirIkSaNa kara lo apane mana kA, to patA lagegA ki hamAre mana meM kitanI pazutA pala rahI hai, hamane apane hAthoM apane mana ko naraka banA rakhA hai| kabhI 'oNbajarva' karake to dekho, to hameM patA lagegA ki hama bAhara se dikhane meM manuSya haiM aura bhItara se pshu| bAhara se ha~sate-khilate dikha rahe ho, para bhItara se udvelita / hamAre antaramana para pahale tala para pazutA hai, dUsare tala para manuSyatA hai aura devatA to tIsare tala para hai| AdamI prAyaH pahale tala meM jItA hai, isalie isa tala kA nirIkSaNa karane ke bAda agalA kadama Age bddh'aao| hama sadA svayaM ko bhulAne kA prayAsa karate Aye haiN| kabhI ekAMta bhI AyA, jahA~ apane meM utara sakate the, lekina vahA~ bhI khuda ko bhUlane kA prayAsa karane lge| ha~sIkhela meM jIe, Amoda-pramoda meM jIe, tAki kabhI bhI AtmanirIkSaNa karane kA bhAva | 43 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na jaga paayaa| Apako patA hai ki AdamI ko kucha samaya ke lie akelA chor3a do, to vaha tilamilA uThegA aura pAgala ho jaayegaa| Apa eka prayoga karake dekheN| kisI AdamI ko akele kamare meM baMda kara deN| zuruAtI daura meM Apa usake lie bhojana kA prabaMdha kareMge, para vaha khAne ke lie taiyAra na hogaa| vaha uThAkara pheMka degA bhojana ko, para dhIre-dhIre khAne lagegA, para jaba kucha mAha bIta jAe~ge to Apa soceMge ki aba to vaha akelA baiThA-baiThA zAMta ho gayA hogA, lekina nahIM tuma tAjjuba karoge ki vaha apane Apa se hI bAteM karane laga gayA hai| zAMta hone kI bajAya usakA citta mukhara aura vAcAla ho gayA hai| pahale vaha bhIr3a meM thA phira bhI kama bolA karatA thA, lekina aba jaba vaha akelA ho gayA hai, to adhika pAgalapana kA bhUta usa para savAra ho gayA aura apane Apase hI bAteM karane laga gyaa| agara kisI buddhimAna ko cha: mAha ke lie kamare meM baMda kara do, to vaha buddha hokara bAhara nikalegA aura agara kisI buddha ko baMda kara do, to vaha pAgala hokara bAhara niklegaa| ekAMta hamAre jIvana ko sArthakatA bhI de sakatA hai aura nirarthakatA bhii| agara Apa apanI kSamatAoM kA sArthaka upayoga nahIM karate haiM, apanI UrjA ko ucita dizA nahIM dete haiM, to Apako bhItara kucha dikhAI na degaa| bhItara ke bhagavAna ko to bisarA baittheNge| hA~, zaitAniyata ke kA~Te bhale hI pA sakate ho| kaI loga kahate haiM- sAhaba, jaba bhI A~kha baMda karake baiThe to sivAya bhItara kI pazutA ke kucha bhI aura dikhAI nahIM detaa| aMdhakAra dikhAI detA hai| lagatA hai bhItara naraka-sA vAtAvaraNa bana gayA hai, para itane mAtra se saMkalpa ko DhIlA mata kro| bhItara meM prAraMbhika taura para jo pazutA ke darzana hote haiM, isa pazutA ko tumane svayaM upArjita kiyA hai| pazutA ke nIce hI to devatva chupA hai| ughAr3anI par3egI apanI pazutA, anyathA hama talAza to karate raheMge devatva kI aura devatva ke nAma para hameM sadaiva pazutA ke hI darzana hote rheNge| pazutA AtmA kA svabhAva nahIM, mana kA svabhAva hai| cU~ki hamAre mana meM pazutA samAI hai, naraka kA baserA hai| jaba bhI bhItara jhA~kate ho, pahalA samparka mana se hotA hai aura natIjatana hama pazutA ko chUkara vApasa A jAte haiN| paramAtmA na kevala zarIra ke pAra hai, apitu mana ke bhI pAra hai| isa makAna ke tIna khaMDa haiM- zarIra, mana, aatmaa| tIna meM se do kA sparza to hamane kara liyA hai| hamArI pahu~ca zarIra aura mana taka rahI hai aura tIsarA khaMDa achUtA raha gayA hai| jaba taka usakA sparza na kara pAoge, antara ke aMtima stara para tumhArI pahu~ca nahIM bana paayegii| hama kendra se to cyuta ho jAe~ge aura paridhi meM hI bhaTakate raha jaayeNge| bhalA hama keMdra se cyuta hokara sukha kI talAza kareMge 44 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to usase duHkha hI milegA na! ___ hama jisa paridhi meM ulajhe haiM, bAhya vastuoM meM ulajhe haiM, kyA inase kabhI sukha mila pAegA? Aja jise hamane sukha mAna rakhA hai, agara hama usI ko Atma-sukha kahate haiM to bAta alaga hai, anyathA ina saba meM kiMcit bhI Atma-sukha nahIM hai| agara saMsAra meM,zarIra meM yA mana meM jIne se sukha mila jAtA to kabhI bhI jarUrata nahIM paDatI mahAvIra ko, buddha ko rAjamahaloM kA tyAga kara vanavAsI hone kii| yaha hamArI bhrAMti hai, jo hamane mAna rakhA hai ki saba kucha pAne se sukha milatA hai| mere vicAra se to cAhe manuSya kI hathelI meM saMpUrNa saMsAra kA sAmrAjya thamA diyA jAye, isake bAvajUda duHkha to usake jIvana meM taba bhI banA rahegA, kyoMki sukha-duHkha kA saMbaMdha mAtra vastuoM se nahIM hai| vaha to antadra se hai| saba kucha pAne ke bAvajUda yadi kendra-biMdu kA sparza na kara pAye, svarUpa meM pratiSThita na ho pAye, to hameM yoni-darayoni pIr3ita honA pdd'egaa| jarA kalpanA karo ki tuma choTe-moTe makAna ke svAmI ho, dhana, makAna, parivAra ke svAmI ho| aura mahAvIra evaM buddha ke pAsa jitanA tumhAre pAsa hai, usase kaI gunA jyAdA hogaa| sArI sukha-suvidhAe~ upalabdha thIM unheM / lekina takalIpha yahI thI ki ve khuda apane pAsa nahIM pahu~ca pAye the|khud se hI anacInhe raha gye| isI kA pariNAma ki saba kucha milane para bhI rAjamahaloM meM unheM zAMti na milii| tuma Azcarya karoge ki yahA~ duniyA ke loga sukha-zAMti pAne ke lie sattA-saMpatti kI ora daur3e jA rahe haiM aura mahAvIra-buddha ne sukha-zAMti pAne ke lie hI saMpatti kA tyAga kiyA thaa| aisA karake unhoMne zAMti pAyI bhI thii| loga kahate haiM mahArAjajI ! saba hai, para sukha-zAMti nahIM hai| jaba mArga hI galata pakar3a rakhA hai to maMjila milegI kahA~ se? saba jagaha jAkara A gaye ho zAMti kI talAza meM, para nahIM milii| nirAza mata hoo, abhI eka keMdra aura hai tumhAre lie, jahA~ abhI taka jA nahIM pAye ho| eka bAra vahA~ jAkara to dekho| kitanA adbhuta AnaMda, apUrva zAMti vahA~ upalabdha hai| yaha dhyAna-zivira usI antara-zAMti kI yAtrA ke lie uThAyA gayA eka kadama-bhara hai| ina dinoM meM tuma utaroge zarIra ke pAra, mana ke pAra, vicAroM ke pAra / ina sabake pAra jahA~ paha~coge vahIM tumhArA mUla keMdra-biMdu hogA, phira tuma vahA~ pahu~cane ke bAda avyAbAdha AnaMda kI anubhUti kara skoge| ___ kabhI kue~ ko khudate dekhA hai? kUpa kabhI Upara ke pAnI kI apekSA nahIM rkhtaa| usakI ApUrti to bhItara ke jharanoM se hI ho jAtI hai| khudAI karate-karate mATI haTI aura pAnI Upara A gyaa| pAnI kahIM bAhara se nahIM DAlA gayA, bhItara hI thaa| parizrama | 45 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - kevala mATI ko haTAne kA hI huA / yaha dhyAna zivira usI mATI ko haTAne kA upakrama hai aura agara yaha mATI haTa gaI, to hameM patA lagegA ki hamAre bhItara ananta jJAna maujUda hai, anaMta zakti maujUda hai, aparisIma zAMti aura AnaMda hai| prayAsa AnaMda ko pAne kA nahIM karanA hai, AvaraNa ko haTAne kA kAraNa hai| jaise kahIM koI dIpa jala rahA ho aura hamane usake Age kAle parde lagA diye haiM / aba usa dIpaka kA prakAza kisI ko dikhAI nahIM de rahA hai| isakA artha kadApi yaha nahIM lagAyA jAnA cAhie ki dIpaka bujha cukA hai| vaha to abhI bhI prajvalita hai / AvazyakatA hai AvaraNoM ko haTAne kI / 1 jisane bhI Ananda ko pAyA hai, apane hI bhItara pAyA / apane se bAhara jIkara koI zAMti yA Ananda ko nahIM pA sakA hai| isalie mahAvIra aura sikaMdara ke jIvana kA hama bArIkI se nirIkSaNa kareM to patA lagegA ki sikaMdara ne saba kucha pAkara bhI sAra ko nahIM pAyA thA aura mahAvIra ne saba kucha khokara bhI saba kucha pA liyA / logoM kI jo zikAyateM haiM ve bevAjiba nahIM haiM ki duniyA meM zAMti nahIM miltii| milegI kahA~ se? jo cIja jahA~ hai hI nahIM, vahA~ usakI cAhe jitanI talAza kara lo, vaha talAza eka antahIna khoja banakara raha jAyegI, para tuma saphala nahIM ho pAoge / bAhara suI agara ghara meM khoI hai to ghara meM hI milegii| mAnA ghara meM a~dherA hai, prakAza hai, para isase kyA ! vaha bAhara kA prakAza hameM usa suI kI upalabdhi nahIM karA sakatA, jo ghara ke bhItara khoI ho / manuSya ke sAtha bhI to aisA hI ho rahA hai| cU~ki hamArI iMdriyoM ke sAre nimitta bAhara se jur3e haiM, isalie hamArI talAza bAhara se jur3akara raha jAtI hai / ajJAnI zAMti ke srota ko bAhara DhU~r3hatA hai aura jJAnI svayaM meM hI upalabdha kara letA hai / khoja svayaM se prArambha honI cAhie, para se nhiiN| pahale apane ghara meM khojeM agara vahA~ na mile to duniyA meM khojane jaaeN| tumane sArI duniyA meM khoja liyA, para vahA~ to DhU~r3hA hI nahIM jahA~ tuma ho| isa virATa duniyA meM saba khojakara A gaye, para apane choTe se ghara meM tuma na khoja pAye / chor3anI hai aba bAhara kI yAtrA ko aura praveza karanA hai antara kI yAtrA meN| 'vaha ' jisakI talAza hama yugoM se kara rahe haiM, hamArI aMtara - guhA meM virAjamAna hai / dharma kI jijJAsA kA saMbaMdha mAtra isa bAta se nahIM hai ki Apa carcAe~ karate raheM, prazna uThAte raheM- Izvara hai yA nahIM ? svarga-naraka hai yA nahIM? jagat ko kisane banAyA? AtmA eka hai yA aneka ? aba bhalA ina sabakI khoja se tumheM mila bhI kyA jAyegA? adhyAtma kI jijJAsA meM praveza karo aura jijJAsA apane ApakI apane 46 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apase utthaao| Akhira isakA kyA kAraNa hai ki maiM duHkha se mukta honA cAhatA hU~ aura AnaMda ko upalabdha karanA cAhatA hU~, kyoM? kyoMki du:kha vijAtIya hai aura Ananda tumhArA svarUpa hai| isalie sukha kI hameM cAha karanI par3atI hai, para Ananda kI to cAha bhI nahIM karanI par3atI, vaha to hamArA svabhAva hai| jo svabhAva ko upalabdha ho cukA hai, vaha Ananda ko upalabdha ho cukaa| kabhI socA, AdamI ko aMdhakAra priya kyoM nahIM lagatA? kyoMki prakAza hamArA svabhAva hai, ujjvalatA hamArA svarUpa hai, hama viSapAyI nahIM haiM, hama amRtavAhI haiN| AtmA amRta-dharmA hai| vizleSaNa kareM svayaM kA, apane jIvana kaa| isa vizleSaNa se hI sahI jijJAsA jaga paaegii| para hamArA ciMtana mAtra bAhya paraMparAoM se jur3A raha jAtA hai, pariNAma adhyAtma kI AtmA kA hama sparza nahIM kara pAte haiN| kevala graMthoM ko raTa lene se kyA ho jAyegA? graMthoM kI gAthAoM ko to tuma yAda kara loge, para bhItara kI graMthiyA~ na khula pAIM to kyA lAbha? tuma nirgranthatA mAtra graMthoM se AtmasAt nahIM kara paaoge| tuma Atma aura paramAtmA para jIvana bhara prazna uThAte rahoge, para unheM upalabdha na kara paaoge| praznoM se kabhI paramAtmA milA hai? vaha to taba mila pAyegA, jaba prazna tirohita ho jAe~ge aura prema avatarita ho jaayegaa| praznoM meM jI-jIkara tuma paMDita ho jAoge, pAMDitya upalabdha kara loge, para prajJA kA jAgaraNa to taba bhI nahIM ho paayegaa| apanA uddezya paMDita banAnA nahIM hai, prajJA kA jAgaraNa karanA hai| yaha prajJA-jAgaraNa kA hI prabhAva hai, antarnirmalatA kA hI pariNAma hai ki atimukta sacittajala chUkara bhI paramAtmA ko pA gayA aura zeSa saMta chor3akara bhI use na pA use|kurgudd'k muni ke bAre meM sanA hogA ki ve saMvatsarI ke dina, jaba prAyaH sAre jaina upavAsa karate haiM, usa dina bhI ve bhojana karake parama jJAna ko pA gaye / ilAyacI kumAra nRtya-pradarzana karate hue, DorI para nAcate-nAcate hI parama jJAna ko pA gye| aba jarA tuma soco ki hamAre jIvana meM cUka kahA~ ho rahI hai / cUka, jIvana kI sabase bar3I cUka to yahI hai ki hama kevala bAhara taka hI simaTakara raha gaye haiN| antara-astitva kI ora hamArI najara na gii| bAhara kI ujjvalatA to upalabdha kara lI, para bhItara kI kaluSatA se mukta nahIM ho paae| vaha bAhara kI ujjvalatA kisa kAma kI, jisakA ataraMga kalmaSa hai / sAdhanA ke nAma para dhUpa meM khar3e ho jAoge, para mana chA~va caahegaa| tuma upavAsa karoge, para mana bhojana caahegaa| zarIra kyA kara rahA hai yaha bAta gauNa hai, para citta kyA kara rahA hai yaha bAta mukhya hai| yaha dhyAna-zivira hamAre citta kI paratoM kA udghATana karane ke lie hI hai| hameM bAhara se mukta karake Atma-darzana karAne ke lie hai| apane utsAha ko bddh'aanaa| 47 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI 'pyAsa' ko jagAye rakhanA / mahAvIra ko yAda karane kA artha mahAvIra kI pyAsa hamAre bhItara jaga jAnA hai| agara saMkalpa dRr3ha rahA to zivira tumhArA bIja aMkurita hone kI bhUmikA taiyAra kara sakatA hai| Aja subaha ke dhyAna ke bAda eka bahina kaha rahI thI ki mahArAjajI, apUrva Ananda aayaa| Apane adbhuta Ananda brsaayaa| maiMne kahA- aisA kucha nahIM hai / koI Ananda barasAyA nahIM gayA hai, tumhAre bhItara jo thA vaha jaganA zurU ho gayA hai| nirjhara ke Age par3e patthara aba haTane lage haiM aura Aja kA Ananda usI kI phuhAra hai / isalie saMbhava ho to apanI antara - jyoti ko avazya jagA lenA / isa bAta se sAvadhAna rahanA ki kisI dUsare kI jyoti ke sahAre para hI apane Apako na chor3a denA / zrama karanA par3egA, zramaNa honA pdd'egaa| jinhoMne bhI aba taka upalabdha kiyA, zrama se upalabdha kiyA hai, saMkalpa se upalabdha kiyA hai, dhairya aura dhyAna se upalabdha kiyA hai| aba taka isa jyoti ko mRNmaya meM DhU~r3hate Ae haiM, agara utara gaye cinmaya meM to vaha jyoti vahA~ prajvalita hI hai adhyAtma ke samasta mArgoM kA mUla satya kI khoja karanA hI rahA hai| agara hama satya ko upalabdha karanA cAhate haiM, to hameM saba kucha chor3akara apane bhItara meM praveza karanA hogA, atIndriya hokara cetanA meM praveza karanA hogaa| isa dhyAna zivira meM Apa apanI cetanA ke aMtima svara kA sparza kara sakeM, merA yaha pUrA prayAsa hogaa| mere prabhu, antarjJAna ko upalabdha karane ke lie mere ye saMketa havA kI taraMgoM meM vyApta ho jAe~, samudra kI laharoM ke sAtha ananta taka pahu~ca jAe~, tAki sArI duniyA meM ye amRta kI phuhAreM, jo Apake antaranirjhara se uTha rahI haiM, phaila skeN| praNAma una saba divya AtmAoM ko, jinhoMne cetanA ke antima stara kA, parinirvANa kA sparza kiyA, unheM bhI praNAma jinhoMne Aja usakA sparza karane ke lie apanA eka pA~va Age bar3hAyA hai / 48 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ UrjA kI saghanatA UrjA kA vistAra hI jagat hai aura UrjA kI saghanatA hI jIvana hai| jaise-jaise UrjA bAhara vistAra letI jAtI hai vaise-vaise jagata kA vistAra hotA hai| jaba UrjA saghanatA kA rUpa le letI hai taba jIvana kA nirmANa hotA hai| UrjA hI vaha tattva hai jisa para sampUrNa jIvana-jagat TikA huA hai| jagata kA astitva hI UrjA para kAyama hai| jisa tattva se pAnI baha rahA hai, agni jala rahI hai, bAdala cala rahe haiM, vRkSa lahalahA rahe haiM, usa pratyeka tattva kA nAma UrjA hai| tuma apane zarIra ke mUla srota ko dekhanA cAho, jAnanA cAho ki tumhArA mUla srota kyA hai to pAoge ki vaha aNurUpa thaa| dhIre-dhIre usa aNurUpa ne vistAra pAnA zurU kiyaa| taba bhI tuma apane zarIra ke astitva kA mUla srota jAnanA cAhoge to patA calegA ki vaha srota itanA choTA hai ki jitanI gaMgotrI kI dhAra / jinhoMne gaMgotrI kI dhAra dekhI hai ve jAnate haiM ki vaha jaba gomukha se AtI hai atyaMta saMkucita hotI hai lekina vahI dhAra phailate-phailate gaMgA ke rUpa meM vistAra pAte hue sAgara meM vilIna hote-hote atyaMta virATa ho jAtI hai| jaba jIvana ke gaMgAsAgara ke Adi srota ko DhU~r3hane kA prayAsa karoge to patA calegA ki isakA srota bhI gaMgotrI ke gomukha se adhika bar3A nahIM hai| tuma thor3A pIche lauTo apane jIvana meM / Aja tuma cAlIsa varSa ke ho, usase pahale tIsa varSa ke the, kabhI bIsa ke, dasa ke, pA~ca ke, eka varSa ke, cha: mAsa ke, eka mahIne | 49 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke, eka saptAha ke aura eka dina ke the| usake bhI pAra jAoge? usake pAra tumhAre jIvana kA astitva isa sRSTi meM kahIM chipA huA thaa| usake bhI pAra jAnA cAhoge? jaba tuma apane astitva ko pAne ke lie isa sRSTi ke kisI srota ke mAdhyama se bAhara nikalane kA prayAsa kara rahe the| usa kSaNa tuma sirpha aNurUpa the| jaise-jaise usa aNu ko UrjA kA sAmIpya milA, vahI aNu virATatA ko upalabdha hotA rhaa| aNu ne dhIre-dhIre vistAra pAnA zurU kiyaa| UrjA kI saghanatA ne do rUpa diye| koI nara ke rUpa meM aura koI nArI zarIra meM vikasita huaa| isa zarIra kA, jIvana kA pUrA tAnA-bAnA usI UrjA kI saghanatA kA pariNAma hai| isIlie maiMne kahA jahA~ UrjA kA vistAra hotA hai vahA~ saMsAra kA nirmANa hotA hai aura jaba UrjA saghana hotI hai to jIvana kI nirmiti hotI hai| Apane pAyA hogA ki eka hI zakti ananta meM ba~Ta jAtI hai| hama apane dainika jIvana meM vidyuta kA upayoga karate haiN| zakti kA srota eka hai aura upayoga anek|vhii dhArA kahIM rozanI utpanna karatI hai, kahIM reDiyo meM se dhvani banakara AtI hai, vahI TI.vI. meM dRzya dikhAtI hai| kabhI phrija meM ThaMDaka aura kabhI hITara meM garamAhaTa lAtI hai| phrija meM ThaMDaka aura hITara meM garamAhaTa ye donoM hI vidyuta kI UrjA ke do rUpa haiN| eka hI UrjA vibhinna rUpoM meM ba~Ta jAtI hai| aisA na soceM ki isa zarIra ke nirmANa meM, rakha-rakhAva meM kevala hama hI sahAyaka haiM, aisA nahIM hai| yaha to hamArI saMkucita dRSTi ho gaI hai ki zarIra ke nirmANa kA zreya kevala mAtA-pitA ko de diyA hai yA usake saMcAlana kA zreya svayaM ko, apane parivAra aura bAhya sthitiyoM ko de diyaa| isa sRSTi ke sampUrNa tattva, sAre bindu milakara hamAre zarIra kA nirmANa aura usakA saMcAlana karate haiN| hama jAnate haiM sUrya pratidina nikalatA hai aura asta hotA hai| yadi yaha nikalanA baMda kara de, to hama ThaMDe par3a jAeMge aura isI taraha sadaiva jalatA rahe to hama bhI jala jaaeNge| prakRti kA santulana hamAre astitva meM sahayogI hai| sUrya kI razmiyA~ bhI hamAre zarIra ke vikAsa meM sahayogI haiM / nirantara bahatI havAe~ hameM prANa-vAyu pradAna kara rahI haiN| AkAza jo dekha rahe ho, isakA artha samajhate ho, sRSTi meM jahA~-jahA~ riktatA hai, khAlIpana hai, avakAza hai, vahIM AkAza samAyA huA hai| mere hAtha kI ina do aMguliyoM ko dekhate ho? ye hathelI para to TikI haiM, para ina donoM ke madhya jo AkAza'avakAza' hai vaha bhI AdhAra hai| isa madhya kI riktatA kA nAma hI AkAza hai| isalie zarIra ke nirmANa meM prakRti ke pA~coM tattvoM- AkAza, jala, agni, pRthvI aura pavana, sabhI kI AvazyakatA par3atI hai| inake binA na zarIra 50 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA nirmANa hotA hai aura na saMcAlana / jaba sampUrNa astitva hamArA sahayogI hai, taba apanI UrjA ko isa zarIra taka hI sImita kyoM rkheN| apanI UrjA kI dhArA ko, usake teja ko, apanI Atma-cetanA ko sampUrNa astitva ke sAtha virATa hokara ekAkAra ho jAne deN| dhyAna kA eka uddezya yaha bhI hai ki hamArI UrjA jo isa choTe-se zarIra meM samAI huI hai, vaha astitva kI virATatA ke sAtha tAdAtmya sthApita kare / yaha na samajhanA ki dhyAna se sirpha hamAre zarIra kI zakti yA UrjA hI jAgrata ho rahI hai balki jaba hama dhyAna se USNa hote haiM to hamArA saMbaMdha sUrya - razmiyoM se jur3a jAtA hai| hamArI zvAsa ke sAtha duniyA bhara kI havAe~ saMparka rakhatI haiN| hamArI pAcanazakti kI agni se sRSTi kI agni kA samparka hai, hamAre rudhira se jo jala pravAhita ho rahA hai, usakA samparka sRSTi kI athAha jala rAzi se jur3A huA hai / isalie apanI UrjA ko zarIra taka sImita mata rahane do| ise astitva ke aMtima biMdu taka phaila jAne do / apane Apako virATa ho jAne do| sRSTi ke pA~coM tattva hama meM tadAkAra ho jaaeN| yAnI isa taraha hamArI AtmA astitva kI virATatA ko upalabdha kara legii| dhyAna ke mAdhyama se hRdaya - kamala ko khilAkara, usa parama tattva, parama jyoti ko AvirbhUta karane kA prayAsa karate ho isakA artha kyA huA ? yadi vyakti kA ina havAoM ke sAtha, agni ke sAtha saMparka nahIM hotA to anathaka prayAsa karane ke bAda bhI usa paramAtma-tattva ko upalabdha nahIM kara pAte, kyoMki ApakI AvAja meM vaha zakti nahIM hai ki usa dhvani ko ananta AkAza meM pahu~cA sko| lekina hamArA samparka havA ke sAtha hai aura hama hamArI dhvani ko jahA~ hama cAhate haiM vahA~ pahu~cAtI hai / vAyuagni, AkAza, pRthvI- ye saba jIvana ke sahAyaka tattva haiN| hama dhyAna ke dvArA inhIM sahAyaka tattvoM se tadAkAra hone kA prayAsa karate haiM / Apako dhyAna meM zvAsa ke sAtha OM kA ramaNa karavAyA jAtA hai, kyoM? kyoMki havA jIvana kA tattva hai, yaha para - padArtha nahIM hai / zarIra aura AtmA donoM kA milana setu pavana hai, zvAsa hai| jisa dina yaha setu vicchinna hotA hai, zarIra aura AtmA kA samparka bhI samApta ho jAtA hai / kabIra ne kahA ki dhyAna ke dvArA vyakti apanI bU~da ko sAgara meM samAviSTa kara letA hai|'hert-hert he sakhi rahyA kabIra hirAI, bU~da samAnI samuda meM so kata herata jAI'- bU~da samudra meM samA gii| lekina isakA ulaTa bhI hotA hai| yadi tuma dhyAna meM ramaNa karane lage, dhyAna ke sAgara meM DubakI lagAne lago, to pAoge samudra hI bU~da meM samA gayA- samudra samAnA bU~da meN| apanI bU~da ko to sAgara meM hareka vilIna kara 51 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakatA hai| sAgara meM to bUMda jAtI hI hai, vaha to itanA virATa hai ki sabhI bUMdoM ko apane meM samA sakatA hai, lekina bUMda meM samudra samA jAe, vahI dhyAna kA avar3hara dAna hai| dhyAna ke dvArA tuma apane astitva ko sampUrNa brahmANDa meM phailA dete ho| upaniSada kahate haiM- 'eko'haM bahusyAma' maiM eka hU~, bahuta meM ba~Ta jAU~gA- bahuta meM phaila jaauuNgaa| taba tumhAre aMdara kI eka bUMda meM sArI sRSTi, sArA brahmANDa samAviSTa ho jaaegaa| samudra samAnA bUMda meM'- agara apanI bUMda ko itanI virATatA nahIM de pAoge to usa nirAkAra paramAtmA ko jise koI bUMda mata samajho, sAgara kI jitanI virATatA hai, usase ananta gunI virATatA usa paramAtma tattva kI hai| use tuma apane bhItara kaise samAviSTa karoge? hameM apanI bUMda ko sAgara kI kSamatA meM badala lenA hai, tabhI usa para jyoti se, jo sRSTi ke Adi se aMta taka vidyamAna hai, tadAkAra ho paaoge| hamAre mArga meM anaMta rukAvaTeM A sakatI haiM phira bhI dhyAna ke mArga se vicalita mata honaa| yaha vicalana hameM hamArI apAra saMbhAvanAoM se bhI cukA degaa| hama jo ho sakate haiM, hama jise pA sakate haiM, hamArA bhaya hameM una sabase dUra pheMka degaa| tumhAre Asa-pAsa kisI kI cIkha uThI, tuma kA~pa paae| kisI kI AvAja ne tumhAre mana meM saMdeha bhara diyA, 'maiM kauna hU~' kI dhvani ne tumhAre andara vicAroM kA bavaMDara uThA diyaa| kahIM se AvAja AI 'ahaM gacchAmi' to dUsare saMvega jAgane lageusa samaya tumhAre bhItara kI yaha saMbhAvanA thI ki tuma bhI isI tattva ko prakaTa karate ki 'ahaM gacchAmi'- maiM usa paramatattva ke najadIka jA rahA hU~ lekina tumane use manoraMjana taka sImita rakha diyaa| yadi tuma cAhate to Asa-pAsa dhyAna kI AvirbhUta huI jyoti ko dhyAna kI saghanatA meM apane bhItara samAhita kara sakate the| lekina tuma aisA nahIM kara pAe / basa, idhara-udhara jhA~kate bhara raha ge| mujhe yAda A rahA hai pichalI bAra jaba dhyAna-zivira lagA huA thA, vaha zAyada cauthA dina thA, eka sattara varSIya vRddha mere pAsa Ae aura kSamA mA~gane lge| unakI A~khoM meM azru the aura bAra-bAra kSamA yAcanA kara rahe the| maiMne kahA- kSamA, kaisI kSamA, kisa bAta kI kSamA ! Apa to umra meM mere pitA samAna haiM- phira maiM to paricita bhI nahIM hU~ ki Apase kyA bhUla ho gaI hai| kahane lage- mujhe apane jIvana ke prati aparAdha-bodha ho rahA hai| vigata dinoM meM mere mana meM dhyAna ko lekara jo galata vicAra paidA hue, unake prati Aja mere mana meM aparAdha-bodha hai- usI ke kAraNa A~khoM meM A~sU aura hRdaya meM pazcAtApa hai| batAne lage ki ve eka DaoNkTara haiN| dharma aura adhyAtma meM unakI koI ruci nahIM thI, lekina kisI ke kahane para dhyAna-zivira meM sammilita 52 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho gae the| yahA~ unhoMne dekhA ki kuNDalinI-jAgaraNa kI prakriyA meM sAdhaka caitanya-deha ho rahe the| koI kucha kara rahA thA, koI kucha, gajaba kA samAM thA- jaise isa kakSa kA astitva hI AplAvita ho gayA ho| ve sajjana bhI yahA~ maujUda the to unheM khyAla AyA ki ye saba vyakti jo itanA Udhama (ha~sI) macA rahe haiM, gurujI ke hI sikhAepar3hAe haiN| kisI kI cetanA ke jAgaraNa para tumhAre mana meM jo nATakIyatA ke bhAva jAgrata hue yahI tumhArA antarAya hai / jahA~ cetanA jIvanta hotI hai, use tuma pahacAna hI nahIM pAte aura nATakoM kI saMjJA dekara svayaM bhI vaMcita raha jAte ho| __ aba ve sajjana A~khoM meM azru bharakara khar3a haiN| kaha rahe haiM- maiMne to samajhA ye Apa hI ke prazikSita loga haiN| lekina unake mana meM vicAra AyA ki isakI parIkSA karanI caahie| unhoMne cAra-pA~ca anya DaoNkTaroM se vicAra-vimarza kiyA aura unheM bhI dhyAna-zivira meM le aae| lekina unheM gaharA Azcarya huA, jaba unhoMne una DaoNkTaroM ko bhI yahA~ caitanya hae paayaa| pahale ke loga to prazikSita ho sakate the lekina DaoNkTara, ye to pahalI bAra hI yahA~ Ae haiM aura abhI to mahArAja se mile bhI nahIM haiN| ve sajjana una DaoNkTaroM ke ghara gae aura pUchA- tuma logoM ne gurujI se kyA pAyA? tuma loga adbhuta anUThe kyoM laga rahe the? ye A~sU,ye pukAra-tar3aphana,ye saba kahA~ se A gae? una DaoNkTaroM ne kahA, 'hameM bhI patA nahIM lagA, ye A~sU kahA~ se Ae, kahA~ se Ananda kI anubhUti huI, kaise hAtha-pA~va yogamaya ho gaye, hameM kucha patA nahIM lgaa| hameM koI saMketa bhI nahIM milaa| aura ve vRddha DaoNkTara kahane lage, 'guruzrI! Apa vizvAsa nahIM kareMge tIsare dina vaha 'nATaka' mujhameM ghaTita hone lgaa| dUsaroM meM ghaTita hone vAlI jisa cetana-dhArA ko maiMne nATaka samajha liyA thA, vaha mujhameM utarane lgii| maiM svayaM ko saMbhAla na pAyA aura taba majhe pratIti haI ki yaha nATaka nhiiN| yaha dhyAna kI saghanatA hai / UrjA kI saghanatA hai| sirpha gaharAI meM jAne kI AvazyakatA hai| ____ vyakti jaba dhyAna ke dvArA apanI UrjA ko saghanatA pradAna karatA hai, virATatA detA hai, taba jIvana meM parama dhArA, parama-dazA aura parama Ananda kI anubhUti hotI hai| jaba bhI jIvana meM isa parama anubhUti kI velA AegI, zarIra meM mAno cetanA kA visphoTa hogA, kyoMki usa kSaNa meM AtmA ananta AkAza kI ora uThane kA prayAsa kregii| dhyAna meM isakI jIvaMta anubhUti hotI hai| videhAnubhUti hI to dhyAna hai| ___ dhyAna deha meM, videha kI sAdhanA hai| kucha sAdhaka dhyAna kI tvarA ko tatkAla upalabdha ho jAte haiM, to kaiyoM ko vakta lagatA hai| AcArya haribhadra ne sAdhanA ke mArga 153 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM 'kulayogI' zabda kA prayoga kiyaa| kulayogI kA artha hai kisI vyakti ne pUrva janma meM sAdhanA kI aura sAdhanA kI jitanI virATatA thI utanI AyuSya kI virATatA nahIM thii| usakI sAdhanA pUrNa honI thI do varSoM meM, AyuSya pUrNa ho gayA sattara varSa meN| aba eka sau tIsa sau varSa baca ge| haribhadra kahate haiM usane punaH janma dhAraNa kiyA aura kisI sadguru ke samparka meM Ate hI vApasa usane sAdhanA prArambha kara dii| sadguru kA saMsparza pAte hI vaha apane meM lauTa AyA aura sAdhanA zurU ho gii| AcArya kahate haiM vahI vyakti 'kulayogI' hai| kyoMki kula se, paramparA se, pUrvabhava se, usane yoga ko upalabdha kiyA hai| ___ Apa dekhate hoMge isa zivira meM kucha loga aise haiM, jo dhyAna meM baiThate hI kucha kSaNoM meM gaharAI meM utara jAte haiN| vAstava meM ve kulayogI haiM / atIta meM sAdhanA karate Ae haiM, zrRMkhalA TUTa gaI thI, AyuSya pUrNa ho gayA, sAdhanA jArI rhii| isa deha meM Akara sadguru kA jaise hI samparka milA, sAdhanA punaH Age bar3hanI prArambha ho gii| isalie sAdhanA ko, dhyAna ko zithila mata hone denaa| maiM to kahanA cAha~gA ki apane ghara meM kisI choTe se kamare ko dhyAna-kakSa' kI, UrjA-kakSa' kI saMjJA denA aura pratidina vahA~ sAdhanA krnaa| yaha mata samajhanA ki tuma pandraha varSoM se dhyAna kara rahe ho to kevala tuma hI prabhAvita ho rahe ho, tumhAre sAtha-sAtha Asa-pAsa kA sArA vAyumaNDala bhI prabhAvita ho rahA hai| Apa kabhI rAmezvaram gae hoM yA vivekAnanda zilA (kanyAkumArI) gae hoM, to Apane bhI anubhava kiyA hogA ki vahA~ jo Ananda milatA hai, vaha zabdAtIta hai| koI sAta varSa pUrva maiM pANDicerI sthita araviMda Azrama meM gyaa| vahA~ araviMda kI samAdhi ke pAsa koI do ghaMTe baiThA rhaa| loga A rahe the, darzana karake nikalate jA rahe the, kahIM koI AhaTa nhiiN| maiMne ina varSoM meM jo jIvanta samAdhi dekhI unameM araviMda bhI eka haiN| samudra ke kinAre pANDicerI meM vaha Azrama hai| maiM vahA~ do ghaMTe baiThA aura baiThane ke karIba dasa miniTa bAda hI mujhe mahasUsa huA ki isa sthala para unhoMne itane lambe arse taka sAdhanA kI hai ki yahA~ sampUrNa vAyumaNDala UrjAmaya ho cukA hai, dhyAnamaya, jyotirmaya ho cukA hai| mujhe lagA usa samAdhi se nikalakara UrjA mujhameM samA rahI hai| UrjA to vahA~ sadA hai lekina anubhUti sirpha unheM hotI hai jinameM grahaNa karane kI kSamatA ho| pratidina loga Ate the, darzanArthI kI taraha, unake antas meM koI abhIpsA nahIM thii| kucha gine-cune vyakti jarUra usa UrjA ko AtmasAta kara rahe the| isIlie maiM kahatA hU~ apane gharoM meM eka dhyAna-kakSa avazya bnaaeN| jahA~ Apa nirantara sAdhanA karate rheN| phira dekheM, vaha kakSa kitanA UrjAmaya ho cukA hai| nizcita hI tIna varSoM ke uparAnta vaha itanA UrjAvAna ho jAegA ki Apa kisI azAnta, 54 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ becaina, tanAvagrasta vyakti ko vahA~ thor3e samaya ke lie biThAe~ge to use rAhata avazya mahasUsa hogii| vahA~ dhyAna kI, samAdhi kI, ahobhAva kI, parama jyoti kI, parama-tattva kI UrjA phailI huI hai| vahA~ jaba bhI baiThoge tumheM tadAkAra parama jyoti svarUpa kI upalabdhi hogii| jAnate ho loga himAlaya para sAdhanA karane kyoM jAte haiM? vahA~ kI jaisI zAMti aura ni:stabdhatA to Aja ke vaijJAnika yuga meM gharoM meM bhI prApta kI jA sakatI hai| rikaoNrDiMga sTUDiyo dekhe haiM, jahA~ 'sAunDa prupha' dIvAreM hotI haiN| bAhara bama visphoTa bhI ho jAe, para dhvani andara na A skegii| aise hI kamare tuma gharoM meM bhI banavA sakate ho jahA~ tuma ekAkI ho sako lekina phira bhI loga himAlaya kyoM jAte haiM? hajAroM kilomITara dUra varSoM taka vahA~ sAdhanA karane kA kyA prayojana? jaba maiMne himAlayayAtrA gomukha-gaMgotrI taka kI, taba maiMne khoja kI ki Akhira RSiyoM ko yahA~ kI guphAoM taka Ane kI AvazyakatA kyoM huii| maiMne pAyA ki isakI AvazyakatA thI, kyoMki jisa guphA meM sAdhaka sAdhanA kara rahA hai usa guphA meM na jAne kitane sAdhakoM ne sAdhanA karake use jIvanta aura Urjasvita kiyA hai| kitane RSiyoM-saMtoM kI UrjA usa guphA meM samAyI hotI hai| maiMne pAyA ki eka kamare meM dhyAna karane kI apekSA himAlaya kI guphA meM dhyAna karane para UrjA meM tvarita rUpAntara hotA hai, UrjA gatimAna hotI hai, viziSTa UrjA upalabdha hotI hai| jaise hI dhyAna meM utarate ho to aisA lagatA hai koI prakAza kI AbhA vyApta ho rahI hai, koI jyotirmayatA antaraMga meM utara rahI hai| __yU~ to tuma bAhara kitanA bhI paramAtmA ko khojate raho, kabhI paramAtmA ko na pA skoge| lekina eka dhyAnamaya kakSa kI UrjA tumheM tumhAre antara meM utAra skegii| vaha kakSa kisI maMdira se kama na hogaa| jo zAMti tuma bAhara khojate phirate ho, vaha tumhAre hI bhItara hai| kevala dekhane kI AvazyakatA hai| bAhara tuma cAhe jitanA khoja lo, paramAtmA ko na pA skoge| Antarika vikRtiyA~ antas meM yathAvat banI raheMgI aura tuma sAMsArika kriyA-kalApoM meM ulajhe sAMsArika prANI mAtra raha jaaoge| jIvana meM kucha ulabdha nahIM kara paaoge| eka kamare meM tuma janma lete ho, usI meM apanA sArA jIvana gujAra dete ho / yahA~ taka ki prANa-pakherU bhI ur3a jAte haiM phira bhI tuma kucha upalabdha nahIM kara paate| lekina dhyAna-sAdhanA ke dvAra meM praveza kara tuma usa kamare ko paramAtmA kA maMdira banA sakate ho| tumhAre dhyAna kI UrjA vahA~ para zAMti ghaTita kara skegii| apanI UrjA ko dhIre-dhIre virATa rUpa dene kA prayAsa karo, tAki vaha vistRta hotI calI jaae| yadi antas meM bhaya pha~sA rahA, saMkucitatA samAI rahI to kabhI kucha | 55 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ upalabdha na kara paaoge| vahI rAga-dveSa ke dAyaroM meM pha~se raha jAoge, kabhI inase mukta na ho paaoge| jaina darzana meM tIna mUlyavAna zabda haiM / ve tIna zabda haiM- rAga, virAga aura viitraag| ina tInoM ko bahuta gaharAI se smjhnaa| rAga- isakA artha hai Asakti, virAgaanAsakti aura vItarAga- jisameM na Asakti hai na anAsakti / eka Atma-sAdhaka ke lie yaha bahuta kImatI artha hai| rAga arthAt tuma kisI se jur3e hue the- dhana se, artha se, sampatti se, pada se, pratiSThA se, patnI se, parivAra se, sabhI se Asakti aura virAga arthAt aba tumheM una sabake prati upekSA ho gaI jinase rAga thA aura vItarAga kA artha hai rAga yA virAga kA bhAva hI nikala gyaa| na apekSA, na upekssaa| ___ saMta kabIra ke eka putra thA kmaal| bar3e kamAla kA thaa| kabIra kA beTA thA, isIlie kabIra cAhate the ki kamAla bhI unake jaisA jIvana jiie| dhana ke prati koI Asakti na rkhe| lekina kamAla to kamAla hI thaa| koI dhana-sampatti yA anya vastue~ lekara AtA to kabIra lene se iMkAra kara dete| para loga ve cIjeM kamAla ko dete to vaha turanta rakha letaa| eka bAra bhI manA na krtaa| binA pitA kI paravAha kie saba svIkAra kara letaa| phira bhI svayaM ko saMta kahatA / kabIra ne bahuta samajhAyA- tuma saMta ho| tumheM dhana se kyA sarokAra, tuma ye vastue~ mata sviikaaro| lekina kamAla kahatA, mujhase yaha saba saMbhava nahIM hai| maiM yaha saba na kara sakU~gA, kyoMki kala taka jisa tattva ke prati merA rAga thA Aja usI se ghRNA karU~- yaha mujhase na hogaa| kala taka maiM jisake pIche bhAga rahA thA Aja use chUne se bhI iMkAra karU~- maiM yaha nahIM kara sktaa| ye to mere mana meM rAga ke prati dveSa ko paidA karane vAle bhAva haiN| Asakti ko paidA karane vAle bhAva ghRNA ke bhAva ho ge| kabIra ne apane beTe kamAla ko Akhira apane ghara se alaga kara diyaa| unhoMne kaha diyA terI vicAradhArA mujhase nahIM milatI, tU koI sAdhu nahIM hai, calA jA yahA~ se| kamAla ne apanI dUsarI kuTiyA banA lii| vahIM alamastI se jIne lagA, phakIrI meM masta rahane lgaa| eka dina kAzI nareza vahA~ kabIra kA darzana karane phuNce| vahA~ kamAla ko na pAkara unhoMne pachA, 'kamAla kahA~ hai kabIra sAhaba!' kabIra ne kahA, 'aba vaha sAdhu na rahA, use to dhana se moha ho gayA hai, maiMne use alaga kara diyA hai|' kAzI nareza ne socA ki jAkara usase milanA to caahie| ho sakatA hai ki bApa-beTe meM na banI ho aura kabIra aise hI..... / calo cala kara dekhanA caahie| kAzI nareza ne socA, calo jAnU~ to sahI kyA bAta hai ! ve kamAla kI kuTiyA meM 56 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phuNce| kamAla ko praNAma kiyaa| kucha dera idhara-udhara kI carcA huii| kAzI nareza ne dhIre se apanI jeba meM hAtha ddaalaa| eka hIrA nikAlA aura kahA, 'Apa isa hIre ko svIkAra kiijie|' mana meM to vaha bhI soca rahe the ki yaha phakIra hai jarUra hI iMkAra kara deNge| unhoMne kamAla kI parIkSA lenI cAhI ki agara yaha hIrA le letA hai to sAdhu nahIM hai aura iMkAra kara detA hai to sAdhu hai| usane hIrA svIkAra kiyA to saMsArI, anyathA sAdhu mAna luuNgaa| unhoMne kamAla ko hIrA dikhaayaa| kamAla ne dekhA aura muskarAkara kahA, ise jhoMpar3I ke chappara meM DAla do| nareza ne socA ki kabIra ThIka hI kaha rahe the| yaha sAdhutva se gira gayA hai, isane to eka bAra bhI iMkAra na kiyaa| hIrA dekhate hI mana lAlAyita ho gayA aura kaha diyA ki chappara meM DAla do| mere jAne ke bAda yaha hIrA chappara meM se nikAla legaa| hIrA sAmane ho to kisakA mana na Dola jaaegaa| khaira! ___kAzI nareza ne bar3e dukhate mana se vaha hIrA jhoMpar3I ke chappara meM DAla diyA aura kamAla ko binA praNAma kiye vahA~ se ravAnA ho ge| nareza cale gae, kamAla apanI sAdhanA meM lIna ho ge| lagabhaga eka varSa bAda puna: kAzI nareza ko khyAla AyA ki aba dekheM kamAla kA kyA hAlacAla hai| vicAra uThane lage- kamAla ne hIrA becakara lAkhoM rupaye kamAe hoNge| jhoMpar3I se mahala banA liyA hogaa| ho sakatA hai sAdhujIvana chor3akara gRhastha meM A gayA ho| patA to kareM ki vaha kyA kara rahA hai? ___ kAzI nareza kamAla ke yahA~ phuNce| para vahA~ koI mahala na thA, kuTiyA vaisI kI vaisI thii| unhoMne kuTiyA meM praveza kiyA, dekhA kamAla to vahIM baiThA hai| nareza ne pUchA, 'kamAla sAhaba! vaha hIrA kahA~ hai?' kamAla ne kahA, kauna-sA hIrA? kaisA hIrA?' kAzI nareza ne kahA, 'jo maiM jhoMpar3I ke chappara meM DAla gayA thA vaha hiiraa|' kamAla ne uttara diyA, phira mujhase kyA pUchate haiM, jahA~ para rakhA thA, vahIM para ddhuuNddhiye|' kAzI nareza ne jaba chappara haTAyA to dekhA hIrA vahIM par3A thA jahA~ vaha rakhakara gayA thaa| ___ kAzI nareza ne apane kAna pakar3a lie aura bole, 'kamAla, tuma to saca meM kamAla ke saMta ho| tumhAre antas kA rAga bhI gira gayA hai, virAga bhI gira gayA hai, tuma to vItarAgatA ko upalabdha hokara dharatI para jI rahe ho|' yaha dhyAna bhI tumhAre jIvana meM vItarAgatA kI hI upalabidha kraaegaa| yaha na to rAga degA aura na virAga, yaha jIvana meM aisI dhArA pravAhita karegA ki tuma hI vItarAgatA ko upalabdha hokara dharatI para jI rahe ho| __ mahAvIra kA mArga na rAga kA hai, na virAga kaa| unakA mArga na ghRNA kA hai, na dveSa kaa| unakA mArga vItarAgatA kA hai| yadi tuma vItarAgatA ko upalabdha ho rahe ho to tuma 57 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jinatva kI ora kadama bar3hA rahe ho| jaina na bana pAe to kucha ghaTegA agara jina bana gae to saba upalabdha ho jaaegaa| yadi jaina se Upara uThakara jinatva kI ora kadama bar3hA die to tuma mahAvIratva kI ora bar3he, bazarte jIvana meM vItarAgatA ko upalabdha karane kI kalA A jaae| ___ anta meM, eka aisI kahAnI sunAtA hU~ jisane mujhe khuda ke jIvana meM rAga aura dveSa se Upara uThane kI zikSA dii| sunA hai, eka guru aura ziSya eka gA~va se dUsare gA~va kI ora jA rahe the, mArga meM nadI A gii| nadI meM kamara taka kA pAnI thaa| donoM ne socA calo calakara hI nadI pAra kara leMge, kamara taka hI to pAnI hai| guru Age cala rahe the ziSya pIche-pIche thaa| nadI kinAre phuNce| vahA~ bIsa varSIya eka yuvatI khar3I thii| yuvatI ne vRddha saMta se kahA, 'saMta bAbA ! merA hAtha pakar3akara mujhe nadI ke usa pAra pahu~cA do| maiM DaratI hU~, bhayabhIta ho rahI hU~ ki pAnI meM akele utarU~gI to kahIM baha na jaauuN|' vRddha saMta ne kahA, tuma kaisI pagalI ho, tuma nahIM jAnatI maiM saMnyAsI-sAdhu huuN| tumheM pakar3anA to dUra maiM to tumhAre kapar3oM ko bhI nahIM chU sktaa|' yuvatI ne bahuta guhAra kI, saMtapravara! Apa vRddha haiM, maiM akelI hU~, mujhe usa pAra jAnA jarUrI hai, sA~jha Dhalane ko A rahI hai, mere parivAra ke loga cintita hoMge, naukA hai nahIM aura maiM akelI nadI ko pAra karane kI himmata nahIM rakhatI hU~, kRpayA merA hAtha pakar3akara mujhe usa pAra lagA diijie|' lekina vRddha saMta ne spaSTa iMkAra kara diyA ki unase yaha saMbhava nahIM hai| yuvatI kI A~khoM meM A~sU A gae, para vRddha saMta to Age bar3ha ge| ___ aba yuvaka saMta vahA~ phuNcaa| yuvatI ne yahI kahAnI usa yuvA saMta ko bhI sunaaii| 'mujhe usa pAra pahu~cA do'- yuvatI ne anunaya kii| yuvA saMta ne socA, maiM bhI pAnI meM utarU~gA, yaha bhI pAnI meM utaregI, donoM ke kapar3e kyoM gIle kiye jAe~?' usane yuvatI se kahA, 'tumheM to usa pAra jAnA hai na, aisA karo tuma mere kaMdhe para baiTha jAo, maiM tumheM pAra lagA detA huuN|' yuvaka saMta ne yuvatI ko kaMdhe para biThAyA aura nadI pAra kara lii| yuvatI ke kapar3e jarA bhI na bhiige| pAra Akara saMta ne yuvatI ko utaaraa| yuvatI apane gA~va kI ora ravAnA ho gaI aura yuvaka saMta apane guru ke pIche-pIche dUsarI ora cala diyaa| thor3I dUra calane ke bAda guru ne prazna khar3A kara diyaa| unhoMne kahA, 'tuma dIkSA aura sAdhutva ke ayogya ho gaye ho| 'kyoM?' yuvaka ne puuchaa| kyoMki tumane usa yuvatI ko apane kaMdhe para biThA liyA', vRddha saMta bole| kauna-sI yuvatI' yuvA saMta ne 58/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna pUchA, 'Apa kaisI bAta kara rahe haiM, maiMne kauna-sI yuvatI ko kaMdhe para biThAyA?' vRddha saMta ne kahA, 'maiMne jisa yuvatI ko hAtha pakar3ane se bhI iMkAra kara diyA, tuma usI yuvatI ko kaMdhe para biThA laae|' yuvaka saMta ne kahA, 'gurudeva' maiMne jisa yuvatI ko kaMdhe para biThAyA thA, use vahIM nadI ke kinAre chor3a A gayA aura Apane use chuA taka nahIM lekina mana meM Dhokara yahA~ taka sAtha le Ae ho| maiM to use vahIM bhUla gayA, para Apa use sAtha meM lie A rahe ho / ' / rAga jaba vItarAga meM parivartita hotA hai taba kaMdhe para kauna baiThA hai, kauna nahIM kI anubhUti bhI nahIM hotI / rAga, virAga jaba vItarAgatA meM badalatA hai, dhyAna kI jyoti ke mAdhyama se, dhyAna ke gahvara se, dhyAna ke dvAra se taba vyakti kI cetanA apanI mahAdazA - parinirvANa ko upalabdha hotI hai / dhyAna zivira ke dvArA maiM Apa logoM se yahI kahanA cAhU~gA ki Apake bhItara jo UrjA hai use sAmAnya UrjA na samajhie / sUrya, agni, pavana sabhI kI zakti tumhAre aMdara hai bazarte tuma use pahacAnane kI kalA sIkha jaao| maiM yahI nivedana karU~gA ki dhyAna ke kendra meM praveza karate samaya ekamAtra prayAsa yahI karo ki maiM kucha kSaNoM ke lie apanI deha se alaga ho rahA hU~, apanI UrjA ko virATa se virATa rUpa de rahA hU~ / paramAtmA kI UrjA aura tumhArI UrjA meM itanA hI aMtara hai ki tumhArI UrjA isa zarIra meM simaTI huI hai aura paramAtmA kI UrjA sampUrNa astitva meM vyApta ho gaI hai / Aja kI isa puNya velA meM Apa sabhI ko zubhakAmanAe~ ki Apa loga apane jIvana meM prApta UrjA ko niraMtara vistAra dete jaaeN| jo UrjA vyartha kho rahI hai usakA jIvana mukti ke lie upayoga kareM, Atma- jAgaraNa ke lie, Atma - cetanA kI ti ke lie, antarbodha ke lie / For Personal & Private Use Only 59 Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nijatA ke darzana saMta ekanAtha apane anya saMtoM ke sAtha haridvAra se kA~var3a meM gaMgAjala lekara rAmezvaram kI ora jA rahe the| do mAha bIta gae kA~var3a Dhote hue, para abhI AdhA rAstA hI pAra huA thA ki bIca meM registAna A gyaa| saMta loga isa saMkalpa ke sAtha ki gaMgAjala rAmezvaram meM car3hAe~ge, Age se Age bar3hate jA rahe the| eka dina registAna meM saMtoM ne dekhA ki eka gadhA pyAsa ke mAre tar3apha rahA thaa| saMtoM kI maMDalI ekatrita ho gaI aura saba eka dUsare ko kahane lage, isake lie pAnI DhU~Dho / aba bhalA usa registAna meM pAnI kahA~ se mile| saMtoM ke pAsa kA~var3a meM gaMgAjala to thA, lekina rAmezvaram meM car3hAne ke lie| saMta ekanAtha sabase pIche A rahe the| unhoMne usa gadhe ke Ida-girda ikaTThe saMtoM se kAraNa jAnanA caahaa| saMtoM ne kahA, yaha gadhA pyAsa se tar3apha rahA hai, lekina ise pAnI kahA~ se lAkara pilaaeN| ekanAtha ne apane kaMdhe se kA~var3a nIce utaarii| pAnI kA pAtra hAtha meM liyA aura Dhakkana kholane lge| saMtoM ne prativAda kiyA ki jo gaMgAjala rAmezvaram meM car3hAnA hai use yahA~ gadhe ko pilA rahe ho? ekanAtha ne saMtoM kI bAta ko anasunA karate hue pAtra kA pUrA Dhakkana kholA aura pAtra meM bhare gaMgAjala ko usa gadhe ke mu~ha meM DAlane lge| saMtoM ne rokanA cAhA para ekanAtha ne kahA, 'rAmezvaram kA bhagavAna isa jAnavara se z2yAdA pyAsA nahIM hogaa|' 60 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba vyakti apanI dRSTi ko virATatA de detA hai, astitva ke hara bhAga meM prabhutA nihAranA zurU kara detA hai taba DAla-DAla, pAta-pAta cir3iyoM kI cahacahATa meM, phala-phUla meM, kaNa-kaNa meM paramAtmA kA hI astitva dikhAI dene lagatA hai| paramAtmA kI AbhA svataH hI cAroM ora ma~DarAne lagatI hai| jarUrata isa bAta kI hai ki manuSya astitva ke hara koNa meM prabhutA ko nihArane kI koziza kare / tuma paramAtmA kI pratimA para to dUdha kA abhiSeka kara sakate ho, lekina kisI bhUkhe prANI ko do roTI khilAne se ktraaoge| bhagavAna kI mUrti para sone ke kalaza se dUdha car3hA doge para kisI pyAse ko pAnI pilAne ke lie pyAU kholane kA iMtajAma nahIM kroge| hamArI dRSTi, hamArI kAmanAe~, bhItara kI bhAvanAe~ itanI saMkucita ho gaI haiM, itanI paramparAgrasta ho gaI haiM ki hamane paramAtmA kA saMbaMdha sirpha pratimA se jor3a diyA hai| nizcita rUpa se maMdira kA paramAtmA hamArI ArAdhanA kA keMdra hai, pUjA-prArthanA kA AdhAra-sthala hai lekina apanI prabhutA ko virATatA kA rUpa do| apanI dRSTi ko vistAra do| jaba hama eka pratimA ko paramAtmA mAna sakate haiM to kisI jIvita prANI ko paramAtmA kyoM nahIM mAna skte| isa jIvita pratimA se hI kabhI mahAvIra, buddha, kRSNa, IsA, sukarAta, rAma prakaTa hue| Akhira sabhI tIrthaMkara, paigambara, avatAra isa manuSya kI pratimA se hI sAkAra hue haiN| hameM apanI prabhutA kI bhAvanA kA vistAra karanA hai| jaba hama kisI bagIce se gujarate haiM aura vahA~ phUla tor3ane ke lie hAtha bar3hAte haiM to rukie aura svayaM meM isa bhAva ko praveza karane dIjie ki isa puSpa meM bhI paramAtmA kI chavi hai| isa bhAva ke Ane se Apa kabhI nirarthaka phUla nahIM tor3a paaeNge| Apako lagegA ki Apa phUla tor3akara paramAtmA ke kisI eka rUpa ko kaSTa pahu~cA rahe haiM / jaba kisI dIna-duHkhI ko pratAr3ita karate haiM, to yaha bhAva paidA kIjie ki isameM bhI paramAtmA hai| kisI ko dagA dete ho, dhokhebAjI karate ho, kisI bhI prakAra kI takalIpha dete ho taba antasa meM yaha bhAva lAie ki isake andara bhI paramAtmA kI AbhA hai, usI kA astitva hai| ___ maMdira meM bhI eka paramAtmA hai aura yaha dUsarA paramAtmA hai| hamArI pravRtti aisI ho gaI hai ki eka paramAtmA kI to dUdha, puSpa, kesara-caMdana se pUjA karate haiM aura dUsare ko dhokhA dete haiM, nIcA dikhAne kI koziza karate haiN| apanI dRSTi ko virATa bnaao| yadi dRSTi ko virATa na kiyA to jo nadI sAgara meM jAne se ghabarAtI hai vaha virATa nahIM ho paaegii| yAda rakho, nadI sAgara meM jAkara khotI nahIM virATa ho jAtI hai| jo vyakti sAgara kI ora apane kadama bar3hA detA hai, apanA ahaM khone ko taiyAra hai, vahI jIvana meM sAgara kI upalabdhi kara sakatA hai| jo apane ko miTAne ko tatpara hai, usI kI takadIra meM upalabdhiyA~ hai| 61 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba nadI sAgara kI ora yAtrA roka degI, to vaha DabarA bana jAegI, gaMde pAnI kA tAlAba bana jaaegii| usake astitva kI pahacAna hI yahI hai ki nadI vaha jo sAgara meM vilIna ho jaae| jo manuSya apanI bhAvanAoM ko sAgara jaisI virATatA kA rUpa de detA hai vahI astitva se kucha upalabdha kara pAtA hai| jaba taka bIja TUTegA nahIM, kalI usameM se bAhara nahIM nikala paaegii| hara bIja meM vRkSa hone kI saMbhAvanA hai, bazarte vaha TUTane ko, miTane ko taiyAra ho| anyathA bIja ke sAtha hI saba saMbhAvanAe~ naSTa ho jaaeNgii| bahadhA aisA hotA hai ki anekoM bIja apanI saMbhAvanAoM ke sAtha hI samApta ho jAte haiN| ____ eka bIja ko kA~ca kI zIzI meM baMda karake rakha do aura eka ko miTTI meM dabA do| use khAda-pAnI denA zurU kara do| samaya ke gujarane ke sAtha usakA pariNAma dekho| jo bIja zIzI meM baMda thA vaha sUkha gayA, usakI saMbhAvanAe~ bhI samApta ho gaIM aura jo aMkarita hone ko, miTane ko taiyAra ho gayA vaha paudhA, paudhe se jhADa,jhAr3a se vizAla vRkSa banakara khar3A ho gyaa| jaba taka svayaM kA bIja phUTegA nahIM, kabhI aMkurita nahIM ho paaegaa| hamAre sAtha prAyaH yahI hotA hai ki hamArA bIja hamAre sAtha baMda hI vApasa calA jAtA hai| cetanA ke usa bIja kA isa loka meM koI rUpAntaraNa yA upayoga nahIM ho paataa| hama bIja haiM, cetanA ke bIja / jarUrata hai usake aMkuraNa kI, UrdhvArohana kii| __ apanI dRSTi ko virATatA do 'ghaTa-ghaTa nUra brahma ko dhAma' / jisane bUMda meM pA liyA usane sAgaroM meM pA liyaa| jisane usakI virATatA ko pahacAna liyA phira manuSya meM hI nahIM vRkSoM, pattoM aura caTTAnoM meM bhI vahI dikhAI degaa| talAza karo usa parama tattva kI apane meM hI; jo use bAhara khojane nikalegA cUkatA rhegaa| bAhara meM bhI anubhUti vahI kara pAyegA jisane bhItara meM anubhUti kara lI hai| jise madhu kI miThAsa kA anubhava hai vahI vyakti kisI dUsare ko madhu pIte dekha anubhava kara sakegA ki ise kaisA svAda A rahA hai| tumheM pyAsa lagI, jala pI liyA, phira jaba koI dUsarA pyAsA pAnI pIyegA to tuma anubhava kara sakoge ki pyAse ko pAnI pIne meM kitanI sukhada anubhUti ho rahI hai| jaba taka apane bhItara pahacAna na bana pAyI, taba taka dUsare ko dekhakara kucha bhI pahacAna nahIM kara paaoge| to maiM eka bAra phira se doharA hU~ ki brahma se sAkSAtkAra ve hI loga kara pAe~ge jo sAre jahA~ meM DhU~r3hakara aba cupa baiTha gaye haiN| isa duniyA meM saba kucha daur3ane se, parizrama karane se milA hai para paramAtmA.....! vaha to rukane se hI mila paaegaa| use to mauna meM, nijatva meM, citta kI zAMta avasthA meM hI pA skoge| 62 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zivira meM Apa logoM ke lie merA pramukha saMdeza yahI hai ki Apa apanI dRSTi ko virATa karane kA prayatna kreN| Apa pratidina subaha prArthanA meM gAte haiM 'mAnava svayaM eka maMdira hai|' ise sAmAnya kavitA yA prArthanA na samajheM, yaha gaharA satya hai| agara hamArI dRSTi virATatA ke sUtra pakar3a le to dharatI para jitane manuSya haiM, saba calate-phirate mandira haiN| pRthvI tIrtha hai| aura manuSya kI antarAtmA meM chipI cetanA paramAtmA hai| isIlie to kahA gayA hai, paramAtmA sArvabhauma aura sArvakAlika hai| __ jIsasa ne kahA, tor3o cAhe jisa patthara ko tuma usameM mujhe pAoge, cAhe jisa patthara ko uThA lo usameM mujhe hI chipA paaoge| sarvatra vahI hai| pAnI to Akhira pAnI hai cAhe vaha samudra meM ho, nadI meM ho, tAlAba meM ho| cAhe lahara ho yA jala-bUMda donoM meM jala kI upasthiti hai| lekina hama AkAra meM ulajha jAte haiN| sAgara kA AkAra vizAla hai aura gA~va kA tAlAba choTA-sA / kaise svIkAra kreN| donoM eka haiM / kahA~ sAgara, kahA~ ghara kA kuaaN| mere priya Atmana! AkAra ko dekhakara bhrAMti paidA mata kro| AkAra meM bhale hI bheda ho, phira bhI donoM AkAroM meM jo virAjamAna hai, vaha nirAkAra hai| isalie kue~ meM jo jala hai aura sAgara meM jo jala hai- alaga-alaga nahIM hai / yaha yathArtha kA gaNita hai / ise hara koI nahIM samajha paaegaa| IzAvAsyopaniSada meM kahA hai, 'puurnnaatpuurnnmuducyte|' pUrNa meM se agara pUrNa nikAla leM to bhI pIche pUrNa hI bcegaa| yaha pAralaukika gaNita hai| isa gaNita ke jagata meM bUMda aura sAgara barAbara hai| vijJAna ke anusAra 'eca TU o' udajana aura akSajana do vastue~ milakara jala ba~da banatI hai| do hisse 'eca' ke eka hissA 'o' kaa| sAgara kA bhI to yahI rAja hai| sAgara Akhira hai kyA? asaMkhya-ananta bUMdoM kA sammelana hai, agara bUMda-bUMda ko alaga kara do to sAgara sAgara nahIM raha paaegaa| jaise Apa loga yahA~ baiThe haiM to kaheMge eka samAja baiThA hai, para Akhira yaha samAja kyA hai? vyaktiyoM kA jor3a bs| khojane jAoge to samAja kahIM mila nahIM paaegaa| jaba bhI milegA, vyakti milegaa| __ vyakti satya hai, samAja to kevala saMjJA hai| bUMda satya hai, sAgara to kevala saMjJA hai| sAgara, sarovara, saritA saba meM pAnI eka hai, bar3I se bar3I lahara ho yA eka jalabUMda koI farka nahIM, sabakA svabhAva eka hai| paramAtmA bhI sarvatra hai vahA~ bhI, yahA~ bhI, mujhameM bhI, ApameM bhii| ___ dhyAna kA kArya jIvana meM usa bIja kA prasphuTana karanA hai ki vaha apanI virATatA dhAraNa kara ske| hamArI dhAraNAe~, bhAvanAe~ itanI saMkucita haiM ki cAhate hue bhI vaha bIja phUTa nahIM paataa| hara iMsAna ke bhItara paramAtmA kA bIja chipA huA hai, para manuSya na to usa bIja ko pahacAna pAtA hai aura na usameM se paramAtmA-svarUpa ko aMkurita kara pAtA hai| vaha bIja soyA hI raha jAtA hai aura Akhira hamArA dharatI se prayANa ho | 63 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtA hai| dhyAna koI zabda nahIM hai| yaha astitva meM ramaNa karane ke lie hai| yadi hama kevala zabdoM meM ulajha gae, zabdoM kA hI raTana karate raha gae to dhyAna hamAre jIvana kA rUpAntaraNa nahIM kara pAegA, jIvana ko badala nahIM paaegaa| mAtra zabdakoza kI mahimA banakara raha jaaegaa| dekhiye, zabdakoza meM 'ghor3A' hotA hai aura astabala meM bhI eka ghor3A hotA hai| zabdakoza kA ghor3A ghor3e kI smRti to dilA degA para use sAkAra nahIM kara skegaa| bhArata kA nakzA tumheM aneka jAnakAriyA~ de sakatA hai para bhArata ko dikhA nahIM sktaa| kisI ne tumhAre hAtha meM himAlaya kA nakzA de diyaa| tuma use subaha se sA~jha taka dekhate rhe| vaha tumheM batA degA ki yahA~ badrInAtha hai, vahA~ kedAranAtha hai, yahA~ gaMgotrI hai, vahA~ phUloM kI ghATI hai, yahA~ yamunotrI hai, vahA~ TiharI-Daima hai, sArI jAnakAriyA~ de degA, lekina himAlaya kA Ananda nahIM de paaegaa| ThaMDI havAe~, suramya vAtAvaraNa, prakRti kA sauMdarya inase to vaMcita hI rhe| nakze yA kitAbeM hameM jAnakAriyA~ bhara de sakate haiN| dhyAna kA upayoga agara jAnakArI taka hI rakhA, pravacanoM aura zAstroM taka hI sImita rahA, to anaMta saMbhAvanAoM vAlA bIja dabA-kA-dabA raha jaaegaa| kala eka mahAnubhAva kahane lage, 'jaba Apa kahate haiM ki dhyAna se manuSya ko zAMti milatI hai, to sArI duniyA dhyAna ko kyoM nahIM apanA letii|' yaha prazna nahIM, tarka hai| aba tuma svayaM ImAnadArI se soco, tumhAre bhItara kahIM zAMti kI talAza hai? bhagavAna buddha ke pAsa bhI eka yuvaka paha~cA aura bolA, 'Apa tIsa varSa se dharma kA upadeza de rahe haiM / maiM Apase jAnanA cAhatA hU~ ki isa dharmopadeza se kitane hajAra yA kitane lAkha logoM ne zAMti upalabdha kii| agara Apake upadeza se kisI ne zAMti pAI to maiM bhI paauuN|' buddha muskarAe aura kahA, 'tuma zahara meM jAo aura apane mitroM, parijanoM, paricitoM se pUcho ki ve jIvana meM kyA cAhate haiN|' yuvaka ne kahA, 'mujhe koI dikkata nahIM hai agara Apa isakA lekhA-jokhA pAnA cAhate haiN|' yuvaka gyaa| apane sabhI riztedAroM, mitroM, paricitoM ke pAsa gayA aura eka-eka se pUchA, tuma jIvana meM kyA cAhate ho| jisane jo batAyA, likhatA calA gyaa| sA~jha hote-hote vaha lagabhaga do sau logoM se pUcha cukA thaa| antata: jaba usane sUcI ko nihArA to pAyA ki koI dhana ko cAhatA hai, kisI ko putra kI kAmanA hai, koI makAna banavAnA cAhatA hai, kisI kI dukAna kI lAlasA hai, koI gRhalakSmI kI AzA meM hai, patA nahIM kitanI-kitanI kAmanAe~ thiiN| yuvaka cakarAyA, isa sUcI meM kisI ne bhI yaha nahIM kahA thA ki use zAMti kI talAza hai| anta meM yuvaka buddha ke pAsa gayA aura 64 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahA, 'bhagavan ! kSamA kiijie| maiM itane logoM ke pAsa gayA para kisI ne nahIM kahA ki use zAMti kI talAza hai, mukti kI kAmanA hai| sabakI apanI-apanI icchAe~lAlasAe~ haiN|' buddha muskarAe aura kahane lage, 'maiM yahI kahanA cAhatA huuN| jaba taka manuSya ke jIvana meM paripakva talAza nahIM hogI, paripakva cAha nahIM hogI, vaha isakI pUrti kI ora nahIM A paaegaa|' dhyAna se zAMti milatI hai, nizcaya hI, para pahale yaha taya kara lo ki tumheM vAstava meM zAMti kI talAza hai / mere pAsa loga Ate haiM aura yahI kahate haiM ki merI dukAna nahIM calatI hai, dhaMdhA maMdA cala rahA hai| mahilAe~ kahatI haiM merA pati se jhagar3A cala rahA hai, amuka sAmAna kho gayA, amuka corI ho gaI, bIsa taraha kI samasyAe~ / kucha dina pahale kI bAta hai, eka sajjana kahane lage jaba se maiMne Apake pAsa AnA zurU kiyA hai taba se merI dukAna bahuta acchI calane laga gii| maiMne kahA, 'maiM dukAnadAra nahIM hU~, jo dukAna calAU~ / maiM to use kholane kI bAta kaha rahA hU~, jo bhItara kahIM rukA - ru~dhA par3A hai / ' jinheM jIvana meM vAstavika zAMti kI talAza hai dhyAna unake jIvana meM nizcita hI zAMti kI rozanI siddha hogA / 1 abhI taka to hama zAMti - azAMti ke antardvandva meM hI jhUlate rahe haiM / kabhI tuma vairAgya ko chUte ho, kabhI rAga meM DUba jAte ho; kabhI krodha karate ho, kabhI tuma kSamA meM cale jAte ho| yaha mana kI duvidhA hai| jaba taka aDola, akaMpa nahIM banoge pragati nahIM ho paaegii| acala, niSkaMpa nahIM rahoge to cetanA kA dIpa sadAbahAra rozanI nahIM de pAegA / Apane kabhI 'maraghaTI vairAgya' sunA hai? kisI kI mRtyu ho gaI aura use jalAne ke lie zmazAna ghATa meM phuNce| vahA~ kucha dera ke lie hamAre mana meM vairAgya ke bhAva jaga jAte haiM / jalatI citA ko dekhakara hamAre bhItara vairAgya ke bhAva paidA hoMge ki yaha kyA saMsAra hai ? lekina jaise hI zmazAna se bAhara Aoge, mitroM ke bIca baiThoge, vahI gappeM aura khAnA-pInA zurU ho jaaegaa| kahA~ gayA vairAgya ! kaise umar3A thA aura kyA usakI gati huii| thor3I dera pahale to saMsAra se svayaM ko haTAnA cAhate the aura aba vApasa saMsAra meM lauTa aae| sabhI vahI pravRttiyA~ / 1 pravRttiyA~ bhI kaisii| kisI ghara meM mRtyu ho jAtI hai / zoka manAte ho| kahate ho abhI hama maMdira nahIM jaaeNge| kyoMki hamAre bhAI kA dehAvasAna ho gayA hai| do mAha taka zoka rakhanA par3egA na / aba unase pUcho tumhAre yahA~ zoka kevala sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, pUjA, ArAdhanA isI meM Akara jur3A hai| yA jo mahilA apane pati ke svargavAsa ke cha: mAha bAda bhI maMdira Ane ko taiyAra nahIM hai, usase pUcho, kyA tuma | 65 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kabhI ThaMDI cAya pItI ho? jitanI bhI AvazyakatAe~ haiM, yahA~ taka ki vilAsitAoM kI bhI pUrti karate ho phira vairAgya kahA~ rahA? sArI vRttiyA~ aura pravRttiyA~ vaisI-kIvaisI rahatI haiM aura vyakti vairAgya ke tAva meM Akara agara kucha chor3atA hai to ekamAtra dharma-adhyAtma ke mArga ko| jinake gharoM meM kisI kI mRtyu ho jAe, unheM vairAgya ke bhAva ko jInA caahie| yaha socanA cAhie ki inakI mRtyu mere jIvana meM bhI mRtyu kA saMdeza hai| dUsare kI mRtyu hameM jAgrata karatI hai| zahara kA zmazAna yA kabristAna kahIM banAnA ho to zahara ke bIcoM-bIca caurAhe para banAo tAki vahA~ se gujaratA haA hara iMsAna apane jIvana ke vAstavika svarUpa ko dekha sake ki yaha jIvana pAnI ke bulabule ke samAna kSaNabhaMgura hai| ye AtI-jAtI sA~seM kaba khatma ho jAe~, patA nhiiN| jIvana meM jitanI bhI durghaTanAe~ ghaTa rahI haiM hameM jIvana kA hI saMdeza de rahI haiN| par3ausI kI mRtyu hameM jAgarUka hone kI preraNA de rahI hai| patnI kI mRtyu apanI hI mRtyu kA saMdeza smjho| logoM kI sthiti to yaha hai ki abhI patnI ko mare eka mAha bhI nahIM bItA aura vyakti dUsarI patnI kI talAza zurU kara detA hai| kahA~ hai vairaagy| jisa patnI ke sAtha bIsa varSa rahe, sAtha jIne-marane kI kasameM khAIM, saba lupta ho gyiiN| hamArI tRSNA aura vAsanA ne hama para vijaya prApta kara lI hai| ___ abhI kucha dina pUrva samAcAra-patra par3hate hue vara-vadhU ke kaoNlama para naz2ara calI gii| par3hA, eka sattara varSa ke vyakti (sirpha sattara varSa) ke lie kanyA kI talAza hai| usa vyakti se pUcho, kyA jIvana bhara vadhuoM kI talAza hI karate rahoge yA apanI bhI kucha talAza karoge? eka marI, dUsarI le Ae, dUsarI ke bAda tIsarI, tIsarI ke bAda cauthii| khuda maroge to kise lAoge? Akhira hamArI vRttiyoM kI tRpti kaba aaegii| hamArI vAsanAe~, tRSNAe~, lAlasAe~ kaba mara pAe~gI? paccIsa varSa kA yuvaka jaba dobArA vivAha karane ko tatpara hotA hai to bAta kucha jamatI hai| sATha varSa kA bUr3hA bhI jaba cauthA vivAha karane ko taiyAra hotA hai to mana meM glAni hotI hai ki kyA manuSya itanA gira gayA hai? kala kucha yuvakoM ke bIca aisI hI carcA cala rahI thI, eka ne kahA, sAhaba! eka sattara varSa kA vRddha lakhanaU kI kisI numAiza meM gyaa|log vahA~ kAphI zAna-zaukata se saja-dhajakara Aye the| eka suMdara mahilA ko dekhakara vRddha se na raha gyaa| vaha usake pIche ho gyaa| jaba maukA mile dhakkA mAre, cyUMTI le| ____ Akhira usa mahilA se na rahA gyaa| usane usase kahA, 'are bur3haU zarama nahIM AtI? bAla sapheda ho gaye, javAna striyoM ko dhakke mArate ho|' 66 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha vRddha muskarAyA, kahA, 'acchA! aba tUne pUcha hI liyA hai to tumase kyA chipAnA / bAla bhale hI sapheda ho gaye hoM para dila to abhI bhI..... kAlA hai|' bAta usa vRddha ne pate kI khii| loga assI-nabbe sAla ke ho jAte haiM phira bhI dil.....| basa, aba pUcho mt| mujhe yAda hai hama loga tamilanADu kI yAtrA para the| holI ke dUsare dina eka vyakti ke nivAsa para hamAre pravacana kA kAryakrama thaa| saMyogavazAt bar3e mahArAjazrI ne saba logoM ke bIca usa dampati ko apane pAsa bulAyA aura kahA, 'tumhAre ghara saMta loga Ae haiM aisA karo pA~ca tithiyoM ke lie 'cautha vrata' (brahmacarya) kA niyama le lo|' patnI to zIghra taiyAra ho gii| bar3e mahArAjazrI ne pati kI ora dekhA, usane kahA, 'mahArAjajI, isI ko niyama dilA do, maiM to lene vAlA nhiiN|' yAnI yaha to niyama pAla legI, tuma kahA~ jaaoge| ye bhItara kI tRSNAe~ aura vRttiyA~ Akhira kaba taka calatI raheMgI? tumhAre bAla sapheda ho gae haiM, jIvana-saMdhyA karIba hai phira bhI hameM paramAtmA kI koI khabara nahIM hai| usakA bIja aMdara hI aMdara sar3a-gala-sUkha rahA hai| usakA koI upayoga nahIM ho rahA hai| baragada kI saMbhAvanAe~ naSTa ho rahI haiN| soco, usa bIja kA upayoga kaba karoge? merA dhyeya hai hama apane jIvana meM usa bIja kA bodha prApta kara leN| paramAtmA kI AbhA ko apane andara pragaTa kara leN| AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki vyakti usa bodha ko upalabdha hone kI AkAMkSA rkhe| ___ manuSya ne apane rAga ke dAyare itane vistRta kara rakhe haiM ki vaha akelA honA hI nahIM caahtaa|aur jaba taka tuma akele nahIM ho jAoge, apane bIja ko pahacAna nahIM paaoge| akele hote hI aMkuraNa zurU ho jAtA hai| lekina akelApana sahana nahIM ho hotaa| jaba tuma ghara meM akele hote ho, TI.vI. calA lete ho, reDiyo sunane lagate ho aura kucha nahIM to nae-nae kAma nikAla lete ho, kyoMki akele nahIM ho skte| tuma akelepana se Ubane lagate ho, kucha karanA cAhate ho| hamArI yahI vRtti bAdhaka bana jAtI hai| hamArI behozI hameM jagane nahIM detii| jaise hI kabhI akelApana AtA hai, hama taranta saceta ho jAte haiM, akelApana hameM khalane lagatA hai| kucha na kucha aisA karanA zurU kara dete haiM ki svayaM ko vyasta rakha skeN| yadi tuma akele ho to svayaM kI talAza zurU kro| jIvana ke bahumUlya samaya ko vyartha mata gNvaao| reDiyo calA rahe ho, gIta suna rahe ho| kAza! una parama zAMti ke kSaNoM meM hama apane astitva kI talAza zurU kara paate| akelApana to hamAre jIvana kA ahobhAgya honA caahie| jaba manuSya kisI zAMta, ekAnta, nirjana sthAna para baiThakara svayaM meM 67 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DabakI lagA sake.apane astitva kI pahacAna kara ske| usa paramatattva kI AbhA se svayaM ko sarAbora kara ske| do paramparAe~ haiM eka hai jaina aura dUsarI hinduu| adhyAtma kI dRSTi se jaina akelepana meM vizvAsa karate haiM / jitane phaila cuke ho unheM saMkucita karo aura vaidika paraMparA saMkucita ko adhika phailAnA cAhatI hai| Rgveda kA sUtra hai : 'eko'haM bhusyaam|' maiM eka hU~ aura bahuta meM samA jaauuN| vahA~ brahmA apanI virATatA dikhAtA hai, svayaM ko sampUrNa astitva meM phailAne kI koziza karatA hai| lekina yahA~ ulTI prakriyA hai| Apa cAhate haiM na, jaba taka mahAvIra muni nahIM bane the, unakA nAma thA vardhamAna arthAt jo vistAra de rahA hai, phaila rahA hai, phailA rahA hai| mahAvIra ne pAyA ki agara svayaM ko,svayaM kI vRttiyoM ko phailAtA calA gayA to svayaM ko upalabdha nahIM ho paauuNgaa| muni-jIvana meM unakA nAma huA mahAvIra, nirgrantha nAma huaa| vardhamAna phailane kA rUpa hai, mahAvIra savayaM meM lauTane kA rUpa hai| apane jIvana kI zAMti ko svayaM meM talAza karanA hai| isa zAMti ke lie agara Apa jaMgala meM haiM to bhI ThIka hai aura agara ghara meM, parivAra ke bIca haiM taba bhI koI parezAnI nhiiN| ApakA jIvana hara ghar3I, hala pala zAMti de sakatA hai| bazarte antara meM zAMti kI AkAMkSA ho| hameM zAMti kI pyAsa hogI to dhyAna nizcita hI zAMti degaa| jaba bhI vaha akelA hogA zAMti ko upalabdha hogaa| kala eka mahAnubhAva kaha rahe the ki 'Apake dhyAna kA mujha para gaharA raMga car3ha gayA hai| icchA hotI hai saba kucha chor3akara Apake sAtha ho jAU~, para ptnii.....| zAyada vaha taiyAra nahIM hogii|' mere prabhu, nAhaka itanI jaldI yaha koziza kyoM kara rahe ho| isa mArga para qadama bhI bar3I sAvadhAnI se bar3hAnA hogaa| veza kA saMnyAsI banane ke lie patnI iMkAra kara jAye, para jIvana ke saMnyAsI, isameM use kahA~ bAdhA hogii| maiM to kahU~gA ki pahale dhyAna ko thor3A aura gaharA utarane do| ghara kI eka naI havA banAo, eka nayA vAtAvaraNa taiyAra karo aura koziza karo ki hamArA dhyAna, prema aura zAMti niraMtara bar3hatI rahe / saMbhava hai, saMnyasta nahIM ho pAne ke kAraNa Apa saMsAra ko na choDa pAyeM, lekina dhyAna Apake jIvana ko aisA rUpAntarita kara degA ki Apa saMsAra meM bhI jaga jaayeNge| mukti-patha ke pathika ho jaaeNge| ____ abhI Apake liye yaha ucita rahegA ki Apa dhyAna meM utaranA zurU kara deN| zAyada isake liye kisI kI AjJA kI z2arUrata nahIM pdd'egii| dhyAna to taba bhI kara sakate ho, jaba sArA parivAra so jAye, kisI ko patA bhI nahIM cle| duniyA kI naz2aroM meM tuma saMsAra meM rahoge, lekina dhyAna tumhAre jIvana meM, saMsAra meM bhI saMnyAsa ghaTita kara degaa| 68/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana meM eka pyArA ullekha hai / kahate haiM, mahAvIra ne saMkalpa liyA thA ki mAtA-pitA ke rahate maiM sAdhu nahIM banU~gA, aura jaba mAtA-pitA kA dehAvasAna ho gayA, to mahAvIra ne apane bar3e bhAI nandIvardhana se kahA ki AjJA de deM pravrajyA kI / maiM to basa mA~ kI vaz2aha se rukA thA / nandIvardhana ne kahA, 'gaz2aba kI bAta karate ho / abhI-abhI to mA~ kA dehAvasAna huA hai, eka pahAr3a TUTa kara hamArI chAtI para girA hai, aba tuma dUsarA girAnA cAhate ho| abhI nahIM jaba maiM kahU~ taba lenA / ' mahAvIra phira ruka gaye aura do varSa meM to bhAI ne bhI AjJA de dii| kyoMki do varSa mahAvIra ghara meM rahe aura isa avadhi meM dhyAna meM itane gahare utara gaye, aise mauna ho gaye ki unakI upasthiti ghara meM na ke barAbara ho gii| loga guz2ara jAte, unheM patA hI nahIM cltaa| ve svayaM guz2ara jAte, logoM ko patA nahIM calatA / Akhira bhAI nandIvardhana ko lagA ki mahAvIra ko aba rokanA vyartha hai / aba sirpha zarIra rukA hai, cetanA to caitanya-dharA se jur3I hai| aura antataH khuda bar3e bhAI ko kahanA par3A aba maiM nahIM rokU~gA, jaisA acchA lage vaisA karo / manuSya isa saMsAra meM eka paradezI hai| kisI kA koI ghara nahIM hai, saba beghara haiM aura koI saMbhAvanA bhI nahIM hai ki koI ghara bana ske| thor3e dina ke lie hama bhale hI dhokhA khA leM, apane mana ko rAhata de deN| lekina Aja yaha jo bhI ghara dikhAI de rahe haiM, Aja nahIM to kala ujdd'eNge| eka dina to sabakA isa duniyA se DerA uThanA hai| Akhira, mauta se bacane kA upAya kahA~ hai manuSya ke pAsa / kauna hai isa duniyA meM, jise tuma apanA kaha sakate ho| abhI taka to hama bhI apane nahIM haiM / dUsaroM ko apanA mAnane kI bhUla kyoM kara rahe ho| yaha mana bhI apanA nahIM hai| yaha zarIra bhI apanA nahIM hai / yaha miTTI kA hai aura vakta Ane para miTTI meM hI samAne vAlA hai / - kamare kI kabra meM kambala kA kafana or3he hue, khule daravAjoM se bAhara kI tarapha tAkatA rahA, merI AvAz2a bhI jaise merI AvAz2a na thI, bhare bAjAra meM tanahA bhI thA, hairAna bhI thA / mere prabhu ! aba apane asalI ghara ko yAda karo, kahA~ se Aye ho aura kauna ho / DhU~r3ho ise, apane antara meM / binA ise jAne koI bhI Ananda aura dhanyatA ko upalabdha nahIM ho pAyA hai| agara ise na pahacAna pAye to jIvana meM jo kucha bhI hogA sivA pravaMcanA ke aura kucha nahIM hogA / | 69 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa satya ko kabhI mata bhUlanA ki isa duniyA meM svayaM ko chor3akara kucha bhI zAzvata nahIM hai| eka mAtra AtmA hI aisA tattva hai, jisakI zAzvatatA para saMdeha nahIM ho sktaa| jo AtmA meM utara gayA, bhItara ke sAgara meM DubakI lagA lI, use to svataH hI paramAtmA kI upalabdhi ho gyii| AtmA meM DubakI lagAne kA nAma dhyAna hai aura jaba DubakI laga jAye, to usakA nAma samAdhi hai| dhyAna abhyAsa hai aura samAdhi abhyAsa kI pUrNAhuti hai| jo antara meM utara gayA, use anubhUti ho gaI 'maiM' hU~ aura yahI maiM sabake andara vyApta hai| isalie pahalA prayAsa yaha karo ki svayaM kI cetanA para jitane sandeha ke parde DAle hue haiM, unheM ughAr3ane kA prayatna kro| phira to tumhAre saMsAra ke piMjare apane Apa chUTa jaayeNge| bhale hI ve piMjare sone ke hoM, lekina mukta gagana ke paMchI ke lie to baMdhana hI hai| mere prabhu! ur3Ana bharo-mukta gagana meN| jise eka bAra paMkha phar3aphar3Ane kA maz2A A gayA phira to lAkha upAya kara lo to bhI roka nahIM paaoge| bhalA use svarNa-piMjara bhI lAlAyita kaise kara pAyegA, jisane apanA patha mukta-gagana ko banA liyA hai| bhale hI piMjarA hIre-javAharAtoM se jar3A huA ho, lekina usake bAvajUda antataH Ananda aura jIvana-mukti piMjare, saMsAra meM nahIM, mukta gagana meM hI hai| tuma rakho svarNa-piMjara apanA, aba merA patha to mukta ggn| gata yuga kI yAda dilAte ho, thA durga tumhArA vaha unnata, prasAda durga meM vRhat aura usameM vaha piMjara svrnnvRtt| aramAna vikala the yauvana ke, tana baMdI thA, mana thA unmana ! tuma rakho svarNa-piMjara apanA, aba merA patha to mukta gagana ! baMdhana meM pha~sane ke pahale yaha satya jAna maiM thA pAyA nabha chAyA hai isa dharatI kI, dharatI hai isa nabha kI chAyA, donoM kI goda khulI, cAhe maiM nabha meM mukta ur3Ana bharU~, cAhe dharatI para utara, tRNoM, rajakaNoM Adi ko pyAra karU~, apanA vibhrama, apanA prasAda, ba~dha gayA eka dina baMdhana meN| ve dina bhI kATa liye maiMne, chala ko pahacAnA jIvana meM aba tor3a cukA hU~, maiM baMdhana kaise vizvAsa karU~ tuma para? tuma mujhe bulAte ho bhItara, maiM tumheM bulAtA hU~ bAhara! dekho to svAda mukti kA kyA, kaisA lagatA hai svaira pavana ! tuma rakho svarNa-piMjara apanA, aba merA patha to mukt-ggn| phira sabake pAsa lauTa AyA, aba dharatI merI, nabha meraa| 70/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rajakaNa mere, drumakaNa mere, parvata mere, saurabha merA! vaha saba merA, jo mukti madhura, vaha rahA tumhArA, jo baMdhana! tuma rakho svarNa-piMjara apanA, aba merA patha to mukta gagana ! mere prabhu, agara cAho to tumhAre sAtha aisA ho sakatA hai| basa, parivAra meM rahate hue bhI eka samajha pakar3a lo, bodha pakar3a lo| dhyAna kA dIyA jalA lo, agara aisA hotA hai to parivAra ke bIca rahate hue bhI tumhAre bhItara ghaTita hone vAlA ekAkIpana tumheM jinatva kI upalabdhi karavA degaa| phira Apake jIvana kA a~dherA bhI ujAlA ho jaayegaa| rAta bhI dina aura mRtyu bhI amRta ho jAyegI, aura abhI to dhyAna meM sirpha tumhArI A~kheM bhIgatI haiM, phira AtmA bhI bhIga jaayegii| Ananda Apake pora-pora meM samA jaayegaa| akelepana kA durupayoga aura sadupayoga donoM kie jA sakate haiN| akelepana se ghabarAkara vyakti yA to pAgala ho jAyegA yA usameM DUbakara samAdhi ko upalabdha ho jaaegaa| kisI vyakti ko tIna mAha ke lie kamare meM baMda kara do| sirpha bhojana-pAnI dete rho| agara usameM antardRSTi nahIM hai, to vaha pAgala ho jAegA aura bhAvadRSTi jagI huI hai, to samAdhi ko upalabdha ho jaaegaa| yaha hama para nirbhara hai ki hama isa akelepana kA kaise upayoga karate haiM / prAyaH jIvana meM akelApana behozI hI detA hai| yaha to kisI-kisI kA saubhAgya hogA ki duniyAdArI kI ulajhanoM se nikalakara ekAMtavAsa meM svayaM ko sAkSAtkAra kara ske| saMta himAlaya kI guphAoM meM isa akelepana ko pAne ke lie hI vAsa karate haiN| jo paramAtmA yahA~ hai vahI himAlaya kI guphAoM meM bhI hai, lekina vahA~ pahu~cakara vyakti bAhya vAtAvaraNa se dUra rahakara svayaM meM jAne kA prayAsa karatA hai| yaha ekAkIpana prajJAvAna vyakti ke jIvana ke rUpAntaraNa meM sahAyaka hotA hai| usake jIvana meM samAdhi ke dvAra khola detA hai| usake jIvana meM prekSA, vipazyanA aura sAkSIbhAva kI upalabdhi kara detA hai| Apa pratidina dhyAna meM DUba sakate haiM, bazarte ekAkIpana meM milane vAle pratyeka kSaNa kA sadupayoga kreN| jaba bhI akele hoM, akelepana kA Ananda utthaaeN| utareM, bhItara utareM - gahare aura ghre| svayaM kA vismaraNa hI manuSya ke bhava-bhramaNa kA kAraNa hai| apane ko bhUla jAne ke kAraNa hI 'Apa' bhaTaka rahA hai| Apa yAnI appaa| Apa yAnI aatmaa| Apa yAnI hm| Apa jaba Apa meM utarA hai, AtmA AtmA meM utarI hai, to Apa apane Apa upalabdha ho jAtA hai, ApoApa' mila jAya - apane Apa mila jAtA hai / A~khoM meM utara AtA hai nUra AtmA kA, apane ApakA, paramAtmA kA, nijatva kaa| 71 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 000*60 bhItarakI cA~danI tamilanADu kI yAtrA meM, maiM eka parivAra meM ThaharA huA thaa| vahA~ ghara ke bAhara eka piMjare meM eka pyArA-sA pakSI thaa| maiMne dekhA ki vaha piMjarA lohe kI salAkhoM kA na thA, apitu usake cAroM ora kA~ca kI dIvAreM thiiN| mujhe kucha Azcarya huaa| maiMne socA aisA kauna-sA kAraNa hai jisake calate piMjarA lohe kI sIMkhacoM kA na hokara kA~ca kI dIvAroM se ghirA huA hai| pakSI piMjare meM kaida, para pAradarzI AvaraNa meM use bAhara kA sArA dRzya dikhAI de rahA hai| zurU-zurU meM to pakSI ne kA~ca para coMca se coTa bhI mArI hogI, paMkha bhI phar3aphar3Ae hoMge, bAhara nikalane kI koziza bhI kI hogI, para dhIre-dhIre usane jAnA hogA ki merA AkAza basa itanA hI hai| coMca se coTa bhI baMda kara dI, paMkha bhI sameTa lie, ur3ane kI ceSTA bhI roka dI aura usI kA~ca ke piMjare meM vaha pakSI ArAma se jIne lgaa| dhIre-dhIre to use paMkhoM ke upayoga kA bhI jJAna na rhaa| use lagA usakA sukha isI piMjare ke saMsAra meM hai| vaha bAhara kA vizva dekha rahA thA, phira bhI use lagA usakA saMpUrNa astitva isI piMjare meM hai| ___manuSya kI bhI kucha aisI hI sthiti hai / eka pAradarzI kA~ca meM manuSya jakar3a gayA hai| jahA~ se vaha bAhara ke astitva ko dekha to rahA hai lekina isa pAradarzI piMjare se bAhara nikalanA muzkila ho gayA hai| manuSya apane hI manovikalpa meM itanA jakar3a gayA hai, isa kadara kaida ho gayA hai ki mukta honA aura mukti kA rasAsvAda karanA usake lie durlabha bana gayA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja hara vyakti cAhe vaha paDhA 72 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ likhA hai yA anapar3ha, eka vizeSa prakAra ke tanAva meM jI rahA hai| UhApoha bhare vicAroM meM vicarate hue avyakta tanAva se ghirA huA hai| ___ mAnA ki vicAra karanA manuSya ke lie Avazyaka hai taba isa satya ko svIkAra kara lenA cAhie ki nirvicAra honA bhI manuSya ke lie Avazyaka hai / vaha jIvana bhara, varSa, mAha, dina, hara ghar3I vicAra-pravAha meM hI bahatA rahA to nizcita hI pAgala ho jaaegaa| lekina prakRti ne aisI vyavasthA kara rakhI hai| ki Apako vizrAma karanA hI hotA hai| sArI rAta Apa mIThI nIMda meM gujAra dete haiM, taba koI vicAra nahIM hote phira subaha Apa tarotAjA uThate haiN| tIna dina, kevala tIna dina Apa caubIsa ghaMTe meM jhapakI bhI mata lIjie, phira dekhie ApakI kyA dazA hotI hai| Apa cir3acir3e ho jAe~ge, anAvazyaka krodha gheregA, Alasya car3hegA, jhuMjhalAhaTa hogI, aura yaha saba na sone kA pariNAma hai| anidrA ke rogI ko dekhA hai? hara samaya vikalpoM kI zrRMkhalA Apako becaina kara degI, adhika samaya taka Apako sAmAnya na rahane degii| Apa ucaTe se ho jaaeNge| vyakti pAgala kyoM hotA hai? vicAroM kA Adhikya use apane Apa meM nahIM rahane detaa| apanI kSamatA se adhika vaha vicAra karane lagatA hai| mastiSka ke koSoM kI jitanI vicAra karane kI kSamatA thI usase adhika jaba vaha vicAra karane lagA aura ve koSa kSINa hone lage to antataH pAgalapana/ucATapana utarane lgaa| nabbe phIsadI loga caubIsa ghaMTe vyakta-avyakta vicAroM meM khoye rahate haiN| unake mastiSka meM uthalaputhala macI rahatI hai| yaha nahIM ki ve koI sArthaka ciMtana kara rahe haiM balki unakA sira aisA kUr3AdAna bana gayA hai jisameM anargala vicAroM kA Alor3ana hotA rahatA hai| pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki unake dimAga meM vidhAyaka vicAra A nahIM paataa| unakI vicAra karane kI kSamatA kSINa ho jAtI hai| mAnA ki satya ke anuciMtana ke lie vicAra Avazyaka hai lekina dhyAna rahe satya kI upalabdhi ke lie nirvicAra honA usase bhI adhika Avazyaka hai| Apa bhavana meM Ane ke lie sIr3hiyoM kA upayoga kara rahe haiM, ThIka hai lekina bhavana meM praveza karane ke lie sIr3hiyoM ko chor3anA bhI Avazyaka hai| agara hama yaha soceM ki jina sIr3hiyoM ne mujhe maMdira taka pahu~cAyA hai unheM kaise chor3eM to bhagavAna kI sUrata ke darzana kaise kara skoge| jisa skUTara ne tumheM dUkAna se ghara taka pahu~cAyA aura tuma use na chor3o, usakA AbhAra hI mAnate raho to ghara ke andara nahIM pahu~ca paaoge| mAnA ki nadI ko pAra karane ke lie naukA kI AvazyakatA hai lekina taTa para pahu~cakara naukA ko choDanA bhI Avazyaka hai tabhI to kinAre laga skoge| maiM Apa logoM se kahanA cAhatA 73 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hU~ ki dhyAna meM gaharAI ke lie vicAra aura vaha mana jisase vicAra uTha rahe haiM, use mauna ho jAne deN| mukti ke lie manomauna z2arUrI hai| ___ agara dina meM ATha ghaMTe vicAroM se ghire rahate ho to assI minaTa nirvicAra ho rho| yaha bhI na ho sake to ATha minaTa se zurU kro| tuma dekhoge nirantara calate vicAra jo Ananda na de sake, zAMta hokara baiThane para anupama Ananda kA anubhava hone lgegaa| agara koI caubIsa ghaMTe soyA rahe to nIMda kA Ananda le pAegA? koI ArAma anubhava karegA? agara nIMda kA, zArIrika ArAma kA sukha pAnA hai to z2arUrI hai tuma jgo| sustI ko tor3o bhI, sphUrti meM Ao bhii| do taraha ke manuSya haiM, eka vicAra karane vAlA aura dUsarA vizvAsa karane vaalaa| lekina jisane sirpha vicAra kiyA vaha bhI kucha na pA sakA aura jisane bagaira jAnevicAre vizvAsa kiyA vaha bhI adhUrA hI rhaa| binA vicAre agara tuma vizvAsa meM jIne laga gae to tumhArA jIvana andha-vizvAsa kA anugAmI ho jaaegaa| aura jo sirpha vicAroM meM jIte haiM ve vicAroM kA AviSkAra to kara lete haiM para jIvana ke AviSkAra se vaMcita raha jAte haiN| jIvana sukha-zAMti-saMtoSa se khAlI ho jAtA hai| Apa jAnate haiM amerikA meM sabase jyAdA manocikitsaka pAe jAte haiM, kyoM? kyoMki vahA~ kA manuSya sabase adhika vicAra karatA hai / dina-rAta, sote-jAgate, uThate-baiThate eka hI prakriyA cala rahI hai vicAroM kii| pariNAmataH usakI nIMda harAma ho gii| anusaMdhAnoM se patA calA hai ki nyUyArka kI tIsa phIsadI janatA binA nIMda kI golI lie so nahIM paatii| eka samaya aisI sthiti bhI A sakatI hai ki sau phIsadI logoM ko nIMda kI golI lenI par3e kyoMki vicAroM kA antadvaMdva tejI se bar3ha rahA hai| svayaM ko nirvicAra karane kI, zAMta rahane kI kSamatA unake hAtha se nikala gaI hai| dhyAna nirvicAra hone kA, zAnta manas hone kA upakrama hai| manuSya kA mastiSka vicAroM se bojhila hotA jA rahA hai, vizvAsa ke dvArA andhavizvAsa meM jakar3a rahA hai| pariNAmasvarUpa nabbe pratizata loga tanAva meM jI rahe haiN| bhItara-hI-bhItara azAnta vAtAvaraNa ke sAtha jI rahe haiM / merA to mata hai ki hamArI Aja kI zikSA paddhati ko badalA jAnA caahie| usameM dhyAna kA samAveza honA cAhie tAki vyakti jo vicAra upArjita kare unase mukta hone kA upAya bhI sIkha ske| tuma jahA~ ho vahIM pUrI taraha ho sako yaha kalA jAne sko| nahIM to tuma DaoNkTara bana gae aura jaba rasoI meM gae to marIjoM kA khyAla lekara jAoge, bhojana meM pUrA rasa nale pAoge aura jaba klInika gae to bhojana ke svAda ke bAre meM vicAra karoge, aise meM marIja kA kyA hAla hogA bhagavAna jAne / tuma eka vyApArI ho aura dukAna meM baiThe 74 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baiThe apanI patnI, snehI, parivAra yA baccoM ke bAre meM khayAloM se ulajhe rahe ho to vaha vicAroM kI nirarthaka uThApaTaka ke alAvA kyA hai? hama apane DhAI kilo ke sira meM TanoM vicAra kA bojhA uThAe phirate haiN| sira meM eka koharAma macA huA hai| jisakA koI lekhA-jokhA nahIM hai| dhyAna vAstava meM tumheM nirvicAra karane kI prakriyA hai| tuma jisa kArya meM pravRtta ho apane pUre astitva ke sAtha usameM pravRtta raho, to tumhAre dimAga kA kUr3A-karkaTa apane Apa bAhara nikala jAegA yA kacarA jamA hI na hone paaegaa| anyathA karoge tuma sAmAyika lekina usameM bhI tuma dUdhavAle aura zAkabhAjI vAle kI phirAka meM rhoge| mAlA to ginate rahoge lekina bahU kA khayAla vismRta na kara paaoge| maMdira meM paramAtmA kA darzana karate hue bhI noToM ke baMDala hI dikhAI deNge| kyoMki tumhAre dimAga meM satata yahI cala rahA hai| soco kyA hara samaya mastiSka ko isa prakAra bhArabhUta banAe rakhanA hai? yaha ho kyA rahA hai? paramAtmA ne tumheM jIvana diyA phira bhI tuma khuzI aura Ananda se nahIM jI paate| usane sArI sukhasuvidhAe~ dI, vijJAna ne bhautika sAdhana upalabdha karAe phira bhI sukha aura Ananda kahIM kho gayA hai| yahA~ jo bhI AtA hai koI-na-koI zikavA-zikAyata lekara AtA hai| kucha-na-kucha jiMdagI meM duHkha kA kAraNa banA huA hai sukha chinatA calA jA rahA hai| apane jIvana ko jitane Ananda, utsava aura dhanyatA ke sAtha jI sako, jIne kI koziza kro| tanAva, bhArIpana, avasAda ke sAtha agara sau varSa bhI jI lie to sArI jiMdagI bekAra jiie| prasannatA, utsava, ullAsa ke sAtha agara eka varSa bhI tuma jI cuke ho to vaha jIvana ko jIne kI saMjJA de jaaegaa| jiMdagI prasannatA se na jI sake to mRtyu bhI viSAda hI pratIta hogii| mRtyu ko sahaja samAdhimaya banAnA cAhate ho, jiMdagI meM amana-caina kAyama karanA cAhate ho, ArAma se jIvana bitAnA cAhate ho to apane mastiSka meM ma~DarAne vAle anargala vicAroM se svayaM ko mukta kreN| prAta:kAlIna caitanya-dhyAna kI auSadhi Apako Urjasvita mAnasikatA ke lie hI dI jAtI hai| jaise subaha davA kI golI khAte ho to usakA prabhAva zAma taka rahatA hai aura zAma ko lI huI golI kA asara subaha taka rahatA hai, ThIka vaise hI subaha kiye gaye caitanya-dhyAna kA prabhAva zAma taka aura zAma ko kie gae saMbodhi-dhyAna kA prabhAva subaha taka rahanA caahie| agara Apa niraMtara pratidina subaha-zAma dhyAna karate rahe to ApakA jIvana AnaMda, utsava aura dhanyatA se sarAbora bana jAegA aura nirarthaka vicAroM ke gola cakkara se bace rhoge| rAta ke sAre vicAra subaha ke dhyAna meM pIche chUTa gae aura dinabhara ke nirarthaka vicAra saMdhyA ke dhyAna meM vilIna ho ge| subaha aura zAma kA dhyAna hamAre jIvana meM dI jAne vAlI eka auSadhi hai jisase pUrA jIvana Ananda se jI skeN| 175 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka fakIra hue jo sadA ha~sate rahate the| unake jIvana kA dhyeya thA svayaM bhI ha~sUgA aura dUsaroM ke jIvana meM bhI prasannatA ke phUla bhruuNgaa| unhoMne sArA jIvana prasannatA se jiiyaa| jaba jIvana kI sAMdhya-velA nikaTa AI, sAre bhakta Asa-pAsa ikaTThe ho ge| lekina fakIra kA to eka hI kAma ki kucha aisA kaha denA ki loga ha~sate rheN| usane apane bhaktoM ko batAyA ki tIna dina bAda usakI mRtyu hone vAlI hai lekina merI mRtyu para koI ronA nhiiN| merI AtmA ko agara prasanna dekhanA cAhate ho to koI bhI azru na bahAnA, koI udAsa bhI mata honA / atyanta prasanna rahanA aura merI mRtyu ko bhI apane lie utsava smjhnaa| jaba use svayaM patA cala gayA ki maiM tIna dina meM marane vAlA hU~ to vaha caubIsa ghaMTe ha~sane-ha~sAne lgaa| usane logoM ko jitanA ha~sAyA use sunakara to eka bAra murde ko bhI ha~sI A jaae| jisa saMta ne ha~sI ko, prasannatA ko apanA jIvana samarpita kiyA ho vaha aMtima samaya meM udAsI kaise de sakatA hai| jIte-jI to prasannatA luTAI hI marakara bhI ha~sI ke phUla khilaae| mere prabhu, jIvana ko ha~sate-ha~sate jIo usa fakIra kI trh| ___ tuma kitanI duHkha bharI jiMdagI jI rahe ho| tumhAre A~sU bAhara bhale hI dikhAI na dete hoM, lekina tumhArA dil| vaha to royA karatA hai| kabhI pati se zikAyatoM ko lekara to kabhI patnI ke krara svabhAva se| kabhI vyApAra se ghATA ho gayA, kabhI bacce bigar3a gae unheM dekhkr| tumhArA jIvana avasAda kA gharoMdA ho gayA hai jisameM prasannatA ke phUla murajhA gae haiN| dimAga nirarthaka vicAroM kA puliMdA bana gayA hai, kUr3e kA Dhera ho gayA hai| bAhara kA kacarA to sApha bhI ho jAtA hai tuma buhArI kara dete ho lekina dimAga meM bhare kacare kA kyA hogA? use kaise sApha kroge| dhyAna vaha buhArI hai jo mastiSka ke kacare ko sApha kara sakatI hai| apane mana ko mauna karane ke lie jIvana ko zAMti aura AnaMda se bharane ke lie dhyAna kI buhArI lgaao| __ bhagavAna buddha ne kahA thA - samAdhi ke mArga meM praveza karanA cAhate ho to sabase pahale svayaM ko nirvikalpa karane kA prayAsa kro| jaba taka tumhAre bhItara anargala vicAroM kI gaMdagI bharI huI hai, Upara cAhe jitane baraka lagA denA, gaMdagI to chipI hI rhegii| Apa jAnate haiM dina-pratidina bar3hane vAlI durghaTanAoM kA kyA kAraNa hai? maiM kaha~gA mastiSka meM upajane vAle nirarthaka vicaar| sar3aka para to manuSya vAhana calA rahA hai lekina usakA dimAga vahA~ nahIM hai, vaha kinhIM aura vicAroM meM ulajhA huA hai| vaha kahIM dUra kI soca rahA hai| aura jaba vyakti kI tanmayatA, ekAgratA eka ora nahIM rahatI, jahA~ vaha hotA hai vahA~ nahIM hotI, to usake jIvana meM durghaTanAe~ ghaTita hoMgI hii| 76/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agara kisI ke jIvana meM manozAnti upalabdha ho jAtI hai, zAnta dazA prApta ho jAtI hai to use cAhe jitane kAryoM meM ulajhanA par3e lekina unase vaha turanta mukta bhI ho jaaegaa| vaha jaba cAhegA apane mUla utsa meM lauTa skegaa| sArA jIvana to kUr3ekacare meM bitA diyA aba kyA jIvana kI aMtima kista meM bhI vaha kUr3A-kacarA rakhanA hai? maiMne pahale bhI kahA thA jaba vyakti zAnta citta hokara mRtyu ke dvAra meM praveza karatA hai taba usake sAmane na svarga kA pralobhana hotA hai aura na naraka ke yama kA bhaya / vaha nirvicAra hokara apane jIvana meM nirvANa kI jyoti jalA letA hai| nirarthaka aMdhavizvAsa aura nirarthaka vicAra donoM se bacanA cAhie, tuma pApar3a seMkate ho A~ca para / dekho, kitanI tanmayatA, jAgarUkatA aura ekAgratA se seMkate ho| kahIM se kaccA na raha jAe yA kahIM se jala na jaae| kabhI apane vicAroM kI ora dhyAna diyA? nahIM, ve to A rahe haiM, jA rahe haiN| mastiSka meM AvAjAhI jArI hai| unakI tanika bhI upayogitA nahIM hai para mAnasika saMgharSa jArI hai| bAhara se zAnta ho, kucha nahIM bola rahe ho, para bhItara tanAvagrasta ho, phUTa par3ane ko taiyAra baiThe ho| maukA nahIM mile to kuMThita ho jAte ho| maiM cAhatA hU~ ina vicAroM ke sAkSI ho jaao| vicAroM ko Ane-jAne do, para svayaM ko unase mata jodd'o| dekho aura dekhate cale jAo, ve svayaM se chUTa jAe~ge, unake bojha se tuma mukta ho jaaoge| ____ kahate haiM, jarmana vicAraka hairIgila jApAna gyaa| usane socA thA vahA~ kisI saMta se milU~gA aura apane jIvana meM dhyAna ko upalabdha karane kA prayAsa kruuNgaa| bhArata ke bAda jApAna hI vizva meM aisA deza hai jisane dhyAna kI U~cAiyoM ko pAyA hai| hairIgila ne apanI Atma-kathA meM likhA hai ki maiMne dhyAna ko pAne ke lie hara saMbhava prayAsa kie| na jAne kitane saMta-fakIra-mahAtmA se milA, Atma-sAdhakoM se milA, kaiyoM ne upadeza die, saMdeza die lekina mere jIvana meM dhyAna ghaTita nahIM huaa| maiM apane tIna varSoM ke jApAna pravAsa meM dhyAna ko upalabdha nahIM ho paayaa| usane vApasa jarmanI jAne kI taiyArI kii| hoTala kA bila cukAyA aura jAne ko tatpara huaa| taba hoTala mAlika ne use eka dina aura rukane kA Agraha kiyaa| hairIgila bolA jo bAta pichale tIna varSoM meM ghaTita nahIM haI vaha Aja eka dina meM kaise ho sakatI ho| hoTala mAlika ne Agraha kiyA ki vaha kevala eka dina aura ruka jaae| usane kahA, 'maiM tumheM eka fakIra se milAnA cAhatA huuN|' hairIgila bolA, 'bahuta ho gayA maiM kisI fakIra se nahIM milanA caahtaa| maiM thaka cukA hU~, maiM kahIM nahIM jaauuNgaa|' hoTala-mAlika bolA, 'tuma apane kamare meM Thaharo maiM usa fakIra ko hI bulA lAtA huuN|' aura hoTala ke mAlika ne bokojU ko AmaMtrita kiyaa| 77 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bokojU Ae aura hoTala kI chata para jAkara baitthe| hairIgila bhI unake sAtha chata para pahu~cA aura unake sAmane baiTha gyaa| kucha dUsare loga bhI ikaTThe ho ge| dhyAna kI carcA calane lagI ki acAnaka bhayaMkara tUphAna AyA tUphAna ke sAtha bhUkampa bhI A gyaa| sArI dharatI DA~vADola hone lgii| makAna, dukAna, hoTala lakar3I ke the, isake bAvajUda bhI loga bAhara maidAnoM kI ora daur3ane lage / bokojU ke sAmane baiThe sabhI loga idhara-udhara ho ge| yahA~ taka ki vaha jarmana vicAraka bhI jAne lgaa| lekina bokojU to vahIM baiThe rahe usI mastI meM / A~kheM baMda kI aura jame rahe / acAnaka hairIgila ko khayAla AyA ki saba loga to cale gae, usa fakIra kA kyA hogA? vaha bhAgA-bhAgA vApasa aayaa| usane dekhA hoTala kA pUrA bhavana hila rahA thA lekina vaha fakIra / vaha to vaisA kA vaisA baiThA thA aDiga, usane socA jaba fakIra nahIM hila rahA to maiM bhI yahIM baiTha jAtA huuN| vaha baiTha to gayA lekina bhItara se bahuta kA~pa rahA thA ki bokojU para vizvAsa karake baiTha to gayA hU~ agara yaha makAna dharAzAyI ho gayA to ! hairIgila betaraha pasInA-pasInA ho rahA thA, bar3A becaina kintu fakIra kI kAyA to vahA~ pratimA kI taraha virAjamAna thI / kucha samaya bAda bhUkampa zAMta huA aura bokojU ne A~kha kholIM aura jahA~ para carcA rukI thI vahIM se apanI bAta zurU kara dii| carcA pUrI huI taba usa jarmana vicAraka ne pUchA, 'bokojU ! maiMne tuma jaisA fakIra Aja taka nahIM dekhA / maiM Apase eka bAta pUchanA cAhatA hU~ jaba bhUkampa AyA taka yahA~ Apake sAmane baiThe loga idhara-udhara hone lage, ve bhAgane lage Apa kyoM baiThe rahe?' bokojU bole, 'maiM bhI bhAgA thA / tuma saba bAhara kI ora bhAge the, bAhara kI daur3a lagAI thI aura maiM andara kI ora daur3A thA, bhItara gayA thA / aura tuma logoM ne jahA~ daur3a lagAI vahA~ bhI bhUkampa A rahA thA aura maiM jahA~ jAkara rukA vahA~ na pahale, na bAda meM aura na vartamAna meM koI bhUkampa rahA / ' hairIgila taba se bokojU kA caraNopAsaka ho gayA / jaba sAdhaka sAdhanA kI isa dazA meM pahu~ca jAtA hai ki pRthvI tala para Ane vAlA bhUkampa usakI cetanA ko prabhAvita nahIM kara pAtA / vaha apane astitva ke usa zikhara para pahu~ca jAtA hai jahA~ nitAnta zAMti hai, koI kampana yA ApAdhApI nahIM hai / yaha parama Ananda kI avasthA hai| hamAre jIvana meM hara pala bhUkampa umar3ate rahate haiN| hara samaya tulanAtmaka vikalpa-vicAra calate rahate haiM 1 T eka mahilA kA pati kAlA hai, para par3osana kA pati gorA hai| aba jaba bhI use vaha gorA dikhAI detA hai usake mastiSka meM apane pati kA kAlApana coTa mAratA hai / jaba-jaba vyakti dUsare ko khuza - prasanna - Anandita dekhatA hai usake mana meM coTa 78 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lagatI hai| tulanA-tulanA, dUsare se apanI tulanA / tumhAre pAsa sAikila hai lekina par3osI ke pAsa skUTara hai tuma vyathita ho jAte ho| hamArI tulanAtmaka AkAMkSA kA koI aMta nahIM hai| tuma to zAMta vyakti ko dekhakara bhI IrSyA karane lagate ho| tuma soca bhI nahIM pAte ki usane itanA zAMta mana kaise pA liyaa| vaha sAdhu kaise ho gyaa| maiM yaha saba kyoM na kara paayaa| tuma to saMta kI zAMti, mauna para bhI IrSyA aura spardhA kroge| aisA huaa| eka yuvaka kisI saMta ke pAsa pahu~cA aura bolA, 'Apa to bahuta zAMta haiM aura merI azAnti chUTatI nhiiN| mujhe isI bAta kA g2ama hai, isI bAta kI zikAyata hai|' saMta usa yuvaka ko kuTiyA ke bAhara lAyA vahA~ cinAra kA eka vRkSa thA, usI ke pAsa dUsarA choTA vRkSa bhI thaa| saMta ne kahA, 'dekho, eka vRkSa AkAza ko cUma rahA hai aura dUsarA bamuzkila tIna cAra phuTa kA hai lekina yuvaka maiMne Aja taka isa choTe vRkSa kI A~kha se A~sU nahIM dekhe| kabhI ise zikAyata karate bhI nahIM pAyA ki he paramAtmA ! mujhe to itanA nIcA banAyA hai aura ise itanA U~cA banA diyaa| yaha jaisA hai, jisa sthiti meM hai, atyanta prasanna hai / isameM bhI phUla lagate haiM, phala Ate haiM, havA se hiloreM bhI letA hai para kabhI par3osI se IrSyA nahIM krtaa|' jIvana jInA hai sirpha svayaM ke sAtha jInA hai, tulanAe~ chor3a do| ___ dhyAna tumhAre jIvana meM do kArya karegA, eka to nirantara utpanna hone vAle nirarthaka vicAroM se mukti dilaaegaa| dUsare, tumhAre jIvana meM nirvicAra samAdhi ko upalabdha karAne kA prayAsa kregaa| jyoM-jyoM nirarthaka vicAra bAhara Ae~ge zAMta avasthA svayameva praveza kregii| aura yadi tuma nirarthaka vicAra se mukta na ho pAe to jIvana bhara acchA-burA karane ke bAda bhI kore ke kore raha jaaoge| bhItara kA pAtra yadi z2ahara se bharA huA hai aura koI amRta bhI ur3ela de to vaha bhI z2ahara hI ho jaaegaa| pahale apane pAtra ko rikta, nirmala kara do phira to astitva use qhuda hI bhara degaa| ___ dhyAna tumheM kRtya se mukti nahIM dilAtA hai apitu kartRtva-bhAva se mukti dilAtA hai| tuma saMsAra ke sabhI kArya karate hue bhI, una sabake sAkSI ho jaaoge| zrI candraprabha jI kI paMkti hai - dIpa jaleMge bujhA kareMge, tAroM meM TimaTima hogI, vaha akhaNDa hai jo sAkSI hai, jyotirmayatA avicala hogii| are! jyoti to vaha bujhegI jisameM tela aura bAtI ho; yaha to binA tela-bAtI kI zAzvata jyoti hai yaha kaise bujha sakatI hai ! yaha to nidhUma prakAza hai jise dUsarA to | 79 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 kyA tuma svayaM bhI cAho to bhI na bujhA pAoge / hA~! saMsAra kI mAyA ke calate isa jyoti para koI AvaraNa A jaaegaa| aise hI jaise kisI jalate hue dIpaka para gilAsa rakha dI jAe to usakA prakAza gilAsa meM hI raha jAegA / vaha miTA nahIM hai, jyoti bujhI nahIM hai, basa prakAza gilAsa meM simaTa gayA hai| Apane gilAsa haTA diyA, koI dUsarA bar3A, usase bar3A bartana Dhaka diyA to? prakAza kA bhI vistAra hotA jaaeg| aura agara use kamare meM rakha deM to pUrA kamarA prakAzita ho jAegA / aura yadi use bhavana kI chata para rakha deM to pUrA vAtAvaraNa TimaTimA utthegaa| agara ApakA dIpaka jala cukA hai to usakI taraMgeM bhI haravalaya aura valaya ke pAra pahu~ca cukI haiN| yadi Apa jyotirmaya ho cuke haiM to kabhI bhI usa tala ko sparza kara sakate haiM, jo parama zikhara hai jahA~ Ananda hai, zAMti hai, samAdhi hai / vaha astitva kA guru-zikhara hai jo Apako pAnA hai| dhyAna Apako una taloM taka pahu~cAe, bhItara kI cA~dagI, bhItara kI rozanI hameM pramudita kare yahI zubhakAmanA hai / 80 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A dIpa jale jAgaraNa kA eka fakIra ke pAsa cAra yuvaka phuNce| unhoMne kahA, 'fakIra sAhaba! hama Apake pAsa rahakara sAdhanA karanA cAhate haiN|' fakIra ne kahA, 'ThIka hai, para mere pAsa rahane se pahale tumheM parIkSA se gujaranA hogaa|' yuvaka taiyAra ho ge| fakIra ne apanI zakti se cAra kabUtara racakara una cAroM ko die aura kahA, 'ina kabUtaroM ko tuma alaga-alaga sthAnoM para le jaao| jahA~ tumheM aisA lage ki yahA~ nirjana hai, jahA~ tumheM koI dekhane vAlA nahIM hai, vahA~ ina kabUtaroM kI gardana maror3a denaa|' cAroM yuvaka ravAnA ho ge| sA~jha ke samaya eka yuvaka galI meM se gujara rahA thaa| galI ekadama sunasAna thii| usane cAroM ora dekhA, koI dikhAI na diyaa| usane turaMta kabUtara kI gardana maror3akara hatyA kara dii| yuvaka fakIra ke pAsa pahu~cA aura batAyA ki, 'maiMne eka sunasAna, nirjana galI meM kabUtara kI hatyA kara dI, jahA~ koI dekhane vAlA bhI na thaa|' fakIra yaha suna muskraae| dUsarA yuvaka kabUtara ko lekara nagara ke bAhara eka vRkSa ke nIce pahu~cA, socA jaMgala hai, yahA~ koI dekhane vAlA na thaa| cAroM ora dekhA aura kabUtara kI gardana dabA dii| usane Akara fakIra ko batAyA ki 'sunasAna jaMgala meM vRkSa ke nIce, jahA~ koI nahIM dekha rahA thA kabUtara kI gardana maror3a dii|' fakIra phira muskraae| tIsare yuvaka ne socA yahA~ to vRkSa, cir3iyA, AkAza, sUraja sabhI dekha rahe haiN| | 81 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mujhe kahIM aura jAnA caahie|vh calate-calate eka pahAr3I guphA meM pahu~ca gyaa| vahA~ aMdhakAra thaa| use pakkA vizvAsa ho gayA ki yahA~ koI dekhane vAlA nahIM hai, usane bhI kabUtara kI gardana maror3a dii| vaha vApasa lauTa AyA, aura bolA, jaisA Apane kahA thA, maiMne vaisA hI kiyaa| pahADI kI a~dherI guphA meM maiMne usakI gardana maroDI hai|' fakIra phira muskarA pdd'e| tIna yuvaka vApasa A ge| lekina cauthA nahIM aayaa| dina para dina bIta ge| fakIra cintita hone lagA ki vaha gayA khaaN| fakIra ne apane ziSyoM se usakA patA lagAne ke lie khaa| ziSya use DhU~Dhane nikle| unhoMne use nirjana jaMgala meM eka vRkSa ke nIce cintana karate hue paayaa| ziSyoM ne usase kahA, 'tumheM fakIra sAhaba ke pAsa se gaye tIna mAha bIta cuke haiM tuma vApasa kyoM nahIM phuNce|' yuvaka bolA, 'fakIra sAhaba ne nirjana sthAna para kabUtara kI gardana maror3ane ko kahA thA, lekina mujhe Aja taka vaha sUnasAna sthAna nahIM milaa| maiM guphAoM meM gayA, jaMgaloM meM gayA lekina mujhe smaraNa AtA ki sadaguru ne kahA thA jahA~ koI dekha na rahA ho, vahA~ hatyA krnaa| para yahA~ to kabUtara svayaM dekha rahA thA, maiMne isakI A~khoM para paTTI bA~dha dii| lekina samasyA hala na huI, maiM svayaM dekha rahA thaa| maiMne apanI A~khoM para paTTI lagA lI, to mana meM vicAra AyA vaha abhI bhI dekha rahA hai| Upara vAlA bhI aura bhItara vAlA bhii|' vaha yuvaka fakIra ke pAsa phuNcaa| fakIra ne kahA, tuma hI yogya ho, tumhArA svAgata hai, sAdhanA ke lie jise 'svayaM' dikhAI detA hai, use vaha' upalabdha hotA hai| mAnA duniyA kI A~khoM meM to dhUla jhoMka sakate ho, para yAda rakhanA lAkha koziza ke bAvajUda khuda kI A~khoM meM dhUla nahIM jhoMka paaoge| usa paramattattva ko dhokhA nahIM de paaoge| eka dUsare ko dhokhA de sakate ho lekina svayaM ko kaba taka dhokhA doge? hamAre sAtha aba taka yahI hotA AyA hai| hama socate haiM baMda kamare meM koI galata kArya kareMge to use kauna dekha pAegA? para isa satya ko nahIM bhUlanA cAhie ki hamAre bhItara jo sUkSma tattva hai, vaha paramAtmA kA hI svarUpa hai| tumhAre astitva meM jo AtA hai, sattA hai, vahI to paramAtma-tattva kI AbhA hai| vyakti ko yaha satya samajha lenA cAhie ki bAhara jo dikhAI de rahA hai vaha acetana hai, jar3a hai, pudgala hai| agara kahIM cetanA, prANa, spaMdana yA jAgRti hai, to svayaM ke antastala meM / spaMdanoM aura kRtya kI anubhUti antastala meM hai| tumhAre pApa aura puNyoM ke jJAtA tuma svayaM hI ho| chipakara na puNya kara sakate aura na hI paap| dhyAna kA kArya hai tumhArI antazcetanA ko jAgrata krnaa| sArI duniyA ko dhokhA de pAoge para svayaM to usake dRSTA rhoge| dUsare ko DhU~r3hane ke lie to prakAza kI 82 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvazyakatA hogii| bAhya prakAza meM tuma dUsarI vastue~ DhU~r3ha loge, lekina svayaM ko khojane ke lie bAharI prakAza kI AvazyakatA nahIM hogii| ghuppa aMdhakAra meM svayaM ke bodha ko upalabdha ho sakate ho| gahana aMdhakAra meM bhI svayaM kI talAza kara sakate ho| eka bAta aura hai - bAhara jitanA gaharA aMdhakAra hogA, bhItara kI talAza utanI hI gaharI zurU hogii| jaba taka aMdhakAra kA bodha na hogA taba taka bhItara jagamagAne vAle dIpaka kI AbhA hameM dikhAI na degii| dIpAvalI kabhI pUrNimA ko nahIM aatii| vaha sadA amAvasyA ko hotI hai| kyoMki aMdhakAra kI pratIti ke binA, aMdhakAra ke jJAna ke binA prakAza kA mahatva na hogaa| satya kI jAnakArI ke lie asatya kA bodha honA bhI Avazyaka hai| asatya ko jAnakara hI svayaM ko satya ke bodha se bhara sakate ho| jhUTha ko jhUTha, galata ko galata, mithyA ko mithyA nahIM pahacAnoge, to bhalA usase chuTakArA kaise pAoge? prakAza kI yAtrA karane ke pUrva aMdhakAra kI pratIti kara lo| kSamA ke mArga meM utaranA cAhate ho to krodha kI pUrNa pratIti kara lo| anyathA satya ke lie bar3hAe gae pratyeka kadama meM asatya praznacinha banakara khar3A ho jaaegaa| mere prabhu, jIvana kI acchAiyoM ko bAda meM dekhanA, pahale burAiyoM kA sAmanA to kara lo| jIvana meM jo aMdhakAra samAyA hai use nirakha lo, asat pravRttiyoM ko bhalIbhA~ti pahacAna lo| aisA kara lene para saMsAra meM rahakara bhI tuma anAsakta jIvana jI skoge| anAsakti kA saMbaMdha zarIra ke sAtha nahIM hai aura na hI lAla, pIle, sapheda vastroM ke sAtha hai| ina zveta vastroM ko dhAraNa karake bhI vyakti Asakti ke kIcar3a meM jI sakatA hai aura ina raMgIna vastroM ke sAtha bhI vyakti anAsakta yogI ho sakatA hai| saMsAra meM aise jIo jaise kIcaDa meM kamala / paira bhale hI saMsAra meM hoM para mastiSka AkAza meM rahanA caahie| Apane dekhA vyakti sattara varSa kA ho jAye taba bhI merA-terA jArI rahatA hai ! jaba taka merA-terA jIvita rahegA, anAsakti kI chA~ha na mila skegii| jIvana meM dharma ke nAma para cAhe jo kucha kara lenA para agara bhItara se nirliptatA, anAsakti na jAgI to dvaita meM bhaTakate raha jAoge / brahma-svarUpa meM vahI sAdhaka praveza kara pAtA hai jo anAsakta hai / anAsakti hI sAdhanA kA prathama aura aMtima caraNa hai| Aja maiM Apako Atma-ciMtana ke lie kucha sUtra dUMgA, apanI hI kamajoriyoM ko pahacAnane ke lie| jIvana to baMdhana-mukti ke lie pAyA thA, para aba taka jIvana meM kitane naye baMdhanoM ko bA~dha cuke ho, kyA koI sUcI hai? daladala se ubarane ke lie Ae the para aura gahare jAte jA rahe ho| aura isa satya ko sadA khyAla meM rakhanA ki 183 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agara aise jIvana jIte rahe to daladala se Upara to nahIM uTha pAoge, eka-do pA~va bhItara hI jAoge / maiM to kahU~gA ki tuma saMsAra meM rho| pati-patnI, parivAra, vyavasAya meM raho, lekina tumhAre vicAra, tumhArI bhAvanAe~, tumhArA citta, mana, ye saba saMsAra ke daladala meM nahIM rahane caahie| tumhArA mana yadi daladala meM calA gayA aura tumane bhale hI vivAha na kiyA ho, dhana-daulata bhI na ho, taba bhI tuma usameM pha~se raha jAoge / kAma, krodha, kaSAya ye bAhara kama aura vyakti ke anta meM adhika hote haiM / vyakti jaba taka bhItara se Asakta hogA, bAhara nimitta milane para usakI kAmanAe~, vAsanAe~, krodha, lobha saba Ate raheMge / isakA artha huA tuma usa tinake kI taraha ho jise halkA-sA agni kA saMsparza milA aura jalanA zurU ho gyaa| tumhArI zakti itanI kamajora ho gaI hai ki choTA-sA nimitta milate hI Aveza paidA ho jaae| kisI rUpavAna ko dekhakara kAmanA, tRSNA ke bIja phUTa par3anA hamAre jIvana kI kamajorI hai / hamAre sAmane jaba taka ye do kamajoriyA~ banI raheMgI, hama adhyAtma ke mArga meM praviSTa nahIM ho paaeNge| paisA aura gorI camar3I hamArI AdhyAtmika unnati meM bAdhaka haiN| isalie kahatA hU~ apanI kamajoriyoM ko pahacAneM / satya kI, prakAza kI, ujjvalatA kI bAteM jAnane se pahale aMdhakAra ko pahacAna leM / jise aMdhakAra kI pahacAna nahIM, vaha prakAza ko bhI nahIM jAna pAegA / asatya ko jAnakara satya ko jAnA jA sakatA hai| tuma satya kI pragati karanA cAhate ho, satya ke mArga meM praveza karanA cAhate ho, to apane bhItara samAe hue z2ahara ko to bAhara nikaalo| nizcita rUpa se yaha dhyAna tumhAre jIvana meM kucha amRta kI bU~deM degA lekina tumhArA pAtra yadi anirmala hai to amRta kI bU~deM kyA kAma Ae~gI / tumhAre pAsa eka bU~da bhI z2ahara hai to sau bU~da amRta z2ahara ho jaaegaa| z2ahara ke patra meM z2ahara DAlo yA amRta koI farka nahIM pdd'taa| vApasa nikAloge to z2ahara hI milegA / hamAre bhItara itanI kAmanAe~, lAlasAe~ bharI haiM ki dhyAna ke samaya kucha bU~deM amRta kI gira jAtI haiM, to bhI hama usakI anubhUti nahIM kara paate| yahA~ amRta to saba para eka jaisA barasa rahA hai lekina sabakI pAtratA aura grAhakatA alaga-alaga hai| tuma yahA~ dhyAna karane bhI baiTha jAte ho lekina tumhAre citta meM vahI pati - patnI, dukAna, makAna saba kucha vahI calatA rahatA hai / hama loga AbU meM the dhyAna-sAdhanA ke lie; vahA~ iTalI kA eka jor3A AyA huA thaa| unhoMne hamAre pAsa dasa-pandraha dina dhyAna kiyA / carcA ke daurAna eka dina unhoMne batAyA ki hama iTalI meM bhI dhyAna karate haiN| maiMne pUchA, 'yaha to acchI bAta hai 84 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para vahA~ dhyAna meM kyA karate ho?' aba yaha hara kisI kI kahAnI hai| unhoMne batAyA, 'jahA~ maiM rahatA hU~ vahA~ se do sau ki.mI. dUra merI patnI rahatI hai| hama alaga-alaga zaharoM meM sarvisa karate haiM / maiM subaha ThIka sAta baje dhyAna karatA hU~, aura usa zahara meM merI patnI bhI ThIka sAta baje dhyAna karatI hai|' maiMne phira pUchA, ' dhyAna meM karate kyA ho?' unhoMne batAyA, 'isa zahara meM rahakara maiM usakA dhyAna karatA hU~ aura vahA~ vaha merA dhyAna karatI hai / ' donoM eka-dUsare kA dhyAna kara rahe haiM / jIvana meM aisA hI kucha ghaTita ho rahA hai / tumheM abhI taka prakAza kA bodha nahIM hai / isalie asatya se chUTane ke lie sahI mArga bhI upalabdha nahIM huA / manuSya apane jIvana meM samAI huI duSpravRttiyoM ko nahIM pahacAnegA, to unase mukta nahIM ho paaegaa| jarA dekho, pAna- parAga khAte ho, bIr3I-sigareTa phU~kate ho, kabhI botala taka bhI gaye hoge, kabhI socA ye jIvana kI kitanI jaharIlI duSpravRttiyA~ haiM ? tuma inake dIvAne, mohatAja ho gae ho| agara tuma sigareTa na pIo to sigareTa kA kucha na bigar3egA, lekina tumheM lagatA hai ki tumhArA kucha bigar3a rahA hai| tumhArI AdateM tuma para hAvI (vijayI) ho giiN| pariNAma yaha huA ki tambAkU tuma nahIM cabA rahe, tumheM tambAkU cabA rahA hai| tuma sigareTa nahIM pI rahe sigareTa tumheM pI rahI hai / ye gulAmI tumhAre lie kitanI ma~hagI hogI, zAyada Ane vAle dinoM meM tumheM ahasAsa ho jAye / tuma bhUla gae ho jaise sigareTa pIkara usakA Tukar3A pheMka dete ho, aise hI jiMdagI bhI ho jAne vAlI hai / yaha jiMdagI sigareTa kA dhuA~ hai / pala-pala yaha dhuA~ uTha rahA hai / vyakti nahIM pahacAna rahA ki merI jiMdagI dhIre-dhIre dhuA~ bana rahI hai / eka dina dhuA~ uThanA baMda ho jAegA aura isa tana ko sigareTa ke Tukar3e kI taraha pheMka diyA jaaegaa| 1 I tuma svayaM ko par3hA-likhA samajhate ho| isa bAta se gauravAnvita ho ki tumhAre pAsa U~cI-U~cI DigriyA~ haiM, phira bhI tuma sigareTa ke Dibbe para likhI vaidhAnika cetAvanI - 'sigareTa pInA svAsthya ke lie hAnikara hai' - par3hate ho? zAyada par3hate bhI ho, lekina jAnabUjhakara upekSA kara dete ho / usakA dhuA~ tumhAre mu~ha laga gayA hai| anake vastue~ isI taraha tumheM AkarSita karatI haiM aura tuma AsvAdana karate-karate usake g2ulAma ho jAte ho| yaha tumhAre mana kI kamajorI hai / tuma jAnate ho yaha hAnikara hai / para tuma isake itane mohatAja ho gae ho ki binA roTI khAe raha sakate ho lekina yaha Adata nahIM chor3a skte| aura to aura cAya kI bhI hamane aisI Adata banA lI hai ki loga kahate haiM, upavAsa to kara leM para cAya. .! heroina jaise Adhunika vyasanoM ne to manuSya kI hAlata hI bigAr3a dI hai| mujhe yAda hai jaba hama madrAsa meM the, For Personal & Private Use Only 85 Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka vyakti ko sigareTa meM heroina pIne kI Adata thI / usakI mA~ hamAre pAsa AI aura bolI, mahArAja zrI ise heroina chur3avA diijie| paisA barbAda ho rahA hai aura ghara bhI ujar3a rahA hai| hamane kahA, 'dasa dina ise hamAre pAsa chor3a do|' vaha vyakti tIna dina bhI hamAre pAsa nahIM raha pAyA / saMdhyA hote hI vaha machalI kI taraha tar3apane lagatA, chaTapaTAne lagatA hai| heroina usakI AvazyakatA bana gii| use heroina nahIM milatI to hai ! rAtabhara tar3apatA rahatA / maiMne socA iMsAna bhI kitanA mUr3ha manuSya ke jIvana meM agara aisI velA AtI hai ki rAjarSi janaka jaisA anAsakta bhAva AtA hai, bharata cakravartI jaisI nispRhatA AtI hai, bhagavAna zrIkRSNa jaisA anAsakta yoga jagatA hai, to saMsAra meM saba kucha karake bhI saMsAra ke daladala se Upara uThe rhoge| saMsAra meM makAna, dukAna, ghara-parivAra ke madhya rahane para bhI svayaM ko usase Upara paaoge| abhI Apa dhyAna kara rahe haiM, aura Apane pAyA hogA ki yahA~ se jAne ke bAda ghara aura dukAna meM bhI svayaM ko Anandita mahasUsa kara rahe hoNge| dhyAna kA choTA-sA phala Apako pratidina mila rahA hai| ApakA jIvana kumhalAe hue phUla kI taraha bIta rahA thA, lekina aba dhyAna se Apake jIvana meM prasannatA ke phUla khila rahe haiM, mahaka chA rahI hai / mahAbhArata kI kahAniyoM meM eka pyArI kahAnI hai| kucha gopikAe~ yamunA nadI pAra kara kRSNa ke pAsa jAnA cAhatI thiiN| yamunA meM bahuta pAnI thA aura nAva koI na thI / yamunA kinAre durvAsA RSi baiThe the / ve gopikAe~ durvAsA ke pAsa gii| gopikAoM ke pAsa jholoM meM kucha miThAiyA~ thIM, durvAsA ne ve miThAiyA~ le lIM aura saba khA gae / miThAiyA~ khA lIM to kucha nahIM, gopikAoM ne kahA- hameM yamunA pAra jAnA hai hama usa pAra kaise jaaeN| durvAsA ne kahA- tuma yamunA ke pAsa jAo aura kahIM agara Aja durvAsA ne upavAsa kiyA ho to hameM mArga de do / gopikAe~ asamaMjasa meM par3a giiN| abhI-abhI to RSi ne hamArI sArI miThAI khAI hai aura kahate haiM ..... ! khaira, ve yamunA kinAre gaIM aura ve hI zabda duharA die| Azcarya, vahA~ mArga bana gyaa| yamudA do hissoM meM ba~Ta gaI / sArI gopikAe~ usa pAra pahu~ca giiN| dinabhara ve kRSNa ke sAtha rahIM / rAsalIlA meM magna / sA~jha kA samaya huA unheM vApasa AnA thaa| unhoMne kRSNa ko apanI samasyA batAI / pAnI car3hA huA hai aura naukA bhI nhiiN| kRSNa ne pUchA- tuma AIM kaise thIM? jaise AIM vaise hI vApasa calI jaao| gopiyoM ne sArA kissA bayAna kara diyA / kRSNa ne kahA- tuma phira yamunA ke pAsa jAo aura kaho ki agara kRSNa ne rAsa - lIlAe~ na kI hoM to mArga de do / gopiyA~ kRSNa ke Upara ha~satI huI ki dina bhara hamAre sAtha vRndAvana meM ha~sate-gAte, khelate- rAsa racAte rahe aura aba kahate haiM ..... / khaira, apanA kyA, calo yahI sahI / ve 86 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yamunA ke pAsa pahuMcI aura kahA ki agara Aja kRSNa ne rAsa-lIlAe~ na kI hoM to hameM mArga do| Azcarya yamunA do bhAgoM meM vibhakta ho gii| bIca meM mArga bana gyaa| yaha anAsakta yoga hai| ___maiM nahIM jAnatA yaha kathAnaka kahA~ taka sahI hai| lekina maiM to yahI kahanA cAhU~gA ki jaise durvAsA ne bhojana karake bhI upavAsa kara liyA, kRSNa gopiyoM ke sAtha rAsalIlA karake bhI unase uparata rahe, usI taraha hama bhI jIvana jIte hue bhI saMsAra meM lipta na hoN| mujhe Apake sAtha jInA hai, rahanA hai, lekina jaba maiM apane maiM lauTa~gA to sirpha apane Apa meM rhNgaa| dhyAna kA yahI pariNAma hai ki vaha Apako apane meM lauTA lAtA hai| dhyAna nija svarUpa ko upalabdha karane kI prakriyA hai| dhyAna na maMtra hai, na taMtra hai aura na yaMtra hai| jahA~ vyakti ina tInoM se mukta ho jAtA hai mana se, tana se aura vicAra se vahIM se vaha dhyAna meM praveza karatA hai| dhyAna kI yaha sahaja upalabdhi hai ki tuma jaba jo socanA cAho basa vahI soco| manuSya kI yahI kamajorI hai ki vaha jaba jo socanA cAhatA hai soca nahIM paataa| dhyAna yaha kArya karatA hai ki hama jahA~ haiM vahIM apane citta ko rakha sakate haiM, use lA sakate haiM, nirdezita kara sakate haiN| jisakA cintana karanA cAheM usI kA cintana kareM, yaha dhyAna kI upalibdha hai| jaba khAnA banAe~ to sirpha khAnA banAe~, vyavasAya kareM to sirpha vyvsaay| vahA~ makAna aura bacce na aaeN| aba dhyAna meM haiM to sirpha dhyAna meM haiM koI dUsarA tattva praviSTa nahIM honA caahie| eka bAta maiM aura kahanA cAhU~gA, dhyAna ke mArga meM agara dhairya sAtha rahA to dhIredhIre bar3I upalabdhi yaha hogI ki Atmagata bhAva meM masta ho jAoge / saMsAra to taba bhI vaisA kA vaisA hI rhegaa| vastu aura viSaya bhI ve hI rheNge| jo badalAva hogA vaha vyakti kI cetanA meM hogaa| saba kucha vaisA hI, parantu bhItara kI cetanA ruupaantrit| vastu aura viSaya kA guNa-dharma, jJAnI aura ajJAnI ke lie eka-sA banA rahatA hai| aisA nahIM hotA ki jJAnI ke liye guNa-dharma kucha aura ho aura ajJAnI ke liye kucha aura, para jo antara se jAgarUka ho cukA hai, jisane jIvana meM dhyAna kI jyoti lagA lI hai vaha na to kabhI viSaya meM khotA hai, na hI vastu meM / vaha sadA Atmagata bhAva meM rahatA hai| jaba cetanA svastha aura antarmukhI ho jAtI hai taba jar3a padArtha, para-padArtha use prabhAvita nahIM kara paate| __kabhI Apane socA ki hamArI cetanA ko sabase jyAdA prabhAvita para-padArtha karate haiN| mana aura vicAroM kI caMcalatA bhI para-padArthoM meM jIne kA pariNAma hai aura pariNAmataH hamArI apanI mAlakiyata hamAre hAtha se chiTaka jAtI hai aura hamAre 87 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Asa-pAsa jo kucha hotA hai, vaha mAlika bana jAtA hai / vaha nirantara hameM apanI ora khIMcatA rahatA hai| koI bhI cIz2a hameM khIMca sakatI hai, hameM prabhAvita kara sakatI hai| koI mahilA pAsa se gujarI, tumane dekhA, sundara hai - tuma prabhAvita ho gye| koI khUbasUrata kapar3e pahane vyakti gujarA, tuma prabhAvita ho gye| usakI pozAka ne prabhAvita kiyA, raMga ne prabhAvita kiyaa| bagala meM se kAra gujarI, tuma prabhAvita ho gye| isakA artha yaha huA, hamAre Asa-pAsa se jo gujarA hai hameM prabhAvita kara letA hai| para-padArtha hamase z2yAdA badazAlI ho gaye haiM, ve jaba cAheM taba hameM badala dete haiN| hamArI bhAva-dazA, hamArA citta, hamArA mana, saba kucha 'para' se jur3A huA hai| dhyAna para se mukti aura sva meM sva kA nivAsa hai| buddha aura buddha donoM eka hI jagat meM jIte haiM / antara kabhI jagat meM nahIM hotaa| vaha manuSya ke bhItara ghaTita hotA hai| buddha una vastuoM ke bIca jItA hai, isake bAvajUda usakI AtmA asaMga banI rahatI hai| bAhara ke saMskAra, usake saMskAroM ko prabhAvita nahIM kara skte| agara nija-svarUpa ko upalabdha nahIM ho sake to pariNAma yaha nikalegA ki saMsAra kA tyAga kara doge aura aisA karake paristhitiyoM ko bhI badala doge, lekina apane Apako nahIM badala paaoge| paristhitiyoM ko jiMdagI bhara badalane ke bAvajUda svayaM ko badala nahIM pAe to basa khUTe badala bhale hI jAo, lekina Akhira ba~dhe to rhoge| ___ merI naz2ara meM paristhiti ko badalane kI koziza kama, svayaM ko badalane kI koziza adhika kI jAnI caahie| jo satarka aura saceta hai vaha pariveza ko badalane kI koziza kama kregaa| usakA vizvAsa bAhara para kama aura antara para jyAdA hogaa| merI naz2ara meM manuSya kI tIna avasthAe~ haiN| pahalI, paristhiti hamArI mAlika bana jaaye| hama basa, sirpha usake pIche-pIche ghisaTate rheN| vaha ajJAnI kI avasthA hai| dUsarI, hama hote haiM aura paristhiti hameM prabhAvita nahIM kara paatii| yaha usa vyakti kI paristhiti hai jo jAgarUka hai, isameM bhI kiMcit ajJAna kA samAveza ho sakatA hai| yahA~ jAgaraNa svAbhAvika nahIM hogA, saMgharSa se jur3A hogaa| agara eka kSaNa bhI cUke to vastu hameM prabhAvita kara legii| tIsarI dazA hai, hama paristhiti ko prabhAvita karane laga jaayeN| merI naz2ara meM yahI sAdhanA kI parAkASThA hai| isameM kahIM koI prayAsa nahIM, saba kucha anaayaas| jisa para paristhitiyA~ prabhAvazAlI nahIM ho pAtIM, vaha una sabase zaktizAlI ho jAtA hai| dhyAna hameM jIvana meM pahalI dazA se mukti dilAtA hai aura dUsarI dazA ke mArga se 88 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIsarI dazA meM praveza dilAtA hai| hamAre bhItara sajagatA ko janma detA hai| eka vizeSa prakara kI sajagatA, jaagruuktaa| anyathA hamArI behozI hama para itanI hAvI hai ki eka sapanA bhI hama para hAvI ho jAtA hai| aura kabhI-kabhI to svapna ko hI hama vAstavikatA mAna baiThate haiN| bhale hI jAgakara hama kaha deM sapanA betukA thA, bhrama thaa| lekina phira bhI jaba vaha cala rahA thA, taba hama pUrI taraha se usameM kho gaye the| Akhira svapna itanA zaktizAlI kaise ho gyaa| maiM to kahU~gA ki hama zaktihIna the isalie vaha zaktizAlI ho gyaa| isalie eka bAta hamezA smaraNa rkho| jaba hama zaktizAlI hote haiM to para-padArtha bhI hameM prabhAvita nahIM kara paate| agara bhItara se sajaga ho gaye to nikaTa se koI sundara strI nikala jAyegI yA sundara puruSa gujara jAegA, krodha-prema ke nimitta Ae~ge, para hamAre bhItara kahIM koI taraMga utpanna nahIM kara paayeNge| hameM apanI cetanA kI aisI hI avasthA ko upalabdha karanA hai| maiM jAnatA hU~ ki zivira jitane dinoM meM yaha saba kucha ho nahIM paayegaa| lekina yAtrA to prArambha ho jAyegI, pagaDaMDI para car3ha to jaaoge| agara itanA hI ho gayA to ise maiM zivira kI sabase bar3I saphalatA maanuuNgaa| jaba dhyAna meM baiThate ho, vizeSa rUpa se sAyaMkAlIna dhyAna meM, saMbodhi-dhyAna meM taba vicAra sabase jyAdA prabhAvita karate hoNge| usa samaya agara una vicAroM ko, aura vicAroM se upajane vAle dRzyoM ko hama sAkSI aura dRSTA banakara nihArate raheM, unakI vipazyanA karate raheM, to ve kabhI hameM prabhAvita nahIM kara paayeNge| ve saba vaise hI guz2ara jAyeMge jaise parde para calacitra / apane andara zvAsa-zvAsa meM sAkSitva upalabdha kara lo| Atmagata bhAva meM ba~dhe rho| pariNAma yaha nikalegA, tuma kabhI vastuoM meM kho nahIM paaoge| mere dekhe, jo Atmagata bhAva meM banA rahatA hai, vaha svayaM meM banA rahatA hai| hamAre jIvana kA hara kSaNa eka avasara hai| hama isa kSaNa ko kho bhI sakate haiM, aura upayoga bhI kara sakate haiN| eka hI avasara meM koI upalabdha hokara AyegA, koI khokr| bhartRhari ke jIvana kI eka pyArI ghaTanA hai| kahate haiM ve jaMgala meM sAdhanA meM lIna the| acAnaka AvAz2a aaii| A~kha ughAr3I, dekhA, to ghur3asavAra do dizAoM meM bhAgate cale A rahe the| jaba sAmane kI ora naz2ara DAlI, to dekhA sUrya kI rozanI meM eka hIrA camaka rahA thaa| bhartRhari jo kabhI rAjA the, kaI hIre unake hathelI se gujare the, lekina aisA hIrA kabhI nahIM dekhA thaa| pala bhara ke lie socA, u- aura ise pA luuN| lekina punaH cetanA jAgrata huI aura mana inkAra kara gyaa| uThI taraMga phaila na pAyI, vahIM kI vahIM antarsAgara meM samA gyii| kSaNa bhara bAda unhoMne jIvana meM abhinava kAnti kA anubhava kiyaa| 89 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha pala meM donoM ghur3asavAra Amane-sAmane khar3e the| donoM kI talavAreM hIre para TikI thiiN| donoM hIre para haka jatalA rahe the| koI nirNaya ho na pAyA, talavAreM khiMca gyiiN| kSaNa bhara meM do lAzeM par3I thIM - tar3aphatI! tar3aphatI!! hIrA apanI jagaha mauna thaa| sUrya kI kiraNeM aba bhI camaka rahI thiiN| lekina itane samaya meM saba kucha ho gyaa| eka ke antara meM saMsAra uThA aura vairAgya meM badala gyaa| do jo abhI-abhI jIvita the, unhoMne patthara para prANa nyauchAvara kara diye| bhatRhari ne kucha socA, A~kheM baMda kI aura dhyAna meM DUba gye| usa nirjana vana meM par3A huA hIrA zAyada nahIM jAnatA thA ki koI usakI ora AkarSita ho gayA hai| apane dhyAna se, kendra se vicalita ho gayA hai aura hIre ko zAyada yaha bhI patA nahIM hai ki do loga lar3e aura apanI jAna ga~vA baiThe haiN| mere dekhe, isa dharatI para kucha bhI aisA nahIM hai, jo hameM AkarSita kara rahA ho| hA~, hama AkarSita ho rahe haiN| agara eka lambe arse taka dhyAna meM ramaNa karate raheM, to dhyAna tumheM eka aisI Antarika zakti degA, eka aisA bala ki para-padArthoM kA AkarSaNa svataH hI kho jaayegaa| jaba jIvana meM yaha sAdhanA sadha jAtI hai to hamArA jInA sArthaka ho jAtA hai| anyathA jaba hama isa dharatI para Ae the, taba mUrchita avasthA meM the aura jaba jAe~ge taba bhI zAyada hI yaha bodha rahe ki hama jA rahe haiN| vAstavikatA to yaha hai ki hama sArA jIvana hI behozI se jiiye| yaha dhyAna-zivira hamAre jIvana meM aruNodaya hai, Akhira bistara para kaba taka soe rhoge| aba aMgar3AI lekara uThane kI belA A gayI hai, uTho aura jIvana meM bikharA huA svarNa smetto| pRthvI para AnA to mUrcchita avasthA meM ho sakatA hai, lekina apane jIvana meM dhyAna ko aise ghaTita kara lo ki jAte samaya mRtyu kA pUrA bodha rhe| Apa itane jAgrata, itane jIvanta ho jAe~ ki mRtyu ko bhI sAkSI-bhAva meM dekha sakeM / Apane dekhA hogA ki adhikAMza vyakti mRtyu kI avasthA Ane para prAyaH mUcchita dazA meM hote haiN| dhyAna yaha upalabdhi karAtA hai ki vyakti hoza ke sAtha jAgA huA lauTatA hai| zarIra, vicAra, anubhUti, bhAva, antas meM hone vAle spaMdanoM ke prati bhI hoza jaga jAtA hai to yaha jIvana kI upalabdhi hai| hozapUrvaka agara vaha naraka meM bhI jAegA, to vahA~ bhI svarga banA degA kyoMki vaha naraka ko svarga banAne kI kalA jAnatA hai| merA Apase nivedana hai ki hamAre bhItara jo duSpravRttiyA~ samAI haiM unheM pahacAnane kI koziza kreN| dhyAna kreN| dhyAna ke dvArA unheM bAhara nikaaleN| dhyAna meM jaba maiM 901 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahatA hU~ antara ke anaMta sAgara meM DubakI, taba una duSpravRttiyoM ko dekhane kA prayAsa kareM aura unheM bAhara laaeN| jaise eka nAvika naukA meM bharA huA pAnI ulIcatA hai, dhyAna ke samaya Ae hue vikalpoM ko bAhara ulIca do| tumhArI naukA bhI pAra lagegI, tuma maMz2ila ke karIba pahu~ca jaaoge| mokSa aura nirvANa usI dazA kA nAma hai, jaba vyakti kA sArA dhuA~ samApta ho jAtA hai| ___ adhyAtma ne eka zabda diyA hai - nirvANa / nirvANa - vANa kA artha vAsanA aura nir kA artha hai mukti / jahA~ vyakti ke jIvana meM vAsanA se pUrNatayA mukti ho gaI vahA~ nirvANa kI dazA ghaTita ho gii| jIvana meM samAI huI vAsanAe~, duSpravRttiyA~ bAhara A gaIM aura andara kA pAtra rikta ho gayA, isI riktatA kA nAma nirvANa hai| nirvANa vaha dazA hai jahA~ jyoti to jalatI rahe para usameM uThane vAlA dhuA~ samApta ho jaae| jyoti to sabake andara jala rahI hai para vaha nirdhUma nahIM hai| dhyAna vaha kalA detA hai jisase tuma nirdhUma ho jAo, tumhArI behozI samApta ho ora hoza jAgrata ho jaae| dhyAna arthAta hoza aura saMsAra arthAt behosh| jaba taka tamhAre bhItara behozI rahegI saMsAra ghaTita hotA rahegA aura jaise hI tuma hoza se bharoge samAdhi paidA hogii| mujhe yAda hai bhagavAna buddha ke pAsa unakA ziSya Ananda pahu~cA aura kahA, Apane mujhe bAhara jAne kA Adeza diyA hai, lekina mere mana meM zaMkA hai| yadi mujhe rAste meM striyA~ mileM to unake prati kyA vyavahAra kruuN| buddha ne kahA, apanI naz2ara jhukAkara Age bar3ha jaanaa| Ananda ne kahA, prabhu naz2ara nIce jhukAkara jAnA saMbhava na ho, unheM dekhanA anivArya ho jAe to? buddha ne kahA, ThIka hai unheM dekhate rahanA para chUnA mt| Ananda ne phira prazna kiyA, prabhu agara koI strI z2amIna para girI ho, asahAya ho, du:khI ho, bImAra ho, pIr3ita ho usa samaya chUne kI AvazyakatA par3a jAe to? eka minaTa mauna rahakara buddha bole, Ananda tuma jaao| jo AvazyakatA par3e dekhanA, chUnA, saba karanA para apane hoza ko sAtha rkhnaa| yadi tumhArA hoza sAtha hai to cAhe jo karoge para nirlipta hI vApasa A jaaoge| gautama buddha ne Ananda se bahuta kImiyA bAta khii| bhItara se hoza rakhanA phira tuma bhaTaka na skoge| anyathA bAhara se to A~kheM baMda kara loge aura bhItara kaluSatA AtI rhegii| Ananda bhagavAna dvArA die gae hoza ke dIpaka ko lekara ravAnA ho gayA binA koI pratiprazna kiye| ___ yadi hoza kA dIpaka sAtha hai to jIvana meM kitanI hI viSamatAe~ Ae~, durvyasana hoM, durghaTanAeM ghaTita hoM saba pIche chUTa jaaeNge| AcArya kundakunda ke anusAra, kisI behoza vyakti ke hAthoM hiMsA na hone para bhI vaha hiMsA kA bhAgI bana jAtA hai lekina | 91 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hozavAna ke pairoM tale cIMTI bhI A jAtI hai, to vaha hiMsA kA pAtra nahIM hotaa| behozI aura hoza kA farka dekhie, do cadariyA haiM - eka sApha sUkhI huI aura dUsarI ciknii| donoM cadariyA miTTI, bAlU ke TIle para rakha diijie| donoM bAlU ko pakar3eMgI lekina cikanI cadariyA ko Apa kitanA bhI jhaTakeM ve kaNa vApasa utarane vAle nhiiN| cipake hI rheNge| dUsarI sUkhI cadariyA ko cAhe jitanA dhUla kaNoM se bhara do, TIle para ragar3a do lekina jaise hI eka jhaTakA doge sAre kaNa nIce gira jaayeNge| hozavAna vyakti ke jIvana meM bAlU ke kaNa aayeNge| vaha eka jhaTakA degA aura saba kaNa nIce A jaayeNge| merA Apase yahI kahanA hai ki cadariyA sUkhI rakho aura bAla meM bhI raho para hoshpuurvk| hoza ho, to karma kI dhUla ur3egI lekina vaha bilkula vaisI hI hogI jaise sukhI cadariyA para reta kA laganA hai| jIvana ke lie basa itanA hI kAphI hai ki hoza ho / sAdhaka ko dina meM hI hoza rahe itanA hI nahIM varan nIMda meM bhI hoza bane rahanA caahiye| ThIka vaise hI jaise bhAraMDa pakSI hotA hai| eka deha do mu~ha / eka sotA hai to dUsarA paharA detA hai aura jaba dUsarA sotA hai, to pahalA jAgRta rahatA hai| hozapUrvaka jIne kI kalA apanAnI caahiye| sAdhanA kI mUla pRSThabhUmi hoza hI hai| mana kI ucchRkhala vRttiyoM para apanA aMkuza aura svAmitva banAye rakhane ke lie hoza behisAba lAjimI hai| cetanA ko hoza cAhiye, hoza ho to cetanA kA phUla sadA khilakhilAye rahatA hai| mahakatA-mahakAtA rahatA hai| eka aisI AvAz2a hai jo antara ke nAsApuToM ko sadA AhvAdita karatI hai, pramudita karatI hai| 92 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lox sAkSI kI sajagatA saMta nAgArjuna kisI samrATa ke mahala meM bhojana ke lie AmaMtrita hue| nAgArjuna apanA miTTI kA pAtra sAtha lie rAjamahala meM phuNce| rAnI ne saMta ko bhojana karavAyA / usake mana meM vicAra AyA, nAgArjuna itane mahAna saMta haiM aura ve miTTI kA pAtra rakheM, yaha anucita hai| rAnI ne apane pAsa se ratnajar3ita svarNa pAtra unheM bheMTa meM de diyA / nAgArjuna ne vaha pAtra le liyaa| rAnI ne socA thA nAgArjuna saMta haiM, yaha pAtra lene se inkAra kara deNge| para yaha kyA; rAnI ne diyA, nAgArjuna ne bag2aira Agraha svIkAra kara liyA ? saMta ravAnA hone lage / rAnI se rahA na gayA, usane socA yaha kaisA fakIra hai / isane eka bAra bhI iMkAra na kiyA / mere mahala meM ekamAtra ratnajar3ita svarNa - pAtra hai / maiMne to sirpha manuhAra kI thI aura inhoMne to svIkAra hI kara liyA / rAnI ne kahA, saMta sAhaba ! Apa jAnate haiM yaha pAtra ratnajar3ita svarNa kA hai| saMta muskarAe, kahane lage, 'rAnI ! tumhArI naz2ara meM yaha bhale hI ratnajar3ita sone kA pAtra ho lekina mere lie to svarNa aura miTTI ke pAtra meM koI antara nahIM hai / vaha kAlI miTTI kA pAtra thA to yaha camakIlI miTTI kA pAtra hai / ' rAnI saMkocavazAt kucha bola nahIM pAI aura saMta usa pAtra ko lekara cale gaye / lAkhoM kA pAtra thA vaha / saMta usI meM bhikSATana karane lge| eka dina eka cora kI naz2ara For Personal & Private Use Only 93 Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usa para par3a gii| usane socA, yaha nirvastra fakIra, isake hAtha meM yaha ratnajar3A pAtra kahA~ se A gyaa| yaha to mA~ga kara khA rahA hai, vaha bhI svarNa-pAtra meN| cora ne fakIra kA pIchA karanA zurU kiyaa| dopahara kA samaya thA, nAgArjuna apanI kuTiyA kI ora jA rahe the| unheM zaka ho gayA ki yaha AdamI, jo pIche A rahA hai, isakI nIyata ThIka nahIM hai| nAgArjuna apanI kuTiyA meM cale gae aura cora kuTiyA ke pIche chipakara baiTha gyaa| usane socA, jaba yaha saMta fakIra so jAegA, taba maiM pAtra uThAkara le jaauuNgaa| nAgArjuna ko bhI vicAra AyA ki avazya hI yaha AdamI isa pAtra ko lene AyA hai| becArA nAhaka hI do ghaMTe pratIkSA kregaa| kyoM na khuda hI usake lie isa pAtra kA tyAga kara deN| unhoMne vaha pAtra uThAyA aura khir3akI se nIce girA diyaa| cora bhauMcakkA raha gyaa| socane lagA maiM to ise curAne ke lie saMta ke pIche-pIche AyA thA aura inhoMne itanI nispRhatA se ise bAhara pheMka diyaa| z2arUra koI qhAsa bAta hai| vaha kuTiyA ke daravAje para pahu~cA aura pUchA, fakIra sAhaba! kyA maiM bhItara A sakatA hU~, saMta ne kahA, 'maiMne tumheM bhItara bulAne ke liye hI yaha pAtra bAhara pheMkA thaa| maiM nahIM cAhatA thA ki jaba maiM soyA huA hoU~, taba tuma kuTiyA meM aao| maiM jAgA rahane para tumheM kuTiyA meM dekhanA cAhatA thaa|' vaha cora nAgArjuna ke pairoM meM gira par3A, kahane lgaa| Apa dhanya haiM / Apane sone ke pAtra ko aise pheMka diyA jaise yaha miTTI kA pAtra ho| sonA aura mATI ! jahA~ koI mATI kA bartana chor3ane ko taiyAra nahIM hotA, vahA~ nAgArjuna sone kA pAtra bejhijhaka girA dete haiN| ThIka vaise hI jaise per3a pattoM ko jhAr3a detA hai| hamAre pAsa lAkhoM rupaye ho sakate haiM, para nAgArjuna jaisI anAsakti nahIM hai / buddha jaisI zAMti nahIM hai| akUta sampatti ke svAmI ho para lAotse jaisA Ananda abhI hamAre pAsa nahIM hai| kisI phaikTrI ke mAlika bhI ho para kRSNa kI bA~surI se ni:sRta hone vAlA rasa hamAre pAsa nahIM hai| hama Ananda lUTanA nahIM jAnate haiN| prakRti ne to hameM bahuta kucha diyaa| mahAvIra to nirvastra hokara jaMgaloM meM bhI jIvana kA Ananda le sakate haiM aura loga sArI sukha-suvidhAoM ke bIca bhI jIvana kA Ananda nahIM le paate| sukha prApta kara sakate ho, duHkhI ho sakate ho, lekina Ananda kA anubhava nahIM kara pAte ho| anekoM bAra jIvana meM sukha-du:kha kI anubhUti hotI hai lekina Ananda se achUte raha jAte ho| sukha-duHkha kI anubhUti deha, citta aura mana ko hotI hai lekina Ananda kI anubhUti, yaha to AtmA kA svabhAva hai| Apa rAjamahala meM rahakara 94 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukhI ho sakate haiM, sar3aka para duHkha pA sakate haiM lekina bhItara kA Ananda prApta kara lene para Apa rAjamahala aura sar3aka donoM jagaha prasanna raha sakate haiN| jaba Ananda hamArA svabhAva bana jAegA taba hama dhana kamAe~ yA ga~vAe~, sukhI hI rheNge| Aja manuSya kI hAlata gambhIra hotI jA rahI hai| eka gaharA sannATA chA gayA hai aMtarAtmA meN| bhItara ke astitva meM na koI svara bacA hai, na ahobhAva kA sNgiit| bhItara ke gItoM kI, Ananda, utsava aura dhanyatA kI hatyA ho gayI hai| jisa ghar3e meM amRta honA thA badanasIbI se Aja usameM z2ahara bharA hai| jahA~ sonA honA thA jahA~ rAkha uDa rahI hai| astitva meM Ae taba phUloM kI saMbhAvanAe~ lekara Ae the lekina aba khuda hI kA~Te bana gaye haiN| Apane dekhA, roja subaha sUrya kitanA prasannamukha udita hotA hai, phUla kitane pulakita bhAva se khilate haiM, pakSiyoM kI cahacahATa kitanI prasannatA se hotI hai| para manuSya! udAsI bhare kSaNoM meM usakI subaha hotI hai| rAta-bhara vizrAma milA isalie subaha cetanA ko aura adhika praphullita, sazakta honA cAhiye, para yahA~ to ulTI gAr3I calane laga gayI hai| kisI ghara meM jAkara dekho, loga sAta-ATha-nau baje taka to soye mileNge| phira jaise-taise unakI A~kha khulavAo to lagegA jaise kisI mUrcchita ko uThA rahe haiM, aisI udaasii| bistara se uThAo to sophe para jAkara gardana jhukA leMge, vahA~ se uThAo to kahIM aura / mere prabhu, jo samaya prakRti se apUrva Ananda pAne kA thA, Atmotsava manAne kA thA, usa samaya hama soye raha gaye, udAsa aura hatAza bana raha gye| __patA hai isa dhyAna-zivira kI abhI pUre zahara meM carcA hai| agara isakA samaya badala dU~ to yahA~ haz2Ara loga ikaTThe ho jaaeNge| maiMne isIlie subaha chaha baje kA samaya rakhA tAki ve loga hI Ae~, jo subaha jAge-jAge jIvana kA Ananda pAnA cAhate haiN| aba ve loga apane jIvana ko AnandapUrNa kaise kara pAe~ge, jo bhora hone para bhI soye haiN| Apa yahA~ jaba prAta:kAla meM dhyAna meM DUbakara apanI cetanA ko jagA rahe hote haiM, jIvana ke apUrva Ananda meM DUba rahe hote haiM, taba bhI zahara ke Adhe loga soye-soye kharrATe bhara rahe hote haiN| phira bhI maiM prasanna hU~, isa soyI huI duniyA meM kucha loga to jage svayaM ko AtmasAta karane ke lie| ___ AdamI saba kucha pAkara bhI khAlI hI jI rahA hai| kahIM koI umaMga nahIM hai. taraMga nahIM hai usameM apane jIvana ke prti| jisane nijAnanda svarUpa ko pahacAna liyA, usake jIvana kA marusthala bhI marUdyAna bana jAtA hai, upavana ho jAtA hai| bhItara kA srota umar3a AtA hai| phUla khila uThate haiN| eka sAtha holI aura dIvAlI ho jAtI hai| | 95 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apane dekhA, isa dharatI para saba khAlI hAtha Ate haiM aura khAlI hAtha hI cale jAte haiM para bIca meM kitanA zoragala kara jAte haiN| kitane upadrava, kitanI jhaMjhaTeM,yahA~ kucha bhI tumhArA nahIM hai, phira bhI lAkha jhaMjhaTeM tumane mola le lI haiN| jo dhana tumhAre pAsa nahIM hai, vaha to parAyA hai hI, para vaha bhI to parAyA hai jisa para tuma apanI mAlakiyata kI mohara lagAe baiThe ho / kahIM aura se tumhAre pAsa AyA aura eka dina kahIM calA jaaegaa| tuma sirpha nAma bhara ke mAlika ho| ___ kahate haiM kisI vyakti ne apane vivAha kI pahalI varSagA~Tha para mitroM ko pArTI dii| mejeM saja gaIM. thAliyA~ laga gyiiN| tabhI patnI ne kahA, 'jI! andara ApakI saMdUka meM jo cA~dI ke cammaca haiM, Aja unheM bAhara le aaiye| Apake mitroM ko usI se bhojana krvaaeNge|' pati ne kahA, 'nahIM ! yaha to kisI bhI sthiti meM sambhava nahIM hai| patnI ne kahA, 'kyA Apako apane mitroM para itanA bhI bharosA nahIM hai, kauna se ve Apake cammaca curA kara le jAe~ge!' __ pati muskarAyA, kahane lagA, 'curAkara to nahIM le jAe~ge, para pahacAna z2arUra jaaeNge|' tumhArI hAlata bhI isase milatI-julatI hI hai| isalie jiMdagI bhArabhUta banI huI hai| jiMdagI meM kaI bhAra nirarthaka Dho rahe ho, unheM halkA karo aura bhAra-mukta ho jaao| anyathA dina meM bhojana aura rAta meM nIMda bhI harAma ho jaaegii| bahuta se loga aise haiM jo sone ke lie nIMda kI goliyA~ le rahe haiN| athAha sampatti hai phira bhI so nahIM pA rahe haiN| unase pUcho ve jiMdagI kI kauna-sI sArthakatA ko jI rahe haiN| sukha se nIMda bhI nahIM le pA rahe ho zeSa bAta to bahuta dUra hai| phuTapAtha para sone vAle bhikhArI ko nIMda kI goliyA~ khAte hue dekhA hai? sukha aura duHkha kI anubhUti meM AtmA kA koI sarokAra nahIM hai| sukhI aura duHkhI honA hama para nirbhara hai| eka dampati mere pAsa aae| bAtoM hI bAtoM meM patnI kahane lagI, mere pati bahuta du:khI haiN| koI upAya kiijiye| maiMne unase duHkha kA kAraNa jAnanA cAhA kyoMki mujhe patA thA unakA acchA vyavasAya hai, lar3ake haiM, makAna hai, kAra hai, phira du:kha kA kAraNa? ve mahAnubhAva kahane lage, maiMne pichale varSa dasa lAkha kamAe the para isa sAla pA~ca lAkha kamAe, aba use isa bAta kA g2ama hai ki pA~ca lAkha kama kmaae| tuma tIna maMz2ila ke makAna meM rahakara sukhI bhI ho sakate ho aura duHkhI bhii| 96 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba-jaba sAta maMz2ila ke makAna ko dekhate ho bhItara meM duHkha paidA hogA ki oha ise to sAta maMz2ila kA makAna milA hai| lekina vahI da:kha-sukha meM badala jAegA jaba par3ausa kI jhoMpar3I ko dekhoge| tuma kahoge Upara vAle ne mujhe to tIna maMz2ila kA makAna diyA hai para ise to mAtra TUTI-phUTI jhoNpdd'ii| yaha manuSya ke Upara hai ki kisI dRzya ko dekhakara vaha sukha utpanna karanA cAhatA hai yA duHkh| kucha bhI patA nahIM calatA ki vaha kyA cAhatA hai| kabhI vaha cIz2a sukha bana jAtI hai aura kabhI duHkh| cIz2a na AtI hai na jAtI hai, lekina vicAroM ke mAdhyama se sukha-duHkha kA kAraNa bana jAtI hai| tuma laoNTarI kA TikaTa kharIdate ho| dUsare dina pAte ho ki samAcAra-patra meM vahI TikaTa nambara chapA hai| eka lAkha kA puraskAra tumheM mila gayA hai| tuma apane mitroM, paricitoM, parivArajanoM ko AmaMtrita karate ho aura eka rAtribhoja kA Ayojana kara lete ho / pA~ca haz2Ara rupaye kharca kara DAlate ho| agale dina samAcAra : patra meM vijJApana par3hate ho kala ke vijJApana meM bhUlavaza g2alata nambara chapa gyaa|ab vahI vyakti chAtIpITane lgaa| na to rupae Ae, na rupae ge| lekina usa nambara ne hamAre bhItara khuziyA~ bhI paidA kara dI aura usI nambara ne duHkha bhI paidA kara diyaa| sukha aura duHkha prAyaH bAhara ke nimitta se Ate haiM jabaki bhItara kA Ananda kisI nimitta se nahIM, andara ke svabhAva se nipajatA hai| ___ maiM Apase kahanA cAhatA hU~ Apa sukha pAne kI na soceN| jIvana meM Ananda aura utsava ko upalabdha karane kA lakSya rkheN| jahA~ sukha hogA vahA~ dukha bhI hogaa| sukha aura duHkha eka sikke ke do pahalU haiM lekina Ananda cirasthAI hai, vaha kabhI duHkha meM pariNita nahIM ho sktaa| jaba vyakti ke bhItara yaha bhAva AtA hai ki maiM sAkSIbhAva meM, dRSTA-bhAva meM jI rahA hU~ taba vaha Ananda kI anubhUti kara sakatA hai| ise aise anubhava kareM - jaba zarIra para koI phor3A ho jAe, bahata pIr3A de rahA hai lekina usa pIr3A ko dekha-dekhakara Apa apane mana meM yaha bhAva paripakva kara leM ki yaha zarIra merA nahIM hai, yaha phor3A merA nahIM hai, phira isa deha meM hone vAlI pIr3A kI anubhUti mujhe kyoM ho rahI hai| bAra-bAra isa tattva kA ciMtana karate raho, pIr3A ko bAhara nikAlate raho taba hameM darda kI anubhUti nahIM hogii| maiMne aise logoM ko dekhA hai| Apane nAma sunA hogA sAdhvI vicakSaNazrI jI kA, jinheM stana kA kaiMsara ho gayA thA, lekina unake mu~ha se Upha taka nahIM sunI gii| aisA nahIM ki vahA~ darda nahIM thA, darda thaa|shriir kA svabhAva apanA kAma kara rahA thA lekina unhoMne AtmA kA svabhAva pahacAna liyA thaa| vaha AtmA zarIra ke svabhAva se mukta ho gii| jina logoM ne usa sAdhvI ko dekhA hai ve jAnate haiM ki usa kaiMsara kI gA~Tha meM khUna risatA thA, mavAda bahakara AtA rahatA thA aura / 97 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ve ArAma se Apase bAteM karatI thiiN| hAlata yaha thI ki koI unake darzana ko jAtA to kabhI-kabhI unhIM se pUcha letA yahA~ aisI kaunasI sAdhvIjI haiM jinheM kaiMsara ho gayA hai| cehare para sahaja saumyatA! / jaba vyakti AtmA ke Ananda ko pahacAna letA hai, apane mUla astitva ko pahacAna letA hai taba deha ke sAtha hone vAlI pIr3A kI anubhUti nahIM ho paatii| hamAre sAtha to ulTA ho rahA hai| hamane deha ko hI AtmA mAna liyA hai| deha meM hI AtmA kA bhAva paidA kara liyA hai| hamArI sArI pravRttiyA~ deha ke sAtha jur3a gaI haiN| koI bhI vyakti deha se nivRtta hokara AtmA meM pravRtta nahIM ho pAtA / manuSya zarIra ko hI AtmA aura AtmA ko hI zarIra mAna letA hai| jabaki donoM kA bheda spaSTa hai ki AtmA zarIra meM rahate hue bhI zarIra se alaga hai / ratha para baiThe rathika kI trh| Apane nAriyala dekhA hai| jaba taka nAriyala ke bhItara pAnI hotA hai use hilAo kevala pAnI kI AvAz2a AtI hai, jaba nAriyala kA pAnI sUkha jAtA hai use hilAo to nAriyala ke gole kI AvAz2a AtI hai| kucha samaya pahale yaha AvAz2a nahIM A rahI thii| jaba pAnI sUkha gayA aura andara kA bhAga ThIkarI se alaga ho gayA to gole kI AvAz2a Ane lgii| nAriyala meM tIna cIjeM haiM - Upara kI jaTA, nIce lakar3I, usake bhItara nAriyala / tInoM eka-dUsare se jur3e haiN| jaise nAriyala ke bhItara rahate hue bhI nAriyala kA goTA alaga rahatA hai usI taraha jisa vyakti ne Atma-bodha prApta kara liyA hai, vaha zarIra meM rahate hue bhI zarIra se pUrNatayA mukta aura svataMtra rahatA hai| jo AtmalIna ho cukA hai, AtmA ke sahaja svabhAva ko pahacAna cukA hai, vaha cAhe jina sthitiyoM meM rahe svayaM ko sabase alaga mahasUsa kara sakatA hai| yahI to bheda-vijJAna kI upalabdhi hai| batAte haiM, karIba sattara varSa pUrva kAzI nareza kA oNparezana haa| videzoM se DaoNkTara Ae the| unhoMne DaoNkTaroM se kahA, maiM oNparezana karAne ko taiyAra hU~ para mujhe behoza nahIM kroge| 'nareza! Apa kaisI bAta karate haiM binA behoza kie kabhI oNparezana hue haiN|' kAzI nareza muskarAe aura kahane lage, 'DaoNkTara itane varSa sAdhanA ke pazcAt thor3A-sA hoza AyA hai aura tuma hoza ko behozI meM badalanA cAhate ho| mujhe gItA lAkara de do, maiM use par3hatA rahU~gA, apane meM lIna ho jAU~gA phira tumheM jo oNparezana karanA ho kara lenaa| maiM jaba gItA par3hatA hU~ merI deha kA svabhAva mujhase alaga ho jAtA hai / maiM deha se uparata ho gItA se jur3a jAtA huuN|' Akhira kAzI nareza kA oNparezana binA behozI kI davA die hI huaa|ve gItA par3hate rahe aura oNparezana ho gyaa| DaoNkTara ne unheM hilAyA, ve hila nahIM pA rahe the| ve 98 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gItA meM itane tanmaya ho gae the| jaba gItA ke aThAraha adhyAya pUrNa ho gae, taba nareza ne DaoNkTaroM se pUchA, 'DaoNkTara ! merA oNparezana ho gayA?' vyakti ne deha aura AtmA ke svabhAva ko pahacAna liyA aura apane svabhAva ko pahacAna lene para haDDI bhI TUTa jAe to takalIpha nahIM hotii| bahudhA aisA hotA hai, jaba hama iMjekzana bhI lagavAte haiM, to eka TIsa-sI hotI hai, cIkha nikala jAtI hai| Aja maiM phira Apase kahU~gA kala ko jaba Apa iMjekzana lagavA rahe hoM usase pahale saMkalpa kara leM, yaha deha ko laga rahA hai, mujhe nahIM laga rahA hai| maiM vizvAsa ke sAtha kaha sakatA hU~ Apako ahasAsa bhI nahIM hogaa| Apa roja prArthanA meM gAte haiM - deha chatAM jenI dazA, varte dehaatiit| te jJAnI nA caraNa mAM, hoM vaMdana agnniit| jisa vyakti ne zarIra meM rahate hue zarIra ke svabhAva ko pahacAna liyA hai, vahI vyakti sAdhanA ke mArga para kadama bar3hA sakatA hai| yaha mukti kA svarUpa hai ki jo zarIra meM rahate hue bhI svayaM ko zarIra se uparata kara cukA hai| deha meM rahate hue deha se Upara uThanA, kIcar3a meM rahate hue kIcar3a se Upara uThanA, yahI to sAdhanA kI parAkASThA hai| eka bAta aura kahanA cAhatA hU~ ki hamArA aMdhakAra se laDane kA jo svabhAva bana gayA hai use bhI badalanA hogaa| Apa kamare meM gae, jahA~ aMdhakAra hI aMdhakAra hai| aba Apane ise lAThiyoM se pITanA zurU kara diyaa| Apa rAta bhara aMdhakAra ko pITate raho, para yaha kabhI bhI dUra na hogaa| aMdhakAra ko bhagAne ke lie aMdhakAra ko dabAnA nahIM hai| aMdhakAra ko miTAne ke liye pahalI zarta prakAza kI eka kiraNa paidA kara do| Apa aMdhakAra se jUjhate raheMge para isase mukta nahIM ho paaeNge| tuma jIvana bhara durvyasanoM se, kaSAyavRttiyoM se, lAlasAoM se, sammohana se jUjhate rahoge para inase mukta nahIM ho paaoge| are, aMdhakAra se lar3AI karake kisI ne usa para vijaya prApta kI hai| eka diyAsilAI jalAo, eka prakAza kI kiraNa, eka dIpazikhA hI sAre aMdhakAra ko dUra karane ko paryApta hai| aMdhakAra ko samApta karane ke lie aMdhakAra se jUjhane kI z2arUrata nahIM hai| prakAza kA bodha pAne kI z2arUrata hai| eka vRkSa se lAkhoM tIliyA~ banatI haiM lekina eka tIlI meM vaha kSamatA hai jo lAkhoM vRkSoM ko jalA sakatI hai| prakAza kI eka rekhA sAre aMdhakAra ko dUra kara sakatI hai| aba yaha hamAre hAtha meM hai ki hama diyAsalAI kA kyA upayoga karate haiN| usase 199 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dUsaroM ke gharoM meM Aga lagAte haiM yA aMdhakAra miTAte haiM / prakRti ne auDharadAnI banakara manuSya ko apAra kSamatAe~ dI haiM / yaha manuSya para hai ki ina kSamatAoM kA vaha durupayoga karatA hai yA sadupayoga / ANavika zakti kA upayoga sRjana ke lie karate ho yA vidhvaMsa ke lie yaha Apa para nirbhara hai / ANavika kSamatA svayaM na to sRjana karatI hai na vidhvaMsa / vijJAna ne jitanI bhI pragati kI hai, pratyeka se hama sRjana aura vidhvaMsa donoM hI kara sakate haiN| hamAre hAtha meM talavAra hai aba yaha hama para hai ki isakA upayoga hama kisI ko mArane meM karate haiM yA bacAne meN| hama apanI zaktiyoM kA sRjanAtmaka aura vidhvaMsAtmaka donoM upayoga kara sakate haiN| eka bAta smaraNa rakhie jo vyakti sRjana meM apanI zakti kA prayoga nahIM kara pAtA vaha vidhvaMsa meM upayoga karatA hai| gA~dhI jaisA vyakti usa zakti ko sRjana meM lagAegA aura hiTalara jaisA vyakti vinAza-vidhvaMsa hI kregaa| mere dekhe, bahuA vyakti apanI zakti kA durupayoga hI karata hai / vijJAna kahatA hai, manuSya agara eka bAra krodha karatA hai to dina bhara kI UrjA naSTa ho jAtI hai / jisa sRjana kI kSamatA se hama gIta banA sakate the, hamane gAliyA~ bnaaiiN| Apa sabhI loga kSamatA ke dhanI haiM / aba Apa kSamatA kA upayoga kSamA ke lie karate haiM yA krodha ke lie, yaha Apa para nirbhara hai| jIvana meM jitanI bhI kSamatAe~ haiM sabakA upayoga bodhapUrvaka karo / sRjana karo to bhI hoza se aura vidhvaMsa karo to bhI bodhapUrvaka honA cAhie / hamAre gAla para makkhI baiThI hai aura hamane hAtha se cA~TA lagAkara use ur3A diyA to hama doSa ke bhAgI ho ge| makkhI ko coTa nahIM lagI para hamane behozI se hAtha uThAyA / yaha bAta gauNa hai makkhI ko coTa lagI yA nahIM, mukhya to yaha hai ki hamane behozI se hAtha utthaayaa| bodhapUrvaka dhyAnapUrvaka hAtha uThAte-uThAte agara makkhI ko coTa bhI laga jAe to hama doSa ke bhAgI nahIM ho sakate / krodha bhI hoza se karo / aura jaise hI bodha jagegA, Apa krodha nahIM kara pAe~ge, kisI ko apazabda nahIM kaha sakeMge / eka sajjana mujhe kahane lage ki unheM krodha bahuta AtA hai, koI upAya batAiye / eka bAta taya hai ki manuSya aparimita kSamatA kA svAmI hai, nahIM to jora kI AvAz2a kahA~ se AtI / hAtha-paira kaise pachAr3atA / cIkha - cillAhaTa kaise karatA / yaha alaga bAta hai ki use apanI kSamatA kA bodha nahIM hai / isalie ina kSamatAoM kA durupayoga ho rahA hai / vaha vyakti krodha ko miTAne kA upAya pUcha rahA thaa| mere pAsa eka kAgaja kA Tukar3A thaa| maiMne usa para likhakara diyA, 'mujhe krodha A rahA hai|' maiMne usase kahA ise apanI jeba meM rakho aura jaba bhI krodha Ae, isa ciTa ko nikAlakara par3hanA 100 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaise hI par3hoge tumheM bodha ho jAegA, hoza A jAegA aura bodha ke sAtha kabhI koI krodha yA azubha kRtya karane kI velA bhI A jAe to apane bodha ko jIvita rkho| ___ merI naz2ara meM vahI vyakti cAritravAna aura samAdhistha hai jisakA jIvana, jIvana ke sAre vyavahAra amUrcchita haiM, hozapUrNa haiN| isalie maiM to kahatA hU~, jo vyakti jitanA hozapUrvaka jItA ho, utanA hI usake jIvana meM dUsaroM ko satAne ke, duHkhI karane ke mauke kama aaeNge|agr Apa bodhapUrvaka, pala-pratipala jAgarUkatA ke sAtha jInA zurU kara deM, to Apake jIvana meM Azcaryajanaka parivartana honA zurU ho jaaegaa| Apake lie krodha karanA muzkila ho jaaegaa| krodha ke lie, hiMsA ke lie, corI ke lie behoza honA z2arUrI hai| yaha anivArya lakSaNa hai| ___ loga mujhe pUchate haiM Apako krodha kyoM nahIM AtA? kucha logoM ko to isa bAta ko lekara Azcarya hai ki koI Apako kaTu kahe jA rahA hai aura Apa vahI prasanna mukha haiN| mere prabhu, kSamA kareM maiM krodha nahIM kara sktaa| krodha karU~gA tabhI jaba maiM behoza ho jaauuNgaa| aura maiM amUrchita vyavahAra ko cAritra kA buniyAdI lakSaNa mAnatA huuN| ___ mujhe yAda hai lAotse cIna meM the| cIna ke samrATa ne, jisakI rAjasabhA ke maMtrI kI mRtyu ho gaI thI, sabhA bulAI aura pUchA, isa deza meM sabase buddhimAna vyakti kauna hai, jise maiM apanA maMtrI banA sakU~? sabhI ne salAha dI, vartamAna meM to sabase adhika buddhimAna lAotse hai / samrATa ne kahA, lAotse ko lAyA jaae| vaha jahA~ bhI hai, use yahA~ lAyA jaae| DhU~r3hate-DhU~r3hate senApati samudra kinAre pahu~ca gayA, jahA~ jAotse eka kachue ko idhara-udhara ghumA rahe the| senApati ne lAotse se kahA, tuma yahA~ miTTI se khela rahe ho, chor3o kachue ko, calo rAjamahala meM, cIna kA samrATa tumheM pradhAnamaMtrI banAnA cAhatA hai| uTho, mere sAtha clo| lAotse muskarAe aura kahane lage, senApati mujhe eka bAta kaho, rAjamahala meM rAjasiMhAsana ke pIche eka kachuA hai, jo svarNa-patra se maMDita hai, mere pAsa bhI eka kachuA hai, isase pUcho kyA yaha bhI rAjasiMhAsana ke pAsa svarNa-maMDita hokara rahanA caahegaa| senApati ne kahA, yaha vahA~ nahIM jAnA cAhegA kyoMki sone kI parata caDhAne ke lie pahale kachue ko mAranA par3atA hai| vahA~ bhI jo kachuA svarNa-patra car3hA huA hai vaha bhI mRta hai| lAotse ne kahA, mujhe batAo maiM apane jIvana meM, jIvana kI talAza meM hU~, yA mRtyu kI talAza hai mujhe / ho sakatA hai rAjamahala meM pahu~cakara mujha para sone kI parte bhI caDha jaaeN| para jaise yaha kachuA rAjamahala meM nahIM jAnA cAhatA vaise hI maiM bhI yahA~ svataMtra jInA cAhatA huuN| lAotse ! tuma yaha kyA kaha rahe ho, senApati bolA, tumhAre jIvana meM yaha prathama | 101 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ avasara AyA hai, cIna kA samrATa tumheM pradhAnamaMtrI banAnA cAhatA hai| yaha asaMbhava kArya saMbhava ho rahA hai, tuma taiyAra ho jaao| lAotse ha~se, kahane lage, senApati ! samrATa se jAkara kaha do ki lAotse jIvana kI talAza meM nikalA hai mRtyu kI nhiiN| jisa dina usakI mRtyu kI icchA ho jAegI, vaha khuda hI tumhAre rAjamahala meM paha~ca jaaegaa| hamAre sAtha bhI yahI ghaTita ho rahA hai, talAza to hama jIvana kI kara rahe haiN| hamAre bhItara bhAvanAe~ jIvana kI haiM, para hamAre kadama niraMtara mRtyu kI ora bar3hate cale jA rahe haiM, deha jarjara ho rahI hai| kSaNa-pratikSaNa mRtyu kI ora jA rahe haiN| Aja taka koI bhI vaha tArIkha nahIM batA pAyA, jaba usake sira ke bAla sapheda ho ge| usakI kamara jhuka gayI, dA~ta TUTa gaye, jhurriyA~ par3a gaIM, koI nahIM batA sakatA yaha saba kaba aura kaise huaa| basa ho gyaa| tumhArI umra cuka rahI hai| kala tuma bacce the, Aja yuvA ho gae ho, kala vRddha ho jAoge lekina kisI bhI dina isa parivartana ko nahIM jAna paaoge| manuSya roja apanA ceharA Aine meM dekhatA hai phira bhI yaha bodha nahIM hotA ki merI deha, merA ceharA,kSaNa-pratikSaNa jarjara hotA jA rahA hai| samaya sthira nahIM rhtaa| javAnI bur3hApe meM badala jAtI hai| z2avAnI kabhI lauTakara nahIM AtI aura AyA huA bur3hApA kabhI chUTakara nahIM jaataa| kabhI tuma dasa varSa ke the Aja sattara varSa ke ho lekina aba bhI abodha ho, dekhate ho, eka pacAsa varSa kA vyakti apane beTe kA bacAva karate hae kahatA hai yaha abodha hai, galatI ho gii| para patA hai, kauna adhika a-bodha hai? maiM Apase yahI kahanA cAhatA hU~ hama cAhe jo kareM para bodha ke sAtha kareM, jAgarUkatA ke sAtha kreN| jAgarUkatA ke sAtha kadama bar3hAne para bhItara se hama pUrI taraha se nirlipta rheNge| karma karate jAo lekina karttavya-bhAva se dUra rho| kartA-bhAva se alaga rho| jIvana meM jo kucha A rahA hai pIche lauTane ko hai| pratyeka vartamAna atIta meM badala jAtA hai, Aja kala meM Dhala rahA hai, jaba pratyeka kSaNa pIche chUTa rahA hai, taba jarA soco, jIvana meM bodha aura jAgarUkatA ke bhAva kaise utpanna hoM ! jo AyA hai saba pIche jA rahA hai, kucha bhI tumhAre pAsa sthAI rUpa se nahIM bacA hai| hara ghar3I bItatI jA rahI hai| agara manuSya ImAnadArI se jAna jAe ki mujhe jo kucha milA hai vaha saba chUTa rahA hai, samApta ho rahA hai to vaha kabhI karttavya-bhAva meM jIne kA prayAsa nahIM kregaa| hamezA sAkSI-bhAva meM jiiegaa| karma karanA dharma hai, lekina maiM aura merA joDanA jIvana ko ahaMkAra se bhI lenA hai, svArthaparaka ho jAnA hai| ina donoM ko chor3a dene para jIvana meM jo bhI ghaTita hogA 102 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tumheM prabhAvita nahIM kregaa| yadi sukha meM jI rahe ho, to yaha bhI bIta jAegA aura yadi duHkha meM jI rahe ho to yaha bhii|duHkh aura sukha donoM bIta jAe~ge para inake sAtha kahIM tuma bhI mata bIta jaanaa| mujhe yAda hai, eka fakIra kisI samrATa ke pAsa phuNcaa| samrATa ne kahA, fakIra! tuma mujhe aisI cIz2a dekara jAo, koI eka aisA maMtra, eka aisI zikSA ki jise pAne ke bAda jIvana meM kucha pAnA zeSa na rhe| fakIra ne apanI a~galI meM se aMgaThI nikAlI aura samrATa ko de dii| kahA - 'samrATa yahI tumhAre lie zAstra banegA, jIvana kA maMtra banegA aura duniyA kA mahAn saMdeza bnegaa| samrATa, isa aMgUThI ke Upara jar3e ratna ke nIce maiMne eka zikSA likhI hai para sAvadhAna ! jaba jIvana kI vikaTatama velA A jAe, tabhI isa ratna ko nikAlakara aMdara likhe hue maMtra ko par3ha lenaa|' fakIra calA gayA, para samrATa ke mana meM hara samaya kutUhala rahatA ki Akhira isameM likhA kyA hai? para fakIra kI bAta yAda A jAtI aura samrATa ruka jaataa| kucha varSa bIta ge| par3ausI rAjA ne usake rAjya para hamalA kara diyaa| samrATa yuddha meM parAjita ho gyaa| apane bace-khuce sainikoM ko lekara vaha bhAga nikalA, duzmanoM kI senA usakA pIchA karatI A rahI thii| dhIre-dhIre sAre sainika bhI pIche chUTa ge| samrATa akelA bhAgatA calA A rahI thaa| eka avasara aisA AyA ki Age rAstA bhI dikhAI nahIM de rahA thaa| vaha pahADI rAstoM meM pha~sa gyaa| Age rAstA baMda, aba ghor3A bhI Age nahIM jA sktaa| samrATa vahIM ghor3e se utara kara baiTha gyaa| duzmana ke ghor3oM kI Tapa-Tapa kI dhvani A rahI thii| samrATa ne socA, duzmana A pahu~ce haiM aura aba merA bacanA muzkila hai| tabhI use fakIra kI vaha bAta yAda A gaI, 'jIvana kI vikaTatama velA meM ratna ko nikAlakara aMdara likhe maMtra ko paDha lenaa|' samrATa ne vaha ratna aMgUThI meM se bAhara nikaalaa| bhItara eka kAgaja kA Tukar3A niklaa| samrATa ne kholA, par3hA 'disa TU vila pAsa' - yaha bhI bIta jaaegaa| aura samrATa ke bhItara cetanA jAga gii| use kucha DhAr3hasa milA / kucha dera meM hI jo ghor3oM kI pagadhvani A rahI thI baMda ho gii| caina kI sA~sa lI, usane sAhasa baTorA, saMkalpa liyaa| apane mitroM ko ekatra kara senA gaThita kii| puna: apane rAjya para AkramaNa kiyA aura vijaya prApta kii| siMhAsana para baitthaa| bahuta prasanna thA, gauravAnvita thA, cAroM ora khuziyA~ manAI jA rahI thiiN| isI prasannatA ke bIca acAnaka samrATa ko fakIra kA maMtra yAda A gyaa| 'disa TU vila paas|' samrATa udAsa ho gyaa| maMtrI ne pUchA, rAjyAbhiSeka ke samaya Apake cehare para udAsI! samrATa ne vaha kAgaja kA Tukar3A uThAyA aura kahane lage, yaha bhI bIta jaaegaa| jaba burA vakta nikala gayA to yaha acchA vakta bhI kaba taka TikA rhegaa| | 103 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa isa maMtra ko hamezA apane sAtha rkhiegaa| jaba Apa isa bodha ko hamezA sAtha rakheMge to jIvana meM mUrchA, lAlasA aura tRSNAe~ apanA makar3a-jAla nahIM raca paaeNge| hameM sadA smaraNa rahegA ki 'yaha bhI bIta jaaegaa|' dhyAna kA dhyeya yahI hai ki vyakti apane bhItara ke bodha ko, hoza ko, jAgarUkatA ko jagA le| dhyAna kI agni jalAkara apane karmoM ko samApta kara le| apanI cetanA se jur3a jaae| dhyAna kA kArya yahI hai ki vyakti ko antara-jAgarUka cetanA de de| isake bAda jahA~ tuma rahoge vahIM dhyAna sdhegaa| z2arUrata hai basa eka bAra bodha kI lau sulagane kI, jAgarUkatA kI jyota jagane kii| __ apane hoza, apane bodha aura apanI jAgarUkatA ko hamezA jIvita rkho| jAgarUkatA ke sAtha jo bhI kadama uThegA vaha saphala aura sArthaka hogaa| usake bAda dhyAna tumhAre jIvana meM Ananda kA apUrva utsava ghaTita kregaa| eka adbhuta Ananda, apUrva ullAsa, praphullita cetnaa| basa! kSamA kareM, usa apUrva Ananda ko to maiM bhI zabdoM meM abhivyakta nahIM kara paauuNgaa| jIvana kI isa atyanta pAvana ghaTanA kA anubhava Apa khuda kreNge| bhItara jo a~dherI rAta dikhAI detI hai, cA~da khuda-ba-khuda prakaTa hogA, badaliyA~ chuTa jAyeMgI, na kevala tumhAre bhItara pUrNimA hogI - mere prabhu! tuma khuda pUrNa ho jAoge - saMgIta kI dhvani vAyu meM jaise mcltii| yA pichale pahara rAta amRta meM ddhltii| yoM dhyAna meM yauvana ke thirakatA ruup| jyoM svapna kI parachAI nayana meM cltii| jyoM soma sarovara meM hRdaya haMsa kA snaan| jyoM cA~danI laharoM meM bA~surI kI taan| mugdhA ke mRdula adhara pai yoM sAdha kI bAta / jyoM osa dhule phUla kI pAvana muskAna / hA~, tumameM bhI aisA hI kucha ghaTita hogaa| praNAma hai unheM jo isa ora do kadama bar3hA cuke haiN| 104 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Shastami tICERSONNE 5 69+0 sAdhanA kA sUtra: S 000 apramAda hamArI jiMdagI gaharAI kI dRSTi se, khoja kI hI eka dAstAna hai| jaba hama jIvana-vijJAna ko usakI gaharAI meM jAkara dekhate haiM, to jIvana sivA eka khoja ke kucha mahasUsa nahIM hotA hai| isalie kevala vijJAna hI khoja nahIM hai, usase bhI adhika mahatvapUrNa khoja jIvana hai, jIvana kI zaMti hai| usa khoja kA nAmakaraNa hama cAhe jo kareM - bhale hI use sukha yA Ananda kaheM, nirvANa yA paramAtmA kaheM, lekina manuSya kA jaba taka jIvana hai taba taka khoja kA silasilA jArI rahatA hai| jaba vyakti jagA rahatA hai taba bhI khoja karatA hai, jaba so jAe taba svapna meM bhI khoja prArambha ho jAtI hai| __ khoja meM laganA aura sukha meM jInA, isameM farka hai, kucha vyakti jiMdagI bhara taka khoja meM lage raha jAte haiM aura kucha khoja ke pariNAma kA AviSkAra kara lete haiN| japhara ne gAyA hai - umare darAja mA~gakara lAye the cAra din| do ArajU meM bIta gaye, do iMtajAra meN| manuSya kI jiMdagI kA AdhA bhAga to ArajuoM ko banAne meM hI bIta jAtA hai aura zeSa ArajU ko kaise pUrA kareM isa soca meM / bahuta kama loga aise hote haiM, jinakI khoja upalabdhipUrNa hotI hai| ve apanI khoja jIvana-nirmANa kI dRSTi se karate haiM | 105 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura khoja kI upalabdhi ke rUpa meM parama sattA se sAkSAtkAra karanA cAhate haiN| ___ jise hama paramAtmA kI khoja kahate haiM, usake do mArga haiN| pahalA yaha hai ki vyakti paramAtmA meM svayaM ko Dubo de| paramAtmA ke astitva ko hI apanA astitva svIkAra kare aura dUsarA upAya yaha hai ki svayaM ko itanA jagA le ki apanA kucha na bace sirpha jAgarUkatA hI zeSa bce| ____ pahalA mArga rAmakRSNa kA hai aura dUsarA mArga mahAvIra aura buddha kA hai| namaka kI taraha jala meM ghula-mila jAnA, ahaM-bodha ko bhI aham meM visarjita kara denA rAmakRSNa aura mIrA kA mArga hai aura svayaM ko jAgarUka banAnA,prakharatA ke sAtha jInA mahAvIra aura buddha kA mArga hai| eka samarpaNa kA mArga hai aura dUsarA Atma-vicAra kaa| dharma hamezA svabhAva ke anusAra gati karatA hai| hamArA svabhAva nArada, mIrA yA rAmakRSNa ke sAtha adhika abhiyojita hotA hai athavA pataMjali, mahAvIra aura buddha ke sAtha, hama samarpaNa-mArga se paramAtmA se milanA cAhate haiM yA Atma-vicAra ke mArga se paramAtma-upalabdhi karanA cAhate haiM, yaha hama para nirbhara hai| ina donoM mArgoM meM kahIM koI farka nahIM hai| donoM kI maMz2ila eka hI dizA kI ora hai| aura donoM meM se kisI eka kI jIvana meM sarvatobhAvena upalabdhi hI paramasattA se sAkSAtkAra ke lie kAphI hai| vaise samarpaNa aura saMkalpa donoM kA anyonyAzrita sambandha hai ataH kisI eka kI upalabdhi dUsare kI sahaja prApti hai| binA samarpaNa ke saMkalpa dRr3ha nahIM hogA aura binA saMkalpa ke smrpnn| cayana karanA tumhAre hAtha meM hai ki tuma mIrA ke mArga se bhakti kI pagaDaMDI se gujaranA cAhate ho yA mahAvIra ke mArga dhyAna se| pratikramaNa karanA cAhate ho yA prArthanA, nirNaya tumhAre hAtha meM hai| bhakti ke mArga meM khudA meM khuda ko khonA hai aura dhyAna ke mArga meM khuda meM khudA ko upalabdha karanA hai| dhyAna kA mArga mahAvIra aura buddha kA mArga hai| yaha vaha mArga hai jahA~ vyakti svayaM meM praviSTa zatruoM se svayaM hI yuddha karatA hai aura svayaM hI vijetA banatA hai| Atma-vijaya kI alakha jagAne ke lie hI yaha dhyAna-zivira Ayojita kiyA gayA hai| maiM khone kI bAta nahIM karatA, maiM upalabdhi aura jAgarUkatA kI bAta kahatA huuN| khojanA kisako hai, agara tumane svayaM ko hI kho diyA to bacAyA hI kyA? aura yadi svayaM ko upalabdha kara liyA to pAne ko zeSa bacA hI kyA? isalie isa zivira meM merI mUla preraNA yaha rahI ki jaise-taise hama apane Apa meM lauTa Ae~ / svayaM meM svayaM kI bhagavattA ko DhU~Dhe aura upalabdha kreN| 106 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para maiM to kahU~gA ki yadi samarpaNa ke mArga se bhI hama gaMtavya ko pAnA cAhate haiM to bhI bodhapUrvaka / hozapUrvaka hamAre kriyA-kalApa hone cAhiye / binA bodha ke jIvana kA rUpAMtaraNa sambhava nahIM hai| eka ba~dhI- ba~dhAyI lIka taka hamArI gati ho jAyegI, vahA~ pragati kI sambhAvanA kahA~ hai? mahAvIra ke anusAra agara hamane behozI meM koI kriyA yA karma kiyA to usameM ayatanA hogI, aviveka hogA / vahA~ phUla kA khilanA to ho jAegA para usameM mahaka nahIM hogii| mere dekhe, dharma apanI mUla asmitA ko tabhI prApta kara pAtA hai jaba vaha bodhapUrvaka ho, viveka aura hozapUrvaka ho| isalie ve to jaina haiM hI jo 'jina' meM ArAdhanA / upAsanA karate haiM, ve bhI jaina haiM jo 'jayaNA' ( yatanA) se jIte haiN| hakIkata meM vyakti 'jina' tabhI bana pAtA hai jaba vaha jayanAyatanA se jItA hai / zivira meM merA prayAsa Apako kisI dharma kA anuyAyI banAne kA nahIM rahA / merA prayAsa rahA hamAre nija meM chipe jinatva kA hameM ahasAsa karA dU~ / dhyAna hameM jinatva kI AbhA degaa| svayaM se sAkSAtkAra karAegA / satya kA bodha karAegA / dhyAna hamArI behozI tor3egA aura hoza kA dIpa degaa| dharma hoza meM hai, yatanA meM hai, viveka meM hai / mahAvIra se jaba ziSyoM ne pUchA ki hama kaise khAe~, kaise soyeM, kaise boleM, kaise uTheM-baiTheM tAki pApa-karma kA bandhana kA bandhana na ho / mahAvIra ne eka hI zabda kahA yatanA viveka / cAhe tuma soo, baiTho, uTho, bolo kucha bhI karo para yadi yatanA - jAgarUkatA kA dIpa, viveka kI jyoti tumhAre pAsa hai to hara aMdhakAra ko cIrate hue tuma Age bar3ha jAoge / agara yatanA se saMsAra meM bhI jI rahe ho to calegA aura agara ayatanA se saMnyAsa meM bhI jIye to bhI ghAtaka hai / bodhapUrvaka agara bAjAra meM bhI baiThe ho to bAjAra bhI tumhAre lie maMdira bana jAyegA aura behozI meM maMdira ko bhI hama bAjAra banA deMge / - mahAvIra ke anusAra muni kA sAdhanA- - sUtra hI yaha hai ki vaha bodhapUrvaka jIye / behozI meM sau varSa bhI jIye to kyA jIye, na jIkara kucha pA sake, na marakara / aura hozapUrvaka agara eka dina bhI jI gaye to bahuta hai, jIte-jI upalabdhipUrNa jIye aura marakara bhI amara ho gaye / mahAvIra apramattatA ke pUrNata: pakSadhara haiM / sAdhanA - mArga meM pramattatA sabase bar3A pApa hai| mahAvIra kA jo Atma-vikAsa kA siddhAnta hai, jaba taka vyakti pramatta rahegA, taba taka isa siddhAnta kA sau phIsadI anugamana nahIM kara paaegaa| apramattatA sAdhanA hai, vahIM pramattatA virAdhanA / jAga kara jInA dharma hai aura sokara jInA adharma hai hoza puNya hai aura behozI pApa hai / agara pramatta avasthA meM maMdira bhI pahu~ca jAoge, - I I For Personal & Private Use Only | 107 Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taba bhI saMsAra tumhAre sAtha hogA aura apramatta dazA meM agara bAjAra meM bhI pahu~ca gaye to vahA~ paramAtmA tumhAre sAtha hogaa| eka pramAdI kucha na karate hue bhI hiMsaka ho jAtA hai aura eka jAgarUka vyakti paristhitivaza kucha karate hue bhI ahiMsaka banA rahatA hai| tumhArI gamana-kriyA meM cIMTI marI yA nahIM, yaha bAta gauNa hai| khAsa bAta yaha hai ki gamana-kriyA hamane kitane hoza meM kI aura kitanI behozI meN| mahAvIra jise pramAda kahate haiM, usakA artha hai, soe-soe jInA, behozI meM jInA, ayatanA se jiinaa| apramAda kA artha hotA hai - jage-jage jInA, hozapUrvaka jInA, vivekapUrvaka jiinaa| eka pramAdI jisa kriyA ko karate hue baMdhana meM ba~dhatA hai vahIM eka apramAdI usI kriyA ko karate hue bandhanamukta hotA hai| ___ apramAda kA saMbaMdha mAtra sAdhanA, dharma yA adhyAtma se hI nahIM hai| jIvana kI pratyeka dahalIja para jAgrati kA dIpa TimaTimAnA cAhie tAki isa pAra bhI prakAza ho aura usa pAra bhii| dharma kA sambandha sirpha hamAre una anuSThAnoM ke sAtha nahIM hai, jo hama kabhI pUjA-pATha ke rUpa meM, sAmAyika-pratikramaNa ke rUpa meM, yajJa-havana ke rUpa meM karate haiM / yaha to dharma rUpa hai| dharma to jIvana ke kadama-kadama para sAtha honA caahie| aisA nahIM hai ki jaba tuma upAzraya meM sAmAyika karo, taba sthAna ko caravale se pramArjita kara ke baittho| dharma jIvaMta vahA~ hAtA hai, jaba vyakti dukAna meM baiThate samaya bhI isa bAta kA viveka rakhatA hai ki gaddI ke nIce koI cIMTI to nahIM hai| Aja hama jo dharma kara rahe haiM, vaha saba eka ba~dhI-ba~dhAI lIka hai| jaba hama mahArAja ke sAmane pravacana sunane baiThate haiM, taba to mu~hapatti kA viveka dikhAte haiM aura jaba dukAna meM grAhaka se bAta karate haiM, taba lar3AI-jhagar3e kara baiThate haiM, gAlI-galoca karate haiM, usa vakta hamArA yaha viveka kahA~ calA jAtA hai ! hamane dharma ko bhI eka vyavasthita aura sabhya maz2Aka banA diyA hai| jaba tuma sAmAyika karane se pahala mu~hapatti kA paDilehana karate ho, taba to tIna dafA guru se AjJA mA~gate ho para jaba dukAna meM milAvaTa karate ho, taba kisase AjJA mA~gate ho| sAmAyika eka zubhakRtya hai / isake lie to paramAtmA ne sadA ke lie Adeza diyA hai| agara Adeza mA~ganA hI hai to una kRtyoM ke lie Adeza mA~go, jo tumhAre jIvana ko garta meM DAla rahe haiM / zAyada taba guru ke vacana tumhAre jIvana kA rUpAMtaraNa kara deN| Aja AvazyakatA hai dhArmika kRtyoM meM bhI viveka ke prANa phUMkane kii| anyathA ye saba hamArI ba~dhI-ba~dhAI paramparAe~ haiM, mAtra niyama-baddha kisI pratijJA kA pAlana hai| aba ise dharma ke sAtha maz2Aka nahIM kahoge, to kyA kahoge ki dina bhara to krodha karate ho, eka dUje kI niMdA karate ho, chIMTA-kasI karate ho aura rAta ko sote vakta 108 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cha: ghaMTe kA mauna lete ho| yaha saba kucha soye-soye dharma karanA huaa| agara AtmanirIkSaNa ke sAtha ImAnadArI se soceM, to sAmAyika, pratikramaNa, pUjA-prArthanA jisa rUpa meM soye-soye Aja hama ina sabako kara rahe haiM, ye saba praznacinha banakara hamAre viveka ke sAmane khar3e haiN| behozI meM tIsa upavAsa bhI kara loge para kSamA kA hoza eka dina bhI tumhAre jIvana meM ghaTita na ho paaegaa| mahAvIra kahate haiM, tuma saba kucha kro| unhoMne yaha kabhI nahIM kahA ki tuma niThalle, pramAdI hokara kisI kamare meM baiTha jAo yA gupacupa jIvana kA samApana kara lo| mahAvIra aisA kabhI nahIM cAhate haiN| isalie jina logoM ne buddha aura mahAvIra para AkSepa lagAyA ki ina donoM ke siddhAntoM ne bhAratIya janajIvana ko akarmaNya kara diyA, yaha sarAsara galata hai| mahAvIra ne na to duniyA ko sukhI kiyA, na pramAdI banAyA, na hI unake siddhAnta du:kha se bhare haiN| 'jamma dukkhaM, jarA dukkhaM' jaisI gAthAoM ko sunakara una logoM ne kaha diyA ki mahAvIra ne du:kha kI bAteM khiiN| hakIkata to yaha hai ki mahAvIra ne manuSya ko du:kha kI pahacAna kraaii| binA duHkha ko pahacAne, kaise saMbhava hai duHkhamukti aura sukh-praapti| mahAvIra ne apane ziSyoM ko yahI saMdeza diyA ki tuma eka kSaNa kA bhI pramAda mata kro| mahAvIra ne yaha bAta kevala gautama ke lie nahIM kahI thI ki tuma kSaNabhara kA pramAda mata karo - 'samayaM goyama mA pmaaye|' mahAvIra kI yaha bAta samasta mAnava jAti ke lie hitakArI hai| hakIkata to yaha hai ki hamArI apramattatA aura jAgarUkatA, yahI to hamAre bhaviSya kA nirmANa karatI hai| choTe-se-choTe kRtya meM bar3I se bar3I jAgarUkatA, mahAvIra isI ko sAdhaka kI apramattatA kahate haiM aura mahAvIra kA jo guNasthAna kramArohaNa hai, usameM apramatta guNasthAna sabase jyAdA mahatvapUrNa hai, kyoMki yahI vaha guNasthAna hai, jo sAdhaka ke utthAna kA nirNaya karatA hai| yaha guNasthAna ArohaNa to ThIka vaise hI huA; jaise rAjapatha para hitopadeza meM likhA rahatA hai - sAvadhAnI haTI, durghaTanA ghttii| eka kAra cAlaka ke lie bhIr3a bhare rAste meM jitanI sAvadhAnI kI z2arUrata hotI hai, utanI hI sAvadhAnI sAdhaka ko apane jIvana meM pala-pala, kSaNa-kSaNa rakhanI par3atI hai| sAmAnyatayA citta kI tIna avasthAe~ kahI gaI haiM - suSupti, jAgrati aura svpn| kevala khulI A~khoM meM hI jAgarUkatA nahIM rakhanI hai| vaha sAdhaka sAdhanA ke mArga para kAphI Age bar3ha gayA hai, jo nIMda bhI hoza ke sAtha letA hai| eka vItarAga puruSa kI yaha pahacAna hai ki vyakti jIvana meM ghaTita hone vAlI choTI-choTI ghaTanAe~, choTe-choTe kRtya aura choTI-choTI bAtoM meM utanI sajagatA 109 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rakhatA hai, jitanI nRtyakAra rassI para nAcane meN| kauna vItarAga hai, isakA koI pramANapatra nahIM hotA hai| vItarAga kI pahacAna sAdhaka kI sajagatA aura sAkSI-bhAva se jur3I rahatI hai| dhammapada kI kathAoM meM eka kathA hai ki eka dina tathAgata buddha pravacana de rahe the| acAnaka unake kaMdhe para eka makkhI Akara baiTha gii| unhoMne makkhI ko ur3Ane ke lie apanA hAtha utthaayaa| hAtha uThAne kI gati teja thI para hAtha kaMdhe taka pahu~ce, usase pahale hI makkhI ur3a gaI / buddha ko apane kRtya para kSobha huA aura ve bar3I maMdagati se makkhI ko ur3Ane kA abhyAsa karane lge| ziSyoM ne pUchA - 'prabhu! makkhI to kabhI kI ur3a gaI phira Apa yaha hAtha kyoM hilA rahe haiN|' buddha muskraae| kahA - 'yaha to maiM bhI jAnatA hU~, lekina mujhe kSobha isa bAta kA hai ki makkhI ko ur3Ane meM merI jitanI sajagatA rahanI cAhie thI, nahIM raha paaii| maiMne use behozI meM udd'aayaa| lekina jaise hI mujhe hoza AyA, maiMne abhyAsa kiyA ki phira kabhI makkhI Akara baiThe to mujhe kitanI sajagatA ke sAtha use ur3AnA hai| mere lie yaha bAta gauNa hai ki makkhI ur3I yA baiThI rhii| khAsa bAta yaha hai ki use ur3Ane meM maiMne kitanI sAvadhanI rkhii|' mahAvIra jo sajagatA aura apramattatA kI bAta kara rahe haiM, vaha yahI hai ki tuma yadi makkhI ko bhI ur3Ao to use ur3Ane meM tumhArI cetanA pUrI sajagatA ke sAtha jur3I rahanI caahiye| __ hamArA karma kaisA hai, yaha bAta gauNa hai| hama kisI bhI kArya ko kitanI tatparatA aura sajagatA ke sAtha karate haiM, mahattvapUrNa yaha hai| maiM to kahU~gA ki jAgrata puruSa hamezA ahiMsaka hotA hai aura behoza vyakti sadA hiMsA meM jItA hai| hamArA pratyeka kArya bodhapUrvaka ho| bodhapUrvaka kArya karanA acchI bAta hai; bodhahIna kArya burA hai| saMsAra meM bhI agara bodhapUrvaka jI rahe ho, to vahIM tumhAre lie samAdhi kA rAjadvAra khulegA aura bodhahIna saMnyAsa meM bhI sivA saMsAra ke kucha bhI upalabdha nahIM kara paayegaa| sajagatA kI z2arUrata kevala sAmAyika, pratikramaNa yA dhArmika anuSThAnoM meM hI nahIM hai, apitu jIvana ke una choTe-choTe kRtyoM meM bhI hai, jinheM hama behozI meM yU~ hI pUrA kara dete haiM / sAmAyika meM mu~hapattI ko hama tIna-tIna daphA palaTa kara dekhate haiM, kahIM koI jIvANu na ho| zAyada vahA~ aisI koI saMbhAvanA bhI na ho, para jIvANuoM ko DhU~Dhane, bacAne kI hamArI yaha yatanA taba pUrI taraha behoza ho jAtI hai, jaba hama pratidina Avazyaka kRtyoM ko pUrNa karate haiN| subaha uThane para cAya banAne ke liye jaba hama gaisa 110 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke cUlhe ko tIlI dikhAte haiM, taba hamArI yatanA kI Dora itanI DhIlI par3a jAtI hai ki hama gaisa ke cUlhe para eka naz2ara bhI nahIM DAlate ki kahIM koI kITa-kITANa, jIvajIvANu to nahIM hai| aisA bhI ho sakatA hai ki jaba rAta ko dUdha garama kiyA ho, uphanA ho, bAhara girA ho aura usakI miThAsa se rAta bhara meM kaI cIMTiyA~ cUlhe para car3ha AI hoN| aisA kucha bhI hone para hamArA eka choTA-sA aviveka una cIMTiyoM ko jhulasA sakatA hai| ___ yaha hamArI dharma ke sAtha behozI nahIM to aura kyA hai? jaba hama apanI zobhAyAtrAoM meM nArebAjI to ahiMsA aura dayA kI karate haiM aura pairoM meM jUte-cappala camar3e ke pahanA karate haiN| mere prabhu! dharma aura adhyAtma ko kevala kahane bhara se pracArita-prasArita nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, use hameM vahA~ bhI lAnA par3egA jahA~ hama taskarI karate haiM , milAvaTa karate haiM, anyAya, atyAcAra aura beImAnI karate haiN| maiM jAgakara jIne kI bAta karatA hU~, isakA artha sirpha itanA hI nahIM hai ki tuma sAmAyika, pratikramaNa yA pUjA-pATha hI jAgakara kro| maiM to kahU~gA krodha bhI jAgakara kro| tumheM itanA bodha to honA hI cAhie ki maiM krodha kara rahA huuN| jaba jIvana meM jAgrati kA zaMkhanAda hotA hai, tabhI vyakti saMsAra meM samAdhi ko AtmasAta kara pAtA hai| hama sirpha usa vyakti ko behoza samajhate haiM, jo kisI naze meM jI rahA hai yA mAnasika rUpa se vikSipta hai lekina usase bhI jyAdA vaha vyakti behoza hai, jo satya ko jAnakara bhI satya meM jI nahIM paataa| jaba vyakti satya meM jIne kI kalA sIkha jAtA hai, saMbodhi meM jItA hai| isa ahobhAvamaya dazA kA nAma hI to buddhatva hai| merI naz2ara meM dhyAna sirpha vahA~ phalita nahIM hotA, jahA~ vyakti rojAnA eka-Adha ghaMTA Asana lagAkara A~kheM baMda kara baiTha jAtA hai| ghanIbhUta dhyAna vahA~ hotA hai, jahA~ vyakti Asana se uThane ke bAda bhI dhyAna meM jItA hai| jaba Asana para baiThe the, taba kevala mana ko samajhanA thaa| jaba Asana se uTha gaye, to jIvana ko samajhanA hai| dhyAna se uThane ke bAda bhI khAnA, pInA, uThanA, baiThanA, sonA, calanA, phiranA saba kucha dhyAnapUrvaka hI honA caahie| anyathA Asana para Adhe ghaMTe taka kiyA jAne vAlA dhyAna to ThIka vaise hI hogA, jaise subaha-zAma davA kI golI to khA lI para usake Age-pIche paraheja nahIM kara paaye| paraheja ke abhAva meM tuma yaha socakara saMtuSTa ho jAoge ki maiMne donoM samaya davA le lI, lekina svastha nahIM ho paaoge| loga pUchate haiM, paramajJAna kaise hotA hai? Atmadarzana kaise hotA hai? hama paramAtmA se sAkSAtkAra kI vidhiyA~ jAnanA cAhate haiN| mere prabhu! paramAtma-darzana na to padmAsana meM hotA hai, na hI khar3agAsana meN| na zIrSAsana meM hotA hai, na mayUrAsana meM / satya to kahIM | 111 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI aura kisI bhI sthiti meM prakaTa ho sakatA hai| tuma sabjI pakAte hue bhI paramAtmA ke prasAda ko pA sakate ho| kapaDe kI silAI karate-karate bhI paramAtmA ke anugraha ko hAsila kara sakate ho| isalie kevala padmAsana meM hI dhyAna para jora mata denaa| calate samaya bhI isa bAta kA dhyAna rakhanA ki tumhAre pairoM tale kahIM koI cIMTI na A jaae| bolate samaya isa bAta kA dhyAna rakhanA ki mu~ha se koI apazabda na nikala jAe aura bhojana karate samaya isa bAta kA dhyAna rakhanA ki kahIM koI azuddha bhojana na kara liyA jaae| tuma jahA~ ho, jaise bhI ho, agara dhyAnapUrvaka jIvana jI rahe ho, to vahA~ mAno paramAtmA ko jI rahe ho| buddha ko paramAtma-darzana padmAsana meM huA thaa| mahAvIra ko kaivalya ukar3a Asana meM upalabdha huaa| IsA ko Izvaratva sUlI ne diyA, to sukarAta ko z2ahara ke pyAle ne, raidAsa ne jUte kI silAI karate-karate cetanA ko upalabdha kiyA, to kabIra ne cadariyA ko bunte-bunte| tulasIdAsa ko rAmAyaNa meM rAma dikhAI diye aura gorA ko miTTI meN| mIrA kA paramAtmA ghugharU meM paidA huA aura sUradAsa kA ikatAre meN| isalie cetanA kI jAgrati hone ke bAda paramAtma-darzana kevala maMdira, masz2ida aura girajAghara meM nahIM hotA balki vahA~ bhI hotA hai jaba iMsAna ke bhItara maMdira, masjida aura girajAghara A jAte haiN| __ hamAre kRtya dhyAnapUrvaka hone caahiye| pramAda se donoM ora nukasAna hai / agara nIMda meM rahe to bhI nukasAna hai aura sapane meM jIe to bhii| svapna bhI behozI hai aura nidrA bhii| mujhe koI pUche ki sAdhanA kA sAra kyA hai? to maiM kahU~gA ki jage-jage jInA hI sAdhanA hai| vaha Atma-sAdhaka sAdhanA ke mArga meM kaI mIla ke patthara pAra kara cukA hai, jo bAhara se to bhale hI soyA hai lekina bhItara kI cetanA jaga rahI hai| bhItara kI cetanA jagane kA matalaba huA svayaM ko upalabdha honA, svayaM kA svayaM ko sAkSAtkAra honaa| AtmajJAnI vahI hai jisane apanI mUrchA ko girA diyA hai| vyakti mUrcchita hai, behoza hai, tabhI to jar3a meM cetana va cetana meM jar3a ko Aropita kara rahA hai| Atma kI anubhUti bhI zarIra-bhAva meM kara rahA hai| deha meM yadi Atma kI pratIti ho, to yaha cetanA kA mithyAtva hai| mere dekhe, duniyA meM prAyaH sabhI soe haiM / jo cala rahA hai vaha bhI soyA hai jo baiThA hai vaha bhI so rahA hai aura jo bistara para hai vaha bhI soyA hai, para manuSya ko isa satya kA bodha nahIM hai ki maiM soyA hU~ isalie jAgane kI koziza se pahale yaha ahasAsa karane kA prayAsa karo ki maiM saca meM soyA huuN| jaba vyakti jAnalegA ki maiM soyA ha~, to jAgane kI prakriyA svataH prArambha ho jaaegii| prAya: nIMda meM hameM yaha jJAta nahIM rahatA ki 112 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM soyA hU~ / pAgala ko agara yaha patA cala jAe ki vaha pAgala hai to usakA pAgalapana apane Apa dUra ho jaae| __ bhagavAna buddha ke bAre meM kahate haiM ki buddha rAta ko jisa karavaTa se sote the, subaha usI karavaTa se uThate the| jo zarIra kA bhAga jisa DhaMga se rAta ko sote vakta rahatA thA subaha vaisA hI milatA thaa| kahate haiM eka dina Ananda ne bhagavAna se pUchA ki prabhu maiM rAta ko sotA hU~ to jisa karavaTa se sotA hU~ subaha dUsarI karavaTa se uThatA hU~ kabhIkabhI to sirAhanA pazcima kI ora karake sotA hU~, subaha A~kha khulatI hai to pAtA hU~ vaha uttara kI ora hotA hai; Azcarya Apake to a~gulI bhI rAta meM nahIM hilatI hai isakA kAraNa kyA hai? __buddha muskarAe, bole, vatsa! maiM jage-jage sotA huuN| jaba merA zarIra so jAtA hai taba bhI merI cetanA jagI rahatI hai| aura eka Atma-sAdhaka kI yaha pahalI pahacAna hai ki vaha na kevala jage-jage jagA rahe apitu soye bhI jAgrati meM hI, jaba zarIra soyA huA ho taba bhI aMtazcetanA jagI rhe| hamAre sAtha to ulTA hI cala rahA hai, mahAvIra aura buddha to rAta meM sote the taba bhI jage rahate the aura hama dina meM jage haiM taba bhI soe-soe haiM / jJAnIjanoM ne manuSya ke citta kI jo tIna avasthAe~ kahI haiM hama unheM bArIkI se smjheN| pahalI avasthA suSupti, dUsarI svapna, tIsarI jAgrati / svapna aura suSupti behozI hai, murchA hai, pramAda hai aura jJAniyoM ne jisa jAgrati kA jikra kiyA hai mahAvIra usI ko apramatta avasthA kahate haiM / mahAvIra aura buddha kA jo dhyAna mArga hai, cAhe hama use vipazyanA kI saMjJA deM yA prekSA kI, mUlataH jAgrati hI usakA AdhAra bindu hai| mUrchA meM na to vipazyanA ke mArga se gujaranA sambhava hai aura na hI prekSA-anuprekSA yA saMbodhi ke mArga se| jahA~ bhI jar3a aura pudgala padArthoM se haTakara sva-bhAva meM lauTane kA prayAsa karoge, apramattatA usakI pahalI aura AkhirI sIr3hI hogii| sAdhanA meM prathama va aMtima caraNa donoM hI apramatta dazA hI to hai| mahAvIra ke anusAra zikhara ke karIba pahu~ca kara bhI kSaNa-bhara ke lie bhI vyakti mUrcchita ho jAtA hai to vApasa talahaTI para hI phNcegaa| kSaNa-kSaNa jAgarUka avasthA, pala-pratipala sajagatA, sAdhanA ke zikhara para car3hane ke lie ye pahalI Avazyaka zarte haiN| hama saba soe haiM jitanA yaha satya hai utanA hI yaha bhI satya hai ki isa suSuptAvasthA kA hameM kahIM bodha bhI nahIM hai| AdamI bahuta kucha soe-soe karatA hai| subaha krodha kiyA, sA~jha ko kSamA mA~gane ke lie gaye; subaha cA~TA mArA, sA~jha ko hAtha jor3ane ke lie ge| kahA, maiM nahIM cAhatA thA phira bhI krodha A gyaa| jaba tuma | 113 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhate nahIM the taba krodha paidA kaise ho gayA, pragaTa kaise ho gyaa| vAstava meM usa samaya tuma tandrA meM the, behozI meM the, samajha na pAe ki maiM kyA kara rahA hU~, kisake sAtha gAlI-galoca kara rahA hU~, apazabda bola rahA huuN| apanI galatI kA ahasAsa to taba huA jaba tumhArI vaha tandrA ttuuttii| hoza AyA taba patA calA ki kahIM kucha galata kara rahe ho, phira kSamA mA~gI, pazcAttApa kiyaa| ___ hama behozI meM bahuta kucha kara jAte haiM isalie phira pazcAttApa karanA par3atA hai| jo hoza meM jItA hai, use kabhI pazcAttApa nahIM karanA par3atA, kyoMki hoza meM kabhI bhI kucha anucita hone kI saMbhAvanA hI nahIM rahatI jaba galata kRtya nahIM hoMge to prAyazcitta kaisA? ____ maiM to kaha~gA ki agara vyakti prema bhI kare to bhI hoza meM kre| jo prema tumheM behozI detA hai, girAtA hai, pAgalapana detA hai, vaha kabhI prema nahIM ho sktaa| vaha to prema ke nAma para hamAre bhItara paidA hone vAlI rAga dazA hai, mUrcchita avasthA hai| kahate haiM amuka vyakti prema meM viphala ho gayA, to usane AtmahatyA kara lI kue~ meM girakara, phAMsI ke phaMde para laTakakara yA jahara khAkara apane jIvana kA samApana kara liyA, yaha prema kA pAgalapana hai, vikSiptatA hai| jIvana meM paidA hone vAlA prema kSaNa-kSaNa hoza se jur3A huA ho| 'phAliMga ina lava' (prema meM gira jAnA) anucita hai, vaha behozI hai agara ho sake to jIvana meM 'rAijiMga ina lava' (prema meM uTha jAnA) svIkAra karo, yaha upalabdhi hai| jiMdagI aise soye-soye bItI jA rahI hai, lagatA hai jaise sira para se koI philma gujara rahI ho| jiMdagI meM kaI coTeM, kaI ThokareM laga rahI haiM, lekina isake bAvajUda bhI kahIM kucha hoza jaisA nahIM A rhaa| patA nahIM kitane-kitanoM kI zavayAtrA meM jA cuke ho, anekoM kI citAoM ko jalate hue dekha cuke ho phira bhI hamAre jIvana meM jAgrati kI jyoti nahIM jgii| ___ kisI dUsare kI hone vAlI mRtyu vAstava meM hamArI mRtyu kI pUrva-sUcanA hai| par3ausI kA dharatI se jAnA kevala usake jAne taka sImita na rkheN| vaha to gayA, jAtejAte saMdeza chor3a gayA ki tumheM bhI eka dina isI taraha jAnA hai| deha kI Asakti, dhana kI mUrchA, parivAra kI mamatva-buddhi saba kucha eka kSaNa meM TUTa jAtI hai| isa adhruva aura azAzvata saMsAra meM vyakti mUrcchita hai inhIM jar3a aura pudgala padArthoM ke prati / buddha vaha hai jo dUsaroM ko Thokara khAte hue dekhakara jaga jaae| vaha buddha nahIM to aura kyA hai, jo jiMdagI meM sau-sau dafA Thokara khAne ke bAda bhI jaga nahIM paataa| vaha Thokara para Thokara khAe jAtA hai| phira bhI mujhase agara pUcho to maiM kahU~gA ki rAta kI 114 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nIMda itanI ghAtaka nahIM hai jitanI ki dina kI nIMda ghAtaka hai| rAta ko bistara para soyA hai use to jagAyA bhI jA sakatA hai lekina jo dina meM calate-calate bhI so rahA hai use jagAnA kaThina hai| usakI mUrchA gaharI hai| jaise kisI khatare ke kSaNa meM jitane saceta rahate ho agara jIvana bhI isI taraha sAvadhAnI se jIo to behozI tumhAre pAsa phaTaka nahIM paaegii| agara tuma soe-soe jiMdagI pUrI kara rahe ho, to jiMdagI to pUrI kara loge para upalabdha kucha nahIM kara paaoge| kucha bana nahIM paaoge| agara kisI sattara varSIya vRddha se pUcho ki tumhAre jIvana kI upalabdhi kyA hai? vaha kahegA dasa lAkha rupaye, dukAna, makAna, parivAra yahI saba ginAne ke lie usake pAsa nAma haiM lekina isameM usakI apanI upalabdhi kyA hai? inameM koI bhI to aisA nahIM hai jo sAtha nibhA sake usakA mRtyu ke baad| lekina isake uparAMta bhI manuSya ina sabako apanI upalabdhi mAnatA hai| anazvara cetanA nazvara ko apanI upalabdhi mAna rahI hai, anazvara nazvara ko DhU~r3hA jA rahA hai| yaha suSupti hai, svapnAvasthA hai| para se mukta hokara svayaM meM lauTa AnA, isI kA nAma jAgrati hai| apramAda kA sUtra hai, isa bAta kI samajha A Aye ki maiM soyA huuN| jaba aisI samajha A jAegI tabhI khoja zurU ho paaegii| jaba taka rogI ko roga kA ahasAsa nahIM hogA taba taka vaha davA kaise legaa| nIMda bhI hamAre sAtha itanI gaharI jur3a gaI hai ki hameM isakA bodha hI nahIM hotaa| dhArmikatA kI zuruAta taba hogI jaba nIMda kA bodha, mUrchA kA bodha ho / bodha hameM svayaM paidA karanA hotA hai| agara DUbane se bacate rahe to kabhI tairanA nahIM sIkha paaoge| tairanA svayaM ko sIkhanA hogA, nadI kinAre pahu~cakara kahoge ki pAnI meM pIche jAU~gA pahale tairanA sikhAe~, to tuma z2iMdagI meM tairanA nahIM sIkha paaoge| pAne ke lie khonA bhI Avazyaka hai aura agara khone se katarAte rahe, to pA kucha nahIM skoge| duniyA meM bahuta se loga hote haiM jo nadI kinAre jiMdagI parI kara dete haiN| lekina pAnI meM kabhI utara nahIM pAte, socate haiM pahale tairanA sIkha lU~ phira pAnI meM utruuNgaa| aisA hI huA, eka yuvaka apane kamare meM bistara para soe-soe hAtha-paira calA rahA thaa| dUsarA dosta pahu~cA, pUchA bhaiyA ! ye kyA kara rahe ho? bistara para kyoM hAtha-paira mAra rahe ho? usane kahA, tairanA sIkha rahA huuN| vaha cakarAyA, tairanA! vaha bhI bistara para, yaha kaise hogA! kyA bistara para kabhI tairanA sIkhA jA sakatA hai? ___ usane kahA, so to ThIka hai / bistara para tairanA to nahIM sIkhA jA sakatA para pAnI meM utarane meM bhaya lagatA hai kala ko DUba gayA to! dosta muskarAyA aura bolA, jaba - 115 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taka yaha prazna tumhAre bhItara rahegA taba taka tuma bhale hI jiMdagI bhara hAtha-paira calAte raho, tairanA nahIM sIkha paaoge| thor3A jgeN| dhIre-dhIre pAnI meM utarane kA abhyAsa kreN| itanI sajagatA aura jAgarUkatA ke sAtha utareM, itane Ahiste utareM ki Apa DUba na paaeN| aura usa pAnI meM phira tairane kA abhyAsa kareM, dhIre-dhIre tairanA sIkha jaaeNge| saDaka kinAre khaDe hokara kabhI nirIkSaNa kareM,Apa pAe~ge loga saba nIMda meM cala rahe haiN| calate-calate koI gIta gunagunA rahA hai, koI jIbha aura hoThoM ke sahAre se saMgIta nikAla rahA hai| kucha loga calate-calate apane se hI bAteM kara rahe haiM / koI hAtha hilA rahA hai, kisI ke hoMTha kA~pa rahe haiM, aura kisI ko kucha patA hI nahIM hai ki vaha kyA kara rahA hai basa cale jA rahe haiM, bahe jA rahe haiN| calanA sirpha eka abhyAsa ho gayA hai| kabhI koI pIche se haoNrna bajAtA hai, AdamI jarA-sA jagatA hai, cauMkatA hai, kinAre khisakatA hai aura vApasa vaisA kA vaisA calane laga jAtA hai| maiMne sunA hai, eka yuvaka jo krikeTa kI kaoNmenTrI sunane kA z2yAdA zaukIna thaa| sar3aka para gujara rahA thA aura usa dina bhI kAna para reDiyo lagAye kaoNmeMTrI suna rahA thA, acAnaka calate-calate usane jora se AvAja lagAI vo mArA chakkA! sAtha cala rahe loga ha~sane lage, kahane lage, bhaiyA chakkA to zrIlaMkA meM laga rahA hai tU yahA~ kyoM cillA rahA hai| usane kahA, basa maz2A A gyaa| manuSya kA sArA jIvana yaMtravat gatimAna hai| hamAre pA~va apane-Apa eka mazIna kI taraha subaha ghara se dukAna va sA~jha dukAna se ghara kI ora ravAnA ho jAte haiN| yaha saba kucha nIMda meM ho rahA hai, eka abhyAsa kI trh| eka Adata bana gaI hai hamArI aura AdatoM ko doharAne meM hameM AsAnI rahatI hai kyoMki unake lie jaganA nahIM par3atA, saba kucha soe-soe ho jAtA hai| isalie manuSya purAne kAmoM ko doharAtA calA jAtA hai| use kahIM koI bodha nahIM hai| ___ eka AdamI apane mu~ha meM sigareTa lagA letA hai| mAcisa jalA kara sigareTa lagA letA hai, pI letA hai aura guMThala pheMka detA hai| koI yaha nahIM kaha pAegA ki yaha AdamI nIMda meM hai kyoMki hama kaheMge agara nIMda meM thA to isakA hAtha kyoM nahIM jala gyaa| saccAI to yaha hai ki vaha jagA huA bhI soyA huA hai, yaha mUrchA nahIM to aura kyA hai, ki AdamI sigareTa ke paikeTa para roja vaidhAnika cetAvanI ko paDhatA hai, para roja pItA bhI hai| agara sahI meM vaha jagA rahatA to vaidhAnika cetAvanI ko eka bAra par3hate hI sigareTa ko pheMka detaa| AdamI behoza hai| tabhI to apane svAsthya ke sAtha khilavAr3a kara rahA hai| vaha yaha jAnate hue bhI tambAkU cabA rahA hai ki tambAkU usake 16 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lie hAnikAraka ho sakatI hai| hameM ina saba choTI-choTI kriyAoM ke prati sajaga honA pdd'egaa| pahale hama inhIM kriyAoM se prArambha kareM, apanI sajagatA ko sAdhane ke liye kahIM koI z2yAdA jhaMjhaTabAjI nahIM hogii| __rAste para cala rahe haiM, khAnA khA rahe haiM, snAna kara rahe haiM, kapar3e pahana rahe haiM, ye haiM to saba sAmAnya-sI kriyAe~, agara ina choTI-choTI kriyAoM se bhI jAgarUkatA kI zuruAta kareM to Apa hairAna ho jAe~ge jaba jage hue kapar3e pahaneMge, jage hue hI jUte pahaneMge, khAnA khaaeNge| eka adbhuta Ananda va sajagatA rhegii| maiM to kahU~gA yaha dhyAna kI sabase bar3I upalabdhi hai ki subaha Apane yahA~ baiThakara dhyAna kiyA jitanI sajagatA ke sAtha kiyA, utanI hI sajagatA ke sAtha yahA~ se jAte samaya bAhara lete jAnA aura grAhaka se bAta karate samaya, khAnA banAte samaya, sar3aka para calate samaya isI sajagatA ko sAtha rakhanA dainaMdinI meM / maiM to Aja Apako yahI kaha~gA ki agara isa zivira kI kucha upalabdhiyA~ sAtha le jAnA cAhate ho to sajagatA ko sAtha le jaanaa| jIvana ke pratyeka kRtya meM itanI sajagatA rakhanA jitanI sajagatA ke sAtha cUlhe para pApar3a seMkate ho, agara kSaNa bhara ke lie dhyAna cUka gayA to pApar3a jala jaaegaa| vaha vyakti jIvana meM kisI bhI kRtya meM asaphala nahIM ho pAyegA jo dina bhara ke pratyeka kArya meM pApar3a sekane kI taraha sAvadhAnI rakhatA hai| pahale choTI-choTI kriyAoM ke prati jageM aura usake bAda krodha, ghRNA, vaira vaimanasya ke liye jaganA zurU kreN| Apa pAe~ge agara Apa inake prati sajaga ho gae haiM to kaisA bhI viparIta vAtAvaraNa upasthita ho jAe krodha nahIM prakaTa kara paaeNge| abhadratA prakaTa nahIM kara pAe~ge aura dhIre-dhIre to z2iMdagI itanI majedAra ho jAegI ki rAta ko sooge taba bhI jage-jage sooge aura mahAvIra kI naz2aroM meM to vahI vyakti muni hai jo jagA huA jI rahA hai, viveka se jI rahA hai, hozapUrvaka pratyeka kRtya kara rahA hai| mahAvIra ke anusAra to behozI meM kRtya na karate hue bhI vyakti baMdhana kA bhAgI bana jAtA hai aura hozapUrvaka kRtya karate hue bhI bandhanoM kA vimocana kara letA hai| mahAvIra se jaba ziSyoM ne pUchA, prabhu! hama kaise khAe~, caleM, uTheM, baiTheM, soe~, tAki pApa-karmoM kA baMdhana na ho| mahAvIra ne kahA, viveka se calo, viveka se baiTho, viveka se khAo-pIo tumheM pApa karma kA baMdhana nahIM hogaa| mahAvIra ke viveka kA artha hai - hoza / mahAvIra agara kahate haiM ki viveka se khAo to isakA matalaba huA hozapUrvaka khaao| khAte samaya tumheM hoza rahanA cAhie ki tuma abhI khA rahe ho| mahAvIra jaba kahate haiM ki viveka se calo to isakA artha huA ki paira uThe to jAno ki paira utthaa| z2amIna para vApasa gire taba yaha ahasAsa ho ki merA paira z2amIna para jA rahA hai| | 117 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra se jaba pUchA gayA ki Apa muni kisako kahate haiM? mahAvIra ne yaha nahIM kahA jo nagna hai, yA jo rajoharaNa - mu~hapatti rakhatA hai vaha muni hai / mahAvIra ne jo z2avAba diyA, vaha adbhuta thA / unhoMne kahA 'asuttA muni' - muni vaha hai jo jagA huA hai| jo soyA huA nahIM hai mahAvIra use muni kahate haiN| ziSyoM ne phira pUchA ki Apa amuni yA asAdhu kise kahate haiM? choTe se sUtra meM mahAvIra ne apane sAdhanA-mArga kA sAra de diyaa| bar3I gaharI aura samajha kI bAta kaha dI - jo jAgA so muni, jo soyA so amuni| agara Apa jAga kara jI rahe haiM, to Apake jIvana meM sAdhutA kA sUryodaya hogA aura agara soe-soe jI rahe haiM to asAdhutA ke zikaMje meM kase haiM / hamAre jIvana kI pratyeka kriyA smaraNapUrvaka ho, hozapUrvaka ho / buddha, mahAvIra, kRSNa, sabake saMdezoM kA sAra hai - apramattatA / agara tuma apramata ho to ahiMsaka ho pAoge, aparigrahI aura brahmacArI bana pAoge kyoMki apramAda hI sAdhanA kA sUtra hai / jisa dina jIvana meM sau phIsadI apramAda kI pau-bahAra ho jAegI, usI dina AtmA amRta kI bU~da tumheM upalabdha ho jaaegii| aMta meM, Aja maiM Apase yahI nivedana karU~gA ki Apake dhyAna zivira kI yaha sabase bar3I upalabdhi hogI ki Apa yahA~ se sajaga hokara jaaeN| jo kucha kareM hozapUrvaka kareM / merA praNAma hai una saba Atma-sAdhakoM ko jinhoMne isa dhyAna - -zivira meM kadama bar3hAe haiM svayaM ko upalabdha karane ke lie, hoza kA dIpa jalAne ke lie, bina bAjA kI jhaMkAra ke lie| 118 - For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ CONNECRA 69 antara-zuddhiH jIvana-mukti ROO dhyAna-zivira meM padhAre sabhI mumukSu AtmAoM ko hRdaya ke prema bhare praNAma / kahane bhara ko Aja zivira kA samApana divasa hai, para hakIkata meM yaha samApana nahIM jIvana ke udghATana kA divasa hai| eka naI yAtrA ke lie Apa logoM ke bhItara saMkalpa jagA hai| maiM dekha rahA hU~ ki sabhI asamaMjasa meM haiM ki kaise Aja kA dina samApana-divasa ghoSita kiyA jaae| Aja kA dina to naye jIvana kI zuruAta kA dina hai| logoM ke bhItara Ananda nipjaa| cAhe ha~sI khilI yA A~sU bahe, donoM hI Ananda ke pratIka the| ha~sI ke phavvAroM meM se bhI Ananda jhalaka rahA thA aura pyArI-pyArI A~khoM meM se jo amRta kI bUMdeM Tapaka rahI thIM unheM dekhakara aisA laga rahA thA ki janma-janma se viSapAyI iMsAna Aja nirviSa hone ke lie saMkalpabaddha ho cukA hai| eka mahAnubhAva Ae, kahane lage - mahArAjajI! ApakA jodhapura meM cAturmAsa thA, kaI dhyAna-zivira hue, para maiM cUka gyaa| isa cUka kA ahasAsa vigata cAra dinoM meM nahIM Aja huaa| Aja subaha dhyAna se gujarate hue maiM gaharAI meM praveza kara gayA aura mujhe lagA ki jIvana kA Ananda, jo mere bhItara chipA huA thA, sadguru kA sAnnidhya bhI milA thA lekina merI cUka mujhe hI khA gii| koI bAta nahIM jo cUkA so gayA, Aja jAga gaye, yahI jIvana kI upalabdhi hai| koI Ae aura kahane lage agara saMbhava ho to zivira ko pA~ca dina ke lie aura bar3hA diijie| mujhe lagA sacamuca isa mAuNTa AbU kI dharatI para jahA~ prAkRtika suSamA to hai hI, lekina isa dharatI ke kaNa-kaNa meM | 119 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siddhatva kI AbhA hai, sAdhanA kI AbhA hai, jyotirmayatA chipI huI hai, yahA~ kaI sAdhakoM ne isa zivira meM svayaM kI jyotirmayatA ko upalabdha kiyA hai| guru kA kArya bhItara chipI huI jyoti ko dikhAnA hai, zeSa jyotirmayatA to Apa svayaM hI upalabdha karate haiN| guru kabhI prakAza nahIM detA, kevala jyoti kA ahasAsa karAtA hai| isalie jitanA dhanyavAda Apake guru ko hai usase bhI adhika dhanyavAda ApakI cetanA ko hai, jisake bhItara yahA~ (mAuNTa AbU) Ane ke bhAva jage the aura svayaM meM DUbane, ramane aura jIne kI taraMga uThI thii| __ kisane kyA pAyA, vaha svayaM jAnatA hai aura gur3a ke svAda ko gUMgA abhivyakta kare, yaha saMbhava nahIM hai| Ananda vaha cIz2a hai jise vyakta nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| sukha-duHkha kI abhivyakti ho sakatI hai, para svayaM meM lIna hone para bhItara kI cetanA meM jo Ananda kI bUMdeM barasatI haiM, Ananda kI phuhAreM AtI haiM, USA kI kiraNeM AtI haiM usa Ananda ko vyakti svayaM hI pahacAna pAtA hai| saMsAra kabhI Ananda nahIM de sktaa| Apa na jAne kitane varSoM se duniyA meM jI rahe haiN| kabhI karor3apati bane, kabhI roDapati bane lekina donoM ghaTanAoM ne jIvana meM na Ananda diyA aura na Ananda chiinaa| kyoMki inakA Ananda se koI sarokAra hI nahIM thaa| jIvana meM kabhI sukha kI velA AI, kabhI duHkha kI ghar3iyA~ AIM lekina donoM hI bAhara se AyI thiiN| karor3apati aura roDapati bhI bAhara se hI bane the| saMsAra ke mAyAjAla meM racA-basA vyakti kabhI sukhI to kabhI duHkhI hotA hai| yaha sukha aura duHkha to kSaNa-kSaNa parivartanazIla hai| pAnI ke bulabule ke samAna jIvana meM sukha-duHkha ke bulabule kaba uTheMge, kaba daba jAe~ge patA nahIM hai| sukha-duHkha bAhara ke nimitta se paidA hote haiM lekina jo vyakti bhItara ko upalabdha ho rahA hai, vaha sukha-duHkha se bhI uparata ho rahA hai| hamArI yAtrA azubha thI; zubha kI ora clii| prasannatA kI bAta hai| Aja hamane zuddhatva ko upalabdha kiyA hai| pApa ho yA puNya, zubha ho yA azubha, ber3I cAhe lohe kI ho yA sone kI, ber3I Akhira ber3I hai, baMdhana Akhira baMdhana hai| jitane bhI mArga haiM sabhI mArga kisI na kisI baMdhana se, kisI na kisI jaMjIra se jur3e haiM, jo manuSya ko yadA-kadA baMdhana meM DAlate rahate haiN| baMdhana sone kA ho yA lohe kA, baMdhana to baMdhana hai| baMdhana se mukta hone kA ekamAtra mArga dhyAna hai| saMsAra ke dharmoM meM vividhatAe~ ho sakatI haiM, alaga-alaga mArga ho sakate haiM, lekina sAre dharmoM ke mArga meM eka mArga ekadama se svIkAra kiyA gayA hai, vaha hai 'dhyaan'| dhyAna ke mArga ko zAyada hI kisI dharma ne asvIkAra kiyA 120/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho| manuSya kA svabhAva dhyAna hai| cetanA kA svabhAva dhyAna hai| yadi manuSya apane svabhAva se vilaga hotA hai, to apane Ananda se bhI vaMcita hotA hai| hamAre jIvana kI yahI cUka hai ki hamArA dhyAna 'dhyAna' para nahIM hai| apanI cetanA, apanI AtmA para koI dhyAna nahIM hai| logoM kA sArA dhyAna deha para, saMsAra aura duniyAdArI para TikA hai| manuSya apanA sArA jIvana deha ko svastha rakhane, sajAne, sa~vArane para vyatIta kara detA hai| isake bAvajUda kyA vaha apanI cetanA ko thor3A-sA sa~bhAla pAtA hai? sArA jIvana bitA diyA dehAdhyAsa karate hue, deha ke sAtha jur3ate hue, deha ko sa~bhAlate hue lekina kyA apane bhItara kI cetanA ko sa~vAra pAe? ___ zarIra ko thor3I bhI takalIpha huI DaoNkTara ke yahA~ gae, davAiyA~ liiN| zarIra meM jahA~ vedanA huI, pIr3A panapI, jahA~ para pIr3A kI anubhUti huI use svastha karane ke lie cikitsA kA upayoga kiyA gyaa| lekina bhItara kI cetanA meM kitane phor3e hue, usake mavAda ko nikAlane ke lie koI cikitsA kI? aMgrejI meM do zabda haiM jo sIdhe hamAre jIvana ke sAtha jur3e haiN| 'meDIsina' aura 'meDITezana' - donoM manuSya ke sAtha jur3e haiN| eka kA saMbaMdha vyakti ke zarIra ke sAtha hai aura dUsare kA saMbaMdha hamArI antara-cetanA ke sAtha hai| zarIra ko svastha rakhanA hai to meDIsina/davAiyoM kA, auSadhiyoM kA upayoga karanA par3egA aura cetanA ko svastha karanA hai to 'meddiitteshn'| dhyAna kA upayoga karanA hogaa| eka bAta sadA smaraNa meM rakhie, vyakti deha se cAhe jitanA svastha ho jAe, lekina bhItara ke nijAnanda svarUpa ko upalabdha nahIM ho pAyA, bhItara ke svabhAva ko upalabdha nahIM huA, apanI cetanA ko upalabdha nahIM kara pAyA, to vaha kabhI dehAtIta sthiti ko prApta nahIM kara paaegaa| usakA dhyAna deha meM hI aTakA raha jaaegaa| jIvana kI sAMdhya velA meM bhI vaha deha meM hI ulajhA rhegaa| jo vyakti dhyAna meM DUba cukA hai, apanI AtmA meM DUba cukA hai, usake lie mRtyu, mRtyu nahIM hotI, mRtyu bhI nirvANa kI jyoti banakara AtI hai| jo svayaM meM utara gayA hai, khuda meM khudA ko khojane lagA hai, vaha bhalA kabhI mRtyu ke mu~ha meM A pAegA? mRtyu se ve hI loga ghabarAte haiM jo deha meM jIte haiN| jinheM yahI ahasAsa hai ki deha hI AtmA hai ve hI mRtyu se Darate haiN| lekina jo yaha jAnate haiM ki deha aura AtmA alaga hai, ve mRtyu kA AliMgana karate haiM / unake lie mRtyu ho hI nahIM rahI hai sirpha cole kA parivartana, veza kA rUpAntaraNa ho rahA hai| Aja yahA~ the kala vahA~ cale ge| isake alAvA kyA badalA hai? duniyA meM sukha-zAnti-caina kAyama karane ke lie, duniyA ko Ananda dene ke lie mAtra garIbI dUra kara deMge to Ananda chA jAegA aisI bAta nahIM hai / Aja vizva kI | 121 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pacAsa phIsadI janatA ke pAsa sArI sukha-suvidhAe~ upalabdha haiM, kyA phira bhI vaha zAMti se jI pA rahI hai? agara hama yaha soceM ki duniyA meM sukha-vaibhava bhara diyA jAe aura sabhI roTI-kapar3A aura makAna ko pA leM, to kyA yahA~ zAMti kAyama ho pAegI? kyA bhItara kI zAMti ko upalabdha kara pAe~ge? bhItara kI zAMti kA saMbaMdha ina parapadArthoM ke sAtha nahIM hai| isalie meDIsina ke sAtha dUsarA zabda AyA 'meddiitteshn'| apane svabhAva meM utaro, dhyAna meM DUbo aura pratipala-pratikSaNa isakI anubhUti karane kA prayAsa karo ki deha alaga hai, cetanA alaga hai| parIkSA kI ghar3I meM bhI ahasAsa banA rahe ki cetanA aura deha alaga hai| yaha bAta Apa bahuta pahale se jAnate haiM ki cetanA aura deha alaga-alaga hai| lekina jaba bhI parIkSA kI velA AI Apa cUka gae aura deha ko hI AtmA mAna baitthe| bhagavAna mahAvIra kI gAthA hai - 'sIsaM jahAM sarIrassa jahA mUlaM dumassa y| savvassa sAhu dhammassa tahA jhANaM vidhiiyte||' 'manuSya ke zarIra meM sabase mahattvapUrNa usakA mastiSka hai| agara mastiSka kho gayA, to zarIra bekAra ho gyaa| vRkSa meM sabase mahattvapUrNa tattva jar3eM haiN| patte kATa doge, phala-phUla tor3a loge, DAliyA~-tanA kATa doge, adhika farka na hogA lekina jar3a hI kATa doge to vRkSa kA astitva hI samApta ho jaaegaa| jisa taraha manuSya ke zarIra meM mastiSka mahattvapUrNa hai, vRkSa meM jar3a mahattvapUrNa hai, usI taraha sAdhanA ke jitane bhI AyAma haiM unameM sabase mahattvapUrNa tattva dhyAna hai| 'savvassa sAha dhammassa tahA jhANaM vidhIyate' - duniyA ke jitane bhI zreyaskara pramukha haiM unameM sabase zreyaskara mArga dhyAna hai| dhyAna ke mAdhyama se hI vyakti dehAdhyAsa se, jar3atA ke vyAmoha se dUra haTakara, apanI cetanA meM lauTakara AtA hai| saMsAra ke daladala meM rahakara bhI usase Upara uThA rahatA hai| dhyAna hI ekamAtra aisA tattva hai jisase saba sahamata ho jaaeNge| agara Apa saMsAra tyAga kara sAdhu yA sAdhvI bananA cAheM to saMbhava hai Apa aisA na kara pAe~ kyoMki ghara, parivAra, baccoM kA moha bAdhA bana jAegA, lekina dhyAna ! isake lie to kucha bhI nahIM chor3anA hai| saMnyAsa ke lie to pUrA saMsAra chor3anA hogA, lekina dhyAna meM DUbane ke lie Apa jahA~, jaise, jisa avasthA meM haiM DUba sakate haiN| saMnyAsa lene ke lie parivAra kI AjJA lenI hogI, dukAna kA moha chor3anA hogA, pada-pratiSThA ko tilAMjali denI hogI, taba bhI a-mana muni ho jAo koI nizcita nahIM, lekina dhyAna to saMsAra meM rahakara bhI saMnyAsa kA phUla khilAnA hai| 122 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna ke dvArA saMsAra meM hote hue bhI kamalavat jInA hai| dhyAna to svayaM meM jIne kI prakriyA hai| dhyAna ke lie Apako kahIM jAnA nahIM pdd'taa| sArA parivAra so gayA Apa bhI so rahe haiM acAnaka A~kha khulI, hoza AyA aura dhyAna meM nimagna ho ge| beTA to socegA pitAjI so rahe haiM, para Apa apane meM ho rahe haiN| dhyAna to sote-jAgate, uThate-baiThate, calate-phirate, yahA~-vahA~ cAhe jahA~ kara sakate haiN| dhyAna sahaja mArga hai| dhyAna koI gahana-gaMbhIra sAdhanA nahIM hai| gaMbhIra sAdhanA to vaha hai jahA~ Apa apane svabhAva se viparIta kArya karate haiN| dhyAna to sahajatA meM jInA hai| svabhAva meM jInA hai| Apake sAre prayAsa Apake svabhAva ke viparIta haiN| ApakA kyA khyAla hai ki krodha karanA manuSya kA svabhAva hai? nahIM; kSamA, prema aura karuNA hamArA svabhAva hai| phira bhI hama krodha kie cale jAte haiN| eka bAra krodha karane meM jitanI UrjA kA kSaya hotA hai, vaha pUre dina kI saMcita UrjA hotI hai, jabaki kSamA meM isakI AdhI UrjA hI vyaya hotI hai balki kahanA cAhie ki UrjA saMcaya bhI hotI hai| yaha mata kaho ki duniyA svarga pAne ke lie dauDa rahI hai| saccAI yaha hai ki svarga ko pAne kI daur3a kahane bhara kI hai, antataH yaha daur3a naraka meM hI le jA rahI hai / manuSya kI UrjA kA vyaya-apavyaya naraka ke lie ho rahA hai| jitanI UrjA vyaya karake manuSya naraka kA saMsAra raca rahA hai, usase AdhI UrjA, eka-cauthAI UrjA kA upayoga vaha sArthaka kAryoM meM kara le to jIvana svayaM svarga bana jaae| vastutaH hameM jIvana meM isa saMkalpa ko doharAnA par3egA ki zAyada maiM saMnyAsI na bana pAU~, veza-rUpAntaraNa na kara pAU~, lekina jIvana kA rUpAntaraNa to kara sakatA huuN| saMsAra ke bIca rahakara jIvana kA rUpAntaraNa ho jAe to ati uttama / eka vyakti vaha hai jo ghara-bAra tyAga kara jaMgaloM meM sAdhanA kara rahA hai, dUsarA vaha hai jo kIcar3a meM kamala kI bhA~ti parivAra ke madhya sAdhanArata haiM, ina donoM meM dUsarA gRhastha hote hue bhI muktAtmA hai| yaha bhI Avazyaka nahIM hai ki himAlaya kI guphAoM meM sAdhanArata vyakti sAdhya ko upalabdha ho hI gayA ho| vaha vahA~ rahakara bhI dillI kI kalpanAe~ kara sakatA hai aura Apa dillI meM rahakara himAlaya kI guphAoM kI, vahA~ kI sAdhanA kI, vahA~ ke AbhAmaMDala kI kalpanA kara sakate haiN| sAdhanA kA saMbaMdha na sthAna ke sAtha hai, na deha ke sAtha hai, na vAtAvaraNa ke sAtha varan vyakti ke svayaM ke sAtha hai| yaha na soceM ki kabhI sAdhu baneMge, pravrajyA grahaNa kareMge, dIkSA leMge taba sAdhanA, japa-tapa kreNge| nahIM! vaha velA AegI taba to usakA svAgata hai lekina saMkalpa Aja se hI prArambha karanA hogA, anAsakti kI pahala karanI hogii| manuSya ke jIvana meM vikAsa kA avarodhaka - 123 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tattva hI Asakti hai| AsaktiyA~ rakhakara vyakti dhyAna kI gaharAI meM nahIM utara paaegaa| dhyAna karane baiThe, eka macchara ne kATA, dhyAna bhaMga ho gayA kyoMki deha kI Asakti jur3I hai| dhyAna bAra-bAra bhaMga hotA rahatA hai kyoMki Asakti lauTa-lauTakara jur3atI rahatI hai| anAsakta-yoga jIvana meM AtmasAt karanA hogaa| jahA~ taka saMbhava ho, apane saMbaMdhoM ko dhIre-dhIre halkA karane kA, sameTane kA prayAsa kro| dhIre-dhIre antara meM mauna ghaTita ho jAne do| __ hamAre Asa-pAsa amRta barasAne vAle to bahuta se guru haiM lekina sabase pahale apane bhItara ke viSa ko to bAhara nikaalo| amRta kI bUMda to kahIM na kahIM se Tapaka hI paDegI lekina hamAre bhItara kA jo pAtra viSa se sanA haA hai vaha amata ko bhI z2ahara meM badala degaa| jaba taka yaha pAtra sApha nahIM hogA vyakti apanI cetanA ko upalabdha nahIM ho paaegaa| bhItara ke viSa ko bAhara uliico| manuSya janma-janma se viSapAyI rahA hai aura zAyada Atma-ciMtana kI velA aba AI hai| mAnA ki dhyAnazivira meM Apane amRta ko pAyA hai lekina bAhara jAkara jahara pIne kI koziza mata krnaa| jaba-jaba bhI bAhara z2aharIlA vAtAvaraNa upasthita ho bhItara yaha saMkalpa doharAnA ki maiM z2ahara pIne ke lie nahIM, amRta-pAna ke lie dharatI para AyA huuN| jaba krodha kI taraMgeM paidA hoM, kaSAya kA vAtAvaraNa upasthita ho, mAna-mAyA, lobha kI velA Ae, ahaMkAra kisI se TakarAe taba hara usa sthiti ke pIche apane saMkalpa ko dRr3ha karanA ki maiM yaha saba karane ke lie nahIM, svayaM ko pAne ke lie manuSya banA huuN| z2ahara ulIcanA hai, amRta upalabdha karanA hai| hama bAhara jAe~, auroM se vyavahAra kareM, to usa para dhyAna kI muhara honI caahiye| ___ dhyAna kI upalabdhi yahI hai ki bhItara kA kacarA, bhItara kA z2ahara sApha ho jaae| amRta kI do bUMdeM bhI z2ahara meM milakara z2ahara bana jAtI haiM / guru-kRpA se, paramAtmakRpA se do bUMda amRta pA jAo to use sahejakara rakhanA tAki z2ahara meM na mila paae| __paramAtmA kI kRpA se bahuta milA hai phira kisa Asakti meM jI rahe ho| kabhI yaha na soco ki kama milA hai| hamArI jitanI yogyatA thI, jitanA pAtra thA usase kahIM adhika milA hai| jo yaha socatA hai ki mujhe jo milA hai merI yogyatAoM se adhika hai| merI pAtratA se adhika hai usa vyakti ke jIvana meM sukha aura duHkha kI ghaTanAe~ samatApUrvaka ghtteNgii| vaha jAnegA ki gAlI bhI milI to paramAtmA kA prasAda hai aura muskAna milI to vaha bhI paramAtmA kA prsaad| loga miThAI to prasAda mAnakara khA lete haiM aura gAlI hajama nahIM kara pAte / gAlI ko bhI paramAtmA kA prasAda maano| jaba paramAtmA ne zarIra diyA to use kabhI dhanyavAda na diyaa| usane tumhAre zarIra meM eka 124 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka mahatvapUrNa aMga kI racanA kI, usake lie kRtajJa na hue, lekina rAste meM Thokara laga gayI, coTagrasta ho gae taba z2arUra paramAtmA ko kosA ki tere hI maMdira A rahA thA aura tane hI pA~va tor3a diyaa| jaba zarIra ko paramAtmA kA prasAda samajhakara jI rahe the, to pA~va ke TUTane ko bhI usI kA prasAda samajha lo| jo bhI mila rahA hai use prabhu kA prasAda mAnakara ahobhAva ke sAtha svIkAra kara lo to gAlI meM se bhI gIta ke jharane phUTa pdd'eNge| __kahate haiM bhagavAna kRSNa ke solaha haz2Ara rAniyA~ thIM phira bhI unheM anAsakta yogI kahA gayA hai| solaha haz2Ara ke bIca bhI vaha anAsakta bhAva se jI sake aura tuma eka-do ke bIca bhI kitane adhika pha~sa cuke ho, kucha ahasAsa hai? kahIM aisA na ho ki yaha zivira yahIM raha jAe aura hama punaH Asakti ke dAyare meM ulajha jaaeN| hama Asakti ke daladala se Upara uThe / yaha bhAva AtmasAt ho jAne do ki sImAoM se Upara uThakara maiM to sAre brahmANDa ke lie ho cukA huuN| usa ananta brahmANDa ke lie, jo mere apane bhItara hai| eka bAta sadA smaraNa meM rakhie ki jaba taka vyakti svayaM ko upalabdha nahIM hotA, taba taka dharma ke rAste bhI galiyAroM meM cahala kadamI karane ke samAna hoNge| use zikhara ke karIba pahu~cakara bhI vApasa talahaTI se yAtrA prAraMbha karanI pdd'egii| __amarIkA meM do dosta eka hoTala kI pacAsavIM maMz2ila para tthhre| rAtri meM nau se bAraha kA philma zo dekhane ge| ardha rAtri ke bAda vApasa aae| liphTamaina ne batAyA ki liphTa kharAba ho gayI hai| garmI kA mausama thaa| koI sahArA na thaa| sIr3hiyoM se paidala hI car3hanA pdd'egaa| car3he, donoM pahalI maMjila para phuNce| eka dosta ne dUsare ko sujhAva diyA jaba paidala hI car3ha rahe haiM to yaha sAmAna aura koTa vagairaha kyoM Dho rahe haiN| garmI hai, yahIM utAra dete haiM, kala subaha nIce Akara vApasa le jaaeNge| sujhAva acchA lgaa| ve vApasa nIce aae| apanA koTa aura anya sAmAna liphTamaina ko de diyaa| phira car3hanA zurU kiyaa| paiMtAlIsa maMz2ila taka pahu~ca gae, car3hate-car3hate thaka gae the| socA, aba to pA~ca maMz2ila hI haiM calo! do maMz2ila aura cddh'e|ab to tIna hI zeSa haiM, calo, eka maMz2ila aura pAra kii| acAnaka eka dosta ko kucha yAda aayaa| usane kahA, 'eka bAta pUch', 'pUcho' dUsarA bolaa| pahale ne kahA, 'apana ar3atAlIsa maMz2ila A gae haiM do hI zeSa hai, para rUma kI cAbI kahA~ hai|' 'rUma kI cAbI' dUsarA ghabarAyA, 'are rUma kI cAbI to koTa kI jeba meM hI raha gaI' 'bhaiyA aba tU hI batA apana ar3atAlIsavIM maMjila para haiM yA pahalI maMz2ila para, isakA bodha tU hI kara le,' pahale ne khaa| | 125 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ___ maiM Apase yahI kahanA caahuuNgaa| apane svabhAva ko, nija-cetanA ko upalabdha kiye binA, svAnubhava ke binA agara lambI-U~cI yAtrAe~ kara bhI lI to vahA~ yahI praznacinha rahegA ki tuma kahA~ pahu~ce? svayaM ko kahA~ khokara Ae ho? isalie dhyAna kA pahalA dharma hai ki vyakti svayaM ko pahacAnane kI koziza kre| vaha sarvajJa hai jo svayaM ko sarva-vidhi jAnatA hai| ve bhI sarvajJa hone ke karIba haiM jinameM cetanA kA ahasAsa hai| jo sva kA jJAtA hai vaha sarvajJa hai| AcArAMga meM prabhu ne kahA, 'je egaM jANaI,se savvaM jANaI' - jo eka ko jAnatA hai vaha sabako jAnatA hai| jisane eka ko, apane-Apa ko na jAnA usane sArI duniyA ko jAna bhI liyA to kyA jAnA? mAnA ki Apane duniyA ke bAre meM DheroM jAnakAriyA~ ikaTThI kara lI lekina jaba yaha colA badala jAegA, to sArI jAnakAriyA~ nirarthaka ho jaaeNgii| deha kahIM aura gira jAegI, cetanA apanA baserA kahIM aura kara legI, taba una jAnakAriyoM kA kyA hogaa| pudgala, jar3a padArthoM ke prati bhAva-rAga ko khone kA prayAsa kiijie| ye jitanA khoe~ge cetanA svayaM meM aaegii| prabhu kA vacana sArthaka hogA yadi apane bhItara ke zUnyatva ko pahacAnane kI koziza kro| jaba taka bhItara kA mauna upalabdha nahIM hogA taba taka sAdhanA ke mArga para sahI kadama nahIM bar3hA paaoge| sAdhanA ke patha para phira se kadama bar3hAie, apane ko pahale bilkula khAlI bnaaie| kitane bhare haiM andara kucha na samAtA, adbhuta kucha ghaTane vAlA ghaTane na pAtA, zUnya karane kA kucha-kucha zrama to utthaaie| kUpa Upara kA pAnI lenA cAhatA, antara ke jharanoM se vaha khuda bhara jAtA, vyartha ke vikalpoM meM gote na khaaie| zakkara bharI ho cAhe dhUla bharI ho, sone kI sAMkala ho yA lohA jar3I ho, zubhAzubha donoM tyAgo, zuddha bana jaaie| bhItara ke zUnya se, mauna se sAdhanA Age bar3he, phira dekheM astitva kaisA amRta barasAtA hai hamAre tana-mana para, prANa-mahAprANa para, caitanya-jagat pr| amRta prema, namaskAra zubhAzISa! masta raheM, vyasta raheM va dhyAnasta rheN| 126 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jusic dhyAnayoga vidhi-1 - (saMbodhi-dhyAna-zivira, prabhAta-satra samaya : lagabhaga savA ghaMTA) dhyAna-zivira sAmUhika prayoga hote hue bhI hara vyakti ke lie nijI prayogazAlA hai| ekAdhika logoM dvArA sammilita prayAsa isalie kiyA jA rahA hai, tAki eka-dUsare kA AbhAmaMDala unheM bhI prabhAvita aura taraMgita kare, jo antaryAtrA ke lie pUrI taraha utsuka nahIM hai| eka-dUsare ko Age bar3hate hue dekhakara hameM bhI Age bar3hane kA protsAhana milatA hai| zArIrika zuddhi aura sahaja sphUrti ke lie snAna avazya kara leN| ujjvalatA ke pratIka svarUpa zveta vastra pahaneM to z2yAdA upayogI hai| halkA pIlA athavA gulAbI raMga bhI hamArI bhAva-sthiti ko sukUna detA hai| zveta raMga pavitratA aura AdhyAtmikatA kA pratIka hai, pIlA raMga bodhi aura nirvANa kA dyotaka hai| ullAsa utsava aura ahobhAva kA pratIka gulAbI raMga hai| bhAva-zuddhi prArthanA 10 minaTa sabhI sAdhaka paMktibaddha baiTha jAe~, eka dUsare se pA~ca phITa kI dUrI banAe rakheM karabaddha hokara namaskAra-mahAmaMtra' kA tIna bAra sasvara pATha kreN| namaskAra mahAmaMtra Namo arihaMtANaM, Namo siddhANaM, Namo AyariyANaM, Namo uvajjhAyANaM, Namo loe savva sAhUNaM | 127 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna - bhAvanA kI samRddhi ke lie aba hama bhAvapUrvaka 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 / eso paMca NamukkAro savva pAvappaNAsaNo maMgalANaM ca savvesiM paDhamaM havaI mNgl| * * jIvana- gIta mAnava svayaM eka maMdira hai, tIrtha rUpa hai dharatI sArI mUrata prabhu kI sabhI Thaura hai, antardRSTi khule hamArI // jIvana kA sammAna kareM hama, jIvana meM bhagavAn nihAreM / rUpAMtarita kareM jIvana ko jIvana ko hI svarga banAe~ / mAnavatA ke mana-maMdira meM, saMbodhi kA dIpa jalAe~ / antar-zUnya ujAgara karake, Ananda - amRta se bhara jAe~ // bhItara kI nIravatA pAkara, dhyAna - prema kI bIna bajAe~ / apane mana kI parama zAnti ko, sArI dharatI para sarasAe~ // zarIra zuddhi yogAbhyAsa 15 minaTa yogAbhyAsa zArIrika aura mAnasika tanAva- -mukti ke lie sahaja-sarala upayogI kriyAe~ haiM / dhyAna meM utarane ke lie do bAteM sahAyaka haiM. - -- bhAvArtha : arhat, siddha, AcArya, upAdhyAya aura sAdhujanoM ko namaskAra ho / yaha paMca namaskAra samasta pApoM kA nAza karane vAlA aura sarva maMgaloM meM prathama maMgala-rUpa hai / 128 | For Personal & Private Use Only Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 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, eka 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 Adi kA anya vikAra avaruddha na ho| prANavAyu ke Agamana, dUSita vAyu ke nirgamana evaM rakta saMcAra meM koI bAdhA na ho, kyoMki ye hI hamAre saMjIvanI-zakti ke saMcAra ke mAdhyama haiM / 1 ataH dhyAna se pahale subaha thor3A yogAbhyAsa karanA lAbhadAyaka hai / yogAbhyAsa ko hama nimna pA~ca caraNoM meM pUrA kareMge - -- 1. saMdhi-saMcAlana 2. sthira daur3a 3. yogAsana 4. yogacakra 5. zavAsana 3 minaTa 2 minaTa 3 minaTa 4 minaTa 3 minaTa 1. saMdhi - saMcAlana zarIra meM mukhya rUpa se gardana, kaMdhe, kohanI, kalAI, kamara, ghuTane, Takhane, a~guliyoM ke jala - ye saMdhi-sthala haiM / 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 baiThe jaaeN| donoM pairoM ko sAmane kI tarapha phailA leN| hAthoM ko ghuTanoM para rkheN| rIr3ha kI haDDI aura gardana sIdhI ho / paira ke paMjoM ko milAkara tIna-tIna bAra Age-pIche jhukAe~ / tatpazcAt donoM paMjoM ko tIna bAra For Personal & Private Use Only 129 Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAhinI ora se bAyIM ora tathA tIna bAra bAyIM ora se dAhinI ora gola ghumAe~ / (kha) hasta - saMdhi saMcAlana : hAthoM ko z2amIna ke samAnAntara sAmane kI tarapha phailaaeN| hatheliyoM aura a~guliyoM ko pUrA kholeM / aba a~guliyoM ke pratyeka jor3a para jora DAlate hue, muTThiyA~ kasate hue sIne kI tarapha le jAe~ / muTThiyA~ kholate hue punaH hAtha phailaaeN| tIna-tIna bAra isa kriyA ko doharAe~ / hAthoM ko pUrvavat phailA rahane deN| muTThiyA~ baMda kreN| kalAI ke jor3oM ko dhIre-dhIre gola ghumAe~ / tIna bAra dAhinI tarapha se, tIna bAra bAyIM tarapha se / dhyAna rahe, hAtha sIdhe raheM / ( ga ) skaMdha-saMcAlana : hAthoM ko kohanI se mor3akara a~guliyoM kI aMjalisI 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 a~guliyA~ kaMdhoM para rakhI raheM / (gha) gardana - saMcAlana : garda-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 kreN| phira dhIre-dhIre sA~sa chor3ate hue gardana pIche kI tarapha le jAe~ aura sira kA pichalA hissA pITha se lagAne kA prayAsa kreN| tIna bAra Age-pIche isa kriyA ko doharAe~ / 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 ghumAe~ / isa kriyA ko sAvadhAnIpUrvaka dhIre-dhIre kreN| gardana meM koI jhaTakA / jarka na Ane pAe / (Da) 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 ghumAe~ / dUsare caraNa meM pA~voM ke bIca Der3ha phuTa kI dUrI rakhate hue hAthoM ko paMkhoM kI taraha phailA deM aura zarIra ke UparI hisse ko kramaza: dAyIM aura bAyIM ora se pIche kI tarapha modd'eN| dhyAna rahe zarIra kA nIce kA bhAga sthira rahe / 130 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 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 jaoNgiMga / isase zarIra meM sphUrti aura UrjA kA saMcAra hotA hai| isake lie apane Asana para hI khar3e-khar3e daur3a lgaaeN| dhIre-dhIre gati bar3hAe~ aura dhIre-dhIre kama kreN| 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 utthaaeN| kaMdhe kI sIdha para hAtha ke Ate hI hathelI ko Upara kI ora modd'eN| phira bA~ha ko Upara uThAte hue kAna se cipakA leN| Upara khiMcAva deN| aba dhIre-dhIre kamara se bAyIM 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 caahie| sAmAnya rUpa se sA~sa lete hue apane sAmarthya ke anusAra Asana kI sthiti meM raheM, phira dhIre-dhIre sA~sa bharate hue sIdhe hoM, dAyA~ hAtha nIce le aaeN| aba yahI kriyA bAyIM ora se dAyIM 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 jaaeN| donoM pairoM ke bIca lagabhaga eka mITara kI dUrI rkheN| donoM hAthoM ko kaMdhoM ke samAnAntara dAyeM-bA~yeM phailaaeN| sA~sa bhareM / sA~sa chor3ate hue dhIre-dhIre sAmane jhukate hue dAyeM hAtha se bAyeM pA~va ke aMgUThe ko sparza kreN| bAyA~ hAtha Upara AsamAna kI ora utthegaa| gardana ko Upara kI ora ghumAte hue dRSTi ko bAyeM hAtha kI hathelI para sthira kreN| 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 bAyIM tarapha se dohraaeN| 131 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha Asana jA~gha, pITha, peTa aura paira ke taluoM kI mAMsa-peziyoM ke lie uttama vyAyAma hai / madhumeha, kiDanI, lIvara aura AmAzaya ke rogoM para isase niyaMtraNa hotA hai / sampUrNa deha meM UrjA aura sphUrti kA saMcAra hotA hai / 4. yoga - cakra yoga-cakra sarvAMga vyAyAma hai| yaha bAraha AsanoM aura yoga mudrAoM kI eka kramabaddha zrRMkhalA hai| ise pArasparika zabdAvalI meM 'sUrya namaskAra' kahate haiM / isake dainika abhyAsa se zArIrika jar3atA miTatI hai| zarIra svastha, baliSTha aura kAMtimaya hotA hai, pAcanazakti 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 / yaha prakriyA prAta:kAlIna dhyAna se pUrva kI hotI hai / 1 vidhi : sUrya athavA apane iSTa kI ora mu~ha karake 'namaskAra - mudrA' meM khar3e ho jaaeN| hRdaya meM pUrNa samarpaNa - bhAva jAgrata karate hue jyoti - svarUpa paramAtmA ko praNAma kareM aura agralikhita maMtra tIna bAra uccArita kareM - taso mA jyotirgamaya / asato mA sadgamaya / mRtyormA amRtaM gamaya // ' * tatpazcAt yogacakra kI eka-eka mudrA sampAdita kreN| pahalI mudrA : hasta - uttAna Asana sA~sa bharate hue donoM hAthoM ko Upara kI ora uThAe~ / bhujAe~ kAna se lagI huI hoM / jitane ho sake, hAtha aura sira ko pIche kI ora jhukAe~ / * dUsarI mudrA : pAdahastAsana sA~sa chor3ate hue dhIre-dhIre Age kI ora jhukeN| hAtha ko pairoM ke pAsa z2amIna para rakhane kA prayAsa kreN| sira ko ghuTanoM se lagAe~ / ghuTanoM ko sIdhA rakheM, ghuTane mur3ane na pAe~ / dhyAna rakheM jitanA jhuka sakeM, utanA hI jhukeM, jabaradastI na kareM / 132 | - tIsarI mudrA : azva-saMcAlana - Asana hAthoM ko z2amIna para hI rkheN| sA~sa bharate hue dAyeM paira ko pIche kI ora le jAe~ bhAvArtha : he prabhu, le calo aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora, asat se sat kI ora, mRtyu se amRta kI ora / For Personal & Private Use Only Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura ghuTanoM ko z2amIna kA AdhAra deN| bAyeM pA~va kI jaMghA ko piMDalI se jodd'eN| bAyA~ 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 lAe~ aura hAtha-pA~va ke bala zarIra ko sIdhA rakheM - jhukI huI tarAjU kI trh| pA~cavIM mudrA :zazAMka-Asana paMjoM aura ghuTanoM ke bala vajrAsana meM baiTha jAe~ hAtha z2amIna se lage rheNge| 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 rkheN| zarIra pUrA DhIlA rkheN| gardana ko sIdhA kareM, lalATa z2amIna 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 kaMdhe aura nAbhi ke hisse ko sA~sa bharate hue Upara kI ora uThAe~ - nAgaphana kI trh| AThavIM mudrA : dhanurAsana z2amIna para ulTA leTa jaaeN| 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|* nauvIM mudrA : parvatAsana ___ sA~sa chor3ate hue hatheliyoM ko sAmane phailAkara z2amIna para rkheN| pairoM ko sIdhA kreN| kamara ko dhIre-dhIre Upara kI ora utthaaeN| hAtha aura pA~va ke bala parvatAkAra meM sthira hoN| er3iyoM ko z2amIna para lagAne kA prayAsa kreN| dasavIM mudrA : azva-saMcAlana-Asana __ yadyapi yaha tIsarI mudrA kI punarAvRtti hai, kiMtu isameM dAyA~ paira donoM hAthoM ke bIca rahegA aura bAyA~ paira pIche kI ora phailA huaa| * sAtavIM mudrA meM bhujaMgAsana, AThavIM mudrA meM parvatAsana aura nauvIM mudrA meM zazAMka-Asana bhI mAnya hai| | 133 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gyArahavIM mudrA : pAda-hastAsana ___ yaha dUsarI mudrA kI sthiti hai| pA~va ke aMgUThe se hAtha kI a~guliyA~ 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 kreN| namaskAra-mudrA meM khar3e hoN| paramAtmA kA smaraNa kareM aura hAthoM kI a~guliyoM ko kamala kI paMkhur3iyoM kI taraha phailaaeN| bar3e prema aura ahobhAva ke sAtha yaha zraddhA-sumana parama pitA paramAtmA ko samarpita kreN| 5.zavAsana AsanoM ke bAda zavAsana kiyA jAnA caahie| yaha yogAbhyAsa kI pUrNAhuti hai| pITha ke bala cita leTa jaaeN| gardana apanI suvidhAnusAra dAyeM yA bAyeM niDhAla 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 rakheM / hatheliyA~ AsamAna kI ora khulI huI hoM aura A~kheM bNd| __ 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| zithilatA kA anubhava kreN|ab paira ke aMgUThe se prArambha kara sira ke bAloM taka, citta ko eka-eka aMga para sthira kareM aura use tanAva-mukti kA sujhAva deN| jaise - dAyeM paira kA aMgUThA tanAva-mukta ho jaaye| tanAva-mukta ho rahA hai| tanAva-mukta ho gayA hai / (zithilIkaraNa avazya kreN|) pratyeka aMga para dhyAna kendrita kara isI sujhAva ko dohraaeN| 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 kreN| 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 bhreN| pUre zarIra para apanI caitanya-dRSTi daur3Ae~ aura sA~sa ke sAtha zarIra meM praveza kreN| zarIra ke 134 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratyeka aMga meM cetanA kA saMcAra kreN| dhIre-dhIre hAtha-pairoM ko hilaaeN| bAyIM karavaTa lekara dhIre se uThakara baiTha jaaeN| vizeSa : zavAsana kabhI bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai| jaba kabhI hama tanAvagrasta yA thake hue hoM, turaMta pA~ca-dasa minaTa ke lie zavAsana kreN| 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 svata: kara skeN| pratyeka saMketa bar3e pyAra bhare komala svara meM deN| AjJApaka yA AdezAtmaka zabdoM kA upayoga na kreN| prANa-zuddhi prANAyAma 5 minaTa AsanoM ke bAda krama AtA hai prANAyAma kaa| hamArA jIvana prANa-zakti se saMcAlita hai| 'prANa' mana, vANI aura karma kI sampAdana-zakti kA paryAya hai| prANazakti 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| manuSya caubIsa ghaMToM meM lagabhaga pacIsa haz2Ara zvAsocchvAsa letA hai| prANAyAma kA mUla uddezya hai prANa ko vistAra denaa| hamArI prANa-zakti sadha jAe to zvAsa-prazvAsa kI gati ghaTakara pratidina lagabhaga ATha-dasa haz2Ara taka lAI jA sakatI hai, jisakA artha hai - apekSAkRta adhika zAMta, Anandamaya aura dIrgha jIvana / prANAyAma isa prANa-zakti ko sAdhane kA prayoga hai| 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| prANAyAma ke kaI bhedopabheda haiM, lekina dhyAna-sAdhanA ke lie sarvAdhika upayogI nAr3I-zuddhi prANAyAma hai, jisakI vidhi isa prakAra hai - vidhi : sukhAsana meM baitthe| prANAyAma karane ke lie hAtha kI nAsika mudrA bnaaeN| | 135 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tarjanI aura madhyamA a~gulI ko hathelI kI tarapha mor3a deN|aNguutthaa aura anAmikA tathA kaniSThA a~gulI khulI rkheN| dAyIM nAsikA ko banda karane ke lie aMgaThe kA aura bAyIM nAsikA ko banda karane ke lie kaniSThA aura anAmikA a~gulI kA prayoga kreN| bAe~ se sA~sa bhareM, dAyeM se chor3a deN| phira dAyeM se sA~sa bhareM, bAyeM se chor3a deN| 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| yaha nAr3I-zuddhi kA eka cakra hai, ise nau bAra dohraaeN| sA~sa bharate hue usakI zItalatA aura chor3ate hue USmA kA anubhava kreN| khAlI peTa, zauca se nivRtta hokara sUryodaya se pUrva yA sUryAsta ke pazcAt isakA abhyAsa kreN| jo loga yogAbhyAsa ke lie samaya na nikAla pAe~, ve nAr3I-zodhana prANAyAma avazya hI kara leN| lAbha : tIna se chaha mAha ke nirantara evaM manoyoga pUrNa abhyAsa se isake lAbha 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| caitanya-dhyAna 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|hm sthUla se sUkSma kI ora abhimukha hue| isa bhAva-bhUmi para dhyAna kA avataraNa sahaja saMbhava hai| ataH aba sAdhakoM ko prAta:kAlIna dhyAna kI sAdhanA karanI caahie| caitanya-dhyAna meM prANAyAma, oMkAra maMtra aura Atma-sajagatA kA sammizrita AdhAra dete hue antaryAtrA kI jAtI hai| caitanya-dhyAna eka prakAra se 'oMkAra-dhyAna' hai| oMkAra bIja-mantra ke dvArA antarmana kI ekAgratA, svacchatA aura caitanya-jAgaraNa hI caitanya-dhyAna kA dhyeya hai| caitanya-dhyAna ke pA~ca caraNa haiM - 1.oMkAranAda - 7 minaTa 2. sahaja smRti - 10 minaTa 3.antaryAtrA - 10 minaTa 4.antarmanthana - 3 minaTa 5.caitanya-bodha - 10 minaTa 136 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarvaprathama dhyAna ke lie suvidhAjanaka Asana (baiThane kI mudrA) kA cayana kareM, jisameM hama lagabhaga 45 minaTa sthiratA se sukhapUrvaka baiTha sakate hoN| 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 caahie| asvasthatA Adi aparihArya sthitiyoM meM leTakara bhI dhyAna kiyA jA sakatA hai, para ise Adata nahIM banAnA caahie| upayukta Asana kA cunAva kara sahaja sthira baittheN| pUre zarIra kA mAnasika nirIkSaNa kara yaha jA~ceM ki zarIra ke kisI bhAga meM tanAva yA jakaDana zeSa hai? mAnasika nirdeza se usa aMga ke tanAva ko zithila kreN| AMtarika prasannatA ko khilane deN| netra banda kreN| aMtaradRSTi se gurudarzana karate hue dhyAna kA saMkalpa leM aura caitanya-dhyAna kA 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 z2arUrI hai ki saMkalpa dRr3ha ho, saMkalpa kA sadA smaraNa rahe, evaM saMkalpa ko kriyAnvita kreN| yaha saMkalpa vAstava meM dhyAna kI dIkSA hai| sadguru ke caraNoM meM baiThakara dIkSita hone ke pazcAta 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| dhammaM saraNaM pvjjaami| appaM saraNaM pvjjaami||* prathama caraNa : oMkAranAda gaharI sA~sa bhreN| nAbhi para dhyAna kendrita kara om kA uccAraNa kreN| 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, * bhAvArtha : arihaMta, siddha, sAdhu, dharma aura AtmA kI zaraNa svIkAra karatA huuN| | 137 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAsikA mUla, bhRkuTi, lalATa se gujaratA huA zikhA/sahasrAra taka jaae| pratyeka stara para oMkAra dhvani ke vartula prakaMpanoM ko anubhava karane kA prayAsa kreN| nAbhi, hRdaya, kaMTha, kAna evaM kapAla para om kI anugUMja ko sunane kA prayAsa kreN| nirantara abhyAsa se jaise-jaise iMdriyA~ aMtamukhI hone lagatI haiM, prakampanoM kI sUkSma saMvedanAoM ko grahaNa karane kI kSamatA vikasita ho jAtI hai| nAda ke prati apanI sajagatA banAe rkheN| nAbhi, hRdaya 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 oMkAranAda 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 stara se udghoSa karane ke uparAnta om kI anugUMja prAraMbha kreN| anugUMja oMkAranAda kA dUsarA caraNa hai| hoMTha banda hoN| jIbha acala ho| kevala aMdara-hI-aMdara om kA guMjAraNa kreN| isa anugUMja ko nAsAmUla/bhRkuTi 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 meM smaraNa ko sahaja sA~sa ke sAtha jodd'eN| eka sA~sa meM eka bAra om kA mAnasika jApa kreN| om ko hI apane ciMtana kA kendra bnaaeN| koI zArIrika saMvedanA, mAnasika vikalpa, vicAra ubhareM, to una para dhyAna na deM, na hI unheM uThane se rokeN| unheM apanA kAma karane deM para svayaM ko unase pRthak anubhava karate hue kevala om para citta ko ekAgra kareM / dasa 138 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ minaTa taka isI taraha ekAgracitta hokara pratyeka sahaja sA~sa ke sAtha nirantara om kA smaraNa pUrI samagratA aura gaharAI se jArI rkheN| bhRkuTi madhya para prakAzamaya ujjvala om kI AkRti dekheN| mastiSka ko om kI AvRttiyoM se bhara jAne deN| isa dvitIya caraNa meM mana kA kolAhala zAMta honA zurU hotA hai aura sAdhaka ke lie AdhyAtmika pRSThabhUmi kA nirmANa hotA hai| tRtIya caraNa : antaryAtrA tRtIya caraNa meM om ke smaraNa ke sAtha zvAsa kI gati maMda se maMdatara karanI hai| sA~sa dhImI ho aura sahayAtrI ho om / isa caraNa meM antarmana 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 / sahayAtrA kA prathama bhAga isa taraha saMpanna huaa| aba sA~soM kI maMdagati barakarAra rakhate hue sA~soM kI gaharAI bddh'aaeN| sA~soM ke spandana TheTha nAbhi ke nIce taka bhI anubhava kareM aura om ko isa gaharAI meM utaareN| gaharI dIrgha sA~soM 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 nirmala hote haiN| caturtha caraNa : antara-maMthana aba zvAsa-prazvAsa ko tIvratA pradAna kreN| dhIre-dhIre sA~soM kI gati bar3hAe~ aura pratyeka sA~sa ke sAtha om kA gahana smaraNa kreN| sA~soM kI gati nirantara bar3hAte cale jAe~ aura utanI hI tIvra gati se om kI AvRtti bhii|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 kreN| anubhava kareM, mAnasa meM isa dRzya ko sAkAra kareM ki hamArA kaNa-kaNa zubhra prakAza se camakane lagA hai aura hamAre antarmana ke kaSAya aura vikAra sA~sa ke mAdhyama se tIvra gati se bAhara phaiMke jA rahe haiN| 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 | 139 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Urjasvita ho jAtA hai| 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| lagabhaga dasa-pandraha minaTa taka apane sahaja svarUpa meM nimagna rheN| paMcama caraNa kI antima sthiti hai - jIvana 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 z2ora se ragar3akara halke se A~khoM para rkheN| hAthoM meM pravAhita ho rahI UrjA kA anubhava kreN| hAtha A~khoM se haTAkara dhIre-dhIre A~kheM kholeN| jo bhI prANI yA vyakti sarvaprathama sAmane naz2ara Ae use prabhu-rUpa mAnakara muskarAkara praNAma arpita 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| qhuda 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| 140 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 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 sabhI sAdhakoM se nivedana kiyA jAye ki hama apanI dinacaryA ke pratyeka kArya ko prasannatA, manoyoga evaM bodhapUrvaka sampAdita kreN| 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 mitamadhura vANI kA upayoga kreN| yathAsaMbhava mauna rkheN| hara taraha ke vyasana se paraheja rakhate hue jIvana aura vyavahAra ko zuddha-saMyamita banAye 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 Atmabodha upalabdha kreN| __ guru-vaMdanA guru kI mUrata rahe dhyAna meM, guru ke caraNa baneM puujn| guru-vANI hI mahAmantra ho, guru-prasAda se prabhu-darzana // sabhI eka-dUsare ko adhyAtma-patha kA sahayAtrI aura prabhu kI mUrata mAnate hue, paraspara abhivAdana kareM, namaskAra kreN| | 141 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tea c hrbatonselat SHARMA SE dhyAnayoga vidhi-2 (saMbodhi-dhyAna-zivira, sAMdhya-matra samaya : lagabhaga savA ghaMTA) saMbodhi-bhAva prArthanA 10 minaTa godhUli velA meM sAdhakagaNa paMktibaddha hokara baiThe aura tIna bAra navakAra maMtra kA sasvara sAmUhika pATha kreN| 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 maun|| 1 // baiThA apanI chA~ha meM, citavana meM muskaan| nUra barasatA nayana se, anahada amRta paan|| 2 // zAnta huI mana kI dazA, jagA aatm-vishvaas| sArA jaga apanA huA, A~khoM bhara AkAza // 3 // merA-terA bhAva kyA, jagata eka vistaar| jIvana kA sammAna ho, bA~hoM bhara saMsAra // 4 // 142 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parama-prema, pAvana-dazA, jIvana ke do phuul| bina inake yaha cetanA, jamIM rajata para dhUla // 5 // dRSTi bhale AkAza meM, dharatI para hoM paaNv| hara ghara meM taruvara phale, ghara-ghara meM ho chA~va // 6 // maMdira kA ghaMTA baje, khule sabhI kI aaNkh| divya-jJAna ke sabada do, mile par3hana hara sA~jha / / 7 / / zubha karanI hara dina kareM, Tale na kala para kaam| sAtoM dina bhagavAna ke, phira kaisA ArAma // 8 // sAdhu nahIM, para sAdhutA para sakatA iNsaan| paMka bIja paMkaja khile, ho apanI pahacAna // 1 // korA kAgaz2a jiMdagI, likha cAhe jo lekh| indradhanuSa ke rUpa-sA, ho apanA aalekh|| 10 // jyoti-kalaza hai jiMdagI, sabameM sabakA raam| bhItara baiThA devatA, usako karo praNAma // 11 // kAyA muralI bA~sa kI, bhItara hai aakaash| utareM antar-zUnya meM, thirake ura meM raas|| 12 // mana ke kAyAkalpa se, jIvana svarga smaan| bhakti se zRMgAra ho, roma-roma rsgaan|| 13 // mana mandira iMsAna kA, maraghaTa, mana shmshaan| svarga-naraka bhItara base, mana nirbala, blvaan|| 14 // mana kI gara duvidhA miTe, miTe jagat-jaMjAla mahAguphA kI cetanA, kATe maayaajaal|| 15 // jaga jAnA, para raha gaye, khuda se hI anjaan| mile na bina bhItara gaye, bhItara kA bhagavAna // 16 // 'samajha' milI, to mila gayI, bhavasAgara kI naav| bina samajhe calate rahe, bhaTake dara-dara gA~va // 17 // mokSa sadA sambhava rahA, mokSa-mArga hai dhyaan| bhItara baiThe brahma ko, pramudita ho phcaan|| 18 // | 143 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manobhAva, antardazA, samajha sakA hai kauna? bole, vaha samajhe nahIM, jo samajhe, so mauna // 19 // sadguru bA~Te rozanI, dUra kare aMdhera / aMdhoM ko A~kheM mileM, anubhava bharI sber|| 20 // prajJA-puruSa prakAza de, antar-dRSTi yog| samajha sake jisase svayaM, mana meM kaisA rog|| 21 / / cit-zakti kI cetanA, antas kA aahvaad| mukharita hotA mauna meM, zAzvata sohaM nAda // 22 // nayA janma de svayaM ko, sA~sa-sA~sa vishvaas| chAyA de saMsAra ko, para nispRha AkAza // 23 // mukti mAnava mAtra kA, jIvana kA adhikaar| mana kI khaTa-paTa jo miTe, to ho mukta vihAra // 24 // samajhe vRtti-svabhAva jo, sAkSI-bhAva ke saath| to samajho hone lagA, ura meM sahaja prabhAta // 25 // rUpa bane, bana-bana miTe, citA sajI sau baar| janama-janama ke yoga ko, doharAyA hara bAra // 26 // saMbodhi se TUTatI, bhava-bhava kI jNjiir| z2arA jhA~kakara dekha lo, antas meM mahAvIra // 27 / / sone ke ye pIjare, mana ke kaaraagaar| TUTe para, kaise ur3e, nabha meM paMkha psaar|| 28 // hara mAnava se prema ho, ho caitny-vikaas| Atmotsava ke raMga meM, bhIgI ho hara sA~sa // 29 // kAlacakra kI cAla meM, banate mahala msaan| phira kaisA mana meM gilA, sadA rahe muskAna // 30 // bIte kA cintana na kara, chUTa gayA jaba tiir| anahonI hotI nahIM, hotI vaha taqadIra / / 31 // karanA thA, kyA kara cale? banI gale kI phaaNs| paMka sanA, paMkaja milA, badaleM aba itihAsa // 32 // 144 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saca kA anumodana kareM, dikhe na para ke doSa jIvana calanA bA~sa pe, chUTa na jAye hoza // 33 // baseM niyati ke nIr3a meM, prabhu kA samajha prasAda / bhale jalAye holikA, jala na sake prahalAda // 34 // 'kartA' se Upara uThe, kareM sabhI se pyaar| jyota jagAye jyota ko, sukhI rahe saMsAra // 35 // zAnta manas hI sAdhanA, Atma-zuddhi nirvaann| bhItara jage cetanA, cetana meM bhagavAn // 36 // zAma ke samaya zarIra dinabhara kI vyasta jIvanacaryA kI ApAdhApI se thakA huA hotA hai| pravRttiyoM kA tanAva tana-mana para hAvI rahatA hai| ata: dhyAna meM utarane se pUrva isa tanAva se mukta honA Avazyaka hai| isake lie do vidhiyA~ prastuta haiM - ___ 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, pramANa 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 kreN| kAyotsarga mRtyu-bodha athavA videha-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 saMbodhidhyAna 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 ucchvAsa 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| prAta:kAlIna satra ke zavAsana kI taraha kA anubhava kreN| | 145 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAhine paira ke aMgUThe, a~guliyA~, talavA, paMjA, er3I, TakhanA, piMDalI, ghuTanA, jA~gha, nitaMba, kaTi-pradeza ko kramazaH zithila kreN| isI krama se bAyeM paira ko zithila kreN| phira kramazaH dAyeM aura bAyeM hAtha ke aMgUThe, a~guliyoM, hathelI, pRSTha bhAga, kalAI, hAtha, kohanI, bhujA evaM kaMdhoM ko zithilatA kA sujhAva deN| 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 kreN| zarIra ke tAdAtmya ko todd'eN| nirbhAratA kA anubhava kreN| __ apane Atma-pradezoM ko sthUla kAyA se bAhara ananta AkAza meM vihAra karate hedekheN| svayaM ko niraMtara virATa hokara akhila brahmANDa meM phailatA hue 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 muskarAhaTa ko vikasita kreN| paira ke aMgUThe se prArambha kara sira taka yAnI roma-roma ko pramuditatA aura antarprasannatA kA Atma-sujhAva deN| aMta meM apane cehare para vizeSakara hoMTha, A~kha aura mastika para Ananda-bhAva ko kendrita kareM aura mana-hI-mana muskuraaeNkhilkhilaaeN| 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~se, 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 haiN| 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 146 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manomastiSka bhI khila uThatA hai| ho sakatA hai isa prakriyA meM ha~sate-ha~sate hamArI rulAI phUTa par3e aura hama jorajora se rone lageM para use rokane kA prayAsa na kreN| khulakara ro leN|aaNsuoN ke ye phUla guru-caraNoM meM arpita kareM aura tanAva-mukta ho jaaeN| avasAda ke rogI yadi 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 saMbodhidhyAna 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 dinabhara 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 hai| samyak samajha kA abhAva hone ke kAraNa vyakti mana-bahalAva ke sAdhana apanAtA hai, para ye sAdhana zAMti, mukti aura Ananda dene ke bajAya, mahaja mana ko bhramita hI karate haiN| hama apanI becainI kA kAraNa nahIM samajha rahe haiN| 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 kI gaharI vidhi hai| pariNAma hamArI abhIpsA, lagana aura prayAsoM kI saghanatA para nirbhara karatA hai| ataH hama pramAda tyAgakara apanI hI athAha gaharAiyoM meM DUbeM / basa cAra caraNoM kI hI to bAta hai| pA~cavA~ caraNa to maMz2ila kI upalabdhi kA caraNa hogaa| Daga bharA ki bhora huii| | 147 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prayoga-paddhati dhyAna ke lie apane anukUla Asana kA cunAva kreN| 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 zirobiMda ko lagAtAra ekaTaka dekheM aura mana ko hara viSaya se haTAkara isI biMdu para ekAgra karane kA prayAsa kreN| yadi A~kheM thaka jAe~, dRSTi aura vicAra bhaTakeM, to A~khoM ko eka-do bAra jhapakAkara punaH prayoga kreN| A~khoM se A~sa bahane lage 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, prakAzavartula 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 sA~sa ke AvAgamana ke sAtha jor3eM aura svayaM ko nAsikA mUla sthita prajJAkendra para kendrita rkheN| dhIredhIre hama pAe~ge ki hamArI sA~seM saMtulita aura layabaddha ho gaI haiN| sA~sa ke prati apanI sajagatA bar3hAe~ / yaha damita mana ke jAgaraNa kI sthiti hai, ata: isa sajagatA se hamAre vicAra-vikalpoM meM eka becainI, eka uthala-puthala macegI, jisase sA~soM kI gati meM bhI utAra-car3hAva aaeNge|vRttiyaaN, vikalpa, vicAra uThate haiM, to uThane diijie| unheM rokane kA prayAsa na kreN| hama svayaM ko hara vRtti, hara vikalpa, hara vicAra se, yahA~ taka ki sA~soM se bhI alaga rakhakara unheM taTastha draSTA aura sAkSI hokara aise dekheM,mAno ve hamAre vicAra na hokara kisI aura ke haiM, hamArI vRtti na hokara kisI aura kI hai| sA~sa lene vAlA koI aura hai aura vicAroM ko dekhane vAlA koI aura hai| 148 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 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| antar-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, Arta-raudra manopariNAma zithila par3ate haiM aura cittadazA zAMta hotI hai| Atma-tattva jAgrata hotA hai| tRtIya caraNa : antaryAtrA 10 minaTa ___ apane vicAroM, vRttiyoM se gujarane aura unase mukta hone ke uparAMta sA~soM ke madhya 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 suSamnA taka ke UrjAkSetra para sA~soM ko, prANoM ke pravAha ko kendrita kreN| citta, mana aura buddhi ko nAbhipradeza ke prANa-kSetra para ulaTa ddaaleN| zvAsa-dhArA maMdatara aura pulakabharI ho| pAzavika vRttiyoM kA kendra nAbhi se nIce sthita hai, jisakI jar3eM TheTha pA~voM taka phailI haI haiN| sajagatA ko nAbhi se nIce eka-eka aMga se gujArate hue saMvedanAoM kA nirIkSaNa kara a~gUThe taka pahu~ceM aura ina saMvedanAoM se mukta hote hue ulTe 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 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| | 149 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 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 haiN| dIrgha evaM gahare zvAsa-prazvAsa ke mAdhyama se thor3A aura prayAsa karake zakti ko kaMTha para, Urdhva-zaktikendra/zuddhi-cakra taka le aaeN| yahA~ Akara zakti gahana zAMti aura prasanna mauna ke rUpa meM abhivyakta hogii| kaMTha se suSamnA 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 tilaka vAle sthAna ke lagabhaga eka iMca bhItara UrjA kA samIkaraNa kiijie| apanI cetanA ko hara taraha se haTAkara AjJA-cakra para kendrita kiijie| biMdu-rUpa Atma-jyoti ko sAkAra kIjie aura usa biMdu ko virATa karate-karate saMpUrNa lalATa meM, pUre mastiSka meM phaila jAne deN| 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 - hRdaya meM aatmsth| 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 satra kA samApana kreN| aMta meM guru-vaMdanA kareM aura hAthoM kI kamala-mudrA banAkara bhAvArghya guru-caraNoM meM arpita karate hue sAdhanA patha para Age bar3hane ke lie unakA maMgala AzISa grahaNa kreN| Asana se khar3e hoM aura sabhI ko karabaddha abhivAdana kara rAtri vizrAma ke lie vidA leN| 150 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ behatarIna kitAbeM sarAta sAija, raoNyala gaiTara raoNyala prajeMTezana jo kI kImata lAgata se bhI kama Lauii ARENDRA MEAN jIne kI kalA zrI candrapraya lAipha hoto. aisI! gharako svAbalA mulI sapanAyA Matters - - hii dm aisI ho jIne kI zailI kAkA- kAlI zrI candrAma vimAna jIne kI kalA pRSTha:196 mUlya : 50/ lAipha ho to aisI! pRSTha:144 mUlya : 40/ aisI se jIne kI zailI pRSTha:160 mUlya : 30/ ghara ko kaise svarga banAe~ pRSTha:48 mUlya : 10/ jiiliyaa| zrIndImA madhura jIvana kaise banAe~ samaya ko behatara preraNA lakSya banAI, puruSArtha jagAe~ sAniyA ht yoga apanAe~ jilAzI bnaaeN| 44 pI preraNA pRSTha: 112 mUlya : 25/ kaise jie~ madhura jIvana pRSTha:112 mUlya : 25/- - lakSya banAe~, puruSArtha jagAe~ pRSTha:128 mUlya : 40/- jAgeso mahAvIra jIvana ke samAdhAna zrI candraprabha kaise banAeM samaya ko behatara yoga anAeM, z2iMdagI banAe~ pRSTha:112 mUlya : 25/- pRSTha :108 mUlya : 25/| mA~ kI mamatA hama pukA dharma Akhira kyA hai? jarA merI 3IRA se dekho - vasi jIvana ke samAdhAna pRSTha:160 mUlya :80/ jAge so mahAvIra pRSTha : 192 mUlya : 50/- jarA merI A~khoM se dekhA pRSTha: 112 mUlya: 25/- mA~ kI mamatA hama pukAra pRSTha: 32 mUlya : 8/- dharma Akhira kyA hai? pRSTha : 168 mUlya : 40/ YYms55 pala-pala lIjie jIvana kA AnaMda yaha hai dina ho kI hoe starA kA kAyAkalpa rAstA aMjaya teeta sAtirAdi aura gakti pAne kA saralA citA kA tanAva-ma ke masta upAya zrIma H ING zAMti, siddhi aura mukti ciMtA, krodha aura tanAva pAne kA sarala rAstA mukti ke sarala upAya pRSTha:176 mUlya : 40/- pRSThaM : 160 mUlya:50/- pala-pala lIjie jIvana kA AnaMda pRSTha:112 malya: 25/ yaha hai rAstA jIvaMta dharma kA pRSTha:120 mUlya : 25/ 7 dina meM kIjie svayaM kA kAyAkalpa pRSTha: 176 mUlya: 30/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtyu se mulAkAta zrI mRtyu se mulAkA pRSTha: 200 mUlya : 50/ mahAguhA kI cetanA mahAguhA kI cetanA pRSTha : 192 mUlya 40/ AtmA kI pyAsa AtmA kI pyAsa bujhAnI hai to pRSTha : 112 mUlya : 25/ zrI kI zreSTha kahAniyA~ e zreSTha kahAniyA~ pRSTha: 128 mUlya: 25/ dhyAnayoga vidhi aura bavana dhyAnayoga : vidhi aura vacana pRSTha : 160 mUlya : 40/ bajAe~ antarmana kA ikatArA bajAe~ antarmana kA ikatArA pRSTha 192 mUlya 40/ zAMti pAna kA rAkha rAstA zAMti pAne kA sarala rAstA pRSTha : 112 mUlya : 25/ jieMto aise jieM jieM to aise jieM pRSTha: 128 mUlya : 40/ thI candraprabha farewe rUpAMtaraNa maiM kauna haiM rUpAMtaraNa pRSTha 160 mUlya 25/ The stor u me da yoga pRSTha 192 mUlya 40/ candrAbha aMtaryAtrA * tI go maiM kauna hU~ pRSTha : 112 mUlya 25/ zrIdhandraprabha mahAjIvana kI khoja pRSTha : 160 mUlya : 40/ vipazyanA dhyAna aMtaryAtrA pRSTha : 160 mUlya : 30/- pRSTha 160 mUlya : 25/ seka da vipazyanA pRSTha : 160 mUlya : 30/ dhyAna jAgo gara pArthI jAgo mere pArtha pRSTha : 250 mUlya : 45/ amRta kaoNpatha For Personal & Private Use Only Non quer amRta kA patha pRSTha: 176 mUlya 80/ dhyAnayAga dhyAnayoga pRSTha : 160 mUlya 80/ behatara jIvana behatara samAdhAna behatara jIvana ke behatara samAdhAna pRSTha : 126 mUlya : 25/ paryuSaNa nyUnatama 400 / - kA sAhitya maMgavAne para DAka kharca saMsthA dvArA deya hogA / dhanarAzi SRI JITYASHA SHREE FOUNDATION ke nAma se DrAphTa banAkara jayapura ke pate para bhejeM / uparokta sAhitya prApta karane hetu apanA oNrDara nimna pate para bhejeM / zrI jitayazA zrI phAuMDezana bI-7, anukampA dvitIya, ema. AI. roDa, jayapura (rAja.) 0141-2364737, 2375796 paryuSaNa pravacana pRSTha 112 mUlya 25/ Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAnayoga vidhi aura vacana dhyAna kA mArga unake lie hai jo adhyAtma kI parAcetanA ko prApta karane ke lie saMkalpabaddha haiN| hama dhyAna ke mArga para AeM, dhyAna ko AtmasAt kreN| isase hama zAMta mana ke sAdhaka to hoMge hI, buddhi se bar3hakara ucca prajJA ke prakAza ke adhipati bhI hoNge| jIvana meM adbhuta sukha, zAMti aura saundarya hogaa| ___ dhyAna kI cetanA ko upalabdha karane ke lie, dhyAna kI samajha ko AtmasAt karane ke lie aura dhyAna kA gura talAzane ke lie dhyAnayoga : vidhi aura vacana' apane Apa meM jIvana-sAdhanA kA rAjadvAra hai| agara kisI ko sAdhanA ke patha para guru kA saMyoga na mile to yaha pustaka usake lie guru kI bhUmikA adA kara sakatI hai| yaha kitAba sAdhanA tathA mIla kA patthara hai| saMbodhi dhyAna kI samajha ko Ama logoM ke samakSa rakhane meM yaha kitAba sahakArI hai| mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara jI prasiddha ciMtaka evaM gaharI prajJA ko AtmasAta kie AdhyAtmika guru haiN| apanI prabhAvI pravacanazailI ke lie ye dezabhara meM lokapriya haiN| saMpUrNa bhAratavarSa meM zAMti, sadbhAva evaM sadjJAna ke prasAra ke lie inhoMne paccIsa hajAra kilomITara kI padayAtrA kI aura mAnava-jAti ko behatara jIvana jIne kI kalA pradAna kii| kalA ke prasAra ke lie sammetazikhara tIrtha para myUjiyama kA nirmANa karavAyA aura sAdhanA ke vikAsa ke lie jodhapura meM saMbodhi dhAma kI sthApanA kii| aneka zreSTha pustakoM kA lekhana evaM saMpAdana, TI.vI. cainalsa para viziSTa pravacanoM kA prasAraNa aura AdhyAtmika jIvana ke vikAsa ke lie saMbodhi dhyAna-ziviroM kA Ayojana inake dvArA hotA rahA hai| COPL/10310 40/ For Personal & Private Use Only