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________________ jJAna : AtmA kA guNa bhI, svarupa bhI - upAdhyAya amaramuni ziSya ne guru se prazna kiyA-'AtmA kA svarUpa kyA hai?' guru ne tatva jJAna kI gaMbhIra gAMTha kholate hue batAyA-jJAnamayo hi AtmA-AtmA jJAnamaya hai| jJAna hI usakA svarupa hai, jJAna hI usakA guNa hai| tAtparya yaha huA, ki jJAna AtmA kA svabhAva hai| svabhAva vastu se dUra nahIM hotaa| jaise tApa agni se alaga nahIM raha sakatA, prakAza sUrya se bhinna nahIM ho sktaa| koI kahe agni to hai, para uSNa nahIM hai, sUrya AkAza meM camaka to rahA hai, para abhI taka aMdhakAra chAyA huA hai yaha bAta nitAnta galata hai| svabhAva kabhI hai kabhI nahIM, yaha nahIM ho sktaa| svabhAva to sarva kAla aura sarvadeza meM samAna rupa se rahatA hai| guru ne jaba kahA-'jJAnamayo hi AtmA' to eka nayA prazna aura khar3A ho gayA? jaba jJAna AtmA kA svabhAva hai, to phira ekendriya aura nigoda avasthA meM AtmA jar3avat jJAna-zUnya kyoM pratIta hotA hai? na usa meM kucha saMvedanazIlatA pratIta hotI hai aura na sukha-du:kha ke prati caMcala cetnaa| yaha zUnyatA aura sthiratA jJAna kA abhAva prakaTa nahIM karatI hai? prazna kA samAdhAna dete hue kahA gayA hai-cetanA pratyeka AtmA meM samAna rupa se hote hue bhI karma ke AvaraNa ke kAraNa kisI meM kama vikasIta pratIta hotI hai, aura kisI meM adhik| sarvajJa AtmA meM vaha caitanya rupa vikasita hotA hai| jJAna kI zakti ko AcchAdita karane vAle AvaraNa ko jJAnAvaraNa kahate haiN| 'jJAnAvaraNa kI vyAkhyA samajhane para ukta-prazna kA svayaM samAdhAna ho jaaegaa| 'jJAnAvaraNa' kA artha ajJAna yA jJAnAbhAva nahIM hai| kyoki jo Aja jJAna nahIM hai, vaha pahale na ananta bhUta meM kabhI jJAna thA aura na ananta bhaviSya meM kabhI jJAna ho skegaa| ata: jaba karmo kA nAmakaraNa karane kA prazna AyA, to unhoMne cetanA ke ardha vikAsa ko jJAnAbhAva nahIM batAyA, para 'jJAnAvaraNa-jJAna kA AcchAdana btaayaa| jJAnAvaraNa, darzanAvaraNa do karma haiM aura usakA artha -jJAna to hai, para usake Upara eka AvaraNa AyA huA hai| darzana to hai, para usake Upara eka AvaraNa A gayA hai| 'AvaraNa' A gayA isakA artha hai, ki AvaraNa bhI eka vastu hai, vastu bhI eka sattA hai, eka zakti hai| kisI vastu ko muTThI meM banda karake kahA jAe ki usako banda kara diyA hai| vastu para eka Dhakkana yA vastra DAlakara kahA jAe, ki usa para AvaraNa DAla diyA hai| yaha zabda dhvanita karatA hai, ki jo zakti hai, eka sattA hai, vaha to vidyamAna hai, usakA nAza nahIM huA hai, kintu use AvRta kara diyA gayA hai| 'AvaraNa' zabda ko vyAkaraNa kI dRSTi se dekheMge, to yaha spaSTa ho jAegA - vastu jo eka zakti yA sattA hai, usake cAroM ora eka AcchAdana-Dhakkana DAla diyA gayA hai| usake mu~ha para pardA DAla diyA gayA hai| nAza aura vilaya-vastu ke abhAva kA dyotaka hai, vastu kI sattA kI asvIkRti hai| kintu AvaraNa ke uccAraNa meM-'vastu kI sattA kA svIkAra hai; inkAra nahIM, ikarAra hai| bAdala AkAza meM maMDarA rahe hai, kAlI - kAlI ghaTAe~ chA rahI haiM aura vistRta hotI huI pUre nIle AsamAna ko DhaMka letI haiN| sUrya bhI usake aMcala meM chipa jAtA hai, bAdaloM kI kAlI-nIlI cAdara ne usako AcchAdita kara liyA hai| kintu, bAdaloM ke isa AvaraNa kA abhiprAya yaha to nahIM hai, ki sUrya hI samApta ho gyaa| sUrya vidyamAna hai, usakA kasauTI para kase jAne kA bhAgya kuMdana ko hI milatA hai, kathila ko nhii| 187
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________________ prakAza bhI bikhara rahA hai, para AvaraNa hai AvaraNa vastu ke vastu kI sattA kA vinAza nahIM kara sakatA / kalpanA kIjie ghara meM dIpaka jala rahA hai aura jalate hue dIpaka para yadi Dhakkana rakha deM, AvaraNa kara deM, to isakA artha huA dIpaka kA prakAza gAyaba ho gyaa| ghara meM aMdhera ghuppa ho gyaa| samUcA ghara andhakAra meM DUba gyaa| apane hAtha se rakhI huI vastu kA bhI Apako patA nahIM cala rahA hai, ki vaha kahA~ rakhI hai ? aura usa aMdhakAra meM kahIM ghusa pusa ho jAe, cora-cora kI AvAja laga jAe to sabhI loga uThakara idhara-udhara dauDate hue paraspara eka dUsare se TakarA jAte haiM aura paraspara eka dUsare ko cora cora kaha kara bhir3a par3ate hai, eka-dUsare kA sira phor3ane lagate hai kyoMki unheM apane parAye kA cora aura sAhUkAra kA kyA patA calegA aMdhakAra meM? isalie ve eka-dUsare ko pahacAna nahIM pA rahe hai, paraspara meM TakarA rahe haiN| yaha saba kyoM ho rahA hai? kyA dIpaka kA prakAza samApta ho gayA ? jyoti vilIna ho gaI? aisA to nahIM huaa| dIpaka kA prakAza Dhakkana ke andara meM to jagamagA rahA hai| usakI jyoti jala rahI hai| phira andhakAra kyoM huA? dIpaka hai, prakAza bhI hai, phira bhI andhakAra hai ? dIpaka jala rahA hai, para andhakAra chAyA huA hai| kaisI vicitra pahelI hai ? AvaraNa haTA, prakAza milA bAdaloM ne use AvRta kara liyA hai| bAdala, bAdala hai AvaraNa, svarupa ko DhaMka sakatA hai, para use miTA nahIM sktaa| vaha bhArata kA darzana aura cintana isa pahelI ko aise sulajhAtA hai ki vizva kI pratyeka AtmA meM eka akhaNDa jyoti jala rahI hai| vaha AtmA kahIM bhI, kisI bhI sthiti meM hai cAhe nigoda meM ho, ekendriya Adi yoni meM ho, naraka yA tiryaJca gati meM ho, sarvatra vaha prakAzamAna hai, usakI jyoti jagamagA rahI hai, kintu usa para kAma, krodha, mada ahaMkAra Adi vikAroM kA AvaraNa chA gayA hai| kahIM para AvaraNa gaharA chA rahA hai aura kahIM para jhInA, dUdhiyA jahA~-jahA~ jaisA AvaraNa hai, vahA~ andara dIpaka ke jalate hue bhI bAhara meM andhakAra parilakSita hotA hai| yaha AtmA AvaraNa, Dhakkana se DhakA huA dIpaka hai, ghaTAoM se ghirA huA sUrya hai| AvaraNa haTane ke lie hai, ghaTAe~ naSTa evaM vilIna hone ke lie hai, kintu tumhAre dIpaka sUrya kA astitva naSTa hone ke lie nahIM hai| AvaraNa jo AyA hai, vaha jaaegaa| AtmA kI sattA ko astitva ko jisane Dhaka rakhA hai, vaha usase unmukta hogI, svataMtra hogI aura usa para AyA huA karma AvaraNa samApta hogaa| AtmA svarga meM gayA taba bhI vaha dIpaka jalatA rahA aura naraka meM gayA taba bhI / AvaraNa Ate rahe, haTate rahe, kama yA adhika hote rahe aura jyoti jalatI rhii| jaba AvaraNa kamajora ho gae, to usake bhItara se prakAza chana kara Ane lagA, AvaraNa kucha gahare ho gae to prakAza kA chananA bhI kama ho gyaa| jJAna kI taratamatA AvaraNa kI taratamatA yAnI saghanatA aura viralatA para nirbhara karatI hai pragADha AvaraNoM ke nIce bhI vaha jyoti jalatI rahI naSTa nahIM hui / kalpanA karo, yadi eka kSaNa ke lie bhI vaha jyoti bujha gaI, to phira usakA prakAza samApta ho jaaegaa| phira vaha jJAna, jJAnAvaraNa se AvRtta nahIM rahegA, kintu jJAnAbhAva ho jaaegaa| cetanA, cetana nahIM raha kara, jaDa ho jaaegaa| para yaha sthiti Aja taka na kabhI AI hai, aura na kabhI aaegii| 188 tana-mana aura prANa kI ekAgratA se jo sAdhaka sAdhanA karatA hai use jagata meM koI vastu aprApya vastu nahIM hai|
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________________ karma se karma kI gA~Tha: bola-cAla kI bhASA meM hama kahate Ae hai, ki jJAna prApta kro| para yaha bhASA darzana kI bhASA nahIM hai| prApti kA artha 'aprAptasyArthasya upalabdhi: prApti:' jo Aja taka prApta nahIM huA hai, milA nahIM, usakI upalabdhi prApti kahI jAtI hai| parantu jo vastu apane pAsa hai, usakI prApti kaisI? darzana-zAstra kI dRSTi se vicAra karegeM to 'jJAna-prApti' isa zabda kA koI artha nahIM hai, bhAratIya-darzana meM usa prApti kA koI sthAna nahIM hai| jo apane andara meM hai usako kyA prApta kiyA jAe, vaha to prApta hai hii| jo dUsarA hai, para hai, apane se bhinna hai usako pAyA jAtA hai, prApta kiyA jAtA hai| parantu svayaM kI kaisI prApti? koI vyaktI idhara udhara najara dauDAtA huA kucha DhU~Dha rahA hai, talAza kara rahA hai| loga pUchate haiM-bAbA! kyAM khoja rahe ho? to vaha kahe ki apane Apako khoja rahA hU~ to loga hasegeM kI yaha pAgala ho gayA hai| ise pAgala ke aspatAloM meM bhejo| AgarA yA rA~cI le jAo-| isakA dimAga bigaDa gayA hai| jJAna AtmA kA svabhAva hai, vaha AtmA meM vidyamAna hai| usakI prApti jaisI koI bAta nahIM hai| jo vastu prApta kI jAe vaha apanI nahI hotI, udhAra kI huI hotI hai, parAI hotI hai| jJAna to AtmA kA nija svarupa hai| AtmA hI jJAnamaya hai| ata: usakI prApti nahIM hotii| prazna hotA hai- jaba 'prApti' zabda ke sAtha itanA vitarka jur3A huA hai, to phira use kyA kahA jAe? bAta yaha hai ki jJAna kI prApti nahIM, kintu jAgati hotI hai| vaha pragaTa yA prakAzita kiyA jAtA hai| yoM to zabdoM kA cakkara hai| isa cakkara se bacakara hI calanA paDatA hai, para jaba gaharAI se cakkara ko bhI samajhane kI bAta karate hai, to yaha saba vizleSaNa kiyA jAtA hai, ki prakAza andara meM vidyamAna hai, aura jisa para AvaraNa chA gayA hai, usa AvaraNa ko haTA kara phaiMkanA hai| zAstra kahate haiM-tU prakAzamAna hai, akhaNDa jotirmaya hai, sacidAnanda rupa hai| kitane hI pragAr3ha AvaraNa chA jAe~, para terA prakAza pUrNata: kabhI lupta nahIM ho sktaa| prakAza kA jyoti-maNDala simaTa sakatA hai, paraMtu miTa nahIM sktaa| kisI bhI AvaraNa meM use miTAne kI kSamatA nahIM hai| andhakAra jo chAyA huA lagatA hai, vaha AvaraNoM ke kAraNa hai| AvaraNa haTe ki tU svayaM prakAzamaya dikhAI pddegaa| AvaraNa kyA hai, vastuta: AvaraNa karma-bandhana hai| AtmA ke Upara karma kA eka pardA hai| prazna yaha hai ki AvaraNa yA bandhana kisako hotA hai? bola-cAla kI bhASA meM hama kaha deteM haiM, ki AtmA ko karma laga gae haiN| paraMtu tAtvika dRSTi se yaha bhASA bhI azuddha hai| karma ko hI karma lagate hai, AvaraNa para hI AvaraNa caDhatA hai| AtmA kA jo apanA rupa hai, jise hama Atma-dravya kahateM hai, vaha to zuddha nirvikAra hai. cidAnanda svarupa hai| usameM kabhI koI parivartana nahIM hotA, antara nahIM pdd'taa| phira karma kahA~ lagate haiM? tathya yaha haiM, ki AtmA kI bhA~ti karma bhI anAdi hai| naye karma Ate hai, purAne cale jAte haiN| ye purAne-naye karma jaba AtmA ke sAtha nahIM bandhate, to phira ve kahA~ rahate haiM, unakA AdhAra kyA hai? yaha bhI eka prazna hai? karma, kArmaNa zarIra ke sAtha rahate hai| kArmaNa zarIra ke sAtha unakA sambandha rahatA hai| kArmaNa zarIra kA artha haiM - karmoM kA punyj| purAne karma apanA phala de kara yA sAdhanA ke dvArA kArmaNa zarIra se haTa jAte haiM aura naye karma usI kArmaNa ke sAtha ghula mila jAte haiN| karma kI sattA (prabhAva) kise nahIM bhoganI par3I hai? 189
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________________ jar3a kI maitrI jar3a ke sAtha hotI hai| mUrkha kI dostI mUrkha ke sAtha hotI haiN| vidvAna mUrkha se maitrI kabhI nahIM krtaa| ata: ina karmoM kA adhiSThAna kArmaNa zarIra hai| usIke sAtha unakA sambandha hotA hai| karma kA karma ke sAtha bandhana hotA hai| prazna yaha hai ki jaba karma ke sAtha hI karma kA bandhana hotA hai, to phira AtmA usake bandhana meM kyoM Abadhda hotA hai? kalpanA kIjie Apane eka gAya ke gale meM rassA DAla kara use bA~dha liyaa| jaba rasse se gAya ko bAMdhege, to usameM gAMTha lagAaiMge hI Apane gAya ke gale meM rassA DAlA aura vaha bandha gii| kintu, gA~Tha kahA~ lagI? gAya ke gale meM to gAMTha nahIM lgii| rassA gale meM AyA, phira bhI galA svatantra hai| camar3I meM kisI prakAra kI gAMTha nahIM lgii| to isakA matalaba yaha huA, ki gAMTha gAya ke sAtha nahIM, kintu rasse meM rasse ke sAtha lagI, aura gAya baca gii| yahI sthiti AtmA kI hai| AtmA aura karma kA saMbandha bhI isI taraha kA hai| AtmA ke sAtha karma kI gAMTha nahIM lagI hai| karma kI karma ke sAtha gAMTha lagI hai| mAyA kI mAyA ke sAtha gAMTha lagI hai| prakRti ke sAtha prakRti kA hI bandhana huA hai| parantu, AtmA usa bandhana meM phaMsa gayA hai, jaise rasse meM gAya kA glaa| AtmA arUpI hai aura karma rUpI hai| AtmA cetana hai aura karma jdd'| arUpI rUpI ke sAtha kabhI sambandha nahIM krtaa| ata: cetanA kA jar3a ke sAtha saMbandha nahIM hotaa| vicitra bAta to yaha hai ki karma ke sAtha karma ke bandhana meM AtmA bandha rahA hai| aura, jaba gAya ke gale meM par3I huI rassI kI gAMTha khula jAtI hai, to vaha bandhana-mukta ho jAtI hai| isI prakAra se karma kI gAMTha, jo karma ke sAtha lagI huI hai, use khola kara alaga kara do, to AtmA svatantra aura karma bandhana se mukta ho jaaegii| isa udAharaNa se AtmA aura karma kA bandhana ApakI samajha meM AyA hogaa| mukti prApta karane kA kyA artha hai, yaha bhI isase spaSTa ho jAtA hai| AtmA to pratyeka sthiti meM mukta hai, kintu usane bAhya bandhana ko apanA mAna liyA hai| karma ke bandhana ko apane ApameM svIkAra kara liyA hai| isalie vaha karma se Abaddha hai| aura pratikSaNa nae karmo ko bAMdha rahA hai| jaba vaha apane svarupa ko samajha letA hai, taba vaha yaha anubhava karane lagatA hai, ki yaha bandhana merA apanA nahIM hai| aura usI kSaNa usake mana meM, AvaraNa se mukta hone kI bhAvanA jAgRta hotI hai aura tabhI mukti prApta karane kI bAta uThatI hai| jar3a-cetana kI bhinnatA: mukti kI bAta hI jJAna prApti kI bAta hai| jJAna to AtmA meM vidyamAna hai, usakI prApti kaisI? vyavahAra meM hama prApti zabda kA prayoga karate hai, unako abhiprAya yahI hai ki jJAna para jo bAhya AvaraNa A gayA hai, usako haTA denaa| jaba AvaraNa haTa jAegA, to usa AvaraNa ke bhItara vidyamAna jJAna svata: prakaTa ho jaaegaa| jaba taka jJAna para AvaraNa rahatA hai, eka bhrAnti banI rahatI hai, AtmA sva-para ko samajha nahIM pAtA, satya-asatya kA bodha nahIM kara pAtA, basa yahI ajJAna hai, tAtvika-bhASA meM yaha mithyAtva hai para meM sva-AtmA ko samajhanA, aura sva meM para ko samajhanA, yaha bhrAnti hai| nitya ko anitya aura anitya ko nitya samajhanA, caitanya ke guNa ko apanA guNa nahIM samajhakara acaitanya kA guNa samajhanA aura zarIra ke guNa-dharma ko apane Upara thopa lenA, yahIM to bhrama hai, mithyAtva hai| . kabhI-kabhI pahu~ce hue sAdhaka bhI kaha dete hai, ki meM rogI hUM maiM niroga hU~, maiM sukhI 190 kartavya ke prati niSThA jahA~ dRDha hotI hai, vahAM mana meM ustAha kI oTa meM nairAzya AtA hI nahIM hai|
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________________ I yA duHkhI huuN| isakA artha yaha huA ki zarIra ke dharma ko, usakI gati aura ceSTA ko AtmA apanA dharma samajha baiThA hai| anAdi kAlIna saha-paricaya ke kAraNa yaha bhrAnti honA sahaja hai| AtmA aura karma anAdi kAla se sAtha-sAtha cale A rahe hai, kintu sAtha-sAtha cale Ane se donoM eka nahIM ho jAte dUdha meM pAnI rahatA hI nahIM hai aura jaba dUdha meM pAnI milA hotA hai, to vaha dUdha ke nAma se calatA hai| parantu dUdha ke nAma se bikane para kyA pAnI dUdha ho gayA ? nahIM pAnI dUdha meM milakara bhI pAnI hI rahegA, kisI bhI sthiti meM vaha dUdha nahIM bana sktaa| donoM padArtha mUlataH minna bhinna hai, unakI ekAtma pratIti bhrAnti hai| dUdha aura pAnI kI pahacAna jisako hai, vaha isa bhrAnti ke cakkara meM kadApi nahIM aataa| vicAra kIjie, ki sau prakAra kI bhinna-bhinna auSadhiyoM ko kitanA hI bArIka kUTa-pIsa kara eka kara diyA jAe, phira bhI pratyeka auSadhi kA guNa-dharma bhinna-bhinna hI rhegaa| unake saMmizraNa se auSadhiyoM ke apane guNa -dharma naSTa nahIM hote| AtmA aura karma kA, cetana aura jar3a kA sambandha isI prakAra se calatA calA A rahA hai| AtmA zarIra ke Upara aura zarIra AtmA ke Upara aise chAe hue haiM, ki donoM ke ekatva kI bhrAnti ho jAtI hai| yaha bhrAnti hI to ajJAna hai| jaba dUdha pAnI ko bhinna bhinna samajha liyA, to bheda vijJAna kI bAta zuru ho gii| mukti sthAna nahIM, sthiti hai : jar3a ora caitanya kA bheda vijJAna jaba ho jAtA hai, zarIra aura AtmA kI bhinna pratIti jaba hone lagatI hai, to AtmA sva svarUpa ko jAna kara apane sva-svabhAva meM sthita hone kA prayatna karatA hai, ise Agamana kI bhASA meM samyak jJAna kahate haiN| aura jaba AtmA karma AvaraNa ko haTAtA huA svayaM ko pahacAnane kI sthiti meM pahu~catA hai, to yahIM se 'mukti' zuru ho jAtI hai arthAt vaha 'mukta' honA prAraMbha kara detA hai| jise hama 'mukti' kahate haiM, jisake lie hamArI samasta sAdhanAe~ cala rahI haiN| kahIM tapasyAe~, kahIM dAna-puNya aura karma kANDa cala rahe haiM usa mukti ke sambandha meM bhI hamAre mana meM aneka prakAra ke bhrama aura ajJAna ghuse hue haiN| vAstava meM mukti kyA haiM? ise bahuta kama sAdhaka samajha pAte haiN| zramaNa bhagavAn mahAvIra kI 'mukti' kaba huI ? yadi pUchA jAe to Apa kaheMge- jIvana ke 72 veM varSa meM pAvApurIM meM divAlI ke dina itihAsa kI dRSTi se ApakA uttara sahI ho sakatA hai, para darzana aura tattvajJAna kI dRSTI se yaha uttara galata hai| dIvAlI ko to prabhu ne zarIra chor3A thA, zarIra ke samasta bandhanoM ko tor3akara ve azarIrI sthiti meM pahu~ce the to kyA zarIra chor3anA hI mukti hai? zarIra to sabhI vyakti chor3ate haiM? manuSya bhI, pazu-pakSI bhii| U~Ta-baila aura gadhe ghor3e bhI zarIra chor3ate haiM, kITa-pataMge bhI zarIra chor3ate haiM, to kyA ve saba mukta ho gae ? bAta yaha huI ki zarIra ko chor3a denA mAtra mukti nahIM haiN| dUsarI bAta, mukti ko eka sthAna-vizeSa ke sAtha jor3a diyA gayA haiN| Apa se pUchA jAe, ki mukti kahA~ haiM? Apa kaheMge ki lokAya bhAga para jo sthAna hai, siddhazilA hai, vaha muki hai| maiM pUchatA hU~, lokAgra bhAga para to ekendriya jIva bhI baiThe haiM, bahuta se jIva vahA~ ananta - ananta kAla se baiThe haiM, pRthvI, pAnI, vAyu Adi ke ananta jIva-piNDa vahA~ vidyamAna hai| kyA ve saba siddha bhagavAn haiM? kyA unheM hama Namo siddhANaM.... athavA logaga paThANa meM le sakate haiM? Apa aura hama bhI usa sthAna para aneka bAra janma maraNa kara Ae haiM, para abhI taka pRthvI, - - mAnava jaba atyaMta prasanna hotA hai taba usakI aMtarAtmA bhI gAtI rahatI hai| 191
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________________ siddha to nahIM bane? bAta yahA~ aTaka jAtI hai, ki zarIra ko chor3anA mukti nahIM, siddhazilA aura lokAgra bhAga bhI mukti nahIM hai, to phira mukti kyA hai? aura kahA~ hai? vAstava meM jaina-darzana kabhI kisI bhautika padArtha ke sAtha AtmA kA samajhautA nahIM krtaa| vaha kisI sthAna yA rupa ko mukti nahIM maantaa| mukti koI sthAna vizeSa nahIM, paristhiti vizeSa hai| AtmA kI apanI svAbhAvika sthiti ko hI mukti kahA hai| zarIra chor3anA mukti nahIM, kintu AtmA kA svasvabhAva meM ramaNa karanA hI mukti hai| ata: mukti hai, kaSAya se rAga-dveSa Adi se mukta honA - "kaSAyamukti: kila muktirev|" yaha mukti jIvana meM hI prArambha ho jAtI hai| AtmA jaba caturtha guNasthAna ko sparza karatI hai, usameM samyaka-jJAna kI jyoti jaga uThatI hai, aura mithyAtva kA andhakAra chinna-bhinna hokara naSTa ho jAtA hai, kaSAya kI dRr3ha ber3iyA~ zithila ho jAtI hai, tabhI se AtmA kI mukti prArambha ho jAtI hai| cauthe guNasthAna se caudahaveM guNasthAna taka mukti hai| jaise-jaise guNasthAna kI sparzatA Age bar3hatI hai, aura rAga-dveSa kI mandatA, kSINatA hotI calI jAtI hai, jJAna kA prakAza tIvra se- tIvratara hotA calA jAtA hai, vaise-vaise AtmA mukti kI aura agrasara hotI jAtI hai| guNasthAna kA krama AtmA kI kramika vizuddhi arthAt kramika mukti kA citra hai| jitane-jitane aMza meM vizuddhi, nirmalatA aura jJAna kI jyoti jalatI rahatI hai, utane-utane aMza meM AtmA mukta ho jAtI hai| jaba AtmA pUrNatayA rAga-dveSa evaM kaSAya se mukta ho jAtA hai, taba jJAnAvaraNa - karma kA kSaya hokara jJAna kA sampUrNa prakAza Alokita ho uThatA hai"nANassa savvassa pagAsaNAe, annANa mohassa vivjjnnaae|" ajJAna aura moha kA sampUrNa vilaya ho jAne se jJAna para girA pardA-AvaraNa haTa jAtA hai, to yaha jyoti jo eka ghere meM banda thI, AvaraNa se DhakI huI thI, unmukta prakAza bikherane laga jAtI hai| basa, yahI mukti kA svarupa hai| jJAna kA saMpUrNa prakAza ho jAnA hI paripUrNa mukti hai| phira deha kA bandhana rahA taba bhI AtmA usa bandhana se mukta rahatA hai, aura deha - bandhana nahIM rahA taba bhii| siddhAnta yaha huA, ki deha kI mukti mAtra hI mukti nahIM hai, na koI sthAna vizeSa hI mukti hai, na koI deza aura na koI veza hI mukti hai, sampradAya aura paramparA meM bhI koI mukti nahIM hai| digambara, zvetAmbara ye koI mukti ke dvAra nahIM khola dete, Aja to yaha dukAnadArI ho gae hai| digambara kahatA hai-merI dukAna para hI mukti kI pur3iyA milegI, to zvetAmbara kahatA hai-mere yahA~ milegii| dUsarI kisI dukAna para paha~co to vaha kahatA hai, ki mere yahA~ para bhI isakI aijensI hai, mukti kA mukhya vitaraka to maiM hI hU~, bAkI to nakalI pur3iyA dete haiN| isa prakAra se mukti kI aijensiyA~ lekara saba apanI-apanI dukAnadArI calA rahe hai| vAstava meM mukti kisI ke pAsa nahIM hai, tumhArI mukti tumhAre hI pAsa hai| yadi koI mukti kI pur3iyA hotI to zramaNa bhagavAna mahAvIra apane jAmAtA jamAlI ko avazya hI de dete| use mithyAtva kI bImArI se bacA lete| para aisA ho hI nahIM sktaa| mukti koI kisI ko de nahIM sakatA, vaha kahIM se bhI prApta nahIM ho sakatI, vaha to apane meM hI hai, aura apane se hI prApta kI jA sakatI hai| oNparezana kI zAnti : antara kI kaSAyo kA jaba zamana kiyA jAegA, unhe zAnta kara diyA jAegA, tabhI mukti 192 satya kabhI kaDavA nahI hotA mAtra jo loga satya ke ArAdhaka nahI hote ve hI satya se Darakara aisA kahate hai|
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________________ ke nava ullAsa aura ananta Ananda kI hRdaya meM anubhUti hogii| vicAro meM kaSAya kI uSNatA banI rahe, vikAroM kA dAvAnala jalatA rahe aura AzA lagAye baiThA raheM Ananda milane kI, to vaha kaise milegA? dAvAnala para Asana lagAkara baiThe hai aura kaho tApa laga rahA hai? jaba nIce dhAMya-dhAMya karatI huI Aga jala rahI hai, to usakI garmI to lagegI hii| eka sajjana kaha rahe the "aba kaSAyoM para vijaya prApta karane kA bahuta hI sarala tarIkA nikala gayA hai| zarIra-vijJAna ne yaha patA lagAyA hai, ki manuSya ke zarIra kI raktavAhinI nAr3IyoM evaM nasoM ke sAtha kucha isa prakAra kI naseM hai, jinase krodha karane, jhuTha bolane evaM abhimAna karane ke bhAva jAgRta hote hai| yadi ina nasoM ko kATa diyA jAe, oNparezana kara diyA jAe, to phira krodha Adi bhAva jAgrata hI nahIM hoNge|" maiMne kahA unase-isa prakAra ke oNparezana kI zAnti hameM nahIM caahiie| manuSya kisI baudhdhika kamI ke kAraNa, zArIrika durbalatA evaM azakti ke kAraNa yA kisI naze, iMjekzana yA davA Adi ke kAraNa yadi zAnti anubhava karatA hai, to vaha zAnti nahIM hai, usameM Ananda kI anubhUti nahIM hai| zAnti kA artha hai kisI bhI taraha ke vAtAvaraNa meM rahane para bhI mana meM zAnti kA bhAva banA rahe, vicAroM meM zAnti kA pravAha pravahamAna rahe, aisI zAnti hameM caahiie| dharma to vaha hai, jo apanI gati se calatA rhe| kaSAya Adi para hama dharma ke vicAra se, jJAna aura cintana ke sahAre se niyantraNa pA lete hai, use zAnta antar - mana ke mana meM samAdhAna pAte hai, to hamAre jJAna kI vijaya hai, hamArI samatA kA parAkrama hai| rAga aura virAga kI lar3AI meM yadi rAga para vijaya ho jAtI hai, to usameM Ananda hai, ullAsa hai| abhAva aura durbalatA ke kAraNa, jo zAnti milatI hai, vaha zAnti nahIM, parAjaya hai| usameM hInatA aura kSudratA kA vicAra janma letA hai| bAhara meM zAnti dikhAI detI hai, para mana meM ghuTana banI rahatI hai, kSobha aura vyAkulatA karavaTa letI rahatI hai| dharma aura darzana aisI zAnti kI bAta nahIM karatA, vaha kaSAya para adhyAtma aura jJAna ke dvArA vijaya pAne kI bAta karatA hai| rAga ko jaba virAga se jItA jAtA hai, taba vaha sAdhanA hai, mukti kii| hama usI kI bAta karate hai| vaha mukti koI pradeza aura veza para AdhArita nahIM hai, kintu vaha AtmA kI vizuddha dazA hai| vaha sthAna nahIM, sthiti hai| usa sthiti kA varNana karate hue kahA gayA hai "yasya sthirA bhavet prajJA, yasyAnando nirantaraH / prapaMco vismRtaprAya: sa jIvanamukta ucyte||" jisakI prajJA-mana aura buddhi sthira ho jAtI hai, AtmabhAva meM lIna ho jAtI hai, Ananda kI dhArAe~ nirantara pravAhita hotI rahatI hai, akhaNDa Ananda kI anubhUtiyA~ usake hara zvAsocchavAsa meM uchavAsita hotI rahatI hai aura AtmA bAhara ke prapaMca meM, bAla vikAro kI halacala meM vismRta-prAya avasthA meM pahu~ca jAtA hai, indriyA~ ke hote hue bhI indriyoM dvArA grahaNa kie gae sukha-dukha ke saMvedana AtmA ko udvelita nahIM kara sakate, saMsAra kI vedanAe~ pIDIta nahIM kara sakatI-AtmA kI yaha sthiti jIvana mukta kI sthiti hai| deha hote hue bhI usakI usake bandhanoM se mukta avasthA hotI hai| gItA kI bhASA meM ise sthiti-prajJa kahA gayA hai| jIvana mukta kI bhI yahI sthiti hai, jo sthita-prajJa kI hai| jaba jJAna aura vairAgya ke dvArA vRtiyoM aura icchAe~ niyaMtrita ho jAtI hai, mana Atma-bhAva se bAhara nahIM bhaTakatA, taba 'dehachatAM dehAtIta' avasthA prApta ho jAtI hai| sAdhanA kI yaha mRtyu ke samaya saMta ke darzana, saMta kA upadeza aura saMgha kA sAnidhya to param auSadhi rupa hotA hai| 193
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________________ carama vikasita avasthA hai, jIvana meM kucha kSaNa ke lie bhI yadi isa avasthA kI anubhUti kI jA sake, to vaha sAdhanA ke Ananda kI sacI rasAnubhUti hogii| sAdhanA kI anubhUti : kucha sAdhakoM kI mana: sthiti se merA paricaya huA hai| jinakI cAlIsa-paccAsa varSa kI sAdhanA rahI hai| kahanA cAhIe, ki paccAsa varSa se ve sAdhanA ke mArga para cala rahe hai, ve jaba mujha se puchate hai-'mahArAja patA nahIM lagA, ki hama bhavya bhI hai yA nahIM? sAdhanA to karate cale A rahe hai, saMyamapAla rahe hai, para abhI samyak-darzana to dUra, bhavya-abhavya kA prazna hI mana meM aTaka rahA hai| maiM socatA hU~, ki isa sAdhanA kA mUlya kyA hai ? ema.e. kA vidyArthI kahe, ki maiM A B C D nahIM jAnatA, mujhe A B C D , a, A, i, I, athavA ka, kha, ga sikhA dijIe, to yaha kaisI vicitra bAta hai? kyA yaha saMsAra ko dhokhA hI dete rahe hai? itanI lambI sAdhanAoM ke bAda bhI yaha anubhUti nahIM huI, ki hama bhavya hai, yA abhavya? yaha yakSa prazna aba bhI mana meM khar3A huA hai, ki hama samyak-dRSTi hai yA nahIM? mai pUchatA hu~, sAdhanA karake kyA bhAra DhoyA ? bAraha varSa dillI meM raha kara kyA bhAr3a jhoMkI? bAIsa varSa vAziMgaTana meM bitAkara bhI jUThI kapa-pleTeM sApha karate rahe? itanI kaThora sAdhanA karane para bhI nahIM pahacAna pAe! dUsarA vyakti bhavya hai, yA nahIM, samyak-dRSTi hai yA nahIM, isakA nirNaya hama nahIM de skte| yaha kevalajJAnI se, sarvajJa se pUchane jaisI bAta hai| para hama, bhavya haiM yA abhavya, samyak-dRSTi haiM, yA mithyAdRSTiyaha bAta to kisI se pUchane kI AvazyakatA hI nahIM, ApakI AtmA svayaM hI isakA nirNaya de sakatI hai| kucha bude sAdhu yA zrAvaka kahA karate hai-zrImandhara svAmI ke pAsa caleM to pUche, hama bhavya hai yA nahIM, samyak-darzana kI sparzanA huI yA nahIM? para ve yaha nahIM socate, ki zrImandhara svAmI Akhira vANI se hI kaheMge, ve bhI to jo tumhArI AtmA kI sthiti hai, vahI spaSTa kara skeNge| hamAre sAmane bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI vidyamAna hai| hajAra zrImandhara svAmI bhI A jAe~, taba bhI ve vANI se hI kheNge| unake darzana ho jAe to bahuta acchI bAta hai, para jahA~ taka yaha pUchane kA savAla hai, ve bhI vANI se hI kheNge| jo bAta vANI dvArA samajhane kI hai, vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra kI vANI se bhI hama samajha sakate hai| yadi vANI para vizvAsa nahIM hai, to phira zrImandhara svAmI se pUcha lene se kyA hogA? vANI para jise vizvAsa nahIM, use zarIra para kaise vizvAsa hogaa| sthiti yaha hai, ki Apa laDDu khA rahe hai, aura dUsaroM se pUcha rahe hai, ki bhAI! isa laDDu kA svAda kaisA hai? yadi Apa kI jihvA kA svAda ThIka hai, guDamAra vanaspati nahIM khAI hai, anubhava karane kI zakti ThIka hai, to phira unakA svAda dUsaroM se pUchane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM haiN| bAta yaha hai, ki sAdhaka kA saMkalpa dRr3ha honA caahiie| vaha jisa mArga para cala rahA hai, use vizvAsa ke sAtha calanA caahie| zraddhA AsthA kA dipaka jalAkara calanA cAhie, tAki vaha aMdhere meM ThokareM na khAtA phire| jo sAdhanA kara rahA hai, use usake rasa kI anubhUti to honI hI caahie| ahiMsA kI sAdhanA kara rahA hai, to hRdaya meM kSamA, karuNA aura prema kI lahara uThanI hI caahie| vikAra-vijaya kI sAdhanA meM cala rahA hai, to use Atma-bhAvoM meM Ananda AnA hI cAhie, vairAgya aura nirveda ke rasa meM DUba jAnA caahie| usakI anubhUtiyA~ 194 mana jaba lAgaNI ke ghAva se ghavAtA hai taba kaThora bana hI nahIM sktaa|
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________________ jAgRta rahanI cAhie, kisI se pUchane kI jarurata nahIM, ki maiM cala to rahA hU~, para vAstava meM maiM kyA cala hI rahA haiM? apanI gati para, apanI mati para, aura apanI sthiti para, kabhI sandeha nahIM honA caahie| samyakU-darzana aura mithyA-darzana : maiM apanI kahU~, ki mere mana meM kabhI aise saMkalpa nahIM jagate, ki maiM bhavya haiM yA nahIM? samyak-dRSTi hu~ yA nahIM? cU~ki mere mana meM zraddhA hai, vizvAsa hai, apanI gati, mati evaM sthiti para AsthA hai| maiM jo kucha sAdhanA kara rahA hU~, usakI rasAnubhUti bhI yadA-kadA AtmA ko AplAvita kara hI detI hai| vastuta: samyak-darzana kI anubhUti koI AtmA se bhinna vastu nahIM hai| samyak-darzana aura mithyA-darzana kyA cIja hai? yaha Apa eka udAharaNa se samajha sakate hai| eka ahorAtra-rAta-dina meM eka ora prakAza rahatA hai, ujAlA rahatA hai, aura dusarI ora andhakAra, ghanaghora andheraa| AtmA eka ahorAtra kI sthiti meM hai, jahA~ jJAna kA prakAza hai, vahA~ samyak-darzana hai; jahA~ usa para AvaraNa A gayA, vikRti A gaI hai, vahA~ vaha mithyA-darzana ho gyaa| jaba samyak-darzana kI sthiti meM rahate hai, to dina ke prakAza kI sthiti aura jaba mithyAtva kI sthiti meM jAte hai, to andhakAramaya rAtri kI sthiti A jAtI hai| mithyAtva kI rAtri jaba samApta hotI hai, to samyak-darzana kA sunaharA prabhAta dina ke udayAcala para viha~sa uThatA hai| mithyAtva ajJAna hai, aura ajJAna eka bandhana hai| jaba taka yaha bandhana nahIM TUTatA, AtmA mukta nahIM ho sktaa| sva-para kA bheda, jar3a-cetana kI pahacAna jaba ho jAtI hai, to jIvana meM jo sukha-du:kha Ate hai, unameM rAga-dveSa evaM moha utpanna nahIM hotA, Asakti kA bhAva nahIM jgtaa| samyak-dRSTi bhojana karatA huA bhI bhoga karatA huA bhI, usake bandhana se mukta kyoM rahatA hai? jaba ki mithyAtvI, bhojana binA kie bhI, bhoga bhoge binA bhI, usake saMkalpa mAtra se karma bAMdha letA hai| samyak-dRSTi bandhana ke svarupa ko samajhatA hai, isalie vaha saMsAra ke bhogoM ke bIca rahakara bhI una meM tanmaya nahIM hotA, Asakta nahIM rhtaa| vaha vastu kA, padArthoM kA upabhoga karatA nahIM, para upabhoga hotA hai| vaha bhoga meM rasa nahIM letA yaha sAdhanA kI kalA hai, samyakatva kI kalA hai| samyak-dRSTi aura mithyA-dRSTi ke jIvana-darzana meM yahI maulika antara hai| samyak-dRSTi Atma-paraka dRSTikoNa rakhatA hai, vahA~ mithyA-dRSTi vastu paraka! samyak-dRSTi kI mukti usI kSaNa se prArambha ho jAtI hai, jisa kSaNa meM vaha sAdhanA ke kSetra meM caraNa baDhAtA hai| vaha zuddha, buddha, niraMjana, nirvikAra AtmA ko pahacAnatA hai, aura usI lakSya kI ora zraddhA evaM vizvAsa ke sAtha, sAdhanA ke rasa kI anubhUti karatA huA nirantara calatA rahatA hai| jJAnamayo hi AtmA : bAta yaha hai, ki jaba mithyAtva ke saMkalpa TUTane lagate haiM, to AtmA meM vizeSa prakAra kI jAgRti hotI hai, anubhUti hotI hai| yaha jAgati aura anubhUti bAhara se nahIM AtI, AtmA meM hI supta par3I thI, AvaraNoM ke abhedya andhakAra meM chupI thI, jaba andhakAra kA bhedana ho gayA, vaha samApta ho gayA, to vaha jyoti prakaTa ho gaI, AtmA kA mUla svarupa jJAta ho gyaa| __maiM eka bAra haridvAra gurukula meM gayA thaa| vaha bahuta bar3A vidyA-kendra hai, darzana-zAstra kA zaM ke vicitra bhUta se hI jIvana aura jagata donoM hI halAhala ho jAte hai| 195
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________________ pITha hai| vahA~ AcArya vizvezvara zarmA the| svayaM sAtha meM ghama kara vidyApITha kI aneka pravRtiyA~ dikhalAI, unakI jAnakArI dii| maiMne unase kahA, vidyApITha kI mahatvapUrNa cIja hameM dikhlaaie| to ve pustakAlaya dikhAte hue eka kakSA meM hameM le ge| jahA~ darzana-zAstra ke uccakoTi ke adhyayana kI vyavasthA thii| vidyArthI darzana-zAstra kA ucca adhyana isa kakSA meM kara rahe the| vizvezvara zarmA ne batAyA ki yaha kakSA gurukula kA prANa hai| darzana-zAstra ke gambhIra granthoM kA yahA~ para adhyayana, cintana evaM manana kiyA jAtA hai| darzana-zAstra ke abhyAsI vidyArthIyoM ke bIca pahu~ca kara maiM bhI bahuta prasanna huaa| vidyArthI khaDe ho gae, AcArya vizvezvara zarmA bole-kucha pUchie vidyArthIyoM se? maiMne una vidyArthIyoM se eka choTA - sA prazna kiyA, ki mere snehI vidyArthIyo! Apane isa gurukula meM kisalie praveza kiyA hai? ApakA yahA~ rahane kA uddezya kyA hai? thoDI sI dera sannATA sA chAyA rahA, phira eka vidyArthI kA hAtha utthaa| maiMne use kahane kI anumati hai, to vaha bolA yahA~ hama jJAna prApta karane ke lie Ae hai| paMne vidyArthIyoM se pUchA-kyA gurukula meM jJAna kA utpAdana hotA hai? yA jJAna kA koI khajAnA dabA paDA hai? isa bhA~ti yadi Apa jJAna prApta karake lete jAe~ge, yahA~ ke vidvAnoM kA saba jJAna prApta kara leMge, to phira yahA~ kA jJAna to kucha hI dinoM meM hI samApta nahIM ho jAegA? sabhA meM sannATA chA gyaa| vAstava meM vidyArthI kA uttara pUrNata: galata nahIM thA, sAmAnyata: yahI uttara hotA hai| para jahA~ darzana-zAstra kA vidyApITha hai, darzana kI uccatama zikSA dI jAtI hai, vahA~ darzana-zAstra kI ucca kakSAoM ke vidyArthIyoM kA yaha uttara-"jJAna prApta karane ke lie Ae hai" galata hai| maiMne kahA yadi isa prakAra Apa jJAna lete jAe~ge, to gurukula ke guruoM ke jJAna kA to divAlA nikAla deNge| vizvezvara zarmA bole Apa bahuta dUra kI bAta para cale ge| maiMne kahA, nahIM maiM to nikaTa A rahA haiN| Akhira maiMne hI apane prazna kA uttara diyA, bAta yaha hai, ki jJAna prApta karane jaisI cIja nahIM hai| jJAna to tumhArA svarupa hai, AtmA kA lakSaNa hai-"jJAnAdhikaraNo AtmA" jJAna kA adhiSThAtA AtmA hI hai| "jIvo uvaogo lakkhaNo' kahane vAle AcAryoM ne jJAna ko tumhAre se dUra nahIM mAnA hai, tumhAre se bhInna vastu nahIM mAnI hai, vaha tumhArI hI vastu hai aura tumhAre bhItara hI hai| jJAna AtmA kA guNa hai, use to sirpha prakaTa karane kI AvazyakatA hai, jagAne kI jarurata hai| bhAratIya-darzana ne kahA hai-"AtmA jJAnavAna hai" phira eka chalAMga lagAI ki jJAna svarupa AtmA hai| aura usase bhI Age baDhakara kahA hai-"jJAna hI AtmA hai|" jJAna AtmA meM hI hai, use kevala jagAne kI jarurata hotI hai| diyAsalAI para masAlA lagAyA huA hai| use sirpha eka ragaDa, saMgharSa kI jarurata hotI hai| basa usa saMgharSaNa ke lie hI vidyAlaya, yA gurukula meM praveza kiyA jAtA hai| vAstava meM jJAna AtmA se bhinna vastu nahIM hai, vaha AtmA meM hI hai, use jagAne kI jarurata hai, prakaTa karane kI AvazyakatA hai| aura jitanI sAdhanAe~ evaM AtmAbhimukhI pravRttiyA~ hai, ve saba usa jJAna kI jyoti ko prakaTa karane kA nimitta hai, sAdhana hai| isa jJAna ke sAtha jIvana meM sAdhanA kA bhI mahatva hai, use hameM bhUlanA nahIM hai| ata: sAdhanA ke sAtha jJAna aura jJAna ke sAtha sAdhanA donoM ke mAdhyama se paripUrNatA, AtmA kI sArvabhauma vizuddha jyoti kA anAvRtta karanA hai| 196 vidyA aura zakti kA sahI upayoga karane se hI saMsAra-mArga kalyANa evaM maMgala kAraka hotA hai|