Jage So Mahavir

Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003888/1

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jAgeso mahAvIra zAMti aura bodhapUrvaka jIne kI kalA zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use only

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saujanya-saMvibhAga zrImatI basaMtIbAI dha.pa. sva. zrI lAlacaMda jI caudharI pradIpa-lalitA, nirmala-vaMdanA, DaoN. pUrvA, pIyUSa, nehala nirala caudharI, jAvarA For Personal & Private Use Only

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zrI candraprabha jAge so mahAvIra For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra zrI candraprabha saMpAdana suzrI tRpti boharA julAI 2012, tIsarA saMskaraNa prakAzaka : zrI jitayazA phAuMDezana bI-7 anukampA dvitIya, ema.AI. roDa, jayapura (rAja.) AzISa : gaNivara zrI mahimAprabha sAgara jI ma. mudraka : bhArata presa, jodhapura mUlya : 40/ For Personal & Private Use Only

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prastuti 'jAge so mahAvIra' pustaka meM pUjya zrI candraprabha dvArA eka aise mahApuruSa para diye gaye pAvana pravacana haiM, jinhoMne apane jIvana meM ahiMsA, anekAnta aura adhyAtma kI sarvocca U~cAiyoM kA sparza kiyaa| mahAvIra samaya, sampradAya yA vyavasthA se jakar3A huA nAma nahIM hai / yaha usa divya cetanA ko diyA gayA sambodhana hai jisane jIvana, jagata aura adhyAtma ke gUr3ha rahasyoM ko samajhate hue mAnava mAtra ke lie zreSTha jIvana jIne kA mArga prazasta kiyA / prastuta pravacana hameM isa satya kA ahasAsa karAte haiM ki mahApuruSa aura unake amRta vacana sArvakAlika aura sArvajanIna hote haiM / unakI upayogitA unake samaya meM bhI hotI hai aura hara Ane vAle vartamAna meM bhI / jo koI bhI apane jIvana ko saralatA aura sajagatApUrvaka jItA hai vaha apane jIvana meM mahAvIra kI cetanA ko AtmasAta kara sakatA hai| zrI candraprabha kI yaha TippaNI bar3I saTIka hai 'jo jAgRta haiM ve mahAvIra haiM, jo soye haiM saba kuMbhakaraNa haiM / ' ---- jIvana meM dIpa-zikhA kI taraha hamArA mArgadarzana karane meM samartha prastuta grantha svayaM hI jIvana kA eka zAstra hai| viziSTa sUtroM para diye gaye viziSTa pravacana hamAre lie kisI amRta tulya auSadhi kA kAma kreNge| zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only

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jaise dArzanika aura mahAmanISI saMta ke dvArA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke mahAsUtroM para prakAza DAlane se inameM aura adhika prANa A cuke haiN| candraprabhajI sakriya pragatizIla vicAraka haiN| ve bar3I sadAzayatApUrvaka hara kisI dharma aura usake mahApuruSoM para na kevala janamAnasa ko sambodhita karate haiM, varan ve hama sabako sAre saMsAra ke jJAna-vijJAna se jur3ane kA behatara najariyA bhI pradAna karate haiM / jIvana, jagata aura adhyAtma ke gUr3ha rahasyoM ko ve jitane saTIka aura manovaijJAnika DhaMga se hama saba logoM ke diloM meM utAra dete haiM, vaha apane Apa meM camatkRta kara dene vAlA hai| ina divya pravacanoM ko jaba hama par3heMge, to yaha svataH ahasAsa hotA calA jAegA ki bhItara kI guphA meM kisa taraha prakAza ne apanA praveza pA liyA hai| prakAza ko ve hI pahacAna sakate haiM jinheM svayaM ke aMdhakAra meM hone kA ahasAsa ho cukA hai| hama ina divya pravacanoM ko dhairyapUrvaka par3heM / nizcaya hI pUjyazrI ke ye vaktavya hamAre lie mIla ke patthara kA kAma kreNge| hama praveza karate haiM sIdhe mUla vANI meM - antarbodha, antaraprakAza ke lie| - tRpti For Personal & Private Use Only

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anukrama 1. mithyAtva-mukti kA mArga 2. karma Akhira kaise kareM ? 3. sAdhanA rAga kI, prArthanA vItarAga kI 4. hama hI hoM hamAre mitra 5. samyaktva kI suvAsa 6. sAdhanA kI antardRSTi 7. mArga tathA mArgaphala 8. saMta svayaM tIrtha svarUpa 9. samyak zravaNa : zrAvaka kI bhUmikA 10. saccaritratA ke mApadaMDa 11. zrAvaka-jIvana kA svarUpa 12. vratoM kI vAstavika samajha . 13. viveka : ahiMsA ko jIne kA gura 14. dhArmika jIvana ke chaha sopAna 15. jAge so mavIra 155 189 For Personal & Private Use Only

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mithyAtva-mukti kA mArga mere priya Atman ! ___ maiM dekha rahA hU~ usa sajjana ko jo gavAkSa meM baiThA huA rAjamArga se gujarate hue rAhagIroM ko dekha rahA hai| rAste para calate musAphiroM aura unakI harakatoM ko nihArate hue usa vyakti kI palakeM jhuka gaI haiN| vaha pahale to bAhara ke musAphiroM ko dekha rahA thA, kintu aba vaha apane bhItara meM vicAroM ke rAhagIroM ko dekhane lagA hai| vicAroM aura mana kI dazAoM ko dekhate-dekhate vaha itanA gaharA utara gayA hai ki use apane atIta kI phira se yAda ho AI hai| usane dekhA ki vaha atIta meM saMnyasta hokara sadguru ke dvAra para khar3A hai| itane meM usake pitA sadguru ke pAsa pahu~ce aura bole - 'mahAtman, Apane jIvana meM sAdhanA kI pariNati ko upalabdha kiyA hai| kyA Apake ziSya-samudAya yA snehIvarga meM aisA koI vyakti hai jo dharatI ke itihAsa kA svarNima hastAkSara bane?' __sadguru muskarAe aura bole - 'tuma dUra kyoM jAte ho? tumhArA yaha putra hI itihAsa kA svarNima adhyAya bnegaa|' pitA bahuta gauravAnvita hue| ve usake pAsa Ae aura bole - 'putra mujhe tuma para garva hai| dhanya hai merA kula ki maiMne tumheM paayaa| bhaviSya meM tumhAre dvArA sadAcAra aura sadvicAra kI saritA pravAhita hogii| tuma bhI Ane vAle samaya meM cakravartI, buddha yA tIrthaMkara jaisA mahAn pada prApta kroge|' vaha vyakti soca rahA hai ki jaba maiMne yaha saba sunA to mujhe abhimAna ho AyA aura maiMne For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra garva se apanI bAjuoM para thapakI lagAI, lekina vahI abhimAna merI durgati kA AdhAra bnaa| mujhe mere usa ahaMkAra ne bhayAnaka bhavasAgara meM gote lgvaae| 2 'maiM' hI vaha bIja hai jisameM ananta saMbhAvanAe~ samAhita haiM / 'maiM' hI vaha vyakti hai jo ki mahApuruSa hai, para thor3e se ahaMkAra ne mujhe naraka, devagati, manuSyatva aura tiryaMca gati meM bhaTakAyA, mujhe apane devatva se dUra rakhA / aho ! maiM kabhI naraka kI vaitaraNI meM DUbA to kabhI siMha banakara jaMgala meM vicarA / mere jIvana meM itane utAracar3hAva Ae / Akhira kyA kAraNa hai mere jIvana ke ina utAra-car3hAvoM kA? Akhira vaha kauna-sI bAta hai jo merI janma-janma kI yAtrA kA AdhAra banI ? yaha cintana karate-karate gavAkSa meM baiThe hue usa sajjana kI jhukI huI palakoM se do A~sU gira par3e / ye A~sU kisI aura ke lie nahIM, varan svayaM apane lie the| una A~suoM ne usa sajjana ko yaha bodha karAyA aura yaha ahasAsa karAyA ki maiM eka mahApuruSa hone kA sAmarthya rakhatA thA, para maiM kisa kAraNa se isa bhayAnaka bhava-vana meM bhramaNa karatA rahA ? taba unhIM A~suoM se sanakara usa sajjana mahApuruSa ke kucha svara phUTa pdd'e| unake zabda the - hA ! jaha mohiya maiNA, suggai maggaM ajANa mANeNaM / bhIme bhava - kaMtAre, suciraM bhamiyaM bhykrmmi|| - pIr3A ke kSaNoM meM usa sajjana ke mu~ha se nikale hue zabdoM ke marma ko vahI vyakti samajha sakatA hai jo apanI mukti ke lie kRtasaMkalpa aura puruSArthazIla hai / usa sajjana puruSa ne AkAza kI ora nihArate hue kahA, 'hA ! mujhe kheda hai ki maiM mUDhamati sugati kA mArga na jAnane ke kAraNa isa bhayAnaka bhava-vana meM dIrghakAla taka bhramaNa karatA rahA / ' 'maiM sugati ke mArga ko nahIM jAnatA thA' arthAt kina kAraNoM se sadgati hotI hai aura kina kAraNoM se durgati - maiM isa tathya se anajAna thA / jaba kabhI vyakti ke jIvana meM isa prakAra kI vedanA hotI hai, taba vedanA ke ve kSaNa vyakti ke abhiniSkramaNa, pravrajyA aura dIkSA ke kAraNa bana jAyA karate haiM / dhanya haiM ve vyakti jinake jIvana meM aise adbhuta kSaNa Ate haiM aura ve una garimAmaya paloM ko sArthaka kara jAte haiM / una mahAn kSaNoM ko vyartha kara denA usI prakAra hai jaise samudra ke kinAre para AI huI koI lahara, kinAre se TakarAkara miTa jAtI hai| svayaM kI gati ke prati umar3I vedanA ke ve kSaNa hI vyakti meM adhyAtma ke bIja kA aMkuraNa karate haiM / taba vyakti kaha uThatA hai, 'hA ! mujhe kheda hai ..... / ' For Personal & Private Use Only

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mithyAtva-mukti kA mArga hamAre jIvana meM aisI hajAroM ghaTanAe~ ghaTita hotI haiM, hajAroM ThokareM lagatI haiM, para antara-jAgarUkatA na hone se koI Thokara hameM jhiMjhor3a nahIM paatii| buddhimAna vyakti vaha hai jo dUsaroM ko Thokara khAtA dekhakara sa~bhala jAyA karatA hai| vaha vyakti bhI kucha hada taka samajhadAra hai jo eka bAra Thokara khAne para sa~bhala jAtA hai| para vaha vyakti to nirA mUr3ha yA mUrkha hai jo bAra-bAra Thokara khAtA rahatA hai / hamArI asala jiMdagI meM aisA hotA hai| eka bAra krodha kiyA, kaSAyoM se AviSTa huA, aura usake duSpariNAmoM ko dekhA; usane prema kiyA, usake sadpariNAmoM ko dekhA, phira bhI vyakti bAra-bAra una kaSAyoM meM lipta ho jAtA hai| jaise ki koI khujalI kA rogI, khujalAne para hone vAlI jalana va pIr3A ko samajhatA hai, jAnatA hai, phira bhI khujalI se prerita hokara khujalAne ko vivaza ho jAtA hai| hara Thokara hamAre nae janma, hamAre nae bhava kA AdhAra bana jAyA karatI hai| jaise kisI rAjamArga para musAphira Ate haiM aura cale jAte haiM, vaise hI isa saMsAra ke rAjamArga para bhI pathika Ate haiM aura gujara jAte haiN| eka nayA musAphira tabahI to AtA hai jabaki koI purAnA calA jaae| vRkSa meM nae patte taba hI to Ate haiM jabaki purAne patte pIle par3akara jhar3a jAte haiN| per3a meM hara bAra nae patte kA AnA, nae janma kA AraMbha hI to hai aura isI prakAra vyakti hara bAra apanI mAyA, mUrchA evaM mithyAtva ke kAraNa bhavacakra meM pravRtta ho jAtA hai| para kucha loga aise hote haiM jo alaga hote haiM / ve isa pIr3A se bharakara kaha hI uThate haiM - 'hA ! mujhe kheda hai| maiM mUr3hamati sugati kA mArga na jAnane se hI isa bhayAnaka bhava-vana meM bhramaNa karatA rhaa|' na kevala Aja balki atIta meM bhI hameM sugati kA mArga nahIM milaa| aisA nahIM hai ki atIta meM hameM mArga dikhAne vAlA koI nahIM thA, varan hamane kisI rohiNiya cora kI taraha kAna meM aMgulI DAla dii| Aja hI nahIM, atIta meM bhI pitA dvArA putra ko dIkSA ke lie manA kiyA jAtA thaa| rohiNiya ke pitA dvArA bhI usase vacana liyA gayA ki vaha kisI amRta puruSa ke vacanoM ko nahIM sunegaa| jaba rohiNiya ke paira kisI mahAvIra ke sabhAmaNDapake pAsa se gujarate haiM to vaha kAna meM aMgulI DAla detA hai| ___jaba sugati kA mArga batAyA jA rahA thA, taba hama kisI mithyAtva meM, mUrchA meM pha~se the aura jaba Aja bhItara meM pIr3A hai to mArga batAne vAlA koI nahIM hai| vaha prakAza-kiraNa Aja upalabdha nahIM hai jo hamAre patha ko Alokita kara ske| aisA For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra nahIM hai ki hama Aja una divya puruSoM ke sAnnidhya se maharUma haiM, varan hama atIta meM bhI usI prakAra vaMcita rahe haiM, jaise ki RSabhadeva ke maNDapa meM marIcI aura mahAvIra ke pAsa jamAlI rahe the| gujarAta ke eka bahuta zraddheya sAdhaka hue haiM-bhAI raajcndr| unakA janma eka gujarAtI parivAra meM huA thA, para vAstavika rAjacandra kA janma to unake jIvana meM ghaTita eka ghaTanA se huaa| bhAI rAjacaMdra jisa mohalle meM rahate the, vahA~ unake dUra ke kisI saMbaMdhI kI mRtyu ho gii| rAjacandra ko pitA ne kahA, 'beTA ! Aja mujhe zava-yAtrA meM jAnA hai, kyoMki tumhAre kAkA cala base haiN|' putra ne Azcarya se pUchA, 'bappA! yaha cala basanA kyA hotA hai ?' pitA ne samajhAyA, 'beTA ! vaha vyakti sadA-sadA ke lie isa dharatI ko chor3akara calA gayA hai aura aba usakI paMcabhUta kI kAyA ko agni meM samarpita kara diyA jaaegaa|' beTe ne Azcarya se pUchA- 'kyA use jalA diyA jAegA?' pitA ne kahA - 'hA~, beTA ! yaha to sRSTi kA sanAtana niyama hai ki mRta vyakti ko jalA diyA jAtA hai| merI mRta kAyA ko tuma agni lagA doge aura jaba tumhArI mRtyu hogI to tumhArI Ane vAlI pIr3hiyA~ tumhArI mRta kAyA ko agni meM samarpita kara deNgii|' pitA yaha kahakara zava-yAtrA meM cale gaye / putra rAjacandra bhI utsukatA aura kautuhalavaza usa zava-yAtrA ke pIchepIche ho lie| __zava-yAtrA zmazAna phuNcii| rAjacandrajo usa samaya dasa-bAraha varSa ke bAlaka hI the, pitA na dekha leM, isa Dara se ve eka per3a para car3hakara baiTha ge| aMtyeSTi-kriyA prAraMbha huii| Aga lagAI gaI aura usa jalatI citA ko dekhate-dekhate bhAI rAjacandra itane gahare kho gae ki unheM lagane lagA ki vahA~ anya kisI kI nahIM, balki svayaM unakI hI citA jala rahI hai| ve socate haiM ki aho ! yaha kAyA Aja hI nahIM, balki pUrva meM bhI ananta bAra banI aura bigar3I hai, jalI aura sar3I hai| pahale bhI mahAvIra jaise kisI mahAnubhAva kA satsaMga milA, unakI dezanA aura sAnnidhya milA, para vaha.mArga jo unhoMne dikhAyA, vaha antara-hRdaya taka nahIM pahuMca paayaa| atIta meM bhI dharma kI khoja ke lie ananta sAdhana apanAe gae,aneka niyamoM kA, vratoM kA pAlana kiyA gayA, para Aja taka sugati kA mArga nahIM milaa| jaba unakI pIr3A eka racanA meM simaTa AI, jo zAyada kAvya kI dRSTi se itanI vajanadAra na ho, para usameM chipe bhAva hRdaya ko chU jAne vAle haiN| ve kahate haiM - For Personal & Private Use Only

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mithyAtva - mukti kA mArga yama niyama saMyama Apa kiyo, puni tyAga virAga athAga liyo / mana mauna rahyo, tana pauna rahyo, dRr3ha Asana padma lagAya diyo / . vaha sAdhana bAra ananta kiyo, tadapi kachu hAtha haju na paryo / aisA nahIM hai ki hameM Aja zramaNatva yA zrAvakatva kA jIvana milA hai| atIta meM bhI hajAroM bAra hamane ina nAmoM ke bAne pahane haiN| zramaNatva grahaNa kiyA, para kaSAya se AviSTa hokara krodha kiyA aura kisI caMDakauzika kI taraha sarpa bane / aisA nahIM ki hamane tapa-tyAga, saMyama Adi niyamoM kA pAlana nahIM kiyaa| hamane saikar3oM bAra tyAga kiyA, vairAgya liyA, tapasyAe~ kIM, mauna rahe, dRr3ha Asana kie, para Aja bhI hama khAlI hI haiN| antarmana meM eka hI savAla umar3atA hai ki aba bhI hama mukta kyoM na ho pAe ? bAta meM bahuta gaharAI hai| isa bAta ko ve hI samajha sakate haiM jo ekAnta meM baiThakara isa bAta kA cintana karate haiM ki mere vAstavika baMdhana aura jaMjIreM kyA haiM ? mujhe kisase mukta honA hai aura vaha vAstavika mArga kyA hai jo mujhe aba taka nahIM mila paayaa| jo apanI badahAlI se pIr3ita haiM ve hI ina zabdoM ke marma ko samajha sakate haiN| hA~, hamane dharma ke nAma para calane vAlI sabhI kriyAe~ to kIM, mandira gae, sthAnaka gae, isakA mukuTa utArA, usako car3hAyA, usako gAlI dI dUsare kA sammAna kiyA / ananta janmoM se hama ulaTa-pulaTa, zrama - parizrama hI to kara rahe haiN| kitane janama mana-vacana- tana se zrama kiyA, pIr3A sahI / durbhAgya kintu dUra hamase mukti kI maMjila rahI / vyakti ke hRdaya meM pIr3A aura vyathA tabhI uThatI hai jaba vaha apanI vartamAna sthiti se saMtuSTa na ho / vyakti apane makAna ko tabhI to chor3anA cAhegA jaba use patA cala par3e ki mere makAna meM Aga lagI hai| vahI vyakti hI mukti ke AkAza meM chalAMga lagA sakatA hai jisako lage ki jisa makAna meM maiM rahatA hU~, usameM Aga galI hai| Akhira hama sabhI ke bhItara vikAra, vAsanA, mithyAtva aura mUrcchA kI Aga hI to lagI huI hai| jo, jAga jAe, vahI to mukta ho sakatA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra gavAkSa meM baiThA huA vaha sajjana phira-phira isa gAthA ko doharAtA jAtA hai - 'hA ! kheda hai ki sugati kA mArga na jAnane ke kAraNa maiM mUDhamati bhayAnaka tathA ghora bhava-vana meM cirakAla taka bhramaNa karatA rahA / ' 6 mUrkha aura mUr3ha meM bar3A pharka hai / mUrkha vaha hai jise jJAna nahIM hai yA jo ajJAnI hai, jabaki mUr3ha vaha hai jise satya-asatya kA jJAna hai, jo yaha jAnatA hai ki kyA heya hai, kyA upAdeya hai, kyA AcaraNIya hai aura kyA tyAjya hai, para vaha saba kucha jAnakara bhI usakA AcaraNa nahIM kara pAtA / yudhiSThira aura duryodhana ne eka hI guru se zikSA-dIkSA prApta kI, para eka dharma ke lie jUjhA to dUsarA adharma aura anyAya ke lie ldd'aa| mahAbhArata kA eka bahuta hI pyArA sUtra duryodhana ke saMdarbha meM AtA hai| 'jAnAmi dharmaM na me Acarati, jAnAmi adharmaM na me nivRtti: / ' duryodhana kahatA hai ki maiM jAnatA hU~ ki dharma kyA hai, para usakA AcaraNa nahIM hotA aura maiM yaha bhI jAtA hU~ ki adharma kyA hai, para usase nivRtta nahIM ho pAtA / ' yahI to vyakti kI mUr3hatA hai| isa saMsAra meM tIna prakAra kI mUr3hatAe~ calatI haiN| pahalI hai lokamUr3hatA / isa mUr3hatA ke calate vyakti vahI sahI mAnatA hai, jo duniyA karatI hai, arthAt sahI yA galata jAne binA duniyA kA andhAnukaraNa karanA hI lokamUr3hatA hai / Aja sAre hI kue~ meM bhAMga par3I hai| eka ne pI aura sabane usakA anukaraNa kiyaa| aba sabhI naze meM haiN| yahI hai vyakti kI lokamUr3hatA, usakI bher3a-dhasAna- pravRtti / eka bher3a ke pIche sArI bher3eM calane lagatI haiN| yadi eka bher3a kue~ meM girI to nizcita rUpa se zeSa bher3eM bhI kue~ meM gireNgii| 'andhA andho ThelaI, doU kUpa par3aMta / ' le jAne vAle bhI aMdhe aura jAne vAle bhI aMdhe, to pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki donoM hI kue~ meM girate haiM / vyakti yaha jAnane kA prayatna hI nahIM karatA ki satya kyA hai ? maiM jo kara rahA hU~, vaha sahI hai athavA galata ? vaha to basa lokAnukaraNa karatA rahegA aura duhAI degA ki amuka zAstra meM, amuka kitAba meM aisA likhA hai yA amuka vyakti ne aisA kiyA hai / are, ve kitAbeM to do-pA~ca hajAra varSa purAnI haiN| tU to Aja kI apanI kitAba kI racanA kara / logoM kI maujUdA vastu yA vyakti ke prati kama AsthA hotI hai, para mRtaka ke prati apAra / AsthA ke viSaya meM to pUchiye hI mata / jaba mahAvIra jIvita the, taba unakI utanI pUjA nahIM kI gaI For Personal & Private Use Only

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mithyAtva-mukti kA mArga jitanI Aja kI jAtI hai| jaba mahAvIra svayaM the, taba unake pIche zikArI kutte chor3e gae, unake kAnoM meM kIleM ThoMkI gaI aura una para bhI gAlI-pattharoM kI barasAta kI gii| Aja jaba mahAvIra svayaM nahIM haiM to unakI yazogAthAe~ gAI jAtI haiM, unake caraNa candana se pUje jAte haiM aura unake nAma para lAkhoM-karor3oM rupaye kharca kie jAte haiN| ____ yaha duniyA bhI ajIba hai, jo jIte jI to vyakti ke durguNa dekhatI hai aura marane ke bAda guNa hI gunn| yadi durguNI meM bhI guNa dekhoge to usakA jIte jI upayoga kara jAoge aura yadi guNI meM bhI durguNa najara Ate raheMge to usake marane ke bAda bhI usakI tasvIra para dhUpa-dIpa karane ke sivAya tumhAre pAsa kucha nahIM bcegaa| jaba ve the, taba to tuma mUr3hamati bane rahe aura aba ve nahIM haiM to tumheM unake viyoga kI pIr3A satA rahI hai| yahI vyakti kI lokamUr3hatA hai ki vaha satya aura asatya kA nirNaya kie binA kevala jagat kA anukaraNa karatA hai| jisa prakAra bher3eM apanI gardana jhukAkara calatI haiM, unakI A~kheM mArga ko nahIM, balki apane Age vAle sAthI ko dekhatI haiM, usI prakAra vyakti bhI apanI viveka rUpI A~khoM ko jhukAkara baMda kara letA hai aura kevala lokAnukaraNa karatA hai| dUsarI mUr3hatA hai - gurumUr3hatA yAnI 'merA guru so saccA, bAkI saba jhuutthe|' are, guru kabhI kisI vyakti vizeSa kA nAma nahIM hotA, vaha to jJAna kI asmitA hai| vaha vyakti jo guru ke yogya guNa rakhe, vahI guru hai| tumhAre guru to tuma svayaM hI ho| Ajakala eka paraMparA aura cala par3I hai, vaha hai guru-AmnAya kii| koI vyakti kAna meM maMtra phUMka detA hai aura svIkAra ho gaI usakI guru- aamnaay| loga kahate haiM ki hamAre dAdA ne bhI inakI guru-AmnAya lI thii| are, tumhAre dAdA ko kucha milA hogA to unhoMne use guru maanaa| tumheM kyA milA, yaha to soco| saba apane-apane guruoM se usI prakAra baMdhe haiM jaise koI baila ThANa se baMdhA rahatA hai| __guru koI vyakti vizeSa kA nAma thor3e hI hai| yaha to eka krAMti hai, jo do cetanAoM ke bIca ghaTita hotI hai| tuma guru use mAno, jisase tumhArI AtmA ko kucha upalabdha huaa| tuma eka hI guru ko sAta pIr3hI se mAnane meM lage ho| jisa guru ko tumane dekhA nahIM, tumheM unase kucha milA nahIM, para tuma kevala isalie mAna rahe ho ki unheM tumhAre pitA bhI aise pUjate rahe, tumhAre pitA isalie majabUra the kyoMki unake bAre meM unake pitA ne apane bujurgoM se sunA hogaa| yaha saba bher3a-dhasAna huii| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra sambhava hai, tumhAre sAta pIr3hI pahale ke kisI dAdA ko kisI vyakti se kucha milA hogaa| so unhoMne unheM maanaa| Adara diyaa| tumheM kinhIM se koI preraNA mile, kucha jJAna mile, cetanA mile, to tuma bhI maannaa| ___ guru ke caraNa to gaMgA-snAna kI taraha hote haiN| jaise ghATa para baiThakara gaMgA-jala se nirmala huA jAtA hai, aise hI mana kI nirmalatA ke lie guru kI gaMgA meM avagAhana hotA hai| guru ke caraNa gaMgA-ghATa kI taraha haiN| mUr3hatA cAhe lokamUlaka ho yA gurumUlaka, aMdhAnusaraNa se bacanA caahie| ___ tIsarI mUr3hatA hai 'devamUr3hatA' / isa mUr3hatA kA zikAra vyakti yahI socatA hai ki jina devoM ko maiM pUjatA hU~, ve hI zreSTha haiM / devatva yA divyatva ke prati hamArA lagAva ho, na ki kisI nAma vizeSa ke prati / hama jur3e kisI guNa vizeSa se, na ki vyakti yA nAma vizeSa se| atIta meM bhI hama ina saMkIrNatAoM se baMdhe rahe haiM aura Aja bhI hamArA bhava-bhramaNa jArI hai| hama deva se nahIM, divyatA se judd'eN| apane antarmana meM divyatA kA saMcAra karanA caahie| paramAtmA kI bhagavat dazA ko hRdaya meM sthApita karane se tana-mana kI pAzavikatA aura usakA tamas dUra hotA hai| usa gavAkSa meM baiThe sajjana kI antara-pIr3A aura kasaka kA samAdhAna bhagavAn apanI ora se agale sUtra meM de rahe haiM - micchattaM vedaMto jIvo, vivarIya dasaMNo hoii| Na ya dhammaM rocedi hu, mahuraM pirasaM jahA jrido| bhagavAna kahate haiM -'jo jIva mithyAtva se grasta hotA hai, usakI dRSTi viparIta ho jAtI hai| use dharma bhI rucikara nahIM lagatA, jaise jvaragrasta manuSya ko mIThA rasa bhI acchA nahIM lgtaa|' jaba vyakti ke bhItara yaha pIr3A jagI ki kyA kAraNa hai jisake calate maiM bhayAnaka, ghora bhava-vana meM bhramaNa kara rahA hU~, taba bhagavAna ne rAha dikhAI ki mithyAtva, avidyA, ajJAna aura Asakti hI vaha AdhAra hai jisake kAraNa vyakti dIrghakAla se bhava-bhramaNa kara rahA hai| isa mithyAtva ne mahAvIra ke jIva ko bhI bhttkaayaa| mithyAtva yAnI asty| jaisA hai, use vaisA na dekhanA mithyAtva hai| saca ko saca na mAnanA aura jhUTha ko jhUTha na mAnanA / jo hai, use nahIM mAnanA aura jo nahIM hai, use maannaa| satya ke prati asatya-buddhi aura asatya ke prati satya-buddhi, isI kA nAma mithyAtva hai| vyakti kI mithyA Asakti, durAgraha For Personal & Private Use Only

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mithyAtva - mukti kA mArga aura pUrvAgraha hI use usakI mukti se rokate haiM, bAdhaka banate haiM aura bhava-bhramaNa karAte haiN| vyakti para mithyAtva hAvI hotA hai kyoMki usane mithyA dhAraNAe~ pAla rakhI haiN| yadi Apa mujhe binA kisI pUrvAgraha yA dhAraNA ke hRdayapUrvaka suneMge to nizcaya hI hRdaya kA rUpAntaraNa hogA aura yadi Apa apanI pUrva dhAraNAoM ke sAtha mAtra tarka-vitarka kI dRSTi se suna rahe haiM to Apa yahI socate raheMge ki inakI bAtoM ko kaise kATA jAe ? taba Apake hAtha lagegI, mAtra katarana / Apake jIvana kA rUpAntaraNa nahIM ho pAegA / 9 isalie Apa jaba kabhI mujhe sunane Ae~ to apane mithyAgrahoM ko, apanI kutarkI buddhi ko vahIM chor3a Ae~ jahA~ Apane jUte utAre haiN| Apa manoyogapUrvaka suneM aura usa jJAna kI kiraNa ko apane antara kI tahoM taka, antara ke tamas aura antara ke kArAgAra taka pahu~cane deM tAki ajJAna kA aMdhiyArA miTa jAe, aura koharA cha~Ta jaae| jisa vyakti ne pUrva meM hI mithyAgraha pAla rakhe haiM, use dharma kI acchI bAteM bhI usI prakAra arucikara lageMgI jaise bukhAra se pIr3ita vyakti ko miThAI lagatI hai / aisA vyakti dharma-sthAna ke pAsa se gujara jAegA, para andara jAne se bacegA / yadi kisI dabAvavaza vaha pravacanasthala para pahu~ca bhI gayA to use lagegA ki maiM yahA~ kahA~ pha~sa gayA? isase acchA to kisI pikanika yA pikcara meM jAnA hotA / pitAjI ne kaha diyA ki Aja amuka vyakti kI tarapha se pUjA hai, isalie mandira pahu~ca jaanaa| beTA pahu~ca to jAegA, kintu vahA~ ke bhakti - gAyana meM bhI kisI philma kI talAza kregaa| sinemA haoNla meM baiThA huA usakA bhAI yaha soce to Azcarya nahIM honA cAhie ki merA bhAI kitanA saubhAgyazAlI hai jo prabhu bhakti meM tallIna hokara mithyAtva kI kArA ko zithila kara rahA hai aura maiM hatabhAgI, mUDhamati yahA~ pikcara dekha rahA hU~ / mUlya dRSTi kA hI to hai / giddha ur3atA to hai AsamAna meM, para usakI dRSTi kisI jIva ke mAMsa ke lothar3e para hI hotI hai / vaha U~cAiyoM para jAkara bhI kisI mare baila, sAMDa yA anya pazu ko DhU~DhatA rahatA hai| yadi dRSTi hI mithyA hai to vyakti kitanI bhI U~cAI para pahu~ca jAe, vaha usa giddha kI bhA~ti basa mAMsa ke lothar3e ko hI khojatA rhegaa| aba saMta bhI kahane bhara ko saMta haiN| koI lokaiSaNA meM pha~sA hai, koI vitteSaNA meM; koI nAma meM ulajhA hai, For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra koI pratiSThAoM ke vyAmoha meM, koI saMgha nikalavAne meM vyasta hai aura koI tapaudyApana meM apane nAma kI ciMtA meM lagA hai| itane sAre vyAmohoM meM aisA lagatA hai ki zramaNatvato kahIM ra~dha gayA hai aura kucha nayA svarUpa hI saMta kA ubhara kara sAmane AyA hai| prazna hai ki saMta kA veza to dhAraNa kara liyA jAtA hai, kintu mana zAMta aura saMta kahA~ ho pAtA hai? citta to abhI bhI kaSAyoM se AviSTa ho jAtA hai, cAhe kaSAya kI choTI taraMga hI kyoM na ho| bAhara se vyakti ke lie kitanA sarala hotA hai zrAvaka yA saMta bana jAnA, para apane antara ko badalanA bahuta kaThina hai| jaba koI vyakti gRhastha hotA hai to use lagatA hai ki saMta-jIvana kitanA kaThina hai| maiM mAnatA hU~ ki zramaNatva svIkAranA sarala kArya nahIM; para jo saMta ho cuke haiM, ve isa bAta ko bhalIbhA~ti jAnate haiM ki saMta honA utanA kaThina nahIM hai, jitanA ki apane kaSAyoM, vikAroM aura citta ke udvegoM ko jItanA muzkila hai| jo vyakti sAmAyika nahIM karate, unakI dRSTi meM sAmAyika karanA bahuta bar3A kArya ho sakatA hai, para jo sAmAyika karate haiM, ve jAnate haiM ki sAmAyika karanA to AsAna hai, para krodha kA vAtAvaraNa bana jAne para bhI samatA rakhanA kaThina hai| jaba vyakti cAra kadama Age bar3hAtA hai to use Age kI dikkatoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai| jo abhI bhI yahIM baiThe haiM, unakI dRSTi meM ye cAra kadama bhI bahuta kaThina ho sakate haiM, para jinhoMne apane kadama Age bar3hAe haiM, ve jAnate haiM ki ye cAra kadama to mAtra kaMkar3a aura kA~ToM se hI bhare the, para aba Age to zAyada vizAla caTTAnoM kA sAmanA bhI karanA par3a sakatA hai| yahI to sAdhanA kA mArga hai, mukti kI maMjila kA mArga hai| ___'mana naraMgAe, raMgAe jogI kpdd'aa|koii pItAMbara ho jAtA hai, koI zvetAmbara, to koI kAlI kambalI vaalaa| saba bAhara hI bAhara se parivartana hue haiN| mana to abhI bhIgRhastha ke mana kI taraha saMsAra meM ulajhA hai| vyakti zramaNatvake AsamAna para pahu~ca gayA hai aura khvAba dekhatA hai kisI piMjare meM baMda tote ke; socatA hai ki aho ! piMjare meM baMda totA kitanA surakSita hai, dAne-pAnI kI koI ciMtA nahIM, use saba bAta kA ArAma hai aura mujhe kitanA parizrama, kitanI sAdhanA karanI par3atI hai...yaha hai mithyA dRsstti| jaba taka vyakti kI dRSTi mithyAtva se grasita hotI hai, taba taka use acchI bAteM acchI laga hI nahIM sktiiN| use to burI bAtoM meM hI rasa AtA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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mithyAtva-mukti kA mArga mAtA-pitA bhI use koI neka salAha deM to vaha bhI use nahIM suhaatii| use mAlUma hai ki rasagullA mIThA hai, para usake bukhAra ke kAraNa use mIThA bhI kar3avA lagatA hai| aise hI jo vyakti mithyAtva ke jvara se grasita hotA hai, use patA hai ki adharma usake lie hAnikAraka hai, para vaha apane mithyAtva ke calate use chor3a nahIM paataa| Aja hara vyakti jAnatA hai ki sigareTa hAnikAraka hai, taMbAkhU jAnalevA hai, para phira bhI vaha usakA sevana kie jA rahA hai| merI samajha se, duniyA ke pAsa jJAna kI kamI nahIM hai| jJAna itanA adhika ekatra ho gayA hai ki usakA ajIrNa ho rahA hai| yadi vyakti ko kisI bAta kA jJAna nahIM hai to vaha hai apane ajJAna kA jJAna nahIM hai| maiM yahA~ jo kucha Apase nivedana kara rahA hU~, usakA kAraNa yaha nahIM ki maiM jJAnI hU~ aura jJAna bA~Ta rahA huuN| maiM, jo Apako yahA~ saMbodhita kara rahA hU~, usake pIche eka mAtra kAraNa antara-bodha jage, antara-dRSTi khule| patha para calanA to ApakA kAma hai| maiM, kisI aMdhe kI hAtha kI aMgulI ko thAmane vAlA nahIM, varan usakI A~kha kI rozanI bhara hU~ jo use pAra lagA sake aura use usake kinAre paha~cA ske| mUlya hai vyakti kI dRSTi kaa| yadi vyakti kI mithyA dRSTi, samyak dRSTi meM tabdIla ho jAe to vaha sinemA haoNla meM baiThakara bhI koI acchA ciMtana kara sakatA hai aura yadi dRSTi hI mithyA hai to maMdira jAkara bhI vyakti kisI pApa kA hI anubaMdha kara baitthegaa| sArA dAromadAra vyakti ke najariye para hai| eka choTI-sI ghaTanA leM / eka vyakti kisI gA~va kI tarapha jA rahA thaa| rAste meM hI use dUsarA vyakti baiThA milaa| rAhagIra ne usa vRddha vyakti se pUchA, 'bAbA, maiM kucha dinoM ke lie isa gA~va meM rukanA cAhatA hU~ / Apa mujhe yaha batAe~ ki yaha gA~va aura isa gA~va ke loga kaise haiM ?' vyakti bolA, 'isase pahale ki maiM tumhAre savAla kA javAba dUM, tuma mujhe yaha batAo ki tuma kisa gA~va se Aye ho aura tumhAre gA~va ke loga kaise haiM ?' usa rAhagIra ne kahA, 'bAbA, maiM jisa gA~va se AyA hU~, vahA~ ke logoM ke bAre meM na pUche to hI acchaa| usa gA~va ke loga to bar3e hI chalI, kapaTI, cora aura dagAbAja haiN| ve jarUrata par3ane para kisI ke bhI kAma nahIM aate|' vRddha ne sunA aura bolA, 'isa gA~va ke loga bhI aise hI haiN| ye bhI bar3e chalI, kapaTI aura dagAbAja haiN|' jaba usa rAhagIra ne yaha sunA to vaha bolA, 'phira to maiM yahA~ nahIM ruka sktaa| mujhe kisI anya gA~va kI talAza karanI pdd'egii|' aisA kahakara vaha Age bar3ha gyaa| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra kucha samaya pazcAt usI rAste se eka anya rAhagIra gujraa| usane bhI vRddha se yahI prazna kiyaa| 'bAbA, maiM isa gA~va meM kucha dina ThaharanA cAhatA huuN| Apa kRpayA mujhe yaha batAe~ ki yaha gA~va aura isa gA~va ke loga kaise haiM ?' vRddha ne usase bhI pUchA, 'beTA, maiM tumhAre prazna kA uttara dU~, usase pahale tuma mujhe yaha batAo ki tuma kisa gA~va se Ae ho aura vahA~ ke loga kaise haiM ?' dUsarA rAhagIra bolA, 'bAbA ! maiM jisa gA~va se AyA hU~, vaha bar3A hI sApha-sutharA aura sundara hai| vahA~ ke sabhI loga bar3e samajhadAra, satyavAdI aura bhAIcAre kI bhAvanA rakhane vAle haiN| saba samaya para eka-dUsare kI madada bhI karate haiN|' vRddha bolA, 'yaha gA~va bhI bar3A sApha aura suMdara hai| isa gA~va ke loga bhI bar3e sarala, vinIta, hRdayavAna aura mela-milAna kI bhAvanA rakhane vAle haiN| bhAI, tuma bilkula sahI jagaha para Ae ho| tumhArA yahA~ svAgata hai|' yaha sunakara rAhagIra usa gA~va kI dizA meM bar3ha gyaa| usa vRddha ke pAsa eka anya vyakti baiThA thaa| usane vRddha ke dvArA donoM hI rAhagIroM ko kahI gaI bAteM sunI thiiN| vaha usa vRddha se bolA, 'bAbA, mujhe ApakI bAta samajha meM nahIM AI ki Apane pahale vyakti ko to kahA ki yaha gA~va aura usake nivAsI bar3e bure haiM aura dUsare vyakti ko kahA ki gA~va bhI bar3A sundara hai aura yahA~ ke loga bhI bar3e acche haiN|' vRddha vyakti bolA, 'isake pIche yaha kAraNa hai ki pahalA vyakti svayaM hI burA thA, tabhI use apane gA~va ke loga bure aura aziSTa najara Ae aura dUsarA vyakti svayaM acchA thA isalie use dUsaroM meM bhI guNa hI najara aae| tuma yadi burI dRSTi lekara caloge to tumheM hara jagaha avaguNa aura avaguNI hI najara Ae~ge aura yadi tumhArI dRSTi hI acchI hai to tuma bure logoM ke bIca rahakara bhI unameM koI-na-koI guNa khoja hI loge|' ____ mUlya isa bAta kA hai ki vyakti kisa dRSTi se dekhatA hai| yadi vyakti mithyAtvagrasita dRSTi se kisI dharma ke tattva kA bhI AcaraNa karatA hai to use usakA ulTA hI pariNAma milegaa| yadi vyakti samyak dRSTi se tattva ko jAnatA hai to yaha usakI karma-nirjarA meM sahAyaka bnegaa| isI saMdarbha meM agalA sUtra leMmicchatta-pariNadappA, tivva-kasAeNa suThTha aavittttho| jIvaM dehaM ekkaM, maNNaMto hodi bhirppaa|| For Personal & Private Use Only

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mithyAtva-mukti kA mArga mithyAdRSTi jIva tIvra kaSAya se pUrI taraha AviSTa hokara jIva aura zarIra ko eka mAnatA hai| vaha bahirAtmA hai| AtmA ke tIna svarUpa haiM - pahalA bahirAtmA ; dUsarA aMtarAtmA aura tIsarA prmaatmaa| jaba vyakti kI cetanA kI pravRtti bAhara kI tarapha bahe, to yaha vyakti kI bahirAtma-sthiti hotI hai| yadi cetanA kI pravRtti kA upayoga apane lie ho, usakA bahAva bhItara kI tarapha ho to yaha aMtarAtmA kI sthiti hai| ise hama aise samajheM ki jaise koI cir3iyA ghoMsalA banAtI hai aura usa ghoMsale se dAnA-pAnI cugane ke lie dina meM kahIM ur3a jAtI hai| yaha hai bahirAtmA kI sthiti aura sA~jha hone para vaha phira apane ghoMsale meM lauTa AtI hai, yaha hai aMtarAtmA kI sthiti| jaise ki sUraja dina ke samaya apanA prakAza sArI dharatI para phailAtA hai aura zAma hote hI kiraNoM ko apanI Agoza meM sameTa letA hai| sUraja kA bAhara kI tarapha kiraNa phailAnA bahirAtmA kI sthiti hai aura kiraNoM ko svayaM meM sameTa lenA aMtarAtmA kI sthiti hai| jaise ki koI vyakti dina-bhara kAma-dhaMdhe, lena-dena yA khAne-pIne meM lagA rahatA hai aura zAma hone para jaba ghara Akara pratikramaNa ke lie baiThatA hai to usakI cetanA kI sArI pravRtti, svayaM ke lie pravRtta ho jAtI hai| svayaM meM svayaM ke lie cetanA kA lauTa AnA hI aMtarAtmA kI sthiti hai| jahA~ aMtarAtmA aura bahirAtmA kA dvandva samApta ho jAtA hai, vahIM hai paramAtmA kI sthiti| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only

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karma, Akhira kaise kareM ? mare priya Atman ! hama jaise bhI haiM, usakA kAraNa hama svayaM hI haiN| yadi hama sukhI haiM to usa sukha ke AdhAra-stambha bhI hama svayaM haiM; aura yadi hama dukhI haiM to dukha ke kA~Te bhI hamane svayaM ne hI boe haiN| hama hI nahIM varan sRSTi kA pratyeka prANI svayaM hI svayaM ke lie uttaradAyI hai| __ yadi koI vyakti nArakIya jIvana jI rahA hai to usakA prabandhaka bhI vaha svayaM hI hai aura yadi kisI ne manuSyatA pAI hai to usakA javAbadeha bhI vaha svayaM hai| yadi kisI ne isa pRthvI para divyatA kI jyoti prajvalita kI hai to vaha bhI svayaM ke puruSArtha se hii| yaha prakRti kI vyavasthA hai ki yadi Aja hameM koI baragada kA per3a dikhAI detA hai to avazya hI bIte hue kala meM usa per3a kA bIja boyA gayA hogaa| Aja hamAre jIvana kA jo svarUpa hai aura jina sukha-sAdhanoM kA hama upabhoga kara rahe haiM, unake pIche koI hetu avazya hai, kyoMki jisa prakAra koI bhI vRkSa binA bIja ke nahIM uga sakatA, usI prakAra binA kAraNa ke koI kArya nahIM ho sktaa| ___hara vedanA ke lie, hara zAtA-azAtA ke lie hamAre dvArA kie gaye karmoM kI hI bhUmikA hotI hai| hamAre jIvana meM udaya Ane vAle karmoM ko yA to hameM bhoganA par3atA hai yA unheM kATanA par3atA hai; lekina kucha karma aise hote haiM, jinheM udaya Ane para bhoganA hI par3atA hai| Akhira karma hI to vaha deharI hai jahA~ para vivaza hokara For Personal & Private Use Only

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karma, Akhira kaise kareM? vyakti ko apanA mAthA jhukA denA par3atA hai| Akhira karma ke AdhAra para hI to naitikatA ke niyamoM kA saMcAlana hotA hai| yaha prakRti kA eka mahAn vijJAna aura niyama hai jo isa jIvana ke pazcAta prApta hone vAle nae janma ke prati AsthAzIla banAtA hai aura janma-janmAMtara kI zRMkhalAoM kA kAraNa banatA hai| karmazAstra ke anusAra pratyeka kArya kA kAraNa hotA hai| yAnI 'kaoNja eMDaiphekTa/impekTa' sAthasAtha calate haiN| yadi kisI satI draupadI ke pA~ca pati hote haiM to isake pIche bhI koI kAraNa hotA hai| yadi mahAsatI sItA kA niSkAsana kiyA jAtA hai to isakA bhI koI kAraNa hai| yadi satyavAdI rAjA harizcandra ko cAMDAla ke ghara pAnI bharanA par3atA hai to isake pIche bhI koI kAraNa hai| maiM kAraNa para ApakA dhyAna kendrita kruuNgaa| Aja ke jisa vijJAna ne itane AviSkAra aura vikAsa kiye haiM, usI vijJAna kA eka niyama 'kaoNja eMDa iphekTa hai| ise hI kAraNa aura kArya kA siddhAnta' yA 'karma-siddhAnta' kahA jAtA hai| jisa vyakti ne isa siddhAnta ko nahIM mAnA, usakA jIvana, jIvana-zailI aura jIvana kA darzana pUrNataH avaijJAnika hI siddha huaa| isa dharatI para kAraNa aura kArya ke siddhAnta ko nakArane vAlA jo darzana utpanna huA, vaha cArvAka kA thaa| usane kahA- 'na to koI AtmA hai, na hI koI karma aura na unakA bhugtaan|' punarjanma ko asvIkArate hue usane kahA, 'khAo, pIo, mauja udd'aao|' 'RNaM kRtvA, ghRtaM pivet'| udhAra lekara bhI yadi ghI pIne ko mila jAe to koI harja nahIM, kyoMki agalA janma kisane dekhA hai| cUMki isa darzana kA AdhAra avaijJAnika rahA, isalie ise nakAra diyA gyaa| ___ dUsarA darzana jo isa dharatI para AyA vaha thA 'bhakta aura bhagavAna kA' jisane karma ko darakinAra kara diyA aura kahA ki tuma apane jIvana meM cAhe kucha bhI karma karo, cAhe puNya yA pApa, unake sAtha yadi svayaM ko tuma bhagavAn ko samarpita kara dete ho to tumhAre sabhI pApa bhagavAn dvArA mApha kara die jAte haiN| yAnI bhagavAn kI zaraNa meM tumhAre sAre pApoM kI bhI kSamA hai| yaha bAta bhI isa sRSTi ke vaijJAnikoM ko svIkAra nahIM huI ki pApa kare koI aura usakI kSamA kisI dUsare ke dvArA mile| cU~ki isa darzana kA bhI koI puSTa vaijJAnika AdhAra nahIM rahA, isalie yaha bhI sarvamAnya na ho paayaa| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra prakRti kabhI niyama kA ullaMghana nahIM krtii| yaha prakRti kA niyama hI to hai ki jisake calate sRSTi kI pratyeka vyavasthA samaya para saMpanna hotI hai| yadi koI holikA kisI prahlAda koagni meM lekara baiThatI hai aura Aga holikA ko jalAtI hai to isakA artha yaha hai ki usa Aga meM sRSTi ke pratyeka padArtha ko jalAne kI zakti hai| yadi pAnI kisI Aga ko zAnta karatA hai to usameM sRSTi kI pratyeka Aga ko zAnta karane kI zakti hai| yahI to 'kAraNa aura kArya kA siddhAnta' hai| isI ke calate pRthvI para jo tIsarA darzana AyA, vaha thA 'karmavAda' / usake anusAra sRSTi kA koI saMcAlaka yA niyaMtraka nahIM hotaa| hara kArya apane niyama ke anusAra svataH hotA hai| jaisA karoge, vaisA bhroge| yadi tuma acchA karate ho to usakA pariNAma bhI acchA hogA aura aura yadi tuma burA karate ho to usakA pariNAma bhI burA hI milegaa| yaha to prakRti kA sIdhA-sA niyama hai ki yadi tuma babUla kA bIja booge to babUla kA hI per3a ugegA, aura yadi Ama kA bIja vapana karate ho to pratiphala Ama kA per3a hI hogaa| isa siddhAnta meM bhI manuSya ne apanI eka mAnyatA sthApita kara dI ki isa janma meM jo bhI acchA-burA hogA, usakA phala Ane vAle janma meM milegA aura Aja jIvana kAjo svarUpa hai, usakA kAraNa pichalA janma hai| isakI isI mAnyatA ke kAraNa yaha bhI utanA kAragara siddha nahIM ho pAyA, kyoMki AdamI socatA hai ki yadi Aja pApa karane se paisA milatA hai, beImAnI karane se sukha-suvidhAoM ke sAdhana sahajatA se milate haiM to kala arthAt agalA janma kisane dekhA hai? agale janma meM cAhe baila baneM yA sAMDa, taba dekha leMge, abhI to khAe~-pIe~, ArAma kreN| taba eka vaijJAnika siddhAnta ubhara kara AyA ki tuma jo Aja karoge usakA pariNAma tumheM Aja hI milegA aura kala tumane jisa sthiti ko bhogA, vaha tumhAre dvArA kala kie gaye kArya kA hI pariNAma thaa| aisA nahIM ki maiM bola rahA hU~ Aja aura usakA prabhAva dasa varSa bAda pdd'e| usakA jo prabhAva par3anA hogA, vaha Aja aura abhI hI pdd'egaa| yahI to kArya aura kAraNa kA siddhAMta hai| yadi tuma Aja sukhI ho to usa sukha kA prabandha bhI tumane hI kiyA hai aura yadi tuma dukhI ho to apane dukha ke prati bhI tuma svayaM hI javAbadeha ho| yadi koI vyakti DAkU yA cora hai aura gahane javAharAta cora kara lAtA hai, sukhapUrvaka jIvana bitAtA hai to aisA nahIM hai ki usake pIche mAtra usakA koI puNya For Personal & Private Use Only

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karma, Akhira kaise kareM ? hI hai| usakA yaha kRtya avazya hI pApapUrNa hai, para vaha jo kucha bhI prApta kara rahA hai usake pIche usakA adamya sAhasa, usakI buddhi, tatparatA, caturAI Adi bhI hai jo sahI dizA meM niyojita hokara use eka acchA insAna bhI banA sakatI hai| isI taraha yadi koI amIra vyakti Aja dukhI hai to usakA bItA huA kala avazya hI apratyakSa kAraNa ho sakatA hai, para vartamAna kAraNa tovaha cintA, avasAda, tanAva, pArasparika mela-jola kI bhAvanA kA abhAva hai| inake calate vaha saba sukhasuvidhAoM ke hote hue bhI dukhI bana gyaa| vyakti svayaM kI sthiti ke lie svayaM hI uttaradAyI hai| yadi koI burA vyakti sukhI hai to usake pAsa vaha guNa jarUra hogA jisake kAraNa vaha sukhI hai aura yadi koI acchA vyakti bhI dukhI hai to usakI kamiyA~ hI usake dukha kA kAraNa hai| karmoM kA prabhAva hAthohAtha AtA hai| hama udAharaNa leM kisI AtaMkavAdI kA jo itanA khataranAka hai ki pulisa bhI usake nAma se kAMpatI hai| ugravAda AtaMkavAda phailAnA hI usakA kArya hai| sAdhAraNa vyakti socatA hai ki vaha to bahuta khuza hogA, kyoMki usake pAsa bIsiyoM kAreM haiM, saba sukha-suvidhA ke sAdhana haiN| hama phira itanI mehanata kyoM kareM? kyoM na apaharaNa yA do-tIna katla kara bahuta dhana kamA leM.... para aisA nahIM hai| vaha AtaMkakArI AjAda hokara bhI AjAdI kA jIvana nahIM jI paataa| vaha kisI se mila nahIM sakatA, use apanA ceharA saba se chipA kara rakhanA par3atA hai| usake rahane kA sthAna bhI koI gupta hI hotA hai| soco, kyA vaha jela ke sIMkhacoM se AjAda rahakara bhI AjAda hai ? usakA jIvana to eka kaidI se bhI badatara hai, kyoMki bhaya to sadA usake sAtha hI rahatA hai| yaha hai bure karmoM kA hAtho-hAtha prinnaam| ___ yadi koI vyakti hara hAla meM masta aura prasanna rahatA hai to usane apane sukhI banane ke bIja vapana kara die haiN| yadi tuma gAlI bologe to badale meM gAlI hI milegI aura gIta gAoge to gIta hI mileNge| kisI kue~ meM jhA~kakara tuma jaisI AvAja nikAloge, vaisI hI AvAja to lauTakara aaegii| hara kriyA kI pratikriyA hai aura hara dhvani kI pratidhvani hai| yadi tuma bar3e pyAra se kisI ko satya kahate ho to badale meM tumhAre pAsa bhI satya aaegaa| yadi tuma kisI ko satyAnAza kahate ho yA satyAnAza karate ho to tumheM bhI yaha sRSTi satyAnAza hI lauttaaegii| yaha to prakRti kA bar3A sahaja niyama hai| isa hAtha jaisA doge, usa hAtha vaisA hI lauttegaa| hama leM, eka choTI-sI bar3I pyArI manovaijJAnika ghttnaa| eka dina eka mA~ aura beTe meM kisI bAta ko lekara kalaha ho gii| bAta itanI bar3ha gaI ki vaha choTA For Personal & Private Use Only

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18 jAge so mahAvIra sA baccA mA~ ko chor3akara jaMgala meM bhAga gyaa| vahA~ jAne para bhI usa bacce kA gussA zAnta na ho pAyA aura jaise hI mA~ kI zakla yAda AI to vaha cillAkara bola par3A, 'hA~, hA~, maiM tumase napharata karatA hU~, napharata, napharata, napharata !' jaMgala se vaha AvAja pratidhvani ke rUpa meM gUMja kara AtI hai- 'hA~, hA~ maiM tumase napharata karatA hU~, napharata, napharata, napharata !' baccA bhayabhIta ho jAtA hai aura socatA hai ki yahA~ para bhI kucha bacce rahate haiM jo merI AvAja pahacAnate haiM aura unhoMne bhI mujhe badale meM javAba diyA hai| vaha mAsUma DarA-sahamA bhAgakara vApasa mA~ ke A~cala meM simaTa gayA, mA~ kI Agoza meM samA gayA aura rokara kahane lagA, 'mA~, jaMgala meM kucha bacce haiM jo mujhase napharata karate haiN|' mA~ samajha hI jAtI hai, kyoMki vaha pratidhvani ke siddhAnta se vAkipha thii| vaha jAnatI thI ki hama prakRti ko apanI tarapha se jo deMge, prakRti hameM vahI lauttaaegii| yaha to vijJAna kA niyama hai, kArya aura kAraNa kA siddhaaNt| yadi koI vyakti pAnI ko bhApa meM badalanA cAhe to use nIce Aga jalAnI hI hogii| bhale hI vaha sau-sau prArthanAe~ binA Aga ke pAnI ko bhApa meM badalane ke lie kara le, para ve prArthanAe~ pAnI ko bhApa meM nahIM badala paaeNgii| yaha prakRti kA vijJAna hai| jo isa vijJAna ko samajhatA hai, vaha burA kArya nahIM kara sktaa| kisI ko gadhA kahakara svayaM ko gadhA kahalavAnA kauna pasaMda karegA ! ___ usa mA~ ne beTe ko bar3e pyAra se kahA, 'beTe ! tuma mere kahane se phira jaMgala meM jAo aura isa bAra vahA~ jAkara bar3e pyAra se muskurAte hue kahanA, maiM tumase pyAra karatA hU~, pyAra, pyAra, pyAra! aura badale meM tumheM sau-sauAvAjeM pyAra kI mileNgii|' yaha manovaijJAnika ghaTanA isa satya ko sthApita karatI hai ki hara dhvani kI pratidhvani hai| hameM vahI prApta hogA jo hama apanI tarapha se auroM ko deNge| taba baccA jaMgala meM jAkara pukAratA hai, 'hA~, maiM tumase pyAra karatA huuN| pyAra, pyAra, pyAra !' badale meM jaMgala se pratidhvani gUMjatI hai, 'pyAra, pyAra, pyAra....AI lava yuu|' yahI hai karma kI vyAkhyA aura isakI aadhaarshilaa| jo vyakti prakRti ke isa siddhAnta kI tahoM ko, isa gUDha satya ko, isa rahasya ko samajhatA hai, vaha vyakti hI bhagavAna dvArA pradatta ina tIna sUtroM ko sahajatA se samajha sakatA hai| jaM jaM samayaM jIvo, Avisai jeNa jeNa bhaavenn| so taMmi taMmi samae, suhAsuhaM baMdhae kmmN|| For Personal & Private Use Only

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karma, Akhira kaise kareM ? bhagavAna kahate haiM - 'jaba jaba vyakti jaise-jaise zubha aura azubha vicAra karatA hai, vaise hI usa-usa samaya zubha yA azubha karma kA bandhana karatA hai|' yahA~ vyakti ke karma-baMdha kA bIja vyakti kA kRtya nahIM, varan usake bhAva haiM arthAt karmabandha kA mUla usake bhAva haiM aura jaisI bhAva-dazA, vaisI bhv-dshaa| bhava aura bhAva meM bahuta bar3I samAnatA hai| bhava kA artha hotA hai 'honA' aura bhAva kA artha bhI hotA hai 'honA' / jahA~ donoM meM hI hone kI sthiti, svabhAvajanya sthiti A gayI, vahA~ bhava aura bhAva donoM eka hI avasthA meM hote haiN| loga kahate haiM ki marane ke bAda bhavabhramaNa hotA hai, para maiM to jaba bhI AdamI kA mana TaTolatA hU~ to lagatA hai ki nahIM, bhale hI marane ke bAda bhavabhramaNa kI nayI yAtrA prArambha hotI hogI, para vyakti kA mana to abhI bhI bhavabhramaNa hI kara rahA hai| __ agara hama ImAnadArI se apane mana kA nirIkSaNa kareM to dekheMge ki dharma kI kitAboM meM jisa bhavabhramaNa kI bAta kahI gaI hai, vaha bhavabhramaNa to hamArA mana abhI bhI to kara rahA hai| vyakti kA mana dina-rAta isIbhramaNa meM to lagA hai| yadidharmagraMtha kisI rAjarSi prasannacandra kA bakhAna karate haiM to usakA kAraNa unake nirmala bhAva hI haiN| kisI vyakti kA veza, usakA sthAna, usakA kRtya kisI baMdha kA kAraNa nahIM hotaa| yaha saMta kA jo veza pahana rakhA hai, vaha to sirpha isalie hai ki yaha sadaiva isa bAta kA smaraNa dilAtA rahe ki tuma santa ho| vyakti apane bhAvoM yA vicAroM ke dvArA hI karma-bandha karatA hai| yogI apane bhAvoM meM kaba bhogI bana jAe aura bhogI apane ucca vicAroM, zubha bhAvoM se kaba yogI bana jAe, kahA nahIM jA sktaa| eka brahmacArI kahalAne vAlA vyakti bhI apanI bhAva-dazA meM kaI bAra maithuna kA saMsarga kara liyA karatA hai| agara tumheM kisI para krodha A gayA to mahattva isa bAta kA nahIM hai ki tumane usa krodha ko prakaTa kiyA yA nahIM, balki mahattva isa bAta kA hai ki tumhAre citta para krodha kA saMskAra udaya huA, krodha kI taraMgeM utthiiN| hA~, prakaTa karane para avazya hI usa bhAva se banane vAle karma kA bandhana pragAr3ha ho jAtA hai, para bhAvoM kI zrRMkhalA meM to na jAne hama kitane hI aparAdha, kitanI hI mAyA, chala-prapaMca, vyabhicAra, abhimAna, krodha, hatyA aura na jAne kauna-kauna se pApa karate rahate haiN| bhale hI ghara meM kutte ke rojAnA ghusane para hama use mAra nahIM pAte, para mana meM yaha bhAva to banA hI rahatA hai ki koI use lAThI se mAra bhgaae| hama apanI bhAvadazAoM meM na jAne aise kitane hI pApa karate rahate haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra ____ maiM rAjarSi prasannacaMdra kI eka ghaTanA kA jikra karU~gA jisakA maiMne ekAnta kSaNoM meM aneka bAra manana kiyA hai| prasannacaMdra eka aise vyakti the jinhoMne apane rAjamahaloM, parijanoM, saba sukha-suvidhAoM kA tyAga kara diyaa| eka-eka mAha ke upavAsI, eka pA~va jamIna para, eka hAtha AkAza kI ora, parigraha ke nAma para zarIra para sirpha eka vastra....aise ghora tapasvI ke bAre meM jaba rAjA zreNika dvArA bhagavAna mahAvIra se prazna kiyA jAtA hai ki 'bhante ! jina kSaNoM meM maiMne usa tapasvI ke darzana kie yadi una kSaNoM meM unakI mRtyu ho jAtI to unakI kyA gati hotI? mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'yadi una kSaNoM meM rAjarSi kI mRtyu hotI to ve sAtavIM naraka ko prApta hote|' ___ maiM isa ghaTanA para sahaja hI manana karatA rahA hai ki jisa vyakti ne apanI gati ke lie, mukti ke vAste itanI vyavasthAe~ kara lI usakI yaha dazA? phira mukti kA mArga kahA~ chipA hai ? taba yaha bAta samajha meM AI ki mukti kisI bAne meM, vaMza, nAma yA kRtya meM nahIM hai| vyakti kI mukti kA mArga to usakI bhAva-dazA meM chipA hai| usakI bhAvadazA jitanI svaccha aura nirmala hogI, utanA hI vaha divyatva ke karIba hogaa| jaba se yaha samajha pAI hai taba se zramaNatva kA sAra, mukti kA mArga kahIM khojane kA prayAsa bhI kiyA hai to vaha apane sUkSma se sUkSma bhAvoM ke prati jAgarUkatA meM hI kiyA hai| apane hara vikalpa, hara bhAva, hara vicAra ke prati sjgtaa| aisA nahIM hai ki krodha-kaSAya kI taraMga mujhameM na uThatI rahI ho| Akhira maiM bhI to usI zarIra ko dhAraNa kiye hue huuN| mujhase bhI vahI citta aura usake saMskAra jur3e haiN| Akhira hama saba manuSya hI to haiN| manuSya, manuSya kA apavAda nahIM ho sktaa| hara kisI meM hara taraha kI sambhAvanAe~ vyApta rahatI haiN| ___apane citta meM uThI hara vikRta taraMga ke prati sajagatA, vivekazIlatA hI hameM usa vikRti se mukta hone meM sahAyatA detI rahI hai| bAkI to duniyA~ meM vyakti kisI vyakti se bacane yA na bacane se vikRta yA avikRta nahIM hotA aura kisI se jur3ane para pavitra yA apavitra nahIM hotaa| jisako giranA hai, vaha to himAlaya parvata para jAkara bhI gira sakatA hai aura jisako pavitra rahanA hai vaha kisI kozA gaNikA ke pAsa rahakara bhI pavitra aura akhaMDita raha sakatA hai| ___ bhAvoM meM hI bhAvanA bhA lI jAtI hai, bhAvoM meM hI dAna aura dayA sampanna ho jAte haiM, bhAvoM meM bhagavAna kI pUjA ho jAtI hai aura bhAva hI bhAva meM kevala jnyaan| paramajJAna AtmasAt ho jAtA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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karma, Akhira kaise kareM ? agara tumhAre vicAroM meM pavitratA hai to tuma saba ke bIca rahakara bhI pavitra raha sakate ho| yadi tumhAre vicAroM meM hI gaMdagI hai to tuma kitane hI bAhya vAtAvaraNa se bace raho, para tumhAre karmoM ke anubandha tumhArI bhAvadazA meM jArI rheNge| isalie vaha vyakti jisameM thor3I-sI bhI jIvana-dRSTi hai, jo apanI mukti ke prati jAgarUka hai, vaha sadA apanI bhAvadazA ke prati sajaga rhegaa| Apa loga to kahA karate haiM'bhAve bhAvanA bhAvie, bhAve dIje daan| bhAve jinavara pUjie, bhAve kevala jJAna / ' vyakti apanI bhAvadazA se kaba mukti ke AkAza ko chU le, yaha kahA nahIM jA sktaa| rassI para nRtya karate hue IlAyacI kumAra ne nimitta milane para apanI bhAvadazAoM meM hI kaivalya ko upalabdha kara liyA thaa| logoM kI dRSTi meM vaha koI naTa rahA hogA, para vyakti kI bhAvadazA vyakti ko kahA~ pahu~cA detI hai, yaha kahA nahIM jA sktaa| koI bharata, mAtA marudevI ko bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke darzana ke lie le jAtA hai, para vaha vahA~ pahu~cane se pUrva hI apanI ucca bhAvadazA se mokSa kI pahalI adhikAriNI bana jAtI hai| koI nAgadatta aura kuraguDuka muni saMvatsarI ko bhojana karate hue bhI zuddha jJAna ko prApta kara lete haiN| vyakti apanI bhAvadazA meM kina karmoM kI nirjarA kara rahA hai, yaha usakI bAharI dazA/bAhya kriyA se nahIM jAnA jA sktaa| ____ Apaloga jo yahA~ para baiThe haiM, unameM se patA nahIM kauna gRhastha ke veza meM hokara bhI saMta hai| bhAvoM meM kauna kaba saMta bana jAe aura kauna-kaba gRhastha, bAharI dazA ke AdhAra para isakA nirNaya nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| bAhara se girA huA dikhAI dene vAlA vyakti bhItara meM pahu~cA huA ho sakatA hai| ____ kahate haiM : kucha sAla pahale eka maThAdhIzakA dehAvasAna huaa| yoga kI bAta ki usI samaya eka mahilA kA bhI svargavAsa huaa| mahilA kA makAna maThAdhIza ke maTha ke sAmane hI thaa| donoM eka-dUsare ke Amane-sAmane rahate the| maThAdhIza dharma zAstroM kI kathAe~ bhI bA~catA thaa| mahilA majabUrI kI mArI, deha-vyApAra karatI thii| donoM kA eka hI samaya meM maranA yoga kI hI bAta thii| maThAdhIza kI anyeSTi meM pUrA gA~va umdd'aa| hajAroM loga the| mahilA ke bAre meM saba jAnate the ki vaha kaisA jIvana jI gayI? mahilA ko myunisipalTI kI gAr3I le gyii| maThAdhIza ke lie caMdana kI citA sjii| donoM marakara Age kI kAryavAhI ke lie dharmarAja kI sabhA meM upasthita hue| dharmarAja ne donoM AtmAoM ke sAtha jur3e hue mana ko par3hA aura mana kI bhAvadazA ke AdhAra para svarga-naraka kA nirNaya diyaa| vezyA For Personal & Private Use Only

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22 jAge so mahAvIra mahilA ko svarga pradAna karane kA phaisalA sunAyA gayA aura maThAdhIza ko naraka pradAna karane kaa| dharmarAja ke phaisale se donoM hI cauMka pdd'e| mahilA ne kahA, 'sara ! Apase kahIM koI cUka huI hai| maiM, pApinI ! aura svarga kI adhikAriNI? maThAdhIza, naraka ke adhikArI? mahArAja, Apane bahI-khAte ulTe par3ha liye haiN| naraka to mere lie hai|' dharmarAja ne kahA, 'mApha karanA bahina ! hamAre nyAyAlaya meM kArya se pahale mana kI dazA ko par3hA jAtA hai| tuma majabUrI ke kAraNa deha-vyApAra karatI thI, para hara samaya tumhAre mana meM tumhAre pApa-kRtya ke lie prAyazcita hotA thaa| tuma rojAnA socatI thI ki dhanya hai maThAdhIza, jo dharmapatha para calakara pavitratA se jIvana jItA hai| para tuma yaha nahIM jAnatI thI ki maThAdhIza ke mana ke karma kaisethe? maThAdhIza jaba bhI tumhAre dvAra para kisI ko Ate-jAte dekhatA to usake mana meM hotA ki maiM agara maTha kI sImA meM na hotA to maiM bhI isa mahilA ke yahA~ aataa-jaataa| para...! maThAdhIza mana masosa kara raha jaataa|' ___maThAdhIza svayaM ko lajjita mahasUsa karane lgaa| vaha dharmarAja kI bAta kA virodha na kara skaa| usake mana meM prAyazcita huaa| usakI A~khoM se A~sU Dhulaka rahe the| usake A~suoM ne mana kI gaMdagI ko dho ddaalaa| mahilA ne dekhA, svarga kI jisa sIr3hI para vaha car3ha rahI hai, maThAdhIza ko bhI svarga ke rAste para jAne kI anumati mila gaI hai| isIlie mahAvIra ne kahA - 'jaba-jaba vyakti jaise-jaise bhAva karatA hai, usa-usa samaya vaha vaise hI zubha yA azubha karmoM kA bandhana karatA hai|' billI apane bacce ko dA~ta se pakar3atI hai aura eka cUhe ke bacce ko bhii| para donoM hI pakar3a meM usakI bhAvadazA meM antara rahatA hai| cUhe kA baccA jaise hI dA~ta ke bIca AyA, vaha use nirdayatA se dabA detI hai| para jaba vaha apane baccoM ko pakar3atI hai to usake bhAvoM meM eka vAtsalya, sneha, mAtRtva rahatA hai| eka jagaha mArane kA bhAva hai to dUsarI jagaha bacAne kaa| eka DaoNkTara jaba kisI vyakti kA oNparezana karatA hai to vaha usakI sampUrNa cIra-phAr3a kara detA hai| yadi koI vyakti kisI dUsare vyakti ke peTa meM cAkU ghoMpe to hama use hatyArA aura pApI kahate haiM, para usa DaoNkTara ne to zarIra kI pUrI cIraphAr3a hI kara dii| zarIra ke saba aMgoM ko hI bAhara nikAla diyA to kyA vaha pApI hai? nahIM, cAkU ghoMpane vAle vyakti ke bhAva mArane ke haiM to DaoNkTara ke bhAva bacAne For Personal & Private Use Only

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karma, Akhira kaise kareM ? 23 ke haiN| vyakti kI bhAvadazA hI mukhya hai / eka yatanAcArI hiMsA hone para bhI hiMsAjanita karma se bacA rahatA hai, jabaki dUsarA ayatanAcArI ahiMsA kA pAlana karate hue bhI hiMsA ke doSa kA bhAgI banatA hai / isalie dhyAna rakheM, vaha vyakti jo apanI mukti ke prati jAgarUka hai, jise mukti kA koI mArga, mukti kA koI dhAma aura mukti kA Ananda cAhie, vaha apane citta kI sUkSma se sUkSma vRtti ke prati bhI sajaga rahe / mana kI hara dhArA, hara bhAvadazA ke prati sajaga honA hI mukti kA dvAra hai / dUsarA sUtra hai : na tassa dukkhaM vibhayanti nAio, na mitta vaggA na suyA na baMdhavA / ekko sayaM paccaNu hoI dukkhaM, kattArameva aNujAi kammaM // mahAvIra ne bahuta sarala bhASA meM apanI bAta kahI hai ki jAti, mitravarga, putra, bAndhava Adi usa duHkha kA vibhAjana nahIM kara skte| usa duHkha kA akele hI anubhava karanA par3atA hai| karma kartA kA hI anugamana karate haiM / vyakti ko lagatA hai ki putra, parivAra, bAndhava Adi mere haiM, jo dukha Ane para sAtha deMge, para kyA dukha kA ba~TavArA koI kara pAtA hai? vyakti bistara para par3A rahatA hai, beTA yA parivArajana davAI kI sevA kA prabandha kara sakate haiM, para bImArI kI pIr3A to vyakti ko svayaM akele hI bhoganI par3atI hai| karma to kartA ko hI bhogane par3ate haiN| vyakti nitAnta akelA hai| Aja subaha hI eka sajjana mujhase pUcha rahe the ki amuka nagara meM jo santa haiM, kyA ve Apa hI ke samudAya ke haiM? maiMne javAba diyA, 'saba hI apane haiN|' ve bole, 'kyA matalaba?' maiMne kahA, 'pRthvI para jitane bhI prANI haiM, sabhI yA to apane haiM yA phira apanA koI nahIM / ' ve samajha nahIM paae| para yaha sApha hai ki janma-janmAntara kI isa zrRMkhalA meM zAyada hI aisA koI jIva ho jisake sAtha apanA sambandha na rahA ho / jo Aja hamArA mitra hai, ho sakatA hai vaha kisI janma meM hamArA zatru rahA ho aura jo hameM Aja zatru lagatA hai, vaha na jAne kisa janma meM hamArA mitra rahA ho / Apa saba hI mere apane haiM / dekho, kitanI AtmIyatA aura apanatva ke bhAva Apa logoM ke cehare para khila rahe haiN| milanA-bichur3anA to nadI - nAva kA saMyoga hai| jisa taraha eka per3a para sA~jha ko pakSiyoM kA jhuNDa ekatra hotA hai aura subaha hone para saba apanI apanI maMjila kI tarapha ur3a jAte haiM, yaha sthiti hamArI bhI hai / For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra eka ghara meM Apa sabhI dAdA, dAdI, beTA, bahU milakara rahate ho / rAta hotI hai to dAdA apanI jagaha cale jAte haiM, dAdI apanI jagaha, beTA-bahU apane kamare meM cale jAte haiM, aura baccA apane kamare meN| saba alaga-alaga ho jAte haiM / vyakti jaba taka sapane meM rahatA hai taba taka use saba apane lagate haiN| yU~ to vyakti ekadama akelA hai| subaha hone para saba apane sAtha milate haiM, nAztA karate haiM, aura apanIapanI maMjila kI ora nikala jAte haiN| yaha saba to mAtra vyavasthAe~ haiM, saMyoga haiM, jinheM vyakti apane mAnane kI bhUla karatA hai / 24 yaha mAtra saMyoga hai ki maiMne isa mA~ kI kokha se janma liyaa| ho sakatA hai ki Aja yaha jo choTI-sI baccI hai, kabhI vaha merI mA~ rahI ho / jisa kutte ko hama dutkAra kara bhagA dete haiM, vaha kisI janma meM hamArA dAdA yA anya koI riztedAra rahA ho| janmoM kI isa ananta dhArA meM na jAne hama kitane logoM se jur3e - bichur3e haiM, kahA nahIM jA sakatA / phira kisake prati napharata, jaba saba hI kisI-na-kisI janma meM apane sambandhI raha cuke haiN| isalie sabhI ke prati pyAra yA sabhI ke prati udAsInatA rakheM, kyoMki yA to sabhI apane haiM yA sabhI parAye / vyakti kA koI bhI apanA taba taka hI hotA hai, jaba taka ki vaha Atmanirbhara na ho jaae| eka pakSI apane ghoMsale meM taba taka hI rahatA hai, jaba taka ki usake paMkha na nikala aaeN| paMkha nikalate hI vaha nIr3a chor3akara mukta gagana meM ur3a jAtA hai| beTA bhI mA~-bApa ko taba taka hI nibhAtA hai, taba taka hI unake sAtha rahatA hai jaba taka ki usakI zAdI na ho jAe, vaha Atmanirbhara na ho jaae| usake bAda to usakA saMsAra simaTa jAtA hai| basa, miyAM, bIvI aura bacce / yahA~ koI kisI ko nahIM nibhAtA, mAtra karma hI vyakti ko nibhAtA hai / yadi tumhAre karma acche haiM to tuma jaMgala meM bhI maMgala kara loge aura yadi tumhAre karma hI bure haiM to tumhArI hajAra vyavasthAe~ bhI niSphala calI jaaeNgii| maiM logoM ko kahatA hU~ ki maiM santa banA, maiMne ghara-parivAra saba kucha chor3A, para eka cIja sadA ke lie sAtha meM lAyA hU~ aura vaha hai merI kismata, mere karma / yadi merI kismata acchI hai to mujhe jaMgala meM bhI chor3a diyA jAe, to vahA~ para bhI maiM kucha sundara phUla khilA lU~gA / yadi kismata hI kharAba hai to svarga bhI kabAr3akhAnA bana jaaegaa| isIlie mahAvIra ne kahA ki 'karma kartA kA anugamana karate haiM / ' vyakti sAtha usake karma rahate haiM / vyakti jaba-jaise bhAva karatA hai taba - vaise karma kA bandhana karatA hai| udaya Ane para vyakti una karmoM ko bhogatA hai| anya vyakti usa For Personal & Private Use Only

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karma, Akhira kaise kareM ? duHkha ko dekha sakatA hai, para dukha kA anubhava to kartA ko akele hI karanA par3atA hai| una duHkhoM meM koI bhAgIdArI nahIM kara sakatA / hajAroM varSoM pUrva jaba vAlmIki se yaha prazna pUchA gayA thA ki tuma yaha corIDAkA kisake lie karate ho? to usane javAba diyA, 'yaha saba maiM apane parivAra ke lie karatA hU~ / ' jaba pUchA gayA ki tuma jAkara yaha to pUcha Ao ki ina corI, DAkA aura hiMsAjanita pApoM se utpanna karma udaya meM Ae~ge to tumhAre sahabhAgI kauna-kauna baneMge? 25 vAlmIki pUchane jAte haiM to sabhI hAtha khar3e kara dete haiN| hA~, sukha meM sahabhAgI saba bana jAe~ge, para duHkha kA vedana to isa jIva ko akele hI karanA pdd'egaa| bacce taba taka apane haiM jaba taka ki unake paMkha na laga jAe~ / Atmanirbhara hote hI ve sAtha chor3a dete haiN| patnI kA sAtha ghara kI deharI taka hai aura mitra evaM bAndhavoM kA sAtha zmazAna taka / jIva ko to akele hI jAnA par3atA hai| yadi usake koI mitra yA zatru haiM jo usakA sAtha nahIM chor3ate to ve usake dvArA bAMdhe gaye karma hI haiM / jo vyakti apane karmoM ke prati sajaga rahegA, vaha zubha aura zuddha karmoM kA svAmI bnegaa| jo inake prati asAvadhAna rahegA, usakA jIvana andhere meM hI rhegaa| vaha svayaM aMdhA hai aura jIvana ko aMdhoM ke kue~ meM DAla rahA hai| usakA sAtha dene vAle bhI andhe haiM / aMdhA to kue~ meM giratA hI hai, kintu usake sAtha vaha bhI kue~ meM giratA hai, jise aMdhA Thela rahA hai, jisakA mArgadarzaka aMdhA hai, vaha kevala bher3a ko protsAhana de sakatA hai / hama saba loga isa bAta ko hRdaya meM utara hI jAne deM ki yahA~ koI kisI kA sAtha nahIM nibhAtA / jaba taka svArtha sadhatA rahe, tabhI taka hama eka-dUsare ko nibhAte haiN| jaise hI svArtha bAdhita huA, hama yahA~ do pala lagAte haiM kisI se bhI pallA jhar3akAne meM / saMsAra to kisI nATya- raMgamaMca kI taraha hai| yahA~ sabhI maMca para Ate haiM, apanA-apanA saMvAda sunAte haiM aura parde kI oTa meM ojhala ho jAte haiN| dhyAna rakho, karma kevala karttA kA anugAmI hotA hai / duHkha akele bhoganA par3atA hai / saMgI-sAthI hamAre duHkha ke sAkSI bhara ho sakate haiM, thor3I-bahuta daur3a-bhAga kara sakate haiN| zeSa to vyakti svayaM hI apanA karttA - bhoktA hai| vyakti svayaM hI svayaM kA uttaradAyI hai| soca-socakara soco ki apane sAtha kyA lAe the? sAtha kyA le jAoge? kisako sAtha lAe the, kisako sAtha le jAoge? jaba zarIra chor3oge to eka suI For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra 26 bhI sAtha le jAnA tumhAre lie nAmumakina ho jaaegaa| sikandara ne kahA thA ki merI arathI nikale, tAbUta sajAyA jAe to mere hAtha tAbUta ke bAhara rakhe jAe~ tAki saMsAra ko patA cale ki duniyA kI akUta sampatti kA mAlika bhI Akhira khAlI hAtha gyaa| AyA thA to muThThI bA~dhakara gayA taba hAtha pasAra kr| aMdhA, aMdho Thelate, doU kUpa par3aMta / tIsarA sUtra hai : seNAvaimmi Nihae, jahA seNA paNassaI / evaM kammANi NassaMti, mohaNijje khayaM gae // yaha sUtra bhI karmadRSTi para AdhArita hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'jisa prakAra senApati naSTa ho jAne para senA samApta ho jAtI hai, vaise hI eka mohanIya karma ke naSTa ho sabhI karma naSTa ho jAte haiM / ' hamArI lar3AI kisase calatI hai ? senA se / yadi senApati ko hI naSTa kara diyA jAe to senA kI zikasta to hai hii| hama to apanI lar3AI choTI-moTI senA se hI karate haiN| kabhI ekAdazI yA paMcamI kA vrata kara liyA to kabhI ina tithiyoM meM harI sabjI na khAne kA niyama rakha liyaa| kabhI gAjara-mUlI chor3I, to kabhI AlUgobhI / are, lar3anA hai to aisI lar3AI lar3o jahA~ tuma Atma-vijaya kA dhvaja phaharA sako, apanI jIta kA jazna manA sako / tuma jinatva ke, vItarAgatA aura jitendriyatA ke adhikArI taba hI bana sakoge jaba tumhArI lar3AI senA se na hokara senApati se hogI / vaha senApati hai, mohanIya karma / karma ke ATha caraNa haiM jisameM cauthA caraNa haimohanIya krm| bhale hI yaha krama meM cauthA hai, para sabase ghAtaka hai, mukti meM bAdhaka hai| jJAnAvaraNIya, darzanAvaraNIya, vedanIya, mohanIya, Ayu, nAma, gautra aura aMtarAya- ye haiM karma ke ATha caraNa / vaise to karma kI ananta prakRtiyA~ aura ananta bhAga haiM, para moTe taura para inakA ATha bhAgoM meM vibhAjana kiyA gayA hai| jJAnAvaraNIya yAnI jo jJAna para paradA DAla detA hai / jaise bAdala se Dhaka jAne para sUrya apanA prakAza cAroM tarapha nahIM phailA pAtA, vaise hI jJAnAvaraNIya karma ke kAraNa vyakti ajJAna ke AvaraNa se ghira jAtA hai aura svAbhAvika jJAna kA prakAza nahIM pA paataa| darzanAvaraNIya yAnI vaha karma jo vyakti kI maulika zraddhA para, usake darzana para AvaraNa DAla detA hai| yaha bilkula vaisA hI hai jaise koI dvAra - rakSaka bIca meM rukAvaTa bana jAtA hai aura hama maMtrI yA rAjA se nahIM mila pAte / For Personal & Private Use Only

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karma, Akhira kaise kareM ? vaha jisake udaya se hama sukha, duHkha, zAtA - azAtA kA anubhava karate haiM, vedanIya karma hai| aisA karma jisake udaya se vyakti cAhakara bhI saMsAra kI ulajhanoM aura bandhanoM se mukta nahIM ho pAtA, vaha ghAtaka karma mohanIya hai| isameM vyakti kI sthiti kisI zarAbI jaisI hotI hai, vaha besudha rahatA hai / use moha ke naze meM yaha bhAna nahIM rahatA ki vaha jo kara rahA hai, sahI hai yA glt| use lagatA hai ki vaha dUsare para upahAsa kara rahA hai, para vaha upahAsa svayaM para hI karatA hai / mohanIya karma ke udaya se vyakti apane svarUpa ko bhUla jAtA hai| apane Apako bhUla baiThanA hI jIvana kI sabase bar3I bhUla hai / AyuSya karma eka hala ke samAna hai / hala meM vyakti kA pA~va pha~sa jAe to vaha rukA rahatA hai, usI prakAra AyuSya karma ke kAraNa vyakti ko eka zarIra meM nizcita avadhi taka rahanA par3atA hai| nAma-karma eka citrakAra ke samAna hai| citrakAra tUlikA se alaga-alaga citra banAtA hai vaise hI nAma-karma ke udaya se vyakti nAnA prakAra ke rUpa dhAraNa karatA hai| koI strI, koI puruSa, koI tiryaMca aura koI napuMsaka / gautra-karma kA svabhAva eka kumbhakAra ke samAna hai| jaise kumhAra eka hI miTTI se koI bartana choTA banAtA hai to koI bar3A, vaise hI gautra karma ke kAraNa vyakti U~ca yA nIca kula prApta karatA hai| 27 antarAya karma kA svabhAva usa khajAMcI yA bhaNDArI ke samAna hai jo rAjA ke khajAne meM dhana hone para bhI dene meM bAdhaka banatA hai| yahI vaha karma hai jo hameM cAhane para bhI apanI sAdhanA meM Age nahIM bar3hane detA / vaha hamAre dAna, lAbha Adi meM bAdhaka banatA hai / isa karma ke kAraNa hI bhagavAna RSabhadeva ko bAraha ghar3I kI antarAya bA~dhane para bAraha mAha taka bhojana nahIM milA thA / ghAtI karmoM meM sabase adhika khataranAka mohanIya karma hai, to aghAtI karmoM meM antarAya sabase adhika balavAna hai, jise kisI bhI upAya se nahIM kATA jA sakatA / hama jJAnAvaraNIya ko kATa sakate haiN| hama pratidina jJAna kA svAdhyAya kareM, jJAna kI AzAtanA na kreN| darzanAvaraNIya ko bhI kATA jA sakatA hai ki vyakti satya ke prati zraddhA rakhe, satya kA sammAna kre| hara zAtA- azAtA ke bIca mana kI samatA banAe rakhakara vedanIya ko bhI zithila kiyA jA sakatA hai| saMsAra meM rahakara bhI kamala kI paMkhuriyoM ke samAna nirlipta rahakara mohanIya para bhI vijaya pAI jA sakatI hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra jIvana kA pahalA Arya satya hai : karma hai, kyoMki hara prANI karma se Abaddha hai, apane-apane karma anusAra pravartita hai| dUsarA Arya satya hai : karma kATA jA sakatA hai, kyoMki karmoM ko kATane kA mArga hai| tIsarA Arya satya hai : karma-mukti sambhava hai, kyoMki karmoM kI pragAr3ha jaMjIroM se mukta hokara hI aba taka anaginata loga amRta nirvANa-pada ke svAmI hue haiN| ___ karma se mukta hone ke lie 'sahajatA' ko jIvana kA gurumaMtra banA leN| jaba, jo, jaisA udaya meM AegA, taba, vaha, vaisA, sahaja svIkAra hogaa| kisI bhI udayakAla ke prati asaMtoSa na ho| hara hAla meM sahaja, hara hAla meM mst| eka bAta taya hai ki jisakA udaya hotA hai, usakA vilaya avazya hotA hai, phira cAhe vaha anukUlatA kA udaya ho yA pratikUlatA kaa| anukUlatA ke calate ahaMkAra na ho aura pratikUlatA ke kAraNa citta meM duHkha-daurmanasya na ho| sahajatA, hara hAla meM shjtaa| / 'sajagatA' karma se mukta hone kA dUsarA gurumaMtra hai| jIvana meM jaba, jo, jaisA, udaya hogA, hama usake prati mUrcchita nahIM hoNge| hara hAla meM sajaga rheNge| antaravRtti ke prati bhI aura bAhya-pravRtti ke prati bhii| behozI meM hAtha hilanA to dUra, palaka bhI na jhpkeN| khAnA-pInA, uThanA-baiThanA, calanA-phiranA, mela-milApa karanA, bhoga-upabhoga karanA, saba kucha sajagatApUrvaka ho| _ 'nirapekSatA' ko karma se mukta hone kA tIsarA gurumaMtra jaaneN| sabake bIca raheM, para phira bhI sabase nirlipt-nirpekss| 'na kAhU se dostI, na kAhU se vair|' sabake bIca, phira bhI sabase uupr| 'sabase milakara cAliye, nadI-nAva sNyog|' saMbaMdhoM ko mAtra nadI-nAva kA saMyoga bhara jaaneN| kisI ke janma para khuzI nahIM, kisI kI mRtyupara gama nhiiN| jo hai, saba saMyoga bhara hai| hara paristhiti ko tuma saMyoga bhara jAna lo| tuma Azcarya karoge ki koI bhI bAta tumheM prabhAvita nahIM kara pA rahI hai| tuma vItarAga bhI rahoge aura vItadveSa bhii| tuma ghara meM rahakara bhI taba saMta-svarUpI bana cuke hooge| vyakti aise jie jaise jala meM kamala nirlipta rahatA hai| saMsAra meM rahakara bhI saMsAra kA hokara na jiinaa| yaha kaThina hai, para nirlipta jIvana jInA hI AdhyAtmika jIvana jIne kI kalA hai| Aja itanA hI anurodha hai| Apa saba ke lie AtmIya amRta prema aura namaskAra! 000 For Personal & Private Use Only

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mosaminews 3308 : mp4 HARMA 16 sAdhanA rAga kI, prArthanA vItarAga kI Ramnischeenata 14 150759F TAR i ve Rotat - .. mere priya Atman ! ____jo Asakta hai usakA saMsAra ananta hai| jo Asakti kA anta karatA hai, vaha ananta ko pA liyA karatA hai| jo mUrcchita hai, vaha daladala meM par3e hue kIr3e kI taraha hai| jo jAgRta hai, vaha daladala meM khile hue kamala ke puSpa kI taraha hai| jo rAga-dveSa ke anubandhoM se ghirA huA hai, vaha duniyA ke kArAgAra meM banda hai| jo virAga aura vItarAgatA kI ora apane kadama bar3hA cukA hai, vaha ananta AkAza kA svAmI hai| jisake pA~va Thahara cuke haiM, vaha saMsArI hai| jisakA mana sthitaprajJa hai, vaha saMnyAsI hai| jisakA mana azAnta hai, vaha gRhastha hai| jo apane mana meM zAnti aura samatA kA svAmI bana cukA hai, vaha santa hai| saMsArI vaha prANI kahalAtA hai jo pA~va se to eka jagaha sthita ho gayA hai para usakA mana saMsAra kI dasoM dizAoM meM ghUmatA rahatA hai| santa vaha hai jo mana se to sthitaprajJa ho gayA hai, para usake pA~va sAre saMsAra kA bhramaNa karate rahate haiN| kisI aMgulImAla ke dvArA bhagavAna ko lalakArA jAtA hai ki tuma jahA~ para bhI ho, vahIM Thahara jaao| bhagavAna ke dvArA uttara diyA jAtA hai, 'maiM to sthita hI huuN| ho sake to tuma Thahara jaao|' aMgulImAla cauMka par3atA hai ki vaha svayaM ko to rukA huA kahatA hai jabaki vaha to cala rahA hai| aura mujhe jo ThaharA huA hU~, sthira hone For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra kI salAha de rahA hai? aMgulImAla jaba bhagavAna ko isa rahasya kA khulAsA karane ke lie kahatA hai to ve kahate haiM, 'vatsa, maiM to zAMti, prema aura samatA meM sthita huuN| ho sake to tU jisa hiMsA, ajJAna aura krodha meM daur3a rahA hai, svayaM ko roka le| maiM to samatA meM sthitaprajJa hU~, kintu tuma jisa corI, hiMsA aura vyabhicAra ke rAste meM svayaM ko bahAe jA rahe ho, ho sake to svayaM ko usase roka lo|' hajAroM sAla pahale bhagavAna ke dvArA santa aura gRhastha kA yaha spaSTIkaraNa kiyA gayA thA ki jo Asakti meM ba~dhA hai, vaha gRhastha hai aura jo saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI abhaya, apramatta aura kamala kI pA~khuriyoM kI taraha nirlipta hai, vahI santa hai| eka santa yA zramaNa bhI saMsAra meM rahatA hai, vastra kA upayoga karatA hai, AhAra letA hai aura makAna meM bhI rahatA hai, lekina vaha saba kA upayoga karate hue bhI upayoga nahIM krtaa| usa vyakti kA saMsAra meM rahanA, usakA upabhoga karanA usI prakAra arthahIna hai, jaise ki kisI kamala kA kIcar3a meM paidA honaa| saMsAra meM rahanA kisI vyakti ke lie khataranAka nahIM hotaa| khatarA to taba hai jaba vyakti ke hRdaya meM, citta yA mana meM eka saMkIrNa saMsAra basa jaae| aisA vyakti apane usa saMsAra ke svArtha ke lie sakala saMsAra ke sukha aura zAMti ko tuccha yA nagaNya samajhatA hai| saMsAra meM rahate hue hI mahApuruSoM ne tIrthaMkaratva, sambodhi yA kaivalya kI suvAsa ko prakaTa kiyA hai| saMsAra meM rahanA yA gRhastha-jIvana ko jInA koI nAjAyaja nahIM hai, usI prakAra jaise ki kisI kamala kA kIcar3a meM paidA honaa| lekina jaba saMsAra hRdaya meM basa jAe to yaha vyakti ke jIvana ko usI prakAra gaMdA kara detA hai jaise ki kamala kI paMkhur3iyA~ jaba taka kIcar3a se nirlipta rahatI haiM taba taka to pUjA ke yogya hotI haiM, lekina jaba kIcar3a unase lipaTa jAtA hai to vaha phUla apanI suvAsa, sundaratA, komalatA aura mAdhurya ke mahattva aura garimA ko kho baiThatA hai| ___ saMsAra ke hara prANI ke lie bhI yahI kasauTI hai| kyoMki mukti kA mArga to sabake lie samAna hotA hai| jo usa mArga para cala par3atA hai, vahI to maMjila pA sakatA hai aura jo rukA yA ra~dhA rahe, usase maMjila sadaiva dUra hI rahatI hai| kahate haiM ki eka bAra eka yuvaka ne kisI santa ko apane ghara para bhojana ke lie AgrahapUrvaka AmaMtrita kiyaa| santa ne prathamataH to inkAra kiyA, kintu yuvaka ke ati Agraha ko dekhakara anta meM unhoMne svIkRti de dii| For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA rAga kI, prArthanA vItarAga kI bhojana ke samaya santa yuvaka ke ghara phNcaa| yuvaka ati sampanna thaa| vaha bahuta sundara makAna aura sabhI sukha-suvidhAoM kA svAmI thaa| usane santa ko bar3e premapUrvaka bhojana kraayaa| santa usake ghara do-tIna ghaNTe Thahare aura use apanI tarapha se dharma kI do cAra acchI bAteM bhI btaaii| phira saMta ne kahA, 'aba maiM jAtA huuN|' yuvaka ne kahA, 'abhI dhUpa bahuta hai| Apa thor3I dera aura hameM apanA sAnnidhya deN|' saMta kucha dera aura ruka ge| kucha samaya bAda saMta jAne ke lie taiyAra ho ge| yuvaka ne socA ki saMta ko maiM itanI dUra se lAyA hU~ isalie yaha merA kartavya hai ki ghara ke bAhara taka santa ko chor3a aauuN| __ yuvaka saMta ke pIche-pIche ghara ke bAhara taka chor3ane niklaa| saMta ne jaba yuvaka ko dekhA to unhoMne use apane pAtra thamA die| yuvaka zarmavaza saMta ko kucha kaha na pAyA aura usake pIche-pIche calane lgaa| calate calate vaha socane lagA ki Akhira mujhameM aura ina santa puruSa meM kyA antara hai? ye bhI kapar3e pahanate haiM, maiM bhI kapar3e pahanatA hU~ , ye bhI bhojana karate haiM, maiM bhI bhojana karatA hai. inake lie bhI rahane kA sthAna hai aura merA bhI rahane kA makAna hai| basa, pharka to eka hI hai ki inake patnI nahIM hai aura mere patnI hai| to kyA mAtra yahI antara hotA hai saMta aura gRhastha meM ? ___ jaba isa bAta para socate-socate usakI jijJAsA bahuta bar3ha gaI to usane santa se kahA, 'mahArAja ! mere mana meM eka jijJAsA hai ki santa aura gRhastha meM kyA antara hai? kRpayA Apa mujhe samAdhAna deN|' santa ne sunA, muskurAe aura calate rhe| yuvaka bhI kucha aura bolane kA sAhasa nahIM juTA pAyA aura vaha bhI pIche-pIche calane lgaa| calate-calate ve zahara se bahuta dUra A ge| aba yuvaka mana-hI-mana socane lagA, 'aho ! maiM apane ghara se bahuta dUra A gayA huuN| vApasa pahu~cane meM bhI samaya lgegaa| prazna kA samAdhAna nahIM milA to koI bAta nahIM, para aba mujhe vApasa lauTa hI jAnA caahie|' vaha yaha socate-socate bAra-bAra pIche mur3akara dekhatA ki merA makAna kitanA pIche raha gayA hai| AkhirakAra usane himmata kara kahA, 'mahArAja, aba mujhe AjJA deM, maiM apane ghara lauTanA cAhatA huuN|' santa bole, 'jAte-jAte tuma apane prazna kA samAdhAna bhI lete jaao| tuma apane makAna se itane dUra Ane para bhI smRtiyoM meM usI makAna ko saMjoe hue ho| tumhArA mana abhI bhI usa makAna, dhana, sampatti aura strI kI Asakti meM mUrcchita hokara vahIM TikA hai| maiMne usa makAna kA, sukha-suvidhAoM For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra kA upayoga kiyA, para merA mana vahA~ nahIM ba~dhA huA hai| santa vaha hai jo samatA, prema, sahiSNutA, dayA, karuNA meM sthitaprajJa ho gayA hai aura gRhastha vaha hai jo mUrchA, Asakti aura moha ke daladala meM pha~sA huA hai| ____ bhagavAna ke Aja ke sUtra una logoM ke lie kAmayAbI ke sUtra ho jAe~ge jinake hRdaya meM anAsakti aura mukti ke phUla khilAne kI utkaNThA hai| rAgo ya doso viya kammabIyaM, kammaM ca mohappabhavaM vyNti| kammaM ca jAImaraNassa mUlaM dukkhaM ca jAImaraNaM vyNti|| mahAvIra isa sUtra ke mAdhyama se jIvana kA vijJAna prastuta karate haiN| ve kahate haiM, 'rAga aura dveSa karma ke bIja haiN| karma moha se utpanna hotA hai| moha janma aura maraNa kA mUla hai tathA janma aura maraNa duHkha kA kAraNa hai|' kitanA sApha-sutharA sUtra hai aise hI ki jaise koI gaNita kA sUtra ho| jisa taraha gaNita meM eka aura eka do hote hai, do aura do cAra hote haiM, aise hI mahAvIra ne jIvana ke gaNita ko spaSTa kara diyA hai| unhoMne isa sUtra dvArA mukti kA manovijJAna sthApita kiyA hai| unake dvArA die gae ye sUtra sUtra nahIM, varan unake dvArA khIMcI gaI jyaoNmiti hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki rAga aura dveSa hI karma ke bIja haiN| kheta meM jaise bIja boe jAe~ge, vaisI hI to phasala hogii| lahalahAtI phasala kA khvAba dekhane se pahale una bIjoM kI par3atAla kI jAnI cAhie jinakI santati yaha phasala hai| yadi Aka yA dhatUre kA bIja boyA jAegA to Aka yA dhatUre kA hI paudhA niklegaa| ___ yadi bIja kar3avA hai to lagane vAle phala bhI kar3ave hoNge| yadi bIja mIThA hai to usase utpanna phala bhI mIThA hogaa.| hama pala-prati-pala kadama-dara-kadama rAga-dveSa ke bIja bote haiM aura prArthanA karate haiM vItarAga hone kii| bahuta hI acchA vyaMgya hai yaha kibhAvanA rAga kI aura prArthanA vItarAga kI! donoM hI meM bahuta bar3A virodhAbhAsa hai| AdamI kI sthiti kAra calAne vAle usa mUrkha cAlaka kI taraha hai jo eksIlareTara aura breka donoM kA hI sAtha-sAtha upayoga karanA cAhatA hai| ... yadi eksIlareTara kA hI prayoga kiyA jAe to kAra ko gati mila sakatI hai aura yadi breka kA hI upayoga kiyA jAe to kAra ruka sakatI hai, para vyakti donoM kA hI maz2A sAtha-sAtha lenA cAhatA hai| vaha donoM eka hI sAtha dabAtA hai| taba For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA rAga kI, prArthanA vItarAga kI usakI sthiti usa trizaMku kI taraha ho jAtI hai jo na to pUrA pRthvI para hotA hai aura na hI pUrA AkAza meN| vaha bIca meM hI aTaka kara raha jAtA hai| AdamI jaba saMsAra meM rahatA hai, taba saMnyasta hone ke khvAba dekhatA hai aura jaba vaha saMnyasta ho jAtA hai taba saMsAra kI kalpanAoM meM khoyA rahatA hai| vyakti maMdira jAtA hai aura kahatA hai 'he vItarAga!' he deva tArA dila mAM vAtsalya nA jharaNA bharyA, he nAtha tArA nayana mAM karuNA taNA amRta bhryaa| vItarAga tArI mIThI-mIThI vANI mAM jAdU bharyA, tethIja tArA caraNa mAM bALaka baNI AvI gyaa| vItarAga ke caraNoM meM vItarAgatA kI prApti ke lie pratidina prArthanA karane vAlA vyakti maMdira se jaba ghara lauTatA hai aura bhojana ke lie baiThatA hai to kahatA hai, 'mujhe yaha nahIM bhAtA, vaha bhAtA hai| agara sabjI acchI lagatI ho to AdamI do roTI kI jagaha cAra roTI khA jAtA hai aura yadi sabjI pasaMda kI na ho to vaha eka roTI bhI bar3I muzkila se khAtA hai| yaha saba hI to rAga, Asakti aura mUrchA hai| kisI bacce ko kaho ki TamATara kI sabjI hai jisameM zakkara bhI DAlI gaI hai to vaha bar3I khuzI se khAnA khA legA aura vahIM use yaha kaho ki turaI kI sabjI hai to vaha khAnA chor3akara bhAga jaaegaa| jaba AlU banatA hai to acchA lagatA hai aura kelA burA lagatA hai| vyakti yaha nahIM socatA ki isa Der3ha iMca kI jIbha kA hI to svAda hai, bAkI to sabakA eka hI pariNAma hai| yadi rasagullA khAyA jAegA to usakA bhI vahI pariNAma hogA jo ki sUkhI roTI kA hotA hai| peTa meM pahu~cane para to sabakA eka hI pariNAma ! yaha to mAtra vyakti kI tRSNA aura Asakti kI ApUrti hai| bhojana ke prati kaisI Asakti, kaisI Asakti zarIra ke prati ! ___ yaha zarIra to ekadama usa bijuke kI taraha hai jo kisI kheta meM pakSiyoM ko DarAne ke lie rakhA jAtA hai| ye hAtha ekadama per3a kI TahaniyoM jaise haiN| yaha peTa eka DibbA-sA hai jisameM roTI pacAne ke lie DAlI jAtI hai aura anta meM mala banakara saba nikala jAtA hai| jisake mana meM antarapIr3A hai, usakI bhI yahI sthiti hai aura jo jIvana ke prati upahAsa-dRSTi rakhatA hai, usake sAtha bhI yahI sthiti hai| ___kinhIM dinoM hama vArANasI meM rahakara par3hAI kiyA karate the| ninuA kI eka hI sabjI ugatI thii| jaise yahA~ turaI hotI hai, vaise hI vahA~ vaha sabjI hotI hai| vahA~ hameM tIna sAla taka usI sabjI ko khAnA pdd'aa| bacapana meM zAyada isa sabjI kA For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra - nAma sunate hI bhAga jAte the / vahA~ par3hAI ke lie subaha cAra baje hI uTha jAnA par3atA thA aura jaba hama bAraha baje AhAra caryA ke lie jAte to bar3I bhUkha lagI hotI thii| cAra roTI aura ninuo kI sabjI ! aura tIsarI koI cIja nahIM hotii| hama unheM lAte aura bar3e prema se khA lete| vahIM se mujhe isa bAta kI preraNA milI ki jIbha ke svAda ke prati kaisI Asakti ! sabakA pariNAma to antataH eka hI hai / 34 zarIra ko kitanA hI sApha-sutharA banA liyA jAe, usa para kitanI hI sugaMdhI lagA dI jAe, itra chir3aka diyA jAe, kintu thor3I dera bAda saba durgandha meM badala jAe~ge / camelI kA tela lagAte hI kitanI khuzabU hotI hai aura agale dina mAthe para hAtha lagAkara dekho to pasIne kI badabU ke atirikta vahA~ kucha hAtha nahIM aataa| duniyA meM koI aisI durgandha nahIM hai jo zarIra ke sparza se sugandha meM badala jAe aura aisI koI sugandha nahIM hai jo zarIra ke sparza se durgandha meM na bdle| isa zarIra kA to dharma hI sar3anA - galanA hai / kitanA bhI prayatna kara liyA jAe to bhI zarIra kSaNapratikSaNa jarjaratA kI ora hI gatizIla rhegaa| jo vyakti zarIra ke isa svabhAva ko samajha letA hai, vaha svataH hI zarIra kI Asakti se mukta ho jAtA hai| hA~, maiMne azucitA kA dhyAna kiyA hai, maiMne mala ke virocita svarUpa ko dekhakara apanI jihvA ke svAda ko bhI niyaMtrita kiyA hai / jaba maiM khAne ke lie baiThatA hU~ to mauna aMgIkAra karatA huuN| phira jo bhI khAne ko mila jAe, cAhe vaha fia bIja hoM yA dhaniye kI jagaha nIma ke pattoM kI caTanI; maiM unheM bar3e prema se svIkAra karatA hU~ / jaba kabhI mana meM yaha bhAva uThatA hai ki sabjI bilkula phIkI hai to merA bodha mujhe tatkAla yahI preraNA detA hai ki do minaTa kA hI to svAda hai kyoMki bhojana to mAtra zarIra ke lie IMdhana ApUrti hai / kyA phIkA aura kyA khArA ! mana kI sthiti usI kSaNa saMtulita ho jAtI hai| jaba kabhI kar3aka roTI A hai aura aisA lagatA hai ki vaha cabegI nahIM aura jabar3e bhI itanI sakhta roTI ko sahana nahIM kara pAe~ge to tatkAla yaha vicAra uThatA hai ki roja khAnA khAne bAda AdhA gilAsa pAnI pI luuN| kyoM na Aja khAne ke pahale hI roTI ko pAnI meM bhigokara pAnI aura roTI ko sAtha khA liyA jaae| AkhirakAra peTa meM jAne ke bAda to donoM ko milanA hI hai / vyakti ko vastroM kA kitanA rAga hai ! abhI-abhI jo mahAnubhAva Apake bIca Ae the, ve batA rahe the ki unake pAsa picayAsI jor3I vastra haiN| mahilAoM For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA rAga kI, prArthanA vItarAga kI ke pAsa to sau-do sau sAr3iyA~ hotI haiM, para kisI puruSa ke pAsa itanI jor3I vastra ! mujhe Azcarya huaa| yaha saba Asakti hai, mUrchA hai, gRddhatA hai| mahilAoM ke pAsa nIlI, pIlI, harI alaga-alaga raMgoM kI sAr3iyA~ hotI haiN| unameM bhI hara sAr3I para alaga-alaga bela-bUTe, unake maiciMga kI blAUja aura vaisI hI cappaleM, yaha saba rAga ke hI to anubaMdha haiN| cappala pahaneM, magara isa bhAva se ki ve paira kI surakSA ke lie Avazyaka haiN| vastra pahaneM, apanI nagnatA ko, nirvastratA ko DhA~kane ke lie, na ki pradarzana ke lie| varanA ina ADambaroM yA Dekorezana kA koI anta nahIM hai| kisI vyakti ko Aja koI dhArmika kitAba do to vaha spaSTa kaha degA ki avahelanA hogI kyoMki ghara meM jagaha nahIM hai| dhArmika kitAboM ke lie jagaha nahIM hai aura kapar3e kI pacAsa-sau jor3iyoM ke lie jagaha bhI hai aura saMbhAla bhI hai| vyakti ke pAsa pahale se hI kaI cappaleM hoM yA kapar3e hoM, phira bhI jaba vaha nae zahara jAegA to vahA~ se bhI kucha kharIda hI laaegaa| vastroM kA parigraha ho, para usakI eka sImA ho| vyakti apanI isa mUrchA ke calate unhIM kapar3oM meM koI tilacaTTA yA kaoNkaroca banatA hai| jamIna ke prati mUrchA, makAna ke prati Asakti ki isa tasvIra se makAna ko sajAU~, nae phaizana kA sophAseTa lagAU~, mArbala kI jamIna honI caahie| ___ vyakti kI vItarAga, virAga yA zrAvakatva kI sAdhanA saba Upara-Upara aura dikhAvaTI hai| bhItara meM to vyakti rAga aura dveSa ke baMdhanoM se jakar3A huA hai| jIvana kI surakSA ke lie makAna jarUrI hai, para vyakti kI cetanA kA makAna koI dUsarA hI hai| kapar3oM, dhana yA anya bAhya padArtho para mUrcchita honA hI mithyAtva hai| isIlie bhagavAna ne kahA ki rAga aura dveSa karma ke bIja haiN| karma moha ke prabhAva se utpanna hotA hai| moha janma-maraNa kA mUla hai aura janma-maraNa duHkha kA kAraNa hai| jo vyakti karmoM kI khetI ko banda karanA cAhate haiM, jo nirjarA ke mArga para apane kadama bar3hAnA cAhate haiM aura jo apanI mukti ke lie kRtasaMkalpa haiM, unheM rAga-dveSa ke nimittoM se, rAga-dveSa ke saMskAroM aura zrRMkhalAoM se bacanA caahie| moha aura rAga donoM par3hane meM eka jaise lagate haiM, para donoM meM gaharA pharka hai| moha kA artha usa gaharI rAgAsakti se hai jahA~ vyakti ko kiMcit mAtra bhI bodha aura viveka nahIM rahatA hai| bhagavAna ne kahA ki karma janma maraNa kA mUla hai....aura For Personal & Private Use Only

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6 jAge so mahAvIra yadi janma-maraNa hoMge to duHkha ke nimitta to paidA hote hI raheMge aura jaba-taba vaha hara janma meM karma ke ina bIjoM ko pallavita aura poSita hI karatA rhegaa| bhagavAna ne isa sUtra ke dvArA baMdhana aura mukti donoM hI mArgoM ko spaSTa kara diyA hai| ___ hama leM eka pyArI-sI ghttnaa| hajAroM sAla pahale eka sAdhvI huI jisakA nAma thA kisA gautmii| usakA 'kisA' nAma isalie par3A ki vaha bahuta kamajora thI, kRza thii| vaha choTI kahI jAne vAlI eka jAti meM paidA huI, para saMyoga se usakA eka uccakula ke dhanI yuvaka se prema ho gyaa| ghara vAloM dvArA anumati nahIM dene para bhI yuvaka ne kisA se vivAha kara liyaa| yogAnuyoga se zAdI ke kaI varSa bItane para bhI kisA ke saMtAna nahIM huii| ghara vAle pahale se hI usake nIce kula kI hone ke kAraNa nArAja the aura aba usake saMtAna nahIM hone para use taraha-taraha se pratAr3ita karane lge| kisA gautamI ekAMta meM baiThakara socatI ki isase acchA hotA ki kisI garIba aura nIcI jAti ke vyakti se hI vaha vivAha kara letii| taba use itanI pratAr3anAe~ to sahana nahIM karanI pdd'tiiN| para kahate haiM ki du:kha ke dvAra bhI hamezA nahIM khule rhte| bhagavAna ne sunI aura kisA garbhavatI huii| usane eka putra ko janma diyaa| putra-janma ne kisA ko ghara meM Adara-sammAna dilaayaa| isalie vaha putra para bahuta hI adhika mohita thii| vaha apanA hara kSaNa apane putra kI sAra-saMbhAla aura usake lAr3a-pyAra meM bitAne lgii| ___eka dina kisA ghara ke andara baiThI thI aura putra bAhara udyAna meM khela rahA thaa| acAnaka eka sarpa ne putra ko Dasa liyaa| putra kA zarIra nIlA par3a gyaa| ghara vAloM ne bar3e-bar3e vaidyoM ko bhI bulAyA, para mRtyu ko ve TAla nahIM ske| anta meM logoM ne socA ki aba bacce ko daphanA hI diyA jaae| kisA abhI bhI apane putra ko apanI goda meM lie isa Asa meM baiThI thI ki koI vaidya AegA jo usake putra ko phira prANavAna kara jaaegaa| loga kisA ke pAsa paha~ce aura usase putra ko lene lage tAki use daphanAyA jA ske| lekina vaha putramoha meM itanI andhI ho gaI thI ki vaha mRta putra ko mRta mAnakara chor3ane ke lie taiyAra hI nahIM thii| logoM ne use bahuta samajhAyA, lekina vaha nahIM maanii| AkhirakAra saba hAra kara apane-apane mukAma cale ge| idhara kisA isa AzA meM aTakI rahI ki kahIM anyatra koI aisA vaidya mila jAe jo usake putra ko jIvanadAna de ske| vaha nagara For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA rAga kI, prArthanA vItarAga kI nagara Dagara-Dagara putra ko hAthoM meM lie hue Dolane lgii| vaha logoM se prArthanA karatI ki koI usake putra ke viSa kA haraNa kara kisI bhI taraha use jIvita kara de| loga kahate ki yadi hamAre kisI tyAga yA kArya se tumhArA putra jIvita ho sake to hama vaha saba kucha saharSa karane ko taiyAra haiM, para hakIkata yahI hai ki mRta ko kisI bhI upAya se jIvita nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| isI prakAra gautamI ko ghUmate hue kAphI samaya ho gyaa| tabhI use patA lagA ki gA~va ke bAhara eka bahuta bar3A vaidya AyA huA hai jise loga bhagavAna buddha kahate haiN| usane sunA ki vaha hara taraha ke roga dUra karane meM samartha haiN| usake pAsa hara du:kha, hara roga kI cikitsA hai| gautamI khuzI se jhUma uThI aura vaha apane mRta putra sahita bhagavAna ke pAsa phuNcii| vaha bhagavAna se bolI, 'he mahAvaidya ! maiM bar3I ummIdeM lekara Apake pAsa AI huuN| kRpayA Apa mere putra ko punaH prANavAna kreN| bhagavAna ne usa mRta bacce ko dekhA aura kahA, 'yaha to mRta hai|' gautamI bolI, 'he karuNAvatAra! kRpayA Apa bhI gA~va vAloM kI taraha mere putra ko mRta na kaheM aura mujha para dayA kara ise jIvanadAna deN|' bhagavAna ne gautamI ko dhyAnapUrvaka dekhA, aura dekhA usake atIta aura bhaviSya ko| bhagavAna ne jAnA ki aho! yaha gautamI hI to apane atIta meM bhagavAna kAzyapa buddha kI bahina rahI thI para apanI karma-paramparA ke calate isane nIca gautra meM janma liyA aura yaha janma-maraNa kI zrRMkhalA isake duHkha kA kAraNa bnii| bhagavAna ne usake sAdhanAmaya bhaviSya ko jAnakara use bodha dene kI dRSTi se kahA, 'he gautamI ! maiM tumhAre putra ko jIvita kara sakatA hU~ , para isake lie tumheM eka kArya karanA hogaa|' gautamI khuzI se cahaka kara bolI, 'prabhu! Apa mujhe jo bhI kArya sauMpeMge, maiM avazya hI kruuNgii| Apa zIghra hI Adeza deN|' bhagavAna bole, 'tuma aise kisI ghara se sarasoM ke dAnoM kI eka cimaTI le Ao, jahA~ kabhI koI mRtyu nahIM huI ho|' gautamI ne kahA, 'are ! eka cimaTI bhara sarasoM ke dAne to maiM abhI le AtI huuN|' yaha kahakara vaha apane mRta putra ko vahIM chor3akara gA~va kI ora cala dii| vaha eka-eka ghara meM jAne lagI aura saba jagaha eka cimaTI sarasoM ke dAneM mA~gane lgii| loga kahate ki eka cimaTI to kyA, tuma eka borI sarasoM ke dAne le jAo, yadi hamAre dene se tumhArA putra jIvita hotA ho| tabhI gautamI kahatI, lekina bhagavAna ne yaha bhI kahA hai ki jahA~ kabhI koI mRtyu na huI ho, vahA~ se hI dAne lAne haiN| Apake ghara meM koI mRtyu to nahIM huI hai?' loga kahate, 'are ! bhalA yaha bhI kabhI For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra saMbhava hai ki kabhI mRtyu hI na huI ho? yaha to prakRti kA krama hai|' koI kahatA merA dAdA mara gayA, koI kahatA pitA, koI pati yA patnI aura koI kahatA ki merA javAna putra mara gayA / 38 isa prakAra ghUmate-ghUmate gautamI kA pUrA dina bIta gayA, sA~jha Dhala gayI, lekina vaha pUre gA~va meM koI aisA ghara na khoja pAI jahA~ mRtyu na huI ho| vaha anta meM thaka-hArakara eka jagaha baiThakara socane lagI ki mRtyu to saMsAra kA satya hai, sRSTi kA sanAtana niyama hai| isa mRtyu ke dvAra se to hara koI gujaratA hai| bhagavAna ne mujhe bodha dene ke lie hI yaha upakrama kiyA hai / vaha vApasa bhagavAna ke pAsa pahu~cI / bhagavAna ne use dekhakara kahA, 'beTI ! kyA tumheM sarasoM ke dAne mila gae ?' gautamI bolI, 'prabhu! mujhe sarasoM ke dAne to nahIM mile, para jIvana kA Atmabodha jarUra mila gyaa| maiMne yaha jAna liyA hai ki saMsAra meM aisA koI ghara nahIM hai, jahA~ pahale kisI kI mauta na huI ho| maiMne jAna liyA hai ki rAga-dveSa ke bIja hI janma-maraNa kI phasala ke kAraNa banate haiM aura jaba taka janma-maraNa hai taba taka duHkha se nivRtti sambhava hI nahIM hai / ' kisA gautamI ne bhagavAna kI tIna pradakSiNAe~ kIM aura unake bhikSuNI saMgha meM usane saMnyasta jIvana svIkAra kiyaa| vaise to bhagavAna ke saMgha meM bahuta-sI bhikSuNiyA~ rahIM, para kisA gautamI aura paTTAcArI nAmaka do bhikSuNiyA~ ullekhanIya aura abhinandanIya haiN| ina donoM ne na kevala svayaM ke jIvana ko nirvANa ke mArga kI ora agrasara kiyA, apitu bhagavAna ke pAsa jo koI bhI saMtrasta aura duHkha se pIr3ita AyA, usako bhI samAdhimaya kiyA / isI sandarbha meM bhagavAna apanA agalA sUtra de rahe haiM taM jai icchasi gaMtuM, tIraM bhavasAyarassa ghorss| to tavasaMjama bhaMDa, suvihiya ! giNhAhi tUraMto // bhagavAna kahate haiM - 'he kisA gautamI, he paTAcArI, he mere zrAvaka-zrAvikAo, mere santoM, yadi tuma ghora bhavasAgara ke pAra jAnA cAhate ho to he suvihita! zIghra hI tapa-saMyama rUpI naukA ko grahaNa karo / ' bhagavAna kI vANI sabake lie nahIM hai| unakI vANI mAtra unake lie hai jo dukhoM se saMtrasta haiM, jinhoMne jIvanacakra meM sukha-duHkha kA anubhava kara liyA hai aura jinakI una duHkhoM se mukta hone kI prabala utkaNThA hai| bhagavAna unheM kahate For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA rAga kI, prArthanA vItarAga kI haiM, 'he mere vatsa ! yadi tuma isa bhayAnaka aura ghora bhavasAgara se pAra honA cAhate ho to tapa aura saMyama rUpI naukA ko turanta grahaNa kro|' duniyA meM kitane loga bhavasAgara se pAra honA cAhate haiM ? Apa logoM meM se kitane vyakti maMdira jAkara apanI mukti ke lie prArthanA karate haiM? maMdira meM jAkara yaha kaha denA AsAna hai ki bhagavAna mujhe mukti do, para ye prArthanAe~ mAtra satahI hai, saba Upara-Upara kI bAteM haiN| hakIkata meM AdamI bhava-sAgara se pAra hI nahIM honA caahtaa| yadi cAhatA hai to bhagavAna unake lie hI kahate haiM ki tapa aura saMyama rUpI naukA ko grahaNa kro| bhagavAna saceta karate haiM ki vyakti kSaNa bhara kA bhI pramAda na kre| samaya bahuta nirdayI hotA hai jo yaha nahIM dekhatA ki kaba kisa vyakti ko jIvana diyA jAe yA kaba kisako mRtyu| ho sakatA hai ki apanA agalA hI kSaNa mRtyu kA ho| muhUrta bar3e krUra hote haiM aura zarIra bar3A nirbl| isalie jo vyakti 'mana-mana' karate rahate haiM, ve kucha nahIM kara paate| kahate haiM na ki mAravAr3a manasUbe meM dduubii| vyakti mukti nahIM caahtaa| usakI mukti kI prArthanAe~ to mAtra apanI kathita prArthanA ko vaz2anadAra aura svayaM ko jhUThI tasallI dene ke lie hotI haiN| vidyArthI prArthanA karatA hai ki bhagavAna ! mujhe acche aMkoM se pAsa kara denaa| kuMAre prArthanA karate haiM ki bhagavAna, hamArA byAha acche ghara meM ho jaae| vyavasAyI prArthanA karatA hai ki bhagavAna ! vyavasAya mandA cala rahA hai, kamAI acchI ho jaae| bUr3hA vyakti kahatA hai ki he bhagavAna ! marane ke pahale mujhe pote kA mu~ha dikhA de| mukti koI nahIM maaNgtaa| ___ kahate haiM : bhagavAna ke pAsa eka bAra koI brAhmaNa pahu~cA aura bolA, bhagavan ! Apa sabako mukti kA mArga dikhAte haiM, sabako dharma aura Atma- kalyANa kA patha dikhalAte haiN| Apake anuyAyI bhI bahuta se loga haiN| mere mana meM eka zaMkA hai ki Apake mArga kA anusaraNa kara jaba sabhI mukti pA leMge to siddha-zilA meM kyA jagaha kI kamI nahIM ho jAegI? Akhira siddhazilA kA kSetra to sImita hI hai| usameM sArA saMsAra kaise samAyegA? bhagavAna ne sunA aura muskuraae| ve bole, 'vatsa ! maiM tumhArI zaMkA kA samAdhAna karU~, usase pahale maiM tumheM eka sevA supurda karanA cAhatA huuN|' brAhmaNa bolA, 'prabhu, yaha to merA saubhAgya hai ki Apane mujhe sevA kA avasara diyA, anyathA Apa to kisI se kucha kahate hI nhiiN|' bhagavAna bole, 'tuma Aja gA~va meM jAkara yaha kaha do ki bhagavAna kala saba kI icchA pUrI kreNge| isalie jisa vyakti kI jo icchA ho, vaha tumheM likhavA de| lekina eka vyakti For Personal & Private Use Only

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40 jAge so mahAvIra kI mAtra eka hI icchA pUrI hogI, isalie sabaloga usa eka icchA ko hI likhavAe~ jo ki sarvopari ho|' brAhmaNa gA~va meM gyaa| usane ghara-ghara jAkara bhagavAna kI kahI huI vaha bAta kaha dI tathA pratyeka vyakti se usakI sarvopari eka icchA jAna lii| apanA kArya samApta hone para vaha eka lambI-caur3I sUcI lekara bhagavAna ke pAsa phuNcaa| bhagavAna ne kahA, 'tuma jo sUcI lAe ho, use par3ha ddaalo|' usane pUrI sUcI par3ha dii| kisI ne putra mAMgA thA, kisI ne pati, to kisI ne ptnii| kisI ne dhana-sampatti mAMgI to kisI ne rogoM kA nivAraNa mAMgA thaa| bhagavAna bole, 'aba to tumheM apane prazna kA samAdhAna mila gayA hogaa|' brAhmaNa samajha nahIM paayaa| vaha bolA, 'prabhu ! merI samajha meM to kucha bhI nahIM aayaa|' bhagavAna bole, 'tuma itanI bar3I sUcI lekara Ae lekina usameM mukti kisI ne bhI nahIM maaNgii| mukti koI cAhatA hI nahIM, vaha sirpha vyakti kI bAtoM meM hI hai|' ____ Apa meM se kitane loga mukti cAhate haiM? koI nahIM caahtaa| yahA~ se jaba khar3e hoMge to bola doge- 'tvameva mAtA ca pitA tvameva, tvameva bandhuzca sakhA tvmev|' abhI to bhagavAna hI saba kucha hai, lekina jaba beTe ke sAmane khar3e hoMge to kahoge ki 'maiM hI mAtA, maiM hI pitA aura maiM hI saba kucha huuN|' maMdira meM jAkara kahoge, 'zivamastu sarvajagataH' arthAt sAre saMsAra kA kalyANa ho aura phira mana hI mana bologe ki bhagavAna merA kalyANa ho, merA bhalA ho jaae| saMskRta aura prAkRta meM jo prArthanAe~ hotI hai, ve U~ce svaroM meM gAI jAtI haiM tAki saba suna skeN| kitanI U~cI-U~cI bhAvanAe~ haiM svaroM meM, kintu mana meM dhIre-dhIre budabudAte ho apanI tuccha prArthanAe~ ki bhagavAna merA yaha kAma ho jAe, merI yaha icchA pUrI ho jaae| ___ bhagavAna ne isIlie kahA hai ki mukti kA mArga sabake lie nahIM hai| yaha mArga mAtra usI ke lie hai jo vAstavika rUpa se isa pAra se usa pAra jAnA cAhatA hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM - 'yadi tU isa bhayaMkara aura ghora bhavasAgara se pAra honA cAhatA hai to he buddhimAna puruSa ! zIghra hI tapa aura saMyama rUpI naukA ko grahaNa kr|' pAra ve hI to lagate haiM jo naukA meM savAra hote haiM aura jinakI bAjuoM meM tairane kI prabala zakti hai| jo vyakti isa Dara se pAnI meM nahIM utarate ki kahIM hama DUba na jAe~, ve usa pAra ke Ananda se sadaiva vaMcita hI rahate haiN| unakI sthiti kIcar3a meM par3e hue usa kIr3e kI taraha hotI hai jise kIcar3a se bAhara nikalane kA AmaMtraNa bhI milatA hai aura vahA~ kI svataMtratA ke bAre meM, usake Ananda ke bAre meM bhI use batAyA jAtA For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA rAga kI, prArthanA vItarAga kI hai, lekina vaha mAtra isa Dara se bAhara nahIM nikalatA ki yadi bAhara nikalU~ aura vahA~ kIcar3a hI milA to merA kyA hAla hogA? isa bhaya se vaha kIcar3a kA kIr3A kIcar3a meM hI satA jAtA hai| ___ kamala aura kIr3A, donoM hI kIcar3a meM paidA hote haiN| kIr3A kIcar3a meM hI dhaMsatA jAtA hai, jabaki kamala usa kIcar3a se Upara uTha jAtA hai| hama saba bhI to kIcar3a se hI paidA hue haiN| hamArA yaha zarIra hameM mAtA-pitA ke rakta, vIrya, asthi, majjA se hI to milA hai| para eka vyakti kIcar3a meM paidA hokara kIcar3a meM hI pravRtta hotA jAtA hai aura dUsarA vaha hai jo bhale hI kisI kIcar3a meM paidA huA hai, para vaha kIcar3a ko kIcar3a samajhakara usakA tyAga kara detA hai| dhanya haiM ve mahApuruSa jo svayaM ko saMsAra ke kIcar3a se kamala kI taraha nirlipta rakhate haiN| nirlipta-nirmala AtmAoM ke lie hI bhagavAna kA agalA sUtra hai : bhAve viratto maNuo, visogo, eeNa dukkhoha prNprenn| na lippaI bhavamajjhe vi saMto, jaleNa vA pokkhariNI palAsaM / / yaha bahuta hI kImiyA sUtra hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki bhAva se virakta manuSya zoka-mukta bana jAtA hai| jaise kamalinI kA patra jala meM lipta nahIM hotA, vaise hI bhAva-virakta puruSa saMsAra meM rahakara bhI aneka du:khoM se lipta nahIM hotaa| jo bhAva se virakta hai, vaha vItazoka hai| use kisI bhI prakAra kA duHkha nahIM hai| jo bhAva meM anurakta hai, usake lie saba taraha ke duHkha haiN| pati ke bImAra ho jAne para patnI duHkhI hotI haiM, kyoMki usake bhAvoM meM anurAga hai| beTe kI galatI para pitA cA~TA jar3a detA hai kyoMki bhAvoM meM anurakti hai| janma para khuzI aura mRtyu para pIr3A isIlie hotI hai ki unameM anurakti hai| par3osa meM mRtyu ho jAe to vyakti socatA hai ki jaldI se cAya-nAztA kara lU~ kyoMki zmazAnayAtrA meM jAnA hai| yadi ghara meM mRtyu ho jAe to cAya nahIM bhAtI, antara meM pIr3A hotI hai, du:kha hotA hai| mRtyu to donoM hI jagaha samAna hai, jagaha meM mAtra pA~ca-dasa gaja kA antara hai, para par3ausa ke sAtha vyakti ke rAgAtmaka sambandha nahIM jur3e hue haiM, isalie vaha mRtyu use duHkha nahIM detI, jabaki parivAra meM anurakti hone para kisI kI bhI mRtyu hamAre zoka kA kAraNa bana jAtI hai| nAnaka kahate haiM : 'nAnaka dukhiyA saba sNsaar|' sArA saMsAra duHkhamaya hai| duHkhI honA jIvana kA anivArya pahalU hai, para duHkha va zoka se mukta hone kA mArga For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra hai - bhAva-virakti / jo bhAva se virakta hai, vaha vItazoka hai| bhAvoM meM hI saMsAra hai aura bhAvoM meM hI saMnyAsa / bhAvanAtmaka samabhAva hI rAga hai; bhAvanAtmaka vaimanasya hI dveSa hai| jo hara bhAva se uparata hai, vaha sAkSI hai / mukti kA yahI eka mAtra sanAtana mArga hai - sAkSIbhAva sAdhaka kI sAdhanA kA mUla hai / yaha sAkSIbhAva mokSa kA merudaMDa hai| sAkSIbhAva adhyAtma kA AdhAra staMbha hai| vaha usakA prathama aura aMtima sAdhana hai / sAkSI zoka nahIM karatA / sAkSI nirlipta hotA hai, nirapekSa hotA hai / apekSA aura liptatA hI hameM auroM se bA~dhatI haiN| yadi apekSA upekSita ho jAe to uttejanA aura Akroza hama para hAvI ho jAte haiM / mahAn loga dUsaroM se apekSA nahIM rakhate / ve apanI apekSA apane Apase hI rakhate hai / 42 sAkSI sahaja rahatA hai, hara hAla meM masta / merA eka akelA saMdeza hai 'masta raho, hara hAla meM masta / ' koI mare to bhI masta raho ; koI janme taba bhI masta raho / lAbha meM bhI masta raho aura hAni meM bhI masta raho / abhinandana ho to bhI masta raho; AlocanA ho taba bhI mastI ko khaMDita mata hone do| hara hAla meM mastI - sAkSitva ko sAdhane kA pahalA gurumaMtra hai| tuma parivAra meM raho, para sAkSI banakara / vyavasAya meM pravRtti ho, para sAkSitva kA bodha barakarAra rhe| Trena - basa meM saphara ho, taba bhI sAkSitva ko sAtha lekara / sabz2I sudhAro, phala sudhAro, para sAkSitva kI dazA hara pala, hara jagaha, hara kArya meM sAtha rahe / bhAva-virakti kA matalaba sAkSitva hai / sAkSitva kA artha bhAva-virakti hai / sAkSI hara paristhiti ko niyati kA eka saMyoga bhara mAnatA hai / use hara sthiti honI aura honahAra najara AtI hai / vaha ghamaMDa bhI nahIM karatA aura kheda bhI nahIM / vaha hara hAla meM sahaja rahatA hai, zAnta rahatA hai, saumya rahatA hai| Asakta vyakti sAkSI ke bilakula viparIta hai| use lagatA hai ki hara paristhiti mere kAraNa hai| saba kucha mere kiye hI ho rahA hai| maiM aura mere kA bhAva Asakti kA pariNAma hai| aisA vyakti bIvI-bacce, jamIna-jAyadAda ke prati hI mere-mere kA bhAva nahIM rakhegA apitu usake ghara ke bAhara havA se ur3akara AI dhUla ko bhI kahegA- 'merI dhUla / ' aisA huaa| eka vyakti basa aDDe pahu~cA / use kahIM jAnA thaa| basa ravAnA hone meM dera thI ata: usane Age kI sITa para rUmAla bichAyA aura khuda nIce utara gyaa| pandraha minaTa bAda basa ravAnA hone lagI / vyakti daur3a AyA aura basa meM For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA rAga kI, prArthanA vItarAga kI savAra ho gyaa| Azcarya use taba huA jaba usane usa kursI para dUsare AdamI ko baiThe dekhA, jisa para usane rUmAla bichAyA thaa| usane pUchA, 'bhAI sAhaba! yahA~ to maiM rUmAla bichAkara gayA thaa| phira Apa kaise baiThe?' kursI para baiThe vyakti ne use usakA rUmAla dete hue kahA ki rUmAla bichAne se jagaha kisI kI thor3I ho jAtI hai| kala ko Apa tAjamahala para rUmAla bichAkara kaheMge, tAjamahala merA ho gyaa| mamatva kA AropaNa...! tAza khelo to tAza ke patte ke cir3iyA-bAdazAha bhI tumheM apane lgeNge| zataraMja yA caiza khelo to tumheM usakI goTiyoM meM hAthI-ghor3e lar3ate-lar3Ate, marate-mArate najara aaeNge| maiM tumheM batA denA cAhatA hU~ ki saMsAra ke sAre khela tAza ke pattoM kI taraha hI haiN| ghar3I meM hama tAza ke patte phailAte haiM aura ghar3I meM hI unheM sameTa lete haiN| ___kohInUra hIre ke lie na jAne aba taka kitanI lar3AiyA~ huI haiM! kitanI senAe~ marI-miTI haiN| isane usase chInA, usane isase chiinaa| isa chInAjhapaTI meM anaginata logoM kI jAneM gaI haiN| nAsamajha loga nAzavAn cIjoM ke lie bhI lar3ate haiN| samajhadAra nazvara ko nazvara samajhakara usase nirapekSa rahatA hai| ___ jIvana meM vyartha ke tanAvoM se, cintAoM se, vaira-virodha aura vaimanasya se bacane ke lie eka akelA sarvakalyANakArI dRSTikoNa hai- 'bhAve visogo, maNuo visogo|' jo bhAva se virakta hai, nirapekSa hai, vaha zokamukta ho jAtA hai| ThIka vaise hI jaise kamalinI ke patte jala se, daladala se mukta ho jAte haiN| ___ yahI hai mArga mukti kA, AdhyAtmika zAMti aura saMbodhi kaa| hamAre kadama, hamArI najara rAga se virAga kI ora hI nahIM balki vItarAga, vItazoka hone kI ora ho| aisA nahIM ki prArthanA ho yoga kI aura bhAvanA ho bhoga kI ! bhAvanA aura prArthanA, kArya aura kAmanA - donoM meM santulana ho, donoM adhyAtma kI laya liye hoN| mana aura mana kI abhivyakti dono meM ekarUpatA, donoM meM mukti kI taraMga ho| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only

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hama hI hoM hamAre mitra mere priya Atman ! manuSya kA satya sarvopari hai| manuSya ko darakinAra karake satya ke svarUpa ko sthApita aura pratiSThita nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| manuSya kI itanI zreSThatA aura garimA hai ki vaha svayaM hI eka maMdira hai| maMdira mATI kA ho sakatA hai, para usameM nivAsa karane vAlA devatA mATI kA nahIM ho sktaa| kAyA mATI kI ho sakatI hai, para usameM nivAsa karane vAlI cetanA mATI kI nahIM ho sktii| hamArI jiMdagI bhI rozana cirAga kI taraha hai| jisa taraha dIpa kI jyoti mATI ke dIye meM prajvalita hotI hai, usI taraha isa mATI kI kAyA meM cetanA kI jyoti prakAzita hotI hai| jisakI dRSTi mATI ke dIpaka para kendrita hai, vaha mATI hai aura jisakI dRSTi jyoti para kendrita hai, usane na kevala jyotirmayatA hAsila kara lI, varan vaha svayaM jyotirmaya ho gayA / jisane apanI dRSTi mRNmaya para kendrita kI, vaha svayaM mRNmaya ho gayA aura jisane apanI dRSTi cetanA ke prakAza para kendrita kI, vaha svayaM cinmaya ho gyaa| __ bhagavAna mahAvIra usa devatA ko mUlya denA cAhate haiM jo kisI vaikuNTha meM nahIM, balki hamAre aMtaraghaTa meM nivAsa karatA hai| kisI svarga yA vaikuNTha meM rahane vAle devatA kI tuma hajAroM varSa prArthanAe~ yA ibAdata kara lo taba bhI zAyada hI unake pratyakSa darzana kara pAo, para jaba bhI vyakti apane bhItara meM utarakara, antara-hRdaya For Personal & Private Use Only

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hama hI hoM hamAre mitra meM virAjita devatA se mukhAtiba hogA , vaha avazya hI usa prabhu ke sAtha pratyakSa sAkSAtkAra kara paaegaa| maMdira ke devatA ko to zAyada tuma prakAza meM bhI na pahacAna pAo, para usa devatA ko jo tumhAre antaraghaTa meM virAjita hai, tuma aMdhere meM bhI pahacAna sakate ho| ___ AdamI apane bhItara ke devatA ko mUlya nahIM de pAtA, vaha anya kisI devatA ko mUlya detA hai| bhItara ke devatA dvArA bAhya jagata ke sAtha saMbaMdha evaM tAdAtmya sthApita karane ko hI bhagavAna ne bahirAtmA kI sthiti kahA hai| jaba bhItara kA devatA yA cetanA, bAhya jagata se apane saMbaMdha-viccheda kara svayaM meM hI sthita aura pratiSThita ho jAtI hai to yaha vyakti kI aMtaryAtrA yA aMtarAtmA kI sthiti hai| jaba aMtarAtmA evaM bahirAtmA kA dvaitva samApta ho jAtA hai, bAhara, bAhara nahIM rahatA, bhItara, bhItara nahIM rahatA, taba saba dvandva samApta ho jAte haiN| usa sthiti meM jo phUla khilatA hai, usakA nAma hI paramAtmA hai| manuSya ke aMtaraghaTa meM virAjita usa devatA ke hI tIna nAma haiN| bahirAtmA, aMtarAtmA aura prmaatmaa| 'aMtarAtmA' ho cAhe 'bahirAtmA' yA 'paramAtmA' tInoM hI avasthA meM Atma-tattva to vidyamAna hI hai| mahAvIra ke lie jitanA mUlya manuSya kA hai, utanA hI mahattva usake aMtaraghaTa meM virAjita devatA kA hai / mahAvIra ke darzana se yadi Atma-tattva ko alaga kara diyA jAe to vaha apanA artha hI kho degaa| isI taraha yadi vyakti ke jIvana se Atma-tattva ko vilaga kara diyA jAe to ziva rUpa vaha vyakti mAtra zava bhara raha jaaegaa| vahI tattva to Atma-tattva hai jisake saMyoga se vyakti calatA hai, bolatA hai, sunatA hai, par3hatA hai, likhatA hai| vyakti kahIM bhI calA jAe, kucha bhI kara le, para vaha usa Atma-tattva se eka kSaNa ke lie bhI alaga nahIM ho sakatA / ___ agara koI vyakti AtmA ko isa duniyA meM pratyakSa sAbita karanA cAhe to maiM use eka sujhAva dUMgA ki vaha do guladaste le, jahA~ eka guladaste meM rakhe gaye phUla kRtrima bhale hI hoM kintu apane raMga-rUpa, khuzabU, AkAra aura suMdaratA meM bilkula asalI phUloM kI taraha hoN| vahIM dUsare guladaste meM prAkRtika phUla hoN| donoM hI guladastoM ke phUla dekhane meM hameM samAna laga sakate haiM, para pahale guladaste meM phUloM kA hrAsa yA vikAsa nahIM hogA, jabaki dUsare guladaste meM phUla sajIva haiM, unameM prANa haiM, isalie ve khileMge to murajhAe~ge bhii| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra kisI zava meM aura tumhAre meM jo antara hai, usakA ekamAtra kAraNa Atmatattva hai| jo mara gayA hai, usakA zarIra bhI vaisA hI hai jaisA pahale thaa| hAtha-pA~va, A~kha-nAka, hRdaya-phephar3e saba dikhane meM ThIka haiM, para kyA kAraNa hai jo zarIra ke ina sabhI avayavoM ne apanI gatividhiyA~ baMda kara dI haiM? isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki usake zarIra meM vaha tattva nahIM rahA jo zarIra ko yA usake sabhI avayavoM ko UrjA detA hai / zrImad rAjacandra ne 'Atmasiddhi' meM gunagunAyA hai - 'AtmAnI zaMkA kare AtmA pote Apa' arthAt AtmA svayaM hI apane astitva kI zaMkA karatI hai| vaha khuda ko khojanA cAhatI hai, kalyANa karanA cAhatI hai| kitanA bar3A Azcarya ! 46 vyakti baMdhana meM hai kyoMki use abhI taka samajha nahIM milI hai| vaha mukta nahIM ho pAyA kyoMki vaha apanI hI bhrAMtiyoM kI jaMjIroM meM jakar3A hai| vyakti aba taka apanI maMjila nahIM pA sakA kyoMki usane mUrcchA ke laMgara nahIM khole / vyakti do pala ke lie bhI ekAMta meM baiThakara, apanI palakoM ko jhukAkara bhItara nihAre to vaha pAegA ki usake bhItara vicAroM kI uthala-puthala macI hai| Akhira ina vicAroM kA janmadAtA kauna hai ? taba use lagegA ki mana yA mastiSka hI ina vicAroM ko paidA kara rahA hai; para mana yA mastiSka ko kauna saMcAlita kara rahA hai, kauna use UrjA de rahA hai ? vaha AtmA hI to hai / hamArI hara vedanA yA saMvedanA kA hameM AbhAsa dene vAlA, hamArI hara kriyA ko saMcAlita karane vAlA, vaha hamAre bhItara baiThA devatA hI to hai / dharatI para do taraha ke devatA mAne jAte haiM / eka to vaha jo yahA~ se dUra kisI AsamAna meM baiThA sRSTi ko saMcAlita karatA hai / dUsarA vaha jo hama saba ke bhItara virAjamAna hai aura hama sabakA svataMtra saMcAlana karatA hai / hara astitva ke sAtha rAma jur3A hai, hara asmitA ke pIche kRSNa haiM aura hara cetanA kA pratinidhitva mahAvIra karate haiN| vyakti svayaM hI apanA rAma hai, svayaM hI svayaM kA kRSNa aura mahAvIra hai / rAma, kRSNa aura mahAvIra kahIM dUra yA koI dUsare nahIM haiM / jaba bhI vyakti ke samakSa aise nimitta Ate haiM jo usake bhItara soe hue mahAvIra se use mukhAtiba karA deM to vaha mahAvIra ko kisI maMdira meM nahIM khojegA / jaba taka vyakti kI cetanA dubakI huI hai, tabhI taka vyakti mahAvIra, kRSNa, rAma, jIsasa aura nAnaka ko kisI maMdira, carca aura gurudvAre meM DhU~DhatA rahegA / jarA ImAnadArI se tuma do pala ke lie palakeM jhukAkara aMdara dekho ki maiM kauna hU~? merA For Personal & Private Use Only

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hama hI hoM hamAre mitra 47 mUla srota kyA hai ? maiM, mA~ kI kokha meM Ane se pUrva kyA thA? marane ke bAda jaba yaha paMcabhUta kI kAyA jala jAegI, taba maiM kahA~ rahU~gA? kyA merI hathelI meM bhAgyarekhA hI hai yA anya koI satya bhI hai? jaba vyakti ImAnadArI se ina tathyoM kA cintana karegA to vaha avazya hI apane bhItara rahane vAle Atma-devatA ko pahacAna legaa| Atma-ciMtana hI AtmA ke astitva taka pahu~cane kA pahalA sopAna hai| vyakti aba taka yaha nahIM samajha pA rahA hai ki usakA devatA vaha svayaM hai| vaha jo-jo bhI pApa-puNya karatA hai, vaha usake bhItara baiThe devatA se chipa nahIM sktaa| vaha anya kisI ko dhokhA de sakatA hai, para svayaM ko dhokhA nahIM diyA jA sktaa| Aja taka vyakti kI yaha dhAraNA banI huI hai ki usake pApa-puNya kA hisAba AsamAna meM baiThe hue kisI bhagavAna dvArA rakhA jAtA hai| isIlie jaba vaha pApa karatA hai to socatA hai ki jaba Upara jAe~ge taba nipaTa leMge kyoMki yahA~ to koI dekhane vAlA nahIM hai| para bhagavAna kahate haiM ki tumhAre svayaM meM virAjita devatA seto tumhArA koI bhI kRtya chipA nahIM hai| eka bAra maharSi nArada AkAza meM vicara rahe the| ve eka Azrama ke pAsa ruka gye| unake pIche jo anya devagaNa cala rahe the, ve bhI ruka ge| unhoMne nArada jI se pUchA, 'maharSi ! kisa kAraNa se Apa yahA~ ruka gae ?' nArada bole, 'dekho, isa Azrama meM jo do vyakti so rahe haiM, unameM se eka vyakti bhaviSya meM bahuta bar3A tattvavettA, brahmajJAnI va AtmadraSTA hogaa|' nArada ke sAtha devagaNoM ne unako apane praNAma samarpita kie aura Age bar3ha ge| usa Azrama meM baiThe guru ne nArada kI sArI bAteM suna lI thIM, para ve yaha nahIM samajha pAe ki nArada ne unake kisa ziSya ke saMbaMdha meM yaha saMketa diyA hai| guru ne socA ki isa bAta kI kasauTI kasanI cAhie ki kauna-sA ziSya yogya hai ? guru ne donoM hI ziSyoM ko bulAkara unheM eka-eka kabUtara diyA aura Adeza diyA ki ve kabUtara kI gardana aisI jagaha jAkara maror3a deM, jahA~ unheM aisA karate hue koI dekha na ske| dUsarA ziSya bhI Azrama se bahuta dUra jaMgala meM calA gayA aura eka per3a ke nIce khar3A ho gyaa| usane dekhA ki dUra-dUra taka koI vyakti najara nahIM A rahA hai| jaise hI usane kabUtara kI gardana pakar3I, tabhI use aisA lagA ki are ! yahA~ to yaha per3a, isake patte aura isa para baiThe pakSI mujhe kabUtara kI gardana ko maror3ate hue dekha rahe For Personal & Private Use Only

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4 jAge so mahAvIra haiN| gurudeva ne to mujhe Adeza diyA thA ki aisI jagaha kabUtara kI gardana maror3I jAe, jahA~ koI dekha na ske| yaha upayukta sthAna nahIM hai| aisA socakara vaha kisI dUsare sthAna kI talAza meM Age bddh'aa| vaha eka khela ke maidAna meM paha~ca gayA jahA~ koI per3a bhI nahIM thaa| jaise hI usane kabUtara kI gardana pakar3I, use lagA ki yahA~ to AsamAna meM ugA sUraja mujhe dekha rahA hai| taba vaha sUryAsta kA iMtajAra karane lgaa| rAta huI to cA~da aura tAre, AsamAna meM khila ge| vaha parezAna hokara aisI jagaha kI talAza karane lagA jahA~ AkAza hI nahIM diikhe| antata: vaha eka aisI kAlI, bhayAnaka guphA meM praveza kara gayA jahA~ prakAza kI kisI kiraNa kA nAma taka nahIM thaa| usane guphA meM cAroM tarapha dekhaa| vahA~ koI bhI nahIM thaa| jaise hI usane kabUtara kI gardana pakar3I, tabhI use lagA ki are ! yahA~ bhI to do prANI dekhane vAle haiN| eka to svayaM kabUtara apanI gardana maror3ate hue mujhe dekhegA aura dUsarA maiM, svayaM kabUtara kI gardana maror3ate hue dekhuugaa| use lagA ki isa jagata meM aisA koI sthAna hai hI nahIM, jahA~ koI dekhane vAlA na ho| ata: vaha kabUtara ko sAtha lekara Azrama kI tarapha cala pdd'aa| __donoM hI ziSya Azrama meM phuNce| pahale ziSya ne khuzI se kahA, 'guruvara ! maiMne Apake Adeza kA pAlana kara diyA hai|' dUsarA ziSya sira jhukAkara bolA, 'gurudeva ! maiM kSamA cAhatA huuN| maiM Apake Adeza ko kriyAnvita nahIM kara sakA ! mujhe sRSTi meM aisA koI sthAna nahIM milA jahA~ svayaM se chipAkara koI kArya kiyA jA ske|' ___ gurudeva apane dUsare ziSya kI bAta sunakara harSavibhora ho utthe| unhoMne use praNAma samarpita kara gale se lagA liyaa| ve samajha gae the ki yahI vaha bIja hai jo Age calakara eka vaTavRkSa banakara saMsAra ke duHkhoM se pIr3ita pathikoM ko Azraya aura chAyA degaa| jisa dina vyakti ko yaha samajha A jAya ki hara aMdhere meM svayaM ke kRtya ko vaha svayaM dekhane vAlA hai, usakI cetanA yA usake bhItara baiThA devatA saba kucha dekha rahA hai to vaha puNya kI pAramitAoM ko chU jaaegaa| usakA calanA-phiranA, uThanAbaiThanA, khAnA-pInA, ha~sanA-ronA saba kucha puNyapatha kA hI anugamana hogaa| usake pApa svayaM hI dUra ho jaaeNge| bhagavAna mahAvIra Aja ke apane sUtroM meM kaha rahe haiM - appA kattA vikattA ya, duhANa ya suhANa y| appA mittamamittaM ca, duppaTThiya supptttthio|| For Personal & Private Use Only

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hama hI hoM hamAre mitra ____ AtmA hI sukha-du:kha kA kartA aura bhoktA hai| sadpravRtti meM sthita AtmA hI apanA mitra hai aura duSpravRtti meM sthita AtmA hI apanA zatru hai|' bhagavAna isa mArmika satya ko udghATita kara rahe haiM ki vyakti svayaM hI apanI sthiti ke lie javAbadeha hai| vyakti ke jIvana kA samasta dAyitva yahA~ usake sAtha jor3A jA rahA hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki yadi duHkha kI vaitaraNI meM tuma DUba rahe ho to usakA kAraNa bhI tuma svayaM ho aura yadi tuma svarga sarIkhe sukhoM ke sAmrAjya ko bhoga rahe ho to usake prabaMdhaka bhI tuma svayaM ho, koI aura nhiiN| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki AtmA hI vaitaraNI hai, AtmA hI kUTazAlmalI vRkSa hai, AtmA hI kAmadhenu hai aura AtmA hI naMdana vana hai| AtmA arthAt hama svyN| hama AtmA ko koI bahuta bar3A hauA yA bahuta dUra kI cIja samajha lete haiN| AtmA kA artha hai- maiM; AtmA kA artha hai - tum| AtmA yAnI 'astitva'; AtmA yAnI 'mnussy'| bhagavAna jIvana ke isa vijJAna ko prakaTa kara rahe haiM ki AtmA yAnI manuSya svayaM hI apane sukha-du:kha kA kartA hai| ___ vyakti yadi Aja du:kha ke kA~ToM kI cubhana mahasUsa kara rahA hai to usakA kAraNa yaha hai ki usane atIta meM kekTasa lagAyA thA aura yadi use sukha kI sundara phulavArI mila rahI hai to usake bIja bhI usane svayaM hI boe haiN| jIvana ke isa satya ko na samajhane ke kAraNa vyakti dUsare para Aropa lagAtA hai ki usane mujhe duHkha diyA yA yaha mere sukha kA kAraNa hai| ve saba to saMyoga yA nimitta mAtra haiN| hama jisa sukha yA duHkha kA anubhava kara rahe haiM, usakA kAraNa hamArI svayaM kI atIta yA vartamAna meM rahI vRttiyA~ aura pravRttiyA~ haiN| pati socatA hai ki mujhe patnI se sukha mila rahA hai, mA~-bApa samajhate haiM ki beTA unake sukha kA kAraNa hai| para nahIM, ye nimitta avazya bana sakate haiM, para mukhya kAraNa to tumhArA puNya hai| ____yadi puNya hogA to binA patnI yA putra ke bhI tuma sukhamaya jIvana jI loge aura yadi puNya nahIM hai to dasa-dasa beTe bhI tumhAre jI kA jaMjAla bneNge| ve tumhArI sevA nahIM kreNge| vyakti socatA hai ki bur3hApe meM merI sevA kauna karegA, isalie beTA honA caahie| are ! tuma abhI se bur3hApe ko kyoM AmaMtraNa de rahe ho, jaba ki vaha AyA hI nahIM hai| jo vyakti javAna hai, aura kala bhI svayaM ko javAna dekha rahA hai to vaha parasoM bhale hI zarIra se bUr3hA ho jAe, para vaha svayaM meM usI prakAra For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra AnaMdita rahegA jaise vaha apane bIte hue kala meM thaa| tuma jaisA Aja iMtajAma karoge, kala vaisA hI milegaa| tuma Aja ghara meM mehaMdI yA khijAba rakhate ho, kyoMki tumheM Dara hai ki kala tumhAre bAla sapheda ho jAe~ge to nizcita rUpa se tumhAre kAle bAla sapheda ho kara hI rheNge| ___ vyakti ke jaise vicAra hote haiM, vaise hI usakA jIvana rUpAMtarita hone lagatA hai| loga mere pAsa hAtha dikhAne Ate haiM aura pUchate haiM ki hamAre hAtha meM kyA likhA hai ? maiM kahatA hU~ ki tuma hAtha ko bAda meM dekhanA-dikhAnA, pahale yaha dekho ki tumhAre dimAga meM kyA hai ? vyakti ke vicAroM meM jaisA hotA hai, vaisA hI usakI rekhAoM meM parivartana hotA hai| yadi tuma nirAza ho, tumhAre vicAroM meM anutsAha hai, ghuTana hai aura tanAva hai to nizcita rUpa se tumhAre hAtha kI rekhAe~ bhI tumhAre sAtha nahIM caleMgI aura yadi tumhAre hAtha kI rekhAe~ bhale hI dasa jagaha se kaTI hoM para tumhAre vicAroM meM yadi AzA va utsAha hai aura tuma jIvana ke prati udAtta aura hRdayavAna ho to tumhAre vicAra racanAtmaka aura guNAtmaka hI hoNge| usa sthiti meM tumhArI kaTI-phaTI rekhAe~ bhI sugar3ha rekhAoM meM badala jaaeNgii| ___ vyakti yaha socatA hai ki hAtha kI rekhAe~ nahIM badala sakatIM, para maiM kahatA hU~ ki nizcita rUpa se ve vyakti ke vicAroM ke anusAra parivartita hotI rahatI haiN| tuma apane vicAra badala lo, tumhArI hastarekhAe~, svayaM hI badala jaaeNgii| hamAre apane vicAra hI hameM sukha-du:kha dete haiN| tumheM lagatA hai ki patnI se tumheM sukha mila rahA hai aura dAmpatya-jIvana hI tumhAre sukha kA AdhAra hai| para nahIM, sukha vahA~ nahIM balki tumhAre vicAroM meM chipA hai| sukha ke bIja vyakti kI mAnasikatA meM hote haiN| tumheM sukha isa lie lagatA hai, kyoMki tumhAre vicAroM meM pala rahI uttejanAe~, saMvedanAe~ usa nimitta se zAMta hotI haiM ata: tumane aisA mAna liyA hai| ____ yadi tumhAre bhItara sukhAnubhUti hai to bAhara ke hajAra-hajAra nimitta bhI tumase tumhAre mana kI sukha-zAMti ko nahIM chIna sakate aura yadi tumhAre vicAroM meM hI duHkhoM kA lAvA dhadhaka rahA hai to bAhara ke hajAroM sukha pahu~cAne vAle nimitta bhI tumheM sukha nahIM de skte| eka vyakti jo nirAzA, avasAda, bhaya, ciMtA aura ghuTana meM jItA hai, usane bhale hI hAtha meM hIre kI aMgUThI pahana rakhI ho, baiMka meM karor3oM kA belensa ho, saba taraha kI bAhya suvidhAe~ hoM, to bhI vaha sukhAnubhUti For Personal & Private Use Only

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hama hI hoM hamAre mitra nahIM kara paaegaa| dUsarI tarapha vaha vyakti jo sAdhAraNa hai aura mAtra cAra hajAra rupaye mAhavAra kamAtA hai, jaba khAnA khAne baiThatA hai to bhagavAna kA zukriyA adA karatA hai ki prabhu ! terA dhanyavAda ki tumane mujhe Aja kA dina dikhAyA aura Aja kA bhojana pradAna kiyaa| vaha vyakti jisa sukha kA anubhava karegA, usake Age lAkhoM kA dhana bhI arthahIna hai| vyakti ko sukha yA du:kha usake vicAra aura vicAroM meM samAI huI AsaktiyA~ hI detI haiN| ___ bhagavAna mahAvIra ne apane sUtra meM bahuta gaharI bAta kahI hai| hama bAhya nimittoM ko apane zatru yA mitra mAna lete haiM jaba ki ye saba to saMyoga mAtra haiN| jo Aja hameM zatru lagatA hai, vaha ho sakatA hai ki kisI anya bhava meM hamArA sabase priya mitra rahA ho| jo Aja mitra lagatA hai, vaha kisI janma kA hamArA kaTTara zatru ho, yaha bhI saMbhava hai| yaha saba to nadI-nAva kA saMyoga bhara hai| koI vyakti mitra taba taka hI rahatA hai, jaba taka usakI tumase svArtha-siddhi hotI hai| tuma cAya pilAoge to badale meM tumheM bhI samose khAne ko mila jAeMge aura yadi tumane cAya baMda kara dI to samose milane bhI baMda ho jaaeNge| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki 'tuma svayaM hI apane mitra aura zatru ho|' hama jaba krodha karate haiM to hama kitane duHkhI ho jAte haiM, khuda ko hAni pahuMcAte haiM, sAmane vAle kA kalejA jalAte haiM aura UrjA kA apavyaya karate haiN| aisI sthiti meM hama hamAre zatru hI to hote haiN| zatru kA kArya hotA hai sAmane vAle ko nukasAna phuNcaanaa| krodha karake hama svayaM ko dukhI karate haiM, svayaM ko hAni pahu~cAte haiM aura svayaM ke svayaM hI zatru bana jAte haiN| jo AdamI neka rAste para calate haiM, dayA, prema, kSamA, samatA, namratA, avaira aura maitrI kI rAhoM kA dAmana thAmate haiM, ve svayaM ke mitra hote haiN| kyA Apa cAhate haiM ki Apake sau-sau zatru hoM ? svAbhAvika hai ki hara vyakti cAhegA ki usake zatru kama hoM, mitra adhika hoN| para bAharI mitroM se bAta na bana pAegI kyoMki ye saba to taba taka hI apane haiM jaba taka unakA svArtha sadhatA cle| isIlie bhagavAna kahate haiM ki tuma guNoM ke vikAsa ke dvArA apane mitra bnaao| abhI tuma Adhe ghaMTe ke lie krodha karake dekho, tumheM lagegA ki tumhAre bhItara agni jala rahI hai| vaha Aga tumheM bhI jalAne lgegii| tumhArI UrjA kA apavyaya hone lagegA aura tuma svayaM apane zatru hI bana baitthoge| yadi tuma pandraha minaTa ke lie jarA pyAra se muskarAo, apanI A~khoM meM pyAra ke sAgara ko For Personal & Private Use Only

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52 jAge so mahAvIra umar3ane do, hara kisI ke prati dayA, karuNA aura sauhArda se bhara jAo to ve caMda pala tumheM aura tumhAre saMsarga meM Ane vAle hara vyakti ko isa kadara pulakita kara deMge jaise eka nanhA bAlaka, mA~ ke A~cala meM dubakakara AhlAdita hotA hai| jaba-jaba vyakti kAma, krodha, vaira, viSaya-vAsanA, virodha, ghRNA, hiMsA, vaimanasya se svayaM ko bharatA rahatA hai taba taka vaha una kSaNoM meM svayaM kA svayaM hI zatru bana jAtA hai| ___eka purAnI kahAnI hai ki eka bAra eka rAjA zikAra karane gyaa| zikAra karate-karate vaha thaka gayA aura eka per3a kI chA~va meM Akara sustAne lgaa| vaha jaise hI A~kha baMdakara sone kA prayAsa karane lagA, tabhI eka makkhI usa para bhinabhinAne lgii| makkhI kI bhinabhinAhaTa se rAjA bahuta parezAna ho utthaa| vaha use A~khoM para se bhagAtA to vaha kAna para jAkara baiTha jAtI, kAna se bhagAtA to anyatra kahIM baiTha jaatii| ho sakatA hai makkhI rAjA ko dulAra se lorI sunA rahI ho, para rAjA ke lie to vaha duzmana se kama na thii| isalie sAvadhAna ! kisI vyakti ke pIche yaha socakara mata par3a jAnA ki tuma use khuzI de rahe ho, jabaki vaha socatA ho ki isase merA jaldI pIchA chUTe / rAjA ne bahuta hairAna-parezAna hokara apanI talavAra nikAla hI lI aura socane lagA ki aba kI bAra makkhI jaise hI baiThegI, use kATa hI ddaaluuNgaa| makkhI phira ur3I aura jAkara rAjA kI nAka para baiTha gii| aba to rAjA kA krodha sAtaveM AsamAna para jA phuNcaa| vyakti nAka ko to apanI ijjata mAnatA hai| usane krodha meM Akara apanI talavAra, nAka para baiThI huI makkhI para calA hI dii| makkhI to ur3a gaI aura rAjA kI nAka kaTa gii| hama bhI to kAma-krodha, kaSAya aura vikAroM meM na jAne kitanI hI bAra apanI nAka kATa cuke haiM, svayaM ko hAni pahu~cA cuke haiN| tuma apane zatru to mata bno| kisI aura ke zatru banoge to zAyada kAlakrama meM mitra bhI bana jaaoge| yaha zatrutA zAyada kSamya bhI ho| Ao, hama eka aisA vAtAvaraNa taiyAra kareM jahA~ hama svayaM ke mitra hoM, hama apanI AtmA ko sadpravRttiyoM meM sthita kareM aura duSpravRttiyoM kI ora gatimAna hokara svayaM ke zatru na bneN| yaha phaisalA hamAre hI hAtha meM hai ki hama svayaM ke zatru baneM yA mitr| For Personal & Private Use Only

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hama hI hoM hamAre mitra kyA tuma yaha socanA pasaMda karoge ki tuma apane mitra bananA cAhoge yA zatru ! bhalA jaba tuma kisI ko bhI apanA zatru banAnA pasaMda nahIM karate to phira apane Apa se zatrutA kyoM kara rahe ho? svayaM ke sAtha maitrI ho| tuma Atmamitra bno| apanI AtmA ko acchI aura neka pravRttiyoM kI ora lgaao| yaha AtmamaitrI kA patha hai| Apa virodhAbhAsa vAlI jiMdagI na jieN| maiM kore AdarzavAda kI bAta na kruuNgaa| maiM Adarza meM vizvAsa rakhatA hU~, para yathArtha sena apane ko alaga karanA cAhatA hU~, na aapko| maiM maitrI meM vizvAsa rakhatA huuN| sabake sAtha maitrI aura apane sAtha bhI maitrI - yahI maitrI ko pUrNatA se jInA huaa| auroM se maitrI rakho aura svayaM ke zatru bana baiTho, yaha kauna-sA usUla huA? svayaM se maitrI kA artha hai tanAva-mukta jio, prema se jio, prasannatA se jio| hama vyartha kA jhUTha-sAMca karane se bceN| auroM ke kAma Ae~, svArtha se bceN| isI sandarbha meM agalA sUtra hai - egappA ajie sattU, kasAyA indiyANi y| te jiNittu jahAnAyaM, viharAmi ahaM munnii|| 'avijita eka apanA AtmA hI zatru hai| avijita kaSAya aura iMdriyA~ hI zatru haiN| he mune ! maiM unheM jItakara yathAnyAya vicaraNa karatA huuN|' bhagavAna apanI ora se yaha udghoSaNA kara rahe haiM ki 'maiM' yathAnyAya vicaraNa karatA hU~ yAnI jahA~ jaisA ucita hai, vahA~ vaisA AcaraNa karatA huuN| maiM vicaraNa karatA hU~, unako jItakara jinase tuma hAre hue ho| kauna hai manuSya ke zatru ? kAma, krodha, vikAra aura deha ke dharma hI manuSya ke prabalatama zatru haiM / bAhara ke zatru jitanA nukasAna nahIM pahu~cAte, usase adhika vyakti ko nukasAna avijita kaSAya aura indriyoM ke vikAra pahu~cA rahe haiN| ___ AdamI apane zatruoM se jakar3A huA hai| vaha apane mitroM se nahIM baMdhA rahatA, kintu vaha apane zatruoM se jakar3A rahatA hai| zAyada hI koI vyakti mitravihIna ho, zatruvihIna milanA to muzkila hai| tuma jitanA apane mitra ke bAre meM socate hoMge, utanA apane zatru ke bAre meM bhI socate hoNge| sapanoM meM bhI zatru ko hI dekhate ho| sAvadhAna ! gulAbacanda kA zatru milApacanda nahIM yA milApacanda kA zatru koI gulAbacanda nhiiN| tuma hI tumhAre zatru ho, tumhAre vikAra hI tumhAre zatru haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only

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54 jAge so mahAvIra vyakti phaMsA huA hai, jaise koI macchara makar3I ke jAle meM phaMsa jaae| vaha bahuta cAhatA hai ki nikala jAe, para nikala nahIM paataa| jaise koI machalI ATA dekhakara kA~Te meM pha~sa jAtI hai, mu~ha biMdha jAtA hai, ATA chiTaka jAtA hai| bahuta chaTapaTAtI hai ki kA~Te se nikala jAe, para nikala nahIM paatii| kaSAya aura indriyoM ke viSaya aise hI kisI magaramaccha kI taraha, kisI makar3I ke jAle yA ATA lage kA~Te kI taraha hameM apanI Agoza meM le lete haiN| taba hama usa macchara, machalI kI taraha bahuta chaTapaTAte haiM ki nikala jAe~, para nikala nahIM paate| ___ Apa meM se bahuta se loga bhI aphasosa karate haiM ki kahA~ saMsAra ke kIcar3a meM pha~sa gae aura sau-sau bAra socate haiM ki nikala jAU~ isa saMsAra ko chor3akara, para ghara chor3akara jAte haiM to ghara kI yAda satAtI hai aura ghara jAte haiM to phira lagatA hai ki jaMjAla meM phaMsa ge| isI antaradvandva meM vyakti kI jindagI cuka jAtI hai| AdamI kaSAyoM meM phaMsa cukA hai, ulajha cukA hai| aise hI jaise koI kIr3A kIcar3a yA daladala meM pha~sa jAe, vaha nikalatA hai to phira dhaMsa jAtA hai| aise hI jaise kisI vyakti ko tarala oNksIjana meM pheMka diyA jAe, oNksIjana use marane nahIM detI aura likviDa use jIne nahIM detii| ___ aise hI vyakti kI sthiti hai, vaha ba~dhA hai, jakar3A hai| usake hAtha meM hathakar3iyA~ lagI haiM aura pA~voM meM ber3iyA~ haiN| ye hathakar3iyA~ aura ber3iyA~ vyakti ko apanI mUrchA, ajJAna ke calate dikhatI nahIM haiM, para yadi vyakti ekAnta meM baiThakara cintana karegA, to use lagegA ki krodha, kAma, rAga, dveSa Adi kaSAyoM ne use jakar3a to rakhA hai| vyakti bahuta prayatna karatA hai nikala jAne kA, para mukta nahIM ho paataa| vaha jaba krodha karatA hai, kAma jagAtA hai, rAga-dveSa yA anya kisI vikAra se grasita hotA hai, to socatA hai ki ThIka hai Aja mujhase yaha galatI ho gayI, para Age nahIM karU~gA, lekina samaya Ane para ve hI bhUleM phira-phira ho jAtI haiN| hara galatI yAbhUla kA antima pariNAma prAyazcita hI hotA hai| vyakti sigareTa pItA hai aura saMkalpa karatA hai ki yaha hAnikAraka hai, aba Age se nahIM pIU~gA; lekina phira talaba jagatI hai aura saMkalpa dhare raha jAte haiN| khujalI kA rogI bahuta socatA hai ki aba nahIM khujalAU~gA, lekina jaba khujalI bar3ha jAtI hai to vaha apane para niyaMtraNa nahIM rakha pAtA aura khUba khujalAtA hai| use lagatA hai ki bar3A majA A rahA hai, lekina khujalAne ke bAda jaba pAnI, mavAda aura khUna nikalatA hai For Personal & Private Use Only

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hama hI hoM hamAre mitra to phira saMkalpa karatA hai ki aba bhaviSya meM kabhI nahIM khujlaauuNgaa| isa taraha vyakti kI jindagI ina kacce aura kamajora saMkalpoM meM khatma ho jAtI hai| manuSya jo svayaM eka maMdira hai, vaha maMdira nahIM raha paataa| vaha mAtra mATI kA putalA bana jAtA hai| mATI kA dIyA mATI meM mila jAtA hai| mATI kA dIyA mATI ke dIyoM se hI cipake rahane ke kAraNa svayaM meM prakAza kI lau kA saMcAra nahIM kara paataa| isIlie bhagavAna ne kahA ki vyakti apane avijita kaSAyoM evaM indriyaviSayoM ko jiite| avijita AtmA hI manuSya kA prabalatama zatru hai| Apake bAhya zatruoM ko mitra banAne kA rAja to maiM batA dU~gA, magara Apake AMtarika zatruoM kAma, krodha, lobha, moha, mAyA Adi kaSAyoM ko jItane ke lie to Apako svayaM hI puruSArtha karanA pdd'egaa| ___ ise yoM smjheN| eka sajjana the motIbhAI pttel| duniyA meM samajhadArI ke lie yadi kisI kA nAma liyA jAtA hai to ve haiM vallabhabhAI paTela, para dUsarI taraha ke 'samajhadAroM ke lie jisa vyakti kA nAma lete haiM, ve haiM motIbhAI pttel| motIbhAI paTela kA roja kA niyama thA-nIma kI dA~tuna lekara ghara ke bAhara baiThakara dAMtoM ko sApha krnaa| motIbhAI jaba dAMtuna karane bAhara baiThatA to roja eka gAya bhI usake pAsa Akara khar3I ho jaatii| motIbhAI roja usa gAya ko dekhatA aura socatA ki kitanI sundara aura suDaula gAya hai| isake sIMga bhI kitane sunahare aura sundara haiN| gAya ke sIMgoM ko dekhakara motI bhAI ke mana meM AtA ki kabhI ina sIMgoM ko maiM apane mAthe para lagAkara dekhU ki kaisA saundarya khilatA hai, kaisA 'geTaapa' AtA hai? vaha socatA para phira Dara jAtA ki kahIM sIMga utArane aura mAthe meM lagAne ke cakkara meM kucha gar3abar3a na ho jaae| phira socatA ki mAthA hI sIMgoM meM DAla liyA jaae| ___ isa prakAraroja vaha gAya ko dekhatA aura phira-phira vahI soctaa| use socatesocate kaI mahIne gujara ge| eka dina usake mana meM prabala icchA utthii| usane socA ki Aja to kucha bhI ho jAe, vaha apanA mAthA una sIMgoM meM pha~sAkara hI dekhegA ki kaisI sundaratA khilatI hai ? motIbhAI ne apanA mAthA gAya ke donoM sIMgoM ke bIca DAla diyaa| mAthA DAlate hI gAya bidaka par3I aura idhara-udhara bhAgane lgii| motIbhAI sIMgoM meM phaMsa cukA thA, vaise hI jaise manuSya kaSAya aura indriya-viSayoM meM phaMsa For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra jAtA hai| vaha bahuta koziza karane lagA nikala jAne kI, para nikala nahIM pA rahA thaa| gAya Dara ke mAre bhAga rahI thI aura motIbhAI bAra-bAra ghasITA jA rahA thaa| Akhira gA~va ke kucha samajhadAra-sajjana logoM ne gAya ko niyaMtraNa meM liyA aura sIMgoM meM pha~se motIbhAI paTela ko bAhara nikAlakara kahA, 'are buddhU ! kisI kAma ko karane se pahale thor3A soca bhI liyA kara / motIbhAI bolA, 'aura kitanA socatA ! chaha-chaha mahIne socakara hI to mAthA bhir3AyA thaa|' sAvadhAna ! tuma bhI kahIM apanA mAthA, kisI se aise mata bhir3A baiThanA jaise paTela kA mAthA sIMgoM ke bIca meM thA; varanA tumhArA sira salAmata nahIM rhegaa| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki 'avijita kaSAya aura indriyA~ hI AtmA ke zatru haiN| unheM jItakara maiM yathAnyAya vicaraNa karatA hU~, isalie vyakti apane kaSAyoM ko, apane iMdriya-viSayoM ko jItakara apanA maMgala mitra bne| isI saMdarbha meM eka aura sUtra hai - ___ jo sahassaMsahassANaM, saMgAme dujjae jinne| egaM jiNejja appANaM, esa se paramo jo|| jo saMgrAma meM hajAroM-hajAra yoddhAoM ko jItatA hai, usakI apekSA jo eka apane ko hI jIta letA hai, usakI vijaya hI parama vijaya hai| __bhagavAna ke rakta meM kSatriyatA kA saMcAra thA, isalie ve lar3ane aura jUjhane kI bAta karate haiN| ve bAharI zatruoM se lar3ane ke lie nahIM kahate, kyoMki lar3AI to ahaMkAra ke lie lar3I jAtI hai, jo antata: jItane para bhI hAra meM badala jAtI hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM : 'lar3o, apane Apa se; apane vikAroM se, apane kaSAyoM se|' unhoMne pRthvI-vijetA yA loka-vijetA banane ke lie aisA nahIM khaa| ve to kahate haiM : 'Atma vijetA bano, kyoMki Atmavijaya hI parama hai, zreSTha hai| isa vijaya ke pazcAt vyakti ke lie koI vijaya zeSa nahIM rhtii| ___ mahAvIra jisa lar3AI kI bAta karate haiM, usake lie koI cAkU-talavAra nahIM caahie| usa lar3AI ke lie jisa astra kI jarUrata hai vaha hai vyakti kA dRr3ha manobala, antara-sajagatA, Atma-puruSArtha / choTI-moTI lar3AiyA~ to bahuta ho giiN| kisI ne sAikila se Takkara mArI aura tumane use cA~TA rasIda kara diyaa| bAhara lar3AI karane vAlA vyakti to mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM bevakUphI hai| mahAvIra ke For Personal & Private Use Only

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hama hI hoM hamAre mitra 57 samasta dharma kA, samasta darzana kA sAra yahI hai ki vyakti Atma-vijetA bne| hajAroM-hajAra vyaktiyoM ko jItanA AsAna hai, para eka apanI AtmA ko jItanA kaThina hai| sikandara, nepoliyana, sTelina aura hiTalara ne hajAroM jIteM hAsila kii| unhoMne dharatI ke bahuta bar3e hisse ko bhI zAyada jIta liyA hogA, lekina unakI hara jIta phira se eka nae yaddha ko AmaMtraNa thA, jabaki jo Atma-vijetA hai. usake lie koI lar3AI zeSa nahIM rhtii| sArI dharatI ke vijetA ko bhI mRtyu ke sAmane to hAranA hI par3atA hai, jabaki Atma-vijetA ke sammukha mRtyu bhI hAra jAtI hai| Atma-vijetA hI mRtyuMjaya-pada ko prApta kara sakatA hai| mahAvIra ke lie sikaMdara ko jItanA AsAna thA, para sikaMdara ke lie mahAvIra bananA muzkila thaa| isIlie bhagavAna ne kahA ki saMgrAma meM hajAroM-hajAra zatruoM ko jItane kI apekSA Atma-vijaya hI zreSTha hai / Atma-vijaya hI kaThina hai| kisI zreNika ke lie mahAvIra bananA kaThina thA, jabaki mahAvIra ke lie kisI prasannacandra, bimbasAra yA zreNika ko apanA anuyAyI banAkara, una para apanA niyaMtraNa karanA AsAna thaa| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki hama apane Apa se ldd'eN| eka rAta yuddha ke maidAna meM vijaya kA mahotsava manAyA jA rahA thaa| eka-eka tambU meM vijaya-dhvaja laharA rahA thaa| nRtya-gAyana cala rahe the aura vijaya kI khuzI meM Dhola-tAze baja rahe the| usI samaya koI bhikSu samrATa azoka ke taMbU ke bAhara pahu~catA hai aura samrATa ko saMdeza bhijavAtA hai ki vaha unase milanA cAhatA hai| samrATa ko saMdeza milatA hai aura samrAT javAba bhejatA hai ki abhI to AdhI rAta kA vakta hai| abhI to maiM apanI jIta kA jazna banA rahA huuN| bhikSu javAba detA hai, 'yahI vakta hI milane kA hai kyoMki maiM bhI samrATa ke sAtha vijaya kA utsava manAnA cAhatA huuN|' ___ taba azoka ke dvArA bhikSu ko AmaMtrita kiyA jAtA hai| samrATa azoka aura bhikSu eka-dUsare se mukhAtiba hote haiN| bhikSu kahatA hai, 'rAjan, tuma apanI vijaya kA utsava manA rahe ho para maiM tumheM aise sthAna para le jAnA cAhatA hU~ jahA~ tumhArI vijaya kA vAstavika utsava manAyA jA ske| taba ve donoM hI kaliMga ke maidAna meM Ate haiM, jahA~ hajAroM-lAkhoM loga ghAyala aura mRta par3e haiN| bhikSu azoka ko kahatA hai, 'tuma itanA narasaMhAra karake bhI vijaya kA utsava manA rahe ho ! tumane For Personal & Private Use Only

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58 jAge so mahAvIra lAkhoM sannAriyoM ke mAthe ke sindUra se holI khelI hai, tumane lAkhoM bahinoM kI rAkhiyA~ chIna lI haiM aura tumane lAkhoM mAtAoM kI goda sUnI kara dI hai| tuma apanA vijaya-utsava manAne se pahale ina ghAyaloM kI karAha to suna lo|' isase bar3hakara jIvana kA aura dUsarA koI kalyANa-patha nahIM hai| taba samrATa azoka eka-eka ghAyala ke pAsa jAtA hai| ghAyala kahate haiM, 'samrATa azoka, terA vinAza ho, terA yaza miTTI meM mila jaae| tUne hama niraparAdha logoM ke sAtha atyAcAra kiye haiN|' vahA~ kA karuNa dRzya dekhakara aura ghAyaloM kI karuNa cItkAroM ko sunakara samrATa kA hRdaya parivartita ho jAtA hai| taba kaliMga ke usa maidAna meM eka nayA udghoSa guMjAyamAna hotA hai| vaha udghoSa yuddha kA nahIM, balki ahiMsA aura ayuddha kA hotA hai| samrATa azoka meM aisA parivartana hotA hai jisa para svayaM ahiMsA ko bhI nAja hai| zAyada sau aura yuddha karake bhI samrATa azoka bhArata ke itihAsa ke usa gauravamamaya pada ko nahIM pAte jitanA unhoMne yuddha kA tyAga kara, prema aura zAMti ke saMdeza ko saMsAra-bhara meM phailAkara ve bhArata ke gaurava-mukuTa bne| ___ Akhira yaha duniyA kaba taka lar3atI rahegI? kaba taka hama Apasa meM jhagar3ate raheMge? Aja kitanA AtaMka aura ugravAda phailA huA hai ! Akhira ina sabakA kyA aMta hogA? AdamI kahIM to Thahare ! kahIM to ruke ! caurAhe kI lAla battI ko dekhakara hI sahI, kabhI to sa~bhale! bahuta ho gae jhagar3e, bahuta ho gaI sira phuttvvl| hameM jItanA hai apane hI kamajora mana ko, apane hI ugra mana ko| apane Apako jItanA hI jIvana kI saccI vijaya hai| tuma apane kaSAyoM para vijaya prApta kro| apanI indiyoM para vijaya prApta kro| apane niraMkuza mana para zAsana-anuzAsana sthApita kro| jaise hI lage ki hamase atikramaNa ho gayA, tatkAla apane Apako apanI maryAdA meM le aao| yahI pratikramaNa hai| apanI maryAdA meM svayaM kA lauTa AnA hI pratikramaNa hai| lar3o kintu apane Apa se| yadi bAharI zatruoM ko bhI niyaMtraNa meM lenA ho to unheM bhI prema, AtmIyatA aura madhuratA se vaza meM kro| lar3AI se bacane ke lie hama namratA kA vikAsa kreN| sAmane vAlA 'saoNrI' kahe, usake pahale hI hama svayaM hI saoNrI kaha deN| bAta vahIM khatma ho jaaegii| jIsasa to kahate haiM ki koI tumhAre eka gAla para cA~TA lagA de to tuma apanA For Personal & Private Use Only

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hama hI hoM hamAre mitra dUsarA gAla bhI usake sAmane kara do| mahAvIra ke kAna meM kIla Thuke to mahAvIra kI pratikriyA yahI thI ki kIla Thokane vAle ne merI samatA aura sahanazIlatA ko aura bar3hA diyA hai| kRSNa ne zizupAla kI ninyAnave galatiyoM ko mApha karane kI udAratA hI to dikhAI thii| kaTu vANI mata bolo| pyAra se bolo| hamArI jabAna logoM ke lie prema aura sammAna kA mAdhyama bane, na ki kaTutA aura virodha kii| hama vANI meM madhuratA laaeN| madhuratA ko apane jIvana kA aMga bnaaeN| yaha bar3A pauSTika tattva hai| tuma apanI ora se auroM ko madhuratA dAMge to tumheM bhI madhuratA hI milegii| __ mana meM sadA prasannatA rkho| jIvana kI hara uThApaTaka ke bAbajUda apane dila ko sadA majabUta rakho, prasanna rkho| nirAzA haTAo, vizvAsa jgaao| dUriyoM ko kama karo, sabako apane gale lgaao| prema ko jagat ke lie svIkAra kara lo| bAhara ananta taka prema, ananta prema ! bhItara ananta kA dhyAna, ananta dhyAna ! __ hama hI hamAre mitra hoM aura hama hI hamAre mArgadarzaka guru bneN| svayaM ke hAthoM svayaM ko mUlya deM aura usa mUlya ko hAsila kreN| Atma-patha para calane ke lie dvAra khule haiN| aMdherA miTane vAlA hai; Aja, abhI, nizcaya hii| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyaktva kI suvAsa mere priya Atman ! __pichale kucha dinoM se hama bhagavAna zrI mahAvIra ke aise kucha mahattvapUrNa sUtroM para paricarcA kara rahe haiM jo aMdhere meM khar3e rAhagIra ke lie prakAza kI kiraNa sAbita ho sakate haiN| mahAvIra ke sUtroM kI tarapha jyoM-jyoM hama apanI dRSTi Age bar3hAte haiM, tyoM-tyoM hamArI buddhi aura bodha, jAgRta evaM prakhara ho rahe haiN| kisI bhI vyakti ke lie mukti ke mArga kI samajha zAyada sarala ho sakatI hai, para usa mArga para calane vAlA hI jAna sakatA hai ki vaha patha kitanA durgama hai| usa mArga para kitane darre aura khAiyA~ haiM? usa mArga para kitanI caTTAneM aura avarodhaka haiM, yaha usa patha kA pathika hI jAnatA hai| lekina yadi kisI vyakti kA dRr3ha saMkalpa hai ki vaha saMsAra kI sabase U~cI coTI evaresTa taka pahu~ca kara hI rahegA to usakI yaha dRr3ha icchA-zakti aura dRr3ha saMkalpa use kisI tenajiMga aura hilerI kI taraha mukti ke evaresTa taka eka dina avazya pahu~cAte hI haiN| agara kisI vyakti ke samakSa yaha prazna rakhA jAe ki usake eka tarapha to eka lAkha rupaye hoM aura dUsarI tarapha eka sAmAyika ho yA phira eka tarapha, aisI pA~ca rupaye kI laoNTarI ho, jisa para eka lAkha kA inAma khula sakatA ho aura dUsarI tarapha eka aisI pA~ca rupaye kI rasIda ho jisase sAmAyika karane ko For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyaktva kI suvAsa mile to donoM vikalpoM meM se vaha kisa vikalpa kA cayana karegA to zAyada vaha spaSTa uttara na de ske| __bhagavAna ne apane hI ziSya se kahA thA, 'vatsa, tumhArI naraka kaTa sakatI hai yadi tuma puNiyA se usakI eka sAmAyika kharIda laao| naraka ApakI bhI kaTa sakatI hai yadi Apa una pA~ca rupayoM kI rasIda se sAmAyika kharIda leM, para zarta yaha hai ki una pA~ca rupayoM kI rasIda ko kharIdane ke lie Apane eka lAkha rupaye ko pITha dikhAI ho| jo vyakti saMsAra kA AkAMkSI hai, usakI dRSTi meM to eka lAkha rupaye hI mUlyavAna hoMge lekina jo mukti kA abhilASI hai, usakI dRSTi meM samyaktva mUlyavAna hogaa| ___eka ora trailokya kA lAbha ho aura dUsarI tarapha samyaktva kA lAbha ho to trailokya-lAbha kI apekSA samyaktva kA lAbha zreSTha hai| jIvana meM dRSTi hai to vyakti kI hathelI meM yadi dasa rupaye bhI A jAte haiM to vaha unakA mUlya jAna sakatA hai, lekina kisI andhe kI hathelI meM yadi karor3oM-araboM rupayoM ke kAgajAta bhI de die jAe~ to usake lie karor3oM rupayoM ke ve kAgaja bhI mAtra eka sAde kAgaja se adhika nahIM hoNge| usa andhe vyakti ke lie to dharatI kA sArA sAmrAjya bhI arthahIna ho jAtA hai| bhagavAna yahI to kahanA cAhate haiM ki vyakti ke samakSa trailokya kA lAbha aura samyaktva kA lAbha ho to vaha donoM meM se kyA cAhegA, yaha usake lakSya, pratibaddhatA aura lakSya ke prati samarpaNa para nirbhara kregaa| vajrasvAmI ko unakI mA~ ne bacapana meM eka hAtha meM khilaune diye aura dUsare hAtha meM saMyama ke upakaraNa diye to bAlaka ne khilaune pheMka diye aura saMnyasta jIvana ke upakaraNa lekara vaha nAcane lgaa| vyakti kI dRSTi hI kisI bhI padArtha ko mUlyavAna yA nirmUlya banAtI hai| ___ bhagavAna kahate haiM ki atIta meM jitane siddha hue, vartamAna meM jo ho rahe haiM aura bhaviSya meM jo bhI hoMge, ve saba mAtra samyaktva ke prabhAva se hI hote haiN| mukti kA AdhAra hai smyktv| samyaktva kA artha hai - samyak bodhi, jise pAne ke bAda haMsa-dRSTi upalabdha ho jAtI hai| haMsa-dRSTi arthAt aisI dRSTi jahA~ dUdha aura pAnI ko alaga-alaga dekhA jA ske| dAne aura motI ko alaga-alaga kiyA jA ske| aisI haMsa-dRSTi yA samyak bodhi jisa vyakti ko upalabdha ho jAtI hai, vaha jar3acetana, puNya-pApa, saMvara-Asrava aura mukti-baMdhana meM antara karane meM samartha ho jAtA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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62 jAge so mahAvIra ___ yadi kisI aMdhe ko A~kha mila jAe to usakI jIvana-yAtrA saphala ho jAyA karatI hai| jaba taka vyakti ke jIvana meM bodhi kI suvAsa yA sambodhi kI A~kha na ho to usake dvArA kI jAne vAlI sabhI dhArmika kriyAe~ rAkha para kie gae lepana ke samAna hogI arthAt rAkha para kI gaI lIpA-potI hI hogii| vItarAga se kyA prArthanA kI jA sakatI hai? usa vItarAga se usakI vItarAgatA ke atirikta kyA mA~gA jA sakatA hai? jaba subaha uThakara prArthanA kI jAe to yaha mA~gA jAe ki he prabhu ! jIvana meM eka bAra samyaktva kA dIpa jalA de jisakI rozanI mere jIvana ko sadaiva rAha dikhAtI rhe| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki samyaktva ke binA eka zrAvaka, zrAvaka nahIM hotA aura eka saMta, saMta nahIM hotaa| samyaktva ke binA vyakti bahirAtma-bhAva meM hI jItA hai| aMtarAtmA to vaha taba hotA hai jaba usakA jIvana samyaktva ke phUla se suvAsita hotA hai| mahAvIra ne sAr3he bAraha varSa ke mauna sAdhanAkAla meM vANI kA upayoga mAtra eka bAra kiyaa| jaba koI sarparAja mahAvIra ko eka DaMka mArane ke lie udyata hotA hai aura mahAvIra use svayaM ko kATate hue dekhate haiM to unake mukha se yaha zabda nikale the - bujjh-bujjh-bujjh| bhagavAna mahAvIra apanI tarapha se jo pahalI preraNA de rahe haiM, vaha mAtra kisI sarpa ke lie nahIM, varan usa pratyeka vyakti ke lie hai jisake bhItara krodha kA sarpa jIvita hai, pala rahA hai| bujjha zabda kA artha hai bodha ko prApta kro| jAne kaba taka hama mAyA ke daladala meM isa taraha phaMse raheMge, kaba hamAre jIvana meM aisA apUrva avasara AegA jaba hameM bhI bodhi kI prApti hogI? bhagavAna ke sabhAmaNDapa meM jAkara bhI loga unase vaMcita raha gae the lekina yadi sudharane kI jugata ho to kisI tiryaMca yoni meM rahA sarpa bhI bodhi ko prApta ho jAyA karatA hai| yadi sudharane kI jugata na ho to eka saMta bhI sarpa-yoni kI taiyArI kara sakatA hai| mahAvIra kA yaha zabda mujhe raha-raha kara yAda AtA hai ki 'tuma bodhi ko prApta karo, samyaktva ko, haMsa-dRSTi ko prApta kro|' ___ jaba caNDakauzika, mahAvIra ke zabdoM ko sunatA hai; vaha antara kI gaharAI meM pahu~ca kara, bodhi ko upalabdha hotA hai| vaha apane atIta ko dekhatA hai, 'aho! maiM saMnyasta huA, para krodha-kaSAyoM meM marakara yahA~ sarpa ke rUpa meM jnmaa| mere krodhakaSAyoM ne merI gati ko durgati meM badalA, lekina aba maiM apanI durgati ko sadgati For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyaktva kI suvAsa meM bdluuNgaa| caNDakauzika ne saMkalpa liyA ki vaha kisI ko DaMka nahIM mAregA, kisI para viSailI phuphakAra nahIM chor3egA aura vaha kisI para krodha bhI nahIM kregaa|' __ agara bodha kI kiraNa jIvana meM utara jAe to koI caNDakauzika bhI bhadrakauzika bana jAtA hai aura yadi bodha prApta ho to koI bhadrakauzika bhI caNDakauzika bana jAtA karatA hai| ___ eka bAra koI saMta 'megha' rAta ko Ane-jAne vAle santoM kI ThokaroM se vicalita ho jAte haiN| jaise Apa yahA~ baiThe haiM,aura bAra-bAra Apako Ane-jAne vAle logoM kI Thokara lage to Apa bhI vicalita ho jaaeNge| vaise hI megha muni bhI vicalita hokara socane lage, 'kala taka maiM eka rAjakumAra thaa| kisI bhI vyakti kI kyA himmata jo merA jarA bhI apamAna kre| sabhI mere sAmane apanA sira jhukAe rakhate the aura Aja mujhe sone ke lie daravAje ke pAsa jagaha milI hai| nivRtti yA anya kisI kAma se Ane-jAne vAle santoM ke pA~va kI dhUla aura Thokara bAra-bAra mujhe lagatI hai jisake kAraNa maiM nidrA bhI nahIM le pA rahA huuN|' vaha mana hI mana nirNaya karate haiM ki kala subaha hote hI maiM ghara ravAnA ho jaauuNgaa| ___ subaha hote hI megha muni jaise hI ghara kI tarapha lauTane ke lie mur3ate haiM; bhagavAna mahAvIra vAtsalyapUrNa vANI meM kahate haiM, 'megha! kahA~ jA rahe ho? apane atIta meM tumane eka kharagoza kI rakSA karane ke lie tIna dina aura tIna rAta kI pIr3A sahana kara lI aura Aja tuma eka eka hI rAta kI ThokaroM se vicalita ho gae !' ___megha kumAra socate haiM ki bhagavAna yaha kyA kaha rahe haiM? vaha socate-socate apane antara meM utara jAte haiM aura spaSTa ho jAtA hai svayaM kA atIta, svayaM ke saamne| ___ atIta meM vaha eka gajarAja rhaa| acAnaka eka dina jaMgala meM Aga laga jAtI hai| vaha gajarAja Aga se rakSA karane ke lie jaMgala ke eka bhAga ko sApha karatA hai| vaha usa bhAga se sabhI per3a-pattiyA~ ukhAr3a detA hai tAki Aga vahA~ phaila na ske| jaMgala ke anya pazu-pakSI bhI apanI surakSA ke lie usa sthAna para Akara khar3e ho jAte haiN| hAthI bhI una jAnavaroM kI bhIr3a meM kisI taraha jagaha banAkara khar3A ho jAtA hai| thor3I hI dera meM hAthI ko khujalI uThatI hai| vaha khujalAne ke lie apanA eka pA~va uThAtA hai| vaha khujalAkara pA~va nIce rakhatA, usake pUrva hI usa thor3I-sI For Personal & Private Use Only

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64 jAge so mahAvIra khAlI jagaha ko dekhakara eka kharagoza vahA~ baiTha jAtA hai| hAthI jaba kharagoza ko dekhatA hai, to usake dila meM dayA uThatI hai ki jaba maiMne itane jAnavaroM ko yaha surakSita sthAna dekara prANadAna die haiM to isa kharagoza kI prANa-rakSA ke lie maiM apane eka pA~va ko Upara hI rakha lU~gA to isameM merA kyA jAyegA? para isa nanheM prANI ke prANa avazya baca jaaeNge| ina dayAbhAvoM meM hI hAthI tIna dina-tIna rAta taka apanA eka pA~va U~cA kara khar3A rahA aura anta meM usI dayAbhAva meM marakara vaha rAjakumAra megha ke rUpa meM jnmaa| __ taba megha muni ko apanA atIta dekhakara bodhi prApta ho jAtI hai aura vaha kahate haiM- 'bhagavan ! jisa mArga se maiM skhalita ho rahA thA, vicalita hokara phisala rahA thA, Apane mujhe saMbhAla liyaa| Apane jo mujhe samyak bodhi pradAna kI hai, usake pariNAma-svarUpa maiM eka Thokara to kyA hajAroM ThokaroM se bhI vicalita nahIM houuNgaa| maiM janma-janma taka zramaNatva ke isa mArga para aDiga rhuuNgaa|' mUlya hai bodhi kA, agara eka bAra bhI bodha prApta ho jAe, eka bAra bhI jAga mila jAe to Age kI yAtrA svata: hI sarala ho jAtI hai| ___ hamaleM eka aura prasaMga, raktapipAsu aMgulImAla kaa| usane yaha niyama liyA thA ki vaha eka hajAra vyaktiyoM kI aMguliyA~ kATakara, unase mAlA banAkara kisI devI ko car3hAkara use prasanna kregaa| aMgulImAla aba taka nau sau ninyAnaveM vyaktiyoM ko mAra cukA thaa| use eka vyakti kI aura pratIkSA thI tAki vaha usakI aMgulI kATakara devI ko hajAra vyaktiyoM kI aMguliyoM kI mAlA arpita kara ske| * saMyoga kI bAta ki hajAraveM vyakti ke rUpa meM buddha usa jagaha se gujarate haiN| aMgulImAla eka U~cI caTTAna para baiThA thaa| usane eka bhikSu yA saMta ko Ate hue dekhaa| use antima eka vyakti kI pratIkSA to thI, para vaha nahIM cAhatA thA ki antima vyakti koI bhikSu yA santa ho| vaha buddha ko dekhakara bolA, 'tuma jahA~ para bhI ho, vahIM Thahara jaao| eka kadama bhI Age mata bar3hAnA, anyathA tumheM mAra diyA jaaegaa|' buddha premapUrvaka bole, 'are aMgulImAla ! maiM to sthira hI huuN| ho sake to tU ruka jaa| For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyaktva kI suvAsa aMgulImAla cauMkA ki maiM jo sthira yahA~ khar3A hU~, use to yaha bhikSu kahatA hai ruka jA aura svayaM jo cala rahA hai, kahatA hai maiM sthira huuN| vaha buddha ke pAsa AyA aura bolA, 'tuma kaisI viparIta bAta karate ho ? mujhe tumhArI bAta bilkula samajha meM nahI aaii| taba buddha bole, 'aMgulImAla ! maiprema, ahiMsA, karuNA aura zAntisamatA meM sthira hU~ , aDiga aura rukA huA hU~ aura tU hiMsA aura krUratA ke patha para bar3hatA calA jA rahA hai, isalie maiMne tujhe rukane ke lie khaa| ___ aMgulImAla bolA, 'para mujhe eka vyakti kI aMguliyA~ cAhie hI, tAki maiM hajAra vyaktiyoM kI aMgulI-mAlA devI ko arpita kara skuuN|' buddha bole, 'taba tU anya vyakti kI pratIkSA kyoM karatA hai? mujha para hI talavAra se vAra kr| lekina usake pahale tU mujhe usa sAmane lage vRkSa se cAra patte tor3akara lA de| aMgulImAla vRkSa ke pAsa gayA aura usane turanta cAra patte to kyA tor3e, eka TahanI hI talavAra se kATI aura buddha ke pAsa le aayaa| buddha ne una pattoM kI tarapha dekhA aura bole, 'aMgulImAla, jAo aba isa TahanI ko pUrvavat per3a se jor3a aao| ___ aMgulImAla bolA, 'bhikSu ! tuma bhI vicitra vyakti ho, jisa TahanI ko tor3a diyA gayA hai, use kyA punaH per3a se kabhI pUrvavat jor3A jA sakatA hai? taba buddha bole, 'jisameM jor3ane kI zakti nahIM hai, usake pAsa tor3ane kA adhikAra bhI nahIM hai| tumane itane vyaktiyoM kA jIvana liyA, para tuma kisI ko navajIvana nahIM de skte| tumheM usa jIvana ko chInane kA koI adhikAra nahIM jisako lauTAne kI tuma meM sAmarthya nahIM ho|' taba aMgulImAla ko buddha se samyak bodhi prApta hotI hai aura vaha nRzaMsa hatyArA eka bhikSu ke rUpa meM parivartita ho jAtA hai jo na kevala svayaM ke jIvana ko banAtA hai varan logoM ko bhI jIvana kA mArga pradAna karatA hai| vAlmIki to eka DAkU the| mArga meM jo santa milate haiM, inheM vAlmIki lUTane kA prayAsa karate haiN| ve santa kahate haiM ki tuma mujhe bAda meM mAranA yA luuttnaa| pahale tuma yaha to apane gharavAloM se pUcha kara Ao ki tuma jo yaha hiMsA, corI, pApa aura aparAdha unake lie kara rahe ho, usakA phala jaba udaya meM AegA to kyA ve bhI usakA pariNAma tumhAre sAtha bhugateMge? vAlmIki, bhadrika aura bhavya jIva rahA hogaa| vaha santa ke AdezAnusAra apane ghara para pahu~catA hai aura apanI patnI se pUchatA hai, 'priye ! maiM tumhAre ArAma aura sukha-suvidhA ke lie jo yaha corI, For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra aparAdha aura pApa karatA hU~, usa pApa kA pariNAma jaba udaya meM AegA to tuma bhI merA sAtha dogI naa| patnI bolI, 'patideva ! sukha meM to sabhI sahabhAgI ho sakate haiM, para Apake pApoM kA phala to Apako hI bhoganA pdd'egaa| maiM bhalA sAtha kaise de sakatI huuN|' vAlmIki isa taraha se ghara ke pratyeka sadasya ke pAsa jAkara yahI prazna pUchatA hai| 66 mAtA, pitA, bhAI, bahana aura bacce sabhI yahI kahate haiM ki Apake pApa kA phala to Apako hI bhoganA par3egA, hama bhalA kyoM una pApoM ke pariNAma meM sahabhAgI baneMge? vAlmIki taba jo saMta ko lUTanA cAhate the, vaha apanI sArI lUTa kI daulata chor3akara saMta ke caraNoM meM Akara gira jAte haiM aura kahate haiM, 'he mahAtman ! mujhe bodha mila gayA hai aura aba maiM isa pApa aura aparAdhamayI jIvana ko tyAga kara puNya-patha kA anugamana karanA cAhatA hU~ | maiMne jAna liyA hai ki vyakti svayaM hI svakRta karmoM kA bhoktA hotA hai aura usakA koI sahabhAgI nahIM hotA / ' ar kA bodha jAgRta ho jAne para eka DAkU vAlmIki, maharSi vAlmIki bana jAtA hai, jisane itihAsa kI kAlajayI kRti vAlmIki rAmAyaNa kI racanA kI / bhagavAna mahAvIra yahI preraNA denA cAhate haiM ki vyakti bodhi aura samyaktva ko upalabdha ho| manuSya eka andhe pravAha meM bahA jA rahA hai| vaha andhatva yA mithyAtva ke bha~varajAla meM pha~sA huA hai / vaha bahuta socatA hai ki isa jAla se nikala jAU~ yA isa pravAha meM svayaM ko gatimAna na banAU~ yA phira isa pravAha ko roka dU~, para jaba citta meM krodha, IrSyA yA anya kisI vikAra kI taraMgeM uThatI haiM to sabhI saMkalpa reta ke mahala kI taraha Dhaha jAte haiM / vyakti cAhatA hai ki maiM krodha nahI karU~ yA anya koI vikAra mana meM na lAU~ para jaise khujalI kA rogI khujalI uThane para khujalAne ko vivaza ho jAtA hai, aise hI jaba yaha andhA pravAha uThatA hai to vyakti svayaM para niyantraNa nahIM rakha pAtA aura usameM baha hI jAtA hai / maiM jIvanta dharma para vizvAsa karatA huuN| merA vizvAsa usa dharma se jur3A hai jo mahaja kitAboM kI dharohara nahIM balki vyakti ke jIvana kI sampadA hai aura jo vyakti se jur3A hai| mere pAsa eka caurAnaveM varSa ke vRddha vyakti AyA karate the jo acche sambodhi-sAdhaka bhI the| eka dina maiM unase bAtacIta kara rahA thA aura maiMne unase kahA, 'dAdAjI, maiM Apase Apake jIvana se jur3I huI eka bAta pUchanA For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyaktva kI suvAsa 67 cAhatA hU~, kyA Apa mujhe usakA ImAnadArI se javAba deMge? maiM Apake dvArA die gae javAba se jIvana kA eka mahattvapUrNa niSkarSa nikAlanA cAhatA huuN|' cUMki vaha sAdhaka vyakti the ataH mujhe yaha vizvAsa thA ki unakA javAba anubhavasiddha aura ImAnadArI se paripUrNa hogaa| unake dvArA svIkRti die jAne para maiMne pUchA, 'ApakI patnI ko gujare hue kitane varSa ho gae ?' vaha bole 'do vrss|' maiMne pUchA, 'kyA Apako isa umra meM bhI patnI kI yAda satAtI hai aura Apako kabhI isa bUr3hI kAyA meM bhI kabhI vikRti kI koI taraMga uThatI huI dikhatI hai|' unhoMne eka gaharI sA~sa lete hue javAba diyA, 'hA~ sAhaba, patnI kI yAda bhI satAtI hai aura kabhI-kabhI mana meM vikRti kI taraMga bhI uTha AtI hai|' . maiMne unheM sAdhuvAda diyA, jIvana ke prati ImAnabharI dRSTi aura javAba ke lie| taba mujhe lagA ki caurAnaveM varSa kI bUr3hI kAyA meM bhI vaha andhA pravAha jArI rahatA hai| acchA, aba maiM Apa sabase prazna pUchatA hU~ lekina javAba ImAnadArI se diijiegaa| Apa sabhI kabhI-na-kabhI krodha karate hI hoNge| eka varSa meM kitanI bAra Apa krodha kI Aga se gujara jAte haiM ? mAna lete haiM eka varSa meM vyakti pacAsa bAra krodha karatA hai aura yadi Aja pacAsa varSa kI umra hai to Apa paccIsa sau bAra krodha kara cuke haiN| kyA paccIsa-sau-eka-vIM bAra para krodha kA nimitta milane para Apake mana meM yaha cintana uThatA hai ki maiM yaha kyA kara rahA hU~ ? hamArA sArA jJAna, sArA dhyAna usa andhe pravAha ke Age dharA raha jAtA hai| Apa gRhastha jIvana jI rahe haiM, dAmpatya-jIvana kA bhI upabhoga karate hoNge| eka varSa meM kitanI bAra Apane isa jIvana kA upabhoga kiyA? mAna lete haiM ki eka varSa meM pacAsa bAra upabhoga kiyA gayA aura ApakI zAdI yadi bIsa varSa kI umra meM huI ho to Apa Aja pacAsa varSa kI umra taka pandraha sau bAra upabhoga kara cuke| kyA Apa ko pandraha-sau-eka-vIM bAra yaha vicAra uThatA hai ki maiM yaha laoNlIpaoNpa kaba taka cUsatA rahU~gA? isa daladala meM kaba taka lipaTA rahU~gA? zAyada Apa yaha socate bhI hoM ki aba maiM dAmpatya jIvana nahIM jiU~gA, para vaha andhA pravAha phira-phira uThatA hai aura vyakti vivaza ho hI jAtA hai| hama apane gulAma svayaM hI bana jAte haiM / jaise ki bAr3ha kA pAnI AtA hai to vyakti cAhatA hai ki vaha nahIM DUbe aura nahIM mare, para bAr3ha ke usa pravAha meM svayaM para niyantraNa nahIM rahatA aura vaha baha hI jAtA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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68 jAge so mahAvIra ___pIche do loga ha~sa rahe haiN| ve abhI bacce haiN| unheM apane isa andhe pravAha ke Age kabhI majabUra nahIM honA par3A hai| lekina jaba ve umra kI dahalIja para kadama Age bar3hAe~ge to unheM isa bAta kA ahasAsa nizcita rUpa se hogA ki vyakti karma-prakRti aura janma-janmAntaroM ke saMskAroM ke calate apane Age hI kaise vivaza ho jAtA hai ? vaha svayaM ke sAmane aise hI vivaza ho jAtA hai jaise koI naukara yA gulAma kisI seTha ke sAmane ho jAtA hai| yaha jo mana kA kor3ha hai, vaha kisI patalUna aura kamIja se nahIM chipa sktaa| yaha phira ubhara hI AtA hai| isalie bhagavAna kahate haiM kibodhiyA darzana (antaradRSTi) durlabha hai| darzana ko sabase adhika mahattva dene kA kAraNa yahI hai ki vyakti apane mana ke kor3ha ko dUra kare, bhItara kI zuddhi ho aura bhItara vijaya prApta ho| yadi vyakti ke bhItara nirliptatA hogI to bAhara svayameva hI nirliptatA AtI calI jaaegii| Abhyantara zuddhi hI bAharI zuddhi kA AdhAra banatI hai| ___ yadi Antarika nirliptatA aura zuddhi nahIM hai to vyakti cAhe bAhara se saMta bana jAye yA bAraha vratadhArI zrAvaka, lekina vaha apane usa andhe pravAha ke Age phira-phira vivaza ho jAyA karatA hai| cAhe dhana ho, daulata, jamIna, kaSAya yA indriyoM ke viSaya hoM, vyakti vivaza hokara unakA gulAma bana hI jAyA karatA hai| ___ mukti ke mahAvRkSa kA yadi koI bIja-tattva hai to vaha hai smyktv| mukti ke patha kA cirAga bhI samyaktva hai| isI sandarbha meM bhagavAna apanA Aja kA sUtra de rahe haiM salileNaNa lippai, kamaliNipattaM sahAva pyddie| taha bhAveNa Na lippai, kasAya visaehiM sppuriso|| bhagavAna kahate haiM 'jaise kamalinI kA patra svabhAva se hI jala se lipta nahIM hotA, vaise hI satpuruSa samyaktva ke prabhAva se kaSAya aura viSayoM se lipta nahIM hotaa|' bhagavAna kahate haiM ki samyaktvazIla jIva viSaya-kaSAyoM se lipta nahIM hotaa| yadi saMsAra kA koI AdhAra hai to vaha hai Asakti aura liptatA aura mukti yA mokSa kA koI sAdhana hai to vaha hai nirlipttaa| lepa vaha hai jo vyakti ko bAMdhe rakhatA hai, use bhArI banAkara Upara uThane nahIM detaa| For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyaktva kI suvAsa nandIsUtra meM eka sIdhe-sarala udAharaNa ke dvArA samajhAyA gayA hai ki karmaniSkarma yA liptatA-nirliptatA meM kyA antara hotA hai ? eka tumbA yA tumbar3I jo pAnI meM nahIM DUbatI, usa para miTTI aura ghAsa kA eka lepa lagA diyA jAya to vaha kucha adhika hI dduubegii| jitanA-jitanA lepa ke dvArA bhAra bar3hegA, utanA-utanA hI tumbA samudra yA nadI ke andara utaratA jAegA / mahAvIra mukti kA mArga batA rahe haiN| yadi koI pUche ki mukti kaise prApta kI jAe yA AtmA kA UrdhvArohaNa kaise ho to mahAvIra kahate haiM ki tumbe para se jaise-jaise lepa utaratA jAegA, vaha vaise-vaise Upara uThatA calA jAegA aura eka dina jaba lepa pUrNa rUpa se haTa jAegA to tumbA samudra ke Upara tairane laga jaaegaa| vaha lepa haTegA eka mAtra samyaktva ke prabhAva se| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki jaise kamalinI kA patra svabhAva se hI jala se lipta nahIM hotA, vaise hI satpuruSa samyaktva ke prabhAva se kaSAya aura viSayoM se lipta nahIM hotA / vyakti kA svabhAva hI aisA bana jAtA hai ki vaha kaSAya aura viSayoM se lipta nahIM ho paataa| samakitadhArI jIvar3A, kare kuTumba prtipaal| antaragata nyAro rahe, jyoM dhAya khilAve baal|| jaise koI dhAya yA narsa jo bacce kI dekhabhAla ke lie rakhI jAtI hai, vaha bacce ke mala-mUtra ko sApha karatI hai, use nahalAtI hai, usake sAtha khelatI hai aura jarUrata par3ane para use apanA dUdha bhI pilAtI hai| lekina use andara meM hamezA isa bAta kA bhAna rahatA hai yaha baccA usakA apanA nahIM hai| aise hI samakitadhArI jIva, apane parivAra ke saMga rahatA hai, usakA pAlana-poSaNa bhI karatA hai, para vaha antara se usI prakAra alaga rahatA hai jaise dhAya bacce ke sAtha bAharI rUpa se jur3I hone para bhI antara se alaga rahatI hai| mUlya hai nirliptatA kaa| zrAvaka aura saMta vahI hai jo nirlipta ho| logoM ne do zreNiyA~ banA lI haiM - eka zrAvaka kI aura dUsarI saMta kii| kevala saMta ke bAne ko pahana lene se hI koI saMta aura zrAvaka kahalavAne se hI koI zrAvaka nahIM bana jaataa| zrAvaka vaha hai jo bhagavAna ke mArga para zraddhA rakhe, usa para cale aura bhagavAna For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra ke dvArA prarUpita vratoM ko Acarita kare / vyakti jaina, bauddha yA brAhmaNa kula meM janma lekara hI jaina, bauddha yA brAhmaNa nahIM kahalAtA hai apitu apane AcaraNoM se hI vaha pahacAnA jAtA hai / 70 vyakti zrAvaka to tabhI bana pAtA hai jaba usake jIvana meM prAmANikatA Ae / yadi eka saMta koI anucita vyavahAra karatA hai to Apa kaha doge ki aba se tuma saMta nahIM rahe aise hI Apa milAvaTa karate ho, kAlAbAjArI karate ho, Taiksa corI yA anya koI aprAmANika kArya karate ho to Apa zrAvaka kaise ho sakate ho / zrAvaka honA bahuta bar3I sAdhanA hai| bhagavAna Apake kadama usI sAdhanA patha kI tarapha mor3anA cAhate haiM / vyakti apane kartavyoM ko pUrA kare para unameM hI pha~sa jAe yA una kartavyoM ke pAlana ke lie jhUTha yA beImAnI kA sahArA le to yaha ucita nahIM hai / jaise sAmane yaha choTI-sI biTiyA baiThI hai / isake pAlana-poSaNa kI jimmedArI mAtA-pitA para hai, para isake lie jhUTha - sA~ca karanA yA beImAnI kA sahArA lenA to anucita hI hai / vyakti apanI pUrI jindagI usa gadhe kI taraha bitA detA hai jo kabhI to ghara aura kabhI ghATa kI ora daur3a lagAtA hai| use yadi pUchA ki paise ke pIche tU isa kadara pAgala kyoM banA jA rahA hai, to usakA javAba hotA hai ki beTI kI zAdI karanI hai / are ! abhI se vyartha kI ciMtA kyoM kI jAe, usa samaya jaisI suvidhA hogI, vaise zAdI ho jaaegii| agara tuma apane jIvana kI azAnti yA bhAgadaur3a kA jimmedAra baccoM kI zAdI yA paravariza ko mAnate ho to tumane saMtAna hI kyoM paidA kI ? yadi saMtAna paidA kI hai to zAntipUrvaka apane karttavyoM kA nirvAha karo aura usameM hI ulajha kara mata raha jaao| maila utArane ke lie jaise sAbuna ghisatA jAtA hai, aise hI vyakti kI jiMdagI isa paise kI bhAgadaur3a meM ghisatI calI jA rahI hai| isalie bhagavAna kahate haiM ki vyakti saMsAra meM rahakara apane karttavyoM kA pAlana kare, kintu unameM lipta na ho| saMsAra meM rahanA to hara kisI ko hI par3atA hai| saMtajana bhI to isI saMsAra meM rahate haiM / saMta bhI ApakI taraha khAte-pIte haiM, makAno meM Thaharate haiM, calate-phirate aura bolate -cAlate haiN| para yadi antara hai to kisa bAta kA ? vaha hai - rniliptatA kA, virakti kA / kIr3A aura kamala donoM hI kIcar3a se paidA hote haiM, para kIr3A to usa kIcar3a meM hI dha~satA jAtA hai jabaki kamala kIcar3a meM paidA hokara bhI kIcar3a se Upara uTha jAyA karatA hai / For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyaktva kI suvAsa paMkaja to kamala aura kIr3A donoM hI haiM kyoMki jo paMka se arthAt kIcar3a se upaje, vaha hai pNkj| para eka to kIcar3a meM paidA ho kara bhI Upara uTha jAtA hai aura dUsarA kIcar3a meM janma lekara kIcar3a meM hI mara jAtA hai| eka andhere se AyA, gaMdagI se AyA, para ujAle kI tarapha - suvAsa kI tarapha apane kadama bar3hAtA hai| dUsarA andhere aura gandagI se AyA aura usa andhere evaM gandagI meM hI pha~sa kara raha jAtA hai| hama saba kIcar3ase hI to paidA hue haiN| mA~ ke peTa meM kyA hai ? rakta hai, mAMsa hai, majjA hai aura mA~ ke dvArA khAe hue anna kA mala hai| hama saba isa kIcar3a se hI to nikale haiN| sAdhanA kA samyaktva aura mukti kA mArga unake lie hI hai jo kIcar3a ko kIcar3asamajhakara usase uparata hone ke lie prayatna karate haiN| eka kamala vaha hai jo kIcar3a se paidA hotA hai aura usase uparata ho jAtA hai aura eka kamala vaha hai jisakI pA~khuriyoM para kIcar3a car3ha AtI hai| kamala kA kIcar3a meM paidA honA kabhI bhI Atma-ghAtaka nahIM hai, para kIcar3a kA kamala kI pA~khuriyoM para car3ha AnA AtmaghAtaka hai| aise hI kisI vyakti kA saMsAra meM rahanA, gRhastha-dharma kA pAlana karanA aura apane baccoM kI acchI dekha-bhAla karanA Adi kabhI galata yA bure kArya nahIM haiM, para usa saMsAra meM aura usa gRhasthI meM hI raca-basa jAnA sadaiva AtmaghAtaka hotA hai| saMsAra meM tuma raho, yaha khataranAka nahIM hai, para saMsAra tuma meM rahe, yaha khataranAka ho jAyA karatA hai| isalie bhagavAna mahAvIra pratyeka vyakti ko zrAvaka-jIvana yA zuddha jIvana kA svAmI banAne ke lie yaha preraNA de rahe haiM ki vyakti saMsAra se usI taraha nirlipta rahe jaise kamala kA phUla kIcar3a se rahatA hai| koI AtA hai, milo aura premapUrvaka bAta bhI karo; isameM koI samasyA yA burI bAta nahIM hai, para samasyA to taba AtI hai jaba vyakti bichur3a jAne ke bAda bhI pUrva smRtiyoM meM khoyA rahatA hai| jaise koI vyakti Trena yA basa se do ghaNTe ke lie hI saphara karatA hai| vahA~ para kisI se usakI dostI ho jAtI hai| aisA lagatA hai ki bahuta purAnA mitra ho| vyakti ko to chor3o, sITa se hI do ghaNTe ke lie lagAva ho jAtA hai aura AdamI kahatA hai ki 'yaha merI sITa hai|' jaise koI sAmayika karane vAlI bahana jaba pravacana sunane AtI hai to vaha sabase pahale apanA Asana bichA detI hai, arthAt yaha jagaha usakI ho gayI....aura to chor3o bhikhAriyoM kI jagaha bhI nizcita hotI hai| vahA~ koI dUsarA bhikhArI nahIM baiTha sakatA hai jaise Trena yA basa meM kisI kI rijarva sITa para For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra yadi baiThA jAe to samasyA ho jAtI hai, vaise hI yahA~ para bhI kisI kI jagaha para baiTha to jAo, turanta kahA-sunI ho jaaegii| eka bAra aisA huA ki eka vyakti basa se yAtrA karanA cAhatA thaa| vaha basa meM pahuMcA to use patA lagA ki abhI basa calane meM AdhA ghaNTA samaya hai| usane socA ki koI bAta nahIM, apanI sITa para rUmAla bichA detA hU~ aura jaba taka basa kA IMjana sTArTa na ho taba taka nIce hI ghUma letA huuN| Adhe ghaNTe bAda jaise hI basa sTArTa huI, vaha vyakti Upara cddh'aa| usane dekhA ki usakI sITa para koI dUsarA AdamI baiThA huA hai| vaha usa vyakti se bolA, 'are, uTho, yahA~ se| yaha merI sITa hai|' vaha vyakti bolA, 'tumhArI sITa kaise? yaha to lohe kI sITa hai aura isa para jo baiTha jAe, yaha to usI kI ho jAtI hai|' jo AdamI nIce utarA thA, vaha bolA, 'are, bar3e vicitra vyakti ho, maiMne merA yahA rUmAla bichA rakhA thA aura yaha merI sITa hai| dUsare AdamI ne jeba se rUmAla nikAla kara use dete hue kahA, 'kyA sITa para rUmAla bichA dene se sITa tumhArI ho gaI? kala tuma tAjamahala para rUmAla bichA doge to kyA tAjamahala tumhArA ho jAegA? __ vyartha kI mUrchA, Asakti aura raag| jahA~ rUmAla bichAkara vyakti sITa ko apanI mAna letA hai| Asakti to bAdhaMtI hI hai| vyakti kA svabhAva AIne kI taraha ho| jaise yadi tuma AIne ke sAmane jAoge to vaha tumheM tumhArA rUpa dikhaaegaa| tuma ha~soge to vaha bhI ha~segA, tuma rooge to vaha bhI roegA aura yadi tuma dA~ta nikAloge to vaha bhI dA~ta nikaalegaa| tuma AIne se dUra haTe to AInA vaisA hI svaccha aura nirmala ho jAegA jaise ki vaha tumhAre Ane se pahale thaa| ___ koI AtA hai to usase milo-julo aura premapUrvaka vyavahAra kro| usakA svAgata aura sammAna kro| para tumhArA vyavahAra bilkula usa AIne kI taraha ho jo sAmane Ane para to saba kucha pratibimbita kara detA hai aura dUra haTate hI vaisA ho jAtA hai jaisA vaha pahale thaa| eka saMta kA, eka zrAvaka aura zAMtacitta vyakti kA svabhAva bilkula AIne kI taraha ho jo nirlipta hotA hai| koI A gayA to bhI mauja, akele haiM to bhI mauj| sAtha-sAtha meM bhI mastI aura Ananda aura akele meM bhI hI apanI mastI aura aannd| Aja ke jamAne meM jitanI nirliptatA rakhI For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyaktva kI suvAsa 73 jAe, Asakti ko kama kiyA jAe, utanA hI acchA hai| tama apane beTe para rAga karate ho lekina vaha to zAdI hote hI tumase alaga ho jaaegaa| bhagavAna anudvega kI sthiti ko lAne ke lie yaha sUtra de rahe haiM - vItarAga, vItadveSa aura antaradvandvatA se mukta hone kI sthiti vahI hai, jahA~ vyakti saba ke bIca rahakara bhI sabase alaga rahatA hai| eka bahuta hI pyArI jApAnI kahAnI hai| jApAna meM eka paramparA calI- jhenprmpraa| isa paramparA meM do saMta hue| eka IkiDoaura duusraataanj'en| jhena kahAniyA~ bahuta hI rahasyamayI aura gaharI hotI haiN| yadi koI vyakti Upara-Upara se ina kahAnicoM ko letA hai to vaha inakI gaharAiyoM ko nahIM samajha sktaa| IkiDo guru aura tAnena celA, IkiDo vRddha aura tAnaz2ena yuvaa| donoM hI eka maDDI rAste se arthAt kIcar3a se lathapatha rAste se Age bar3hate jA rahe the| saMbhavataH barasAta ke kAraNa vaha rAstA kIcar3a se lathapatha ho gayA thaa| kucha dUra Age calane para eka nadI AI jise IkiDo aura tAnajena ko gaMtavya taka pahu~cane ke lie pAra karanA thaa| IkiDo Age the| jaise hI vaha nadI ko pAra karane lage tabhI vahA~ khar3I eka lar3akI IkiDo se bolI, 'saMtapravara ! mujhe bhI yaha nadI pAra karanI hai, para pAnI kI gaharAI adhika hai aura merA kada bhI choTA hai| sA~jha bhI Dhala rahI hai, ataH maiM usa pAra pahu~ca jAU~ yaha upayukta rhegaa| Apa kRpayA mujhe hAtha pakar3akara apane sAtha le caleM tAki maiM usa pAra surakSita rUpa se pahu~ca skuuN|' IkiDo ne usa bAlikA kI bAta sunI to vaha bole, 'maiM avazya hI usa pAra jA rahA hU~, para hama saMta kisI strI ko nahIM chU skte|' yaha kahakara vaha Age bar3ha gae aura nadI pAra kara lii| tAnaseMga bhI pIche-pIche A rahe the| jaba usa lar3akI ne tAnaz2ena ko dekhA to usane usako bhI apanI vahI paristhiti sunA kara nadI pAra karane ke lie nivedana kiyaa| tAnajena ne usa lar3akI kI paristhiti ko samajhA aura usane hAtha pakar3a kara lar3akI ko nadI pAra karA dii| nadI pAra karane ke bAda lar3akI apanI rAha para aura tAnajena apanI rAha para cala die| rAste meM tAnajena ne anubhava kiyA ki IkiDo kucha nArAja se laga rahe the| unhoMne tAnaz2ena se eka zabda bhI nahIM bolaa| rAtri ko jaba dono saMta sone ke lie apane bistara para leTe to IkiDo tAnajena se bole, 'beTA ! tUne Aja acchA nahIM kiyaa| tere dvArA Aja saMtajIvana kI maryAdA kA atikramaNa huA hai| tUne na kevala For Personal & Private Use Only

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74 jAge so mahAvIra usa lar3akI ko chUA balki usa lar3akI kA hAtha pakar3akara tUne use nadI ke pAra pahu~cA diyaa|' tAnajena cauMkA aura bolA, 'oha ! to Apa usa lar3akI ke bAre meM bAta kara rahe haiN| maiM to nadI pAra karA kara use vahIM chor3a AyA aura Apa use yahA~ taka sAtha lekara Ae haiN|' IkiDo bole, 'matalaba!' tAnaz2ena ne kahA ki maiMne usa lar3akI kI paristhiti samajhI aura maiM to svayaM usa pAra jA hI rahA thA, ataH mujhe use usa pAra le jAne meM koI dikkata nahIM huii| lekina mujhe to lar3akI ko pAra lagA dene ke bAda usakA smaraNa bhI nahIM rahA aura Apa use uThA kara yahA~ taka le Ae!' mUla bAta hai bhItara kI anaaskti| jaba vyakti ke jIvana meM aisI samyak dRSTi aura samyaktva kI suvAsa prakaTa ho jAtI hai to vyakti kA hara kRtya use mukta karAne meM sahAyaka banatA hai| isI sandarbha meM bhagavAna agalA sUtra de rahe haiM - sevaMtA viNa sevai, asevamANo vi sevago hoii| pagaraNaceTThA kassa vi, Na ya pAvaraNotti so hoii|| bhagavAna ne bahuta gaharI bAta kaha dI isa sUtra ke mAdhyama se| hama dhyAna se use samajhane kA prayAsa kreN| bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'koI to viSayoM kA sevana karate hue bhI sevana nahIM karatA aura koI sevana na karate hue bhI viSayoM kA sevana karatA hai| jaise atithi rUpa se AyA huA koI puruSa vivAhAdi kArya meM lagA rahane para bhI usa kArya kA svAmI na hone se kartA nahI hotaa| ___ bhagavAna bilkula gItA jaisI bhASA meM bola rahe haiN| gItA kA AdhAra hI anAsakti yoga hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra bhI bilkula zrIkRSNa jaise bola rahe haiN| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki koI to viSayoM kA sevana karate hue bhI sevana nahIM krtaa| jaise koI AdamI munIma yA baiMka kaiziyara hai| vaha dina-rAta noToM ke Dhera ke bIca baiThA rahatA hai| unheM ginakara alamArI meM jamA karatA jAtA hai| loga kaheMge ki vaha lAkhoM-karor3oM ke bIca baiThA hai| lekina usa vyakti kA antaramana jAnatA hai ki vaha rupayoM ke bIca rahakara bhI unase nirlipta hai| vaha eka TrasTI kI taraha kArya kara rahA hai aura use hara pala yaha bhAna hai ki rupayA usakA nahIM hai| dUsarI tarapha eka vyakti bhikhArI hai, sar3aka para soyA-soyA vaha sapane dekhatA hai ki maiM samrAT bana gayA huuN| mere sAta-sAta rAjamahala aura sAta-sAta rAjarAniyA~ haiN| unake sAtha maiM mauja manA rahA huuN| yaha huA viSayoM kA sevana na karate hue bhI viSayoM kA sevana For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyaktva kI suvAsa karanA / jahA~ para vyakti ke sAtha bhoga-sAdhanA to nahIM hai, para mana-hI-mana viSayoM sevana jArI hai| sajagatA aura jAgaraNa cAhie / 'jAge so mahAvIra, soe so sikandara' sikandara paisa kA mAlika bana sakatA hai, para svayaM kA mAlika nahIM bana sakatA / mahAvIra to vahI hai jo svayaM ko upalabdha kara cukA hai aura svayaM para niyantraNa sthApita kara cukA hai / jaise ki kisI ghara meM vivAha hai aura koI vyakti vahA~ atithi rUpa meM AyA hai| vaha puruSa vivAhAdi kArya meM lagA rahatA hai, bArAtiyoM kI vyavasthA aura svAgata bhI karatA hai para vaha aisA karane se usa vivAha meM mAlika nahIM bana jAtA / kartAbhAva na hone se, svAmitva bhAva na hone ke kAraNa vivAha meM jo acchA - burA huA usase vaha nahIM jur3atA hai / kartAbhAva hI vyakti ko bA~dhatA hai| jahA~ vyakti ke bhItara meM yaha bhAva A jAtA hai ki maiM kucha nahIM karatA aura jo honI vaha ho rahI hai to vaha mAtra draSTA raha jAtA hai / kisI ke jIvana meM acchA likhA hai to acchA ho rahA hai aura yadi kisI ke jIvana meM burA likhA hai to burA ho rahA hai / isameM prazaMsA yA nindA kaisI ? 75 koI AdamI acchA jIvana jI rahA hai to Apa kaheMge ki vAha ! kitanA acchA vyakti hai| vahIM eka sAdhu yadi gRhastha meM A jAe to ApakA usake prati kyA najariyA hogA ? Apa use burI najara se dekheNge| kucha acchA yA burA nahIM hotA, yaha yoga athavA niyati hai jo acchA ho jAtA hai aura yadi kukarma kA udaya Fat To Fit hai / kise burI najara se dekhA jAe? vaha vyakti kama-sekama ImAnadAra to hai ki usane isa bAta kI satyatA ko svIkAra kara liyA ki usase aba sAdhu-jIvana nahIM sadha rahA hai| usane sAdhu-jIvana kA jhUThA bAnA to nahIM pahane rakhA hai| Apane apane jIvana ke sATha varSa ke gRhastha meM bitAe / kamase-kama usane pA~ca, dasa yA kucha varSoM taka to cAritra - jIvana jiyA / phira vaha Apase zreSTha hI huA / usake prati ghRNA yA burA bhAva kyoM rakhA jAe ? - eka dina maiM phUloM se batiyA rahA thA / maiMne vRkSa aura phUloM se kahA ki loga abhinandana-patra chapAte haiM, para vAstavika abhinandana patra to tumhArA chapanA cAhie / maiM eka kitAba likhanA cAhatA huuN| socatA hU~ tumhAre jIvana para hI kitAba likha dI jaae| ataH tumane apane jIvana meM jo-jo sevAe~ mAnavajAti ko arpita kI haiM, vaha mujhe batAo tAki maiM pustaka likha skuuN| phUla ha~sA aura muskarA kara bolA, For Personal & Private Use Only

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76 jAge so mahAvIra 'maiMne apane jIvana meM kucha bhI aisA acchA nahIM kiyA jo maiM batA skuuN|' maiMne kahA, 'are! tuma to logoM ko sukUna dete ho, khuzabU dete ho, rojI-roTI dete ho|' per3a se bhI yahI prazna maiMne kiyaa| per3a ne javAba diyA, 'mere jIvana me kartAbhAva nahIM hai| jo honA hai, vahI ho rahA hai| phUla aura phala denA merA dharma hai| chAyA aura havA denA bhI merA svabhAva hai, isameM acchA aura burA kyA hai ?' . per3a ne mujhase kahA, 'yAda rakho beTe ! jo kiyA jAtA hai, usakA itihAsa likhA jAtA hai aura jo ho jAtA hai, vaha vyakti kA svabhAva hotA hai|' itihAsa miTa jAyA karatA hai| itihAsa ke pannoM para sadA kisakA nAma aMkita rahA hai? eka sAdhAraNa vyakti ko chor3a bhI diyA jAe, para eka tIrthaMkara kA nAma bhI tIna caubIsI taka hI calatA hai| jarA batAie ki vAsupUjya svAmI kI mAtA kA nAma kyA thA? ajitanAtha bhagavAna kA vivAha huA yA nahIM? athavA RSabhadeva ke sau putroM ke kyA-kyA nAma the? zAyada hI kisI ko dhyAna meM hoN| jahA~ vyakti kartAbhAva se jur3atA hai, vaha vahA~ svayaM ko itihAsa kI dharohara banA detA hai| para itihAsa ke pannoM para bhI nAma miTate rahate hai| yaha sAmane jo maiM zilA para nAma likhA dekha rahA hU~, kitane sAla taka yaha nAma calegA? pacAsa sau varSoM taka ! usake bAda isakA bhI patA nahIM rhegaa| yaha bilDiMga jo dikha rahI hai, usakI umra bhI kitanI hogI? cAhe tuma lohe bhI lagavA do, sau varSa se jyAdA to Ara. sI. sI. kI umra bhI nahIM hotii| hama honI kI tarapha Ae~, apane svabhAva se judd'e|jyoN-jyoN vyakti meM kartAbhAva kama hotA jAegA tyoM-tyoM vaha apane AtmasvabhAva meM sthira hotA calA jaaegaa| jAneM apanA svabhAva ki hamAre bhItara kyA hai ? bhItara kitanA krodha hai, kitanI zAnti? bhItara kitanI pavitratA kI sthiti hai aura kitane vikAra haiM ? vyakti svayaM kA hara pala AtmadarpaNa meM nirIkSaNa kare, svayaM ke prati samyaktva kA, viveka aura haMsadRSTi kA upayoga kre| mere bhItara acchA kyA hai, burA kyA hai ? acche ko maiM kaise bar3hAU~ aura bure se kaise bacU~? vyakti apanI samyak bodhi kA upayoga svayaM ko jAnane aura sudhArane ke lie kre| merA nistAra maiM karU~gA aura ApakA nistAra Apa kreNge| hara vyakti apane hI prayatnoM aura puruSArtha se pAra lgegaa| mere sAtha yadi dasa vyakti aura tirate haiM to acchI bAta hai para yadi sau vyakti tireM aura maiM DUbA raha jAU~ to isakA kyA For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyaktva kI suvAsa aucitya ? maiM tirU~, Apa tireM aura hara vyakti isa saMsArasAgara se pAra lage / aura pAra lagane ke lie jo naukA yA patavAra ke rUpa meM AdhAra hai, vaha hai samyak dRSTi aura samyak bodhi / subaha uThakara bhagavAna se yadi koI prArthanA kI jAe to vaha yaha ho ki 'he prabhu! merI buddhi sadA sadbuddhi rahe / yadi terI tarapha se mujhe kucha mile to vaha mAtra samyak bodhi ho / mujhe vaha dRSTi pradAna kareM jisase maiM jIvana kA sahI mArga taya kara sakU~ aura saMsAra - sAgara ke pAra laga sakU~ / ' 77 hA~, maMjileM unakI hotI haiM jo rAstoM ko pAra karanA jAnate haiM / aura rAstA pAra karane kI himmata yA aukAta vahI juTA pAte haiM jo samyaktva ke svAmI hote haiM / Aja ke lie apanI ora se basa itanA hI / premapUrNa namaskAra / For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA kI antardRSTi mere priya Atman ! jIvana utanA hI vizAla hai jitanA ki AsamAna / jIvana utanA hI gaharA hai jitanA ki samudra / jyoM-jyoM jIvana kI parateM khulatI jAtI haiM, tyoM-tyoM usakI pAradarzitA nikharatI jAtI hai| jyoM-jyoM jIvana para jamI huI dhUla haTAte haiM, tyoMtyoM jIvana kA AInA spaSTa najara AtA hai| jIvana ko gaharAI se dekhane para tattvataH jJAta hotA hai ki jaisA jIvana bAhara hai, vaisA hI bhItara bhI hai| jaise bAhara aMdherA hai, vaise bhItara aMdherA hai, jaise bAhara rAste haiM, vaise hI rAste bhItara bhI haiM / jIvana aura jagatakA bArIkI se nirIkSaNa karane para yaha jAhira hotA hai ki jIvana jagata kA kendra hai aura jagata jIvana kA hI pratibimba hai / jaisA kendra para hotA hai, vaisA hI paridhi para jhalakatA hai| paridhi kI maulika saMbhAvanAe~ dhurI para kendra se hI jur3I rahatI haiN| AdamI ke samakSa jIvana kevala janma se zurU hone vAlI yAtrA hai aura mRtyu para samApta ho jAne vAlI sthiti / kintu, jisane jAnA hai janma se pahale aura mRtyu ke bAda kI sthitiyoM ko, vaha bhalI-bhA~ti jAnatA hai ki jIvana kA vAstavika astitva na janma se Arambha hotA hai aura na hI mRtyu para pUrNa / koI prANI ananta zUnya kI tarapha bar3ha jAyA karatA hai / ananta zUnya se Ane vAlA janma hamAre lie jIvana kA AdhAra hotA hai aura ananta zUnya meM phira samA jAnA hamAre lie mRtyu kA nimitta bana jAyA karatA hai / For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA kI antardRSTi jina jJAnI puruSoM ne jIvana ko gaharAI se jAnA hai, unake lie janma na to janma hai aura mRtyu na hI mRtyu / jJAnIjanoM ke lie to janma aura mRtyu pathika kA dRSTAMta mAtra hotA hai| maiM jIvana ko bahuta gaharAI se dekha rahA hU~ aura maiM jAnatA hU~ ki jaisA jagata hai, vaisA hI jIvana hai aura jaisA jIvana hai, vaisA hI jgt| jaisA bIja hotA hai vaisA hI baragada hotA hai aura jaisA baragada hotA hai, vaisA hI usameM chipA huA bIja rahatA hai| ___ vyakti kA apanI A~kheM bAhara kI ora kholanA tathA jagata ke dRzyoM para apanA dhyAna kendrita karanA vijJAna hai jabaki usakA bahirdRSTi ko tyAga kara bhItara kI ora apanI dRSTi mor3anA hI adhyAtma hai| jaba vyakti yaha jAna legA ki vijJAna aura adhyAtma meM koI dUrI nahIM, koI virodhAbhAsa nahIM hai, usa dina vijJAna aura adhyAtma meM pragAr3ha maitrI sthApita ho jaaegii| vijJAna padArtha kI khoja karatA hai aura adhyAtma cetanA kI, jisase padArtha gatizIla hotA hai| vijJAna pAsa se dUra ho jAtA hai aura adhyAtma dUra se pAsa lAtA hai| saMsAra bhara ke sAre satyoM kA AviSkAra karane ke bAda vyakti ko isa Atmasatya kI zaraNa meM to AnA hI pdd'egaa| isa bAta ko svIkAra karanA hI par3egA ki jisake calate maiM jIvitahU~ aura jisake nikala jAne ke bAda maiM mRta samajhA jAU~gA, vaha Atma-tattva hI adhyAtma kI buniyAda hai| __vizva ke mahAnatama vaijJAnikoM meM eka hue haiM albarTa aaiNsttiin| AiMsTIna ne vijJAna se jur3e hajAroM satyoM kA udghATana kiyaa| kahate haiM ki jaba ve mRtyuzaiyyA para the to unase yaha prazna kiyA gayA ki ve apane agale janma meM kyA bananA pasaMda kareMge? unhoMne uttara diyA, 'maiM agalA janma yA punarjanma to nahIM jAnatA, para maiM cAhatA hU~ ki yadi merA agalA janma hotA ho to maiM korA vaijJAnika na bnuuN|' unake isa uttara se sampUrNa vijJAnajagata acaMbhita raha gayA ki jisa vyakti ne apanA sampUrNa jIvana hI vijJAna ke lie samarpita kara diyA, vaha vaijJAnika kyoM nahIM bananA cAhatA? taba unake pAsa mIDiyA se jur3e hue loga phuNce| unhoMne unase pUchA ki Apake isa prakAra ke uttara kA kyA kAraNa hai? AiMsTIna ne javAba diyA, 'maiMne bhale hI vijJAna se jur3e hue aneka satyoM ko udghATita kiyA ho, para maiM vaha tattva nahIM khoja pAyA jisake nikala jAne ke bAda tuma mujhe mRta kahakara daphanA doge| AiMsTIna ne For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra marate vakta yaha kAmanA kI thI ki 'maiM isa janma meM vaijJAnika avazya banA, para agale janma meM maiM koI AdhyAtmika puruSa bnuuN| __jise jAne binA hajAroM satya bemAnI rahate haiM, usI jIvana kA nAma adhyAtma hai| bhagavAna kA Aja kA sUtra vyakti ko usI adhyAtma se jor3a rahA hai| vaha use padArtha se, bhUta-mahAbhUta tattva se Upara uThAte hue Atma-satya se rUbarU karavA rahA hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM - ArUhavi aMtarappA, bahirappA chaMDiUNa tivihenn| jhAijjai paramappA, uvaiTeM jinnvriNdehiN| bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'tuma mana-vacana-kAyA se bahirAtmA ko chor3akara antarAtmA meM AroharaNa kara paramAtmA kA dhyAna kro|' bhagavAna ne hara kisI vyakti ke samakSa isa sUtra ke mAdhyama se dhyAna kI sthiti spaSTa kara dI hai| aisA nahIM hai ki hama hara sthiti-paristhiti meM paramAtmA kA dhyAna lagA sakate haiN| hama aisA dussAhasa karate haiM to hama dhyAna dhareMge paramAtmA kA aura dhyAna dharate-dharate paramAtmA to kahIM dUra chiTaka jAegA aura hama apane kisI priya-apriya kA dhyAna karane lgeNge| hama dhyAna to dhareMge kisI dharma kA, magara dhyAna kendrita ho jAegA dhandhe pr| isIlie bhagavAna ne apane isa sUtra dvArA hamAre lie sAdhanA kA patha, dhyAna kA mArga, kaivalya aura samAdhi kA rAstA prazasta kiyA hai| ___eka iTailiyana dampatti mere pAsa baiThI thii| batA rahI thI ki hama donoM rojAnA dhyAna karate haiN| jaba unase pUchA gayA ki kisakA dhyAna karate haiM, to javAba milA, maiM inakA aura vo meraa| ___ yaha saba bahirAtma-bhAva hai| aMkhiyoM ke jharokhoM se, mana-hI-mana dekhI gaI bAteM haiN| jaba Asakti hI deha ke prati hai, eka-dUsare ke prati hai, taba paramAtmA kA kyA khAka dhyAna karoge? agara hama isa sUtra ko gaharAI se samajheMge to hamAre samakSa mahAvIra kA dhyAna kA mArga aura unakI sAdhanA-dRSTi sahaja hI spaSTa hotI calI jaaegii| isa sUtra ke mAdhyama se mahAvIra ne sAdhanA ke tIna sopAna batAe haiN| pahalA sopAna hai - manavacana-kAyA se bahirAtma-bhAva kA tyAga; dUsarA- antarAtmA meM ArohaNa aura tIsarA- paramAtmA kA dhyaan| For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA kI antardRSTi hama prathama caraNa leN| prathama caraNa meM sAdhanA ke mArga meM tIna bAdhAe~ AtI haiM, jinake calate vyakti antarAtmA meM ArohaNa nahIM kara paataa| ye tInoM bAdhAe~ usake sAmane usa dIvAra ke samAna khar3I ho jAtI haiM jo vyakti ko dIvAra ke usa ora jala rahe antarAtmA ke dIpa se sAkSAtkAra nahIM karane detii| ___ pahalI bAdhA hai shriir| yaha sthUla hai| isake bhItara sthita hai vicAra aura usake bhItara mn| mahAvIra ne jise kAyA kahA, use hI vijJAna ne baoNDI khaa| mahAvIra ne jise vicAra kahA, vijJAna ne use hI kaoNnziyasa mAinDa yA cetana mastiSka khaa| mahAvIra ne jise mana kahA, vijJAna ne use hI anakaoNnziyasa mAiMDa khaa| mana ke do rUpa haiN| eka cetana aura dUsarA avcetn| avacetana mana ko hI sAmAnya bhASA meM hama citta aura mana kahate haiN| lagatA to aisA hI hai ki citta aura mana eka dUsare ke paryAya haiM, para ina donoM meM gaharA pharka hai| manuSya kA soyA huA mana hI usakA citta hai aura usakA jAgA huA citta hI usakA mana hai| manuSya kA jAgA huA citta hI usakA kaoNnziyasa mAinDa hai aura usakA soyA huA mana hI usakA anakaoNnziyasa mAMiDa hai| donoM meM pharka yaha hai ki eka soyA huA hai aura dUsarA jAgrata, eka antara vyApta hai, dUsarA prktt| ___ hama sabase pahale prArambha kareM zarIra se| yaha zarIra sthUla hai jo hameM pratyakSa dikhatA hai| isako hamane nahIM bnaayaa| yaha to hameM apane mAtA-pitA ke dvArA milI bheMTa hai| kudarata kI eka saugaat| mahAvIra ne eka tarapha to zarIra ko sAdhanA-bhAva meM kaMTaka batAkara kahA ki mana-vacana-kAya ke bahirAtmabhAvako chor3akara antarAtmA meM ArohaNa kiyA jA sakatA hai aura dUsarI tarapha hama kahate haiM, 'zarIramAdyaM khalu dharmasAdhanaM / ' yAnI zarIra hI sAdhanA kA prathama sAdhana hai| isa bAta ko yadi hama gaharAI se samajheM to ina zabdoM ke marma ko samajhA jA sakatA hai| zarIra vyakti ke lie sAdhanA meM prathama sahAyaka hai, para vaha kaMTaka yA bAdhA usa samaya bana jAtA hai jaba vyakti usa zarIra ke prati mUrcchita hokara usa zarIra ko hI svayaM (Atma-tattva) mAnane lagatA hai| zarIra to AtmA ke rahane ke lie makAna bhara hai| jisa prakAra makAna aura usameM rahane vAlA mAlika bhinna hotA hai, vaise hI AtmA aura zarIra kA saMbaMdha hai| jaba taka vyakti makAna meM rahatA hai, taba taka vaha usake lie upayogI hai, para jaba vyakti meM makAna rahane laga jAe to vaha usake sahaja sukha ke lie bAdhaka ho jAyA karatA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra jisa prakAra kAra aura usakA cAlaka alaga-alaga hote haiM, usI prakAra zarIra aura AtmA haiN| jaise cAlaka kAra ko calAtA hai, vaise hI AtmA zarIra ko calAtI hai| jaba taka AtmA zarIra kA saMcAlana kare, taba taka to ThIka hai, para jaba AtmA zarIra kI gulAmI karane lage to vyakti ke lie yaha ghAtaka ho jAyA karatA hai| yaha hama para nirbhara hai ki hama zarIra ko apanA karmacArI banAte haiM yA apanA sNcaalk| zarIra ne jo-jo khAne kI icchA kI, usakI pUrti yadi kara dI jAe to yaha zarIra kI gulAmI hI huii| yadi mana para vijaya prApta kara zarIra ko mana kI icchita vastue~ nahIM dI gaI to yaha usa para svayaM kA saMcAlana, svayaM kA niyantraNa hai| zarIra ke rogagrasta hone para hama dukhI ho jAte haiM to yaha zarIra ke prati hamArI gulAmI aura mUrchA bhAva hai| yadi rogoM ke AkramaNa para bhI hama apanI samatA nahIM khote haiM to yaha vyakti kA zarIra para apanA adhikAra hai| hama eka sAdhvI kA udAharaNa leM jinakA nAma thA vickssnnshrii| unako jIvana kI sAMdhyavelA meM kaiMsara jaisI bhayAnaka bImArI ne ghera liyA kintu ve aise asAdhya roga ke prati bhI usI prakAra nirlipta rahIM jaise ki kIcar3a se kamala kI paaNkhuriyaaN| itanI bhayAnaka vedanA ! jaba bhI koI vyakti unake darzana ke lie jAtA to ve apane jApa aura dhyAna meM tallIna rhtiiN| unake cehare para isa prakAra ke sahaja saugya bhAva hote ki jaise ve ekadama nIroga aura svastha hoN| unakI chAtI para kaiMsara kI gAMThoM se risatA mavAda aura khUna bhI unako tanika bhI vicalita nahIM kara paataa| eka Ama AdamI to eka choTI sI phusI hone para hI ghabarA jAtA hai, rone lagatA hai, para vaha sAdhvI tana meM vyAdhi aura mana meM samAdhi kI sthiti ko upalabdha ho gaI thiiN| maiM ise videha sthiti khuuNgaa| __ jaba chAtI ke eka hisse meM bahuta bar3I gA~Tha ho gaI to DaoNkTaroM ne kahA ki hama Apako behoza kara isa gA~Tha se mavAda nikAlanA cAhate haiN| unakA javAba thA, 'itane janmoM taka maiM isa zarIra kI mUrchA se mUrcchita hI to thii| aba puNyoM se jAgRta huI huuN| aba maiM behozI meM jIvana khonA nahIM caahtii| tuma mujhe merI mAlA de do aura tumheM jo kArya karanA hai, use kro|' taba vaha sAdhvI apane jApa aura dhyAna meM itanI ekAgra tathA itanI tallIna ho gaIM ki kaba usakA mavAda nikAlA gayA, use patA hI nahIM claa| yaha hai zarIra ke prati anAsakti, zarIra ke prati vItarAga aura vItamoha kA bhaav| For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA kI antardRSTi jaba taka vyakti zarIra ke prati Asakta aura mUrcchita hai, taba taka zarIra sAdhanA ke lie bAdhaka hai, para jaba vyakti zarIra ke prati anAsakta ho jAtA hai to vaha sAdhanA kI prathama bAdhA, jise mahAvIra ne zarIra kahA, usase mukta ho jAtA hai| ___ hama zarIra-sAdhanA kA dUsarA udAharaNa leN| dUsare prakAra ke ve loga jo zarIra ko sAdhanA to cAhate haiM para usake lie ve eka bahuta hI pracalita yoga - haThayoga apanAte haiN| haThayogI zarIra para niyantraNa pAne ke lie kitane hI prakAra kI kaThora kriyAe~ tathA kitane hI kaThora Asana karate haiN| yadi kisI haThayogI se brahmacarya kA pAlana nahIM hotA to vaha kar3oM kA sahArA letA hai tAki usakI indriyA~ saMyama meM rheN| ___ eka bahuta hI pracalita paramparA hai - avadhU yA avadhar3a prmpraa| usameM guru dIkSA dene se pahale ziSya ko mala-mUtra taka kA sevana karavA dete haiN| aise vyakti bhUkha lagane para kisI kA mala bhI uThAkara khA liyA karate haiN| ve loga kA mAMsa aura khUna bhI pI jAyA karate haiN| vArANasI aura ilAhAbAda jaise kSetroM meM ve naMge yA gande kapar3oM meM zmazAna yA mailI kucailI jagaha para baiThakara tantrasAdhanA kiyA karate haiN| kahate haiM ki yadi koI murdA gaMgA meM baha rahA ho aura yadi ye AvAja de dete haiM to bahatA huA murdA bhI inake pAsa A jAtA hai| unhoMne murde kA peTa phAr3A, jitanA mAMsa acchA lagA, utanA khAyA aura bAkI kA bahA diyaa| inakA patA hI nahIM calatA ki ve kyA karate haiN| zarIra-saMyama yA svAda-vijaya? ___ mahAvIra zarIra-saMyama ke ye tarIke kataI svIkAra nahIM krte|ve to hara vyakti ko sAdhanA kI vaha antaradRSTi denA cAhate haiM ki jahA~ zarIra hai, para vyakti zarIra ke bhAvoM se uparata hai| roga hai, para vyakti roga kA sAkSI bhara hai| taba bhojana kI AkAMkSA zarIra se uThatI hai, para hama bhojana karane vAle nahIM apitu hama to zarIra meM mAtra bhojana DAlate hae dekhane vAle haiN| jaba vyakti kI zarIra ke prati Asakti kSINa hotI hai, taba vyakti mahAvIra kI sAdhanAdRSTi kA prathama sopAna pAra kara hI letA hai| bahirAtma-bhAva kA dUsarA caraNa hai 'vicAra', jo ki zarIra se bhI sUkSma hai| vyakti jaisA-jaisA vicAra karatA hai, zarIra vaisA-vaisA hI to sampAdita karatA hai| vaha to vicAra kI preraNAoM se hI apanI gatividhiyA~ sampAdita karatA hai| zarIra to becArA eka gulAma hai jise tuma maMdira le jAo to vaha maMdira calA jAegA aura yadi madirAlaya le jAoge to madirAlaya calA jaaegaa| tuma zarIra ko vyartha hI mata For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra staao| mUla doSI to vyakti ke vicAra haiN| vyakti ne vicAroM ke AdhAra para hI itane durAgraha pAla rakhe haiM ki 'yaha merA vicAra, yaha terA vicAra; yaha merA paMtha aura yaha terA paMtha' jabaki vAstavikatA to yaha hai ki vicAra ke AdhAra para palane vAle sabhI Agraha hI sAdhanA ke patha meM bAdhaka haiN| mahAvIra kisI vicAra kI sthApanA nahIM krte| ve to nirvicAra hone kI preraNA dete haiN| ___mahAvIra ke sAdhanAmArga kI zuruAta hI nirvikalpa aura nirvicAra dizA kI ora se hotI hai| vicAra to asthAyI hote haiM, kSaNa-pratikSaNa parivartanazIla hote haiN| jaise vyakti ke zarIra kI paryAyeM arthahIna hotI haiM, vaise hI vicAra mana kI nirarthaka paryAya hai| loga apanI kitAboM meM likhate haiM ki ye mere vicAra, mere dRssttikonn| maiM pUchanA cAhU~gA ki Apake jo vicAra Ate haiM, kyA do sAla pahale bhI ve hI vicAra huA karate the? jaba vicAra anitya va kSaNabhaMgura haiM to vicAroM ko lekara kaisA Agraha, kaisA jhagar3A? vyakti ko satyAgrahI nahIM hokara satyagrAhI honA cAhie arthAt satya kA Agraha na ho, balki satya ko grahaNa kiyA jaae| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne eka bahuta hI pyArI ghaTanA khii| cAra aMdhe kisI rAste se kahIM jA rahe the| logoM ne unheM cetAyA ki isa rAste para sAvadhAnI se jAnA kyoMki isa rAste para hAthI rahatA hai| tuma usase TakarA kara kahIM gira na jaao| andhoM ne mana meM socA ki calo, Aja hAthI ko bhI dekha liyA jAe ki hAthI kaisA hotA hai? ve dekha nahIM sakate the, para unameM jAnane kI gaharI icchA thii| cAroM cle| rAste meM hAthI milaa| hAthI becArA sIdhA rahA hogaa| eka aMdhe ne hAthI ke kAna chue aura bolA ki acchA, hAthI aisA hotA hai| dUsare ke hAtha meM hAthI kI pU~cha AI to vaha bolA ki aba merI samajha meM A gayA ki hAthI aisA hotA hai| tIsare ke hAtha meM hAthI ke pA~va Ae to vaha bolA aba maiMne hAthI ko pahacAna liyA aura cauthe ke hAtha meM hAthI kI saiMDa AI vaha bhI bolA hA~-hA~ hAthI kaisA hotA hai, mujhe mAlUma par3a gayA hai| cAroM vyakti zAma ke samaya kisI caupAla para mile aura Apasa meM batiyAne lge| pahalA vyakti jisane ki hAthI ke kAna chue the, vaha bolA 'mitro! Aja maiMne hAthI ko jAna liyA hai| hAthI bilkula kisI havA karane vAle paMkhe yA anAja sApha karane vAle sUpa ke samAna hotA hai| tabhI dUsarA bolA, 'are! tuma galata kahate ho| hAthI to bilkula eka rassI ke samAna hotA hai| usake hAtha meM hAthI kI pUMcha For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA kI antardRSTi AI thii| tabhI tIsarA vyakti jisake hAtha meM hAthI ke pA~va Ae the, cillAkara bolA, 'bevakUpho, hAthI to kisI khambhe ke samAna hotA hai|' cauthA vyakti jo aba taka cupa thA vaha bolA, 'mujhe lagatA hai ki tuma saba mUrkha ho| tumane kisI ne bhI hAthI ko sahI nahIM jaanaa| are! hAthI to kisI ajagara ke samAna hotA hai| cauthe vyakti ke hAtha meM hAthI kI cikanI saiMDa AI thii|' aba cAroM hI vyaktiyoM meM vivAda bar3ha gyaa| cAroM hI Apasa meM apane-apane pakSa meM tarka dekara lar3ane lge| ___ tabhI vahA~ eka samajhadAra vyakti aayaa| usane una cAroM kI bAteM sunI to vaha bolA, 'tuma akAraNa hI lar3ate ho, kyoMki tuma cAroM hI sahI ho| hAthI vaha hai jisake pA~va kisI bijalI ke khambe ke samAna hote haiM, jisake kAna kisI havA karane vAle paMkhe ke samAna haiM, jisakI pU~cha kisI rassI ke samAna hai aura jisakI laeNDa kisI cikane ajagara ke samAna hai| tuma cAroM ke pAsa hI satya kA eka-eka aMza hai| yadi tuma cAroM hI apane-apane aMza ko jor3a lo to pUrNa satya tumhAre pAsa A jaaegaa|' Aja vyakti kI sthiti una andhoM ke samAna hI hai jo apane-apane pakSa ko lekara apane-apane AgrahoM aura vicAroM ko lekara vivAda kara rahe haiM, Apasa meM lar3a rahe haiM jabaki mahAvIra kahate haiM ki hara vyakti ke pAsa satya kA aMza haiN| yadi hama hamAre virodhI ko bhI dhyAnapUrvaka suneM to lagegA ki usakI bAta meM bhI saccAI hai| jahA~ sAre satya ke aMzoM ko milAkara dekhA jAe, vahIM anekAntavAda hotA hai aura jahA~ mAtra satya ke eka-eka aMza ko dekhA jAe, usI kA nAma ekAntavAda yA nayavAda ho jAyA karatA hai| mahAvIra ne vicAra ko sabase bar3I bAdhA batAyA, lekina usase bhI bar3I bAdhA mana ko batAyA jo ki vicAroM kI janmasthalI hai| vyakti kA jAgRta mana vicAra hai aura soyA huA mana citta yA vRtti hai| donoM meM antara samajha leN| vyakti ke dimAga meM jo kSaNa-pratikSaNa cinagAriyA~ sulagatI rahatI haiM, unakA nAma vicAra hai aura vyakti ke acetana mana meM jo pudgala-paramANu ekatra rahate haiM, use kahate haiM cittavRtti yA anakaoNnziyasa maaindd| vicAra, vikalpa, kalpanA, smRti to kSaNapratikSaNa parivartanazIla hote rahate haiM, para vyakti kA citta yA vRtti vaha saMskAra aura mUla bhAva hai jinheM vyakti sAtha lekara janmatA hai| yaha parivartanazIla nahIM haiN| vyakti jina saMvegoM, udvegoM aura vRttiyoM ko lekara janmatA hai, unameM tIna mUla vRttiyA~ haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra pahalI hai AhAra kI, dUsarI hai bhaya kI aura tIsarI hai kAma yA maithuna kI vRtti| yaha vargIkaraNa phrAyaDa kA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki vyakti meM cAra vRttiyA~ yA saMjJAe~ hotI haiM AhAra, bhaya, maithuna aura nidraa| ye vRttiyA~ vyakti ke antaramana meM paidA hotI haiN| vyakti kI sAdhanA meM sabase bar3A koI bAdhaka tattva hai to vaha hai usakA mana, kyoMki mana jo Adeza detA hai, indriyA~ use zarIra ke sAtha milakara pUrA karatI haiN| vyakti kA mana bar3A hI cAlaka hai| vaha sapane to dikhAtA hai svarga ke, aura le jAtA hai naraka kI or| khvAba to dikhAtA hai kisI sukha ke, lekina mana kA anusaraNa karane para milatA hai du:kha / vyakti mana ke kAraNa hI to vaha saba kucha kara baiThatA hai jo zAyada vaha nahIM karanA caahtaa| mana hI to hai jo yaha socatA hai ki mujhe isako pAnA hai, isako chor3anA hai, yaha karanA hai aura yaha nahIM karanA hai, upavAsa karanA hai yA upabhoga karanA hai| ye saba mana kI hI to dena haiN| upavAsa karatA hai to mana rAta ko hI ukAlI pApar3a aura mogara kI socatA hai aura jaba subaha saba khAtA hai to socatA hai ki agalI bAra phira upavAsa kara liyA jaaegaa| manuSya kA mana to bina peMde ke usa pAtra ke samAna hai jisako bharanA asambhava hai| use cAhe jitanA bharo, vaha phira-phira khAlI ho jAyA karatA hai| vyakti dvArA mana kI icchApUrti kA prayAsa karanA to calanI meM pAnI bharane ke samAna hai| hara bAra mana kahatA hai kue~ meM utara aura vyakti utara jAtA hai| mana kIcheda vAlI calanI le kara vyakti aura pAnI nikAlatA hai, kabhI kAma ke rUpa meM, kabhI krodha ke rUpa meM, kabhI rAga aura kabhI dveSa ke rUpa meM aura prayAsa karatA hai mana kI calanI ko bharane kA, para asaMkhya chedoM vAlI calanI kyA kabhI bhara pAI haiM? manuSya kA mana to be-peMde ke loTe ke samAna hai jo kabhI idhara lur3hakatA hai to kabhI udhr| yaha kabhI tRpta nahIM hotaa| kisI ko kaho ki mana se do minaTa ke lie zAMta ho jAo to vaha aisA nahIM kara skegaa| eka lAkha jApa karanA vyakti ke lie sahaja hai, parantu eka sau minaTa bhI mana ko zAMta rakhanA durUha hai| vyakti ke lie dasa ghaNTe kI dayA pAlanA AsAna hai, para dasa minaTa ke lie bhI mana aura zarIra meM uThane vAle dharmoM para niyantraNa rakhanA usake lie bahuta kaThina hai| itihAsa kI eka bahuta prasiddha ghaTanA hai| balkha deza ke sultAna ibrAhIma ke pAsa eka phakIra pahu~cA aura bolA, 'sultAna! maiMne tumhAre bAre meM bahuta sunA hai ki tuma apane darabAra meM Ae hue kisI vyakti ko nirAza nahIM krte| usako mu~ha For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA kI antardRSTi mAMgA dAna dekara usakI hara icchA pUrI karate ho, isIlie maiM sUdUra aphagAnistAna se tumhAre pAsa AyA huuN| apanA eka pAtra bhI lAyA hU~, jise tuma bharo, yaha merI icchA hai|' sulatAna ne jaba yaha saba sunA to vaha prasanna hokara bolA, 'tuma itanI dUra aphagAnistAna se cala kara hamAre pAsa Ae ho to hama bhI tumhArA pAtra gehU~ yA cAvala se nahIM, balki sone kI azarphiyoM se bhreNge|' koSAdhyakSa ko Adeza diyA gayA ki sone kI azarphiyoM se phakIra ke usa pAtra ko bharA jaae| phakIra ne apanI jholI se eka choTA-sA pAtra nikaalaa| koSAdhyakSa ne usameM azarphiyA~ DAlanA prArambha kiyaa| usa pAva bhara ke pAtra meM pA~ca kilo azarphiyA~ u~Dela dI gaIM to bhI vaha pAtra pUrvavat khAlI kA khaalii| sulatAna cauMka pdd'aa| usane socA ki yaha to merI pratiSThA kA savAla hai| pAtra to mujhe bharanA hI hai| usane koSAdhyakSa ko Adeza diyA ki rAjakoSa meM jitanA bhI dhana hai usase usa phakIra kA pAtra bhara diyA jaae| itihAsa batAtA hai ki sampUrNa khajAnA usa phakIra ke pAtra meM u~Dela diyA gayA, taba bhI vaha pAtra khAlI hI rhaa| sulatAna zarmindA hokara usa phakIra ke caraNoM meM gira gayA aura bolA, 'mahArAja, mujhe mApha kareM aura jAne se pahale kRpayA yaha avazya batAe~ ki Akhira yaha camatkArI pAtra banA kisa dhAtu se banA hai?' phakIra bolA, 'sultAna ! yaha pAtra kisI anya dhAtu kA nahIM, balki tumhAre mana ke paramANuoM se hI banA hai| jaise tumhArA mana itanA kucha pAne para bhI abhI taka tRpta nahIM huA, vaise hI yaha pAtra bhI hai|' yaha mana kA pAtra hai hI aisA ki isako kitanA hI bhara do, yaha khAlI kA khAlI rahatA hai| aisA mata socanA ki bIsa varSa kI umra meM hI yaha atRpta rahatA hai, balki assI varSa ke vRddha kA mana bhI vaise hI uchala-kUda kiyA karatA hai| eka nAsamajha bAlaka kI taraha mana kabhI yaha karane kI icchA karatA hai to kabhI vaha; kabhI yahA~ jAnA cAhatA hai to kabhI vahA~; kabhI yaha khAne kI icchA karatA hai to vaha kabhI sone kii| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki sAdhanA ke mArga meM tIna bAdhAe~ haiM mana, vacana aura kaayaa| inake bahirAtma-bhAva kA tyAga kara antarAtmA meM ArohaNa kara paramAtmA kA dhyAna karo lekina kisI taraha kI har3abar3I nahIM- 'utAvalA so baavlaa|' pahale vyakti svayaM kA Atma-nirIkSaNa karake dekhe ki kyA maiM paramAtmA ke dhyAna ke yogya hU~? merA apane mana, vacana aura kAyA ke dharmoM para kitanA niyantraNa hai? For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra dharma Adatana nahIM ho jaise ki eka vyakti kI sAmAyika karane kI pUjA karane kI yA maMdira jAne kI Adata par3a jAtI hai| yaha burA nahIM hai to acchA bhI nahIM hai| dharma to vaha hai jo vyakti ke AcaraNa meM parivartana lA de| Adatana dharma to zarAba, cAya yA kaoNphI kI lata kI taraha hai kyoMki vyakti samaya Ane para una kriyAoM kA abhyasta ho jAtA hai| isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM ki tuma mere anuyAyI banane kI jaldI mata kro| pahale tuma usa mArga ko samyak-rUpeNa jAno jisa para tumacalanA cAhate ho| mArga ko jAnane ke pazcAt usa para calane kA prayatna kro| __ yadi vyakti mana, vicAra aura kAyA ke dharmoM ko sahI rUpa se nahIM samajha pAyA to jaba vaha dhyAna ke lie baiThegA to vaha mana ke kue~ meM hI gote lagAtA rhegaa| isalie Avazyaka hai ki vyakti jaba dhyAna meM baiThe to sabase pahale apane zarIra ko, usake dharmoM ko, zarIra meM uThane vAlI vedanA-saMvedanAoM ko dhyAna se dekhe aura unase uparata hone kA prayAsa kre| apane vicAroM ko dekhe aura unase uparata hone kA prayAsa kre| apane vicAroM ko dekhe aura svIkAra kare ki kisa taraha ke vicAra uThate haiN| mana aura usake dharmoM ko bhI sAkSI-bhAva se dekhe| japa,tapa,dhyAna bAda meM haiN| pahale vyakti mana, vacana aura kAyA para vijaya prApta kre| sva-citta ke prati hone vAle samyak jAgaraNa kA nAma hI dhyAna hai| citta ke zAMta aura upazAMta hone para prApta hone vAlI anubhUti hI AtmajJAna yA AtmAnanda hai| ___cU~ki maiMne dekhA hai zarIra ke guNa-dharmoM ko, jAnA hai vicAroM meM uThane vAle bhAvoM ko aura samajhA hai citta para par3e ananta janmoM ke saMskAroM ko, isIlie maiM anurodha karatA hU~ ki apane citta ke prati jAgRta honA hI paryApta hai| dhyAna yahI hai| jaba citta kI uThApaTaka zAMta hogI to zAMti ke una kSaNoM kI jo anubhUti zeSa rahegI, usI se AtmajJAna kA prakAza pallavita hogaa| __ isIlie bhagavAna ne kahA ki vyakti prathamataH mana, vacana aura kAyA ke bahirAtma-bhAva kA tyAga kare, phira dUsare caraNa meM antarAtmA meM ArohaNa kre| sabase pahale vyakti saMsAra ko dhyAnapUrvaka dekhe| dekherAha meM Ate-jAte pakSI ko, sAgara meM uThane-girane vAlI laharoM ko,aura phira soce ki kyA hamArA jIvana bhI ina rAhagIroM kI taraha hI to nahIM hai jo kucha pala ke lie dikhate hai aura phira A~khoM se ojhala ho jAte haiM ? manana kareM ki hamArA jIvana ina laharoM kI taraha to nahIM hai ki jaise lahareM uThatI aura giratI hai vaise hI vyakti janma aura mRtyu kI laharoM para savAra hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA kI antardRSTi dekho, AkAza meM ur3ane vAle parinde ko| kahIM yaha hamArA mana hI to nahIM hai jo icchAoM ke AkAza meM apane paMkha phar3aphar3A rahA hai| jagata ko dhyAnapUrvaka dekhate-dekhate vyakti kI jagata ke prati rahI Asakti kI granthi zithila hone laga jAegI aura taba anAsakti ke phUla khila utthege| zarIra ko dekheM, usameM uThane vAlI hara vedanA-saMvedanA ke prati sadaiva jAgRta rheN| yaha nahIM ki kisI ne rasagullA diyA to DAla diyA mu~ha meM, ilAyacI dI to DAla dI mu~ha meN| pahale hama dekheM ki kyA hamAre zarIra meM bhUkha kI vedanA prArambha huI hai? kyA bhojana grahaNa karane kI AvazayakatA hai? jaba lage ki hA~, taba hI khaaeN| ___ agara bhItara meM lagatA hai ki zarIra ke guNadharma jAgrata ho rahe haiM to pahale una guNadharmoM ko, vicAroM aura mana ko acchI taraha jAneM, taba una nimittoM ke pAsa jaaeN| zarIra kI bhaMDAsa bhI samajha, bodha aura dhairya ke sAtha pragaTa kreN| samajha A jAne para hI anAsakti kA phUla khilegaa| taba sAdhaka Age bar3hakara jAnegA ki merA kisake prati rAga, kisake prati dveSa; kauna apanA aura kauna parAyA? yaha saba to mujhase usI prakAra bhinna haiM ki jaise sAgara ke taTa para khar3A koI nAriyala kA vRkSa aura saagr| vRkSa sAgara ko nihAratA hai aura jAnatA hai ki sAgara usase bhinna hai| usI prakAra koI sAdhaka, koI dRSTA, koI sAkSI-puruSa saMsAra meM sabake sAtha rahate hue bhI saMsAra se alaga rahatA hai| isa taraha bhagavAna ne sAdhanA ke tIna sopAna die| pahalA, mana-vacana aura kAyA ke sabhI anukUla aura pratikUla bhAvoM kI pratibaddhatA se mukti, bahirAtma-bhAva kA tyaag| dUsarA caraNa hai antarAtmA meM ArohaNa aura usake bAda hI vyakti paramAtmA ke dhyAna ke yogya hotA hai| eka taraha se isa sampUrNa dhyAna-paddhati meM bAhara se bhItara kI ora mur3anA, bhItara ke kolAhala ko zAMta karanA aura phira parAzakti kAdhyAna dharanA anivArya ho jAtA hai| yahI hai sAra rUpa meM dhyaanpddhti| yaha sUtra dhyAna kI paddhati para prakAza DAlatA hai| bhagavAna ne agalA sUtra diyA ko NAma bhaNijja bUho, NAuMsavve parAie bhaave| majjhamiNaM ti ya vayaNaM, jANato appayaM suddhaM // bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'AtmA ke zaddha svarUpa ko jAnane vAlA, parakIya bhAvoM ko jAnane vAlA aisA kauna jJAnI hogA jo kahegA ki yaha merA hai|' vyakti tabhI taka mamatA kI jaMjIroM meM baMdhA rahatA hai jaba taka use apane zuddha Atma-svarUpakA For Personal & Private Use Only

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90 jAge so mahAvIra jJAna nahIM hotaa| jaba use apane vizuddha Atma-svarUpa kA bhAna ho jAtA hai, taba vyakti yaha nahIM kahatA ki mere vicAra, mere mitra, merA parivAra, merA ghara, merA putra, merApaMtha, merA upaashry| duniyA meM merA kyA hai? Apa kahate haiM merA zarIra, para yaha to yahIM jala jaaegaa| Apa kahate haiM ki mere kapar3e, ye bhI kucha samaya pazcAt phaTa jAte haiN| Apa kahate haiM merA bhojn| yadi vaha ApakA hai to phira mala kyoM bana jAtA hai ? ___vyakti kA mamatvabhAva itanA pragAr3ha hai ki dharmazAlA meM bhI yadi kisI kamare meM vaha ThaharatA hai to vahA~ bhI apanA tAlA lagA degA aura kahegA ki yaha merA kamarA hai| eka mahilA jisane bhagavAna ke pAlane kI bolI lI thii| usako maiMne kahA ki pAlane kI bhakti kA kAryakrama maMdira meM rakha lete haiN| vaha turanta bolI ki 'nahIM, bhakti kA kAryakrama to mere kamare meM hI hogaa|' maiMne socA, 'aho ! vyakti kI mUr3hatA to dekho ki dharmazAlA se bhI jahA~ eka dina ke lie vaha ThaharI, use bhI vaha apanA batA rahI hai!' rAjanetA to sITa ke lie lar3ate hI haiM, para eka Trena yA basa meM kucha samaya ke lie yAtrA karane vAlA vyakti bhI ArakSaNa kA havAlA dekara sITa ke lie jhagar3atA hai| ___'maiM aura merA' bhAva hI AtmA ke zuddha svarUpa ko prakaTa nahIM hone detaa| maiM ahaMkAra kA sUcaka hai aura merA usa ahaMkAra kA poSaka / bakarI jisa prakAra dinarAta maiM-maiM karatI hai usI prakAra AdamI bhI to dina rAta maiM-maiM karatA hai| kyA maiM aura kyA merA? isa saMsAra meM kisI kI bhI akar3a kahA~ taka rahI hai? hama saba to muNDera para sajAe jAne vAle usa dIpaka kI taraha haiM jo miTTI se hI banate haiM aura miTTI meM hI mila jAte haiN| tuma beTe ko apanA samajhatA ho aura beTA samajhe ki mA~-bApa mere| koI kisI kA nahIM hai| yaha to saMyoga thA ki tumane amuka mA~-bApa ke nimitta se janma liyA hai| saca to yaha hai ki jIvana kI sArI vyavasthAe~ eka saMyoga bhara haiN| lAbha bhI eka saMyoga hai, aura hAni bhii| mRtyu to saMyoga hai hI, janma bhI eka saMyoga hI hai| vyakti saMyoga ko eka saMyoga bhara jAna le to usakI sArI ApAdhApI zAnta ho jaae| vaha vyakti ke sAtha bhI rahegA aura vastu ke sAtha bhI, phira bhI donoM ke prati 'maiM' aura 'mere' kA anAvazyaka Agraha nahIM hogaa| jIvana kI bodha-dRSTi bhI hameM yahI sujhAtI hai ki hama zarIra ko zarIra jitanA mahatva deM aura zarIra meM rahane vAle Atma-tattva ko Atma-tattva jitnaa| jIvana zarIra aura AtmA - donoM kA saMyoga For Personal & Private Use Only

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sAdhanA kI antardRSTi hai| jIvana meM gulAmI kI zuruAta taba hotI hai jaba hamazarIra aura usakI vyavasthAoM ko hI sarvAdhika ahamiyata de baiThate haiN| __ adhyAtma ne mAnava-mukti ke lie bheda-vijJAna kI bAta kahI hai| bhedavijJAna zarIra aura AtmA ke bIca eka bhedarekhA sthApita karatA hai| jaise haMsa dUdha aura pAnI ko alaga-alaga karane aura dekhane kI kSamatA rakhatA hai| bheda-vijJAna hameM aisI hI haMsa-dRSTi pradAna karatA hai| koI agara mujhase pUche ki sAdhaka kI antardRSTi kaisI honI cAhiye to merA javAba hogA 'hNs-dRsstti'| ___ hameM yaha bodha rahe ki hama zarIra meM avazya rahate haiM, kintu hama zarIra nahIM hai| vicAroM kA upayoga karate haiM, kintu vicAra nahIM hai| mana hamArI zakti hai jabaki hama mana nahIM haiN| mana, vacana aura kAyA ko apane se bhinna dekhanA athavA svayaM ko mana-vacana-kAyA se alaga dekhanA yahI adhyAtma kI jIvana-dRSTi hai| jaise koI vyakti kirAye ke makAna meM rahatA hai aura usakA upayoga karatA hai vaisa hI hama apane mana-vacana-kAyA ko bhI kirAye kA makAna hI smjheN| bhalA agara koI kaidI jelakhAne ko hI apanA ghara mAna baiThegA to vaha usase kaise mukta ho sakegA? ghara, ghara hotA hai aura jela-khAnA, jel-khaanaa| hama mAla ko kahIM mAlika se adhika kImata na de baitthe| mAla to mAlika ke upayoga karane kI cIja hai| usake prati moha-mUrchA rakhakara 'maiM aura mere' kA durAgraha aura aMdhavizvAsa na paaleN| hama makAna meM raheM, para isa bodha ke sAtha ki makAna hamAre rahane kI eka vyavasthA hai| hama parivAra ke bIca raheM, para isa bodha ke sAtha ki hama jisa parivAra meM rahate haiM, usa parivAra ke mamatva taka to kahIM hama sImita nahIM haiN| ___ hama zarIra ke makAna meM rahate haiM para hama zarIra nahIM haiN| zarIra kA hamAre lie utanA hI mahattva hai, jitanA kisI devatA kI pratimA rakhane ke lie maMdira kaa| vANI abhivyakti kA sAdhana mAtra hai| usake sAtha maiM kA ahaM aura mere kA moha na ho| ___mana kI paryAyeM parivartanazIla haiN| vaha vicAradhArAoM kA eka kAphilA hai| hama mana ke bahAva meM nahIM balki bodha kI sajagatA meM jiyeN| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra - Atma-dRSTi rakhane vAlA vyakti sva ko sva jAnatA hai aura para kA pr| gujarAtI meM eka pyArA sUtra hai-'sva mAM vaza, para thI khasa, aiTaluM bs|' yAni apane meM baso, para-bhAva se Upara uTho, bheda-vijJAna kA yahI sAra-saMdeza hai| 'sahajAtma svarUpa parama guru|' AtmA kA sahaja svarUpa hI vyakti kA zreSTha guru hai| sahaja svarUpa hI vyakti kA maMdira hai| sahaja svarUpa hI vyakti kA tIrtha hai| apane sahaja svarUpa meM nimagna honA hI zreSTha tIrthayAtrA hai| Atma-svIkRti, Atma-bodha aura aatm-rmnn| nirvANa-patha ke yahI tIna ratna haiM, mIla ke patthara haiM, prakAzastambha haiN| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only

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mArga tathA mArgaphala mere priya Atman ! mahAvIra ke vaktavya kisI sadgraMtha ke upadeza nahIM haiM, varanjIvana kI vaijJAnika aura manovaijJAnika prastuti haiN| mahAvIra ke upadeza na kevala atIta meM hI upayogI rahe haiM, varan unakI prAsaMgikatA Aja bhI barakarAra hai| dharatI para jaba taka koI bhI manuSya buddhi aura hRdaya ke dvArA jIvana kI rAhoM ko pAra karatA rahegA, taba taka mahAvIra ke upadezoM aura siddhAMtoM kI upayogitA nirvivAda banI rhegii| ___ yadi koI bhI dharma, koI bhI mahApuruSa apanI bAta prastuta karate samaya usase jur3e vaijJAnika pahalU ko bhI sAtha lekara calatA hai to aisA nahIM hai ki usa bAta yA tathya ko kevala usa dharma yA usa mahApuruSa ke anuyAyI hI svIkAra kareM, varan vaha bAta samagra mAnavajAti ke lie AcaraNa aura anukaraNa karane yogya hai| ___ agara Aja mahAvIra ke kucha siddhAMta samagra mAnava jAti ke lie upayogI aura samarthanIya bane hue haiM to isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki una siddhAMtoM ke pIche chipI huI manovaijJAnikatA ko Aja ke vaijJAnikoM ne siddha kara diyA hai| yadi mahAvIra ke kucha siddhAMta yA bAteM Aja siddha nahIM ho pAI haiM to usakA mUla kAraNa yahI hai ki una bAtoM ko svIkAra karane vAloM yA unakA samarthana karane vAle mahAnubhAvoM ne unakI vaijJAnikatA ko siddha karane kA upakrama hI nahIM kiyA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra agara kahIM hamAre vicAroM aura mahAvIra ke siddhAMtoM meM maitrI saMbaMdha dikhAI detA hai to isalie ki kucha aisI bAteM jo hamAre gale utara cukI haiM jisake kAraNa hama mahAvIra ko apane sAtha, eka dIpazikhA kI taraha apane mArga ko Alokita karane hetu sAtha lie calate haiN| yadi kucha aisI bAteM haiM jo hama jI nahIM pA rahe haiM yA hama unake sAtha sahI tAlamela nahIM baiThA pA rahe haiM to isakA mUla kAraNa yahI hai ki una bAtoM kI duhAI dene vAle una bAtoM ke pIche chipI huI gahana manovaijJAnikatA ko siddha nahIM kara paae| jaba vizvastara ke vaijJAnika AiMsTIna ne sApekSavAda kA siddhAMta diyA to mahAvIra ke nayavAdayA anekAMtavAda ke siddhAMta kI vaijJAnikatA svata: hI siddha ho gaI anyathA pichale paccIsa sau varSoM meM usa siddhAMta kI mahAn vaijJAnika dRSTi ko na samajha pAne ke kAraNa anekAMtavAda jaise mahAn siddhAMta kI sirpha khillI hI ur3AI gaI thii| bIsavIM aura ikkIsavIM sadI meM isa siddhAMta ne jitanA Adara pAyA, utanA pichalI bIsa sadiyoM meM bhI zAyada hI pAyA hogaa| yadi isa siddhAMta ko pahale hI samajha liyA jAtA to Aja mahAvIra ke dharma ke itane ba~TavAre nahIM hote| usa sthiti meM eka AcArya dUsare AcArya ke kathana para AkSepa-pratyAkSepa karane kI bajAya vaha unake vicAroM ko Adara aura sammAna hI detaa| jaba mArksa aura lenina ne arthasAmyavAda kI sthApanA para jora dete hue kamyUniSTa vicAradhArA ko janma diyA taba logoM kI najara mahAvIra ke aparigraha, asaMgraha aura parigraha-parimANa vrata para gaI aura logoM ne jAnA ki jabaartha-sAmyavAda sAmAjika kalyANa, sAmAjika sahabhAgitAaura sAmAjika saMvibhAga ke lie itanI mahattvapUrNa bhUmikA rakhatA hai to mahAvIra dvArA hajAroM varSa pUrva pratipAdita 'aparigraha-vrata' kitanA ahama aura upayogI hai| mahAvIra ne hajAroM varSa pUrva jisa ni:zastrIkaraNa kI bAta kahI, usake lie Aja sArA vizva sajaga ho gayA hai| Aja isa bAta kI AvazyakatA mahasUsa kI jA rahI hai ki pratyeka rASTra apane atirikta zastra-bhaMDAroM ko naSTa kara de, anyathA phira kisI nae hiTalara, TUmena yA lAdena kA dimAga kharAba ho gayA athavA anya koI rAjanaitika halacala huI to tIsare vizvayuddha ko prAraMbha hone meM koI dera nahIM lgegii| mahAvIra ke prathama Agama graMtha 'AcArAMga sUtra' kA prathama adhyAya hI 'zastra-prarijJA' hai, jisakA artha hai ki zastroM ke upayoga meM viveka rakhA jaae| For Personal & Private Use Only

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mArga tathA mArgaphala kucha varSa pUrva dUradarzana ne mere eka iMTaravyU kA rASTrIya prasAraNa kiyA thA, navabhArata TAimsa ke sampAdaka akSayakumArajI ne yaha iTaravyU liyA thaa| jisameM maiMne mahAvIra ke ni:zastrIkaraNa kI bAta rakhI thii| usa bAta se loga cauMka uThe ki kyA ni:zastrIkaraNa mahAvIra dvArA pratipAdita hai? Aja se hajAroM varSa pUrva mahAvIra ne vanaspati-jagat meM bhI jIva ke astitva kI bAta kahI to unake anuyAyI bhI isa bAta ko pUrI taraha samarthita aura pramANita nahIM kara pAe, kyoMki unake pAsa vijJAna ke sAdhana nahIM the / para vahI bAta vaijJAnika jagadIzacaMdra basu ne apane Adhunika upakaraNoM se siddha kara dikhaaii| unhoMne logoM ke sAmane vanaspati meM bhI jIvana ke astitva ko prastuta kiyaa| prakaTa rUpa se Aja eka choTA-sA baccA bhI yaha kaha sakatA hai ki eka per3a ko kATanA yA eka phUla ko bevajaha tor3anA eka hiMsApUrNa kRtya hai| Aja AvazyakatA mahAvIra ke maMdira banAne kI zAyada utanI nahIM hai jitanI mahAvIra ke siddhAMtoM, tathyoM aura bAtoM kI vaijJAnika prastuti kI hai| mahAvIra dvArA pAnI ko ubAlakara yA chAnakara pIne kI bAta kahI gaI aura jaba isa bAta kI vaijJAnika saMsiddhi ho gaI to mahAvIra ke samarthakoM ko isa bAta ke pracAra-prasAra kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM rahI / varan yaha bAta saMpUrNa vizva ke lie svayaM hI anukaraNIya aura samarthanIya ho gaI / yadi ApakA beTA Aja rAtri meM bhojana karatA hai to aisA nahIM hai ki isakA kAraNa usakI koI bahuta bar3I majabUrI hai| saca to yaha hai ki mahAvIra ke isa tathya ke pIche chipI vaijJAnikatA ko siddha karane meM hama Aja bhI pUre saphala nahIM hue haiM / 95 2 mUlya va mahattva mahAvIra ke vicAroM, siddhAntoM tathyoM aura bAtoM ke pracAra yA prasAra kA nahIM hai, balki mUlya hai unake vaijJAnika aura manovaijJAnika prastutikaraNa maiM agara apanI ora se koI bAta kahatA hU~ to isa bAta kA dhyAna rakhatA hU~ ki usa bAta ko siddha karane ke lie kisI zAstra kA udAharaNa na duuN| maiM usI bAta ko kahatA hU~ jo maiM jI sakU~ yA jise eka Ama AdamI jI pAe / zAstroM kI U~cIU~cI bAteM kahane yA kahalavAne kA kyA aucitya jaba usa bAta ko kahane vAlA vyakti hI svayaM usa bAta ko Acarita na kara sake ? bAta to vaha ho jo eka Ama AdamI ke gale utara sake aura jise vaha sahajatayA Acarita kara sake / hA~, mahAvIra ke anuyAyiyoM meM bhI kucha aise vaijJAnika hue haiM jinhoMne unake siddhAMtoM kI vaijJAnika For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra aura manovaijJAnika vyAkhyA kI hai| dillI vizvavidyAlaya ke kulapati DaoN. DI.esa. koThArI, paMDita sukhalAla, dalasukha mAlavaNiyA, DaoN. nemIcaMda jaina Adi isa daura ke kucha aise viziSTa vyakti rahe haiM jinhoMne mahAvIra ke siddhAMtoM ke marma ko samajhakara unakI isa prakAra vaijJAnika vyAkhyAe~ kI haiM ki Ane vAlI pIr3hiyoM taka unake siddhAMtoM kI upayogitA banI rhegii| merI samajha se Aja mahAvIra ke siddhAMtoM ke vaijJAnika saMdarbha ko ghara-ghara pahu~cAyA jAnA caahie| mahAvIra kA mArga pUrNatayA vaijJAnika mArga hai| kheda kI bAta to yaha hai ki Aja mahAvIra ke anuyAyiyoM ke hAthoM meM jo mArga hai, vaha mahAvIra kA mArga kataI nahIM hai| ve to mahAvIra ke mArga para phaila cukI ve sArI bAteM haiM jinakI prarUpaNA mahAvIra ne kataI nahIM kI thiiN| mahAvIra to aMdhavizvAsoM tathA ADaMbaroM ke virodhI rhe| ve to tyAgapradhAna puruSa the| unake dvArA ve bAteM kabhI nahIM kahI gaI jina bAtoM ko hama Aja grahaNa kara cuke haiN| Aja se karIba hajAra varSa pUrva jaba mahAvIra ke dharma kA svarUpa vikRta ho gayA to sabase pahale usake virodha meM zaMkhanAda karane vAle AcArya rahe jinezvara suuri| usa krAMtikArI AcArya ne logoM ke samakSa yaha prastuta kiyA ki mahAvIra kA mUla dharma kyA thA aura hamane dharma ke nAma para kisa bAne ko pahana rakhA hai ? dUsare krAMtikArI puruSa rahe vIra loMkAzAha jinase sthAnakavAsI paraMparA kA janma huaa| unhoMne dekhA ki mahAvIra ke mArga para kisa taraha ADaMbaroM aura aMdhavizvAsoM ne DerA jamA liyA hai| dUsarI paraMparAoM ke prabhAva se mahAvIra kA mUla mArga to AdamI ke hAtha se chiTaka hI gayA hai| maiM usa krAMtikArI AcArya lokAzAha ko namana karatA hU~ jinhoMne mahAvIra ke mArga para AI huI vyartha kI rUr3hiyoM evaM prathAoM kI dhUla ko sApha karane kA prayatna kiyaa| ___ jisa tIsare vyakti ko maiM krAMtikArI puruSa ke rUpa meM dekhatA hU~ ve haiM, AcArya bhikSu jinhoMne terApaMtha kA pravartana karate hue dharma meM rUr3hiyoM evaM kuprathAoM kA virodha kiyaa| Aja tInoM hI paMtha cAhe vaha maMdiramArgI ho, sthAnakavAsI yA terApaMthI ho, saba mahAvIra ke mUla mArga se skhalita ho gae haiN| ina tInoM saMpradAyoM kA abhyudaya mAnava-kalyANa ke lie huA thA, para vaha uddezya kahIM dUra hI chiTaka gyaa| Aja sabhI havA ke sAtha baha rahe haiN| sabhI loka-lubhAvane tarIkoM kA upayoga kara rahe haiN| Aja AvazyakatA kisI aise cauthe krAMta-puruSa kI hai jo mahAvIra ke For Personal & Private Use Only

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mArga tathA mArgaphala mArga para AI huI vyartha ADaMbarajanita kriyAoM kA unmUlana kara sake tathA dharma kA svarUpa vaijJAnika DhaMga se prazasta kara ske| ina tInoM paMthoM yA saMpradAyoM kA uddezya to vyakti ko yaha saMdeza denA thA ki vyakti viveka kI A~kha kholakara sahI mArga para cle| para Aja to hara A~kha meM kadAgraha kI kaMkarI hai aura usa para mithyAtva kI paTTI baMdhI huI hai| hara A~kha ko prabhutvazAlI hAthoM ne dabA rakhA hai jisake kAraNa vyakti yaha jAna hI nahIM pA rahA hai ki jisa mArga para vaha cala rahA hai, vaha samyaktva kA mArga hai athavA saMkIrNatA kA maarg| Adarza mArga to vaha hai jo vyakti ko saMkIrNa pagaDaMDiyoM se nikAlakara rAjamArga kI tarapha le jaae| vaha mArga sanmArga kadApi nahIM ho sakatA jo vyakti ko rAjamArga se saMkIrNa pagaDaMDiyoM kI tarapha dhkele| saMkIrNatA vyakti ke lie abhizApa hai jabaki udAratA shubhaashiiss| Aja hama mahAvIra ke kucha aise sUtroM para carcA kareMge jo vyakti ko mahAvIra ke mUla mArga kI tarapha le jAe~ aura unake vaijJAnika saMdarbho ko bhI prakaTa kara skeN| sUtra hai maggo maggaphalaM ti ya, duvihaM jiNasAsaNe smkkhaadN| maggo khalu sammattaM, maggaphalaM hoi nnivvaannN|| bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'jinazAsana meM 'mArga' tathA 'mArgaphala' ina do prakAroM se kathana kiyA gayA hai| mArga mokSa kA upAya hai| usakA phala 'nirvANa' yA 'mokSa' hai|' mahAvIra jIvana aura jIvana ke mArga kI pUrI vaijJAnika vyAkhyA karate hue kahate haiM ki dharma ke anuzAsana meM do hI bAteM kahI gaI aura ve haiM mArga aura usakA maargphl| jo mArga para calegA, use mArgaphala avazya milegaa| kevala mArga para baiThe rahane se, dhUpa-dIpa karane se yA usakI jaya-jayakAra karane se mArgaphala kI prApti kadApi nahIM ho sktii| maMjila unheM makasUda nahIM hotI jo rAhoM ko pAra karane se Darate haiN| maMjileM to unake kadama cUmatI haiM jo una rAhoM para calane ko taiyAra hote haiM jo unheM maMjila taka phuNcaaeN| yadi vyakti rAha para baiThakara hI rAha ke guNagAna karatA rahe ki yaha rAha to maMjila taka le jAne vAlI hai yA rAha ke car3hAve bolatA rahe to use maMjila kabhI nahIM mila sktii| yahI kAraNa hai ki Aja taka phira koI mahAvIra nahIM ho paayaa| . 'aMdho andhA ThelaI, doU kUpa par3ata', le jAne vAle bhI aMdhe aura jo jA rahe haiM ve bhI aNdhe| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra jaba taka guru meM gurutva kA hI janma nahIM huA, taba taka vaha kisI ko ziSya banAne kA matalaba ekajIvana ko pAra lagAne kA uttaradAyitva apane kaMdhe para lenA hai| jaba svayaM ke prati svayaM kA uttaradAyitva hI pUrA nahIM ho pA rahA hai to dUsare kA jimmA lene kA kyA aucitya ! svayaM to pAra laga nahIM pAyA, usa pAra kI jhalaka nahIM dekhI, kintu usane apanI nAva meM kisI aura ko bhI savAra kara liyaa| svayaM to bhaTaka hI rahA hai aura dUsarA bhI usake sAtha bhttkegaa| khuda bhI DUbegA aura auroM ko bhI le dduubegaa| ___ mahAvIra bilkula vaijJAnika dRSTikoNa rakhate hue kahate haiM ki jo mArga para calegA, use mArgaphala milegaa| vijJAna ke sAre siddhAMta, sAre niyama kevala eka hI bAta para AdhArita hai aura vaha hai 'kArya aura kAraNa' kA siddhAMta, 'kaoNja eNDa iphektt'| vijJAna kahatA hai ki yadi kAraNa hai to kArya hai aura yadi kArya najara AtA hai to usakA koI kAraNa avazya rahA hogaa| ___ mahAvIra bhI eka vaijJAnika kI taraha kahate haiM ki mArga para calo to mArgaphala milegaa| yadi mArga para calane se pahale hI vyakti Dara gayA yA mArga meM hI kahIM kho gayA to use mArgaphala kabhI nahIM mila paaegaa| ___ eka bAra eka vyakti bistara para leTA-leTA hAtha-pA~va calA rahA thaa| saMyoga se vahA~ koI samajhadAra vyakti pahu~ca gyaa| usane jaba use bistara meM yoM hAtha-pA~va calAte dekhA to pUchA, 'are bhAI sAhaba, Apa yaha kyA kara rahe haiM ?' usane javAba diyA, 'sAhaba, maiM tairanA sIkha rahA huuN|' Agantuka bolA, 'Apako tairanA sIkhanA hai to kisI tAlAba meM jAkara siikho|' vaha bolA, 'mujhe tAlAba meM to utarane se Dara lagatA hai, isalie yahIM sIkha rahA huuN|' vaha vyakti bolA, 'Apa yahA~ baiThe-baiThe hAtha-pA~va calAnA jarUra sIkha sakate haiM, para tairanA kabhI nhiiN|' jo DUbane se Darate haiM ve tairanA kabhI nahIM sIkha skte| tairane ke lie to jokhima uThAnI hI par3egI, sAhasa karanA hI hogA aura apane kadama bar3hAne hI hoNge| ___ eka bAra kisI pahAr3I ilAke meM hamArA pravAsathA / vahA~ subaha-subaha talahaTI meM maiMne eka AdamI ko baiThe dekhaa| maiMne usase pUchA, 'bhAI, yahA~ kaise baiThe ho?' usane javAba diyA, 'sAhaba, maiM pahAr3a para car3hanA cAhatA hU~, para aMdherA bahuta hai|' maiMne kahA, 'koI bAta nahIM, maiM tumhAre lie lAlaTena kI vyavasthA karA detA huuN|' vaha vyakti bolA, 'yaha to ThIka hai, para lAlaTena kI rozanI to do-tIna phuTa hI For Personal & Private Use Only

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mArga tathA mArgaphala Age jAtI hai, para pahAr3a to bahuta bar3A hai aura ekadama ghuppa aMdherA hai, maiM kaise jA pAU~gA?' maiMne usase kahA, 'are, tU apane kadama Age bar3hA to sahI, tere Age bar3hane ke sAtha-sAtha rozanI bhI Age bar3hatI jaaegii|' jo isa Dara se Age nahIM bar3hate ki lAlaTena yA momabattI kI rozanI kucha kadama Age taka hI prakAza kara pAegI, unake rAste sadA aMdhakAramaya hI bane rahate haiN| ___ mArga to prazasta unakA hotA hai jo Age bar3hane se nahIM ghbraate| caTTAneM to unake rAste kI dharAzAyI hotI hai jo avarodhoM se Darate nahIM haiN| saMbhava hai ki jo caTTAna dUra se bahuta bar3I musIbata lagarahI ho, najadIka jAne para vaha kaMkara ke samAna tuccha lge| mUla bAta hai samagratA kii| maMjila taka pahu~cane ke lie samagra puruSArtha caahie| ekAgratA se eka hI mArga kA cayana aura usa para samagratA se kadama-darakadama bar3hAe jAe~ to maMjila svayaM hI karIba A jAtI hai| mArga kA cayana to vyakti ko svayaM hI karanA hogaa| Aja vyakti tyAga aura bhoga kA maz2A sAtha-sAtha lenA cAhatA hai| kisI tIrtha-sthala para gae aura socA ki roja maiM bIsa sigareTa pItA hU~, Aja se dasa hI piiuuNgaa| chor3anA hI hai to pUrA chor3o, yaha kyA kAyaroM kI pravRtti ! Aja prAya: vyakti aisI kAra meM savAra hai, jahA~ usakA eka pA~va to breka para rakhA hai aura dUsarA pA~va eksIlareTara pr| vaha donoM ko sAtha-sAtha dabAnA cAhatA hai| AdamI kI sthiti kitanI viDaMbanApUrNa ho gaI hai, bilkula trizaMku kI trh| vaha na to AsamAna ke cA~da-tAroM ko chU pAtA hai aura na hI dharatI para khile suMdara phUloM se pyAra kara pAtA hai| hama parakheM ki kyA hamArA dharma-karma yA adhyAtma bhI adhara meM laTakA huA to nahIM hai? maMjila pAne ke lie kunakune prayAsoM se kAma nahIM clegaa| ____sarvaprathama vyakti yaha nizcaya kare ki vaha kyA cAhatA hai svarga, mokSa yA phira saMsAra ? svarga ke mArga para calane se mokSa kI maMjila nahIM mila sakatI aura mokSa kI maMjila ko pAne ke lie saMsAra yA svarga kI rAha para calanA bhI nAdAnI hai| pahale Apa yaha nizcaya to kareM ki Apa Age bhI kyA yahI patnI cAhate haiM yA koI svarga kI apsarA yA ina donoM hI se dila bhara gayA hai aura sabase mukti cAhate haiM ? agara yahI patnI cAhate haiM to usakA mArga alaga hai, apsarA cAhate haiM to usakA mArga bhI alaga hai aura mukti yA nirvANa cAhate haiM to usakA mArga bhI alaga hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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100 jAge so mahAvIra . mere dekhe, jisa mArga para bhI samagratA se calA jAe to eka-na-eka dina maMjila hAsila ho hI jAtI hai| vaha mArga cAhe gRhastha-jIvana kA mArga ho, saMnyAsa- jIvana kA mArga ho, mukti kA mArga ho athavA anya koI kssetr| samagratA se jisa dizA meM prayatna kiyA jAegA, vaisI dizA nizcita rUpa se prApta hogii| yadi vyakti samajhaute kA mArga apanA letA hai to vaha saba mArgoM kI khicar3I hI kara detA hai| khicar3I meM dAla yA cAvala kA alaga-alaga jAyakA kahA~ liyA jA sakatA hai| hama jA~ceM svayaM ko ki kyA hamane apane dharma-karma kI yA jIvana kemArgoM kI aisI khicar3I hI to nahIM kara dI hai? AvazyakatA to hai lakSya ke prati, mArgaphala aura pariNAma ke prati pratibaddhatA kii| agara koI vyakti phakIracaMda hai to usakA kAraNa vaha svayaM hai| bhAgya kitane dina sAtha nahIM degA? Akhira puruSArtha ke Age bhAgya ko bhI majabUra honA hI pdd'egaa| prArabdha usI kA sAtha nibhAtA hai jo puruSArtha karatA hai| prArabdha aura puruSArtha kA colI-dAmana kA sAtha hai| donoM eka hI sikke ke do pahalU haiN| isIlie bhagavAna kahate haiM jinazAsana meM mArga aura mArgaphala do prakAra se kathana kiyA gayA hai| mArga samyaktva hai aura mArgaphala nirvANa hai| mArga to calane ke lie hotA hai / usake bAre meM bAteM karane ke lie nhiiN| yadi tuma pAnI garma karanA cAhate ho to pAnI kI tapelI ke nIce aMgIThI sulagAnI hI pdd'egii| aMgIThI sulagAe binA tuma pAnI garma hone ke lie hajAra-hajAra prArthanAe~ kara lo, vaha eka dina to kyA sau-sau dinoM meM bhI garama na ho paaegaa| loga maMdiroM meM jAte haiM aura prArthanA karate haiM ki bhagavAna ! merA dhaMdhA calA denaa| are ! dhaMdhA to tumhAre puruSArtha aura mehanata se clegaa| mahAvIra kyA itane saste ho gae haiM ki ve tumhArA dhaMdhA calAne aaeNge| ve to saMsAra kI ina saba uThApaTakoM se mukta ho cuke haiN| __unase to tuma vItarAgatA mA~go, jIvana kI zuddhi, mukti aura nirvANa maaNgo| saMsAra ke bhogoM kA to unhoMne svayaM hI tyAga kara diyaa| saMsAra to unake pAsa hai hI nhiiN| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki yadyapi jIva dharma para zraddhA karatA hai, usakI pratIti karatA hai aura usakA AcaraNa bhI karatA hai, lekina vaha yaha saba karma-kSaya ke nimitta nahIM, varan dharma ko bhoga kA nimitta yA bhoga-prApti kA sAdhana mAnakara karatA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki maiMne kahA, 'loga mahAvIra se bahuta dUra ho cuke haiN|' ve mahAvIra se mahAvIratva yA mukti kama hI cAhate haiN| koI dhaMdhA cAhatA hai, koI putra, For Personal & Private Use Only

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mArga tathA mArgaphala 101 koI roga kA upacAra yA phira anya koI sAMsArika bhogoM kI kaamnaa| bhagavAna ko to hamane bilkula 'sar3akachApa' hI banA diyA hai| eka aisA vyakti jisane saMsAra ke bhogoM ko tRNavat chor3akara vItarAgatA kI prakhara sAdhanA kI aura parama sthiti kI parAkASThA ko chU liyA, usase hama kahate haiM ki merA hIrA kho gayA hai| yadi vaha mila gayA to maiM tumheM eka sau eka rupaye kA prasAda cddh'aauuNgaa| jaise ki bhagavAna hIrA khojane ke lie jhADU lekara tumhAre ghara aaeNge| ___ mahAvIra kA mArga vizuddha vaijJAnika mArga hai| jisa taraha vijJAna dAvA karatA hai ki sau DigrI selsiyasa para pAnI ko garma kiyA jAe to vaha bhApa banane lagatA hai, usI prakAra mahAvIra kahate haiM ki mArga para calo to mArgaphala avazya milegaa| jaba taka jIvana meM aisI vaijJAnika vyavasthAe~ nahIM hoMgI taba taka na to mArgaphala milegA aura na hI pAnI garma hokara bhApa bnegaa| jisa prakAra vijJAna meM 'kAraNa aura kArya' kA saMbaMdha hai, usI prakAra mahAvIra ke dharma meM 'mArga aura mArgaphala' kA saMbaMdha hai| prazna hai mArga kyA hai ? bhagavAna ne kahA ki mArga upAya hai aura mArgaphala nirvANa hai| sUtra hai daMsaNaNANa carittANi, mokkhamaggo tti sevidvvaanni| sAdhuhi idaM bhaNidaM, tehiM du baMdho va mokkho vaa|| bhagavAna kahate haiM : darzana, jJAna aura cAritra mokSa kA mArga hai|' sAdhu-puruSoM ko inakA AcaraNa karanA caahie| yadi ve svAzrita haiM to inase mokSa hotA hai aura parAzrita hone se baMdha hotA hai| hara usa vyakti ko mUla mArga ko samajhanA cAhie aura usa mArga ko jIne kA prayAsa karanA cAhie jo apane jIvana meM mahAvIratva kA phUla khilAne ke lie kRtasaMkalpa hai| mahAvIra ne una bAtoM kA jikra kabhI nahIM kiyA jinheM Aja hamane dharma ke nAma para apanA rakhA hai| hama vicAra kareM ki Aja dharma kA jo svarUpa hai, kyA mahAvIra ne usI mArga kI prarUpaNA kI thI? kyA mahAvIra ne eka zrAvaka kA yahI rUpa batAyA thA ki vaha subaha pUjA yA sAmAyika bhara kara le? kyA eka sAdhu ke lie do samaya pratikramaNa, pratilekhana yA do-cAra anya kriyAe~ hI Avazyaka haiM? ye saba kriyAe~ to vaha gRhastha meM rahakara bhI kara sakatA hai| eka gRhastha to cAra sAmAyika lekara baiTha bhI jAtA hai, para sAdhujana to eka sAmAyika jitane samaya bhI sthiratA nahIM rakha pAte aura uThane kI jaldI karate haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only

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102 jAge so mahAvIra jaba taka mUla mArga samajha na Ae, aMtarhRdaya meM isa mArga ke prati ruci aura abhIpsA na jage to vyakti hajAroM janma lekara bhI isI kadara bAhya kriyAoM meM bhaTakatA rhegaa| ho sakatA hai ki hama mahAvIra ke samaya meM bhI rahe hoM aura hamane zramaNa-mArga bhI svIkAra kiyA ho, lekina jaise taba jIvana niSphala gayA vaise hI Aja bhI ho rahA hai| 'sA~cA mAraga na mila pAyA' isalie hama bhaTaka rahe haiM sa~kar3I pagaDaMDiyoM pr| jIvana meM sAdhanA kI zuruAta hI mUla mArga ko jAnane ke bAda hotI hai aura vaha mArga hai samyak jJAna, samyak darzana aura samyak cAritra kaa| hameM Upara-Upara se dekhane para vividha dharmoM ke mArgoM meM bheda najara AtA hai, para mUla to sabakA eka hI hai| buddha ne ASTAMgika Arya mArga diyaa| unhoMne tIna caraNoM kI bajAya ATha caraNa die - samyak dRSTi, samyak vANI, samyak saMkalpa, samyak AjIvikA, samyak karmAnta, samyak vyAyAma, samyak smRti, samyak dhyAna aura samyak smaadhi| ___gItA ne apanI ora se trividha mArga- bhaktiyoga, karmayoga aura jJAnayoga kA nirUpaNa kiyaa| mahAvIra ne bhI trividha mArga kI prarUpaNA kI-samyak darzana, jJAna aura cAritra / jaba buddha se unake ziSyoM ne pUchA ki Apake isa ASTAMgika mArga ko sAra rUpa meM kaise vyakta kiyA jAe to buddha ne kahA, 'isa mArga kA sAra tIna zabdoM meM arthAta 'prajJA', 'zIla' aura 'samAdhi' meM sannihita hai| ___ upaniSadoM ne bhI apanI ora se trividha mArga dikhAyA - 'zravaNa', 'manana' aura 'nididhyAsana' / zravaNa yAnI sunnaa| satya ke bAre meM, tattva ke bAre meM sunnaa| manana yAnI sune hue kA ciMtana krnaa| nididhyAsana yAnI use AtmasAt karanA, AcaraNa krnaa| ye sabhI mArga pUrva ke darzanoM ke haiN| pAzcAtya darzana ne trividha sAdhanApatha dikhAyA hai| pahalA patha hai. 'eksepTa da selpha' arthAt Atma-svIkRti; dUsarAno da selpha arthAt Atma-jJAna aura tIsarA-bI da selpha arthAt aatm-rmnn| ___hama mahAvIra ke mUla mArga ko samajhane kA prayAsa kareM jisameM sabhI mArga samAe hue haiN| mahAvIra ne samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak cAritra kI bAta khii| samyak darzana kA artha hai hara cIja ko bhalI bhA~ti tattvata: dekhnaa| samyak jJAna kA artha hai hara vastu ko bhalI bhA~ti jAnanA aura samyak cAritra kA artha haidekhe aura jAne gae ko jInA, usa para AcaraNa krnaa| ise yoM samajheM ki sahI For Personal & Private Use Only

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mArga tathA mArgaphala sahI dekho, sahI-sahI jAno, aura sahI-sahI karo - yahI hai trividha sAdhanA-patha athavA trividha dharma-patha | mahAvIra ne apane patha kI zuruAta samyak darzana se kI, magara Aja hamane mahAvIra ke mArga ko hI ulaTa-pulaTa kara diyaa| hamane cAritra ko prathama sthAna para lA khar3A kiyA / Aja kisI bhI saMta ke pAsa cale jAo, vaha yahI preraNA degA ki saMsAra chor3a do, dIkSA svIkAra kara lo / eka nArA bhI to calana meM hai 'eka dhakkA aura do, saMsAra ko chor3a do|' Aja saba loga dUsaroM kI sIkha para hI cala rahe haiN| svayaM kI antara - preraNA se kitane loga dIkSita ho rahe haiM, kitane vairAgyavAsita hote haiM ? jitane bhI sAdhu-sAdhvI haiM, unameM se nabbe phIsadI dUsaroM ke car3hAye dIkSita hue haiN| loga Ate haiM mere pAsa cele banane ke lie| maiM unheM aisI jagaha bheja detA hU~ jahA~ celoM kI AvazyakatA hai| 103 maiM jaba khuda hI pUrNa guru na bana pAyA, usa guru-tattva ko svayaM meM pratiSThita na kara pAyA to celA kaise banAU~ ? jaba-jaba antara meM gaharA utaratA hU~ to lagatA hai ki abhI to mujhameM ziSyatva bhI bAkI hai| maiM Izvara kI usa anukaMpA ke prati AbhArI hU~ jo mujhe sadaiva ziSya banAe rakhe aura kabhI guru bana kara celA banAne kI tRSNA paidA na kare / jaise gRhastha ko zAdI hote hI beTe kI bhUkha hotI hai, vaise hI sAdhu-sAdhviyoM ko cele-celiyoM kI bhUkha hotI hai| cAritra kA mArga to unake lie hai jinhoMne saMsAra ko acchI taraha dekhajAnakara usakI ni:sAratA kA anubhava kara liyA hai| jaba aisA koI vyakti jisane saMsAra ko, usake bhogoM ko acchI taraha se asAra jAna liyA hai, vaha jaba sAdhanA ke patha para AtA hai to vaha zata-pratizata prAmANikatA se apanA jIvana jI sakegA / yaha saMbhava hai ki eka bacce kA khaTAI khAne kA mana bhI ho jAe, para ApakI umra to sATha-sattara varSa kI ho gaI hai| Apako to khaTAI - miThAI sabase tRpti ho jAnI caahie| Apane to itanI laMbI umra meM ina saba bhogoM ko bhoga kara unakI vyarthatA anubhava kara lI hai| aba, umra to ApakI hai saMnyAsa lene kI, lekina jaba Apa isa umra meM bhI saMnyAsa ke mArga para nahIM Ate haiM, to hama baccoM ko hI Age AnA par3atA hai| yaha zikSA, yaha saMdeza dene ke lie ki bujurgoM tuma par3e raho isI daladala meM, lekina tumheM assI varSa kI umra meM bhI saMsAra meM race-base dekhakara, saMsAra aura bhogoM ke prati Asakta dekhakara hama jarUra isa daladala se nikalane ke lie pratibaddha haiM / For Personal & Private Use Only

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104 jAge so mahAvIra dharma to usakA hotA hai jo bodha ko pA letA hai| bodha umra kI dahalIja se jur3A nahIM hotA / bodha to jaba prApta ho jAe, taba hI camatkAra ghaTita ho jAtA hai| vaha to kisI bAlaka dhruva, naciketA, prahlAda yA candraprabha ko bhI ho sakatA hai| agara bodha hai to ATha varSa kI umra meM bhI vyakti atimukta ho sakatA hai, kintu agara bodha prApta na ho to assI varSa kI umra meM saMnyasta hokara bhI vyakti bhaTakatA rahatA hai| hama zuruAta kareM darzana se| maiMne mahAvIra aura buddha ke jIvana se, unakI sAdhanA se kucha sIkhA hai to yahI ki jIvana meM bodha kA udaya ho| maiMne apane saMnyasta jIvana meM yadi pahalI zuruAta kI to vaha thA jJAnamUlaka jiivn| maiMne yaha jAnA ki jaba taka vyakti ke jIvana meM samyak dRSTi ke kapATa nahIM khuleMge aura samyak jJAna kI khir3akiyA~ baMda hI raheMgI, taba taka jIvana meM samyak cAritra nahIM sadha paaegaa| ho sakatA hai ki taba vyavahAra-cAritra sadha jAe, jahA~ daravAje ke bAhara to koI sAdhu najara Ae aura daravAje ke bhItara koI kbaadd'cii| maiMne apanI sAdhanAdRSTi aura zAstrIya jJAna ke AdhAra para jisa bAta ko sarvAdhika prAthamikatA dI, vaha thI jIvana meM bodha kI A~kha khule| mujhe saMsAra kI kisI bhI vastu se napharata nahIM hai| maiM aisA saMta hU~ jo saMsAra kI niMdA nahIM krtaa| tattvata: jaba dikha jAe ki kyA satya hai aura kyA asatya hai to phira satya kI prazaMsA ko chor3akara asatya kI nindA kauna karegA? tuma satya kI tarapha kadama bar3hAoge to asatya svata: hI dUra chiTaka jaaegaa| prakAza kI tarapha Age bar3hoge to andhakAra svayaM hI vilIna ho jaaegaa| antaramana badalA to bAhara kA AcaraNa svata: hI badala jAegA aura yadiantaramana na badalA to bAhara se hajAra bAra badala kara bhI tuma vahI raha jaaoge| hama ImAnadArI se nirIkSaNa kareM apane mana kaa| para jIvana ke prati ImAnadAra hue binA jIvana kA mUlya nahIM pAyA jA sktaa| ___ Apa svayaM ko TaToleM ki Apane aba taka kitanI sAmAyika kara lI hoMgI, kitanI mAlAe~ phera lI hoMgI aura kitanI bAra maMdira meM jAkara pUjAe~ kara lI hoMgI? jo saMta-veza meM haiM, ve bhI apanA nirIkSaNa kara leM ki ve kitane pratikramaNa, pratilekhana aura anya kriyAe~ kara cuke haiM ? maiM pUchanA cAhU~gA ki kyA Apa ko For Personal & Private Use Only

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mArga tathA mArgaphala abhI bhI krodha AtA hai ? aise to hara vyakti dUsare ko kaha degA ki gussA nahI karanA cAhie, gussA karanA bahuta bar3A pApa hai| viparIta paristhiti na mile to hara koI saumya,madhura aura zAMta banA rahatA hai, para vAtAvaraNa bigar3a jAe taba patA lagatA hai ki vyakti sAmAyika ko kitanA jI sakA? gAlI dene kA maukA Ae aura vyakti cupa rahe to yaha vyakti kA mu~hapattI bA~dhane kA viveka hai| aise to zAMta sthiti meM vyakti vaise hI AraMbha-samAraMbha (hiMsApratihiMsA) se mukta rahatA hai| mu~hapattI kA viveka to lar3AI-jhagar3e ke samaya hI hotA hai| jo gAlI-galauca nahIM karate, ve mu~hapattI bA~dhe yA na bA~dhe, koI pharka nahIM pdd'taa| jokrodha nahIM karate unakI to hara kSaNa sAmAyikahI ho rahI hai| yaha kauna-sI samajhadArI huI ki pahale to kapar3e ko syAhI se raMgo, phira use dhoo| pahale hI viveka rakho ki kapar3AsyAhI sesane hI nhiiN| yaha kyA ki pahale topApaaura phira usakA pratikramaNa! tuma apane jIvana meM itanI sajagatA rakho ki eka kSaNa bhI tumase pApa na hone paae| mahattva pApa karake usake prAyazcita kA nahIM, varan mahattva hai sajagatA kA, kyoMki pratikramaNa utanA kAragara nahI ho pAegA, jitanI tumhArI sajagatA tumheM pApoM se bacA sakatI hai| sAmAyikakarate-karate tumhAre Asana phaTa gae, para tumhAre mana meM prasannatA, saumyatA aura madhuratA na A paaii| aba hama zuruAta kareM mUla mArga kI sAmAyika se| hama yaha saMkalpa leM ki maiM hara hAla meM krodha nahIM karU~gA, lAbha-hAni meM samabhAva rakhane kA prayatna kruuNgaa| agara yaha Asana-caravale vAlI sAmAyika hotI to pUNiyA, zreNika ko eka to kyA dasa-bIsa sAmAyika yU~ hI de detaa| para pUNiyA jAnatA thA ki mahAvIra ne jisa sAmAyika kI bAta kahI hai vaha to svabhAvajanita sAmAyika hai aura aisI sAmAyika yadi kisI ko dI jA sakatI to zreNika kI naraka avazya kaTa jaatii| eka dina ke lie hI hama isa svabhAvajanya sAmAyika kI kasauTI para svayaM ko kasa kara dekheN| kevala Aja ke lie hI sahI kintu yaha nizcaya avazya kara leM ki kaisI bhI paristhiti ho, para maiM Aja krodha nahIM kruuNgaa| Apa jaba rAta ko sone ke lie jAe~ge to anubhava kareMge ki Apake citta meM eka zAnti hai, prasannatA aura madhuratA hai| agara Apako aisA nahIM lage to kala se mata krnaa| tuma gussA karake bhI dekha lo, pAoge ki tumane sAtavIM naraka jaisI yAtanA aura becainI kA anubhava kiyA hai| aba nirNaya Apake hAtha meM hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra darzana se zuruAta ho| jJAna hamArI hathelI para dIpa ke samAna ho aura cAritra caraNoM meM samA jaae| darzana kI bhaTThI meM jJAna kI roTI seko aura cAritra ke dvArA use pcaao| ye tInoM anyonyAzrita haiN| aisA nahIM hai ki kisI eka kA mahattva adhika hai| tInoM kA hI samAna mUlya hai| zuruAta darzana se ho| vyakti kA bodha jge| bacce se kaho ki Aga meM hAtha mata DAlanA, jala jAegA, lekina vaha nahIM maanegaa| jaba usakA hAtha eka dina jala jAegA taba vaha jindagI bhara Aga meM hAtha nahIM ddaalegaa| aise hI bacce se kaho ki bijalI ke baTana ko hAtha mata lgaanaa| vaha tumhArI bAta para dhyAna nahIM degaa| lekina jisa dina bhI karaMTa kA eka choTA-sA jhaTakA laga gayA, vaha khuda hI baTana ke pAsa nahIM jaaegaa| tumheM abhI taka aisA koI jhaTakA nahIM lagA hai, isIlie saMsAra ke raMgamaMca meM ulajhe ho| jisa dina aisA koI jhaTakA lagegA to svata: hI jIvana meM samyak jJAna aura samyak cAritra A jaaegaa| samyak darzana to basa, jhaTake kA kAma karatA hai| jIvana meM bodha jaage| hama krodha kareM to bhI bodhapUrvaka kreN| pati se milo, patnI se milo, bacce kA mAthA cUmo yA gale lagAo, hara kArya bodha aura hozapUrvaka ho| jaba jIvana meM bodha kA dIpaka jala jAtA hai to vyakti kA jJAna aura cAritra bhI samyaka bana jAtA hai| ho sakatA hai ki usa vyakti kA cAritra, kitAba meM likhI bAtoM se mela nA khAe, para samyaktva meM koI kamI nahIM aatii| __ bhItara kI A~kha khulane kA nAma hI samakita hai| kAna meM mantra phUMkane se samakita nahIM mila jaataa| loga kahate haiM ki hamane, hamAre pUrvajoM ne unase samakita liyA hai| are ! samakita kyA lene-dene kI cIja hai ? samakita to cetanA kA svabhAva hai| kisI ke dvArA samakita dene se samakita mila jAe to phira dharma-karma kA koI artha nahIM rahegA aura na zraddhA,zraddhAna aura samyak dRSTi kA koI mahattva rhegaa| samyaktva to AtmA kA svabhAva hai, AtmA kI suvAsa hai| mUla bAta hai vyakti kI antaradRSTi aura antaramana bdle| __ gadhA zera kI khAla or3ha le to vaha zera nahI bana jaataa| zera to vaha hai jisameM siMhatva ho aura yadi siMhatva hai to tuma gadhe kI khAla meM bhI zera hooge| maiM mAnatA hU~ vaMza kA mUlya hai, nAma kA mUlya hai, vAtAvaraNa kA bhI mUlya hai, para sabase adhika mUlya hai vyakti kI antaradRSTi, antaramana aura antarabodha kaa| ' kahate haiM, eka bAra eka saMta kisI nAva para savAra hokara jA rahe the| usa nAva para kucha manacale yuvaka bhI baiThe the| unhoMne saMta ko dekhA to majAka karane kI For Personal & Private Use Only

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mArga tathA mArgaphala 107 suujhii| unhoMne eka tinakA uThAyA aura saMta ke kAna meM DAlane lage, para santa pUrvavat zAnta baiThe rhe| aba ve nadI kA pAnI uchAla kara saMta ke mu~ha para pheMkane lage, para santa aba bhI zAnta the| eka yuvaka ko krodha AyA ki dekhatA hU~ yaha kaba taka zAMta rahegA? usane santa ko uThAyA aura unheM ulaTA kara nadI meM laTakAne lgaa| santa to abhI bhI zAnta the, para unakA eka bhakta yakSadeva yaha dekha na skaa| vaha turaMta prakaTa ho gyaa| usane saMta ko ArAma se biThAyA aura bolA, 'mahArAja, Apa AjJA deM to maiM ina yuvakoM ko pAnI meM Dubo duuN|' saMta bole, 'inheM pAnI meM DUbone se kyA hogA? yadi tuma kucha kara hI sakate ho to ina yuvakoM kA antaramana badala do tAki ye phira se kisI aura ko parezAna na kreN|' ___ mahAvIra hara vyakti kA antaramana badalanA cAhate haiN| antaramana na badalA to kucha nahIM badalA / mukti zarIra kI, kapar3o kI yA anya kisI bAharI vastu kI nahI hone vAlI hai| mukti to cetanA kI hone vAlI hai| jisakI mukti hone vAlI hai, usakA badalanA hI hamAre lie Avazyaka hai| darzana,jJAna,cAritra hI mokSa kA mArga hai| sAdhakoM ko inakA AcaraNa karanA caahie| yadi ye svAzrita haiM to isase mokSa milatA hai aura yadi ye parAzrita haiM to baMdha kA kAraNa hI banate haiN| bhagavAna ne yahA~ para vyakti ko sAvadhAna kara diyA hai ki yadi darzana,jJAna aura cAritra kA Acamana Atma-bhAva se hogA to ye mokSa ke kAraNa baneMge anyathA ye bhI baMdhana kehI heta hoNge| zAstrAdhyayana karane ke bAda yadi ahaMkAra A jAe to vaha baMdhana kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai aura yadi AtmabhAva kA lakSya rakhakara zAstroM kA adhyayana kiyA jAe to vaha mokSa kA kAraNa hotA hai| lakSya hI mukhya hai| antima sUtra hai - puNNaM pi jo samicchadi, saMsAro teNa Ihido hodi| puNNaM sugaIherdU, puNNaM khaeNeva nnivvaannN|| bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'jo puNya kI icchA karatA hai, vaha saMsAra kI hI icchA karatA hai| puNya sugati kA hetu avazya hai, para nirvANa to puNya ke kSaya se hI hotA hai|' jahA~ hara prANI puNya saMcita karanA hI dharma kA uddezya samajhatA hai, vahIM mahAvIra kahate haiM ki puNya kI icchA karanA bhI saMsAra kI hI icchA karanA hai| puNya ke kSaya se hI mukti milatI hai| puNya to sugati kA hetu hai| jaise pApa bA~dhatA hai, vaise hI puNya bhI bA~dhatA hI hai| azubha se zubha acchA hai, para zuddha ke lie zubha ko For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra bhI chor3anA pdd'egaa| ber3I cAhe lohe kI ho yA sone kI, baMdhana to donoM hI haiM / yadi Apa eka rassI para sone-cA~dI, hIre panne kA kAma karavAkara use gale meM bAMdhakara khIMcate haiM yA eka cunnI kA phaMdA banAkara gale meM laTakAte haiM to pariNAma to donoM kA eka hI hogaa| donoM hI vyakti ke lie pAza haiM, bandhana aura phA~sI haiN| 108 - dhUpa meM khar3A hai, use yahI kahA jAegA ki tuma dhUpa se chAyA meM A jAo / jo pApa meM pravRtta hai unake lie puNya kA mArga hai, para jo puNya ke mArga para A cuke haiM unake lie to nirvANa hI mArga hai / isIlie mahAvIra kahate haiM ki maiMne hI tumheM pApa meM pravRtta dekhakara puNya ke mArga para Ane kA saMketa diyA thA, para aba jaba tumhAre kadama puNya kI tarapha bar3ha hI cuke haiM to maiM hI kahatA hU~ ki puNya kI icchA karanA bhI saMsAra kI icchA karanA hai| puNya sugati kA hetu hai aura puNya ke kSaya se hI nirvANa mila sakatA hai / yadi Apa mukti cAhate haiM to hara kArya nirvANa - prApti kI icchA se hI kareM anyathA tumhArA dharma bhI tumheM saMsAra meM hI dhakelegA / draupadI ne cAritra grahaNa kiyA aura eka bAra kisI gaNikA ko pA~ca puruSoM ke sAtha Amoda-pramoda karate hue dekhA to usane bhI mana-hI-mana yaha bhAva banA liyA ki mujhe bhI merI sAdhanA ke prabhAva se agale janma meM pA~ca puruSa yA pA~ca pati mileM / jo sAdhanA mokSa kA hetu bana sakatI thI, vahI saMsAra kA hetu bana gaI / saMsAra aura sAMsArika sambandhoM se kaisA rAga ? atIta meM jina bhogoM kA upabhoga kiyA, jina sambandhoM kI paramparA ko banAe rakhA, kyA yahA~ bhI hama inhIM kA siMcana aura poSaNa karate raheMge ? agara Apa dAna bhI dete hai to aparigraha ke bhAva se dAna deN| dAna kisI para ahasAna jatAne ke uddezya se yA pracAra ke uddezya se nahIM diyA jAe / dAna dete samaya yaha bhAva ho ki mere pAsa AvazyakatA se adhika hai isalie de rahA hU~ / hara kArya kartavya bhAva se kiyA jaae| hama aTThAI karake mAlA Adi pahana lete haiM, apanA sammAna karAte haiM, para jaise kIrtidAna vyartha hotA hai vaise hI kIrtitapa bhI vyartha hotA hai| hara kArya ke prati Atmazuddhi kI bhAvanA ho| Apake pAsa sau rupaye haiM aura unameM se bhale hI Apa eka rupaye kA dAna kareM, para use tyAga kI bhAvanA se kareM / dAna karate samaya mana meM bhAva ho ki mere pAsa adhika hai, isalie maiM bA~Ta rahA huuN| jaise sA~pa keMculI utArakara pheMkatA hai vaise hI zrAvaka yA sAdhu tyAga kreN| zubha aura azubha donoM kA tyAga ho, zuddha kI ora For Personal & Private Use Only

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mArga tathA mArgaphala 109 gamana ho| borI cAhe zakkara kI ho yA reta kI, bhAra to donoM hI hai| tyAga kI pradhAnatA ho, na ki bhoga kii| nirjarA kI bhAvanA hI hameM sugati aura sadgati kI ora le jaaegii| ___ gati aura sthiti ke prayatna pratidina hoN| pratidina vyakti sAMjha Dhalane para vicAra kare ki mere dvArA kyA zubha huA hai aura kyA azubha ? zuddha kI tarapha mere dvArA kadama kisa prakAra bar3he ? jahA~ vyakti gati aura sthiti donoM ke lie hI sajaga hai, vahA~ usakI dRSTi samyak hotI hai| mArga yahI hai jise sabhI ne jiyA hai| vaha hai darzana-jJAna aura cAritra kA maarg| pharka basa itanA hI hai ki mArga ko Aja hamane palaTa diyA hai| Aja pahale cAritra liyA jAtA hai, phira jJAnArjana kiyA jAtA hai aura usake bAda samyak darzana para dhyAna diyA jAtA hai| ___ hama phira se mahAvIra ke mUla mArga ko samajha leM / vaha mArga hai darzana-jJAnacAritra kaa| yahI vaha mArga hai jisa para calakara mArgaphala pAyA jA sakatA hai| mArgaphala yAnI nirvANa aura mukti| Aja ke lie apanI ora se itanA hii| nmskaar| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only

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saMta svayaM tIrtha svarupa mere priya Atman! __ bhagavAna ne pavitra jIvana jIne ke lie do mArga pradAna kie haiN| unameM pahalA mArga hai zrAvaka-jIvana kA aura dUsarA mArga hai zramaNa-jIvana kaa| pahalA mArga saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI saMsAra se mukta hone kI kalA pradAna karatA hai| vahIM dUsarA mArga saMnyAsa kI vaha rozanI pradIpta karatA hai jisase manuSya apanI zAzvata svasti aura mukti ko sAdhatA hai| kala hamane bhagavAna ke zrAvaka-jIvana ke sandarbha meM carcA kI thii| Aja hama manana kareMge usa phUla ko khilAne ke bAre meM, usa dIpa ko jalAne ke bAre meM, usa sUraja ko ugAne ke bAre meM jise bhagavAna ne santa yA zramaNa-jIvana kI saMjJA dI hai| santa honA apane Apa meM hI mahAna saubhAgya kI bAta hai| sAta janma ke puNya jaba udaya meM Ate haiM taba kisI eka janma meM saMnyasta jIvana kA phUla khilatA hai| saMnyasta jIvana kI mahattA kA andAjA isa bAta se bhI lagAyA jA sakatA hai ki jahA~ saMsAra meM dhana, jamIna, jAyadAda aura anya vaibhava-sampattiyoM kA mahattva hai, vahIM aise vyakti jinhoMne saMsAra kA samasta vaibhava prApta kiyA, antata: unako bhI mana kI zAnti prApta karane ke lie, jIvana ke satya ko ujAgara karane ke lie aura apanI svarNima mukti ko AtmasAt karane ke lie saMsAra aura usake vaibhava ko Thokara mArakara saMnyasta jIvana ko aMgIkAra karanA pdd'aa| For Personal & Private Use Only

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saMta svayaM tIrtha svarUpa 111 mahAvIra aura buddha jaise loga jinake pAsa dhana thA, patnI thI, parivAra thA aura rAjamahala the, ve bhI antata: ina sabako chor3a nikle| isalie ki ye cIjeM unheM jIvana kI sadAbahAra zAnti na de pAI jisakI unheM jarUrata thii| isa saMsAra meM bhoga cAhe kitanA hI prabhAvI kyoM na rahA ho, para vaha tyAga ke samakSa to sadaiva bAlaka hI rahA hai| tyAga kI mahimA itanI rahI ki svayaM eka samrATa bhI tyAgI ke caraNoM meM apanA sira jhukA detA hai, apanA mukuTa unake caraNoM meM arpita kara detA hai kyoMki vaha jAnatA hai ki bhogoM ke Age Atma-samarpaNa karanA kitanA sarala hai, para prApta bhogoM ko tyAganA kitanA kaThina hai| bhoga bhoganA pravAha meM bahanA hai, para usa pravAha ke kinAre A khar3A honA jIvana kA bhoga hai| bhoga aura bhoga ke sAdhanoM / nimittoM kA tyAga karanA hI jIvana meM saMnyAsa kA kamala khilAnA hai| aise tyAgI hI santa kahalAte haiN| aisA nahIM hai ki mahAvIra yA buddha hI santa rahe hoM, varan vaha pratyeka vyakti jisane saMsAra ke du:khoM aura saMsAra kI asAratA ko samajhakara saMnyasta jIvana kI ora kadama bar3hAe, vaha santa hI hai| jisane bhoga kI parAkASThA ko jiyA, jaba vahI usakI asAratA ko samajha letA hai to vahI yoga kI parAkASThA ko chU jAyA karatA hai| isIlie sikandara ne kahA thA ki vaha yadi sikandara nahIM hotA to DAyojanIja honA pasanda krtaa| vaha koI santa, sInika yA avadhUta honA pasanda krtaa| sikandara ko jaba jIvana aura dhana, sainya aura sAmrAjya kI asAratA kA bodha hotA hai to vaha apanI ora se tyAga kA nayA kadama uThAne kA saMkalpa bhI le letA hai| para aisA kucha ho usase pUrva hI usakA AyuSya pUrNa ho jAtA hai| vaha mRtyu se parAsta ho jAtA hai| kahate haiM ki grIsa ke mahAn santa DAyojanIja kisI bAjAra ke kinAre apanI jhoMpar3I ke bAhara leTe hue the| jaba sikandara ko patA calatA hai ki grIsa meM koI avadhUta yA avaghar3a santa rahatA hai to vaha unase milane pahuMcatA hai| vaha DAyojanIja se bolatA hai ki tuma mujhe pahacAnate ho ki maiM kauna hU~? maiM vizva-vijetA sikandara huuN| isa sampUrNa dharA para merA hI zAsana calatA hai| mere kahane se hI pattA hila sakatA hai aura maiM kahU~ to pattA bhI sthira ho jAtA hai| santa muskarAe aura bole, 'maiM DAyojanIja hU~, tumhArA sampUrNa pRthvI para zAsana calatA hai| eka to kAma merA bhI kro| ye pA~ca-dasa makkhiyA~ mujhe bar3I dera se parezAna kara rahI haiN| tuma jAo to For Personal & Private Use Only

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112 jAge so mahAvIra inheM bhI sAtha lete jaanaa|' sikandara ne jaba yaha sunA to use lagA ki usakI tauhIna kI gayI hai| vaha gusse meM bolA, 'santa ! tuma jAnate bhI ho, agara maiM cAhU~ to tumheM eka kSaNa meM mRtyu aura cAhU~ to eka kSaNa meM jIvanadAna de sakatA huuN|' DAyojanIja ha~sakara bolA, 'maiM jAnatA hU~ ki tuma cAho to mauta aura cAho to jIvana de sakate ho, para mujhe sadaiva isa bAta kA bodha banA rahatA hai ki eka dina to mRtyu ko avazya hI AnA hai| jaba mRtyu nizcita hai to tumhAre cAhane yA na cAhane kA to prazna hI nahIM utthtaa|' kahate haiM sikandara, usa santa kI bAtoM se isa kadara prabhAvita ho uThA aura kahane lagA, 'DAyojanIja ! maiM tumase bahuta prasanna hU~, tuma majhase jo mAMganA cAho, maaNgo| santa DAyojanIja bolate haiM, 'tuma mujhe apanI tarapha se kucha denA hI cAhate ho to basa itanA karo ki grIsa meM abhI bahuta ThaNDa hai aura maiM sardI se ThiThura rahA huuN| tuma jo mere aura sUraja ke bIca Ar3e A gae ho, ho sake to tuma cAra kadama pIche khisaka jAo tAki sUraja kI sIdhI rozanI mujha taka A ske|' kahate haiM ki taba sikandara ne apane itihAsa meM yaha bAta likhavAI ki sikandara yadi apane jIvana meM sikandara nahIM hotA to vaha DAyojanIja bananA pasanda krtaa| jisane jindagI meM pahalI bAra jAnA ki santa kI nirbhIkatA, sAhasa aura alaphakkar3apana kyA hotA hai| ___ santoM kI mahimA to santa hI jaaneN| santoM kA jIvana to bar3A virala hotA hai| santa-jIvana kI isa mahimA ke calate hI mahAvIra jaise mahApuruSoM ne santa-jIvana ko mukti kA AdhAra-stambha mAnA hai| agara santa loga kisI tIrtha para Ate hoM to yaha na samajheM ki santa tIrtha para Ane se pavitra hote haiM, varan santoM ke kadama jisajisa kSetra para par3a jAte haiM, vaha sthAna svayaM hI tIrtharUpa ho jAtA hai| ___santa to svayaM hI tIrtha rUpa hote haiN| eka tIrtha to ve hote haiM jo patthara ke banAe jAte haiM aura eka tIrtha ve hote haiM jo jIvanta hote haiN| mahAvIra kabhI kisI tIrtha para nahIM jAte the, varan miTTI kA vaha hara kaNa jo mahAvIra kA saMsparza pA letA thA, apane Apa meM pUjya ho jAyA karatA thA, tIrtha bana jAyA karatA thaa| santoM ke kisI sthAna para jAne se hI vaha sthAna tIrtha hotA hai| zatrujaya-tIrtha kA hara kaNa siddhakaNa mAnA jAtA hai, isalie ki vahA~ kA hara kaNa santoM kI siddha-AbhA se abhimaNDita hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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saMta svayaM tIrtha svarUpa 113 gItA meM bahuta sundara bAta kahI gayI 'svayaM hi tIrthAni punanti sNt:|' / santoM ke jAne se to tIrtha svayaM pavitra ho jAyA karate haiN| aisA nahIM hai ki kisI gaMgA meM snAna karane se santa pavitra ho jAte haiM varan ve jahA~ snAna kara liyA karate haiM, vaha sthAna tIrtha ho jAyA karatA hai aura hara pAnI gaMgA kA nirmala-pavitra jala bana jAyA karatA hai| santa ke agara pA~va dhokara pI lo to vaha gaMgodaka yA paMcAmRta bana jAegA aura yadi santatA ke prati zraddhAna huI to gaMgA meM hajAra DubakiyA~ lagA lo to bhI tumhArI sthiti usa machalI ke samAna hogI jo jindagI bhara gaMgA meM rahatI hai phira bhI usa gaMgA kA prabhAva usa para nahIM pdd'taa| santa-mahApuruSoM ke pA~va to tuma jisa kaThautI meM dho lo, vahA~ bhI gaMgA sAkAra ho jaaegii|'mn caMgA to kaThautI meM gNgaa'| santa gaMgA ke kinAre rahate haiM aura gaMgA santa-mahApuruSoM ke caraNoM meN| agara tumheM lage ki tumhArI graha-gocara dazA bigar3I huI hai to kRpayA kisI santa mahApuruSa ke caraNadhokara usa jala kA ghara meM chir3akAva kara do| vaha caraNa-jala gRha-zAnti kA AdhAra bana jaaegaa| bhAgya aura grahagocara ko bhI usakA sAtha denA par3atA hai jo dina-rAta bhajana-bhAva meM lagA huA hai aura usake caraNa-jala ko jisake dvArA zraddhApUrvaka svIkAra kiyA jAtA hai| kauna hai santa, kauna hai brAhmaNa, kauna hai muni yA tApasa, Aja ke sUtra meM bhagavAna isI bAta para prakAza DAla rahe haiN| sUtra hai na vi muNDieNa samaNo na oMkAreNa bNbhnno| na muNi raNNavAseNaM, kusacIreNa na taavso|| samayAe samaNo hoi, baMbhacareNa bNbhnno| nANeNa ya muNi hoi, taveNa hoi taavso|| bhagavAna kahate haiM kevala sira muMDAne se koI zramaNa nahIM hotA, om kA japa karane se hI koI brAhmaNa nahIM hotA hai| araNya meM rahane se koI muni nahIM hotA aura kuzacIvara dhAraNa karane se koI tapasvI nahIM hotaa| vaha samatA se zramaNa hotA hai, brahmacarya se brAhmaNa hotA hai, jJAna se muni hotA hai aura tapa se tapasvI hotA hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki kevala sira muMDAne se koI zramaNa nahIM hotaa| bAhara kA veza badala dene mAtra se koI sAdhu nahIM bana jaataa| guNoM se hI koI vyakti sAdhu For Personal & Private Use Only

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114 jAge so mahAvIra hotA hai aura apane avaguNoM se hI koI asAdhu hotA hai| jisameM guNa na ho vaha to ghuna hI hai| mUlya hai guNoM kA, mUlya hai sAdhanA kI antaradRSTi kaa| kabIra ne vyaMgya kasate hue kahA, 'mana na raMgAe, jogI raMgAe kpdd'aa|' are ! bAhara ke vastroM ko raMgAne bhara se kyA lAbha? jaba taka mana aura jIvana sAdhutA ke raMga meM na raMgA to tuma kapar3A cAhe sapheda pahana lo, nIlA pahana lo, kAlA pahana lo, nagna raha jAo yA phira jogiyA vastra dhAraNa kara lo, isase kucha pharka nahIM par3ane vaalaa| zera to zera hotA hai aura gadhA gadhA hI rahatA hai| gadhA bhale hI zera kI khAla or3ha le, para khAla or3ha lene mAtra se vaha zera nahIM bana jAtA hai| koI gadhA zera taba hI bana sakatA hai jabaki usake bhItara ke gadhepana kA tyAga ho jAe, bhItara meM siMhatva kA janma ho jaae| mUlya hai bhItara ke parivartana kA, bhItara kI sAdhutA kA, jIvana kI sAdhutA kaa| saMskRta meM eka carcita zloka hai zaile-zaile na mANikya, mauktim na gje-gje| sAdhavo na hi sarvatra, candanaM na vane-vane // hara parvata para mANaka nahIM hote, hara gaja muktA se suzobhita nahIM hotA, hara jagaha sAdhu nahIM milate aura hara vana meM candana nahIM miltaa| jaise parvata mANika se aura mANika parvata se zobhA pAtA hai, jaise hAthI muktA se aura motI hAthI se zobhA pAtA hai, jaise vana candana ke vRkSa se aura candana kA vRkSa vana meM hI zobhA pAtA hai, vaise hI sAdhudharma se aura dharma sAdhutA se hI suzobhita hotA hai| kinhIM sAta janmoM kA puNya udaya meM AtA hai taba kisI aise virale santa ke darzana hote haiM, jinake darzana mAtra se daridratA dUra ho jAtI hai, jinake sparza mAtra se citta ke vikAra aura kaSAya dUra ho jAte haiM, jinake pAsa baiThane mAtra se citta meM zAnti avatarita hone lagatI hai, jinake satsaMga se citta ko sukUna aura dizA milane lagatI hai, ve santa hote haiN| jinakI vANI svayaM zAstra hai, jinakI dRSTi svayaM bhagavat svarUpa hai, ve santa dharatI ke tIrtha haiM, mandira haiN| aise santadharatI ke pApahartA haiM, puNyakartA haiN| aise santoM kI saccaritratA kI dhurI para hI pRthvI TikI hai| jo santa na hote hue bhI svayaM ko santa kahate haiM, ve asanta loga kSamA ke pAtra haiN| Izvara unheM sadbuddhi de| duniyA meM cAra taraha ke zramaNa huA karate haiN| pahale to ve jo siMha kI taraha saMnyAsa lete haiM aura siMha kI taraha hI pAlana karate haiN| dUsare ve jo siyAra kI taraha For Personal & Private Use Only

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saMta svayaM tIrtha svarUpa saMnyAsa lete haiM aura siMha kI taraha pAlana kiyA karate haiN| tIsare ve jo siMha kI taraha saMnyAsa lete haiM aura siyAra kI taraha pAlana karate haiN| cauthe ve jo siyAra kI taraha saMnyAsa lete haiM aura siyAra kI taraha hI pAlana karate haiM / pahalI prakRti ke ve loga hote haiM jo jina virakti ke bhAvoM ke sAtha saMnyAsa kI dahalIja para kadama rakhate haiM aura una bhAvoM ko AjIvana banAe rakha kara apanI svasti aura mukti ko sAdhate haiN| dUsarI prakRti ke ve loga huA karate haiM jo kisI kI preraNA se, kisI ke car3hAne se saMnyAsa le liyA karate haiM, para cAritra ke bAda apanI mukti ke lie kisI siMha kI taraha parAkrama aura puruSArtha karate haiN| tIsarI prakRti ke ve loga rahate haiM jo vairAgya bhAvoM se otaprota hokara santa to bana jAyA karate haiM, para bAda meM ve lokaiSaNA aura saMsAra kI mohamAyA meM pha~sa jAte haiN| cauthe ve loga hote haiM jo khAne-pIne ke lie hI dIkSA lete haiM aura khAte-khAte saMsAra se vidA ho jAyA karate haiM / ve bhukkhar3a hote haiM / santa kA veza unake lie AjIvikA kA sAdhana bhara hotA hai / cAra prakAra se santa- jIvana kA upayoga kiyA jAtA hai| kucha loga ihaloka ke lie saMnyAsa le liyA karate haiM / socate haiM, kucha kamAnAdhamAnA nahIM par3egA, roja khAne ko ArAma se mila jAyA kregaa| basa, sAla meM eka-do bAra bAla hI to tur3avAne par3eMge yA paidala calanA pdd'egaa| bAkI to basa, aizo ArAma hai| aise logoM ke lie kahAvata hai-- gurAMsA cAlyA gocarI, aura ghoTo bAjyo ghamma / zrAvakAM rI chAtI phATI, Ayo DAkI jmm|| 115 basa, aise mahArAjoM kA eka hI kAma hotA hai bar3I sArI jholI bhara kara gRhasthoM ke ghara se khAnA-pInA le AnA aura maje maarnaa| aisI prakRti ke loga khUba khAe~ge - pIe~ge, cIlama - mastI kareMge aura bhA~ga piieNge| bhalA jo cIja gRhastha ke lie bhI niSiddha hai, use santa loga kisa haka se upayoga kara rahe haiM? sAdhutA kA nivAsa kore veza bAne meM nahIM apitu tyAga aura saccaritratA meM hai / - dUsare loga ve hote haiM jo paraloka ke lie dIkSA liyA karate haiN| ve socate haiM ki yahA~ to naraka ke samAna duHkhoM ko bhoga rahe haiM ataH apanA zeSa jIvana pavitratA se sAdhanAmaya bitAyA jAe tAki marane ke bAda aisI kisI naraka meM janma na lenA pdd'e| tIsare prakAra ke ve loga hote haiM jo ihaloka aura paraloka donoM kA hI hi sAdhane ke lie dIkSA liyA karate haiN| para kucha loga aise bhI huA karate haiM jinakA sambandha na to isa loka se hotA hai aura na hI paraloka se| ve mAtra apanI mukti ke For Personal & Private Use Only

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116 jAge so mahAvIra lie, apanI AtmanirmalatA aura Atmazreyas ke lie saMnyasta jIvana svIkAra karate haiN| aise logoM kA hI saMnyAsa kI dahalIja para apane kadama bar3hAnA sArthaka hotA hai jinake jIvana kA AdhAra vizuddha Atma-nirmalatA ko sAdhanA hI hotA hai| kevala sira muMDAne se koI zramaNa nahIM hotA, oMkAra ke jApa se koI brAhmaNa nahIM hotA, jaMgala meM rahane se koI muni nahIM hotA aura kuza-cIvara dhAraNa karane se koI tapasvI nahIM hotA hai to phira zramaNa-jIvana kI kasauTI kyA hai? samatA athavA sAmAyika hI zramaNa-jIvana kI kasauTI hai jo lAbha aura hAni meM, nindA aura prazaMsA meM, jIvana aura maraNa meM, saMyoga aura viyoga meM, hara hAla meM apane citta meM samabhAva banAe rakhatI hai| sAdhu vahI hai jisake citta meM samatA hai| jo santa krodha karate haiM, ve aisA karake apanI sAdhutA khaNDita karate haiN| jo santa samAja ko lar3avAne aura tor3ane kA kAma karate haiM, ve sAdhutA ko naSTa aura bhraSTa karate haiN| jo santa apanA jIvana khAne-pIne meM bitA dete haiM, ve sAdhutA ke mArga se skhalita haiN| santa to vaha hai jisake sAmane khAne para baiThane para jo kucha AhAra milatA hai use samabhAva se grahaNa kara le| khAne meM bhedabhAva ho sakatA hai| kabhI kisI amIra ke ghara se bhI AhAra milatA hai to kabhI kisI garIba ke ghara se bhI AhAra milatA hai| kabhI zaharoM meM bhojana milatA hai to kabhI gA~voM meM bhI kisI jhopar3I se moTI bAjare kI roTI aura chAcha bhI milatI hai| mahAvIra jaise logoM ko to cha: mahIne ke bAda bhI jo AhAra milA, vaha thA ur3ada bAkule kaa| abhI kama se kama hameM chAcha aura bAjare kI roTI to mila rahI hai naa| sAdhu vahI hai jo samatA se AhAra ko grahaNa kre| kabhI aisA bhI ho sakatA hai ki aisA koI zrAvaka mile jo santa ke jIvana ke bAre meM usake samakSa hI koI kar3avI TippaNI kara de, para santa vahI hotA hai jo aisI viparIta paristhitiyoM meM bhI udvigna nahIM hotA aura apane citta meM zAnti va samatA banAe rakhatA hai| koI aisA na samajhe ki sAmAyika le lene se samatA A jAtI hai, varan citta meM jaba samatA sadhatI hai taba hI sAmayika hotI hai| jo Asana bichAkara, caravalA lekara eka ghaNTA bitA dete haiM, una logoM ke lie hI bhagavAna ne kahA ki kevala karemibhaMte' ke uccAraNa se sAmAyika nahIM hotI aura sira muMDavAne se koI zramaNa nahIM hotaa| sAmAyika to vaha hotI hai jahA~ para hara pala, hara hAla aura hara paristhiti meM vyakti ke citta meM zAnti, saumyatA, sahajatA, sajagatA aura saralatA barakarAra For Personal & Private Use Only

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saMta svayaM tIrtha svarUpa 117 rahatI hai| viparIta hAlAta, viparIta paristhiti meM bhI citta kI zAnti aura samatA barakarAra rakhanA, citta meM phira bhI prema, sadbhAva aura AzISa banAe rakhanA isI meM sAdhutA kI AtmA nihita hotI hai| burA karane vAle kA bhI bhalA cAhanA yahI to sAdhutA hai| kuvicAra, kuvANI, kukRtya kI bajAya sadvicAra, zubhavANI aura sukRtya kA AcaraNa karanA hI sAdhutA kI dhurI hai| mUlya isakA nahIM hai ki tumhAre patnI hai yA nahIM, mUlya isa bAta kA hai ki tumhArI dRSTi meM prabhutA hai yA nhiiN| zarIra ko tuma bhagavAna kA mandira samajho aura auroM ko bhagavAna kI mUrata, phira tuma apane sAtha tathA auroM ke sAtha jo bhI vyavahAra karo, tumhArA hara karma sAdhu-karma khlaaegaa| tumhArA jIvana sAdhumaya hogaa| tumhArI hara hAlata meM apanAyI jAne vAlI saumyatA aura sajanatA meM hI sAdhutA ke artha samAye haiM aura aisI samatA hI sAdhutA kI kasauTI hai| hama leM eka bahuta hI pyArA prasaMga-vizva ke prasiddha santa phrAMsisa ke jIvana se| santa phrAMsisa ke nAma se hI phrAMsa deza kA nAma par3A aura seNTa phrAMsisko zahara kA nAma bhI unake nAma se hI pdd'aa| santa phrAMsisa eka bAra apane ziSya 'liyo' ke sAtha seNTa phrAMsisko nagara kI tarapha jA rahe the| barasAta bahuta tejI se barasa rahI thii| usa samaya kaccI sar3akeM hI huA karatI thiiN| ata: santa phrAMsisa aura liyo kIcar3a se lathapatha ho ge| rAste meM calate-calate santa phrAMsisa ne liyo se pUchA, 'kyA tuma jAnate ho ki sacce sAdhu kauna hote haiM?' liyo cupa hI thaa| santa phrAMsisa svayaM hI bole, saccA sAdhu vaha nahIM hotA jo kisI rogI ko ThIka kara de| saccA sAdhu vaha bhI nahIM hotA jo pazu-pakSiyoM athavA per3a-pattiyoM kI bhASA samajha le| saccA sAdhu vaha bhI nahIM hotA jisane ghara-parivAra se nAtA tor3a liyA ho yA sabako chor3a diyA ho aura saccA sAdhu vaha bhI nahIM hotA jisane mAnavatA kI sevA meM apanA jIvana samarpita kara diyA hai|' - liyo jo maunapUrvaka saba bAteM suna rahA thA, usakA cauMkanA svAbhAvika thA, kyoMki ye hI tove bAte haiM jo sAmAnyatayA sAdhutA ke lakSaNa mAnI jAtI haiN| liyo bolA, 'taba saccA sAdhu kauna hotA hai?' phrAMsisa ne kahA, 'vatsa! mAna lo ki jaba maiM aura tuma seNTa phrAMsisko pahu~ceMge to isa barasAtI aMdherI rAta meM hama kIcar3a se lathapatha hoMge aura dharmazAlA ke dvAra-daravAje banda mileNge| jaba hama daravAje para dastaka deMge to caukIdAra pUchegA, "kauna?' hamArA javAba hogA, 'do sAdhu!' yaha sunate hI caukIdAra bhar3aka uThegA aura cillA kara kahegA, 'muphtakhoro! bhAgo yahA~ For Personal & Private Use Only

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118 jAge so mahAvIra se| na jAne kahA~ se A par3e AdhI rAta ko|' hama dhairya rakhate hue phira daravAjA khttkhttaaeNge| caukIdAra puna: bar3abar3Ate hue pUchegA, 'kauna?' hama utane hI dhairya se javAba deMge, 'bhAI tumhAre ve hI do saadhu|' hamArA javAba sunakara vaha jhuMjhalA uThegA aura hAtha meM lAThI lie hue dhar3adhar3Ate hue daravAjA kholegA aura hameM kIcar3a se lathapatha huA dekha hama para lAThI ke do vAra karegA, apamAnita kregaa| isake bAvajUda hamAre hRdaya meM usake prati koI zikana ke bhAva na hoM, usameM bhI prabhu kA rUpa nihArate raheM, to yahI hai, saccI aura vAstavika saadhutaa| sAdhutA kA mApadaNDa hai hara paristhiti meM citta meM rahane vAlI samatA, saralatA, sahajatA, saumytaa| mahAvIra kI bhASA meM yahI sAdhutA kA lakSaNa hai| isIlie mahAvIra ne kahA ki samatA se koI zramaNa hotA hai, brahmacarya ke pAlana se koI brAhmaNa hotA hai, jJAna se koI muni hotA hai aura tapasyA karane se koI tapasvI hotA hai| jIvana meM guNa hone se vyakti guNavAna khlaaegaa| coge badala lene mAtra se koI santa nahIM ho jaataa| hRdaya-parivartana se hI jIvana-parivartana sambhAvita hai| Apa apanI sAdhutA ko parakhane ke lie apane caritra ko prkhiye| caritra ko parakhane ke lie apanI AdatoM ko parakhiye kyoMki AdateM kriyAoM se banatI haiN| kriyAoM ko jAMcane ke lie apanI vANI aura zabdoM ko jaaNciye| zabdoM kA nirmANa vicAroM se hotA hai aura vicAra mana se niSpanna hote haiN| isalie eka mana hI badala jAe to vicAra, vANI, vyavahAra, caritra sabhI badala jAte haiN| Apa mUla ke prati sajaga rheN| mana ko sAdhu bnaaeN| bhale hI Apa ghara meM raheM, para kamala kI taraha nirlipta gRhastha-santa bneN| samatA Apake jIvana kA nirNaya honA caahie| zAnti aura samatA ApakA vyavahAra aura lakSya honA caahie| isa sandarbha meM bhagavAna agalA sUtra de rahe haiM - dehAdisaMgarahio, mANakasAehiM sylprictto| appA appammi rao, sa bhAvaliMgI have saahuu|| bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'jo deha Adi kI mamatA se rahita hai, mAna Adi kaSAyoM se pUrI taraha mukta hai tathA jo apanI AtmA meM hI lIna hai, vahI sAdhu bhAvaliMgI hai|' pahale bhagavAna ne eka bAta apane santajanoM ke samakSa spaSTa kara dI thI ki hara vyakti apane citta meM, apane hRdaya meM yaha bAta utAra le ki veza-parivartana yA nAmaparivartana se koI santa nahIM hotaa| isI sandarbha meM bhagavAna kA saMketa hai ki duniyA For Personal & Private Use Only

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saMta svayaM tIrtha svarUpa 119 meM do taraha ke liMga pracalita haiN| pahalA dravya-liMga aura duusraabhaav-liNg| mukti meM to bhAva-liMga hI sahAyaka banatA hai| dravya-liMga to hamane pUrva ke kisI janma meM bhI dhAraNa kiyA, para vaha bhAvaliMga jo hamAre janma-janmAntara ke kaSAyoM ko, hamAre avasaroM ko naSTa yA zAnta kara sake, vaha yogyatA hama nahIM pA ske| __ aura jaba taka citra meM AzravoM aura kaSAyoM kA pravAha jArI rahegA, taba taka hara sAdhu dravya-liMgI hI hai| isalie mahAvIra ne bhAva-liMgI sAdhu ke tIna guNa btaae| pahalA yaha ki vaha deha Adi kI mamatA se rahita ho, dUsarA mAna Adi kaSAyoM se mukta ho aura tIsarA AtmajJAnI ho| yogI Anandaghana ne bar3A hI sundara pada gAyA, 'AtmajJAnI zramaNa kahAve, bIjA to dravya liNgiire|' pahalI bAta bhagavAna ne yahI kahI ki sAdhu deha kI mamatA se rahita ho| vaha deha meM rahakara bhI videha avasthA ko jie| deha to dharma ko sAdhane kA sAdhana bhara hai| use sAdhana jitanA hI mahattva diyA jAnA caahie| deha to kSaNabhaMgura hai| yaha sar3ana-galanazIla hai| acche se acche padArtha ko bhI yaha viSThA hI banAtI hai| jaba taka zarIra kA saMsarga na ho, tabhI taka koI vastu apanA svarUpa liye rahatI hai| zarIra kA saMsarga pAte hI vaha vikRta honA zurU ho jAtI hai| mala-mUtra, pasInA, kapha-khUna isake bar3e vicitra pariNAma haiM, isalie santa vaha jo deha meM rahe, para deha kA na rhe| jo deha meM rahe, para jisakA lakSya deha ke pAra uTha cukA hai| jo deha meM rahane vAle prANatattva para jAgRta huA, vaha santa kahalAtA hai| Aja adhikAMza loga daihika jIvana hI jIte haiM, khAnA-pInA aura deha ke poSaNa meM lage rhnaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne to sAdhu ke lie eka samaya hI AhAra lene kI bAta kahI thii| unhoMne sAdhu ke lie kahA thA-'ege vatthe, ege paaye|' arthAt sAdhu eka vastra aura eka hI pAtra rkhe| para jyoM-jyoM sAdhu-jIvana ke mUlyoM kA hrAsa huA, tyoM-tyoM parigraha aura deha-poSaNa kI pravRtti bar3hatI gyii| gajasukumAla muni jinake sira para unake hI zvasura somila brAhmaNa ne aMgAre kI sigar3I banAI, para unhoMne use bhI mokSa kI pagar3I samajhA aura apanA videha-bhAva banAe rkhaa| ve samatva-bhAva meM sthita rhe| metArya muni jinake sira para svarNakAra ne camar3e kI mazaka bA~dha dI, taba bhI apAra vedanA ke una kSaNoM meM bhI vesamatAzIla bane rhe| damayaMta muni, jinheM yAdava kumAroM ne pattharoM se pITA, taba bhI unhoMne videha-bhAva barakarAra rkhaa| For Personal & Private Use Only

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120 jAge so mahAvIra deha-poSaNa aura deha ke prati mamatva bhAva jitanA kama hogA, videha bhAva utanA hI pragAr3ha hogaa| vyakti jitanA videha avasthA meM rahegA, utanA hI vaha mukti ke karIba hogA, utanA hI vaha ucca guNasthAna para ArUr3ha hogaa| bhagavAna ne kahA ki 'bhAvaliMgI sAdhu vaha hai jo mAna Adi kaSAyoM se mukta ho|' sAdhu aura mAna donoM eka dUsare ke viparIta haiN| sAdhu svarga hai to mAna nrk| sAdhu puNya hai to abhimAna zUla hai| sAdhu mAnasarovara hai to abhimAna dldl| sAdhu aura mAna ! bilakula viparIta bAta huii| sAdhu agara abhimAnI yA ghamaNDI hai to vaha sAdhu ke artha ko kahA~ sArthaka kara rahA hai? dhyAna rakheM, jahA~ abhimAna hai, vahA~ krodha bhI hai| vyakti kA abhimAna jaise hI bAdhita hotA hai, krodha kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai| krodhI sAdhu marakara caMDakauzika hI hotA hai, bhadrakauzika kataI nhiiN| jo sarpa-bicchu phuphakAra rahe haiM, sambhava haiM ve pahale sAdhu bhI bane hoM, para apane jhUThe abhimAna aura krodha ke kAraNa ve marakara sarpa-bicchU bne| merI samajhase sAdhutA kI zuruAta kA pahalA pagathiyA (sopAna) hI ahaMkAra kA tyAga hai| jIvana meM saralatA ko svIkAranA hI sAdhutA kI prAthamika parIkSA pAsa karanA hai| bhagavAna ne kahA ki 'saccA sAdhu vaha hai jo mAna Adi kaSAyoM se uparata hai|' sAdhujanoM ke bhI apane-apane ahaMkAra hote haiN| samAja ko vibhinna paMthoM aura sampradAyoM meM bA~Tane kA sATha pratizata zreya sAdhuoM ko jAtA hai aura cAlIsa pratizata zrAvakoM ko| apane-apane gumAna, durAgrahI abhimAna aura ahaMkAra kI lar3AI ke calate hI sAdhujana-samAja ko, dharma ko, vibhinna panthoM aura vargoM meM bA~Ta dete haiN| isIlie bhagavAna ne kahA ki 'sAdhu mAna Adi kaSAyoM se mukta ho|' sAdhu to vaha hotA hai jisake lobha, krodha, mAna, mAyA, rAga-dveSa Adi kSINa ho gae hoN| sAdhu kI kasauTI hI yahI hai ki viparIta paristhitiyoM meM bhI vaha saMyama rakhe aura krodha na kre| yadi koI gRhastha eka mAsa ke upavAsa ke daurAna eka bAra bhI krodha karatA hai to usakA prAyazcita bhagavAna ne do mAsa-kSamaNa pharamAyA arthAt use do mAha ke upavAsa kA daNDa milatA hai aura yadi eka sAdhu apane sAdhujIvana meM eka kSaNa ke lie bhI krodha karatA hai to sAdhutA se cyuta ho jAtA hai| krodha, lobha, mAna, mAyA Adi ke sAtha sAdhu kA kahA~ sambandha? yadi inake sAtha usakA sambandha hai to phira vaha sAdhu kahA~ rahA? ___ Namo loe savvasAhUNaM' ke pada para AnA bahuta sarala hai, para isa pada kI garimA ko, isa pada ke karttavya ko nibhAnA bahuta hI kaThina hai| agara Apa dIkSA le For Personal & Private Use Only

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saMta svayaM tIrtha svarUpa 121 lete haiM to Apa bhI mahAmaMtra navakAra ke pA~caveM pada para AsIna ho jAte haiM aura loga Apake isa sAdhu-rUpa ko vandana kreNge| para sadaiva yaha yAda rakheM ki jo Apa ko apane praNAma aura vandana sAdhu samajhakara arpita kara rahA hai, usake to karmabandhana kaTa gae, para yadi eka sAdhu, sAdhu na hokara bhI apane ko vandana karavAtA hai to vaha apane bhava-bhramaNa aura karmabandhana ko aura bar3hAtA hai| ____ agara koI sAdhu nahIM hai to ImAnadArI se svIkAra kiyA jAnA cAhie ki vaha una jIvana-mUlyoM ko nahIM jI pA rhe| hA~, hama ImAnadArI se yaha svIkAra karate haiM ki bhagavAna mahAvIra ne zramaNa jIvana ke lie jo caryA nirdhArita kI hai athavA jisa prakAra ke jIvana ko nirdezita kiyA, hama use nahIM jI pA rahe haiN| vaha hara santa jo jIvana ke prati ImAnadAra hogA, yaha svIkAra karegA ki Aja ke yuga meM mahAvIra dvArA nirdhArita jIvanacaryA ko jI pAne meM asamartha hai| bhagavAnadvArAprarUpita zrAvakajIvana ko jIne vAle na to aba koI zrAvaka bace aura na hI zuddha zramaNa-dharma ko pAlana karane vAle koI sAdhu bace haiN| na to koI sAdhu, sAdhu rahA hai aura na hI koI zrAvaka, zrAvaka rahA hai| una U~cAiyoM ko chUne vAlA, una mApadaNDoM ko mApane vAlA na to koI sAdhu bacA hai aura na hI koI shraavk| aba jaba ki zuddha zrAvaka hI na bace to zuddha zramaNa kahA~ se Ae~ge? zramaNa zrAvaka kA hI to agalA caraNa hai| jaisA koI zrAvaka rahA, vaisA hI koI zramaNa hogaa| jaba zrAvaka nAma kA aNuvratI raha gayA to zramaNa bhI to nAma ke hI mahAvratI hoNge| mahAvratI kisI dRSTi se aNuvratI bhI ho gae aura aNuvratI to kahIM ke na rhe| vartamAna meM jo hai, ThIka hai| asuvidhA to taba hotI hai jaba mahAvIra yA unake samaya ke sAtha usakI tulanA yA vivecanA kI jAtI hai| ___ bhagavAna ne kahA ki 'sAdhu vahI hai jo samatA ko jie, kaSAyoM se mukta ho aura AtmadhyAna meM lIna rhe|' yAda hai na, bAhubali jo caudaha varSa taka sAdhanA meM lIna rahe, AhAra bhI nahIM liyA, yahA~ taka ki zarIra ko hilAyA bhI nahIM, phira bhI unakI sAdhanA phalIbhUta nahIM huii| kAraNa rahA - mAna kA mardana na ho sakA, ahaMkAra kA visarjana na huaa| isa ahaMkAra-granthi ke calate hI vaha kaivalya-lAbha se vaMcita rhe| mAna ho yA krodha, kaSAya to vyakti ko bA~dhe hI rakhatA hai, jisake kAraNa vaha bhAva-zuddhi kI tarapha bar3ha nahIM paataa| kaSAyoM para vijaya pAnA hara vyakti kA pahalA dharma ho| tuma eka ora se For Personal & Private Use Only

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122 jAge so mahAvIra kaSAyoM kA upazamana karo aura dUsarI ora se jIvana meM jJAna kI jyoti prakAzita karo, ye do taraphe prayAsa tumhAre jIvana meM mukti kI AbhA pradAna kreNge| isI sandarbha meM agalA sUtra hai - parinivvuDe care, gAma gae nagare va sNje| saMtimaggaM ca bUhae, samayaM goyama ! mA pmaaye| vartamAna yuga ke lie yaha mahAvIra kA bahuta hI sandezavAhaka sUtra hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'prabuddha aura upazAnta hokara saMyata bhAva se grAma aura nagara meM vicaraNa kro| zAnti kA mArga bddh'aao| he gautama ! kSaNabhara kA bhI pramAda mata kro| ___ bhagavAna ne dharmavicAraka aura dharma-pracAraka ke lie do Avazyaka bAteM khiiN| pahalI yaha ki jo dharma kA pracAra kare, vaha prabuddha aura jJAnI ho tathA zAstra ke marma kA jJAtA ho| kyoMki jaba vaha bhagavAna ke mArga kA pracAra karane ke lie gA~va-gA~va nagara-nagara jAegA, taba sambhava hai ki loga usase vividha prazna puuche| eka zAstravettA, eka jJAnI puruSa hI unakI vividha zaMkAoM kA samAdhAna kara unheM zAnti, maitrI aura prema ke mArga para calane ke lie sahamata kara sakatA hai| bhagavAna ne kisI bhI dharmapracAraka ke lie jo dUsarI AvazyakatA yA dUsarA guNa kahA, vaha yaha hai ki vaha zAnta ho| vibhinna grAmoM aura nagaroM meM vicaraNa karate hue vibhinna prakAra ke loga use mileNge| jitane prakAra ke loga, utane hI unake dimAga aura utanI hI baateN| ho sakatA hai koI gRhastha viparIta TIkA-TippaNI bhI kara de| vaha to gRhastha hai, para hamane to bhagavAna ke ahiMsA, prema, maitrI aura zAnti ke mArga ko Age bar3hAne ke lie yaha jIvana svIkAra kiyA hai| yadi santa bhI zAnta na raha sakA, to usake dvArA dharma kI prabhAvanA hogI ki dharma kI avahelanA? vaha dharma kA vikAsa karegA yA dharma kA hrAsa? eka gussaila vyakti jo svayaM ke citta ko zAnta na kara sakA, vaha dUsaroM ko zAnti kA mArga kaise batA sakegA? vijaya kI preraNA dene vAle ko Atma-vijetA honA pahalI zarta hai| ___ bhagavAna buddha aura unake priya ziSya Ananda ke jIvana se jur3I eka bar3I pyArI ghaTanA leN| kahate haiM ki eka bAra Ananda ne bhagavAna buddha ko nivedita kiyA, 'bhante ! maiM Apake zAnti ke mArga ke pracAra-prasAra ke lie aMga-baMga aura kaliMga dezoM meM jAnA cAhatA huuN| kRpayA AjJA pradAna kreN|' buddha bole, 'vatsa ! tuma anyatra jahA~ bhI jAnA cAho merI anumati hai, para aMga-baMga aura kaliMga dezoM meM na For Personal & Private Use Only

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saMta svayaM tIrtha svarUpa 123 jAo, yahI zreyaskara hai| vahA~ ke loga kisI bhI sAdhu ko dekhate hI usake pIche zikArI kutte chor3a dete haiM aura anya bhI kaI prakAroM se taMga karate haiN| bhagavAna kA uttara sunakara Ananda bolA, 'prabhu ! anya kSetroM meM to anya loga bhI jAne kA sAhasa kara sakate haiM, para maiM to aMga-baMga aura kaliMga dezoM meM hI jAnA cAhatA hU~, kyoMki maiM samajhatA hU~ ki Apake zAnti, prema aura karuNA ke mArga kI vahA~ adhika AvazyakatA hai| bhagavAna ne kahA, 'to jAne se pahale mere eka prazna kA uttara to dete jaao| yadi vahA~ ke logoM ne tumheM apamAnita aura lAMchita kiyA to tuma kyA karoge?' Ananda bolA, 'prabhu ! maiM yaha socU~gA ki yahA~ ke loga bar3e hI bhale haiN| kevala bure zabda hI kahate haiM, kintu mArate to nahIM haiN|' taba bhagavAna ne kahA, 'yadi ve tumheM thappar3a aura mukke dhara hI deM to tumhArI kyA pratikriyA hogI?' Ananda ne kahA, 'bhante ! maiM socU~gA ki ye loga kitane bhale haiN| hAtha se hI kAma calAte haiM, talavAra Adi kA to upayoga nahIM krte|' bhagavAna ne kahA, 'yadi unhoMne talavAra, bhAle Adi se tumhAre hAtha-pA~va hI kATa die to?' Ananda ne sahajatA se javAba diyA, 'prabhu ! maiM socU~gA ki ye loga acche haiM, kevala mere aMga hI kSata-vikSata kara rahe haiN| kama-se-kama mere prANa to nahIM le rhe|' buddha bole, 'taba mere antima prazna kA javAba dete jaao| yadi una logoM ne tumheM jAna se mAra hI DAlA to tumhAre mana meM kyA bhAva uTheMge?' Ananda ne kahA, 'prabhu ! mujhe antaragaurava hogA ki maiM Apake prema aura zAnti ke mArga kA pracAra-prasAra karate hue mRtyu ko prApta huaa| mujhe merA janma aura merI mRtyu donoM hI sArthaka lgeNge|' ___ bhagavAna buddha bole, 'vatsa ! tumhArI samatA evaM sahanazIlatA nizcita rUpa se abhinandanIya hai| tuma jaise prabuddha aura upazAnta vyakti hI ahiMsA aura samatA ke mArga ko prazasta aura prasArita kara sakate haiN| ahiMsA bhI tuma jaise vyakti kA varaNa kara gauravAnvita hotI hai| Aja hama jisa tanAva, hiMsA, AtaMka, yuddha aura bhaya ke daura se gujara rahe haiM, jahA~ para yuddha Ane vAle kala ke lie vizva yuddha kA kAraNa hai, vahA~ hara dhArmika vyakti prema, karuNA, ahiMsA aura vizva-bandhutva ke mArga ko Age bar3hAne ke lie hara kSaNa prayatnazIla bne| hara santa, hara zramaNa kA yaha punIta karttavya hai ki vaha vizva ko mahAvIra kI ahiMsA, zAnti aura karuNA ke mArga se puna: paricita kraae| tuma svayaM jIvana ke sAdhu bano aura apane sAdhu-vyavahAra se saba ko jIne kA udAharaNa pradAna kro| For Personal & Private Use Only

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124 jAge so mahAvIra zaruAta svayaM se ho|dhrm ke lie maNabhara AcaraNa kI bajAya kaNabhara kA AcaraNa jyAdA vajanadAra hotA hai| hama santa-mahApuruSoM ke AbhArI haiM jo zreSTha jIvana jIkara hameM vaisA jIvana jIne kA prakAza pradAna karate haiN| aise logoM ke sAtha uThanAbaiThanA-jInA jyAdA lAbhakara hai kyoMki ve svayaM dIpaka kI taraha prakAzita haiM aura auroM ko bhI prakAza pradAna karane kI udAratA rakhate haiN| hama sAdhu baneM, jIvana ke sAdhu! jIvana meM palane vAlI burAiyoM aura andhavizvAsoM kA tyAga kreN| yaha tyAga sabake lie svIkArya hai| sabake lie anukaraNIya hai| saMnyAsa kA artha tyAga hai aura jIvana kI burAiyoM aura andhavizvAsoM kA tyAga karanA sarvazreSTha saMnyAsa hai| sAra rUpa meM pA~ca sUtra le leM1. vyakti apanI samatA se santa hotA hai| 2. santoM ko deha kI mamatA se uparata rahanA caahie| 3. krodha, mAna Adi kaSAyoM se mukta rahanA santoM kA pahalA dharma hai| 4. Atma-svarUpa meM lIna rahanA santa kA cauthA kartavya hai| 5. antima sUtra hai santa ko prabuddha aura upazAnta hokara vizva meM prema aura zAnti ke lie sadaiva prayatnazIla rahanA caahie| ___ ye pA~casUtra kisI bhI saMta ke lie paMcAmRta kI taraha haiN| ina sUtroM ko AtmasAt karake hI vyakti santa-jIvana ke gaurava ko prApta kara sakatA hai| aisA santa-jIvana svayaM ko bhI dhanya karatA hai aura saMsAra ko bhii| Atma-kalyANa aura lokakalyANa, do kalyANa-pathoM para eka sAtha calane vAle pathika kA nAma hI santa hai| santa saMsAra ke lie dIpazikhA hai, prakAza-stambha hai, mIla kA patthara hai| sAdhu aisA cAhie, jaisa sUpa subhaay| sAra-sAra ko gahi rahe, thothA dei udd'aay|| sAra-sAra kA grahaNa ho, asAra kAtyAga ho| sAdhutA kA grahaNa ho, asAdhutA kA tyAga ho| auroM ke sAtha bhalAI ke sAtha peza AnA aura apane mAnasika vikAra para vijaya prApta karanA yahI hai sAdhutA, yahI hai lakSya aura yahI hai puNya pth| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyak zravaNA dhAvaka kI bhUmikA samyaka mere priya Atman ! bhagavAna mahAvIra ke divya evaM amRta vacanoM meM hama kucha aise sUtroM para vicAra kara rahe haiM jinakA hamAre jIvana ke kalyANa aura vikAsa meM sahajatayA sahayoga milatA hai| bhagavAna ke mUla mArga para carcA karate hue hamane samyak darzana para vicAra kiyA hai aura Aja hama samyak jJAna kI tarapha apanI dRSTi bar3hA rahe haiN| mahAn logoM ke zabda, unakA sAnnidhya aura unakI smRti vyakti ke lie vaisI hI kalyANakArI hotI hai jaise ki aMdhakAra meM bhaTaka rahe kisI vyakti ke lie dUra se AtI huI prakAza kI kirnn|aadmii jaise logoM ke pAsa baiThatA hai, jaise zabda sunatA hai aura jaisA dekhatA hai, vaisA-vaisA prabhAva dhIre-dhIre usake jIvana para par3atA hai| eka sIdhI-sI kahAvata hai- 'kALe kane goro baiThe, raMga nIM to lakhaNa jarUra leve|' yAnI do vyakti yadi pAsa meM baiThate haiM to unake raMga bhale hI eka-dUsare meM parivartita na hoM, para unakA jJAna, akla, buddhi eka dUsare ko jarUra prabhAvita karate haiN| jaisI saMgata, vaisiirNgt| yadi vyakti pratidina AkAza ko nihAratA hai to usameM AkAza sAkAra hone lagatA hai aura yadi koI vyakti pratidina cA~da-tAroM ko nihAratA hai to usake bhItara cA~da-tAre usase bAteM karane lagate haiN| yadi tuma lagAtAra gIta sunate ho to tumhAre bhItara gIta guMjAyamAna hone lagate haiN| yadi tuma lagAtAra phUloM ko nihArate ho to tumhAre andara bhI phUla khilane lgeNge| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra yadi tuma kisI vyakti ke bAre meM jAnanA cAhate ho to maiM kahU~gA ki tuma yaha jAne kI takalIpha mata karanA ki usake mAtA-pitA kauna haiM ? yaha bhI jAnane kI koziza mata karanA ki usakA kula yA gautra kyA hai ? yadi tuma usakI sohabbata jAna loge to tumheM yaha sahajatayA hI patA cala jAegA ki vaha vyakti kaisA hai ? vaha vyakti kinake sAtha uThatA- baiThatA hai, kinake zabdoM ko sunatA hai aura kinakI yAda karatA hai ? isake AdhAra para vyakti ke caritra va usake svabhAva kA AsAnI se patA laga sakatA hai / 126 yadi tuma kisI mahAvIra kA sAnnidhya prApta karate ho to nizcita rUpa se tuma meM mahAvIratva ghaTita hogA / unake zabdoM kA zravaNa tumhAre antas meM chipe hue tamas ko miTAne ke lie prakAza-kiraNa siddha hogaa| hajAroM varSoM bAda Aja bhI mahAvIra kA smaraNa vyakti ke jIvana ke kalyANa kA AdhAra banatA hai | hama itane bhAgyazAlI nahIM haiM ki Aja hameM mahAvIra kA sAnnidhya prApta ho, para yaha hamArA parama saubhAgya hai ki hameM unakI vANI, unake zabda upalabdha haiM / ye zabda hamAre lie usI taraha kAragara ho sakate haiM jaise kisI nirAza vyakti ke lie khilA huA gulAba kA phUla preraNA lekara aae| Aja hama mahAvIra ke una sUtroM para carcA kareMge jinheM zrAvaka ke jIvana kI nIMva kahA jA sakatA hai| sUtra hai - socA jANaI kallANaM, soccA jANaI pAvagaM, ubhayaM pi jANaI soccA, jaM cheyaM taM samAyare / bhagavAna kahate haiM - 'sunakara kalyANa kA mArga jAnA jA sakatA hai, sunakara pApa kA mArga jAnA jA sakatA hai| donoM ko jAnakara unameM jo zreyaskara ho, usakA AcaraNa kiyA jAe / ' cAhe Atmahita kA mArga ho yA pApa kA, cAhe puNya kI pAramitAoM ko chUnA ho yA pApa kI vaitaraNI meM DUbane kA mArga ho, donoM ko sunakara hI jAnA jA sakatA hai| zAyada hI dharatI para itanA sarala sUtra yA mukti kA sarala mArga batAyA gayA ho, jahA~ AcaraNa se pUrva bhI sunane para bala diyA gayA ho / bhagavAna ne kahA ki tuma mArga ko AcaraNa meM lAne se pUrva use jAno / jaba taka yaha jAnA hI nahIM ki sahI rAha kauna-sI hai aura galata kauna-sI to vyakti sahI rAhoM ko thAma kara galata rAhoM se kaise baca sakegA ? eka vyakti vaha hai jo ki For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyakzravaNa : zrAvaka kI bhUmikA 127 Thokara khAkara sudharatA hai, dUsarA vyakti vaha hai jo dubArA Thokara khAtA hai aura tIsarA vyakti vaha hai jo dUsaroM ko Thokara khAte dekhane mAtra se hI sa~bhala jAtA hai| hA~, kucha loga isa kadra mUrchA aura mAyA meM jakar3e rahate haiM ki ve Thokara para Thokara khAte rahate haiM kintu kucha bhavya prANI aise bhI hote haiM jo dUsaroM ke anubhava ko sunane mAtra se hI sahI rAhoM ko cuna lete haiN| sunanA sadA sarvAMgINa hotA hai, jabaki dekhanA nhiiN| bhagavAna kA yaha sUtra saMpUrNa vizva ko batA diyA jAnA cAhie ki ve jahA~ hara jagaha samyak darzana ko prathama sthAna para rakhate haiM, vahIM isa sUtra meM unhoMne samyak zravaNa ko sarvopari mAnA hai| je. kRSNamUrti ne jise rAiTa lisaniMga kahA, mahAvIra ne use hI 'samyak zravaNa' khaa| zravaNa aisA ho ki vyakti apanA sampUrNa manoyoga sunane meM lagA de| yadi vyakti sunane ke sAtha socane bhI laga jAe to usakA zravaNa samyak na ho pAegA, kyoMki jaba vyakti kisI bindu para socatA hai to usa soca kA par3Ava kahA~ hogA, yaha vaha vyakti bhI zAyada nahIM jAnatA hai| mahAvIra ne apanI tarapha se triratna - samyak jJAna, darzana aura cAritra die| buddha ne zIla, samAdhi aura prajJA kA mArga diyaa| gItA ne jJAna, bhakti aura karmayoga kI mahattA btaaii| maiM upaniSad kA bhI sparza karanA caahuuNgaa| upaniSad ne tIna sUtra die-zravaNa, manana aura nididhyaasn| bahuta hI sundara bAta kahI gaI ki zravaNa ke sAtha ekAnta meM usakA manana kiyA jAe aura manana ke sAtha sadA usakI smRti rakhI jaae| svayaM kI satata AtmasmRti kA nAma hI nididhyAsana hai| samyak zravaNa kisI pAra lagAne vAlI naukA ke samAna ho sakatA hai| vaha eka maMtra kI taraha prabhAvI ho sakatA hai| usase eka AbhAmaNDala kA nirmANa ho sakatA hai| sunanA, dekhane se adhika prabhAvI hotA hai| sunane aura dekhane meM vaise hI antara hotA hai jaise ki eka strI aura puruSa meN| eka strI komala, sahanazIla aura sarala hotI hai| usakA antima hathiyAra AkramaNa hotA hai jabaki puruSa kA pahalA hathiyAra hI AkramaNa hotA hai| vaha sIdhA hI bala-prayoga karatA hai, gAlI-galauca aura hAthApAI karatA hai| vyakti ke kAna strI ke samAna haiM aura aura A~kheM puruSa ke smaan| A~kheM ghUra kara dekha sakatI haiM, para kyA kAnoM ko Apane kisI ko ghUrate hue dekhA hai ? yadi Apa kisI ko lagAtAra TakaTakI se dekheMge to Apako jaldI hI 'lucce' kA For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra 128 vizeSaNa mila jaaegaa| Apako patA hai 'lucce' zabda kA udbhava kaise huA ? 'luccA' zabda locana se banA hai| jaba vyakti apane locana yAnI A~kheM kisI eka para TikA detA hai to use luccA kahA jAtA hai / Apa yadi apane kAna kisI para ghaMToM TikA deM to koI harja nahIM hai| Apa yadi pUre kAna lagAkara manoyoga se mujhe sunate haiM to maiM bhI prabhAvita hone lagU~gA ki kitanA dhArmika aura acchA vyakti hai / yadi Apa lagAtAra mujhe ghUrate raheM to maiM bhI yahI samajha~gA ki zAyada kucha gar3abar3a hai| na to grAhI hote haiM aura A~kheM AkrAmaka / | kAna tIna prakAra ke hote haiM - pahale ve jo sunate haiM kucha aura socate haiM kucha aura jaise koI vyakti yahA~ satsaMga meM baiThakara kisI philma ke bAre meM soca rahA ho / eka vyakti satyanArAyaNa kI kathA meM baiThakara kisI anya satyanArAyaNa ke bAre meM soca sakatA hai| ye kAna vaise hI haiM jaise kisI dIvAra para geMda pheMkI jAe jo dIvAra se TakarAne ke bAda phira jamIna para uchala jAtI hai| aise kAna kI kImata do kI hotI hai| dUsare prakAra ke kAna ve hote haiM jo eka se sunate haiM aura dUsare se nikAla dete haiN| aise kAnoM kI kImata do rupaye kI hotI hai| tIsare prakAra ke kAna ve haiM jo donoM bhale hI bAhara kI ora khulate haiM, para jAte haiM hRdaya kI trph| aise kAna satzravaNa kara use hRdaya meM utAra lete haiN| aise kAna kI kImata do lAkha se kama kyA hogI ! bhagavAna ke satsaMga kI pavitra vANI ko sunane kA adhikArI vahI vyakti hai jo tIsare prakAra ke kAnoM ko dhAraNa karatA hai| pahale prakAra ke kAna ko dhAraNa karane vAle vyakti ke lie mahApuruSoM kI vANI arthahIna hai| usake jIvana meM ye sUtra koI krAnti nahIM lA paaeNge| dUsare prakAra ke kAna vAle vyakti ke lie bhI ye zabda dimAga meM uThane vAlI kisI taraMga se adhika nahIM ho sakate / dhanya to ve vyakti haiM jinake kAna se sune hue zabda sIdhe hRdaya meM utarate haiN| aise puruSoM ke lie prabhu kI vANI amRtatulya hotI hai / Apa jisa jagaha para baiThe haiM, jAnate haiM na use tIrtha kahate haiM? Apake lie koI nAkor3A yA nAgezvara tIrtha hotA hogA, para bhagavAna ne jisa tIrtha kI sthApanA kI, vaha unase bhinna hai / unhoMne jisa tIrtha ko sthApita kiyA usameM cAra mUrtiyA~ pratiSThita kI gaIM / Apane samavasaraNa meM mahAvIra ke caumukha arthAt cAroM dizAoM meM mukha dekhA hogaa| yaha to bhagavAna kA atizaya hai, para bhagavAna ne jina cAra mUrtiyoM kI For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyakzravaNa : zrAvaka kI bhUmikA 129 sthApanA kI, ve thIM zrAvaka, zrAvikA, zramaNa aura shrmnnii| bhagavAna ke tIrtha kA eka jo AdhAra-stambha hai, vaha hai shraavk| zrAvaka zabda kI vyutpatti zravaNa zabda se hI huI hai| zrAvaka vaha hai jo pratidina samyak zravaNa kre| jo vyakti mahApuruSoM kI vANI kA samyak zravaNa pratidina nahIM karatA, vaha zrAvaka nahIM ho sktaa| zrAvaka zabda meM tIna akSara haiM - 'zra, va, ka' / 'zra' se zraddhA, 'va' se viveka aura 'ka' se kriyAvAna / arthAt vaha vyakti jo zraddhApUrvaka viveka se apanI kriyA niSpAdita kare, vahI zrAvaka hai| ___ 'zramaNa' vaha hai jo sunane ke bAda sahI mArga para calane kA zrama kre| isalie sunanA hI prathama bhUmikA hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki tuma AcaraNa kI jaldI mata kro| pahale tuma sunakara samyak mArga ko jaano| yadi vyakti bhalI bhA~ti pUrNa manoyoga se sunatA hai to vaha sunanA bhI usake AtmakalyANa ke lie paryApta hai| Aja vyakti sunakara jJAnI to bana jAtA hai para usake pAsa yathArtha jJAna nahIM hotA, balki jJAna ke nAma para sUcanAe~ aura jAnakAriyA~ bhara hotI haiN| jJAna to vaha hai jo usake jIvana se pratibimbita ho, satya to vaha hai jo AcaraNa meM mukharita ho| __galata aura sahI kA phaisalA sunakara hI kiyA jA sakatA hai| bhagavAna jaba samavasaraNa meM apanI dezanA dete to unake vacanoM ko sunane ke pazcAt hI kucha vyakti khar3e hote aura kahate, 'bhagavAna hamane Apake mArga ko bhalI bhA~ti samajha liyA hai| aba hama Apake saMgha meM zramaNatva svIkAranA cAhate haiN| vahIM kucha vyakti bhagavAna kI dezanA ko sunane ke pazcAt kahate, 'bhagavAna, Apake mArga ko bhalI bhA~ti jAnane ke pazcAt aisA lagatA hai ki hamameM itanA sAmarthya nahIM hai ki hama zramaNatva ko aMgIkAra kreN| hama zrAvaka-jIvana ko svIkAra karanA cAhate haiN|' bhagavAna kA uttara eka hI rahatA ki jisameM tumheM sukha upaje vaisA hI kro| vyakti apane dehabala, Atmabala aura manobala ke AdhAra para hI to jIvana kA mArga cuna sakatA hai| dharatI para jitane bhI satsaMga hote haiM, unake pIche eka hI to preraNA hotI hai ki vyakti zrAvaka bne| vaha nirmalatA, citta kI zuddhatA aura pavitratA ko prApta kre| jo vyakti bhagavAna kI vANI kA jitanA zravaNa karatA hai, utane hI aMzoM meM usakA jIvana sArthaka hai aura jo vyakti bhagavAna kI vANI ke prati nirapekSa rahatA hai, usakA jIvana vyartha hai| hama eka choTI-sI bodhakathA leN| eka vidvAn kisI gA~va kI tarapha jA rahA thA / gA~va abhI dUra thA, para gA~va kI sundaratA aura ramaNIyatA dUra se hI usa jJAnI For Personal & Private Use Only

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130 jAge so mahAvIra vyakti ko pramudita kara rahI thii| jaise-jaise gA~va najadIka AtA gayA, vaha vyakti vahA~ kI sApha-saphAI aura sundaratA ko dekhakara bahuta hI prabhAvita huaa| usane mana meM socA ki kitanA svaccha, sundara aura acchA gA~va hai| yahA~ ke loga bhI bar3e hI sundara, acche aura nIroga hoNge| vaha thor3A aura Age bar3hA ki use eka bar3A zmazAna dikhAI diyaa| vahA~ para bar3I-bar3I sapheda saMgamaramara kI paTTiyA~ lagI thiiN| unake Upara marane vAle vyaktiyoM ke nAma aura unakI umra likhI thii| umra ko dekhate hI vaha vidvAna cauMkA kyoMki kisI paTTI para umra chaha mahIne to kisI para dasa varSa, kisI para DhAI varSa aura eka paTTI para ikkIsa varSa likhA thaa| vaha paTTI sabake bIca meM lagI thI aura sabase bar3I bhI thii| usane mana meM socA ki kyA yahA~ vyakti itanI alpaAyu ke hI haiM ? ___vaha mana meM yaha socate hue Age bar3hA ki aho ! itane sundara gA~va meM prakRti kA kaisA prakopa ! thor3A Age bar3hA hI thA ki gA~va ke logoM ne use dekha liyaa| ve usake karIba Ae aura usase usakA paricaya puuchaa| usa vidvAn ne batAyA ki vaha vArANasI se AyA hai, usakA nAma yaha hai aura usane amuka-amuka zAstra par3ha rakhe haiN| gA~va ke logoM ne usakA sammAna kiyA aura kahA ki Aja zAma ko Apa kRpayA caupAla para padhAreM aura jitanA sambhava ho, hameM satsaMga se lAbhAnvita kreN| usa vidvAna ne unakA nimaMtraNa svIkAra kara liyaa| vahA~ ke logoM ne usa vidvAn kA itanA sammAna-satkAra kiyA ki usakI mAna-manuhAra ke calate kaise do mahIne bIta gaye, usako patA hI nahIM claa| vaha vahA~ se jaba bhI jAne kI bAta karatA to loga usase rukane kI manuhAra krte| eka dina usane socA ki yahA~ ke logoM kI umra kama hotI hai ata: yahA~ rahane se kahI merI umra bhI ghaTa na jaae| merI umra bhI kahIM chaH mahInA hI na raha jaae| aba mujhe yahA~ se prasthAna kara hI lenA caahie| jaba vaha zAma ko satsaMga ke lie gayA to usane bhagavAna kI kathA, saMdeza aura upadeza sunAne ke bAda agale dina apane prasthAna kI ghoSaNA kara dii| gA~va ke logoM ne kahA ki Apako kyA yahA~ koI asuvidhA hai jisake kAraNa Apa jAnA cAhate hai? usa vyakti ne javAba diyA ki mujhe yahA~ koI asuvidhA nahIM hai, para mere mana meM eka zaMkA hai jisake kAraNa maiM isa gA~va ko chor3anA cAhatA huuN| grAmINoM ne pUchA ki kRpayA Apa vaha zaMkA hameM bhI btaaeN| usa vidvAna ne kahA, 'yaha gA~va svarga ke samAna sundara aura svaccha hai| yahA~ ke loga bhI bar3e bhale For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyakzravaNa : zrAvaka kI bhUmikA 131 haiM, para jaba maiMne isa gA~va meM praveza kiyA taba vahA~ maiMne eka zmazAna dekhA jisameM hara paTTI para marane vAle vyakti kA nAma evaM umra dekhii| usa umra ke kAraNa hI maiM asamaMjasa meM hU~, kyoMki yahA~ kisI vyakti kI umra chaha mAha to kisI kI DhAI varSa yA dasa-bIsa varSa likhI haiN| maiM yahI socakara cintita hU~ ki kyA yahA~ rahane vAle vyaktiyoM kI umra itanI choTI hotI hai ?' grAmavAsI ha~sane lage aura bole, 'mahArAja, aisA lagatA hai ki Apane jJAna par3hA hai, para gunA nahIM hai| Apa yahA~ jina logoM ko pravacana sunAte haiM, unameM se kitane hI sATha, sattara, assI varSa ke vRddha haiN| phira Apane kaise soca liyA ki yahA~ rahane vAle vyakti choTI umra meM hI mara jAte haiM ?' vidvAn ne vicAra kiyA to use unakA kathana satya lgaa| taba usane grAmavAsiyoM se una paTTiyoM kA rahasya puuchaa| unhoMne javAba diyA, 'hamAre gA~va meM eka niyama hai ki pratyeka vyakti zAma ke samaya jaba sone ke lie ghara pahu~catA hai to vaha sabase pahale pUre dina kA hisAba lagAtA hai ki usane kitanA samaya satsaMga meM bitAyA, kitanA acche karmoM meM bitaayaa| use vaha pratidina eka DAyarI meM noTa kara letA hai jaise maiMne Aja do ghaNTe satsaMga meM bitAe to maiM ise noTa kara luuNgaa| ___ hamAre gA~va meM jaba koI vyakti maratA hai to isa bAta kI cintA bAda meM kI jAtI hai ki usakI citA candana kI lakar3I se jalAI jAe yA sAdhAraNa lakar3I se| sabase pahale marane vAle vyakti kI DAyarI nikAlI jAtI hai aura usake jIvana ke una sabhI ghaMToM ko jor3A jAtA hai jo usane satsaMga meM va acche kAryoM meM bitaae| una kula ghaMToM ke AdhAra para hI usa vyakti kI umra nikAlI jAtI hai aura use saMgamaramara kI paTTiyoM para khudavAyA jAtA hai, kyoMki jitanA samaya vyakti kA satsaMga meM bItA, vahI to usakA sArthaka samaya hai aura vahI to usakI umra hai| bAkI samaya to eka pazu ke samAna jIvana hai| use manuSya kI Ayu meM kaise jor3A jAe? yaha hai zrAvaka-jIvana ko udita karane kA mUla mNtr| vyakti jitanA samaya bhagavAna kI vANI ke zravaNa meM, usake AcaraNa meM bitAtA hai, utanA samaya hI usakA sArthaka samaya hai| bAkI to vaise hI nirarthaka hai jaise nadiyA ke bahate pAnI meM jitanA pAnI loTe meM bhara liyA vaha apanA ho gayA, bAkI kA bekAra ! bhagavAna yaha nahIM kahate ki mAtra puNya kA mArga jaano| ve to kahate haiM ki donoM hI mArgoM ko jaano| cAhe vaha puNya kA ho yA pApa kaa| eka mArga Upara le jAne For Personal & Private Use Only

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132 jAge so mahAvIra vAlA hai to dUsarA mArga nIce le jAne vaalaa| vyakti jaba hiMsA, corI, asatya, parigraha evaM anyAnya pApoM ke mArgoM ko jAna letA hai tabhI to vaha unase baca paaegaa| isIlie bhagavAna ne kahA ki sunane ke bAda jo kArya zreyaskara aura Atma-hitakara lage, usI kA AcaraNa kiyA jaae| ___ zabda vyakti ke jIvana meM krAntikArI parivartana lA sakate haiN| Apako yAda hai na rohiNiya cora kI ghaTanA ! rohiNiya kA pitA apane antima samaya meM usase vAdA karAtA hai, 'mujhe vacana do ki tuma apane sampUrNa jIvana meM kisI saMta puruSa, divya puruSa ke amRta zabda nahIM sunoge|' rohiNiya ne dekhA ki pitA antima sA~seM gina rahA hai aura merA aisA vAdA karane meM kyA jAtA hai? usane jhaTapaTa pitA ke sAmane yaha vAdA kara liyaa| rohiNiya ne vAdA to kara liyA thA, para aba use nibhAnA bhI thaa| eka dina rohiNiya ko pakar3ane ke lie usake pIche sipAhI daur3a rahe the| acAnaka usake pA~va meM eka kA~TA gar3a jAtA hai| jaise hI vaha kA~Te ko nikAlane ke lie nIce jhukatA hai, use mahAvIra kI vANI sunAI detI hai| use apanA vAdA yAda AtA hai aura vaha kA~Te ko chor3akara turanta apane donoM hAtha kAna para rakha detA hai| lekina vaha socatA hai ki yadi maiMne kA~TA nahIM nikAlA to maiM bhAga nahIM pAU~gA aura sipAhI mujhe pakar3a leNge| isalie abhI to kA~TA hI nikAla letA hU~ aura bhagavAna kI vANI ko sunane kA prAyazcitta bAda meM kara luuNgaa| ___ kA~TA nikAlate samaya usake kAna meM bhagavAna ke tIna zabda par3ate haiN| ve zabda hamAre lie zAyada itane khAsa nahIM haiM para kabhI sAdhAraNa zabda bhI vyakti ke jIvana meM parivartana kA AdhAra bana jAyA karate haiN| bhagavAna ke jo tIna zabda usane sune, ve the, 'devatAoM kI palakeM nahIM jhapakatIM, unakI puSpamAlA nahIM murajhAtI aura unake pA~va jamIna se U~ce rahate haiN|' rohiNiya cora se usakI corI kabUla karAne ke lie rAjA ne svarga jaisA mAhaula bnaayaa| usameM nRtyAMganAoM ko bhejA ki ve use mugdha kara use AbhAsa karAe~ ki vaha marakara svarga meM A gayA hai aura usase usake dvArA kI gaI coriyA~ kabUla kraaeN| nRtyAMganAe~ use prabhAvita karane kA bahuta prayatna karatI haiM ki vaha svarga meM baiThA hai, para usI samaya rohiNiya ko bhagavAna ke zabda yAda Ate haiM ki devatAoM kI palakeM nahIM jhapakatI, puSpamAlA nahIM murajhAtI aura unake pA~va jamIna se U~ce rahate For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyakzravaNa : zrAvaka kI bhUmikA haiN| rohiNiya dekhatA hai ki una nRtyAMganAoM kI mAlAe~ murajhA rahI thIM, palakeM bhI jhapaka rahI thIM aura unake pA~va bhI jamIna se laga rahe the| vaha turanta samajha gayA ki rAjA use mUrkha banA kara usase corI kabUla karAnA cAhatA hai| usane una nRtyAMganAoM se kahA ki maiMne to koI corI nahIM kii| vaha anya koI managar3haMta kahAnI sunA detA hai aura isa prakAra vaha rAjA se baca jAtA hai| vaha mana-hI-mana socatA hai aho ! jinake mAtra tIna zabdoM ne mujhe mRtyudaNDa se bacA diyA, unakI amRtavANI mere jIvana ke lie kitanI kalyANakArI hogI? koI gahana mUrchA ke calate hI mere pitA ne mujhe isa amRtavANI se dUra rahane ko kahA hogaa| aho ! ye to mere paramapitA haiM jinhoMne mujhe mRtyu ke mukha se nikAla diyaa| taba kahate haiM ki vaha rohiNiya cora jaba bhagavAna ke samavasaraNa meM jAtA hai to vahA~ usakA rohiNiya miTa jAtA hai aura vahIM rohita muni kA janma hotA hai| ___ isalie zravaNa vyakti ke jIvana ke lie rAmabANa ho sakatA hai, bazarte vyakti manoyogapUrvaka sunakara use zreyaskara AcaraNa kA lakSya rkhe| bhagavAna apane agale sUtra meM kahate haiM - jaha jaha suyabhogAhai, aisayarasapasara saMjuyamapuvvaM / taha taha palhAI muNI, nava nava saMvega sNddhaao| 'jaise-jaise muni atizaya rasa ke atireka se yukta apUrva zruta kA avagAhana karatA hai vaise-vaise nita-nUtana vairAgyayukta zraddhA se AhlAdita hotA hai|' bhagavAna yahA~ samyagjJAna para carcA karate hue kahate haiM ki jaise-jaise vyakti laganapUrvaka jJAna meM DUbatA jAtA hai, vaise-vaise usake jIvana meM vairAgya aura zraddhA kA Ananda udita hotA hai| prathama cIja hai jJAna, lekina usase bhI prathama koI padArtha hai to vaha hai 'atizaya rasa' arthAt vyakti kI lagana,usakI ruci| pratyeka vyakti usI bindu para ekAgra ho sakatA hai, usI jagaha usakA mana Tika sakatA hai, jahA~ use rasa AtA ho| jaise koI baccA prathama zreNI se saphala hotA hai aura koI asaphala, isakA kAraNa yaha nahIM hai ki asaphala hone vAle ke pAsa buddhi nahIM hai| mUla kAraNa hai vyakti kI lagana, usakI ruci| maiM, phira kahU~gA ki buddhi kisI kI adhika yA kama nahIM hotI, mukhya bAta hai vyakti kI ekAgratA ! jo bacce meriTa meM Ate haiM, ve koI AsamAna se nahIM Tapakate aura na hI koI bRhaspati yA sarasvatI unakI buddhi meM virAjakara apanI kisI hathaur3I se unakI For Personal & Private Use Only

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134 buddhi tIkSNa karatI haiN| mUla bAta hai unakI lagana, ekAgratA aura ruci / abhI parasoM hI eka sAdhvI jI mere pAsa AI aura eka saMta kA citra batAkara kahane lagIM ki ye eka dina meM sau gAthAe~ yAda kara lete haiN| unake lie zAyada yaha Azcarya kA viSaya hogA para maiM jAnatA hU~ ki vyakti kI jisa kSetra meM lagana hotI hai, usakA usa kSetra meM pUrNatayA adhikAra hotA hai| eka baccA vaha hai jise par3hane meM 'rasa' (AnaMda) milatA hai / use mA~ AvAja detI hai, 'beTA aba par3hAI chor3a aura khAne A jA / ' beTA kahatA hai, 'mA~, basa thor3I dera meM AtA hU~ / ' aura dUsarA baccA vaha hai jo dina bhara khAne-pIne meM lagA rahatA hai / mA~ kahatI hai, 'beTA ! pUre dina khAtA rahatA hai, jA thor3I dera par3ha le / ' beTA kahatA hai 'mA~, abhI khAne de, bAda meM par3ha lU~gA / ' eka kA par3hane meM rasa hai to dUsare kA khAne meN| hama bacce para jabaradastI apanI marjI na thopeM balki yaha soceM ki bacce kI lagana par3hAI meM kaise jagAI jAe? dhyAna rakheM ki vyakti kI jisa kSetra meM lagana hai, use usa kSetra meM zata-pratizata saphalatA milegI / ina dinoM krikeTa kA junUna kucha kama ho gayA hai, varanA jaba krikeTa kI kamenTrI AtI hai to vyakti cAhe dUkAna meM baiThA ho yA kahIM aura, vaha apane kAnoM para reDiyo saTAkara usako sunane meM itanA tallIna hotA hai ki grAhaka Ae yA jAe, usako koI pharka nahIM par3atA / vyakti kI lagana aura tallInatA jahA~ hotI hai, use mAtra vahI sunAI detA hai aura vahI dikhatA hai| bacce ko mA~ AvAja lagAtI hai, 'beTA! roTI kA kaToradAna kahA~ hai?' beTA krikeTa dekhane meM vyasta hai| javAba AtA hai, 'bAunDrI pAra / ' mA~ pUchatI hai, 'kyA matalaba?' beTA bolatA hai, 'are ! sacina ne chakkA lgaayaa|' beTe ke lie mA~ kI bAteM arthahIna ho rahI haiM kyoMki usakA rasa, usakI lagana kahIM aura hai / Apa loga gAte haiM, 'tuma se lAgI lagana... / ' agara ApakI lagana bhagavAna se laga gaI to Apa bAjAra jAkara bhI kisI maMdira kI parikramA de rahe hote haiN| yadi lagana nahIM hai to Apa jaise khAlI hAtha maMdira jAte haiM, vaise hI khAlI hAtha lauTa Ate haiN| Ajakala ke vijJApanoM meM bhI vastuoM kA prastutIkaraNa isa prakAra kiyA jAtA hai ki vijJApana dekhate hI vyakti kI ruci usa vastu ko prApta karane ke lie lalaka utthe| vastuoM meM kucha dama nahIM hotA, para AkarSaNa hotA hai| eka vijJApana thA / eka mahilA bAjAra jAtI hai to dUsarI mahilA usase milatI hai| vaha pUchatI hai, 'jAnatI ho, tumhAre pati kyA pasanda karate haiM?' pahalI javAba For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyak zravaNa : zrAvaka kI bhUmikA 135 detI hai, 'hA~, maiM jAnatI hU~ mere pati do hI cIjeM pasanda karate haiM, eka to mujhe aura dUsarA kolageTa TUthapesTa / ' yaha saba mAtra zabdoM aura citroM se vyakti ke mana meM AkarSaNa yA ruci paidA karane kA tarIkA hai / maiM Apase jo kucha kaha rahA hU~, vaha koI jJAna kA vitaraNa nahIM hai / yaha apane Apa meM svAdhyAya hai / bhagavAn ke sUtroM para bolane kA apanA AnaMda hai, apanA rasa hai / isIlie bola rahA hU~ / mahApuruSoM kI vANI hameM bhItara kA kucha alaga hI sukUna detI hai| vaha kucha alaga hI mArgadarzana karAtI hai| vyakti se mujhe koI rAga nahIM hai / amRta vANI se mujhe prema hai| vANI kisakI hai, isameM pharka ho sakatA hai| mahAvIra - muhammada meM pharka ho sakatA hai, kRSNa - kabIra meM do rUpa ho sakate haiM para unake satya meM, unake amRta meM pharka nahIM hai / mahApuruSoM kI vANI par3hane meM, sunane meM bar3A majA AtA hai, bar3A AnaMda milatA hai| TheTha antaramana meM hilora jaga jAtI hai| basa, isIlie bola detA hU~ / jJAna kA rasa to avarNanIya hai / kabhI raidAsa yA kabIra ko par3ho, unakI jIvanazailI ko dekho, cauMka jaaoge| kabIra khAnA khA rahe haiN| unase koI pUchatA hai ki 'kyA kara rahe ho?' ve kahate haiM ki 'pUjA kara rahA hU~ / ' kabIra bAjAra jA rahe haiM aura kahate haiM ki maMdira jA rahA hU~ / zAyada duniyA kI najara meM ve bevakUpha rahe hoMge para yadi mujhase koI pUche to maiM kahU~gA ki unakA jJAna athAha thA, unakI hara bAta meM gaharAI chipI thii| ve khAnA khAte to isa bhAva se khAte ki yaha khAnA maiM nahIM khA rahA hU~ balki mere andara virAjamAna paramapitA ko khilA rahA huuN| jaba bhagavAna ko bAlabhoga samarpita kiyA jAtA hai to vaha prasAda bana jAtA hai / usako samarpaNa karanA pUjA ho jAyA karatI hai| Apa jaba maMdira jAte haiM to vahA~ chalakapaTa nahIM krte| kisI para burI najara nahIM ddaalte| isI prakAra jaba vyakti bAjAra meM jAkara bhI chala-kapaTa nahIM karatA, kisI para kudRSTi nahIM DAlatA aura pUrNatayA prAmANika rahatA hai to usakA bAjAra jAnA bhI kisI maMdira kI parikramA lagAne se kama nahIM hotA / isIlie to kabIra ne kahA / 'khAUM - pIUM so sevA, UhU~- baiThUM so parikramA / ' jaba vyakti kA kisI ke prati pUrNatayA samarpaNa ho jAtA hai to usakA hara kArya usI ke prati samarpita hotA hai / kyA Apa jAnate haiM ki gorA kisa jAti ke the? ve kumhAra the, miTTI ke ghar3e banAte the / ve kahate, 'prabhu ! mujhe to hara jagaha Apa hI dikhate haiM, miTTI meM bhI Apa, ghar3A banAne vAle bhI Apa, becane vAle bhI Apa, kharIdane vAle bhI Apa / ' kaisA For Personal & Private Use Only

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136 jAge so mahAvIra adbhuta samarpaNa hai ki jahA~ bhakta aura bhagavAna ke bIca kI dUrI hI miTa gaI hai| bhakta ko hara kaNa meM, hara kArya meM, hara vyakti meM basa eka hI rUpa dikhatA hai| raidAsa, jinakA pUrA nAma kaviravidAsa thA, ve mocI the| unakA kArya thA mRta pazuoM ke camar3e se jUte bnaanaa| Apa kaheMge ki chIH chIH! kitanA ghRNita aura burA kArya thA, para ve jaba camar3e ko sIne ke lie usameM suI DAlate to unako utanI hI vedanA hotI thI jitanI svayaM ke zarIra meM suI cubhAne se hotI hai| ve deha meM rahakara bhI dehAtIta avasthA ko prApta ho gae the, videha ho gaye the| 'prabhu jI tuma candana, hama paanii|' kitanA bhaktirasa hai ! isIlie bhagavAna ne kahA ki jaba atizaya rasa ke atireka se apUrva zruta kA avagAhana kiyA jAtA hai, usa jJAna meM DubakI lagAI jAtI hai to nita nUtana saMvega, vairAgyayukta zraddhA prApta hotI hai| mUla bAta hai rasa kI, lagana kii| vyakti vahIM ekAgra ho sakatA hai jahA~ use rasa AtA hai, isalie jJAna prApta karane ke lie pahalI zarta hai ki vaha usameM atizaya rasa paidA kre| jJAna vaha nahIM hai jo ki bhASaNa jhAr3ane, pravacana dene yA dUsaroM para apanA prabhAva jatAne ke kAma aae| jJAna to vaha hai, jisase tatva kA bodha ho, vyakti zreya kI tarapha utprerita ho, jisase AtmajJAna ho| jinazAsana meM use hI to jJAna kahA gayA hai| jisase citta kA nirodha ho, Atma-zuddhi ho aura jagata ke prati maitrI-bhAva bar3he, bhagavAna use hI jJAna kahate haiN| jeNa taccaM vibujjhejja, jeNa cittaM nnirujjhdi| _ jeNa attA visujjhejja, taMNANaM jiNa saasnne|| jJAna kA artha vAda-vivAda yA tarka-vitarka nahIM hai| jJAna to AtmA kI suvAsa hai, AtmA ke lie prakAza hai jo hRdaya meM vairAgyayukta zraddhA se hRdaya ko AhlAdita karatA hai| Aja to jJAna kA upayoga dUsaroM para prabhAva jatAne ke lie aura pradarzana ke lie kiyA jAtA hai| aise jJAnI kI sthiti usa cammaca ke samAna hotI hai jo halave ke pAtra meM bAra-bAra jAtA hai, phira bhI halave kI miThAsa se vaMcita rahatA hai| halave meM par3e rahane para bhI vaha usakA rasAsvAdana nahIM kara paataa| jJAna to vaha hai jisakA pariNAma jIvana meM dikhe| bAtoM ke bAdazAha hajAroM mila sakate haiM, para AcaraNa ke AcArya milanA sahaja nahIM hai| tarka jJAna ke vistAra aura vikAsa meM sahAyaka ho sakatA hai, para kutarka nhiiN| kutarkI kI sthiti to usa cUhe ke samAna hai jo kutara-kutara kara sAmAna kI bhI For Personal & Private Use Only

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137 samyakzravaNa : zrAvaka kI bhUmikA barabAdI karatA hai aura apane dA~toM kA zrama bhI vyartha karatA hai| vaise bhI kutarkI apanI buddhi aura jJAna kA durupayoga karatA hai, sAtha hI sAmane vAle ke dimAga kA bhii| mere pAsa bahuta se loga Ate haiN| jaba dekha letA hU~ ki yaha kutarkI hai, mAtra vAda-vivAda ke lie AyA hai to mujhe mauna hI zreSTha lagatA hai| vaha kahatA hai ki 'Apa mauna kyoM ho gaye?' maiM kahatA hU~, 'kSamA kareM, mujhe itanA hI AtA hai|' vaha bolatA hai ki Apane to itane zAstra par3ha rakhe haiN| Apako to saba jJAna hai| phira Apa kyoM kahate haiM ki mujhe itanA hI jJAna hai| maiM kahatA hU~ ki hama donoM meM se koI eka jJAna ke lie ayogya hai, isIlie maiM mauna huuN| ____kaI vyakti aise hote haiM jo mAtra apane ko jJAnI pradarzita karane ke lie kucha prazna likha lete haiM aura hara santa ke pAsa jAkara usakA samAdhAna pUchate haiN| unakA uddezya praznoM kA samAdhAna pAnA nahIM, balki apane jJAna kA pradarzana aura dUsaroM kI parIkSA karanA rahatA hai| eka vyakti mere pAsa bhI AyA aura jaba mujhe usake isa svabhAva kA patA calA to maiMne use una dasa praznoM ke samAdhAna isa prakAra die ki vaha anyatra jAne ke kAbila hI nahIM rhaa| ___ hama saMtoM ke pAsa jijJAsA-bhAva se jAe~ aura unake sAmane apane prazna rkheN| yadi unake uttara se hama saMtuSTa hoM to grahaNa kara leM anyathA unakA jJAna unake paas| jJAna mAtrazabdoM se prakaTa nahIM hotaa| vaha to mana ke mauna kI nipaja hai| caturAIpUrvaka vANI kA upayoga bahuta hI acchA lagatA hai, para vaha vANI kucha samaya pazcAt lupta ho jAtI hai| vahI vANI amara hotI hai jo TheTha antara se upajatI hai| ___jJAna sadaiva apane upayoga ke lie huA karatA hai, dUsaroM ke lie nhiiN| dhyAna rakheM, jJAna vahI hai jisase vyakti ke maitrI-bhAva kA vistAra ho, prANI mAtra ke prati prema kA vikAsa ho aura rAga-dveSa ke baMdhana zithila hoN| jJAna vyakti ko Ananda, zAMti, prasannatA, citta kI nirmalatA aura AhlAda pradAna karatA hai| jJAna kabhI udAsInatA nahIM detaa| maiM jJAna ko jIvana kI mukti kI nIMva mAnatA huuN| mere liye jJAna kA artha hai smjh| samajha milI to mila gaI, bhavasAgara kI naav| bina samajhe calate rahe, bhaTake dara-dara gaaNv| For Personal & Private Use Only

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138 jAge so mahAvIra nAsamajhI hI ajJAna hai| nAsamajhI hI bhaTakAva hai| nAsamajhI hI mUrchA aura pramAda hai| samajha ke abhAva meM hI haMsa kauoM ke samUha meM rahatA hai aura bhaTakatA hai| samajha Ate hI haMsa apanI gati ko grahaNa kara legaa| samajha AtI hai anubhava se, samajha AtI hai jindagI meM lagane vAlI Thokara se, samajha AtI hai ciMtana-manana ke niSkarSa se| vakta bar3e-bar3oM ko Thokara lagAtA hai| cAhe vyakti kitanA bhI gussaila yA ghamaMDI kyoM na ho, jo apane Apa nahIM sudharate, samaya unheM aisI kohanI mAratA hai ki sArI akla ThikAne A jAtI hai / saMskRta meM eka pyArA-sA sUkta hai - kAka: kRSNa: pika: kRSNa: ko bhedaH pikkaakyoH| vasantasamaye prApte, kAkaH kAkaH pika: pikH| kauA bhI kAlA hotA hai aura koyala bhii| donoM meM bheda karanA kaThina hai, para vasanta Rtu ke Ate hI patA cala jAtA hai ki sAre kAle eka jaise nahIM hote| taba kauA, kauA sAbita ho jAtA hai aura koyala, koyala hI rahatI hai| jIvana meM jisa pahalU para sabase jyAdA dhyAna diyA jAnA cAhie, vaha jJAna aura samajha hI hai| kriyA se pahale jJAna caahie| binA jJAna ke kI gaI dhArmika ArAdhanA bhI aMdhavizvAsa kI poSaka hotI hai| Apa zikSA, samajha aura jJAna ko jIvana kI buniyAdI nIMva jaaneN| satsaMga - samyak zravaNa ko pahalA caraNa jaaneN| ruci aura lagana ko dUsarA caraNa; samajha, svAdhyAya aura jJAna ko tIsarA crnn| Aja hama ina tInoM binduoM para vicAra kreNge| yadi hama tInoM sUtroM para bhalI bhAMti manoyogapUrvaka dhyAna deMge to jIvana meM avazya kucha sArthaka kriyAnviti hogii| bAteM hamezA choTI-choTI hI hotI hai, para choTI-choTI bAteM bhI AtmasAt kara lI jAe~ to ve choTI-choTI nahIM rhtii|' kiraNa choTI-sI hotI hai, para vahI hameM sUraja taka pahu~cAtI hai| A~kha choTI-sI hotI hai, para usa choTI-sI A~kha se bhI sampUrNa AkAza ko dekhA jA sakatA hai| kucha karane kI, kucha pAne kI aura kucha hone kI lalaka ho,to suI ke cheda se bhI svarga nihArA jA sakatA hai, svarga ko pAyA jA sakatA hai| ___ dhyAna rakheM, jaba hama satsaMga meM jAe~ to kisI taraha kA pUrvAgraha / durAgraha na rkheN| dUsarI bAta, zrotA banakara jAe~, sotA yA sarotA banakara nhiiN| tIsarI bAta, For Personal & Private Use Only

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samyakzravaNa : zrAvaka kI bhUmikA 139 satsaMga meM guNAnurAgI baneM, kamI para dhyAna na deN| paMtha-paraMparA ke Agraha se haTakara sArthakatAoM ko jIvana meM AtmasAt kreN| satsaMga meM baiThanA gaMgA meM DubakI lagAne kI taraha hai| guru-caraNoM meM baiThakara prema aura zraddhA se jJAna kI bAtoM ko sunanA, unakA rasa lenA, unameM ramanA kisI mahAn tIrthayAtrA ke samAna hai| sunane kA apanA AnaMda hai| sunAne vAlA yadi jJAna ke atizaya rasa ke atireka se AhlAdita hai to usake zabdoM ko sunanA, usake mauna mAdhurya kA sAnnidhya lenA sacamuca AnaMdadAyaka hai, maMgalakArI hai, kalyANakArI hai| apanI ora se itanA hI nivedana hai| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only

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saccaritratA ke mApadaMDa mere priya Atman ! bhAratIya manISA ne jIvana ke vikAsa aura usakI vyavasthA ke lie apanA eka maulika jIvana-vijJAna prastuta kiyA hai| isa vijJAna ko unhoMne apanI bhASA meM 'Azrama' khaa| Azrama kA artha hai vaha sthAna jahA~ ki vyakti ko Azraya mila ske| maiM jisa artha meM Azrama kA upayoga kara rahA hU~, vaha sthAnavAcaka nahIM, guNavAcaka hai, sthitivAcaka hai| yaha alaga bAta hai ki Ane vAle kala meM yaha vyavasthA khaMDita bhI ho jAya lekina Aja hajAroM sAla bAda bhI vedoM dvArA dI gaI Azrama-vyavasthA kA maiM jikra kara rahA hU~ kyoMki isa vyavasthA ke pIche hamAre jJAnI puruSoM kA vizAla dRSTikoNa aura gaharI sUjhabUjha vidyamAna hai| brahmacarya Azrama vaha Azrama hai jisameM zikSaNa kA uddezya hotA hai| artha aura kAma kI sAdhanA ke lie gRhastha Azrama hai| vAnaprastha Azrama meM vyakti apanA jIvana dharma ko AtmasAt karane meM lagAtA hai| zeSa jIvana meM vyakti maraNoparAnta milane vAlI gati ke lie sarvatobhAvena prayAsa kare, apanI bhAvI gati ko sadgati meM badala sake, yahI saMnyAsa Azrama hai| __ jIvana jIne ke lie ye cAra caraNa haiN| pahale caraNa meM zikSaNa kA prabandha hotA hai| phira vyakti kA gRhastha-jIvana meM praveza hotA hai tAki vaha apane tathA apane parivAra kI sevA-zuzrUSA aura unakI sAra-saMbhAla ke lie puruSArtha kara ske| For Personal & Private Use Only

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saccaritratA ke mApadaMDa 141 jyoM-jyoM AdamI kI umra DhalAna para hotI hai, usake jIvana meM dharma caritArtha hotA hai| usa dharma kA pariNAma saMnyAsa hotA hai aura saMnyAsa kA pariNAma mukti yA nirvANa ke rUpa meM phalita hotA hai| ___mahAvIra, buddha, gautama aura bodhAyana jaise logoM ne isa Azrama-vyavasthA meM Avazyaka parivartana karanA cAhA kyoMki unake anusAra vyakti kI mRtyu kisI bhI kSaNa ho sakatI hai| isalie yaha Avazyaka nahIM hai ki pratyeka vyakti jIvana ke ina cAra caraNoM ko pUrA kara ske| unakA mAnanA thA ki saMnyAsa aura dharma Ayu se baMdhA huA na ho| vyakti ke hRdaya meM jaba dharma aura saMnyasta jIvana jIne ke bhAva hoM, tabhI use yaha mArga apanA lenA caahie| mahAvIra aura buddha kI preraNAe~ zramaNatva yA saMnyasta jIvana kI rhiiN| lekina Aja vyakti assI varSa kI Ayu meM bhI saMsAra ke daladala meM phaMsA hai| vaha apanI mukti ke lie, apane pUrNa ni:zreyasa ke lie prayatnazIla najara nahIM aataa| yaha Azrama-vyavasthA nizcita rUpa se mAnava mAtra ke kalyANa ke lie eka anUThA upAdAna hai| ravIndranAtha Taigora ne apanI ora se preraNA dI, gati aura sthiti kii| unhoMne yaha mAnate hue ki vyakti kI umra yadi sau varSa hai to vaha prathama pacAsa varSoM meM apanI gati ke lie prayatnazIla rahe aura zeSa pacAsa varSoM meM apanI sthiti ke lie puruSArtha kare, kyoMki jIvana ke isa prathama caraNa meM indriyA~ bahuta hI sazakta hotI haiM, UrjA kA saMgaThana hotA hai jisakA upayoga vyakti apanI gati ke lie, apane vikAsa ke lie, karmayoga kI sAdhanA meM kre| vyakti ko isa bAta kA khyAla rahe ki jaise hI usake sira meM eka bhI sapheda bAla A jAe, vaha saceta ho jAe kyoMki vaha sapheda bAla apane Apa meM hI isa bAta kI preraNA hai ki jitanA tumheM karanA thA tumane kara liyaa| aba lauTa Ao apane bhItara ke ghara meN| ravIndranAtha Taigora dvArA dI gaI gati aura sthiti kI yaha vyavasthA vyakti kI Ama jindagI ke sAtha gaharAI se jur3a jAnI cAhie ki jahA~ vyakti pratidina gati bhI kare aura sthiti bhii| jaise sUraja ugatA hai, cir3iyA cahacahAne lagatI hai, gaureyyA gAne lagatI hai, bAkI parinde dAne-pAnI ke iMtajAma ke lie sudUra AkAza meM ur3a jAyA karate haiM, aise hI vyakti dina meM apanI AjIvikA ke lie, apane jIvanavyavasthApana ke lie, jIvana ko sucAru rUpa se calAne ke lie karmayoga kre| sA~jha ko jaba sUraja DhalatA hai to kiraNeM sUraja kI Agoza meM samA jAtI haiM, sAre For Personal & Private Use Only

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142 jAge so mahAvIra paMchI apane nIr3a meM lauTa Ate haiM, aise hI vyakti sA~jha Dhalane para apanI cetanA kI kiraNeM, cetanA ke paMkha, jahA~ kahIM phailAe~ hoM, svayaM meM lauTA laaeN| taba vaha svayaM kI Atmasthiti ke lie puruSArtha kre| eka hai gati aura dUsarI hai sthiti| pratidina gati honI cAhie, jIvana ke antima kSaNa meM bhI vyakti gatizIla ho| jIvana cAhe Aja rahe yA sau sAla taka, sthiti ke prayatna bhI sadA-sadA bane rheN| jIvana kA koI bharosA nahIM hai| sau varSa taka kA jIvana bhI mila sakatA hai aura bIsa varSa meM bhI mRtyu vAra kara sakatI hai| isalie hara dina vyakti ke dvArA apanI gati aura sthiti donoM ke lie hI prayatna kie jaaeN| gati aura sthiti donoM ke samanvaya kA nAma hI hai- 'samyak caaritr'| jo vyakti apane jIvana meM Azrama-vyavasthA ko apanAtA hai, vaha samyak cAritra kA hI pAlana karatA hai| pahale vyakti pacAsa varSa kA ho jAtA thA to vaha vAnaprastha Azrama ko svIkAra kara letA thaa| saMsAra meM rahakara bhI vaha saMsAra se nirlipta rahatA thaa| jaise hI usake sira meM eka sapheda bAla AtA, vaha svayaM ko saMsAra se alaga kara letA kyoMki usane apane jIvana kA AdhA bhAga saMsAra ke lie arpita kara diyA to AdhA bhAga vaha svayaM kI AtmA ke vikAsa ke lie surakSita rakhatA thaa| yadi asvasthatA yA zarIra meM anya kisI poSaka tattva kI kamI na ho to vyakti ke sira meM sAmAnya rUpa se Ane vAlA prathama sapheda bAla isa bAta kA dyotaka hai ki vyakti jitanI umra bitA cukA hai, lagabhaga utanI hI umra usakI zeSa bacI hai| aba taka hama samyak darzana aura samyak jJAna ke viSaya meM carcA kara cuke haiN| Aja hama apane kadama samyak caritra kI tarapha bar3hA rahe haiN| samyak jJAna aura samyak darzana kA vivecana pahale isalie kiyA gayA, tAki vyakti pAkhaMDI cAritra kA svAmI na ho| bAhara se kucha aura bhItara se kucha aur| mahAvIra ne samyak cAritra kI preraNA dI, para usase bhI pahale samyak darzana aura samyak jJAna ko AtmasAt karane kI bAta kahI , tAki vyakti ke jIvana meM kathanI aura karanI meM ekarUpatA rhe| mahAvIra ne kahA ki samyak darzana ke dIpa jalA die jAe~ aura samyak jJAna ke bIja bo die jAe~, usake bAda mukti ke mArga para khar3e samyak cAritra rUpI mIla ke pattharoM ko pAra kiyA jaae| mahAvIra ne jise 'samyak cAritra' kahA, buddha ne use hI 'zIla' kahA aura gItA meM use 'sadAcAra' kahA gyaa| yadi samyak cAritra, zIla aura sadAcAra tInoM For Personal & Private Use Only

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saccaritratA ke mApadaMDa 143 ko eka hI sUtra meM bAMdhanA ho to maiM kahU~gA ki tInoM kA samanvita rUpa hai 'sccritrtaa'| samyak cAritra ko hama kevala saMyamita muni-jIvana yA zramaNatva taka hI sImita na kareM varan pratyeka ke jIvana meM prAmANikatA ho, yahI usake lie samyaka cAritra hai| saccaritratA kA artha prAmANikatA, naitikatA aura ImAnadArI se hai jahA~ vyakti bhItara aura bAhara ekarUpa, ekarasa aura ekasama jIvana jI ske| koI agara mujhe pUche ki dharma kA sIdhA-sarala artha kyA hai? to maiM kahU~gA sccritrtaa| naitikatA kA artha kyA hai, merA javAba hogaa-sccritrtaa| mAnavIya mUlyoM kI AdhArazilA kyA hai? maiM khuuNgaa-sccritrtaa| zreSTha caritra hI zreSTha dharma, zreSTha samAja aura zreSTha vizva kA dAromadAra hai| cAritra surakSita hai to niyati surakSita hai| cAritra hai to gaurava-garimA hai| duzcaritrazIla loga apane mukuTa-lalATa ko unnata nahIM rakha paate| ve rAjA, jo cAritrazIla rahe, sainya-zakti meM kama hote hue bhI vijayI hue| unheM sadA mAta khAnI par3I jo apane caritra ko kisI ke taluve meM giravI rakha baitthe| zivAjI jaise loga Aja isalie yAda kiye jAte haiM ki sainikoM ke dvArA lAyI gaI begama ko yaha kahakara sasammAna lauTA diyA ki 'mA~, kAza maiM tumase paidA hotA to maiM bhI tumhAre jitanA hI sundara hotaa|' zivAjI ne taba kahA thA ki zivA kA caritra hI marAThoM kI zakti hai| caritra hI gira gayA to marAThoM aura AtatAiyoM meM pharka hI kyA raha jAegA? yadi Aja koI vyakti apane meM saccaritratA yA samyak cAritra cAhatA hai to maiM use eka sIdhA-sA sUtra denA cAhU~gA ki vyakti sadguNoM kI ora pravRtti kare aura durguNoM se svayaM ko bcaae| saccaritratA ke lie bhagavAna ke zabda samajheM egao viraIM kujjA, egao ya pvttnnN| asaMjame niyattiM ca, saMjame ya pvttnnN|| vyakti ko eka ora se nivRtti aura dUsarI ora se pravRtti karanI cAhie arthAt asaMyama se nivRtti aura saMyama meM prvRtti| vyakti ko merI ora se aise saMnyAsa kI preraNA hai jahA~ ki cogA, veza yA bAnA nahIM badalanA hai| balki badalanA hai apanI duSpravRttiyoM ko| maiM cAhatA hU~ ki pratyeka vyakti apane jIvana meM saMnyAsa le, saMnyAsa apane andhavizvAsoM se, apane durguNoM se, apane krodha-kAma-vikAroM aura kaSAyoM se| jIvana kI burAiyoM aura aMdhavizvAsoM se svayaM ko mukta karanA hI jIvana kA saccA saMnyAsa hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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144 jAge so mahAvIra pahale sajagatA isa bAta ke lie rahe ki mere kAma, krodha, tRSNA, vaira-vaimanasya aura vikAra kaise kaTa sakate haiM? ina kaSAyoM aura vikRtiyoM ko jisase kATA jA sakatA hai, use hI mahAvIra ne samyak cAritra kahA hai| jo apane citta kI hara vikRti aura kaSAya ke pratyeka svarUpa para vijaya prApta kara cuke haiM, unheM hI mahAvIra ne samyak cAritrazIla kahA hai| hameM janma-janma ke ina kaSAyoM aura vikAroM ko hI to kATanA hai| cAritra ko pAlana karane vAle cAra prakAra ke loga hote haiM, jinheM cAra ghar3oM kI upamA se samajhane kI koziza kreN| pahalA ghar3A vaha hai jo phUTA huA hai| aise ghar3e meM jo kucha bhI DAlA jAe, vaha turanta hI bAhara nikala jAtA hai| isa ghar3e kI prakRti vAle vyakti saMkalpa to le lete haiM, lekina unheM bhaMga bhI turanta kara dete haiN| __ dUsarA ghar3A hotA hai purAnA aura jarjara / jisa taraha bUr3he AdamI dvArA dharma kA vizeSa AcaraNa nahIM kiyA jA sakatA vaise hI aise ghar3e meM pAnI tabhI taka TikatA hai jaba taka ki usa para Thokara na laga jaae| eka halkA-sA dhakkA bhI aise ghar3e ke phUTane kA nimitta bana jAyA karatA hai| tIsarA ghar3A hotA hai parisrAvI ghar3A jisameM se bUMda-bUMda karake dhIre-dhIre pAnI risatA rahatA hai| isa ghar3e ke svabhAva ke puruSa taba taka to ThIka haiM jaba taka nimitta kA pAnI nahIM AyA, kintu jaise hI nimitta kA pAnI AyA, cAhe vaha rAga ke rUpa meM ho, yA dveSa athavA anya kisI vikAra ke rUpa meM ho, vaha vyakti svayaM para niyantraNa nahIM rakha paataa| jaise koI zAntinAtha taba taka hI zAntinAtha banA rahatA hai jaba taka use azAnti kA koI nimitta na mila jaae| koI pramANIlAla, apanI prAmANikatA taba taka hI banAe rakhatA hai, jaba taka use aprAmANikatA kA avasara na mile| beImAnI kA maukA milane ke bAvajUda jo apane ImAna para aDiga rahatA hai, vahI caritraniSTha hotA hai| cauthe prakAra kA ghar3A hotA hai aparisrAvI ghar3A jo risatA yA bahatA nahIM hai aise ghar3e ko sira para rakhA jAe yA jamIna para, donoM hI jagaha samAna rahatA hai aura donoM hI jagaha bUMda bhara bhI nahIM ristaa| aise cAritra ke svAmI apane saMkalpa para, apane niyama, vrata aura irAdoM para dRr3ha rahate haiN| cAhe kaisI bhI paristhiti ho, ve apane mArga se vicalita nahIM hote| aisA cAritra hI praNamya aura abhinaMdanIya hotA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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saccaritratA ke mApadaMDa 145 cAritrazIla to vaha vyakti ho sakatA hai jo viparIta nimitta milane para bhI apanI prAmANikatA aura apane lobha para aMkuza rakha ske| auroM kI bAta to chor3o, saMtajana taka krodha, lobha, rAga aura dveSa meM pha~sa jAte haiN| citta kI duzcaritratA kA patA nahIM calatA, bhItara kA kor3ha bAhara kaba ubhara Ae, patA nhiiN| jaba taka do-cAra kAjU die jAe~, taba taka to ve apane lobha para aMkuza rakha kara kaha deMge ki hameM jarUrata nahIM haiM yA hama nahIM lete| lekina aba sAmane thailI bhara kAjU A jAe~ to kaheMge, ThIka hai, rakha jaao| bAda meM kAma meM le leNge| bhagavAna ne pA~ca prakAra ke cAritra kA ullekha kiyA hai, pahalA hai - sAmAyika cAritra, dUsarA-chedopasthApanIya cAritra, tIsarA-parihAravizuddhi cAritra, cauthA - sUkSma saMparAya cAritra aura pA~cavA~-yathAkhyAta caaritr| inameM se sAmAyika cAritra kI sAdhanA taba kahI jAegI jaba vyakti viparIta nimitta meM cAhe vaha anukUlatA ke rUpa meM ho yA pratikUlatA ke rUpa meM, svayaM ko antardvandva se mukta rakhatA hai| sAmAyika cAritra kI yaha sAdhanA hI to vyakti ko yathAkhyAta cAritra taka le jAtI hai aura use zaileSI avasthA kA svAmI banAtI hai| jJAna ke viSaya meM to bahuta kucha kahA yA samajhAyA jA sakatA hai, para cAritra kahane kI nahIM, varan jIne kI bAta hotI hai| hara vyakti ImAnadArI se apane jIvana ko par3ha sakatA hai, nirakha sakatA hai| jo vyakti jitanA cAritramaya jIvana jiegA, usakI utanI hI suvAsa hogI aura jo nahIM jiegA, vaha utanA hI suvAsarahita hogaa| duniyA meM do taraha ke phUla hote haiM eka vaha jisameM sugandha hotI hai aura dUsarA vaha jisameM durgandha na ho| ina donoM meM bar3e dhyAna se antara samajha lenA cAhie ki pahalA phUla vaha hai jisameM sugandha hai| loga use apanI nAka ke pAsa le jAte haiM, mahilAe~ apane jUr3e meM veNI banAkara lagAtI hai| usakI sugandha use paramAtmA ke caraNoM taka le jAtI hai| dUsarA phUla vaha hai jisameM durgandha nahIM hai, para isakA artha yaha bhI nahIM ki usameM sugandha hai yAnI vaha gandharahita phUla hai| aise phUla ko kevala sajAyA jA sakatA hai yA usakI sundaratA kI prazaMsA kI jA sakatI hai| aise phUla ko vyakti apane nAka yA mAthe taka nahIM le jaataa| phUla meM durgandha na honA acchI bAta hai, para usameM sugandha honA usakI apanI vizeSatA hai| ____ vyakti duzcaritrazIla nahIM hai, yaha acchI bAta hai, para vyakti kA cAritrazIla honA usakA apanA vaiziSTya hai| vyakti kisI kA burA nahIM karatA, yaha acchI For Personal & Private Use Only

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146 jAge so mahAvIra bAta ho sakatI hai, para usakI prabhutA to isa bAta meM hai ki usane kisI kA bhalA kiyA yA nhiiN| Apane kisI ko cA~TA nahIM mArA to Apa pApa se avazya baca gae , para mUlyavAna bAta to yaha hai ki Apane kisI girate hue ko uThAyA yA nhiiN| duniyA use hI apane sira-mAthe para biThAtI hai jisake jIvana meM guNoM kI suvAsa hai| mUlya isa bAta kA nahIM ki tuma saMta ho| mUlya isa bAta kA hai ki tuma saccaritra ho yA nhiiN| yadi tuma saMta nahIM ho, lekina zIlavAna, sadAcArI aura guNAnurAgI ho to duniyA eka dina avazya hI tumheM apanI palakoM para bitthaaegii| vaha tuma para utanA hI vizvAsa karegI jitanA ki vaha apane mAtA-pitA para karatI hai| yadi vyakti U~cI bAteM bakhAnatA rahA aura usakI kathanI va karanI meM koI sAmya nahIM rahA to vaha mAtra bhASaNabAjI kara tAliyA~ baTora sakatA hai, para usakA jIvana kisI ke lie preraNAsrota nahIM bana sktaa| Aja lagabhaga nabbe pratizata vyakti aise hI hote haiM jo jJAna ko jIte nahIM, varan usakA upayoga bhASaNabAjI aura laphphAjI meM karate haiN| bAtoM ke bAdazAha bahuta ho sakate haiM, para AcaraNa ke AcArya bahuta kama hote haiN| AcArya vaha nahIM hai jo ki pravacana dene meM dhurandhara ho yA samAja dvArA jise koI AcArya kI padavI dI jAe, varan AcArya vaha hotA hai jo apane AcaraNa se logoM ke Adarza aura preraNA kA prakAza-stambhabanatA hai| isIlie bhagavAna ne kahA ki cAritrazUnya vyakti kA vipula zAstrAdhyayana bhI usI prakAra vyartha hai jaise eka aMdhe ke sAmane hajAroM dIpaka jalA die jaaeN| eka vakta thA jaba maiM kisI bhI viSaya para bola detA thA, para jaba se mujhe bhASaNabAjI kA bodha huA, taba se vANI meM ve hI zabda Ate haiM jo anubhava se phUTa pdd'eN| jinako jiyA nahIM, ve bAteM kabhI jubAna para nahIM aatiiN| jina bAtoM ko jiyA hai, unheM jubAna para lAne meM koI saMkoca bhI nahIM hotaa| apane jIvana ke prati pUrNa ImAnadArI se iMsApha ho| koI aura hamAre jIvana kA nyAya kare, yaha ucita nahIM hai| koI dUsarA Akara hameM pratAr3ita kare, usase pahale hI hama apane para aMkuza lagA leN| apane vikAroM ko, apanI deha aura citta meM uThane vAle dharmoM ko aura apane kaSAyoM ko hama svayaM hI niyantrita kara leN| jaise koI bher3iyA jaba kisI kachue para AkramaNa karatA hai to usake pUrva hI kachuA apane zarIra ke sabhI avayavoM - hAtha, paira, kAna, sira ko apane kaThora kavaca ke bhItara sameTa kara surakSita ho jAtA hai| yadi aisA hai to vyakti kA alpajJAna bhI sArthaka bana jAyA karatA hai, anyathA cAritra-zUnya vyakti kA vipula zAstrAdhyayana bhI vyartha hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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saccaritratA ke mApadaMDa 147 bAta usa samaya kI hai jaba deza AjAdI ke saMgharSa ke daura se gujara rahA thaa| bar3audA meM mahArAja gAyakavAr3a kisI Ama sabhA kI adhyakSatA kara rahe the| sabhA ahiMsA para thii| loga A rahe the aura bArI-bArI se isa viSaya para apane vicAra rakha rahe the| tabhI maMca para eka utsAhI yuvaka aayaa| usane ahiMsA para itanA lacchedAra bhASaNa diyA ki loga cakita raha gae ki isa vyakti ko ahiMsA ke viSaya meM itanA jJAna ! usa samaya bijalI ke paMkhe to lagAe nahIM jAte the| garmI bahata bhISaNa thii| saba pasIne se tarabatara the| yavaka ko bhI bolate-bolate pasInA A gyaa| usane pasIne ko poMchane ke lie jaise hI jeba se rUmAla nikAlA ki rUmAla se eka aNDA nikalakara jamIna para gira pdd'aa| yaha dekhakara loga sanna raha gye| eka dUsarA prasaMga leN| eka bAra eka zrAvaka bImAra thaa| vaha aspatAla meM dAkhila thaa| use darzana dene yA maMgalapATha sunAne mujhe aspatAla jAnA thaa| maiM aspatAla gyaa| maiMne usake lie duA kii| usake pAsa vAle bistara para eka anya rugNa mahilA leTI thI jise kaiMsara thaa| kaiMsara ke prabhAva se usake sira ke sabhI bAla ur3a cuke the| use bAra-bAra daure Ate the aura sA~sa lene meM bhI bar3I dikkata ho rahI thii| DaoNkTaroM ne oNksIjana vagairaha kI saba vyavasthA kara dI thI phira bhI use koI phAyadA nahIM ho rahA thaa| DaoNkTara bar3A parezAna ho gyaa| vaha rogI ke pAsa se uThakara bAhara kI tarapha calA gyaa| usane guTakhe kA pAuca kholA, mu~ha meM DAlA aura khAlI kAgaja eka tarapha pheMka diyaa| saMyoga se vaha pAuca mere pA~va ke pAsa Akara giraa| DaoNkTara kI aura merI nigAheM Apasa meM milIM aura vaha phira andara calA gyaa| kucha dera bAda vaha andara se phira bAhara nikalA aura jAne lgaa| tabhI maiMne unheM roka kara kahA, 'mahAzaya ! jarA hAtha Age bddh'aaiye|' maiMne unake hAtha meM khAlI pAuca de diyaa| vaha samajha nahIM pAye, bole, 'matalaba?' maiMne kahA, 'Apa to par3helikhe haiN| kRpayA par3heM ki isa para kyA likhA hai? Apa loga hI to yaha niSkarSa nikAlate haiM ki tambAkU kaiMsara kA kAraNa hai| isakA sevana jAnalevA ho sakatA hai aura Apa svayaM hI ise cabA rahe haiN|' vaha bahuta zarmindA hue| unhoMne apane mu~ha meM dabAyA guTakhA thUkA aura kheda prakaTa kiyaa| maiMne unheM sAdhuvAda diyA aura manahI-mana kahA ki kama se kama eka vyakti to sudhraa| eka anapar3ha vyakti bIr3I yA zarAba pItA hai to vaha utanA doSI nahIM hai, kyoMki use acche aura bure kA jJAna hI nahIM hai, para eka par3hA-likhA vyakti yadi For Personal & Private Use Only

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148 jAge so mahAvI aisA karatA hai to yaha usakI mUrkhatA hai| pApI vaha nahIM hai jo galata AcaraNa karatA hai, balki pApI vaha hai jo jAnane-samajhane ke bAda bhI apanI duSpravRttiyoM ko doharAtA hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM subuhaM pi suyamahIyaM, kiM kAhii caraNa vipphiinnss| aMdhassa jaha palittA, dIva saya sahassa koDi vi|| cAritrazUnya vyakti kA vipula zAstrAdhyayana usI prakAra vyartha hai jaise kisI andhe ke sAmane hajAroM dIpa jalA die jaaeN| yAda rakheM, jJAna vahI prabhAvI aura preraNAspada hotA hai jo AcaraNa se mukharita ho| hajAra mIla kA zAstra par3hane kI apekSA do iMca kA AcaraNa kahIM adhika prabhAvI hotA hai| mana bhara ke bhASaNa kI apekSA kaNa bhara kA AcaraNa adhika zreyaskara hotA hai| koI acchA bolanA nahIM jAnatA to koI cintA nahIM, kyoMki vaha acchA jIvana jInA jAnatA hai| usakA jIvana garimAmaya, Adarzamaya aura dUsaroM ke lie preraNAsrota hotA hai| jinakA AcaraNa U~cA hotA hai, ve hI pUjanIya banate haiN| jo vyakti ImAnadArI aura prAmANikatA kA jIvana jIte haiM, unheM kabhIkabhI lagatA hai ki unakI apekSA beImAnI karane vAle adhika ArAma se haiN| para aisA socane se pahale ve unake rAta-dina ke jIvana kI par3atAla to kara leN| pati khAnA khAne baiThatA hai to patnI eka phulake se jyAdA nahIM rakhane detI kyoMki DaoNkTara ne jyAdA dene se manA kiyA hai| sabjI binA namaka kI hotI hai| miThAI ko vaha dUra se hI jAna sakatA hai ki yaha rasagullA hai aura yaha raajbhog| tela-ghI khA nahIM sktaa| roTI bhI sUkhI hI nasIba hotI hai aura sabjI bhI ubalI huii| kaise aMtarAya haiM usa vyakti ke| kyA ise ArAmapUrNa jIvana kahA jA sakatA hai| dUsarI ora eka garIba jaba cAhe, jaisA cAhe khA-pI sakatA hai| usake AhAra-vihAra para itanI pAbaMdiyA~ nahIM hotiiN| yahI kAraNa hai ki roga amIroM ke hI sthAyI mehamAna hote haiN| isI taraha vakIla bhI beImAnoM ke hI hote haiM, kyoMki jo dhokhA karatA nahIM, usako kisase bacane ke lie mukadame karane pdd'eNge| ImAnadAra vyakti ke lie jo Aja satya hai, kala bhI satya thA aura Ane vAle kala ko bhI vahI satya rhegaa| jhUThA vyakti hI gItA para hAtha rakha kara kasameM khAtA hai| satyavAn vyakti kA to hara vacana hI gItA kA udghoSa hai| isalie jo kaho, vahI karo aura jo karate For Personal & Private Use Only

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saccaritratA ke mApadaMDa 149 ho, use kathanI taka lAne meM koI saMkoca na karo, cAhe tumane burA hI kyoM na kiyA ho| yadi tuma aisA nahIM kara pAe to apanI maraNAsanna sthiti meM tumheM aisA lagegA ki jaise tumhArI chAtI para kisI ne hajAra kilo ke patthara rakha die hoM / taba tumheM apanA eka-eka pApa, eka-eka kukRtya yAda AegA, jo tumheM becaina kara degaa| taba na to tuma zAnti se jI pAoge aura na hI zAnti se mara paaoge| isalie jo karate ho, use kaha kara apane Apa ko halkA kara lo| isa taraha se tuma pAkhaMDa se bhI baca jAoge / saccaritratA ko yadi kAjala kI koTharI meM bhI banda kara diyA jAe to bhI vaha vahA~ se bedAga nikala AegA aura caritrahIna sapheda kamare se bhI kAlikha pota aaegaa| Apane dharmazAlAoM, tIrtha kSetroM yA sArvajanika sthaloM ke zaucAlayoM kI dIvAroM para gaura kiyA hogA ki vyakti ne apane kaluSita citta kI kAlimA se unheM kaisA bigAr3a diyA hai| aisA lagatA hI nahIM hai ki koI vyakti yahA~ nivRtti ke lie hI AyA thaa| vyakti apane zarIra kI sar3AMdha ke sAtha hI yahA~ para mana kI sar3AMdha bhI bikhera jAtA hai / kitanI vikRtiyA~ palatI haiM AdamI ke dimAga meM ! - vyakti kI manovRttiyA~, usakI soca kisI mandira yA tIrtha kSetra meM jAne se hI nahIM badalate / usameM badalAva tabhI AtA hai jabaki vaha svayaM, svayaM ke prati ImAnadAra ho jAtA hai / anyathA to duniyA kI naz2aroM meM hara cora aura aparAdhI usa samaya taka ImAnadAra aura nirdoSa hI hai jaba taka ki unheM pakar3a nahIM liyA jaae| kisI kA cAbI kA gucchA kho jAe aura dUsare ko mila jAe to turanta hI vaha use hamAre pAsa hai ki yadi kisI kA ho to Apa de deveN| kyoMki vaha jAnatA hai ki tijoriyoM ke binA cAbI kisa kAma kI ! lekina yadi kisI ke kAna kA hIre kA lauMga kho jAe to jise milA hai, vaha zAyada hI jamA karAne AegA / hA~, jisakA khoyA hai, vaha jarUra AtA hai| maiM usase kahatA hU~ ki tU zukriyA adA kara ki tere jUte to sahI salAmata hai, varanA loga jUte taka bhI nahIM chodd'te| phira yaha to hIre kA lauMga hai| vyakti tabhI taka prAmANika raha sakatA hai jaba taka usakA yaha saMkalpa hai ki vaha hara paristhiti meM apanI ImAnadArI aura satya ke prati niSThA ko barakarAra rkhegaa| aisA vyakti hI sacce arthoM meM dhArmika kahalAne kA adhikArI hai, varanA basa dhArmikatA kA lebala laga jAtA hai, kisI maMdira kA TIkA mAthe kI sajAvaTa ho For Personal & Private Use Only

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150 jAge so mahAvIra jAtA hai aura mu~hapattI mAtra pradarzana bhara raha jAtI hai| isI sandarbha meM bhagavAna agalA sUtra nivedita kara rahe haiM thovammi sikkhide jiNaI, bahusudaM jo crittsNpunnnno| jo puNa caritta hINo, kiM tassa sudeva bhuenn|| bhagavAna apanI bAta ko aura adhika spaSTa karate hue kaha rahe haiM ki 'cAritrasampanna kA alpatama jJAna bhI bahuta hai aura cAritravihIna kA bahuta zrutajJAna bhI niSphala hai|' ___ bhagavAna ne cAritra aura jJAna se bhI pahale darzana ko mahattva diyaa| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki pahale samyak darzana ho arthAt bhItara kI A~kheM khula jAe~ / bhItara kI A~kheM khulane para jo ina A~khoM se jAnA jAe, vahI samyak jJAna hai aura jo viveka-cakSuoM se jAnA jAegA, usakA AcaraNa hI samyak cAritra hai| jo jAnA hai, usake AcaraNa kA mahattva hai| jaba koI pacAsa varSa kA vRddha AtA hai aura kahatA hai ki hama dIkSA to le leM, para aba isa umra meM hama kyA sIkha pAe~ge? taba maiM kahatA hU~ ki tuma apane bhAvoM kI RjutA, saralatA aura vinamratA se avazya hI cAritra kI maMjila ko prApta kara loge aura ye jo bar3e-bar3e jJAnI haiM, ve apanI paMDitAI kI akar3a meM yahIM baiThe raha jaaeNge| vahA~ RjutA kA mahattva hai| jJAna kI akar3a vahA~ nahIM cltii| jisake hRdaya meM saralatA aura RjutA hai, vahI apanI naukA pAra lagA sakatA hai| isIlie bhagavAna ne kahA ki 'cAritrazUnya vyakti kA vipula zAstrAdhyayana bhI vyartha hai|' vyakti svayaM jina bAtoM kA pAlana nahIM karatA vaha yaha apekSA kyoM rakhatA hai ki dUsare una bAtoM kA pAlana kreN| pitA, bacce ko kahatA hai ki 'beTA, gussA nahIM karanA caahie| gussA to kamajorI kI nizAnI hai|' thor3I dera bAda hI bacce se koI galatI ho jAtI hai aura vahI pitA beTe ko gusse meM Akara cA~TA jar3a detA hai| usa upadeza kA usa bacce para bhalA kyA asara hogA! eka bAra koI baccA ghara ke bAhara khela rahA thaa| tabhI vahA~ eka mahAzaya Ae aura unhoMne pUchA, 'beTA, kyA tumhAre pApA andara haiM? baccA daur3akara ghara ke andara gayA aura usane apane pitA ko baiThe dekhaa| vaha bolA, 'pApA, pApA! bAhara eka AdamI AyA hai jisakI bar3I bar3I mUMche haiN| usane sira para pagar3I lagA rakhI hai aura usake hAtha meM char3I hai| vaha Apake lie pUcha rahA hai|' pitA ne socA, acchA yaha For Personal & Private Use Only

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saccaritratA ke mApadaMDa 151 to vahI vyakti hai jise mujhe pA~ca hajAra rupaye cukAne haiN| beTe se bolA, 'beTA kaha do pApA ghara para nahIM haiN|' baccA bhAgatA huA bAhara AyA aura bolA, 'aMkala ! pApA ne kahalavAyA hai ki ve ghara para nahIM haiM / ' jJAna to vahI hai jo jIvana ke darpaNa meM mukharita ho / cAhe vaha jJAna thor3A-sA hI kyoM na ho, vaha satya choTA hI kyoM na ho aura ahiMsA kA AcaraNa bhale hI sampUrNa na ho to bhI yadi hama usa thor3e kA hI pAlana karate haiM to nizcita rUpa se pAra laga jaaeNge| vyakti dUsaroM ke samakSa saMkalpa to bar3e-bar3e le letA hai, para unakA kyA mahattva jinakA AdhAra hI dRr3ha na ho, jisake pIche ImAnadArI na ho| yadi tumhAre pAsa sone kA thAla nahIM hai to apane pItala ke thAla ko sone kA kyoM kahate ho? vyakti kI satyaniSThA yA cAritraniSThA to taba hai jaba vaha spaSTa kahe ki merA thAla to lohe kA hai, para maiMne usa para sone kA pAnI car3hA rakhA hai| saccaritra vaha hai jo apanI bhUloM ko pratyakSa svIkAra karatA hai / jo kahatA hai ki Apa mujhe jisa yogya samajhate hai, vaisA maiM nahIM huuN| maiM ina bAtoM ko satya ke rUpa meM svIkAra karatA hU~, inakA pAlana karane kA prayatna bhI karatA hU~, para merA durbhAgya hai ki maiM ina tattvoM ko jI nahIM pAtA / vaha apane citta ke bhAvoM ko samajhakara yaha svIkAra karatA hai ki mujhameM abhI taka vikRta taraMgeM uThatI haiN| aise vyakti kA alpa jJAna bhI sArthaka hotA hai aura usakI svayaM ke prati jAgarUkatA use eka dina avazya hI maMjila taka pahu~cAtI hai| aisA vyakti pApI nahIM ho sakatA kyoMki vaha apane bhItara ke kor3ha ko bAhara makhamalI koTa se nahIM chipAtA hai| duzcaritratA jyAdA dina chipa nahIM sakatI / eka dina to vaha duniyA ke sAmane prakaTa ho hI jAtI hai| dhyAna rakheM, cAritra - sampanna vyakti kA alpatama jJAna bhI bahuta hai / vyakti adhika jJAna kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| bahuta se loga subaha se zAma taka svAdhyAya karate rahate haiN| unakI sthiti bilkula kitAbI kIr3e jaisI hotI hai| bahuta se zAstroM ke adhyayana se yA unako yAda karane se tumhArA koI kalyANa nahIM hogA jaba taka ki una para manana na kiyA jaae| vyakti ne jo thor3A-sA bhI par3hA hai, usa para manana kiyA jaae| usake AcaraNa kA yaha prayAsa ho ki usa jJAna se jIvana meM parivartana ho rahA hai yA nhiiN| yadi aise sadprayAsa hote haiM to vyakti kA par3hA huA mAtra eka zabda bhI use tAra diyA karatA hai, jabaki zAstroM kA lambA-caur3A adhyayana mAtra garva kI garmI bar3hA detA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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152 jAge so mahAvIra Adi zaMkarAcArya kI eka prasiddha racanA / stotra hai - 'bhaja govindam bhaja govindm|' jaise jaina dharma meM bhaktAmara aura ratnAkara paccIsI prasiddha stotra haiM, vaise hI yaha sanAtana dharma kA prasiddha stotra hai| kahate haiM ki eka AdamI jisakI umra sATha varSa ke karIba thI, vaha apane ghara ke bAhara vyAkaraNa ke sUtra U~cI AvAja meM raTa rahA thaa| tabhI vahA~ se zaMkarAcArya nikale aura unhoMne jaba use vyAkaraNa ke sUtroM ko yAda karate dekhA to ve use saMbodhita karate hue kaha uThe bhaja govindam bhaja govindam bhaja govindam mUr3hamate, samprApte sannihite kAle nahi nahi rakSati DUM kiM krnne| kA te kAntA, dhanagatacintA, vAtula kiM tava nAsti niyntaa| kSaNamapi sajjana-saMgatirekA, bhavati bhavArNavataraNe naukaa| bahuta hI sundara bhAva haiN| zaMkarAcArya ne jaba usa vRddha ko vyAkaraNa ke sUtra raTate hue dekhA to unhoMne kahA, 'he mUr3hamati, tere ye sUtra terI kisI taraha rakSA nahIM kreNge| maraNakAla meM terA yaha raTA huA jJAna kAma Ane vAlA nahIM hai| ve Age kahate haiM, 'agara terI patnI mara gaI aura dhana naSTa ho gayA hai to unakI cintA mata kr| inakA to svabhAva hI nAzavAna hai| tUyadikSaNabhara bhI sajjana yA sAdhu-puruSoM kI saMgati kara letA hai to vaha kSaNa mAtra kI saMgati tujhe bhavasAgara se pAra lagAne vAlI naukA hogii|' isa stotra ke eka-eka zloka bar3e bhAva bhare haiN| ve Age kahate haiM - aMgaM galitaM, palitaM muMDaM, dazanavihInaM jAtaM tuNDam, vRddho yAti gRhItvA daNDam, tadapi na muMcati AzA pinnddm| 'vyakti bUr3hA ho gayA hai, usake aMga-pratyaMga gala gae haiM, vaha azakta ho gayA hai, bAla sapheda ho gae haiM, A~khoM se kama dikhatA hai, vRddhAvasthA ne lAThI bhI pakar3A dI hai, kamara bhI jhuka gaI hai, phira bhI usakI jIvaiSaNA samApta nahIM huI hai| usakI AzAe~ aura tRSNAe~ aba bhI vaisI hI haiM, isIlie kahA hai ki 'bhaja govindam bhaja govindm'| sArI sarapaccI chor3a aura bhagavAna ko bhj| saMsAra saMtoM kA mAna karatA hai, sammAna karatA hai| saMsAra ke hara kone meM saMta kI ijjata hotI hai| Akhira kyoM? kyoMki unake pAsa hai samatA aura zAMti, jJAna aura cAritra kA samanvaya, tyAga aura shissnnutaa| For Personal & Private Use Only

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saccaritratA ke mApadaMDa 153 bAta una dinoM kI hai jaba turkI aura IrAna meM bhISaNa yuddha cala rahA thaa| turka nirantara hArate jA rahe the| eka dina suprasiddha IrAnI saMta pharIuddIna attAra turkoM ke caMgula meM phaMsa ge| jAsUsI ke iljAma meM unheM mauta kI sajA dI gii| eka amIra AdamI ne saMta kI jAna bacAne ke lie unake vajana ke barAbara sonA de diyaa| kaiyoM ne unake badale apane prANa dene kI bAta kaha dI, para turka kA sulatAna taiyAra na huaa| itihAsa kahatA hai ki taba IrAna kA bAdazAha svayaM phuNcaa| usane sultAna se kahA- 'jisa rAjya ke lie ApakI kaI pIr3hiyA~ hamase lar3atI A rahI haiM; phira bhI vaha Apako nahIM mila rahA hai| Aja maiM Apase kahatA hU~ ki vahI rAjya Apa hamase le lIjie aura attAra ko chor3a diijie| sUphIdharma ne hameM sadA yahI preraNA dI hai ki dhana nazvara hai, rAjya nazvara hai, para saMta aura usakA tyAgaamara hai| yadi IrAniyoM ne attAra ko kho diyA to IrAna kI saMskRti hamezA ke lie kalaMkita ho jAegI ki hama rAjya ke lobha meM eka santa ko na bacA ske|' saMta apanI sAdhutA ke kAraNa hI vizva kI vibhUti kahalAte haiN| unakI vANI, unakI zikSAe~, unake pravacana mAnavamana ke kAluSya ko dUra kara use nirmala banAte haiN| bhalA jo rAjya kA tyAga kara saMta banatA hai, usakI rakSA ke lie agara rAjya ko hI nyauchAvara kara diyA jAe, to koI bar3I bAta nahIM hai| saMta to hamAre lie preraNA ke prakAza-puMja hote haiN| saMta svayaM tIrtha-svarUpa hote haiN| eka bahuta hI pyArA siddhAnta hai-'sinkroniisittii|' isakI khoja kArla gustAva ne kI thI jisakA artha hai 'jahA~ vyakti ko kucha kahanA nahIM par3e kyoMki usakI AbhA hI saba kucha kaha detI hai| jisa taraha sUraja AkAza meM udita hotA hai aura usakI prabhA se kamala svata: khila uThate haiM, jisa taraha koI tAnasena dIpa-rAga cher3atA hai to dIpaka svayaM hI jala uThate haiM aura jisa taraha megha malhAra chir3atA to megha svataH hI barasane lagate haiM, vaise hI hai- sinkroniisittii| Apako kisI santa kI pahacAna karanI ho to Apa unake pAsa jAe~ aura maunapUrvaka pandraha-bIsa minaTa baiThe aura apane antaramana ko TaToleM ki kyA hamArI azAMti miTa rahI hai? kyA zAMti kI suvAsa paidA ho rahI hai ? yadi aisA ho rahA hai to vaha saccA saMta hai| saMta vahI hai jisake pAsa baiThane mAtra se mana zAMta ho jaae| yadi For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra 154 aisA nahIM ho to samajhanA ki tuma kisI gRhastha ke pAsa hI baiThe ho| tumhArA unake pAsa jAnA vaisA hI hai jaise tuma apane kisI par3osI ke pAsa milane jAte ho| vaha apanI bAta kahatA hai aura tuma apanI bAta / aise hI santa apanA ronA rotA hai aura tuma apanI gRhasthI kI bAteM usase karate ho| donoM eka dUsare ko apanA apanA kacarA dete haiN| yadi kisI santa ke pAsa baiThane para bhI hamAre mana meM vahI beImAnI uThatI hai to vaha santa nahIM varan santa ke veza meM eka gRhastha hai| jisakI saMgati hamAre mana para prabhAva DAle, vahI saMta hai / hama santoM ke pAsa jAe~, maunapUrvaka baiTheM aura unako jie~ tAki hamArA mana badala sake, azAMti kA koharA miTa sake, citta meM nirmalatA aura nirvikAritA paidA ho ske| yadi aisA hai to hamArA santoM ke pAsa jAnA sArthaka hai| 'sinakronIsiTI' eka aisA divya siddhAnta hai jahA~ bolanA kucha bhI nahIM par3atA, phira bhI parivartana ho jAe, svataH hI hRdaya meM megha malhAra umar3a par3e, eka rozanI ujAgara ho jAe, antara meM ahonRtya yA ahoAnanda thiraka utthe| antara kI / jJAna AcaraNa se mukharita ho / yadi aisA hai to vyakti ke samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak cAritra kI ArAdhanA, usakI zAMti, svatantratA aura Atma-satya ko upalabdha kara use svarga, mokSa aura nirvANa ko prApta karAne meM avazyameva sahAyaka hogii| yaha hai bhagavAna kA mUla mArga jisakA pariNAma mokSa yA nirvANa hai / Aja itanA hI / Apa sabhI ke lie amRta prema | 000 For Personal & Private Use Only

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zrAvaka-jIvana kA svarUpa mere priya Atman ! mahAvIra kA mArga saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI saMsAra se achUte rahane kA mArga hai| yaha eka aisA mArga hai jo hara hAla meM, hara vyakti aura hara prANI kI svasti aura mukti kI kAmanA karatA hai| mahAvIra kA mArga, vItarAgatA kA mArga hai| jo vyakti prArthanA to vItarAga kI karate haiM, para jinake hRdaya meM rAga aura dveSa kI A~dhiyA~ calatI rahatI haiM, ve mahAvIra ke mArga se vimukha haiN| yaha mArga to nivRttimUlaka mArga hai| ___ yaha mArga unake kAma kA hai jo isa mArga para cala kara nirvANa yA mukti ko upalabdha karanA cAhate haiN| mahAvIra jaba apanI ora se dezanA dete haiM to unakI eka hI preraNA rahatI hai ki hara vyakti mukti kA sAdhaka bane aura usake lie vaha zramaNa-jIvana yA muni-jIvana svIkAra kre|jo vyakti zramaNa-jIvana ko aMgIkAra karane meM svayaM ko asamartha mahasUsa karate haiM, unake lie mahAvIra ne zrAvaka-jIvana kA mArga diyaa| zrAvakatva eka aisA mArga hai jahA~ vyakti saMsAra meM rahakara bhI saMsAra se usI prakAra achUtA raha sakatA hai jaise kisI kamala kI pAMkhuriyA~ kIcar3a se nirlipta rahatI haiN| mahAvIra dvArA apanI ora se zrAvaka-jIvana kA mArga prazasta karane ke bAvajUda unakI preraNA hamezA yahI rahI ki pratyeka vyakti apane jIvana kA lakSya zramaNajIvana rkhe| Aja hama bhale hI zrAvaka-jIvana svIkAra kara leM, lekina hamArA For Personal & Private Use Only

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156 jAge so mahAvIra uddezya aura manoratha zramaNa-jIvana se jur3A ho| eka zrAvaka kI prArthanA kI zuruAta hI isa bhAvanA se ho ki mere jIvana meM aisA apUrva aura svarNima avasara kaba AegA ki maiM zramaNa-jIvana ko svIkAra kara sakU~; maiM paramAtmA ke batAe gaye mUla mArga kI ora apane kadama bar3hA sakU~ aura bhagavAna ke mahAzramaNa, mahAtyAga, mahAvirakti aura vItarAga mArga kA anusaraNa kara skuuN| ___agara koI vyakti apanI prArthanA aura sAdhanA ke daurAna mAtra zramaNa-jIvana kI, saMyama aura tyAgamaya jIvana kI anumodanA karatA hai to aisA karane mAtra se hI vaha apane sAta-sAta janmoM ke pApoM ko zithila kara letA hai| jo vyakti saMyamajIvana svIkAra karatA hai, vaha na kevala apanI AtmA kA uddhAra kara letA hai varan apanI kaI-kaI pIr3hiyoM kA bhI uddhAra kara detA hai| jo vyakti mahAzramaNa-jIvana ko aMgIkAra nahIM kara pAe haiM, lekina ve sacce hRdaya se usakI anumodanA karate haiM, ve aisA karake apane bhAvI jIvana ke lie zramaNatva ke bIja hI bo rahe haiN| kisI bhI vyakti kA saMpUrNa jIvana mAtra zrAvaka-avasthA meM hI na bIte, varan pratyeka vyakti ke jIvana meM zramaNatva kA udaya ho, cAhe ve vyakti kI aMtima ghar3iyA~ hI kyoM na hoN| hara vyakti kI dharma-ArAdhanA kA lakSya zramaNa-jIvana kI prApti ho| kahate haiM, rAjA samprati jaba prAta: prArthanA aura sAdhanA ke lie baiThate to ve apane sAmane saMyama-veza ke upakaraNa, deva, guru aura dharma se jur3e ve sAdhana rakhate jinase vyakti sAdhya kI upalabdhi karatA hai| ve yaha bhAvanA bhAte ki mere jIvana meM aisA apUrva avasara kaba AegA ki maiM muni banU~ ? apUrva avasara aivo kyAre Avaze kyAre thaIzRM, bAhyAntara nigraMtha jo| sarva saMbaMdha nuM baMdhana tIkSNa chedI ne vicarazuMkava mahatpuruSa ne paMtha jo|| 'mere jIvana meM aisA apUrva avasara kaba AegA ki maiM bAhya aura AbhyaMtara donoM hI rUpoM meM nirgrantha banU~ / saba saMbaMdhoM ke tIkSNa baMdhanoM ko kATakara maiM mahAna puruSoM ke mArga kA anusaraNa kruuN| jaba rAjA samprati isa taraha kI bhAvanA bhAte to bhAvanA bhAte-bhAte ve apane atIta se jur3a jaate| ve dekhate ki-aho ! maiM eka bhikhArI A rahA hai jo ki bhUkha se tar3apha rahA thaa| tabhI usa bhikhArI kI najara rAha se gujarate hue eka muni aura For Personal & Private Use Only

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zrAvaka-jIvana kA svarUpa 157 usake bhikSApAtra meM rakhe hue bUMdI ke laDDuoM para par3a jAtI hai| una laDDuoM ko dekhakara usakI bhUkha kI vyAkulatA aura adhika bar3ha jAtI hai| vaha bhikhArI saMta ke pAsa jAkara anurodha karatA hai ki use khAne ke lie laDDU de die jaaeN| saMta javAba dete haiM ki 'maiM kucha bhI nahIM de sakatA, tumheM jo kucha bhI kahanA hai, vaha mere guru ke pAsa calakara kho| hamArA yaha niyama hai ki hama apanA AhAra usI ko de sakate haiM jo saMta ho yA tyAgamaya jIvana bitA rahA ho| yadi tumhAre jIvana meM bhI aisA divya aura svarNima avasara AtA hai to hama avazya hI apanA AhAra tumheM samarpita kreNge|' . bhikhArI mana meM socatA hai ki yadi saMta banane para laDDUmila sakate haiM to aisA karane meM merA kyA jAtA hai ? donoM guru ke sthAna para pahu~cate haiM / ziSya dvArA guru ko vRttAnta batAyA jAtA hai| guru usa bhikhArI ko aura usameM chipI huI bhavitavyatA ko dekhate haiN| ve usa bhikhArI kI hone vAlI gati, sadgati aura usake pariNAma ko dekhakara use dIkSita kara dete haiM / saMta banane ke pazcAt usa bhikhArI ko laDDuoM se bharA huA pAtra de diyA jAtA hai / eka to vaha kaI dinoM se bhUkhA aura Upara se laDDU hone ke kAraNa yaha navadIkSita saMta apane peTa kI AvazyakatA aura apekSA se adhika khA letA hai| ajIrNa aura peTa meM bhayaMkara vedanA! taba sabhI muni ekatra ho jAte haiN| upacAra ke lie bar3e-bar3e vaidya Ate haiM aura nagara-zreSThI bhI usa navadIkSita muni ke caraNoM ke nikaTa sevA meM khar3e rahate haiN| yaha dekhakara usa muni ke mana meM vicAra AtA hai, 'aho ! kala taka jina seThoM ke ghara se sivAya dutkAra ke kucha nahIM milatA thA, Aja ve hI seTha hAtha jor3akara eka sevaka kI taraha khar3e haiN| kitanA adbhuta aura vilakSaNa camatkAra hai isa saMyama-jIvana kaa| yadi eka dina kA saMyama-jIvana itanA sukha aura mAna-sammAna dilA sakatA hai to yadi maiM pUrva meM hI isa cAritrajIvana ko svIkAra kara zata pratizata isakI pAlanA aura anumodanA karatA to maiM nizcita rUpa se apanI AtmA kA nistAra kara letA / ___ apaca aura ajIrNa bhayaMkara ho jAte haiN| rAjavaidya bhI kucha nahIM kara pAte aura kala taka jo bhikhArI thA, vaha saMta marakara devaloka meM janma letA hai| vahA~ se cyavita hokara samrATa samprati ke rUpa meM janma letA hai| eka aisA samrAT jisane dharma-saMgha ke vistAra ke lie, dharma ke saMdezoM ko saMpUrNa dharatI para phailAne ke lie For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra jo zrama aura AhutiyA~ dI haiM, usake lie itihAsa meM puNya smaraNa kiyA jAtA hai| dharma-saMghaaura usakA bhAvI svarUpa sadA-sadA ke lie samrAT samprati kA AbhArI rhegaa| yaha pariNAma AyA thA zramaNa-jIvana kI anumodanA aura mAtra eka rAta ke saMyama-jIvana ke aMgIkAra se / ___ bhagavAna kI sadaiva yahI maMgala bhAvanA rahI ki pratyeka vyakti apane jIvana meM zramaNa-mArga ko svIkAra kre| cAhe vyakti kA saMpUrNa jIvana zrAvaka-dazA meM bIte, para mRtyu ke pahale usake jIvana meM ve pala avazya Ane cAhie jaba vaha saMyama-mArga ko svIkAra kara ske| koI bhI vyakti apane rAga aura mohajanita saMskAroM ke sAtha hI na mare, varan usakI mRtyu ke samaya aisI sthiti ho ki jaise koI sA~pa, apanI keMculI ko utAra pheMkatA hai| marane se pahale do ghar3I ke lie hI sahI, yadi zramaNa-jIvana ko aMgIkAra kara liyA jAtA hai aura usakI anumodanA kara lI jAtI hai to vaha do ghar3I kA saMyama-jIvana hI phira kisI samprati ko paidA karane meM sahAyaka bana sakatA hai| jo vyakti jaba taka apane jIvana meM zramaNajIvana kI rozanI nahIM lA pAte, bhagavAna ne unheM taba taka ke lie zrAvaka-jIvana kI ArAdhanA karane ke lie kahA hai| bhagavAna ne mukti ke lie do mArga batAe haiM - eka zramaNatva kA aura dUsarA zrAvakatva kaa| eka mArga kaThora hai to dUsarA apekSAkRta srl| ise dUsarI taraha se kaheM to muni-jIvana vizuddha rUpa se khAMDe kI dhAra para calatA hai aura zrAvakajIvana dudhArI talavAra para calatA hai| maiMne zrAvaka-jIvana ko dudhArI talavAra isalie kahA ki usake jIvana meM yoga aura bhoga donoM hI taraha ke avasara hote haiM, jabaki zramaNa kA to jIvana hI vizuddha rUpa se yoga ke lie samarpita rahatA hai| eka zrAvaka ko bhoga bhogate hue bhI apanI yoga-sAdhanA kA lakSya A~khoM meM rakhanA par3atA hai| use bhoga-mArga meM se gujarane para bhI pariNAma hotA hai yoga-mArga ko surakSita rakhanA par3atA hai| zrAvaka-jIvana, zramaNa-jIvana se bhI kaThina hai, bazarte vyakti zrAvakajIvana ko Acarita karane kA saccA prayAsa kare / __bhagavAna kahate haiM ki koI vyakti brAhmaNa kula meM paidA hone se hI brAhmaNa nahIM ho jaataa| koI vaizya, kSatriya aura zUdra kula meM paidA hone se hI vaizya, kSatriya aura zUdra nahIM bana jaataa| AdamI ke guNa, usake kArya aura usakI racanAdharmitA hI usake brAhmaNa, vaizya, kSatriya aura zUdra banane ke AdhAra hote haiN| jisa taraha koI For Personal & Private Use Only

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zrAvaka-jIvana kA svarUpa vyakti janma se brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya aura zUdra nahIM ho sakatA, usI taraha vyakti janma se hindU, jaina, bauddha, IsAI aura musalamAna nahIM ho sakatA / jaba vyakti janmajAta jaina hI nahIM ho sakatA to bhalA eka zrAvaka kula meM janma lene bhara se vaha zrAvaka kaise ho sakatA hai ? vyakti zarmA kula meM paidA hokara zarmA kahalA sakatA hai, osavAla kula meM janma lekara osavAla bana sakatA hai, para vyakti zrAvaka to taba hI banatA hai jabaki vaha zrAvaka-jIvana ko jie| saMbhava hai ki koI assI varSa kI umra kA vyakti bhI zrAvaka na ho aura koI tIna varSa kA bAlaka bhI zrAvaka ho jaae| sattara varSa kI umra kA vyakti marakara caNDakauzika bana jAyA karatA hai aura mAtra ATha varSa kA atimuktaka mukti ko prApta kara letA hai| Aja subaha hI maiMne eka tIna varSa ke bAlaka ko dekhaa| vaha dhotI pahane, kaMdhe para uttarAsana rakhe aura mu~ha para mukhapoza bA~dhe hue maMdira meM pUjana kara rahA hai| maiM abhibhUta ho uThA usakI unnata bhAva-dazA ko dekhkr| patA nahIM, usameM kaba, kahA~, kisa hAla meM zrAvakatva ghaTita ho gyaa| jahA~ assI varSa kI avasthA meM bhI vyakti apanI gRhasthI aura bhogoM meM racA-basA hai, vahIM tIna varSa kI umra meM bhI koI zrAvaka ho sakatA hai| ____ bhagavAna ne tIna prakAra ke zrAvaka batAe haiN| pahalA pAkSika, dUsarA naiSThika aura tIsarA sAdhaka shraavk| jo aSTamI, catudarzI aura anya parvatithiyoM para dharma ke mArga kA kiMcit anusaraNa kara lete haiM, ve pAkSika zrAvaka haiN| aise vyakti jo dina-rAta dharma meM rata rahate haiM, dharma meM hI jinakA mana ramA rahatA hai aura dharma meM hI jo sthira rahate haiM, unheM bhagavAna ne naiSThika zrAvaka kI saMjJA dI hai| aise gRhastha yA zrAvaka vyakti sAdhaka zrAvaka kahalAte haiM jo ki saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI usI prakAra nirlipta rahate haiM jaise ki kamala kIcar3a se alaga rahatA hai| ve vyakti bhale hI apanI peMTa-kamIja ko chor3akara saMyama-veza grahaNa nahIM kara pAe, para unakI sAdhanA hara pala usI dizA meM hI gatizIla rahatI hai| buddha ne jise srotApanna kahA, mahAvIra ne use hI naiSThika aura sAdhaka zrAvaka kI saMjJA dI hai| bolacAla kI bhASA meM hama kaha sakate haiM ki zrAvaka cAra prakAra ke hote haiN| pahale, kadaiyA, dUsare bhadaiyA, tIsare maraiyyA aura cauthe sdaiyaa| kadaiyA ve hote haiM jo kabhI-kabhI dharma para kRpA kara dete haiM aura kabhI-kabhI kisI maMdira, dharmasthAna yA pravacana-sthala para pahu~ca jAyA karate haiN| dUsare hote haiM bhadaiyA jo pUre For Personal & Private Use Only

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160 jAge so mahAvIra varSa to dharma nahIM karate, para bhAdavA aura sAvana Ate hI una para dharma kA junUna savAra ho jAtA hai| jaise koI kisAna ina mahInoM meM apane kheta meM bIja bone, usakI siMcAI aura nirAI karane meM laga jAtA hai, vaise hI bhadaiyyA zrAvaka bhAdrapada aura sAvanamAsa meM hI maMdira jAte haiM, pravacana sunate haiM aura pardUSaNa meM tapasyA Adi karate haiN| tIsare hote haiM- maraiyyAjo kisI maMdira yA kisI dharmasthala para maMgalapATha sunane tabhI jAte haiM jaba koI mara jAtA hai| aise loga kisI ke marane para socate haiM ki sacamuca AtmA-paramAtmA, puNya-pApa aura svarga-naraka haiN| isalie ve mRta kI AtmA kI zAMti ke lie maMdira cale jAte haiN| cauthe hote haiM sadaiyyA jinake lie kisI kA janma aura maraNa, koI aSTamI yA caturdazI koI sAvana yA bhAdo mahattva nahIM rkhte| unakA to hara dina-hara rAta, pala-pratipala dharma ke lie samarpita hotA hai| ve deva, guru aura dharma ke prati hara kSaNa AsthAzIla hokara sAdhanA-mArga meM anavarata bar3hate rahate haiN| ve hI naiSThika zrAvaka hote haiM aura zrAvaka kahalAne ke sacce adhikArI bhii| aise zrAvaka hI Age calakara zramaNa hote haiN| yadi koI zramaNa vizuddha rUpa se zramaNatva kA pAlana nahIM karatA to isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki usane apane jIvana meM zuddha zrAvaka-jIvana nahIM jiyaa| sacce zramaNa ke lie saccA zrAvaka honA pahalI zarta hai| jo vyakti saccA zrAvaka nahIM bana pAyA, vaha saccA zramaNa bhI kabhI nahIM bana sktaa| vizuddha rUpa se zrAvaka jIvana ko jIne vAlA vyakti yadi zramaNatva ko aMgIkAra kara le to vaha usakA zuddha pAlana kara pAegA tathA zramaNa-jIvana kI garimA ko bhI banAe rkhegaa| taba zramaNatva kA phUla usake jIvana meM mukti kI suvAsa lekara aaegaa| bhagavAna aise zrAvaka-jIvana ko hI apanI ora se prarUpita karate hue kucha mUlyavAn sUtra samarpita kara rahe haiN| pahalA sUtra hai - dANaM pUyA mukkhaM, sAvayadhamme Na sAvayA teNa vinnaa| jhANAjjhayaNaM mukkhaM, jaidhamme taM viNA tahA so vi|| bhagavAna kahate haiM : 'zrAvaka-dharma meM dAna aura pUjA mukhya haiM jinake binA zrAvaka nahIM hotA tathA zramaNa-dharma meM dhyAna aura adhyayana mukhya haiM, jinake binA zramaNa nahIM ho sktaa| bhagavAna ne zrAvakoM ke lie pA~ca aNavratoM kA vidhAna kiyA hai / aNuvratoM ke saMbaMdha meM koI yaha na samajhe ki ye kisI vyakti-vizeSa ke dvArA kathita yA nirUpita 1 For Personal & Private Use Only

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zrAvaka - jIvana kA svarUpa 161 siddhAMta haiN| ve to tIrthaMkaroM kI ananta zrRMkhalA meM pratyeka tIrthaMkara dvArA sthApita, anumodita aura pratyeka zrAvaka-zrAvikA ke kalyANa ke lie anubhUta siddhAMta haiM / aNuvrata ke alAvA zrAvaka jIvana meM aise kauna se kArya haiM, jinheM hama zrAvaka-dharma kI buniyAda kaha sakeM? bhagavAna ne kahA, 'zrAvaka - jIvana ke lie dAna aura pUjA mukhya haiN| jaise koI paMchI apanI donoM pA~khoM ke sahAre AkAza meM ur3atA hai; jaise koI vyakti donoM pA~voM ke sahAre hI cala pAtA hai aura jaise koI vyakti donoM hAthoM ke sahAre hI kArya ko nipuNatA se saMpAdita karatA hai, vaise hI zrAvaka - jIvana ke lie dAna aura pUjA kA mahattva hai| bhagavAna ne jahA~ zrAvaka kI donoM hatheliyoM meM se eka hathelI para dAna aura dUsarI hathelI para pUjA ke adhikAra ko samarpita kiyA hai; vahIM zramaNa kI donoM hatheliyoM para dhyAna aura adhyayana ke dIpa thamAe haiM / jo zrAvaka apanI eka hathelI para dAna kA dIpa rakhatA hai aura dUsarI hathelI para pUjA ke puSpa rakhatA hai, usakA jIvana kabhI aMdhakAra meM nahIM bhaTaka sakatA aura na hI usakA jIvana kabhI durguNoM kI durgandha se durvAsita ho sakatA hai / bhagavAna ne kahA ki zrAvaka dAna kare aura dUsaroM kA sahayoga kare / vyakti kevala yahI na soce ki dUsaroM ko mere dvArA pIr3A nahIM pahu~cAnA hI ahiMsA - aNuvrata kA pAlana hai, balki usakI manovRtti yaha ho ki maiM dUsaroM ko hara saMbhava madada dU~ / usI vyakti kA bhojana karanA sArthaka hotA hai jo svayaM bhojana karane se pahale kisI atithi ko bhojana karAtA hai| zrAvaka to dene mAtra se hI dhanya hotA hai / usameM pAtra aura apAtra kA vicAra hI kyA ? jisako hama dAna de rahe haiM, vaha usakA sahI upayoga karegA yA nahIM, yadi hama aisA soceMge to phira hama zAyada hI dAna kara pAe~ / yadi tuma dete ho aura pAne vAlA usakA sahI upayoga nahIM karatA hai to isameM usI kI apAtratA hai, para yadi tuma kisI ko dAna dene meM yogya aura ayogya kA vicAra karake manA kara dete ho to yaha tumhArI apAtratA hai| mahAn puruSa dAna dene se pahale socate nahIM hai / karNa, jisakI dahalIja para svayaM indra kavaca aura kuNDala mA~gane AyA thA, yadi vaha yaha socatA ki kavaca aura kuNDala kA dAna mere maraNa kA nimitta yA kAraNa bana jAegA to vaha dAna nahIM kara paataa| usane to socA ki Ane vAlI sadiyA~, yuga aura itihAsa kyA yAda rakheMge ki devatAoM ke mahArAja iMdra ko bhI eka manuSya ke dvAra para jAnA par3A; For Personal & Private Use Only

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162 jAge so mahAvIra jIvana kA dAna mAMgane para bhI indra ko dutkAra yA manAhI nahIM milii| isa taraha manuSya ko devatAoM se bhI jyAdA U~cA darjA aura gaurava pradAna kiyA gyaa| aisA nahIM hai ki dene vAle devatA hI haiM aura manuSya dAna nahIM kara sktaa| kabhI-kabhI devatA ko bhI manuSya ke dvAra para AnA par3atA hai| koI devatA, kisI dadhIci ke dvAra para usakI asthiyA~ mA~gane pahu~ca jAtA hai aura dadhIci dvArA apanI asthiyA~ dAna kara dI jAtI haiN| usase vajra kA nirmANa hotA hai aura usa vajra ke sahAre hI dAnavoM kA saMhAra kiyA jAtA hai| isIlie bhagavAna ne kahA ki zrAvaka to detA rahe kyoMki dene se hI vaha dhanya hogaa| jaba candanabAlA jaisI sannArI ko apamAnita aura kalaMkita kara kisI talaghara yA koThAra meM baMda kiyA jAtA hai aura use tIna dina bAda khAne ko ur3ada ke bAkule milate haiM taba bhI usakI yaha bhAvanA rahatI hai ki maiM kisI atithi ko isameM se kucha arpita karU~ aura usake bAda hI maiM unheM grahaNa karU~, tabhI merA bhojana sArthaka hogaa| aise samaya meM mahAvIra Ate haiM, usase AhAra grahaNa karate haiM aura candanabAlA dhanya ho jAtI hai| agara Apake pAsa dhana hai to dhana deM, bhojana hai to bhojana deM aura yadi vastra haiM to vastra deN| eka kaTorA khIra kA dAna bhI kisI ke lie dhannA aura zAlibhadra banane kA nimitta bana sakatA hai| ___ yaha na soceM ki maiM jise roTiyA~ de rahA hU~, vaha bAjAra meM jAkara unheM beca sakatA hai| agara yaha soceMge to Apa dAna kabhI nahIM kara paaeNge| agara Apa aisA socate haiM to phira yaha vicAra bhI to kareM ki maiM joroTiyA~ khA rahA hU~, ve bhI to mala meM pariNita ho jaaeNgii| hara kArya kA zubha yA azubha pariNAma to honA hI hai| lene vAle kI pAtratA-apAtratA vaha svayaM jaane| hamAre dAnase hama puNya pAramitAoM ko chU rahe haiN| koI vyakti A jAe aura kahe ki hamAre gA~va meM maMdira bana rahA hai to dAna dene ke nAma para yaha kaha kara rAste na nikAleM ki pitAjI ghara para nahIM haiM yA beTA ghara para nahIM hai| Apa kaheM ki maiM apane sAmarthya ke anusAra abhI itanA hI de rahA huuN| Apa abhI ise sviikaareN| pitAjI yA beTe ke Ane para aura adhika jitanI guMjAiza hogI, maiM dene kA prayatna kruuNgaa| ni:svArtha bhAva se dAna karo, apanA nAma rakhane ke lie hI dAna mata kro| yadi koI vyakti Apake pAsa AtA hai aura kahatA hai ki sAmAna kahIM chUTa gayA hai| vaha Apase apane ghara vApasa jAne kA kirAyA mA~gatA hai to use de deN| For Personal & Private Use Only

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zrAvaka-jIvana kA svarUpa 162 saMbhava hai ki vaha jhUTha bolakara Apako ThaganA cAhatA ho, lekina vaha Thagakara bhI sATha-sattara rupaye hI to le jaaegaa| hama bhI to kisI ko kabhI-na-kabhI Thagate hI haiN| lekina yadi vaha saccA vyakti huA to hamArA usake prati yaha dRSTikoNa kitanA nAiMsAphI bharA hogaa| vaha vyakti bhI mana meM socegA ki pIr3ita ko dekhakara bhI jisake mana meM pIr3A, dayA aura karuNA nahIM upajatI, vaha insAna nahIM, koI dAnava hI hogaa| na kevala hama dUsaroM ko sahAyatA deM, balki use apanI ora se dhanyavAda bhI jJApita kareM ki tU Aja mere pAsa AyA aura tUne mujhe dene kA sukUna diyaa| -- maiM, subaha uThakara roja yaha prArthanA karatA hU~ ki he prabhu ! tU mere pAsa aise pacAsa-sau AdamI roja bheja jinheM maiM apanI sevAeM de sakU~, jinheM maiM kucha madada kara sakU~ aura kisI kI udarapUrti kA maiM puNya nimitta bana skuuN| - yaha hamArI puNyavAnI hai ki hama dAna kara apane puNya ko bar3hA rahe haiN| yadi dAna nahIM kiyA gayA to puNya ke gullaka kI sthiti usa gullaka kI taraha ho jAegI jisameM se kevala nikAlA jAtA hai, para DAlA kucha nahIM jaataa| AbhAra mAneM usa vyakti kA jisane hameM avasara diyA kucha dene kaa| hama use dhanyavAda deM ki mitra ! tumane mujhase bhojana svIkAra kiyA, varanA yaha bhojana to mere peTa meM jAkara mala hI hone vAlA thaa| tumane mujhe samarthatA kA ahasAsa diyA, mujhe dene kA Ananda diyA, mujhe apane padArtha kA sadupayoga karane kA avasara diyaa| dhyAna rakheM, manuSyatva isI meM hai ki jo bhI do-cAra rUkhI-sUkhI yA cikanIcupar3I roTiyA~ nasIba huI haiM, unako mila-bA~Takara khaaeN| vaha vyakti to pazu yA dAnava hai jo svayaM kA peTa hI bharanA jAnatA hai| dUsaroM ko dekara khAnA, yaha jIvana kI divyatA hai, aura khuda hI khuda khAnA kRpaNatA hai, ochApana hai| hamArA hara saMbhava prayatna ho ki hamAre dvAra para AyA huA koI vyakti kabhI khAlI hAtha na jaae| isIlie bhagavAna ne kahA hai ki zrAvaka ke do hAtha haiM, eka pUjA ke lie aura dUsarA dAna ke lie| vaha zrAvaka dhanya hotA hai jo subaha uThakara paramAtmA kI prArthanA karatA hai aura rAta meM sone se pahale svAdhyAya karatA hai| subaha kI gaI prArthanA vyakti ko paramAtmA kI smRti kI eka aisI taraMga se bhara detI hai jo usake dainandinIya kAryoM ko sahI dizA meM gati aura UrjA pradAna karatI hai| sone se pahale svAdhyAya karane para citta nirmala hotA hai, vikAra miTate haiM aura svabhAva meM saumyatA AtI hai| usa vyakti For Personal & Private Use Only

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164 jAge so mahAvIra kI rAta bhI aise gujaratI hai mAno koI sAdhaka dhyAna yA kAyotsarga kI prakriyA se . gujara rahA ho| Izvara kare, Apa saba ke dina aura rAta, prArthanA aura svAdhyAya dvArA dhanya aura pAvana bneN| pUjA aura prArthanA kA kabhI garIbI aura amIrI se saMbaMdha nahIM hotaa| jo pUjA isalie nahIM karate ki ve ise ADambara mAnate haiM yA ve mUrti-pUjA ke virodhI haiM aura usameM niSThA nahIM rakhate, unase bhI maiM yaha anurodha karU~gA ki Apa dravya-pUjA bhale hI na kareM, para bhAva-pUjA to avazya kreN| hama santajana jo dravya-pUjA nahIM karate, hama bhI to bhAva-pUjA karate hI haiN| jo dravya-pUjA karate haiM, ve isa bAta kA sadaiva dhyAna rakheM ki dravya-pUjA, bhAva-pUjA taka pahu~cane ke lie mAtra eka sIr3hI hai| hama dravyatA meM jitanA samaya dete haiM, usase tigunA samayabhAvapUjA meM deN| vyartha ke car3hAve, vyartha kA ADaMbara aura vastuoM kA samarpaNa! cAvala kA sAthiyA to eka nimitta bhara hai| yadi dravyapUjA ko gauNa kara diyA jAe to sthAnaka aura terApaMthI samAja kA mUrtipUjaka samAja se jo virodhAbhAsa hai, vaha samApta hI ho jaae| taba sArA jaina samAja eka maMca para ekatra ho sakatA hai| pradhAnatAtobhAvapUjA kI hI hai| ___ jo vyakti kevala bhAvapUjA ko kI svIkArate haiM, unheM merA eka pyAra bharA nimaMtraNa hai ki ve apane kadama aise sthAna para rakheM jahA~ jAkara paramAtmA kI smRti ho aae| jisa taraha ghara jAne para ghara vAloM kI yAda AtI hai, philma haoNla meM smRti kisI abhinetrI se jur3atI hai, vaise hI maMdira aise pAvana dhAma haiM, jahA~ vyakti ko usa paramAtmA kI divya smRti ho AtI hai| yaha smRti azAMti aura du:kha ko zAMti aura sukUna meM badala detI hai| Apa maMdira meM jitanA bhI samaya bitAe~ yA jitanI bhI dharmakriyA kareM, usameM ApakI samagratA jur3I ho| kArya bhale hI thor3A ho, para vaha pUrNa samagratA, niSThA, AsthA aura zraddhA se ho| Apako yAda hogA, gomaTezvara bAhubali kA mstkaabhissek| gomaTeza bAhubali kI pratimA Aja saMpUrNa eziyA bhara meM dUsare nambara kI sabase bar3I pratimA hai| isa pratimA kA nirmANa rAjA cAmuNDarAya dvArA karAyA gayA aura eka hajAra varSa bAda hamAre hI deza kI pradhAnamaMtrI zrImatI iMdirA gAMdhI dvArA isa pratimA kA mahAmastakAbhiSeka kiyA gyaa| maiM bAta usa samaya kI kara rahA hU~ jabaki usa For Personal & Private Use Only

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zrAvaka-jIvana kA svarUpa 165 - pratimA kI pratiSThA aura mahAmastakAbhiSeka kA avasara thA ! kahA jAtA hai ki samAroha cala rahA thA, logoM dvArA hajAroM saikar3oM kalaza dUdha bhagavAna bAhubali ke mastaka para DAlA jA rahA thA, lekina mastakAbhiSeka usa samaya taka pUrNa nahIM mAnA jAtA, jaba taka ki sira se DAlI gaI dUdha yA paMcAmRta kI dhArA bhagavAna ke pA~voM taka pahu~cakara unake caraNoM ke aMgUThe ko sparza na kre| mastakAbhiSeka pUrNa nahIM to pratiSThA bhI apUrNa hI mAnI jaaegii| itanA dUdha DAlane para bhI vaha bhagavAna ke ghuTanoM se nIce pahu~cI hI nhiiN| saba AcArya juTa ge| puNyazAlI rAjA cAmuNDarAya ne bhI bahuta prayatna kiyaa| sabhI nAgarikoM ne bhI maMca para car3hakara kalaza, dUdha ke kalaze mastaka para arpita kie, para dUdha pA~voM taka nahIM pahu~ca paayaa| dUdha idhara-udhara hI chiTaka jaataa| taba AcAryoM dvArA pratiSThA ke apUrNa rahane kI ghoSaNA kara dI gii| tabhI vahA~ assI varSa kI vRddha mahilA AI jisakI kamara bhI jhuka gaI thii| vaha bolI, 'maiM bahuta dUra se prabhu kA mastakAbhiSeka karane ke lie AI huuN| kRpayA mujhe bhI eka avasara diyA jaae|' usa mahilA kA nAma thA ajjikA guli| 'ajjikA' eka prAkRta zabda hai jisakA artha hotA hai aaryikaa| digaMbara samAja meM vartamAna meM bhI mahilA saMta ke Age AryikA zabda kA prayoga kiyA jAtA hai| logoM ne usa guli ko itanA sammAna diyA ki usa sannArI ke nAma ke pUrva meM ajjikA zabda jor3akara use eka sAdhvI yA AryikA kI upamA dI gii| usake prArthanAmaya bhAvoM ko dekhakara rAjA ne use AjJA de dii| vaha bUr3hI kisI taraha maMca para car3hI aura apane hAthoM meM liye hue eka done meM apane A~cala kA dUdha, bhagavAna ke mastaka para samarpita kara diyaa| vahA~ para upasthita AcArya, rAjA aura samasta janasamudAya yaha dekhakara Azcaryacakita ho gayA ki jo mastakAbhiSeka lAkhoM kalaza dUdha se sampanna na ho pAyA, vaha usa bUr3hI mahilA ke ekamAtra eka done dUdha se ho gyaa| bhagavAna ke caraNoM se dUdha kI dhArA baha niklii| pUrA gA~va aura vaha saMpUrNa parvata, jisase patthara kATakara pratimA banAI gaI thI, dUdhiyA ho gae, dUdha se labAlaba bhara ge| .. Aja bhI vahA~ pahAr3a aisA dUdhiyA hai jaise vaha kisI saMgamaramara kA ho, jabaki usake AsapAsa ke sabhI pahAr3a kAle haiN| mahattva hai samagratA kaa| mUlya isa bAta kA nahIM hai ki kitanA car3hAyA gayA, balki mUlyavAna yaha hai ki kina bhAvoM ke sAtha car3hAyA gyaa| kisa samagratA se car3hAyA gyaa| eka vyakti pUjA ke lie phUla, bAjAra se kharIdatA hai| dUsarA vyakti vahI phUla apane gamale meM ugAtA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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166 jAge so mahAvIra vaha eka mahIne taka usa paudhe kI dekhabhAla karatA hai, usameM pAnI DAlatA hai, khAda detA hai aura dhUpa kI samucita vyavasthA karatA hai, taba kahIM jAkara use eka phUla prApta hotA hai| yadi vaha eka phUla paramAtmA ko bhAva se samarpita kiyA jAtA hai to bAjAra se kharIde gae savA lAkha phUla bhI usa eka phUla kI barAbarI nahIM kara skte| karor3oM ke maMdira dhare raha jAte haiM, jaba kisI garIba dvArA eka jhoMpar3I ko maMdira ke rUpa meM khar3A kiyA jAtA hai| ____ yaha to vaha deza hai jahA~ yadi koI patthara bhI bhAva se khar3A kara diyA jAe to vaha kisI bhairUjI, bhomiyAjI aura bhopAjI ke nAma se pUjA jAtA hai / mahattva hai bhAvoM kaa| pratiSThA maMtroM aura zlokoM se nahIM ho sakatI, vaha to bhAvoM se hotI hai| zraddhA bhare hAtha kisI bhI tattva meM prANa-pratiSThA karane meM samartha aura sakSama hote haiN| bhagavAna ne isIlie kahA ki zrAvaka ke eka hAtha meM pUjA ho aura dUsare hAtha meM daan| tuma pratidina pUjA karo aura cAhe dasa rupaye hI sahI, mAnavatA kI madada ke lie avazya samarpita kro| isI saMdarbha meM bhagavAna agalA sUtra de rahe haiM - santi egehiM bhikkhUhiM, gAratthA sNjmuttraa| gAratthehiM ya savvehiM, sAhavo sNjmuttraa|| bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'sAdhujana sabhI gRhasthoM se saMyama meM zreSTha hote haiM, tathApi kucha bhikSuoM kI apekSA gRhastha saMyama meM zreSTha hote haiN|' prabhu bar3I krAMtikArI bAta kaha rahe haiN| yaha to koI AzcaryakAraka bAta nahIM hai ki sAdhujana saMyama meM sabhI gRhasthoM se zreSTha hote haiN| cAhe sAdhu meM koI doSa A jAe to bhI vaha zreSTha hai, kyoMki usane gRhastha-jIvana kA tyAga kiyA hai, vaha brahmacArI jIvana jI rahA hai aura anya kitane hI niyamoM kA pAlana bhI kara rahA hai| bhagavAna yaha bhI kahate haiM ki kucha gRhastha aise bhI hote haiM jo saMyama meM muniyoM se bhI zreSTha hote haiN| koI mApadaMDa thor3e hI hotA hai gRhastha aura sAdhu ke saMyama-jIvana ko mApane kaa| eka zrAvaka bhI apanI bhAvadazA meM sAdhanA ke unnata sopAnoM ko chU sakatA hai aura eka sAdhu apanI hI bhAvadazA meM vikAroM ke daladala meM gira sakatA hai| maiMne dharma kI kitAboM meM par3hA hai, hAlA~ki jAnA yA dekhA nahIM hai ki paMcama Are meM kaI sAdhu-sAdhvI aura AcArya naraka meM jaaeNge| para maiM to yaha kahanA cAhU~gA ki gRhastha bhI car3ha sakatA hai aura sAdhu bhI gira sakatA hai| mUlya hai bhAvoM aura kRtyoM kaa| For Personal & Private Use Only

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zrAvaka-jIvana kA svarUpa 167 kalpanA kareM ki landana meM vizva-stara kA eka mahA adhivezana cala rahA ho jisameM vizva kI sabhI sammAnanIya hastiyoM ko AmaMtrita kiyA gayA hai| vahA~ eka vyakti mAtra choTI-sI dhotI pahane, kaMdhe para eka dupaTTA liye aura hAtha meM eka DaNDA liye pahu~catA hai| kyA yaha aparigraha kA jIvanta udAharaNa nahIM hai ? vahA~ pahu~cane para usa vyakti ko kahA jAtA hai ki Apako isa taraha ke vastra pahanakara mahAdhivezana kA apamAna karane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| Apa yA to salIke ke vastra pahanakara Ae~ athavA isa mahAdhivezana se lauTa jaaeN| vaha vyakti kahatA hai, 'maiM isa mahAdhivezana kA tyAga kara sakatA hU~, para apane siddhAMtoM se samajhautA nahIM kara sktaa| aisA kahakara vaha jaise hI lauTane ke lie pIche mur3atA hai, tabhI mahArAnI elijAbetha uThakara khar3I ho jAtI haiM aura kahatI haiM, 'mahAtmA gA~dhI, isa mahAdhivezana meM ApakA vahI sthAna hai jo kohinUra hIre se sajjita elijAbetha kA hai|' taba usa mahAdhivezana kI adhyakSatA mahAtmA gA~dhI dvArA kI jAtI hai| elijAbetha ne siddha kiyA ki mahimA tyAga kI hotI hai, bhoga kI nhiiN| tyAga ke Age bhoga baunA ho jAtA hai| aise vyakti hI gRhastha-saMta hote haiN| aparigraha ke saMdarbha meM hI hama eka aura udaahrnnleN|mNdsaur ke eka zrAvaka haiM zrIamaracaMda koThArI jo vartamAna meM kalakattA meM rahate haiN| isa vyakti ne Aja se koI pacAsa-pacapana varSa pUrva kisI saMta kI preraNA se parigraha-parimANa-vrata le liyaa| usa samaya unakI kamAI thI 10 yA 20 rupaye mAsika aura inhoMne yaha parimANa le liyA ki ve dasa hajAra rupaye se adhika dhana apane pAsa nahIM rkheNge| usa samaya to dasa hajAra rupaye kA bahuta mahattva hotA thA, hAlA~ki Aja to eka lar3ake ke hI baiMka baileMsa meM bIsa-paccIsa hajAra rupaye AsAnI se mila jaaeNge| mudde kI bAta yaha hai ki vaha vyakti Aja bhI jaba pratidina hajAroM-lAkhoM ke dhaMdhe karatA hai, para apane liye hue niyama para aDiga hai| dasa hajAra se jitanA bhI jyAdA hotA hai, vaha usakA dAna kara detA hai| pratidina kA usakA yahI niyama hai| vaha apanA hissA milAtA hai aura dasa hajAra se jitanA bhI jyAdA hotA hai, use eka alaga gullaka meM DAla detA hai| koI bhI AtA hai to vaha use dAna kara detA hai, isa bhAva se nahIM ki sAmane vAle ko cAhie yA AvazyakatA hai, balki isalie ki yaha atirikta paisA use haTAnA hai| vaha vyakti pratidina hajAroM-lAkhoM rupayoM For Personal & Private Use Only

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168 jAge so mahAvIra kA dAna karatA hai| aise vyakti ke dAna ke sAmane bar3e-bar3e karor3apati dhare raha jAte haiN| usake ghara se koI khAlI hAtha nahIM lautttaa| usa vyakti kA dhaMdhA hai - DoDoM kaa| jaba usane yaha dhaMdhA prAraMbha kiyA thA, taba zAyada vaha do-tIna rupaye kI kamAI karatA hogA, para Aja yaha dhaMdhA itanA cala par3A hai ki usakI kamAI lAkhoM meM hai| lakSmI kI yaha vizeSatA hai ki jo use tyAge, vaha usake Age aura jo use bhoge, usase bhaage| ___ sAdhanA ke saMdarbha meM hI eka aura udAharaNa duuNgaa| gujarAta ke sAdhaka zrI rAjacandra kaa| unakA udAharaNa isalie denA cAhU~gA ki isa vyakti ne peMTa-kamIja yA dhotI-kurte kA tyAga nahIM kiyA, lekina yaha vyakti isa taraha kI gaharI sAdhanA karake gayA ki isa bIsavIM zatAbdI meM koI aisA sAdhaka nahIM huA jo sAdhanA ke kSetra meM unake mukAbile khar3A ho| hamArIdharma-paraMparA meM jahA~ saMtoM ko mahattva diyA jAtA hai, vahA~ isa sAdhaka vyakti ke Aja hajAroM-lAkhoM kI saMkhyA meM anuyAyI haiN| yaha vyakti yuvA avasthA meM hI cala basA, para kisake balabUte para usane itanI U~cAiyoM ko prApta kiyA? apanI sAdhanA kI puNya pAramitAoM ke bala para hI vaha isa lokapUjya sthAna para phuNcaa| Aja isa vyakti ke nAma para saiMkar3oM Azrama haiN| gRhastha meM rahakara bhI vyakti sAdhanA kI jina U~cAiyoM para pahu~ca sakatA hai, usakA pratyakSa udAharaNa zrImad rAjacandra hai| isa deza meM dharma aura darzana ke mAmaloM meM jinakA pramukha sthAna hai unhIM meM se eka haiM DaoN. sAgaramala jain| maiM unakA bhI jikra karanA caahuuNgaa| bAta una dinoM kI hai jaba maiM pI-eca.DI. ke lie zAstroM kA adhyayana kara rahA thaa| eka dina, rAta ke karIba sAta baje maiMne unheM saMdeza bhijavAyA ki Apa Adhe ghaMTe bAda padhAra jAe~ kyoMki mujhe kisI zAstra ke bAre meM Apase kucha carcA karanI hai| unhoMne apanI svIkRti bheja dii| AdhA ghaMTA bItA, eka aura Der3ha ghaMTA bhI bIta gayA, para ve nahIM aae| karIba nau baje ve pdhaare| hamane unako dekhakara socA ki aba ve zAstracarcA kaba kareMge aura kaba soeNge| cUMki ve hamAre lie gurutulya rahe, isalie hamane unase kahA to kucha bhI nahIM aura hama zAstra-carcA meM baiTha ge| karIba eka ghaMTe bAda unakA hAtha yakAyaka sira para calA gayA aura unhoMne sira ko kucha halkA-sA dbaayaa| jaba unakA hAtha nIce AyA to hama yaha dekhakara daMga raha gae kyoMki unakA hAtha khUna se lathapatha thaa| For Personal & Private Use Only

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zrAvaka-jIvana kA svarUpa 169 hamane pUchA, 'yaha kyA ho gayA?' ve bar3e zAMta svara meM bole, 'kucha nahIM, aise hI coTa laga gayI thii|' hamane kahA, 'taba Apane padhArane kA kaSTa kyoM kiyA?' unhoMne javAba diyA, 'isa khUna yA coTa se adhika mUlyavAna mere lie Apake Adeza kI pAlanA hai| aisA kabhI ho sakatA hai ki Apa bulAe~ aura maiM na AU~ !' taba hamane jAnA ki sAmAyika kise kahate haiM ? jisa vyakti ke sira para itanI gaharI coTa lagI hai ki bAda meM usake chaha-chaha TA~ke Ae to bhI vaha vyakti itanI samatA, zAMti aura sahajatA se hamAre sAtha eka-Der3ha ghaMTe zAstra-carcA karatA rhaa| rAta ke sAr3he dasa baje ke lagabhaga hamane unake prAthamika upacAra kI vyavasthA kii| ___ huA yaha ki ve zeviMga kara jaba snAnaghara meM nahAne gae to nahAkara jaise hI Upara uThe ki sira para lagA huA nala, sIdhA unake sira ke bhItara ghusa gayA / unhoMne TA~ke lagavAne kI ciMtA nahIM kI aura sIdhe hamAre pAsa zAstracarcA ke lie A ge| unako madhumeha kI bImArI thii| ve jaba hamAre sAtha zAstra-adhyayana aura adhyApana ke lie baiThate to unake lie eka gilAsa karele kA rasa lAyA jaataa| ve usa rasa ko bar3e ArAma se pI lete, gilAsa rakhate aura phira adhyayana praarNbh| mu~ha sApha karane ke lie kisI anya cIja kI AvazyakatA nahIM, na hI koI nAka-bhauM sikor3I jaatii| itanI sahajatA aura samatA, karele ke rasake prati rhii| maiM hakIkata kahatA hU~ ki hamane apane jIvana meM sAmAyika kI sAdhanA jinase sIkhI hai, unameM sAgaramalajI bhI eka haiN| jisa vyakti kI mati samyakdarzana se vizuddha ho gaI hai, vaha vyakti sapta vyasanoM kA tyAga karane se dArzanika zrAvaka kahA jAtA hai| kisI kA philosaoNphara honA eka alaga pahalU hai| vaha usake cintana kI paripakvatA hai para dArzanika kA zrAvaka honA darpaNa hone kI taraha hai| jaisA darpaNa sApha-sutharA hotA hai, aise hI vaha vyakti bhI bhItara-bAhara sApha-sutharA hotA hai| vyakti kA jIvana kisI AIne kI taraha ho jaae| AIne meM kisI ne jhA~kA to AIne ne use usakA pratirUpa dikhA diyaa| dekhane vAlA haTA ki AInA phira saaph-svcch| AIne meM sau loga apanI chavi dekha leM, phira bhI AInA bedAga rahatA hai, sApha-svaccha rahatA hai| kaimarA to kaica kara letA hai chavi ko, para AInA sabako dekhakara bhI, sabase milakara bhI, sabase batiyA kara bhI nirmala-nirlipta-mukta rahatA hai| maiM kahU~gA ki hama AInA baneM-sabake sAtha sabake bIca, phira bhI nirlipt| For Personal & Private Use Only

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170 jAge so mahAvIra merI preraNA hai ki hara vyakti gRhastha-saMta bne| ghara meM rahe, phira bhI sAdhusvabhAvI hokr| sAdhutA mana meM ho, vyavahAra meM ho| hara kisI kA hRdaya sAdhu honA caahie| maiM nAma, veza, sthAna badalane kI bAta nahI utthaauuNgaa| maiM to kahU~gA ki tuma paiMTa-kamIja pahanakara bhI saMta bno| paiMTa-kamIja vAle hI sahI, para jIvana saMta ho| svArthoM kA tyAga ho| vikAroM kA tyAga ho| auroM ke kAma Ane kI sadbhAvanA ho| hamArI ora se kisI ko bhI Thesa na phuNce| sabase prema ho aura sabakI sevaa| mahAvIra kA laMchana hai-siNh| laoNyansa klaba kA cihna hai siNh| maiM kahU~gA ki hama saba siMha baneM, siNh-puruss| apanA soyA siMhatva jagAe~, apanI soI sAdhutA jgaaeN| mahAvrata aba kauna-kitanA pAla sakegA, yaha alaga bAta hai| hama aNuvrata hI pAleM, para pUrA jieN| cAhe zramaNa hoM yA zrAvaka, ve apanI paripUrNatA ke sAtha aNuvrata bhI jIe~ to isa svArthI aura cakAcauMdhamayI duniyA meM kAphI hogaa| jo ho, pUrNa ho; niSThA se ho| hara hAla meM ho| dhakkAmAra jiMdagI Thosa ho, pUrNa ho, paripakva ho| hama saba sAtvika jIvana jieN| apanI ora se itanA hI anurodha hai| sabhI ke lie amRta prema; nmskaar| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only

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vratoM kI vAstavika samajha mere priya Atman ! yaha sArA pRthvI-graha hamArA ghara hai aura hama sabhI loga isake sadasya haiN| jisa taraha kisI bhI ghara ko sajAne aura sa~vArane kA dAyitva ghara ke sabhI logoM kA hotA hai, aise hI isa pRthvI-graha ko sajjita, zRMgArita aura suvAsita karane ke lie hama sabhI javAbadeha haiN| koI bhI eka akelA vyakti kisI deza,samAja aura ghara ko nahIM sa~vAra sktaa| ghara taba hI ghara raha sakatA hai jaba ki ghara kA pratyeka sadasya usa ghara kI sAra-saMbhAla ke prati pratibaddha ho| yadi koI sAsa, bahU ke Ane para yaha soca le ki aba ghara kI jimmedArI bahU para hai to ghara sajA-sa~varA nahIM raha sakatA aura yadi bahU yaha soca le ki use kyA cintA, sAsa ghara ko sa~bhAlane ke lie baiThI hai to aise ghara kI nIMva ina hAlAta meM bUr3hI ho jaaegii| vaha ghara susajjita, saMskArita aura akhaNDita nahIM raha sktaa| pRthvI-graha bhI eka ghara ke hI samAna hai| yahA~ hama eka musAphira kI taraha cAra dina ke lie Ate haiM aura phira kisI anya graha kI tarapha kUca kara jAte haiN| pRthvIgraha para kisI kA Agamana janma kA sukUna ho jAyA karatA hai aura isa graha se prasthAna mRtyukI padacApa bana jAtI hai| hakIkata to yahI hai ki hama kisI musAphira kI taraha cAra dina ke lie yahA~ rukate haiM aura phira antahIna dizA kI ora prayANa kara jAte haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only

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172 jAge so mahAvIra Ane vAlA samaya aura pIr3hiyA~ hamArI sabhI RNI raheMgI jaba hama Ane vAle kala ke lie aise darakhta lagAkara jAe~ jinake phala, phUla aura chAyA unheM lambe samaya taka milate rheN| Aja hama bhaya aura AtaMka ke gaMbhIra daura se gujara rahe haiN| sabhI ke pAsa yahI prazna hai ki Aja kyA huA aura kala kyA hogA? vizva kI mahAzakti kahalAne vAlA amerikA AtaMka ke bhaMvara meM ghira gayA hai aura usake dvArA kI jAne vAlI javAbI kAryavAhI kI taiyArI dekhakara sArA vizvastabdha hai ki kahIM tIsarA vizva-yuddha na chir3a jaae| Aja sArI prabuddha mAnavajAti ko yaha bAta samajha meM A gaI hai ki yaha dharatI yadi TikI rahegI to vaha kevala prema, bandhutva aura sahiSNutA ke AdhAra-staMbhoM para hii| zastra, bhaya aura AtaMka se yaha dharatI kabhI surakSita nahIM raha sktii| jahA~sArI mAnavajAti ne vijJAna aura adhyAtma ke siddhAntoM ko mAnava ke lie kalyANakArI mAnA hai, vahIM vijJAna ke AviSkAroM kA mAnavatA ke viruddha upayoga karanA vAstava meM hamAre lie khatare kI eka sUcanA hai| kisI saMskRti ko panapane meM jahA~ bIsa varSa lagate haiM, usI saMskRti ke naSTa hone ke lie bIsa dina kA yuddha hI paryApta hai| yadi isa dharatI se AtaMka aura ugravAda miTa jAe aura jitanA vyaya zastroM ke saMgrahaNa meM kiyA jAtA hai, utanA yadi mAnava kalyANakArI kAryoM tathA rojagAra ke avasaroM, zikSA aura svAsthya para kharca kiyA jAe to isa dharatI kA svarUpa zAyada kucha aura hI ho| jina logoM ke pAsa apanI koI buddhijanya cetanA hai, ve Aja vizva ke jisa kone meM bhI baiThe haiM, isI bAta para ciMtana kara rahe haiM ki isa AtaMkavAda ko kaise samApta kiyA jAe? atIta meM eka yuddha mahAbhArata kA yuddha huA thA, eka yuddha kRSNa aura kaMsa ke madhya huA thA aura eka yuddha rAma aura rAvaNa ke bIca huaathaa| vartamAna meM bhI eka aisA saMgrAma aura cher3A jAe jo AtaMka aura bhaya ko miTAne kA lakSya liye ho| pichale pacIsa sau varSoM meM pA~ca hajAra se bhI jyAdA yuddha hue haiM, para koI bhI yuddha yaha siddha nahIM kara pAyA ki yuddha zAnti ke AdhAra ho sakate hai| ekamAtra kaliMga kA yuddha aisA huA jisake bAda ayuddha kI ghoSaNA huI, para zAMti yuddha ke dvArA nahIM balki yuddha ke bAda ayuddha kI ghoSaNA se huii| vaha kisI azoka kA samaya rahA jahA~ dharatI ne ahiMsA aura zAnti ke dvArA apane astitva ko kAyama rakhane kI kalA jaanii| taba kisI gAMdhI dvArA deza ko AjAda karane ke lie ahiMsA aura zAMti kA zaMkhanAda kiyA gayA aura dharatI para phira se ahiMsA pratiSThita huii| For Personal & Private Use Only

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173 vratoM kI vAstavika samajha ___ dharatI para rahane vAle dhArmika loga apanI dakiyAnUsI soca ko chor3akara vizvakalyANa ke lie prema,dayA,AtmIyatA aura karuNA ko phira se rozana kreN| yuddha kisI samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM ho sktaa| yuddha to svayaM samasyA hai| yuddha ne kisI samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM kiyA hai| phira vaha cAhe rUsa aura amerikA ke bIca kA yuddha ho, ijarAila aura philipInsa ke bIca kA yuddha yA tamila aura zrIlaMkA ke bIca kA yuddha ho| bhArata-pAkistAna ke yuddha ne na bhArata ko kucha diyA aura na pAkistAna ko| ____ghara meM aMdherA ho to cirAga jalAnA Avazyaka hai, para aMdhere ko miTAne ke lie ghara ko hI jalA denA mUrkhatA hI hai| maiM jAnatA hU~ ki tumhArA 'igo' bAra-bAra tumheM lar3ane ke lie ukasAtA hai| para lar3anA hI hai to apane bhItara palane vAle svArtha aura kaSAyoM se ldd'o| jo AtaMkavAda eka ajagara kI taraha apanA mu~ha kholakara sArI mAnavajAti ko, sArI pRthvI ko nigalanA cAhatA hai, usase ldd'o| kahate haiM : Aja deza hI nahIM, sArA vizva AtaMkavAda, ugravAda se vyathita hai| garIbI, berojagArI,anyAya, atyAcAra, pradUSaNa, kaiMsara, eDsa - na jAne, aisI kitanI samasyAe~ haiM, jinake samAdhAna kI vartamAna vizva ko talAza hai| ina samAdhAnoM ke lie atIta meM bhI prayAsa hue haiM aura Aja bhI haiN| hama vartamAna aura atIta ke bIca sAmaMjasya sthApita kareM aura atIta ke mUlyoM ko vartamAna meM bhI lAgU kreN| rAjA caNDapradyota ne jaba mRgAvatI ke rUpasaundarya ke bAre meM sunA to vaha usase vivAha karane ke lie lAlAyita ho utthe| para mRgAvatI ne isa zAdI ke prastAva ko asvIkAra kara diyaa| badale meM caNDapradyota ne mRgAvatI ke rAjya para dhAvA bola diyaa| mRgAvatI ne rAjya ke parakoTe ke sabhI daravAje banda karavA diye| candrapradyota kI pUrI senA parakoTe ke bAhAra DerA DAlakara baiTha gii| isI iMtajAra meM ki eka-naeka dina to anna aura jala ke bhaNDAra samApta hoMge aura taba to daravAje khuleMge hii| usa samaya dhAvA bola diyA jaaegaa| AkhirakAra chaha mahIne bAda aisI sthiti bhI A gaI aura agale dina dhAvA bolane kI taiyArI karalI gii| mRgAvatI bhI agale dina hone vAle yuddha kI taiyArI meM juTI thii| tabhI unhoMne eka saMdeza sunA ki karuNAsAgara bhagavAna mahAvIra guNazIla caitya meM padhAre haiM aura unakI kala maMgala dezanA hogii| mRgAvatI aura candrapradyota yaha socane lage ki bhagavAna svayaM calakara hama taka pahu~ca cuke haiM to kyA hama eka dina ke lie bhI yuddha TAla nahIM sakate? For Personal & Private Use Only

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174 jAge so mahAvIra agale dina subaha rAjya ke banda daravAje khula gaye aura mRgAvatI apane parivAra sahita bhagavAna kI maMgala dezanA sunane phuNcii| idhara rAjA candrapradyota bhI prabhu ke darzana karane aura unakI amRtavANI ke zravaNa ke liye phuNcaa| bhagavAna ne kahA, 'isa anitya saMsAra meM anitya zarIra ke lie yuddha kaisA? donoM logoM ke bIca yuddha hone se kitane bekasUroM kI jAna jAegI, kitanI bahinoM kI rAkhI bikhara jAegI, kitanI mAtAoM kI goda sUnI ho jAegI aura kitanI mahilAoM kI mAMga ke sindUra se holI khelI jaaegii| tuma isa nazvara saMsAra meM zAMti aura ahiMsA kA mahattva smjho| apanA amUlya jIvana ina yuddhoM se vyartha na kro| __ bhagavAna kI dezanA sunakara mRgAvatI usI samaya uThakara bolI, 'bhaMte ! Apake vacanoM ko sunakara mujhe isa nazvara saMsAra se tIvra vairAgya ho gayA hai aura aba maiM dIkSita hokara sAdhvI-jIvana vyatIta karanA cAhatI huuN| isalie mujha para anukampA kara zramaNatva pradAna kreN|' jina kSaNoM meM mRgAvatI ne zramaNatva ko aMgIkAra kiyA, unhIM kSaNoM meM rAjA candrapradyota uThe aura bole, 'bhaMte ! mRgAvatI ke isa zramaNajIvana ke aMgIkaraNa kA maiM anumodana karatA hU~ aura meM svayaM bhI kucha niyama aura vrata Apase grahaNa karanA cAhatA huuN| taba mahAvIra dvArA candrapradyota ko pA~ca vrata die ge| ve hI vrata zramaNa aura zrAvaka jIvana ke AdhAra-staMbha bne| ___ bhagavAna kI sArI jIvana-dRSTi inhIM pA~ca vratoM para TikI haiN| inhIM pA~ca vratoM ko hI bhagavAna ne mukti kA AdhAra mAnA hai| ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha ke rUpa meM hama ina paMca mahAvratoM se vAkipha haiN| ye mahAvrata kala bhI sArthaka the aura Aja bhI samIcIna haiN| jo vyakti ina pA~cavratoM kA pratidina pAlana karatA hai, vaha mahAvIra dvArA samarpita paMcAmRta kA Acamana kara rahA hai| hama mahAvIra dvArA pratipAdita ina pA~ca vratoM para kucha jIvana-sApekSa jJAna-carcA kreN| vrata kA artha hotA hai 'virata honA yA alaga honA' |rt kA artha hai 'jur3anA yA milanA' aura virata kA artha hai 'dUra honA yA alaga honA' / mahAvIra ina pA~ca vratoM ke mAdhyama se hameM pA~ca sAdhanoM se alaga yA mukta rakhanA cAhate haiN| jaise kamala kI pAMkhuriyA~ kIcar3a se alaga rahatI haiM, aise hI mahAvIra hameM hiMsA, asatya, corI, maithuna aura vyartha ke saMgraha ke kIcar3a se mukta rakhanA cAhate haiN| hama leM, mahAvIra ke prathama vrata ke saMbaMdha meM mahAvIra kA sUtra For Personal & Private Use Only

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vratoM kI vAstavika samajha 175 savvesimAsamANaM, hidayaM gabbho va svvstthaannN| savvesiM vadaguNANaM, piMDo sAro ahiNsaahu|| bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'ahiMsA saba AzramoM kA hRdaya, saba zAstroM kA rahasya tathA saba vratoM aura guNoM kA piNDabhUta sAra hai|' __ bhagavAna ne prathama mArga ko sthApita karate hue kahA ki ahiMsA saba AzramoM kA hRdaya hai| cAhe brahmacarya Azrama ho yA gRhastha, cAhe vAnaprastha Azrama ho yA saMnyAsa, sabhI AzramoM kA hRdaya, navanIta yA baikuNTha-dhAma ahiMsAzrama hI hai| vyakti kisI bhI Azrama meM rahe, para ahiMsA usakI hara sA~sa se jur3I ho, parachA~I kI trh| ___ ahiMsA mahAvIra kI AtmA hai| vizva kI anekAneka samasyAoM kA samAdhAna mahAvIra ne ahiMsA meM talAzA hai| hiMsA samasyA hai| ahiMsA samAdhAna hai| kevala svArtha ko mUlya denA hiMsA kA AdhAra hai| dUsaroM ke bhI jIvana ko mUlya denA ahiMsA kA AdhAra hai| apanA hita svArtha hai| sabakA hita paramArtha hai| hiMsAahiMsA ke pIche yahI mUlabhUta dRSTikoNa hai| ____ ahiMsA kA artha hai hiMsA nahIM krnaa| vyakti mana,vacana aura kAyA dvArA hiMsA karatA hai| mana dvArA pratipAdita hiMsA mAnasika hiMsA, vacana se kI jAne vAlI hiMsA vAcika hiMsA aura zarIra dvArA kI jAne vAlI hiMsA kAyika hiMsA hai| tInoM hI prakAra kI hiMsA vyakti kI avanati kA kAraNa banatI hai, usakI pragati meM bAdhaka banatI hai| Apane kisI ko cA~TA mArA to yaha hiMsA hai, kisI ko gAlI dI to yaha bhI hiMsA hai aura kisI ke lie burA socA to yaha bhI hiMsA hai| tInoM meM prakaTa aura aprakaTa kA hI pharka hai| sAvadhAna ! yadi Aja Apa kisI ke bAre meM burA socate haiM to kala yahI soca burA karane kA AdhAra bana jaaegaa| Akhira per3a to vaisA hI laharAegA, jaisA ki bIja boyA gayA hai / hama apanI soca ke dvArA mana ke kheta meM bIja hI to bote haiM / acchA socoge to acchI phasala laharAegI aura burA socakara bure bIja-vapana kie to phasala bhI vaisI hI prApta hogii| ___ jo vyakti yaha cAhate haiM ki unake dvArA bhaviSya meM kabhI bhI galata kRtya na hoM to ve apanI soca ke prati sAvadhAna aura jAgarUka rheN| yadi Aja Apane kisI vyakti ke bAre meM yaha socA ki isako to maiM sabaka sikhAkara hI rahU~gA aura rAta ko yahI socate-socate so gae to yaha bAta sapane meM A jAegI, kala yaha bAta mu~ha For Personal & Private Use Only

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176 jAge so mahAvIra para A jAegI aura ho sakatA hai ki Ane vAle kala meM yaha kArya Apase sampAdita bhI ho jaae| soca vANI kA AdhAra banatA hai, vANI vyavahAra kA; vyavahAra AdatoM kA AdhAra banatA hai aura vyavahAra cAritra kaa| yAnI mana kI soca cAritra kI kuMjI hai| cAritra ko sudhArane ke lie soca ko sudhAranA sarvazreNTha maMtra hai| ___ hama mAnasika hiMsA se bacane ke lie vikRta soca se bceN| burA na boleM, burA na dekheM, burA na suneN| yaha to bAda kI bAta huii| cauthA bandara ina sabase pahale eka jarUrI hidAyata detA hai ki burA na soceN| yaha caurAhe para lagI lAla battI hai| isake prati sajaga rheN| hama vAcika hiMsA se bceN| yaha ahiMsA ko vANI ke dvArA caritArtha karanA huaa| bhale hI hama mana para utanA aMkuza na rakha pAe~, para vANI dvArA to kisI kI hiMsA na kreN| kisI ko gAlI denA, AlocanA karanA, nindA karanA, vyaMgya kasanA, khillI ur3AnA aura kisI ko dUsare ke samakSa nIcA dikhAkara beijjata karanA, ye saba vAcika hiMsA ke rUpa haiN| zarIra dvArA bhI hama hiMsA karate hI haiN| vAhana calAte samaya, phaikTrI meM kAma karate samaya, anya kArya karate samaya bhI hamArI lAparavAhI ke calate jIva-ghAta hotA hI rahatA hai| eka aura hiMsA hotI hai, vyavahArajanya hiMsA yA karmajanya hiNsaa| yadi isa anAvazyaka hiMsA se bacanA cAheM to baca sakate haiN| jaise Apa subaha uThe aura nivRtti ke lie zaucAlaya ge| yadi Apa zauca-kriyA ke pahale thor3I-sI yatanA kara leM, thor3A-sA viveka rakha leM to ApakA zauca jAnA bhI dharma kA AcaraNa ho jaaegaa| Apa nivRtti ke samaya yaha dekha leM ki vahA~ cIMTI-makor3e yA anya koI jIva-jaMtu to nahIM haiN| aise hI jaba Apa rasoIghara meM jAe~ to gaisa ke barnara ko jhAr3apauMcha leN| aisA karane se gaisa ke barnara para rAta ko koI jIva baiThA hogA to vaha sUkSma se sUkSma jIva bhI binA Ahata hue nikala jaaegaa| jaise ApamaMdira meM morapaMkhI rakhate haiM, aise hI eka paMkhI rasoI ke lie bhI ho| jaba bhI Apa gaisa kA upayoga kareM to usase pahale usa paMkhI ko barnara para phera leN| isase vahA~ koI bhI jIva hogA to vaha nikala jaaegaa| yadi Apa binA dekhe/jhAr3e barnara jalA detI haiM to thor3I-sI ayatanA hiMsA kA kAraNa bana jaaegii| For Personal & Private Use Only

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vratoM kI vAstavika samajha Apane yaha to sunA hI hogA ki sAmAyika karanA, pratikramaNa karanA yA phira maMdira jAnA dharma hai, para maiM kaha~gA ki yadi Apa yatanApUrvaka gaisa kA barnara jalAte haiM to vaha bhI dharma hI hai| aise hI hama viveka rakheM ki pAnI ko chAnakara kAma meM leN| ye choTI-choTI vivekapUrNa bAteM Apako ahiMsaka banA sakatI haiN| agara kisI kAraNavaza Apako rAta ko khAnA yA pAnI pInA par3atA hai to viveka rakheM ki bijalI kI rozanI meM pAnI yA khAdya vastu ko acchI taraha dekhakara hI use upayoga meM leM anyathA koI jIva-jantu bhI Apake pAnI yA khAne ke sAtha A sakatA hai| ye kucha aise choTe-choTe sUtra hai jinheM apanAkara hama sahajatayA ahiMsaka jIvana jI sakate haiM tathA kriyAjanya hiMsA se baca sakate haiN| bhagavAna kI tarapha se dUsarA vrata samarpita kiyA jA rahA hai 'satya' kaa| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki svayaM apane lie yA dUsaroM ke lie krodha, bhaya Adi ke vazIbhUta hokara hiMsAtmaka vacana bolanA hI asatya vacana hai| satya se bar3A koI vrata hI nahIM hotaa| koI bhI zakhza yadi apane jIvana meM koI vratasvIkAranA cAhe to maiM kahU~gA ki vaha satya ko sviikaare| prArambha meM hameM satya bolane meM kucha dikkateM A sakatI haiM, para anta meM satya hI tumhArI rakSA kregaa| jo satya kI rakSA karatA hai, galata kRtya ho jAne para bhI satya usakI rakSA kregaa| ___ vyakti jhUTha kyoM bolatA hai ? jhUTha bolane ke tIna hI kAraNa haiM - pahalA krodha, dUsarA bhaya aura tIsarA svaarth| prAcIna samaya meM eka dhArmika vyakti kA jIvana aura usakA vacana itanA prAmANika hotA thA ki yadi vaha adAlata meM jAkara kisI kI gavAhI detA thA to nyAyAdhIza bhI use svIkAra karate the| use korTa meM gItA para hAtha rakhakara zapatha dilavAne kI jarUrata nahIM samajhI jAtI thii| para Aja sthitiyA~ badala gaI haiN| Aja eka dhArmika kahalAne vAlA vyakti dharma kA bAnA pahanakara kitane galata kAma karatA hai, kitanA asatya aura aprAmANika jIvana jItA hai, isase hama sabhI paricita haiN| vastutaH jisa vyakti kI dRSTi Atma-tattva para sthira ho gaI hai, vaha sadaiva satya kA hI AcaraNa kregaa| ___ maiM Apase do ghaTanAoM kA jikra kruuNgaa| pahalI ghaTanA hai kalakattA kI jo maiMne bhI bujurgoM se sunI hai| kalakattA ke bar3e maMdira ke adhyakSa kA kAryakAla pUrNa hone ko thaa| paramparA ke anusAra tIna varSa kI avadhi pUrI hone para adhyakSa ko maMdira ke khajAne ke sAmAna kA prabhAra nae adhyakSa ko sauMpanA thaa| sabhI sAmAna For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra - nikAlakara purAnI sUcI se milAna karake ginatI kI jA rahI thI, lekina eka vastu nahIM mila rahI thI / bhaNDAragRha ko acchI taraha dekha liyA gayA, para vaha vastu nahIM milii| nivartamAna adhyakSa kahane lage ki jaba maiMne adhyakSa pada kA bhAra svIkAra kiyA thA, taba vaha vastu khajAne meM thI para isa avadhi meM maiMne kabhI tijorI nahIM kholii| jaba bhI AvazyakatA par3I to ise maMtrI aura koSAdhyakSa ne hI kholA hai| yaha sunakara maMtrI aura koSAdhyakSa nArAja hue ki hama para jhUThA iljAma lagAyA jA rahA hai| anta meM jaba isa paristhiti kA koI samAdhAna nahIM nikalA to adhyakSa mahodaya sabake bIca khar3e hokara bole ki Apa sabhI loga usa vastu ke mUlya kA Akalana karake mujhe batAe~ / 178 Akalana kiyA gyaa| vastu kA mUlya sATha hajAra rupae A~kA gayA | Aja se cAlIsa varSa pUrva sATha hajAra kA kyA mUlya ho sakatA hai, Apa anumAna lagA sakate haiN| usa vyakti ne tatkAla kahA, 'mere kAryakAla meM yaha vastu guma huI hai, ataH maiM isake lie javAbadeha hU~ / Aja merA sAmarthya itanI bar3I rakama cukAne kA nahIM hai, para maiM Apa sabhI ke samakSa apanI yaha pagar3I utArakara maMdira meM rakhatA hU~ / yaha pagar3I maiM tabhI dhAraNa karU~gA jaba maMdira jI ko sATha hajAra rupae samarpita kara dU~gA / ' bujurga kahate haiM ki vaha apane baccoM ko bhI yahI bAta kahate the ki yadi maiM apane jIvanakAla meM maMdira meM rupaye jamA nahIM karavA pAU~ to tuma avazya hI jamA karA denA / kahate haiM ki usa vyakti ke baccoM ne pUre sATha hajAra rupae byAja - sahita maMdira meM jamA kraae| yaha hai satya ke prati niSThA aura jIvana meM prAmANikatA / hama dUsarI ghaTanA leM jo ki eka bahuta hI pyAre sAdhaka zrImad rAmacandrajI ke jIvana se sambandhita hai / ve gRhastha- saMta the / unakA bambaI meM javAharAta kA vyavasAya thaa| eka bAra unhoMne kisI vyakti ke sAtha pacAsa hajAra rupae kA saudA kiyA, para yogAnuyoga se usa vastu ke dAma eka hI saptAha meM bahuta U~ce car3ha ge| jisa vyakti ne saudA kiyA thA, vaha aba usa saude ko pUrA karane meM asamartha ho gayA / vaha rAjacandra ke pAsa pahu~cA aura bolA ki yadyapi saudA pUrA karane kA samaya ho gayA hai, para dAma itane U~ce car3ha gae haiM ki maiMne apanI patnI ke jevara bhI giravI rakha die haiM to bhI maiM saudA pUrA nahIM kara sakatA / maiM Apase prArthanA karatA hU~ ki Apa merI asamarthatA ko samajhate hue mujhe kucha samaya deM | For Personal & Private Use Only

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vratoM kI vAstavika samajha ___ 179 rAjacandra ne gaharAI se usa vyakti ke cehare ko par3hA aura unhoMne apane munIma ko Adeza diyA ki vaha kAgaja nikAlA jAe jo ki saude kA pramANa hai| kAgaja nikAlA gayA aura rAjacandra ko sauMpA gyaa| rAjacandra ne sahajatA se usa kAgaja ko phAr3ate hue kahA ki yahI saudA tumhAre tanAva, ciMtA aura parezAnI kA kAraNa bana rahA hai| isI ke kAraNa tumheM apanI patnI ke jevara giravI rakhane pdd'e| maiM isa saude ko hI samApta kara detA huuN| maiM kisI kI kamAI se dUdha pI sakatA hai, para khUna nhiiN| kahA jAtA hai ki lAkha rupaye munAphe ke ve kAgaja zrImad dvArA pala bhara meM phAr3a die gye| hA~, yahI hai ahiMsA, yahI hai satya aura prAmANikatA ki jahA~ vyakti apane hita ke sAtha-sAtha dUsaroM ke hitoM kI bhI rakSA karatA hai| aise hI vyakti sacce zrAvaka aura sacce zramaNa hote haiN| ____ bhagavAna tIsare vrata ke sambandha meM kahate haiM ki grAma, nagara yA araNya meM jo dUsare kI vastu ko dekhakara use grahaNa karane ke bhAva ko tyAga detA hai, usakA acaurya vrata hotA hai| bhagavAna ne kevala corI nahIM karane ko hI acaurya nahIM kahA, balki dUsare kI vastu ko dekhakara use mana meM bhI grahaNa na karane ke bhAva ko acauryavrata kI saMjJA dii| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki vyakti kisI dUsare kI vastu para burI najara naDAle, cAhe vaha anya kI strI ho, anya kI sampatti ho yA phira jmiin-jaaydaad| dUsare kI vastu ko grahaNa karane ke bhAva ko bhI bhagavAna ne corI kahA hai| Aja donoM samaya pratikramaNa karane vAlA vyakti bhI kara-corI to karatA hI hai| vyakti dhana-sampatti ke pIche isa kadara pAgala ho gayA hai ki vaha yena-kenaprakAreNa adhika se adhika dhana kamAne ko hI apane jIvana kA lakSya samajhatA hai| Aja rizvata, beImAnI, corI aura kAlAbAjArI deza ko dImaka kI taraha khokhalA kara rahe haiN| abhI mere pAsa rAjasthAna sarakAra ke mukhya saciva baiThe the| jaba carcAe~ cala nikalIM to unhoMne bhI yaha svIkAra kiyA ki Upara se nIce taka khAnekhilAne kI aisI paramparAe~ bana gaI haiM ki koI bhI kAma binA khilAe-pilAe hotA hI nahIM hai| are ! khAne ke lie to roTI hI cAhie na, hIrA to khAoge nahIM phira yaha vyartha kI corI, rizvatakhorI aura kAlAbAjArI kyoM? Aja paristhitiyA~ bilakula badala gaI haiN| sabhI rAjanetA eka jaise hI haiN| gA~dhI, saradAra vallabha bhAI aura lAlabahAdura zAstrI kA yuga calA gayA, jahA~ saMsada For Personal & Private Use Only

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180 jAge so mahAvIra meM bhI rAjanetA paidala yA sAikila para jAte the| unakI kamIjoM yA kurtoM meM bhI aise hI paibaMda lage rahate the jaise ki hama saMta loga apanI cadariyA ke phaTane para lagA lete haiN| Aja to hara rAjanetA kA videza meM akAuMTa milegaa| vizva meM Aja jo maMdI hai, usakA kAraNa bhI yahI corI, kAlAbAjArI aura rizvatakhorI hI hai| ___Apako yAda hogA ki svargIya pradhAnamaMtrI rAjIva gA~dhI ne eka bahuta hI mahattvapUrNa bAta kahI thI ki kendrIya sarakAra kisI kArya ke lie eka rupayA bhejatI hai to usa kArya taka sirpha pandraha paisA hI pahu~catA hai| bAkI ke piccAsI paise rAste meM hI gAyaba ho jAte haiN| yaha bAta koI sAdhAraNa vyakti kahatA to koI Azcarya nahIM hotA, para eka jimmedAra pradhAnamaMtrI ne yaha bAta khii| isa bAta se Apa aMdAjA lagA sakate haiM ki deza meM bhraSTAcAra kisa kadara hAvI ho gayA hai| ___ hamAre ye rAjanetA to isa bAta kI pratIkSA meM rahate haiM ki deza meM koI akAla, durghaTanA, bhUkaMpa yA aisI hI koI bahuta bar3I vibhISikA Ae tAki unake vArenyAre ho skeN| aisI durghaTanAoM para mAnavakalyANa saMsthAoM dvArA, videzoM dvArA bar3I rakameM preSita kI jAtI haiM para jarUratamaMdoM ke pAsa kitanI madada pahu~ca pAtI hai, yaha to zAyada vahI jAnatA hai| aba ina netA logoM dvArA eka-do lAkha kA nahIM balki karor3oM kA ghoTAlA hotA hai| jaba Aja se pandraha sAla pahale Ama AdamI taka pandraha phIsadI paisA hI pahuMcatA thA to Aja kitanA pahu~catA hogA? isa hAlata meM sudhAra kI phira guMjAiza hI kahA~ raha jAtI hai? ___jaba samaya ke hisAba se AdamI kI saMkhyA bar3hI hai to deza kI artha-vyavasthA ke ina dImakoM kI tAdAda bhI to bar3hI hoNgii| isIlie bhagavAna apanI ora se acaurya vrata kA nivedana kara rahe haiM tAki deza kI arthavyavasthA sucAru rUpa se cala ske| __ isa deza ko Arya deza kahA jAtA hai| Arya deza arthAt jahA~ ke logoM kA AcaraNa Arya (zreSTha) ho, para Aryatva hai kahA~ ? yahA~ to koI bhI kArya binA peparaveTa rakhe hotA hI nahIM hai| eka bAra kisI TrasTa ko kucha kAma karavAnA thaa| usa TrasTa se jur3e hue eka sajjana mere pAsa Ae aura unhoMne mujhe batAyA ki ve mAnavakalyANa ke kAryoM meM juTe haiN| TrasTa kA rajisTrezana ho jAe aura 80 jI kI chUTa sarakAra kI tarapha se turanta mila sake, isake lie ve merI sahAyatA cAhate haiN| cUMki kArya mAnava-sevA se jur3A thA, isalie maiMne Ayakara Ayukta ko TrasTa ko For Personal & Private Use Only

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vratoM kI vAstavika samajha 181 paMjIkRta karAne aura 80 jI kI chUTa dilAne ke lie kaha diyaa| Ayukta ne saba kAma karavAkara kAgaja sAina karake bAba ko bheja die| para eka do to kyA dasabIsa dina bIta gae, phira bhI paMjIkaraNa aura chUTa kI anumati kI phAila TrasTa ke pAsa nahIM phuNcii| hamane Ayukta ko phira yaha bAta khii| vaha bolA, 'maiMne to usI dina sArA kArya karake phAila bAbU ko bheja dI thii| Apa bAbU ke pAsa se phAila mNgvaaleN|' ve loga bAbU ke pAsa gae aura bole ki Ayukta mahodaya ne vaha phAila maMgavAI hai| usane kahA, 'hA~, vaha phAila mere pAsa AI jarUra thI, para mila nahIM rahI hai| jaba milegI taba bhijavA duuNgaa|' isa taraha se dasa dina aura bIta gae, para phAila kA koI atA-patA hI nahIM lgaa| anta meM Ayukta ko hI yaha kahanA par3A ki Apa usa bAbU ko sau do sau rupaye khilAie, tabhI vaha ApakI phAila degaa| jaba TrasTa ke sadasyoM ne usa bAbU ke sAmane usake eka mahIne ke cAya pAnI ke kharca kA bila kenTIna ko cukA diyA to thor3I hI dera meM phAila bhI sAmane A gii| ___ Aja hara kAma karavAne ke lie peparaveTa rakhanA hI par3atA hai| pepara veTa bhI do taraha ke haiM, eka to vaha jo isalie rakhA jAtA hai ki pepara ur3e hI nahIM aura dUsarA vaha jo isalie rakhA jAtA hai tAki pepara hila sake aura phAila Age khisaka ske| dUsare vAle pepara veTa kA upayoga taba kiyA jAtA hai jaba pepara ur3atA nahIM hai yA uThatA nahIM hai| taba pepara veTa to bAbU ke pAsa raha jAtA hai aura kAgaja hamAre hAtha meM A jAte haiN| beImAnI karane vAlA hI nahIM, usakA sAtha dene vAlA bhI beImAna hotA hai| vyakti apanI kamAI para vizvAsa rakhe, dUsaroM kI sampatti para apanA svAmitva njmaae| yadi vyakti zuddha zrAvakatva yA zramaNatva kA jIvana jInA cAhatA hai to vaha corI se svayaM ko bilakula alaga rkhe| __ bhagavAna cauthe vrata 'aparigraha' ke sambandha meM apanI ora se kahate haiM ki vyakti anAvazyaka parigraha na kre| mahAvIra ne vasta ke parigraha ko hI parigraha nahIM kahA hai, balki unhoMne vastu ke prati mamatva ko, merepana ke bhAva ko bhI parigraha kahA hai| parigraha kA artha hai grahaNa karanA yA pakar3a lenaa| aisA nahIM hai ki parigraha kA artha lAkhoM-karor3oM kI sampatti jamA kara lenA hI hai, jabaki eka choTA-sA rUmAla bhI parigraha ho sakatA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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182 jAge so mahAvIra yadi parigraha kA sambandha vastu kI mAtrA se hI hotA to phira rAjA janaka aura cakravartI bharata ke pAsa to akUta khajAnA thaa| phira bhI unheM videha aura aparigrahI kahA gyaa| zrIkRSNa ke to battIsa hajAra rAniyA~ thIM, phira bhI unheM anAsakta yogI kahA gyaa| parigraha kA sambandha to vyakti kA vastu ke prati mamatva yA mUrchAbhAva se hai| jahA~-jahA~ para bhI vyakti ne 'mere' kA AropaNa kara diyA hai vaha saba parigraha hai| aura to aura, bhagavAna ne to deha ko bhI parigraha kahakara dehAtIta-bhAva rakhane ko kahA hai| ____ do sAr3iyA~ bhI parigraha ho sakatI haiM aura saMbhava hai sau mahala bhI parigraha na hoN| mukhya bAta hai vyakti kA vastu ke sAtha rAgAtmaka sambandha / eka bhikhArI bhikhArI kI taraha se parigraha karatA hai aura eka karor3apati karor3apati kI taraha se| eka bhikhArI bhI sar3aka ke jisa kone meM baiThegA, vahA~ vaha dUsare ko kabhI nahIM baiThanA degaa| vaha kahegA ki yaha jagaha to merI hai| kahate haiM : eka bAra eka bhikhArI jisa jagaha para baiThatA thA, vahA~ na baiThakara kisI naI jagaha para baiThA thaa| eka AdamI jo roja usako usa jagaha para baiThA dekhatA thA, usane bhikhArI se pUchA, 'tU Aja yahA~ kaise baiThA hai? kyA usa purAnI jagaha se tujhe kisI ne dhakkA dekara haTA diyA hai? vaha mauhallA to dhanImAnI logoM kA hai aura vahA~ ke loga to tujhe bhIkha bhI bahuta dete the|' bhikhArI bolA, 'nahIM sAhaba, vahA~ se mujhe kisI ne dhakkA dekara nahIM nikAlA hai| daraasala kala maiMne apanI lar3akI kI zAdI kara dI hai isalie vaha jagaha daheja meM maiMne apane jamAI ko de dI hai| aba usa jagaha para merA jamAI baiThakara bhIkha maaNgegaa|' ____ yaha hai mUrchA, jahA~ bhIkha mA~gane kI jagaha para bhI vyakti apanA adhikAra samajhatA hai| bhalA, jaba 'sabai bhUmi gopAla kI' hai, phira vyartha kI mUrchA kyoM? vicAra kareM ki hamAre sAtha kyA jAne vAlA hai ? jaba eka sUI yA tinakA bhI hamAre sAtha nahIM jA sakatA to yaha vyartha kI mAthApaccI aura Asakti kaisI? ina vyartha ke saMgrahoM se kyA hogA? Apake dAdA ne jor3A, ve khAlI hAtha cale gye| pitAjI ne jor3A, ve bhI khAlI hAtha gaye aura Apa bhI khAlI hAtha hI jaaeNge| kabhI Apane pUNiyA ke bAre meM manana kiyA ki usakI ginatI bhagavAna kI parSadA ke mukhya zrAvakoM meM kyoM hotI hai? pUNiyA nagara seTha thaa| eka nagara seTha ke pAsa kitanI sampatti hotI hai, isakA anumAna Apa lagA sakate haiN| para usane aisA For Personal & Private Use Only

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vratoM kI vAstavika samajha aparigraha vrata liyA ki vaha mAtra eka Ane meM pUrA eka dina gujArA karatA thA / Aja AvazyakatA hai aise mahAn vyaktiyoM ke jIvana ke bAre meM ciMtana-manana kI / kevala bakhAnabAjI karanA to lIka ko pITanA hI hai / pUrNiyA kI hI taraha buddha ke pramukha zrAvakoM meM eka thA anaathpinnddik| anAthapiNDika bhI nagara seTha thA / usane buddha ke lie itane caitya - vihAra banAe ki buddha jisa jagaha para bhI pahu~cate, unake pahu~cane se pahale hI unake lie caitya-vihAra yAnI Thaharane kI jagaha banI miltii| jaba anAthapiNDika mRtyu ke nikaTa pahu~cA to vaha buddha ke caraNoM meM upasthita huA aura bolA, 'bhaMte! kucha samaya pazcAt merA zarIra chUTa jaaegaa| mere pAsa jitanA bhI dhana thA, vaha maiMne isa dharmasaMgha ko samarpita kara diyaa| mere mana meM yaha gilA hai ki mere pAsa aura adhika dhana nahIM hai anyathA maiM isa dharmasaMgha kI kucha aura sevA kara sakatA aura Apake lie kucha aura caityavihAra banA sktaa|' taba buddha ne kahA, 'anAthapiNDika tumheM koI gilA nahIM honA caahie| tumane dharma saMgha ke lie jo kucha kiyA hai, vaha stutya hai| tuma apanI ucca bhAvadazA ke kAraNa itihAsa meM amara ho gae ho| yaha dharma saMgha tumhArA sadA-sadA ke lie RNI rhegaa| tumhAre tyAga ne tumheM amRta banAyA hai|' vArANasI ke AsapAsa bane stUpa, caitya - vihAra aura stambha Aja bhI anAthapiNDika kI yazogAthA gA rahe haiN| - 183 eka kahAvata hai - 'pUta kapUta to kyoM dhana saMcai, pUta sapUta to kyoM dhana saMcai / ' pUta yadi kapUta hai to tuma kitanA bhI dhana saMcaya kara lo vaha saba ur3A degA aura yadi pUta sapUta hai to cAhe tuma kaMgAla bhI ho, vaha mahala khar3A kara degaa| ghara yA dUkAna ke bAhara kevala zubha-lAbha hI nahIM likheM, varan zubha- kharca bhI likheM jisase Apa jaba bhI use dekheM to Apa kI cetanA lauTa Ae ki mujhe zubha kharca bhI karanA hai| kamAne ke lie kalejA cAhie to kharca karane ke lie usase bar3A kalejA caahie| bolI aura car3hAve bolate samaya kucha nahIM lagatA, para jaba paisA cukAnA hotA hai, taba patA lagatA hai| Aja mahAvIra dvArA pradatta saMdeza 'jiyo aura jIne do' meM eka saMzodhana kI AvazyakatA hai| 'jiyo aura jIne do' se hI kAma nahIM calegA balki AvazyakatA hai ki samAja kA pratyeka sadasya anya sadasya ke jIne meM sahAyaka bane / aba hara vyakti ko 'Live & Let Live' kI jagaha 'Live & Help For living' svIkAra For Personal & Private Use Only

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184 jAge so mahAvIra karanA hI hogaa| Apane kisI ko thappar3a nahIM mArA, para Apane kisI ko sahalAyA bhI to nhiiN| Apane kisI ko DA~Ta nahIM pilAI, para kisI se prema bhI to nahIM kiyaa| aparigrahI vaha hai jo apanI sampatti kA upayoga dUsaroM ke kalyANa aura sahAyatA ke lie karatA hai| Apa zAma ko baiThakara apanI rokar3a kA hisAba lagAte haiM ki kitanA lAbha yA kitanI hAni huii| aise hI hara zAma vyakti yaha bhI dekhe ki Aja usane kitanA dhana dUsaroM ke kalyANa aura sahayoga meM kharca kiyaa| paryuSaNa ke ATha dinoM meM Apa nagaravAsI apane vyavasAya baMda rakhate haiM aura apane lekhe milAte aura dekhate haiN| ye ATha dina mile to the ki vyakti inameM apane karma ke lekhe dekhe| vaha yaha dekhe ki usane aba taka kitane zubha kArya kiye, kitane zubhakharca kie, para vyakti ArAdhanA ke ina dinoM meM bhI dhana, dhana aura basa dhana ke pIche pAgala banA rahatA hai| maiM yaha nahIM kahatA ki Apa Aya para dhyAna na deN| Akhira Apa vaNika haiN| buddhi to bhagavAna ne pahale se hI Apako bahuta dI hai| kamAe~, para kamAne ke sAthasAtha usa dhana ke savyaya para bhI dhyAna deN| yaha samAja unhIM ko yAda karatA hai, unhIM kA abhinandana karatA hai jo samAja ke hita meM apane dhana kA sadupayoga karate haiN| garIboM ke lie aspatAla banavAe~, kue~-bAvar3iyA~, maMdira aura vidyAlaya bnvaaeN| agara aisA nahIM kiyA to ye moTI-moTI sone kI jo sAMkale Apane gale meM DAla rakhI haiM, ve kisI dina gale kA phaMdA bana jaaeNgii| kucha sAtha nahIM jaaegaa| agara sonA jar3A huA eka dA~ta bhI hai to beTA citA jalAne se pahale use hathaur3e se tor3akara nikAla legA tAki do grAma sonA bhI vyartha kyoM jAe? agara tumhAre pAsa tIna makAna hai to kama-se-kama eka makAna to sadkAryo ke lie samarpita kara do| ye sAmane haMsa kI taraha ujjvala jo sAdhviyA~ baiThI haiM, kyA inake hAtha nahIM haiM jinameM ye cUr3iyA~ pahaneM? kyA aMguliyA~ nahIM haiM jinameM aMgUThI pahaneM aura kyA galA nahIM hai jisameM sundara hAra pahaneM ? inhoMne ina saba vastuoM kA samAja ke lie tyAga kara diyA hai| hA~, jo auroM ke lie apanI sukha-suvidhAoM kA tyAga kara detA hai, vaha vandanIya aura pUjanIya ho jAtA hai| tumane sone ke ye moTe-moTe kar3e, cena aura bAlI pahana rakhI haiN| inheM dekhakara to tuma hI khuza hote hoge para yadi inakA sadupayoga kiyA jAe to ye anya kaI logoM ke ceharoM para khuziyA~ lA sakate haiN| kyA pharka par3egA yadi tuma apanI sau sAr3iyoM meM se dasa sAr3iyA~ nikAla kara, par3osa meM kisI For Personal & Private Use Only

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vratoM kI vAstavika samajha 185 garIba lar3akI kI zAdI meM de aao| yaha mata soco ki sAmane vAlA mA~ge, taba madada kruuNgaa| tuma apanI tarapha se pahala karake use ye sAr3iyA~ AzIrvAda-svarUpa upahAra meM de do| tumheM koI pharka nahIM par3A aura garIba ko sahArA mila gyaa| isalie apanI tarapha se rojAnA kucha-na-kucha satkArya meM kharca kreN| ApakI puNyavAnI thI jo Apane kmaayaa| aba apanI tarapha se samAja ko bhI kucha samarpita kreN| isase Apako kaI phAyade hoNge| pahalA, Apako Atma-saMtoSa milegA, dUsarA, Apa vyartha ke parigraha aura saMcaya se baceMge aura tIsarA ApakI puNyavAnI aura bddh'egii| __ bhagavAna pA~caveM aura aMtima vrata ke sambandha meM kahate haiM, 'vRddhA, bAlikA aura yuvatI strI ke ina tIna pratirUpoM ko dekhakara unheM mAtA, putrI aura bahina ke samAna mAnanA cAhie tathA strIkathA se nivRtta honA caahie|' bhagavAna pratyeka vyakti ko nirmala dRSTi kA svAmI banAnA cAhate haiN| ve kahate haiM ki hara strI kisI kI mAtA, kisI kI bahina yA kisI kI putrI hotI hai| jaba hameM yaha acchA nahIM lagatA ki koI hamArI mA~, bahina yA beTI ko burI najara se dekhe to auroM ko bhI to taba burA lagatA hogA jaba hamArI kudRSTi kisI strI para par3atI hai| puruSa adhika beImAna hote haiN| zIlavAna to nArI hI hotI hai| eka puruSa sATha varSa kI umra meM bhI dUsarA byAha kara legA, para kisI strI kA pati chaH mahIne bAda hI mara jAe to bhI vaha binA dUsarI zAdI kiye apanA gujArA kara legii| strI jaise-taise apane mana ke bhAvoM ko niyantrita kara legii| svayaM mere pAsa puruSa kA zarIra hai, para isake bAvajUda maiM kahU~gA ki nArI ke pAsa puruSa kI apekSA kahIM adhika satItva hotA hai| nArI jaldI se kisI para burI najara nahIM DAlegI, kintu puruSa aisA saMyama nahIM rakha paaeNge| jarA ImAnadArI se apane Apako dekheN| hAlAMki zAstroM meM kahA gayA hai ki nArI naraka kI khAna hotI hai, para maiM kabhI isa badasalUkI bhare vAkya ko nahIM khuuNgaa| yadi puruSa naraka meM jAtA hai to usakA kAraNa vaha svayaM hai| kisI menakA meM vaha tAkata nahIM ki vaha kisI vizvAmitra ko vicalita kara ske| yadi koI vizvAmitra giratA hai to vaha apanI hI kamajorI se, apane mana meM rahane vAle bure bhAvoM aura Asakti se| tabhI to kisI bhI dharma ke zAstra meM yaha bAta nahIM kahI gaI ki nArI puruSa para burI najara na DAle kyoMki zAstra racane vAle isa bAta ko bhalI For Personal & Private Use Only

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186 jAge so mahAvIra bhA~ti jAnate the| tabhI to sAtavIM naraka bhI strI ke lie nahIM batAI gaI hai| puruSa to apane kRtyoM se sAtavIM naraka se bhI Age bar3ha jAte haiN| nArI najara nIce karake calatI hai yA phira apanI najareM jhukA letI haiM, lekina puruSa apanI nigAheM aisI U~cI karake caleMge jaise sArA saMsAra hI unakI milakiyata hai| striyoM kI jagaha puruSa ke lie bUMghaTa kI vyavasthA honI caahie| yadi koI puruSa sthUlibhadra kI taraha dRr3ha ho jAe to use eka kozA gaNikA to kyA, hajAra gaNikAe~ bhI use usake patha se vicalita nahIM kara sktiiN| hama nAgilA zrAvikA kI eka choTI-sI, bar3I pyArI kahAnI leN| kahate haiM bhavadeva aura bhavadatta do bhAI the| bar3e bhAI bhavadatta ne vairAgyavAsita hokara cAritra-jIvana svIkAra kiyaa| eka bAra bhavadatta bhramaNa karate hue apane bhAI ke ghara bhikSA ke lie phuNcaa| AhAra dene ke pazcAt bhavadeva unheM pahu~cAne ke lie unake sAtha cala pdd'aa| usa samaya kI yaha vyavasthA thI ki guru mahArAja ko kucha Age taka pahu~cAne ke lie loga jAte the aura guru ke pAsa yadi koI pAtra yA jholI hotI to usake sAtha calane vAlA vyakti use thAma letA thaa| bhavadeva ne socA ki thor3I dera calane ke bAda unake agraja unheM ghara jAne kI anumati de deMge, para bhavadatta ne kucha nahIM khaa| calate-calate donoM usa sthAna para pahu~ca gae jahA~ bhavadatta ke guru aura anya sAdhujana vizrAma ke lie Thahare hue the| bhavadeva ko bhI jaba unhoMne bhavadatta ke sAtha dekhA to sabhI sAdhu khuza hue| guru ne kahA, 'bhavadatta ! tuma dhanya ho jo tumane apane bhAI ko bhI preraNA dekara vairAgyavAsita kara diyaa| aba yaha bhI cAritra-jIvana svIkAra kara apanI AtmA kA nistAra kregaa|' bhavadeva abhI bhI hAtha meM bhavadatta dvArA dI gaI jholI lie khar3A thaa| pahale ke loga bar3oM ke sAmane bolate nahIM the| bhavadeva pazopeza kI sthiti meM par3a gayA ki eka tarapha usakI vivAhitA nAgilA hai jisane use jAte samaya kahA thA, svAmI ! maiMne abhI snAna kiyA hai| mere bAla sUkheM, usase pahale Apa A jAnA aura dUsarI tarapha bar3e bhAI kI ijjata ! ___ vaha kucha bola na skaa| guru mahArAja ne usI samaya zubha mahUrta dekha bhavadeva ko dIkSita kara diyaa| vaha bAhara seto dIkSita ho gayA, para usakA mana to abhI bhI nAgilA meM hI aTakA thaa| vaha sote-baiThate, khAte-pIte aura yahA~ taka ki pratikramaNa ke pATha bolate samaya bhI nAgilA kI yAda meM khoyA rhtaa| Akhira yaha to vyakti For Personal & Private Use Only

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vratoM kI vAstavika samajha 187 kA mana hI hai jahA~ kisI kI roka-Toka nahIM hotii| bAhara to yUMghaTa nikAlA jA sakatA hai, para mana para to koI paradA nahIM DAla skte| yaha to vyakti kI prAiveTa proparTI' hai, jise vaha jahA~ cAhe, use le jA sakatA hai| vaha lagAtAra bAraha varSa taka isI taraha nAgilA kI yAda meM khoyA-khoyA cAritra kA bAharI pAlana karatA rhaa| bAraha varSa bAda jaba bhavadatta kA svargavAsa ho gayA to bhavadeva ne vicAra kiyA ki jisa bhAI kI lAja kI khAtira maiMne sAdhuveza svIkAra kiyA, vaha bhAI hI aba nahIM rahA to mujhe aba apanI prANapriya patnI nAgilA ke pAsa cala denA caahie| __bhavadeva apane grAma kI tarapha ravAnA ho gyaa| vaha rAste meM socatA cala rahA thA ki kyA nAgilA aba bhI vaisI hI sundara aura kamanIya hogI? kyA aba bhI usake cehare para vaisI hI gulAbI AbhA hogI? kyA aba bhI usakI ha~sI aisI lagatI hogI mAno camelI ke phUla khile hoM? yaha socate-socate bhavadeva gA~va meM pahu~ca gyaa| vaha soca hI rahA thA ki nAgilA kA patA kisase pUchU, use sAmane panaghaTa para do striyA~ pAnI bharatI najara aaii| __vaha unake samIpa pahu~cA aura eka strI se pUchA, 'kyA tuma nAgilA kA patA jAnatI ho?' vaha strI bolI, 'to svAmI Apa A hI ge| jisa nAgilA ke lie Apa itanI dUra cala kara Ae haiM, vaha nAgilA maiM hI huuN|' bhavadeva nAgilA kA yaha sAdhAraNa rUpa raMga dekhakara cakita ho gyaa| nAgilA bolI, 'svAmI, ye bAraha varSa maiMne nirantara Apake cintana meM bitAe haiN| maiM eka kSaNa ke lie bhI Apako bhUla na skii| hara pala ApakA smaraNa banA rahatA thaa|' bhavadeva ne kahA, 'maiM bhI tumheM eka kSaNa ke lie bhI na bhulA paayaa| Ao, aba hama apane sthAna para caleM jahA~ hama sukhapUrvaka raha skeN|' bhavadeva kA yaha vAkya sunate hI nAgilA cauMkI aura do kadama pIche haTa gii| use ahasAsa huA ki saMtapravara ke mana meM kucha aura bAta hai| vaha dRr3hatApUrvaka bolI, 'saMtapravara ! isa saMsAra meM aisA koI sthAna nahIM hai jahA~ Apa aura maiM eka sAtha raha skeN| maiM nahIM cAhatI ki mere hRdaya meM ApakA jo sthAna hai, vaha khatma ho jaae| maiMne ina bAraha varSoM meM Apake atirikta kisI kA smaraNa nahIM kiyA hai| merA smaraNa, prema, zraddhA, pUjA aura arcanA saba Apake isa cAritra-jIvana ke prati samarpita rhe| maiM Apako avratI, vratarahita yA vrata se girA huA kabhI nahIM dekha sktii| patnI to vahI hotI hai jo pati ko patana se bcaae|' For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra taba kahate haiM ki bhavadeva patnI ke ye vacana sunakara vAstavika saMta bana gaye / ve kahane lage, 'nAgilA, tuma dhanya ho / Aja se tuma merI guru ho kyoMki tumane mujha girate hue ko uThAyA hai / ' taba bhavadeva jisa pagaDaMDI se Ae the, usI pagaDaMDI kI tarapha phira mur3a gye| jo pagaDaNDI unake patana kA kAraNa banakara unheM nIce dhakela rahI thI, vahI pagaDaMDI unake utthAna aura kalyANa kA AdhAra bana gaI / 188 nArI, tuma mahAn ho jo girate hue puruSoM ko U~cA uThAtI ho| isa taraha nAgilA ke kAraNa bhavadeva kA vAstavika brahmacarya sadhatA hai / sudharanA hai puruSoM ko / hA~, yadi mahilAoM meM bhI kucha aMza taka khoTa hai to ve bhI sudhareM / sArA saMsAra sudhare, hara vyakti brahmarasa meM nimagna ho, nirmala dRSTi, nirmala jIvana aura nirmala cetanA kA svAmI bane / jaise bhagavAna ne kabhI caNDapradyota ko pA~ca vrata pradAna kara zrAvaka jIvana diyA thA aura rAnI mRgAvatI ko zramaNatva kA mArga pradAna kiyA thA, vaisA hI puNyodaya hamAre jIvana meM bhI Ae aura aisA sUryodaya hamAre jIvana meM bhI eka bAra ho / For Personal & Private Use Only goo

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viveka : ahiMsA ko jIne kA gura mere priya Atman ! Aja hama kucha aise mahattvapUrNa sUtroM kI gaharAI meM utareMge jo hamAre jIvana meM ahiMsA ko sAkAra aura mUrta karane meM sahAyaka bneNge| ahiMsA vizvadharma kI dhurI hai / yaha adhyAtma kA anuSThAna aura mAnavatA kI mA~ haiN| eka ahiMsA se jur3anA dharma ke samasta pahaluoM se jur3a jAnA hai| eka ahiMsA kI ibAdata samagra insAniyata kI ibAdata hai / ahiMsA kI parAkASThA ko chUnA dharma aura adhyAtma kI U~cAI ko chUnA hai| ahiMsA mAnavatA kI muMDera para mohabbata kA jalatA huA cirAga hai / aba taka na jAne kitanI sadiyoM ne ahiMsA ko jIne aura use adhika pariSkRta karane kI koziza kI hai | ahiMsA na to vartamAna kI dena hai aura na hI kisI vyakti vizeSa kI virAsata hai| hajAroM hajAra varSa bIte haiM ahiMsA ke vartamAna rUpa ko vikasita hone meN| ahiMsA ne anaginata utAra-car3hAva dekhe haiM | ahiMsA kI zuruAta meM bhale hiMsA aura yuddha kI bhUmikA rahI ho, para ahiMsA kA upasaMhAra sadaiva zAMti aura ayuddha kI ghoSaNA se hI huA hai| logoM meM lar3a-mara kara bhI antataH yahI jAnA hai ki zAMti kI sthApanA yuddha aura AtaMka se nahIM balki prema, maitrI aura pArasparika sauhArda se hI saMbhava hai| hama to usa saMskRti ke saMvAhaka aura dUta haiM jisane yaha sikhAyA hai ki yadi kisI zaraNAgata kabUtara kI rakSA ke lie tumheM apane zarIra kA For Personal & Private Use Only

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190 jAge so mahAvIra mAMsa bhI denA par3e to aise kSaNoM meM tuma apanI saMskRti kA pAlana kara lenaa| hamane vaha yuga bhI dekhA hai jahA~ koI rAjakumAra zAdI ke lie jAtA hai aura bArAtiyoM ke svAgata aura satkAra ke lie pazuoM ko bA~dha rakhA hotA hai jinakA tAjA mAMsa atithiyoM ko parosA jAnA thaa| una pazuoM kI karuNa cItkAra sunakara vaha rAjakumAra apanA ratha mor3a letA hai aura saMsAra kA mArga chor3akara saMyama kA mArga aMgIkAra kara letA hai| hamane vaha yugabhI dekhA hai jahA~ pAnI kI eka bUMda ko vyartha karanA astitva ke sAtha khilavAr3a karanA mAnA jAtA thaa| hamane vaha yuga bhI dekhA hai jahA~ eka per3a ko ugAnA eka nae jIvana ko mUrta rUpa denA hai aura per3a kI eka pattI ko tor3anA eka sampUrNa jIvana kA apaharaNa hai| hamane vaha yuga bhI dekhA hai jahA~ AdamI hI AdamI ke khUna kA pyAsA hai| hamane vaha yuga bhI dekhA hai jahA~ AdamI AdamI se pyAra karatA hai| rAjA zivi ne zaraNAgata kabUtara kI rakSA ke lie bAja ke Ageapane Apako hI samarpita kara diyA thaa| nemi ne jIva-dayA se prerita hokara vivAha kA tyAga kara diyaa| kRSNa to gau-prema ke calate prema ke avatAra mAne jAte haiN| jIsasa kraoNsa para laTaka kara bhI gunahagAroM ko mApha karane kI udAratA dikhAte haiN| ahiMsA ne jahA~ ye sAre dRzya dekhe haiM, vahIM nArI ke zIla kI rakSA ke lie rAma-rAvaNa ke bIca bhayaMkara saMgrAma bhI dekhe haiN| ___ adhikAroM kI rakSA ke lie kaurava-pAMDavoM ke bIca hamane mahAbhArata bhI jhelA hai| pichale paccIsa sau sAloM meM pAMca hajAra se bhI adhika yuddha hue haiN| mAnavatA Aja bhI hiMsA aura ugravAda se ghirI huI hai| vizva kI mahAnatama zaktiyoM ko bhI aba isa bAta kA ahasAsa hone laga gayA hai ki vizva ke astitva kI rakSA hiMsA se nahIM balki ahiMsA se hI hogii| Aja nahIM to kala hara kisI ko ahiMsA mAtA kI zaraNa meM AnA hogaa| ahiMsA ko akSuNNa rakhane ke lie sabako apanI pavitra AhutiyA~ denI hoNgii| ___ ahiMsA apane Apa meM sadiyoM-sadiyoM kA vikAsa hai| khilA huA phUla Aja hamAre hAthoM meM hai| vaha sRSTi ke mahApuruSoM dvArA anavarata kie gae ciMtana, manana aura pariSkAra kA hI pariNAma hai| Aja hama jisa daura se gujara rahe haiM, una kSaNoM meM bhI vyakti viveka kara rahA hai| yaha deza jo sAre vizva ke lie mahAzakti ke For Personal & Private Use Only

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viveka : ahiMsA ko jIne kA gura 191 rUpa meM hai, yahA~ AtaMkavAdiyoM dvArA krUra hamale kie jAne para bhI deza kA dhairya dhanyavAda kA pAtra hai| yadi vaha cAhatA to yahA~ baiThe-baiThe misAila aura raoNkeTa dAga kara duzmana ke deza kA saphAyA kara sakatA thA, para usane apanA dhairya banAe rkhaa| ___ yaha vaha deza hai jo nahIM cAhatA ki kisI eka yA kucha upadravI logoM ke kasUra kI sajA, hajAroM bekasUra vyaktiyoM ko bhugatAe aura unheM bhI musIbata meM ddaale| yahA~ isa bAta ke bharasaka prayAsa kie jAte haiM ki azAnti ke caurAhoM se bhI zAnti kI koI galI khoja lI jaae| koziza kI jAtI hai ki yuddha kI vibhISikA ko TAlA jA sake to zreyaskara hai| bhagavAna mahAvIra na kevala varga vizeSa yA dezavizeSa meM varan sampUrNa vizva meM ahiMsA kI usI prakAra pratiSThA karanA cAhate haiM, jaise ki Aja hama bhagavAnoM kI pratimAoM kI kinhIM mandiroM meM prANa-pratiSThA karate haiN| bhagavAna ke anuyAyiyoM ne jitanA puruSArtha, unake jagaha-jagaha mandira banAne meM kiyA hai, usakA AdhA puruSArtha bhI yadi vaha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke saMdezoM ke pracAra-prasAra karane meM aura sAre vizva meM unake ahiMsA-kendroM ko banAne meM karate to Aja vizva kA kucha aura hI rUpa najara AtA aura sArA vizva zAMti aura ahiMsA ke lie isa dharma kA RNI rhtaa| bhagavAna ahiMsA ke jina sUtroM kI carcA karanA cAhate haiM, usakA kAraNa yaha hai ki vyakti ahiMsA ko bArIkI se jI sake aura usake vyAvahArika rUpa ko AtmasAta kara ske| ahiMsA dharma kA jo svarUpa Aja bacA hai, vaha itanA kliSTa hai ki ahiMsA, svayaM hI apane siddhAnta ke dAyaroM meM ghira gayI hai| ahiMsA jo prANimAtra ke lie varadAna sAbita honI cAhie thI, vaha na ho paaii| __ bhagavAna ne ahiMsA ke sAtha anekAnta kA AyAma bhI jor3A aura usa ahiMsA para acaurya evaM aparigraha kA avaleha bhI lgaayaa| para hamane anekAnta ko to darakinAra kara diyA, acaurya evaM aparigraha ko kisI tala-bhavare meM utAra diyaa| eka akelI baca gaI ahiNsaa| lekina akelI usa mA~ bhagavatI ahiMsA ko bhI apanA liyA jAe to aisA kara ke dharma ko Acarita aura AtmasAt kiyA jA sakatA hai| ahiMsA ko vyAvahArika tarIke se jIne ke lie mahAvIra ne eka bahuta hI choTA-sA zabda diyaa| vaha zabda hai - jayaNA yA ytnaa| yatanA arthAta vivek| jaina vaha nahIM jo jaina kula meM janma le, jaina vaha hai jo jayaNA se jie| jisane For Personal & Private Use Only

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192 jAge so mahAvIra jayaNA kI U~cI maMjiloM ko chU liyA hai, vahI to jina hai| mahAvIra ke samasta zAstroM aura siddhAntoM ko yadi do zabdoM meM vyakta karanA ho to maiM kahU~gA ki saMsAra kI nadiyA ke do kinAre haiM-ahiMsA aura vivek| ahiMsA ko usake vyAvahArika tarIke se jIne kA gura hai vivek| viveka mArga hai to ahiMsA usakI mNjil| viveka gati hai to ahiMsA usakA gNtvy| viveka yadi sAdhanA hai to ahiMsA saadhy| ahiMsA ko sAdhane ke lie viveka kI sAdhanA to karanI hI pdd'egii| viveka, kisI vyakti kI hathelI para rakhA huA vaha dIpaka hai jo ahiMsA ke mArga ko Alokita aura pradarzita karatA hai| viveka vyakti kA netra hai| jaise vyakti netroM ke dvArA apane kArya sampAdita karatA hai aura apanI maMjila ko prApta karatA hai, vaise hI viveka ke netroM ke dvArA vyakti jIvana kI maMjila taka pahuMcatA hai| vyakti kI tIsarI A~kha yA zivanetra bhI viveka hI hai| koI agara mujhase pUche to maiM kahU~gA ki viveka merA guru hai| maiMne saMnyAsa lene ke bAda apane asalI guru kI khoja prArambha kii| eka aise guru kI jo kevala coTI hI na le yA kevala saMnyAsa kA veza hI pradAna na kare varan jo antarAtmA meM bhI parivartana lA de| eka aise guru kI talAza prArambha kI jo mere antas meM chAe hue ajJAna ke tamas aura azAnti ke kohare ko chA~Ta sake aura mujhe mere sahaja svarUpa aura zAnti kA svAmI banA ske| usa guru kI talAza meM, maiM himAlaya kI U~cI coTiyoM taka phuNcaa| vahA~ kI kandarAoM meM rahane vAle RSiyoM- muniyoM se bhI milaa| para vahA~ jAkara bhI antata: jisa tattvako guru mAnA, bhagavat-tulya zAstA mAnA, jIvana kA ziva-netra jAnA, vaha hai AdamI kA apanA vivek| ___ saMsAra meM koI tIrtha, koI mandira, koI tIrthaMkara aura koI guru viveka se bar3A nahIM ho sktaa| vyakti ko usake lakSya yA gaMtavya taka pahu~cane ke lie eka akelA mArga hai- vivek| ahiMsA aura viveka ke do phUla hI jIvana meM mukti kI surabhi prakaTa karane meM paryApta haiN| bhagavAna ke jina sUtroM ko Aja hama chUne kI koziza kara rahe haiM unameM mahAvIra ne manuSya ke jIvana ko maryAdita karane ke lie use do kinAroM se bAMdha diyA hai| pahalA kinArA hai ahiMsA aura dUsarA kinArA hai vivek| For Personal & Private Use Only

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viveka : ahiMsA ko jIne kA gura 193 jayaNA udhammajaNaNI, jayaNA dhammassa pAlaNI cev| tavvuDDhIkarI jayaNA, egaMta suhAvahA jynnaa|| samagra jinazAsana kA sAra isa sUtra meM samA gayA hai| mahAvIra ne isa eka sUtra ke dvArA bahuta bar3A khajAnA de diyA hai| kisI saMjIvanI bUTI ke samAna yaha sUtra hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM - 'yatanAcAritA dharma kI jananI hai|' yatanAcAritA dharma kI pAlanahAra hai| yatanAcAritA dharma ko bar3hAtI hai| yatanAcAritA ekAnta sukhAvaha hai| hama bhagavAna kI prAcIna bhASA ko Aja kI apanI bhASA meM smjheN| mahAvIra kahate haiM - 'ahiMsA dharma kI mA~ hai| viveka dharma kA janaka hai|' viveka pitA hai aura ahiMsA maataa| jisake 'jayaNA' jIvana para mAtA-pitA kI chatrachAyA hai. vaha apane sAtha hajAroM AzISa liye calatA hai| jisake jIvana meM viveka aura ahiMsA hai, vaha svayaM bhI surakSita hai aura usase astitva bhI surakSita hai| jaise kisI vyakti ke lie apanI mA~ kA mUlya hotA hai, vaise hI dhArmika yA mAnavIya vyakti ke lie ahiMsA kA mahattva hotA hai| jaise koI vyakti mAtA ke RNa se uRNa nahIM ho sakatA, vaise hI dhArmika vyakti bhI ahiMsA mA~ ke RNa se uRNa nahIM ho sktaa| kyoMki ahiMsA hI to usake astitva ko banAe rakhane kA AdhAra hai| jisane 'yatanA' ko samajhA hai, vaha yatanAcAritA se kabhI uRNa nahIM ho sktaa| saMsAra yA sampUrNa sRSTi meM yaha saMbhava hI nahIM hai ki koI vyakti ahiMsA kA pUrNa jIvana jI ske| yadi yaha saMbhava ho sakatA hai to mAtra eka yatanA tathA viveka ke dvArA hI saMbhava hai| bhagavAna se unake hI ziSyoM ke dvArA prazna kiyA gayA, 'bhante ! Apane ahiMsA ko parama dharma batAyA hai, para isa dharma kA pUrNa pAlana to atyaMta duSkara hai; kyoMki yadi hama bhojana khAte haiM to usameM bhI hiMsA hai| bolate haiM to usameM bhI hiMsA hai, calate haiM to usameM bhI hiMsA hai| yahA~ taka ki sA~sa lete aura chor3ate haiM to usameM bhI hiMsA hai| kisI meM vAyu se jur3I hiMsA hai to kisI meM agni se jur3I hiMsA hai to kisI meM pRthvI se jur3I hiNsaa| kisI kSaNa hama kisI ko satA dete haiM to kisI kSaNa hama kisI ke dvArA satA diye jAte haiN| jaba hara Thaura hiMsA avazyambhAvI hai to phira hama kaise caleM, kaise jie~ tAki hama pApakarma ke bandhana se baca sakeM?' bhagavAna ne eka hI zabda dvArA unake sabhI praznoM kA samAdhAna kara diyaa| bhagavAna ne kahA, 'yatanA (viveka) se calo, yatanA se baiTho, yatanA se soo For Personal & Private Use Only

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194 jAge so mahAvIra yatanA se khAo aura yatanA se bolo| jIvana kA hara kadama yatanA se, yoga se, viveka se jio|' yatanAcArI pApakarma ke hara bandhana se mukta rahatA hai varanA saMsAra meM yaha sambhava hI nahIM hai ki vyakti pUrNa ahiMsaka bana ske| hamArA agalA kadama hiMsA ke doSa, usakI chAyA se ghirA rahatA hai / yatanA arthAta viveka ke dvArA hI dharma aura adhyAtma ko usake vyAvahArika rUpa meM jiyA jA sakatA hai / yatanA kA artha hai ki hama dUsaroM ke sukhoM kA bhI dhyAna rkheN| jaise koI AdamI hameM paira lagAe to kyA hameM acchA lagatA hai? acchA nahIM, burA lagatA hai / koI hama para thUke to hameM burA lagatA hai aura koI hameM sAikila kI Takkara mAra de to bhI hameM burA lagatA hai / jo vyavahAra hameM burA lagatA hai, vaha vyavahAra dUsaroM ko bhI acchA nahIM lagatA / bhagavAna kahate haiM ki jo tuma apane lie cAhate ho, vahI dUsaroM ke lie bhI cAho aura jo tuma apane lie nahIM cAhate, vaha dUsaroM ke lie bhI mata cAho / yahI jinazAsana kA sAra hai / yadi hama cAhate haiM ki dUsare hamAre sAtha burA vyavahAra na kareM to hameM bhI unake sAmane acchA vyavahAra peza karanA caahie| Akhira yaha sArA saMsAra pratidhvani kA hI to rUpa hai| jaisA hama boleMge, vaisI hI AvAja to gUMjegI hI aura vaha palaTakara hama para brsegii| jaisA bIja boyA jAegA, vaisA hI to phala nikalegA / yadi tuma cAhate ho ki tumheM burI phasaleM prApta na hoM to una phasaloM ke bIja bote samaya hI sAvadhAna rho| yadi tuma premapUrNa vyavahAra cAhate ho to tuma bhI dUsaroM ke sAtha madhuratA se peza Ao / dhyAna rakho ki krodha ke badale krodha lauTatA hai aura prema ke badale prema / krodha ke badale prema lauTakara Ae, yaha kama sambhava hai| aise hI kisI ke kuvacana ke badale Apa suvacana boleM, yaha bhI kaThina hai / agara Apa aisA karate hai to sacamuca yaha ApakI sahanazIlatA aura sauhArda hI kahalAegI / jo toko kAMTo buvai, tAhi bohi tU phUla / tAko phUla to phUla hai, vAko hai tirasUla // vyavahAra ho to aisA ! mahAvIra kA dharmasUtra hai - jayaM care jayaM ciTThe, jayamAse jayaM sae / jayaM bhuMjato bhAsato, pAvaM kammaM na baMdhaI // vyakti satanA ke rahasya ko samajha letA hai, usake lie ahiMsaka nanA aura ahiMsA jaise mahatva ko jInA utanA hI sarala aura sahaja ho jAtA hai For Personal & Private Use Only

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viveka : ahiMsA ko jIne kA gura jitanA kisI rAma aura kRSNa ke lie rAmalIlA aura kRSNalIlA karanA sahaja aura AnandadAyaka hotA hai| dharma kA sAra sUtra hai - viveka se clo| viveka se baittho| viveka se bolo| viveka se soo| viveka se khaao| saba kucha vivekapUrvaka saMpAdita kro| jahA~ jIvana kI hara gatividhi para viveka kA aMkuza, viveka kA prakAza rahatA hai, vahA~ kahIM bhI pApAnubaMdha nahIM hote / gItA kahatI hai, 'tuma kartAbhAva mukta hokara kArya kro| tuma niSpApa rahoge / sadaiva dhyAna rakho ki viveka hI vaha saccA guru aura aMtaraMga mitra hai jo hara phisalana se vyakti ko bacA letA hai / viveka hai to krodha bhI burA nahIM hai| agara Apako dAmpatya-jIvana jInA hai, jie~, para viveka banAe rkheN| agara Apako kahIM jAnA hai, to viveka ko bhI sAtha le jaaeN| agara Apako AjIvikA ke sAdhana juTAne haiM, to jarUra juTAiye para isa bAta kA viveka sadA rakheM ki kitanA tyAgUM aura kitanA rakhU~ ? 195 agara ApameM viveka hai to krodha A hI nahIM sktaa| viveka ke abhAva kA nAma hI to krodha hai / Apako krodha karane kI pUrI anumati hai para zarta yaha hai ki ApakA viveka una kSaNoM meM bhI banA rhe| agara viveka hai to tuma krodha kara hI na skoge| vivekapUrvaka kiyA gayA krodha, krodha nahIM balki jIvana kA anuzAsana khlaaegaa| agara Apa tambAkU khAte haiM, guTakhA khAte haiM yA zarAba pIte haiM to bar3e ArAma se apane zauka pharamAie / Akhira yaha saba tuma apane balabUte para hI to karate ho| para maiM yaha nivedana karanA cAhU~gA ki tuma apane viveka ko, apane hoza ko hara kSaNa kAyama rakho / AtmaniyatraMNa ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue vyakti yadi kisI bure mArga para bhI calane laga jAe to Aja nahIM to kala, kala nahIM to parasoM, eka na eka dina vaha apanI sabhI burAiyoM se mukta ho jAtA hai| usakA viveka use garta meM girane se bacA legA / viveka use thAma legA / yadi vyakti meM viveka hai to vaha Aja bhale hI bhAMga pIkara besudha ho jAe, para jaise hI vaha apane viveka kA upayoga karegA, eka na eka dina bhAMga usase chUTa hI jAe~gI / viveka hI to vyakti kI haMsadRSTi hai jo use acche aura bure kA bodha karAtI hai| haMsadRSTi arthAt haMsa kI aisI dRSTi hotI hai ki vaha dUdha aura pAnI ko alaga alaga kara detA hai / yadyapi maiMne kabhI aise haMsa ko nahIM dekhA aura Apane bhI nahIM dekhA hogaa| yaha to pratIka hai| haMsadRSTi arthAt viveka prApta ho jAne para hI to vyakti jar3a aura cetana, AtmA aura deha, satya aura jhUTha meM antara kara unheM For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra alaga-alaga dekha sakatA hai / isIlie bhagavAna ne kahA, 'viveka hI dharma kA janaka hai| viveka hI dharma ko bar3hAne vAlA hai, viveka hI dharma kA pAlana karane vAlA hai aura viveka hI ekAMta sukhAvaha hai / ' 196 isI sandarbha meM agalA sUtra hai - maradu va jiyadu va jIvo, ayadArassa NicchidA hiMsA / payadassa Natthi baMdho, hiMsA metteNa samidIsu // jIva mare yA jiye, ayatanAcArI ko hiMsA kA doSa avazya lagatA hai, kintu samitiyoM meM prayatnazIla hai, usase bAhya hiMsA ho jAne para bhI use karmabandha nahIM hotA / bhagavAna ne kahA ki jo viveka se athavA yatanA se jIte haiM unake dvArA pApa hone para bhI unheM pApa nahIM lagatA jabaki avivekI yadi bAhyadRSTi se pApa na bhI kare to bhI usake dvArA dina-rAta pApa kA anubaMdha jArI rahatA hai| pApa kA sambandha jIva ke marane yA jIne se nahIM hai, varan pApa kA sambandha jIva ke prati rahane yA nA rahane vAlI karuNA aura dayA kI bhAvanA se hai| yadi Apa kisI kArya ko vivekapUrNa DhaMga karate haiM aura phira bhI koI jIvahiMsA hotI hai to Apa mahAvIra kI dRSTi se pApa ke bhAra se mukta haiN| jIva to pratipala paidA ho rahe haiM aura mara rahe haiM / anantAnanta jIva isa pRthvI para bhare par3e haiN| mUlya jIva ke jIne yA marane kA nahIM hai, varan mahattva to hamArA usa jIvana ke prati rahane vAle dRSTikoNa kA hai / gItA meM jaba bhagavAna zrI kRSNa arjuna ko upadeza dete hue kahate haiM ki yaha jo adharma ke dvAra para khar3e haiM, inheM mAra paTaka / to kyA yaha hiMsA nahIM thI? yaha hiMsA thI, para isa sUtra ke dvArA bhagavAna yahI to saMdeza de rahe haiM ki mUlya vyakti ke marane yA jIne kA nahIM apitu mUlya hai usake prati rahane vAle bhAvoM kaa| yadi koI hamArI bahina-beTiyoM kI ijjata para hAtha DAle to kyA hama ahiMsA kA nArA lagAkara cupacApa khar3e raheMge? yA phira hamAre maMdira-masjida aura ibAdatagAhoM para hamale kie jAe~ to bhI kyA hamArI cetanA dubakI rahegI? dhyAna rakheM, ahiMsA kAyaratA kA mArga nahIM batAtI varan ahiMsA ko to vahI jI sakatA hai jisake pAsa vIratva aura puruSatva haiN| aisA samajheM ki jaise koI nyAyAdhIza hai aura vaha yadi cora ko daNDita karatA hai to vaha ahiMsA apane jIvana meM kaise jI sakatA hai? vaha ahiMsA nizcita rUpa se jI sakatA hai / nyAya karanA, kisI aparAdhI yA cora ko daNDita karanA to nyAyAdhIza - pada ke sAtha iMsApha karanA hai jabaki ahiMsA, dayA aura karuNA usake vyaktigata aura For Personal & Private Use Only

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viveka : ahiMsA ko jIne kA gura 197 sAmAjika jIvana ke pahalU haiN| vaha yadi kisI cora ko phA~sI kI sajA sunAtA hai to yaha usake nyAyAdhIza pada ke nyAya kA pariNAma hai aura yadi vaha rAha calate kisI kutte ko kAra kI capeTa meM Ane se bacAtA hai to yaha usakI dayA, karuNA aura ahiMsA kA pariNAma hai| ___ ahiMsA kI bhI eka sImA hotI hai| jaise eka deza yadi dUsare deza para AkramaNa karatA hai to usakI bhI sImA honI chie| bhArata to ahiMsApradhAna deza hai jahA~ ahiMsA para hI AsthA rakhI jAtI hai| lekina jaba anya deza bhArata para AkramaNa kareM to deza kI surakSA va asmitA banAe rakhane ke lie javAba meM yuddha karanA hI par3atA hai| yaha hiMsA nahIM varan ahiMsA kA pAlana aura usako gaurava pradAna karanA huaa| kahate haiM ki eka bAra buddha apane ziSyoM ke bIca baiThe the| acAnaka eka makkhI AI aura buddha ke kaMdhe para baiTha gii| usa makkhI ne isa kadara DaMka mArA ki buddha ne usa saMvedanA meM bar3I tejI se hAtha kA jhapaTTA apane kaMdhe para maaraa| makkhI ur3a gii| acAnaka buddha ko hoza AyA aura vaha apanA hAtha dhIre se kaMdhe para usa jagaha le gae jahA~ para makkhI baiThI thii| unhoMne dhIre se usa jagaha ko sahalAyA aura hAtha vApasa nIce lekara aae| unake ziSya bhI yaha saba dekha rahe the| Ananda se rahA na gyaa| vaha bolA, 'bhaMte! maiM isa ghaTanA ko samajha na paayaa| jaba makkhI thI taba to Apane hAtha se jhapaTTA mArA aura makkhI ur3a gaI, lekina aba jaba makkhI nahIM hai to Apane makkhI haTAne kA yaha kaisA upakrama kiyA?' buddha bole, 'vatsa ! jaba maiMne hAtha kA bar3I tejI se jhapaTTA dekara makkhI ko ur3AyA usa samaya maiM kSaNa bhara ke lie apane hoza se skhalita ho gayA thaa| lekina jaise hI mujhe hoza AyA, merA bodha aura viveka jAgA to maiM apane hAtha ko bar3e dhIre se uThAkara usa jagaha taka le gayA aura pyAra se sahalAyA tAki phira aisI galatI mujhase na ho ske| punarAvRtti ke doSa se bacane ke lie maiMne aisA kiyaa| aba yadi kabhI makkhI baiThe to merA vyavahAra ayatanApUrNa na ho isIlie maiMne yatanApUrvaka makkhI haTAne kA upakrama kiyaa| makkhI kA maranA yA ur3a jAnA mahatva kI bAta nahIM hai, mUlya hai jAgarUkatA aura sajagatA kaa| pramAda meM hI hiMsA hai| apramAda hI ahiMsA kI AtmA hai| mUrchArahita hokara, pramAda se uparata hokara, apramatta hokara caryA karanA hI ahiMsA For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra 198 yAnI Atma- jAgarUkatA hai| ahiMsA yAnI bodhapUrNa pravRtti / isa bodha - dazA yA jAgarUkatA kA nAma hI ahiMsA hai| saMta loga apane kapar3oM kA pratilekhana karate haiM / pratilekhana arthAt kapar3oM ko acchI taraha se dekhA jAe ki unameM koI jIva to nahIM hai / yaha mere hAtha meM jo rUmAla jaisA kapar3A hai jise pAramparika bhASA meM mu~hapatti kahA jAtA hai, isakA bhI pratilekhana kiyA jAtA hai / ise kholakara acchI taraha se dekhA jAtA hai ki isameM koI jIva na ho / yadi vaha aise-vaise hI kholakara baMda kara diyA jAtA hai to yaha to huI mUr3hatA / yadi yatanA aura viveka se ise khola kara dekhA jAtA hai tAki kisI jIva kA ghAta na ho to yaha huA ahiMsA kA pAlana / nahIM thI kabIra kI cAdara meM kahIM koI gA~Tha; khule the cAroM chora, phira bhI saMdhyA - bhora / TaTolatI rahI bhaktoM kI bhIr3a ki hogA kahIM ciMtAmaNi - ratana nahIM to bAbA kAhe ko karate itanA jatana ! kabIra kI cAdara meM koI gA~Tha nahIM thI jisameM ki ratana chupe hue hoM yA koI hIrA yA javAharAta ba~dhe hoN| unakI cadariyA meM kucha thA to vaha thA viveka jo kisI va ko bacA sake aura usase prema kara ske| loga unakI cadariyA ko TaTolate aura dekhate ki isameM jarUra koI ratna hogA tabhI to kabIra isakI itanI yatna se rakhavAlI karate haiN| kabIra jaise loga to apanI cAdara ko Age-pIche saba tarapha se dekhate hI rahate haiM ki isameM kahIM koI krodha- kaSAya kA, hiMsA kA, abhimAna kA tathA aviveka kA dAga to nahIM laga gayA hai| isIlie to kabIra ne kahA jyoM kI tyoM dhara dInI cadariyA, jhInI jhInI bInI re cadariyA | rAma-nAma rasa pInI re cadariyA | jhInI - jhInI bInI re cadariyA | dhruva prahlAda - sudAmA ne or3hI zukadeva ne nirmala kInI cadariyA, dAsa kabIra ne aisI or3hI jyoM kI tyoM dhara dInI cadariyA | jhInI jhInI bInI re cadariyA | For Personal & Private Use Only -

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viveka : ahiMsA ko jIne kA gura 199 kabIra apane aMtima samaya meM deha rUpI cadariyA ko chor3ate hue kahate haiM, 'isa cadariyA ko jaisA guru ne yA Izvara ne diyA thA, vaisA hI isa cadariyA ko maiM chor3a rahA huuN| maiMne isa para kisI bhI taraha kI hiMsA kA aparAdha yA beImAnI kA dAga nahIM lagAyA hai|' hama isIlie dekhate haiM ki cadariyA meM koI jIva to nahIM hai| agara baiThate haiM to pahale yaha dekhakara hI baiThate haiN| jaise kisI vyakti ko sigareTa pIne kI Adata hotI hai to vaha talaba uThate hI sigareTa jalA letA hai| yA yoM samajheM jaise ki hamAre sAmane kucha mahilAe~ mu~hapattI bA~dhe baiThI haiM, koI jIva A gayA to mu~hapattI sAmane hai aura yadi koI jIva na AyA to yaha dharma yA paramparA kA pAlana hai| aise hI vyakti jaba baiThatA hai to baiThane se pahale turanta apane rajoharaNa, caravale yA anya kisI kapar3e Adi ko calA degA, cAhe usa sthAna para jIva ho yA na ho| mUlya Apake caravale yA rajoharaNa se bhUmi ke pramArjana kA nahIM hai, apitu mahatva isa bAta kA hai ki vyakti yaha vivekapUrvaka dekhe ki vahA~ jIva haiM yA nhiiN| yadi koI jIvajantu hai tabhI usa sthAna kI pramArjanA kI jAe, anyathA agara hama yoM hI caravale yAogheko binA dekhe phirA dete haiM to aisA karane se usasthAna ke vAyukAyika jIvoM kA ghAta ho jAtA hai| mUlya hai sajagatA, jAgaraNa aura bodha kaa| isa yatanA ko pAlane ke lie bhagavAna apanI ora se eka mahattvapUrNa sUtra de rahe haiM iriyAbhAsesaNAdANe, uccAre samiI iy| maNaguttI vayaguttI, kAyaguttI ya atttthmaa|| bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'IryA, bhASA, eSaNA, AdAna-nikSepaNa aura uccAra ye pA~ca samitiyA~ aura mana-vacana va kAya nAmaka tIna guptiyA~ haiN| bhagavAna ne apane pahale sUtra meM pharamAyA ki yatanA hI dharma kI mA~ hai| bhagavAna dUsare sUtra meM kahate haiM ki ayatanAcArI ko hiMsA na hone para bhI hiMsA kA doSa avazya lagatA hai| tIsare sUtra meM bhagavAna yatanA ko vyAvahArika rUpa meM kisa prakAra jiyA jA sake, isake lie kucha sopAna, kucha mIla ke patthara yA kucha dIpazikhAe~ sthApita kara rahe haiN| ahiMsA aura yatanA ke mArga ko vyAvahArika rUpa se jIne ke lie bhagavAna ne apanI ora se ATha sopAna nirdiSTa kiye haiN| bhagavAna ne zramaNa yA zrAvaka ke eka hAtha meM samiti aura dUsare hAtha meM gupti kA dIpa prajvalita kiyA hai| samiti arthAt For Personal & Private Use Only

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200 jAge so mahAvIra samyak prvRtti| viveka aura jatanapUrvaka kArya karanA hI samiti kahalAtA hai| gupti kA artha hai gopana karanA, niyaMtraNa karanA yA nivRtti krnaa| bhagavAna eka tarapha samyak pravRtti kA mArga dikhalAte haiM to dUsarI tarapha samyak nivRtti kI rAha rozana kara rahe haiN| vivekapUrvaka kArya kiyA jAe aura phira bhI yadi kucha amaryAdita kRtya ho jAe to svayaM para niyaMtraNa sthApita kara liyA jaae| jaise koI vyakti kisI ko gAlI na de, lekina krodha yA anya kisI kAraNavaza mu~ha meM gAlI A bhI jAe to 'nAlAyaka' zabda ke nikalate hI vyakti svayaM ko niyantraNa meM le aae| vaha turanta apane Upara niyantraNa sthApita kara le aura nAlAyaka zabda uccArita hI na ho paae| gAlI na bakanA yaha to huI samiti aura gAlI mukha para Ate hI use roka denA, yaha huI gupti| jaise koI kachuA sAmAnya rUpa se to apane hAtha, pA~va, sira Adi aMgoM ko bAhara nikAla kara calatA hai lekina jaise hI kisI gIdar3a kA saMkaTa usake sAmane AtA hai, vaha tatkAla apane sabhI avayavoM ko apane bhItara samAhita kara letA hai, apane aMgoM ko sameTa letA hai| kachue kA aMgoM ko bAhara nikAla kara calanA yaha to huI pravRtti aura saMkaTa yA khatarA Ate hI aMgoM ko aMdara kara lenA yaha huI gupti / ___ pA~coM hI samitiyoM ko hama saMkSepa meM smjheN| pahalI samiti hai IryA samiti arthAt gamanAgamana meM viveka rkhnaa| vyakti vivekapUrvaka cale, isI kA nAma hai IryA smiti| Apa yadi bhalI bhA~ti dekhakara calate haiM to Apa aisA karake bhagavAna dvArA prarUpita dharma ke utkRSTa rUpa samiti' kA pAlana karate haiN| dharma kitanA sarala hai, para hamane dharma koAja kitanA kliSTa aura kaThina banA diyA hai| maiM yaha kahanA cAhU~gA ki dharma kA pAlana karanA utanA hI sarala aura AsAna hai jitanA ki dUdha yA pAnI pInA athavA A~kheM hone para kisI ko dekhnaa| jo jaTila aura durUha ho jAe to vaha dharma kahA~ aura kaise ho sakatA hai? ___ bhagavAna kahate haiM ki vyakti vivekapUrvaka cle| Apa yadi dekha kara calate haiM to pahalA phAyadA to Apako yaha hogA ki koI kA~TA Apake pA~va meM na cubhegA aura na hI Apako kA~Te cubhane kA darda sahanA hogaa| yadi Apa dekha kara calate haiM to dUsarA phAyadA Apako yaha hogA ki Apako kisI Thokara kI pIr3A nahIM sahana For Personal & Private Use Only

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viveka : ahiMsA ko jIne kA gura 201 karanI pdd'egii| tIsarA phAyadA yaha hogA ki agara kisI gaTara kA Dhakkana khulA huA hai to Apa usake aMdara girane se baca jaaeNge| eka bhAI ne mujhe bahuta hI ajIba kissA sunaayaa| vaha kaha rahe the ki Aja to bahata hI gajaba ho jaataa| maiMne pUchA, 'bhaI ! aisA bhI kyA ho jAtA?' vaha bole, 'are! Aja to merI bIvI gaTara meM baha hI jaatii|' maiMne pUchA, 'vaha kaise?' vaha bole, 'vaha philma dekhane kI to bahuta zaukIna hai| hama jisa rAste se A rahe the, vahA~ cAra-pA~ca sinemA haoNla par3ate the| ataH apane svabhAvAnusAra vaha Upara lage hue philma ke posTara dekhatI huI cala rahI thii| dasa kadama dUra para hI gaTara kA Dhakkana barasAtI nAle kI vajaha se khulA par3A thaa| vaha dekha to rahI thI Upara karizmA kapUra ko aura nIce karizmA huA ki usakA pA~va sIdhe khule gaTara meM par3a gyaa| vaha to usa gaTara meM baha hI jAtI kyoMki barasAtI nAle kI vajaha se bahAva bahuta teja thA, para saMyoga se usake hAtha Upara the aura vaha kisI jagaha aTaka ge| vaha bahane se baca gii| ganImata hai ki usakI cappala hI gaTara meM bahI aura vaha baca gii| sAvadhAna ! tumhArA asAvadhAnI se calanA gaTara meM giranA ho sakatA hai| IryA samiti kA pAlana tumheM bhAvI khatare se bacA sakatA hai| cauthA aura bahuta hI mahattvapUrNa phAyadA yaha hai ki agara Apa dekhakara calate haiM to rAha meM calate kisI TiDDe, makor3e, bicchU, cIMTI yA kisI anya jIvajantu ko pA~va ke nIce Akara marane se bacA sakate haiN| abhI to Apa aise cala rahe ho ki Apake pA~va ke nIce Akara koI cIMTI Adi mara bhI jAtI hai to Apako koI paravAha nahIM rahatI lekina jisa dina aise hI sau cIMTiyA~ marakara sA~pa bana gaIM aura Apake pA~va ko usane kATa khAyA, taba kyA hogA? ganImata hai ki ApakA pA~va aba taka kisI bicchU para na pdd'aa| hama dekhakara caleM, bodha aura vivekapUrvaka caleM, yahI ahiMsA kI IryA samiti hai| ___ dUsarI samiti hai bhASA smiti| bhASA samiti yAnI samyak vaannii| buddha ne ise aSTAMgika Arya mArga kA eka caraNa mAnA hai| bolanA eka bahuta bar3I kalA hai| jo mana meM AyA so bola diyA, yaha bolanA nahIM, bakanA hai| kyA bolanA, kaba bolanA, kaise bolanA, yaha samajha jarUrI hai| jitanI jarUrI yaha hai utanI hI yaha bhI jarUrI hai ki kyA na bolanA, kaba na bolanA, kaisA na bolanA, vANI ke viveka ke lie yaha bhI eka anivArya pahalU hai| vANI to sarasvatI kA anuSThAna hai| tuma vANI kA isa taraha upayoga karo ki hara zabda kA upayoga apane Apa meM mA~ sarasvatI ke caraNoM meM phUla samarpita karane ke For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra 202 samAna ho / yadi vANI kA upayoga karanA A jAe to vANI kisI saMjIvanI auSadhi kA kAma kara jaae| jaise vaidya kI davA kAma karatI hai vaise hI ApakI vANI bhI kAma kara sakatI hai| Apa jitane mRdu, madhura aura behatara vANI kA upayoga kareMge, Apa utane hI lokapriya hoNge| logoM ke diloM meM ApakI jagaha banegI / kaTuvANI kA vaktA kisI ke dila ko AghAta hI pahu~cAtA hai| aisA karanA sarAsara hiMsA hai| kyoMki hiMsA to hiMsA hai hI, kintu vAcika hiMsA bhI hiMsA hI hai / jaba bhalA vacana ApakI jihvA se phUla aura amRta barasA sakatA hai to phira kaiMcI kyoM calAI jAe~, kA~Te kyoM boe jAe aura jahara kyoM ugalA jAe ? hama bhASA samiti kA upayoga kreN| vANI - vyavahAra meM samiti, samyak pravRtti kA viveka rkheN| kisI ko gAlI dekara kyoM to apanI jabAna gaMdI kI jAe aura kyoM hI kisI aura ke dila ko dUSita kiyA jAe ? gAlI cAhe duzmana ko bhI kyoM na dI jAe, yaha bhale AdamI kA lakSaNa nahIM hai| hama krodha se, asatya se, niMdA se, upahAsa se bceN| sadA saumya raheM, mRdu boleN| boleM to hama miThAsa gholeM / koI aura kaTu bola de to saha leN| mahAvIra ne to kAnoM meM kIleM sahIM, jIsasa ne kraoNsa ko bhI saha liyA to kyA hama kisI ke do zabdoM ko bhI nahIM saha sakate ? bhagavAna mahAvIra ko saMgama devatA ne bhISaNa kaSTa diye / eka dina saMgama ne mahAvIra se pUchA, 'Apa mujhe kaisA samajhate hai ?' mahAvIra ne kahA, 'acche munAphe se mAla bikavAne vAle dalAla ke samAna upakArI / ' yAnI kisI ke dvArA galata vyavahAra kiye jAne ke bAvajUda apanI ora se zAnta sakArAtmaka ravaiyA apanAnA, yahI to ahiMsA aura viveka hai| aisA hI buddha ke sAtha huaa| eka brAhmaNa buddha kA ziSya bnaa| usakA bhAI buddha ko gAliyA~ dene lgaa| buddha zAMta rahe / buddha ne itanA hI kahA, 'tumhArA mAla mere yahA~ nahIM khapatA / ' gAliyoM ko grahaNa karane vAlA na ho to gAliyA~ Akhira usI ke pAsa hI lauTa kara jAe~gI jisane apanI ora se dI haiM / bhagavAna jIsasa ko jaba sUlI para car3hAyA gayA taba bhI usa mahApuruSa ne samatA, dhairya aura mRdutA rakhI / jIsasa ne taba prArthanA kI thI - phaoNragiva dema phAdara ! de DU naoNTa no, hvATa de DU' arthAt he prabhu ! unheM mApha karo kyoMki ve nahIM jAnate ki ve kyA kara rahe haiM ? For Personal & Private Use Only

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viveka : ahiMsA ko jIne kA gura 203 hara hAla meM mana meM zAMti rakhanA aura sabake prati sadaiva zAMta sammAnajanita mRdu madhura vANI kA upayoga karanA bhASA-samiti hai| aisI vANI kA upayoga karanA bhI ahiMsA kI hI upAsanA hai| tIsarI samiti hai- eSaNA smiti| arthAt samyak bhojn| jaise vANI se vivekapUrvaka bolanA cAhiye vaise hI bhojana bhI vivekapUrvaka karanA caahie| isa sandarbha meM kucha binduoM para dhyAna deM (1) vahI bhojana svIkAra kareM jo Apako prema aura AdarapUrvaka parosA gayA hai| (2) bhojana utanA hI leM jitanA Apa khA skeN| jUThana na chor3eM, kisI ko jUThA bhojana bhI na khilaaeN| (3) ajIrNa ke samaya bhojana na kreN| ajIrNa ke samaya kiyA gayA bhojana viSa ke samAna hotA hai| (4) sadA hitakArI aura parimita bhojana karanA caahie| hitakArI bhojana karane vAlA sau varSa kA dIrgha AyuSya prApta karatA hai| (5) bhUkha lagane para hI bhojana kreN| bemana se khAnA na khaaeN| (6) yadi tabIyata kharAba hai to sabase pahale apanA AhAra sudhaariye| AhAra sudharegA to svAsthya svataH sudhara jaaegaa| ___(7) dhyAna rakheM, 'jaisA khAve anna, vaisA hove mnn| jaisA pIve pAnI, vaisI bole baanii|' isalie khAnapAna ke prati pUrA viveka rakhanA caahie| cANakyanIti to kahatI hai ki jo jaisA anna khAtA hai, usake vaisI hI saMtAna paidA hotI hai| dIpaka kAle aMdhere kA bhakSaNa karatA hai to usakI saMtAna bhI kAle kAjala jaisI hI hotI hai| ___ (8) nAkhUna kATakara sApha rkheN| nAkhUnoM meM mala samAhita rahatA hai| jaba bhI bhojana kareM, pahale hAtha avazya dho leN| bhojana jitanI AvazyakatA hai usase do grAsa kama khaaeN| jUThe mu~ha na boleN| maunapUrvaka bhojana loN| bhojana ke svAda meM thor3A tIkhA-phIkApana ho to udvigna na hoeN| bhojana karate samaya zAnta aura prasanna rahanA AhAra-grahaNa kI samyak vidhi hai| (9) kama khAo, gama khaao| atibhojI aura atibhogI donoM hI atirogI hote haiN| eka bAra bhojana karane vAle mahAtmA hote haiM, do bAra bhojana karane vAlA For Personal & Private Use Only

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204 jAge so mahAvIra buddhimAna hotA hai aura binA viveka ke dina bhara khAne vAlA pazu hotA hai| (10) hamezA tAjA bhojana kreN| bAsI bhojana se paraheja rkheN| kahAvata hai, 'ThaMDo nhAve, tAto khAvai uNare baida kade nahIM aavai| Ubho mUtai, sUto khAvai, tiNaro daladara kadai na jaavai|' ye jo kucha mUlabhUta bAteM hai, eSaNA samiti ke pAlana ke lie upayogI haiN| anna ko acchI taraha cuna-bIna kara, dhokara usakA upayoga kreN| zAkAhAra to kareM hI, para usameM bhI sAttvikatA kA vizeSa viveka rkheN| zreSTha bhojana aura zreSTha jIvana ko kisI maMtra kI taraha apanA leN| cauthI samiti hai AdAna-nikSepaNa samiti arthAt vivekapUrvaka kisI bhI vastu ko utthaanaa-rkhnaa| hara vastu ko vyavasthita rakheM tAki aMdhere meM bhI DhU~DhanA cAho to tumheM tumhArI vastu mila jaae| jo avyavasthita hote haiM, ve jarUrata par3ane para apanI cIjoM ko pAne ke lie pAgaloM-sI harakata karane lagate haiN| utAvalA so baavlaa|' jyAdA jaldabAjI hI vyakti ko avyavasthita karatI hai| hara vastu ko vyavasthita rakhanA eka prakAra se jIvana meM maryAdA aura anuzAsana ko svIkAra karanA hai| ghara ko sApha-svaccha rakhiye, sajA-sa~vAra kara rkhie| subaha jagane para sabase pahale apane bikhare ghara ko sjaaiye| yaha eka acchI eksarasAija bhI hogI aura yogAbhyAsa bhii| ___ pA~cavIM samiti hai pariSThApanikA smiti| visarjana bhI vivekapUrvaka ho, yaha dharma kI sikhAvana hai| mala, mUtra, thUka,kapha, pIka, gaMdagI ityAdi jisa bhI cIja kA visarjana karanA ho, vivekapUrvaka kiijie| ho sakatA hai Apa zauca ke lie ge| jahA~ mala-mUtra kA visarjana kara rahe haiM, vahA~ cIMTI-makor3e cala rahe hoN| sAvadhAna ! ApakI yaha nivRtti bhI Apake lie hiMsA kA arjana kara rahI hai| dekha-samhalakara visarjana kreN| bar3e zahara meM to loga nau talle se hI kacarA nIce pheMkate haiN| sambhava hai, nIce se koI bhalA AdamI gujara rahA ho| vaha sIdhA usake sira para giregaa| aisA karake tuma apane lie thUkA-phajItI mola le rahe ho| jarA sociye koI Apa para aise hI gaMdagI girAe to kyA hogA? For Personal & Private Use Only

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205 viveka : ahiMsA ko jIne kA gura ye choTI-choTI bAteM hai jo Apake jIvana meM hiMsA aura ahiMsA kA viveka nirdhArita karatI haiN| kAmakoI bhI kyoM na ho, vivekapUrvaka, bodhapUrvaka, maryAdApUrvaka ho| aisA koI kArya na ho jisase svayaM kA yA kisI aura kA ahita ho, amaMgala ho, kaSTakara ho| ___ahiMsA kI pAlanA ke lie hI samiti kI ye bAteM kahI gaI haiN| yadi samyak pravRtti karate hue bhI kabhI atikramaNa hotA lage Apa kRpayA tatkAla gupti kA upayoga kreN| apane Apa para aMkuza lgaaeN| yaha pratikramaNa khlaaegaa| ___ galatI kisI se bhI ho sakatI hai| galatI karanA koI nahIM cAhatA phira bhI ho hI jAtI hai| Apako jaba kabhI aisA lage, Apa apanI galatI ko svIkAra kareM, usake lie kheda prakaTa kareM, bhaviSya meM vaisA na karane kA saMkalpa grahaNa kreN| yahI bodhamUlaka jIvana-zailI hai| jIvana ko jInA eka bahuta bar3I kalA hai aura yaha kalA prApta karane ke lie hI itanI sArI bAteM kahI gaI haiN| dharma usakA hai jo use jIvana meM jiye| bAkI saba kucha unmAda hai, nazA hai| bodha aura hoza meM hI dharma hai, udAtta jIvana hai, mukti kA mArga bhI isI se hI prazasta hotA hai| viveka se jie~, itanA-sA hI sAra-saMdeza hai| 000 For Personal & Private Use Only

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dhArmika jIvana ke chaha sopAna mere priya Atman ! jIvana meM kucha kRtya aise hote haiM jinakA saMbaMdha hamAre vyaktitva-vikAsa ke sAtha hotA hai / kucha kRtya aise hote haiM jo hamAre Atma-vikAsa, Atma-svAtantrya aura Atma-samRddhi ke AdhArastaMbha hote haiN| bhagavAna ne aise hI kRtyoM ko Avazyaka kRtyoM kI saMjJA dI hai / yadi vyakti dRr3ha manoyoga ke sAtha ina Avazyaka kRtyoM ko saMpAdita karatA hai to vaha anivAryataH Atmazreya ko upalabdha hotA hai / isa saMdarbha meM maiM tArIpha karanA cAhU~gA una muslima mahAnubhAvoM kI jo apane kRtyoM ko saMpanna karane meM hara hAla meM sajaga aura tatpara rahate haiM / ve apanI namAja adA karane ke lie relve sTezana, dUkAna yA phira sar3aka para bhI caddara bichAkara tatpara ho jAte haiM / jaba khudA kI ibAdata kA vakta hotA hai to ve kisI masjida kI talAza nahIM karate, balki jahA~, jisa hAlata meM khar3A hai, vahIM jhukakara saz2adA kara lete haiM / usako yAda karane ke lie tilaka - chApe kI tathA daro-dIvAroM kI kyA jarUrata ? maiM mAnatA hU~ ki musalamAnoM meM apane majahaba ke lie eka junUna hotA hai, para yaha bhI satya hai ki dharatI para koI bhI dharma yA usake anuyAyI apane kRtyoM ko saMpAdita karane meM itane dRr3ha aura sajaga nahIM hote jitane ki muslima loga hote haiN| maiM eka aise ghaTanAkrama kA jikra karanA cAhU~gA jo merI gaMgotrI-yAtrA se saMbaddha hai| himAlaya kI yAtrA ke daurAna mujhe eka aisI mahilA milI jo mUlataH For Personal & Private Use Only

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207 dhArmika jIvana ke chaha sopAna aMgreja thI para usane hindU paraMparA meM saMnyAsa svIkAra kiyA thaa| usakA nAma thA naanii| usane haridvAra meM dIkSA lI thii| ___ yaha yoga kI bAta rahI ki usake saMnyasta hone ke mAtra do dina bAda hI usake guru kA dehAvasAna ho gyaa| para guru ne use sAdhanAtmaka jIvana ko kaise jiA jAe, yaha bAta batA dI thii| guru ne use batAyA thA ki subaha brahma muhUrta meM uThakara gaMgA meM DubakI lagAne ke bAda una gIle kapar3oM meM hI bhagavAna kI prArthanA evaM abhyarthanA kI jAe aura usake bAda yoga-Asana Adi kiye jaaeN| guru ne saMbhavata: socA hogA ki jaba yaha dasa-pandraha dina isa mArga ko jI legI taba use Age ke sAdhanApatha ke bAre meM batAyA jAegA, para guru kI to dUsare yA tIsare dina hI mRtyu ho gii| ___ vaha sAdhikA kucha samaya haridvAra ke Azrama meM bitAne ke pazcAt himAlaya kI kandarAoM meM calI gii| jisa sardI meM tridaNDI saMtoM yA bar3e-bar3e RSiyoM kI bhI himmata nahIM hotI, usa bhayaMkara sardI meM bhI vaha subaha cAra baje uThakara apane hAtha meM kulhAr3I lie gaMgotrI kI tarapha ravAnA ho jaatii| sardI meM gaMgotrI kA pAnI barpha ke rUpa meM jama jAtA hai| vaha usa kulhAr3I se barpha kI taha ko cIrakara haTAtI aura usameM DubakI lagAtI aura gIle kapar3oM meM hI apane AvAsa taka pahu~catI aura prArthanA prAraMbha kara detii|| ___ jahA~ loga cilama phUMkakara, gA~jA pIkara yA Aga kI A~ca se apanI sardI ko dUra karane kA prayatna karate, vahIM vaha mahilA gIle kapar3oM meM hI prArthanA meM tallIna ho jaatii| gaMgotrI meM raha rahe sAdhakoM meM se vahI eka akelI aisI sAdhikA thI jo pratidina gaMgA-snAna karatI thii| __ vahA~ para sardI itanI thI ki yadi Aga eka bAra bujhA dI jAe to vaha lakar3I ghaMToM taka Aga na pkdd'e| usa mahilA ke hAtha itane kaTa-phaTa cuke the jitane sardI meM kisI ke pA~va bhI na phaTate hoN| unameM se hara samaya khUna risatA rahatA thaa| mUlya isa bAta kA nahIM hai ki usako isa mArga se kyA milA? mahattva to isa bAta kA hai ki usane apane guru dvArA sujhAe gaye mArga ko hara hAlata meM kitanI tatparatA se jiyaa| yadi koI vyakti utanI hI tatparatA se bhagavAna dvArA batAe mArga ko jItA hai to nizcita rUpa se vaha mahAmArga usake AdhyAtmika saundarya aura suSamA ko bar3hAne meM sahAyaka banatA hai| hama bhagavAna ke Aja ke sUtroM ko lete haiM For Personal & Private Use Only

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208 sAmAiyaM cauvIsatthao, vaMdaNayaM / paDikkamaNaM kAussaggo paccakkhANaM // bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'sAmAyika, caturviMzati jinastava, vandanA, pratikramaNa, kAyotsarga aura pratyAkhyAna ye chaha Avazyaka karma haiM / ' jAge so mahAvIra ve karma 'Avazyaka' kahalAte haiM jinheM avazyameva karanA cAhie aura jina kRtyoM ko karane kI bhagavAna dvArA nirantara preraNA dI gaI hai| ye Avazyaka karma, gRhastha ho yA saMta, donoM ke lie haiM / pratidina zrAvaka aura sAdhu ko ina cha: Avazyaka kRtyoM kA AcaraNa karanA caahie| Aja maiM ina cha: sandarbhoM para isalie bhI carcA karanA cAhU~gA ki hama loga ina chaH bAtoM ko jIne kI koziza karate haiM / sAmAyika yA pratikramaNa karate samaya hamArI yaha koziza rahatI hai ki ye cha: Avazyaka karma hamAre dvArA sampAdita ho jaaeN| maiM cAhU~gA ki Aja ina chaha sopAnoM yA Avazyaka kAryoM ke bAre meM hama sahajatA se thor3A samajhane kA prayAsa kareM / pahalA Avazyaka kRtya hai sAmAyika / mahAvIra kI samasta sAdhanA kA kendra bindu sAmAyika hai| sAmAyika hI vaha dharAtala hai jahA~ mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kA mahala khar3A hai| sAmAyika zabda kI utpatti samaya se huI hai| samaya kA artha hotA hai siddhAMta, samatA yA AtmA / Ama manuSya kA jIvana jahA~ mamatA para TikA rahatA hai, vahIM mahAvIra samatA kI preraNA dete haiM / mamatA aura samatA donoM hI sahAyaka bana jAte haiM, para viSamatA to taba paidA hotI hai jaba donoM meM antardvandva chir3atA hai| yadi mamatA, mamatA rahe aura samatA, samatA rahe yAnI donoM apane-apane sthAna para kAyama raheM to viSamatA kA janma hI na ho pAegA / prasiddha vaijJAnika AiMsTIna ne isa samagra astitva ke nirmANa meM jisa pahalU ko sahAyaka mAnA hai, unameM do tattva zAmila rahe haiN| pahalA to 'samaya' aura dUsarA 'AkAza' arthAt unakI sabhI vyAkhyAe~ TAima aura spesa se jur3I rahIM / Aja kI duniyA kA vaha mahAn vaijJAnika jisane sRSTi kI sArI vyavasthA ko apane hisAba se,apane siddhAMtoM, apane vaijJAnika yA gaNitIya sUtroM aura AviSkAroM se pratipAdita aura nirUpita kiyA, ve do bAteM hI arthAt samaya aura AkAza pramukha rahIM / For Personal & Private Use Only

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dhArmika jIvana ke chaha sopAna - samaya meM sthita honA samagra astitva se jur3a jAnA hai / samaya meM sthita honA siddhAMta-cakravartI bana jAnA hai, samatva - yoga aura zramaNatva yoga ko jInA hai / bhagavAna ne sAmAyika ke do svarUpa btaae| eka to dravya yA bAhya sAmAyika aura dUsarA tattvata: kI jAne vAlI nizcaya saamaayik| dravya sAmAyika vaha hai jahA~ vyakti do ghar3I athavA pA~ca ghar3I apane Apako eka jagaha sthita karake usa samaya ke lie sabhI sAvadya vyApAroM kA, ArambhasamArambha aura hiMsAjanita kAryoM kA tyAga kara detA hai / yaha sAmAyika kA bAhya svarUpa hai jo Asana bichAkara, mu~hapattI bA~dhakara yA hAtha meM rakhakara aura caravalA kara kI jAtI hai / yaha sAmAyika to sAmAyika kA abhyAsa mAtra hai jahA~ vyakti ne svayaM ko hiMsAjanita kriyAoM se bacAte hue do ghar3I ke lie sthApita kiyA hai / lekina vAstavika sAmAyika to taba hotI hai jaba vyakti rAga, dveSa, kAma, krodha yA kaSAyajanita kaisI bhI viparIta paristhiti se svayaM ko mukta rakhatA hai aura svayaM ke citta meM samatA aura sahajatA rakhatA hai / 209 tinake yA sone meM, pAne yA khone meM, lAbha yA hAni meM, miTTI yA hIre meM, saMyoga yA viyoga meM, jahA~ pratyeka paristhiti meM vyakti apane citta meM samatA, zAnti aura samabhAva banAe rakhatA hai, use hI bhagavAna zuddha sAmAyika kahate haiM / sRSTi ke hara prANI ke prati samadarzitA aura samavRtti ! viparIta paristhitiyA~ avazya banatI haiM, para vyakti una paristhitiyoM para kitanI sahajatA se vijaya pAtA hai, yahI bAta sAmAyika kI kasauTI hai / anukUlatA yA pratikUlatA donoM meM hI vyakti kI samatA kI parakha hotI hai / anukUlatA jahA~ vyakti ke citta meM ahaMkAra paidA karatI hai, vahIM pratikUlatA vyakti ko khinna aura udvigna banA detI hai / yadi koI tArIpha kare yA guNoM kI yazogAthA gAe to yaha anukUlatA vyakti ke citta meM ahaMkAra lA detI hai / vaha vyakti yaha socakara khuza hotA hai ki aho ! merI kitanI prazaMsA ho rahI hai| dUsarI tarapha yadi kisI kI nindA kI jAe, usakI TIkA-TippaNI, AlocanA yA samAlocanA kI jAe to vaha vyakti mana meM socatA hai ki 'are! yaha kauna-sA dUdha kA nahAyA hai jo merI burAI karatA hai?' isa prakAra pratikUlatA ne citta meM Aku latA paidA kara dI, Akroza, khinnatA aura vaira-virodha kI bhAvanA ko janma de diyA / For Personal & Private Use Only

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210 jAge so mahAvIra __jahA~ anukUlatA ko pAkara vyakti ke citta meM ahaMkAra na jageaura pratikUlatA khinnatA, kheda, Akroza aura vaira-virodha ko paidA na kara sake, vahI vyakti kI sAmAyika hai| jo loga pratidina vyAvahArika sAmAyika sampAdita karate haiM, ve do ghar3I ke lie sAvadha vyApAroM evaM hiMsAjanita kriyAoM se paraheja rakhakara svayaM ko kisI eka jagaha sthita karate haiN| maiM nivedana karU~gA ki ve sAmAyika ke vAstavika svarUpa ko bhI samajhane evaM jIne kA prayAsa kreN| agara Apa ko krodha AtA hai to taba eka aisI sAmAyika zurU kI jAe jo Apake krodhI svabhAva ko badala sake aura Apako samatAde ske| agara citta meM samatA A gaI to sAmAyika svayaM hI ho jAegI aura agara citta meM hI abhI bhI viSamatA banI huI hai, krodha, cir3acir3Apana aura ahaMkAra jagatA hai to sAmAyika ke lAkhoM-lAkha anuSThAna kara lo, taba bhI vaha jIvana ke AdhyAtmika saundarya aura suSamA ko nikhArane meM samartha nahIM ho paaegii| maiM jikra karanA cAhU~gA eka aise bhAvabhIne prasaMga kA jise yAda kara-karake maiM abhibhUta hotA huuN| yaha prasaMga jur3A hai rAjA udAyI ke jIvana se| kahate haiM : eka bAra rAjA udAyI apane rAjamahala ke jharokhe meM baiThe hue AkAza meM banate-bigar3ate bAdaloM ko dekha rahe the| bAdaloM kI banatI aura bigar3atI sthiti ne unake citta meM aisA parivartana lA diyA ki ve usI kSaNa vairAgyavAsita ho ge| cU~ki unake koI putra to thA nahI, unhoMne apane eka dUra ke paricita vyakti ko siMhAsana sauMpakara saMnyAsa grahaNa kara liyaa| ve rAjamahaloM ko chor3akara jaMgaloM kI tarapha cala die| kucha dinoM bAda vahIM unheM bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sAnnidhya milA jisase unakA vairAgya bhAva aura bhI adhika dRr3ha ho gyaa| eka bAra rAjarSi udAyI ne bhagavAna mahAvIra se nivedana kiyA, 'prabhu ! maiM Apake zAnti, ahiMsA, karuNA aura dayAmArga ke pracAra-prasAra ke lie maiM inheM usa rAjya meM le jAnA cAhatA hU~ jahA~ kA kabhI maiM rAjA huA karatA thaa| Apake saMdeza ko vahA~ pracArita karane meM mujhe suvidhA rahegI kyoMki vahA~ sabhI loga mere pUrva paricita haiN| bhagavAna ne udAyI kI bAta sunakara sAdhuvAda diyA aura apanI anumati pradAna kI / rAjarSi udAyI bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sAnnidhya chor3akara apane rAjya kI tarapha cala pdd'e| jaba usa rAjya ke rAjA ko isa bAta kA patA calA ki rAjarSi For Personal & Private Use Only

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dhArmika jIvana ke chaha sopAna udAyI usake rAjya kI tarapha A rahe haiM to vaha bahuta hI khuza huaa| usane unake svAgata aura agavAnI ke lie jora-zora se taiyAriyA~ prAraMbha karavA diiN| 211 rAjya ke gaNamAnya vyakti rAjarSi ke darzana aura vandana ke lie pahu~cane lage / jaba udAyI ne yaha saba dekhA to ve isa bAta se abhibhUta ho gaye ki mere rAjya ke loga aba bhI merA itanA sammAna karate haiN| pUrA rAjya rAjarSi ke Agamana kI taiyAriyoM meM juTA thA, para bAta bigAr3ane vAloM kI aura cugalakhoroM kI bhI kahA~ kamI hotI hai ? duniyA meM vidura kama mileMge, zakuni jyAdA hote haiN| mahArANA pratApa kama, jayacandra jyAdA mileMge / eka aisA hI jayacandra rAjA ke pAsa pahu~cA aura bolA ki yaha sArA rAjya eka vyakti kI agavAnI ke lie itanA vyasta hai jo eka bahuta bar3A Azcarya hai / rAjA ne kahA, 'isameM Azcarya kI kyA bAta hai ? rAjA udAyI svayaM isa rAjya meM padhAra rahe haiN| hameM unakA svAgata to karanA hI cAhie / ' vaha vyakti bolA, 'rAjan, Apako patA bhI hai ki pUrva mahArAja itanA lambA aura ugra vihAra karake aura mahAvIra jaise bhagavat aura divya puruSa kA sAnnidhya chor3akara yahA~ Apase apanA rAjya vApasa lene A rahe haiM anyathA mahAvIra jaise vItarAga puruSa kA sAnnidhya chor3ane aura aise ugra vihAra karane kA koI prayojana nahIM ho sakatA / ' kahate haiM ki tIna logoM ke pAsa akla nahIM hotii| eka to hai baMdara jise basa nakala karanA AtA hai| dUsarA hai bAjA jise dUsaroM ne bajAyA to bajA anyathA cupa-cApa par3A rahA aura tIsarA hai rAjA jise maMtriyoM, salAhakAroM aura cATukAroM ne jaisA sujhAyA yA samajhAyA, vaise hI vaha calatA aura samajhatA hai| usa vyakti kI bAta sunakara rAjA vicalita ho utthaa| rAjA ne kahA, 'mujhe tumhArI bAta meM kucha to saccAI lagatI hai anyathA udAyI itanA ugra vihAra karake isa ora kyoM Ate, para udAyI mujha taka pahu~ca kara rAjya mA~ga sake, usake pahale hI maiM aisI vyavasthA karU~gA ki vaha mere karIba hI na pahu~ca ske|' rAjA ne dUsare rAjya meM yaha ghoSaNA karavA dI ki 'koI bhI vyakti saMta udAyI kI agavAnI na kare / na unheM anna-jala de aura na Thaharane kA sthAna hI / jisa vyakti ne bhI rAjAjJA kA ullaMghana kiyA, usake ghara ko jalA diyA jaaegaa| usake hAtha-pA~va jaMjIroM se bAMdhakara use kArAgRha meM DAla diyA jaaegaa| usake bAda bhI use sakhta se sakhta sajA dI jaaegii|' sArI prajA yaha ghoSaNA sunakara For Personal & Private Use Only

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212 jAge so mahAvIra stabdha raha gayI, para rAjAjJA ke viruddha koI kaise bola sakatA thA? rAjAjJA ke Age to sabako apanA sira navAnA hI par3atA hai| ___ udAyI vihAra karate-karate nagara taka A phuNce| unako dekhate hI loga apaneapane gharoM ke daravAje aura khir3akiyA~ banda karane lge| rAste meM calane vAle loga unheM dekhakara kisI oTa meM chipane lge| hara vyakti yaha koziza kara rahA thA ki udAyI kI najara usa para na par3a jaae| yadi sipAhiyoM ne udAyI se bAta karate hue unheM dekha liyA to unheM jela meM sar3anA pdd'egaa| udAyI nIcI najareM kiye cale jA rahe the| ve yaha nahIM samajha pA rahe the ki Akhira kyA kAraNa hai jisase unake sAtha yaha vyavahAra kiyA jA rahA hai ? tabhI unakI najara rAha calate eka AdamI para pdd'ii| unhoMne use AvAja lagAI aura kahA, 'are bhAI, bAta to suno|' vaha vyakti udAyI kA pUrva dIvAna hI thaa| vaha bhI unakI bAta anasunI karake nikala gyaa| udAyI eka lambA aura thakAna bharA vihAra karake A rahe the| unheM calatecalate dopahara ho gii| dharatI aMgAre kI taraha tapa rahI thii| bhUkha ke mAre unakI A~teM cipaka rahI thIM aura kaNTha pyAsa se sUkha rahA thA, para unheM kisI ghara se na to AhAra milA aura na hI aashry| ___ sA~jha Dhalane ko thI aura ve calate-calate TheTha nagara kI antima sImA taka pahu~ca gae, jahA~ se bastI khatma hotI thii| unheM vahA~ eka jhopar3I dikhAI dI jisake bAhara eka kumhArina baiThI thii| kumhArina ne santa udAyI ko dekhakara kahA, 'vaMdana, mhaaraaj| kidhara se padhAra rahe ho?' saMta udAyI bole, 'zahara se A rahA huuN|' kumhArina bolI, 'itane bar3e nagara meM Apa kyoM nahIM Thahare ?' saMta ne javAba diyA, 'sthAna na pA sakA isa nagara meN|' kumhArina bolI, 'are ! itanA bar3A zahara, itane sambhrAMta logaaura Apa sthAna na pA sake!' saMta zAMta svara meM bole, 'maiM nahIM jAnatA ki isakA kAraNa kyA hai ? mere sAtha vahA~ aisA vyavahAra kyoM kiyA gayA? para yaha satya hai ki maiM vahA~ anna, jala aura sthAna tInoM hI na pA skaa|' kumhArina bolI, 'Aga lage aise nagara ko jahA~ Apa jaise divya saMta ke lie jagaha aura anna-jala na ho| Apa thor3A tthhreN| maiM andara jAkara apane pati se kahakara Apake rahane aura khAne kA prabandha karAtI huuN|' kumhArina andara jAkara kumhAra se kahatI hai, 'are ! dekho, apane jhoMpar3e ke bAhara eka saMta Ae haiN| tuma jaldI se bAhara jAo aura unase AhAra-pAnI kA anurodha karo tathA unake Thaharane kI vyavasthA kro|' For Personal & Private Use Only

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dhArmika jIvana ke chaha sopAna 213 kumhAra ne ghar3e banAte-banAte hI kahA, 'are ! ina pAkhaNDiyoM se kauna mAthA lar3Ae ? kAma-dhAma to kucha karate nahIM aura mahArAja banakara ghara-ghara bhIkha mA~gate phirate haiM / ' kumhArina gusse se bolI, 've bar3e divya saMta haiN| tuma unheM pAkhaNDI mata kaho / yadi tuma yahA~ se uThakara una saMta ke pAsa nahIM gaye aura unakI AhAra Adi kI vyavasthA nahIM kI to Aja zAma ko tumhArA bhI hukkA-pAnI baMda samajho / ' kumhAra apanI kumhArina ke svabhAva ko jAnatA thaa| vaha uThA aura bolA, 'tU itanI nArAja kyoM hotI hai? eka - do roTI maiM unako bhI de dU~gA / ' yaha kahate hue kumhAra bAhara gyaa| vahA~ usane dekhA ki eka saMta khar3e the / kumhAra ne kahA, 'mahArAja ! kyA nAma hai ApakA?' saMta ne javAba diyA, 'udAyI / ' saMta kA nAma sunate hI kumhAra kA~pane lgaa| use rAjAjJA yAda ho AI / vaha vahIM se cillAyA, 'are kumhArina, jAnatI bhI hai ki ye kauna haiM? ye saMta udAyI haiM / tU to mere hukke - pAnI ko baMda karane kI bAta karatI thI, para yadi inako AhAra yA sthAna diyA gayA to hamArA jhopar3A hI jalA diyA jaaegaa|' kumhArina bolI, 'aho ! to kyA ye rAjarSi udAyI haiM? hamArA ahobhAgya hai ki eka rAjA calakara khuda hamArI jhoMpar3I taka Aye haiM aura tuma apane dvAra para Ae eka rAjarSi ko yoM hI lauTA rahe ho ? rAjA hamArI jhopar3I hI jalavA degA nA / acchA hai ki isa jhoMpar3I kI khAka usake bhabhUta ramAne ke kAma aaegii| jyAdA se jyAdA vaha mujhe uThA le jAegA nA ! le jAe; mujhe le jAegA to kyA karegA, gulAma hI to banAegA / mujhase apanI gulAmI hI to krvaaegaa| mujhe yaha maMjUra hai| aura to hamAre pAsa kucha hai nahIM / sAmAna ke nAma para ye TUTe-phUTe ThIkare haiN| ye bhI le jAe to acchA hI hai / yadi use bhI koI usake jaisA rAjA mila jAe aura use rAjya se niSkAsita kara de to ye ThIkare usake bhojana ke kAma aaeNge| aura kyA le jAegA, yaha gadhA ? le jaae| usake baiThane ke kAma aaegaa| aisA rAjA gadhe para nahIM baiThegA, to kisa para baiThegA / ' kumhArina kI itanI dRr3hatA aura sAhasa ko dekhakara kumhAra abhibhUta ho uThA / vaha bolA, ' kumhArina, tuma ThIka kahatI ho| hameM apane dvAra para Ae rAjarSi ko nakAranA nahIM caahie| hama inake AhAra aura Azraya kI vyavasthA avazya kareMge, cAhe isake badale hameM sUlI para hI kyoM na car3hanA par3e !' taba kumhAra aura kumhArina, saMta udAyI se nivedana karate haiM / 'mahArAja, Apa hamArI isa jhoMpar3I meM pdhaareN| yaha Apako samarpita hai aura hamArI yaha rUkhI-sUkhI roTI svIkAra kareM / ' kumhArina ne kumhAra ko nirdeza diyA ki jaba taka mahArAja jhoMpar3I ke bhItara apanI AhAra For Personal & Private Use Only

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214 jAge so mahAvIra caryA pUrNa kareM, taba taka tuma yahIM khar3e raho aura yadi tumheM jhUTha bhI bolanA par3e to vaha bhI bola denA lekina bIca meM vyavadhAna na Ane paae| rAjarSi udAyI abhI bhI utane hI zAnta, sahaja aura prasannacitta the jitanA ki ve nagara meM praveza karate samaya rahe the| unake citta meM rUkhI roTI ko khAte hue bhI vaisI hI prasannatA aura samatA thii| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki jisa citta meM samatA kI aisI sthiti banI rahatI hai, vahIM sAmAyika cAritra hotA hai aura vahIM vAstavika sAmAyika sadhatI hai| dhanya haiM aise loga jo apane dvAra para Ae kisI saMta ko khAlI hAtha nahIM lauTAte, cAhe isake lie unheM rAjAjJA ko bhI nakAranA par3e aura taba kahate haiM ki rAjarSi udAyI jaba mahAvIra ke pAsa pahu~cate haiM to svayaM mahAvIra unake sammAna meM khar3e ho jAte haiM aura kahate haiM, 'dhanya hai tumhArI samatA aura sahajatA, dhanya hai tumhArA sAmAyika cAritra! ___ yahI hai, citta kI hara hAlata meM rahane vAlI samatAvRtti jisakI mahAvIra ne prathama Avazyaka ke rUpa meM apanI ora se niraMtara preraNA dii| bhagavAna ne dUsare 'Avazyaka' ke rUpa meM jise pratipAdita kiyA, vaha hai stavana yA sNstuti| __stavana kA artha hai, 'tIrthaMkaroM ke nAmoM kI nirukti tathA unake guNoM kA kIrtana krnaa|' gaMdha-puSpa-akSata Adi se pUjA-arcanA karake mana-vacana-kAya kI zuddhipUrvaka unheM praNAma karanA stavana nAmaka 'Avazyaka hai| dhanya haiM ve hAtha jo pratidina paramAtmA kI pUjA-arcanA kiyA karate haiN| dhanya haiM ve kAna jo pratidina paramAtmA kI vANI aura paramAtmA ke guNoM kA zravaNa kiyA karate haiN| dhanya haiM ve kaNTha jo paramAtma-stuti-kIrtana ke lie mukharita hote haiM aura dhanya haiM ve netra jo paramAtma-puruSa ke darzana ko tatpara rahate haiN| jo na kevala kisI maMdira kI pratimA meM, varan pratyeka prANI meM hI usa prabhu ke darzana kiyA karate haiM, aise netroM kA bAjAra meM vicaraNa bhI maMdira meM parikramA lagAne ke samAna hotA hai| maiM bAbA pharIda ke jIvana kI eka asAdhAraNa ghaTanA kA ullekha karanA caahuuNgaa| bAbA pharIda hindU aura muslima- donoM hI saMpradAyoM meM samAna rUpa se priya the| ve kahA karate the ki 'khudA mujha meM hai, maiM khudA meM huuN| satya mujhameM sthita hai, maiM satya meM sthita huuN|' unakI Izvara ke prati aTUTa AsthA thii| For Personal & Private Use Only

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dhArmika jIvana ke chaha sopAna 215 bAbA pharIda kI bAtoM se vahA~ kA bAdazAha nArAja ho gyaa| usane bAbA pharIda ko mRtyudaMDa kI sajA sunaaii| sajA bhI aisI ki bharI sabhA meM bAbA pharIda kI camar3I ko sipAhiyoM dvArA khIMcA gyaa| jaba bAbA ke zarIra ke nAma para kevala mA~sa ke lothar3e raha gae to unheM deza-nikAle kI sajA sunAI gii| bAbA pharIda usI hAlata meM darabAra se bAhara nikle| camar3I unake zarIra se aise hI noMca lI gaI thI jaise kisI mare hue baila yA bakarI kI camar3I khIMca-khIMca kara utArI jAtI hai| mA~sa ke una lothar3oM meM se khUna risa rahA thaa| unheM dekhakara loga bhI glAni se bhara uThe, para ve aba bhI apane khudA kI ibAdata meM lIna the| bAbA pharIda calate-calate gA~va ke bAhara A pahu~ce jahA~ unakI ziSya-maMDalI upasthita thii| jaba ziSyoM ne bAbA pharIda kI yaha hAlata dekhI to unakI A~khoM se A~sU nikala pdd'e| bAbA pharIda kI himmata aba calane yA baiThane kI na rhii| vedhar3Ama se jamIna para gira pdd'e| mA~sa ke lothar3oM ko dekhakara kaue aura giddha una para TUTa pdd'e| dUra-dUra se kauoM ke jhuNDa una lothar3oM ko nocane ke lie Ane lge| taba usa aMtima ghar3I meM AkAza kI tarapha A~kheM gar3Ate hue bAbA pharIda ke hRdaya se jo do paMktiyA~ phUTIM, ve hameM Aja bhI abhibhUta kara detI haiN| unake bhAvoM kI gaharAiyoM meM khote hue, hamArI hRdaya kI A~kheM gIlI ho jAtI haiM / unhoMne kahA kAgA saba tana khAiyo, cuna-cuna khAiyo maaNs| do nainA mata khAiyo, mohe piyA milana kI aas|| ye paMktiyA~ sunane jaisI nahIM, hRdaya meM utArane jaisI haiN| bAbA pharIda jaba apane zarIra ke una mA~sa ke lothar3oM ko kauoM ke dvArA nocate dekhate haiM to ve kahate haiM'are kauo! tuma merA sArA tana, sArA mA~sa noMca-noMca kara khA lenA, para tumase merI iltijA hai ki merI ina do A~khoM ko mata khAnA, kyoMki ye abhI taka usa paramAtmA se, usa khudA se milana kI Asa saMjoe haiN|' ___ aisI gaharI prArthanA, stavanA yA saMstuti ki jahA~ vyakti aMtima samaya meM bhI apane netroM kI rakSA isalie cAhatA hai ki jaba kabhI usakA pyArA paramAtmA sAkAra ho to nayana usake darzana kara skeN| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki aise zuddha hRdaya se vItarAga puruSoM kI, paramAtmA aura bhagavat puruSoM kI bhakti tIrthaMkara nAmakakarma kA baMdha karatI hai| kitanA sarala upAya hai For Personal & Private Use Only

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216 jAge so mahAvIra tIrthaMkara pada pAne kaa| jJAnI banane ke lie jJAna cAhie, tapasvI banane ke lie zarIra kI zakti apekSita hai, para bhakti karane ke lie to mAtra 'bAla hRdaya' caahie| bhakta to vahI bana sakatA hai jo apane Apa ko hara taraha se prabhu kA mAnatA hai| rAvaNa ne bhI isa stavanA ke dvArA, isa bhaktiyoga ke dvArA hI tIrthaMkara nAmakarma baaNdhaa| paramAtmA kI bhakti,unakA stavana to svayaM ke rUpa, aura zakti ko jAnane meM sahAyaka hotA hai| devacandra kahate haiM - aja kulagata kesarI lahe re nija pada siMha nihaal| tima prabhu bhakti bhavi lahe re Atamazakti sNbhaal|| bar3A acchA pada aura bar3e hI gahare bhAva haiN| paramAtmA yA vItarAga puruSoM ke darzana aura unakI saMstuti cetanA ko jAgRta karane meM kaise sahAyaka hotI hai, isake liye bar3A hI acchA udAharaNa diyA gyaa| kahate haiM, eka zera kA baccA apane parivAra se bichur3a gayA aura vaha bher3a ke ToloM meM hI palA aura bar3A huaa| bher3a ke Tole meM rahane ke kAraNa vaha bhI unakI taraha mimiyaataa| vaha apanA siMhatva bhUla hI gyaa| eka dina jaba vaha bher3a ke Tole ke sAtha nadI meM pAnI pIne gayA to usane apane aksako, apane vAstavika rUpa ko dekhaa| use dhyAna AyA, 'aho ! meM to siMha hU~, maiM bher3a nahIM huuN| mujhameM apAra bala aura zakti hai / maiM isa bher3a ke Tole meM kyA kara rahA hU~ ?' apanI zakti kA bhAna hote hI siMha kA baccA jora se garjanA karatA hai| usakA siMhanAda sunakara sabhI bher3eMDara kara bhAga jAtI haiN| jaise zera ke bacce ko pAnI meM apanI chavi dekhakara apanA siMhatva yAda A gayA, vaise hI jaba hama paramAtmA kI pratimA, unakI vItarAga mudrA dekhate haiM to hameM bhI yaha dhyAna AtA hai ki ye bhI merI taraha pUrva meM saMsArI the, karma ke AvaraNa se ghire the, para inhoMne puruSArtha kara vItarAga aura paramAtma-pada ko pA liyaa| maiM bhI yadi apanI zakti kA upayoga karU~ to paramAtmA bana sakatA huuN| maiM svayaM siddhoM kI saMtAna huuN| paramAtmA kI bhakti, unake darzana vyakti ko usakI vAstavika zakti, apAra sAmarthya, usake nijatva aura jinatva kA bodha karAte haiN| jaise hI subaha A~kha khule, do minaTa ke liye hI sahI, priya prabhu kI stuti meM juTa jaao| yaha prArthanA tumhAre pUre dina ko sphUrta kara use UrjA detI rahegI aura tumhAre citta ko prasannatA ke ahasAsa se bhara degii| rAta ko jaba sone ke lie jAo, taba sone se For Personal & Private Use Only

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dhArmika jIvana ke chaha sopAna 217 pahale usa paramAtmA ko dhanyavAda do, usake guNoM kA kIrtana aura stuti kro| yadi tuma aisA karake sote ho to tumhArI rAta bhaya-mukta hogii| ___ bhagavAna ne jo tIsarA 'Avazyaka' kahA, vaha hai 'pratikramaNa' / dravya, kSetra, kAla, bhAva ina cAroM sthitiyoM meM kisI bhI taraha kA aparAdha ho jAe to usa aparAdha kI niMdA karanA, usa aparAdha kI gardA yA AlocanA karanA aura usa aparAdha ko mithyA karane kA prayAsa karane kA nAma hI 'pratikramaNa' hai| aparAdha yA galatI ho jAnA svAbhAvika hai| manuSya to kyA devatAoM se bhI galatI ho jAyA karatI hai, para usa galatI para pazcAttApa karanA aura usa galatI ko phira kabhI na duharAne kA saMkalpa karanA hI pratikramaNa hai| ___ subaha-zAma baiThakara pratikramaNa ke pAThoM ko doharAnA to mAtra dravya pratikramaNa hI hai, para saccA pratikramaNa to taba hotA hai jaba vyakti subaha-zAma ekAMta meM baiThakara yaha ciMtana karatA hai ki majhase abatakakyA-kyA pApa, aparAdha yA galatiyA~ huI haiM ? usakI cetanA meM pazcAttApa ke aMkura prasphuTita hote haiN| usakA hRdaya isa dRr3ha saMkalpa se bhara jAtA hai ki aba maiM ina galatiyoM ko kisI bhI paristhiti meM nahIM dohraauuNgaa| pratikramaNa ke aise bhAva vyakti kI cetanA ko parama utkRSTa sthiti taka pahu~cA dete haiN| Apa logoM ko mRgAvatI ke kevalajJAna prApta karane kI ghaTanA kA smaraNa hogaa| mRgAvatI, bhagavAna ke sabhAmaMDapa meM unakI dezanA suna rahI thii| vahIM sUrya aura candra donoM eka sAtha dezanA sunane Ae the, isalie prakAza itanA adhika thA ki kaba sUryAsta ho gayA, patA hI nahIM cala skaa| mRgAvatI vahIM baiThI huI dezanA sunatI rhiiN| acAnaka sUrya aura candra, donoM bhagavAna kI dezanA sunakara apaneapane sthAna para lauTane lge| jaise hI ve apane sthAna para lauTe, mRgAvatI ne dekhA to vaha cauMkI ki bAhara to ghaTATopa aMdherA chA gayA thaa| amAvasyA kI saghana kAlI rAtri ne apanA paharA cAroM ora jamA diyA thaa| mRgAvatI turaMta apane rahane ke sthAna kI tarapha ravAnA huii| vaha jaise hI apane sthAna para pahu~cI ki candanabAlA ne use upAlaMbha diyA aura dera se lauTane ke kAraNa DA~TA bhii| vaha pratikramaNa ke lie baiTha gaI aura usake hRdaya meM bAra-bAra prAyazcita ke bhAva Ane lage ki 'aho ! merI nAsamajhI ke kAraNa, mere dvArA maryAdA bhaMga ke For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra kAraNa Aja merI guruNI ko U~ce svara meM bolanA pdd'aa| maiMne aparAdha kiyA hai| mere dvArA galatI ho gaI hai| mujhase bar3I bhArI bhUla huI hai|' vaha pazcAttApa ke bhAva meM itanI bhara gaI ki pratikramaNa karate-karate use kevala jJAna, parama jJAna, paramadarzana prApta ho gayA / 218 patA taba calA jaba rAtri ko sAdhvI mRgAvatI ne apanI guruNI ke hAtha ke pAsa se sA~pa ko gujarate dekhA / unhoMne dhIre se mahAsatI candanabAlA kA hAtha khisakA diyA tAki sA~pa ko rAstA mila ske| jaise hI caMdanabAlA kA hAtha mRgAvatI ne khisakAyA, unakI nIMda khula gii| unhoMne mRgAvatI se isakA kAraNa pUchA to usane kahA, 'vastuta: idhara se eka sA~pa gujara rahA thA / use jAne kA rAstA ArAma se mila sake, isIlie maiMne ApakA hAtha khiskaayaa| mahAsatI candanabAlA cauMka uThI aura bolI, 'kyA isa amAvasyA kI saghana kAlI rAtri meM bhI tumheM sA~pa dikhAI de gayA ?' mRgAvatI bolI, 'yaha saba ApakI hI kRpA hai|' candanabAlA bolI, 'to kyA tuma kevalajJAna, kevala darzana kI svAminI bana gaI ho ? mRgAvatI bolI, 'yaha saba ApakI hI kRpA hai / ' candanabAlA pazcAttApa ke bhAvoM meM bhara gaI, 'aho, mujhase kitanA bar3A duSkRtya ho gyaa| mere dvArA eka kevalI kI AzAtanA huI hai|' kahate haiM ki pratikramaNa ke bhAvoM meM eka hI rAta meM do sAdhviyoM ko kevalajJAna upalabdha huA / yaha hai pratikramaNa kA prabhAva / hama bhI koI aisA pratikramaNa kreN| jaba tuma maMdira jAo to paramAtmA ko phUla mata car3hAnA balki zAma ko tumane ekAMta meM baiThakara jo apane dvArA atIta meM hue, vartamAna meM ho rahe pApoM aura aparAdhoM kI gaThariyA~ banAI haiM, unheM paramAtmA ko puSpoM kI jagaha samarpita kara denA / tuma paramAtmA se prArthanA karanA, 'prabhu! mere pAsa tujhe samarpita karane ke lie apane duSkarma hI haiM, kyoMki tU hI mujhe unase mukta kara sahI mArga pradAna kara sakatA hai| mere pAsa puNya to thor3e hI haiM, para yadi maiM tujhe pazcAttApa ke bhAva se aparAdha bhI sauMpatA hU~ to maiM jAnatA hU~ ki tU pratiphala meM mujhe puNya hI pradAna kregaa| tU mere pApoM ko kSamA kara prabhu ! kSamA kara / ' jahA~ aisI bhAvadazA A jAtI hai, vahIM cetanA ko vAstavika pratikramaNa ke bhAva upalabdha hote haiN| kevala pratikramaNa ke pATha doharA lene se kucha phAyadA nahI hone vAlA hai| hama pratikramaNa ko thor3A vyAvahArika banAe~ / eka kaoNpI banA leM aura usameM svayaM dvArA hone vAlA hara eka aparAdha, eka-eka galatI likheN| isa For Personal & Private Use Only

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dhArmika jIvana ke chaha sopAna 219 bhAvanA ke sAtha apane aparAdha svIkAra kareM ki jo galata huA, usake lie maiM 'micchAmi dukkaDaM' letA huuN| apane usa pApa ko mithyA mAnakara usakI kSamA cAhatA hU~ aura Age ke lie yaha saMkalpa letA hU~ ki maiM ina aparAdhoM se sadA bacA rhuuNgaa| jaba taka pratikramaNa ke sAtha ye bhAva nahIM jur3eMge, taba taka vyakti subahazAma baiThakara sUtroM ko aise hI par3hatA rahegA jaise kisI resa meM ghor3e daur3Ae jAte haiN| use una sUtroM ke pIche chipe samyak artha kA na to koI bodha hotA hai aura na hI pratikramaNa ke bhAvoM kA koI atA-patA hI lagatA hai| basa, pratikramaNa ke pATha bolane vAlA bolatA jAtA hai aura bAkI ke loga to usameM taba jur3ate haiM jaba koI navakAra kA kAyotsarga aae| isake alAvA unheM kucha samajha meM nahIM aataa| maiM nahIM jAnatA ki ise pratikramaNa kahA jAe bhI yA nahIM, jahA~ pApoM ke prAyazcita ke koI bhAva nahIM hote| __mere anusAra to pratikramaNa ke pATha doharAnA utanA jarUrI nahIM hai, jitanA pratikramaNa kI bhAvadazA ko upalabdha honA hai| vyakti ekAnta meM baiThakara apanI bhUloM ko na doharAne kA saMkalpa svIkara kara le aura vaha yadi ina sUtroM ko na bhI bole to bhI usakA saccA pratikramaNa ho jAtA hai| ___ hama pratikramaNa meM chaha Avazyaka' saMpAdita karate haiM, para kyA hamameM pratikramaNa meM pUre samaya yaha sajagatA banI rahatI hai ki abhI mere dvArA amuka Avazyaka pUrA kiyA jA rahA hai ? hameM yaha bhAna hI nahIM rahatA ki kaba hamane prathama 'sAmAyika Avazyaka' kiyA, kaba stavana kiyA aura kaba vndn| hama to ise bhI eka kAma, eka bhAra samajha kara turanta nipaTAte jAte haiM aura patA bhI nahIM calatA ki hamArA pratikramaNa kyA-kyA bolate aura kyA-kyA socate hue pUrNa ho gyaa| hamArI Adata to vahI banI rahatI hai, zAma ko pratikramaNa aura subaha ve hI pApa / loga sAMvatsarika pratikramaNa karate haiM, para pratikramaNa karane ke bAda bhI ve vaise hI bane rahate haiM jaise ki ve pratikramaNa karane se pahale the| to phira kyA phAyadA aise pratikramaNa kA? makkA gayA, haja kiyA, banakara AyA haajii| Ajamagar3ha meM jaba se lauTA phira pAjI kA paajii|| yaha Avazyaka nahIM hai ki vyakti dharma ke sau-sau kArya kre| vaha kevala eka-do hI dhArmika kArya kare, para ve kRtya aise hoM ki ve jIvana meM pariNAma pradAna kara skeN| hamAre jIvana meM, hamAre vyavahAra aura svabhAva meM parivartana lA skeN| For Personal & Private Use Only

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220 jAge so mahAvIra yaha Avazyaka nahIM ki sau mAlAe~ pherI jaaeN| mAlA eka hI pherI jAe, para vaha pUrNa manoyoga ke saath| koI bhI kArya yadi manoyoga ke sAtha kiyA jAtA hai to vaha avazya hI phaladAyI hotA hai| ___Apa pratikramaNa ke pATha bolate samaya eka sUtra bolate haiM - 'siddhaannN-buddhaannN|' usameM eka paMkti AtI hai 'ikkovi NammukkAro jiNavara vasahassa vaddhamANassa saMsAra sAgarAo tArei naraMvA naarivaa|' yadi eka bAra bhI jinezvara deva ko bhAvapUrvaka namaskAra kiyA jAtA hai to vaha eka namaskAra hI vyakti ko saMsAra-sAgara se pAra lagA detA hai| hamane to hajAra-hajAra bAra namaskAra kara lie, para hama to saMsAra-sAgara ke pAra nahIM phuNce| kAraNa yahI hai ki hamane bhAvapUrvaka namaskAra hI nahIM kiyaa| mUlyavAna hai vyakti kI bhaavdshaa| hama bAhara to bolate haiM 'tikkhutto' aura andara calatA hai 'tU kutto'| yadi bAhara aura bhItara donoM sthitiyoM meM samAnatA na huI to vyakti jIvana meM pariNAma ko upalabdha nahIM kara paaegaa| hama bhAvapUrvaka pratikramaNa kareM, apane pApoM kA saMkalpapUrvaka, smaraNapUrvaka prAyazcita kareM tAki ve pApa hamase phira-phira na ho skeN| agalA Avazyaka' karma hai 'vNdn'| pahale loga bhagavAna ke pAsa, apane guru ke pAsa yA apane kisI paramopakArI ke pAsa jAte to sarvaprathama unakI tIna pradakSiNAe~ lagAI jAtI thiiN| maiM Apako yaha bhagavAna mahAvIra ke samaya kI vaMdanaprakriyA batA rahA huuN| Aja to loga tIna bAra mAthA jhukA dete haiM aura ho gaI unakI prikrmaa| tIna pradakSiNA bhagavAna yA gurujanoM ko dene ke pazcAt unakA paMcAMga praNipAta vaMdana kiyA jAtA thaa| __ Aja sthAnakavAsI yA terahapaMthI samAja meM phira bhI vaMdana kI paraMparA hai / ve tikkhutto kA pATha bolakara vaMdana karate haiM, para maMdiramArgI to isa mAmale meM zithila ho gae haiN| ve sirpha caraNa-sparza kara leMge aura ho gaI unakI vandanA puurnn| ____ maiM eka zahara meM cAturmAsa kara rahA thaa| vahA~ ghuTanoM ko dhoka lagAI jAtI thii| aba to yaha paraMparA bhI zAyada khatma hone ko hai, kyoMki ghuTanoM taka bhI kauna jhuke, isalie basa apane hAtha jor3akara thor3A-sA sira jhukA leMge aura ho gayA prnnaam| logoM kI kamara isalie dukhatI hai kyoMki ve jhukanA nahIM jaante| yAda rakheM ki kaccI kerI hI U~cI car3hI rahatI hai| Ama to jaise-jaise rasIlA hotA hai vaise-vaise jhukatA jAtA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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dhArmika jIvana ke chaha sopAna hamAre dvArA praNAma samarpita karane se gurujanoM ko kucha nahIM milatA, varan praNAma karake hama apane hI karmoM kI nirjarA karate haiN| hamAre pAsa loga Ate haiM aura vinIta bhAva se vandana karate haiN| yaha unakA saubhAgya hai ki kisI saMta ko dekhakara unake hAtha jur3ate haiM, mAthA jhukatA hai| ve hamase maMgala pATha dene ko kahate haiN| kabhIkabhI to aisA hotA hai ki eka hI dina meM do sau-tIna sau bAra maMgala pATha kA uccAraNa ho jAtA hai| kabhI-kabhAra loga pUchate haiM ki kyA Apako bAra-bAra maMgala pATha dene meM koI takalIpha nahIM hotI? maiM kahatA hU~ ki 'are ! takalIpha kaisI, balki mujhe to ApakA zukriyA adA karanA cAhie ki Apa logoM ne mujhe paramAtmA ke nAma-smaraNa aura unake maMtra ke uccAraNa kA maukA diyaa| Apa to paramAtmA kI stuti kI smRti dilAne meM mere sahAyaka bne|' maMgala pATha meM navakAra maMtra hI to bolA jAtA hai / jisa mahAmaMtra ke lie kahA jAtA hai- 'ar3asaTha akSara ehanA jANo ar3asaTha tIrtha saar|' ina ar3asaTha akSaroM ke smaraNa mAtra se ar3asaTha tIrthoM kI vaMdanA kA lAbha mila jAtA hai| eka navakAra ke smaraNa se pA~ca mahAna padoM kI, paMca parameSTi kI vaMdanA ho jAtI hai / vaMdana karane se vyakti apane karmoM kI nirjarA kara letA hai, unakA kSaya kara letA hai| ahaMkAra ko tor3ane kA, Igo ko khatma karane kA eka hI mAdhyama hai aura vaha hai 'vaMdana' / hama yAda kareM bAhubali ko, jo vaMdana na kara pAne ke kAraNa caudaha sAla taka vanoM meM ugra tapasyA karate rahe phira bhI kevalajJAna ko prApta na kara ske| jaba unakI apanI hI bahinoM ne unheM vana meM isa taraha ugra tapasyA karate dekhA to unhoMne bAhubali ke abhimAna ko tor3ane ke liye kahA thA : 'vIrA mhArA, gaja thakI nIce utro|' abhimAna ke gaja para car3hakara kisI ko kevalajJAna nahIM milatA hai| kevalajJAna ko prApta karane ke lie ahaMkAra ko vigalita karanA prathama Avazyaka hai| saralatA aura nirabhimAnatA hI vyakti ko Age ke sopAnoM taka pahu~cAtI hai| Apa subaha uThate haiM to bhagavAna kI prArthanA ke bAda ghara ke sabhI sadasyoM kA abhivAdana kreN| beTA bApa ke, bApa beTe ke, bahU sAsa ke aura sAsa bahU ke saba eka-dUsare ke prati abhivAdana kreN| yaha mata soceM ki aisA karane kI to hamAre ghara meM paraMparA hI nahIM hai| paraMparA to Apa DAleMge to par3a jaaegii| ___ agara beTA subaha uThakara Apako namaskAra na kare to Apa hI apanI tarapha se kaha deM-'beTA, nmskaar|' usako bhI Apake abhivAdana kA javAba denA hI hogA aura vaha agale dina se svayaM hI Apako pahale namaskAra kara degaa| For Personal & Private Use Only

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222 jAge so mahAvIra jisa ghara ke sabhI sadasyoM dvArA aise vinaya kA aura aisI nirabhimAnatA kA pAlana kiyA jAtA hai, vahA~ kA vAtAvaraNa sadaiva madhura aura saumya rahatA hai| jaba beTA yA bahU apanI maryAdA-ziSTatA ko rakhate hae subaha uThate hI bajargoM ke pA~va chUte haiM to bar3oM ke hRdaya se unake lie AzISa hI nikalatA hai - 'khuza rho| una zabdoM kA AbhAmaMDala ghara ke sAre vAtAvaraNa ko saumya aura nirmala banA detA hai| __bhagavAna ne vinaya ko dharma kA mUla batAyA hai| jahA~ bhI gurujana mila jAe~, jo bhI gurujana mila jAe~, unheM bar3e pyAra se vandana kreN| rAste meM Apa jA rahe haiM aura Apako apane guru dikha jAte haiM, cAhe unase Apane bArahakhar3I hI sIkhI ho, skUTara rokeM, unheM praNAma kareM aura apane rAste cala deN| Apako aisA karane meM zAyada AdhA minaTa hI lagegA para Apake dvArA samarpita kiyA gayA praNAma guru ke hRdaya meM vaha jagaha banA jAegA ki ve Adhe ghaMTe taka Apako duAe~ dete raheMge ki usakA vidyArthI Aja itanA bar3A vyakti bana gayA hai para vaha aba bhI apane prAimarI TIcara' kA itanA sammAna karatA hai| yaha sadaiva smaraNa rakho ki cAhe tuma vizvavidyAlaya ke kulapati bhI ho jAo, para jisase tumane bArahakhar3I sIkhI hai, usake Adara aura sammAna meM kabhI kamI mata Ane do| pA~cavA~ Avazyaka karma hai 'kAyotsarga' / deha ke prati mamatva ke tyAga kA nAma hI kAyotsarga hai| hama pratikramaNa ke daurAna kAyotsarga kI kriyA saMpAdita karate haiN| kAyotsarga kA Aja kyA svarUpa hai? Aja to kAyotsarga ke nAma para cAra yA ATha navakAra gina lie jAte haiM aura samajhate haiM ki kAyotsarga ho gyaa| kAyotsarga aise nahIM hotaa| ____ mUlata: dharma ne yaha sIkha dIthI ki sattAIsa zvAsozvAsa taka arthAt sattAIsa bAra zvAsa kA AnA aura sattAIsa bAra zvAsa kA jAnA, deha ko zithila karake, pUrI taraha vizrAma kI sthiti meM pahu~cAne kA nAma hI kAyotsarga hai| yAnI apane dhyAna ko sA~sa para kendrita karake zarIra-bhAva ko pUrI taraha zithila krnaa| jaba logoM se yaha sthiti nahIM sadha pAtI to ve baiThe-baiThe jhapakiyA~ lete haiN| isase acchA to yaha hai ki ve cAra-ATha navakAra hI gina leN| isIlie unheM navakAra ginane kI preraNA dI jAtI hai| vyakti sattAIsa zvAsozvAsa taka yaha cintana kara sake ki mere dvArA kyAkyA aparAdha hue, kyA galata kRtya hue haiM, mujhe unakA prAyazcita kaise karanA hai ? For Personal & Private Use Only

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223 dhArmika jIvana ke chaha sopAna ina saba bAtoM ke manana ke lie hI yaha samaya rakhA gayA thaa| __ Apa pratikramaNa ke daurAna bhagavAna mahAvIra ke chahamAsI tapaciMtana nimitta kAyotsarga karate haiN| vastuta: yaha kAyotsarga kA samaya chaha navakAra ginane ke lie nahIM hotA varan isalie hotA hai ki vyakti usa samaya bhagavAna ke tapa ke bAre meM aura apanI zakti ke bAre meM vicAra kre| vaha yaha ciMtana kare ki prabhu ne to chaha mAha taka upavAsa kiyA, para kyA maiM chaha mAsa taka nirAhAra raha sakatA hU~? kyA maiM pA~ca, cAra, tIna, do yA eka mAha taka bhI upavAsa kara sakatA hU~ ? jaba vyakti ko lage ki usakA zarIra eka upavAsa karane meM bhI samartha nahIM hai to vaha navakArasI yA porasI kA pratyAkhyAna le| hara cIja kI samajha honI cAhie ki hama kyoM kara rahe haiM? deha ke prati mUrchA ke tyAga kA nAma hI kAyotsarga hai| buddha ke pAsa yadi koI dIkSA lene AtA to ve use sabase pahale yaha kahate, 'tuma tIna mahIne taka zmazAna meM raho, usake bAda mere pAsa aanaa|' ve aisA isalie kahate tAki vaha vyakti zmazAna meM rahakara jAna sake ki deha kA upasaMhAra kyA hotA hai aura deha kA vAstavika rUpa kyA hai? jaba vaha yaha jAna letA hai ki yaha zarIra to do muTThIrAkha bhara hai to vaha saMnyAsa lekara deha ke poSaNa, zRMgAra aura pAlana meM hI nahIM lagA rahatA, varan vaha deha kI anityatA ko jAnakara nityatA kI tarapha apane kadama bar3hAtA hai| buddha ne deha kI mUrchA ko tor3ane ke bAda hI dhyAna karane kI sIkha dI thii| ___ aba chaThA aura aMtima Avazyaka' leM- 'pratyAkhyAna' / pratyAkhyAna arthAt tyAga, choTe-choTe niyamoM dvArA vyakti maryAdita rhe|aap se upavAsa nahIM hotA to koI bAta nhiiN| do dina ke lie rAtri-bhojana kA tyAga kara deN| Apako mila gayA eka upavAsa kA phl| upavAsa meM caubIsa ghaNTe kA tyAga kiyA jAtA hai| Apane ekarAtri kA bhojana tyAga karake bAraha ghaNTe kA va dUsarI rAtri kA bhojana kA tyAga karake phira bAraha ghaNTe kA tyAga kara diyaa| isa prakAra ApakA caubIsa ghaNTe kA tyAga ho gyaa| Apa pUrA dina bhara hI khAte haiM, rAta ko na khAyA to kyA pharka par3egA ! yaha zarIra koI phaikTrI thor3e hI hai jo pUre dina calAte rho| Apa subaha cha: baja taka uThate haiM aura sAta baje taka Apa kucha nahIM khAte to ApakA navakArasI kA paccakkhANa ho sakatA hai| choTe-choTe tyAga Apako tapa kI gaharAiyoM meM utArane meM sahAyaka hoNge| jaise abhI Apa yahA~ baiThe haiM, Apane bAraha baje khAnA khA liyA hai to Apa yaha pratijJA kara sakate hai ki maiM bAraha se pA~ca baje taka pAnI ke For Personal & Private Use Only

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224 jAge so mahAvIra atirikta kucha grahaNa nahIM kruuNgaa| Apako kucha karanA bhI nahIM par3A aura ho gayA ApakA pA~ca ghaNTe kA tyaag| isa taraha yadi Apa caubIsa ghaMTe ekatra kara lete haiM to ho gayA ApakA eka upvaas| kitane sarala aura choTe-choTe tyAga haiM ! __isI prakAra subaha dUdha-nAztA kara lene ke bAda Apa khAnA jaba taka nahIM khAte, utane ghaNTe taka kA tyAga kara sakate haiN| yaha to huA bAhya tyAga, para Apa AbhyaMtara tyAga bhI kara sakate haiN| Apa yaha niyama le sakate haiM ki maiM pratidina do ghaNTe taka hara paristhiti meM mauna rhuuNgaa| ____ Apa subaha uThakara yaha pratijJA le sakate haiM ki Aja caubIsa ghaNTe meM cAhe kaisI bhI paristhiti bane, para maiM krodha nahIM kruuNgaa| krodha kA pratyAkhyAna hI vAstavika pratyAkhyAna hai| yaha aisA tyAga, aisA paccakkhANa hai jo jIvana meM pariNAma degaa| bhUkhA to hara kisI se nahIM rahA jA sakatA, para krodha kA tyAga to kiyA hI jA sakatA hai| bhagavAna ne kahA hai isa prakAra choTe-choTe tyAga karanA, sImA tathA maryAdA meM rahanA zrAvaka-dharma kA pAlana karanA hai| ___ samagrata: bhagavAna ne chaha Avazyaka khe| pahalA 'sAmAyika' jisakA artha hai ki hara paristhiti meM samatA rakhI jaae| dUsarA stavana', jahA~ zvAsa-pratizvAsa meM paramAtmA kI smRti banI rahe, hara kSaNa paramAtmA kI saMstavanA hotI rhe| tIsarA 'pratikramaNa', jahA~ vyakti svayaM dvArA kie gaye ucita-anucita kAryoM kI samIkSA kare aura apane aparAdhoM, bhUloM evaM galata kRtyoM kA prAyazcitta aura pazcAttApa kre| cauthA 'vaMdanA', arthAta gurujanoM ko vandana samarpita kiye jaaeN| pA~cavA 'kAyotsarga', yAnI deha ke prati mUrchA-bhAva kA tyAga kara AtmA kA dhyAna kiyA jAe aura chaThA 'pratyAkhyAna' arthAt vyakti choTe-choTe tyAga ke niyama grahaNa kre| bhagavAna ne ye jo cha: 'Avazyaka' batAe haiM, pratyeka sadgRhastha aura pratyeka zramaNa ko unakA pAlana karanA caahie| jyoM-jyoM ye chaha Avazyaka AtmasAt kie jAe~ge, tyoM-tyoM vyakti AdhyAtmika satya, AdhyAtmika saundarya aura AdhyAtmika kalyANa ko upalabdha karatA jaaegaa| Avazyaka kRtya zAbdika nahIM, Atmika hoN| manovikAroM se chUTane kA prayatna karanA hI saccA aura Atmika tyAga hai| apanI ora se Aja itanA hI nivedana hai| namaskAra ! 000 For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra mere priya Atman ! jisa kisI mahAnubhAva ko satya aura sAdhanA kI tarapha kadama bar3hAne hoM, mahAvIra unake lie preraNA ke prakAza-stambha kA kAma kara sakate haiN| agara jIvana meM zAMti kI suvAsa cAhie aura mukti kA mAdhurya, to mahAvIra hamAre lie vaise hI kAma kara sakate haiM jaise ki andhakAra ko miTAne ke lie cirAga kAma karatA hai| __mahAvIra ke sUtra una logoM ke lie to kAma ke haiM hI, jinheM sAdhanA ke mArga para kisI dIpazikhA kI AvazyakatA hai, para ye sUtra una logoM ke lie bhI rAmabANa kA kAma kara sakate haiM jo sAMsArika padArthoM kI gahana mUrchA aura pragAr3ha pramAda meM khoe par3e haiN| jaise koI vyakti pragAr3ha nidrA meM soyA huA hai aura kisI AdamI dvArA chiTake jAne vAle cullU bhara pAnI ke chIMTe gaharI nidrA se jagA dete haiM, mahAvIra ke sUtra aise hI kisI kImiyA kA, Atma-jAgarUkatA ke zaMkhanAda kA kAma kara sakate haiN| duniyA meM do taraha ke mUrcchita vyakti haiN| pahale to ve, jinheM moha-mAyA se uparata hone ke lie koI mArgadarzaka hI nahIM milatA aura dUsare ve, jo sAdhanA ke patha para kadama to bar3hA dete haiM, para unheM maMjileM makasUda nahIM hotiiN| sAdhanA ke patha para kadama bar3hA dene para bhI yadi vyakti ko maMjila nahIM prApta hotI hai to vaha svayaM ko For Personal & Private Use Only

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226 jAge so mahAvIra aise kohare se ghirA pAtA hai jahA~ use kisI aise guru yA mArgadarzaka kI AvazyakatA anubhava hotI hai jo usa kohare ko chA~Ta sake, usa gahana tamas ko miTA sake, AtmA para lagI sIMkhaceM aura kArAe~ bikhera skeN| mahAvIra aise hI sUrya-puruSa sAbita ho sakate haiN| loga kadama bar3hAne ke bAvajUda maMjila prApta nahIM kara pAte kyoMki patA nahIM mAyA kaba hAvI ho jaae| lekina mAyA jaba bhI hAvI hogI taba-taba mahAvIra ke sUtra Atma-jAgaraNa ke lie zaMkhanAda sAbita ho sakate haiN| bAta taba kI hai, jaba atIta meM kisI ne aise hI apane kadama bar3hAe the| vaha rAta ko so cukA thA, para rAta ko Ane-jAne vAle santoM ke pA~voM kI AhaTa athavA lagane vAlI Thokara ke kAraNa kabhI koI santa megha vicalita hokara yaha saMkalpa kara baiThatA hai ki saMyama kI Dagara mere lie nahIM hai, merA atIta hI mere lie zreSTha hai| sUryodaya hone para santa megha jaise hI rAjamahala jAne ke lie tatpara hote haiM, unheM bhagavAna kI vANI sunAI detI hai| bhagavAna meghakumAra ko sambodhi dete hue, use jhakajhorate hue kahate haiM-'kyA tuma eka hI rAta meM lagane vAlI ThokaroM se itane vicalita ho gae? are megha ! smaraNa to kara jaba atIta meM tujhe Atmabodha nahIM thA aura manuSyatva kI paryAya bhI nahIM thii| jaMgala meM Aga laga jAne para tUne gajarAja ke bhava meM eka kharagoza ke prANoM kI rakSA ke lie tIna dina-tIna rAteM eka pA~va para khar3e hokara bitaaiiN| eka jantu ko bacAne ke lie jaba tUne itanA kaSTa sahana kara liyA aura Aja tU mAnava-bhava meM eka hI rAta meM lagane vAlI ThokaroM se itanA vicalita ho gayA ki svIkAra kiyA gayA mArga chor3ane ko tatpara ho rahA hai? megha muni antarmana meM utara gae aura unake sAmane atIta kA paridRzya sAkAra ho gyaa| tabhI usane apanA saMkalpa mahAvIra ke samakSa doharAyA-'prabhu ! Aja to mujhe do-cAra santoM ke pA~va kI Thokara lagI hai, para aba se maiM apanA sampUrNa jIvana saba santoM kI sevA meM hI bitaauuNgaa| are do-cAra to kyA, aba to hajAra-hajAra ThokareM bhI mujhe janma-janma taka isa mArga se vicalita na kara skeNgii| ___mahAvIra ke sUtra usa hara zakhsa ke kAma A sakate haiM jo isa taraha se vicalita ho jAyA karate haiN| ye sUtra usa hara vyakti ke lie upAdeya ho sakate haiM jo ki satya kI bAteM to karate haiM para satya kI tarapha kadama nahIM bar3hAte haiN| maiM mahApuruSoM ke sUtroM For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra 227 aura anubhavoM meM vartamAna kA samAdhAna dekhatA huuN| aisA nahIM hai ki ye sUtra sadA sArthaka hI rahe hoN| atIta meM ina sUtroM kA upayoga karane vAle bhI rahe haiM aura ina sUtroM ko vyartha karane vAle bhI rahe haiN| bAta lagane kI hai| yogya pAtra meM yogya vastu rakha dI jAe, to donoM hI sArthaka ho jAte haiN| ayogya pAtra meM yogya bAta utAra bhI dI jAe, to bhI arthahIna hI hai| svAti kI jala-bUMda sarpa ke mu~ha meM utarakara jahara bana jAtI hai, jabaki sIpa meM pahu~cakara vahI motI bana jAtI hai| ye sUtra, sUtra hI kyoM, inake mAdhyama se kahI jAne vAlI bAteM jinakI bhUmi urvarA hogI, unake lie sArthaka bIjoM kA kAma kreNgii| bhUmihI agara baMjara hai, to bIjoM kA vyartha jAnA svAbhAvika hai| maiM to mA~jhI hU~, jo phira bhI naukA liye khar3A rahU~gA, isa AzA meM ki zAyada kisI ko naukA kI talAza ho| ___kahate haiM : bhagavAna ke sAnnidhya meM paraspara carcA cala rahI thii| bhagavAna ke kucha bhikSu, dUsare bhikSuoM se bAta karate hue kaha rahe the ki amuka gA~va bahuta hI sundara aura acchA hai| tabhI dUsarA bhikSu bolA, 'are ! maiM jisa gA~va meM gayA, vaha to bahuta hI bekAra aura gandA hai|' tIsarA bolA, 'maiM jisa gA~va meM gayA vahA~ ke loga bahuta hI ujjar3a aura bevakUpha haiN|' cauthA bolA, amuka gA~va ke loga bahuta acche haiM, rAha bhI sApha-sutharI hai aura vahA~ bahuta hI sundara udyAna bhI hai| bhagavAna kucha dera maunapUrvaka unakI bAteM sunate rhe| bhagavAna ke sAnnidhya meM rahakara bhI jarUrI nahIM hai ki bhagavattA ke phUla khilAe jA skeN| loga aisI bAtoM meM pha~sa jAte haiM ki amuka acchA athavA amuka burA / isI kI carcA meM apanA samaya bitA dete haiN| bhagavAna ne kucha dera bAda unheM sAvaceta karate hue kahA, 'mere priya vatsa ! tuma loga kisa saundarya aura mAdhurya kI bAta kara rahe ho? tuma kisa ujjr3apana, bevakUphI aura gandagI kI carcA kara rahe ho? tuma kina rAhoM ke bAre meM batiyA rahe ho? jarA tuma yaha soco to sahI ki tuma yahA~ kisalie Ae the aura kyA karane laga ge|' ___ bhagavAna kI bAta unake jigara taka pahu~cI aura bAhara kI bAtoM meM mazagUla, apane samaya aura zramaNatva kA durupayoga karane vAle loga, taba-taba kinhIM mahAvIra jaise mahApuruSoM dvArA kahI jAne vAlI bAtoM se phira-phira sAvaceta hue haiN| unameM mukti kA kamala khilA hai| ve bhavya prANI rahe hoMge isalie bhagavAna kI vANI unake jigara taka pahu~ca For Personal & Private Use Only

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228 jAge so mahAvIra gyii| bhagavAna ne unheM sambodhita karate hue kahA, 'vatsa ! eka gA~va tumhAre antaramana meM bhI hai, usa gA~va kI rAheM bhI kucha Ubar3a-khAbar3a aura kucha sundara haiN| jarA usa antaramana ke gA~va meM utara kara to dekho, usake saundarya, mAdhurya aura mahaka kA anubhava to kro| apane andara base usa sundara rAja-udyAna ko to dekho|' ___ mahAvIra jAnate haiM ki vaha jisa mArga para le jAnA cAhate haiM, vaha Ubar3akhAbar3a bhI hai to sundara bhI hai| usa mArga para sundara udyAna haiM to gahare darre aura khAiyA~ bhI haiN| kabhI moha-mAyA apane Agoza meM bhara letI hai to kabhI rAga-dveSa ke nimitta itane balavAna bana jAte haiM ki mahAmArga para kadama bar3hAne ke bAvajUda vyakti mukta nahIM ho pAtA varan usa mArga para bhI vaha kisI saMsAra kA hI nirmANa karatA hai| vaha kisI devatva yA svargatva ko bhale hI upalabdha kara le, para vaha mukta cetanA kA svAmI nahIM bana paataa| mahAvIra usa mArga ke hara pathika ke hAtha meM Atma-jAgaraNa kA dIpa thamAnA cAhate haiN| ve jAnate haiM ki jaba taka Atma-jAgaraNa kA dIpa prajvalita na huA, taba taka vyakti dvArA kI jAne vAlI saba kriyAe~ rAkha para lIpA-potI ke samAna hoNgii| dhArmika logoM ke dvArA kI jAne vAlI prArthanAe~, pratikramaNa aura anya koI bhI dhArmika anuSThAna taba hI sArthaka ho sakate haiM, jabaki unake hAtha meM Atma-jAgaraNa, Atma-sajagatA, apramattatA kA dIpa ho| ___ jIvana meM basa, sajagatA/jAgarUkatA caahie| agara mujhase koI pUche ki mahAvIra ke dharma kA sAra eka zabda meM kyA hogA? to maiM kahU~gA ki mahAvIra ke samasta zAstroM kA, samagra jIvana-dRSTi kA sAra aura rahasya mAtra eka zabda meM chupA hai aura vaha hai sjgtaa-jaagruuktaa| ___ sajagatA yA apramattatApUrvaka kiyA gayA hara kArya vyakti ke guNasthAna ke vikAsa meM sahayogI hotA hai| janma-janma hama dharma kI dahalIja taka pahu~ce, hamane zrAvaka aura zramaNa-dharma bhI svIkAra kiyA, para pragAr3ha mUrchA aura pramAdavaza hama Age na bar3ha pAe, isalie bAta sadhana paaii| zramaNa bananA kaThina nahIM hai to sarala bhI nahIM hai, para bhItara lagI mUrchA aura pramAda kI jaMjIroM ko tor3anA avazya hI kaThina hai| guNasthAnoM meM chaThA guNasthAna hai pramatta virata aura sAtavA~ guNasthAna hai apramatta virt| chaThe guNasthAna pramatta virata taka to hamane sau-sau daphA kadama rakhe hoMge, para For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra bAta Age kI nahIM sdhpaaii| kyoMki vyakti apramattatA nalA paayaa| maiM phira kahatA hU~ virati honA sarala hai, para apramattatA AnI aura mUrchA TUTanI kaThina hai| mahAvIra ke sUtra hara vyakti ke hAtha meM apramattatA, jAgarUkatA aura sajagatA ke dIpa kI taraha haiN| jisake hAtha meM dIpa hai, kaMdIla yA lAlaTena hai, vaha cAhe kaise hI ghuppa aMdhere meM ho, para apanA mArga prApta kara hI letA hai| aise hI dIpa ko rozana karane ke lie mahAvIra ke Aja ke sUtra haiN| bhagavAna kahate haiM sItaMti suvaMtANaM, atthA purisANa logasAratthA tamhA jAgaramANA, vidhuNadha porANayaM kmm| bhagavAna kahate haiM-'jo puruSa sote haiM unake jagata meM sArabhUta artha naSTa ho jAte haiN| tuma satata jAgRta rahakara pUrvopArjita karmoM kA kSaya kro|' __ bhagavAna kA sUtra hai-jo sote haiM unake jagata meM sArabhUta tattva naSTa ho jAte haiN| mArga to unake lie hai jo mArga kA anusaraNa kreN| jo mArga ko jAnane ke bAda bhI supta par3e rahate haiM unheM mArga-phala kahA~ se prApta ho sakatA hai? upalabdhiyA~ unheM hI prApta hotI haiM jo Atma-jAgRti kA alakha AThoM yAma jagAe rakhate haiN| jo vyakti supta aura mUrchita haiM, unheM kabhI koI upalabdhi prApta nahIM hotii| unake pAsa to jo hotA hai vaha bhI naSTa ho jAtA hai| soe rahane kA artha yahA~ zarIra ko ArAma dene ke lie kie jAne vAle vizrAma se nahIM hai, varan yahA~ soe rahane kA artha hai vyakti kA pragAr3ha mUrchA meM phaMse rahane se hai| vyakti kI cetanA ke suSupta hone se hai| pataMjali ne citta kI tIna avasthAe~ kahIM- pahalI suSupti, dUsarI svapna aura tIsarI jaagRti| ina tInoM ke pAra jo citta kI avasthA hai, vaha hai praa| parA arthAt prm| pahalI sthiti hai sussupti| Aja duniyA meM suSupti aura mUrchA kA hI adhika prabhAva hai| isI ke calate vyakti cAhate hue bhI kIcar3a se nahIM nikala paataa| vaha daladala meM aura adhika dhaMsatA jAtA hai, para nikala nahIM paataa| vaha yadi kisI pazu-bhAva yoni meM ghira cukA hai to vaha usa bhAva se mukta nahIM ho paataa| jaba taka jIvana meM mUrchA ke laMgara na khuleM to maiM phira vahI kar3avI bAta duharAU~gA ki vyakti dvArA kI jAne vAlI saba kriyAe~ rAkha para lIpApotI ke samAna hoNgii| For Personal & Private Use Only

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230 jAge so mahAvIra __jaise koI AdamI zarAba ke naze meM apanA bhAna kho detA hai, use mA~ aura bahina kA viveka bhI nahIM rahatA, aise hI jisa vyakti para mUrchA kI madahozI chAI huI ho vaha apanA bodha, apanA jJAna aura apanA viveka kho baiThatA hai| vyakti roja-ba-roja apane hI logoM se, apane hI parivAra se dhokhA aura ThokareM khAtA hai, para mUrchA use ina sabase alaga nahIM hone detii| jIvana meM paga-paga para Ane vAlI samasyAe~ aura duHkha dekhakara kaI daphe vyakti kA mana hotA hai ki isase acchA to AtmahatyA hI kara lI jaae| vyakti ko janma-janma kI usa marjI ke calate AtmahatyA karanA to yAda A jAtA hai, para usa mArga kI yAda nahIM AtI jo use janma-maraNa se hI mukta kara ske| .. bhartRhari jaise manISI kitane hote haiM, ki unheM Thokara lagI aura samhala gye| saudAgara ne lAkara amRtaphala diyaa| kahA ki yaha vaha phala hai, jise jo grahaNa kara legA, vaha adhika sundara, svastha aura yuvA ho jaaegaa| bhartRhari ko yaha adbhuta phala samarpita hai| bhartRhari kA prema mahArAnI se adhika hotA hai| bhartRhari vaha phala mahArAnI ko upahAra rUpa dete haiN| mahArAnI mahAvata ke suDaula zarIra para mugdha hotI hai| phala mahAvata taka pahu~ca jAtA hai| mahAvata gaNikA ke nAja-nakharoM para phidA hotA hai| mahAvata vaha upahAra gaNikA ko de detA hai| gaNikA yaha socakara ki isa phala ko pAne kA asalI hakadAra to rAjA hai, phala bhartRhari ke pAsa lauTa AtA hai| phala pAkara bhartRhari acaMbhita ho uThatA hai| bIca kI sArI rAmakahAnI jaba jAnane ko milatI hai, to bhartRhari ko Atmabodha upalabdha ho jAtA hai| dhyAna rakho, jisa para tuma marate ho, sambhava hai vaha tumase virakta ho| ___ basa, Thokara lagI, samhala gye| jo Thokara lagane para bhI nahIM samhalate ve mUr3ha haiM, mUrchita haiM, ajJAnI haiN| aise prANI basa kSamA karane yogya hI haiN| maiM hoza kA himAyatI huuN| hoza aura bodha inase bar3hakara adhyAtma ke aura koI cirAga nahIM haiN| __ kahate haiM : zarAba pI cukA AdamI rAta ko naukA vihAra ke lie baitthaa| rAta bhara patavAra calAtA rahA, para subaha dekhA to naukA vahIM thI jahA~ para pahale khar3I thii| naukA kA laMgara na kholA jAe taba to eka rAta to kyA pUre janma-janma taka tuma patavAra calAte raho, para naukA cAra iMca bhI Age nahIM bar3ha paaegii| mUrchA ke laMgara agara na khole gae to vyakti yoM hI daladala meM phaMsA aura dhaMsA rhegaa| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra 231 mUla bAta hai hoza aura sajagatA kii| yadi vyakti meM hoza hai, to gRhasthajIvana bhI mukti ke AyAma upalabdha karA sakatA hai| yadi sajagatA aura hoza na hue to santa banakara bhI saMsAra kA hI nirmANa hogaa| krodha bhI karo to hoza ke saath| hoza hogA to krodha AegA hI nahIM, aura agara krodha karanA vyakti kI majabUrI hogI to vaha krodha bhI vyakti ke karma-baMdhana kA nimitta na bnegaa| tIrthaMkara aura buddha agara vivAha bhI karate haiM to unake dvArA kie jAne vAlA gRhastha-jIvana kA upayoga bhI unakI karma-nirjarA meM sahAyaka hotA hai| kuMdakuMda jaise AcArya to kahate haiM ki-'samyakdRSTi jIva cAhe cetana dravyoM kA upayoga kare athavA acetana dravyoM kA, usakA hara kArya usake karma-bandhana ko kSINa karatA hai|' mUlya kisI padArtha ke tyAga aura bhoga kA nahIM hai, mUlya aura mahattva to hai padArtha ke prati rahane vAlI sajagatA aura hoza kaa| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki eka vyakti calate hue bhI mahAn dharma kA pAlana kara sakatA hai aura dUsare vyakti kA calanA bhI adharma ho sakatA hai| yadi vyakti hoza aura sajagatApUrvaka calatA hai to usakA kisI bhI patha para calanA, mandira kI sIr3hiyoM para car3hane ke samAna ho jAyA karatA hai| aura yadi vyakti behozIpUrvaka kisI mandira kI sIr3hiyA~ bhI car3hegA to vaha vahA~ bhI do-cAra kIr3e-makor3e mAra aaegaa| usakA mandira jAnA bhI adharma ho jaaegaa| mUlya hai hoza ke cirAgoM kA, mUlya hai Atma-jAgaraNa ke dIyoM kaa|| ___ pahalI avasthA hai sussupti| jahA~ vyakti merepana kI gahana mUrchA meM pha~sA rahatA hai| merI mA~, merA bApa, merI patnI, merA dhana, merA zarIra ! yaha jo merApana hai, vahI mUrchA hai| maiM aura merApana hI bA~dhatA hai| 'merA' kA bhAvahI zarIra ko bhI maiM se jor3a detA hai| prazna hai zarIra kaba taka merA rhegaa| kucha samaya ke antarAla bAda to yaha nizcita rUpa se miTTI meM mila jaaegaa| Aja subaha hI aisI kucha carcA cala rahI thI ki amuka tIrtha kI mUrtiyA~ zAzvata haiN| maiMne kahA ki jaba tIrthaMkara kA zarIra hI zAzvata nahIM ho sakA, unake anuyAyI hI zAzvata na ho sake to tIrthaMkara ke nAma para banane vAlI mUrtiyA~ zAzvata kaise ho sakatI haiM ? Aja vijJAna aura dharma donoM hI isa bAta para sahamata haiM ki Apa jisa cAra phuTa kI jamIna para baiThe haiM vahA~ kama se kama aba taka dasa loga daphanAe jA cuke haiN| duniyA meM aisA koI sthAna nahIM, jahA~ mRta vyakti daphanAe yA jalAe na jA cuke hoN| aisA miTTI kA koI kaNa nahIM hai, jo aba taka mRta vyakti kA saMsparza na kara cukA For Personal & Private Use Only

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232 jAge so mahAvIra ho athavA jIvana kA paryAya yA svarUpa na dekhA ho| Aja hama jisa makAna yA jamIna ko apanI kaha rahe haiM, kala dUsarA vyakti usakA svAmI ho jaaegaa| vyakti kahatA hai merA mandira, merA mkaan| are ! mRtyu tumheM sabase parAyA kara degii| tuma jisa jagaha ko apanI mAna rahe ho, tumase pahale hajAroM vyakti ise apanI mAnamAnakara saMsAra se vidA ho cuke haiN| saMsAra meM cAroM ora mamatva aura suSupti kA hI khela cala rahA hai| kahAnI batAtI hai ki kisI saMta ne kisI samrATa ke mahala ko hI sarAya aura dharmazAlA kaha DAlA thaa| rAjA kA cauMkanA svAbhAvika thaa| saMta ne kahA sarAya vaha hai, jahA~ musAphira Akara Thaharate haiN| tumhArA mahala bhI sarAyakhAnA hai, jahA~ aba taka kaI musAphira Thahare haiM, cale gae haiN| abhI tuma ho, usase pahale tumhAre pitA, usase pahale unake pitA, usase pahale ina pitAoM ke pitA, usase pahale....! __samrATa ne kahA, tuma kyA kahanA cAhate ho ? saMta kA javAba thA, samrATa jahA~ itane sAre musAphira Aye, ruke, cale gye| vaha sarAya nahIM to aura kyA hai ? samrATa muskarA uThate haiN| sAdhuvAda dete haiM saMta ko isa bodha ko pradAna karane ke lie| pahale mUrchA thI, aba jAgaraNa ho gyaa| pahale pattharoM meM ruMdhe the, aba pattharoM ke pAra ho gye| mUla hai samajha mUrchA kI, mUrchA se mukta hone kii| dUsarI avasthA hai - svpn| svapna yAnI mana kA bhttkaav| akele meM samajha Ane vAlI mana kI utthaapttk| Apako kaise svapna Ate haiM, isase apane mana kI sthitiyoM ko phcaaneN| DarAvane, DakaitI vAle, maithuna vAle yA devI-devatAoM ke, mana kI sthiti ko pahacAnane ke lie svapna acche sAdhana bana sakate haiN| ___ vyakti ke citta meM vicAra aura kalpanAe~ caubIsa ghaNTe calate rahate haiN| vyakti apanA adhikAMza jIvana atIta kI smRti aura bhaviSya kI kalpanAoM meM bitA detA hai| aisA nahIM hai ki svapna arthAta kalpanAe~ rAta ko hI uThatI hoN| vyakti dina meM bhI sapanA dekhA karatA hai| eka minaTa ke lie bhI vyakti nirvicAra yA zAntacitta nahIM ho paataa| aura kucha nahIM to vaha apane tala-bha~vare meM par3e aTAle ke bAre meM hI socane lagegA ki itanI botaleM ikaTThI ho gayI haiM, itanA yaha sAmAna ikaTThA ho gayA hai, kala isako becuuNgaa| athavA vaha ghara ke sAmane par3e kacare ke bAre meM hI socane lgegaa| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge mahAvIra dukAna meM baiThA-baiThA socegA ki kala aisA kara lU~gA athavA isa sAla acchI kamAI hogI to makAna dumaMjilA karA lU~gA / hai to bhikhArI, para sapane dekhegA samrATa banane ke| sapane dekhane para koI roka to hai nahIM, isalie patA nahIM kyA-kyA sapane vyakti dekha liyA karatA hai| adhikAMza vyakti rAta meM hI nahIM, dina meM bhI sapane dekhA karate haiN| inheM hI divAsvapna kahate haiN| ye rAta ke sapanoM se adhika khataranAka hote haiM / divAsvapna eka taraha se mana kA bhaMvarajAla hai | phaMse ki gaye kAma se| mana kI zAMti, sukUna saba kisI aura ke kabje meM aisA huA ki eka bAra zekhacillI ko rAste meM koI seTha mila gyaa| seTha ke pAsa ghI kA ghar3A thA jo use apane ghara taka pahu~cavAnA thA / usane zekhacillI ko kahA ki-'tuma ghar3A sira para rakhakara mere ghara taka pahu~cA do, maiM tumheM majadUrI ke dasa paise dU~gA / ' usa jamAne meM dasa paise kI bhI ahamiyata thI, zekhacillI khuzI-khuzI ghar3A sira para rakhake calane lgaa| pIche-pIche seTha cala rahA thaa| zekhacillI calatecalate divAsvapna meM kho gayA / vaha socane lagA ki mujhe majadUrI ke jo dasa paise mileMge unase maiM aMDe khriiduuNgaa| aMDoM se murgI paidA hogii| phira murgI se Dhera se aMDe / unakI AmadanI se maiM eka bakarI kharIdU~gA / bakarI dUdha degI aura usa dUdha ko becakara mere pAsa paisA AtA jaaegaa| phira maiM eka sundara strI se vivAha kara lU~gA / patnI daheja meM bahuta sArA dhana lAegI, maiM apanA dhana aura usakA dhana milAkara kirAne kI eka dukAna khola luuNgaa| merI dukAna para bahuta-se grAhaka AyA kareMge, maiM bahuta vyasta rhuuNgaa| jaba maiM khAnA khAne ghara nahIM pahu~ca pAU~gA to patnI mere beTe ke sAtha dukAna mujhe bulAne AegI / beTA Akara mujhe kahegA-'pApA-pApA, khAnA khAne clo|' para grAhakoM kI bahuta bhIr3a hone ke kAraNa maiM use gardana hilAkara iMkAra karU~gA aura....! zekhacillI ne jaise hI iMkAra karane ke lie gardana hilAI, ghar3A sira se jamIna para A pdd'aa| sArA ghI miTTI meM mila gayA / 233 seTha jo pIche A rahA thA, cillA uThA / usane kahA, 'are bevakUpha ! merA sArA ghI miTTI meM milA diyaa|' zekhacillI bolA, 'are seTha ! terA to sirpha ghI hI barabAda huA hai, merA to basA-basAyA saMsAra hI barabAda ho gayA / ' zekhacillI ! maiM nahIM samajhatA tuma kisa para haMsa rahe ho ! zekhacillI para yA apane Apa para ? dhyAna rakho, yaha kisI eka zekhacillI kI kahAnI nahIM hai varana hara vyakti jo kalpanAoM ke AkAza meM gote lagAtA rahatA hai, apane Apa meM zekhacillI hI to hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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234 jAge so mahAvIra hama vicAroM ke prati jAgarUkatA laaeN| gaira-jarUrI vicAroM para niyaMtraNa kA zikaMjA kseN| una vicAroM se baceM, jinakA koI sira-paira nahIM hai| hama hakIkata se judd'eN| vartamAna ke sAdhaka bneN| vicAroM ko vyavasthita kreN| vicAroM ko vyavasthita karanA jahA~ eka cunautI hai, vahIM eka bahuta bar3I saadhnaa| nakArAtmaka vicAroM se baceM, sakArAtmaka vicAroM ko hI sthAna deN| nirvicAra honA U~cI bAta hai, para usa stara taka pahu~cane ke lie zuruAta kareM- sakArAtmaka vicAroM se| isase vyartha kI soca, vyartha kI kalpanAe~ aura vyartha kA tanAva kama hogaa| divAsvapna se bceNge| ___tIsarI avasthA hai-jAgRti kii| vyakti ke AtmaguNoM ke vikAsa meM jo avasthA sahAyaka banatI hai, vaha hai jaagRti| bhagavAna kahate haiM jo sote haiM unake jagata meM sArabhUta artha naSTa ho jAte haiM, ata: satata AtmajAgRta rahakara pUrvopArjita karmoM kA kSaya kro| satata AtmajAgRti rhe| antaradRSTi pUrvaka, antarabodha pUrvaka kisI bhI pahalU ke prati kiyA jAne vAlA vyavahAra Atma-jAgRti hai| mujhase yadi koI dharma kA mArga dene ke lie kahe to maiM kahU~gA ki dharma kA rAjamArga, dharma kA sAra aura dharma kA prANatattva samAyA hai mAtra eka Atma-jAgarUkatA meN| tuma sAmAyika karate ho, japa-tapa karate ho yA anya koI dhArmika anuSThAna karate ho, bahuta acchI bAta, para ina sabase bhI pahale jo mahattvapUrNa hai vaha hai satata aatm-jaagruuktaa| jAgarUkatA ko sAdhane ke lie hI bhagavAna apanI ora se preraNA de rahe haiN| mAnA mUrchA bahuta pragAr3ha hai, krodha AtA hai, kAma-vikAra bhI pIr3ita karate haiM, abhimAna bhI uThatA hai, mAyA-lobha bhI nahIM chuuttte| ___saikar3oM bAra aneka dhArmika anuSThAna sampanna karane ke bAvajUda jaba rAga-dveSa nahIM chUTate to vyakti ke mana meM yaha prazna uThatA hai ki kyA karU~? maiM kahU~gA, nahIM chUTatA hai to mata chor3o, krodha AtA hai to krodha kara lo, kAma pIr3ita karatA hai to vAsanAoM ko bhoga lo, ahaMkAra kI sthiti hone para usase bhI gujara jaao| koI dikkata nahIM, hamArI apanI hI sIMcI gaI jar3eM haiN| hamAre apane hI boye gaye bIja haiN| bacane se kAma na clegaa| para ina sabake sAtha Aja se eka cIja ko jor3a leM, vaha hai hoza aura bodh| krodha kareMge to hoshpuurvk| krodha karate samaya vyakti ko yaha hoza rahe ki majhe abhI krodha A rahA hai| krodha ko prakaTa karo to yaha hoza rahe ki abhI mere andara gAliyA~ cala rahI haiN| athavA krodha pragaTa ho gyaa| aba saba kucha zAMta hai| For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra 235 agara vyakti hozapUrvaka gAlI nikAlegA to gAlI mu~ha meM AdhI Akara hI raha jAegI, vaha tatkAla sa~bhala jaaegaa| usakA hoza aura usakI sajagatA use krodha ke naraka se bacA legii| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki vyakti Atma-jAgarUkatA pUrvaka krodha bhI karegA to vaha eka-na-eka dina usa krodha se avazya uparata ho jaaegaa| __vyakti vivAha karatA hai, dAmpatya-jIvana ko jItA hai, krodha ko chor3anA AsAna hai, mA~-bApa aura ghara-parivAra ko chor3anA bhI AsAna hai, patnI ko chor3anA bhI AsAna hai, para mana meM uThane vAlI vikRta taraMgoM ko chor3anA kaThina hai| vyakti kI sabase bar3I majabUrI yahI hai| isI ke kAraNa vyakti ko saMsAra meM bhaTakanA par3atA hai| jamIna-jAyadAda, dhana-daulata vyakti ke lie adhika bAdhaka nahIM banate, kyoMki vaha jAnatA hai ki eka dina to inheM chor3anA hI hai| adhyAtma kI sAdhanA meM sabase adhika bAdhaka usake mana meM uThane vAlI vikRta taraMgeM haiN| saccA mahAvIra vahI hai, jo mana kI bhar3Asa para vijaya pA le| eka AdamI ko apanI santAna se kyoM pyAra hotA hai? kyoMki vaha usI kA pariNAma hai| par3osI kA baccA bhale hI apane bacce se acchA kyoM na ho, para usake prati vaha mamatva nahIM umar3atA kyoMki vaha ApakI taraMga kA pariNAma nahIM hai| vaha bhale hI jie-mare athavA bhUkhA rahe, Apako pharka nahIM pdd'taa| para apane bacce ke duHkha-sukha kI cintA, usake prati pragAr3ha mUrchA hotI hai| mahAvIra aura buddha jaise loga yadi vivAha karate haiM aura unake santAneM bhI hotI haiM to unakI jIvana ke prati sajagatA aura hoza, gRhastha-jIvana ke upabhogako nahIM, unake karma-kSaya meM sahAyaka banAtA hai| agara vyakti hozapUrvaka sevana karatA hai, use isa bAta kA bodha rahatA hai ki maiMne kyA kiyA, usakA kyA pariNAma AyA to usakI yaha sajagatA use Aja nahIM to kala aura kala nahIM to parasoM avazya hI isa mArga se uparata kara detI hai| bhagavAna RSabhadeva ke sau santAneM huIM, para unakI jAgarUkatA ne, hoza aura bodha ne antata: unheM mukta kara diyaa| agara hozapUrvaka jIvana ke kisI bhI mArga kA anusaraNa kiyA jAe to vyakti eka-na-eka dina cAhe vaha avasthA bur3hApe kI hI ho, para galata rAstoM se bAhara nikala hI AtA hai| abhI to Apa kahate haiM ki 'krodha burA hai', phira bhI krodha kie jA rahe haiM, kyoMki yaha bAta Apake hoza yA bodha meM nahIM utarI hai| jisa dina yaha For Personal & Private Use Only

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236 jAge so mahAvIra bAta bodha meM utara jAegI, usa dina tuma krodha kara hI na paaoge| maiM sigareTa nahIM pItA; kyoM? duniyA meM bahuta-se santa sigareTa pIte haiM, cilama phUMkate haiM yA tambAkU khAte haiN| maiM isalie sigareTa nahIM pItA kyoMki maiM acchI taraha samajha aura jAna gayA hU~ ki nazA vyakti ke AdhyAtmika aura zArIrika svAsthya donoM ke lie hI ghAtaka hai| krodha isalie nahIM karatA kyoMki yaha bAta bodha meM A gaI hai ki krodha karanA sabase bar3I bevakUphI hai| phira bhI mAnava-mana hai| kabhI-kabhAra krodha kI sUkSma taraMga uTha hI AtI hai, krodha kI eka choTI-sI ciMgArI ubhara hI jAtI hai, para krodha mukha se bAhara nikale usake pahale hI hoza jagA detA hai ki zAMti tumhArA lakSya hai| tumheM zAnta rahanA hai aura tatkAla krodha zAnta ho jAtA hai| dAmpatya-jIvana ho athavA krodha, lobha ho yA parigraha sabake sAtha vyakti kA hoza jur3A rhe| use hara kSaNa yaha bodha rahe ki-hA~, yaha vastue~ haiM, inakA maiM upabhoga kara rahA hU~ athavA inakA maiM saMcaya kara rahA huuN| sAtha meM eka suI bhI nahIM jAne vAlI hai phira vyartha kA parigraha kyoM? maiM sAla meM lAkhoM-karor3oM rupae kharca karA detA hU~, para hara kSaNa yaha bodha rahatA hai ki ye saba mujhase alaga haiN| saMsAra to nadI-nAva kA saMyoga mAtra hai| nadI meM jaise taraMgeM uThatI aura giratI rahatI haiM vaise hI yahA~ jIvana hai| kisase jur3A jAe aura kise chor3A jaae| kyA bhogA jAe aura kyA tyAgA jAe! kabhI bhoga kA moha to kabhI tyAga kA moha ! nispRhatA rahe, sahaja aatmjaagruuktaa| bhagavAna kahate haiM ki jIvana kI hara vRtti ko sampAdita karate hue vyakti Atma-jAgarUka rhe| krodha nahIM chUTatA, assI varSa ke ho jAne para bhI patnI nahIM chuutttii| bhItara ke vikAra nahIM chuuttte| bahuta mAlAe~ phera lIM, bahuta sAmAyika aura bahuta pratikramaNa kara lie, para manovikAra nahIM chuuttte| maiM kahatA hU~ chUTa sakate haiN| mahAvIra kA yaha sUtra hara prANI apanA le ki saba kAma karane kI chUTa hai bazarte hoza aura sajagatA rakhI jaae| agara hoza hara kArya ke sAtha jur3A rahe, to galata-galata chUTa jAegA aura acchA-acchA raha jaaegaa| isIlie bhagavAna kahate haiM 'jo sote haiM, jo mUrchita hai, unake jagat meM sArabhUta artha naSTa ho jAte haiN| ata: satata jAgRta rahakara pUrvArjita karmoM ko kSaya kro| isI sandarbha meM agalA sUtra hai - jAgariyA dhammINaM, ahammINaM ca suttayA seyaa| vacchAhiva bhagiNIe, akahiMsu jiNo jyNtiie| For Personal & Private Use Only

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237 jAge so mahAvIra bhagavAna ne jaba jAgRti kI bAta kahI to unakI hI eka ananya upAsikA ne bhagavAna se prazna kiyA ki prabhu ! kisakA jaganA aura kisakA sonA zreyaskara hai? bhagavAna uttara dete hue kahate haiM-'dhArmikoM kA jaganA aura adhArmikoM kA soe rahanA hI zreyaskara hai|' yaha bAta bhagavAna ne vatsa deza ke rAjA zatAnIka kI bahana jayantI ko khii| . dhArmika kA jAgaraNa zreSTha hai, adhArmikoM kA shyn| dhArmikoM kI sakriyatA zreSTha hai, adhArmikoM kI nisskriytaa| agara dhArmika vyakti jAgRta rahegA to vaha sampUrNa vizva ke kalyANa meM sahAyaka hogA, vahIM yadi adhArmika vyakti jagA rahA to sArI duniyA tabAha ho jaaegii| AjadhArmika vyakti ko cAhie ki vaha apaneapane samAja aura dharma kI saMkIrNatAoM ko chor3akara mAnava-kalyANa ke lie Age Ae aura sampUrNa jagat ko gale lgaae| Aja hara prabuddha aura dhArmika vyakti kA yaha parama karttavya hai ki vaha saMsAra meM prema aura zAnti ke mArga ko bar3hAne ke lie cAra kadama Age aae| ___ durAgrahoM aura saMkIrNatAoM ke DibboM meM bahuta jI lie| kue ke meMr3haka kaba taka bane rheNge| sAgara tumheM apanI ora nimaMtraNa de rahA hai| tuma usakA nimaMtraNa svIkAra kro| tuma prabuddha ho, to apanI buddhi ko, apanI pahu~ca kA udAratA se upayoga kro| ____ aMdherA cAhe kitanA bhI saghana kyoM na ho, para usa andhere ko miTAne aura bhagAne ke lie do-cAra dIpaka hI paryApta ho jAyA karate haiN| agara sau vyakti soe hue hoM aura eka vyakti jAgA ho to bhI yaha kahA jAegA ki sau ke sau vyakti jAgRta haiN| kyoMki ghara ke bAhara paharA lagA hai, caukIdAra kI eka sITI hI sabako jagA degii| eka dhArmika vyakti, sau adhArmika vyaktiyoM para bhArI pdd'egaa| sau kauravoM para pA~ca pANDava jyAdA balazAlI ho jAyA karate haiN| sau jhUThoM para vijaya prApta karane ke lie eka akelA saca bahuta hai| jo dhArmika haiM, unakA yaha parama punIta karttavya hai ki vaha bhagavAna ke prema, zAnti, karuNA, ahiMsA, maitrI aura pavitratA ke mArga ko nagara-nagara, gA~va-gA~va taka phuNcaae| vyakti mandira banavAtA hai, eka mandira banavAne meM ausatana eka karor3a rupae kharca ho jAte haiM, para usa mandira kA upayoga kitane loga karate haiM? usa mandira kA upayoga ginatI ke loga karate hoNge| maiM kahanA cAhU~gA ki prema aura zAMti For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra 238 ke mArga ko vyakti Age phailAe, hara ghara apane Apa meM mandira bane, ghara-ghara taka mahAvIra kI vANI kA pracAra aura prasAra ho / mahAvIra ke siddhAntoM kA pAlana aura pracAraNa, eka mandira banAne ke puNya se sau gunA adhika hai / eka vyakti mandira banAtA hai aura dUsarA vyakti kisI hiMsaka ko ahiMsaka banAtA hai| maiM kahU~gA ki aisA karake usane sau mandira banAne jitanA puNya arjita kara liyaa| Aja aise mandiroM kI jarUrata hai jo AdamI ko AdamI banAe, use ka aura eka banAe / Aja ahiMsA - maMdira aura ahiMsA - vidyAlayoM kI jarUrata hai / jaise hiMsA kA prazikSaNa diyA jAtA hai, maiM kahU~gA tuma ahiMsA kA prazikSaNa do / hiMsA se kaise kabjA hotA hai, yaha zikSA to bahuta dI jA cukI / aba koziza yaha ho ki ahiMsA se kaise vijaya prApta kI jA sakatI hai| prabuddha mAnavatA jage / dhArmika logoM kA isa sandarbha meM vizeSa dAyitva hai| dharatI para svarga kA nirmANa karane ke lie naraka ko miTAnA hogA, naraka kI Aga ko bujhAnA hogA / vaira - virodha, dveSa - daurmanasya para vijaya prApta karanI hogI / bhagavAna ne kahA ki 'adhArmikoM' kA sonA hI zreyaskara hai| 'jo cora haiM, AtaMkavAdI, DAkU, luTere aura dezadrohI haiM aise vyakti yadi jage rahe to saMsAra barabAda hI hogA / ye jitane samaya taka soe rahate haiM, kama se kama utane samaya taka to loga inake kukRtyoM se bace rahate haiM / itihAsa meM eka bahuta hI prasiddha rAjA huA, nAdirazAha / kahate haiM ki vaha rAta ko surApAna karake, gaNikAoM ke sAtha aThakheliyA~ karatA huA bahuta derI se sotA thA aura vaha isa kAraNa subaha bhI bahuta derI se uThA karatA thA / rAjA kI isa harakata se sabhAsada bahuta nArAja hote aura vaha use prAya: kahA karate the ki Apa jaldI uThA kareM anyathA rAjya kA saMcAlana acchI taraha se nahIM ho paaegaa| para nAdirazAha ko kisI kI bAta acchI nahIM lgtii| eka dina nAdirazAha ke darabAra meM eka phakIra aayaa| phakIra se nAdirazAha bolA, 'bAbA ! hamArI dera se uThane kI Adata ke kAraNa sabhI sabhAsada hameM Tokate rahate haiM, kyA Apa bhI apanI tarapha se kucha kahanA cAheMge?' phakIra bolA, 'samrATa ! agara gunAha mApha ho to saca bolane kA sAhasa kruuN|' rAjA bolA, 'tumheM abhayadAna detA hU~ jo cAhate ho vo kaho / ' phakIra bolA, 'samrATa ! Apa jaise loga soe hI raheM to acchA hai / ' For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra 239 saMbhava hai ki usa phakIra ne mahAvIra ke isa sUtra ko bhalIbhAMti samajha liyA hogA ki dhArmikoM kA jaganA aura adhArmikoM kA sonA hI zreyaskara hai|' AtatAiyoM ke jagerahane se rAjya aura deza kA akalyANa aura tabAhI hogii| isalie hiTalara, caMgeja khA~, taimUra laMga, sTelina aura aisI hI krUra pravRtti ke loga sadaiva soe raheM to hI zreSTha hai| inakA jaganA hI yuddhoM evaM tabAhI ko nimaMtraNa hai| ye yadi jage rahe to inake dimAga meM basa eka hI phitura uThegA ki kaise kisako naSTa kiyA jAe, kaise kisako miTAyA jAe athavA kaise saMsAra ko barabAda kiyA jAe ? hara vyakti apane Apa ko taula le ki vaha apane antaramana meM kitanA dhArmika hai aura kitanA adhArmika ? yadi Apa rizvatakhora haiM, kAlAbAjArI karate haiM, milAvaTa karate haiM, kama nApa-taula karate haiM, Taiksa kI corI karate haiM, nakalI iMjekzana aura davAiyA~ becate haiM to merA Apase nivedana hai ki yadi Apa cAra ghaNTe sote haiM to Ajase ATha ghaNTA soyA kareM tAki kucha to loga hamArI amAnavIyatA ke zikAra hone se bace rheNge| yadi ApadhArmika haiM, Apake jIvana meM naitikatA aura prAmANikatA hai to maiM Apa se gujAriza karU~gA ki Apa yadi ATha ghaNTe sote haiM to Aja se Apa pA~ca ghaNTA hI soe~, apanI sevAoM se sampUrNa saMsAra ko lAbhAnvita kareM, apane Apako sampUrNa vizva meM phailaaeN| dhArmika loga jitanA sote haiM, usase eka ghaMTA kama sokara dekheM, Apa pAe~ge ki Apake dhArmika jIvana meM pA~ca sAla kI bar3hotarI ho gii| jAgaraha narA NiccaM jAgaramANassa vaDDhate buddhi| jo suvati Na so dhanno, jo jaggati sosayA dhnno|| bhagavAna kahate haiM-manuSyo ! satata jAgRta rho| jo jAgatA hai usakI buddhi bar3hatI hai jo sotA hai vaha dhanya nahIM hai, jo sadA jAgRta rahatA hai, vahI dhanya hai| bhagavAna ne kahA ki 'sadA Atma-jAgRta rho|' kyoMki patA nahIM kaba kaunasA kSaNa, mauta kA kSaNa bana kara A jaae| vyakti jaba rAta ko sotA hai to Ane vAle kala kI pratIkSA ko lekara sotA hai| vaha yaha socatA huA sotA hai ki kala yaha karanA hai, yaha nahIM karanA hai, para patA nahIM kala kaba kAla bana kara A jaae| vyakti kI nidrA kaba ciranidrA bana jAe, isakA koI patA thor3e hI hai| jAge so mahAvIra, soe so kuMbhakaraNa ! jo jAgRta haiM, ve mahAvIra haiM, jo mUrcchita haiM, suSupta haiM, ve kuMbhakaraNa haiN| For Personal & Private Use Only

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240 jAge so mahAvIra kuMbhakaraNa pratIka hai sone kaa| mahAvIra pratIka haiM jArUkatA ke| hama hara kSaNa jAgRta raheM aise hI jaise ki koI bhAraNDa pakSI rahatA hai| bhAraNDa pakSI ke do mu~ha hote haiM, jaba eka mu~ha nIMda letA hai to dUsarA jAgRta rahatA hai aura jaba dUsarA mu~ha sotA hai to pahalA mu~ha jAgRta hokara rakSA karatA hai| kAla bar3A nirdayI hotA hai, vaha kisI ko lene koI muhUrta nikalavAkara nahIM aataa| vaha to bina muhUrta ke DolI uThA le jAtA hai| isalie vyakti ko hara pala, hara kSaNa satata AtmajAgRta rahakara sAdhanA ke patha para Age bar3hanA caahie| vyakti ko cAhie ki vaha pramAda na kare, Alasya na khaae| bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'jo jAgate haiM, unakI buddhi bar3hatI hai|' vyakti ko pramAda aura Alasya kA tyAga kara satata jJAnArjana ke lie prayAsa karanA caahie| jo nidrAlu aura AlasI haiM ve kabhI vidyA prApta nahIM kara skte| saMskRta sUktiyoM meM vidyArthI kI ceSTA aura dhyAna kaisA ho? isake liekahA gayA hai-'kAkaceSTA, bakodhyAnaM' / eka vidyArthI kI lagana yA pravRtti kaue ke samAna ho aura usakA dhyAna kisI bagule kI taraha ho| Apane kabhI kaue ko dhyAna se dekhA hai ? vaha kitanA sajaga rahatA hai ! usakI coMca bhale hIroTI ke Tukar3e para ho para usakI A~kheM dAyIM-bAyIM tarapha ghUmakara khatare se sadA sAvadhAna rahatI hai| zayada hI kisI ne kaue ko patthara se mArakara ur3AyA ho, kyoMki vaha itanA sajaga rahanA hai ki ApakA patthara usa para lage, usase pahale hI vaha ur3a jAtA hai| aura eka vidyArthI kA dhyAna bilkula bagule jaisA ho, jaise ki bagulA eka pA~va U~cA khar3A karake, A~khoM ko AdhI mIcakara eka bhakta kI taraha khar3A rahatA hai, para usakA sarAdhyAna machaliyoM para kendrita rahatA hai| jJAnArjana kA icchuka vyakti bhI apane lakSya para isI taraha dhyAna kendrita karake rhe| dhyAna rakho, abhyAsa se saba kucha sadhatA hai| rassI se patthara bhI ghisa jAtA hai aura nirbuddhi bhI vidvAna bana jAtA hai| bAta karIba paccIsa varSa pUrva kI hai jaba maiM adhyayanarata thaa| subaha cAra baje uTha jAyA karate aura rAta ko gyAraha baje taka par3hate rhte| usa samaya par3haI sira para aise hI savAra rahatI, jaise ki kisI ke sira para bhUta savAra hotA hai| rAtako soyA huA thA, sahacara ne jagAkara pUchA, 'gilAsa kahA~ hai?' kahate haiM maiMne nIMda meM hI javAba diyA, ripIDeksa iMgliza spIkiMga korsa' meN| sAthI loga cauMke aura bole, 'Apa kyA kaha rahe haiM?' maiM to gilAsa ke bAre meM pUcha rahA huuN|' For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra ___ 241 AdamI apanI sAdhanA meM itanA tallIna ho jAe ki use apane lakSya ke atirikta na to kucha dikhAI de aura na hI sunaaii| satata abhyAsa, satata jAgarUkatA, satata sannaddhatA saphalatA prApta karane kI behatara kalA hai| ho sakatA hai krodha karanA vyakti kI majabUrI ho athavA aisA honA niyati ho, para vyakti svayaM kI bhAvadazA ke prati sajaga to raha hI sakatA hai| kaise sAdhe hama jAgarUkatA ko, isake lie nivedana hai ki vyakti hozapUrvaka cale, anyathA usake pA~va khule gaTara meM kaba par3a jAe~, isakA patA nahIM cltaa| tuma gAnA gAte hue, Upara philma kA posTara dekhate hue cala rahe ho| tuma gA to rahe ho 'sAvana kA mahInA pavana kare zora' aura jaba jAkara kisI kIcar3a yA gaTara ke nAle meM girate ho taba patA par3atA hai ki Upara vAlA sAvana nahIM nIce gaTara kA sAvana barasa rahA hai| ___ vyakti hozapUrvaka cale, aisA karane se vaha gaTara meM girane se to baca hI sakatA hai, sAtha hI sAtha ahiMsA-dharma kA sahajatA se pAlana ho sakatA hai| bhagavAna yaha Atma-jAgarUkatA kA dIpa jo hameM thamA rahe haiM, unameM unakA koI lAbha yA svArtha nahIM hai| vaha to kRtkRtya ho cuke haiM, unake dvArA kucha kahane kA uddezya sirpha yahI hai ki hara vyakti usa dIpa ko jalA sake jisakI jyoti vyakti ke jIvana ko rozana kara sake, use jIvana kA rAjamArga dikhA ske| agara hamArA dIyA jalegA to unheM koI lAbha nahIM hai| hama apanI AtmA para hI upakAra kara rahe haiN| vyakti kI mUrchA TUTe aura Atma-jAgarUkatA kA dIpa rozana ho, isIlie bhagavAna apane mukha se vANI kA upayoga karate haiN| ___ AdamI vANI kA upayoga bhI hozapUrvaka kre| bolane se pahale acchI taraha socale ki maiM jo bola rahA hU~, isakA kyA pariNAma hogA? tAki bAda meM pachatAvA nahIM karanA pdd'e| AdamI kI Adata hotI hai, kisI se milane ke bAda jaba vaha bichur3a jAegA to bAda meM usakI smRtiyoM meM khoe rhegaa| vaha socatA rahegA ki maiMne usako aisA kahA, agara vaisA kahatA to jyAdA acchA rahatA, agalI bAra jaba milU~gA to aisA khuuNgaa| isase acchA to yaha hai ki soca-samajhakara bolo tAki bAda meM tumheM apane kahe zabdoM para aphasosa na ho| ___ baiTho to bhI hoshpuurvk| jaba tuma choTe the, mAsTarajI kI kursI para nIce se rassI bA~dha dete aura mAsTarajI jaise hI kursI para baiThate, vaise hI tuma rassI khIMca dete, mAsTarajI sIdhe jamIna para A jaate| yadi tuma hozapUrvaka nahIM baiThe to yaha For Personal & Private Use Only

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242 jAge so mahAvIra kissA kursI kA tumhAre sAtha bhI ho sakatA hai| mAsTara jI kI punarAvRtti tuma para bhI ho sakatI hai| yahA~ vyakti ko 'phUla' banAne ke lie aprela kA intajAra nahIM kiyA jAtA, hara dina vyakti eka-dUsare ko 'phUla' banAne ke intajAra meM baiThA rahatA hai| isalie kisI sophe para baiTho to usake pahale acchI taraha dekha lo ki vahA~ pahale se kucha girA yA rakhA huA to nahIM hai| anyathA jaise hI baiThoge, cIkhakara usI kSaNa uThanA par3a sakatA hai| saMbhAva hai, vahA~ pahale se hI Alapina girI par3I ho| tuma yadi aisA karate ho to tumhArA hoza aura sajagatA na kevala tumhArI surakSA karate haiM balki yadi vahA~ anya koI jIva hai to usakI bhI prANa rakSA ho jAtI hai aura tumhAre dvArA ahiMsA-dharma kA sahajatA se pAlana ho jAtA hai| khAne meM bhI pUrA hoza rakho, acchI taraha dekhakara hI kisI vastu ko grahaNa kro| Ajakala to loga kirAe kA khAnA khAte haiN| bAjAra se banAyA reDimeDa yA phira naukaroM ke hAtha se banavAkara khAte haiN| munijana loga una gharoM se AhAra grahaNa nahIM karate jahA~ rasoiyoM dvArA khAnA banAyA jAtA hai, kyoMki vahA~ zuddhatA nahIM raha paatii| use khAne meM se illI nikAlakara batAo to kahegA jIrA hai, makor3e kA mAthA batAo to kahegA, 'are sAhaba ! yaha to ilAcayI kA dAnA hai|' isalie jahA~ taka sambhava ho, khAnA svayaM banAe~ aura yadi bAhara kA khAnA khA rahe haiM to bahuta acchI taraha dekhakara khaaeN| jUte pahano to vaha bhI hoshpuurvk| acchI taraha se dekha lo ki usake andara koI kIr3A-makor3A to nahIM hai| agara makor3A hogA to vaha becArA to tumhAre pA~va se dabakara mara jAegA, lekina yadi kisI dina koI jaharIlA bicchu rahA to tumheM marate samaya nahIM lgegaa| jUte kholo to bhI sajagatA se, sAvadhAnI se| hara kArya vivekapUrvaka ho| agara Apa sigareTa pIte haiM to ApakI mauja, guTakhA khAte haiM ApakI aiza, para sadaiva dhyAna rakheM ki sigareTa kA dhuA~ aisI jagaha na phailAe~ jahA~ kisI vyakti ko dikkata ho| guTakhA khAkara pIka hara jagaha na thuukeN| sArvajanika sthAnoM ko pIkadAna na bnaaeN| svacchatA para dhyAna deN| svacchatA svayaM svarga kI jananI hotI hai| bhagavAna ne kahA ki jo vyakti vastu ke lene-dene meM, mala-mUtra visarjana karane meM, baiThane meM, calane-phirane meM, sone aura khAne-pIne meM viveka rakhatA hai, apramatta rahatA hai, sajagatA aura hoza barakarAra rakhatA hai vaha hI saccA ahiMsaka hai| isIlie For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra maiM dainika jIvana meM kAma meM Ane vAlI ye choTI-choTI bAteM khiiN| dainika jIvana meM rahane vAlI apramattatA aura sajagatA hI vyakti ke lie sAdhanA ke ucca dvAra kholatI haiN| 243 bhagavAna kahate haiM ki ve dhanya haiM jo satata AtmajAgRta rahate haiM / ve kabhI dhanya nahIM ho sakate jo soe haiM, mUrcchita haiM athavA pramatta haiN| pahale bhI apramatta logoM ko bhagavAna kI tarapha se dhanyavAda jJApita kiyA jAtA thA aura Aja bhI aise apramatta loga dhanyavAda ke pAtra haiM / - pala-pratipala apanI hara acchI-se-acchI aura burI - se burI kriyA ke prati sajaga rheN| Atma-jAgarUkatA aura sajagatA hI mukti kA AdhAra hai / mahAvIra svayaM jAgaraNa ke pratIka haiN| Atma jAgarUkatA kI alakha jagAne ke lie mahAvIra aura buddha donoM Adarza sAbita ho sakate haiN| rAma aura kRSNa kA, mohammada aura jIsasa kA apanA mUlya hai, apanA mahattva hai, para mahAvIra kA najariyA ina sabase alaga, ina sabase Upara hai| mahAvIra kaheMge-'appA appmmiro|' apane Apa meM ramaNa kro| buddha kaheMge-'appa dIpo bhava / ' apane dIpaka svayaM bano / kRSNa kahate haiM 'uddharet AtmanA aatmaanm|' apanI AtmA kA uddhAra svayaM kro| maiM kaha denA cAhatA hU~ ki ye saba zreSTha puruSa aMdhere meM rozanI kI taraha haiN| mUlya isakA nahIM hai ki hama kisa rAha se gujara rahe haiN| mUlya isa bAta kA hai ki gujara bhI rahe haiM yA korI bAteM hI kara rahe haiN| gujara rahe haiM to rAste ke prakAzastambhoM kA mUlya hai| kore tAroM ko ginane se kucha na hogA / tAre bahuta gina lie, laharoM ko khUba dekha liyaa| aba hama caleM - 'caraiveti / ' jo calatA hai, usI ke lie satayuga hai, zeSa to kaliyuga ko bhugata hI rahe haiM / mahAvIra cirAga haiM, unake lie cirAga haiM, jo jIvana ko usakI AdhyAtmika U~cAiyA~ denA cAhate haiM varanA saba kucha 'japa - mAlA - pUjA - tilaka' kA sAntvanA bhara hai| hama apane jIvana ke prati bhI jAgarUka hoM, apane vyavahAroM ke prati bhI / jagat ke prati bhI sajaga hoM aura jIvana-jagata ke bIca ghaTita hone vAlI ghaTanAoM ke prati bhii| jo ghaTita ho, usake prati jAgarUka raheM, use samajheM, manana kreN| jo anubhava meM Ae, jo niSkarSa nikale, usase preraNA prApta kareM | jindagI se mahaja gujareM nahIM, use jie~ / sirpha chue~ nahIM, mahasUsa kreN| sune nahIM, grahaNa kareM / For Personal & Private Use Only

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jAge so mahAvIra dharma kI bAteM thor3I-sI haiM, choTI-sI haiN| mahattva basa unheM samajhane kA hai, hai| jIkara hI dekhA - kahA jA sakatA hai ki dharma manuSya ko kyA detA hai / bhagavAna hamArI mukti cAhate haiM / ve svayaM mukta haiM aura hamArI mukti kI hameM vyavasthA de rahe haiN| hama mukti ko bhI samajheM aura apane bandhanoM ko bhI / bhItara Aga lagI hai, yaha bAta jisa dina samajha meM A jAegI, hamameM se hara koI vyakti usa sthAna para jAne ke lie svata: tatpara ho jAegA, jahA~ zAnti hai, zItalatA hai, samarasatA hai, mukti kI pAjeba hai / 244 For Personal & Private Use Only

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behatarIna kitAbeM raoNyala sAija, raoNyala maiTara raoNyala prajeMTezana kitAboM kI kImata lAgata se bhI kama jIne kI kalA sukhI evaM jIne kI kalA (raoNyala sAija) pRSTha : 196 mUlya : 70/ zrI lalitaprabha zrI lalitaprabha preraNA ka preraNA pRSTha : 112 mUlya: 25/ jIvana ke samAdhAna zrI candraprabha kathA ha jIvana ke samAdhAna pRSTha : 160 mUlya : 80/ zrI candraprabha lAifa ho to aisI! 100% of lAipha ho to aisI ! pRSTha : 144 mUlya : 50/ lakSya banAeM, puruSArtha jagAe~ zrI lakSya banAe~, puruSArtha jagAe~ pRSTha : 128 mUlya : 40/ jAge so mahAvIra jAge so mahAvIra pRSTha : 192 mUlya : 40/ kaise jie~ madhura jIvana zrI kaise jie~ madhura jIvana pRSTha : 112 mUlya : 25/ mahopAdhyAya sati sAmara z2arA merI A~khoM se dekho jarA merI A~khoM se dekho pRSTha : 112 mUlya : 25/ mAya tina sAgara For Personal & Private Use Only adhyAtma kA amRta adhyAtma kA amRta pRSTha : 144 mUlya : 50/ yoga apanAe~, jiMdagI banAe~ yoga anAe~, z2iMdagI banAe~ pRSTha : 108 mUlya: 25/ mA~ kI mamatA hameM pukAre mA~ kI mamatA hameM pukAra pRSTha: 32 mUlya : 8/

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dhyAnayoga vidhira vacana zrI yAdraprabha apane AparI pArA hwan.me wiorknuradionroads mRtyu se rUpAMtaraNa mulAkAta -zrI candraprama mahopArA ninnAsAvara 000DWARA N JIROMONAL mRtyu se mulAkAta pRSTha : 200 mUlya : 50/ rUpAMtaraNa kauna hU~ maiM kauna hU~ pRSTha:112 mUlya : 25/ dhyAnayoga vidhi aura vacana pRSTha:160 mUlya : 40/- pRSTha :160 mUlya : 25/- zrI candraprabha zrI pitA bajAra Theall yA vipazyanA foy ikatArA mahAguhA krI cetanA svAstha se samAzi taka kA saphara svayaM meM sAkSAtkAra kA diyA mArga mahAguhA kI cetanA pRSTha: 192 mUlya : 40/ bajAe~ antarmana kA ikatArA pRSTha: 192 mUlya : 40/- dayoga pRSTha : 192 mUlya : 40/- da vipazyanA pRSTha:160 mUlya : 30/ dhyAna zrI baddhapama AtmA kI pyAsa bujhAnI tI. |tapAnAkA RRRR aMtaryAtrA H ai- A AtmA kI pyAsa bujhAnI hai to pRSTha :112 mUlya: 25/- zAMti pAne kA sarala rAstA pRSTha: 112 mUlya: 25/ - aMtaryAtrA pRSTha: 160 mUlya: 30/- dhyAna pRSTha: 160 mUlya: 25/ zrI candraprabha kI zreSTha kahAniyA~ / jieMto jAgo mera pA airI DijAeM vaajaaN kI tIna candraprabha DomA 0000000000NORNSARAN zreSTha kahAniyA~ pRSTha:128 mUlya : 25/- jieM to aise jieM pRSTha: 128 mUlya : 40/- mahAjIvana kI khoja pRSTha :160 mUlya : 40/- jAgo mere pArtha pRSTha: 250 mUlya : 45/ For Personal & Private Use Only

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candrapama zAMti, siddhi aura mukti pAne sarala rAstA zAMti, siddhi aura mukti pAne kA sarala rAstA pRSTha : 176 mUlya : 40/ aisI ho jIne kI zailI bhora-bAhara se zrI canda aisI ho jIne kI zailI pRSTha : 160 mUlya : 30/ mahAvIra ApakI aura Aja kI hara samasyA kA samAdhAna zrI candraprabha sadhyA sAgara * ciMtA, krodha aura tanAva-mukti ke sarala upAya ciMtA, krodha aura tanAva mukti ke sarala upAya pRSTha : 160 mUlya : 50/ cArja kareM z2iMdagI zrI candraprabha cArja kareM jiMdagI pRSTha : 96 mUlya : 25/ dhyAna ko mahaTAI dene vAle dhyAna sUtra pala-pala lIjie jIvana kA AnaMda zrI candrama pala-pala lIjie jIvana kA AnaMda pRSTha : 112 mUlya : 25/ zrI vAha! z2iMdagI zAnadAra jIvana kI vAha! jiMdagI pRSTha : 112 mUlya : 25/ lokapriya pustaka aba bhArata ko jaganA hogA zrI candraprabha zrI badraprabha vIra ApakI aura Aja kI dhyAna ko gaharAI dene vAle aba bhArata ko jaganA hogA hara samasyA kA samAdhAna dhyAnasUtra pRSTha : 176 mUlya : 35/pRSTha : 300 mUlya : 60/- pRSTha : 192 mUlya : 35/ For Personal & Private Use Only 385 yaha hai rAstA jI dharma yaha hai rAstA jIvaMta dharma kA pRSTha : 120 mUlya : 25/ pRSTha dhyAna kA vijJAna dhyAnayoga para samatA mArgadarzana zrI candraprabha dhyAna kA vijJAna pRSTha : 144 mUlya : 30 of docum na janma na mRtyu Ama ke bIca sIdhA saMcA 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 na janma, na mRtyu 192 mUlya : 35/

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jAge so mahAvIra zrI candraprabha kahate haiM jo jAgRta haiM ve mahAvIra haiM, jo soe haiM, ve kuMbhakaraNa haiM | "jAge so mahAvIra' prasiddha ciMtaka rASTrasaMta zrI candraprabha dvArA eka aise mahApuruSa para die gae amRta pravacana haiM, jinakI ahiMsA ne mAnava-mAtra ko prema aura zAMtipUrvaka jIvana jIne kA rAstA dikhaayaa| mahAvIra kI samagra mAnava-samAja ke lie kyA upayogitA ho sakatI hai, zrI candraprabha ne apane ina pravacanoM meM unheM bar3e sahaja aura prabhAvI DhaMga se peza kiyA hai| jIvana, jagata aura adhyAtma ke gUr3ha rahasyoM ko ve saTIka aura sahaja DhaMga se logoM ke diloM meM utAra dete haiN| mahAna jIvana-draSTA pUjya zrI candraprabha deza ke lokapriya AdhyAtmika guruoM meM apanI eka vizeSa pahacAna rakhate haiN| 10 maI, 1962 ko janme zrI candraprabha ne 27 janavarI, 1980 ko saMnyAsa grahaNa kiyaa| ve vividha dharmoM ke upadeSTA aura mahAna ciMtaka haiM / unakI jIvana-dRSTi ne lAkhoM yuvAoM ko eka naI sakArAtmaka krAMti dI hai| unake prabhAvI vyaktitva, pravacana zailI aura mahAna lekhana ne janamAnasa ko eka nayA utsAha, uddezya aura maMz2ila pradAna kI hai| unakI 200 se adhika pustakeM aura 500 se adhika pravacanoM kI vIsIDI jana-jana meM Ida kA prema, holI kI samarasatA aura dIpAvalI kI rozanI bikhera rahI haiN| inake dvArA jodhapura meM sthApita saMbodhi-dhAma bahuta lokapriya hai, jahA~ zikSA, sevA aura dhyAna-yoga ke jarie mAnavatA ke maMdira meM jyota se jyota jalAI jAtI hai| 50/ For Personal & Private Use Only w alnelibrar.org