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________________ jaina sAdhanA-paddhati arthAt zrAvaka kI 11 pratimAeM bra0 vidayullatA zAha avirata samyagdRSTi zrAvaka (gRhastha) ko AtmA kA sAkSAt nirvikalpa anubhava to kaNikA mAtra, rAta kI bijalI-kI camakajaisA, ho gyaa| lekina lIna hone kA puruSArtha manda hai, anubhava meM sthira nahIM hai, usase kSaNa-kSaNa vicalita ho rahA hai--avratI hai-aisI dazA meM sAdhaka jIva kI saMsAra-deha-bhogoM ke prati sahaja hI Asakti kama hone lagatI hai-unake prati udAsInatA aura AtmaramaNa ke prati ullAsa --aisA saMgharSa sAdhanA-patha meM avazya hotA hai| azubha bhAvoM se bacane ke lie sahaja hI zubhabhAvarUpa vratAdikoM meM pravRtti hotI hai-zubha-maMgalaprada sAdhanApatha kA hI nAma 'pratimA' zAstroM meM milatA hai| antaraMga bhAvoM ke anusAra bAhya AcaraNa sAmAnyataH ho hI jAtA hai| kahA hai- "saMyama aMza jagyo jahAM bhoga aruci pariNAma, udaya pratijJA ko bhayo, pratimA tAko naam|" sAdhaka kI aMtaraMga va bAhya dazA jisa-jisa pratimA meM jitanI bar3hatI jAtI hai, usI ko AcAryoM ne 11 doM meM (pratimAoM meM) samajhAyA hai| aMtaraMga zuddhi to jJAna-dhArA hai, aura usake sAtha rahane vAle bhAva (zubhAzubha) karmadhArA hai| sva-svarUpa kI sthiratA kI vRddhi kA puruSArtha yahA~ hotA hai, sAtha hI vItarAgatA kI vRddhi bhI hotI hai| rAgAMzAnukUla bAhya kriyAeM jo hotI hai unheM vyavahAra cAritra kahA jAtA hai / gyAraha pratimAoM kA paricaya 1. darzana-pratimA-darzana yAne Atma-darzana, Atma-sAkSAtkAra, saMvitti, pratIti, anubhavana / apane vItarAga svabhAva kA anubhava, ise hI jaina zAsana meM pramANa mAnA hai| haraeka dravya ko kevala apanA, svadravya kA hI, anubhavana ho sakatA hai| maiM merI hI AtmA kA anubhavana kara sakU~gI--parAI AtmA kA nhiiN| skandha meM bhI eka jar3a paramANu apanA hI anubhava karegA, atyanta najadIka ke svatantra para-paramANu kA nahIM / AkAza va kAla kA nahIM / pratyeka svatantra astitva vAlA padArtha kevala khuda kA hI anubhava kara sakatA hai, yaha akATya niyama hai| isalie jaba atyanta saubhAgya kI ghar3I AtI hai, jaba ananta saMsAra kA kinArA nikaTa AtA hai, taba apane svarUpa kA, svabhAva kA, zuddha AtmasvabhAva kA jo vItarAgabhAva hai, usakA anubhava AtA hai| usa samaya anirvacanIya jaisI vilakSaNa zAnti aura vilakSaNa sukha kA anubhava hotA hai| aisA apUrva anubhavana isa jIva ne pahale kabhI kiyA nahIM hotaa| usa adbhuta anubhava kA vaha svAda bhulAne para bhI bhUla nahIM pAtA / usa taraha kA svAda nitya banA rahe, yahI tamannA jAgatI rahatI hai| svarasa ke Ananda se, santoSa se, merA apanA dravya kevala Ananda aura zAnti anubhava karAne vAlA hai, vaha paripUrNa hai, usa anubhava meM na jar3a kA rasa hai, na jar3a kI gandha hai, na jar3a kA rUpa hai, na jar3a kA varNa hai, na kisI bhI icchA kI jalana hai ! isa AtmAnubhava meM kisI bhI para-jar3a cIja kA anubhavana nahIM hai ---yahAM taka ki isa zarIra kA bhI nahIM! aba use yahI vItarAga dazA hamezA banI rahe; basa ! yahI dhuna dina-rAta 24 ghaMTe savAra rahatI hai| aisA jagata kA saccA rahasya vastuvyavasthA kA rahasya jise khula gayA ho, use hI Atmadarzana kA saubhAgya prApta hotA hai| isa Atma-darzana kI zakti hI adbhuta hai| jaba se vItarAgatA kA anubhava hotA hai taba se usa jIva ke atyanta bhadra pariNAma hote hai| nigoda se lekara siddha taka sabhI jIvoM kA svabhAva vItarAgI hai| koI jIva choTA-bar3A nahIM / apane vItarAga khajAne se haraeka bharapUra hai / jinhoMne usa khajAne ko pUrNa rUpa se upalabdha kiyA hai, ve hI arihaMta aura siddha haiM / AtmAnubhUti se prApta maiM jJAnAnanda svabhAvI hU~--isa AtmAnubhUti se,usa vItarAga dazA kI sthiratA se hI,vaha gar3A khajAnA mila sakatA hai, prApta ho sakatA hai,anya mArga se nhiiN| apane prabhu vibhu bhagavAna svabhAva para acala, akaMpa, aDiga, niSkaMpa zraddhA hone ko hI Astikya guNa kahate haiN| anAdi kAla se isa aMtastattva ke na mAlUma hone se yaha jIva apane zarIra para atyanta mohita thA aura zarIra kI hone vAlI pIr3A se duHkhI hotA thaa| nijatattva ko na samajhane vAle prANI bhI apane zarIra ko hone vAlI pIr3A se duHkhI hote haiM / isalie merI tarapha se unheM AcAryaratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana grantha
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________________ kucha bhI pIr3A na ho, yahI bhAva jAgRta hote haiM / duHkhI prANi-mAna ko dekhakara andara anukampA-dayAbhAva utpanna ho jAtA hai| Aja taka isa jIva ne ajJAna kI vajaha se jo rAga-dveSa kiye, ve hI karmabandha ke asalI kAraNa haiN| usa dravya karma se zarIra milatA hai aura svataMtra AtmA isa zarIra meM baddha hotA hai, aura apanI ananta jJAna, ananta darzana, ananta zakti aura ananta sukha kI svAdhInatA se vaMcita hotA hai / baddha ko vaha AjAdI kahAM, jo svataMtra ko hotI hai; vaha zakti kahAM, jo svataMtra vyakti ko hotI hai| apanI isa gulAmI ko miTAne kA eka mArga hai--ki bhAva karmoM se chuTakArA paanaa| isalie usake pariNAma itane bhadra hote haiM ki dayA, dAna, sahakAra, paropakAra, sadAcAra hI vartatA hai| ina bhAvoM se bhI bandha hotA hai aura bhava-mukti nahIM hotI-yaha jAnakara aise zubhabhAva bhI na hoM, isa samaya meM pUrNa vItarAga bane to acchA, yahI eka tIvra tamannA hotI hai| lekina vItarAgatA meM caubIsa ghaMTe nahIM rahA jAtA,taba azubha se zubha to lAkha gunA ThIka mAnakara zubha bhAva karatA hai| jaba zubha bhI gulAmI ho to azubha to khuda azubha hai| usase to saMsAra-dazA meM bhI tIvra duHkha hI milatA hai--yaha jAnakara saMsAra se bhayabhIta hotA hai, use saMvega kahate haiN| isa saMsAra meM paradravya kA eka kaNa bhI apanA nahIM hotaa| paradravya kI apane pUrNa Atmadravya ko jarUrata bhI nahIM, aisI svayaMpUrNatA kI pakkI zraddhA ho cukI hotI hai| isalie khAnA-pInA, zarIra kA vyApAra, mana kA, vacana kA vyApAra isase bhI chuTakArA lene ko cAhane vAlA--kevala AtmasthiratA banI rahe, isa vicAra se sabhI para-dravyoM se, strI, putra se bhI mukha mor3a liyA jAye, aisA tIvra icchuka hotA hai| ise hI nirveda yA vairAgya kahA jAtA hai| jahAM saccA jJAna hai vahAM avinAbhAva se vairAgya bhAvanA rahatI hI hai, yahI vizuddhi sahaja hI aMdarUnI hotI hai| yahA~ kRtrimatA kI gaMdha bhI nahIM, yaha Atmonnati kI saccI sIr3hI hai| AtmA kI unnati ina atyanta bhadra, komala, sAtvika pariNAmoM meM hai| yaha amalI insAniyata hai| insAna insAniyata se hI insAna kahalAne kA pAtra hai, anyathA vaha pazu se bhI girA haiN| kyoMki saMjJI pazu ko bhI Atmadarzana hotA hai aura usake bhI itane bhadra, vizuddha, sAtvika, udAtta pariNAma hote haiN| yaha naisargika manodazA kA darzana hai| cIna meM brena vaoNziMga kA nayA tarIkA DhUMDhA gyaa| eka AdamI muzkila se khar3A raha sake (baiTha na sake) aise eka kebina meM atyanta ThaNDe pAnI kA bharA ghar3A AdamI ke Upara laTakAyA jAtA hai| usa ghar3e se eka-eka bUMda jisakA 'brena vaoNziMga' karanA hai usake mastiSka para nirantara giratA rahe, isakA pUrA intajAma kiyA jAtA hai / caubIsa ghaNTe meM naMgA AdamI, sampUrNa, nIrava vAtAvaraNa / kevala TapaTapa giratI bUMda kI AvAja ke alAvA aura koI AvAja nhiiN| usa nIrava zAnti meM vaha bindu kI AvAja vajra prahAra jaisI tIvra mAlUma hone lagatI hai-AdamI kA pUrA DhAMcA kA~pa jAtA hai| basa ! kevala caubIsa ghaNTe meM vaha dUsarA hI AdamI bana jAtA hai| pUrva kI saba mAnyatAeM chor3a baiThatA hai / basa aba use jina vicAroM kA banAnA hai usake (karkaza) karNakaTu rekaoNrDa lagAye jAte haiN| itanA hone para vaha pUrA badalA huA AdamI taiyAra hotA hai|| ukta sthiti vaise hI oNTomaiTika brena-vaoNziMga hai| yaha ucca stara para aura satya ke kinAre ke nikaTa pahuMcAne vAlI atyanta kalyANakArI brana-vaoNziMga hai| Atmadarzana-prApta vyakti bhI ina Astikya, prazama, anukampA, saMvega aura vairAgya kI bhAvanA se otaprota ho jAtA hai| usa brena-vaoNziMga meM pAnI kI bUMda jo kAma karatI hai, vahI kAma brena-vaoNziMga meM Atmadarzana,karatA hai| satya kI rAha milA huA vairAgya-sampanna mana vajra kI coTa kA kAma karatA hai aura yaha AtmadarzI AdamI kevala vItarAgatA kA icchuka hotA hai aura isa gulAmI rUpa saMsAra se Uba jAtA hai, use aba sat kA cazmA lagA hai| isa duniyA meM jo rUpI dravya kA citra-vicitra vividhatA kA khela hai, usameM jo mUla paramANu hai vahI use dikhatA hai| aba bAhara ke rUpI dravya kA anUThA sauMdarya use mohita nahIM kara sktaa| hIrA ho yA patthara, sonA ho yA kaMkar3a, usameM aba kucha pharka nahIM pdd'taa| deva,manuSya, tiryaMca,nAraka avasthA meM jo dravya rUpa avikArI jIva hai vahI najara meM Ane lagatA hai| unakI kSaNa-bhaMgura paryAyeM gauNa ho jAtI haiM / usakA kucha mUlya hI nahIM rahatA basa / sabhI jIvoM meM prabhutva kA hI darzana hone lagatA hai| saba kSudra saMkucita vicAra naSTa hote haiM, kevala vItarAgatA savAra hotI hai / yaha atyanta unnata manodazA kA svarUpa hai / duniyA kI aba koI-sI bhI tAkata use apanI vItarAgatA kI ruci se chIna nahIM sktii| kevala eka zuddha dazA kA mUlya raha jAtA hai| usa AtmadarzI ko apanI zuddha dazA kI khabara huI hai| kiMcita vItarAgatA meM itane sukha kI tAkata, to jo pUrNa rUpa se isa zuddha dazA meM rahane ke pAtra hue haiM, jinhoMne apanA saccA rUpa prakaTa karane meM siddhi hAsila kI hai, basa unakA hI bahumAna rahatA hai / aba duniyA kI Rddhi, siddhi, sampadA,vaibhava kucha mUlya nahIM paatii| isalie duniyA ko jo bAharI camaka lubhAtI hai, vaha camaka-damaka aba use nahIM lubhaatii| devagati kI camaka-damaka se bhI aba dRSTi cakAcauMdha nahIM hotii| una sarAga parigrahadhArI deva-devatAoM kA kucha mUlya nahIM rhtaa| aba unakA anukaraNa karane ko jI nahIM cAhatA / aba unakI anukampA karane ko jI cAhatA hai kyoMki anAkula nirAkula sampUrNa sukha ke darzana hone kI haraeka jIva kI pAtratA hone para bhI sacce sukha ke bAre meM ye 'jIva' anabhijJa raha gae haiM, jo anabhijJa hote haiM ve hI devagati ke vaibhava ko iSTa samajhate haiM, jina devagati ke devoM ko apane paripUrNa Anandaghana, vijJAnaghana svarUpa kI pahacAna huI hai ve bhI devagati ko tuccha hI ginate haiM aura khuda ve hI, kevala pUrNa dazA jinhoMne prApta kI hai aise vItarAgI, hitopadezI aura sarvajJa deva ke hI zaraNa meM jAte haiN| AtmadarzI jIva kisI bhI sarAgI parigrahadhArI devatAoM ke sAmane apanA sira nahIM jhukAtA / duniyA kI koI-sI bhI tAkata aba use jaina dharma evaM AcAra 61
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________________ vItarAgatA se mukha mur3A nahIM sakatI / isa dazA meM zraddhAna to pUrNatA kA ho gayA hai| khuda kI pUrNa hone kI tamannA 'jAga' uThI hai| lekina jo zarIra apanA nahIM, usake prati rAga ghaTAkara vrata niyamoM kA abhyAsa nahIM ho pA rahA hai| yaha dazA usa zarAbI jaisI hai jo zarAba ke duSpariNAmoM ko to jAna cukA hai, zarAba chor3ane kA icchuka bhI hai, lekina kucha bhI kriyAtmaka pragati nahIM kara pA rahA hai / kucha pragati nahIM ho rahI hai, isalie apane dila ko kosatA rahatA hai, usa anAdi mamatvapUrNa AdatoM para vijaya pAne ko hI cAha rahA hai| dila se apane galatiyoM ko dUra karane kI icchA ho to ve galatiyAM nizcita hI dUra ho jAtI haiN| isalie samyagdarzana kI yaha lAjavAba Atmonnati kI pArzvabhUmi hai| yaha samyagdarzana AtmA se paramAtmA banane kI prakriyA meM phaulAdI, buniyAdI nIMva hai| buniyAdI nIMva se hI Upara prAsAda kA sthairya rahatA hai / kamajora nIMva para banA prAsAda miTTI meM mila jAtA hai / isa dazA ko bhI caturtha guNasthAna kahate haiM / svarUpa kI lagana kA yaha adbhuta sAmarthya hai ki isa lagana kI tIvratA meM atyanta kaThina munivrata bhI sahaja palatA hai| isa lagana kI maMdatA meM 11 pratimA anAyAsa, binA kaSTa se sahaja Ananda se pala jAtI haiN| jaba vrata kI sahajatA ho tabhI ve Atmonnati ke sAdhaka bana sakate haiM / vrata meM kaSTa-pIr3A kA anubhava sahI arthoM meM nirarthaka ho jAtA hai / kevala kriyAkAMDa ThaharatA hai / Atmonnati se ve vrata kosoM dUra raha jAte haiM, jinakA mUlya mAtra deha-daMDa ke alAvA aura kucha nahIM raha jaataa| isalie darzana-pratimA mokSArthI ke jIvana meM ananyasAdhAraNa mahattva kA sthAna vaisA hI pAtI hai, jitanA cetanA kA zarIradhArI meM / anyathA mAtra kalevara ! nirA murdApana ! 2. vrata pratimA - pratimA zabda bhI arthapUrNa hai| pratimA yAni pratikRti / zuddha AtmA kI pratikRti jahAM hama karate haiM use hama jinapratimA kahate haiN| jo saMsArI AtmA zuddha AtmA hone jA rahA hai, vaha apane zuddha AtmA kI pratikRti rUpa se hI mAno svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| pratimA zabda hI sAdhaka ko apUrva utsAha, manobala pradAna karane vAlA hai / pahalI darzana pratimA meM sAdhaka kI zuddhAtma dazA kA zraddhAna to pUrNa huA thA / anAdi saMskAra se jo isa zarIra para pyAra thA, use to galata samajhane taka pragati huI thI, lekina usakI tarapha upekSAtmaka vyavahAra kI zuruAta nahIM huI thI / lekina aba usa upekSAtmaka vyavahAra kA prAraMbha huA hai| yahAM Atma-sAkSAtkArI puruSa gRhastha ke jo 12 vrata haiM unako dhAraNa karatA hai| kisI bhI choTe-moTe saMyama ke sAtha pAMcavAM guNasthAna zurU ho jAtA hai| 5 aNuvrata ahiMsApata 62 satyANuvrata asteyANuvrata brahmacaryANuvrata parigraha- parimANAvata 3 guNavrata dezavrata digvata anarthadaMDa vrata kula 12 vrata dUsarI pratimA meM 5 aNuvrata kI hI pratimA hotI hai| lekina 3 guNavrata aura 4 zikSAvrata - ina sAtoM ko zIlavrata kahA jAtA hai / ye zIlavrata abhyAsarUpa se pAle jAte haiM / ye sAta zIlavrata hI Age kI pratimAeM banatI haiN| pahale hI batAyA jA cukA hai ki vItarAgatA kA mUlya AMkane vAlI, AtmasthiratA ko hI saccI ahiMsA mAnA gayA hai| upayoga kI yatra-tatra bhramaNa se, rAga-dveSa ke nirmANa hone se, vItarAga svarUpa AtmasvabhAva kI dUrI bar3hatI jAtI hai / jo isa hiMsA se apane ko bacAnA cAhatA hai, zubha bhAva ko bhI jaba hiMsA samajhakara use nagaNya karatA jAtA hai, taba para-jIvoM kI ghAtasvarUpa hiMsA kA to sarvathA niSedha sahaja hI ho jAtA hai / usakI to icchA mahAvrata rUpa saMyama pAlane kI hai, ekendriyoM kI hiMsA se bhI bacane kI hai, lekina abhI tIna caukar3I rUpa pratyAkhyAnAvaraNa kaSAya ke abhAva kI yogyatA prApta huI nahIM hai, usakI khuda kI bhI utanI tIvra vizuddhatA prakaTa huI nahIM hai, isalie mahAvrata to nahIM huA hai, to bhI pUrNa vrata kI hI tamannA hai jo unakI pUrNatA nahIM ho rahI hai, use apanI asamarthatA, durvalatA jAnakara, pachatAvA karate hue ekendriyoM kI bhI hiMsA na ho, yahI yatnAcAra jArI rakhatA hai / 1 gRhastha hone se udyamI, AraMbhI virodhI hiMsA to nahIM TAla sakatA, lekina saMkalpI hisA to vaha pratijJApUrvaka nahIM hI karatA / gRhasthI hone se pUrNa rUpa se alpavrata nahIM pAla sakatA, lekina zakya koTi ke stara para jitanA bane, utanA ucca stara para 'satyAdi aNuvrata' hone para bhI mahAvrata jaisA pAlatA hai / yaha acaraja kI bAta nahIM, yaha samyagdarzana kA adbhuta sAmarthya hai / yaha dila kI saphAI kI AcArya ratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana grantha 4 zikSAvrata sAmAyika proSadhopavAsa atithisaMvibhAga bhogopabhogaparimANa
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________________ tAkata hai / isa taraha apanI pUrI tAkata se asteya, brahmacarya aura parigraha-parimANa vrata pAlatA hai / pratijJA to aNuvrata kI hai, lekina lagana to mahAvrata kI rahatI hai| bhale hI svastrI se pUrA nAtA, saMbaMdha tor3a nahIM pAyA, to bhI zraddhAna kI apekSA se pUrA nAtA TUTa gayA hai| svastrI se saMbaMdha hotA bhI hai, lekina aba use rakhanA nahIM, use bhI chor3anA hI hai-yaha bhAva rahatA hai| parigraha-parimANa kI bhI yahI bAta ! AvazyakatA se adhika parigraha aba rakhA hI nahIM jA rahA hai| 3. sAmAyika pratimA-AtmadarzI kI bar3hatI huI vizuddhi aba use pratijJArUpa sAmAyika meM baddha kara detI hai| dUsarI pratimA meM bhI sAmAyika karatA thA, lekina yahAM usakA niraticAra pAlana svIkAra hai / trikAla sAmAyika kI jAhira pratijJA aba samAja kI rUr3hiyoM se bacAtI hai / aba trikAla sAmAyika ke lie, svakalyANa hetu samaya dene ke lie, kuTumbiyoM se, samAja se mukti milatI hai / eTikeTsa, mainarsa, koI AyA-gayA, unakA vicAra karane ke jhaMjhaTa se mukti ho jAtI hai| sAdhaka to samajhatA hI hai, sAmAyika hI AtmasthiratA ke lie saralatama mArga hai| jIvana meM kucha karane jaisA hai to vaha sAmAyika hai ! Atma-zAnti kA upAya hai vaha sAmAyika hI ! jIvana kI jAna, prANa, zAna hai vaha sAmAyika hI ! lekina apanI hI asamarthatA ke kAraNa 24 ghaMTe sAmAyika meM nahIM ThaharA jaataa| taba pachatAvA karate hue khAnA-pInA gRhasthI kA kartavya bhI karatA hai| 4. proSadhopavAsa-anAdi se calA AyA zarIra kA moha eka samaya meM haraeka kA nahIM chUTatA, vaisA bhAgyazAlI ekAdha hI hotA hai| aba nirmamatva ko mUrta svarUpa dene ke lie proSadhopavAsa aura aMtarAya TAlakara bhojana karane kA abhyAsa karatA hai| yaha jIvana-bhara kA abhyAsa aMtima sallekhanA meM bhI sAtha detA hai| kevala zarIra ko kRza karanA, yaha uddezya nahIM, yahAM prathama se hI citta kI zAMti ko prAdhAnya detA hai| AhAra na milane para bhI pariNAma zAMta raha sake--isakA yaha abhyAsa hai / Atma-anubhava meM na khAne kA anubhava thA, na usa khAne kI icchA hai| kevala apane dravya mAtra kA anubhava hotA hai| vahAM jitanA aura jisakA anubhava hotA hai basa vahI apanI cIja hai -aisA anubhava huA hai| anAdi kAla se hI viparIta mAnyatA se, moha se hI, ina kSudhA-tRSA kI, icchA kI, utpatti huI hai / aba usa burI Adata ko prayatna se haTAtA hai| aura ve prayatna hI proSadhopavAsa rUpa se jIvana meM Ate haiN| saptamI aura navamI kA ekAzana / aSTamI kA upavAsa, anazana / usI taraha terasa aura pUrNimA yA amAvasyA kA ekAzana / aura caturdazI kA upavAsa---ise proSadhopavAsa kahate hai| apanI dhyeya prApti kI dhuna para savAra huA AdasI apanA mArga sahaja hI sApha karate jAtA hai| 5. sacitta tyAga--abhI khAne kI jarUrata lagatI hai, yaha na zarma kI bAta hai na gaurava kI / apanA svabhAva svayaM pUrNa hone para bhI abhI taka jIvana meM Ananda Ane ke lie AhAra kI sahAyatA lenI par3atI hai / yaha pArataMtrya kaba miTe--usI dina kI rAha hai| abhI khAyA jAtA hai, lekina aba bhUkha miTAne ke lie khAyA jAtA hai, aba asamarthatA jAnakara khAyA jAtA hai| aba khAne ke lie jIvana nahIM, jIvana ke lie khAnA 'sUtra' bana jAtA hai / usa khAne meM aba kucha rasa nahIM, svAda nahIM ! hai eka parataMtratA kI yAda ! sUcanA smaraNa ! isalie jisameM atyanta alpa hiMsA ho, vaisA bhojana karane lagatA hai / vanaspati meM 'pratyeka zarIra' vanaspati aura 'sAdhAraNa zarIra' vanaspati ke prakAra haiN| pattA, sabjI para asaMkhya sUkSma nigodiyA jIva vAsa karate haiN| kitane to netra se bhI dikhate haiN| kevala merI vajaha se ina becAre sUkSma jIvoM kI hatyA na ho, isa vizuddha bhAvanA se jIvana bhara ke lie sabhI pattA-sabjiyoM kA pratijJA rUpa tyAga karatA hai| yahI sacitta tyAga pAMcavIM pratimA hai| isake pahale hI do pratibhAoM meM ATha mUlaguNa rUpa aura kaMdamUla ke abhakSaNa rUpa pratijJA le cukA hai| aura bhI acAra, murabbA, pApar3a jaisI cIjeM sirpha usI dina kI khAtA thaa| yahAM sAta zIloM meM jo anarthadaMDa vrata hai, vaha pratimA rUpa ho gayA hai / yaha saba samyagdarzana kI apUrva tAkata kA camatkAra-karAmAta hai / yaha unnata manodazA kA prAtyakSika rUpa hai| Age-Age kI pratimA bar3hAne vAlA prathama kI sabhI pratimAoM ko niraticAra rUpa se pAlatA huA uttara kI pratimA meM pratijJApUrvaka baddha hotA hai| aura jo zIlavata raha cuke haiM, ve bhI abhyAsa rUpa se pAle jAte haiN| yahAM dUsarI pratimA meM se hI bhadra prakRti kA dyotaka rUpa ThaharA huA 'atithi saMvibhAga' vrata zurU hotA hai / yaha koI pratimA nahIM hai| kyoMki isameM satpAtra vyaktiyoM ke bAre meM jo cAra prakAra ke dAna vaiyAvRttya, vinaya kA vyApAra hotA hai, usakA samAveza hotA hai| yaha mAtra sadAcAra hai| samyagdarzana jaisI anokhI vizuddhi vAle kA to vaha sahaja svabhAva hI hai| jo kIr3e-makor3e ke bAre meM sahRdaya hotA hai, vaha sammAna-pAtra AdaraNIya vyakti ko cAra prakAra kA dAna deM to isameM kucha acaraja kI bAta nhiiN| 6. rAtri-bhojana-tyAga pratimA-aba vaha AtmadarzI saMsAra se itanA virakta ho gayA hai ki pahale use saMsAra kI eTIkeTas, mainarsakA khayAla AtA thA, ghara meM agara rAta ko mehamAna AyeM to use kaise khAlI peTa rakhA jAya? use kama-se-kama, 'khAnA khAo' aisA vyavahAra to karanA par3egA---yaha AzaMkA satAyA karatI thii| lekina aba pariNAma itane virakta ho gaye haiM,ki ina phAlatU eTIkeTasa kI, mainarsa isAlA jaina dharma evaM mAcAra
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________________ kI, rIti-rivAjoM kI kucha kadra nahIM raha jAtI / 'rAta meM khAo' yaha eTIkeTsa, mainarsa nahIM, to rAta meM khAne kA nAma bhI nahIM lenA / yaha ziSTatA kA vyavahAra hai / yahIM asalI eTIkeTsa / mainarsa hai| aba vaha AcaraNa se isakI zikSA dene lagatA hai / isakA natIjA yaha hone lagatA hai, rAta meM ghara Ane vAlA mehamAna dina meM hI khAnA khAne usake ghara meM pahu~catA hai| kyoMki use aba mAlUma huA hai ki unake ghara sUryAsta ke pahale khAnA nahIM khAUMgA to rAta khAlI peTa jAyegI / yaha kRti hI 'rAtri bhojana tyAga' kA adhika prasAra-pracAra kregii| pahalI pratimA se hI vaha khuda rAtri bhojana nahIM karatA thaa| aba mana-vacana-kAya, kRta-kArita tathA anumodanA se bhI rAtri bhojanatyAga kA anumodana karatA hai / harI pattA sabjI na khAne se jIvana-yApana nahIM hotA aisA nahIM, usI taraha rAta meM bhojana na karane se jIvana-yApana hotA nahIM, aisA bhI nahIM / kintu anAvazyaka jo prayoga-upayoga se chuTakArA ho jAtA hai, yahI anarthadaMDa vrata kA pAlana hai / 7. brahmacarya pratimA --- AtmasthiratA hI ekamAtra ahiMsA hai / usake alAvA para ciMtana ko AtmasvabhAva ke viruddha mAnane vAlA AtmadarzI apanI bhUla jAnakara bhI svastrI se nAtA tor3a nahIM pAyA thaa| lekina aba vaha saphalatA bhI prApta kara cukA hai| apane abrahmarUpa kRti para vijayI ho cukA hai| hajAra citanoM kA utanA mUlya nahIM, jitanA isa eka kRti kA ! AmaraNa usa nIca kRti se vaha apane ko bacA rahA hai / acetana strI, manuSyiNI, tiryaMca devI - inakA mana, vacana aura kAya se tathA kRta-kArita anumodanA se tyAga kara cukA hai| yahI sabase adhika hiMsA kI kRti thI / yahI AtmA kA sabase adhika adha: patana thaa| jisakI atyaMta ahiMsaka sArvakalyANa kI sAttvika kRti ho gaI, vaha kabhI bhI dUsare jIva ko aba vivAha kI salAha nahIM de sktaa| jo khuda naraka se bacanA cAhatA hai, vaha apane priya janoM ko naraka kA dvAra kabhI nahIM dikhA sakatA / yaha Atma-sUrya ke phUTatI huI prakAzita kiraNoM kA darzana hai / yaha kathana karane kI bAta nahIM, anubhava kI bAta hai| jahAM kathana hai vahAM anubhava nahIM; jahAM anubhava hai vahAM kathana nahIM / zabdoM se satya kA darzana nahIM ho sktaa| jahAM zabda chUTa jAte haiM vahAM satya kI upalabdhi hotI hai / jahAM vicAra, AzA, AkAMkSA, rAga-dveSa chUTa jAte haiM, vahAM jo raha jAtA hai vahI mAtra satya hai| vahIM parama zuddha AtmA hai| isalie satya kahA nahIM jA sakatA, mAtra anubhavana kiyA jA sakatA hai| isa satya kI jise upalabdhi ho gaI hai vaha, anya sabhI isa satya ko prApta kareM - isI sadbhAvanA kA icchuka raha jAtA hai| isalie apane putra-pautra bhI isa anAkula- nirAkula sukha ko prApta kareM, ve bhI jagat ke jhUThe kAmakAjoM se baceM, sadAcAra-sampanna, pavitra cAritrya sampanna hA~, isalie vivAha meM mAtra hiMsA ke alAvA aura sukha nahIM aisA kahatA bhI hai, lekina javAnI kA nazA sunatA nhiiN| putra- pIva mAnate nahIM taba apanI jimmedArI jAnakara sirpha unakA vivAha karatA hai / agara ghara meM vaha jimmedArI saMbhAlane vAle hoM to usase bhI chuTTI lI jAtI hai / 8. ArambhatyAgapratimA--lenA-denA karanA, vyApAra udyama calAnA, ghara kA kArobAra dekhanA ina vibhAva- kriyAoM se itanA virakta hotA hai ki saMraMbha, samAraMbha, AraMbha-rUpa rasoI, udaranirvAha kA sAdhana, dukAnadArI, khetI Adi bhI chor3a detA hai| khaMDaNa, pezagI, cullI, udakumbhI, pramArjanI-ye gRhakRtya to hiMsAkAMDa se pratIta hone lagate haiN| ina kRtyoM meM saMgrAmabhUmi kA darzana hone lagatA hai / saMgrAmabhUmi kA jo vidAraka, bIbhatsa, hiMsAjanaka svarUpa hai, usakI tulanA meM paMcasUnA se udaranirvAha kI kriyA kisI bhI apekSA se kama vidhAraka, zauryapUrNa nirghaNa nahIM hai| vahAM paMcendriyoM kA hiMsAkAMDa hai| 'jIvo maMgalam' bhAvanA kA, ' jIyo aura jIno do' bhAvanA kA, sahRdayatA kA, isase bar3hakara aura kyA sabUta ho sakatA hai ? vaha AraMbha-tyAga vAlA khAne-pIne rUpa parAvalaMbana se aura usake lie kiye jAne vAlI kriyA se itanA Uba jAtA hai, itanI nirmamatva bhAvanA isa prakAra phUTakara bAhara nikalatI hai ki jo bhI ho ! aba yahI hiMsAtmaka kriyA AmaraNa na hogI, phira isakA mUlya kitanA bhI kyoM na cukAnA par3e ! yaha vicAra kara pratijJAbaddha hotA hai| sAdhaka ko vibhAva kriyAoM kI kitanI thakAna AyI hai, isakA anumAna kiyA jA sakatA hai| aba zuddha paramAtmA kI pratimA sAkAra hone jA rahI hotI hai / 6. parigraha - tyAga pratimA- itane nirmala pariNAmoM kA natIjA spaSTa hai / aba jo pUrva kA anicchA se rakhA huA, jo parigraha thA usako bhI adhika ucca stara para ghaTAyA jAtA hai / sivAya or3hane ke vastra, sabhI mahala, makAna, dukAna ke haka chor3a detA hai / putra- strI eka dharmazAlA meM Thahare pravAsI se adhika mUlya nahIM pAte / yahA~ 'bhogopabhoga parimANa' yaha zikSAvrata pratimA rUpa bana gayA hai| yahAM navIM kakSA uttIrNa hone kA sTaiMDarDa prApta ho cukA hai / 10. anumodanA pratimA -- ' jala meM bhinna kamala' jaisI yaha sthiti hai, ataH ghara meM rahate hue bhI ghara ke kArobAra meM itanI udAsInatA hai ki mana, vacana, kAya aura kRta-kArita anumodanA se bhI anumati nahIM detaa| ye saba bekAra kI bAteM haiM ! jise apanA citAmukta rUpa milA vaha kyoM citAyukta ho jAya ! AtmasthiratA kI bar3hatI zraddhA kA hI isa virakti ke darzana meM yogadAna hai / AcArya ratna zrI dezabhUSaNa jI mahArAja abhinandana grantha 64
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________________ 11. uddiSTa AhAra-tyAga pratimA-aba na makAna va dukAna se vAstA rahA na ghara-gRhasthI se / aba na rahI khAne kI citA; na rahI rahane kI citA / aba ghara meM rukane kI rukAvaTa khatma ho cukI hai| jise ghara se virakti, gRha-kriyAoM se virakti huI hai phira aba unameM use kyoM rukanA ? aba ghara meM nahIM rahA jAtA / apanA-parAyA bheda khatma ho cukA hai| aba usa ghara kI bhI jarUrata nahIM hai| aba saMkucita bhAvanAeM gira cukI haiN| vizAla, vyApaka, udAtta, virAT dRSTi huI hai| aba vaha AtmasvarUpa meM basatA hai, deha meM nhiiN| deha to kahIM bhI aura kaise bhI rhe| mamatva kA kAraNa nahIM rahA to ghara kA kAraNa bhI nahIM rahA / vinaya, bhakti, zraddhA se AhAra kA yoga mile to ThIka / nahIM to nirmamatva bar3hAne kA milA huA eka apUrva avasara / yahAM itanI vizeSatA hai ki gRhastha apane lie khAnA banAtA hai usameM jo saMraMbha, samAraMbha, AraMbha kriyA rUpa hiMsA hotI hai vaha Tala nahIM sakatI thI, vaha khuda ke lie vaha kArya kiye binA nahIM raha sakatA thaa| anAdi kAla se isa AtmA ko vibhAva-pariNamana se,viparIta mAnyatA se,kSudhA-tRSA kI burI Adata lagI hai| Adata kabhI bhI jaldI nahIM chtttii| use to miTAnA hI hai| lekina citta kI sthiratA ke sAtha miTAnA mUlataH miTAnA hai| eka sAtha saMpUrNa AhAra chor3ane se zarIra to use eDajesTa nahIM huA hai| pariNAmoM meM pIr3A kA anubhava jarUra hone lagatA hai, taba pariNAma bigar3ane se dharma na rahakara adharma ke hone kA Dara upasthita hotA hai / acche pariNAmoM se puNyabaMdha aura Arta-raudra pariNAmoM se pApa-baMdha hogaa| isalie jaina zAsana meM pariNAmoM kI zuddhi para vizeSa bala diyA gayA hai| jaba Adara se, sammAna se bhojana mile to lenA, lekina apane lie banAye gaye bhojana ko nahIM lenA / yaha uddiSTa AhAra pratimA kA uddezya hai| apane lie dUsare ne bhI bhojana kyoM na banAyA ho, vahAM bhI himA vaha hotI hai jise TAlane kA vaha icchuka thaa| isalie to usane AThavIM AraMbha-tyAga pratimA meM khuda ke lie apane hAthoM se bhojana banAnA taka chor3a diyA thaa| usameM mukhyata: jIva-rakSA kA pradhAna hetu thA vaha heta, apane lie parAyA bhI bhojana kyoM na banAye, usameM nahIM pala sktaa| hetu kI pUrti nahIM hotI, isalie mana-vacana-kAya aura kRta-kArita anumodana----ina sabakA nava koTI kI vizuddhi se AhAra lene kI atyaMta saMgata vidhi batAI gaI hai| gyAraha pratimAdhArI niyama se gRha meM nahIM raha sakatA / aba ise 'kSullaka' kahate haiN| kSullaka eka laMgoTa aura eka khaMDa vastra hI dhAraNa karatA hai| zAstra, pIchI, kamaMDalu ; aura do atyanta alpa vastra-itanA parigraha raha jAtA hai| svAvalaMbI AtmA ke phUTatI kiraNoM ke sAtha, ekeka vastra aura bhI giratA hai| jaba or3hA huA khaMDa vastra giratA hai use 'ailaka' kahate haiN| jaba vaha laMgoTI gira jAtI hai taba use nirgrantha 'digambara kahA jAtA hai| svAvalaMbana, Atmanirbhara, svayaMpUrNa jIvana kA pUrNa rUpa se sAkAra huA yaha darzana hai| yaha aMdara ke caitanya kI carama sImA kI vizuddhi kA atyaMta prakaTa darzana hai / yaha usa sImA kA sadAcAra hai, jagata ke saba sadAcAra jisakI tulanA meM nisteja, niSprabha, nirmAlya mUlya ho jAte haiM, ginatI meM bhI nahIM Ate / koTi-koTi jihvA ke upadeza se usa sadAcAra kI mUrti kA darzanamAtra hI karAyA jA sakatA hai| vahAM zarIra kA roma-roma mAnavatA kA saMgIta mUrta rUpa se gA rahA hai| isa eka saMdeza meM jo tAkata hai vaha korI bakavAsa meM kahAM? isalie nAma-nikSepa rUpa pratimA hI kyoM, munivrata bhI Atma-vikAsa meM sAdhana nahIM hai| isalie vrata jahAM ho vahAM Atma-vikAsa avazya ho-yaha nahIM bntaa| lekina jahAM sarvocca pUrNatArUpa parama vItarAgatA kI zuddhi kI tIvratama utsukatA hotI hai, vahAM pratimA, municaryA milatI hai| vahAM to pUrNa vItarAga honA hI abhipreta hai| lekina vItarAgatA meM sthira nahIM rahA jA sakatA,yaha dekhakara yaha paryAyI mArga svIkArA hai jo apanI caryAtmaka mana-vacana-kAya kI ceSTA ko apane dhyeya meM pUraka banAyA jAnA hai| paMcama guNasthAnavartI zrAvaka darzanAdi AraMbhika pratimA se uttarottara pratimA ko AtmalInatA meM sthiratA ke hetu aMgIkAra karatA hai| nIce kI dazA ko Age kI vrata pratimAoM meM chor3atA nhiiN| 1se 6 pratimA taka jaghanyavatI zrAvaka 7 se 1 taka madhyama pratI zrAvaka, dezavratI agArI 10 se 11 taka utkRSTa vratI zrAvaka gRhastha ke sadAcAra kI ye sIr3hiyAM munivrata aMgIkAra karane kA lakSya rakhane vAlA hI pAra kara sakatA hai| jaina dharma evaM AcAra