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________________ jIne kI kalA : karma meM akarma jIvana eka yAtrA hai| yAtrA vaha hotI hai, jisameM lakSya kI prApti hone taka caraNa kabhI avaruddha nahIM hote, gati kabhI banda nahIM hotI / manuSya ke jIvana meM yaha yAtrA nirantara calatI rahI hai, karma kI yaha gati kabhI bhI avaruddha nahIM huI hai, isIlie to yaha yAtrA hai / durbhAgya hI kahie ki bhAratavarSa meM kucha aise dArzanika dharmAcArya paidA hue haiM, jinhoMne isa yAtrA ko avaruddha karane kA, aMdhakAramaya banAne kA siddhAnta sthApita kiyA hai| unhoMne kahA-- niSkarma raho, karma karane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM, jo bhagavAn ne raca rakhA hai, vaha apane Apa prApta hotA jAegA "ajagara kare na cAkarI, paMchI kare na kAma / dAsa malUkA kaha gae, sabake dAtA rAma / / " aise kathanoM ko jIvana sUtra ke rUpa meM prastuta kiyA gyaa| 'kucha karo mata, ajagara kI taraTa par3e raho, rAma dene vAlA hai / ' prazna ho sakatA hai ki aise vicAroM se kyA yathArtha samAdhAna milA bhI hai kabhI ? jIvana meM kyA zAnti aura Ananda prApta huA hai ? sarva sAdhAraNa jana aura ina siddhAntoM ke upadeSTA svayaM bhI, kyA sarvathA niSkarma raha kara jIvana kI yAtrA pAra kara sake ? sabakA uttara hogaa-'nhiiN'| taba to isakA sIdhA artha hai ki niSkarma rahane kI vRtti sahI nahIM hai, manuSya niSkarma raha kara jI nahIM sakatA / sarvanAzI - kaSAya : manuSya parivAra evaM samAja ke bIca rahatA hai, ataH vahA~ kI jimmedAriyoM se vaha mu~ha nahIM mor3a sakatA / Apa yadi soceM - parivAra ke lie kitanA pApa karanA par3atA hai, yaha bandhana hai, bhAgo isase, ise chor3o ! to kyA kAma cala sakatA hai ? aura chor3akara bhAga bhI calo, to kahA~ ? vanoM aura jaMgaloM meM bhAgane vAlA kyA niSkarma raha sakatA hai ? parvatoM kI tamas-guhAoM meM samAdhi lekara kyA bandhana se sarvathA mukta huA jA sakatA hai ? socie, aisA kauna-sA sthAna hai, kauna-sA sAdhana hai, jahA~ Apa niSkarma raha kara jI sakate haiM / vastutaH niSkarma arthAt kriyAzUnyatA jIvana kA samAdhAna nahIM hai, apitu jIvana se palAyana hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne isa prazna para samAdhAna diyA hai-- niSkarma rahanA jIvana kA dharma nahIM hai / jIvana hai, to kucha-na-kucha karma bhI hai / kevala karma bhI jIvana kA zreya nahIM, kintu karma karake akarma rahanA, karma karake karma kI bhAvanA se alipta rahanA - yaha jIvana kA samyak mArga hai| bAhara meM karma, bhItara meM karma --- yaha jIvana kI kalA hai maiMne kahA- koI bhI manuSya niSkarma nahIM raha sakatA / karma to jIvana meM kSaNa-kSaNa hotA rahatA hai, zrImad bhagavad gItA meM karmayogI zrIkRSNa kI vANI hai - " na hi kazcit kSaNamapi, , jAtu tiSThatyakarmakRt ! " jone kI kalAH karma meM akarma 355 .
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________________ mUla prazna karma kA nahIM, karma ke bandhana kA hai| kyA hara karma, bandhana kA hetu hotA hai ? uttara hai-nahIM hotA / bAta yaha hai ki Apa jaba karma meM lipta hone lagate haiM, prAsakta hote hai, to moha paidA hotA hai, taba karma ke sAtha bandhana bhI A jAtA hai| jIvana meM acche-bure jo bhI karma haiM, unake - sAtha moha - rAga aura kSobha-dveSa kA samparka hone se ve saba bandhana ke kAraNa bana jAte haiM / maiM jaba pravacana karatA hU~, to vaha nirjarA kA kArya hai, para usase karma bhI bA~dha sakatA hU~ / AlocanA aura prazaMsA suna kara yadi rAga-dveSa ke vikalpa meM ulajha jAtA hU~, to jo pravacanarUpa karma karake bhI akarma karane kA dharma thA, vaha karma bandha kA kAraNa bana gayA / karma ke sAtha jahA~ bhI moha kA sparza hotA hai, vahIM bandha hotA hai / tathAgata buddha ne eka bAra kahA thA- na to cakSu rUpoM kA bandhana hai aura na rUpa hI cakSu ke bandhana hai / kintu, jo vahA~ donoM ke pratyaya se (nimitta se ) chanda - rAga prarthAt sneha - bhAva athavA dveSa - buddhi jAgRta hotI hai, vahI bandhana hai / ' bhAratIya cintana kI yaha vahI pratidhvani hai, jo usa samaya ke yuga-cintana meM mukharita ho rahI thI / karma-karma kA vivecana-vizleSaNa jaba kiyA jA rahA thA, taba bhagavAn mahAvIra ne spaSTa udghoSita kiyA thA / yaha sambhava nahIM hai aura zakya bhI nahIM ki jIbha para AyA huA acchA yA burA rasa cakhane meM na aae| yahI bAta anya indriyoM ke sambandha meM bhI hai / zrotra Adi indriyoM meM zabdAdi viSaya yathAprasaMga anubhUta hote hI haiM / ataH unakA tyAga yathAprasaMga ho bhI sakatA hai, nahIM bhI ho sakatA hai / kintu, unake prati jagane vAle rAga-dveSa kA tyAga avazya karane jaisA hai / karmabandha vastu meM nahIM, vRtti meM hotA hai / ataH rAgAtmaka vRtti kA tyAga hI karmabandha se mukta rahane kA upAya hai, yahI karma meM akarma rahane kI kalA hai| gItA kI bhASA meM ise hI 'niSkAma karma' kahA gayA hai / samagra bhAratIya cintana ne agara jIvana kA koI darzana, jIvana kI koI kalA, jIvana kI koI dRSTi dI hai, to vaha yaha ki -- niSkarma mata raho, karma karo, kintu niSkAma raho, karmaphala kI Asakti se mukta raho / karma meM karma : hamArA jIvana-darzana jIvana aura jagat ke sabhI pahaluoM ko sparza karatA huA yAge bar3hatA hai| pratyeka pahalU kA yahA~ sUkSma se sUkSma vizleSaNa kiyA gayA hai / jisa prakAra 'karma meM akarma rahane kI sthiti para hamane vicAra kiyA hai, kucha usI prakAra 'karma meM karma' kI sthiti bhI jIvana meM banatI hai, isa pahalU para bhI hamAre prAcAryoM ne apanA bar3A sUkSma cintana prastuta kiyA hai, ve bahuta gaharAI taka gae haiN| karma meM karma kI sthiti jIvana meM taba prAtI hai, jaba Apa bAhara meM bilakula cupacApa niSkriya par3e rahate haiM, na koI halacala, na koI prayatna ! kintu mana ke bhItara antarjagat meM rAga-dveSa kI tI vRttiyA~ macalatI uchalatI rahatI haiM / bAhara meM koI karma dikhAI nahIM detA, para ApakA mana karmoM kA tIvra bandhana karatA calA jAtA hai| yaha 'karma' meM bhI 'karma' kI sthiti hai / 'akarma meM karma' ko spaSTa karane vAle do mahattvapUrNa udAharaNa hamAre sAhitya meM, darzana 1. na cakkhu rUpAnaM saMyojanaM, na rUpA cakkhussa saMyojanaM yaM ca tattha tadubhayaM paTicca upajjati chandarAgo taM tattha saMyojanaM / - saMyuktanikAya 4 / 35 / 222 356 na sakkA rasamassADaM jIhAvisayamAgayaM / rAgadosA u je tattha te bhikkhu parivajjae 11 - zrAcArAMga, 2 / 3 / 15 / 134 pannA samikkha dhammaM .
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________________ zAstra meM atyadhika prasiddha hai| eka udAharaNa hai----prasannacandra rAjarSi kA aura dUsarA haitandula matsya kaa| - prasannacandra rAjarSi bAhara meM dhyAna mudrA meM sthita niSkarma khar3e haiM, kintu mana ke bhItara bhayaMkara kolAhala macA huA hai, raNakSetra banA huA hai / mana ghamAsAna yuddha meM saMlagna hai aura taba bhagavAna mahAvIra ke zabdoM meM vaha sAtavIM naraka taka ke karma dalika bA~dha letA hai| tandula matsya' kA udAharaNa isase bhI jyAdA bArIkI meM le jAtA hai| eka choTA-sA matsya ! nanheM cAvala ke dAne jitanA zarIra! aura AyuSya kitanA? sirpha antarmuhUrta bhara kA ! isa laghutama deha aura alpatama jIvana-kAla meM vaha akarma meM karma itanA bhayaMkara kara letA hai ki mara kara sAtavIM naraka meM jAtA hai| kahA jAtA hai ki tandula matsya jaba vizAlakAya magaramaccha ke muMha meM AtI-jAtI machaliyoM ko dekhatA hai, to socatA hai-kaisA hai yaha prAlasI! itanI choTI-baDI machaliyA~ isake muMha meM A-jA rahI haiM, lekina yaha apanA jabar3A banda kyoM nahIM karatA, inheM nigala kyoM nahIM jaataa| yadi maiM mahAkAya hotA, to basa eka bAra hI sabako nigala jaataa| bhItara-hIbhItara unakA kalevA kara ddaaltaa| ye udAharaNa sirpha Amataura para vyAkhyAna meM sunAkara mana bahalAne ke lie nahIM hai, inameM bahuta sukSma cintana chipA hai, jIvana kI eka bahuta gaharI gutthI ko sulajhAne kA marma chipA hai inmeN| manasA pAya: hama bolacAla kI bhASA meM jise manasA pApa kahate hai, vaha kyA hai ? vaha yahI to sthiti hai ki manuSya bAhara meM to bar3A zAnta, bhadra aura ni:spRha dikhAI de, kintu bhItara-hI-bhItara krodha, IrSyA aura lobha ke vikalpa unake hRdaya ko mathate raheM, kSubdha mahAsAgara kI taraha mana taraMgAkula ho, kintu tana bilakula zAnta ! Aja ke jana-jIvana meM yaha sabase bar3I samasyA hai ki manuSya duraMgA, duhare vyaktitva vAlA bana rahA hai| vaha bAhara meM utane pApa nahIM kara rahA hai, jitane bhItara meM kara rahA hai / tana ko vaha kucha pavitra arthAt saMyata rakhatA hai, kucha sAmAjika va rASTriya maryAdAoM ke kAraNa, kucha apane svArthoM ke kAraNa bhI ! para mana ko kauna dekhe ? mana ke vikalpa use rAta-dina mathate rahate haiM, becaina' banAe rakhate haiM, hiMsA aura dveSa ke durbhAva bhItara-hI-bhItara jalAte rahate haiN| isa manasA pApa ke duSpariNAmoM kA nidarzana prAcAryoM ne uparyukta udAharaNoM se kiyA hai| aura, yaha spaSTa kiyA hai ki yaha 'akarma meM karma kI sthiti bahuta bhayAnaka, duHkhaprada aura khataranAka hai| karma meM akarma : bAhara meM karma nahIM karate hue bhI bhItara meM karma kie jAte haiM. yaha sthiti to Aja sAmAnya hai, kisI ke antara kI khir3akI kholakara dekha lIjie, acchA to yaha ho ki apane hI bhItara kI khir3akI ughAr3a kara dekha liyA jAe ki akarma meM karma kA cakra kitanI tejI aura kitanI bhISaNatA ke sAtha cala rahA hai| kintu, yaha sthiti jIvana ke lie hitakara evaM sukhakara nahIM hai, isalie vAMchanIya bhI nahIM hai| - hamArA darzana hameM 'akarma meM karma' se uThAkara 'karma meM akarma' kI aora mor3atA hai| jyAdA antara nahIM hai, zabdoM kA thor3A-sA hera-phera hai| aMgrejI meM eka zabda hai Doga 'DOG' aura isI ko ulaTakara eka dUsarA zabda hai goDa 'GOD' / Doga kuttA hai aura goDa Izvara hai ! 'akarma meM karma'--yaha jIvana meM Doga kA rUpa hai, use ulaTa diyA to 'karma meM akarma'yaha goDa kA rUpa ho gyaa| matalaba isakA yaha huA ki vAhara meM akarma, niSkriyatA aura bhItara meM karma-rAga-dveSa ke vikalpa ----yaha jIvana kI hIna vRtti hai, kSudra vRtti hai / aura, bAhara antaryAtrA 357
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________________ meM karma-kriyAzIlatA aura bhItara meM akarma-rAga-dveSa kI bhAvanA se aliptatA, yaha jIvana kI ucca vRtti hai, zreSTha avasthA hai|| 'karma meM akarma' hamAre ucca evaM pavitra jIvana kI paribhASA hai| aba yaha prazna hai, yaha avasthA kaise prApta kI jAe ? karma meM akarma rahanA kaise sIkheM, isakI sAdhanA kyA hai ? kartRtva buddhi kA tyAgaH darzana aura manovijJAna, isa bAta para eka mata haiM ki pratyeka manuSya ke bhItara 'karta tvabuddhi' kI sphuraNA hotI hai| sAdhAraNa manuSya kucha karatA hai, to sAtha hI socatA bhI hai ki "yaha maiMne kiyA, isakA karane vAlA maiM huuN|" kArya ke sAtha kartApana kI bhAvanA sphurita hotI hai| aura pratyeka kArya ke bIca meM vaha apane 'maiM' 'ahaM' ko khar3A kara detA hai| vaha socatA haiM-maiM nahIM hotA, to yaha kAma nahIM hotA / maiMne hI yaha kiyA hai, mere binA parivAra kI, samAja kI gAr3I nahIM cala sktii| isa prakAra 'maiM' ke, kartAbuddhi ke hajAra-hajAra vikalpa eka tUphAna kI taraha usake cintana meM uThate haiM aura parivAra tathA samAja meM azAnti va vigraha kI sRSTi kara DAlate haiN| vyaktigata jIvana, pArivArika jIvana aura rASTriya jIvana--sabhI Aja isI tUphAna ke kAraNa prazAnta hai, samasyAoM se ghire haiN| parivAra meM jitane vyakti haiM, sabhI ke bhItara 'maiM' kA viSadhara-nAga phukAra mAra rahA hai, rASTra meM jitane nAgarika hai, prAyaH pratyeka apane kartatva ke 'ahaM' se baurAyA huA-sA hai| isa prakAra eka-dUsare kA 'ahaM' TakarAtA hai, vairavidveSa kI agni sphuliMga uchalate haiM, azAnti phailatI hai aura jIvana saMkaTagrasta bana jAtA hai| ataH spaSTa hai ki yaha kartApana kI buddhi hI manuSya ko zAnta nahIM rahane detii| zAnti kI khoja Apa karate haiM, Apako zAnti cAhie, to phira Avazyaka hai ki isa kartRtva-buddhi se chuTakArA liyA jAe, tabhI azAnti se piNDa chUTa sakegA, anyathA nhiiN| ___ kalakattA cAturmAsa ke lie jAte samaya maiM bihAra kI suprasiddha 'gayA' nagarI meM bhI gayA thaa| vahA~ eka phalga nadI hai| prAcIna vaidika evaM bauddha sAhitya meM usakA kAphI varNana hai| buddha ne to kahA hai--'suddhassa ve sadA phaggu" zuddha manuSya ke lie sadA hI phalgu hai / aba to vaha prAyaH sUkha gaI hai| phira bhI use pavitra mAna kara zrAddha karane ke lie vahA~ Ae dina kAphI loga Ate rahate haiN| maiMne zrAddha ke nimitta Ae eka sajjana se pUchA--"ghara para bhI Apa loga zrAddha kara sakate haiM, phira 'gayA' pAkara phalgu nadI ke jala se hI zrAddha karane kA kyA matalaba hai?" usa sajjana ne batAyA--"gayAjI meM zrAddha kara lene se eka hI sAtha saba pitaroM kA zrAddha ho jAtA hai, sabase sadA ke lie piNDa chUTa jAtA hai|" maine socA-"jisa prAcArya ne yaha bAta kahI hai, usane kAphI gaharAI se socA hogaa| AdamI kahA~ taka bar3e-bUr3hoM ko sira para Dhoe calegA, kahA~ taka mRta pUrvajoM ko mana-mastiSka meM uThAe phiregA, Akhira unase piNDa chur3AnA hI hogA, sabako 'bosirebosire' (parityAga) karanA hI hogaa| jIvana meM kartRtva ke jo ahaMkAra haiM-maiMne yaha kiyA, vaha kiyA--ke jo saMkalpa hai, Apa inako kabataka sira para Dhoe caleMge? ina ahaM ke pitaroM se piNDa chur3Ae binA zAnti nahIM milegii| jIvana meM kaba taka, kitane dina taka ye vikalpa Dhote raheMge, kabataka ina murdo ko sira para uThAe rkheNge| jo bIta gayA, jo kara DAlA gayA, vaha pratIta ho gayA, gajara gyaa| gujarA huaA, yAda rakhane ke lie nahIM, bhulAne ke lie hotA hai| para, jIvana kI sthiti yaha hai ki yaha gujarA huaA kartRtva bhUta banakara sira para car3ha jAtA hai aura rAta-dina apanI 'maiM' 'maiM' AvAja lagAtA rahatA hai| na svayaM vyakti ko caina lene detA hai, na parivAra aura samAja ko hI! -1. majjhimanikAya, 1716 358 pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Interational
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________________ sAmarthya aura sImA kA vistAra : kartRtva buddhi ke ahaMkAra ko visArane aura bhulAne kA Akhira kyA tarIkA hai ?Apa yaha pUcha sakate haiM ! maiMne isakA samAdhAna khojA hai| Apako batAU~ ki ahaMkAra kaba jAgRta hotA hai ? jaba manuSya apanI sAmarthya-sImA ko atiraMjita rUpameM A~kane lagatA hai / jo hai, usase kahIM adhika svayaM ko dekhatA hai, vAstavikatA se adhika lambA banA kara apane ko nApatA hai, auroM se apanA bar3Apana adhika mahasUsa karatA hai aura yahI ahaM bhAvanA ahaMkAra ke rUpa meM prasphuTita hotI hai| yadi manuSya apane sAmarthya ko sahI rUpa meM A~kane kA prayatna kare, vaha svayaM kyA hai aura kitanA usakA apanA sAmarthya hai, yaha saha. rUpa meM jAne, to zAyada kabhI ahaMkAra karane jaisI buddhi na jge| manuSya kA jIvana kitanA kSudra hai, aura vaha usameM kyA kara sakatA hai, eka sA~sa to idhara-udhara kara nahIM sakatA, phira vaha kisa bAta kA ahaMkAra kare? sAdhAraNa manuSya to kyA cIja hai ? bhagavAna mahAvIra jaise ananta zakti ke dhartA bhI to apane AyuSya ko eka kSaNa bhara Age bar3hA nahIM ske| devarAja indra ne jaba unheM AyuSya ko thoDA-sA bar3hAne kI prArthanA kI to bhagavAna ne kyA kahA, mAlUma hai ? 'na bhUyaM na bhavissai' devarAja! aisA na kabhI hayA aura na kabhI hogA, saMsAra kI koI bhI mahAzakti, adhika to kyA, apanI eka sA~sa bhI idhara-udhara nahIM kara sktii| maiM socatA hU~, mahAvIra kA yaha uttara manuSya ke kartatva ke ahaMkAra para sabase bar3I coTa hai| jo kSudra manuSya yaha socatA rahatA hai ki maiM aisA kara lUgA, vaisA kara lUgA, vaha apane sAmarthya kI sImA se anajAna hai| jIvana ke hAni-lAbha, jIvana-maraNa, sukha-duHkha jitane bhI dvandva haiM, ve usake adhikAra meM nahIM hai, usake sAmarthya se pare haiM, to phira usameM parivartana karane kI bAta, kyA mUrkhatA nahIM hai ? maiM prayatna evaM puruSArtha kI avahelanA nahIM karanA cAhatA, kintu pichale prayatna se jo bhaviSya nizcita ho gayA hai, vaha to bhAgya bana gyaa| prApa aba jaisA prayatna evaM puruSArtha kareMge, vaisA hI bhAgya arthAt bhaviSya bnegaa| bhAgya kA nirmANa Apake hAtha meM hai, kintu bhAgya kI pratiphalita nizcita rekhA ko badalanA Apake hAtha meM nahIM hai, yaha bAta bhale hI vicitra lage, para dhruva satya hai| isakA sIdhA-sA artha hai ki hama karma karane ke to adhikArI haiM, kintu karmaphala meM hastakSepa karane kA adhikAra hameM nahIM hai| phira karma kI vAsanA se lipta kyoM hote haiM, kapina ke ahaMkAra se vyartha hI apane ko dhokhA kyoM dete haiM-yaha bAta samajhane jaisI hai| bhAratIya cintana kahatA hai---manuSya ! tU apane adhikAra kA atikramaNa na kara ! apanI sImAoM ko lAMghakara dUsare kI sImA meM mata ghusa! jaba apane sAmarthya se bAhara jAkara socegA, to ahaMkAra jagegA, 'maiM' kA bhUta sira para car3ha jAegA aura tere jIvana kI sukha-zAnti vilIna ho jaaegii| zAnti kA mArga : hamAre yahA~ eka kahAnI pAtI hai ki eka muni ke pAsa koI bhakta pAyA aura bolAmahArAja ! mana ko zAnti prApta ho sake, aisA kucha upadeza dIjie ! - muni ne bhakta ko nagara ke eka seTha ke pAsa bheja diyaa| seTa ke pAsa A kara usane kahA-muni ne mujhe bhejA hai, zAnti kA rAstA batalAie! seTha ne samAgata atithi ko Upara se nIce taka eka dRSTi se dekhA aura kahA--'yahA~ kucha dina mere pAsa raho, aura dekhate rho|' bhakta kucha dina vahA~ rahA, dekhatA rahA / seTha ne usase kucha bhI pUchA nahIM, kahA nhiiN| rAta-dina apane kAma-dhandhe meM juTA rhtaa| saikar3oM AdamI Ate-jAte, munIma gumAste bahIkhAtoM kA Dhera lagAe seTha ke sAmane baiThe rahate / bhakta socane lagA-"yaha seTha, jo rAta-dina antaryAtrA 356 Jain Education Interational
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________________ mAyA ke cakkara meM phaMsA hai, ise to khuda hI zAnti nahIM hai, mujhe kyA zAnti kA mArga btaaegaa| muni ne kahA~ bheja diyA?" eka dina seTha baiThA thA, pAsa hI bhakta bhI baiThA thaa| munIma ghabarAyA huA AyA aura bolA--"seThajI! gajaba ho gyaa| amuka jahAja, jisameM dasa lAkha kA mAla ladA A rahA thA, bandaragAha para nahIM phNcaa| patA lagA hai, samajI tUphAnoM meM ghira kara kahIM Daba gayA hai|" seTha ne gaMbhIratApUrvaka kahA--"munIma jI, zAnta raho ! parezAna kyoM hote ho? DUba gayA to kyA huA? kucha anahonI to huI nahIM ? prayatna karane para bhI nahIM bacA, to nahIM bacA, jaisA honA thA huA, aba ghabarAnA kyA hai ?" isa bAta ko kucha hI dina bIte the ki munImajI daur3e-daur3e Aye, khuzI meM nAca rahe the-- "seTha jI, seTha jI! khuzakhabarI! vaha jahAja kinAre para surakSita pahu~ca gayA hai, mAla utArane se pahale hI dugunA bhAva ho gayA aura bIsa lAkha meM bika gayA hai !" seTha phira bhI zAnta thA. gaMbhIra thaa| seTha ne usI pahale jaise zAnta mana se kahA"aisI kyA bAta ho gaI ? anahonI to kucha nahIM huI ! phira vyartha hI phUlanA, itarAnA kisa bAta kA? yaha hAni aura lAbha, to apanI niyati se hote rahate haiM, hama kyoM inake pIche roe~ aura ha~seM?" bhakta ne yaha saba dekhA, to usakA antaHkaraNa prabuddha ho utthaa| kyA gajaba kA zrAdamI hai / dasa lAkha kA ghATA humA, taba bhI zAnta ! aura, bIsa lAkha kA munAphA huA, taba bhI zAnta ! dainya aura ahaMkAra to ise chU bhI nahIM gaye, kahIM romAMca bhI nahIM hayA isako! yaha gRhastha hai yA parama yogI! usane seTha ke caraNa chU lie aura kahA-"jisa zAnti kI khoja meM mujhe yahA~ bhejA gayA thA, vaha sAkSAt mila gii| jIvana meM zAnti kaise prApta ho sakatI hai, isakA gurumantra mila gayA mujhe!" __ seTha ne kahA--"jisa guru ne tumheM yahA~ bhejA, usI guru kA upadeza mere pAsa hai| maiMne kabhI bhI apane kartRtva kA ahaMkAra nahIM kiyA, isalie mujhe kabhI koI dvandva nahIM hotaa| hAni-lAbha ke cakra meM apane ko maiM nimitta mAtra mAnakara calatA hU~, vizva gaticakra kI isa mazIna kA eka purjA mAtra ! isalie mujhe na zoka hotA hai, aura na harSa ! na dainya aura na ahNkaar|" bhAgya sammilita aura pracchanna : isa dRSTAnta se yaha jJAta hotA hai ki kartRtva ke ahaMkAra ko kisa prakAra zAnta kiyA jA sakatA hai| seTha kI taraha koI yadi apane ko ahaMkAra-buddhi se mukta rakha sake, to maiM gAraNTI detA hU~ ki jIvana meM usako kabhI bhI duHkha evaM cintA nahIM hogii| manuSya parivAra evaM samAja ke bIca baiThA hai| bahuta se uttaradAyitva usake kaMdhoM para haiM aura usI ke hAthoM se ve pUre bhI hote haiM / parivAra meM dasa-bIsa vyakti haiM aura unakA bharaNapoSaNa sirpha usI eka vyakti ke dvArA hotA hai, to kyA vaha yaha samajha baiThe ki vahI isa raMgamaMca kA ekamAtra sUtradhAra hai| usake binA yaha nATaka nahIM khelA jA sktaa| yadi vaha kisI ko kucha na de to, basa sArA parivAra bhUkhA mara jAegA, bacce bhikhArI bana jAeMge, bar3e-bUr3he dAnedAne ko muhatAja ho jaaeNge| maiM socatA hU~, isase bar3ha kara ajJAnatA aura kyA ho sakatI hai ? bAlaka jaba garbha meM AtA hai, to usakA bhI bhAgya sAtha meM AtA hai, ghara meM pracchanna rUpa se usakA bhAgya avazya kAma karatA hai| kalpasUtra meM Apane par3hA hogA ki jaba bhagavAn mahAvIra mAtA ke garbha meM Ae, taba se usa parivAra kI abhivRddhi hone lgii| unake nAmakaraNa ke avasara para pitA siddhArtha kSatriya, apane mitra-parijanoM ke samakSa putra ke nAmakaraNa kA prasaMga lAte haiM, to kahate haiM, jaba se yaha putra apanI mAtA ke garbha meM AyA hai, taba se hamAre kula meM dhanadhAnya, hiraNya-suvarNa, prIti-satkAra Adi pratyeka dRSTi se nirantara abhivRddhi hotI rahI hai, hama 360 ___ pannA samikkhae dhamma Jain Education Intemational
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________________ bar3hate rahehai, isalie isa kumAra kA hama guNaniSpanna varddhamAna' nAma rakhate haiM-"taMhouNaM kumAre vaddhamANe naamennN|" kisI kA bhAgya pracchanna kAma karatA hai, kisI kA prakaTa / saMyukta parivAra meM yaha nahIM kahA jA sakatA ki sirpha eka hI vyakti usakA AdhAra hai| vahA~, kevala eka kA nahIM, apitu sabakA sammilita bhAgya kAma karatA hai| parivAra meM bar3e-bUr3hoM ke bAre meM bhI kabhI-kabhI vyakti socatA hai ki yaha to bekAra kI phauja hai| kamAte nahIM, sirpha khAte haiN| maiM inakA bharaNa-poSaNa kaba taka karU~ ? yadi do-cAra bUr3he AdamI parivAra meM 10-15 sAla raha gae, to 20-25 hajAra ke nIce le hI paaeNge| yaha socanA, nirI vyaktiparaka evaM svArthavAdI baddhi hai| arthazAstra kI daSTi se usake A~kar3e sahI ho sakate haiM, lekina kyA jIvana meM koI korA artha-zAstrI aura gaNita-zAstrI bana kara jI sakatA hai ? jIvana isa prakAra ke gaNita ke AdhAra para nahIM calatA, balki vaha nIti aura dharma ke AdhAra para calatA hai| nIti evaM dharmazAstra yaha bAta spaSTataH kahate haiMki koI karma karatA hai, aura koI nahIM karatA, yaha sirpha vyAvahArika dRSTi hai| vastuta: pracchanna rUpa se sabakA bhAgya kArya kara rahA hotA hai, aura usI ke anurUpa pratyeka vyakti ko milatA bhI rahatA hai| vastuta hamArA jIvana-darzana Aja dhuMdhalA ho gayA hai| Aja kA manuSya bhaTaka rahA hai, jIvana ke mahAsAgara meM tairatA hA idhara-udhara hAtha-pAMva mAra rahA hai, para use kahIM bhI kinArA nahIM dikhAI de rahA hai| isakA kAraNa yahI hai ki vaha isa dRSTi se nahIM soca pAtA ki karma karate rahanA hai, phira bhI karane ke ahaM se dUra rahanA hai-yahI jIvana kI saccI kalA hai| isI kalA se jIvana meM sukha evaM zAnti prApta kI jA sakatI hai| antaryAtrA 361 Jain Education Intemational