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________________ dUsarA pravacana pyAsa hI prArthanA hai
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________________ prazna-sAra kyA yaha Aropa sahI hai ki mahAvIra aura buddha ___ yaha kaha kara ki jIvana dukha-hI-dukha hai, bhArata aura eziyA ke jIvana ko vipanna banA gae? pratikramaNa itanA asahaja-sA kyoM lagatA hai? prasAda saMkalpa se milA yA samarpaNa se, mAlUma nahIM... aura ayAcita aura asmy| usakI varSA ho rahI hai!...? R zravaNa aura paThana-pAThana meM kyA bheda hai| / www.jainelibrary org:
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________________ 1 halA prazna : kyA yaha Aropa sahI hai ki mahAvIra vyAkhyA meM kahIM bhUla ho gii| tumhArA bhASya bhrAMta hai| aura buddha, yaha kahakara ki jIvana dukha hI dukha hai, mahAvIra ko to dekho, vipanna dikhAI par3ate haiM? aura saMpannatA bhArata aura eziyA ke jIvana ko sadiyoM-sadiyoM kyA hogI? mahAvIra se jyAdA suMdara mahimA-maMDita paramAtmA kI ke lie vipanna aura dukhI banA gae? aura kyA yaha jIvana | koI aura chavi dekhI hai? mahAvIra se jyAdA Alokita, asvIkAra kI dRSTi svastha adhyAtma kahI jA sakatI hai? vibhAmaya aura koI vibhUti dekhI? kahIM aura dekhA hai aisA aizvarya, jaisA mahAvIra meM pragaTa huA? jaisI mastI aura jaisA pahalI bAta, na to koI tumheM AnaMdita kara sakatA hai, na koI AnaMda, aura jaisA saMgIta isa AdamI ke pAsa bajA, kahIM aura tumheM vipanna kara sakatA hai| jo bhI tuma hote ho, tumhArA hI nirNaya sunA hai? kRSNa ko to bAMsurI lenI par3atI hai taba bajatA hai hai| bahAne tuma koI bhI khoja lo|| saMgIta; mahAvIra ke pAsa binA bAMsurI ke bajA hai| mIrA ko to ___ mahAvIra ne kahA, jIvana vyartha hai| kahA, tAki tuma mahAjIvana nAcanA par3atA hai, taba bajatA hai saMgIta; mahAvIra ke pAsa binA meM jAga sko| tumane agara galata pakar3A aura tumane isa jIvana nAce nacA hai| koI sahArA na liyA-vINA kA bhI nahIM, nRtya ko bhI chor3a diyA-aura nIce gira gae, mahAjIvana meM na utthe| kA bhI nahIM, bAMsurI kA bhI nhiiN| kRSNa to suMdara lagate eka jagaha tuma khar3e the sIr3hI para aura mahAvIra ne kahA, chor3o ise, haiM--mora-mukuTa bAMdhe haiN| mahAvIra ke pAsa to sauMdarya ke lie Age bddh'o| chor3A to tumane jarUra, lekina pIche haTa ge| kasUra koI bhI sahArA nahIM-besahAre, nirAlaMba! lekina kahIM aura tumhArI samajha kA hai| | dekhA hai paramAtmA kA aisA AviSkAra-jIvana kI aisI jIvana meM sadA hI uttaradAyitva hamArA hai| dUsaroM para TAlane kI pragAr3hatA, aisA ghanA AnaMda! to mahAvIra jIvana ke viparIta to Adata chodd'o| mahAvIra ne kahA thA, tAki tuma mahAjIvana kI nahIM ho skte| nahIM to sUkha jAte, jaise jaina muni sukhe haiN| tarapha uttho| jIvana kI niMdA kI thI, kisI parama jIvana kI jIvana ke viparIta to nahIM ho sakate; nahIM to kurUpa ho jAte, prazaMsA ke lie| | jaise jaina muni ho gae haiN| sikur3a jaate| jIvana ko chor3A hai, isa jIvana ko jise tuma jIvana kahate ho, jIvana kahane jaisA lekina sikur3e nahIM haiN| mRtyu ko varaNa kiyA hai, mahAmRtyu ko kyA hai? isameM saMpanna hokara bhI kyA milegA? yaha mila bhI varaNa kiyA hai lekina mare nahIM haiN| mRtyu unheM aura nikhAra de| svapnavata hai| svapna se jAgane ko kahA thaa| tuma svapna se jAge to nahIM, aura mahAtaMdrA meM kho ge| tumhAre dRSTikoNa meM, tumhArI hai, aura bhI gahana dhana kI varSA huI hai| tuma mRtyu se Dare-Dare jIte ho| mahAvIra ko vaha Dara bhI na rahA,
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________________ jina satra bhAgaH 11 unakA jIvana abhaya huA hai| tuma ghabar3Ae ho, dhana china na | hai, vaha kucha aura hai| tumhArI samajha ke saMgraha kA nAma tumhArA jAe! to dhana bhI ho, dhana se jyAdA to ghabar3AhaTa A jAtI hai ki zAstra, tumhArA dharma, tumhArI sabhyatA, saMskRti hai| china na jAe! mahAvIra ne dhana chor3A, itanA hI mata dekho; sAtha hI nizcita hI, kala hI maiM Apase kahatA thA ki caubIsoM tIrthaMkara ghabar3AhaTa bhI tirohita ho gaI hai| jaba dhana hI na rahA to chinane kI | jainoM ke kSatriya haiN| yuddha ke maidAna se aae| yuddha kI pIr3A aura bAta hI kahAM uThatI hai! mahAvIra ne vaha saba chor3a diyA jisake yuddha kI hiMsA aura yuddha kI vyarthatA dekhakara aae| unakI sAtha bhaya AtA ho; vaha saba chor3a diyA jisake sAtha ciMtA ahiMsA bhaya kI ahiMsA nahIM hai, kAyara kI ahiMsA nahIM AtI ho| hai-mahAvIroM kI ahiMsA hai| dekhakara ki hiMsA meM to kAyaratA lekina dhyAna rakhanA, chor3ane para jora nahIM hai| pAyA! hI hai, unhoMne hiMsA kA tyAga kiyaa| lekina phira kyA huA? ciMtAmukta jIvana-dazA paayii| apUrva zAMti paayii| abhaya jaina dharma banA to vaNikoM se, vaizyoM se| jainiyoM meM tumheM kSatriya na paayaa| satya pragaTa huA mahAvIra se| aisA bahuta kama huA hai| milegaa| saba dukAnadAra haiN| kaisI durghaTanA ghttii| jinake saba mahAvIra ko agara gaura se samajho to pahalI bAta to yaha tIrthaMkara kSatriya haiM, unake saba anuyAyI dukAnadAra haiM! nahIM, samajhanI cAhie ki mahAvIra ke pAsa koI bhI kAraNa nahIM hai| jinhoMne pakar3A hai unhoMne kucha aura artha se pakar3A hai| unhoMne jIsasa kA sammAna hai-sUlI kAraNa hai| jIsasa agara sUlI para kahA, na kisI ko mAreMge, na koI hameM mAregA; na jhagar3A-jhAMsA na car3he hote, na car3hAe gae hote, IsAiyata paidA na hotii| isalie | kareMge, na pitteNge| unhoMne 'ahiMsA paramodharmaH' kA udaghoSa krAsa pratIka bana gyaa| jIsasa ke dukha ne karor3oM logoM kI | kiyaa| unhoMne kahA, yaha bAta bar3I acchI hai| yaha to DhAla kI sahAnubhUti ko AkarSita kara liyaa| dukha sadA sahAnubhUti | taraha hai ki hama marane-mArane meM vizvAsa hI nahIM rkhte| AkarSita karatA hai| magara jarA jainiyoM kI tarapha dekho, inakI ahiMsA meM abhaya hai? kRSNa kI bAMsurI ke svara haiN| pazu bhI nAca uThe, pakSI bhI bhaya hI bhaya ko tilamilAtA paaoge| ye bhaya ke kAraNa AnaMdita hue, daur3a par3e strI-puruSa! mahAvIra ke pAsa kyA hai? na ahiMsaka haiN| bAMsurI hai, na sUlI hai| mahAvIra nipaTa khar3e haiM nagna, vastra bhI ye Dare haiM ki koI mAre na, koI lUTe na, koI khasoTe na, koI nhiiN| kucha bhI nahIM hai, jisa kAraNa loga mahAvIra ke pAsa jaaeN| jhaMjhaTa na kare, to svAbhAvika hai ki ahiMsA kI carcA kro| phira bhI loga ge| phira bhI una caraNoM meM loga jhuke haiN| mahAvIra kI ahiMsA mRtyu ke pAra jo anubhava hai usase AtI kRSNa ne to kahA : 'sarvadharmAna parityajya, mAmekaM zaraNaM vrj| hai| jainoM kI jo ahiMsA hai, jIvana kA hI anubhava nahIM, mRtyu ke saba chor3a, merI zaraNa A!' to bhI arjuna jhijhakA-jhijhakA anubhava kI to bAta dUra! zaraNa aayaa| usakI jhijhaka se hI to gItA paidA huii| saMdeha karatA hI calA gyaa| eka jaina ne prazna pUchA hai ki 'Apa kahate haiM ki vaha parama mahAvIra ne kahA : 'kisI kI zaraNa jAne kI koI bhI jarUrata | avasthA to zUnya kI hai, to aise zUnya ko pAkara kyA kareMge? nahIM hai| merI zaraNa mata Ao, apanI zaraNa jAo!' phira bhI isase to yahI jIvana ThIka hai| kama se kama sukha-dukha kA loga mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM Ae, jarUra kucha mahimApUrNa ghaTita | anubhava to hotA hai!' / huA hai! kucha anUThA logoM ko dikhA hai! jaina dharma se kho gaI vaha anUThI bAta-vaha dUsarI bAta hai| zUnya kA Dara! isase ve svarga-narka, sukha-dukha, kucha bhI ho usase mahAvIra ko mata jodd'o| jaina dharma tumhArA hai| jaina dharma jhelane ko taiyAra haiM; miTane ko taiyAra nahIM haiN| zUnya yAnI tumhArI vyAkhyA hai mahAvIra ke saMbaMdha meN| jaina dharma vaha nahIM hai jo | miTanA! na tuma yahAM miTane ko taiyAra ho, na tuma vahAM miTane ko mahAvIra ne diyA hai| jaina dharma vaha hai jo tumane liyA hai| mahAvIra taiyAra ho| bacanA cAhate ho| bacAva bhaya kI abhivyakti hai| ne jo kahA hai, vaha to kucha aura hai| tumane jo pakar3A hai, samajhA aba jina mitra ne pUchA hai, dukha ko bhI pakar3ane ko taiyAra haiM, kama
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________________ NEET pyAsa hI prArthanA hai se kama raheMge to! baceMge to! dukha hI sahI, narka hI sahI-magara apanI zAzvatatA khojate ho| tuma socate ho, calo aura taraha miTane ko taiyAra nahIM haiN| kA amaratva to saMbhava nahIM hai, isI bahAne baccoM meM jIte raheMge; aura jIvana kA parama satya yahI hai ki jaba taka tuma apane ko merA hI to khUna hai; mere hI to jIvANu haiM! calo yaha deha na rahegI, pakar3e ho taba taka miTate rhoge| aura jisa dina tuma apane ko baccoM meM jiieNge| chor3a doge aura jisa dina tuma zUnya hone ko taiyAra ho jAoge, bApa beTe meM jItA hai| mAM beTe meM jItI hai| aisI paraMparA banatI usI kSaNa pUrNa ghaTita hotA hai-tatkSaNa ghaTita hotA hai| usa hai| 'hama na raheMge, hamArA to koI rahegA!' isalie tuma 'hamAre' krAMti meM phira eka kSaNa bhI pratIkSA nahIM karanI hotii| tuma idhara | ko pakar3ate ho| para sArI pakar3a bhItara 'meM' kI hai| jisane zUnya hone ko taiyAra hue ki tuma pUrNa hue| phira koI bAdhA na samajhane kI koziza kI, vaha dhana ko nahIM chodd'egaa| dhana chor3ane rhii| koI bhaya na rahA to bAdhA kaisI? tuma jaba miTane taka ko se kyA lenA-denA hai! kyoMki dhana to gauNa hai; asalI bAta to tatpara ho gae to tumhArI koI pakar3a na rhii| jo zUnya hone ko 'maiM' kI pakar3a chor3ane kI hai| tumheM rAjI honA hai, aisI ghar3I ke rAjI hai vaha dhana ko thor3e hI pakar3egA! jisane apane ko hI na | lie ki jahAM maiM bhI na raha jAUM, to bhI kyA harja hai! kyA harja pakar3A vaha dhana ko kyA pakar3egA! sArI pakar3a ke bhItara pahalI hai? kyA miTegA? kyA kho jAegA? tumhAre hAtha meM kyA hai? pakar3a to apanI pakar3a hai| tuma dhana ko kisalie pakar3ate ho? tuma muTThI kholane se Darate ho, kyoMki maiM kahatA hUM muTThI khAlI hai| dhana ke lie hI thor3I koI dhana ko pakar3atA hai-apane ko tuma kahate ho, isase to muTThI baMdhI hI rahe, cAhe takalIpha hotI hai pakar3atA hai, isalie dhana ko pakar3atA hai| kyoMki dhana surakSA detA bAMdhe rakhane meM, hotI rahe-kama se kama baMdhI to hai! loga kahate hai, bhaviSya meM vyavasthA detA hai| kala ghabar3AhaTa na hogI, tijorI haiM, baMdhI lAkha kI! khAlI hai, magara kahate haiM, baMdhI lAkha kI! hai, baiMka meM baileMsa hai| bImArI Ae, bur3hApA Ae, kucha bhI ho, / kyoMki jo dikhAI hI nahIM par3atA to mAna lo lAkha haiM, karor3a haiM, to dhana surakSA kA AzvAsana detA hai| jo bhI mAnanA hai mAna lo| kholo, lAkha gae! muTThI khAlI hai! tuma apane ko pakar3ate ho, isalie dhana ko pakar3ate ho| tuma | lekina tuma bAMdho ki kholo, isase koI pharka nahIM par3atA, muTThI apane ko pakar3ate ho, isalie patnI ko, bacce ko pakar3ate ho| khAlI hai| upaniSada kahate haiM, koI patnI ko thor3e hI prema karatA hai; loga tuma kahate ho, isase to dukha hI behatara; sukha kA AbhAsa hI apane ko prema karate haiM, isalie patnI ko prema karate haiN| patnI to behatara-kama se kama haiM to! yaha anuyAyI kI AvAja hai| bahAnA hai| jisane pUchA hai vaha jaina hai| yaha mahAvIra kI AvAja nahIM hai| tuma kahate ho ki tumase mujhe prema hai| lekina tumhAre prema kA mahAvIra to kahate hI yahI haiM ki chor3o parigraha, chor3o saMsAra, artha kitanA hai? kyA hai artha? itanA hI artha hai ki tumhAre hone chor3o vAsanA; tAki isa saba chor3ane meM, jo ina saba ke pIche ke kAraNa maiM praphullita hotA hai; tuma ho to maiM sukha pAtA chipA hai aura apane ko bacA rahA hai, vaha tumheM pragaTa ho jAe ki hUM-lekina tuma sAdhana ho, sAdhya to maiM hI huuN| tuma apane baccoM mUla meM to tuma ahaMkAra ko bacA rahe ho, apane ko bacA rahe ho| ko prema karate ho, unako pakar3ate ho-kisalie? bur3hApe ke saba bahAne chor3o to sApha dikhAI par3a jAegA ki apane ko sahAre haiN| tumhArI mahatvAkAMkSAoM ke lie kaMdhA deNge| bhaviSya meM bacAne meM lage ho! lekina bacAne meM sAra kyA hai? aura tumhArI mahatvAkAMkSAoM ko pUrA kreNge| tama to pUrA na kara bacA-bacAkara tama bacAoge kaise? yA to tama bacoge hI. agara pAoge, yaha tumheM patA hai| mahatvAkAMkSAeM anaMta haiN| vAsanAeM vaha tumhArA svabhAva hai aura agara svabhAva meM hI amaratva nahIM hai duSpUra haiM-bahuta haiN| jIvana bar3A choTA hai : gayA-gayA, hAtha se to tuma lAkha bacAo, baca na skoge| bahA-bahA hai! tuma to pUrA na kara pAoge, tumhAre bacce tumhArI isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM : chor3o yaha ApA-dhApI! chor3o yaha yAda pUrI kareMge; paraMparA ko jArI rakheMge; bApa kA nAma bcaaeNge| bacane kI AkAMkSA! yaha jIveSaNA chodd'o| jIveSaNA sabhI pApoM tuma to jA cuke hooge, lekina baccoM ke sahAre kisI taraha tuma kA AdhAra hai| maiM jInA cAhatA hai. cAhe phira dasaroM ko mArakara www.jainelibrar org
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________________ -jina sUtra bhA bhI jInA par3e, to bhI jIUMgA! maiM jInA cAhatA hUM, mujhe kyA phikra | usakA patA cala jAegA jo sadA surakSita hai| hai ki kauna maratA hai! jaba maiM kahatA hUM zUnya hone kI bAta, to usakA kula itanA hI to mahAvIra kI sArI ahiMsA kA sUtra yahI hai, ki tumhAre jaise artha hai ki pUrNa tuma ho| idhara tuma zUnya hone ko rAjI hue to hI sabhI jInA cAhate haiN| tuma vahI karo unake sAtha jo tuma apane tumhArI daur3a-dhUpa mittii| daur3a-dhUpa miTI to sArI cetanA mukta huI sAtha karanA cAhate ho| to tuma kisI ko mAro mata! lekina jo daur3a-dhUpa se, cetanA ghara lauttii| bAhara nahIM jAoge to kahAM kisIko na mAregA, vaha maranA zurU ho jaaegaa| jAoge? ghara Aoge! ghara Ane kA koI rAstA thor3e hI yaha jIvana to bar3A saMgharSa hai| yahAM to tama dasare kI gardana na hai--basa bAhara jAnA chor3a denA hai ki ghara A ge| ghara to tama ho dabAo to koI tumhArI gardana dbaaegaa| yahAM to surakSA kA sabase hI, tumhArI vAsanA hI bhaTakatI hai duur-duur| ga hai| maikyAvalI se pcho| mahAvIra se yahAM tama baiThe majhe sana rahe ho ho sakatA hai, tama yahAM sirpha baiThe ahiMsA samajha lo, maikyAvalI se hiMsA samajha lo| maikyAvalI ho zarIra kI bhAMti, tumhArI vAsanA kahIM aura bhaTakatI kahatA hai ki isake pahale ki koI hamalA kare, hamalA karo: hai-kalakatte meM hoo, dillI meM hoo, baMbaI meM hoo| to isake pahale ki koI tuma para hamalA kare, hamalA kara do| maukA jitanA tumhArA mana baMbaI meM calA gayA mujhe sunate vakta, utane tuma mata do pahala kA, anyathA tuma pichar3a hI gae saMgharSa meN| mAra lo, yahAM nahIM ho| agara tumhArA pUrA mana hI baMbaI meM calA gayA, to mAra DAlo, isake pahale ki koI tumheM maare| yahI sUtra | tuma yahAM bilakula nahIM ho| yahAM tumhArA honA na honA barAbara hai-jIvana meM saMgharSa kA, apane ko bacAne kaa| bar3I machalI hai| tuma hote na hote koI pharka nahIM pdd'taa| sirpha eka pratimA choTI machalI ko khA jAtI hai| tuma zaktizAlI bano aura dUsaroM | baiThI hai, jisameM koI prANa nahIM hai| kyoMki prANa to vAsanA meM ko pIte cale jaao| usI meM tumhArA jIvana hai| bhaTaka ge| tuma kahIM jAte thor3e hI ho bAhara; vAsanA meM mana mahAvIra kahate haiM, aise jIvana ko kyA karoge? isa jIvana kA ulajhA ki tuma bAhara gae! vAsanA bahirgamana kA mArga hai| vAsanA sAra bhI kyA hai, artha bhI kyA hai? baca bhI jAegA to kyA bAhara jAnA hai| kSaNabhara ko bhI agara tuma bAhara na jAo to tuma bacegA, hAtha kyA lagegA? hAtha-lAI kyA hogI? jAoge kahAM phira? jaba bAhara jAne ke saba setu TUTa gae, saba mahAvIra kahate haiM, saba dekhA! sArA jIvana jhUThA hai, bhrAMta hai| dvAra-daravAje baMda ho gae, saba mArga vyartha ho gae, na tuma dhana meM yaha dUsare ko mArane yogya to hai hI nhiiN| agara dUsare ko bacAne meM gae, na tuma pada meM gae, na tuma prema meM gae, tuma kahIM bAhara gae hI apane ko miTA bhI denA par3e to miTA do--isameM kucha harjA nahIM nahIM, to tuma acAnaka apane ko ghara meM baiThA huA hai, kucha jA nahIM rahA hai| aura mahAvIra itane Azvasta hokara yaha pAoge-jahAM tuma sadA se baiThe hue ho; jahAM se tuma kSaNabhara ko kahate haiM, kyoMki ve jAnate haiM; jo tumhAre bhItara aMtartama meM chipA bhI haTe nahIM, tilabhara ko bhI haTe nahIM; jahAM se haTane kA koI hai usakI koI mRtyu nahIM hai| jise tuma bacA rahe ho, vaha tumhArI | upAya nhiiN| usI ko mahAvIra svabhAva kahate haiN| usI ko jhUThI pratimA hai; vaha tumhArA svayaM ke prati jhUThA bhAva hai| jise | mahAvIra dharma kahate haiM, jisase haTA na jA sake, jise khokara bhI tuma bacA rahe ho, ahaMkAra, vaha to mregaa| vaha to samAja kA khoyA na jA sake, jise miTAkara bhI miTAyA na jA ske| jise diyA huA hai; mauta ke sAtha samApta ho jaaegaa| tuma jaise Ae tuma lAkhoM janmoM meM ceSTA kara-kara ke, bhaTaka-bhaTakakara bhI nahIM the, kore, kuMAre, janma ke sAtha, aise hI kuMAre-kuMAre tuma mRtyu apane se chur3A pAe ho, vahI tumhArA svabhAva hai| jo chUTa jAe, ke sAtha jaaoge| tumhArA nAma-dhAma, patA-ThikAnA, saba yahIM vaha para-bhAva hai| chUTa jaaegaa| aura vaha jo mRtyu ke pIche bhI calA jAtA hai tumhAre tumhAre vastra chIne jA sakate haiM; vaha tumhArA svabhAva nhiiN| sAtha aura janma ke pahale bhI tumhAre pAsa thA, usakI koI mRtyu tumhArA zarIra china jAtA hai; vaha tumhArA svabhAva nhiiN| tumhArA nahIM hai| tuma daur3a chor3o bacane kI, to tumheM usakA patA calegA mana bhI china jAtA hai, vaha bhI tumhArA svabhAva nhiiN| deha aura mana jo sadA hI bacA huA hai| tuma apanI surakSA na karo, to tumheM ke pAra kucha hai-anirvacanIya, jise na kabhI chInA jA sakA hai, 28 .
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________________ AAREERIAL pyAsa hI prArthanA hai na chInA jA sakatA hai| usakA itanA hI artha hai : vyartha se zUnya ho jAo, tAki sArthaka bAdala ghirate haiM AkAza meM, isase kucha AkAza naSTa nahIM ho kA AvirbhAva hone lge| bAhara se zUnya ho jAo, tAki bhItara jaataa| kSaNabhara ko dikhAI nahIM pdd'taa| kho jAtA hai| ojhala ho kI dhuna bajane lge| bAjAra meM khar3e ho| bhItara to dhuna bajatI hI jAtA hai| para miTatA thor3e hI hai! phira bAdala cale jAte haiM, varSA rahatI hai, sunAI nahIM par3atI; bAjAra kA zoragula bhArI hai| bhItara samApta huI, bAdala vidA ho gae--AkAza apanI jagaha khar3A Ao! thor3e AMkha-kAna baMda karo! chor3o bAjAra ko! bhUlo hai| aisI hI vAsanAeM AtI haiM tamhAre aMtara-AkAza meM, kSaNabhara | bAjAra ko! to bhItara kI dhuna sunAI par3ane lage, anAhata kA nAda ko ghiratI haiM, zoragula macatA hai, gar3agar3AhaTa hotI hai, bijaliyAM sunAI par3ane lge| camakatI haiM--krodha hai, lobha hai, moha hai, mAyA hai-hajAra taraha aharniza baja rahI hai vaha viinnaa| kSaNabhara ko bhI usa ke bAdala ghirate haiM, gar3agar3AhaTa hotI hai, vAsanA barasatI hai| phira kalakala-nAda meM bAdhA nahIM pdd'tii| para bar3A sUkSma hai nAda! jaba jisa dina bhI bodha samhalegA-gae bAdala! isase tuma kharAba tuma sunane meM sajaga hooge, jaba tumhArA zravaNa sadhegA, jaba thor3e hI ho ge| tumhArA kuMArApana kucha aisA hai ki kharAba ho hI tumhAre kAna bhItara kI tarapha mur3eMge aura jaba tuma dhIre-dhIre bArIka nahIM sktaa| bAdala sadA AegA-jAegA, AkAza to kuMArA ko, bArIkatama ko pakar3ane meM kuzala ho jAoge-taba, taba banA rahatA hai| AkAza vyabhicArita thor3e hI hotA hai| rekhA bhI | tumheM usa vINA kA nAda sunAI par3egA, jisako yogI anAhata to nahIM chuTa jAtI bAdala kii| chAyA bhI to nahIM chaTa jAtI bAdala kahate haiN| kii| pada-cihna khojakara bhI to na khoja paaoge| koI hastAkSara aura saba nAda to Ahata haiM, do cIjoM kI Takkara se paidA hote to bAdala kara nahIM jAtA ki yahAM maiM AyA thaa| koI haiN| maiM tAlI bajAUM to do hAtha TakarAte haiN| eka hAtha se to tAlI nAma-ThikAnA bhI nahIM chUTa jaataa| aise hI to tumhArI deha kho bajatI nhiiN| lekina eka nAda hai tumhAre bhItara, jo aharniza cala jAtI hai| rahA hai| vaha Ahata-nAda nahIM hai| vaha do hAtha kI tAlI nahIM hai, kitanI deheM isa pRthvI para rahI haiM tumase pahale! tuma kucha naye eka hAtha kI tAlI hai| vaha kinhIM do cIjoM kI TakarAhaTa se paidA ho? vaijJAnika kahate haiM, jahAM tuma baiThe ho vahAM kama se kama dasa nahIM huA, anyathA kisI na kisI dina baMda ho jaaegaa| jaba do lAzeM gar3I haiN| jitanI jagaha tuma baiThane ke lie lete ho, vahAM kama cIjeM na TakarAeMgI to baMda ho jaaegaa| vaha tumharA svabhAva hai| se kama dasa AdamI mara cuke, gar3a cuke, kho cke| vahIM tuma bhI oMkAra! praNava! vaha tumhArA svabhAva hai| kho jaaoge| yaha to AdamiyoM kI bAta huii| aba jAnavaroM kA yaha tumane kabhI socA? hiMdU haiM, jaina haiM, bauddha haiM, bhArata meM ye hisAba karo, kIr3e-makor3oM kA hisAba karo, makkhI-maccharoM kA tIna mahAdharma paidA hue| tInoM ke vicAroM meM bar3A bheda hai, hisAba karo, vRkSa-paudhoM kA hisAba karo, to tuma jahAM baiThe ho jamIna-AsamAna kA bheda hai| tInoM kI saiddhAMtika dhAraNAeM bhinna vahAM anaMta jIvana hue aura kho ge| vahIM tuma bhI kho jaaoge|| haiN| tInoM ke DhAMce alaga haiM, mArga alaga haiM, patha alaga haiN| koI khote hI cale jA rahe ho| pratikSaNa khisakate jA rahe ho gaDDhe meN| samarpaNa kA mArga hai, koI saMkalpa kaa| koI saMgharSa kA mArga hai, mauta pAsa AtI calI jAtI hai| eka-eka kSaNa jIvana rikta hotA koI zaraNAgati kA koI pUjA-prArthanA, bhakti kA, koI calA jAtA hai| bUMda-bUMda kara ke ghar3A khAlI ho jaaegaa| lekina dhyAna-samAdhi kaa| lekina eka bAta ina tInoM dharmoM ne svIkAra phira bhI tuma ho-jo kabhI khAlI nahIM hogaa| kI hai-vaha hai oNkaar| vaha hai o'm kA naad| use inakAra jo saMsAra se milA hai, saMsAra vApisa le letA hai| lekina kucha karane kA upAya nhiiN| kyoMki jaba bhI koI bhItara gayA hai, to usa tumhAre pAsa hai jo tumheM kisI se bhI nahIM milA-jo basa tumhArA nAda ko sunA hai| jaba bhI koI bhItara gayA hai to aisA kabhI huA hai! vahI tumhArI saMpadA hai| vahI tumhArI AtmA hai| hI nahIM, koI apavAda nahIM ki vaha nAda na sunA ho| vaha jaba kahate haiM, zUnya ho jAo to usakA kula itanA hI artha hai: jIvana-nAda hai, brahma-nAda hai| bAdaloM se zUnya ho jAo, tAki AkAza se pUrNa ho jaao| to jaba hama kahate haiM, zUnya ho jAo, to artha itanA hI hai ki 29 .
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH 11 bAhara ke zoragula se zUnya ho jaao| aura abhI to tuma jo bhI | mahAvIra kA sArA zikSaNa mRtyu kA zikSaNa hai-zUnya hone kI jAnate ho, saba bAhara kA zoragula hai| isalie kahate haiM, tuma jo kalA hai| para zUnya hone kI kalA hI pUrNa hone kI kalA hai| cAhe ho usase bilakula zUnya ho jAo! abhI to tumane vyartha ko hI donoM meM se kucha bhI zabda cuna lo; lekina maiM kahUMgA, tuma zUnya hI jor3a-jor3akara apanI pratimA banAyI hai| abhI to tumane cunnaa| pUrNa ko cunA ki tuma cuuke| kyoMki pUrNa ke sAtha lobha kAgaja-pattara ko jor3a-jor3akara apanI pratimA banAyI hai| abhI | aayaa| tumane kahA, 'are! to hama pUrNa ho jAeMge! gajaba!' to zAzvata kA tumhArI pratimA se koI bhI saMbaMdha nahIM hai| abhI | pakar3A ahaMkAra ne rasa! vahI ahaMkAra jisako chur3AnA hai, chUTanA to tuma kahate ho, yaha merA nAma hai, yaha merI jAti hai, yaha merA dharma | hai jisase, pUrNa hone kI AkAMkSA se bhara gayA! phira tumhAre hai, yaha merA ghara hai; yaha merA kula hai, yaha merA deza hai, yaha maiM hiMdU gubbAre meM aura havA bharane lgegii| phira ahaMkAra aura bar3A hone hUM ki jaina hUM, ki musalamAna hUM ki IsAI hUM, ki maiM garIba hUM ki lgegaa| pUrNa hone kA nazA chA gayA! isalie jJAniyoM ne zUnya amIra hUM, ki zikSita ki azikSita, ki gorA ki kAlA, ki kI bhASA kahI hai-jAnate hue ki aMtimataH pUrNa ghaTatA hai lekina sammAnita ki apamAnita, ki sAdhu ki asAdhu-abhI to tumane | tumase kahanA ucita nhiiN| tumase kahanA khataranAka hai| jo bhI jor3A hai, bAhara se jor3A hai| yaha to dUsaroM ne jo kahA hai, mahAvIra ne jo kahA, usako tamane vaisA hI nahIM sanA hai jaisA usako hI tumane ikaTThA kara liyA hai| | unhoMne kahA thaa| anyathA ye durdina, yaha durdazA, yaha dAridra , yaha isalie kahate haiM, tuma apane se khAlI ho jaao| yaha saba dInatA na ghtttii| isalie jo loga aisA lAMchana lagAte haiM, aisA kUr3A-karkaTa httaao| aura ghabar3Ane kI koI jarUrata nhiiN| tuma | vivAda khar3A karate haiM, unake vivAda meM tathya to hai; lekina tathya bephikra kUr3A-karkaTa haTAo, kyoMki jo kUr3A-karkaTa nahIM hai, kA izArA tumhArI tarapha hai, unhIM kI tarapha hai| tathya kA izArA use tuma haTAo bhI, to bhI haTA na skoge| isalie bhaya kI | mahAvIra kI tarapha nahIM hai| kAza! tuma mahAvIra ko samajhate to koI jarUrata nahIM hai| isalie Dara-Darakara haTAne kI jarUrata nahIM | isa deza meM jaisA dhanyabhAga phalatA, isa deza meM jaise mahimAvAna ki kahIM aisA na ho ki hIre kho jaaeN| ve hIre kucha aise haiM ki kho | phUloM kA jamaghaTa jur3a jAtA, vaisA kahIM bhI nahIM ho paataa| agara hI nahIM skte| isalie tuma Aga bhI lagA do isa makAna meM, to mahAvIra ko samajhe hote to tumhAre bhItara jo aparisIma hai, vaha bhI kucha bigar3egA nhiiN| tuma khAlisa, sAbita nikala Aoge | pragaTa hotaa| tumhAre cAroM tarapha prakAza-maMDala nirmita hotaa| na kyoMki tumhArA svabhAva jalatA nhiiN| bhI kucha tumhAre pAsa hotA to bhI tuma samRddha hote| aura abhI to nainaM chindanti zastrANi, nainaM dahati pAvakaH! hAlata aisI hai ki saba kucha bhI tumhAre pAsa ho, to bhI daridratA na Aga use jalAtI, na zastra use chedate haiN| amaratva tumhArA | kahAM miTatI hai? svabhAva hai| tumane dhanI AdamiyoM kI daridratA nahIM dekhI, to phira tumane kucha lekina anuyAyI kI bhASA hai, vaha ghabar3AtA hai| vaha kahatA hai, bhI nahIM dekhA! tumane zaktizAliyoM kI zaktihInatA nahIM dekhI! isase to saMsAra meM bane hI rahe; calo jhUThe hI sahI, kucha to haiM tumane padadhAriyoM kI napuMsakatA nahIM dekhI! akar3a ke jhaMDoM ke sukha! mAnyatA hI sahI, milate nahIM, AzA hI baMdhAte haiM, kucha | pIche kamajorI ke sivAya aura kyA hai? jitane bar3e jhaMDe hAtha meM to haiM! dukha haiM, calo koI harjA nahIM, hama to haiM! kAMTe bhI cubhate | haiM, jitane UMce DaMDe hAtha meM haiM, utanI hI hInatA bhItara chipI hai| haiM, calo saha leMge, jUte pahana leMge, davA khoja leMge, malahama kara hInatA na ho to kauna DaMDe aura jhaMDe lekara yAtrAeM karatA hai! kyA leMge, aise rAstoM para na jAeMge jahAM kAMTe haiM lekina kama se kama jarUrata hai ? kisako dikhAnA hai? jisako apanA svarUpa dikha hama to haiM! lekina isa 'hama' ko karoge kyA? isa ahaM ko gayA, usako dikhAne ko aba kucha bhI na bcaa| karoge kyA? phira tuma jise jiMdagI kahate ho, aura kahate ho jIvana kA muzkila nahIM hai mauta, AjamAo to sahI svIkAra, usameM jiMdagI jaisA kyA hai? . mara jAne se pahale kyoM mare jAte ho? thA khvAba meM khayAla ko tujhase muAmalA ain Education International
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________________ BREA pyAsa hI prArthanA hai jaba AMkha khula gaI na jiyAM thA na sUda thaa| tuma hI dhArA ke bAhara ho jaao| yaha saMsAra to calatA hI rahegA, merA-terA saMyoga sapane kI kalpanA thI, kyoMki jaba AMkha calatA hI rahA hai| tumhIM chalAMga lagA lo| tumhI kinAre khar3e ho khula gaI to-bakaula tulasIdAsa 'hAni-lAbha na kchu|' bar3A | jaao| basa itanA hI ho sakatA hai ki tuma alaga ho jAo isa hisAba thA! bar3A dhaMdhA kiyA thA sapane meN| subaha uThakara pAte haiM, | upadrava se, tuma sapane se jAga jaao| 'hAni-lAbha na kchu|' jiMdagI kise kahate ho tuma? janma aura mRtyu ke bIca jo hai, jise tuma jIvana kahate ho vaha svapna hai| acchA ho, tuma use use tuma jiMdagI kahate ho? mahAvIra kahate haiM use jiMdagI, jo sapanA kho| jIvana ko abhI tumane jAnA nhiiN| aura jise tumane janma aura mRtyu ke pAra hai| janma aura mRtyu ke bIca jo hai, vaha jAnA hai vaha jIvana nahIM hai| | jiMdagI nahIM, eka laMbA sapanA hai| janma ke samaya tuma so jAte koI mujhako daure jamAM o makAM se nikalane kI sUrata batA do ho, mRtyu ke samaya jAgate ho-taba patA calatA hai ki yaha jiMdagI koI yaha sujhA do ki hAsila hai kyA hastI-e-rAyagAM se! eka sapanA thii| isa phijUla kI jiMdagI se milatA kyA hai! koI mujhe sujhA do khatma na hogA jiMdagI kA saphara ki isameM kyA arthapUrNa hai| koI mujhe rAha batA do ki kaise isa mauta basa rAstA badalatI hai| vyartha ke kArAgRha se maiM bAhara ho jAUM! mauta rAstA badalatI jAtI hai| mauta basa rAstA badalatI hai| eka koI mujhako daure jamAM o makAM se nikalane kI sUrata batA do| jiMdagI khatma huI, dUsarI jiMdagI zurU; dUsarI jiMdagI khatma huI, koI yaha sujhA do ki hAsila hai kyA hastI-e-rAyagAM se! tIsarI jiMdagI shuruu| mauta sirpha rAstA badalatI hai| jaba taka ki isa vyartha kI daur3a-dhUpa se kyA hAsila hai? tuma jAgakara alaga na ho jAo isa dhArA se, isa mUrchA aura taMdrA koI pukAro ki umra hone AI hai se...| phalaka ko kAphilA-e-roja-o-zAma tthhraae| | nahIM, mahAvIra ne isa deza ko na to dInatA dI hai na daridratA dI koI pukAro, kaho AkAza ko ki roka, aba yaha kAphilA hai| hAM, yaha ho sakatA hai ki mahAvIra ko sunakara tumane jo sabaha aura zAma kA, samaya ke pAra hone kI yAtrA hone de| samaya samajhA, usase tumane dInatA-daridratA meM apane ko Aropita kara meM bahuta jI liye| liyA ho| mahAvIra ne to tumheM mahAjIvana kA sUtra diyA thaa| subaha hotI zAma hotI, umra tamAma hotI! mahAvIra kA jo jIvana-asvIkAra hai, use itanA hI kahanA phira vahI subaha, phira vahI sAMjha, phira vahI doharAvA--kolhU cAhie ki vaha bhrAmaka jIvana kA asvIkAra hai| aura bhrAmaka ke baila kI taraha ghUmate haiM! AMkha para paTTiyAM, aMdhe kI taraha! jIvana kA asvIkAra vAstavika jIvana kI buniyAda hai| bhrAmaka lagatA hai, yAtrA ho rahI hai, pahuMcate kahIM bhI nhiiN| agara yAtrA jIvana kA asvIkAra, adhyAtma kI zuruAta hai| aura hotI hotI to kahIM to phuNcte| kabhI yaha to soco, pahuMce satya-jIvana kI upalabdhi adhyAtma kI pUrNatA hai| kahAM? calate bahuta haiM, thaka gae haiM bahuta, pahuMcate kabhI bhI nahIM, / khar3e vahIM ke vahIM haiM! kaisI pAgala yaha daur3a hai, jahAM rattIbhara yAtrA dusarA prazna H pratikramaNa, ghara vApisa lauTanA. hameM asahaja. nahIM hotI aura jIvana para jIvana cukate cale jAte haiM! kaThina aura asaMbhava sA kyoM lagatA hai? koI pukAro ki umra hone AI hai .. phalaka ko kAphilA-e-roja-o-zAma tthhraae| svAbhAvika hai, kyoMki aba taka ghara se dUra Ane ko hI jIvana magara yaha subaha aura zAma kA kAphilA AkAza nahIM smjhaa| usI kI Adata bnii| usI meM raMge, page, bar3e hue| vahI ThaharAtA-tumhIM ko ThaharAnA par3egA! yaha kisI ke pukArane kI hamAre mana kA zikSaNa hai| vahI hamArA saMskAra hai| vahI hamAre bAta nhiiN| koI dUsarA tumhAre subaha-zAma ke kAphile ko nahIM karmoM kI thAtI hai| vahI hamAre sAre jIvanoM kA nicor3a ThaharA sktaa| yaha to subaha-zAma kI dhArA calatI hI rahegI, hai|...baahr jAne ko hI jAnA hai| kabhI bhItara to gae hI nahIM.
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________________ - jana sUtra bhAga : 1 eka kadama na utthaayaa| akele hone kI himmata A jAe, kuzalatA A jaae| bAhara to jahAM kadama kabhI na DAle hoM, jisa tarapha kabhI AMkha na ekAMta ke abhyAsa kA itanA hI prayojana hai ki thor3A akele hyene uThAI ho, usa tarapha jAne meM mana agara Dare, bhayabhIta kI himmata A jaae| baiThatA hai aMdherI guphA meM, koI nahIM, ho-aparicita, anajAna rAstA, patA nahIM kaisA ho kaisA na akelA, aMdhakAra ghiratA hai, rAta A jAtI hai, jaMgalI jAnavara ho--svAbhAvika hai| isalie to adhyAtma kI loga bAteM karate saba tarapha, akelA! dhIre-dhIre ramatA hai| dhIre-dhIre bhUlane haiM, lekina jAte nahIM; carcA karake samajhA lete haiM, utarate nhiiN| lagatA hai ki dUsare kI jarUrata hai| dhIre-dhIre sAhasa AtA, carcA meM kucha harjA nahIM hai; mana bahalAva hai; manoraMjana hai| suna Atma-vizvAsa bar3hatA hai ki nahIM, akelA bhI ho sakatA hai| lete, samajha lete, par3ha lete, zAstra ko pakar3a lete, maMdira ho aise bAhara kA ekAMta phira bhItara le jAne meM sIr3hI bana jAtA hai| Ate, masjida ho Ate-bhItara nahIM jaate| bAhara kA ekAMta aMta nahIM hai-sAdhana hai| isalie jisane yaha isIlie to logoM ne bAhara maMdira aura masjida banAe haiM ki samajha liyA ki guphA meM baiThanA A gayA to aMtarajJAna ho gayA, agara maMdira-masjida jAne kI bhI dhuna pakar3a jAe to bAhara hI vaha bhaTaka gyaa| guphA meM baiThe raho lAkhoM varSoM taka, kucha bhI na jAeM; kahIM aisA na ho ki kisI dhuna meM bhItara kI tarapha kadama hogaa| guphA meM baiThanA to sirpha eka kadama thaa| aise hI jaise koI uThA leM aura muzkila meM par3a jaaeN| tairanA cAhatA hai, tairanA sIkhanA cAhatA hai, to ekadama se gahare meM rAstA aparicita hai, bIhar3a hai| phira, bAhara ke rAste para bhIr3a nahIM jAtA; kinAre para, jahAM gaharAI nahIM hai, gale-gale pAnI hai, hai| tuma akele nahIM, aura saba sAtha haiN| bhItara ke rAste para tuma kamara-kamara pAnI hai, vahIM tar3aphar3AtA hai, vahIM sIkhatA hai| sIkha akele ho jAoge, vaha bhI Dara hai| vahAM koI sAtha na jA le eka daphA to phira gahare meM jAtA hai| para sIkhakara bhI vahIM sakegA-na mitra, na saMgI, na sAthI, na pati, na patnI, na beTe, na | tar3aphar3AtA rahe kinAre para hI, to tairanA sIkhA na sIkhA braabr| mAM, na pitA-koI sAtha na jA sakegA vhaaN| vahAM to tumheM nipaTa | usa kinAre para to binA hI sIkhe khar3e ho jAte; gale-gale pAnI akele jAnA hogaa| jaise mauta meM tuma akele jAoge, vaise hI thA, surakSita the| svayaM meM bhI akele jAnA hogaa| na koI dUsarA tumhAre lie mara to jo loga guphAoM meM baiThakara baMda ho gae haiM aura socate haiM, pA sakatA aura na koI dUsarA tumhAre lie bhItara jA sktaa| to jaise liyA hai, ve bhI bhrAMti meM haiN| loga mauta se Darate haiM, vaise hI loga dhyAna se Darate haiN| hAM, dhyAna / kacha saMsAra meM khoe haiM, kacha saMnyAsa meM kho gae haiN| kI carcA vagairaha karanI ho, kara lete haiN| isa deza meM se jisase saMnyAsa to kevala sAdhana hai, tAki tumheM thor3A bhIr3a se bAhara pUcha lo, jisase-jisase pUcha lo, dhyAna kyA hai--javAba de nikAla le; thor3I jhalaka de, aura isa bAta kA bharosA de ki degA; prArthanA kyA hai, pUjA kyA hai-pravacana de degaa| aisI koI akele meM bhI majA hai, ki akele meM aura jyAdA majA hai, ki bAta hI nahIM jisako isa deza meM loga na jAnate hoN| brahma kI bAta akele kI bhI dhuna hai, ki akele kA bhI nazA hai, ki mastI hai, uThAo, hara koI, rAha calatA brahmajJAna baghAra degaa| AsAna hai, ki aisI mastI to kabhI na pAyI thI jo akele meM milI! thor3A usameM kucha harjA nahIM hai| lekina bhItara jAne kI bAta mata kro| guphA meM baiThakara, bAjAra se dUra, bhIr3a se dUra, apanoM se dUra, saMsAra pAMva DagamagAte haiM ! ghabar3AhaTa hotI hai! kI ciMtAoM aura phikroM se dara, eka bAra svAda A jAe ki pahalI to ghabar3AhaTa yaha ki rAstA nayA! dUsarI aura gaharI are! bAhara ke akelepana meM itanA svAda hai to kitanA na hogA ghabar3AhaTa yaha ki akele haiM! akele to kabhI kahIM gae nahIM, bhItara ke akelepana meM! phira to bhItara kI bhI pukAra uThane lagatI jaba bhI gae kisI ke sAtha ge| koI yAtrA akele na kI, to hai| nizcita hI koI guphA itanI akelI nahIM hai jitanI akelI akele kI Adata hI chUTa gaI hai| isIlie to saMnyAsI akele bhItara kI guphA hai| kyoMki guphA meM bhI vRkSa hilate haiM bAhara, ke abhyAsa ke lie ekAMta meM calA jAtA hai| vaha sirpha bAhara se AvAja hotI hai, havA gujaratI hai, koyala gIta gAtI hai, siMha akelepana kA abhyAsa kara rahA hai, tAki dhIre-dhIre bhItara bhI dahAr3atA hai| koI hai! AkAza meM cAMda-tAre haiM! himAlaya kI 1321 Jair Education International :
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________________ pyAsa hI prArthanA hai guphA meM bhI baiThe ho to havAI jahAja nikala jAtA hai| koI hai! basa loga irAde bAMdhate haiN| dhyaan-kreNge| jisane kahA, kareMge, koI itane akele nahIM ho, kahIM bhI itane akele nahIM ho| saMsAra | cuukaa| karo! isa kSaNa hai kssnn| utaro, yojanA mata bnaao| kisI na kisI rUpa meM apanI khabara bhejatA hI rahatA hai| eka yojanA mana kA dhokhA hai| mana bar3A cAlAka hai| vaha kahatA hai, cIMTI kATa jAtI hai, eka biccha A jAtA hai-ucakakara khar3e ho | kala kreNge| jAte ho! koI hai! ekadama akele nahIM ho! loga mere pAsa Ate haiM. ve kahate haiM. saMnyAsa meM utaranA hai| maiM bhItara kI guphA meM koI bhI nahIM hai| na koI havAI jahAja kahatA haM, 'utara jAo, utaranA hai to! kauna roka rahA hai? maiM to gujaratA, na koI cIMTI car3hatI, na koI bicchu AtA, na koI siMha nahIM roka rahA!' ve kahate haiM, 'nahIM, utreNge|' phira tumhArI dahAr3atA, na vRkSoM meM havA kI sarasarAhaTa hotI, na pAnI kA mrjii| kala para tumhArA bharosA hai ? kala hogA? aisA Azvasta kalakala-nAda hai-koI bhI nahIM hai, koI bhI nahIM hai! vahAM basa ho? bIca meM mauta A jAegI to kyA karoge? kahoge ki virATa, virATa, nistabdha, nibir3a tuma ho! bar3A gahana, parama gahana saMnyAsa lenA hai, jarA Thahara? zUnya hai vahAM! vahAM aisI zAMti hai jaisI taba thI jaba paramAtmA ne saMnyAsinI hai hamArI : giitaa| usake pitA saMnyAsa lenA cAhate socA bhI na thA, 'akelA hUM, saMsAra ko banAUM', vaisI zAMti! | the| koI sAlabhara se mujhase kahate the| sunate haiM mujhe koI dasa usa ghar3I meM tuma phira pahuMca jAte ho jahAM paramAtmA rahA hogA, varSoM se| abhI koI do mahIne pahale Ae the| mahInebhara yahAM saMsAra ko banAne ke phle| tuma prathama ko chU lete ho| tuma usa rhe| do tIna bAra milane aae| maiMne unase kahA, 'aba sUryodaya ke kSaNa meM pahuMca jAte ho, jahAM saMsAra zurU na huA thA; kisalie dera kara rahe ho?' ve kahate haiM, 'kucha dera nahIM hai| jahAM abhI saMsAra pragaTa na huA thA, bIja meM chipA thA; jahAM basa...! aba Apa to samajhate haiN| lenA hai, aura lekara brahmAMDa abhI aMDa meM khoyA thA; jahAM abhI sapanA paramAtmA kA rahUMgA!' AkhirI bAra mujhe milane Ae the, maiMne unase kahA ki phailanA zurU na huA thaa| tuma sRSTi ke prathama caraNa meM pahuMca jAte 'pakkA hai, kala hogA?' unhoMne kahA, 'abhI to koI bar3hA ho| vaisI gahana zAMti hai| anaMta zAMti hai| zAzvata zAMti hai| nahIM ho gayA huuN|' lekina ge| vaha AkhirI milanA huaa| usa svAbhAvika, ghabar3AhaTa hotI hai| vaha zAMti vaisI hI hai, jaisI dina yahAM se uThakara gae, aspatAla meM hI gae siidhe| rAta mRtyu meM hai| saba kho jAtA hai, to Dara lagatA hai| isalie bhItara hArTa-aTaika ho gyaa| phira bace nhiiN| jAne kI loga bAteM sunate haiM, vicAra bhI karate haiM ki kabhI jaaeNge| kala para TAlate haiM, kala kara leNge| jisane kala para TAlA, vaha do vyakti bAta kara rahe the| eka-dUsare ke Upara apane-apane asala meM karanA nahIM caahtaa| acchA ho ki kaho, karanA nahIM jIvana kI chApa DAlane kI ceSTA kara rahe the| bar3I hAMka rahe the| hai| to bhI kama se kama ImAnadArI to hogI, satya to hogA, eka ne kahA ki maiM roja subaha pAMca baje uThatA huuN| dUsare ne kahA, | prAmANikatA to hogii| lekina beImAnI bar3I hai, tuma kahate ho, yaha kucha bhI nahIM, maiM tIna baje uThatA huuN| RSi-muni sadA tIna kreNge| isase tuma chipAte ho| karanA bhI nahIM cAhate aura yaha bhI baje hI uThate rhe| pAMca baje bhI koI uThanA hai! AlasI ho! maiM apane ko AzvAsana dilA lete ho ki koI burA AdamI thor3e hI tIna baje uThatA hUM-snAna, dhyAna, pUjA-pATha, phira ghUmane jAtA | hUM, dhArmika AdamI hUM, karanA to hai hii| hUM sUryodaya ke samaya; phira Akara zAstra adhyayana, manana; phira loga bahAne khojate haiM-na mAlUma kitane-kitane! pati kahatA daphtara jAtA hUM; phira daphtara se lauTatA hUM; phira khelane jAtA hUM; hai ki patnI rokatI hai| kauna kisako roka sakA hai: kauna phira sAMjha ghara AtA hUM-baccoM ke pAsa baiThanA, carcA, saMgIta; kisako roka sakA hai, kaba roka sakA hai! mauta jaba AegI to phira ThIka samaya para, nau baje so jAtA huuN| patnI rokegI? aura kisI cIja meM patnI nahIM roka paatii| patnI dUsarA sunakara bar3A cakita huaa| usane kahA, 'kaba se aisA | jiMdagIbhara se roka rahI hai ki dUsarI auratoM ko mata dekho, nahIM kara rahe ho?' vaha vyakti bolA, 'yaha mata puucho| kala se zurU roka paayii| tuma kahate ho, kyA kareM, majabUrI hai! magara jaba karane kA irAdA hai|' kahatI hai, dhyAna mata karo-tatkSaNa rAjI ho jAte ho, bilakula 33 www.jainelibrary org
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 ThIka hai| patnI rokatI hai, kyA kareM! jAo bhii| kabhI yAtrA para bhI niklo| Dara svAbhAvika hai| | tama jisameM rukanA cAhate ho, kisI kA bhI bahAnA khoja lete Dara ke rahate bhI jAnA hogaa| Dara ke rahate hI jAnA hogaa| agara ho| jisameM tuma rukanA nahIM cAhate, tuma koI bahAnA mAnane ko tumane socA ki jaba Dara miTa jAegA taba jAeMge, to tuma kabhI rAjI nahIM hote| tuma kahate ho, vivazatA hai| vAsanA pakar3a letI | jAoge n| hai, kyA kareM? cikitsaka roka rahA hai ki jyAdA khAnA mata | kucha na dekhA phira vajuja eka zolA-e-pura pecotAba khaao| patnI roka rahI hai, bacce samajhA rahe haiM, par3osI mitra | zamA taka to hamane bhI dekhA ki paravAnA gyaa| samajhAte haiN| -basa paravAnA zamA taka jAtA huA dikhAI par3atA hai, phira eka mere mitra haiM, khAe cale jAte haiN| bahuta bhArI ho gaI deha, thor3e hI dikhAI par3atA hai| phira to eka jhapaTa aura eka samhAle nahIM smhltii| cikitsaka samajhA-samajhAkara parezAna lapaTa-aura gayA! ho gayA hai| abhI AkhirI bAra cikitsaka ke pAsa gae the to kucha na dekhA phira vajuja eka zolA-e-pura pecotAba kahane lage ki bar3I ajIba-sI bAta hai! rAta sotA hUM to AMkha zamA taka to hamane bhI dekhA ki paravAnA gyaa| khulI kI khulI raha jAtI hai| cikitsaka ne kahA ki rahegI, basa paravAne ko loga zamA taka hI dekha pAte haiN| jaba zamA chU camar3I itanI tana gaI hai ki jaba muMha baMda karate ho to AMkha khula gaI, eka lapaTa-aura samApta! jaba maMha khole rahate ho to thoDI camaDI zithila rahatI logoM ne dhyAna ke pAsa jAte logoM ko dekhA hai| basa, phira kho hai, to AMkha baMda rahatI hai| hogA! sArI duniyA roka rahI hai| khuda jAte dekhA hai| isalie ghabar3AhaTa hai| logoM ne dekhA varddhamAna ko bhI kahate haiM, rokanA cAhate haiM, magara kyA kareM, vivazatA hai! jAte hue dhyAna kI tarapha; phira eka lapaTa-varddhamAna kho gayA! aisI vivazatA kabhI dhyAna ke lie pakar3atI hai? aisI jo AdamI lauTA, vaha koI aura hI thaa| mahAvIra kucha aura hI vivazatA kabhI saMnyAsa ke lie pakar3atI hai? aisI vivazatA haiM, varddhamAna se kyA lenA-denA! varddhamAna to rAkha ho gayA, jala kabhI Atmakhoja ke lie pakar3atI hai? nahIM, taba tuma bahAne | gayA dhyAna meM! siddhArtha ko jAte dekhA; jo lauttaa-buddh| vaha khoja lete ho| tuma koI na koI rAstA khoja lete ho-bacce | koI aura hii| choTe haiM, vivAha karanA hai; jaise ki bacce tumheM uThA-uThAkara bar3e isalie ghabar3AhaTa hotI hai ki tuma kahIM miTa ge| miToge karane haiN| ve apane se bar3e ho jaaeNge| tuma na bhI hue to bhI bar3e | nizcita! lekina yaha bhI to dekho ki miTakara jo lauTatA hai, vaha ho jaaeNge| tuma na bhI hue to bhI vivAha kara leNge| tuma jarA kaisA zubha hai, kaisA suMdara hai! unako vivAha se rokakara to dekhanA! taba tumheM patA cala jAegA paravAne ko jAte dekhA hai tumane, lapaTa ke sauMdarya ko bhI to ki tumhAre roke nahIM rukate, karane kA to savAla hI dUra hai| tumheM dekho! paravAnA, jaba kho jAtA hai prakAza meM, usa prakAza ko bhI kauna roka sakA? tuma baccoM ko kaise roka sakoge? to dekho! to ghabar3AhaTa kama hogii| isalie sadaguru kA artha hai : koI kisI ko rokatA nahIM, lekina AdamI beImAna hai| kisI aise vyakti ke pAsa honA, jo kho gayA; tAki tumheM bhI AdamI rAste khoja letA hai| jo tuma nahIM karanA cAhate usake | thor3I himmata bar3he, kho jAne meM thor3A rasa aae| tuma kaho ki lie tuma dUsaroM para bahAnA DAla dete ho| jo tuma karanA cAhate | calo, dekheM, calo eka kadama hama bhI utthaaeN| ho| ise ImAnadArI se samajhanA ucita hai| miTanA to hotA hai, lekina miTane ke pAra koI jAgaraNa bhI hai| loga dhyAna kI bAta karate haiN| loga AtmA kI bAta karate haiM, sUlI to lagatI hai, lekina sUlI ke pIche koI punarujjIvana bhI paramAtmA kI bAta karate haiN| ve kahate haiM, kisI dina yAtrA karanI hai| zAstra hI par3hoge to ar3acana hogii| zAstra meM kahAnI hI vahAM hai, taiyArI kara leM! yAtrA kabhI hotI dikhAI nahIM pdd'tii| ve taka hai, jahAM taka paravAnA zamA taka jAtA hai| usake Age kI TAima-Tebala hI par3hate rahate haiN| kucha loga haiM jo TAima-Tebala kahAnI zAstra meM ho nahIM sktii| koI mahAvIra khojo! koI par3hate haiN| buddha khojo! kisI aise AdamI ko khojo, jo vahAM taka gayA 34 '.
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________________ pyAsa hI prArthanA hai ho; paravAnA miTa bhI gayA ho aura phira bhI usa miTe se uThatI ho | samaya meM bhI tumhAre jaise bahuta abhAge the, jo mahAvIra ko na dekha dhUpa, uThatI ho gaMdha, uThatI ho suvAsa; koI jo 'na' ho gayA ho paae| mahAvIra unake gAMva se gujare aura unhoMne na dekhaa| unhoMne aura phira bhI jisameM hone kI parama varSA ho rahI ho! koI aisA mahAvIra meM kucha aura dekhaa| kisI ne dekhA : 'yaha AdamI naMgA vyakti khojo! khar3A hai, anaitika hai| azlIlatA hai yaha to| parama sAdha ho cuke sadaguru na mile to shaastr| jaba taka sadaguru mile, taba taka haiM; magara nagna khar3A honA, yaha to samAja ke viparIta vyavahAra sdguru| zAstra to majabUrI hai| vaha to durbhAgya hai| vaha to aMdhere | hai|' khader3A mahAvIra ko gAMva ke bAhara, patthara maare| jisake meM TaTolanA hai| zAstra par3ha-par3hakara ghabar3AhaTa hogii| aura | caraNoM meM miTa jAnA thA, usakA virodha kiyaa| aura yaha mata ghabar3AhaTa ko AzvAsana zAstra se na milegA; lAkha zAstra kahe, | socanA ki ve nAsamajha loga the--ve tumhI ho| ve tuma jaise hI magara kitAba kA kyA bharosA! jIvaMta koI cAhie! loga the| isameM kucha phira pharka nahIM hai, jarA bhI pharka nahIM hai| isalie jagata meM jaba bhI dharma kI lapaTa AtI hai, vaha kisI | aura jaba unhoMne aise tarka khoje the to unakA bhI kAraNa thA, ki jIvaMta vyakti ke kAraNa AtI hai| mahAvIra jaba hue, lAkhoM loga yaha AdamI veda-virodhI hai aura veda to parama jJAna hai! aba saMnyasta hue! eka Aga laga gaI sAre jaMgala meM! vRkSa-vRkSoM para | zAstA sadA hI zAstra-virodhI hogaa| usakA kAraNa hai, virodhI Aga ke phUla khile! jinane kabhI sapane meM bhI na socA hogA, ve hone kA; kyoMki jaba jIvaMta ghaTanA ghaTa rahI ho dharma kI to tuma bhI saMnyasta hue| bAsI bAteM mata utthaao| bAsI bAtoM se kyA lenA-denA? jaba tumane kabhI jaMgala dekhA hai, palAza-vana dekhA hai? jaba palAza tAjA bhojana taiyAra ho to tAjA bhojana bAsI bhojana ke viparIta ke phUla khilate haiM to pUrA jaMgala gairika ho uThatA hai, lapaToM se bhara hogA hI, kyoMki tuma bAse ko pheMka doge| tuma kahoge, jaba tAjA jAtA hai! aisA jaba mahAvIra cale isa jamIna para thor3e dina, ve mila rahA hai to bAse ko kauna khAe! bAse ko to tabhI taka khAte dina parama saubhAgya ke the| vaise caraNa isa pRthvI para bahuta kama ho jaba tAjA nahIM milatA; majabUrI meM khAte ho| par3ate haiN| to jinako bhI unakI gaMdha laga gaI, jinako bhI jaba zAstA paidA hotA hai to zAstroM ko loga haTA dete haiN| ve thor3I-sI unakI havA laga gaI, unhIM ko para laga gae! vahI kahate haiM, 'rakho bhI, phira pIche dekha leMge! yaha ghar3I patA nahIM kaba paravAne ho gae! phira unhoMne phikra na kii| isa AdamI ko vidA ho jAe! abhI to jo sAmane maujUda huA hai, abhI to jo dekhakara bharosA A gyaa| unhoMne kahA ki ThIka hai, to hama bhI pragaTa huA hai, avatarita huA hai, abhI to jo lapaTa jIvaMta khar3I chalAMga lete haiM! eka zraddhA jnmii| zraddhA zAstra se kabhI paidA nahIM | hai-isake sAtha thor3A rAsa racA leM, thor3A khela khela leM; isake hotI; zAstra se jyAdA se jyAdA vizvAsa paidA hotA hai| zraddhA ke sAtha to thor3e pAsa ho leN| yaha to thor3A satsaMga kA avasara milA lie koI jIvaMta cAhie, koI pramANa cAhie, koI pratyakSa hai, zAstra to phira dekha leNge| koI jaldI nahIM hai, janma par3e haiN| cAhie jisameM veda khar3e hoM! koI zAstA cAhie, jisameM jIvana par3e haiN|' zAstra jIvaMta hoM! phira jaba mahAvIra kho jAte haiM to loga zAstroM to jaba bhI koI zAstA paidA hotA hai, purAne zAstroM ko meM unakI vANI ikaTThI kara lete haiM, phira pUjA calatI hai, pATha | mAnanevAle loga usake viparIta ho jAte haiM, kyoMki usa AdamI calatA hai, paMDita ikaTTe hote haiM, saba murdA ho jAtA hai, phira saba ke kAraNa zAstroM ko loga haTAne lagate haiN| zAstroM ko haTAte hai maraghaTa hai| mahAvIra jIvita the taba jina-dharma jIvita thA; phira to to paMDitoM ko haTAte haiM, to sArA vyavasAya haTAte haiN| kaThina ho saba maraghaTa hai| jAtA hai| paMDita duzmana ho jAte haiN| phira jaba yaha zAstA mara aura dhyAna rakhanA, hatAza mata honA; aisA kabhI bhI nahIM hotA | jAtA hai, vahI paMDita jo isake duzmana the, maraghaTa para ikaTThe ho ki pRthvI para koI caraNa na hoM jinakI vajaha se pRthvI dhanyabhAgI na | jAte haiM-zraddhAMjali car3hAne ko| phira ve hI zAstra banA lete haiN| ho| aisA kabhI nahIM hotaa| isalie yaha mata socanA ki kyA unakI duzmanI jIvaMta se thI, zAstra se thor3e hI thii| phira ve hI kareM, abhAge haiM hama, mahAvIra ke samaya meM na hue! mahAvIra ke zAstra banA lete haiN| 135 www.jainelibrary org
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH 1 - na yaha bar3e maje kI bAta hai| mahAvIra to kSatriya, lekina mahAvIra | dina tuma jahAM ho vahIM maMdira hai| aMtaryAtrA ! tumhArI hI deha maMdira ke jitane gaNadhara, saba brAhmaNa! to bar3I hairAnI kI bAta hai| bana jAtI hai| kyA, mAmalA kyA hai? mahAvIra ke marate hI brAhmaNa jhapaTe, 'pratikramaNa, ghara vApisa lauTanA, hameM asahaja, kaThina, unhoMne kahA, yaha to acchA avasara milA, phira zAstra banA lo| | asaMbhava-sA kyoM lagatA hai ?' unhoMne tatkSaNa zAstra khar3e kara die| jaina dharma nirmita ho gyaa| svAbhAvika hai| kabhI gae nahIM usa dvAra, kabhI cakhA nahIM use, aba agara koI punaH jIvaMta dharma ko lAe, to phira zAstrI, koI saMbaMdha na banA, ajanabI ho-islie| thor3A-thor3A paMDita, zAstra kA pUjaka, phira kaThinAI meM par3a jAtA hai, phira abhyAsa kro| baiTho una logoM ke pAsa jo pahale se pIye hoN| mazkila meM par3a jAtA hai| vaha kahatA hai, yaha phira gar3abar3a huii| thor3I unakI mastI ko saMkrAmaka hone do| thor3e unake sAtha phira usake vyavasAya meM vyAghAta huaa| Dolo, uTho, baiTho, parikramA karo, sevA kro| thor3A jhuko unake dhyAna rakhanA, bhItara agara tuma jAnA cAhate ho to koI na koI pAsa, jo labAlaba haiM aura Upara se bahe jA rahe haiN| thor3e na bahuta dvAra kahIM na kahIM pRthvI para sadA khulA hai| tuma jarA AMkheM khulI chIMTe tuma taka bhI pahuMca hI jaaeNge| rakhanA, zAstroM se bharI mata rakhanA; tuma jarA mana tAjA rakhanA, basa itanI hI ceSTA hai yahAM ki thor3e chIMTe tuma taka pahuMca jaaeN| zabdoM se bojhila mata rakhanA; siddhAMtoM se dabe mata rahanA, jarA | eka bAra bhI tumheM bhItara kI dhuna kA jarA-sA nazA A jAe, phira siddhAMtoM ke pattoM ko haTAkara tama jIvaMta dhArA ko dekhane kI tama na rukoge, phira tamheM koI bhI na roka paaegaa| phira koI kabhI kSamatA banAe rkhnaa| to kahIM na kahIM tumheM koI sadaguru mila | kisI ko roka hI nahIM paayaa| jaaegaa| usake pAsa hI tumhArA bhaya miTegA bhItara jAne kaa| abhI to tama zAstra par3hate raho, maMdira meM ghaMTiyAM bajAte raho, pUjA tIsarA prazna : mujhe mAlUma nahIM, prasAda saMkalpa se milA yA karate raho, arcanA ke thAla sajAte raho-saba dhokhA hai| samarpaNa se, para milA, aura mila rahA hai, aura akAraNa, aura dila ko mahave-game-diladAra kie baiThe haiM / ayAcita, aura asamaya, aura bharapUra-varSA kI bhAMti!? riMda banate haiM magara jahara pie baiThe haiN| loga banate haiM ki madyapa haiM, ki zarAba pie haiM, ki mastI meM haiN| | aba isase prazna mata utthaao| DUbo! aba ciMtA mata karo: riMda banate haiM magara jahara pie baiThe haiM! khayAla hI dete haiM ki bar3I | kahAM se mila rahA hai, kyoM mila rahA hai! paramAtmA jaba milatA hai mastI meM haiM; lekina gaura se bhItara dekho to hRdaya meM sivAya ghAvoM to aise hI bebUjha milatA hai| tumhAre hisAba-kitAba se thor3e hI ke aura kucha bhI nahIM, jahara pie baiThe haiN| milatA hai| tumane kucha kiyA, isalie thor3e hI milatA hai| tuma maMdiroM meM, masjidoM meM, girajAgharoM meM, jo tumheM loga pUjA aura ne cAhA...! prArthanA meM Dolate hue mAlUma par3ate haiM, dhokhe meM mata par3a jAnA, jarA ___ alaga baiThe the phira bhI AMkha sAkI kI par3I hama para unake bhItara dekhanA; kucha bhI nahIM Dola rahA hai! ve nAhaka kA agara hai taznagI kAmila to paimAne bhI aaeNge| vyAyAma kara rahe haiN| jaba bhItara koI DolatA hai to phira kyA maMdira basa pyAsa pUrI ho, to pyAle bhara jaaeNge| aura kyA masjida! phira pUjA ke thAla kyA sjaanaa| phira to | alaga baiThe the phira bhI AMkha sAkI kI par3I hama para! jahAM bhI ve hote haiM, vahIM Dolate haiN| kabIra ne kahA hai pyAsa ho to paramAtmA tumheM khojatA hai| phira gir3agir3AnA thor3e 'jahAM-jahAM DolaM so-so parikramA, khAU-piU so sevaa|' | hI par3atA hai! phira bhikhArI kI taraha ronA thor3e hI par3atA hai, jholI paramAtmA kI sevA ho gaI, khA-pI liyA, maje se khA-pI liyA, | thor3I phailAnI par3atI hai! car3ha gayA bhog| aura kahAM jAnA hai? - alaga baiThe the phira bhI AMkha sAkI kI par3I hama para! jisa dina tumhAre jIvana meM madhu kA avataraNa hotA hai, jisa dina kahIM bhI baiThe hoo, alaga ki bhIr3a meM, kyA pharka par3atA hai! tumhAre jIvana meM aMtarAtmA kI jhalaka bhI milane lagatI hai, usa jahAM pyAsa hai, vahAM sAkI kI najara pahuMca hI jAtI hai| pyAsa hI 136 .
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________________ pyAsa hI prArthanA hai usake lie nimaMtraNa hai| pyAsa hI prArthanA hai| jo pyAsa nahIM hotA hai jo tumane kiyA hai| kyA kiyA hai? kabhI eka paisA kisI jAnate, ve aura zabda doharAte haiN| jinako pyAsa kI samajha A| bhikhArI ko de diyA hai| aura usI kI jeba kATI thI pahale; nahIM gaI, ve sirpha pyAsa hI pyAsa meM DUba jAte haiN| ve itane pyAse ho to bhikhArI hI kaise hotA, yaha bhI to soco| phira usI ko jAte haiM ki bhItara koI pyAsA bhI nahIM hotA, basa pyAsa hI pyAsa samajhAne lie eka paisA bhI de diyA hai ki upadrava na kara, har3atAla hotI hai-isa pAra se usa pAra, roeM-roeM meM, dhar3akana-dhar3akana vagairaha para mata jA, zAMta rh| kyA kiyA hai tumane? cAra paise meM, zvAsa-zvAsa meM! bhikhArI ko die the| alaga baiThe the phira bhI AMkha sAkI kI par3I hama para dvArapAla ciMtita ho gyaa| usane apane sahayogI se pUchA, bola agara hai taznagI kAmila to paimAne bhI aaeNge| bhAI, kyA kareM? usane kahA, 'karanA kyA hai! cAra paise vApasa agara pyAsa pUrI hai to tumane pyAlA to taiyAra kara diyaa| aba, do aura kaho ki narka jA, narka jA, khatma kara mAmalA, hisAba aba tuma phikra chor3o! aba zarAba bhI A jaaegii| aba koI bhara sApha kara!' bhI degA pyAle ko, tuma pyAlA to banAo! tumhArA kiyA kitanA ho sakegA? cammaca-cammaca se sAgara sadA hI paramAtmA akAraNa ghaTita hotA hai| isase tuma galata ke kinAre hama baiThe haiN| cammaceM bhara rahe haiM, isase kahIM sAgara mata samajha lenA mujhe| tuma yaha mata samajha lenA ki phira kyA ulicatA hai! isase kahIM kucha hotA nhiiN| krnaa| jaba maiM kahatA hUM ki akAraNa ghaTita hotA hai, to maiM yaha lekina isase tuma yaha mata samajha lenA ki maiM yaha kaha rahA hUM ki kaha rahA hUM ki tuma jo bhI karate ho, vaha to nA-kucha hai| jaba calo, jhaMjhaTa miTI, cAra paise bhI aba dene kI koI jarUrata nhiiN| paramAtmA ghaTita hogA to tuma jAnoge, are! maiMne kucha bhI to nahIM yaha maiM nahIM kaha rahA huuN| maiM tumase kahatA hUM, denA! dila kholakara kiyA thaa| yadyapi tumane bahuta kiyA thA, lekina aba tuma jAnoge | denA! lekina Akhira meM yAda rakhanA ki ve cAra paise hI diye| ki kucha bhI to na kiyA thaa| jo milA hai, vaha itanA jyAdA hai ki / kitanA hI diyA ho, saba de diyA ho, saba luTA diyA ho, to bhI jo kiyA thA aba usakI bAta bhI karanI phijala hai| milA hai | cAra paise hI tumhAre pAsa the, jyAdA to tumhAre pAsa hI na thA, khajAnA akUta, jo tumane kiyA thA vaha kaur3I-kaur3I thaa| aba jyAdA tuma dete bhI kaise! usakI bAta bhI uThAne meM zarma lgegii| phira tuma yaha thor3e hI isalie jinhoMne pAyA hai, unako hamezA lagA : kucha bhI to nahIM kahoge paramAtmA se ki 'suno jI! kitane upavAsa kie, yAda kiyA, prasAda-svarUpa hai| yahIM bhUla paidA hotI hai| sunanevAlA hai? ki kitane dhyAna meM baiThatA thA, bhUla to nahIM gae? kitanA samajha letA hai, calo taba aba yaha bhI jhaMjhaTa nhiiN| aba kucha dAna-puNya kiyA thA!' karanA hI nahIM; jaba milanA hai prasAda rUpa to jaba milegA, sunA hai maiMne, eka kaMjUsa mraa| svarga ke dvAra para phuNcaa| milegaa| lekina prasAda unhIM ko milatA hai jo apanI samagra dvArapAla ne pUchA ki kucha puNya vagairaha kie haiM?' dhyAna rakhanA, ceSTA karate haiN| milatA prasAda rUpa hai lekina prasAda unhIM ko ThIka se kahAnI suna lenA, pUchegA, tuma bhI jaba jAoge! aura milatA hai jo samagra ceSTA karate haiN| vahI galatI mata kara denA jo isa AdamI ne kii| usane kahA, 'hAM isalie ciMtA mata kro| saMkalpa se milA yA samarpaNa se, yaha kiye haiN|' basa yahI to pApI kA lakSaNa hai| agara vaha kaha detA bhI chodd'o| kaise milA, isakI kyA phikra ! milA! aba to thor3A 'kahAM! kyA puNya! sAmarthya kahAM! karane ko mere pAsa kyA nAco! aba vicAra chor3o, aba to thor3A samAroha karo! aba to thA!' dvAra khula jAte, lekina cUka gyaa| usane kahA, 'kie kucha utsava karo! haiN|' to dvArapAla ne kahA, "phira tthhro| phira khAte-bahI dekhane jamIM pe jAma ko rakha de, jarA Thahara sAkI pdd'eNge| hisAbI-kitAbI AdamI ho|' khAte-bahI dekhe to patA maiM isa pe ho lUM tasadduka to phira uThA ke piuuN| calA, eka bhikhArI ko cAra paise usane dAna die the| aba to jarA balihArI ho jaao| kaho ki jarA rakha jamIna tuma kahoge 'basa itanA?' lekina 'basa itanA' hI siddha para, pahale maiM nAca laM, thor3A balihArI ho jAUM isa para, phira | www.jainelibran.org
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga : 1 uThAkara piiuuN| aba to thor3A nAco! jarUrata nahIM, eka tArIkha ko sau DAlara tale hI jAyA kr| to dhyAna rakhanA, prasAda jaba kSaNabhara ko bhI milatA ho, kaNabhara | vaha niyama se sau DAlara eka tArIkha ko le AtA thaa| aisA varSoM ko bhI milatA ho-tuma nAcanA! tumhAre nAcane se prasAda claa| eka dina eka tArIkha ko...vaha eka tArIkha ko eka dina bddh'egaa| utsava meM hI bar3hatA hai| tumhArI prasannatA meM hI bar3hatA hai| bhI nahIM cUkatA thA...vaha Akara eka tArIkha ko khar3A huA tumhAre anugraha ke bhAva meM bar3hatA hai| sikur3a mata jaanaa| socane | daphtara meM aura mainejara ne kahA ki bhaI suno, aba se pacAsa mata laganA ki kaise milA, kahAM se milA, kyoM milA, maiMne kyA DAlara! usane kahA, 'kyA ? pacAsa DAlara? kyA matalaba?' kiyA thA, aba maiM kyA karUM ki aura jyAdA mile| isameM to kho usane kahA ki aisA hai ki mAlika kI lar3akI kI zAdI ho rahI jAegA; jo milA hai vaha bhI kho jAegA; jo dvAra khulA thA | hai, paise kI unheM khuda hI taMgI hai| dhaMdhA bhI ghATe meM jA rahA hai| kSaNabhara ko vaha bhI baMda ho jAegA-tumhAre soca-vicAra meM! | thor3I musIbata meM haiN| isalie pacAsa! usane kahA, 'hadda ho soca-vicAra se to parde par3a jAte haiN| nAcanA! gAnA! gaI! mere rupayoM para lar3akI kI zAdI kI jA rahI hai? aura ghATA gunagunAnA! jo milA hai, usa para balihArI jaanaa| kahanA : jamIM tumheM lage, bhogU maiM ? samajhA kyA hai ? bulAo mAlika ko!' para jAma ko rakha de, jarA Thahara sAkI! paramAtmA se bhI kahanA, mana kI vRtti hai ki agara tumheM milatA calA jAe to tuma socate 'jaldI mata kara, rakha! jarA maiM nAca to lU~! maiM isa pe ho lUM ho, tumhArI pAtratA hai| jo tumheM muphta milatA hai, tuma dhIre-dhIre tasadduka to phira uThAke piuuN| pahale balihArI jAUM, pahale socane lagate ho, yaha bhI merI pAtratA hai| tuma na kevala yaha nAcUM, pahale thor3A utsava manA lUM, terA svAgata kara lUM! akAraNa | socane lagate ho balki tuma pratIkSA karate ho ki milanA hI milA hai! binA mere kucha kie milA hai| to aise hI uThAkara pI caahie| agara na mile to zikAyata zurU ho jAtI hai| lenA to azobhana hogaa| zobhA na hogii| aise hI uThAkara pI | soco! kahAM dhanyavAda aura kahAM zikAyata! kahAM AbhAra aura lenA asaMskRta hogaa| thor3A nAcakara, gunagunAkara, thor3I gahana kahAM shikve| lekina mana kI yaha Adata hai| aura isa Adata ke kRtajJatA meM DUbakara! kAraNa bahuta-se loga paramAtmA ke dvAra se lauTa jAte haiN| satya A 'mujhe mAlUma nahIM, prasAda saMkalpa se milA yA samarpaNa se!' | hI rahA thA, karIba A hI rahA thA ki unakI akar3a Ane lgii| bhAr3a meM jAne do! mAlUma karane kI phikra hI mata kro| mila akar3a AI ki are, jaba A rahA hai to nizcita hI hamane arjita gayA! kaise milatI hai koI cIja, yaha to taba socanA cAhie jaba kiyA hogA! jaba A rahA hai to koI kAraNa hogA! kucha hamameM na milI ho| taba AdamI sAdhana khojatA hai| taba kahatA hai, kahAM hogI khUbI, tabhI A rahA hai! se jAU! calo maMjila hI tumheM khojatI A gaI, aba tuma phikra sadA yAda rakhanA, tuma jaba bhI pAtratA ke bodha se bhara jAoge, chor3o; kahIM aisA na ho ki tuma udher3a-buna meM par3a jAo, aura tabhI apAtra ho jaaoge| jaba taka apAtra hone kA tumheM smaraNa maMjila haTa jAe! kyoMki jo A gaI hai apane se tumhAre pAsa, rahegA, tumhArI pAtratA bar3hatI rhegii| isa virodhAbhAsa ko mahAmaMtra apane se haTa bhI jA sakatI hai| kI taraha smaraNa rkhnaa| '...para milA aura mila rahA hai-aura akAraNa!' aura, jinhoMne bhI usako pIyA hai, unameM se koI bhI nahIM batA sadA hI akAraNa milatA hai| akAraNa kA bodha banAe rakhanA! sakA ki kyoM aura kyA! pIne ke pahale kI saba bAteM haiN| pIne ke kyoMki mana kI vRtti hai ki vaha socane lagatA hai jaldI ki jo pahale ke lie saba rAste aura sAdhana haiN| pI lene ke bAda to phira mila rahA hai vaha kAraNa se mila rahA hai| rAja hai, phira to rahasya hai| amarIkA kA eka bahuta bar3A karor3apati huAH maargn| vaha kyA hamane chalakate hue paimAne meM dekhA eka bhikhArI ko hara mahIne sau DAlara detA thaa| bhikhArI para prasanna ye rAja hai maikhAne kA iphzAM na kreNge| thaa| kucha bhikhArI kI AvAja meM bar3I jAna thii| jaba bhikhArI kyA dekhA hai logoM ne paramAtmA meM chalakate hue? use kahA nahIM gIta gAtA to...| to usane kahA ki aba tujhe bAra-bAra Ane kI | jA sktaa| 38
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________________ - pyAsa hI prArthanA hai ye rAja hai maikhAne kA iphzAM na kreNge| AkhirI praznaH jaba Apako sunatA hUM to ApakA pratyeka kyA hamane chalakate hue paimAne meM dekhA zabda dila kI gaharAI taka utara jAtA hai aura halacala paidA vahAM jAkara loga cupa ho gae haiN| karatA hai| lekina jaba Apako par3hatA hai to vaha dimAgI khela vANI kI eka sImA hai| buddhi kI eka sImA hai| jahAM taka banakara raha jAtA hai| kRpayA batAeM ki aisA kyoM hotA hai? sAdhana hai vahAM taka buddhi kI sImA hai| jahAM sAdhya AyA, buddhi kI sImA gii| kyoMki buddhi svayaM sAdhana hai| buddhi khoja kA sApha-sApha hai| gaNita bilakula sIdhA hai| jaba tama par3hate ho upAya hai| jaba pahuMca gae, to buddhi kI koI jarUrata na rhii| taba tumhIM hote ho, taba maiM nahIM hotaa| jo tuma par3hate ho, vaha tuma to isa saubhAgya ko bar3hAnA! aura bar3hAne kI kalA yaha hai ki hI tuma ho| dimAgI khela banakara raha jAtA hai| jaba tuma mujhe use akAraNa hI rahane denaa| koI kAraNa mata khojanA, samajha meM na sanate ho to kabhI-kabhI tumhAre jAne-anajAne maiM bhI tuma meM praveza Ae, nAsamajhI meM rasa lenaa| samajhane kI jarUrata kahAM hai! | kara jAtA huuN| kama hI tuma aisA maukA dete ho| lekina samajha kahIM kharAba na kara de, kahIM vizleSaNa khaMDita na kara de! kabhI-kabhI cUka tumase ho jAtI hai| kabhI-kabhI be-bhAna, tuma use rAja hI rahane denaa| aura taba dhIre-dhIre tuma pAoge ki jo jarA daravAjA khulA chor3a dete ho, maiM bhItara A jAtA huuN| vaha milA hI nahIM, vaha tumhAre bhItara AvAsa kara isalie tama jaba majhe sana rahe ho to bAta aura hai| isalie liyA hai| vaha tumhArI AMkhoM meM samA gyaa| vaha tumhArI AMkhoM satya sadA kahA gayA hai, likhA nahIM gyaa| likhA jA nahIM kA nUra ho gyaa| vaha tumhAre hRdaya kI dhar3akana bana gyaa| aura | sktaa| kahanA bhI bahuta muzkila hai, lekina phira bhI kahA jA aisA hI nahIM ki tumheM milA hai; agara tumane use ThIka se pIyA to sakatA hai, thor3A-sA kahA jA sakatA hai| aisI thor3I-sI khabara tumhAre dvArA dUsaroM para bhI chalakane lgegaa| dI jA sakatI hai| kyoMki kahane meM kaI bAteM sammilita haiM, jo hama lie phirate haiM AMkhoM meM camana ai bAgavAM likhane meM kho jAtI haiN| jisa tarapha uThI nigAhe-zauka galazana ho gyaa| jaba tama kitAba par3hoge to kitAba to mardA hogii| kitAba aura jahAM AMkha uTha jAtI hai aise AdamI kI, vahIM bagIce ho | tumhAre pAsa koI vAtAvaraNa to paidA na kara skegii| kitAba kA jAte haiM, vahIM bagIce khila jAte haiN| koI mAhaula to nahIM hotaa| kitAba tumhAre pAsa koI jIvaMta jisa tarapha dekha loge, vahIM paramAtmA kA phailAva ho jaaegaa| vAtAvaraNa nirmita nahIM kara sktii| vAtAvaraNa tumhArA hogA; jisa para tumhArI najara par3a jAegI, vaha bhI cauMka jaaegaa| usameM hI kitAba praveza kregii| jisake hRdaya meM tuma gaura se dekha loge, vahAM bhI koI bIja jaba tuma mere pAsa ho, jaba tuma mujhe suna rahe ho, yadi saca meM tar3aphakara TUTa par3egA aura aMkura ho jaaegaa| suna rahe ho, to tumhArA vAtAvaraNa yahAM nahIM hai, vAtAvaraNa merA hai, para samhAlanA, mana kI AdateM bar3I purAnI haiN| mana kartA bananA havA yahAM merI hai| tuma mehamAna kI taraha usameM ho| aura jo cAhatA hai| vaha kahatA hai, maiMne kiyA; mere karmoM kA phala hai, samajhadAra haiM ve apane ko vahIM rakha Ate haiM jahAM jUte utArate haiM; dekho! basa vahIM cUka ho jaaegii| jaldI hI tuma pAoge, AI | tAki tuma yahAM gar3abar3I na kara sako; tAki tuma pUre mujha meM DUba thI jo jhalaka, kho gaI; dikhA thA jo prakAza aba dikhAI nahIM jAo; tAki nirvastra, nagna; tAki pUre ke pUre, binA kisI par3atA; khulA thA jo dvAra, baMda ho gayA! AvaraNa ke, anAvRtta hokara tuma mujha meM DUba jAo; yaha aisA na ho paae| apane ko apAtra, aura bhI apAtra, apane ko thor3I-sI dera ko jo lahareM maiM tumhAre AsapAsa paidA karatA hUM, ye nA-kucha, kartA nahIM, sirpha bhoktA jAnanA-paramAtmA kA tumheM chU leM! bolanA to bahAnA hai| bolanA to bahAnA hai, tAki bhoktA! pyAsA jAnanA, adhikArI nhiiN| aura, aura-aura varSA tuma ulajhe raho sunane meN| yaha to aisA hai, jaise choTA baccA hogI, aura-aura ghane megha ghireMge, aura-aura tuma tapta hooge, upadrava karatA hai, khilaunA de diyA ki khela, ulajha gyaa| binA mahAtRpta hooge| bole, tuma muzkila meM pdd'oge| maiM na bolUM to tumhArA mana 39
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga : 1 Maasik hajAra-hajAra jagaha jaaegaa| bolatA hUM, bolane meM tumhArA mana kucha saMpadA hotI hai anubhava kI, to AvAja apane-Apa usa ulajha gayA, sunane meM laga gayA; para yaha to Upara-Upara kI bAta | aMdAja ko pA letI hai jo dila meM ghara kara jAtA hai| nahIM ki hai, bhItara kucha aura ho rahA hai| idhara tuma ulajhe ki udhara maiMne isakA koI abhyAsa hai; nahIM ki isakI koI vaktRtva zailI hai; tumhAre hRdaya ko ttttolaa| eka hAtha se tumheM khilaunA detA hUM, nahIM ki isakA koI vidhi-vidhAna hai-nahIM, kucha bhI nahIM hai| dUsare hAtha se tumhAre hRdaya ko TaTola rahA huuN| jaba tuma pAte ho satya ko, to satya kA pAnA hI itanA virATa hai kabhI-kabhI...tumhArI AdateM purAnI haiM, majabUta haiN| AdateM aisI ki tumhAre hara zabda meM usakI dhuna, hara zabda meM usakA rasa, hara ho gaI haiM jar3a ki tuma khilaune meM ulajhe bhI rahate ho aura phira bhI | zabda meM usakA saMgIta aura suvAsa phailane lagatI hai| hRdaya ko bAMdhe rahate ho, baMda rakhate ho| kabhI-kabhI khula jAtA dila meM ghara karane ke aMdAja kahAM se lAUM hai| usa ghar3I, maiM tamhAre bhItara pahaMca jAtA hai| usa ghar3I, merA ho asara jisameM vaha AvAja kahAM se lAUM! aura tumhArA honA miTa jAtA hai| usa ghar3I hama eka hI vAtAvaraNa A jAtI hai| pahale use le Ao jise pragaTa karanA hai| phira ke hisse ho jAte haiN| eka sAgara kI taraMgeM! isalie svAbhAvika pragaTa karane kI AvAja apane se A jAtI hai| yahI to kavi aura hai ki usa kSaNa kucha ho jAe, jo kitAba se na ho skegaa| RSi meM pharka hai| kavi AvAja kI phikra karatA hai| kavi phikra phira, jaba tuma mere pAsa ho to bolanA to mere pAsa hone kA eka | karatA hai vAhana kii| RSi phikra karatA hai vAhaka kii| RSi phikra aMza mAtra hai| pAsa honA bar3I ghaTanA hai| sAnnidhya bar3I ghaTanA karatA hai viSaya-vastu kii| jaba bolane ko kucha ho to bolanA hai| nikaTa honA...to merI taraMgeM aura tumhArI taraMgeM eka A jAtA hai| aise bolanA A jAe to jarUrI nahIM hai ki bolane rAsalIlA meM lIna hotI haiN| tuma mere AsapAsa nAcate ho, maiM ko kucha ho| bolanA to sabhI ko AtA hai| bolane mAtra se patA tumhAre AsapAsa nAcatA huuN| kucha ghaTatA hai, jo khAlI AMkhoM se nahIM calatA ki kucha bolane ko tumhAre pAsa hai| bolate to tuma nahIM dekhA jA sktaa| kucha ghaTatA hai, carma-cakSu use nahIM dekha caubIsa ghaMTe ho-binA kucha hue| kucha bhI nahIM dene ko, phira bhI pAte! kucha adRzya meM ghaTatA hai! bole jAte ho| usI ko to hama bar3abar3a kahate haiM, bakabaka kahate tuma dRzya hI to nahIM ho| maiM jo tumheM dikhAI par3a rahA hUM, usI | haiN| bar3abar3a kA itanA hI artha hai ki kucha hai nahIM bolane ko, para to sImita nahIM huuN| tumheM apane adRzya kA patA nahIM hai, mujhe lekina bole cale jAte ho; kyA kareM, capa hone kI Adata nahIM mere adRzya kA patA hai| isalie maiM tumhAre adRzya ko bhI hai! kyA kareM, cupa honA bhArI par3atA hai, bole cale jAte haiM! pukAratA huuN| tumhArA adRzya bhI bAhara A jAtA hai| eka nRtya | lekina phira eka aura bolanA bhI hai, jaba tumhAre pAsa kacha dene zurU hotA hai| usa nRtya meM hI tumhAre hRdaya meM kucha phUla khilate ko hotA hai| vANI vAhana banatI hai| vANI ghor3A banatI hai| haiM, kamala khilate haiN| __ to jo zabda maiM tumhAre pAsa pahuMcA rahA hUM, ve to ghor3oM kI bhAMti yaha savAla bolane kA hI nahIM hai| aura yaha jo maiM bola rahA hUM, haiM; una para baiThA savAra bhI kabhI-kabhI tumheM dikhAyI par3a jAtA ye kore zabda nahIM haiM: ye kisI gahana anubhava meM DUbakara Ae haiM; hai| vahI tamhAre hRdaya ko pakar3a letA hai| vahI tamheM maMthana meM DabA ye kisI gahana anubhava se sikta haiM, kisI gahana anubhava meM page detA hai| haiN| yaha koI zabdoM kA kAvya nahIM hai, jIvana kA kAvya hai| kavi kitAba se yaha na ho sakegA; lekina kitAba se bhI ho sakatA kahate haiM: hai, agara tuma dhIre-dhIre mujhe sunane meM samartha ho jaao| isalie dila meM ghara karane ke aMdAja kahAM se lAUM | maiMne kahA hai logoM ko ki maiM jaisA bolatA haM vaisI hI kitAbeM raheM. ho asara jisameM vaha AvAja kahAM se lAUM! unameM jarA bhI pharka na kiyA jaae| unako badalA na jAe; kyoMki RSi yaha kahate nhiiN| AvAja sahaja AtI hai, jo dila meM ghara likhane kA DhaMga aura hotA hai, bolane ko DhaMga aura hotA hai| bolA kara jAtI hai| huA zabda alaga bAta hai, likhA huA zabda alaga bAta hai| to dila meM ghara karane ke aMdAja kahAM se lAUM! jaba tumhAre pAsa maiMne kahA hai ki jaisA maiM bolatA hUM, vaisA hI likhe meM ho; tAki
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________________ Hindi pyAsa hI prArthanA hai na agara eka bAra tumhArA mujhase tAratamya baMdha jAe to kitAba ko par3hate-par3hate bhI tuma mujhe sunane lgoge| to jinhoMne mujhe ThIka se sunA hai, ve kitAba ko par3hate vakta bhI kitAba ko nahIM par3heMge, mujhe suneNge| kitAba unase bolane lgegii| eka bAra tumane mujhe apane hRdaya meM jagaha de dI, to phira kitAba se bhI maiM tumhAre pAsa A skuuNgaa| binA kitAba ke bhI A skuuNgaa| tumane jarA merI yAda kI to bhI pAsa A jaauuNgaa| tama para nirbhara hai| aura jaba maiM kahatA hUM 'agara ThIka se sunA', to merA artha hai: agara prema se sunA, sahAnubhUti se sunA, sahayoga kiyA mujhase, zraddhA se sunA, saMdeha ko haTAkara sunA, apane mana ko haTAkara sunA; kahA apane mana ko ki haTa, thor3I jagaha de| to, to merA prema tumheM behoza bhI banAegA aura merA prema tumheM hoza meM bhI laaegaa| yaha behozI kucha aisI hai ki isameM hoza bar3hatA calA jAtA hai| yaha hoza kucha aisA hai ki isameM behozI bar3hatI calI jAtI hai| hameM bhI dekha jo isa darda se kucha hoza meM Ae are dIvAnA ho jAnA muhabbata meM to AsAM hai| prema meM pAgala ho jAnA to bahuta AsAna hai| hameM bhI dekha jo isa darda se kucha hoza meM Ae haiM! maiM tamheM jo prema de rahA hai, vaha eka darda hai. vaha eka pIDA hai| usa pIr3A se tuma nikharo! vaha eka Aga hai jo tumheM jlaaegii| tuma ghabar3A mata jAnA! tuma mere sAtha calanA, sahayoga krnaa| hameM bhI dekha jo isa darda se kucha hoza meM Ae are dIvAnA ho jAnA muhabbata meM to AsAM hai| bahuta AsAna hai pAgala ho jAnA prema meM, lekina jAganA bar3A kaThina hai| yaha prema tumheM jagAe to hI sArthaka huaa| yaha prema tumheM uThAe to hI sArthaka huaa| yaha prema tumheM tuma taka pahuMcA de to hI sArthaka huaa| ho sakatA hai| merA hAtha bar3hA hai, tuma bhI apanA hAtha bar3hAo aura use pakar3a lo! Aja itanA hii|