Book Title: Jinsutra Lecture 07 Jivan Ek Suavsar Hai
Author(s): Osho Rajnish
Publisher: Osho Rajnish
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/340107/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtavAM pravacana jIvana eka suavasara hai Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saccAmmi vasadi tavo, saccAmmi saMjamo taha vase tesA vi gunnaa| saccaM NibaMdhaNaM hi ya, guNANamudadhIva macchANaM / / 17 / / suvaNNarUppassa u pavvayA bhave, siyA hu kelAsasamA asNkhyaa| narassa luddhassa na tehi kiMci, icchA hu AgAsasamA annntiyaa||18|| jahA pommaM jale jAyaM, novalippai vaarinnaa| evaM alitaM kAmehiM, taM vayaM bUma mAhaNaM / / 19 / / jIvo baMbha jIvammi, ceva cariyA havijja jA jdinno| taM jANa baMbhaceraM, vimukka prdehnittiss||20|| telloM kADaviDahano, kAmaggI visyruukkhpjjlio| jovvaNataNillacArI, jaM Na Dahai so hadai ghnnnno|| jA jA vajjaI rayaNI, Na sA pddiniyttii| ahammaM kuNamANassa, aphalA janti raaio||21|| Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gahalA sUtra : 'saccAmmi vasadi tavo'-satya meM tapa guNoM kA vAsa hai|' kyoMki satya AcaraNa hai| kA vAsa hai| 'saccAmi saMjamo taha vase tesA vi jisane satya ko sAdha liyA, saba sadha jaayegaa| phira alaga se gunnaa|' 'satya meM saMyama aura samasta zeSa guNoM kA kucha sAdhane ko bacatA nhiiN| kyoMki jisane bAhara aura bhItara kA bhI vAsa hai| jaise samudra machaliyoM kA Azraya hai, vaise hI samasta eka hI jIvana zurU kara diyA, usake jIvana meM hiMsA nahIM ho guNoM kA satya Azraya hai|' sakatI; usake jIvana meM jhUTha nahIM ho sakatA; usake jIvana meM satya kA artha samajha lenA atyaMta anivArya hai| krodha nahIM ho sakatA; usake jIvana meM pratispardhA nahIM ho sktii| sAdhAraNataH hama socate haiM, satya koI vastu hai, jise khojanA | asaMbhava hai| satya AyA to jaise prakAza AyA; aba aMdherA nahIM hai; jaise satya kahIM rakhA hai, taiyAra hai; kisI dUra ke maMdira meM ho sktaa| surakSita hai pratimA kI bhAMti-hameM yAtrA karanI hai, maMdira ke dvAra lekina satya na to koI vastu hai-vastu hotI to udhAra bhI mila kholane haiM, aura satya ko upalabdha kara lenA hai| aisA socA to jaatii| satya udhAra nahIM miltaa| mere pAsa ho to bhI tumheM dene kA bhUla ho gaI zurU se hii| koI upAya nhiiN| satya koI siddhAMta bhI nahIM hai: nahIM to eka bAra satya koI vasta nahIM hai| satya to eka pratIti hai, anubhUti hai| koI khoja letA, sabake lie, sadA ke lie mila jaataa| satya kahIM taiyAra rakhA nahIM hai| jIyoge to taiyAra hogaa| kahIM maujUda koI tarka kI niSpatti bhI nahIM hai, ki kevala vicAra karane se mila nahIM hai ki ughAr3a lenA hai| aisA nahIM hai ki cAbI mila jAyegI, jAyegA, ki ThIka se socA to mila jaayegaa| nahIM, jo ThIka se tAlA khola loge, tijor3I taka pahuMca jAoge-aura dhana to jIegA, use milegaa| socanA kAphI nahIM hai-jInA pdd'egaa| tijor3I meM rakhA hI thA; jaba cAbhI na milI thI taba bhI rakhA thA; do DhaMga se jIne ke upAya haiN| eka, jise hama asatya kA jIvana jaba tAlA na kholA thA taba bhI rakhA thA; na kholate sadA ke lie kheN| tuma kucha ho, kucha honA cAhate ho-basa asatya zurU ho to bhI rakhA rahatA--aisA nahIM hai| satya to jIvaMta anubhUti hai| gyaa| tuma kucha ho, kucha aura dikhAnA cAhate ho-asatya ho saMjJA nahIM, kriyA hai| gyaa| tuma kucha ho, aura tumane kucha mukhauTe or3ha lie: honA to satya kA artha hai: aise jInA, jisa jIvana meM koI vaMcanA na kucha thA, pradarzana kucha aura ho gayA-asatya ho gyaa| ho; aise jInA ki bAhara aura bhItara kA tAlamela ho| satya eka ise samajhoge to pAoge ki tumhAre tathAkathita dharmoM ne tumheM saMgIta hai-bAhara aura bhItara kA tAlamela hai| to kadama-kadama satya kI tarapha le jAne meM sahAyatA nahIM dI bAdhA DAla dii| samhAlanA hogA, kyoMki satya AcaraNa hai| kyoMki una sabane tumheM pAkhaMDa sikhaayaa| una sabane kahA, kucha isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM : 'satya meM tapa hai, saMyama hai, samasta | ho jaao| 139 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH 1 mahAvIra kahate haiM, tuma jo ho usameM hI raha jAo; kucha aura na karanA, yahAM-vahAM na ddolnaa| tuma jo ho sakate ho, tuma ho| hone kI koziza mata karanA, anyathA asatya zurU ho jaaegaa| tumheM jaisA astitva ne cAhA hai, vaise tuma ho| isameM kucha sudhAra kamala kamala ho, gulAba gulAba ho; kamala gulAba hone kI kI jarUrata nahIM hai| daur3a-dhUpa baMda karanI hai| aura isa hone meM koziza na kare, anyathA asatya zurU ho jaaegaa| tuma tuma ho| thira ho jAnA hai| nahIM to tuma Dolate rahoge-kabhI rAma honA tuma mahAvIra hone kI koziza bhI karoge to asatya ho jaaegaa| cAhoge, dhanuSa uThA loge; kabhI kRSNa honA cAhoge, bAMsurI tuma buddha hone kI koziza karoge to asatya ho jaayegaa| kabhI bajAne lagoge, na bAMsurI bajegI na dhanuSa utthegaa| kabhI mahAvIra koI dUsarA mahAvIra ho pAyA? kitane logoM ne to koziza kI | honA cAhoge, nagna khar3e ho jAoge-pradarzana ho jaaegaa| nagna hai! kitane logoM ne koziza nahIM kI hai! paccIsa sau varSoM meM khar3e ho jAoge lekina mahAvIra kA nirdoSa bhAva kahAM se hajAroM loga mahAvIra hone kI ceSTA meM rata rahe haiM-koI dUsarA | lAoge? tumhArI nagnatA to Aropita hogii| jo bhI Aropita mahAvIra ho pAyA? | hai, vaha nirdoSa nahIM hotaa| tumhArI nagnatA to ceSTita hogI, itihAsa ke jvalaMta tathyoM ko bhI hama dekhate nahIM, AMkheM curAte prayAsa se hogii| jo bhI prayAsa se hotA hai, vaha nirdoSa nahIM haiN| koI dUsarA kabhI buddha ho pAyA? kabhI koI dUsarA rAma milA | hotaa| jo bhI ceSTA se hotA hai, vaha to jabardastI hotA hai| isa jIvana ke patha para? kabhI phira kRSNa kI bAMsurI dubArA sunI mahAvIra nagna kabhI hue nahIM unhoMne paayaa| nagna hone kA gaI? punarukti yahAM hotI nhiiN| anukaraNa yahAM saMbhava nhiiN| koI abhyAsa nahIM kiyA, jaisA jaina muni karate haiN| nagna hone ke yahAM pratyeka basa svayaM hone ko paidA huA hai| aura jisane bhI lie koI Ayojana, vyavasthA nahIM juTAI-acAnaka pAyA ki dUsare hone kI koziza kI vaha pAkhaMDI ho jAtA hai| nagna ho gae haiN| AdarzoM ne tumheM asatya kara diyaa| yaha bAta bar3I kaThina kathA hai : mahAvIra ghara se nikale to eka cAdara lekara nikale mAlUma hogI; kyoMki tuma to socate ho, AdarzavAdI jIvana bar3A the| socA jitanA kama hogA parigraha, utanI kama asuvidhA mahAna jIvana hai| AdarzavAdI jIvana asatya kA jIvana hai| hogii| socA thA, jitanA kama hogA pAsa meM, utanI ciMtA kama AdarzavAdI kA artha hai ki maiM kucha hUM, kucha hone meM lagA huuN| hogii| eka cAdara lekara nikale the| vahI or3hanI thI, vahI satyavAdI ke jIvana kA artha hai : jo hai, maiMne use svIkAra kiyA; bichaunA thaa| vahI dina meM vastra kA kAma de degii| varSA hogI to aba maiM usako saralatA se jI rahA hUM; jo hai--burA bhalA, sira para DhAMkakara chAtA banA leNge| rAha para cala rahe the ki eka zubha-azubha; jaisA hUM, jaisA isa anaMta ne mujhe cAhA hai, jaisA isa naMge bhikhArI ne, bhikhamaMge ne kahA, kucha de jaaeN| saba luTA cuke anaMta ne majhe sarajA hai, jaisA isa anaMta ne majhe gar3hA hai-maiM usase the| yaha eka cAdara bacI thI, to AdhI phAr3akara use de dii| soca rAjI huuN| eka se calatA hai, Adhe se bhI cala jaaegaa| satya hai parama svIkAra svayaM kA, aura taba zeSa guNa jinako samajha A jAe to kama se kama meM bhI cala jAtA hai aura apane-Apa cale Ate haiM, chAyA kI taraha cale Ate haiN| zeSa jinako samajha na ho to jyAdA se jyAdA meM bhI nahIM cltaa| guNoM ko khojanA bhI nahIM pdd'taa| AdarzavAdI khojatA hai; savAla vastuoM kA nahIM hai, savAla samajha kA hai| satyavAdI ke pAsa apane se cale Ate haiN| AdarzavAdI khojatA mahAvIra ne kahA, itanI laMbI kI jarUrata bhI kyA hai, thor3e paira rahatA hai aura kabhI nahIM paataa| satyavAdI khojatA nahIM, aura pA sikor3akara so jaaeNge| tana pUrA na DhaMkegA, thor3A kama DhaMkegA, letA hai| harja kyA hai! havA AtI-jAtI rahegI, thor3I sUraja kI kiraNeM lekina satya, samajha meM A jAe to pahalA to satya kA artha | zarIra ko mileNgii| hai : tuma jaise ho, niMdA mata krnaa| tuma jaise ho, dUsare se tulanA | lekina Age bar3he, bhAge jA rahe haiM jaMgala kI tarapha, eka gulAba mata krnaa| kyoMki tulanA meM hI spardhA zurU ho gii| tuma jaise kI jhAr3I se AdhI cAdara ulajha gaI kAMToM meN| haMsane lge| to ho, vaise ko paripUrNatA se svIkAra kara lenaa| rattIbhara bhI nA-nuca kahA, marjI nahIM hai astitva kI, ki cAdara ko le jaauuN| rAha meM 1401 . Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SM jIvana eka suavasara hai koI mila gayA, AdhA bojha usane le liyaa| aba yaha jhAr3I lie hai yaha aayojn| mAMgatI hai. AdhI majhe de do| to AdhI cAdara hama dikhAte haiM kevala apane hAtha, apanA ceharA: zeSa zarIra ko jhAr3I ko de dii| socA ki AdhI se cala jAegA, binA bhI cala | hama DhAMke haiN| DhAMkane ke do artha haiN| eka to hama socate haiM, jaaegaa| Akhira sAre pazu-pakSI binA cAdara ke calA rahe haiN| to dikhAne yogya nhiiN| dUsarA : DhAMkane se jo DhaMkA hai usameM AkarSaNa maiM AdamI hUM; jo pazu-pakSI kara lete haiM vaha mujhase na ho bar3hatA hai| dUsare use ughAr3anA cAhate haiN| striyAM agara nagna hoM to sakegA? aura aba jhAr3I se chur3AnA zobhA nahIM detaa| koI gaura se dekhe bhI n| Adi samAjoM meM, AdivAsiyoM meM jisane denA hI jAnA ho, chur3Ane kA usakA mana nahIM krtaa| striyAM nagna haiM, koI ciMtA nahIM krtaa| jisane dene kA hI rasa pAyA ho, vaha jhAr3I se bhI na chInanA strI khUba DhAMkakara zarIra ko calatI hai| jo-jo DhaMkA hai, caahegaa| vaha cAdara jhAr3I ko bheMTa kara dI, ve nagna ho ge| aise use-use ughAr3ane kA sahaja mana hotA hai| mahAvIra nagna hue| | to eka to hama chipAte bhI haiM; hama AkarSita bhI karate haiM, yaha koI ceSTA na thI--yaha ghaTanA thii| isake pIche koI lubhAte bhI haiN| isake pIche Ayojana hai| hamAre vastroM ke pIche bhI Ayojana na thA; na koI zAstra the, na koI siddhAMta thaa| nagna Ayojana hai| kisI dina hama thaka jAte haiM ina vastroM se, isa hone ke lie koI vicAra na thaa| yaha koI anuzAsana nahIM thA, pradarzana se, isa dikhAve se, isa nATaka se, to phira hama dUsarA jo unhoMne thopA apane uupr| aisA jIvana ke sahaja pravAha meM Ayojana karate haiM-nagna kaise ho jaaeN| lekina vaha bhI pAyA ki jo lekara Ae the vaha bhI jA cukaa| phira ve nagna ho Ayojana hai| saralatA se tuma kucha bhI na hone doge? sahajatA se ge| phira nagna hone meM jo mastI pAyI to phira unhoMne dubArA tuma kucha bhI na hone doge? tumhAre jIvana meM kyA koI bhI nirdoSa cAdara pAne kA koI Agraha na rkhaa| jyoti na jagegI? sabhI prayojana se hogA? soca-socakara kyoMki jo nagna hokara milA...kyA milA nagna hokara? | hogA? hisAba lagAkara hogA? apane jIvana kA sty| aba jaina muni haiM, nagna khar3e haiN| magara nagna khar3A honA unakA hama nagna hone se Darate kyoM haiM? zarIra ko bhI hama vaise hI hai, jaise tumane dAMva lagAyA ho jue pr| ve kahate haiM, nagna chipA-chipAkara dikhAte haiN| utanA hI dikhAte haiM jitanA hameM hue binA mokSa na milegaa| isalie digaMbara jaina kahate haiM ki lagatA hai, dikhAne yogya hai| utanA hI dikhAte haiM jitanA lagatA hai striyoM kA mokSa nahIM hai; kyoMki striyoM ko nagna karanA kaThina ki dUsaroM ko bhI rucegA, bhaaegaa| usako chipAte haiM jo hameM hogA, samAja DAMvADola hogA, ar3acana khar3I hogii| to strI ko lagatA hai kahIM dUsaroM ko na ruce, na bhaae| kapar3e tuma apane lie pahale puruSa-yoni meM janma lenA pdd'egaa| kyoMki binA thor3e hI pahanate ho, dUsaroM ke lie pahanate ho| isalie to jisa puruSa-yoni meM janma liye vaha nagna na ho skegii| nagna na ho dina ghara meM baiThe ho, chuTTI ke dina baiThe ho to kaise hI kapar3e pahane sakegI, to mokSa kaise? baiThe rahate ho| bAjAra cale ki saje, ki taiyAra he| vivAha meM jA aba tuma thor3A soco! nagna hone meM bhI dAMva hai, hisAba hai, rahe haiM, mahotsava meM jA rahe haiM, to aura saje, aura bhI taiyAra hue| gaNita hai| yaha nagna honA bhI zuddha sarala nahIM hai| mahAvIra nagna dUsare ke lie kapar3e pahanate haiM hm| zarIra ke una hissoM ko hue the, mokSa kA koI savAla na thA--eka bhikhArI ne cAdara mAMga chipAte haiM jo hama cAhate haiM koI dUsarA jAna na le| ye kapar3e hama lI thii| mahAvIra nagna hue the, mokSa kA koI savAla na thA-eka koI dhUpa, sardI, varSA se bacAne ko thor3e hI pahane hue haiN| inake | phUloM kI jhAr3I ne cAdara chIna lI thii| mahAvIra nagna hae the, pIche bar3A mana jur3A hai, bar3A Ayojana jur3A hai| isake pIche kabhI socA bhI na thaa| jisa dina kisI strI ko tuma cAhate ho lubhAnA, usa dina tuma lekina tuma jaba nagna hooge, to mokss...| tumhArI nagnatA bhI jyAdA dera ruka jAte ho darpaNa ke saamne| usa dina jyAdA DhaMga se saudA hai| dAr3hI banAte ho, kapar3e sajAte ho. itra chiDaka lete ho| dasare ke kapar3oM meM DhAMkA hai hamane apane zarIra ko| aura aise hI hamane Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH 1 TIMEIN bahuta-bahuta parte apane mana meM DhAMkI haiN| hama vahI kahate haiM, jo hone ko nahIM hai vahAM bhI asatya nikalatA hai| vahAM bhI satya nahIM hama socate haiM rucikara lgegaa| hama vahI kahate haiM, cuna-cunakara, nikalatA, vahAM bhI asatya nikalatA hai| chAMTa-chAMTakara, jo dUsare ko mohita karegA aura hamArI eka suMdara kabhI tumane pakar3A apane ko? aise maukoM para bhI, jaba ki pratimA nirmita hogii| hama vahI nahIM kahate jo hamAre bhItara uThatA | koI lAbha bhI nahIM dikhAI par3atA jhUTha bolane meM, lekina jhUTha hai| bhItara gAliyAM bhI uThatI hoM to bhI hama bAhara svAgata ke gIta bolane kI Adata ho gaI hai! isa Adata ko tor3anA par3e! kitanI gAe cale jAte haiN| bhItara krodha bhI uThatA hai to bhI oMThoM para hI majabUta ho, kitane hI hathaur3e mArane par3eM, para tor3anA pdd'e| aura muskurAhaTa ko phailAe cale jAte haiN| muskurAhaTa jhUThI hotI hai| dhIre-dhIre tuma jo ho usake lie rAjI honA par3e! ho sakatA hai, jo bhI thor3A AMkhavAlA hai, vaha dekha legA, jhUThI hai; jabardastI | pratiSThA kho jAe; kyoMki ho sakatA hai, pratiSThA tumhAre asatya oMThoM ko tAnA gayA hai, khIMcA gayA hai-bahI nahIM hai| | para hI khar3I ho| ho sakatA hai, tumhArA sammAna kho jAe; kyoMki muskurAhaTa bhItara se uThI nahIM hai| muskurAhaTa kahIM se AyI nahIM akasara isa bAta kI saMbhAvanA hai ki tumhArA sammAna tumhAre unhIM hai, basa Upara se lIpI-potI gayI hai| lekina hamArI muskurAhaTa jhUThoM para khar3A ho, jo tumane samAja ke sAmane bole haiN| tumhArA jhUThI hai| hamAre AMsU jhUThe haiN| hamArI sahAnubhUti jhUThI hai, udAsI dikhAvA, tumhAre pradarzana, tumhAre nATaka hI buniyAda meM hoM, to jhUThI hai| hamArA sArA jIvana eka jhUTha kA vyApAra hai| sammAna bhI gira jaaegaa| gira jAne do! ise hI maiM saMnyAsa kahatA jaba mahAvIra kahate haiM satya, to unakA artha yaha nahIM hai, jaisA hai, jisako mahAvIra satya kaha rahe haiN| gaNita meM hotA hai--do aura do cAra, yaha satya huA gaNita tuma jaise ho, tuma bezarta use svIkAra kara lo| kaThina hogaa| kA-aise satya kI bAta mahAvIra nahIM kara rahe haiN| jaba mahAvIra Aga se gujaranA hogaa| magara Aga nikhaaregii| kacarA jala kahate haiM satya, to ve yaha kaha rahe haiM ki tuma jo ho, jaise ho, jAegA, kuMdana bAhara aaegaa| sApha zuddha sonA hokara tuma nipaTa aura nagna, khola do apane ko vaisA hii| tuma ciMtA na karo nikloge| jo sonA Aga se nikalane se Dara gayA vaha kabhI ki kauna kyA socegaa| tuma apane meM koI bhI Ayojana na kro| zuddha nahIM ho paataa| jo manuSya satya kI Aga se nikalane se jaise vRkSa khar3e haiM nagna aura sahaja, aise hI tuma bhI nagna aura DaratA hai, vaha kabhI manuSya nahIM ho paataa| sahaja ho jaao| 'satya meM tapa, saMyama, zeSa samasta guNoM kA vAsa hai|' mahAvIra kA satya bar3A kaThina hai| para mahAvIra kA satya bar3A to pahalA satya to jo maiM hUM, vaisA hI apane ko svIkAra kara gaharA bhI hai| aura mahAvIra kA satya hI satya hai, dArzanikoM ke | luuN| jo maiM hUM, usase anyathA hone kI ceSTA bhI na karUM; kyoMki satya meM kucha bhI nahIM rakhA hai| vaha to bAtacIta hai, zabdoM kA usa saba ceSTA meM hI jhUTha praveza karatA hai| jAla hai| vaha bhI zAyada kucha chipAne kI ceSTA hai| ___ tuma krodhI ho, to tuma kyA karate ho? tuma akrodha kI sAdhanA tuma apane ko pkdd'o| tuma apanA pIchA karo aura | karate ho| mere pAsa loga Ate haiM, ve kahate haiM, 'mana bar3A azAMta jagaha-jagaha dekho, caubIsa ghaMTe meM kitanA asatya kara rahe ho! hai, zAMti kI koI tarakIba batA deN|' kyA karoge zAMti kI anajAne hI! aisA bhI nahIM ki tuma sabhI asatya jAna-jAnakara tarakIba kA? Upara-Upara lIpA-potI kara loge, bhItara azAMti bolate ho, soca-socakara bolate ho-Adata itanI pragAr3ha ho ubalatI rahegI jvAlAmukhI kI trh| Upara-Upara tuma zAMti ke gaI hai, aise raga-roeM meM samA gaI hai, aise khUna-khUna kI bUMda meM baiTha bhavana banA loge, jvAlAmukhiyoM para baiThe hoMge bhvn| bhUkaMpa Ate gaI hai, ki aba to tuma kie cale jAte ho, koI hisAba bhI nahIM hI rheNge| zAMta tuma ho na paaoge| rakhanA pdd'taa| tumase asatya aise hI nikalatA hai jaise vRkSoM se | zAMta hone kI utanI jarUrata nahIM hai, jitanI azAMti ko patte nikalate haiN| aba kucha karanA bhI nahIM par3atA, kuzalatA itanI samajhane kI jarUrata hai| pahale to azAMti ko svIkAra karane kI gahana ho gaI hai| kabhI to tuma cauMkoge ki jahAM jarUrata bhI nahIM jarUrata hai ki maiM azAMta huuN| phira azAMti ko pahacAnane kI hotI, vahAM bhI asatya nikalatA hai| jahAM usase kucha lAbha bhI jarUrata hai ki yaha azAMti kyA hai--binA kisI niMdA ke| pahale 142 Main Education International Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana eka suavasara hai se hI agara tumane taya kara liyA ki azAMti burI hai to tuma jAna jo tumhAre pAsa hai usako hI kaise rUpAMtarita kareM, kaise usameM se kaise pAoge, dekha kaise pAoge? jo AMkheM pahale hI pakSapAta se hI sAra ko khojeM, asAra ko tyAgeM, kaise usako nicor3eM, itra bhara gaIM aura jinhoMne taya kara liyA ki azAMti burI hai aura banAeM-to tuma satya ho skoge| azAMti se chUTanA hai, ve AMkheM azAMti kA avalokana na kara | mahaMgA hai yaha saudaa| isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM, tapa hai yaha paaeNgii| avalokana zuddha na hogA, avalokana prAmANika na sty| isameM tapanA pdd'egaa| yaha tapanA sastA tapanA nahIM hai ki hogaa| tuma pahale se hI taiyAra ho| tuma jUjhane ko taiyAra ho, lar3ane dhUpa meM khar3e ho gae aura tapa lie| vaha to bacce bhI kara lete haiN| ko taiyAra ho| duzmana ko kabhI koI bhara AMkha dekha pAtA hai! vaha to buddhU bhI kara lete haiN| usake lie to koI buddhimattA kI dazmana se to hama AMkheM bacA lete haiN| mitra ko dekha pAte haiN| premI jarUrata nahIM hai| jar3a bhI kara lete haiN| vastutaH jo jar3abuddhi haiM, ve ko dekha pAte haiN| jisase hamArA prema ho, usakI AMkhoM meM AMkheM jyAdA AsAnI se kara lete haiN| kyoMki jitanI jar3abuddhi hotI hai DAla pAte haiN| utanI jiddI hotI hai| aura jitanI jar3abuddhi hotI hai, utanI to apane ko prema karo, agara satya honA hai| aura jaise bhI ho saMvedanahIna hotI hai| dhUpa meM bhI khar3e ho jAte haiM, thor3e dina meM bure-bhale, yahI ho, isake atirikta kucha aura ho nahIM sakatA | usakA bhI abhyAsa ho jAtA hai| upavAsa bhI kara lete haiM. usakA thaa| jo tuma hue ho, isako pahacAno, parakho, jAMco, kholo bhI abhyAsa ho jAtA hai| kucha loga haiM jo khar3e haiM varSoM se, baiThe eka-eka gaaNtth| azAMti hai to azAMti sahI, kyA karoge? nahIM, leTe nahIM-usakA bhI abhyAsa ho gyaa| lekina tumane azAMti tumhArA tathya hai| jaise Aga jalAtI hai, vaha usakA | kabhI ina logoM kI AMkhoM meM gaura se dekhA! vahAM tumheM pratibhA kI guNadharma hai| azAMti tumhAre Aja kA tathya hai| Aja tuma jaise ho damaka na milegii| vahAM tumheM AnaMda aura zAMti ke svara sunAI na usameM azAMti ke phUla lagate haiM, azAMti ke kAMTe lagate haiN| pdd'eNge| inakI chAtI ke pAsa, hRdaya ke pAsa kAna lagAkara lekina dekho, pahacAno, samajho, svIkAra kro| bhAgo mt| Daro | sunanA; vahAM koI anAhata kA nAda na milegaa| vahAM tuma mt| viparIta kI ceSTA mata kro| azAMti hai to zAMti ko lAne pAoge : jar3atA, rAkha, mare hue log| ke prayAsa meM saMlagna mata ho jaao| vaha prayAsa azAMti se bacane akasara haThI jar3a hotA hai| aura jisako tuma tapa kahate ho, kA prayAsa hai| bacakara koI kabhI baca nahIM paayaa| agara vaha haTha se jyAdA nahIM hai, jidda hai, krodha hai, ahaMkAra hai lekina kAmavAsanA hai to utro| usa gahare kueM meM utaro jisakA nAma satya nhiiN| kAmavAsanA hai| usakI sIr3hI dara sIr3hI nIce jaao| usakI | satya kA tapa kyA hai? satya kA tapa hai : apane ko jaisA hai AkhirI talahaTI ko khojo| vahIM se uThegA brhmcry| jAgaraNa vaisA svIkAra kiyA, vaisA hI pragaTa kiyA; apane aura apanI se uThegA brhmcry| kAmavAsanA kI pahacAna meM se hI brahmacarya abhivyakti meM koI bheda na kiyaa| phira jo ho, samAja acchA paidA hotA hai| kAmavAsanA meM hI chipA hai brahmacarya; jaise | kahe burA kahe, loga cAheM na cAheM, sammAna deM apamAna deM, phira jo kAmavAsanA bIja kA khola hai aura usake bhItara chipA hai komala ho-yaha hai asalI tp| loga niMdA kareM, vaha bhI svIkAra hai| taMta, komala paudhA brahmacarya kaa| tuma samajho, bIja ko kaise loga prazaMsA kareM, vaha bhI svIkAra hai| loga bhUla jAeM, upekSA jamIna meM boeM. phira kaise samhAleM-usI se niklegaa| kIcar3a kareM, vaha bhI svIkAra hai| yaha hai tp| satya hone ko mahAvIra se jaise kamala nikalatA hai, aise hI kAmavAsanA se brahmacarya kahate haiM tp| nikalatA hai| 'saccAmi vasadi tavo'-satya meM basatA hai tp| saMyama bhI azAMti kA hI sAra hai shaaNti| usI ke bhItara se nicor3anA hai| vahIM hai| jaise phaloM se itra nicor3ate haiM, aise hI krodha se nicur3akara karuNA ina do zabdoM ko samajha lenA cAhie, kyoMki mahAvIra ne ina do AtI hai| zabdoM kA sAtha-sAtha upayoga kiyaa| to jo tumhAre pAsa hai usake viparIta hone meM mata laga jaao| tapa kA artha hai : tumhAre bhItara aisI bahuta-sI sacAiyAM haiM 43 Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina satra bhAga jinake kAraNa tumheM ar3acana hogii| usa ar3acana ko jhelane ke | hai|' usa aMdhe ne kahA, 'mAlika! aba aura kyA pramANa | lie taiyAra honA tapa hai| tumhAre bhItara aisI bahuta-sI sacAiyAM cAhie! mAravAr3I se bhIkha mAMga rahA hUM, isase bar3A pramANa aMdhe haiM; jinake kAraNa bahuta-se kAma tuma jo abhI kara rahe ho, kala hone kA aura kyA hogA?' na kara paaoge| vaha jo na karane kI avasthA hai, vahI saMyama hai| bhikhamaMgA bhI soca-samajhakara pakar3atA hai| bhikhamaMgA bhI samajho! aba taka tuma dAna de rahe the| lekina saccA AdamI | jAnatA hai, dAna to koI denA nahIM caahtaa| lekina loga itane socegA : 'dAna kA bhAva uThA hai yA nahIM?' dAna ke lie hI to ImAnadAra bhI nahIM haiM ki kaha deM ki hama dAna nahIM denA caahte| sabhI dAna nahIM dete, aura dUsare kAraNoM se dete haiN| rAha para loga dikhAnA cAhate haiM ki hama haiM to daanii| usI kA bhikhamaMgA bhikhamaMgA pakar3a letA hai, ijjata dAMva para lagA detA hai| bhikhamaMgA zoSaNa kara rahA hai| tuma bhI lajjA se bhara jAte ho ki aba kaise bhI akele meM tumase bhIkha nahIM mAMgatA, kyoMki akele meM jAnatA nikaleM! calo, chuTakArA pAne ke lie dete ho| lekina agara tuma hai ki tuma dhutkaaroge| bIca bAjAra meM pakar3a letA hai| vahAM ImAnadAra hue to tuma kahoge ki bAbA, mere mana meM dene kI koI ijjata savAla hai : 'loga kyA kaheMge, do paise bhI na dete bane! icchA nahIM hai| cAhe bAjAra meM sArI ijjata pratiSThA para laga jAe, loga hNseNge|' vahAM tuma do paisA dekara dAnI bana jAnA cAhate ho| cAhe kala dukAna baMda kyoM na ho jAe, cAhe loga tumheM kRpaNa kyoMki usa do paise meM ijjata mila rahI hai, vaha ijjata tuma dukAna | samajheM, beImAna samajheM, dhokhebAja samajheM, dhana kA AgrahI | para kAma meM le aaoge| do paise se tuma do rupaye nikaaloge| samajheM-lekina tuma kahoge ki kyA karUM, mere mana meM dene kA jisane Aja tumheM dAnI kI taraha dekha liyA hai, kala vahI grAhaka koI svara nahIM hai| kI taraha dukAna para hogA, to tuma jo bhI dAma batAoge, mAna | tapa paidA hogaa| saMyama bhI paidA hogaa| kyoMki bahata-se kAma legA-AdamI dAnI hai! bAjAra meM agara bhikhamaMge ne pakar3a | tuma kara rahe ho isalie, kyoMki karane caahie| agara saba kharIda liyA to tumheM denA hI par3atA hai| | rahe haiM koI sAmAna, nayA pharnIcara, naI kAra, to tuma bhI kharIda rahe eka mAravAr3I ko eka bhikhamaMge ne pakar3a liyA bAjAra meN| ho--binA isakI phikra kie ki tumheM jarUrata hai| tumane kabhI takhtI lagAe thA bhikhamaMgA ki maiM aMdhA huuN| aura usane kahA, socA ki tuma jo cIjeM kharIda lAte ho, unakI jarUrata thI? 'seTha kucha mila jAe! bar3e dina se sinemA nahIM gayA huuN|' lekina agara par3osI kharIda lAe the to tuma bhI kharIda lAte ho| mAravAr3I to taiyAra hI thA ki kaise chUTe! usane dekhA, tumane kabhI socA hai ki tuma jo kara rahe ho, jo dikhAvA kara rahe 'sinemA-aura takhtI lagAe ho ki maiM aMdhA hUM! sinemA jAkara ho, usakI koI jarUrata hai? lekina aura dikhAvA kara rahe haiM to karoge kyA? dhokhA dene kI koziza kara rahe ho?' usa aMdhe ne | tuma kaise raha sakate ho! agara vyakti sacAI se apane bhItara kahA, 'dAtA! gAne hI suna lUMgA! aba dene se na bco|' dekhane lage, to pAegA: acAnaka bahuta-se kAma to baMda ho gae, 'bhIr3a laga gaI thii| seTha ne dekhA, bacane kA upAya nahIM hai, to kyoMki niSprayojana the; dUsare kara rahe the, dUsaroM ke dikhAve ke pAMca paise kA sikkA nikAlakara usako dene lgaa| aMdhe ne kahA lie tuma bhI kara rahe the| ki seTha, baiMka meM jamA karavA denaa| merA mArkeTa to mata bigAr3a lar3akI kI zAdI karanI hai, loga hajAroM rupaye luTAte bAbA! pAMca paise? haiM-unake pAsa nahIM haiM, karja lekara luTAte haiN| kyoM? aura bhikhamaMgA bhI bAjAra meM hai| usakA bhI mArkeTa hai| seTha bhI dUsaroM ne, duzmanoM ne, par3osiyoM ne par3osI yAnI bAjAra meM hai; usakA bhI mArkeTa hai| na de to usakA mArkeTa duzmana-unhoMne apanI lar3akI kI zAdI meM itanA lgaayaa...| bigar3atA hai| ye loga dekha rahe haiM cAroM tarapha, ve kaheMge, are aba tumhArI ijjata dAMva para lagI hai| tumhAre ahaMkAra kA savAla kRpaNa! are kaMjUsa! hai| tumheM bhI lagAnA hogaa| tumheM lar3akI se koI matalaba nahIM hai| usa seTha ne kahA ki 'tU pahacAnA kaise ki pAMca paise kA sikkA na tumane jo diyA hai, vaha prema se diyA hai| na tumane lar3akI ko hai, agara tU aMdhA hai? abhI maiMne diyA bhI nahIM, hAtha meM hI liyA diyA hai| tumane ahaMkAra ko diyA hai| tuma apane jhaMDe ko UMcA s | Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana eka suavasara hai karake dikhAnA cAhate the ki dekha lo! tuma agara gaura se apanI bilakula jarUrI thiiN| sacAI ko pahacAnane lago to tuma pAogeH tapa bhI AtA, saMyama saMyama paidA hotA hai, jo vyakti saccA hone lagatA hai| use bhI aataa| dikhAI par3atA hai, jo mere lie jarUrI hai vaha karUMgA; jo nahIM sau meM ninyAnabe AkAMkSAeM tumhArI bilakula vyartha haiN| ve tumane | jarUrI hai vaha nahIM kruuNgaa| aura aisA vyakti dhIre-dhIre bhIr3a ke na mAlUma kaise udhAra le lI haiN| saMkrAmaka roga kI taraha tumheM laga | bAhara ho jAtA hai| isa akele ho jAne kA nAma hI saMnyAsa hai| gaI haiN| dukha AegA to tuma svIkAra kroge| aura bahuta-se sukha bhIr3a meM hI hotA hai, lekina akelA ho jAtA hai| apane DhaMga se jo sukha nahIM haiM, tuma dUsaroM ke kAraNa hI bhoge cale jAte ho| / jItA hai| aura apane DhaMga ko kisI hAlata meM bhI samajhautA nahIM mullA nasaruddIna eka dina jA rahA thaa| pUchA, 'kahAM jA rahe krtaa| kucha bhI ho jAe, satya kI AkAMkSA karanevAlA ho?' usane kahA, 'zAstrIya saMgIta sunane jA rahA huuN|' maiMne samajhautAvAdI nahIM hotaa| vaha Age-pIche nahIM dekhatA, vaha yaha kahA, 'lekina tuma jAnate nhiiN|' usane kahA, 'aba kyA kareM! hisAba nahIM lagAtA ki isake kyA pariNAma hoNge| vaha kahatA hai, sabhI jA rahe haiM, na jAo to aisA lagatA hai ki zAstrIya saMgIta jo bhI pariNAma hoMge usakA tapa jhela lUMgA; jo bhI khonA par3egA, nahIM aataa| hAlAMki kucha samajha meM nahIM AtA mere| abhI se DarA | usakA saMyama ho jaaegaa| lekina jo maiM hUM, usase anyathA maiM nahIM huA hUM ki vahAM karUMgA kyaa| mujhe to ulaTI ghabar3AhaTa hotI hai| honA caahtaa| jaba A'''' karane lagate haiM, mujhe aisA lagatA hai ki aba patA eka bar3I krAMti ghaTatI hai, jaba tuma apane se rAjI hote ho| jaba nahIM kaba yahAM se nikalanA ho paaegaa|' usane batAyA mujhe ki tuma apane se rAjI hote ho to tuma apane bhItara utarane lagate ho| pahale bhI eka daphA aisA ho cukA hai: maiM gayA thA zAstrIya saMgIta jaba tuma apane se rAjI hote ho aura yahAM-vahAM nahIM daur3ate aura sunane aura jaba saMgItajJa bahuta A'''' karane lagA to maiM rone dUsaroM kA anugamana nahIM karate to tuma apane meM DUbane lagate ho, lgaa| to mere par3osa ke logoM ne pachA ki are mullA! hamane to eka DubakI lagatI hai| usa DubakI ke mAdhyama se tuma apanI kabhI socA bhI na thA ki tuma itane saMgIta ke pArakhI ho! sataha se hI paricita nahIM hote, apane bhItara kI gaharAiyoM se ' usane kahA, 'pArakhI-vArakhI kucha nahIM; yahI hAlata mere bakare paricita hone lagate ho| kI huI thii| usI rAta mara gayA thaa| yaha AdamI bacegA nhiiN| aura eka dina aisI bhI ghar3I AtI hai ki tuma apane keMdra para yaha bilakula marane ke karIba hai| isalie mujhe yAda A rahI hai Aropita ho jAte ho| vahI hai dharma, AtmajJAna kho| bakare kI, ki becArA bakarA, isI taraha zAstrIya saMgIta 'satya meM tapa, saMyama aura zeSa samasta guNoM kA vAsa hotA hai| karate-karate..!' | jaise samudra machaliyoM kA Azraya hai, vaise hI satya samasta guNoM kA ___ magara jAnA par3a rahA hai, kyoMki sArA mohallA-par3osa jA rahA | Azraya hai|' hai| ijjata kA savAla hai| satya jaise sAgara hai, sabhI nadiyAM usI meM gira jAtI haiM, aise hI tumane kabhI gaura kiyA apane ko! tuma bahuta-sI cIjoM meM satya jIvana kA parama AcaraNa hai; dharma kA paryAyavAcI hai; aura sammilita hue ho, jahAM tuma kabhI jAnA na cAhate the, lekina kyA sabhI guNa usI meM gira jAte haiN| karate! tuma bhIr3a ke hisse ho! tumane kabhI-kabhI apanI jarUratoM lekina loga ulaTA kara rahe haiN| loga kahate haiM, tapa sAdha rahe haiM, ko bhI kurbAna kiyA hai-una bAtoM ke lie jo tumhArI jarUrateM na saMyama sAdha rahe haiM kyoMki satya pAnA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, thiiN| tumane gahane kharIda lie haiM, peTa ko bhUkhA rakhA hai| tumane satya sAdho, to saMyama aura tapa apane se A jAte haiN| aba itanI bar3A makAna banA liyA hai, baccoM ke lie auSadhi nahIM juTA sIdhI-sI bAta bhI kaise cUka jAtI hai! aisA lagatA hai, loga paae| tumane kAra kharIda lI, baccoM ko zikSA nahIM de paae| cUkanA hI cAhate haiN| aba itanA sApha-sA vacana hai| 'saccAmmi tumane kabhI gaura kiyA hai ki tuma ve cIjeM kara gujare, jo na karate vasadi tavo'...lekina kisI jaina muni se pUcho, to vaha kahegA, to cala jAtA; aura una cIjoM ko na kara pAe jo ki karanI | 'tapa karoge to hI satya milegaa| tapazcaryA ke binA kahIM satya 145 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 SSE milA hai!' mahAvIra ThIka ulaTI bAta kaha rahe haiM ki satya ke bhaage| dina-rAteM aise gujara jAtI haiM jaise AIM aura gaIM, patA hI na binA kahIM tapazcaryA huI hai| donoM duzmana mAlUma par3ate haiN| yaha claa| jaina muni mahAvIra ke pIche calatA huA mAlUma nahIM pdd'taa| yaha to jarA soco, jisa dina bhItara kA pyArA, bhItara kA priyatama to ulaTA hI kAma kara rahA hai| yaha to kAraNa ko pakar3akara kArya | mila jAe, jaba usake pAsa sarakane lagoge to kahAM yAda AegI ko lAnA cAhatA hai, jo ki saMbhava nahIM hai| kArya se kAraNa AtA | bhUkha kI, kahAM yAda AegI pyAsa kI! hai| tuma calate ho, tumhArI chAyA tumhAre pIche calatI hai| mahAvIra mahAvIra kahate haiM, upavAsa ke kAraNa anazana ho jAtA hai| jaina kahate haiM, tuma caloge, tumhArI chAyA tumhAre pIche clegii| jaina muni kahatA hai, anazana karo to AtmA ke pAsa jaaoge| muni kahatA hai, chAyA kA pIchA karo, kahIM aisA na ho ki chAyA aba bar3A muzkila hai maamlaa| anazana karanevAlA aura bhI yahAM-vahAM calI jaae| zarIra ke pAsa ho jAtA hai| bhUkhe maroge to zarIra kI hI yAda aba tuma ar3acana meM par3a jAoge, agara tumane chAyA kA pIchA aaegii| nahIM to karake dekha lo| upavAsa karake dekha lo| kiyA to tuma to ulaTI yAtrA para laga ge| yaha to chAyA tumhArI jisako jaina muni upavAsa kahate haiM, maiM to anazana kahatA huuN| AtmA ho gaI, tuma chAyA ho ge| anazana karake dekha lo| jisa dina khAnA na khAoge, usa dina mahAvIra kahate haiM, satya meM tapa, saMyama aura zeSa samasta guNoM khAne hI khAne kI yAda aaegii| usa dina rAste para gujaroge to na kA vAsa ho jAtA hai| ve nAma bhI nahIM ginaate| ginAne kI koI | to kapar3e kI dukAneM dikhAI par3eMgI, na jUtoM kI dukAneM; basa jarUrata nahIM hai| kaha diyA sAgara, to sabhI nadiyAM A giiN| A restarAM, hoTala, unhIM-unhIM ke borDa ekadama par3hoge aura dila meM hI jAtI haiM der-aber| nadI-nadI kA kahAM-kahAM pIchA karoge? bar3I taraMgeM utthegii| rasagulle uTheMge! rasamalAI phailegI! saMdezoM sAgara ko hI pakar3a lo| jaba sAgara hI milatA ho to nadiyoM ke ke saMdeza aaeNge| pIche kyoM bhaTakate ho? bhUkhA AdamI bhojana kA hI soca sakatA hai| lekina agara jaina muni aisI bAta kahe, to usakA khuda kA kyA isalie jaina jaba upavAsa karate haiM paryuSaNa ke dinoM meM, to maMdira ho| kyoMki vaha bhI nadiyoM ke pIche bhaTaka rahA hai| meM gujArate haiM jyAdA samaya, kyoMki ghara to bahuta jyAdA yAda AtI ise smjho| hai| maMdira meM kisI taraha bhulAe rakhate haiM; zoragula macAe rakhate jainoM kA zabda hai : 'upvaas'| bar3A pyArA zabda hai! upavAsa | haiM! aura phira vahAM aura bhI unhIM jaise bhUkhe baiThe haiM, unako dekhakara zabda kA artha hotA hai : apane aMtartama meM vaas| upa+vAsaH | bhI aisA lagatA hai : 'koI akele hI thor3e hI haiM! apana hI thor3e apane pAsa honA; apane nikaTa honaa| isakA khAne na khAne se hI parezAna ho rahe haiM, aura bhI saba ho rahe haiN|' kucha bhI saMbaMdha nhiiN| tuma jise upavAsa kahate ho, vaha anazana | aura eka-dUsare kI himmata baMdhAe rakhate haiN| baiMDa-bAjA bajAe hai, upavAsa nhiiN| pharka kyA hai? mahAvIra kahate haiM, jaba tuma rakhate haiN| ghara Ae to bhojana kI yAda AtI hai| vahAM bhI bhojana apane pAsa ho jAoge to una ghar3iyoM meM bhojana bhUla jAtA hai, kI hI yAda AtI hai| tuma jisa cIja ke sAtha jabardastI karoge, kyoMki zarIra bhUla jAtA hai| jaba koI apane pAsa hotA hai, usakA kAMTA cubhegaa| AtmA ke pAsa hotA hai| jaba AtmA kA satsaMga calatA hai, jaba mahAvIra kahate haiM, upavAsa ho jAe-anazana apane se ho usa rasa meM koI DUbatA hai-kahAM yAda rahatI hai bhUkha-pyAsa kI! | jAtA hai| tumane kabhI khayAla nahIM kiyA ! koI mitra ghara A jAe varSoM kA jaina muni kahate haiM, anazana karo to upavAsa hogaa| yahI pUrI bichar3A huA, bhUkha yAda par3atI hai ? pyAsa patA calatI hai ? ghaMToM kI pUrI ulaTa-bAMsI cala rahI hai, ulaTI dhArA baha rahI hai| bIta jAte haiM, baiThe haiM, carcA kara rahe haiM, na bhUkha hai na pyAsa hai| 'samudra jaise sabhI nadiyoM kA Azraya hai, aise hI satya sabhI tumhArA premI mila jAe, tumhArI preyasI mila jAe-- bhUkha, | dharmoM kA Azraya hai| kadAcita sone aura cAMdI ke kailAza ke pyAsa bhUla jAtI hai| ghar3iyAM aise bItane lagatI haiM jaise pala samAna asaMkhya parvata ho jAeM to bhI lobhI puruSa ko unase kucha 146] Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana eka suavasara hai bhI nahIM hotA, tRpti nahIM hotI, kyoMki icchA AkAza ke samAna jyAdA garIba ho jAtA hai| jitanA hotA jAtA hai utanI hI muzkila anaMta hai|' hotI jAtI hai| itanA ho gayA, kucha bhI nahIM huA aura becainI sone aura cAMdI ke kailAza, himAlaya ke himAlaya sone aura bar3hatI hai| garIba ko to kama se kama eka caina rahatA hai, eka cAMdI ke, anaMta himAlaya, asaMkhya parvata tumheM upalabdha ho jAeM, AzA rahatI hai ki jaba ho jAegA to saba ThIka ho jAegA: to bhI lobhI puruSa ko unase kucha bhI nahIM hotaa| kyoMki lobha | amIra kI vaha AzA bhI china jAtI hai| kyoMki use eka kA isase koI saMbaMdha hI nahIM hai| lobha kA jo tumhAre pAsa hai bAta...kaba taka jhuThalAegA vaha ki itanA to ho gayA, aura kucha usase koI saMbaMdha hI nahIM hai| lobha kI daur3a to usake lie hai jo bhI nahIM huA! tumhAre pAsa nahIM hai| yaha kucha Azcaryajanaka nahIM hai ki jainoM ke caubIsa hI tIrthaMkara lobha ke gaNita ko smjho| jo tumhAre pAsa hai, lobha usako rAjaputra the| yaha kucha Azcaryajanaka nahIM hai ki buddha bhI rAjaputra dekhatA hI nahIM; jo tumase dUra hai, usI ko dekhatA hai| | the| aura kRSNa aura rAma aura hiMduoM ke sAre avatAra zAhI gharoM eka bahuta moTA AdamI thaa| DAkTara ne usako salAha dI ki se Ae the| agara unako yaha dikhAI par3a gayA, to isake dikhAI aba tuma kucha aura nahIM karate to mroge| tuma golpha khelanA zurU par3ane ke pIche eka kAraNa hai| unhoMne daur3a ko dekhaa| kitanA dhana kara do| to vaha sAta dina bAda aayaa| usane kahA, bar3I | thA, kucha sAra nahIM milatA, lobha to pakar3e hI rahatA hai! muzkila hai| agara geMda ko bahuta pAsa rakhatA hUM to dikhAI nahIM to eka bAta taya hai ki lobha kA jisane sAtha rakhA, atRpti kI par3atI! toMda bar3I hai| agara bahuta dUra rakhatA hUM to coTa nahIM mAra chAyA banatI rhegii| lobha se jisane tRpti cAhI, vaha asaMbhava sktaa| aba karUM kyA? cAha rahA hai jo na haA hai, na hotA hai, na ho sakatA hai| tRpti lobha kI toMda bar3I hai| jo pAsa hai vaha to dikhAI hI nahIM agara cAhanI ho to lobha se jaago| pdd'taa| jo dUra hai vahI dikhAI par3atA hai| lekina jo dUra hai vaha 'kadAcita sone aura cAMdI ke kailAza ke samAna asaMkhya parvata tabhI taka dikhAI par3atA hai jaba taka dUra hai| jaise-jaise tuma pAsa | ho jaaeN...|' Ae, tumhArI toMda bhI gii| jaba tuma pAsa pahuMce vaha toMda ke nIce 'suvaNNarUppassa u pavvayA bhave, siyA hu kelAsasamA phira DhaMka gyaa| aba phira dUra rkho| tumhAre pAsa dasa hajAra haiM to asaMkhayA...' asaMkhya ho jAeM kailAsa: 'narassa laddhassa na nahIM dikhAI par3ate, lAkha dikhAI par3ate haiN| lAkha ho gae, ve nahIM tehi kiMci...' phira bhI lobhI ko koI tRpti nhiiN| dikhAI par3ate, ve toMda ke nIce par3a gae-dasa lAkha dikhAI par3ate | 'icchA hu AgAsasamA annntiyaa|' icchA AkAza kI taraha haiN| agara yaha gaNita samajha meM A gayA, to eka himAlaya ho ki anaMta hai| bar3ho, dikhAI par3atA hai, AkAza chU rahA hai pRthvI ko, hajAra himAlaya ho jAeM sone se bhare hue tumhAre pAsa, kyA pharka yahI koI dasa-pAMca mIla dUra, kSitija pAsa hI dikhAI par3atA par3atA hai! hai-pahuMco, kabhI milatA nhiiN| jo tumhAre pAsa hai, vaha lobha ko dikhAI nahIM par3egA; jo dUra hai, tuma jitane bar3hate ho, kSitija bhI utanA hI tumhAre sAtha bar3hatA jo nahIM hai, vahI dikhAI par3atA hai| jAtA hai| tumhAre aura kSitija ke bIca kA jo phAsalA hai, vaha to jo isa bAta ko samajha legA, vaha eka bAta samajha legA ki sadA utanA hI rahatA hai| usameM koI aMtara nahIM pdd'taa| tumhAre lobha ke tRpta hone kA koI upAya nahIM hai| coTa laga hI nahIM pAsa kyA hai, isase kucha bheda nahIM pdd'taa| tumhAre aura tumhAre sktii| pAsa rakho, dikhAI nahIM par3atA; dUra rakho, dikhAI par3atA lobha kA aMtara sadA samAna rahatA hai| garIba aura usakI hai-lekina dUra ko coTa kaise mAro! coTa to pAsa ko laga | upalabdhi meM, amIra aura usakI upalabdhi meM utanA hI aMtara hai| sakatI thii| isalie lobha kabhI tRpta nahIM hotaa| tuma yaha mata aMtara barAbara hai| socanA ki garIba AdamI kA tRpta nahIM hotA, amIra kA to ho ai zekha! agara khulda kI tArIpha yahI hai jAtA hogaa| kisI kA tRpta nahIM hotaa| amIra garIba se bhI maiM isakA talabagAra kabhI ho nahIM sktaa| 1471 Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH kavi ne kahA hai ki agara tumhAre svarga kI yahI prazaMsA hai ki jo jAnate haiM, ve kahate haiM 'prabhu! tumhArA mukAbalA cAhate haiN|' vahAM sone ke vRkSa haiM aura hIre-javAharAtoM, maNi-mANikya ke yaha jannata mubArika rahe jAhidoM ko! yaha tumhAre tathAkathita phUla haiM, aura vahAM suMdara striyAM haiM jinakA rUpa kabhI DhalatA nahIM, | tyAgI, viraktoM ko mubArika! jinhoMne yahAM becAroM ne chor3A hai aura vahAM zarAba ke cazme haiM to kavi ne kahA hai: ai shekh| | isa AkAMkSA meM ki vahAM pA leMge, unako de denA jnnt| yahAM agara khulda kI tArIpha yahI hai-agara tere svarga kI yahI tArIpha striyAM chor3a dI haiM, baiThe haiM Asana lagAe, AzA kara rahe haiM hai, yahI prazaMsA hai, maiM isakA talabagAra kabhI ho nahIM apsarAoM kii| urvazI se kama meM unakA kAma na clegaa| sakatA to phira maiM isakI AkAMkSA nahIM kara sktaa| kyoMki cauMka-cauMkakara dekhate haiM, menakA abhI taka AI nahIM! sunA to yaha to phira vahI mUr3hatA hai jo saMsAra kI hai| isameM to kucha bheda na | thA ki AtI hai| jaba RSi-muni pahuMca jAte haiM samAdhi kI huaa| yahAM thor3e-thor3e Dhera the sone-cAMdI ke, vahAM kailAza jaise | avasthA ko, samAdhi meM bhI AMkha khola-kholakara dekha lete haiM, parvata hoNge| yahAM suMdara striyAM thIM, lekina unakA rUpa Dhala jAtA | menakA abhI taka AI nhiiN| iMdra kA Asana nahIM DolA! lekina thA; vahAM suMdara striyAM hoMgI jinakA rUpa na ddhlegaa| aMtara jo AMkha khola-kholakara menakA ko dekha rahA hai, usakI samAdhi parimANAtmaka hai, guNAtmaka nahIM-kvAMTiTI kA hai, kvAliTI | kahAM lagI? usakI samAdhi kaise lagegI? kA nhiiN| samAdhi kA artha hai: lobha vyartha ho gyaa| aise samAdhAna kA maiM isakA talabagAra kabhI ho nahIM sakatA! nAma samAdhi hai| lobha vyartha ho gayA-yahAM kA nahIM, vahAM kA jisane jIvana kI lobha kI prakriyA ko samajha liyA, vaha svarga nahIM, lobha mAtra vyartha ho gyaa| na aba yahAM, na aba vahAM-aba kI mAMga na kregaa| aura agara tuma abhI bhI svarga kI mAMga kara | lobha kI koI AkAMkSA na rhii| jAna liyA, pahacAna liyA, rahe ho to tuma samajhanA ki tuma saMsAra ko hI bAra-bAra mAMge jA | lobha kA sAra pakar3a liyA ki lobha kabhI tRpta nahIM ho sakatA, rahe ho| tumhArA svarga tumhAre saMsAra kA hI phailAva hai, isakA hI | isalie aba lobha chor3a diyaa| saMsAra kA lobha nahIM-lobha vistAra hai| ko hI chor3a diyaa| kyoMki jaba taka lobha hai, lobha nae saMsAra tuma jarA svarga kI tArIpha to dekho! tuma jarA zAstroM meM svarga banAe cale jAtA hai| lobha saMsAra kA sUtra hai| kA varNana to dekho| jinane ye zAstra likhe haiM, ve buddhimAna nahIM __ to loga kahate haiM, 'hama koI saMsArI thor3e hI haiN| hamane to skte| aura jinhoMne svarga kI ye prazaMsAeM kI haiM, ve lobha se | saMsAra chor3a diyA hai| hama to usa sukha kI talAza kara rahe haiM jo mukta nahIM ho skte| vastutaH svarga kI ina AkAMkSAoM meM lobha | zAzvata hai|' lekina sukha kI hI talAza jArI hai| ye loga, hI saghanIbhUta hokara pragaTa huA hai| jo yahAM pUrA nahIM hotA, jo | jinako tuma saMnyAsI kahate ho, RSi-muni kahate ho, ye saMsArI kSitija yahAM nahIM milate, unako pUrA kara lene kI AkAMkSA hai| haiM; ye tumase bhI gahana saMsArI haiN| tuma to choTe-moTe se rAjI ho, lobha, svarga meM kaha rahA hai, ghabar3Ao mata, vahAM tuma jahAM khar3e ho | choTA-moTA TIlA sone kA kAphI hai; ye kahate haiM, sumeru parvata, vahIM jamIna AsamAna ko chuegaa| kalpavRkSa! AkAMkSA huI nahIM kailAza, himAlaya! inakA lobha tumase bar3A hai| 'narassa ki pUrI huii| tumane cAhA nahIM ki pA lUM kSitija ko aura kSitija luddhassa na tehi kiMci!' inakA lobha inheM giddha banA rahA hai| ye khuda calA aaegaa| tumheM jAnA na pdd'egaa| baiThe vyartha kI AkAMkSA lgaae| ye jo AkAMkSAeM haiM, ye dhArmika nahIM haiM ye adhArmika AdamI giddhoM ko dekhA hai| jahAM lAza par3I hai, vahIM maMDarAte haiN| aisA kI AkAMkSAeM haiN| saMsAra meM AkAMkSA hAra gaI to vaha kahatA hai, hI lobha bhI giddha kI bhAMti vyartha para, asAra para, murde para maMDarAtA koI harja nahIM, svarga meM pUrI kara leMge; jo yahAM nahIM huA use vahAM | hai| aura jIvana cUkA jAtA hai| pUrA kara leNge| yaha jannata mubArika rahe jAhidoM ko yaha jannata mubArika rahe jAhidoM ko ki maiM ApakA sAmanA cAhatA huuN| ki maiM ApakA sAmanA cAhatA huuN| jisane samajhA lobha ke satya ko, vaha lobha se mukta huaa| 1481 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana eka suavasara hai aisA nahIM ki vaha ceSTA karatA hai mukta hone kI; kyoMki ceSTA to mere pAsa loga Ate haiM, ve kahate haiM, abhI to hama javAna haiN| tabhI hotI hai jaba nayA lobha paidA ho| samajhanA! tuma to ceSTA kaba taka rahoge javAna? TAlo! calo javAnI ke nAma para TAlo kara hI nahIM sakate binA lobha ke| ki jaba bUr3he hoMge tb| bUr3hA AdamI kahatA hai, abhI to maiM jiMdA mere pAsa loga Ate haiM, ve kahate haiM, 'dhyAna to kareM, lekina huuN| TAlo! jaba mara jAoge taba? koI na koI bahAnA lAbha kyA? koI lAbha btaaeN|' to maiM unase kahatA hUM, tuma AdamI khoje jAtA hai| lekina asalI bahAnA yaha hai ki tumheM maharSi maheza yogI ke pAsa jaao| ve lAbha batAte haiN| ve kahate vastutaH dharma meM kucha lAbha nahIM dikhAI par3a rhaa| sunate ho bAteM haiM, dhana bhI bar3hegA dhyAna karane se| taba to amarIkA meM itanA mahAvIroM kI, buddhoM kI-camatkRta ho jAte ho| sunate ho prabhAva hai| dhyAna meM kisakI ciMtA hai! dhana bar3hAnA hai! dhana bhI guNagAna usa parama dazA kA, tumhAre bhItara lobha jagatA hai ki are, bar3hegA dhyAna karane se! kabhI socA nahIM thA kisI ne ki dhyAna | hameM yaha bhI mila jAe! lekina jo tumheM mila rahA hai, milA huA karane se dhana bar3hatA hai| lekina agara logoM ko dhyAna meM lagAnA hai, yA milane kI AzA meM hai, usake sAtha-sAtha mila jAe! yaha ho to dhana bar3hAne kA pralobhana denA jarUrI hai| dhana meM hI loga bhI tumhArA lobha hI banatA hai| utsuka haiM, dhyAna meM utsuka nhiiN| unheM dhyAna kA patA hI nhiiN| aura dhyAna?-tulasI ne kahA hai: svAMtaH sukhAya tulasI dhyAna kA artha hai : aisI manodazA jisake pAra koI lobha kI raghunAtha gAthA! apanI prasannatA ke lie, AnaMda ke lie! koI AkAMkSA nahIM hai| pUchatA hai ki kyoM gAe jAte ho rAma ke gIta! svAMtaH sukhAya aba tuma pUchate ho, 'dhyAna se lAbha kyA?' kucha bhI lAbha tulasI raghunAtha gAthA-apane sukha ke lie| kahIM koI bhaviSya nahIM hai| kamala khilate haiM-lAbha kyA? saraja nikalatA meM lAbha nahIM hai| abhI. yahIM majA A rahA hai| maiM hI tamase hai-lAbha kyA? paramAtmA hai-lAbha kyA? buddha aura bola rahA hUM-svAMtaH sukhAya tulasI raghunAtha gaathaa| bola rahA | mahAvIra siddhazilAoM para baiThe haiM-lAbha kyA? hUM-na koI lAbha hai, na koI lobha hai| bola rahA hUM, aise hI jaise tuma socate ho ki paccIsa sau sAla meM khUba dhana ikaTThA kara pakSI kalarava kara rahe haiM vRkSoM meN| kAza, tuma bhI aise hI suna sako liyA hogA mahAvIra ne siddha zilA para baiThe-baiThe, khUba dukAna | jaise maiM bola rahA hUM! to dhyAna ho gyaa| calAI hogI? lAbha kyA? dhyAna ke lie kucha karane kA thor3e hI savAla hai| dhyAna to eka baDa rasela ne likhA hai ki yaha pUraba ke logoM kA mokSa mujhe | samajha kI dazA hai, eka prajJA kI sthiti hai| jahAM lobha gira gayA ghabar3AtA hai-sIdhA sApha gaNita vAlA AdamI hai-mujhe vahAM dhyaan| jahAM tumane lobha kI asAratA saMpUrNatA se jAna lI ghabar3AtA hai| anaMta kAla taka vahAM baiThe-baiThe kareMge kyA? eka aura pahacAna lI, ki yaha asaMbhava AkAMkSA hai, pUrI nahIM hogii| daphA mukta ho gae, ho gae; phira lauTane kA to upAya bhI nahIM hai| isameM tamhArI kamajorI kA savAla nahIM hai| tama kitane hI saMsAra se bAhara jAne kI vyavasthA hai, bhItara Ane kI vyavasthA | balazAlI hoo to bhI pUrI na hogii| nepoliyana bhI pUrI nahIM nahIM hai| soca-samajhakara bAhara jAnA--gae ki gae; phira lAkha karatA, sikaMdara bhI pUrI nahIM karatA, caMgeja aura nAdira aura taimUra sira mAro, daravAjA nahIM khultaa| aba taka jo bhI mokSa gayA, koI pUrI nahIM krte| isameM kamajorI yA tAkata kA savAla nahIM lauTakara nahIM A paayaa| isIlie jo samajhadAra haiM, ve kahate haiM, hai| yaha to aise hI hai jaise koI reta se tela nicor3ane kI koziza jaldI kyA hai? ve kahate haiM, pahale isako to bhoga leM! kara rahA hai| isameM tAkata aura kamajorI kA thor3e hI savAla hai| dekha le isa cazme-dahara ko dila bharakara 'najIra' | reta meM tela hai hI nahIM. to nicaDegA kaise? phira terA kAhe ko isa bAga meM AnA hogaa| lobha se jo AnaMda ko nicor3ane kI koziza kara rahA hai, basa dekha lo dila bharakara! lauTakara AnA...koI AyA ulajha gyaa| koziza jArI rahegI, hAtha kabhI kucha bhI na lgegaa| nhiiN| isalie loga kahate haiM, thor3A TAlo mokSa ko, itanI jaldI 'kadAcita sone aura cAMdI ke kailAza ke samAna asaMkhya parvata kahAM hai! ho jAeM, to bhI lobhI puruSa ko unase kucha bhI nahIM hotaa|' 1149 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH / tRpti nahIM hotI, kyoMki icchA AkAza ke samAna anaMta hai| kA hI khela hai| jo hai vaha to sadA vartamAna hai| jisa dina tumhAre lobha kI daur3a meM tama kacha gaMvA rahe ho, milatA to | mana meM koI lobha na hogA, usI dina tama pAoge, bhaviSya bhI kho kucha bhI nhiiN| eka bAta taya hai ki milatA kucha bhI nhiiN| lekina | gyaa| lobha bhaviSya hai| bhaya atIta hai| bhaya ke kAraNa tuma gaMvA tuma bahuta kucha rahe ho| kamA to kucha bhI nahIM pAte, gaMvAte atIta ko pakar3e rahate ho| kyoMki kucha to sahArA cAhie, nahIM bahuta ho| apane ko gaMvA rahe ho| dhana ke ThIkare ikaTThe karoge, to gira par3eMge akhaMDa khaDDa meN| pakar3e rahate ho ki maiM kauna AtmA ko becate jAoge Tukar3A-Tukar3A karake; kyoMki binA | hUM-jAti, kula, dharma, parivAra, vaMza, pratiSThA, pada, upAdhi, apane ko bece yaha dhana ikaTThA na hogaa| binA apane ko bece tuma jo-jo kiyA usa sabakA sAra saMgraha-tuma pakar3e rahate ho| lobha kI daur3a meM na laga paaoge| hara kadama, lobha kI dizA meM atIta ko pakar3e rahate ho, kyoMki vahI lagatA hai ki usI ko uThAyA gayA, AtmaghAta hai| yaha jisa dina jIvana kA dIyA bujhane pakar3akara laTake raheM, anyathA zUnya hai viraatt| agara koI sahArA lagegA usa dina pachatAoge, usa dina rooge; lekina taba bahuta | na rahA pIche, zUnya meM gira jaaeNge| dera ho cukI hogii| atIta ko pakar3e ho-bhaya ke kaarnn| aura bhaviSya ko tUphAne-do-gama meM na gula ho sakI magara jilAe rakhate ho, jagAe rakhate ho-lobha ke kaarnn| lobha zama-e-hayAta sAMsa ke jhoMke se bajha gii| aura bhaya eka hI sikke ke do pahalU haiN| isalie lobhI kabhI bar3e-bar3e tUphAna aura dukha aura darda bhI jise nahIM bujhA pAte, bhaya se mukta nahIM ho sakatA aura bhayabhIta kabhI lobha se mukta vaha jiMdagI basa jarA se sAMsa ke jhoMke se bujha jAtI hai| nahIM ho sktaa| tUphAne-dardo-gama meM na gula ho sakI magara tumane dekhA! jitanA tumhAre pAsa dhana ikaTThA hotA jAtA hai, zama-e-hayAta sAMsa ke jhoMke se bujha gii| utanA hI bhaya bhI bar3hatA jAtA hai| yaha bar3A ajIba mAmalA hai| para jisa dina vaha jIvana kI zamA, vaha jIvana kI jyoti sAMsa loga dhana ikaTThA karate haiM tAki bhaya na rahe jIvana meM; lekina ke jarA-se jhoMke meM bujhane lagegI, usa dina pachatAoge, chAtI | jaise-jaise dhana ikaTThA hotA hai, vaise-vaise bhaya bar3hatA hai, ghaTatA pIToge, rooge| mere dekhe marate vakta AdamI kA jo rudana hai, nhiiN| aba aura eka nayA bhaya lagatA hai ki koI dhana na chIna le| marate vakta AdamI kI jo pIr3A hai, vaha mRtyu ke kAraNa nahIM | aba eka nayA bhaya lagatA hai ki kahIM jo milA hai vaha kho na hai--vaha vyartha gae jIvana ke kAraNa hai| sArA jIvana asAra | jAe! milA kucha bhI nahIM hai; lekina kho na jAe, yaha bhaya gayA, hAtha yaha mauta AI ab| kyA-kyA cAhA thA! | tumhAre jIvana ko ghera letA hai| taba tuma aura jyAdA daur3a meM lagate kaisI-kaisI cAhata na kI thI! kaise-kaise iMdradhanuSa phailAe the ho ki aura kamAo, aura ikaTThA kro| isalie to dene meM Darate vAsanAoM ke! vaha to kucha bhI hAtha na aayaa| hAtha yaha mauta ho ki kahIM de diyA to phira bhaya meM khar3e ho jaaoge| ikaTThA hotA AI hai| jisako kabhI na cAhA thA vaha hAtha aaii| jisako kabhI jAtA hai, kRpaNatA bar3hatI calI jAtI hai| jitanA dhanI, utanA na mAMgA thA vaha milii| jisakI kabhI ArajU na kI thI, minnata na | jyAdA kRpaNa ho jAtA hai| garIba to zAyada kucha de bhI de, kyoMki kI thI, prArthanA na kI thI, jisake lie paramAtmA ke dvAra para kabhI vaha kahatA hai, de bhI diyA, to kyA harja hai, vaise hI kucha nahIM hai; dastaka na dI thI, vaha milii| aura jo-jo cAhA thA vaha to milA | hotA to bacAte, jaba hai hI nahIM to bacAnA kyA! amIra to kucha hI nhiiN| usako pAne kI koziza meM jo jIvana milA thA vaha bhI bhI nahIM de paataa| eka-eka paise kA hisAba rakhatA hai| aba gaMvA diyaa| DaratA hai ki eka bhI paisA khisakA to kama huaa| aba yaha bar3e isalie dhArmika vyakti kala kA bharosA nahIM krtaa| vaha kala maje kI bAta hai, milA kucha bhI nahIM hai| lekina kama hone kA Dara para nahIM ttaaltaa| kala para TAlanA hI lobha hai| lobha kA artha hai: | pakar3atA hai| koI chIna na le! dhana kI AkAMkSA bhaya se hotI kala milegaa| dhArmika vyakti kahatA hai, abhI jieMge, yahIM hai-dhana pAkara bhaya aura duganA ho jAtA hai| jieNge| kala hotA kahAM? bhaviSya hai kahAM? bhaviSya tumhAre mana tumane bhaya ke kadama dekhe! lobha ke pIche-pIche hI calate haiN| 1500 Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana eka saavasara hama lekina dhArmika vyakti abhI jItA hai| itanA alipta ki jala use cha bhI nahIM pAtA: aisA nirdoSa ki maiM kala kA bharosA nahIM karatA sAkI kucha bhI use doSI nahIM kara pAtA; aisA puNya kA phUla ki pApa mumakina hai ki jAma rahe maiM na rhuuN| use chU bhI nahIM paataa| pApa meM hI khar3A rahegA, kyoMki jAoge maiM kala kA bharosA nahIM karatA sAkI kahAM? saMsAra se bhAgoge kahAM? jahAM jAoge vahAM bhI saMsAra mumakina hai ki jAma rahe maiM na rhuuN| hai| jahAM bhI jAnA-AnA ho sakatA hai vahAM saMsAra hai| isalie Aja kAphI hai| yaha kSaNa kAphI hai| isa kSaNa meM jo jItA hai, to hama saMsAra ko AvAgamana kahate haiN--aanaa-jaanaa| to kahAM vahI dhyAna meM hai| jisane pUchA, dhyAna kA lAbha kyA, vaha kala para jAoge? kahAM Aoge? jahAM bhI jAoge, jahAM bhI Aoge, saraka gyaa| usane pUchA, lAbha kyA? milegA kyA? kRSNa kI | vahIM saMsAra hai| Thahara jAo! AnA-jAnA chor3o! jahAM ho vahIM pUrI gItA basa itanI-sI hI bAta kahatI hai : Thahara jAo! bhItara utaro! itane bhItara utara jAo ki bAhara kI maiM kala kA bharosA nahIM karatA sAkI dhuna bhI na pahuMce! itane bhItara utara jAo ki bAjAra calatA rahe mumakina hai ki jAma rahe maiM na rhuuN| aura calatA rahe aura tumheM patA bhI na cle| itane bhItara utara kRSNa kahate haiM, phalAkAMkSA-rahita hokara tU karma meM juTa jAo ki patnI pAsa ho, bacce pAsa hoM, makAna ho, ghara-gRhasthI jA-yahI dhyAna hai, yahI dharma hai| phalAkAMkSA yAnI lobh| tU | ho, saba ho-lekina tuma bhItara akele ho jaao| yaha mata pUcha ki kyA milegaa| jaise hI koI vyakti lobha ko | sabake bIca jo akelA ho gayA, vahI saMnyAsI hai| bhIr3a ke haTAkara jInA zurU kara detA hai, usake jIvana meM dhyAna kI varSA ho | bIca jo bhIr3a kA hissA na rahA, vahI saMnyAsI hai| jAtI hai, usakA kaNa-kaNa dhyAna se bhara jAtA hai| lobha ke jala meM kamalavata-mahAvIra kahate haiM--yahI merI vyAkhyA hai bAdala ko haTAo, dhyAna kA AkAza upalabdha ho jAtA hai| brAhmaNa kii| "jisa prakAra jala meM utpanna huA kamala jala se lipta nahIM isalie brAhmaNa koI jAti se nahIM hotA, na janma se hotA hai| hotA, isI prakAra kAma-bhoga ke vAtAvaraNa meM utpanna huA jo janma aura jAti se to sabhI zUdra haiN| brAhmaNa to koI upalabdhi se manuSya usase lipta nahIM hotA, use hama brAhmaNa kahate haiN|' hotA hai| isalie mahAvIra ne varNa-vyavasthA nahIM maanii| mahAvIra mahAvIra kI brAhmaNa kI paribhASA: ne kahA, yaha kaise ho sakatA hai ki koI kahe, ki maiM brAhmaNa hUM 'jahA pommaM jale jAyaM, novalippai vaarinnaa| janma se! janma se to koI brAhmaNa nahIM hotA-jAgaraNa se koI evaM alitaM kAmehi, taM vayaM bUma maahnnN||' brAhmaNa hotA hai| hoza se koI brAhmaNa hotA hai| kahate haiM hama brAhmaNa, jo kAmavAsanA meM paidA huA, 'jIva hI brahma hai| dehAsakti se mukta hokara muni kI brahma ke kAmavAsanA meM hI janmA aura bar3A huA, kAmavAsanA ke hI jagata | lie jo caryA hai, vahI brahmacarya hai|' meM jItA hai lekina kamala ke phUla kI bhAMti, alipta, jagata bar3I pyArI paribhASA hai! brAhmaNa kI jo caryA hai, vaha brhmcry| use chU nahIM paataa| aura pratyeka vyakti ke bhItara brahma hai| ise smjheN| __ 'jIva hI brahma hai| dehAsakti se mukta vyakti kI jo caryA hai, hiMda-zAstra bhI kahate haiM ki janma se to sabhI zUdra haiN| janma se | vahI brahmacaryA hai, vahI brahmacarya hai|' to sabhI zUdra haiM hI; kyoMki janma hI kIcar3a meM hotA hai, janma hI | jaise hI tuma zarIra ke dvArA nahIM jIte, zarIra kA upayoga karate kAmavAsanA meM hotA hai| janma hI asaMbhava hai kAmavAsanA ke | ho, lekina zarIra ke mAlika hokara jIte ho; zarIra sevaka ho binaa| to janma se to sabhI kIcar3a haiM, zUdra haiN| phira inameM se | jAtA hai, tuma svAmI ho jAte-usI kSaNa tumhAre bhItara ke brahma brAhmaNa koI bana sakatA hai, bananA caahe| sabhI bana sakate haiM, kA AviSkAra huA; tumane jAnA, tuma kauna ho| aura usa jAnane bananA caaheN| lekina brAhmaNa koI tabhI banatA hai, jaba kamala kI | ke bAda jo AcaraNa hai, vahI brahmacarya hai| brahmacarya kA itanA bhAMti kIcar3a se dUra hotA jAtA hai-itanA dUra, itanA pAra aura choTA-sA artha jo loga le lete haiM-vIrya-niyamana-kAphI 151 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina satra bhAga nahIM hai| eka hissA hai, lekina pUrA nahIM hai| pUrA artha to | duniyA meM itanA adharma hai| brahmacarya zabda meM chipA huA hai--brahma jaisI caryA, Izvara jaisA hama to 'tAbAM' hue haiM lAmajahaba aacrnn| tumhAre bhItara jo Izvara chipA hai usase jaba tuma jIne | majahalA dekha saba ke majahaba kaa| lagoge to brhmcry| svabhAvataH vIrya-niyamana apane se A -yaha saba upadrava aura ajJAna dekhakara, majahaba ke nAma para jAegA, use lAnA bhI na pdd'egaa| vaha usake sAtha AyA huA | jo calatA hai, bahuta-se dhArmika vyakti adhArmika ho jAte haiN| anuSaMga hai| tumheM pahuMcAnA hai tumhAre bhItara; kahIM aura maMdira nahIM hai| tumheM abhI to hama aise jIte haiM jaise zarIra haiN| zarIra meM haiM, aise bhI lagAnA hai tumhArI pUjA aura arcanA meM; kahIM aura devatA nahIM hai| nahIM-zarIra hI haiM, aise jIte haiN| abhI to koI tumhArA zarIra tumheM jagAnA hai vahAM, jahAM tumhArI caitanya kI dhArA uThatI kATa de to tuma samajhoge ki tuma kaTa ge| abhI to koI zarIra hai-usI gaMgotrI meN|| ko mAra DAle to tuma samajhoge ki tuma mara ge| abhI to zarIra se dhIre-dhIre utaro bhiitr| zarIra ko dekho aura pahacAno-merI tumane apane pRthaka 'hone' ko jarA bhI nahIM jAnA, rattIbhara | khola hai, mere ghara kI dIvAla hai| aura bhItara utaro-vicAra ko phAsalA nahIM kara paae| pakar3o aura phcaano| vicAra tuma nahIM ho, kyoMki tuma use bhI kATa kara para mutamaIna saiyAda beparavA na ho dekha sakate ho| aura thor3e bhItara utaro-vAsanA, bhAvanA ko rUha bulabula kI irAdA rakhatI hai paravAja kaa| pakar3o, phcaano| yaha bhI tuma nahIM ho, kyoMki tuma aisI ghar3I abhI tumhAre pAsa nahIM AI ki tuma mauta se kaha pahacAnanevAle ho, dekhanevAle ho, draSTA ho| aise calate calo, sako calate calo-usa ghar3I taka, jaba kevala draSTA raha jAe, aura kATa kara para mutamaIna saiyAda beparavA na ho dekhane ko kucha bhI na bace, zuddha darzana ho! ki he jallAda! paMkha kATakara tU nizcita mata baiTha! jisake pIche tuma na jA sako-vahI tuma ho| jisake aura rUha bulabula kI irAdA rakhatI hai paravAja kaa| pIche tuma na jA sako--vahI tuma ho| aise pIche paMkhoM se kyA lenA-denA hai, AtmA ur3ane kA irAdA rakhatI hai utarate-utarate-utarate sAkSI pakar3a meM AtA hai| basa usake pAra AkAza meN| paMkhoM ko kATakara tU nizcita mata ho jaa| jisa phira koI nahIM jA sktaa| sAkSI ke sAkSI tuma nahIM ho sakate dina aisI ghar3I AtI hai ki tama mauta se kaha sakoge ki kATa DAla ho| AkhirI ghar3I A gii| buniyAda A gaI astitva kii| zarIra ko, lekina isase nizcita hokara mata baiThanA, kyoMki maiM bhUmi A gaI, jisa para saba khar3A hai, sArA mahala khar3A hai| anakaTA pIche hai| zarIra se thor3e hI calatA thA-zarIra mere jisane isa astitva kI buniyAda ko pakar3a liyA, AtmA ko kAraNa calatA thaa| maiM calatA rhuuNgaa| zarIra se thor3e hI ur3atA pakar3a liyA, vahI brAhmaNa hai| aura usake jIvana kI caryA thA-zarIra mere kAraNa ur3atA thaa| maiM ur3atA rhuuNgaa| brahmacarya hai| kATa kara para mutamaIna saiyAda beparavA na ho 'viSayarUpI vRkSoM se prajvalita kAmAgni tInoM lokarUpI rUha bulabula kI irAdA rakhatI hai paravAja kaa| aTavI ko jalA detI hai, kiMtu yauvanarUpI tRNa para saMcaraNa karane lekina jaba tuma apanI rUha ko pahacAna sako, AtmA ko meM kuzala jisa mahAtmA ko vaha nahIM jalAtI yA vicalita nahIM alaga zarIra se, taba tuma mauta se bhI haMsakara do bAteM kara karatI, vaha dhanya hai|' skoge| / 'jo rAta bIta rahI hai vaha lauTakara nahIM aatii| adharma 'jIva hI brahma hai|' jo apane bhItara utaregA, paaegaa| lekina karanevAle kI rAtriyAM niSphala calI jAtI haiN|' jinako tumane dharma jAnA hai, ve tumheM bhItara to utarane kI tarapha nahIM | viSayarUpI vRkSoM se prajvalita kAmAgni tInoM lokarUpI aTavI le jAte, ve tumheM bAhara ke maMdiroM-masjidoM meM bhaTakAte haiN| ve ko jalA rahI hai| tInoM loka jala rahe haiM eka hI kAmanA meN| narka tumhAre hAtha meM kucha jhUThe dharma pakar3A dete haiN| inhIM dharmoM ke kAraNa to jala hI rahA hai| tumane narka kI kathAeM sunI haiM-agni kI 152 Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana eka suavasara hai lapaTeM, aura loga jalAe jA rahe haiN| lekina tumane jarA gaura se viSayarUpI vRkSoM se prajvalita kAmAgni tInoM. lokarUpI apane AsapAsa dekhA, yahAM kyA ho rahA hai| lapaTeM yahAM bhI haiM | aTavI ko jalA rahI hai|' aura loga jala rahe haiM! lapaTeM jarA sUkSma haiM-vAsanA kI haiM, narka to jala hI rahA hai; sApha-sApha lapaTeM haiM uskii| pRthvI kAma kI haiM, dikhAI nahIM pdd'tiiN| zAyada narka kI lapaTeM jyAdA bhI jala rahI hai| lapaTeM utanI sApha nahIM haiN| svarga bhI jala rahA sthUla hoNgii| lekina sthUla lapaToM ke sAtha to kucha upAya bhI hai; lapaTeM aura bhI sUkSma haiM svarga meN| pRthvI para to lapaTeM pApa kI kiyA jA sakatA hai, kyoMki dikhAI par3atI haiN| | haiN| svarga meM lapaTeM puNya kI haiM-aura bhI sUkSma haiN| devatA bhI maiMne sunA hai, eka dhanapati mraa| kaMjUsa thA bhut| to marate jala rahe haiN| devatAoM kI bhI bhAga-daur3a macI hai--vahI vAsanA, vakta usane apanI patnI se kahA ki mere kapar3e pahanAne kI lAza | vahI upadrava, vahI naac-gaan| aura vahAM bhI ghabar3AhaTa hai| vahAM ko koI jarUrata nahIM hai| samhAlakara rakhanA, baccoM ke kAma A bhI tRpti mAlUma nahIM hotii| jaaeNge| patnI ne kahA, 'kyA bAta karate ho! naMge jAne kA socate kathA hai urvazI kii| pRthvI para vicaraNa karane AI thI, pururavA ho?' dhanapati ne kahA, 'mujhe patA hai, kahAM jAnA hai| vahAM kAphI | ke prema meM par3a gaI--eka mRtya ke prema meM, eka pRthvIvAsI ke prema garmI hai| tU phikra mata kr|' mara gayA, lekina dUsare hI dina rAta meN| devatAoM se tRpti na milii| devatA nahIM tRpta kara paae| jo Akara daravAje para usane khaTakhaTa kii| patnI ghbdd'aaii| usane | bhI mila jAe usase tRpti nahIM hotii| apsarAeM tar3apatI haiM pRthvI kahA ki suna, merA koTa kamIja saba nikAlakara de| patnI ne kahA ke puruSoM ke lie| yaha kathA hai urvazI kii| pRthvI ke loga tar3apha ki tuma to kahate the aisI jagaha jAnA hai, jahAM kAphI garmI hai| rahe haiM apsarAoM ke lie| kucha mAmalA aisA hai ki jo jahAM hai usane kahA, 'vahIM gayA; lekina sabhI dhanI vahAM gae haiM, unhoMne vahAM atRpta hai| kahIM aura, kahIM aura hote to tRpti ho jAtI! saba eyarakaMDIzanDa kara ddaalaa| marA jA rahA hUM ThaMDa meM, sikur3A 'kiMtu yauvanarUpI tRNa para saMcaraNa karane meM kuzala jisa jA rahA huuN| kapar3e de| zIta sardI ke saba kapar3e de de|' mahAtmA ko vaha nahIM jalAtI yA vicalita nahIM karatI, vaha dhanya bhUta lene AyA hai kpdd'e| to narka meM to saMbhava bhI hai ki eyarakaMDIzaniMga ho sake; kyoMki tInoM loka jala rahe haiN| jo isa virATa dAvAnala meM alipta lapaTeM bAhara haiN| yahAM isa pRthvI para lapaTeM bahuta adRzya haiN| bAhara khar3A hai, anajalA khar3A hai, jise koI lapaTa bhItara se nahIM itanI nahIM haiM jitanI bhItara haiN| roeM-roeM meM haiN| tumheM koI Aga meM | pakar3atI, jisake bhItara kAmavAsanA kI lapaTa nahIM uThatI-vaha pheMka nahIM rahA hai, tuma Aga meM hI khar3e ho|| dhanya hai| kAmavAsanA jalAtI hai, ise dekhA nahIM! kitanA jalAtI hai| eka hI dhanyatA ko mahAvIra jAnate haiM aura vaha dhanyatA hai kisa burI taraha jalAtI hai! tRpta hotI hI nhiiN| aura tuma jo bhI vAsanA kI daur3a se chUTa jaanaa| kyoMki vAsanA kI daur3a se chUTate kAmavAsanA kI tRpti ke lie Ayojana karate ho, vaha saba agni hI tuma AtmA meM thira ho jAte ho| vAsanA aise hai jaise havA ke meM DAle gae ghI kI taraha siddha hotA hai| aura bar3hatI hai, aura thaper3e, aura lau ko DagamAgAte haiM tumhArI jyoti kI, tumhAre dIye lapaTeM letI hai| eka strI se tRpta nahIM, do strI se tRpta nahIM, tIna ko| aura vAsanA se chUTa jAnA aise hai jaise havAeM baMda ho gaIM aura strI se tRpta nahIM-kisase kauna tRpta hai! | jyoti niSkaMpa ho gii| vAsanA yAnI AtmA kA ddgmgaanaa| pazcima ke eka bahuta bar3e vicAraka mArzala ne likhA hai ki AtmA yAnI vAsanA se mukta ho jaanaa| DagamagAhaTa gaI, akaMpa jIvana bhara ke anubhava ke bAda maiM yaha kahatA hUM ki mujhe sArI hue! dhanya hai vaha vyakti! striyAM bhI saMsAra kI mila jAeM, to bhI maiM tRpta na ho skuuNgaa| 'jo-jo rAta bIta rahI hai, vaha lauTakara nahIM aatii| adharma tapta koI ho hI nahIM sakatA, kyoMki tapti ke lie hama jo karane vAle kI rAtriyAM niSphala calI jAtI haiN|' karate haiM vaha ghI siddha hotA hai| abhyAsa aura bar3hatA hai| aura jar3eM bahAdurazAha japhara ne marane ke pahale kucha vacana kahe: majabUta hotI haiM mUr3hatA kii| na kisI kI AMkha kA nUra hUM 153 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 na kisI ke dila kA karAra hUM laaotsu| kucha haiM thor3e-se dhanyabhAgI, jinhoMne jIvana isa taraha jo kisI ke kAma na A sake se sAdhA ki mauta se bacakara nikala gye| maiM vo eka muzte-gubAra huuN| unakI sAdhanA kI kalA kyA hai? -eka muTThI bhara dhUla! unakI kalA kA sUtra mahAvIra kaha rahe haiM: na kisI kI AMkha kA nUra hUM! 'yauvanarUpI tRNa para saMcaraNa karane meM kuzala jisa mahAtmA ko -aba kisI ke AMkha kI rozanI nahIM haM maiN| vaha nahIM jalAtI yA vicalita nahIM karatI, vaha dhanyabhAgI hai|' na kisI ke dila kA karAra hUM! jo jIvana meM rahate-rahate jIvana kI vAsanA ke pAra ho jAtA hai, -na kisI ke prema, lAgata, cAhata kA viSaya hUM, viSayavastu use mauta ke Age rAstA mila jAtA hai| kyoMki mauta sirpha vAsanA kI hai, tumhArI nahIM hai| jo kisI ke kAma na A ske| agara tumane vAsanA ko jIte-jI tyAga diyA, to phira tumhArI -aba to basa hAlata aisI hai ki eka muTThI bhara dhUla hUM jo koI mauta nahIM hai| anyathA, jisako tuma jiMdagI kahate ho vaha kisI ke bhI kAma kI nahIM hai| basa nAmamAtra ko jiMdagI hai--kahane ko| jiMdagI jaisA kyA hai AdamI kI dekhI hAlata! jAnavara mara jAte haiM to kucha kAma bhI vahAM? kahAM haiM aMgAra? rAkha hI rAkha hai| A jAte haiN| hAthI mara jAe to hajAroM meM bikatA hai| jiMdA hAthI mujhase jo pUchie to baharahAla zakra hai kI kImata kama hai, mare kI jyAdA hai| jiMdA ko pAle kauna! na yUM bhI gujara gaI merI yUM bhI gujara gii| rAjA-mahArAjA rahe, na mahaMta-adhipati rahe-hAthI ko pAle | basa aisI hI gujarI jAtI hai| kauna! mara jAtA hai to bhI kImata hai lekina, haDDiyAM bika jAtI loga kahate haiM, saba ThIka hai| para kabhI gaura se dekhA, jaba loga haiN| AdamI akelA prANI hai saMsAra meM jisakA marane para kucha bhI, kahate haiM saba ThIka hai; taba unake cehare para kaisI udAsI hotI hai! kucha kAma nahIM AtA; saba jalAne-yogya siddha hotA hai; saba | jaba ve kahate haiM, saba ThIka hai, to jaise kahate haiM, kucha bhI ThIka vyartha siddha hotA hai! kahAM! magara aba kahane se bhI kyA sAra hai! saba ThIka hai! jo kisI ke kAma na A sake kisI se pUcho, kaho, kyA hAlacAla haiM?-- kahatA hai, saba maiM vo eka muzte-gubAra huuN| ThIka hai, saba maje meM cala rahI hai! dina rAta bIte cale jAte haiM.... mujhase jo pUchie to baharahAla zukra hai| bajuja goregarIbAM nakze-pA the phira nahIM Age yUM bhI gujara gaI merI yUM bhI gujara gii| yahIM taka hara musAphira ne patA pAyA hai maMjila kaa| basa kisI taraha le-dekara gujara jAtI hai| aise-vaise gujara jAtI logoM ko dekho! basa unake paira unake maraghaTa taka jAte haiN| hai| isako tuma jiMdagI kahate ho jo aise gajara jAtI hai? aura vahAM saba kho jAtA hai| agara isako jiMdagI kahate ho, to kisI dina rooge, tar3aphoge bajuja goregarIbAM nakze-pA the phira nahIM Age-basa mauta taka aura kahogeH logoM ke pairoM ke cihna dikhAI par3ate haiN| yahIM taka hara masAphira ne maiM vo eka maztegabAra haM patA pAyA hai maMjila kaa| jo kisI ke kAma na A sake...! para mauta maMjila hai ki kabra gaMtavya hai?...ki cale aura gire gujAro mata-jIyo! kATo mata-jIyo! gaMvAo kabra meM, to jIvana kA artha kyA haA, sArthakatA kyA huI? nahIM, mt-jiiyo| kucha aura bhI loga hue haiM, thor3e-se dhanyabhAgI loga, jinhoMne | 'jA jA vajjaI rayaNI, Na sA pddiniyttii| mauta ke Age kA bhI patA pAyA hai| unhIM kI hama yahAM carcA kara ahammaM kuNamANassa, aphalA janti raaio||' rahe haiM--mahAvIra, buddha, kRSNa, krAisTa, mohammada, jarathustra, jo-jo rAta bIta rahI, lauTakara nahIM AegI, nahIM AtI hai| 154 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana eka suavasara hai 'adharma karane vAle kI rAtriyAM niSphala calI jAtI haiN|' kI taiyArI meM lageM! tumhAre divasa aura rAtri dhyAna bana jaaeN| niSphala mata jAne do! ye divasa-rAta mahaMge haiN| ye divasa-rAta dhIre-dhIre samAdhi kA saMgIta tumhAre bhItara uThe, baje! to hI, tuma bar3I muzkila se mile haiN| kisI dina jAna pAoge--use, jo tuma ho! jAna pAoge use, manuSya kA janma durlabha hai| koTi-koTi yoniyoM ke bAda manuSya jo jIvana kA artha hai, prayojana hai! jAna pAoge use, jo jIvana ho pAtA hai| kitanI AkAMkSAoM, kitanI abhIpsAoM ko lekara kA gaMtavya hai| use jAne binA jo jIte haiM, ve nAmamAtra ko jIte tuma manuSya hae ho! aba ise aise hI mata gujara jAne denA ! kitanI hai| use jAnakara jo jIte, vahI jIte haiN| use binA jAne jo jIte, ceSTAoM aura kitane janmoM ke yAtrA-pathoM ke bAda, kitanI deheM, ve to sirpha mrte| use jAnakara jo marate bhI haiM, to bhI amRta ko kitanI yoniyoM meM bhaTakane ke bAda, saubhAgya kA kSaNa AyA hai ki upalabdha hote haiN| tuma manuSya hue ho? ise aise hI mata gaMvA denA! ye dina phira lauTakara nahIM Ate! ye rAteM gaIM to giiN| inameM eka-eka kSaNa ko Aja itanA hii| isa DhaMga se jInA ki kSaNa to jAe, lekina amRta kI tumheM khabara de jaae| kSaNa to jAegA hI, lekina isa DhaMga se nicor3a lenA ki kSaNa to calA jAe, lekina sAra tumhAre sAtha raha jaae| kSaNa to jAe, lekina amRta kA dvAra kholatA jaae| yaha jIvana to jAegA hI, lekina jAte-jAte tuma jIvana kA aisA upayoga kara lenA ki tuma isake kaMdhoM para car3ha jAo aura isake pAra dekha lo| isake pAra jo hai vahI asalI jIvana hai| manuSya saMkramaNa hai, eka setu hai| pIche atIta hai-jAnavaroM kA, pazu-pakSiyoM kA, pattharoM kA, pahAr3oM kaa| Age paramAtmA hai| tuma bIca ke setu ho| yaha manuSya kucha ghara nahIM hai, jahAM basa jAnA hai-yaha dharmazAlA hai, jahAM rAta Tike, subaha jAnA hai| yAda rakhanA, yAtrA abhI hone ko hai-ho nahIM gii| abhI kucha ghaTane ko hai, ghaTa nahIM gyaa| tuma sirpha eka avasara ho| avasara ko hI satya mata mAna lenaa| tuma sirpha eka saMbhAvanA ho, anaMta saMbhAvanA, jisameM agara ThIka se taiyArI calI, agara tuma apane ko maMdira banA pAe, to kisI dina, satya kaho, brahma kaho, yA jo nAma tumheM pasaMda ho, jIvana kA vaha bhagavata rUpa, bhagavattA tumameM utregii| to isa jIvana ko tuma bhoga hI mata samajhanA-yaha jIvana yoga bhI hai| bhoga kA artha hai : gujAra do: yaha kara lo, vaha kara lo: yaha bhoga lo, vaha bhoga lo| yoga kA artha hai : gujAro hI mata, sudhAro bhii| yoga kA artha hai; sajAo, koI mehamAna Ane ko hai! atithi A rahA paas| aisA na ho ki vaha Ae aura tumheM taiyAra na paae| tuma taiyAra rahanA, dvAra khole! siMhAsana sajAkara rakhanA! dhUpa-dIpa, arcA, phUla, vaMdanavAra! tumhAre kSaNa amRta 155