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________________ AThavAM pravacana samyaka jJAna mukti hai
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________________ prazna-sAra Apane kahA ki satya saMjJA nahIM hai, kriyA hai| kyA prema, AnaMda, dhyAna, samAdhi bhI kriyA hI haiM? kyA kriyA kA samajha se koI saMbaMdha nahIM? tIrthaMkara caubIsa hI kyoM, jyAdA kyoM nahIM? kyA paraMparA kI jarUrata nahIM hai? kyA paraMparA se hAni hI hAni huI hai? kyA kAraNa hai ki 'jina' jaina bana kara raha gayA? kisI suMdara yuvatI ko dekha kara mana usakI ora AkarSita ho jAtA hai| kyA yaha vAsanA hai, yA prema, yA suMdaratA kI stuti?
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________________ ga halA prazna : Apane kala kahA ki satya saMjJA nahIM kahate haiM, vRkSa hai| aisA kahanA nahIM caahie| yaha satya ke hai, kriyA hai| kyA isI bhAMti prema, AnaMda, dhyAna, anukUla nahIM hai| yaha astitva kA sUcaka nahIM hai| kahanA samAdhi jo bhI svabhAvagata hai, vaha bhI saMjJA nahIM, cAhie, vRkSa ho rahA hai| jaba hama kahate haiM vRkSa hai, taba aisA varana kriyA hai? aura kyA kriyA kA samajha se koI saMbaMdha nahIM lagatA hai ki honA baMda ho cukA, koI cIja hai| jaba hama kahate haiM hai? kRpA kara smjhaaeN| | vRkSa hai, jitanI dera hamane kahane meM lagAI ki vRkSa hai, utanI dera meM vRkSa kucha aura ho cukaa| kucha purAne patte gira gye| kucha naI kriyA hai : jiivNttaa| saMjJA hai : laash| saMjJA kA artha hai : jo koMpaleM sarakakara bAhara A gyiiN| koI kalI phUla bana gii| koI cIja ho cukii| kriyA kA artha hai : jo abhI ho rahI, ho rahI, ho phUla bikhara gyaa| vRkSa utanI dera meM bUr3hA ho rahA hai| hama kahate rhii| jaise nadI baha rahI hai, nadI kriyA hai; tAlAba nahIM baha rahA, | haiM, makAna hai, lekina makAna bhI jarAjIrNa ho rahA hai; Aja hai tAlAba saMjJA hai| bahAva jIvana hai, ThaharAva mRtya hai| kala nahIM ho jAyegA, anyathA mahaloM ke khaMDahara kaise hote! hama jIvana meM jo bhI mahatvapUrNa hai, sabhI kriyA jaisA hai| prema bhI kahate haiM, yaha AdamI javAna hai; agara hama gaura se dekheM to kahanA koI vastu nahIM hai| prema bhI prakriyA hai| karo to hai, na karo to paDegA, yaha AdamI javAna ho rahA hai yA yaha AdamI baDhA ho rahA gyaa| jo tumase kahatA hai, maiM tumheM prema karatA hai, usakA prema bhI hai| 'hai' kI koI avasthA nahIM hai| unhIM kSaNoM meM hotA hai jaba vaha karatA hai; jaba nahIM karatA taba prema yUnAna ke bahuta bar3e manISI hairAklatu ne kahA hai, tuma eka hI kho jAtA hai| nadI meM dubArA nahIM utara sNkte| dubArA utarane ko vahI nadI prema ko banAye rakhanA ho to kriyA ko jArI rakhanA pdd'e| dhyAna pAoge kahAM? pAnI bahA jA rahA hai| bhI tabhI hotA hai jaba tuma karate ho; jaba tuma nahIM karate, kho jAtA | phira hairAklatu ke eka ziSya ne kahA ki agara hairAklatu sahI hai hai| jo tuma karate ho vahI hotA hai| zvAsa bhI tuma jaba taka le rahe to eka hI nadI meM eka bAra bhI kaise utarA jA sakatA hai? jaba ho, tabhI taka hai; jaba na loge, taba kaisI zvAsa? tumhAre paira ne nadI kI Upara kI sataha chaI, taba nadI aura thI; jarA jIvana kA bar3A gahanatama satya hai ki yahAM sabhI prakriyAeM haiN| paira nIce gayA, taba nadI aura ho gaI; aura talahaTI taka pahuMcA, vijJAna ne bhI isa satya ko udaghoSita kiyA hai| taba taka nadI aura ho gii| gaMgA bahI jAtI hai| bahAva meM gaMgA bar3e vaijJAnika eDiMgaTana ne likhA hai ki 'ThaharAva' jhUThA zabda hai| isalie saba ho rahA hai| hai, kyoMki koI cIja ThaharI huI nahIM hai| saba ho rahA hai| isalie | tuma ho, aisA nahIM-tuma ho rahe ho| ThaharAva ko pradarzita karanevAle sabhI zabda ajJAna-sUcaka haiN| hama jIvana eka ghaTanA hai, vastu nhiiN| aura jisane jIvana kA yaha 1610
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 ghaTanAmaya rUpa dekhA, usake bhItara jIvana bar3I prajvalatA se aba nahIM hai| na maiM vahI hUM, na tuma vahI ho| chor3o bhI! jAne bhI jlegaa| taba tuma yaha nahIM kahoge ki prema koI sthAyI nidhi hai, do! una bAtoM meM par3ane kI jarUrata kahAM hai? eka to tumane ki rakhI hai hRdaya meM! prema bhI zvAsa jaisA hai; lo to hai, na lo to thUkakara galatI kI, phira rAtabhara vyartha kI ciMtA kii| aba nahIM hai| | pazcAttApa kara rahe ho| aba chor3o! merI tarapha dekho| maiM vaha nahIM tuma jo karate ho, usa kRtya meM hI cIjeM hotI haiN| tuma jo ho | hUM, jisa para tuma thUka gaye the| tuma bhI vaha nahIM ho| usase tumhArI koI sthiti kA patA nahIM calatA, sirpha tumhArI AnaMda, buddha kA ziSya, pAsa baiThA thaa| usane kahA ki ThahareM, kriyA kA patA calatA hai| tuma kahate ho, yaha AdamI sAdhu hai| yaha bAta darzanazAstra kI nahIM hai| yaha AdamI thUka gayA thA aura isakA kevala itanA hI artha huA, yaha AdamI sAdhu hone meM lagA | vahI AdamI hai| buddha ne kahA, 'tuma thor3A dekho AnaMda! kala hai| yaha AdamI sAdhutA ko samhAla rahA hai| tuma kahate ho, yaha | yaha thUka gayA thA, Aja yaha kSamA mAMgane AyA hai-vahI AdamI AdamI dhyAnI hai| isakA itanA hI artha hotA hai ki yaha dhyAna kI ho kaise sakatA hai? jo thUka gayA thA aura jo kSamA mAMgane AyA zvAseM le rahA hai| | hai, isameM tumheM bheda nahIM dikhAyI par3atA? tuma cehare se dhokhe meM yahAM saba cIja cala rahI hai, koI cIja ThaharI nahIM hai| saba A rahe ho| jarA bhItara dekho| yaha AdamI vahI nahIM hai, nahIM to rUpAMtarita ho rahA hai, pratipala rUpAMtarita ho rahA hai| pratipala nayA thuuktaa| yaha to kSamA mAMgatA hai| yaha koI aura hai| yaha kisI ghaTa rahA hai, purAnA jA rahA hai| isalie to kahate haiM, purAne se moha | naye kA AvirbhAva huA hai| tuma isa naye ke darzana kro|' mata rakho; kyoMki tumhArA moha tumheM attkaayegaa| aura jIvana | lekina AnaMda mAnane ko rAjI nahIM hai, kyoMki AnaMda to kala aura tumhArA chaMda TUTa jaayegaa| isalie to kahate haiM, bhaviSya kI ko hI pakar3e baiThA hai| jo tumheM kala gAlI de gayA thA, vaha Aja cAha mata karo; kyoMki bhaviSya abhI nahIM hai| atIta na ho jaba tumheM dubArA mile to tuma kala ko pakar3akara mata baiThanA; cukA, bhaviSya abhI nahIM hai| jo na ho cukA use pakar3oge to anyathA tuma jo Aja AyA hai, use na dekha paaoge| ho sakatA muzkila meM par3oge, ar3acana paidA hogI; jo abhI nahIM hai use to hai, kSamA mAMgane AyA ho| kala jo mitra thA, Aja zatru ho pakar3oge kaise? sirpha kalpanA kroge| jo hai, use dekho| aura sakatA hai| jo Aja zatra hai, kala mitra ho sakatA hai| jo hai, vaha pratipala bahA jA rahA hai| isa bahatI gaMgA kA dhyAnI apane ko satata khAlI rakhatA hai, nirmala rakhatA hai, sAkSAtkAra kro| AMkha khulI rakhatA hai| bAdala nahIM ikaTThe krtaa| tathya ko buddha ke Upara koI eka vyakti AyA aura thUka gyaa| nArAja dekhatA hai, jaisA abhI hai| na to kala se taulatA hai, na AnevAle thA bhut| bar3e krodha meM thaa| buddha jaise vyaktiyoM kA honA bhI kala se taulatA hai| jaisA abhI hai, usa tathya ko dekhatA hai| kucha logoM ko bar3e krodha se bhara detA hai| kyoMki baddha jaise | lekina isa tathya ko dekhane ke lie tumheM bhI satya honA pdd'e| vyaktiyoM ke hone se kucha logoM ke hone kI asaMbhAvanA paidA ho isalie mahAvIra ne satya ko samasta dharma kA sAra khaa| tapa aura jAtI hai| buddha kI maujUdagI ahaMkAra ko tor3atI hai| buddha kI | saMyama, aura zeSa saba guNa usameM samAviSTa haiN| maujUdagI kahatI hai ki tuma bhI aise ho sakate the, na ho paaye| buddha satya kA artha haA : bhItara tuma jo ho, vahI rho| to bAhara bhI kI maujUdagI tumheM tumhAre satya se paricita karAtI hai| buddha kA tuma usI ko dekha pAoge, jo hai| hama bAhara vahI dekhate rahate haiM, phUla tumheM tumhAre kAMTe kI tarapha izArA karavAtA hai| nArAjagI jo nahIM haiN| atIta bar3A bojhila hai| bhaviSya bhI bar3A bojhila paidA hotI hai| hai| aura ina donoM kI kazamakaza meM, ina do cakkiyoM ke pATa ke ...thUkA buddha ke uupr| buddha ne poMcha liyA apanI cAdara se| bIca vartamAna kA choTA-sA kSaNa pisa jAtA hai| tuma yA to dUsare dina vaha AdamI kSamA mAMgane aayaa| rAta bhara so na skaa| kalpanA karate ho, yA yAdadAztoM meM khoye rahate ho| tuma dekhate hI buddha ne kahA, 'nahIM, kSamA kI koI bAta nahIM; kyoMki jo thUka | nahIM, jo tumhAre pAsa se gujara rahA hai| gayA thA, vaha aba hai hI kahAM! jisa para thUka gayA thA, vaha bhI jIvana ko tathya meM dekho| lekina usa dekhane ke lie tumheM 162
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________________ samyaka jJAna mukti hai satyamaya honA pdd'egaa| jo satya hai, vaha satya ko dekhegaa| aura | ki use haMsI A rahI hai, lekina samAja niyamana karegA ki saba taba tumheM saMjJAeM na dikhAyI par3eMgI, kriyAeM dikhAyI pdd'eNgii| sthAna saba samaya haMsane ke yogya nahIM haiN| koI mara gayA ho aura AtmA koI vastu thor3e hI hai ki tuma use muTThI meM bAMdha le sakate tuma haMsane lgo...| ho-AtmA to tumhAre bhItara caitanya kI satata prakriyA hai| vaha mere eka zikSaka mara gaye the| bar3e sIdhe-sAdhe zikSaka the| jo caitanya kA AvirbhAva ho rahA hai pala-pala, vaha jo sAkSI janma rahane-sahane kA DhaMga bhI unakA bar3A sIdhA-sAdhA thaa| eka bar3I rahA hai zUnya se niraMtara-vahI hai aatmaa| pagar3I bAMdhate the| akele hI the usa pUre gAMva meM, jo utanA bar3A manasvida kahate haiM ki AdamI jaba paidA hotA hai to zUnya kI paggar3a bAMdhate the| calate bhI aise DhIle-DhAle the| saMskRta ke taraha paidA hotA hai| baccA paidA huA, zUnya kI taraha paidA hotA| zikSaka the| to unako loga poMgA-paMDita hI samajhate the| skUla hai| abhI use kucha bhI patA nahIM hai| vaha hai, aisA bhI patA nahIM meM unakA nAma baccoM ne 'bholenAtha' rakha liyA thaa| jaise hI ve hai| ise hone ke lie bhI thor3I dera lgegii| lekina paidA huA hai, | Ate, bacce kahane lagate : 'jaya bhole bAbA!' unakI kamIja to zUnya kI taraha--yaha usakI pahalI jIvana-ghaTanA hai| lekina para pIche likha dete : 'jaya bhole bAbA!' borDa para likha dete: jaise hI baccA paidA huA, miTane kA bhaya samAne lagatA hai| jaba bholaanaath| ve nArAja bhI hote the, lekina unakI nArAjagI bhI hue, to miTane kA bhaya bhI AtA hai| bhUkha lagatI hai, pyAsa bar3I prItikara thii| ve bar3I nAca-kUda bhI macAte the, bar3e gusse meM lagatI hai-miTane kA bhaya pakar3ane lagatA hai| to pahalI jo bhI A jAte the| marane-mArane kI jaisI hAlata hotI, lekina tumhAre bhItara gahanatama sthiti hai, vaha to zUnya kI hai| use mArate-karate kisI ko na the| sIdhe-sAdhe AdamI the| zoragula mahAvIra AtmA kahate haiN| buddha use anAtmA kahate haiN| donoM kahe macAkara cupa ho jAte the| jA sakate haiM-AtmA, kyoMki vaha tumhArA svarUpa ve mare to maiM apane pitA ke sAtha unake ghara gyaa| unakI lAza hai-anAtmA, kyoMki vahAM 'maiM' jaisA koI bhAva nahIM, zuddha | par3I thii| aura unakI patnI AyI aura unakI chAtI para gira par3I svarUpa hai| 'maiM' bhI nahIM hai vhaaN| lekina jaise hI baccA paidA | aura kahA, 'hAya, mere bholenAtha!' bholenAtha kahakara hama unheM huA ki Dara paidA huA ki aba maiM hUM, to kahIM miTa na jaauuN| cir3hAte the| yaha to kisI aura ko patA na thA, mujhako hI patA jahAM 'hUM' AyA, vahAM na hone kA bhaya bhI aayaa| jahAM prakAza thaa| vahAM to saba bar3e-bUr3he the| to ve to cupa rahe, lekina mujhe AyA, pIche-pIche aMdherA bhI aayaa| to eka bhaya kI parta khar3I | bar3I jora kI haMsI AI ki yaha to hadda majAka ho gayI! jiMdagI hotI hai| zUnya hai bhItara, usake AsapAsa bhaya kI parta hai| amRta meM bhI 'bholenAtha', marakara aba koI aura kahane ko nahIM to khuda hai bhItara, usake AsapAsa mRtyu kI parta hai| patnI kaha rahI hai, 'hAya mere, bholenaath|' jitanA maiMne rokane kI phira samAja bacce ko DhAlanA zurU karatA hai| bacce ko vaisA koziza kI, utanI muzkila ho gyii| Akhira haMsI nikala hI hI nahIM chor3a detA, jaisA vaha AyA hai| saMskAra dene haiN| zikSA | pdd'ii| pitA nArAja hue| kahA, dubArA aba kabhI aisI jagaha na le denI hai| sabhyatA denI hai| bahuta kucha kATanA hai, bahuta kucha | jaayeNge| aura ziSTAcAra siikho| yaha koI DhaMga huA? vahAM koI banAnA hai| bahuta kucha nayA ugAnA hai, bahuta kucha haTAnA hai| marA par3A hai, loga ro rahe haiM aura tuma haMsa rahe ho! samAja kAMTa-chAMTa zurU karatA hai| chainI uThA letA hai| to bacce maiMne unase kahA, merI bhI to suno| vahAM kisI ko patA hI nahIM ke bhItara eka tIsarI parta paidA hotI hai-nIti kI, samAja kI, thA, jo rAja mujhe patA hai| jisa vajaha se mujhe haMsI AyI-vaha saMskAra kI, saMskRti kii| lekina svabhAvataH yaha jo saMskRti, | haMsI yaha thI ki jiMdagIbhara isa AdamI ko hama bholAnAtha kahakara samAja kI parta hai, yaha usake svabhAva ke pratikUla par3atI hai| nahIM | cir3hAte rahe, marakara bhI majAka to dekho! koI aura nahIM to khuda to isakI jarUrata hI na hotii| isakI jarUrata hI isalie hotI hai patnI kaha rahI hai, 'hAya mere bholenAtha!' yaha AdamI, isakI ki jaisA baccA svabhAva ke anusAra hai, vaisA samAja ko aMgIkAra AtmA vahAM bhI uchalane-kUdane lagI hogI, nArAja ho gaI hogI nahIM hai| baccA bevakta haMsane lage, usake svabhAva ke anukUla hai ki hadda ho gii| AkhirI vidA ke kSaNa meM bhI! 163
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH 1 lekina taba se unhoMne mujhe le jAnA baMda kara diyaa| kahIM koI se zurU to karanA hogaa| mara jAye, kucha ho to ve mujhe na le jaate| to pAMcavIM parta hai upacAra kii| ye tumhArI parte haiN| pahalI jo saMskAra denA jarUrI hai| parivAra kI apanI ar3acana hai| samAja ghaTanA thI zUnya kI, vaha tumhArA satya hai| aba ina cAra partoM ke kI apanI asuvidhA hai| bacce ko vaise hI nahIM chor3A jA sakatA, nIce dabA hai sty| ina partoM ko dhIre-dhIre chAMTanA hogaa| ina partoM kucha na kucha kATa-chAMTa karanI pdd'egii| vaha jo kATa-chAMTa hai, | ko dhIre-dhIre haTAnA hogaa| jaise ki nadI para patte chA jAte haiM, usameM bacce ke svabhAva ke pratikUla usa para kucha thopA jAtA hai| saivAla phaila jAtA hai, to hama haTAkara dekhate haiM, nIce jaladhAra baha jahAM ronA cAhatA hai, ro nahIM sakatA hai| jahAM haMsanA cAhatA hai, rahI hai-ina cAra partoM ke nIce tumhArA svabhAva baha rahA hai, haMsa nahIM sktaa| jahAM krodha karanA cAhatA hai, krodha nahIM kara | tumhArI gaMgA baha rahI hai| inako haTAne kA nAma hI sAdhanA hai| ye sktaa| jahAM prema nahIM karanA hai, vahAM prema dikhalAnA par3atA hai| cAroM parte jar3a haiN| ye cAroM parte saMjJA kI haiN| aura tumhArA svabhAva jinake paira nahIM chune, unake paira chune par3ate haiN| jo nahIM khAnA hai, | kriyA kA hai| ina cAroM partoM ke sAtha samAja rAjI hai, tumhAre vaha khAnA par3atA hai| jo khAnA hai, vaha khAne ko milatA nahIM hai| svabhAva se rAjI nahIM hai; kyoMki ye cAroM parte tumheM niyaMtraNa meM lA to tIsarI parta khar3I hotI hai--saMskAra kI, samAja kI, niyaMtraNa | detI haiN| tumhArA svabhAva to bar3I visphoTaka ghaTanA hai| kii| kArAgRha banatA hai| isalie to mahAvIra jaba jiMdA hote haiM to svIkAra nahIM hote| phira jaise hI baccA bar3A hotA hai, dhIre-dhIre jaise-jaise usake bar3e visphoTaka AdamI haiN| apane raMga meM jIte haiN| koI samajhautA sa tAkata AtI hai, vaha pIche ke daravAjoM se apane svabhAva kI nahIM krte| apane svabhAva meM jIte haiM. cAhe koI bhI kImata pUrti ke rAste khojatA hai| kamajora hai baccA, choTA hai, taba taka to cukAnI pdd'e| agara nagna hone meM majA AyA to nagna jIte haiN| svIkAra kara letA hai; lekina jaise-jaise samajha Ane lagatI hai, cAhe duniyA kucha bhI khe| bhalA kahe, burA kahe-koI ciMtA tAkata Ane lagatI hai, vaha koI rAste nikAlane lagatA hai, nahIM lete| chipa-chipakara karane lagatA hai kAma, jo use karane haiN| dhokhA paidA to mahAvIra to eka bagAvatI haiM, eka krAMtikArI haiN| dharma hotA hai| to cauthI parta paidA hotI hai jo samajhaute kI parta hai| vaha bagAvata hai, krAMti hai| hAM, jaba mahAvIra mara jAte haiM to unake pIche samAja jo mAnatA hai, cAhatA hai, vaisA dikhAtA hai; aura jo use | jo ikaTThe hote haiM, ve koI bagAvatI nahIM haiN| yA ho sakatA hai, karanA hai, vaisA karatA hai| to doharA vyaktitva banatA hai| yaha pahalI jo saMkhyA, pahale loga jo mahAvIra ke pAsa Aye the, ve cauthI parta hai| bagAvatI rahe hoM; lekina unake beTe to bagAvatI nahIM hoNge| unake phira pAMcavIM eka parta hai, jo sabase Upara-Upara hai-lokAcAra beTe to paidAiza se jaina hoNge| jinhoMne mahAvIra ko cunA thA apanI kI, ziSTAcAra kii| kisI ko tuma milate ho to kahate ho, svecchA se, unhoMne to bar3I himmata kI thI, bar3A sAhasa kiyA 'kahie, kaise haiM? bar3I khuzI haI milkr| bar3e dinoM bAda thaa| kyoMki mahAvIra badanAma the| gAMva-gAMva se khader3e jAte the| darzana hue| bar3e dina se AMkheM tarasatI thiiN|' patthara mAre gye| kAna meM khIleM ThoMka diye kisI ne| kahIM ye saba bAteM haiN| yaha aupacArika parta hai| isase thor3A saMbaMdhoM meM svIkAra na the| jinhoMne unheM svIkAra kiyA thA. ve to bar3e sugamatA banI rahatI hai| jayarAma jI, hailo-isase thor3A do | himmatavara loga rahe hoMge, bar3e saahsii| vyaktiyoM ke bIca meM snigdhatA banI rahatI hai-lubrikeshn| nahIM to ziSyoM kA jo pahalA samUha hotA hai, vaha to himmatavara hotA to koI milA aura sIdhe khar3e ho gye| vaha bhI khar3A hai, tuma bhI hai| lekina jo dUsarI pIr3hI AtI hai, vaha to phira vaisI hI hotI khar3e ho-kahAM se caleM, kyA kaheM, kyA na kaheM! to ar3acana | hai| isalie to sabhI dharma kho jAte haiN| jaba sadaguru jIvita hotA khar3I hogI, to kahA jayarAma jI! bAtacIta zurU huii| 'mausama | hai to dharma bhI jIvita hotA hai| jaba sadaguru vidA ho jAtA hai to kaisA hai?' 'acchA hai|' 'pati-patnI, bacce, ghara, saba kuzala dhIre-dhIre sadadharma kI dhvani bhI, pratidhvani banatI jAtI hai--dUra, haiM?' silasilA cala pdd'aa| aba Age bAta cala skegii| kahIM dUra, dUra-phira kho jAtI hai| phira mahAvIra pUjya ho jAte haiN| 164
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________________ samyaka jJAna mukti hai phira koI ar3acana nahIM raha jAtI hai| phira tuma unakI mUrti banAkara use saMnyAsa de deN|' unakA bhAva maiM samajhatA huuN| unakA prema maiM puujo| phira tumheM jo karanA ho mahAvIra ke sAtha, bezaka kro| samajhatA huuN| magara unake bhAva aura prema se thor3e hI saMsAra calatA digaMbara haiM, nagna mUrti kI pUjA karate haiN| unakI mauja! zvetAMbara hai| unakI bhAva kI bAta bar3I zuddha hai| unakA bhAva yaha hai ki haiM, nagna mUrti kI pUjA nahIM krte| unakI mauja! digaMbara unakA baccA paidA hote se hI saMnyAsI ho| ThIka hai, zubha hai| AMkha-baMda mahAvIra kI pUjA karate haiM-unakI mauj| aba lekina beTe se to pUcho! vaha jo abhI paidA hI nahIM huA hai, use vIra kucha kaha nahIM sakate ki jarA Thaharo, mujhe AMkha kholanI juArI bananA hai ki zarAbI bananA hai, ki saMnyAsI bananA hai, ki hai| ve phaurana roka deMge ki baMda karo bakavAsa, AMkha baMda rakho! hiMdU bananA hai ki musalamAna bananA hai-usase to pUcho! lekina niyama se calo! digaMbara baMda AMkha kI pUjA karate haiM; zvetAMbara usase abhI pUchane kA koI upAya nahIM hai| khulI AMkha kI pUjA karate haiN| kucha maMdira haiM, jo donoM ke haiN| to to jaise jaina ghara meM paidA hone se koI jaina ho jAtA hai. mere AdhA dina digaMbara pUjA karate haiM, AdhA dina zvetAMbara pUjA karate saMnyAsI ke ghara meM paidA hone se koI saMnyAsI ho jaayegaa| lekina haiN| aba bar3I muzkila hai, patthara kI mUrtiyAM haiN| vaisA kucha dUsarI pIr3hI murdA hogii| zAyada dUsarI pIr3hI meM bhI thor3A AsAna bhI nahIM hai ki AMkha khola do, lagA do| to jhUThI AMkha ghisaTatA-laMgar3atA huA dharma raha jAye, kyoMki usane pahalI pIr3hI cipakA dete haiN| jaba subaha digaMbara pUjA kareMge, to ve khAlI mUrti ke darzana kiye hoMge; kama se kama pahalI pIr3hI ke pAsa rahI hogI; kI pUjA kara jAte haiN| jaba zvetAMbaroM kI ghar3I AtI hai bAraha baje usa havA meM palI hogii| lekina tIsarI pIr3hI? vaha to aura dUra ke bAda, to ve Akara nakalI AMkha, khulI AMkha cipakA dete haiM; ho jaayegii| cauthI pIr3hI aur...| kapar3e pahanA dete haiN| pUjA zurU ho jAtI hai| mahAvIra na to kaha phira paccIsa sau sAla ho gaye mahAvIra ko hue, aba to saba sakate ki ye kapar3e mujhe pasaMda nahIM, na kaha sakate ki majhe nagna | murde haiN| aba to jaina ke nAma se jo hai vaha murdA hai| vaha utanA hI rahanA hai, na kaha sakate haiM ki mujhe ThaMDI laga rahI hai, abhI nagna mata murdA hai jaise muhammada kA musalamAna murdA hai aura IsA kA IsAI karo, ki abhI bahuta garmI hai, kucha kaha nahIM skte| aba tumhAre murdA hai| yaha svAbhAvika hai| ise TAlA nahIM jA sktaa| jaise hAtha ke khilaune haiN| tumhAre mahAvIra, tumhAre buddha, tumhAre kRSNa, | vyakti paidA hote haiM, javAna hote haiM, mara jAte haiM aise hI dharma tumhAre hAtha ke khilaune haiN| asalI mahAvIra, asalI kRSNa aura paidA hote haiM, javAna hote haiM, bar3he hote haiM aura mara jAte haiN| isa buddha jalate hue aMgAre the| unako hAtha meM rakhane ke lie bar3I saMsAra meM jo bhI cIja janmatI hai, vaha maratI bhI hai| vaha jo himmata cAhie thii| jo dagdha hone ko rAjI the ve unake pAsa Aye paramadharma hai, jo kabhI paidA nahIM hotA, kabhI nahIM maratA, usakA to the| kamajora to unase dUra bhAge the| kamajora to unake duzmana the| koI nAma nahIM hai--na hiMdU, na jaina, na musalamAna, na iisaaii| lekina piiche...| usakI hama bAta nahIM kara rhe| lekina jaina, hiMdU, musalamAna, mere pAsa saMnyAsI Ate haiN| koI pitA AtA hai, koI mAM AtI IsAI jisa dharma kA nAma hai, yaha kabhI paidA huA, kabhI mregaa| hai| vaha kahate haiM, hamAre beTe ko bhI saMnyAsa de deN| unakA bhAva maiM | ye jo cAra parte haiM tumhAre Upara, ye saba saMjJA kI taraha haiN| tumane samajhatA huuN| unheM jo sukha milA hai, unheM jo zAMti milI hai, ve jise jaina dharma kahA hai, vaha saMjJA hai| maiM jise jaina dharma kaha rahA cAhate haiM unake beTe ko bhI mila jaaye| lekina unhoMne to mujhe hUM, vaha kriyA hai| tuma jise jaina dharma kaha rahe ho, vaha tumhArI cunA hai, beTe ko ve le Aye haiN| beTe ne mujhe nahIM cunA hai| beTe ne paidAiza, tumhAre janma, tumhAre saMyoga kI ghaTanA hai| maiM jise jaina svecchA se mujhe nahIM cunA hai, bApa ke sAtha calA AyA hai| bApa | dharma kaha rahA hUM, vaha tumhArA AviSkAra hai, tumhArI khoja hai| kahatA hai, saMnyAsa terA bhI karavAnA hai, to vaha kahatA hai, ThIka phira-phira tumheM khojanA hogaa| merA jo jaina dharma hai, vaha hiMdU dharma hai| lekina yaha saMnyAsI aura DhaMga kA saMnyAsI hogaa| yaha to ke viparIta nahIM hai| merA jo jaina dharma hai, vaha islAma ke viparIta majabUrI kA saMnyAsI hogaa| nahIM hai| merA jo jaina dharma hai, vaha sabhI dharmoM kA sAra hai| vahAM aisI striyAM mere pAsa AtI haiM, ve kahatI haiM, 'garbha meM baccA hai, | bAibila aura kurAna aura gItA aura dhammapada aura jina-sUtra, 165
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga : 1 - hai: kya saba eka ho jAte haiN| tumhArA jo jaina dharma hai, vaha rAjanIti hai| eka AdamI juArI hai, bar3A juArI hai! saba gaMvA diyA hai| vaha hiMdu ke khilApha hai, vaha musalamAna ke khilApha hai| tumhArA eka rAta ghara lauTA dera se| jUA khelakara hI lauTA thaa| patnI jo jaina dharma hai, vaha eka saMpradAya hai, dharma nhiiN| vaha eka jar3a, nArAja thii| usane kahA, 'tuma phira pahuMca gaye juA-ghara! aba marI huI vastu hai| bacA kyA hai?' usane kahA, 'juA-ghara nahIM gayA thA, nizcita hI, jaise satya eka jIvaMta Aga hai, lapaTeM jala rahI mahAbhArata ho rahI thI rAste meM, vahAM baiThakara suna rahA thaa| rAste se haiM-aise hI prema bhI, AnaMda bhI, dhyAna bhI, samAdhi bhI, jo bhI | nikalA, vahAM mahAbhArata ho rahI thI, vaha dekhatA AyA thaa|' jIvaMta hai, vaha lapaTa kI taraha bahatA huA hai, gaMgA kI taraha kucha aura bahAnA na milA to yahI usane kaha diyaa| patnI ne pravAhamAna hai| jo bhI mara gayA, vaha rAkha kI taraha hai| phira usameM kahA, 'maiM mAna nahIM sakatI, tuma aura mahAbhArata sunane gaye! koI gati nhiiN| | tumhAre kapar3e se, tumhAre cehare se jue-ghara kI bAsa AtI hai|' tuma murdA se jarA sAvadhAna rahanA! aura murde taloM ko bahuta mata usane kahA, 'suna devI! aura vahAM maiMne yaha bhI sunA mahAbhArata pakar3anA, anyathA tuma unhIM ke nIce daboge aura mara jaaoge| meM ki yudhiSThira khuda juA khelate the| dharmarAja! aura juA kabroM meM to loga bahuta bAda meM praveza hote haiM, unake bahuta pahale khelate the| tU mere pIche nAhaka par3I hai| isase sApha siddha hotA hai mara jAte haiN| marane ke bahuta pahale mara jAte haiM, kyoMki murde se sAtha ki juA eka dhArmika kRtya hai-yudhiSThira khelate the aura jor3a lete haiN| bahuta sajaga honA; kyoMki murde kA bar3A AkarSaNa | dharmarAja the|' ke murdA prAcIna hai, usakI paraMparA hai| | patnI ne kahA, 'to phira ThIka hai| to soca rAkhio, ki draupadI agara maiM kucha kahatA hUM to nayI bAta hogii| mujha para bharosA | ke pAMca pati the|' karane meM khatarA bhI ho sakatA hai; yaha AdamI kucha jAnA-mAnA to loga apane matalaba kI bAteM nikAla rahe haiN| tuma jo dharma khar3A nahIM hai| mahAvIra kI bAta meM bharosA karanA AsAna hotA hai; kara lete ho, vaha tumhArA matalaba hai| tuma bar3e cAlAka ho, paccIsa sau sAla se jAnI-mAnI bAta hai| agara galata hotA to | hoziyAra ho, bar3e kuzala ho-apane ko dhokhA dene meN| paccIsa sau sAla taka hajAroM-lAkhoM loga ise mAnate kyoM? jaba jaba koI jIvita guru hotA hai, mahAvIra jaba jiMdA hote haiM, taba itane loga mAnate haiM, to ThIka hI mAnate hoNge| phira zAstra gavAha | to tuma dhokhA nahIM de skte| kyoMki mahAvIra jagaha-jagaha hoMge ki ThIka hai; paraMparA gavAha hogI ki ThIka hai; laMbI dhArA jo kaheMge, 'galata! yaha maiMne kahA nhiiN| yaha tumane suna liyA logoM ne anukaraNa kI paidA kI hai, vaha gavAha hogI ki ThIka hai| hogaa|' jaba mahAvIra jA cuke, phira koI kahane vAlA na rahA; merI bAta to tumheM sIdhI-sIdhI svIkAra karanI hogI, binA kisI phira tumheM jo kahanA hai, tumheM jo mAnanA hai, use tuma banAye cale paraMparA ke| bar3I himmata cAhie! hAM, paccIsa sau sAla bAda merI jAo, mAne cale jaao| bAta bhI itanI hI AsAna ho jaayegii| taba mere mAnanevAle phira dharma ke viparIta khar3e ho jaayeNge| eka mitra ne pUchA hai ki kyA jaina dharma meM caubIsa hI tIrthaMkara jo atIta ko pakar3atA hai, vaha hamezA dharma kA duzmana hai| ho sakate haiM, jyAdA nahIM? kyoMki dharma to sadA nita nUtana hai, nayA hai, abhI hai, tAjA hai-abhI khilate phUla kI bhAMti! dharma to sadA khilatA huA | sabhI dharma apane daravAje baMda kara lete haiM der-aber| kyoMki phUla hai! jisako tuma dharma kahate ho, vaha to murdA phUloM kA agara daravAjA khulA rahe to dharma purAnA kabhI bhI na ho paayegaa| nicor3A haA itra hai| phala to kabhI ke kho gye| unakA khilanA aura agara daravAjA khalA rahe to dharma saMjJA kabhI na bana pAyegA to kabhI kA baMda ho gyaa| phUla to bace bhI nahIM, lekina tumane kriyA hI banA rhegaa| to itane tUphAna aura uthala-puthala hote murdA phUloM kA lahU nicor3a liyA hai| usako pakar3akara tuma baiThe | raheMge ki tuma kabhI Azvasta na ho paaoge| to sabhI dharma apane ho| aura tumane nizcita hI apane matalaba se nicor3a liyA hai| daravAje baMda kara lete haiM; koI dera, koI aber| aura jaba daravAje 166 ..
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________________ samyaka jJAna mukti hai baMda karate haiM, taba yAda rakhanA, aisI ghar3I meM karate haiM jaba unakA kI yojanA rakhegA, to bhavana banegA kaba? sabase UMcA zikhara A jAtA hai| mahAvIra para jaina dRSTi ne sabase | muhammada ke sAtha musalamAnoM ne apane daravAje baMda kara liye| UMce zikhara ko chU liyaa| basa, phira pIche calanevAloM ko lagA muhammada ke sAtha hI islAma ne apanI AkhirI UMcAI chU lii| ki aba daravAje baMda kara do| aba bahuta ho cukaa| sabase UMcA muhammada pahale aura AkhirI tIrthaMkara haiM islAma ke| pahale aura zikhara chU liyA-aba daravAje baMda! aba koI tIrthaMkara na AkhirI paigNbr| phira islAma ne itanI bhI himmata na kI, jitanI hogaa| kyoMki tIrthaMkara aura hote raheMge, isakA artha hai ki himmata jainiyoM ne kI thI, kama se kama caubIsa ko to baradAzta nita-nUtana dharma hotA rhegaa| koI nayA tIrthaMkara nayI bAta kiyA! musalamAnoM ne itanI bhI himmata na kI; bar3A kamajora dharma khegaa| mahAvIra ne bhI bahuta-sI nayI bAteM kahIM, jo pArzvanAtha sAbita huaa| daravAje baMda kara liye| IsAiyoM ne bhI yahI kiyA, ne na kahI thiiN| mahAvIra ne bahuta-sI bAteM nayI kahIM, jo daravAje baMda kara liye| aba koI nahIM hogaa| AkhirI paigAma A AdinAtha ne na kahI thiiN| aura aba to majA yaha hai ki jo gayA paramAtmA kA, aba isameM koI taramIma na hogI, koI sudhAra mahAvIra ne kahA, usI ke AdhAra para hama socate haiM ki RSabha ne, na hogA, koI saMzodhana na hogaa| Adi ne, nemI ne kyA kahA hogaa| aba to mahAvIra pramANa ho jiMdagI roja calI jAtI hai, tumhAre dharma kahIM na kahIM ruka jAte gye| aMtima pramANa ho jAtA hai, vaha sabako raMga detA hai| lekina haiN| jo dharma jiMdagI ke sAtha nahIM calatA, vaha adharma ho jAtA hai| mahAvIra ne kucha bAteM kahI haiM, jo nizcita hI RSabha ne nahIM kahI to maiM to tumase kahatA hUM, pratipala tIrthaMkara hoMge, pratipala hoNgii| kAraNa bhI sApha hai| | paigaMbara hoNge| aura tumheM aba jaba bhI kabhI maukA mile aura tamheM veda hiMdaoM ke graMtha haiN| RSabha kA bar3e sammAna se ullekha karate do paigaMbaroM ke bIca meM cananA ho, to naye ko cananA, parAne ko mata haiN| lekina mahAvIra kA kisI hiMdU-graMtha ne ullekha nahIM kiyaa| cunnaa| kyoMki purAne ko cunane meM tuma apane ko cunoge| naye RSabha meM ar3acana mAlUma na huI hogI; koI bahuta krAMtikArI ko cunane meM tuma apane ko chor3oge to hI cuna skoge| jaba tuma vyakti na rahe hoNge| to veda bhI unakA ullekha karatA purAne ko cunate ho to tuma apane ko hI cunate ho, kyoMki purAne hai-sammAna se, bar3e sammAna se| lekina mahAvIra kI bAta bhI ke sAtha to tuma AtmasAta ho gaye ho| tumane purAne ko to pighalA nahIM utthaataa| mahAvIra kI bAta bhI koI hiMdU-zAstra meM nahIM hai| liyA hai| tumane purAne ko to apane hI DhaMga kA banA liyA hai| mahAvIra ke agara mAnanevAle na hoM, to mahAvIra kA koI pramANa tumane to purAne meM kAphI taramIma aura kAMTa-chAMTa kara lI hai| bhI nahIM raha jaayegaa| kyoMki hiMdU-dharma ke graMthoM ne koI ullekha purAne se tumheM koI khatarA nahIM rahA hai; nayA phira tumheM DagamagAtA nahIM kiyaa| mahAvIra nizcita hI bar3e khataranAka rahe hoNge| isa | hai, phira tumhArI jar3eM ukhAr3atA hai, phira tumheM jalAtA hai, phira AdamI kI bAta bhI uThAnI khataranAka thii| buddha se jyAdA agni meM pheMkatA hai| jaba bhI cunanA ho to naye ko cunnaa| khataranAka rahe hoMge, kyoMki buddha ko to hiMduoM ne bAda meM dhIre-dhIre apanA eka avatAra svIkAra kara liyaa| lekina eka aura mitra ne pUchA hai ki Apa kahate haiM, dharma paraMparA nahIM mahAvIra kA to nAma bhI ullekha na kiyaa| isa AdamI kA nAma hai; lekina kyA paraMparA kI jarUrata nahIM hai? kyA paraMparA se bhI khataranAka rahA hogaa| yaha AdamI khataranAka thA! hAni hI hAni huI ki kucha lAbha bhI...? tuma jarA thor3A soco! jaina dharma ne apanI AkhirI krAMti chU lii| phira pIche calanevAlA anuyAyI ghabar3A gayA ki aba bahuta yaha maiMne kahA nahIM ki paraMparA kI jarUrata nahIM hai| agara tumheM ho cukA; aba dvAra-daravAjA baMda karo; aba kaho ki aba aura jar3a rahanA ho, paraMparA kI bar3I jarUrata hai| agara tumheM murdA rahanA koI tIrthaMkara na hogaa| anyathA tIrthaMkara Ate rheNge| anyathA ho, to paraMparA auSadhi hai| agara tumheM rUpAMtarita na honA ho to naye-naye unmeSa, nayI-nayI krAMtiyAM-to hama ThahareMge kahAM? | paraMparA bar3I surakSA hai| kAyaroM ke lie, kamajoroM ke lie, roja koI AyegA aura purAne bhavana ko girAyegA aura naye banAne paraMparA zaraNa-sthala hai| bar3I jarUrata hai, kyoMki kAyara haiM duniyA 167 ||
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 meN| Akhira unake lie bhI to koI jagaha honI caahie| thor3A-sA rahasya, thor3A-sA rAja ikaTThA kara paaoge| sastA AtmahIna loga haiM duniyA meM Akhira unake lie bhI to koI | upAya hai, tuma mArgadarzaka ko sAtha le lete ho, vaha batAye calA sahArA honA caahie| AtmavaMcaka haiM duniyA meM Akhira unako jAtA hai ki yaha mUrti kitanI purAnI hai, kisane banAI, kaba banAI bhI to koI upAya honA cAhie ki apane ko dhokhA de leM! paraMparA isakA kyA itihAsa hai| tuma bhI bahare kI bhAMti sunate cale jAte kI bar3I jarUrata hai| ho, aMdhe kI bhAMti dekhe cale jAte ho| ghaMTe do ghaMTe meM saba maMdira maiMne nahIM kahA ki jarUrata nahIM hai! jarUrata na hotI to paraMparA | dekha DAle-cale aaye| jina maMdiroM ko banane meM sadiyAM lagIM, hotI hI n| hai, jarUrata hogI kahIM! kahIM bar3I jarUrata hogI, jina mUrtiyoM para hajAroM logoM ke jIvana nichAvara hue taba banIM, kyoMki itane mahApuruSa hue, jinhoMne paraMparA ko tor3ane kI tuma unako ghar3I bhara meM nipaTAkara ghara A jAte ho, kahate ho, hajAra-hajAra kozizeM kI, paraMparA nahIM ttuutttii| mahAvIra koziza 'khajurAho ho Aye haiN| ajaMtA dekha ddaalaa| ailorA ghUma aaye|' karate, buddha koziza karate, kRSNa koziza karate, krAisTa | sArI pRthvI kA cakkara lagA lete ho|| koziza karate-paraMparA tor3ane kI; kucha nahIM hotA, paraMparA nahIM | agara tuma apane hI hisAba se calo to bar3I muzkila hogii| tttii| loga inhIM ko chor3a dete haiM, paraMparA ko nahIM chodd'te| yA aura yaha koI jiMdagI mUrtiyoM kA, maMdiroM kA hisAba nahIM hai| yahAM inhIM ko paraMparA meM AtmasAta kara lete haiM, lekina paraMparA ko nahIM eka-eka pala tumheM apanA nirNaya lenA par3egA, agara tumhAre pAsa chodd'te| ve inhIM ko paraMparA meM raMga dete haiN| ve kahate haiM, hama tumhArI | koI paraMparA na ho| kisI ne gAlI dI, aba kyA karanA? tumheM bhI pUjA kareMge, lekina hameM bkhsho| hameM parezAna mata karo! tuma khuda hI jAgakara pratidhvani karanI hogii| koI paraMparA nahIM hai| tuma bhI paraMparA ke hisse bana jaao| aura tumhAre lie bhI hamAre maMdira paraMparA meM mAnate nahIM ho| na tuma kisI aura kI banAI paraMparA meM meM jagaha hai| tumhArI pratimA bhI rakha deNge| tuma jyAdA zoragula na | mAnate ho, na apanI banAI huI lIka ko mAnate ho-kyoMki kala mcaao| tuma bhI svIkAra! kisI ne gAlI dI thI, tumane krodha kiyA thA; parasoM bhI kisI ne paraMparA kI jarUrata jarUra hogI, anyathA TUTa gayI hotI | gAlI dI thI, tumane krodha kiyA thA--krodha tumhArI paraMparA hai| prNpraa| bahuta thor3e-se loga, bar3e himmatavara, jiMdAdila loga, Aja phira koI gAlI detA hai, tuma paraMparA kI sunoge yA Aja tuma binA paraMparA ke jIte haiN| kyoMki binA paraMparA ke jIne kA artha jAgakara isa gAlI ko samajhoge aura taya karoge, kyA karUM? hotA hai: jAgaraNa se jiinaa| taba tumheM pratipala apanA | paraMparA ke AdhAra para nahIM-hoza ke AdhAra pr| bIte kala ke jIvana-nirNaya karanA hogaa| paraMparA bar3I suvidhApUrNa hai, bar3I AdhAra para nahIM-Aja ke, isa kSaNa ke AghAta ke AdhAra pr| surakSApUrNa hai| tumheM kucha taya nahIM karanA hotaa| paraMparA ne taya kara yaha jo pratyAghAta abhI huA hai, isako tuma sIdhA-sIdhA darpaNa diyA hai, tuma cupacApa aMdhe kI taraha anusaraNa kiye cale jAte kI taraha loge? isakA uttara doge? kaThina hogaa| taba to ho| saba likhA hai kitAba meM, nakze hAtha meM haiM-tuma unakA pratipala tumhArI jiMdagI laharoM meM hogI, tUphAnoM meM hogI, AMdhiyoM anusaraNa kara lete ho| paraMparA mArgadarzaka jaisI hai| vaha tumheM meM hogii| kucha taya na ho paayegaa| kucha baMdhI lakIreM na hoNgii| batAye calI jAtI hai| tama kabhI gaye? kucha piTI lakIreM na hoNgii| rAja-patha na hogA, pagaDaMDiyAM hoNgii| kala eka mitra ne saMnyAsa liyaa| ve khajurAho meM mArgadarzaka tumhIM ko banAnA pdd'eNgii| haiN| khajurAho ke maMdira-mUrtiyoM ko, Ae yAtriyoM ko, atithiyoM | loga sastA rAstA cunate haiN| paraMparA ko mAna lete haiN| ThIka hai, ko samajhAte haiM, dikhAte haiN| agara tuma khajurAho ke maMdira meM binA paraMparA kI jarUrata hai; kyoMki duniyA meM kAyara haiN| duniyA meM bar3e kisI mArgadarzaka ke jAo to bar3I ar3acana hogii| varSoM laga kamajora dIna-hIna loga haiN| duniyA meM aise loga haiM jo apanI jaayeNge| kyoMki tumheM eka-eka cIja kI khuda hI khojabAna karanA hogii| tumheM eka-eka mUrti ko bhara AMkha svayaM dekhanA hogaa| zraddhA jIvana meM nahIM hai, mRtyu meM hai; jo mara jAo, tabhI bharosA tumheM eka-eka mUrti para svayaM dhyAna karanA hogaa| tabhI zAyada tama | karate haiN| 168 Jair Education International
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________________ samyaka jJAna makti hai P tumane kabhI khayAla kiyA! gAMva meM koI mara jAtA hai, phira jaise dekhA, rAmalIlA hotI hai, koI AdamI rAma bana jAtA hai, usake khilApha koI bhI nahIM boltaa| sabhI kahate haiM : 'svargIya | to loga usake paira chUte haiN| kyA aMdhApana hai! jAnate haiM ho gye|' pUrA gAMva unake khilApha rahA ho bhalA, aura sabhI bhalIbhAMti, gAMva kA chokarA hai| lekina usake paira chUte haiN| jAnate haiM ki agara narka kahIM hai to ve nizcita pahuMca gaye; yA | rAma-nAma kI aisI graMthi baMdha gaI hai| nATaka meM rAma banA hai, to bhI agara kahIM svarga hai aura ye pahuMca gaye to narka banAkara paira chUte haiM, phUla car3hAte haiM, zobhA yAtrA nikalatI hai| aMdhApana choDeMge--magara kahate haiM. svargIya ho gye| kaisA gaharA hai! murdA jaba koI ho jAtA hai, to tuma dekhate ho, kaisI loga stuti | mere pAsa loga Ate haiN| aba jaise ki maiM jina-sUtra para bola karate haiM, usake guNagAna karate haiM ki bar3e mahApuruSa the, aMdherA chA rahA hUM, to jaina A gaye haiN| maiM jo bola rahA hUM vahI bola rahA hUM; gayA, dIyA bujha gayA; yaha pUrti aba kabhI ho na sakegI jo jagaha | na mujhe jina-sUtra se kucha lenA hai, na ziva-sUtra se kucha lenA hai| khAlI huI! maiM ziva-sUtra meM bhI yahI bolatA hUM, magara taba jaina nahIM Ate: mullA nasaruddIna ne eka mitra ko phona kiyaa| patnI phona para 'ziva-sUtra hai, apane ko kyA lenA-denA hai!' hiMdU Ate haiM, ve aayii| mullA ne ghabar3Akara pUchA ki 'kahAM haiM, pati kahAM haiM?' kahate haiM, 'mahArAja! gItA para phira kaba boleMge?' gItA hI usane kahA, 'aise kyA ghabar3A rahe ho? kyA mAmalA hai? | bola rahA huuN| usI ke gIta gA rahA huuN| magara nahIM, zabda kI pakar3a snAnagRha meM snAna karate haiN|' mullA ne kahA, 'phira tthiik| hai| basa zabda kI pakar3a hai| lakIroM kI pakar3a hai| tumheM agara maiM kyoMki gAMva meM kaI logoM se maiMne unakI prazaMsA sunI hai, maiMne hIrA bhI dUM aura kahUM kaMkar3a-patthara hai, to tuma kahate ho, kyA samajhA ki mara gye|' kreNge| aura maiM tumheM kaMkar3a-patthara bhI dUM aura kahUM hIrA hai, to tuma kyoMki binA mare to koI kisI kI prazaMsA karatA hI nahIM hai| kahate ho, lAyeM samhAlakara rakha leN| jiMdA kI niMdA hai, murde kI prazaMsA hai| kyoMki murde ke sAtha tuma tuma zabdoM se jIte ho? zabda satya haiM? zabdoM se thor3A apanA samajhautA kara lete ho| jaago| zabdoM kI paraMparA hotI hai, satyoM kI koI paraMparA nhiiN| jiMdA ke sAtha samajhautA nahIM kara paate| aura pUchate ho, 'kyA hAni hI hAni huI, yA lAbha bhI huA?' tuma yaha mata socanA ki mahAvIra aura buddha kI tuma jo itanI dukAnadArI kaba miTegI tumhArI? tuma hAni-lAbha kA hI prazaMsA karate ho, vaha koI dharma kI prazaMsA hai--vaha murdA, mRtyu | hisAba karate rahoge? dharma kA koI saMbaMdha hAni-lAbha se nahIM kI prazaMsA hai| jaba jIvita the to tumhIM ne ina para patthara pheNke| hai| dharma kA saMbaMdha donoM ke tyAga se hai| hAni bhI nahIM, lAbha bhI tuma jaba kahAnI par3hate ho ki kisI ne mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM khIle nhiiN| kyoMki lAbha ke pIche hAni chipI hai, hAni ke pIche lAbha Thoka diye, tamane kabhI socA ki yaha tama bhI ho sakate ho jisane chipA hai-ve eka hI sikke ke do pahalU haiN| khIle Thoke hoM? tumane kabhI phira se socA ki agara mahAvIra dharma kA saMbaMdha usa parama jAgaraNa se hai, jahAM tuma kahate ho, Aja A jAyeM aura bAjAra meM tumheM mila jAyeM, to tuma kyA aba na hAni kI koI ciMtA hai, na lAbha kI koI AkAMkSA hai| dharma vyavahAra karoge? agara naMga-dhaDaMga 'blU DAyamaMDa hoTala' ke | se koI hAni-lAbha thor3e hI hotA hai| dharma se to tama hAni-lAbha sAmane khar3e hue mila jAyeM, to tuma kyA vyavahAra karoge aura koI se mukta hote ho| vaha ciMtAdhArA hI galata hai| agara usa batAnevAlA na ho ki ye mahAvIra haiM? to pahalA to kAma, tuma | ciMtAdhArA se cale, to jo tumhArI marjI, vahI tuma khoja loge| pulisa meM ittalA kroge| tuma sammAna karoge? tuma jhukakara paira agara tumheM hAni khojanI hai to paraMparA kI hAni khoja loge| chuoge? hAM, agara koI kaha de ki mahAvIra haiM, bhagavAna mahAvIra | agara tumheM lAbha khojane haiM, tuma lAbha khoja loge| A gaye, to zAyada jhuka bhI jAo, kyoMki bhagavAna mahAvIra eka AdamI ne eka kitAba likhI hai| pazcima ke mulkoM meM zabda ke sAtha tumhArA bar3A lagAva bana gayA hai| vaha to koI aura teraha kA AMkar3A burA samajhA jAtA hai| to bar3I hoTaloM meM terahavIM bhI khar3A ho jaaye...| maMjila hI nahIM hotI, kyoMki vahAM koI ThaharatA nahIM terahavIM
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 Timmymasti maMjila pr| bArahavIM maMjila ke bAda sIdhI caudahavIM hotI hai| dharma ke jagata meM jise jAnA ho use mahAvIra jaisA digaMbara honA caudahavIM kahane se hala ho jAtA hai, hai vaha terahavIM; magara caudahavIM cAhie-paripUrNa nagna, sAre AvaraNoM se mukt| kaha dI to utaranevAle ko kyA phikra hai! lekina terahavIM kaho to lekina buddhimAna AdamI hAni-lAbha kI socatA hai| buddhi kA koI utarane ko rAjI nhiiN| teraha naMbara kA kamarA nahIM hotaa| teraha hI dharma se kucha lenA-denA nahIM hai| tArIkha ko loga yAtrA karane nahIM jaate| to eka AdamI ne bar3I tere sIne meM dama hai, dila nahIM hai kitAba likhI hai| usane sAre AMkar3e ikaTThe kiye haiM ki teraha | terA dila garmi-e-mahaphila nahIM hai nizcita hI khataranAka AMkar3A hai| teraha tArIkha ko kitane yuddha gujara jA akla se Age ki yaha nUra zurU hue, usane saba hisAba banAyA hai| teraha tArIkha ko kitanI cirAge-rAha hai, maMjila nahIM hai| kAra-durghaTanAeM hotI haiM; teraha tArIkha ko kitane loga kaiMsara se yaha jo buddhi kA choTA-sA TimaTimAtA dIyA hai, 'cirAge-rAha marate haiM; teraha tArIkha ko kitane talAka hote haiM-teraha tArIkha, hai', rAha para isakA thor3A upayoga kara lo| cirAge-rAha hai, terahavIM maMjila, teraha kA jahAM-jahAM saMbaMdha hai, usane bar3e hajAroM maMjila nahIM hai| isa buddhi ke dIye ko AkhirI maMjila mata samajha AMkar3e ikaTThe kiye haiN| lenaa| yaha TimaTimAtA dIyA, isa para hI ulajha mata jaanaa| yaha koI mitra mujhe dikhAne lAyA thA, vaha bhI bar3A prabhAvita thaa| | hAni-lAbha kA vicAra, zubha-azubha kA vicAra, svarga-narka kA usane kahA ki dekho, aba to tathya sAmane haiN| maiMne usase kahA, ta hisAba, yaha gaNita biThAnA-agara isameM hI lage rahe to tama caudaha tArIkha kI khoja kara, itane hI tathya, caudaha tArIkha meM bhI dhIre-dhIre pAoge ki khopar3I to tumhArI bar3I hotI jAtI hai, mila jaayeNgeN| caudaha ko bhI loga marate haiN| caudaha ko bhI | hRdaya sikur3atA jAtA hai| dharma kA saMbaMdha hRdaya se hai, buddhi se kAra-durghaTanAeM hotI haiN| aura caudahavIM maMjila se bhI loga girate nahIM, soca-vicAra se nhiiN| gahana bhAva kI dazA hai dhrm| haiN| tU koI bhI tArIkha ke pIche par3a jaa| jiMdagI itanI bar3I hai, tere sIne meM dama hai, dila nahIM hai tuma koI bhI pakSa taya kara lo, tumheM pramANa mila jaayeNge| tere sIne meM dama hai, dila nahIM hai isalie satya kI khoja para jo nikalatA hai, use pahale se pakSa | terA dila garmi-e-mahaphila nahIM hai lekara nahIM calanA caahie| nahIM to vaha jo khoja rahA hai, khoja | gujara jA akla se Age ki yaha nUra legaa| yahI to bar3e se bar3A khatarA hai jagata meM ki tuma jo khojanA cirAge-rAha hai, mahaphila nahIM hai| cAhate ho khoja hI loge| tuma apanI mAnyatA ko siddha kara dhyAna hama kahate hI use haiM jahAM tuma isa cirAge-rAha ko loge| satya ke khojI ko koI mAnyatA nahIM honI caahie| use phUMkakara Age nikala jAte ho| isalie to buddha aura mahAvIra ne to khulI AMkha rakhanI cAhie-niSpakSa, nirdoSa-to tathya kA use 'nirvANa' kahA hai| nirvANa zabda kA zAbdika artha hotA hai: darzana hotA hai| dIye ko bujhA denaa| jaba sAre dIye bujhA dete haiM to nirvANa hai| paraMparA ke lAbha bhI haiM, hAniyAM bhI haiN| lekina dharma paraMparA nahIM | aba bar3e maje kI bAta hai, jaina dIvAlI manAte haiM; kyoMki usa hai| aura hAni-lAbha se dharma kA koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai| rAta mahAvIra kA nirvANa huaa| aura dIye jalAte haiN| usa rAta to | tumheM hAni-lAbha meM rahanA ho, dharma se bacanA, sAvadhAna rhnaa| | saba dIye bajhA do, paaglo| nirvANa kA artha hotA hai : dIye bajhA tumheM hAni-lAbha se Upara uThanA ho, to dharma ke dvAra para dastaka | do| jaina dIvAlI para dIye jalAte haiM-khuzI meM ki mahAvIra kA denaa| aura dharma ke dvAra para dastaka denI ho, paraMparA ko vahIM chor3a | nirvANa huaa| lekina nirvANa zabda kA artha hotA hai : dIye bujhA AnA jahAM jUte utAra Ate ho| do| ye buddhi ke, hisAba ke, kitAba ke dIye bujhA do| ye tarka agara paraMparA ko lekara dharma ke maMdira meM Aye to tuma dharma ke ke, vicAra ke dIye bujhA do| usa gahana mauna aura zUnya aura zAMta maMdira meM kabhI Aoge hI nahIM; tumhArI paraMparA tumheM ghere rhegii| | aMdhere meM kho jAo, jo tumhArA svabhAva hai| tuma Aoge bhI aura nahIM bhI A paaoge| mahAvIra ne bhI khUba rAta cunI-amAvasa kI rAta-mukta hone 170 .
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________________ samyaka jJAna makti hai - ko| pUrNimA cunate to kucha hisAba-kitAba samajha meM aataa| | hote ho ki tumhAre bhItara kevala gatyAtmakatA hotI hai, koI aura amAvasa kI rAta! lekina ThIka cunii| aisA hI gahana svabhAva nahIM hotA, koI thira, jar3a vastu nahIM hotI, saba pravAha hotA hai, hai| gahana aMdhakAra, zAMta, asIma! prakAza meM to thor3I uttejanA | jaba tuma gaMgA hote ho--taba maMjila vahIM mila gii| hai| isalie to prakAza jalatA ho kamare meM to sonA muzkila ho tumhArA honA, ahaMkAra, eka jar3a vastu hai, patthara kI taraha hai| jAtA hai| AMkheM uttejita rahatI haiN| isalie to dina meM nIMda | ise pighalA lo| ise jiMdagI kI garmI meM pighala jAne do| tuma muzkila hotI hai| rAta nIMda ke lie hai| dIye bhI bujhA dete haiN| miTo to hI tumhArA zUnya pragaTa ho skegaa| mahAvIra usa zUnya ko saba uttejanA kho jAtI hai| AtmA kahate haiM, kyoMki vaha tumhArA svabhAva hai| kabhI tumane khayAla kiyA, prakAza ko jalAo to hai, bujhAo dhyAna rakhanA, dRSTi kI sArI bAta hai| to miTa jAtA hai| aMdherA sadA hai, zAzvata hai| aMdherA satya ke sAhila bhI eka laya hai agara koI suna sake saMbaMdha meM bar3I gaharI khabara detA hai| aura aMdhere meM bar3I gahana umar3e hue sakUta se tUphAna bana ske| zAMti hai| tumheM Dara lagatA hai, yaha dUsarI bAta hai| dhyAna meM sabhI dRSTi kI bAta hai| tUphAna zAMti bana sakatA hai, zAMti tUphAna lagatA hai, samAdhi meM sabhI ko Dara lagatA hai| tumheM Dara bana sakatI hai| tumhArI dRSTi kI bAta hai| tuma agara zAMti se lagatA hai, isa kAraNa tuma dIye ko pakar3a lo, yaha dUsarI bAta hai| tUphAna ko dekho to tUphAna bhI eka adabhuta layabaddhatA hai| aura lekina mahAvIra to kahate haiM, jo abhaya ko upalabdha huA, vahI agara tuma azAMti se zAMti ko bhI dekho, to zAMti bhI kho jAtI usa gahana AtmabhAva meM praveza karatA hai| vaha jo bhItara kA zUnya | hai aura kevala eka becainI aura eka unmAda raha jAtA hai| hai, vahAM to saba ye cirAga, ye dIye, ye hisAba-kitAba, ye tarka, yaha jo jiMdagI kA pravAha hai, ise tuma duzmana kI taraha mata ye pramANa, ye zAstra, ye paraMparAeM, saba chor3akara jAnA par3atA hai| dekho, aura isase lar3o mt| lar3ane se tumhArA ahaMkAra aura jisakI himmata ho aMdhere meM jAne kI. vahI aaye| jisakI majabata hotA calA jaayegaa| isake sAtha bho| ise hone do| ise himmata ho jIte-jI mRtyu meM praveza kI, vahI aaye| kyoMki svIkAra kro| isake satya ko svIkAra karo aura apane satya ko samAdhi jIte-jI mRtyu kA svecchA se varaNa hai| isIlie to hama svIkAra kro| aura jaba donoM satya milate haiM-tumhAre bhItara kA sAdhu kI kabra ko bhI samAdhi kahate haiN| sabhI kI kabra ko samAdhi | satya, pravAhamAna; aura tumhAre bAhara kA satya, pravAhamAna--jaba nahIM kahate, lekina jisane apane bhItara samAdhi anubhava kara lI ina donoM pravAhoM kA milana hotA hai, usa milana kA nAma hI ho, usakI mRtyu ko bhI hama samAdhi kahate haiN| donoM eka haiN| samAdhi hai| usa AliMgana kA nAma hI samAdhi hai| ye jo cAra parte maiMne tumheM batAIM, jaba ye mara jAtI haiM, taba tuma aura isa prazna kA dUsarA hissA hai : 'aura kyA kriyA kA zUnya meM praveza karate ho| tuma vahIM pahuMca jAte ho jahAM tuma janma samaya se koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai?' ke pahale the| jaba tuma paripUrNa kriyA meM hote ho, samaya miTa jAtA hai| jaba aura yaha pahuMcanA prakriyA hai| yaha pahuMcanA saMjJA nahIM hai| tuma kisI bhI kriyA meM pUre lIna hote ho, samaya miTa jAtA hai| jiMdagAnI hai phakata garmi-e-raphtAra kA nAma eka citrakAra citra banA rahA hai; jaba vaha pUrA-pUrA DUbA hotA hai maMjileM sAtha liye rAha pe calate rhnaa| to samaya miTa jAtA hai| nahIM ki ghar3I Thahara jAtI hai, ghar3I calatI maMjila kahIM aisI dUra nahIM hai ki tuma usa tarapha jA rahe ho| rahegI; ghar3I kA samaya koI asalI samaya thor3e hI hai| lekina jiMdagAnI hai phakata garmi-e-raphtAra kA nAma usa citrakAra ke lie saba Thahara gyaa| jaba koI gItakAra gIta maMjileM sAtha lie rAha pe calate rhnaa| gAtA hai, aura sirpha pradarzana nahIM karatA, vastutaH gAtA hai, aura maMjila tamhAre sAtha hI hai, tumhAre calane meM hai, tumhArI gati meM aise oMTha hI nahIM hilAtA, hRdaya se praveza ho jAtA hai, to samaya hai| maMjila gaMtavya nahIM hai, tumhArI gati kI prakharatA kA nAma hai / Thahara jAtA hai| jaba koI nartaka nAcatA hai aura nAca hI ho jAtA tumhArI gati kI tIvratA, tvarA kA nAma hai| jaba tuma itane gatimAna hai, to samaya Thahara jAtA hai| jahAM bhI kriyA paripUrNa hai, vahIM samaya 171
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 Thahara jAtA hai| jahAM bhI kriyA apUrNa hai, vahIM samaya calane lagatA jisake lie tuma nAcanA cAhate ho-samaya miTa jaayegaa| samaya hai| jahAM kriyA bahuta apUrNa hai, jhaTake le lekara calatI hai, tuma tanAva hai| jahAM tanAva nahIM vahAM samaya nhiiN| jahAM tuma be-tanAva calanA bhI nahIM cAhate aura calate ho, majabUrI hotI hai-vahAM ho, vahAM samaya nahIM; tuma samayAtIta ho gaye, kAlAtIta ho gye| samaya laMbA hone lagatA hai| | aura yahI bAta jo samaya ke saMbaMdha meM saca hai vahI bAta kSetra ke tumane kabhI khayAla kiyA! koI premI ghara A jAye, ghaMTA bIta saMbaMdha meM bhI saca hai| TAima-spesa, samaya aura kSetra yaha donoM jAtA hai, kSaNabhara mAlUma par3atA hai| aura koI ubAnevAle sajjana eka sAtha kho jAte haiM, jaba tumhArI lInatA paripUrNa hotI hai| ghara A jAyeM aura bakavAsa kareM, do-cAra-pAMca minaTa bhI aise bhakta apanI bhakti meM bhUla jAtA hai-saba bhUla jAtA hai| lagate haiM jaise ki ghaMToM lagAye de rahe haiN| kyA ho jAtA hai ? samaya bhagavAna ko bhI bhUla jAtA hai| dhuna raha jAtI hai| mastI raha jAtI meM itanA aMtara kyoM ho jAtA hai? / hai| dhyAnI apane dhyAna meM bhUla jAtA hai-dhyAna ko bhI bhUla samaya bar3A locapUrNa hai| jaba tuma sukha anubhava karate ho, jAtA hai| phira basa eka suvAsa raha jAtI hai| vaha suvAsa isa samaya choTA ho jAtA hai| taba tuma mitra kI bAteM suna rahe ho, pRthvI kI nahIM hai| usa suvAsa ko na to samaya gheratA hai, na sthAna sAdhAraNa-sI bAteM haiM, bar3I madhusikta ho jAtI haiN| jaba koI A gheratA hai| vaha suvAsa samaya-kSetra atIta hai| jAtA hai ubAnevAlA, cAhe bAteM vaha bar3I madhura kara rahA ho, lekana dila kI bastI ajIba bastI hai tumheM rAsa nahIM aataa| to eka bheda par3a gyaa| tuma usa carcA meM | lUTanevAle ko tarasatI hai DUba nahIM paate| carcA kI kriyA gatimAna nahIM ho pAtI, himmata cAhie luTane kii| jahAM bhI luTa jAo, vahIM se dharma Thahara-Thahara jAtI hai, laMgar3AtI hai| tuma jabardastI bAra-bAra ghar3I kA dvAra khula jaayegaa| vahIM gurudvArA hai| dekhate ho, jamhAI lete ho, koI taraha izArA karate ho ki bhAI isalie isakI bahuta phikra mata karo ki kaise| jo tumheM rAsa dekho, aba jAo bhI! A jAye, jo tumheM jama jAye-bhakti to bhakti, jJAna to jJAna, albarTa AiMsTIna ke jIvana meM ullekha hai ki eka mitra ke ghara karma to karma-lekina kahIM se bhI aisI ghar3I banA lo, jahAM gayA thaa| bhulakkar3a AdamI thaa| bAta calatI rahI, bhojana ho samaya miTa jAye; jahAM tuma itane DUba sako, itane DUba sako ki gyaa| phira bAta calatI rhii| mitra bAra-bAra ghar3I dekhe, jamhAI koI rekhA tanAva kI na raha jAye-samagra mana se, samagra tana se| le| AiMsTIna bhI bAra-bAra ghar3I dekhe, jamhAI le; lekina uThe nahIM to jiMdagI meM dukha hI dukha hogA, pIr3A hI pIr3A hogii| n| Akhira mitra ne kahA, 'do baja rahe haiM, patnI rAha dekhatI pIr3A kA artha hai : tanAva kI pt| dukha kA artha hai : paramAtmA hogii...|' AiMsTIna ne kahA, 'matalaba?' | se cUkate jaanaa| dukha kA artha hai : satya se cUkate jaanaa| dukha .. mitra ne kahA, 'merA matalaba yaha hai ki patnI rAha dekhatI kA apane-Apa meM koI astitva nahIM hai| satya se tumhArI hogii...| vaise koI harjA nahIM hai, Apa baiThe aur|' AiMsTIna jitanI dUrI hai utanA hI dukha hai| ghabar3Akara khar3A ho gyaa| usane kahA, 'hadda ho gaI, maiM to socatA nArada use Izvara kahate haiN| mahAvIra use satya kahate haiN| para thA ki kaba Apa jAyeM to maiM souuN| maiM to yahI soca rahA thA ki | izAre unake eka hI kI tarapha haiN| maiM apane ghara meM huuN|' hara tarapha chA rahI hai tArIkI donoM ghar3I dekha rahe haiM, donoM jamhAI le rahe haiN| samaya bar3A laMbA | Ao mila jula ke jikra-yAra kreN| mAlUma par3atA hai| jinako usa paramAtmA kA prema kI bhASA meM smaraNa karanA jaba tuma kisI kriyA ke sAtha lIna nahIM ho pAte, vahI kriyA, ho-Ao mila jula ke jikre-yAra kareM! calo usa paramAtmA ThIka vahI kriyaa...| | kI bAta kareM, usakA gIta gAyeM, usake lie naaceN| tuma nAca rahe ho-kisI aura ke lie, nAcanA nahIM cAhate, to jinheM yaha rAsa na AtA ho, jinheM yaha bAta kucha straiNa lagatI samaya rhegaa| tuma nAca rahe ho apane lie, yA kisI ke lie ho, jinheM yaha bAta jamatI na ho, jinake saMkalpa ko yaha bAta 172
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________________ wwe samyaka jJAna mukti hai bAdhA DAlatI ho to mahAvIra kahate haiM, chor3o yaha phikra, tumhAre mere eka mitra haiM, bar3e dhanI haiM; lekina calate hamezA paiseMjara lie bhI mArga hai| jisa dina tuma bane usI dina tumhArA mArga bhI gAr3I se| eka daphA mujhe unake sAtha calanA pdd'aa| tIna dina laga tumhAre sAtha nirmita ho gayA hai| tuma apanA mArga apane sAtha lAye gaye pahuMcane meM jahAM eka ghaMTe meM pahuMca sakate the| ho| aisA koI bhI nahIM hai jo paramAtmA se cuuke| hAM, agara maiMne kahA ki mAmalA kyA hai| ve kahane lage ki mujhe pasaMda hI tumhArI marjI hI cUkane kI ho to paramAtmA bAdhA nahIM DAla nahIM kucha aur| unake sAtha calA to mujhe bhI samajha meM AyA ki sktaa| jo cUkanA cAhatA hai vahI cUkatA hai| jisako pahuMcanA hai bAta to ve bhI ThIka kahate haiN| paiseMjara gAr3I kA calanA, hara vaha pahuMca jAtA hai| sTezana para tthhrnaa| aura unako, ve kAphI yAtrA karate rahe haiM to maiMne sunA hai, eka zarAbI baiThA thA rAha ke kinAre aura eka hara sTezana para unakI pahacAna hai| kahAM ke bhajiye acche haiM, kahAM ne kAra rokI aura usane kahA ki mujhe sTezana jAnA hai, kI gujiyA acchI hai, kahAM kA dUdha, kahAM kI cAya, kahAM kI kahAM se jaauuN| rAstA bhUla gayA huuN| ajanabI hUM yhaaN| | cAya kesara milI hai-vaha sArA hiMdustAna kA unako hisAba hai| zarAbI ne jhakajhora kara apane ko jarA sajaga kiyaa| aura usane ve kahate haiM, yaha bhI koI calanA ki baiThe havAI jahAja meM, yaha kahA, aisA karo, pahale bAyeM jAo-do phaag| phira caurastA koI yAtrA hai! idhara baiThe, udhara utara gaye! yaha koI bAta huI ? pdd'egaa| phira tuma usase dAyeM mur3a jAnA--do phaag| phira calane kA majA hI na rhaa| usane kahA ki nahIM-nahIM, yaha to galata ho gyaa| tuma yahAM se apanI-apanI mauja hai| bailagAr3I kA bhI majA hai| havAI dAyeM jaao| cAra pharlAga ke bAda masjida pdd'egii| basa masjida | jahAja kA bhI majA hai| saMkalpa se bhI pahuMcate haiM loga, samarpaNa ke pAsa se tuma bAyeM mur3a jaanaa| usane kahA ki nahIM-nahIM, yaha | se bhI pahuMcate haiM log| phira galata ho gyaa| aba to vaha ajanabI bhI thor3A muzkila meM | jaisA usa zarAbI ne kahA thA, yahAM se pahuMcane kA koI upAya par3A ki yaha mAmalA kyA hai| usane phira kahA ki tuma aisA karo nahIM hai-maiM bhI eka zarAbI hUM, maiM tumase kahatA hUM, yahAM se ki jahAM se tuma Aye ho usI tarapha lauTa jaao| ATha pharlAga ke pahuMcane ke saba upAya haiN| aura jo bhI rAste haiM saba usI kI tarapha bAda nadI par3egI, pula aayegaa| usane kahA, ki nahIM-nahIM phira | jAte haiN| tuma bAyeM calanA cAhate ho to bAyeM se pahuMcane kA upAya galata ho gyaa| hai| tuma dAyeM calanA cAhate ho to dAyeM se pahuMcane kA upAya hai| usa DrAivara ne kahA, 'mahAnubhAva! maiM kisI aura se pUchatuma lauTanA cAhate ho pIche to lauTakara pahuMcane kA upAya hai| tuma luuNgaa|' usane kahA ki tuma kisI aura se hI pUcha lo to acchA, | na calanA cAho to khar3e-khar3e pahuMca jAne kA upAya hai| kyoMki jahAM taka maiM samajhatA hUM, yahAM se sTezana pahuMcane kA koI upAya hI nahIM hai| tIsarA prazna : kyA kAraNa hai ki mahAvIra kA 'jina' mAtra jo jaisA hai vahIM se upAya hai| jo jahAM hai vahIM se upAya hai| jaina banakara raha gayA? nirAza mata honaa| saMkalpa sadhe, saMkalpa; na sadhe, ciMtA mata krnaa| sAdhanoM kI bahuta phikra mata karanA, sAdhya ko smaraNa | sadA hI aisA hotA hai| mahAvIra ke hI anuyAyI ke sAtha aisA rkhnaa| rAha kI kauna ciMtA karatA hai, vAhana kI kauna phikra karatA huA, nahIM; sabhI ke sAtha aisA hotA hai| aisA hI hogaa| prakRti hai, bailagAr3I se pahuMce ki havAI jahAja se pahuMce-pahuMca gye| kA niyama hai| jaba mahAvIra jIvita hote haiM taba jinatva hotA hai; havAI jahAja ke bhI maje haiM, bailagAr3I ke bhI maje haiN| havAI jahAja | jaba ve jA cuke hote haiM taba 'jaina' kA prAdurbhAva hotA hai| meM samaya baca jAtA hai, lekina bailagAr3I meM jo sauMdarya kA, donoM jaina kA artha hai : jo jina to nahIM huA, jo jina honA bhI nahIM tarapha ke rAstoM kA anubhava hotA hai, vaha nahIM ho paataa| bailagAr3I cAhatA; lekina paraMparA se, saMskAra se, jaina ghara meM paidA huA hai| meM thor3A samaya lagatA hai, lekina donoM tarapha pRthvI ke suhAvane | yaha saMskAra udhAra haiM; svecchA se varaNa nahIM kiye gye| aura jo dRzya ubharate haiN| dharma svecchA se varaNa nahIM kiyA gayA hai, vaha kevala bauddhika hai, 173
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga : 1 Atmika nahIM hai| yaha sabhI ke sAtha hogaa| yaha svAbhAvika hai| to maiMne kahA, tuma eka kAma kro| tuma eka tIna dina niyama eka DAkTara ne naukara ko Adeza de rakhA thA ki koI kAma unase rakho ki namaskAra na karoge hanumAna jI ko| bole ki 'agara pUche bagaira na kre| eka dina ve davAiyoM kI Doz2a dekha rahe the ki nArAja ho gaye...to?' naukara Akara bolA, 'sara! cAya meM kitanI cInI dUM?' "vaha merA jummaa| maiM nipaTa lNgaa| tIna dina meM kara lUMgA 'do yA tIna cammaca bhara', DAkTara ne khaa| | tumhArI tarapha se nmskaar| lekina tuma tIna din...|' naukara thor3I dera bAda phira AyA aura bolA, 'sara! sabjI meM unhoMne kahA ki bar3A muzkila hogaa| maiMne kahA, tuma koziza namaka kitanA denA hai?' to kro| tIna dina saMbhava na ho paayaa| ve zAma ko usI dina 'do yA tIna cammaca bhara', thor3A nArAja hote DAkTara bolaa| aaye| unhoMne kahA, muzkila hai| vaha to yAda hI nahIM rahatI, phira thor3I dera meM lauTakara naukara AyA aura usane kahA ki ekadama se hAtha jhuka jAtA hai| sara, cAvala kitanA banegA? 'kitanI bAra kahA', DAkTara | aba yaha pUjA huI? yaha prArthanA huI? yaha to eka majabUrI ho cIkhA, 'do yA tIna cammaca bhr|' gaI, eka behozI ho gii| yaha to eka Adata ho gaI; jaise cAvala do yA tIna cammaca bhara! lekina dhIre-dhIre lakIreM bana sigareTa pInevAle ko sigareTa kI talapha lagatI hai, hAtha khIse meM jAtI haiN| uttara nirNIta ho jAte haiN| bahuta bAra jo bAta tumane kahI | | calA jAtA hai, paikeTa bAhara nikala AtA hai, sigareTa ThoMkane | hai, tama use kahane ke lie dhIre-dhIre avaza ho jAte ho| bahuta | lagatA hai pekeTa pr| eka yAMtrika prakriyA ho gii| bAra jisa maMdira ke sAmane tuma jhuke ho, tuma jhuka jAte ho mUrchA jaba tuma dharma ko binA svecchA ke svIkAra kara lete ho, meM, jhukanA saca nahIM hotaa| tumheM pakkA bhI nahIM hotaa| | Adatavaza, saMskAravaza, paraMparAvaza, taba tuma eka khatare meM par3a mere eka mitra haiN| mere sAtha ghUmane jAte the| hanumAna ke bhakta rahe ho, kyoMki dharma to tabhI dharma hotA hai jaba tuma svecchA se, | haiN| aba hanumAna ke bhakta kI bar3I dikkata hai, kyoMki jitane sAvaceta, sAvadhAnI se svIkAra kro| dharma to tabhI dharma hotA hai hanumAna ke maMdira, mUrti idhara-udhara saba jagaha haiN...| jahAM jAeM, jaba tumheM jagAye, sulAye n|| vahIM unko...| to unako jagaha-jagaha nmskaar...| to tuma doharA sakate ho| jaina doharA rahA hai| 'jina' honA ho aura hanumAna ke sAtha khatarA hai ki nArAja na ho jaayeN| eka to jInA par3egA; doharAne se kAma na hogaa| mahAvIra ke vacana aura jhaMjhaTa! to maiMne unase kahA ki yaha tuma kyA karate ho| | yAda kara lene se kucha bhI na hogaa| jInA pdd'egaa| unheM phira se dinabhara ? tumako koI kAma dUsarA nahIM sUjhatA? calo to | khojanA par3egA ki jIvana kI sacAI unameM hai yA nhiiN| tumheM musiibt| rikzA rokakara utarate haiM, pahale nmskaar| hanumAna pramANa bananA par3egA zAstra kaa| tumheM khabara denI par3egI apane jI nArAja na ho jAyeM! khuda ke anveSaNa se ki ThIka hai, merA anveSaNa bhI mujhe vahIM le maiMne kahA, 'aura jahAM taka maiM dekhatA hUM, na to tumhAre namaskAra AtA hai jahAM mahAvIra kA anveSaNa le gayA; maiM bhI tAlamela meM koI rasa hai| maiM dekhatA hUM, eka taraha kI phajIhata, eka taraha kI pAtA hUM; unhoMne jo kahA, ThIka kahA hai; yaha merA anubhava bhI parezAnI! tuma jhijhiyAye se, khijhiyAye se namaskAra karate ho|' kahatA hai-taba to tuma 'jina' ho paaoge| bole, 'bAta to ThIka hai kyoMki bacapana se yaha Adata mere| lekina agara tuma doharAte rahe, to doharAte raha sakate ho| tuma pitAjI ne DAla dI hai| ve bhI yahI karate the| ve bhI khijhiyAe jaina bane-bane sar3a jaaoge| rahate the| kyoMki gAMva kyA hai, jahAM dekho vahIM hanumAna jI baiThe tuma kahIM pahuMca na paaoge| haiN| isa jhAr3a ke nIce baiThe haiM, usa jhAr3a ke nIce baiThe haiN| phira zAstroM se hama jo artha lete haiM, usa artha ke lie bhI bar3I hanumAnajI ke baiThane meM dikkata nahIM lgtii| kahIM bhI patthara rakha sAkSI bhAva-dazA cAhie, to hI artha kA phUla tumhAre bhItara do, lAla raMga se raMga do| jhaMjhaTa khar3I ho gii| aba ye hanumAna jI khilegaa| zabda to mila jAte haiM zAstra se, artha kahAM se haiM, aba agara na inako namaskAra karo to nArAja ho jaayeNge| lAoge? artha to tumheM DAlanA hogaa| 174 Main Education International
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________________ samyaka jJAna mukti hai eka rogI ne apane DAkTara se Akara kahA ki bar3I kaThinAI hai; amarIkA kA banA hai?' para usane kahA, 'isa para likhA huA jo Apane kahA thA, ho nahIM paataa| DAkTara ne kahA ki maiMne aisI hai: meDa ina yU. esa. e.| to vaha siMdhI nArAja huaa| usane koI kaThina bAta tumase kahI na thii| itanA hI to kahA thA ki jo kahA, 'koI yU. esa. e. ne yU. esa. e. likhane kA ThekA le tumhArA baccA khAtA hai, vahI bhojana tuma lo| isameM kyA ar3acana | rakhA hai? are, yU. esa. e. kA matalaba hotA hai: ulhAsanagara hai? kucha dina taka jo tumhArA baccA letA hai, vahI bhojana tuma | siMdhI esosieshn|' lo, to tumhArA zarIra ThIka rAste para A jaayegaa| __ apane-apane hisAba haiM, apane-apane matalaba haiN| yU. esa. usane kahA ki maiMne prayatna to kiyA, para saphala na ho skaa| e. kI cIja kharIdate vakta ulhAsanagara ke siMdhiyoM ko yAda DAkTara ne kahA, 'kyA bevakUphI hai? itanI-sI bAta tumase na ho rkhnaa| tuma hI to artha DAla loge| zabda to becArA kyA sakI ki tumhArA baccA jo khAtA hai vahI tuma khAo? dUdha pItA | karegA! artha to tuma jor3oge! artha to tuma nikAloge! hai to dUdha piio| khicar3I khAtA hai to khicar3I khaao| aura | mahAvIra kI nagnatA huI-sahaja, svAbhAvika, shjsphuurt| jitanI thor3I mAtrA meM khAtA hai utanI hI mAtrA meM khaao| yaha bhI mere eka mitra haiM jain-sNnyaasii| unake gAMva ke pAsa se gujaratA tumase na ho sakA?' | thA to maiMne gAr3I rukvaaii| maiMne kahA ki unako milatA calUM, varSoM usane kahA ki mahArAja, merA baccA momabattI, koyalA, miTTI se milA nhiiN| dekhA khiDakI se to ve apanI choTI-sI koTharI jUte ke phIte, aisI kauna-sI cIja hai jo nahIM khAtA! vahI to maiM meM dUra jaMgala meM rahate haiM-nagna Tahala rahe the| jaba maiM daravAje marA jA rahA hUM khaa-khaakr| merI hAlata aura kharAba ho gaI hai| para gayA aura maiMne dastaka dI to ve Ae to cAdara lapeTe the| maiMne thor3I sAvadhAnI caahie| artha to tuma DAloge! pUchA, 'mAmalA kyA hai? abhI to maiMne khir3akI se dekhA, tuma mahAvIra kahate haiM, upavAsa; tuma par3hoge, anshn| mahAvIra nagna the; cAdara kyoM lapeTa lI?' ve haMsane lge| unhoMne kahA kahate haiM, satya meM saMyama chipA hai; tuma par3hoge, saMyama meM satya ki jarA abhyAsa kara rahA huuN| chipA hai| aise cUkate cale jaaoge| phira tuma apanI matalaba kI 'kAhe kA abhyAsa kara rahe ho?' bAta sadA nikAla loge| AdamI apanI matalaba kI bAta ve abhI brahmacArI haiM, jainiyoM kI pahalI sIr3hI para haiM saMnyAsa nikAla letA hai| kii| muni jaba nagna hote haiM, to ve pAMcavIM sIr3hI haiN| to unhoMne maiM jabalapura bahuta varSoM taka rhaa| eka bUr3he siMdhI kI dukAna kahA, thor3A abhyAsa kara rahA huuN| maiMne kahA, kaise abhyAsa thii| purAnI kitAbeM, purAnA kAgaja, kharIdatA aura bectaa| maiM bhI karoge? unhoMne kahA, 'pahale akele meM karatA huuN| nagna hone kI usakI dukAna para purAnI kitAboM kI talAza meM jAtA thaa| thor3I Adata ho jaaye| phira mitra, paricitoM ke bIca rhuuNgaa| phira kabhI-kabhI bar3e mahatvapUrNa zAstra usakI kitAba kI dukAna para / | dhIre-dhIre gAMva meM jaauuNgaa| phira zahara meM bhii| aise himmata bar3ha se mila gye| usa siMdhI ko....siMdhiyoM meM aisI mAnyatA thI ki jaayegii| abhI to bar3A saMkoca lagatA hai|' vaha kucha dhArmika hai, ve usako sAIM kahate the| maiM bhI kitAbeM maiMne unase pUchA, 'tumane kabhI sunA ki mahAvIra ne aisA purAnI DhUMr3hate-DhUMr3hate, sunatA rahatA thA usakI bAteM; usake kucha abhyAsa kiyA thaa| nagnatA abhyAsa se Aye to nirdoSa kahAM ziSya-zAgirda bhI kabhI-kabhI baiThe rahate the| eka dina eka rahI? abhyAsa to hara cIja ko doSI banA detA hai| abhyAsa kA AdamI AyA jo phAunTenapena kharIdakara le gayA thaa| purAnI aura to matalaba huaa--prphaarmens| abhyAsa kA to artha cIjeM bhI vaha kharIdatA-becatA thaa| vaha AdamI bar3A nArAja thaa| huaa--naattk| yaha tuma riharsala kara rahe ho munitva kA, muni usane kahA ki yaha tumane dhokhA diyaa| yaha to phAunTenapena cAra hone kA? taiyArI kara rahe ho? yaha koI nATaka hai yA jIvaMta Ane kA bhI nahIM hai aura likhA hai isa para 'meDa ina yU. esa. ghaTanA hai? mAnA ki tuma saMkoca chor3a doge abhyAsa karane se; e.|' yaha hai nahIM 'amarIkA kA bnaa|' abhyAsa se jo saMkoca chUTa jAyegA usase kyA nirdoSatA vaha siMdhI nArAja huaa| usane kahA, 'kahA kisane ki yaha AyegI? nirdoSatA to taba AtI hai jaba samajha se saMkoca giratA 175
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga : 1 hai, abhyAsa se nhiiN|' AdamiyoM se thor3e hI baMdhanA hai-satya kI khoja karanI hai! samajha abhyAsa bana gii| phira cUka ho gii| to 'jina' to kho jahAM se jitanA izArA mila jAye, jIvaMta, utanA le lenA aura gaye, jaina haiN| Age bar3hate jaanaa| eka dina aisI ghar3I bhI A jAyegI ki tuma aura aisA hI sabhI dharmoM ke sAtha huA hai| aisA hI maiM jo tumase apanA bhI prakAza paidA kara loge| taba phira kisI guru kI koI kaha rahA hUM, mere sAtha hogaa| yaha prakRti kA niyama hai| isalie jarUrata nahIM raha jaatii| isa para nArAja mata honaa| jaba tumheM samajha meM A jAye to tuma khisaka jAnA isake ghere ke bAhara, bs| isa para nArAja hone jaisA AkhirI prazna : kisI suMdara yuvatI ko dekhakara jAne kyoM mana kucha nahIM hai| aisA sadA hogaa| Akhira maiM apane zabdoM kA artha usakI ora AkarSita ho jAtA hai, AMkheM use nihArane lagatI karane kitanI dera baiThA rahUMgA? eka na eka dina tuma mere zabdoM kA haiM! merI umra pacAsa ho gaI hai, phira bhI aisA kyoM hotA hai? kyA artha karane ke mAlika ho jaaoge| phira maiM kucha na kara skuuNgaa| yaha vAsanA hai, yA prema, yA suMdaratA kI stuti? kRpayA merA tuma jo artha nikAloge, tumhArI mauj| mArga-nirdeza kreN| isalie to itane dharmoM ke saMpradAya paidA hote haiN| aba mahAvIra ke bhI saMpradAya ho gye| choTI-sI saMkhyA hai jainoM kI; usameM bhI aisA hotA hai niraMtara; kyoMki jaba dina the taba dabA liyaa| to digaMbara haiM, zvetAMbara haiM; phira zvetAMbaroM meM bhI sthAnakavAsI haiM, roga bAra-bAra ubhregaa| jaba javAna the, taba aisI kitAbeM par3hate aura terApaMthI haiM; aura eka gaccha, dUsarA gcch| phira digaMbaroM meM rahe jinameM likhA hai : brahmacarya hI jIvana hai| taba dabA liyaa| bhI tAraNapaMthI haiN| aura choTe-choTe paMtha! aura unake jhagar3e kyA javAnI ke sAtha eka khUbI hai ki javAnI ke pAsa tAkata haiM-bar3e choTe-choTe! haMsane jaise! kucha muddA nahIM hai unmeN| hai--dabAne kI bhI tAkata hai| vahI tAkata bhoga banatI hai, vahI lekina savAla yaha nahIM hai| savAla yaha hai ki jaba sadaguru jA | tAkata damana bana jAtI hai| lekina javAna dabA sakatA hai| cukA to anuyAyI apane-apane taraha se artha kreNge| arthoM meM mere anubhava meM akasara aisI ghaTanA ghaTatI rahI hai, loga Ate bheda ho jaayeNge| bhedoM ke mAnanevAle alaga-alaga ho jAyeMge, rahe haiM, ki cAlIsa aura paiMtAlIsa sAla ke bAda bar3I muzkila saMpradAyoM meM TUTa jaayeNge| yaha bheda kucha mahAvIra ke vacanoM meM nahIM khar3I hotI hai, jinhoMne bhI dbaayaa| kyoMki cAlIsa-paiMtAlIsa hai| yaha bheda artha karanevAloM kI vyAkhyA meM hai| saba vyAkhyAeM sAla ke bAda, vaha UrjA jo dabAne kI thI vaha bhI kSINa ho jAtI tumhArI hoNgii| hai| to vaha jo dabAI gaI vAsanAeM thIM, ve ubharakara AtI haiN| aura to kyA upAya hai? jaba be-samaya AtI haiM to aura bhI behUdI ho jAtI haiN| isalie maiM niraMtara kahatA hUM ki agara tumheM koI jIvita guru javAna striyoM ke pIche bhAgatA phire, kucha bhI galata nahIM hai; mila sake, to khoja lenA; agara na mila sake to majabUrI meM svAbhAvika hai; honA thA, vahI ho rahA hai| bacce titaliyoM ke zAstra meM utrnaa| kyoMki zAstra meM tuma akele chUTa jaaoge| pIche daur3ate phireM, ThIka hai| bUr3he daur3ane lageM to phira jarA roga tumhI artha karoge, tumhIM pddh'oge| kauna nirNaya degA ki tumane jo mAlUma hotA hai| lekina roga tumhAre kAraNa nahIM hai, tumhAre par3hA, ThIka par3hA? ki tumane jo artha kiyA vaha ThIka kiyA? tathAkathita sAdhuoM ke kAraNa hai-jinane tumheM jIvana ko bahuta beImAnI kI saMbhAvanA paidA ho jAtI hai, jaba tuma akele chUTa saralatA se jIne kI suvidhA nahIM dI hai| bacapana se hI jahara DAlA jAte ho| tuma beImAna ho| apanI isa beImAnI ke prati sAvaceta | gayA hai : kAmavAsanA pApa hai! to kAmavAsanA ko kabhI pUre rhnaa| kahIM aise vyakti ko khojo, jo tumase cAra kadama bhI praphulla mana se svIkAra nahIM kiyaa| bhogA bhI, to bhI apane ko Age ho to bhI clegaa| kama se kama cAra kadama to tuma surakSA se khIMce rkhaa| bhogA bhI, to kaluSita mana se, aparAdhI bhAva se; prakAza meM cala sakoge! phira cAra kadama ke bAda vaha kAma kA na yaha mana meM banA hI rahA ki pApa kara rahe haiN| saMbhoga meM bhI utare to raha jAye, kisI aura ko khoja lenaa| jAnakara ki narka kA iMtajAma kara rahe haiN| 176/ nAyikA |
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________________ samyaka jJAna mukti hai aba tuma soco, jaba tuma saMbhoga meM utaroge aura narka kA bhAva eka sinemA-gRha meM aisA ghttaa| eka mahilA pAsa meM baiThe eka banA rahegA, kyA khAka utaroge? saMbhoga kI surabhi tumheM kyA badatamIja bUr3he se taMga A gaI thI, jo Adhe ghaMTe se sinemA dekhane gheregI? vaha nRtya paidA na ho paayegaa| to tuma binA utare vApisa kI bajAya use hI ghare jA rahA thaa| lauTa aaoge| zarIra ke tala para saMbhoga ho jAyegA; mana ke tala Akhira usane phusaphusAkara usa AdamI se kahA, 'sunie, para vAsanA adhUrI atRpta raha jaayegii| mana ke tala para daur3a jArI Apa apanA eka phoTo mujhe deMge?' hone lagoge aura zarIra kamajora hone lagegA AdamI bAga-bAga ho gayA : 'jarUra jruur| eka to merI jeba aura zarIra kI dabAne kI purAnI zakti kSINa hone lagegI aura meM hI hai| lIjie! hAM, kyA kIjiegA mere phoTo kA?' mauta dastaka dene lagegI daravAje para aura lagegA ki aba gaye, usane kahA, 'apane baccoM ko ddraauuNgii|' aba gaye--taba aisA lagegA, yaha to bar3A gar3abar3a huA; bhoga sAvadhAna rhnaa| vahI jo eka samaya meM zubha hai, dUsare samaya meM bhI na pAye aura cale! DolI to uThI nahIM, arthI saja gaI! to azubha ho jAtA hai| vahI jo eka samaya meM ThIka thA, samyaka thA, mana bar3e vega se striyoM kI tarapha daur3egA, puruSoM kI tarapha daudd'egaa| svabhAva ke anukUla thA, vahI dUsare samaya meM arucipUrNa ho jAtA yaha tathAkathita samAja ke dvArA paidA kI gaI rugNa avasthA hai| hai, behUdA ho jAtA hai|| bacce ko usake bacapana ko pUrA jIne do, tAki jaba vaha javAna ho jina mitra ne pUchA hai, unako thor3A jAgakara apane mana meM par3I jAye to bacapana kI rekhA bhI na raha jAye; tAki vaha pUrA-pUrA huI, dabI huI vAsanAoM kA aMtardarzana karanA hogaa| aba mata javAna ho ske| javAna ko pUrA jIne do, use apane anubhava se dabAo! kama se kama aba mata dabAo! abhI taka dabAyA aura, hI jAgane do; tAki javAnI ke jAte-jAte vaha jo javAnI kI usakA yaha duSphala hai| aba isa para dhyAna kro| kyoMki aba umra daur3a-dhUpa thI, ApAdhApI thI, mana kA jo roga thA, vaha bhI calA bhI nahIM rahI ki tuma striyoM ke pIche daur3o yA maiM tumase kahUM ki jAye; tAki bUr3hA zuddha bUr3hA ho ske| aura jaba koI bUr3hA zuddha unake pIche daudd'o| vaha bAta jaMcegI nhiiN| ve tumase phoTo mAMgane bUr3hA hotA hai to usase suMdara koI avasthA nahIM hai| lekina jaba lgeNgii| aba jo jIvana meM nahIM ho sakA, use dhyAna meM ghttaao| bUr3he meM javAna ghusA hotA hai, taba eka bhUta tumhArA pIchA kara rahA aba eka ghaMTA roja AMkha baMda karake, kalpanA ko khulI chUTa hai| taba tuma eka pretAtmA ke vaza meM ho| taba tumheM bar3A | do| kalpanA ko pUrI khulI chUTa do| vaha kinhIM pApoM meM le jAye, bhttkaayegaa| taba tumheM bar3A becaina kregaa| aura jaise-jaise zarIra jAne do| tuma roko mt| tuma sAkSI-bhAva se use dekho ki yaha azakta hotA jAyegA vaise-vaise tama pAoge, vega vAsanA kA mana jo-jo kara rahA hai, maiM dekhaM / jo zarIra ke dvArA nahIM kara pAye, bar3hane lgaa| vaha mana ke dvArA pUrA ho jAne do| tuma jaldI hI pAoge kucha dina eka strI ke saMbaMdha meM maiMne sunA hai| vaha cAlIsa se Upara kI ho ke...eka ghaMTA niyama se kAmavAsanA para abhyAsa karo, cukI thii| moTI ho gaI thI, behUdI ho gaI thI, kurUpa ho gaI thii| kAmavAsanA ke lie eka ghaMTA dhyAna meM lagA do, AMkha baMda kara phira bhI banatI bahuta thii| dAvata meM pAsa baiThA yuvaka usakI bAtoM | lo aura jo-jo tumhAre mana meM kalpanAeM uThatI haiM, sapane uThate haiM, se ukatA gayA thA aura bhAga nikalane ke lie bolA, 'kyA jinako tuma dabAte hooge nizcita hI-unako pragaTa hone do| Apako vaha baccA yAda hai jo skUla meM Apako bahuta taMga karatA ghabar3Ao mata, kyoMki tuma akele ho| kisI ke sAtha koI tuma thA...?' usakA hAtha pakar3akara strI ne kahA, 'acchA, to vaha | pApa kara bhI nahIM rhe| kisI ko tuma koI coTa pahuMcA bhI nahIM tuma the?' | rhe| kisI ke sAtha tuma koI abhadra vyavahAra bhI nahIM kara rahe ki usane kahA, 'nahIM, jI nahIM, maiM nhiiN| ve mere pitAjI the| kisI strI ko ghUrakara dekha rahe ho| tuma apanI kalpanA ko hI ghUra eka umra hai taba cIjeM zubha mAlUma hotI haiN| eka umra hai taba | rahe ho| lekina pUrI taraha ghuuro| aura usameM kaMjUsI mata krnaa| cIjoM ko jInA jarUrI hai| use agara na jI pAye to pIchA cIjeM mana bahuta bAra kahegA ki 'are, isa umra meM yaha kyA kara rahe kreNgii| aura taba cIjeM bar3I vIbhatsa ho jAtI haiN| ho!' mana bahuta bAra kahegA ki yaha to pApa hai| mana bahuta bAra
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________________ la jina satra bhAga : 1 imes Gree aaja kahegA ki zAMta ho jAo, kahAM ke vicAroM meM par3e ho! kucha kahanA hai|' maiM kahatA hUM, sabhI ke sAmane kaha do; ekAMta magara isa mana kI mata sunnaa| kahanA ki eka ghaMTA to diyA hai | kI kyA jarUrata hai? ve kahate haiM ki nahIM, ekAMta meN| aba to maiMne isI dhyAna ke lie, isa para hI dhyAna kreNge| aura eka ghaMTA ekAMta meM milanA baMda kara diyA hai| kyoMki ekAMta meM...jaba bhI jitanI striyoM ko, jitanI suMdara striyoM ko, jitanA suMdara banA sAdhu-saMnyAsI AyeM to ve ekAMta hI mAMgate haiN| aura ekAMta meM sako banA lenaa| isa eka ghaMTA jitanA isa kalpanA-bhoga meM DUba eka hI prazna hai unakA ki yaha kAmavAsanA se kaise chuTakArA ho! sako, DUba jaanaa| aura sAtha-sAtha pIche khar3e dekhate rahanA ki | koI sattara sAla kA ho gayA hai, koI cAlIsa sAla se muni mana kyA-kyA kara rahA hai| binA roke, binA nirNaya kiye ki pApa hai-to tuma kyA karate rahe cAlIsa sAla? kahate haiM, kyA hai ki aparAdha hai| kucha phikra mata krnaa| to jaldI hI tIna-cAra batAyeM, jo-jo zAstra meM kahA hai, jo-jo sunA hai-vaha karate rahe mahIne ke niraMtara prayoga ke bAda halake ho jaaoge| vaha mana se haiN| usase to hAlata aura bigar3atI calI gaI hai| dhuAM nikala jaayegaa| / mavAda ko dabAyA hai, nikAlanA thaa| ghAva para tumane Upara se taba tuma acAnaka pAoge: bAhara striyAM haiM, lekina tumhAre mana malahama-paTTI kI hai; Aparezana kI jarUrata thii| to jisa mavAda meM dekhane kI koI AkAMkSA nahIM raha gii| aura jaba tumhAre mana meM ko tumane bhItara chipA liyA hai, vaha aba tumhArI raga-raga meM phaila | kisI ko dekhane kI AkAMkSA nahIM raha jAtI, taba logoM kA gaI hai; aba tumhArA pUrA zarIra mavAda se bhara gayA hai| sauMdarya pragaTa hotA hai| vAsanA to aMdhA kara detI hai, sauMdarya ko to thor3I sAvadhAnI baratanI pdd'egii| Aparezana se gujaranA dekhane kahAM detI hai ! vAsanA ne kabhI sauMdarya jAnA? vAsanA ne to hogaa| aura tumhIM kara sakate ho vaha Aparezana; koI aura kara apane hI sapane phailaaye| nahIM sktaa| tumhArA dhyAna hI tumhArI zalyakriyA hogii| taba aura vAsanA duSpUra hai; usakA koI aMta nahIM hai| vaha bar3hatI hI eka ghaMTA roj...| tuma cakita hooge, agara tumane eka-do calI jAtI hai| mahIne bhI isa prakriyA ko binA kisI virodha ke bhItara uThAye, eka bahuta moTA AdamI darjI kI dukAna para phuNcaa| darjI ne binA aparAdha bhAva ke nizcita mana se kiyA, to tuma acAnaka acakana ke lie bar3I kaThinAI se usakA nApa liyaa| phira eka pAoge: dhueM kI taraha kucha bAteM kho gaIM! mahIne do mahIne ke sau rupaye kI silAI maaNgii| ve mahAzaya bole, 'TelIphona para to bAda tuma pAoge: tuma baiThe rahate ho, ghar3I bIta jAtI hai, koI tamane paccIsa rupaye silAI kahI thI, aba sau rupaye? hadda ho | kalpanA nahIM AtI, koI vAsanA nahIM utthtii| taba tuma acAnaka gaI! beImAnI kI bhI koI sImA hai!' pAoge: aba tuma calate ho bAhara, tumhArI AMkhoM kA raMga aura! darjI ne kahA, 'mahArAja! vaha acakana kI silAI thI, yaha aba tumheM sauMdarya dikhAI par3egA! kyoMki saba sauMdarya paramAtmA kA zAmiyAne kI hai|' sauMdarya hai| strI kA, puruSa kA koI sauMdarya hotA hai? phUla kA, acakaneM zAmiyAne bana jAtI haiN| vAsanA phailatI hI calI | pattI kA, koI sauMdarya hotA hai? sauMdarya kahIM se bhI pragaTa ho; jAtI hai| taMbU bar3e se bar3A hotA calA jAtA hai| acakana taka sauMdarya paramAtmA kA hai, sauMdarya satya kA hai| lekina sauMdarya ko ThIka thA, lekina jaba zAmiyAnA DhonA par3e cAroM tarapha to dekha hI vahI pAtA hai, jisane vAsanA ko apanI AMkha se httaayaa| kaThinAI hotI hai| vAsanA kA pardA AMkha para par3A rahe, tuma sauMdarya thor3e hI dekhate maiM ar3acana samajhatA huuN| lekina ar3acana kA tuma mUla kAraNa | ho! sauMdarya tuma dekha hI nahIM skte| khayAla meM le lenA : tumane dabAyA hai| tumane damana kiyA hai| tuma vAsanA kurUpa kara jAtI hai sabhI cIjoM ko| isalie tamane galata zikSA aura galata saMskAroM ke dvArA abhizApita hue ho| jisako bhI vAsanA se dekhA, vahI tuma para nArAja ho jAtA hai| tumane jinheM sAdhu-mahAtmA samajhA hai, tumane jinakI bAtoM ko kabhI tumane khayAla kiyA? kisI strI ko tuma vAsanA se dekho, pakar3A hai--na ve jAnate haiM, na unhoMne tumheM jAnane diyA hai| vahI becaina ho jAtI hai| kisI puruSa ko vAsanA se dekho, vahI mere pAsa sAdhu saMnyAsI Ate haiM to kahate haiM, 'ekAMta meM Apase thor3A udvigna ho jAtA hai| kyoMki jisako bhI tuma vAsanA se Main Education International .
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________________ samyaka jJAna mukti hai dekhate ho, usakA artha hI kyA huA? usakA artha huA ki kahatA hUM, vAsanA ko jAno, to maiM yahI kaha rahA hUM ki vAsanA se tumane usa AdamI yA usa strI ko kurUpa karanA caahaa| jaba bhI mukta hone kA eka hI upAya hai : use jAna lo| jise hama jAna tuma kisI ko vAsanA se dekhate ho, usakA artha haA ki tumane lete haiM, usI se mukti ho jAtI hai| kisI kA sAdhana kI taraha upayoga karanA cAhA; tuma kisI ko satya bar3A krAMtikArI hai| jAna lene ke atirikta aura koI bhoganA cAhate ho| aura pratyeka vyakti sAdhya hai, sAdhana nahIM hai| rUpAMtaraNa nahIM hai| tuma kisI ko cUsanA cAhate ho? tuma kisI ko apane hita meM upayoga karanA cAhate ho? tuma kisI ke vyaktitva ko vastu kI Aja itanA hii| taraha pada-dalita karanA cAhate ho? vastuoM kA upayoga hotA hai, vyaktiyoM kA nhiiN| lekina jaba tuma vAsanA se kisI ko dekhate ho, vyakti kho jAtA hai, vastu ho jAtI hai| isalie vAsanA kI AMkha ko koI pasaMda nahIM krtaa| jaba vAsanA kho jAtI hai to sauMdarya kA anubhava hotA hai| aura jaba sauMdarya kA anubhava hotA hai, to tamhAre bhItara prema kA AvirbhAva hotA hai| prema usa ghar3I kA nAma hai, jaba tumheM saba jagaha paramAtmA aura usakA sauMdarya dikhAI par3ane lagatA hai| taba tumhAre bhItara jo UrjA uThatI hai, jo aharniza gIta uThatA hai-vahI prema hai| abhI to tumane jise prema kahA hai, usakA prema se koI dara kA bhI saMbaMdha nahIM hai| vaha prema kI pratidhvani bhI nahIM hai| vaha prema kI pratichAyA bhI nahIM hai| vaha prema kA vikRta rUpa bhI nahIM hai| vaha prema se bilakula ulaTA hai| isalie to tumhAre prema ko ghaNA banane meM dera kahAM lagatI hai| abhI prema thA, abhI ghRNA ho gii| eka kSaNa pahale jo mitra thA, kSaNabhara bAda duzmana ho gyaa| kSaNabhara pahale jisake lie marate the, kSaNabhara bAda usako mArane ko taiyAra ho gye| tumhArA prema prema hai? ghRNA kA hI badalA huA rUpa mAlUma par3atA hai| prema sirpha tumhArI bAtacIta hai| prema to unakA anubhava hai jinakI AMkha se vAsanA gira gaI; jinheM sauMdarya dikhAI par3A; jise saba tarapha usake nRtya kA anubhava huA; jise saba tarapha paramAtmA kI pagadhvani sunAI par3ane lgii| phira prema kA AvirbhAva hotA hai| prema yAnI praarthnaa| prema yAnI puujaa| prema yAnI ahobhAva, dhanyatA, kRtjnytaa| nahIM, abhI tumheM prema kA anubhava nahIM huaa| abhI to tumane vAsanA ko bhI nahIM jAnA, prArthanA ko tuma jAnoge kaise? vAsanA ko jAno, tAki vAsanA se mukta ho jaao| jaba maiM niraMtara tumase 179