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________________ gyArahavAM pravacana adhyAtma prakriyA hai jAgaraNa kI For Private & Rersonal Use Only
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________________ aNathovaM vaNathovaM, aggIthovaM kasAyathovaM c| na hu bhe vIsasiyavvaM, thovaM pi hu taM bahu hoi||26|| koho pIiM paNasoi, mANo vinnynaasnno| mAyA mittANi nAsei, loho svvvinnaasnno||27|| uvasameNa haNe kohaM, mANaM maddavayA jinne| mAyaM ca'jjavabhAveNa, lobhaM saMtosao jinne||28|| jahA kumme saaMgAI, sae dehe smaahre| evaM pAvAiM mehAvI, ajjhappeNa smaahre||29|| se jANamajANaM vA, kaTTaM AhammiaM pyN| saMvare khippaMmappANaM, vIyaM taM na smaayre||30|| savvaMgaMthavimukto, sIIbhUo pasaMtacitto a| jaM pAvai mutti suhaM, na cakkavaTTI vi taM lhii||31||
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________________ cha miTe-se nakse-pA bhI haiM janaM kI rAha meM hai, to aba ThIka kI khoja kaise karoge? mAna hI liyA ho ki hamase pahale koI gujarA hai yahAM hote hue| satya kahAM hai, to AviSkAra kA upAya kahAM rahA? tumane jaldI zAstra kA samyaka upayoga bhI hai, asamyaka upayoga svIkAra kara liyA, khoje binA svIkAra kara liyA, to tuma khoja bhii| zAstra ko jo aMdhe kI taraha svIkAra kara le, zAstra usake se vaMcita raha jaaoge| lie bojha ho jAtA hai| zAstra ko jo samajhe, zAstra ko jo ye mahApuruSoM ke caraNa-cihna tumheM bAMdha lene ko nahIM haiM, tumheM niSpakSa hokara vicAra kare, zAstra ko jo jAgarUka hokara dhyAna mukta karane ko haiN| aura ye caraNa-cihna bar3e miTe-miTe se haiN| kare, to zAstra se bar3I sugaMdha uThatI hai, bar3I muktidAyI sugaMdha kAphI samaya bIta gayA, ina rAhoM para aura loga bhI gujara cuke haiN| uThatI hai| ina caraNa-cihnoM ko aMdhe kI taraha mata mAnakara calanA, anyathA zAstra ko pakar3anA mt-socnaa| zAstra ko aMdhe kI taraha | bhttkoge| jAganA, khojnaa| ina caraNa-cihnoM meM apane caraNoM svIkAra mata krnaa| aMdhe kI taraha svIkAra karane meM zAstra kA kI gati ko khojanA hai, apanI caraNoM kI zakti ko khojanA hai| apamAna hai| AMkha kholakara, zAstra meM utaranA, zAstra ko svayaM kucha miTe-se nakse-pA bhI haiM junUM kI rAha meM meM utarane denA-to zAstra kA sammAna hai| hamase pahale koI gujarA hai yahAM hote hue| koI bhI sadaguru tumheM aMdhA nahIM banAnA cAhatA hai| kyoMki aura saubhAgyazAlI haiM hama ki hamase pahale loga yahAM gujare haiN| vastutaH to, tumhArI AMkha meM hI tumhArA guru chipA hai| to sabhI ve jo kaha gaye haiM, unake jIvana kA anubhava jo bikhera gaye haiM, sadaguru tumhArI AMkha kholanA cAhate haiN| utanI hI dera tumhAre usase tuma bahuta kucha pA sakate ho| lekina pAne ke lie bar3I sAtha honA cAhate haiM ki tumhArI AMkha khula jAye, ki tumheM apane samajhadArI caahie| bhItara kA guru mila jaaye| smjho| jIvana se bahuta kucha pAyA jA sakatA hai| lekina tuma mahAvIra ke ye vacana jaina par3hate haiM, aMdhe kI trh| aura a-jaina | to jIvana se bhI nahIM pAte ho| zAstra to jIvana kI chAyA mAtra haiM, to par3heMge kyoM! gItA hiMdU par3hate haiM, aMdhe kI trh| gaira-hiMdU to pratiphalana haiN| zAstra jIvana se nikalate haiM, jIvana zAstra se nahIM phikra kyoM kareMge! kurAna musalamAna par3hate haiM, doharAte haiM tote kI nikltaa| tumheM jIvana milA hai, usase tuma kucha nahIM pAte, to trh| gaira-musalamAna to phikra hI kyoM karegA! bahuta kaThina hai ki tuma zAstra se kucha pA skoge| kyoMki mUla se mere jAne, tuma zAstra ko tabhI samajha sakoge jaba tuma na hiMdU nahIM milatA kucha, chAyA se kyA milegA? ho, na musalamAna ho, na jaina ho| kyoMki agara pakSapAta pahale se jo jAnate haiM, jo jAgakara jIte haiM, jo himmata aura sAhasa se hI taya hai, agara tumane janma se hI taya kara rakhA hai ki kyA ThIka jIte haiM, jinake jIvana kA AdhAra surakSA, suvidhA nahIM hai, sAhasa
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________________ / jina sUtra bhAgaH1 TRANSFERMA hai-ve jIvana se bhI nicor3a lete haiM satya ko| ve zAstra se bhI mahAvIra to sIdhe patha ke vaijJAnika khojI haiN| nicor3a lete haiM satya ko| jo jAgakara jIte haiM ve to chAyA se bhI ina zabdoM ko samajhanA, manana krnaa| bana sake, thor3A-thor3A mUla ko khoja lete haiM kyoMki chAyA meM bhI--'kucha miTe-se utaarnaa| kyoMki utAroge, tabhI inakA artha khulegaa| inakA artha nakse-pA' kucha dhuMdhale ho gaye pairoM ke cihna haiN| inake par3hane aura inake suna lene meM nahIM hai| inakA artha inake abhAge haiM ve, jo jIvana se bhI vaMcita raha jAte haiN| sAtha thor3I dera jIne meM hai| kSaNabhara ko bhI agara tuma inake sAtha saubhAgyazAlI haiM ve, jo ki zAstroM se bhI khoja lete haiN| jIye, to tuma pAoge inakI sacAI, inakI gahanatA, inakI idhara mahAvIra ke vacanoM para hama carcA kara rahe haiM---isalie nahIM | gNbhiirtaa| aura kSaNabhara bhI tuma jIye to ye satya tumhArI dharohara ki tuma unheM mAna lo| mAnane se kabhI kucha huA nhiiN| mAnanA to ho jAyeMge; ye tumhArA hissA ho jaayeNge| ye tumhAre khUna, haDDI, kamajora kI Adata hai| mAMsa-majjA meM samA jaayeNge| inheM samAne denaa| vaha kahatA hai, 'kauna cale, kauna jhaMjhaTa kare! ThIka hI khte| pahalA sUtra : 'RNa ko thor3A, ghAva ko choTA, Aga ko tanika hoNge| hama pUjA karane ko taiyAra haiN| hama zAstra ko phUla car3hA aura kasAya ko alpa mAnakara mata baiTha jaanaa| kyoMki ye thor3e deNge| kaho, zobhA-yAtrA nikAla deNge| lekina hamase jIvana bar3hakara bar3e ho jAte haiN|' badalane ko mata kho| vaha jarA jyAdA ho gyaa|' | 'RNa ko thodd'aa...|' jo bhI AdamI RNa letA hai. pahale pUjA hamArI tarakIba hai zAstra se bacane kii| maMdira tumhAre dharma thor3A hI mAnakara letA hai aura socatA hai: 'cakA deNge| ke pratIka nahIM; dharma ke sAtha tumane jo cAlAkI kI hai, usake itanA-sA to RNa hai| byAja bhI kucha jyAdA nahIM hai, cukA pratIka haiN| deNge|' jo bhI RNa lete haiM, isI AzA meM lete haiM ki cukA deNge| mana bar3A cAlAka hai| RNa cukatA nahIM mAlUma hotA phira, bar3hatA jAtA hai| byAja ghanA mullA nasaruddIna ne apane naukara se kahA thA ki mere jUtoM para hotA jAtA hai| byAja hI nahIM cukatA, mUla kA cukAnA to bahuta pAliza kara de| duur| aura yaha sAdharaNa jIvana ke RNa kI bAta to chor3a do, jo 'are phajalU, itanI dera ho gaI aura abhI taka mere jUtoM para jIvana kA bahuta gaharA RNa hai, vaha to kabhI cukatA nahIM mAlUma pAliza bhI nahIM ho pAyI?' pdd'taa| le sabhI lete haiM, phaMsa jAte haiN| 'sarakAra! yaha dUsarA bUTa hAthoM meM hai|' mahAvIra kahate haiM, sabhI le lete haiM to jarUra mana meM koI kAraNa 'aura pahalA...?' hogA le lene kaa| sabhI socate haiM, thor3A hai| thor3A zrama kara leMge, naukara ne kahA, 'use isake bAda hAtha meM lUMgA srkaar|' cuka jaayegaa| pahalA! dUsare ke bAda! 'RNa ko thor3A, ghAva ko chottaa...|' kitanA hI choTA ghAva mana bahuta cAlAka hai| bar3I tarakIbeM khojatA hai| aisI tarakIbeM ho, yaha soca ke ki choTA hai, kyA phikra karanI hai, baiTha mata khojatA hai ki dUsare to dhokhA khAte hI haiM, khuda bhI dhokhA khA jAnA, Azvasta mata ho jAnA, kyoMki ghAva pratipala bar3A ho rahA jAtA hai| isa mana se thor3e jaagnaa| mana hI tumheM manana nahIM karane hai; jaise choTA-sA bIja bar3A vRkSa ho jAtA hai| bIja ko miTA detA hai| mana hI tumheM utarane nahIM detaa| jahAM bhI jAte ho, tumhArI denA bar3A AsAna thA, vRkSa ko kATanA bahuta muzkila ho gaMdI chAyA par3a jAtI hai| zAstra par3hate ho, tumhArI chAyA meM zAstra jaayegaa| to jo jAnakAra haiM, ve RNa lete hI nhiiN| ve kahate haiM, daba jAtA hai| zabda sunate ho, tumhAre pAsa taka pahuMcate-pahuMcate garIbI meM jI leMge lekina RNa lekara amIra hone meM kucha sAra unakA artha rUpAMtarita ho jAtA hai| nahIM, kyoMki vaha amIrI Upara hogI, dhokhe kI hogI, bhItara ye mahAvIra ke vacana bar3e bahumUlya haiN| Aja ke sUtra tumhAre jalana hogI aura bhItara daridratA hogii| rUkhI roTI khAkara so jIvana ko badala denevAle ho sakate haiN| ye tathyagata haiN| mahAvIra leMge, eka bAra khA leMge, para RNa na leMge; kyoMki RNa bddh'egaa| kA koI rasa siddhAMtoM meM nahIM hai| mahAvIra koI dArzanika nahIM haiN| zAyada peTa meM to roTI par3a jAyegI, lekina prANoM kI zAMti kho
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________________ NAGARIES dhyAtma prakriyA hai jAgaraNa kI jaayegii| zAyada Upara-Upara se to saba raunaka ho jAyegI, AyeMge, pUjA kara leMge, dAna kara deMge-kucha kara leMge lekina bhItara-bhItara aMdherA ho jaayegaa| abhI to kara lo| mahAvIra sAdhAraNa RNa kI bAta nahIM kara rahe haiM: ve to udAharaNa 'ghAva ko choTA, Aga ko tnik...|' haiN| lekina jIvana meM hama aise bahuta RNa liye haiN| hamArA sArA choTI-sI cinagArI mahaloM ko jalA detI hai| jIvana RNa se bharA hai| mahAvIra to kahate haiM, paramAtmA se bhI mata 'aura kasAya ko alpa maan...|' krodha hai, lobha hai, lenaa| lene kI Adata hI mata ddaalnaa| kyoMki Adata bar3hatI hai| | mAyA-moha hai-kasAya hai| 'kasAya' zabda mahAvIra kA bar3A bIja vRkSa hotA hai| Aja thor3A loge, kala aura thor3A jyAdA bahumUlya hai-jisase tuma kase ho, jisase tuma baMdhe ho, jo loge, parasoM aura thor3A jyAdA loge-bhikhamaMge ho jaaoge| tumhArA baMdhana hai| jaise hiMdU-zAstra meM 'pazu' zabda hai| jo pazu yahAM to samrATa bhI bhikhamaMge haiM; lete cale jAte haiN| kA artha hai vahI jaina-zAstroM meM kasAya kA artha hai| pazu kA artha mahAvIra kahate haiM, RNa lenA hI mt| aura jaba bIja kI taraha hotA hai : jo pAza meM baMdhA hai| pazu yAnI pAza meM baMdhA, baMdhana meM choTA aMkura uThe, bhItara bhAva uThe, pahalI lahara uThe, tabhI roka pdd'aa| pazu kA artha sirpha jAnavara nahIM hai| pazu kA artha hai : jo denaa| ghAva ko choTA mata mAnanA, kyoMki choTe-choTe ghAva bar3e baMdhA hai, cAroM tarapha jisake jaMjIreM haiN| jo baMdhA hai, vaha psh| jo hokara nAsUra ho jAte haiN| jo unheM prathama caraNa meM roka detA hai, vahI mukta huA, vahI manuSya hai| to sabhI manuSya dikhAI par3anevAle roka pAtA hai| loga manuSya nahIM haiN| kAza! manuSyatA itanI sastI hotI ki mahAvIra kahate haiM, ghAva bar3A ho jAye, phira cikitsA karane kI dikhAI par3ane se mila jaatii| ciMtA meM par3oge; bar3I AsAnI se ghAva ko rokA jA sakatA hai, | nahIM, jinake baMdhana gira gaye, jinhoMne apanI pazutA kATa dI, jaba vaha bahuta choTA hai, yA jaba abhI paidA hI nahIM huaa| paidA | pAza kATa DAle, jo mukta hue--vahI manuSya haiN| jo manana ko hone ke pahale hI mAra denaa| upalabdha hue, vahI manuSya haiN| jo manu bane, vahI manuSya haiN| krodha kI lahara uThatI hai--eka ghAva uThA AtmA meN| tuma kahate jainoM kA zabda 'kasAya' vahI artha rakhatA hai--jo bAMdha le, ho, Aja to kara leM, kala se na kreNge| aba Aja to jo ho | kasa de, jo bAMdhatI calI jAye aura tuma sikur3ate jAo aura choTe gayA, ho jAne do| krodha karake tama pachatAte ho: nirNaya bhI lete hote jAo, aura baMdhana bojhila hote cale jaayeN| ho, kala na kreNge| lekina jaba krodha uThatA hai, taba to tuma kara hI | 'kasAya' ko alpa mAna, vizvasta hokara mata baiTha jaanaa| lete ho| aura phira tuma kahate ho, yaha to choTA-sA krodha hai, koI | alpatA to dhokhA hai| yuddha to khar3A nahIM kiyA, kisI kI jAna to lI nhiiN| do kar3e | yaha to tarakIba hai 'kasAya' kI tumhAre bhItara praveza kii| yaha zabda kaha diye to kyA bigar3a gayA? aura phira, binA kar3e zabda | to bImArI kA upAya hai tumhAre bhItara ghara banAne kaa| yaha to bIja kahe kahIM kAma calA hai! kahIM saMsAra calA hai! yahAM agara buddha | kA DhaMga hai pRthvI ke garbha meM praveza karane kaa| banakara baiTha gaye to loga baddha smjheNge| yahAM jora-jabardastI kI | tama thoDA soco ki bIja bahata baDA ho duniyA hai| yahAM agara hamalA na kiyA to dUsare loga hamalA kara | kA honA ! utanA bar3A bIja pRthvI meM praveza kaise karatA? bIja deNge| yahAM agara kisI ne AMkha damakAI aura usako javAba na bar3A choTA hai, yaha vRkSoM kI tarakIba hai| bar3A choTA bIja banAte diyA, to sabhI loga AMkha damakAne lgeNge| phira to jInA haiN| bar3e se bar3A vRkSa bhI bar3A choTA-sA bIja banAtA hai| koI bhI muzkila ho jaayegaa| raMdhra, koI bhI jarA-sA cheda pAkara ghusa jAyegA pRthvI meN| pRthvI tuma bahAne khoja lete ho| tuma tarakIbeM khoja lete ho| phira tuma ko patA bhI na clegaa| lekina agara jitane bar3e vRkSa haiM, itane hI kahate ho, itanA-sA to hai, isameM kyA bigar3a jAyegA? kauna bar3e unake bIja hote, to vRkSa kho jaate| kahAM se pRthvI meM praveza mahAnarka huA jA rahA hai, kauna-sA mahApApa huA jA rahA hai! hotA? itanI bar3I raMdhe, itane bar3e chidra kahAM khojate? choTA hai, kSamA mAMga leMge, prArthanA kara leMge, gaMgA-snAna kara bIja, vRkSa kitanA hI bar3A ho, choTe hI banAtA hai| choTe meM
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 tarakIba hai| vRkSa apane ko punaH punaH janmAnA cAhatA hai| kaI choTA milate hI itanA choTA ho jAyegA ki tumhArI vAsanA usameM tarakIbeM karatA hai vRkss| phUla ugAtA hai suMdara, titaliyoM ko samA na skegii| phira tuma kahoge, 'aur...|' phira tuma lubhAne ke lie| kyoMki titaliyoM ke pairoM meM lagakara, bIja ke kahoge, 'aur...|' bIja kI taraha jo praveza huA thA, vaha choTe-choTe kaNa-parAga, nara paudhe taka pahuMca jAyeMge, nArI paudhe jaldI hI vRkSa kI taraha panapane lgegaa| aura bIja kI taraha jise taka pahuMca jaayeNge| milana ho jAyegA nara aura mAdA kaa| to phUla miTAnA ati sugama thA, phira vRkSa ko kATanA muzkila ho jo hai vijJApana hai vRkSa kA; bulAvA hai titalI ko, ki aao| jAyegA; kyoMki isa vRkSa kI zAkhAyeM tumhArI AtmA meM phaila titalI se prayojana nahIM hai, titalI ke pairoM meM parAga laga jAye to | jaayeNgii| phira isa vRkSa ko ukhAr3ane meM tumheM lagegA, tumhAre prANa nara mAdA ko khoja le, mAdA nara ko khoja le, to bIja-nirmANa ukhdd'e| tuma jarAjIrNa hone lgoge| ho, to saMtati Age bddh'e| ___ kabhI khayAla kiyA, jo AdamI jiMdagI bhara krodha karatA rahA semara ke phUla dekhe! bIja ke pAsa ruI ko paidA karate haiN| hai, vaha kitanA socatA hai krodha chor3a de! kauna nahIM socatA! kyoMki semara bar3A vRkSa hai| agara bIja nIce hI gireM to vRkSa kI kyoMki krodha jalAtA hai, vyartha kI Aga meM girAtA hai, jahara se chAyA ke kAraNa bar3e na ho paayeNge| vRkSa bar3I hoziyArI kara rahA | bharatA hai, jIvana se sArA sukha-caina kho jAtA hai| kauna nahI hai| vaha sAtha meM ruI paidA kara rahA hai| tumhAre takiyoM ke lie caahtaa| lekina krodhI krodha chor3a nahIM paataa| lAkha socatA hai, nahIM, apane bIja ko havA kI yAtrA para bhejane ko, tAki bIja dUra | | chor3a de; chor3a nahIM paataa| kyoMki aba use samajha meM hI nahIM calA jAye, nIce na gire| ThIka vRkSa ke nIce gira jAyegA to mara AtA ki jar3eM ukhAr3e kahAM se! aba to use aisA bhI Dara lagane jaayegaa| itane bar3e vRkSa kI chAyA meM kaise panapegA, kaise bar3A | lagatA hai ki maiMne sadA hI krodha hI to kiyA hai, krodha hI to merA hogA? dhUpa na milegii| pAnI na milegaa| kyoMki bar3A vRkSa saba honA hai| agara krodha hI gayA to maiM kahAM bacUMgA, maiM kyA bcuuNgaa| pI jaayegaa| pUrI bhUmi ko nicor3a legaa| ye choTe-choTe bIja to | usako apanI pratimA hI khotI mAlama par3atI hai| krodha ke binA mara jaayeNge| ina beTe-beTiyoM ke lie vaha thor3I-sI ruI paidA vaha atyaMta dIna mAlUma pdd'egaa| krodha hI usakA bala thaa| krodha karatA hai| ve ruI ke bahAne havA para tira jAte haiM, havA ke jhoMke meM meM hI usakI mahimA thii| krodha meM hI vaha dUsaroM kI chAtI para car3ha dUra nikala jAte haiN| kahIM dUra jAkara jamIna khoja leNge| phira vahAM gayA thaa| krodha meM hI usane kisI ko parAjita kiyA thaa| krodha ve bhI bar3e hokara khar3e ho jaayeNge| | meM hI bAjAra meM pratiyogitA kI thI, pratispardhA kI thii| krodha meM kAma, krodha, lobha, moha bhI bIja kI taraha tamhAre mana kI bhUmi hI usane bar3A makAna banA liyA thaa| krodha kI hI taraMgoM para meM Ate haiN| isalie mahAvIra kA sUtra bar3A bahumUlya hai| ve yaha car3hakara usane jIvana ko jAnA hai| Aja acAnaka krodha chor3a dene kahate haiM, choTe mAnakara mata soca lenA ki kyA, kyA bigar3atA kI bAta uThatI hai; uThatI hai, usI ke mana meM uThatI hai, koI na kahe hai| jarA-sA bacce para krodha kara liyA, kyA hrj| apanA hI to bhI uThatI hai kyoMki krodha dukha detA hai| lekina, krodha baccA hai| usake hI sudhAra ke lie krodha kara rahe haiN| aura phira usakI pratimA meM itanA praviSTa ho gayA hai raga-reze meM, jar3eM phaila krodha jarA-sA hai| eka cAMTA bhI mAra diyA to kyA, apanA hI to gaI haiM choTe-choTe snAyuoM meM, taMtu-jAla ho gayA hai! hai! aise choTe-choTe bahAne khojakara krodha praveza karatA hai, mAyA kabhI kisI bar3e vRkSa ko pRthvI se ukhAr3akara dekhA! kitane praveza karatI hai, moha praveza karatA hai, lobha praveza karatA hai| dUra-dUra taka jar3eM phaila jAtI haiN| dUsare vRkSoM kI jar3oM ko bhI apane AdamI kahatA hai, koI jyAdA to maiM mAMga nahIM rahA, thor3A-sA hI meM aTakA letI haiN| tumhAre makAna kI bhUmi meM calI jAtI haiN| mAMga rahA huuN| isa saMsAra meM to itanI-itanI vAsanAoM bhare loga makAna kI nIMva meM praveza kara jAtI haiN| makAna kI IMToM ko jakar3a haiM; maiM to kucha mAMgatA nhiiN| paramAtmA, eka choTA-sA makAna | letI haiN| | mAMgatA hUM, choTI-sI ghara-gRhasthI ho, sukha-zAMti ho!... baiMkAka ke pAsa buddha kI eka pratimA hai, bar3I mUlyavAna pratimA choTA mila jAyegA taba tuma bar3A mAMganA zurU kroge| kyoMki hai! eka vRkSa usa pratimA meM samAkara baiTha gayA hai| pratimA 1232
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________________ REER adhyAtma prakriyA hai jAgaraNa kI adhyAtma prakriyA khaMDa-khaMDa ho gaI hai| vRkSa ne pratimA ke kone-kone meM jar3eM pahuMcA hai| phira tumhArA pUrA zarIra usI se nirmita huA hai| dI haiN| tuma kahoge, vRkSa ko alaga kyoM nahIM kara dete? lekina koI sAta araba jIvANu tumhAre zarIra meM haiN| eka se zurU hue, aba vRkSa ko alaga kiyA ki pratimA giregii| vRkSa tor3a rahA hai sAta araba taka pahuMca gae haiN| aura bahuta jaldI pahuMca jAte haiN| pratimA ko, lekina vRkSa hI jor3e bhI hue hai| usakI hI jar3oM meM dina dUne, rAta caugune hote cale jAte haiN| jo AMkha se nahIM dikhAI pratimA aTakI hai, khaMDa-khaMDa ho gaI hai, Tukar3e-Tukar3e ho gae haiN| par3atA thA, vahI Aja tumhArA mitra hogA, tumhArA bhAI hogA, nAka alaga hai, lekina jar3oM meM aTakI hai| hAtha TUTa gayA hai, tumhArA beTA hogA, tumhArI patnI, tumhArI preysii| jo adRzya lekina jar3oM meM phaMsA hai| thA, jisako dekhane ke lie khurdabIna cAhie thI, itanA choTA jaba bhI maiM isa pratimA ko citroM meM dekhA hUM, tabhI mujhe AdamI itanA bar3A ho jAtA hai! kI yAda aaii| aba bhakta cAhate haiM ki isase chuTakArA ho jaaye| phailAva prakRti kA niyama hai| yahAM kisI bhI cIja ko jagaha yaha to miTAye DAla rahI hai| itanI bahumUlya pratimA ko naSTa kara dI, vaha phailegii| phailanA svabhAva hai| isalie to hiMdU vizva ko DAlA isa vRkSa ne| lekina isa vRkSa ko pAnI dete haiM, duzmana ko brahma kahate haiN| brahma yAnI jo phailatA calA jAtA hai; jo jAnatA pAnI dete haiN| kyoMki jisa dina isa vRkSa ko haTAyA, usI dina hI nahIM kaise ruke, jo phailatA hI calA jAtA hai; anaMta jisakA pratimA khaMDa-khaMDa hokara gira jaayegii| tor3A bhI isI ne hai, jor3e vistAra hai; jisake phailAva kI koI sImA nhiiN| yahAM choTI-sI bhI yahI hai| yahI ar3acana hai| cIja pakar3o, jaldI hI bar3I hone lagatI hai| ina choTI-choTI krodha hI tumheM tor3a rahA hai, krodha hI tumheM jor3e bhI hai| lobha hI bAtoM ke kAraNa tuma bhaTakate cale jAte ho| tumheM tor3a rahA hai, lekina lobha hI tumheM samhAle bhI hai| lobha hI kabhI-kabhI tumheM khayAla bhI nahIM hotaa| tuma jarUrI kAma se tumheM narka kI tarapha le jA rahA hai, lekina lobha hI tumhArI nAva bhI jA rahe the, mAM bImAra par3I thI aura tuma usake lie davA lene jA hai| aba tuma muzkila meM pdd'oge| nAva chor3o to dduube| nAva meM rahe the aura kisI AdamI ne rAste meM gAlI de dI-bhUla gae mAM, baiThe to nAva saraka rahI hai narka kI trph| chor3anA bhI tuma cAhate | bhUla gae davA, bhUla gae ilAja-cikitsA, usase jhagar3ane khar3e ho, eka paira uThA bhI lete ho; lekina chor3A to dduube| ho gae, pahale isase nipaTArA kara lenA hai! cAhe isameM mAM mara isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM, saceta ho jAnA! sAvadhAna ho jAe, lauTakara ghara Ao aura pAo ki mAM jA cukI, phira cAhe jAnA! pachatAo-lekina kSudra bhI, ati kSudra bhI, ati vyartha bhI, jaba 'RNa ko thor3A, ghAva ko choTA, Aga ko tanika aura kasAya AtA hai tumhArI AMkhoM meM, to tumheM paripUrNa ghera letA hai| isI ko alpa mAnakara vizvasta mata ho jaanaa|' ye choTe jo Aja haiM, | taraha to maMjila khotI calI gaI hai| tuma bilakula havA kI taraMgoM kala bar3e ho jAyeMge; kyoMki ye thor3e hI bar3hakara bahuta ho jAte haiN| meM bhaTakate lakar3I ke Tukar3e ho; jahAM havA A jAtI hai, jahAM mA ke garbha meM jaba pitA kA bIja par3atA hai, to kyA hotA hai? pAnI kI taraMga le jAtI hai, vahIM cala par3ate ho| tuma sAMyogika ho itanA choTA hotA hai ki khAlI AMkha se dekhA bhI nahIM jA gaye ho-aiksiiddeNttl| tumhAre jIvana meM koI dizA nahIM hai, koI sktaa| itanA choTA hotA hai ki dUrabIna cAhie. khurdabIna bar3hAva, koI vikAsa, koI gaMtavya, koI maMjila! kahAM tuma jA caahie| eka saMbhoga meM koI eka karor3a jIvANu pitA ke vIrya se rahe ho, kyoM tuma jA rahe ho-kucha bhI nahIM hai| Akasmika mAM meM praveza karate haiN| eka karor3a! vIrya kI eka bUMda meM lAkhoM ghaTanAeM, durghaTanAeM, tumhAre jIvana kI nirNAyaka ho gaI haiN| kucha hote haiN| itane choTe! phira vahI garbhAdhAna meM bar3A hone lagatA hai| bhI uTha AtA hai, jisase tumhArI koI saMgati nahIM hai, tuma vaha vahI bIja eka se do hotA hai, do se cAra hotA hai, cAra se ATha karane meM laga jAte ho| hotA hai--isa taraha bar3hatA hai| apane ko hI tor3atA hai| eka hotA | maiM vizvavidyAlaya meM bhartI hone gayA, to maiM apanA phArma bhara rahA hai, bar3A hotA hai, poSaNa milatA hai, do ho jAtA hai| TUTakara do thaa| mere pAsa hI eka lar3akA khar3A thA, vaha bhI bhartI hone AyA Tukar3e ho jAte haiM, cAra ho jAte haiM, ATha ho jAte haiM, phailatA jAtA thaa| usane mere phArma meM dekhaa| usane kahA, 'to Apa darzanazAstra 2331
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 le rahe haiM? to maiM bhI luuNgaa|' lekina loga sAMyogika haiN| loga eksIDeMTala haiN| raMga unheM pahale maiMne kahA, 'tU ruk| tujhe isase kyA prayojana? yaha bhI khIMcatA hai| DabbA khAlI ho to bhI calegA, lekina raMga, raMga bilakula sAMyogika hai ki maiM yahAM khar3A apanI darkhAsta bhara rahA | AMkha ko khIMca letA hai| kitanI UMcAI para dukAna para DabbA ha, tU bhI bhara rahA hai; merI darkhAsta ko eka to dekhane kI koI honA cAhie, taba AMkha jaldI pakar3a meM AtI hai| pAMca phITa, to jarUrata nahIM; dekha bhI lI to tujhe koI viSaya isalie lene kI ThIka AMkha kI sIdha meM hotA hai| loga aise alAla haiM ki AMkha jarUrata nhiiN...| na tU mujhe jaantaa|' usane kahA, 'yaha bhI Apa | bhI Upara uThAkara kauna dekhatA hai| agara jarA DabbA Upara rakhA ThIka kahate haiN| maiMne yaha socA hI nhiiN|' ho, yA DabbA bahuta nIce rakhA ho...to aba to vizeSajJa haiM isa tumane kabhI jiMdagI meM dekhA! isa taraha roja ho rahA hai| dukAna saMbaMdha meM, jo batAte haiM ki tuma jaba koI cIja banAkara bAjAra meM para tuma gaye the; kucha kharIdane gaye the, kucha kharIda laaye| kyoMki | beco to Dabbe kA raMga kyA ho, kitane bar3e akSaroM meM nAma ho, dukAnadAra bar3A kuzala thaa| usane beca diyA kuch| dukAna para kitanI UMcAI para dukAna meM rakhA jAye, kitanI dUrI para grAhaka gaye the, dukAnadAra ne kuzalatA bhI na kI ho, lekina dukAna kI khar3A ho, to kAuMTara kitane phAsale para banAyA jAye, becanevAlA khir3akI meM sajI huI cIjoM meM kucha cIja jaMca gaI, jisakI tumheM kyA kahe, kaise zabdoM kA upayoga kare, kyoMki jarA-jarA-sI kSaNabhara pahale taka koI bhI jarUrata na thI, kSaNabhara pahale taka tumheM bAteM haiN...| sapanA bhI na AyA thA usakA; lekina basa AMkha meM par3a gaI, eka bhikhamaMgA eka ghara meM bhIkha mAMgane gyaa| suMdara hai, svastha saraka gaye tum| zAyada jarUrI kAma chor3akara, jo tuma lene gaye hai, javAna hai| mahilA bAhara nikalI aura usane kahA ki javAna the, kucha aura lekara A jaao| tuma jo lene jAte ho, vahI lekara ho, svastha suMdara ho, koI kAma kyoM nahIM karate? jiMdagI meM lauTate ho? saphala ho sakate ho, bhIkha mAMgane kI jarUrata kyA hai? pazcima meM manovijJAna isa para bar3I khoja karatA hai ki loga usa AdamI ne kahA, 'aba tumase kyA kaheM! duniyA meM bahuta hairAnI ke niSkarSa hAtha lage haiN| | haiM, lekina tumhAre mukAbale kucha bhI nhiiN| tuma isa ghara meM kyA eka upanyAsa bikatA nahIM thA; chapa gayA aura bikA nhiiN| kara rahI ho? tuma to philma abhinetrI ho sakatI thiiN|' usa strI vizeSajJoM se salAha lI to unhoMne kahA, isa kitAba kA nAma ne kaha, 'ruka, ruk| maiM abhI tere lie bhojana lAtI huuN|' badala do, nAma ThIka nahIM hai, nAma khIMcatA nahIM hai| nAma badala | bhikhamaMge ko bhI samajhanA par3atA hai, kyA kahe, kina zabdoM kA diyA, kitAba bikii| aisI bikI, lAkhoM kI pratiyoM meM bikii| upayoga kare! kyoMki loga aMdhe haiN| logoM ko patA nahIM, ve kyA sAlabhara se chapI par3I thI, koI kharIdanevAlA na thaa| kitAba vahI kara rahe haiM, kyoM kara rahe haiN| tuma se loga karavA rahe haiN| tumane kI vahI, sirpha nAma badalane se kucha bhI nahIM badalA, eka zabda saiMkar3oM cIjeM kharIda lI haiM jo becanevAloM ko becanI thIM, tumheM bhItara nahIM badalA hai, sirpha kavara, khola badala gaI--aura kharIdanI nahIM thiiN| kitAba bikane lagI! purAne arthazAstra kA niyama thA ki H jahAM-jahAM mAMga hotI hai, manovaijJAnikoM ne hisAba lagAyA hai ki cIjeM becate haiM to Dabbe vahAM-vahAM pUrti hotI hai| naye arthazAstra kA niyama hai : jahAM-jahAM kA raMga kyA honA caahie| kyoMki unhoMne saba raMgoM ke Dabbe pUrti hotI hai vahAM-vahAM mAMga paidA ho jAtI hai| tuma cIja to rakhakara dekhe| striyAM kharIdane AtI haiM, to ve hisAba lagAte haiM banAo! isakI tuma phikra hI mata karo ki isakI koI mAMga hai yA ki kauna-se raMga se jyAdA AkarSita hotI haiN| kucha raMga haiM jinakI nhiiN| mAMga paidA kara lI jaayegii| loga pAgala haiN| tarapha koI dhyAna hI nahIM detaa| agara usa raMga kA DabbA tumane | barnArDa zA ne jaba pahalI daphA apanI kitAbeM likhIM to bikI apanI cIja ko becane ke lie banA liyA hai to tumhArA divAlA nhiiN| kyoMki nAma bikatA hai| koI nAma to thA nhiiN| koI niklegaa| aba raMga se bhItara kI cIja kA koI bhI saMbaMdha nahIM hai, | jAnatA to thA nahIM barnArDa zA ko| to kyA kiyA usane? vaha 234 |
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________________ BBORANASS adhyAtma prakriyA hai jAgaraNa kI khuda hI cakkara lagAkara kitAboM kI dukAnoM para jAtA thA khojI jIvana kI rattI-rattI kA hoza rakhatA hai| saba cIjeM bar3I pUchane-'jArja barnArDa zA kI kitAba hai?' dukAnadAra pUchatA, haiN| vahI karatA hai jo karanA jarUrI hai| usI tarapha jAtA hai jahAM 'kauna jArja barnArDa zA?' jAnA jarUrI hai| vyartha ko kATatA hai, tAki sArthaka hI bce| jo ...are! tumheM jArja barnArDa zA kA patA nahIM? kyA khAka nahIM karanA hai, use nahIM hI karatA hai| khilavAr3a nahIM karatA kitAboM kA dhaMdhA karate ho? isa-isa nAma kI kitAba chapI jiMdagI ke saath| hai|' aisA vaha khuda hI dukAnoM para cakkara lgaataa| patA batA jiMdagI usakI eka sAdhanA hai, eka upakrama hai, eka sopAna hai| AtA unko| tarakIba se samajhA aataa| aura jaba usane apane usakI jiMdagI meM eka dizA hai| vaha kahIM jA rahA hai| mitroM ko bhI kaha diyA ki tuma jaba nikalo kahIM se, koI vizeSa agara aise tuma saba dizAoM meM bhAgate rahe, to tuma kahIM bhI na rUpa se jAne kI jarUrata nahIM, lekina rAste meM agara kitAba kI phuNcoge| agara tuma kahIM nahIM pahuMce ho to kAraNa to khojo! dukAna par3a jAye, itanI kRpA mujha para karanA, pUcha lenA-jArja | kAraNa yahI hai ki do kadama calate ho bAyeM tarapha, phira dila badala barnArDa zA kI phalA-phalAM kitAba hai? kaI grAhaka Ane lage, gayA; phira do kadama calate ho dAyeM tarapha, taba taka phira dila roja Ane lage-ki hai kauna jArja barnArDa zA?' dukAnadAroM ne badala gyaa| tumhArA dila hai ki pArA hai? chitara-chitara jAtA patA lagAyA, kitAbeM kharIdakara laaye| jArja barnArDa zA ne kahA, | hai| jitanA pakar3o utanA hI chitaratA jAtA hai| saba dizAoM meM aise merI kitAboM kA bikanA zurU huaa| bikhara jAtA hai| aise tuma bikhara gaye ho| isa bikharepana ke cIja honI cAhie, phira cIja ke AsapAsa kAMTA, kAMTe ke kAraNa hI AtmA kA tumheM koI anubhava nahIM hotaa| AsapAsa ATA honA caahie| phira koI na koI phaMsa jaayegaa| mahAvIra kahate haiM, choTe ko choTA mata jaannaa| choTA bar3A ho saMsAra bar3A mUr3ha hai| tuma jarA jAgo! jAtA hai| isalie jisase bacanA ho, usake bIjAropaNa ke pahale mahAvIra kA itanA hI prayojana hai ki tuma jarA jAgo, anyathA | hI jaagnaa| aise to yaha rAstA bar3A hI hotA calA jaayegaa| isakA koI aMta 'krodha prIti ko naSTa karatA hai| mAna vinaya ko naSTa karatA hai| na hogaa| mAyA maitrI ko naSTa karatI hai| lobha saba kucha naSTa karatA hai|' ajala se garma-saphara haM, magara majhe aba taka koho pIiM paNAsei, mANo vinnynaasnno| bichur3a gayA thA maiM jisase voha kAravAM na milaa| mAyA mittANi nAsei, loho svvvinnaasnno|| tuma apane svabhAva se chUTa gaye ho| saMyoga meM ulajha gaye ho| 'krodha prIti ko naSTa karatA hai...|' bichar3a gayA thA maiM jisase voha kAravAM na milA! aba loga haiM, prema cAhate haiN| kauna hai jo nahIM cAhatA! aisA ajala se garme-saphara hUM, magara mujhe aba taka AdamI khojA, aise prANa tumane kabhI pAye jo prema na mAMgate hoM? -zurU se, jagata ke prAraMbha se khoja rahA hUM apane ko-aura sabhI to prema ke bhUkhe haiN| nirapavAda rUpa se sabhI prema ke lie mila nahIM pAtA huuN| kyoMki aura dUsarI cIjeM bIca meM mila jAtI | pyAse haiN| phira prema kho kahAM gayA hai? jahAM sabhI loga prema haiM jo aTakA letI haiN| kabhI dhana, kabhI pada, kabhI pratiSThA, kabhI cAhate haiM aura jahAM sabhI loga socate haiM ki prema deM, vahAM prema ke yaza, kabhI rUpa, kabhI raMga, kabhI zabda, kabhI gaMdha-iMdriyoM ke phUla khilate dikhAyI nahIM pdd'te| prema kho kahAM gayA hai? to hajAra jAla haiM! koI na koI mila jAtA hai| apane ghara taka pahuMca mahAvIra kahate haiM, prema prema kI bAta karane se kyA hogA? krodha, hI nahIM paate| koI na koI aTakA letA hai| prIti ko naSTa karatA hai| tuma krodha ke bIjoM ko to jagaha dete jAte dhyAna rakhanA, koI tumheM aTakAtA nhiiN| tuma aTakane ko taiyAra ho aura prema kI pukAra aura guhAra macAye rakhate ho| cillAte hI baiThe ho| koI na bhI aTakAye, to bhI aTakane kI koI rahate ho, prema, prema, prema aura krodha ke bIja panapAye jAte ho! tarakIba khoja loge| bote ho jahara, amRta kI mAMga karate rahate ho! phira agara jahara choTe ko choTA mata maannaa| saba cIjeM bar3I haiN| satya kA kA jhAr3a-jhaMkhAr3a tumhAre jIvana ko bhara detA hai aura amRta kI 2351 www.jainelibray.org
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________________ - jina sUtra bhAgaH 1 MARRHERI koI varSA nahIM hotI to kasUra kisakA hai, uttaradAyitva | sabako maranA bhI par3e to bhI ucita hai| mere sukha ke lie agara kisakA hai? | sabako dukhI bhI honA par3e to bhI ThIka hai| kyoMki maiM sAdhya hUM, * 'krodha, prIti ko naSTa karatA hai...|' aura saba sAdhana haiN| sabake kaMdhoM para mere paira rakhane par3eM majhe aura agara tumhAre jIvana meM prema nahIM hai to jAnanA ki krodha sabake siroM se mujhe sIr3hiyAM banAkara car3hanA par3e rAjamahaloM taka, hogA-cAhe bahuta-bahuta karane kI vajaha se tumheM yAda bhI na cddhuuNgaa| kyoMki aura saba sIr3hiyAM hone ko hI bane haiN| AtI ho aba, aise raga-paga gaye hoo krodha meM ki aba tumheM ahaMkArI apane ko astitva kA keMdra mAna rahA hai| vinamra kA pahacAna bhI nahIM par3atA ki krodha hai| kisI krodhI ko kho| vaha | kyA artha hai ? vinamra kahatA hai: maiM kaise keMdra ho sakatA hUM? maiM phaurana kahatA hai, 'kauna kahatA hai, maiM krodha meM hUM? maiM krodha meM nahIM nahIM thA, taba bhI astitva thaa| maiM nahIM ho jAUMgA, taba bhI huuN|' krodhI bhI yahI kahe calA jAtA hai, maiM krodha meM nahIM huuN| tuma astitva hogaa| mere hone na hone se kyA pharka par3atA hai? eka bhI jaba krodha meM pakar3e jAte ho to tuma svIkAra nahIM karate ki maiM | taraMga hUM mAnA, maiM bhI eka lahara hUM isa virATa kI, para basa eka krodha meM huuN| krodha ko koI svIkAra hI nahIM karatA aura prema kI lahara huuN| virATa satya hai| merA honA to eka sapanA hai; rAta loga mAMga kiye jAte haiN| dekhA, subaha kho jaayegaa| yaha merA honA koI Thosa patthara kI agara krodha hai to svIkAra karo, kyoMki svIkAra nidAna taraha nahIM hai, pAnI kI lakIra hai| bnegaa| krodha hai to svIkAra karo ki hai, to miTAne kA koI to vinamra sIkha pAtA hai jIvana ke satyoM ko| aura aMtataH upAya ho sakatA hai| jise tuma svIkAra hI na karoge, use | paramAtmA ko bhI sIkha pAtA hai, kyoMki usane pahalI zarta pUrI kara miTAoge kaise? aura agara prema na ho to mahAvIra kA sUtra yaha dii| usane jhUTha ko aMgIkAra na kiyaa| usane satya se hI kaha rahA hai: agara tumhAre jIvana meM prema na ho to nizcita jAnanA zuruAta kii| satya se zuruAta ho to satya para aMta hotA hai| ki krodha hai, cAhe tumheM patA calatA ho na patA calatA ho, purAnI asatya se hI zuruAta ho jAye, to phira satya kahAM milegA? Adata ho, majabUta Adata ho, khUna meM ghula-mila gaI ho, krodha | phira to asatya bar3hatA calA jaayegaa| tumhArA svabhAva jaisA ho gayA ho ki aba tumheM yAda bhI na AtA ahaMkArI dhIre-dhIre mada meM cUra hotA jAtA hai| AMkheM dekhane kI ho ki akrodha kyA hai, to bheda karanA muzkila ho gayA kSamatA kho detI haiN| bodha vilupta ho jAtA hai| eka taMdrA aura ho lekina agara jIvana meM prema na ho to krodha hai| nidrA meM jItA hai| 'krodha, prIti ko naSTa karatA hai| mAna, vinaya ko naSTa karatA 'mAna, vinaya ko naSTa karatA hai...|' aura agara tumhAre hai...|' jIvana meM vinamratA na ho to tuma jAna lenA ki kahIM ahaMkAra kA ahaMkAra, tumhArI vinamratA ko naSTa kara detA hai| aura vinamratA zatru ghAta lagAye chipA baiThA hai| naSTa hotI hai, bar3A bahumUlya kucha tumhAre bhItara samApta ho jAtA | 'mAyA, maitrI ko naSTa karatI hai...|' kapaTa, chala-chidra maitrI hai| sIkhane kI kSamatA kho jAtI hai| vinamra sIkhane meM sakSama hotA ko naSTa karatA hai| maitrI kA artha hI hotA hai ki tuma kisI ke hai| vinamra khulA hotA hai| vinamra tatpara hotA hai| kucha bhI nayA sAtha aise ho jaise apane saath| maitrI kA artha hotA hai tumhAre Aye, usake dvAra baMda nahIM hote| aura vinamra jIvana ke satya ko aura mitra ke bIca koI rahasya nahIM, koI chupAva nahIM, koI durAva pahacAnatA hai ki maiM eka khaMDa mAtra hUM isa virATa kaa| nhiiN| maitrI kA artha hotA hai : tuma apane ko apane mitra ke sAmane ahaMkArI eka bar3I bhrAMti meM jItA hai| ahaMkArI kI bhrAMti yaha hai bilakula nagna karane meM samartha ho| tuma jAnate ho, tumheM bharosA hai ki jaise maiM keMdra hUM sAre vizva kA, jaise saba mere lie haiM aura maiM prema kaa| tuma jAnate ho ki tuma jaise ho, tumhArA mitra tumheM kisI ke lie nahIM; jaise saba mere sAdhana haiM aura maiM sAdhya huuN| svIkAra kregaa| usakA prema bezarta hai| agara mitra se bhI tumheM ahaMkAra ko agara hama ThIka se samajheM to usakA artha hotA hai | kucha chipAnA par3atA ho, to tuma mitra ko bhI zatru mAna rahe ho| sArA jagata sAdhana hai aura maiM sAdhya hN| mere jIvana ke lie agara | maikyAvalI ne likhA hai...| ThIka mahAvIra se ulaTA hai 2361
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________________ nadhyAtma prakriyA hai jAgaraNa kI maikyaavlii| isalie mahAvIra ko samajhanA ho to maikyAvalI ko | sakate haiN| mitra ke sAmane to hama apanA kaluSa, apanA pApa, bhI samajhanA upayogI hotA hai| maikyAvalI ne likhA hai : mitra se apanA aparAdha, sabhI pragaTa kara sakate haiN| kyoMki hama jAnate haiM, bhI aisI bAta mata kahanA jo tuma zatru se na kahanA cAhate hoo; prema kA bharosA hai| usa prema kI chAyA meM saba svIkAra hai| kyoMki kauna jAne, jo Aja mitra hai kala zatru ho jaaye| phira tuma kyoMki mitra ne hameM cAhA hai kinhIM kAraNoM se nahIM; akAraNa pachatAoge ki acchA hotA, isase yaha bAta na kahI hotii| cAhA hai| to kinhIM kAraNoM se TUTegI nahIM maitrii| aisA nahIM hai ki maikyAvalI yaha kaha rahA hai ki tuma mitra ke sAtha bhI aisA hI mitra dekha legA ki are, tumane aura aisA pApa kiyaa| dostI vyavahAra karanA, jaisA tuma zatru ke sAtha karate ho; kyoMki mitra khatama! nahIM, mitra tumhAre pApa ke prati bhI karuNA kA bhAva yahAM zatru bhI ho jAte haiN| mahAvIra se pUcho to mahAvIra kaheMgeH rkhegaa| vaha kahegA, sabhI se hotA hai, manuSya mAtra se hotA hai| mitra kI to bAta hI chor3o, tuma zatru ke sAtha bhI aisA vyavahAra | mitra tumheM samajhane kI koziza kregaa| mitra tumhArI niMdA nahIM karanA jaisA mitra ke sAtha karate ho; kyoMki kauna jAne jo Aja kregaa| jarUrata hogI to AlocanA karegA, niMdA nhiiN| lekina zatru hai, kala mitra ho jaaye| to aisI kucha bAteM mata kaha denA jo AlocanA bhI isa khayAla se karegA ki zreSThatara kA Agamana ho kala phira lauTAnA bar3I muzkila ho jaaye| phira thUke ko cATane ske| AlocanA bhI isa khayAla se karegA ki tuma aura bar3e hone jaisA hogaa| jisase duzmanI hai, usako hama aisI bAteM kahane ko ho, tuma abhI aura khulane ko ho; yaha kalI itane hI hone ko lagate haiM jo bilakula atizayoktipUrNa haiN| kahate haiM, rAkSasa hai| nahIM, tumhArI niyati aura bar3I hai| kala taka nara meM chipA nArAyaNa thA, Aja rAkSasa! lekina kala mitra agara tumhArI AlocanA bhI karegA to usameM gahana prema agara yaha maitrI phira banI, to phira kahAM muMha chupAoge? phira hogaa| aura zatru agara tumhArI prazaMsA bhI karatA hai to usameM bhI kaise lauTAoge? phira kaise kahoge ki yaha nara meM nArAyaNa, phira | vyaMgya hotA hai; usameM bhI kahIM gaharI niMdA kA svara hotA hai, kahIM rAkSasa nahIM hai| kaTAkSa hotA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM: maitrI ko tuma AdhAra mAnakara clnaa| jo maitrI to saMbhava hai tabhI, jaba mAyA bIca meM na ho| isalie Aja mitra hai, vaha to mitra hai hI; jo Aja nahIM hai, vaha bhI ho duniyA meM maitrI dhIre-dhIre khotI gaI hai| loga nAmamAtra ko maitrI sakatA hai kala mitra ho jaaye| jo Aja zatru hai vaha bhI mitra ho kahate haiM; use paricaya kaho, basa ThIka hai; isase jyAdA nhiiN| sakatA hai| aura mahAvIra kI bAta mAnakara jo calegA, dhIre-dhIre duniyA se maitrI kA phUla to karIba-karIba kho gayA hai| kyoMki pAyegAH usake zatru mitra ho gye| aura maikyAvalI kI jo maitrI ke phUla ke lie saralatA cAhie, niSkapaTatA caahie| mAnakara calegA, vaha pAyegA : usake mitra dhIre-dhIre zatru ho gaye; kapaTa, mAyA agara bIca meM AI to maitrI samApta ho jAtI hai| kyoMki tumane kabhI unase mitra jaisA vyavahAra hI nahIM kiyaa| agara gaNita bIca meM AyA to maitrI samApta ho jAtI hai| maitrI to agara mitra se bhI chipAnA par3e, isI ko mahAvIra mAyA kahate haiN| eka kAvya hai-gaNita nahIM, tarka nhiiN| mitra ke sAmane hama 'mAyA, maitrI ko naSTa karatI hai...|' | apane ko vaisA hI pragaTa kara dete haiM jaise hama haiN| isalie to mitra mAyA kA artha hai: saca na honaa| mAyA kA artha hai: dhokhe ke pAsa rAhata milatI hai| kama se kama koI to hai jisake pAsa denaa| mAyA kA artha hai : jo tama nahIM ho, vaise dikhaanaa| mAyA jAkara hameM jhUTha nahIM honA par3atA; nahIM to caubIsa ghaMTe jhuutth| kA artha hai : prAmANika na honaa| mAyA kA artha hai : prvNcnaa| patnI hai to usake sAmane jhuutth| daphtara hai, mAlika hai, to usake mAyA kA artha hai: dikhAvA, dhokhA; AMkha meM AMsU bhare the, sAmane jhuutth| bAjAra meM saMgI-sAthI haiM, unake sAtha jhuutth| saba lekina muskurAne lage, to yaha maitrI na huii| mitra ke sAmane to hama tarapha jhUTha hai| to tuma kahIM khuloge kahAM? tuma baMda hI baMda mara ro bhI sakate haiN| aura kisake sAmane rooge? agara mitra ke | jaaoge| havA kA jhoMkA, sUraja kI kiraNeM tumameM kahAM se praveza sAmane bhI nahIM ro sakate to phira aura kahAM rooge? mitra ke kareMgI? tuma kabra bana gye| kahIM koI to ho kahIM, jahAM tuma sAmane to hama apanA dukha, pIr3A, dainya, sabhI kucha pragaTa kara zithila hokara leTa jAo; jahAM tuma jaise ho vaise hI hone ko
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 svataMtra hoo; jahAM koI mAMga nahIM hai; jahAM mitra kI AMkha yaha to sImA hogii| basa prem| prema, tumhAre hone kA ddhNg| prema, nahIM kaha rahI hai ki aise nahIM, aise hoo| tumhAre hone kI sugaMdha, surbhi| prema, tumhAre hone kI vyvsthaa| maitrI bar3I anUThI ghaTanA hai| zabda hI bacA hai saMsAra meN| maitrI koI na bhI ho, tuma akele kamare meM baiThe ho to bhI prema se bhare baiThe ke phUla bahuta kama khilate haiN| kyoMki maitrI ke phUla ke khilane ke | ho| usa zUnya meM hI prema uMDela rahe ho| vakSoM ke pAsa baiThe ho to lie do aise vyakti cAhie jo niSkapaTa hoM, jinake bIca mAyA vRkSoM se prema-vArtA cala rahI hai| cAMda-tAroM ko dekhA hai to vahIM na ho| prema kA AliMgana hone lgaa| saritA-sAgara ke pAsa gaye ho to 'mAyA, maitrI ko naSTa karatI hai| aura lobha, saba kucha naSTa vahIM maitrI kA sura bajane lgaa| akele ki bhIr3a meM, akele ki kara detA hai|' agara tumhArI jiMdagI meM khaMDahara hI khaMDahara mAlUma sAtha meM, sukha meM ki dukha meM lekina prema kI vINA bajatI hI par3atA ho, marUdyAna kA kahIM koI patA na calatA ho, marusthala hI rahe; vaha tumhAre bhItara zvAsa ho jAye aharniza! patA ho na patA marusthala, to eka bAta jAna lenA ki tumane lobha ke DhaMga se hI ho, zvAsa jaise calatI rahatI hai, aisA prema bhI DolatA rahe! jInA sIkhA hai, tuma aura kucha nahIM jAna paaye| lobha, saba kucha isa prema kI parama ghaTanA ke lie mahAvIra ne ahiMsA nAma diyA naSTa kara detA hai| hai| isa prema ko jIsasa ne Izvara kahA hai| prema Izvara hai| yaha mahAvIra nidAna kara rahe haiN| ve yaha kaha rahe haiM, agara tumhArI lobha, saba kucha naSTa kara detA hai| 'loho savvaviNAsaNo!' jiMdagI meM koI rasa-varSA na hotI ho, to doSa mata denA kisI lobha aura prema viparIta haiN| ise smjho| lobhI vyakti prema ko--itanA hI jAnanA ki tuma lobha meM bar3e gahare utara gaye ho| nahIM kara pAtA-kara hI nahIM sktaa| kyoMki prema meM bAMTanA tumane lobha kI bar3I gaharI sIr3hiyAM pAra kara lI haiN| tuma lobha ke par3atA hai, denA par3atA hai| lobhI kRpaNa hogA, bAMTegA kaise? kueM meM DUba gaye ho| to hI aisA hotA hai ki saba naSTa ho jaaye| lobha to ikaTThA karatA hai| lobha to jo ikaTThA kara letA hai, usakI usane maMzAe-ilAhI ko makammila kara diyA rakSA meM laga jAtA hai usameM se koI eka paisA khIMca na le! apanI AMkhoM para jisane liye muhabbata ke kdm| isalie to isa deza meM kahAvata hai ki jaba koI lobhI maratA hai, jisane maitrI sIkhI, jisane prema sIkhA, jisane maitrI ke lie | marakara sAMpa ho jAtA hai; maMDalI mArakara, kuMDalI mArakara, baiTha mAyA chor3I, jisane prema ke lie krodha chor3A, jisane vinaya ke | jAtA hai apane khajAne pr| aba sAMpa koI sone ko bhoga nahIM lie mAna chor3A, aura jisane jIvana ko sRjanAtmaka gati dene ke sakatA-bhogane kA savAla bhI nahIM hai| lie lobha se vidA lI-usane maMzAe-ilAhI ko mukammila lobhI bar3A adabhuta AdamI hai| jarA usako smjho| kyoMki kara diyA; usane paramAtmA kI AkAMkSA pUrI kara dii| vaha sabake bhItara chipA hai, use samajhanA jarUrI hai| lobhI bar3A ..apanI AMkhoM para jisane lie muhabbata ke kdm| anUThA AdamI hai| sAdhAraNa ghaTanA nahIM hai lobhii| lobhI utanI -phira usakI AMkhoM para muhabbata kI chAyA par3ane lgii| phira hI bar3I asAdhAraNa ghaTanA hai jitanI bar3I asAdhAraNa ghaTanA premI usake hRdaya meM muhabbata ke kamala khilane lge| hai| donoM chora haiM, atiyAM haiN| lobhI bhogatA nahIM, sirpha bhoga kI prema parama ghaTanA hai| aba ise hama smjheN| AzA ko bhogatA hai| dhana ikaTThA kara letA hai, use kharca nahIM mahAvIra kahate haiM, lobha se saba naSTa ho jAtA hai aura prema se krtaa| kharca meM to kama hogaa| dhana ikaTThA kara lene meM hI usakA saba upalabdha ho jAtA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'mitti me bhoga hai| dhana to sirpha saMbhAvanA hai| tuma sone kI IMTa rakhakara baiThe svvbhuessu|' sabase maitrI, sabase prema, sarvabhUtoM se| kyoMki raho ki miTTI kI IMTa rakhakara baiTha lo, kucha pharka na pdd'egaa| pharka mahAvIra kahate haiM, eka se hI prema karane meM itane kamala khilate haiM, | to taba par3egA jaba tuma bhogane jAoge; binA bhoge to miTTI kI jarA soco, sabase prema! prema tumhArA svabhAva bana jaaye| prema IMTa aura sone kI IMTa barAbara hai| tumhAre khIse meM rupayA hai yA saMbaMdha na rhe| aisA nahIM ki kisI se prema aura kisI se nahIM; | nahIM, isakA patA to tabhI calegA jaba tuma bhogane jaaoge| jaba kyoMki aise prema meM to kucha na kucha kamI raha jaayegii| aise prema meM bAjAra meM kucha kharIdane jAoge, taba patA calegA ki rupayA hai yA 2381
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________________ RAMA adhyAtma prakriyA hai jAgaraNa kI - nahIM; kyoMki ho kaise sakatI thI? cIja to pragaTa taba hotI hai nhiiN| agara kharIdane kabhI gaye hI nahIM to khIse meM rupayA thA yA nahIM, barAbara hai| lobhI bar3A adabhuta AdamI hai| vaha rupayA to ikaTThA karatA hai, baMda, to mara jAtA hai, hotA hI nhiiN| kyA pharka par3atA hai ki tumhAre nirdhana hI hotA hai; kyoMki dhana kA to patA hI taba calatA hai...| rahI, tuma jIye tijor3I ke bAhara, mare tijor3I ke baahr| lAkha rupayA dhana thor3e hI hai| jisa kSaNa tuma rupaye ko kharca karate ho, rupayA baMda thA ki nahIM thA baMda, kyA pharka par3atA hai? koI bhI to usa kSaNa dhana banatA hai| pharka nahIM pdd'taa| pharka par3a sakatA thA, agara tuma baaNttte| lobhI ise thor3A smjhnaa| tumhAre khIse meM eka rupayA par3A hai| isameM | | bAMTatA nhiiN| bAhara ke dhana ko hI nahIM, jaba bAhara ke dhana ko hI kaI cIjeM chipI haiM: cAho to eka AdamI rAtabhara mAliza nahIM bAMTatA to bhItara ke dhana ko kyA khAka bAMTegA? jaba kSudra kare-isa eka rupaye meM chipA par3A hai| aba eka AdamI ko rupaye nahIM bAMTa sakatA, to jIvana kI mahimA kyA bAMTegA? khIse meM rakhakara calo, bahuta vajana ho jAyegA, bhArI pdd'egaa| ThIkare nahIM bAMTa sakatA, to hRdaya kaise luTAyegA? aura prema ke cAho to gilAsabhara dUdha pI lo, isa rupaye meM vaha chipA par3A hai| lie to cAhie hRdaya luTAnevAlA, bAMTanevAlA, denevaalaa| cAho to jAkara tIna ghaMTe philma meM baiTha jaao| cAho to hoTala meM prema hai bAMTane kI klaa| lobha hai ikaTThA karane kI klaa| magara bhojana kara lo| cAho to kisI ko dAna de do, kisI bhUkhe kA | tuma jo ikaTThA karate ho, vaha vyartha hai| isalie lobhI se jyAdA peTa bhara jaaye| hajAra saMbhAvanAeM haiM eka rupaye meN| yahI to rupaye | daridra koI bhI AdamI nahIM hai| dekhanA, kabhI dete vakta usa pulaka kI khUbI hai| rupayA bar3A adabhuta sAdhana hai! kyoMki agara tumheM eka hI cIja dete ho! eka paisA ho ki lAkha rupayA ho, isase kucha pharka nahIM pakar3anI ho....to tumheM eka AdamI se agara mAliza karavAnI hai pdd'taa| vaha rupayA na bhI ho, isase bhI koI pharka nahIM pdd'taa| to AdamI rakha lo, lekina phira usa AdamI kA tuma dUsarA | tumane kisI kA hAtha hI prema se hAtha meM le liyA ho, tuma kisI ke upayoga na kara skoge| nAztA karanA cAho to kyA karoge? | pAsa hI do kSaNa gaharI sahAnubhUti se baiTha gaye ho| tuma eka phUla, sinemA dekhane jAnA cAhA to kyA karoge? rupayA bar3I anUThI jaMgalI phUla rAste ke kinAre se tor3akara kisI ko de diye cIja hai! manuSya kI bar3I gaharI IjAdoM meM eka IjAda hai rupyaa| ho-usa ghar3I jarA jAgakara dekhanA, kyA ghaTatA hai! jaba tuma | isameM saba cIjeM samAI haiN| lekina abhI koI bhI cIja pratyakSa kacha dete ho, taba tamhAre bhItara kaisA AvirbhAva hotA hai| kaisA nahIM hai, saba apratyakSa hai| abhI koI bhI cIja vAstavika nahIM hai, prasAda ! kaisA barasAva ho jAtA hai! sirpha saMbhAvanA hai| isalie to anaMta saMbhAvanAeM rupaye meM chipI isalie jJAniyoM ne kahA hai, jaba tumase koI kucha lene ko rAjI haiN| isalie to loga rupaye ke lie itane pAgala haiM; kyoMki ho jAye to usakA dhanyavAda bhI krnaa| use denA to, sAtha meM rupayA tijor3I meM hai to anaMta saMbhAvanAeM hAtha meM haiN| dakSiNA bhI denaa| dakSiNA yAnI dhanyavAda meM bhI kucha denaa| lekina rupayA bilakula khAlI hai, jaba taka usakA upayoga na kyoMki agara vaha inakAra kara detA to tumhArA dhana, dhana na ho karo-hai hI nahIM rupyaa| usakA koI matalaba nahIM hai| tijor3I | paataa| tumane eka paisA jAkara kisI garIba ko de diyA, usa meM baMda hai to vyartha hai| rupaye kI sArthakatA tabhI hai, jaba vaha tumhAre garIba ne lekara tumhAre paise ko paisA banAyA; usake pahale vaha hAtha se dUsare hAtha meM jAtA hai| bIca meM rupayA dhana hotA hai| dene meM paisA nahIM thaa| usa garIba ne usako dhana bnaayaa| dhanyavAda kauna dhana hai| bhogane meM dhana hai| rokane meM to dhana miTTI ho jAtA hai| kisakA kare? aura yaha sAre jIvana ke dhana ke saMbaMdha meM sahI hai| vahI cIja purAne zAstra kahate haiM ki tuma use dhanyavAda meM bhI aba kucha tumhAre pAsa hai jo tuma de dete ho| yaha bar3A virodhAbhAsa lgegaa| denA, ki terI bar3I kRpA, tU inakAra bhI kara sakatA thA; tU kahatA, jo tumhAre pAsa hai aura tumane kabhI bhI na dI vaha tumhAre pAsa thI hI nahIM lete-phira? 239 www.jainelibrary org
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga Pos prema kI duniyA meM, jo lenevAlA hai vaha bhI kucha de rahA hai| yahI hai, khUba diyA hai| unake pAsa khUba thA, khUba hai| hara riztedAra ko to prema kA majA hai! jo lenevAlA hai vaha bhI kucha de rahA hai| unhoMne lakhapati banA diyA hai| hara mitra ko lakhapati banA diyA denevAlA hI nahIM de rahA hai, lenevAlA bhI de rahA hai| donoM de rahe hai| jisake sAtha bhI unakA saMbaMdha rahA hai, vaha jaldI hI lakhapati haiN| aura koI ghATe meM nahIM hai| kisI ne dhana diyA, kisI ne ho gyaa| lekina jinane bhI unase liyA, ve saba unase nArAja haiN| liyA: lekara usane usa dhana kI haMDI ko sviikaaraa| abhI taka to ve mujhase kahane lage, ki kyA ho gyaa| merA durbhAgya kaisA huMDI thI, aba dhana huii| usane tumheM dhanI banA diyaa| tumhArI dayA hai? maiMne kyA kamI kI, merA kasara kyA hai? ko svIkAra karake tumheM dayAlu banA diyaa| tumhAre prema ko maiMne kahA, kasara tumhArA yaha hai, ki tumane sirpha diyA aura svIkAra karake tumheM premI banA diyaa| tumhAre hAtha se jaba dene kI unako tumane dene kA kabhI maukA nahIM diyaa| tuma thor3A unako bhI ghaTanA ghaTI, usa kSaNa tumhAre hRdaya meM koI phUla khila gyaa| maukA dete| lena-dena hotA to ThIka thaa| tumane diyA hI diyaa| dekara AdamI dhanyabhAgI hotA hai| aura tuma ahaMkArI ho| aura tuma lene para rAjI nahIM ho| tuma dAtA lobhI prema nahIM kara sktaa| kyoMki prema kI yAtrA to bilakula bane rahanA cAhate ho|| ulaTI hai; vaha bAMTane kI hai aura dene kI hai| lobhI sirpha rokatA to agara tuma dAtA hI rahoge to jisako tumane dIna banA diyA hai| lobha eka taraha kI kabjiyata hai, bImArI hai| dekara, vaha agara nArAja ho to Azcarya kyA? vaha agara tumheM lo bhI, do bhI-jIvana lenA-denA hai| kSamA na kara sake to Azcarya kyA? vaha tumase badalA legaa| aba eka aura bAta tumase kaha denA cAhatA hUM: kucha logoM ko | tumane usake ahaMkAra ko bar3I coTa pahuMcA dii| aisI bhrAMti pakar3a jAtI hai yA to ve kahate haiM ki hama deMge nahIM; maiMne kahA, kabhI unako bhI maukA do| dhana kI tumheM jarUrata yA ve kahate haiM, hama leMge nhiiN| lobhI haiM: pahale dhana ko pakar3ate nahIM; lekina hajAra aura cIjoM kI jarUrata hai| jisa mitra ko the; ve kahate the ki hama deMge nhiiN| phira samajha meM AyA ki yaha tumane lAkhoM diye haiM, kabhI usase itanA hI kaha diye ki Aja mujhe dhana to saba miTTI huA jA rahA hai, yaha to pakar3a se hI miTTI huA | jarA kAra kI jarUrata hai, bheja do| vaha kAra tumhArI hI dI huI hai, jA rahA hai, to ve kahate haiM, hama deMge, aba leMge nhiiN| tuma aise lekina use bhI to thor3A maukA do ki tumhAre lie kucha kara ske| AdamI ko dhArmika kahate ho| yaha AdamI dhArmika nahIM hai| yaha para ve kahane lage, mujhe jarUrata hI nahIM hai| mere pAsa aise hI adhArmika AdamI hai; kyoMki yaha kisI dUsare ko maukA nahIM detA kAphI hai| ki usakI miTTI dhana ho jaaye| yaha kaisI bAta huI ? parama 'kabhI tuma bImAra par3ate ho, kisI mitra ko phona karake kaho dhArmika to vaha hai jo lene-dene meM kuzala hai, donoM meM kuzala hai| ki Ao, mere pAsa baiTha jAo; tumhArA honA mujhe sukha degaa| yaha to dhArmika na huA, ahaMkArI huaa| yaha kahatA hai, hama to yaha bhI tumane kabhI nahIM kiyaa| tuma kucha to kro| tumhAre beTe sirpha deMge, hama le nahIM sakate--maiM aura lUM! kI zAdI ho to apane mitroM ko kaho ki Ao, tumhAre binA eka bahuta bar3e dhanI vyakti haiM, mere mitra haiN| eka daphA mere sAtha zAdI na ho skegii| kucha to kro| tuma bilakula patthara kI taraha yAtrA para gaye to apane dila kI bAteM kholane lge| kAphI samaya ho| tuma dete to ho, lekina denA bhI tumhArA ahaMkAra se bharA hai; taka sAtha thA, to chipA na sake; kucha-kucha bAteM karane lge| eka kyoMki lene ke lie tumhArA hAtha kabhI nahIM phailtaa| isalie unhoMne apane bar3e dila kI, dukha kI bAta kahI ki 'maiMne apanI jisako tuma dete ho, vahI tuma para nArAja hai| jisako tuma dete ho, jiMdagI meM apane saba riztedAroM ko khUba diyA, mitroM ko diyaa| vahI anubhava kara rahA hai ki tumane use nIce giraayaa| tumane hAtha aura yaha saca hai, maiM jAnatA hUM, unhoMne diyaa| lekina kaisA merA sadA Upara rakhA; dUsaroM ke hAtha sadA nIce rkhe|' abhAgya hai ki jinako bhI maiM detA hUM, ve koI bhI mujhase prasanna mere lie dhArmika AdamI vaha hai jo tumheM detA bhI hai aura tumase nahIM!' aura yaha bhI maiM jAnatA hUM ki jinako bhI unhoMne diyA hai, | letA bhI hai-aura lena-dena barAbara rakhatA hai| koI kSudra-sI ve saba unase nArAja haiN| aura ve jhUTha nahIM kaha rahe haiM; unhoMne diyA cIja tumase le letA hai| magara tumheM maukA detA hai dene kA bhii| 240
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________________ adhyAtma prakriyA he jAgaraNa kI kyoMki tuma bhI to khilo! agara dene se hI loga khilate haiM to | motiyoM kA hAra mujhe pahanAkara ve ati prasanna ho liyaa| vaha tuma bhI to khilo! koI choTI-moTI ciij| cIjoM ke mUlyoM kA bAra-bAra mujhe dhanyavAda dene lagA ki maiM DarA huA thA ki kahIM koI savAla nahIM hai| koI tumase itanA hI kaha de ki vaha jo Apa bhI manA na kara deN| maiMne kahA, maiM kisI bhI tarapha se kaMjUsa patthara par3A hai, mere lie uThAkara lA do, aura tumheM dhanyavAda de de, nahIM huuN| jo mere pAsa hai, tumheM detA hU~; jo tumhAre pAsa hai, lene ko to bhI tuma bhara jaaoge| kyoMki jaba bhI tuma kucha de pAte ho, hamezA taiyAra huuN| yaha bAta to jarA galata hai aura ahaMkAra kI hai tabhI tumhArI AtmA bharatI hai aura khilatI hai| ki maiM sirpha daMgA, laMgA nhiiN| maiM aura lN| maiM aura itanA choTA ho to maiM tumhArI eka bhrAMti ko spaSTa kara denA cAhatA huuN| prema jAUM ki tumase lUM! kSudra sAMsArika puruSoM se kucha lUM! sirpha denA hI denA nahIM hai| nahIM to vaha to ahaMkAra ho jAyegA, maiMne kahA, tuma phikra chor3o; kyoMki mere lie koI kSadra nahIM vaha prema nahIM hogaa| prema to lene-dene kI chUTa hai| prema to detA bhI hai| paramAtmA hI donoM tarapha baiThA hai| agara tumheM kucha lagA hai ki khUba hai, letA bhI khUba hai| prema na to isa tarapha kaMjUsa hai, na usa mujhase tumheM milA hai aura tuma becainI anubhava karate ho binA kucha tarapha kaMjUsa hai| prema akar3A huA nahIM hai| prema vinamra hai| vaha die-aura ThIka hai becainI, anubhava honI cAhie; jisake kabhI hAtha nIce bhI kara letA hai| vaha kabhI hAtha Upara bhI kara detA bhItara bhI dhar3akatA huA dila hai, anubhava hogI to tuma le hai| prema lene aura dene ko khela mAnatA hai| isa AvAgamana meM AnA, tumhAre pAsa jo ho le aanaa| maiM na to bhogI UrjA ke Ane-jAne meM, jIvana tAjA rahatA hai| aura khela bar3A huuN| maiM kRpaNa hUM hI nhiiN| bhogI bhI kRpaNa hai, tyAgI bhI kRpaNa mahimAvAna hai, kyoMki donoM isa lene-dene meM nikharate haiM; donoM hai| eka ne bhoga ko pakar3A hai, eka ne tyAga ko pakar3A hai| maiM bar3e hote haiM; donoM khilate haiM, vikasita hote haiN| sirpha jIvaMta huuN| Ao, jaao| tumane mere lie hRdaya kholA hai, suno! ise guno! tuma tyAgiyoM jaise ahaMkArI mata banA jAnA, | to merA hRdaya bhI tumhAre lie khulA hai| aura maiM tumhAre AMsU jo kahate haiM, hamane saba tyAga kiyaa| ye lobhI haiM-zIrSAsana samajha sakatA huuN| tuma kucha aura bar3A lAnA cAhate the; tuma jAnate karate hue-jo kahate haiM, hama kucha na leNge| | ho, kaMkar3a-patthara lAye ho| lekina kyA karo, tumhArI majabUrI eka bar3A adabhuta AdamI hai baMbaI meM: ramaNIka jauhrii| vaha hai! jo tumhAre pAsa thA vahI tuma lAye ho| lAne ke bhAva kA mUlya mere pAsa aayaa| vaha eka motiyoM kA hAra banA lAyA thaa| hai; kyA tuma le Aye ho, yaha thor3e hI savAla hai! usakI AMkhoM meM AMsU the| usane mujhe hAra phnaayaa| usane kahA khayAla rakhanA, maiM tumase yaha nahIM kaha rahA hUM ki prema kA artha ki Apa manA mata krnaa| para maiMne kahA, tuma ro kyoM rahe ho? hotA hai| basa do| maiM tumase yaha kaha rahA hUM, prema kA artha hotA vaha kahane lage, maiM khuzI se ro rahA huuN| maiMne kahA, 'tuma mujhe pUrI hai: tuma bhI bar3e hoo, dUsare ko bhI bar3A hone do; tuma bhI phailo bAta kho|' dUsare ko bhI phailane do| do bhI, lo bhii| aura tumhAre bIca ve jaina haiM, terApaMthI jaina haiN| to usane kahA, maiM AcArya tulasI lene-dene meM eka saMtulana ho| ye donoM paMkha tumheM ur3AyeM khule kA bhakta huuN| usI ghara meM, usI paraMparA meM paidA huaa| unako maiM | AkAza meN| kucha denA cAhatA hUM, lekina ve to kucha le nahIM skte| isalie aura jaldI kro| lena-dena kara lo| kyoMki bAjAra jaldI hI merA koI saMbaMdha hI nahIM bana paataa| saMbaMdha to taba banatA hai jaba uTha jaayegaa| dukAneM baMda hone kA vakta bhI A gyaa| sAMjha hone donoM tarapha se kucha AdAna-pradAna ho| ve mujhase kucha le hI nahIM lgii| loga apane-apane pasAre ikaTThA karane meM lage haiN| aisA na sakate; kyoMki ve kahate haiM, ve tyAgI haiN| isalie Apase maiMne ho ki pIche tuma pachatAo-jaba jA cuke bAjAra, na koI lene prArthanA kii| maiM kisI ko, jo mujhase bar3A ho, kucha denA cAhatA ko ho, na koI dene ko ho| huuN| kyoMki usa dene meM maiM bhI bar3A ho jAUMgA, maiM bhI kucha zarAbe-jIsta abhI sera ho ke pI bhI nahIM khiluuNgaa| Apa manA mata karanA! ki suna rahA hUM sadAe zikasta sAgara kI usa dina jo AMsU usakI AMkhoM se bahe, ve bar3e bahumUlya the| | -abhI jIvana kI madirA ko tama pI bhI to nahIM pAye; lekina 241
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 dekho, madirA-pAtra ke TUTane kI AvAja Ane lagI! ke sAtha eka yuvaka cala rahA thaa| usane kahA, 'yaha mAjarA kyA zarAbe-jIsta abhI sera ho ke pI bhI nahIM hai? isa AdamI ne tumheM coTa pahuMcAI; tuma ulaTe usakI lakar3I -abhI mana bharakara pI bhI nahIM pAye jIvana ke madhu ko, | usako uThAkara de rahe ho? tuma kucha kahe hI nahIM?' ki suna rahA hUM sadAe zikasta sAgara kii| usane kahA, 'aba kahanA kyA hai ? rAste se gujara rahA hUM, aura -aura yaha to madhu-pAtra ke TUTane kI AvAja Ane lgii| eka vRkSa se zAkhA gira par3e aura merA sira tor3a de, to kyA janma ke sAtha hI to madhu-pAtra ke TUTane kI AvAja Ane lagatI kahUMgA? kucha bhI nahIM khuuNgaa| yaha kyA kahane kI bAta hai? hai| isake pahale ki madhu-pAtra TUTa jAye, pIyo, pilaao| lo, saMyoga kI bAta hai ki vRkSa kI zAkhA TTane ko thI aura hama do| milo-julo| phailo, dUsaroM ko phailane do| gatimAna, | gujarate the| ho gayA milana Akasmika, aba kahanA kyA hai? gatyAtmaka ho tumhArA jIvana! kahIM bhI jakar3A na ho; na isa isa AdamI ko mAranA thA kisI ko, hama mila gye| vRkSa kI kinAre na usa kinaare| uThane do lahareM isa kinAre se usa kinAre zAkhA TUTI, samaya para sira para par3a gii| isase kahanA kyA hai? taka! Ane do lahareM usa kinAre se isa kinAre taka! tuma donoM | aura yaha jo kara sakatA thA, vahI isane kiyA hai; na kara sakatA kinAroM ke bIca kA phailAva bano! taba tumhAre jIvana meM samyaka hotA to karatA hI kyoM? jo isake bhItara ho sakatA thA, huA dharma kA udaya hotA hai| hai| maiM kauna haM?' 'kSamA se krodha ko hareM, kSamA se krodha kA hanana kareM, namratA se yaha saMsAra merI apekSA se cale, isase hI to krodha paidA hotA mAna ko jIteM, RjutA se mAyA ko, aura saMtoSa se lobha ko|' hai| jisa-jisa ko tumane apanI apekSA se calAnA cAhA, usI 'kSamA se krodha ko...|' jaba tuma krodha karate ho to kyA kara para krodha hotA hai| isalie jinase tumhArI jitanI jyAdA apekSA rahe ho? krodha tumhArA eka dRSTikoNa hai| krodha tumhArA aisA | hotI hai, unase tamhArA utanA hI krodha hotA hai| patnI pati para dRSTikoNa hai jo tumase kahatA hai : jo nahIM honA cAhie thA vaha | Aga-babalA ho jAtI hai: hara kisI para nahIM hotI huA hai| kisI ne kucha kahA, krodha kA artha hai : tuma yaha kahate ho | para hone kA savAla hI kahAM hai? apekSA hI nahIM hai| jisase ki nahIM yaha kahanA cAhie thaa| tumhArI kucha aura apekSA thii| apekSA hai...| bApa beTe para krodhita ho uThatA hai apekSA hai| krodha ke pIche apekSA chipI hai| agara eka kuttA Akara bhauMka bar3I AzAeM bAMdhI haiM isa beTe se aura yaha saba tor3e de rahA hai| jAye to tuma nArAja nahIM hote; kyoMki tuma jAnate ho kuttA hai, | socA thA, yaha banegA, vaha banegA, bar3e sapane dekhe the aura yaha bhauNkegaa| lekina AdamI Akara bhauMka jAye to tuma nArAja ho saba ulaTA hI huA jA rahA hai| jAte ho| AdamI hai to tumhArI bar3I apekSA thii| __ jisase tumhArI apekSA hai, dhyAna rakhanA vahIM-vahIM krodha paidA kSamA kA artha hai : tumhArI koI apekSA nahIM; jo dUsarA kara rahA | hotA hai| jinase tumhAre koI saMbaMdha nahIM haiM, koI krodha paidA nahIM hai, vahI kara sakatA thA, isalie kara rahA hai| jo gAlI de sakatA hotaa| par3osI kA lar3akA bhI barbAda ho rahA hai, vaha bhI zarAba thA, gAlI de rahA hai| jo gIta gA sakatA thA, gIta gA rahA hai| pIne lagA hai-magara isase tumheM ciMtA nahIM hotii| kSamA eka dRSTikoNa hai| kSamA kA yaha artha hai ki hamArI koI sunA hai maiMne eka yahUdI apane dharmaguru ke pAsa gayA aura usane apekSA nahIM; hama haiM kauna, jo tumase apekSA kreN| maiM hUM kauna, jo | kahA, 'maiM bar3I muzkila meM par3A huuN| merA lar3akA amarIkA gayA tumase apekSA karUM ki tuma aisA vyavahAra karo to ThIka, aisA na thA, lauTakara AyA to vaha IsAI ho gyaa| merA lar3akA aura karoge to maiM krodhita ho jAUMgA! IsAI! aura hama paraMparA se bar3e rUr3hivAdI yahadI haiN| yaha bardAzta eka jhena phakIra rAha se gujara rahA thA, eka AdamI Akara nahIM ho rhaa| AtmahatyA karane kA mana hotA hai|' usako laTTha mAra diyaa| ghabar3AhaTa meM vaha AdamI bhAgane ko thA, dharmaguru ne kahA, 'bahuta ciMtA na kro| merI to suno| tumhArA usakI lakar3I bhI hAtha se chUTa gaI, to usa phakIra ne lakar3I to eka lar3akA hai| ho gayA, koI bAta nahIM hai| phira tuma koI uThAkara usako de dI aura kahA, bhAI lakar3I to le jaa| phakIra dharmaguru nahIM ho, maiM dharmaguru huuN| mere lar3ake ke sAtha bhI yahI 242 ain Education International
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________________ JRAILER adhyAtma prakriyA hai jAgaraNa kI - LEARNER huaa| vaha bhI amarIkA gayA, vahAM se bigar3akara A gyaa| vaha alaga hai| mahAvIra jaba kahate haiM, kSamA karo, to ve itanA hI kaha bhI IsAI ho gyaa| aura maiM dharmaguru haiN| kama se kama merA lar3akA | rahe haiM: samajho ki tuma ho kauna galatI aura sahI kA nirNaya to honA hI nahIM caahie|' karanevAle? apekSA mata karo aura kSamA A jaayegii| to una donoM ne kahA, aba kyA kareM? unhoMne kahA, hama kSamA krodha ke viparIta nahIM hai kSamA krodha kA abhAva hai| paramAtmA se prArthanA kareM, aura kyA kara sakate haiN| una donoM ne isalie kSamA karanI nahIM par3atI; apekSA ke girate hI ho jAtI prArthanA kI jAkara sinAgAga meM, ki he prabhu! yaha kyA dikhalA rahe hai| ho? merA lar3akA...maiM prAcIna paraMparA se yahUdI hUM, merA lar3akA | 'kSamA se krodha kA hanana kareM, namratA se mAna ko jiiteN...|' IsAI ho gyaa| dUsare ne kahA, maiM dharmaguru huuN| tumhArA pratinidhi hU~ | namratA kA kyA artha hai?-apanI sthiti ko jaannaa| yaha isa pRthvI pr| kama se kama merA to kucha khayAla rakhate! merA koI sAdhanA nahIM hai, sirpha apane tathya ko pahacAnanA H kyA hai lar3akA bhI IsAI ho gyaa| merI sthiti? sAMsoM meM aTakA huuN| sAMsa baMda ho gaI, samApta ho aura kahate haiM, Upara se AvAja AI ki 'tuma bakavAsa kyA jaauuNgaa| sthiti kyA hai? Aja hUM, kala nahIM ho jaauuNgaa| kara rahe ho? merI to soco| merA lar3akA IsA masIha maiMne bhejA abhI jamIna para cala rahA hUM, kala jamIna mere Upara hogii| abhI thA, vaha bhii...|' sabake sira para baiThane kI koziza kI hai, kala inhIM ke caraNa mere apanI-apanI apekSAeM haiN| 'aura maiM Izvara huuN| tuma to Upara pdd'eNge| dharmaguru hI ho|' namratA kA artha hai: apanI vAstavika sthiti ko jAnanA ki jahAM apekSA hai, vahAM krodha hai| kSamA kA artha hai : tumane apekSA | hamArA honA hI kyA hai? ahaMkAra kisa balabUte para? apane ko chor3a dii| tuma ho kauna? mAnA, beTA tumase paidA huA hai, lekina | 'maiM' kahanA bhI kisa balabUte para? eka taraMga hai, AI-gaI! tuma ho kauna? tuma eka rAste the jisase beTA aayaa| tumane jagaha | 'namratA se mAna ko jIteM, RjutA se mAyA ko...|' dI Ane kii| tumane beTA banAyA thor3e hI hai, banAnevAlA koI __ RjutA kA artha hai : saralatA, prAmANikatA, siidhaa-saadaapn| aura hai| tuma to kevala mAdhyama the, nimitta the| tuma nirNAyaka tumhAre sAdhu bhI tirache haiM, ve bhI Rju nahIM haiN| RjutA kA to artha thor3e hI ho| hai : bacce jaisA bholaa-bhaalaapn| sAdhu to tumhAre bahuta aRju jo ho jAye, apekSA-zUnya vyakti svIkAra kara letA hai| usI haiM, bahuta ulaTe haiN| Rju nahIM haiM, irache-tirache haiM, bar3e jaTila haiN| svIkAra meM kSamA hai| eka-eka bAta ko gaNita se kara rahe haiN| agara upavAsa rakhA hai to aba ise smjhnaa| hisAba bhI rakhA hai sAtha meM ki upavAsa kiyA hai| isa sAla sAdhAraNataH dharmaguru tumheM samajhAte haiM kucha aisI bAta samajhAte kitane upavAsa kiye, vaha bhI hisAba hai| yaha paramAtmA ke sAmane haiM jisase lagatA hai kSamA krodha ke ulaTI hai| ve aisA samajhAte haiM | pUre khAte-bahI lekara maujUda hoNge| inakI jiMdagI meM saralatA nahIM ki tuma krodha mata karo, kSamA kara do isa AdamI ko; isane pApa hai| inakI jiMdagI meM bar3A gaNita hai| agara krodha chor3A hai, kiyA, krodha mata karo, kSamA kara do! lekina mAnate ve bhI haiM ki mAyA-moha chor3A hai, to svarga pAne kI AkAMkSA meM chor3A hai; isane pApa kiyA; nahIM to kSamA kyA khAka karoge? jaba isane | lekina kucha pAne kI AkAMkSA hai| yaha chor3anA sIdhA, sApha, kucha galatI hI nahIM kI to kSamA kyA karanA hai? kSamA to galata sarala nahIM hai| ho gayA, tabhI kI jAtI hai| to phira krodha aura kSamA meM eka bAta RjutA bar3A bahumUlya zabda hai-sIdhI lakIra kI trh| do to samAna rahI ki isane galatI kI hai| koI krodha karatA hai galatI | biMduoM ke bIca jo nikaTatama dUrI hai, nikaTatama dUrI hai vaha para, koI kSamA karatA hai galatI para; lekina galatI donoM svIkAra lakIra hai| nikaTatama! agara jarA laMbA kiyA to irachA-tirachA kara lete haiN| | ho jaayegaa| do vyaktiyoM ke bIca jo nikaTatama dUrI hai, vaha merI kSamA kA artha aura mahAvIra kI kSamA kA artha bilakula RjutA hai| do biMduoM ke bIca jo nikaTatama dUrI hai, vaha lakIra 243
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________________ - jina sUtra bhAgaH 1 THIRUCHAR hindi hai, paMkti hai, rekhA hai| do biMduoM ke bIca jo sIdhI rekhA hai, vahI RjutA hai| jo jaba koI vyakti tumase kucha pUchatA hai, taba tuma do taraha kA kahanA hai, jo karanA hai, jo cAhanA hai--vahI kho| jo kahate ho vyavahAra kara sakate ho : yA to irache-tirache jAo, galI-kUcoM vahI ho jAo: RjutA kA artha hai| nahIM to ulaTA hotA hai| tuma se ghUmo, sIdhe na jAo, sIdhI bAta na karo, cAlabAjI calo; jAte ho kisI ke pAsa, tuma kahate ho...| tuma haMsa rahe ho isa | kucha kahanA cAhate ho, kucha kaho; kucha batAnA cAhate ho, kacha bAta para, lekina agara khojoge to isa ulaTI khopar3I ko hara btaao| khopar3I meM chipA huA paaoge| tuma kisI ke pAsa jAte ho, tuma kahate haiM, mullA nasaruddIna bacapana se hI ulaTI khopar3I thaa| kahate ho ki Apa ke caraNa kI dhUla hUM, maiM to kucha bhI nahIM! tuma ulaTI khopar3I yAnI usase jo bhI kaho, vaha usase ulaTA cAhate yaha ho ki vaha kahe, 'are Apa aura caraNa kI dhUla! kregaa| to mAM-bApa samajha gaye the| kyA karoge, aba ulaTI Apa bar3e mahApuruSa haiN|' aba samajho ki vaha dUsarA AdamI kahe khopar3I hai...| to usako ve vahI kahate jo ve cAhate the ki vaha na ki bilakula ThIka kaha rahe haiM Apa, caraNa kI dhUla to haiM hI, kre| aura jo ve cAhate ki vaha kare, usase ulaTA khte| jaise isameM kahane kA kyA hai! to Apa nArAja ho jAyeMge ki hadda ho agara unako cAhie ki vaha cupa baiThe to ve kahate, 'beTA! jarA gaI; isa AdamI ko ziSTAcAra bhI nahIM AtA! zoragula kr|' to vaha cupa baiTha jaataa| samajha gaye eka daphe tuma jarA khayAla karanA, tumhArI jiMdagI meM yaha ulaTI khopar3I gaNita, to ve vaise hI clte| kAphI samAyI huI hai| tuma cAhate kucha aura ho, kahate kucha aura eka dina bApa beTe ke sAtha lauTa rahA thA, nadI pAra kara rahe the| ho| yaha dhokhA phailA calA jAtA hai| gadhe para zakkara ke bore lAde hue the| bIca nadI meM bApa ne dekhA mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'RjutA se mAyA ko...|' vaha jo kapaTa ki bore bAIM tarapha jhuke jA rahe haiN| nasaruddIna ke gadhe para jo bore hai, tirachApana hai, usako RjutA se jIta lo| kyoMki jitane tuma the ve bAIM tarapha jhuke jA rahe haiN| taba vaha cAhatA thA ki beTA unheM kapaTa se bharate jAoge, utanI jIvana meM ulajhana hogI; utanA dAIM tarapha thor3A srkaaye| lekina vaisA kaho ki dAIM tarapha | tumhArA jIvana pAMkhoM meM kaTa jaayegaa| sarakAo to to vaha kabhI sarakAyegA nhiiN| to usane kahA, sarala vyakti zAMta hotA hai| dekhA tumane! jaba bhI tuma jhUTha 'beTA, boroM ko jarA bAIM tarapha srkaa|' bAIM tarapha ve khuda hI bolate ho, tabhI azAMti hotI hai| kyoMki phira yAda rakhanA par3atA saraka rahe the| magara usa dina cakita hokara bApa ko dekhanA par3A | hai jhUTha ko ki kisase kyA bole| jo AdamI jhUTha hI bolatA ki beTe ne unako bAIM tarapha hI sarakA diyaa| saba bore nadI meM gira rahatA hai sabase, usakA jarA hisAba to smjho| eka bAta to gye| bApa ne kahA, 'yaha terA vyavahAra Aja kucha saMgata nahIM!' mAnanI par3egI, usakI smRti kI dAda denI pdd'egii| yAdadAzta to usane kahA, 'aTThAraha sAla kA ho gayA; aba maiM bhI samajhane dekho! yAda rakhanA par3atA hai| satya ko yAda rakhane kI koI bhI lagA trkiib| aba to tuma jo kahoge, usake ulaTA na karUMgA; jarUrata nahIM hai| jo vyakti sacAI se jItA hai, use yAdadAzta kI aba to tuma jo cAhate ho, usake ulaTA kruuNgaa|' jarUrata hI nahIM hai; kyoMki saca hamezA vahI kA vahI hai| lekina lekina bApa bhI Akhira nasaruddIna kA bApa! usane bhI tarakIba tumane eka se kucha kahA, dUsare se kucha kahA, tIsare se kucha nikAla lii| aba bAta aura bhI tirachI ho gii| kahA-phira hisAba rakhanA par3atA hai, pahale se kyA kahA, dUsare agara bApa ko cAhie ki bore dAeM tarapha sarakAye jAeM, to se kyA kahA, tIsare se kyA khaa| pahale to vaha kahatA thA ki bAeM tarapha sarakAo; aba agara dAeM mullA nasaruddIna do striyoM ke prema meM thaa| bahuta kama loga haiM tarapha hI sarakavAnA ho to kahanA par3atA hai ki dAeM tarapha | jo eka strI ke prema meM hoN| dvaita hamArA sabhI jagaha hotA hai| to srkaao| kyoMki beTA socegA, yaha bAeM tarapha sarakavAnA eka strI se kahatA hai ki tujhase suMdara isa jagata meM koI bhI nahIM; cAhatA hai, isalie dAeM tarapha srkvaayegaa| aba aura tirachI ho| | dUsarI se bhI yahI kahatA hai ki tujhase suMdara isa jagata meM koI gaI baat| gaNita aura ulajha gyaa| nhiiN| donoM bAteM jhUTha thiiN| kama se kama eka to jhUTha thI hii| eka 244
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________________ - adhyAtma prakriyA hai jAgaraNa kI dina saMyoga kI bAta, donoM striyAM sAtha mila gaIM aura donoM ko sAra kyA! agara jaMgala meM jAkara rAjA ho gaye, jahAM koI AdamI zaka to thA hii| unhoMne nasaruddIna se pUchA, 'aba kaho ki kauna nahIM, to jaMgalI jAnavaroM ke bIca rAjA hone kA sAra kyA! isase strI duniyA meM sabase jyAdA suMdara hai?' to DipTI kalekTara honA acchA, pulisa iMsapekTara honA acchA, nasaruddIna thor3A jhijhkaa| usane kahA ki tuma eka-dUsare se | paTavArI honA acchA lekina kama se kama apane gAMva meM! jahAM jyAdA suMdara ho! koI jAnatA hai, pahacAnatA hai, vahIM akar3a kA majA hotA hai| eka-dUsare se jyAdA suMdara! AdamI tarakIba nikAla hI letA unhIM ke sAmane to hama sadA siddha karanA cAhate haiM ki dekho, tuma hai| lekina hama jhUTha bolate cale jAte haiN| jAla ulajhatA calA vahIM ke vahIM raha gaye, hama kahAM pahuMca gaye, jinake sAtha hamane jAtA hai| dhIre-dhIre to bahuta bAra jhUTha bolakara aisI hAlata A | yAtrA zurU kI thI! aba arjuna inhIM ke sAtha bar3A huA, yahI jAtI hai ki hameM bhI lagatA hai ki zAyada yahI saca hogA; kyoMki bhAI-baMdhu, inhIM ke sAtha jiMdagI kA dAMva thA, inhIM ke sAtha sArI itane dina se bola rahe haiM, yAda bhI nahIM AtI ki kaba zurU kiyA spardhA thI bacapana se lekara aba taka, yahI saba khatama ho thaa| bahuta bAra bolane se, bahuta bAra punarukta hone se jhUTha svayaM jAyeMge-phira siMhAsana para bhI baiTha jAoge, to AsapAsa giddha ko bhI saca jaisA mAlUma par3ane lagatA hai| taba tuma aRju ho baiThe hoMge, siyAra AvAja kara rahe hoMge aura ajanabI sAdharaNa-se gye| taba tuma arjuna ho gaye-aRju! loga hoMge jinase tumhArI koI jhaMjhaTa hI na thI, koI pratispardhA na kRSNa kI pUrI ceSTA gItA meM, irache-tirache arjuna ko sIdhA thI, jinakA honA na honA barAbara hogaa| to arjuna ke mana meM uThI karane kI hai| nAma 'arjuna' kA bar3A sArthaka hai| kRSNa kI pUrI to hai asala meM ahaMkAra kI bar3I gaharI pakar3a, bar3A moh| inhIM ceSTA yahI hai ki tU sIdhA-sApha ho; kSatriya hai, kSatriya kI bAta ke sAmane to siddha karane kA majA hai| duryodhana rahe, aura hama bol| acAnaka, yaha arjuna kabhI bhI ahiMsA kI bAta nahIM jiiteN| bhISma pitAmaha raheM, aura dekheM ki arjuna siMhAsana para hai| bolA thA, Aja acAnaka ahiMsA bolane lgaa| aura ahiMsA aura ye sAre karNa, aura ye sAre saMbaMdhI parAjita khar3e hoM, to hI isakI saccI nahIM hai| kyoMki agara ye isake priyajana na hote, majA hai| nahIM to majA kyA hai? uThA to yaha thA, lekina bAta saMbaMdhI na hote, bhAI-bhatIje, guru, pitAmaha, cacere, saba taraha ke, | usane dasarI kii| usane kahA ki maiM mAranA nahIM cAhatA, hiMsA taM mausI, mAmA ke riztedAra, saba ikaTThe the--agara ye isake apane bar3A pApa hai! Aja taka hiMsA hI karatA rahA, mAMsAhArI; Aja na hote, apanoM ko dekhakara yaha jarA ddraa| isane kahA ki yaha to acAnaka ahiMsaka ho gayA! kRSNa ko dhokhA denA saMbhava na thaa| saba apanoM ko hI mAra ddaaluuNgaa| | ve arjana ko khIMca-khIMcakara sIdhA karane lge| aba yaha thor3A socane jaisA hai| arjana ko savAla uThA ki | gItA pUrI kI pUrI arjuna ko Rju banAne kI ceSTA hai| ve AdamI dhana bhI kamAtA hai, pada bhI kamAtA hai, siMhAsana para bhI| usako pakar3a-pakar3akara sIdhA kara rahe haiM ki jarA akala lA, baiThatA hai, to majA to tabhI AtA hai jaba apane dekhane ko maujada vApisa lauTa, kahAM kI bAteM kara rahA hai? saMnyAsa tujhe sohatA hoN| tuma agara dUsare kisI gAMva meM jahAM tumheM koI bhI nahIM nhiiN| yaha tere bhItara kI bAta nhiiN| anyathA itane dina taka kauna jAnatA, sammAnita bhI ho jAo to tumheM vaha majA na AegA jo tujhe rokatA thA saMnyAsa lene se? Aja acAnaka yuddha ke maidAna apane gAMva meM sammAnita hokara aayegaa| dUsare gAMva meM jahAM koI | para saMnyAsa kI bhASA uThane lagI hai| isa saMnyAsa meM kahIM kucha jAnatA hI nahIM, vahAM sammAnita bhI ho gaye to kyA khAka | aura chipA hai| sammAna! tumhArI icchA usa dUsare gAMva meM yaha hogI ki apane tuma apane bhItara RjutA ko khojnaa| jaba bhI tuma kucha kaho nAye ki kaisA sammAna mila rahA hai, kaisI to jarA gaura se dekhanA, tuma yahI kahanA cAhate ho? yahI tumhArI pratiSThA mila rahI hai! agara tumheM aisA kucha ho ki tuma duniyA ke gahanatama AkAMkSA hai yA isase viparIta? to jo sIdhA-sApha ho, samrATa ho jAoge, lekina tumheM jAnanevAle saba mara jAyeMge, to usI ko dhIre-dhIre saadhnaa| tuma bhI arjuna kI hAlata meM khar3e ho jaaoge| tuma bhI socoge, | RjutA se jaTilatA kaTa jAtI hai, mAyA hAra jAtI hai| saMtoSa 245
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________________ jina satra bhAgaH se lobha jIta liyA jAtA hai| jo tumhAre pAsa ho, usameM -aba to rAste para gubAra bhI nahIM hai| kAphiloM ke bIta jAne AnaMdita, usameM magna honaa| saMtoSa kA artha hai : itanA milA hai, ke bAda jo thor3I gubAra uThatI rahatI hai, vaha bhI nahIM hai| do! itanA milA hai, anugraha to mAno! AMkheM dhyAna rakhanA, bhoga jaba bIta jAtA hai to tyAga kI gubAra raha haiM ki tuma rozanI dekha sake, ki sUraja meM khile phUla dekha sake, jAtI hai| bhoga kA kAphilA to nikala jAtA hai, taba tyAga kI ki vRkSoM kI yaha hariyAlI dekha ske| jarA soco to, aMdhe bhI haiM dhUla raha jAtI hai| lekina parama zAMti tabhI milatI hai, jaba bhoga duniyA meM, jinheM raMga nahIM dikhAI par3e! aura jinhoMne raMga na jAnA, | bhI gayA, tyAga bhI gyaa| unhoMne kyA khAka duniyA jAnI! jinheM rUpa na dikhAI par3A, jinheM kAphile yA miTa gae yA bar3ha gae ceharA aura AMkhoM meM jo paramAtmA pragaTa hotA hai usakI koI aba gubAre-rAha bhI uThatA nhiiN| jhalaka na milI...! tumhAre pAsa kAna haiM, tuma gahanatama saMgIta | taba eka parama tRpti, eka aharniza zAMti kI varSA hone lagatI | ko sunane meM samartha ho, pakSiyoM kA nAda, nadI kI kalakala, sAgara hai| taba tuma pahalI daphA pAte hoH jIvana kyA hai! aura kitane meM uThe tUphAnoM kI dahAr3a, bAdaloM kI gar3agar3AhaTa! jarA soco to | ahobhAgI haiM ki hama haiN| taba honA mAtra hI itanI bar3I saMpadA hai ki jinake pAsa kAna nahIM haiM, unakA jIvana kaisA khAlI-khAlI, | ki aura kucha cAhane kI bAta hI nAdAnI hai| sanA-sUnA hogaa| jahAM koI dhvani nahIM gUMjI, kaisA marusthala 'jaise kachuA apane aMgoM ko apane zarIra meM sameTa letA hai, | jaisA hogA! kitanA tumheM milA hai| ina pAMcoM iMdriyoM se kitanI vaise hI medhAvI paruSa pApoM ko adhyAtma ke dvArA sameTa letA hai|' varSA tuma para huI hai| isa bhItara ke bodha se kitane AnaMda ke dvAra adhyAtma yAnI jAgaraNa kI prakriyA; AtmavAna hone kA khule haiM, khulate rahe haiM! eka baMda huA hai to dUsarA khulA hai! shaastr| jaise kachuA sikor3a letA hai apanI iMdriyoM ko; lekina nahIM, lobhI kahatA hai, isameM kyA dharA hai? tijor3I! jahAM-jahAM pAtA hai bhaya hai, jahAM-jahAM pAtA hai ciMtA hai, vahIM dhana! jo milA hai usakI to phikra nahIM karatA; jo nahIM milA hai bhItara sikur3a jAtA hai, apanI gaharI surakSA meM DUba jAtA hai-aise usakI daur3a meM, ApAdhApI meM naSTa hotA hai| hI jahAM-jahAM tumheM lage bhaya hai, dukha hai, pIr3A hai, asaMtoSa hai, mahAvIra kahate haiM, saMtoSa se lobha ko jIta lo| jarA dekho jo abhAva hai. ciMtA hai. saMtApa hai. vahAM-vahAM se apane caitanya ko milA hai| usa para najara lAo jo milA hai| haTA lenaa| aura aMtarAtmA kI gahanatA meM saba hai jo tuma pAnA duniyA meM do taraha ke loga haiN| eka-jinakI najara usako hI cAhate ho| dekhatI hai, jo nahIM milA hai| ve lobhI haiN| dUsare--jinakI najara yakIna rakha ki yahAM hara yakIna meM hai phareba vahI dekhatI hai, jo milA hai| ve saMtoSI haiN| aura saMtoSI ko bahuta bakA to kyA hai, phanA kA bhI aitabAra na kr| milatA hai| kyoMki milane para usakI najara hotI hai, to aura hoza ko samhAlo! yahAM bharosA mata kro| yahAM bar3e dhokhe bhare milatA hai| aura lobhI ko kucha bhI nahIM milatA, kyoMki na par3e haiN| yahAM aba taka tuma jina cIjoM meM Dole hye, sabhI meM dhokhA milane para usakI najara hotI hai| na milanA hI bar3hatA jAtA hai| hai| yahAM jiMdagI kI to bAta chor3o, mauta bhI dhokhA de jAtI hai| bar3hatA hai| saMtoSa se aura saMtoSa bar3hatA hai| kyoMki mauta bhI kahAM mauta siddha hotI hai, phira paidA ho jAte ho! jo thor3A saMtoSa meM DUbegA vaha pAyegA yakIna rakha ki yahAM hara yakIna meM hai phareba kAphile yA miTa gae yA bar3ha gae bakA to kyA hai, phanA kA bhI aitabAra na kr| aba gubAre-rAha bhI uThatA nhiiN| yaha saba phareba hai najare-imtiyAja kA ve jo vAsanAoM ke, asaMtoSa ke, atRptiyoM ke, lobha ke, duniyA meM varanA koI bhI acchA-burA nhiiN| kAmanAoM ke kAphile the--kAphile yA miTa gae yA bar3ha na yahAM kucha acchA hai, na burA hai| acchA tumane samajhA gae--yA to miTa gaye, yA kahIM aura haTa gye| kucha-moha paidA huA, rAga paidA huaa| burA samajhA kucha-dveSa aba gubAre-rAha bhI uThatA nhiiN| paidA huA, virAga paidA huaa| yahAM na kucha acchA hai, na burA hai| 246
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________________ adhyAtma prakriyA hai jAgaraNa kI saba dRSTi kI bAta hai| tuma dRSTi ko bhItara mor3a lo, eka gahana yAda rakhoge; rakhoge, rakhoge, dhIre-dhIre yAda pakegI, majabUta saMtulana paidA hotA hai, jahAM burA aura acchA saba miTa jAtA hai, na hogii| phira bIja se hI vaha jo galata hai, tumhAre bhItara praveza na koI mitra na koI shtru| kara paayegaa| 'jAna yA ajAna meM koI adharmakArya ho jAye to apanI AtmA usake cakkara meM dubArA to maiM Ane kA nahIM ko turaMta usase haTA lenA caahie| phira dUsarI bAra vaha karma na DhUMDhatI phiratI hai kyoM gardize-daurAM mujhko| kiyA jaaye|' -aba saMsAra ke cakkara meM dubArA Ane kA nahIM hai| eka bAra jAna yA ajAna meM adharmakArya ho jAye to turaMta, use pUrA bhI | hoza samhalA, phira kitanA hI DhUMDhe saMsAra kI vipattiyAM tumheM, mata karanA! agara krodha karane ke kSaNa meM AdhA vacana bole the phira kitanA hI lobha ke viSaya tumhAre cAroM tarapha khar3e raheM, aura gAlI kA aura yAda A jAye to AdhA hI bolanA aura kSamA mAMga kAmavAsanA ke lie kitanI hI apsarAeM tumheM nimaMtraNa detI lenA; use pUrA bhI mata krnaa| raheM-nahIM, phira tuma na jA skoge| jo jAgane lagatA hai, hoza agara vAsanA meM eka kadama uTha gayA thA aura dUsarA uThane ko karane lagatA hai, apane jIvana kI sthiti ko jAMcane-parakhane thA aura yAda A jAye to jo nahIM uThA hai, use mata uThAnA; jo lagatA hai, svAbhAvika hai ki jahAM Aga hai vahAM se hAtha khIMca le| uTha gayA hai, use vApisa mor3a lenaa| izka bAbastae-jaMjIre-junUM kaba hai 'raviza' bahuta samhalakara caloge to hI pahuMca paaoge| rAstA bar3A _hasne-khudabI kI tamannA hai to khada hoza meM aa| kaMTakAkIrNa hai, car3hAva bhArI hai aura tumhArI Adata utarane kI, / tumhArI aMtarAtmA, tumhArA gahana hRdaya kisI jaMjIra meM baMdhA phisalane kI hai| tuma to dharma se bhI phisalane kA upAya khoja | huA nahIM hai| tumhArA prema kArAgRha meM baMda nahIM hai| sirpha tuma lete ho| behoza ho| agara vAstavika sauMdarya kA anubhava karanA hai to basa eka vyakti ne DAkTara se pUchA, 'Akhira majhe haA kyA hai?' / eka kAma kara lo'Apa bahuta adhika khAte haiM', kahA DAkTara ne, 'bahuta zarAba husne-khudabI kI tamannA hai to khuda hoza meM aa| pIte haiM, aura susta haiM, mahAkAhila, mahAsusta haiN| yahI ApakI | -basa hoza meM A jaao| behozI hI tumhArA kArAgRha hai| bImArI hai|' vahI tumhArI jaMjIreM haiN| usa AdamI ne kahA, 'DAkTara sAhiba! kRpA karake ise apanI mahAvIra kA sarvAdhika jora hoza para hai| behozI pApa hai, hoza DAkTarI bhASA meM likha deMge, jisase maiM daphtara se eka mahIne kI puNya hai| chuTTI prApta kara sakU!' 'saMpUrNa parigraha se mukta, zAMtibhUta, zItibhUta, prasannacitta susta hai, zarAba pItA hai, atizaya khAtA hai usameM se bhI eka zramaNa jaisA mukti-sukha pAtA hai, vaisA sukha cakravartI ko bhI nahIM mahIne kI chuTTI nikAlane kI AzA rakhatA hai, to aura sustI miltaa|' yegA, aura pIkara par3A rhegaa| lekina DAkTarI agara tama samrATa bhI ho jAo sAre saMsAra ke, chahoM dvIpa ke bhASA meM likha deM, kyoMki sustI se to bAta calegI nhiiN| cakravartI ho jAo, to bhI tuma usa sukha ko na pA sakoge jo usa zAstra tumhAre lie DAkTarI bhASA siddha hote haiN| tama unameM se bhikSa ko milatA hai, usa zramaNa ko, yA usa brAhmaNa ko jo apanA matalaba nikAla lete ho| unase bhI phisala jAte ho| parigraha se mukta, lobha se mukta, zItibhUta, bhItara zAMta huA, jAna yA ajAna meM koI adharmakArya ho jAye to apanI AtmA | na makAi adhamakAya ho jAye to apanI AtmA | zItala huA, prasannacitta! ko turaMta usase haTA lenA caahie| phira dUsarI bAra vaha kArya na ye sAre sUtra bar3e bahumUlya haiN| jIvana meM tumane abhI garmI jAnI kiyA jaaye| aura eka bAra jahAM bhala dikhAI par3a gaI ho, Adhe meM | hai, zIta nahIM jaanii| jIvana kA tamane eka hI kAla jAnA dikhAI par3I ho, to vahIM se lauTa AnA caahie| aura phira dubArA | hai-USNa; abhI zItala kSaNa nahIM jaane| abhI tuma ubale ho, smaraNa rakhanA cAhie ki isa yAtrA para dubArA kadama na utthe| aisA | jale ho, zAMta nahIM hue, ThaMDe nahIM hue| dhIre-dhIre apane ko 247
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH zItala karo, zAMta kro| jo-jo cIja tumheM ubAlatI ho, IMdhana kahate haiN| to unhoMne jitanI jiMdagI ke khilApha bAteM kahI haiM, banatI ho tumhArI vAsanA meM, tumheM jalAtI ho, usase dhIre-dhIre hamezA yAda rakhanA, tumhArI jiMdagI ke khilApha kahI haiN| jiMdagI jAgo aura dUra htto| to tuma usa zAMti ko, usa mukti-sukha ko | jo kahIM galata ho gaI, jahara ho gaI; jiMdagI jo kahIM roga ho pAne meM samartha ho jAoge, jo sAre saMsAra kA mAlika bhI koI ho gaI; jiMdagI jo kahIM vikSipta ho gaI usake khilApha kahI haiN| jAye to nahIM paataa| apane mAlika hokara hI pAyA jAtA hai vh| | aura isIlie khilApha kahI haiM, tAki asalI jiMdagI kI talAza kahIM se DhUMr3ha kara lA de hameM bhI ai guletara! | meM tuma nikala sko| isIlie kahI haiM, tAki tumheM agara tumhArI voha jiMdagI, jo gujara jAe muskurAne meN| jiMdagI dukha mAlUma par3e, to tuma jaago| lekina kisI se mAMgane se vaha jiMdagI na milegii| vaha jiMdagI dukha jagAtA hai| dukha kI yAda Ane lage, samajha Ane lage, to to tuma khojoge to hI, banAoge to hii| tuma vahI pAoge, jo phira sukha kI dizA kI khoja paidA hotI hai| mahAvIra banA loge| AtmA tumhArA nirmANa hai, tumhArA sRjana hai| jIvana-viparIta nahIM, virodha meM nhiiN| mahAvIra mahAjIvana ke kauna kahatA hai khvAbe-rAyagAM hai jiMdagI pakSapAtI haiN| khoTe sikkoM ke virodha meM haiM, kyoMki asalI ai amIne hoza! kaiphe-jAvidAM hai jiMdagI sikke maujUda haiM aura tuma khoTe sikkoM se apane ko bharamAye cale jAdA paimA, kAravAM-dara-kAravAM hai jiMdagI jAte ho| jAgo! jiMdagI mauje-ravAM, jae-ravAM, bahare-ravAM -kisane kahA ki jIvana vyartha hai| Aja itanA hii| kauna kahatA hai khvAbe-rAyagAM hai jiNdgii| kisane kahA ki jiMdagI sapanA hai! hozavAle! thor3A hoza ko samhAla! ai amIne hoza! kaiphe-jAvidA hai jiNdgii| jiMdagI to parama AnaMda hai, sthAyI AnaMda hai| jAdA paimAM, kAravAM-dara-kAravAM hai jiMdagI! yaha to eka yAtrI-dala hai jIvana-yAtrA para nikalA, pratikSaNa gtimaan| jiMdagI mauje-ravAM, jUe-ravAM, bhre-rvaaN| jIvana AnaMda kI lahara hai! AnaMda kI saritA hai! AnaMda kA sAgara hai| lekina unake lie hI, jinhoMne apane ko kachae kI bhAMti sikor3a liyA; unake lie hI, jinhoMne apane ko jagA liyaa| aura jinako jIne kA yaha DhaMga nahIM AtA, ve jIvana ke viparIta bAteM karane lagate haiM; unase sAvadhAna rahanA! mahAvIra jIvana ke viparIta nahIM haiN| mahAvIra tumhAre tathAkathita jIvana ke viparIta haiM, tAki tuma asalI jIvana ko pA sko| na AyA jise zevae-jiMdagI vahI jiMdagI se khaphA ho gyaa| aura jisako bhI jiMdagI jIne kA DhaMga na AyA, vahI nArAja ho gyaa| nArAjagI dharma nahIM hai-samajha, hosh| mahAvIra mahAsukha ke pakSapAtI haiN| usa mahAsukha ko hI ve mokSa 248