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________________ terahavAM pravacana vAsanA DhaporazaMkha hai
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________________ jIvavaho appavaho, jIvadayA appaNo dayA hoi| tA savvajIvahiMsA, paricattA atta kaamehiN||32|| tumaM si nAma sa ceva, jaM haMtavvaM ti mnsi| tumaM si nAma sa ceva, jaM ajjAveyavvaM ti mnsi||33|| rAgAdINamaNuppAso, ahiMsakattaM tti desiyaM sme| tesiM ce uppattI, hiMsetti jiNehi nnidditttthaa||34|| ajjhavasieNa baMdho, satte mArejja mA tha maarejj| eso baMdhasamAso, jIvANaM nnicchynnyss||35|| hiMsA do aviramaNaM, vahapariNAmo ya hoi hiMsA hu| tamhA pamattajoge, pANavvavarovao NiccaM / / 36 / / attA ceva ahiMsA, attA hiMsati Nicchao sme| jo hodi appamatto, ahiMsago hiMsago idro||37|| tugaM na maMdarAo, AgAsAo visAlayaM ntthi| jaha taha jayaMmi jANasu, dhammamahiMsAsamaM ntthi||38|| www.jainelibrar.org
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________________ ramAtmA ko asvIkAra karanevAle aura loga bhI hue kAravAM laga cukA hai raste para haiM; lekina jaisI kuzalatA se mahAvIra ne asvIkAra | phira koI rahanumA na A jAe kiyA, vaisA kisI ne bhI nahIM kiyaa| kuzalatA se buta-o-butakhAnA tor3ane vAle merA artha hai, paramAtmA ko asvIkAra bhI kiyA aura phira bhI isI jada meM khudA na A jAe paramAtmA ko bacA liyaa| inakAra bhI kiyA, paramAtmA ko khone dekho-dekho ina AMsuoM pe 'jamIla' bhI na diyaa| mUrti-bhaMjaka bahuta hue haiM; lekina mUrti tor3ane meM hI tuhamate-iltijA na A jaae| paramAtmA bhI TUTa gyaa| mahAvIra ne mUrti tor3I, lekina usa amUrta buta-o-butakhAnA tor3ane vAle ko pUrA-pUrA bacA liyaa| yahI unakI kuzalatA hai| isI jada meM khudA na A jaae| paramAtmA jaba mUrti bana jAtA hai to thothA ho jAtA hai| paramAtmA mUrtiyoM aura maMdira se chuTakArA upayogI hai| lekina dhyAna jaba taka amUrta anubhava ho, tabhI taka bahumUlya hai| jaise hI rakhanA, isI jada meM kahIM khudA na A jAe! kahIM aisA na ho ki AkAra diyA, vaise hI paramAtmA se dUra hone lage; kyoMki maMdira aura mUrti tor3ane meM khudA bhI TUTa jAe! paramAtmA nirAkAra hai| jaise hI patthara meM paramAtmA ko dekhanA zurU use to bacAnA hai, jo maMdira meM chipA hai| use to bacAnA hai jo kiyA, vaise hI AMkheM aMdhI honI zurU ho jAtI haiN| marti meM chipA hai| mahAvIra ne bar3I kazalatA se bacAyA hai| ise islAma ne bhI mUrtiyAM todd'iiN| mahAvIra ne bhI mUrtiyAM todd'iiN| samajhane kI koziza kreN| lekina mahAvIra ne bar3I kuzalatA se todd'iiN| mahAvIra ne bar3I 'jIva kA vadha apanA hI vadha hai| jIva kI dayA apanI hI dayA ahiMsA se tor3IM, bar3e prema se todd'iiN| jarA-sA phAsalA hai, lekina hai| ataH Atma-hitaiSI puruSoM ne sabhI taraha kI jIva-hiMsA kA bar3A bheda hai| islAma ne bar3e krodha se tor3a dIM, bar3I hiMsA se tor3a parityAga kiyA hai| jise tU hanana yogya mAnatA hai, vaha tU hI hai| diiN| hiMsA aura krodha meM, tor3ane ke Agraha meM, eka bAta sApha ho | jise tU AjJA meM rakhane yogya mAnatA hai, vaha tU hI hai|' gii| jaba hama Agraha se koI cIja tor3ate haiM to usakA artha hai, yahI to upaniSada kahate haiN| yahI to veda kahate haiN| lekina kahIM acetana meM hamArA lagAva hai| tor3ane yogya mAnate haiM, itanA upaniSada aura veda paramAtmA ke nAma se kahate haiM; mahAvIra ne zrama uThAte haiM tor3ane ke lie, to jarUra hameM lagatA hai ki mUrti meM AtmA ke nAma se khaa| bar3A pharka hai| jaise hI paramAtmA kA koI mUlya hai| mahAvIra ne isa taraha na todd'aa| tor3A bhI, mUrti vicAra hotA hai, aisA lagatA hai Izvara koI aura, kahIM aur| dUrI bikhera bhI dI, coTa bhI na huI, AvAja bhI na huI, aura bhItara jo paidA ho jAtI hai| mahAvIra ne AtmA ke nAma se vahI khaa| chipA thA, amUrta, use bacA bhI liyaa| AtmA se dUrI paidA nahIM hotii| vaha tumhArA svarUpa hai| vaha 275
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________________ jina satra bhAga : 1 tumhArA hone kA keMdra hai| to dUsare meM bhI tumheM jaba apanA keMdra __tumane jo coTa dUsare ko mArI hai, vaha krodha meM tumhIM ko laga gaI dikhAI par3ane lage, taba mahAvIra kahate haiM, tuma jaage| hai| mahAvIra kA yaha mUlabhUta AdhAra hai| agara tuma dukhI ho to ahiMsA kA pUrA zAstra dUsare meM bhI svayaM ko dekhane kA hI | tumane kisI ko dukha denA cAhA thA; anyathA tuma dukhI na ho zAstra hai| lekina isa dUsare ko dekhane ko eka paramAtmA ko sakate the| tuma pIr3ita ho, parezAna ho, ciMtAgrasta ho, saMtApa se mahAvIra nahIM mAnate ki paramAtmA saba meM chAyA haA hai| mahAvIra bhare ho, caina kho gayA, zAMti kho gaI, jIvana kI praphullatA kho mAnate haiM, tumhIM dUsare se jur3e ho aura dUsarA tumase jur3A hai| jIvana | gaI hai, to jarUra yahI tumane jIvana ke sAtha kiyA hai| jIvana ke eka aMtarAtmAoM kA aMtarjAla hai; aMtarAtmAoM kA aMtarsaMbaMdha sAtha tuma jo karate ho, usI ke pratiphala tumheM milate haiN| . hai| jaise makar3I kA jAlA hotA hai; eka dhAge ko hilA do, pUrA hamArI hAlata ulaTI hai| sAdhAraNataH hama aisA socate haiM ki jAlA hila jAtA hai--aise hI eka vyakti kI cetanA ko hilA dUsare hameM dukhI kara rahe haiN| dUsare to kevala tumane jo diyA thA do, sArA astitva hila jAtA hai| eka vRkSa ko coTa pahuMcA do, | vApisa lauTA rahe haiN| tumhArI dharohara tumheM sauMpa rahe haiN| aura agara coTa sabhI para phaila jAtI hai| kyoMki hama alaga-thalaga nahIM haiN| tumane aisA dekhA ki dUsare tumheM dukhI kara rahe haiM to tumhArI pUrI hama TUTe-TUTe nahIM haiN| mere aura tumhAre bIca koI dIvAla nahIM hai| jIvana-dizA bhrAMta ho jaaegii| taba tuma kabhI sukhI na ho jo mujhe ghaTegA, vaha tumheM bhI ghttegaa| jo tumheM ghaTegA, vaha mujha skoge| kyoMki dUsaroM ko tuma kaise badaloge? apane ko hI taka bhI A jaaegaa| jaise hama sAgara meM eka kaMkar3a ko pheMka deM, | badalanA itanA muzkila hai, dUsaroM ko tuma kaise badaloge? phira lahareM uThatI haiM. dara-digaMta taka phailatI calI jAtI haiN| agara maiMne dasarA koI eka thor3I hai, anaMta haiN| isa anaMta ko tuma kaise tumheM coTa pahuMcAI to eka kaMkar3a pheMkA sAgara meN| mAnA, tumhArI badaloge? aura isako badalane ke lie to anaMta kAla laga tarapha pheMkA thA, lekina usakI lahareM sabhI ko AMdolita kreNgii| jaaegaa| agara badala bhI pAe to itanA samaya laga jAegA...! una sabhI meM maiM bhI sammilita huuN| eka to badalanA asaMbhava, badala bhI liyA to anaMta kAla tuma to jo dakha detA hai. vaha apane hAtha se apane lie dakha nirmita | dakha bhogate rhoge| karatA hai| jo sukha bAMTatA hai, vaha apane hAtha se apane lie sukha / yahIM mArksa aura mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM bheda hai| mArksa kahatA hai, nimaMtrita karatA hai| tuma jo doge vahI tumheM milegaa| jo tumane samAja jummevAra hai, arthavyavasthA jummevAra hai| ise badala do, diyA thA pahale vahI tuma pA rahe ho| kiyA tumane dUsare ke sAtha saba sukha ho jaayegaa| paramAtmA ko manuSya se alaga dUra Upara thA, ho gayA tumhAre saath| AkAza meM mAnanevAle kahate haiM, prArthanA karo, pUjA karo, saba mahAvIra kahate haiM, tumhAre atirikta yahAM koI nahIM hai| to tuma ThIka ho jaayegaa| gaMgA-snAna karo, saba ThIka ho jaayegaa| ve bhI jo bhI karoge, apane hI sAtha kara rahe ho| | bar3I jhUThI bAteM hAtha meM de rahe haiN| hamArI hAlata aisI hai, jaise tumane usa zekhacillI kI kahAnI mahAvIra sIdhI bImArI kA nidAna karate haiN| ve kahate haiM, na to sunI hogii| vaha baiThA thA, zAMti se rAha calate logoM ko dekha rahA koI paramAtmA Upara baiThakara tumheM dukha de rahA hai| isalie tumheM thaa| eka makkhI use parezAna karane lagI, Akara nAka para baiThane dukha nahIM diyA jA rahA hai ki tumane prArthanA nahIM kI hai, ki tumane lgii| eka-do daphe usane jhapaTTA mArA, lekina makkhiyAM jiddI pUjA nahIM kI hai| aisA paramAtmA bhI kyA paramAtmA hogA jo hotI haiN| jaise hI usane jhapaTTA mArA, makkhI phira Akara nAka para | tumhArI pUjA kI apekSA aura AkAMkSA rakhatA ho, aura jo baiTha gii| phira use krodha Ane lgaa| yaha choTI-sI makkhI aura isalie nArAja ho jAtA ho ki tuma ThIka se pUjA nahIM kara rahe, use satA rahI hai! usakA krodha bar3hatA calA gyaa| usane aura prArthanA nahIM kara rahe, tuma niyama aura vyavasthA se nahIM cala rahe! jhapaTTe jora se maare| phira usake bardAzta ke bAhara ho gyaa| pAsa aisA paramAtmA to bar3A ahaMkArI hogaa| aisA paramAtmA to svayaM meM hI par3I huI churI thI, uThAkara churI usane makkhI ko maarii| | dukhI hogA, tumheM kaise sukhI kara pAegA? thor3A soco, agara makkhI to ur3a gaI, nAka kaTa gii| paramAtmA tumhArI prArthanAoM se sukhI hotA ho, to marA jAtA 276
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________________ - vAsanA DhaporazaMkha hai hogA, pAgala huA jAtA hogA! itane loga haiM, kauna prArthanA yahAM jainoM ko bhI kucha bAta samajha lenI jaisI hai| bhrAMtiyAM karatA hai? jo prArthanA karate haiM, ve bhI paramAtmA ke lie prArthanA hamArI aisI haiM ki satya bhI hamAre hAtha laga jAeM to hama unheM nahIM karate; ve bhI kucha aura mAMgane ke lie karate haiN| jaba kAma | vikRta kara lete haiN| jaina socate haiM ki ve jIva-dayA kara rahe haiM, nipaTa jAtA hai to bhUla jAte haiN| dukha meM yAda A jAtI hai, sukha meM | dUsare para dayA kara rahe haiN| mahAvIra kahate haiM, jisane jIva para dayA vismaraNa ho jAtA hai| dukha meM vismaraNa nahIM hotA, sukha meM | kI usane apane para dayA kii| basa itanA hii| nahIM to eka nayA vismaraNa ho jAtA hai| paramAtmA ko to ve bhI yAda nahIM karate haiN| | ahaMkAra, eka nayA bhUta paidA hotA hai ki maiM jIva-dayA kara rahA hUM, to paramAtmA to pAgala huA jA rahA hogA, agara tumhArI | ki maiM ahiMsaka hUM, ki maiMne dekho kitane jIvoM ko bacAyA! eka prArthanAoM se use prasanna hone kI apekSA hai to! | naI akar3a paidA hotI hai| itanA hI kaho ki tumane apane ko dukha mahAvIra kahate haiM, aisA koI paramAtmA nahIM hai| yaha bhI tumhAre | dene se svayaM ko bcaayaa| tumane svArtha saadhaa| tumane Atmahita bhalAve haiN| tuma satya ko nahIM dekhanA cAhate ki tamane dukha saadhaa| isameM ghoSaNA aura vijJApana karane kI koI bhI jarUrata phailAyA, isalie dukha pA rahe ho, to tuma koI na koI bahAnA nahIM hai| tuma aisI to ghoSaNA nahIM karate ki Aja maiMne apanA sira khojate ho baahr| kabhI samAja-vyavasthA meM, kabhI bhAgya meM, dIvAla se nahIM todd'aa| tuma aisA to nahIM kahate ki Aja maiMne paira kabhI prakRti ke doSoM meM, kabhI triguNoM meM, kabhI paramAtmA kI meM churA nahIM maaraa| tuma aisA kahoge to loga hNseNge| loga kaheMge, prArthanA-pUjA meM lekina tuma bAhara koI sahArA khojate ho| tuma isameM kyA bar3A kiyA? yaha to sabhI karate haiN| eka bAta nahIM dekhanA cAhate ki tuma jummevAra ho| agara tumane jIva-hiMsA nahIM kI, to kucha puNya kiyA, aisA jIvana kA sabase bar3A kaThora satya yahI hai-ise svIkAra kara mata soco| itanA hI ki apane para dayA kii| yaha sUtra bar3A lenA ki jo mujhe ho rahA hai, usake lie maiM jummevAra huuN| bar3I bahumUlya hai| nahIM to eka nayA pAgalapana zurU hogaa| pahale tuma udAsI aaegii| maiM jummevAra hUM-apane dukhoM ke lie, apanI socate the, dUsare tumheM dukha de rahe haiM; aba tuma socane lagoge ki ciMtAoM ke lie! dUsare para jummA TAla ke thor3I rAhata milatI tuma dUsaroM ko sukha de rahe ho| lekina agara tuma dUsaroM ko sukha de hai| kama se kama itanI to rAhata milatI hai ki dUsare kara rahe haiM, maiM sakate ho to dukha bhI de sakate ho| mUla bhrAMti to maujUda rhii| kyA karUM! asahAya hone kA majA to A jAtA hai| aura agara tuma dUsaroM ko sukha-dukha de sakate ho to dUsare tumheM mahAvIra ne kahA, yaha dhokhAdhar3I aba aura mata kro| yaha tumane | kyoM nahIM de sakate? tarka to vahIM kA vahIM rahA, kahIM haTA n|| kiyA thA, vahI lauTa rahA hai| yaha tumane diyA thA, usakI hI | mahAvIra cAhate haiM ki tuma isa gahana satya ko eka bAra pragAr3hatA pratidhvani hai| aura agara tumane yaha na dekhA to tuma phira vahI kie se aMgIkAra kara lo ki tuma jo karoge, vaha apane hI sAtha kara cale jA rahe ho jisake kAraNa tuma dukhI ho| to jAla phailatA hI | rahe ho| dUsare nimitta ho sakate haiM, bahAne ho sakate haiN| lekina calA jaayegaa| aMtataH, aMtatogatvA, sabhI kiyA huA apane sAtha kiyA huA yaha duScakra kA aMta hIna hogaa| cAka ghUmatA hI rhegaa| siddha hotA hai| 'jIvavaho appavaho!' jIva kA vadha apanA hI vadha hai| jaba 'jIva kA vadha apanA hI vadha hai| jIva kI dayA apanI hI dayA bhI tumane kisI ko mArA, apane ko hI kATA aura maaraa| hai...|' 'jIvadayA appaNo dayA hoi|' aura jIva para jaba bhI tumane | mahAvIra kahate haiM, dhArmika vyakti svArthI vyakti hai| use dayA kI, kisI para bhI, tumane apane para hI dayA kii| samajha meM A gayA ki apane sAtha kyA karanA hai| usane apane 'ataH AtmahitaiSI puruSoM ne sabhI taraha kI jIva-hiMsA kA | sAtha ziSTAcAra sIkha liyaa| adhArmika vyakti aziSTa hai; parityAga kiyA hai|' yaha vacana smjhnaa| 'AtmahitaiSI' apane sAtha hI aziSTatA kara rahA hai| adhArmika vyakti ajJAnI AtmakAma-atta kaamehiN| svArtha kA jo artha hotA hai, vhii| hai; apane ko hI kATa rahA hai, coTa pahuMcA rahA hai| socatA hai, AtmahitaiSI, apanA hita cAhanevAloM ne...| dUsare ko coTa pahuMcA rahe haiN| usa socane meM, usa sapane meM, apane .
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 ko hI tor3atA calA jAtA hai| se prema ho jAe, aura sAmAna na ho to kaise prema kare! 'AtmahitaiSI puruSoM ne sabhI taraha kI jIvahiMsA kA parityAga | lekina striyoM ke anubhava se bhI yaha patA calA ki unako bhI kiyA hai|' unhoMne kisI bhI taraha kI hiMsA ko apane jIvana meM isameM rasa AyA hai| cAhe himmata na rahI dubArA isa AdamI ke bacAyA nhiiN| | pAsa jAne kI, lekina isa AdamI ko ve striyAM kabhI bhUla na hiMsA kA artha hotA dUsare ko dukha dene kI aakaaNkssaa| hiMsA skiiN| to manovaijJAnikoM ko pahalI daphA eka sUtra samajha meM AnA kA artha hotA hai| dUsare ke dukha meM sukha lene kA bhaav| hiMsA kA zurU huA ki striyoM ko svayaM ko pIr3A dene meM kucha rasa mAlUma artha hai: parapIr3ana meM rs| jisako Aja Adhunika manovijJAna hotA hai; jaise puruSoM ko dUsaroM ko pIr3A dene meM kucha rasa mAlUma saiDiz2ama kahatA hai-dUsare ko pIr3A dene meM rasa-usako hI hotA hai| mahAvIra hiMsA kahate haiN| phira eka dUsarA AdamI huA : maisoc| usake nAma para dUsarA mahAvIra kI hiMsA kA siddhAMta ati manovaijJAnika hai| duniyA | zabda banA : maisocij'm| maisociz2ama kA artha hai: svayaM ko dukha meM do taraha ke loga haiN| manovaijJAnika unakA vibhAjana karate haiN| dene meM rasa lenaa| vaha khuda ko satAtA thaa| vaha bhI kor3e mAratA eka-jinako ve saiDisTa kahate haiM, jo dUsare ko satAne meM rasa thA, lekina khuda ko mAratA thaa| aura jaba taka vaha apane ko lete haiN| ThIka se pITatA, mAratA aura khuda cIkhane-cillAne na lagatA, eka bar3A lekhaka huAH saade| usake nAma para saiDiz2ama nirmita taba taka usakI kAmottejanA na jagatI thii| to jo strI usake prema huaa| usakA eka hI rasa thA, dUsaroM ko satAne meN| vaha prema bhI meM par3a jAtI, vaha strI ko kahatA ki pahale mujhe mAro, pITo, merI karatA kisI strI ko to dvAra-daravAje baMda karake pahale to usakI chAtI para naaco| jaise kAlI nAcatI hai ziva kI chAtI para, aisA piTAI karatA, kor3e mAratA, lahUluhAna kara detaa| vaha cillAtI | maisoca kahatA ki pahale merI chAtI para nAco, mujhe rauNdo| jaba vaha | aura cIkhatI, bhAgatI aura vaha kor3e maartaa| aura bhAgane kA | kAphI pITA jAtA, aura khUna bahane lagatA aura saba tarapha kor3oM koI upAya na thA, dvAra-daravAje baMda the| jaba taka vaha ke nizAna bana jAte, taba kAmottejanA kA jvAra utthtaa| taba vaha cIkhatI-cillAtI na, rotI-bhAgatI na, taba taka usakI prema kara paataa| ye bhI usake lie kAmottejanA ko jagAne kA kAmottejanA na jaagtii| ye kamottejanA kA upAya thaa| jaba vaha upAya thaa| usake nAma para manovaijJAnikoM ne dUsarA zabda banAyAH strI bhAgane, cIkhane-cillAne lagatI aura lahU bahane lagatA, taba | mesocij'm|| usakI kAmottejanA jgtii| taba vaha use prema krtaa| usake nAma to do taraha ke loga haiM duniyA meM dUsare ke dukha meM rasa lenevAle para saiDiz2ama zabda nirmita huaa| vaha jela meM marA, kyoMki aneka aura svayaM ke dukha meM rasa lenevaale| striyoM ke sAtha usane yahI kiyaa| tuma jinako tyAgI, mahAtmA kahate ho, unameM se adhika to lekina eka bar3e Azcarya kI bAta patA calI ki jina striyoM ne mesocisTa haiM, bImAra haiN| vAstavika svastha AdamI na to dUsare bhI di sAde se prema kiyA, unako phira kisI dUsare kA prema kabhI na ko dukha dene meM rasa letA hai, na khuda ko dukha dene meM rasa letA hai| | jNcaa| mAnA ki vaha dubArA himmata na kI usake pAsa jAne kI, dukha meM rasa nahIM letA-svastha AdamI kA lakSaNa hai| dukha meM lekina phira saba prema phIke par3a ge| yaha bhI thor3I hairAnI kI | rasa lene kA artha huAH paravarzana; kucha vikRti ho gaI; kahIM bAta huii| jaisI uttejanA usane jagAI, jaisA tUphAna usane khar3A | kucha gar3abar3a ho gaI baat| | kara diyA, vaisA phira koI bhI na kara paayaa| di sAde to apanA phUla meM koI rasa le, yaha samajha meM AtA hai lekina kAToM meM baiga sAtha meM lekara calatA thA-kahAM kauna mila jAye, kyA koI rasa lene lge...| phUla ko koI apane hAthoM para rakhe, patA! usa baiga meM, jaise DAkTara lekara calatA hai, usakA saba | AMkhoM kI palakoM se chuAe, samajha meM AtA hai| phUla kI mAlA sAja-sAmAna hotA thaa| kor3e, kAMTe, cubhAne ke sAmAna, saba banAkara apane gale meM DAla le, samajha meM AtA hai| sAmAna lekara calatA thaa| kaba kahAM koI strI mila jAe, kisI| lekina kAMToM ko koI apane meM cubhAne lage aura kAMToM kA hAra 278
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________________ A ST vAsanA DhaporazaMkha hai ran Bhar NER banAkara pahanane lage, to kucha vikRti ho gii| kahIM svabhAva se dukha dene meM kucha artha hI nahIM hai| dukha denA to jIvana ke avasara cyuta ho gayA yaha aadmii| | ko vyartha karanA hai, kharAba karanA hai| jahAM saMgIta uTha sakatA thA dukha meM rasa, cAhe vaha apane dukha meM ho aura cAhe dUsare ke dukha AnaMda kA, usa UrjA ko tumane dukha meM badala liyaa| jahAM phUla meM ho, hiMsA hai| isalie agara tuma mujha se pUcho to mahAvIra ke | khila sakate the, vahAM kAMTe bichA liye| pIche calane vAle jaina muniyoM meM ninyAnabe pratizata to mahAvIra ke | 'jIva kA vadha apanA vadha hai|' aise mahAvIra paramAtmA kI duzmana haiN| ve hiMsA meM rasa le rahe haiM; yadyapi unhoMne hiMsA kA rukha | bhAvanA ko bhItara se le Ate haiN| maMdira girA dete haiM, paramAtmA ko apanI tarapha badala liyA hai| bacA lete haiN| kyoMki jaba mere dene se tuma taka dukha pahuMcatA hai yaha bhI thor3A socane jaisA hai| aura phira mujha para lauTa AtA hai, to isakA artha eka hI huA ki mahAvIra kahate haiM, dUsare ko bhI dukha do to bhI apane para lauTatA maiM aura tuma jur3e haiM; koI setu hai| kucha AvAgamana ho rahA hai| hai-jarA vartula bar3A hotA hai| | kucha lena-dena cala rahA hai| hamAre phAsale aura pharka Upara-Upara agara tumako maiM kor3A mArUM to bhI kor3A merI tarapha lauTegA, hoMge, bhItara kahIM gaharAI meM hama jar3e haiN| tabhI to maiM tamheM dukha de thor3A samaya lagegA; kyoMki tuma taka kI dUrI jAnA, phira pAtA hUM aura phira dukha mere pAsa lauTa AtA hai| bIca meM koI lauttnaa| phira ho sakatA hai, tuma bhI sIdhA-sIdhA na bhejo, keyara dIvAla hotI, koI khAI hotI, khaDDa hotA, setu na hotA, hameM Apha bhejo; to laMbI yAtrA hogii| kabhI janma bhI laga jAte haiN| jor3anevAlA koI tatva na hotA, to ThIka thA; dukha kaise lauTatA? kabhI janmoM ke bAda lauTegA kodd'aa| maiM bhI bhUla cukA hoUMgA ki jAtA hai, AtA hai| taraMgeM jAtI haiM, lauTa AtI haiN| artha huA ki kaba tumheM diyA thA lekina aaegaa| | koI gaharAI meM hama eka hI sAgara ke hisse haiN| usa sAgara kA phira jisako mesocisTa hama kahate haiM, vaha jyAdA kazala hai| nAma hI paramAtmA hai| vaha kahatA hai, itanI laMbI yAtrA kyA karanI hai; kor3A apane hAtha lekina mahAvIra use bAhara sthApita nahIM karate; tumhAre bhItara meM lekara khuda hI ko mAra lenA ucita hai| vaha jyAdA nagada hai| sthApita karate haiN| kyoMki bAhara jaise hI paramAtmA sthApita kiyA magara hara hAlata meM kor3A apane para hI par3atA hai| to dukha cAhe tuma jAtA hai, loga pUjA aura prArthanA meM laga jAte haiN| loga jIvana kA dUsare ko do, cAhe apane ko do-tuma hiMsaka ho| rUpAMtaraNa nahIM karate, pUjA-prArthanA karate haiN| ve paramAtmA se tumane dekhA hogA kAzI ke rAstoM para kAMToM para leTe hue kahate haiM, he prabhu! jIvana ko badalo! bigAr3ate jIvana ko khuda haiM tyAgiyoM ko-ve maisocisTa haiM, ve hiMsaka haiN| ve rasa le rahe haiM aura AzA rakhate haiM, koI aura bdlegaa| to phira aisA paramAtmA khuda ko satAne meN| bhI purAne DhAMce ko calAne kA hI AdhAra bana jAtA hai| kyoMki tumane aise sAdhuoM ko dekhA hogA, jo mahInoM kA upavAsa kara | jaba taka tuma na badaloge, koI na bdlegaa| agara koI paramAtmA rahe haiN| ve dukhavAdI haiN| ve apane ko satA rahe haiN| ve hiMsA meM hotA to usane kabhI kA badala diyA hotaa| tuma kitane dina se majA le rahe haiN| tumane aise sAdhuoM ke bAbata sunA hogA, jinhoMne prArthanA kara rahe ho! tumhAre hAtha kaba se jur3e haiM namAja meM! tuma apanI AMkheM phor3a liiN| ve dukhavAdI haiN| tumane aise sAdhuoM ke kitane dina se jhuke baiThe ho mUrtiyoM ke samAne! kucha bhI to nahIM saMbaMdha meM sunA hogA jinhoMne apanI jananeMdriyAM kATa lI haiN| ve hotaa| sadiyAM bIta gaIM, janama-janama tumane prArthanA kI hai, pUjA dukhavAdI haiN| kI hai-kucha bhI to nahIM hotaa| tuma vahIM ke vahIM ho| AdamI do hissoM meM baMTA hai: dUsare ko dukha do yA apane ko dekho pUjA karanevAle ko! roja calA jAtA hai maMdira, roja lauTa dukha do, magara dukha do| AtA hai--vahI kA vahI hai! koI bhI to rUpa badalatA nhiiN| hAM, svastha AdamI saba bhAMti kI hiMsA kA tyAga karatA hai| yaha eka aura khatarA paidA ho jAtA hai| aba vaha Azvasta ho jAtA hai mahAvIra ke svAsthya kI paribhASA hai| svastha vyakti ahiMsaka ki ThIka hai, prabhu khayAla rkhegaa| aura jo use karanA hai, kiye hotA hai| na vaha dUsare ko dukha detA na svayaM ko dukha detA, kyoMki | calA jAtA hai| jo karatA hai, usase jIvana nirmita hogA; pUjA se 279
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 HARIWARRIA nhiiN| pahuMcAnA apane hI svabhAva ko nukasAna pahuMcAnA hai| dekho-dekho ina AMsuoM pe 'jamIla' "jise tU hanana yogya mAnatA hai vaha tU hI hai| aura jise tU tuhamate-iltijA na A jAe! AjJA meM rakhane yogya mAnatA hai, vaha bhI tu hI hai| isalie na to jamIla ne kahA hai ki ye jo AMsU baha rahe haiM AnaMda ke, koI kisI ko AjJA meM rakha, na kisI ko hanana yogya maan|' bhUla se inheM prArthanA na samajha le! kahIM ina para prArthanA kA Aropa yahAM sabhI mAlika haiM; gulAma hone ko koI bhI nahIM hai| na A jAe! thor3A socnaa| tuma to jinase prema karate ho, unheM bhI gulAma mahAvIra ne kabhI hAtha bhI nahIM jor3e, jhuke bhI nahIM-kahIM | banA lete ho| pati patnI kA mAlika ho jAtA hai| vaha patnI se prArthanA kA Aropa na A jAe! kahIM koI yaha na kaha de ki yaha kahatA hai, mAna ki maiM paramAtmA huuN| pati paramezvara ho jAtA hai| AdamI prArthanA kara rahA hai! patnI yadyapi likhatI hai, 'tumhArI dAsI' ciTThI-patrI meM, bAkI kyoMki prArthanA kA artha huA : maiMne kiyA hai galata, koI aura vaha asaliyata nahIM hai| dila meM vaha bhI socatI hai ki tumhArI use ThIka kara de| lekina yaha to gaNita ke bAhara hogA, jIvana ke | maalkin| isIlie to ghara strI kA samajhA jAtA hai, vaha gaNita ke viparIta hogaa| maiMne kiyA galata, mujhe hI ThIka karanA gharavAlI samajhI jAtI hai| koI pati ko thor3e hI gharavAlA kahatA hogaa| jo ghaTa rahA hai mere pAsa, vaha mere hI karmoM kA phala hai| mujhe hai, patnI ko! mAlakiyata usakI hai| aura muzkila hai aisA pati karma rUpAMtarita karane hoNge| kaThina hogA mArga, lekina koI | khojanA jo usakI mAlakiyata mAnakara na calatA ho| to upAya nhiiN| kaThina hogA mArga, para basa eka hI mArga hai| kaThina Upara-Upara pati bAjAra meM dikhalAtA rahatA hai ki maiM mAlika hUM, hI mArga hai| | bhItara-bhItara patnI roja use jatalAtI rahatI hai subaha se sAMjha 'jise tU hanana yogya mAnatA hai vaha tU hI hai|' jise tU mArane taka, aneka maukoM para ki mAlika kauna hai, ThIka samajha lenA! calA hai, jise tUne mArane kI yojanA banAI hai, vaha tU hI hai| mullA nasaruddIna ke ghara usake mitra ikaTThe the eka din| kucha 'jise tU AjJA meM rakhane yogya mAnatA hai, vaha bhI tU hI hai|' jise jhaMjhaTa ho gii| patnI jhapaTI, jaisI usakI aadt| to vaha tUne gulAma banA liyA hai vaha bhI tU hai| jise tU mArane calA hai vaha bhAgakara bistara ke nIce chipa gyaa| patnI jhuka AyI aura usane bhI tU hai| yaha eka hI AtmA kA vistAra hai| ThIka tere jaisA hI kahA, 'nikala bAhara...! nikalo baahr|' to mullA aura caitanya dUsare meM bhI hai| bhItara sarakatA gayA bistara ke| usane kahA, 'nikalate ho ki hajAra miTTI ke dIye hoM, jyoti eka hai| jyoti kA svabhAva eka nahIM...!' usane kahA ki 'Aja taya hI ho jAye ki mAlika hai| miTTI ke dIyoM meM bar3A pharka ho sakatA hai--eka AkAra, | kauna hai! nahIM nikalate!' dUsarA AkAra, hajAra AkAra ho sakate haiM; eka raMga, dUsarA raMga, yaha koI taya karane kA DhaMga haa| lekina jinheM hama prema karate hajAra raMga ho sakate haiN| choTe dIye, bar3e dIye, lekina sabake haiM unako bhI hama gulAmI meM bAMdhate haiN| isalie to prema se bhI bhItara jo jyoti jalatI hai vaha eka hai| loga Uba jAte haiM; prema se bhI chuTakArA cAhate haiN| bar3I ajIba jo mere bhItara hai, usase anyathA tumhAre bhItara nahIM hai| mujha meM bAta hai! yahAM isa jagata meM prema bhI dukha detA mAlUma par3atA hai| aura tuma meM jo pharka aura phAsale haiM, ve miTTI ke dIye ke haiN| merI kyoMki prema hama kahate haiM, hai kucha aur| nAma hama acche cunate haiM, deha alaga, tumhArI deha alaga; raMga-DhaMga alaga, saMdara cunate haiM lekina nAma hI saMdara aura acche haiM. bhItara kacha zailI-vyavasthA alaga-para saba Upara-Upara kI bAta hai! aura hai| jaise-jaise bhItara utaroge, vaise-vaise hI bheda samApta hote jAte haiN| tuma jarA gaura karanA ki jaba tuma kisI ko kahate ho ki mujhe jaba ThIka aMtartama meM pahuMcoge to pAogeH jo dIyA yahAM jala rahA tujhase prema hai, to tuma jarA gaura karanA, tumhArI asalI AkAMkSA hai, jo jyoti yahAM jala rahI hai, vahI jyoti vahAM bhI jala rahI hai| kyA hai? asalI AkAMkSA kucha aura hogii| prema ke nAma ke nIce jyoti kA svabhAva eka hai| isalie isa jyoti ko nukasAna kucha aura chipA hogA-hiMsA chipI hogI, svAmitva kA bhAva 12801
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________________ vAsanA DhapArazakha hai chipA hogA, mahatvAkAMkSA chipI hogii| eka AdamI ko kabje meM | cammaca se bAhara sAmAna bhI gira jAtA, kabhI cammaca bhI gira le lene kI AkAMkSA chipI hogii| isIlie to jisako tuma kabje jAtI, kabhI usake kapar3oM para bhI khAnA gira jaataa| to patnI meM le lete ho, usameM rasa kho jAtA hai| bahuta nArAja hotI thii| Akhira patnI ne eka dina use uThA diyA kisa pati ko patnI meM rasa hai? bar3A rasa thA jaba taka pAyA na kursI se, khAne kI Tebala para se, kone meM le jAkara biThA diyA thaa| taba taka jAna dAMva para lagA dene ko taiyAra the| milate hI aura kahA ki cammaca se aba khAnA tuma baMda karo! eka bartana meM saba hAtha-paira DhIle ho jAte haiM, bAta khatama ho gaI! kyoMki jo ikaTThA saba bhojana rakha diyA aura kahA ki isI se tuma bhojana rasa thA, vaha jItane meM thaa| jo rasa thA, vaha cunautI meM thaa| aba kro| usa dina se bUr3he ko Tebala para Ane kI manAhI ho gii| cunautI dUsarI striyoM se AtI hai, patnI se nahIM aatii| patnI to lekina bUr3hA bUr3hA hotA jA rahA thA aura hAtha-paira usake kaMpate the jIta lii| aba jIte hue ko kyA jItanA! koI bhI rAste se aura aba aura kaMpane lge| kyoMki aba ghara meM yaha sthiti ho gaI gujaratI strI AkarSaNa kA kAraNa bana jAtI hai, kyoMki phira, phira ki AdamI kI AdamI kI taraha ginatI na rhii| eka dina usake koI vijaya kI yAtrA ke lie eka nimaMtraNa milaa| prema ke nAma hAtha se bartana bhI chUTa gayA, to usakI bahU ne kahA ki 'aba para jIta kI AkAMkSA hogii| jIta yAnI ahNkaar| aura phira prema bahuta ho gayA! aba tumheM to jAnavaroM jaisI vyavasthA karanI ke nAma para kabjiyata kI daur3a calatI hai, kauna kabjA kare! kauna pdd'gii|' to usane eka bar3I bAlaTI meM usake sAmane bhojana asalI mAlika hai, yaha taya karane meM jiMdagI kharAba ho jAtI hai| rakhanA zurU kara diyA; jaise gAya-bhaiMsa kA rakhate hoN| hara choTI-bar3I bAta para jhagar3A calatA hai| kalaha, eka-dUsare ko aisA kucha dina claa| isa yuvatI kA choTA beTA thaa| vaha yaha AjJA meM rakhane kI ceSTA!...bApa beTe se kahatA hai ki merI saba dekhatA rahatA thaa| eka dina vaha bAhara se, bar3haI kucha kAma mAnakara cala, kyoMki mujhe tujhase prema hai| maiM jo kahatA hUM vaisA kara rahA thA ghara meM, lakar3I ke Tukar3e uThA lAyA aura unheM kara, kyoMki mujhe tujhase prema hai| maiM jo kahatA hUM, usase viparIta jor3a-jor3akara kucha banAne lgaa| to usakI mAM ne aura usake mata karanA, kyoMki mujhe tujhase prema hai| maiM tere hita meM kaha rahA hUM! | pitA ne, donoM Tebala para baiThe the, pUchA, 'kyA kara rahe ho?' to apanA hita sAdha nahIM pAye, dUsare kA hita tuma kyA sAdhoge? | usane kahA ki maiM bhI Apa donoM ke lie, jaba Apa bUr3he ho khuda kore ke kore raha gaye, beTe ko upadeza diye jA rahe ho! beTA jAeMge, to yaha lakar3I kI bAlaTI banA rahA huuN| bhI suna letA hai jaba taka kamajora hai| vaha bhI dekhatA hai ki Thaharo svabhAvataH saba cIjeM vartula meM ghUmatI haiN| jo tuma apane bApa ke thor3e, jaldI hI maiM bhI zaktizAlI ho jaauuNgaa| to agara beTe sAtha kara rahe ho, yAda rakhanA, beTA tumhAre sAtha karegA! dhyAna javAna hokara bApa ko satAne lagate haiM, yaha kucha Akasmika nahIM rakhanA, jo beTA tumhAre sAtha kara rahA hai, vaha tumane apane bApa ke hai| hara bApa ne beTe ko, jaba vaha choTA thA, satAyA hai-usake sAtha kiyA thaa| aura dhyAna rakhanA, tuma jo beTe ke sAtha abhI hI hita meM satAyA hai; magara satAyA hai| hita kI bAteM to saba kara rahe ho, vaha kala lauttaayegaa| kyoMki jiMdagI meM koI bhI cIja vyartha kI bakavAsa hai-satAne kA majA...! rukatI nahIM, lauTAnI par3atI hai| bUr3he ho jAne para beTA uttara dene lagatA hai| jo diyA thA, vaha soca-samajhakara! prema ke nAma para adhikAra, gulAmI mata vApisa lauTane lagatA hai| thopnaa| kyoMki prema to parama svataMtratA hai| jisako prema hai, vaha maiMne sunA hai, eka ghara meM zAdI hokara, patnI aayii| to bUr3hA akAraNa hai| vaha kucha bhI thopatA nhiiN| prema kA artha hI hotA hai: bApa, pati kA bApa, use pasaMda nahIM par3atA thaa| kisI ko pasaMda dUsare ko dUsarA hone dene kI svtNtrtaa| dUsarA jaisA hai usako nahIM pdd'taa| vaha cAhatI thI ki kisI taraha isa bUr3he se chuTakArA vaisA hI aMgIkAra kara lene kI kSamatA prema hai| na use badalanA ho| eka bojh...| lekina koI upAya na thaa| kahIM jAne kI | hai-bar3e-bar3e AdarzoM ke nAma para bhI nahIM, kyoMki saba Adarza koI jagaha na thii| bUr3he ko vahAM rahanA hI pdd'aa| vaha bahuta bUr3hA ho | mAlakiyata karane ke DhaMga haiN| tuma beTe se kahate ho, yaha Adata gayA thaa| usake hAtha bhI kaMpate the| bhojana karatA to kabhI-kabhI galata hai, ise chodd'o| aba tuma Adata ke bahAne beTe kI gardana para
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________________ Luitel jina satra kabjA kara rahe ho| Adata agara galata hai to nivedana kara do| cAhatA hai| kyoMki jaba taka gulAma banAne kI cAha hai taba taka Adata agara galata hai to jatalA do| lekina isake bahAne | gulAmI AtI rhegii| mAlakiyata mata kro| itanA hI kaho ki mujhe galata dikhAI pdd'tii| ThIka tama jaise hI loga haiM saba trph| jo tama cAhate ho. vahI ve hai Adata, phira tumhArI marjI! phira tuma apane mAlika ho! phira bhI cAhate haiN| jo tuma nahIM cAhate, vahI ve bhI nahIM caahte| isa agara tumane galata ko bhI cunA, to cuno! satya ko ThIka se smjhnaa| kala rAta maiM eka Adhunika vicAraka, 'sAz2a' kI eka kitAba jIsasa se koI pUchatA hai, eka yuvaka nikodemasa, ki maiM jaldI par3ha rahA thaa| usameM kucha paribhASAeM dI haiN| usameM javAna, praur3ha meM hUM, mujhe kucha choTA-sA sUtra de deM jo merA jIvana badala de| to AdamI kI paribhASA bhI hai| usane likhA hai : praur3ha vaha AdamI jIsasa ne kahA, dUsare ke sAtha vaha mata karanA, jo tuma cAhate ho, hai, jise ThIka karane kI to AjAdI hai hI, galata karane kI bhI dUsarA tumhAre sAtha na kre| unhoMne kahA, itanA kAphI hai| itane se AjAdI hai| agara galata karane kI AjAdI na ho to AjAdI sArA dharma nikala AtA hai| dUsare ke sAtha vaha mata karanA, jo tuma kyA huI? agara ThIka hI karane kI svataMtratA ho to yaha to nahIM cAhate ki dUsarA tumhAre sAtha kre| basa kAphI hai| svataMtratA zabda kA bar3A durupayoga huaa| | yaha eka vacana hI bAibila kI pUrI kathA hai, pUrA sAra hai| prema svataMtra karatA hai| nizcita, sAvadhAna karatA hai, ki mahAvIra kA bhI pUrA sAra yahI hai| ve samajhA rahe haiM ki tumheM yaha yahAM-yahAM maiM gayA hUM aura maiMne gaDDhe pAe, tuma soca-samajha kara | bAta khayAla meM A jAye ki dUsarA 'dUsarA' nahIM hai tumhAre jAnA, samhalakara jaanaa| agara jAne kA mana ho to merA anubhava jaisA hI caitanya, tumhArI jaisI hI AtmA, ThIka tumhAre hI jaise le lo, mere anubhava ke bAda jaanaa| jAne se nahIM rokatA hUM; sukha aura dukha kA AkAMkSI, ThIka tuma jaisA hI mokSa kA khojI, lekina maiM gira gayA thA, usakI khabara tumheM de detA huuN| ho sakatA svataMtratA kA dIvAnA hai| hai, tuma na bhI giro| ho sakatA hai, tuma samhalakara jAo aura itanA khayAla rkhnaa| itanA khayAla rakhakara agara cale to na bacakara nikala aao| lekina maiM jala gayA thaa| to itanA tumheM to tuma kisI ko bAMdhoge aura na tuma bNdhoge| kaha detA hUM ki vahAM jalana hai, phira tuma socakara jaanaa| na bAMdhanevAlA bhI baMdha jAtA hai| kArAgRha kA mAlika bhI jAo, tumhArI marjI! jAo tumhArI marjI! kArAgRha ko chor3akara thor3e hI jA sakatA hai| kaidI bhItara hoMge, apanA satya nivedana kara denA paryApta hai| lekina gardana para hama mAlika bAhara hogA-lekina bAhara jo hai vaha bhI khar3A rahatA hai hAvI ho jAte haiN| hama AdarzoM kA upayoga bhI kArAgRhoM kI taraha ki kaidI bhAga na jaayeN| use bhI kaidiyoM ki sAtha kaidI hI ho jAnA karate haiM, jaMjIroM kI taraha karate haiN| | par3atA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM: "jinoM ne, jAgrata puruSoM ne kahA hai, rAga Adi kI anutpatti "jise tU hanana yogya mAnatA hai, vaha tU hI hai| aura jise tU ahiMsA, aura usakI utpatti hiMsA hai|' AjJA meM rakhane yogya mAnatA hai vaha bhI ta hI hai|' | 'jAge hae puruSoM ne kahA hai, rAga Adi kI utpatti hiMsA aura eka baDI mahatvaparNa bAta isa satra se nikalatI hai| agara tamane anatpatti ahiMsA hai|' kisI ko gulAma banAne kI ceSTA kI to vahI vyakti tumheM bhI yaha ahiMsA kA bar3A sUkSmatama vizleSaNa hai| dUsare ko coTa gulAma banAne kI ceSTA kregaa| kyoMki jise tuma AjJA meM rakhanA karane jAo, yaha to dUra kI bAta hai| yaha to phira vicAra kA cAhate ho, vaha tuma hI ho| bhUla ke kisI ko gulAma mata banAnA, sthUla hone kI bAta hai| tumhAre mana meM rAga uThA tabhI hiMsA uTha anyathA tuma gulAma bana jaaoge| aura agara tuma gulAma bana ge| jAtI hai| phira tuma karo yA na karo, yaha savAla nahIM hai| tumhAre ho to khojabIna karanA; tuma pAoge ki gulAma banAne kI mana meM jarA-sA rAga uThA...tuma rAha se jAte the, eka bar3A makAna AkAMkSA kA hI yaha pariNAma hai| paripUrNa svastha AdamI vahI hai, | dekhA, tumhAre mana meM huA: 'aisA makAna maiM bhI banAUM!' hiMsA jo na to kisI kA gulAma hai aura na kisI ko gulAma banAnA ho gii| hiMsA kA bIja par3a gayA; kyoMki aba isa bar3e makAna 2820
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________________ Dom HIV vAsanA Dhaporazakha hai E na E ko banAne ke lie dhana cAhie, isa bar3e makAna ko banAne ke lie mere mana meM yaha bhAva uThA ki dhanyabhAgI hai prasenacaMdra-mere sAtha dUsaroM se dhana chInanA pdd'egaa| isa bar3e makAna ko banAne ke lie hI bar3A huA, sAtha hama par3he aura likhe aura khele aura ye itane aba pratispardhA karanI pdd'egii| isa bar3e makAna ko banAne ke lie bar3e AMtarika sAmrAjya kA mAlika ho gayA aura maiM kucha bhI na | ImAnadArI, beImAnI, saba mArgoM se khojabIna karanI | kara pAyA; maiM bAhara kI vyartha kI cIjeM jaTAne meM lagA rahA: merI par3egI-jaise bhii| isa bar3e makAna kI AkAMkSA ke uThate hI jiMdagI yU hI gaI-to taba mere mana meM savAla uThA thA ki agara tumhAre bhItara hiMsA kA bIja par3a gyaa| dera lagegI vRkSa banane meM, prasenacaMdra kI isI samaya mRtyu ho jAye to yaha kisa svarga meM yA lekina agara bacanA ho vRkSa se to bIja se hI baca jaanaa| mokSa meM janmegA, vaha maiM Apa se pUchatA huuN| isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM, rAga kI utptti-hiNsaa| aisA mata mahAvIra ne kahA, usa samaya agara prasenacaMdra kI mRtyu ho jAtI socanA ki kisI kI gardana kAToge taba hiNsaa| to vaha sAtaveM narka meM pdd'taa| yahI aparAdha aura pApa kA bheda hai| aparAdha--jaba pApa | biMbisAra ne kahA, Apa kyA kahate haiM? sAtaveM narka meM? to vAstavika hokara pragaTa ho jAtA hai| jaba pApa kAnUna kI pakar3a meM hamArI kyA gati hogI? vaha saba chor3akara khar3A hai! A jAtA hai to apraadh| aura jaba taka pApa kAnUna kI pakar3a meM mahAvIra ne kahA ki tuma Ae, usake pahale tumhArA nahIM AtA tabhI taka paap| tuma apane mana meM baiThe agara duniyAbhara phauja-phAMTA AyA; tumhAre vajIra nikale, senApati nikale, ko bhI mArane kA vicAra karate raho, to koI adAlata tumheM daMDa sipAhI nikale, una saba ne bhI prasenacaMdra ko dekhaa| tumhAre do nahIM de sktii| pulisa nahIM A sakatI pakar3ane ki tuma bahuta vajIra usake pAsa khar3e hokara bAta karane lage ki ye dekho, buddha hiMsA ke vicAra kara rahe ho| vicAra kI svataMtratA hai tumheN| vicAra | kI taraha yahAM khar3A hai! yaha prasenacaMdra hai| yaha bar3A samrATa thaa| ko vyakta mata krnaa| agara Aja lagA rahatA apane kAma meM to sArI jamIna kA mAlika kAnUna itanI hI phikra karatA hai ki tuma jo socate ho, karanA ho jaataa| yahAM buddha kI taraha khar3A hai nagna! aura ye apane vajIroM mata; kiyA to pakar3e gye| agara tuma sirpha socate raho, tumhArI ke Upara saba chor3a AyA hai| isake beTe choTe haiM aura vajIra saba mauj| lekina dharma isase gahare jAtA hai| dharma kahatA hai, tuma lUTe le rahe haiN| jaba taka isake beTe bar3e hoMge taba taka khajAne meM socanA mt| kyoMki jo tumane socA, kitanI dera bacoge karane kucha bacegA hI nhiiN| se? vicAra vastu bana jAtA hai| jo bhAva hai, vaha kala ghanA hokara una donoM vajIroM ne aisI bAta kI, prasenacaMdra ne sunii| vaha AMkha brsegaa| Aja jo bilakula choTA-sA mAlUma par3atA thA, vaha baMda kiye khar3A thaa| lekina usane sunii| sunate hI krodha A kala bar3A ho jAyegA; vaha phailatA rhegaa| Aja kahIM bhI patA na gyaa| usane kahA, 'acchA! to mere vajIra samajhate kyA haiM, kyA calatA thA, tuma bilakula zAMta baiThe the| maiM mara gayA hUM! maiM abhI jiMdA hUM!' krodha meM, jaisI usakI purAnI mahAvIra ke jIvana meM ullekha hai ki unakA eka ziSya thAH Adata thI, hAtha usakA talavAra para calA gyaa| talavAra aba prsencNdr| vaha samrATa thA pahale, phira saMnyasta ho gayA, nagna nahIM thI, aba to naMgA khar3A thaa| lekina purAnI Adata...! muni ho gyaa| talavAra para hAtha calA gyaa| jaba talavAra para usakA hAtha gayA eka dina prasenacaMdra kA eka dUsarA mitra biMbisAra mahAvIra ke | to usakI purAnI eka aura Adata bhI thI ki jaba bhI vaha bahuta darzana ko aayaa| vaha bhI samrATa thaa| usane Akara mahAvIra ko | krodha meM A jAtA aura talavAra para usakA hAtha jAtA to dUsare pachA ki rAha meM prasenacaMdra ko khar3e dekhA eka gaphA meN| dhanyabhAgI hAtha se vaha apanA mukaTa samhAlatA ki kahIM vaha gira na jAye hai prasenacaMdra! merA bacapana kA sAthI hai| vaha munitva ko upalabdha krodha meN| aba mukuTa bhI na thaa| dUsarA hAtha usane mukuTa ho gyaa| vaha digaMbara muni ho gyaa| eka maiM hUM abhAgA, abhI bhI samhAlane ke lie rakhA; vahAM kucha bhI na thaa| apane hI mAthe ko sar3a-gala rahA hU~ saMsAra meN| eka prazna mere mana meM uThA hai, vaha chUkara use yAda AyI ki are, yaha maiM kyA kara rahA hUM! tatkSaNa Apa se pUchanA hai| jaba maiM prasenacaMdra ke pAsa se gujara rahA thA aura usane apanA tanAva chor3a diyA, hiMsA kA bhAva chor3a diyaa| 283
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga 1 to mahAvIra ne kahA, jaba tuma gujara rahe the usake pAsa se, taba milatA vahAM bhI khoje cale jAte haiM! usakA hAtha talavAra para thaa| maratA to sAtaveM narka jaataa| lekina eka sUphI phakIra ke ghara eka rAta cora ghusa ge| sUphI soyA aba agara mare to mokSa usakA hai| ghar3I bhara kA hI phAsalA huA thA, uThA aura dIyA jalA liyA usne| cora bar3e ghabar3A ge| hai| bAhara se dekhane para prasenacaMdra aba bhI vaisA hai| bAhara to koI usane kahA, 'ghabar3Ao mata! maiM tumhArA sAtha duuNgaa|' bhI pharkana par3A, lekina bhItara kI bhAva-dazA badala gii| unhoMne kahA, 'matalaba? tuma pAgala to nahIM ho? hoza meM tumhArA honA, tumhArA bhItara, tumhArA AMtarika tatva hai| bhAva ho? hama cora haiM!' tamheM bhItara badalate haiN| vicAra tumheM bhItara badalate haiN| bAhara to usane kahA, 'tama phikra choddo| isa ghara meM maiM tIsa sAla se raha jaba tuma vicAroM ko lAte ho to samAja zurU hotA hai| samAja | rahA hUM aura khoja rahA hUM ki kucha mila jAye, milatA nhiiN| maiM jahAM zurU hotA hai vahAM kAnUna zurU hotA hai| lekina tuma jahAM ho, tumheM sAtha duuNgaa| agara tuma khoja lo, AdhA-AdhA bAMTa leNge| vahAM pApa aura puNya kA hisAba hai, vahAM dharma kA hisAba hai| to maiM dIyA jalAkara AyA, bhAga mata jaanaa|' 'rAga Adi kI utpatti hiMsA, anutpatti ahiMsA hai|' jisa jiMdagI meM tuma raha rahe ho janmoM se, usameM kucha pAyA hai? jAna bhI jiMdagI pe dete haiM lekina ummIda nahIM chuutttii| zAyada mile kala, aise AzA ke jiMdagI kAbile-yakI bhI nhiiN| sahAre baMdhe jIte ho| anubhava para sadA tumhArI AzA jIta jAtI maiM hUM voha jisase carkha dabatA thA hai| yahI jIvana kA sabase bar3A roga hai : anubhava para AzA kI aba to garadAnatI jamIM bhI nhiiN| jiit| anubhava to kahatA hai, kucha bhI nahIM hai| anubhava to hajAra Aja nahIM kala, yaha zarIra to giregA, miTTI meM mila jaayegaa| bAra kaha cukA ki kucha bhI nahIM hai| anubhava se to sadA hAtha meM maiM hUM voha jisase carkha dabatA thA-kabhI AkAza dabatA thaa| rAkha lagI hai| lekina AzA kahatI hai, kauna jAne! aba to garadAnatI jamIM bhI nahIM-phira jamIna bhI koI phikra na ummIda to baMdha jAtI, taskIna to ho jAtI kregii| vAdA na vaphA karate, vAdA to kiyA hotaa| jAna bhI jiMdagI pe dete haiN| ummIda to baMdha jAtI, taskIna to ho jAtI--eka bharosA to jiMdagI kAbile-yakI bhI nhiiN| A jAtA, eka AzA to baMdha jAtI! vAdA na vaphA karate-koI aura jisa jiMdagI para hama marane-mArane ko utArU ho jAte haiM, jarUrata na thI ki jo vAyadA kiyA thA vaha pUrA krte| vAdA to vaha jiMdagI pAnI kA eka babUlA hai-aba miTA taba miTA; eka kiyA hotA! sapane meM khIMcI gaI lakIra hai--khiMcI bhI nahIM. sirpha khice hone | __ AdamI itane se hI jIye calA jAtA hai: 'kahA to hotA! kA khayAla hai! AzA to baMdhA dI hotI! sAMtvanA to rakhavA dete!' jisa jiMdagI ke lie hama marane-mArane ko utArU ho jAte haiM usa tumane kabhI gaura kiyA? tuma una cIjoM para bhI bharosA kiye jiMdagI kA mUlya kitanA hai? jisa dina vyakti ko apane jIvana jAte ho jinako tuma jAnate ho kucha pariNAma hone kA nhiiN| bahuta kA mUlya dikhAI par3anA zurU hotA hai ki isa jIvana kA koI bhI bAra jAna cuke ho ki kucha milatA nahIM! kitanI bAra krodha mUlya nahIM hai, miTTI meM miTTI gira jAyegI, to maiM vyartha isa miTTI kiyA! kitanI bAra kAmavAsanA meM jale, DUbe, kyA milA? ko bacAne ke lie jo upAya karatA hUM, rAga-dveSa karatA hUM, unakA hAtha khAlI ke khAlI rhe| lekina phira bhii...| koI sAra nahIM hai| jIvana kI asAratA dikhAI par3a jAye to saba ___ hajAra bAra bhI vAdA vaphA na ho lekina rAga-dveSa kI asAratA dikhAI par3a jAtI hai| usa asAratA ke | maiM unakI rAha meM AMkheM bichA ke dekha to luuN| anubhava kA nAma hI ahiMsA hai| -na Aye, koI harjA nahIM! hajAra bAra na Aye, koI harjA lekina hama jhUTha meM aise rage-page haiM, ki jahAM bAra-bAra AzA nhiiN| eka hajAra ekavIM bAra zAyada A jaaye| maiM unakI rAha meM TUTatI hai vahAM bhI AzA kiye cale jAte haiM; jahAM kabhI kucha nahIM AMkheM bichA ke dekha to lU~! 284
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________________ H HTRARA vAsanA DhaporazaMkha hai I aise hI saba baiThe haiM apane daravAjoM para, rAha meM AMkheM bichAe, | kahA, 'acchA do karor3a kI shii|' usane kahA, are, cAra kI usakI, jo na kabhI AyA hai aura na kabhI aaegaa| baMda karo | kara dUM? magara huA kucha nhiiN| vaha AdamI thor3A ghbdd'aayaa| drvaaje| uTho, bahuta dekha cuke yaha rAha! tuma jisakI rAha dekha | usane kahA ki bhaI karate kyoM nahIM...cAra hI shii| usane kahA, rahe ho, vaha hai hI nhiiN| usake Ane kA koI savAla nahIM hai| 'are, ATha kI kara deM na...!' aisA hI DhaporazaMkha thA vh| vAsanAoM se jisane AnaMda ke Ane kI rAha dekhI haiM vaha galata usase kucha huA nahIM, vaha duganA karatA jAtA...! kI rAha dekha rahA hai, jo A hI nahIM sktaa| vAsanA kA svabhAva | vAsanA DhaporazaMkha hai| rAga DhaporazaMkha hai| vaha tumase kahatA hai AnaMda nhiiN| sirpha AzA baMdhAtI hai| vAsanA DhaporazaMkha hai| ki hogA, hogA; jitanA mAMga rahe ho usase jyAdA hogaa| tumhAre tumane kahAnI sunI hai? eka AdamI ne ziva kI bar3I bhakti sapane se bhI bar3A sapanA pUrA kara ke dikhalA duuNgaa| kyA tumane kii| jaba usakI bhakti pUrI ho gaI, ziva ne kahA, tU varadAna mAMga khAka AzA kI hai! jo tumheM dUMgA, tuma cakita ho jaaoge| le| usa AdamI ne kahA, 'maiM kyA mAMgU! Apa hI jo ucita ho, tumane isakI kabhI AzA bhI nahIM kI thI, socA bhI na thaa| de deN|' ziva ne uThAkara apanA zaMkha de diyA aura kahA, yaha zaMkha magara ye saba bAteM haiN| anubhava to kucha aura kahatA hai| anubhava hai, isase tU jo bhI mAMgegA mila jaayegaa| tU kahegA ki eka to kahatA hai, na do kI varSA hotI hai, na cAra kI varSA hotI hai, na makAna mila jAye, eka makAna mila jaayegaa| tU kahegA, dhana kI | ATha kI varSA hotI hai| lekina AzA bar3I hotI calI jAtI hai| varSA ho jaye, dhana kI varSA ho jaayegii| | AzA kahe calI jAtI hai, 'are! aura kara dUM! tuma ghabar3A kyoM usa AdamI ne tatkSaNa-ziva ko to bhUla hI gayA-prayoga rahe ho? agara itane dina bekAra gaye, koI phikra nahIM, Age kiyA ki hIre-javAharAta barasa jAeM, barasa ge| ghara, AMgana, dekho, bhaviSya meM dekho| atIta kA hisAba mata rkho| sUraja dvAra saba bhara ge| yaha khabara dhIre-dhIre AsapAsa phailane lgii| UgegA! caMdA camakegA! jarA Age dekho!' kyoMki acAnaka vaha AdamI aisI zAna se rahane lagA ki dUra-dUra AzA tumheM Age khIMce liye calI jAtI hai| taka usakI sugaMdha phaila gii| eka saMnyAsI usake darzana ko isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'rAga kI utptti...|' jahAM se aayaa| vaha rAta tthhraa| saMnyAsI ne kahA ki mujhe patA hai ki tumheM AzA kA janma hotA hai, vahIM samajhane kI jarUrata hai, vahIM jAgane zaMkha mila gayA hai, kyoMki mujhe bhI mila gayA hai| maiMne bhI ziva kI jarUrata hai| vahIM AzA ko mata sahArA denaa| kahanA, 'ThIka kI bhakti kI thii| magara tumhArA zaMkha mujhe patA nahIM, merA zaMkha DhaporazaMkha, tujhe jo kahanA ho, kh| hama kucha mAMgate hI nhiiN| na to mahAzaMkha hai| isase jitanA mAMgo, duganA detA hai| kaho lAkha hama lAkha mAMgate na do lAkha maaNgte| hamane mAMga hI chor3a dii|' mila jAyeM do laakh...| thor3e dina meM tuma pAoge ki jaba tuma na mAMgoge to DhaporazaMkha to usane kahA, dekheM tumhArA zaMkha! lobha bddh'aa| itanA saba duganA na kara paaegaa| kyoMki vaha duganA tabhI karatA hai, jaba tuma mila rahA thA use, lekina phira bhI lobha pkdd'aa| usane kahA, mAMgate ho| tuma na mAMgo to vaha cupa ho jaaegaa| tuma na mAMgo to dekheM tumhArA shNkh| usa saMnyAsI ne zaMkha dikhalAyA aura vAsanA AzA na bNdhaaegii| tuma mAMgate ho, isalie baMdhAtI hai| saMnyAsI ne zaMkha se kahA ki eka karor3a rupaye caahie| zaMkha bhUla tumhAre mAMgane meM ho jAtI hai| tumane mAMgA ki tuma AzA ke bolA, eka kyA karoga, do le lo! vaha bhakta to...kahA ki cakkara meM pdd'e| AzA kahatI hai, duganA dilA deMge! basa ThIka hai| Apa to saMnyAsI haiM, Apako kyA karanA! choTe jar3a se mahAvIra pakar3ate haiN| zaMkha se bhI kAma cala jAyegA, choTA mere pAsa hai| choTA to usane hiMsA karane ke adhyavasAya se hI karma kA baMdha hotA hai| phira saMnyAsI ko de diyaa| saMnyAsI to bhAga gayA usI raat| usane koI jIva mare yA na mare, jIvoM ke karma-baMdha kA yahI svarUpa hai|' subaha uThate hI se pUjA-prArthanA kI, apane mahAzaMkha ko nikAlA yaha bar3A bahumUlya sUtra hai| isa sUtra ko gItA ke pariprekSya meM aura kahA, 'ho jAye karor3a rupayoM kI varSA !' zaMkha bolA, do | samajhane kI jarUrata hai, kyoMki gItA kA sArA saMdeza yahI hai| karor3a kI kara dUM? magara huA kucha bhI nhiiN| usa AdamI ne | kRSNa arjuna ko kahate haiM, na koI maratA hai na koI mAratA hai, to tU 2851
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________________ R m jina satra bhAgaH1 R -5 / bephikrI se maar| kyoMki AtmA to amara hai| na hanyate hanyamAne logoM ne khojabIna karanI zurU kI ki aisA mAlUma par3atA hai ki miTTI hai, giregI, gira jaayegii| lekina jo isake bhItara chipA hai, vAle logoM ko usI paira ke sthAna para tIra cubhAne se phAyadA dekhA vaha to rahegA aura rhegaa| gyaa| aura siradarda ke bImAra bhI ThIka ho gae usI jagaha tIra kRSNa bilakula ThIka kaha rahe haiM, AtmA maratI nhiiN| mahAvIra cubhAne se| to phira biMdu khoje gae akupaMcara ke, sAta sau biMdu kucha aura bAta praveza karate haiN| mahAvIra kahate haiM, hiMsA karane ke zarIra meN| to kucha biMdu haiM jinako dabAne se kucha bImAriyAM ThIka adhyavasAya se...hiMsA karane ke vicAra se, bhAva se, karma kA ho jAtI haiN| kucha biMdu haiM jinako dabAne se kucha aura bImAriyAM baMdha hotA hai| phira koI jIva mare yA na mre...| kisI ke marane se | ThIka ho jAtI haiN| to zarIra vidyuta kA maMDala hai| usameM eka tarapha hiMsA nahIM hotI; tumane mAranA cAhA, isase hiMsA hotI hai| se vidyuta ko dabAne se kahIM dUsarI tarapha vidyuta meM pariNAma hote kRSNa bilakula ThIka kahate haiM ki kATa DAlo, koI maregA | haiN| bar3A rahasyamaya hai| lekina akupaMcara kAma karatA hai| nahIM; kyoMki AtmA maraNadharmA nahIM hai| lekina mahAvIra kahate aba savAla yaha hai ki jisa AdamI ne tIra mArA thA, usane pApa haiM, tumane kATa DAlanA cAhA! kaTA koI yA nahIM kaTA, yaha kiyA yA puNya ? kyoMki jIvanabhara kA siradarda calA gyaa| savAla nahIM hai; tumane kATanA cAhA, tumhArI usa cAha meM hiMsA | agara hama phala ko dekheM, taba to puNya kiyaa| lekina agara hai| phira koI marA na marA, yaha bAta aprAsaMgika hai| tumane mAranA | usake bhAva ko dekheM, to to pApa hI hai| kyoMki vaha to mAranA cAhA thA, tuma phaMsa ge| tumhArI mArane kI cAha ne bIja bo cAhatA thaa| vaha koI isakA siradarda ThIka karanA nahIM cAhatA diyaa| tuma dukha paaoge| tumheM dukha milegaa| isalie nahIM ki | thaa| usane to mAranA cAhA thaa| isalie usane to hiMsA kii| tumane loga mAre, kyoMki loga to mare hI nahIM, lekina tumane yaha bAta aprAsaMgika hai ki yaha AdamI ThIka ho gyaa| isase mAranA caahe| vastutaH hiMsA ghaTatI hai yA nahIM ghaTatI hai, yaha usakA koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai| yaha to durghaTanA hai| savAla nahIM hai| gaharA savAla yahI hai ki tumhArI AkAMkSA mArane to tumhArA kRtya phala ke dvArA nirdhArita nahIM hotA ki pApa hai yA kI thii| kabhI-kabhI to aisA bhI ho jAtA hai ki tumhArI AkAMkSA puNya hai, tumhAre abhiprAya ke dvArA nirdhArita hotA hai, intteshn| kucha thI, ho kucha jAtA hai| | kabhI aisA bhI ho sakatA hai, bure abhiprAya se ThIka ghaTa jAye, aisA huA, cIna meM koI pAMca hajAra sAla pahale isa taraha | aura kabhI aisA bhI ho sakatA hai ki ThIka abhiprAya se burA ghaTa akupaMcara kI vidyA kA janma huaa| eka AdamI ko jiMdagI bhara jaaye| lekina phala se nirNaya nahIM hotA; nirNaya tumhAre abhiprAya se siradarda thaa| vaha bar3A takalIpha meM par3A thaa| vaha bar3A parezAna se hotA hai-tumhAre aMtartama meM tamane kyA cAhA thaa| kabhI aisA thaa| saba ilAja kara cukA thA, koI ilAja nahIM hotA thaa| koI bhI ho sakatA hai ki tuma kucha bhalA karane gae the aura burA ho davA nahIM milatI thii| koI cikitsaka ThIka nahIM kara pAtA thaa| | gyaa| to bhI vaha pApa nahIM hai| kabhI tuma burA karane gae the aura patthara ke bojha kI taraha usakA sira caubIsa ghaMTe bhArI thaa| aura bhalA ho gayA, to bhI vaha pApa hai| jaise bijalI kauMdhatI ho, aise usake sira meM tar3aphana thii| vaha na | mahAvIra kA vizleSaNa phala para nahIM le jaataa| kRSNa aura baiTha sakatA thA, na kAma kara sakatA thaa| jInA usakA dUbhara ho mahAvIra donoM rAjI haiM ki AtmA maratI nhiiN| phira bhI mahAvIra gayA thaa| AtmahatyA karane kA upAya kiyA thA to logoM ne karane | kahate haiM, mArane kI AkAMkSA, mArane kI AkAMkSA meM hiMsA hai| na diyaa| koI duzmana thA usakA, kisI se jhagar3A ho gayA, usa mArane kI AkAMkSA hI baMdhana kA kAraNa hai| duzmana ne eka tIra use maaraa| vaha tIra usake paira meM lagA aura paira dhana nahIM baaNdhtaa| dhana tumhAre cAroM tarapha par3A rahe, lekina dhana meM tIra ke lagate hI siradarda calA gyaa| vaha cikitsakoM ke pAsa ko pakar3ane kI, parigraha kI AkAMkSA bAMdhatI hai| patnI, strI nahIM gyaa| usane kahA, 'yaha huA kyA? yaha tIra paira meM lagA aura bAMdhatI, bhogane kI kAmanA bAMdhatI hai| aisA ThIka se dekhoge to usI kSaNa darda calA gyaa|' aise akupaMcara kA janma huaa| taba sArA jAla bhItara hai, bAhara nhiiN| 286 .
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________________ ra vAsanA DhapArazakha hai loga mujhase kahate haiM ki saMsAra chor3anA hai| jaise saMsAra kahIM dilavAne kI koI tumhArI AkAMkSA hai| tuma TAla rahe ho ki jhaMjhaTa bAhara hai! saMsAra se unakA matalaba hai-dukAna, bAjAra, patnI, miTAo, jaao| aura tuma kaha rahe ho ki ThIka hai malahama-paTTI bacce-inako chor3anA hai| saMsAra bhItara hai| saMsAra tumhAre kara dI, aba tuma AzA meM jiiyo| abhiprAya meM hai| saMsAra tumhArI kAmanA aura vAsanA meM hai| pUraba meM yahI ziSTAcAra hai, sAMtvanA baMdhA do| koI mara gayA, 'hiMsA karane ke adhyavasAya se hI karma kA baMdha hotA hai| phira | tuma pahuMca jAte ho kahane ki koI harjA nahIM, AtmA to amara hai| koI jIva mare yA na mare, jIvoM ke karma-baMdha kA yahI svarUpa hai| tumheM patA hai! lekina tuma kahate ho, patA ho yA na ho, aba yaha to AzA ke svabhAva ko samajhane kI koziza kro| anubhava ko koI dukha meM par3A hai, isako to sAMtvanA do! jitAo, AzA ko hraao| jo tumane jIvana ke anubhava se yUM to nahIM kahatA ki sacamuca karo iMsApha jAnA hai usakA bharosA kro| jo tumhArA mana phailAva karatA hai, jhUThI bhI tasallI ho to jItA hI rahUM meN| sapanoM ke, unakA bharosA mata kro| aura aisI jhUThI tasallI ke dhAge para loga jIte rahate haiN| yahI yUM to nahIM kahatA ki sacamuca karo iMsApha tumhAre sAdhu-saMnyAsI kara rahe haiN| ve tumheM jhUThI tasallI baMdhAe jhUThI bhI tasallI ho to jItA hI rahUM maiN| jAte haiN| tuma unake pAsa jAo aura tuma kaho ki mana meM bar3I tuma bhI jhUThI tasalliyoM meM jI rahe ho| tuma dUsaroM se jhUThI | azAMti hai, vaha kahatA hai, 'koI phikra na kro| yaha rAma-rAma tasallI mAMgate ho| japanA, saba ThIka ho jaayegaa|' aba rAma-rAma japane se koI bhI pazcima se jaba loga pUraba Ate haiM to bar3e hairAna hote haiN| saMbaMdha azAMti kA nahIM hai| azAMti tuma paidA kara rahe ho, rAma kA kyoMki pUraba ke AdamI jhUThI tasalliyAM dene meM bar3e kuzala haiN| isameM kucha hAtha nahIM hai| azAMti tuma paidA kiye cale jAoge, yahAM isa mulka meM agara tuma kisI ke pAsa jAo aura kaho ki rAma-rAma bhI japoge, kyA hogA? thor3I aura azAti bar3ha phalAM kAma karanA hai, Apa karavA deNge| vaha kahatA hai, bilakula jAegI, bs| usane tumhAre mUla kAraNa ko na pkdd'aa| mUla karavA deNge| pazcima meM aisA nahIM hai| agara vaha karavA sakegA to kAraNa pakar3anA jhaMjhaTa kI bAta hai, muzkila bAta hai, kaThina bAta hI khegaa| phira bhI vaha zarta ke sAtha kahegA ki maiM koziza hai| zAyada usako bhI patA na ho, lekina tumhArI tasallI usane kruuNgaa| hogA ki nahIM hogA, yaha muzkila hai| maiM apanI tarapha | baMdhA dii| tuma bhI prasanna lautte| tuma bhI AnaMdita hue ki clo| se koziza kruuNgaa| agara nahIM karavA sakegA to spaSTa 'nahIM' tuma gae ki AzIrvAda de do ki zAMta ho jAye citt| kahegA ki nahIM, yaha mujhase na ho sakegA, kSamA kareM! pUraba meM __ bhArata meM sAdhu haiM, jo taiyAra baiThe haiM, hAtha taiyAra hI rakhate haiM ve aisA nahIM hai| tuma kisI se bhI kaho, vaha kahatA hai, hAM karavA AzIrvAda dene ko| ve kahate haiM, yaha lo aashiirvaad| na kucha deMge! cAhe vaha karavA sakatA ho, cAhe usakI kSamatA meM ho cAhe lenA hai, na kucha denA hai| na unakA kucha harjA ho rahA hai aura na na ho; lekina vaha yaha kahatA hai ki kyoM nAhaka tumheM dukhI tumheM kucha mila rahA hai; lekina bAta ho gaI, tasallI baMdha gii| krnaa| jaba hogA taba hogA, abhI to tasallI! tuma apane ghara lauTa gae, jaise ke taise, jaise Aye the| thor3I aura jaba pazcima se loga pUraba Ate haiM, dhaMdhe aura vyavasAya ke | AzA majabUta lekara lauTa gae ki aba saba ThIka ho jaayegaa| lie, to ve bar3e hairAna hote haiN| unako samajha meM hI nahIM AtA ki agara tuma ImAnadArI se jIvana kA rUpAMtaraNa cAhate ho to unake kisakI mAneM, kisakI na mAneM; kyoMki sabhI 'hAM' kahate haiN| pAsa jAnA jo tasallI baMdhAte na hoM; jo tumhAre jIvana kA nidAna 'nahIM to koI muzkila se kahatA hai| 'nahIM' to jaise sIdhA kara ke rakha dete hoM sAmane--cAhe coTa bhI lagatI ho; cAhe aziSTAcAra hai| tumhArA ghAva bhI chU jAtA ho aura tumhArI malahama-paTTI ukhar3a tumane bhI kabhI khayAla kiyA? koI tumhAre pAsa AtA hai ki jAtI ho; cAhe tumhAre nAsUra se mavAda nikala AtI ho| lekina naukarI cAhie, tuma kahate ho ki hAM, koziza kareMge, dilavA unake pAsa jAnA jo tasallI baMdhAne ke AdI nahIM haiM; jo tumhAre deNge| aisA kahate vakta tuma kSaNabhara ko bhI soca nahIM rahe ho ki jIvana ke satya ko vaisA kA vaisA rakha dete haiM jaisA hai| pIr3A hotI 287 www.jainelibrar.org
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________________ jina sUtra hai| lekina jIvana-rUpAMtaraNa meM pIr3A chupI hai| aura agara tumane meM likha diyA hotaa| mujhe bhI patA nahIM, goDoDa kauna hai| bAta sunI aura samajhane kI koziza kI aura jIvana meM loga pratIkSA kara rahe haiN| ThIka se pUcho, kisakI pratIkSA kara rahe vaisA AcaraNa aura vyavahAra kiyA to tuma badala jaaoge| ho? unako bhI patA nahIM hai| goDoDa yAnI vaha, jisakA patA tasallI unhoMne nahIM baMdhAI, lekina tumhAre jIvana ko krAMti de deNge| nahIM, lekina pratIkSA kara rahe haiN| sabhI loga utsukatA se baiThe haiM ve| lekina tuma muphta tasallI meM ghUmate ho| phira eka sAdhu cuka daravAje khole hue--koI AnevAlA hai| jAtA hai, kyoMki kaI daphe tasallI baMdhA cukA, aba tumheM usameM yaha goDoDa kI kahAnI bar3I pyArI hai| do AdamI baiThe haiN| aise bharosA nahIM rahA, phira tuma dUsarA sAdha khoja lete ho| sAdhaoM | nATaka zurU hotA hai| aura ve eka-dUsare se pUchate haiM ki kyoM bhaI, kI koI kamI nahIM hai| jiMdagI bar3I choTI hai, sAdhu bahuta haiN| kyA hAla hai? vaha kahatA hai, 'saba ThIka hai| Aja AyegA, tasallI, tasallI, tsllii| tama ghamate phirate ho| aisA mAlama par3atA hai|' kauna AyegA. isakI to koI bAta hI baMda kro| jIvana ke satya ko pkdd'o| jIvana kA satya sugama | nahIM- Aja AyegA, aisA mAlUma par3atA hai|' dUsarA kahatA nahIM hai, sAMtvanA nahIM hai| jIvana kA satya kaThora hai| kAMTA cubhA hai, 'socatA to maiM bhI huuN| AnA caahie| kaba se hama rAha dekha hai tumhArI chAtI meM, use nikAlane meM pIr3A hogii| tuma cIkhoge, rahe haiM! aura bharosA baMdhavAyA thaa| aura AdamI aisA gaira-bharose cillaaoge| lekina vaha cIkha-cillAhaTa jarUrI hai| aura kA nahIM hai| dekheM zAyada Aja aae|' aisI bAta calatI hai| ve tumheM jo usa pIr3A se gujArane meM sAthI ho sake, use mitra maannaa| donoM dekhate rahate haiM rAste kI tarapha, rAste ke kinAre baitthe| koI sadaguru tasallI nahIM detaa| sadaguru satya detA hai, phira cAhe | AtA nhiiN| dopahara ho jAtI hai| sAMjha ho jAtI hai| ve kahate haiM, kitanA hI kar3avA ho| Akhira vaidya agara yaha socane lage ki 'phira nahIM aayaa| hadda ho gayI beImAnI kI! AdamI aisA to na mIThI hI davA denI hai, to cikitsA na hogI, marIja cAhe prasanna ho thA, kucha ar3acana A gaI hogI, koI bImAra ho gayA!' bAkI jAye kSaNabhara ko| zarabata pilA de marIja ko, lekina isase | kauna hai isakI koI bAta nahIM cltii| kaI daphe ve parezAna ho bImArI ThIka na hogI; marIja prasanna hokara ghara lauTa jAyegA, jAte haiN| ve kahate haiM, 'aba bahata ho gayA, baMda karo jI lekina bImArI aura bar3ha jaayegii| nahIM, kar3avI davA bhI denI iMtajAra!' magara donoM baiThe haiN| kabhI-kabhI kahate haiM 'aba maiM par3atI hai, jahara jaisI davA bhI denI par3atI hai| marIja nArAja bhI | claa| tuma hI kro|' eka kahatA hai ki bahuta ho gayA, eka hotA hai, to bhI denI par3atI hai| sImA hotI hai| magara jAtA-karatA koI nahIM, kyoMki jAeM bhI AzA ne sAre saMsAra ko bhaTakAyA huA hai| aura AzAeM mata kahAM! kahIM aura jAoge, vahAM bhI iMtajAra karanA pdd'egaa| rahate khojo| jahAM AzA TUTatI ho, jahAM tasallI ukhar3atI ho, jahAM | vahIM haiN| baiThe vahIM haiN| bAta bhI karate rahate haiM, kabhI yaha bhI nahIM tumhAre sAMtvanA ke saba jAla bikharate hoM, jahAM tumhArA sArA eka-dUsare se pUchate ki kisakA iMtajAra kara rahe ho? mAna liyA vyaktitva jo aba taka jhUTha para khar3A thA tahasa-nahasa hokara hai ki kisI kA iMtajAra kara rahe haiN| khaMDahara ho jAtA ho-vahAM jaanaa| dardharSa hai maarg| yaha jo goDoDa hai, yaha saba ko pakar3e hue hai| loga kahate haiM mauta se badatara hai iMtajAra tumane kabhI pUchA hai, kisakI rAha dekha rahe ho? kauna merI tamAma umra kaTI iMtajAra meM AnevAlA hai? kisake lie dvAra khole haiM? aura kisake lie sabhI kI kaTatI hai| tuma kara kyA rahe ho sivAya iMtajAra ke? / ghara sajAe baiThe ho? nahIM, tuma kahoge yaha to hameM pakkA patA saimuala baikeTa kA eka choTA nATaka hai-veTiMga phAra goDoDa, nahIM hai, kauna AnevAlA hai; lekina koI AnevAlA hai, aisA goDoDa kI prtiikssaa| yaha goDoDa kauna hai? kisI ne saimuala lagatA hai| baikeTa ko pUchA ki Akhira yaha goDoDa kauna hai! kyoMki pUrA mere pAsa loga Ate haiM, ve kahate haiM ki hama kyA khoja rahe haiM, nATaka par3ha jAo, patA hI nahIM calatA ki goDoDa kauna hai| hameM patA hI nahIM; magara khoja rahe haiN| aba khojoge kaise agara saimuala baikeTa ne kahA ki agara mujhe hI patA hotA to maiMne nATaka yaha hI patA nahIM ki kyA khoja rahe ho? 288
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________________ A STRRIAL vAsanA DhaporazaMkha hai / loga mere pAsa Ate haiM, ve kahate haiM, kucha pUchanA hai; lekina hameM kI Adata hai| ahiMsA kI zailI ko bodhapUrvaka svIkAra karanA mAlUma nahIM ki kyA pUchanA hai| aura ve galata nahIM kahate, bar3e pdd'egaa| use jIvana kI sAdhanA banAnA hogaa| nahIM to jaba koI ImAnadAra loga haiN| yahI sthiti hai| loga pUchanA cAhate haiM, kucha hiMsA karane ko taiyAra ho jAegA, tuma acAnaka bhUla jaaoge| pUchanA jarUra hai| aisA AbhAsa mAlUma hotA hai| kahIM prANoM meM tumane socA bhI na thA hiMsA karane ke lie, lekina hiMsA hogii| aisI ghumar3a mAlUma hotI hai, kucha pUchanA hai lekina kyA? kucha purAnI Adata hai, purAne saMskAra haiN| purAne saMskaroM ko girAne ke pakar3a meM nahIM aataa| kucha rUpa nahIM bntaa| kucha AkAra nahIM lie bodhapUrvaka nirNaya caahie| hiMsA se virata hone kA nirNaya baitthtaa| khojanA hai-lekina kyA? yaha goDoDa kauna hai? | caahie| kisI ko mAlUma nhiiN| "hiMsA meM virata na honA, hiMsA kA pariNAma rakhanA hiMsA hI isa iMtajAra se jAgo! yaha pratIkSA bahuta ho cukii| na kabhI koI hai...|' AyA hai, na kabhI koI aayegaa| baMda karo drvaaje| aba to saMbhAvanA bhI bacA lenA hiMsA hai| usako khojo jo tuma ho| kabhI dhana meM pratIkSA kI, kabhI pada meM 'isalie jahAM pramAda hai, vahAM nitya hiMsA hai...|' pratIkSA kI; kabhI logoM kI AMkhoM meM sammAna cAhA, kabhI yaha gaharI se gaharI pakar3a hai, jo ho sakatI hai| prArthanA kI, AkAza kI tarapha dekhA, kisI paramAtmA ko __'jahAM pramAda hai vahAM nitya hiMsA hai...|' khojA lekina saba goDoDa! tamheM sApha nahIM, tuma kyA khoja pramAda yAnI murchaa| jahAM soyA-soyApana hai; jahAM cale jA rahe rahe ho, tuma kyA mAMga rahe ho! aba to ucita hai ki apane meM haiM nIMda meM, AMkheM khulI haiM, lekina mana soyA, behoza hai; jahAM hama dduubo| use dekheM jo hama haiN| kisI aura kI pratIkSA karanI ucita mUrchA meM cala rahe haiM-vahAM hiMsA hai| kyoMki mUchita vyakti nahIM hai| kyA karegA? hajAra paristhitiyAM roja AtI haiM hiMsA kI, _ 'hiMsA meM virata na honA, hiMsA kA pariNAma rakhanA hiMsA hI mUrcchita vyakti kyA karegA? hoza to hai nahIM ki kucha nayA jIvana-udabodha, kucha nayI jIvana-umaMga, koI naI kiraNa phUTa agara tumane hiMsA kA bodhapUrvaka tyAga nahIM kiyA hai to hiMsA ske| behoza hai to purAnI Adata se calegA, behoza AdamI jArI rhegii| mahAvIra aura sUkSma tala para le jAte haiN| ve kahate haiM, Adata se calatA hai| hozavAlA AdamI pratipala hoza se calatA dUsare ko mArane kA, dUsare ko dukha dene kA bhAva to hiMsA hai hI; hai, Adata se nhiiN| lekina agara tumane bodhapUrvaka dUsare ko dukha dene kI samasta kisI ne gAlI dI, tumheM yAda bhI na rahegA ki tumhArA ceharA saMbhAvanA kA tyAga nahIM kiyA hai, agara tumane ahiMsA ko tamatamA gyaa| yaha tamatamA jAegA, taba patA calegA ki are, bodhapUrvaka apanI jIvanacaryA nahIM banAyA hai, to bhI hiMsA hai| phira ho gayA! yaha eka kSaNa meM ho jAtA hai, kSaNa ke khaMDa meM ho hiMsA meM virata na honA, jAgakara hozapUrvaka, nirNayapUrvaka apane jAtA hai| eka suMdara strI pAsa se gujarI, koI cIja hila gaI sAmane yaha sApha na kara lenA ki maiM hiMsA se virata huA, to bhiitr| abhI khAlI baiThe the to kucha bAta na thii| strI kA khayAla khatarA hai| jisase tuma virata nahIM hue ho, vaha paidA ho sakatA hai| hI na thaa| abhI baiThe vRkSoM kI hariyAlI dekhate the; khile phUloM kisI ghar3I, kisI asamaya meM, kisI paristhiti meM, jisase tuma ko, AkAza ke tAroM ko dekhate the-kucha patA bhI na thA, lekina virata nahIM hue ho, usake paidA hone kI saMbhAvanA hai| mAnA ki pariNAma to bhItara par3A hai| Adata to purAnI bhItara par3I hai| eka tumane socA bhI nahIM ki kisI ko mAranA hai; lekina koI churI strI pAsa se gujara gaI, kSaNabhara meM bijalI kauMdha gii| bhItara kucha lekara sAmane A gayA to tuma bhUla jaaoge| tumhAre pAsa ahiMsA hila gyaa| bhItara koI tUphAna uTha aayaa| bhItara koI vAsanA kI koI zailI nahIM hai| tuma hiMsA kI zailI ko pakar3a loge, | sajaga ho gii| bIja to par3e hI haiM, jaba bhI varSA ho jAyegI, aMkura kyoMki vaha purAnI Adata hai| ho jaayeNge| to mahAvIra yaha kaha rahe haiM ki hiMsA kI zailI to janmoM-janmoM zalA tA janmA-janmoM to mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'vastuta to mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'vastutaH maccho hI hiMsA hai aura amcchoN| 289
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________________ jina satra bhAra ahiMsA hai| AtmA hI ahiMsA hai aura AtmA hI hiMsA hai| jaba vApisa lauTatA hai jhaTake ke bAda, to use yAda nahIM rahatI ki vaha AtmA mUrchita hai to hiMsA; jaba AtmA jAgrata hai to ahiNsaa| abhI thor3I dera pahale pAgala thA, aba usako pAgala rahanA hai| yaha siddhAMta kA nizcaya hai|' Adata se saMbaMdha chUTa gyaa| to akasara lAbha ho jAtA hai| attA ceva ahiMsA-AtmA hI ahiMsA, AtmA hI hiNsaa| akasara pAgala ThIka ho jAtA hai| lekina yaha tuma khuda apane yaha siddhAMta kA nizcaya hai| lie kara sakate ho| 'jo apramatta hai vaha ahiMsaka hai|' aura hama saba pAgala haiN| aura hamArA sArA vyavahAra soyA huA jo jAgA huA hai, jo hozapUrvaka jItA hai, aveyaranesa, samyaka hai| jisa bhAMti bana sake, jagAne kI ceSTA apane ko karanI hai| bodha, eka-eka kadama bodhapUrvaka rakhatA hai, vivekapUrvaka rakhatA kaI taraha se jhaTake diye jA sakate haiN| koI bhI choTA smaraNa bhI hai-vaha ahiMsaka hai| sahayogI ho sakatA hai| tumheM maiMne mAlA dI hai| isako hI eka 'jo pramatta hai, vaha hiMsaka hai|' jo naze meM jI rahA hai, jise nayI smaraNa kI Adata banA lo ki jaba koI kAmavAsanA uThane ThIka patA bhI nahIM hai-kahAM jA rahe haiM, kyoM jA rahe haiM--calA | lage, tatkSaNa mAlA ko hAtha meM pakar3a lenaa| kisI ko patA bhI na jA rahA hai! tuma apane ko pkdd'o| apane ko hilAo, DulAo, clegaa| lekina usa mAlA ko pakar3anA tumheM yAda dilA degA ki jagAo! jhaTakA do! are! phira gire, phira girane ko taiyAra hue| tumheM maiMne gairika vastra sUphiyoM meM eka prakriyA hai-jhaTakA dene kii| sUphiyoM kA eka diye haiM, ve yAdadAzta ke lie haiM; anyathA gairika vastroM se kyA varga sAdhakoM ko kahatA hai ki jaba bhI tumheM lage ki taMdrA A rahI | hotA jAtA hai! hai, jora se eka jhaTakA zarIra ko do| jaise koI vRkSa tUphAna meM eka AdamI zarAbI hai, vaha saMnyAsa lene A gayA thaa| vaha hila jAtA hai, AMdhI meM kaMpa jAtA hai, dhUla-dhaMvAsa gira jAtI hai, kahane lagA ki maiM zarAbI haM, aba Apase kaise chipAUM! saMnyAsa aisA kabhI apane ko jhaTakA do| bhI lenA hai| ghabar3AhaTa yahI hai ki gairika vastroM meM phira tama kabhI koziza karake dekhnaa| kSaNabhara ko tama pAoge eka zarAba-ghara kaise jaauuNgaa| tAjagI, eka hoza, apanI yAda, maiM kauna haM! caitanya thor3I dera ko __ 'vaha terI phikra hai| vaha hamArI kyA phikra hai? tU ciMtA prakhara hogA, jhalakegA; phira kho jaayegaa| aise jhaTake apane ko krnaa| hamane apanA kAma kara diyA, tujhe saMnyAsa de diyaa| aba dete rhnaa| isameM hama kyA phikra kareM, kahAM tU jAyegA kahAM nhiiN| tere pIche kabhI-kabhI choTI cIjeM kAma kI ho jAtI haiN| bahuta choTI cIjeM hama koI caubIsa ghaMTe ghUmeMge nhiiN| aba tU hI nipaTa lenaa|' kAma kI ho jAtI haiN| to jaba bhI koI gAlI de, eka jhaTakA | usane kahA ki jhaMjhaTa meM DAla rahe ho aap| apane ko denaa| isako dhIre-dhIre apane jIvana kI vyavasthA banA jhaMjhaTa to hai| kyoMki soe-soe jIte the, jAganA eka jhaMjhaTa lenaa| koI gAlI degA, tuma apane ko jhaTakA doge| jhaTakA dekara hai| para vaha himmatavara AdamI hai| sApha-sutharA AdamI hai| tuma pAoge ki Adata se saMbaMdha chUTa gyaa| yahI to 'ilekTro | anyathA kahane kI koI jarUrata hI nahIM thI, chipA jaataa| zarAba zAka...' manovijJAna isI ko kahatA hai| AdamI pAgala ho pIte haiM, kauna kahatA hai| lekina kucha dina bAda AyA aura usane jAtA hai, koI upAya nahIM sUjhatA, kaise ThIka kareM, to usake kahA ki muzkila ho gii| aba paira rukate haiN| aisA nahIM ki mastiSka meM bijalI daur3A dete haiN| hotA kyA hai? jaba bijalI | zarAba pIne kA mana aba nahIM hotA; hotA hai, lekina aba ye tejI se daur3atI hai to usake mastiSka meM eka jhaMjhAvAta AtA hai| gairika vastra jhaMjhaTa kA kAraNa haiN| vahAM pahuMca jAtA hUM to loga eka jhaTakA lagatA hai| usa jhaTake ke kAraNa, vaha jo pAgalapana | cauMkakara dekhate haiM jaise ki koI ajUbA jAnavara huuN| sinemA-ghara usa para savAra thA, usase usakA saMbaMdha kSaNabhara ko TUTa jAtA hai| meM khar3A thA katAra meM, to cAroM tarapha loga dekhane lge| do kSaNabhara ko vaha bhUla jAtA hai ki maiM pAgala huuN| sAtatya TUTa jAtA AdamiyoM ne Akara paira chU liye to maiM bhAgA ki aba yahAM...jahAM hai, kaMTInyUTI TUTa jAtI hai| phira use yAda nahIM rhtii| phira jaba loga paira chU rahe haiM, aba yahAM sinemA meM jAnA yogya nahIM hai| 290
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________________ veer vAsanA DhaporazaMkha hai tumane kahAnI sunI hai purAnI? eka cora bhaagaa| usake pIche ahiMsA hai| lekina mahAvIra eka-eka zabda ko bahuta socakara loga lage the| use koI bhAgane kA, bacane kA upAya nahIM dikhAI bole haiM, tumhArI tarapha dekhakara bole haiN| kyoMki prema ke sAtha pdd'aa| vaha eka nadI ke kinAre phuNcaa| vahAM kucha rAkha kA Dhera | tumhArA purAnA esosiezana hai, purAnA saMbaMdha hai| tumane prema se par3A thaa| usane jaldI se kapar3e utArakara to pheMke nadI meM, nagna ho aba taka jo matalaba samajhe haiM ve rAga ke haiM, kAma ke haiN| tumhAre gayA, DubakI mArI, rAkha Upara se DAla lI aura jhAr3a ke nIce lie prema kA eka hI matalaba hotA hai: vaasnaa| tumane prema kA AMkha baMdakara ke baiTha gyaa| padmAsana lagA liyaa| pakar3anevAle dUsarA gahanatama artha nahIM jaanaa| A gaye, koI vahAM dikhAI nahIM par3atA-eka sAdhu mhaaraaj| prema kA vAstavika artha hotA hai| itane svastha ho jAnA ki tuma unhoMne sabane paira chue| cora ne kahA, 'are hadda ho gaI! maiM jhUThA na kisI ko dukha pahuMcAnA cAhate ho, na svayaM ko dukha pahuMcAnA sAdhu hUM aura mere loga paira chU rahe haiN|' lekina eka jhaTakA lagA cAhate ho| tuma apane ko bhI prema karate ho, dUsare ko bhI prema ki kAza! maiM saccA hotA to kyA na ho jAtA! lekina usa karate ho| aura yaha prema aba koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai, tumhArI dazA hai| jhaTake meM krAMti ho gii| loga to cale gae paira chUkara, lekina vaha koI na bhI ho to bhI tumhAre cAroM tarapha prema phailatA rahatA hai| jaise sadA ke lie sAdhu ho gyaa| usane kahA, jaba jhUThe taka ko, jaba akele meM khile vijana meM phUla, to bhI to sugaMdha bikharatI rahatI jhUThI sAdhutA taka ko aisA sammAna mila gayA, jaba jhUThe meM aisA hai| dIyA jale akele aMdhakAra meM, amAvasa kI rAta meM, to bhI rasa, to sacce kI to kahanA kyA! to prakAza phailatA rahatA hai| dIyA yaha thor3e hI socatA hai ki koI smaraNa ke sAdhana haiN| gairika vastra hai tumhArA, kisI ko mArane yahAM hai hI nahIM, to phAyadA kyA! phUla yaha thor3e hI socatA hai, ke lie hAtha uThane lagegA to apanA gairika vastra bhI dikhAI par3a isa rAste se koI gajaratA hI nahIM, koI nAsApaTa AeMge hI nahIM jaayegaa| basa utanA hI kAphI hogaa| hAtha ko nIce chor3a denaa| yahAM, to kisake lie gaMdha bikherUM! chor3o, kyA sAra hai| aise hI zarAba kA pyAlA hAtha meM uThA lo, pAsa lAne lago, to gairika | prema ko jo upalabdha hai, vaha yaha thor3e hI socatA hai ki koI legA vastra dikhAI par3a jaayegaa| phira hAtha ko vahIM vApisa lauTA denaa| taba daM, yA kisI khAsa ko duuN| prema usakA svabhAva hai| dhIre-dhIre tuma pAoge, eka nae bodha kI dazA tumhAre bhItara saghana | lekina mahAvIra ne ahiMsA zabda kA upayoga kiyaa| usa zabda hone lagI, jo purAnI AdatoM ko kATa degii| ke kAraNa unhoMne purAnI eka bhrAMti se bacAnA cAhA AdamI ko, "jaise jagata meM merU parvata se UMcA aura AkAza se vizAla tAki loga unake hI prema ko na samajha leM ki mahAvIra unhIM ke prema kucha bhI nahIM hai, vaise hI ahiMsA ke samAna koI dharma nahIM hai|' kA samarthana kara rahe haiN| lekina eka dUsarI bhrAMti zurU ho gyii| isalie mahAvIra ne ahiMsA ko parama dharma kahA hai| AkAza se AdamI itanA ulajhA huA hai ki tuma use bacA nahIM skte| taba vizAla, meruoM se bhI UMcA! ahiMsA zabda ke sAtha eka nayI bhrAMti zurU ho gyii| 'ahiMsA' zabda socane jaisA hai| mahAvIra ne prema zabda kA aba jaina muni haiM, unake jIvana meM prema dikhAI hI nahIM pdd'egaa| upayoga nahIM kiyA, yadyapi jyAdA ucita hotA ki ve prema zabda kA unane ahiMsA kA ThIka-ThIka matalaba le liyA, hiMsA nahIM upayoga krte| lekina unhoMne kiyA nhiiN| unake na karane ke pIche karanI; to nakArAtmaka, vidhAyaka kucha bhI nahIM, pAjiTiva kucha kAraNa haiN| kyoMki prema zabda se tuma kucha samajhe baiThe ho jo ki bhI nhiiN| cIMTI nahIM mAranI, magara cIMTI ke prati koI prema nahIM hai| bilakula galata hai| usI zabda kA upayoga karane se kahIM aisA na cIMTI nahIM mAranI, kyoMki mArane se narka jAnA par3atA hai| yaha to ho, mahAvIra ko Dara rahA, ki tuma apanA hI prema samajha lo ki lobha hI huaa| kisI ko nahIM mAranA, kisI ko gAlI nahIM denA, tumhAre hI prema kI bAta ho rahI hai| to mahAvIra ko eka kyoMki gAlI dene se mokSa khotA hai| yaha to lobha hI huA, prema nakArAtmaka zabda upayoga karanA par3A: ahiMsA; hiMsA nhiiN| nhiiN| isa pharka ko smjhnaa| lekina mahAvIra kA matalaba prema se hai| sUphI jisako 'izka' to maiM tumase yaha kahanA cAhatA hUM ki ahiMsA kA mahAvIra kA kahate haiM, jIsasa ne jisako prema kahA hai--vahI mahAvIra kI artha hai : prem| tumhArA prema nahIM; kyoMki eka aura prema hai| 291
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________________ - jina sUtra bhAga: 1 - Si lekina jaina muniyoM kI ahiMsA bhI nahIM, kyoMki vaha bilakula aisA samajho ki eka jharanA hai, usake mArga para patthara rakhe haiN| murdA hai| vaha mara gyii| nakAra meM kahIM koI jI sakatA hai? sirpha to hama kahate haiM, patthara haTA lo, to jharanA phUTa jaaye| nakAra-nakAra meM koI jI sakatA hai? nakAra meM koI ghara banA | lekina patthara kA haTA lenA hI jharanA nahIM hai| kyoMki kaI sakatA hai? kucha vidhAyaka caahie| | jagaha aura jagaha bhI patthara par3e haiM, vahAM haTA lenA, to jharanA nahIM vidhAyaka kA artha hai: kucha UrjA tumhAre bhItara jaganI caahie| phUTegA; tuma baiThe rahanA ki patthara to haTA liye, basa jharanA ho sikur3ane se hI thor3e hI kAma calegA! kisI ko mAro mata, | gyaa| patthara kA haTAnA jharane ke lie jarUrI ho sakatA hai, bilakula ThIka; lekina kyoM na mAro kisI ko? kyoMki tumheM lekina patthara ke haTane meM hI jharanA nahIM hai| jharanA to kucha prema hai, islie| isalie nahIM ki mAroge to narka jAnA pdd'egaa| vidhAyaka bAta hai| ho to patthara ke haTane para pragaTa ho jAyegA; na yaha koI prema huA? yaha to apanA hI lobha huaa| logoM ko | ho to tuma patthara haTAe baiThe rahanA jaise jaina muni baiThe hue haiN| yaha mata mAro, kyoMki tumhArA prema tumheM batAegA ki dUsare ko mAranA, nahIM karate, vaha nahIM karate-saba nahIM karane para hai| corI nahIM dUsare ko dukha denA...to tuma kaise AzA bAMdhate ho ki tumhAre karate, lekina acora nahIM haiN| lobha nahIM karate, lekina alobhI jIvana meM prema kA phailAva ho sakegA? nahIM haiN| hiMsA nahIM karate, lekina ahiMsaka nahIM haiN| kyoMki prema phailatA hai, bar3hatA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'AkAza jaisA! vidhAyaka cUka rahA hai| sumerU parvata se bhI UMcA, AkAza se bhI vizAla!' jiMdagI jiMgAre-AInA hai, AInA hai ishk| to yaha kucha vidhAyaka ghar3I ho to hI bar3ha sakatI hai| kucha ho to saMga hai mAmUrae-kaunena aura zolA hai ishk| bar3ha sakatA hai| ilma barabata hai, amala mijarAba hai, nagmA hai ishk| ahiMsA kA to artha hai : hiMsA kA na honaa| yaha to aise hI jarrA-jarI kAravAM hai, izka khije-kaarvaaN| huA jaise ki cikitsA-zAstra meM agara pUchA jAye ki svAsthya prema svaccha darpaNa hai| aura prema ke sivAya jIvana meM jo kucha hai, kyA hai, to ve kahate haiM bImArI kA na honaa| lekina murdA bhI vaha darpaNa para maila hai, dhUla hai| sAMsArika vastueM to patthara haiN| bImAra nahIM hotA, lekina usako tuma svastha na kaha skoge| vaha prema prakAza hai| jJAna vAdya hai| AcaraNa mijarAba hai| prema saMgIta svAsthya kI paribhASA pUrI karatA hai, kyoMki bImAra nahIM hai| jiMdA hai| jIvana kA kaNa-kaNa yAtrI hai| prema yAtrI-dala kA hI bImAra hotA hai, murdA kaise bImAra hogA? bImAra hone ke lie patha-pradarzaka hai| jiMdA honA jarUrI hai| to yaha svAsthya kI paribhASA paryApta nahIM mahAvIra ne jise ahiMsA kahA hai, vaha sUphiyoM kA izka hai| mAra na honaa| yaha to nakArAtmaka huii| hAM, svastha isa bAta ko aba doharA dene kI jarUrata par3I hai| kyoMki jaisI AdamI bImAra nahIM hotA, yaha bAta jarUra saca hai| lekina | muzkila mahAvIra ko mAlUma par3I thI prema ke sAtha, vaisI hI svAsthya kucha aura bhI hai| bImArI na hone se jyAdA kucha hai, kucha muzkila mujhe mAlUma par3atI hai ahiMsA ke saath| mahAvIra prema vidhAyaka hai| jaba tuma svastha rahe ho, kyA tumane anubhava nahIM zabda kA upayoga na kara sake, kyoMki galata dhAraNA logoM ke mana kiyA, kyA tuma itanA hI jAnate ho ki na TI.bI., na kaiMsara, na meM prema kI thii| Aja mujhe ahiMsA zabda kA upayoga karane meM aura roga? kyA jaba tuma svastha hote ho, taba tumako inakI yAda | ar3acana hotI hai, kyoMki bar3I galata dhAraNA logoM ke mana meM hai| AtI hai ki dekho, kitanA majA A rahA hai, na TI. bI. hai, na hamAre sabhI zabda hamAre kAraNa kharAba ho jAte haiM, gaMde ho jAte kaiMsara hai? aisA hotA hai? jaba tuma svastha hote ho, na to TI. haiM; kyoMki hamAre zabdoM meM bhI hamArI pratidhvani hotI hai| jaba bI. kI yAda AtI hai, na kaiMsara kI, na nakAra kii| | kAmI prema kI bAta karatA hai to usakA prema bhI kAma se bhara jAtA svAsthya kA apanA hI rasa hai| svAsthya kA apanA hI hai| jaba niSedhAtmaka vRttiyoM kA vyakti ahiMsA kI bAta karatA hai ahobhAva hai| svAsthya kI apanI hI praphullatA hai| svAsthya kA to usakI ahiMsA niSedhAtmaka ho jAtI hai| ahiMsA yAnI prema, jharanA phUTatA hai| yaha koI bImArI kI bAta nahIM hai| parama prem| 292 Jain Eucation International .
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________________ HERI vAsanA DhapArazakha hai hai aba jiMdagI sAyae izka meM hama to socate haiM, krodha balavAna hai| basa yahI dhArmika aura z2arA mota dAmana bacA kara cale adhArmika AdamI kA aMtara hai| vaha zoloM se akasara rahe hamakinAra agara tuma mujha se pUcho to dhArmika AdamI vaha hai jo yaha jAna jo phUloM se dAmana bacA kara cle| gayA ki komala aMtataH jItatA hai; jisakA bharosA phUla para A -jiMdagI aba prema ke sAtha hai, prema kI chAyA meM hai| gayA aura patthara se jisakI zraddhA uTha gii| aura adhArmika hai aba jiMdagI sAyae izka meM AdamI vaha hai, jo bhalA phUla kI prazaMsA karatA ho, lekina jaba z2arA mauta dAmana bacA kara cle| samaya AtA hai to patthara para bharosA karatA hai| -aba jarA mauta hoziyArI se cale, kyoMki jo prema ke sAye mahAvIra kI ahiMsA anuyAyiyoM ke hAtha meM par3akara vikRta ho meM A gayA usakI koI mauta nhiiN| vaha amRta ko upalabdha ho gayI, niSedha ho gayI hai| vaha bar3A vidhAyaka jIvana-srota thaa| jAtA hai| | lekina hamArI ar3acana hai| jo bhI hama sunate haiM, usakA hama artha aura prema phUla jaisA hai| mauta aMgAra jaisI hai| lekina isa | apane hisAba se lagAte haiN| agara koI mara gayA-kisI kA jIvana kI, astitva kI yahI mahatvapUrNa rAjabharI bAta hai ki premI mara gayA, kisI kI preyasI mara gaI to hama apane hisAba aMtataH phUla jItate haiM, aMgAra hAra jAte haiN| aMtataH komala jItatA se artha lagAte haiN| jisakI preyasI mara gaI hai yA premI mara gayA hai, hai, kaThora hAra jAtA hai| giratA hai pahAr3a se jala, komala jala, use agara hama rotA nahIM dekhate, AMkha meM AMsU nahIM dekhate, to kSINadeha jaladhAra, bar3I-bar3I caTTAne mArga meM par3I hotI haiM--kauna hama socate haiM, 'are! to kucha darda nahIM huA, dukha nahIM huA? socegA ki ye caTTAneM kabhI kaTa jAyeMgI! lekina eka dina roI bhI nahIM? to koI lagAva na rahA hogaa| to koI cAhata na rahI dhIre-dhIre dhIre-dhIre caTTAneM kaTatI jAtI haiM aura reta hotI jAtI hogii| to koI prema na rahA hogaa|' haiN| dhAra bar3I komala hai| caTTAneM bar3I kaThora haiN| lekina komala lekina tumheM patA hai, agara saca meM hI gaharI pIr3A ho to AMsU sadA jIta jAtA hai| aMtima vijaya komala kI hai| Ate nahIM! AMsU bhI ruka jAte haiN| aura AMsU bahuta gaharI pIr3A vaha zoloM se akasara rahe hamakinAra ke sabUta nahIM haiM--pIr3A ke sabUta haiM-bahuta gaharI pIr3A ke jo phUloM se dAmana bacA kara cle| sabUta nahIM haiN| aba bar3I kaThinAI hai| AMsU taba bhI nahIM Ate, aura jinhoMne apane ko phUloM se bacAyA, komalatA se bacAyA, | jaba pIr3A nahIM hotI; aura AMsU taba bhI nahIM Ate jaba mahAna unakI jiMdagI meM aMgAre hI aMgAre rahe, jalana hI jalana rhii| pIr3A hotI hai| to bhUla-cUka kI saMbhAvanA hai| kabhI yaha bhI ho tuma phUla ko kamajora mata smjhnaa| tuma phUla ko | sakatA hai ki rUkhI AMkhoM ko dekhakara tuma soco ki koI pIr3A mahAzaktizAlI smjhnaa| patthara kamajora haiM; yadyapi dikhAI nahIM huI; aura kabhI yaha bhI ho sakatA hai, kyoMki maiM kahatA hUM yahI par3atA hai ki patthara bar3e majabUta, bar3e zaktizAlI haiN| rUkhI AMkhoM meM bar3I gaharI pIr3A hai ki AMsU bhI nahIM baha rahe, to lekina patthara murdA haiM, zaktizAlI ho kaise sakate haiM? phUla | phira usako bhI tuma samajha lo ki bar3I gaharI pIr3A ho rahI hai jIvaMta hai| usake khilane meM jIvana hai| usakI sugaMdha meM jIvana | jisako koI pIr3A nahIM huii| jiMdagI meM zabda sImita ho jAte haiN| hai| usakI komalatA meM jIvana hai| astitva meM zabdoM kI koI sImA nahIM hai| vahAM to hameM pratyeka akasara hama hiMsA ke lie rAjI ho jAte haiM, kyoMki hiMsA | ghaTanA ko usake nijI vyaktitva meM dekhanA caahie| koI purAnI lagatI hai jyAdA majabUta, zaktizAlI! ahiMsA, prema lagatA hai | paribhASA se nahIM calanA caahie| kmjor| hama jaldI bharosA kara lete haiM hiMsA para; ahiMsA para | zaka na kara merI khuzka AMkhoM para bharosA nahIM kara pAte, kyoMki phUloM para hamArA bharosA uTha gayA | yUM bhI AMsU bahAe jAte haiN| hai| komala kI zakti ko hama bhUla hI gaye haiN| vinamra kI zakti | -yaha bhI eka DhaMga hai| ko hama bhUla gae haiN| prema balavAna hai, yaha hameM yAda bhI na rahA hai| to tuma jaldI se nirNaya mata lenaa| mahAvIra ne prema kI hI bAta 293
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________________ 1jina sUtra bhAga: 1MUMBAI kahI, lekina prema zabda kA upayoga nahIM kiyaa| prema zabda kA kA ThIka-ThIka artha prema hai| sUphI jise izka kahate haiM, usI ko upayoga na karane ke kAraNa atIta kI bhUla to bacA lI, lekina mahAvIra ahiMsA kahate haiN| jIsasa ne kahA hai, prema paramAtmA hai| bhaviSya kI bhUla ho gyii| to pIche jo Aye, unhoMne ahiMsA ko usI ko mahAvIra ne kahA hai : sirpha niSedha banA liyaa| zabda meM niSedha hai| sAre zabda tugaM na maMdarAo, AgAsAo visAlaya ntthi| niSedhAtmaka haiN| acaurya, aparigraha, ahiMsA, akAma, / jaha taha jayaMmi jANasu, dhammahiMsAsamaM ntthi|| apramAda-sAre zabda niSedhAtmaka haiN| to aisA lagA unako ki 'jaise jagata meM merU parvata se UMcA koI aura parvata nahIM, aura | mahAvIra kahate haiM : nahIM, nahIM, nhiiN| hAM kI koI jagaha nahIM hai| AkAza se vizAla koI aura AkAza nahIM, vaise hI ahiMsA ke isI kAraNa hiMduoM ne to mahAvIra ko nAstika hI kaha diyA; samAna koI dharma nahIM hai|' kyoMki paramAtmA nahIM aura phira sArA zAstra 'nahIM' se bharA hai| nahIM, lekina usa 'nahIM' ke bhItara bar3I gaharI 'hAM' chipI hai| Aja itanA hii| 'nahIM' kA upayoga karanA par3A, kyoMki logoM ne 'hAM' vAle zabdoM kA durupayoga kara liyA thaa| lekina bhUla phira ho gyii| mahAvIra kA koI kasUra nahIM hai| zabda kA upayoga karanA hI pdd'egaa| aura AdamI kucha aisA hai, tuma jo bhI zabda use do vaha usakA hI durupayoga kara legaa| kyoMki sunate tuma vahI ho jo tuma suna sakate ho| to mahAvIra ke pIche niSedhAtmaka logoM kI katAra laga gii| isalie to mahAvIra kA dharma phaila nahIM skaa| kahIM niSedha ke AdhAra para koI cIja phailatI hai? mahAvIra kA dharma sikar3akara raha gyaa| 'nahIM-nahIM' para koI jiMdagI banatI hai? 'nahIM-nahIM' se koI jiMdagI ke gIta banate haiM? to sikur3a gyaa| lekina kucha rugNa loga, jo nakArAtmaka the, unake pIche ikaTThe ho gye| unakI katAra lagI hai| unakA sArA hisAba itanA hai ki basa 'nahIM' kahate jaao| jo bhI cIja ho use inakAra karate jaao| inakAra kara-kara ke ve kaTate jAte haiM, marate jAte haiN| to unakI prakriyA karIba-karIba AtmaghAta jaisI ho gyii| isalie jaina muniyoM ke pAsa jIvana kA utsava na milegA, jIvana kA ahobhAva na milegaa| isalie jaina muniyoM ke pAsa tumheM jIvana kI surabhi na milegii| tumheM jaina muniyoM ke pAsa koI gIta aura nRtya na milegaa| yaha bhI kyA dharma huA, jisase nRtya paidA na ho sake! yaha bhI | kyA dharma huA jisase gIta kA janma na ho sake, jisameM phUlana khileM! yaha sikur3A huA dharma huaa| yaha bImAroM ko utsuka kregaa| niSedhAtmaka aura nakArAtmaka logoM ko bulA legaa| yaha eka taraha kA aspatAla hogA, maMdira nhiiN| isalie maiM tumase kaha denA cAhatA hai ki mahAvIra kI ahiMsA