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________________ unnIsavAM pravacana dharma kI mUla bhittiH abhaya For Private seconal Use Only
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________________ Navi hodi appamatto, Na pamatto jANao du jo bhaavo| evaM bhaNaMti suddhaM, NAo jo so u so cev||48|| NAhaM deho Na maNo, Na ceva vANI Na kAraNaM tesi| kattA Na Na kArayidA, aNumaMtA Neva kttiinnN||49|| ko NAma bhaNijja buho, NAuM savve parAie bhaave| majjhamiNaM ti ya vayaNaM, jANato appayaM suddhaM / / 50 / / ahamikko khalu suddho, Nimmamao NANadaM snnsmggo| tamhi Thio taccitto, savve ee khayaM nnemi||51||
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________________ mI vana thor3I dera ko hai| subaha ho gaI to jaldI sAMjha lagA dene ko taiyAra ho! jokhima uThAne kI himmata caahie| jA bhI hogii| janma huA to mauta Ane lagI hI tumhAre | juArI kA dila caahie| hoziyArI se na cala sakoge isa rAste paas| pr| hoziyAra bhaTaka jAte haiN| jyAdA samajhadArI aMtataH nAsamajhI janma aura mRtyu ke bIca meM jyAdA samaya nahIM hai-atyalpa siddha hotI hai| kyoMki samajhadAra rattI-rattI kA hisAba rakhatA hai| kAla hai| use soye-soye mata bitA denaa| kyoMki jo use | rattI-rattI to bacA letA hai; lekina jIvana kA sArA khajAnA kho soye-soye bitA detA hai, vaha jAna hI nahIM pAtA ki kauna thA, jAtA hai| bUMda-bUMda bacA letA hai, sAgara gaMvA detA hai| kyoM AyA thA; jIvana ke sAre rahasyoM se aparicita raha jAtA | kaMkar3a-patthara juTAne meM hI samaya vyatIta ho jAtA hai aura sAMjha hai| aura prANoM meM sivAya AMsuoM ke, atRpta AkAMkSAoM ke, Ane meM dera nahIM lgtii| subaha ho gaI to sAMjha hone lgii| sUraja asaMtoSa ke, viSAda ke, kucha bhI lekara na jA skoge| UgA nahIM ki DUbanA zurU ho jAtA hai; pUraba se uThA nahIM ki jAgA huA hI bharatA hai; soyA huA khAlI raha jAtA hai| aura pazcima kI tarapha yAtrA zurU ho gii| jIvana itanA choTA hai ki agara uddAma vega se, agara mahata saMkalpa | isake pahale ki sUraja DUba jAye, isake pahale ki aMdherA tumheM se, agara sAre jIvana ko dAMva para lagA dene kI AkAMkSA ke pakar3a le aura khuda ko khojanA muzkila ho jAye aura aisA binA, jAganA cAhA to jAga na paaoge| bahuta bAra ho cukA hai isalie tumheM cetA denA jarUrI hai| bahuta to aise bhI haiM jo soye-soye hI jAgane kA sapanA dekha aneka-aneka bAra tumane sUraja dekhA hai, subaha dekhI hai| lete haiM aura samajhA lete haiM ki jAga gye| sau meM se ninyAnabe aura tumhAre jIvana kI kathA pUrI bhI nahIM ho paatii| kaba sAdhu-saMnyAsI jAgane kA sapanA dekha rahe haiM, jAge nhiiN| kyoMki kisakI hotI hai? jAgane kI jo prakriyA hai aura usa prakriyA ke lie jitane jora se | jamAnA bar3e zauka se suna rahA thA jIvana ko dAMva para lagA dene kI jarUrata hai, vaisA sAhasa unameM hamIM so gaye dAsatAM kahate-kahate dikhAI nahIM pdd'taa| akasara to aisA hotA hai ki sAdhu aura kabhI pUrI bhI nahIM hotI daastaaN| sabhI bIca meM hI mara jAte haiN| saMnyAsI bhayabhIta loga hote haiN| sAhasa ke kAraNa saMnyAsI nahIM kyoMki AkAMkSAeM anaMta haiM aura samaya sImita hai| jIvana kI hote haiM; saMsAra ke bhaya ke kAraNa saMnyAsI ho jAte haiN| aura pyAlI meM itanI AkAMkSAeM bharI nahIM jA sktiiN| saMnyAsa kA bhaya se kyA saMbaMdha ho sakatA hai? | to agara khAlI hAtha jAnA ho to sAMsArika kA jIvana hai| isake pahale ki hama sUtroM meM praveza kareM, isa bAta ko khayAla meM agara bhare hAtha jAnA ho to dhArmika kA jIvana hai| lekina dharma kA le lenA : dussAhasa caahie| aisA sAhasa-jo saba dAMva para prAraMbha sAhasa se hotA hai|
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________________ duniyA meM do taraha ke dhArmika vyakti haiN| eka--jo bhaya ke mahAvIra ne to AtmA ko nAma 'samaya' diyA hai| bar3I kAraNa dhArmika haiN| corI nahIM kara sakate, bhaya ke kAraNa; | mahatvapUrNa bAta hai| mahAvIra AtmA ko kahate haiM : 'smy'| isalie acora haiN| beImAnI nahIM kara sakate, pakar3e jAne ke bhaya samaya ko gaMvAte ho to AtmA ko gaMvAte ho| samaya ko samhAla ke kAraNa; isalie ImAnadAra haiN| yaha ImAnadArI koI bahuta gaharI liyA to AtmA ko samhAla liyaa| jaise vastueM sthAna gheratI haiM, nahIM ho sktii| isa ImAnadArI meM beImAnI chipI hai| yaha vaise AtmA samaya gheratI hai| jaise vastueM bAhara ghaTatI haiM-kSetra ImAnadArI Upara-Upara hai; bhItara beImAnI vAsa banAe hai| jhUTha meM, vaise AtmA bhItara ghaTatI hai-samaya meN| nahIM bolate, kyoMki pakar3e na jaayeN| adharma nahIM karate, kyoMki AiMsTIna zAyada mahAvIra se rAjI hotA; kyoMki usane bhI pApa kA bhaya hai, narka kA bhaya hai| narka kI lapaTeM dikhAI par3atI pAyA ki jIvana ko banAnevAle do hI tatva haiM : TAima aura spesa, haiN| aura hAtha-paira unake zithila ho jAte haiN| samaya aura kssetr| duniyA meM adhika loga dhArmika haiM-bhaya ke kAraNa; daMDa ke kSetra se vastueM banatI haiM, yaha sApha hai| manuSya kI cetanA kahAM kaarnn| lekina jo bhaya ke kAraNa dhArmika haiM, ve to dhArmika ho hI hai? kSetra meM to kahIM nahIM batA skte| uMgalI se izArA ho sake, nahIM skte| usase to adhArmika behatara; kama se kama bhayabhIta nahIM batA skte| jahAM bhI hAtha rakhoge vahIM galatI ho jaayegii| to nahIM hai| AdamI kI AtmA kahIM samaya meM hai| zarIra kSetra meM hai, AtmA mahAvIra ne abhaya ko dharma kI mUla bhitti kahA hai| aura hai bhI samaya meM hai| vastueM kSetra meM haiM, ghaTanAeM samaya meM haiN| agara abhaya dharma ki mUla bhitti| kyoMki saMsAra ko to gaMvAnA hai aura tumhArA kisI se prema ho jAye aura koI pUche kahAM hai prema, to tuma kucha aisI khoja karanI hai jisakA hameM abhI patA bhI nhiiN| yaha kyA kahoge? tuma kahoge, prema ghaTanA hai, vastu nhiiN| jaba tuma sAhasa ke binA kaise hogA? jo sAmane dikhAI par3atA hai use to | kahate ho, prema ghaTanA hai, to tuma yaha kaha rahe ho ki samaya meM hai, chor3anA hai aura jo kabhI dikhAI nahIM par3atA, sadA adRzya hai, sthAna meM nhiiN| isalie hama yaha na batA sakeMge, kahAM hai| hama adRzyoM kI gaharI partoM meM chipA hai, rahasyoM kI partoM meM chipA itanA hI kaha sakate haiM, kaba ghttaa| 'kahAM' se koI saMbaMdha bhI hai-use khojanA hai| | nahIM hai--kaba, kisa ghar3I meM, kisa muhUrta meM! samajhadAra kahatA hai, hAtha kI AdhI bhI bhlii| dUra kI pUrI roTI samaya ko gaMvA sakate haiM hama kSudra ko ikaTThA karane meN| kSudra se hAtha kI AdhI roTI bhalI! to samajhadAra to kahatA hai, jo hai sAmane hai aura jo virATa hai vaha chipA hai| isa kSudra ko ikaTThA use bhoga lo| cAhe usameM kucha bhI na ho; lekina ise dAMva para kara-karake bhI to kucha pAyA nahIM jaataa| isalie mahAvIra kahate mata lagAo, kyoMki kauna jAnatA hai, jisake lie tuma dAMva para haiM, ise dAMva para lagA do| yaha kacarA hI hai; isako dAMva para lagA rahe ho vaha hai bhI yA nahIM! jisa satya kI, jisa AtmA kI, lagAne meM kucha kho nahIM rahe ho| aura jo samaya baca jAyegA, jo jisa paramAtmA kI khoja para nikalate ho--kisane dekhA? zuddha samaya baca jAyegA, jisako tumane saMsAra meM nahIM gaMvAyA, isalie cArvAka kahate haiM, 'RNaM kRtvA ghRtaM pivet|' pI lo ghI vahI zuddha samaya dhyAna banatA hai| RNa lekara bhI sAmane to hai! kisa svarga ke lie chor3ate ho? saMsAra meM na gaMvAyA gayA samaya dhyAna hai| saMsAra kI RNa na bhI cuke to phikra mata kro| lekina jo sAmane hai, use vyastatAoM meM kaluSita na kiyA gayA samaya dhyAna hai| bhoga lo| isalie mahAvIra ke lie dhyAna ke lie jo zabda hai vaha hai: dharma kA pahalA kadama taba uThatA hai, jaba tuma dekhate ho jo 'saamaayik'| vaha 'samaya' se banA hai| sAmane hai vaha bhogane yogya hI nhiiN| bhogA to, na bhogA to saba mahAvIra bar3e vaijJAnika haiM, unakI zabdAvalI meN| barAbara hai| ise bhoga bhI liyA to kyA bhogA? ise pAkara bhI | jo samaya saMsAra meM nahIM lagA hai, vahI 'saamaayik'| kyA milegA? hAM, ise pAne meM, ise bhogane meM jo samaya gayA vaha mahAvIra ke pAsa paramAtmA to hai nahIM ki kaha deM ki paramAtmA meM jIvana kI saMpadA gii| jo samaya lagA hai, vaha dhyaan| nahIM, jo saMsAra meM nahIM lagA, jo
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________________ H Bodya * mekI malapi INE Sta B saMsAra se achatA baca gayA hai, jise saMsAra daSita nahIM kara pAyA, aba sAmAna kahAM haiM? jisa samaya ko saMsAra kI koI chAyA nahIM par3I, kuMArA aba ve mere gAna kahAM haiM? hai-vahI saamaayik| jagatI ke nIrasa maruthala para jisane samaya ko na bacAyA aura jisane samaya kI zuddhatA na haMsatA thA maiM jinake bala para jAnI, jo sAmAyika meM na jIyA-vaha AyA bhI vasaMta meM aura cira vasaMta-sevita sapanoM ke patajhar3a meM rhaa| jIvana kA prasAda barasatA thA, lekina usakA mere ve udyAna kahAM haiM? pAtra ulaTA par3A rhaa| jIvana kI amRta-saritA bahatI thI, vaha aba ve mere gAna kahAM haiM? kinAre para hI pITha kie khar3A rahA-kahIM aura dekhatA rahA aura aisA kahIM taba na patA cale jaba karane ko koI zakti hAtha meM na pyAsA rahA, aura kaMTha jalatA rhaa|| | raha jaaye| patA to sabhI ko calatA hai| eka na eka dina ve saba jisameM tuma Aja apane ko lagAye ho, Aja nahIM kala tuma gIta jo gunagunA-gunagunAkara mana ko samajhAyA thA, ve saba vyartha pAoge vyartha hai| jo jitanI jaldI pA le, utanA bodha, utanI siddha hote haiN| pAnI para khIMcI gaI lakIreM, ki reta para kiye gaye buddhi, utanI samajha usameM hai| kucha haiM jo marate dama taka nahIM hastAkSara, ki tuma banA bhI nahIM pAte ki puMcha jAte haiM aura miTa pAte-marakara bhI nahIM pAte! kucha haiM jo bur3hApA Ate-Ate thor3e jAte haiN| ki kAgaja kI nAveM ki tumane chor3I nahIM ki DUba jAtI cetate haiN| idhara zarIra DagamagAne lagatA hai to udhara AtmA thor3I haiM! ki tAza ke pattoM ke ghara ki havA kA jarA-sA jhoMkA, aura samhalatI hai| idhara roga pakar3ane lagate haiM, bImAriyAM ghara karane | phira unakI koI khoja-khabara nahIM milatI! lagatI haiM, coTa par3atI hai| kucha khayAla AtA hai: kaise jiMdagI Aja ve mere gAna kahAM haiM? gaMvA dii| lekina jo aura samajhadAra haiM, ve bharI javAnI meM jAga TUTa gaI marakata kI pyAlI jAte haiN| jaba ki saba tarapha lubhAvanA jagata thA aura saba tarapha lupta huI madirA kI lAlI AkarSaNa the, unako bhI vaha gaharI AMkha se dekha lete haiM aura merA vyAkula mana bahalAnevAle unake pIche bhI pAte haiM kucha nahIM, sivAya mana ke bhramoM ke; aba sAmAna kahAM haiM? apanI hI kalpanAoM, apane hI sapanoM kA jAla hai; apane hI aba ve mere gAna kahAM haiM? prakSepaNa haiN| bharI javAnI meM bhI jAga jAte haiN| jo aura bhI pragAr3ha | lekina yaha usa dina yAda na Aye, jaba AMkhoM meM dekhane kI haiM, vaha bacapana meM hI jAga jAte haiN| zakti bhI na bace, prANoM meM jAgane kI UrjA bhI na bce| yaha usa kahate haiM, lAotsu paidA hI huA jAgA huaa| huA hogA; | dina yAda na Aye jabaki paira khar3e hone meM asamartha ho jaayeN| yaha kyoMki usase ulaTA to hama dekhate hI haiM, loga mara hI jAte haiN| abhI yAda A jAye to kucha ho sakatA hai| soye-soye| agara jiMdagIbhara loga soye-soye mara sakate haiM, yaha mahAvIra kahate haiM, jagata kA anubhava tIna khaMDoM meM tor3A jA ghaTanA ghaTa sakatI hai, eka ati para, to dUsarI ati para yaha bhI sakatA hai| jo vastueM dikhAI par3atI haiM, ve haiM jJeya, 'da non'| ghaTa sakatA hai ki koI paidA hote se hI jAga jAye; kisI ko | jinheM hama jAnate haiM, ve hamase sabase jyAdA dUra haiN| jo AdamI subaha ke sUraja meM hI sAMjha dikha jAye; idhara dIyA jalA ki bujhane dhana ke pIche par3A hai vaha jJeya ke pIche par3A hai, sthUla ke pIche par3A kA khayAla A jaaye| jitanI tIvra medhA hotI hai, utanI dhArmika hai| AbjekTiva, saMsAra usake lie saba kucha hai| dhana ikaTThA hotI hai| karegA, pada ikaTThA karegA, makAna banAyegA-lekina vastuoM para Aja ve mere gAna kahAM haiM? usakA Agraha hogaa| usase thor3A jo bhItara kI tarapha AtA hai, TUTa gaI marakata kI pyAlI vaha jJeya ko nahIM pakar3atA, jJAna ko pakar3atA hai| vahAM vRkSa hai| lupta huI madirA kI lAlI tuma vRkSoM ko dekha rahe ho| vRkSa jJAna kI AkhirI paridhi merA vyAkula mana bahalAnevAle haiN-jnyey| phira thor3A idhara ko calo to vRkSoM aura tumhAre bIca
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________________ jina sUtra bhAga eka bar3I mahatvapUrNa ghaTanA ghaTa rahI hai--jnyaan| vRkSa dikhAI par3a jAnanevAle ko hI na jAnA to aura jAnakara karoge kyA? apane rahe haiM, hare haiM, suMdara haiM, prItikara haiN| unakI sugaMdha tumhArI ko hI na pahacAnA to aura pahacAna kisa kAma meM AyegI? nAsApuToM ko bhara rahI hai| tAjI-tAjI bhUmi se suvAsa A rahI apane se hI binA paricita hue cala par3e, to kitanoM se paricaya hai| phUla khile haiN| pakSiyoM ke gIta haiN| tumhAre aura unake bIca banAyA, usakA kyA sAra hogA? dUsaroM se paricita hone meM hI eka setu phailA hai, eka taMtu-jAla phailA hai| usa taMtu-jAla ko mata gaMvA denA jIvana ko| paricaya kI prakriyA ko samajhane meM hI hama kahate haiM jnyaan| AMkha na hoMgI to tuma hariyAlI na dekha mata gaMvA denA jIvana ko| yaha kauna hai tumhAre bhItara, jisake skoge| to hariyAlI sirpha vRkSoM meM nahIM hai-AMkha ke binA ho mAdhyama se jJAna ghaTatA hai, jisake mAdhyama se jJeya se saMbaMdha banatA hI nahIM sktii| to hariyAlI to vRkSa aura AMkha ke bIca ghaTatI hai? yaha jJAtA-bhAva! yaha caitanya ! yaha hoza! yaha bodha ! isakI hai| vaijJAnika bhI aba isa bAta se rAjI haiN| jaba koI dekhanevAlA | khoja hI dharma hai| nahIM hotA to tuma yaha mata socanA ki tumhAre bagIce ke vRkSa hare pahalA sUtraH rahate haiN| jaba koI dekhanevAlA nahIM rahatA to hare ho hI nahIM | Navi hodi appamatto, Na pamatto jANao dujo bhaavo| skte| kyoMki harApana vRkSa kA guNa-dharma nahIM hai-harApana vRkSa __ evaM bhaNaMti suddhaM, NAo jo so u so cev||| aura AMkha ke bIca kA nAtA hai| binA AMkha ke vRkSa hare nahIM 'AtmA jJAyaka hai| AtmA jAnanevAlA hai| AtmA jJAtA hai, hote-ho nahIM skte| koI upAya nahIM hai| jaba AMkha hI nahIM hai draSTA hai| jo jJAyaka hai, vaha na apramatta hotA hai, na prmtt| jo to harApana pragaTa hI nahIM hogaa| vRkSa hoNge-rNghiin| gulAba kA | apramatta aura pramatta nahIM hotA, vahI zuddha hai| AtmA jJAyaka-rUpa phUla gulAbI na hogaa| gulAba kA phUla aura tuma jaba milate ho, meM hI jJAta hai aura vaha zuddha artha meM jJAyaka hI hai| usameM jJeyakRta taba gulAbI hotA hai| 'gulAbI' tumhAre aura gulAba ke phUla ke azuddhatA nahIM hai|' bIca kA saMbaMdha hai| __ yaha bar3A bArIka sUkSma sUtra hai! samajhane kI ceSTA krnaa| to dUsarA jagata hai : jnyaan| kucha loga haiM jo vastuoM ke pIche kyoMki mahAvIra ke aMtastala ke bahuta karIba hai| yahI unakI par3e haiM, phUloM ke pIche par3e haiN| unase kucha jo jyAdA samajhadAra haiM, | bhitti hai, jisa para sArI jaina-sAdhanA kA maMdira khar3A hai| ve phira jJAna kI khoja meM lagate haiN| vaijJAnika haiM, dArzanika haiM, AtmA jJAyaka hai-yaha to pahalI bAta, yaha pahalI udaghoSaNA, kavi haiM, manISI haiM, vicAraka haiM, ciMtaka haiM--ve jJAna kI pakar3a meM yaha pahalA vaktavya ki AtmA jJeya nahIM hai, vastu nahIM hai: jAna lage haiN| ve jJAna ko bar3hAte haiN| sako, aisI nahIM hai| kyoMki jise bhI hama jAna lete haiM, usakA hI mahAvIra kahate haiM, yaha bhI thor3A bAhara hai| isake bhItara chipA hai rahasya kho jAtA hai| isalie AtmA kabhI vijJAna kA viSaya bana tumhArA jJAyaka svarUpa, jnyaataa| ye tIna tribhaMgiyAM haiM-jJAtA, sakegI, isakI saMbhAvanA nahIM hai| vijJAna lAkha upAya kare, vaha jJeya, jnyaan| jo parama rahasya ke khojI haiM, ve jJAna kI bhI phikra jo bhI jAnegA vaha AtmA nahIM hogii| kyoMki AtmA to nahIM karate, ve to usakI phikra karate haiM: 'yaha jAnanevAlA kauna AtyaMtika rUpa se jAnanevAlI hai; jAnI nahIM jA sktii| use hai!' jo sabase dUra haiM jJAna kI yAtrA para, ve phikra karate haiM : 'yaha hama apane sAmane rakha nahIM skte| jisake sAmane hama saba rakhate jAnI jAnevAlI cIja kyA hai!' jo parama rahasya ke khojI haiM, vaha | haiM, vahI AtmA hai| to AtmA ko svayaM to hama kabhI apane phikra karate haiM : yaha jAnanevAlA kauna hai! yaha maiM kauna hai, jo jAna sAmane na rakha skeNge| rahA hai, jisake lie vRkSa hare haiM, jisake lie gulAbI phUla | agara mahAvIra kI bAta ThIka samajho to mahAvIra yaha kaha rahe gulAbI haiM; jisake lie cAMda-tAre suMdara haiM! yaha maiM kauna hUM! haiM : 'AtmajJAna' zabda ThIka nahIM hai| vastuoM kA jJAna ho sakatA ina donoM ke bIca meM dArzanika hai, vaijJAnika hai, ciMtaka hai| hai, para kA jJAna ho sakatA hai, AtmajJAna kaise hogA? AtmajJAna mahAvIra kI sArI khoja usa jJAtA-svarUpa kI khoja hai; 'yaha kA to matalaba huA ki tumane AtmA ko bhI do hissoM meM tor3a jAnanevAlA kauna hai!' kyoMki mahAvIra kahate haiM, agara liyA-jAnanevAlA aura jAnA jaanevaalaa| to mahAvIra kahate haiM 416
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________________ dharma kI mala bhittiH abhaya jo jAnanevAlA hai, vahI AtmA hai; jo jAnA jA rahA hai vaha to abhI soye ho| jAgo! lekina phira vaha kahate haiM ki jAganA bhI AtmA nahIM hai| usa AtmA kA svabhAva nahIM hai| kyoMki jaba sonA usa AtmA hama apane zarIra ko jAnate haiN| paira meM coTa laga gaI, darda huA, | kA svabhAva nahIM hai to jAganA kaise usa AtmA kA svabhAva to mahAvIra kahate haiM, cUMki tuma jAnate ho ki paira meM darda huA, hogA? jAganA-sonA donoM hI AtmA ke bAhara haiN| to eka dina isalie eka bAta to nizcita ho gaI ki tuma yaha darda nahIM, tuma aisA anubhava AnA zurU hotA hai ki tuma jAgane aura sone ke bhI yaha paira nhiiN| kyoMki jAnanevAlA hamezA pAra hai; atikramaNa kara pAra ho| tuma to vaha ho jo jAnatA hai ki jAge aba, aba soye| jAtA hai; TrAMseMDeMTala hai| bhUkha lagI to mahAvIra kahate haiM, eka subaha jAgakara tumheM patA calatA hai ki are, jAga gye| to tuma bAta pakkI ho gaI : tumheM patA calA bhUkha lagI; eka bAta pakkI jAgane se eka nahIM ho skte| tumheM jAgane kA bhI patA calatA hai : ho gaI ki tuma bhUkha nahIM ho| tuma to vaha ho jise patA calA, jAga gaye! rAtabhara soye rahe to subaha tuma kahate ho bar3I gaharI jise pratIti huI, jise ahasAsa huA ki bhUkha lagI, ki zarIra nIMda AI! usakA bhI tumheM patA hai| nIMda kA bhI patA hai| kabhI bhUkhA hai ki roTI kI jarUrata hai, ki pyAsa lagI, pAnI kI jarUrata nIMda ThIka nahIM AtI to subaha kahate ho, bar3e vyAghAta par3e, hai; ki garmI ho rahI hai ki pasIne kI dhAreM bahI jA rahI haiM, koI ucchaMkhala thI rAta, bar3e dukhasvapna cale, Ubar3a-khAbar3a rahA zItala sthAna khojU, koI chAyA khojuuN|| sb| zAMti na milI, caina na milA, thakA-hArA uThA hUM, rAta nIMda jo bhI tuma jAnate ho, jAnane ke kAraNa hI vaha 'para' ho gyaa| ThIka se na AI! to rAta tuma nIMda ko bhI jAnate ho, subaha uThakara jJAna pratyeka vastu ko 'para' banA detA hai| jJAna-mAtra 'para' kA tuma jAgane ko bhI jAnate ho| to nizcita hI na tuma jAgaraNa ho, hai| to AtmajJAna to ho nahIM sktaa| isa artha meM nahIM ho na tuma nidrA ho| tuma to jAgane aura nidrA ke pAra sakatA, jisa artha meM hama aura cIjoM kA jJAna karate haiN| jJAyaka-svarUpa, jJAtA-svarUpa AtmA ho| AtmA jJAyaka hai, jJeya nhiiN| sadA jAnanevAlA hai| isalie 'jo jJAyaka hai, vaha na apramatta hotA hai, na prmtt|' jinheM AtmA ko khojanA hai, unheM apane bhItara niraMtara usa jagaha lekina vyavahArika dRSTi se soye hue ko hama kahate haiM, jAgo pahuMcanA cAhie, jahAM sirpha jAnanevAlA hI zeSa raha jAye aura | agara AtmA ko jAnanA ho| jaba vaha jAga jAyegA to usase jAnane ko kucha na bce| use mahAvIra 'samAdhi' kahate haiM-jahAM kaheMge, aba jAgane se bhI jAgo! saMsArI ko kahate haiM, saMnyAsa le zuddha jAnanA raha jAye aura jAnane ke lie koI jagaha na ho; dIyA lo! phira saMnyAsI ko kahate haiM ki aba saMnyAsa bhI chor3o! yaha jalatA ho, lekina prakAza usakA kisI para par3atA na ho| dIyA | to aisA hI hai jaise eka kAMTA paira meM lagA, dUsare kAMTe se khIMcakara jalatA hai abhI, dIvAla para prakAza par3atA hai| to dIyA to jJAtA use bAhara nikAla liyA; phira donoM hI kAMTe pheMka dete haiN| huA, dIvAla jJeya ho gaI aura donoM ke bIca jo saMbaMdha jur3a rahA hai | bImArI thI, auSadhi le lI; phira bImArI calI gaI to auSadhi kI vaha jJAna ho gyaa| aisI kalpanA karo ki dIyA zUnya meM jalatA | botala ko kacare-ghara meM pheMka dete haiN| to jAgaraNa kI jo itanI ho, ki dIye kI jyoti kisI para na par3atI ho-aisI citta kI ceSTA hai, vaha bhI auSadhi se jyAdA nahIM hai| bImArI hai, nIMda meM dazA kA nAma, mahAvIra kahate haiM, samAdhi hai| jahAM zuddha-buddha, | par3e haiM, soye haiM-yaha hamArI avasthA hai| ise jagAne ke lie mAtra jJAyaka-svarUpa zeSa raha gayA; koI jAnanevAlI cIja auSadhi hai dhyAna, jAgaraNa, vivek| lekina jaba jAga gaye taba to vyAghAta utpanna nahIM karatI; koI jAnanevAlI cIja azuddhi utpanna | yaha bhI patA calatA hai ki hama to jAgane ke bhI pAra haiN| yaha sonA nahIM karatI-abAdha-anavaruddha caitanya kA pravAha hai; zuddha aura jAganA, yaha bhI zarIra aura mana meM hI ho rahA hai| caitanya-mAtra hai! isalie to kRSNa gItA meM kahate haiM: yA nizA sarvabhUtAnAM, 'AtmA jJAyaka hai|' aura jJAyaka! 'jo jJAyaka hai vaha na tasyAM jAgarti saMyamI! apramatta hotA hai na prmtt|' | jaba sAre loga soye haiM, taba bhI saMyamI jAgatA hai| isakA kyA yaha bhI bar3I vicAra kI bAta hai| kyoMki mahAvIra kahate haiM, tuma artha huA? kyA saMyamI sotA nahIM? saMyamI sotA hai, lekina
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________________ jinasa tAdAtmya banAtA hai, to tuma dhIre-dhIre pAogeH vaha suMdara hone mahAvIra to aura bhI gajaba kI bAta kaha rahe haiN| vaha kaha rahe haiM, lgaa| usake jIvana meM tumheM eka naye guNa kA prAdurbhAva dikhAyI saMyamI jaba jAgatA hai taba bhI jAgaraNa ke sAtha apanA tAdAtmya pdd'egaa| vaha suMdara hone lgegaa| jo AdamI apane ko yoddhA nahIM karatA-sone ke sAtha to vaha karatA hI nahIM; jaisA kRSNa samajhatA hai, lar3AkA samajhatA hai, usake cAroM tarapha dhIre-dhIre tuma kahate haiM ki saba soye rahate haiM, unakA tAdAtmya ho jAtA hai| vaha pAoge yoddhA ke lakSaNa pragaTa hone lge| kahate haiM, hama soye haiN| saMyamI kahatA hai, hama to jAgate rhe| jisase hama tAdAtmya karate haiM, vahI hama ho jAte haiN| kyoMki mahAvIra kahate haiM ki isase bhI Upara uThanA hai| jAgane meM bhI dhIre-dhIre jise hamane apane sAtha jor3A vaha hameM prabhAvita karatA tAdAtmya na ho jAye, sone meM to tor3anA hI hai taadaatmy| mUrchA to hai, rUpAMtarita karatA hai| tor3anI hI hai, amUrchA pakar3a nahIM lenI hai| rAga to tor3anA hI hai, sammohanavida jAnate haiM ki agara kisI puruSa ko sammohita virAga pakar3a nahIM lenA hai| karake kahA jAye ki tU puruSa nahIM strI hai, to gahare sammohana meM isalie mahAvIra ne eka naye zabda kA upayoga kiyAH usakA tAdAtmya ho jAtA hai ki vaha strI hai| phira usase kahA viitraag| mahAvIra ne apane parama saMnyAsiyoM ko virAgI na kahA, jAye, uThakara calo, to vaha puruSa jaisA nahIM calatA, strI jaisA kyoMki 'virAgI' meM aisA lagatA hai : rAga ke vipriit| soye the, calane lagatA hai jo ki bar3I kaThina bAta hai| kyoMki puruSa ke jAga gye| saMsAra meM the, saMnyAsI ho gye| rAga thA, virAga sAdha pAsa alaga taraha kI haDDiyAM haiN| aura khAsakara strI kI cAla liyaa| mahAvIra kahate haiM, viitraag| puruSa se bhinna hai, kyoMki strI ke zarIra meM garbha kA sthAna hai| usI 'vItarAga' zabda bar3A adabhuta hai! vItarAga kA artha hotA hai| garbha ke sthAna ke kAraNa usakI cAla meM eka golAI hai, jo puruSa na rAga rahA, na virAga rhaa| vIta : pAra ho gaye, donoM ke pAra ho kI cAla meM nahIM ho sktii| lekina agara sammohita kiyA jAye gye| vaha pUrI duniyA hI gii| vaha pUrA sikkA hI chor3a diyaa| kisI vyakti ko aura kahA jAye ki tuma strI ho to vaha calegA vaha dvaMdva kA jagata aba sAtha na rhaa| sonA aura jAganA bhI dvaMdva strI kI trh| usase kahA jAye bolo to vaha bolegA strI kI hai| rAga aura virAga bhI dvaMdva hai! saMsAra aura saMnyAsa bhI dvaMdva hai| trh| AvAja bhI badala jaayegii| yaha sammohana kI prakriyA nirbudva hue| sabake pAra hue| itanI gaharI ho sakatI hai| ki agara sammohita vyakti ko kahA 'jo apramatta aura pramatta nahIM hotA, vahI zuddha hai|' jAye ki yaha hAtha para hama tumhAre aMgAra rakha rahe haiM aura tuma sirpha yaha zuddhi kI bar3I anUThI paribhASA huii| jo jAgatA nahIM, | eka sAdhAraNa kaMkar3a rakha rahe ho, to usakA hAtha jala jAyegA, sotA nahIM; jo mUchita nahIM hotA, amUrchita nahIM hotA; jo na | phapholA A jaayegaa| sAdhAraNa kaMkar3a garma bhI nahIM hai, aMgAra kI saMsAra meM khotA hai, na saMnyAsa meM khotA hai jisakA kahIM to bAta hI nahIM hai, ThaMDA patthara hAtha para rakhate ho aura kahate ho tAdAtmya nahIM hotA, vahI zuddha hai| jisako gurajiepha kahatA hai: yaha aMgAra hai, vaha chiTakakara pheMkakara khar3A ho jAyegA, AIDeMTiphikezana, taadaatmy| jo kisI cIja se apane svabhAva cillAyegA ki mAra DAlA, jalA diyaa| aura usake hAtha para na ko nahIM jodd'taa| jo dUra-dUra, pAra-pAra banA rahatA hai! jo sadA kevala jalane kA sthAna banegA, phapholA bhI utthegaa| jAnatA rahatA hai : maiM bhinna hUM, maiM bhinna huuN| kisI bhI cIja ke sAtha aba kyA huA? aMgAra to rakhA nahIM thA, lekina aMgAra rakhA jo aisA bhAva nahIM karatA ki yaha maiM huuN| kyoMki jahAM hI yaha bhAva hai, yaha bhAva se tAdAtmya ho gyaa| isIlie to loga aMgAroM para AyA ki yaha maiM hUM, vahIM azuddhi zurU ho gii| kyoMki jisase bhI cala lete haiM-vaha bhI bhAva-tAdAtmya hai| musalamAna phakIra hama jur3ate haiM, vaha hameM prabhAvita karane lagatA hai| yA hiMdU yogI aMgAroM para cala lete haiN| vaha tAdAtmya kI bAta hai| tumane kabhI khayAla kiyA? loga jina cIjoM se apanA isa bAta kA pakkA tAdAtmya honA cAhie ki hama cala leMge, tAdAtmya banAte haiM, dhIre-dhIre vaisA hI raMga-DhaMga unake jIvana meM chA bhagavAna bacAyegA, ki koI valI bcaayegaa| basa isakA pakkA jAtA hai| agara koI kavi sauMdarya kI anubhUtiyoM ke sAtha apanA bharosA honA cAhie, phira tuma na jloge| kyoMki tumhArA bharosA 1418]
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________________ UE dharma kI mala bhittiH abhaya tumhArI surakSA kregaa| vaha tAdAtmya bana gyaa| ki sukhI to taba hoMge jaba sukha kI koI ghaTanA ghttegii| aura rAmakRSNa ne sabhI dharmoM kI sAdhanA kii| aisA prayoga unake dukhI to raheMge hI, kyoMki jaba taka sukha kI ghaTanA nahIM ghaTatI to pahale kabhI kisI ne kiyA na thaa| usa sAdhanA ke daura meM unhoMne kyA kara sakate haiM! koI lATarI kabhI-kabhI khulegI, taba sukhI chaha mahIne taka baMgAla meM pracalita kRSNa-mArgiyoM ke eka saMpradAya ho leNge| aura maiM mAnatA hUM ki vaha taba bhI sukhI na ho pAyeMge, kI sAdhanA kI-rAdhA sNprdaay| usa saMpradAya kA sAdhaka | kyoMki dukha kI Adata itanI majabUta ho jAtI hai, dukha itanA mAnakara calatA hai ki maiM kRSNa kI gopI haM, rAdhA huuN| vaha striyoM saghanIbhUta ho jAtA hai ki agara sukha kI koI ghaTanA bhI ghaTe to ke kapar3e pahanatA hai, kRSNa kI mUrti ko lekara rAta sotA hai| chaha tuma jAnate hI nahIM ki aba sukhI kaise hoM! jo kabhI nAcA hI mahIne taka rAmakRSNa aisA sAdhanA karate the| bar3I hairAnI kI nahIM hai, nAcane kA kSaNa bhI A jAye to kaise nAcegA? hAtha-paira ghaTanA ghaTI-aura vaha ghaTanA yaha thI, unake stana bar3e ho gaye, sAtha na deNge| straiNa ho gye| rAmakRSNa jaisA vyakti jaba tAdAtmya karegA to vaha mahAvIra kahate haiM, zuddhi kA artha hai : jahAM koI tAdAtmya nahIM; koI choTA-moTA tAdAtmya nahIM hai| unhoMne pUre prANa isameM uMDela na sukha kA, na dukha kA; na deha kA, na mana kaa| jahAM zuddha diye| unakI AvAja straiNa ho gii| vaha calane striyoM kI taraha jAnanevAlA bacA hai aura koI cIja chAyA nahIM DAlatI, usa lage, lekina yahIM taka mAmalA rukatA to ThIka thA; unheM mAsika chAyA-zUnya jagata meM AtmA zuddha hotI hai| dharma zurU ho gayA, jo ki eka Azcaryajanaka ghaTanA hai| itanA 'AtmA jJAyaka-rUpa meM hI jJAta hai...' tAdAtmya! phira sAdhanA ke bAhara bhI A gaye to bhI chaha-ATha AtmA kA jJeya kI taraha jAnane kA koI upAya nahIM hai| mahIne lage unakA strI-rUpa vidA hone meN| jAnanevAle kI taraha hI AtmA jAnI jAtI hai. jAnI gaI vasta kI sammohana kA zAstra bar3I bAteM kholane ke kinAre pahuMca rahA hai | taraha nhiiN| aura kisI na kisI dina sammohana-zAstra jaba apane pUre ...aura vaha zuddha artha meM jJAyaka hI hai| usameM jJeyakRta adhyayana pragaTa kara cukegA to dharma kI bahuta-sI bAteM bar3I azuddhatA nahIM hai|' sugamatA se samajha meM A skeNgii| ise thor3A hama smjheN| tumane kabhI khayAla kiyA? jaba bhI tuma jo bhI ho, yaha tumhArA hI bhAva hai| agara tuma apane ko koI AdamI tumheM gaura se dekhatA hai to tumheM thor3I-sI becainI aura dukhI mAna rahe ho to tuma dukhI hote cale jaaoge| agara tuma ar3acana hotI hai| to samAja meM eka svIkRta niyama hai : tIna kSaNa apane ko sukhI mAna sakate ho, tuma sukhI hote cale jaaoge| se jyAdA koI AdamI kisI ko gaura se nahIM dekhtaa| dekhe to musalamAna phakIra bAyajIda se kisI ne pUchA ki tuma itane usako hama luccA kahate haiN| lucce kA artha hai: gaura se prasanna, sadA prasanna-mAmalA kyA hai? usane kahA ki maiMne eka dekhnevaalaa| luccA banatA hai locana se| AMkheM ar3A dIM kisI niyama banA liyA hai ki subaha jaba maiM uThatA hUM to mere sAmane do para to luccaa| tIna saikiMDa taka ThIka hai| utanA svIkRta hai| rAha vikalpa hote haiM ki Aja dina prasanna honA ki nahIM prasanna honA; calate AdamI bhI eka, eka kSaNabhara ko dUsare ko dekha lete haiN| Aja dina sukha meM bitAnA ki dukha meM bitaanaa| aura maiM akasara to ThIka hai| lekina lauTa-lauTakara dekhane lage, khar3A hI ho jAye hamezA hI sukha kA hI vikalpa cunatA huuN| kyoM cunUM dukha kA aura dekhane lage, AMkheM gar3A le...| to tumane kabhI khayAla vikalpa? sAra kyA hai? isalie maiM prasanna huuN| kiyA, koI AdamI agara tumheM AMkheM gar3Akara dekhe to tumheM tuma jarA karake dekhnaa| subaha uThakara pahalA nirNaya yahI karanA becainI hotI hai| yahAM taka ki agara koI AdamI tumhAre pIche ki Aja dina prasanna hI rahanA hai| aura tuma acAnaka pAoge khar3A ho aura pIche se bhI AMkheM gar3Akara tumheM dekhe to bhI tumheM prasannatA kI bahuta-sI ghaTanAeM ghaTane lgiiN| vaha vaise bhI ghaTatIM, becainI hogI; hAlAMki tuma use dekha nahIM rahe, lekina tumheM patA lekina tumane agara dukhI hone kA nirNaya kiyA thA...jaisA cala jAyegA ki vaha AMkheM gar3Aye hai| ninyAnabe loga kiye baiThe haiN| ninyAnabe pratizata loga socate haiM | tuma isakA prayoga karake dekhanA ! Trena meM, basa meM kisI ke pIche
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH khar3e ho, usakI caithI para AMkheM gar3Akara dekhanA jarA thor3I 'AtmA jJAyaka-rUpa meM hI jJAta hai aura vaha zaddha artha meM dera-eka do tIna mintt| vaha phaurana lauTakara dekhegA aura krodha jJAyaka hI hai| usameM jJeyakRta azuddhatA nahIM hai|' se dekhegaa| manovaijJAnika ne isa para bahuta-se prayoga kiye haiN| / yaha bahuta mUlabhUta bAta hai| isako zAbdika jAla meM kho mata kyA mAmalA hai? AdamI kisI ke gaura se dekhane ko, becaina denaa| isako jJAna ke dAMva-pecoM meM mata kho denaa| kyoMki isa para kyoM ho jAtA hai, bardAzta kyoM nahIM karatA? kyoMki jaba bhI koI bar3e dAMva-peMca calate rahe haiN| paMDitoM ne bar3e artha kiye haiM, bar3I tumheM gaura se dekhatA hai, bahuta gaura se dekhatA hai, to vaha tumheM vastu vyAkhyAeM kI haiM-pakSa-vipakSa meN| kyoMki paMDitoM kA apanA meM rUpAMtarita kara detA hai| vaha tumhAre jJAyaka-svabhAva ko naSTa hisAba hai| ve kahate haiM, jJAyaka, binA jJeya ke jJAyaka akelA ho karatA hai| vaha tumheM jJeya banA detA hai, aabjektt| jaise kursI ko kaise sakatA hai? tarkagata saMdeha uThAte haiM, jaba jJeya nahIM hai to koI dekha rahA hai, makAna ko koI dekha rahA hai, vRkSa ko koI dekha jJAyaka kaisA? jaba jJAna nahIM hai to jJAyaka kaise? rahA hai-aise hI jaba tumheM koI dekhatA hai, taba tumhArA to dArzanikoM kA eka samUha rahA hai jo kahatA hai, jaba jJeya aura jJAyaka-svarUpa naSTa hotA hai| tumheM aisA lagatA hai ki mujhe vastu jJAna kho jAyeMge, to jJAyaka bhI kho jAyegA, aMdhakAra chA samajhA jA rahA hai; jaise maiM koI dekhane kI vastu hai| | jaayegaa| zAyada tarka se unakI bAta ThIka bhI lagatI ho| lekina hAM, koI tumheM bahuta prema se dekhe to becainI nahIM hotii| jisase jo anubhava hai, vaha tarka ke thor3e bAhara hai| aura mahAvIra ko tarka tumhArA lagAva ho, to becainI nahIM hotii| kyoMki tuma jAnate ho, | meM koI rasa nahIM hai| vaha sirpha vaktavya de rahe haiM, jo unhoMne jAnA vaha tumhAre zarIra ko nahIM dekha rhaa| tuma jAnate ho, vaha tumheM hai| maiM bhI tumase kahatA hUM, jJAyaka baca rahatA hai| jJAna bhI kho vastu nahIM banA rhaa| tuma jAnate ho, usakI AMkheM tumhAre jAtA hai| jJeya bhI kho jAtA hai| jJAyaka-svabhAva ko khoja rahI haiM; tumhArI aMtarAtmA ko khoja aura isalie agara khojanA ho to tarkajAla meM mata pdd'naa| rahI haiN| usakI AMkheM tumhAre bhItara jAkara tumhArI khoja meM haiN| thor3I sAdhanA kI dizA meM kadama utthaanaa| tuma, jisako ki viSaya-vastu banAyA nahIM jA sakatA, vaha usake | alphAja ke pecoM meM ulajhatA nahIM dAnA sAtha saMga-sAtha jor3ane kI AkAMkSA rakhatA hai| isalie prema ke | gavvAsa ko matalaba hai sadapha se ki gahara se kSaNa meM hI AMkha behUdI nahIM mAlUma pdd'tii| anyathA AMkha, agara zabdoM kI ulajhanoM meM samajhadAra nahIM uljhtaa| gaura se koI dekhatA calA jAye to hiMsaka ho jAtI hai; abhadra alphAja ke pecoM meM ulajhatA nahIM daanaa| mAluma hone lagatI hai; ziSTAcAra ke bAhara ho jAtI hai| -vaha jo buddhimAna hai, vaha zabdoM ke dAMva-peMca meM nahIM jaba bhI kisI vyakti ko dekho to use vasta banAne kI ceSTA uljhtaa|| mata krnaa| anyathA tuma hiMsA se dekha rahe ho| kisI vyakti ko gavvAsa ko matalaba hai sadapha se ki guhara se| sAdhana kI taraha mata dekhanA, kyoMki pratyeka vyakti sAdhya hai, -vaha jo gaharA gotA lagAnevAlA hai, use matalaba motiyoM se parama sAdhya hai| kisI vyakti ko aisA mata dekhanA ki isakA hai yA sIpiyoM se? vaha motI talAzatA hai| jaise motI sIpI meM kyA upayoga hai, ki yaha AdamI pada para hai, kAma par3egA, jaya rAma | chipe hote haiM, lekina sabhI sIpiyoM meM nahIM chipe hote; kucha jI kara lo; ki yaha AdamI pada para hai, thor3I khuzAmada karo; ki sIpiyAM khAlI hotI haiM, koI motI nahIM hotA-kucha zabda khAlI isa AdamI ke pAsa dhana hai, kabhI jarUrata par3a sakatI hai ki yaha hote haiM, unameM koI motI nahIM hotaa| paMDitoM ke zabda sIpiyoM kI AdamI zaktizAlI hai, dostI banAnA kAma kI bAta hogii| taraha haiM; unameM koI motI nahIM hotaa| kyoMki motI to anubhava se kisI vyakti ko jaba tuma sAdhana kI taraha dekhate ho, taba bhI DhAlanA hotA hai| motI to prANoM se DhAlanA hotA hai| ye mahAvIra tuma hiMsA kara rahe ho| kyoMki vaha jJAyaka-svarUpa jo bhItara ke vacana sIpiyAM nahIM haiN| motI haiM, aura tuma ina motiyoM kA artha chipA hai, sAdhya hai-AtyaMtika sAdhya hai| use sAdhana nahIM | tabhI samajha pAoge, jaba tuma bhI inheM DhAlane meM lgoge| banAyA jA sktaa| mere dekhe, jaba taka tuma kisI artha meM mahAvIra jaise na hone lago 14201
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________________ dharma kI mUla bhitti : abhaya taba taka tuma mahAvIra ko na samajha paaoge| samajhane kA eka hI to kRSNa kI gItA na hotI, zAyada bhISma pitAmaha kI koI gItA upAya hai : jise tuma samajhane cale ho, usa jaise hone lgo| hotI to hotii| 'maiM AtmA na zarIra hai, na mana haM, na vANI hai, aura na usakA | agara rAvaNa jItA hotA to rAmAyaNa nahIM hotI ho nahIM kAraNa huuN| maiM na kartA hUM, na karAnevAlA hUM aura na kartA kA sakatI thii| kauna likhatA? hAre hue ke lie kauna likhatA! anumodaka hI huuN|' jIte ke saba saMgI-sAthI haiM, hAre ke kauna sAtha hai? taba rAmAyaNa NAhaM deho Na maNo, Na ceva vANI Na kAraNaM tesiN| ke viparIta, bilakula viparIta rAvaNa kI koI kathA hotI, jisameM kattA Na Na kArayidA, aNumaMtA Neva kttiinn|| rAvaNa to dhArmika hotA aura rAma adhArmika hote| -na zarIra, na mana, na vANI, na unakA kAraNa, na unakA kartA, tuma thor3A soco| vibhISaNa ne dhokhA diyA hai, gaddArI kI hai; na karAnevAlA aura na kartA kA anumodaka hI huuN| lekina rAma-bhakta kahatA hai, 'bhakta vibhISaNa! rAma kA pyArA kala hama gItA kI bAta karate the| kRSNa kahate haiM, tama kevala vibhiissnn|' lekina agara rAvaNa jItatA aura kathA likhI gaI upakaraNa ho jaao| mahAvIra kahate haiM, upakaraNa bhI nhiiN| agara hotI, to vibhISaNa gaddAroM kA gaddAra siddha hotA, dhokhebAja, tuma upakaraNa bhI hue to tuma kucha to hue! sahArA to diyA! | beImAna, mIrajAphara kA Adiguru siddha hotaa| sAdhana to bane! to mahAvIra kahate haiM, na to tuma kartA, na kauna likhatA hai kahAnI, isa para nirbhara karatA hai| aura jo bhI karAnevAlA ho, na kartA kA anumodk| upakaraNa kI to bAta kahAnI likhegA, vaha yaha mAnakara calegA ki maiMne jo kiyA vaha dUsarI, tuma anumodana bhI mata krnaa| tuma yaha bhI mata kahanA ki paramAtmA cAhatA thaa| hAM, yaha ThIka hai| agara koI AdamI kisI kI hatyA kara rahA hai| mahAvIra AdamI kI beImAnI ko jAnate haiN| AdamI bar3A to tuma yaha bhI mata kahanA ki hAM, yaha ThIka hai| anumodana bhI mata | dhokhebAja hai! vaha jo khuda karanA cAhatA hai paramAtmA ke nAma para krnaa| kahane kI bAta nahIM hai, mana meM bhI mata socanA ki hAM, yaha thopa detA hai| agara hiTalara jItatA to kathA bilakula aura ThIka hai| mana meM socane kI bAta bhI nahIM hai| tumhAre bhItara hotii| carcila jItA, kathA aura huii| kathA kauna likhatA hai, isa jarA-sA bhI bhAva uThe, jarA-sI bhI lahara uThe ki nahIM, yaha galata para nirbhara karatI hai| to nahIM hai, yaha jarUrI thA to bhI pApa ho gyaa| mahAvIra kahate haiM, ina jAloM meM mata pdd'naa| tumheM kyA patA kRSNa kahate haiM, 'adharma ke vinAza ke lie, pApa ke vinAza ke paramAtmA kI kyA marjI hai? tuma kaise nirNaya karoge ki yahI lie arjuna! tU upakaraNa bn|' lekina mahAvIra kahate haiM, paramAtmA kI marjI hai? arjuna jIte, arjuna kA pakSa jIte-yaha upakaraNa hiMsA kA bananA kisI bhI kAraNa se ghAtaka hai| paramAtmA kI marjI hai, tuma kaise nirNaya karoge? / khataranAka hai| aura AdamI ke mana kA bharosA kyA? kyoMki hara AdamI jItanA cAhatA hai| aura hara AdamI apane jItane ke akasara to yaha hotA hai, tuma jo karanA cAhate ho, usako tuma | lie saba kucha karanA cAhatA hai| aura mAna legA ki yahI paramAtmA ke nAma se karane lagate ho| paramAtmA kI marjI hai, mujhe jitAnA cAhatA hai| AdamI bar3A beImAna hai! isalie duniyA meM itane yuddha hote haiN| pichale mahAyuddha meM eka jarmana aura eka aMgreja janarala kI bAta donoM pakSa kahate haiM ki paramAtmA kA kAma kara rahe haiN| donoM pakSa huii| jarmana hArane zurU ho gaye the aura usa janarala ne aMgreja kahate haiM, hama dharma-yuddha kara rahe haiN| aba yaha to hama cUMki janarala ko pUchA ki tuma jItanA zurU ho gaye ho, kaise jIte cale mahAbhArata huA aura pAMDava jIte, isalie jo itihAsa hamAre jA rahe ho, rAja kyA hai? usa janarala ne kahA, 'rAja sApha hai| pAsa hai vaha ekataraphA hai| | hama roja yuddha karane ke pahale paramAtmA kI prArthanA karate haiN| soco thor3A, kaurava jIte hote to kyA yaha itihAsa yahI paramAtmA hamAre sAtha hai|' hotA? kaurava jIte hote to unhoMne siddha kiyA hotA ki pAMDava usa jarmana ne kahA, yaha to koI bAta jaMcatI nahIM, kyoMki hAre kyoM, kyoMki ve adhArmika the| aura kaurava agara jIte hote prArthanA to hama bhI karate haiM yuddha ke pahale, aura hama bhI mAnate haiM www.jainelibrarorg
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________________ RAND jina sUtra bhAgaH1 FREE HE ki paramAtmA hamAre sAtha hai| buddha-maMdira banavAye, isase kyA lAbha hogA? aura maiM lAkhoM vaha aMgreja haMsane lgaa| usane kahA ki tumheM eka bAta samajhanI bauddha bhikSuoM ko bhikSA detA hUM, rAjya unakA pAlana karanA cAhie: kisI ne kabhI sunA ki paramAtmA jarmana bhASA jAnatA hai-isase mujhe kitanA puNya huA hai? dUsaroM se bhI usane pUchA hai? kisa bhASA meM karate ho prArthanA? | thA, lekina dUsare to dukAnadAra the; unhoMne kahA, mahApuNya ho rahA aMgreja socatA hai, paramAtmA aMgrejI jAnatA hai| saMskRta ke hai, svarga meM tumhAre lie vizeSa iMtajAma hogaa| unhoMne hajAra taraha paMDita kahate haiM, saMskRta devavANI hai|...vh prabhu kI bhASA hai! kI bAteM samajhAI hoNgii| sAtaveM svarga meM jaaoge| puNya kI rAzi aura bAkI saba bhASAeM, ve devavANiyAM nahIM haiM! lagI jA rahI hai| iMdra banoge! lekina yaha bodhidharma thor3A ujaDU, apanI bhASA ko devavANI mAna lenA bar3A sugama hai| aura sIdhA-sApha AdamI thaa| apanI AkAMkSA ko paramAtmA kI AkAMkSA mAna lenA bahuta usane kahA, 'lAbha! dimAga durusta hai? yaha tumane pUchA isake sugama hai| aura apane ahaMkAra ko paramAtmA kI Ar3a meM chipA kAraNa pApa lgaa| tuma narka meM pdd'oge|' samrATa vU thor3A lenA bahuta sugama hai| ghbdd'aayaa| usane kahA ki narka meN| to bodhidharma ne kahA, ki mahAvIra AdamI ko koI dhokhe kA upAya nahIM denA caahte| ve lAbha kI AkAMkSA se kiyA gayA dAna, dAna nahIM hai| lAbha kI kahate haiM, tuma dhokhebAja ho, yaha to jAhira hai, kyoMki jarA-sI bhI rekhA baca gaI to dAna vikRta ho gyaa| janmoM-janmoM se bhaTaka rahe ho, aneka taraha se apane ko dhokhA de phira bhI samrATa va ne kahA ki maiMne jo kiyA hai, kyA vaha pavitra lete ho| nahIM hai, dhArmika nahIM hai| bodhidharma ne kahA, dharma kA pavitratA se _ 'maiM na zarIra hUM, na mana hai, na vANI hUM aura na unakA kAraNa huuN| kyA lenA-denA? dharma to pavitratA se bhI mukta hai| vaha apavitra maiM na kartA hUM, na karAnevAlA hUM, na kartA kA anumodaka huuN|' | aura pavitra, vaha saba saMsAra kI bAteM haiN| jaba taka itanI pragAr3hatA se tuma apane AtyaMtika svarUpa ko nArAja huA samrATa, prasanna na huaa| kyoMki aise AdamI se sabhI tAdAtmyoM se bAhara na kara loge, taba taka tuma usa kauna prasanna hotA hai! hama to lobha ko aisA pakar3e haiM ki agara zuddha-buddha avasthA ko na pahuMca sakoge, jisako mahAvIra hamase dAna bhI karavAnA ho to hamAre lobha ko phusalAnA par3atA 'jinatva' kahate haiN| hai| hama to aise bhayabhIta haiM ki hameM agara nirbhaya banAnA ho, to hamArI to tyAga meM bhI bhoga kI vAsanA banI rahatI hai| aura hama | bhI hamAre bhaya ko hI suzikSita karanA hotA hai| hamArA jIvana to vAsanA bhI chor3ate haiM to bhI kisI vAsanA ko pUrA karane ke bar3I ulaTI dazA meM hai| jiMdagI to jiMdagI, hama mara bhI jAte haiM, lie hI chor3ate haiN| hama to dAna bhI karate haiM to lobha ke kAraNa | to bhI hamArI AzAoM kA DhAMcA nahIM bdltaa| karate haiN| gaMgA ke kinAre baiThe hue paMDita-purohita logoM ko merI khAka para sAje-ikatAra lekara samajhAte haiM : 'yahAM eka do, eka karor3a pAoge vhaaN|' koI ummIda aba bhI eka gIta-sA gA rahI hai hisAba bhI hotA hai| eka se eka karor3a kA koI saMbaMdha banatA mara jAte haiM, kabra bana jAtI haiM, to bhI kabra para tuma baiThA huA hai? lekina jaba lobha ko hI jagAnA hai to atizayokti karane meM pAogeH vahI purAnI AzA ikatArA bajA rahI hai-vahI kAmanA, harja kyA hai! eka paisA yahAM dAna do, eka karor3a pAoge! kucha vahI vAsanA, vahI lobha, vahI moha! to thor3A byAja kA khayAla rakho! yaha to jarA atizayokti ho 'AtmA ke zuddha svarUpa ko jAnanevAlA tathA parakIya ( gii| lekina matalaba eka karor3a pAne se thor3e hI hai, tumase eka Atma-vyatirikta) bhAvoM ko jAnanevAlA aisA kauna jJAnI hogA nikalavA lene se hai| aura jAnate haiM ki tuma lobhI ho, tuma to jo yaha kahegA, yaha merA hai?' dAna bhI lobha ke kAraNa kroge| dAna bhI tuma karate ho to pahale mahAvIra kahate haiM, ajJAna kA AdhAra hai yaha kahanA ki 'yaha pUcha lete ho, isase milegA kyA? | merA hai|' mamatva, 'maiM' ko jor3a lenA kisI bhI cIja se, AtmA bodhidharma cIna pahuMcA, to cIna ke samrATa ne pUchA ki maiMne hajAroM kA tAdAtmya banA lenA kisI cIja se--yahI samasta adharma kA / 422/
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________________ dharma kI mUla bhittiH abhayaH AdhAra hai| to vaha kahate haiM, zuddha svarUpa ko jAnanevAlA aisA jAyegI ki yaha AdamI isa gAya ke pIche jAyegA? unhoMne kahA, kauna jJAnI hogA, jo yaha kahegA 'yaha merA hai?' 'merA' ajJAna agara rassI kATa dI to gAya to isa AdamI ke pIche jAnevAlI hai-ghanIbhUta ajJAna! kaho, merA mkaan| kaho, merI dukaan| nahIM; yaha to rassI meM bhI muzkila se jAtI mAlUma par3a rahI hai| yA kaho, merA mNdir| yA kaho, merA dhrm| kaho, merA beTA! yA yaha AdamI hI gAya ke pIche jaayegaa| kaho, merA guru| lekina jahAM bhI 'merA' hai aura jora 'mere' para to usa phakIra ne kahA, rassI ke dhokhe meM mata par3o! isa gAya hai, vahAM-vahAM ajJAna hai| 'mere' kA dAvA hI ajJAna kA hai| ko isa AdamI se kucha lenA-denA nahIM hai| isa gAya ne koI kucha bhI tumhArA nahIM hai-sivAya tumhaare| tAdAtmya isa AdamI se nahIM banAyA hai; isa AdamI ne tAdAtmya mahAvIra isa saMbaMdha meM bar3e AtyaMtika haiM aura sApha haiN| sivAya banAyA hai gAya se| to gulAma yaha AdamI hai, gAya nhiiN| tumhAre aura koI bhI tumhArA nahIM hai| tumhArA honA hI basa tumhArA jaba tuma kahate ho, 'yaha merA makAna', to tuma yaha mata socanA hai| usI ko lekara tuma Aye, usI ko lekara tuma jaaoge| ki makAna bhI kahatA hai ki 'tuma mere maalik|' makAna aisI bAkI to khela hai| koI patnI hai, koI pati hai; koI mitra hai, koI bhUla-cUka nahIM kregaa| makAna itane ajJAnI nahIM haiN| makAna ko zatru hai; koI apanA hai, koI parAyA hai lekina bAkI saba khela | matalaba hI nahIM hai| agara makAna ko thor3A hoza hotA to vaha hai| jahAM tuma Thahare ho, yahAM 'merA' kucha bhI nahIM hai| hNstaa| vaha muskurAtA tumhArI nAsamajhI pr| vaha zAyada tumheM dharmazAlA hai| rAta ruka gaye, tthiik| subaha calanA hai, cala kSamA kara detA ki ThIka hai, ajJAnI ho, clegaa| lekina makAna par3anA hai| to mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'merA' jisane chor3a diyA usakA ko tumase koI lenA-denA nahIM hai| tuma nahIM the, taba bhI yaha ajJAna gira jaayegaa| makAna banA raha sakatA thaa| tuma nahIM rahoge, taba bhI banA rhegaa| _ 'merA' kA artha haA ki AtmA ko hama kisI cIja se jor3ate ibrAhIma samrATa thA balkha kaa| eka phakIra usake dvAra para haiN| jaba tuma kahate ho, 'merA makAna', to kauna-sI ghaTanA ghaTatI AyA aura jhaMjhaTa karane lagA ki mujhe isa mahala meM ThaharanA hai| hai| makAna ko to kucha parivartana nahIM hotA, yaha to jAhira hai| lekina vaha 'mahala' nahIM kaha rahA thaa| vaha kahatA thA, yaha tuma mara jAoge, makAna royegA nhiiN| makAna gira jAyegA to tuma | 'sarAya' meM mujhe ThaharanA hai| bar3e jora-jora se lar3a rahA thA vaha rooge| eka bAta pakkI hai, jaba tuma kahate ho, 'merA makAna', paharedAra se| to koI parivartana tumameM hotA hai, makAna meM nahIM hotaa| makAna to paharedAra ne kahA, hajAra daphe kaha diyA yaha dharmazAlA nahIM, vaisA kA vaisA banA rahatA hai| | sarAya nhiiN| sarAya gAMva meM dUsarI hai| yaha rAjA kA mahala hai| yaha eka sUphI phakIra apane vidyArthiyoM ko lekara jA rahA thA aura rAjA kA khuda kA nivAsa hai| tuma hoza meM ho? tuma kyA bAteM kara rAha para usane dekhA ki eka AdamI gAya ko rassI se bAMdhe khIMce rahe ho? yaha koI Thaharane kI jagaha nhiiN|| liye jA rahA hai| to usane apane vidyArthiyoM ko kahA, ghera lo isa to usane kahA, phira maiM rAjA ko dekhanA cAhatA huuN| ibrAhIma bhI AdamI ko, eka zikSA denI hai| vaha AdamI bhI thor3A cauMkA, | bhItara se suna rahA thA-bar3e jora se| aura usa phakIra kI lekina avAka khar3A raha gayA ki kyA mAmalA hai, kyA zikSA hai| AvAja meM kucha jAdU thA, kucha coTa thii| vaha jisa DhaMga se kaha vaha sUphI phakIra ne apane ziSyoM se kahA, 'maiM tumase pUchatA hUM ki rahA thA, aisA nahIM lagatA thA ki sirpha jiddI, koI pAgala hai| inameM gulAma kauna kisakA hai? yaha AdamI isa gAya kA gulAma usake kahane meM kucha rahasya mAlUma hotA thaa| usane kahA, use hai ki gAya isa AdamI kI gulAma?' svabhAvataH ziSyoM ne kahA bulAo bhiitr| vaha phakIra bhItara AyA aura usane kahA, 'kauna ki gAya isa AdamI kI gulAma hai, kyoMki isa AdamI ke hAtha meM rAjA hai? tuma!' vaha siMhAsana para baiThA thA, usane kahA ki gAya kI rassI hai aura yaha jahAM cAhe vahAM le jA sakatA hai| sUphI sApha hai ki maiM rAjA huuN| aura yaha merA nivAsa hai aura tuma vyartha phakIra ne kahA, tumane bahuta Upara se dekhaa| aba aisA samajho ki paharedAra se jhaMjhaTa kara rahe ho| hama yaha rassI bIca se kATa deM to gAya isa AdamI ke pIche usane kahA, bar3I hairAnI kI bAta hai| maiM pahale bhI AyA thA, 4231 ]
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________________ AHATTINE jina sUtra bhAga: 1HITTERRIT taba eka dUsarA AdamI isa siMhAsana para baiThA thA aura vaha bhI jAnanevAlA hai| aura jisane yaha jAna liyA ki merA kucha bhI nahIM yahI kahatA thaa| | hai, usI ko patA calegA maiM kauna huuN| usa rAjA ne kahA, ve mere pitA the, ve aba svargavAsI ho gye| mere pAsa loga Ate haiM, ve kahate haiM ki kaise patA cale ki maiM usane kahA, unake pahale bhI maiM AyA thA, taba eka tIsarA hI kauna hN| sIdhI prakriyA hai : 'mere' ko zithila karate jaao| AdamI baiThA thaa| aura hara bAra paharedAra bhI badala jAte haiN| jahAM-jahAM 'mere' ko pAo, vahAM-vahAM rassI ko kATate jaao| AdamI bhI badala jAte haiN| yaha makAna vahI hai| aura hara bAra jaba kucha chor3akara bhAga jAne kI bhI jarUrata nahIM hai ki tuma ghara maiM AtA hUM, taba yahI jhaMjhaTa! chor3akara bhaago| kyoMki chor3akara bhAgane meM to aisA lagatA hai ki usane kahA, ve hamAre pitA ke pitA the, ve bhI svargavAsI ho | kATa na pAye, Darakara bhAga gye| Dara lagA ki rahe to kahIM 'merA' gye| ho hI na jAye yaha makAna! kahIM lagane na lage ki merA hai! to to usane ibrAhIma se pUchA, 'jaba maiM cauthI bAra AUMgA, tuma jaMgala bhAga gaye, jaMgala meM kyA hogA? jisa jhAr3a ke nIce mujhe yahAM miloge, isa siMhAsana para, ki phira koI aura | baiThoge, vahI tumhArA ho jaayegaa| milegA? jaba itane loga yahAM badalate jAte haiM, isalie to maiM | tumane dekhA, bhikhArI bhI jisa jagaha para baiThatA hai sar3aka ke, kahatA hUM yaha sarAya hai, dharmazAlA hai| tuma bhI Tike ho thor3I dera; vaha usakI ho jAtI hai| agara dUsarA bhikhArI vahAM A jAye, mere Tika jAne meM kyA bigar3a rahA hai? subaha huI, tuma bhI cala jhagar3A ho jAtA hai, aba kucha nahIM hai| calatI sar3aka hai, kisI par3oge, hama bhI cala pdd'eNge| kI nahIM hai, sArvajanika hai| magara bhikhAriyoM ke bhI aDDe hote haiN| kahate haiM ibrAhIma ko bodha huaa| vaha siMhAsana se nIce utara jo bhikhArI jisa jagaha baiThatA hai, vaha usakI dukAna hai| AyA aura usane kahA ki tUne mujhe jagA diyaa| aba tU ruka, maiM eka AdamI eka bhikhArI ke sAmane se gujara rahA thaa| vaha claa| aba yahAM rukakara bhI kyA karanA hai| jahAM se subaha jAnA | bhikhArI cillAyA, 'bAbA! kucha paise mila jAyeM, sinemA dekha par3egA, itanI dera bhI kyoM gaMvAnI! aauuNgaa|' aura sAmane takhtI lagA rakhI thI ki maiM aMdhA huuN| usa ibrAhIma ne chor3a diyA raajmhl| ibrAhIma sUphiyoM kA eka AdamI ne pUchA, tuma aMdhe ho? to usane kahA ki nahIM, asala meM bar3A phakIra ho gyaa| yaha dukAna dUsare bhikhArI kI hai| vaha Aja chuTTI para hai| maiM aMdhA merA makAna! merA beTA! merA dhana! merA dharma! jahAM-jahAM tuma nahIM hUM, maiM laMgar3A huuN| yaha dukAna dUsare kI hai, maiM to sirpha Aja 'mere' ko phailAte ho, vahAM-vahAM tumhArA 'maiM', jhUThA 'maiM' khar3A baiThA hUM, kyoMki vaha chuTTI para hai| aura mauke kI dukAna hai| to hotA hai| jo 'maiM' 'mere' ke phailAva se banatA hai, usIko | jaba vaha chuTTI para hotA hai to mujhe biThA jAtA hai| mahAvIra ahaMkAra kahate haiN| aura jo 'maiM' saba 'mere' ke TUTa tuma agara jAo jaMgaloM meM, himAlaya kI guphAoM meM, jahAM jAne para bacatA hai, usako mahAvIra AtmA kahate haiN| to abhI to saMsAra chor3akara baiThe haiM saMnyAsI, unakI bhI guphAeM haiM: dUsarA na tumane jo apanA 'maiM' jAnA hai, vaha 'maiM' nahIM hai| vaha to tumhArI baitthe| agara dUsarA baiTha jAye, jhagar3A maca jAtA hai| to kyA pharka aura gAya ke bIca meM baMdhI huI rassI hai| vaha tumhArI aMtarAtmA par3egA? makAna chUTegA, guphA apanI ho jaayegii| guphA chUTegI, nahIM hai| vaha to tumhAre makAna para lagI huI tumhAre ahaMkAra kI sar3aka ke kinAre baiTha jAoge to vaha Tukar3A apanA ho jaayegaa| chApa hai| tuma kahAM apane ko lagAte ho, yaha thor3e hI savAla hai| kahIM bhI isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM: to cipakAoge usa 'maiM' ko! basa jahAM cipakA doge, vahI ko NAma bhaNijja buho, NAuM savve parAie bhaave| jhaMjhaTa ho jaayegii| majjhamiNaM ti ya vayaNaM, jANato appayaM saddhaM / / loga dharma se bhI cipakA dete haiN| merA maMdira! hiMdu kahate haiM, 'aisA kauna hai jAnanevAlA, jo kahegA yaha merA hai?' | hamArA! musalamAna kI masjida, ve kahate haiM, hamArI! hiMdU ko rasa to jisane yaha jAna liyA ki merA kucha nahIM hai, vahI AtA hai musalamAna kI masjida gira jAye to| 1424
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________________ vavi tor parma kI mUla bhittiH abhaya S R eka hiMdU paMDita meM aura eka musalamAna maulavI meM bar3I dostI ke liye hai| isakI kSaNabhaMguratA ko gaura se dekhate raho, to tuma thii| maulavI nayI masjida banAne ke liye yojanA kara rahA thA ise 'merA' na khoge| aura dAna mAMga rahA thaa| usane mitroM ko bhI patra likhe| usane usa tarka-e-umIda se hI milegA sukUna-e-dila! paMDita ko bhI patra likhA ki masjida banAne ke lie ceSTA kara rahe | aura dila kI jo gahana zAMti hai, vaha jo Atma-zAMti hai, haiM, kucha dAna! paMDita ne patra likhA ki yaha to asaMbhava hai; maiM hiMdU | vAsanA ke tyAga se hI milegI: mamatA ke tyAga se hI milegii| hUM aura masjida banAne ke lie dAna dUM, yaha to saMbhava nahIM hai| hAM, do dina kI jiMdagI para bharosA kiyA to kyA! purAnI ko girAne ke nimitta sau rupaye bheja rahA huuN| purAnI 'maiM eka hUM, zuddha hUM, mamatA-rahita hUM tathA jJAna-darzana se girAoge na, nayI banAne ke pahale! merA dAna purAnI ko girAne ke paripUrNa huuN| apane isa zuddha svabhAva meM sthita aura tanmaya hokara liye hai| isakA upayoga bhara girAne meM kara lenaa| banAne ke lie maiM ina saba parakIya bhAvoM kA kSaya karatA huuN|' to maiM kaise de sakatA hUM! ahamikko khalu suddho, Nimmamao NANadaM snnsmggo| masjida gira jAye, hiMdU prasanna hai| maMdira jala jAye, musalamAna tamhi Thio taccitto, savve ee khayaM nnemi|| prasanna hai| kisI ko paramAtmA se kucha lenA-denA nahIM hai, . "maiM eka huuN...|' apanA-apanA hai| agara tumhAre paramAtmA piTa rahe hoM to koI | __ eka-eka zabda samajhanA isa sUtra kaa| mahAvIra kahate haiM, maiM bacAne bhI na aayegaa| loga khuza hI hoMge ki acchA hai, tumhAre eka huuN| tuma na kaha sakoge ki tuma eka ho| tuma to agara gaura hI piTa rahe haiN| | karoge, to pAoge tuma eka bhIr3a ho| tuma aneka ho| tuma to jabalapura meM gaNeza-utsava para gaNezoM kA julUsa nikalatA hai, eka bAjAra ho| eka upadrava ho, jisake bhItara kaI svara haiN| zobhA-yAtrA nikalatI hai| aura hara muhalle ke gaNezoM kI jagaha mahAvIra ne kahA, sAdhAraNataH manuSya 'bahucittavAna' hai| isa baMTI huI hai| to pahale brAhmaNoM ke Tole kA gaNeza hotA hai, phira | zabda kA prayoga akele mahAvIra ne kiyA hai paccIsa sau sAla dasare ttole| phira aise pIche Akhira meM harijana ttole| phle| aba Adhunika manovijJAna isa zabda kA upayoga karatA eka bAra brAhmaNoM kA TolA Ane meM thor3I dera ho gaI aura hai| vaha kahatA hai: malTIsAikika, bhucittvaan| eka-eka teliyoM ke gaNeza pahale A gye| to jaba brAhmaNoM ke gaNeza AdamI ke pAsa eka-eka mana nahIM hai; eka-eka AdamI ke pAsa pahuMce, brAhmaNoM ne kahA, 'haTAo teliyoM ke gaNeza ko! teliyoM na mAlUma kitane mana haiM! kA gaNeza aura Age!' | tuma akasara kahate ho ki yaha mere mana ko nahIM bhaataa| lekina hAM, gaNeza bhI teliyoM ke, brAhmaNoM ke alaga-alaga haiM! tumane kabhI khayAla kiyA ki subaha jo tumhAre mana ko nahIM teliyoM kA gaNeza, haTAo piiche| yaha to beijjatI kI bAta ho bhaataa| vahI zAma ko bhAne lagatA hai! Aja jo acchA lagatA hai, gii| aura teliyoM ke gaNeza ko pIche haTanA pdd'aa| kala burA lagane lagatA hai| kSaNabhara pahale jo prItikara thA, aba hiMdU-musalamAna ke devI-devatA to chor3o, hiMdU ke bhI zatru mAlUma hone lagatA hai| to tuma socate nahIM ki tumhAre bhItara devI-devatA! telI aura brAhmaNa ke alaga ho jAte haiN| bahuta mana haiM; eka mana nahIM hai| agara eka mana ho to tumhArA prema saba jagaha AdamI apane ahaMkAra kI patAkA liye khar3A rahatA ekarasa hogaa| agara eka mana ho to tumhArA bhAva thira hogaa| hai| isa patAkA ko jo girA detA hai vahI AtmA ko jAnane meM | agara eka mana ho to badalAhaTa na hogii| tumhAre bhItara zAzvatatA samartha hotA hai| hogI, ciraMtanatA hogii| chor3o isa mere-tere ko| sapanoM meM jyAdA rasa mata lo| lekina tuma to eka bhIr3a ho| gurajiepha kahatA thA, tuma eka tarka-e-umIda se hI milegA sukUna-e-dila aise ghara ho jisakA mAlika to soyA hai aura naukara pAlI bAMdha do dina kI jiMdagI para bharosA kiyA to kyA! liye haiN| kyoMki sabhI naukara mAlika honA cAhate haiN| sabhI eka itanA hI dekhate raho ki yahAM jo hai, do dina ke liye hai, kSaNabhara sAtha to ho nahIM skte| aura mAlika soyA hai, to naukaroM ne 425
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 pAlI bAMdha lI hai| AdhA-AdhA ghar3I ko eka-eka naukara | sarakAra nirmita karane kI koziza karatA hai| mAlika ho jAtA hai| jaba, jo naukara mAlika hotA hai, usa vakta / kI tarke-maya to mAyale-piMdAra ho gayA usakI calAtA hai| phira vaha kisI kI nahIM suntaa| maiM taubA karake aura gunahagAra ho gyaa| ThIka kahatA hai gurjieph| aisI hI AdamI kI dazA hai| aura tumane kabhI kisI cIja ko na karane kI kasama khAI? jaba tuma krodha meM ho, taba krodha kI calatI hai| yaha tumhArA eka kasama khAte hI usameM aura rasa Ane lagatA hai| khAkara kasama naukara hai| aura krodha meM tuma aisI bAteM kara jAte ho ki ghar3Ibhara dekho! cAhe isake pahale koI rasa bhI na rahA ho| kasama khAkara bAda jaba krodha kA rAjya jA cukA hogA, taba tuma pchtaaoge| | dekho... kyoMki taba dUsarA mAlika A gyaa| vaha mAlika kahegA, 'yaha kI tarke-maya to mAyale-piMdAra ho gyaa| kyA galatI kara lI? bar3I bhUla ho gii|' kSamA maaNgoge| aura jaise hI koI cIja tyAgI ki tumhArI kalpanA ghor3oM para isa dUsare mAlika ke prabhAva meM tuma kisI ko kaha Aoge ki | savAra ho jAtI hai| aura vaha socatI hai, 'are bhoga lo! patA aba kabhI krodha na kruuNgaa| nahIM kitanA majA hai, nahIM to duniyA kyoM isake khilApha hai? phira galatI kara rahe ho| kyoMki vaha jo krodha karanevAlA hai, kucha na kucha rAja to hogA hii| nahIM to itane loga samajhAnevAle jaba mAlakiyata meM phira AyegA, taba yaha pazcAttApa kAma na | haiM, koI chor3atA nhiiN|' kalpanA ghor3e para savAra ho jaayegii| AyegA: yaha AzvAsana kAma na aayegaa| yaha kisI aura ke | maiM taubA karake aura ganahagAra ho gyaa| dvArA diyA gayA AzvAsana krodha kyoM pUrA karegA? pazcAttApa kro| tuma kaho, aba kabhI na kreNge| aura tatkSaNa kAmavAsanA uThatI hai to tuma usake prabhAva meM ho jAte ho| phira tumhAre bhItara gunAha uThane lgeNge| karane kI AkAMkSA prabala subaha uThakara maMdira cale jAte ho, brahmacarya kI kasama khAne lagate hogI, jaba bhI tuma kahoge aba na kreNge| ho| bhUla gaye saaNjh| phira AyegI saaNjh| phira kAmavAsanA / upavAsa karake dekho! usa dina jaisA bhojana meM rasa loge, vaisA siMhAsana para baitthegii| phira tuma ar3acana meM pdd'oge| kabhI na liyA thaa| usa dina bhojana hI bhojana kroge| rAta-dina samajhane kI koziza kro| ina manoM meM se koI bhI mana tumhArA | sapane hI sapane aayeNge| jisa cIja ko chor3oge usI kI tarapha nahIM hai| tuma to abhI soye ho| ina manoM meM se kisI ko cunanA kalpanA rasalIna hone lagatI hai| nahIM hai, kyoMki inameM se cunA huA to ThIka vaisA hI rahegA jaisA saMyamI bar3e aMtaryuddha meM par3a jAtA hai, gRhayuddha meM par3a jAtA hai| lokatAMtrika sarakAra hotI hai-bahumata kii| lekina bahumata kA | jJAnI aura saMyamI meM pharka hai| mahAvIra kA jora jJAnI para hai| koI bharosA hai? Aja jo isa pArTI meM hai, kala dUsarI pArTI meM ho| mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'maiM eka hai, zuddha hUM, mamatA-rahita hUM tathA jAtA hai| Aja jo mitra hai, kala zatru ho jAtA hai| vahAM to jJAna-darzana se paripUrNa huuN| apane isa zuddha svabhAva meM sthita aura rUpa-raMga roja badalate rahate haiN| khela calatA rahatA hai| jo tanmaya hokara maiM ina saba parakIya bhAvoM kA kSaya karatA huuN|' sarakAra banI dikhAI par3atI hai, vaha kisI bhI kSaNa gira jAtI hai| mahAvIra yaha nahIM kahate ki maiM parakIya bhAvoM kA kSaya karake jinakI kabhI AzA na thI, ve sarakAra meM pahuMca jAte haiM, mAlika apane svabhAva meM thira hotA huuN| mahAvIra kahate haiM, apane svabhAva bana jAte haiN| yaha calatA rahatA hai| yaha to sAgara meM uThatI laharoM meM thira hotA hUM, isalie parakIya bhAvoM kA kSaya hotaa| jaisA khela hai| ___ 'maiM apane svabhAva meM sthita aura tanmaya hokr...|' to agara tumane koI kasama khAkara kisI taraha bahamata banA asalI savAla usa eka meM tanmaya ho jAne kA hai; saMsAra ke liyA, to tuma muzkila meM rhoge| vaha alpamata sadA upadrava | tyAga kA kama, satya ke anubhava, satya ke rasa kA jyAdA hai, satya khar3A karatA rhegaa| vaha AMdolana claayegaa| vaha jhaMjhaTa paidA | ke svAda kA jyAdA hai| kregaa| vaha bahumata ko khiskaayegaa| saMyamI aura jJAnI ke | 'maiM eka huuN...|' jIvana meM yahI pharka hai| saMyamI apane bhItara eka lokatAMtrika kauna hai tumhAre bhItara eka? vAsanAeM to aneka haiM? vicAra 4261
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________________ dharma kI mUla bhittiH abhaya aneka haiN| deha bhI eka nahIM hai, kyoMki deha bhI roja badalatI hai| taraMgeM to bahuta uThIM, lahareM to bahuta AIM; lekina taTa! vaha bacapana meM eka thI, javAnI meM aura hai, bur3hApe meM aura hogii| aura jagaha na milI, jahAM saba lahareM zAMta ho jAtI haiN| ye to moTe vibhAjana haiM, agara gaura se dekho to roja badalatI hai| upha! tUphAna to bahuta rahe, AMdhiyAM to bahuta rahIM; lekina aisI subaha kucha hai sAMjha kucha hai| deha hajAra bAra badalatI hai| mana to koI zaraNa na milI, jahAM sukha-caina ho jAtA hai| karor3a bAra badalatA hai| yaha koI bhI eka nahIM hai| ina sabake nadI ko lahara milI, taTa kI dilAsA na milI bhItara agara tuma eka ko khoja lo, vaha eka hI sAkSI-bhAva nayana mile to adhara paMkha tharatharA ke raha gaye hai-jJAyaka-bhAva jisako mahAvIra kahate haiM jJAtA-vaha eka aura sadA adhUrA-adhUrA rahA; kucha milA to kucha kama ho hai| bacapana meM bhI vahI thA, javAnI meM bhI vahI, bar3hApe meM bhI gyaa| vhii| sukha meM, dukha meM, krodha meM, prema meM, karuNA meM--saba meM nayana mile to adhara paMkha tharatharA ke raha gaye vhii| vaha eka hai| pyAra ko janma milA, pyAra ko bhASA na milii| usa eka ko jisane pakar3a liyA usane jIvana kA AdhAra khoja | isa saMsAra meM pyAsa to hai, pyAra to hai; lekina na bhASA milatI, liyaa| usa eka para jo apane bhavana ko khar3A karegA, usake na mAdhyama milatA, na dvAra miltaa| bhaTakatI hai rUha registAnoM zikhara mokSa taka uTha jaayeNge| meM-pyAsa ke, atRpti ke, asaMtoSa ke| 'maiM eka, zuddha, mamatA-rahita, jJAna-darzana se pripuurnn...|' jo bAhara jAyegA to aisA hI hogaa| bhItara Ate hI kinArA usa aMtarAtmA kA eka hI lakSaNa hai : jJAna-darzana; jAnane kI, milatA hai| bAhara pyAsa hI pyAsa hai, bhItara tRpti hI tRpti| mujhe dekhane kI kssmtaa| basa itanA usakA svabhAva hai| AtmA kA aisA kahane do ki bAhara pyAsa hI pyAsa hai aura tRpti bilakula itanA hI svabhAva hai : dekhane-jAnane kI kssmtaa| agara jAno aura nahIM; aura bhItara tRpti hI tRpti hai, pyAsa bilakula nhiiN| to dekho, isa kSamatA kA upayoga karo, to saMsAra bana jAtA hai| asalI savAla bhItara Ane kA hai| agara na jAno, na dekho, isa kSamatA ko zuddha chor3a do, upayoga | AnaMda tumhArA svabhAva hai| mata karo, to mukti phalita ho jAtI hai| _ 'maiM eka hUM, zuddha hUM, mamatA-rahita hUM, jJAna-darzana se paripUrNa 'apane isa zaddha svabhAva meM sthita aura tanmaya hokara, maiM ina haiN| apane isa zaddha svabhAva meM sthita aura tanmaya hokara maiM ina saba parakIya bhAvoM kA kSaya karatA huuN|' saba parakIya bhAvoM kA kSaya karatA huuN|' pyAsa bhaTakI hI sadA, nIra kI AzA na milI ve sArI pyAseM, tar3aphar3AhaTeM, daur3a, ApAdhApI, vaha bAhara kA nadI ko lahara milI, taTa kI dilAsA na milI sArA jAla, sakhe kaMTha, rotI AMkheM una sabakA tyAga hotA nayana mile to adhara paMkha tharatharA ke raha gae calA jAtA hai, kSaya hotA calA jAtA hai| pyAra ko janma milA, pyAra ko bhASA na milii| upaniSada ThIka mahAvIra kI isa aMtardRSTi ko pragaTa karate haiN| -jaisI jiMdagI hai, vahAM sirpha pyAsa hai, tRpti nahIM hai| ajo nityaH zAzvato'yaM puraanno| pyAsa bhaTakI hI sadA, nIra kI AzA na milI! maiM sadA rahanevAlA, sanAtana, sadA sadaiva sthira rahanevAlA jise tuma saMsAra kahate ho, vaha pyAsa aura pyAsa aura pyAsa, | AtmA huuN| marusthala! hAM, dUra marUdyAna dikhAI par3ate haiM, pAsa pahuMcane para ajo nityaH zAzvato'yaM puraanno| marUdyAna siddha nahIM hote| aura jaba taka koI zAzvata se na jur3a jAye, kSaNabhaMgura se kaise pyAsa bhaTakI hI sadA, nIra kI AzA na milii| | sukha pAyA jA sakatA hai? pAnI ke babUloM ko saMpadA banAne meM dikhAI bhI par3e jala-srota, to bhI satya siddha na hue| mana ke lage ho| hAtha meM nahIM Ate, taba taka to iMdradhanuSa una para banate hI svapna the! haiM; hAtha meM Ate hI phUTa jAte haiN| nadI ko lahara milI, taTa kI dilAsA na milii| upaniSada kahate haiM : satAM hi sty| satpuruSoM kA svabhAva hI
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________________ jina sUtra bhAgaH1 satyamaya hotA hai| usa zAzvata kI jo sadA se hai aura sadA rhegaa| aura usa satya koI bAhara kI bAta nahIM tumhAre svabhAva kI bAta hai| zAzvata kI varSA hote hI kSaNabhaMgura se chuTakArA ho jAtA hai| satAM hI sty| tasmAtsatye rmnte| kSaNabhaMgura ko chor3anA nahIM pdd'taa| pAnI ke babUloM ko koI aura ve sadA usa bhItara ke satya meM ramate haiN| chor3atA hai? bodha AyA-chUTa gaye! ajJAna meM pakar3atA hai, jJAna vahI mahAvIra kaha rahe haiM tanmaya hokara, svabhAva meM sthita, meM chUTa jAtA hai| ajJAna meM hama saMsAra ko pakar3ate haiM, jJAna meM hama parakIya bhAvoM kA kSaya karatA huuN| svayaM ko pakar3a lete haiN| aura jisane svayaM ko pA liyA, usane ise thor3A prayoga meM lAnA zurU kro| uThate-baiThate eka dhAgA saba pA liyaa| aura jisane svayaM ko khoyA, vaha kucha bhI pA le, bhItara samhAlate raho, jIvana ke sAre manake isI dhAge meM piro lo| to bhI usakA pA liyA huA kucha siddha na hogaa| eka na eka dina uTho to yAda rakho ki maiM jAnanevAlA haM, uThanevAlA nhiiN| uTha to vaha royegaa| usakI AMkheM AMsuoM se bharI hoNgii| zarIra rahA hai| uTha to mana rahA hai| maiM sirpha jAnanevAlA huuN| calo Aja ve mere gAna kahAM haiM? rAste para, to jAnate raho: cala to zarIra rahA hai, cala to mana rahA TUTa gaI marakata kI pyAlI hai; maiM to sirpha jAna rahA huuN| jAna rahA hUM ki zarIra cala rahA, mana lupta huI madirA kI lAlI cala rhaa| bhojana karo to smaraNa rakho ki bhojana to zarIra meM par3a | merA vyAkula mana bahalAnevAle rahA hai, ki zarIra tRpta ho rahA hai, ki mana tRpta ho rahA hai; lekina aba sAmAna kahAM haiM? maiM to jAnanevAlA huuN| aba ve mere gAna kahAM haiM? isa jAnanevAle ke sUtra ko tuma jIvana ke sAre manakoM meM piro jagatI ke nIrava maruthala para do| dhIre-dhIre yaha tumheM svAbhAvika hotA jaayegaa| tuma kucha bhI / haMsatA thA maiM jinake bala para karoge, bhItara eka aharniza nAda bajatA rahegA : 'maiM jJAtA huuN|' cira vasaMta-sevita sapanoM ke usa jJAtA meM hI tuma eka ho jaaogeN| usa jJAtA ko jAnate hI tuma mere ve udyAna kahAM haiM? saMsAra ke pAra ho jaaoge| aba ve mere gAna kahAM haiM? mahAvIra kahate haiM, jaise kamala ke patte jala meM rahate bhI jala ko | isake pahale ki AMkheM AMsuoM se bhara jAyeM aura hRdaya kevala chUte nahIM, aise hI phira jo sAkSI-bhAva ko upalabdha huA, jala meM rAkha kA eka Dhera raha jAye, jAgo! isake pahale ki jIvana hAtha se rahate hue bhI jala ko chUtA nhiiN| tuma phira kahIM bhI ho, tuma baha jAye, chiTaka jAye, uTho! avasara ko mata khoo! saMsAra ke bAhara ho| saMsAra ke bhItara bhI tuma bAhara ho| phira tuma jIvana alpa hai| use vyartha meM mata gaMvA do| maMdira tumhAre bhItara bhIr3a meM khar3e bhI akele ho| abhI to tuma akele bhI khar3e bhIr3a meM hai| agara samaya kA tuma ThIka upayoga karanA sIkha jAo, hI hote ho| | sAmAyika sIkha jAo-maMdira meM praveza ho jaaye| aura ye jo vacana haiM mahAvIra ke, ye kisI dArzanika ke vaktavya samaya ko saMsAra meM lagAnA aura samaya ko saMsAra se mukta kara | nahIM haiN| ye kisI tatvaciMtaka kI dhAraNAeM nahIM haiN| ye to eka lenA-basa do AyAma haiN| mahAsAdhaka ke anubhava haiN| inheM tuma anubhava banAo, to hI samaya ko saMsAra se mukta kro| samaya ko saMsAra kI vyastatA inakA rAja khulegaa| inheM tuma prayoga banAo aura inake lie tuma | se mukta karo! sAmAyika phalita hogI! apane meM praveza hogA! prayogazAlA bano, to hI ye sUtra satya ho skeNge| Atmadhana milegA! AtmagIta bajegA! AtmA kA nartana! tanmaya satAM hi sty| tasmAtsatye rmnte| hokara tuma DUboge! ramo ina satyoM meN| ina satyoM ko tumhArA svabhAva banane do| taba tumhAre jIvana meM usakI varSA ho jAyegI Aja itanA hii| ajo nityaH zAzvato'yaM puraanno| 1428