Jivan Drushti

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/008716/1

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jIvana dRSTi AcArya zrI padmasAgarasUrIzvarajImahArAja For Private And Personal use only

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NamotthuNaM samaNassa bhagavao mahAvIrassa | jIvana dRSTi - - - pravacanakAra cAritra cUr3AmaNi, ajor3a saMyamI, prazAMtamUrti pUjyapAda AcArya deveza zrImat kailAsasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. ke praziSya zAsana prabhAvaka, prakhara vaktA pUjyapAda AcArya zrIpadmasAgarasUrIzvarajI mahArAja zrI aruNodaya phAuNDezana, kobA gAMdhInagara - 382 009 For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra pustaka nAma : jIvana dRSTi pravacanakAra saMskaraNa pratiyA~ mUlya prakAzaka www.kobatirth.org : AcArya zrIpadmasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. (pAlI cAturmAsa, saM. 2040 meM die gae pravacanoM kA saMkalana ) : dvitIya, vi. saM. 2051, I. 1995 : 1000 : 25/- ( paccIsa rUpaye) : zrI aruNodaya phAuNDezana kovA, jilA gAMdhInagara, gujarAta, 382009 DI. TI. pI. : AcArya zrIkailAsasAgarasUri jJAna maMdira, kovA, gAMdhInagara 382009 : hemAMga prITarsa, muMbaI mudraka prAptisthAna : (1) prakAzaka ( 2 ) Chandrakant J. Shah "Anandghan' 113, Manekbag Society Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir Ambawadi, Ahmedabad - 380015 Ph. 6613314. For Private And Personal Use Only

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merI ora se.... "arham namaH" paramAtmA vItarAga bhagavaMta kA pravacana eka prakAza hai. jisameM kahAM aura kaise calanA isakA mArga darzana milatA hai. saMsAra ko dekhane kI kalA-dRSTi prApta hotI hai. vItarAga bhagavaMta ke vicAroM ko AcAra taka pahuMcAne kI preraNA bhI pravacana ke dvArA milatI hai. isa pustaka meM yahI prayAsa kiyA gayA hai ki kisa prakAra jIvana-jyotimaya baneM, 'sva' meM 'sarva' ko aura 'sarva' meM 'sva' ko dekhane kI jIvana dRSTi prApta ho. ina pravacanoM ke ciMtana-manana dvArA sarva AtmAoM ko svayaM kI pavitratA - pUrNatA prApta ho yahI merI ora se pAThakoM ko zubha saMdeza hai. zubhecchu AcArya padmasAgarasUri pAlI (rAja) For Private And Personal Use Only

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prakAzakIya... bAdala jala barasAtA hai aura vidvAna muni pravacana. yadi barasAye gaye jala ko kisI sarovara meM ekatre kara liyA jAya to bAda ke anyatra cale jAne para bhI cirakAla taka vaha jala pipAsuoM kI pyAsa bujhAtA rahatA hai. usI prakAra kiye gaye pravacanoM kA bhI kisI grantha ke rUpa meM saMkalana kara liyA jAye to vidvAn munirAja ke anyatra vihAra kara jAne para bhI vaha pravacana grantha cirakAla taka dharma jijJAsuoM kI jijJAsA zAnta karatA rahatA hai. isI dRSTi se parama pUjya prAptaH smaraNIya kuzala pravacanakAra zAsana prabhAvaka pUjyapAda AcArya zrImat padmasAgarasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. ke pravacanoM kA saMkalana isa pustaka meM kiyA gayA haiM! pUrva meM prakAzita 'jIvana-dRSTi' aprApya banane se isakA dvitIya saMskaraNa prakAzita karate hue harSAnvita ho rahe haiM! isa pustaka ke prakAzana meM tavAva (rAja.) nivAsI zrI jugarAjajI kesarImalajI (hAla. madrAsa) vAloM kA sudara Arthika sahayoga prApta huA hai tadartha hama Apake AbhArI haiM! prastuta pustaka se jIvana jIne kI dRSTi prApta ho yahI zubhakAmanA karate haiM! zrI aruNodaya phAuNDezana ke samasta TrasTI gaNa For Private And Personal Use Only

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samarpaNa! ) mahAn kAruNika - mahApaMDita siromaNi parama gItArtha - mahAn dArzanika jainAcArya zrImad haribhadrasUrIzvarajI ma. sA. ke caraNa kamaloM meM sAdara samarpita; jina ke granthoM se yaha 'jIvana dRSTi' milI hai. -padmasAgara For Private And Personal Use Only

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nivedana bhAratIya cintana aura darzana kI pradhAnatA haiM ki sabhI darzano kA AdhAra-sUtra hai. sUtra choTe se choTA vAkyAMza hai jo artha meM pUrNa spaSTa ho tathA phira usakI punarAvRtti na kI gaI ho. sUtroM kA spaSTa artha-vodha sAdhanAgamya hai aura vahA~ sAdhAraNa mastiSka kI paiTha nahIM hotI hai. tapa aura sAdhanA ke bala para AcArya-santa una sUtroM kA evaM zAstroM kA sAkSAtkAra karate haiM. zAstra - sAkSAtkAra kI abhivyakti hI pravacana hai. pravacana kI AdhAra bhUmi pUrNAnubhUti hai aura isIlie santa ke pAsa upAsanA aura sAdhanA kI kuMjI hai. upAsanA kA artha hai-gurU kA sAmIpya prApta kara jIvana ke rahasya kI khoja yA jIvana ke artha kI khoja. aura yahI anveSaNa jIvana kI sArthakatA pradAna karatA hai. sAdhanA kA artha hai svayaM ko anuzAsita karanA yA mastiSka ke mUla kendra meM dhyAna kendrita karanA. yaha upAsanA aura sAdhanA hI yoga hai jo apara zabda ko para zabda se jor3ane kA sAmarthya detI hai, dik-kAla vAdhita jIvana meM rahate hue phala se anAsakta ho jAnA hI jIvana mukti hai. vizva meM rahate hue grAhya-grAhaka bheda kA miTa jAnA hI aparigraha hai. ise prApta karane ke lie AcArya kA sAmIpya evaM AcArya jivA se niHsRta zabda hI sIDhiyA~ hai. isIlie satsaMga kA vizeSa mahatva hai. 'satAM saMgo hi bheSajaM' satsaMga hI auSadhi hai. saMsAra roga hai, arihaMta roga mukti aura auSadhi saMta-sAmIpya aura saMtavANI hai. saMtavANI hI sat vANI hai. zAstroM ke gRhya sUtroM ko sarvasAdhAraNa kI bhASA meM vodhagamya karanA saMta kI vizeSatA hai. kavIra, nAnaka tathA ravidAsa jaise saMtoM ne bhASA meM vuddhi kA prayoga kama, anubhUta satya kA prayoga adhika kiyA hai. isIlie unakI vANI meM zakti hai, prabhAva hai, pravAha hai, taTa taka pahuMcAne kA. vartamAna yuga meM saMta kA cAturmAsa eka avasara hai, parva hai. parva kA artha hai saMdhi. saMdhi vaMdhana aura mukti kA saMyuktasthala hai. eka ora baMdhana tathA dUsarI ora mukti. vinA saMdhi sthala para Aye mukti asambhava hai. caurAhe para AdamI bhramita bhI hotA hai aura sahI mArga bhI prApta kara letA hai. lAbha kI prApti apanI hI zakti sAmarthya para Azrita hotI hai. saMta kA kArya dizAbodha denA hotA hai, calanA svayaM ko hotA hai. AcArya zrImad padmasAgarasUrIzvarajI mahArAja sAhava zAstra ke mUrta rUpa hai. svArtha mukta hai. unake pravacana meM svArtha nahIM, jana-paramArtha kI bhAvanA hai. zAstroM ke jaTila sUtroM ko unakI vANI ne saralatA pradAna kI hai. unakI vaikharI meM vaha avirala pravAha hai jisakI adhyAtma gaMgA meM AdamI vaha uThatA hai. unakI jihvA niHsRta puNya salilA pApanAzinI evaM zAMti pradAyinI hai. yaha sAdhaka kI sAmarthya para nirbhara hai ki vaha saMta kI vANI se kitanA lAbha uThA pAtA For Private And Personal Use Only

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hai. zravaNa vinA manana bhI niSphala haiM. AcArya zrI kI vANI kA hamAre manana aura cintana kA AdhAra vane tabhI usakA samucita lAbha hameM mila sakegA. bhAgyazAlI haiM ve zrAvaka jo isa zaktigarbhA vaikharI ke sAkSI haiM. jinhoMne apane svayaM ke kAnoM se isa satya kA udghoSa sunA hai, samajhane kA prayatna kiyA hai tathA upAsanA aura sAdhanA kA lAbha uThAyA hai. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir mAnava mastiSka kI sImA hotI hai. sune hue kA kucha bhAga hI manana ho pAtA hai aura manana kA kucha aMza hI AcaraNa banatA hai. isaliye yaha stutya prayatna hai ki parama pUjya AcArya zrI ke pravacanoM ko prakAzita kiyA jAe, jisase jinhoMne yaha pravacana sunA hai tathA jinhoMne nahIM sunA hai, donoM hI samAna rUpa se lAbhAnvita ho sakeM. yaha prakAzita pravacana par3hA jAe, usa para cintana kiyA jAe aura vaha hamAre AcaraNa kA aMga bane yahI AkAMkSA hai. pAlI meM AcArya zrI ke diye pravacana sarala, subodha, hRdayagrAhI tathA sarvakalyANakArI haiM. inakA prakAzana punIta saMkalpa evaM prayAsa hai. pravacana gAgara meM sAgara haiM. athAha parama zAMta aura gaMbhIra AzA hai, zrAvaka sAmarthyAnusAra DubakI lagAkara motI tathA anya ratna cunane kA prayatna kareMge. purUSArtha sahita isa sAgara manthana se durlabha ratnoM ko prApta kareMge, yahI zubhecchA hai. paryuSaNa parva 1984 prAdhyApaka, maiM akiMcana prANI, mahArAja sAhava ke pravacana para kucha kahane evaM likhane kA adhikArI nahIM hU~. maiM to svayaM athAha samudra ke kinAre baiTha kara kabhI taraMgoM tathA gaharAiyoM kA mAtra avalokana karatA hUM. " saMtAya variSThAya padmasAgarAya tubhyaM namaH" For Private And Personal Use Only DaoN. mAdhavAnanda tivArI jodhapura vizvavidyAlaya jodhapura

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tavAva (rAja.) nivAsI zreSThivarya zrImAn jugarAjajI kesarImalajI (vartamAna meM madrAsa) kA sundara Arthika sahayoga prApta huA hai. tadartha Apake sukRta kI bhUrizaH anumodanA... -zrI aruNodaya phAuNDezana For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra merI ora se prakAzakIya AbhAra darzana nivedana www.kobatirth.org viSaya-sUcI 1. maMgala pravacana se jIvana kI pUrNatA dharma 2. 3. dharma aura Adhunika vijJAna 4. satya sadAcAra 5. jIvana meM sadAcAra 6. bhakti kI zakti 7. bhAratIya saMskRti meM tapa sAdhanA dhyAna aura sAdhanA 8. 9. mitabhASitA : eka mauna sAdhanA 10. jIvana vyavahAra Mo 3 4 5 9 8 23 27 31 52 56 62 82 105

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maMgala pravacana se jIvana kI pUrNatA pravacana kI mahattA : ananta upakArI jinezvara paramAtmA ne pravacana ke mAdhyama se mokSa-mArga kA paricaya diyA dIrghakAla kI sAdhanA se svayaM ne jo bhI prApta kiyA, use karuNA-bhAva se aura parama vAtsalya se jagat ko arpaNa kara diyA. jinezvara bhagavanta ne pravacana ke mAdhyama se paramAtmA taka pahuMcane kI eka prakriyA vatalAI ki kisa prakAra jIvana kI sAdhanA satya kI bhUmikA ke dvArA saphala vane? jIvana kisa prakAra se satya ke AcaraNa para pratiSThita ho ? jIvana kI sampUrNa dharma-kriyA AcaraNa ke dvArA abhitapta ho aura kisa prakAra yaha mUrchita AtmA kI jo vartamAna avasthA hai, usake andara jAgRti prApta ho. vo sampUrNa upAya aura usakA mArgadarzana pravacana ke dvArA pradAna kiyA. mAtra usa pravacana ke andara se yadi thor3e-vahuta vicAroM ko hRdaya ke andara utAra liyA jAye, to mere khyAla se citta kI pavitratA tathA sthiratA ko vyakti sahaja meM hI prApta kara legA. dUdha ko jamAne ke lie eka jarA-se dahI kI jarUrata par3atI hai, cAhe vo 5 lITara ho yA 10 lITara ho. usameM eka cammaca dahI DAla diyA jAya to vaha dUdha ko sthira kara detA hai, usakA rUpAntara kara detA hai. paramAtmA ke maMgala-pravacana kA yadi cintana kara liyA jAe to yaha mana kI jo caMcalatA hai, vyagratA hai, citta kI anAdi-ananta-kAlIna asthiratA hai, usakI sthiratA ke lie, jIvana ke rUpAntara ke lie eka jarA-sA cammaca yadi pravacana DAla diyA jAye to usase samagra citta ko sthiratA mila jAyegI, mana ke zuddhikaraNa kA kAraNa bana jAyegA. pAnI yadi sthira hai aura usameM yadi Apa nirIkSaNa karate haiM to cehare kA prativimva najara A jAyegA, parantu yadi pAnI meM asthiratA hai to usake andara kabhI ApakA ceharA spaSTa nahIM dikhegA usI prakAra mana ke andara agara apavitratA ho, malinatA ho, vicAroM kI caMcalatA ho, vyagratA ho to mana ke andara kabhI AtmA kI anubhUti Apa prApta nahIM kara sakeMge. Apako usI mana kA sthirIkaraNa karanA hai, zuddhikaraNa karanA hai. pravacana upacAra hai : seTha maphatalAla eka vAra dillI gaye. vahA~ unhoMne totA becane vAle dekhe. AjAdI kI lar3AI kA samaya thA, ataH totA vecane vAloM ne tote ko sikhA rakhA thA - "AjAdI, phrIDama, svatantratA!" totA yahI volatA. seTha maphatalAla ko totA pasaMda AyA to 100 rupaye dekara totA kharIda liyA aura pAlI A gaye. kucha dina vAda, saMyoga aisA ki saMta munirAja kA Agamana huA. saMta mahArAja seTha maphatalAla ke ghara pahuMce. tote kA svabhAva hI aisA par3a gayA thA ki For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi jyoM hI koI vyakti dikhA, raTe-raTAye zabda bola detA - "AjAdI, phrIDama, svatantratA!" munirAja ne yaha sunA to seTha maphatalAla se bole - "seThajI Apa to zrAvaka haiM aura apanI bhAvanA yahI rahatI hai ki kisI bhI AtmA ko baMdhana meM nahIM rakheM. AtmA ko bhI zarIra ke baMdhana se mukta karane kI bhAvanA rahatI hai aura Apane tote ko piMjare meM baMda kara rakhA hai. ye zrAvakA kA AcAra nahIM hai. agara ye AjAdI kI apekSA rakhatA hai to ise AjAda kara do." seTha maphatalAla ne munirAja kI AjJA kA pAlana kiyA aura tote ko piMjare se AjAda kara diyA. magara totA Adata se majabUra ki punaH piMjare meM A ghusA. seTha ne dekhA-zAyada pUrva-janma ke saMskAra haiM, use khAnA diyA aura sAyaMkAla ko le jAkara sTezana ke pAsa chor3a Aye. totA, jo baMdhana ko hI priya mAna baiThA thA, bhalA AjAda kaise rahatA. punaH piMjare meM A baiThA. seTha ne tIna dina taka prayAsa kiyA, para totA vahIM-kA-vahIM rahA. seTha ne socA ye vAhara jAne ko taiyAra nahIM, mAtra isake zabdo meM hI AjAdI dikhatI hai, AcaraNa meM zUnya hai. saMyoga se kucha dinoM bAda munirAja kA punaH Agamana huA. tote ko piMjare meM dekhA to seTha se bole - "zrAvakajI, Apane mere Adeza kA pAlana nahIM kiyA." seTha ne kahA - "bhagavan maiM lAcAra hU~, Apake Adeza kA kaI bAra maiMne pAlana kiyA para yaha Adata se majabUra ki baMdhana ko hI priya samajha baiThA hai. isake zabdoM meM AjAdI kI bhAvanA haiM, para AcaraNa meM zUnya hai." munirAja seTha kA Azaya samajha gaye. to hamArI bhI yahI sthiti hai. Aja roja dina meM kaI bAra suvaha pratikramaNa meM, phira pravacana meM, phira guru-vandana meM, phira zAma ko pratikramaNa meM prArthanA karate haiM - "mahArAja, mujhe mokSa cAhiye, baMdhana se mukta jIvana cAhiye. saMsAra ke baMdhana se nikalanA hai." / upAzraya meM baiThe to mana meM yahI bhAva paidA hote haiM. jaba punaH saMsAra ke kAryoM meM lagate haiM to ina bhAvanAoM kA anta ho jAtA haiM. tote kI taraha cillAte to ho ki saMsAra se virakta honA haiM, para jaba virakta hone kA samaya AtA hai to punaH tote kI taraha apane piMjare meM lauTa jAte ho. kahA~ taka ApakA yaha nATaka calegA? zmazAna se milane vAlA vairAgya zmazAna taka hI raha jAtA hai. kisI ne mujha se pUchA - "mahArAja, kyA masAniyA vairAga bhI sArthaka ho sakatA hai?" maiMne kahA - "hAM ho sakatA hai, yadi tuma zmazAna se sIdhe hI upAzraya cale Ao." jaba taka lohA garma hai, usa para coTa karanA AsAna hai, ThaMDe lohe para hathaur3A mArate haiM to hathaur3A hI TUTa jAyegA, lohe para asara hI nahIM hogA. maiM bhI yahI kahatA hU~ ki jaba Apa meM masAniyA vairAgya jage, sIdhe mere pAsa cale Aiye. maiM apane pravacana rUpI hathaur3e se Apake andara ke garma lohe para coTa kara paramAtmA kI bhakti karane kA rUpa pradAna kara dUMgA. use eka nizcita AkAra pradAna kara dUMgA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra maMgala pravacana se jIvana kI pUrNatA pravacana pArasa patthara hai : 3 paramAtmA kI vANI pUrNatayA nirdoSa hai, vikAra rahita haiM. 35 guNoM se yukta jinezvara bhagavAna kI vANI aura upadeza-labdhi ke dvArA janmI vo bhASA hai, jisakA zravaNa kiyA jAya to jIvana sArthaka banatA hai. isa vANI ko pArasa patthara kI upamA dI, jo yadi hRdaya se sparza kara jAya to yaha hRdaya svarga jaisA mUlyavAna bana jAye, paropakArI bana jAye. eka vyakti ne prazna kiyA- "he prabhu! hama pratidina pravacana kA zravaNa karate haiM parantu abhI taka to yaha jIvana svarga jaisA mUlyavAna nahIM banA. kyA kAraNa hai?" kAraNa spaSTa hai. seTha maphatalAla pAlI se nikale the, pAsa meM kucha thA nahIM. acAnaka rAste meM jAte samaya koI mahAtmA mila gaye. becAre paristhitiyoM se lAcAra seTha ko kisI ne kaha diyA - "saMnyAsI ke pAsa pArasa patthara hai, yadi vo tumhe mila jAye to tumhArA sArA lohA sonA vana jAyegA." maphatalAla pralobhana vaza usa saMnyAsI ke pIche-pIche jAne lage. saMnyAsI ne vicAra kiyA aura kahA- "bhale AdamI, tuma gRhastha ho, tumhArA parivAra hai, parivAra kA bandhana hai. hamAre jaise saMnyAsiyoM ke pIche kyoM bhaTaka rahe ho?" maphatalAla ne kahA - "mahArAja, Apa to parama dayAlu haiM, kRpAlu haiM. maiM ghara kI paristhiti se itanA lAcAra hU~ ki mere lie ghara kyA hai, saMsAra kyA aura jagata kyA? sArA mamatva merA calA gayA hai. Apa se kyA kahU~, agara ApakI paropakArI dRSTi ho jAye, vo pArasa patthara yadi Apa mujhe de deM, Apake kisI kAma to AyegA nahIM. maiM saMsArI hU~, kama-se-kama merA ghara bAra to sukhI ho jAyegA. " yogI puruSa ne pArasa patthara nikAla karake de diyA- "bhale AdamI, ise tuma le jAo. " vaha lekara ghara para AyA. pUrvajoM kI eka bahuta bar3I lohe kI koThI par3I thI, usameM le jAkara DAla diyA. pratIkSA meM baiThA rahA, kaba lohe kI koThI sone kI koThI meM badale ghaNTe -do ghaNTe kA samaya nikala gayA. koI parivartana nahIM AyA usameM tava mana ke aMdara eka durbhAva utpanna huA yaha sAdhu saMnyAsI nahIM eka zaitAna thA, mujhe bevakUpha banA gayA. mere parivAra ke andara merA phajItA karA diyA. maiM logoM ke samakSa jhUThA vanA. vApasa saMnyAsI ke pAsa gayA aura bolAagara nahIM denA thA to koI jora jabardastI thor3e hI thI. maiMne koI tumhArA hAtha thor3e hI pakar3A thA. para aisA bevakUpha mujhe kyoM banAyA lAkara ke galata patthara de diyA, pArasa patthara ke nAma se. maiMne isakA prayoga kiyA, do ghaNTe taka baiThA rahA, parantu usameM koI parivartana nahIM AyA to bAta kyA hai ? satya kyA hai ? batalAo. For Private And Personal Use Only saMnyAsI ne kahA- sAdhu saMto kA AcaraNa kabhI asatya nahIM hotA. maiMne jo padArtha diyA, usa para merA pUrNa vizvAsa hai. tumhArA prayoga galata hai, calo maiM tumhAre sAtha AtA hU~. saMnyAsI ne ghara jAkara pUchA- volo ! tumane kahA~ prayoga kiyA. maphatalAla ne kahA - isa koThI ke andara.

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jIvana dRSTi yaha mere pUrvajo kI banAI huI koThI haiM. kabhI thA mere pAsa parantu ava kucha nahIM rahA sirpha yaha koThI rahI to maiMne dekhA, pahale isa koThI meM hI prayoga kiyA jAye saMnyAsI ne kahA - jarA lAlaTena lo aura jhAMka kara dekho, yaha patthara kahA~ par3A hai? maphatalAla ne lAlaTena lekara ke andara jhAMkA aura dekhA duniyA bhara kA kacarA andara par3A huA hai. lohe ke andara na jAne kava kI jaMga caDhI huI hai aura vaha patthara vIca meM hI aTakA par3A hai koThI se koI sparza hI nahIM. pArasa patthara kA lohe ke sAtha koI sparza hI nahIM to prayoga kahA~ se hogA. maphatalAla ne kahA - vaha patthara bIca meM hI aTakA hai, kacare ke aMdara par3A hai. saMnyAsI ne kahA - maiMne tumase pahale hI kaha diyA thA- tumhArA prayoga galata hogA. ye tumhArI mUrkhatA hai. bhUla tuma karo aura sajA mujhe mile, pahale koThI ko sApha karo. koThI kA kacarA vAhara nikAlo. maphatalAla ne vaisA hI kiyA. sArA kacarA bAhara nikAla DAlA. koThI meM camaka paidA huI to saMnyAsI ne kahA - ava prayoga karo. jaise hI patthara DAlA, usakA sparza huA, turanta rupAntara huA. sArI koThI sone kI vana gaI. to maiMne bhI kahA usa prazna karane vAle se-mujhe paramAtmA ke zabdo meM paripUrNa vizvAsa hai. paramAtmA ke zabda pArasa patthara jaise mUlyavAna aura jIvana kA parivartana, rupAntara karane vAle haiM. ye zabda pratidina Apa taka pravacana ke mAdhyama se pahuMcAyA jAtA hai. antara itanA hI hai, ApakA jo pAtra hai, yaha jo mana kI koThI hai, vaha vahuta gaMdI aura sar3I huI hai. na jAne kaba se kitane bhava kA kacarA isameM par3A hai. kala Apa bhI apane mana kI isa koThI ko sApha karake AyeM aura java ye mana kI koThI ko Apa sApha aura svaccha kara deMge tathA isameM jo jaMga lagI huI hai use Apa nikAla deMge to yaha jIvana svarga jaisA mUlyavAna bana jAyegA, paropakArI bana jAyegA. aneka AtmAoM ko zAnti dene vAlA ye jIvana bana jAyegA. isa jIvana kA mUlyAMkana vahuta sundara ho jAyegA. maMgala pravacana se jIvana kI pUrNatA : kisa prakAra svayaM ke vartula ke andara svayaM kI upasthiti prApta ho, kisa prakAra vicAra kI bhUmikA para sundara sAdhanA kI saphalatA prApta ho, kisa prakAra apane jIvana ke andara sabhyatA kA AcaraNa sakriya bane, ye sArI jAnakArI usakA sampUrNa mArgadarzana paramAtmA ke maMgala pravacana dvArA prApta karanA hai. pravacana ke dvArA suSupta cetanA ko jAgRta karanA hai. jinezvara bhagavanta ke usa maMgala pravacana dvArA hRdaya kI pavitratA, isa jIvana kI pUrNatA punaH prApta kara lenI hai jo aba taka suSupta avasthA meM prApta nahIM kI. jinezvara bhagavanta ne apane aMtima samaya meM, maMgala pravacana ke aMdara mRtyu ke mAdhyama se jIvana kA paricaya diyA. unhoMne kahA-sArA hI jIvana mRtyu ke vartula para upasthita hai. na jAne kava mere jIvana para mauta kA AkramaNa ho jAye. jAne se pahale mujhe apanA kArya paripUrNa kara lenA For Private And Personal Use Only

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maMgala pravacana se jIvana kI pUrNatA hai aura isa vartula kI sampUrNa jAnakArI prApta kara lenI hai, tAki bhaviSya ke aMdara phira mRtyu kA AkramaNa mere jIvana para na ho. mRtyu kA mujhe visarjana kara denA hai, vahI kAmanA lekara hama pratidina paramezvara ke pAsa jAte haiM ki mujhe apane jIvana kA samrATa bananA hai, mujhe apane jIvana ke aMdara mRtyu kA visarjana kara denA hai, yahI pUjA ke antima samaya apanI prArthanA hotI hai ki - bhagavan, tere puNya prabhAva se tere vatalAye hue ArAdhanA ke sazakta rAste se eka prArthanA lekara AyA hU~. "janma jarA mRtya nivAraNAya" terI ArAdhanA se maiM apane janma kA hI nAza kara DAlUM kyoMki janma hI mRtyu kA parityAga hai. janma kA nAza, jarA avasthA kA nAza aura sadA ke lie mRtyu kA visarjana ho jAya, yahI merI kAmanA hai, yahI merA mokSa hai. registAna ke aMdara bahuta teja garmI par3atI ho, aura vaizAkha jeTha kA mahinA ho, vahA~ para 2-4 kilo varpha ko rakhakara Apa A gaye to usa dopahara kI bhayaMkara garmI meM usakA astitva kahA~ taka rahegA. isI taraha saMsArI jIvana ke tApa se jIvana pratikSaNa pighala rahA hai. eka dina saMsAra meM usakA astitva bhI nahIM rahegA. pAnI ke aMdara yadi batAzA rakha diyA jAya to kahA~ taka vaha rahegA. vaha ghula jAyegA. zravaNa dharmitA : pravacana Arogya pathya haiM. Devine Medicine hai. isake dvArA gurujana dharma kA bhAva amRta pAna karAte hai. hara zrotA kI apanI apanI zravaNa grAhyatA hotI hai. kucha zrotA dikhAne ke taura para rasma adAyagI karane hetu pravacana meM Ate haiM to kucha parama jijJAsu zrotA bhI hote haiM jo cAhate haiM ki jina zabdoM meM asIma Atma vedanA kA pazcAtApa ho, mujhe ve hI zabda cAhiye. kucha rasika zrotA cAhate haiM ki vANI kA vyApAra unakI dharma sAdhanA kA pratIka bana jAye. aise zrotA hI pravacana kA sahI Ananda le sakate haiM. vambaI ke eka khyAti prApta solisITara misTara ena. Ara. kAMTevAlA mere vAlakezvara cAturmAsa ke daurAna pratidina pravacana zravaNa hetu Ate the. eka dina unhoMne kahA - mahArAja, maiM pratidina pravacana kA lAbha letA hU~. kintu zravaNa pyAsa nahIM bujhatI. maiMne kahA - vakIla sAhava, isa vAlakezvara kSetra meM bahumaMjilI imArateM haiM aura Upara eka ovara heDa TaiMka hai jisameM pratidina eka ghaNTA pAnI riprezara karake Upara vAle TaiMka ko lavAlaba bhara diyA jAtA hai. yaha TaiMka imArata ke sabhI gharoM ko zeSa 23 ghaNTe pAnI detA hai. isI prakAra mere eka ghaNTe ke prAtaHkAlIna pravacana rUpI riprezara se suzrAvakoM kA mastiSka rUpI ovara heDa TaiMka dharma bhAva ke jala se bhara jAtA hai. ava yadi insAna rUpI imArata kI pAIpa lAIna yAni kAna-mukha Adi chidroM se lIkeja hotA ho to mastiSka rupI ovara heDa TaiMka bharegA nahIM, isalie ApakI pyAsa adhUrI rahatI hai, ataH AvazyakatA isa bAta kI hai ki pravacana rUpI For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi moTara ke zuru hone se pahale apanI lIkeja pAIpa lAIna velDIMga karA le. arthAt jJAna rasa pAna se pahale zravaNa dharmitA bar3hA le tabhI pravacana zravaNa kI sArthakatA hai. pravacana eka DivAina meDIsina : barasAta ke andara diyAsalAI sIla jAtI hai. sIlana Ane ke bAda kitanI bhI ragaDe, tIlI Aga nahIM pakar3egI. usako Apa sukhA de, sIlana haTa jAyegI. phira jarA sA gharSaNa bhI agni utpanna kara degA. AtmA ke Upara hamAre karma kI sIlana caDhI huI hai. jaba taka tapazcaryA ke dvArA usako nirmala nahIM karA leMge, AtmA kI tIlI se paramAtma tatva kI Aga nahIM nikalegI. pravacana eka DivAina meDisina hai, AtmA ko nirmala karane kA sAdhana hai. pravacana ke mAdhyama se jJAna prApta kara mokSa mArga kA praveza milatA hai, nAriyala to dekhA hogA Apane. jaba usameM pAnI hotA hai, coTa mArane para usake bhItara kI girI TukaDe TukaDe ho jAtI hai, pAnI yAni Asakti hai aura AtmA hai usakA khola yAni zarIra. kintu java Asakti khatma ho jAtI hai, pAnI sUkha jAtA hai to nirlipta bhAva se khola se girI alaga. koI matalaba nahIM khola se. isI taraha hamAre andara bhI bhAva AnA cAhiye isaliye to hareka zubha kAryoM meM usakA prayoga hotA haiM. vaha vairAgya kA pratIka hai. "zarIrato bhinnohaM,". "nainaM chiMdanti zastrANi, nainaM dahati pAvakaH". zrI kRSNa ke ye zabda cintana ke pratIka bana jAya to AtmA meM paramAtma dazA kA bhAva jAgRta ho jAya. ghara meM khAnA banAne ke sAre sAdhana maujUda haiM, parantu Apa vanAnA nahIM jAnate ho to kSudhA kaise zAnta kareMge, isI taraha pravacana ke dvArA bhI paramAtmA ko prApta karane kI Teknika vatalAI jAtI hai. pravacana AtmA kI khurAka : eka hI upadeza bAra-bAra diyA jAya, samajha meM na Aye to usako bhinna bhinna dRSTikoNa se alaga-alaga tarIke se bAra vAra samajhAyA jAtA hai, vaccA java skUla jAtA haiM to eka sAla bhara taka usako varNamAlA kA jJAna karAyA jAtA hai, eka hI akSara ko bAra bAra likhAyA jAtA hai taba usake mana meM vaha citra kAyama hotA hai. usake andara saMskAra par3ate haiM aura vaha akSara jJAna kara pAtA hai. to isI taraha dharma ke lie bAra-bAra zabdoM ke citra kA paricaya diyA jAya to eka dina meM nahIM aneka dinoM ke prayAsa ke bAda usako saphalatA milegI. isa prakAra eka hI cIja ko alaga-alaga prakAra se kahA jAtA hai. tarIkA kahane kA alaga-alaga hotA hai. kaI bAra loga pUchate haiM - eka hI nAma bAra-bAra lene se kyA phAyadA? rAma kA nAma bAra-bAra kyoM liyA jAtA haiM, isase kyA phAyadA? maiM Apase pUchU - Apako bImArI ho jAtI hai to DaoNkTara ke pAsa jAte hai ki nahIM?... DaoNkTara Apako eka hI golI dina meM tIna - cAra vAra sAta yA dasa roja taka lene ko kahatA hai. Apa DaoNkTara se yaha to nahIM kahate - vAra vAra eka hI golI lene kI jagaha For Private And Personal Use Only

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maMgala pravacana se jIvana kI pUrNatA 7 eka sAtha hI kyoM na le lUM..... DAyAbiTIja ho jAya to insulina ke injekzana tIna sau sATha dina lenA paDatA hai ki nahIM. Apa yaha to nahIM kahate ki eka hI bAra meM le lUM. - isI taraha yaha pravacana AtmA kI khurAka hai. ye jJAna ke parama tatva kA bhojana hai jo roja AtmA ko milanA jarurI hai - isalie dharmavindu grantha meM kahA hai - "bhUyo bhUyaH upadezaH '. bAra-bAra upadeza diyA jAya tAki anAdi kAlIna viSaya vAsanA kA jvara jo isa AtmA para car3hA huA hai, use utArane ke lie pravacana ko bAra-bAra grahaNa kiyA jAtA hai jisase AtmA kA jvara zAnta ho jAya, AtmA kI bhUkha nikala Aye aura dharma ke prati rUci utpanna ho jAya. For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharma dharma kyA hai? AcArya haribhadrasUrijI mahArAja ne dharmavindu grantha ke dvArA jIvana kA eka prazasta mArga darzana diyA. kisa prakAra kI dharma sAdhanA mere ujjvala bhaviSya kA nirmANa kara sake yA kisI prakAra kI dharma sAdhanA paramAtmA ko svIkAra ho sake. yA maiM kisa prakAra kI dharma sAdhanA karuM jo mere antara AtmA meM paramAtmA ko pratiSThita kara sake. usa prakAra kI dharma vyavasthA isa grantha meM batalAI gaI hai. - sAmAnyatayA alaga alaga prakAra ke rupI padArthoM kA paramANu dharma kahalAtA hai. parantu AtmA kA mUla svabhAva, AtmA kI prApti kA parama sAdhana, jise hama dharma kahate hai. dharma zabda kI paribhASA ko hama yadi acchI taraha samajha le to Age jAkara kabhI kleza kA kAraNa nahIM banegA. dharma kA janma kahA~ para hotA hai, isa para hama vicAra kareMge. kyoMki Aja gRhastha logoM ke mana meM aisI mAnyatA hai ki kise dharma kahanA, kisa prakAra ke dharma ko svIkAra karanA va dharma hai kyA? bahuta se cintanazIla vyaktiyoM ke andara yaha prazna upasthita hotA hai. sabase sundara dharma kauna? Aine - akabarI meM eka ghaTanA kA ullekha AtA hai, jise vAdazAha akabara ke darabAra ke nau ratnoM meM se eka prasiddha itihAsakAra abulaphajala ne likhA hai. vAdazAha akabara ke daravAra meM AcArya vijayahIrasUrijI padhAre to akabara ne svayaM Age jAkara svAgata kiyA aura ucita Asana para biThAyA. AcArya kI vidvatA se akabara ke darabAra ke kaI paNDita, maulavI ghabarAte the. unhoMne akabara ko sikhA diyA ki inase pUchA jAya ki saMsAra meM sabase sundara dharma kauna? bhare daravAra meM AcArya vijayahIrasUrijI mahArAja se yaha prazna pUchA gayA. Apa jAnate hai ki isa prazna kA uttara kyA sthiti lekara AtA? yaha to Apa nahIM kaha sakate ki merA dharma sabase UMcA hai. kyA kare? bahuta hI santulita uttara denA thA. AcArya ne uttara diyA - rAjana sabase sundara dharma isa vizva kA jo hai, usa kI paribhASA maiM Apako batalAtA hU~. jahA~ para jisa AtmA kI antara AtmA nirmala ho, pavitra ho, vahI vizva kA sabase bar3A dharma va sundara dharma hai. "antaHkaraNa zuddhitvaM iti dharmatvam". antaHkaraNa kI zuddhi ko hI hamAre yahA~ dharma mAnA gayA hai. aura jahA~ para AtmA kI pavitratA hai, nirmalatA hai vaha dhArmika kahalAne kA adhikArI hai. AcArya vijayahIrasUrijI kI vidvatA se akabara bahuta hI prabhAvita huA aura sasammAna jagadgurU kA virUda pradAna kiyA. itanA bar3A dhArmika virUda Aja taka kisI mullA - maulavI ko bhI nahIM diyA, to yaha bAta pahale For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharma samajhane kI hai. dharma bindu grantha ke andara antara zuddhi ke upAya batalAye gaye haiM ki kisa prakAra antara AtmA kI zuddhi ko prApta karanA hai. maitrI dharma kA janma sthAna AcArya haribhadrasUrijI ne dharma bindu grantha meM spaSTa kara diyA ki dharma kA janma kahA~ se hotA hai? dharma kA prArambha kahA~ se kiyA jA sakatA haiM unhoMne grantha ke mAdhyama se vatalAyA ki maitrI hI dharma kA janma sthAna hai. isakA dUsarA rupa hotA hai - prema. prema ke mAdhyama se paramAtmA taka pahuMcane ke lie vo prema kI galI itanI choTI hai ki isa rAste meM Apa svayaM to jA sakate haiM, apane mitra aura parivAra ko sAtha meM nahIM le jA sakate haiM. prema kA parama tatva kaise prApta karanA hai. hara jagaha jaina darzana kI yahI apUrva vizeSatA hai ki hara jagaha maitrI kA paricaya diyA. hama jo pravacana kI maMgala kriyA karate hai, usa kriyA ke andara usake prANatatva kA paricaya diyA, vo pratikramaNa kA sAra maitrI hai. hama pratidina paramezvara kI sAkSI meM yaha nivedana karate hai "mittI meM savva bhuaisu, veraM majjaM na keNai." bhagavan prANI mAtra ke sAtha merA maitrI sambandha hai. kisI ke sAtha koI vaira nahIM. yahI maitrI bhAva Age calakara paramAtmA taka pahuMcAyegA. dharma bhAvanA ko vahI se utpanna karegA. maitrI AtmA ke sAtha honI cAhiye. para vo Aja hai kahA~? Apa roja ghara meM dUdha garma karate haiM. pAnI aura dUdha kI maitrI ko Apa jAnate haiM. Apa dUdha garma karate haiM to pAnI dUdha ke rakSaNa ke lie apanA balidAna karatA hai. pahale pAnI kA anta hotA hai aura jaise hI pAnI kA viyoga hotA hai ki dUdha kA hRdaya ubalatA hai - mere mitra se viyoga karAne vAlA kauna? mere mitra kA nAza karane vAlA kauna? maiM apane mitra ke lie apane jIvana kA nAza kara dUM, balidAna kara dUM. dUdha uphanatA hai, Aveza meM AtA hai. yadi use nahIM saMbhAlA jAtA hai to apanA bhoga dekara ke usa cUlhe ko bujhA detA hai. kaisI apUrNa maitrI. para java hoziyAra vyakti dekha letA hai ki dUdha garma ho rahA hai. uvAla Ane kI taiyArI hai aura cUlhe se utArane kA koI sAdhana nahIM milatA to kyA karatA hai? jarA sA pAnI liyA, lekara jaise hI dUdha para DAla detA hai to dUdha zAMta ho jAtA hai. mitra kI prApti meM sArA gussA hI ThaMDA ho jAtA hai. usI prakAra dharma ke viyoga meM ananta AtmA kI yaha sthiti honI cAhiye. yaha dharma kA viyoga Apa meM Aja taka darda paidA nahIM kara sakA. kaI vAra maiM Apa se kahU~ - paisA gayA to roye. saMsAra kA kisI prakAra kA viyoga huA to apanI antara AtmA meM rUdana paidA kara diyA - darda paidA huA. aura maiM kahatA hU~ AtmA se jaba dharma kA viyoga paidA huA to usa samaya koI pazcAttApa huA hai? kabhI antarhRdaya meM usakA rUdana paidA huA hai ki merI AtmA kA dharma se viyoga ho gayA? Aja merI AtmA kI yaha sthiti kaisI ho gayI. usakA koI dukha For Private And Personal Use Only

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10 jIvana dRSTi yA darda hamAre andara nahIM. kahA~ se vaha AtmA uddhAra prApta karegI. merA bhI yahI kahanA thA ki rUdana bhI eka sAdhanA hai. eka apUrva kalA hai aura ronA kahA~ ? vahI maiM samajhA rahA hU~. dharma ke viyoga meM AtmA meM rUdana paidA honA cAhiye. AtmavedanA ke A~sU nikalane cAhiye. Atma pazcAtApa ke A~suoM se AtmA kA prakSAlana karanA cAhiye. kabhI bhagavAna ke dvAra para rUdana lekara nahIM gaye aura gaye hote to Aja hamArI yaha sthiti nahIM rahatI. rUdana kA AkarSaNa bahuta bar3A AkarSaNa banatA hai. rUdana antara AtmA ko, hRdaya ko svaccha karane kA kAraNa banatA hai. parantu saMsAra ke lie rUdana huA para AtmA ke lie nahIM. eka cIja maiM Apase pUcha lUM - cAturmAsa kA itanA mahatva kyoM rakhA gayA. kucha isake bhI kAraNa haiM aura isalie vizeSa niyama cAturmAsa ke lie rakhe gaye haiM. sarva prathama yadi koI vyakti gaNita kA jAnakAra ho, maiM usase eka prazna karUM - bAraha meM se cAra gaye pIche zeSa kitanA nikalatA hai. yaha AdhyAtmika gaNita hai, ApakA vyAvahArika gaNita nahIM ki jhaTa se kaha de - bAraha meM se cAra gaye to ATha rahA. hamAre yahA~ yaha kahA jAyegA - bAraha meM se cAra gaye to bacA zUnya. yadi cAra mahinoM meM Apane dharma kI khetI nahIM kI to phira AtmA ke lie bhojana kahA~ se milegA? usa AtmA kA poSaNa kisa prakAra hogA? akAla meM to mRtyu AtI hai. isI taraha se andara kA duSkAla, vaha antara AtmA kI sAdhanA meM mRtyu upasthita karegA. isalie ina cAra mahinoM kA bar3A mahatva rakhA gayA hai. inako khetI bAr3I kA samaya mAnA gayA ki antara-mana ke aMdara aisI sundara dharma kI khetI maiM karUM ki vaha mokSa kA phala dene vAlI, AtmA ke lie bhojana pradAna karane vAlI, antara AtmA ko tRpta karane vAlI vane. kartavya hI dharma hai : dharma kyA hai? kise dharma kahanA aura kise dharma svIkAra karanA? dharma zabda kA artha maiM Apako spaSTa kara dUM. dharma zabda kA artha hai - vyAvahArika dRSTi se apane jIvana kA eka sad vyavahAra aura eka kartavya. jisa mAtA pitA ke dvArA ApakA janma huA, unake prati ApakA naitika kartavya kyA honA cAhiye? jisa bhUmi, jisa gAMva aura jisa rASTra meM ApakA janma huA, usake prati ApakA naitika kartavya kyA honA cAhiye, ApakA AcaraNa kisa prakAra honA cAhiye? jisa samAja ke aMdara ApakA Agamana huA, usa samAja ke prati ApakA kyA kartavya hai? jo Apake parivAra ke loga hai, unake prati ApakA kyA kartavya hai? ina sabhI prakAra ke kartavyoM ko yahA~ dharma ke rupa meM svIkAra kiyA gayA hai, kyoMki jIvana ke saMpUrNa paricaya kA samAveza dharma zabda ke antargata kiyA gayA hai. to dharma kI vyAkhyA, yaha vahuta baDI vyApaka hai. merA sampUrNa jIvana vyavahAra dharmamaya bana jAya. prabhu mahAvIra kI bhASA meM yadi kahA jAye to - eka ziSya ne unase saMsAra kI samasyAoM For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharma 11 ko lekara eka prazna upasthita kiyA, aura pUchA - bhagavana maiM Apase kyA prazna karUM, merA eka namra nivedana hai - isa saMsAra kI koI aisI kriyA hai jisake aMdara dharma kA bandhana AtmA ko na ho? mere hara kArya ke aMdara pApa kA vaMdha ho rahA hai. maiM kisa prakAra calUM, kisa prakAra bailUM, kisa prakAra soUM, kisa prakAra volU aura kisa prakAra bhojana karU~ ki merI AtmA ko pApa karma kA vaMdhana na ho? bhagavAna mahAvIra ne vahuta sundara rUpa se eka vyAvahArika dRSTi se usakA paricaya diyAyadi jayaNA pUrvaka apane jIvana kA AcaraNa kareM, viveka pUrvaka voleM, saMyama pUrvaka AhAra grahaNa kareM aura jAgRti pUrvaka zayana kareM to vaha saMpUrNa vyavahAra pApa rahita bana jAtA hai. sad AcaraNa hI dharma hai : to jIvana ke aMdara saMsAra kA saMpUrNa kArya jo hai, mujhe dharmamaya banAnA hai. bhojana karate samaya bhI merA bhojana dharma bhojana bana jAye, merA zayana zarIra ke vizrAma kA eka sAdhana bana jAye, yaha nahIM ki isake dvArA maiM pramAda kara sakU. zayana isa zarIra kA dharma hai, usake nivAraNa ke lie tAki Age bhaviSya meM aura jyAdA sphUrti pUrvaka, prasannatA pUrvaka maiM dharma kriyA yA paropakAra kA kArya kara sakU, isa Azaya se yadi zayana kareM to vaha zayana bhI dharma banegA. yaha samajha karake bhojana kareM ki mAtra mere zarIra kA nirvAha karanA hai, kyoMki dharma sAdhanA kA yaha eka aMga hai aura vinA sAdhana ke maiM kabhI sAdhanA nahIM kara skuuNgaa| darjI kitanA bhI hoziyAra ho, sIne kI bar3I sundara kalA use AtI ho parantu usake pAsa suI DorA nahIM ho to vaha kaise kArya pUrNa karegA? DAkTara bahuta hI kvAliphAiDa ho para usake pAsa sTethoskopa na ho, iMjekzana lagAne ke sAdhana na ho to vaha rogI ko kaise Arogya pradAna karegA? hara kSetra ke andara sAdhana kI AvazyakatA hai. isI taraha mokSa mArga kI sAdhanA meM isa zarIra kI AvazyakatA hai aura zarIra ke nirvAha ke lie mujhe bhojana karanA aparihArya hai, Avazyaka hai, isIlie mAtra zarIra ke rakSaNa ke lie maiM AhAra karatA hU~. isa bhAvanA se AhAra meM Asakti nahIM hogI, AhAra svAda ke lie nahIM hogA. aura AhAra meM maryAdA rahegI tAki AhAra kA atireka vikAra ko janma dene vAlA na vane, AtmA ko patana karane vAlA na vane. isa prakAra ke vicAra kI bhUmikA para AhAra grahaNa kiyA jAya to vaha bhojana bhI dharma bhojana bana jAtA hai. mAtra Apake vicAra para ApakA niyantraNa cAhiye. kArya ke andara viveka kA darzana cAhiye, una kAryoM ke andara upayogapUrNa jAgRti cAhiye. yadi jayaNA pUrvaka cale, dRSTi se dekhakara cale, calane meM dRSTi kA saMyama A jAye to vaha calanA bhI dharma hai. saMsAra kI hara eka kriyA jo pApa ko janma dene vAlI hai, vicAra pUrvaka rUpAntara ke kAraNa ina saMpUrNa kriyAoM ko dharma kA rUpa de sakate haiM. mAtra Apake vicAra ke andara jAgRti aura viveka cAhiye. yahA~ jisa prakAra dharma tatva kI vyAkhyA dI, yaha bahuta bar3I vyAkhyA hai. ye sAmAnya vyAkhyA For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi 12 nahIM hai. parantu isake paricaya meM sarvaprathama yaha samajhanA par3egA ki dharma kA Agamana upazama bhAva meM hotA hai aura usI upazama bhAva kA rakSaNa karane vAlA prema mAnA gayA hai jise yahA~ zAstra kI bhASA meM maitrI kahA gayA hai. sabhI prANimAtra ke sAtha yadi Atmatulya vyavahAra ho jAye aura svayaM kI AtmA kI dRSTi hameM mila jAye, to yaha dekhanA bhI dharmamaya vana jAyegA. vaha saMpUrNa vyavahAra mitravat vana jAyegA. eka choTe se bIja ke aMdara meM itanA virATa tatva chipA hai jisase eka vRkSa vanatA hai, ThIka usI prakAra eka choTe se sad vicAra ke aMdara vItarAga chipA hai. yAda rakhe, yaha virATa tatva apane andara meM hI chipA hai. vicAra ke bIja ke andara se isako prakaTa karanA hai. prakaTa karane ke lie hI puruSArtha karanA hai. eka bAlaka ke andara jisa prakAra pitA kA guNa chipA hotA hai, vahI Aja kA bAlaka kala bhaviSya meM pitA banegA. yAda rakhiye usa pitA meM hI paramapitA arihanta chupA hai. sAdhanA pUrvaka ise prApta kara lenA hai. AjIvikA aura dharma : hamAre jIvana ke kartavya kA hI dUsarA nAma hai- dharma naitika dRSTi se kyA karane yogya hai, usI ko hamAre yahA~ dharma mAnA gayA hai. AtmA ke pratikUla AcaraNa ko adharma mAnA gayA hai. AtmA ke vartula meM rahakara usake anukUla kArya karanA hai. jIvana ke vyavahAra se apanI AtmA meM kalaMka na lage. sampUrNa jIvana ko dharmamaya banAnA hai, aisI sAdhanA karanI hai. meM dharma kA prArambha kaise ho, isI kA paricaya diyA hai. gRhastha jIvana prathama to hamAre jIvana nirvAha ke lie hama jo arjana kareM, jo bhI hamArI AjIvikA ho vaha prAmANika ho. hamArI AjIvikA azuddha prakAra se upArjana kI huI na hokara zuddha honI cAhiye. sAdhya kI prApti ke lie sAdhana kI zuddhatA anivArya hai, jaise sarjana oNparezana se pahale apane sabhI aujAroM ko zuddha karatA hai, usI taraha hamAre jIvana meM dharma sAdhanA ke praveza ke lie AjIvikA kA pramANika honA, zuddha honA jarUrI hai. parama zreSTha hamArA dharmajJAna jahA~ vikAra kA poSaNa hotA hai vahA~ AtmA kA zoSaNa hogA. AjAdI milane ke 36 varSoM bAda bhI garIbI nahIM gaI, agara paramAtmA ke vacanoM ko lekara cale hote aura dharmAcaraNa hotA to deza kI yaha sthiti nahIM hotI. naitikatA kA duSkAla ho gayA hai hamAre yahA~ jo deza sAre vizva ko zikSA detA thA. jisane sAre vizva ko jJAna kA prakAza diyA, usI deza kI Aja yaha sthiti hai ki vaha vizva hamArA TIcara vana gayA. jo deza sArI duniyA ko khilAkara khAtA thA, Aja deza kI sthiti yaha hai ki dharmAdA lekara apanA peTa bharate haiM. ye jo pI. ela. phaNDa For Private And Personal Use Only

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13 dharma hai, dharmAdA nahIM to aura kyA hai ? yaha sArA doSa-dharma vyavasthA kI upekSA kA hI pariNAma hai. Aja amerikA ke loga hamAre dharma ko svIkAra kara rahe haiM, vahA~ mandira bana rahe haiM. Apa Azcarya kareMge ki mAtra amerikA meM sADhe cAra lAkha loga jaina bane haiM. cAlIsa se pacAsa lAkha loga hindU vane haiM. ve isa vAta ko hamAre deza kA gaurava mAnate haiM ki bhAratIya darzana ke andara jo hai, vaha vizva ke kisI bhI anya dharma meM nahIM. ve hamArI vezabhUSA ko pahanate haiM, coTI rakhate haiM, tilaka lagAte haiM. bar3e garva se apane ko hindu yA jaina kahate haiM, Apa penTa sUTa pahana kara unakI nakala karate haiM! ve dhotI dupaTTA pahana kara bAjAra meM hare rAma hare kRSNa gAte haiM. Apase kaI gunA adhika zrImaMta haiM. bhautika dRSTikoNa se unake pAsa koI kamI nahIM hai. kamI hai to vicAra darzana kI aura jaise hI unake pAsa vicAra pahuMcA, ve dhanya ho gayeM. DaoN. roja, pazcima jarmanI ke mAne hue vidvAna yahA~ Aye to mere pAsa bhI rahe. ve bhagavatI sUtra kA anuvAda kara raheM haiM. jarmanI ke DaoN. brAuna bhI saMskRta ke mAne hue vidvAna haiM, ve mere paricaya meM haiM. ve java dillI Aye to unase bhI milanA huA. usa samaya maiMne pUchA- Apa jarmanI se kyA lekara Aye ? DaoN. brAuna ne uttara diyA- mahArAja, hama to Apake vicAra kA vaibhava curAne Aye haiM. Apake pAsa jo saMskRti kA dhana hai, usakA hamAre yahA~ var3A duSkAla hai. Apa AzIrvAda dIjie ki maiM yahA~ se kucha le jAne maiM samartha banUM. ye the usa deza ke bahuta bar3e vidvAna ke udgAra. kintu Aja deza meM ThIka isake viparIta sthiti hai. Aja kA yuvaka pazcima kI nakala karanA cAhatA hai. 'dezI murgI aura vilAyatI cAla' kI kahAvata zata pratizata hamAre yahA~ sahI ho rahI hai. pazcima meM hamArI saMskRti ko apanAyA jA rahA hai. vahA~ kI aurateM jo arddhanagna hI rahatI AIM haiM- aba sAr3I pahanakara rAma dhuna gAtI haiM. Ananda manAtI haiM. ve lajjA aura zIla ko samajhane lagI haiM. vahA~ hAlAta itane sudhare haiM ki jahA~ jina gAMvo meM pracAra acchA rahA vahA~ sinemA resTorenTa taka vanda ho gayeM. klaboM aura kaivaroM ko to ava vahA~ ghRNA kI dRSTi se dekhA jAne lagA hai. pazcima kI chor3I huI sabhyatA ko hamane apanA liyA hai. kaisI viDambanA hai sAre saMsAra ko 'adhyAtma kA pATha par3hAne vAlA bhArata hI pazcimI sabhyatA kA dAsa ho gayA hai, dharma sthAnoM kI jagaha kaivare DAMsa, hoTala va resTorenTa ne le lI hai. sinemA ke mAdhyama se Apako kisa saMskRti kA paricaya karAyA jA rahA hai ! mujhe yaha kahane kI AvazyakatA nahIM ki viDiyo ke bukhAra ne hamArI saMskRti ko aura adhika nagna kara diyA hai. yaha sava kaise huA, kyoM huA ? isakA kAraNa kyA hai ? kAraNa spaSTa hai. muniyoM kI yaha dharatI videzI AkramaNoM ke kAraNa nirantara vejAna va gUMgI hotI gaI. yavana dezoM se Ane vAle videziyoM ne isa patita pAvanI dharatI ko jaisA cAhA vaisA For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi 14 geMdA, itane bar3e sAmrAjya kA eka chatra zAsaka nahIM hone se videziyoM ne isa dharatI para apane paira jamAye . hamArI saMskRti meM apanI pAzcAtyatA kA bIjAropaNa kiyA jisakA phala yaha huA ki hama apanI saMskRti se vimukha hote gaye. AtmA kA dharma : ananta upakArI jinezvara paramAtmA ne jagata ke prANI mAtra ke kalyANa ke lie jo maMgala pravacana diyA usameM zuddha AtmA kA paricaya diyA. jahA~ koI sampradAya nahIM, jahA~ koI jAti nahIM, jahA~ koI deza nahIM, jahA~ koI bhASA nahIM. unhoMne AtmA kI bhASA meM hI paricaya diyA. vahA~ kisI prakAra kA koI matabheda nahIM kyoMki jahA~ AtmA hai, vahA~ sAmpradAyikatA nahIM hotI. isako chor3akara jaba dharma kI carcA kareM to sampradAya kI bAta AyegI. sUrya kA prativiMva, agara Apa hajAra vartana rakhakara dekhate haiM to bhI hara vartana meM Apako samAna pratibiMba najara AyegA. AtmA kI dRSTi se jagata ko dekhe, hara AtmA meM Apa svayaM ko dekha pAyeMge, svayaM ke andara dhyAna kI ekAgratA meM dekhe to sarva AtmAoM kA paricaya sahaja meM hI ho jAyegA. paramAtmA mahAvIra ne yaha nahIM kahA ki mAtra merA kalyANa ho, mere parivAra kA kalyANa ho, paramAtmA kI upAsanA mere lie mokSa kA kAraNa bane. aisA vicAra karanA bhI aparAdha hai. unhoMne kahAsAdhanA meM bhI sarva AtmAoM ko lekara caleM. jagata ke prANI mAtra ke kalyANa kI bhAvanA se hI sAdhanA meM saphalatA milegI. ApakA vyavahAra zuddha honA cAhiye tAki antazuddhi sahaja meM A jAya, parantu hamArI Adata aisI hotA hai ki AIne ke andara svayaM kA muMha dekha le aura usameM cehare para koI dAga najara A jAya to hama AInA sApha karate haiM para isase kyA cehare para lage dAga sApha ho jAyeMge. hamArA tarIkA hI aisA vikRta bana gayA hai jisase antara kI zuddhi nahIM mila pAtI hai. paramAtmA ne isIlie cintana diyA ki - dUsaroM ko nahIM, pahale svayaM ko dekho. parantu Aja kA phaizana hai - 'paropadeze pANDityaM . ' kintu una zabdoM meM prANa kahA~ se AyegA. pahale apane svayaM kI AtmA meM zuddhi prApta kareM. sAdhanA kI zuddhatA se hI Apake zabdo meM prANa AyegA tabhI zravaNa karane vAle ke hRdaya meM nizcita hI parivartana AyegA. cetanA meM parivartana ho jAyegA, rUpAntara ho jAyegA. itanI divya zakti hai sAdhanA meM. zrI kRSNa kI upasikA mIrA apane samarpaNa bhAva meM itanI magna ho gayI ki samarpaNa hI usakI AtmA kA dharma bana gayA. itanA sundara samarpaNa bhAva ki jagat ke hara prANI meM use zrI kRSNa najara Ane lage. usake zarIra meM aisA parivartana A gayA ki jahara kA pyAlA bhI amRta bana gayA. vaha koI maMtra nahIM thA, usake samarpaNa bhAva ne zarIra ke paramANuoM meM aisA parivartana kara diyA ki sArA zarIra hI amRta bana gayA aura vaha jahara kA pyAlA bhI amRta tatva meM vilIna hokara amRta bana gayA. paramAtma bhakti kA yaha puNya prabhAva ki jo jahara bhI zarIra For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra dharma ke andara jAkara amRta bana gayA. dharma AtmA kA bhojana : 15 yaha zarIra vinA bhojana ke kAryazakti prApta nahIM kara sakatA hai, ghar3I kI kAryazakti cAbI hai, ghar3I ko calAne ke lie cAvI denI hI par3egI. moTara ko calAnA hai to peTrola cAhiye, usI taraha AtmA ko gati dene ke lie, zakti prApta karane ke lie use dharma kA bhojana cAhiye. dharma AtmA ko poSaNa detA hai aura usI ke dvArA parama tatva ko prApta karatA hai. sAdhanA meM dhairya cAhiye. Apa soceM ki abhI sAdhanA kareM aura abhI dharma tatva prApta ho jAya to isake lie to bahuta bar3A puNya vala cAhiye. maiM Apako eka kilo ghI pIlA dUM ki turanta Apako zakti prApta ho jAya to aisA karane se zakti prApta karane kI bajAya zarIra kA nukazAna hI hogA. Apa niyamita thor3A-thor3A grahaNa kareMge. taba jAkara sAla bhara bAda meM Apako apane aMdara sphUrti va zakti kA anubhava hogA. usI taraha dharma ke kSetra meM sAdhanA kA rasAyana AcAra pathya se sevana kareM to vaha dhIre-dhIre Age calakara AtmA ko zakti pradAna karane vAlA banegA, vicAroM ko puSTa karane vAlA banegA. ye aisI cIja nahIM ki Aja kareM, Aja kA Aja phala pradAna karane vAlA bana jAya. . ho sakatA hai, yadi mana meM ekAgratA sthiratA A jAya to aisI mukti prApta ho jAya ki bhayaMkara saMkaTa se bhI Apako mukti dilA sakatI hai. 1947 ke aMdara AcArya zrI vijaya vallabhasUrijI mahArAja kA cAturmAsa gujarAMvAlA meM thA. deza ke vibhAjana ke sAtha hI vaha sArA pradeza pAkistAna meM calA gayA. AcAryajI mahArAja ke sAtha pacAsa sATha sAdhu sAdhviyoM kA cAturmAsa vahA~ para thA. For Private And Personal Use Only vAhara nikalane kI koI sambhAvanA nahIM thI. yahA~ ke saMghoM ne tAra dekara prArthanA kI ki Apa havAI jahAja ke dvArA A jAye. moTara meM A jAye. mIliTrI kI surakSA meM Apa A jAye. parantu unhoMne eka hI bAta kahI maranA yahA~ yA vahA~, maranA to jIvana meM eka bAra hI hogA. maiMne paramAtmA ke samakSa pratijJA kI hai, usakA paripUrNa pAlana karanA merA dharma hai, agara mere meM ahiMsA kA tatva maujUda hai to Ane vAlA merA mitra vana kara hI AyegA. vahA~ ke anuyAyiyoM ne kyA kiyA ? ve itane majabUta ki apane ghara ke sadasyoM ko hindustAna bheja diyA aura hara ghara se eka do AdamI vahA~ raha gaye. cAra pAMca sau kA eka samudAya vana gayA jinakI bhAvanA hama loga guru bhagavanta ke sAtha hI jIyeMge yA mareMge. yaha dRr3ha nizcaya karake upAzraya meM A gaye. virodhiyoM ko patA calA ki upAzraya meM itane AdamI haiM to kyoM na vamoM kA upayoga kareM? AcArya bhagavanta ne upAzraya para khatarA maMDarAte dekhakara kucha nahIM kiyA mAtra itanA ki navakAra mantra kA jApa aura AyaMvila, tAki agara mRtyu A bhI jAya to paramAtmA ke smaraNa meM mRtyu mile. mRtyu meM bhI mahotsava kA Ananda mile.

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jIvana dRSTi 16 dveSa kI agni meM jalate hue kucha vyaktiyoM ne upAzraya kI ora haiNDagreneDa pheMkA aura vaha luDhakatA huA gurU bhagavanta ke pAsa AyA. guru bhagavanta jarA bhI vicalita nahIM hue. vama luDhakatA huA guru bhagavanta ke pAsa Akara ruka gayA para phaTA nahIM Azcarya ! ghora Azcarya ! dekhane vAle stabdha raha gayeM virodhiyoM ne punaH prayAsa kiyA. para vaha bhI niSphala gayA. vama par3osa kI eka dIvAra ke pAsa jAkara phaTA vama phira pheMkA gayA. para vaha gurU bhagavanta kA kucha nahIM bigAr3a sakA. apane tIna prayAsoM ko niSphala jAte dekhakara unhoMne socA koI nayA upAya kiyA jAye. unhoMne tIna cAra hajAra AdamiyoM ke sAtha upAzraya para hamalA bola diyA. virodhiyoM ne apane AdamiyoM se kaha diyA sabhI ko jindA jalA do aura sAmAna ko lUTa lo para daivayoga itanA pravala ki unakA yaha hamalA bhI niSphala rahA. saMyoga se eka sikha rejimenTa vahA~ se nikala rahI thI. sikha rejimenTa ne AtatAyiyoM ko upAzraya para hamalA karate dekhA to turanta sahAyatA ko pahuMca gaI aura thor3I dera meM hI AtatAyiyoM ko khader3a kara bhagA diyA. gurU mahArAja ke pAsa sikha rejimenTa kA kepTana AyA aura vinatI kI ki Apa loga hamArI vakhtara vaMda gADiyoM meM baiTha jAiye. hama Apako surakSita sImA pAra karA deMge. AcArya bhagavanta ne manA kara diyA ki hama gAr3iyoM meM nahIM baiTheMge. kepTana ne kahA- bhale hI Apa gAr3iyoM meM nahIM baiThe, ThIka hai Apa paidala caliye. hama Apake sAtha raheMge aura nirApada Apako sImA taka pahuMcAne ke bAda hI jAyeMge. koI upAya na dekhakara gurU mahArAja ne zrAvakoM ke rakSaNa ke lie vahA~ se vihAra karanA svIkAra kiyA. isa prakAra dala banAkara kepTana ne saMpUrNa saMgha ko apane ghere meM le liyA. cAroM tarapha se sikha javAnoM ne morcA baMdI kara dI. bIca meM guru mahArAja AcArya vijayavallabhasUrijI mahArAja sAdhu sAdhviyoM aura zrAvakoM ke sAtha paidala vahA~ se nikale. rAvI taTa para pahuMce to una para AkramaNa huA magara kepTana ne saMgha para AMca nahIM Ane dI aura hamalAvaroM se surakSita nikAla liyA. rAvI nadI ko pArakara sabhI amRtasara pahuMce. tIsa cAlIsa mAila kA roja paidala vihAra kara java ve amRtasara pahuMce to pA~vo meM chAle par3a cuke the. kaiyoM ke paira sUja gaye the. rAste meM AhAra pAnI kA koI prabandha nahIM thA. ghora yaMtraNAoM ko pAkara jaba ve amRtasara pahuMce to lAkhoM kI saMkhyA meM loga unake svAgata ke lie intajAra kara rahe the. mere kahane kA matalaba ki aisI viSama paristhiti meM bhI unameM AcAra kI dRDhatA kaisI rahI ? yahI hameM dekhanA hai. AcAra zUnya jIvana kA koI mUlya nahIM. AcAra pradhAna vicAra kA hI mUlya hotA hai. vallabhasUrijI mahArAja ke AcAra meM itanI vipattiyoM ke bAvajUda bhI jarA sI bhI zithilatA nahIM AI jisakA pariNAma ki ve sakuzala bhArata pahuMcane meM saphala rahe. Aja loga kahate haiM, - mahArAja samaya badala gayA hai. maiM kahatA hU~, samaya nahIM vadalA, Apake vicAra badala gaye haiM. kyA bhagavAna mahAvIra se kucha chupA huA thA ? ve sarvajJa the parantu unhoMne kabhI chUTa nahIM dI. Aja agara hama Trena yA plena kA upayoga zuru kara de to hamane AcAra For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharma kA rakSaNa kahA~ kiyA? java dharma pracAra videzoM meM kiyA jAyagA, taba ve hamAre dharma ke AcAra ke bAre meM jAneMge, sAdhu jIvana ke AcAra ke bAre meM jAneMge, tava ve sAdhu para zraddhA rakha pAyeMge?... ye kaise sAdhu haiM jo apane dharma ke AcAra kA pAlana nahIM karate. jaba ye apane paramAtmA mahAvIra ke nahIM hue to dUsaroM ke kyA hoMge. vallabhasUrijI mahArAja amRtasara se calakara baMbaI pahuMce. vahA~ para unhoMne mahAvIra vidyAlaya kI sthApanA karAI, antima samaya taka ve pravacana dete raheM. 84 varSa kI avasthA meM baMbaI meM hI unakA svargavAsa huA. usa samaya kA varNana karanA bar3A muzkila hai. do-do kilomITara lambI lAina unake darzana ke lie lagI. logoM kI bhAvanAoM ko dekhakara tatkAlIna baMbaI rAjya ke mukhyamaMtrI morArajIbhAI desAI ko kaI spezala Adeza dene paDe. bhAyakhalA jaina mandira ke prAMgaNa meM agnisaMskAra sampanna huA. usa samaya pAMca lAkha vyakti agnisaMskAra meM bhAga lene Aye. vAda meM vahIM para guru mandira vanA. dillI ke andara vallabha smAraka ke antargata seniToriyama, haoNspITala, skUla vagairaha kA nirmANa cala rahA hai. rAjasthAna se bhI unakA lagAva rahA hai, vizeSakara pAlI jile se to unakA ghaniSTha saMbaMdha hI bana gayA. pAlI ke samudrasUrijI mahArAja unake paTTadhara ziSya raheM, jinakI smRti meM Aja yahA~ samudra vihAra banA huA hai jahA~ para sAdhu-sAdhvI apanA svAdhyAya karate haiM. pAlI aura zivagaMja ke alAvA rAjasthAna meM aura kahIM aisA sthAna nahIM jahA~ sAdhu santa Akara jJAna lAbha prApta kara sakeM. maiM to kahU~gA ki svAdhyAya kendroM kA aura adhika vistAra ho tAki adhika se adhika logoM ko lAbha mile. usI taraha pAlI se hamArA bhI pArivArika saMbandha hai. hamAre dAdA guru AcArya bhagavanta kailAsasAgarasUrijI mahArAja ke guru sukhasAgarajI mahArAja aura dAdAguru nemasAgarajI mahArAja donoM pAlI ke hI haiM. pAlI kA yaha ahobhAgya hai ki yahA~ aise-aise samartha vidvAna nikale haiM. merI yahI kAmanA hai ki ava Age bhI pAlI se isI paramparA meM aura bhI AcArya milate rahe. isake lie isa saMsthA - samudra vihAra ko aura adhika vikAsa de, acche se acche sAdhu saMta, zrAvaka yahA~ se nikale haiM to vartamAna meM bhI hama isa paramparA ko banAye rakheM tAki bhaviSya meM bhI sundara paramparA bane. apane AcAra ko vallabhasUrijI mahArAja kI taraha banAye rakhe tabhI hama unheM sahI arthoM meM zraddhAMjali de sakeMge. dharma prApti kA zreSTha sAdhana - dAna paramAtmA ne kevala jJAna prApti ke vAda sAr3he bAraha varSa kI ghora tapasyA ke bAda jaba sarvajJa kA pada prApta kiyA to sarvaprathama cAra prakAra se paramAtmA ne dharma prApti kA mArga batAyA. pahalA dAna usake bAda zIla, tIsarA - tapa aura cauthA - bhAvanA. samrATa bhoja bahuta dAnezvarI the. pratidina Ane vAle vidvAnoM kA sammAna karate aura ucita For Private And Personal Use Only

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18 jIvana dRSTi bheMTa ityAdi dete. rAjA bhoja ke mahAmaMtrI ne socA - isa taraha se agara rAjan dete raheM to sArA khajAnA hI khAlI ho jAyagA. parantu samrATa ke sAmane jAkara nivedana karane kI himmata nahIM. usane upAya nikAlA aura samrATa ke sone ke kamare meM dIvAra para likha diyA - 'ApadarthaM dhanaM rakSet' arthAta ApAta kAla ke lie dhana kI rakSA karanI cAhiye. rAjA bhoja rAtri meM sone ke lie Aye aura dIvAra para likhA dekhakara samajha liyA ki ye kArya mahAmaMtrI kA hai. mujhe samajhAne ke lie likhA hai, rAjA bhoja svayaM vidvAna the. unhoMne likha diyA - 'zrImatAM kuta ApadaH'. arthAt bhAgyazAlI vyaktiyoM ke pAsa Apatti AtI nahIM. mahAmaMtrI ne java subaha jAkara dekhA to vicAra kiyA - rAjA ne javAba to varAvara diyA hai. usane likhe vAkyoM ko miTAkara punaH likhA - 'kadAcit kupito daivaH'. arthAt zAyada bhAgya phira jAye, yA aisA hI koI saMkaTa A jAya, usa samaya ke lie dhana saMcaya karanA hai. mahArAja bhoja ne rAtri ko Akara dekhA aura use miTAkara likha diyA - 'saMcitamapi nazyati' arthAt kitanA hI saMgraha karo, usakA nAza honA nizcita hai. jaba bhAgya sAtha nahIM degA to sampatti koI kAma nahIM AegI. bambaI ke eka jhaverI se merI mulAkAta huI thI. usane apanI karuNa kathA mujhe vatAI. mere pAsa raMgUna ke andara saba kucha thA. maiM vahA~ kA pratiSThita jauharI thA. ArAma se dina kaTa rahe the. sekaNDa vAra kA samaya thA ki acAnaka jApAna ne AkramaNa kara diyA. do cAra dina nikala gaye, parantu vahA~ kI sarakAra mukAvalA na kara sakI. usane prajA ko sUcita kara diyA - sabhI vyakti apanA rakSaNa svayaM kareM. maiM socane lagA ki itanI var3I sampatti kA TrAnsaphara kaise karU~. bhojana kara rahA thA ki sAyarana bajA, AkramaNa zuru ho gayA thA. tIsa cAlIsa havAI jahAjoM ne eka sAtha aTaika kiyA thA. vama girane lage. AsapAsa kI vilDiMgeM dhar3Adhar3a girane lagI. aisA bhayaMkara tANDava macA ki loga ghabarA gaye, bhojana chor3a diyA aura jAna bacAkara vahA~ se bhAge. tijoriyoM kI ora dekhane kA bhI samaya nahIM thA. aisI viSama paristhiti meM ghara chor3akara nikala bhAge ki jo vyakti apane jIvana meM kabhI paidala nahIM calA, ATha mAila taka lagAtAra naMge pAMva daur3akara jAna bacAI. paristhitiyAM saba kucha karA detI haiM. javAnI ke andara hamAre aMdara var3A joza hotA hai phira agara paisA mila jAya to kyA pUchanA. jaise baMdara ko zarAva pilA dI ho isIlie kavi ne kahA uchala lo, kUda lo, jaba taka hai jora naliyoM meM / yAda rakhanA isa tana kI ur3eMgI khAka galiyoM meM / / navAba vAjida alIzAha java pakar3e gaye tava taka lakhanaU ko aMgrejoM ne cAroM tarapha se ghera liyA thA. sAre dAsa-dAsiyAM, khAnasAmA taka bhAga gaye the. aMgreja adhikArI java navAva ke pAsa Aye to ve bar3e ArAma se baiThe the. aMgrejoM ne unase pUchA-Apake sabhI Azrita bhAga gaye, Apa bhI bhAga sakate the, phira kyoM baiThe raheM. navAva sAhava kI raIsI itanI ki eka itra vecane For Private And Personal Use Only

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19 dharma vAlA AyA to navAva sAhaba ne pharamAyA - mujhe itra se elarjI hai jukAma ho jAtA hai. aisA karo ghoDI kI pUMcha meM lagA do. maiM bagghI meM baiTha kara ghUmane jAtA hU~ to usakI pUMcha ke hilane se mujhe khuzabU milatI rahegI. navAba sAhaba ne aMgrejoM ko javAba diyA-maiMne bahuta AvAja dI para koI naukara nahIM AyA jo Akara mere ko jUtA pahinA de. isI pratIkSA meM baiThA rahA. pariNAma svarUpa pakar3e gaye. vaha jhaverI ATha mAila daur3ane ke vAda jahA~ pahuMce vahA~ mAlagAr3I khar3I thI. DrAIvara ke pAsa jAkara hAtha jor3e pAMva pakar3A apane jIvana kI bhIkha mAMgI. do hajAra rupaye dekara kisI taraha mAlagAr3I meM baiThe aura mANDale pahuMce. vahA~ se cAlIsa dina taka paidala calakara bhArata kI sImA para pahuMce. vastra phaTa cuke the. rAste meM khAne ko nahIM, pIne ko nahIM. nAnA prakAra kI bImAriyoM ko jhelate hue bambaI pahuMce, yahA~ para thor3I bahuta sahAyatA lekara kisI taraha apanA jIvana vyatIta kara rahe haiM. isalie samrAT bhoja ne kahA 'saMcitamapi nazyati'. vinAza kAla ke Ane para kitanA bhI saMcaya kiyA huA ho, koI kAma nahIM AtA. sekaNDavAra ke samaya meM kalakatte meM bhI hamale kI jaba AzaMkA huI to briTena ke aMgreja adhikAriyoM ne sArI saMpatti rAzana hathiyAra vagairaha ko eka aise sthAna para saMgraha karane kA nirNaya kiyA, jahA~ se unakI senA pUre sAutha IsTa eziyA meM saplAI kara sake. philIpAinsa ke jaMgaloM meM eka TApU para unhoMne sArA sAmAna bheja diyA. lekina kyA huA? jApAna ke jAsUsoM ne patA kara liyA aura samAcAra apane deza meM bheja diyA. vahA~ se savamarina usa sAmAna ko lUTane ke lie ravAnA ho gaye. aMgrejoM ko jaba patA calA to unhoMne oNrDara de diyA - sArA sAmAna pAnI meM DuvA do tAki jApAniyoM ke hAtha na lage. sArA sAmAna DuvA diyA gayA. vaha kisI ke kAma nahIM AyA. dharma jIvana kA parama tatva : dharma vicAra ke mAdhyama se puSTa banatA hai, satya isakA proTIna hai. satya ke AcaraNa se dharma puSTa vanatA hai. karma durvala vanatA hai. karma kensara yA TI. vI. utpanna karatA hai. AtmA meM yA ArAdhanA meM kensara na ho, TI. vI. na ho, isakA hameM khyAla rakhanA hai. isalie hameM dharma kI ArAdhanA karanI hai. galata dizA badala DAliye. sava kucha prApta ho jAyegA. isake lie hameM socanA hai ki kyA bolanA hai? kaise volanA hai? dharma kA prArambha mukha se hotA hai aura antar arthAt AtmA meM usakI pUrNatA hotI hai. eka vAra dharma ko prArambha karo, usake lie prayAsa karo, usako prekTikala vanAo to AtmA pUrNa vanegI. Apa kyA jAnate haiM? isakA koI mUlya nahIM Apa kyA karate ho, usase matalava hai. pratikramaNa ko sirpha dharmasthAna taka hI jIvita nahIM rahanA hai, ghara meM, dukAna meM bhI jIvita rakhanA, yahI dharma hai. Apake AcaraNa se hI ApakA paricaya hogA. zabda ke vinA bhI anubhava sahaja meM prApta hogA. itra kI dukAna kA vijJApana For Private And Personal Use Only

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20 jIvana dRSTi karane ke lie Dhola nahIM pITanA par3atA hai. vicAra meM aura AcAra meM vItarAgatA Aye to Apa sabakA prema sampAdana kara sakate haiM, tabhI ApakI sAdhanA sugandhamayI aura prema-maya banegI. sva se sarva prANi mAtra taka hamArI mitratA honI cAhiye, 'mitti meM savva bhaesu, veraM majjaM na keNai' - jagat meM kisI ke sAtha merA vaira nahIM hai, aisI bhAvanA honI jAhiye. dharma kI vaphAdArI : Apa apanI pUrNa ImAnadArI ke sAtha dharma ke prati vaphAdAra raheM. cAhe Apa kisI bhI dharma ko mAnane vAle hoM, Akhira paramparA meM dharma to eka hI milegA. gAya cAhe kAlI ho, cAhe lAla ho, cAhe pIlI yA citakabarI ho, dUdha to usakA sapheda hI milegA. Apa para sampradAya kA koI bhI lebala kyoM na ho parantu dharma to vahI jisameM ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa ho, aura vaha hara dharma meM milegA. indriyoM para saMyama aura icchAoM para niyantraNa, yaha mUla tatva hara dharma meM milegA. usI vyakti ko tapasvI mAnA gayA jo apanI AtmA para vijaya prApta kara le. apane manovikAroM kA damana kara le. yahIM se dharma kA janma hotA hai. bhale hI sampradAya koI bhI ho, pekiMga koI bhI ho mujhe usase matalaba nahIM. Apa apane hRdaya para hAtha rakhakara kaheM-kyA Apa apane dharma ke prati vaphAdAra haiM? dharma kI vaphAdArI to gurU govindasiMha ke donoM yuvAna putroM ne nibhAI. ve zera kI santAna thI. dAr3hI-mUche bhI nahIM AI thI. 16 varSa aura 18 varSa kI umra thI unakI. bar3e khUbasUrata the. rAjaputra the. aura jaba unakoM mugaloM dvArA SaDayantra-pUrvaka pakar3A gayA aura unase kahA gayA-agara tuma dharma parivartana kara lo to tumhArI zAdI zahajAdI se karavA dI jAyegI aura tumako kazmIra aura paMjAva kA rAjya de deMge. unheM sAmrAjya kA pralobhana diyA gayA para una zera kI santAnoM ne kyA uttara diyA? siMha putroM ne thUka diyA sandeza vAhakoM para aura kaha diyA - cale jAo yahA~ se. hama isa taraha kI bAta sunanA bhI pasanda nahIM karate. pralobhana se kAma nahIM banA to bhaya dikhAyA gayA. InAma meM sajA-e-mauta kA hukma diyA gayA. mauta bhI kaisI? ki jIvita unako dIvAroM meM cunavA diyA jAya. khaDDA karake nAka taka dIvAra cunavA dI gaI unase phira kahA gayA-rAjakumAra tuma abhI to ugate hue sUrya ho, duniyA bhI nahIM dekhI hai. gulAva khilane se pahale murajhA jAya to var3A aphasosa hotA hai. abhI bhI soca lo acchI taraha se, abhI bhI samaya hai. kahA mAna loge to jindagI bhara aiza karoge. una lar3akoM ne javAba diyA - jo socanA thA, soca liyA. tuma apanA kArya cAlU rakho. dharma ke rakSaNa ke lie apanA jIvana arpaNa karanA, ye hamAre lie saubhAgya kI bAta hai. dharma parivartana kA koI zabda hameM sunanA bhI pasanda nahIM. java siMha kI santAne dharma ke prati vaphAdArI se nahIM haTI to unheM IMToM kI dIvAra meM cunavA diyA gayA. prANa cale gaye unake dharma ke lie, dharma kI vaphAdArI ke lie apane prANoM kA For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharma 21 utsarga kara diyA para apane paMtha kI vaphAdArI kA tyAga nahIM kiyA. gurU govindasiMha ko jaba yaha samAcAra milA ki Apake donoM putroM ne isa prakAra mRtyu kA varaNa kiyA hai to gurU govindasiMha jarA bhI vicalita nahIM hue. unhoMne Adeza de diyA- pUre paMjAba meM Aja dIvAlI manAyI jAye aura miThAI aura prasAda bAMTA jAye. mere lar3akoM ne zera kI taraha mRtyu kA AliMgana kiyA hai. dharma kI vaphAdArI ke lie apane prANoM kA utsarga kara diyA. eka do nahIM yadi mere hajAra lar3ake bhI isa uddezya para miTa jAya to mujhe zoka nahIM hogA. dharmo rakSati rakSitaH, jo AtmA apane jIvana meM dharma kA rakSaNa karatI hai, dharma usakA hara hAlata meM rakSaNa karatA hai. jo AtmA ke sAtha gaddArI karegA, samaya Ane para karma kA visphoTa TAima bama kI taraha usakA sarvanAza karake calA jAyegA. kisa taraha se insAna dharma ke prati vaphAdAra rahe. usakA yaha namUnA hai. pUre paMjAba meM isa validAna kI anumodanA kI gaI. prasAda bAMTA gayA, khuziyAM manAI gaIM. isI taraha zatruMjaya tIrtha para eka bAra AkramaNa huA. vaha samaya thA java tIrtha pUrNatayA arakSita thA. java usake rakSaNa kA prazna AyA, koI sAdhana rakSaNa ke lie vahA~ para nahIM thA. bar3I cintA kA viSaya thA. vahA~ ke jo vAroTa the bahmabhaTTa, unhoMne apanI paMcAyata meM nirNaya kiyA - kisI bhI taraha se isa AdinAtha bhagavAna ke tIrtha zatruMjaya kA rakSaNa karanA hai. zrI saMghoM ne hama para vizvAsa karake yaha tIrtha chor3a rakhA hai to hama bhI isakA pUrNa vaphAdArI se rakSaNa kare. ve jainatara bandhu the parantu niSThA kitanI ? unhoMne socA- agara mukAvalA kareMge to gAjara mUlI kI taraha kaTa jAyeMge. kisI taraha kA sAdhana to mukAvale ke lie apane pAsa hai nahIM. unhoMne mukhya dvAra banda kara diyA. java senApati apanI senA ko lekara Upara mukhya dvAra taka pahuMca gayA to eka vATa vAhara nikalA aura hAtha jor3akara senApati se volA paramAtmA ke rakSaNa ke lie kucha nahIM hai hamAre pAsa. tuma jo cAho karo, merI gardana tumheM arpaNa hai. mere prANa lene ke bAda hI tuma andara praveza kara sakoge. vAroTa kI gardana senApati ne kATa dI. dUsarA nikalA, tIsarA nikalA, isI taraha eka-eka karake vAroTa nikalate raheM, nivedana karake prANa visarjana karate raheM. chappana bAroTa apane prANa de cuke theM. vahA~ tar3apatI huI lAzoM se, vaha hRdaya vidAraka dRzya dekhakara senApati kA hAtha ruka gayA. mana meM bhaya kA praveza huA. ina brahmabhaTToM kA isa tIrtha se koI lenA denA nahIM. jainetara hokara bhI prabhu ke prati bhakti kaisI ki AdinAtha bhagavAna kA nAma lekara haMsate-haMsate bar3e prema se apane prANoM kI AhUti de rahe haiM. senApati kA sira zarma se jhuka gayA. usane talavAra myAna meM DAla dI aura vApasa calA gayA. For Private And Personal Use Only - vAda meM jaba zrI saMghoM taka samAcAra pahuMcA, unakI anumodanA kI aura nirNaya liyA ki mandira kA sArA car3hAvA Aja se ina vAroToM kA hogA. itihAsa kadama-kadama para sAkSI hai ki dharma kI vaphAdArI ke lie saMpradAyoM ko gauNa kara diyA gayA aura dharma ke lie anekoM ne apane prANa arpaNa kara diye.

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22 jIvana dRSTi dharma kA caukIdAra : eka vyakti ne bambaI meM mujhase pUchA-mahArAja, Apa roja pravacana dete haiM, hama roja sunate hai. Apa kahA~ taka pravacana deMge. hama to roja sunane ke AdI ho gaye. maiMne kahA - yaha to merI Moral Duty hai. Apake ghara para rahane vAlA kuttA jisako Apa AdhI roTI DAlate haiM, vaha bhI ApakA itanA vaphAdAra caukIdAra ki jaba bhI koI galata vyakti rAtri meM A jAya to kuttA bhauMkegA. jaise hI ghara kA mAlika A jAya to cupa ho jAyegA. eka sAmAnya pazu meM bhI itanA saMskAra hotA haiM to jo samAja hamArA poSaNa kare, rakSaNa kare, usa samAja ke dharma kA rakSaNa karanA hamArA pharja hotA hai, sAdhu-saMta Apake dharma ke caukIdAra hai. to maiMne bhI prazna karane vAle se kahA-eka ghaNTA mujhe bhI bhauMka lene do. jisa dina ApakI antara AtmA jAgrata ho jAya, usI dina se bhauMkanA banda kara dUMgA. sAdhu apane pravacana ke dvArA ApakI antara AtmA ko jagAtA hai ki Apa sAvadhAna ho jAya. ApakI antara AtmA ko karma rUpI cora se khatarA paidA ho rahA hai. Apa jAge yA na jAge hameM (sAdhu ko) to bhauMkanA hI haiM. hameM apanI Duty nibhAnI hai. ApakI antara AtmA jaba jaga jAye to karma rUpI cora se phira Apako kyA khatarA paidA ho sakatA haiM? Apa svayaM sAvadhAna hai to phira hameM phijUla bhauMkane kI kyA AvazyakatA? ApakI antara AtmA ko jagAne ke lie hI hameM bhauMkanA hai. para Apa haiM ki jAgate hI nahIM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharma aura Adhunika vijJAna dharma Atma vijJAna hai : Adhunika yuga meM dharma kI sthiti vicitra ho gaI hai. jahA~ purAnI pIr3hI ke loga purAne vizvAsoM aura mAnyatAoM se cipake hue haiM, vahA~ nayI pIr3hI ke loga dharma ko andhavizvAsa aura pichar3epana kA cihna mAnate haiM. purAnI rUr3hiyAM calI A rahIM haiM kintu una para AsthA samApta ho gayI hai. dharma aba hamAre jIvana kA vaisA preraNA srota nahIM rahA jaisA hajAroM varSoM pUrva thA. dharma ke prati jo dRSTikoNa badalA, usakA prAraMbha Adhunika jJAna-vijJAna ke udaya ke sAtha huA. vijJAna kI khojoM ke kAraNa dharma kI aneka mAnyatAe~ naSTa ho gayI evaM andhavizvAsoM kA yuga bIta gayA. jIvana aura jagata kI pratyeka vastu ko tarka aura parIkSA kI kasauTI para parakha kara svIkAra karane kI paraMparA cala par3I. vastutaH vijJAna ke kAraNa dharma ko AghAta to lagA kintu isa AghAta se dharma miTA nahIM varan andhavizvAsoM aura mithyA mAnyatAoM se mukta hokara apane sacce rUpa meM nikhara AyA. aneka ucca koTi ke vaijJAnika dharma ko mAnate rahe haiM. sara Arthara eDiMgTana, sara jemsa jInsa aura sara albarTa AInsTAina Adi ke prati bhI vizeSa Adara hai. / bhArata meM dharma kA navonmeSa ukta AdhyAtmika sAdhakoM aura unake dvArA calAye gaye Andolana meM dIkha par3atA hai, kintu ye Andolana thor3e logoM ko hI prabhAvita kara pA rahe haiM. purAnI rUr3hiyA~ jyoM-kI-tyoM banI huI haiM, inake kAraNa dharma kA mUlatatva hI janasAdhAraNa kI dRSTi se ojhala hai. hindU dharma saMgha-baddha dharma nahIM hai, isaliye dharma ke dvArA bar3e paimAne para sudhAra kA kArya nahIM ho pAtA. yahA~ jIvana meM abhAva aura viSamatAe~ itanI adhika haiM ki jIvana kI maulika AvazyakatAe~ bhI pUrI nahIM ho pAtI. ataH ina dinoM sArA dhyAna abhAvoM aura asuvidhAoM ko dUra karane meM kendrita hai kintu ucca caritra ke abhAva meM kisI bhI prakAra kI sAmUhika ceSTAe~ adhika dUra taka saphala nahIM ho pAtI. kArla mArksa ne dharma ko aphIma batAyA. isase unakA Azaya yahI pratIta hotA hai ki jisa prakAra aphIma kA nazA manuSya kI cetanA ko zithila kara use niSkriya banA detA hai usI prakAra dharma se prApta hone vAlI zAMti aura sAMtvanA manuSya ko zAMta aura niSkriya banAkara use bahumukhI saMgharSa se vimukha kara detI hai. mArksa zoSaNa aura viSamatA se kSubdha the; ve samAja meM zIghra parivartana lAnA cAhate the; dharma unheM isameM bAdhaka pratIta huA. mArksa ko dharma ke avaguNa dikhalAI par3e. vastutaH sAmyavAdI dezoM meM kramazaH dharma kI ora dharma ke parAbhava kA kAraNa vijJAna nahIM varan vijJAna se utpanna huI audyogika sabhyatA hai. audyogIkaraNa ke dvArA sukha-suvidhA ke sAdhanoM meM abhUtapUrva vRddhi huI aura bhoga ke prati Atyantika pravRtti utpanna huI. acetana mana bhogavAda For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi 24 ke dvArA aisA AkrAnta ho gayA ki usameM dharma yA uccatara jIvana-mUlyoM ke liye sthAna nahIM rahA. yadi audyogika sabhyatA ke vikAsa aura dharma-bhAvanA ke vilopa se mAnavatA kI samasyAoM kA samAdhAna ho jAtA to bahuta acchI bAta hotI, kintu aisA nahIM huA. yaha audyogika sabhyatA jahA~ apane sAtha sukha-suvidhA ke sAre sAdhana lAyI vahA~ unake sAtha-sAtha vyaktigata aura sAmAjika jIvana meM azAnti, asaMtoSa, asuntalana, avyavasthA, anaitikatA aura aparAdha bhI lAyI. pazcima ke samRddha dezoM meM azAnti aura aparAdha bar3he evaM audyogika sabhyatA ke prasAra ke sAtha-sAtha anya dezoM meM bhI yahI sthiti huI. sArA saMsAra AdhyAtmika saMkaTa se grasta ho gayA. yaha saMkaTa una garIba dezoM meM aura bhI adhika ugra rUpa se prakaTa huA jahA~ viSamatA adhika hai, jahA~ kucha logoM ko sukha-suvidhA ke sabhI sAdhana upalabdha haiM aura bahusaMkhyaka logoM kI nyUnatama AvazyakatAe~ bhI pUrI nahIM ho pAtI. bhautikavAda evaM audyogIkaraNa se utpanna hone vAlI viSamatA donoM mahAyuddhoM ke rUpa meM prakaTa huI. aura isa viSamatA ke zalyacikitsA kA upakrama sAmyavAdI darzana hai. pazcimI dezoM ko yaha anubhava ho gayA ki kevala bhautika samRddhi se sukha-zAnti kI prApti nahIM ho sakatI; bhautika samRddhi ke sAtha-sAtha Atmonnati bhI itanI hI Avazyaka hai. isaliye dharma-sAdhanA ke dvArA Atmonnati kA prayAsa bar3hA. vahA~ ke buddhijIvI varga meM hindU-dharma aura bauddha dharma ke prati vizeSa Agraha utpanna huA kyoMki ye dharma AtmA kI gaharAiyoM meM adhika dUra taka jAte haiM, tarka evaM parIkSA kI kasauTI para adhika khare utarate haiM. sabhI matoM kA pragaTIkaraNa eka aisI vastu hai jisakA anubhava pratyeka manuSya nahIM kara sakatA, use kevala vizvAsa para mAnanA par3atA hai, jaba ki upaniSadoM meM pratipAdita AtmA kA amaratva eka aisA satya hai jisakA anubhava pratyeka manuSya apane jIvana meM kara sakatA hai, ise mahAna manovaijJAnika sI. jI. juMga ne apanI khojoM ke AdhAra para pramANita kiyA hai. pazcimI dezoM meM jJAna ke prati jo adamya pipAsA evaM guNagrAhakatA hai usase prerita hokara ve bhAratIya dhArmika sAhitya evaM dhArmika sAdhanAoM kA adhyayana kara apane jIvana ko unnata banAne evaM bhautikatAvAda kI burAiyoM ko dUra karane meM lage hue haiM. zaoNpanahAvara kI yaha bhaviSyavANI satya hotI dikhAI detI hai ki bhAratIya darzana yUropIya mAnasa ko gaMbhIra rUpa se prabhAvita karegA. pazcimI dezoM meM na kevala bhAratIya dharmoM kA adhyayana ho rahA hai balki Adhunika AdhyAtmika sAdhakoM- rAmakRSNa, vivekAnanda, gAMdhI, araviMda, ramaNa, maharSi, zivAnaMda, maheza yogI, kRSNamUrtti aura gopIkRSNa Adi vaijJAnikoM ne sRSTi kI vyApakatA kA adhyayana karanA cAhA aura ve unakI anantatA aura rahasyAtmakatA se abhibhUta hokara sRSTi ke prati natamastaka hue. isI prakAra juliyana haksale aura je. bI. esa. holDena Adi vaijJAnikoM ne jIvana yA AtmA kA adhyayana karanA cAhA aura ve bhI isakI gahanatA kA pAra na pAkara paramAtmA ke prati natamastaka hue. vijJAna ke udaya-kAla meM loga aisA samajhate the ki vijJAna jIvana aura jagata kI pUrI vyAkhyA kara kintu zIghra hI yaha spaSTa ho gayA ki jIvana aura jagata ke ananta rahasyoM ko samajhane For Private And Personal Use Only

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dharma aura Adhunika vijJAna 25 ke liye vijJAna eka sImita aura aparyApta sAdhana hai. manovijJAna aura parAmanovijJAna ke vikAsa se acetana mana kI aneka prakriyAe~, punarjanma aura paraloka se saMbaMdhita aneka tathya aura kleyaravaoNyensa, kleparaoNDiyensa, TelipaithI Adi aneka aisI bAteM prakAza meM AyI jinase prakaTa hotA hai ki aneka agocara rahasyapUrNa zaktiyAM aura prakriyAe~ kArya kara rahI haiM. aba manovijJAna kA uddeza manuSya ko pazu samajhakara usake sAre kAryoM kI mUla pravRttiyoM ke AdhAra para vyAkhyA kara denA nahIM hai, varan usakA uddezya manuSya ke acetana mana kI gaharAiyoM meM baiThakara usameM pariSkAra lAnA evaM daivatva kA vikAsa karanA hai. vijJAna ke prabhAva se anya mAnavikI vidyAoM kI bhAMti dharma ke adhyayana meM vaijJAnika paddhati apanAyI jAne lagI aura dharma ko AtmavijJAna kA rUpa dene kA prayAsa ho rahA hai. jhukAva bar3hatA jA rahA hai kyoMki dharma se jo lAbha haiM ve vahA~ ke logoM ko bhI dikhate haiM. dharma kyA hai; dharma kyA kara sakatA hai aura kyA nahIM kara sakatA, isake viSaya meM spaSTa dhAraNA honI Avazyaka hai. dharma Arthika aura rAjanItika samAnatA kI sthApanA nahIM kara sakatA, asamAnatA dUra nahIM kara sakatA, kRSi aura udyogoM meM krAMti nahIM lA sakatA. ye sAre kArya to hameM bahirmukhI saMgharSa ke dvArA karane hoMge. dharma antarmukhI sAdhanA hai, vaha AtmA ko zAnti detA hai. dharma jIvana ke zAzvata jIvana mUlyoM kI khoja hai; dharma jIvana kI dizA kA bodha karAtA hai, usa dizA meM calane aura samAja ko calAne kA kArya-prayatna sApekSa hai. dharma mAnava ke antarjagata kI vastu hai, vaha Antarika vyaktitva kA nirmANa karatA hai. bAhya jagata ke sAre kArya to bahirmukhI saMgharSa aura ceSTAoM ke dvArA hI saMbhava hye sakate haiM. yaha saca hai ki azAnti aura asantoSa kA kAraNa bahuMta dUra taka abhAva aura viSamatAe~ haiM, kintu jahA~ abhAva aura viSatAe~ kama haiM vahA~ bhI mAnasika azAnti, manoroga, asantoSa aura aparAdha kama nahIM haiM. isase yaha prakaTa hotA hai ki mAnasika azAnti aura asantulana kA kAraNa kevala abhAva aura viSamatAe~ nahIM haiM, varan acetana mana meM vyApta asthiratA, uttejanA aura jIvana mUlyoM kA abhAva hai; yaha sthiti audyogika sampannatA ke pariNAma svarUpa evaM paramparAgata dhArmika virAsata ke abhAva meM utpanna huI hai. AtmanirmANa ke mahat lakSya se vimukha hokara avAMtara kAryoM meM pravRtta hone vAlI yuvAzakti ke mUla meM yahI acetana mana kI asthiratA evaM uttejanA hai. hamAre adhikAMza kArya tarka aura viveka se prerita na hokara acetana mana ke dvArA prerita hote haiM. Arthika sAmAjika samAnatA ke lie bhI mAnasika sthiratA aura santulana Avazyaka hai. acetana mana kA niyamana aura pariSkAra uttejaka tattvoM se dUra rahakara uccatara jIvana-mUlyoM ke manana evaM kriyAnvayana ke dvArA hotA hai; isa dRSTi se dharma kA bar3A mahattva hotA hai. manuSya meM zakti, sudhAra aura preraNAtmakatA lAne ke lie manovaijJAnika zakti ke rUpa meM dharma kA mahattva kitanA adhika hai, ise nAstika bhI svIkAra kara sakate haiM. rAjanIti manuSyoM kA nirmANa nahIM karatI, varan use jaise manuSya milate haiM unhIM meM vaha vyavasthA lAtI hai, manuSya jitane saMyata aura zreSTha hoMge, rAjanItika vyavasthA utanI hI saphala hogI. ataH rAjanItika vyavasthA kI sthApanA karanA jitanA mahattvapUrNa kArya hai, usase kahIM adhika mahattvapUrNa kArya For Private And Personal Use Only

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26 jIvana dRSTi zreSTha mAnava kA nirmANa karanA hai. bhArata meM navajAgaraNa kA mUlAdhAra dharma rahA hai. sabase pahale dayAnanda aura vivekAnanda ne dhArmika sAmAjika jAgaraNa utpanna kiyA, tilaka ne karmaThatA kA zaMkhanAda kiyA aura taba sArI zaktiyoM ko samanvita karane gAMdhI Aye. gAMdhI kI rAjanItika-sAmAjika saphalatA kA eka mahattvapUrNa kAraNa yaha thA ki unake sAre kArya dharma se anuprANita the. aneka manISiyoM kA vicAra hai ki bhArata meM koI bhI Andolana tabhI saphala ho sakatA hai jaba usakA mUla dharma meM ho. bhArata dhArmika deza hai isakA artha yahI nahIM hai, ki yahA~ dharma ke atirikta anya vastuoM kA mahattva nahIM hai| isakA artha yahI hai ki yahA~ ke sAre kArya dharma ke dvArA anuprANita hote haiM. dharma ke kSetra meM bhArata se dUsare dezoM ne bahuta sIkhA hai yaha garva kI bAta ho sakatI hai kintu yaha santoSa kara lene yogya bAta nahIM hai. yaha adhika mahattvapUrNa nahIM hai ki kisane kisase kyA sIkhA hai; balki vizeSa mahattvapUrNa to yaha hai ki sabhyatA aura saMskRti kI daur3a meM kauna sabase Age hai. prazna yaha hai ki Adhunika yuga meM dharma kA kyA svarUpa ho? yaha prazna itanA gahana hai ki jina zabdoM kI sImA meM isa viSaya ke vistAra meM jAnA sambhava nahIM hai, saMketa-rUpa meM hI kucha bAteM kahI jA sakatI haiM. jahA~ taka hindU dharma kA prazna hai, isI dharma kA eka pakSa to rUr3hiyoM, rIti-rivAjoM evaM paurANika vizvAsoM kA hai jo Adhunika yuga ke jJAna aura tarka kI kasauTI para purAnA par3a cukA hai. vastutaH yaha dharma nahIM varan usakA UparI AvaraNa hai. hindU-dharma kA dUsarA pakSa tattvajJAna kA hai jisameM vedAMta, upaniSada aura gItA Ate haiM evaM bauddha darzana bhI isI dhArA kA eka viziSTa vikAsa hai. hindU dharma ke tattvAvadhAna kA yaha pakSa Adhunika jJAnavijJAna kahanA adhika samIcIna lagatA hai. sI. jI. juMga ne apane inTegrezana oNpha parsanaliTI eNDa kleTiva anakAnzasa ke siddhAntoM ke mAdhyama se bhAratIya Atma-vijJAna ko manovijJAnaka rUpa meM prastuta kiyA hai aura ve ise jIvana kA uddezya mAnate haiM. Adhunika yuga meM dharma kA vahI rUpa samIcIna hai jisameM dharma ke AvaraNa ko alaga kara tattvajJAna ko grahaNa kiyA jAye evaM sAmAjika aura vyaktigata jIvana meM kriyAnvita kiyA jAye. Aja bhArata meM mUla samasyA yaha hai ki dharma kA tattva jIvana se dUra jA par3A hai, use jIvana meM AtmasAt karane kI AvazyakatA bhArata meM dharma prema aura deza prema kA svarUpa kabhI bhI AkrAmaka aura parapIDaka nahIM rahA. hama sadaiva 'vasudhaiva kuTumbakam' ke Adarza se anuprANita raheM haiM. hindU dharma ke mUlya matavAdoM evaM durAgrahoM se baMdhe nahIM hai varan ve sArvabhaumika jIvana-mUlya haiM. Aja jaba deza aura kAla kI dUriyAM kama ho gaI haiM, vizva stara para ekatA aura bandhutva kI sthApanA ke lie sArvabhaumika jIvana mUlyoM kI AvazyakatA pahale kI apekSA kahIM adhika hai. rAjanaitika vyavasthAe~ badalatI rahatI haiM kintu jIvana ke vikAsa kI dizA nahIM badalatI. isa deza meM bhaviSya meM koI bhI rAjanItika vyavasthA Aye, usase dharma kI sthiti meM antara nahIM par3atA. apanI dhArmika virAsata kA satat vikAsa kara hama na kevala apane deza meM zreSThatara mAnavatA kA nirmANa kara sakeMge varan vizva mAnavatA ke nirmANa meM bhI apanA yogadAna kara sakeMge. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra satya sadAcAra parama satya kA prakAza : isa dharma bindu grantha meM sAmpradAyika vikRti nahIM milegI. pakSapAta nahIM hogA. dRSTi doSa nahIM milegA. parama satya kA prakAza jaba jIvana meM A jAtA hai to vaha vyakti kabhI galata nahIM bolegA. galata AcaraNa nahIM karegA. usake jIvana meM pUrNa parivartana A jAyegA, jaise upacAra ke bAda ArogyatA sahaja meM hI A jAtI hai. yadi makAna meM prakAza ho yA usake daravAje khir3akiyAM majabUtI se banda ho yA caukIdAra jAgatA ho to inameM se kisI bhI avasthA ke hone para makAna meM jisa taraha cora nahIM ghusegA, usI taraha yadi AtmArAmabhAI ke makAna meM jJAna kA prakAza ho athavA viveka kA caukIdAra baiThA ho athavA indriya kA daravAjA banda ho to durvicAroM kA cora kabhI bhI AtmA rUpI makAna meM nahIM ghusegA. satya aura prAmANikatA : satya aura prAmANikatA eka hI cIja hai. jahA~ para satya hogA, vahA~ para prAmANikatA avazya milegI aura jahA~ para prAmANikatA hogI vahA~ para satya bhI pratiSThita milegA. ye eka hI cIja ko samajhane ke lie do nAma hai. jIvana meM prAmANikatA lAne ke lie sadAcAra kA bala cAhiye. yaha Human Nature hai, anAdi kAlIna saMskAra hai. durAcAra mana meM ghara kara cukA hai, jise dRr3ha saMkalpa zakti se hI bAhara nikAlA jA sakatA hai. 'saMkalpAt jAyate siddhi'- mana dRr3ha saMkalpa ho tabhI siddhi milatI hai. hameM apane caritra ko banAnA hai. 'prANabhUta cAritrasya parabrahmaika kArakaM ' hamAre yahA~ cAritra ko prANa mAnA gayA hai. apane caritra kA durAcAra se rakSaNa karanA hai, 'zreyam te maraNaM bhave'- prANa kA mUlya cukA kara bhI sadAcAra kA rakSaNa karanA hai. sadAcAra hI jIvana kA bala hai cAritra kA bala hai. ahamadAbAda ke andara hamAre eka zrAvaka the. eka makAna unhoMne kisI kAraNavaza kharIdA. zrAvaka ne makAna nayA banavAne kA vicAra kiyA. purAne makAna kI nIMva dubArA khudavAI to usa zrAvaka ko usake andara gar3A dhana milA. purAne jamAne meM selpha DipojiTa thA nahIM. loga jamIna ke andara dabAkara sampatti ko surakSita rakhate the. makAna eka ke bAda eka kaI hAthoM meM bikane ke bAda zrAvaka ne eka musalamAna se kharIdA thA. zrAvaka kA AcaraNa kitanA prAmANika ki turanta sArA dhana lekara purAne makAna mAlika ke pAsa gayA aura dhana svIkAra karane ke lie usase prArthanA kI. usa samaya ke logoM kA AcaraNa bar3A prAmANika hotA thA. usa musalamAna ne sampatti ko lene se inkAra kara diyA- maiM paccIsa varSoM taka usa makAna meM rahA hU~. khudA kI icchA ke Age meM dakhala nahIM dUMgA. jaba maiMne makAna beca diyA hai to vahA~ kI kisI bhI vastu For Private And Personal Use Only

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28 jIvana dRSTi para merA adhikAra nahIM. isako hAtha lagAnA bhI mere lie jahara samAna hai, Akhira bAta nagara seTha taka pahuMcI. paMcoM ko nirNaya lenA par3A ki ye sArA dhana paropakArI kAryoM ke lie upayoga kiyA jAye kyoM ki donoM hI vyakti usa sampatti ko rakhane ke lie taiyAra nahIM the. jisa dina hama itane prAmANika bana jAyeMge usa dina svayaM hI sadgati prApta kara leMge. phira Apako kisI pravacana kI jarurata nahIM par3egI. cAritra kA prANa sadAcAra : hamAre itihAsa meM caritra va sadAcAra kI pradhAnatA ke udAharaNa bhare par3e haiM. svAmI rAmakRSNa jaba kAlI ke upAsaka bana gaye to unakA dRSTikoNa bhI badala gayA, hara strI ko mAM ke rUpa meM dekhane lage. yahA~ taka ki apanI patnI ko bhI mAM kA saMbodhana diyA. mAM ke nAma meM hI aisI zakti hai ki vaha durvicAroM ke sAre paramANuoM ko naSTa kara de. saMta sUradAsa ko bhI eka bAra netra vikAra utpanna huA. vikAra ko dekhakara unakI upAsikA ne kahA-Apake lie maiM saba kucha kara sakatI hU~. bhoga pipAsA zAMta kara sakatI hU~. cAhe isake lie mujhe narka meM hI kyoM na jAnA par3e. patana ke garta meM bhI Apake lie pahu~canA svIkArya hai. usake itanA kahate hI saMta ko cetanA huI, sArA vikAra dUra ho gayA. prAyazcita meM unhoMne apanI donoM AMkhe phor3a lI ki Aja se mujhe isa jagata ko dekhanA hI nahIM hai. dekhanA hai to mAtra jagatpati ko apanI mana kI AMkhoM se dekhUgA. yaha caritra kA hI bala thA, brahmacarya kA hI prabhAva thA ki hanumAna laMkA pahuMca gaye. jaba sItA ke sAmane hAtha jor3a kara khar3e hue aura kahA-mAtA Apa merI pITha para baiTha jAiye. bhagavAn rAma kI kRpA se maiM abhI Apako le calatA hU~. sItA ne javAba meM kaha diyA- hanumAna Aja taka maiMne apanI icchA se kabhI bhI para-puruSa kA sparza nahIM kiyA. yaha mere lie asaMbhava hai. svAmI vivekAnanda ko bhI pralobhana milA, lekcara ke bAda eka amerikana leDI ne unase prabhAvita hokara vivAha kA prastAva rakhA. unhoMne turanta saMbhala kara kahA-maiM paramezvara se prArthanA karatA hU~ ki agale janma meM maiM Apako mAM ke rUpa meM pA sakU. isa zabda meM hI itanA camatkAra thA ki usa amerikana leDI kA sArA vikAra dUra ho gayA, Age calakara vahI aurata unakI parama ziSyA banI. brahmacarya tapa kA prabhAva : AcArya hemacandrasUri ke ziSya gujarAta ke rAjA kumArapAla pauSadhavrata meM baiThe the. musalamAna bAdazAha ko mAlUma par3A to hamalA karane ke lie senA lekara A pahuMcA aura pATana ko cAroM ora se ghera liyA. samrAT kumArapAla ne AcArya hemacandrasUri se nivedana kiyA- bhagavan, kahIM dharma kI niMdA na ho jAya. jina zAsana kI apabhrAjanA na ho jAya. loga kahIM aisA na kahe For Private And Personal Use Only

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satya sadAcAra ki rAjA bar3A dharmAtmA banA phiratA thA. vrata niyama lekara pUre gujarAta ko lUTA baiThA. bhagavan, merI pratijJA ko loga merI kamajorI na samajha leM. kahIM isase dharma kI maryAdA naSTa na ho jAye. __ AcArya hemacandrasUri ne kahA- tumako niyama maiMne diyA hai, aba mujhe dekhanA hai ki maiMne jo niyama diyA, usakA pAlana kaise karAnA hai? pracaNDa zakti ke svAmI AcArya hemacandrasUri ne arddha rAtri ke samaya apanI zakti kA smaraNa kiyA aura usa musalamAna senApati ko jo pATaNa ke bAhara gherA DAlakara apane par3Ava meM so rahA thA, soye-soye palaMga sahita uThavAkara maMgA liyA. Aja bhI kaI aise yogI puruSa maujUda hai. kucha mere paricaya meM bhI haiM para ve apanI yoga zakti kA sArvajanika pradarzana nahIM karate. musalamAna senApati ko jaba palaMga sahita maMgavA liyA to prAtaH kAla darzana karane Aye kumArapAla ko AcArya bhagavanta ne kahA-rAjan, apane rAjamahala meM jAkara dekho. tumhArA mahemAna AyA huA hai. kumArapAla mahArAja rAjamahala meM gaye, hAtha meM naMgI talavAra thI aura udhara senApati kI AMkha khulI. senApati ne dekhA-svayaM samrATa kumArapAla hAtha meM talavAra lekara usake sira para khar3e haiM. usane pUchA- yaha svapna hai ki satya? uttara milAyaha satya hai, svapna nahIM. yaha mauta tere sira para khar3I hai. bhayabhIta senApati ne usI samaya apane kurAna aura khudA kI kasama khAI-aba kabhI gujarAta kI tarapha AMkha uThA kara bhI nahIM degA. ye merA vacana hai. kumArapAla ne vacana lekara use mApha kara diyA aura kahA-jaba taka hemacandrasUri jaise mahAna AcArya jIvita hai, kumArapAla jindA hai taba taka gujarAta kI tarapha bhUla se bhI AMkha uThAkara mata dekhanA. ye garjanA, ye zakti AI kahA~ se? ye saba usI sadAcAra aura brahmacarya tapa kA prabhAva thA. Aja sthiti yaha hai ki sArA dina mAlA pherate nikala jAtA hai. sArI umra nikala jAtI hai phira bhI kucha upArjana nahIM? kAraNa-Apake zabda meM prANa hI nahIM hotA. zabdoM meM zakti hI nahIM rahI jo devatAoM ko AmantraNa de sake. yAda rakhanA ApakI yogyatA dekhakara hI devatA AmantraNa svIkAra kareMge. ApameM sadAcAra kA bala hogA, saMyama kA tapa hogA, yogyatA hogI, puNya bala hogA tabhI ApakA AmantraNa svIkAra hogA. nahIM to sArI jindagI nikala jAya, ApakA AmantraNa svIkAra nahIM hogA. sadAcAra kA bala : rAma kI rAmAyaNa hama par3hate haiM kintu Adarza grahaNa karane ko rUci kabhI nahIM huI. rAma ne sItA haraNa hone para lakSmaNa se rAste meM gire hue AbhUSaNoM ko dekhakara pUchA ki kyA ye sItA ke AbhUSaNa haiM? to lakSmaNa ne kyA kahA? usane kahA- bhAI, maiM to mAtA sItA kI caraNa vandanA pratidina karatA hU~ isIlie nUpura to pahacAna sakatA hU~ para zeSa zarIra kI ora merA dhyAna kabhI nahIM gayA. ataH maiM anya AbhUSaNoM ko nahIM pahacAna sakatA. kahA~ gaI hamArI vaha naitIkatA, kahA~ gayA vaha sadAcAra, vaha satyaniSThatA, vaha prAmANikatA? For Private And Personal Use Only

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30 jIvana dRSTi duniyA~ meM sadAcAra ko hI jIvita mAnA gayA hai. durAcArI to sirpha hAr3a-mAMsa kA putalA hai, mRta hai. merA pravacana bhI sadAcArI AtmAoM ke lie hai na ki murdo ke lie. amerikA meM svAmI vivekAnanda se patrakAroM ne pUchA-hamAre lie kyA lAye? unhoMne eka hI javAba diyA. - I will boost upon a society like bomb and society will follow me likeadog. maiM tumhAre lie vaha satya vicAra lekara AyA hU~ jo tumhAre samAja para bama kI taraha phaTeMge aura usa satya ko jAnakara tumhArA samAja mere pIche pIche kutte kI taraha pU~cha hilAtA huA AyegA. ye eka gulAma deza ke AjAda saMnyAsI kI vANI thI. unake zabdoM meM sadAcAra kA bala thA jisake cintana ne pUre amerikA ko hilA diyA. Aja usI amerikA ne vivekAnanda zatAbdI varSa manAyA. yaha usa garjanA kA prabhAva thA. unake zabdoM meM sadAcAra kA bala thA. svAmIjI se eka pravacana meM kisI zrotA ne prazna kiyA - Apane hindustAnI Topa pahana rakhA hai kintu jUte amerikana pahana rakhe haiM. Topa bhI amerikana pahana lIjiye aura pUre amerikana bana jAye to kyA harja hai? svAmIjI ne turanta javAba diyA- Apa kyoM cintA karate hai. pAMva to mere naukara haiM aura sira merA mAlika hai. naukara yadi koI amerikana ho jAya to kyA Apatti hai. mAlika to inDiyana hI hai, inDiyana hI rahegA. yaha tAkata, yaha garjanA svAmIjI meM AI kahA~ se? apanI saMskRti se, apane dharma ke prema . For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana meM sadAcAra mana kI nirmalatA : prabhu mahAvIra ne pravacanoM ke mAdhyama se mokSamArga kA paricaya diyA hai. batAyA hai ki jIvana kI pUrNatA kA sAdhana mana kI nirmalatA hai. __ lAlaTena kI lau se prakAza hotA hai, parantu cimanI (kA~ca kI haMDiyA) yadi dhueM se kAlI ho cukI ho to lau ko Apa kitanI bhI teja kara deM, vaha vastueM dikhAne meM samartha nahIM hogI. isI prakAra AtmA meM jJAna kI lau hai-ananta prakAza hai, parantu mana kI cimanI para viSaya-kaSAya kA dhuA~ hai-karmoM kI kAlimA hai, isalie vaha muktimArga dikhAne meM asamartha hai. mana kI nirmalatA ke tIna sAdhana haiM- satya, sadAcAra aura samarpaNa. satya dharma kA janaka hai, kyoMki usI se hameM vAstavikatA va kartavya kA bodha hotA hai. sadAcAra dharma kA poSaka hai, kyoMki sadAcArI kA hI loga anusaraNa karate haiM, kore upadezaka kA nahIM tIsarA sAdhana hai- samarpaNa, jo ahaMkAra ko naSTa karake hameM vinIta banAtA hai. ina tInoM meM sadAcAra kA mahattva sabase adhika hai.Aja isI para vizeSa vicAra kareMge. AcArya umAsvAtine apane suprasiddha grantha tattvArtha sUtra meM "samyagdarzana jJAna cAritrANi mokssmaargH||" [samyagdarzana, samyaga, jJAna aura samyak cAritra- ye tInoM mokSamArga haiM.] aisA likhakara cAritra kI mahattA ko pratipAdita kiyA hai. vaha cAritra hI sadAcAra hai. jisa deza meM sadAcAra kA abhAva hotA hai, vaha kabhI vikAsa nahIM kara sakatA-unnata nahIM ho sakatA-Age nahIM bar3ha sakatA. cAritra kA mahattva : kisI iMgliza vicAraka ne ThIka hI likhA hai - "yadi dhana gayA to kucha nahIM gayA, svAsthya gayA to kucha gayA aura caritra gayA to saba kucha gayA! sadAcAra jIvana kI AdhAra zilA hai. yadi vaha kamajora rahI to usa para jIvana kI imArata khar3I nahIM raha sakegI. yadi khar3I rahI bhI to cirasthAyI nahIM ho sakegI. prAcIna kAla ke sadAcArI manuSyoM kI tulanA meM vartamAna kAla ke manuSyoM kA vyavahAra dekhane para hameM bahuta nirAza honA par3atA hai. vartamAna ke AdhAra para hI apanA bhaviSya banatA hai, isalie vartamAna yadi dUSita hai to bhaviSya ujjvala kaise ho sakatA hai? vyakti se hI samAja banatA hai. yadi vyakti durAcArI hai to samAja kaise sadAcArI ho sakatA hai? For Private And Personal Use Only

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32 jIvana dRSTi mahAtmA gAMdhI deza meM rAmarAjya sthApita karanA cAhate the. kyoM? isalie ki rAmacandrajI puruSottama the - naitikatA ke poSaka the - sadAcAra ke pratIka the. __ AcArya hemacandrasUrine likhA hai- "rAmAyaNa kA grantha ghara-ghara meM honA cAhiye. usakA pArAyaNa honA cAhiye." unakI mAnyatA thI ki rAmAyaNa ke mAdhyama se prApta zrI rAma ke Adarza jIvana kA paricaya kabhI na kabhI hamAre jIvana ko bhI avazya parivartita karegA. prAcIna kAla meM vizrAnti ke samaya mAtAe~ apane baccoM ko rAmAyaNa ke AdhAra para choTIchoTI kahAniyAM sunAtI thIM. unase baccoM ko Adarza kI, naitikatA kI, sadAcAra kI preraNA milatI thI. bar3e hone para unakA jIvana saMskAroM kI sugandha se mahaka uThatA thA. Aja vaisA nahIM hai, phalasvarUpa bAlaka bar3e hokara abhibhAvakoM ke lie siradarda bana jAte haiM. yaha ghara-ghara kI kahAnI hai, kisI eka ghara kI nahIM. maryAdA puruSottama zrIrAma kA caritra : pitA kI AjJA kA pAlana karane ke lie rAjapATa kA tyAga karake zrIrAma ne vanavAsa svIkAra kiyA. unake mana meM aisA vicAra nahIM AyA ki maiM bar3A bhAI hU~. isalie paramparA ke anusAra rAjya para merA adhikAra hai, yaha merI pratiSThA kA prazna hai, kisI bhI taraha mujhe apanA adhikAra nahIM khonA cAhiye.... ___ yadi yahI prasaMga Aja kisI ghara meM upasthita ho to beTA bApako suprIma korTa taka le jAyegA. vakIloM aura bairisTaroM kI phauja khar3I kara degA! apanA adhikAra pAne ke lie pAnI kI taraha paisA bahA degA. dazaratha kA sadAcAra dekhiye, zrIrAma ke lie unhoMne prANa tyAga diye parantu vacana ke lie zrIrAma ko bhI tyAga diyA. Aja bhI yaha caupAI unakI yAda dilAtI hai. "raghukula rIti sadA cali aaii| prANa jAI para vacana na jAI / / " Aja to vacana kA koI mUlya hI nahIM rahA. voTa pAne ke lie Ama cunAva ke samaya janatA ko vacana para vacana diye jAte haiM, kintu kursI para baiThate hI saba bhUla jAte haiM. zrIrAma kA bhrAtR prema dekhiye, vanavAsa kI avadhi samApta hone para ve hanumAna ko ayodhyA bhejate haiM - yaha jAnane ke lie ki mere lauTane para kahIM adhikAra china jAne se bhAI bharata ko dukha to nahIM hogA. yadi aisA tanika bhI AbhAsa ho to maiM dubArA vana meM lauTa jAU~. AdezAnusAra hanumAna ayodhyA jAkara lauTa Ate haiM aura zrIrAma se kahate haiM - "Apake zubhAgamana For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana meM sadAcAra 33 kA samAcAra sunakara harSa ke AMsuoM se bharatajI ke kapola bhIga gaye. ve isa taraha nAcane lageM, mAnoM unheM koI ratnoM kA khajAnA milane vAlA ho?" yaha sunakara zrIrAma santuSTa hue, unhoMne bharatajI ko prasanna karane ke lie ayodhyA lauTane kA nizcaya kara liyA. Aja kyA dazA hai? pitA kI mRtyu ke bAda bhAiyoM meM sampatti ke ba~TavAre kA jhagar3A zurU ho jAtA hai, mukadamebAjI zuru ho jAtI hai aura ar3osI-par3osI bhI unheM eka-dUsare ke viruddha bhar3akAkara tamAzA dekhane lagate haiM. sadAcAra pathya hai : sadAcAra kA poSaNa karane ke lie prAcIna kAla meM loga dharma zAstroM kA svAdhyAya karate the. bhajana gAte the. prArthanA yA stuti karate the, parantu Ajakala kyA karate haiM? subaha uThate hI reDiyo se yA TeparekArDapleyara se philmI gAne sunate haiM, jo kAnoM ke dvArA mana ko mIThe jahara se bhigote haiM. phalasvarUpa jIvana sadAcArI na bana kara vyabhicArI yA balAtkArI bana jAtA hai, hama jAnate haiM ki pathya kA pAlana na kiyA jAya to koI bhI auSadha rogI ko nirogI nahIM banatA sakatI.dhArmika kriyAkAMDa auSadha ke samAna haiM aura sadAcAra pathya ke samAna hai. sadAcAra ke sAtha kiye gaye dhArmika kriyAkANDa hI mana ko svastha yA nirmala banAte haiM. prAcIna zAstra kahate haiM : "yatra nAryastu pUjyante / ramante tatra devtaaH|" [jahA~ nAriyoM kA samAmana hotA hai vahA~ devatA ramaNa, karate haiM.] dharmazAstra kI yaha vAta Aja kahA~ hai? yahA~ to pada-pada para nArI jAti kA apamAna hotA hai. use bhoga sAmagrI mAnA jAtA hai. use 'pairoM kI jUtI' kahA jAtA hai. hama rAma aura lakSmaNa kI carcA karate haiM, parantu caritra hamArA rAvaNa se bhI burA bana kara raha gayA hai. rAmAyaNa meM lakSmaNa kA caritra : zIla dharma kA Adarza dekhanA ho to lakSmaNa ke caritra meM dekhiye. apahRta sItA ke prApta alaMkAroM ko pahacAnane kA Adeza pAte hI lakSmaNa zrIrAma se kahate haiM : nAhaM jAnAmi keyUre, nAhaM jAnAmi kuNDale / nUpure tvabhijAnAmi, nityaM pAdAbhivandanAt / / bhAIsAhaba! maiM bAjUbandoM ko nahIM jAnatA (kyoMki kabhI unake sundara hAthoM ko-bhujAoM ko For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi 34 dekhA nahIM) unake kuNDaloM ko nahIM jAnatA ( kyoMki kabhI maiMne bhAbhIjI ke mukhAravinda ko dekhA hI nahIM) kevala nUpuroM ko pahacAnatA hU~, kyoMki unake caraNoM meM pratidina maiM praNAma karatA rahA hU~ ! aisA mahAn Adarza jisake jIvana meM ho, vaha manuSya nahIM, deva hai, balki devoM se bhI vandanIya hai. dazavaikAlikasUtra meM kahA gayA hai : "devAvi taM namaMsaMti, jassa dhamme sayA maNo / " Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir [ jisakA mana sadA dharma meM rahatA hai, use deva bhI namaskAra karate haiM . ] jIvana meM sadAcAra kA sthAna : DaoNkTara rogI kI jA~ca karatA hai aura dekhatA hai ki hArTa barAbara kAma kara rahA hai to kaha degA - " cintA kI koI bAta nahIM rogI ThIka ho jAyegA." 66 yadi use patA cala jAya ki hArTa meM gar3abar3a hai to kahegA- " isa rogI para vizeSa dhyAna rakhanA hai. patA nahIM, kaba cala base. ' 77 zarIra meM jo sthAna hArTa kA hai, jIvana meM vahI sthAna sadAcAra kA hai. vahI mAnasika nirmalatA kA AdhAra hai - AtmA kI tRpti kA sAdhana hai. vahI Antarika zakti hai. bahuta se loga TaoNkija meM yA TI. vI. ke sAmane parivAra ke sAtha baiThakara nAcagAna yA mAradhAr3a se bharI huI philmeM dekhate haiM. kyA sIkhate haiM vahA~ 'kAma' kA Adarza yA zrIrAma kA Adarza ? tulasIdAsa ne likhA hai " jahA~ kAma tahA~ rAma nahiM, jahA~ rAma nahiM kAma / " hamArA kAmuka dRSTi hRdaya ke rAma ko naSTa kara detI hai. vahA~ patana hI patana hai, utthAna nahIM.: dhyeya kyA hai - utthAna yA patana ? puNyasya phalamicchanti / puNyaM necchanti mAnavAH / / pApasya phalaM necchanti / pApaM kurvanti yatnataH / / isa prazna para yadi janamata saMgraha kiyA jAya to patana ke pakSa meM eka bhI mata nahIM par3egA. zata pratizata mata utthAna ke pakSa meM par3eMge, kyoMki patana ke mArga para cala kara bhI loga icchA utthAna kI hI rakhate haiM [manuSya puNya kA phala (sukha) to cAhate haiM, parantu puNya (paropakAra) karanA nahIM cAhate. isase viparIta pApa kA phala nahIM cAhate, parantu sAvadhAnI pUrvaka pApa karate rahate haiM . ] For Private And Personal Use Only

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35 jIvana meM sadAcAra kaisI vicitra bAta hai. jAnA cAhate haiM pUrva dizA meM, parantu daur3a rahe haiM pazcima dizA kI ora ! "cittabhittiM na nijjhAe / nAraM vA sualaMkiyaM / / " yadi Apa apanI AtmA kA utthAna karanA cAhate haiM to upadeza yA Adeza nahIM, eka choTIsI salAha Apako maiM denA cAhU~gA. jo loga pacAsa varSa kI avasthA pAra kara cuke haiM, ve pApamandira ke andara praveza na karane kA sudRr3ha saMkalpa kara leM. prabhu mahAvIra pharamAte haiM -- Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir [ acchI taraha se alaMkRta nArI kA citra yadi dIvAla para bhI banA ho to use nahIM dekhanA cAhiye.] mana meM jaba kAma vikAra janma letA hai taba vaha vicAra ko naSTa kara detA hai- dharma ko dhUla meM milA detA hai- sAdhanA kA satyAnAza kara detA hai. yadi kisI taraha aise prasaMga para viveka jAgRta ho jAya to uddhAra bhI ho sakatA hai. sAdhanA kI surakSA bhI ho sakatI hai. eka yuvaka pravrajita hokara kisI parvata kI guphA meM dhyAna kara rahA thA. usI samaya rAjakumArI jItI bhI pravrajyA grahaNa karane ke bAda dhyAna karane ke lie usI guphA meM A pahuMcI. AkAza meM chAye meghoM ke kAraNa andhakAra sA chAyA huA thA. sAdhvI rAjImatI ne barasAta se bhIge vastra sukhAne ke lie bAhara caTTAna para DAla diye the, isalie nirvastra deha se hI guphA meM praveza kiyA. use patA nahIM thA ki pahale se eka yuvaka sAdhu vahA~ upasthita hai. sAdhu kI najara sAdhvI ke zarIra para par3I. mana meM vikAra jAgRta huA. usane bhogayAcanA prastuta kI. sAdhvI cauMka par3I usane jhaTapaTa gIle vastroM se hI apanA tana DhaMka liyA aura phira yuvaka sAdhu ko pratibodha diyA dhiratthu te'jasokAmI, jo taM jIviya kAraNA / vaM taM icchasi AveuM, seyaM te maraNaM bhave / / [tujha apayaza ke icchuka ko dhikkAra hai, jo kAma jIvana kI prApti ke lie vamana ko cATane kI cAha karatA hai. isa (vamana ko cATane) kI apekSA to mara jAnA tere lie adhika zreyaskara hai.] zAstrakAra kahate haiM ki isa kaThora bAta ko sunakara yuvaka sAdhu sa~bhala gayA : tIse so vayaNaM soccA / saMjayAe subhAsiyaM / / aMkuse jahA nAgo / dham paDivAio / / [ usa sAdhvI ke usa subhASita vacana ko sunakara aMkuza se hAthI ke samAna vaha sAdhu dharma For Private And Personal Use Only

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36 jIvana dRSTi meM punaH sthira huA] sAdhvI ne ThIka samaya para ThIka vacana kaha kara patana se apanI bhI rakSA kI aura usa sAdhu kI bhI. isa ghaTanA ke bAda vaha yuvaka sAdhu bhagavAna neminAtha ke samIpa gayA. vahA~ tana se nahIM, kintu vacana aura mana se kiye gaye apane pApa kI AlocanA kI aura ucita prAyazcitta lekara apanI Atma-zuddhi kI. isase viparIta yadi koI strI yuvaka sAdhu se bhogayAcanA kare to ise anukUla pariSaha kahA jAtA hai. usa paristhiti meM sAdhu ko kyA karanA cAhiye? isa prazna ke uttara meM caudaha pUrva bhavoM ke jJAtA zrIbhadrabAhusvAmI ne kahAH - "pahale to samajhAnA cAhiye. usase kAma na cale to jhUTha bola kara (jaise - "maiM napuMsaka hU~" aisA kaha kara) use virata karanA cAhiye, jaba usase bhI kAma na cale to AtmahatyA karake bhI apane caritra kI rakSA karanI cAhiye. kintu vaha sabase antima upAya hai." varitra kI rakSA ke lie mRtyu kA svAgata karane kI bAta kahI gaI hai, isase Apa anumAna lagA sakate haiM ki caritra kA jIvana meM kitanA mahattvapUrNa sthAna hai. Adhunika yuga meM bhI dayAnanda sarasvatI, svAmI vivekAnanda Adi ke jIvana caritra se paripUrNa rahe haiM - sadAcAra se sugandhita rahe haiM. caritra AtmA kA prANa : AcArya hemacandrasUri kI dRSTi meM caritra AtmA kA prANa hai, prANa cale jAya, to zarIra kA koI mahattva nahIM rahatA, usI prakAra caritrahIna AtmA bhI mahattvahIna ho jAtI hai. caritra ko khokara koI AtmA ko pA nahIM sakatA. caritra kI rakSA ke hI lie sAre yama-niyama nirdhArita kiye gaye haiM. sar3e hue kAna ke kutte kA jisa prakAra sarvatra apamAna hotA hai, durAcArI manuSya kA bhI sarvatra usI prakAra apamAna hotA hai. zahajAdI kA jJAna : dillI ke bAdazAha akabara kI zahajAdI kisI bujurga maulavI se par3hatI thI. par3hAI meM lAparavAhI se udAsa hokara maulavI ne eka dina kahA - "beTI! tuma barAbara pATha yAda nahIM karatI, Aja mujhe tumhArI zikAyata bAdazAha se karanI par3egI." zahajAdI ko zahaMzAha kI beTI hone kA gurura thA. vaha bhalA kyoM kisI ke dabAva meM AtI? bola par3I - "Apa mujhe kyA par3hAyeMge? maiM to par3hane ke bahAne Apako vetana dilavAne kA ahasAna Apa para kara rahI hU~, anyathA maiM to khudA ke ghara se hI nau lAkha caritra sIkha kara AI hU~. For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana meM sadAcAra 37 yadi maiM cAhU~ to Apako sUlI para car3havA sakatI hU~ aura cAhU~ to siMhAsana para biThA sakatI hU~, yaha saba mere bAe~ hAtha kA khela hai." maulavI bole - " bar3oM ke sAmane isa taraha beadabI nahIM karate choTe mu~ha bar3I bAta nahIM karate. yadi tuma aisA kara sakatI ho to bhI apane mu~ha miyA~ miTTU tumheM nahIM bananA cAhiye." zahajAdI ko maulavI kI yaha nasIhata bahuta kar3avI lagI. nItikAra kahate haiM upadezo hi mUrkhANAM, prakopAya na zAntaye / payaH pAnaM bhujaMgAnAM kevalaM viSavardhanam / / Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir [mUrkhoM ko upadeza diyA jAya to isase unakA gussA bar3hatA hai, zAnta nahIM hotA. sA~poM ko dUdha pilAne se kevala unakA jahara hI bar3hatA hai . ] zahajAdI usa samaya to kucha nahIM bolI, parantu maulavI sAhaba ko maukA Ane para majA cakhAne kA usane mana hI mana nizcaya kara liyA. - garmI ke dina the, isalie eka bagIce meM par3hAI calatI thI. eka dina bAdazAha salAmata bhI ghUmate hue usI bagIce meM tazarIpha lAye. zahajAdI ne socA ki Aja acchA maukA hai. kyoM na Aja hI maiM apanA karizmA batA dU~? usane bAla bikhera diye, colI phAr3a dI aura joroM se cillAhaTa kI "hAtha mata DAliyo, hAtha mata DAliyo, hAtha mata DAliyo !" cillAhaTa sunate hI bAdazAha daur3akara zahajAdI ke nikaTa pahuMcate haiM, taba taka vaha behoza hokara gira par3atI hai. bAdazAha apanI beTI kI durdazA dekhakara samajhate haiM ki isa maulavI ne hI koI cher3a-chAr3a kI hogI. AgababUlA hokara ve apane sipAhiyoM ko Adeza dete haiM ki isa maulavI ko sUlI para car3hA do sipAhI maulavI ko pakar3a kara le jAte haiM. maulavI hairAna parezAna. unheM kucha samajha meM nahIM AyA ki yaha saba kyA ho rahA hai. idhara zAhajAdI ko hoza meM lAne ke lie cehare para ThaMDA pAnI chAMTA gayA, vaha to hoza meM hI thI, behozI kA abhinaya kara rahI thI. supta ko jagAnA sarala hai, parantu jAgRta ko jagAnA bahuta kaThina hai, ajJAnI ko samajhAyA jA sakatA hai, jJAnI ko aura bhI jaldI samajhAyA jA sakatA hai, parantu adhUre jJAna kA ghamaNDa karane vAle ko samajhAnA atyanta kaThina hotA hai : ajJaH sukhamArAdhyaH sukhataramArAdhyate vizeSajJaH / jJAnalavadurvidagdhaM, brahmApi taM naraM na raMjayati / / [ ajJa ko AsAnI se samajhAyA jA sakatA hai, vizeSajJa ko aura bhI adhika AsAnI se samajhAyA jA sakatA hai; parantu thor3e se jJAna ko pAkara jo apane ko bahuta bar3A jJAnI mAna For Private And Personal Use Only

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38 jIvana dRSTi baiThatA hai, use svayaM brahmA bhI nahIM samajhA sakatA.] yadi koI sacamuca jJAna pAnA cAhatA hai- kisI se kucha sIkhanA cAhatA hai to use apane mana kA khAlI loTA lekara vahA~ pahuMcanA cAhiye. jo loTA pahale se bharA hai, use aura nahIM bharA jA sakatA. khAlI (kore) kAgaja para hI citra banAyA jA sakatA hai. jisa kAgaja para pahale se citra banA huA hai. usa citra para citra nahIM banAyA jA sakatA. yahA~ bhI usa zahajAdI ko hoza meM lAne kA prayAsa kiyA jA rahA thA, jo pahale se hoza meM thI. jaba usane suna liyA ki maulavI sAhaba ko sUlI para car3hAne ke lie sipAhI le jA cuke haiM taba usane behozI se hoza meM Ane kA abhinaya kiyA. dhIre se vaha uTha baiThI. A~khe kholate hI usane pUchA - "maulavI sAhaba kahA~ haiM pitAjI!" bAdazAha - "tumhArI ijjata lUTane kI koziza karane vAle usa nAlAyaka ko sajAe-mauta de dI gaI. AdamI use sUlI para car3hAne le gaye haiM." zAhajAdI bolI-are pitAjI! gaz2aba ho gayA-bahuta galata ho gayA. maulavI sAhaba to bar3e upakArI haiM. eka sA~pa merI ora A rahA thA. bahuta kAlA aura lambA thA vaha maiM to ekadama ghabarAhaTa meM par3a gaI. maulavI sAhaba ne apanI jAna jokhima meM DAlakara usa sA~pa ko pakar3a liyA aura bAhara pheMka diyA. jaba ve pakar3ane kI koziza kara rahe the, tabhI maiM cillAI - hAtha mata DAliyo! hAtha mata DAliyo! parantu merI cillAhaTa para dhyAna na dekara unhoMne manamAnI kI aura merI jAna bacAI. ve puraskAra ke pAtra haiM, daNDa ke nahIM." vAdazAha ne tatkAla sainikoM ko bhejakara bar3e sanmAna ke sAtha maulavI sAhava ko vApasa apane sAmane bulAyA. beijjatI ke lie unase mAphI mAMgI aura eka jAgIra inAma meM de dI aura sAtha hI kahA ki - Apane merI baccI kI jAna bacAkara mujha para jo ehasAna kiyA hai, usake lie maiM ApakA jIvana bhara AbhArI rahU~gA. dUsare dina zahajAdI ne maulavI sAhava se kahA - "nau lAkha caritroM meM se eka hI Apako batAyA hai. kahiye to kucha aura bhI batAU~!" maulavI sAhaba bole - "khudA kI meharavAnI se maiM baca gayA. eka hI karizmA kAphI hai. isI ne mujhe sAvadhAna kara diyA hai. aba aura dUsare karizmoM ko dikhAne kI jarUrata nahIM." maulavI sAhaba to sAvadhAna ho gaye; hameM bhI sAvadhAna rahanA hai. sadAcAra kI cAdara para lagA huA eka bhI dAga jIvana-bhara khaTakatA rahatA hai; kyoMki vaha amiTa hotA hai. sadAcAra ke prati kI gaI jarA-sI asAvadhAnI, thor3I-sI zithilatA, tanika-sI bhUla jI kA jaMjAla bana jAtI hai- sArI pratiSThA ko dhUla meM milA detI hai| isIlie prabhu mahAvIra bAra-bAra kahate haiM : For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana meM sadAcAra samayaM goyama ! mA pamAyae / / [ he gautama! tU kSaNa-bhara kA bhI pramAda mata kara ] sabhyatA kA nimitta: sadAcAra Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir svAmI vivekAnanda kI sAdhAraNa sI pozAka dekhakara amerikA meM kucha loga haMsane lage. svAmIjI samajha gaye. unhoMne kahA - "Apake deza meM sabhyatA kA nirmAtA darjI hai; parantu maiM jisa deza se AyA hU~, vahA~ sabhyatA kA nirmAtA sadAcAra hai !" 39 yaha sunakara haMsane vAle gaMbhIra ho gaye. jaba patrakAroM ne unase pUchA ki Apa hamAre lie kyA lAye haiM, taba unhoMne kahA- "maiM tumhAre samAja para eka bama kA visphoTa karU~gA aura tumhArA samAja kuttoM kI taraha merA anusaraNa karegA." unake bhItara sadAcAra kA jo teja thA vaha jJAna kA jo prakAza thA, usI se ve aisI bAta kaha sake. unakI yaha bAta ThIka bhI nikalI. dehAvasAna ke sau varSa bAda amerikA kI sarakAra ne zatAbdI manAI unakI. - vaha eka hI saMnyAsI thA, jo bhAratIya saMskRti kA DaMkA bajAkara amerikA se lauTA. jAne ko to aura bhI kaI loga yahA~ se gaye kucha havAI jahAja meM, kucha helIkaoNpTara meM aura kucha jalayAna meM; parantu saba aizvarya baTorakara - bhautika sukha bhoga kara lauTa Aye. vivekAnanda hI the, jo siMha garjanA karake - amerikanoM kA hRdaya jIta kara unheM prabhAvita karake lauTe. kAraNa kyA thA? unakA sadAcArI jIvana. sadvicAra kI apekSA sadAcAra kA adhika prabhAva par3atA hai. kaphelara nAmaka bahuta bar3A udyogapati eka bAra svAmI vivekAnanda ke pAsa AyA. svAmIjI ne pUchA "mujhase kyA kAma hai?" vaha bolA - " maiM Apase mArgadarzana prApta karane AyA hU~ !" "pahale Apa kucha tyAga karake Aiye; phira mArgadarzana dUMgA." svAmIjI ne kahA. vaha lauTa gayA . tyAga kI yojanA banAI taiMtIsa karor3a DAlara kI nidhi kA dAna karake " rAkaphelara phAuNDezana" kI sthApanA kI. isa phAuNDezana ke mAdhyama se nirdhana chAtra-chAtrAoM ke lie adhyApana kI niHzulka vyavasthA kI gaI. isake atirikta choTe-choTe avikasita dezoM kI vikAsa yojanAoM ko pUrA karane ke lie bhI Arthika sahAyatA isa phaNDa se pahuMcAi jAne lagI. For Private And Personal Use Only yaha saba karane ke bAda punaH vaha svAmIjI ke pAsa lauTa AyA, use apane tyAga kA ghamaMDa thA. vaha zabdoM se prakaTa bhI ho gayA, bolA : "maiMne ApakI icchA ke anusAra paropakAra ke lie itanA bar3A phAuNDezana banAyA. itanA bar3A tyAga kiyA, isake lie Apa mujhe AzIrvAda dIjiye aura dhanyavAda bhI ."

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jIvana dRSTi svAmIjI bole - "maiM kyoM dUM? Apa hI mujhe dhanyavAda dIjiye ki mujhase Apako jIne kA tarIkA mAlUma huA." jo nirmoha hotA hai- niHsvArtha hotA hai. AtmagauravazAlI hotA hai, vahI aisA spaSTa uttara de sakatA hai. eka bAra eka sundara mahilA ne svAmIjI se Akara kahA- "mujhe Apase Apake hI samAna eka tejasvI putra cAhiye. kyA Apa merI yaha icchA pUrI nahIM kara sakate?" svAmIjI ne tatkAla usa mahilA ke caraNa chUkara kahA - "mA~! kyA tU mujhe hI apanA putra nahIM mAna sakatI?" aisA uttara vahI de sakatA hai, jisake jIvana meM sadAcAra pratiSThita ho. pahale yuvaka paccIsa varSa kI avasthA meM brahmacaryAzrama ke bAda jaba gRhasthAzrama meM praveza karane ke lie gurukula se bAhara nikalate the, taba tyAgI guruoM kI ora se unheM dIkSAnta bhASaNa diyA jAtA thA. "satyaM vada / dharma cara / svAdhyAyAnmA pramadaH / mAtR-devo bhava / pitRdevo bhava / atithidevo bhv...|" _ [saca bolo. dharma kA AcaraNa karo. svAdhyAya meM pramAda mata karo. mAtA ko, pitA ko aura atithi ko deva samajho...] ina antima upadezoM ko jIvana meM utArA jAtA thA. usa samaya deza sampanna thA, sukhI thA, mahApuruSoM ko, mahAtmAoM ko, tIrthaMkaroM ko janma detA thA. yaha deza, jahA~ bar3e-bar3e sAhityakAra, nATakakAra, kalAkAra aura mahAkavi utpanna hue, sAdhAraNa deza nahIM, tIrtha bhUmi hai. pUrA bhAratavarSa eka mandira hai. __ Aja hamAre pAsa se saba kucha lUTa cukA hai, satya ke prANa to kabhI ke cale gaye, sadAcAra bhI antima sAMseM le rahA hai, thor3A bahuta jindA hai bhI to oNksIjana para. kabhI sAdhu santa A gaye, vicAroM ko prerita kara gaye. thor3e dina bhAvanA zuddha rahI. jAgRta rahI aura phira usI mUrchita avasthA meM pramAda meM cale gaye. deza kI durdazA dekhakara, naitikatA kA patana dekhakara samAja kI hAlata dekhakara bhItara se ronA AtA hai maiM kyA kahU~? kisase kahU~ ki loga jA kahA~ raheM haiM? rAmarAjya ko Adarza mAnane vAlI mahAvIra kA guNagAna karane vAlI janatA jA kidhara rahI hai? bhASAvAda, prAntavAda, naksalavAda, AMtakavAda, samAjavAda, pUMjIvAda Adi na jAne kitane vAda vivAda paidA ho gaye haiM. pahale jJAniyoM ke, dharma guruoM ke AzIrvAda se hI sAre kAma ho jAte the. AzIrvAda se deza AbAda thA, Aja vivAdoM se barbAda ho rahA hai. rAmarAjya sthApita karane kI jo bhAvanA mahAtmA gAMdhI meM thI, vaha sAkAra hogI. aisA koI lakSaNa naz2ara nahIM AtA. mahAvIra svAmI ne samajhAyA thA ki svayaM kA bhI nirIkSaNa karo aura sarva kA bhI. sAdhanA For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana meM sadAcAra jaba 'sva' se 'sarva' taka vyApaka bana jAtI hai, taba siddhi kI sAdhikA banatI hai, sAdha kI vyAkhyA vidvAnoM ne isa prakAra kI hai :sAnoti svaparakAryANIti sAdhuH / / [jo apanA aura dUsaroM kA kAryakalApa siddha karatA hai, vaha sAdhu hai.] AhAra zuddhi se vicAroM meM pavitratA : apanA aura dUsaroM kA kalyANa karane kI bhAvanA jisa prakAra sadAcAra kA aMga hai, usI prakAra sAttvika bhojana aura sAttvika veSabhUSA bhI sadAcAra kA aMga hai. AhAra zuddhi kA vicAroM kI pavitratA se sambandha batAyA jAtA hai : jaisA khAye anna, vaisA hove mana / / jaise hama padArtha khAyeMge, vaisA hI hamArA mana banegA arthAt vaise hI hamAre vicAra baneMge. isIlie rAtri bhojana ke tyAga kA vidhAna karake AhAra ko maryAdita karane kA prayAsa kiyA gayA hai. purANoM meM to yahA~ taka likhA hai astaMgate divAnAthe, Apo rudhira mucyate / annaM mAMsa samaM proktaM, mArkaNDeyamaharSiNA / / [mArkaNDeya nAmaka maharSi ke kathanAnusAra sUrya ke asta hone para pAnI rudhira kahA jAtA hai aura anna mAMsa ke samAna.] vaijJAnika dRSTi se dekhA jAya to samasta bImAriyoM kI jar3a hai - rAtri bhojana! bambaI ke eka bahuta bar3e DaoNkTara ne isa bAta kI puSTi kI thI. unakA kahanA thA ki rAta ko thaka kara ghara Aye, phira 9 yA 10 baje bhojana kiyA aura vizrAma ke lie leTa gaye ki nIMda A gaI. zrama ke abhAva meM AMtoM ko hI bhojana pacAne kA kAma karanA par3egA. phira bhojana ke do ghaNTe bAda peTa meM jala pahuMcanA cAhiye, jo pAcana ke lie jarUrI hai, so nahIM pahuMca pAyegA. pAnI kI kamI se gesTika Trabala ho jAyagI, jo alaga-alaga prakAra se vAyu kI vikRti utpanna karegI, usI se blaDaprezara, hAiDrolika esiDa, klorika esiDa Adi paidA hote haiM, inake atirikta sUryAsta ke bAda aneka khataranAka kITANu vAtAvaraNa meM phaila jAte haiM, jo bhojana ke dvArA peTa meM pahu~ca kara roga paidA karate haiM. isase viparIta sUryAsta se pahale bhojana karane para kITANu rahita vAtAvaraNa hotA hai, zAkAhArI bhojana pAMca ghaMToM meM paca jAtA hai aura mAMsAhArI bhojana dasa ghaNToM meM, zAkAhArI bhojana zAma ko cAra-pAMca baje kara liyA jAya to nau-dasa baje taka usako pAnI bhI paryApta mila jAtA hai aura pAcana bhI bhalI bhAMti ho jAtA hai. isase koI bImArI paidA nahIM hotI, thor3e dina isakA prayoga karake dekhiye ki isase ApakA svAsthya kaisA rahatA hai. zarIra kitanA halkA-phulkA For Private And Personal Use Only

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42 jIvana dRSTi rahatA hai. zArIrika svAsthya ke lie binA paise kI davA batAI hai maiMne. dharma zAstra kahate haiM anastabhojano nityaM, tIrthayAtrAphalaM labhet / [sUryodaya aura sUryAsta ke bIca dina ko hI jo nitya bhojana karatA hai, use tIrthayAtrA kA phala milatA hai.] ye rAtrau sarvadAhAram, varjayanti sumedhasaH / teSAM pakSopavAsasya, phalaM mAsena jAyate / / [jo atyanta buddhimAna vyakti rAtri bhojana kA sadA tyAga karate haiM, unheM pratimAsa pakSopavAsa (pandraha upavAsa) kA phala milatA hai.] rAtri bhojana ke duSpariNAma : rAtri bhojana se hAni kyA hotI hai? isa para dharma zAstroM meM likhA haiulUka-kAka mArjAra, gRdhr-shmbr-shuukraaH| ahi-vRzcika godhAzca, jAyante rAtribhojanAt / / [rAtri bhojana se jo pApa lagatA hai, usake phalasvarUpa jIva paraloka meM ullU, kaue, bilAva, gIdha, sAMbhara, sUara, sA~pa, bicchU yA goha ke zarIra meM utpanna hote haiM.] rAta ko bhojana karane kI to dUra, bhojana kA vicAra taka mana meM na Ane dene kA upadeza dete hue prabhu mahAvIra kahate haiM - atthaMgayammi Aicce, puratthA ya aNuggaye / AhAramAiyaM savvaM, maNasAvi na patthae / / [sUryAsta ke bAda sUryodaya hone taka (rAta ko) AhAra Adi kI mana se bhI icchA nahIM karanI cAhiye.] rAtri bhojana ke duSpariNAma kabhI-kabhI akhabAroM meM bhI par3hane meM Ate haiM. indaura kA eka pujArI rAta ko dUdha pIne se mara gayA, kyoMki ubAlate samaya usameM sAMpa kA baccA gira gayA thA. uttarapradeza ke eka gAMva meM khIra khAkara sAre barAtI sadA ke lie so gaye, kyoMki khIra rAta ko jisa bhagone meM banAI gaI thI, usameM eka sAMpa gira gayA thA. mujaphphara nagara meM rAta ko pAnI pIte samaya eka AdamI mara gayA, kyoMki pAnI ke sAtha eka jIvita bicchU gale meM utara gayA aura usane DaMka mAra diyA thA. goguMdA (udayapura) meM rAta ko khAte samaya eka bhAI ke mu~ha meM Ama ke acAra kI jagaha For Private And Personal Use Only

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43 jIvana meM sadAcAra marI huI cuhiyA pahuMca gaI thI. rAta ko banAI gaI bhiNDI kI sabjI meM chipakalI nikalane kI to saiMkar3auM ghaTanAe~ sunane meM AI haiM. ghATakopara (bambaI) ke eka zrAvaka parivAra ko subaha pAMca baje kahIM jAnA thA. isake lie TaiksI bulAI gaI thI, zrAvikAne gaisa ke cUlhe para ketalI car3hA kara cAya banAI. use chAnakara pAMca kapa taiyAra kiye gaye, zrAvaka-zrAvikA aura tIna bacce, pAMco ne cAya pI. parivAra kisI tIrthayAtrA ke lie jAne vAlA thA, parantu saba kI paraloka yAtrA ho gaI. TaiksI vAlA bArabAra bhoMpU bajAtA rahA, kintu ghara vAle bAhara nahIM Aye, use zaMkA huI vaha bhItara gayA, pAMcoM kuTumbiyoM ko behoza dekhakara usane pulisa thAne meM riporTa kI. pulisa vAloM ne Akara jAMca par3atAla kI, ketalI meM sAMpa kA baccA pAyA gayA. cAya ke sAtha vaha ubala gayA thA, usakA jahara cAya ke sAtha pIne vAloM ke peTa meM pahuMca gayA thA. san 1958 ke jodhapura cAturmAsa kI eka avismaraNIya ghaTanA suniye. upAzraya ke pAsa vAle eka ghara meM rAta ko eka AdamI sahasA joroM se cillAyA. cillAhaTa sunakara merI bhI nIMda khula gaI. usa samaya ghar3I meM Der3ha bajI thI. sunane meM AyA ki kuJje meM kAnakhajUrA thA, jo loTe meM A gayA thA. loTA uThAkara usa AdamI ne Upara se pAnI mu~ha meM DAlakara pIne kA prayAsa kiyA thA. kAnakhajUrA pAnI ke sAtha gale meM utara gayA thA. tatkAla use aspatAla meM pahuMcAyA gayA. aisI durghaTanAeM rAtri bhojana se hotI rahatI haiM, isalie rAtri bhojana kA sabako tyAga karanA cAhiye. dIrghAyu kA nuskhA : svAsthya ke lie yaha bhI jarUrI hai ki Apa bhUkha se thor3A kama khAyeM. jaina zAstroM meM ise UNodarI tapa kahA gayA hai. hara manuSya dIrghAyu honA cAhatA hai. kisI kavi ne eka dohe ke mAdhyama se dIrghAyu hone kA nuskhA batAyA hai. bhojana AdhA khaikai, duganA pAnI pIva / tigunA zrama cauguna ha~sI, varSa savA sau jIva / / jitanI bhUkha ho, usase AdhA hI bhojana kiyA jAya. isase pramAda nahIM AtA, jo durAcAra kA preraka hai. AdhA peTa khAne se zarIra halkA-phulkA rahatA hai. kAma karane meM sphUrti rahatI hai. yaha sadA yAda rakhanA cAhiye ki bhojana jIvana ke lie hai, bhojana ke lie jIvana nahIM. sadAcAra kI rakSA ke lie yaha jarUrI hai ki hamArA AhAra zuddha ho, sAttvika ho, parimita ho. dUsarI bAta hai-dugunA jala. zuddha chanA huA jala AhAra kI apekSA dugunA liyA jAya. isase pAcana acchI taraha hotA hai. pAcana ke lie tigunA zrama kiyA jAnA bhI jarUrI batAyA gayA For Private And Personal Use Only

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44 jIvana dRSTi hai. zrama se blaDa sarkulezana ThIka rahatA hai. dIrghAyu ke lie ukta dohe meM cauthI bAta kahI gaI hai - caugunI haMsI. mAnasika santoSa prasannatA kA janaka hai : ajadhana gajadhana vAjidhana, sabai ratna dhanakhAna / jaba Avai santoSadhana, saba dhana dhurI samAna / / bakare, hAthI, ghor3e aura ratna to haiM hI; parantu java santoSa dhana prApta ho jAtA hai, taba sAre dhana dhUla ke samAna mAlUma hone lagate haiM, pravacana ke mAdhyama se rAtri bhojana ke niSedha kA pratipAdana karake maiM calA jAUM aura maiMne bahuta acchA pratipAdana kiyA-aisI prazaMsA karate hue Apa apane ghara lauTa jAyeM to isase na mujhe kucha lAbha hogA aura na Apako. maiMne bolane kA jo parizrama kiyA, usakA kucha pArizramika to mujhe milanA hI cAhiye; anyathA yaha to vaisI hI dazA hogI, jaisI rAjA bhoja ke darabAra meM eka kavi kI huI. kavi ne rAjA bhoja kI prazasti meM kahA thA ki Apa dAnavIra karNa ke avatAra haiM. Apake samAna udAra isa samaya duniyA meM koI nahIM hai. bharI sabhA meM bhoja ne isa para kahA ki Apako kala savA lAkha svarNa mudrAe~ de dI jAyeMgI. kavi to yaha sunakara harSa vibhora ho gayA. vaha khuzI kA yaha samAcAra sunAne ke lie vahA~ se sIdhe apane ghara gayA. usa jamAne meM koI baiMka nahIM thI. kisI vyApArI ke yahA~ rakhane para amAnata meM khayAmata hone kI sambhAvanA thI. ghara meM rakhane para coroM kA Dara thA. Akhira usane taya kiyA ki rasoI ghara ke AMgana meM gaDDhA khodakara sArI svarNa mudrAe~ gAr3a dI jAya. muTThI bhara svarNa mudrAe~ bAhara rakkhI jAyeM, kharca hone para AvazyakatAnusAra nikAlI jAtI rahe. isa vicAra ko mUrtarUpa dene ke lie kavi aura usakI patnI donoM milakara rasoIghara ke kamare meM rAta-bhara gaDDhA khodate rahe. prAtaHkAla snAna karake naye vastra pahinakara kavi rAjasabhA meM jA pahu~cA ki sira muMDAte hI ole par3e! rAjA bhoja ne pUchA- "Apa kaise Aye?" kavi - "Apake bulAne para hI maiM AyA hU~. kala sabhA ke bIca meM merI prazasti sunakara Apane kahA thA ki savA lAkha svarNa mudrAe~ Apako bheMTa kI jAyeMgI. kala Akara Apa le jAiye." rAjA ne ha~sakara kahA - "rAjA kabhI udhAra nahIM rakhatA. jo kucha denA hotA hai, tatkAla de detA hai. Apane merI karNa se tulanA kI, kintu karNa kyA kabhI udhAra rakhatA thA? phira maiMne yahI to kahA thA ki kala Apako savA lAkha svarNamudrAe~ de dI jAyeMgI; parantu kala hamezA kala hI rahatA hai. vaha kabhI Aja nahIM bana sakatA. tIsarI sabase adhika mahattvapUrNa bAta yaha hai ki atizayoktipUrNa varNana karake Apane mujhe zabdoM se prasanna kiyA to maiMne bhI savA lAkha For Private And Personal Use Only

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45 jIvana meM sadAcAra svarNamudrAoM ke dAna kA AzvAsana dekara zabdoM se hI Apako bhI prasanna kara diyA. hisAba barAbara . lenA-denA kucha nahIM." isI prakAra yadi Apa zabdoM se mujhe prasanna kareM ki Apane bahuta acchA pravacana kiyA auraM maiM bhI zabdoM se ApakI prazaMsA kara rahA hU~ ki pAlI ke zrotAoM ne mujhe bahuta dila se sunA to isase kisI ko koI lAbha nahIM hogA. maiM cAhatA hU~ ki Apa yahA~ se kucha lekara jAyeM. adharmAcaraNa se bacane kA, sadAcAra ko apanAne kA yA rAtri bhojana chor3ane kA saMkalpa leM. baiMgalora kI bAta hai. zarAba kI carcA karate hue maiM eka pravacana meM samajhA rahA thA ki usase gaTara kA pAnI acchA hotA hai, kyoMki gaTara ke pAnI se kevala zarIra gandA hotA hai, jaba ki zarAba se zarIra, mana aura buddhi tInoM gande ho jAte haiM... Adi. yaha saba sunakara zrotAoM ke mana meM zarAba se aisI ghRNA ho gaI ki lagabhaga do hajAra vidyArthiyoM ne khar3e hokara sAmUhika rUpa se zarAba na pIne kI pratijJA le lI. kucha logoM ne vahA~ philma dekhane kA aura kucha ne philma saMgIta sunane kA bhI tyAga kara diyA. saMgIta kaunasA : kucha loga kahate haiM ki saMgIta to kAnoM ko suhAtA hai, para ve yaha nahIM jAnate ki philma saMgIta sugarakoTeDa paoNyajana hai (zakkara caDhI jahara kI golI hai), kAna se mana meM pahu~ca kara vaha ApakI durvAsanAe~ jagAtA hai. usakA sAyakolojikala iphekTa burA hotA hai. svara dUsarI ora bhArata kA zAstrIya saMgIta hai. duniyA bhara meM usakA sammAna hotA hai.. zabda, aura uttama bhAvoM kA usameM samanvaya pAyA jAtA hai. rAga-rAginiyoM ko sIkhane ke lie varSoM sAdhanA karanI par3atI hai. pahale dezanA mAlakosa rAga meM dI jAtI thI. isa rAga ke svaroM meM ahaMkAra naSTa karane kI zakti hai. paramAtmA kI stuti prAyaH bhairavI rAga meM kI jAtI hai. namAja bhairavI rAga meM par3hI jAtI hai; kyoMki yaha rAga bahuta komala hai. sAre svara komala lagate haiM- isameM. paramezvara kI prArthanA meM, stuti meM, bhakti meM komalatA anivArya hai; isalie isI rAga ko pasanda kiyA jAtA hai. vizvavikhyAta DikTeTara thA - musolinI. use anidrA kI bImArI ho gaI. saba taraha kA ilAja karavA liyA, parantu roga nahIM miTa pAyA. bhArata ke sura samrATa paM. oMkAranAtha ThAkura ne aisI rAginI sunAI ki usakI svara laharI se musolinI ko nIMda A gaI. surasamrATa kA usane atyAdhika sammAna kiyA. use bhAratIya saMgIta kI zakti svIkAranI par3I. yaha to bilkula tAjI ghaTanA hai - isI zatAbdI kI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi zaMkarajI ke hAtha meM DamarU hai- sarasvatI ke hAtha meM vINA hai- nArada ke hAtha meM tAnapUrA haizrI kRSNa ke hAtha meM bA~surI hai, jo bhAratIya saMgIta kI prAcInatA kA pramANa hai. klAsikala myUjika se sunane vAloM kA mastaka hilane lagatA hai; kintu pAzcAtya saMgIta yA philma-saMgIta ko sunane vAloM ke bUTa hilane lagate haiM. isase siddha hotA hai ki loga kisakA sammAna karanA cAhate haiM. aura kisakA apamAna! astu. maiM kahanA yahI cAhatA hU~ ki paramAtmA taka pahuMcane ke lie bhAratIya saMgIta bhI eka sAdhana hai. bhAvanA se bhare saMgIta ke svaroM meM masta hone para saMsAra chUTa jAtA hai:"premagalI ati sA~karI / tAmeM dvai na samAhiM / / " paramAtmA kI bhakti kA mArga aisA hai, jisameM do nahIM samA sakate. kevala Apa jA sakate haiM, ApakA saMsAra nahIM prema jA sakatA hai. rAga-dveSa nahIM, bhakti jA sakatI hai, viSaya vAsanA nahIM. zuddha dharma jA sakatA hai, aSTakarma nahIM, zabdoM kA camatkAra : santa tulasIdAsa meM jaba taka vAsanA thI, taba taka ve paramAtmA se dUra raheM, zAdI ke bAda pahalI bAra jaba patnI pIhara gaI to usakA viyoga na saha sakane ke kAraNa ve bhI bhAgate hue vahIM jA pahuMce, unakI patnI ratnAvalI bhI kaviyitrI thI, rAta ko ekAnta meM milana ke samaya usane do dohe isa prakAra sunAyeM : lAja na lAgata Apako, daure Ayahu sAtha / dhika dhika aise prema ko, kahA kahauM maiM nAtha / / asthi carmamaya deha mama, tAmeM jaisI priiti| taisI jo raghunAthamaha~, hoti na to bhavabhIti / / ratnAvalI kI bhAvanA ko mahAkavi sUryakAnta tripAThI "nirAlA" ne ina zabdoM meM vyakta kiyA dhik dhAye tuma yoM anAhUta / dho diyA zreSTha kula dharma dhUta / / rAma ke nahIM, kAma ke sUta khlaaye| ho bike jahA~ tuma binA dAma / / vaha nahIM aura kucha hAr3a cAma / kaisI zikSA kaise virAma para Aye / / tulasIdAsa para ratnAvalI ke zabdoM kA vyApaka prabhAva par3A, ve tatkAla patnI kA tyAga karake For Private And Personal Use Only

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47 jIvana meM sadAcAra bhakti ke mArga para laga gaye- saMnyAsI bana gaye, sarvasva tyAgI bana gaye. hoTala kI vastueM kaisI? Apako bhI dhIre-dhIre usa dizA meM bar3hanA hai, abhakSya (mAMsa) ke bhakSaNa kA tyAga karanA hai. philmoM kA aura philma saMgIta kA tyAga karanA hai, zarAva kA tyAga karanA hai. bIr3I sigareTa kA tyAga karanA hai. rAtri bhojana kA tyAga karanA hai aura anta meM saMsAra kI senTrala jela se bAhara nikalanA hai, parantu vaha antima kArya hai. usake lie mana sahasA taiyAra nahIM hotA. jo riTela meM tyAga nahIM kara sakatA, vaha holasela meM tyAga kyA khAka karegA? jo loga riTela meM tyAga karanA cAhate haiM, unheM maiM salAha denA cAhatA hU~ ki ve sabase pahale hoTala kA tyAga kareM. isa viSaya meM maiM apane bacapana kA eka anubhava sunA dUM. koI paricita vyakti dUsare zahara se kalakatte meM hamAre ghara AyA. gharavAloM ne kalakattA zahara dikhAne kA kAma mujhe sauMpA, bar3I khuzI se mehamAna ko sAtha lekara maiM kalakatte kI darzanIya vastue~ dikhAtA rahA. isa bIca nAzte kI icchA jAna kara maiM unheM eka acche hoTala meM (resTorenTa) meM le gayA. nAztA maMgavAkara hama donoM khAne lageM. usa samaya merI najara pAsa hI eka kamare meM baiThe halavAI para par3I. kamare kI dIvAra ke bIca kI khir3akI meM eka pAradarzaka kA~ca lagA thA. usase sApha dikhAI detA thA ki halavAI kyA kara rahA hai. __ maiM khAtA bhI jA rahA thA aura udhara dekhatA bhI jA rahA thA. usa samaya vaha samose banA rahA thA. bhaTTI kI garmI ke kAraNa usakA pasInA masAle meM Tapaka rahA thA. maiMne mehamAna ko dikhAyA"dekhiye, vaha sAmane halavAI samose ke masAleM meM apanA masAlA kisa taraha milA rahA hai!" ThIka usI samaya saMyogavaza halavAI ko jora kI chIMka AI aura usakA nAka se nikalA sArA viTAmina bhI usI masAle meM zAmila ho gayA, yaha saba dekhakara mujhe hoTala se ghRNA ho gaI. jaba suprasiddha sTenDarDa bar3e hoTala kA halavAI aisA karatA hai taba choTe-choTe hoTala vAle karate hoM to kyA Azcarya? usa dina se maiMne saMkalpa kara liyA ki kisI bhI hoTala meM kabhI pAMva nahIM rakkhUgA. yaha to huI sAdhAraNa anubhava kI bAta; parantu akhabAroM meM jo ghaTanAe~ par3hane meM AtI haiM, ve to aura bhI adhika bhayaMkara hotI haiM. kaI bAra macchara, makkhI, makor3e, phuddiyA, cUhe, bicchu, chipakalI, meMDhaka Adi hoTala kI banI cIjoM meM nikala Ate haiM aura khAnevAloM kA svAsthya caupaTa kara dete haiM. yahA~ taka ki kabhI-kabhI jAna bhI le lete haiM. isake atirikta hoTala pApoM kA pravezadvAra bhI hai; kyoMki vahA~ aisI sosAyaTI milatI hai, jo Apako patana kI ora le jAtI hai. AhAra bhI vahA~ azuddha milatA hai. na jAne kaise-kaise For Private And Personal Use Only

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48 jIvana dRSTi dhUmrapAnakarttA, zarAbI, mAMsahArI loga vahA~ kI kapa - Diza meM aura gilAsa meM mu~ha DAla jAte haiM.. unake azuddha paramANuoM ke sAtha azuddha vicAra bhI Apake bhItara pahu~ca jAte haiM, jo mAnasika vikAra paidA karate haiM. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir yA patnI ke dvArA prema se banAyA huA zuddha svaccha sAttvika svAdiSTa bhojana jinheM ghara para pratidina milatA ho, unheM hoTala kI zaraNa meM jAne kI jarUrata bhI kyA hai ? vahA~ jAne se paisoM kI barbAdI, svAsthya kA nAza aura sosAyaTI bhI aisI, jo Apako gumarAha karatI ho - galata rAste para le jAtI ho- durvyasanoM meM pha~sA kara ApakA jIvana barbAda karatI ho. eka bhI lAbha ho to batAiye ! yadi Apa tana aura mana se svasthya rahanA cAhate haiM to merI salAha mAniye hoTala meM jAnA banda kara dIjiye. usakA tyAga kara dIjiye. hoTala meM banI kisI bhI vastu para ApakA mana AkarSita nahIM honA cAhiye. Aja maiMne Apako tyAga karane ke lie itanI sArI phuTakara bAteM isalie batAIM ki Apako vicAra karane kA paryApta avasara mila jAya. Apa icchA se kareM yA anicchA se kareM, kucha-na-kucha tyAga Apako karanA hI hai. yahI merA pArizramika hai, jisakI Apa saba pAThakoM se mujhe apekSA hai. pahale Apa acchI taraha soca lIjiye ki kaunasA tyAga Apase bhalIbhAMti jIvana-bhara nibha sakegA. phira mere pAsa Aiye. yaha to prema kA saudA hai. isameM svArtha aura paramArtha donoM haiM. mujhe se tyAga kI pratijJA grahaNa karane para merI smRti bhI Apake sAtha jur3a jAyagI, jo dhIre-dhIre Atma sudhAra aura Atma vikAsa ke mArga meM Apako bar3hAtI rahegI. Apako sadAcArI banane ke lie prerita karatI rahegI. sadAcArI banane kI preraNA dharma- sthAnoM se milatI hai. sAdhu dharmasthAna kA anumodana karatA hai, anya sthAna kA nahIM. gujarAta ke mahAmantrI ne apane navanirmita bhavana ko dikhAne ke bAda eka bAla sAdhu se kahAH " mere puNyodaya se hI Apane yahA~ padhArane kI kRpA kI hai aisA maiM mAnatA hU~ !" bAlasAdhu ne kahA :- "bhavana kaisA bhI banA ho, isameM dhArmika kArya to hoMge nahIM; taba mujhase isake anumodana kI apekSA Apa kyoM rakhate haiM?" mahAmantrI sAvadhAna ho gye| jaina sAdhu bhavana nirmANa jaise kArya kA anumodana nahIM kara sakate, phira bhI anumodana pAne kI icchA se maiMne bhavana dikhAkara aisI bAta kahI- isakA unheM bahuta kheda huA. eka bAla sAdhu ke sAmane ve ajJAnI sAbita hue. anta meM apanI bhUla kA pazcAttApa karate hue caraNoM meM praNAma karake mahAmantrI ne kahA " Aja se apanA yaha bhavana dharma kAryoM ke lie meM arpita karatA hU~. merA bhavana Aja se samAja For Private And Personal Use Only -

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49 jIvana meM sadAcAra kI sampatti hai. aba yaha bhavana upAzraya kA aMga hai. isa para se apanI mamatA kA tyAga karake apanI bhUla kA maiM prAyazcitta kara rahA hU~." isI prakAra eka bAra kisI rAjA ne apanA nava-nirmita bhavana kisI sAdhu ko dikhAkara nivedana kiyA-isameM kahIM koI kamI raha gaI ho to kRpayA batAne kA kaSTa kareM. sAdhu ne kahA - "rAjan! isameM do kamiyAM raha gaI haiM, parantu unheM dUra karane kI zakti ApameM nahIM hai" rAjA ne kahA :- "mere pAsa vahuta dhana hai, maiM una kamiyoM ko abhI dUra karavA detA hU~. Apa batAiye to sahI!" sAdhu ne kahA :- "pahalI kamI to yaha hai ki yaha bhavana nazvara hai, kisI na kisI dina gira jAyagA. dUsarI kamI yaha hai ki isa bhavana ko banAne vAlA ise chor3akara eka dina calA jAyegA." yaha sunakara rAjA bahuta lajjita huA. usakA ahaMkAra naSTa ho gayA. hamAre pAsa pUrvAcAryoM ke banAye hue kucha grantha aise haiM, jo gRhastha jIvana kA bhI mArgadarzana karate haiM. sAdhu gRhastha jIvana ke kAryoM kA aisA mArga-darzana kara sakate haiM ki jisase kama se kama doSa lage. kyA Apane pUchA hai kabhI kisI sAdhu se? vivAha kI patrikA chapavAI jAtI hai, maiM to usakA bhI maiTara DikTeTa karAne ko taiyAra hU~, muzkila yahI hai ki Apako vaha maiTara pasaMda nahIM AyegA. sAdhu kI bhASA loga svIkAra hI nahIM karate. Apake ghara vivAha zAdI kA prasaMga ho taba Apa mujhase patrikA ke lie maiTara likhavAkara le jAiye. aura koI bhI pUche to vekhaTake Apa merA nAma batalA dIjiye. ki yaha padmasAgara ne likhavAyA hai. zrAvaka kI vivAhotsava patrikA kA majamUna aisA honA cAhiye, jisake dvArA kama se kama doSa lage. jaisA majamUna maiM likhavAU~gA, usake mukhya zabda isa prakAra hoMge. bar3e hI kheda ke sAtha likhanA par3a rahA hai ki hamAre parivAra meM eka zrAvaka ne janma liyA thA, hameM AzA thI ki vaha zramaNa bana kara AtmakalyANa karegA. prabhu mahAvIra ke sujhAye mokSa mArga kA pathika banegA, parantu durbhAgya se usake kucha karma-bhoga bAkI haiM, isalie vaha durAcArI na banakara svadArA santoSa vrata kA pAlana karatA huA sadAcArI banA rahe. isa Azaya se usakA majabUrI meM vivAha karanA par3a rahA hai, AzA hai, isa duHkhamaya prasaMga para padhAra kara Apa hamAre parivAra ko dhIraja ba~dhAyeMge. sAntvanA dene kA prayAsa kareMge...Adi. chatrapati zivAjI ke guru samartha svAmI rAmadAsa ne apane vivAhasthala para purohita ke mu~ha For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi se "vara kanyA sAvadhAna" sunA to soca meM par3a gaye, jahA~ khatarA ho, vahIM sAvadhAna rahane kI salAha dI jAtI hai, ataH vaivAhika jIvana meM jarUra khatarA honA cAhiye aura yadi khatarA hai to mujhe usase vacane kA prayAsa bhI karanA cAhiye. aisA vicAra Ate hI ve vivAha maMDapa se uThakara bhAga gaye aura saMnyAsI bana gaye. isa prakAra apane jIvana se eka Adarza upasthita kara gaye, svayaM to sAvadhAna ho hI gaye, dUsaroM ko bhI mArga-darzana kara gaye. suprasiddha sAptAhika "dharmayuga" meM eka bAra kisI vicAraka kI eka sUkti prakAzita huI thI__ "vaivAhika jIvana masAle ke samAna hai, jisakI prazaMsA AMkhoM meM AMsU bhara-bhara kara kI jAtI zAdiyoM kA sIjana cala rahA thA, eka gAMva meM zAdI ke avasara para bar3I bahina ko rotI huI dekha kara choTI bahina ne mA~ se pUchA- mA~! dIdI kyoM ro rahI hai?" mA~ ne kahA - "tumhArI dIdI Aja ghara chor3a kara apane pati ke sAtha sasurAla jA rahI hai, ise mA~-bApa ke, par3osiyoM ke aura saheliyoM ke viyoga kA duHkha hai, isI duHkha se ise ronA A rahA hai." baccI ne phira pUchA - "ThIka hai, parantu dIdI jisake sAtha jA rahI hai, vaha dUlhA kyoM nahIM ro rahA hai?" isa para mA~ ne itanA acchA uttara diyA ki sabhI sunane vAloM kI tabIyata prasanna ho jAyabolI - "are use rone kI itanI jaldI kyA hai? vivAha ke bAda jIvana bhara use ronA hI ronA kitanI anubhavapUrNa, kitanA yathArtha uttara thA yaha! ratnAvalI kI bAta sunakara tatkAla saMsAra se virakta hone vAle santa tulasIdAsa ne likhA phUle phUle phirate haiM, Aja hamAro byAva / 'tulasI' gAya bajAya ke, deta kATha meM pAMva / / vivAha ko unhoMne bandhana batAyA hai; kintu jaina dharma kI dRSTi se pUrA saMsAra hI bandhana hai, jahA~ duHkha hI duHkha hai. kahA haijamma dukkhaM jarA dukkhaM, rogANi maraNANiya / aho dukkho hu saMsAro, jattha kI saMti jantuNo / / For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana meM sadAcAra 51 [ janma, buDhApA, roga aura mRtyu kA duHkha hai. are yaha saMsAra kitanA duHkhapUrNa hai, jahA~ prANI kleza pA rahe haiM . ] isa saMsAra meM sukhI vahI ho sakatA hai, jisakA mana nirmala hai, jisake vicAra pavitra hai, jisakA AcaraNa uttama hai, AcAra se hI patA calatA hai ki kisI manuSya ke vicAra kaise haiM; isalie AcAra kA jIvana meM sabase adhika mahatva hai. use prathama dharma mAnA gayA hai : AcAraH prathamo dharma / / jaina dharma ke gyAraha upalabdha aMga- sUtroM meM sabase pahale sUtra kA nAma hI " AcArAMga sUtra " hai. sajjanoM kA AcAra sadAcAra hai aura durjanoM kA AcAra, durAcAra. sadAcAra saccA mitra hai aura durAcAra duzmana. sadAcAra jIvana kA bhUSaNa hai, durAcAra dUSaNa, durAcAra se dUra rahakara Apa saba sadAcAra ko apanAyeM, yahI kahanA hai. For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhakti kI zakti - bhaktiH AtmasamarpaNa kA rupa : tuha sAmiyutuhu mAibapputuhu mittapiyakara tuhu gai tuhu mai guru khemakaru, huM duha mara mariu varADa rADa nimaggaha, lInu tumha kama kamalaM jinapAlaha caMgaya / / anaMta aparAdhI aura alpa jJAnI bhI zIghra mukta ho gaye tathA alpa aparAdhI va mahAjJAnI bhI ananta kAla ke lie bhava bhramaNa meM bhaTaka gaye, isameM kAraNa bhakti abhakti ke sivA anya kyA hai? bhakti AtmasamarpaNa kA rUpa hai. isase ahaMkAra kA nAza hotA hai. pApoM kA mUla 'ahaMkAra' hai. saba dharma kA mUla 'dayA' arthAt 'duHkhita duHkha prahANecchA' (duHkhiyoM ke duHkha sampUrNataH aMta karane kI icchA) hai. jinameM yaha guNa utkRSTa coTI para pahu~cA huA hai, unheM namaskAra karanA yaha bhakti hai. mahApuruSoM kI karuNA, dayA aura vizva ke prati AtmIyatA kI bhAvanA - yaha azubha kA hrAsa aura zubha kI vRddhi kara rahI hai - ataH unakI karuNA ke prati samarpita honA kartavya hai aura isakA nAma 'bhakti' hai. yaha bhakti saba prakAra ke laukika aura lokottara ahaMkAra kA nAza karanevAlI, citta ko parama zAMti pradAna karane vAlI hai. __ isalie bhakti vibhora hokara navAMgI TIkAkAra AcArya zrI abhayadeva sUrIzvarajI bhagavAna kI stuti karate hue pharamAte haiM ki "he taraNa tAraNa! Apa hI mere ekamAtra nAtha ho. Apa hI mere mAtA pitA ho. Apa hI prema se bharapUra mitra hai. Apa hI merI gati ho. Apa hI merI mati ho tathA Apa hI kalyANa karane vAle gurU ho. maiM nirbhAgiyoM kA siratAja mAyA moha se bharA huA Apake caraNa kamala kI zaraNa meM AyA hU~. mukta dIna anAtha ko apanA samajha kara merI rakSA karo. devAdhideva ke prati sarva samarpaNa bhAva lAne para avazya hI bhakta kA kalyANa hotA hai. isalie kahA gayA hai ki 'bhakta ke adhIna bhagavAna hai'. For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhakti kI zakti paramanAtha arihaMtaH lokottamo niSpratimarattvameva, tvaM zAzvataM maMgalamapyadhIza! tvamekamarhan zaraNaM prapadye siddharSi saddharmamayastvameva / / atyaMta vAtsalya bhAva se bharapUra, ananta karuNA nidhAna, tIna jagata ke jIvoM ke ekamAtra AdhAra he arihaMta prabho! maiM ApakI zaraNa meM AyA hU~ maiM ApakA dAsa hU~ maiM ApakA sevaka hU~ maiM ApakA kiMkara huuN| Apa nAtha siratAja tIna jagata ke paramezvara kI kRpA dRSTi se kRtakRtya ho gayA hU~. AtmA kA saccA svarUpa darzAnevAle jagata meM kevala Apa hI haiM. isalie ApakI barAbarI karanevAlA anya koI hai hI nahIM. Apa kA nAma bhI maMgala hai. saba pApoM kA nAza karanevAlA hai. Apa kA darzana bhI maMgala hai. saba sukha sampatti zAMti aura Ananda dene vAlA hai. Apa saMdehI siddharUpa haiM, jIva mAtra ke paramopakArI jagat gurU haiM tathA zuddha jJAna darzana svarUpa mUrtimAna dharma svarUpa haiM ataH Apa sAkSAt paMca parameSTi svarUpa haiM. he kRpAlu nAtha! avyavahAra rAzi se nikala kara Apa hI kI kRpA pratApa se maiM itanI U~cI sthiti taka pahu~cA hU~. aba eka hI namra prArthanA hai ki jaba taka maiM usa padavI ko prApta na kara lUM jisako Apa sAkSAt bhoga raheM haiM taba taka kabhI merI upekSA na karane kA anugraha kareM. mujhe ApakI bhavo bhava zaraNa prApta hotI rahe. zAzvata AtmA : ego me sAsao appA nANaM-daMsaNa-saMjuo sesA me bAhirA bhAvA savve saMjoga-lakkhaNaH / / tIna jagata ke tIrthaMkara vItarAga sarvajJa paramAtmA ne kevala jJAna ko svAtmA meM prakaTa kara ke sAre jIva ajIva padArthoM ke saba guNa paryAyoM ko hAtha kI rekhA ke samAna spaSTa dekhate hue For Private And Personal Use Only

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54 saba jIvoM ke kalyANArtha pharamAyA ki sarvotama tattva AtmA hai . yaha jJAna svarUpa hai. yaha pUrNAnanda svarUpa hai. tathA yaha zAzvata hai. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir jIvana dRSTi kisI bhI kAla meM isakA abhAva nahIM thA tathA kabhI bhI yaha naSTa hone kA nahIM. caitanyamaya jyoti sadaiva rahI hai aura sadA rahegI. anAdi mohAdhIna yaha AtmA bAhya vijAtIya rUpI paudgalika padArthoM meM rAga dveSa karane ke kAraNa apane svarUpa ko bhUlI huI hai. isIlie yaha cAra gati caurAsI lAkha jIva yoni meM vividha paryAya dhAraNa kara janma maraNa kI apAra vedanAe~ sahana kara rahI hai. paramAtmA ne pharamAyA ki - agni ko lohe ke saMyoga meM hI hathaur3oM kI mAra sahanI par3atI hai. saMyoga kA tyAga kara apane svarUpa meM rahI agni ko mAra sahanI nahIM par3atI, aise hI AtmA apane nija zuddha caitanya jJAna svarUpa ko prApta kara lene para avyAbAdha sukha kI bhoktA banatI hai. zAMti kI cAbI : aNumAtramapi tannAsti bhuvane'tra carAcare / tadAjJAnirapekSaM hi, yajjAyeta kadAcana / / sAre vizva meM bhagavAna kI zakti ke sivAya eka pattA bhI nahIM hila sakatA. arthAta saba kriyA cetana kI divya zakti dvArA hI sampanna hotI hai, cetana kI divya zakti yahI prabhu kA sAmarthya hai. prabhu para sampUrNa vizvAsa rakhane se akSaya zAMti kA anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai kyoMki prabhu svayaM parama zaktizAlI hone ke atirikta parama zAntAkAra hai. For Private And Personal Use Only apanA saba kAma prabhu kara raheM haiM arthAta Atma tattva kara rahA hai. isa divya zakti ke sivAya anya kisI se bhI kucha ho nahIM sakatA. prabhu parAyaNa hone kI apane ko jo paramparA milI hai - isakA gaurava anubhava karanA cAhiye. anna, jala ke binA cala sake parantu prabhu ke binA eka kSaNa mAtra bhI nahIM cala sake. prabhu ke sivAya dUsare kisI kA bhI Dara rakhane kI AvazyakatA nahIM. 'prabhu prati prema'. usake lie prabhunAtha raTana prabalatama sAdhana hai. prabhu arthAta sAkSI - cetana - AtmA yaha sarvAdhika dhanavAna evaM

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bhakti kI zakti balavAna hai. apanA dhana yA bala yaha prabhu para vizvAsa hai. 'prabhujIvI bananA' - antara sAkSI bhAva rakhakara bAhyadRSTi ko kSobhapUrvaka bhulA denA hI zAMti kI cAbI hai. jina bhakti: jine bhaktirjinebhaktirjinebhaktirdine dine| sadA me'stu sadA me'stu sadA me'stu bhave bhave / / zrI jinAjJApAlana - yaha saccI jinabhakti hai. bhaktiyoga arthAt bhAva denA. bhAva denA arthAt hRdaya sauMpanA. hRdaya ke siMhAsana para iSTa ko pratiSThita karanA, jo sAmagrI prApta huI hai, usakA bhakti dvArA sadupayoga karanA cAhiye. sabhI dharmI AtmA apane ko bhAva-Atma sneha pradAna karate haiM. ataH prApta sAmagrI ko parahita meM sArthaka karane kA prati kSaNa saphala kara lenA cAhiye. mokSa meM kevala denA hI hai - lene kA kucha nahIM. yaha lenA denA donoM hai. lene meM jJAna-dene meM bhAva honA cAhiye, ye do bAteM ati mahattva kI hai. bhAvapUrvaka prabhubhakti karate rahane se jagata ke jIvoM ko bhAva dene kI yogyatA prApta hotI hai. bhavasthiti ke paripAka meM bhAvadAna yaha rAmabANa auSadha hai. zrI tIrthaMkara paramAtmA ke apane sarva para kiye hue upakAra kI koI ginatI nahIM ho sakatI. ataH tIrthaMkara paramAtmA kI AjJA ko jIvana meM khAsa agrimatA denI cAhiye. jo kucha bhI kareM, vaha AjJApAlaka ke uddezyapUrvaka karane kI jAgRti rakhanI cAhiye. apane pratyeka kArya ke bIca zrI tIrthaMkara paramAtmA Ane hI cAhiye. tIrthaMkara paramAtmA jagata ke saba jIvoM ko bhAva de raheM haiM aura vaha bhAva bhI svatulyatA kA, usase jarA bhI nyUna nahIM. ataH apanA bhI karttavya hai ki jIvamAtra ko bhAva deveM, zuddha sadbhAva de, Antarika AdarabhAva de. he prabho! ApakI kRpAdRSTi se yaha bhAvabhakti mujhe janma-janma meM prApta ho. For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhAratIya saMskRti meM tapa-sAdhanA tapa sAdhanA kI AtmA : tapa, sAdhanA kA oja hai, zakti hai. tapa zUnya sAdhanA khokhalI hai. tapa, sAdhanA kI AtmA hai. sAdhanA kA vizAla prAsAda tapasyA kI Thosa buniyAda para ThaharA huA hai. tapa sAdhanA kI AdhArabhUmi hai. sAdhanA praNAlI, cAhe vaha pUrva meM vikasita huI ho yA pazcima meM, hamezA tapa se otaprota rahI hai. jIvana jIne kA vaha nimnatama siddhAnta bhI, jo vaiyaktika sukhoM kI upalabdhi meM hI jIvana kI itizrI mAna letA hai, tapa zUnya nahIM ho sakatA. yaha siddhAnta bhI isa manovaijJAnika tathya ko svIkAra karake calatA hai ki vaiyaktika jIvana meM bhI icchAoM kA, vAsanAoM kA saMgharSa calatA rahatA hai aura buddhi unameM se kisI eka ko cunatI hai, jisakI saMtuSTI kI jAtI hai aura yaha saMtuSTi hI sukha kI upalabdhi kA sAdhana banatI hai. lekina vicAra pUrvaka dekheM to yahA~ bhI tyAga-bhAvanA maujUda hai, cAhe vaha alpatama mAtrA meM hI kyoM na ho. kyoMki yahA~ bhI buddhi kI bAta mAnakara hameM saMgharSazIla vAsanAoM meM se eka kA tyAga to karanA hI hotA hai. tyAga kI yaha bhAvanA hI tapa hai. dUsarI ora tapa kA eka artha hotA hai- prayatna, prayAsa. isa artha meM bhI yahA~ tapa rahA huA hai. kyoMki vAsanA kI pUrti bhI binA prayAsa ke sambhava nahIM hai. lekina yaha saba to tapa kA nimnatama rUpa mAtra hai. hamArA prayojana to yahA~ mAtra itanA hI hai ki koI bhI jIvana praNAlI yA sAdhanA-paddhati tapa-zUnya nahIM ho sakatI hai. jahA~ taka bhAratIya sAdhanA paddhatiyoM kA prazna hai, unameM se lagabhaga sabhI kA janma 'tapasyA kI goda meM huA hai. ve usI meM palI evaM vikasita huI haiM. yahA~ to bhautikavAdI ajita kezakambalI aura niyativAdI gozAlaka bhI tapa-sAdhanA meM pravRtta parilakSita hote haiM, phira dUsarI vicArasaraNiyoM meM tapa ke mahattva para to zaMkA karane kA prazna hI nahIM uThatA. hAM, vibhinna vicArasaraNiyoM meM tapasyA ke lakSya ke sambandha meM evaM tapa ke svarUpa ke sambandha meM vicAra-bheda ho sakatA hai, lekina unameM upasthita tapasyA ke tathya se inakAra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA. tapa-sAdhanA bhAratIya saMskRti kA prANa rahI hai. zrI bharatasiMha upAdhyAya ke zabdoM meM bhAratIyasaMskRti meM "jo kucha bhI zAzvata hai, jo kucha bhI udAtta evaM mahattvapUrNa tattva hai, vaha saba tapasyA se bhI sambhUta hai. tapasyA se hI isa rASTra kA bala yA oja utpanna huA hai. tapasyA bhAratIyadarzana-zAstra kI hI nahIM kintu usake samasta itihAsa kI prastAvanA hai. pratyeka sAdhanA praNAlI vaha AdhyAtmika ho, cAhe bhautika, sabhI tapasyA kI bhAvanA se anuprANita hai. For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhAratIya saMskRti meM tapa-sAdhanA tapa kA mahattva : bhAratIya saMskRti meM tapa ke mahattva ko adhika spaSTa karate hue kAkA kAlelakara likhate haiM - "buddha kAlIna bhikSuoM kI tapazcaryA ke pariNAma-svarUpa hI azoka ke sAmrAjya kA aura mauryakAlIna-saMskRti kA vistAra ho pAyA. zaMkarAcArya kI tapazcaryA se hindU dharma kA saMskaraNa huA. mahAvIra kI tapasyA se ahiMsA-dharma kA pracAra huA. caitanya mahAprabhu, jo mukhazuddhi ke hetu eka harra bhI muMha meM nahIM rakhate the, unake tapa se baMgAla meM vaiSNava saMskRti vikasita huI. yaba saba to bhUtakAla ke tathya haiM, lekina vartamAna yuga kA jIvanta tathya hai-gAMdhIjI aura anya bhAratIya netAoM kA tapomaya jIvana, jisane ahiMsA ke mAdhyama se deza ko svatantra karAyA. vastutaH tapomaya jIvana praNAlI hI bhAratIya-saMskRti kA ujjvalatama pakSa hai aura usake binA bhAratIya-saMskRti ko cAhe vaha jaina, bauddha yA hindU saMskRti ho, samucita rUpa meM samajhA nahIM jA sakatA. Aja yahA~ hama tapa ke mahattva, lakSya, prayojana evaM svarUpa ke sambandha meM vibhinna bhAratIya sAdhanA paddhatiyoM ke dRSTikoNoM ko dekhane evaM unakA samIkSAtmaka dRSTi se mUlyAMkana karane kA prayAsa kareMge. jaina dharma meM tapa kA sthAna : carama tIrthaMkara bhagavAna mahAvIra kA sAdhanA-maya jIvana hI jaina-sAdhanA meM tapa ke sthAna kA nirdhAraNa karane hetu eka sabalatama sAkSya hai. mahAvIra ke sAdhanAmaya jIvana ke sAr3he bAraha varSoM meM lagabhaga 11 varSoM kA samaya to unake nirAhAra upavAsoM ke samaya kA yoga (jor3a) hogA. mahAvIra kA yaha pUrA sAdhanA-kAla svAdhyAya, Atma-cintana, dhyAna aura kAyotsarga kI sAdhanA se yukta rahA hai. jisa dharma kA zAstA apane jAgRta jIvana meM tapa kA aisA ujjvalatama udAharaNa prastuta karatA ho, usakI zAsana paddhati tapa-zUnya kaise ho sakatI hai. usa zAstA kA tapomaya jIvana atIta jIvana se vartamAna taka ke jaina sAdhakoM ko tapasAdhanA kI preraNA detA rahA hai. Aja bhI jaina sAdhakoM meM saiMkar3oM aise mileMge jo 8-10 dina hI nahIM, varan eka mAha aura do-do mAha taka kevala uSNa jala (garma pAnI) ke AdhAra para rahakara tapa-sAdhanA karate haiM. aise aneka sAdhaka hoMge, jinake bhojana ke dinoM kA yoga varSa meM 2-3 mAha se adhika nahIM hogA. ve zeSa sArA samaya upavAsa Adi tapasyA meM vyatIta karate haiM. vigata varSoM meM jayapura aura baiMglora meM do bahanoM ne kevala uSNa jala ke AdhAra para 165 dina ke upavAsa kie haiM, jo na kevala tapa sAdhanA kA uccatama rikArDa prastuta karatA hai, apitu Aja bhI hameM mahAvIra ke yuga kI tapa sAdhanA kI smRti karA detA hai. jaina dharma meM ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa milakara hI dharma ke samagra svarUpa ko upasthita karate haiM. saMyama aura tapa ahiMsA kI do pAMkheM hai jisake binA ahiMsA sAdhanA kI gati avaruddha ho jAtI hai, ahiMsaka cetanA kuMThita sI hone lagatI hai. tapa evaM tyAga ke abhAva meM ahiMsA For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi kI sAmAjika evaM dhArmika upAdeyatA mRtaprAya ho jAtI hai. kyoMki hiMsA kA mUlabhUta kAraNa to manuSya kI bhogAkAMkSA tathA svArthavRtti hI hai. isa tapa aura saMyama se samanvita ahiMsA dharma kI maMgalamayatA kA udghoSa karate hue dazavaikAlikasUtra ke prArambha meM hI kahA gayA hai - "ahiMsA, saMyama aura taparUpa dharma hI sarvotkRSTa maMgala hai, kalyANakArI hai. jo isa vividha dharma ke pAlana meM dattacitta hai use manuSya to kyA devatA bhI namaskAra karate haiM. jaina sAdhanA kA lakSya mokSa hai, zuddha Atma tattva kI upalabdhi hai, jo tapa se hI sambhava hai. jaina sAdhanA meM tapa kA kitanA mahattvapUrNa sthAna rahA hai, isa tathya ke sAkSI jainAgama hI nahIM hai, pratyuta bauddha aura hindU AgamoM meM bhI jaina sAdhanA ke tapomaya svarUpa kA citraNa upalabdha hotA hai. vaidika-sAdhanA cAhe apane prArambhika kAla meM tapa pradhAna (nivRttimUlaka) na rahI ho, lekina apane vikAra kI prakriyA meM zramaNa-paramparA se prabhAvita ho, samanvita ho tapomaya jIvana se yukta ho gaI. vaidika RSi tapa kI mahattA kA spaSTa zabdoM meM udghoSa karate hue kahate haiM - "tapasyA se hI veda utpanna hue, tapasyA se hI Rta aura satya utpanna hue. tapasyA se hI brahma ko khojA jAtA hai. tapasyA se hI mRtyu para vijaya pAyI jAtI hai aura brahma-loka prApta kiyA jAtA hai. tapasyA ke dvArA hI tapasvIjana loka-kalyANa kA vidhAna karate haiM, aura tapasyA se nizcaya hI loka meM vijaya prApta kI jAtI hai." itanA hI nahIM, apitu tapa, jo sAdhana hai, use sAdhya ke samakakSa mAnate hue ve kahate haiM - 'tapa hI brahma hai.' bhAratIya nIti-zAstra ke pravartaka maharSi manu kahate haiM - "tapasyA ke RSigaNa trailokya jagata ke carAcara prANiyoM ko sAkSAta dekhate haiM, jo kucha bhI durlabha aura duSkara isa saMsAra meM hai, vaha saba tapasyA se sAdhya hai, tapasyA kI zakti duratikrama hai." mahApAtakI aura nimna AcaraNa karane vAle bhI tapasyA se tapta hokara kilviSI yoni se mukta ho jAte haiM. yaha to huI prAcIna kAla ke RSiyoM kI bAta, jo hindU AcAra zAstra ke tapa kI mahimA ko abhivyakta karatI hai. tapa kI mahattA ke saMbaMdha meM aura bhI saiMkar3oM sAkSya hindU Agama granthoM meM hai. gosvAmI tulasIdAsajI dvArA varNita mahattvapUrNa caupAiyoM meM bhI tapa kA ullekha AtA hai "tapa sukhaprada saba doSa nasAvA / " "karaujAi tapa asa jiya jAnI / / " bauddha sAdhanA meM tapa kA sthAna : yaha spaSTa hai ki tapa zabda, AcAra ke kSetra meM jisa kaThora artha meM jaina aura hindU-sAdhanA meM prayukta kiyA gayA, vahI tapa zabda bauddha-sAdhanA meM usakI madhyamamArgI sAdhanA ke kAraNa usa For Private And Personal Use Only

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bhAratIya saMskRti meM tapa-sAdhanA kaThora artha meM prayukta nahIM huA hai. bauddhasAdhanA meM tapa kA artha hai-citta zuddhi kA satata prayAsa. bauddha sAdhanA tapa ko prayatna kA prayAsa ke artha meM hI grahaNa karatI hai aura isI artha meM bauddhasAdhanA tapa ke mahattva ko svIkAra karake calatI hai. bhagavAna buddha mahAmaMgala sutta meM kahate haiM"tapa brahmacarya AryasatyoM kA darzana aura nirvANa kA sAkSAtkAra, ye uttama maMgala haiM. isI prakAra kAsibhAradvAja sutta meM bhI tathAgata kahate haiM-maiM zraddhA kA bhI bIja botA hU~, usa para tapazcaryA kI vRSTi hotI hai. zarIra aura vANI para saMyama rakhatA hU~ aura AhAra se niyamita rahakara satya ke dvArA mana ke dvArA mana ke doSoM kI goDAI karatA hU~." didvivajja sutta meM zAstA kahate haiM-kisI tapa yA vrata ke karane se kisI ke kuzala dharma bar3hate haiM, akuzala dharma ghaTate haiM, to use avazya karanA cAhie. svayaM buddha apane ko tapasvI kahate haiM. buddha kA svayaM kA jIvana kaThinatama tapasyAoM se bharA huA hai. unake apane sAdhanA kAla evaM pUrva janmoM kA itihAsa evaM varNana, jo hameM bauddha AgamoM meM upalabdha hotA hai, unake tapomaya jIvana kA sAkSI hai, majjhimanikAya, mahAsIhanAda sutta meM buddha sAriputta se apanI kaThina tapazcaryA kA vistRta varNana karate haiM. yahI nahIM suttanipAta ke pAvajjA sutta meM buddha biMbisAra mahArAja zreNika se kahate haiM-aba maiM tapazcaryA ke lie jA rahA hU~. usa mArga meM merA mana ramatA hai. yadyapi uparokta tathya buddha ke jIvana kI tapa-sAdhanA ke mahattpUrNa sAkSI hai, phira bhI yaha sunizcita hai ki buddha ne tapazcaryA ke dvArA deha-daNDana kI prakriyA ko nirvANa kI upalabdhi meM Avazyaka nahIM mAnA. lekina, usakA artha kevala itanA hI hai ki buddha mAtra ajJAna yukta deha-daNDana ko nirvANa ke lie upayogI nahIM mAnate the jJAna samanvita tapa-sAdhanA unheM svIkRta thI. zrI bharatasiMha upAdhyAya ke zabdoM meM - "gautama buddha kI tapasyA meM mAtra zArIrika yaMtraNA kA bhAva bilkula nahIM thA, kintu vaha sarvathA sukha-sAdhya bhI to nahIM thI." DaoN. rAdhAkRSNana kA kathana hai "yadyapi buddha ne kaThora tapazcaryA kI AlocanA kI, phira bhI yaha Azcarya janaka hai ki bauddha zramaNoM kA anuzAsana kisI bhI brAhmaNa graMtha meM varNita anuzAsana (tapazcaryA) se kama kaThora nahIM hai, yadyapi zuddha saiddhAMtika dRSTi se ve nirvANa kI upalabdhi tapazcaryA ke abhAva meM bhI saMbhava mAnate haiM, phira bhI vyavahAra meM tapa unake anusAra Avazyaka pratIta hotA hai." buddha ke parinirvANa ke bAda bhI bauddha bhikSuoM meM dhUtaMga (jaMgala meM rahakara vividha prakAra kI tapazcaryA karane vAle) bhikSuoM kA mahattva kAphI adhika thA. visuddhimagga evaM milindaprazna meM aise dhUtaMgoM kI prazaMsA kI gaI hai. dIpavaMza meM kazyapa ke saMbaMdha meM likhA hai ki ve dhUtavAdiyoM ke agragaNya the - "dhUtavAdAnaM vaggo so kassapo jinazAsane." merI dRSTi meM yaha saba tathya bauddha dharma meM tapa kA kyA sthAna rahA hai, ise batAne ke lie paryApta hai. tapa yadi naitika jIvana kI eka anivArya prakriyA hai, to use kisI lakSya ke nimitta honA cAhiye. ataH yaha nizcaya kara lenA bhI Avazyaka hai ki tapa kA uddezya kyA hai? For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi 60 jaina - sAdhanA kA lakSya zuddha Atma-tattva kI upalabdhi hai, Atma-zuddhikaraNa hai lekina yaha zuddhikaraNa kyA hai ? jaina-darzana yaha mAnatA hai ki prANI kAyika, vAcika evaM mAnasika kriyAoM ke mAdhyama se karma-vargaNAoM ke pudgaloM ko apanI aura AkarSita karatA hai aura ye AkarSita karma-vargaNAo ke pudgala rAga-dveSa yA kaSAya-vRtti ke kAraNa AtmA se ekIbhUta ho, usako zuddha sattA, zakti evaM jJAnajyoti ko AvRtta kara dete haiM. yaha jar3a evaM cetana tattva kA saMyoga hI vikRti hai, vibhAva hai, baMdhana hai. ataH zuddha Atma-tattva kI upalabdhi ke lie AtmA ke zuddha svarUpa ko AvRtta karane vAle karma-vargaNAoM ke pudgaloM kA pRthakkaraNa kI yaha kriyA nirjarA kahI jAtI hai, jo do rUpoM meM saMpanna hotI hai. jaga karmavarmaNA ke pudgala apanI nizcita samayAvadhi ke pazcAta apanA phala dekara svataH alaga ho jAte haiM, to yaha savipAka nirjarA kahalAtI hai. lekina yaha sAdhanA kA mArga nahIM hai. sAdhanA to saprayAsatA meM hai. jaba prayAsapUrvaka karma - pudgaloM ko AtmA se alaga kiyA jAtA hai, to use avipAka nirjarA kahate haiM. aura jisa prakriyA ke dvArA yaha avipAka nirjarA kI jAtI hai, vahI tapa hai. isa prakAra tapa kA prayojana hai- prayAsapUrvaka karma pudgaloM ko AtmA se alaga kara usake svarUpa ko prakaTa karanA. zuddha Atmatattva kI upalabdhi se AtmA ke vizuddhikaraNa kI yaha prakriyA hai. bhagavAna mahAvIra tapa ke saMbaMdha meM kahate haiM ki " tapa AtmA ke parizodhana kI prakriyA hai. Abaddha karmoM ke kSaya karane kI paddhati hai. tapa se maharSigaNa pUrva saMcita karmoM ko naSTa kara dete haiM. tapa, rAga-dveSa janya- pApa karmoM ke baMdhana ko kSINa karane kA mArga hai. uparokta tathyoM ke AdhAra para jaina-sAdhanA meM tapa kA uddezya Atma-parizodhana - pUrvabaddha karma pudgaloM ko Atma-tattva se alaga karanA aura zuddha Atma-tattva prakaTa karanA hI siddha hotA hai. hindU sAdhanA meM tapa kA sthAna : hindU sAdhanA mukhyataH aupaniSadika sAdhanA kA lakSya AtmA yA brahma kI upalabdhi rahA hai. aupaniSadika vicAraNA spaSTa rUpa se udghoSaNa karatI hai " tapa se brahma ko khojA jAtA hai. tapasyA se hI brahma ko jAno yahIM nahIM, aupaniSadika vicAraNA meM bhI jaina vicAraNA ke samAna tapa ko zuddha Atma-tattva kI upalabdhi kA sAdhana mAnA gayA hai. muNDakopaniSad meM kahA gayA hai - isa AtmA ko (jo jyotirmaya aura zuddha hai) tapasyA aura satya ke dvArA hI jAnI jA sakatI hai. aupaniSadika paramparA bhI jaina - paramparA ke samAna hI yaha mAnatI hai ki tapa ke dvArA karmaraja dUra kara mokSa ko prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai. muNDakopaniSad ke dUsare muNDaka kA 11 vAM zloka isa saMdarbha meM vizeSa rUpa se draSTavya hai. usameM kahA gayA hai- "jo zAnta vidvadjana vana For Private And Personal Use Only

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61 bhAratIya saMskRti meM tapa-sAdhanA meM rahakara bhikSATana karate hue tapa aura zraddhA kA sevana karate haiM, ve viraja ho-karma raja ko dUra kara sUrya dvArA urdhva mArga se vahA~ pahuMca jAte haiM, jahA~ vaha puruSa (AtmA) amUlya evaM avyaya hokara nivAsa karatA hai. hindU vicAraNA meM jahA~ tapa Atma-zuddhi kA sAdhana mAnA gayA hai, vahA~ usake dvArA hone vAlI zarIra aura indriyoM kI zuddhi ke mahattva ko bhI aMkita kiyA gayA hai. usakA sambandha AdhyAtmika jIvana ke sAtha hI bhautika jIvana se bhI jor3A gayA hai. maharSi pataMjali yoga-sUtra meM likhate haiM - "tapa se azuddhi kA kSaya hone se zarIra aura indriyoM kI zuddhi (siddha) hotI bauddha sAdhanA meM tapa kA prayojana pApakAraka akuzala dharmoM ko tapA DAlanA mAnA gayA hai. isa sandarbha meM buddha aura nirgrantha upAsaka siMha senApati kA saMvAda paryApta prakAza DAla detA hai. buddha kahate haiM - "he siMha! eka paryAya aisA hai, jisase satvAdI manuSya mujhe tapasvI kaha sake. yaha paryAya kaunasA hai? he siMha! maiM kahatA hU~ ki pApakAraka akuzala dharmoM ko tapA DAlA jAya. jisake pApa kAraka akuzala dharma gala gaye, naSTa ho gaye, phira utpanna nahIM hote, use maiM tapasvI kahatA hU~." isa prakAra bauddha sAdhanA meM bhI jaina sAdhanA ke samAna, tapa ko AtmA kI akuzala cittavRttiyoM ko kSINa karane hetu svIkAra kiyA gayA hai. For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhyAna aura sAdhanA dhyAna se dhyeya taka : jinezvara ke sandeza ko posTamena kI taraha Apake pAsa pahuMcAne kA kArya mere gurudeva ke dvArA mujhe sauMpA gayA hai. zramaNa hone se usa kArya kI pUrti kA zrama maiM kara rahA hU~. Apa zrAvaka haiM- sunane vAle. sunakara Apako yaha vicAra karanA hai ki saMsAra ke bandhana se kisa prakAra maiM apanI AtmA ko mukta karU~. sAdhanA ke dvArA kisa prakAra apane ujjvala bhaviSya kA nirmANa karU~. zukladhyAna kI prApti ke lie kisa prakAra prayatnazIla banU~... Adi. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir paramAtmA kA dhyAna karane se pahale apane mana ko viSaya vAsanA se aura kaSAyoM se mukta karanA jarurI hai. paramAtmA hI hamArA dhyeya hai, dhyAna ke dvArA dhyeya taka hameM pahuMcanA hai. hamAre vicAra, AcAra, kArya, vyavahAra saba dhyeya ke anukUla hone cAhiye. sAdhanA meM sahAyaka hone cAhiye. sva-para kalyANa kI kAmanA sAdhaka ke roma-roma meM samAI huI rahanI cAhiye. paropakAra usakA svabhAva bana jAnA cAhiye prANimAtra ke lie usake hRdaya meM sahAnubhUti honI cAhiye. jisase dUsaroM ke duHkha ko vaha apanA duHkha samajhakara use dUra karane kA prayAsa kara sake. mana kI ekAgratA : aisI karuNA bhAvanA hI dhyeya kI prApti kA kAraNa bana jAtI hai. mana kI ekAgratA ke lie mAlA phirAne kI bAta kahI jAtI hai; parantu mAlA hAtha meM phiratI rahatI hai aura mana cAroM dizAoM meM daur3a lagAtA rahatA hai : mAlA to kara meM phire, jIbha phire mukha mAhiM / manuA to cahuM disi phire, yaha to sumirana nAhiM / / kabIra sAhaba kahate haiM ki mana ko hI phirAne kI jarurata hai : mAlA pherata juga gayA, miTA na mana kA phera / kara kA manakA DAri de, mana kA manakA phera / / itanA hI nahIM, svayaM mAlA ke hI mu~ha se unhoMne upadeza dilAte hue kahA 'kabirA ' mAlA kATha kI, kahi samujhAvai tohi / mana na phirAve ApaNA, kahA phirAvai mohiM / / mana ko saMsAra se haTAkara paramAtmA ke caraNoM meM lagAnA hai, prema ke abhAva meM yaha kArya For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhyAna aura sAdhanA asambhava hai, paramAtmA ke guNoM kA smaraNa karane se prema utpanna ho sakatA hai : cande su nimmalayarA, Aiccesu ahiyaM payAsayarA / sAgaravaragambhIrA, siddhA siddhiM mama disantu / / Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 63 jo siddha deva candroM se adhika nirmala hai - sUryoM se adhika prakAzavAna hai aura zreSTha samudra ke samAna gambhIra hai, vaha mujhe siddhi pradAna kare. loga kahate haiM- "mahArAja ! hamArA mana mAlA ginane meM nahIM lagatA, kyA kareM?" maiM unase pUchatA hU~ ki Apako apanI tijorI ke noTa ginane meM mana kaise laga jAtA hai; usameM mana kaise ekAgra ho jAtA hai ? sinemA dekhane jAte haiM, taba DhAI ghanTe taka kaise parde para dhyAna jamA rahatA hai? upanyAsa par3hate samaya kyoM khAnA-pInA taka bhUla jAte haiM ? isakA matalaba yaha huA ki jina vastuoM meM ApakI rUci hotI hai, prema hotA hai, unameM mana laga jAtA hai, dUsarI vastuoM meM nahIM lagatA. Apa meM se kisI ko bambaI jAnA ho aura koI udAra sajjana dasa hajAra rupayoM kI eka gaDDI Apako de de aura kaha de ki yaha sArA dhana merI ora se vahA~ paropakAra meM lagA dIjiyegA. Apa gaDDI lekara nAgaura se cala par3ate haiM. musAphirI karate samaya Trena meM Apake bahuta sAthI hoMge. mitra hoMge, parivAra ke loga hoMge. sabase Apa bAtacIta kareMge. gapa-zapa lar3AyeMge. saba kareMge, kintu kisI ko bhI yaha sandeha nahIM hone deMge ki Apake zarIra para pahane hue koTa kI bhItarI jeba meM dasa hajAra rupayoM kI eka gaDDI chipI par3I hai. bambaI senTrala para utara kara Apa basa, TrAma, Tempo, TaiksI Adi se rAstA pAra karake jisa ghara para Atithya svIkAra kareMge, usa ghara ke nivAsiyoM se bhI saba prakAra kI bAtacIta kareMge. zauca-snAna bhojana Adi sAre kArya kareMge, parantu mana ApakA usa gaDDI meM hI kendrita rahegA. binA AmantraNa ke citta ApakA usI vartula meM cakkara lagAtA rahegA. kyoM hotA hai aisA? isalie ki Apa usa gaDDI kA mUlya samajhate haiM. ThIka isI prakAra jaba Apa AtmA kA, paramAtmA kA mUlya samajha leMge - mahattva jAna leMge, taba mAlA meM mana lagane lagegA. jisa dina 'sva' aura 'para' kA bheda Apake dhyAna meM A jAyegA. jar3a aura cetana kA bheda samajha meM A jAyegA. zarIra aura AtmA ke bhinna svarUpa kA bodha ho jAyagA. usa dina se mana ko ekAgratA sikhAnI nahIM par3egI. vaha svayaM dhyAna meM DUba jAyegA. dhyeya meM tallIna ho jAyegA. anAdikAlIna karma bandhana se AtmA ko mukta karane ke lie prayatnazIla ho jAyegA. For Private And Personal Use Only karma bandhana se mukti kA sAdhanA hai- paramAtmA ke svarUpa kA smaraNa. usI ko hama dhyAna kahate haiM.

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64 jIvana dRSTi dhyAna ke lie eka samaya nizcita kara lenA cAhiye. yadi dasa baje Apako dUkAna kholI ho to kucha biphora TAima Apa jA pahuMceMge; parantu sAdhanA ke kSetra meM sadA AphTara TAima pahu~ceMge. aisA nahIM honA cAhiye. saMsAra ke kSetra meM ApakA puruSArtha sadA jAgRta rahatA hai kintu paramArtha ke kSetra meM puruSArtha so jAtA hai. paisoM kI prApti ke lie Apa sadA Age rahate haiM, parantu paramAtmA kI prApti ke prayatna meM pichar3a jAte haiM. isakA kAraNa yaha hai ki Apa dhArmika kAryoM ko sAiDa bijinesa mAnate haiM. huA to ThIka, nahIM bhI huA to koI bAta nahIM. dhyAna ke lie ekAgratA kI AvazyakatA : bhautika saMsAra kI prApti meM sukha kA anubhava karanA mAnava jIvana kA anAdikAlIna lakSaNa hai, svabhAva hai, saMskAra hai. isake viparIta paramAtmA kI prApti meM Ananda kA anubhava karanA bahuta U~ce darje kI cIja hai, usake lie sAdhanA karanI par3atI hai. * hama dhyAna kI, AtmA kI, paramAtmA kI kitanI bhI carcA kareM, kevala carcA se koI lAbha sambhava nahIM hai, jaba taka ki anukUla sAdhana juTA liye jAyeM. dhyAna ke lie Avazyaka bAteM : sabase pahalA sAdhana hai - samaya nizcita karanA. brAhmamuhUrta kA samaya usake lie bahuta upayogI rahatA hai. prAtaH pAMca baje Apako uThanA hai, uTha hI jAnA hai, jisase Apa samaya ke anukUla apane ko taiyAra kara sakeM. samaya kabhI Apake anukUla nahIM banegA. Apako svayaMhI samaya ke anukUla apane ko DhAlanA par3egA. dUsarI bAta hai- sthAna nizcita karanA, jahA~ Apa dhyAna karane baiTheM, vaha bhUmi sundara ho, pavitra ho, svaccha ho, sthAyI ho bAra-bAra sthAna kA parivartana manovaijJAnika dRSTi se mAnasika caMcalatA kA kAraNa banatA hai. caMcalatA se vyagratA AtI hai, jo sAdhanA meM bAdhA DAlatI hai. sAdhanA meM samaya aura sthAna ke nizcaya kI jo upekSA karate haiM, ve saphalatA kI apekSA kaise kara sakate haiM? jisa sthAna para dhyAna kiyA jAtA hai usake aNu-paramANu vAtAvaraNa bhI sAdhaka ko prabhAvita karate hai. Adi zaMkarAcArya apane sarva prathama maTha kI sthApanA ke lie sthAna kI talAza meM nikale. pUre bhArata meM bhramaNa karate hue anta meM ve karnATaka pahu~ce, vahA~ padayAtrA karate hue unheM eka sthAna para eka Azcarya-janaka dRzya dikhAI diyA. unhoMne dekhA ki dhUpa se tapI huI retI se jhulasA huA eka mer3haka tar3apa rahA hai aura pAsa hI eka kAlA nAga apane phana se usa para For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhyAna aura sAdhanA chAyA kara rahA hai. ve socane lage ki maiM kahIM indrajAla to nahIM dekha rahA hU~. jo dRzya mujhe dikhAI de rahA hai, vaha yathArtha hai yA kevala merI dRSTi kA bhrama hai? Asa-pAsa rahane vAle RSi-muniyoM se pUchane para unheM uttara milA - "jo dRzya Apane dekhA, vaha yathArtha hI hai, kalpita nahIM. ahiMsaka RSimuniyoM ke AzramoM ke cAroM ora eka aisA vartula hotA hai, jisameM sahaja vairI bhI apanA vaira bhUla kara paraspara sahAyatA karane laga jAte haiM. yaha usa pavitra bhUmi ke vAtAvaraNa kA prabhAva hai. usa prabhAva se hiMsaka krUra prANI bhI premI aura paropakArI bana jAte haiM." prabhu mahAvIra jahA~ samavasaraNa karate the, vahA~ bhI aisA hI pavitra vAtAvaraNa eka nizcita sarkala bana jAtA thA. dhyAna aura saMkalpa zakti kA prabhAva : hamAre vicAroM kA dUsaroM ke hRdaya para kaisA kyA prabhAva hotA hai - isakA vaijJAnika adhyayana kiyA jA rahA hai. amerikA kA eka vyakti vahA~ nyUyArka ke pArka kI eka baiMca para baiThA huA thA. usa para landana se lagabhaga pAMca hajAra mIla kI dUrI se eka prayoga kiyA gayA. prayoga dekhane vAloM ne vAyaralesa se landana ke usa vyakti ko sUcita kara diyA thA ki yahA~ beMca para baiThe hue usa vyakti ko dhyAna ke prayoga se sulAne kA prayAsa kiyA jAya, landana ke vyakti ne dhyAna aura saMkalpa zakti ke dvArA pAMca miniTa meM use sulA diyA. amerikA meM una logoM ne pratyakSa dekhA, kintu sAtha hI unhoMne socA ki ho sakatA hai, bagIce ke zAnta vAtAvaraNa ke kAraNa-zItala, manda, sugandhita pavana ke prabhAva se sahaja hI use nidrA A gaI ho. saMkalpa zakti kA prabhAva to taba mAnA jAya, jaba ise (sote hue ko) punaH jagA diyA jAya. phalasvarUpa vAyaralesa se samparka sAdha kara punaH sUcita kiyA gayA ki usa sote hue vyakti ko apane prayoga se jagA dIjiye. landana sthita vyakti ne dhyAna aura saMkalpa zakti kA punaH prayoga kiyA. pAMca hI miniTa meM beMca para baiThA vyakti jAgRta ho gayA. prayoga dekhane vAloM ne usase pUchA ki tuma kaise acAnaka so gaye aura jAga bhI gaye. ___ usa vyakti ne apanA anubhava sunAyA ki koI mujhe andara se yaha kaha rahA thA ki so jAoso jAo; aura maiMne yantravat isa Adeza kA pAlana kiyA. maiM so gayA. thor3I hI dera bAda mere mana para kisI ne zabdoM kA prahAra kiyA- uTho, uTho, uThakara baiTha jAo. yaha sunate hI maiM uTha baiThA. AMkha khulate hI cAroM ora maiMne dekhA ki Asa-pAsa koI vyakti nahIM hai, phira kisane mujhe sone aura phira jAgane kA Adeza diyA. maiM Azcarya se soca hI rahA thA ki Apa logoM ne samIpa Akara mujhase yaha prazna kiyA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi 66 yaha to huA eka bhautika sthala prayoga, parantu AdhyAtmaka dRSTi se isakA prayoga sArvajanika kalyANa ke lie kiyA jAtA hai : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sarve bhavantu sukhinaH sarve santu nirAmayAH / sarve bhadrANi pazyantu mA kazcid duHkhamApnuyAt / / [ saba sukhI hoM, svastha ( nirogI) ho, sabakA kalyANa ho koI duHkha prApta na kare ] yaha bhAvanA yadi pratyeka manuSya ke antaHkaraNa meM maujUda rahe to koI duHkhI na rahe. loga kahate haiM - 'mAlA se koI lAbha nahIM hotA"; kintu prabhu kA smaraNa mana meM na ho aura Apa kATha kI mAlA ke manake ghumAte raheM to isameM mAlA kA kyA aparAdha ? kahA hai : mAlA acchI kATha kI, bIca piroyA sUta / kintu bicArI kyA kare, pheranahAra kapUta / / mAlA kahatI hai - "tuma apane mana kA doSa mujha para kyoM Aropita karate ho. tumhArA mana caMcala hai. usameM viSaya-kaSAya kI kAlimA hai. pUrA saMsAra basA huA hai. pahale use bAhara nikAlo. mana ko nirmala banAo, phira paramAtmA kA smaraNa karo, taba nizcita hI lAbha hogA. " kisI kavi ne kahA thA : rasarI Avata jAta hai, sila para parata nisAna / kue~ kI zilA para aurateM pAnI khIMcane ke lie jisa rassI kA upayoga karatI haiM, usase nizAna par3a jAte haiM. eka-eka iMca taka ke gaDDhe usa kaThora patthara kI zilA ke kinAre par3a jAte haiM. usI prakAra prabhu ke nAma kA, unake guNoM kA, unake pavitra caritra kA bAra-bAra smaraNa karane se mana para bhI acche saMskAra par3a jAte haiM, jo amiTa hote haiM, gahare hote haiM, sthAyI hote haiM. nAma smaraNa kabhI niSphala nahIM hotA. usase cittavRttiyoM kA nirodha hotA hai. mana meM pavitratA paidA hotI hai. Asa-pAsa kA vAtAvaraNa prabhAvita hotA hai. yaha usa vAtAvaraNa kA hI prabhAva thA ki sarpa jaisA krUra prANI apane bhakSya meMDhaka kI phana phailA kara svayaM dhUpa se rakSA karane lagA. usake mastiSka se krUratA kA bhAva hI gAyaba ho gayA. krUratA ke badale sahAnubhUti, anukampA aura paropakAra parAyaNatA paidA ho gaI. zaMkarAcArya ne nizcaya kiyA ki maiM apanA pahalA maTha yahIM sthApita karU~gA. aisI nirdoSa bhUmi bhalA aura kahA~ milegI. jo merI sAdhanA ke anukUla ho ! maiM kaha rahA thA ki dhyAna kI sAdhanA ke lie sthAna nizcita honA cAhiye. sthAna ke viSaya meM Apako bhI yaha anubhava AyA hogA ki jisa rUma meM, jisa palaMga para jisa gAdI para Apa prati-dina sote haiM. usI rUma meM, usI palaMga para, usI gAdI para yadi Apa For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhyAna aura sAdhanA leTeM to tatkAla AsAnI se Apako nidrA A jAtI hai, parantu yadi Apa sthAna meM kucha parivartana kara dete haiM to Apako nidrA ke lie pratIkSA karanI par3atI hai. kucha dera se nidrA AtI hai. isa prakAra siddha hotA hai ki kisI bhI kArya ke lie nizcita sthAna kA apanA mahattva otA hai. Apa bhI apanI dhyAna sAdhanA ke lie eka aisA sthAna nizcita kara lijiye, jahA~ saba prakAra kI anukUlatAe~ hoM, koI gar3abar3I na ho-vikSepa na ho. eka bAra sthAna nizcita kara lene ke vAda phira usameM koI parivartana na kareM. kAryavaza kahIM anyatra jAnA par3a jAya to bAta dUsarI hai. tIsarI vAta hai-niyamitatA. mahAtmA gAMdhI niyamita prArthanA karate the, ve kahate the-kitanA bhI jarUrI kAma ho, maiM prArthanA kI upekSA nahIM kara sakatA. nItikAra bhI aisA likha cuke haiM : zataM vihAya bhoktavyam, sahastraM snAnamAcaret / lakSaM vihAya dAtavyam, koTiM tyaktvA prabhu smaret / / [sau Avazyaka kAma bhI sAmane hoM to unheM chor3a kara pahale bhojana karanA cAhiye. hajAra kAma chor3akara snAna aura lAkha kAma chor3a kara dAna karanA cAhiye. parantu karor3a kAma chor3a kara prabhu kA smaraNa karanA cAhiye.] isa zloka meM prabhu smaraNa kA mahattva dAna se sau gunA adhika ghoSita kiyA gayA hai. cauthI vAta hai dizA kI, yaha bhI nizcita kara lenI cAhiye. sAdhanA ke lie pUrva aura pazcima adhika anukUla hai, uttara aura dakSiNa pratikUla hai, kyoMki uttarI dhruva aura dakSiNI dhruva mana ko adhruva (caMcala) banA dete haiM. pUrva aura pazcima ina donoM dizAoM meM bhI pUrva dizA adhika anukUla mAnI gaI hai. isalie dhyAna ke lie prAtaHkAla pUrvadizA meM mu~ha karake baiThe pAMcavIM bAta hai- AhAra zuddhi. ApakA AhAra zuddha ho. sAttvika ho, parimita ho yaha bhI sAdhanA ke lie jarurI hai. aniyamita azuddha gariSTha AhAra se pramAda paidA hotA hai. chaThI vAta hai- vastroM kI zuddhi. sAdhanA ke lie jisa vastra kA Apa upayoga kareM, vaha svaccha ho aura ApakA khuda kA ho, sAtha hI vaha vastra kisI anya vyakti ke upayoga meM AyA huA na ho. sAtavIM vAta hai- saMkhyA kI. pahale jitanI saMkhyA meM jApa karanA ho, vaha nyUnatama saMkhyA nirdhArita kara lI jAya. aisA na ho ki Aja eka mAlA phirAI, kala paccIsa aura parasoM eka bhI nahIM. pahale nirdhArita saMkhyA meM niyamita jApa kiyA jAya aura phira adhika guMjAiza ho to dhIre-dhIre saMkhyA bar3hAI jAya. yAda rakhane kI bAta yaha hai ki jApa meM kvAMTiTI kI apekSA kvAliTI adhika mahattvapUrNa hotI hai. kvAliTI (zuddha bhAvanA) ke abhAva meM kevala kvAMTiTI (saMkhyA) kI vRddhi kI gaI to usase AtmA kI puSTi nahIM milegI. manovikAroM ko hI puSTi For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi 68 milegI. "maiMne savA lAkha japa kiyA hai. dasa hajAra mAlAeM phirAI haiM. pAMca varSoM se subaha uTha kara dhyAna karatA hU~..." Adi ahaMkAra prakaTa hokara sabhI sAdhanA ko dhvasta kara degA. ghI zakti vardhaka hai, parantu dasa-bIsa grAma ke parimANa meM sevana kiyA jAya tabhI, anyathA aura kucha na khAkara kilogrAma ghI hI khA liyA jAya to ApakI kyA dazA ho jAyegI ? Apa samajha sakate haiM. yahI bAta jApa kI saMkhyA ke lie samajheM. AThavIM bAta hai - guru kA mArgadarzana. sAdhanA jisakI preraNA se kara rahe haiM, usI se usakI sampUrNa vidhi samajha leM. guru kI kRpA se vidhipUrvaka sAdhanA meM saphalatA nizcita rUpa se milatI hai. nauvIM bAta hai - brahmacarya, zIladharma, sadAcAra yA svadAra santoSa vrata kA pAlana. sadAcAra sAdhanA kA prANa hai. prANa nikala jAne para sAdhanA kI kevala lAza raha jAyagI. dasavIM aura antima vAta hai- mana kI zAnti, mAnasika nirmalatA. jaba paramAtmA kA dhyAna karanA hai, taba saMsAra kI kisI vastu kA dhyAna nahIM AnA cAhiye. namaka se makor3e ko uThA kara zakkara ke pahAr3a para rakha diyA gayA aura usase pUchA ki batAo zakkara kA svAda kaisA hai to usane " khArA" batAyA, kyoMki usake mu~ha meM namaka kA aMza thA. jaba vaha aMza nikAla diyA gayA, taba kahIM jAkara use zakkara kA mIThA svAda AyA. isI prakAra jaba taka mana meM saMsAra ghusA rahegA, taba taka usameM paramAtmA kA praveza nahIM ho sakatA. seTha maphatalAla kA jUtA : anAdikAla se hamAre jIvana meM kuTila saMskAra hai ki hama apanI ora na dekhakara kevala dUsaroM kI ora hI dekhA karate haiM. seTha maphatalAla bhAI kisI vyavasAya ke silasile meM bambaI gaye. vahA~ eka laoNja meM Thahare. java bhI ve bambaI jAte, usI laoNja meM apane nizcita rUma meM ThaharA karate the. unake rUma ke Upara eka rUma thA. seTha ke Ane para mainejara usa Upara vAle rUma ko khAlI hI rahane detA thA, kyoMki seTha ko kisI prakAra kA DisTarvensa pasanda nahIM AtA thA, Upara ke rUma meM jarA bhI dhamadhamAhaTa hotI to seThajI ko nIMda nahIM AtI thI. aisI dazA meM ve cillAhaTa karate aura jhagar3ane lagate. unakI bar3abar3AhaTa se dUsaroM kI nIMda bhI harAma ho jAtI thI, isalie mainejara Upara vAle rUma ko seThajI ke Ate hI tAlA lagA diyA karatA thA. usa dina bhI usane vaisA hI kiyA. rAta kI zurUAta hI huI thI ki kahIM se eka anya vyakti bhI vahA~ AyA. use anya kisI laoNja meM Thaharane ke lie rUma nahIM milA thA. var3I AzA ke sAtha vaha isa laoNja meM AyA thA. mainejara se usane kahA ki maiM ApakI laoNja me rAta-bhara ThaharanA cAhatA hU~. kisI bhI taraha eka rUma khAlI ho to de dIjiye. For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhyAna aura sAdhanA __ mainejara ne kaha diyA ki - koI rUma khAlI nahIM hai; parantu Agantuka bahuta catura thA. usane kI-borDa para najara DAlI, vahA~ eka cAbI laTaka rahI thI. use dekhakara mainejara se kahA - "yaha cAvI batA rahI hai ki isa laoNja meM eka rUma khAlI hai, phira Apa kyoM inkAra kara raheM haiM?" mainejara ne seTha maphatalAla ke jhagaDAlU svabhAva kI bAta kahI aura yaha bhI batA diyA ki jarA bhI DisTarbesa unheM pasanda nahIM AtA. Agantuka ne mainejara ko vizvAsa dilAyA ki maiM jarA bhI DisTarva nahIM karU~gA, kadama bhI dhIre-dhIre rakhUgA. kisI ko mAlUma taka nahIM hone dUMgA ki yahA~ koI Akara ThaharA bhI hai. Apa mujhe rUma de dIjiye. mainejara ne use cAvI sauMpa dI. Agantuka bahuta thakA huA thA. tAlA khola kara usane Upara vAle rUma meM praveza kiyA. phATaka ke pAsa hI dIvAra para svica borDa lagA thA. usane svica oNna kiyA. phATaka vanda karake sIdhe palaMga para vaiThate hI eka pA~va se jUtA nikAla kara phATaka ke pAsa dhacAk se phaMka diyA. usI samaya mainejara ko diyA huA apanA, dhvani na karane kA AzvAsana yAda AyA. vaha sambhala gayA. dUsarA jUtA usane dhIre-se nikAlA aura dabe pA~voM se jAkara pahale jUte ke pAsa rakha diyA aura phira apane palaMga para Akara leTa gayA. udhara thor3e samaya bAda seTha maphatalAla sIr3hI car3hakara Upara Aye. usa rUma kA daravAjA khaTakhaTAyA Agantuka vyakti ne uThakara dvAra kholA. sAmane seTha khar3e the. bole - "Apako maiMne DisTarba kiyA, isake lie kSamA kareM. pichalA eka ghaNTA merA bahuta becainIse gujarA. Apa Aye, mainejara se cAvI lI, rUma kholA, palaMga para baiThakara eka jUtA kholA-yaha saba mujhe mAlUma hai. maiM isa rUma ke nIce vAle rUma meM leTA huA thA. maiM bhI Aja hI AyA hU~. Apane eka jUtA pheMkA. usakI AvAja mujhe AI; parantu dUsare jUte kA kyA huA-yaha mujhe samajha meM nahIM AyA. Apa la~gar3e haiM yA eka pA~va meM lakavA hai athavA eka jUtA ApakA kahIM kho gayA hai-kyA vAta hai? khUba vicAra karane para bhI yaha rahasya sulajha nahIM pAyA. usase itanI baicenI ho gaI ki apanI zaMkA kA samAdhAna karane ke lie mujhe Apake pAsa AnA par3A hai. mere dimAga meM ghuse hue jUte ko yadi Apa nikAla degeM to mujhe AsAnI se nIMda A jAyegI. Agantuka ne ha~sa kara kahA - "seThajI! pahalA jUtA nikAla pheMkane ke bAda mujhe dhvani na karane ko apanA (mainejara ko diyA) AzvAsana yAda A gayA thA; isalie dUsare pAMva ke jUte ko nikAla kara dhIre se maiMne pahale jUte kI bagala meM rakha diyA thA; isalie usakI AvAja Apako sunAI nahIM dI." seTha maphatalAla dUsarA jUtA dimAga se nikAlane ke lie Agantuka ko dhanyavAda dekara apane rUma ko lauTa gaye. hamAre dimAga meM bhI saMsAra kA jUtA aisA ghusA huA hai ki apane Apako jAnane kA hama prayAsa hI nahIM karate. dUsaroM ko hI dekhate haiM, apane ko nahIM. sAdhanA ke lie yaha jarUrI hai For Private And Personal Use Only

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70 jIvana dRSTi ki hama apane ko dekheM. dUsaroM kI apekSA svayaM ko dekhanA kahIM adhika acchA hai. pAnI jitanA svaccha hogA, sthira hogA. ApakA ceharA usameM utanA hI spaSTa dikha sakegA. usI prakAra mana kI caMcalatA miTa jAne para, cittavRttiyoM meM dhyAna ke dvArA ekAgratA A jAne para zuddha mana meM zuddha caitanya ke spaSTa darzana kiye jA sakate haiM. mAnasika zuddhi Avazyaka : muzkila yahI hai ki mAnasika zuddhi ke lie hama koI vAstavika prayatna nahIM karate. hamAre yahA~ bAteM to bahuta hotI haiM. hara AdamI AtmA-paramAtmA kI carcA kara letA hai, parantu hamArI sthiti kapar3oM kI dukAna para rakhe lohe ke mITara ke samAna ho gaI hai. hajAroM vyaktiyoM ko vaha mITara kapar3e nApa-nApa kara pahanA cukA hai. saiMkar3oM ko zvetAmvara aura saiMkar3oM ko vicitrAmbara banA cukA hai, parantu yaha svayaM digambara rahatA hai, kapar3oM ke thAnoM kA eka iMca sUta bhI isake zarIra para lagA huA nahIM milatA. __ hamArI bhI yahI dazA hai. mu~ha se tyAga kA, tapa kA, paramAtmA kI sAdhanA kA, carcA kA hajAroM Tana mAla paika kara dete haiM. saplAI kara dete haiM; parantu jaba apanI AtmA ko jhAMka kara dekhate haiM to sAdhanA ke eka sUta kA Tukar3A bhI vahA~ nahIM milatA. bambaI se lauTate samaya maiM eka kAleja ke andara ThaharA. vahA~ dekhA ki kucha vacce maidAna meM phuTabaoNla khela rahe the. jahA~ bhI vaha baoNla jAkara giratI thI, vahIM se use kika lagAI jA rahI thI. Thokara lagAI jA rahI thI. kisI bhI bacce ke dvArA use hAtha meM uThAne kA prayAsa nahIM kiyA jA rahA thA. maiMne phuTabaoNla se pUchA - "kyoM bhAI! kyA hAlata hai? itanA apamAna kyoM ho rahA hai ApakA?" vaha bolA :- "mahAtmAn! mere bhItara kucha bhI nahIM hai. maiM kevala havA se phUlA huA hU~. yahI hai mere apamAnita hone kA kAraNa." yAda rakhiye yadi hamArA jIvana bhI dharma se rahita hogA. sAdhanA se zUnya hogA to hamArI bhI yahI dazA hogI yadi saMsAra kI havA se (vAsanA se) hama phUle raheM to caurAsI lAkha jIvayoniyoM meM bhaTakanA par3egA. saba jagaha apamAnita honA par3egA. eka bAra maiM eka mandira meM gayA, vahA~ AratI ho rahI thI. nagArA bajAyA jA rahA thA. DaMDe se pITA jA rahA thA. isa prakAra nirantara pITe jAne kA kAraNa pUchane para usane batAyA :-- "mahArAja! mere bhItara pola hai. zUnya hai, yahI kAraNa hai ki maiM pITA jA rahA hU~." yadi vyakti bhI isI prakAra sadAcAra se zUnya hogA to yahI zUnyatA usake lie rudana bana jAyagI. jagaha-jagaha bAra-bAra karma ke DaMDe kI piTAI use khAnI par3egI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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71 dhyAna aura sAdhanA yadi Apa AdhyAtmika kSetra meM Age bar3hanA cAhate haiM to Apako bahuta kucha sahanA par3egA. sahanazIlatA ke binA kisI bhI sAdhanA meM saphalatA nahIM mila sakatI. sahanazIlatA kA sammAna : Aja hamAre yahA~ sabase bar3I kamI isI bAta kI hai - sahiSNutA jise hama tapasyA bhI kaha sakate haiM, hamAre pAsa vilkula nahIM hai. dhanArjana ke kSetra meM hama sahanazIla bana jAte haiM; parantu dharmArjana ke kSetra meM jarA bhI sahanazIlatA hamAre bhItara nahIM rahatI, sAdhanA ke lie sahanazIlatA, dhIraja, zAnti, dRr3hatA Adi guNoM kI atyanta AvazyakatA rahatI hai. dillI meM gaNatantra divasa para mahAmahima rASTrapati rASTrIya dhvaja tiraMge jhaMDe ko salAmI de rahe the. vahIM sAmane rASTrapati bhavana meM daravAjoM para khir3akiyoM para parde lage hue the. ve kazmIra se lAye gaye the. bahuta kImatI the. unameM se eka pardA sahasA sisakiyAM bhara-bhara kara rone lagA. kisI kavi kI najara usa para par3a gaI. sahAnubhUti-pUrvaka kavi ne usa parde se rone kA kAraNa pUchA parde ne kavi se kahA- "duniyA kA andhera dekhakara mujhe rulAI A rahI hai." kavi ne pUchA - "tumane kaunasA andhera abhI dekhA? jarA spaSTa samajhA kara kaho." parde ne kahA - "eka choTA-sA khaddara kA Tukar3A, jisameM koI sundaratA nahIM-koI kalA nahIMkoI majabUtI nahIM-koI vizeSatA usameM nahIM, phira bhI savase Upara laharA rahA hai. rASTrapati jaisA rASTra kA sarvocca adhikArI bhI use salAmI de rahA hai-sArI senA usakA sammAna kara rahI hai. var3e-bar3e netA aura pramukha nAgarika usake sAmane sira jhukAkara usakI surakSA ke lie pratijJA kara rahe haiM. idhara merI hAlata dekhiye. maiM sundara hU~. majabUta hU~ - mUlyavAn hU~; phira bhI yahA~ laTaka rahA hU~. dina meM tIna bAra caparAsI AtA hai aura merA kAna pakar3akara idhara se udhara, udhara se idhara sarakA jAtA hai. kitanI greTa insalTa merI yahA~ kI jAtI hai? Aja taka mujhe koI salAmI dene sanmAna dene vAlA nahIM milA." parde kI vyathA kathA sunakara kavi ne zAnti se samajhAyAH -- "parde bhAI! yaha khaddara kA Tukar3A sAdhAraNa kapar3A nahIM hai, rASTradhvaja hone se pUre rASTra kA pratIka hai. dUsare rASTra bhI isa jhaMDe ko bhArata samajha kara sanmAnita karate haiM. yaha asala meM usakI sAdhanA kA sammAna hai. maI aura jUna mahine kI bhayaMkara garmI meM vaha prasannatA se laharAtA hai, julAI aura agasta kI tUphAnI varasAta meM bhI vaha muskurAtA rahatA hai. disambara-janavarI kI kar3akar3AtI ThaMDa se bhI vaha nahIM ghabarAtA, usameM kaisI sahana-zIlatA hai? kitanI tapasyA hai? yahI saba dekhakara sAdhAraNa nAgarika se rASTrapati taka sabhI usakA sanmAna karate haiM. usakI tulanA meM tumhArI sAdhanA kaisI hai? karor3oM rupayoM kI lAgata se bane hue bhavya rASTrapati bhavana meM tuma rahate ho, ThaMDa ho, garmI ho yA varasAta tuma para kisI mausama kA koI prabhAva nahIM For Private And Personal Use Only

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72 jIvana dRSTi par3atA, kyoMki tumheM eyarakaMDIzanDa rUma meM rakhA gayA hai. jahA~ surakSArtha samasta suvidhAeM maujUda hai; isa lie rASTra dhvaja jaise sanmAna kI tumheM AzA nahIM karanI cAhiye." yaha sunakara parde ko bahuta santoSa huA, usake mana meM lagI huI IrSyA kI Aga bujha gaI, duHkha miTa gayA. parde aura jhaMDe ke udAharaNa se maiM Apako jo samajhAnA cAhatA hU~, vaha Apa kucha-kucha samajha hI gaye hoMge, phira bhI apanI ora se spaSTIkaraNa kara denA cAhatA hU~ ki jahA~ para bhautika sukha sAmagrI pracura mAtra meM hogI, vahA~ raha kara sanmAna pAnA saMbhava nahIM hai, saMsAra to sahanazIla kA hI sammAna karatA hai. sAdhaka jIvana meM sahayoga, sAdhanA meM tallInatA aura sahanazIlatA ye tIna guNa apekSita haiM. jarA-jarAsI bAta para ruSTa honA aura mAnasika santulana kho denA acchA nahIM, loga kahate haiM - "mahArAja! krodha A jAtA hai. A hI jAtA hai, kyA kareM?" maiMne kahA - "saba jagaha krodha nahIM AtA. pulisa sTezana para yA inkama-Teksa oNphisara ke sAmane kabhI Apane gussA kiyA hai kyA? yadi vahA~ kahA jAya ki Apa cora haiM - veImAna haiM. nAlAyaka haiM to bhI Apa cupa rahate haiM. virodha bhI karanA ho - apane Upara lagAye gaye AropoM kA khaNDana bhI karanA ho to Apa krodha nahIM karate. jo kucha kahanA ho, komala zabdoM meM kahate haiM. kaisI namratA-kitanI laghutA kaisA anuzAsana apane Apa meM utpanna ho jAtA hai vahA~! pratikAra meM saMgharSa bar3hatA hai. svIkAra se hI samarpaNa kI, tyAga kI bhAvanA janma letI hai. paramAtmA ke darzana ke lie maiM eka dina mandira jA rahA thA. jyoM hI maiMne sIr3hI ke patthara para kadama rakkhA , vaha rone lagA. rudana kA kAraNa pUchane para usane batAyA :- "sava loga mujha para pAMva rakhakara jAte haiM. kucha loga merI chAtI para jUte khola kara rakha dete haiM. kitane hI varSoM se yaha silasilA cala rahA hai. patA nahIM, kaba taka mujhe yaha ghora apamAna sahanA paDegA. Apa jaise sAdhu - santa bhI merI chAtI para pAMva rakha kara mujhe apamAnita karane meM vilkula nahIM sakucAte. jisa khadAna se merA janma huA, usI se usa patthara kA bhI janma huA hai, jisake Apa darzanArtha padhAre haiM. duniyA kA yaha pakSapAta kaisA? yaha anyAya kaisA?" maiMne use samajhAyA :- "bhAI patthara! jisa khadAna se tU paidA huA, usI se vaha patthara bhI huA, jisake darzana karane saba loga Ate hai, parantu donoM meM antara kitanA hai? usa patthara ne mUrtikAra kI chenI - hathaur3I ke tIkhe prahAra zAnti se sahana kiye-tapasyA kI hai. prabhu mahAvIra ne bAraha varSa taka ghora pariSaha-upasarga sahana kiye the. unakI pratimA meM bhI kucha sahiSNutA to honI hI cAhiye. usa sahiSNutA kA usa patthara ne paricaya diyA hai. sAre prahAra usane svIkAra For Private And Personal Use Only

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73 dhyAna aura sAdhanA kiye haiM. kabhI koI pratikAra nahIM kiyA. nirantara chaha mahInoM taka mUrtikAra ke mana mastiSka meM mahAvIra svAmI kI maMgalamaya AkRti chAI rahI. pariNAma svarUpa vaha patthara mUrti bana sakA. yaha mUrti kA sanmAna vAstava meM usa patthara kI bhI tapasyA kA sanmAna hai aura jina prabhu mahAvIra kI AkRti usane dhAraNa kI hai, unakI tapasyA kA bhI. / dUsarI ora tuma ho. zilpI ke sAmane tumheM bhI le jAyA gayA. sahiSNutA kI parIkSA karane ke lie usane hathaur3I kA eka prahAra kiyA. tuma Aveza meM A gaye. kreka ho gaye. usane tumheM sIr3hI ke yogya patthara kI AkRti banAkara chor3a diyA. logoM se usane kaha diyA ki yaha patthara pratimA ke yogya nahIM hai. ayogya ghoSita kara diye jAne para tumheM yahIM sIr3hI meM lAkara phiTa kara diyA gayA. asahiSNutA kI sajA tumheM mila rahI hai. pratikAra kA phala tumheM yahA~ bhoganA par3a rahA hai." yaha sunakara usakA rudana zAnta ho gayA. aba vaha samajhadAra ho gayA thA, isalie krodha nahIM kiyA mujha para, anyathA kahA hai :upadezo hi mUrkhANAm prakopAya na zAntaye / payaH pAnaM bhujaGanAm kevalaM viSavardhanam / / (mUoM ko yadi upadeza diyA jAya to isase gussA var3hatA hI hai, zAnta nahIM hotA. sA~poM ko dUdha pilAne se kevala unakA jahara bar3hatA hai.) ___ garama dUdha meM nImbU kA rasa DAla diyA jAya to turanta phaTa jAtA hai. uttejita vyakti ko upadeza dene para usake sAre sadguNa naSTa ho jAte haiM. kSubdha vyakti garama tela ke samAna hotA hai. usameM upadeza-rUpI pAnI ke chIMTe DAla diye jAya~ to uchalakara vaha upadeza ko hI jalAne kA prayAsa karatA hai, mahArASTra ke santa tukArAma kabhI kSubdha nahIM hote the. eka vAra kisI kheta ke pAsa se gujara raheM the ki vahA~ kisAna ne ganne kA eka bhArA unheM bheMTa kiyA. bhArA uThA kara lA rahe the ki rAste meM aneka baccoM ne unase ganne kI mAMga kI. santoM meM sahaja udAratA hotI hai. bhArA se gannA nikAla kara eka vacce ko diyA, phira dUsare ko, phira tIsare ko. isa prakAra bA~Tate rahe aura java ghara pahu~ce to unake pAsa kevala eka hI gannA bacA thA. gannA dekhakara patnI AgababUlA ho gaI. dina bhara vAhara rahe aura zAma ko lauTe to kevala eka ganne ke sAtha! patnI ne gannA hAtha meM uThAyA aura usI se santa tukArAma ke sira para prahAra kiyA. ganne ke tIna Tukar3e ho gaye. santa ne kahA :- "paramezvara! patnI ho to aisI ki isa ganne ke Tukar3e bhI mujhe nahIM karane diye, svayaM hI kara diye. baMTavArA ho gayA ganne kA. eka Tukar3A bacce ke lie; eka patnI ke lie aura eka mere lie. kitanA acchA huA?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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74 jIvana dRSTi yaha sunakara patnI ha~sa par3I. usakA gussA gAyaba ho gayA. gusse ko gAyava karane ke lie eka vicAraka ne upAya batAyA hai : "yadi gussA A jAya to mana hI mana eka se dasa taka ginatI karo aura agara teja gussA ho to sau taka." isameM sahiSNutA kI hI bAta kahI gaI hai. eka upAya maiM bhI vatAtA hU~ - gusse ko dUra karane kA. mAna lIjiye, Apa ke ghara meM TelIphona kI ghaMTI bajatI hai aura bAtacIta karane para mAlUma hotA hai ki sAmane vAlA vyakti ApakA virodhI hai - duzmana hai. phona para vaha Apako apazabda sunAne lagA hai :- "tuma Thaga ho, tuma dhUrta ho - lucce ho - badamAza ho - cora ho..." isa prakAra saiMkar3oM gAliyAM Apako dekara apane dila kI bhar3Asa nikAla detA hai. usake vAda ApakI pratikriyA jAnane ke lie vaha kSaNa bhara cupa rahatA hai. ThIka usI samaya Apa do zabda bola dIjiye - "roMga naMbara" sAmane vAlA nirAza hokara mu~ha laTakA kara baiTha jAyegA ki maiMne gusse meM na jAne kisako kyA - kyA kaha DAlA. vaha apane Apa pachatAtA rahegA aura zAnta ho jAyegA. isI prakAra pratyakSa bhI Apako koI Akara hajAra-hajAra apazabda kaha jAya - gAliyAM de jAya, Apa mana meM kaha dIjiye - "roMga naMbara" isase Apa para una apazabdoM kA koI prabhAva nahIM paDegA. pAgala kA upacAra yaha nahIM hai ki Apa bhI pAgala bana jAya, yadi kuttA hameM kATa khAye to kyA hama bhI use kATane daur3ate haiM. kabhI nahIM, parantu vyavahAra meM hama yaha vAta bhUla jAte haiM, jo bhayaMkara sAbita hotI hai. eka sAdhu kisI bagIce meM ThaharA huA thA. vahA~ kisI anya vyakti ne ghusa kara cupacApa pake - pakAye phala tor3a liye. mAlI ne phala kama dekhakara usa sAdhu para zaMkA kI. use DaMDe se pITane lagA. sAdhu isa pariSaha ko bahuta zAnti se sahatA rahA, parantu usake ziSyoM se gurujI kA yaha apamAna sahA nahIM gayA. ve saba usa mAlI se jhagar3ane lage - use bhalA - burA kahane lage. ThIka usI samaya kucha sajjana bagIce se bAhara jAte hue dikhAI diye. sAdhu ne unase jAne kA kAraNa pUchA - to ve bole - "hama Apako vandana karane Aye the, parantu Apake ziSyoM kA krodha dekhakara hamArI zraddhA Apake prati samApta ho gaI, isalie hama vandana kiye binA hI lauTa rahe haiM." kyA bAta huI? ziSyoM ke krodha ne gurudeva ko bhI ayogya sAbita kara diyA, yadyapi gurudeva suyogya hI the. For Private And Personal Use Only

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75 dhyAna aura sAdhanA kisI vicAraka ne likhA hai - "krodha samudra sA vaharA aura Aga sA utAvalA hotA hai. krodha manuSya ko baharA banA detA hai, isalie vaha manamAnI karatA hai. kisI kI bAta nahIM sunatA Aga ke samAna utAvalA hotA hai - jaldabAjI meM vaha kucha bhI kara DAlatA hai. eka sUkti hai "krodha mUrkhatA se zuru hotA hai aura pachatAve para khatma". krodhI anta meM pachatAtA hai, kintu jaba pachatAtA hai, taba taka bahuta kucha hAni ho cukI hotI hai. prabhu mahAvIra ne kyA upAya batAyA hai krodha kA? unhoMne kahA - "uvasameNa have kohaM / / " [upazama se krodha ko naSTa karanA cAhiye.] prophesara kI parezAnI : amerikA ke eka prophesara ko gussA karane kI Adata thI. vAta-bAta para unakA Temprecara hAI ho jAtA thA. paDhe - likhe the, samajhadAra the, isIlie krodha ke duSpariNAmoM ko dekhakara bAda meM pachatAvA bhI karate the, parantu vecAre apanI Adata se majabUra the. isa Adata meM ve parezAna bhI vahuta rahate the. unakI parezAnI ko dekhakara unake eka mitra ne unheM eka upAya batAyA. usake anusAra prophesara sAhaba ne sau kore liphAphoM kA eka paikeTa lAkara apane naukara ko de diyA. sAtha hI usase kaha diyA ki jaba bhI mujhe gusse meM dekho, isa paikaTa meM se eka liphAphA lAkara mere sAmane meja para rakha diyA karo. naukara ne mAlika ke Adeza ke AdhAra para liphAphA rakhanA zuru kara diyA. use dekhate hI prophesara sAhava ko smaraNa ho AtA ki ve kucha galatI kara rahe haiM. gussA koI acchI Adata nahIM hai. kAma to zAnti se bhI bana sakatA hai, phira gussA karake apane ko aura dUsaro ko kyoM parezAna kiyA jAya. dhIre-dhIre unakI Adata sudhara gaI aura jIvana bhara ke lie pachatAve kI parezAnI miTa gaI. saMta kI sahiSNutA : mahArASTra ke santa ekanAtha ke viSaya meM yaha prasiddha thA ki ve gussA nahIM karate. eka yuvaka ne ise asvAbhAvika samajhA aura unheM gussA dilAne ke lie unake ghara jA pahuMcA. usa samaya For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi 76 ekanAtha snAna karake pUjA karane baiTha gaye the. yuvaka hAtha - pAMva dhoye vinA hI sIdhe santa kI goda meM jAkara baiTha gayA. santa ne yuvaka "beTe! milane ke lie to yahA~ bahuta se loga Ate ke sira para prema se hAtha phirAte hue kahA hai, parantu tumhArA prema adbhuta hai.' " phira bhojana kA samaya huA. ekanAtha kI patnI zrImati girajAvAI thAlI parosane ke lie kI. usI samaya uchala kara vaha yuvaka unakI pITha para savAra ho gayA. yaha dekhakara santa ekanAtha ne kahA " dekhanA yaha vAlaka kahIM gira na jAya. " girajAvAI ne uttara "mujhe apane veTe hari ko pITha para lAda kara kAma karane kI Adata hai hI; isalie ise nahIM girane dUMgI." yuvaka donoM kI sahiSNutA se atyanta prabhAvita hokara praNAma karake, kSamAyAcanA karake calatA vanA. sAdhaka meM itanA viveka to honA hI cAhiye ki pratikUla paristhiti ko vaha apane anukUla banA le. krodha kI koI dalIla nahIM hai : eka sAhityakAra java apane ghara rAta ko dera se pahuMce to unakI patnI ne bar3abar3Ate hue khAnA parosA, bolI " yadi samaya para Ate to bhojana tAjA milatA - garama milatA. ava khAo ThaMDA kIcar3a " sAhityakAra ne tatkAla vaha parosI huI thAlI uThA kara patnI ke sira para rakha dI. usane pUchA " yaha Apa kyA kara raheM haiM ?" pati ne kahA - " gusse meM tumhAre sira kA Temprecara bar3ha gayA hai, isalie socA ki bhojana kyoM na usI se garama kara lU~ !" yaha sunakara patnI ha~sa dI. usakA gussA gAyava ho gayA. eka vicAraka ne likhA hai " zAnta raho . krodha yukti nahIM hai." hama kisI ko koI bAta samajhAnA cAhate haiM to zAnti se bhI samajhA sakate haiM. samajhAne ke lie yuktiyAM cAhiye dalIleM cAhiye; parantu krodha apane Apa meM koI yukti (dalIla) nahIM hai. ApakA vyavahAra, ApakI vANI, ApakA mukhamaNDala- sava kucha aisA honA cAhiye, jo sAmane Aye kruddha vyakti kA sArA Aveza khatma kara de. For Private And Personal Use Only

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77 dhyAna aura sAdhanA sAdhaka ko saMsAra meM kadama-kadama para sAvadhAna rahanA hai. patA nahIM, kava krodha kA koI nimitta mila jAye aura maiM luTa jAU~-merI sAdhanA luTa jAye. krodha kI jarA-sI bhI cinagArI jIvana kI sampUrNa sAdhanA ko jalAkara rAkha kara sakatI hai; isalie apanI manovRtti ko sadA jAgRta rakhane kI jarUra hai. yadi bukhAra meM kabhI Apake zarIra kA tApamAna bar3hakara 104 yA 105 DigrI taka pahu~ca jAya aura usI samaya ApakA koI ghaniSTa mitra Apake sAmane gulAba jAmuna, khoparA pAka, rasagulle Adi miThAiyoM kI aura seva, civar3A, samosA Adi namakInoM kI pleTa sajA kara kahe ki Aja merA janma-dina hai-varSa gAMTha hai-khuzI kA dina hai; isalie ye sava bar3e prema se maiM Apake lie lAyA hU~. Apa inakA bhoga lagAiye. to kyA Apa khAyeMge? kyA vaha saba khAne kI rUci Apa meM usa samaya hogI? bilkula nahIM. yadi javardastI khilAne kI koziza kI to Apako tatkAla ulTI ho jAyegI. isa upadrava kA ekamAtra kAraNa hai-bukhAra . yadi Temprecara DAuna ho jAya-naoNrmala ho jAya to Apako bhUkha lagegI-khAne meM rUci paidA hogI aura rUkhI roTI bhI atyanta svAdiSTa lagegI. yahI dazA Aja hamArI hai. yahA~ jo bhI baiThe haiM, ve cAhe sAdhu-sAdhvI hoM yA zrAvaka-zrAvikA hoM, itanA hAI Temprecara savake bhItara bharA huA hai ki maiM sadA alaga-alaga DizoM meM uttama puruSoM ke yogya uttama dharma-bhojana parosa kara khAne kA Agraha karU~ to Apa inkAra kara deMge. maiM kahU~ ki mere pAsa tyAga hai, tapa hai, pUjA hai, dhyAna hai, dAna hai, ArAdhanA hai, sAdhanA hai, sAmAyika hai, pratikramaNa hai, upAsanA hai, nAma-japa hai, paropakAra hai, udAratA hai, sevA hai, vinaya hai... bahuta sI verAyaTIja haiM. maiM kahU~ ki Apa inameM se koI bhI apanI rUci kA dharma bhojana cuna lIjiye-svIkAra kIjiye to Apa kaheMge-"nahIM-nahIM mahArAja, abhI nahIM. abhI inameM se kucha nahIM le sakatA." maiM samajhatA hU~, yaha vImArI hai. java taka viSaya-kapAya kA Temprecara DAuna nahIM hogA-svabhAva zAnta nahIM hogA-naoNrmala na hogA, taba taka pravacana ke mAdhyama se parosI gaI merI koI sAmagrI Apako nahIM rUcegI. ghara meM Apane auratoM ko roTI seMkate samaya dekhA hogA ki ve garma hone para hI tave para roTI DAlatI haiM. yadi roTI ke badale garma tave para ve pAnI ke kucha chIMTe DAla deM to kyA hogA? chumma kI AvAja ke sAtha saba chIMTe sUkha kara gAyava ho jAyeMge. Apake hRdaya kA Temprecara bhI usa tave jaisA hI hai. usa para ghanTe bhara taka pravacanAmRta ke chIMTe bhale hI DAle jAyeM, parantu jyoM hI isa upAzraya se bAhara nikale tyoM hI chumma karake sava sApha ho jAtA hai. kucha bhI nahIM vacatA. kucha bhI nahIM TikatA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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78 jIvana dRSTi jaba mana santulita hogA, tabhI paramAtmA ke vicAra jIvana meM AcAra kA rUpa grahaNa kara pAyeMge. krodha zatru hai : Apa krodha kisa para karate haiM? jo ApakA zatru hai, usI para. zatru kauna hai? jo ApakA ahita karatA hai, vahI. ApakA ahita karane vAlA-AtmA ko kaluSita karane vAlA kaSAya krodha hI to hai. isalie vahI ApakA zatru hai. krodha karanA ho to krodha para hI kIjiye, jisase vaha bhAga jAya, kahA bhI hai"avakAriSu kopazcet kopa kopaH kathaM na te?" [yadi apakArI para krodha AtA hai to krodha para hI tuma krodha kyoM nahIM karate?] ThIka hI kahA gayA hai. viSa kA nivAraNa viSa se kiyA jAtA hai, kAMTe se kAMTA nikAlA jAtA hai. isI prakAra krodha se krodha miTAyA jA sakatA hai; parantu zarta yaha hai ki vaha apane hI krodha para kiyA jAya, dUsaroM ke krodha para nahIM. dUsaroM ke krodha ko apane krodha se miTAne kA prayatna to aisA hI hogA, jaise khUna ke dAga ko khUna se dhone kA prayatna. sAdhanA ke lie samarpaNa Avazyaka : sAdhanA kI saphalatA ke lie pUrNa samarpaNa cAhiye. java taka mana meM krodha Adi kisI bhI kaSAya kA astitva hai, taba taka samarpaNa kA bhAva paidA nahIM ho sakatA. dharma kriyAoM ke prati jo rUci honI cAhiye, vaha nahIM ho sakatI. sAmAyika meM vizvAsa nahIM ho sakatA. mAlA phirAne meM ekAgratA nahIM A sakatI. __ mana ko santulita, santuSTa aura zAMta karane ke lie use mauta kA bhaya dikhAnA bhI upayogI hai. sirpha eka noTisa jisa dina Apa mana ko de deMge, vaha sAvadhAna ho jAyegA. noTisa isakI ki eka dina mRtyu hone vAlI hai. yaha jIvana eka yAtrA hai, jo zmazAna para samApta hogI. pratidina hama eka-eka kadama mRtyu-rUpI maMjila kI ora hI to bar3hA rahe haiM! yaha sundara zarIra mRtyu ke vAda jalA diyA jAyegA athavA gAr3a diyA jAyegA. koI sAtha Ane vAlA nahIM hai. priya se priya vastu bhI vahIM chUTa jAne vAlI hai :dhanAni bhUmau pazavazca goSThe bhAryAM gRhadvAri janaH zmazAne / dehazcitAyAM paraloka mArge karmAnugo gacchati jIva ekaH / / [dhana jamIna meM hI raha jAyegA (pahale dhana surakSA ke lie jamIna meM gAr3a diyA jAtA thA), pazu bAr3e meM chUTa jAyeMge, patnI ghara ke dvAra para raha jAyegI, kuTumvI aura mitra loga zmazAna taka AyeMge aura yaha zarIra bhI citA taka sAtha AyegA (citA meM jalA diyA jAyegA; isalie For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhyAna aura sAdhanA 79 yahIM chUTa jAyegA) paraloka meM acche-bure karmoM ke sAtha jIva akelA hI jAyegA!] jisa dhana kA saMgraha karane ke lie vyakti apanA sampUrNa jIvana bitA detA hai, vaha nazvara hai-jar3a hai. cetana AtmA ko usakI gulAmI se dUra rahanA cAhiye. mRtyu saMsAra ke kSaNika padArthoM se AtmA ko alaga kara detI hai. jo mRtyu ko yAda rakhatA hai, vaha prasanna rahatA hai. kahA gayA yaha jIvana kI sAdhanA, kabhI na mana avasanna / khuda bhI sadA prasanna ho, jaga ko rakhe prasanna / / jIvana sAdhaka zoka meM, kabhI na pha~sane pAya / usakI saMgati prApta kara, rotA bhI ha~sa jAya / / -"satyezvara gItA" se prasannatA parama guNa hai : prasanna rahane aura prasanna rakhane vAle eka jIvanasAdhaka mahArASTra meM utpanna hue the-santa ekanAtha. kisI vyakti ne unase unakI prasannatA kA rahasya pUchA. isa para santa ekanAtha ne kahA - "bhAI! prazna kA uttara to maiM vAda meM detA rahU~gA; parantu abhI to maiM tumhAre lie eka bhaviSyavANI karanA cAhatA hU~. bhaviSyavANI bhI itanI hI ki eka saptAha ke bAda tumhArI mRtyu ho jAyegI." yaha sunakara vaha vyakti ghavarAhaTa meM par3a gayA. bhAgatA huA sIdhe apanA ghara pahu~cA vahA~ baiThakara socane lagA ki kisa-kisakA kitanA karja cukAnA bAkI hai. sUcI banAI aura eka-eka vyakti ke pAsa jAkara usakI rAzi dhanyavAda sahita lauTA dI. jina-jina logoM se lar3AI-jhagar3A kiyA thA-jinakA apamAna kiyA thA-jinheM gAliyA dI thIM, una savase hAtha jor3akara caraNoM meM praNAma karake kSamAyAcanA kara lI. apanA dila halkA kara liyA. isa prakriyA meM chaha dina nikala gaye, sAtaveM dina mRtyu kA svAgata karane ke liAga nizcinta hokara vaha khATa para leTA thA. santa kI bhaviSyavANI para use pUrA vizvAsa thA. Aja rAta ko maiM saba kucha chor3akara paralokavAsI ho jAU~gA-aisA socate hue use aisA lagane lagA ki zarIra meM dhIre-dhIre kamajorI bar3hatI jA rahI hai. khAnA-pInA saba chUTa gayA. zAma ko santa ekanAtha ne usa vyakti ke ghara meM praveza kiyA. kamajorI ke kAraNa vaha uTha nahIM pAyA. leTe-leTe hI usane santa ko praNAma kiyA. santa ne usase kahA "bhAI! tumhAre lie eka acchI khavara lAyA hU~ ki tuma kaI varSoM taka aura jIne vAle ho. mRtyu Aja nahIM Ane vAlI hai." For Private And Personal Use Only

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80 jIvana dRSTi isa kathana kA aisA manovaijJAnika prabhAva usa vyakti para par3A ki vaha sahasA uTha baiThA. usakI sArI kamajorI jAtI rahI. daur3a ke usane santa ke caraNoM meM praNAma kiyA. phira kahA- "Apane pahale merI mRtyu kI bhaviSyavANI kyoM kI thI ?" Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir santa ne kahA - " vaha bhaviSyavANI to tumhAre prazna kA uttara dene ke lie hI kI thI. batAo, pichale sAta dinoM meM tumane kauna-kauna se pApa kiye hai? " vyakti bolA- "mahArAja ! pApa to kucha nahIM; kevala kRta pApoM ke prAyazcita aura pazcAttApa meM hI sAta dina nikala gaye; parantu isakA mere prazna se kyA sambandha hai? maiMne to ApakI prasannatA kA rahasya pUchA thA !" santa ne kahA- " maraNa kA smaraNa hI merI prasannatA kA rahasya hai. jisa prakAra eka saptAha taka maraNa kA smaraNa rahane se tumane niSpApa jIvana vitAyA- nizcinta aura prasanna rahe, usI prakAra jIvana bhara hama maraNa kA smaraNa rakhate haiM; isalie niSpApa nizcinta aura prasanna rahate haiM." manovRti para aMkuza Avazyaka : Apako bhI yaha sUtra sadA dhyAna meM rakhanA cAhiye ki eka dina hama marane vAle haiM. isase manovRttiyoM para aMkuza rahatA hai. eka bAra AdinAtha prabhu RSabhadeva ne bharata cakravartI kI prazaMsA samavasaraNa meM kI. eka sunAra ko vaha anucita lagI. - " vApa veTe kI prazaMsA karatA hI hai. isameM bar3I bAta ghara Akara usane par3osiyoM se kahA kyA hai? ve kahate the ki bharata saMsAra meM rahakara bhI nirlipta hai; kintu yaha asambhava hai. saMsAra meM jaise ve rahate haiM, vaise hama bhI rahate haiM. hama yadi nirlipta nahIM haiM to bharata nirlipta kaise raha sakate haiM?" guptacaroM se yaha bAta mantrI ko mAluma huI. usane socA ki sunAra ne prabhu RSabhadeva kI bhI AlocanA kI hai aura bharata cakravartI kI bhI. ataH use kisI taraha samajhAkara usakA bhrama dUra kara denA cAhiye. isake lie unhoMne eka yojanA banAI. usake anusAra sunAra ko bulAkara usake sAmane tela se bharA huA eka sone kA kaTorA rakha diyA aura kahA "yaha kaTorA uThA kara tumheM nagara kI mukhya sar3aka para calanA hai aura usI sar3aka se lauTa kara yahA~ AnA hai. isa vIca kaTore se tela kI eka bU~da bhI chalakanI nahIM cAhiye. hamAre do sainika naMgI talavAreM hAthoM meM lekara pIche-pIche calate raheMge aura kaTore se yadi eka bhI bU~da gira gaI to tatkAla tumhArA mastaka kATakara nIce girA deMge. yadi tuma vinA eka bhI bU~da chalakAye sakuzala rAjamahala meM lauTa Aye to yaha sone kA kaTorA svarNa mudrAoM se bhara kara tumheM inAma meM de diyA jAyegA." sunAra bhaya aura pralobhana se abhibhUta hokara cala par3A. tela kA kaTorA usane apanI donoM For Private And Personal Use Only

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dhyAna aura sAdhanA hatheliyoM para rakha liyA. najara varAvara tela kI sataha para TikI rahI. sar3aka pAra karake vaha phira usI sar3aka para se rAjamahala lauTa AyA. mantrI ne usakA dhyAna kaTore para se haTAne ke lie sthAna-sthAna para sar3aka ke donoM aura vividha nRtya-gItoM ke kAryakrama Ayojita kiye the; phira bhI sunAra nahIM phisalA. ___ mantrI se usane isakA kAraNa pUchA. sunAra ne batAyA - "merA pUrA dhyAna tela kI sataha para hI kendrita rahA; kyoM ki jarA-sI asAvadhAnI para merA mastaka kATa diyA jAne vAlA thA! isalie sar3aka ke donoM aura kahA~ kauna se kaise kAryakrama ho rahe haiM- isa aura maiMne vilkula dhyAna nahIM diyA." mantrI ne kahA - "maraNa kA smaraNa rahane ke kAraNa jisa prakAra tumhArA dhyAna idhara-udhara nahIM gayA. usI prakAra bharata cakravartI kA bhI dhyAna idhara-udhara nahIM jAtA. ve prajApAlana kI jimmedArI to pUrI sAvadhAnI se nibhAte haiM, parantu maraNa kA smaraNa rahane se niSpApa jIvana vitAte haiM, saMsAra meM rahakara bhI vipaya-bhogoM se nirlipta rahate haiM. prabhu RSabhadeva ne unakI jo prazaMsA kI thI, vaha yathArtha thI." sunAra kA bhrama miTa gayA, prabhu kI AlocanA ke lie usane kSamAyAcanA kI. mantrI ne svarNa mudrAoM se bharakara vaha sone kA kaTorA use inAma meM dekara vidA kiyA. maraNa kA smaraNa Asakti ko virakti meM parivartita karane kI sAmarthya rakhatA hai. hAtha meM tela lagA kara use pAnI meM Duvo dIjiye. phira vAhara nikAlakara dekhiye. pAnI kI eka bU~da bhI usa para nahIM milegI. pAnI meM rahakara bhI hAtha nirlipta rahA. usI prakAra virakti kA tela mana para lagAkara use saMsAra meM chor3a dene para bhI vaha nirlipta rahegA. dUdha garama karane para bhagonI ko cUlhe se utArane ke lie mahilAe~ saMDasI kA prayoga karatI haiM. DAyarekTa bhagonI ko nahIM chatI. saMsAra bhI garama bhagonI ke samAna hai. use vairAgya kI saMDasI ke mAdhyama se chUe~. ApakA koI nukasAna nahIM hogA. camar3e kI A~kha se saMsAra dikhatA hai aura mana kI A~kha se paramezvara. sAdhanA ke lie mana kI A~kha kholane kI jarUrata hai. vairAgya se mana kI A~kha khulegI. mana kI A~kha khulane para paramAtmA pratyakSa dikhAI dene lageMge. Apa sAdhanA se siddhI kI ora pahu~ca jAyeMge. eka vAra bhI yadi dhyAna meM aura sAdhanA meM praveza ho jAya to phira pUrNatA meM koI kaThinAI nahIM rahatI amAvasyA ke vAda pratipadA ko bhI ghora andhakAra hotA hai - rAta meM, parantu bIja (dvitIyA) kI rAta meM yadi choTA-sA cAMda bhI prakaTa ho gayA-AsamAna meM praviSTa ho gayA to dhIre-dhIre svayaM kI pUrNimA kA candra vana z2AyagA. hama bhI saMsAra kI viSaya vAsanA se bAhara nikalakara yadi paramAtmA kI zaraNa meM cala jAyeM-dhyAna aura sAdhanA meM praviSTa ho jAyeM to svayaM hI pUrNa vana jAyeMge. prayAsa kevala praveza ke lie karanA hai. For Private And Personal Use Only

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mitabhASitA : eka mauna sAdhanA mauna aura samyaktva : prabhu mahAvIra dvArA upadiSTa AcArAMga sUtra kI eka TIkA meM likhA hai : manurbhAvo maunam / / [ muni ke bhAva ko mauna kahate haiM ] vrata jo svIkAra karatA hai, use muni kahate haiM. isa vrata ko svIkAra karake muni ko kyA karanA cAhiye ? prabhu pharamAte haiM AcArAMga sUtra meM : "muNI moNaM samAdAya dhuNe kammasarIrayaM / / " [ muni mauna rahakara karmarUpI zarIra ko hilAye - naSTa kare-AtmA se alaga kare ] parantu mauna ke mUla meM saMyama honA cAhiye. Darake mAre yA ajJAna ke kAraNa mauna rahanA munitva nahIM ho sakatA. eka vicAraka ne likhA hai- " bhaya se utpanna mauna pazutA hai aura saMyama se utpanna mauna sAdhutA hai." prabhu mahAvIra ne mauna aura samyaktva kA avinAbhAva ina zabdoM meM prakaTa kiyA hai : "jaM sammati pAsahA taM moNaMti pAsahA / jaM moNaMti pAsahA taM sammati pAsahA / / " [ jise samyaktva ke rUpa meM dekhate ho, use munitva (mauna) ke rUpa meM dekho aura jise munitva ke rUpa meM dekhate ho, use samyaktva ke rUpa meM dekho ] samyaktva kA viloma mithyAtva hai. donoM eka sAtha nahIM raha sakate . yadi samyaktva (mauna yA munitva) hai to mithyAtva (jhUTha) nahIM raha sakatA. jahA~ prakAza hai, vahA~ andhakAra nahIM raha sakatA. asatya kA prayoga vANI se hotA hai; isalie mauna kI bhUmikA agara mila jAya to vANI asatya se dUSita nahIM hogI. yahI kAraNa hai ki bhArata ke bar3e-bar3e yogI, RSi, maharSi, jJAnI, mahAtmA mauna kI sAdhanA meM lIna raheM haiM. mauna Atma zakti kA pratIka : yogadarzana ke racayitA maharSi pataMjali ne apane grantha meM likhA hai ApakI Atmazakti utanI hI adhika kendrita hogI." For Private And Personal Use Only ." Apa jitanA kama boleMge,

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mitabhASitA : eka mauna sAdhanA 83 Aja kA meDikala sAinsa bhI isa tathya kI ghoSaNA karatA hai ki eka pauMDa (450 grAma) dUdha pIne se jitanI zakti prApta hotI hai, utanI eka zabda ke uccAraNa se kharca ho jAtI hai. isase yaha samajhA jA sakatA hai ki kama-se-kama bolane vAlA adhika se adhika zaktizAlI hotA hai. eka pAzcAtya vicAraka bekana kA kathana hai- "mauna nidrA ke samAna hotA hai, jo jJAna meM naI zakti utpanna karatA hai." dina bhara ke kAma se thakA huA manuSya jaba rAta ko nIMda le cukatA hai, taba prAtaH uThate hI zarIra meM naI zakti kA anubhava karatA hai; usI prakAra mauna rahane vAle ke bhItara bolane kI zakti saMcita hotI rahatI hai. isa zakti kA upayoga duSToM ke bIca kabhI nahIM karanA cAhiye :kolAhale kAkakulasya jAte virAjate kokilakUjitaM kim? parasparaM saMvadatAM khalAnAm maunaM vidheyaM satataM sudhIbhiH / / [jahA~ kauoM kA jhuNDa kolAhala kara rahA hai-kA~va-kA~va kara rahA ho, vahA~ koyala kI kUka suzobhita hotI hai kyA? jahA~ duSToM kA paraspara saMvAda cala rahA ho, vahA~ subuddhimAnoM ko lagAtAra mauna rakhanA cAhiye] jahA~ mUrkha vivAda kara rahe hoM, vahA~ bhI vidvAnoM ko mauna rahane kA sujhAva dete hue kahA gayA bhadraM bhadraM kRtaM maunam kokilairjaladAgame / durdarA yatra vaktAra-statra maunaM hi zobhanam / / [bAdaloM ke Ane para (AsamAna meM chA jAne para) koyaloM ne mauna dhAraNa karake acchA kiyA! acchA kiyA!! kyoMki jahA~ meMDhaka bolane vAle hoM, vahA~ mauna rahane meM hI zobhA hai] duSToM yA mUoM ke sAtha saMvAda nahIM, vivAda hotA hai; kyoMki ve loga bakavAsa karate haiM. akabara ilAhAbAdI kA eka zera hai zekha se chUTe, ulajhe iMjana meM, usameM bakavaka thI, isameM bhakabhaka hai / / ve dhArmika vivAda se bhI bacane kI koziza karate the. likhA hai :maz2ahabI bahasa maine kI hI nhiiN| fAlatU akla mujhameM thI hI nahIM / / For Private And Personal Use Only

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84 jIvana dRSTi _jisameM phAlatU (bekAra) akla hotI hai, vahI vivAda meM samaya naSTa karatA hai. kabIra sAhaba apane ziSyoM se kahate haiM :vAdavivAde viSe ghaNAM bolyAM bahuta upAdha / mauna rahe, sabakI sahe sumire nAma agAdha / / mahAtmA gAMdhI kahate the :- "mauna sarvottama bhASaNa hai. agara bolanA hI ho to kama se kama bolo. eka zabda se kAma cala jAya to do zabda mata bolo." mauna rahane vAlA jhUTha se bacatA hI hai, jhagar3e se bhI baca jAtA hai :mauninaH kalaho nAsti / / [mauna rahane vAlA jhagar3A nahIM karatA] jhagar3A zabda se hI prArambha hotA hai. hama kisI ko apazabda kaheMge to sAmane vAlA bhIsunane vAlA bhI apazabda kahe binA nahIM rahegA. hameM phira usake javAba meM kucha kahanA par3egA aura phira se kucha kaThora karNakaTu zabda sunane par3eMge. isa prakAra jhagar3A calatA rahegA. kabIra sAhabane kahA hai : Avata gArI eka hai, palaTata hota aneka / 'kabirA' jo nahiM palaTiye, vaha eka kI eka / / agara hama gAlI ko palaTeM nahIM-mauna raha jAe to sAmane vAlA bhI aura kucha nahIM bolegA. isa prakAra jhagar3A zAnta ho jAyagA. gujarAtI meM do kahAvateM pracalita hai :(1) nahIM bolyAmAM nava guNa (2) bole te ve khAya / abole traNa khAya / ye donoM kahAvateM mauna ke lAbha kI ora saMketa karatI haiM. hindI kI bhI aisI hI eka kahAvata eka cupa sau sukha / / lekina saMskRta kI kahAvata sarvottama hai, jisameM mauna ko saba prakAra kI siddhiyoM kA-samasta prayojanoM kA sAdhana mAnate hue kahA gayA hai :"maunaM sarvArthasAdhanam / / " For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra mitabhASitA: eka mauna sAdhanA mauna ke do prakAra : www.kobatirth.org "maunAvalambanaM sAdhoH, saMjJAdiparihArataH / vAgvRttervA nirodho yaH, sA vAgguptirihoditA / / jaina zAstroM meM mauna ke lie vacanagupti yA vAggupti zabda kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai. isakI paribhASA isa prakAra hai : Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 85 [ saMketa Adi kA tyAga karake sAdhu jo mauna dhAraNa karatA hai athavA vANI kI pravRtti kA nirodha karatA hai, use vAggupti kahA gayA hai) isa paribhASA se vAggupti ke prakAra spaSTa hote haiM. pahalI vAggupti vaha hai, jisameM sarvathA mauna dhAraNa kiyA jAtA hai. mu~ha, A~kha, bhauMha Adi kA vikAra, U~galI se izArA, U~ce svara meM khaMkhAranA, huMkAra, kaMkara Adi pheMkanA Adi apane bhAva ko prakaTa karane ke samasta sAdhanoM ko sarvathA tyAga karake "Aja mujhe kucha bhI nahIM bolanA hai" aisA sudRr3ha abhigraha dhAraNa kiyA jAtA hai. mu~ha banda rakhakara ceSTAoM se bAta kahanA vAstava meM mauna hai bhI nahIM. kevala mauna kA dambha hai- dikhAvA hai . ] vAgupti kA dUsarA prakAra vaha hai, jisameM bahuta soca samajha kara jitanA Avazyaka ho, utanA hI vinayapUrvaka madhura, sarala zabdoM meM bolA jAtA hai. prabhu mahAvIra ne uttarAdhyayana sUtra meM vAggupti kA phala isa prakAra batAyA hai : vaityAe NaM nivvikArattaNaM jaNayai / nivvikAre NaM jIve ajjhappajoga sAhaNajutte yAvi bhavad / / hitaM yatsarvajIvAnAm, tyaktadoSaM mitaM vacaH / taddharmahetorvaktavyam, bhASAsamitirityasau / / [vAggupti ke dUsare prakAra ko hI bhASA samiti kahate haiM. isakI paribhASA karate hue AcArya zrImad vijayalakSmIsUrijI ne apane suvizAla grantha " upadezaprAsAda" meM likhA hai : (jo saba jIvoM ke lie hitakArI ho, doSa rahita ho, parimita ho aisA vaktavya dharmArtha denA arthAt dharma pracAra ke lie aisA bolanA hI bhASAsamiti hai ) vAgupti meM nivRtti kI pradhAnatA hai aura bhASAsamiti meM pravRtti kI pradhAnatA hai, yahI donoM meM antara hai. bhASAsamiti jisameM hotI hai, usameM vAggupti avazya hotI hai. kahA hai For Private And Personal Use Only samiyo NiyamA gupto, gutto samiyattaNaMmi bhayaNijjA / kusalavayamudIraMto, jaM vaiguttovi samiyovi / / ( jo samiti vAlA hai, vaha niyama se gupti vAlA hai; parantu jo gupti vAlA hai, vaha samiti

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jIvana dRSTi vAlA ho bhI sakatA hai aura nahIM bhI. jo kuzala vacana bolane vAlA hai, vaha vAggupti vAlA bhI hai aura bhASA samiti vAlA bhI) kuzala vacana vahI hai, jo pUrI jAnakArI ke sAtha bolA jAya :jamaTTaM tu na jANejjA, evameyaMti no vae / / (jisa artha kA (vastu sthiti kA) jJAna na ho, usake viSaya meM "yaha aisA hai" aisA nahIM kahanA cAhiye) yadi kisI viSaya meM ApakI jAnakArI kama hai athavA sandeha hai to vahA~ mauna rahiye :jattha saMkA bhave taM tu, evameyaMti to vae / / (jahA~ zaMkA ho vahA~ "yaha aisA hai" aisI bAta nahIM bolanI cAhiye) jAnakArI hone para bhI yadi kisI bAta se pApa hone kI saMbhAvanA ho to vahA~ mauna rahanA cAhiye :saccAvi sA na vattavvA, jao pAvassa Agamo / / (aisI saccI bAta bhI nahIM bolanI cAhiye, jisase pApa kA Agama ho) jaise eka muni ne jaMgala meM kisI hariNa ko kisI dizA meM jAte hue dekha liyA. pIche se zikArI ne Akara pUchA :- "bAbAjI! eka hariNa idhara AyA thA, vaha kidhara gayA? isake uttara meM apanI jAnakArI ke anusAra saccI bAta kahane para hariNa kI hatyA hone kI sambhAvanA spaSTa dikhAI detI hai; isalie dhyAnastha mauna rahA jA sakatA hai. parantu mauna rahane para zikArI kruddha hokara upasarga karane vAlA ho to use krodha ke pApa se bacAne ke lie mauna tor3a kara aisA bolA jA sakatA hai- "jinhoMne dekhA, ve bolatI nahIM aura jo bolatA hai, usane dekhA nahIM [arthAt A~khoM ne dekhA, para ve volatI nahIM aura mu~ha bolatA hai, para usane dekhA nahIM] muni kI isa yathArtha kintu UTapaTA~ga bAta se zikArI unheM pAgala samajhakara anyatra calA jAyagA. muni ko asatya kA doSa bhI nahIM lagegA aura udhara hariNa ke prANa bhI baca jAyeMge. isI ko kahate haiM-kuzala vacana kA prayoga. jApAna evaM aphrikA kI aneka jAtiyoM meM niyamAnusAra vaktA ko eka pA~va para khar3e hokara bhASaNa denA par3atA hai. dUsarA pA~va girate hI bhASaNa banda karanA par3atA hai. isa prathA ke mUla meM mitabhASitA hai. kama se kama samaya meM, kama se kama zabdoM meM vaktA apanI bAta kaha de- yahI preraNA isa prathA meM hai. amerikA ke rASTrapati vilsana se kisI ne kahA "Apako amuka jagaha dasa miniTa bhASaNa denA hai". For Private And Personal Use Only

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mitabhASitA : eka mauna sAdhanA 87 ve bole :- "Apane pahale kyoM nahIM batAyA? isake lie mujhe do saptAha taka socanA par3egA!" vyakti ne kahA :- "yadi AdhA ghaMTe taka bolane ke lie kahA jAya to? ve bole :- "Adhe ghaMTe taka bolane ke lie bhI kama se kama eka saptAha kA samaya cAhiye." vyakti ne kahA :- "aura yadi pure eka ghaMTe kA samaya bhASaNa ke lie nirdhArita kara diyA jAya to?" vilsana ne kahA :- "maiM abhI calane ko taiyAra hU~. caliye!" isase kyA siddha hotA hai? saMkSipta bhASaNa meM adhika cintana kI - adhika samaya taka taiyArI karane kI AvazyakatA hotI hai. bolanA eka kalA hai. mu~ha se nikale hamAre pratyeka zabda kA zrotA para kyA prabhAva paDegA? isakA pUrA - pUrA vicAra karake phira muMha kholanA cAhiye : bolo bola amola hai; bola sake to bola / pahale bhItara taula kara; phira bAhara ko khola / / mUrkha aura vidvAna meM yahI antara hai ki vidvAna pahale soca letA hai, phira bolatA hai. isake viparIta mUrkha pahale bola letA hai aura phira socatA hai ki vaha kyA kaha gayA! vaktA aura vakavAdI kA antara eka saMskRta subhASita meM bahuta acchI taraha ina zabdoM meM batAyA gayA hai : alpAkSararamaNIyam yaH kathayati nizcitaM sa khaluvAgmI / vahuvacanamalpasAram yaH kathayati vipralApI sH|| (kama akSaroM meM sundara bAta jo kahatA hai, vaha nizcita hI kuzala vaktA hai. jisake bhASaNa meM zabda adhika ho aura sAra kama ho vaha bakavAdI hai.) bahuta se vaktA apane bhASaNa kI gaharAI ko lamvAI se pATane kI bhUla karate haiM, jo lambA bhASaNa hotA hai, vaha prAyaH gaharA nahIM hotA. eka zabda hI nahIM - eka akSara bhI nahIM, eka mAtrA bhI yadi kama ho aura pUrA bhAva vyakta ho jAya- aise vAkya se vyAkaraNa ke paMDitoM ko utanA hI Ananda AtA hai, jitanA putra janma ke utsava meM :"eka mAtrAlAghavena putrotsavaM manyante vaiyaakrnnaaH|" For Private And Personal Use Only

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88 jIvana dRSTi sacamuca apanI bAta ko saMkSepa meM kaha denA hI pANDitya kA phala hai. mUrkhatA aura vidvattA kI vANiyoM meM vahI antara hotA hai, jo dIvAra ghar3I kI donoM sUiyoM meM eka bAraha gunA calatI hai, dUsarI bAraha gunA darzAtI hai. sokhtA nAmaka zAyara ne apane viSaya meM likhA hai : Adata hai hameM bolane kI taula-taula kara / hai eka-eka laphja barAbara vajana ke sAtha / / bAibila meM bhI likhA hai : 44 'alpa zabdo meM adhika bhAvoM ko vyakta kro| " Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir sUtrakRtAMga sUtra meM likhA hai : "niruddhagaM vAvi na dIhaijjA / / " [saMkSipta bAta ko dIrgha mata karo-lamvI mata tAno] Aiye, aba kucha dRSTAntoM ke dvArA hama yaha samajhane kA prayAsa kareM ki sAragarbhita hitakara saMkSipta vANI kA prabhAva kaisA par3atA hai. cintana se hI jJAna prApti : eka mahAtmA vihAra karate hue apane ziSyoM ke sAtha kisI gAMva meM pahuMce, gAMva vAle unakA pravacana sunanA cAhate the. apane cintana se ve isa niSkarSa para pahuMce the ki jJAna cintana se hI prApta hotA hai, pravacana sunane se nahIM, phalasvarUpa gAMva ke pramukha loga jaba unase pravacana ke lie prArthanA karane Aye to mahAtmAjI ne bolane se inkAra kara diyA; kintu logoM kA atyadhika Agraha dekha kara vAda meM unhoMne volane kI svIkRti de dI. pravacana kI vyavasthA aise khule sthAna para kI gaI, jahA~ gA~va ke adhikAMza strI-puruSa aura bacce ekatrita ho sakeM. logoM ke ekatrita ho jAne para pravacana prArambha karane se pahale mahAtmA ne sabase eka prazna kiyA : " kyA Apa logoM ko AtmA aura paramAtmA para vizvAsa hai?" sabane eka svara se kahA : " nahIM hai" mahAtmA bole : "yadi Apako AtmA aura paramAtmA para vizvAsa hI nahIM hai to maiM kyA kahU~ ? nAsti mUlaM kRtaH zAkhA : ? jahA~ mUla kA hI patA na ho - bIja kA ThikAnA na ho, vahA~ siMcAI karane se zAkhAyeM - prazAkhAyeM kaise ho sakatI haiM?" aisA kaha kara unhoMne tatkAla "sarva maMgala mAMgalyam" sunA diyA. phira uThakara cale gaye. logoM ne paraspara vicAra kiyA ki isa prazna ko yadi phira uThAyA gayA to apana saba isakA For Private And Personal Use Only

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mitabhASitA : eka mauna sAdhanA pojiTiva uttara deMge. dUsarI bAra pratinidhi maNDala unake pAsa Agraha karane gayA. Agraha mAnakara mahAtmA padhAre. usI sthAna para unhoMne zrotAoM ke sAmane phira vahI prazna kiyA :- "kyA Apako AtmA-paramAtmA para hai vizvAsa ?" logoM ne eka svara se kahA :- "hAM, hai hameM vizvAsa." mahAtmA ne kahA :- "taba to mujhe kucha bhI bolane kI jarurata nahIM hai; kyoM ki merA pravacana AtmA-paramAtmA para vizvAsa jagAne ke hI lie hotA hai. vaha vizvAsa jaba Apa sabake bhItara pahale se maujUda hai to maiM kyA kahU~?" isake bAda "sarva maMgala mAMgalyam" aura prasthAna. zrotAoM ko to kisI taraha pravacana sunamA hI thA; isalie unhoMne paraspara mITiMga karake yaha nirNaya liyA ki yadi mahAtmA ne punaH yahI prazna uThAyA to Adhe loga kaheMge - "vizvAsa hai" aura Adhe loga kaheMge - "vizvAsa nahIM hai" isa para unheM pravacana denA hI par3egA. tIsarI bAra Agraha karane para phira mahAtmA cale Aye. usI sthAna para baiTha kara unhoMne vahI prazna kiyA. zrotAoM ke alaga-alaga uttara suna kara mahAtmA ne kahA :- "yaha to aura bhI acchI bAta hai. jina Adhe logoM ko vizvAsa hai, ve una logoM ko samajhA deM, jinako vizvAsa nahIM hai. maiM kyA kahU~?" aisA kaha kara, mA~galika sunA kara ve jahA~ se Aye the, vahIM cale gaye. loga samajha gaye ki svayaM cintana karane para hI vAstavika jJAna prApta ho sakatA hai. pravacana se yahI lAbha hotA hai ki hameM cintana karane kI preraNA mila jAtI hai. yahI samajhAnA mahAtmA kA uddezya bhI thA, jise unheMne eka-eka minaTa ke tIna pravacanoM se pUrA kiyA. zabdo kI preraNA : eka bAra kisI yuddha meM burI taraha se parAsta cANakya aura candragupta kisI gAMva meM eka ghara para jala pIne gaye. ghara meM usa samaya eka bAlaka khicar3I khAne baiThA thA aura garma khicar3I se UMgaliyA jala jAne ke kAraNa ro rahA thA, bAlaka kI mAM ne usase kahA :- "tU bhI cANakya aura candragupta jaisA mUrkha hai!" mAM se jala pIne ke bAda cANakya aura candragupta ne pUchA :- "mAtAjI! cANakya aura candragupta ne kausIna-sI mUrkhatA kI aura usa mUrkhatA kA bAlaka se kyA sambandha hai? kRpayA samajhA kara kahiye." For Private And Personal Use Only

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90 jIvana dRSTi mAM ne kahA :- "jisa prakAra AsapAsa ke sthAnoM ko jIte binA sIdhe kendra para AkramaNa karane ko mUrkhatA ke phalasvarUpa cANakya aura candragupta ko burI taraha parAjita hone kA duHkha uThAnA par3A, usI prakAra isa bAlaka ne bhI AsapAsa kI khicar3I khAye binA bIca meM se uThAne kI mUrkhatA karake apanI u~galiyA jalA lI. donoM ne kahA :- "dhanyavAda! hama hI donoM cANakya va candragupta haiM, Apane hamArI A~kheM khola dI, aba hama aisI bhUla nahIM kareMge." isake bAda unhoMne Asa-pAsa ke sthAnoM para vijaya prApta karate hue kramazaH kendra para adhikAra hAsila kara liyA. rajjA sAdhvI kA vicAra rahita bolane kA pariNAma : mahAnizItha sUtra ke anusAra prabhu mahAvIra ne dezanA meM eka dina kahA :- "eka hI vicAra rahita vAkya ke prayoga se rajjA sAdhvI ko ghora duHkha uThAnA par3A hai." gaNadhara gautama svAmI ne pUchA :- "prabhu! kRpayA rajjA sAdhvI kA pUrA vRttAnta sunAiye." prabhu bole :- "he gautama! isI bharata kSetra meM zrI bhadrAcArya dvArA dIkSita pAMca sau sAdhuoM aura bAraha sau sAdhviyoM kA eka gaccha thA. usa gaccha meM tIna prakAra kA jala hI kAma meM liyA jAtA thA :- (1) tIna bAra ubAlA gayA, (2) AyAma (osAmana) aura (3) sauvIra (kA~jI). pUrva karma ke udaya se eka bAra rajjA sAdhvI ko kor3ha ho gayA. usakI yaha hAlata dekha kara anya sAdhviyoM ne pUchA :- "Apa to duSkara saMyama kA pAlana karatI rahI haiM, phira Apako yaha roga kaise huA?" rajjA sAdhvI ne gaharA vicAra kiye binA hI kaha diyA :- "prAsuka jala pIne kA yaha phala bhoga rahI hU~." __ yaha sunakara, eka ko chor3akara zeSa samasta sAdhviyoM ke mana meM yaha AzaMkA utpanna ho gaI ki yadi hama bhI gaccha ke niyama ke anusAra prAsukA jala pItI raheMgI to hameM bhI kor3ha ho jAyagA. parantu unameM se eka sAdhvI ne socA ki ananta jJAniyoM ne saMyamiyoM ke lie prAsuka jala pIne kA jo vidhAna kiyA hai, vaha galata kabhI nahIM ho sakatA. rajjA sAdhvI ko jo kor3ha huA hai, vaha usake kisI pUrva karma ke udaya kA phala hai; kintu usane duHkha se chaTapaTAkara zAstra virUddha vacana bolane kA ghora pApa kiyA hai. mere to yadi prANa bhI cale jAyeM to bhI prAsuka jala pIne kA niyama kabhI nahIM toDUMgI... aisA vicAra karate-karate hI use kevala jJAna prApta ho gayA. cAroM aura se usakI jaya jayakAra hone lagI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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mitabhASitA : eka mauna sAdhanA kevala jJAna kI prApti ke bAda usa sAdhvI ne dharma-dezanA dI. phira rajjA sAdhvI ne use praNAma karake pUchA ki mujhe kor3ha roga kyoM huA. kevala jJAna ke bala para usane batAyA :- "Apane rakta pitta kI paravAha na karake jisa snigdha AhAra kA sevana kiyA thA, vaha karoliye kI lAra se mizrita thA; isIlie Apako kor3ha roga ho gayA. isameM prAsuka jala kA koI doSa nahIM hai." punaH rajjA ne prazna kiyA ki yadi maiM prAyazcita kara lUM to to kyA merA zarIra nirogI ho jAyagA? kevala jJAna vAlI sAdhvI ne kahA :- "Apa zArIrika roga zAnta karanA cAhatI hai; parantu usase bhAva roga kaise miTegA? aisA koI prAyazcita nahIM hai jo Apake bhAva roga ko naSTa kara sake. apane zArIrika roga ko prAsuka jala kA phala batAkara Apane anya samasta sAdhviyoM ke mana ko Andolita karake pathabhraSTa karane kA jo mahApApa kiyA hai, usake phalasvarUpa kuSTha ke atirikta Apako bhagaMdara, jalodara, vAyugulma, zvAsa, arza, gaMDamAla Adi aneka vyAdhiyoM kA bhoga agale bhavoM meM karanA hai aura cirakAla taka nirantara dAridrya, duHkha daurgatya, apayaza, abhyAkhyAna, santApa, udvega Adi kA bhojana honA hai." yaha bhaviSya sunakara samasta anya sAdhviyoM ne "micchAmi dukkaDaM" kahakara rajjA kA sAtha chor3a diyA aura kevalI-prarUpita mArga para calanA prArambha kara diyA. kevala eka hI avicArita vAkya ne rajjA ke jIva ko saMsAra kI aneka yoniyoM meM bhaTakane ko vivaza kara diyA thA. isa kathA se hameM suvicArita vacana bolane kI preraNA milatI hai. avicArita vAkya kI taraha kaThora vAkya bhI tyAjya hai. cANakya kA eka sUtra hai :agnidAhAdapi viziSTaM vAkyArUSyam (kaThora vANI Aga se bhI adhika jalAtI hai!) Aga se zarIra kA koI aMga jala jAya to barnola Adi lagAkara usakA upacAra kiyA jA sakatA hai; parantu kaThoravANI se jo dUsaroM kA dila jalAyA jAtA hai, usakA upacAra bahuta muzkila se ho pAtA hai. isIlie AcArAMgasUtra meM prabhu mahAvIra kahate haiM :no vayaNaM pharUsaM vaijjA / / [kaThora vacana nahIM bolanA cAhiye] gujarAtI meM eka kahAvata (saMvAda garbhita) isa prakAra hai :"he bAI bAr3I! chAsa Apaje jaadd'ii|" For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra 92 " jevI tArI vANI / tevuM chAsamAM pANI / / " isI prakAra eka hindI kA saMvAda hai :bar3A devara :- " kAnI bhAbhI ! pAnI de . " bhAbhI :- " kutte ko dU~, tujhe nahIM." choTA devara :- "rAnI bhAbhI ! pAnI de . " bhAbhI :- " zarabata pI le, pAnI kyoM?" cANakya ne likhA hai : priya vAkya pradAnena sarve tuSyanti jantavaH / tasmAttadeva vaktavyam vacane kA daridratA ? barU kholiya taravAra / www.kobatirth.org sunata madhura parinAma hita [priya vAkya volane se samasta prANI prasanna hote haiM; isalie priya (madhura) vAkya hI bolanA cAhiye, bolane meM kaisI daridratA ? (dhana kI daridratA ho sakatI hai; kintu zabdoM kI kaisI daridratA ? ) ] santa tulasIdAsa kA yaha dohA bhI yAda rakhane yogya hai : roSa na rasanA kholiye, boliya vacana vicAri / / Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir jIvana dRSTi [ jIbha se gusse ko prakaTa mata karo - apazabdoM (gAliyoM) kA prayoga mata karo, bhale hI talavAra khola lo. soca vicArakara vahI vacana volo, jo sunane meM mIThe lage aura bhalAI karane vAle hoM] kAgA kAko dhana hare, koyala kAko deta / mITho vacana sunAyake, jaga apuno kari leta / / mIThI vANI ke kAraNa koyala se loga pyAra karate hai; anyathA kAlA pakSI to kauA bhI hotA hai; parantu karkaza bolI ke kAraNa koI use sunanA aura dekhanA taka pasanda nahIM karatA For Private And Personal Use Only rAjA jayasiMha kA nayA vivAha huA thA, navoDhA ke saundarya se abhibhUta hokara ve nirantara usI ke sAnnidhya meM rahane lage, isase rAjya meM avyavasthA phaila gaI, prajAjanoM kI zikAyata

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mitabhASitA: eka mauna sAdhanA 93 sunane ke lie rAjasabhA meM rAjA maujUda hI nahIM rahate the. loga kisake sAmane apanA dukhar3A royeM? yaha samasyA khar3I ho gaI thI. mantrI ne mahAkavi bihArI ko prerita kiyA ki isa saMkaTa meM Apa hI mahAjanoM kI rakSA kara sakate haiM. Apa apanI kavitva zakti se rAjA jayasiMha ko samajhA kara punaH unheM rAjasabhA meM Ane ke lie taiyAra kara sakate haiM. merI prArthanA hai ki prajAhita ke lie Apa itanA sA kaSTa uThAiye. bihArI ne do-tIna miniTa gunagunA kara eka dohA racA. use sundara akSaroM meM eka kAgaja para likhakara mantrIjI se kahA : " yaha dohA Apa kisI ke bhI sAtha antaHpura meM bhijavA dIjiye aura phira isakA prabhAva dekhiye. " mantrI ne vaha kAgaja eka dAsI ke sAtha antaHpura meM mahArAja jayasiMha ke pAsa bhijavA diyA. rAjA jayasiMha ne kAgaja hAtha meM lekara vaha dohA isa prakAra paDhA : nahiM parAga nahiM madhura madhu, nahiM vikAsa yahi kAla / alI kalI hI te vandhyo, Age kauna havAla ? [ isa samaya kalikA (kalI) para na parAga hai, na mIThA rasa hai aura na usakA vikAsa hI huA hai, phira bhI bhauMrA usI meM baMdha gayA hai- Asakta ho gayA hai to phira Age (kalI ke khila jAne para) bhauMre kA kyA hAla hogA ? ] anyokti alaMkAra ke dvArA isa dohe meM jo pratibodha diyA gayA hai, use rAjA jayasiMha tatkAla samajha gaye. ve phira se rAjasabhA meM upasthita rahane lage aura prajAjanoM kI zikAyatoM ko dhyAna se sunakara unheM miTAne kA prabandha karane lage. itanA hI nahIM, apane ko punaH karttavya mArga para ArUDha karane vAle mahAkavi " bihArI" ko unhoMne sanmAnapUrvaka apane pAsa bulavAyA aura unheM 'rAjakavi" ke pada para pratiSThita kiyA. isa pratiSThA kA sArA zreya unake eka dohe ko hI to hai ! jJAna kA prayoga jIvana meM bhI ho : isI prakAra eka bAra AdyazaMkarAcArya snAna karake apane Azrama ko lauTa rahe the ki sar3aka jhAr3ane vAle eka bhaMgI (harijana) ke zarIra se unake zarIra kA sparza ho gayA. zaMkarAcArya cillA par3e :- " are zudra ! kyA tU andhA hai? maiM abhI nadI se snAna karake calA A rahA hU~. tUne apane gande zarIra se chUkara mujhe apavitra kara diyA. aba mujhe dubArA snAna karanA par3egA. " For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi bhaMgI ne hAtha jor3akara vinaya pUrvaka kahA :- 'brahma satyaM jaganmithyA, jIvo brahmaiva nApara" kyA yaha mahAvAkya Apane kabhI sunA hai?" zaMkarAcArya :- "are yaha to merA priyatama vAkya hai. hajAroM ko maiMne yaha vAkya sunAyA haisamajhAyA hai. isa vAkya kI siddhi ke lie zAstrArtha karake sarvatra digvijaya prApta kI hai aura tU mujhase hI pUcha rahA hai ki kyA maiMne yaha vAkya sunA hai!" bhaMgI ne ha~sate hue kahA :- "Apane yaha vAkya logoM ko sunAyA hogA, samajhAyA hogA, zAstrArtha bhI kiyA hogA, parantu maiM samajhatA hU~ ki Apane svayaM ise samajhane kI koziza nahIM kI, anyathA Apa vaha bAta na kahate jo Apane mujhase abhI kahI hai." zaMkarAcArya cakita hokara pUchane lage :- "tuma kahanA kyA cAhate ho? jarA sApha-sApha kaho." bhaMgI :- "dekhiye, Apake usa mahAvAkya ke anusAra brahma hI satya hai aura jIva hI brahma hai, isalie jo brahma Apake zarIra meM hai, vahI mere zarIra meM hai, socane kI bAta yaha hai ki mere zarIra ke sparza se apavitra kauna huA - ApakA brahma yA ApakA zarIra? brahma to sabakA pavitra hai aura zarIra sabakA apavitra hai, kyoMki vaha malamUtra, haDDiyoM se aura khUna se bharA huA hai. isa prakAra pavitra brahma ne apane apavitra zarIra se kisI dUsare brahma ke apavitra zarIra ko chU bhI liyA to aisA kauna-sA pahAr3a TUTa gayA, jisase ApakA brahma vyAkula hokara dubArA snAna karane kI jarurata mahasUsa karane lagA?" bar3e-bar3e zAstrArtha mahArathiyoM ko parAsta karane vAle zaMkarAcArya isa bhaMgI ke sAmane niruttara ho gaye. unhoMne bhaMgI ko praNAma karake kahA :- "maiM ApakA bahuta kRtajJa hU~ ki Apane mujhe saccA jJAna dekara merA uddhAra kiyA. aba maiM dubArA snAna na karake sIdhe Azrama hI jAU~gA." zaMkarAcArya kA yaha sAhasa prazaMsanIya hai ki unhoMne eka sAdhAraNa harijana ke mu~ha se nikalI huI saccI bAta ko sira jhukA kara svIkAra kiyA. jJAna kevala zAstrArtha ke lie nahIM hotA. jaba taka usakA pratyakSa prayoga jIvana meM na dikhAI de, taba taka bauddhika vyAyAma se adhika usakA koI mUlya nahIM hai. tattvArthasUtra meM :"samyagdarzanajJAnacAritrANi mokSamArgaH / / " isa sUtra ke dvArA samyagdarzana aura samyagjJAna ke bAda samyaka cAritra ko mokSa kA mArga batAyA gayA hai. caritra kA artha hai - jJAna aura darzana ke anusAra AcaraNa karanA. AcaraNa ke binA jJAna ho yA darzana; saba mUlya hIna hai. yahI bAta saMkSepa meM usa harijana ne apanI madhura tarkapUrNa vANI ke dvArA zaMkarAcArya ko samajhAI thI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra mitabhASitA: eka mauna sAdhanA pramAda kA pariNAma : www.kobatirth.org eka rAjA kI seja para, jhADu lagAne vAlI eka dAsI leTa gaI, yaha jAnane ke lie ki usa para leTane se kaisA sukha milatA hai. ThaMDI-ThaMDI havA cala rahI thI. zayanakakSa kA sugandhamaya ekAnta zAnta vAtAvaraNa thA. thakI huI dAsI ko leTate hI nIMda A gaI. thor3I dera bAda rAjA aura rAnI kA zayanakakSa meM praveza huA. dAsI ko apanI seja para dekhakara rAjA ke dimAga kA pArA sAtaveM AsamAna taka car3ha gayA. usane char3I uThAkara usase dAsI kI dhulAI kara dI. dAsI piTAI cupacApa (seja ke nIce utara kara ) sahatI rahI. jabA rAjA pITatepITate thaka gayA, taba acAnaka dAsI khilakhilA kara ha~sa par3I. rAjA ko bar3A Azcarya huA, kyoMki aisA anubhava use jIvana meM pahalI bAra AyA thA. piTAI khAkara sabhI rote the, kintu vaha dAsI khilakhilA kara ha~sa rahI thI ! Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir rAjA ko ha~sane kA kAraNa bahuta kucha socane para bhI jaba samajha meM nahIM AyA, taba usane dAsI se pUchA. bhArakkhamevaput 95 dAsI ne kahA :- "rAjan! maiM yaha soca rahI thI ki kevala pAMca-dasa miniTa taka jisa zayyA para leTane se mujhe sau DeDha sau prahAra prApta hue, aura jo chaha-sAta ghaMTe taka hara roja varSoM se sote rahe haiM, unheM kitane prahAra sahane par3eMge ? utane prahAroM ke bAda Apa donoM kI jo durdazA hogI, usakI tulanA meM mujha para par3e prahAroM se merI jo durdazA huI hai, vaha kitanI kama hai ? yahI kalpanA merI ha~sI kA kAraNa hai, basa aura kucha nahIM. " bAta jarA sI thI, kintu vaha rAjA ke antasthala ko chU gaI. na jAne kyA kalpanA karake rAjA kAMpa uThA. usane tatkAla saMnyAsI banane kA saMkalpa le liyA. dUsare dina sArA rAjapATa putra ko sauMpa kara vaha saMnyAsa ke lie, tapasyA ke lie - Atma kalyANa ke lie cala par3A. kahA hai : jo nija-bhAraM Thavei niccito / na ya sAhei sakajjaM so mukkhasiromaNI bhaNio / / 1 ( java putra gRha prabandha kA bhAra saMbhAlane yogya ho jAya, taba bhAra use sauMpa kara nizcita hokara jo svakArya (Atma kalyANa) kI sAdhanA nahIM karatA, use mUrkhaziromaNi kahA gayA haiM.) For Private And Personal Use Only dAsI ne yadi apanI bAta nahIM kahI hotI to rAjA saMnyAsI nahIM banatA. ThIka samaya aura ThIka sthAna para kahe gaye ThIka zabdoM se rAjA kA hRdaya parivartana ho gayA. usakI jIvanacaryA vadala gaI.

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jIvana dRSTi jaina samAja cAhatA thA ki OMkArezvara ke nikaTa eka vizAla bhavya jinAlaya bhI bana jAya, isake lie mahArAja vikramAditya ne anujJA bhI prApta karanI thI aura sampatti bhI. __ mahArAja ke pAsa isa kArya ke lie kise bhejA jAya? samAja kI isa samasyA kA samAdhAna karane ke lie jainAcArya zrI siddhasena divAkara sUri taiyAra ho gaye. unhoMne suna rakkhA thA ki mahArAja vikramAditya kAvya premI haiM. kAvyakalA se prasanna hokara ve pracura puraskAra kavivRnda ko diyA karate haiM. AcAryazrI ne bhI unheM prasanna karane ke lie unakI prazasti meM cAra zloka race. unheM apane sAtha rakhakara ve rAjamahala ke dvAra para jA pahuMce. una cAra zlokoM ke atirikta eka pAMcavAM zloka tatkAla vahIM khar3e-khar3e eka kAgaja ke Tukar3e para likha kara dvArapAla ko diyA. dvArapAla ne vaha zloka mahArAja ko de diyA. mahArAja ne use par3hA :dihakSurbhikSurAyAtastiSThati dvAri vAritaH / hate nyastacatuH zlokaH kiM vA''gacchatu gacchatu / / [dekhane kI icchA se AyA huA eka bhikSuka roke jAne se dvAra khar3A hai. usake hAtha meM (sunAye jAne ke lie svaracita cAra zloka haiM. vaha Aye yA calA jAya?] isa zloka meM hI anuprAsa aura yamaka kI camaka se prasanna ho kara mahArAja vikramAditya ne bhI eka zloka likha kara dvArapAla ko de diyA ki vaha Agantuka ko de de. dvArapAla ne AcAryazrI ko mahArAja kA likhA huA zloka de diyA. unhoMne par3hA :dIyate dazalakSANi zAsanAni caturdaza / hate nyastacatuH zloko yadvA''gacchatu gacchatu / / [dasa lAkha svarNa mudrAoM ke sAtha caudaha rAjyoM kA adhikAra diyA jAtA hai (puraskAra ke rUpa meM). aba hAtha meM jisake cAra zloka haiM, vaha AnA cAhe to A jAya aura jAnA cAhe to calA jAya (yaha usI kI icchA para nirbhara hai. vaha jaisA bhI cAhe, kare)] AcAryajI jaina sAdhutva kI maryAdA ke anusAra na dasa lAkha svarNamudrAeM le sakate the aura na caudaha rAjyoM kA adhikAra hI. unakA prayojana to kucha dUsarA hI thA. phira race hue zlokoM ko sunAnA bhI jarUrI thA; isalie ve rAjasabhA meM cale gaye. mahArAja unake svAgata meM khar3e ho gaye. unheM sammAnapUrvaka ucca Asana para biThAkara kahA gayA ki Apa apane cAroM zloka sunA deM. For Private And Personal Use Only

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210 mitabhASitA : eka mauna sAdhanA sUrijI ne apane zloka isa prakAra par3ha kara sunAye :apUrveyaM dhanurvidyA bhavatA zikSitA kutaH? mArgaNaudha : samAyAti guNoyAti digantaram / / [he rAjan! Apane yaha anokhI dhanurvidyA kahA~ se sIkhI ki mArgaNoM (vANoM) kA samUha to calA AtA hai aura guNa pratyaMcAdhanuSa kI Dora) kA diganta meM prasthAna ho jAtA hai? (sAdhAraNataH dhanurvidyA meM bANa jAte haiM, pratyaMcA dhanuSa meM hI lagI rahatI hai; parantu yahA~ viparIta ho rahA hai; isalie ise anokhI dhanurvidyA kahA gayA hai, yaha virodhAbhAsa nAmaka alaMkAra hai. virodha kA parihAra isa prakAra hogA :- mArgaNoM (yAcakoM) kA samUha to Apake pAsa yAcanArtha calA AtA hai, kintu (suyaza) dizAoM ke anta taka calA jAtA hai.] sarasvatI sthitA vaktre lakSmIH krsroruhe| kIrtiH kiM kupitA rAjan / yena dezAntaraM gatA / / [he rAjan! sarasvatI Apake mukha meM hai. lakSmI Apake kara kamala para hai, phira kyA kIrti Apa se rUTha gaI, jo dUsare dezoM meM calI gaI? (Azaya yaha ki Apa vidvAn haiM - dhanavAn haiM aura ApakA suyaza dUra-dUra dezoM taka phailA huA hai)] sarvadA sarva do'sIti mithyA saMstUyase budhaiH / nArayo lebhire pRSTham na vakSaH parayopitaH / / "Apa sadA sava kucha de diyA karate haiM" aisI vidvAnoM ke dvArA ApakI jo stuti kI jAtI hai, vaha mithyA hai; kyoMki zatruoM ne ApakI pITha aura parAI striyoM ne Apa kI chAtI kabhI nahIM pAI! (yuddha meM Apa sadA vIratA pUrvaka lar3ate rahe haiM. raNakSetra se Dara kara Apa kabhI bhAge nahIM haiM. isa prakAra zatruoM ko Apane kabhI pITha nahIM dikhAI, isI prakAra Apa svadArasantoSI haiM-zIladharma kA pAlana karane vAle haiM arthAt vyabhicArI nahIM haiM; isalie parAI striyoM ko ApakA vakSasthala nahIM milA. Azaya yaha hai ki parAI striyoM kA Apane AliMgana kabhI nahIM kiyA)] phira cauthA aura antima zloka isa prakAra sunAyA : For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi Ahate tava nisvAne sphuTitaM ripuhRdghttaiH| galitaM tatpriyAnetraiH rAjazcitramidaM mahat / / [ApakA DaMkA bajane para zatruoM ke hRdayaghaTa phUTa gaye aura unakI striyoM kI AMkheM Tapakane lagIM! rAjan! yaha mahAn Azcarya kI bAta hai. (yahA~ asaMgati alaMkAra kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai, sAdhAraNataH jahA~ kAraNa hotA hai, vahIM kArya bhI hotA hai. isase viparIta kAraNa kahIM ho aura kArya kahIM dUsarI jagaha aisA varNana jahA~ kiyA jAtA hai, vahA~ yaha asaMgati nAmaka arthAlaMkAra hotA hai. yahA~ nagArA pITA jA rahA hai to vahI phUTanA cAhiye; parantu phUTa rahe haiM - zatruoM ke hRdayaghaTa aura yadi ghaTa phUTa rahe haiM to unhIM se jala TapakanA cAhiye; parantu jala Tapaka rahA hai zatruoM kI striyoM kI A~khoM se! Azaya yaha hai ki Apake nagAroM kI dhvani suna kara hI bhaya ke mAre zatruoM kA hArTaphela ho gayA aura unake marane se unakI vidhavAe~ A~sU bahAne lagIM)] cAroM zloka eka se eka bar3ha kara the. sunane vAle sabhI sabhAsadoM ne unakI muktakaMTha se prazaMsA kI. mahArAja bhI atyaMta prasanna hue. unhoMne sUrijI kI icchA ke anusAra OMkArezvara meM OMkArezvara ke mandira se bhI U~ce cAra dvAroM ke eka vizAla mandira kA nirmANa karavA diyA, AcAryazrI siddhasena divAkara sUri ne usameM bhagavAn pArthanAtha kI pratimA pratiSThita karAI. yaha thA sAragarbhita manohara madhura vANI kA camatkAra. kahA hai :tAstu vAcaH sabhAyogyAH yaashcittaakrssnnkssmaaH| sveSAM pareSAM viduSAm / dviSAma viduSAmapi / / [jo vacana apanoM ke, parAyoM ke, vidvAnoM ke, dveSiyoM ke aura mUkhoM ke citta ko AkarSita karane meM samartha hoM, ve hI sabhA ke yogya hote haiM] vyaMga kareM, para komala zabdo meM : eka rAjA thA. eka bAra kisI yuddha meM use vijaya zrI to prApta huI, kintu usameM eka vIra, jo usake dAhine hAtha ke samAna sahAyaka thA, kAma A gayA. jIta kI khuzI ke sAtha usa vIra yoddhA sainika ke viyoga kA duHkha bhI thA, jo dhIre-dhIre miTa gayA. udhara usa vIra sainika kI vidhavA patnI ke patideva ke dvArA saMcita dhana kucha samaya taka to apane bAla-baccoM kA bharaNa poSaNa kiyA; parantu dhana samApta hone para Arthika sahAyatA For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra mitabhASitA: eka mauna sAdhanA pAne ke lie vaha svayaM rAjasabhA meM upasthita huI. mAlika cunane meM huI merI kachU na cUka / www.kobatirth.org vidhavA kI mAMga sunakara rAjA ne use salAha dI ki vaha dUsarA vivAha kara le aura kisI puruSa ke Azraya meM rahe ; kintu vaha dUsarA vivAha karanA nahIM cAhatI thI. vaha jAnatI thI ki yuddha meM kAma Ane vAloM ke parivAra kA pAlana-poSaNa karanA rAjA kA karttavya hai. apane usa karttavya se bacane ke hI lie rAjA mujhe punarvivAha kI salAha de rahe haiM, jo anucita hai, usa pativratA buddhimatI vidhavA mahilA ne vahIM eka dohA banAkara rAjA ko isa prakAra sunAyAH mAlika cunane meM huI mAlika kI hI cUka / / Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir 99 mAlika (pati) cunane meM merI koI bhUla nahIM huI; kyoMki maiMne aise mAlika ko, jisane vIratA pUrvaka yuddha kSetra meM apane mAlika (svAmI - rAjA) kI rakSA meM apane prANa luTA diye, cunA (pati banAyA) kintu apanA mAlika (svAmI- rAjA) cunane meM mAlika (patideva) hI cUka gaye. ki unhoMne aise mAlika ko cunA jise apane karttavya kA bhAna nahIM hai aura jo mujhe punarvivAha karane kI anucita salAha apane karttavya pAlana kI jimmedArI se bacane ke lie de rahA hai. choTe se dohe meM aise gambhIra bhAva bhare hue the ki use sunate hI rAjA kI A~kheM khula gaI. use apanI bhUla kA bhAna ho gayA. tatkAla usane usa mahilA ke parivAra ke pAlana-poSaNa kI samucita vyavasthA kara dI. yadyapi dohe meM usa mahilA ne apane patideva kI bhUla batAI thI, rAjA kI nahIM; phira bhI usameM use rAjA kI karttavya hInatA para jo vyaMgya kiyA gayA thA, usase rAjA sAhaba tilamilA uThe aura unheM apane karttavya kA pAlana karanA hI par3A. jisa prakAra komala zabdoM ke prayoga se vidhavA patnI ne rAjA ko prabhAvita kiyA, usI prakAra eka bAra pati ne kisa prakAra apanI patnI ko prabhAvita kiyA- so bhI eka bahuta manoraMjaka kathA hai : pati dvArA patnI ko sabaka : eka ghara meM AI huI naI putra- vadhU sAre parivAra para apanI dhAka jamAnA cAhatI thI. usane parivAra ke sadasyoM ke andhavizvAsa se lAbha uThAne kI eka yojanA banAI. For Private And Personal Use Only usa yojanA ke anusAra apane mastaka ke bAla bikhera kara usane raudra rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA. 'phira vicitra DhaMga se hAtha-pA~va aura mastaka hilAtI huI cillAkara bolI :- " maiM ise le jAU~gI.

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100 jIvana dRSTi isane mere per3a ke nIce pezAba karake merA apamAna kiyA hai. maiM Aja isakI jAna lekara hI choDUMgI. haTo - haTo sAmane se haTa jAo! maiM caMgezvarI devI hU~ !" ghara ke saba loga yaha saba dekha-sunakara ghavarAhaTa meM par3a gaye. sabane gir3agir3Ate hue praNAma karake bahU ko bacAne kA upAya pUchA. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir vaha ThahAkA lagA kara bolI :- "yadi tuma isa bahU kI jAna bacAnA cAhate ho to isakA kevala eka hI upAya hai. isa ghara kI bur3hiyA yadi mujhe apanI pITha para biThA kara isa ghara ke cAroM aura tIna cakkara lagA de to maiM ise chor3a kara jA sakatI hU~." usa aurata kA pati bahuta catura thA. vaha patnI kI cAla ko samajha gayA; kintu mana-hImana kucha soca kara usane madhura svara meM nivedana kiyA- "he caMgezvarI mA~ ! merI mAtA Apake teja ko saha nahIM pAegI; isalie Apa yadi pherI lagAne se pahale apanI A~khoM para kapar3e kI ATha taha vAlI paTTI bA~dhane kI kRpA kareMgI to ThIka rahegA." bAta maMjUra ho gaI. pati ne apanI bUr3hI mAtA se kahA ki Apa snAna karake naye kapar3e pahana lIjiye. idhara bahU ne apanI A~khoM para paTTI bA~dha lI aura udhara bhAgatA huA pati apanI sasurAla jA pahuMcA aura vahA~ apanI sAsU se ghabarAte hue kahA- ApakI beTI kI jAna khatare meM hai. usa para caMgezvarI devI kA prakopa huA hai. yadi use apanI pITha para biThA kara Apa mere makAna ke tIna cakkara lagA degI to vaha baca jAyagI; anyathA vaha mara jAegI usakI jAna kevala Apa hI bacA sakatI haiM. " sAsU bolI - " aisI kauna mA~ hogI, jo apanI beTI kI jAna bacAne ke lie kucha bhI karane ko taiyAra na ho ? caliye maiM isI samaya Apake sAtha calatI hU~.' 11 " dekha-dekha, baMdI kI pherI ! dekha-dekha baMdI kI pherI !!" pati sAsU ke sAtha apane ghara AyA, beTI ko usakI pITha para biThA kara makAna ke tIna cakkara lagavAye. A~khoM para paTTI baMdhI hone se vaha apanI mA~ ko pahacAna na sakI. jaba makAna ke cAroM aura tIsarA cakkara lagavAyA jA rahA thA, usa samaya vahU se na rahA gayA. vaha sabako sunAkara bolane lagI " jaba tIsarA cakkara pUrA hone AyA tava pati ne bhI usI svara meM kahA : " dekha - dekha, mA~ terI ki merI ? dekha dekha, mA~ terI kI merI ?" For Private And Personal Use Only

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mitabhASitA : eka mauna sAdhanA 101 ___ yaha sunate hI bahU ne A~khoM se paTTI haTA kara dekhA. vaha sacamuca usakI mA~ thI, sAsU nahIM. vaha vahuta lajjita huI. phira usane kabhI aisA nATaka nahIM kiyA. yahA~ bhI catura pati ne komala zabdoM ke prayoga se hI patnI ko A~khoM para paTTI bA~dhane ke lie taiyAra kiyA thA. samaya aura dhana kA upayoga kareM : kisI seTha ke pAsa eka bAra eka anAtha bAlaka AyA aura bolA :- "seThajI! maiM do dina se bhUkhA hU~. kRpA karake mujhe kucha bhojana dIjiye yA kucha paise dIjiye, jisase maiM kucha khAne kI sAmagrI kharIda kara peTa kA gaDDA bhara sakU~!" seThajI ne lAparavAhI se kahA diyA, - "Aja nahIM, tuma phira kabhI Akara le jAnA." dUra se eka kavi yaha dRzya dekha rahA thA. usase rahA nahIM gayA. nikaTa Akara anyokti alaMkAra meM usane kahA :vitara vArida! vAri davAture cira pipAsita cAtaka potake pracalite maruti kSaNamanyathA kva ca bhavAn kva payaHkva ca cAtakaH / / he megha! dAvAnala se ghabarAye hue laMbe samaya se pyAse isa cAtaka pakSI ke bacce ko tU jaladAna kara; anyathA kSaNabhara havA calane para tU kahA~ rahegA? kahA~ terA pAnI rahegA? aura kahA~ yaha cAtaka? samaya para apane jalakA upayoga kara. ina zabdoM meM jo pratibodha chipA thA, vaha isa prakAra thA :he seTha! daridratA se pIr3ita bhUkhe pyAse isa bAlaka ko tU santuSTa kara; anyathA samaya bitane para jaba mRtyu kA Agamana hogA taba kahA~ tU rahegA? kahA~ terA dhana rahegA? aura kahA~ yaha anAtha bAlaka? samaya rahate apane dhana kA upayoga kara. seTha ne kavi kI vANI se prabhAvita hokara bAlaka ko usakI AvazyakatA ke anusAra dhana dekara vidA kiyA. AcAryazrI hemacandrasUri kI vidvatA se gujarAta ke mahArAja kumArapAla bahuta prabhAvita the. ve unheM vidvatgoSThiyoM meM sammAnapUrvaka Amantrita kiyA karate the. AcAryajI ke isa sammAna se IrSyAlu loga unakA majAka ur3Ane kA avasara DhU~r3hane meM lage rahate. eka dina kI bAta hai. AcAryajI jaba rAjasabhA meM padhAre unakA upahAsa karate hue kisI For Private And Personal Use Only

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102 jIvana dRSTi IrSyAlu paMDita ne kahA : "Agato hemagopAlo daNDakambalamudvahan / / " [lo, DaMDA aura kambala dhAraNa karane vAlA yaha hema nAmaka gvAlA A gayA hai] yaha suna-samajha kara AcAryazrI hemacandrasUri ne tatkAla zAnti se uttara diyA :"SaD darzana pazu prAryA. zcArayan jaina vATake / / " (ApakA kathana satya hai kyoMki) lagabhaga pazuoM ke samAna jo chaha darzana haiM, unheM jaina siddhAnta rUpI bAr3e meM carAtA huA (yaha hema nAmaka gvAlA daMDa-kambala dhAraNa kiye isa rAjasabhA meM A gayA hai] yaha suna kara vaha paMDita jheMpa gayA. phira kabhI usane AcAryazrI kA isa taraha upahAsa karane kA prayAsa nahIM kiyA. eka sar3aka para kisI jaina sAdhu ko sAmane se Ate dekha kara eka brAhmaNa paMDita ne apane sAthiyoM se kahA : "ina jaina sAdhuoM kI ora to kabhI dekhanA taka nahIM cAhiye, kyoMki ye nahAte hI nahIM." sAdhu ne yaha suna liyA. vaha bolA : "gAya kabhI nahAtI nahIM; kintu bhaiMsa pAnI meM hI par3I rahatI hai. Apa kisakA adhika sanmAna karate haiM? kise adhika pUjya mAnate haiM?" vaha niruttara ho gayA aura cupacApa apane rAste para Age bar3ha gayA. isI prakAra sar3aka para eka jaina muni ko sunA kara kisI paMDita ne apane ziSyoM se kahAH "jo ina logoM ke darzana karatA hai, vaha naraka meM jAtA hai! jaina muni ne yaha suna kara use madhura zabdoM meM pUchA : bhAI! yaha batA dIjiye ki jo Apake darzana karatA hai, vaha kahA~ jAtA hai?" paMDita ne kahA :- "svarga meM!" jaina muni :- "taba to ApakI hI mAnyatA ke anusAra meM svarga meM jAU~gA aura Apa naraka meM jAya~ge; kyoki maiMne Apake darzana kiye haiM aura Apane mere!" yaha suna kara vaha paMDita bhI niruttara ho kara Age bar3ha gayA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra mitabhASitA: eka mauna sAdhanA karttavya kI kasauTI : www.kobatirth.org jitanA lambA prazna ho, utanA hI lambA jo uttara de sakatA hai, vaha sacamuca gambhIra vidvAn hotA hai - isameM koI sandeha nahIM. eka dRSTAnta se yaha bAta spaSTa hogI. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir eka navayuvaka thA. bahuta se zAstra par3ha kara vaha saMbhrama meM par3a gayA thA; kyoMki sabhI zAstra bhinna-bhinna paraspara virodhI tarka vidhAna karate the. 103 kahIM likhA thA - " satyaM brUyAt priyaM brUyAt / / [ saca bolanA cAhiye, mIThA bolanA cAhiye ] " kahIM likhA thA - " na brUyAt satyamapriyam / / [ apriya ho to satya nahIM bolanA cAhiye ] " kahIM likhA thA - " vaidikI hiMsA hiMsA na bhavati / / [ vedavihita hiMsA hiMsA nahIM hai ] " kahIM likhA thA " mA hiMsyAtsarvabhUtAni / / [saba prANiyoM ko mata mAro (kucha prANI mAre jA sakate 1 haiM, saba nahIM)]" to kahIM likhA thA - " ahiMsA paramo dharmaH [ ahiMsA zreSTha dharma hai ] 66 kahIM likhA thA - " maunAnmUrkhaH / / [ mauna rahane vAlA mUrkha hotA hai ] " kahI likhA thA- "maunaM sarvArthasAdhakam / / [ mauna sAre prayojanoM ko siddha karatA hai ] " kahIM likhA thA - " ati sarvatra varjayet / / [ ati saba jagaha tyAjya hai ] " kahIM likhA thA'adhikasyAdhikaM phalam [ adhika kA adhika phala hotA hai- jitanA gur3a DAlo utanA mIThA hotA hai ] " - koI bhakti kA samarthana karatA hai koI jJAna kA! koI zraddhA kA samarthaka hai koI buddhi kA ! koI vizvAsa kA anumodana karatA hai, koI viveka kA tarka kA ! apanI zaMkA kA nivAraNa karane ke lie vaha sacce gurU kI khoja meM idhara-udhara bhaTakatA huA kisI maharSi ke Azrama meM pahuMcatA hai, maharSi usa samaya uccAsana para virAjamAna ho kara apane ziSyoM ko par3hA rahe the. yuvaka tIra kI taraha sIdhA maharSi ke nikaTa pahuMca kara unake kandhe pakar3a kara unakI A~khoM meM A~kheM DAlakara pUchatA hai - "yadi Apa jJAnI haiM to merI zaMkA kA samAdhAna kIjiye. " ziSyoM meM se eka ne kahA "bhAI ! prazna karane kI yaha koI vidhi nahIM hai, pahale ApakI tIna pradakSiNAeM lagAkara tIna bAra gurUdeva ko vandanA karanI cAhiye. phira baiThakara vinayapUrvaka apanA prazna prakaTa karanA cAhiye. " For Private And Personal Use Only yuvaka bolA - " are ! tIna kyA ? maiM tIna sau pradakSiNAeM karU~gA aura tIna bAra nahIM, tIna hajAra bAra praNAma karU~gA; parantu yaha saba bAda meM, pahale mere prazna kA uttara milanA cAhiyemerI zaMkA kA nivAraNa honA cAhiye merI samasyA kA samAdhAna honA cAhiye. " maharSi ne bhI apane ziSyoM ko DA~Ta kara kahA - " mata roko ise ! par3hAte-par3hAte mujhe cAlIsa

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jIvana dRSTi 104 varSa ho gaye haiM; kintu pahalI bAra Aja mujhe eka saccA jijJAsu milA hai. jJAna ke lie jaba aisI tIvra utkaSThA ho - tar3apa ho, tabhI saccA jJAna prApta hotA hai." Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir yaha sunakara ziSya zAnta ho gaye. maharSi ne bar3e vAtsalya bhAva se yuvaka ke mastaka para hAtha phirAte hue pUchA - " kaho - kaho, kyA prazna hai tumhArA?" maharSi ne muskurAte hue kahAkarttavya nirNaya kI ?" yuvaka - " bahuta zAstra par3ha cukA hU~; kintu samajha meM nahIM AyA ki karttavya kI kasauTI kyA hai. Apa batAiye na !" "vaha Izvara kyA karatA hai? vahI sabase bar3I kasauTI hai- hamAre basa, isI uttara se yuvaka kA samadhAna ho gayA ki jaisA Izvara karatA hai, vahI hameM karanA cAhiye. vaha jhUTha nahIM bolatA-corI nahIM karatA- nirdoSa prANiyoM ko nahIM satAtA - anyAya nahIM karatA - koI pApa nahIM karatA to hameM bhI prANImAtra ke lie kalyANa - kAmanA karanI cAhiye. yaha rAgadveSa se dUra raha kara mokSamArga para calatA hai to hameM bhI calanA cAhiye. jitane bhI vaha acche kArya karatA hai, ve sabhI hamAre bhI karttavya haiM. isa prakAra sAre dharmazAstroM kA rahasya gAgara meM sAgara kI taraha maharSi ke kevala eka vAkya se samajha meM A gayA. ise kahate haiM - mitabhASitA. yaha guNa mauna sAdhanA se prApta hotA hai. For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana vyavahAra jIvana kI prAmANikatA : ananta upakArI mahAna AcAryazrI haribhadrasUrijI ne dharmabindu grantha ke dvArA apane anubhava kA apUrva cintana diyA hai ki kisa prakAra hamArA jIvana vyavahAra ho, dUsaroM kA rakSaNa karanA, dUsaroM ko sahayoga karake unako UMcA uThAnA, yadi hamAre jIvana meM sevA bhAva ho to isake lie pahale jIvana vyavahAra ko zuddha kareM phira AtmA kI zuddhi hogI. vicAra aura AcAra kA samanvaya, jJAna aura kriyA kA samanvaya ho tabhI mokSa prApti kA mArga milegA. dharma sAdhanA ke praveza dvAra meM nyAya sampanna vyakti cAhiye. sarvaprathama jIvana kI prAmANikatA AnI cAhiye. vyakti sarva prathama apanI AtmA ke lie ImAnadAra bana jAe. hara dharma ke vyakti, hara sampradAya ke vyakti yadi apane sampradAya ke lie, apane dharma granthoM ke lie ImAnadAra bana jAe, hindU saccA hindU bana jAe aura gItA ke prati usakI pUrNa vaphAdArI A jAe, kRSNa ke prati pUrNa samarpaNa bhAva mIrA kI taraha yadi A jAe, jaina mahAvIra ke prati pUrNa prAmANika vana jAe aura unake Adeza ke pAlana ke lie svayaM ko pUrNa ImAnadAra banA le. jIvana ke andara satya, saMyama aura sadAcAra ko prApta kara le. musalamAna samajha lIjie apanI kurAna ke lie vaphAdAra bana jAeM, pUrNa prAmANika vana jAeM ki khudA kI najara meM duniyA kI koI aisI nahIM jo na ho. mere jIvana kI hara racanA usake sammukha upasthita hai. jo maiM dekhatA hU~, vahI merA khudA dekha rahA hai. maiM kyoM galata karUM? merI galatI kI sajA bhI vahI degA. yadi hara vyakti isa dRSTikoNa se apane dharma ke lie vaphAdAra bana jAe to maiM Apako vilkula sahI kahA hU~- yaha saMsAra svarga bana jAyegA. zraddhA aura vizvAsa : iMglaiMDa ke andara 80 sAla pahale eka aisA duSkAla AyA ki pIne ko pAnI taka nahIM. kaI vAra vijJAna bhI prakRti ke Age vivaza ho jAtA hai. vijJAna mAra sakatA hai, jIvana nahIM de sakatA. sabhI loga nirAza ho gaye usa bhayaMkara duSkAla se, taba antima upAya paramezvara kI prArthanA ko apanAyA. Temsa nadI ke kinAre Aye aura prArthanA karane lage. eka nirdoSa bAlaka jo 10 varSa kI umra kA thA, una dasa lAkha logoM kI prArthanA sabhA maiM AyA aura apane sAtha rena koTa aura chAtA lekara AyA. loga usa para haMsane lage-tuma isa bhayaMkara garmI meM chatarI lekara Aye ho aura yahA~ dUra-dUra taka pAnI kI eka bUMda nahIM hai. nirdoSa umra ke usa lar3ake ne kahA- tuma paramAtmA meM avizvAsa lekara Aye ho, tumhArI kyA prArthanA saphala hogI ? mujhe apane paramAtmA para pUrNa vizvAsa hai. merI prArthanA suna kara usa karuNA sAgara ke antara meM karUNA jarura jAgrata hogI aura varasAta jarUra AyegI. maiM vApasa bhIgatA huA kaise jAU~gA, isalie For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana dRSTi merA chAtA maiM sAtha lekara AyA hU~. maiM vizvAsa lekara AyA hU~. lar3ake kA kaisA Atma vizvAsa. dasa lAkha kI bhIr3a meM eka akelA bAlaka apane paramAtmA meM vizvAsa rakha kara prArthanA karatA hai aura Apa vizvAsa kareM ki usa bAlaka ke zabdoM meM itanI karUNA thI ki itanI bhayaMkara barasAta huI ki Temsa nadI meM bAr3ha hI A gaI. sAloM kA duSkAla eka nirdoSa bAlaka kI pukAra para samApta ho gayA. isIlie maiM Apase kahatA hU~ ki Aja Apa zraddhA aura vizvAsa kI bhAvanA se grahaNa kareM. use apane jIvana meM utAreM. yaha zraddhA aura vizvAsa kA hI camatkAra hai ki mRtyu zaiyA para aMtima sAMse gIna rahA vyakti bhI bhalA caMgA ho jAtA hai. mAtra Apako prabhu para zraddhA honI cAhiye. apanI antara AtmA meM usake prati vizvAsa honA cAhiye. iMglaiNDa ke eka bahuta bar3e manovaijJAnika DAkTara kI patnI ko acAnaka hArTa aTaika kA daurA par3a gayA. aspatAla le jAne kA samaya nahIM. kare to kyA kareM, DAkTara sAhaba ne kyA kiyA? usane plAsTika kA eka baTana jo ghara meM hI par3A thA, use aura sor3A vATara kI botala lekara bIbI se kahA-ye golI meDikala sAinsa kI nayI khoja hai. sabase pahile yaha davA mere pAsa hI prayoga ke lie AI hai. isase tuma nizcita hI ThIka ho jAogI. madhyama rozanI meM vaha baTana golI kI taraha dikhA, phira pati ke zabdoM para zraddhA aura vizvAsa thA. pati ke zabdoM para vizvAsa kara golI nigala lI. aura una zabdoM kA camatkAra ki vaha thor3I hI dera meM pUrNa svastha. to merA bhI yahI kahanA hai ki paramAtmA meM pUrNa zraddhA aura vizvAsa rakhakara upAsanA kareM. pUrNa bhakti bhAva se paramAtmA kI ArAdhanA kareM. apanI maryAdA aura AcaraNa ko dhyAna meM rakha kara paramAtmA ke prati pUrNa zraddhAnata ho jAye, tabhI hameM mokSa kI prApti hogI. dharma aura sampradAya : dharma kisI kI bapautI nahIM, prANI mAtra kA hotA hai. vyakti cAhe kisI bhI saMpradAya meM rahe, dharma kA tatva eka hI hai. sampradAya eka paramparA hai, vyavasthA hai. jaise hamAre senA meM alaga alaga rejImenTa hote hai. sikha rejImeMTa, rAjapUta rejImeMTa, gorakhA rejImeMTa. kintu sabhI rejImeMTa kA eka hI lakSya hotA hai-deza kA rakSaNa karanA hai. ThIka usI taraha sampradAya alaga-alaga haiM, kintu paramAtmA tatva kI prApti kA lakSya eka hI hai. vaha hai dharma kA mArga. maiM kahatA hU~ ki hindU ho, sikha ho, jaina ho-musalamAna ho, IsAI ho, athavA kisI bhI dharma kA yA sampradAya kA ho. hai to paramAtmA ke sainika hI. maulika tatva kI dRSTi se sabhI sampradAya eka haiM. gAya cAhe kisI bhI kalara kI ho-dUdha sabakA sapheda hI hogA. usI taraha sabhI dharmoM kA jo satya hai, usase mahAvIra kA satya alaga nahIM hai. mahAvIra ne jo parama satya kA prakAzana kiyA, vahI sabhI dharma kI AtmAoM ke andara vidyamAna hai. mAtra use khojane kA tarIkA alaga For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana vyavahAra 107 alaga hai, Teknika alaga-alaga hai. Apa kahIM se dUdha loTe meM lekara A rahe ho aura rAste meM aise mitra kA ghara ho jisake yahA~ dasa bIsa gAyeM ho, chAcha muphta meM milatI ho. Apa chAcha le leMge lekina mujhe ye batAye ki Apa dUdha kisa hAtha meM pakar3eMge. rAITa haiNDa meM pakar3eMge. kyoMki dUdha mUlyavAna vastu hai. use kasakara pakar3eMge. kahIM Thokara laga jAye to chAcha bhale hI gira jAya para dUdha nahIM girane deMge. yAda rakheM majahaba kA loTA bAeM rakheM aura AtmA kA dAMye hAtha meM. ye lakSya lekara caleMge to kabhI mana meM sAmpradAyika durbhAvanA nahIM AyegI. jIvana jIne kI kalA : amerikA meM kucha varSa pahale eka ghaTanA ghaTI. yahA~ to hama khAne ke bAda guNAnuvAda to dUra rahA, avarNa vAda jarura kareMge. eka vyakti ne apanI maMgala bhAvanA ke sAtha bhoja kA Ayojana kiyA. loga khAne baiThe, usane khIra parosI to usako khAkara eka vyakti ne anumodanA karane ke bajAya ulTA muMha bigAr3A jaise kesTara Ayala pI liyA ho. Apane kabhI musalamAnoM se nahIM sikhA kI kArya kI anumodanA kaise kareM? musalamAnoM ke yahA~ bhI bhoja ke Ayojana hote haiM. Apa kisI bhI musalamAna se pUcha le-bhaI, usane kyA khilAyA? vaha bhale hI tela kA sIrA khAkara AyA hogA para yahI kahegA- kyA lAjavAba rasoI thI. subaha khAyA thA. zAma taka muMha se sIre kA hI svAda AtA rahA. vo khAne kI anumodanA hI kareMge na ki hamArI taraha muMha bigAr3eMge. kabhI apane jAti bhAI kI nindA nahIM kareMge. musalamAnoM kA yaha guNa Apako bhI apanAnA cAhiye. apane jIvana vyavahAra meM isa guNa kA samAveza kare. kisI ke acche kArya kI anumodanA hI kareM na ki AlocanA. jIvana jIne kI eka kalA yaha bhI hai. amerikA kI yaha ghaTanA hai. rAtri kA samaya; eka vyakti apanI gAr3I se samudra ke kinAre-kinAre jA rahA thA. samudra ke kinAre kI havA khAne kA mana huA to gAr3I rokI aura utara kara samudra kI tarapha calA gayA. pIche se koI bar3I gAr3I nikalI. hAive roDa para eka gAr3I khar3I dekha kara pIche vAlI gAr3I ke DrAIvara ne socAye gAr3I yahA~ kyoM khar3I hai. kahIM koI durghaTanA to nahIM ho gaI. usake mana meM kaI taraha kI zaMkAyeM janma lene lagI. mAnavatA ke nAte merA kartavya hai ki maiM usakI rakSA karUM, use mitra ko lene eyaroDrAma jAnA thA, dera ho rahI thI. para yahA~ mAnavatA kA savAla thA. mAnava jIvana ke kartavya kI pukAra thI. apanI gAr3I se nIce utarA aura agalI gAr3I ke andara jhAMka kara dekhA. gAr3I khAlI thI aura kAphI dUrI para samudra kI ora eka AdamI use jAtA huA dikhAI diyA. usake dimAga meM AyA ki- ye avazya hI AtmaghAta ke lie jA rahA hai. saMsAra se dukhI lagatA hai, ye avazya mara jAyegA. vaha daur3a kara agale vyakti ke najadIka AyA aura use samajhAyA-mitra, yaha jIvana bar3A mUlyavAna hai. maranA bar3A sarala hai, kyoM kAyara kI taraha mara rahe ho. ye merA eDresa aura ye 5 DAlara rakho. agara bhUkhe ho to khAnA khA lenA. kala mere Aphisa For Private And Personal Use Only

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108 jIvana dRSTi cale AnA. maiM tumheM kAma dUMgA. aura hara saMbhava sahayoga dUMgA. abhI maiM jaldI meM hU~. yaha merI bheMTa le lo, isakA tiraskAra na karanA. havA khorI ke lie AyA vyakti stabdha raha gayA. use bolane kA bhI avasara nahIM milA. pIche vAlA vyakti turanta palaTA aura tejI se apanI gAr3I kI ora lauTa par3A. pahile vAlA vyakti apane hAtha meM eDresa kArDa aura 5 DAlara liye apanI gAr3I meM A baiThA. aba usake hRdaya meM vicAra kA Andolana zurU huA. maiM bhale hI karor3apati hU~ para merA Aja taka kA jIvana niSphala gayA. maiMne kabhI paropakAra kA kArya nahIM kiyA. jIvana to isa vyakti kA hai jo dusaroM ke lie bhI socatA hai. dusaroM ke duHkha darda meM kAma AtA hai. usa vyakti ke mAtra 5 miniTa ke alpa paricaya se usake jIvana ke aMdara isa naye paricaya se parivartana AyA. kucha hI mahinoM bAda nyUyArka TAimsa ke andara usane eka samAcAra par3hA ki- koI vahuta bar3I kampanI bhayaMkara ghATe meM jA rahI hai. zAyada divAlA nikala jAye. kampanI kA nAma use kucha paricita sA lagA. apane pAsa ke eDresa kArDa se milAyA to usane dekhA ki ye kampanI to usI paropakArI vyakti kI hai jisane mujhe jIvana jIne kI kalA sikhalAI. usane usa samaya jo merI madada kI, usakA badalA cukAne kA samaya A gayA. vaha apanI ceka buka lekara usa vyakti ke oNphisa meM gayA, jAkara ke paricaya diyA- maiM Apako kucha mahine pahile samudra taTa para milA thA aura Apane kahA thA ki maiM sahayoga karU~gA. sAmane vAle vyakti kI vANI meM vinamratA kitanI ki hAtha jor3a kara bolA-kSamA kIjie; isa samaya maiM bahuta lAcAra hU~. sthiti sudharane dIjiye phira maiM Apako avazya sahayoga karU~gA. ceka buka lekara AyA vaha vyakti volA- maiM Apase kucha mAMgane nahIM AyA varan dene AyA hU~. Apane mere upara itanA mahAna upakAra kiyA hai jisakA kiMcit mAtra vadalA dene AyA hU~, tAki merI AtmA karja mukta vana jAye. usa dina Apane mujhe galata samajha liyA thA. maiM to apane citta kI zAMti ke lie vahA~ gayA thA. maiM kaI kampaniyoM kA DAyarekTara hU~. kaiyoM kA menejiMga DAyarekTara hU~. vatalAiye maiM Apako kyA sahayoga de sakatA hU~. mujhe ApakI madada karate hue atyanta khuzI hI hogI. mujhe sevA kA avasara dIjie. jIvana kI yaha kalA maiMne Apa se hI sIkhI hai. usane kahA-Apa mere ghATe ko pUrA nahIM kara sakate. pUre pacAsa lAkha DAlara kA nukasAna hai. Ane vAle vyakti ne ceka buka nikAla kara pacAla lAkha DAlakara kA ceka kATa kara use dete hue kahA-ye ceka maiM Apako de rahA hU~. aura kucha mere lAyaka sevA ho to niHsaMkoca TelIphona kariyegA. upakAra kA kaisA vadalA? pAMca DAlara ke badale pacAsa lAkha DAlara. ye parivartana sirpha do minaTa ke paricaya se AyA. koI ghaNTA AdhA ghaNTA pravacana nahIM diyA thA usane. mAtra 5 minaTa ke alpa paricaya se eka vyakti ke jIvana meM itanA bar3A parivartana AyA ki usane 50 lAkha DAlara kA ceka kitane sahaja aura udAra bhAva se de diyA. jisane jIvana jIne kI kalA sIkha lI ho phira usake lie paise kA koI mahatva nahIM raha jAtA hai. mAnavatA kI sevA karanA usake For Private And Personal Use Only

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109 jIvana vyavahAra jIvana kA uddezya bana jAtA hai. jIvana rakSaNa : hameM samarpaNa kI bhUmikA prApta karanI hai. hama samarpaNa kI sAdhanA bhI niSkAma bhAvanA se nahIM karate. usameM bhI prApti kI AkAMkSA rakhate haiM. Give and Take arthAt maiM tujhe detA hU~, tU mujhe de. zAnti kI kAmanA hama zabdoM se kareM aura mana viSaya kI aura lagA rahe. bhagavAna se apane lAbha kI prArthanA karate haiM to vahA~ bhI hama bhikhArI bana jAte haiM. prabhu ke dvAra para jo niSkAma bhAva se jAyegA vahI bhagavAn banakara lauTegA. puNya kI nidhi lekara lauTegA. paramAtmA ke dvAra para aparAdhI bana kara jAye ki- he bhagavAn maiM terI zaraNa meM AyA hU~ aura mujhe tere sivAya koI zaraNa nahIM de sakatA. terI zaraNa meM Akara maiM niSpApa bana jAU~ yahI merI kAmanA hai. samarpaNa kA yaha bhAva hI Apako nirbhaya kara degA. siMha jaMgala kA rAjA hai, use bhaya nahIM hotA. siMha ke bAlaka ne jaMgala meM pahalI bAra apane se kaI gunA vizAla zarIra vAle hAthiyoM ke jhuNDa ko dekhA to bhaya se thara-thara kAMpatA huA siMhanI kI goda meM jA baiThA. mA~ ne vAlaka ko bhayabhIta dekha kara kahA- are tUne mere dUdha ko bhI lajA diyA. siMha ke bAlaka ko Dara kaisA? terA pitA isa jaMgala kA rAjA hai. tU apane pitA ko pukAra kara dekha, vaha jahA~ bhI hoMge terI karUNa pukAra suna bhAgate AyeMge aura phira tU dekhanA unakA camatkAra. siMha ke bAlaka ne mA~ kI goda meM baiTha kara karUNa vilApa kiyA to pAsa hI kahIM jaMgala meM ghUma rahe siMha ke kAnoM meM usakI pukAra AI. bhalA siMha apane bAlaka ko kaise saMkaTa meM dekha sakatA? turanta daur3A usake rakSaNa ke lie bAlaka ke pAsa meM Ate hI siMha ko vastusthiti kA patA cala gayA ki merA bAlaka kyoM cillAyA hai. siMha ne turanta hI jaMgala ko kaMpA dene vAlI bhayaMkara garjanA kI ki vizAlakAya hAthiyoM kA jhuNDa vahA~ se jAna bacA kara bhAga nikalA. isI taraha parama pitA paramAtmA bhI ApakA rakSaNa karegA, para ApakI pukAra meM vedanA honI cAhiye. paramAtmA nizcaya hI ApakA rakSaNa karegA. paMDita kI paribhASA : paramAtmA se jaba yaha pUchA gayA ki- bhagavAn, isa saMsAra ke andara sabase adhika vidvAna aura paMDita kise kahA jAya? isakI vyAkhyA kyA hai. bhagavAn mahAvIra ne vatalAyA - jo samaya ke mUlya ko samajhe, vahI paNDita. samaya kA upayoga karane vAlA apramAdakartA sAdhanA kI siddhi prApti karatA hai. parantu pramAda avasthA ke andara For Private And Personal Use Only

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110 jIvana dRSTi mAtra viSaya kaSAyoM kA poSaNa hogA, mAtra saMsAra meM Agamana hogA aura vaha vyakti apanI ajJAna dazA meM usa kArya ko AmantraNa degA jo AtmA ko ghAyala karane vAle haiM. AtmA ko rUSTa karane vAle haiM. yaha apanI ajJAna dazA ke lakSaNa haiM. ajJAna dazA meM bhI jJAna kA prakAza puMja prApta karanA hai. prakAza ke andara meM se prayatna ko upasthita karanA hai jisase jIvana kI anAdi kAlIna vAsanA se maiM apanI AtmA ko mukta karU~ aura merI AtmA jAgRta prakAza ke andara paramAtmA ke Adeza kA paripUrNa pAlana karane vAlI AtmA bane. bhakti kA bandhana, prema kA bandhana : saMta tulasIdAsa eka bAra kAzI meM the. bar3e acche vidvAna paMDita sajjana puruSa unake satsaMga meM AyeM. tulasIdAsajI jo rAma ke paramabhakta, parama upAsaka the, ne vidvAnoM se kahA - Aja maiM eka nayI bAta Apako sunAnA cAhatA hU~. Aja taka to Apane rAma kI rAmAyaNa sunI. mere dvArA rAma kA kIrtana sunA parantu jo bAta maiM Aja Apako batalA rahA hU~, usakA jJAna bhI mujhe Aja hI milA. Aja hI maiMne usa vastusthiti ko jAnA. aba Apa loga samajha lenA ki Aja taka maiM kahatA rahA hU~ ki rAma sarvazaktimAna hai. rAma ke andara pracaNDa zakti chipI huI hai parantu merI yaha dhAraNA galata huI. rAma kAyara hai, rAma kamajora hai. sarvazaktizAlI hai to saMta tulasIdAsa. paNDitoM ne vicAra kiyA-kahIM bhakti kA atireka pAgalapana to lekara nahIM AyA. kahIM dimAga to kharAba nahIM ho gayA. paNDitoM ne saMta tulasIdAsajI se kahA- jarA spaSTIkaraNa karake batAyeM. tulasIdAsa jI ne kahA- rAma ko maiMne arntahRdaya meM, mana ke piMjare meM baMda karake rakhA hai, aura tAkata nahIM ki rAma mere mana se bAhara cale jAye. tulasIdAsa itanA sarvazaktimAna hai ki rAma ko bhI apane mana ke piMjare meM bAMdha kara rakha liyA hai. rAma kI tAkata nahIM ki vaha mana ke piMjare se bAhara cale jAyeM. isI apekSA se maiMne kahA ki rAma kAyara hai, kamajora hai. aura tulasIdAsa sarva zaktimAna hai jo rAma ko bhI apane mana ke baMdhana meM rakha sakatA hai. to bhakti aisI honI cAhiye ki prabhu Apake mana ke baMdhana meM baMdha jAye. ApakI icchA ke binA vahA~ se na nikala sake. bhakti kA baMdhana, vo prema kA baMdhana bana jAya ki binA AmaMtraNa ke prabhu Apake mana mandira meM padhAra jAe. eka meM zAMti, aneka meM azAMti : yadi Apa Atma cintana meM jAte haiM to cintana ke lie mAtra eka cinagArI cAhiye. dhyAna kI jarAsI bhI agni yadi prakaTa ho jAya to barasoM kA va anAdi anantakAla kA jo kucha karma kiyA, upArjana kiyA, vaha jala kara bhasma ho jAyegA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana vyavahAra 111 vairAgya kI jAgRti ke lie to mAtra eka hI cintana cAhiye aura eka hI cintana Apake andara yadi A gayA to sArI cintAoM ko naSTa kara degA. muni rAjaRSi mithilA ke bahuta bar3e rAjA the. eka bAra eka aisI bhayaMkara vyAdhi trANajvara se ve grasta hue ki unake zarIra meM bhayaMkara garmI utpanna ho gaI. sArA zarIra tapane lagA. bar3I becainI aura azAMti rahane lagI. bar3e-bar3e vaidya upacAra ke lie Ae. eka anubhavI vaidya ne upacAra batAyA- yadi Apa zItopacAra kareM yAni candana kA vilepana sAre zarIra para kareM to yaha trANa jvara miTa sakatA hai. rAjA ke ATha rAniyAM thI. AThoM rAniyAM vaidya ke batAye anusAra candana ghisane lagI. ghisate samaya unake hAthoM meM jo cUDiyAM pahanI huI thI, usakI AvAja Ane lagI. AvAja AnA svAbhAvika thA. Apa jAnate haiM ki bImAra AdamI kA svabhAva cir3acir3A hotA hai. rAjA bahuta dinoM se becaina the aura kAphI dinoM se nIMda bhI nahIM AI thI. cUr3iyoM kI AvAja ne unakI zAnti ko aura bhaMga kara diyA to samrATa eka dama Aveza meM Akara uttejita ho gaye aura kahA-"yaha vajrapAta kahA~ ho rahA hai?" ise banda karo. yaha AvAja mujhe jarA bhI pasaMda nahIM. rAniyoM ke pAsa viveka thA. unhoMne socA mahArAja ko AvAja jarA bhI pasaMda nahIM hai. kyA kiyA jAya ki mahArAja ko cUr3iyoM kI AvAja bhI sunAI na de aura upacAra hetu candana bhI ghisa kara taiyAra ho jAye. aisI avasthA meM unhoMne turanta cUr3iyAM hAthoM se nikAla lI. mAtra suhAga kI nizAnI hetu eka eka cUr3I hI apane hAtha meM rakhI. do minaTa bAda rAjA ne pUchA- yaha AvAja kaise baMda ho gaI? kyA candana ghisanA hI banda kara diyA? rAniyoM ne namra nivedana kiyA- rAjan! davA to hama taiyAra kara rahI haiM. candana ghisA jA rahA hai. cUMki yaha AvAja Apako pasaMda nahIM thI ataH hamane hamAre hAtha kI cUr3iyAM nikAla dI. mAtra eka cUr3I rakhI jo suhAga kI nizAnI hai. jaise hI yaha javAba milA, rAjA ne turanta dArzanika dRSTi se usakA cintana zurU kiyA ki eka meM zAnti. aneka meM azAnti. mAtra eka cUr3I hAtha meM ho to kahIM koI saMgharSa nahIM, AvAja nahIM koI kleza nahIM, balki parama zAnti hai. aneka meM saMgharSa thA, kleza thA. rAjA ne turanta Atma ciMtana kiyA ki maiM saMsAra ke saMgharSoM se jakar3A huA hU~. yahI merI azAnti kA kAraNa hai. yahI bhAva mere mana ke dveSa kA hai ki mere manobhAva meM yaha kleza paidA ho rahA hai, azAMti ho rahI hai. kitanI udvignatA lekara maiM cala rahA hU~? isalie isa roga se yadi maiM mukta ho gayA va isa bimArI se maiM baca gayA to paramAtmA ke caraNoM meM jAkara parama zAnti prApta karU~gA. yahI zuddha ekatva bhAva unake upacAra kA kAraNa banA. For Private And Personal Use Only

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112 jIvana dRSTi vicAra kI pavitratA : Apa bAjAra meM jA rahe haiM. sAmane se Apako DAkTara AtA dikhAI de to Apako haoNspITala yAda A jAtA hai. vakIla milane para korTa yAda A jAtA hai. pulisa milane para jela yAda ho AtI hai, vidyArthI milane para kaoNleja yAda A jAtA hai. yadi maiM Apase pUMchu ki sAdhu puruSoM ko dekhakara Apake mana meM kyA bhAva AtA hai? unako dekhakara ApakI dRSTi kahA~ taka pahuMca jAyegI, mujhe samajhAiye? parantu ApakI dRSTi meM gaharAI nahIM hai. kabhI isa prakAra se socane kA prayAsa kiyA hI nahIM. paramAtmA ko dekhane se yadi dRSTi mila jAya to yaha dRSTi kA vikAra nikala jAyegA. nirvikArI AtmA kI dRSTi se apanI dRSTi milAye to ApakI dRSTi kA vikAra calA jAyegA. usake paramANuoM dvArA itanA bar3A parivartana hotA hai. parantu yaha sthiti kahA~? dRSTi meM gaharAI kahA~ ? sAdhu puruSoM ko dekhakara ApakI dRSTi paraloka taka pahuMcanI cAhiye. parantu Apa apane jIvana ko durgati taka pahuMcA rahe hai, yaha sadgati aura durgati Apa apane vartamAna meM taiyAra karate haiM aura ApakA vicAra hI usakA nimitta bana rahA hai. vicAra kI apavitratA hI durgati kA kAraNa banatI hai. vicAra kI pavitratA Apako sadgati taka pahuMcAtI hai. prasannacandra jaise rAjaRSi, jinhoMne dIkSA grahaNa kara utkRSTa caritra kI ArAdhanA kI aura jaba samrATa zreNika ne Akara bhagavAna mahAvIra se pUchA, 'bhagavan! isa samaya Apake sAdhuoM meM sabase utkRSTa sAdhanA karane vAlA kauna hai?' bhagavAna ne uttara diyA - vartamAna meM hamAre sAdhuoM meM sabase utkRSTa sAdhanA karane vAle sAdhaka prasannacaMdra rAjarSi haiM. zreNika ne punaH pUchA- 'bhagavan, yadi ve paraloka pahuMce to unakI gati kyA hogI?' 'isa samaya devaloka ho to mara kara sAMtavI narka meM jAyeMge.' isa para rAjA zreNika ne jijJAsA se pUchA - "bhagavan yaha kaise ho sakatA hai?" kucha hI dera bAda deva dundubhI bajI. AkAza meM devatAoM ne prasannacaMdra rAjarSi ko kevala jJAna prApta karane kA mahotsava kiyA. jaba yaha deva dundubhI kA nAda sunA to zreNika ne bhagavAn se pUchA - yaha deva dundubhI kA kyA rahasya hai? yaha prasannacaMdra rAjarSi ko kevala jJAna utpanna huA, usakA nAda hai. eka kSaNa pahale to kahA~ prasannacaMdra rAjarSi sAMtavI naraka meM jAne vAle the aura ava unheM eka kSaNa vAda hI kevala jJAna kI prApti ho gaI: antara sirpha itanA hI ki unake mana meM tUphAna thA. mana ke andara yuddha cala rahA thA. bhayaMkara saMgharSa thA jisakI vajaha se karma duSita bana gaye For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana vyavahAra 113 the. yadi usa samaya vaha kAla kara jAye to nizcita hI durgati meM cale jAyeM, parantu jaise hI unakA hAtha apane mastaka para gayA aura java unhoMne dekhA ki are! maiM sAdhu hU~, rAjA nahIM, mere mastaka para ava rAja mukaTa nahIM haiM. vaha satarka hue. antarmana meM jAgRti AyI. antara kA pazcAtApa itane sundara bhAva se prakaTa huA ki usakA yaha camatkAra ki eka kSaNa ke andara ve kevalI jJAna kI sthiti meM pahuMca gaye. 'manaeva manusayAnAma kAraNe vanda mokSaye.' yaha mana sadgati aura durgati kA kAraNa banatA hai. mana eka hai. kAraNa eka hai aura kArya do haiM. Apa tijorI kholate haiM, cAbI eka hai. banda usI se kiyA jAtA hai aura isI se kholA bhI jAtA hai. isa mana kI cAbI bhI aisI hai. saMsAra meM bandhana isI ke mAdhyama se hotA hai. aura yadi cAbI lagAnA A jAye to yaha mokSa kA dvAra bhI khola detI hai. yadi rAiTa Tarna kiyA to khula jAyegA. mana kA upayoga bhI yadi sahI tarIke se kiyA jAya to bhagavAna kA dvAra khula jAtA hai, sabase bar3A Thaga : eka bAra saMta tulasIdAsa ne kahA ki maiM Aja se rAma ko namaskAra nahIM karU~gA. Aja se maiM usa vyakti ko namaskAra karU~gA jo jagata meM sabase bar3A Thaga hogA. logoM ne socA ki ye kyA ho gayA. saMta tusalIdAsa aisA kyoM kaha rahe haiM ki sabase baDe Thaga ko namaskAra karU~gA. pUchane para saMta tulasIdAsa ne spaSTa kiyAmAyA to ThaganI bhayI, Thagata rahata dina rAta / jisane mAyA ko ThagA, usa Thaga ko namaskAra / / mAyA kA matalaba hai karma, jisane karma ko hI Thaga liyA, jisane pApa ko hI lUTa liyA, usa Thaga ko namaskAra. vaha vItarAga prabhu ke alAvA anya koI hai hI nahIM jo karma ko bhI Thaga le, jo pApa ko bhI khatma kara de. pApa kI vAsanA se apane Apa ko mukta kara le. ThagAI karanI hai to aisI ThagAI kare. javaki hama to apanI AtmA ko hI Thagate haiM. mana kahe ki pApa karanA hai, use samajhAiye ki Aja nahIM kala kareMge. Apa pApa meM jitanA vilaMba kareMge, pApa utanA hI kamajora banegA. jabaki hamArI Adata hai ki pApa Aja karanA hai, puNya phira kabhI kareMge. pApa rokara ke karanA hai, puNya ha~sa kara karanA hai. isakI jagaha pApa ha~sa karake kara hai aura puNya karate samaya cehare para udAsI ke bhAva le Ate hai ki kahA~ se dene kA prasaMga A gayA. buddhi kA durUpayoga : hara insAna ke pAsa buddhi to hai kintu Aja vyakti isakA upayoga anIti, apramANikatA ke lie karatA hai.pApa chipAne ke lie karatA hai. yaha buddhi kA atireka hamAre jIvana meM abhizApa For Private And Personal Use Only

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114 jIvana dRSTi bana gayA. kalakattA ke grAnTa hoTala ke nIce seTha maphatalAla apanI marsIDIja gAr3I lekara Aye aura hoTala ke sAmane khar3I karake cale gaye. vahA~ gAr3I pArkiMga nahIM kI jAtI thI. parantu jaise hI vApasa lauTe, pulisa mena vahA~ khar3A dekhA. gAr3I galata pArka kI huI thI. pulisa mena ne gAr3I dekhI aura socA- koI bar3A AdamI dikhatA hai. cAlAna bharavA kara korTa ke cakkara meM nahIM par3anA pasaMda karegA. apanI bhI kucha AmadanI ho jAyagI. bhraSTAcAra to Apa jAnate hI hai ki sabhI jagaha phailA huA hai. eka hindI kavi ne isa jhUTha ke sAmrAjya ke bAre meM apanI kavitA ke mAdhyama se paricaya diyA Aja jhUTha kA hI pratApa hai, saca bolanA mahApApa hai| bApa gadhA hai bematalaba kA, matalaba hai to gadhA vApa hai| seTha maphatalAla pulisa mena kA irAdA bhAMpa gaye. vagaira eka dhelA kharca kiye binA gAr3I apane kabje meM karane kA turanta upAya socA, TaiksI lI aura ghara A gaye. ghara se thAne meM phona kiyA ki merI phalAM namvara kI gAr3I phalAM kalara kI aura phalAM moDala kI corI ho gaI hai. thAne meM riporTa likhavA kara vaha nizcita ho gaye ki gAr3I ko to koI nuksAna hone vAlA hai nahIM. vaha pulisa vAlA idhara khar3A gAr3I mAlika kA intajAra karatA rahA. idhara vAyaralesa se gAr3I ke bAre meM sabhI jagaha sUcanA bheja dI gaI. jaise hI pulisa kI gAr3I vahA~ para AI, adhikArI ne dekhA ki gAr3I to vahI hai, jisakI corI ho jAne kI riporTa likhI gaI hai. pulisa mena se adhikArI ne kahA- yaha gAr3I to corI hoI gaI thI. tuma yahA~ para khar3e ho cora AyegA kaise. pulisa mena vicArA var3A nirAza huA ki eka ghaMTA merA yUM hI bekAra ho gayA, AmadanI bhI nahIM huI. pulisa kI gAr3I ke pIche lagAkara marsIDIja ko seTha maphatalAla ke ghara para pahuMcAyA gayA. seTha maphatalAla ko gAr3I sauMpa dI-ye rahI ApakI gAr3I. eka paisA bhI kharca huA nahIM aura gAr3I surakSita ghara pahuMca gaI. to mere kahane kA yaha Azaya thA ki hamArI buddhi kA atireka itanA bhayaMkara hai ki jahA~ isakA upayoga AtA tatva ke cintana ke lie honA cAhiye. satya kI khoja karanI cAhie, usakI jagaha para hama isakA anIti ke lie, aprAmANikatA ke lie karate haiM .. hamArA caritra aura vartamAna zikSA praNAlI : pahale purAne jamAne ke samaya meM RSi muniyoM ke Azrama meM zikSA kI vyavasthA thI. hamArI usa samaya kI zikSA praNAlI hI aisI thI ki chAtra RSi-muniyoM ke Azrama meM raha kara tapa aura tyAga se paripUrNa bana kara nikalate the. ve zuddha sadAcArI aura saMyamI vanakara ke isa deza ke For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana vyavahAra nAgarika banate the. rASTra kA nirmANa aura prajA kI sevA karane vAle hote the aura svayaM kI AtmA kI upAsanA bhI karate the. Aja vo saba rahA hI kahA~? Aja to moDarna ejyukezana praNAlI itanI duSita ho cukI hai ki tatkAlIna rASTrapati DaoN. rAdhAkRSNan jaise mahAna zikSA zAstrI ne dukhI hokara, Aja kI zikSA praNAlI para prahAra karate hue likhA- NO Education But Character. aisI zikSA se koI matalaba nahIM jo caritra kA nirmANa na kara sake. jIvana ke aMdara naitika utthAna na kara sake. pahale aisI vyavasthA thI ki hajAroM RSi-muniyoM ke jo Azrama the, vahIM se par3ha kara vidyArthI bAhara nikalate the. ve apanI saMskRti, apane saMskAra ke lie jIvana arpaNa karane vAle hote the. hamAre yahA~ usa samaya zikSA kA lakSya rakhA gayA- "sA vidyA yA vimuktaye." mujhe aisA jJAna cAhiye jo vAsanA se, pApa se, anIti se merI AtmA ko mukta kara sake. merI AtmA meM guNoM kA sRjana kara sake. rASTra, samAja aura prajA ke lie maiM kartavya, buddhi aura preraNA prApta kara sakU. Aja jitane bhI skUla-kaoNleja haiM vahA~ se vyavahArika jJAna prApta to hotA hai, parantu usa vyavahArika kSetra meM dharma kA anuzAsana cAhiye. ye dharma kA anuzAsana vahA~ nahIM sikhAyA jAtA hai, jisakA ye pariNAma ki Aja sArA hI vizva azAnti se ghirA huA hai, eka bAra svAmI vivekAnanda kisI kaoNleja meM pravacana dene ke lie gaye. maoNDarna ejyukezana ke una vidyArthiyoM se svAmIjI ne pUchA- jIvana meM tuma kyA bananA cAhate ho? chAtroM meM se kisI ne DaoNkTara, kisI ne vakIla, kisI ne iMjIniyara banane kA lakSya batAyA. svAmI vivekAnanda ne kahA- bar3e duHkha kI bAta hai Apa meM se kisI ko apanA lakSya hI nahIM mAlUma. koI bhI vidyArthI yaha nahIM kaha sakatA ki maiM mAnavatA ko prApta karU~gA. prANimAtra kA kalyANa karUMgA. Aja kI zikSA prANAlI kA vyakti sva kI paridhi taka hI sImita ho gayA hai, sva kI paridhi meM hI ghirA hai. sarva taka jAne kA saMkalpa hI nahIM, lakSya hI nahIM hai. Aja sarakAra sabhI cIjoM kA rASTrIyakaraNa kara rahI hai, maiM kahatA hU~ ki hamArI isa zikSA praNAlI kA sabase pahale bhAratIyakaraNa karo. Aja kI maoNDarna ejyukezana jisameM sirpha zabda jJAna milegA, bhautika jJAna milegA kintu usa AdhyAtmika cetanA kA lakSya nahIM milegA. AtmA kA poSaNa karane vAlA vaha tatva nahIM milegA. vaha samyak jJAna nahIM milegA. jisase rASTra kA naitika uddhAra ho sake. pahale ke jamAne meM jo zikSA praNAlI thI, usakA lakSya thA mokSa prApta karanA. satya aura sadAcAra ke mArga para calakara samAja aura rASTra kA kalyANa karanA, prANimAtra kA kalyANa karanA. kintu aMgrejoM ne Akara kucha aisA kiyA ki hama apanI saMskRti ko bhUla gaye. lArDa For Private And Personal Use Only

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116 jIvana dRSTi karjana ke jamAne meM lArDa maikAle ko isa kAma ke lie niyukta kiyA gayA. maikAle ne apanI DAyarI meM likhA hai ki maiM isa naI zikSA praNAlI ke mAdhyama se eka aisA zugara koTeDa paoNyajana dekara jA rahA hU~ jo Ane vAle varSoM meM pUre bhArata ko abhAratIya banA degA. unako apanI saMskRti se vimukha kara degA. vahI huA jo aMgreja cAhate the. aMgreja hamAre deza se cale gaye para hameM aMgrejiyata kI mAnasika dAsatA meM jakar3a gaye. hama AjAdI ke vAda eka bhI aMgreja ko dhotI kurtA nahIM pahanA sake. vo sAre deza ko paiMTasUTa pahinA kara cale gaye. hamArA veza pUrvajoM ne bahuta soca samajha kara cayana kiyA thA ki yahA~ kA vAtAvaraNa garma hai. dhotI kurtA DhIlA DhAlA hotA hai tAjI havA kA AvAgamana usameM rahatA hai. isake alAvA zarIra ko sUrya kI rozanI se viTAmina milatA hai. hamAre zarIra ke jarsa kA nAza hotA hai. pazcima meM isalie loga sanavAtha karate haiM. kintu hamane vinA soce samajhe paiMTa-sUTa dhAraNa kara liyA aura aneka vimAriyoM ko AmantraNa de DAlA. aMgreja TAI pahanate hai to isa dhArmika bhAvanA se ki krAisTa ke zUlI para laTaka jAne kI yAda AtI rahe. para hama kisa devatA ke zUlI para car3hane kI yAda meM TAI lagAte haiM! vijJAna-vikRta vijJAna : mujhe eka patrakAra ne pUchA Aja kA vijJAna itanA eDavAnsa ho gayA hai. bhautika dRSTi se vahuta khoja kI gaharAI meM utara cukA hai aura naI vastuoM kA kAphI aviSkAra ho cukA haiM. usake vAre meM Apako kucha kahanA haiM. __ maiMne kahA - Aja kA vijJAna itanA vikRta ho cukA hai ki nizcita rUpa se eka dina mAnava jAti kA vinAza karake rahegA. jo vijJAna viziSTa jJAna thA, vaha Aja vikRta vana cukA hai, eTama bama banAkara isa vizva ko vijJAna ne kyA diyA? eTamika enarjI ke rUpa meM jahA~ vizva kA kalyANa honA thA, usakA durUpayoga kiyA jA rahA hai. isakA nirmANa karane vAlA vaijJAnika jisane apanI khoja rASTra ko arpaNa kara dI, usa vyakti ne apanI khoja kA pariNAma jaba dekhA to stabdha raha gayA. hirozimA-nAgAsAkI para eTamika visphoTa java usane TI. vI. para dekhA to use itanA mAnasika kleza huA ki vaha vikSipta ho gayA. marate samaya bhI usake muMha para yahI zabda the- 'He shall go to Hell. vaha vyakti mara kara nizcita rUpa se narka meM jAyegA, jisane isa mAnava jAti kA ghora ahita kiyA hai. isa taraha ke aneka astra Aja to vana cuke haiM. buddhi kA durUpayoga Aja itanA bhayaMkara ho gayA ki usa viziSTa jJAna ko hamane vikRta jJAna banA diyA. hamArI buddhi para hamArA anuzAsana nahIM rahA, hamAre vicAroM meM viveka nahIM rahA. vicAroM para vikRta vijJAna ne kabjA kara rakhA hai jisake kAraNa Aja mAnava jAti kA astitva hI khatare meM haiM. kisa prakAra isa vikRta vijJAna dvArA utpanna azAnti kA nivAraNa ho, isI para hameM vicAra karanA hai. isa azAnti kA mUla kAraNa kyA hai? use hameM dekhanA hai. For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana vyavahAra 117 vicAroM kI durbalatA : azAnti kA mUla kAraNa hamAre vicAroM kI durbalatA hai. durvicAroM kA AkramaNa hamArI AtmA ko suSuptAvasthA meM DAla cukA hai. AtmA ke upara durvicAroM kI itanI dhUla par3I hai ki ise sApha karane meM bahuta samaya lagegA. usake lie dRr3ha saMkalpa satyaniSThA aura sadAcAra kA bala cAhiye. deza kI vartamAna dazA isIlie itanI girI hai. yaha sinemA jo Apake manoraMjana kA sAdhana hai, hamArI AtmA kI hatyA karane vAlA hai. viSayavAsanA ko jAgrata karane vAlA hai. ye upanyAsa kainsara haiM AtmA kA aura ye hoTala-klaba AtmA ke patana ke dvAra haiM. inameM kabhI bhI hamAre citta ko zAnti nahIM mila sakatI. ye sinemA, upanyAsa, hoTala hamAre caritra ke patana ke kAraNa hai. hamAre yahA~ to sadAcAra kI paribhASA meM yahA~ taka kahA gayA hai ki yadi dIvAra para bhI strI kA koI citra lagA ho to nahIM dekhe. AMkhoM meM vikAra A jAyegA. hamAre yahA~ strI ko devI ke rUpa meM mAnA jAtA hai; isIlie kaMhA bhI gayA hai : / 'yatra nAryastu pUjyante, tatra ramante devatA' / arthAt jahA~ nArI kI pUjA hotI hai, vahA~ para devatA nivAsa karate haiM. hamAre yahA~ nArI ko eka hI rUpa meM dekhA gayA hai aura vaha hai mAM kA rUpa. 'mAtR devo bhava.' mA~ ko devI tulya mAnanA, unakA AzIrvAda varadAna ke rUpa meM roja pratidina grahaNa karanA. lArDa mekAle, jisane hamArI purAnI zikSA paddhati ko naSTa karane ke lie Adhunika zikSA praNAlI kA sugara koTeDa paoNyajana Sugar Coted Poision diyA. usa samaya meM yahA~ lArDa karjana vAyasarAya the. sara AzutoSa mukharjI jinakI vidvatA se prabhAvita hokara vAyasarAya ne unheM koMsila kA memvara tathA kalakattA yunivarsiTI kA vAisacAMsalara banAyA. sara AzutoSa mukharjI prathama bhAratIya vAisacAMsalara bane. aise vidvAna vyakti ko java vAyasarAya ne kahA, - 'dekho bhAratIya zikSA praNAlI meM kyA-kyA parivartana karate haiM, iMglaiNDa jAkara vahA~ kI bar3Ivar3I yunivarsiTIja meM jA kara adhyayana karo aura phira riporTa karo. sara AzutoSa mukharjI ke saMskAra kaise? ekadama bhAratIya saMskRti meM raMge hue. mAtA-pitA kI AjJA ko deva-AjJA mAnane vAle. unhoMne vAyasarAya ko kahA-ApakA kahanA sahI hai. para iMglaiNDa jAne ke lie mAtA ko pUcha kara kala javAva dUMgA. jo vyakti apane mAtA-pitA kA kahanA nahIM mAne to bhagavAna kahA~ se prasanna hogA, mAtA-pitA kI AjJA kA pAlana karanA, ye hamAre yahA~ kA Adarza hai. mAtR bhakta sara Azutopa kA uttara suna kara lArDa karjana ne mu~ha banAyA ki ye kaisA pAgalapana hai? apanI 80 varSIya anapar3ha mAtA se jAkara pUchegA. bhalA iMglaiNDa jAne kA avasara koI mUrkha hI chor3a sakatA hai. For Private And Personal Use Only

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118 jIvana dRSTi ghara jA kara sara AzutoSa ne apanI mA~ se kahA - mA~! bhArata ke vAyasarAya ne mujhe iMglaiNDa jAne kA nimantraNa diyA hai tAki vahA~ kI zikSA paddhati kA adhyayana kara yahA~ use zurU kara sake. mA~ ne javAba diyA- beTA videza jA kara tU apanA saMskAra khonA cAhatA hai. yahA~ kyA kamI hai. bhArata meM veda hai, upaniSada hai, bahuta kucha hai hamAre pAsa. yaha deza sArI duniyA ko zikSA detA thA aura tU yahA~ se bhikhArI bana kara jAyegA. deza kA apamAna karegA. merI icchA hai ki tujhe videza nahIM jAnA hai. sara AzutoSa ne mA~ kI caraNa vandanA kI-mA~ jaisI terI icchA, vahI merI icchA. dUsare dina sara AzutoSa vAyasarAya ke pAsa gaye. sAtha meM koMsila ke memvara va yunivarsiTI ke vAisa cAMsalara pada ke istIphA likha kara le gaye. vAyasarAya se jAkara sara AzutoSa ne nivedana kiyA- sara mujhe kSamA kareM. maiM ApakI AjJA kA pAlana karane meM asamartha hU~. merI mA~ kI AjJA sarvopari hai, binA unakI anumati ke maiM nahIM jA sakatA aura zAyada yaha Apako vurA lagegA, isalie maiM apanA istIphA likha kara lAyA hU~. vAyasarAya stabdha raha gaye. unhoMne jaisA bhArata ke bAre meM sunA thA, vaisA hI use pAyA. vAyasarAya ne sara AzutoSa kA istIphA phAr3a diyA aura kahA- dhanyavAda hai isa bhUmi ko, jahA~ aise nara ratna paidA hote haiM. hamAre deza meM aise putroM kA duSkAla hai. bhAratIya saMskRti aura unakI paramparA kA maiM svAgata karatA hU~. ye zabda lArDa karjana ke hai. yama niyama kA anuzAsana : nadI ke mana meM eka manovikAra AyA, kavi kI kalpanA meM. maiM itanI pavitra hU~ ki sArA jagata mere andara Akara snAna karatA hai. parama zuddhi prApta karatA hai. maiM mahAna hU~ aura merI mahAnatA ke lie ye jo do bandhana haiM kinAroM ke, mujhe nahIM cAhiye. nadI ke andara jaba ye manovikAra A gayA to donoM kinAroM se kaha diyA-tuma haTa jAo, mujhe tumhArI koI AvazyakatA nahIM. donoM kinAre haTa gaye. pariNAmataH nadI kA sArA pravAha asta vyasta ho gayA aura thor3I hI dUra meM usakA astitva hI khatma ho gayA. kAraNa ki sArA pAnI idhara-udhara phaila gayA. nadI ne donoM kinAroM se phira prArthanA kI - -tuma merI vyavasthA ke lie Ao. tumhAre sahayoga ke vinA maiM kabhI mahAna nahIM bana sakatI. nadI ke donoM kinAreM jaise hI upasthita hue phira se anuzAsana mila gayA. vo pravAha vahate vahate varAvara usa nadI ko samudra taka pahuMcA diyA, use vahA~ mahAsAgara kA rUpa de diyA. yAda rakhiye, jIvana bhI eka prakAra kA pravAha hai aura usake andara yama niyama anuzAsana hai to ye baMdhana meM pravAha vahate-vahate Apako paramAtmA taka pahuMcA detA hai, vahIM AtmA paramAtmA vana jAyegI. isalie kahA gayA hai ki jIvana vyavahmara meM yama niyama kA anuzAsana Avazyaka hai. For Private And Personal Use Only

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jIvana vyavahAra paramAtmA kI khoja : seTha maphatalAla rAjA ke parama mitra the. rAjA ke mahala meM hI rahate the. eka dina rAjA ne pUcha liyA- maiM bahuta dinoM se sAdhanA meM paramAtmA kI khoja meM lagA hU~. parantu mujhe kahIM paramAtmA hI najara nahIM AyA. Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir maphatalAla seTha bar3e buddhizAlI the. unhoMne kahA- Apake khoja kA tarIkA hI galata hai. rAjamahala meM rahakara koI paramAtmA kI khoja ho sakatI hai? yaha koI khojane kA tarIkA hai ? maphatalAla ne socA- rAjA ko sahI rAstA dikhAnA cAhie. do cAra dina bAta rAtri ke gyAraha baje seTha maphatalAla rAjamahala Aye. sIdhe chata para car3ha gaye. lAlaTena lekara kucha khojane laga gaye. rAjA ne socA, ye maphatalAla rAtri meM kyA khoja rahA hai. jAkara usase pUchA- maphatalAla yahA~ kyA DhUMDha rahe ho ? mere ghara se U~Ta calA gayA hai, kho gayA hai, vahI khoja rahA hU~. maphatalAla ne uttara diyA. are mUrkha AdamI ! rAjamahala kI chata para kahIM U~Ta milegA. maphatalAla ne javAba taiyAra hI rakhA thA- hujUra Apa bhI to paramAtmA ko yahI khoja rahe haiM. vo to bahuta bar3e haiM. maiM to apanA U~Ta hI khoja rahA hU~. jaba yahA~ U~Ta hI nahIM mila sakatA to yahA~ isa rAjamahala meM paramAtmA kahA~ se milegA. mRtyu meM hI jIvana hai : 119 rAjA vicAra meM par3a gayA- bAta to isane sahI kahI hai. jo cIja tyAga ke mAdhyama se milane vAlI hai, vaha prApti meM kahA~ se milegI. to paramAtmA ko khojane kA hamArA tarIkA hI galata hai tyAga kI bhUmikA para sAdhanA kareM tabhI paramAtmA ko khojane meM saphalatA milegI. For Private And Personal Use Only mRtyu eka zAzvata satya hai. janma ke sAtha hI mRtyu kI gAr3I daur3anI zurU ho jAtI hai aura jIvana ko lakSya taka pahuMcAne ke bAda hI chor3atI hai. ravIndra nAtha Taigora ne vizva prasiddha kAvya gItAjaMlI, jisa para unheM nobela puraskAra milA, meM mRtyu ko saMbodhita karate hue likhA- Ao ? tuma bar3I prasannatA se Ao. maiM tumhArA svAgata karatA hU~. bahuta varSoM se maiM tumhArI pratIkSA meM maiM thA. parantu yAda rakhanA! isa ravIndranAtha ke yahA~ se koI nirAza nahIM gayA. Aja taka koI khAlI nahIM gayA. Ane vAle atithi ko kucha na kucha dekara hI bhejA hai. aba mere pAsa kucha nahIM bacA hai. aba tuma apanI khAlI jholI lekara Aye ho to maiMne socA, apanA ye jIvana hI tumheM arpaNa kara dUM. mRtyu ko itanI zAnti ke sAtha unhoMne dekhA, usako apane jIvana meM anubhava kiyA aura

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120 usakA darda bhUlakara mRtyu ko hI saMgIta banA liyA. jaTAyu ne sItA haraNa ke samaya apanA jIvana arpaNa kara diyA. use mAlUma thA ki maiM sItA ko bacAne meM saphala nahIM ho sakatA. para kisI prakAra maiM rAvaNa ko rokUM, usake kArya meM bAdhA utpanna karUM. jIvana dRSTi pariNAma kyA rahA? rAvaNa ne talavAra se jaTAyu ke paMkha kATa diye. parantu jaTAyu khuza thA, use mRtyu meM bhI prasannatA najara A rahI thI ki maiMne satkArya ke lie apanA jIvana arpaNa kiyA hai. hamAre jIvana meM jisa dina yaha bhAvanA A jAya, ki paramAtmA ke kArya ke lie maiM apanA sarvasva arpaNa kara dUM, apanA jIvana arpaNa kara dUM. yaha bhAva hI puNyabhAva bana jAtA hai jo paramAtmA kI prApti meM kAraNa banatA hai. vrata niyama kA puNya prabhAva : hamAre jIvana meM paramAtmA kI prApti ho, isake lie jIvana ke dainika vyavahAra meM kucha aise niyama dhAraNa kare jo hameM anIti ke mArga para jAne se roke pApa ke daladala meM dhaMsane se bacAye. vrata niyamoM kA aisA puNya prabhAva hotA hai jo hamAre jIvana meM badalAva bhI lA sakatA hai. seTha maphatalAla roja pravacana sunane jAte the. mahArAja pratidina preraNA dete the aura vrata niyama lene kA Agraha karate. maphatalAla vrata niyamoM se kosoM dUra bhAgate the. eka dina mahArAja se kahA- Apane mere ko hI kyoM TArageTa banAyA hai. ye kyA upadeza mere lie hI hai ? aura koI nahIM milA. mahArAja ne kahA- tumhAre upara merA vizeSa anurAga hai. sAdhu santoM ke antara meM aisI karUNA hotI hai ki jo AdhyAtmika rUpa se sIriyasa pezenTa ho usI kA maiM pahale rakSaNa karUM. maphatalAla ne kahA- bhagavan, maiMne to bahuta vrata niyama le rakhe haiM. Apa aura kitane niyama deMge. subaha uThatA hU~, pahale bIr3I pItA hU~, ye merA pahalA niyama. dUsarA niyama-pAna khAtA hU~. turanta cAya pItA hU~, ye tIsarA niyama phira bAjAra jAtA hU~ ye cauthA niyAma. sArA jIvana hI isa taraha niyamoM se jakar3A hai. aba Apa kahA~ aura niyamoM kA jaMgala paidA kara rahe haiM. mahArAja ne kahA- phira bhI prayAsa karo ye merA Agraha hai, cAra mahinA nikala gayA, para maphatalAla nahIM mAne. parantu mahArAja kI karUNA aisI ki maiM isako kucha niyama dekara jAUM. For Private And Personal Use Only Akhira jAte-jAte vihAra karate samaya mahArAja ne kahA- bhale AdamI, cAra mahine pure ho gaye. aba to jAte jAte merI gurUdakSiNA to de do. kama se kama apane mana kI prasannatA to lekara jAUM. maphatalAla ne kahA- mahArAja Apane to bahuta prayAsa kiyA. merA hI puNya bala kama thA ki

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121 jIvana vyavahAra maiM ApakI vastu grahaNa na kara sakA. Apa denA cAhate haiM to eka niyama maiM le sakatA hU~ kintu merI buddhi se. mahArAja ne kahA-ThIka hai bhAI, tumhArI jo icchA ho, vahI niyama tumako dUMgA. maphatalAla ne kahA-mere ghara ke sAmane eka kumhAra rahatA hai. roja savere jaba maiM uThatA hU~ to sabase pahale usa kumhAra kI TATa dikhAI detI hai. to maiM yaha niyama le sakatA hU~ ki jahA~ taka kumhAra kI TATa nahIM dekhU, vahA~ taka cAya pAnI nahIM karUM. mahArAja ne niyama de diyA aura kahA - dhanyavAda. itanA bhI tuma kara lete ho to dhIre-dhIre yaha parigraha rUpa le legA. isa bAta ko kAphI samaya bIta gayA. eka dina maphatalAla kucha leTa uThe. kumhAra apanI dinacaryA ke anusAra gadhe ko lekara kheta calA gayA thA. uThate hI maphatalAla ne sAmane dekhA vahA~ kumhAra nahIM thA. ghara vAloM se pUchA to patA lagA ki kumhAra to kheta meM jA cukA hai aura bAraha baje pahale Ane vAlA nahIM hai. seTha maphatalAla ne kahA-gajaba ho gayA; taba to merI hI bAraha baja jAyeMge. yahA~ to uThate hI cAya cAhiye. aba kyA kareM? AkhirakAra maphatalAla ne kumhAra ke kheta kA patA mAluma kiyA aura ghor3A lekara ravAnA ho gaye. kumhAra kheta meM se miTTI nikAla rahA thA, pasIne se bharI TATa, sUrya kI rozanI meM camakI. maphatalAla ne ghor3e para baiThe-baiThe jaba kumhAra kI TATa dekhI to inatA prasanna huA ki prasannatA ke atireka meM cillA uThA-dekha liyA, dekha liyA. udhara kumhAra ko gaDhr3hA khodate samaya saMyogavaza kAphI sAmAna nikala AyA thA.kAphI kImatI ratna AbhUSaNa the. kumhAra ne dekhA-ye to maphatalAla hai. isane agara gAMva meM jAkara kaha diyA to sArA mAla luTa jAyegA. ThAkura le jAyegA. usane maphatalAla se kahA- are! jo bhI hai, AdhAAdhA vAMTa le. maphatalAla ne dekhA ki sonA cAMdI duniyAM bhara kA bahumUlya sAmAna par3A hai. maphatalAla khuza ho gayA. apane hisse kA AdhA mAla poTalI meM DAla ghara le AyA. phira to vo jo rone lagA ki-lAkha dhikkAra hai mujhe. mahArAja ne mere ko kitanA samajhAyA, para maiM nahIM mAnA. jAte jAte eka niyama maiMne liyA aura usI niyama ke prabhAva se kitanI saMpatti mujhe mila gaI. ghara kA sArA dAridrya samApta ho gayA. ghara meM jo samasyA thI, vo niyama ke puNya pratApa se khatma ho gaI. yadi maiMne pahale hI niyama le liye hote to merA pahale hI kalyANa ho jAtA. to mere kahane kA matalaba hai ki eka bhI liyA huA niyama kabhI niSphala nahIM jAtA. ApakA jIvana niyamoM meM baMdhA rahegA. to niyamoM ke puNya prabhAva se ApakA sArA jIvana hI badala jAyegA. Apako mAnasika zAMti to prApta hogI hI. usake sAtha sAtha ApakI jIvana dRSTi bhI badala jAyegI. For Private And Personal Use Only

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nibhAnubhayo ghaTajJAna zrI aruNodaya phAunDezana SHREE ARUNODAYA FOUNDATION AHMEDABAD. BOMBAY... BANGALORE . MADRAS For Private And Personal Use Only