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________________ [8] jIvana kA breka-saMyama cetanA : prAtmA kA svAbhAvika guraNa : AtmA kA svAbhAvika guNa caitanya hai / vaha ananta jJAna-darzana kA puMjaparamajyotirmaya, prAnandanidhAna, nirmala, niSkalaMka aura nirAmaya tattva hai, kintu anAdikAlIna karmAvaraNoM ke kAraNa unakA svarUpa prAcchAdita ho rahA hai / candramA meghoM se prAvRtta hotA hai, to usakA svAbhAvika Aloka ruka jAtA hai, magara usa samaya bhI vaha amUla naSTa nahIM hotA / isI prakAra AtmA ke sahaja jJAnAdi guNa AtmA ke svabhAva haiM, AvRta ho jAne para bhI unakA samUla vinAza nahIM hotaa| vAyu ke prabala vega se meghoM ke chinna-bhinna hone para candramA kA sahaja Aloka jaise camaka uThatA hai, usI prakAra karmoM kA AvaraNa haTane para AtmA ke guNa apane naisargika rUpa meM prakaTa ho jAte haiM / isa prakAra jo kucha prAptavya hai, vaha saba AtmA ko prApta hI hai| use bAhara se kucha grahaNa karanA nahIM hai / usakA apanA bhaNDAra akSaya aura asIma hai| sAdhanA : bhItarI nidhi pAne kA prayAsa : bAhara se prApta karane ke prayatna meM bhItara kA kho jAtA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki jinheM apanI nidhi pAnA hai, ve var3I se bar3I bAhara kI nidhi ko bhI ThukarA kara akiMcana bana jAte haiN| vakravartI jaise samrAToM ne yahI kiyA hai aura aisA kiye binA kAma cala bhI nahIM sakatA / bAhya padArthoM ko ThukarA dene para bhI andara ke khajAne ko pAne ke lie prayAsa karanA par3atA hai / yaha prayAsa sAdhanA ke nAma se abhihita kiyA gayA hai| sAdhanA ke do aMga : saMyama aura tapa : ___ bhagavAna mahAvIra ne sAdhanA ke do aMga batalAye haiM-saMyama aura tapa / saMyama kA sarala artha hai-apane mana, vacana aura zarIra ko niyaMtrita karanA, inheM ucchRGkhala na hone denA, karmabandha kA kAraNa na banane denA / mana se azubha cintana karane se, vANI kA durupayoga karane se aura zarIra ke dvArA aprazasta kRtya karane se karma kA bandha hotA hai| ina tInoM sAdhanoM ko sAdha lenA hI sAdhanA kA prathama aMga hai / jaba inheM pUrI taraha sAdha liyA jAtA hai, to karmabandha Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * 328 * vyaktitva evaM kRtitva ruka jAtA hai / nayA karmabandha roka dene para bhI pUrvabaddha karmoM kI sattA banI rahatI hai| unase piNDa chur3Ane kA upAya tapazcaryA hai / tapazcaryA se pUrvabaddha karma vinaSTa ho jAte haiN| . bhagavAn mahAvIra ne tapazcaryA ko vizAla aura Antarika svarUpa pradAna kiyA hai / sAdhAraNa loga samajhate haiM ki bhUkhA rahanA aura zArIrika kaSToM ko sahana kara lenA hI tapasyA hai, kintu yaha samajha sahI nahIM hai / indriyoM ko uttejita na hone dene ke lie anazana bhI Avazyaka hai, Unodara arthAt bhUkha se kama khAnA bhI upayogI hai, jihvA ko saMyata banAne ke lie amuka rasoM kA parityAga bhI karanA cAhie, aiza-ArAma kA tyAga karanA bhI jarUrI hai, aura ina saba kI gaNanA tapasyA meM hai, kintu satsAhitya kA paThana, cintana, manana karanA, dhyAna karanA arthAt bahirmukha vRtti kA tyAga kara apane mana ko prAtmacintana meM saMlagna kara denA, usakI caMcalatA ko dUra karane ke lie ekAgra banAne kA prayatna karanA, nirIha bhAva se sevA karanA, vinayapUrNa vyavahAra karanA, akRtya na hone denA aura kadAcit ho jAya to usake lie prAyazcitta-pazcAttApa karanA, apanI bhUla ko gurujanoM ke samakSa sarala evaM niSkapaTa bhAva se prakaTa kara denA, ityAdi bhI tapasyA ke hI rUpa haiN| isase Apa samajha sakeMge ki tapasyA koI hauyA' nahIM hai, balki uttama jIvana banAne ke lie Avazyaka aura anivArya vidhi hai| jIvana kI mahAnatA saMyama aura tapa se : jisake jIvana meM saMyama aura tapa ko jitanA adhika mahattva milatA hai, usakA jIvana utanA hI mahAn banatA hai / saMyama aura tapa sirpha sAdhu-santoM kI cIjeM haiM, isa dhAraNA ko samApta kiyA jAnA cAhie / gRhastha ho athavA gRhatyAgI, jo bhI apane jIvana ko pavitra aura sukhamaya banAnA cAhatA hai, use apane jIvana meM inheM sthAna denA caahie| saMyama evaM tapa se vihIna jIvana kisI bhI kSetra meM sarAhanIya nahIM bana sakatA / kuTumba, samAja, deza Adi kI dRSTi se bhI vahI jIvana dhanya mAnA jA sakatA hai jisameM saMyama aura tapa ke tattva vidyamAna hoN| saMyama : jIvana kA breka : moTara kitanI hI mUlyavAna kyoM na ho, agara usameM 'braka' nahIM hai to kisa kAma kI? breka vihIna moTara savAriyoM ke prANoM ko le baitthegii| saMyama jIvana kA breka hai / jisa mAnava meM saMyama kA 'braka' nahIM, vaha AtmA ko DubA dene ke sivAya aura kyA kara sakatA hai ? moTara ke 'ka' kI taraha saMyama jIvana Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * prAcArya zrI hastImalajI ma. sA. * 329 kI gatividhi ko niyaMtrita karatA hai aura jaba jIvana niyaMtraNa meM rahatA hai to vaha navIna karmabandha se baca jAtA hai / tapasyA pUrvasaMcita karmoM kA vinAza karatI hai / isa prakAra nUtana baMdhanirodha aura pUrvAjita karmanirjarA hone se AtmA kA bhAra halkA hone lagatA hai aura zanaiH zanaiH samUla naSTa ho jAtA hai / jaba yaha sthiti utpanna hotI hai to AtmA apanI zuddha nirvikAra dazA ko prApta karake paramAtma-pada prApta kara letI hai, jise muktadazA, siddhAvasthA yA zuddhAvasthA bhI kaha sakate haiN| sAdhanA ke do stara : gRhastha dharma aura muni dharma : isa vivecana se spaSTa ho jAtA hai ki jIvana meM saMyama evaM tapa kI sAdhanA atyanta upayogI hai / jo cAhatA hai ki merA jIvana niyaMtrita ho, maryAdita ho, ucchaGkhala na ho, use apane jIvana ko saMyata banAne kA prayAsa karanA caahie| tIrthaGkara bhagavantoM ne mAnava mAtra kI suvidhA ke lie, usakI paristhitiyoM ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue sAdhanA kI do zreNiyA~ yA do stara niyata kiye haiM--(1) sarala sAdhanA yA gRhasthadharma aura (2) anagAra sAdhanA yA munidharma / anagAra dharma kA sAdhaka vahI gRhatyAgI ho sakatA hai, jisane sAmAjika moha-mamatA kA parityAga kara diyA hai; jo pUrNa tyAga ke kaMTakAkIrNa patha para calane kA saMkalpa kara cukA hai; jo parigrahoM aura upasargoM ke sAmane sInA tAna kara sthira khar3A raha sakatA hai, aura jisake antaHkaraNa meM prANImAtra ke prati karuNA kA bhAva jAgRta ho cukA hai| yaha sAdhanA kaThora sAdhanA hai| virata satvazAlI hI vAstavika rUpa se isa patha para cala pAte haiN| sabhI kAloM aura yugoM meM aise sAdhakoM kI saMkhyA kama rahI hai, parantu saMkhyA kI dRSTi se kama hone para bhI inhoMne apanI pUjanIyatA, tyAga aura tapa kI amiTa chApa mAnava samAja para aMkita kI hai / ina alpasaMkhyaka sAdhakoM ne svarga ke devoM ko bhI prabhAvita kiyA hai / sAhitya, saMskRti aura tattvajJAna ke kSetra meM yahI sAdhaka pradhAna rahe aura mAnava jAti ke naitika evaM dhArmika dharAtala ko inhoMne sadA U~cA uThA rakkhA hai| jo anagAra yA sAdhu ke dharma ko apanA sakane kI sthiti meM nahIM hote, ve AgAra dharma yA zrAvakadharma kA pAlana kara sakate haiN| Ananda zrAvaka ne apane jIvana ko nizcita rUpa se prabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM samarpita kara diyaa| usane nivedana kiyA-maiMne vItarAgoM kA mArga grahaNa kiyA hai, aba maiM sarAga mArga kA tyAga karatA huuN| maiM dharmabhAva se sarAga devoM kI upAsanA nahIM karU~gA / maiM sacce saMyamazIla tyAgiyoM kI vandanA ke liye pratijJAbaddha hotA hU~ / jo sAdhaka apane jIbana meM sAdhanA karate-karate, mativaiparItya se patha se vicalita ho jAte haiM, Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 330 * zrathavA jo saMyamahIna hokara bhI apane ko saMyamo pradarzita aura ghoSita karate haiM, unheM maiM vandanA nahIM karU~gA / Ananda ne saMkalpa kiyA-- maiM vItarAgavANI para aTala zraddhA rakhUMgA aura zAstroM ke artha ko sahI rUpa meM samajha kara use kriyAnvita karane kA prayatna karU~gA / vyaktitva evaM kRtitva zAstroM ke adhyayana meM taTastha dRSTi zrAvazyaka : yadi zAstra kA artha apane mana se khIMcatAna kara lagAyA gayA, to vaha AtmaghAtaka hogA / usake dharma ko samajhane meM bAdhA upasthita hogI / zAstra kA adhyayana taTastha dRSTi rakhakara kiyA jAnA cAhie, apanA viziSTa dRSTikoNa rakhakara nahIM / jaba pahale se koI dRSTi nizcita karake zAstra ko unake samarthana ke lie par3hA jAtA hai, to usakA artha bhI usI DhaMga se kiyA jAtA hai / kurItiyoM, kumArgoM aura mithyADambaroM ko evaM mAnyatA bhedoM ko jo prazraya milA hai, usakA eka kAraNa zAstroM kA galata aura manamAnA artha lagAnA hai / aisI sthiti meM zAstra zastra kA rUpa le letA hai / artha karate samaya prasaMga zrAdi kaI bAtoM kA dhyAna rakhanA par3atA hai / artha kI samIcInatA prasaMga se : kahIM bAhara jAne samaya sevaka namaka koSa ke anusAra koI sAhaba bhojana karane baitthe| unhoMne apane sevaka se kahA--' saindhavam AnayaM / vaha sevaka ghor3A le AyA / bhojana kA samaya thA phira bhI vaha 'saindhava' maMgAne para ghor3A lAyA / khA-pIkara taiyAra ho jAne ke pazcAt kI taiyArI karake punaH unhoMne kahA - ' saindhavam zrAnayaM / ' usa le AyA, yadyapi saindhava kA artha ghor3A bhI hai aura namaka bhI; donoM artha sahI haiM / phira bhI sevaka ne prasaMga ke anukUla artha na karake apanI mUrkhatA kA paricaya diyA / use bhojana karate samaya 'saindhava' kA artha 'namaka' aura yAtrA ke prasaMga meM 'ghor3A' artha samajhanA cAhiye / yahI prasaMgAnukUla sahI artha hai / UTa-paTAMga athavA apane durAgraha ke anukUla artha lagAne se maharSiyoM ne jo zAstraracanA kI hai, usakA samIcIna artha samajha meM nahIM A sakatA / Jain Educationa International zrAnaMda kA nirdoSa dAna dene kA saMkalpa : AnaMda ne aparigrahI tyAgI santoM ko caudaha prakAra kA nirdoSa dAna dene kA saMkalpa kiyA, kyoMki prArambha aura parigraha ke tyAgI sAdhu dAna ke sarvottama pAtra haiN| usane jina vastuoM kA dAna dene kA nizcaya kiyA, ve dAna isa prakAra haiM - ( 1 ) prazana ( 2 ) pAna (3) khAdya - pakavAna Adi (4) svAdya - mukhavAsa cUrNa Adi (5) vastra (6) pAtra ( 7 ) kambala ( 7 ) rajoharaNa ( 6 ) pITha - caukI For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * prAcArya zrI hastImalajI ma. sA. * 331 bAjauTa (10) pATa (11) auSadha-soMTha, lavaMga, kAlI mirca Adi (12) bhaiSajya banI-banAI davAI (13) zayyA-makAna aura (14) saMstAraka-parAla Adi / rajoharaNa pA~va poMchane kA vastra hai, jo dhUla sApha karane ke kAma AtA hai jisase saMcita kI virAdhanA na ho / zayyA makAna ke artha meM rUr3ha ho gayA hai| isakA dUsarA artha hai-bichAkara sone kA upakaraNa paTTA Adi / pairoM ko sameTa kara sone ke lie karIba aDhAI hAtha lambe bichaune ko 'saMthArA-saMstAraka' kahate haiM / pramAda kI vRddhi na ho, yaha socakara sAdhaka simaTa kara sotA hai| isase nIMda bhI jaldI khula jAtI hai / AvazyakatA se adhika nidrA hogI to sAdhanA meM bAdhA AyegI, vikRti utpanna hogI aura svAdhyAya-dhyAna meM vighna hogA / brahmacArI gaddA bichA kara na soye, yaha niyama hai / aisA na karane se pramAda tathA vikAra bddh'egaa| sAdhu-santoM ko auSadha-bheSaja kA dAna dene kA bhI bar3A mAhAtmya hai| auSadha zabda kI vyutpatti isa prakAra kI gaI hai--oSaM poSaM dhatte, iti auSadham / ' soMTha, lavaMga, pIparAmUla, harra Adi vastue~ auSadha kahalAtI haiM / yUnAnI cikitsA paddhati meM bhI isI prakAra kI vastuoM kA upayoga hotA hai| AhAra-vihAra meM saMyama prAvazyaka : prAcIna kAla meM, bhAratavarSa meM AhAra-vihAra ke viSaya meM paryApta saMyama se kAma liyA jAtA thaa| isa kAraNa usa samaya auSadhAlaya bhI kama the| kadAcit koI gar3abar3I ho jAtI thI to buddhimAna manuSya apane AhAra-vihAra meM yathocit parivartana karake svAsthya prApta kara lete the| cikitsakoM kA sahArA kvacit kadAcit hI liyA jAtA thaa| karor3oM pazu-pakSI vanoM meM vAsa karate haiN| unake bIca koI vaidya-DaoNkTara nahIM hai| phira bhI ve manuSyoM kI apekSA adhika svastha rahate haiM / isakA kAraNa yahI hai ki ve prakRti ke niyamoM kI avahelanA nahIM karate / manuSya apanI buddhi ke ghamaNDa meM Akara prakRti ke kAnUnoM ko bhaMga karatA hai aura prakRti kupita hokara use daMDita karatI hai| mAMsa-madirA Adi kA sevana karanA prakRti viruddha hai| manuSya ke zarIra meM ve prAMteM nahIM hotI, jo mAMsAdi ko pacA sakeM / mAMsa bhakSI pazuoM aura manuSyoM ke nAkhUna dAMta Adi kI banAbaTa meM antara hai| phira bhI jihvAlolupa manuSya mAMsa bhakSaNa karake prakRti ke kAnUna ko bhaMga karate haiM / phalasvarUpa unheM daMDa kA bhAgI honA par3atA hai| pazu ke zarIra meM jaba vikAra utpanna hotA hai, to vaha cArA khAnA chor3a detA hai| yaha roga kI prAkRtika cikitsA hai| kintu manuSya se prAyaH yaha bhI nahIM bana par3atA / bImAra kadAcit khAnA na cAhe to usake ajJAnI pArivArika jana kucha Jain Educationa international For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * 332 * vyaktitva evaM kRtitva na kucha khA lene kI preraNA karate haiM aura khilAkara chor3ate haiN| para pazu anazana ke dvArA hI apane roga kA pratikAra kara lete haiN| __ garbhAvasthA meM mAdA pazu na samAgama karane detI hai aura na nara samAgama karane kI icchA hI karatA hai, para manuSya itanA bhI viveka aura santoSa nahIM rkhtaa| manuSya kA Aja AhAra sambandhI aMkuza bilakula haTa gyaa| vaha ghara meM bhI khAtA hai aura ghara se bAhara dukAnoM aura khomacoM para jAkara bhI done cATatA hai| ye bAjArU cIjeM prAyaH svAsthya kA vinAza karane vAlI, vikAra vivarddhaka aura hiMsAjanita hone ke kAraNa pApajanaka bhI hotI haiM / dinoMdina inakA pracAra bar3hatA jA rahA hai aura usI anupAta meM vyAdhiyA~ bhI bar3hatI jA rahI haiN| agara manuSya prakRti ke niyamoM kA prAmANikatA ke sAtha anusaraNa kare aura apane svAsthya kI cintA rakkhe, to use DaoNkTaroM kI zaraNa meM jAne kI AvazyakatA hI na ho| durvyasanoM se baceM : aneka prakAra ke durvyasanoM ne Aja manuSya ko burI taraha ghera rakkhA hai| kaiMsara jaisA asAdhya roga durvyasanoM kI badaulata hI utpanna hotA hai aura vaha prAyaH prANa lekara hI rahatA hai / amerikA Adi meM jo zodha huI hai, usase spapTa hai ki dhumrapAna isa roga kA kAraNa hai| magara yaha jAnakara bhI loga sigareTa aura bIr3I pInA nahIM chodd'te| unheM mara jAnA maMjUra hai, magara durvyasana se bacanA maMjUra nahIM / yaha manuSya ke viveka kA divAlA nahIM to kyA hai ? kyA isI bitte para vaha samasta prANiyoM meM sarvazreSTha hone kA dAvA karatA hai ? prApta viveka-buddhi kA isa prakAra durupayoga karanA apane vinAza ko AmaMtrita karanA nahIM to kyA hai ? loMga, soMTha Adi cIjeM auSadha kahalAtI haiM / tulasI ke patte bhI auSadha meM sammilita haiM / tulasI kA paudhA ghara meM lagAne kA pradhAna uddezya svAsthya lAbha hI hai| purAne jamAne meM ina cIjoM kA hI davA ke rUpa meM prAyaH istemAla hotA thA / Aja bhI dehAta meM inhIM kA upayoga jyAdA hotA hai / ina vastuoM ko cUrNa, golI, rasa Adi ke rUpa meM taiyAra kara lenA bheSaja hai| prazna : dAna kI pAtratA-apAtratA kA : Ananda ne sAdhu-sAdhvI varga ko dAna dene kA jo saMkalpa kiyA usakA tAtparya yaha nahIM ki usane anya samasta logoM kI ora se pITha phera lii| isakA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * prAcArya zrI hastImalajI ma. sA. yaha artha kadApi nahIM hai ki vaha duHkhI, dIna, pIr3ita, anukampApAtra janoM ko dAna hI nahIM degaa| sukha kI sthiti meM pAtra-apAtra kA vicAra kiyA jAtA hai, duHkha kI sthiti meM par3e vyakti meM to pAtratA svataH A gii| abhiprAya yaha hai ki karma nirjarA kI dRSTi se diye jAne vAle dAna meM supAtra-kupAtra kA vicAra hotA hai, kintu anukampA buddhi se diye jAne vAle dAna meM yaha vicAra nahIM kiyA jaataa| kasAI yA cora jaisA vyakti bhI yadi mAraNAntika kaSTa meM ho to usako kaSTa mukta karanA, usakI sahAyatA karanA aura dAna denA bhI puNyakRtya hai, kyoMki vaha anukampA kA pAtra hai / dAnI yadi anukampA kI puNyabhAvanA se prerita hokara dAna detA hai, to use apanI bhAvanA ke anurUpa phala kI prApti hotI hai| isa nimitta se bhI usakI mamatA meM kamI hotI hai| vAraNI ko vyavahAra meM utAreM: gRhastha Ananda bhagavAna mahAvIra svAmI kI dezanA ko zravaNa karake aura vratoM ko aMgIkAra karake ghara lauTatA hai| usane mahAprabhu mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM pahu~ca kara unase kucha grahaNa kiyaa| usane apane hRdaya aura mana kA pAtra bhara liyA / Apta puruSa kI vANI zravaNa kara jaise Ananda ne use apane jIvana vyavahAra meM utArane kI pratijJA kI, usI prakAra pratyeka zrAvaka ko use vyAvahArika rUpa denA caahiye| aisA karane se hI ihaloka-paraloka meM kalyANa hogaa| melA lagAyeM mukti kA: ___ jIvana meM Amoda-pramoda ke bhI dina hote haiN| unakA mahattva bhI hamAre sAmane hai / yathocita sIkha lekara hameM usa mahattva ko upalabdha karanA hai| yoM to mele bahuta lagate haiM, kintu mukti kA melA yadi manuSya lagA le, AdhyAtmika jIvana banA le to use sthAyI Ananda prApta ho sakatA hai| "saMsAra meM do kisma ke mele hote haiM-(1) karmabandha karane vAle aura (2) baMdha kATane vAle athavA (1) mana ko malIna karane vAle aura (2) mana ko nirmala karane vAle / prathama prakAra ke mele kAma, kutUhala evaM vividha prakAra ke vikAroM ko jAgRta karate haiN| aise mele bAla-jIvoM ko hI rucikara hote haiN| saMsAra meM aise bahuta mele dekhe haiM aura unheM dekha kara manuSyoM ne apane mana maile kiye haiN| unake phalasvarUpa saMsAra meM bhaTakanA par3A hai / aba yadi janma-maraNa ke bandhanoM se chuTakArA pAnA hai to mukti kA melA karanA hI zreyaskara hai| 000 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only