Book Title: Jivan ka Utkarsh
Author(s): Chitrabhanu
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/001806/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa jaina darzana kI bAraha bhAvanAe~ azuci bhAvanA Azrava bhAvanA anyatva bhAvanA saMvara bhAvanA ekatva bhAvanA nirjarA bhAvanA saMsAra bhAvanA lokabhAvanA azaraNa bhAvanA bodhi durlabha bhAvanA anitya bhAvanA dharma bhAvanA zrI citrabhAnu al Education memorial For Pavel & Personal use only www.tainelibrary.org Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'jIvana kA utkarSaH jaina dharma kI bAraha bhAvanAe~' graMtha meM zrI citrabhAnu kI 35 varSoM kI jJAna aura dhyAna kI sAdhanA kA nicor3a hai| ye pravacana sAdhakoM ko dhyAna kI sAdhanA ke samaya diye gae the| inameM suspaSTa, gaMbhIra evaM preraNAtmaka udbodhana haiN| pratyeka adhyAya eka-eka bhAvanA kA vAstavika citra upasthita karatA hai tathA parivartanazIla manuSya jIvana meM jo aparivartanazIla tattva hai, usakI samyak vyAkhyA karatA hai| ina bhAvanAoM ke dvArA hama jIvana ke satya kA sahI bodha prApta karate haiN| ina bhAvanAoM ke dvArA pratyeka dharma, varga aura saMskRti kA mAnava sabhI jIvoM ke prati karuNA' kA saMdeza grahaNa karatA hai| ye bAraha bhAvanAeM satya kI anubhUti ke bAraha sopAna haiN| ye hamArI AMtarika abhijJatA ko jAgRta karane ke sAdhana haiN| prAcIna kAla meM inheM bhAvanAe~ yA anuprekSAe~ kahA jAtA thaa| mUla rUpa meM ye jaina sAdhuoM ko dhyAna ke viSayoM ke rUpa meM die jAte the, una dIkSArthiyoM ko jinhoMne hAla hI meM sAMsArika jIvana kA tyAga kiyA thA, jisase ve paricita the aura jisakA svAda abhI taka unake hoThoM para thaa| unheM ina ciMtana tattvoM meM gaharAI se utaranA thA tAki ve apane aMtarmana se una svAdoM ko pUrI taraha haTA sakeM; Alasya, ciMtA, pramAda aura AsaktiyoM se bAhara nikala sakeM tathA jIvana ke asalI artha ko grahaNa karake apanI vAstavikatA kI gaharAI taka pahu~ca skeN| n Education International Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa jaina darzana kI bAraha bhAvanAe~ zrI citrabhAnu saMsthApaka, jaina antarrASTrIya dhyAna kendra, nyUyaoNrka anuvAdaka DaoN. pratibhA jaina prakAzaka pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, vArANasI Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pArzvanAtha vidyApITha graMthamAlA saMkhyA-155 jIvana kA utkarSa : jaina dharma kI bAraha bhAvanAe~ lekhaka zrI citrabhAnu, saMsthApaka, jaina antarrASTrIya dhyAna kendra, nyUyaoNrka hiMdI anuvAda DaoN. pratibhA jaina (c) sarvAdhikAra: divya jIvana sosAiTI, muMbaI prathama hiMdI saMskaraNa: maI 2008 IS BN: 81-86715-90-8 mUlya : 200/= rupaye prakAzakaH pArzvanAtha vidyApITha AI.TI.AI. roDa, karauMdI, vArANasI 221005 phona 91-0542-2575521, 2575890 divya jIvana sosAiTI I-1, kvInsa vyu, 28/30 vAlakezvara roDa, muMbaI 400006 phona 022-23696887, 23626958, 25705708 karuNA antarrASTrIya 70, zambudAsa sTrITa, cennaI 600001, phona 25231714 akSara-sajjA-aiDa-vijana, karauMdI, vArANasI, mudraka : varddhamAna mudraNAlaya, bhelUpura, vArANasI-221010 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samarpaNa mere pUjya pitA svargIya munizrI candrakAMtasAgarajI ko 'jo kucha bhI prasphuTita huA hai vaha unhIM bIjoM kA pariNAma hai jo Apane mere jIvana meM boe the|' - citrabhAnu Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizva maitrI kI maMgala bhAvanA maitrIbhAva kA pavitra jharanA, mere dila meM bahA kre| zubha maMgala ho, vizva jIvoM kA, aisI bhAvanA nitya rhe|| guNavAnoM ke guNa darzana se, mana yaha merA nRtya kre| guNIjanoM ke guNa pAlana se, jIvana merA dhanya bne| dIna krUra aura dayA vihIna ko, dekha ke dila yaha bhara aae| karuNA bhIgI A~khoM meM se, sevA bhAva ubhara aae|| bhUle bhaTake jIvana pathika ko, mArga dikhAne khar3A rhuuN| kare upekSA prema paMtha kI, to bhI samatA citta dhruuN|| citrabhAnu kI yahI bhAvanA maitrI ghara-ghara sukha laaye| vaira virodha ke bhAva chor3akara, gIta prema ke saba gaae|| Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya prastuta pustaka 'jIvana kA utkarSa : jaina darzana kI bAraha bhAvanAyeM pUjya zrIcitrabhAnujI dvArA aMgrejI bhASA meM racita 'Twelve Facets of Reality: The Jain Path to Freedom' kA hindI anuvAda hai| jaina dharma-darzana meM atyanta mahattva rakhane vAlI bAraha bhAvanAoM para apane taraha kA yaha eka anUThA graMtha hai jisameM pUjya zrIcitrabhAnu ne apanI sarala, mohaka evaM subodhagamya zailI meM bAraha bhAvanAoM ke mahattva ko bar3e sundara DhaMga se prastuta kiyA hai| pAThaka binA kisI zabdajAla meM par3e sahaja hI bhAvanAoM ke mahattva evaM upAdeyatA ko hRdayaMgama kara letA hai| 'bhAvyate iti bhAvanA' arthAt saMsAra ke prati vairAgya utpanna karane ke liye jisa vastu kA bAra-bAra smaraNa kiyA jAtA hai tathA jisakI sahAyatA se AtmA ko saMsAra ke bandhana se mukta kiyA jA sake, vaha bhAvanA haibhAvaNAjogasuddhappA jale nAvA va aahiyaa| isaliye bhAvanAoM se bhAvita honA pratyeka sAdhaka ke liye Avazyaka hai| aise mahattvapUrNa viSaya para aMgrejI bhASA meM upalabdha graMtha ko hindI bhASA meM anudita kara DA0 pratibhA jaina ne bahuta hI mahattvapUrNa kArya kiyA hai| ve nizcaya hI badhAI kI pAtra haiN| hama AbhArI haiM zrI dulIcandajI jaina ke jinhoMne yaha graMtha pArzvanAtha vidyApITha ko prakAzanArtha diyaa| zrI dulIcandajI kA yaha pArzvanAtha vidyApITha se prakAzita honevAlA cauthA graMtha hai| unake vidyApITha ke prati akAdamika vizvAsa evaM AtmIyatA ke liye hama unake atyanta AbhArI haiN| isa graMtha ke prakAzana tathA usakI bhASAgata evaM tathyAtmaka azuddhiyoM ko dUra kara use zuddha evaM prAJjala rUpa dene meM DA0 zrIprakAza pANDeya, DAirekTara iMcArja, pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, kA mahattvapUrNa avadAna rahA hai, etadartha hama unake prati apanA AbhAra jJApita karate haiN| graMtha ke prakAzana Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viii sambandhI vyavasthAoM meM DA0 vijaya kumAra, prakAzana adhikArI, kA sarAhanIya sahayoga rahA hai jisake liye ve badhAI ke pAtra haiN| sundara akSarasajjA ke liye 'eDavijana' tathA satvara mudraNa hetu varddhamAna mudraNAlaya ke prati bhI hama apanA AbhAra prakaTa karate haiN| AzA hI nahIM pUrNa vizvAsa hai ki yaha pustaka sAmAnya jijJAsuoM, mokSamArga para agrasara sAdhakoM tathA zodhArthiyoM ke liye atyanta upAdeya siddha hogii| akSaya tRtIyA DA0 sAgaramala jaina 8 maI, 2008 saciva pArzvanAtha vidyApITha Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhUmikA bhArata evaM vizva ke 20 dezoM meM 'prANI mAtra ke prati prema kI bhAvanA kA pracAra karane vAle suprasiddha adhyAtma-puruSa zrI citrabhAnu kI anupama pustaka 'Tvelva pheseTsa oNpha riyaliTI' kA yaha hiMdI anuvAda hai| Apa pichale 65 varSoM se jaina dharma ke ahiMsA, karuNA evaM anekAMta kA saMdeza bhArata evaM sAre vizva meM prabhAvI DhaMga se karate A rahe haiN| zrI citrabhAnu jaina antarrASTrIya dhyAna kendra, nyUyaoNrka evaM DivAina jJAna sosAiTI, muMbaI ke saMsthApaka haiM tathA Apane aMgrez2I meM aneka mahattvapUrNa graMthoM kI racanA kI hai| Apake vyAkhyAna bahuta hI prabhAvI hote haiN| ApakA saMpUrNa sAhitya gujarAtI bhASA meM 'citrabhAnu samagra' zIrSaka se cAra khaMDoM meM zIghra prakAzita ho rahA hai| hiMdI meM yaha ApakA prathama anudita grantha hai| isa pustaka meM zrI citrabhAnu ke bAraha vyAkhyAnoM kA saMgraha hai jo unhoMne jaina antarrASTrIya dhyAna kendra, nyUyaoNrka me dinAMka 2 mArca se 18 mArca 1977 taka sAdhakoM ko saMbodhita karate hue pradAna kie the| isakA saMkalana zrImatI klera rosenaphIlDa ne kiyA thA tathA yaha pustaka san 1980 meM prakAzita huI thii| bhAvanAe~ satya kI anubhUti ke bAraha sAdhana haiN| inheM anuprekSAe~ bhI kahA jAtA hai| mUla rUpa meM ye jaina sAdhuoM ko dhyAna ke viSayoM ke rUpa meM dI jAtI thIM, una dIkSArthiyoM ko jinhoMne hAla hI meM sAMsArika jIvana kA tyAga kiyA thaa| inakA uddezya jIvana ke asalI artha ko grahaNa karake jIvana kI vAstavikatA kI gaharAI meM pahuMcanA thaa| svAdhyAya premI gRhastha bhI inakA niraMtara pATha karake inheM samajhane kA prayAsa karate the| ye bAraha bhAvanAe~ haiM - anitya, azaraNa, saMsAra, ekatva, anyatva, azuci, Azrava, saMvara, nirjarA, bodhidurlabha aura dhrm| zrI citrabhAnu ne isa pustaka meM ina bhAvanAoM kA maulika vivecana prastuta kiyA hai| Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ X 'jIvana kA utkarSa: jaina dharma kI bAraha bhAvanAe~ graMtha meM zrI citrabhAnu kI 35 varSoM kI jJAna aura dhyAna kI sAdhanA kA nicor3a hai| ye pravacana sAdhakoM ko dhyAna kI sAdhanA ke samaya diye gae the| inameM suspaSTa, gaMbhIra evaM preraNAtmaka udbodhana haiN| pratyeka adhyAya eka-eka bhAvanA kA vAstavika citra upasthita karatA hai tathA parivartanazIla manuSya jIvana meM jo aparivartanazIla tattva hai, usakI samyak vyAkhyA karatA hai| ina bhAvanAoM ke dvArA hama jIvana ke satya kA sahI bodha prApta karate haiN| ina bhAvanAoM ke dvArA pratyeka dharma, varga aura saMskRti kA mAnava 'sabhI jIvoM ke prati karuNA' kA saMdeza grahaNa karatA hai| zrI citrabhAnu kA janma san 1922 meM huaa| san 1942 meM Apane zramaNa dIkSA grahaNa kI tathA san 1970 taka zramaNa - jIvana kA pAlana kiyaa| taduparAMta dharma pracAraka ke rUpa meM pAzcAtya dezoM meM jaina siddhAMtoM kA vizvavyApI pracAra karane ke hetu Apa dvitIya AdhyAtmika zikhara pariSad meM bhAga lene jinevA pahu~ca ge| ApakI preraNA se jaina samAja ne eka nayA itihAsa racA jaba 22 maI, 2001 ko bhagavAn mahAvIra ke 2600 veM janma mahotsava ke zubha avasara para amerikA ke sadana ke pratinidhiyoM (House of Representatives) ke samakSa kepiTola meM zrI citrabhAnu ne jaina dharma kA ahiMsA kA saMdeza diyaa| isa kAryakrama meM amerikA evaM kanADA ke 140 jaina pratinidhi bhI darzaka gelerI meM upasthita the| zrI citrabhAnu ne san 1942 se aba taka dasa haz2Ara se adhika udbodhana die haiM tathA ahiMsA, karuNA evaM zAkAhAra kA vyApaka pracAra-prasAra kiyA hai| san 1963 meM saMyukta rASTrasaMgha meM prathama bAra mahAvIra jayantI manAI gayI / karuNA antarrASTrIya saMsthA kI sthApanA cennaI meM san 1995 meM huii| isa saMsthA kA uddezya vidyAlayoM ke evaM mahAvidyAlayoM ke vidyArthiyoM ke hRdaya meM ahiMsA, karuNA, prANimAtra ke prati prema, paryAvaraNa kI rakSA evaM zAkAhAra kA pracAra karanA hai| yaha pratiSThAna pratyeka vidyArthI ke hRdaya meM prANimAtra ke prati mitratA, guNajJoM ke prati pramoda, dukhI jIvoM ke prati dayA evaM apane se viparIta bhAva rakhane vAloM ke prati taTastha bhAva rakhane kA pracAra Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karatI hai| aba taka sAre bhArata meM 1500 vidyAlayoM meM karuNA klabeM gaThita ho gaI haiM tathA lAkhoM vidyArthiyoM ko susaMskArita karane kA kArya kara rahe haiN| zrI citrabhAnu isake pramukha mArgadarzaka evaM variSTha saMrakSaka haiN| hama zrI citrabhAnu ke AbhArI haiM ki unhoMne hamAre pratiSThAna ko isa prakAzana kA aMga banAyA hai| isa pustaka kA hiMdI anuvAda DaoN. pratibhA jaina ne kiyA hai| Apa kaI kavitAoM, kahAniyoM evaM vyAkhyAnoM kA aMgrez2I se hiMdI evaM hiMdI se agrez2I meM sarasa anuvAda kara cukI haiN| Apane madrAsa vizvavidyAlaya se darzanazAstra meM ema. e. karane ke pazcAt san 1995 se 1998 taka bhAratIya dArzanika anusaMdhAna pariSad se jUniyara risarca phelozipa prApta karake madrAsa vizvavidyAlaya se DaoNkTareTa kI upAdhi prApta kii| Apane apanI mitra zrImatI jijJAsA giri ke sAtha milakara 'kukiMga eTa homa vida pedattA' nAmaka vyaMjana pustaka kI racanA kI jise yUropa ke antarrASTrIya gauramAMDa avArDa 2006 dvArA vizva kI sarvazreSTha zAkAhArI pustaka mAnA gyaa| __ hama pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, vArANasI ke prabandha-samiti ke padAdhikArIgaNa- prophesara sAgaramala jaina, saciva, tathA zrI indrabhUti baraDa, saMyukta saciva ke atyanta AbhArI haiM jinhoMne isa pustaka ke prakAzana meM apanI sakriya sahabhAgitA nibhaaii| pustaka ke bhASAgata sampAdana ke liye hama DA0 zrIprakAza pANDeya, DAirekTara-iMcArja, pArzvanAtha vidyApITha ke prati hArdika dhanyavAda jJApita karate haiN| prakAzana sambandhI sahayoga ke liye DA0 vijaya kumAra, prakA0 adhikArI, pArzvanAtha vidyApITha, bhI badhAI ke pAtra haiN| ____ AzA hai ki hiMdIbhASI samAja isa pustaka kA purajora svAgata kregaa| hama cAhate haiM ki zrI citrabhAnu kA saMpUrNa sAhitya hiMdI meM bhI zIghra prakAzita ho| dulIcaMda jaina 'sAhityaratna' adhyakSa, karuNA antarrASTrIya 70, zambudAsa sTrITa cennaI - 600001 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anuvAdaka kI kalama se... yaha hamArI kaMpanI 'prityA' ke anuvAda TIma kA saubhAgya hai ki zrI citrabhAnu ke ciMtanazIla zabdoM kA anuvAda karane kA virala avasara hameM milaa| jo lekhaka eka ciMtaka hai, dArzanika hai, draSTA hai, unake zabdoM kI gaharAI ko anuvAda kI bhASA meM abhigrahIta karanA eka cunautI hai, magara usase pare, eka AhvAna hai, AnaMda kI anubhUti hai| khAsakara jaba lekhanI kisI vizeSa tattva para ciMtana aura manana kI abhivyakti kA mAdhyama ho| ___ yaha pustaka zrI citrabhAnu kI aMgrejI pustaka 'Tvelva pheseTsa oNpha riyaliTI' kA anuvAda hai, jisameM jaina dharma kI bAraha bhAvanAoM kI utkRSTa vyAkhyA upalabdha hai| Apane jIvana kI vyAvahArikatA ke saMdarbha meM ina bhAvanAoM kI upayogitA ko, unake marma ko pratipAdita kiyA hai| ye bhAvanAe~ jaina ciMtana ke mukti mArga ke bAraha sopAna haiN| inheM anuprekSA bhI kahA jAtA hai - dvaadvshaanuprekssaa| isa anuvAda ke kAryabhAra ko jinhoMne hamAre sAtha bA~TA hai, sabhI ke prati maiM AbhAra vyakta karatI hU~: zrI dulIcanda jaina, mere pApA, mere preraNAsrota jinheM gurudeva kI aMgrejI pustaka itanI priya hai ki unhoMne hiMdI anuvAda ke hara zabda ko gaMbhIratA se parakhA aura saMpAdana kArya meM apanA sampUrNa sahayoga sahRdayatA se diyA hai| ahamadAbAda ke. la. bAlasubramaNyama, jinhoMne mUla anuvAda meM yathAyogya sahAyatA kii| jijJAsA giri, merI mitra evaM bhAgIdAra evaM saMgItA surANA, jinake susaMgata sujhAvoM evaM sahayoga ke binA yaha kArya sugamatA se paripUrNa nahIM ho paataa| pUjya gurudeva ke sammohaka zabdoM kI nirmala dhArA ko hamane apanI samajha aura anuvAda meM yathAyogya abhigrahIta evaM abhivyakta karane kA prayAsa kiyA hai| DaoN. pratibhA jaina bhAgIdAra, prityA 28, disambara, 2007 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jainiyoM ne eka nayA itihAsa racA jaba bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 veM janmotsava ke avasara para zrI citrabhAnu ne amerikA ke kaipiTala bhavana meM sadana ke pratinidhiyoM ke samakSa 22 maI, 2001 ko jaina dharma kA zAzvata saMdeza pradAna kiyaa| Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vizvabhara meM ahiMsA aura anekAnta vicAradhArA ke prabodhaka, antarrASTrIya dArzanika zrI citrabhAnu Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI citrabhAnu - bahumukhI vyaktitva kI eka jhalaka vizva bhara meM ahiMsA aura anekAnta vicAradhArA ke prabodhaka antarrASTrIya dArzanika zrI citrabhAnu kA janma 26 julAI san 1922 ko rAjasthAna ke takhatagar3ha meM eka dhArmika parivAra meM huaa| mahAvidyAlaya ke Adhunika zikSaNa ke pazcAt, bhArata ke svatantratA saMgrAma meM bhAga lene hetu Apa mahAtmA gA~dhIjI ke paricaya meM Ae aura bhArata ke svataMtratA senAnI bne| cAra varSa kI komala vaya meM mAtA kI mRtyu dekhI, bAraha varSa kI umra meM khilatI huI kalI sI choTI bahana ko buqhAra se marate dekhA aura phira unnIsaveM varSa meM eka medhAvI sahapAThinI ko jAnalevA bImArI se mauta ke mu~ha meM jAte dekhaa| ina ghaTanAoM se AghAta lagA aura ApakI jIvana dizA badalI, mRtyu ke rahasya ko jAnane ke lie vizvavikhyAta rahasyavAdI, cintakoM se samAgama kiyaa| 1142 meM boraDI (mahArASTra) ke sAgarataTa para pUjya AcArya zrI candrasAgarasUrijI kI chatrachAyA meM dIkSA grahaNa kI aura muni candraprabhasAgara ke nAma se prasiddha hue| ikalaute putra ko saMsAra tyAga karate hue dekhakara Apake pitAzrI ne bhI dIkSA grahaNa kI aura pU.muni zrI candrakAntasAgarajI ke nAma se jAne ge| zrI citrabhAnu ne zramaNAvasthA meM yoga, dhyAna evaM dhArmika graMthoM kA gahana adhyayana karake bhArata ke dUra-sudUra prAMtoM, gA~voM eva nagaroM meM padayAtrA karake loka-jAgRti phailAI tathA sAmAnya prajA meM ahiMsA, karuNA, dayA, samatA, samanvaya Adi jaina siddhAMtoM kA pracAra kiyaa| san 1969 meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke janma divasa para samagra muMbaI ke katlakhAne baMda karavAe, isase bhI Age baDhakara sarvadharma ke adhinAyakoM ko samajhAkara gAMdhI jayantI, rAma navamI vagairaha ATha tyohAroM para katlakhAne baMda karane kA prastAva nagarapAlikA meM pArita krvaayaa| Aja bhI ina tyohAroM para muMbaI meM katlakhAne baMda rahate haiN| Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ xiv AMtarika preraNA se prerita hokara pazcimI dezoM meM jaina dharma kA pracAra karane hetu Apa san 1970 meM jinevA meM dvitIya AdhyAtmika zikhara pariSad meM gae tathA jaina dharma ke siddhAMtoM kI ajaya ghoSaNA kI, aura jaina dharma meM naI krAnti lAkara naye itihAsa kA sarjana kiyaa| vizvavidyAlaya meM san 1971 meM sarvadharma samabhAva zAkhA ke Apa prAdhyApaka bne| san 1981 meM seMDIyego ke sAgara taTa para satraha dina taka dhyAna, sAdhanA karate hue Apako divya AtmajJAna ke sAtha sohaM kA sAkSAtkAra huA, Apa vizvamAnava saMta bane aura mukta pravAsI rhe| vartamAna meM ApakI mukhya pravRtiyA~ - 1) Apa jaina meDiTezana inTaranezanala senTara, nyUyaoNrka, divya jJAna sosAyaTI, muMbaI aura zAkAhAra pariSad ke saMsthApaka tathA preraka hone ke nAte AdhyAtmika mArgadarzaka haiN| 2)Apane divya vANI tathA adbhuta lekhana zakti ke mAdhyama se amarIkA, keneDA, yUropa, aphrIkA, siMgApura, jApAna, hA~gakA~ga, baiMkaoNka, maleziyA, sviTz2aralenDa meM ahiMsA tathA anekAnta kA pracAra karake jaina senTaroM kI sthApanA karavAI aura asaMkhya logoM kA sahI mArgadarzana dekara vyasana mukta tathA zAkAhArI banAne kA prayatna kiyaa| 3) Apane svAnubhava, gahana abhyAsa tathA prabuddha jIvana ke sArAMza svarUpa aneka hiMdI, gujarAtI tathA aMgrez2I pustakoM kA sRjana kiyA, jo hamAre ajJAnamaya jIvana meM dIpaka kI bhA~ti prakAza phailA rahI haiN| zrI citrabhAnu eka aise vyakti haiM jinhoMne jaina dharma ko saMpradAyoM kI dIvAroM se Upara uThAkara vizva ke mAnava mAtra ko maitrI aura zanti prApta ho, isa bhAva se saMyukta rASTra saMgha meM use pratiSThita karavAyA hai| Apa Aja bhI nirdabha aura nirbhayatA se suSupta mAnava ko jAgRta karate hue use AtmajJAna se prabuddha kara rahe haiN| haz2AroM nahIM lAkhoM logoM ko hiMsA ke pApamaya pariNAma kA khyAla karavA kara zAkAhArI aura karuNAmaya ahiMsApremI banA rahe haiN| Apake videzI vidyArthiyoM aura sAdhakoM kI saMkhyA agaNita hai| videzoM ke alaga-alaga pradezoM meM Apake dvArA prasthApita 67 dharma pracAra Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ xv kendra haiN| ApakI preraNA se amarIkA ke vicArazIla dharma zraddhAlu logoM ne 'pheDarezana oNpha jainA' oNrganAiz2ezana kI sthApanA kI hai aura usake aMtargata 14 bhavya mandira tathA bhavanoM kA nirmANa huA hai| yaMga jaina esosiezana ke haz2AroM yuvA varga ke Apa preraNA dAtA haiN| Apake dvArA likhI gaI aneka amUlya pustakeM videzI janatA meM atyanta lokapriya haiN| ahiMsA aura mAnava kalyANa ke aneka kArya zraddheya zrI citrabhAnu ke kara kamaloM dvArA sadA hote raheM, isI hArdika abhilASA ke sAtha pro. rameza eca. bhojaka ema.e., ema.phila. vilsana kAleja, muMbaI Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekhaka dvArA aMgrez2I meM likhita pustakeM Lotus Bloom Fountain of Inspiration Inspiring Anecdotes Bondage and Freedom The Beacon Jain Master Speaks to One World Ten Days Journey into the Self Sense Beyond the Senses The Philosophy of Soul and Matter Realize what you are: The Dynamics of Jain Meditation The Psychology of Enlightenment: Meditations on the Seven Energy Centres. Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mizIgana, amerikA ke lAiTa hAusa adhyAtma-vikAsa kendra meM zrI citrabhAnu ke sAnnidhya meM ahiMsA, adhyAtma evaM dhyAna kA prazikSaNa prApta karate hue sadasyagaNa (dinAMka 8.10.2004) Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ uttarI amerikA evaM yU0ke0 ke sabhI jaina yuvaka-yuvatiyoM ko samarpita ye sabhI jaina yuvaka-yuvatiyA~ bhagavAna mahAvIra ke 2600 veM janma divasa para unakI ahiMsA kI mahAna virAsata tathA anekAnta ke jIvana darzana ko eka navInatA evaM prabala zakti ke sAtha apane vartamAna dainika jIvana meM Acarita karane hetu dRr3hasaMkalpita haiN| (phiphtha bAiniyala kanvenzana, nyU jarsI, julAI 4-6, 2002) Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya bhUmikA anuvAdaka kI kalama se... zrI citrabhAnu - bahumukhI vyaktitva kI eka jhalaka bAraha bhAvanAe~ prathama - anitya bhAvanA anitya ke bhItara hai nitya dvitIya - azaraNa bhAvanA tRtIya - saMsAra bhAvanA anukramaNikA asurakSita saMsAra meM svayaM kI surakSA caturtha - ekatva bhAvanA nirbharatA se mukti saptama janma-maraNa ke cakra se mukti paMcama - anyatva bhAvanA atulya kI khoja meM SaSTha - azuci bhAvanA dIpaka kI lau - Azrava bhAvanA kampanoM ke aMtaHpravAha para ciMtana vii ix xii xiii 1-16 17-26 27-35 36-52 53-63 64-80 81-96 Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aSTama - saMvara bhAvanA virAma cihna kI kalA 97-108 navama - nirjarA bhAvanA Atma-pariSkAra kI kalA 109-118 dazama - loka bhAvanA loka kA svarUpa 119-132 ekAdaza - bodhi durlabha bhAvanA virala avasara 133-144 dvAdaza - dharma bhAvanA hamArI prakRti kI vRtti 145-156 Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prathama - anitya bhAvanA anitya ke bhItara hai nitya Aja hama satya ke bAraha pahaluoM para dhyAna evaM ciMtana kreNge| ina pahaluoM para ciMtana karane se hama jIvana ko usakI vAstavikatA meM dekhane lageMge, satya ke nikaTa Ane lgeNge| jaba hamArA mana jIvana ko usakI vAstavikatA meM nahIM dekhatA hai, taba vaha apanI pUrvanirdhArita dhAraNAoM ke AdhAra para kriyA aura pratikriyA karane lagatA hai| tatpazcAt, vaha apanI sArI zakti ina dhAraNAoM ko Thosa karane meM lagA detA hai| ___ jaba dhAraNAe~ Thosa ho jAtI haiM, taba jIvana kaThora bana jAtA hai, kA~ca ke Tukar3e kI trh| jaba jIvana meM kaThoratA A jAtI hai, taba bahAva nahIM rhtaa| taba hama apane-apane matoM para ar3a jAte haiM, apanI hI kaTTaratA meM ba~dha jAte haiN| apane matoM ko kAyama rakhane ke lie hama lar3ane para bhI utArU ho jAte haiN| phalasvarUpa, hama alpa samaya ke lie prasanna ho jAte haiM yA du:khI ho jAte haiN| aise samaya meM agara hama svayaM ko dhyAna se dekheM, to samajha pAe~ge ki hamane apanI parivartana zakti ko kho diyA hai| isa taraha hama jIvana ke bahAva se apanA saMparka kho baiThate haiN| ye bAraha pahalU jina para hama dhyAna kareMge, satya kI anubhUti ke bAraha sopAna haiN| ye hamArI AMtarika abhijJatA ko jAgRta karane ke sAdhana haiN| prAcIna kAla meM inheM bhAvanAe~ yA anuprekSAe~ kahA jAtA thaa| mUla rUpa meM ye jaina sAdhuoM ko dhyAna ke viSayoM ke rUpa meM die jAte the, una dIkSArthiyoM ko jinhoMne hAla hI meM sAMsArika jIvana kA tyAga kiyA thA, jisase ve paricita the aura jisakA svAda abhI taka unake hoThoM para thaa| unheM ina ciMtana tattvoM meM gaharAI se utaranA thA tAki apane aMtarmana se una svAdoM ko pUrI taraha haTA sakeM evaM Alasya, ciMtA, pramAda aura AsaktiyoM se bAhara nikala skeN| jIvana ke asalI artha ko grahaNa karake ve apanI vAstavikatA kI gaharAI taka pahu~ca skeN| Apa gaMbhIra ziSya haiM, khare sAdhaka haiM, isIlie aba ye bhAvanAe~ Apako dI jA rahI haiN| ina para ciMtana karane se Apa una AvaraNoM aura Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa bhrAMtiyoM se pare jA sakate haiM jinake kAraNa Apa jIvana ko usakI vAstavikatA meM nahIM dekha paate| Apake patha kA sabase prathama aura adhikatama avarodha hai tRssnnaa| jaba Apa vastu ko eka sphaTika vicAra ke samAna nahIM, magara apanI icchA pUrti kA sAdhana samajha lete haiM, taba ApakI anabhijJatA meM tRSNA ubharane lagatI hai| phira Apa apanI sArI UrjA usa vastu ko pAne meM lagA dete haiN| kabhI Apa use hAsila kara lete haiM aura kabhI nahIM kara paate| magara donoM hI paristhitiyoM meM, aisA samaya AtA hai jaba Apako usa vastu ko chor3anA par3atA hai| jaba vaha ApakI hathelI meM hai, taba agara ApameM abhijJatA hai, to use dekhakara muskurAte hue kaheMge, 'kyA yaha vahI vastu hai jise pAne ke lie maiMne itanA prayatna kiyA hai? kyA isI ke lie maiMne apanI UrjA vyaya kI hai?' jo vastu hameM dUra se AkarSita aura mohita karatI hai, vaha samIpa Ane para vaisI nahIM dikhtii| jaba Apa pAsa jAte haiM, taba Apa Azcarya se socane lagate haiM, kyA yaha vahI vastu hai jise maiMne dUra se dekhA thA?' Apane dekhA hogA ki jaba Apa parvata ko dUra se dekhate haiM, to vaha narama aura gola naz2ara AtA hai| kohare se DhakA huA, vaha moma kI taraha dikhatA hai| magara jaba Apa usake ekadama pAsa Ate haiM, taba paine patthara aura caTTAneM naz2ara AtI haiN| . isIlie satya kI prakRti ko samajhane ke lie hameM yaha samajhanA hogA ki vAstavikatA kyA hai, binA use vikRta kie yA chipaae| hameM ve sAre bAharI AvaraNa utAra dene hoMge jinheM hamAre mana ne nirmita kie haiN| mana aneka lubhAvane zabdoM aura marIcikAoM kA nirmANa karatA hai| vaha satya ko camakIle AvaraNoM se DhakanA cAhatA hai| jisa taraha apanI pyAsa bujhAne ke lie eka hiraNa marIcikA kI tarapha kulAMce bharatA hai, hama bhI vaha saba kucha pAne ke lie becaina haiM jo vAstavikatA meM bhrama mAtra haiN| yadi Apa garmI ke dinoM meM sarovara ke zItala sparza kA ehasAsa karanA cAhate haiM, to Apako apane vastra utArane hoNge| anyathA Apa zItala jala se sIdhA saMparka nahIM kara paaeNge| usI taraha yadi Apa jIvana kI tAz2agI kA AnaMda lenA cAhate haiM, to Apako apane AvaraNa utArane hoNge| zabda, kalpanAe~ aura sunizcita dhAraNAe~- ye sabhI AvaraNoM kA kArya karate haiN| unakA chedana kIjie aura Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anitya ke bhItara hai nitya Apa turaMta dekha sakeMge ki ve kitane khokhale aura anAvazyaka haiN| unako haTAie aura apane sva ko pahacAnie / isa taraha dIkSArthiyoM ko samajhAyA jAtA hai ki ve bAharI vastuoM se bhramita haiN| unheM kucha viziSTa pratIkoM para dhyAna karane ko kahA jAtA hai / jaise, sUryAsta ke samaya guru aura ziSya bAhara jAkara Asana para dhyAna meM lIna ho jAte haiN| varSA ke mausama meM kitane raMgoM ke bAdala chA jAte haiN| kabhI-kabhI iMdradhanuSa naz2ara AtA hai| zAyada guru ziSya se kaheMge, 'isa naisargika sauMdarya ko dekho| ina raMgoM kI anubhUti kro| hara bAdala meM eka AkAra ko DhU~r3ho / prakRti ke sAtha AtmasAta raho / bAqI saba kucha bhUla jaao| aba apanI palakeM baMda kro|' ziSya sUryAsta ke bAdala ke raMgoM aura AkAroM se paricita ho jAtA hai| vaha apanI A~kheM mU~dakara usa citra ko apane mana kI A~khoM meM samA letA hai| bAra-bAra apanI A~kheM kholakara prakRti ke badalate hue dRzyoM ko dekhatA hai aura phira se A~kheM baMda karake dhyAnamagna ho jAtA hai| m do ghaMToM meM a~dherA chA jAtA hai| guru prazna karate haiM, 'vatsa, kyA naz2ara A rahA hai?' ziSya kahatA hai, 'mujhe kucha naz2ara nahIM A rahA hai| saba kucha calA gyaa|' aba guru pUchate haiM, 'kahA~ cale gae ve AkAra, raMga, bAdala, vaha sauMdarya - kahA~ lupta ho gae?" - ziSya cuppI meM kho jAtA hai, vaha vicAramagna ho jAtA hai| uttara kA AbhAsa bhI hai| vaha iMdradhanuSa, vaha sauMdarya lupta ho gayA hai, aura phira bhI, gayA nahIM hai| yahI dhyAna kA biMdu hai - sabhI kucha isa jagat meM hI vidyamAna hai| guru ziSya se kahate haiM, 'kucha bhI lupta nahIM huA hai| saba kucha yahIM hai| magara pRthvI kI parikramA ke kAraNa tuma badalAva ko dekhate ho| tumhArI bhautika dRSTi ko aisA pratIta hotA hai ki kucha calA gayA hai| ' 'aba apanI aMtardRSTi kA prayoga kro| dekho, saMpUrNa brahmAMDa eka aTUTa laya meM ghUma rahA hai| vahI sUrya jise hama yahA~ se lupta mAnate haiM, pRthvI Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa ke usa pAra udaya ho rahA hai| sUrya to vahI hai| svayaM ko pRthvI ke dharAtala se uThAkara sUrya kI U~cAI taka le clo| aba tumheM sUrya hamezA dRSTigocara hogaa| apane bhItara ke sUrya se abhijJa raho, tumhAre aMdara aparivartanazIla jIvana hai|' niraMtara hote parivartanoM ke pIche kAyama hai sthirtaa| parivartana bhI sthiratA kI avirala upasthiti kA saMketa hI hai| jaise hI eka sUkhA pattA giratA hai, usakI jagaha eka harA pattA ugane lagatA hai| agara hama sajaga haiM, to jAna leMge ki usa nanheM nae patte ke pIche aparivartanazIla jIvana kA sauMdarya hai| usI jIvana ke kAraNa eka AkAra giratA hai aura dUsarA AkAra ubharatA hai| purAne patte kI AtmA eka nayA rUpa dhAraNa kara cukI hai jisameM aura adhika aiMdriya upakaraNa haiM jinake mAdhyama se isa jagat kA navIna aura sUkSma tarIkoM se pratyakSa anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai| hama dekha raheM haiM ki sArI sRSTi abhijJatA ke uccatara sopAnoM para bar3hanA cAhatI hai| isake lie parivartana avazyaMbhAvI hai| parivartana ke kAraNa hI aparivartanazIla hara kSaNa svayaM ko tAz2agI ke sAtha prakaTa karatA hai| usake binA na hI vikAsa hai, na nviiniikrnn| jaba hama nizcita rUpa se samajha jAte haiM ki parivartana vikAsa ke lie hai evaM vikAsa hamArI AMtarika divyatA kI abhijJatA ke lie hai, tabhI hameM mukti kI preraNA milegI, jAnI-pahacAnI vastuoM se ba~dhane kI Adata se mukti| tabhI hama badalAva ke bhaya kI ber3iyoM se unmukta hone ke lie Atura hoNge| jaba yaha satya hamArI cetanA meM pahu~cegA, eka nayA dvAra khula jaaegaa| hamArI kaTTara dRSTi badalane lgegii| 'lupta,' 'gAyaba,' 'vilIna,' 'mauta' Adi zabdoM ke artha spaSTa ho jAe~ge, ye zabda khokhale haiM, mArgacyuta karane vAle haiM, aise zabda sirpha hamArI bhautika dRSTi para AdhArita haiM, hamArI aMtardRSTi para nhiiN| isalie jo eka ke lie 'mRtyu' hai, vahI dUsare ke lie 'janma' hai, donoM eka hI sAgara rUpI jIvana kI taraMgeM haiN| Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anitya ke bhItara hai nitya isa taraha guru ziSya ko pratibodha dete haiM, 'parivartana ke kAraNa hI hama aparivartanazIla ko mahasUsa karate haiM, evaM vahI aparivartanazIla sAre parivartana kA kAraNa hai|' 'sarvottama' ke zikhara taka pahu~cane ke lie hameM 'madhyama' aura 'uttama' ke sopAnoM se guz2aranA par3atA hai| vaise hI, sAre rUpa aura AkAra bhI behatara banane ke lie badalate rahate haiN| aMtataH hama itane prabuddha ho jAte haiM ki apane AMtarika satya ke Aloka kA anubhava kara sakate haiM, jo AtmA kA sthAyI maMgala hai| jaise-jaise Apa Age bar3hate haiM, isa abhijJatA ko vikasita kIjie ki sUryAsta meM sUryodaya nihita hai aura sUryodaya meM sUryAsta chupA huA hai| lupta honA aura prakaTa honA - donoM hI jIvana kI krIr3Ae~ haiM, donoM hI aparivartanazIla ke prakaTIkaraNa haiN| dhyAna ke isa prathama sopAna ke ciMtana ko kahate haiM anitya / anitya arthAt kSaNabhaMgura aura parivartanazIla / nitya arthAt zciraMtana, aprivrtnshiil| mana ke lie anitya bhAva ko samajhanA kaSTadAyaka hai| kyoM? kyoMki mana asthAyI ko svIkAra karake socatA hai ki vahI aMta taka Tikane vAlA hai| mana ne jinakA sRjana kiyA hai - vastue~, padArtha, vicAra, rizte, pada una sabhI se ba~dha jAtA hai| isIlie samaya Ane para vaha unakA tyAga karane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hotaa| aisA mana kahatA hai, 'yaha mere sAtha rahane vAlA hai| yaha merA hai / ' magara prakRti kI vRtti kahatI hai, 'na hI kucha terA hai aura na hI merA / ' agara vaha ApakA bana jAegA, to usakI prakRti badala jaaegii| badalAva kI usakI kSamatA khatma ho jAegI / bahatA pAnI nirmalA, Thahare so gaMdalA hoy| agara badalAva kI kSamatA khatma ho gaI, to jIvana kI tAz2agI calI jAegI, jIvana avaruddha ho jaaegaa| agara hamezA garmI kA mausama rahegA, to Apa sardI kI kAmanA kreNge| agara garmI bar3hatI jAegI, to Apa sahana nahIM kara skeNge| usI taraha jaba sardI kA mausama bar3I dera taka rahatA hai, to Apa garmI ke sapane dekhate haiN| badalAva se saba kucha navIna aura tarotAz2A ho jAtA hai| hameM apane mana ko punaH zikSita karanA hai / anyathA vaha Asakti kI ora bar3hegA, jisase duHkha utpanna hogaa| jaba hama kisI vyakti yA vastu se Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6 jIvana kA utkarSa bichar3a jAte haiM, hamArA mana use usake bichoha ko svIkAra nahIM krtaa| Asakta mana usa rizte ke sauMdarya ko naSTa kara detA hai| yaha satya itanA kar3avA hai ki loga ise dUsaroM ke lie bhale hI svIkAra kara leM, magara svayaM ke lie nahIM kara paate| jaba mana Asakta nahIM hai, taba usa para dhyAna deN| eka kArakhAne meM eka karmacArI ko tAra milA ki usakI mA~ kA svargavAsa ho gyaa| vaha eka haphte kI chuTTI lekara apane zahara jAnA cAhatA thA tAki riztedAroM ko sAMtvanA de sake tathA svayaM sAMtvanA prApta kara ske| jaba vaha apane mAlika ke pAsa chuTTI kI ijAz2ata ke lie gayA, to mAlika bhojana ke lie bAhara gae hue the| karmacArI ne mAlika kI mez2a para tAra rakhA aura vahA~ se calA gyaa| ___una dinoM mAlika kI mA~ bhI kAphI bImAra thii| isalie jaba ve apanI mez2a para lauTe, to unhoMne tAra para saMdeza dekhA ki 'tumhArI mA~ kA svargavAsa ho gayA hai', magara yaha nahIM dekhA ki tAra kisake nAma para thaa| ve turaMta hI udAsa ho gae aura mez2a para sira rakhakara A~sU bahAne lge| ___ jaise hI karmacArI vApasa lauTA, vaha samajha gayA ki usake tAra kI vajaha se galataphahamI ho gaI hai| usane turaMta bAta samajhAne kI koziza kI, 'sAhaba, maiM Apake pAsa chuTTI kI ijAz2ata lene AyA thA kyoMki merI mA~ kA svargavAsa ho gayA hai|' mAlika ne pUchA, 'kyA tumhArI mA~ bhI cala basI hai?' ___'nahIM sAhaba,' usane kahA, 'maiMne vaha tAra ApakI mez2a para rakhA kyoMki Apa yahA~ nahIM the| ApakI nahIM, merI mA~ kA svargavAsa ho gayA hai|' 'oha, merI mA~ nahIM, tumhArI mA~?' mAlika ne caina kI sA~sa lete hue puuchaa| 'hA~ sAhaba,' usane kahA, 'mujhe apane riztedAroM se milane ke lie chuTTI kI ijAz2ata diijie|' aba mAlika kA pUrA ravaiyA badala gyaa| ve upadeza dekara samajhAne lage, 'tuma vahA~ jAkara apanA vakta kyoM barabAda karate ho? vaha to calI gaI aura usI taraha isa saMsAra kI saba cIjeM dera sabera hameM chor3a deNgii| apane Apako itanA duHkhI kyoM karate ho?' Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anitya ke bhItara hai nitya dekhie isa mana ko! jaba yaha Asakti se ba~dhA huA nahIM hai, taba dUsaroM ko kitane mahAna satya sikhA sakatA hai? jaba Apa kisI ke cAroM ora dhAgA bunate haiM, taba khuda usameM ulajha jAte haiN| mana kA bhI yahI hAla hai| choTI se choTI vastu ke TUTane, badalane yA jAne se Apake saMyata bhAvoM kA saMtulana kho jAtA hai| kyoM? kyoMki usa vastu para Apane apanI mohara lagAkara usa para 'yaha merI hai' kA lebala lagA diyA hai| ___ jo vastue~ Apase jur3I huI nahIM haiM, Apa unake irda-girda dhAgA nahIM bunate haiN| agara Apa dUsaroM ke lie jJAnI bana sakate haiM, to phira apane mana ko Asakti aura baMdhana se dUra rahane kI zikSA kyoM nahIM dete? jisa taraha Apa dUsaroM ke zoka saMtApa meM unase zAMta rahane kI apekSA karate haiM, vaisI hI ummIda svayaM se kyoM nahIM karate? svayaM ke lie eka niyama aura dUsaroM ke lie anya niyama, isa taraha kA bhedabhAva kyoM? ___ agara Apake dA~ta meM darda hai, to Apako lagatA hai mAno sira meM bhUkaMpa ho rahA hai| magara jaba vAstava meM bhUkaMpa AtA hai, to Apa itanA hI kahakara chor3a dete haiM, 'yaha prakRti kA niyama hai|' taba Apa para asara kyoM nahIM hotA? 'maiM' aura 'merA' para jora dete-dete Apa jIvana kI samagratA ke sAtha apanA saMbaMdha kho baiThate haiN| Apane apanI sArI zakti AvazyakatA, lAlaca aura Asakti meM lagA dI hai| Apane jIvana kI sArI mahattA apane cAroM ora bune hue jAla para keMdrita kara dI hai| ___ aba isa jAla kI vajaha se Apa udAsa, zokAtura aura nArAz2a haiN| eka choTe se zabda, bhAva yA apamAna se ApakA sArA dina bigar3a jAtA hai| phira bhI apanI hRdayahInatA meM Apa dUsaroM kA apamAna karate haiM aura bhUla bhI jAte haiN| kyoM? kyoMki asIma ke sAtha ApakA saMbaMdha nahIM hai| saba kucha mana meM svArtha bhAva se keMdrita hai evaM vaha mana nitya nahIM hai| vaha satata parivartanazIla hai| isI bAta kI puSTi karate hue guru ziSya se kahate haiM, 'nitya aura anitya para ciMtana kro| yaha jAnane kA prayAsa karo ki nitya kyA hai aura anitya kyA hai? anAja ko ghuna se alaga kro| abhI donoM mile hue haiN| Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa asalI anAja ko ghuna se chAnanA siikho| phira tuma jAna sakoge ki kyA nitya hai aura kyA anitya hai|' / chAnane kI prakriyA eka AMtarika prakriyA hai| usake lie Apako apane bhItara AnA hogaa| pahale vastuoM ke nazvara rUpoM ko pahacAneM aura svIkAra kreN| tabhI Apa prakRti kI vRtti kA anubhava kareMge jo satata parivartanazIla kI aparivartanazIla bhUmikA hai| isa prakriyA se Apa apane zabda kA, apanI abhivyakti kA, apane saMbaMdhoM kA viveka se cayana karanA siikheNge| kRtrimatA calI jaaegii| aba Apa nahIM kaheMge, 'maiM tumhAre lie mara sakatA huuN|' yaha kahanA AsAna hai, magara vAstavikatA meM koI kisI ke lie nahIM mrtaa| yaha saba sirfa jatAne kI bAta hai| loga sirpha apanI Asakti ke kAraNa marate haiM, kisI aura ke lie nhiiN| kisI bhI zabda ko kahane se pahale use mahasUsa kreN| usakA AsvAdana kreN| jaise 'Ama' zabda sunane vAle vyakti ke mana meM Ama kA svAda aura usakI lAlasA jagatI hai, usI taraha Apa bhI apane aMdara zabda ke asalI artha kA anubhava kreN| jaba Apako isa satya kI anubhUti hogI, taba hara zabda sIdhA Apake anubhava se niklegaa| Apako zabdoM ke jAla bunane kI jaldabAz2I nahIM hogii| aise kaI mahAna kavi aura lekhaka hue haiM jinhoMne z2yAdA nahIM likhA, magara jo bhI likhA, bhAvanA kI gaharAI se likhaa| unakI lekhanI unakI anubhUti se utpanna huI, vaha unakI bhAvanA kI abhivyakti thii| aura aisI gaharAI se jo bhI zabda nikalatA hai, amaratva ko prApta karatA hai| aise zabdoM meM amaratva kA sparza nihita hai|. . . aba hama Atma nirIkSaNa kI gaharAI meM utara rahe haiN| anAja meM se ghuna alaga karate hue, hara zabda meM hamArI bhAvanA kI yathArtha abhivyakti karate hue, hama vahA~ pahu~ca jAte haiM, jise hama 'maiM' kahate haiN| yaha 'maiM' kyA hai? kyA yaha nazvara 'maiM' hai jo assI yA nabbe varSa taka rahatA hai? jaba zarIra niSkriya ho jAegA, taba vaha kahA~ jAegA? kyA vaha a~dhere meM gama ho jAtA hai yA usameM amaratva kA koI gaharA bhAva hai? Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anitya ke bhItara hai nitya isa 'maiM' kA niraMtara prayoga karane ke bAvajUda adhikAMza loga ise nahIM jaante| jaba hama kahate haiM, 'maiM tumase milakara bAta karanA cAhatA hU~, taba 'maiM' se hamArA kyA Azaya hai? kyA hama zarIra aura iMdriyoM ko 'maiM' kaha rahe haiM? kyA hama kaha rahe haiM, 'merI iMdriyA~ tumase milanA cAhatI haiM?' kyA vAkaI meM sirpha zarIra hI hai? yA kyA usase pare kucha aura hai? jaba DaoNkTara kisI vyakti ko mRta ghoSita karatA hai, taba zarIra to yahIM hai, iMdriyA~ bhI yahIM haiN| magara jo cetana, jIvaMta zakti ehasAsa kara sakatI thI, vaha aba isa zarIra meM nahIM hai| jise bhI Apane 'maiM samajhA thA, vaha saba kucha yahIM hai| taba kyA calA gayA? pala bhara pahale ummIda thI, magara aba DaoNkTara kahatA hai, 'koI ummIda nahIM bcii|' pala bhara meM kyA badala gayA hai? kyA zarIra aura iMdriyoM ke 'maiM' se pare koI aura 'maiM' hai jo zarIra se jA cukA hai? sIdhe svayaM ke pAsa jAie aura pUchie, 'vaha kyA hai jo calA gayA? jaba Apa kahate haiM, 'maiM tumase pyAra karatA hU~, to kyA ApakA tAtparya zarIra se hai?' agara aisA hai, to hama use kaphana meM kyoM DAla dete haiM? hama use kyoM nahIM rakhate haiM? rasAyanoM ke prayoga se hama zarIra ko TikA sakate haiM, magara hama use rakhanA nahIM caahte| jisa zarIra meM se asalI 'maiM' lupta ho cukA hai, hamAre mana meM usake lie vahI saMcAra aura komala dRSTikoNa kyoM nahIM hai, vahI prema aura AnaMda kA ehasAsa kyoM nahIM hai? ___kyA lupta huA hai aura kahA~ calA gayA? 'usakA' astitva lupta nahIM huaa| agara vaha lupta ho gayA, to phira yaha jagat anitya hai, satata parivartanazIla hai, aura kucha bhI nhiiN| magara aparivartanazIla hai, sAratattva hai| sirpha kisI vizeSa kSaNa meM, kisI vizeSa vyakti meM aisA pratIta hotA hai ki usakA astitva nahIM hai| aisA bhAna hotA hai mAnoM saMdhyA apanI alaukika lalAI aura AbhA lie gAyaba ho gaI hai| phira bhI, hama jAnate haiM ki vaha hamezA ke lie nahIM gaI hai| saMdhyA yahIM kahIM hai, kisI navIna rUpa meN| Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa agara Apa do haz2Ara mIla prati ghaMTe kI raftAra vAle havAIjahAz2a meM yAtrA kareMge, to sUrya kI AbhA ko dekha skeNge| Apa usake sAtha-sAtha raha sakate haiM aura dekheMge ki vaha AbhA kahIM nahIM jAtI hai| usake sAtha rahaterahate Apa saMdhyA se Age, sUrya se bhI Age jA skeNge| 10 hama kahate haiM ki sUrya udaya hotA hai aura asta bhI, magara jAnate haiM ki aisA nahIM hotA hai| pRthvI kI parikramA hI udaya aura asta kI marIcikA kA kAraNa hai| hamAre zabdoM kA prayoga upayukta nahIM hai / usI taraha, vAstavikatA meM hama nahIM kaha sakate ki 'maiM' lupta ho gyaa| aisA pratIta hotA hai ki vaha lupta ho gayA hai, magara usane dUsarA koI AkAra, dUsarA raMga, dUsarI AbhA grahaNa kara lI hai| idhara to koI kisI ke viraha meM A~sU bahA rahA hai, udhara vaha kisI aura kA mana bahalA rahA hai| kisI gRha meM khuzI khilakhilA rahI hai aura koI isa ehasAsa se jhUma rahI hai, 'ahA ! maiM garbhavatI huuN|' kyA bIta cukA hai? kisakA Agamana huA hai? sirfa AvaraNa, bAharI rUpa, mkaan| yaha 'maiM' nhiiN| yaha 'maiM' anAdi kAla se satata calAyamAna hai, apane paryAyoM ke vikAsa meM svayaM ke satya kI gaharI anubhUti karatA huA / saMpUrNa jagat mukti taka pahu~cane kA mAdhyama hai|. jaba koI ApakI dRSTi se calA jAtA hai, taba usa rizte ko, usa bIte hue saMpreSaNa ko yAda kiijie| apanI sUjhabUjha se svIkAra karanA eka bAta hai, udAsI aura mAyUsI se jInA alaga bAta hai| kisI bAta ko zAMti aura gaharI soca ke sAtha svIkAra karanA aura A~sU bahAkara, zoka manAkara jIvana meM ruci kho denA eka hI bAta nahIM haiN| Azrita hone kI vajaha se loga A~sU bahA-bahAkara tala meM DUba jAte haiN| pahale eka lakar3I kA sahArA thA, aba vaha sahArA jA cukA haiN| loga usa lakar3I kA zoka manA rahe haiM, vyakti kA nhiiN| aba ve kisake sahAre jie~ge? apanI soca ko badalanA itanA AsAna nahIM haiN| hama kalpanAoM, vizvAsoM aura pratibaMdhoM kI duniyAM meM jIte haiN| ye ve dIvAreM aura AvaraNa haiM jo hameM svayaM ke aura dUsaroM ke asalI 'maiM' ko jAnane aura anubhava karane se rokatI haiN| Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anitya ke bhItara hai nitya 11 upagupta nAmaka eka yuvA sAdhu kA suMdara dRSTAMta haiN| varSA Rtu kI rAta meM, jaba vana kA patha a~dhere kI cAdara se DhakA huA thA, upagupta eka vRkSa ko DhU~r3hatA huA pahu~cA aura dhyAna karane baiTha gayA / aba aisA huA ki eka suprasiddha nartakI usI samaya vana se guz2ara rahI thI, apane priyatama se milane ke lie| a~dherA itanA gaharA thA ki patha naz2ara nahIM A rahA thaa| apanA rAstA DhU~r3hane ke lie vaha z2amIna para dekhate hue cala rahI thI ki vaha upagupta se TakarA gii| 'oha,' vaha cauNkii| 'yahA~ kauna hai?' tabhI AsamAna meM bijalI kauMdhI aura usakI rozanI meM nartakI kI naz2ara usa vyakti para par3I jisase vaha TakarAI thii| 'itanA qhUbasUrata vyakti yahA~ baiThA hai, usake mana meM vicAra uThA / 'kitanA zAMta aura nizcala hai! isakA suMdara ceharA aura zarIra dekhakara aisA pratIta hotA hai mAnoM saMgamaramara se tarAzA gayA ho| oha, agara mujhe yaha vyakti mila jAe, to dharatI para svarga mila jAegA !' use apane sauMdarya para nAz2a thaa| vaha usa z2amAne kI sabase mazahUra nartakI thI aura cAhane vAle usake caraNoM meM khiMce cale Ate the| usane kahA, 'tuma itane zAMta ho, tumhAre cehare para itanA tez2a hai| kRpayA mere sAtha clo|' jaba use javAba nahIM milA, taba usane upagupta ko hilAkara kahA, 'tuma kisa para dhyAna kara rahe ho? dekho, maiM kauna hU~ !' upagupta ne nartakI ko pahacAna liyA, 'maiM jAnatA hU~ ki tuma kauna ho| maiM yaha bhI jAnatA hU~ ki tuma mujhe cAhatI ho, magara yaha sahI samaya nahIM hai| tuma apane rAste jaao| maiM tumase kisI aura dina miluuNgaa|' nartakI ne socA, 'kahatA hai- maiM jAnatA hU~ ki tuma mujhe cAhatI ho, phira dera kisa bAta kI?' usane phira se upagupta se kahA, 'TAlane kA kAraNa kyA hai ? dera ho jaaegii| yahI sahI samaya hai|' upagupta ne javAba diyA, 'maiM jAnatA hU~, magara sahI samaya sahI DhaMga se nahIM AyA hai| vAdA karatA hU~ ki eka dina maiM tumase miluuNgaa| yAda rakhanA, Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 jIvana kA utkarSa jaise tuma mujhase prema karatI ho, maiM bhI tuma se prema karatA huuN| jaba sahI samaya AegA, taba maiM aauuNgaa|' nartakI ko lagA ki upagupta kA dimAga ThikAne nahIM hai| vaha vahA~ se cala pdd'ii| yauvana vidyuta ke samAna hai, parachAI ke samAna, jala ke bahAva ke samAna, satata calAyamAna, vegavat / dasa varSa bIta ge| nartakI ne apane yauvana kI UrjA kA atyadhika upayoga kiyA thA, aba vaha thakAna se klAMta thI / usane apane zarIra kA dhyAna nahIM rakhA thA aura aba vaha tvacA kI vyAdhi se vyathita thii| vaha jvara se kA~pa rahI thI aura usakI tvacA para kaI phaphole the| koI usakI tarapha dekhanA bhI nahIM cAhatA thaa| rAjA ne bhI use nagara se nikAla diyaa| behAla hokara usane eka vIrAna grAma meM eka choTI sI jhoMpar3I meM zaraNa lii| vahA~ vaha azruoM aura akelepana ke sAtha jIvana ke bace hue dina kATa rahI thI / aba samaya sahI thA aura eka mAnava usase milane aayaa| usane nartakI kA sira apanI goda meM liyaa| vaha jvara se kA~pa rahI thii| usa vyakti ne usake z2aqhmoM para, cehare para aura sira para malahama kA lepa kiyaa| 'tuma kauna ho ?' usane kamaz2ora AvAz2a meM puuchaa| 'maiM upagupta huuN| kyA tumheM yAda hai? maiMne tumase vAdA kiyA thaa| maiM tumase prema karatA huuN| aba maiM tumhArA khyAla rakhane AyA huuN|' 'aba mere pAsa tumheM dene ke lie kucha nahIM hai|' vaha jvara se karAhane lagI / ' nahIM,' usane kahA, 'usa samaya tumhAre pAsa dene ke lie jo thA, vaha asthira thA, aisA kucha jise tuma svayaM nahIM rakha sakI / aba tumhAre pAsa dene ke lie jo kucha hai, vaha asalI hai| maiM usase prema karatA hU~ jo jAne vAlA nahIM hai| hamArA saMbaMdha usI ke lie hai| yaha AtmA kA saMbaMdha hai| 'vigata varSoM ke vaibhava aura abhimAna meM tumane apane zarIra, sauMdarya, dhana aura aiyyAza mitroM ke jamaghaTa ina sabhI ke parivartanazIla svabhAva ko Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13 anitya ke bhItara hai nitya nahIM phcaanaa| ve saba tumhAre pAsa the kyoMki vaisI z2arUrata thii| unhoMne usakI pUrti kI aura aba vaha z2arUrata khatma ho cukI hai| merI AvazyakatA vaha nahIM hai| merI AtmA kI AvazyakatA hI merI AvazyakatA hai|' nartakI ke gAloM para azru bahane lge| vaha bilakhane lgii| usakA sArA ajJAna una azruoM meM dhula gyaa| upagupta ne usakA khUba khyAla rkhaa| aba upagupta ne kahA, 'calo, aba hama usa tuccha 'maiM' se pare jAkara asalI 'maiM' kI abhijJatA pAne meM dUsaroM kI madada kreN|' nartakI jaldI hI bhalI caMgI ho gii| jaba vaha phira se sazakta bana gaI, usane apane pahale vAle jIvana kA tyAga kara diyaa| vaha upagupta kI ziSyA bana gii| usane apane jIvana ke bace hae dina zAMti se dhyAna karane meM aura dUsaroM ke sAtha apanI prajJA bA~Tane meM vyatIta kie|. . . jaba hama apane aMdara ke usa asalI 'maiM' ko nahIM pahacAnate haiM, taba hama niraMtara nakalI 'maiM' ko banAe rakhane kI ceSTA meM lage rahate haiN| nakalI 'maiM' vaha hai jo samAja dvArA, bhAvanAoM dvArA aura AvazyakatAoM dvArA nirmita kiyA gayA hai| yaha vahI hai jise hama zarIra kA 'maiM' kahate haiM, nAma kA 'maiM' kahate haiM, AkAra kA 'maiM' kahate haiN| jaba bhI hameM isa satahI 'maiM' ke prati koI Apatti naz2ara AtI hai, taba hama becaina, nArAz2a aura hatAza ho jAte haiN| hamAre aMdara bhaya kA saMcAra ho jAtA hai| hama isa 'maiM' kI rakSA ke lie kucha bhI karane ke lie taiyAra haiN| magara usakI rakSA nahIM ho sktii| isa satahI 'maiM' kA vAstavika svabhAva hai parivartanazIla honaa| isIlie vahA~ bhaya hai| hamAre aMdara koI jAnatA hai ki isa 'maiM' meM sthAyitva kA guNa nahIM hai| yadi hama satata parivartanazIla 'maiM' ke sAtha apanI saMpUrNa pahacAna banAe~ge, taba hamAre pAsa vaha nirbhayatA nahIM AegI jo hamAre aMdara ke aparivartanazIla ke jJAna se utpanna hotI hai| isake lie hameM usa nirbhayatA kI AvazyakatA hai| vaha hamAre aMdara tabhI A sakatI hai jaba hama vAstavika 'maiM' aura usakI nityatA ko jAna leMge, jaba hama nitya aura anitya ke bIca kA aMtara jAna leNge| usa vAstavika 'maiM' ko jAnane se hama yaha bhI jAna leMge ki vaha kahIM nahIM jAne Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 jIvana kA utkarSa vAlA hai| jaba hama jAna leMge ki vaha kahIM nahIM jAegA, taba hama use apane pAsa rakhane kA prayatna karanA chor3a dete haiN| yaha vaisA hI pharka hai jo eka momabattI aura bijalI kI battI meM hai| khir3akI ke pAsa momabattI hamezA pavana ke kAraNa TimaTimAtI rahatI hai, isalie Apa use eka surakSita AvaraNa se Dhaka dete haiN| yaha to usa avAstavika 'maiM' kI taraha hai jise hama niraMtara surakSita rakhane kA prayatna kara rahe haiM, yaha jAnate hue bhI ki usakI surakSA sadA sarvadA ke lie nahIM kI jA sakatI hai| agara Apake pAsa eka bijalI kI battI hai, to Apako usakI surakSA karane kI z2arUrata nahIM hai| Apa isase bhayabhIta nahIM hai ki vaha bujha jaaegii| pavana use nahIM bujhA sktii| ApakA vAstavika 'maiM' aisA hI hai, sabhI paristhitiyoM meM surkssit| yaha satahI 'maiM' kahA~ se AtA hai? isakA sRjana karma, paraMparA aura saMpradAya ke dvArA hotA hai| yaha sAmAjika 'maiM' hai| bhinna-bhinna bhaugolika, manovaijJAnika aura bhAvanAtmaka niyamanoM ke kAraNa yaha logoM ke bIca meM dIvAreM khar3I karatA hai| ApakA avAstavika 'maiM' kisI dUsare ke 'maiM' kI taraha nahIM hai kyoMki jo Apake rASTra, vaMza va sAmAjika jIvana ke lie Avazyaka hai, vaha usake lie nahIM hai| isalie hamAre mAnasika DhA~ce aura bhAvanAtmaka AvazyakatAe~ sApekSa haiM evaM jo sApekSa hai, vaha nitya nahIM bana sktaa| isIlie jJAnIjana apane mUlyoM ko dUsaroM para thopane kI ceSTA nahIM krte| ve vastuoM ko vaise hI dekhate haiM jaisI ve vAstava meM haiN| ve sAmAjika 'maiM' aura vAstavika 'maiM' ke bIca kA aMtara samajhate haiN| ve jAnate haiM ki anitya 'maiM' unake niyamanoM aura sAmAjika mUlyoM kI upaja hai| isase Age jAkara, ve dekhate haiM ki kucha to U~cA car3ha rahA hai| yaha uccatara 'maiM' kinhIM sthAnIya yA bhaugolika sImAoM se ba~dhA nahIM hai| vaha khone ke bhaya se bhayabhIta nahIM hai| vaha 'maiM' nitya hai, amara hai| vaha 'maiM Apake aMdara hai| vaha 'maiM' mere aMdara hai| vaha 'maiM' sabhI ke aMdara hai| ApakA saMbaMdha svayaM ke sAtha zurU honA caahie| pahale svayaM ke aMdara usa 'maiM' ko dekhie, phira Apa use sabhI meM dekhane lgeNge| agara Apa Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anitya ke bhItara hai nitya 15 usa vAstavika 'maiM' ko svayaM meM nahIM dekha sakate, to Apa use aura kisI meM nahIM dekha skeNge| . use jAnane ke lie samaya nikAlane kA tAtparya yaha nahIM hai ki Apa svArthI haiN| usakA tAtparya hai ki Apa sarvaprathama svayaM para satya kA prayoga karane ke lie taiyAra haiN| phira Apa sabhI ke sAtha use bA~Ta paaeNge| kisI vyakti ko koI garama vastu dene se pahale, kyA Apa pahale apanI tvacA para usakI parIkSA nahIM karate haiM? usI taraha, kisI dUsare ko satya dene se pahale, Apa svayaM usakI anubhUti kreN| dhyAna kI isa rozanI meM svayaM kI vAstavikatA ko smjheN| bAharI AvaraNoM ko pheMka deM aura AMtarika satya ko jaaneN| dekhie ki kisa taraha Apane aba taka apane cAroM ora eka kakSa banA rakhA thaa| aba Apa jAnanA cAhate haiM ki aMdara kyA hai| yadi Apa svayaM ke satya ke pAsa nahIM jAe~ge, to ApakA sArA jIvana DhakosaloM aura sapanoM ke alAvA kucha nahIM hogaa| aise sapanoM meM jIkara Apa apane utkarSa ke aMtima sopAna taka nahIM pahu~ca paaeNge| isalie agara Apa Age jAnA cAhate haiM, to khare bnie| zabdoM se pare jAie aura anubhUti ke satya taka aaie| dekhie ki bhale hI pratIta ho mAno parivartana ke sAtha 'maiM' bhI parivartita ho rahA hai, vAstava meM vaha aparivartanazIla hai| jaba loga Apase vidA hote haiM, yA Apa unase dUra jAte haiM, taba isa jJAna ke sAtha dekhie ki Apa donoM ke aMdara kucha to hai jo rahegA, kucha to hai jo phira se milegaa| jaise samajha gaharI hotI jAtI hai, rizte gahana banane lagate haiN| ye sirpha zarIra ke nahIM haiM, magara satva se sugaMdhita haiN| anyathA, jIvana itane bhaya aura ciMtAoM se ghirA huA hai ki sahana karanA muzkila hai| agara Apa jAna jAe~ge ki satva kabhI nahIM kho sakatA, Apa apane priyajana ke viraha para udAsa hote hue bhI apane kAma meM phira se laga jAe~ge, apanI dinacaryA jArI rakheMge aura jIvana ko pUrI taraha jieNge| yadyapi lupta hone kA AbhAsa hai, yaha luptatA isIlie hai tAki aura kahIM prakaTa ho ske| vahA~ Ane ke lie Apako yahA~ se jAnA hogaa| sahI riztoM meM eka vyakti dUsare se Age calA jAtA hai| dUsarA vya ika usake pIche calatA Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 jIvana kA utkarSa hai| viraha asthAyI hai| phira se milate haiN| yahA~ isa parivartanazIla kA tAtparya usase hai jo mara nahIM sakatA, kyoMki usakA kabhI janma nahIM huA, yahI jIvana kA yathArtha hai| isa taraha dhyAna karate hue hama vivekazIlatA aura vizAla dRSTi kA vikAsa karate haiN| ve choTI cIjeM jo hamAre vyasanoM ko bar3hAvA detI thIM, aba hameM taMga nahIM krtiiN| aba asthAyI cIz2oM ko pAne ke lie hama itanI UrjA ko vyaya nahIM kreNge| hama dUsaroM kI galatiyoM ke prati udAra bana jaaeNge| hama sabhI jIvoM ke sAtha ekatva kI anubhUti kareMge aura anityatA ke uphAna para azru nahIM bhaaeNge| apanI AMtarika dRSTi se hama use dekheMge jo sabhI meM jIvaMta hai, sabhI ko prANa de rahA hai| aba hama AnaMda kI anubhUti kreNge| ciMtana ke biMdu yadi hama sabhI AkAroM ke parivartanazIla svabhAva ko nakArane ke bajAya svIkAra kara leMge, to hama gaharAI meM jAkara anubhUti kara. sakate haiM ki satata parivartanazIla ke pIche aparivartanazIla jIvana hai| badalAva vikAsa ke lie hai, aura vikAsa badalAva ke lie| ina donoM kI madada se hama apanI AMtarika divyatA se abhijJa ho sakate haiM aura uccatara jIvana kI tarapha bar3hane kI preraNA pA sakate haiN| mujhe apane cAroM tarapha bune hue usa asthAyI jAla ko TikAne kA prayatna chor3a denA cAhie tAki maiM saMpUrNa jIvana ke sAtha saMbaMdha banA skuuN| hamAre aMdara kucha to hai jo rhegaa| vaha prema hai, vaha AtmA se AtmA kA saMbaMdha hai| prakaTa honA aura ojhala honA, donoM hI jIvana ke khela haiN| donoM eka hI sAgara kI do taraMgeM haiM, donoM satya ko nUtana DhaMga aura tAz2agI se prakaTa karane ke lie haiN| Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvitIya - azaraNa bhAvanA asurakSita saMsAra meM svayaM kI surakSA jisa taraha zarIra ko poSaNa kI AvazyakatA hai, usI taraha mana ke poSaNa ke lie bhI hameM bhojana kI AvazyakatA hai| jaba hamAre mana ko usakA poSaNa, yAnI zuddha aura sakArAtmaka vicAra nahIM milate haiM, taba vaha kamaz2ora bana jAtA hai| aura jisa taraha eka kamaz2ora zarIra kisI bhI bImArI kA zikAra ho sakatA hai, usI taraha eka kamaz2ora mana bhI kisI bhI prabhAva kA zikAra bana sakatA hai| vaha grahaNazIla bana jAtA hai aura jahA~ bhI jAtA hai, vahA~ ke prabhAva kA raMga grahaNa kara letA hai| usakA apanA koI viziSTa ciMtana nahIM rhtaa| eka kamaz2ora mana eka kamaz2ora zarIra se z2yAdA hAnikAraka hai| agara kisI kA zarIra kamaz2ora hai, to vaha naz2ara meM AtA hai| viTAmina, upayukta bhojana evaM yogAsanoM ke dvArA vaha vyakti zarIra ko sazakta banA sakatA hai| magara jaba mana kamaz2ora ho jAtA hai, taba vaha itanI AsAnI se naz2ara meM nahIM aataa| aMtata: mana kI zakti hI zarIra ko sazakta banAne meM sahAyaka hai, aura ye donoM milakara AtmA ko usakI yAtrA para agrasara karate haiN| isIlie ina bAraha bhAvanAoM kA nirUpaNa kiyA gayA hai - AtmA ke saphara meM tana aura mana kA upayoga karane ke lie, dhyAna ke mAdhyama se jo nitya hai, use ujAgara karane ke lie, jIvana ko usakI vAstavikatA meM dekhane ke lie| dhyAna kA upayoga asthAyI vastuoM ke lie bhI kiyA jA sakatA hai- dhana saMpatti pAne ke lie, sukhada saMbaMdhoM ke lie, kuzalatA ke ehasAsa ke lie| agara Apa yaha bhAvanAe~ unheM deMge jo sirpha 'asthAyI' ko cAhate haiM, to ve unheM svIkAra nahIM kreNge| kyoM? kyoMki ve gaharAI meM jAne ke lie taiyAra nahIM haiN| unheM to vahI cAhie jise ve turaMta prApta kara sakate haiN| hama zAzvata kI bAta kara rahe haiM, dIrghakAla taka banI rahane vAlI vastuoM kI, jisameM logoM ko aksara koI ruci nahIM hai| jinake aMdara Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa zAzvata kI cAha jagI nahIM hai, ve socate haiM, 'kauna jAnatA hai ki bAda meM kyA hogA, pacAsa varSa bAda? mujhe abhI maz2A lene do!' / isIlie una dIkSitoM ko, una logoM ko jinheM vartamAna meM aura AgAmI jIvana meM, yA phira yU~ kaheM ki jIvana ke bahAva meM saccI dilacaspI hai, unheM bAraha ciMtana die jAte haiN| jinhoMne hameM ye bhAvanAe~ dI haiM, unhoMne jIvana kI niraMtaratA ko dekhA haiM, usake anaMta pravAha kA anubhava kiyA hai| unhoMne janma se AraMbha nahIM kiyA, na hI mRtyu para bAta khatma kii| unake lie janma eka taraMga hai aura maraNa dUsarI trNg| yadi Apa pUche, 'pahalI taraMga kahA~ haiM', to jJAnI kahegA, 'vaha dUsarI taraMga meM nihita hai| mujhe pahalI taraMga dikhAo aura dUsarI taraMga dekha lo| pahalI taraMga ne dUsarI taraMga ko janma diyA hai|' yadi Apa pahalI taraMga ke astitva ko jAnanA cAhate haiM, to Apako dUsarI taraMga ko jAnanA hogaa| yadi pahalI taraMga zAMta na huI, to dUsarI taraMga nahIM aaegii| dUsarI taraMga ke Ane kA tAtparya hai ki pahalI taraMga vilIna ho cukI hai| koI vastu vilIna hotI hai aura koI anya vastu prakaTa ho jAtI hai| yaha pUrNa prakriyA hai - vilIna honA aura prakaTa honaa| isalie janma kucha nahIM hai, kahIM kisI kA maraNa hI hai| eka taraMga mRtyu meM vilIna hotI hai evaM dUsarI janma meM prakaTa ho jAtI hai| ye donoM taraMgeM eka dUsare se gaharAI se jur3I huI haiN| jaba hama isa gahana satya kI, isa gahana aMtardRSTi kI anubhUti karane lageMge, mAtra zabdoM aura vAkyoM meM nahIM, balki hamAre vAstavika anubhava meM, taba hama isa saMsAra meM nirbhayatA se jI skeNge| bhale hI hama bhaya para vijaya pAne ke kitane hI upAya kara leM, lekina jaba taka hama anubhUti ke binA mAtra zabdoM ke stara para jIte raheMge, bhaya kAyama rhegaa| loga bhayagrasta kyoM hote haiM? kyoMki ve vastuoM ko kSaya hote hue, adRzya hote hue dekhate haiN| ve isa stara se pare nahIM gae haiN| isalie unake dimAga meM bhaya hamezA chAyA rahatA hai| yaha dhyAna hameM zanai-zanaiH eka anya abhigama kA anubhava karane detA hai, eka aise sthAna kA jahA~ bhaya nahIM hai| yaha kaise saMbhava hai? kyoMki Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ asurakSita saMsAra meM svayaM kI surakSA 19 aMtarmana sabhI nazvaroM ke pIche jo anazvara hai, usakI anubhUti karane lagatA hai| vaha do taraMgoM ke paraspara vilInIkaraNa aura usase naI taraMga ke prakaTIkaraNa ko dekhane lagatA hai| koI kaha sakatA hai, 'yaha vastu adRzya ho gaI hai|' jisane dhyAna kiyA hai, vaha uttara degA, 'tuma adRzya hone kI bAta karate ho| kyA tumane kisI vastu ko prakaTa hote nahIM dekhA? jo kho cukA hai, use kyoM mahattva dete ho? jo pAyA hai, use kyoM nahIM dekhate?' isIlie hamAre prathama dhyAna kA viSaya thA vaha aparivartanazIla tattva, jo parivartanoM ke pIche hai| jisa saMsAra ko Apa dekha raheM haiM, vaha satata calAyamAna hai| vaha calatA rahA hai, isIlie vaha navIna aura tAz2A hai| lekina hamArA ajJAnI mana isa parivartana ko nahIM cAhatA / vastue~ jaisI thIM, vaha unase vaise hI cipake rahanA cAhatA hai, unheM apane pAsa rakhanA cAhatA hai| hara vastu ko eka smAraka meM badala denA mana kI Adata hai, use smAraka bahuta priya hai| jaba Apa nitya aura anitya ke bIca kA aMtara jAna leMge, taba Apa dUsarI bhAvanA ke lie taiyAra haiM - azaraNa bhAvanA yAnI asurakSita sthiti / usake pAra hai zaraNa yAnI surakSA / sAdhaka socatA hai, 'maiM hamezA kisI zaraNa kI, kisI masIhe kI khoja meM huuN| jaba koI mujhe rAstA dikhA rahA hai, merA dhyAna rakhatA hai, taba merA mana zAMta hai| magara aba maiM jAna cukA hU~ ki jo maiM svayaM ke lie nahIM kara sakatA, koI dUsarA mere lie nahIM kregaa|' isa ciMtana se mujhe eka navIna dRSTi milI hai - nirbhara nahIM rahane kI / mAnasika nirbharatA hamAre aMdara bacapana se A jAtI hai| agara mA~ calI gaI, to baccA rotA hai / yaha svAbhAvika hai| magara pacAsa-sATha varSa kI umra ke loga bhI baccoM kI taraha rote haiM jaba unakI mA~ calI jAtI hai| kyoM? kyoMki unake aMdara usa lAcArI kA ehasAsa hamezA rahatA hai| ve apane pairoM para khar3e hone ke lie taiyAra nahIM haiN| jaba Apa dekhate haiM ki jisa para Apa Tike hue the, vahI phisala rahA hai, taba bhaya ko bar3hate hue dekhie / yaha dekhie ki vaha kisa taraha Apa para Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20 jIvana kA utkarSa hAvI ho jAtA hai| isa ciMtana se hama samajha sakate haiM ki kisa taraha anya vyakti aura vastue~ bhI apane Apa meM lAcAra haiN| ve ApakI madada kaise kara sakate haiM jaba ve khuda lAcAra haiM? vAstavikatA meM jaba taka Apake pAsa zubha karma haiM, taba taka hI vyakti yA vastu Apa ke sAtha rheNge| Apa unake sAtha cipake rahane ke lie sau se adhika upAya juTA sakate haiM, magara jaba karma kSINa ho jAte haiM, taba ve cale jaaeNge| agara Apa isa satya ko dekhane ke lie taiyAra nahIM haiM, to Apa pUrI taraha dharAzAyI ho sakate haiN| Apa jAna jAe~ge ki vaha to eka TikAva yA sahArA thA, mAtra eka baisaakhii| jaba Apa kisI sahAre yA baisAkhI para pUrI taraha Tikane lagate haiM, taba usake TUTane para kyA hotA hai? Apa girane lagate haiM, bikharane lagate haiN| bAta apane AMtarika mAMsala ko sazakta banAne kI hai| sahI taraha se kiyA huA dhyAna Apako gahana zakti degaa| ApakA AMtarika bala bar3hane lgegaa| isakA yaha artha nahIM ki Apa kabhI kisI kI sahAyatA na leN| artha sirpha yahI hai ki usa para nirbhara na rheN| agara koI sahAyatA mile, to use leM, dhanyavAda deM aura AbhAra prakaTa kreN| pharka yaha hai - agara Apa nirbhara nahIM karate rahate haiM aura sahAyatA nahIM mile, to koI bAta nhiiN| magara jaba Apa nirbhara rahate haiM, to Apa sahAyatA kI pratIkSA karate haiM aura apanI ummIda bar3hAte rahate haiN| phira jaba ummIda pUrI nahIM hotI hai, taba Apa bhaya aura ghabarAhaTa kA ehasAsa karate haiM, 'aba kyA hogA? aba merA kauna hai?' azaraNa bhAvanA ko ujAgara karane ke lie jaina paraMparA meM eka yuvA saMta kI arthapUrNa kahAnI hai| eka suhAvanI subaha meM vaha eka vRkSa ke nIce dhyAna meM lIna the| usa samaya vahA~ ke rAjA the biMbasAra, jo yuvA the aura ati suMdara the| ve abhimAnI bhI the kyoMki na to dharma ko jAnate the, na adhyAtma ko, na hI AMtarika jIvana ko| basa, apanI yuvA zakti aura samRddhi para unheM bahuta nAz2a thaa| ve magadha ke sabase zaktizAlI rAjA the, jise aba bihAra ke nAma se jAnA jAtA hai| usa dina subaha jaba biMbasAra apane azva para saira kara rahe the, vana meM pakSI cahacahA rahe the, phUla kusumita ho rahe the evaM prakRti apane saMpUrNa sauMdarya meM thii| Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ asurakSita saMsAra meM svayaM kI surakSA 21 saira karate hue unhoMne vRkSa ke nIce dhyAnastha saMta ko dekhA aura socane lage 'yaha yuvaka yahA~ baiThakara dhyAna kyoM kara rahA hai? zAyada garIbI meM DUbA huA hai| mujhe isakI madada karanI caahie|' unhoMne pukArA, 'yuvaka, kyA kara rahe ho? tuma to eka bhikSuka naz2ara Ate ho / ' 'hA~ mahArAja,' yuvA saMta ne javAba diyaa| 'tumhArA nAma kyA hai?' rAjA ne puuchaa| 'merA nAma hai anAtha, yAnI asurakSita / maiM binA kisI surakSA ke huuN|' rAjA avAka raha ge| 'jaba mere jaisA rAjA isa pUre pradeza kA nAtha hai, taba tuma svayaM ko anAtha kaise kaha sakate ho ?' 'mahArAja', saMta ne javAba diyA, 'kyA maiM apanI kahAnI sunAU~? kyA Apake pAsa samaya hai?" 'hA~', rAjA ne AturatA se kahA / 'maiM tumhArI kahAnI sunanA cAhatA huuN|' usane apanI kahAnI zurU kI, 'yaha taba kI bAta hai jaba maiM eka yuvaka thaa| mere pAsa saba kucha thA eka suMdara patnI, bahuta bar3A parivAra, vaibhavapUrNa koThI, bezumAra daulata, anna aura ghne| sabhI mujhe cAhate the| taba maiM yauvana kI parAkASThA para thaa| maiM itanA ahaMkArI bana gayA thA ki maiM nIce nahIM dekhatA thaa| mujhe lagatA thA mAno sArA saMsAra mere caraNoM meM hai| 'yaha ahaMkAra mere aMdara bar3hatA calA gyaa| phalasvarUpa, maiM dUsaroM ke sAtha isa taraha peza Ane lagA mAno unakI koI aukAta hI nahIM hai / 'phira eka dina maiM bagIce meM saira karane ke pazcAt ghara AyA, thor3I becainI mahasUsa kara rahA thaa| saradarda hone lagA aura jvara bar3hane lgaa| zAma Dhalate-Dhalate maiM bistara meM par3a gyaa| mere pUre zarIra meM kaMpana hone lgii| merI mA~ jo mujhase bahuta pyAra karatI thI, ciMtita hokara bolI - vatsa, maiM tumhAre lie kyA kara sakatI hU~? maiM lAcAra mahasUsa kara rahI huuN| mujhe kucha lekara Ane do| Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 jIvana kA utkarSa 'cikitsaka Ae, jar3I-bUTI vAle Ae, magara kucha bhI asara nahIM huaa| 'yahA~ para merA khyAla rakhane ke lie itane sAre loga the, magara ve merI rakSA nahIM kara ske| zarIra kA roma-roma agni kI taraha jala rahA thaa| maiM ro rahA thaa| mahArAja biMbasAra, merI kahAnI sunie! maiM itanA lAcAra thA! merI ardhAMginI, jo mujhe hRdaya se cAhatI thI, usane mere zarIra ko zItala karane ke lie caMdana kA lepa taiyAra karake lgaayaa| magara jaise hI lepa sUkhane lagA, jalana bar3hane lgii| isalie hara do, tIna, cAra ghaMTe meM lepa lagatA rhaa| magara bAra-bAra lagAne se usase ThaMDa lagane lgii| ___'mahArAja, kyA Apa merA vizvAsa kareMge? ikkIsa dina ke aMdara hI maiM asthi-paMjara mAtra bana gayA, na hI koI bhojana yA davAI pacA skaa| taba maiMne socA ki maiM kyA karU~? maiM burI taraha ghabarA gayA, AsapAsa merI patnI, mA~ aura naukaroM kI upasthiti ke bAvajUda maiM bistara meM akelA thaa| na koI zaraNa, na hI koI shaaraa| 'taba mere dimAga meM eka vicAra utthaa| eka bAra jaba maiM apane azva para kahIM jA rahA thA, taba maiMne mahAzramaNa mahAvIra kI vANI sunii| ve kaha rahe the - jaba tuma besahArA ho jAo aura kahIM surakSA naz2ara nahIM Ae, taba ina cAra pAvana tattvoM kI surakSA svIkAra karo : arihaMta - jinhoMne apanI AMtarika kamajoriyoM para vijaya prApta kara lI hai; siddha - pUrNa AtmAe~, sAdhu - sAre saMta jinakI UrjA se isa vizva meM spaMdana ho rahA hai; dharma - vaha pAvana zikSA jo jJAnI puruSoM se milatI hai| pAvana ehasAsa ke sAtha unakI tarapha bddh'o| jaba kahIM koI zaraNa na ho, taba ina cAroM kI zaraNa meM A jaao| 'yaha vicAra mere mana kI tarapha bahane lgaa| maiMne socA - Aja jaba merI rakSA karane ke lie koI nahIM hai, maiM pUrNa rUpa se svayaM ko inake prati samarpita kara duuN| merA mana una pAvana zabdoM ko bAra-bAra smaraNa karane meM itanA lIna ho gayA ki mere zarIra meM UrjA samAne lgii| Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ asurakSita saMsAra meM svayaM kI surakSA 'ThIka madhya rAtri ke samaya merI A~kheM itanI zAMta aura svaccha ho gaIM ki maiM sArI rAta zAMti se so skaa| savere jaba merI patnI ne mujhe dekhA, taba usane socA ki rAta ko usane vizeSa rUpa se caMdana kA lepa lagAyA aura usakA kAphI asara huA hai| cikitsaka ne socA ki usakI davAI aba kAma kara rahI hai| vaidya ne socA ki usakI jar3I-bUTiyoM kA rasa asara lA rahA hai| sabhI mere svastha hone kA zreya lenA cAhate the| ___dopahara ko jaba maiMne A~kheM kholI, sabhI mujhase apane-apane vicAra kahane lge| maiMne unase kahA - Apa logoM ne mere lie jo bhI kucha kiyA, usake lie maiM AbhArI huuN| Apake dhyAna, sahayoga evaM bhAvanAoM kI maiM kadra karatA huuN| magara mujhe satya kahane diijie| jaba isa saMsAra meM koI asurakSita ho jAtA hai, taba bhI eka zaraNa use prApta hai - usakI Urdhva aatmaa| 'maiM usa adRzya AMtarika zakti ke sAtha jur3ane lagA jo sadA se hai, evaM aMtataH maiM usake sAtha layabaddha ho gyaa| merA mana jo vicAroM ke jhaMjhAvAta kI sRSTi kara rahA thA, zAMta ho gyaa| zAMti kI usa sthiti meM, maiM usa pAvana avasthA se jur3a gayA aura socane lagA, 'maiM una sabhI pAvana AtmAoM kI zaraNa letA hU~ jo pUrNa cetana haiN| maiM unakI UrjA ke sAtha jur3atA huuN| vizva ke saMta jahA~ bhI haiM, maiM unake sAtha eka hotA huuN| maiM dharma kI usa zikSA meM lIna hotA hU~ jo siddha puruSoM kI karuNA, prema aura gahana AMtarika zAMti se utpanna hotI huI hai| vaha vicAra auSadhi meM badala gyaa| vaha merI cetanA ke lie eka zAMta lepa bana gyaa|' taba biMbasAra ne pUchA, 'usake bAda Apane kyA kiyA?' saMta ne Age kahA, 'jaba maiM ThIka ho gayA, taba maiMne anya patha apanAne kA nizcaya kiyaa| maiMne apane aizvaryapUrNa jIvana kA tyAga kara diyaa| aba maiM azaraNa ke patha para huuN| isIlie maiM anAtha hU~, binA kisI sAMsArika zaraNa yA guru ke| agara Apa mere AdhyAtmika guru ko jAnanA cAhate haiM, to ve haiM arihaMta mhaaviir|' Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa aba rAjA ne pUchA, 'mahAvIra kauna haiM?' 'mahArAja, yahA~ se paMdraha mIla kI dUrI para ApakI rAjagRhI nagarI meM ve eka ati suMdara jIvana vyatIta kara raheM haiN| vahA~ jAie aura apane Apa dekhie / ' 24 usa yuvA saMta kI bAtoM se prabhAvita hokara biMbasAra mahAvIra ke pAsa gae aura usI samaya unake anuyAyI bana ge| vaha unake saMrakSaka bhI bana gae aura apane saMpUrNa jIvana ke daurAna unhoMne mahAvIra ke sAtha-sAtha buddha ko bhI sahayoga diyA jo usa samaya unake rAjya meM nivAsa karane aura zikSA dene Ae the| biMbasAra ne apane jIvana ko unakI zikSA aura neka kAryoM ke pracAra-prasAra meM lagA diyA kyoMki unheM lagA ki yahI unake jIvana kA dhyeya hai| jaba hama azaraNa para ciMtana karate haiM, taba hama eka anUThe sopAna kI samajha ko pA lete haiN| hama dekhate haiM ki saccI sahAyatA cetana ke pAvana srota se milatI hai| vaha eka aisA pravAha hai jo hamezA bahatA rahatA hai| hameM to sirfa pardA haTAnA hai aura svayaM ko usa UrjA ke prati jAgarUka kara denA hai jisakA svabhAva hai- anaMta jJAna, anaMta AnaMda aura anaMta darzana / jIvana se jur3ane ke lie hameM sirfa apane cetana ko aMtara kI tarapha mor3anA hai| vahI hamArI zaraNa hai, hamArI khuzahAlI, hamArI sthAyI saMpatti, hamArA adRzya zaraNAgata jo kabhI khatma nahIM hogA / agara Apa isa srota ke sAtha ekAtma ho rahe haiM, to Apa asurakSita nahIM haiM, lAcAra nahIM haiM kyoMki Apa aMdara se surakSita hai| jaise hI Apa isa surakSA ko jAnane lageMge, Apa svayaM ko Upara uThAne lgeNge| DUbatI huI nAva phira se tairane lgegii| yuvA saMta anAtha aura mahArAja biMbasAra kI taraha isa dhyAna kA upayoga kreN| Atma-nirIkSaNa aura ciMtana ke lie samaya rkhie| jaba bhI bhaya Ae, pUchie, 'maiM kyoM bhayabhIta hU~? yaha ghabarAhaTa kyoM hai? bhaya kA Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ asurakSita saMsAra meM svayaM kI surakSA kAraNa kyA hai? basa eka hI kAraNa hai ki maiM apane adRzya saMsAra se jur3A huA nahIM huuN|' usa adRzya saMsAra ke spaMdana se jur3akara apanI AMtarika zakti ko bddh'aaie| isa saMpUrNa maMtra ko prakaTa meM kaheM yA zAMti se suneN| cattAri maMgalaM : yaha cAra maMgala haiN| arihaMtA maMgalaM arihaMta (AMtarika zatruoM ko jItane vAle) maMgala haiN| siddhA maMgalaM : siddha (pUrNa AtmAe~) maMgala haiN| sAhu maMgalaM : sAdhu maMgala haiN| kevalI paNNatto dhammo maMgalaM kevalI pratipAdita dharma maMgala hai| cattAri loguttamA : ye cAra sarvocca haiN| arihaMtA loguttamA arihaMta sarvocca haiN| siddhA loguttamA siddha sarvocca haiN| sAhu loguttamA : sAdhu sarvocca haiN| kevalI paNNatto dhammo loguttamA : kevalI pratipAdita dharma sarvocca hai| cattAri saraNaM pavajjAmi : ye cAra zaraNa haiN| arihaMte saraNaM pavajjAmi : arihaMta kA zaraNa luuN| siddhe saraNaM pavajjAmi : siddha kA zaraNa luuN| sAhu saraNaM pavajjAmi : sAdhu kA zaraNa luuN| kevalI paNNattaM dhamma saraNaM pavajjAmi : kevalI pratipAdita dharma, yAnI ahiMsA, zAMti, prema aura karuNA kI zaraNa luuN| jaba ApakI kSudra AtmA ina cAra zaraNoM meM lIna ho jAegI, taba ApakI Urdhva AtmA yAnI ApakA satya ubharane lgegaa| Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa ciMtana ke biMdu maiM apanI azaraNa avasthA ko pahacAne lagA huuN| eka-eka karake maiM dekha rahA hU~ ki jina vastuoM aura vyaktiyoM para maiM nirbhara thA, ve apane Apa meM lAcAra haiN| mujhe apanI cetanA ko ina anitya nirbharatAoM se haTAkara jIvana ke pAvana pravAha ke sAtha jor3anA hai jo niraMtara hai| usa cetanA ke sAtha jur3akara mujhe apanA nitya zaraNa, apanA AMtarika saMsAra milegaa| mujhe jIvana kI anaMtatA, usa anaMta pravAha kI anubhUti karanI caahie| eka lahara ke uThAva kA artha hai dUsarI lahara kA girnaa| janma aura kucha nahIM hai, kahIM eka maraNa hI hai| yahI prakriyA hai - kucha vilIna hotA hai tAki kucha prakaTa ho ske| Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tRtIya - saMsAra bhAvanA janma-maraNa ke cakra se mukti ___ apane hRdaya meM satya kI jagaha banAne ke lie hameM mithyA vicAroM ke kacare ko sApha karanA hogaa| usake lie hameM mArga darzana kI, anuprekSAoM kI AvazyakatA hai| aMtarAvalokana se hama use dekha sakate haiM jo satya hai, kharA hai, nitya hai| AMtarika dRSTi kA upayoga karake hama vikRta soca ke svAmitva se bAhara nikala sakate haiN| hama kalpanA ke saMsAra meM kyoM rahate haiM? hama sapanoM ke mahala kyoM banAte haiM? bhaya se svayaM kI rakSA karane ke lie| hama bhayabhIta kyoM haiM? kyoMki hamAre bhItara kucha hai jo jAnatA hai ki mana kamaz2ora hai aura bikharanA usakI prakRti hai| mana eka viSaya se dUsare viSaya kI ora, eka AkAra se dUsare AkAra kI ora kUdatA rahatA hai| hamArA acetana mana apane kSaya hone se bhayabhIta hai| kSaya hone se, khaMDita hone se bacane ke lie mana saMrakSaNa DhU~r3hatA haipati aura patnI meM, priyatama aura premI meM, pitA aura rakSaka meN| surakSA ke isa jhUThe ehasAsa meM vaha Azvasta ho jAtA hai| use yaha ehasAsa nahIM hai ki isa taraha kA bAharI saMrakSaNa sirpha eka Ar3a hai| surakSA kI khoja meM hama apane cAroM tarapha eka gherA banAte haiN| isa ghere ko hama prema kaha sakate haiM, magara vAstavikatA meM yaha sirpha Asakti yA moha hai| yaha kAgaz2a ke samAna patale aura kamaz2ora prema ke khUbasUrata bAharI AvaraNa se Dhakakara sajAyA huA . moha hai| hara vyakti ke jIvana meM aisA samaya AtA hai jaba mana tAza ke mahala kI taraha bikhara jAtA hai| vaha taba taka hI TikA huA rahatA hai jaba taka havA kA eka jhoMkA use ur3A nahIM detaa| jaba saMkaTa kI ghar3I AtI hai, taba mana TUTane lagatA hai| Apa nairAzya, tiraskAra evaM akelepana kA ehasAsa karane lagate haiN| jiMdagI aMdhakArapUrNa, nirarthaka aura nirAzAjanaka naz2ara Ane lagatI hai| Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 jIvana kA utkarSa jJAnIjana jAnate haiM ki jhUThe aura bAharI AdhAra se jo surakSA banAI gaI hai, vaha Tika nahIM sktii| isa taraha kA Azraya bahuta kamaz2ora hai| jaba Apa phira se khule maidAna meM nirvastra khar3e hoMge, sira ke Upara binA kisI chata ke, taba kyA kareMge? isIlie hama bhAvanAoM para ciMtana karate haiN| hama abhijJatA se apanI AMtarika zakti bar3hAte haiN| jisa taraha eka khilAr3I apane snAyuoM ko vaz2ana uThAkara sazakta banAtA hai, usI taraha hama khAsa auz2AroM ke dvArA apanI AMtarika zakti ko bar3hAte haiN| ye auz2Ara haiM anuprekSA, jinheM bhAvanAe~ bhI kahate haiM, sArthaka zabda aura aNtrdRssttiyaaN| Apa apane Apa ko taiyAra karate haiM ki akele kaise khar3e rheN| jaba Apa akele khar3e rahanA jAna jAte haiM, taba Apa pUrNa rUpa se eka ho jAte haiN| Apako isa pUrNa-ekatva kA artha jAnane ke lie sirpha apane akelepana kI gaharAI meM jAnA hai| hara koI aisA karane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hai| ye pahalU sirpha unhIM ko die jAte haiM jo taiyAra haiN| satya cakAcauMdha karane vAlA hai| usameM itanA teja hai ki kamaz2ora A~kheM use jhela nahIM paatii| usake tez2a ke Age kamaz2ora A~kho vAle mur3akara dizA badala lete haiM yA gahare cazme se apanI A~khoM ko Dhaka lete haiN| __ magara aise bhI vyakti haiM jo satya ko dekhanA cAhate haiN| ve kahate haiM, 'hameM kisI bhI hAla meM satya ko jAnanA hai|' aMtataH jo pahale kar3avA pratIta ho rahA thA, vaha mIThA zahada niklaa| jaise-jaise Apa apanI AMtarika zakti bar3hAe~ge, taba binA sahAre ke bhI nIce nahIM luddh'keNge| jo satya dekhane ko utsuka haiM, ve prema aura moha ke bIca ke pharka para ciMtana karate haiN| ciMtana karate hue ve dekhate haiM ki moha hamezA kisI kinhIM mA~goM yA zartoM ke sAtha AtA hai| jo sthira khar3e rahanA jAnate haiM, ve ise dekha sakate haiN| apanI aMtardRSTi kA upayoga karake ve svayaM se pUchate haiM, jise maiM prema kahatA hU~, kyA vaha sirpha suMdara zabdoM meM ba~dhA huA moha hai? jisase maiM Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janma-maraNa ke cakra se mukti prema karatA hU~, kyA maiM usase koI mA~ga kara rahA hU~? kyA yaha koI saudA hai? kyA yaha eka vyavasAya hai?' jaba hama prema ko vyavasAya kI zreNI meM DAla dete haiM, taba vaha prema nahIM rhtaa| vyApAra meM hama dekhate haiM ki naphA kahA~ milegA? vahA~ dene kI, samarpaNa karane kI yA svIkAra karane kI koI bhAvanA nahIM hai| jise z2yAdA naphA mila rahA hai, basa usI se matalaba hai| donoM pakSa sirpha svayaM ke svArtha kA vicAra karate rahate haiN| agara riztoM meM yahI satya hai, to kyA hama svayaM ko bhramita nahIM kara rahe haiM? jaba Apa isa satya ko jAnane lageMge, Apa apane riztoM ko samajha lete haiN| ApakI abhijJatA badalane lagatI hai| ApakI dRSTi badala jAtI hai| Apa jAna lete haiM ki kisa taraha kucha dUrI aura kucha jagaha denI caahie| rizte aura adhika mIThe bana jAte haiM, adhika arthpuurnn| phira dUsarA pakSa Apase sIkhane lagatA hai| prema vizAla hai| jaba Apa usa vizAlatA kA samAveza kareMge, taba Apa sabase prema karane lgeNge| jaba Apa sabase prema kareMge, taba Apa jisase prema karate haiM, usase saccA prema kreNge| yaha rAtoM rAta hone vAlI bAta nahIM hai| yaha eka maMda prakriyA hai, eka uttarottara unnati, na ki eka jhaTapaTa javAba yA alpa samaya kI sNtusstti| Apako dhairya kI AvazyakatA hai| mere guru ne mujhase kahA thA, 'pahale tumheM sIkhanA hogA ki vAstavikatA ke dharAtala para, satya para kaise khar3e rheN| usa dharAtala kA koI patha nahIM hai| tumheM apanA mArga svayaM banAnA hai| eka vizAla kSetra tumhAre sammukha hai| sArI dizAe~ khulI haiN| isalie cale hue patha para mata clo| usase tuma eka gaMdale rAste meM pha~sa jaaoge| tAz2I khulI z2amIna meM apanA mArga bnaao| taba tuma eka nayA patha banAoge, navIna kadama rkhoge|' navInatA kA ehasAsa kiijie| svayaM se kahie, 'maiM apanI aMtardRSTi ke AdhAra para hara kadama rakhatA huuN|' Apa aisA kara sakeMge jaba Apako apane kadamoM para zraddhA hogI aura apanI zakti meM vishvaas| . . . Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 30 jIvana kA utkarSa tIsarA pahalU jisapara hameM ciMtana karanA hai, vaha hai saMsAra, jisakA artha hai niraMtara Upara se nIce, nIce se Upara Ate-jAte rahanA, eka pariSkRta aura layapUrNa gati meM kisI vRhat cakra kI trh| yaha eka niraMtara prakriyA hai| jaba koI vyakti sukha aura svAmitva ke lobha se vazIbhUta ho jAtA hai, taba vaha eka avirala gati meM pha~sakara vahIM pahu~catA hai jahA~ se vaha nikalA thA, ghANI ke cAroM ora ghUmate hue baila kI trh| magara jise jIvana kI uddezyapUrNa dizA kA jJAna hai, vaha pahiye ke hara ghumAva ke sAtha pragati kI tarapha agrasara ho sakatA hai, svayaM ko aisI vastuoM ke pIche bhAgane se roka sakatA hai jo kSaNabhaMgura haiN| isalie jo eka ke baMdhana kA kAraNa hai, vaha dUsare kI mukti kA kAraNa bana sakatA hai| yaha to hara vyakti kI samajha aura dRSTikoNa para nirbhara hai| ata: yaha bhAvanA sAdhaka ko sikhAtI hai ki vaha jIvana ke vRhat cakra ko dekhatA rahe, magara usake sAtha apanI pahacAna nahIM bnaae| hama sabhI ne una saphala aura mazahUra parivAroM ke bAre meM sunA hai jinake baccoM ne saba kucha kho diyA aura jo bhulAe jA cuke haiN| hamane yaha bhI dekhA hai ki jo isa sAMsArika mApadaMDa ke anusAra 'kucha' nahIM the, ve 'kucha' bana ge| cakra hamezA ghUmatA rahatA hai| yaha eka aMtahIna prakriyA hai| kucha dina aise hote haiM jaba hamArA jIvana svarga ke samAna hotA hai, aura kucha dina aise hote haiM jaba saba kucha naraka ke samAna lagane lagatA hai| jisa vyakti se Apa savere milate haiM, vaha zAma taka vaisA hI nahIM rhtaa| manovegoM ke kAraNa hamAre svabhAva meM kitane badalAva Ate rahate haiM! isalie navadIkSita cakra ko dekhate rahate haiN| ve dekhate haiM ki jo nIce hai, vaha nIce nahIM rhegaa| vaha Upara jAegA, vaha niraMtara jAtA rhegaa| isa taraha avalokana karate hue dIkSita sIkhatA hai ki U~ca-nIca ko gaMbhIratA se nahIM lenA caahie| 'yaha cakra ghUma rahA hai, maiM nahIM, vaha dekhatA hai| 'maiM usI Asana para baiThA huuN| jo Upara aura nIce jA rahA hai, vaha to cakra hai| maiM yahIM hU~ - sthir|' jaba Apako yaha anubhUti hone lagegI, taba Apa jIvana ke khela ko dekhane lgeNge| vaha gaMbhIratA, vaha upekSA - jo bAdala ApakI AMtarika zAMti Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janma-maraNa ke cakra se mukti ko Dhaka rahe the, ve cale jAeMge aura Apa jIvana kA AnaMda lene lgeNge| Apa jisake sAtha bhI hoMge aura jahA~ bhI hoMge, AnaMda kI anubhUti kreNge| isa taraha Apa svayaM ko saMsAra ke U~ca aura nIca se pRthaka dekhane lgeNge| cakra hamezA nirvighna ghUmatA rahatA hai, badalAva lAne ke lie| apanI abhijJatA se Apa dekhane lageMge ki vaha kisa taraha uddezyapUrvaka bar3ha rahA hai, Apake lie kucha suMdara, kucha nUtana lAne ke lie| jIvana kA cakra Apako cunautI de rahA hai| badalAva ke binA jIvana gaMdalA bana jaaegaa| jahA~ parIkSA nahIM hai, vahA~ vikAsa nahIM hotaa| asthira kI bhUmikA meM jo sthira hai, usake sAtha pahacAna banAne se Apa donoM se pare jA rahe haiN| isa taraha Apa saMsAra ke dhyeya kA anubhava karate haiM - nimna se uccatara banakara svayaM ko parivartita karanA, aMtataH mokSa taka pahu~cakara janma aura maraNa ke cakra se mukta ho jaanaa| isa bhAvanA para ciMtana karane se hama apane saMpUrNa cakra ko dekhate haiN| hama kahate haiM, 'jaba merA janma huA, merI mA~ darda se karAha rahI thii| phira usane merA ceharA dekhA aura khuza ho gii| darda calA gyaa| jisa darda ko mA~ ne nau mahIne taka sahana kiyA, vaha eka pala meM calA gyaa| sAtha hI, hama una sabhI ko dekhate haiM jo hamAre jIvana ke nikaTa haiM - bhAI-bahana, mAtA-pitA yA jIvana sAthI - aura dekhate hI dekhate kucha cale gae aura kucha yahIM haiN| ve loga jinase hama atyadhika prema karate haiM aura jo hamase prema karate haiM, Ate haiM aura jAte haiN| ve hamezA yahA~ nahIM rhte| jo hamase ghRNA karate haiM aura jinase hama ghRNA karate haiM, ve bhI Ate haiM aura jAte haiN| yahI vRhat cakra hai, yahI prakriyA hai| ciMtana isa taraha Age bar3hatA hai: "maiM dUsaroM ke bAre meM hI kyoM socatA hU~? maiM bhI calA jaauuNgaa| jaba maiM jAU~gA, taba maiM bhI usI taraha dUsaroM se alaga ho jAU~gA jisa taraha ve mujhase alaga hue haiN| aise meM dUsaroM ke jAne para maiM udAsa kyoM hU~? eka dina maiM bhI calA jaauuNgaa| zAyada maiM usake bAre meM nahIM socatA hU~ kyoMki usase mujhe mAnasika bhaya hone lagatA hai|' Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 32 jIvana kA utkarSa magara saccA sAdhaka bhayabhIta nahIM hotaa| apane prasthAna ke bAre meM socate hue usake mana meM pIr3A nahIM hotii| kyoM? kyoMki vaha pUrNa rUpa se samajha cukA hai ki jo nitya hai, vaha anitya nahIM hogA, evaM jo anitya hai, vaha nitya nahIM hogaa| hareka kA apanA-apanA svabhAva hai| sAdhaka jAnatA hai, 'jo mere bhItara hai, sirpha vahI nitya hai| sirpha merA nivAsa, sthAna, bAharI vezabhUSA, AkAra badalate jaaeNge| ye sabhI mukhauTe haiM, magara vaha ekabhUta jvAlA jo maiM hU~, vaha nahIM bdlegaa|' / ___ ise jAnane se kitanA AtmavizvAsa milatA hai! jaba aisA hotA hai, taba Apa pahalI bAra ghuna aura anAja kA pharka samajhate haiN| Apa dekhate haiM ki kisa taraha ghuna aura anAja ko Apane eka samajha liyA hai| Apa dekhate haiM ki kisa taraha Apane apane mitroM ko isa sthaitika rozanI meM dekhA hai - unake satva ko dekhane ke bajAya sirpha unakI chavi ko dekhA hai| ___ agara hama vyakti kI chavi ke sAtha riztA banAe~ge, to vaha mitratA khokhalI hogii| vaha bhautika lAbha para AdhArita hai| jisa vyakti ke pAsa AdhyAtmika dRSTi hai, vaha vastuoM ko alaga dRSTikoNa se dekhatA hai| vaha dekhatA hai ki jina vastuoM ko usane itanA mUlyavAna samajhA thA, ve vAstava meM mUlyavAna nahIM haiN| ve sirpha kisI kAla meM kisI sthAna meM upayoga karane ke sAdhana the| agara Apa rUsa meM ghUmane kA TikaTa kharIdeMge, to yahA~ bhArata meM usakA upayoga nahIM ho skegaa| usakA upayoga sirpha vahIM ho sakatA hai| isI taraha saMsAra kI vastue~ una TikaToM ke samAna haiN| ve sirpha Apako eka jagaha se dUsarI jagaha le jAtI haiN| usake Age unameM koI sArthakatA nahIM hai| __ AdhyAtmika stara para AdhArita mitratA sthAyI rahatI hai| kyoM? kyoMki usameM eka AMtarika saMbaMdha hai, bAharI saMbaMdha se pare aura aage| eka lAlacI bUr3hA thA jisane apane gahanoM aura sone ke sikkoM ko apane ghara meM chipA rakhA thaa| usake gA~va meM eka jvAlAmukhI kA visphoTa hone vAlA thaa| prANa bacAne ke lie bhI samaya nahIM thaa| magara phira bhI apane gahanoM kI piTArI lAne ke lie vaha vApasa gyaa| piTArI bahuta bhArI thii| usakA eka hI beTA thA jo usase bhI jyAdA lAlacI thaa| beTe ne kahA 'pitAjI, mujhe yaha Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janma-maraNa ke cakra se mukti 33 piTArI diijie| yaha bahuta bhArI hai, isalie ise uThAkara Apa jaldI nahIM bhAga paaeNge|' bUr3he AdamI ne una aMtima kSaNoM meM bhI apane beTe para vizvAsa nahIM kiyaa| beTe ko gussA AyA aura usane apane pitA ko eka lakar3I se mArakara piTArI khIMcI aura bhAga gyaa| usI kSaNa jvAlAmukhI kA visphoTa huA aura sArA gA~va vahIM daba gayA, bApa aura beTe bhI / unakA riztA satahI thA, sirpha AvazyakatA aura lAlaca para AdhArita / ve eka dUsare kI rakSA sirpha kucha pAne kI ummIda meM kara rahe the| ... isalie draSTA bneN| dekhie kisa taraha amIra garIba bana jAte haiM, bacce bUr3he ho jAte haiM aura mahAna tuccha bana jAte haiN| ise dekhane meM AnaMda milatA hai| gahanA badala jAtA hai, magara svarNa vaisA hI rahatA hai| apane svarUpa ko dekhie / vaha suMdara hai| dekhie ki Apake bhItara kauna hai jo ina saba ko sA~sa de rahA hai? kauna zarIra ko ehasAsa de rahA hai jisase vaha anubhava kara rahA hai? kauna gale ko AvAz2a de rahA hai aura z2abAna ko svAda ? kauna nAsikA ko gaMdha kI anubhUti de rahA hai? kauna A~khoM ko rozanI aura dRSTi, evaM kAnoM ko zravaNa zakti de rahA hai? kauna mana ko abhijJatA de rahA hai? jaba Apako anubhUti hogI ki Apa hI ina iMdriyoM ko jAna de rahe haiM, taba Apa jhUThe vizvAsa aura bAharI AzrayoM ko svIkAra nahIM kreNge| Apa apane mana ke darabAna ko samajhA deMge ki dvAra kholakara Apako aMdara Ane de tAki Apa svayaM kI vAstavikatA ko dekha skeN| jaba Apa svayaM ke isa aparivartanazIla kendra ko dekheMge, taba Apa cauMka par3eMge, 'vaha satya yahA~ hai ! vaha satya maiM hU~!' isa taraha aba Apa paridhi ko madhya se dekhate haiN| Apa jIvana ko usa koNa se dekhate haiM jo sAre koNoM kA draSTA hai| Apa mAdhyastha bhAva meM A jAte haiN| Apa cakra ke pratyeka ghumAva se jakar3e hue nahIM haiN| isa taraha Apa mukta haiM, atIta ke una karmoM se nahIM jo saMsAra ke cakra meM niraMtara ghUmate rahate haiM, magara usa ajJAna se jisake kAraNa Apa atIta meM badalate tattvoM se jakar3e hue the| aba Apa apane svabhAva ke badalAva se mukta haiN| Apa vAstavika mukti ke darzana karate haiN| Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 34 jIvana kA utkarSa isa anubhUti se Apake aMdara nirNaya karane kI zakti A jAtI hai| aba Apa jise badalanA cAhate haiM, use badala sakate haiM, apane zarIra ko nirogI banA sakate haiN| Apa anubhava karate haiM ki Apake pAsa jIvana-zakti upalabdha hai| yaha vaha zakti hai jo zarIra ko, iMdriyoM aura buddhi ko anuprANita karatI hai| apane dhyAna kI anubhUti meM ise jAnate hue Apa niraMtara abhyAsa aura dhairya ke sAtha isa zakti kA upayoga apane pUrva karmoM ko miTAne aura bhava cakra ko rokane ke lie kara sakate haiN| abhijJatA ke sAtha Apa galata prakAra ke bhojana, vicAra aura jIvana ko badala sakate haiN| Apa una bhArI aura nakArAtmaka spaMdanoM se mukta ho sakate haiM jinako Apane AtmasAta kiyA hai aura jo mAnasika parezAnI yA zArIrika bImArI meM badala gae haiN| jo jAnatA hai ki ye spaMdana kisa taraha Ate haiM aura kisa taraha nikAle jA sakate haiM, usake lie svayaM ke Arogya kI prakriyA aura bhI tez2a ho sakatI hai| yaha eka daMpati kI kahAnI hai - pati hamezA juA khelatA thA aura zarAba ke naze meM dhuta rahatA thaa| vaha rAta ko dera se ghara Akara dvAra para dastaka detaa| vaha jaba bhI AtA, patnI turaMta dvAra khola detii| aura to aura, vaha hamezA zAMta aura dhairyazIla rhtii| ___aMtata: vaha apane hI durguNoM se thaka gayA aura vahA~ se bhAga gyaa| pA~ca varSa ke bAda ekadama asvastha hokara vaha ghara lauttaa| usakI patnI jAnatI thI ki vaha eka dina avazya aaegaa| pA~ca varSoM ke aMtarAla meM na to usane apanI zAMti khoI thI, na hI kisI avaguNa ko pAsa Ane diyaa| usane apanI mAnasika zakti bar3hAne ke lie isa samaya kA upayoga kiyaa| aba vaha itanI sazakta bana gaI thI ki jisa zAma ko vaha lauTA, usane sirpha itanA kahA, 'kRpayA aMdara Aie!usa AdamI ko vizvAsa nahIM huA ki bhAgane ke pA~ca varSoM ke bAda bhI vaha phira se inhIM komala zabdoM ko sunegaa| patnI ne kahA, 'zAyada Apako bhUkha lagI hogii| Aie, bhojana kiijie|' Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janma-maraNa ke cakra se mukti ina madhura zabdoM ko sunate hI usakA aMtarmana moma kI taraha pighalane lgaa| gAloM para azru bahane lge| usakI patnI ne dhIme se kahA, 'kyA maiMne Apase nahIM kahA thA ki Apa bure nahIM haiM, vaha to sirpha ApakI saMgata thii| kyA ye azru nahIM dikhA rahe haiM ki ApakA hRdaya kitanA acchA aura komala hai?' pati kA mana huA ki patnI ke caraNa chU le, 'maiMne saMtoM ke bAre meM sunA hai, magara agara tumheM nahIM dekhatA, to unake bAre meM kabhI vizvAsa nahIM krtaa| aba maiM jAnatA hU~ ki mujhe phira se jAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai|' usa kSaNa se vaha eka uddezyapUrNa jIvana kI tarapha agrasara hone lgaa|. . . apane sthAyI tattva kA jJAna Apake jIvana ko sArthaka banAtA hai| isalie apane utkarSa para dhyAna karate hue isa vizva ko apanI gaharI samajha meM eka kara leN| apane vAstavika satva ko ujAgara hone dIjie aura bAhya sataha ko pighalane deN| isa satya ke dharAtala ke kaI mArga haiM - Apa apane patha ko svayaM nirmita karate haiN| apane satya taka pahu~cane ke lie aura mukti kI anubhUti karane ke lie eka aisA kadama Age bar3hAie jo sakArAtmaka bhAvanAoM se pUrNa hai, rozanI se prajvalita hai aura abhijJatA se spaMdita hai| ciMtana ke biMda satata calAyamAna to badalAva kI niraMtara prakriyA hai, vaha eka pariSkRta aura layabaddha gati meM gamana kara rahA hai| maiM madhya meM hU~, sthira, abhijny| mujhe madhya se paridhi kI tarapha dekhane do| mujhe parivartana kI laharoM kA usa biMdu se avalokana karane do jo sabhI biMduoM kA draSTA hai| cakra kA hara ghumAva mere baMdhana kA yA merI mukti kA kAraNa bana sakatA hai| abhijJatA ke sAtha maiM hara ghumAva kA upayoga eka cunautI ke jaise kara sakatA hU~, svayaM ko karmoM se mukta karane ke lie, badalAva lAne ke lie, navajIvana kI anubhUti karane ke lie, evaM apane satya ke samIpa pahu~cane ke lie| * Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caturtha - ekatva bhAvanA nirbharatA se mukti isa saMsAra meM adhikAMza vyakti nahIM jAnate ki unheM kyA cAhie, magara jIvana-paryaMta usake na milane kI vajaha se duHkhI rahate haiN| yahI unakI kar3avAhaTa kA kAraNa hai| ve zikAyata karate rahate haiM yaha jAne binA ki unheM kyA caahie| yaha sarAsara bevakUphI lagatI hai, magara socakara dekhie| jaba ApakA mana udAsI meM DUbA huA ho aura koI pUche, 'tuma duHkhI kyoM ho?', kyA Apa apane duHkha kI asalI vajaha batA sakate haiM? yA Apa bevajaha kisI bhI bAta kI zikAyata karane lagate haiM? calie isa para gaharAI se vicAra kreN| duHkha kA asalI kAraNa kyA hai? kyA bAharI padArtha vAstava meM bhramita yA apane Apa meM mohita karane vAle haiM? kyA unameM hameM parezAna karane kI yA apanI ora khIMcane kI koI aMtarjAta zakti hai? yA unake prati hamArI jo Asakti hai, kyA usI kI vajaha se hama unheM usa naz2ara se dekhate haiM? Asakti kI vajaha se hI hama bAharI padArthoM para doSa thopane lagate haiN| agara hama karIba se dekheMge, to jAna jAe~ge ki ve apane Apa meM vastu mAtra haiN| hama doSAropaNa se pare jAnA cAhate haiM, Asakti se pare, sImita karane vAle ina kAraNoM se pre| yahI hamArI khoja hai| hama satahI javAba yA asthAyI khuzI se saMtuSTa nahIM ho sakate haiN| asalI sAdhaka kisI kSaNika khuzI kI khoja meM apanA samaya vyatIta nahIM karate haiN| ve jAnate haiM ki pAnI ke bulabule kI taraha vaisI khuzI pala bhara meM gAyaba ho jaaegii| isalie hama donoM ko dekhanA cAhate haiM - satya aura asatya ko, hamAre zAzvata tattva ko aura hamAre vyasanoM ko| sacce guru aura unakI zikSA hameM satya kI gaharAI meM le jAte haiM aura hamAre vyasanoM ke svabhAva ko samajhane meM madada karate haiN| ve hameM svayaM se pUchane ke lie protsAhita karate haiM, 'vyasana kyA hai? hamane apane cAroM ora itane vyasana kaise bA~dha lie haiM? hamane unake sAtha kina-kina rUpoM meM apanI pahacAna banAI hai? kyA unake binA hamArA jIvana sUnA, duHkhI, besahArA pratIta hotA hai?' Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirbharatA se mukti 37 sahI dRSTi ke lie hama caturtha pahalU yAnI ekatva bhAvanA para dhyAna kreNge| ekatva yAnI eka, magara Apake mana meM bahutva hai| bahutva ke kAraNa Apa usa 'eka' ko nahIM dekhate haiN| usa 'eka' ke irda-girda hI saba kucha parikramA kara rahA hai| isa bAta ko hama isa taraha samajha sakate haiM - hamAre pAsa eka paridhi hai aura kendra hai| kendra to eka hai, magara paridhi para aneka haiN| paridhi itanI vizAla, itanI sthUla hai ki hamAre pAsa usa sUkSma kendra ko dekhane kI aMtardRSTi nahIM hai| isIlie hama hamezA paridhi para calate rahate haiM, svayaM se baahr| isIlie hama doSAropaNa karane ke lie kisI kAraNa ko DhU~r3hate rahate haiN| hama yaha kahakara kisI dUsare para apanA duHkha thopane meM khuza haiM, 'agara tuma mere jIvana meM nahIM hote, to merA jIvana svarga hotaa|' yA isI bAta ko hama ulaTA bhI kaha dete haiM, 'agara tuma mere jIvana meM hote, to merA jIvana svarga hotaa|' paridhi kI bhUmikA itanI bhrAmaka hai ki kendra se naz2ara chUTa jAtI hai| dekhane kI AvazyakatA hai ki saMpUrNa paridhi kendra ke lie hI banI huI hai, agara kendra kA astitva nahIM hotA to paridhi kA astitva bhI nahIM hotaa| svayaM ko kucha kSaNa ke lie dekhie, kendra se paridhi kI tarapha dekhate hue| aba taka ApakA mana caubIsoM ghaMTe bahutva meM ulajhA huA thA, yAnI paridhi meN| hara samaya koI vyakti yA koI vastu Apake mana para hAvI rahatA hai - dhana-saMpatti, vaibhava, zakti, koI dosta yA koI dushmn| isIlie Apa kabhI bhI svayaM ke sAtha pUrNa rUpa se jur3e hue nahIM haiN| agara kabhI svayaM ke sAtha akele bhI baiThate haiM, taba bhI koI na koI vastu ApakA dhyAna khIMcatI rahatI hai| Apa to isa taraha jIte haiM mAno kendra meM kucha bhI nahIM hai, mAno saba kucha bAhara hI hai| .. isa mUrta saMsAra kA bhI astitva hai| yaha hamAre astitva kA mUrtimAna ardha bhAga hai| hameM isa para vizvAsa hai| magara yaha bhautika saMsAra jaisA hai, use vaisA mAnane ke bajAya hama jaba isase Asakta ho jAte haiM, taba samasyA paidA hotI hai| taba hama amUrta saMsAra kI upekSA karane lagate haiN| jo dRzyamAna yA mUrta nahIM hai, hameM usa para vizvAsa nahIM hai| Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 jIvana kA utkarSa ataH hameM hamAre mana ke dvAra kholakara dekhanA cAhie ki dRzya adRzya para nirbhara karatA hai| agara adRzya nahIM hai, to dRzya kA koI astitva nahIM hai| agara amUrta nahIM hai, to mUrta ke pAsa bhAvanA nahIM hai| amUrta ke binA mUrta kA ehasAsa nahIM kiyA jA sakatA hai| hama mUrta se isIlie prema karate haiM kyoMki usake kendra meM amUrta hai| udAharaNa ke lie, usa nArI ko dekhie jisane eka sauMdarya pratiyogitA meM prathama puraskAra jItA hai| sabhI rASTra use vizva suMdarI mAnate haiN| usake sauMdarya se mohita hokara kaI loga usase zAdI karanA caaheNge| ve usa suMdara zarIra meM sthita AtmA ke bAre meM nahIM socate haiN| magara eka dina usakI AtmA zarIra ko chor3a degii| usakA zarIra mRta par3A rahegA, magara taba usake cAhane vAle jo AtmA meM vizvAsa nahIM karate, ve bhI usase zAdI karane ke lie rAz2I nahIM hoNge| sabhI kucha abhI bhI vidyamAna hai - A~kheM, kAna, hAtha-pA~va aura aakaar| kyA kAraNa hai ki aba isa mRta, dRzyamAna zarIra meM koI AkarSaNa nahIM rahA? bezaka isameM se kucha calA gayA hai! sA~sa calI gaI hai| magara sA~sa kA saMcAlaka kauna thA? kauna sA~sa kI prakriyA kara rahA thA? kauna aMtazvasana aura ucchazvasana kara rahA thA? kauna usa sA~sa ke kendra meM thA? kyA Apa jAnate haiM? maiM aba kahatA hU~ ki yahI satya jAnane ke lie Apa yahA~ Ae haiN| jaba Apa isa para dhyAna kareMge, taba Apa usa amUrta ko jAnane lageMge jo isa mUrta zarIra ko jAna detA hai aura ise sukhada, jIvita aura sAmAjika banAtA hai| jaba Apa svayaM meM apane bhautika pahalU se pare kucha dekhane lageMge, taba ApakA jIvana sArthaka ho jaaegaa| Apa apane manuSyatva ko sarAhane lgeNge| dUsaroM ke prati apane bartAva meM badalAva laaeNge| Apa sirpha bhautika zarIra ko mahatva nahIM deNge| aba Apa logoM ko vastu mAtra nahIM smjheNge| rizte badalane lageMge kyoMki Apa unake sAtha kartA hone kA nAtA nibhaaeNge| abhI taka Apa dUsaroM ko vastu mAtra samajhate Ae haiM, Apane unake sAtha ekatva kA ehasAsa Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirbharatA se mukti 39 nahIM kiyA hai| jaba Apa dUsaroM ko kartA samajhane lageMge, taba Apa 'maiM' ko dekheMge, usako dekheMge jo 'hai'| jaba Apa 'maiM hU~' kA anubhava karate haiM, taba Apa apane caitanya meM jI rahe haiN| yahA~ dvaitabhAva nahIM hai| jaise hI Apa kahate haiM, 'maiM cAhatA hU~,' icchA umar3ane lagatI hai| icchA se ubharatI hai vastu / aba Apa saMsAra se alaga ho rahe haiN| ina do se, yAnI 'maiM' aura 'cAhatA hU~' se eka tIsarI cIz2a 'saMsAra' ubharane lagatI hai 'maiM saMsAra ko cAhatA huuN|' tIna kA yaha saMgama dvaitabhAva se utpanna hotA hai| jaba bhI Apa kartA se, apane madhya se, 'maiM' se alaga hote haiM, taba bAhya saMsAra utpanna hotA hai| jaise hI Apa apane caitanya se nikalate haiM, vahA~ dvaitabhAva paidA hotA hai aura vahI saMsAra hai / ekatva kA artha hai aMtataH anubhUti karanA ki 'maiM hU~,' na ki 'maiM cAhatA huuN|' isakA artha hai dvaitabhAva kI dhAraNA ko bhaMga karake eka ho jAnA, jo Apa 'svayaM' haiM, vaha 'svayaM' ho jaanaa| jaba Apa saMpUrNa saMsAra ko 'svayaM' meM le Ate haiM, taba jIvana meM ekatva prakaTa hotA hai| vahA~ anyatva kI bhAvanA nahIM rahatI, sirpha ekatva rahatA hai| agara Apa isa satva ko apanI abhijJatA meM rakheMge, taba Apa jo bhI dekheMge, usase dvaitabhAva utpanna nahIM hogaa| Apa kisI vyakti yA vastu ko cAhata yA jA~ca kI dRSTi se nahIM dekhate haiN| basa, Apa isa taraha dekhate haiM mAno darpaNa meM dekha rahe haiN| jisa vyakti ko Apa vastu ke rUpa meM dekhate the, vaha to aba kartA hai, Apake smaan| Apa pratibiMba ko apane samAna dekhate haiM - na kama, na jyaadaa| jo Apa haiM, yaha bhAvanA usase alaga nahIM hai| eka kalAkAra thaa| usane apane kamare meM cAroM ora, yAnI chata para aura dIvAroM para zIze ke Tukar3e sajAne kA nizcaya kiyA tAki kamare kI battI hara tarapha pratibiMbita ho| use baiThakara ina pratibiMbita rozaniyoM ko dekhanA acchA lagatA thaa| eka dina akasmAta usakA kuttA kamare meM ghusa AyA / aneka zIzoM meM itane sAre kutte dekhakara vaha bhauMkane lagA, binA samajhe ki jina kuttoM ko vaha dekha rahA thA, ve usI ke pratibiMba the, na ki Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa usake dushmn| usane to unako apane jaisA hI samajha rakhA thA, ataH vaha bhauMkatA hI rhaa| aMta meM thaka kara gira pdd'aa| becAre kutte ko sAre pratibiMba usa para bhauMkane aura kATane vAle hI naz2ara A rahe the| isa taraha usane dvaitabhAva utpanna kiyaa| isa saMsAra ko apanI icchAoM kI parachAI ke rUpa meM dekhie| apanI icchAoM ko haTAie aura dekhate rhie| bhauMkie mt| jaba Apa svayaM ko eka draSTA ke rUpa meM dekheMge, taba yaha saMsAra ApakI abhijJatA meM lIna ho jaaegaa| yaha eka pratibodha hai| ise samajhAnA kaThina hai, magara isakI anubhUti karane se Apa sabhI ke sAtha samAnatA kI anubhUti kreNge| phira Apako koI farka nahIM par3egA ki Apa kisI amIra AdamI ke sAtha haiM yA kisI garIba ke sAtha, rAjA ke sAtha yA raMka ke saath| isase Apake mana meM koI bhinnatA utpanna nahIM hotI hai| kyoM nahIM? kyoMki aba Apake pAsa eka naI samajha hai| jo Apa svayaM meM dekhate haiM, vahI dUsare meM hai| unakA 'maiM' aura ApakA 'maiM' guNa meM samAna hai - sirpha pavitra AtmA hai| jaba Apa 'kama' aura 'z2yAdA' kI naz2ara se dekheMge, taba Apa eka sAdhAraNa AdamI ko kama aura U~cI padavI vAle mitra ko z2yAdA smjheNge| jaba Apa dUsare ko kartA nahIM mAnakara vastu mAtra mAnate haiM, taba jisake pAsa z2yAdA hai, vaha eka amIra vastu mAnA jAegA aura jisake pAsa kama hai, vaha eka garIba vastu mAnA jaaegaa| aisA riztA jise hama aksara dekhate haiM, eka vastuniSTha riztA hai| yaha taba taka hI TikatA hai, jaba taka kucha vastue~ rahatI haiN| jaba ve vastue~ nahIM rahatI, riztA khatma ho jAtA hai| kyoM? kyoMki vaha riztA bAharI vastuoM para nirbhara karatA hai| isa ciMtana se eka naI taraha kI vicAra-dhArA utpanna hotI hai| svayaM se zurU karate hue kahie, 'ekatva, maiM eka huuN| maiM isa saMsAra meM akelA hI AyA huuN| isa saMsAra meM ekAkI bhramaNa karate hue maiMne kisI pyArI mAtA ke garbha meM praveza kiyA aura vahIM bar3A hotA rhaa|' Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirbharatA se mukti isa taraha Age bar3hate hue Apa dekhate haiM ki kisa taraha Apa akele Ae the| usa samaya Apako koI nahIM jAnatA thaa| Apa eka ajanabI the| Apake pAsa koI patA nahIM, jAna-pahacAna nahIM aura sifAriza patra bhI nahIM thaa| Apake pAsa kucha nahIM thaa| __hama sabhI eka choTe se vAhana meM akele Ae the, eka laghu AkAra meM - eka bIja aura aNddaa| usa samaya hamAre pAsa koI sAdhana nahIM thaa| aba hamAre pAsa anekoM sAdhana haiM jinase hama dekhate haiM, bhAva vyakta karate haiM, bolate haiM aura gamana karate haiN| magara isa jIvana ke AraMbha meM hamane eka choTe se zarIra meM praveza kiyA, jo hamArA vAhana thaa| basa, itanA hI! usa samaya kauna thA? Apa kisake lie ro rahe the? aba Apa itanI cIz2oM ke lie A~sU bahAte haiM, para taba Apa sirpha eka cIz2a ke lie ro rahe the - gaharI sA~sa lene ke lie! vahI ApakI prathama AvazyakatA thii| Apa roe, Apane sA~sa lI aura Apake zarIra kI samasta prakriyAe~ kAma karane lgiiN| taba ApakA prathama ehasAsa kyA thA? Apake dila kI dhdd'kn| isa vicAra ke sAtha kAryarata raheM, 'maiM' eka hU~, 'maiM' eka jaise AyA huuN| aba Apa samajha jAe~ge ki apane pairoM para kisa taraha khar3e rahanA hai| jaba Apa rote haiM ki, 'maiM tumhAre binA jI nahIM sakatA! maiM isa vastu yA usa vastu ke binA jI nahIM sakatA!', taba A~sU ApakI dRSTi meM rukAvaTa bana jAte haiN| ye saba mAnasika vyasana haiN| Apa unake binA jI rahe the! Apa akele Ae the! usa samaya Apako sirpha sA~sa kI z2arUrata thI evaM zarIra ke poSaNa ke lie kucha bhojana kii| Apa aba bhI unake binA jI sakate haiM! isa ciMtana kA uddezya hai vyakti ko sakSama karanA tAki vaha apane pairoM para khar3A ho jaae| isa taraha na hI vaha kisI para TikegA aura na hI kisI para bojha bnegaa| bAta Apako saMsAra se alaga karane kI nahIM hai, magara eka svastha vyakti banAne kI hai| jaba Apa apanI AMtarika kSamatA ko bar3hAe~ge, ApakA mana niroga aura balavAna bana jaaegaa| taba Apako ehasAsa hogA ki Apa akele raha sakate haiN| Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 jIvana kA utkarSa jisa kSaNa se Apa isa saMsAra meM Ae haiM, Apa dRzya ke mAdhyama se adRzya kI taha ko kholane kA prayAsa kara rahe haiN| mAnava jIvana aura kucha nahIM, usa amUrta kA prAkaTya hI hai| evaM isa prAkaTya se bahuta sAre guNa sAmane A jAte haiN| kisI paudhe ke bIja ko dekhie| kitanA sAdhAraNa dikhatA hai ! magara jaba vaha khulakara aMkurita hotA hai aura eka suMdara phUla ko prakaTa karatA hai, taba hameM ehasAsa hotA hai ki usa nanhe se pIle, safeda, yA kAle bIja ke aMdara kitanA sauMdarya chipA huA thaa| prAraMbha meM hama bIja para z2yAdA dhyAna nahIM dete, magara jaba vaha bIja apane saMpUrNa sauMdarya ko anAvRta karatA hai, taba hama usa para dhyAna dene lagate haiN| isI taraha anAdi samaya se isa adRzya AtmA meM saMpUrNa sauMdarya rahA hai| aba yaha mAnava jIvana ke mAdhyama se anAvRta ho rahA hai| bIja ke AdhAra para AkAra kA sRjana hotA hai| bIja ke guNa hI usake pariNAma, usakA puSpahAsa nirdhArita karate haiN| agara hamAre pAsa gulAba kA bIja hai, to gulAba kA phUla ugegaa| agara hama Ama ke bIja boe~ge, to bIja apanA dila kholakara eka rasIle Ama ke per3a meM badala jaaegaa| jaba seba kA bIja bar3hatA hai, seba naz2ara Ate haiN| jaba Apane una nanheM kAle bIjoM ko pahale dekhA, taba Apako seba aura Ama dikhAI nahIM die| phira bhI Apa apanI abhijJatA meM jAnate haiM ki unake pAsa adbhuta guNa haiN| apanI usa nanhIM sI zuruAta para dhyAna kiijie| pIche mur3akara dekhie aura kahie, 'maiM akelA AyA thA, vahA~ AnaMda thA, bhaya nahIM, koI vyasana nhiiN|' Apako jAnakara Azcarya hogA ki Apake vyasana jitane bar3heMge, bur3hApA utanA hI zIghra aaegaa| vyasana jitane kama hoMge, Apa utane hI javAna rheNge| loga apane tanAva aura ciMtAoM ke kAraNa murajhA jAte haiN| jaba Apa chuTTI para haiM, taba apane Apa ko dekhie| Apa tarotAz2A mahasUsa karate haiN| kyoM? kyoMki Apake pAsa koI mA~geM nahIM haiM, na hI koI khiNcaav| mA~geM aura vyasana ApakA kSaya karatI haiN| bhale hI Apa soceM ki Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirbharatA se mukti unake sAtha rahane se Apako kucha mila rahA hai, magara vAstava meM Apake aMtara kA kSaya ho rahA hai| isIlie jJAnavAna vyakti vastuoM ke prati Asakta nahIM hote haiN| aisA hI eka jJAnI vyakti thA jo eka bar3e ghara meM rahatA thaa| magara usakA ghara khAlI thaa| eka zAma kucha cora aae| 'maiM kyA karU~?' jJAnI socane lgaa| 'coroM ke pAsa akla nahIM hotI aura jaba unheM patA calegA ki mere pAsa unake lAyaka kucha bhI nahIM hai, unheM krodha avazya aaegaa| taba zAyada ve mujhe hAni pahu~cAne kI koziza kreN|' isalie usane vahA~ par3I ekamAtra AlamArI kholI, jo khAlI thI aura aMdara chipa gyaa| cora Ae aura dekhane lge| unheM kucha nahIM milaa| jaba unhoMne AlamArI dekhI, to use kholane lge| unhoMne aMdara bUr3he AdamI ko khar3e dekhaa| 'tuma hamase kyoM chipa rahe ho?' unhoMne puuchaa| 'kyA javAba dUM?' jJAnI socane lgaa| usane kahA, 'maiM Apase zarma ke mAre chipa rahA huuN|' 'kisa bAta kI zarma?' unhoMne puuchaa| 'zrImAna,' usane javAba diyA, 'isa ghara meM Apako dene lAyaka kucha . bhI nahIM hai| apane mehamAnoM ko kucha nahIM dene se mujhe bahuta zarmiMdagI ho rahI hai| isalie maiMne socA ki mujhe chipa jAnA caahie|' cora ha~sane lge| 'hA~', unhoMne kahA, 'tuma jJAnI ho, kyoMki tumhAre pAsa kucha bhI nahIM haiN|' 'hA~', jJAnI ne javAba diyA, 'agara hamAre pAsa koI vastu hai, to hameM ciMtA hai| agara hamAre pAsa kucha nahIM hai, to ciMtA kaisI?' vastuoM kA parigraha karane se Apa ciMtAoM kA parigraha kara rahe haiN| isase Apako isa bAta kI bhI ciMtA rahatI hai ki koI ApakI vastuoM para dhyAna detA hai yA nhiiN| agara mehamAna Ae aura unhoMne ApakI peMTiMga ko Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa nahIM sarAhA, Apako lagatA hai ki unheM parakha nahIM hai| agara cora Akara use le gae, taba bhI Apa ciMtA kreNge| dIkSita ko yaha bhAvanA dI jAtI hai tAki vaha itanI sArI sAMsArika vastuoM ko dekhakara duHkhI nahIM ho| sAdhu hone ke kAraNa vaha eka ghara se dUsare ghara bhikSA ke lie jAtA hai| usa samaya use yaha socakara becaina nahIM honA cAhie ki usake pAsa maTha kI cAradIvArI aura eka khAlI kamare ke alAvA kucha bhI nahIM hai| isalie vaha usa ekatva para dhyAna karatA hai| 'maiM isa saMsAra meM khAlI hAtha AyA, kevala apane acche saMskAroM ke saath| unakI vajaha se merA manuSya jIvana anAvRta ho rahA hai| itanI sArI sAMsArika vastuoM ke sAtha apanI pahacAna banAte hue maiM thakakara cUra ho gayA hU~, kumhalA gayA huuN| aba maiM isa bojha ko nahIM uThAnA caahtaa|'.... sAtha hI, dIkSita apane gamana para ciMtana karatA hai jo use isa saMsAra se karanA hai| 'maiM akelA AyA hU~ aura akelA hI jaauuNgaa|' yahI satya hai| zAyada isase Apa zokAkula ho jaaeN| jaba bhI koI racita bhrama haTatA hai, taba Apa duHkha se ghira jAte haiN| Apa taba taka duHkhI rahate haiM jaba taka Apa usake pIche chupe satya ko nahIM dekhate haiN| tatpazcAt Apa sukhI ho jAte haiN| mana zAyada roegA kyoMki usane kucha khoyA hai, magara AtmA ha~segI kyoMki usane kucha pAyA hai| isa taraha hama prasthAna aura gamana akele hI karate haiN| taba hama isa duniyAM ke sAtha kyoM rahate haiM? yaha samasta mAnava parivAra kisake lie hai? mitra kisake lie haiM? agara hama akele hI Ate aura jAte haiM, taba hameM ina sabakI AvazyakatA kyoM haiM? isameM hamAre lie kucha bodha hai| hama yahA~ isa saMsAra se setu banAne Ae haiM, nAtA jor3ane ke lie, magara isase ba~dhane ke lie nhiiN| yahI farka hai| setu hameM eka pAra se dUsare pAra jAne meM madada karatA hai| baMdhana hameM eka pAra bA~dha detA hai aura kahIM bhI jAne nahIM detaa| yaha jAnate hue hama baMdhana kI nahIM, apitu setu kI prakriyA kA upayoga karate haiN| Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirbharatA se mukti magara hamArI mAnasikatA hamezA vyasana aura baMdhana kI tarapha jhukatI hai| hama vastuoM ko svayaM ke sAtha bA~dhanA cAhate haiN| eka bAra jaoNrja baranArDa zaoN apane bagIce para jhA~katI khir3akI ke pAsa baiThe the| unakA cacerA bhAI bAga meM gayA, kucha phUloM ko ukhAr3A aura unheM eka phUladAna meM DAla diyaa| zaoN ne usase pUchA, 'tumane aisA kyoM kiyA?' cacere bhAI ne javAba diyA, 'apane svAgata kakSa ko sajAne ke lie|' zaoN ne pUchA, 'agara koI Akara tumhArA sira kATa de, tumheM kaisA mahasUsa hogA? tumane bagIce meM Thaharakara pallavita hote paudhoM kA AnaMda kyoM nahIM liyA? maiM roz2a yahA~ baiThakara unheM nihAratA huuN| apane ghara ko sajAne ke lie tumheM unheM unake sthAna se haTAnA pdd'aa| aisA karane ke bajAya tuma khuda unake pAsa kyoM nahIM cale jAte ho?' yaha manovijJAna kA eka udAharaNa hai| jaba Apa Asakti se ghire hue haiM, taba Apa jIvana ko usake sthAna meM bar3hate hue nahIM dekhanA caahte| Apa use apane pAsa rakhanA cAhate haiM, eka pAkeTa meM DAlakara lebala lagAkara use apanA kahanA cAhate haiM, 'yaha merA hai|' agara Apa aisA kareMge, to kyA hogA? jIvana zIghra hI sUkha jaaegaa| jaba yaha pratibodha khulakara pallavita ho jAtA hai, taba Apa saMsAra ke sAtha premapUrNa ho jAte haiN| Apa sabhI ke mitra bana jAte haiN| Apa kahate haiM, 'calo hama setu banakara raheM aura eka dUsare ke sAtha saMparka kreN|' aba Apa kisI dUsare ke baMdhana kA kAraNa nahIM bananA cAhate haiN| Apa ba~dhanA nahIM, apitu mukta honA cAhate haiN| agara Apa kisI vyakti ke sAtha baMdhana kI pahacAna banAte haiM, usakI samasyA ko apane sira para lete haiM, taba Apa use avakAza nahIM de rahe haiN| jaba vaha vyakti ApakI icchAnusAra nahIM karatA hai, taba Apa khIjane lagate haiN| Apa zikAyata karate haiM, 'vaha merI icchAnusAra nahIM kara rahA hai| maiM use bIsoM bAra samajhA cukA hU~, magara phira bhI vaha merI bAta nahIM sunatA hai|' Apa duHkhI aura gussaila ho jAte haiN| kyoM? kyoMki Apa usake sAtha pahacAna banA rahe haiN| Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 jIvana kA utkarSa agara Apa apane mitra ke sAtha setu bA~dha rahe haiM, to Apa apanI bhAvanA vyakta kara sakate haiN| agara ApakA mitra sahamata nahIM hai, to Apa kama se kama kaha to sakate haiM, 'hama apanI asahamati meM sahamata haiN|' isameM bhI ApakI sahamati hai| yahA~ nArAz2a hone kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai| yaha eka bahuta gaharI anubhUti hai - svayaM ko sAre baMdhanoM se mukta kara denaa| hama isa saMsAra meM lar3ane-jhagar3ane ke lie nahIM Ae haiM, na hI udAsa yA du:khI hone ke lie| kaI loga haiM jo vyavahAra ke aise duSkara bha~vara meM pha~se hue haiN| unheM rahane diijie| jinakA mana sAMsArika vastuoM meM Asakta haiM - jaise adhikAra, pada, daulata - ve aura kucha nahIM kara sakate! Apa dekha sakate haiM ki jaba unako zakti khatma ho jAtI hai aura unake sAMsArika baMdhana cale jAte haiM, taba unake sAtha kyA bItatI hai? unakA jIvana nirAzA meM DUba jAtA hai| Apa unakI kaTutA, unake duHkha kA aMdAz2A nahIM lagA skte| yaha vastuoM kA svabhAva hai ki ve calI jaaeNgii| loga du:khI bana jAte haiM kyoMki ve apane mana aura apanI UrjA ko una vastuoM meM Asakta hone dete haiM jinheM aMtata: cale jAnA hai| magara Apa dUsaroM kI bar3hautI aura unnati meM madada karanA cAhate haiM kyoMki Apa jAnate haiM ki yaha jIvana saMparka baDhAne ke lie hai| Apa svayaM se kahate haiM, 'jitanA mujhase saMbhava hai, utane hI adhika logoM ke sAtha samAgama karanA caahie|' Apake rizte khare haiM kyoMki Apa dvaitabhAva utpanna nahIM kara rahe haiN| __koI vyakti laMbA yA nATA ho, patalA yA moTA, garIba yA amIra, eka jAti yA dUsarI jAti kA, zikSita ho yA nahIM - Apa to usa kartA ke sAtha saMbaMdha jor3ate haiM jo vyakti ke madhya meM hai| Apa kisI ko U~cA yA nIcA nahIM mAnate haiN| Apa svayaM ko vaisI viSamatA se sImita nahIM krte| taba aisI koI bhI viSamatA jisase parezAnI hotI hai, calI jAtI hai| usI kSaNa se Apa saMsAra ke sAtha eka anUThA saMbaMdha sthApita kara lete haiN| aba sabhI ke sAtha jInA aura vyavahAra karanA AsAna ho jAtA hai kyoMki Apa sabhI ke sAtha sahabhAjana ke stara para haiN| Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirbharatA se mukti jaba sAdhaka akelepana para dhyAna karatA hai, taba saMbhava hai ki bhaya reMgatA huA A jaae| 'maiM akelA hU~? kyA isa saMsAra meM koI bhI nahIM hai jise maiM apanA kaha sakU~?' zAyada aisA vicAra Ane lge| zAyada yaha vicAra Apako bhayabhIta kare aura Apa nirAza ho jaaeN| jaba aisA hotA hai, taba svayaM ko eka nae DhaMga meM dekhanA Avazyaka hai| svayaM ko eka vyakti ke jaise, eka jIvana zakti ke jaise dekheN| dhyAna meM apanI AtmA kI gatyAtmaka, prabala vAstavikatA ko dekheN| jaise hI Apa isa UrjA para keMdrita hoMge, Apako anubhUti hogI ki Apa nitya haiM, apane bhaviSya ke racayitA haiN| prAcIna graMthoM meM ise siMhavRtti kahA jAtA hai| jaMgala kA siMha bar3e jhuMDa meM nahIM cltaa| Apa cir3iyAghara meM kaI siMhoM ko eka sAtha dekha sakate haiM, magara bIhar3a vana meM nhiiN| vahA~ hara siMha ke pAsa apanA DerA, apanI mA~da, apanA rAjya hotA hai| eka siMha akelA rahanA cAhatA hai| sAtha hI usake hRdaya meM koI bhaya nahIM hai| vaha jAnatA hai ki vaha rAjA hai| dhyAna meM yaha siMhatva ubharanA caahie| hameM usa niDaratA kA anubhava karanA caahie| eka bAra eka siMhanI kI mauta ho gaI aura usakA choTA sA zAvaka bIhar3a vana meM bhaTaka gyaa| eka gar3eriye ne use dekhA aura ghara le gyaa| vaha siMha-zAvaka ko apanI bher3a-bakariyoM ke sAtha pAlane lgaa| vaha zAvaka unake sAtha bar3hane lagA, dina pratidina vizAla aura zaktizAlI banatA gyaa| eka dina jaba siMha-zAvaka sabhI bher3a-bakariyA~ ke sAtha cara rahA thA, taba acAnaka eka bar3A sA siMha unake cArAgAha ke Upara pahAr3a para Akara z2ora se dahAr3ane lgaa| usakI dahAr3a sunakara sabhI bher3a-bakariyA~ aura siMha zAvaka bhAgane lge| dahAr3ane vAle siMha ne saba ko bhAgate hue dekhA aura socane lagA, 'hA~, inheM to bhAganA hI cAhie, magara vaha siMha-zAvaka kyoM bhAga rahA hai?' vaha zAvaka ke pIche bhAgA aura use pakar3a liyaa| zAvaka Dara ke mAre reMkane lgaa| taba siMha use jala ke pAsa le jAkara usase kahane lagA, 'tuma kyoM reMka rahe ho? tuma to eka siMha ho! isa jala meM apanI parachAIM ko dekho Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 48 jIvana kA utkarSa aura dhaadd'o|' magara choTA sA siMha na to usakI bAteM samajha sakA, na hI vizvAsa kara skaa| vaha carane ke lie jAne lgaa| 'tuma kyA kara rahe ho, ghAsa kI pattiyoM ko kyoM kutara rahe ho?' vizAlakAya siMha ne puuchaa| 'yaha tumhArA bhojana nahIM hai|' magara siMha-zAvaka bhaya se kA~pane lgaa| 'tuma kyoM kA~pa rahe ho?' usane nanhe zAvaka se puuchaa| 'maiM tumhAre jaisA huuN| tuma mere jaise ho| tuma apanA svabhAva bhUla cuke ho|' yaha mana itanA kamaz2ora hai ki agara usane eka rUpa apanA liyA hai, to vaha anya dRSTikoNa ko sahajatA se svIkAra nahIM karatA hai| vaha usI caukhaTa meM, usI dizA meM rahatA hai| hamArA mana isI taraha svayaM ko sImita karatA hai| siMha-zAvaka apane sImita dRSTikoNa ko chor3ane ke lie taiyAra nahIM thaa| magara bar3A siMha bhI use samajhAne para Atura thaa| nahIM, samajhane kA prayatna karo,' usane zAvaka se khaa| 'tuma mere jaise ho|' / usane use tAlAba ke jala meM dekhane ke lie khaa| vaha usake pAsa khar3A huA aura kahane lagA, 'dekho, apanI parachAIM dekho| merI parachAIM dekho| apane pIle raMga ko dekho, apanI ayAla, apanI pU~cha ko| dekho kitanI ghugharAlI hai| dekho, tumhAre paine dA~ta ekadama mere jaise haiN| dekho tumhArA siMha sA cehraa|' aura zAvaka dekhane lagA aura socane lgaa| 'hA~, merA ceharA siMha kA bar3A ceharA hai| yaha saca hai| na maiM Una se DhakA hU~, na hI mere sara para sIMga haiN| magara yaha jAnavara dahAr3atA hai aura maiM 'bA,bA' kahatA huuN| yaha bahuta gaharA farka hai! 'Ao, nanheM zera, apanI AvAz2a ko nikAlo! tumhArA hRdaya bahuta vizAla hai| maiM usakI dhar3akana suna sakatA hU~, isalie apanI dahAr3a bAhara nikaalo|' nanhe zAvaka ne jarA sI ceSTA kii| usane apanA kaMTha kholA magara Adata kI vajaha se usakA svara yaMtra sikur3a gayA thA aura vaha dahAr3a Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirbharatA se mukti 49 nahIM skaa| dhIre-dhIre usane koziza kI aura aMta meM usakI saccI dahAr3a nikala pdd'ii| ____ vizAla siMha ne usase kahA, 'aba akele clo| jhuMDa meM mata clo| tumheM jhuMDa se sarokAra nahIM hai| ve saba bher3a aura bakariyA~ hai| tuma eka siMha ho| tuma bher3a aura bakariyoM ke sAtha kaise jI sakate ho? aba vahA~ jAo aura z2ora se dahAr3o!' zAvaka vahA~ vApasa gayA aura itanI z2ora se dahAr3A ki sabhI bhAgane lage - bher3a, bakariyA~, gar3eriyA aura bAqI sbhii| usane apane svabhAva ko pahacAna liyaa| vaha parivartita ho cukA thaa| 'maiM akele khar3A ho sakatA huuN| sAtha hI, maiM lAcArI aura bhaya ke ehasAsa ke binA jI sakatA huuN|'...... isa taraha ekatva kI bhAvanA parivartana lAne vAlI bhAvanA hai| yaha eka navIna Adarza sthApita karatA hai, Apake mana ke lie eka navIna dRsstti| dhIre-dhIre yaha eka pratIka bana jAtA hai aura Apa svayaM ko eka navIna AyAma ke rUpa meM dekhane lagate haiN| 'maiM' akele AtA hU~ evaM akele jAtA hU~, magara maiM akelA nahIM huuN| svayaM meM usa ekatva ko jAnane ke bAda, maiM hara vyakti meM use dekhatA huuN| isalie sabhI mere samAna haiM aura maiM sabhI ke smaan|' ____ Apake mana meM sabhI ke prati vaisA hI Adara bhAva hai jaisA svayaM ke prati hai| Apa na to zreSTha haiM na tucch| donoM mApadaMDa cale gae haiN| Apa sabhI ke sAtha eka haiN| jaba Apa sabako samAna samajheMge, to hara vyakti Apake sAtha sukhada mahasUsa kregaa| agara Apa kisI ko choTA samajheMge, to zAyada use burA lage yA vaha svayaM ko tuccha samajhane lge| agara Apa kisI ko zreSTha mAneMge, to bhI zAyada use sahI nahIM lgegaa| vaha asamaMjasa meM rahegA ki Apake sAtha kaisA vyavahAra kre| vaha Apase zreSTha nahIM hai, magara Apane use zreSTha banA diyA aura aba vaha apanI kamiyoM ko chupAkara apanI usa jhUThI chavi ke lie jI rahA hai jo Apane paidA kI hai| Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa hama sabhI eka anaMta saphara taya kara rahe haiN| kyA hamAre pAsa Age kI yojanA hai? adhikAMza loga nahIM batA pAe~ge, magara hama sabhI jAnate hai ki hameM kahIM jAnA hai| yahI saMsAra kA cakra hai| 50 hama kahA~ jAte haiM? hama una sthAnoM para jAte haiM, una logoM ke pAsa, una paristhitiyoM kI ora jinheM hama apane prema, apane saMbaMdha aura eka dUsare ke bIca ke setu dvArA banA rahe haiN| jisakI sRSTi hama Aja kara rahe haiM, vaha bAda meM hamAre svAgata ke iMtaz2Ara meM rhegii| zAyada yaha bAta asaMgata lge| magara jaba Apa dhyAna ke dvArA apanI anaMta aparimita AtmA kI gaharAI meM jAe~ge, Apa apane jIvana kI khoja ko chU leNge| vaha ApakA adRzya patha bana jaaegaa| vahA~ ApakA svapna sAkAra ho jaaegaa| vaha vikAsa kI ora ApakA anaMta saphara bana jaaegaa| hara vyakti eka ekAkI musAphira hai / sAtha hI, vaha saMgati meM bhI hai| hamAre pAsa donoM haiM - ekAkIpana aura saMgati / vizeSa naz2ara se dekheM to ekatva hai, sAmAnya naz2ara se dekheM to bahutva hai| eka naz2ara se adRzya saMsAra hai, dUsarI naz2ara se dRzyamAna saMsAra hai| donoM gaharAI se jur3e hue haiM, vyaktigata stara aura sArvalaukika stara para eka sAtha kAryarata haiM, isa AtmA ko apanI AkhirI maMz2ila taka pahu~cAne ke lie| aba se Apa saMsAra ke sAtha sArvalaukika stara para kAma karanA zurU kara sakate haiN| dhyAna deM ki Apa vyakti ko vyakti mAnate haiM yA vastu ! yaha dainika abhyAsa hai| Aja se zurU kreN| svayaM se pUchie, 'maiM usa vyakti ko kisa naz2ara se dekhatA hU~?' pahale eka mAnasika tasvIra taiyAra kiijie| kyA Apa use ekadama apane samAna dekhate haiM? agara yaha saca hai, to svayaM se kahie, 'jo mujhe nahIM pasaMda hai, zAyada use bhI nahIM pasaMda ho, isalie mujhe vaisA nahIM karanA caahie| jo maiM cAhatA hU~, zAyada use bhI vahI caahie| isalie mujhe usake sAtha bA~Takara rahanA cAhie, jIo aura jIne do kA vyavahAra / ' jaba Apa ekatva kI anubhUti karoge, taba Apa apanI maMz2ila jIta cuke haiN| jaba Apa usa ekatva ko nahIM dekhate haiM, taba Apa hamezA dUsaroM ke kaMdhoM para rote hue una para nirbhara karate rahate haiN| agara Apako rone ke Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirbharatA se mukti lie kaMdhA nahIM milA, to Apa kyA kareMge? Apa bebasa ho jAte haiN| agara Apa abhI se AMtarika zakti aura samajha ko bar3hAe~ge, to bur3hApe meM bhI Apake mitra Apake pAsa rheNge| ve Apake sAtha baMdhana yA bojha kA ehasAsa nahIM kareMge, unheM Apake sAtha nAtA rakhane meM khuzI milegI - vyakti se vyakti ke bIca meN| ____yaha anupama dhyAna hameM satya kI eka jhalaka dikhAtA hai| yaha hameM dekhane detA hai ki cAroM ora kI jyoti hamArI AtmA kI jyoti hI hai| bAharI AkAra alaga ho sakate haiM - cimanI, battI, chAyA Adi - magara bhItara kI sajIva jyoti eka hI hai| Apako anubhUti hone lagatI hai ki hara vyakti eka jyoti hI hai, svayaM Apa bhii| basa, isI stara para eka dUsare ke sAtha saMpreSaNa kA setu bana sakatA hai| mAnavatA ke sAtha aisA setu bA~dhane kA aura koI mArga nahIM hai| jaba taka Apa AkAroM ko dekhate raheMge, setu nahIM bnegaa| sabhI meM isa jyotirmaya guNa ko dekhane kI anubhUti Apako sikhAegI ki yaha janmajAta hai, na hI pradatta hai, na pryukt| yaha vyakti kA svayaMbhUta svabhAva hai, mAnava jIvana kA janmasiddha adhikaar| isIlie isa zikSA kA hamAre jIvana se gaharA saMbaMdha hai| yaha mana kI usa purAnI Adata ko miTA detI hai jo dvaitabhAva utpanna karatI hai, isase hamArI siMhavRtti ubharane lagatI hai| jaba mana alagAva paidA karatA hai, kahane lagatA hai ki 'yaha siMhavRtti kisI aura ke pAsa hai, mere pAsa nahIM, taba ekatva ke dvArA svayaM ko svayaM ke pAsa le aaie| ekatva kI anubhUti kreN| siMhavRtti ko svayaM meM bhI dekheM aura dUsaroM meM bhii| aba Apa donoM ko jAnane ke lie taiyAra haiM, apanI aMtarjAta zakti aura apanI vartamAna paristhiti ko, apane kendra aura apanI paridhi ko| eka aura aneka para dhyAna karate hue Apa anekatva ko haTA sakate haiM, mana kI paratoM ko kholakara pheMka sakate haiM aura sarva-ekatva ke AnaMdita bhAva ko ujAgara kara sakate haiN| .... Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa ciMtana ke biMdu ekatva, maiM eka huuN| maiM isa saMsAra meM akele AyA huuN| maiM yahA~ se akele hI gamana kruuNgaa| maiM akele khar3e rahanA jAnatA hU~, binA kisI vyasana yA avalaMbana ke jhuMDa se alaga, apanI AtmA meM nirbhaya aura " sazakta / 52 sarva- ekatva ke artha ko jAnane ke lie mujhe sirpha akelepana kI gaharAI meM jAnA hogaa| sabhI isa saMsAra meM isa ekatva ko jAnane ke lie Ae haiM, eka dUsare ke sAtha vyavahAra kA setu banAne ke lie| mujhe yaha abhijJatA mile ki hareka prANI jyotisvarUpa hai, eka sajIva jvAlA, svayaM maiM bhI / mujhe yaha anubhUti mile ki AtmA mahimAmaya evaM prabala hai, jisase maiM vizvavyApI ho jaauuN| Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcama - anyatva bhAvanA atulya kI khoja meM mAnava jIvana eka aisA sthAna hai jahA~ hama zAMti evaM samajha se bar3ha sakate haiM, bazarte ki hameM kucha jJAna prApta ho| jJAna rUpI prakAza ke binA yahA~ avyavasthA bar3ha jAtI hai evaM hama apanA mArga kho sakate haiN| usI taraha, jaise rAtri meM hAthoM meM TArca ke bagaira calane se Thokara khAkara nIce gira sakate haiN| mAnava jIvana sauMdarya evaM rahasya meM simaTA huA hai| vaha hameM abhibhUta karatA hai, hama para chA jAtA hai evaM romAMcita kara detA hai| mana usakA anveSaNa karane kI, aMdara taka jhA~kane kI, usake mUla taka pahu~cane kI koziza karatA hai, lekina vaha saphala nahIM ho paataa| yaha to usa bAlaka ke samAna hai jo apane hAtha phailAkara sAgara kI vizAlatA ke bAre meM Azcarya se kahatA hai, 'maiMne itanA sArA jala dekhA! vaha itanA vizAla thA! usakA yaha varNana sAgara kI vizAlatA ke mApa ko chU bhI nahIM sktaa| isI taraha, jaba mana isa brahmAMDa ke rahasya kA varNana karatA hai, taba vaha usa bAlaka ke samAna hI hai| mana na hI ise prakaTa kara sakatA hai, na hI ise samajha sakatA hai| kyoM? kyoMki isa jIvaMta brahmAMDa kA rahasya asImita hai aura hamArA mana sImita hai| isalie hameM prakAza kI, kucha zakti kI AvazyakatA hai jo mana se pare ho, jo aparimita ho| jaba hamAre pAsa vaisA prakAza hogA, tabhI hama brahmAMDa ke rahasya ko samajha sakate haiN| tabhI hama apane mana ko zikSita kara sakate haiM evaM saMkalpanAoM, AkAroM evaM paribhASAoM meM jakar3e hue mana ko unase mukta kara sakate haiN| agara hama apane mana ko prabuddha nahIM kareMge, to vaha eka zikSaka kI bhUmikA adA karane lagatA hai| bhale hI aisA aprabuddha mana usa prAthamika zAlA ke bAlaka ke samAna hI hai, lekina vaha brahmAMDa ke rahasya ko samajhAne kA dAvA karatA rahatA hai| agara hama svayaM ko isa sImita mana ke mArgadarzana meM calane deMge, to do bAteM hoNgii| bAharI taura para hama rizte-nAte rakha nahIM pAe~ge evaM AMtarika taura para zAMti se jI nahIM paaeNge| bAhara se hamAre saMbaMdha vicalita yA Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 54 jIvana kA utkarSa asaMtuSTa hoMge aura aMtara meM niraMtara saMgharSa calatA rhegaa| inase kuMThA evaM tanAva bar3hate jaaeNge| ___ aba hama prakAza kI AvazyakatA ko pahacAnane lage haiN| yaha prakAza kahA~ se AtA hai? gahana AMtarika anubhUti se, una anubhavoM para dhyAna karane se jo gurujanoM ne apane ziSyoM ko die haiN| isa prakAza se hameM AMtarika tanAva ko vyaktiparaka dRSTi se dekhane meM evaM bAharI asamaMjasa ko vastuparaka dRSTi se dekhane meM sahAyatA mila sakatI hai| lekina gurujanoM ke anubhavoM ko samajhane ke lie evaM anubhUti karane ke lie hameM kucha taiyArI kI, AdhAra-kArya kI AvazyakatA hai| apane aMdara Ane vAle satva ke pravAha ko grahaNa karane ke lie pAtra ko tatpara rahanA cAhie, anyathA pravAha se pAtra TUTa jAegA, naSTa ho jAegA, pighala jAegA aura satva miTTI meM mila jaaegaa| ThIka isI taraha yadi hamArA mana satya ke lie taiyAra nahIM hai, to vaha bhayabhIta ho sakatA hai| vaha satya kA sAmanA nahIM kara skegaa| isalie navadIkSita ziSyagaNa satya grahaNa karane ke lie svayaM ko taiyAra karate haiN| ve apane pAtra ko satva ke anurUpa sazakta banAte haiN| isI uddezya se ve gurujanoM kI zikSA ko apane jIvana meM sammilita karake AtmasAta kara lete haiN| aisA karane se unheM jIvana meM zAMti milatI hai| isa saMsAra meM ve aisI abhijJatA se jI sakate haiM jisase na hI ve apanI zakti kA durupayoga karate haiM aura na hI tanAva mahasUsa karate haiN| ve svayaM ko yA dUsaroM ko kisI bhI prakAra kI pIr3A, duHkha evaM yaMtraNA nahIM dete haiN| jina logoM ko Apa isa saMsAra meM buddhimAna evaM nipuNa samajhate haiM, aksara ve aMdara se vaise nahIM hote| yadi Apa apane vicAroM ko saMtulita rakhate hue nirapekSa dRSTi se unheM dekheMge, to Apako bodha hogA ki ve apane jIvana meM pIr3A ko aMtanirviSTa karane ke sivAya aura kucha nahIM karate haiN| aisA karate-karate ve eka aise mor3a para pahu~ca jAte haiM jahA~ itanA duHkha evaM athAha pIr3A hai ki ve jhela nahIM pAte haiN| usase bacane ke lie, usase chuTakArA pAne ke lie ve kaI upAya Az2amAte haiN| duHkha ko zAmaka karane vAlI davAiyoM kA sevana karate haiN| inakA sevana isa bAta kA saMketa hai ki Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atulya kI khoja meM 55 manuSya svayaM ko pIr3A de rahA hai| isa pIr3A ko dUra yA kama karane ke lie vaha zarAba aura nazIlI davAiyoM jaisI bAharI cIz2oM kA Azraya letA hai, yA phira vaha bhoga aura vilAsa ke pIche bhAgatA hai| ye sabhI isI bAta kI puSTi karate haiM ki manuSya ke aMdara darda samAyA huA hai| agara Apa aMtardRSTi ko jAgRta kareMge, to kama se kama svayaM ko pIr3A nahIM phuNcaaeNge| Apako usa kavAyada meM rahanA nahIM pdd'egaa| usa julUsa se na jur3akara Apa kama se kama aisI sthiti meM raheMge jahA~ Apa dUsaroM kI madada kara sakate haiN| agara Apa julUsa ke pravAha meM baha gae, to Apake paira dUsaroM ke nagAr3e kI dhuna para cleNge| Apa svayaM kI gati ke anusAra nahIM cleNge| pahale pIche khar3e hokara usa kavAyada ko dekheN| usake saMgIta evaM prayANa kA hissA nahIM bneN| ina bhAvanAoM ke sahAre svayaM ko bhIr3a se alaga kreN| unakA upayoga karake usa banAvaTI saMsAra se bAhara nikalakara satya ko usakI vAstavikatA meM dekheN| yaha pIr3AdAyaka ho sakatA hai| Apa isa taraha dekhane ke AdI nahIM haiN| Apako kalpanA ke saMsAra meM jIne kI Adata par3a gaI hai| lekina pAradarzitA ke bagaira Apa Age kaise bar3ha pAe~ge? pichalA pahalU thA ekatva - usa avinAzI zakti para dhyAna, jo Apa svayaM haiN| jaba taka usake saMparka meM nahIM AeMge, taba taka svayaM ko sabhI prakAra ke bhaya se mukta nahIM kara paaeNge| jaba taka apane ekAkIpana kA anubhava nahIM kareMge, taba taka ekatva kA anubhava nahIM kara paaeNge| Aja pA~caveM pahalU para ciMtana karane kA dina hai - anytv-svtv| anyatva yAnI jo satva se alaga hai, AtmA se alaga hai svatva arthAt svaarth| svatva Apako do cIjeM dekhane meM madada karatA hai: 1) anya, jahA~ para Apane svayaM kI galata pahacAna banAI hai yA svayaM ko mizrita kiyA hai, aura 2)sva, ApakI vAstavika aatmaa| yaha alaga karane kI prakriyA hai| Apa vaha nahIM hai jisake sAtha Apane apanI pahacAna banAI hai| ApakA asalI sva kisI bhI vastu ke sAtha pahacAna nahIM banA sakatA hai| vaha advitIya hai| apane Apa se pUchie, 've kyA vastue~ haiM jinase maiMne apanI pahacAna banAI hai?' unako jAnane ke lie apanI pratikriyA para gaura kIjie jaba Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 jIvana kA utkarSa Apako una vastuoM ke binA jInA par3atA hai| agara Apa kisI vastu ke sAtha apanI pahacAna banA lete hai, to jaba vaha china jAtI hai, Apa gahana pIr3A kA anubhava karate haiN| usake khone meM Apa nukasAna kA ehasAsa karate haiM, usake naSTa hone meM Apa naSTa mahasUsa karate haiM, usake kSaya meM Apa kSaya kA ehasAsa karate haiN| pratyeka nirbharatA meM Apa duHkha ko AmaMtrita karate haiN| . dhyAna deM ki jaba Apa kisI vastu ke sAtha apanI pahacAna banA lete haiM, taba kyA hotA hai? Apa use eka vicAra meM badala dete haiN| aba Apa usa nae vicAra ke kaidI bana jAte haiN| use kisI bhI kImata para banAe rakhanA cAhate haiN| sabhI aisA hI karate haiN| loga eka vicAra ke lie jAna le lete haiN| itanA hI nahIM, ve usake lie jAna de dete haiN| dezabhakti, sAMpradAyikatA, matAMdhatA - ye aura kucha nahIM, sirpha svayaM ko sajA dene ke chalAvaraNa haiN| ina vicAroM ko pakar3e rakhakara hama svayaM ko sajA dete haiN| magara hama saMsAra meM svayaM ko sajA dene nahIM Ae haiN| na hI hama nArAz2a hone ke lie yA logoM se alaga rahane ke lie Ae haiN| nArAz2a rahakara hama svayaM ko sajA de rahe haiN| isa pratibodha kA Azaya hai pIDArahita rahanA, eka svastha mAnasikatA meM jiinaa| ciMtana kIjie, kitanI bAtoM se jur3a jAte haiM Apa - jAti, saMskRti yA dhArmika pariveza, vastuoM kA saMgraha, aiMdrika vastue~, riztedAra evaM mitr| dekhie ki inako pakar3e rakhane se Apa svayaM hI jAla meM pha~sa jAte haiN| unako apanA banAne kI koziza meM Apa unake kaidI bana jAte haiN| svayaM ko sajA denA baMda kiijie| usa pahacAna ko rokie, ba~dhanamukta banie - mukta! una vastuoM ke prati Asakti rakhane se kyA lAbha jinakA kSaya hone vAlA hai? aMtata: ve vastue~ hameM chor3a detI haiM yA hama unheM chor3a dete haiN| jaba aisA hotA hai, taba AMtarika pIr3A hotI hai| kyoM? kyoMki unake sAtha pahacAna banAkara hama unheM apane avacetana kI gaharAI meM rakha dete haiM, aura jaba ve prakRti ke niyamAnusAra cale jAte haiM, taba hamArA Asakta mana unakI kamI ko mahasUsa karatA hai| sabhI prakAra kI svayAtanA se pare jAne ke lie apane atulya svarUpa ko jaanie| kyA ApakA sva hai aura kyA nahIM, isa aMtara kA anubhava Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atulya kI khoja meM kiijie| aba dekhie ki jo ApakA hai, use Apase dUra nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, aura jo ApakA nahIM hai, vaha kabhI prApta nahIM ho sktaa| isa aMtardRSTi ke sAtha apane riztoM para dhyAna kreN| udAharaNata: Apane kisI vizeSa vyakti ke sAtha saMbaMdha jor3A hai| agara Apa use kisI dUsarI yuvatI ke sAtha bAtacIta karate dekhate haiM, to Apako jalana hotI hai, duHkhaprada ehasAsa hotA hai| kyoM? kyA calA gayA hai? kucha bhI to nahIM gayA hai| magara Apake mana ne usa vyakti ke sAtha apanI pahacAna banA lI hai, use 'merA' samajha liyA hai, aura cU~ki isa mana ko 'merA' se Asakti hai, to use khone kA bhaya bhI hai| agara Apane usa vyakti se kisI rizte kA gaThana nahIM kiyA hai, to kisI dUsare ke sAtha use dekhane meM Apako koI duHkha nahIM hogaa| Apako z2arA bhI paravAha nahIM hogii| lekina jaba mana zakkI ho jAtA hai, taba vaha niraMtara isI vicAra meM lagA rahatA hai| socatA hai, 'vaha usase kyoM milatA hai? usakA irAdA kyA hai?' jaba taka ApakA mana ina zaMkAoM se ghirA rahegA, kyA Apa divyatA para ciMtana evaM dhyAna kara pAe~ge? aura to aura, agara Apa svayaM ko isa jalana se mukta nahIM kareMge, agara yaha tIna cAra dina taka kAyama rahegI, to kabz2a paidA ho jaaegii| khAne ko sugamatA se pacAne ke lie saMpUrNa zarIra ko ArAmadAyaka UrjA ke pravAha kI AvazyakatA hai| jaba Apa tanAvagrasta haiM, taba zarIra kI kozikAe~ sikur3a jAtI haiN| jahA~ sikur3ana hotI hai, vahA~ pAcana kriyA kAma nahIM krtii| kabja sUcita karatA hai ki aMdara hama kleza se jala rahe haiN| jalana kI yaha agni hamArI pAcana kriyA ke sAre rasoM ko sokha letI hai| loga yaha nahIM socate ki IrSyA karane meM, dUsaroM para zaMkA karane meM, 'terA' aura 'merA' kA bheda karane meM ve kitanI UrjA ko naSTa kara dete haiN| IrSyA ke lie saMskRta meM agni zabda prayukta hotA hai, vaha aMgrez2I ke 'egonI' aura grIka ke 'igou' zabda kA samAnArthaka hai| IrSyA meM donoM haiM - agni evaM jln| vaha jalAtI hai| jaba Apa pUrI taraha se aMdara se sika jAte haiM, paka jAte haiM, taba rasa samApta ho jAtA hai| yAtanA taba hotI hai jaba loga eka dUsare ke zarIra se Asakta ho jAte haiN| jaba alagAva yA talAka .. hotA hai, taba dekhie kyA hotA hai? loga bahuta kaThinAI se riztA tor3ate haiN| Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa kahate haiM, 'usa puruSa ne merA jIvana barabAda kiyA' yA 'usa strI ne merA jInA dUbhara kara diyaa|' Apake jIvana ko barabAda kiyA hai ApakI khuda kI soca evaM vicAra-dhArA ne, kisI aura ne nahIM / 58 anyatva para ciMtana karane ke lie apane zarIra se zurU kareM aura kaheM, 'yaha zarIra mujhase alaga hai / zarIra anya hai| maiM sva arthAt AtmA huuN|' donoM ko eka mata samajheM / unameM jo aMtara hai, use pahacAnie / jaba Apa unheM eka samajhanA chor3a deMge, taba Apa jAna pAe~ge ki sahacAritA kyA hotI hai| taba Apa jAneMge ki 'jo jIvaMta hai, cetana hai, nirAkAra hai, vaha satata calAyamAna UrjA hai, vaha maiM svayaM huuN| jisakA saMghaTana evaM kSaya hotA hai, vaha acetana UrjA hai| vaha zarIra hai|' sacetana UrjA kA saMghaTana yA saMgaThana yA vighaTana nahIM hotA, magara acetana UrjA pratyeka kSaNa saMghaTana evaM kSaya se guz2aratI rahatI hai| hamArA zarIra eka kozANu se gaThita huA hai| kozANuoM ke vibhAjana kI prakriyA se zarIra kI racanA hotI hai eka se do, do se cAra, cAra se ATha, aura Age aise hI / hamAre zarIra kA vaz2ana dina pratidina bar3hatA rahatA hai| eka kozANu ke guNana, saMghaTana evaM kSaya se ATha yA nau pAuNDa kA vaz2ana banatA hai| eka pala ke lie bhI yaha prakriyA rukatI nahIM hai / yaha hamAre jIvana ke aMtima kSaNa taka calatI rahatI hai| jaba hama isa para dhyAna kareMge, to hama isa prakriyA ko usakI samagratA meM dekha sakate haiN| kisI bhI samaya meM, jisakA saMghaTana huA hai, usakA kSaya hotA hai / yaha koI naI khoja nahIM hai| isameM staMbhita hone kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai| jaba Apa ise samajha jAe~ge, taba Apa kisI bhI bAta se vismita nahIM hoNge| anajAna hI abhibhUta karatA hai, lekina jise Apa jAnate haiM, vaha eka tathya hai, eka kathana hai| Apa use svIkAra karate haiN| dhyAna ke dvArA saMghaTana evaM kSaya kI isa prakriyA se svayaM ko alaga karake, aba Apa pUchate haiM, 'kauna isa prakriyA ko paricAlita karatA hai ? isa prakriyA se pare kauna hai?' ApakA uttara hogA, 'vaha maiM huuN|' 'maiM' isake madhya meM kendrita hai| ise apanA anubhava banAie, dina ke ujAle kI taraha dyutimAna | tatpazcAt Apa jAna leMge ki Apako eka AdhyAtmika jhalaka kI anubhUti Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atulya kI khoja meM 59 milI hai| Apako abhijJatA milatI hai, 'maiM vaha hU~ jo avinAzI hai| maiM vaha hU~ jo aparivartita hai| kevala bAhya rUpa badalatA rahatA hai|' ciMtana karate rahie, 'yaha zarIra aura kucha nahIM, merI AMtarika soca kA pratibiMba hai|' jo nIca vicAra meM ghirA huA rahatA hai, usakA zarIra vikRta bana jAtA hai| jisake uttama vicAra haiM, usakA zarIra suMdara bana jAtA hai| agara Apake mana meM kisI ke prati krodha yA kaTutA kA bhAva hai, vaha Apake cehare para dikhAI degaa| agara Apa eka svacAlita kaimarA dvArA krodha ke kSaNoM meM apanI tasvIra khIMce, to Apa svayaM ko pahacAnanA nahIM caaheNge| cehare javAna yA bUr3he nahIM haiM, ApakI AMtarika samajha hI unako badalatI hai| kitane javAna loga haiM jinake cehare para nirdayatA hai, aura kitane vRddha haiM jinake cehare komala haiM, karuNA se ot-prot| krodhita ceharA vyagra rUpa dhAraNa karatA hai| vaha vikRta ho jAtA hai| zAMta ceharA saMtalita rUpa dhAraNa karatA hai kyoMki usake aMdara zAMti hai| saMsAra yaMtraNA yA pIr3A nahIM hai| pIr3A Apake svayaM ke asamaMjasa se hai| saMsAra taTastha hai| Apa use jaisA cAheM, vaise DhAla sakate haiN| ____ ataH hama dekhate haiM ki hamAre zarIra kI sthiti atIta ke jJAna kA pariNAma hai| isameM kisI dUsare ko doSa dene kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| yahA~ zarIra hai aura AtmA hai| ApakA sva hI zarIra ko paricAlita karatA hai| isameM hamAre zarIra kA koI doSa nahIM hai ki vaha kaise dikhatA hai| taMdurustI, khuzahAlI aura prema ke AMtarika ehasAsa se hama zanaiH zanaiH apane zubha vicAroM dvArA apane AkAra meM badalAva lAte haiN| apane AMtarika zubha vicAroM kA pariNAma aMtataH bAhara dRSTigocara hotA hai| bAhya saMsAra para gaura kIjie aura AMtarika saMsAra kI anubhUti kiijie| isa taraha Apa jAna pAe~ge ki donoM eka dUsare ke pUraka haiN| apane zarIra meM zuddha AnaMda ke sAtha jie~; use sApha, suMdara, zAMta evaM Arogyajanaka rkheN| yaha vAhana kisI svapIr3ana ke lie nahIM hai| jo isa suMdara vAhana ko naSTa nahIM karatA, vaha saccA saMta hai, jJAnI hai| ajJAnI apanI samajha ko badalane ke bajAya apane zarIra ko yaMtraNA dete haiN| ve apane zarIra ko aise saz2A dete haiM mAno vahI unake kaSTa kA kAraNa ho| ve yaha nahIM Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa dekhate haiM ki unakA zarIra unake Adeza para cala sakatA hai| sirpha AMtarika bodha ko badalane kI AvazyakatA hai| isIlie mUla sopAnoM meM 'zauca' bhI mAnA gayA hai| apane zarIra evaM mana ko svaccha rakheM aura Apa Izvaratva kI tarapha bddh'eNge| maile zarIra, gaMde mu~ha aura durgaMdhita vastra vAlA vyakti mukti kI rAha para nahIM cala paaegaa| sarvaprathama zarIra ko svastha evaM svaccha rakhanA caahie| dhyAna rakhie ki roma-roma meM Apa apanI UrjA ko mahasUsa kara rahe haiN| dhyAna rakhie ki ApakI bhAvanAe~ svaccha hoN| apanI cetanA se galata irAdoM ko haTA deN| gapazapa ko bar3hAvA na deN| apane hAthoM kA durupayoga na kareM, unako sevAkAja meM lgaaie| bhojana karate samaya apane khAne ke sAtha laya meM rheN| saMta bhojana ke samaya mauna dhAraNa karate hue apane Apa se kahate haiM, 'he prabhu! Apake prati abhijJa rahane se maiM jAna sakA hU~ ki merA zarIra mukti kA nimitta hai| isIlie isa nirdoSa evaM svIkRta AhAra se maiM apane zarIra ko poSaNa detA hU~ jisase mujhe apanI maMz2ila mila jaae|' isa vicAra ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue Apa zarIra ko apane utkarSa ke lie eka suMdara evaM upayogI vAhana banA lete haiN| aba Apa use vaise hI dekhate haiM jaise vaha vAstava meM hai| __ avalokana kIjie, 'maiM vaha nahIM hU~ jisakA maiM prayoga kara rahA huuN| mere saMgraha kI vastue~ mere sabase zreSTha upayoga, utkarSa, pragati evaM saMpreSaNa ke lie haiN|' jaba koI vastu Apake pAsa AtI hai, to Apa use jagaha dete haiN| jaba vaha jAne lagatI hai, taba jAne dete haiM, tairane dete haiN| isameM sIMgoM ko nIcA karake use pAne ke lie kisI baila jaise jhagar3ane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai! jo loga Apake sAtha rahanA cAhate haiM, unheM apane sAtha rahane diijie| jo Apake sAtha nahIM rahanA cAhate, unheM alavidA kaha dIjie! agara ve lauTakara vApasa Ae~, taba unakA svAgata kIjie! bItI bAtoM kI duzmanI na rakheM, pratizodha na kreN| agara koI vastu Apase dUra calI gaI yA jA rahI hai, to use jAne deM! isa taraha Apa ekadama mukta ho jaaeNge| Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 61 atulya kI khoja meM aMtataH hara vastu ko kabhI na kabhI jAnA hI hai| yaha bAta kahane meM AsAna lagatI hai, lekina jIvana meM ise apanAnA kaThina hai| jaba parIkSA kI ghar3I AtI hai, kabhI-kabhI hama vaisA nahIM kara pAte haiN| hama alaga vyavahAra kara baiThate haiN| eka kuttA haDDI ke Tukar3e ke pIche itanA pAgala kyoM hai? usameM na to rasa hai, na hI maaNs| usameM kucha bhI nahIM hai, ekadama sUkhA hai| lekina kuttA use cabAtA hI jAtA hai, aura kabhI-kabhI isa cabAne kI prakriyA meM vaha apanI jIbha ko kATa detA hai| rakta bahane lagatA hai aura haDDI meM laga jAtA hai| kuttA use cATate hue socatA hai, 'are vAha! kitanI miThAsa hai!' use isa khuzI meM itanI miThAsa lagatI hai ki vaha pIr3A kI saMpUrNa prakriyA ko bhUla jAtA hai| vastuoM se ba~dhe rahanA mana kI Adata hai| navadIkSita sAdhaka sAMsArika vastuoM ko unake asalI rUpa meM dekhate haiM, unheM raMge binA, vikRta kie binaa| jaba Apa svaccha dRSTi se dekhate haiM, taba Apa vastuparaka virodha yA vyaktiparaka asamaMjasa se pIr3ita nahIM hote| Apa ina donoM se mukta haiN| jaba Apa svatva para dhyAna kareMge, taba dhIre-dhIre mahasUsa karane lageMge ki Apa jo kucha haiM, usakI kisI sAMsArika vastu se tulanA nahIM ho sktii| svayaM se kahie, 'maiM sakriya UrjA ke sAtha jI rahA huuN|' jaba bhI aura jahA~ bhI Apa usa sakriya UrjA ko dekheMge, Apa una jIvaMta prANiyoM ke sAtha prema kI dhArA kA anubhava kreNge| jaba Apa dUsare manuSyoM ko dekhate haiM, to unake aMdara kI AtmA ko dekhie| jaise Apane svayaM ke aMdara ke 'maiM hU~' ko dekhA hai, usI taraha Apa unake aMdara ke 'maiM hU~ ko dekha paaeNge| isa taraha Apa moha ke sopAna para nahIM jieNge| Apa logoM para adhikAra karane kI, unheM apane 'baTue' meM rakhane kI koziza nahIM kreNge| ve jaise haiM, vaise hI rahane diijie| prema ke sopAna para jie~, na ki adhikAra ke sopAna pr| __agara Apa khare haiM, to dUsare loga bhI khare hoNge| agara Apa dekhate haiM ki koI riztA khare taura para nahIM bar3ha rahA hai, to usa vyakti ko apane rAste para jAne diijie| svayaM se kahie, 'maiM yahA~ para kisI aura kI pIr3A ko jhelane nahIM AyA huuN|' aisA karane se dekhie ki Apake rizte kitane sarala, Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 jIvana kA utkarSa sukhada evaM premamaya ho jAte haiM, kyoMki aba ghuTana nahIM hai| yahA~ baMdhana bhI nahIM hai, yaha jIvana se jIvana kA asalI saMpreSaNa hai| svayaM kI vAstavikatA jAnate hue, Apa sabhI prANiyoM meM satya ke, vAstavikatA ke darzana kreNge| aba Apa karuNA kA artha jAna jaaeNge| karuNA kisI manuSya, per3a-paudhe yA prANI ke svarUpa ko nahIM, usake jIvana ko dekhatI hai| eka bAra abrAhama liMkana ne eka suara ko kIcar3a meM pha~sA dekhaa| unhoMne apane cAlaka se gAr3I rokane ko khaa| ve kIcar3a meM utare aura suara ko bAhara nikaalaa| unheM apane pahane hue kapar3oM kI ciMtA na thii| unhoMne AkAra se pare jAkara jIvana kI pIr3A ko mahasUsa kiyaa| karuNA hai svayaM se kahanA, 'agara maiM usa paristhiti meM rahatA, to kaisA mahasUsa karatA?' jaba Apa pIr3A ko dekheMge, to ApakA hRdaya vahA~ jAkara jIvana ko bojha se Upara uThAne kI koziza kregaa| isa taraha, Apa jIvana aura AkAra ko eka mAnane kI apanI purAnI Adata se bAhara A skeNge| aba Apa AkAra ko aura kucha nahIM; balki AMtarika jIvana kI bAhya abhivyakti ke samAna dekheNge| Apa yaha bhI dekhane lagate haiM ki AkAroM ke isa saMsAra meM kucha bhI nitya nahIM hai - vastuoM, bhAvanAoM aura vicAroM meM bhii| ho sakatA hai ki Apa soceM ki Apake pAsa bahuta 'Avazyaka' kArya haiM, lekina agara gaharAI se soceMge, to jIvana jIne aura vikAsa karane ke alAvA aura kucha bhI jIvana kA parama dhyeya nahIM hai| rAjakoTa meM eka pulisa aphasara thA jo mujhase milanA cAhatA thaa| vaha mujhase kucha bAta karanA cAhatA thaa| maiM z2arA vyasta thA, ataH maiMne sujhAva diyA ki agalI subaha mileM to usane kahA, 'kala mujhe bahuta kAma hai, mujhe eka z2arUrI mukaddame kI sunavAI ke lie adAlata jAnA hai| kRpayA karake Aja mileN|' hamane usI dina zAma ko cAra baje milane kA nizcaya kiyaa| kucha ghaMToM bAda mere eka sahapAThI ne Akara khabara dI, 'usa pulisa aphasara kA dehAMta ho gayA hai|' vaha soca rahA thA ki agale dina use eka bar3e mukaddame meM hAz2ira honA hai, lekina bhAgya ne usakI tArIkha ko badala diyaa| Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ atulya kI khoja meM 63 ataH Apake jIvana kA dhyeya kyA hai? eka dina se dUsare dina jIte hue jIvana ke sAtha pahacAna banAkara pratidina sabhI ke prati premabhAva ke sAtha rahanA tathA mana meM kisI ke prati kuvicAra nahIM rkhnaa| Apake lie koI bhI mArga avaruddha nahIM hai| Apake jIvana meM nUtana sRjana hotA rahegA / jaba Apa soceMge, 'isa anubhava ko pIche chor3akara maiM utkarSa ke mArga para agrasara rahU~gA', taba ApakI vivazatA evaM jaldabAz2I dUra ho jaaegii| Apa pratidina suMdara rizte kAyama karake bar3hate jAe~ge, svayaM ke sAtha evaM saMpUrNa carAcara ke saath| ciMtana ke biMdu mujhe yaha dekhane do ki maiM 'AtmA' hU~, maiMne ajJAna meM jo 'sva' nahIM hai, vaise 'para' ke sAtha apanI bhrAMta pahacAna sthApita kI hai| maiMne apane sImita mana ko kSaNabhaMgura vastuoM ke sAtha pahacAna banAne kI evaM unako dhAraNAoM meM parivartita karane kI anumati dI hai| svayaM ko unase anubaMdhita karake, maiM ba~dha gayA huuN| aba maiM usa prakAza kI ora mur3atA hU~ jo mana se pare hai, isa bhautika vizva se vizAla hai| mana kI aSTabhuja jakar3a para usa prakAza ko DAlakara, maiM usakI pakar3a ko DhIlA karane kA AhvAna kara sakatA huuN| maiM svayaM ko nirbharatA se mukta karake jIvana ko spaSTatA se dekhanA cAhatA huuN| maiM apane atulya sva ke sauMdarya kI anubhUti karanA cAhatA huuN| yaha saMsAra yaMtraNA yA pIr3A nahIM hai| pIr3A merA apanA asamaMjasa hai, merA parigraha hai| saMsAra taTastha hai| aba maiM usakA upayoga karU~gA - apane vikAsa kI parIkSaNa bhUmi ke lie, apane utkarSa kI preraNA ke lie, saMpUrNa carAcara jagat ke samIpa pahu~cane ke lie| Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SaSTha - azuci bhAvanA dIpaka kI lau jo vyakti sammohAtmaka avasthA yA kisI bhI prakAra kI mUrcchA meM hai, vaha apanI icchAnusAra kArya nahIM karatA hai| kyoM nahIM? kyoMki usakI icchA kisI aura ke vazIbhUta hai| vaha kisI aura ke Adeza para cala rahA hai, sammohana karane vAle ke sujhAva para nirbhara hai| isalie vaha vyakti kArya to karatA hai, lekina vaha yaha nahIM jAnatA ki vaha aisA kyoM kara rahA hai| agara Apa gaura kareMge, to Apa yaha nahIM batA pAe~ge ki usake kAryakalApa svecchA se utpanna hote haiM yA kisI dUsare ke sujhAva se| ThIka aisA hI hamAre jIvana meM hotA hai| hama jisa taraha ghUmate-phirate haiM, vastra pahanate haiM, bhojana karate haiM, bAtacIta karate haiM, socate haiM aura kriyAe~ karate haiM, vaha kisI aura prakAra kI mUrcchA hai| hama alaga-alaga kriyAoM se guz2arate haiN| hama kaI taraha ke kAryoM meM vyasta rahate haiN| lekina kyA hama jAna pAte haiM ki hamAre kArya svayaM kI abhijJatA se ho rahe haiM yA kisI aura ke sujhAva se? kyA hama jAna pAe~ge ki hama kisa dabAva ke anusAra jI rahe haiM samAja, rAjanIti, dharma, vyApAra dvArA nirmita DhA~coM, yAnI saMsAra kI aneka vicAra praNAliyoM ke anusAra ? kyA hamane bAhya saMsAra ke prabhAvoM ko isa taraha AtmasAta kara liyA hai ki hamArI soca, icchA, pasaMdagI aura nApasaMdagI, kriyA aura pratikriyA sabhI kucha inake dabAva meM hai? yA kyA hamArA jIvana hamArI icchAnusAra, hamArI abhijJatA se cala rahA hai? zAyada hama bAharI prabhAva evaM svayaM kI icchA ke bIca kA aMtara nahIM samajha pAte haiN| jo kAraNa hamArI soca evaM jIvana ko raMga rahe haiM, hama unako alaga nahIM kara pAte haiN| isalie hama usI kArya ko karate rahate haiN| hama usI patha para calanA jArI rakhate haiM, usI prakriyA ko gaharA karate jAte haiM, usI jIvanacaryA ko doharAte haiN| isIlie dhyAna kI AvazyakatA hai| dhyAna manuSya kI cetanA ko sammohanamukta karane kI prakriyA hai / yaha isa zikSaNa kA marma hai| mana, zarIra Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIpaka kI lau evaM indriyA~ sabhI sammohita haiN| unheM sammohanamukta karane kI AvazyakatA hai| hameM sIkhanA cAhie ki kisa taraha cupacApa khar3e hokara dekha skeN| yaha kArya sugama nahIM hai| z2arA pIche khar3e hokara draSTA bnie| nirapekSa bhAva se, magara painI dRSTi se gaura kie bagaira hama pahacAna nahIM sakate ki mana, zarIra evaM indriyA~ kina kina tarIkoM se sammohita ho rahe haiN| yaha kArya itanA kaThina kyoM hai? kyoMki yaha jana sammohana hai| samAja do tarIke se prabhAvita karatA hai - jana mUlyoM se evaM A~kar3oM se| jaba jana samudAya koI kArya karatA hai, to vyakti para usakA sammohAtmaka prabhAva hotA hai| udAharaNArtha agara dasa vyakti nAca raheM haiM aura usI kakSa meM Apa eka kone meM alaga se khar3e haiM, to yadi ApakA nAcane kA irAdA nahIM hai, phira bhI ApakI icchA hogI ki Apa bhI nAcane lgeN| agara kisI kakSa meM dasa vyakti dhyAna kara raheM haiM aura Apa usI kakSa meM nAcane ke irAde se Ate haiM, to Apa nAca nahIM skeNge| vyakti bhale hI dRr3ha ho, phira bhI adhikAMza bAtoM meM sAmAjika prabhAva z2yAdA sazakta hotA hai| isa taraha jana mUlya evaM rIti-rivAja bahumata dvArA banAe jAte haiM aura alpamata ko prabhAvita karate haiN| ye bhAvanAe~ una sAdhakoM ke lie haiM jo bhinna-bhinna jIvana praNAliyoM se Ae haiM, jinake zArIrika, mAnasika evaM bhAvanAtmaka pariprekSya bhinna-bhinna haiN| unhoMne svayaM ko abhI taka jana sammohana kI mUrchA se mukta nahIM kiyA hai| ye ciMtana unheM isI murchA se mukta karane ke lie haiN| isa zikSA kA prAthamika uddezya mAnava kI cetanA ko mukta karanA hai| chaThI bhAvanA meM hama do tattvoM ke bIca kA aMtara kareMge - zuci, jo Urdhva-gatyAtmaka hai aura azuci jo adho-gatyAtmaka hai| hama apane aMdara basI ina donoM prakriyAoM para ciMtana kreN| dIpaka kI taraha hamAre aMdara kucha hai jo niraMtara Upara kI tarapha bar3hatA jA rahA hai| hama use jyota kaha sakate haiN| hamAre aMdara kucha aura bhI hai jo nIce pighalatA jA rahA hai| vaha moma hai| ina donoM kA apanA alaga svabhAva hai| ___Upara kyA jA rahA hai? vaha hamArI cAha hai - kucha zuddha evaM suMdara, kucha U~cA evaM kulIna, kucha sUkSma evaM divya ko pAne kii| hamameM se pratyeka ko isakI talAza hai| isIlie hameM sAdhaka kahA gayA hai, jisakA artha hai Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 jIvana kA utkarSa AkAMkSA karane vAlA, na sirpha kama meM saMtoSa karane vaalaa| hama cAhate haiM ki patha kA hara kadama hameM aura Age le jAe / dasa varSa pUrva Apane jo sapanA dekhA thA, zAyada aba vaha pUrNa ho gayA hai| aba Apa cAhate haiM ki Apako kucha adhika mile| Apa adhika Age bar3hanA cAhate haiN| yaha 'adhika' usa Urdhva - gatyAtmaka tattva kA svabhAva hai| Apa jahA~ bhI jAe~ge aura jo kucha bhI pAe~ge, yaha 'adhika' Apake sAtha rhegaa| vaha aMta taka rahegA jaba taka Apa apane carama utkarSa ko prApta na kara leN| Apa usa U~cAI para aba taka nahIM pahu~ce haiM, isIlie usakI cAha Apake sAtha hai| ataH zuci para dhyAna kIjie aura svayaM se pUchie, 'mere aMdara kyA hai jo Upara bar3ha rahA hai? jIvana kA zuddha, advitIya satva kyA hai? mujhe ise una tattvoM meM se eka nahIM samajhanA cAhie jo banate aura naSTa hote rahate haiM / ' khoja kIjie, 'mere vicAroM evaM bhAvanAoM kI guNavattA kyA hai? mere kaMpanoM kI AvRti kyA hai? kyA ve mujhe uThA rahe haiM yA nIce girA rahe haiM ? kyA ve mere aMdara ke bhAra ko bar3hA rahe haiM yA mere prakAza ko prakaTa karane meM kAryarata haiM?' yaha atyAvazyaka hai ki hama viveka ke dvArA ina donoM ke bIca aMtara kara skeN| agara yaha viveka dRSTi nahIM hai, to khatarA banA rahatA hai ki hama apane zuddha satva kI alaga pahacAna na karate hue use girAne vAle bhautika AvaraNa kI parata hI samajha leNge| yadi AtmacetanA kA prakAza nahIM hai, to mana hameM bhramita karatA rahatA hai| sammohana kI mUrcchA kA aisA prabhAva hotA hai| hama apane AtmasvarUpa kI anubhUti kie binA hI jIvana jIte haiN| ise AtmapravaMcanA kahate haiN| svayaM kI galata soca Apako jitanA bhramita kara sakatI hai, utanA koI aura dUsarA nahIM kara sktaa| zAyada Apa soceM, 'mere pAsa saba kucha hai| maiM jo bhI cAhU~, kharIda sakatA huuN| maiM khuza huuN|' kiMtu acAnaka duHkha reMgatA huA A jAtA hai aura ApakA mana nirAza ho jAtA hai| ataH hama apanI udAsInatA ko samajhane ke lie kucha samaya nikAlate haiM, usa bhAra ko samajhane ke lie jo hameM calane nahIM detaa| hama Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 67 dIpaka kI lau spaSTa dekhate haiM ki hamAre aMdara kyA hai jo chAyA, udAsI evaM gahana icchAoM se DhakA huA hai| anyathA, ve nakArAtmaka kaMpana jo hamAre aMdara kI gurutvAkarSaNa prakRti se bane haiM, karma yA pudgaloM ko hamArI tarapha AkarSita karate raheMge evaM hamArI dRSTi ko dhuMdhalA karate rheNge| jaba taka hama apane vicAroM ko binA kisI lagAma ke idhara-udhara daur3ane deMge, taba taka hamArA mana ina avAMchanIya tattvoM ke Agamana se prabhAvita hotA rhegaa| apane vicAroM ko dabAne ke bajAya unakA nirIkSaNa kreN| kyA Apa udAsI evaM aparAdha bhAva se bAhara AnA cAhate haiM? agara hA~, to dekhie ki duHkha kaise kAma karatA hai| dekhie ki vaha kaise kucha dUrI para eka kone meM khar3A hokara Apake Ane kI rAha dekhatA hai, kaise vaha acAnaka Apako socane kA avasara die bagaira Apake mana para hAvI ho jAtA hai| ApakI viveka buddhi isase bhramita ho jAtI hai| eka pala pahale Apa muskAna se khila rahe the, dUsare hI pala Apa udAsa aura hatAza ho ge| kyA huA? ApakI khuzI kahA~ calI gaI? yaha udAsI kahA~ thI? yaha Apake mana meM chipI huI thii| jaba duHkha Apa para hAvI ho jAtA hai, Apake pAsa usase bAhara Ane kI zakti nahIM rhtii| Apa nIce hI nIce girane lagate haiN| Apane gaura kiyA hogA ki jaba duHkha ke bAdala ghire hue haiM, taba bhale hI Apa maMtroccAraNa yA prArthanA kareM, Apa svayaM ko usa ehasAsa se bAhara nahIM nikAla skte| una kSaNoM meM ApakA jJAna kahA~ calA jAtA hai? vaha eka kone meM par3A rahatA hai| hAlA~ki hamAre mastiSka meM jJAna ke aneka uddharaNa bhare hue haiM, kyA avasAda ke samaya meM hama inameM se kisI kA upayoga kara pAte haiM? nahIM!, hama nahIM krte| hamane pustakeM par3hI haiM ki kaise khuza raheM, magara kyA ve hamArI madada kara pAtI haiM? nahIM! aisA pratIta hotA hai ki hama unake jJAna kA upayoga tabhI kara pAte haiM jaba hama khuzahAla manodazA meM hote haiN| magara AvazyakatA to isa bAta kI hai ki hama apane jJAna evaM aMtardRSTi kA upayoga avasAda ke kSaNoM meM karanA siikheN| hameM unakA smaraNa karanA cAhie evaM unheM turaMta bAhara lAkara unakA upayoga karanA caahie| Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 jIvana kA utkarSa hama apane jJAna kA upayoga kyoM nahIM karate? kyoMki bauddhika jAnakArI evaM bhAvanAtmaka ehasAsa, donoM alaga-alaga dizAoM meM kAma karate haiN| udAharaNArtha, hamArI buddhi jAnatI hai ki jIvana meM jo bhI AtA hai, use eka na eka dina jAnA hai| hama acchI taraha jAnate haiM ki sabhI vyakti eka yAtrA para haiM, Agamana evaM prasthAna kara rahe haiN| lekina jaba vaisI ghaTanA hamAre jIvana meM ghaTatI hai, taba kyA hama use jhela pAte haiM? buddhi se hama use samajhate haiM, lekina bhAvanA ke stara para hamArI kaisI pratikriyA hotI hai? dhyAna ke dvArA hama usa jJAna ko apanI bhAvanA meM samAviSTa karate haiN| apanI bhAvanAoM kI anubhUti se hama apane dRSTikoNa meM badalAva lAte haiN| apane dRSTikoNa ke badalane se hama kisI bhI cunautI kA sAmanA karane ke lie tatpara ho jAte haiN| aba hamAre lie kucha bhI akasmAta yA pIr3AdAyaka nahIM hotaa| samajha hamAre anubhava kA aMga bana gaI hai| ____ jJAnI saMsAra meM rahatA hai, magara usakA banakara nhiiN| vaha pUrNa abhijJatA se rahatA hai| eka bauddha kathA hai jo isakI puSTi karatI hai| eka prakhyAta khaDgadhArI apanI maraNa zayyA para thaa| usake putra, mAtajurA ne pUchA, 'pitAjI ApakI aMtima icchA kyA hai?' pitA ne javAba diyA, 'he putra, merA svapna thA ki tuma sarvazreSTha khaDgadhArI bano, lekina maiM use sAkAra nahIM kara paayaa|' mAtajurA ne javAba diyA, 'merI bhI yahI cAha thI, lekina isake lie koI sahI zikSaka nahIM mile, na hI Apake pAsa mujhe sikhAne kA samaya thaa|' pitA ne kahA, 'merI cAha itanI prabala hai ki maiM use pUrNa karane ke lie tIna sAla aura jiiuuNgaa| hAlA~ki maiM maraNa zayyA para hU~, magara marU~gA nhiiN|' putra ne pUchA, 'mere zikSaka kauna hoMge?' pitA ne use baiMjo ke pAsa bhejA, jo usa samaya ke jAne mAne zikSaka the| taruNa baiMjo ke pAsa gayA aura praNAma karake kahane lagA, 'maiM Apake pAsa zikSA grahaNa karake eka kuzala khaDgadhArI bananA cAhatA huuN| maiM svayaM Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIpaka kI lau 69 ko isa kArya ke lie saMpUrNataH samarpita karane ke lie taiyAra huuN| isa kalA meM prabuddha hone ke lie kitane sAla lageMge?' zikSaka ne javAba diyA, 'bAraha saal|' 'bAraha sAla?' taruNa ko vizvAsa nahIM huaa| usane pUchA, 'agara maiM dina kA hara pala isa zikSA meM vyatIta karU~ aura sirpha tIna ghaMTe soU~, to kitane sAla lageMge?' 'to phira bIsa sAla lageMge!' taruNa kucha bhI nahIM samajha paayaa| taba zikSaka ne samajhAyA, 'jo jaldabAz2I meM hai aura kevala pariNAma para hI naz2ara rakhatA hai, paddhati para nahIM, use pariNAma nahIM milatA hai| maiM jIvana ke lie par3hAtA hU~, pariNAma ke lie nhiiN| atikuzala khaDgadhArI banane kA artha hai jAgRta rahanA, kisI ko mAre bagaira khuda ke bacAva kA jJAna siikhnaa| tumheM yaha jAna lenA cAhie ki talavAra meM mitratA kI dhAra nahIM hai| yadi maiM sirpha pariNAma ke lie sikhAU~gA, to tumhAre Tukar3e ho jaaeNge| isakA kyA phAyadA? maiM isase z2yAdA tumhAre jIvana kI khuzahAlI cAhatA huuN|' aba taruNa ko bAta samajha meM aaii| usane kahA, 'gurujI, maiM samaya ke bAre meM socanA chor3a duuNgaa| merA Apase vinamra nivedana hai ki mujhe ziSya ke rUpa meM svIkAra kreN| maiM Apase jJAna grahaNa karane ke yogya bnuuNgaa|' usa dina se vaha taruNa usa zikSaka kA ziSya mAnA gyaa| aba cUMki usakA mana zAMta thA, use jAgarUkatA ke lie vizeSa prazikSaNa mila rahA thaa| isa prazikSaNa kA prathama kArya thA apane zikSaka kI sevaa| vaha unake kapar3e dhotA, mAlI kA kAma karatA, bhojana pakAtA, talavAroM ko sahI tarIke se rakhatA evaM aneka anya bAtoM kA dhyAna rkhtaa| chaha mahIne taka use eka pala ke lie bhI talavAra ko pakar3ane yA prayoga karane kI zikSA nahIM dI gaI, lekina vaha dhairyavAna thaa| eka dina jaba vaha bagIce meM kAma kara rahA thA, usake zikSaka ne eka * lakar3I kI talavAra se usapara vAra kiyA aura kahA, 'Aja se maiM acAnaka Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 70 jIvana kA utkarSa tumhAre pAsa aauuNgaa| agara tuma jAgRta rahe, to maiM tuma para vAra nahIM kruuNgaa| agara tuma jAgRta nahIM rahe, to maiM vAra kruuNgaa| isase kaThina mAra to abhI bAkI hai|' 'hA~ gurujI, ziSya ne javAba diyaa| vaha eka gaMbhIra evaM utsuka ziSya thaa| vaha jAnatA thA, 'mere zikSaka dikhane meM kaThora haiM, lekina aMdara se komala haiN| maiM nahIM jAnatA ki vaha mujhe kyoM coTa pahu~cA raheM haiM, lekina aisA karane meM bhI unakA koI na koI neka irAdA hogaa|' ___aba vaha ziSya kisI bhI samaya meM kisI bhI dizA se vAra par3ane kI kI saMbhAvanA ke lie taiyAra rahane lgaa| isa taraha se vaha niraMtara caukannA evaM pUrNa tatpara rahane lgaa| jaise hI zikSaka apane myAna para hAtha rakhate, vaha jAgRta ho jAtA thA aura unakI tarapha dekhane lgtaa| tatpazcAt baiMjo ne usase kahA, 'aba tumhAre prazikSaNa kA dUsarA bhAga zurU ho rahA hai| maiM rAtri meM AU~gA aura agara tuma nahIM jage, to maiM vAra kruuNgaa|' aba rAtri meM bhI vaha ziSya apane zikSaka ke Ane se pUrva hI jAna jAtA thaa| dina aura rAta, vaha satarka rahatA thaa| usake mana meM anya koI icchA nahIM rhii| usakA saMpUrNa astitva jAgarUkatA ke alAvA aura kucha nahIM thaa| do varSa ke uparAMta eka rAta ko zikSaka Ae, vAra karane ke lie nahIM, balki use dekhakara muskurAe aura prazaMsA karane lage, 'aba tuma sarvazreSTha khaDgadhArI ho!' 'lekina Apane to mujhe kucha bhI nahIM sikhAyA hai! ziSya ne tarka kiyaa| 'talavArabAjI sIkhanA koI bar3I bAta nahIM hai, zikSaka ne smjhaayaa| 'vaha to maiM tumheM ekadama kama samaya meM sikhA sakatA hU~, lekina talavAra kisa dizA se A rahI hai, yaha jAnanA adhika mahattvapUrNa hai| jAgarUka rahanA saba se bar3I bAta hai| bhAvAvega, AdateM, niSkriyatA evaM Alasya se Upara uThane meM hI asalI bahAdurI hai| aba saMsAra meM kahIM bhI cale jaao| koI bhI tumheM jIta nahIM sakatA kyoMki gaharI nIMda meM bhI tuma bhAna nahIM khote ho| tumheM sikhAne kA merA dhyeya pUrNa huaa| vaha thA tumheM jAgRta krnaa|' Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIpaka kI lau 71 jIvana meM ghaTanAe~ AtI haiM, kaMpanoM kA spaMdana hotA hai, pUrva karma coTa pahu~cAte haiN| agara hama jAgarUka nahIM haiM, to inakI vajaha se hama DagamagA sakate haiN| lekina agara hama jAgarUka haiM, to inheM cunautI ke rUpa meM svIkAra karate haiN| hama apane aMdara chipI huI anaMta zakti ke srota se unakA sAmanA karate haiN| hameM usa zakti ko jAnanA caahie| kaise jAneM? jIvana ke prati jAgarUkatA ke dvaaraa| jIvana ke prati sammAna se hamArI jAgarUkatA kA nirmANa honA caahie| tatpazcAt sArI kriyAe~ usa sammAna kI dizA meM gatimAna ho jAtI haiN| jo jAgRta hai, use kucha bhI bA~dha nahIM sakatA, avaruddha nahIM kara sktaa| kAma karate hue, sote hue, bhojana karate hue, bAtacIta karate hue, Apako bhAna hai ki ApakI pratyeka kriyA sammAna evaM prema kA pratIka hai, aMtara ke usa jJAtA ke sammAna se prerita hai jo jAgRta hai| aba Apa jo bhI karate haiM, mohita hue binA yA usa kriyA se pahacAna banAe binA apane utkarSa evaM mukti ke lie karate haiN| Apa yaha dekheMge ki Apake irAde sApha haiM, sirpha vikAsa ke lie, sirpha jIne ke lie aura dUsaroM ko jIne meM madada karane ke lie| isa taraha Apa lobha evaM jana mUlyoM kI mUrchA se svayaM ko mukta karake svayaMbhUta banane kI zakti aura AnaMda kI anubhUti karate haiN| ___ aba taka hamane dekhA ki anabhijJa mana avasAda jaise bhArI kaMpanoM ko apane Upara hAvI kara detA hai evaM hamAre jIvana meM gurutvAkarSaNa kA kArya karatA hai| aba Age hama azuci ke artha kA viziSTa rUpa se vizleSaNa kreNge| zarIra svayaM meM azuci hai kyoMki vighaTana usakA svabhAva hai| aMtata: hamAre zarIra ke sAre kozANuoM kA kSaya hotA hai aura usake samasta ghaTaka apane sarala AkAra meM lauTa jAte haiN| hamAre zarIra ke tattva kyA haiM? pUrvajoM ne unheM pRthvI, jala, agni evaM vAyu kahA hai| jaise, dA~ta aura nAkhUna pRthvI se saMbaMdhita tattva haiM, khUna aura thUka jala se, zarIra kI garmI evaM nasoM kI praNAlI agni se evaM zvAsa lene kI prakriyA vAyu se saMbaMdhita hai| ina cAra tattvoM se hI pratyeka mAnavIya AkAra kA saMghaTana hotA hai| ye sabhI meM eka samAna haiN| hamAre pUrva vicAroM, . bhAvanAoM, zabdoM evaM kriyAoM ke pudgala jinheM hama karma kahate haiM, unake Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa anusAra ye tattva alaga-alaga rUpa evaM raMga dhAraNa karate haiN| anaginata Diz2Aina evaM advitIya namUne dikhAI dete haiM, lekina usake saMghaTaka nahIM bdlte| pratyeka zarIra meM vahI pRthvI hai, vahI jala hai, vahI agni hai, vahI vAyu hai| 72 aisA kaise hai ki ye cAra tattva itane alaga-alaga AkAra dhAraNa karate haiM? isakA javAba kaMpanoM ke niyama meM milatA hai| Apake jIvana kI pratyeka kriyA se kaMpana paidA hote haiM jo brahmAMDa meM se ina bhautika tattvoM ko AkarSita karate haiM jinase zarIra kA AkAra banatA hai| isa taraha, Apake jIvana, vicAra aura AcAra ke anusAra pRthvI, jala, agni evaM vAyu ke mUlabhUta tattvoM meM se bhinna-bhinna raMgoM evaM rUpoM kA nirmANa hotA hai| pratyeka vyakti meM jo aMtara hai, viziSTatA hai, vaha logoM ke irAde, bhAvanAe~ evaM jIvana zailiyoM kI vividhatA kA pratibiMba hai| jaba Apako kaMpanoM ke isa niyama kI abhijJatA milegI, taba Apa bhaya aura aparAdha-bodha ke ehasAsa se mukta hone lgeNge| apane jIvana meM hone vAle kArya-kAraNa ko Apa saMtulita dRSTi se pahacAnane lgeNge| sAtha hI, Apa apane svabhAva ke lie dUsaroM ko doSI ThaharAnA chor3a deMge / Apa jhUThe abhimAna evaM jhUThI namratA kI AdatoM ko miTA deMge, donoM hI AtmA ke ajJAna se utpanna hote haiM / Apa aise sopAna para pahu~ca jAe~ge jo vikRtiyoM se mukta hai| isa taraha dhyAna karake Apa apanI jAgarUkatA meM vRddhi kara sakate haiM, 'merA AkAra merI soca kA pratibiMba hai| usake viruddha jhagar3A karane kI, zikAyata karane kI yA kisI aura ke AkAra kI icchA karane kI na to AvazyakatA hai, na hI samaya hai / jo bhI mere pAsa hai, mujhe vaha svIkAra hai / maiM apane utkarSa ke lie usakA upayoga kara sakatA huuN| agara isase loga AkarSita nahIM hoMge, to koI bAta nhiiN| aba maiM apane isa AkAra se janasevA kruuNgaa| isa taraha maiM apane sabhI AkAroM se mukta ho jAU~gA / maiM janma-maraNa ke cakra ko aMta karane ke patha para huuN| maiM mukti ke patha para hU~, apane dhyeya taka pahu~cane vAlA huuN|' Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIpaka kI lau 73 aksara jaba kabhI Apa kisI sukhada cehare yA manamohaka AkAra kI tarapha dekhate haiM, to ApakA dhyAna usa dizA meM ba~Ta jAtA hai| jaba Apa isa taraha se kisI ora AkarSita hote haiM, vaha sammohana yA aspaSTa soca kA asara hI hai| jo bhI Apako svayaM se, apanI AtmA se pare le jAtA hai, kisI vastu yA vyakti ko apane adhIna karane ke lie, jakar3ane ke lie, vazIbhUta karane ke lie, vaha bAharI prabhAva hI hai| vaha prabhAva tabhI kama hogA jaba Apa apane anubhava meM dekha sakeMge ki AkAroM vAle saMsAra meM aisA kucha bhI nahIM hai jisapara Apa hamezA nirbhara raha sakate haiN| isa taraha kI sammohanAtmaka bhAva-samAdhi kyoM hotI hai? kyoMki Apako apane zarIra se atyadhika moha hai| isa nirbharatA ko bhaMga karane ke lie Apako zarIra ke ghaTaka tattvoM ko unake vAstavika rUpa meM dekhanA hogaa| anyathA, mana aura iMdriyA~ paraspara ulajhate raheMge aura Apako bhramita karate rheNge| aba Aie, usa prakriyA ko kucha vistAra se samajheM jisakI vajaha se anajAna mana prabhAvita hotA hai| usa vyakti ko dekhie jisakI naz2ara kisI suMdara cehare kI tarapha AkRSTa huI hai, usakI sabhI iMdriyA~ usa ora jhuka gaI haiN| usakA mana socane lagatA hai ki usa suMdarI se kaise mile, aura vaha isa suMdarI ko lekara yojanAe~ banAne laga jAtA hai| yadi vaha apane Apako isa taraha paricAlita hone degA aura apane vicAroM yA vyavahAroM para lagAma nahIM lagAegA, to yaha vicAra prakriyA jArI rhegii| isa naI suMdarI kI tulanA meM use apanA vaivAhika jIvana aura parivAra phIkA aura arocaka lagane lgegaa| usakA mana kahIM aura basa gayA hai| ata: vaha apanI sArI zakti isa nUtana AkarSaNa ko prApta karane meM lagA degaa| Apa dekha sakate haiM talAka kA kAraNa AkarSaNa kA yahI bIja hai jo usake mana meM basa gayA hai| mana isa icchArUpI bIja ko bar3hAne ke lie hara saMbhava bahAnA DhU~DhatA rahatA hai| yaha vyakti jo pahale apanI patnI se ummIda karatA thA ki vaha usakA dhyAna rakhate hue pUchegI, 'Apane Aja kyA kiyA thA? Aja Apa kahA~ gae the?' aba inhIM praznoM ko sunakara jhallA uThatA hai| jaba usake mana ne usake sAtha khilavAr3a karanA zurU nahIM kiyA thA, taba yahI prazna sunakara Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 74 jIvana kA utkarSa use lagatA thA ki usakI patnI usake kAmoM meM ruci le rahI hai| vahI vyakti aba socatA hai, 'merI patnI mere nijI mAmaloM meM dakhala de rahI hai, vaha merI unnati ke lie paryApta avasara nahIM de rahI hai|' jaba koI vyakti AkarSaNa ke isa bIja ko bar3hane detA hai, to yaha jalda hI eka apatRNa meM badala jAtA hai| vaha bar3ha-car3hakara usake pUre jIvana para hAvI ho jAtA hai| vaha samajha nahIM pAtA ki AkarSaNa kA yaha bIja nirbharatA ke alAvA kucha bhI nahIM hai, sirpha zarIra kA moha hai| jaba Apa samajha jAte haiM ki sammohanAtmaka bhAva-samAdhi kisa taraha anajAna mana para hAvI hokara usameM zarIra kI saMjJAnatA bhara detI hai, use AkarSaNa athavA vikarSaNa kI ora bar3hA detI hai, taba Apa jAna jAte haiM ki zarIra ko dIpaka kI lau ke samAna kyoM dekhanA cAhie? zarIra ke sAtha atyadhika moha ko tor3ane ke lie saMta jana jaina dharma ke unnIsaveM tIrthaMkara, mallInAtha dvArA sikhAe gae pATha para ciMtana karate haiN| ye pahale mallI nAmaka eka nArI thii| mallI eka suMdara rAjakumArI thI jo videha nAmaka deza meM rahatI thii| bacapana se hI sabhI usakI khUbasUratI, usake ujale raMga-rUpa, usake zAMta svabhAva kI prazaMsA karate the| jaba vaha aThAraha sAla kI huI, to kavigaNa usakI khUbasUratI para kavitAe~ likhane lage aura citrakAra usake citra banAne lge| sabhI rAjakumArI mallI kI hI bAteM karanA pasaMda karate the| apanI yAtrAoM ke daurAna vyApArI aura maMtrI, sunAra aura zilpakAra jahA~ kahIM jAte, rAjakumArI mallI kI anupama suMdaratA kI khabara usa pradeza meM phailAte aura isa taraha dUra-dUra ke rAjAoM aura rAjakumAroM taka mallI kI khyAti phaila gii| eka ne use 'isa sRSTi kI sabase Azcaryajanaka racanA' ghoSita kiyA, dUsare ne use 'TahanI para jhukate hue tAz2e aMgUra' khaa| kisI aura ne 'sapheda gulAba kI paMkhur3iyoM kI varSA' se usakI tulanA kI aura eka yAyAvara sAdhvI ne kahA ki mallI 'saMdhyAkAlIna tAre' ke samAna hai| jaise hI chaha par3osI rAjyoM ke rAjAoM ne mallI kI suMdaratA ke bAre meM sunA, unameM se hara koI usase vivAha karane ke lie utsuka ho gyaa| pratyeka ne Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIpaka kI lau 75 videha ke rAjA ke pAsa mallI kA hAtha mAMgate hue saMdezavAhaka ke hAthoM patra bheja die| sarvaprathama pahuMcanevAle saMdezavAhaka ne jo patra diyA, usameM likhA thA, 'maiM ApakI putrI se vivAha karane ke lie tatpara hUM, aura isake badale meM Apa jo kucha bhI kaheMge, use karane ke lie taiyAra huuN| lekina yadi Apa mere isa prastAva ko nahIM mAneMge, to hamAre paraspara rAjyoM meM yuddha chir3a jaaegaa|' dUsarA saMdezavAhaka bhI isI taraha kA patra lekara aayaa| eka hI mahIne meM par3osa ke chaha Asakta rAjAoM se isI taraha ke patra A ge| ina chaha saMdezavAhakoM se eka taraha ke patra pAkara rAjA kuMbhaka ciMtita ho uThA aura usane apane paharedAroM ko bulAkara sabhI saMdezavAhakoM ko nikAla dene kI AjJA dii| ataH ThukarAe gae sabhI chaha rAjAoM ne paraspara salAha karake videha para eka sAtha car3hAI karane kA nirNaya liyaa| ve apanI senAe~ lekara videha kI sarahada para A phuNce| jaba ve videha ke rAjA ke uttara kI pratIkSA kara rahe the, unake sainikoM ne videha ke choTe rAjya ko cAroM ora se ghera liyA aura videha ke rAjA ko bahuta hI nAjuka sthiti meM DAla diyA / vaha samajha nahIM pA rahA thA ki kyA kre| na to vaha taya kara pA rahA thA ki apanI putrI kA vivAha kisa rAjA se saMpanna karAe, na hI usakI choTI sI senA itanI zaktizAlI thI ki hamalAvaroM ko pachAr3a ske| mallI ne apane pitA kI parezAnI bhA~pa lI aura unase kahA, 'pitAjI, Apa parezAna kyoM ho rahe haiM? ciMtA karane kA koI kAraNa hI nahIM hai| inameM se pratyeka rAjA ke pAsa saMdeza bheja dIjie ki maiM usase zAdI karane ke lie taiyAra huuN|' 'kyA kaha rahI ho, beTI?' rAjA kuMbhaka ne kahA, 'tuma zAdI karane ke lie taiyAra ho ? lekina tuma kisase zAdI karogI? yahA~ to chaha-chaha haiM !' 'usakI Apa ciMtA na kareM,' mallI ne itmInAna se kahA, 'pratyeka rAjA ko mere mahala meM paMdraha dina bAda Ane ko kaheM aura yaha bhI kaheM ki maiM apanI putrI kA hAtha Apake hAthoM meM dene ke lie taiyAra huuN|' Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 jIvana kA utkarSa 'sabhI rAjAoM ko aisA patra bheja dUM?' mallI ke pitA ne Azcarya se puuchaa| hA~,' mallI ne kahA, 'chahoM ko, lekina pratyeka rAjA ko yahI lage ki yaha prastAva kevala use bhejA gayA hai| pratyeka rAjA yahI samajhe ki kevala use hI bulAyA gayA hai!' mallI kI A~khoM meM vizvAsa kI lau dekhakara aura usakI vANI kI dRr3hatA ko sunakara rAjA kuMbhaka samajha gae ki mallI soca-samajhakara hI yaha bAta kaha rahI hai| isalie usane usake kahe anusAra sabhI chaha rAjAoM ke pAsa gupta rUpa se mallI kA saMdeza bhijavA diyaa| paMdraha dinoM kI avadhi bIta gii| agalI rAta ko chaha ke chaha rAjA mallI ke dvAra para A phuNce| jaba unhoMne eka-dUsare ko dekhA, unake hRdaya meM IrSyA kI jvAlA bhar3aka utthii| pratyeka rAjA ne yahI socA thA ki kevala use hI nimaMtraNa milA hai| pratyeka ko aba apane lakSya kI prApti ke lie kI gaI mehanata ke niSphala hone kI, arthAt mallI ko patnI ke rUpa meM na mila pAne kI pIr3A satAne lgii| tabhI rAjakumArI mallI ne dvAra khola diyaa| usane sabhI rAjAoM ko apane kakSa meM Ane ke lie khaa| vahA~ unheM mallI kI eka suMdara mUrti rakhI huI milii| mUrti hUbahU mallI ke jaisI thii| mUrti kA kada bhI mallI ke jitanA hI thA aura vaha svarNa kI banI huI thii| vaha itanI AkarSaka thI ki use dekhakara rAjAoM kI A~kheM cakAcauMdha ho giiN| vaha mallI kI zatapratizata pratimUrti thI aura ekadama jIvaMta laga rahI thii| isa mUrti ke pAsa khar3e hokara rAjakumArI mallI ne rAjAoM se kahA, 'Apa sabhI kA svAgata hai! to Apa sabhI yahA~ A hI gae, kyoM?' rAjAoM ne dhIme svara meM 'hAmI' bhrii| mallI ne pratimA ke pIche eka kuMjI ko dabAyA jisase usake Upara kA Dhakkana khula gyaa| acAnaka itanI teja badabU nikalI ki sabhI rAjA parezAna ho ge| ve isa durgaMdha ko sahana na kara sake aura pUcha baiThe, 'yaha kaisI durgaMdha hai?' Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIpaka kI lau 'oha, yaha to kucha nahIM hai! mallI ne itmInAna se khaa| 'jaba maiMne sunA ki Apa saba merA hAtha jItane ke lie A rahe haiM to maiMne socA, 'ina saba kA svAgata kaise karU~? ye saba kisase zAdI karanA cAhate haiM?' maiM jAnanA cAhatI thI, kyA ye sacamuca mujhase zAdI karanA cAhate haiM yA mere zarIra se?' isalie hara bAra jaba maiM bhojana karatI, mere bhojana kA eka grAsa isa pratimA ke aMdara bhI DAla detii| aisA karate hue mAtra paMdraha dina hI hue haiM, itane meM hI ve bhojana ke kaNa sar3akara aisI durgaMdha de rahe haiN|' eka tarapha mallI ke apUrva sauMdarya se rAjAoM kA hoza ur3a gayA, aura dUsarI ora durgaMdha ke kAraNa ve parezAna bhI ho rahe the| priya aura apriya donoM ke isa AghAta ko ve jhela nahIM pA rahe the! isa jhamele meM ve socane lage ki ve yahA~ Ae hI kyoM? phira rAjakumArI mallI ne unase kahA, 'Aie, isa kamare se bAhara kahIM calate haiN| mere pAsa yahA~ baitthie| Apa chaha loga merI ora kyoM AkarSita haiM? kyA yaha mAtra mere sauMdarya ke kAraNa hai yA kucha aura bhI hai? aba Apa jAna gae haiM ki sauMdarya to tvacA kI taraha bahuta hI chichalA hotA hai| Apa isa zarIra ke ghaTakoM ke sar3ane se paidA honevAlI durgaMdha ko saha cuke haiM aura vaha Apako bilakula hI pasaMda nahIM aaii| Apako yahA~ khIMca lAnevAlI kucha aura bAta bhI hai| asala meM isI ne Apako yahA~ AkarSita kiyA hai, mere zarIra ne nhiiN| A~kheM baMda kareM, dhyAna kareM aura apane Apa ko dekheN|' nizabdatA ke usa pala meM una sabake mana meM eka jhalaka kauMdha gii| unhoMne dekhA ki kisI pUrva jIvana meM ve sAtoM jana eka sAtha rahe the| ve sukhada jIvana vyatIta kara rahe the aura unameM AdhyAtmika abhiruci bhI thii| lekina ve sabhI kisI moha meM jakar3e hue the jise ve samajha nahIM pA rahe the| vaha kisI prakAra kI bacI huI nirbharatA thii| isake kAraNa unameM se pratyeka ko eka bAra phira janma lenA pdd'aa| anyathA, unheM usI jIvana meM mukti mila gaI hotii| jaise hI unhoMne yaha jhalaka dekhI, unheM mallI kI bAta turaMta samajha meM A gii| mallI kaha rahI thI, 'hama sabhI prakAza ke mArga para haiM, lekina hamAre Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa pUrva janma meM hama usakI jhalaka bhUla ge| kucha kSaNa ke lie hama aMdhe ho ge| isIlie hameM yaha janma lenA pdd'aa|' 78 aba rAjAoM ne usase kahA, 'aba hama cAhate haiM ki Apa hI hamArA mArgadarzana kreN| Apa hamArI guru haiN| hama janma-maraNa ke isa cakra kA aMta karanA cAhate haiM / ' taba mallI ne kahA, 'hama jo AkarSaNa mahasUsa karate haiM, vaha zarIra ke prati nahIM, balki AtmA ke prati hai| mAnava jIvana kI yAtrA meM AtmA hamezA hamAre sAtha rahatI hai| magara ina donoM ko eka nahIM samajhanA caahie| donoM kI hI bhinna-bhinna prakRti hai / ataH Aie, isa jIvana kA upayoga AtmA ko prakaTa karane ke lie, apanI abhijJatA ko zuddha karane ke lie, mukti ke apane lakSya ko prApta karane ke lie kareM / ' sAtoM ne eka sAtha mukti kA mArga apanAyA aura eka suMdara jIvana bitaayaa| yahI mallI Age calakara mallInAtha bane, jo unnIsaveM tIrthaMkara the| jaina itihAsa meM ve isa bAta ke lie jAne jAte haiM ki unhoMne mAnava jAti ko AtmA kI zuddha jyoti aura zarIra ke nazvara tattvoM meM aMtara karanA sikhaayaa| hameM bhI vaha jhalaka milanI caahie| hama yahA~ usI AdhyAtmika dizA meM calane ke lie Ae haiN| yadi hama kevala zarIra se Asakta raheMge, to nizcaya hI hameM duHkha aura bhArIpana kA ehasAsa hogaa| hama alagAva kI pIr3A mahasUsa kreNge| lekina yadi hameM usa jhalaka kI anubhUti hogI, to hamArA saMkalpa vikAsa kI ora, samajha kI ora, apane ucca svarUpa kI ora unmukha ho jaaegaa| hama eka dUsare ko Atmika stara para jAnane lgeNge| jaba mitroM kA milana AMtarika divyatA kI anubhUti karAtA hai, to vaha anya saMbaMdhoM se bhinna hotA hai| vaha alagAva ke duHkha se mukta ho jAtA hai, vaha sthAyI milana banane lagatA hai| yadi Apa koI pustaka yA patra par3hanA cAhate haiM, to use apanI A~khoM ke ekadama sAmane nahIM rkhte| use kucha dUrI para rakhanA Avazyaka hai| Apa usa para rozanI par3ane dete haiN| isI prakAra jaba Apa moma aura lau kI prakRti Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIpaka kI lau 79 se avagata ho jAte haiM, to unase thor3I dUrI banAe rakhate haiN| Apa apane Apa se aura apane zarIra kA nirmANa karanevAle, niraMtara parivartanazIla tattvoM ke bIca thor3I dUrI banAe rakhate haiN| Apa apane Apa se aura apane mana meM cakkara kATanevAle tattvoM ke bIca dUrI banAe rakhate haiN| jaba Apa isa avasthA meM pahuMca jAte haiM, taba Apa apane zarIra aura mana ke cikitsaka bana jaaeNge| Apa roga nivAraNa kI apanI kSamatA se avagata ho jaaeNge| jaba Apa cAroM tattvoM - pRthvI, jala, agni aura vAyu - kI prakRti ko pahacAna jAe~ge, Apa apane zarIra kI ora dhyAna dene lageMge, usI taraha jaise hama kisI kImatI mazIna kI ora dete haiN| taba Apa dekheMge ki kauna se tattva kI kamI hai| Apa usa tattva kI khoja karake apane svAsthya ko sudhAra leNge| jo vyakti apane zarIra se baMdhA huA hai, isa taraha kA AtmopacAra nahIM kara sktaa| isake lie zarIra se dUrI banAe rakhanA Avazyaka hai| jaba Apa zarIra ke sammohana ko tor3a deMge, to Apa use usakI vAstavikatA meM dekha paaeNge| Apa use bigAr3anA baMda kara deMge aura apane AMtarika svarUpa se ekIkRta ho jaaeNge| isa taraha Apa apane bhItara sthita athAha UrjA srota se saMparka sAdha sakate haiM aura apane svAsthya ko ThIka kara sakate haiN| ___jaba svayaM ke aMdara usa aMkuraNa ko, usa Urdhva-gatyAtmaka tattva ko dekha leMge, to Apa saMsAra ke sAtha rahane lageMge, lekina usake baneMge nhiiN| isI taraha Apa apane zarIra ke sAtha raheMge, lekina usase nirlipta hokr| zarIra vahI hai; usake prati hamArA dRSTikoNa jIvana meM badalAva lAtA hai| yaha zarIra baMdhana ke lAyaka nahIM hai, Apako usakA upayoga apanI jAgarUkatA ko bar3hAne ke lie evaM dUsaroM ke vikAsa meM sahAyaka banane ke lie karanA caahie| zarIra AnaMda yA bhoga-vilAsa kI vastu yA tanAva se mukti kA sAdhana mAtra nahIM hai, use aisA samajhanA to usakA durupayoga hai| use saMpreSaNa aura saMgama kA vAhana samajhanA usakA sadupayoga hai - sammAna ke sAtha, paravAha ke saath| taba vaha vAstava meM prema maMdira bana jAtA hai - eka pavitra sthala jisameM Adara kA alAva saMsAra ke samasta jIvadhAriyoM ko prakAzita karatA hai| Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa isalie dina bhara aMdarUnI sammohana ko tor3ane ke prati sajaga rheN| yaha kabhI na bhUleM ki koI bhI baMdhana itanA majabUta nahIM hotA ki vaha saMsAra kI vastu ko sthAyI banA ske| yadi ApakA saMbaMdha galata samajha para AdhArita hai, to vaha bAlU para khar3e kie gae mahala ke samAna hai| jaba bAlU khisakegI, vaha Dhaha jaaegaa| yadi Apa AtmA ko AtmA ke sAtha, manuSya ko manuSya ke sAtha milAe~ge, taba ApakI nIMva maz2abUta banegI / dina-rAta isa bAta para dhyAna deM ki kaise hamArI jAgarUkatA AtmA se AkAra kI ora, tathA AkAra se AtmA kI ora mur3atI hai| dhyAna deM ki jaba ApakA dRSTikoNa badalatA hai, taba ApakI bhAvanAoM meM, ApakI cetanA meM kaisA badalAva AtA hai| 80 aba dhyAna meM lIna hote hue apane hRdaya meM eka maMdira kA darzana kreN| isa maMdira ke bhItara eka garbhagRha hai jisameM eka suMdara pratimA hai| dekhie ki kisa taraha yaha pratimA jo ApakI AtmA hI hai, momabattI rUpI Apake zarIra se jur3I huI hai / lau aura momabattI paraspara jur3e hue haiN| ve milakara Apako uThAte haiN| ve milakara Apake vikAsa aura utkarSa ko prakAzita karate haiN| ciMtana ke biMdu mere bhItara Upara kI ora kyA bar3ha rahA hai? vaha sauMdarya ko, kulIna ko, divyatA ko pAne ke lie merI AtmA kI khoja hai, merI zuddhatA hai| mere aMdara nIce kI ora kyA gala rahA hai? yaha vaha gaMdagI hai jo sar3akara apane ghaTakoM meM bikhara jAtI hai| dhyAna kI prakriyA se mujhe apane citta ko sammohana - mukta karanA hai| kyA mujhe jJAta hai ki mere karma Atmabodha se prerita haiM athavA kisI dUsare ke izAre se ? jo vyakti jAgarUka hai, use kucha bhI bA~dha nahIM sktaa| vaha saMsAra meM rahatA hai, saMsAra ke sAtha hai, lekina saMsAra kA nahIM hai| mujhe eka prema maMdira banakara rahane do, eka pavitra sthala jahA~ se maiM saMsAra ke sabhI jIvadhAriyoM ko prakAza dU~gA / Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saptama - Azrava bhAvanA kaMpanoM ke aMtaHpravAha para ciMtana jo sAdhaka mukti ke patha para cala rahA hai, use apanA saMtulana nahIM khonA caahie| tanI huI rassI para cala rahe nartaka ke samAna yadi eka bhI kadama lar3akhar3A jAe, to vaha eka hI jhaTake meM z2amIna para gira par3egA aura coTa laga jaaegii| isIlie vaha jAgarUka rahane kA abhyAsa karatA hai| vaha apane pratyeka kadama kA bArIkI se nirIkSaNa karatA hai| mana meM Ane vAle aura mana se jAne vAle pratyeka vicAra ke prati vaha saceta hai, apane pratyeka rizte ke artha ko samajhatA hai| sAdhaka ke saMtulana ko DagamagAne vAlA khatarA Azrava ke rUpa meM AtA hai| Azrava yAnI jo sabhI dizAoM se AtA hai| kaMpanoM kA eka pravAha hai jo ApakI cetanA meM cAroM ora se ghusa rahA hai| vaha niraMtara Apake mana meM halacala macAe rahatA hai, use AkarSita aura vikarSita karatA rahatA hai, uThAtA aura girAtA rahatA hai| yaha pravAha AtA kahA~ se hai? Apake aMdara se aura bAhara se, samAja se, manobhAvoM se, Apake niyamana se, ApakI mAnasika saMracanA se aura Apake rAga-dveSa kI pRSThabhUmi se| isa bhAvanA meM hama Azrava para ciMtana kareMge tAki samajha sakeM ki Apa kisa taraha ke pravAhoM ke prati saMvedanazIla haiM aura kisa taraha inake dvArA nigale jAne se apane Apako bacA sakate haiN| ApakI cetanA meM kaI prakAra ke apriya vicAra aura bhAva pahale se hI ghusapaiTha kara cuke haiM aura Apako dina-rAta parezAna kara rahe haiN| ve Apako sahaja AnaMdAvasthA meM rahane nahIM dete| saMtulana hI AnaMda hai| hamArI naisargika avasthA saMtulana meM rahane kI hai, AnaMda meM rahane kI hai| yaha khuzI se alaga hai kyoMki khuzI kisI Teka yA bAharI utpreraNa para nirbhara karatI hai, magara AnaMda ko kucha nahIM caahie| AnaMda to svayaM ke sAtha rahanA hai, apanI AtmA ke sAtha rahanA hai| jaba Apa saMtulana kI avasthA meM haiM, to ApakI cetanA ke sacce svarUpa ko dekhA jA sakatA hai, usake zAMta, svaccha, zuddha rUpa ko - kisI pahAr3I Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 jIvana kA utkarSa jhIla kI taraha / jaba saMtulana nahIM hai, to Apa usa tUphAnI samudra ke samAna haiM jisakA bahAva kabhI isa tarapha to kabhI usa tarapha hai| Apa yA to uttejita haiM yA ekadama hatAza, basa niraMtara utAra-car3hAva kI sthiti meM rahate haiN| isa asthiratA se ApakI cetanA meM kAphI maila jamA ho jAtA hai, nirmala jharane meM ghusane vAle pradUSaka tattvoM ke smaan| yaha maila yA karma bahakara aMdara AtA hai aura ApakI zuddha cetanA ko malina karatA hai| vaha isalie aMdara ghusa AyA hai kyoMki Apa jAgarUka nahIM the| Apane cetanA ke sabhI dvAroM ko khulA chor3a diyA aura ApakI nirmala cetanA dUSita ho gii| isa bhAvanA kA mUlabhUta vicAra hai - draSTA usa aMta:pravAha se bhinna hai jise vaha dekha rahA hai| Apa pIche haTakara usa prakriyA ko dekhate haiN| Apa viveka kA upayoga karate haiM, jo vibhedaka buddhi hai| yadi moTaragAr3I ThIka taraha se kAma na kare, to cAlaka moTaragAr3I se svayaM kI tulanA nahIM karatA / yadi ApakA makAna purAnA hai, to Apa usase apanI pahacAna nahIM banAte, apane Apako purAnA aura TUTA-phUTA nahIM maante| yadi Apake kapar3e gaMde haiM, to Apa apane Apako gaMdA nahIM smjhte| isI taraha, jaba Apako maMdatA, bhArIpana yA nakArAtmakatA kA ehasAsa ho, to Apa unake sAtha apanI pahacAna nahIM banAte haiN| ye dUSaka tattva Apa nahIM haiN| ve bAhara se Ae haiM, aura jo vastu bAhara se aMdara AI hai, use phira se bAhara nikAlA jA sakatA hai| isa taraha kA maila ApakI zuddha cetanA kA hissA nahIM hai| Apako isI vicAra para ciMtana karanA hai| dhyAna meM hamezA svayaM ko mAsUma, svaccha aura suMdara rUpa meM dekhie / binA kisI zarta ke apane Apa se prema kreN| binA aparAdha bodha ke apane Apa ko dekheN| jaba Apa apane Apa se prema karane lageMge, to AtmAnubhava kara sakeMge / aura agara Apa cetanA ko bAharI aMtaH pravAha se ekIkRta karake dekheMge, to zAyada svayaM ko hI doSI tthhraaeNge| zAyada Apa svayaM ko hatotsAhita kara deNge| ho sakatA hai ki Apa apanI AtmA para jamI dhUla para dhyAna keMdrita karane lageMge, na ki usake darpaNa jaise guNa pr| aura yadi Apa svayaM ko pApI mAna leMge, to Apa usa mithyA avasthA meM jIne lgeNge| jahA~ bhI Apa jAe~ge, yaha aparAdha bodha Apake sAtha clegaa| yadi Apa apane baMdhana se apanI pahacAna banAe~ge, to Apa usase kaise chUTa sakeMge? Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaMpanoM ke aMtaHpravAha para ciMtana isalie yAda rakhie, pApa aura aparAdha bodha Apake lie nahIM hai| apane mana kI A~khoM ke sAmane apanI suMdara chavi rkhie| socie ki Apa roga se rahita haiM, eka gatizIla UrjA ke samAna - AdhyAtmika Arogya se puurnn| isa taraha mAnasika asthiratA aura asamaMjasa, jo adhikAMza rogoM ke kAraNa hai, dUra ho jaaeNge| jaise-jaise Apa dhyAna karane lageMge, svayaM kI sahaja pavitratA meM ApakA vizvAsa kisI aura ke protsAhanAtmaka zabdoM se nahIM, balki aMdara kI jhalaka se aaegaa| jaba Apa kisI zAMta jhIla ke kinAre binA kisI parezAnI ke akele baiThe hue haiM, taba Apako kaisA lagatA hai? Apa snigdha saMdhyA ke raMgoM ko apane sAmane dhIre-dhIre prasphuTita hote hue dekhate haiN| Apako kitanI zAMti aura AnaMda kI anubhUti hotI hai! aba ApakI vAstavika prakRti prakaTa ho jAtI hai| kyoM? kyoMki koI bhI bAta Apako parezAna nahIM kara rahI hai| vaha anamola anubhUti zAyada pA~ca minaTa, dasa minaTa, Adhe ghaMTe taka rahe, lekina itane meM hI vaha Apako apane vAstavika svarUpa kI eka jhalaka dikhA detI hai| jo pala bhara raha sakatI hai, vaha laMbe samaya taka bhI banI raha sakatI hai| savAla use vistAra dene kA hai| eka kSaNika jhalaka se Apa apane aMtara meM nihita zAMti meM vizvAsa karane lagate haiN| Apa usase yaha pUchane kA sAhasa juTA lete haiM, 'yadi yaha jhalaka kucha kSaNoM ke lie raha sakatI hai, to adhika samaya ke lie kyoM nahIM?' isa taraha kA vizvAsa laMbe aMtarAla taka banA rhegaa| yaha kisI ke AzvAsana yA vAde se nahIM AyA hai, yaha ApakI apanI anubhUti kA natIjA hai| apane anubhavoM ke AdhAra para Apa AtmajJAna kI gaharAI meM utarate jAte haiN| ____ ataH bAhara jAne ke bajAya sAdhaka bhItara kI ora bar3hatA hai| jise hama mauna, nirliptatA yA virakti kahate haiM, vaha to mAtra apanI cetanA kI zuddhi kA prayatna hai| vaha apane aMdara ke UrjA srota ko parizuddha karanA hai| isake tIna caraNa haiN| pahalA hai sukhaanaa| cetanA kA jo jala malina evaM dUSita ho gayA hai, use kucha samaya ke lie sUkhane diyA jAtA hai| kevala isake nirIkSaNa kI prakriyA se hI vaha zaktizAlI USmA AtI hai jo sabhI Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 84 jIvana kA utkarSa nakArAtmaka kaMpanoM ko dUra bhagA detI hai| isake lie sAdhaka ko una sabhI dvAroM, chedoM aura rAstoM ko baMda karane kA nirNaya lenA hogA jinase pradUSaka tattva aMdara A sakate haiN| dUsare caraNa meM vaha apanI cetanA ke tala meM jhA~kegA tAki usa miTTI yA cipacipe avaziSTa ko khodakara bAhara nikAlanA hogaa| aMta meM jaba kSetra bilakula svaccha ho jAtA hai, vaha dvAroM ko kholatA hai tAki tAz2A jala phira se bahakara A ske| isa prakriyA para agrasara hone ke lie, kabhI-kabhI loga kucha samaya ke lie dUsaroM se saMbaMdha tor3a lete haiN| unake lie z2arUrI hai ki svayaM ko kucha avakAza de skeN| yaha svayaM se yA saMsAra se palAyana karanA nahIM hai| 'anAsakti' zabda kI yaha vivecanA upayukta nahIM hai| anAsakti dUsaroM se dUra jAnA nahIM hai, balki svayaM ke nikaTa AnA hai| Asakta hone kA artha hai bNdhnaa| anAsakta yAnI mukta honaa| jo bhI cIz2a Apako bA~dhatI hai, Apako khIMcatI-dhakelatI hai, vaha ApakA baMdhana hai| isa baMdhana ke kAraNa Apa apane dAyare meM nahIM haiN| Apa idhara-udhara khIMce jA rahe haiM, asthira mahasUsa kara rahe haiN| samaya nikAlakara svayaM kA nirIkSaNa kreN| apane Apako jaTila sthitiyoM se alaga kara deN| una sabhI baMdhanoM se svayaM ko mukta kareM jo Apako prabhAvita karate haiM kyoMki Apa svaccha, nirmala dRSTi se dekhanA cAhate haiN| aisA Apa saMsAra se bhAgane ke lie nahIM, apitu svayaM ko taiyAra karane ke lie karate haiM tAki jIvana ke saMga caleM, apane nijI dAyare meM bhI, sAtha hI sAtha eka vistRta pariprekSya meM bhii| aura yadi Apa svayaM ke sAtha hI nahIM haiM, to Apa kisI dUsare ke sAtha kaise raha sakate haiM? yadi svayaM ko jAnane se pahale hI Apa kisI se kaheM, 'maiM tumhAre sAtha rahU~gA, to Apa jhUThA vAdA kara rahe haiN| isake bajAya svayaM se kaheM, 'maiM sthira honA cAhatA hU~, capala nhiiN| maiM halanacalana kI isa niraMtara prakriyA ko rokanA cAhatA huuN| mujhe svayaM ke sAtha rahanA cAhie tAki maiM dUsaroM ke sAtha sahaja rahanA sIkha luuN|' isa taraha Apa jIvana ko eka AMtarika prayogazAlA ke rUpa meM dekhate haiN| Apa svayaM para parIkSaNa karate hue svayaM se tIkSNa prazna karate haiM, 'kyA maiM apane Apase nizciMta hU~? maiM dUsaroM ke pAsa kyoM jAtA hU~, unheM sukhI Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaMpanoM ke aMtaHpravAha para ciMtana karane ke lie yA svayaM se bacane ke lie?' yadi Apa apane Apase bacane ke lie idhara-udhara bhaTaka rahe haiM, to Apa apanI ciMtAoM ko sarvatra le jA rahe haiN| jahA~ bhI Apa jAte haiM, una riztoM meM becainI paidA kara rahe haiN| svayaM se alaga eka sukhI, surakSita jagaha khojane kI kitanI bhI koziza kara leM, Apa apanI becainI se baca nahIM paaeNge| sabase kaThina bAta yahI hai - svayaM ke saMga nizciMta rahanA tAki sabhI ke sAtha nizciMta raha skeN| eka bAra eka vyakti ne mauna dhAraNa kiyA aura sAdhanA karane lgaa| usake mitroM ne dekhA aura usakA majAka ur3Ane lage, 'yaha kyA kara rahA hai?' unhoMne ha~sate hue khaa| 'yaha dina bhara baiThA rahatA hai, karatA kucha nhiiN| aisA to hama bhI ArAma se kara sakate haiN|' jaba sAdhaka ne yaha bAta sunI, to usane pUchA, 'kyA tuma samajhate ho ki aise rahanA AsAna hai? apane Apa meM basa aise hI rahanA?' 'hA~ hA~,' eka mitra ne kahA, 'tumheM isake lie kucha nahIM karanA par3atA hai| mere Upara kaI z2immedAriyA~ haiM - kAma para jAnA hai, kirAyA cukAnA hai, makAna kI dekhabhAla karanI hai| yadi tuma merI jagaha le lo, to maiM maz2e se tumhArI taraha baiThA rhuuNgaa|' 'acchI bAta hai,' sAdhaka ne kahA, 'maiM tumhAre khAne-pIne kI vyavasthA karU~gA, tumhArA kirAyA cukA dUMgA aura vaha saba kucha kara dUMgA jo tumheM Amataura para karanA par3atA hai| maiM eka mahIne taka aisA kruuNgaa| tumheM basa apane sAtha rahanA hai|' mitra ne kahA, 'yaha to bahuta AsAna hai| lekina isake badale mujhe kyA karanA hogA?' _ 'kucha bhI nahIM,' sAdhaka ne khaa| 'karane ke lie kucha bhI nahIM hai| maiM tumheM eka zabda detA hU~ - sohm| tumheM isa zAnadAra baMgale meM rahanA hai aura basa isa eka zabda ko japanA hai|' __ 'basa? kevala isa eka zabda kA uccAraNa karatA rahU~?' . 'hA~, basa itanA hii|' / Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 jIvana kA utkarSa bAta pakkI ho gaI, mitra bahuta khuza huaa| pahale do-tIna ghaMTe taka vaha baiThe-baiThe socatA rahA, 'saba cIz2oM kA baMdobasta ho gayA hai| mujhe kirAyA cukAne kI ciMtA nahIM karanI pdd'egii|' ___ aura vaha usa maMtra kA uccAraNa karane lgaa| cAra ghaMTe aura bIta ge| vaha vahA~ baiThe-baiThe thaka gayA aura Ubane lgaa| vaha socane lagA, 'maiM kara kyA rahA hU~? vahI zabda, bAra-bAra vahI zabda! khaira, jo kar3I mehanata mujhe pahale karanI par3atI thI, usakI tulanA meM yaha burA bhI nahIM hai!' aura vaha maMtra kA uccAraNa karatA rhaa| eka dina bIta gyaa| 'soham soham,' vaha maMtra ko doharAtA rhaa| 'kitanA nIrasa zabda hai! koI sura nahIM, koI tAla nahIM, koI uttejanA nahIM! yaha kyA hai?' vaha khir3akI ke pAsa baiThA thA jahA~ usase bAta karane ke lie koI nahIM thA, usake cuTakule sunane ke lie koI nahIM thaa| bhojana bhI akele hI karatA thaa| tIsare hI dina use bahuta bhArIpana mahasUsa hone lgaa| cauthe dina subaha jaba vaha uThA to usane apane Apase kahA, 'maiM bardAzta nahIM kara sakatA, maiM pAgala ho jaauuNgaa|' usakI avacetanA se vicAra ubharakara Ane lage, eka ke bAda ek| vaha socane lagA ki usane kisa taraha kA jIvana jIyA hai, kisa taraha logoM ke jIvana ke sAtha khilavAr3a kiyA hai, kitane jhUTha bole haiN| hara cIz2a bar3hacar3hakara usake mastiSka meM Ane lgii| niHzabdatA meM yahI hotA hai - cIjeM apane AkAra-prakAra se bar3I dikhane lagatI haiN| jaba Apako jyAdA garamI laga rahI ho, to Apa apane kapar3e utAra sakate haiN| magara jaba vicAroM ke sailAba ke kAraNa ApakA dama ghuTane lage, to Apa kyA kareMge? kapar3e badalanA AsAna hai, para vicAroM ko badalanA kitanA kaThina hai! vicAra itane gahare paiTha jAte haiM ki kabhI-kabhI ve kAMToM ke samAna lagate haiM, aura hameM pIr3A pahu~cAte haiN| yaha vyakti svayaM kA sAmanA karane ke lie taiyAra nahIM thaa| jisa cIz2a kA sAmanA karane ke lie loga taiyAra nahIM hai, unheM Dhake rakhane ke lie unake Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaMpanoM ke aMta:pravAha para ciMtana 87 pAsa koI na koI tarakIba hotI hI hai - unheM choTA karane yA unheM chipAne ke lie| magara Aja isa vyakti ke lie, cIjeM bar3I hotI jA rahI thiiN| 'nahIM, usane socA, 'merA mana phaTa jaaegaa|' pA~caveM dina vaha apane mitra ke pAsa gayA aura usase kahA, 'maiM bAhara AnA cAhatA huuN| mujhe yaha saba nahIM karanA hai|' 'magara hamArI zarta kA kyA hogA?' sAdhaka ne puuchaa| 'bhAr3a meM jAe zarta!' 'tuma itane vyagra kyoM ho rahe ho?' 'kyoMki maiM naraka jaisI yAtanA se guz2ara rahA hU~, usane khaa| 'mere vicAra vikarAla rUpa dhAraNa karate jA rahe haiN|' 'kyA tumheM nahIM lagatA ki kisI na kisI dina tumheM apane vicAroM kA sAmanA karanA hI par3egA?' sAdhaka ne apane mitra ko sneha se jhir3akate hue samajhAyA, 'kyoM na abhI se hI unakA sAmanA kiyA jAe? kaba taka tuma unase bhAgate rahoge? kabhI na kabhI to unakA sAmanA karanA hI hogA, taba kyoM na Aja hI unakA mukAbalA kiyA jAe? unako kyoM TAla rahe ho?' 'kyA mujhe unakA sAmanA karanA hI hogA?' mitra ne puuchaa| 'yaha samaya sabhI ke lie AtA hai; Aja nahIM to bAda meM kbhii| eka na eka dina, tumheM akele rahanA par3egA, tumhAre cAroM ora koI aura nahIM hogaa| kyoM na svayaM kA sAmanA Aja hI kara lo? tuma jAnate ho ki bahuta mirca-masAlevAlA bhojana khAne para kaisA lagatA hai| zarIra meM jalana hone lagatI hai| tumhAre aMdara vicAra bhI isI taraha ghumar3akara phaila rahe haiM aura tumheM parezAna kara rahe haiN| tuma na to unheM niyaMtrita kara sakate ho, na hI unase chuTakArA pA sakate ho| taba unakA koI upAya to karanA hI hogA, kyoM na unheM badala diyA jAe?' ___ 'kyA karU~?' navasAdhaka ne puuchaa| 'maiM apane vicAroM ko unake vartamAna rUpa se kaise badala sakatA hU~?' Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa 'tuma aMdara se zuddha ho| tumheM svayaM ko apane vicAroM se alaga karanA hogA aura unheM eka-eka karake dekhanA hogaa| pUrva meM tumane sabhI iMdriyoM ko, sabhI bhItarI daravAz2oM ko khulA chor3a diyA thaa| tuma nahIM jAnate the ki jaba tuma unake dvArA bAhara jAte the, taba mailA jala bhI unhIM ke dvArA aMdara ghusa AtA thaa| isalie isa maile jala ko tumheM sukhAnA hogaa| jaba tuma itanI dhuMdhalI soca se ghire hue ho aura chichale prema-pAzoM meM ulajhe hue ho, to apanA svaccha pratibiMba kaise dikhAI degA?' 'taba mujhe kaise jInA cAhie?' sAdhaka ne kahA, 'jInA, hA~, tumheM jInA hI to hai ! para isa samaya tuma vAstava meM jI nahIM rahe ho| tuma bacakara bhAga rahe ho| aba samaya A gayA hai ki tuma sajaga aura vivekazIla bno| apanI cetanA ko sApha karo aura tumheM apane jIvana kA ehasAsa hogaa|' jaba Apa kaMpanoM ke ataHpravAha para dhyAna karate haiM, to Apa parakhane lagate haiM ki kauna se dvAra khule raha gae haiM aura kisa taraha kI malinatA aMdara A rahI hai| aba Apa dekhate haiM ki kisa taraha Apa nakArAtmaka AdatoM ke zikAra ho rahe haiN| Azrava kA upacAra hai sNvr| saMvara kA artha hai rukanA - daravAjoM para tAle lagAkara aMtaHpravAha ko bhItara Ane se roknaa| saMvara kI kuMjI hai aashrv| Apa aMta:pravAha ko taba taka nahIM roka sakate jaba taka yaha jAna nahIM leM ki vaha kyA hai| Azrava bhAvanA hameM sikhAtI hai ki kisa taraha apanI kamajoriyoM, apane khale dvAroM, apane bhItarI pAzoM aura apanI aniyaMtrita latoM para najara rkheN| inameM sarvaprathama hai kaSAya yAnI bhItarI AsaktiyA~, jaise krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobh| ye guMDe haiM, sabhI eka-dUsare se mile hue haiM aura cAlAkI se kAma karate haiN| ye hamezA eka sAtha prakaTa nahIM hote| inameM se eka pahale khir3akI se aMdara ghusegA, phira dvAra kholakara dUsaroM ko bhItara bulA legaa| ina sabhI meM gaharA saMbaMdha hotA hai| __ zAyada Apa soceM, 'mujhameM aba z2arA sA aham hI bacA huA hai|' lekina yadi koI Apake aham ko coTa pahu~cAe, to krodha utpanna hotA hai| Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 89 kaMpanoM ke aMtaHpravAha para ciMtana zAyada Apa bigar3a uThe aura kaThora zabda kahane lge| jisa vyakti meM aham ho, usameM thor3A kapaTa hotA hI hai| apane aham ko coTa se bacAne ke lie vaha kapaTa kA sahArA letA hai| usa aham meM dUsaroM ko apane adhIna karane kI aura zaktizAlI banane kI lAlasA bhI chipI huI hai| aura to aura, jaba bhI vaha lAlacI vyakti kucha ekatrita karatA hai, cAhe dhana ho yA U~cA pada, taba agara koI usake mArga meM rukAvaTa DAle, to use krodha Ane lagatA hai| isa taraha ye cAra, jinheM kaSAya kahate haiM, varSA kI tAz2I bauchAra ke bajAya nAlI ke maile pAnI ke lie dvAra khola dete haiN| sabase pahale isa khule dvAra ko baMda karanA hogaa| isake bAda hai eka aura khulA dvAra yA pAza, jise yoga kahate haiN| yahA~ isakA eka viziSTa artha hai| yaha vaha yoga hai jo mana, vANI aura zarIra ko priya, lalacAnevAlI, AkarSaka vastuoM ke sAtha yukta karatA hai, yAnI jor3atA hai| jaba Apa sajaga nahIM rahate, taba isa taraha kI vastue~ Apako khIMcatI rahatI haiN| udAharaNa ke lie, Apa bAz2Ara meM kisI dukAna kI khir3akI meM eka koTa dekhate haiN| ApakI naz2ara usase jur3a jAtI hai aura ApakA mana use hAsila karane ke upAya socane lagatA hai| taba agara Apake gharavAle Apako vaha koTa kharIdane ke lie rupaye na deM, to Apa nArAz2a ho uThege, 'tuma mere lie kyA karate ho? tuma to usa suMdara koTa ko kharIdane meM merI madada bhI nahIM kara rahe ho|' ApakI sArI urjA usa koTa ko kharIdane ke lie rupaye ekatrita karane meM laga jAtI hai| isase sUcita hotA hai ki jaba yoga ke dvAra khule chor3a die jAte haiM, taba iMdriyA~ binA kisI abhijJatA ke kisa taraha AkarSaka vastuoM ke sAtha jur3ane lagatI haiN| tIsarA pAza hai prmaad| yaha hamAre cetanA ke jala ko malina karane ke lie tIna rUpoM meM AtA hai| sarvaprathama, vahA~ anizcitatA hai| vyakti asamaMjasa meM rahatA huA sabhI dizAoM meM bhaTakatA rahatA hai| aisA vyakti svayaM se anabhijJa hai, isIlie vaha viparIta dizAoM meM khIMcA calA jAtA hai| usakA jIvana kisI uddezyapUrNa dizA meM nahIM cala rahA hai| vaha kuTila jAla meM pha~sA huA hai| Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa isI se saMbaMdhita hai pramAda kA dUsarA rUpa - samaya ke prati asAvadhAnI yA anuzAsana kA abhaav| jo AlasI haiM, ve kahate haiM, 'mere pAsa samaya nahIM hai, kyoMki ve nahIM jAnate ki samaya kA sadupayoga kaise kreN| aisA vyakti samaya barabAda karane meM mAhira hai| vaha ghaMToM cAya kI cuskiyA~ letA rahatA hai, TIvI dekhatA rahatA hai yA akhabAra par3hane meM mazagUla rahatA hai| phira vaha har3abar3I karane lagatA hai kyoMki use apane kArya meM vilaMba ho rahA hai| isase patA calatA hai ki samaya kI koI vyavasthA nahIM kI gaI hai| yaha eka jAla hai jisameM pha~sane para hamArI sArI UrjA naSTa ho jAtI hai| lekina jo samaya ko jotanA jAnatA hai, usake pAsa samaya hamezA rahatA hai| pramAda kA tIsarA rUpa hai jIvana kI vAstavikatA se anajAna rahanA, apane Atma-svarUpa kI ora dhyAna nahIM denaa| aise bhI loga haiM jinhoMne apane Apako nahIM sikhAyA hai ki isa mAnava jIvana rUpI suMdara upahAra kA sahI upayoga kaise kiyA jaae| isake lie kucha anuzAsana aura kucha pratibaddhatAe~ Avazyaka hai| isIlie jo apramAda kA abhyAsa karate haiM, yAnI jAgarUka rahate haiM, ve apane kAryakrama kI rUparekhA banA lete haiN| ve isameM sakhtI nahIM baratate haiN| magara ve jAnate haiM ki unheM eka dina meM, eka mahIne meM athavA eka sAla meM kyA-kyA hAsila karanA hai, tAki ve apanI UrjA ko usa dizA meM lagA skeN| yaha mAtra upalabdhi ke lie hAsila karanA nahIM hai, na hI yaha bAharI lAbhoM ke lie, yaha hai apane Apa ko kinhIM soddezyapUrNa kAryoM meM lagAnA tAki jIvana kA vikAsa ho, jIvadhAriyoM kA bhalA ho| isa jAgarUkatA ko mana meM rakhane se, apane Apako jIvana ke tAratamya meM lAkara tAtkAlika kAryoM para dhyAna lagAyA jA sakatA hai, aura sAtha hI atIta, vartamAna aura bhaviSya ko eka-dUsare ke tAratamya meM lAyA jA sakatA hai| yadi ApameM anuzAsana ke sAtha dRr3hatA bhI hai, to saba kucha sucAru rUpa se hogaa| samaya ke vitaraNa meM Apa sahI saMtulana prApta kara leMge, kucha samaya zAMti ke lie, kucha dhyAna ke lie, vizrAma ke lie, poSaNa grahaNa karane ke lie, zArIrika vyAyAma ke lie aura kucha sevA ke lie| Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaMpanoM ke aMtaHpravAha para ciMtana cauthA dvAra eka AMtarika pAza hai, jise avirati kahate haiM - jIvana meM jo cIjeM Avazyaka haiM, unheM sImita karane meM viphala rhnaa| isa galatI ko dUra karane ke lie sAdhaka virati kA pAlana karatA hai, vaha pratijJA letA hai ki vaha apanI saMpadA ko sImita karegA, apanI AvazyakatAoM ko sImita kregaa| udAharaNa ke lie, vaha bhojana ko kama karane kI pratijJA le sakatA hai| vaha kaha sakatA hai, 'Aja maiM kevala tIna prakAra kA khAnA hI khAU~gA,' yA 'Aja maiM kevala do bAra khAU~gA,' yA 'Aja maiM binA namaka ke svAdarahita bhojana hI khaauuNgaa'|| isase pAcana taMtra para atyadhika bojha nahIM pdd'taa| hamAre zarIra ko bhojana pacAne ke lie kama se kama tIna ghaMTe kA samaya caahie| yadi hama use itanA samaya na dekara usameM khAnA bharate hI jAe~ge, to pAcana taMtra kAma karanA baMda kara degA aura usameM bhojana binA pacAe yU~ hI par3A rhegaa| use saba kucha dubArA karanA pdd'egaa| yadi hama kama bhojana khAe~, to pAcana taMtra ThIka taraha se kAma karegA aura hameM apacana nahIM hogaa| isake sAtha hI, zarIra ko ThaMDA rakhane ke lie aura kabja se bacane ke lie dina meM ATha se dasa bAra tarala padArthoM kA sevana karanA caahie| isa taraha suvicArita rUpa se saMtulita bhojana kareMge, to svAda biMduoM ko niyaMtraNa meM rakha sakate haiM, icchAoM ko kama kara sakate haiM aura apane svAsthya ko banAe rakha sakate haiN| kisI bhI mArga kA aMdhAdhuMdha anukaraNa karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| Apa sAdhu ke jIvana kA anukaraNa karane ke lie bAdhita nahIM haiN| saba kucha apane pariveza ke anukUla kreN| Apako svayaM ko DhAlanA aura badalanA cAhie, na ki kisI aise mArga kA aMdhAnukaraNa karanA jo kisI anya jalavAyu ke lie, anya pariveza ke lie yA anya kAla ke lie upayukta rahA ho| mahattvapUrNa bAta yaha hai ki Apa apanI AvazyakatAoM ko kama karane kI ora saceta rheN| udAharaNa ke lie, Apa apanI saMpatti ko sImita karane kA nirNaya le sakate haiN| svayaM ke sAtha eka anubaMdha kara leM, 'maiM kevala itane se saMtuSTa rhuuNgaa'| anyathA mana na sirpha apanI z2arUratoM ko, magara apanI hara icchA ko bhI ucita smjhegaa| jIvana ke aMta taka kamAne kI z2arUrata nahIM hai| jaba Apa sImA bAMdhate hue kahate haiM, 'basa itanA paryApta hai, taba Apa apane samaya ko AdhyAtmika kAryoM meM yA sevA meM bitA sakate haiN| Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 92 jIvana kA utkarSa pA~cavA pAza mithyAtva kA hai - ajJAna, asmNjs| mithyAtva meM satya jhUTha meM ghula-mila jAtA hai, hiMsA ko ahiMsA samajha liyA jAtA hai, kAmukatA ko prema samajha liyA jAtA hai, sahI ko galata se alaga nahIM pahacAnA jaataa| yaha vicAroM meM bhrAnti kA sUcaka hai| vaha karuNA aura vedanA pahu~cAne meM pharka nahIM kara paataa| udAharaNa ke lie, jisakA mana mithyAtva se dhUmila ho, vaha sArvabhaumika prema kI bAta karane ke sAtha-sAtha pazu-bali kA samarthana bhI kara sakatA hai| mithyAtva isa bAta kA sUcaka hai ki Apa satya dekhane meM viphala haiN| ardha-satya ko pUrNa satya mAna liyA jAtA hai aura kabhI-kabhI vaha pUrNa satya se bhI adhika prabhAvazAlI ho jAtA hai| vaha Apako bAMdha degA, Apa para hAvI ho jaaegaa| isake viparIta satya pUrNa prakAza hai, vaha Apako mukta karatA hai| mithyAtva sabase bhayaMkara pAza hai kyoMki vaha Apako aMdara se jakar3a detA hai| ye hI ve pA~ca dvAra haiM jinase zrava bAhara se bahakara aMdara A jAtA hai| jaba ina dvAroM ko khulA chor3A jAtA hai, to hamArI nirmala cetanA anaginata pradUSaka tattvoM, bhItarI kamaz2oriyoM aura kapaTa se maMda par3a jAtI hai| bhUta aura vartamAna kAla kI hara ghaTanA ne ApakI cetanA para chApa chor3I hai - saMskRti, parivAra, bhaugolika paristhitiyA~, zikSA, dhrm| inameM se kucha chApoM ko hama saMsArI zrava kaha sakate haiN| dUsaroM ko dhArmika zrava kheNge| yadyapi hama saMsArI zravoM se bacane kI koziza kara sakate haiM, lekina dhArmika zravoM se bacanA aura bhI adhika kaThina hai| yaha isalie kyoMki inakI chApa bahuta hI gaharI par3atI hai- aparAdha-bodha, Atma-niMdA, doSAropaNa aura aNdhvishvaas| hameM donoM pravAhoM ko dekhanA hai, bAhara se aMdara Ane vAlA aura aMdara se bAhara jAne vaalaa| aksara apanI AMtarika kaTTaratA ke kAraNa Apa svayaM ko usa rUpa meM svIkAra nahIM kara pAte haiM jaise Apa vAstava meM haiN| jaba koI ApakI AlocanA karatA hai, Apako aise lagatA hai mAno koI tIkSNa bANa Apake hRdaya ko bheda gayA ho| Apa mAnasika pIr3A kA anubhava karate haiN| Apa bhaya kA anubhava karate haiM, aura bhaya Apako jIvana jIne nahIM detaa| Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaMpanoM ke aMta:pravAha para ciMtana 93 Atma-niMdA kI bhItarI Adata kI vajaha se Apa apanI cetanA ke Upara lAde gae bojha ko utAra nahIM pAte, usa kIcar3a ko jo ApakI cetanA ko malina karatA hai| svayaM kI atyadhika niMdA na kareM, varanA ApameM kucha bhI karane yA Age bar3hane ke lie tAkata nahIM bcegii| AdhyAtmika hone ke lie Apako halkA-phulkA honA caahie| koI bhI vyakti duHkha kA bhArIbharakama bojha uThAe hue halkA-phulkA nahIM ho sktaa| vaha kIcar3a kI bahuta bhArI gaTharI hai| duHkhI rahakara Apa svayaM ko dekha nahIM paate| sabhI pApa duHkha se hI paidA hote haiN| jaba koI duHkhI hotA hai, taba vaha itanI pUrNatA se usa bhArIpana ke sAtha apanA tAratamya biThA letA hai ki vaha isa bojha se bacane ke lie kucha bhI karane ko taiyAra rahatA hai| vaha zarAba, nazIle padArtha aura anya vyasanoM ko apanA letA hai / vaha AtmahatyA taka kara sakatA hai| sahI bodha halkA hone para prApta hotA hai| aisI hara cIz2a se baceM jo Apako udAsa, avasAdagrasta aura aprasanna karatI hai| use Ane hI na deM, kyoMki agara eka bAra vaha prakaTa ho jAe, to ApakI pUrI dRSTi ko dhUmila kara detI hai| svaccha dRSTi ke abhAva meM kaise dekha pAe~ge ki Apa vAstava meM nirmala aura zuddha haiM? ApakI cetanA ko cAhie khulA, sApha pradeza / usakI prakRti hI aisI hai - asIma, anaMta, dediipymaan| Azrava para ciMtana karake dekhie ki kaise vastuoM ne Apake bhItarI pradeza ko bhara diyA hai| yaha Apake bAharI pradeza meM bhI gocara hotA hai / maiMne aise ghara dekhe haiM jinameM mez2a - kursiyoM kA bhIr3abhar3AkA hai| unameM rahanevAloM ke calane-phirane ke lie jagaha nahIM bacI hai| vahA~ Apa bAra- bAra mez2a - kursiyoM se TakarA jAte haiN| aba dekhie ki kyA apanI cetanA meM bhI Apa vastuoM se, saMpattiyoM se, ciMtAoM se TakarAte rahate haiM? Age bar3hakara apane Apase pUchie, 'maiM vastue~ kyoM kharIdatA hU~? kyA isalie ki maiMne yoga ke dvAra khule chor3a die haiM? kyA maiM apanI A~khoM ko vastuoM kI ora AkRSTa hone detA hU~ aura phira kyA maiM daur3akara unako kharIda letA hU~? kyA yaha mere aham ke kAraNa hai? kyA maiM vastuoM ko apane upayoga ke lie kharIdatA hU~ athavA dUsaroM ke sAmane dikhAvA karane ke Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 jIvana kA utkarSa lie? maiM dUsaroM ko prabhAvita kyoM karanA cAhatA hU~? maiM apane ghara ko mejakursiyoM kI dukAna meM kyoM badala rahA hU~?' apanI sanaka dekha rahe haiM jaba Apake pAsa koI vastu hotI hai, to Apa usakA dikhAvA karanA cAhate haiM, aura jaba Apake pAsa vaha nahIM hotI, to Apako lagatA hai ki yaha Apa para jyAdatI hai ki Apako vaha vastu nahIM milI hai| donoM hI mAnasika graMthiyAM haiM; aura donoM hI Atma-ajJAna se janmI haiN| jIvana svayaM meM mAnasika graMthiyoM se mukta hai, khIMcane - dhakelane se mukta hai| magara isa saMsAra meM jInA muzkila hai, vana meM rahanA AsAna hai| yahA~ kitane hI vyAvasAyika vijJApana Apa para barasa rahe haiN| ataH ApameM se jo sAdhaka zaharoM meM raha rahe haiM, unheM vana meM cale gae logoM se adhika satarka rahane kI AvazyakatA hai| kyoMki unake lie koI bAharI pralobhana nahIM haiN| lekina Apake lie to pralobhana hI pralobhana haiM aura Apa dhIre-dhIre unameM saMtulana lAnA sIkha rahe haiN| zAyada loga ApakA majAka ur3Ate haiM kyoMki Apa zAkAhArI haiN| ve Apako siraphirA kahate haiM aura Apa para AlocanA ke vyaMgya bANa chor3ate rahate haiN| ve Apa para eka kudaratI jIvana jIne ke lie, vyabhicAra na karane ke lie, zarAba na pIne ke lie, yA kisI manovaijJAnika ke pAsa na jAne ke lie phabtiyAM kasate haiN| unake lie asAmAnya jIvana sAmAnya ho jAtA hai| udAharaNa ke taura para, ve isa bAta ko samajha nahIM pAte ki yauna paricarcAoM meM jAkara ve AsaktiyoM ko bar3hAvA de rahe haiM, bhItarI asaMtoSa, pIr3A evaM mAnasika graMthiyAM ko bar3hA rahe haiM aura riztoM meM bikharAva kA mArga khulA chor3a rahe haiN| lekina Apa niSThAvAna sAdhaka haiN| ina saba AlocanAoM ke bAvajUda Apa jo haiM, vahI bane rahate haiN| ApameM bhItarI vizvAsa kI zakti hai| Apane jIvana kI gaharAiyoM kA anubhava karane ke lie samaya nikAlA hai| Apane sAdhanA kI hai, kucha aisA pAne ke lie jo sthAyI ho, TikAU ho, jo ApameM bhItarI vizvAsa jgaae| Apa kSaNabhaMgura cIz2oM se prabhAvita nahIM hote| jaba havA kA teja jhoMkA AtA hai, to Apa jAnate haiM ki kisa taraha aDiga rahakara iMtajAra kreN| yaha vaha kalA hai jo sikhAtI hai ki jaba tUphAna Ae, to aDiga kaise raheM tAki usameM DUba na jAe~ / Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaMpanoM ke aMtaHpravAha para ciMtana jaba Apane eka bAra khule dvAroM ko baMda kara diyA, pradUSita jala ko sukhA diyA aura kUr3e-karakaTa kI saphAI kara dI, taba ina dvAroM ko dubArA kholakara tAje, svaccha varSAjala ko Ane deN| yaha varSAjala kyA hai? yaha maitrI kA bahAva hai - maitrI arthAt zuddha prema, karuNA aura sNpressnn| isase Apako anubhava hotA hai ki Apa mukta haiM, sabhI ke sAtha eka hI laya meM haiN| Apa logoM se unheM prabhAvita karane ke lie nahIM milate haiN| Apa unase milate haiM unake sAtha kucha bAMTane ke lie| dekhie ki aba Apa kitanI sahajatA se logoM ke sAtha milate haiM, kyoMki U~ca-nIca kA bhAva nahIM, koI kar3avApana nahIM, doSAropaNa nahIM, niMdA nhiiN| aba agara koI ApakI niMdA kare, to Apa use svIkAra kara lete haiM ki zAyada mujhameM koI aiba raha gayA hai, jisakA abhI unmUlana nahIM ho pAyA hai| isalie Apa usa vyakti kA AbhAra mAnate haiM ki usane Apako isa aiba ke bAre meM batAyA aura aisA karake Apako aura halkA hone kA avasara pradAna kiyaa| yadi jIvana ke prati apane abhigama meM Apa sacce haiM, to jo vyakti ApameM galatiyA~ DhU~r3hA karatA thA yA Apase napharata karatA thA, usake dila meM bhI Apa jagaha banA leNge| __ prabuddha vyakti svayaM ko apane bhItarI saMsAroM meM kaida nahIM karate haiN| apane AMtarika satva ko samajhate hue, ve kisI bhI vastu se prabhAvita hue binA isa saMsAra meM saMpreSaNa aura vicaraNa karate haiN| ve kaSAyoM se lipta hue binA kArya karanA sIkha lete haiM, tAki unakI zuddha cetanA para dhUla aura maila na jame aura unakI dRSTi dhUmila na ho| yadi Apa sacce mana se isa para gaMbhIratA se kAma kareMge, to Apa apanI jIvana zailI ko badala sakate haiN| duniyA ko duHkha kI ghATI banAne ke badale use AnaMda kA upavana banA sakate haiN| Apa pUrNa svataMtratA se jI sakeMge - svayaM meM, apane sthAna meM, dUsaroM ke sthAna meM nhiiN| nakArAtmaka kaMpanoM ke bahAva se aprabhAvita Apa apanI sahaja sthiti meM jI sakeMge, apanI zuddha evaM AnaMdamayI cetanA kI dhArA meM nimajjita ho skeNge| Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA utkarSa ciMtana ke biMdu mujhe apanI cetanA ko eka svaccha, nirmala evaM jhilamilAte jalAzaya ke rUpa meM dekhanA hai| jaba maiM pIche haTakara khar3A hotA hU~, to maiM nakArAtmaka kaMpanoM ke aMtaHpravAha ko dekha sakatA huuN| mujhe unake sAtha apanI pahacAna banAne kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, kyoMki jo bAhara se AyA hai, vaha bAhara jA sakatA hai| vaha merI cetanA kA abhinna aMga nahIM hai| merI asalI prakRti AnaMda hai| jaba maiM AnaMdAvasthA meM rahatA hU~, taba maiM saMtulana meM huuN| anAsakti kA artha logoM se dUra bhAganA nahIM hai; usakA artha hai svayaM ke pAsa lauTa aanaa| mujhe apane sAtha rahane do; tabhI maiM jAnU~gA ki dUsaroM ke sAtha kaise rahanA caahie| jo vizvAsa dUsaroM ke zabda, vAde yA bhaviSyavANI sunakara AtA hai, vaha adhika dina nahIM TikegA, kyoMki vaha udhAra kI vastu hai| jo vizvAsa aMdarUnI anubhavoM se AtA hai, vaha TikAU hai| duniyA ko duHkhoM kI ghATI na banAkara use maiM AnaMda kA upavana banA sakatA huuN| Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ - - aSTama - saMvara bhAvanA virAma cihna kI kalA baMdhuoM, Apa sAdhaka haiM, jijJAsu haiM aura isalie parvatArohiyoM ke samAna haiN| Apa car3hate haiM apanI cetanA ke zikhara taka pahu~cane ke lie| car3hAI cAhe pahAr3a kI ho yA svayaM kI, zikhara taka pahu~cane ke lie Apako eka sopAna se dUsare sopAna kI tarafa bar3hanA hai, eka-eka kadama Age bar3hanA hai| jitane U~ce Apa car3hate jAe~ge, utanA hI Apako sAvadhAna rahanA hogaa| Upara tez2a havAeM calatI haiN| yadi Apa saMtulita na rahe, to ve Apako nIce dhakela deNgii| jaba hama mahApuruSoM ke jIvana kA avalokana karate haiM, to unakI upalabdhiyoM ko dekhakara abhibhUta ho jAte haiM, para zAyada hama isase bekhabara haiM ki ina U~cAiyoM taka pahu~cane ke lie unheM kitanI abhijJatA aura saMtulana kI AvazyakatA thii| unakA dhyAna haTAne ke lie cAroM ora pralobhana the, lubhAvanI cIjeM thiiN| aura kabhI-kabhI nIce kI gaharI ghATI meM gira jAne kA Dara bhI unheM satAtA thaa| ina saba saMbhAvita bAdhAoM ke bAvajUda ve Age bar3hate gae, kyoMki unakA dhyeya coTI taka pahu~canA thaa| unhoMne hamezA apane lakSya ko apanI bhItarI A~khoM ke sAmane rkhaa| unheM satarka, sAvadhAna, jAgarUka aura saMtulita rahanA pdd'aa| ve zikhara taka kyoM pahu~canA cAhate the? kyoMki vahA~ kI tAz2I havA, manohArI dRzyAvali, nIce kI pRthvI aura Upara ke AkAza ke sauMdarya ko nihAra pAne kA AnaMda apane Apa meM eka anUThA anubhava hai| z2amIna para khar3A vyakti isakI kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sakatA ki jo vyakti evaresTa kI car3hAI kara rahA hai, use kina-kina kaThinAiyoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai| vahA~ cAhie pala-pala kI strktaa| jaise hI Apa car3hane lagate haiM, Apako ehasAsa hotA hai ki car3hAI bahuta adhika hai, zikhara bahuta U~cA hai| lekina yadi Apake aMdara hausalA hai, AtmavizvAsa hai, to Apako Dara nahIM lgegaa| Apa apane Apa se kaheMge, 'maiM car3ha luuNgaa|' aura Apa car3ha hI jAe~ge, kyoMki Apake atirikta aisA koI ejeMTa nahIM hai jo Apake jIvana kI bAteM taya karatA hai, Apako garIba yA amIra Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98 jIvana kA utkarSa banAtA hai| eka sAdhaka hokara, Apa apane hara kRtya kA dAyitva svayaM svIkAra karate haiN| Apa jAnate haiM, 'yadi hara kadama ke lie maiM hI z2immedAra hU~, to koI khatarA nahIM hai| maiM apane gaMtavya sthAna taka pahu~ca hI jAU~gA kyoMki maiM hU~ hI usI ke lie|' car3hate samaya kabhI-kabhI Apa sahAre ke lie kisI kA hAtha thAma sakate haiM, lekina vaha sahArA gauNa hogaa| Apa kisI para nirbhara nahIM raha skte| isa taraha, na hI ghamaMDa Apako chU sakegA evaM na hI jhUThI vinamratA; donoM hI sthitiyoM meM tIvratA hai| donoM hI manovRttiyA~ carama sthitiyoM kI dyotaka haiN| donoM kA matalaba hai dikhAvA / jo vyakti samAja meM camakane kI koziza kara rahA hai, nAma kamAne kI koziza kara rahA hai, vaha pAlatU kutte ke samAna vinamra banane kA dikhAvA kara sakatA hai| para yaha dikhAvA hI hai, dUsaroM kA dhyAna apanI ora khIMcane kI eka cAla / Apa sabako kyoM batAnA cAha rahe haiM ki maiM kitanA vinamra hU~? isakA matalaba yaha huA ki Apa apanI vinamratA kA lAbha uThAnA cAhate haiN| sahaja rahie, svAbhAvika rahie, vahI rahie jo Apa haiM ! sirpha apane Apa ko dekheM ! jaba svayaM para naz2ara rakhane lageMge, to ApakI cetanA itanI sUkSma ho jAegI ki Apako hara samaya jJAta hogA ki Apa kahA~ haiN| yadi Apa itanA jAna leMge, to paryApta hai| taba Apako saMsAra se anumodana prApta karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM rahegI / aura jaba saMsAra kA anumodana Apake lie koI mAne nahIM rakhegA, tabhI saMsAra use dene ke lie Apake pIche daur3egA / yaha viDaMbanApUrNa bAta laga sakatI hai| lekina aba loga ApakI maulikatA ko pahacAnane lgeNge| 'saca hI yaha vyakti saira para nahIM nikalA hai,' ve kaha uTheMge, 'yaha svayaM meM magna ho gayA hai| ' asala bAta yaha hai ki hama yahA~ mAtra jIne ke lie haiM, jaise haiM, vaise bane rahane ke lie haiM, na ki tagame, puraskAra, DigrI aura pramANamatra kA aMbAra lagAne ke lie| hamArA sArA prayAsa vahI bane rahane ke lie honA cAhie, jo hama haiN| hama yahA~ kisI kSaNika upalabdhi ke lie nahIM haiM, na hI svayaM ke jhUThe aham ke lie| hamArA lakSya hai usa sahaja sthiti meM lauTa jAnA jo itanI saMtulita hai ki hama na to Upara haiM na niice| usa sthiti ko prApta karane Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ virAma cihna kI kalA ke lie hameM pUre dila se mehanata karanI hogii| hama usa sahaja sthiti kI ora tabhI bar3ha sakate haiM jaba hama svayaM kI niMdA karanA baMda kareMge, apane Apako kosanA chor3a deNge| hama dUsaroM se prazaMsA, abhimata, anumodana Adi kI cAhata para roka lagA deNge| jaba hama isa taraha kI purAnI soca para virAma cihna lagAe~ge, taba kitanI zAMti se jIvana vyatIta karane lageMge! svayaM ke sAtha zAMti se bar3hakara koI sukha isa duniyAM meM nahIM hai| yahI khojane ke lie hama duniyA bhara kI khuziyoM ke pIche bhAgate rahate haiN| hama suMdara manasthiti meM rahanA cAhate haiN| lekina jaba hama ina kSaNika bAharI khuziyoM kA sahArA lete haiM, taba unakA prabhAva samApta hone para hama duHkhI ho jAte haiM, aura taba hameM vidita hotA hai ki svayaM ke sAtha sahajatA se rahakara cirasthAyI zAMti prApta karanA kyoM mahattvapUrNa hai| isakA tAtparya yaha nahIM hai ki Apa bAharI duniyAM ko tyAga deN| Apako saMsAra ke sauMdarya aura vaibhava ko sarAhanA caahie| Apake pAsa pA~ca suMdara iMdriyA~ haiN| daraasala ApakI iMdriyA~ itanI sApha aura svaccha rakhI jAtI haiM tAki Apako anya logoM se bhI adhika spaSTatA se cIjeM dikhAI deM, dhvaniyA~ sunAI deM, evaM svAda aura suMgadha, bhAvanAoM aura anubhUtiyoM ko acchI taraha se mahasUsa kara skeN| jaba koI suMdara vastu Apake sAmane A jAe, to Apa use vaise hI dekheM jaisI vaha hai| kahane kI bAta yaha hai ki: Apa mAtra apanI iMdriyoM para nirbhara nahIM haiN| jaba Apa A~kheM baMda kara lete haiM, taba bhI sauMdarya rahatA hai| isa taraha Apa bhItara aura bAhara donoM jagaha vidyamAna sauMdarya ko dekha pAte haiN| hamameM se adhikAMza logoM kI samasyA yaha hai ki hama bAharI sauMdarya ko to dekha pAte haiM, magara bhItara jo sauMdarya hai, use nhiiN| kyA yaha vicitra bAta nahIM hai ki itane varSoM taka bAharI sauMdarya ko dekhate rahane ke bAda bhI, jaba hama A~kheM baMda karate haiM, to use apane pAsa banAe rakhane meM asamartha ho jAte haiM? jaise hI hama A~kheM baMda karate haiM, aMdherA chA jAtA hai| itane varSoM taka bAharI sauMdarya ko nihArate rahane ke bAda bhI agara hameM bhItarI sauMdarya ko pahacAnane kA sUtra yA saMketa nahIM milA, to una varSoM ke prayAsa kA kyA prayojana? A~kheM kholakara sauMdarya ke aneka rUpoM ko dekhanA aura sarAhanA Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 jIvana kA utkarSa nizcaya hI mahattvapUrNa haiM, jaise sUryodaya kA sauMdarya, basaMta kI bahAra, baccoM kA nRtya, aura jhurriyoM se bhare ve cehare jo sukha aura duHkha kI kahAnI kahate haiN| lekina hamAre aMdara bhI sauMdarya kA khajAnA hai, hamArI apanI gatizIla AtmA / isa gatizIla AtmA ke binA hamArI bAharI A~kheM bAharI duniyAM ko bhI dekha nahIM paaeNgii| hameM usa gatizIla AtmA ko jAnanA hai jisakA kArya hai anubhava karanA, yAda rakhanA aura Age bddh'naa| usakI upasthiti ke kAraNa hI hama bhItarI pipAsA ko zAMta karanA cAhate haiM / yahI hamArI saccI pahacAna hai / yaha hamAre zarIra ke bAharI khola ke aMdara baiThI huI hai| isa para dhyAna keMdrita karane para hameM bodha milatA hai, 'jise maiM Aja taka 'maiM' kahatA thA, vaha to bAharI khola mAtra hai| yaha to merA upakaraNa hai| satva isake aMdara hai| vaha satva maiM huuN|' sAdhaka apane aMtara meM dekhatA huA cetanA ke pratyeka sopAna para car3hatA jAtA hai jaba taka ki vaha kendra taka na pahu~ca jAe, usa Abhyantara maMdira taka / aMtataH Apa usa maMdira taka pahu~cakara usa siMhAsana para baiTha jAe~ge jo ApakI pratIkSA kara rahA thaa| loga use Izvara kA siMhAsana kahate haiN| vaha kucha ine-gine logoM mAtra ke lie ArakSita nahIM hai| vaha hamameM se hara eka kI pratIkSA kara rahA hai| hamameM se pratyeka vyakti ke aMtara meM vaha siMhAsana hai| isIlie hamAre aMtarmana meM eka abhilASA hai, svapna hai, hai| vaha AdyarUpa, vaha siMhAsana kabhI-kabhI hamArA AhvAna karatA hai, 'mere pAsa A jAo!' aura sAdhaka usa pukAra ko sunakara Age bar3hatA hai| talAza lekina Age bar3hane ke lie, zikhara para car3hane ke lie, Apako bojhamukta honA caahie| yadi Apa para bahuta sArA sAmAna ladA ho, to Apa car3ha nahIM paaeNge| gurutva bala Apako nIce khiiNcegaa| mahAtmA buddha mUr3ha nahIM the ki unhoMne rAjaprAsAda, suMdara patnI aura bacce sabako chor3a diyaa| ve palAyana nahIM kara rahe the| ve satya kI khoja meM the| aura na hI mahAvIra buddhihIna the jaba unhoMne apanI patnI se vArtAlApa ke daurAna kahA, 'priye, hamArA rAjya kahA~ hai? kyA yaha sirpha pRthvI para hai? isa taraha kA rAjya naSTa ho jaaegaa| isa taraha kA rAjya lar3AI-jhagar3e aura yuddha ko janma detA hai| Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ virAma cihna kI kalA 101 kyA hama aisA rAjya upalabdha nahIM kara sakate jahA~ sthAyI cetanA vyApta ho?' isa taraha tyAga karane meM prApti hai| saccA tyAga usa bhItarI sAmrAjya, usa aMtarbhUmi kI pUrNa anubhUti hai| vaha aMtarbhUmi riztoM ko gaharA artha evaM eka nikaTatA pradAna karatI hai| jaba pati-patnI eka dUsare ko prerita karate haiM, to ve eka dUsare ke behatarIna sAthI bana jAte haiN| unakA saMpreSaNa anaMta milana meM parivartita ho jAtA hai| vivAha kA asalI prayojana karmoM ko kATanA hai, eka-dUsare kA pUraka bananA hai| jaba hama usa aMtarbhUmi para jIne lagate haiM, taba hama Apasa meM saMcAra karake yaha jAnanA cAhate haiM ki hamAre jIvana kA dhyeya kyA hai| jaba eka nirAza hone lagatA hai, dUsarA use saMbhAla letA hai| 'yaha aMdhakAra gujara jAegA, vaha apanI jIvanasaMginI ko samajhAtA hai, 'hameM dhairya rakhanA hogA, jalda sUryodaya ho jaaegaa|' jaba eka cir3acir3A ho jAtA hai, to dUsare ko bAta bigar3ane se roka lenA caahie| aisI koI pIr3A nahIM hai jo sthAyI ho, evaM na hI aisA koI sukha hai jo sthAyI ho| sthAyI kyA hai? bhItarI AnaMda, zAMti -- bAkI sabhI AtA-jAtA rahatA hai| bAharI vizva ko dekhane ke lie aura bhItarI sauMdarya kA anubhava karane ke lie kisI maTha meM jAne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| Apa apane ghara ko eka maTha meM badala sakate haiM! aura kyoM nahIM, Ajakala kitane maTha to sattA kI tRSNA bujhAne ke rAjanItika akhAr3e bana gae haiM! maiM cAhatA hU~ ki pratyeka parivAra, ApameM se pratyeka vyakti apane apane choTe se ghara ko eka suMdara se maTha meM badala de aura vahA~ eka sArthaka jIvana jIe, apanI samajha ko paripakva kre| hameM isa pRthvI para sattara yA assI varSoM kA jo samaya milA hai, vaha bahuta hI choTI avadhi hai| Apa usakA upayoga yA to akele rahakara kara sakate haiM yA aise logoM ke sAtha jo ApakI sI soca, ApakI sI samajha rakhate haiN| Apa use apane mitroM aura paDosiyoM ke sAtha bitA sakate haiM yA aise logoM ke sAtha jinase Apa prema karate haiM, jinake prati Apake mana meM karuNA hai| duniyAM kisI kI bapautI nahIM hai| ochepana yA saMkIrNatA kI z2arUrata nahIM hai| jAti, dharma, Ayu, raMga Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 jIvana kA utkarSa yA bhASA kA pratibaMdha nahIM hai| hama saba eka bhASA bola sakate haiM - hRdaya kI, naz2ara kI aura bhAvanA kii| saMvara kA artha hai Azrava ke pravAha ko roknaa| pahale hamane Azrava para dhyAna kiyA, yaha jAnane ke lie ki usakA pravAha kisase banatA hai, kahA~ se AtA hai - bAhara se yA aMdara se| jaise hI hama samajha jAe~ge ki vaha kaise kAma karatA hai, hama use roka sakate haiN| ___jaba tUphAna AnevAlA hai, aura reDiyo para Apako sunAI de ki vaha kAphI vidhvaMsakArI hogA, to Apa kyA kareMge? kyA Apa satarka nahIM ho jAe~ge aura sAvadhAnI nahIM barateMge? kyA Apa uThakara khir3akI-daravAz2e baMda nahIM kareMge, bAhara par3I cIjoM ko sameTakara ghara ke aMdara nahIM lAe~ge? yadi Apa khir3akiyA~ baMda nahIM kareMge, to kyA hogA? ghara dhUla, miTTI aura pAnI se bhara jaaegaa| ___saMvara kA matalaba hai tUphAna ke Agamana para khir3akiyA~ baMda krnaa| jIvana meM ye tUphAna kaSAya haiM - krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobh| krodha eka tUphAna hai| jaba vaha AtA hai, taba pahale hamAre mana kI zAMti bhaMga karatA hai| phira vaha una saba cIjoM ko naSTa kara detA hai jo AsapAsa haiN| krodha virUpita karatA hai, aMdhA banA detA hai aura dRSTi ko dhUmila karatA hai| jisa vyakti kA hRdaya aura A~kheM gusse se jala rahe haiM, vaha kitanA kurUpa lagatA hai| use dekhakara muskurAie aura Apa dekheMge ki usase ApakI yaha muskurAhaTa baradAzta nahIM hotii| 'kyoM dAMta nipora rahe ho?' vaha Apa para jhallA pdd'egaa| __ agara Apa gusse meM haiM aura ApakA baccA rotA huA pAsa Akara pukAratA hai, 'mA~', to zAyada Apa use pare dhakelate hue kaha deMge, 'jAo yahA~ se'| ApakA mitra Apase milane AegA aura dasa varSoM kI mitratA Apa dasa kSaNoM meM hI naSTa kara ddaaleNge| 'maiM tumase napharata karatA hU~' - ye zabda aMtaHkaraNa para bahuta gaharA prabhAva DAla sakate haiN| isa prabhAva ko kaise miTAe~? Apa kaha sakate haiM, 'mujhase galatI ho gaI, mujhe kSamA kara do,' para isase una kaTu zabdoM kI cubhana nahIM jAtI hai| ve tIra ke samAna kisI ke dila meM ghusate haiM aura dila ko lahUluhAna kara dete haiN| pIr3A aura ghAva aise Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ virAma cihna kI kalA 103 hI rahate haiN| Apa isa taraha ke kaThora zabdoM kA prayoga kyoM karate haiM? maiM nahIM kahatA ki gusse ko dabA denA cAhie, magara dekhie to sahI ki vaha AyA kahA~ se hai? una zabdoM ko mahasUsa kIjie jinheM Apa kaha rahe haiN| unake pratighAta avazya hoMge, ApameM bhI evaM dUsaroM meM bhii| hara zabda meM eka spaMdana hai jo Apake aMta:karaNa para asara karatA hai| eka lakar3ahArA jaMgala se guz2ara rahA thaa| vahA~ eka siMha ko dekhakara bahuta hI bhayabhIta ho gyaa| na jAne kyoM, siMha ko usa para dayA A gaI aura usane lakar3ahAre ko jaMgala meM chipe khaz2Ane kA rahasya batA diyaa| lakar3ahAre ko lagA mAno usakI kismata khula gaI kyoMki beTI kI zAdI ke lie use rupayoM kI sakhta z2arUrata thii| zAdI ke avasara para usane apane riztedAroM ke sAtha apane mitra siMha ko bhI nyautA diyaa| khaira, siMha ko dekhakara mehamAna ghabarA ge| lakar3ahAre ne unheM samajhAyA, 'Daro mata, merA mitra siMha eka bUr3he kutte ke samAna pAlatU hai|' lakar3ahAre ko ye zabda sunakara siMha ke mana ko Thesa pahu~cI, magara vaha cupa rhaa| kucha dina bAda lakar3ahArA eka bAra phira se jaMgala kI ora gyaa| isa bAra siMha ne use koI dUsarA khaz2AnA nahIM dikhAyA, balki usase kahA, 'apanI kulhAr3I se mere paira para coTa kro|' ___ lakar3ahAre ne pUchA, 'kyA kahA? tuma cAhate ho ki maiM kulhAr3I se tumhAre paMje para coTa karU~?' ___ 'hA~,' siMha ne uttara diyaa| 'eka mahIne bAda vApasa aanaa| taba hama isake bAre meM bAta kreNge|' lakar3ahAre ne siMha ke kahe anusAra kiyA aura eka mahIne bAda jaMgala meM lauTa aayaa| siMha ne kahA, 'dekho, mere paMje para tumhAre dvArA kie gae ghAva kA koI nizAna dikha rahA hai?' lakar3ahAre ne dekhA ki ghAva pUrA-pUrA ThIka ho gayA hai aura vahA~ koI nizAna nahIM hai| siMha ne Age kahA, 'zarIra ke ghAva bhara gae haiM, para tumhAre zabdoM ne mujhe jo ghAva diyA, vaha aba bhI tAz2A hai|' isalie zabdoM kA viveka se upayoga kreN| udAharaNa ke lie, agara - Apake mana meM krodha ho aura Apa kaTu zabda kahane jA rahe haiM, to apane Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 104 jIvana kA utkarSa Apa se kaheM, 'khir3akI baMda karane kA samaya A gayA hai| jisa khir3akI ko sabase pahale baMda karanA hai, vaha hai ApakA muNh| mu~ha baMda rakhakara A~khoM ko khulA rakhanA behatara hai tAki yaha dekha sakeM ki Apake nikaTa kauna hai| krodha ko dabAne kI koI z2arUrata nahIM hai| bhItarI bhAvanAoM para najara rakheM aura unheM vASpa meM badalane deM, kisI sRjanazIla UrjA meM parivartita hone deN| jisa vyakti para gussA A rahA hai, usake aura apane bIca dUrI banAe rkheN| sabase pahale apane Apase kaheM, 'maiM gusse meM huuN| jo bhI huA, vaha mujhe acchA nahIM lgaa|' isI ke sAtha-sAtha, saMvara kA upayoga kareM, svayaM ko bolane se rokeN| yadi Apa asaMtulana kI avasthA meM boleMge, jaba krodha kI UrjA adhika ho, taba Apake zabda pravarddhita ho jaaeNge| isalie sAmAnya sthiti meM Ane taka svayaM se rukane ko kheN| phira vicAra kareM, 'mujhe krodha kyoM A rahA hai? kyA galatI kisI aura kI thI yA merA bhI isameM hissA thA? kyA tAlI bajAne ke lie do hAtha z2arUrI nahIM hote? kyA bhaviSya meM isase bacA jA sakatA hai? bacane ke tarIke kyA-kyA haiM?' jaba Apake pAsa anveSaNa kA yaha bhAva hai, jaba Apake pAsa yaha avakAza hai, taba Apa krodha kI UrjA ko bAhara nikalane nahIM deNge| Apa prezara kukara ke samAna use aMdara rokakara rkheNge| phira bhApa ko dhIre-dhIre bAhara nikaaleNge| usake bAda, adhika zabdoM meM nahIM, apitu sAvadhAnI se cune gae kucha zabdoM meM saumyatA se kaheM, 'mere gusse kA yaha kAraNa thaa| maiM ise pAnA cAhatA huuN| ' yA, 'isane merI zAMti bhaMga kI hai| magara maiM apane krodha se ApakI zAMti meM khalala nahIM DAlanA caahtaa|' isa rIti se Apa kriyA, pratikriyA aura aMtakriyA ke duzcakra ko tor3a sakate haiN| Apane krodha kI pIr3A jhelI hai aura aba nahIM cAhate ki kisI aura ko vaha pIr3A jhelanI pdd'e| Apa cAhate haiM ki usakA vahIM aMta ho jaae| dUsare vyakti ke prati karuNA kA bhAva vyakta karake Apa usakI cetanA ko jAgRta kara sakate haiN| cillAkara Apa kyA hAsila kara pAe~ge? Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 105 virAma cihna kI kalA isalie jaba krodha Ae, taba ina tIna caraNoM kA pAlana kreN| pahale, apane bhAva ko phcaanie| aisI kyA apekSA thI jisane Apake zarIra meM yaha bhAva paidA kie, uSNa UrjA kA yaha jamAva? dUsare, isa UrjA ko taba taka aMdara hI rakhie jaba taka ki Apa apanA saMtulana punaH prApta na kara leN| taba taka apane Apako bolane kI anumati mata deN| tIsare, jaba Apa phira se zAMta ho jAe~, usa vyakti ko batAeM ki kisa bAta ne Apako duHkhI kiyA, ApakI bhAvanAoM ko kyoM Thesa phuNcii| yadi vaha vyakti saMvedanazIla hogA, to Apake cuniMdA saumya zabda usake aMtaHkaraNa para jAdU karane lgeNge| aura yadi vaha ApakI bAta nahIM samajha sakatA, to cillAne kA bhI usa para koI asara nahIM hone vAlA hai| dUsarA tUphAna mAna yAnI ahaMkAra kA tUphAna hai| jaba ahaMkAra Apake aham ko gubbAre kI taraha phulA detA hai aura Apa kaha uThate haiM, 'maiM usa vyakti se bhI bar3A banUMgA, taba isake krUra pahalU para dhyAna diijie| aham cAhatA hai ki Apa usa vyakti ko pIche chor3akara usameM hInatA kI bhAvanA bhara deN| yadi Apa krUra na hote, to Apa aisA kucha na karate jo dUsare ko Apase choTA mahasUsa kraae| yaha bhItarI krUratA hai kyoMki Apa apane Apa se anabhijJa haiM, aparicita haiN| hameM prayatna karanA cAhie ki dUsare loga svAbhAvika mahasUsa kreN| isa bAta ko acchI taraha samajha leM ki jo vastue~ Apake pAsa haiM, ve dUsaroM ke sAtha bAMTane ke lie haiM, zAMti ke lie, sahUliyata ke lie, saMpreSaNa ke lie haiM; ve dUsaroM para rauba jamAne yA bheda-bhAva paidA karane ke lie nahIM haiN| samajhane kI koziza kIjie ki vastuoM ke prati Apake dila meM kyA bhAva hai| vastue~ apane ApameM mahatvahIna haiM; unake prati ApakA bhAva hI mahatvapUrNa hai| apane Apase pUchie, 'kyA maiM koI khela khela rahA hU~? kyA maiM logoM ke sAtha hU~ yA unase U~cA banane kI koziza kara rahA hU~?' logoM ke sAtha rahanA uttama hai; unake sAmane U~cA banane kI koziza ajJAnatA kA sUcaka hai| ahaMkAra yA aham Atma-sammAna nahIM hai| aham saMpUrNa mastiSka para .. hAvI hokara vyavahAra ko niyaMtrita karane lagatA hai| Atma-sammAna AMtarika Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 106 jIvana kA utkarSa jAgarUkatA se, AMtarika saMtulana se pallavita hotA hai| ahaMkAra bAhya paristhiti para nirbhara karatA hai; Atma-sammAna hara paristhiti meM sthira rahatA hai| aham tApamApI ke pAre ke samAna hai, uSNatA ke anurUpa Upara aura nIce hotA rahatA hai| Atma-sammAna kA apanA hI eka saMtulana hai, bAharI mausama usapara koI asara nahIM kara sakatA / sAdhaka vahI hai jo saMtulana banAe rakha pAtA hai| tIsarA AMtarika zatru hai lobha / jaba lobha hama para niyaMtraNa pA letA hai, to hamArI AvazyakatAe~ bar3hatI jAtI haiN| hama apanA rahana-sahana niraMtara badalane lagate haiN| lobha jIvana ko naSTa kara detA hai aura isase jo aMdarUnI pIr3A hotI hai, use koI bhI auSadhi zAMta nahIM kara sktii| kaI loga jinheM rAjanIti, vyavasAya yA dhArmika pada ke zikhara para pahu~cane ke bAda sevAnivRtta hokara sAmAnya jIvana bitAnA par3atA hai, unheM itanI pIr3A hotI hai ki ve aMdara se TUTa jAte haiN| atIta meM unakA jIvana vaibhavapUrNa thA, magara jaba unakI paristhitiyA~ mausama ke samAna badalane lagI aura unake aham kI mA~geM pUrI na ho sakI, taba unheM kuMThA kA sAmanA karanA pdd'aa| unake lie yaha eka mAnasika yAtanA hai| ye loga tabhI baca pAte haiM jaba kisI rucikara kArya meM inakA dila laga jaae| lobha ko khatma karane kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki Apa AjIvikA kamAnA hI chor3a deN| isakA tAtparya hai apane Apase yaha savAla pUchanA, 'kyA maiM kisI aura se apanI tulanA kara rahA hU~, yA jo kucha mere pAsa hai, usI se khuza hU~?" lobha eka pracaMDa bhUkaMpa ke samAna hai| yaha jIvana ko tahasa-nahasa kara sakatA hai| isalie Apa virAma cihna kI kalA AjamAkara kaha deM, 'basa, bahuta ho gayA !' jaba Apake aMdara krodha, ahaMkAra aura lobha ho, to cauthe zatru kA Agamana hotA hai - mAyA mAyA yAnI kapaTa, dhokhA / prathama tIna ko banAe rakhane ke lie Apako isakA sahArA lenA par3atA hai| Apako vaha hone kA Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ virAma cihna kI kalA 107 abhinaya karanA par3atA hai jo Apa nahIM haiN| Apako hamezA mukhauTA pahane rahanA par3atA hai, apanA rUpa chipAnA par3atA hai| isa chalAve ko banAe rakhanA AsAna nahIM hai| eka dina Apa nIMda se uTheMge aura pAe~ge ki yaha mukhauTA, yaha sauMdarya Apake pAsa nahIM hai| isase to ciMtana karanA behatara hai ki kisa taraha virAma lagAe~ aura svayaM ko dekheM, kisa taraha vahI raheM jo Apa haiN| jaise-jaise Apa saMvara kA abhyAsa kareMge, Apa usakA uddezya samajhane lgeNge| yaha Apake Arogya ke lie hai - Apake AdhyAtmika Arogya ke lie| yadi svayaM ke zikhara taka car3hane kI ApakI abhilASA kharI hai, to Apa AMtarika Arogya caaheNge| yaha kisI ko khuza karane ke lie yA kisI ko dikhAne ke lie nahIM hogA; yaha hogA sirpha Apake apane lie| jisa taraha dAMtoM ko svastha aura svaccha rakhane ke lie Apa maMjana karate haiM, usI taraha Apa aMta:karaNa kI azuddhiyoM ko zuddha karate haiN| jisa taraha tAz2agI ke ehasAsa ke lie Apa nahAte haiM, na ki dikhAne ke lie ki ApakI tvacA kitanI komala hai usI taraha Apako apane mana ke poroM ko sApha karanA cAhie tAki Apa spaSTa rUpa se soca sakeM, binA kisI vikRti ke| mahAna se mahAna vyakti bhI Arogya ke lie sAdhanA karate haiN| isa taraha sAdhanA karane para bAharI baisAkhiyoM kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM rhtii| sAdhaka koI bhI asthAyI vastu nahIM cAhatA; use kevala vaha aMtardRSTi cAhie jo cirasthAyI hotI hai| isalie jaba krodha, ahaMkAra, mAyA yA lobha kA tUphAna Apake aMta:karaNa para chAnevAlA ho, apane sAmane 'saMvara' zabda ko rakha leN| apane Apase kaheM, 'nahIM, mujhe rukanA caahie| maiM cupa rahU~, pratikriyA nahIM karU~, krUra nahIM bnuuN|' nakArAtmaka kaMpanoM aura svayaM ke bIca meM dUrI banAe rakhakara Apa una kaMpanoM ko parAvartita kara sakate haiN| ApakI cirasthAyI jAgarUkatA ke prakAza se ve bhApa banakara ur3a jaaeNge| isa taraha Apa apane ata:karaNa ke nirmala jala meM karmoM ke aMtaHpravAha ko roka skeNge| Apa aMtaHkaraNa kI gaharAI taka dekha sakeMge aura avaziSTa ko dUra kara skeNge| Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 jIvana kA utkarSa ciMtana ke biMdu jaba tUphAna AnevAlA ho, khir3akiyAM baMda kara deN| jIvana meM AnevAle tUphAna haiM - krodha, mAna, mAyA aura lobhA maiM krodha dvArA AnevAlI pIr3A ko dekhU, tAki maiM anya meM yaha pIr3A nahIM paidA kruuN| maiM lobha dvArA AnevAlI pIr3A ko dekhU, kaise apane hisse se adhika baTorane se dUsaroM ko unakI z2arUrata se kama mila pAtA hai| maiM de ki aham kaise dUsaroM ko nIcA dikhAne kI koziza karatA hai| maiM dekhU kapaTa ke dikhAvoM ko, kaise vaha mujhase aura duniyAM se satya chipAne para AdhArita hai| yadi maiM apane dhyeya ko sadaiva AMtarika dRSTi ke samakSa rakhU, to maiM zikhara taka pahu~ca jaauuNgaa| maiM aisA kara sakatA hU~ kyoMki mere jIvana para kisI bhI bAharI zakti kA niyaMtraNa nahIM hai| maiM isa dhyeya ko prApta karane ke lie hI yahA~ para huuN| Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ navama bhAvanA - nirjarA Atma-pariSkAra kI kalA gaura kareM ki nadI kisa taraha se samudra kI ora jAtI hai| vaha samudra taka kyoM pahu~catI hai? kyoMki usake do kinAre haiM jo use bikharane se rokate haiN| ye kinAre use surakSA dete haiM aura usakA mArgadarzana karate haiM jisase vaha sahajatA se Age bahatI huI apane gaMtavya sthAna taka pahu~ca jAtI hai| isa surakSA ke binA samudra se usakA milana asaMbhava hai| yadi Age bahane ke bajAe, vaha apane donoM kinAroM se lar3atI huI unheM naSTa kara degI, to vaha kisI registAna meM pahu~cakara sUkha jaaegii| eka taraha se, jIvana bhI bahatI nadI ke samAna hI hai| hama khoja rahe haiM satya ko, jIvana kI vAstavikatA ko| apane samudra ko, apane khaz2Ane ko pAne ke lie hameM prayatnazIla aura samarpita rahanA hogaa| yadi hamArA mana bikharA-bikharA rahegA. hamArI UrjA bhI bikhara jAegI, aura hama samadra taka, apane satya taka kabhI nahIM phuNceNge| para yadi hama apane donoM ora ke kinAroM ko banAe rakheMge, to hama svataMtratA se Age bar3ha sakate haiM, hamArI UrjA bahatI rahegI, aura aMtataH hama apanI AtmA taka pahu~ca jaaeNge| kyA haiM ye kinAre jinheM nirmita karake hama apanI vAstavikatA kA dizA-nirdeza pA sakate haiM? inheM anuzAsana kahA jAtA hai| yaha anuzAsana vaha bAhya dharmAdeza nahIM hai jo niyama sthApita karate haiM, 'tuma yaha karoge', 'tuma vaha nahIM kroge|' jise hama anuzAsana kahate haiM, vaha niyama yA vrata se alaga haiN| vrata bAharI dabAva se thope jAte haiM, jabaki anuzAsana bhItarI Atma-jAgRti kI upaja hai| ye isa anubhUti se nikalate haiM ki inakA pAlana na karane para hama bhaTaka jaaeNge| ye isa samajha se utpanna hote haiM ki apanI UrjA bikherane se vyakti baMjara bhUmi meM bhaTaka jaaegaa| bAharI dabAva ke bajAya bhItarI cetanA kI AvAz2a sunakara Apa jAna jAeMge ki Apako sacamuca kyA cAhie aura kyA nahIM caahie| jaba Apa Atma-jAgRti ke dvArA apane Apako taiyAra karate haiM, to Apa apane hara kRtya kA, hara zabda kA, hara vicAra kA dAyitva svayaM para Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 jIvana kA utkarSa lete haiN| Apa avyavasthita DhaMga se kAma nahIM krte| Apa Atma-nirIkSaNa karate haiN| Apa jAnate haiM ki kyA aMdara le rahe haiM aura kise aMdara Ane se roka rahe haiN| Apa jAnate haiM ki yadi koI avAMchita vastu aMtaHkaraNa meM ghusa jAe, to vaha vahA~ jar3eM jamA legii| isalie Apa svayaM se kahate haiM, 'maiM ise kyoM le rahA hU~?" vicAroM kA nirIkSaNa, sAtha hI vANI aura saMbaMdhoM kA nirIkSaNa karanA ApakA svabhAva bana jAtA hai| Apa isa niyama se avagata haiM ki saMparka meM Ane vAlI hara vastu jIvana meM taraMgeM paidA karatI hai| aMtataH vaha ApakI zAMti meM vighna DAlatI hai| isalie thor3A samaya nikAlakara apane saMpUrNa jIvana aura apanI vAstavika z2arUratoM para vicAra kIjie / basa, Apa para yahI z2immedArI hai ki apane Apase pUcheM, 'mujhe kyA cAhie? kyoM cAhie? kitanA cAhie ?' yahA~ para saba kucha hai, para hameM sIkhanA hogA ki cayana kaise kareM? jaba hama ye savAla bAra-bAra pUcheMge, to dhIre-dhIre samajhane lageMge ki saMsAra halavAI kI dukAna ke samAna hai jise dekhakara kabhI-kabhI hama baccoM ke samAna bana jAte haiN| dukAna meM rakhI miThAiyA~ raMga-biraMgI aura lAra TapakAnevAlI haiN| suMdara kAgaz2a meM lipaTI haiN| ve hameM lalacAtI haiM aura dekhate hI dekhate hama unheM khAne laga jAte haiM, binA soce ki inase hamAre svAsthya para, hamAre dA~toM para, hamAre khUna meM zakkara kI mAtrA para kyA asara hogaa| jaba hamArA mana bAlaka bana jAtA hai, vaisI aparipakva avasthA meM hai, to vaha hara vastu ko chInakara apane pAsa rakhanA cAhatA hai| sAtha hI sAtha, vaha hara vastu ko adhika mAtrA meM cAhatA hai| eka bAra yaha chInane kI Adata jIvana meM A jAe, vaha usI taraha kAma karane lagegI jisa taraha zakkara rakta- dhArA meM pahu~cane para karatI hai| hama turaMta UrjasvI mahasUsa karate haiM, pala bhara ke lie hama sAtaveM AkAza meM pahu~ca jAte haiM, para bAda meM utanI hI tIvratA se hama mlAna par3a jAte haiM, hamArI sArI UrjA nikala jAtI hai| isIlie AMtarika anuzAsanoM kI AvazyakatA hai| unake binA hama hamezA eka aise mana dvArA zAsita hoMge jo niraMtara bhaTakatA rahatA hai, khuzI ke zikhara aura duHkha ke garta ke bIca / Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-pariSkAra kI kalA 111 apanI khoja meM draSTAoM ne ina bAraha bhAvanAoM ko pAyA hai, jina para unhoMne ciMtana kiyA, dhyAna kiyA evaM samyak dRSTi prApta kii| sAtavIM, AThavIM aura navI bhAvanA - Azrava, saMvara aura nirjarA - paraspara meM gaharAI se jur3e hue haiN| Azrava meM aMtaHpravAha para dhyAna rakhA jAtA hai, khule dvAroM para, AMtarika kamajoriyoM pr| saMvara meM kriyA kA Agraha hai - avAMchita vastuoM ko bhItara Ane se rokane para jora hai| yaha cetanA rUpI jhIla ke dvAra baMda karatA hai| nirjarA meM pahale se jamA nakArAtmaka kaMpanoM ko haTAyA jAtA hai jo Apake aMta:karaNa para hAvI ho gae haiN| Apa eka nirIkSaNa mInAra meM haiN| jaba Apa isakI U~cAI se apane jIvana kA avalokana karate haiM, to kyA pAte haiM? Apako milate haiM Apake vysn| ve kucha bhI ho sakate haiM, jaise dhUmrapAna karanA, zarAba pInA, adhika khAnA, yauna-kriyAoM meM atyadhika lipti, dhana yA prasiddhi kA lobh| ye sabhI Apako kamaz2ora karate haiN| ye sabhI Dhahate makAna kA kamaz2ora sahArA haiN| ina para nirbhara karake Apa kabhI maz2abUta nahIM bana skte| isalie jAgrata vyakti pUchatA hai, 'yaha vyasana kaba zurU huA? maiM kitanA kamajora ho gayA hU~? maiM zAMta nahIM huuN| maiM svayaM ke sAtha nahIM huuN| isa vyasana ke kAraNa mere jIvana meM ghAva laga gae haiN| maiM AnaMda kI khoja meM nikalatA hU~ aura mujhe milatI hai piidd'aa|' sAdhaka apane Atma-vizleSaNa kI gaharAI meM jAtA hai| 'tathAkathita sukhoM kI khoja meM merA mana aneka dizAoM meM daur3a rahA hai| aMta meM jaba maiM baiThakara dekhatA hU~ to kyA pAtA hU~? itane varSoM meM kyA mujhe aisI koI khuzI milI hai jo mujhe saMtuSTa karatI hai, jo mujhe uThAtI hai? kyA maiM apane vigata jIvana ko dekhakara duHkha aura aphasosa mahasUsa karatA hU~? kyA merI smRtiyA~ mere Upara kAle bAdaloM kI taraha ghumar3a rahI haiM?' isa taraha avalokana karate hue Apa apane vicAroM, apanI AvazyakatAoM ke srota para pahu~cate haiM, apanI icchAoM kI guNavattA ko parakha pAte haiM, apane riztoM ke artha ko jAna jAte haiN| jaba Apa dekhate haiM ki Apake mana meM kisa taraha ke vicAra Ate haiM, to Apa yaha bhI dekha pAte haiM ki ye vicAra kyoM Ate haiN| unakA Apake sAtha kyA saMbaMdha hai? vicAra tabhI Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 jIvana kA utkarSa AeMge jaba unakA Apake sAtha koI saMbaMdha ho| yadi Apane ina vicAroM ke saMbaMdha meM kucha dekhA yA sunA na ho, to mana meM ye vicAra nahIM aaeNge| ve Ae~ge, to unake sAtha ApakA koI saMbaMdha z2arUra hogaa| ____ agalA caraNa sAmane hI hai - aba Apa apane avAMchita vicAroM ko ghusapaiThiyoM ke rUpa meM dekhate haiN| Apa acchI taraha se jAnate haiM ki ye vicAra Apako nahIM cAhie, isalie apane Apa se pUchate haiM, 'maiM inheM kyoM Ane de rahA hU~? kyA maiM prayatna karake inheM roka nahIM sakatA? kyA maiM apanI icchA zakti kA, apane Atma-vIrya kA prayoga nahIM kara sakatA? kyA mujhameM yaha Atma-zakti nahIM hai?' aura isa taraha Apa apanI zakti se avagata ho jAte haiN| aura Apa yaha kahate hue isa icchA zakti kA prayoga karane lagate haiM, 'jo mujhe nahIM cAhie, vaha bhItara na aae|' jaba Apa avAMchita tattvoM ke praveza ko rokane ke lie samaya nikAlate haiM, to ApakA abhyAsa apanI zakti kI AMtarika abhijJatA se evaM usa icchA se utpanna hotA hai jisase Apa apane jIvana kI dizA nirdhArita karate haiN| aba jo Apa karate haiM vaha eka kudaratI pravAha kA natIjA hai, na ki kisI bAharI dabAva kaa| saMvara meM Apa svayaM ke sAtha haiN| yadi niraMtara naI pratibaddhatAeM yA nae saMbaMdha Ate rahate haiM, to Apa apane vicAroM ko, apane manobhAvoM ko, apane jIvana ko dekha nahIM paaeNge| jaba Apa ruka jAe~ge, to Apa dekhane kI sthiti meM A jaaeNge| taba Apa nizcaya kareMge ki Apako kauna se vicAra nahIM caahie| Apa dRr3hatA se kaheMge, ye bhItara na ghusa paaeN|' yadi phira bhI ye vicAra ghusate cale Ae~, to Apa samajha jAte haiM ki Apake aMdara koI kamaz2orI hai| isa kamaz2orI ke kAraNa Apa una vicAroM ko bhI aMdara Ane de rahe haiM, jinheM Apa nahIM cAhate haiN| z2arA rukakara svayaM ko dekheMge, to Apa una vyasanoM ko dekha sakeMge jo Apako bA~dhe hue haiM yA Apako prabhAvita kara rahe haiN| __ba~dha arthAt baaNdhnaa| jaba Apa karma siddhAMta ke pariprekSya meM apane vyasanoM ko dekhate haiM, to Apa samajha jAte haiM ki ye AMtarika kamajoriyAM Apako pudgala ke sAtha bA~dha rahI haiN| jaba Apa rAga yA dveSa kI avasthA meM haiM, to Apa apane vAstavika svabhAva meM nahIM haiN| ApakI UrjA kA bahAva Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-pariSkAra kI kalA 113 avaruddha hai| ApakI AtmA apane gaMtavyasthAna kI ora bar3hane ke lie svataMtra nahIM hai| pudgaloM kA kucha avazeSa ApakI AtmA ke Upara bAdala ke samAna chAyA huA hai aura ApakI cetanA ko prabhAvita kara rahA hai| isa prabhAva ke kAraNa Apa binA kisI abhijJatA se bolate haiM, socate haiM, kArya karate haiM - vikRti ke sAtha, kaSAyoM ke saath| isa taraha ye avaziSTa pudgala gurutva bala kI taraha kAma kara rahe haiM aura apane hI jaise svabhAva ke anya avaziSToM ko ApakI ora khIMca rahe haiN| yadi isa avaziSTa ko Apa nahIM chor3eMge, to Age nahIM bar3ha pAe~ge, aura yaha bojha Apako nIce khIMcakara girA degaa| yaha navA~ caraNa isI baMdha kA ilAja hai| ise nirjarA kahate haiN| nirjarA kA artha hai girAnA, tor3anA, haTAnA - una bAtoM ko jo Apako bA~dhe hue haiM, Apake vyasanoM aura lagAvoM ko| __ sabase pahale isa cipakanevAle avaziSTa ko haTAne kI praNAlI para vicAra kreN| hama socate haiM ki vastue~ hameM jakar3I huI haiM, para vAstava meM hama ina vastue~ ko jakar3e hue haiN| eka baMdara thA jisane eka ghar3e meM hAtha DAlakara muTThI bhara canA uThA liyaa| ghar3e kA mu~ha itanA saMkarA thA ki cane se bharI usakI muTThI bAhara nahIM nikala skii| usane jora lagAkara khIMcA, magara hAtha phira bhI bAhara nahIM aayaa| vaha cillAne lagA, 'isa ghar3e ne mujhe pakar3a liyA hai!' taba madArI ne Akara baMdara ko do jhApar3a lagAe aura kahA, 'mUrkha baMdara! terA hAtha ghar3e meM isalie phaMsa gayA hai kyoMki tUne itane sAre cane muTThI meM bhara lie haiM!' baMdara ne cane ke dAne chor3a die aura usakA hAtha mukta ho gyaa| yahI bAta hamAre jIvana meM bhI hotI hai| hama lobhI haiM aura vastuoM ko pakar3e hue haiN| ina vyasanoM ko chor3a dIjie, aura Apa mukta ho jAeMge! koI bhI isa saMsAra se baMdhA nahIM hai| Apako bA~dha rakhA hai Apake apane vyasanoM ne| durbhAgya se eka vyasana to aprasannatA hI hai| udAharaNa ke lie, jaba koI bhI Apake vyasanoM ko samarthana dene ke lie taiyAra na ho, taba Apako kaise lagatA hai? Apa samajhate haiM ki ve mitratA nahIM nibhA rahe haiM: yA kAma se ghara lauTane para kyA hotA hai, yaha dekhie| dina bhara logoM ke sAtha vyavahAra gyaa| Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 114 jIvana kA utkarSa karate-karate Apane kyA ekatrita kiyA hai? Apane dUsaroM kI bhAvanAtmaka samasyAoM ko apane sira para le liyA hai yA phira dUsaroM ko apanI samasyAoM ke lie kosA hai| aba kyA rAta bhara Apa ina samasyAoM se jUjhate raheMge? yadi hA~, to yaha sUcita karatA hai ki Apako duHkha pAlane kA vyasana hai| niSThAvAna sAdhaka gaharAI taka utaratA hai| nakArAtmaka kaMpanoM yA vyasanoM ko chor3ane ke lie vaha pUchatA hai, 'kyA loga sacamuca mujhe duHkhI banA rahe haiM? yA maiM unake kaMpanoM ko apane kaMdhoM para isalie le rahA hU~ kyoMki yaha merA vyasana bana gayA hai? yadi maiM hI apane duHkhoM kA kAraNa hU~, to mujhe aisA hone se rokanA caahie| maiM apane vyasanoM ko chor3anA cAhatA huuN|' aba Apake aMtarmana meM eka naI samajha kA udaya hotA hai| jaba Apa isa sthiti meM pahu~ca jAte haiM, jo bhI Apako vicalita karatA hai, vaha ApakA zikSaka bana jAtA hai| jo bhI Apako duHkha, pIr3A, gussA yA IrSyA detA hai, yA Apake aham ko bar3hAtA hai, vaha ApakA zikSaka bana jAtA hai| kyoM? kyoMki vaha Apako kisI aise vyasana kI jAnakArI de rahA hai jo ApameM kahIM dabA par3A thaa| yaha chipA vyasana bAhara A gayA hai| isalie Apa kahate haiM, 'dhnyvaad| yaha acchA hI huA ki Apane mere isa vyasana ke prati mujhe cetA diyaa| anyathA mujhe isakA patA hI nahIM cltaa|' jaba DAkTara kahatA hai ki Apake zarIra meM eka phor3A hai, to Apa kyA karate haiM? kyA Apa kahate haiM, 'kaise bure AdamI ho tuma, jo mujhe isakI jAnakArI de rahe ho?' nahIM! Apa kahate haiM, 'mujhe isakI jAnakArI dene ke lie dhnyvaad| kRpayA jA~ca kiijie|' Apa DAkTara se jA~ca karAte haiM aura isa kAma ke lie usakA bhugatAna bhI karate haiN| isa taraha vaha samaya para Apako eka zArIrika bImArI kI sUcanA de detA hai| agara Apake zarIra meM phor3A hai, yA Apake dAMtoM meM darda hai yA Apako kisI viSANu kI chUta laga gaI hai, to Apa apane Apase napharata nahIM karate haiN| Apa kahate haiM, 'mujhameM koI gar3abar3I hai yA maiM kisI asvAsthyakara vastu ke saMparka meM A gayA huuN| isIlie mujhameM yaha roga prakaTa huA hai| yaha adhika gaMbhIra rUpa le le, isase pahale ilAz2a karavA letA huuN|' Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 115 Atma-pariSkAra kI kalA isI taraha agara ApameM koI vyasana hai, to Apa apane Apase napharata nahIM krte| jaba Apako usakI jAnakArI milatI hai, to Apa apanI AlocanA nahIM krte| yadi Apa usakI vajaha se svayaM ko nIcA dikhAe~ge, to Apa usake sAtha eka ho jaaeNge| agara Apa apane vyasana ke sAtha eka ho gae, to use svayaM se alaga kaise kareMge? svayaM ko nikammA aura nissahAya mAnane se Apa apanI kamaz2orI se dUra kaise ho sakeMge? Apa apanI kamaz2orI se tabhI dUra jA pAe~ge jaba Apa usake aMga nahIM bana gae haiN| isalie svayaM ko parama-AtmA ke rUpa meM dekhie, zuddha AtmA ke rUpa meM, hara dRSTi se pUrNa aura shuddh| aMtata: ApakA dhyeya yahI hai ki Apa jAna sakeM ki Apa vAstava meM kyA haiN| ApakI dRSTi samyaka honI caahie| yadi AtmA apanI prakRti se hI azuddha hai, to Apa svayaM ko mukta kaise kara pAe~ge? yadi AtmA zurU se hI pApI hai, to vaha nirmala aura samyaka kaise bana sakatI hai? zuddha aura niSkalaMka honA ApakA janmasiddha adhikAra hai| kucha vyasana gahare raMgoM ke samAna ho jAte haiN| ve ApakI AMtarika dRSTi ko raMga dete haiM jisase Apa apanI AtmA para hI zaka karane laga jAte haiN| Apa bhUla jAte haiM ki Apa bhItara se zuddha haiM, prakRti se divya haiN| jisa taraha kapar3e para car3he maila ko chur3Ane ke lie kisI zaktizAlI parimArjaka kA upayoga karate haiM, usI prakAra jo prabhAva Apako apanI divyatA kI anubhUti karane nahIM dete, unheM dUra karane ke lie Apa dhyAna kI tejasvI zakti kA sahArA lete haiN| ApakI vAstavika AtmA sthira hai, eka nirmala pRSThabhUmi hai| Apake vyasana isa para eka rogANu kI taraha prabhAva karate haiN| isI vicAra se kAma kiijie| yadyapi ye utanI AsAnI se ApakA pIchA nahIM chor3eMge kyoMki dIrghakAla se unakI jar3eM jamI haiM, phira bhI yadi Apa unase chuTakArA pAne ke lie dRr3ha haiM, to ve Tika nahIM paaeNge| aise bhI kucha vRkSa haiM jo kaI varSoM ke bAda bhI bar3e nahIM hote| aisA isalie hai kyoMki unakI jar3oM ko kabhI bar3hane nahIM diyA jAtA aura samayasamaya para kATakara choTA rakhA jAtA hai| Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 116 jIvana kA utkarSa kisI bhI jIvadhArI ko bar3hane ke lie usakI jar3oM ko phailane kA sthAna milanA caahie| kisI vastu ko kisI vizeSa hAlAta meM rakhane se kyA hotA hai, isa para gaura kreN| vaha paristhiti usake vikAsa ko sImita karatI hai| hamane laMbe samaya se jise kiyA hai yA jise karate A rahe haiM, vaha hamArA svabhAva bana jAtA hai| vaha hamAre socane kI prakriyA se jur3a jAtA hai| vaha hamArI cetanA meM aisA ghara banA letA hai ki hama usase nAtA tor3ane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hote| hama jAnate haiM ki yaha sthiti asthAyI hai, phira bhI hama apane mana ko chalane dete haiM aura sUkSma rUpoM meM usase cipake rahate haiN| hama usa pIr3A ko bhUla jAte haiM jo isake kAraNa ho sakatI hai| isa taraha apane hI jAla meM pha~sakara hama una baune vRkSoM ke samAna ho jAte haiM jo apanI sthiti ke kAraNa bar3ha nahIM paate| yadi hama isa jAla ko nahIM tor3ege, to hama bar3ha nahIM pAe~ge, phaila nahIM paaeNge| aura yadi hama bar3heMge nahIM, phaileMge nahIM, to apanA saccA AkAra prApta nahIM kara paaeNge| isa dUsare caraNa kA uddezya hai - paristhitiyoM ke baMdhana tor3akara apane Apako mukta krnaa| Apa mukta honA cAhate haiM kyoMki Apa bar3hanA cAhate haiN| Apa baunI mAnasikatA meM jInA nahIM caahte| yadi Apa baune bane rahe, to anaMta AkAza se svayaM ko vaMcita kara deNge| isalie Apa nirNaya lete haiM ki Apa kauna sI paristhitiyoM se baMdhe hue haiM tAki unheM tor3a skeN| phira Apa u~cAiyoM taka pahu~ca jAe~ge tathA apanI AtmA ke AnaMda ko prApta kara leNge| tIsarA caraNa sahaja hai| yaha tyAgane kI prakriyA hai| Apa apane jIvana ke sUkhe pattoM ko jhaTaka rahe haiM kyoMki Apa tAz2agI ke lie svayaM ko taiyAra karanA cAhate haiN| jaba Apa aisA karate haiM, to kyA hotA hai? Apa 'maiM' aura 'hama' kA aMtara pahacAna lete haiN| yaha 'hama' bhIr3a manovRtti kA paricAyaka hai| jaba Apa 'hama' ke sAtha rahate haiM, taba Apa dUsaroM ke jaise banane kI koziza karate haiN| svayaM ko apUrNa mAnate haiM aura socate haiM, 'yadi maiM kucha kahU~, to loga mere bAre meM kyA soceMge? yadi ve mujha para ha~sa par3e to?' yadi Apa dUsaroM kI dhAraNAoM ke anurUpa apane Apako DhAla na sakeM, to Apako aTapaTA lagatA hai aura Apa apane Apako 'bemela' samajhane lagate haiN| Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Atma-pariSkAra kI kalA 117 svayaM ko isa galatI se bacAe~ / apanI advitIyatA pahacAnie aura kahie, 'maiM hU~ maiM, maiM aura koI nahIM ho sakatA / anya loga mujhe svIkAra kareM yA nahIM, isase koI pharka nahIM pdd'taa| maiM vahI hU~ jo maiM huuN|' jaba Apa vaise bana jAte haiM jaise Apa haiM, Apake jIvana meM eka svAbhAvika badalAva zurU ho jAtA hai| Apa sabhI ke sAtha nirbhayatA aura nissaMkoca rUpa se saMpreSaNa karane laga jAte haiN| maiM isI ko 'maiM' se 'hama' ko alaga karanA kahatA hU~ / jaba 'maiM' meM 'hama' ghula jAtA hai, to 'maiM' eka vizAla mahAsAgara meM DUba jAtA hai| jaba taka Apa dUsaroM se apanI tulanA karanA baMda nahIM kareMge, apane vAstavika 'maiM' ko kaise pahacAneMge? kitanI hI zailiyA~, bhASAe~, rIti-rivAja haiN| kyA Apa saMsAra bhara meM jitane 'hama' haiM, una sabakA anukaraNa kareMge? Apa kahIM-kahIM saphala bhI ho jAe~, lekina itanI jagaha kaise saphala ho sakeMge? aisA kaba taka calegA? yadi sabhI eka-dUsare ke jaise bana jAe~ge to mAnavIya vividhatA kahA~ rahegI? yaha mahasUsa karanA behatara hai ki, 'maiM jahA~ bhI jAU~gA, apane sAtha jaauuNgaa| maiM apanI advitIyatA ke sAtha jaauuNgaa| hara jagaha maiM apanI rozanI, apane raMga, aura apanI abhiruci kI chApa chodduuNgaa|' yaha apane 'maiM' ko svIkAra karane kI prakriyA hai| yaha 'maiM' akele AyA hai aura akele hI hara jagaha jAegA; aMtataH Apako svayaM ke sAtha rahanA acchA lgegaa| sAtha hI, Apa sabhI ke sAtha saMparka rkheNge| jaba Apa bAharI kholoM ko chor3a deMge, taba sRjanazIla bana jAe~ge / isa prakriyA ke daurAna Apa eka khola ko haTAte haiM, to bhItara eka aura khola dikhAI detA hai| taba Apako patA calatA hai ki kucha aura haTAne ke lie bacA huA hai| aMtataH aisA bhI samaya AtA hai jaba Apako haTAne ke lie kucha nahIM miltaa| vahI Apa haiM / taba samajha jAie ki Apa apane asalI rUpa taka pahu~ca gae haiN| jaba Apa svayaM ko pA leMge, to Apako vidita ho jAegA, 'yaha AtmA aTUTa hai| satva kabhI naSTa nahIM hotaa|' Apa kevala usI ko tor3a sakate haiM jo bhaMgura hai, jo TUTa jAtA hai - yAnI Apake vyasana, nirbharatAe~, Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 jIvana kA utkarSa Apake bAharI khol| jaba Apako apanA 'maiM' mila jAegA, to Apako apanI anupamatA kA bhI ehasAsa ho jaaegaa| ___ apane 'maiM' ko DhUMr3hanA svArtha nahIM hai, balki apanI AtmA kA Adara karanA hai| svayaM ko pAnA apane 'maiM' kI anubhUti evaM usake prati Adara bhAva hai| apane ekatva meM Apa saba ke prati ekatva kI anubhUti ko gaharA kreNge| aba Apa jAneMge ki dUsaroM ko coTa pahu~cAne se Apa svayaM ko hI coTa pahu~cA rahe haiM, aura dUsaroM kI madada karake Apa svayaM kI madada kara rahe haiN| aba Apako apane aMtara meM jo dikhAI degA, use Apa sabhI jIvoM meM dekheNge| jaba 'maiM' kI yaha sthiti prakaTa hotI hai, to Apake lie visarjana kI sthiti ho jAtI hai - sArvabhaumika prema aura sabhI jIvadhAriyoM ke prati sammAna ke mahAsAgara meM visrjn| ciMtana ke biMdu nirjarA vaha mArga hai jisase maiM apane una hAlAtoM, vyasanoM aura AdatoM ko girA sakU~, tor3a yA chor3a sakU~ jo mujhe bA~dhe hue haiN| maiM apane Apako bar3hane ke lie jagaha denA cAhatA huuN| maiM apane Apako sImita karane vAlI AdatoM se mukta karanA cAhatA hU~ tAki maiM apanI pUrNa U~cAI prApta kara skuuN| ___maiM kyA cAhatA hU~? kyoM cAhatA hU~? kitanA cAhatA hU~? jo mujhe nahIM cAhie, use apane jIvana meM Ane nahIM duuNgaa| maiM vahI cAhatA hU~ jo mujhe bar3hane meM madada kare, jo mujhe apane sthAyI satya kI ora le jaae| ____ maiM hU~ maiN| maiM koI aura nahIM ho sktaa| jahA~ bhI jAU~, maiM apane sAtha jAtA huuN| dhArmika vrata bAharI dabAva kI upaja haiN| anuzAsana bhItarI jAgarUkatA se Ate haiM, aMtarmukhI dRSTi se Ate haiN| ve nadI ke kinAroM ke samAna haiN| yadi maiM apane donoM ora ke kinAroM ko sthira rakhUgA, to maiM apanI UrjA ko jAgaraNa aura prema ke sAgara ke niraMtara pravAha meM bahane ke lie mukta kara duuNgaa| Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dazama - loka bhAvanA loka kA svarUpa hama mAnava jIvana ke maMca para khar3e haiN| yahA~ se hameM kisI eka vikalpa ko apanAnA hai| yA to hama abhijJatA ke sAtha Upara uTha jAe~, yA Azrita rahane kI vajaha se nIce dhaMsate jaaeN| hameM ina do dizAoM meM se eka kI tarapha jAnA hai| yaha hamArA apanA nirNaya hogaa| koI bhI hameM majabUra nahIM kara sakatA ki hama ise cuneM yA use cuneN| koI bAhya zakti hamArI dizA ko nirdhArita nahIM kara sktii| hameM mAnanA hogA ki nirNAyaka zakti hamAre aMtara meM hI hai| jaba hama isa satya ko jAna lete haiM, hama bAhya cIz2oM ko TaTolanA baMda kara dete haiM, apane aMtara se kArya karane meM tatpara ho jAte haiN| hama nizcaya karate haiM ki hameM kyA karanA hai| yadi hama abhijJatA ke sAtha Age bar3hate haiM, to yaha jIvana hamAre lie mUlyavAna aura arthapUrNa ho jAtA hai| yadi hamAre aMdara yaha AkAMkSA nahIM jagatI, to jIvana ubAU aura arthahIna lagane lagatA hai| hama bhale hI isa zarIra ko kitanA bhI poSaNa deM, isakA kSaya hokara hI rhegaa| eka dina ise jAnA hI hai| yadi hama isa zarIra kA upayoga uccatara abhijJatA kI ora bar3hane ke lie nahIM kareMge, to phira kSaNika sukha yA asthAyI saMtoSa kI prApti ke lie hI usakA upayoga hogaa| jisake pAsa AMtarika khoja kI lalaka nahIM hai, vaha adhikatama bhoga vilAsa ke lie manamAne tarIke se isakA upayoga kara sakatA hai| lekina isake lie mAnava zarIra kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| yauna saMbaMdha ke lie, jI bharakara khAne ke lie, vastuoM kA saMgraha karane ke lie, Alasya, niSkriyatA, bhaya, kleza meM jIne ke lie zarIra mAnava kA ho yA pazu kA, koI pharka nahIM pdd'taa| pazu jagat para dRSTipAta kiijie| ve saba yahI to kara rahe haiN| eka sA~r3a yauna prakriyA meM utanA hI AnaMda letA hai jitanA ki mnussy| eka bhAlU .. ghaMToM soyA par3A rahatA hai aura koI usakI nIMda meM khalala nahIM ddaaltaa| Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 jIvana kA utkarSa hAthI jitanA khAtA hai, usakI tulanA meM manuSya kI kyA bisAta? yadi Apa cIMTI ke jhuMDa meM jhA~keM, to vahA~ bhojana sAmagrI kA aMbAra lagA huA naz2ara aaegaa| varSa bhara ve bhojana sAmagrI ikaTThA karatI hI rahatI haiN| madhumakkhiyoM ke bAre meM socie| ve bhI apanA sArA jIvana saMgraha karane meM bitA detI haiN| aise manuSya bhI haiM jo jIvana bhara saMgraha hI karate haiN| ve umra bhara dhana-daulata, saMpatti, vastue~ Adi baTorate rahate haiM aura aMta samaya meM ina sabako pIche chor3a jAte haiN| tathA usake bAda kabhI-kabhI unake bacce, jinheM yaha saba daulata virAsata meM milatI hai, unheM bevakUpha kahate haiM aura unakI gAr3hI kamAI se apanI vinAzakArI AdatoM aura vyasanoM ko pAlate haiN| yadi Apako mAnava jIvana mahattvapUrNa lagatA hai, to satarka rhie| Apako jAnanA cAhie ki yaha jIvana eka mahAna uddezya ko sAdha sakatA hai| isa uddezya ko sAdhane ke lie mAnava deha se bar3hakara koI upakaraNa nahIM hai| Apako kyA dizA lenI hai, isake bAre meM ekadama spaSTa rhie| vicAroM kI yaha spaSTatA Apake mArga, ApakI manaHsthiti, ApakI dizA ko taya kregii| mAnava jIvana ke isa maMca se avalokana kareMge, to Apa jAna leMge ki Apako yA to Upara kI ora jAnA hai yA nIce kI or| ye donoM bilkula hI viparIta dizAe~ haiN| inheM milAnA nahIM caahie| Upara kI ora bar3hane ke lie abhijJatA kI AvazyakatA hai| nIce kI ora jAne ke lie Asakti kI AvazyakatA hai| Asakti kyA hai? vastuoM ke sAtha cipake rhnaa| kisI ne kahA hai ki Asakti meM cAra bAteM haiM: jarA ronA, jarA Ahe bharanA, jarA jhUTha bolanA aura z2arA mrnaa| Apa rote haiM kyoMki Apako koI vastu caahie| jaba vaha Apako nahIM milatI, to Apa Ahe bharate haiN| use pAne ke lie Apako thor3A jhUTha bolanA par3atA hai| aisA karane se Apa aMdara hI aMdara thor3A murajhA jAte haiN| apanI AtmA se Apa z2arA pare cale jAte haiM, alaga ho jAte haiN| isalie jaba Apa apane aMdara ina bAtoM ko ubharate dekheM, to kahie, 'he bhagavAna! maiM kyoM ro rahA hU~? isI Asakti ke kAraNa! yahA~ pahu~cakara z2arA asamaMjasa paidA hotA hai| kaI loga pUchate haiM, 'hama jIvana se palAyana kyoM kareM? kyA hameM sukha nahIM bhoganA cAhie? kyA hameM Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ loka kA svarUpa 121 mitroM kI saMgata kA maz2A nahIM lenA cAhie? kyA koI acchI gAr3I yA ghara rakhanA galata bAta hai?' jJAna Apase yaha nahIM kahatA ki jIvana kA maz2A na leN| isake viparIta vaha yahI kahatA hai ki jIvana kA AnaMda liijie| kevala vaha Apake rone, AheM bharane, jhUTha bolane aura marane kA virodha karatA hai! daraasala, Apa kisI bhI vastu kA maz2A tabhI le sakate haiM jaba Apa usase cipake nahIM haiM, usase baMdhe nahIM haiN| jaba Apa nirbharatA ke bojha se jhuke hue nahIM haiM, taba Apa vastuoM ko unake vAstavika svarUpa meM dekha sakate haiN| yahA~ jo bhI vastu hai, vaha kevala utane samaya taka rahegI jaisI usakI prakRti hai| isalie usakA maz2A lIjie, aura jaba use jAnA hai, jAne diijie| yahI usakI prakRti hai - cale jAne kii| jaba Apa kisI phUla becane vAle ke pAsa jAte haiM, kyA Apa usake sAtha samajhautA karate haiM? kyA Apa usase kImata cukAne ke badale meM kahate haiM ki vaha vAdA kare ki phUla itane dinoM taka tAz2e bane raheMge? nahIM, Apa kevala sarvotkRSTa phUla cunate haiM aura ve taba taka tAz2e bane rahate haiM jitanA unake lie svAbhAvika hai| basa itanA hii| jaba ve murajhA jAte haiM, taba Apa kyA karate haiM? kyA Apa rote haiM? yA Apa yaha socakara apane mana ko samajhA lete haiM ki, 'tIna dinoM taka inhoMne kamare ko suMdara banAyA aura AlhAda dene vAlI sugaMdha pradAna kii|' prabuddha vyakti yahI tarIkA apanAte haiN| vastue~ jaisI haiM, unheM vaise hI dekhane kii| Apa jAnate haiM ki phUla murajhA jAte haiN| isake sAtha-sAtha Apa phUloM ke sauMdarya aura surabhi ko bhI jAnate haiN| Apa donoM ko jAnate haiN| aba Apa duHkhI nahIM hote aura khuzI ke kSaNoM kA AnaMda bhI le lete haiN| yaha satya jAnate hue ki phUla to murajhAe~ge hI, Apa rote hue yaha nahIM kahate, 'tIna dinoM bAda kyA hogA?' jaba bhI Apa phUloM ko dekhate haiM, AnaMdita ho uThate haiN| Apa jAnate haiM ki unakI jIvaMta upasthiti sabhI ko AnaMdita karatI hai, bhale hI ve Apake mitra hoM yA pUrNa ajnbii| isalie jaba phUla tAz2e haiM, taba Apa unake murajhAne kI prakRti para dhyAna nahIM dete, yadyapi .. apanI duharI abhijJatA meM Apa jAnate haiM ki ve murajhA jaaeNge| Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 jIvana kA utkarSa isa dasavIM bhAvanA meM sAdhaka loka kA svarUpa samajhatA hai - isa loka kA, jisameM hama saba vicaraNa kara rahe haiN| isa loka meM hama saba cirakAlika bhI haiM aura kSaNika bhii| do alaga-alaga dRSTikoNa haiN| satva ke dRSTikoNa se hama cirakAlika haiM, AkAra ke dRSTikoNa se kSaNika haiN| jaise-jaise hama Age bar3hate haiM, hama duharI abhijJatA se do guNoM ko dekhate haiM: dravya yA padArtha, aura paryAya yA privrtn| dravya satva hai aura usakA svabhAva hai cirakAlika rhnaa| paryAya AkAra hai jo dravya ke cAroM ora ghUmatA hai, yaha svabhAva se kSaNika hai| hama eka hI kSaNa meM satva aura AkAra donoM ko dekhate haiN| phUloM kA pallavita honA aura unakA murajhAnA, hama donoM kI anubhUti eka sAtha karate haiN| yaha gahana abhijJatA jo sAdhanA se AtI hai, Apako vartamAna meM jIne detI hai, kala kI ciMtAoM se duur| kisI jyotiSI ke pAsa bhAgakara usase apanI Ayu ke bAre meM pUchane se kyA milegA? yadi koI kahe ki Apa assI varSa jIne vAle haiM, to Apa kyA kareMge? zAyada Apa kaheMge, 'khaira, mujhe to abhI bahuta samaya jInA hai|' para isase kyA Apa khuza hoMge? yadi ye assI varSa bImArI meM, aspatAla meM, vikRta soca meM yA bistara para par3e-par3e bIteMge, to? evaM yadi koI kahe ki Apa kevala eka varSa aura jie~ge, to? Apa baukhalAkara kaheMge, 'eka varSa bAda maiM calA jaauuNgaa| kyA karU~?' Apa zAyada jAna jAe~ge ki kitane varSa jIvita raheMge, para kyA Apa jAnate haiM ki jInA kaise cAhie? jo thor3e se varSa bace haiM, unameM hameM kyA karanA hai? kyA hama yahA~ niSkriya par3e rahane ke lie haiM? yadi hameM jIne kI kalA AtI hai, to eka varSa kA jIvana bhI sau varSa kI niSkriyatA se behatara hai| hama kitane varSa jIte haiM, isase hameM khuzI nahIM miltii| khuzI kI ginatI sAloM meM nahIM hotI, vaha kSaNoM meM ginI jAtI hai| kyA hama vartamAna ke isa kSaNa meM jInA sIkha sakate haiM aura apane dravya, apane satva se saMparka sAdha sakate haiM? hama hamezA bhaviSya ke bAre meM hI socate haiN| bhaviSya kI ciMtA karate rahate haiN| hama vartamAna meM nahIM jIte haiN| yahI hamArI samasyA hai| Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ loka kA svarUpa 123 eka sajjana the, jo sevAnivRta ho cuke the| ve eka bar3e ispAta kArakhAne ke adhyakSa raha cuke the, karor3apati the| unheM paise kI kamI kI ciMtA nahIM thI, para vaha DaoNlara ke avamUlyana ko lekara ciMtita rahate the| maiMne unase pUchA, 'kyA bAta hai? kyA Apake pAsa paisA nahIM hai?' unhoMne javAba diyA, 'vaha to mere pAsa bahuta hai, para yadi DaoNlara isI taraha giratA rahA, to merA kyA hogA?' isa taraha kA mana pUrI taraha se virUpita hai| unakI ciMtA itanI bar3I hai ki pAsa meM jo karor3oM rupaye haiM, ve unheM kucha bhI nahIM lgte| yaha vyakti apane hI bhaya se bhayabhIta hai| asala meM Apane jo bhaya paidA kara liyA hai, usake alAvA dUsarA koI bhaya nahIM hai| eka bAra bhaya mana meM ghara kara jAtA hai, to vaha Apako haz2AroM dizAoM meM le jaaegaa| ye vikRta mAnasika sRSTiyA~, jinheM hama kAlA jAdU kahate haiM, aura kucha nahIM haiM balki Dara kI paidAizeM haiN| jaba hameM Dara lagatA hai, to aise loga hote haiM jo jAnate haiM ki isa sthiti kA lAbha uThAkara ve hameM kaise tthgeN| isIlie mahAvIra ne navadIkSitoM se pratyakSa kahA, 'Apa Dara se prerita hokara jo kucha bhI karate haiM, vaha arthahIna hai| Apako usa sthiti meM pahu~canA hai jisameM Apa saMpUrNa saMsAra ko usakI vAstavikatA meM dekha skeN| taba Apa jo bhI kareMge, nirbhayatA se kreNge|' jaba Apa bhaya kI chAyA tale na hoMge, taba Apa pala-pala kA AnaMda le skeNge| jo vyakti bhaya ke tale jI rahA hai, vaha jIvana kA AnaMda nahIM le paaegaa| udAharaNa ke lie, eka kaidI ko batAyA jAtA hai, 'kala tumheM phA~sI milegI, isalie Aja jitanA cAhe khA lo, aura jahA~ jAnA cAho, cale jaao|' kyA vaha bhojana kA maz2A le pAegA? vaha to kala kI kalpanA se hI kA~pa jaaegaa| isI taraha bhaya Apako AdhyAtmika banane nahIM detA hai| bhaya ke mAre bhagavAna ko yAda karanA bhI eka taraha kA rizvata mAtra hai; AdhyAtmikatA nhiiN| AdhyAtmikatA hamezA abhijJa hotI hai; Apa jo bhI kareM, abhijJatA se kreN| bhaya se pare kaise jAe~? isakA ekamAtra upAya hai ki Apa jAneM ki saMsAra kyA hai, yaha jAneM ki Apa kyA haiM, saMsAra ke sAtha ApakA kyA Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 124 jIvana kA utkarSa riztA hai? Apa yahA~ kisalie haiM? jaba Apa apanI asalI prakRti ko jAna jAe~ge, taba Apa yaha bhI jAna jAe~ge ki Apa yahA~ kisa lie haiN| jaba Apa apane satva aura apanI kSaNabhaMgura prakRti meM aMtara karanA sIkha jAe~ge, taba Apa Dara para vijaya pA leNge| isa bhAvanA meM do ciMtana haiM: loka aura alok| yaha brahmAMDa, yaha tArAmaMDala, yaha vizva loka hai| isake tattvoM ko jAnakara Apa use jAna jAte haiM jo pahale ajJAta thA / ajJAta ko jAnakara Apa ajJAta ke bhaya se mukta ho jaaeNge| Apa isa brahmAMDa meM sahajatA se vicaraNa kara sakeMge aura apane dhyeya kI ora nirbhayatA aura vizvAsa ke sAtha bar3ha skeNge| loka chaha ghaTakoM se banA hai: jIva, ajIva, dharma, adharma, AkAza aura kaal| jIva AtmA hai, ajIva pudgala hai, dharma yAnI gati kA niyama, adharma yAnI sthiti kA niyama, AkAza yAnI sthAna, aura kAla yAnI smy| AkAza vaha pAtra hai jisameM saba kucha samAyA huA hai| usameM kyA samAyA huA hai? AkAra AkAra kyA hai? vaha eka aura pAtra hai| jaise piMjar3e ke aMdara cir3iyA hai, vaise AkAra ke aMdara vidyamAna hai jIva, yAnI cetana UrjA / loka vaha sthAna hai jahA~ do niyama kriyAzIla haiM, gati aura sthiti / ina do niyamoM ke prabhAva ke kAraNa do UrjAe~, yAnI jIva aura ajIva, eka sthAna se dUsare sthAna para jAte-Ate rahate haiM, gati aura sthiti ke madhya jhUlate hue / ina do niyamoM kI kriyA ke phalasvarUpa loka vaha sthAna hai jahA~ pudgala ke paramANu banate-bigar3ate rahate haiM / pudgala niraMtara banatA aura naSTa hotA rahatA hai| cU~ki yaha prakriyA krama se hotI hai, isalie samaya kA avalokana saMbhava hai| AtmA bhI, yadi hama sApekSa rUpa se kaheM, to piMjar3e meM se bAhara nikalane kI koziza kara rahA hai| jo paristhitiyA~ aura AkAra AtmA ko ghere hue haiM - zArIrika, bhAvanAtmaka aura manovaijJAnika - unake pariprekSya meM AtmA kI yAtrA ko samaya meM mApA jA sakatA hai| yadi AkAra na ho, to AtmA apane asIma svabhAva meM rhegii| taba usakI sarvocca U~cAI se dekhane para samaya kA astitva hI nahIM rhegaa| Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ loka kA svarUpa 125 loka kA viloma hai alok| hama use zUnya kaha sakate haiM, kyoMki vahA~ kisI kA astitva nahIM hai; aloka kevala astitvahIna hai, jIvana se shuuny| loka aura aloka ke bIca kI sImA rekhA para prabuddha jIva apanA aMtima vizrAma sthala pAte haiM, apanI cetanA kI praakaasstthaa| isa biMdu taka pahu~cane ke pahale jIva eka prakriyA meM, eka yAtrA meM rahate haiM, kucha sImAoM se baMdhe hue| mokSa mukti hai, anaMtatA hai| jaba AtmA apane sabhI karmoM kA tyAga kara detI hai, apane ghere hue pratyeka pudgala ke pratyeka kaNa ko girA detI hai, vaha nirvighna zAMti pA letI hai| koI saMgharSa nahIM, koI gati nahIM, koI yAtrA nahIM, koI AvazyakatA nhiiN| kahIM jAne kI koI icchA nahIM, kyoMki AtmA aisI sthiti meM pahu~ca gaI hai jahA~ vaha saMpUrNatA meM jIvana kA anubhava kara rahI hai, vaha icchArahita ho gaI hai, yAnI vaha saMtRpta ho gaI hai| jIva yahA~ apanI prakRti ke anusAra nivAsa karatA hai aura zAMti, AnaMda, asIma prema aura saMpUrNa jJAna jaise apane guNoM ko cAroM ora bikheratA hai| ____ jo jIva isa sImAMta pradeza meM pahu~ca jAte haiM, ve siddha bana jAte haiN| siddha yAnI pUrNa aatmaaeN| jinhoMne apane Apa ko sabhI prakAra kI sImAoM aura aMdarUnI kamajoriyoM se mukta kara liyA hai, ve yahA~ vizrAma karane Ate haiN| sabhI dharmoM se, sabhI saMskRtiyoM se, sabhI kAloM se, ve isa jagaha kI ora utthAna karate haiM jahA~ koI dvaita nahIM hai, kevala ekatA hai| AtmA kI khoja ke isa aMtima par3Ava ko hI mokSa kahate haiN| jaba hama loka ko alaga dRSTikoNa se dekhate haiM, to do pahalU naz2ara Ate haiM: bAhya loka evaM AMtarika lok| bAhya loka tathyoM kA loka hai| vaha satata parivartanazIla hai| vaha jo AkAra grahaNa karatA hai, ve nitya parivartita bhautika tattvoM kI saMracanAe~ haiN| AMtarika loka kalpAnAoM kA loka hai| vaha vicAroM aura bhAvanAoM se nirmita hai| pahale bAhya vizva ke svarUpa ko jaaneN| bahumUrtidarzI ke Tukar3oM ke samAna vaha aura kucha nahIM, pudgala ke anaMta AkAroM ke adala-badala aura jur3ane se nirmita bhinna-bhinna racanAe~ haiN| isake pramukha ghaTaka haiM pRthvI, jala, agni aura vaayu| ye ghaTaka paraspara jur3ate haiM, phira alaga ho jAte haiM, phira Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 jIvana kA utkarSa dubArA jur3a jAte haiN| ina bhinna-bhinna prakriyAoM ke kAraNa bAhya rUpa bhI niraMtara parivartita hote rahate haiN| mahAvIra ne eka bahuta hI arthapUrNa zabda kA prayoga kiyA - pudgala / pud arthAt bharanA aura gala arthAt galanA / hamArA zarIra hara pala bhara bhI rahA hai aura gala bhI rahA hai| purAnI kozikAe~ naSTa ho rahI hai aura unakA sthAna navIna kozikAe~ le rahI haiN| kozikAoM kA yaha bananA - bigar3anA niraMtara jArI rahatA hai| yaha prakriyA dina meM caubIsoM ghaMTe calatI rahatI hai, taba bhI jaba hama nidrAmagna rahate haiN| jaba hama apane zarIra ke paudgalika svarUpa ko jAna jAte haiM, taba hameM abhijJatA milatI hai ki usakI dekhabhAla kaise karanI hai| hama use bharane se pahale ThIka prakAra se khAlI karanA sIkha jAte haiN| yogAsanoM ke abhyAsa se zarIra ke viSaile tattvoM ko naSTa karate haiN| hama z2ora lagAkara ucchazvasana karate haiM tAki zarIra se sArA kArbana DAiaksAiDa bAhara A jaae| zarIra ko svaccha aura svastha rakhane ke lie hameM jAnanA cAhie ki malotsarjana kaise kreN| taba hama zarIra ko bhojana aura jala ke poSaka tattvoM se evaM tAz2I havA se bharane ke lie taiyAra ho jAte haiN| aba hama zarIra ko eka prakriyA ke rUpa meM dekhate haiN| hama usakI jar3a UrjA kI prakRti ko samajhane lagate haiN| vaha jIva se bhinna hai jo cetana UrjA hai| zarIra se pahacAna sthApita karane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| use sarAhane yA usakI niMdA karane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| basa, use usakI vAstavikatA meM dekhane kI AvazyakatA hai| pudgala kI prakriyA hamAre AMtarika loka para bhI utanI hI lAgU hotI hai / jisa taraha hamArI kozikAe~ niraMtara badalatI rahatI haiM, usI taraha hamAre vicAra aura bhAvanAe~ bhI niraMtara badalate rahate haiN| vicAra aura bhAvanAe~ pudgala ke sUkSma rUpa haiN| ve AMtarika loka ke ghaTaka haiN| vicAra hamAre aMtarmana kI IMTeM haiM; bhAvanA vaha palastara hai jo ina IMToM ko jor3atI hai| Apa isa prakriyA se Upara uThakara dekha sakate haiM ki Apane apane aMtarmana meM jo AkAra nirmita kie haiM, unakA nikAsana, kSaya yA rUpAMtaraNa Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ loka kA svarUpa 127 saMbhava hai| ise samajhane se aba Apa svayaM ke yA dUsaroM ke bAre meM apane jo abhimata haiM, unase cipake nahIM rahate haiN| Apa eka kSaNa pahale jaise the, eka varSa pahale jaise the, cetanA ke eka jIvanakAla pahale jaise the, vaise isa samaya nahIM haiN| vigata kA kar3avApana eka pala meM ghula sakatA hai| jise Apa pahale eka taraha se jAnate haiM, vaha Aja bilakula alaga taraha kA ho jAtA hai| aise udAharaNa bhI haiM jaba loga apane Atma svarUpa kI eka jhalaka pAkara apane AMtarika saMsAra ke saMpUrNa DhA~ce ko hI badala DAlate haiN| kucha hI kSaNoM meM ve apane jIvana ko eka nayA rUpa de dete haiN| yaha kaise saMbhava hai? AtmA meM asIma zakti hai| usakA teja lesara puMja se bhI tIkSNa hai| dhyAna meM AtmA kI isa rozanI ko eka viziSTa AMtarika saMracanA para keMdrita karane para eka camatkAra ghaTita ho jAtA hai| aMtardRSTi se eka pala meM sAre karma naSTa ho jAte haiN| apanI cetanA ko kisI bhI avAMchita tattva para keMdrita karane kA bhI aisA hI natIjA hai| vaha avAMchita tattva sadA ke lie naSTa ho jAtA hai, jIvana bhara kA bojha haTa jAtA hai| Apa pUcha sakate haiM ki hama vicAroM aura bhAvanAoM ko sUkSma pudgala kyoM kaha rahe haiN| AtmA yA cetana UrjA kA svabhAva hai apanI abhijJatA kI ora niraMtara pravAha meM bahanA - prema aura satya kI amara AnaMdamayI UrjA ke rUpa meN| vaha sarvavyApI cetanA kI anubhUti karane aura siddhoM kI saMgata pAne ke lie Atura rahatI hai| lekina anAdikAla se hI yaha AtmA pudgala ke sAtha baMdhI huI hai| usakA pravAha cAroM ora vidyamAna kucha kaNoM ke kAraNa avaruddha hai, jo use AvRta kie hue haiN| pudgala ke ina kaNoM ko ajIva kahA jAtA hai, yAnI nirjIva uurjaa| AtmA apane Apako ina baMdhanoM meM avaruddha pAtI hai| jaba AtmA bAharI vizva ko iMdriyoM ke mAdhyama se aura bhItarI vizva ko mana se dekhatI hai, to vaha niraMtara pudgala ke ina kaNoM se prabhAvita aura anubaMdhita hotI rahatI hai| vaha pudgalAdhIna dazA meM hai, aisA kahA jA sakatA hai, aura vaha karma ke atirikta kaMpanoM ko yA kaNoM ko apanI ora AkarSita karatI hai| karma ke ye kaNa hI hamArI bhAvanAe~ aura vicAra-dhArAe~ bana jAtI haiN| Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 jIvana kA utkarSa isa taraha ApakA AMtarika saMsAra pUrvAgraha, mA~ga, pratyAzA aura preSaNa kA jaTila jAla bana jAtA hai| ye aura kucha nahIM, jar3IbhUta kaMpanoM ke saMgraha haiM jo vicArAtmaka aura bhAvanAtmaka khaMDoM meM badala gae haiN| inakI upasthiti se ApakI nirmala, cetana UrjA kA bahAva avaruddha ho jAtA hai| yadi Apa isa prakriyA ko binA roke apane Apako AkarSita yA vikarSita hone dete haiM, kriyA yA pratikriyA karane dete haiM, to ApakI AtmA pudgala ke aneka paratoM meM ghira jaaegii| ye bakhtarabaMda ke samAna haiM, jo AtmA ke pratyakSa anubhava se Apako dUra rakhate haiN| jaba Apa apane zuddha nirAkAra svabhAva ko jAnakara pudgala ke sAtha apanI pahacAna banAnA baMda kara dete haiM, cAhe vaha tAdAtmaya zArIrika ho, mAnasika ho yA bhAvanAtmaka, taba Apa padagaloM ko AkarSita karanA baMda kara dete haiN| lekina yadi Apa idhara se udhara bahate rahe, yadi Apa asthira rahe, to Apa apanI AtmA para lade pudgaloM ke bojha ko utAra nahIM sakeMge, tathA AtmA kI sthira, kAMtimayI, sphuraNahIna jyoti bAhara nahIM aaegii| ___ jaba hameM loka ke nirmANa kA jJAna mila jAtA hai, taba hameM anubhUti milatI hai ki chaha tattvoM meM se mAtra eka hI cetana hai - vaha hai jiiv| samaya kucha bhI nahIM jaantaa| AkAza kucha bhI nahIM jaantaa| pudgala cetanA-zUnya hai| gati aura sthiti ke niyama kucha nahIM jaante| ye sabhI jar3a haiN| cetanA sirpha AtmA kA guNa hai| hamArI AtmA saba kucha jAnatI hai| jaba hama yaha jAna jAte haiM, hama duvidhA meM nahIM rhte| hama apane AMtarika saMsAra para dhyAna keMdrita karate haiM jahA~ jIvana kI sabhI gutthiyoM kA samAdhAna hai| sabhI ke aMdara eka AMtarika loka hai| apane loka ko dekhakara pUche, 'maiM kisa para nirbhara rahU~? maiM satata parivartanazIla para kaise nirbhara rahU~? vastuoM se cipake rahane kI yaha icchA kyA hai? kyA yaha ajJAna nahIM hai? kyA maiM bAra-bAra mAnasika dIvAroM, matoM, avadhAraNAoM aura pratyAzAoM se TakarA nahIM rahA hU~, jabaki mujhe apane loka meM unmukta vicaraNa karanA cAhie? maiM use kaise pakar3akara rakhU jo gatimAna hai?' koI vyakti relagAr3I ke pIche khar3A hokara apane pairoM ko z2amIna ke sAtha bA~dhakara donoM hAthoM se relagAr3I ko rokane kI koziza kara sakatA hai| Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ loka kA svarUpa 129 vaha apanI pUrI tAkata lagAkara aisI koziza kara sakatA hai| yadi vaha aisA kare, to kyA hogA? vaha do Tukar3oM meM cira jaaegaa| isI taraha, Apa bhI aMdara se cira jaaeNge| Apa cipake haiM vastuoM se, chAyAoM se, kSaNabhaMgura tattvoM se, jabaki jIvana Age bar3ha rahA hai| Apa apane Apako eka bakse meM baMda karake kaha rahe haiM, 'nahIM, maiM cAhatA hU~ ki yaha baksA yahIM rhe| ise hilanA nahIM caahie| maiM cAhatA hU~ ki yaha cirasthAyI rhe| ' Apa galata bAta para dhyAna de rahe haiN| Apa asthAyI ko cirasthAyI banAne kI koziza kara rahe haiM, Apa samajha nahIM rahe haiM ki mAtra sthAyI hI cirasthAyI ho sakatA hai| Apako bhaya hai ki vaha calA jaaegaa| yadi Apa isa bhaya se inkAra bhI kareM, Apa badalAva ko kaise roka sakate haiM? duniyA meM aisA koI upakaraNa nahIM hai jo badalAva ko roka ske| yahI mukhya bAta hai| Apa jaise hI Apa kisI vyakti yA vastu ko badalane se rokate haiM, usakI prakRti ko naSTa kara dete haiN| Apa usake jIvana pravAha ko avaruddha kara dete haiN| aura jaba Apane usakI prakRti ko naSTa kara diyA, taba vaha Apako acchA bhI nahIM lagatA hai| kyoM? kyoMki vaha aba prAkRtika nahIM rahA, vaha svAbhAvika nahIM rhaa| bhItarI jIvana calA gayA hai, kevala AkAra raha gayA hai jo murajhAne lagA hai| eka zava ke samAna vaha sar3a rahA hai aura bhayaMkara durgaMdha chor3a rahA hai| aura jaba Apa kisI ke jIvana- pravAha ko bahane nahIM dete, sabase pahale kisakA jIvana- pravAha bahanA baMda ho jAtA hai? svayaM aapkaa| isalie Apako eka biMdu se dUsare biMdu para uchalanA baMda karanA hogaa| Apako dhyAna keMdrita karanA hogaa| kisa para? apane AMtarika loka ko sImita karane vAlI saMracanAoM pr| apane vyasanoM para, unake srotoM para, parivartana ke bhaya pr| apane Apa se pUcheM, 'maiM apane bhaya ko, apanI ciMtA ko kaise roka sakatA hU~? maiM dUsaroM se apanI icchAnusAra kAma karAne kI apekSA rakhanA kaise baMda kara sakatA hU~? maiM yaha apekSA rakhanA kaise baMda kara sakatA hU~ ki vAde pUre kie jAe~?" yadi Apa sacamuca abhijJa haiM, to Apa jAnate haiM ki koI bhI Apako kucha de nahIM sakatA / pratyeka kSaNa parivartana ho rahA hai paristhitiyoM meM, bhAvanAoM meM, zarIra ke rasAyanoM meN| sAdhaka ko kSaNa ke Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 jIvana kA utkarSa prati grahaNazIla honA hai aura apane Apase kahanA hai, 'yahI vaha kSaNa hai!' apane Apako kSaNa ke prati samarpita kara deM, tAki jaba paristhitiyA~ badale aura koI apanA vAdA nahIM nibhAe, to Apa kSaNa ke satva ko apane pAsa rakha sakeM, na ki usake grahaNa kie gae rUpa ko| kisa vAde para nirbhara honA duHkha ko nyotA denA hai, kyoMki yadi vaha acche irAde se diyA bhI gayA ho, vaha samaya ke parivartana ke sAtha apanI jIvaMtatA kho detA hai| isalie kSaNa ko chor3a dIjie aura usake satva kA smaraNa kiijie| anubhUti kIjie, 'kisI cIz2a yA vyakti se cipake rahane kI pravRtti merA ajJAna hai|' apane mana ke ajJAna ko svIkAra karanA AsAna nahIM hai| yadi koI kahe ki Apako kucha nahIM AtA hai, to Apako gussA z2arUra aaegaa| 'Apa kyA samajhate haiM, maiM mUrkha hU~?' Apa jhallA par3ate haiN| Apa saccAI sunanA nahIM caahte| vyasana Apako krodhita, kaTu, parezAna aura nArAz2a banA dete haiN| hotA yaha hai ki Apa jisa vyakti ke sAtha cipake hue rahate haiM, use apane se dUra kara dete haiN| jaba vaha calA jAtA hai, to Apa kaTu ho jAte haiN| kaTutA kyoM Dhoe~? kyoM rUThe? kucha loga kahate haiM ki krodha ko vyakta karake usakA khulAsA kro| magara, maiM kahatA hU~, usakA vamana kara do; pheMka do! jisa vyakti ke lie Apa tar3apa rahe haiM, vaha to calA gayA; use apane mana meM rakhane kA kyA matalaba hai? yaha saba bhItarI samajha se hI kiyA jA sakatA hai| apane Apase kaheM, 'maiM isa apriya bhAva ke sAtha cipake nahIM rahanA cAhatA; yaha mere pUre dina ko barabAda kara degA, aura maiM jAnatA hU~ ki yaha dina dubArA Ane vAlA nahIM hai|' hamAre jIvana kA jo bhI amUlya dina bIta jAtA hai, use kisI bhI prakAra se vApasa nahIM lAyA jA sktaa| duniyAM meM aisI koI mudrA nahIM hai jisase Apa bIte dina ko kharIda sakate haiN| isalie yadi Apa dina kharIda nahIM sakate, to use bigAr3e kyoM? yaha pramukha abhijJatA hamAre saMpUrNa aMta:karaNa meM vyApta ho jAnI caahie| yaha aMdara paiTha jAnI caahie| ___ taba krodha kI agni meM Apa apane dina ko vyartha nahIM jAne deNge| Apa cAhe kitane bhI nArAz2a hoM, calatI gAr3I se apane dasa haz2Ara rupaye kI Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 131 loka kA svarUpa a~gUThI ko bAhara nahIM pheMkate haiN| Apa usakA mUlya jAnate haiM, isalie usakI surakSA karate haiN| isI taraha jaba Apa apane jIvana kA mUlya jAna jAte haiM, taba kisI bhI kImata para, kisI bhI premI ke lie, kisI bhI baoNsa ke lie, yA kisI bhI vyavasAya ke lie, yA jIvana meM Ane vAle kisI bhI vyakti ke lie apane dina ko barabAda nahIM kreNge| vaha duniyAM kI hara vastu se adhika mUlyavAna hai| vaha vApasa Ane vAlA nahIM hai| ise kahate haiM AMtarika loka kA avlokn| Apa usa pratyeka paristhiti kI ora dhyAna dene lagate haiM jo Apako vicalita kara rahI hai| Apa usa paristhiti ko apanI AMtarika dRSTi ke samakSa lAkara pUchate haiM, 'yaha paristhiti mujhe duHkhI kyoM kara rahI hai? yaha Adata merA dina kyoM bigAr3a rahI hai?' jaise-jaise Apa jAnane lagate haiM ki kauna sI paristhitiyA~ Apake mana meM asaMtulana paidA karatI haiM, taba Apa duharI abhijJatA se isa prakriyA ko dekhate haiN| ataH Apa dekhate haiM ki Apa vicalita ho gae haiN| yaha prathama abhijJatA hai| Apa svayaM ko vicalita hote hue dekhate haiN| yaha dUsarI abhijJatA hai| isa taraha Apa nirIkSaka bhI haiM aura nirIkSita vastu bhii| Apa rogI bhI haiM aura vaidya bhii| Apa rogI haiM kyoMki Apako gussA A rahA hai| Apa cikitsaka haiM kyoMki Apa apanA ilAja kara rahe haiN| ApakA mana rogI hai; ApakI AtmA cikitsaka hai| duharI abhijJatA se dekhate hue Apa hara paristhiti ko eka prayoga ke rUpa meM lete haiN| Apa svayaM se kahate haiM, 'yaha merI prayogazAlA hai| aba maiM patA lagAne jA rahA hU~ ki yaha roga kyoM AyA hai|' hara paristhiti Apako kucha aura sIkhane kA avasara detI hai aura pudagala kI atirikta paratoM ko haTAne kA avasara detI hai - ye jar3IbhUta mAnasika yA bhAvanAtmaka khaMDa haiN| .. jaba hama sImita dRSTi ke dAyare meM rahate haiM, hama eka bahuta choTe AMtarika loka meM jIte haiN| hama bAhya loka ko bhI ina sImAoM se raMga dete haiM aura use eka bAdhA ke rUpa meM dekhane lagate haiN| jaba hama ina AMtarika sImAoM ko tor3a dete haiM, taba hamArI abhijJatA ke sAtha hamArA loka prazasta hone lagatA hai| hama loka meM jhUmate hue bhramaNa karate haiM aura saMparka meM Ane vAle hara hAtha Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 132 jIvana kA utkarSa se hAtha milAte hue bar3hate cale jAte haiN| hama jahA~ bhI hoM, cetana jIvoM ke sAtha saMpreSaNa karate aura bA~Tate hue, gati, sthiti, AkAza, kAla aura pudgala se bane isa loka ko eka nimitta ke rUpa meM dekhate haiM jisake dvArA hama jIvana kA sammAna kara sakeM, apanI AMtarika zakti ko prakaTa kara skeN| Apa jIva haiM, eka asIma, anaMta AtmA ! aisA kucha bhI nahIM hai jise hathiyAnA cAhie, jisase Apako pratispardhA karanI caahie| apane saMsAra ko jAnie aura usakA upayoga kIjie ! mAnava jIvana ke isa maMca se Apa apanI vartamAna sthiti ko dekha sakate haiN| apane AMtarika loka meM ekatrita avarodhoM aura AkAroM ke svarUpa ko jAnakara, unake kAraNa ko pahacAnakara unheM apane patha se nikAla dIjie! apane hRdaya aura mana kI khir3akiyA~ kholie aura apane bhItara ke vizAla AkAza kI anubhUti kIjie! isa para dhyAna keMdrita kIjie: 'maiM eka sajIva, cetana UrjA huuN| mujhe bhaya, lobha, Asakti, krodha aura ajJAna kI bhItarI dIvAroM ko pighalane denA caahie| maiM apane Apako sabhI AkAroM se mukta karanA cAhatA hU~ aura unase pare jInA cAhatA huuN|' ciMtana ke biMdu loka chaha ghaTakoM se banA hai: jIva, ajIva, dharma, adharma, AkAza aura kAla / ina chaha tattvoM meM se kevala jIva cetana hai / mujhe usa sopAna para pahu~canA hai jahA~ mujhe ina ajJAta tattvoM kA jJAna prApta hogA / taba maiM jo kucha bhI karU~gA, vaha nirbhayatA se karU~gA / aMtardRSTi kI eka camaka jIvana bhara ke bojha ko haTA sakatI hai| jaba mujhe jIvana kI kImata mAlUma ho jAegI, maiM kisI bhI mUlya para apane dina ko barabAda nahIM hone dU~gA / khuzI sAloM meM nahIM ginI jAtI; kSaNoM meM ginI jAtI hai| AtmA cikitsaka hai; mana rogI hai / duharI abhijJatA se maiM apane mana kA ilAja kara sakatA hU~ aura svayaM ko pUrNa banA sakatA huuN| Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ekAdaza bodhi durlabha bhAvanA virala avasara mana eka sIr3hI hai| yadi hama abhijJa haiM, vaha hameM Upara kI ora le jA sakatI hai| yadi hama anabhijJa haiM, to vaha hameM girA sakatI hai| isa sIr3hI meM ye donoM hI saMbhAvanAe~ haiM sahAyaka banane kI yA avarodha karane kI / abhijJatA kI avasthA meM, hamArA mana eka suMdara upakaraNa hai| vaha satya ko prApta karake use preSita kara sakatA hai| vaha hameM prerita karake U~cA uThA sakatA hai| kiMtu apanI apariSkRta, anabhijJa avasthA meM, vaha hamAre viruddha kAma karatA hai| vaha hameM chalakara vizvAsa dilA sakatA hai ki jo hama cAhate haiM, vahI sahI hai, jabaki vAstava meM aisA nahIM hai| hama usakI Ar3a meM svayaM ko bhramita karate haiM ki hama jo kara rahe haiM, vaha galata nahIM hai, bhale vaha galata hI ho| 1 - jaba koI vyakti mAtra apanI buddhi para nirbhara rahatA hai, vaha nahIM jAna pAtA ki vaha uTha rahA hai yA gira rahA hai| vaha batA nahIM pAtA kyoMki vaha buddhi ke pUrvAgrahoM se Upara nahIM utthtaa| kevala buddhi ko hI nirNAyaka banAkara, vaha anyAya ko bhI sahI ThaharA sakatA hai| jo vAstava meM patana hai, use bhI vaha utthAna samajha baiThatA hai / udAharaNa ke lie, eka yuvaka ko saptAha ke aMta meM vetana milA aura vaha tIna sau DaoNlara jeba meM DAlakara ghara kI ora calA / lAparavAhI se usakA baTuA gira gayA aura usane nahIM dekhaa| usake pIche cala rahe vyakti ne dekha liyaa| usane baTuA uThAyA aura use kholakara dekhA, usameM paise the| vaha bhalA AdamI thA, ataH mana meM pahalA khayAla yahI AyA ki ise lauTA duuN| usake mana meM kalpanA uThI ki vaha daur3akara usa yuvaka ke pIche jA rahA hai, use jhiMjhor3akara DA~Ta rahA hai, 'nAdAna yuvaka ! kyA tumheM apane paise kI rakSA karanA bhI nahIM AtA? yaha lo !' lekina tabhI eka anya vicAra zrRMkhalA usake mana meM uThI, 'kaI dinoM se maiM beroz2agAra huuN| maiMne sunA hai ki bhagavAna unakI madada karatA hai jo svayaM apanI madada karate haiM! vaha kaI anajAna tarIkoM se hamArI madada karatA Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 134 jIvana kA utkarSa hai| yaha unhIM meM se eka hogaa| anyathA, jaba usa yuvaka ne apanA baTuA girAyA taba maiM hI yahA~ kyoM thA, aura koI kyoM nahIM? mere mana meM corI kI bAta nahIM hai| maiMne kucha curAyA nahIM hai| bhagavAna ne merI jholI meM yaha baTuA phaMkA hai| yaha eka divya upahAra hai| maiM ise asvIkAra kaise karU~? yaha bhagavAna kA anAdara hogA! hara cIz2a ke pIche koI kAraNa hotA hai, aura yaha mere lie eka saMketa hai|' isa taraha kutarka karatA huA vaha baTuA lie khuzI se ghara calA gyaa| ghara para usakI suMdara aura zAMta patnI rAha dekha rahI thii| jaba vaha zarAba kI botala lekara ghara meM praviSTa huA, usane apanI bIvI se kahA, 'Aja rAta hama khuziyA~ manAe~ge!' ____ 'yaha kaise ho sakatA hai?', usakI bIvI ne pUchA, 'hamAre pAsa to dhana nahIM hai|' 'jaba tumheM bhagavAna para vizvAsa ho, to vaha tumhArI madada karatA hai, pati ne khaa| 'mAnavIya mana kalpanA bhI nahIM kara sakatA ki bhagavAna ne usake lie kyA soca rakhA hai; Aja mujhe tIna sau DaoNlara mile|' patnI ne pUchA, 'yaha tumheM kaise mile?' _"eka yuvaka jA rahA thA aura usane apanA baTuA girA diyA, usane patnI se kahA, 'vaha mere rAste meM par3A thA, eka divya uphaar| maiMne uThA liyaa| maiMne aura kucha nahIM kiyaa|' / patnI ne bar3I komalatA se samajhAyA, 'kyA tumane nahIM socA ki jaba vaha khuzI se ghara jAegA, kyoMki use Aja hI eka saptAha kA vetana milA hai, to merI hI jaisI koI dUsarI yuvatI usakI rAha dekha rahI hogI? jaba vaha usase kahegA, 'dekho maiM vetana ke paise lAyA hU~!' aura jeba meM hAtha DAlegA aura dekhegA ki jeba khAlI hai, to use jo gaharA duHkha hogA, kyA tuma usakI kalpanA kara sakate ho? usake avasAda kI kalpanA kara sakate ho? jaba use patA calegA ki usakI sAta dinoM kI mehanata bekAra ho gaI, to use kaise lagegA? hama to rAta ko acchA khAnA khA leMge aura jalasA bhI Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ virala avasara 135 manA leMge, magara usa vyakti kA kyA jo bilakula nirAza aura hatAza ho gayA hai? kyA tumane isa bAre meM socA hai?" buddhi eka dudhArI talavAra hai| vaha donoM tarapha se kATa sakatI hai| usakA upayoga vikAsa ke lie ho sakatA hai yA saMdigdha bAtoM ko ucita ThaharAne ke lie, yaha kahakara ki inake pIche bhagavAna kA hAtha hai| isI taraha kI buddhi ke kAraNa kucha vyakti bhagavAna ke nAma para pazubali ko bhI ucita ThaharAte haiN| bhagavAna ke nAma para jAnavaroM ko katla karate haiN| bhagavAna mAMsa kA bhoga nahIM karate, para purohita khAte haiM, yaha kahate hue, 'dhanyavAda / ' dhanyavAda kisako ? usa buddhi ko jo vikRta karatI hai, jor3a-tor3a karatI hai evaM ajJAta, adRzya bhagavAna ke nAma para jAnavaroM ke katla ko ucita ThaharAtI hai| isa taraha se to kisI bhI kArya ko nyAyasaMgata ThaharAyA jA sakatA hai / vyabhicAra ko tAMtrika siddhi batAkara ucita ThaharAyA jAtA hai| yadi Apa usakA virodha kareM, to loga kahate haiM ki Apa nahIM jAnate ki Apa kyA kaha rahe haiM, Apa samaya ke sAtha nahIM cala rahe haiN| kucha loga nazIle padArtha khAkara apane mastiSka kI kozikAoM ko jalA DAlate haiM, lekina ise ucita ThaharAte hue kahate haiM, 'maiM svarga meM hU~, maiM itane sAre raMga dekha rahA huuN|' yadi Apa unheM samajhAe~ ki yaha vahama mAtra hai, to ve ApakA maz2Aka ur3Ate haiN| yadi Apa unase kaheM ki ve jo kucha dekha rahe haiM, usakA koI matalaba nahIM hai, to ve kahate haiM, 'tumheM kaise patA? kyA tumane kabhI ye davAe~ lI haiM?" ye saba aise rAste haiM jisake dvArA mana rUpI sIr3hI hameM nIce kI ora le jA sakatI hai| isIlie gurujana navadIkSitoM se z2ora dekara kahate haiM ki mana ko zuddha karo; vaha kacce tela ke samAna hai| use pariSkRta karanA Avazyaka hai| yadi Apa havAIjahAja meM apariSkRta tela DAleMge to kyA hogA? vaha Apako Upara nahIM le jaaegaa| tela kA upayoga karane se pUrva use peTrola banane kI prakriyA se guz2AranA hogaa| eka bAra vaha zuddha ho jAe, to havAIjahAja meM - usakA upayoga ho sakatA hai| Apa usa para nirbhara raha sakate haiN| Apa Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 jIvana kA utkarSa AsamAna meM haiM aura Apane apanA jIvana usake hAthoM meM sauMpa diyA hai| isa taraha pariSkRta kiyA huA tela havAIjahAz2a ur3Ane ke lie upayukta IMdhana hai| isI taraha yaha mana evaM buddhi, apane apariSkRta rUpa meM khataranAka ho sakate hai| yahA~ hama use pariSkRta karanA sIkha rahe haiN| isameM samaya lgegaa| hama use tyAganA nahIM cAhate, usakA bahiSkAra nahIM karanA cAhate, use naSTa nahIM karanA caahte| vaha bahuta mUlyavAna hai| z2arA socie, hamArA mana kitanA zaktizAlI hai - vaha saikar3oM logoM ko eka hI havAIjahAz2a meM biThAkara AsamAna kI saira karA sakatA hai| vaha kyA hai jo havAIjahAz2a ko uThA rahA hai? vaha svayaM havAIjahAz2a nahIM hai, vaha mAnavIya mana hai| isa karizme ko saMbhava banAyA hai mAnavIya mana ne, yadi mana na hotA to havAIjahAz2a nahIM hotA, vaha AsamAna meM nahIM ur3a paataa| kisI patthara ko havA meM pheMkakara dekhie; vaha turaMta hI nIce A jaaegaa| eka halakA sA paMkha bhI AsamAna meM nahIM Tika paataa| yahA~ saikar3oM Tana kA havAIjahAz2a caudaha ghaMTe taka AsamAna meM ur3atA hI rahatA hai ! aura hama saba usa para vizvAsa karate haiN| isa vizvAsa kA AdhAra kyA hai? vaha jar3a havAIjahAz2a nahIM, balki mAnavIya mana hai jisane isa adbhuta mazIna ko banAyA hai, aura vaha mana hI hai jo use ur3A rahA hai| ApakA jIvana eka havAI jahAz2a se z2yAdA kImatI hai| Apa kisI bhI kImata para usako naSTa nahIM kara skte| Apa gatihIna rahakara yA mastiSka ko apariSkRta rakhakara use kharAba nahIM kara skte| use pariSkRta karane meM laga jAie, vaha ApakI UrjA ko zuddha kara jIvana meM sauMdarya aura sAmarasya paidA kara degA, Apako vikAsa ke patha para Age le jaaegaa| buddhi ko kaise pariSkRta kareM? Apako prazikSaNa, jAgaraNa aura sAdhanA kA mArga apanAnA pdd'egaa| jaise-jaise Apa mana ko zuddha karate jAe~ge, mana meM jamA Thosa tattva dhIre-dhIre nikalatA jAegA aura vaha adhika svaccha aura sApha ho jaaegaa| ApameM jo svaccha, sUkSma aura suMdara hai, vaha bAhara AegA; jaba Apa sUkSma ho jAe~ge, Apake vicAra bhI pAradarzI ho jAe~ge, ve sthUla aura apariSkRta nahIM rheNge| ve Apako cAroM ora nahIM daudd'aaeNge| ve Apako sahI dizA meM le jaaeNge| Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ virala avasara 137 sAdhakoM ke lie yaha sahI dizA, yaha pariSkaraNa, yaha aMtardRSTi 'bodhi' kahalAtI hai| bodhi kA artha hai jAnanA, jAgRta honA / yaha vaha jJAna hai jo AMtarika praviSTi se, AMtarika anubhava se AtA hai| bodhi ke aneka artha haiN| yaha zabda buddha se nikalA hai, jisakA artha hai, 'vaha jo jAnatA hai'| gyArahavIM bhAvanA kA nAma hai bodhi durlabha, jisakA artha hai isa taraha ke prabuddha jJAna ko prApta karane meM Ane vAlI kaThinAiyA~ aura unakI viralatA / jJAnodaya ke patha kI khoja meM samaya aura UrjA donoM kI AvazyakatA hai| isa ciMtana meM ziSya yaha dekhakara vismita aura AnaMdita hotA hai ki usane isa patha ko jAnA hai, usa para saphara kiyA hai| daraasala bodhi itanI virala aura kImatI nidhi hai ki usakI tulanA eka adbhuta, kAMtimayI hIre se kI gaI hai| bhAratIya samrATa apane mukuTa meM jo camakadAra hIrA jar3Ate the, use kohinUra kahA jAtA thaa| aisA hIrA hareka ko upalabdha nahIM thA; vaha mAtra viziSTa logoM ke lie thA / isI taraha AMtarika bodha eka durlabha nidhi hai jo 'sAdhAraNa' logoM ke basa kI bAta nahIM hai| 'sAdhAraNa' se hamArA tAtparya kyA hai? isakA pada, paise yA padavI se koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai| sAdhAraNa vyakti vaha hai jisake pAsa AMtarika saMpadA nahIM hai| isa AMtarika saMpadA kA varNana kaise kareM? vicAra kIjie ki Apake jIvana meM aisA eka pala AtA hai, jaba Apa anubhava karate haiM ki jisakA aMta ho rahA hai, vaha deha mAtra hai, AtmA nahIM hai / yaha anubhUti dhyAna se A sakatI hai, sahI guru ke zabda sunakara yA sahI saMgati meM rahane se A sakatI hai| dhIre-dhIre Apake aMtarmana meM isa satya kA jAgaraNa hotA hai| Apa ciMtana karate haiM, 'maiM zarIra mAtra nahIM huuN| maiM isa zarIra meM raha rahA huuN| maiM ajanmA huuN|' isalie yadyapi Apane janma liyA hai, phira bhI Apa ajanmA haiN| yaha bAta vicitra lagatI hai| Apa soca sakate haiM, 'maiM apane Apako ajanmA kaise kaha sakatA hU~? mere janma kA pramANapatra mere pAsa hai|' Apa yaha jAnate haiM ki jisake pAsa janma kA pramANapatra hai, usake pAsa mRtyu kA pramANapatra bhI hotA hai / yaha vAstavikatA hai| aura yaha eka saMtrasta karane vAlA vicAra hai ki hamAre sAre prayAsa zmazAna ghATa meM samApta hote haiN| yaha bahuta hI duHkhadAyI, nIrasa vicAra hai| Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 jIvana kA utkarSa isalie hama gaharAI meM jAte haiN| hama bauddhikatA ke pAra cale jAte haiN| hama anubhava karane lagate haiM ki hamAre aMtarmana meM aisA kucha avazya hai jo mRtyu para vizvAsa nahIM krtaa| yadi hama mRtyu para sacamuca vizvAsa karate, to subaha uTha nahIM paate| jaba hameM kisI kI mRtyu kA samAcAra milatA hai. to hama z2arA duHkhI hote haiM, hama kisI aura ko yaha sUcanA de dete haiM, aura phira apanI rAha cale jAte haiN| dUsaroM kI mRtyu kA samAcAra sunakara bhI hama apanI mRtyu ke bAre meM nahIM socte|| hama kyoM nahIM socate, 'mRtyu A rahI hai! acchA hogA yadi maiM koI pUrvopAya kara lU~! jaba hameM qhatare kA ehasAsa hotA hai, tabhI hama bacAva kA kadama uThAte haiN| kyA mRtyu sabase bar3A khatarA nahIM hai? phira bhI hama jIvana kA maz2A lete rahate haiN| jarA socie| kyA isakA matalaba yaha hai ki hama mRtyu meM vizvAsa nahIM karate? kyA hama zaMkAlu haiM? kyA hama samajhate haiM ki mRtyu mAtra eka chalAvA hai? yadi vaha hamAre lie vAstavika hotA, to hama use adhika gaMbhIratA se lete| isase spaSTa hai ki hama dekhate to haiM, magara apanI dRSTi para vizvAsa nahIM karate haiN| hama apanI A~khoM para vizvAsa nahIM krte| yaha jAnate hue ki vahA~ jala nahIM hai, hama marIcikA ke pIche nahIM bhaagte| ___ isI prakAra hama mRtyu ko dekhate haiM, phira bhI usase bhayabhIta nahIM haiN| isake pIche gUDha artha chipA huA hai| yaha eka rahasya hai - hamArA aMtarvAsI jAnatA hai ki mRtyu nahIM hotI, kyoMki vaha ajanmA hai| hamAre aMtarvAsI ne kabhI janma nahIM liyaa| AMtarika jIvana prAmANika hai| hameM anubhUti hotI hai, 'jo maratA hai, vaha zarIra hai, maiM nhiiN| merI iMdriyA~ mara jaaeNgii| maiM iMdriyA~ nahIM huuN| maiM unase pare huuN| maiM iMdriyoM ko khir3akiyoM ke rUpa meM istemAla karatA hU~ aura jaba maiM isa ghara meM, isa zarIra meM nivAsa kara rahA hU~, taba unheM sApha rakhane kA prayatna karatA huuN|' hamArA aMtarvAsI isa ghara se yA khir3akiyoM se apanI pahacAna nahIM banAtA hai| ve sabhI draSTA se pRthaka haiN| ____ yadi khir3akiyA~ aura unase dekhane vAlA donoM eka hote, to dekhanA hI nahIM hotA, na kucha dikhatA, na dekhane kI prakriyA hI hotii| isalie yahA~ hama samajha jAte haiM ki jaba vyakti vRddha ho jAtA hai aura A~kheM mUMda letA hai, Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ virala avasara 139 taba bhI vaha apane bhItara dekha sakatA hai| aMtarvAsI usakI anubhUti karatA hai jise usane kisI dUsare kAla meM dekhA hai| jaba Apako aise jJAna kI anubhUti hogI, taba Apa nahIM kaheMge, 'maiM jJAna kA mAlika huuN|' Apa kaheMge, 'maiM jJAna huuN| pahale maiM ajJAna meM DUbA huA thaa| aba maiM svayaM ko anAvRta kara rahA huuN| maiM chupA huA thaa| aba maiM bAhara A rahA huuN| maiM nakAba aura parde haTA rahA hU~ tAki merI AtmA kA satya ujAgara ho ske|' jaba Apa svayaM meM vizvAsa karate haiM, taba apanI AMtarika saMpattiyoM (saMpadA) kA anubhava karane lagate haiN| isase itanA gaharA AtmavizvAsa mila jAtA hai ki Apako aMtardRSTi prApta hone lagatI hai, ApakI zaMkAe~ dUra hone lagatI haiN| bAhara se jo zaMkAe~ AtI haiM, ve bAhara hI rahatI haiM; ve Apake AMtarika saMsAra kA hissA nahIM bntii| bodhi rUpI apanI AMtarika nidhi ko ujAgara karane se pUrva hama mithyAtva se ghire rahate haiN| mithyAtva ke kAraNa hama eka vastu ko koI dUsarI vastu samajha jAte haiN| hamArI sabase bar3I bhUla yaha hai: hama deha ko AtmA samajha lete haiM aura AtmA ko deha / isa asamaMjasa meM pIr3A hai kyoMki hama ina donoM meM aMtara nahIM kara paate| jaba zarIra ko kucha hotA hai, hama apanI AtmA ko usameM aMtarbhUta kara dete haiN| isase hamArI manovRttiyA~, bhaya, avasAda aura prakSepaNa zurU hone lagate haiM / mithyAtva ke kAraNa hama nahIM dekha pAte ki AtmA kI AkAMkSA zarIra kI icchAoM se bilakula bhinna hai| jaba ye donoM ulajha jAte haiM, taba hama prema ko kAmukatA samajhate haiM, aura kAmukatA ko prema / hama eka vastu cAhate haiM, magara badale meM dUsarI vastu le lete haiN| isalie hameM apane Apa se pUchanA cAhie, 'AtmA kA sAhacarya pAne kI merI AkAMkSA kyA hai? zarIra kI parituSTi kI merI AkA~kSA kyA hai?" hameM prema caahie| vaha AtmA kA bhojana hai; hama usake binA jI nahIM skte| prema yojanA nahIM hai, vaha smaraNa nahIM hai| vaha isa vartamAna kSaNa meM hI vidyamAna rahatA hai| prema meM jakar3ane kI, pAne kI yA bA~dhane kI koI icchA nahIM hotii| kisI vyakti yA vastu ko pakar3e rakhane kA artha hai apane Apase alaga honaa| apane Apase alaga hokara, Apa vartamAna kSaNa se alaga ho Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 jIvana kA utkarSa jAte haiM, kyoMki ApakI UrjA bhaviSya para kharca ho jAtI hai| isa taraha jIvana kA anubhava, prema kA anubhava Apake hAthoM se nikala jAtA hai| jaba Apa isa sUkSma bAta ko samajhane lagate haiM, to Apa jAna jAe~ge ki prema kA atIta yA bhaviSya se koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai| prema sirpha 'rahanA' hai| usakA artha hai sAhacarya meM rhnaa| Apa kisI ke bhI sAhacarya meM raha sakate haiM jo Apase saMpreSaNa kare aura Apase kisI taraha kA bhAva yA tAratamya biThA le| Apa kisI paudhe, bacce, jAnavara, nAnI, ga~vAra yA kisI mUrkha se prema kara sakate haiN| usase kucha bhI hAsila nahIM karanA hai, sirpha kSaNa meM vidyamAna rahanA' hai, jIvana ke sAtha bhinna-bhinna AkAroM meM anubhava evaM saMpreSaNa karanA hai| isI taraha Apa apanI AtmA se zartarahita prema kI anubhUti karate haiN| Apa svayaM ke sAtha tAratamya meM jur3a jAte haiN| jaba koI vyakti prema meM ho, vaha svayaM ko rokatA nahIM hai| vaha apanI saMpUrNa nidhi nissaMkoca luTA detA hai| vaha nahIM kahatA, 'yadi maiM ise rakha lU~, to bhaviSya meM kAma aaegii|' nahIM, vaha kahatA hai, 'Aja ke dina mujhe jIne do|' Apa isa anubhava ko pratidina nirmita karate haiM aura apanI jIvana zailI meM badala dete haiN| isa taraha Apa apane dina ko bhaviSya ke vicAroM aura ciMtAoM se bhara nahIM lete| aba ApakA jIvana yahIM hai, isI kSaNa meM, prema ke saath| navadIkSitoM ko baMdhuoM ke samAna jInA sikhAyA jAtA hai| saMta jana sAtha meM rahate haiM, phira bhI apanI vaiyaktikatA banAe rakhate haiN| aisA kahane se pratIta ho sakatA hai ki isameM koI yojanA hai, jisake anusAra saba kucha ho rahA hai| lekina vAstava meM vaiyaktikatA binA kisI yojanA ke, binA kisI irAde ke hI banI rahatI hai| aisA kaise saMbhava hai? yaha bahuta hI sUkSma bAta hai; Apa apanI vaiyaktikatA isalie banAe rakha pAte haiM kyoMki ApakA aisA karane kA koI irAdA nahIM hai| ___ yaha bAta samajhane meM kucha kaThina hai, kyoMki sAmAnyataH Apako sikhAyA jAtA hai ki Apako yojanA banAnI hai, kisI ke sAtha apanI pahacAna banAnI hai, kisI ke sAtha jur3anA hai| para yahA~ Apake pAsa koI baMdhana nahIM hai; Apake pAsa 'Apa' svayaM haiM! jaba Apa ise samajha jAe~ge, to Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ virala avasara 141 Apa apane atIta se alaga ho jAe~ge, apane bhaviSya se dUra ho jAe~ge aura pUchege, 'jaba maiM sabhI se apane Apako alaga kara lU~, to kyA bacatA hai? jo bacatA hai, vaha maiM huuN| jo bacatA hai, vaha merA jIvana hai| isI ko isa samaya saMpreSaNa karanA kahate haiN|' vaha yahA~ hai, isI samaya hai aura niraMtara saMpreSaNa kara rahA hai| yaha gyArahavA~ ciMtana, bodhi durlabha, buddhi ke sthUla tattvoM ko naSTa karane meM madada karatA hai| Apa inheM itanA sUkSma banA dete haiM ki ve Apake sahAyaka bana jAte haiN| Apa samajhane lagate haiM ki Apa AtmA ke sivA kucha nahIM haiN| Apa samajhane lagate haiM ki AtmA kA aura koI dhyeya nahIM hai, sAhacarya meM rahane ke sivaa| basa, aba yahA~ se upalabdhi kA vicAra pIche chUTa jAtA hai| hama saba upalabdhi ke bhAva kI ora unmukha haiN| kaI loga pUchate haiM, 'Apane apane jIvana meM kyA hAsila kiyA hai?' yadi Apa isa prazna para vicAra karate raheM, to Apa isa natIje para pahu~ca sakate haiM ki Apa eka viphala vyakti haiN| Apa soca sakate haiM, 'maiMne kyA pAyA hai? kucha nhiiN| merA sArA jIvana vyartha gyaa|' maiMne ye zabda sabhI vargoM ke logoM se sune haiN| ve kahate haiM, 'mujhe lagatA hai ki maiM viphala rahA huuN| maiM cikitsaka bananA cAhatA thA, para maiM par3hAI meM acchA nahIM thaa| maiM vakIla bananA cAhatA thA, para mujhe sahI aMka nahIM mile| maiM abhinetrI bananA cAhatI thI, para mujhe maukA na mila skaa| maiM acchA jIvana sAthI pAnA cAhatA thA, para sabane mujhe dhokhA diyaa|' maiMne lipika dekhe haiM jo prabaMdhaka bananA cAhate the, prabaMdhaka dekhe haiM jo mAlika bananA cAhate the| yaha isa bAta kA sabUta hai ki loga kisa taraha viphalatA ke vicAroM ke sAtha jIte haiN| upalabdhi kyA hai? jaba maiM kaoNleja meM thA, maiMne bhArata ke sabase amIra aura zaktizAlI rAjAoM meM maisUra ke mahArAjA kRSNarAjavADiyAra ko apanI citA meM rAkha kA Dhera banatA huA dekhaa| bAda meM maiMne unake sAre hAthI-ghor3e, naukara-cAkara aura senA ko unake rAjamahala meM lauTate dekhaa| jisake pAsa itanI sArI saMpatti thI, vaha akelA jaMgala meM par3A thA, rAkha kA eka Dhera Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 142 jIvana kA utkarSa bne| araboM rupaye, nAma aura khyAti, ina sabakA kyA lAbha huA? kyA isI ko upalabdhi kaheM? para mana yaha bAta samajhane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hai| mana hamezA Apako du:khI banAtA rahatA hai, aura aise vicAra detA hai ki Apane kucha bhI prApta nahIM kiyA hai| vaha ApakA upahAsa karatA hai| isa AMtarika upahAsa ke kAraNa Apa duHkhI rahate haiN| apane samaya meM Apa cAhe jo kara leM, jaba yaha vicAra mana meM uThatA hai ki 'maiMne kyA hAsila kiyA? ', saba kucha vyartha lagatA hai| Apane jo bhI acche kAma kie hoM, una sabhI ko mana nakAra detA hai| vaha ApakI tulanA kabhI isa vyakti se aura kabhI kisI aura se karatA rahatA hai / aura yaha viphalatA Apako kATane lagatI hai, duHkhI banAne lagatI hai, Apa para bojha bana jAtI hai| Apa itane bojhila ho jAte haiM ki aba Apako jIvana meM kucha bhI acchA nahIM lagatA hai| isa saMsAra meM kahIM na kahIM aisA koI vyakti hogA hI jisake hAsila pAsa Apase z2yAdA hai, jisane Apase jyAdA hAsila kiyA hai| isalie guru navadIkSita se kahate haiM, 'tumhArI upalabdhi hai bodhidurlabha / tumhArI upalabdhi hai cirasthAyI aura kSaNabhaMgura meM aMtara jAnanA, bAharI pozAka ke aMdara chipI daulata ko jAnanA / ' sahI yA galata kucha nahIM hotA hai, kevala vAstavika aura avAstavika hotA hai| ye donoM bhI ulajha gae haiN| isake lie kisI ko doSI ThaharAnA bekAra hai| kevala yaha dekhanA z2arUrI hai ki kisa taraha bAharI prabhAva aura ajJAna ne milakara ina donoM kI pahacAna miTA dI hai| yaha bodha isa ulajhana para prakAza DAlatA hai| eka bAra satya aura asatya donoM nadI meM nahAne ge| garamI ke dina the, isalie kapar3e utArakara donoM nadI meM kUda pdd'e| ve maje se taira rahe the ki asatya ko eka vicAra AyA / vaha nadI se pahale bAhara nikala AyA aura usane satya ke kapar3e pahana lie / jaba satya bAhara AyA, to usane dekhA ki usake kapar3e to gAyaba haiM, usane apane Apa se kahA, 'samAja meM naMgA ghUmanA ThIka nahIM hogA, isalie maiM asatya ke ye kapar3e pahana letA huuN|' usa dina se donoM samAja meM Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ virala avasara 143 eka-dUsare ke kapar3e pahane ghUma rahe haiM, aura koI bhI pUrNa rUpa se nahIM jAnatA ki asala meM kauna kyA hai, kyoMki unake bAharI rUpa itane viparIta haiN| vAstavikatA ko dekhie, na ki usake bAharI AvaraNa ko / kisI kA bAhya rUpa dekhakara dhokhA mata khaaie| dekhie kapar3e pahane kauna khar3A hai| A~khoM se hama jo dekhate haiM, vaha bhrAmaka hai kyoMki asalI vastu aMdara hai| vaha mAtra hamArI A~khoM se dikhatI nahIM hai, kAna use suna nahIM sakate, na hI hamAre hAtha use sparza kara sakate haiN| vaha hamArI iMdriyoM se pare hai| vaha hamAre kendra meM sthita hai| usakI adRzya upasthiti ke sahAre hama isa dRzya saMsAra ko dekha pAte haiN| Apa kevala bAhya ko dekhate haiM, magara asalI draSTA Apake aMdara hai| AtmA kA janma nahIM hotA hai, na hI usakA aMta hotA hai| jaba Apa apanI gahana anubhUti meM isakA ehasAsa karate haiM, taba Apa apanI sarvazreSTha upalabdhi ko chU lete haiN| bAkI saba upalabdhiyA~ bAhya haiN| ve bAhara hI rahatI haiM aura zmazAna ghATa meM rAkha bana jAtI haiN| para usa upalabdhi meM Apase kucha nahIM chUTatA, kyoMki Apa svayaM apanI upalabdhi haiN| camakadAra isIlie isa durlabha avasara para dhyAna karane meM sArthakatA hai| hama samajha jAte haiM, 'yaha durlabha aMtardRSTi jo mere hRdaya meM prakaTa huI hai, ratna se bhI virala hai| yaha mujhase kabhI alaga nahIM hogii| yaha isI pala isI jagaha mujhe pUrNa banA rahI hai| yaha merI AMtarika divyatA hai| isIlie maiM kaha sakatA hU~ ki maiMne ise pA liyA hai|' jaba bhI Apako sAMsArika upalabdhiyoM kI kamI khale, apane Apako isa amUlya qhaz2Ane kI yAda dilAe~, isa bahumUlya AMtarika nidhi kI yAda dilaaeN| hara dina yAda dilAe~ jaba taka ApakA mana ise saMpUrNatA se mAna na le| yahI ApakA kAma hai mana ko zuddha karanA, buddhi ko zuddha karanA, paripUrNa zuddha / eka bAra vaha zuddha ho jAe, to vaha eka upayogI sIr3hI bana jAegA jisakI madada se Apa apane Apako uThA skeNge| taba vaha Apako girAne kA kAraNa nahIM bnegii| jaba Apa U~cAiyoM taka pahu~ca jAe~ge, bhItarI spaSTatA taka pahu~ca jAe~ge, Apako vAstavikatA ke aMtima pahalU kI anubhUti ho jAegI jo hai dharma, AdhyAtmika satva, AMtarika satya / -- Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 144 jIvana kA utkarSa ciMtana ke biMdu maiM jJAna prApta nahIM karatA, maiM hI jJAna huuN| pardA haTAkara maiM apane Apako prakaTa kara rahA huuN| jaba maiM zarIra kI icchAoM ko AtmA kI abhilASA samajha baiThatA hU~, maiM dekha nahIM pAtA ki prema kyA hai| prema AtmA kA poSaNa hai| vaha sirpha 'hai', vaha kisI ko pAnA nahIM hai| vaha hai sAhacarya meM rhnaa| mujhe usa kSaNa kI khuzI manAne do jaba mujhe vidita hogA ki maiM cirasthAyI, ajanmA, avinAzI huuN| jaba maiM isa durlabha AMtarika nidhi ko anubhava karU~gA, vaha merI sabase bar3I upalabdhi hogii| Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dvAdaza - dharma bhAvanA hamArI prakRti kI vRtti jIvana eka mahAsAgara hai jisameM taraMgeM aura lahareM niraMtara calAyamAna haiN| eka bhI pala nahIM AtA jaba saba kucha zAMta ho jAtA hai| jvAra aura bhATe niraMtara Ate jAte haiN| isa mahAsAgara meM hama bhI taraMgoM ke sAtha Ate-jAte rahate haiN| ina taraMgoM ke kAraNa hamArA mana bhI sthira nahIM rhtaa| jaba hama apane bAre meM hI vizvasta nahIM hote, hamAre aMdara asamaMjasa paidA ho jAtA hai| hama nahIM jAnate ki hameM kyA cAhie, hameM kahA~ jAnA hai| hama yaha bhI nahIM jAnate ki hama yahA~ kyoM haiN| aMtata: hamAre pAsa basa yaha karane ke lie bacatA hai ki hama khAlI dinoM ko tuccha aura arthahIna kAryavAhiyoM se bhara leN| para hameM ina purAne, ghise-piTe vicAroM ko hamAre jIvana se usI prakAra bAhara pheMkanA hai jisa prakAra hama kUr3e-karakaTa ko pheMkate haiN| anyathA hama una baccoM ke samAna hoMge, jo kalpanAloka meM vicarate haiM aura choTe-moTe khilaunoM se cipake rahate haiN| hamArA jIvana sataha para rahegA, hama basa kalpanAloka meM vicarate raheMge aura apane astitva kI vAstavika gaharAiyoM ko ujAgara nahIM kara paaeNge| isalie apane Apase pUche, 'isa asthira aura becaina saMsAra meM sthAyI kyA hai?' taraMgeM sthAyI nahIM haiM; bhAvanAe~ aura vicAra niraMtara badalate rahate haiN| isa taraha navadIkSitoM ke zikSaNa kA aMtima sopAna A jAtA hai - taraMgAyita mahAsAgara se nikalakara dharma ke sthira TApU para AnA, jo vAstavikatA hai| dharma ke kaI artha haiM: vAstavikatA, dhArmika saMpradAya, saccAI aura prkRti| dharma kA pahalA artha hai vaastviktaa| jaba Apako apanI vAstavikatA kI gaharI anubhUti ho jAtI hai, Apa sthira raha pAte haiN| yadi Apa usa sthira TApU taka nahIM pahu~ca pAe, to Apa niraMtara kriyAzIlatA, pratikriyAzIlatA kI sthiti meM raheMge, niraMtara iMdriyoM, icchAoM, bhAvanAoM aura vicAroM se ulajhe rheNge| inakA koI aMta nahIM hai! jaise hI eka icchA Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 jIvana kA utkarSa pUrI hotI hai, dUsarI uTha AtI hai, usI prakAra jaise mahAsAgara meM trNgeN| jaise hI eka taraMga samApta hotI hai, dUsarI paidA ho jAtI hai| Apa kitanI taraMgoM ko gina sakate haiM? Apa kaba taka apane Apako taraMgoM dvArA idhara aura udhara khIMce jAne ko bardAzta kareMge? apane jIvana kI bhI socie| kyA Apako yAda AtA hai ki Apane kabhI kahA ho, 'yadi maiM isa uddezya ko pUrA kara lU~, to maiM khuza ho jAU~gA?' vaha pA~ca sAla pahale kI bAta hogI, aura vaha uddezya pUrA bhI ho gayA hogA, lekina Apa phira bhI khuza nahIM haiN| eka icchA zamita ho gaI hai, para dUsarI ubhara AI hai| yahI mana kI prakRti hai| vaha icchAoM aura vastuoM aura sukha kI mA~ga meM pharka hI nahIM kara paataa| jaba taka Apa kisI sthira sthAna ko na pahu~ce, Apa saMtuSTa kaise ho sakate haiM? ApakA dharma hI vaha sthira sthAna hai| apane Apa ke sAtha rahane kA anubhava duniyAM kI hara khuzI se behatara hai| bhItarI zAMti kI anubhUti se bar3hakara koI anubhUti nahIM hai| usa kendrIya, mUla vAstavikatA taka pahu~cane se Apako roka rahI haiM ApakI icchaaeN| isIlie saMtuSTi se jo zAMti A sakatI hai, usake AnaMda se Apa anajAna haiN| icchAe~ niraMtara usa kendrIya tattva se Apako dUra le jAtI haiN| jaba Apa dhyAna karane ke lie baiThe haiM, taba bhI icchArUpI taraMgeM Apako parezAna kara detI haiN| Apa apane Apase kaha sakate haiM ki dhyAna karanA ubAU hai| Apa kaha sakate haiM, 'maiM do ghaMTe taka binA kucha kie baiThA rahA, aura badale meM thakAna ke sivA mujhe kucha nahIM milaa|' yaha isalie kyoMki Apa vAstava meM dhyAna nahIM kara rahe the| Apa apane mana se kuztI lar3a rahe the| dhyAna ke lie kahA~ avakAza thA? jaba Apa cetanA ke usa stara taka pahu~ca jAe~ jaba koI bhI cIz2a Apako vicalita nahIM karatI, taba Apa zAMta ho jAte haiN| usa stara taka pahu~cane ke lie Apako bahuta sArI cIz2oM ko chor3anA pdd'egaa| unheM chor3ane ke lie zAyada Apa taiyAra na hoN| Apa unheM pakar3e rahate haiM, yaha socakara ki kisI na kisI dina ye kAma Ae~ge! isIlie Apa sAdhanA ke daurAna bhI zAMti aura samatA kI anubhUti nahIM kara paate| maiM kahatA hU~, yadi eka bAra Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArI prakRti kI vRtti 147 Apa apane kendrIya sthAna taka pahu~ca jAe~ge, Apa vahA~ se AnA hI nahIM caaheNge| vahA~ se bAhara AnA pIr3AdAyaka hogaa| Apa eka gaharI zAMti kI anubhUti kareMge jisase bAhara AnA hI nahIM caaheNge| koI bhI icchA Apako parezAna nahIM kregii| koI bhI vastu Apako taMga nahIM kregii| Apa apane sAtha hoNge| lekina usa samaya Apa apane zarIra kI z2arUratoM ko, jaba- jaba ve prakaTa hoMgI, pahacAna leNge| jaba Apake zarIra ko koI z2arUrata mahasUsa ho, Apa use vahI deMge jo use sacamuca caahie| jaba use ArAma kI z2arUrata hai, Apa use ArAma deNge| jaba use poSaNa kI AvazyakatA hai, use bhojana deNge| zarIra bojha nahIM hai, na hI vaha kisI vyasana para nirbhara hai| Apa usake lie jo kareMge, vaha use eka tAz2e aura svastha vAhana ke rUpa meM banAe rakhane ke lie kreNge| ina sabase bar3hakara, ApakA AMtarika jIvana itanA samRddha, itanA pUrNa ho jAegA ki Apako lagegA ki Apako bhItara se hI poSaNa mila rahA hai| jaba Apa usa aMdarUnI poSaNa srota taka pahu~ca jAe~ge, Apa kSaNika saMtRptiyoM kI ora dhyAna nahIM deMge jo AtI aura jAtI haiN| Apa dekha leMge ki ye kSaNika saMtRptiyA~ hamezA ghAva ke nizAna chor3a jAtI haiN| ye ApameM pIr3A kI koI na koI rekhA kureda kara jAtI haiN| dhyAna meM koI pIr3A nahIM hotI, ghAva ke koI nizAna nahIM banate, Apa mAtra apanI vAstavikatA ke tAdAtmya meM A jAte haiN| yaha dharma kA pahalA artha hai| dharma kA dUsarA artha hai - juDanA / jo mAna ko mAnava se joDe vaha dharma hai| adhikatara hama dharma ko sampradAya se joDakara dekhate haiM aura donoM ko eka mAna baiThate haiN| vastutaH dharma aura sampradAya alaga-alaga haiN| dharma ke samyak paripAlanArtha saMpradAya kA janma huA kintu Aja yaha dharma ke artha meM rUDhi ho gayA hai| sampradAya dharma kA aMga ho sakatA hai jaise- zvetAmbara evaM digambara jaina dharma ke do sampradAya haiN| zvetAmbara evaM digambara dharma nahIM ho skte| dharma jahAM ekatA ko dyotita karatA hai vahAM sampradAya alagAva ko| alaga honA pIr3AdAyaka hai; jur3anA zAMti hai, sukha hai| Apa apanI ucca AtmA se alaga ho gae haiM; isIlie Apako pIr3A hotI hai| dharma Apake aMdara kA vaha sthAna hai jahA~ Apa jur3ate haiM, apanI ucca AtmA se ekAkAra Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 148 jIvana kA utkarSa ho jAte haiN| aMtata: Apako jur3anA hai| jIvana meM aisA bhI samaya AtA hai jaba sabhI bAharI AkarSaNa sArahIna pratIta hote haiN| jaba vyakti assI varSa kA ho jAe aura Apa use aisI koI cIz2a deM jise vaha aThAraha varSa kI umra meM cAhatA thA, to vaha kahegA, 'nahIM, mujhe kucha nahIM caahie| eka samaya thA jaba mujhe isakI cAha thii| aba vaha cAha jAtI rhii| maiM svAsthya aura zAMti hI cAhatA huuN|' dharma zabda saMskRta kI 'dhR' dhAtu se nikalA hai, jisakA artha hai dhAraNa karanA, uThAnA, dhAryate iti dhrmH| jaba Apa garta meM girane vAle haiM, taba jo Apako uThAe hue rahatA hai, yA Apako Upara uThAtA hai, vaha dharma hai| vaha guNa, vaha aMtardRSTi, vaha dharma Apake aMdara hI hai| jaba hama use pahacAna lete haiM, hama nahIM gireNge| hameM yaha bAta samajhanI caahie| anyathA mitroM, hara kadama para khatarA hai; hara kadama para kaI prakAra ke pralobhanoM kA zikAra banane kA bhaya hai| ye pralobhana sirpha zArIrika yA aiMdrika hI nahIM haiM, balki napharata, bhItarI kaTutA, bhItarI krodha, aura bhItarI udAsInatA ke pralobhana bhI haiN| jaba Apa duHkha, avasAda yA kaTutA ke zikAra ho jAte haiM, to kyA hotA hai? Apa inake bAre meM jitanA socate rahate haiM, ye bhAvanAe~ utanI hI adhika balavatI hotI jAtI haiN| kaTutA bar3hatI hI jAtI hai| duHkha aura ghanA ho jAtA hai| jaba Apako kisI ke prati kar3avAhaTa kI anubhUti ho rahI ho, to apane mana kA nirIkSaNa kreN| agara vaha vyakti calA gayA, taba bhI yaha kaTutA banI rahatI hai| zAyada usa vyakti ko patA bhI nahIM calatA ki usake prati ApakI bhAvanA kaisI hai, phira bhI vaha kar3avAhaTa Apake bhItara sar3atI rahatI hai, Apake mana ko kalaMkita karatI rahatI hai aura ApakI miThAsa ko samApta kara detI hai| isa taraha jIvana kA bojha bar3hatA jAtA hai| Apa nahIM jAnate ki isa taraha kI nakArAtmakatA Apako kahA~ le jaaegii| magara ise dhone meM, mana ko sApha karane meM samaya lagatA hai| isalie hara kadama para Apako apramatta rahanA hai, sAvadhAna rahanA hai| jo kaDavAhaTa se cipakA ho, vaha svayaM ko pasaMda nahIM krtaa| isa Atma-tiraskAra ke kAraNa, vaha dUsaroM ko apane zatru ke rUpa meM dekhatA hai, use aisA pratIta hotA hai mAno sArI duniyAM usake viruddha Sar3ayaMtra raca rahI hai| Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArI prakRti kI vRtti 149 manovaijJAnika dRSTi meM isa virUpatA ko prakSepaNa kahA jAtA hai| ye saba isalie hotA hai kyoMki hama apane Apa para naz2ara nahIM rakha rahe haiN| napharata, kaTutA, duHkha aura nakArAtmakatA meM giranA AsAna hai, para unase Upara uTha AnA atyaMta kaThina hai| nazIle padArthoM kA vyasana isI taraha kI nakArAtmakatA se AtA hai| kucha loga kaha sakate haiM ki ina padArthoM ke sevana se AnaMda kI, uttejanA kI anubhUti hotI hai| daraasala yaha Atma - chalAvA mAtra hai| jo nazA karatA hai, vaha svayaM ke sAtha nahIM rahanA caahtaa| vaha svayaM ko bhUlanA cAhatA hai, apanI saccAI se chipanA cAhatA hai| magara durbhAgya se nazA karane se mastiSka kI kozikAe~ dhIre-dhIre naSTa hone lagatI haiN| sAmAnyataH sakriya rahane vAlI ye kozikAe~ naze ke kAraNa kAma karanA baMda kara detI haiM aura vaha vyakti zanai- zanai maMdatA meM DUbane lagatA hai| jaba ye bujha jAtI haiM, taba buddhi, abhijJatA aura vicAra - zakti saba maMda par3a jAte haiN| cetanA ke phalane-phUlane kI jo prakriyA hai, vahI naSTa ho jAtI hai| isa bhAvanA meM apanI kriyAoM para naz2ara rakhate hue apanI vAstavikatA para niraMtara dhyAna karanA hai| apanI AMtarika ekatA para dhyAnastha rahate hue kaheM, 'maiM maiM huuN| maiM dUsaroM ke abhimata kI ciMtA kyoM karU~? yadi maiM svayaM ke sAtha nahIM hU~, to aura kauna rahegA? maiM maiM rahU~gA / astu|' sabhI samasyAe~ AtmA ko vismRta karane ke kAraNa utpanna hotI haiN| unakA smaraNa ApakI rAta-dina kI Adata bana jAnI cAhie, usI taraha jaise Apa apane nAma ko yAda rakhate haiN| ApakA nAma to eka billA mAtra hai, phira bhI yaha billA kitanA gaharA utarA huA hai| nidrAvasthA meM bhI Apako apanA nAma yAda rahatA hai| jaba Apa nidrAmagna hoM, taba bhI koI ApakA nAma le, to Apa A~kheM kholakara kaha uTheMge, 'namaskAra !' jo nAma Apake samarthana ke pUrva hI Apa para thopa diyA gayA thA, yadi vaha itanA gaharA paiTha jamA gayA hai, to ApakI svayaM kI vAstavikatA utanI hI gaharI kyoM na ho? jaba eka vastu ko koI dUsarI vastu samajha liyA jAtA hai, jaba jhUTha ko saca mAna liyA jAtA hai, jaba avAstavikatA ko vAstavikatA mAna Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 jIvana kA utkarSa liyA jAtA hai, jaba asthAyI ko sthAyI mAna liyA jAtA hai, taba use mithyAtva kahate haiN| mithyAtva yAnI bhrAMta dhaarnnaa| AdhyAtmika sAdhaka ke patha kA sabase khataranAka avarodha yahI mithyAtva hai| spaSTatA ke isI abhAva ke kAraNa hama apane nAma ko, jo asthAyI hai, sthAyI samajhate haiM aura apanI vAstavikatA ko, jo sthAyI hai, asthAyI mAnate haiN| isalie hameM spaSTatA se dharma aura adharma donoM ko samajha lenA cAhie, jisase hama vAstavika aura avAstavika donoM ko pahacAna skeN| dina-rAta svayaM se niraMtara kahate raheM, 'maiM AtmA huuN| sohm| maiM vaha huuN| bAkI kucha bhI artha nahIM rkhtaa| cAhe koI merI tArIpha kare yA burAI, mujhe koI aMtara nahIM pdd'taa| maiM becaina, duHkhI yA kaTu honA nahIM caahtaa| maiM 'maiM' honA cAhatA huuN|' ise apanI cetanA meM acchI taraha biThA deN| phira Apa dekheMge ki Apa kitane sAhasa ke sAtha apanI purAnI AdatoM, vyasanoM aura AvazyakatAoM ko chor3a dete haiN| aba Apa AsAnI se na hI pralobhana meM pha~seMge aura na hI prabhAvita hoNge| jaba hameM niraMtara apanI vAstavikatA kA smaraNa rahegA aura hama svayaM ke tAratamya meM hoMge, taba bhI hama isa saMsAra se pralobhanoM ko dUra nahIM kara skeNge| ye to raheMge hI; pharka basa itanA hI hogA ki aba hama unase apanI pahacAna nahIM banAte haiN| Apa pUcha sakate haiM, 'pralobhana to bahuta haiN| hama zAMti se kaise raheM?' isakA uttara apramatta rahane meM hai| kisI vastu ko bhItara lene se pUrva usakI prakRti ko jAna lenA caahie| use bhItara lenA yA na lenA Apake Upara hai| koI Apako sphaTika ke gilAsa meM mIThA peya peza kara sakatA hai| usakI sugaMdha se usakI miThAsa kI sUcanA mila rahI hai, lekina yadi Apako khabara hai ki usameM viSa kI eka bUMda ghulI huI hai, to Apa use kadApi svIkAra nahIM kreNge| isI prakAra jaba Apa avagata ho jAte haiM ki koI vicAra yA vastu Apake lie guNadAyaka nahIM hai, to Apa eka AMtarika nirNaya lete haiM ki Apa use apanI cetanA meM nahIM leNge| Aie isa prakriyA ko adhika vistAra se smjheN| hamAre jIvana meM cAra tattva haiM - zarIra, mana, buddhi aura aatmaa| jaba ye cAroM sAtha milakara kAma karate haiM, to jIvana sArthaka banatA hai| yadi hama inameM se kinhIM eka yA Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArI prakRti kI vRtti 151 do kA hI upayoga kareMge, to asaMtulana kA khatarA rhegaa| mAna lIjie ki koI Apako bAdAma kI miThAI peza kare, magara Apa jAnate haiM ki usameM bhA~ga milI huI hai| pahalI pratikriyA zarIra kI hogI / netra usa miSThAna ke lubhAvane AkAra para Tika jAe~ge, usa suMdara pAtra se AkarSita hoMge jisameM vaha miThAI rakhI huI hai| nathune usakI sugaMdha kA AsvAdana kreNge| jihvA usakA svAda cakhane ke lie Atura ho utthegii| taduparAMta mana bhI usakI kAmanA karate hue socane lagegA, 'yadi maiM isakA bhoga karU~gA, to kucha samaya ke lie maiM isa nIrasa dinacaryA se mukta hokara AnaMda - loka meM vicaraNa kara sakatA huuN|' mana kalpanAloka meM vicaranA cAhatA hai| isIlie baccoM ko DisanIlaiMDa aura bar3oM ko mithaka priya lagate haiN| mAnava kA mana mithakoM ke prati AkarSita hai| tIsarI pratikriyA buddhi se AtI hai| yadi buddhi bhI zarIra aura mana kI tarapha ho jAe, taba Apa kisI bhI tarka se usa miSThAnna ko khAnA vivekasammata ThaharA deNge| jaba mana, zarIra aura buddhi mila jAte haiM, to tIna kA sAmanA eka se hotA hai| AtmA to suSuptAvasthA meM hai aura bahumata jIta jAtA hai| yahA~ khatarA ho jAtA hai kyoMki nirNaya sarvasammati se nahIM liyA gayA hai, aura jahA~ sarvasammati na ho, vahA~ sauhArda nahIM rhegaa| jaba mana ko AtmA se rozanI milatI hai, taba Apa buddhimatA se kAma karate haiN| Apa pratIkSA karanA sIkha jAte haiN| jaba Apake pAsa Atmabodha ho, taba, yadyapi zarIra aura mana miSThAna kA bhoga karanA cAheM, ApakI buddhi kahatI hai, 'hA~, zarIra aura mana ! maiM tumhArI bAta suna rahA huuN| maiM jAnatA hU~ ki tuma miSThAnna cAhate ho, para eka bAra Adata laga jAe, to mujhe bAra-bAra isakI cAhata hogii| isameM jo rasAyana haiM, ve rakta dhArA meM pahu~ca jAe~ge aura cAhatoM ko bar3hAte jaaeNge|' ApakI AMtarika cetanA Apako subodha vikalpa kA cayana karane meM sahAyaka banatI hai| aba zarIra aura mana sahamata ho jAte haiN| hameM zarIra ke kaMpanoM kA manovijJAna samajhanA caahie| eka bAra Apa rasAyanoM ko aMdara Ane deMge, Apa unake gulAma bana jaaeNge| ve icchAoM aura tRSNAoM meM parivartita ho jaaeNge| ve vinamra mehamAnoM ke samAna dhIre Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 152 jIvana kA utkarSa dhIre praveza karate haiM aura Apa socane lagate haiM, 'are, eka yA do gilAsa hI to hai,' para yaha peya aMtataH pUre manuSya ko pI jAtA hai| isI ko zarAbakhorI kahate haiN| nazIle padArtha bhI isI taraha pUre zarIra para hAvI ho jAte haiN| yauna saMbaMdha kI Asakti meM bhI eka prakAra kA rAsAyanika prabhAva nihita hotA hai| yadi ApakA sahayogI nakArAtmakatA se bharA ho aura ApakI vRddhi meM pUrNataH bAdhA DAlatA ho, phira bhI isa rAsAyanika prabhAva ke kAraNa Apa usa saMbaMdha ko ucita ThaharAe~ge / vyakti ina zArIrika aura bhAvanAtmaka baMdhanoM se mukta nahIM hotA / rasAyanoM kI mA~ga itanI prabala hotI hai ki sabhI AdhyAtmika vicAra havA meM tinake ke samAna ur3a jaaeNge| isIlie isa saMsAra meM itanI pIr3A, duHkha aura saMtApa hai| isIlie yahA~ itane sAre aspatAla aura pAgalakhAne, itane sAre nazAkhora aura zarAbakhora haiN| ve jIvana kI eka sIr3hI cUka gae haiN| aMtataH unheM kisI saMsthA meM bhartI karA diyA jAtA hai kyoMki ve svayaM para niyaMtraNa nahIM rakha paate| ye vyasana janma se nahIM hai| ye jIvana meM bAda meM Ate haiN| ye kamaz2orI ke eka pala meM zurU hote haiM aura khUna meM ghusa jAte haiN| yadi Apa dIrghAyu cAhate haiM, sukha aura Arogya ke sAtha jInA cAhate haiM, to Apako sAvadhAnI baratanI hogii| koI Apako Adeza nahIM de rahA; Apa hI svayaM ko Adeza de rahe haiN| yaha kisI aura kA jIvana nahIM hai; khuda ApakA jIvana hai / koI deva Apake jIvana ko niyaMtrita nahIM kara rahA hai, Apa svayaM hI kara rahe haiN| jo svayaM ko uThAnA jAnatA ho, use kisI bAharI niyaMtraNa kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| jaba hama svayaM ke sAtha hoM, taba koI bhI hama para hAvI nahIM ho sktaa| isa taraha hama sabhI rAjA aura rAniyA~ haiN| dharma bhAvanA kA artha hai apane pakSa meM khar3A honaa| yaha jAnie ki Apa svayaM ke lie z2immedAra haiN| yadi Apa apanA khayAla nahIM rakheMge, koI aura nahIM rkhegaa| kisI ko bhI Apake jIvana ko zAsita karane kA adhikAra nahIM hai, yadi Apa kAnUna yA sauhArda ke viruddha koI kAma na kreN| ataH jaba Apake netra, nAka aura jihvA miSThAnna kI mA~ga kara rahe haiM, aura ApakA mastiSka AnaMda - loka kI saira ke lie tatpara hai, taba apanI buddhi ko AtmA ke Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 153 hamArI prakRti kI vRtti Aloka meM lAe~ aura kaheM, 'nahIM, yaha mere lie acchA nahIM hai| jaba taka maiM ise apane zarIra meM ghusane nahIM dUM, taba taka mujhameM zakti banI rhegii| eka bAra ise apane rakta-pravAha meM DAla lU~, yaha mujha para hAvI ho jaaegaa|' isalie dharma Apako U~cA uThAne vAlA tattva hai| aise kSaNa hoMge jaba Apa kagAra para khar3e hoMge, duvidhA meM hoMge ki karU~ yA nA karU~? ina sUkSma paloM meM kauna ApakI rakSA karatA hai? vahA~ koI mitra nahIM hai| koI bAharI tatva nahIM hai| Apa akele haiN| Apako taya karanA hai ki kyA karanA hai? yadi Apake aMdara jIvana ke prati isa vizvAsa kI anubhUti hai, Apa hara paristhiti meM balavAna rheNge| Apa svayaM ko ve kArya karane se roka deMge jo Apako nukasAna pahuMcAte haiM, yA Apako svayaM se dUra le jAte haiN| yadi Apa aise kSaNoM meM svayaM ko bacA sakeM, to Apa hamezA ke lie bace rheNge| dharma kA tIsarA artha satya hai| jaba Apa apane aMdara ke satya ko khojakara usake anusAra jIne lageMge, to vaha Apake lie hara mApa kI kasauTI bana jaaegaa| yadi koI kArya satya ke anurUpa hai, to Apa use kareMge, yadi nahIM, to use nahIM kreNge| yaha aucitya siddha karane kA bahAnA nahIM hai; yaha apanI AMtarika kasauTI ke anurUpa kArya karanA hai| aba satya ApakA sthAyI AMtarika sAthI bana jAtA hai| jaba Apa ise apane aMdara rakhate haiM, taba Apako koI bhaya nahIM staataa| jaba Apa bhayarahita haiM, to ApakI UrjA svAbhAvika rUpa se bahatI hai| asatya se UrjA naSTa ho jAtI hai| jaba Apa jhUThe hoM, to Apa asthira ho jAte haiM, aura ApakI UrjA maMda ho jAtI hai| zarIra kA~pane lagatA hai; vaha asvAbhAvika ho jAtA hai| dharma ke sAtha Apa saMsAra meM sahajatA se vicaraNa kara sakate haiM, pakar3e jAne ke bhaya se mukta, kyoMki Apa satya meM jI rahe haiN| saMpUrNa vizva Apake lie hAz2ira ho jAtA hai| saMpUrNa vizva ApakA gRha hai| jinase bhI Apa mileMge, ve Apase prema karane lgeNge| Apako chipane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| Apa dUsaroM ke abhimatoM aura kasauTiyoM ke anusAra saMsAra ko nahIM dekheNge| ApakI kasauTI hogI AMtarika satya, AMtarika vishvsniiytaa| Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 154 jIvana kA utkarSa dharma kA cauthA artha hai -prakRti yA svabhAva- dhammo vatthu shaavo| hara vastu kI apanI prakRti hotI hai| miThAI kI prakRti hai mIThA lgnaa| kA~Te kI prakRti hai cubhnaa| Aga kI prakRti hai jlaanaa| namaka kI prakRti hai khArA laganA aura gulAba kI prakRti hai sugaMdha bikhernaa| jaba Apa dhyAna karate haiM, taba anubhUti kIjie ki hara vastu apanI prakRti ke anusAra hI kArya karatI hai| zarIra, mana aura AtmA apane-apane dharma kA pAlana karate haiN| isalie yaha samajha leM ki kisI bhI AkAra ko doSa denA nirarthaka hai| vastuoM ko unake svabhAva meM dekheN| jaba Apa cIz2oM ko isa avikRta rUpa meM dekheMge, to Apa svayaM taya kara sakate haiM ki Apako kyA caahie| jaba Apa logoM kI prakRti jAna jAte haiM, Apa unase AsAnI se nipaTa sakate haiN| jaise, coTa pahu~cAnA kisI vyakti kI prakRti nahIM hotI, vaha usakI vartamAna sthiti hai| yadi koI vyakti isa hAnikAraka sthiti meM pAyA jAtA hai, to Apa samajha sakate haiM ki yaha kisI pUrva anubhava kA natIjA hai| vaha apanI pIr3A ko kisI aura para thopane kA prayatna kara rahA hai| vAstava meM hamArI prakRti hai premamaya honA, paraduHkhakAtara honA, satyavatI honA, aura unnayanazIla rhnaa| ise jAnakara hama eka dUsare ke prati dhIraja rakhate haiM, aura apane Apake prati bhii| hameM jAnanA hogA ki kisI navIna saMbaMdha yA navIna adhyavasAya meM rata hone se pahale iMtaz2Ara karanA sIkheM, avakAza denA siikheN| pahale usa vyakti, sthAna yA vastu ko apanI prakRti kA khulAsA karane kA avasara deN| eka bAra eka saMta nadI ke kinAre raha rahe the| unhoMne eka bicchU ko pAnI meM girate dekhaa| yaha dekhakara ki vaha DUba rahA hai, unhoMne use hathelI para rakhakara kinAre para DAla diyaa| jaise hI bicchU hathelI para car3hA, usane saMta ko DaMka mAra diyaa| unheM pIr3A huI aura unhoMne ghAva ko kapar3e se Dhaka liyaa| bicchU phira se pAnI ke pAsa gayA aura kUdane lgaa| saMta ne socA, 'mUrkha bicchuu|' eka bAra phira ve karuNA se bhara ge| pAsa meM eka vyakti khar3A thA jo yaha saba dekha rahA thaa| usane saMta se kahA, 'Apa kyA kara rahe haiM? Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArI prakRti kI vRtti 155 kyA ApameM buddhi nahIM hai? bicchU ne pahalI bAra Apako kATA hai, phira bhI Apa use dubArA kATane kA avasara denA cAhate haiM?' saMta muskurAkara bole, 'DUbate hue bhI bicchU apanI DaMka mArane kI prakRti ko chor3ane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hai to maiM apanI karuNAmaya prakRti kaise chor3a sakatA hU~? maiM bicchU se nikRSTa nahIM ho sktaa| maiM maiM hI rhuuNgaa| yahI merI prakRti hai| hara vastu kI apanI prakRti hotI hai|' yaha ciMtana Apako apanI vAstavikatA ke TApU para pahu~cAtA hai, apanI ekIkRta karane vAlI zakti taka, apanI AMtarika kasauTI taka, apanI prakRti kI AMtarika vRtti tk| isa saMsAra meM jahA~ taraMgeM niraMtara calAyamAna haiM, yaha Avazyaka nahIM hai ki Apa bhI taraMgoM ke sAtha niraMtara hilate-Dulate rheN| yadi koI sthira sthAna hai, to vaha hai dharma kA ttaapuu| vaha Apa hI haiN| jaba Apa usa TApU para raheMge, taba jAna jAe~ge, 'cAhe jaisI bavaMDara Ae, maiM girU~gA nhiiN| pralobhana kI cAhe jitanI havAe~ caleM, maiM sthira rhuuNgaa| bAkI saba asthAyI hai| satya yahA~ hai|' isa anubhava se ApameM kisI ke prati kaTutA yA dveSabhAva nahIM rhegaa| prazaMsA aura niMdA Apake jIvana se dUra calI jaaegii| Apa isa saMsAra meM kaise rahate haiM aura apane jIvana meM kyA lete haiM, isake prati jAgarUka ho jaaeNge| Apa apanA saMtulana banAe rkheNge| ApakI prakRti kI prakRti kyA hai? prema, karuNA, satyaniSThA evaM abhijnytaa| jIvana kI dekha-rekha karanA, jIvana ke sAtha bA~TanA, aura Izvaratva prApta karane kA udyama karanA, jo ApakI AtmA kI sarvocca sthiti hai| _Apa jAnate haiM ki isa dharma, isa satya ke sivAya isa brahmAMDa kI hara vastu Apake jIvana se calI jaaegii| yaha ApakA cirasthAyI mitra hai| isakI anubhUti karake Apa kabhI akele nahIM hoNge| jo AtA-jAtA hai, vaha saMsAra hai, niraMtara gtishiil| ___ jaba Apako akelApana satAe aura Apako lage ki saba kucha vyartha aura khAlI hai, to socie, 'mere aMdara hai, mere aMdara kucha hai, mere aMdara Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 jIvana kA utkarSa vastutva hai| vaha dharma hai| vaha AtmacetanA ko jagAne vAlI cAbI hai|' usakI niraMtara anubhUti karate rahie tAki Apa akelepana kI anubhUti kabhI na kreN| jaba ApameM yaha cetanA A jAegI, Apa svayaM apane zikSaka ho jaaeNge| bAharI zikSaka kA kAma yahI hai ki Apako yAda dilAe: 'cAhe Apa bIhar3a vana meM hoM, zahara meM hoM, parvata kI coTI para hoM, guphA meM hoM, Apa kabhI akele nahIM haiN| Apa apane zikSaka ke sAtha haiM, apane dharma ke sAtha haiM, apane satya ke sAtha haiM aura apane ekatva ke sAtha haiN|' __ ciMtana ke biMdu maiM asatya kI laharoM dvArA thaper3e jAne se svayaM ko rokakara, apane sthira TApU para, apane dharma para kadama rakhakara khar3A ho jaauuN| alagAva pIr3A hai| ekatA zAMti hai| maiM apanI uccatara sattA se alaga ho gayA, isIlie mere aMtarmana meM pIr3A hai| jaba maiM apane uccatara svayaM se jur3a jAU~gA, taba mujhe kucha bhI vicalita nahIM kregaa| maiM zAMta huuN| yaha AMtarika ekatA mujhe pUrNa karatI hai, mujhe poSita karatI hai| __koI bhI mere jIvana ko niyaMtrita nahIM kara rahA hai| maiM apane jIvana ko svayaM saMcAlita kara rahA huuN| mujhe basa sazakta banane kA nirNaya lenA hai, kamaz2ora hone kA nhiiN| cAhe koI merI burAI kare yA bhalAI, yaha mahattvahIna hai| maiM AtmA huuN| maiM dharma ke isa TApU para khar3A hU~, maiM sthira huuN| bAkI saba kSaNika hai; satya yahIM hai| Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI citrabhAnu kA janma 26 julAI san 1922 ko rAjasthAna ke takhatagar3ha meM eka dhArmika parivAra meM huaa| mahAvidyAlaya ke Adhunika zikSaNa ke pazcAt jIvana kI asAratArUpa jJAnagarbhita vairAgya utpanna hone para Apane 1942 meM boraDI (mahArASTra) ke sAgarataTa para pUjya AcArya zrI candrasAgarasUrijI kI chatrachAyA meM dIkSA grahaNa kI aura muni candraprabhasAgara ke nAma se prasiddha hue| san 1969 meM bhagavAna mahAvIra ke janma divasa para samagra muMbaI ke katlakhAne baMda karavAne kA eka mahattvapUrNa kArya Apane kiyaa| AMtarika preraNA se prerita hokara pazcimI dezoM meM jaina dharma kA pracAra karane hetu Apa san 1970 meM jinevA meM dvitIya AdhyAtmika zikhara pariSad meM gae tathA jaina dharma ke siddhAMtoM kI ajaya ghoSaNA kI, aura jaina dharma meM naI krAnti lAkara naye itihAsa kA sRjana kiyaa| vizvavidyAlaya meM san 1971 meM sarvadharma samabhAva zAkhA ke Apa prAdhyApaka bne| san 1981 meM seMDIyego ke sAgara taTa para satraha dina taka dhyAna, sAdhanA karate hue Apako divya AtmajJAna ke sAtha sohaM kA sAkSAtkAra huA, Apa vizvamAnava saMta bane aura mukta pravAsI rhe| vartamAna meM Apa jaina meDiTezana inTaranezanala senTara, nyUyaoNrka, divya jJAna saMgha, muMbaI aura zAkAhAra pariSad ke saMsthApaka tathA AdhyAtmika mArgadarzaka haiN| Apake videzI vidyArthiyoM aura sAdhakoM kI saMkhyA agaNita hai| videzoM ke alaga-alaga pradezoM meM Apake dvArA prasthApita 64 dharma pracAra kendra haiN| ApakI preraNA se amarIkA ke vicArazIla dharma zraddhAlu logoM ne 'pheDarezana oNpha jainA' oNrganAiz2ezana kI sthApanA kI hai aura usake aMtargata 14 bhavya mandira tathA bhavanoM kA nirmANa huA hai| yaMga jaina esosiezana ke hajAroM yuvA varga ke Apa preraNAdAtA haiN| Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI citrabhAnu furate, Personal Use Only www.jamelibrary.org