Book Title: Jivan ki Khushhali ka Raj
Author(s): Lalitprabhsagar
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003885/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI khuzahAlI kArAz2a mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara For Personal & Private Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI khuzahAlI kA rAz2a For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saujanya - saMvibhAga zrI jayavantamala jI - zrImatI kalpanA (lADabAI) kI pAvana smRti meM zrI rAjendra - hemalatA, zrI mukeza-zimalA saMkhalecA ajamera/jayapura For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI khuzahAlI kA rAz2a mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara pustaka mahala" dillI * muMbaI * baMgalora paTanA haidarAbAda For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yA prakAzaka pustaka mahala , dillI J-3/16, dariyAgaMja, naI dillI-110002 723276539, 23272783, 23272784 * phaiksa: 011-23260518 E-mail: info@pustakmahal.com* Website: www.pustakmahal.com vikraya kendra 10-bI, netAjI subhASa mArga, dariyAgaMja, naI dillI-110002 723268292, 23268293, 23279900 * phaiksa: 011-23280567 E-mail: rapidexdelhi@indiatimes.com zAkhA kAryAlaya baMgalora:- 22234025 E-mail: pustak@sancharnet.in *pmblr@sancharnet.in muMbaIH - 22010941 E-mail: rapidex@bom5.vsnl.net.in paTanA: 33294193 * TelIphaiksa: 0612-2302719 E-mail: rapidexptn@rediffmail.com haidarAbAdaH TelIphaiksa: 040-24737290 E-mail: pustakmahalhyd@yahoo.co.in (c) kaoNpIrAiTa sarvAdhikAra pustaka mahala, dillI ISBN 81-223-0952-6 saMskaraNa : 2006 bhAratIya kaoNpIrAiTa ekTa ke aMtargata isa pustaka ke tathA isameM samAhita sArI sAmagrI (rekhA va chAyAcitroM sahita) ke sarvAdhikAra "pustaka mahala" ke pAsa surakSita haiN| isalie koI bhI sajjana isa pustaka kA nAma, TAiTala DijAina, aMdara kA maiTara va citra Adi AMzika yA pUrNa rUpa se tor3a-maroDa kara evaM kisI bhI bhASA meM chApane va prakAzita karane kA sAhasa na kareM, anyathA kAnUnI taura para ve harje-kharce va hAni ke jimmedAra hoNge| mudraka : parama oNphaseTarsa, okhalA, naI dillI-110020 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahalA svAda jIvana kA safara bahuta romAMcaka aura vividhatApUrNa hai / hara vyakti isa romAMcaka evaM vividhatApUrNa jIvana ko jInA cAhatA hai, lekina ise kaise jiyA jAe ki isakA sauMdarya paripUrNa aura zAMtidAyaka rahe, isakA use prAyaH kama hI bhAna hotA hai / saphala aura sArthaka jIvana ke lie hamArI dainaMdinI meM kina bAtoM kA samAveza ho, isake lie pUjya guruvara mahopAdhyAya zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI ne sAragarbhita prabhAvI pravacana die haiN| unhIM meM se kucha viziSTa pravacanoM kA samAveza prastuta pustaka 'jIvana kI qhuzahAlI kA rAz2a' meM kiyA gayA hai| apane prabhAvI vyaktitva aura viziSTa pravacana - zailI ke lie deza bhara meM lokapriya saMta zrI lalitaprabha jI ne jahAM bhI janamAnasa ko saMbodhita kiyA hai, vahAM sudhAra kI lahara cala pdd'ii| logoM meM cetanA jAgI aura ve aMdhavizvAsa ke aMdhakUpa se nikalakara sAmAjika aura AdhyAtmika pragati kI ora agrasara hue| unhoMne jAnA ki jIvana kitanI sahajatApUrvaka jiyA jA sakatA hai aura jIvana ko kitanI sahajatA se AdhyAtmika saundarya pradAna kiyA jA sakatA hai / ciMtA, tanAva, krodha jaise vikAroM se bacakara yadi vyakti prema, mitratA, karUNA, ApasI bhAIcAre aura zAMti jaise tattvoM ko mahattva de, to nizcaya hI jIvana meM AdhyAtmika AnaMda liyA jA sakatA hai| pUjyazrI ne sahaja sarala bhASA meM jIvana kI Ama saccAiyoM ko udghATita kiyA hai| manuSya Aja jahAM pArivArika aura sAmAjika dAyitvoM For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA vismaraNa kara tathAkathita bhautika pragati kA anusaraNa kara rahA hai, vahAM prastuta pustaka Thaharakara jIvana ko samajhane kA bodha pradAna karatI hai / hamArI jIvanazailI aura mAnasikatA ko behatara banAne ke lie pUjyazrI ne itane prabhAvI udbodhana diye haiM ki antarmana meM jamI nakArAtmakatA kI dhUla jhar3a jAe aura hama nae svarUpa meM nikhara uttheN| prastuta pustaka meM guruzrI saMketa dete haiM ki jIvana ke mUlyoM aura maryAdAoM kA pAlana karane se hama svayaM, parivAra, samAja aura rASTra sabhI sukhI evaM saMpanna ho sakate haiM / maryAdAoM kA pAlana karane se jahAM parivAra meM zAMti AtI hai, vahIM baccoM aura bar3oM meM eka dUje ke prati sammAna evaM pyAra kI bhAvanA vikasita hotI hai / pUjya zrI kahate haiM ki jIvana ko sukhamaya banAne kA mUlamaMtra tyAga kI bhAvanA hai| jIvana meM sakArAtmaka soca rakhakara jIvana ko sahI sArthaka svarUpa pradAna kiyA jA sakatA hai| 1 jIvana ke prati svastha soca aura behatara naz2ariyA vikasita kara jIvana ko AhlAdapUrNa banAyA jAnA cAhie aura isameM variSThajana bhI pIche na raheM / variSThajana apane bur3hApe ko abhizApa na samajheM, ve apane anubhavoM se parivAra kA mArgadarzana kreN| una kAryoM ko aMjAma deM, jo yuvAvasthA meM cAhakara bhI na kara pAe hoN| pUjyazrI kA mAnanA hai ki vyakti bur3hApe ke Dhalate sUraja ko bhI sArthaka AyAma de / use bojha samajhane kI bajAya svayaM ke lie zAMti aura mukti kA dvAra smjhe| hamArA Aja kA jIvana bahuta asta-vyasta ho gayA hai / sabhI kisI na kisI prakAra ke tanAva se grasta haiM aura sabhI isakA sugama samAdhAna bhI cAhate haiM / prastuta pustaka jIvana ke saMbhAvyoM kA darzana karAtI huI sarala va anukaraNIya samAdhAna detI hai / jIvana ko samarasa aura sakArAtmaka banAne kA sugama mArga pradAna karatI hai / yaha manuSya kI vyasta jiMdagI ke sucAru prabaMdhana ke sahI tarIke samajhAtI hai / hamAre lupta ho rahe pArivArika mUlya aura sAmAjika dAyitvoM kA naitika bodha karAte hue jIvana kA lutpha uThAne kA saMketa pradAna karatI hai / For Personal & Private Use Only -latA bhaMDArI 'mIrA' Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukrama 1. sukhI jIvana kA rAz2a 2. ciMtA chor3eM, sukha se jieM 3. kise banAeM apanA mitra 4. bur3hApe ko aise kIjie sArthaka 5. vyavahAra ko prabhAvI banAne ke gura 6. jIvana ko nirmala banAne ke sarala upAya 7. jIvana kI buniyAdI bAteM 8. parivAra kI khuzahAlI kA rAz2a For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukhI jIvana kA rAz2a svayaM ko usa sarovara aura taruvara kI taraha banAiye, jo hara hAla meM dUsaroM ko bhI sukha, zAMti aura madhura phala de| pratyeka manuSya ke antarmana meM yaha kAmanA hotI hai ki vaha apane jIvana meM adhikatama khuziyA~ baTora le / prArthanA se pUjA taka aura vyavasAya se bhojana-vyavasthA taka usake dvArA jitane bhI kArya kiye jAte haiM, ve sabhI jIvana meM sukha aura khuziyA~ upalabdha karane se hI saMbaMdhita hote haiN| manuSya janma se mRtyu taka sadA isI ceSTA meM rahatA hai ki jIvana meM adhikAdhika suvidhAoM ko kaise upalabdha kiyA jA sake? vyakti yaha nahIM jAnatA ki use bhAgya ke dvArA suvidhAe~ to upalabdha ho sakatI haiM, parantu jIvana ko sukha-zAMti pUrvaka khuziyoM se bharakara jInA vyakti ke svayaM ke hAtha meM hai / yadyapi hama jIvana ko sukhapUrvaka jInA cAhate haiM tathApi hama aise kArya nahIM kara pAte, jinase jIvana ko prasannatApUrvaka jiyA jA sake / hama bhalI bhA~ti jAnate haiM ki samasta suvidhAoM ke bAvajUda vyakti apane hI kucha kRtyoM ke kAraNa sukha se vaMcita raha jAtA hai| suvidhAe~ sukha kA mApadaMDa nahIM ho sakatI haiM hama jise suvidhAoM ke AdhAra para sukhI mahasUsa kara rahe haiM saMbhava hai, vaha mAnasika rUpa se duHkhI ho| saccAI to yaha hai ki zahara ke sabase saMpanna aura pratiSThita vyakti ko bhI usakA AMtarika duHkha use khokhalA kara rahA hai| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAMti meM hI sukha ___ 'saMpanna hI sukhI hai' - aba isa paribhASA ko badala diyA jAnA caahie| madhyamavargIya prAyaH adhisampanna vyakti kI suvidhAoM ko dekhakara socA karate haiM ki isake pAsa kAra hai, bar3A bijanesa hai, mahalanumA makAna hai, suMdara-sI patnI hai-ataH yaha jarUra sukhI hogA, lekina isa bAhya sampannatA meM kitanI vipannatA chipI hai, yaha bAta koI usake dila se pUche! kitanI bhAgamabhAga hai, kitane tanAva, kitanI cintAe~ haiM, yaha kevala vahI jAnatA hai kyoMki usake pAsa zAMti se baiThane ke lie samaya hI nahIM hai| vaha do ghar3I bhI caina se nahIM bitA sakatA / saMpannatA vyakti ko suvidhA de sakatI hai, kintu sukha nhiiN| kahIM aisA to nahIM hai ki bAhara se muskurAne vAlA vyakti bhItara meM ghuTa-ghuTa kara jI rahA ho / yadi Apa dhana-daulata, jamIna-jAyadAda ko hI jIvana kA sukha mAnate haiM to ApakI dRSTi se maiM du:khI ho sakatA hU~ kyoMki mere pAsa to kucha bhI nahIM hai na dhana, na do phuTa z2amIna aura na hI bIvI-bacce / phira bhI maiM Apase z2yAdA sukhI hU~ kyoMki mere pAsa zAMti hai, antarmana kI zAMti / yadi tuma sukha kI do roTI khA sako aura rAta meM caina kI nIMda so sako aura koI mAnasika jaMjAla na ho, to jAna lenA ki tumase adhika sukhI koI nahIM hai| sukha aura duHkha vyavasthAoM se kama, vaicArika taura para adhika utpanna hote haiN| vyavasthAoM ke yathAvata rahate hae bhI AdamI kabhI da:khI aura kabhI sukhI ho jAtA hai| nimittoM ke calate sukha aura duHkha ke paryAya badalate rahate haiN| ye nimitta bhI bAhara hI talAze jAte haiM, para hameM na to koI du:kha de sakatA hai aura na hI sukh| apane sukha aura duHkha ke jimmedAra hama svayaM haiM, anyathA jo vyavasthA kala taka sukha de rahI thI vaha Aja acAnaka duHkha kyoM dene lagI? kala taka jo patnI sukha detI huI pratIta ho rahI thI, vahI Aja agara krodha karane lagI to duHkha kyoM ho rahA hai? daraasala sukha patnI se nahIM balki usake vyavahAra se thA aura vahI vyavahAra badalA to patnI duHkhadAyI ho gii| suvidhAoM meM sukha kahA~ dekhie Apa sukhI aura duHkhI kaise hote haiM? Apa eka makAna meM rahate haiM, jisake donoM ora bhI makAna haiN| eka makAna Apake makAna se U~cA aura bhavya hai tathA dUsarA makAna Apake makAna se choTA aura jhoMpar3InumA hai| 10 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa ghara se bAhara nikalate haiM aura jaba bhI AlIzAna koThI ko dekhate haiM , Apa duHkhI ho jAte haiM aura jaba jhoMpar3I ko dekhate haiM to sukhI ho jAte haiN| bhavya imArata ko dekhakara mana meM vicAra AtA hai, IrSyA jagatI hai-yaha mujhase jyAdA sukhI, jaba taka maiM bhI aisA tIna maMjilA makAna na banA lU~ taba taka sukhI na ho skNgaa| lekina jaise hI jhoMpaDI ko dekhate haiM. to sakhI ho jAte haiM. kyoMki Apako lagatA hai ki yaha to Apase adhika du:khI hai| prakRti kI vyavasthAe~ to sabake lie samAna haiM, lekina prAyaH svayaM ke antarkalaha ke kAraNa hI vyakti du:khI ho jAtA hai| _ jaise ki Apane laoNTarI kA TikiTa khriidaa| laoNTarI khulI aura Apane akhabAra meM dekhA ki usameM ve hI naMbara chape haiM jo Apake TikiTa para haiN| ApakI to qismata hI khula gaI, Apane prasanna hokara ghara meM batAyA ki pA~ca lAkha kI laoNTarI lagI hai| saba bahuta khuza haiN| prasannatA ke mAre Apane eka acchI-sI pArTI kA Ayojana bhI kara ddaalaa| mitra Ae, UparI mana se Apako badhAiyA~ bhI milI, aMdara se to unheM DAha ho rahI thI laoNTarI to unhoMne bhI kharIdI thI, para isake kaise khula gii| khaira, rAta meM jaba sone lage to vicAra AyA ki isa inAmI rAzi ko kaise kharca kiyA jAe? socA ki eka kAra hI le lI jAe / tabhI dUsare vicAra ne jora mArA ki do lAkha rupaye kI jamA karA die jAe~, tAki bhaviSya surakSita rhegaa| isI udher3abuna meM rAta nikalI / dUsare dina subaha pratidina kI bhA~ti akhabAra utthaayaa| jisa kone meM kala nambara chape the, Aja vahIM eka anya vijJApana bhI thaa| najareM vahA~ gaIM aura Apa duHkhI ho gae, kyoMki usameM eka kaoNlama thA, 'bhUla sudhAra' vahA~ likhA thA ki prathama inAma ke lie kala jo laoNTarI khulI thI usameM aMtima nambara tIna ke bajAya do par3hA jaay| na rupaye Ae aura na gae, phira bhI ve sukha aura duHkha donoM de ge| suvidhAoM ke AdhAra para jo loga sukhI hote haiM, ve suvidhAe~ china jAne para duHkhI ho jAte haiN| jo jIvana ke ArapAra sukhI hote haiM, ve suvidhAoM ke cale jAne para bhI sukhI hI rahate haiN| Aja maiM Apako kucha aise maMtra denA cAhatA hU~ ki jinheM yadi Apa apane pAsa sahejakara rakhate haiM, jinako Apa apane mana-mastiSka meM praveza karane ke lie sthAna dete haiM, jinheM Apa jIvana kI dainaMdina gatividhiyoM ke sAtha jor3ate haiM to ye maMtra Apake jIvana ke 11 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAyAkalpa ke lie kalyANakArI ho sakate haiN| ye maMtra Apake jIvana ke hara pala ko sukhI banA sakate haiN| ___maiM kabhI Izvara se sukha kI kAmanA nahIM krtaa| yaha aTUTa vizvAsa hai ki duniyA meM koI bhI vyakti kabhI Izvara se duHkha kI kAmanA nahIM karatA para hareka ko duHkha se gujaranA hotA hai vaise hI sukha kI kAmanA kI jarUrata nhiiN| jaba duHkha apane Apa bina mAMge AtA hai to sukha ko vaise bhI binA mAMge svataH Ane diijie| jIvana meM cAhe sukha Aye yA duHkha donoM kA svAgata tahedila se kIjie sukha kA svAgata to hara koI karatA hai para sukhI AdamI tabhI ho pAtA hai jaba jIvana meM Ane vAle duHkhoM kA svAgata karane ke lie bhI vaha taiyAra ho| ise yoM samajhe - jaise hamAre ghara cAcAjI mehamAna bana kara Ate haiM / hama unakA sammAna karate haiM aura do miThAIyoM ke sAtha unheM bhojana karAte haiM para jAte samaya ve hamAre bacce ke hAtha meM sau kA noTa pakar3A jAte haiM, yAni tIsa kA khAyA sau de die| para hamAre ghara jaMvAI bhI AtA hai jisakA hama cAcAjI se bhI jyAdA sammAna karate haiM aura mAna-manuhAra pUrvaka cAra miThAIyoM se jaMvAI ko bhojana bhI karavAte hai aura cAcAjI to jAte samaya sau rUpae dekara gae para jaMvAI ko to jAte samaya sau rUpae hama dete haiM / sukha duHkha kA yahI vijJAna hai| sukha Ave to samajho cAcAjI Ae hai aura duHkha Ae to samajho jaMvAI AyA hai| donoM kA sammAna karo bhaaii| cAcAjI ke sammAna meM kamI raha jAe to cala bhI jAegA para jaMvAI ke sammAna meM cUka na ho, sAvadhAnI rkhnaa| sAdagI sarvazreSTha zrRMgAra yadi Apa jIvana meM khuziyA~ baToranA cAhate haiM to pahalA maMtra hai-jIvana ko sAdagI-pUrvaka jIne kI koziza kreN| Apane sunA hai-sAdA jIvana ucca - vicAra / vyavahAra meM sAdagI ho, AcaraNa meM zreSThatA ho aura vicAroM meM pavitratA ho| tuma jitane Upara uThoge utanI hI vinamratA tumhAre vyavahAra meM A jaaegii| Ama ke per3a para laTakatI huI kairI jaba kaccI hotI hai, taba taka akar3I huI rahatI hai lekina jaise-jaise vaha kairI rasa se bharatI hai, miThAsa aura mAdhurya pAtI hai, vaise-vaise vaha Ama meM tabdIla hotI huI jhukanA zurU ho jAtI hai| jo akar3a kara rahatI hai vaha kaccI kairI aura jo jhuka jAya vaha pakA huA aam| 12 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana meM mahAnatAe~ zreSTha AcaraNa se milatI haiM - vastra - AbhUSaNa aura pahanAve se nhiiN| isalie jIvana ko sAdagIpUrNa DhaMga se jie~ / sAdagI se bar3hakara jIvana kA anya koI zrRMgAra nahIM hai| Izvara ko jo zArIrika saundarya denA thA, vaha to usane de diyA / use aura bhI adhika suMdara banAne ke lie 'ucca vicAra aura sAdA jIvana' apanAe~, na ki kRtrima saundarya-prasAdhana / kyA Apa nahIM jAnate ki jina kRtrima sauMdarya-prasAdhanoM kA upayoga Apa kara rahe haiM ve hiMsAtmaka rUpa se taiyAra kie gae haiM ? kyA Apane yaha jAnane kI koziza kI hai ki ApakI zrRMgAra sAmagrI ke nirmANa meM kitane pazuoM kA karuNa kraMdana chipA huA hai ? kyA lipisTika lagAne vAlI kisI bhI mahilA ne yaha jAnane kI koziza kI ki lipisTika meM kyA hai ? Akhira caubIsa ghaMTe to bana-Thanakara nahIM jIyA jA sktaa| kyoM na hara samaya sahaja rUpa meM raheM tAki hamArA sahaja saundarya bhI ubhara sake / sAdagI se bar3hakara saundarya kyA ? rASTrapati kalAma sAhaba jaba rASTrapati pada ke lie nAmAMkita hue to samAcAra-patroM meM unake citra Ane lage ki agara ve apane bAla citroM meM batAe gae tarIke se kaTavA leMge yA saMvArane lageMge to adhika khUbasUrata lgeNge| yA kahA gayA ki ve apanI vezabhUSA meM kucha parivartana kara leMge to adhika prabhAvazAlI lgeNge| lekina maiM socA karatA ki agara yaha vyakti kAbila hai to rASTrapati banane ke bAda bhI aisA hI rahegA aura maiM prazaMsA karU~gA kalAma sAhaba kI ki ve Aja bhI deza ke sAdhAraNa vyakti ke samAna hI jI rahe haiN| yahI unakA zRMgAra hai - ' sAdA jIvana, ucca- vicAra' / sAdagI se bar3hakara aura koI zrRMgAra nahIM hotA / aMtaH sauMdarya kI suvAsa vastroM aura AbhUSaNoM se jIvana meM kRtrima suMdaratA pAne kI bajAya Apa uttama vicAra aura AcAra se jIvana ke vAstavika saundarya ke mAlika bneN| Apake pahanAve kA bhar3akIlApana kucha manacaloM ko ApakI ora AkarSita kara sakatA hai, para ApakI sAdagI aura jIvana kI zreSThatA kisI mahAna vyakti ko bhI ApakI ora AkarSita kara sakatI hai| vastuoM ko baToranA to sAmAnya bAta hai, lekina baTorI huI vastuoM kA tyAga karanA jIvana kI mahAnatA hai / vaibhava kI vyavasthA kevala Apake hI pAsa nahIM hai| mahAvIra aura buddha bhI aise hI sampanna the, lekina unhoMne dekhA ki bAhara kA vaibhava 13 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AMtarika vaibhava ke samakSa phIkA hai| mahAvIra nirvastra rahate the taba bhI loga unake pAsa jAyA karate the, kyoMki unake pAsa AMtarika sauMdarya kI suvAsa thI aura yahI unakA zrRMgAra thaa| jo apane jIvana ko sAdagIpUrvaka ucca vicAroM ke sAtha jIte haiM, ve kitane bhI bUr3he kyoM na ho jAeM, kurUpa nahIM ho skte| Apane mahAtmA gAMdhI ke yuvAvasthA aura bur3hApe ke citra dekhe hoNge| merI naz2ara meM unakA bur3hApe meM ceharA adhika suMdara ho gayA thaa| zrI araviMda ke bur3hApe ke citroM meM bhI kitanA sauMdarya chalaka rahA hai! ravIndranAtha Taigora kA sauMdarya bhI vRddhAvasthA meM nikhara AyA thaa| jaise-jaise hamAre vicAra nirmala hote haiM, vyavahAra pavitra hotA hai hamArA ceharA bhI utanA hI tejasvI hotA jAtA hai, jisake pAsa jIvana kA saundarya hai, use kabhI zarIra kA saundarya nahIM lubhaataa|| jIvana hI hara vyavasthA meM svayaM ko anukUla karane kA prayAsa kareM aura apane baccoM meM bhI yaha saMskAra avazya DAleM ki jIvana meM cAhe jo bhI duvidhAe~ AeM ve unheM jIne aura bhogane meM samartha ho skeN| anyathA Aja kI suvidhAoM ko to ve ArAma se bhoga leMge lekina duvidhA Ane para rone-dhone ke alAvA kucha na kara skeNge| apanI saMtAna ko isa bAta kA ahasAsa karAte raheM ki hara harI ghAsa eka dina sUkha jAtI hai, ata: usakA premapUrvaka mukAbalA karane ke lie hameM hamezA taiyAra rahanA caahiye| kAyA nahIM, hRdaya saMvAreM jIvana kA dUsarA maMtra hai-'apane zarIra para adhika dhyAna na deN|' zarIra jIvana jIne kA, jIne kI vyavasthAoM ko sampAdita karane kA sAdhana mAtra hai| bAra-bAra AIne meM na dekheM ki cehare para yahA~ kaisA dAg2a hai yA yaha sAMvalA kyoM? zarIra ke prati adhika anurakti na rkheN| agara hara samaya zarIra kA hI dhyAna rahegA to choTI-choTI takalIphoM ko sahana kaise kara pAe~ge? roja-roja yaha kyA ki sira dukha rahA hai yA peTa darda ho rahA hai / choTI-choTI takalIphoM ko jIne kI koziza kreN| agara hAtha meM phor3A ho gayA hai to taTasthatA anubhava kareM ki 'maiM' alaga hU~ aura zarIra alaga hai| jo isa bodha ke sAtha jItA hai usake jIvana meM cAhe jitane upadrava Ae~, lekina ve use satA na skeNge| varanA eka choTese phor3e meM Aha-Uha-oha dinabhara calatI rhegii| zarIra ke raMga kA bhI kyA dekhanA! agara dekha sakate ho to hRdaya kI 14 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ suMdaratA dekho| maiM dekhA karatA hU~ ki kucha lar3ake kuMvAre raha jAte haiM kyoMki unheM bahuta suMdara patnI cAhie / cehare kI suMdaratA kA kaisA moha ? yaha suMdaratA kaba Dhala jAegI patA bhI nahIM clegaa| agara banA sako to apane hRdaya ko jarUra suMdara bnaao| jo milA hai, use sahajatA se svIkAra kareM aura apane zarIra para jyAdA dhyAna dene kI koziza na kreN| maiM dekhA karatA hU~ ki loga svayaM ke zarIra ko sajAne-saMvArane meM ghaMToM kharca kara dete haiN| maiM aise logoM ko bhI jAnatA hU~ jo roja taiyAra hone meM do ghaMTe lagAte haiM lekina ve maMdira jAte hoMge to do minaTa hI vahA~ baiTha pAte hoMge / deha ke prati kitanI anurakti hai unheM ! zarIra kA moha chor3ie agara Apake zarIra para koI dAga ho gayA hai aura agara Apa usI kA ciMtana karate rahe to jIvana bhara dukhI raheMge, para yadi yaha soceMge ki ThIka hai zarIra para dAga hai, mujha para nahIM, to sukhI hoNge| zarIra se anAsakti rakheM / Aja javAnI hai, kala bacapana thA, parasoM bur3hApA AegA aura phira kahAnI khatma! sUraja kI taraha jIvana hai ki rAta hote hI jIvana bhI samApta ho jAtA hai roja subaha aura sAMjha ke rUpa meM janma aura mRtyu hamAre dvAra para dastaka de rahe haiM Apa nahIM batA sakate ki kisa dina se Apake bAla sapheda hone zurU hue yA kisa tArIkha ko Apake bAla ur3a gae ? dina pratidina zarIra DhalatA jA rahA hai aura kAle bAla saphedI kI ora bar3ha rahe haiM / 1 kahate haiM, dazaratha nahA-dhokara AIne ke sAmane khar3e hue to unhoMne dekhA ki unake sira kA eka bAla sapheda ho gayA hai / eka sapheda bAla dekhakara unakI cetanA hila gaI ki aba sUcanA A gaI hai ki aba apane mana ko bhI sapheda kara lo| yahA~ to logoM ke sira ke sAre bAla sapheda ho jAte haiM taba bhI mana kI kAlimA barakarAra rahatI hai / jinhoMne jaina rAmAyaNa par3hI hai ve jAnate haiM, ki dazaratha mahala ke ranivAsa meM jAte haiM aura saMsAra - tyAga kA nirNaya sunA dete haiN| tInoM rAniyA~ stabdha raha jAtI haiM ki rAta meM to saMsAra meM rame the aura subaha vairAgya! yaha kaisA nirNaya / dazaratha ne kahA, 'dekho mere sira kA eka bAla sapheda ho gayA hai, aura mujhe saMsAra se vairAgya / saMnyAsa lene kA saMdeza A gayA hai|' sira kA eka sapheda bAla dekhakara dazaratha vairAgya-vAsita ho jAte haiM aura hamAre sAre bAla bhI sapheda ho jAe~ to bhI hama nahIM jAga paate| cetanA meM koI bodha nahIM jagatA ki hama kisa ora jA rahe haiM / 15 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha jo bahuta suMdara ceharA hai, isa para eka dina jhurriyA~ chA jAne vAlI haiM, yaha sIdhI kamara eka dina jhuka jAne vAlI hai, AMkhoM se eka dina rozanI kama ho jAne vAlI hai, kAnoM se sunane kI zakti bhI kama ho jAne vAlI hai| yaha zarIra jise tuma itanA sajA-sa~vAra rahe ho, eka dina yaha bhI TUTa jAne vAlA hai| 'aMgam galitam , palitam muMDaM dazanavihInaM jAtam tuDaM, vRddhoyAti gRhItvA daMDam, tadapi na muMcati AzApiMDam', AcArya zaMkara kahate haiM aMga gala gae haiM, kamara jhuka gaI hai, A~kheM dekha nahIM pA rahI haiM, kAna sunane meM asamartha haiM, vANI baMda ho rahI hai, sira ke bAla sapheda ho gae haiM lekina phira bhI zarIra kA moha hai ki chUTatA hI nahIM hai| kAma se pyAra kareM sukhI jIvana kA tIsarA maMtra hai apane kArya ke prati ImAnadAra rheN|' agara Apa DaoNkTara haiM to apane peze ke prati jAgarUka raheM, dukAna calA rahe haiM to dukAna ke kArya se pyAra kreN| agara kisI ke yahA~ naukarI kara rahe haiM to usake prati kArya meM pratibaddhatA rkheN| maiM kahanA cAhU~gA ki Apa kisI ke yahA~ naukarI karake pA~ca hajAra kA vetana pAte haiM to sAta hajAra kA kAma avazya kreN| aisA na ho ki tIna hajAra kA kAma kareM aura vetana pAeM pAMca hajAra / sarakArI karmacArI haiM to aisA na kareM ki oNphisa meM kursI para baiThakara gappe mAreM yA nIMda nikaaleN| sarakAra ke Adhe kAma isIlie aTaka jAte haiM aura dugune oNphIsara isIlie cAhiye kyoMki Adhe loga to jhapakiyA~ hI lete rahate haiM yA kAma karane kI bajAya gappe mArate rahate haiN| jitanA vetana lete haiM, utanA kAma avazya kareM aura vaha bhI ImAnadArI se kreN| taba baoNsa bhI Apake adhIna ho jAegA aura vaha Apako naukarI se na nikAla skegaa| yAda rakheM kahIM bhI, kabhI bhI itanA avakAza na leM ki baoNsa samajhe ki binA Apake kAma cala sakatA hai| ___ hama apane jIvana meM kAma se pyAra karane kI koziza kreN| apane jIvana ko vyartha na gNvaaeN| jAnate haiM na, khAlI dimAga zaitAna kA ghara hotA hai| hara pala kA upayoga kreN| jisa kArya se Apa jur3e haiM, use tatparatA, tanmayatA, ekAgratA, layabaddhatA se pUrNa kreN| Apa anubhava kareMge aisA karake Apa sacce karmayogI bana gaye haiN| For Person 16 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nirmala kareM svabhAva cauthA maMtra denA cAhU~gA, Apa apane svabhAva ke prati sajaga rheN| yadi Apa svayaM sukhI rahanA cAhate haiM aura dUsaroM se bhI sukha pAnA cAhate haiM to apane svabhAva kA avalokana jarUra kreN| Apa dekheM ki pUre saptAha meM Apane kyA acchA aura kyA burA kiyA? kisase prema kiyA aura kisake prati krodha kiyA? kisake prati kSamA-bhAva rakhA aura kise apazabda kahe? saptAha meM eka dina taya kara leM ki Apa apane kriyA-kalApoM kA usa dina paryavekSaNa kreNge| dUsare dina una sabhI kAryoM ko doharAe~ aura saMkalpa leM ki acche kAma adhika kareMge aura bure tathA galata kAryoM ko chor3ane kA prayAsa kreNge| sadA zreSTha kAryoM se pyAra svayaM Izvara se pyAra karane ke barAbara hai| ___ yadi jIvana meM satsaMga karane ke bAda bhI hamArA svabhAva nahIM badala rahA hai to manana kareM ki hamane Akhira kyA pAyA? tIsa dina pahale bhI Apa krodha karate the aura Aja bhI Apako gussA A rahA hai to Apa yahA~ Akara vyartha kA eka ghaMTA na gNvaaeN| Apa aura kucha kAma kreN| agara Apa apane jIvana ko rUpAntarita karane ke prati sajaga nahIM haiM to yahA~ satsaMga meM Ane kA aucitya hI kyA hai? Apa apane svabhAva ko par3heM ki usameM kyA vikRti yA sudhAra AyA hai ? svabhAva meM kitanI anukUlatA yA pratikUlatA AI hai? agara Apa cAhate haiM ki jIvana meM Apako logoM kA pyAra mile aura marane ke bAda duniyA Apako yAda rakhe to Apa apanI ora se sabako prema aura madhura vyavahAra deN| ApakA nirmala aura pavitra svabhAva jIvana-vikAsa ke mArga kholegaa| zAMta svabhAva ke loga jahA~ jhoMpar3I meM svarga kI zAMti pAte haiM, vahIM kar3ave aura jhagar3AlU svabhAva ke loga mahala meM rahakara bhI naraka ko jIne ko majabUra ho jAte haiN| saMtoSI, sadA sukhI sukhI jIvana kA agalA maMtra hai-'saMtuSTa rhnaa|' hama kahate haiM - 'saMtoSI sadA sukhii'| aura atilobhI sadA duHkhii| jisake jIvana meM saMtoSa dhana A jAtA hai vaha apAra sukha kA mAlika ho jAtA hai| jo milA hai, jaisA milA hai, jisa rUpa meM milA hai, use svIkAra karanA siikheN| ati lobha vinAza 17 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA kAraNa banatA hai| lobha to pApa kA bApa hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kahA hai'krodha prIti kA nAza karatA hai, mAna vinaya kA nAza karatA hai, mAyA mitratA kA aura lobha saba kucha nAza kara detA hai' isalie saMtoSa rUpI dhana baTora leN| vidhAtA aura bhAgya ne jo diyA hai, acchA diyA hai| zreSTha diyA hai ataH sukhI jIvana ke lie isase bar3hakara dUsarA dhana aura kyA ho sakatA hai? taruvara baneM, sarovara baneM jIvana meM dUsaroM ke kAma AnA - yaha bhI sukhI jIvana kA eka maMtra hai| isameM hamAre mana ko to sukUna milatA hI hai, sAtha hI sAtha mAnavatA ke kalyANa meM bhI hama sahayogI banate haiN| Apa jiMdagI meM dUsaroM ke kAma Ane kI koziza kreN| Apa dekhate haiM, vRkSa phala svayaM nahIM khAte aura ve dUsaroM ke liye unheM girA dete haiM / sarovara dUsaroM kI pyAsa bujhAne ko sadA tatpara rahate haiN| hamArI mahAnatA isI meM hai ki hama dUsaroM ke kAma A skeN| Apa apane ghara meM aisA per3a lagAe~ jisakI chAyA par3ausI ke ghara taka jaae| par3ausI ko apane vyavahAra se sukUna deN| svayaM kI suvidhA, svayaM kI bhalAI tathA khuda ke vikAsa kI saMbhAvanAe~ to sabhI DhUMDhate haiM lekina mahAna ve haiM jo auroM ke lie svayaM ko samarpita kara dete haiN| hRdaya meM karuNA, maitrI, prArthanA ho tathA jIva-jantuoM ke prati bhI dayA-bhAva ho| jIvana meM koI Apake lie kitanA bhI burA kyoM na kare, lekina Apa usake prati udAratA rakheM aura usakI vipatti meM kAma aaeN| agara hamAre pAsa adhika dhana hai to use sevAkArya meM kharca kreN| jIvana meM aise kucha neka kArya kareM ki Upara jAyeM to Upara vAle ke sAmane hamArA ceharA dikhAne lAyaka avazya ho| eka daphA akabara ne bIrabala se pUchA-'merI hathelI meM bAla kyoM nahIM haiM?' ajIba sA prazna thA, lekina pUchA bhI to bIrabala se thaa| turaMta uttara milA, 'jahA~panAha, Apa apane hAthoM se niraMtara dAna karate haiM, isIlie ApakI hatheliyoM ke bAla ghisa gae haiN|''baat to ThIka hai, lekina bIrabala jo dete nahIM haiM unakI hatheliyoM meM bAla bhI kyoM nahIM hote?', samrATa ne agalA savAla kiyaa|, 'bAdazAha! ve loga lete haiM isalie lete-lete unake bAla ghisa jAte haiM', bIrabala ne uttara diyaa| akabara ne kahA, 'yaha bhI ThIka hai, lekina jo na dete haiM aura na lete haiM unakI hatheliyoM meM bAla kyoM nahIM hote?' bIrabala ne jo javAba 18 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ diyA vaha gaMbhIratA se grahaNa karane lAyaka hai| bIrabala ne kahA, 'jahA~panAha / ve hAtha malate raha jAte haiM isalie unakI hatheliyoM meM bAla nahIM hote|' hama bhI kahIM hAtha malate na raha jaaeN| prakati hameM detI hai, nadI hameM detI hai, vRkSa -jamIna aura AkAza bhI hameM dete haiM, phira hama dene meM kaMjUsI kyoM kareM! hama dene kI bhASA sIkheM, dene kA pATha pddh'eN| hamAre pAsa jarUrata se jyAdA vastra haiM to phaTehAla jiMdagI jIne vAloM kI sahAyatA kreN| agara Apake pAsa pacAsa sAr3iyA~ haiM to unameM se pA~ca sAr3iyA~ jhoMpar3a-paTTI meM jAkara unheM de deM, jina mahilAoM ke do sAr3iyA~ bhI nahIM haiN| isase hamArI saMgrahavRtti kama hogI aura usakA kalyANa hogaa| yaha aparigraha vrata kA jIvanta AcaraNa hogaa| hama apane hRdaya meM karuNA laaeN| auroM ke jIvana kI vipadAoM ko hama kama karane kI, ThIka karane kI koziza kreN| koI ApakA kitanA bhI ahita kare, para Apa usakA ahita na kreN| __ jo toke kAMTA buvai, tAhi boya tU phUla toko phUla ko phUla hai, vAko hai trishuul| pahale dina Apa apane kArya kA paryavekSaNa kreN| dUsare dina una sabhI kAryoM ko doharAe~ aura saMkalpa leM ki acche kAma punaH kareMge aura bure-galata kAryoM ko chor3ane kA prayAsa kreNge| zreSTha kAryoM se pyAra kareM aura jIvana ko zreSTha bnaaeN| sajagatA rakhie jIvana rUpAMtaraNa ke prati loga mujhase kahate haiM 'cAturmAsa zurU ho gayA, para tapasyA, upavAsa kama ho rahe haiN|' maiM kahatA hU~ 'isa bAra upavAsa to kama ho sakate haiM, zAyada pichale varSa adhika tapasyA huI ho, usake pichale varSa aura bhI adhika upavAsa hue hoN| isa bAra upavAsa to kama hue haiM, magara eka aura cIja bhI kama huI hai, vaha yaha ki logoM kA krodha bahuta kama ho gayA hai|' yaha jIvana kA bahuta bar3A upavAsa hai| upavAsa karake bhI krodha kara liyA to upavAsa vyartha hai aura bhojana karake bhI viparIta vAtAvaraNa meM zAnta aura taTastha haiM to upavAsa sadha gayA hai| agara hama apane svabhAva ko sudhAra lete haiM, use pavitra aura nirmala banA lete haiM to isase bar3I jIvana kI tapasyA anya kyA hogI? telA karane se pahale kahIM jarUrI hai jhamele mittaanaa| isa varSa tapasyA bhale hI kama huI ho, para ghara-ghara kI samasyAeM bhI kama huiiN| 19 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apane bhagavAna mahAvIra ke jIvana kI bahuta-sI ghaTanAoM ko par3hA hogaa| lekina Aja maiM jisa ghaTanA kI carcA karane jA rahA hU~, vaha hamAre jIvana se chUTa gaI hai, kyoMki hamane mahAvIra ke jIvana ko AdhA-adhUrA hI par3hA hai| hama yaha to jAnate haiM ki mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM kIleM ThoMkI gaIM aura ve unheM sahana kara ge| hama yaha bhI jAnate haiM ki unake pAMva meM caMDakauzika sarpa ne DaMka mArA aura use bhI ve sahana kara ge| unake pAMvoM meM aMgIThI jalAI gaI aura unhoMne use bhI sahana kara liyaa| unheM kue~ meM ulTA laTakAyA gayA aura ve sahana kara ge| unake pIche kutte chor3e gae aura ve sahana kara ge| kAnoM meM kIleM Thoke jAne kI ghaTanA to hama saba jAnate haiM, lekina Age kA prasaMga bahuta mArmika hai| kucha dinoM bAda eka vaidya ne una kIloM ko bAhara nikaalaa| jisa samaya kAna meM se kIleM nikAlI jA rahI thI; sampUrNa sAdhanAkAla ke daurAna pahalI bAra, bhagavAna kI A~khoM meM se A~sU A ge| vaidya ne pUchA, 'kSamA kareM bhagavan , kyA itanI adhika pIr3A ho rahI hai ? maiM to ApakI pIr3A ko dUra kara rahA hU~, Apake hara darda ko kama karane kI koziza kara rahA huuN| kyA itanI pIr3A ho rahI hai jisase ki ApakI A~khoM meM A~sU A gae ?' bhagavAn ne karuNA bhare bhAva se kahA, 'vatsa, merI A~khoM meM A~sU pIr3A se nahIM Ae haiM, ye A~sU to karuNA aura dayA ke A~sU haiM, maiM soca rahA hU~ ki jaba maiM sAdhanA kAla meM thA to mere kAnoM meM kIleM ThoMkI gaIM aura maiM sahana kara gayA, lekina jaba usa gvAle ke kAna meM kIleM ThoMkI jAeMgI to vaha becArA kaise sahana karegA!' ise kahate haiM prema aura antar hRdaya kI karuNA ki jisane kAna meM kIleM ThoMkI, usake prati bhI kalyANa kI kaamnaa| mahAvIra to vahI hotA hai jo jIvana meM mahAnatA ko jItA hai| jo tumheM kraoNsa para laTakAye, tuma usake lie bhI kalyANa kI kAmanA karo, tabhI tuma jIsasa bana paaoge| Apa apane dvArA tyAga kI bhAvanA ko prastuta kreN| agara Apa zikSaka haiM to kisI bhI eka garIba chAtra ko ni:zulka pddh'aaeN| yadi Apa DaoNkTara hai to pratidina kisI eka jarUratamaMda rogI kA ilAja niHzulka kareM / agara Apa vyavasAyI haiM to apane vyApAra kA gura kisI eka vyakti ko sikhAkara use pAMvoM para khar3A karane kA puNya avazya kmaayeN| ApakA yaha choTA-sA sahayoga mAnavatA ke lie svastikara hogaa| 20 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samatAmaya jIvana hI sAdhanA sukhI jIvana kA eka sUtra yaha bhI hai ki Apa apane jIvana ko samatApUrvaka jIne kI koziza kareM / uThApaThaka to sabhI ke jIvana meM AtI hai lekina isase apane hRdaya ko Andolita na kreN| bhAgyavaza Apake pAMva meM agara jUte nahIM haiM to duHkhI na hoN| Apa yaha soceM ki duniyA meM aise loga bhI haiM jinake pAMva bhI nahIM haiM / kama se kama unase to Apa jyAdA sukhI haiM / Izvara ko dhanyavAda deM ki usane jUte nahIM diye to kyA huA, usane pAMva to die haiN| jIvana meM milane vAlI hara cIja ko hama prema se svIkAra kreN| parivartana ko ha~sa kara jhelane kI koziza kareM kyoMki parivartana to jIvana meM Ae~ge hii| sukha Ane para gumAna aura duHkha Ane para gama, donoM hI Apake lie ghAtaka hai| saMta phrAMsisa apane ziSya liyo ke sAtha eka nagara se dUsare nagara kI ora jA rahe the| ve jaMgala se gujara rahe the aura bhaMyakara bAriza ho rahI thI / ziSya pIche aura guru Age cala rahe the / miTTI gIlI ho gaI thI aura donoM ke pA~va phisala rahe the| kapar3e miTTI se gaMde ho gae, pA~voM meM kIcar3a laga gayA, aura to aura; hAtha kI aMguliyA~ aura hathelI bhI miTTI se sana giiN| bAriza meM bhIgate hue ziSya liyo ne apane guru saMta phrAMsisa se pUchA, 'guruvara, yaha batAe~ ki duniyA meM saMta kauna hotA hai ? ' phrAMsisa ne kahA, 'vaha saMta nahIM hai jo pazu-pakSiyoM kI AvAja samajha letA hai / ' do minaTa bAda liyo ne phira pUchA, 'saMta kauna hotA hai ? ' 'liyo, vaha vyakti bhI saMta nahIM hotA jo kapar3e badalakara sAdhu ho jAe / ' ziSya ne phira pUchA, 'prabhu, to phira saMta kauna hotA hai ?' saMta ne kahA, liyo saMta vaha bhI nahIM hotA jo aMdhoM ko A~kheM aura baharoM ko AvAja de deM / ' ziSya cakarAyA ki agara vaha bhI saMta nahIM hai to phira saMta kauna hai ? usane apanA prazna punaH dohraayaa| phrAMsisa ne kahA, 'saMta vaha bhI nahIM hai jo garIba ko amIra banA de / ' liyo cakarAyA ki merA prazna to yaha hai ki saMta kauna hotA hai aura merA guru bAra-bAra yaha batA rahe haiM ki saMta kauna nahIM hotA / vaha jhuMjhalA gayA aura kahA, 'guruvara, Apa sApha-sApha batA deM ki Akhira saMta kauna hotA hai ?' 21 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guru ne kahA, 'suno, hama loga jaba taka nagara meM pahuMceMge, madhya rAtri ho jaaegii| bAriza ho rahI hai hAtha-pAMva-kapar3e saba gIle hokara miTTI se sana gae haiM aise meM rAtri ke eka-Der3ha baje taka nagara meM pahu~ca paaeNge| vahA~ pahu~cakara kisI dharmazAlA ke dvAra para jAkara use khttkhttaaeNge| taba bhItara se caukIdAra pUchegA, 'bAhara kauna hai ?' hama kaheMge, 'do saMta haiN| sarAya meM rahanA cAhate haiN|' taba vaha gusse meM kahegA, 'bhago-bhago, patA nahIM kahA~ se saMta A jAte haiM ? paisA to deMge nahIM, rAta kI nIMda kharAba kareMge, calo bhgo|' taba pandraha minaTa bAda hama loga phira se daravAjA khaTakhaTAe~ge kaheMge, 'bhaiyA daravAjA kholo|' bhItara soyA huA caukIdAra pUchegA, 'bAhara kauna?' taba hama phira kaheMge 'vahI do sNt|' caukIdAra kahegA 'are, kyA tuma abhI taka baiThe ho ? bhago yahA~ se, nahIM to DaMDA mAra kara bhgaauuNgaa| maiM tuma logoM ke lie daravAjA nahIM kholuuNgaa| muphtakhoroM! eka kaur3I dekara nahIM jaaoge| rAta kI nIMda bigAr3a rahe ho, bhago yahA~ se|' 'liyo, pandraha miniTa bAda hama phira daravAjA khttkhttaaeNge| phira vaha pUchegA, 'bAhara kauna?' taba bhI apanA javAba hogA, 've hI do sNt| aura taba vaha caukIdAra hAtha meM DaMDA lekara bAhara AegA aura daravAjA kholate hI hama logoM kI pITha para ATha-dasa DaMDe maaregaa|' liyo, jaba vaha hameM DaMDe mAra rahA ho taba bhI hamAre hRdaya meM agara usake lie prema umar3atA rahe to samajhanA hama sacce saMta haiN|' isa taraha kA vyavahAra kie jAne ke bAda bhI hamAre hRdaya meM prema aura bhAIcAre kI bhAvanA palatI rahI to mAna lenA ki hama sacce saMta haiN| jIvana kI uThApaTaka meM samatApUrvaka jIvana jInA hI sAdhanA hai| to ye huI kucha bAteM jIvana ko sukhamaya, zAMtimaya jIne ke lie| mana kI zAMti ko sarvAdhika mUlya diijie| saMtoSa rakheM aura sAdagI se jieN| zarIra ke saundarya se bhI jyAdA acche svabhAva aura hRdaya ke guNa-saundarya ko mahattva diijie| svayaM ko sarovara aura taruvara kI taraha banAie jo hara hAla meM apanI ora se dUsaroM ko sukha aura zItalatA kI chAyA detA hai| 22 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ciMtA chor3eM, sukha se jieM citA hamAre zava ko jalAtI hai, lekina ciMtA jIte-jAgate iMsAna ko jalA DAlatI hai| manuSya apane jIvana meM bacapana se lekara pacapana taka aura javAnI se lekara bur3hApe taka kisI-na-kisI rUpa meM ciMtA, ghuTana, avasAda yA tanAvagrasta hotA hai| duniyA meM kaI karor3a loga aise haiM jo kaiMsara se grasta haiM to kaI karor3a loga aise haiM jo hRdaya roga se grasta haiM / kaI karor3a aise haiM jo eDsa grasta haiM aura kaI karor3a pakSAghAta se grasta haiM / lekina duniyA meM sAmAnya taura para dikhane meM jitane bhI loga niroga naz2ara Ate haiM ve apane bhItara eka vizeSa roga pAle hue haiM, jo unake jIvana kA sahaja svabhAva banatA jA rahA hai aura vaha roga ciMtA / Apane mahasUsa kiyA hogA ki jaise hI hama bacapana pAra karate haiM hamAre sAtha tAumra ciMtA calatI rahatI hai| tanAva aura TeMzana ye eka artha meM jur3e do bhASA ke zabda haiN| bacapana taka hareka TeMzana phrI rahatA hai lekina jaise bAlyAvasthA bItatI hai, vaise hI vyakti kI mahatvAkAMkSAe baDhatI haiM aura mano-mastiSka meM ciMtAeM calane lagatI haiN| 23 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ciMtAoM ne chInA caina yadi koI vidyArthI skUla jAtA hai to par3hAI aura parIkSA kI ciMtA, parIkSA dene ke bAda pariNAma kI ciNtaa| Age bar3hane para kaoNleja kI par3hAI kI ciMtA aura Age kairiyara kI, vyaktitva-nirmANa kI, naukarI, dhaMdhe tathA vyavasAya kI ciNtaa| usake bAda zurU hotI hai kabhI vivAha kI ciMtA, kabhI ghara-kharca kI ciMtA, kabhI lar3ake-lar3akI ke vivAha kI ciNtaa| isa taraha na jAne kitanI ciMtAeM vyakti ko gheratI rahatI haiN| bhaviSya kI ciMtA, sehata kI ciMtA, kabhI pramozana kI ciMtA, pati-patnI kI ciNtaa| dina meM jitane ghaMTe hote haiM, ciMtAeM usase jyAdA hI hotI haiN| samajhie AdamI bUr3hA ho gayA to bur3hApe ke sAra-samhAla kI ciNtaa| agara tabiyata bigar3a gayI to ThIka hogI yA nahIM, isI kI ciNtaa| agara tabiyata ThIka na huI aura mRtyu ke karIba pahuMca gaye to marane ke bAda svarga meM jAU~gA yA naraka meM isI bAta kI ciNtaa| bhAI isameM ciMtA kI bAta kyA hai ? agara marane ke bAda svarga meM cale jAo to ciMtA kI bAta nahIM kyoMki tuma svarga meM hI jAnA cAhate the aura naraka meM cale jAo to ciMtA kI kyA bAta hai hamAre kaI yAra-dosta pahale se vahA~ pahu~ce hue haiM, unake sAtha batiyAte rahanA aura jiMdagI nikAla denaa| __Apa anubhava karate hoMge ki Apa maMdira meM haiM para Apake mana meM ciMtA kA bhUta savAra hai| dukAna se ghara, ghara se dukAna jAte haiM to ciMtA aura to aura rAta meM jaba bistara para jAte haiM, bistara meM uThate haiM hara pala Apake bhItara koI-na-koI ciMtA savAra rahatI hai| hakIkata to yaha hai ki jo ciMtAmukta hone kI salAha detA hai vaha bhI ciMtA se ghirA rahatA hai| rAta Der3ha baje ApakI nIMda khulatI hai| nIMda khulane ke sAtha hI Apake manomastiSka meM maMDarAtI hai koI ghaTanA, koI bAta, atIta yA bhaviSya kI koI ciNtaa| Apa kisI ko do lAkha rUpaye dete haiM byAja para aura varSa bhara bAda Apako acAnaka patA calatA hai ki usane rUpaye dabA liye yA divAlA nikAla diyaa| Apa ghara Ae, rAta bhara socate rahe, ciMtA karate rhe| patnI ne kahA, so jaao| tuma so nahIM paae| kamare meM e.sI. cala rahA thA tuma pasIne se tr-btr| eka hI ciMtA, 'ye rUpaye kaise DUba gae, Akhira maiMne diye hI kyoN?'| dhana to gayA so gayA hI sukha kI roTI aura caina kI nIMda bhI sAtha hI calI gyii| 24 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ laga na jAe yaha ghuna / ciMtana vyakti ke jIvana meM vikAsa ke dvAra kholatA hai aura ciMtA vikAsa ke dvAroM ko avarUddha kara detI hai| ciMtA ghuna hai, vahIM ciMtana dhun| ciMtana hamArI buddhi ko prakhara karatA hai lekina ciMtA buddhi ko jAma kara detI hai para aisA lagatA hai ciMtA hamAre sAtha ghulamila gaI hai| jaba kabhI Apa apanI saphalatAoM se, apane sukha-vikAsa se vaMcita raha jAte haiM, to kevala ciMtA ke dAyare meM jiyA karate haiN| jaise gehUM ko ghuna bhItara hI bhItara khAkara khatma kara detA hai aise hI ciMtA manuSya ko bhItara se khokhalA kara detI hai| maiMne aise kaI logoM ko dekhA hai jo sampanna haiM, jinake pAsa aizo-ArAma ke sabhI sAdhana hote haiM, para unake ceharoM para to mAyUsI hI naz2ara AtI hai| ve yA to ciMtAgrasta haiM yA tnaavgrst| garIba dhanahIna hokara bhI khuza aura prasanna ho sakatA hai, vahIM amIra sampanna hokara bhI duHkhI, tanAvagrasta aura ciMtAtura ho sakatA hai| kisI amIra ko udAsa dekhatA hU~ to lagatA hai kitanA acchA hotA yaha vyakti sampati kA mAlika hone kI bajAya zAMti kA mAlika ho jaataa| garIba, phuTapAtha para bhI so rahA hai, to bhI khuza hai, lekina amIra AdamI ko sone ke lie nIMda kI tIna-tIna goliyA~ lenI par3atI haiM, phira bhI nIMda nahIM AtI / maz2adUra to phuTapAtha para akhabAra bichAkara so jAte haiM, ve kabhI nIMda kI goliyA~ nahIM khAyA krte| svabhAva se prasanna haiM, antarhRdaya meM zAMta haiM ve jhoMpar3I meM bhI mastI kI nIMda lete haiN| tanAvagrasta aura ciMtita AdamI agara mahala meM bhI so rahA hai to ThIka se nahIM so pAtA hai| isaliye vyakti apane jIvana ko sukhI saphala banAne ke lie sabase pahale apanI ciMtA kI Aga bujhaaye| agara iMsAna sukha-duHkha kI ciMtA se Upara uTha jAye, to vaha mana kI zAMti kA zAzvata mAlika ho sakatA hai| ciMtA se to citA bhalI ciMtA vaha Aga hai jo ciMtana ko jalA DAlatI hai| ciMtA hI citA bana jAtI hai| maiM to kahaMgA bhagavAna citA para bhale hI sulA de, para kabhI ciMtA kI seja para na sulaaye| citA hamAre zava ko jalAtI hai, lekina ciMtA jIte jAgate iMsAna ko jalA DAlatI hai| yaha hamArA rakta cUsa letI hai| yaha hamAre jIvana ke 25 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratyeka pahalU para AghAta karatI hai, pariNAma svarUpa hama pArivArika, sAmAjika aura vyAvahArika kSetra meM kamajora ho jAte haiN| ciMtAgrasta vyakti hara samaya svayaM ko duHkhI aura hatAza mahasUsa karatA hai| ciMtAgrasta vyakti kA na svayaM para vizvAsa hotA hai na auroM pr| vaha dUsaroM ko saMdeha kI naz2ara se dekhatA hai| apanI zaktiyoM para use vizvAsa nahIM rhtaa| usakI smaraNazakti kamajora ho jAtI hai| use jo kArya karane hote haiM hara samaya ciMtAgrasta rahane ke kAraNa una kAryoM ko bhI bhUla jAtA hai| citA eka bAra jalAtI hai lekina ciMtA bAra-bAra jalAtI rahatI hai| kyA hama yaha pahacAnane kI koziza kareMge ki hama ciMtita kyoM haiM? agara hama jIvana ko sahajatA se, saralatA se svIkAra kara leM to hajAra taraha kI ciMtAoM se baca sakate haiN| jiMdagI ko yuddha mAnane kI bajAya jiMdagI ko khela mAnakara cleN| kyA hai ciMtA, ciMtA ke pariNAma kyA haiM, ciMtA se kaise bacA jA sakatA hai ? hama vicAra karate haiM ina binduoM pr| ciMtA nahIM, ciMtana kareM ___ ghaTita yA ghaTita hone vAlI ghaTanA ke prati apanI mAnasikatA ko lagAtAra jor3e rakhane kA nAma hI ciMtA hai| kisI eka biMdu para vyakti ne socA aura nirNaya kara liyA isakA nAma hai 'ciMtana' aura kisI eka biMdu para AdamI lagAtAra socatA rahA lekina koI nirNaya nahIM kara pAyA isakA nAma hai ciNtaa| anirNaya kI sthiti meM lagAtAra kiyA gayA ciMtana ciMtA kA vikarAla rUpa le letA hai aura nirNaya kI sthiti meM kiyA gayA ciMtana saphalatA ke dvAra khola detA hai| choTI-choTI bAtoM ke kAraNa tanAva A jAte haiN| agara kisI ko pUcho ki tumheM koI ciMtA hai ? vaha sApha inkAra kara degA, jabaki pUchane vAlA aura jisase pUchA jA rahA hai donoM ciMtA meM haiN| dekhA karatA hUM logoM ke pAsa saba kucha hai-pahanane ke liye raMga-biraMge acche kapar3e haiM, hAtha meM acchI ghar3I baMdhI hai, pAMvoM meM jUte haiM, rahane ke lie acchA suMdara makAna hai, mahilAoM ke hAthoM meM cUr3iyA~, pA~voM meM pAyala hai, hIre kA sundara-sA hAra gale meM hai, phira bhI cehare para udAsI hai| sArI suvidhAoM ke bAvajUda yadi udAsI hai to mAnanA hogA ki sukha kahIM aura hai| 26 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAko kucha na cAhie ___ ApakI rugNatA kA kAraNa bhI mana meM calane vAlI ciMtA hai| roga mana meM paidA hote haiM aura dhIre-dhIre unakA prabhAva zarIra para parilakSita hotA hai| saphalatAoM ke zikhara chUne kI AkAMkSA meM calane vAlI belagAma icchAeM jaba asaphalatA se do-cAra hotI haiM, to ye icchAeM use ciMtAgrasta kara detI hai| ciMtA para vahI vyakti vijaya prApta kara sakatA hai, jo cAha para lagAma lagA cukA hai| ___apane mana meM jarA jhAMkeM ki kisa-kisa taraha kI ciMtAeM Apako ghere rahatI haiN| beTe kI bahU AI, agara vaha svabhAva se thor3I kaThora nikala gaI, Apake svabhAva ke anukUla na nikalI, to isI bAta ko lekara ciMtAgrasta ho jaaeNge| merI mausI ne itanI acchI lar3akI batAI thI lar3ake ke lie, usako to manA kara diyA aura isa lar3akI ko le Ae, patA nahIM hamAre bhAgya hI aise haiN| aba sAsa isI ciMtA meM sUkhatI jA rahI hai| bar3I jabaradasta ciMtAeM hai logoM kii| khAnA khAne baiThe to baiMka baileMsa kI ciNtaa| beTA kahIM bAhara gayA hai to usakI ciNtaa| jahA~ baiThe ho vahA~ kA hI socanA ciMtana hai aura jahA~ baiThe ho vahA~ kisI anya jagaha kA kiyA gayA ciMtana ciMtA hai| ciMtAeM bhI kaisii-kaisii| mahilAeM rAta ko soI haiM ki khyAla AtA hai kala caturdazI hai sUkhI sabjI banAnI hai kyA banAUM gaTTe kI banAUM, cane kI banAUM, pApar3a kI banAUM yA kisI aura kI banAUM ? sabjI banegI kala aura ciMtA ho rahI hai rAta meN| mahilA socatI hai phrija meM cAra taraha kI sabjI rakhI haiM bhiMDI, karele, turuI, kkdd'ii| kyA-kyA banAUM tabhI mana kahatA hai tIna dina ho gae haiM, kakar3I rakhI hai, par3e-par3e sar3a jAegI, aisA karUMgI subaha sabase pahale kakar3I kI sabjI hI banA luuNgii| sabjI banegI kala aura ciMtA pAlI jA rahI haiM aaj| isameM ciMtA kA kyA kAraNa hai ? hAM, Apa dekhanA Apake aMdara palane vAlI ciMtAeM Apase kama jur3I hotI haiM, anAvazyaka idhara-udhara kI ciMtAeM adhika hotI haiN| hatAzA meM ciMtA kA mUla ciMtA prakaTa hone kA pahalA kAraNa hai vyakti kA nirAzAvAdI dRssttikonn| vyakti hara samaya nirAza rahatA hai, use apanI kSamatAoM para saMdeha rahatA hai| 27 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha socA karatA hai ki usase kucha nahIM hogA, usakI taqadIra sAtha nahIM degI, usameM kucha karane kI zakti nahIM hai| nirAzAvAdI dRSTikoNa vAlA vyakti apane bhAgya ko kamaz2ora hI A~kane kI bhUla karatA hai| jo nirAzAvAdI hote haiM, ve apane mana meM ciMtita bane rahate haiM aura jIvana meM kucha kara nahIM paate| agara Apa unheM utsAhita bhI kareMge to bhI ve kucha nahIM kareMge, balki kaheMge unase aisA nahIM ho sktaa| unakI Adata rahatI hai hara kAma meM 'mAinasa pA~iTa' DhUMDhane kii| phira ve lambe arase taka utsAhahIna hokara kucha nahIM kara paate| phira mAnasikatA vikRta hotI hai| pariNAma svarUpa aise loga jIvana meM kevala eka kAma karate haiM jo jIvana meM Age cala rahe haiM, unakI TAMga khIMcane kI koziza karate haiN| agara koI kucha kara rahA hai to vaha use anutsAhita karate haiM ki tuma kucha kara nahIM paaoge| ____ merI naz2ara meM jiMdagI meM tairanA sIkhanA cAhate ho to usake liye pAnI meM utarane kA hausalA honA z2arUrI haiN| eka bAra maiM kisI ke ghara gyaa| vahAM dekhatA hU~ ki eka bAlaka bistara para hAtha-pAMva calA rahA thaa| dasa minaTa ho gaye use yoM bistara para hAtha-pA~va claate| maiMne pUchA, 'ye tuma kyA kara rahe ho ? bistara para hAtha-pAMva kyoM calA rahe ho|' kahane lagA, 'tairanA sIkha rahA huuN|' maiMne kahA, 'bistara para koI kaise tairanA sIkha sakatA hai ?' kahane lagA, 'tairanA to pAnI meM hI sIkhA jAtA hai para kyA karUM pAnI meM utarane meM Dara lagatA hai|' jo pAnI meM nahIM utareMge ve jIvana meM kabhI tairanA nahIM sIkha skte| bhagAeM bhaya kA bhUta ciMtA kA dUsarA kAraNa bhaya hai| vyakti ke mana meM hamezA bhaya kI graMthi banI rahatI hai ki kahIM usake sAtha kucha ho na jAya, koI usake sAtha kucha kara na de, koI usakA kucha bigAr3a na de| thor3A-sA bImAra par3A ki bhayabhIta hotA hai kahIM mara na jaauuN| jo honA hai, vaha hokara rahatA hai| honI ko TAlA nahIM jA sktaa| anahonI ko kiyA nahIM jA sakatA, phira bhaya kisa bAta kaa| duniyA meM jo janmatA hai, nizcita hI maratA hai, kauna amara huA hai ? jo bhI mare haiM ve somavAra se ravivAra taka hI mare haiN| koI AThavAM vAra huA nahIM hai| phira phikra kaisI, kyoMki maranA to nizcita hI hai| yAda rakheM, bhayagrasta vyakti sadA ciMtAgrasta rahatA hai 28 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ choTI bAtoM kA bar3A siradarda jIvana meM ciMtA kA cauthA kAraNa hai - choTI-choTI bAtoM para mAthApaccI / koI bahuta bar3I bAta ko lekara vyakti Apasa meM ulajhe, carcA bhI kare, bAta bhI kare to samajha meM Aye, lekina choTI-choTI bAtoM ko lekara jhagar3e hote haiM / ghara meM sone-cAMdI, kapar3e makAna-dukAna ko lekara jhagar3e nahIM hote, bahuta choTI bAteM, bar3I bAteM bana jAtI haiM aura jhagar3e zurU ho jAte haiN| eka choTA-sA samAdhAna bahuta bar3I samasyA ko samApta kara sakatA hai aura eka choTI-sI ulajhana z2iMdagI meM bahuta bar3I samasyA ko paidA kara sakatI hai / vyakti apane jIvana meM choTI-choTI bAtoM kI mag2ajamArI se mukta rahe / ciMtA kA eka aura kAraNa hai jIvana meM palane vAlI choTI-choTI bAtoM ke lie vaira-virodha kI gAMTha / kucha loga aise hote haiM jo choTI-choTI bAtoM kI gAMTha bAMdha lete haiM aura gAMTha bhI aisI ki cAhe jitanI koziza karo, gAMTha nahIM khule| bhagavAna se pUchA gayA 'prabho! duniyA meM baMdhana aura mukti kyA hai ?' bhagavAna ne kucha uttara na diyaa| thor3I dera bAda unhoMne pAsa par3A eka vastra uThAyA, patA nahIM kyA mana meM AyA, hAtha meM lekara usameM gAMTha lagA dI / ziSya ko Azcarya huA ki usane to bhagavAna se pUchA thA ki baMdhana kyA hai to bhagavAna ne koI z2avAba nahIM diyA, balki kapar3e meM gAMTha lagAkara use bhI rakha diyA / 1 ziSya ne thor3I dera bAra pUchA 'bhagavana ! mukti kyA hai ?' bhagavAna phira bhI mauna rhe| unhoMne usa vastra ko punaH uThAyA, usakI gAMTha kholI, vApasa sameTA aura apane pAsa rakha liyA / ziSya ne kahA 'prabho! maiM to Apase prazna pUcha rahA hU~ aura Apa to naI pahelI khar3I kara rahe haiM, kapar3e meM gAMTha lagAte haiM aura kabhI kholate haiM / ' bhagavAna ne kahA 'vatsa, maiM tumhAre praznoM kA hI javAba de rahA huuN|' jiMdagI meM baMdhana vahI hotA hai, jahA~ gAMTha hotI hai aura mukti vahIM mila jAtI hai, jahA~ vyakti apane mana kI gAMThoM ko khola detA hai / ' suvidhAe~ sArI, nIMda nahIM koI bahuta bar3e saMkaTa z2iMdagI meM ciMtA ke kAraNa nahIM banate haiM balki choTI-choTI bAtoM ke kAraNa hI vyakti ciMtAgrasta ho jAtA hai / ciMtA ke duSpariNAma Apane dekhe haiM? Apa ciMtA kA eka bhI acchA pariNAma nahIM 29 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paaeNge| ciMtA meM sabase pahale nIMda jAtI hai| bhale Apa makhamala ke gadade para e.sI. meM soe hoM, lekina ciMtA Apake sAtha hai to Apa sukha kI nIMda nahIM so paate| amerikA meM to tIsa pratizata loga aise haiM, jo nIMda kI golI na leM to nIMda nahIM aatii| suvidhAeM sArI haiM, para caina kI nIMda nasIba nhiiN| nIMda na AnA, ciMtA kA pahalA duSpariNAma hai| ___ acchI nIMda ke lie Apa eka pyArI-sI vidhi se gujara sakate haiN| pahale A~khe baMda karake leTa jaaeN| svayaM ko anargala vicAroM se mukta kareM aura anubhava kareM ki hara sAMsa ke sAtha Apa ekadama acchA aura zAMta mahasUsa kara rahe haiN| usake bAda dhIre-dhIre sAMsa choDeM aura sAtha hI zarIra ko bhI DhIlA chor3a deN| jo sAMsa Apa bAhara chor3a rahe haiM, usake sAtha mahasUsa kareM ki Apa pUre dina kI thakAna aura ciMtA ko bAhara chor3ate jA rahe haiM aura khuda vizrAma pA rahe haiN| ATha-dasa bAra aisA kreN| antarmana meM kevala zAMti kA anubhava kreN| pAcana zakti samApta honA ciMtA kA dUsarA duSpariNAma hai| agara Apa kabjiyata se pIr3ita haiM to mAna hI lIjiye ki Apa ciMtAgrasta haiN| ciMtA kabjI kA mUla kAraNa hai| eka vyakti ko kabja kA roga thaa| vaha DaoNkTaroM ke pAsa gayA, alaga-alaga taraha ke upacAra kie gae, sabhI parIkSaNa ho gae, lekina roga kA patA na cala skaa| kucha dinoM bAda vaha hamAre pAsa AyA aura kahA ki use peTa kA roga hai, hama hI kucha upacAra kara deN| maiMne usake cehare ko par3hA aura kahA 'roga tumhAre peTa meM nahIM hai|' vaha sakapakAyA aura kahane lagA 'sAre DaoNkTara peTa kA ilAz2a kara rahe haiM aura Apa kahate haiM roga peTa meM nahIM hai|' maiM use alaga kamare meM lekara gayA aura pyAra se pUchA 'saca batAo tumheM kisI bAta kI khAsa ciMtA hai kyA ?' pahale TAlamaTola karate rahe phira usake mana ko TaTolane kI koziza kI to kahane lagA 'sAhaba! eka bAta kI jabardasta ciMtA hai ki Ajakala mArkeTa bahuta DAuna hotA jA rahA hai|' maiM samajha gayA ki isa vyakti ke roga kA kyA kAraNa hai ? 'dhaMdhA maMdA cala rahA hai' kahane lagA 'pichale sAla maiMne phaikTrI meM bIsa lAkha rupae kamAe the, jabaki isa sAla kevala ATha lAkha hI kamA paayaa| basa yahI ciMtA satA rahI hai ki agara aisA hI dhaMdhA calA to agale varSa kyA hogA ?' ATha lAkha kamAe isakA saMtoSa use nahIM hai, kintu bAraha lAkha na kamA 30 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAyA, isakA duHkha ciMtA banakara dhIre-dhIre usake peTa taka pahu~cA aura peTa ke roga paidA ho ge| ciMtA se hamArI mana kI zAMti to bhaMga hotI hI hai sAtha hI AdhyAtmika zaktiyA~ naSTa bhI ho jAtI haiN| ciMtA na de koI hala hama ciMtAmukta z2arUra ho sakate haiM lekina usase pahale pUchanA cAhUMgA ki hama ciMtA kisalie karate haiM ? isa duniyA meM koI vyakti ciMtA karake samasyA kA samAdhAna nahIM nikAla pAyA hai| jIvana meM jo hotA hai use prema se svIkAra kro| yahI soco ki jo hotA hai acche ke lie hotA hai| prakRti kA siddhAMta hai jo jIvana detA hai vaha jIne kI vyavasthA bhI detA hai| agara hama prakRti ke sAnnidhya aura usakI goda meM jIne kI koziza kareM to jAna leMge ki janma dene se pahale prakRti hamAre lie mA~ kA AMcala dUdha se bhara detA hai jaba prakRti hareka kI vyavasthA kara rahI hai to hama kisa bAta ko lekara ciMtAgrasta hoM ! jIvana meM jo huA hai vaha kevala Apake sAtha hI nahIM huA, kisI ke sAtha bhI vaisA ho sakatA hai| jo hotA hai acche ke lie hotA hai| isalie lAkha A jAeM to khuzI nahIM, lAkha cale jAeM to koI raMja yA gama nhiiN| jIvana meM ghaTita hone vAlI AdhI ghaTanAeM aisI hotI haiM jinake lie yaha socanA hitakArI hai ki bhagavAna jo karatA hai, acche ke lie karatA hai| agara kucheka ghaTanAoM ke lie hama yaha soca na banA pAeM to yaha socakara mana ko sAMtvanA de sakate haiM ki jIvana meM vahI hotA hai jo honA hotA hai| jo huA, acchA huA sveTa mArDana duniyA ke mahAna ciMtaka hue haiN| jaba ve bIsa varSa ke the to kisI lar3akI ke cakkara meM par3a ge| donoM kA prema do-tIna varSa taka calatA rhaa| sveTa mArDana usa lar3akI ko prANoM se jyAdA cAhane lage, lekina eka dina acAnaka khabara milI ki sveTa mArDana jisa lar3akI se behada pyAra karatA the, usane dUsare se zAdI kara lii| sveTa mArDana bhItara se TUTa gye| unheM itanA dhakkA lagA ki khAnA-pInA chUTa gayA, nIMda harAma ho gaI, dhaMdhA chUTa gyaa| kahate haiM unhoMne ghara se nikalanA bhI baMda kara diyaa| ghara meM par3A rhte| socate 'Izvara ne mere hI sAtha aisA kyoM kiyaa| Akhira, jisake liye maiM kucha bhI karane ko taiyAra thA usane mujhe dhokhA kyoM diyaa|' do sAla taka ve inhIM 31 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ciMtAoM se ghire rhe| cehare para dAr3hI bar3ha gaI, ceharA sikur3a gayA, zarIra kamajora ho gyaa| sveTa mArDana ghara ke piMjare meM hI kaida hokara raha gye| eka dina unhoMne subaha ke akhabAra meM par3hA ki eka yuvaka ne AtmahatyA kara lii| jaba unhoMne saMpUrNa vivaraNa par3hA to patA lagA ki vaha yuvaka usI yuvatI kA pati thA jisake prema meM ve pAgala the| samAcAra thA ki vaha lar3akI bahuta krodhI svabhAva kI thI, usake gusse se taMga Akara usa yuvaka ne AtmahatyA kara lI thii| usane marane se pahale noTa likhA ki, 'mujhe itanI gussaila patnI milI hai ki maiM sahana nahIM kara pA rahA hUM aura AtmahatyA kara rahA huuN|' sveTa mArDana jo aba taka udAsI ke samaMdara meM DUbe thA, ekadama kinAre A lage ki, 'oha! Izvara jo karatA hai acche ke liye karatA hai|' agara maiM usa lar3akI se zAdI kara letA to Aja akhabAra meM merI AtmahatyA karane kI khabara hotii| zukriyA yA raba, acchA kiyA Apane bacapana meM eka kahAnI sunI hogI ki eka rAjA kA aMgUThA kaTa gyaa| usane yaha bAta maMtrI ko btaaii| maMtrI ne kahA, ' udAsa na hoM rAjan jo hotA hai acche ke liye hotA hai|' rAjA yaha bAta sunakara krodhita ho gayA ki usakA to aMgUThA kaTa gayA hai aura maMtrI kaha rahA hai jo hotA hai acche ke liye hotA hai| usane maMtrI ko kArAgAra meM DalavA diyaa| kaI dina bIte, rAjA jaMgala meM zikAra khelane gyaa| sainika idhara-udhara bhaTaka gaye vaha akelA calatA phiratA AdivAsiyoM kI eka bastI meM pahuMca gyaa| ve kyA jAneM ki kauna rAjA kauna prajA! unhoMne use pakar3a liyA kyoMki unheM kisI na kisI AdamI kI bali denI thii| unake guru ne kahA thA ki apanA kArya siddha karanA cAhate ho to kisI zreSTha puruSa kI bali do, tumhArA kAma siddha ho jaaegaa| AdivAsI usa rAjA ko pakar3akara guru ke sAmane lAe aura kahA, 'lIjie isakI bali diijie|' rAjA ne bahuta samajhAyA para vaha bhIr3a kahA~ mAnane ko taiyAra thI, guru ne maMtroccAra AraMbha kiye aura Adeza diyA ki bali car3hAI jaae| tabhI yakAyaka usakI najara par3I ki rAjA kA aMgUThA nahIM hai| guru ne kahA, 'ise chor3a do kyoMki isakA aMga bhaMga hai aura jisakA aMga-bhaMga ho usakI balI devI svIkAra nahIM krtii|' 32 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rAjA ko chor3a diyA gyaa| vaha gaMbhIra citta hokara mahala meM pahuMcA use lagA ki sacamuca, maMtrI ne jo kucha kahA vaha sahI kahA agara merA agUMThA na kaTA hotA to, Aja merI bali taya thii| rAjA darabAra meM pahuMcA aura sasammAna maMtrI ko bulavAyA aura sArI ghaTanA batAte hue kahA, 'tumane jo kahA, saca kahA ki jIvana jo hotA hai acche ke lie hotA hai| merA aMgUThA kaTA huA thA ataH AdivAsiyoM ne merI bali nahIM caDhAyI, lekina yaha to batAo ki tuma jo kArAgAra meM pandraha dina rahe, yaha tumhAre lie acchA kaise rhaa|' maMtrI ne kahA, 'mahArAja maiM Aja bhI kahatA hUM jiMdagI meM jo hotA hai acche ke liye hotA hai| maiM kArAgAra meM thA yaha bhI bhagavAna ne acchA kiyaa| agara kArAgAra meM na hotA to maiM bhI Apake sAtha jAtA aura Apake sAtha maiM bhI pakar3A jaataa| rAjan, ApakA aMgUThA kaTA thA isalie Apa to baca jAte, para bali kA bakarA maiM bana jaataa|' jIvana meM jo mile usakA svAgata karo aura jo kho jAe usako bhI prema se svIkAra kro| duHkha aura sukha donoM samAna bhAva se sviikaaro| sukha ko bhoga rahe ho to pIr3AoM ko bhogane meM saMkoca kyoM kara raho ho? agara anukUlatA kA tuma jIvana bhara svAgata karate rahe to pratikUlatA ke liye kyoM ciMtita ho rahe ho| ciMtA se bacane kA pahalA sUtra hai-jiMdagI meM jo ho jAya use prema se svIkAra kara leN| kisI bAta ko lekara mana meM tanAva, ciMtA, Tenzana pAlane ke bajAya prakRti kI goda meM jiyo aura soco ki z2iMdagI meM jo huA hai acchA huA hai| usa vyavasthA ko sahajatA se svIkAra kro| agara aise svIkAra kara loge to duHkha kabhI pAsa na phttkeNge| ciMtA kA dUsarA kAraNa yaha hai ki hama bItI bAtoM ke bAre meM bahuta jyAdA socate haiN| yaha huA, aisA huA, aisA kiyA, agara maiM aisA karatA to, agara maiM vaisA karatA to, usa samaya mujhe aisA nahIM kahanA cAhie thaa|' vaha AdamI calA gayA Apa usake bAre meM aba soca-vicAra kara rahe haiN| TAMga deM atIta va bhaviSya khUTiyoM para 'rAta gaI to bAta gaI'- jo isa bhAva meM jItA hai usake pAsa bhalA tanAva kahA~ se AegA? rAta kI bAta ko subaha lAnA aura subaha kI bAta ko rAta taka khIMcakara le jAnA hI to ciMtA kA baserA basAnA hai| agara Apa jI sakeM to 33 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vartamAna meM jIne kI koziza kiijiye| jo jaisA milA hai use jiyA jaae| jaise Apa apane ghara meM khUTiyoM para kapar3e laTakAte haiM vaise hI una khUTiyoM para atIta kI yAdeM laTakA deM, bhaviSya kI kalpanAoM ko laTakA deM aura Apa vartamAna meM jieN| jo vartamAna meM jItA hai jaisI vyavasthA milatI hai use svIkAra kara letA hai, vaha ciMtAmukta hai| koTarI kA bhI svAgata karo aura koThI kA bhI svAgata kro| vartamAna meM jIte hue prakRti ke sAnnidhya meM rahane kI koziza kreN| prakRti jo kara de vahI ThIka hai| ciMtA karane se jIvana ke saMyoga nahIM bdlte| ciMtAoM se samasyA kA samAdhAna bhI nahIM nikalA krtaa| __ acchA hogA ciMtA karane kI bajAya ciMtana kareM, nirNaya leM tadanusAra kArya kareM, pariNAma jo Aye usakA svAgata kreN| eka anya kAma aura kareM ki jIvana meM ghaTI dugharTanA ko adhika tavajz2o na deN| uThA-paTaka hara kisI kI jiMdagI meM hotI hai tabhI to AdamI ko 'samajha' AtI hai| lekina jo bAta tanAva de jAe use ahamiyata na deN| agara kucha viparIta ho jAye to use sahajatA se leN| jisake jaise hoMTha rahe usane vaisI bAta khii| kisI ne gIta gAye to ThIka, gAliyA~ dI to bhI tthiik| ciMtA se bacane kA eka anya upAya hai, nirarthaka bAtoM meM vahama na paaleN| agara ApakI patnI phona para kisI puruSa se bAta kara rahI hai to zaka na kreN| patnI ko to patA nahIM Apa vahama kara rahe haiM, lekina vahama karake Apa apane ko aMdara se khokhalA z2arUra kara rahe haiN| bAra-bAra vahama karake Apa mAnasika taura para du:khI ho jAte haiN| eka-dUsare para vizvAsa rakheM / vyaktitva ko jujhArU banAeM ciMtA se bacane ke lie jIvana se jUjhane kA prayAsa kreN| jo hogA, so dekhA jaaegaa| kyoM vyartha ke tanAva aura ciMtA pAleM, apane jIvana meM Ane vAlI cunautiyoM se vyakti jUjhane kA prayAsa kre| apane prayAsa para aTala raheM, anyathA choTI-choTI bAtoM ko lekara Apa tanAva pAlate jAeMge aura jIvana meM kabhI koI nirNaya nahIM kara paaeNge| ciMtana kareM, para ciMtA se bceN| acchI aura zreSTha kitAbeM avazya pddh'eN| yAda rakheM, eka acchI pustaka hamArI sahacara hotI hai aura vakta-bevakta meM hameM sahI mArgadarzana detI hai| agara Apa acchI kitAbeM - par3hate haiM to ApakI ciMtA cintana meM pariNita ho sakatI hai| 34 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duHkha kI davA ciMtA nahIM hai| agara Apa ciMtA se bacanA cAhate haiM to muskurAnA siikheN| hara samaya muMha laTakAye na baiThe rheN| jaba mileM joza, umaMga, utsAha se mileN| sUryodaya se pahale jageM aura thor3A sA Tahala leM tAki Apa cintA se dUra ho skeN| subaha kI saira mAnasika tarotAjagI ke lie kAphI upayogI hai| thor3A sA vyAyAma kareM aura saMbhava ho to pandraha minaTa taka dhyAna avazya kreN| dhyAna Apake ciMtana ko prakhara karegA aura Apako cintAmukta karane kA prayAsa kregaa| apane AjJAcakra para yadi Apa pratidina pandraha miniTa dhyAna karate haiM to Apa anubhava kareMge ki Apa dina bhara kI sau taraha kI ciMtAoM se mukta ho gaye haiN| dhyAna ke bAda Apa eka kAgaja para dina bhara ke ve kArya likheM jo Apako karane haiN| vyavasthita rUpa se kAma likheM aura eka-eka kAma pUrNa karanA zurU kara deN| sAMjha taka sAre kAma pUre ho jAeMge aura Apa ciMtA se mukta rheNge| naz2ara naz2ara kA phera ciMtA se bacane ke lie sakArAtmaka vicAroM meM jIne kI koziza kareM aura nakArAtmakatA kA tyAga kreN| jaba bhI kisI ke prati galata vicAra Aye, azubha soca bane apanI dRSTi ko sakArAtmaka banAeM / mAnA ki eka gilAsa meM AdhA pAnI bharA huA hai sakArAtmaka dRSTivAlA kahegA ki gilAsa AdhI bharI huI hai aura nakArAtmaka dRSTi vAlA kahegA ki gilAsa AdhI khAlI hai| tumhAre dekhane ke naz2ariye kA yaha pharka hai| Apako apanA vikAsa karane kA pUrA adhikAra hai lekina dUsare ke adhikAra kA hanana karake nhiiN| apanI lakIra bar3I karane ke lie dUsare kI lakIra miTAeM nhiiN| usa lakIra ke nIce bar3I lakIra khIMca deN| dUsare kI lakIra khuda-ba-khuda choTI ho jaayegii| apane vikAsa ke svataMtra dvAra kholeM bajAya ki dUsare ke vikAsa ko dekhakara ISyAlu hoN| masta raho mastI meM cintA se mukta hone kA aMtima sUtra hai : hara hAla meM masta rho| zrI candraprabha jI kahA karate haiM ki hara samaya vyasta raho aura hara hAla meM masta rho| jo vyasta aura masta rahatA hai vaha jiMdagI meM kabhI cintAgrasta nahIM ho sktaa| kitanI bhI ApadA yA vipatti Aye, lekina hamAre hAtha se mastI chUTa 35 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na jaay| eka ghaTanA yAda A rahI hai / kahate haiM, saMta nAnaina gAMva ke bAhara kisI per3a ke nIce baiThe rahate the / pahanane ke liye phaTe purAne kapar3e, bichAne ke lie phaTA Asana aura khAnA khAne ke liye TUTI-phUTI miTTI kI thAlI yahI unakI sampatti thI / lekina ve itane masta itane prasannacitta, itane AnaMdita the ki jaba dekho ve muskurAte hI rahate / paramAtmA meM lIna hote to apane donoM hAtha Upara karate aura kahate, 'tU bar3A dayAlu hai merI hara z2arUrata kA dhyAna rakhatA hai / ' sadA isI bAta ko doharAte rahate / - kucha sampanna loga jo pratidina udhara se gujarA karate the usakI mastI ko dekhakara IrSyAgrasta ho jaate| socate hamAre pAsa sArI suvidhAeM haiM para mastI nahIM aura isa phakIra ke pAsa kucha bhI nahIM taba bhI itanI mastI meM / Akhira eka sampanna vyakti kucha dUrI para baiTha gayA aura socane lagA, 'Akhira isa phakIra kI mastI kA rAja kyA hai ? maiM isa rAz2a ko DhUMDha kara hI rhuuNgaa|' vaha baiThA rahA / udhara phakIra bhI apanI prArthanA kara rahA thaa| dopahara ke do baja rahe the, phakIra bhUkhA thA / vaha saMmpanna vyakti soca rahA thA, 'baMdA subaha se bhUkhA hai phira bhI kahe jA rahA hai ki bhagavAna, merI hara jarUrata kA dhyAna rakhatA hai / ' Azcarya, tabhI eka rAhagIra AyA aura usane phakIra kI thAlI meM roTI DAla dI / phakIra to AMkheM baMda karake baiThA thA / do miniTa bAda AMkheM kholI, thAlI meM roTI dekhI aura kahA, 'dekho, Izvara kitanA dhyAna rakhatA hai, bhUkha lagI to bhojana kI vyasthA kara dii|' bhojana ke lie Izvara ko dhanyavAda dene ke lie AMkheM baMda kI aura apanI vahI bAta phira doharA dii| tabhI eka kuttA AyA aura thAlI meM se roTI le bhaagaa| aba usa saMpanna AdamI ne mana hI mana kahA aba patA lagegA isakI mastI kaa| jaba AMkha kholegA aura dekhegA ki thAlI meM se roTI gAyaba to bhagavAna aura kutte ko gAliyAM degaa| phakIra ne AMkha kholI, roTI ke lie hAtha bar3hAyA, thAlI meM naz2ara DAlI to roTI gAyaba / dUra dekhA to vaha kuttA eka roTI khA rahA thaa| aba amIra AdamI ne socA ki yaha phakIra khar3A hogA aura kutte ko DaMDe se pITegA aura saca meM phakIra khar3A ho gayA / amIra ne socA aba to jarUra yaha kutte kI piTAI karegA aura isakA bhagavAna...... / lekina Azcarya jo phakIra aba taka baiThakara prArthanA kara rahA thA, khar3e hokara donoM hAtha UMce kiye aura kahane lagA, 'are vAha khudA / tU sacamuca bahuta dayAlu hai 36 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tU merI hara jarUrata kA dhyAna rakhatA hai, * merI hara jarUrata pUrI karatA hai / terI parama kRpA hai ki kabhI-kabhI mujhe upavAsa karane kA maukA bhI de detA hai| tU to parama dayAlu hai, merI sAdhanA kA bhI dhyAna rakhatA hai, merI ArAdhanA kA dhyAna rakhatA hai, aisA karake tUna mujhe upavAsa kA maukA de diyaa| aba Apa hI batAeM bhalA aise AdamI kI mastI ko kauna chIna sakatA hai| usakI zAMti aura sAdhutA ko kauna chIna sakatA hai| Apa tanAva, cintA, ghuTana meM se bAhara nikalanA cAhate haiM to hara samaya vyasta aura masta raheM aura dhyAna rakheM bUr3he bhI ho jAyeM to kAma se jI na curaayeN| choTe-choTe hI kAma kareM para karmayoga avazya kreN| sAtha hI apane bhItara kI mastI ko barakarAra rakheM / agara Apa itanA karate haiM to nizcita hI cintAmukta jIvana jIne meM samartha ho jaaeNge| prakRti kI goda meM raheM jaisA ho rahA hai, jo ho rahA hai, jisa rUpa meM ho rahA hai use svIkAra kreN| sukha, suvidhAoM meM nahIM hai sukha bhItara kI mastI meM hai, mana kI zAMti meM hai| citA jalAyeM, ciMtA kI vakta-bevakta, vajaha-bevajaha dimAga para hAvI ciMtAeM hameM aMdara se khokhalA karatI haiN| acchA hogA hamezA ciMtAoM ke nimitta pAlane ke bajAya unheM bhUlane kI koziza kI jaae| sakArAtmaka soca hamArI ciMtAoM ko cintana meM tabdIla kara sakatI hai| eka bAra saMbodhi-dhyAna zivira meM hamArA udbodhana thA ciMtA, ciMtana aura citA viSaya pr| maiMne haoNla meM baiThe sabhI logoM se pUchA ki yahA~ baiThe logoM meM se kitane loga aise haiM, jinheM koI-na-koI ciMtA hamezA satAtI rahatI hai| haoNla meM baiThe lagabhaga sabhI logoM ne apane hAtha uThAkara saMketa diyA ki sabhI loga ciMtita hai| ___ maiMne kahA ki yadi Apa ciMtAtura raheMge to merI bAtoM ko na to gahanatA se samajha pAeMge aura na hI ciMtAoM se mukta ho paaeNge| maiMne kahA, merA udbodhana sunane se pahale meM Apa saba logoM kI ciMtAe Apa logoM se lekara apane pAsa rakha letA hU~ tAki Apa ciMtA mukta hokara merI bAtoM ko grahaNa kara skeN| maiMne eka-eka kAg2az2a sabhI zrotAoM ke pAsa bhijavA diyA aura kahA ki Apa kevala eka kAma kareM, isa kore kAg2az2a para apanI-apanI ciMtAeM likhakara kAg2az2a mujhe sauMpa deM aura Apa ciMtA mukta ho jaaeN| jaba taka vyakti ciMtAmukta na hogA taba taka ciMtAmukti ke upAya samajha bhI na paaegaa| 37 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saccAI to yaha hai ki hamArI eka-eka ciMtA hamArI hI citA kI ekaeka lakar3I hotI hai aura usa lakar3I ko hama svayaM Tukar3A-Tukar3A kara ikaThThA karate haiN| jaise kaI lakar3iyA~ jalAo aura usameM kucha sUkhI aura gIlI lakar3iyA~ ho to sUkhI lakar3iyA~ to ArAma se jala jAtI hai jabaki gIlI lakar3iyA~ jala to nahIM pAtI para dhuA~ hI ugalatI hai| hamArI ciMtAoM kI sthiti bhI aisI hI hai, kucha ciMtAe~ to sUkhI lakar3iyoM kI taraha hotI haiM jo Aja hai aura kala jalakara khatma ho jAeMgI lekina kucha ciMtAe~ gIlI lakar3iyoM kI taraha hotI haiM jo hamAre bhItara hI bhItara dhuA~ uThAtI hai aura hameM mAnasika saMtApa detI haiN| jo ciMtAe~ gIlI lakar3iyoM kI taraha hotI haiM ve hameM parezAna hI karatI haiM samAdhAna kA sUtra kabhI nahIM bana paatiiN| jisa samasyA kA koI hala naz2ara na Ae aura punaH puna: vahI soca hotI rahe to vahI hamAre lie ciMtA kA kAraNa bana jAtI hai aura gIlI lakar3I kI taraha hameM tila-tila kara jalAtI hai| saccAI to yaha hai ki jIvana bhara ciMtAoM ke sAtha rahate-rahate hameM ciMtAeM pAlane kA zauka-sA ho jAtA hai| para sAvadhAna raheM! ciMtAe~ roga haiM, acchA hogA isase bacane ke lie hama kucha Atmika, AdhyAtmika upAya kara sakate haiN| agara lage ki ciMtA hameM jyAdA hI satA rahI hai to apane aMtaramana ko anya kisI nimitta se jor3ane kI koziza kiijie| vidhAtA ke vidhAna para vizvAsa karate hue jo kucha ho jAe use sahajatA se svIkAra kiijie| cAhe to kisI saMta ke pravacanoM se sunane kA saubhAgya bhI prApta kara sakate haiN| ciMtA ke nimittoM se apane mana ko haTAeM ora kisI zreSTha kArya meM mana ko niyojita karake ciMtA kI chuTTI kara deN| 38 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kise banAeM apanA mitra svArthI mitra hamAre sAye kI taraha hote haiM, jo sukha kI dhUpa meM sAtha calate haiM, parantu saMkaTa ke aMdhere meM sAtha chor3a dete haiN| jIvana meM tIna cIjeM vyakti ko nasIba se milA karatI haiN| acchI patnI, acchI saMtAna aura acchA mitr| hakIkata to yaha hai ki patnI aura saMtAna se bhI jyAdA acche nasIba hone para acchA mitra milatA hai| patnI acchI yA burI milI hai to isameM sArA zreya yA sArA doSa hamArA nahIM hai| patnI kA cayana parivAra ke dvArA kiyA gayA thaa| usake cayana meM zAyada utanI bar3I bhUmikA tumhArI nahIM thI, jitanI ki tumhAre mAtA-pitA kI thii| saMtAna prakRti kI dena hai| vaha acchI nikalegI yA burI isameM bhI hamArA zata-pratizata hAtha nahIM hotA hai, lekina mitroM kA cayana vyakti svayaM karatA hai| isalie apane viveka, apanI prajJA, buddhi aura sajagatA kA upayoga karatA hai| patnI aura saMtAna ke cayana meM kisI aura kI bhUmikA raha sakatI hai lekina mitroM kA cayana to hamane svayaM kiyA hai aura mitra vaise hI hote haiM jaise hamArA vyaktitva hotA hai, jaise hamAre vicAra hote haiM, hamArI soca hotI hai| mitra to DhAI akSara kA vaha ratna hai, jisakI mahimA meM duniyAbhara ke zabda bhI kama pdd'eNge| 39 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaise mitra, vaisA caritra hama agara kisI kI khAmiyA~ yA khUbiyA~, usakA vyaktitva yA usakI nijI jiMdagI ko jAMcanA aura parakhanA cAhate haiM to na usake parivAra se pUche, na hI par3ausiyoM se kevala itanA-sA patA lagA leM ki usake mitra kaise haiM! jaise vyakti ke mitra hote haiM, paricita hote haiM, jina logoM ke sAtha usakI saMgati hotI hai, mAnakara caleM ki vaha vyakti lagabhaga vaisA hI hotA hai| pati yA patnI ke cayana meM rakhI gaI sAvadhAnI yadi jIvana ko 60 pratizata duHkhoM se bacA sakatI hai to mitroM ke cayana meM usase bhI adhika sAvadhAnI rakhakara jIvana ke assI pratizata galata kAryoM se svayaM ko bacAyA jA sakatA hai| lar3akI kI zAdI karate samaya hama dhyAna rakhate haiM ki vara meM kauna-kauna-sI yogyatAe~ hoM aura jaba bahu ko lekara AnA hai to patA karate haiM ki lar3akI kA svabhAva kaisA hai| jitanI sAvadhAnI pati aura patnI ke cayana meM rakhI jAnI cAhie, mitroM ke cayana meM usase adhika sAvadhAnI rkheN| saumya svabhAva kI patnI na milI to vaha tumhAre jIvana ko duHkha se bhara degI, lekina galata svabhAva kA mitra mila gayA to vaha tumhArI sAta pIr3hiyoM ko du:khI kara degaa| gussaila yA galata svabhAva vAlA pati mila gayA to vaha tumhAre jIvana ko du:khI karegA lekina galata Adata vAlA mitra mila gayA to pUre parivAra ko hI duHkhI aura pIr3ita kara degaa| vyakti jaisA svayaM hotA hai vaisA hI apane mitroM kA cayana karatA hai| athavA ise yoM bhI samajha sakate haiM ki vyakti ke jaise mitra hote haiM vaisA hI vaha svayaM bana jAtA hai| vyakti kA jaisA naz2ariyA aura stara hotA hai, mitra vaisA hI hotA hai| kSaNika paricaya mitratA nahIM vyakti kI jaisI soca, mAnasikatA, cayana-dRSTi hotI hai vaha vaise hI mitra banAtA hai| AdamI ko patA nahIM hai ki vaha kisa taraha ke dosta cAhatA hai, usameM kaunasI khAsiyata honI caahie| basa, kahIM mile the, bacapana meM skUla meM par3hate the, yA Trena meM saphara karate hue mile the yA philma dekhane jA rahe the taba mile the, yA satsaMga meM jAte hue mila gae dhIre-dhIre paricaya bar3hA, hamane apanA vijiTiMga kArDa use diyA, usane apanA vijiTiMga kArDa hameM diyaa| mela-milApa bddh'aa| isa taraha ke mela-milApa se mitratA bar3hanI zurU ho gii| na hama jAMca-par3atAla 40 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kara pAe ki sAmane vAlA vyakti kaisA hai aura na hI vaha jA~ca-parakha pAyA ki hama kaise haiM? maitrI-bhAva sabake sAtha rakhA jAnA caahie| jIvana meM vasudhaiva kuTumbakam' kI bhAvanA sabake sAtha rakhanI caahie| maitrI-bhAva kA jitanA vistAra ho, acchI bAta hai lekina nijI mitratA bahuta sajagatA aura sAvadhAnI ke sAtha ho kyoMki hamArA mitra hamArA pratirUpa hamArA sahacara hotA hai| vaha jIvana ke sAtha jur3A rahatA hai| vyakti sarvAdhika mitroM se prabhAvita hotA hai, mA~ aura patnI kI bAta kabhI TAla bhI sakatA hai, para mitra kI bAta nahIM TAla paataa| isalie bhUlakara bhI koI aisA vyakti hamArA pratirUpa na bana jAe, hamArA nikaTavartI na bana jAe jo kinhIM galata mArgoM para cala rahA ho yA galata AdatoM kA zikAra ho| apanI saMtAna ko isa bAta kA viveka avazya deM ki vaha jIvana meM sabake sAtha maitrIbhAva, prema aura dayA rakhe, lekina jise vaha apanA mitra, sakhA, sahacara yA jIvana kA aMga kaha sake usake lie aise vyakti kA cayana karanA hai, jisase tuma bhI gauravAnvita ho, tumhAre jIvana kA bhI vikAsa ho aura tumhAre jIvana meM acche saMskAroM kI zuruAta bhI ho| mitra meM dAg2a, turaMta deM tyAga ___ ApakA koI aisA parama mitra hogA jo bacapana se hI Apake mAtha rahA hai, Apa loga skUla eka sAtha gae haiM, kaoNleja meM bhI eka sAtha par3he haiM, eka hI sAikila yA skUTara para baiThakara Ae gae haiM, lekina jisa dina Apako khabara lage ki ApakA ghaniSThatama mitra bhI kisI galata sohabata meM par3akara, galata AdatoM aura galata saMskAroM kI giraphta meM A gayA hai to una galata bAtoM ko najaraaMdAja na kreN| apane mitra ko samajhAne kI koziza kareM, use sahI rAste para calane kI phariyAda kreN| taba bhI agara Apa mahasUsa kareM ki ApakA mitra galata AdatoM kA tyAga karane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hai to Apake hita meM hai ki Apa apane usa ghaniSTha mitra kA bhI tyAga kara deN| usakI kuTeva ko naz2araaMdAz2a na karate hue Apa use hI chor3a deN| mitra vaha nahIM jo hA~ meM hA~ milaaye| saccA mitra vahI hai jo hita meM hA~ milaaye| agara Apake jIvana meM galata Adata hai to khojie ki aisA kisa kAraNa hai, vyakti janma se na to sabhya hotA hai, na phuuhdd'| agara vyakti sabhya hai 41 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to jarUra hI usake AsapAsa ke loga jinake bIca vaha jI rahA hai ve bhI sabhya haiN| vyakti ke jIvana meM asabhyatA aura phUhar3apana hai to jAna leM ki vaha asabhya aura phUhar3a logoM ke bIca jIyA hai| agara ApakI Adata sigareTa pIne kI, guTakhA cabAne kI, zarAba pIne kI hai yA aura koI burI Adata ho to usa pahale dina ko yAda kareM ki yaha Adata ApameM kahA~ se aura kaise aaii| ye galata AdateM, galata saMskAra yA durvyasana hamArI jiMdagI meM kahA~ se aae| taba Apako patA calegA ki kahIM na kahIM kisI galata vyakti kA sAtha rahA hogA aura Apako patA hI na calA aura kucha hI dinoM meM usane eka galata saMskAra ApakI jiMdagI meM chor3a diyaa| kAma par3ane para jaba Apa sajaga hue to Apane usa AdamI ko to chor3a diyA lekina vaha chUTA huA AdamI galata saMskAra Apake jIvana meM chor3a gyaa| isalie sadaiva sajaga aura sAvadhAna raheM ki Apa kina logoM ke bIca haiM aura ApakA putra kina logoM ke bIca hai| mitra ghara ke bAhara bhale __jaba Apa yaha dhyAna rakhate haiM ki ApakA baccA skUla meM kyA par3hAI kara rahA hai, kitane aMka lA rahA hai, taba isa bAta ke lie bhI sajaga raheM ki vaha kinheM apanA mitra banA rahA hai| agara Apake putra ke dosta Apake ghara para A rahe haiM to isa bAta kI sAvadhAnI rakheM ki ve kauna haiN| apane putra ko batAte raheM ki mitra skUla ke hote haiM, bAjAra ke hote haiM, vyApAra ke hote haiM, lekina unake pA~va ghara taka nahIM pahu~cane caahie| agara ApakA putra javAna ho cukA hai, usake mitra ghara para A rahe haiM aura ghara ke sadasyoM se nikaTatA banA rahe haiM to Apake ghara meM koI anahonI ho sakatI hai| putra ke dosta bAhara taka raheM to jyAdA acchA hai, jisa dina putra ke dosta ghara taka pahu~ca gae, jAna leM ki aba ApakI bahu-beTI surakSita nahIM rhegii| __mitra banAeM lekina eka sImA taka ! dostoM kI bhIr3a ikaTThI na kreN| kucha logoM kI Adata hotI hai apane paricayoM ko baDhAne kii| mere yaha bhI paricita, vaha bhI paricita haiM, thor3I sI bAta calAo to turaMta kaheMge hA~, hA~ vaha to merA paricita hai, khAsa dosta hai| na to rAha calate AdamI kA vijiTiMga kArDa lo aura na hI hara kisI ko apanA vijiTiMga kArDa do| jyAdA paricayoM ko bar3hAnA acchI bAta nahIM hai| agara Apake Dhera sAre mitra haiM to mAnakara caleM ki ApakA 42 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka bhI mitra nahIM hai| bure vakta meM sAre mitra yahI soceMge ki agara hama kAma nahIM Ae to kyA aura bhI mitra to haiN| jaise jiMdagI meM pati yA patnI eka hotI haiM, saMtAneM do-cAra hotI haiM, mAtA-pitA eka hote haiM vaise hI jIvana meM mitra bhI do-cAra se jyAdA nahIM hone caahie| maitrI-bhAva sabake sAtha rakho, prema kI bhAvanA bhI sabase rakho, lekina jinheM apanA mitra mAnate haiM, unake prati bahuta sajaga raheM / hama kahate haiM 'mittI me savva bhUesu' yaha prANImAtra ke prati maitrIbhAva kI soca hai, lekina nijI mitra sAvadhAnI se bnaaeN| vyakti ke jIvana meM saMgata kA sarvAdhika prabhAva par3atA hai| vyakti ko jaisI sohabata aura nikaTatA milatI hai, vaha dhIre-dhIre vaisA hI hotA jAtA hai| agara Apa caritravAna logoM ke bIca jIte haiM to Apa caritrazIla hoNge| agara Apa sevAbhAvI logoM ke bIca rahate haiM to Apake bhItara sevA kI bhAvanA paidA hogii| agara Apa susaMskArita logoM ke bIca raha rahe haiM to Apake bhItara susaMskAra aaeNge| agara Apa dUdha kI dukAna para khar3e hokara zarAba pioge to loga samajheMge dUdha pI rahe ho aura zarAba kI dukAna para khar3e hokara dUdha bhI pioge to loga yahI samajheMge ki zarAba pI rahe ho| jina logoM ke bIca, jinake sAtha tuma jI rahe ho| tuma vaise hI banoge, logoM kA dRSTikoNa bhI tumhAre prati vaisA hI banatA jaaegaa| saMkaTa : mitratA kI kasauTI tulasIdAsa jI ne kahA thA 'dhIraja, dharma, mitra aru nArI, ApatakAla parakhie caarii|' hareka vyakti ko lagatA hai ki usameM bahuta dhairya hai, vaha dharmAtmA bhI hai, usakI patnI sannArI hai aura mitra kA sahayoga bhI acchA hai, lekina ina cAroM kI parakha kisI vipatti; ApadA yA saMkaTa ke samaya hI hotI hai| viparIta vAtAvaraNa meM bhI jaba tuma apane dhIraja ko barakarAra rakha sako, tabhI tuma dhairyavAna kahalA skoge| yUM to hara koI dhArmika hai lekina jaba bhI mana ko pralobhana, vAsanA kA nimitta, svArtha kI pUrti kA sAdhana milatA hai to vaha vicalita ho jAtA hai| ina viparIta velAoM meM bhI jo apane dharma ko sthira rakhane meM saphala hotA hai vahI vAstavika dhArmika hai| yUM to hara vyakti ko apanI patnI acchI lagatI hai lekina jaba jIvana meM rAma kI taraha caudaha varSa 43 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vanavAsa jAne kA maukA A jAe, usa samaya agara vaha tumhAre sAtha jie to samajhanA acchI patnI hai| jaba tuma sukhI the to aneka mitra tumhAre irda-girda maMDarAyA karate the aura Aja jaba vipatti kI velA A gaI hai aura tuma apane dosta ko mobAila bhI kara rahe ho para vaha tumhArA naMbara dekhakara svica baMda kara rahA hai| vaha jAnatA hai ki tuma use phona kyoM kara rahe ho! mukha mIThA sajjana ghaNA mila jA mitra aneka, kAma paDyAM kAyama rahe so lAkhana meM ek| kabhI jIvana meM aisA vakta A jAe ki tumhArA koI bhI na bacA to aise meM jo tumhAre kAma A jAe vahI vAstavika mitra hai| mitra ho pAnI meM machalI kI taraha ki machalI pAnI ke binA raha bhI na paaye| sarovara meM paMchI kI taraha mitra na hoM, ki thor3I dera sAtha rahe aura ur3a jaae| mitratA to momabattI aura dhAge kI taraha ho- jaise dhAgA jalatA hai to mitratA nibhAne ke lie. momabattI kA moma bhI pighalatA hai| mitra to DhAla kI taraha honA cAhiye jo bhale hI pITha para rahe para saMkaTa kI velA meM hamArI rakSA ke lie Age ho jaaye| sajana aisA kIjie, DhAla sarIkhA hoy| dukha meM to Age rahe, sukha meM pAcho hoy|| bhalA mitra to eka hI bhalA maiM prAyaH dekhA karatA hUM ki vyakti apane mitroM kA dAyarA bar3hAtA hai kyoMki vaha socatA hai ki mahaphila sajAeMge, hoTaloM meM jAeMge, mastI lUTeMge, ghUmeMge phireNge| khAo-pio-mauja ur3Ao kI mitratA vyakti kI jiMdagI meM calatI rahatI hai| agara ApakA koI mitra nahIM hai to phikra na kreN| galata AdatoM vAle vyakti ko mitra banAne kI bajAya, tuma binA mitra ke raho to jyAdA acchA hai| hara kisI ko mitra banAne kI pravRtti ghAtaka ho sakatI hai| mUrkha, svArthI aura cApalUsa ko kabhI bhI mitra na bnaaeN| mujhe yAda hai - eka rAjA aura eka baMdara meM mitratA ho gii| baMdara roja rAjamahala meM AtA to rAjA kI usase nikaTatA ho gii| rAjA ne socA AdamI to dhokhA bhI de sakatA hai lekina baMdara mujhe kabhI dhokhA nahIM degaa| yahA~ taka ki rAjA ne apanI nijI surakSA bhI baMdara ko sauMpa dii| eka dina rAjA bagIce meM ghUmane gyaa| zItala maMda havA cala rahI thI, rAjA eka per3a ke nIce baiThA thA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ki use nIMda A gii| baMdara bhI rAjA ke pAsa hI baiThA rakhavAlI kara rahA thaa| tabhI eka makkhI aaii| kabhI vaha rAjA ke sira para baiThe, kabhI nAka para, kabhI chAtI para aura kabhI rAjA kI gardana pr| baMdara ne bAra-bAra makkhI ko haTAne kI koziza kI, lekina jitanI bAra vaha haTAtA, makkhI ur3atI aura phira Akara kahIM na kahIM baiTha jaatii| bandara ko gussA A gayA ki yaha makkhI bAra-bAra mere mitra ko taMga kara rahI hai| usane rAjA kI talavAra uThAI yaha socakara ki makkhI ko jAna se hI mAra detA huuN| makkhI rAjA kI nAka para baiThI thI ki baMdara ne talavAra calA dI, makkhI to ur3a gaI para rAjA kI nAka kaTa gii| nAdAna aura mUrkha kI dostI se acchA hai ki binA mitra ke raha jaaeN| siMhana ke vana meM vasiye, jala meM ghusiye, kara meM bichuliije| kAnakhajure ko kAna meM DAri ke, sAMpana ke mukha aMgurI diije|| bhUta pizAcana meM rahiye aru jahara halAhala ghola ke piije| jo jaga cAhai jio raghunandana, murakha mitra kade nahIM kiije|| sAMpa, bicchU aura kAnakhajure utane khataranAka nahIM hote aura zAyada halAhala z2ahara bhI utanA nukasAnadeha nahIM hotA hai jaisA mUrkha mitr| tuma to rahoge usake prati vizvasta aura vaha tumheM nukasAna pahuMcAtA hI rhegaa| mUrkha mitra kI bajAya buddhimAna duzmana kahIM jyAdA acchA hotA hai| isIlie to kahate haiM- sAMDa ke agAr3I se, gadhe kI pichAr3I se para mUrkha mitra se cAroM ora se bacanA caahie| baceM, svArthI mitroM se jitane nukasAnadeha mUrkha mitra hote haiM utane hI nukasAnadeha svArthI aura cApalUsa mitra hote haiN| agara Apa baca sakate haiM to jiMdagI meM una zatruoM se nahIM, una mitroM se bacie jo cApalUsa hote haiN| sAmane ApakI tArIfa karate haiM, para bhItara-ghAta karate rahate haiN| svArthI mitra hamAre sAye kI taraha hote haiM, jo sukha kI dhUpa meM sAtha calate haiM, parantu saMkaTa ke aMdhere meM sAtha chor3a dete haiN| ___ mujhe yAda hai do mitra, jhIla ke kinAre ghUma rahe the, tabhI eka mitra ne dekhA ki jhIla para eka borDa lagA thA jisa para likhA thA DUbate hue ko bacAne vAle ko pA~ca sau rupaye kA InAma ! usane apane mitra se kahA ki maiM pAnI meM utaratA hU~, tumheM tairanA AtA hI hai| maiM kahU~gA bacAo-bacAo, tuma mujhe bAhara nikAla 45 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lAnA pA~ca sau rupaye kA InAma AdhA-AdhA bAMTa legeN| vo vyakti pAnI meM utarA, gahare pAnI meM calA gayA aura cillAyA, bacAo- bacAo ! kinAre para khar3A mitra suna rahA hai, para bacAne ke lie nahIM A rahA, to DUbate hue mitra ne kahA, merI AvAz2a suna rahe ho phira bacAne ke lie kyoM nahIM Ate ? usane kahA, mitra tUne borDa kA eka tarapha kA hI bhAga par3hA hai isameM dUsarI tarapha likhA hai ki mare kI lAza nikAlane vAle ko eka hajAra rupaye kA InAma ! I baco! agara baca sakate ho to aise svArthI mitroM se baco / manuSya maitrIbhAva kA vistAra kare aura vakta Ane para duzmanoM ke bhI kAma Ane kA prayAsa kreN| ghaTanA dUsare vizva yuddha kI hai / hai to cAra paMkti kI ghaTanA, para hai bar3I prabhAvI ! kahate haiM-- dvitIya vizva-yuddha meM eka jApAnI sainika kaMdhe para golI lagane ke kAraNa maidAna meM ghAyala hokara gira pdd'aa| vaha darda ke mAre karAha rahA thA tabhI eka bhAratIya sainika jo yuddha ke maidAna meM khar3A thA, usake mana meM karuNA jagI, usane socA, aMtima kSaNoM meM kauna-sI zatrutA / vaha kapa meM cAya lekara usake pAsa gayA, apanI goda meM usakA sira para rakhA aura yaha kahate hue cAya pilAne lagA ki tumane bhAratIya sainika kI morce para vIratA dekhI hai, aba usakI dayAlutA bhI dekho / vaha use cAya pilAne ke lie jaise hI jhukA ki jApAnI sainika ne apane pAsa chipAkara rakhe hue cAkU ko usakI chAtI meM ghoMpa diyaa| bhAratIya sainika bhI ghAyala ho gayA aura donoM hI sainika upacAra ke lie eka hI aspatAla meM bhartI kie ge| tIsare dina bhAratIya sainika ko hoza AyA, usane dekhA ki usake pAsa hI tIsare palaMga para vahI jApAnI sainika leTA huA hai| vaha jaba usake pAsa pIne ke lie cAya kI pyAlI AI to use lekara usa jApAnI sainika ke pAsa gayA aura kahA, 'lo bhaiyA ! cAya pI lo| maiM usa dina to yaha icchA pUrI nahIM kara paayaa|' bhAratIya sainika ke isa vyavahAra ko dekhakara vaha jApAnI sainika bhAva-vihvala ho gyaa| usakI A~kheM bhara AIM aura kahA Aja mujhe patA calA ki Akhira buddha kA janma bhArata meM hI kyoM huA ? mitra ho apane se behatara mitra banAnA AsAna hotA hai, lekina unheM nibhAnA bahuta muzkila hotA hai| acchA dosta banAnA ApakI soca para nirbhara hai| kisI ko dosta banAne meM, 46 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usase nikaTatA bar3hAne meM sAloM-sAla laga sakate haiM, lekina donoM ke madhya kA viparIta vAtAvaraNa usa dostI ko dasa minaTa meM alaga kara sakatA hai| mitra aura saMbaMdha banAnA sarala ho sakatA hai, lekina unheM dIrgha avadhi taka yathAvata banAe rakhanA bahuta muzkila hotA hai| isalie maiM kahatA hUM ki apanI daSTi udAra rakho, kevala mitra ko hI mitra na mAno, sabhI se maitrI rkho| patA nahIM jIvana meM kaba kisase kyA kAma par3a jaae| duzmana bhI agara hai to mana meM usake prati bhI prema bhAva rkheN| kabhI duzmana ko miTAne kI na soceM, socate haiM to duzmanI miTAne kI soceN| usake sAtha bhI maitrI vyavahAra bar3hAne kI hI soceM kyoMki patA nahIM, kaba vaha Apake jIvana meM kisa rUpa meM kAma A jaae| ___mahAvIra aura maikyAvalI ke siddhAMta meM yahI to farka thA ki mahAvIra kahate the -- tuma apane duzmana ko bhI dosta mAno aura maikyAvalI kahate the tuma apane dosta ke sAtha bhI duzmana kI taraha sAvadhAnI rkho| isalie mitra aise banAeM jo Apase behatara hoN| bacapana meM hamAre pitA hamase kahate the ki apane se bar3e-bUr3he logoM ko apanA mitra banAo tAki tumhAre saMskAra pariSkRta ho sakeM aura unake jIvana ke anubhavoM kA lAbha bhI tumheM mila ske| ____ jIvana meM Apa mitra banAnA cAhate haiM to apane se behatara logoM ko hI mitra bnaaeN| agara Apa kizorAvasthA ke haiM, yuvAvasthA ke haiM to kisI se adhika mitratA na bddh'aaeN| agara mitratA bar3ha bhI gaI hai aura ApakI jAnakArI meM usakI galatI A gaI hai to tatkAla usase dUrI banA leN| dUsare apane mitroM ko jyAdA ghara meM AvAgamana na deN| agara jyAdA mitra ghara meM A rahe haiM to dhyAna rakheM ghara meM Apa akele nahIM ApakI patnI bhI hai| Apa pati-patnI hI nahIM ApakI beTI bhI hai, kevala beTI hI nahIM parivAra ke anya sadasya bhI haiN| isalie jaba taka Apa pUrI taraha saMtuSTa na ho jAe~ dostoM ko ghara meM praveza na deN| yaha duniyA to aisI ho gaI hai ki apane khUna ke sAtha bhI pUrA bharosA nahIM rakha sakatI to dostoM ke prati bharosA kaise rakhA jA sakatA hai| ghara, ghara vAloM ke lie hI apane ghara kA patA yA phona naMbara hara kisI ko na deN| dukAna kA kAma dukAna taka rahe, mitroM kA kAma samAja va saMsthA taka rhe| ghara meM to parivAra ke 47 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ loga hI AeM jAeM to hI adhika acchA hai / Apa apane putra ko ni:saMkoca kaha sakate haiM ki tumhAre mitroM kA rAta bAraha - eka baje taka AnA-jAnA na to tumhAre hita meM hai aura na hI hamAre hita meM hai / use yaha bhI salAha deM ki dera rAta taka bhaTakate rahanA bhI usake hita meM nahIM hai| Aja to putra Apake aMkuza meM hai, use samajhA sakate haiM / aura eka bAta aura ! agara aise hI naz2araaMdAja karate rahe to bar3e hokara vaha ApakI koI bAta nahIM sunane vAlA 1 1 eka bAta aura ! agara Apa suMdara haiM, sampanna haiM to hara koI Apase dostI banAnA caahegaa| ina donoM meM dostI ke lie pramukha bAta hotI hai - mana chipI huI vAsanA aura sampanna kI mitratA meM svArthavRtti pramukha rahate haiM / jaise phUla para madhumakkhI bhinabhinAtI hai, maiMne dekhA hai ki loga suMdara aura sampanna ke AsapAsa bhinabhinAte haiM / isalie sAvadhAna raheM unakA dRSTikoNa alaga ho sakatA hai, unakI mAnasikatA alaga ho sakatI hai| agara lar3akI hai to kisI lar3ake ko apanA mitra banA sakatI hai, aura yuvaka haiM to kisI yuvatI ko apanA mitra banA sakate haiM, para satarka jarUra raheM ki kahIM Apa ulajha na jAeM aura kahIM vaha Apako ulajhA na leN| apanI lar3akI ko agara apane zahara se bAhara par3hane bheja rahe haiM to use samajhA deM ki mitratA meM sAvadhAnI rakhe aura apane viveka ke aMkuza kA prayoga karatI rahe / kucha dina pahale kI bAta hai ki eka mA~ apanI putrI ke sAtha hamAre pAsa aaii| mA~ ne batAyA ki putrI dillI par3hane jA rahI hai| yUM to vaha hamAre pravacana sunatI rahatI thI phira bhI mA~ kI apekSA thI ki hama usase kucha kheN| maiMne kahA 'beTA, tumhAre mA~-bApa mana meM bahuta bar3e aramAna pAlakara na jAne kitanI acchI soca banAkara, apanA dhana kharca karake tumheM dUra rakhane kI riska uThAkara, tumheM akele dillI bheja rahe haiM, jIvana meM sAvadhAna rahanA kisI eka ke dila ko rakhane ke lie z2iMdagI meM do diloM ko mata dukhAnA / ' sakhA ho kRSNa-sudAmA jaise Apa kaoNleja meM par3hate haiM, yuvaka-yuvatiyoM ko dosta banAeM para apanI sImAeM jarUra rkheN| dostI ke bIca agara Apa sImAeM nahIM rakhate to yaha amaryAdita mitratA mitra aura Apake apane ghara, donoM ke lie vinAza kA 48 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAraNa bana sakatI hai| Dhera sAre mitroM ko ekatra karane kA koI aucitya nahIM hai, agara ve Apake vikAsa meM sahAyaka na bana skeN| Apako patA hai ki arjuna aura zrIkRSNa meM acchI mitratA thii| yadyapi guru-ziSya kA bhAva thA, bhagavAna-bhakta kA bhAva thaa| isake atirikta tIsarA bhAva thA- sakhA-bhAva, mitratA kA bhaav| jisake kAraNa kRSNa jaise mahApuruSa bhI apane sakhA-bhAva ko rakhane ke lie arjuna kA ratha hAMkane ke lie sArathI bana jAte haiN| mitratA kA Adarza hai kRSNa aura arjuna kA paraspara vyvhaar| eka nuskhA AjamAie ki kala taka jo ApakA mitra thA, jise Aja bhI Apa apanA mitra mAnate haiM, aura saMyoga kI bAta ki vaha kalekTara, esa.pI yA isI taraha ke kisa ucca pada para padastha ho gayA hai| Apa usase milane jAiegA, Apako eka hI dina meM patA laga jAegA ki vaha kaisA AdamI hai aura usake sAtha kaisI mitratA thii| ApakI mitratA kA sArA ahaMkAra, sArA bhAva do minaTa meM khaMDita ho jAegA jaba Apa usake pAsa jaaeNge| ___mitra to kRSNa jaise hI ho sakate haiM ki sudAmA jaisA garIba brAhmaNa sakhA jaba unake dvAra para AtA hai, to kRSNa mitratA ke bhAva ko rakhane ke lie kaccA satU bhI khA lete haiM aura jaba sudAmA vApasa apane ghara pahuMcatA hai to Azcaryacakita raha jAtA hai ki TUTe-phUTe khaparaila kI jhauMpar3I kI jagaha AlIzAna mahala khar3A hai| aisI maitrI dhanya hotI hai jahA~ eka ora duniyA kA mahAsaMpanna adhipati hai, dUsarI ora aisA vyakti hai jisake pAsa khAne ko dAnA nahIM, pahanane ko kapar3e nhiiN| sudAmA jaba kRSNa ke dvAra para jAtA hai, to kRSNa yaha nahIM kahate ki maiMne tumheM pahacAnA hI nhiiN| usakA paricaya nahIM pUchate, na hI kahate haiM ki kabhI mile to the, para yAda nahIM A rahA hai, balki usake pAMvoM kA prakSAlana karate haiM, mitra kA svAgata karate haiM, usakI garIbI dUra karate haiN| saccA mitra vahI hotA hai jo mitra ko bhI apane barAbarI kA banAne kA prayAsa kre| jinake caraNa sadA mahAlakSmI ke karatala meM rahate haiM ve prabhu kRSNa rUpa meM gvAloM ke saMga maitrI-bhAva meM kAMToM para calate hue naz2ara Ate haiN| zrI kRSNa to maitrI-bhAva ke pratIka haiN| yahA~ to saba kAma nikAlane ke cakkara meM lage hue haiN| jaba taka merA kAma Apase nikala rahA hai maiM ApakA mitra hU~ aura ApakA kAma mujhase 49 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nikala rahA hai Apa mere mitra haiM / svArtha bharI duniyA meM saba eka-dUje se kAma nikAlane meM lage hue haiM, matalaba siddha karane meM juTe hue haiN| kauna apanA aura kauna parAyA ! z2iMdagI kA saca to yaha hai ki apane bhI kabhI apane nahIM hote / yahA~ kauna kisake, saba rizte svArtha ke / na koI kAmanA, sirpha prema bhAvanA bhagavAna mahAvIra se jaba pUchA gayA ki vyakti kise apanA mitra banAe, kisake sAtha apanI dostI kA hAtha bar3hAe to mahAvIra ne kahA thA sattvasu maitrI - tuma unake sAtha mitratA karo, jinake jIvana meM satva ho, yathArtha ho, jinakI jiMdagI doharI na ho, jo acche saMskAroM se yukta hoM, jinake jIvana meM dharma aura adhyAtma ke lie jagaha ho / jo neka dila hoM, burI AdatoM se bace hoM, bure kAma se Darate hoM, acche kAmoM meM vizvAsa karate hoM / mitra kA cayana mauja-mastI ke lie na kreN| hamArI mitratA na to svArtha se jur3e, na kAmanA se, na vAsanA se, na tRSNA se / mitratA kevala premabhAvanA se jur3e / mitra vahI jo eka-dUsare ke bure vakta meM kAma A ske| dhyAna rakheM ki mitra kA dRSTikoNa Apake prati kaisA hai| bacapana meM jaba maiM saMskRta kA adhyayana kara rahA thA taba maiMne paMcataMtra kI kahAniyA~ par3hI thIM / una kahAniyoM meM mitratA se saMbaMdhita kahAniyA~ bhI thii| baMdara aura magaramaccha kI kahAnI Apa sabhI jAnate haiM, jisameM baMdara roja magaramaccha ko jAmuna khilAtA aura usakI patnI ke lie bhI de detA / roja mIThe-mIThe jAmuna khAkara magaramaccha kI patnI jida kara baiThI ki jisake die jAmuna itane mIThe haiM, vaha khuda kitanA mIThA hogA, isalie vaha use hI khAnA cAhatI hai / patnI kI bAta aura pati na mAne! pahale to samajhAne kI koziza kI lekina antataH usakI bAta mAnanI hI par3I aura taTa para Akara baMdara se kahA, 'tumhArI bhAbhI ne tumheM bhojana para bulAyA hai, vaha tumase milanA cAhatI hai|' ---- baMdara ne iMkAra kara diyA ki vaha pAnI meM kaise jAegA / use to tairanA bhI nahIM aataa| taba magaramaccha ne samajhAyA ki vaha use apanI pITha para biThAkara le jaaegaa| baMdara rAjI ho gayA / magaramaccha ne jaba AdhI nadI pAra kara lI to yaha socakara ki aba yaha baMdara kahA~ jAegA, pAnI meM taira to nahIM sakatA, per3a bhI bahuta dUra chUTa cukA / usane rAja khola diyA tuma roja mIThe-mIThe jAmuna 50 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khAte ho to tumhArA dila bhI bahuta mIThA hogaa| so merI patnI tumhArA dila khAnA cAhatI hai|' baMdara ne sunA to daMga raha gyaa| socA ki bure phaMse, aba kyA karU~ lekina baMdara thA buddhimaan| usane saMkaTa ko bhAMpakara kahA 'are, yaha bAta tumane mujhe pahale kyoM nahIM batAI ki bhAbhI ne dila maMgAyA hai, maiM apanA dila to usI jAmuna ke per3a para chor3a AyA huuN| vahIM kaha dete to apanA dila per3a se utArakara de detaa|' mUrkha magaramaccha ko pachatAvA huA aura vaha use vApasa taTa para le gyaa| taTa para pahu~cakara baMdara ne chalAMga lagAI aura car3ha gayA per3a pr| magaramaccha iMtajAra hI karatA raha gayA para baMdara vApasa na aayaa| magaramaccha ke bulAne para usane kahA 'tuma dagAbAja nikle| jisane tAumra tumheM aura tumhArI patnI ko mIThe phala khilAye tuma usI ko khAne ko taiyAra ho gae?' jIvana meM magaramaccha jaise dosta banAne kI bajAya binA dosta ke raha jAnA zreyaskara hai| so gaMgodaka hoya prAyaH skUla yA kaoNleja se mitratA kI zuruAta hotI hai| hama jina logoM ke bIca rahate haiM, apanA adhikAMza samaya vyatIta karate haiM, unase hamArA paricaya hotA hai, saMbaMdha pragADha hote haiM, mitratA baDhatI hai aura hamako lagatA hai ki ye saba hamAre mitra haiM, kyA ve vAkaI hamAre mitra haiM, hama apanA viveka jagAe~ aura dekheM ki kyA vAkaI ve sabhI hamArI mitratA ke lAyaka haiM ? agara kisI meM koI kuTeva hai to Apa turaMta svayaM ko alaga kara leM, nahIM to ve AdateM Apako bhI laga jaaeNgii| agara Apako sigareTa pIne kI Adata par3a cukI hai to jhA~ke apane atIta meN| Apako dikhAI degA ki Apa vidyAlaya yA mahAvidyAlaya meM par3hate the, cAra mitra milakara eka sigareTa lAte the aura kisI per3a kI oTa meM jAkara sigareTa jalAte aura eka hI sigareTa ko bArI-bArI se cAroM pIte the| pahale chipa-chipakara, phira philma haoNla meM gae taba, phira idharaudhara hue taba, phira bAtharUma meM pIne lage aura dhIre-dhIre sabake sAmane pIne lge| isa taraha par3I jIvana meM eka burI Adata aura Apane unhIM logoM ko apanA mitra mAna liyA, jina logoM ne Apake jIvana meM burI Adata lgaaii| agara Apa guTakhA khAte haiM to soceM ki isakI zuruAta kahA~ se huii| jarUra ApakI kisI aise vyakti se jAna pahacAna thI jo ise khAne kA AdI thaa| Apa usake nikaTa Ae, dhIre-dhIre usake bure saMskAra Apa meM A ge| acche AdamI 51 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke pAsa rahakara acchAiyA~ to sIkha nahIM paate| hA~, bure AdamI kI saMgati se burAiyA~ jarUra sIkha jAte haiN| agara nAlA gaMgA meM milatA hai to gaMgAjala kahalAtA hai lekina gaMgA kA pAnI nAle meM DAla deM to vaha bhI apavitra ho jAtA hai| kabIrA gaMdI koTacI pAnI pive na koya, jAya mile jaba gaMga meM, so gaMgodaka hoy| kile ke cAroM ora khudI khaMdaka kA pAnI koI nahIM pItA, lekina vahI pAnI jaba gaMgA meM mila jAtA hai to gaMgodaka bana jAtA hai aura loga caraNAmRta mAnakara use grahaNa bhI kara lete haiN| Apa apane irda-girda rahane vAle logoM ko tola leM ki ve kisa stara ke haiM? Apake jIvana meM mitroM kI kvAnTiTI kama ho to koI bAta nahIM, lekina jitane bhI mitra hoM, acchI kvAliTI ke hoN| acche logoM ke sAtha, mahAna logoM ke sAtha jio, kyoMki jinake sAtha hama raheMge, vaise hI bana jaaeNge| AdamI to kyA totA bhI jinake bIca rahatA hai, vaisA hI banatA calA jAtA hai| jaisA sAtha, vaisI bAta kisI vyakti ke pAsa do tote the| usane eka totA diyA DAkU-zaitAna ko, dUsarA diyA eka saMta ko, bhagavAna ke bhakta ko| tote donoM eka jaise| do mAha bAda jaba vaha vyakti usa saMta ke yahA~ pahu~cA to tote ne kahA 'rAma-rAma, ghara para AyA mehamAna, 'rAma-rAma' usa vyakti ne socA 'ahA! totA kitanA acchA hai| mehamAna kA svAgata karatA hai 'rAma' kA nAma bhI letA hai| ' vaha Age calA aura pahu~cA DAkU saradAra ke yahA~ jahA~ usane dUsarA totA diyA thaa| dUra se Ate hue vyakti ko dekhakara totA cillAyA, 'are Ao, mAromAro, kATo-kATo, luutto-luutto'| usa vyakti ne socA- ye donoM tote eka mA~ ke beTe, donoM bhAI lekina donoM meM kitanA aMtara! eka kahatA hai- Ao svAgatam, raam-raam| dUsarA kahatA hai- maaro-kaatto-luutto| use samajhate dera na lagI ki totA to totA hai jisake pAsa rahA, jaisI saMgati meM rahA vaisA hI usa para asara huaa| agara DAkU sAdhu kI saMgati pAtA hai to vaha DAkU nahIM rahatA balki mahAna saMta aura 'rAmAyaNa' kA racayitA bana jAtA hai| vyakti jaisI sohabata pAtA hai vaisA hI banatA jAtA hai| Apa apanA Akalana kara leM ki Apa kina logoM ke sAtha raha rahe haiM, kisa taraha ke logoM ke bIca raha rahe haiN| -52 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ullaMghana na ho sImAoM kA mitra do akSara kA aisA ratna hai jisakI saMjJA hara kisI ko nahIM dI jA sktii| kevala mauja-mastI ke lie na to kisI ko nikaTa Ane denA cAhie aura na hI kisI ke nikaTa jAnA caahie| mitratA kA artha prema yA romAMsa nahIM hotaa| svArthI mitroM se jitanA dUra rahA jAe utanA hI acchaa| koI mahilA agara kisI puruSa ko apanA mitra banA rahI hai to use isa bAta kA jarUra dhyAna rakhanA cAhie ki kahIM vo kisI aise puruSa ko mitra na banA baiThe jo usake mahilA hone kA phAyadA uThAne kI soca rakhatA ho| strI aura puruSa kI mitratA Aja ke pariveza meM anucita nahIM kahIM jA sakatI aura kahIM-kahIM to yaha Avazyaka bhI hai, para isa mitratA meM maryAdA to honI hI caahie| ApakA vyavahAra apane puruSa yA strI mitra ke prati itanA khulA huA bhI nahIM honA cAhie ki hamAre mitratApUrNa sambandhoM para loga aMguliyA~ uThAne laga jaaeN| kaI daphA hotA yaha ki jaba hama apanI sImAe~ mitratA ke nAma para kho baiThate haiM to kaI pati-patnI eka-dUje ke lie zaka ke dAyare meM A jAte haiN| aise logoM ko sadA isa bAta kA khyAla rakhanA cAhie ki jaba unake ina sambandhoM kA kabhI khulAsA ho jAtA hai to unakI sthiti dhobI ke gadhe kI taraha hI hotI hai| maiM apanI ora se kevala itanA nivedana karanA cAhU~gI ki jisa taraha pati-patnI kA eka-dUje para vizvAsa rakhanA jarUrI hai usI taraha vizvAsa para kharA utaranA bhI jarUrI hai| hara pati-patnI ko cAhie ki vaha auroM se mitratA sthApita karane meM apanI sImAoM kA pUrA khyAla rakheM, kyoMki dAmpatya jIvana prema, lagAva, sammAna aura vizvAsa para hI TikA rahatA hai| nirmala hRdaya, nirmala AcaraNa acche, neka mitra bnaaeN| aise mitra banAe~ jinake sAtha rahanA gauravapUrNa ho, jIvana saMskArita aura neka bana sake, badI se baca sakeM aura pragati ke sopAna car3ha skeN| jIvana meM bhale hI eka mitra ho, lekina vaha aisA ho jo ApakI chAyA ho, pratirUpa ho| Apa sabase saba kucha chipA sakate haiM, lekina apane mitra se jiMdagI kI koI bAta nahIM chipA skte| isalie aisA mitra banAe~ jisakA hRdaya nirmala ho, mana virATa, dRSTi pavitra, mAnasikatA zreSTha aura AcaraNa nirmala ho| jIvana meM Apa agara aise kisI vyakti ko, mahilA yA 53 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puruSa ko mitra banAte haiM to yaha Apake lie aura usake donoM ke lie kalyANakArI hai / zeSa to brahmANDa ke sabhI prANiyoM ke lie maitrIbhAva, prema aura pramoda bhAva rakheM / ravIndranAtha Taigaura ne kahA hai - yadi tore DAka sune koI na Ace toe ekalA calo re agara tumhAre sAtha koI acchA vyakti nahIM hai to ciMtA na karo, bure logoM ke sAtha jIne ke bajAya akele clo| tuma apane mitra svayaM bno| yaha ekAkIpana bhI tumhAre lie kalyANakArI hogA / 54 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bur3hApe ko aise kIjie sArthaka bur3hApe ko bhunabhunAte hue jIne kI bajAya gunagunAte hue jiyeN| manuSya kA jIvana sUrya kI taraha gatimAna hai| sUryodaya ke pUrva bhora kI pyArI-sI subaha ko mA~ ke garbha meM hamArA Agamana samajheM / sUryodaya hamArA janma hai, dopahara javAnI hai aura sAMjha hamArA bur3hApA hai| rAta to jIvana kI kahAnI ke samApana kA pratIka hai| jIvana-mRtyu donoM satya yaha jIvana kA parama satya hai ki jisakA janma hai usakI mRtyu hai, yauvana hai to bur3hApA hai| jisakI mRtyu hai usake janma kI saMbhAvanA hai| janma, jarA, roga aura mRtyu kI dhArA meM manuSya-jAti to kyA, brahmANDa ke hara prANI ke sAtha karor3oM varSoM se yahI saba hotA rahA hai| sukhadAyI hotI hai javAnI aura sahI DhaMga se jInA na Ae to bar3I pIr3AdAyI hotI hai bur3hApe kI khaanii| javAnI to bahuta sukha se bIta jAtI hai, lekina javAnI kA sukha bur3hApe meM kAyama na raha sake to bur3hApA kaSTadAyI ho jAtA hai| javAnI to sabhI jI lete haiM, para jo javAnI meM bur3hApe kI sahI vyavasthA kara lete haiM, unakA bur3hApA svarNamayI ho jAtA hai| 55 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bur3hApA na to jIvana ke samApana kI zuruAta hai aura na hI jIvana kA koI itivRtta hai aura na hI jIvana kA abhizApa hai| bur3hApA to jIvana kA sunaharA adhyAya hai| jise jIvana jInA AyA, jisane jIvana ke usUla jAne aura jIvana kI maulikatA ko samajhane kA prayAsa kiyA, usake lie bur3hApA anubhavoM se bharA huA jIvana hotA hai jisameM jAne hue satya ko jIne kA prayAsa karatA hai| hara kisI dIrghajIvI vyakti ke lie bur3hApA AnA taya hai| yaha na samajheM ki hameM hI bur3hApA AyA hai yA Ane vAlA hai| mahAvIra ko bhI bur3hApA AyA thA, rAma aura kRSNa bhI bUr3he hue the| duniyA meM koI bhI vyakti aisA nahIM hai jo lambe arse taka jIyA ho aura bur3hApA na AyA ho| bhale hI vyakti janma, jarA (bur3hApA), mRtyu ke nivAraNa ke lie prArthanA karatA hai para ye saba svAbhAvika sahaja prakriyA haiN| javAnI meM to vyakti dUsaroM ke lie jItA hai, lekina bur3hApe meM vyakti apane jIvana ke kalyANa aura mukti kI vyavasthA ke lie apane qadama bar3hAtA hai| itihAsa g2avAha hai ki prAcIna yuga ke rAjA-mahArAjA bur3hApe meM vAnaprastha aura saMnyAsa ke mArga ko aMgIkAra kara lete the, tAki mRtyu ke Ane se pUrva apanI mukti kA prabaMdha kara skeN| jo bur3hApe ko ThIka se jIne kA prabaMdha nahIM kara pAte haiM, unheM bur3hApA mRtyu detA hai aura jo bur3hApe ko svIkAra kara mukti ke sAdhanoM ke lie prayAsa karate haiM unake lie bur3hApA mukti kA sAdhana bana jAtA hai| bur3hApe se bacane ke lie aura javAnI ko bacAne ke lie loga davAe~ le rahe haiM para bur3hApA saba para AnA taya hai, isameM koI riyAyata nahIM hai| kevala tumhAre bAla hI sapheda nahIM ho rahe haiM atIta meM bhI manuSya ke sira ke bAla sapheda hote rahe haiN| yaha na samajho ki kevala tumhAre hI kaMdhe kamajora ho rahe haiM, cehare para jhurriyA~ par3a rahI haiM, dRSTi kamaz2ora ho rahI hai, kAnoM se UMcA sunAI dene lagA hai, dA~ta gira rahe haiM - yaha hara kisI ke sAtha hotA hai| isake lie hatAza hone kI jarUrata nahIM hai| bur3hApe meM bhI basaMta hai bur3hApA jIvana kA mahatvapUrNa par3Ava hai| yaha samasyA nahIM, naisargika vyavasthA hai| yaha sAra nahIM jIvana kA hissA hai| yahA~ Akara vyakti svayaM ke lie ciMtana karatA hai, antarmana kI zAMti ko jIne kA prayAsa karatA hai| jIvana 56 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhara jo parizrama kiyA hai bur3hApe meM usase zAMti, vizrAma aura AnaMda se jIne kI kAmanA rakhatA hai| hama dekhate haiM ki prAyaH loga buDhApe se bacanA cAhate haiN| vyakti lambI umra to cAhatA hai, para bur3hApA nhiiN| lekina bur3hApA AnA to taya hai aura jaba cehare para koI jharIM dikhAI detI hai, to vaha socatA hai - calo kucha yogAsana kara lUM tAki bur3hApe se baca skuuN| jaise hI bur3hApA jhalakanA zurU hotA hai, vyakti kucha pauSTika padArtha khAne kI socane lagatA hai tAki bur3hApe ko thor3A TAlA jA ske| sapheda hote hue bAloM ko raMgakara kAle karane kI koziza karatA hai ki bur3hApe ko jhalakane se roka ske| bAla kAle karake bur3hApe ko DhakA jA sakatA hai, para usase bacA nahIM jA sakatA hai hama bur3hApe ko rokane kI koziza karate haiN| merI naz2ara meM jIvana kA basaMta javAnI nahIM, bur3hApA hai| jisane jIvana ko sahI DhaMga se jIne kI kalA jAna lI hai usake lie bur3hApA phUla banakara AtA hai| usake lie bur3hApA jIvana kI zAMti bana jAtA hai aura ahobhAva, Ananda aura puNyabhAva kA rUpa lekara AtA hai| bacapana jJAnArjana ke lie hai, javAnI dhanArjana aura bur3hApA puNyArjana ke lie hai| sukha bhogane ke lie javAnI hai to zAMti aura AnaMda ko jIne ke lie bur3hApA hai| bhAratIya saMskRti meM jIvana jIne ke cAra caraNa haiM / brahmacarya, gRhastha, vAnaprastha aura sNnyaas| pahalA caraNa zikSA-saMskAra ke lie, dUsarA caraNa saMsAra-sukha ke lie, tIsarA puNya-dharma ke lie aura cauthA zAMti-mukti ke lie hai| dhanya hai vaha ghara-dvAra jisa ghara meM vRddha hote haiM, jahA~ vRddha mA~-bApa kA AzIrvAda hotA hai, jahA~ bar3e-bujurgoM kA sAyA hotA hai vaha ghara svarga hotA hai, jisa ghara meM vRddhoM kA sAyA uTha jAtA hai vahA~ kI zAMti bhI dhIre-dhIre kama hotI jAtI hai| bhAgyazAlI hote haiM ve jinheM bujurgoM kA sAnnidhya, sAmIpya aura prema milA karatA hai| sau kitAboM kA jJAna eka tarapha aura eka vRddha kA anubhava eka trph| jahA~ sau pustakoM kA jJAna asaphala ho jAtA hai vahA~ eka vRddha kI dI gaI sahI salAha, usakA anubhava kAragara ho jAtA hai| ve ghara dhanya hote haiM jahA~ subaha uThakara ghara ke sabhI loga apane baDhe mA~-bApa ko praNAma karate haiM, unakA sammAna karate haiN| ve loga kRtapuNya hote haiM jo rAta meM sone se pahale mAtA-pitA, dAdAdAdI ke pA~va dabAte haiM, unakI sevA aura satkAra kA puNya prApta karate haiN| 57 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghara ke vRddha kA duniyA se cale jAne ke bAda unake nAma se pyAU kholane kI bajAya acchA hogA, unake jIte jI unheM pAnI pilAyA jaae| unake nAma se dharmazAlA banAne kI bajAya unake jIte jI unheM ghara ke sabase acche kakSa meM rkheN| __maiMne dekhA hai ki eka parivAra jo hara taraha se sampanna thA usameM dAdI mA~ ko kAra ke gaireja meM rakhA huA thaa| maiMne parivAra vAloM se pUchA 'aisA kyoM? ' kahane lage 'dAdI mA~ ko yahA~ para suvidhA rahatI hai| kRpayA apane vRddha mAtApitA ko apane ghara ke sabase sundara kakSa meM rkheN| agara ve rugNa haiM to ho sakatA hai ve bistara gaMdA karate hoM, ulTI bhI ho jAtI hogI taba bhI unheM suvidhAyukta kamare meM rkheN| unake marane ke bAda samAja ke kisI bhavana meM suMdara kamarA banavAne kI bajAya jIte jI unheM sundara kamare meM rkheN| unakI ArAmayukta z2iMdagI kI vyavasthA kiijie| unake marane ke bAda unake citra para phUla car3hAne aura agarabattI jalAne se acchA hai unake sAtha itane madhura zabdoM meM boleM ki hamArI vANI hI unakI sevA bana jaae| jaba hama bacce the to unhoMne hamArI prasannatA se dekhabhAla kI thI para Aja jaba ve bUr3he ho gae to unakI sAra-samhAla bhArI mana se kara rahe haiN| jisa ghara meM bUr3he mA~-bApa aura dAdA-dAdI ke sAtha sammAnapUrvaka vyavahAra kiyA jAtA ho, maiM samajhatA hU~ ki una logoM kA bur3hApA saphala ho jAtA hai, una logoM kA bur3hApA sArthaka hotA hai aura ve zAMti aura AnaMda se bhare rahate haiN| ve ghara dhanya hote haiM jahA~ bUr3he mA~-bApa ke mAna-sammAna aura gaurava kA pUrA-pUrA dhyAna rakhA jAtA hai| una gharoM kA darjA madhyama hai, jahA~ mA~-bApa ko unake bhAgya-bharose chor3a diyA jAtA hai| ve ghara adhama hote haiM jahA~ jIte jI mA~-bApa kA apamAna kiyA jAtA hai| zAyada naraka usase bar3hakara nahIM hotA jahA~ saMtAna apane mA~-bApa para hAtha uThAne se bAja nahIM aatii| acchA hotA aisI saMtAneM dharatI para janma na letiiN| ___agara jIvana hai, jIvana kI vyavasthA hai to bur3hApA bhI AnA taya hai, lekina jo bur3hApe meM pahuMcakara bhI apane mana ko bUr3hA nahIM hone detA vaha nabbe varSa kA hokara bhI javAna huA karatA hai| bur3hApA use satAtA hai jo mana se bUr3hA ho jAtA hai| bur3hApe kA prabhAva pahale zarIra para nahIM, mana para AtA hai aura 58 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usakA asara tana para dikhAI detA hai| jisake mana meM zithilatA AI, jisake mana meM napuMsakatA kA praveza ho gayA vaha javAnI meM hI bUr3hA ho jAtA hai| anyathA samaya ke anusAra bur3hApA to AegA hI phira cAhe Apa bAla kAle kareM yA naI battIsI lgvaaeN| bur3hApA to jIvana kA hissA hai| jaise bacapana thA, jaise javAnI thI, vaise hI bur3hApA bhI hai| bur3hApe ko dIjie sArthakatA bur3hApe ko vyartha na smjheN| prAyaH loga kahate haiM, 'ajI chor3iye aba kitane sAla kI z2iMdagI bacI hai' bhAratIya logoM kA mana, unakA soca-vicAra bahuta jaldI bUr3hA ho jAtA hai| sATha ke pAra AdamI socane lagatA hai - aba mujhe kyA karanA hai, aba maiM kyA kara sakatA huuN| aba jo jiMdagI bacI hai vaha eksTrA prophiTa kI hai, jaise-taise jI leNge| aba kyA mAthA lagAnA, aba to bUr3he ho gae haiN| bur3hApA jIvana kI hatAzA nahIM, jIvana kA utsAha honA caahie| jaba vyakti ke mana meM hatAzA A jAtI hai taba vaha pacAsa varSa kI Ayu meM hI bUr3hA ho jAtA hai aura jisake mana meM utsAha rahatA hai vaha assI varSa kA hokara bhI javAna hotA hai| yAda rakhie bur3hApA pahale mana meM AtA hai phira tana meN| bur3hApA jIvana ko sArthakatA pradAna karane kA caraNa hai| Apa jAnate haiM hamane saMnyAsa liyA bacapana meM aura hamAre pitA ne liyA pacapana meN| pacapana bacapana kA punarAgamana hotA hai| jo bacapana se hI apanI buddhi kA sArthaka prayoga karanA zurU kara detA hai usakA pacapana sArthaka ho jAtA hai| jisa umra meM loga parivAra ke rAga meM ulajhe rahate haiM, jisa umra meM logoM kA ghara se tIna dina ke lie nikalanA muzkila hotA hai usa umra meM agara vyakti jIvana bhara ke lie ghara-parivAra, pati, patnI, dukAna, dhana-vaibhava, makAna ke moha kA parityAga karake sAdhanA ke mArga para kadama bar3hA de to kyA yaha kama tArIfa kI bAta hai| sacamuca jisane bur3hApe ko sahI dizA dene kI vidyA pA lI usI kA bur3hApA sArthaka ho jAtA hai| kala tumheM, Aja unheM z2arUrata jo sthitiyA~ bacapana meM hotI haiM vahI sthitiyAM lagabhaga bur3hApe meM bhI hotI haiN| Apa dekheM - jaba Apa bacce the to apane Apa khar3e nahIM ho pAte the| mammI 59 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pApA ne Apako aMgulI dI aura khar3A honA tathA calanA sikhaayaa| Aja tumhArI mA~ picayAsI sAla kI ho gaI hai, vaha khar3I nahIM ho pA rahI, cala nahIM pA rahI hai| taba tumhArI aMgulI kahA~ calI gaI hai? bacapana meM tuma bistara gIlA kara dete the, gaMdA kara dete the| soco kabhI aisA bhI huA hogA ki tuma choTe rahe hoge taba tumhArI mA~ khAnA khA rahI thI ki tumane zauca kara dI thii| tumhArI mA~ ne khAnA bIca meM hI chor3akara tumhAre zarIra kI zuddhi kI, hAtha dhoe aura punaH khAnA khAne baiTha gii| yahI udAratA kyA tuma apanI mA~ ke bur3hApe meM eka bAra bhI dikhA pAoge? bacapana meM tuma apane hAtha se khAnA nahIM khA pAte the, bur3hApe meM unheM bhI bahuta dikkata hotI hai| bacapana meM tumheM akele rahanA acchA nahIM lagatA thA, bUr3hoM kI majabUrI hai ki ve akele rahane ko vivaza ho jAte haiN| farka kevala itanA hai ki jaba tuma bacce the to mA~-bApa ne tumhe bar3e prema se pAlA thA aura Aja jaba ve bUr3he ho gae haiM to tumhAre bhItara unheM pAlane ke lie utanA prema nahIM hai| jaba tuma bacce the to unhoMne khuziyoM se pAlA thA lekina unake bur3hApe ko sukhamaya, AnaMdamaya karane ke lie tumhAre antarmana meM koI khuziyA~ nahIM ki tuma apane mA~-bApa yA dAdA-dAdI kI sevA karane kA saubhAgya prApta kro| maiMne dekhA hai jo apanA bur3hApA nahIM sAdha pAte unakA bur3hApA kitanA trAsadI se bharA hotA hai| bhagavAna, jitanA roga se bacAe utanA usa bur3hApe se bhI bacAe jisameM vyakti mohAsakta to rahatA hai para jIvana kA jJAna nahIM ho paataa| AcArya zaMkara kAzI meM the, ve bhagavAna vizvanAtha ke darzana kara gaMgA ke taTa para aae| vahA~ unhoMne do bUr3he vyaktiyoM ko dekhaa| unameM se eka vyAkaraNa ke sUtroM ko yAda kara rahA thA aura dUsarA bUr3hA apane pote-potiyoM ke mAyAjAla meM ulajhA huA thaa| taba AcArya zaMkara ne kahA - are, tere aMga gala gae haiM, dA~ta TUTa gae haiM, ceharA jhuka gayA hai, cehare para jhurriyA~ chA gaI haiM, kamara jhuka gaI hai| A~kha se dekha nahIM sakate, kAna se suna nahIM pAte, lekina isake bAda bhI saMsAra kI moha-mAyA aura jijIviSA tumhAre bhItara abhI bhI javAna hai| aba to Atma-ciMtana, Izvara kA ciMtana karanA zurU kara do| aba to kama se kama apane jIvana ke lie koI bodha, koI hoza, koI jAgarUkatA kI bAta uThAnI zurU kara do| apane hAtha se tumane svargIya dAdA-dAdI ko jalAyA thA, para hoza nahIM aayaa| aura to aura bIsa sAla ke beTe kA bhI apane hAthoM se dAha 60 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMskAra kiyA thA taba bhI tumhAre antarmana kI Asakti meM koI kaTautI nahIM huii| hA~, hama apane bur3hApe ko sArthaka kara sakate haiM, ise naI dizA de sakate haiM, ise baMdhana ke bajAya jIvana-mukti kA paryAya banA sakate haiN| raftA-raftA risa rahI z2iMdagI vyakti jaba pacAsa varSa kA ho jAe to vRddhAvasthA kI taiyArI zurU kara denI caahie| yaha na soceM ki bur3hApA mujhe nahIM mere par3ausI ko AyA hai| taba to muzkila ho jAegI kyoMki eka dina bur3hApA Apako apane caMgula meM pha~sA hI legaa| jIvana to zivaliMga para laTakA huA pAnI kA vaha ghar3A hai jisameM nIce kI ora cheda hai aura bUMda-bUMda kara pAnI risa rahA hai| kauna-sI bUMda aMtima bana jAegI isakI to hameM khabara bhI nahIM ho paaegii| hamArI jiMdagI dhIre-dhIre risa rahI hai| sabhI raphtA-raphtA mRtyu kI ora bar3ha rahe haiN| hama bur3hApe ko isa taraha jie~ ki vaha jIvana kA par3Ava baneM, mRtyu kA nhiiN| ___ maiM una logoM ko satarka karanA cAhatA hU~ jo Aja bur3hApe kI dahalIz2a para haiM, lekina Ane vAlA kala bur3hApe kA hai| sAvadhAna ho jAe~ ve loga jo kala taka to javAna the para Aja bur3hApe meM jIne ko maz2abUra haiN| jinheM jIvana jIne kI kalA AI, jinheM jIvana jIne kA mArga milA unake lie jIvana dhanya ho gyaa| yaha Apa para nirbhara hai ki Apa apane jIvana ko gunagunAte hue jiyeM yA bhunabhunAte hue jieN| bur3hApA hai to acche gIta gAo, acchI kavitAe~ gAo, acche citra banAo, prakRti ke acche naz2Are dekho, acche bola bolo, acche saMvAda karo aura acchI jiMdagI jIne kI koziza kro| yaha hama para nirbhara hai ki hama jIvana ko kauna-sI dizA aura mArga de rahe haiN| agara javAnI sukha bhogane ke lie hai to bur3hApA duHkha bhogane ke lie nahIM hai| bur3hApA pIr3AoM ko bhogane yA zaiyyA para par3e rahane ke lie nahIM hai aura na hI bekAra kI bakavAsa karane ke lie hai| bur3hApA to zAMti se jIne ke lie hai| javAnI meM vyakti zAMti nahIM pA sakatA kyoMki javAnI meM udher3abuna rahatI hai, maiM kahU~gA ki javAnI ko agara sukha se jIo, to bur3hApe ko zAMti se jiio| hama aisA kyA kareM ki hamArA bur3hApA sArthaka ho jaae| hamArA bur3hApA hamAre lie upayogI bana jaae| mRtyu se pahale hamArI mukti kA mArga khula jaae| bur3hApe ke lie tIna saMketa Apako 61 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ detA hU~ jisase hama apane bur3hApe ko sahI tarIke se jI sakeM, svastha aura prasanna mana se jI skeN| bur3hApA ho svastha, kAryarata aura surakSita / lIjie ucita AhAra aura vyAyAma - bur3hApe meM pahalI sAvadhAnI rakhI jAnI cAhie ucita AhAra kI / saMyamita va saMtulita AhAra leN| z2avAnI meM to Apa saba kucha haz2ama kara lete the, tIkhA-khaTTA-mIThA-caraparA saba paca jAtA thA, lekina bur3hApe meM Apa aisA nahIM kara pAe~ge kyoMki pAcana-taMtra kamajora ho jAtA hai / AhAra-vihAra, khAna-pAna kA saMyama bur3hApe meM lAbhakArI rahatA hai / samAroha meM vibhinna vyaMjanoM ko dekhakara lalacAe~ nhiiN| ye Apake svAsthya para viparIta prabhAva DAlate haiM / mahIne meM eka bAra kisI cikitsaka se apane zarIra kI jAMca jarUra karAe~ / kahIM blaDa zugara to nahIM bar3ha gaI hai, raktacApa meM bAra-bAra parivartana to nahIM ho rahA hai, koI roga Apake zarIra meM jagaha to nahIM banA rahA hai ? cikitsakIya parIkSaNa se sArI saMbhAvanAoM kA patA cala jAtA hai aura Apa svayaM para niyaMtraNa rakhane meM saphala ho sakate haiN| AhAra- saMyama kA pUrA-pUrA dhyAna rkheN| bur3hApe meM dUsarI bAta jo karanI cAhie vaha hai ucita vyaayaam| yaha na soceM ki bUr3he ho gae haiM to vyAyAma aura yogAsana kaise kara sakate haiM / Dhera sAre vyAyAma kara sakeM yA na kara sakeM para saMdhisthaloM ke vyAyAma cAhe jitanI umra ho jAe, avazya karanA cAhie / svAsthya evaM haDDiyoM kI maz2abUtI ke lie, zarIra kI jakar3ana ko dUra karane ke lie, gaThiyA jaise rogoM se bacane ke lie, ghuTanoM ke darda aura pIr3AoM se mukti pAne ke lie, pITha darda se bacane ke lie hara vyakti ko kama se kama apane saMdhi - sthaloM kA vyAyAma jarUra kara lenA caahie| pandraha minaTa bhI agara Apa saMdhi - sthaloM ke vyAyAma kara leMge to bahuta se rogoM se mukta ho skeNge| - sukhI aura svastha bur3hApe ke lie pandraha minaTa prAtaH bhramaNa avazya kreN| agara AdhA ghaMTA Tahala sakeM to bahuta hI acchA, anyathA pandraha minaTa avazya ghuumeN| zarIra kI haDDiyA~ mazIna kI taraha hai / agara upayoga kiyA to kAma kI raheMgI, nahIM to dhIre-dhIre isameM jaMga laga jAegA aura jakar3a jaaeNgii| zarIra kA yaha svabhAva hai ki jaba taka isase kAma lo yaha kAma kA rahatA hai aura jaise hI kAma lenA baMda kiyA ki nAkAma ho jAtA hai| maiMne anubhava kiyA 62 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai ki bhora kI kiraNeM Apake zarIra para par3atI hai to ve amRta kA kAma karatI haiN| subaha kI havA sau davA ke barAbara hai| isalie jitanA Apase saMbhava ho utanA vyAyAma avazya kareM / svAsthya-rakSA ke lie prANAyAma ko bhI jor3a leM / svAsthya para rakhie satarka nig2AheM tIsarA biMdu hai - Arogya ke prati hara bUr3hA vyakti satarka rhe| zarIra meM hone vAle kisI roga ko naz2araaMdAz2a karane kI bajAya tatkAla usakA samAdhAna karane kI koziza kreN| yaha na soceM ki aba kyA karanA hai, bUr3he ho gae haiM, kauna DaoNkTara ko dikhAe, kauna davA kA kharcA kare, jaise-taise ThIka ho jaaeNge| jIvana bhara dukAna, makAna, koThI para kharca karate rahe lekina Apa apane svAsthya kI avahelanA na kreN| kisI bhI prakAra ke roga ke lakSaNa najara Ae to usake prati sAvadhAnI rkheN| usakA turaMta ilAja karAeM tAki roga bhayAvaha rUpa dhAraNa na kara ske| Apa jo davAe~ le rahe haiM unako nirdeza ke anusAra jArI rkheN| kabhI zarIra meM thakAna, TUTana, jakar3ana yA kamajorI mahasUsa ho rahI ho to dUdha ke sAtha haldI le liyA kreN| isase haDDiyAM majabUta hotI haiM / kabhI Apake peTa meM takalIpha ho jAe yA zarIra meM kahIM halkAphulkA darda uTha jAe to gharelU upacAra bhI kie jA sakate haiM / ApakI rasoI bhI choTA- -sA davAkhAnA hai| isameM rakhI huI haldI, maithIdAnA, ajavAina kA bhI yadA-kadA sevana karate raheM / ye haiM to bahuta choTI cIjeM, para haiM bahuta lAbhakArI / ye Apake zarIra para davA kA kAma karate haiM / hama agara apane zarIra ke prati satarka rahate haiM to svastha va nirogI jIvana jI sakate haiM / 1 baceM daqhala aMdAz2oM se apanA dainika kAryakrama banAe~ / ghara meM adhika dakhalaaMdAz2I na kareM / jo jaisA kara rahA hai use karane deN| ghara meM rahate hue adhika dakhalaaMdAjI kareMge to do nukasAna hoMge, eka to parivAra ke loga Apase TUTeMge, ApakI bAta nahIM suneMge, dUsarA Apa mAnasika rUpa se azAMta rheNge| Apane anubhava kiyA hogA ki jaba Apa ghara kI bahuoM ko lekara nuktAcInI karate haiM yA choTIchoTI bAtoM para hastakSepa karate haiM, to parivAra vAle ApakI upekSA karane lagate haiN| hAM, agara koI bahuta bar3I ghaTanA ho jAe to kama-se-kama zabdoM meM 63 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hidAyata deN| are, ApakA beTA tIsa sAla kA ho gayA hai, use usakI samajha se bhI kArya karane do| agara Apa bAra-bAra boleMge to parivAra ke loga mAnasika rUpa se Apase kinArA kara leNge| bahue~ soceMgI sasura jI dina bhara ghara meM baiThe rahate haiM, hama apanA manacAhA kucha bhI nahIM kara skte| taba ApakA ghara meM rahanA bhArabhUta bana sakatA hai| isalie vyartha kI jhaMjhaTabAjI mola na leM, yaha Apake mana ko azAMta kregii| ___ApakI saMtAna ApakA kahanA mAne to zreSTha aura na mAne to ciMtita na hoM kyoMki aba kahane se bhI mukti milii| soco kyA Apako apane baccoM ke lie hI sArI sirapaccI karanI hai| maiMne anubhava kiyA hai ki putra agara kisI prakAra ke ghATe meM calA jAe to putra to nizciMta rahatA hai aura pitA phikramaMda ho jAte haiN| aise pitA hamAre pAsa Ate haiM aura kahate haiM guruvara, beTe ne paccIsa-pacAsa lAkha kA ghATA de diyA hai, koI upAya, koI maMtra btaaeN| maiM kahatA hUM jisane ghATA lagAyA use koI ciMtA nahIM hai, Apa kyoM dubale hue jA rahe haiM ? aba bhI agara DUbane aura khone kI socate rahoge to hara ghar3I apane mana ko pIr3ita aura azAMta karate rhoge| kisa bAta kI ciMtA kareM? vyartha kI ciMtAe~ na paaleN| javAnI meM ciMtAoM kA bojha sahana kiyA jA sakatA hai, lekina bur3hApe meM ciMtAoM kA bojha vyartha hI zarIra ko tor3a detA hai| tumhArI ciMtAe~ agara koI samAdhAna nahIM de pA rahI haiM to vyartha kI ciMtA karane kI bajAe use samaya para chor3a deN| merI to yahI soca hai ki agara samAdhAna nahIM nikala pA rahA hai, to usakI ciMtA karane se acchA hai use samaya para chor3a deN| samaya apane Apa usa kArya ko pUrNa kara degaa| aba beTA bigaDaila nikala gayA, tumane khUba samajhAyA para vaha apanI burI AdatoM ko nahIM chor3a pA rahA to tuma usake pIche mata pdd'o| tuma apanI soco| use tumhArI ciMtA nahIM hai, phira tuma kyoM usakI ciMtA meM nAhaka kaSTa uThA rahe ho| maiMne to yahI pAyA hai ki bahU-beToM ko apane mA~-bApa kI utanI ciMtA nahIM hotI, jitanI mA~-bApa ko apane bahU-beToM kI rahatI hai| ve aisI ciMtAe~ lAde rahate haiM jinakA koI artha nahIM hotA lekina isa kAraNa apanA bur3hApA z2arUra bigAr3a lete haiN| 64 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adhika AzA se upaje nirAzA bur3hApe meM apane bhAgya kA ronA na roe~ / jo prakRti se mila rahA hai use prema se svIkAra kreN| baccoM se adhika AzAe~ na rkheN| loga prAya: kahate haiM ki beTA to bur3hApe kA sahArA hai, para maiM kahatA hU~ jyAdA AzA na pAleM / jIvanabhara agara AzAe~ rakhI haiM to bur3hApe meM nirAza honA par3a sakatA hai| agara AzA hI na rakhoge to nirAza bhI nahIM honA pdd'egaa| dekhate to ho ki par3ausI kA beTA apane pitA kI sevA nahIM kara rahA, tuma bhI apane pitA kI sevA nahIM kara rahe to apane beTe se yaha AzA kyoM kara rahe ho / ye AzAe~ jaba TUTatI haiM to bur3hApe meM sivAya duHkha ke kucha hAsila nahIM hotA / tuma niHsvArtha bhAva se beToM ke lie jitanA kara sako, kara do, para vApasI kI apekSA na rkho| anAvazyaka haTha bhI na kreN| ghara meM rahakara yaha na kaheM ki jo Apane kaha diyA vaha kyoM nahIM huaa| kaI bAra bUr3he loga ghara meM rahakara jhagar3a par3ate haiM yA duHkhI ho jAte haiM ki maiMne kahA thA aura ghara meM logoM ne aisA kiyA yA aisA kyoM nahIM kiyaa| vAkyuddha zurU ho jAtA hai aura ghara meM azAMti chA jAtI hai| ghara ke logoM ko agara tumhArI salAha kI z2arUrata hai, to ve z2arUra pUcheMge aura agara tuma bina mA~ge dina bhara apanI salAha dete rahoge to usa salAha kI koI qImata na hogI / ghara ke loga agara Apake lie kucha kAma kareM to unheM sAdhuvAda do, kaho - merA beTA bahuta acchA hai, merA bahuta dhyAna rakhatA hai| bhale hI na rakhatA ho - para zAyada tumhAre isa prakAra kahane se hI dhyAna rakhanA zurU kara de| eka bAta aura dhyAna rakheM ki ghara meM kabhI vyaMgyAtmaka bhASA kA prayoga na kreN| kaI bAra bUr3he loga vyaMgya meM aisI bAteM kaha jAte haiM jo ghara ke logoM ko cubhane lagatI hai| Akroza meM g2alata kaThora zabdoM meM kahane kI bajAya usI bAta ko sarala zabdoM meM kahane se vaha bAta adhika prabhAvI hotI hai| Apa azakta ho cuke haiM, Apase kAma nahIM bana rahA hai to vyaMgyapUrvaka bolane kI bajAya madhuratA se boleM aura apanA kArya karavA leM I sIkheM sattara pAra bhI eka bAta aura, sIkhane kI koI umra nahIM hotI hai / zarIra se bhale hI bUr3he ho jAeM, para mana ko kabhI azakta na maaneN| sattara varSa ke ho gae ho taba bhI 65 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ acchI kitAboM ko par3heM, unakA svAdhyAya kareM, kucha acchI bAteM sIkhane kI koziza kreN| bhAratIya loga svayaM ko bahuta jaldI bUDhA mAnane lagate haiM, kyoMki ve apane dimAga kA upayoga baMda kara dete haiN| unheM to lagatA hai hama bUr3he ho gae haiM aba kyA kreN| mujhe yAda hai - eka jahAja meM bUr3hA jApAnI yAtrA kara rahA thaa| Ayu hogI lagabhaga assI varSa kii| vaha jahAja meM baiThA eka pustaka kholakara kucha par3ha rahA thaa| eka anya mahAnubhAva jo usI jahAja meM yAtrA kara rahe the, unhoMne usase pUchA-are, bhAI kyA kara rahe ho? usane kahA-cInI bhASA sIkha rahA huuN| ve sajjana bole-assI sAla ke ho gae lagate haiN| bUr3he ho gae, marane ko cale ho| aba cInI bhASA sIkhakara kyA karoge? jApAnI ne pUchA, kyA tuma bhAratIya ho? usane kahA-hA~ hU~ to maiM bhAratIya, para tumane kaise pahacAnA? jApAnI vyakti ne kahA-maiM pahacAna gyaa| bhAratIya AdamI jIvana meM yahI dekhatA hai ki aba to marane ko cale, aba kyA karanA hai| hama marane nahIM cale haiM, hama to jIne cale haiN| mareMge to eka dina jaba mRtyu AegI, lekina soca-socakara roja kyoM mareM? jIvana meM baDhApe ko viSAda mAnane ke bajAya ise bhI prabhu kA prasAda maaneN| viSAda mAnane para jahA~ Apa niSkriya aura svayaM ke lie bhArabhUta bana jAeMge, vahIM pramAda tyAgane para Apa nabbe varSa ke hone para bhI gatizIla rheNge| mahAna dArzanika sukarAta sattara varSa kI Ayu meM bhI sAhitya kA sarjana karate the| unhoMne kaI pustakeM bur3hApe meM hI likhI thii| kIro ne assI varSa kI umra meM bhI grIka bhASA sIkhI thii| pikAso nabbe varSa ke hue taba taka citra banAte rahe the| yaha huI bur3hApe kI j'iNdaadilii| jiMdagI meM apane mana ko kamaz2ora karane kI bajAya kucha-na-kucha sIkhate rheN| hara umra meM vyakti sIkha sakatA hai| saMbodhi-dhAma meM jayazrI devI manasa cikitsA kendra calatA hai| usa cikitsAlaya ke prabhArI cikitsaka ne apane paiMsaTha varSa kI Ayu meM par3hAI zurU kI aura niraMtara pAMca varSa taka adhyayana karane ke pazcAta Aja ve vahA~ kA cikitsAlaya saMbhAla rahe haiN| isake pUrva ve bhUjala vibhAga meM ucca adhikArI the| vahA~ se sevAnivRtta hone ke bAda ve hamAre pAsa Ae aura bole ki ve apanA jIvana kucha acche kArya ke lie samarpita karanA cAhate haiN| hamane cikitsAlaya meM kArya karane kA sujhAva diyaa| prAraMbha meM to ve sahayogI ke rUpa meM kArya karate the lekina mana meM 66 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ utsukatA jagI aura par3hAI prAraMbha kii| ve mahAzaya DaoN. je.ela. boharA haiN| saMbodhi-dhAma meM 'baica-phlaoNvara' raimeDIja se cikitsA kI jAtI hai jo jarmanI se saMbaMdhita hai| unhoMne jarmana se adhyayana zurU kiyA, parIkSAe~ dI aura jiMdagI ke bahattaraveM varSa meM ve DaoNkTara bane, hai na prazaMsA kI bAta ! AdamI bananA cAhe aura na bana sake ! jo bananA cAhatA hai vaha bur3hApe meM bhI bana sakatA hai aura jise bigar3anA ho vaha javAnI meM bhI bigar3a sakatA hai| isalie svayaM ko kabhI kamaz2ora mahasUsa na kreN| apane dimAg2a ko ujjvala, nirmala aura pavitra rkheN| jo hai use prema se svIkAra kreN| mujhe yAda hai mahAtmA gAMdhI eka bAra zrIlaMkA gae the, kastUrabA bhI sAtha hI thii| vahA~ unheM kisI samAroha kI adhyakSatA karanI thii| vahA~ unakA svAgata-satkAra huaa| saMyojaka mahodaya khaDe hae aura bole yaha hamArA saubhAgya hai ki Aja hamAre yahA~ bhArata ke eka mahApuruSa mahAtmA gAMdhI padhAre haiM, unake sAtha unakI mA~ kastUrabA bhI AI hai| gujarAtI meM mA~ ko 'bA' kahate haiM, so usane samajhA ki ye gAMdhI jI kI mA~ hoNgii| sabhA meM baiThe hue loga cauMka gae ki saMyojaka mahodaya yaha kyA bola gae? kyA unheM nahIM mAlUma ki kastUrabA unakI patnI hai, mA~ nhiiN| kisI ne jAkara unheM batAyA 'bA' mA~ nahIM, gAMdhIjI kI patnI hai| vaha khar3A huA aura mAfI mAMgane lagA ki usase bhUla ho gii| saMyojaka cupa ho, isase pahale hI gAMdhI jI khaDe ho gae aura kahane lage, 'isa vyakti ne merI soca ko sudhArA hai, maiM to buDhApe kI ora hI jA rahA huuN| agara isa vyakti se merI patnI ke lie mA~ kA saMbodhana nikalA hai to Aja maiM isa maMca se ghoSaNA karatA hU~ ki Aja ke bAda kastUrabA mere lie mAtRvat hI rhegii|' paMcaratna kI poTalI ___ jIvana meM jisa vyakti kI unnata soca hotI hai, vaha hara Ane vAle mor3a ko sahI tarIke se svIkAra kara letA hai| maiM sabhI vRddhoM se kahanA cAhatA hU~ ki zarIra bhale hI bUr3hA ho jAe, lekina apanI buddhi, apane vicAra, apane mana ko kabhI bUr3hA na hone deN| hama apane bur3hApe ko kaise sArthaka kareM? isake lie Apako pAMca sUtra denA caahuuNgaa| 67 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. mohAsakti se Upara uThane kI koziza kreN| agara Apa apane bur3hApe ko sukhamaya aura sArthakatA se jInA cAhate haiM, to Apake mana meM ghara-parivAra aura vizeSakara dhana ke prati jo moha-vRtti hai usase bAhara aaeN| jyAdA kaMjUsI acchI bAta nahIM hai| bur3hApe meM bhI yaha soca rahe haiM ki apane baccoM ke lie saMgraha kara lU~ to chor3eM isa bAta ko| baccoM ke paMkha laga gae haiM, ve ur3a rahe haiM, apanI vyavasthA khuda kara rahe haiM, Apa kyoM kaMjUsI kara rahe haiN| vyartha kI mohAsakti aura vyartha kI lobha kI pravRtti tyAga deN| vyavasthita jie~, tAki bur3hApA Apa para prabhAva na DAla ske| eka pyArI ghaTanA batAtA huuN| hama nAkor3A meM the, jodhapura se eka vRddha dampati darzanArtha vahA~ Ae hue the| ve hamase bhI mile| thor3I kaMjUsa prakRti ke the| maiMne kahA, bhojana kara liijie| patnI kahane lagI, tIrtha meM Ae haiM to dharma kI roTI nahIM khAe~ge, Tokana se hI khaaeNge| maiMne kahA jaisI ApakI marjI, Apa loga khAnA khAkara A jaaeN| unakA vicAra thA ki bhojanazAlA meM jAe~ge to do thAlI ke paise laga jaaeNge| eka thAlI yahIM maMgA letA huuN| donoM eka hI thAlI meM khA leNge| maiMne kahA - ThIka hai, yahIM vyavasthA karA detA huuN| maiMne eka vyakti ko bhejA aura khAnA maMgavA diyA aura kahA ki pAsa meM jo kamarA hai usameM baiThakara bhojana kara liijie| pati khAnA khA rahA thA aura patnI yUM hI baiThI thii| maiMne kahA sardI kA mausama hai, khAnA ThaMDA ho jaaegaa| Apa sAtha meM hI khA liijie| kahane lagI-nahIM, ye khA leM phira maiM khA luuNgii| maiMne tIna bAra kahA, para nahIM maaniiN| kahane lagI-bAta kucha aura hai| maiMne pUchA, kyA matalaba? batAyA-ye khAkara khar3e hoMge to maiM khAUMgI, kyoMki hama donoM ke bIca hamArI battIsI eka hI hai| aisI kaMjUsI bhI kisa kAma kI? dUsarA ratna-svayaM ko svastha mahasUsa kareM aura sakriya rheN| Apa dIrghajIvI ke sAtha svastha jIvI hoN| Apa jaba taka sakriya raheMge, bur3hApA Apase dUra rhegaa| agara javAnI meM bhI niSkriya ho gaye to gaye kAma se| bur3hApA rokane ke lie - sadA gatizIla rheN| jahA~ taka saMbhava ho apane kAryoM ke lie auroM para Azrita hone kI bajAya apane kAryoM ko svayaM sampAdita karane kA prayAsa kreN| isase Apa svAvalambI bhI raheMge aura sakriya bhii| zarIra kA jitanA upayoga kareM yaha utanA hI cArja hotA jaaegaa| ghara ke choTemoTe kAryoM meM hissA baMTAte rheN| isase Apa thor3e vyasta raheMge aura jiMdagI meM 68 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khAlIpana nahIM lgegaa| Apa sadaiva caitanya zakti se bharapUra rheN| zArIrika zakti ke kamajora par3ane para bhI prANazakti ko kabhI bhI kamaz2ora na ho deN| bur3hApe meM Arthika, zArIrika aura pArivArika samasyAeM bar3ha sakatI haiM, para Apa apane manobala se inase pAra laga sakate haiN| __ tIsarA ratna-ghara meM nirlipta bhAva se rheN| nirliptatA zAMti aura mukti detI hai| dhyAna rakheM, apanI saMtAnoM meM jaba dhana kA baMTavArA kareM to eka hissA apane aura patnI ke lie avazya rakheM, sAtha hI yaha bhI vyavasthA deM ki ApakI mRtyu ke bAda Apake hisse kA dhana punaH saMtAnoM meM baMTane kI bajAya usa dhana kA mAnavatA ke kalyANa ke lie kharca ho tAki Apa mAnavatA ke karja se ubara skeN| nahIM to parivAra ke logoM kI jIte jI bhI tumhAre dhana para hI naz2ara hogI aura marane para bhii| agara Apake saMtAna nahIM hai to dhana-sampati meM Asakta hone kI bajAya niSpRha-bhAva se usakA sAmAjika hitoM meM upayoga kreN| cauthA ratna - pratidina subaha-zAma bhagavAna kI bhakti avazya kreN| anAvazyaka idhara-udhara kI bAteM karane kI bajAya prabhu kI prArthanA yA ArAdhanA kara leN| bur3hApe meM bhagavAna kI bhakti mana kI zAMti kA AdhAra bnegii| pA~cavA ratna - pratidina AdhA ghaMTA acchI pustaka avazya par3heM tAki mati saMmati rahe, Apake mana kI gati sadgatimaya rhe| ye pA~ca bAteM bujurgoM ke bur3hApe kI sArthakatA ke lie pAMca ratna kI poTalI ke samAna haiN| Tipsa svastha bur3hApe ke svastha bur3hApe ke lie z2arUrI hai ki hama zvAsa sahI tarIke se leN| prAyaH bur3hApe meM thor3A-sA bhI rugNa hone para vyakti kI zvAsa asaMtulita ho jAtI hai| svastha vyakti eka minaTa meM ausatana 16 zvAsa letA hai yAni pratidina caubIsa ghaMTe meM 23040 zvAsa lI jAtI hai| zvAsa vaha hai jo hamAre prANa kI AdhAra to hai hI, sAtha hI hama sarvAdhika apane zarIra meM isI kA upayoga karate haiN| For Personer & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ko khela samajheM / jIvana haMsatA - khilatA eka khilaunA hai / isa khilaune ko utanA hI calanA hai jitanI isameM cAbI bharI gaI hai / prAyaH loga javAnI ko umaMga se jI lete haiM para bur3hApe meM nirAza hatAza ho jAte haiN| bur3hApA unake lie bhArabhUta ho jAtA hai| zAMtipUrNa bur3hApe ke lie mukta raheM / mauta pratyeka vyakti ko jiMdagI meM eka bAra hI mAratI hai aura samaya se pahale mAranA mauta ke hAtha meM nahIM hotA / para antara mana meM palane vAlA mRtyu kA bhaya hameM bAra-bAra mAratA hai, samaya se pahale mAratA hai| acchA hogA Apa tanAva aura ciMtA se bhI bacakara raheM / ciMtA bur3hApe kA doSa hai isakA tyAga kreN| hara dina kI zuruAta prasannatA se kareM / paristhitiyoM ke badalane ke bAvajUda apane mana kI sthiti na badaleM / gharelU vyavasthAoM meM jyAdA hastakSepa na kreN| agara Apa nirlipta bhAva se ghara meM raheMge to sau taraha ke mAnasika klezoM se bace rheNge| bur3hApe ko viSAda kI bajAya prasAda mAnakara isakA zAMti aura mukti ke lie upayoga kreN| bur3hApA yAnI saMtajIvana - mukti kA jIvana, zAMti kA jIvana / basa, itanA yAda rakhie aura bur3hApe ko sArthaka kIjie / bur3hApe kI dhanyatA ke lie kucha bAteM nivedana kI haiM, inheM dhyAna meM rakhie aura AnaMdita bur3hApe ke svAmI baniye / 70 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyavahAra ko prabhAvI banAne ke gura cehare kA raMga denA kudarata kA kAma hai, para jIvana ko sahI DhaMga denA aapkaa| hara vyakti ke pAsa apane vyavahAra kA AInA hotA hai| usa AIne meM vyakti apane svabhAva, vyaktitva, caritra aura zAlInatA kA paricaya prApta karatA hai| hamArA vyavahAra hI hamAre vyaktitva kI pahacAna hai| yahI caritra kA pratIka, kulInatA kA paricAyaka aura nijI svabhAva kA pratyakSa svarUpa dikhalAtA hai| duniyA meM kaI logoM kA vyavahAra itanA zAlIna aura madhura hotA hai ki unake pAsa baiThane aura unake sAtha jIne se svayaM kA bhI vikAsa aura nirmANa hotA hai| dUsarI ora kaI logoM kA vyavahAra itane nimna stara kA hotA hai ki unake sAtha jIne se hamArA vyavahAra bhI nikRSTa aura kapaTapUrNa ho jAtA hai| hama jIvana kI U~cAiyoM ko chUne se vaMcita raha jAte haiN| vyavahAra eka AInA ___ vyakti apane vyavahAra ke AIne meM apane aMtaraMga aura bAhya donoM jIvana ko prakaTa kara detA hai| mahAna loga zatru ke sAtha bhI aisA madhura vyavahAra karate haiM ki ve zAlInatA aura mahAnatA ke pratimAna bana jAte haiM aura nimna starIya loga apane mitra ke sAtha bhI krUra aura anapekSita vyavahAra karate haiN| jaba taka vyakti ke jIvana meM bAhara kucha aura bhItara kucha kI vyavasthA calatI rahatI hai 71 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ taba taka vaha bAhya rUpa se to zAlIna naz2ara AtA hai para bhItara dhUrtatA samAI rahatI hai| aisI doharI jiMdagI jIne vAloM ke lie unakA jIvana hI praznacihna bana jAtA hai| jaba taka vyakti kI soca, vicAra aura vyavahAra meM ekarUpatA sthApita nahIM hotI, taba taka usakA vyavahAra bAharI taura para khuzamiz2Aja aura bhItarI rUpa se dhUrta ho sakatA hai, lekina usake jIvana kA zreSTha caritra nahIM ho sktaa| vyavahAra vyakti ke vicAra se, vicAra mAnasika soca se aura mAnasika soca Atmika cetanA se banatI hai| jaisI vyakti kI soca hotI hai, vaisI vicAradhArA banatI hai, jaisI vicAradhArA hotI hai vaisI buddhi banatI hai aura vicAra se hI AcAra aura vyavahAra banate haiN| apanI pahacAna Apa pahale caraNa meM ApakI vANI kI zAlInatA, zabdoM kA cayana aura jIne kA taura-tarIqA sAmane vAle vyakti ko prabhAvita karatA hai| Apa kisI ke pAsa baiThe haiM, bAtacIta kara rahe haiM, to isameM qhAsa yaha hai ki Apa kaise baiThe haiM, kitanA bola rahe haiN| kisI vyakti kA vANI-vyavahAra, jIvana kA vyavahAra, uThane-baiThane kA salIkA yaha darzAtA hai ki kauna U~ce kula kA hai aura kauna nimna kula kA hai| kisI kI kulInatA na to pahanAve se, na hI usake makAna, gAr3I, koThI, jamIna-jAyadAda se pradarzita hotI hai, vaha to usake vyavahAra kI zAlInatA se prakaTa hotI hai| kisI bhI vyakti ke vyavahAra ko dekhakara, usake jIne ke taura-tarIke , jIvana kI vyavasthA aura vANI-vyavahAra ko dekhakara hama pahacAna sakate haiM ki vaha kauna hai aura kaisA hai| eka aMdhA vyakti sar3aka ke kinAre baiThA hai ki tabhI eka vyakti vahA~ se nikalatA hai aura kahatA hai 'suna o aMdhe, tumane idhara se kisI ko jAte hue mahasUsa kiyA?' usane kahA, 'nahIM, maiMne to mahasUsa nahIM kiyaa| senApati tuma jaao|' tabhI usake pIche dUsarA vyakti AyA aura pUchatA hai 'sUradAsa, tumane idhara se kisI ko jAte hue pAyA?' aMdhe vyakti ne kahA 'hA~, tumase pahale senApati AyA thA aura mahAmaMtrI tuma usake bAda jA rahe ho|' tabhI tIsarA vyakti AyA aura usane bhI pUchA, 'he prajJAcakSu, he mahAtman, kyA Apane yahA~ se kisI ko jAte mahasUsa kiyA hai ?' usane kahA 'hA~, pahale senApati gayA, .72 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ phira maMtrI gayA aura aba tuma rAjan unake pIche jAo / ' vyakti kI vANI sunakara aMdhA bhI samajha letA hai ki vyakti kisa zreNI kA hai| iMsAna apane vyavahAra koM sudhArakara z2iMdagI ko behatara banA sakatA hai| hama hI jIvana - zilpI Apa kAle haiM yA gore, isase kyA farka par3atA hai| gorA aura kAlA honA Apake hAtha meM nahIM hai, lekina acchA vyavahAra Apake hAtha meM hai / U~cA kula nasIba se milatA hai, lekina sadvyavahAra Apako kulIna banA sakatA hai| vaise bhI maiM nasIba kI bAteM nahIM karatA kyoMki use banAnA, sudhAranA yA bigAr3anA hamAre hAtha meM nahIM hai para jo khuda ke hAtha meM hai vaha jIvana hama hI sudhAra yA bigAr3a sakate haiN| zarIra kA raMga-rUpa to sadA eka jaisA raha bhI sakatA hai, lekina maiM usa jIvana kI bAta karatA hU~ jise hama raMga-rUpa dete haiM, de sakate haiN| maiM jIvana kA vaha saMgIta denA cAhatA hU~ jisakI jhaMkAra sunakara Apa apanA jIvana badala sakate haiM / jIvana ke vyavahAra ko badalanA aura use behatara banAnA hara kisI ke hAtha meM hai / Apa sampanna ghara meM paidA hue yA vipanna ghara meM yaha nasIba kI bAta hai / Apake pitA sadvyavahAra karate haiM yA durvyavahAra, yaha bhI nasIba kI bAta hai, lekina Apa auroM ke sAtha kaise peza Ate haiM, ApakI soca aura vicAra kaise haiM, ApakA vyavahAra kaisA hai yaha nasIba kI nahIM, ApakI apanI dena hai / isalie maiM Apase Apake nasIba ko nahIM vyavahAra ko sudhArane kI bAta kahatA hU~ / nasIba bhI taba sudhara jAtA hai jaba Apa khuda sudhara jAte haiN| mere pAsa eka mahAnubhAva Aye aura kahane lage, 'agara ApakA dimAg2a mujhe mila jAtA to maiM eka behatara insAna bana jaataa|' maiMne kahA, 'isa bAta ko chor3o, tuma eka behatara iMsAna bana jAo merA dimAg2a tumheM apane Apa mila jaaegaa|' merA dimAg2a denA to mere hAtha meM nahIM hai lekina agara Apa behatara iMsAna bana gae to svayaM kA dimAg2a vikasita karane meM svayaM samartha ho jAoge / bAhara-bhItara baneM abheda hama dekheM ki hamArA vyavahAra kaisA hai| eka bAra AtmAvalokana kara leM ki hamArA vyavahAra, hamArA vicAra, hamArI soca, hamArA aMtaraMga jIvana inameM kahIM bheda-rekhA to nahIM hai ? eka bAra dekha leM ki hamArI ha~sI ke bhItara koI 73 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kuTilatA to nahIM hai| hamArI muskAna meM kahIM kRtrimatA to nahIM hai / hama jo dUsaroM se gale milane kI yojanA banA rahe haiM isameM koI dhUrtatA to nahIM hai / hamArI mitratA meM koI zaThatA kI soca to nahIM hai| eka bAra jarUra apane meM jhA~ka leM kyoMki AdamI bAhara se apane Apako jitanA acchA dikhAtA hai, jarUrI hai ki vaha bhItara se usase dogunA acchA ho / duniyA kA eka mazahUra TaoNvara hai 'kailagerI', usakI U~cAI eka sau nabbe mITara aura vajana hai dasa hajAra ATha sau ttn| vaha TaoNvara pRthvI sataha para jitanA U~cA hai usakA cAlIsa pratizata bAhara aura sATha pratizata jamIna ke aMdara hai / bAhara ke hisse meM cAra hajAra Tana lohA aura z2amIna ke bhItarI hisse meM chaha hajAra Tana se adhika lohA lagA hai| kisI bhI TaoNvara kI maz2abUtI ke lie z2arUrI hai ki vaha jitanA bAhara dikhatA hai usase adhika bhItara ho aura AdamI ke zreSTha vyavahAra ke lie z2arUrI hai ki jitanA usakA acchA vyavahAra bAhara ho utanA hI acchA mana bhItara bhI ho / na baneM kAgaja ke phUla 1 khokhalI jar3oM ko lekara agara koI per3a apane Apako zobhAyukta samajhatA hai to yaha zobhA zIghra hI samApta ho jAne vAlI hai / vyakti jaisA apane Apako bAhara se dikhAtA hai usakA nijI aura aMtaraMga jIvana sATha pratizata acchA ho| Apane dekhA hogA ki pAnI se bhare Drama meM agara hama barpha kI zilA DAlate haiM to usakA nabbe pratizata bhAga pAnI ke bhItara rahatA hai aura dasa pratizata baahr| vahIM havA se bharA gubbArA pAnI meM chor3A jAe to usakA dasa pratizata bhAga pAnI ko chUtA hai aura nabbe pratizata bAhara rahatA hai / vyakti ko apanA vyavahAra barfa kI zilA kI taraha rakhanA caahie| jitanA zreSTha svayaM ko vyavahAra meM dikhAe usase jyAdA zreSTha bhItara se honA cAhie / yahI hai jIvana kA rahasya / jo loga apane jIvana ko behatara tarIke se jInA sIkha lete haiM, bAhara aura bhItara se jIvana ko ekarUpa banAte hue jIvana kI mahAnatAoM ko AtmasAt kara lete haiM ve barfa kI taraha hote haiM / ve dasa pratizata to bAhara kI tarapha dikhAte haiM aura nabbe pratizata bhItara se acche hote haiM, lekina kucha loga kRtrima z2iMdagI jIyA karate haiM - plAsTika aura kAgaja ke phUloM kI trh| jo dikhane meM to ati suMdara lagate haiM, lekina sugaMdha nadArada rahatI hai| aise loga bAhara se apane Apako nabbe pratizata acchA dikhAte haiM para bhItara 74 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dasa pratizata bhI acche nahIM hote| jhUThI muskAna, kRtrima ha~sI, kisI selsamena kI trh| jaise selsamena ko prazikSita kiyA jAtA hai ki kaise grAhakoM ke Ane para unheM madhura vyavahAra karate hue samajhAyA / paTAyA jAe ki ve zorUma se khAlI hAtha vApasa na jA skeN| aise hI loga kutrimatA oDhe rahate haiN| selsamena kA uddezya kisI kI sevA nahIM hai, biz2anesa hai| na jiyeM, doharI jiMdagI ____ jIvana meM kabhI doharI jiMdagI na jiyeM, bAhara kucha aura bhItara kuch| Aropita mukhauTe ko utaareN| bAhara muskAna aura bhItara kuTilatA ke bheda ko samApta kreN| anyathA Apa usa AbhUSaNa kI taraha ho jAyeMge jisa para jhola to sone kA car3hA hai, para bhItara vaha pItala kA hai| aise do muMhe iMsAna kaheMge kucha, aura kareMge kuch| ye kAphI khataranAka loga hote haiN| eka bAra hama kolakAtA meM sAMpoM ke saMgrahAlaya meM the, vahA~ aneka prajAtiyoM ke sA~pa dekhane ko mile| saMgrahAlaya ke nidezaka hamAre sAtha cala rahe the| maiMne pUchA zAstroM meM do mu~he sA~pa kA ullekha AtA hai, apane saMgrahAlaya meM kyoM nahIM hai| kahane lage jaba se do mu~he iMsAna paidA hone zurU ho gae haiM taba se do mu~he sA~pa paidA hone baMda ho gae haiN| zAyada! do mu~he sA~pa se bhI jyAdA qhataranAka do mu~he iMsAna hote haiN| sauMpie sUraja ko apanA aMdherA ___ Apa apane vyavahAra ko behatara banAe~ aura isake lie z2arUrI hai ki Apa apane vicAroM ko behatara bnaaeN| vicAra aura vyavahAra kA saMtulana honA caahie| jaba bhI kisI se mileM hInatA kA bhAva na rakheM, na hI hIna-bhAvanA ke vicAra vyakta kreN| maiMne logoM ko kahate pAyA hai 'ThIka hai yAra, jI rahe haiM, ThIka hai. bhaiyyA vakta kATa rahe haiM, kyA kareM jaise-taise roTI kA jugAr3a ho rahA hai, are bhaiyyA kyA batAe~ kismata hI kharAba hai, are kaisI qismata phUTI jo isa aurata se merI zAdI huii'| patA nahIM, vyakti kaisI-kaisI viparIta TippaNI apanI qismata aura apane bAre meM karatA rahatA hai| yAda rakhie, saraja kI kiraNeM kevala ApakI parachAiyA~ banAne ke lie nahIM haiM, sUraja kI kiraNeM Apake jIvana ko prakAzita karane ke lie haiN| jo sUrya kI kiraNoM se kevala apanI chAyA aura parachAI dekhatA raha jAtA hai usake lie sUraja vyartha hai aura jo sUraja kI kiraNoM kA upayoga jIvana ke prakAza ke lie karatA hai usake lie hI sUraja sArthaka hai| rozana kIjie sUraja kI kiraNoM se apane jIvana ko| 75 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyavahAra meM na to akar3a dikhAe~ aura na hI hInatA / jaba taka vyakti mana kA nirdhana hotA hai, taba taka apane dhana kI zekhI baghAratA rahatA hai aura jaba taka ajJAnI hotA hai taba taka apane Apako jJAnI mAnatA hai, jise apane ajJAna kA bodha ho jAe vahI vAstava meM jJAnI ho jAtA hai| yAda rakheM, jise apane jIvana meM apAra sampannatA pAne ke bAda bhI sampannatA kA ahaMkAra nahIM hotA, vahI mahAna hai / ahaMkAra kisakA aura kaisA ! AkAza ko dekho to tumheM preraNA milegI ki eka dina tumheM Upara uThanA hai, kaisA ahaMkAra ! aura z2amIna ko dekho to tumheM preraNA milegI ki eka dina tumheM z2amIna meM samA jAnA hai, phira kaisA ahaMkAra ! jaba bhI kisI se milo, sahajatA, saralatA aura sahRdayatA se milo| bar3A vaha nahIM jo sampanna hai yA bar3I-bar3I bAteM karatA hai, bar3A vaha hotA hai jo jIvana meM, vyavahAra meM bar3appana dikhAtA hai / auroM se aise milo ki hamArA kisI se milanA yAdagAra bana jaae| hamAre vyavahAra meM itanI vinamratA aura zAlInatA to honI hI cAhie ki dUsaroM ke dvArA khuda ko mAna diye jAne para hama bhI usake mAna kA sammAna kara skeN| sammAna dekara sammAna leM yAda rakheM, jIvana meM mAna pAne ke lie nahIM, dene ke lie hotA hai / ise auroM ko dekara khuza hoiye| jIvana meM sammAna pAne kI koziza na kreN| jo vyakti sammAna pAne kI khvAhiza rakhatA hai, vahI apamAnita hotA hai / jisake bhItara sammAna pAne kI AkAMkSA nahIM hai vaha kabhI apamAnita nahIM ho sakatA / Apa kitane bhI mahAna kyoM na hoM, lekina choTe-se-choTe vyakti kA bhI mAna karanA siikheN| agara Apa kisI mITiMga meM baiThe haiM aura eka adanA sA vyakti jo na to sampanna hai, na kisI saMsthA yA saMgaThana kA adhyakSa yA maMtrI hai, lekina vaha vilamba se pahu~cA hai to ApakA karttavya hai ki Apa khar3e hokara usakA sammAna kreN| aisA karake Apa svayaM sammAnita hoNge| jo bhI Apake dvAra para Ae use sammAna deM, phira cAhe vaha ApakA zatru hI kyoM na ho / phrAMsa ke samrATa henarI apane sabhAsadoM ke sAtha rAjamArga se jA rahe the / unhoMne dekhA eka bhikhArI sar3aka para khar3A hai / rAjA ko dekhakara vaha sar3aka para khar3A ho gyaa| rAjA ke nikaTa Ane para usane apanI TopI utArI aura rAjA ko praNAma kiyA / samrATa ne jaba yaha dekhA to ve adhikAriyoM ke sAtha pAMca saikaNDa ke lie vahIM khar3e ho gae aura unhoMne bhI apanI TopI utArI 76 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura bhikhArI ko praNAma kiyaa| adhikAriyoM meM phusaphusAhaTa huI ki yaha kyA, hamAre samrATa bhikhArI ko bhI praNAma karate haiM ? samrATa ne sunA to kahA 'maiM yaha udAharaNa nahIM chor3anA cAhatA ki henarI bhikhArI se nimna stara kA hai ki bhikhArI use praNAma kare, usakA sammAna kare to kyA henarI kisI bhikhArI ko sammAna denA nahIM jAnatA?' isalie yAda rakheM ki bhale hI Apa sattAsIna hoM, sampanna hoM, U~ce pada para hoM lekina sabase pahale manuSya haiM aura manuSya hone ke nAte eka-dUje ko sammAna avazya deN| kisI dUsare kA kiyA gayA sammAna svayaM apanA hI sammAna hai| boleM pyAra kI bolI manuSya hone ke nAte ApakA karttavya hai ki Apa auroM ke sAtha sabhyatA se peza Ae~, phira vaha ApakI patnI yA saMtAna hI kyoM na ho| ApakI patnI ApakI ardhAMginI hai, sammAnapUrvaka Apa use apane ghara lAe haiM use bhI 'tuma' na kaheM, zAlInatApUrvaka vyavahAra kreN| ho sake to apane baccoM ko bhI 'Apa' khie| agara Apa ghara meM 'Apa' kI bhASA bolate haiM to ghara meM sabhI 'Apa' aura sammAna kI bhASA boleMge aura Apa ghara meM tU-tU, maiM-maiM' kI bhASA bolate haiM to ghara kA hara sadasya bAtacIta meM 'tU-tU, maiM-maiM' kA hI prayoga kregaa| hamArI eka sAdhikA bahina hai, aMju jI grg| unakI bhASA kI ziSTatA gajaba kI hai| hara kisI ko prabhAvita karatA hai unakA vANI vyvhaar| isa yuga meM jahA~ pati-patnI bhI eka dUje ko tuma kahate haiN| loga apane bar3e bhAIbahina ko bhI tuma kahate haiM, vahA~ ve apanI santAnoM ko bhI Apa kahatI haiN| koI apane se choTA bhI kyoM na ho, para usake sAtha bhI vyavahAra to sammAnapUrvaka hI honA caahie| hameM itanA mahAna honA cAhie ki naukara ke sAtha bhI hama sammAnapUrNa bhASA kA prayoga kreN| are naukarI karanA to usakI majabUrI hai varanA vaha bhI tumhArA mAlika bana sakatA thaa| mujhe yAda hai-mumbaI meM eka bhikhArI sar3aka ke kinAre baiThA thaa| tabhI udhara se eka sampanna vyakti niklaa| bhikhArI ne kahA, 'mAI-bApa kucha diijie|' usa vyakti ne jhallAkara kahA, 'huMha, baiTha jAte haiM bhIkha mAMgane, bhIkhamaMge kahIM ke' thor3I gAliyA~ bhI dI aura kahA 'merI dukAna para Akara 77 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baiTha, kucha kAma kara, tIsa rupaye roja ke de duuNgaa|' bhikhArI bolA, 'sAhaba Apa tIsa rupaye kI bAta karate haiN| Apa merI dukAna para mere sAtha baiTha jAo maiM Apako sATha rupaye roja ke duuNgaa|' aba sampanna vyakti kA ceharA dekhane lAyaka thaa| maiMne dekhA eka vyakti kI vicitra Adata thii| koI vyakti agara unase milane ghara AtA to ve use bhojana kA Agraha karate aura vaha jaba bhojana karate hue do kaura bhI nahIM khA pAtA to kahate - 'acchA huA Apane khAne kI hA~ kara lI maiM abhI ye khAnA kuttoM ko hI DAla rahA thaa|' tuma bhojana karAkara bhI apanI ochI vANI ke calate use rAkha kara dete ho| sabhI ko sammAna denA siikho| bhikhArI ko dene ke lie tumhAre pAsa kucha nahIM hai to kama-se-kama prema bhare do bola to bola sakate ho| prema ke mIThe do bola tumhArI do roTiyoM se bhI jyAdA mUlyavAna hoNge| Apa kisI ko mAna nahIM de sakate to kama-se-kama apamAna kI bhASA to mata diijie| yAda rakheM, eka dina apamAnita usI ko honA hotA hai jo dUsaroM ko apamAnita karatA hai| saphala loga apane vyavahAra ko khuzanumA aura AkarSaka banAne kA prayAsa karate haiN| maiM kahanA cAhatA hU~, yahI prArthanA bhI karatA hU~ ki bhale hI Izvara hamAre pravacana kI camaka ko kamajora kara de, lekina hamArI zAlInatA ko kabhI hamase na chiine| aisA na ho ki koI sampanna Ae to usake sammAna meM galIce bichA deM aura garIba yA madhyama vargIya Ae to baiThane ke lie bhI na kheN| kama-se-kama saMtoM ke dvAra to sabhI ke lie samAna rUpa se khule rahane caahie| agara maMdiroM aura saMtoM ke dvAra para bhI saMpanna aura nirdhana kI bhedarekhA banI rahegI to Ama loga dharma se dUra hote jaaeNge| maiM saMtoM se nivedana karatA hU~ ki ve mAnavatA kA sammAna kareM kevala paise vAloM ke pichalaggU na bneN| paise vAlA prasanna hogA to tuma para thor3A paisA kharca kara degA, para agara garIba ko bhI prasanna rakhoge to vaha zraddhA se bharA huA apanA saba kucha tuma para kurbAna karane ko taiyAra ho jaaegaa| koI dvAra to aisA ho jahA~ nirdhana ko bhI pUrA sammAna mile| sampanna to jahA~ jAegA sammAnita ho jAegA, lekina hamAre vyavahAra kI zAlInatA aisI ho ki hamAre dvAra para agara koI garIba, vidhavA, vikalAMga, duHkhI, pIr3ita vyakti A jAe to nirAza hokara na jaae| 78 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khAlI nahIM, khulA rakheM dimAga vyakti apane uThane-baiThane, calane-phirane, bolacAla, vyavahAra meM zAlInatA kA dhyAna rakhatA hai to yahI usakI kulInatA hai| acchA jIvana insAna ke acche naz2ariye se, acche taura-tarIke aura acche vyavahAra se banatA hai / kevala sundara pahanAvA, sundara jUte, AkarSaka zRMgAra mAtra do ghaMTe ke lie ApakI sundaratA ko bar3hA sakate haiM, lekina acchA vyavahAra sadA suMdara banAe rakhatA hai| gorA raMga tIna dina aura adhika dhana tIsa dina acchA lagatA hai / usake bAda vyakti na to raMga ke sAtha jItA hai, na dhana ke sAtha, vaha to vyavahAra ke sAtha jItA hai| gorA pati yA patnI thor3e samaya hI acche lagate haiM, dhana bhI kucha dera taka sAtha nibhA detA hai, lekina aMtataH to svabhAva aura acchA vyavahAra hI sAtha rahane yogya rahatA hai / kAlI patnI calegI bazarte usakA svabhAva aura vyavahAra acchA ho| vaha gorA pati yA patnI kisa kAma ke jo jhagar3AlU, kaSAyagrasta, vaira-virodha kI gA~Tha bAMdhe raheM aura sadA gusse se bhare rheN| ve to usa cUne kI taraha haiM jo dikhane meM suMdara - sapheda haiM, para eka cammaca mu~ha meM DAlo to akla ThikAne para A jAtI hai / jIvana meM raMga - rUpa aura dhana kI itanI kImata nahIM hai jitanI ki neka vyavahAra, zreSTha AcAra aura nirmala vicAroM kI hai / caritra aura vyavahAra meM melajola bnaaeN| jIvana meM khAlI nahIM, khule dimAg2a ke raheM / hara kisI kI bAta ko khule dimAg2a se suno phira cAhe use svIkAro yA na svIkAro, para sunane ke lie dimAg2a khulA to rkho| acchAI merI to burAI bhI vyakti apane vyavahAra se apanI zaqhsiyata ko prabhAvI banA sakatA hai / behatara jIvana aura prabhAvI zaqhsiyata ke nirmANa ke lie Avazyaka hai ki Apa apanI jimmedAriyoM kA nirvahana kreN| jo ApakI z2avAbadAriyA~ haiM unase mu~ha mor3ane kI bajAya unheM pUrA karane kI koziza kreN| apane ghara meM hara acche kArya kA zreya agara Apa lenA cAhate haiM to jaba kucha burA ghaTa jAe to usakI jimmedArI bhI Apa hI lenA / acche kArya kA zreya to sabhI lenA cAhate haiM, lekina burA kAma dUsare ke nAma mar3ha dete haiN| aisA kabhI na kreN| usa bure yA galata kAma kI jimmedArI Apa svIkAra kareM, dUsaroM para na ddaaleN| dhyAna rakheM, 1 79 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghara meM kabhI kisI para ilz2Ama lagAne kI koziza na kreN| apane Apa ko bacAne ke lie sAsa-bahU para, devarAnI jeThAnI para, jeThAnI nanada para, nanada bhAbhI para doSa lagAtI haiN| Apa aisA kabhI na kreN| dUsare para doSa lagAne kI bajAya apanI soca ko behatara banAte hue apanI jimmedArI khuda smjheN| agara g2alatI ho gaI hai to jimmedArI utthaaeN| mAtA-pitA ko doSa na deN| bhagavAna ko bhI doSa na deM ki usane kisa mA~-bApa ke ghara meM paidA kara diyaa| apane graha aura nakSatroM ko bhI doSa na deM kisI g2alata kAma ke lie| dekhatA hU~, agara kisI vyakti ko apane dhaMdhe meM nukasAna ho jAe to sIdhA jyotiSI ke pAsa jAtA hai, aura jyotiSI janmapatrI dekhakara kaha detA hai, tumhAre zani kI mahAdazA thI isalie nukasAna lagA, phira AdamI apane nukasAna kA sArA doSa zani ke matthe maMDatA hai| pariNAmataH vaha usa nukasAna se kabhI ubara nahIM paataa| acchA hotA, vaha kisI zani kI dazA ko doSa dene kI bajAya apanI kAryazailI ke doSoM ko miTAtA to zIghra hI vaha ghATe se ubara jaataa| apane kAma kI jimmedArI khuda leN| agara g2alata kAma Apake dvArA huA hai to kisI zani kI mahAdazA ko doSa dene kI bajAya apanI soca aura kAryazailI ke doSa ko phcaaneN| jo apanI jimmedArI svIkAra nahIM karatA vaha jIvana ke hauMsale se pasta ho jAtA hai| __ mujhe yAda hai - ghara meM alamArI kA kA~ca phUTa gyaa| sAsa ne bahU se pUchA 'beTA, yaha kA~ca kisakI galatI se phuuttaa|' bahU ne kahA 'mammI! yaha kA~ca to Apake beTe kI galatI se phuuttaa|' sAsa ne kahA 'beTe kI galatI se? batAo to kyA huA, vaha kA~ca se kyA kara rahA thaa|' 'maiM gusse meM thI', bahU ne kahA 'maiMne Apake beTe ko mArane ke lie belana pheMkA, ApakA beTA nIce jhuka gayA to belana kA~ca para jA lgaa| g2alatI sarAsara Apake beTe kI hI hai|' apanI g2alatI ko vyakti svIkAra nahIM kara rahA hai| usakI z2avAbadArI aura z2immedArI dUsare para DAla rahA hai| jIvana meM apane dvArA hone vAlI g2alatI ko svIkAra karane kI Adata ddaaleN| haz2Ara taraha ke bahAne banAkara aura jaisetaise apanI g2alatI ko DhaMkane kI koziza na kreN| g2alatI kisI se bhI ho sakatI hai| g2alatI na kare vo bhagavAna hai, para jo g2alatI kara sudhara jAe vo neka iMsAna hI khlaaegaa| 80 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sabake sukha meM merA sukha I vyavahAra ko prabhAvI banAne ke lie dUsarA qadama hai - dUsaroM ke prati hitakArI soca / hamezA apane lie hI na soceM / yaha hamAre vicAra aura vyavahAra ko doSa hai ki hama apane bIvI-bacce aura parivAra kI to socate haiM lekina dUsaroM ke bAre meM nahIM socate / eka parivAra meM bAz2Ara se breDa maMgavAI gii| usa paikeTa ko jaba kholA to usameM durgaMdha A rahI thI / usane apanI bIvI-baccoM ko hidAyata dI ki breDa na khaayeN| sAtha hI kahA ki bAhara jo bhikhArI baiThA hai use le jAkara de do| kyA Apake bhItara jarA bhI insAniyata hai ? subaha kI dAla, garmI ke kAraNa khaTTI ho gii| Apa kahate haiM ki pheMkanA mata, koI bhikhArI jA rahA ho to use de denA / sAvadhAna ! kahIM puNya ke nAma para hama pApa to nahIM kamA rahe haiN| jo cIja tuma khuda nahIM khA sakate, apane bacce ko nahIM khilA sakate vaha kisI nirdhana ke bacce ko khilAkara use bImAra karane kI koziza kara rahe ho| agara tuma denA hI cAhate ho to vahI do jisakA tuma khuda upayoga kara sko| bacI huI roTI dene taka kI soca na rkheN| jaba ATA bhigoo taba tuma usameM do muTThI ATA jyAdA bhigonA aura usakI roTI kisI g2arIba bhikhArI ko de denA, tumhAre to ATe ke Dibbe bhare haiM, ataH do muTThI ATA nikAlane para farka nahIM par3egA, para usa g2arIba ke to do roTI meM kAfI farqa par3a jaaegaa| amerikA meM eka bAlaka AisakrIma kI dukAna para gayA aura AisakrIma kI kImata pUchI to veTara ne batAyA picahatara seMTa / bAlaka ne apanI jeba meM hAtha DAlA to pAyA usake pAsa picahatara seMTa hI hai| usane kahA 'kyA aura choTA kapa yA kaoNna nahIM hai ?' veTara ne kahA 'hA~ hai, paiMsaTha seMTa kA' / bAlaka ne paiMsaTha seMTa vAlI AisakrIma ke kapa kA oNrDara diyaa| bacce ne AisakrIma khAI aura calA gyaa| veTara jaba khAlI kapa aura pleTa uThAne AyA to dekhA ki pleTa meM dasa seMTa rakhe hue haiN| Apa apane kalyANa aura sukha kI socane ke sAtha dUsaroM ke hita kA bhI dhyAna rkheN| hamAre sabhI zAstra, veda, upaniSada aura Agama yahI to pATha de rahe haiM ki hama kevala apane sukha kI kAmanA taka sImita na raheM, balki apane jIvana meM 'sarve bhavantu sukhinaH' kI kAmanA lekara caleM / hama apane mAnavIya dRSTikoNa ko udAtta kreN| yaha acchA hai ki Apa samAja ke maMca para 81 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khar3e hokara pA~ca lAkha kA dAna karate haiM para hamAre naukara kI patnI agara bImAra ho jAe aura vo hamase bIsa hajAra rupaye patnI ke ilAja ke lie udhAra mAMga le to hameM dene meM kyoM hicakicAhaTa hotI hai! na lauTeMge zabdoM ke tIra vyavahAra ko prabhAvI banAne ke lie tIsarI bAta hai ki zabdoM kA cayana sAvadhAnI se kreN| hara bAta socane kI to hotI hai para hara bAta kahane kI nahIM hotii| buddhimAna socakara bolatA hai aura buddha bolakara socatA hai| isase adhika farka nahIM hai buddhimAna aura buddha meN| isalie bolane meM apane zabdoM kA cayana sAvadhAnIpUrvaka kreN| satarkatApUrvaka kreN| jIbha to ApakI apanI hai aura isa para niyaMtraNa bhI Apako hI rakhanA pdd'egaa| hamArI eka jIbha kI rakSA battIsa paharedAra karate haiM lekina jIbha kA agara g2alata upayoga kara liyA to battIsa paharedAra (dA~ta) bhI saMkaTa meM par3a jaaeNge| yaha akelI battIsI ko tur3avA sakatI hai| isalie g2alata TippaNI na kareM aura na hI vyaMgya meM apanI bAta ko peza kreN| kisI ko Apa khAne meM cAra miThAI bhale hI na khilA sakeM lekina Apake cAra mIThe bola khAne ko jAyakedAra banA deNge| vANI kA behatara upayoga karanA sIkheM, kyoMki mu~ha se nikale hue zabda kabhI lauTAye nahIM jA sakate haiN| ___mujhe yAda hai ki eka kisAna ne apane par3ausI kI khUba nindA kI, anargala bAteM usake bAre meM bolii| bolane ke bAda use lagA ki usane kucha jyAdA hI kaha diyA, galata kara diyaa| vaha pAdarI ke pAsa gayA aura bolA 'maiMne apane par3ausI kI nindA meM bahuta ulTI-sIdhI bAteM kara dI haiM, aba una bAtoM ko kaise vApasa lU~ ?' pAdarI ne vahA~ bikhare hue pakSiyoM ke paMkha ikaTThA karake diye aura kahA zahara ke caurAhe para DAlakara A jaao| jaba vApasa A gayA to pAdarI ne kahA, 'aba jAo aura ina paMkhoM ko vApasa ikaTThA karake le aao|' kisAna gayA, lekina caurAhe para eka bhI paMkha nahIM milaa| saba havA meM titara-bitara ho cuke the| kisAna khAlI hAtha pAdarI ke pAsa lauTa aayaa| pAdarI ne kahA, 'yahI jIvana kA vijJAna hai ki jaise paMkhoM ko ikaTThA karanA muzkila hai vaise hI bolI huI vANI ko lauTAnA hamAre hAtha meM nahIM hai| jaise kamAna se nikalA huA tIra vApasa nahIM lauTatA vaise hI muMha se nikale hue zabda kabhI vApasa nahIM lauTAye jA sakate 82 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya boleM, para madhura boleN| aise satya ko bhI kama bolane kA prayAsa kareM jo dUsare kI bhAvanA ko Thesa phuNcaae| kabhI dUsaroM kI kamaz2orI kA maz2Aka na uddaayeN| vyaMgya bharI bhASA se bceN| Apa nahIM jAnate ApakA choTAsA vyaMgya sAmane vAle ke lie bANa kA kAma kara sakatA hai aura vaha jIvana bhara ke lie Apase gA~Tha bA~dha sakatA hai| hara sAsa isa bAta kA dhyAna rakhe ki apanI bahU se kabhI vyaMgya meM na boleN| Apa bahU ke pIhara ke lie choTI-sI TippaNI karate haiM para usake lie vaha bANa kA kAma kara sakatA hai| agara ApakI bahU g2arIba ghara se AyI ho to bhI use bAtoM meM usake pIhara kI g2arIbI yAda na dilaayeN| mahAbhArata kA kAraNa kevala juA yA cIra-haraNa hI nahIM thA, apitu draupadI kI vaha vyaMgyAtmaka TippaNI thI jisase duryodhana ke mana meM draupadI ke prati virodha kI gA~Tha bNdhii| z2amIna para calate samaya pAnI kA bhrama aura pAnI meM utarate samaya z2amIna kA bhrama, duryodhana cUka khA jAtA hai aura draupadI bola par3atI hai aMdhe kA beTA aMdhA hotA hai| duryodhana ko yaha bAta bANa kI taraha cubhatI hai aura vaha draupadI ke apamAna ke lie vidveSa kI gA~Tha bA~dha letA hai| pAleM 'koca' kI soca ___ vyavahAra ko prabhAvI banAne ke lie cauthA gura hai ki Apa kabhI kisI kI AlocanA na kreN| na to auroM kI AlocanA kareM na hI dUsaroM ke dvArA kI jA rahI AlocanA suneN| dhyAna rakheM, jo Aja Apake sAmane kisI kI AlocanA kara rahA hai kala vaha dUsaroM ke sAmane ApakI AlocanA bhI kara sakatA hai| agara Apako parivAra ke kisI vyakti kI galatI dikhAI detI hai to AlocanA karane ke bajAya 'koca' banane kI koziza kreN| jaise khela kA koca TokatA hai, samajhAtA bhI hai, khelane ke gura bhI sikhAtA hai, izAre bhI detA hai aura AlocanA bhI karatA hai, lekina usakA lakSya, usakI soca, usakI mAnasikatA khilAr3iyoM ko behatara banAne kI hotI hai| Apa bhI aise hI koca baneM tAki vyakti behatara jIvana jIne kA mArga khuda ko bhI aura auroM ko bhI de ske| mujhameM kamiyA~ Apa nikAla sakate haiM aura Apa meM maiM kamiyA~ nikAla sakatA huuN| yaha to naz2ariyA hai ki vyakti mahAna se mahAna puruSa meM bhI kamiyA~ nikAla sakatA hai aura kamaz2ora se kamaz2ora vyakti me bhI vizeSatAoM ko DhU~Dha sakatA hai| 83 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa loga merI yaha sapheda cAdara dekha rahe haiM na, do minaTa meM yaha kAlI ho sakatI hai, kaise? basa Apa apanI A~khoM para kAlA cazmA car3hA lIjie, ho gaI na kAlI ! sAmane vAlA na to sapheda hai na kAlA hai; vaha to jaisA hai vaisA hI hai| farka ApakI naz2aroM kA hai ki Apa use kaise dekhate ho| naz2ArA vaisA banatA hai jaisI hamArI najareM hotI haiN| isalie naz2aroM ko na bigaadd'eN| kisI ko dekhakara, kisI ke sAtha rahakara, kisI ke sAtha jIkara, kisI ke sAtha apane Apako jor3akara vyakti apanI naz2aroM ko hamezA nirmala banAne kI koziza kre| kahanA bhI ho to akele meM kaha deM tAki AlocanA na ho aura use sudharane kA avasara mila ske| ____ kahate haiM bIrabala ne akabara kA bahuta suMdara citra banAyA aura akabara ko bheMTa kara diyaa| akabara ne apane anya priya sabhAsadoM ko vaha citra dikhAyA aura kahA - dekho, isameM kucha kamI hai kyA ? eka ne vaha citra dekhA aura eka gola biMdI banAI ki isameM yahA~ kamI hai, dUsare ne bhI kahIM kamI batAI, tIsare ne kahIM aura golA banAyA ki yahA~ kamI hai aura darabAra ke una AThoM ratnoM ne ATha jagahoM para nizAna lagAe ki yahA~-yahA~ kamI hai| bIrabala sArI bAteM cupacApa sunatA rhaa| jaba jahA~panAha ne vaha citra bIrabala ko vApasa diyA aura kahA, 'dekho ina logoM ne isa citra meM yahA~ yahA~ kamI dikhAI hai|' bIrabala ne kahA, 'jahA~panAha isa citra ko to chodd'iye| maiM apane sAtha ATha kore kAgaz2a lAyA hU~ aura Apa ye kAgaz2a inheM de dIjie aura kahiye ki ye sabhI eka-eka citra bnaaeN| taba patA lagegA ki citra banAnA kyA hotA hai aura citra meM kamI nikAlanA kyA hotA hai|' vyakti citra to nahIM banA sakatA lekina citra meM kamiyA~ nikAla sakatA hai| kRpayA apanI isa Adata ko sudhaariye| na to ajJAnatAvaza aura na hI IrSyAvaza, kisI kI AlocanA mata kiijiye| muskurAe~ jI bharakara __ vyavahAra ko prabhAvI banAne kI agalI sIr3hI hai sadA muskurAte raheM aura apane hRdaya meM dayAlutA ke bhAva avazya rkheN| muskAna kA AdAna-pradAna jIvana kI muskAna kA rAja hai| jIvana kI madhurimA muskAna meM chipI hai| subaha uThakara sabase pahalA kAma kareM eka minaTa taka tabIyata se jI bharakara muskuraaeN| jo muskAna meM jItA hai aura apanI ora se muskAna bA~TatA hai, 84 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usakA jIvana paramAtmA kA puraskAra bana jAtA hai| hA~, kabhI bhI kisI ghaTanA ko mAnasika tanAva na bnaaeN| jo honA thA so huA / honI ko TAlA nahIM jA sakatA, anahonI ko kiyA nahIM jA sktaa| phira vyartha kI cintA kyoM pAleM / phira hama apane svabhAva ko kyoM cir3acir3A banAeM, kyoM hara samaya bisUrate raheM? muskurAte raheM aura soceM ki jo milA hai so acchA milA hai| jIvana meM hone vAle hara anukUla pratikUla vAtAvaraNa ko prema se svIkAra kareM / sadaiva svIkAra kareM jo hotA hai so acche ke lie hotA hai| agara yaha bhI na svIkAreM to yaha to jIvana kA saca hai ki vahI hotA hai jo honA hotA hai / kaheM to suneM bhI agalA qadama hai : dUsaroM ke vyavahAra kA hamezA sahI artha lagAe~ / kisI ne Apase koI bAta kahI hai to use sahI arthoM meM grahaNa kreN| mAnA ki Apane kisI ko phona kiyA aura vaha nahIM milA to Apane saMdeza diyA ki jaba Ae~ taba bAta karA denA aura kisI kAraNavaza vApasa phona nahIM AyA to Apa ruSTa ho gae ki usane vApasa phona kyoM nahIM kiyaa| nArAz2a na hoN| saMbhava hai sAmane vAle ne phona kiyA ho aura na milA ho| ho sakatA hai ki Apane jo naMbara diye vaha bacce ne g2alata likha liyA ho yA ho sakatA hai ki sAmane vAlA vyasta rahA ho aura yaha bhI ho sakatA hai ki use saMdeza hI na milA ho / isalie kabhI bhI kisI ke vyavahAra kA g2alata artha na nikAleM / Apako apanI bAteM dUsaroM se kahane kI Adata hai, to dUsaroM kI bAteM sunane kI bhI Adata DAleM / ghara meM baccA bhI hai, patnI - bahu, beTI bhI hai| unakI bAtoM ko naz2ara aMdAz2a na kreN| unakI bAteM bhI dhairyapUrvaka, zAMtipUrvaka sunane kA prayAsa kreN| agara Apa dUsaroM kI bAta sunane kI Adata DAleMge to Apako usakA vyavahAra nahIM cubhegA / khule dila se kareM tArIfa saphala vyavahAra ke lie agalA sUtra hai - jIvana meM ImAnadArI se auroM kI prazaMsA kreN| cApalUsI kI koziza na kreN| g2alatI sabhI se hotI hai, lekina una para TippaNI karane ke bajAya, unakI prazaMsA karane kI udAratA dikhAe~ / jo g2alatI nahIM karatA use bhagavAna kahate haiM aura jo galatI karake sudhara jAtA hai use insAna kahate haiM, lekina jo g2alatI para g2alatI kare use 85 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaitAna kahate haiN| hama to iMsAna haiM, apanI g2alatI ko sudhAreM aura saccAIpUrvaka auroM kI yogyatAoM kI prazaMsA karane kI koziza kreN| auroM kI prazaMsA karake hI apane jIvana kI prazaMsA ko pA sakate haiN| apanI g2alatI ko svIkAra karane meM sakucAe nahIM / sAvadhAnI rakheM ki g2alatI na ho, phira bhI agara g2alatI ho jAe to use sahajatA se svIkAra kara leN| svIkAra kara lene se vaha g2alatI na to hameM kacoTatI hai aura na hI ghara ke vAtAvaraNa ko kaluSita karatI hai| jIvana meM kabhI kisI kA maz2Aka na ur3Ae~ / yAda rakheM hamAre pAsa vApasa vahI lauTakara AtA hai jo hama apane dvArA Aja kiyA karate haiM / jIvana aura kucha nahIM eka iko sAuNDa jaisI vyavasthA hai / hama jaisA boleMge vApasa vaisA hI aaegaa| kisI laMgar3e, aMdhe, bahare, gUMge, vyakti kI maz2Aka ur3Ane kI bajAya acchA hogA, hama usake sahayogI bneN| agara hama sahayogI baneMge to vApasa bhaviSya meM kabhI hameM sahayoga milegA aura maz2Aka karanA vApasa maz2Aka banakara hI lauTegA / eka vyakti jo kisI aMdhe vyakti kI aMdherI z2iMdagI ko dekhakara ha~sa to sakatA hai para usakA hamadarda nahIM bana sktaa| vaha vyakti Adhe ghaMTe taka apanI A~kha ke Age paTTI bA~dhakara dekhe to anubhava hogA ki kisI aMdhe vyakti kI z2iMdagI kaisI hotI hai / maiM to kahU~gA ki maz2Aka kA bhI eka sImita mAtrA meM upayoga kiyA jAe ThIka vaise hI jaisI sabjI meM namaka kA upayoga kiyA jAtA hai| sImita mAtrA meM DAlA gayA namaka jahA~ sabjI meM svAda detA hai, vahIM behisAba DAlA gayA namaka usI sabjI ko besvAda banA detA hai / maz2Aka salike kI ho to cubhatI nahIM hai| nahIM to kaI bAra koI maz2Aka vaira kI gA~Tha kA kAraNa bana jAtA hai aura sAmane vAlA vyakti vApasa hamArI maz2Aka ur3Ane kA avasara DhU~Dhane laga jAtA hai| mujhe yAda hai samrATa akabara ke mana meM eka bAra bIrabala kI majAka ur3Ane kI sUjhI aura unhoMne rAjasabhA meM Ate hI bIrabala se kahA, 'bIrabala ! Aja maiMne eka sapanA dekhaa| maiMne dekhA ki hama donoM sAtha-sAtha jaMgala meM cala rahe the| rAstA bhaTaka gae, rAta jaMgala meM hI gujAranI par3I aura aMdhere meM jaba hama rAta ko thor3e cale to maiMne dekhA ki hama do gaDDhoM meM gira ge| maiM amRta ke gaDDhe meM girA aura tuma kIcar3a ke gaDDhe meM / aura jaise hI hama donoM gaDDhe meM 86 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gire, merA sapanA TUTa gyaa|' akabara kA itanA kahanA thA ki sabhAsadoM ne joradAra tAliyA~ bajAI aura bIrabala kI majAka ur3Ane lage / aba bArI bIrabala kI thii| usane kahA- jahA~panAha! sapanA to jo Apane dekhA, hU-ba-hU vaisA hI sapanA maiMne bhI dekhA, para maiMne dekhA ki apana donoM gaDr3he meM se bAhara Aye aura maiM Apako cATane lagA aura Apa mujhe / bIrabala kI bAta sunakara sabhAsada jheMpa gae aura akabara kA mu~ha dekhane lAyaka thaa| yAda rakho tuma kisI kI majAka ur3Aoge to vApasa tumhAre sAtha vaisA hI hone vAlA hai| tarka kareM, taqarAra nahIM agalA pATha hai, tarka bhale hI kareM, para takarAra na kreN| Apa samAja meM ucca padastha haiM to apanI bAta z2arUra rakheM, tarka ke sAtha rakheM, para use bahasa para le jAkara taqarAra karanA ochApana hai / apanI bAta sammAnapUrvaka zAlInatA ke sAtha auroM ke sAmane peza kareM, lekina apanI bAta ko siddha karane ke lie kutarka karane kI bajAya sahaja rUpa se peza kreN| agara Apa sahI haiM to koI mAne yA na mAne usakI marz2I | Apa bahasa kareMge to Aga hI nikalegI aura vahIM tarka se rozanI niklegii| ApakI bAta meM tarka aura buddhi kI rozanI to ho lekina taqarAra aura bahasa kI Aga na ho / apane vicAroM ko khulA rakheM, vyartha kI bahasabAjI aura taqarAra meM na ulajheM / eka vyakti suara se kuztI lar3ane gyaa| aba agara vaha jItegA to bhI kapar3e gaMde hoMge aura hAregA to bhI kapar3e gaMde hoNge| sUara se kuztI lar3oge, to usakA kucha na bigar3egA / hAra aura jIta meM kapar3e to tumhAre hI gaMde hoNge| aisI kuztI kA kyA lAbha jisameM tumhAre kapar3e gaMde hoM / pichale dinoM hama jayapura meM the / vahA~ eka mahAnubhAva bahuta-sI saMsthAoM se jur3e hue kisI ke adhyakSa the, kisI ke maMtrI / maiMne pUchA, 'Apa itanI saMsthAoM ko kaise saMbhAlate haiM, ina sabake bIca apane mana ko kaise zAMta rakha pAte haiM aura kaise samajhAte haiN|' unhoMne kahA, 'maiM aisI mITiMga meM hI baiThatA hU~ zAMtipUrvaka sampanna hotI hai| agara koI bhI jora se bolatA hai to maiM vahA~ se khar3A ho jAtA huuN| mITiMga kA mUlya hai, samAja kA mUlya hai, usa vyakti kA bhI 87 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mUlya hai para usase bhI jyAdA mUlyavAna mere mana kI zAMti hai / jahA~ mere mana kI zAMti bhaMga hotI hai maiM aisI sabhA meM baiThanA pasaMda nahIM karatA / usa sabhA se maiM nikala AtA hU~ aura kaha AtA hU~ ki jaba Apa zAMta ho jAe~ to mujhe bulA lenA / ' bahasa, tarkabAjI aura vyartha meM kisI bAta ko ghasITanA kaba taka kroge| sArI duniyA ko sudhArane kA ThekA tumane to nahIM le rakhA hai| agara kisI ko tumhArI bAta nahIM mAnanI to kaba taka ghasITa-ghasITa kara manavAne kI koziza kroge| eka vyakti se kisI ne pUchA 'tumhArA nAma kyA hai ?' usane kahA 'gha.....gha......gha...... ghasITArAma' phira usane pUchA 'tumhArA kyA nAma hai ?' pahale vAle ne kahA 'nAma to merA bhI ghasITArAma hai, para maiM itanA ghasITa kara nahIM bolatA / ' bAta to Apa bhI kahate haiM aura maiM bhI karatA hU~ farqa sirpha itanA hai ki ghasITa-ghasITa kara hama bAta ko kamaz2ora kara dete haiM aura jaba kisI bAta kA adhika dabAva banAte haiM, tarka karate haiM to bAta taqarAra meM badala jAtI hai| narama lafz2oM meM Thosa bAta kaheM, lekina kar3e lafz2oM meM kabhI bhI ochI bAta na kaheM / pITha pIche bhI tArIfa vyavahAra ke AIne ko sApha-sutharA rakhane ke lie agalI bAta hai ki kisI ke bAre meM pITha pIche TippaNI na kreN| yaha Apake vyavahAra kA doSa hai / jaba sAmane vAle vyakti ko qhabara lagatI hai to vaha mAnasika rUpa se Apase TUTatA hai| agara Apako kahanA hai to usI ke sAmane sammAnapUrvaka apanI bAta kaheM, kyoMki ho sakatA hai ki dUsare ke sAmane Apane usakI bAta kI, usane kisI dUsare se kahI aura usane usI vyakti ko jAkara kaha dI, jisake saMbaMdha meM Apane kahA thaa| cAra mu~ha se nikalI bAta mirca-masAle ke sAtha saMbaMdhita vyakti taka pahu~cegI to ApakI chavi kA kyA hazra hogaa| Apake saMbaMdhoM meM darAra A sakatI hai aura ApakA vyavahAra kamaz2ora ho sakatA hai| nibhAe~ pratijJA aura vacana ko prabhAvI zaqhsiyata ke lie jarUrI hai ki apane dvArA kiye gae vAyadoM ko z2arUra pUrA kreN| agara Apa vacana dete haiM to use pUrNa karane kI jimmedArI nibhaaeN| jIvana meM die gae vacana pUrNa karane ke lie haiM / ApakI buddhimattA 88 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isI meM hai ki vacana dene ke pahale hajAra daphA soca lo| apane die gae vacana ko marakara bhI nibhAne kI koziza kreN| lI gaI pratijJA aura diye gaye vacana hara hAlata meM nibhAe jAne caahie| apanI ora se agalI bAta kahanA cAhatA hU~ : Apa ahasAnamaMda raheM para kisI para ahasAna jatalAne kI koziza na kreN| jIvana meM kisI se pAkara kabhI kRtaghna na baneM aura kisI kA kucha karake usase kRtajJatA kI apekSA bhI na kreN| nekI kara, dariyA meM DAla - kisI kA kucha karo, to isI bhAvanA se| bevakta meM kAma Ae~ jIvana kA agalA qadama hai ki bharosemaMda baneM aura vafAdArI nibhAne kI koziza kreN| jaba jisake sAtha koI bAta kahI gaI, koI karAra kiyA to vipatti se vipatti kI velA meM bhI prANapraNa se usake madadagAra baniye aura usake kAma Ane kI koziza kiijie| yaha hogI ApakI vafAdArI aura bharose kA imthaan| jIvana meM kabhI kisI se dveSa na rakheM, kSamA kareM aura kar3avI bAtoM ko bhala jaaeN| Apa rAga ko nahIM chor3a sakate, koI bAta nahIM, para kisI ke prati dveSa na paaleN| apanI ora se kSamA kareM aura g2alata vAtAvaraNa, azubha vyavahAra ko jIvana meM bhUlane kI koziza kreN| saccAI, ImAnadArI, niSkapaTa vyavahAra ke sAtha jIvana jiieN| prabhAvI vyavahAra kA aMtima sUtra hai ki apane jIvana meM sadA vinamra bane rheN| jo jitanA mahAna hotA hai, vaha utanA hI vinamra hotA hai| kairI jaba taka kaccI hotI hai taba taka akar3akara rahatI hai lekina jaise hI vaha rasa se bharatI hai, mAdhurya se bharatI hai, kairI cupake-cupake Ama bana jAtI hai aura dhIre se jhuka jAtI hai| ye jIvana kI gItA ke adhyAya haiM, sUtra haiM, jo maiMne Apake sammukha rakhe haiN| Apa apane jIvana meM inheM utAreMge to nizcaya hI Apa bana sakeMge prabhAvI zakhsiyata ke maalik| 89 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvanakonirmalabanAnekesarala upAya madhura vacanoM se prema ke pula nirmita hote haiM, vahIM kaTu vacana se dveSa kI diivaareN| hamArA jIvana prakRti kA anamola upahAra hai| prakRti ke lie sUrajacAMda-sitAre-AsamAna kA mUlya hai| nadI-jhIla-jharanoM kA mUlya hai, parvata aura vana-sampadA kA mUlya hai, lekina ina sabase bhI kahIM adhika saMpUrNa brahmANDa meM hamArA jIvana hI bahumUlya hai| vaha jIvana jisake rahane para pRthvI graha kI upayogitA hai aura jisake na rahane para pRthvI kevala pAnI aura z2amIna kA vizAla bhAga bhara raha jaaegii| jIvana ke hone se hI maMdira, masjida, gurudvAre aura girijAgharoM kA mUlya hai| jIvana svayaM maMtra hamane apane jIvana meM devI-devatAoM kI ArAdhanA ke lie maMtroM kA jApa kiyA hai, kisI ne zakti kI bhakti kI hai| kisI ne durgA kI pUjA kI hai, kisI ne mahAvIra aura buddha kI upAsanA kI hai to kisI ne rAma aura kRSNa ke maMtra kA jApa kiyA hai| para hamane apane jIvana meM chipI huI zaktiyoM ko kabhI pahacAnane kI koziza nahIM kI hai| 90 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM mAnatA hUM navakAra maMtra kA mUlya hai, gAyatrI maMtra kA bhI mUlya hai, maiM yaha bhI jAnatA hUM ki saMsAra meM jitane maMtra haiM una sabhI kA mUlya hai, para Apa yaha soceM ki agara jIvana hI na rahA to ina maMtroM kA kyA upayoga hogaa| Aja jaba hama jIvana ke bAre meM samajhane kA prayAsa kara rahe haiM to samajheMge ki jIvana ke aise kaunase maMtra hote haiM jinheM agara hama jie~, jihvA se gunagunAeM, kAnoM se zravaNa kareM, AMkhoM se dekheM aura jIbha se cakheM to maMtra hamAre jIvana kA kAyAkalpa kara sakate haiN| ye ve maMtra haiM jo hamAre jIvana kI dazA aura dizA badala sakate haiM / jIvana kA punaruddhAra kara sakate haiN| saMsAra kA mAyAjAla vRkSa kI jar3eM jaise jamIna meM hotI haiM, maiM dekha rahA hUM ki manuSya kI jar3eM bhI vaise hI saMsAra meM phaMsI huI haiN| vyakti abhI taka apane jIvana kA koI mArga taya nahIM kara pAyA hai| vaha calA jA rahA hai, kyoMki calane kA rAstA sAmane hai| jIvana ke prati logoM kA koI sApha-sApha dRSTikoNa nahIM hai ki ve kahA~ pahu~canA cAhate haiM, kyA bananA cAhate haiM, kyA pAnA cAhate haiM aura jiMdagI meM kyA honA cAhate haiN| jaise-jaise vRkSa baDA hotA hai, usakI jar3eM gaharI hotI haiM, vaisA hI manuSya ke bhI sAtha hotA hai| vaha jaise-jaise umra se bar3hatA jAtA hai usakI jar3eM bhI saMsAra meM gaharI hotI jAtI haiN| pariNAmataH jo vyakti zAMti pAne kI koziza karatA hai, use azAMti milatI hai| jo mukti pAne kI koziza karatA hai use saMsAra kI dhArA milatI hai| vyakti jo mahAnatAoM ko pAnA cAhatA hai, kSudra tatvoM aura vastuoM ke mAyAjAla meM ulajhakara raha jAtA hai| Aja vyakti ke lie dharma pUjA-pATha aura ArAdhanA kA nimitta to z2arUra hai para yaha bAhya dharma manuSya ke mana ko zAMti nahIM de pA rahA hai| dekhatA hUM, cAlIsa sAla taka maMdira meM pUjA karane vAlA vyakti jaba hamAre pAsa AtA hai to kahatA hai - kyA batAUM, mana meM abhI bhI zAMti nahIM hai| ye varSoM se sAmAyika karane vAle bhAI aura bahaneM bhI yaha kaha rahe haiM ki mana meM zAMti nahIM hai| aura to aura tIsa sAla se saMta kA jIvana jIne vAlA vyakti bhI isI udher3abuna meM hai ki mana meM zAMti nahIM hai| dharma to vAstava meM jIvana ko sukha aura zAMti se jIne kI kalA hI detA hai| 91 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti ke jIvana kI nirmalatA meM hI dharma aura zAMti chipI hai| jitanA sApha sutharA ghara ke devAlaya yA maMdira ke mUla garbhagRha ko rakhane kI koziza karate haiM, hama apane jIvana ke devAlaya ko bhI utanA hI nirmala aura sApha rakheM kyoMki yaha sArI dharatI paramAtmA kA tIrtha hai, hamArA zarIra paramAtmA kA maMdira hai aura isa zarIra ke bhItara vidyamAna Atma-tatva hI paramAtma-jyoti hai| ImAnadArI se z2arA apane Apa ko ttttoleN| kahane ko bAhya rUpa se vyakti ImAnadAra hotA hai lekina beImAnI kA maukA milane para AdamI cUkatA nahIM hai| agara hama apanA AtmAvalokana kareM to pAeMge ki hamArI manaHsthiti kyA hai, hamArI mAnasikatA kaisI hai, hamAre karma kaise haiM, hamArI dRSTi kaisI hai, hama kaise kAma kara rahe haiM, kisa taraha kA vyavasAya kara rahe haiM, hamAre jIvana meM kitanA aMdherA chAyA hai| duniyA meM eka gaMgA vaha hai jo kailAza parvata ke gomukha se nikalakara AtI hai| hama usa gaMgA ko nirmala kahate haiN| maiM cAhatA hUM ki vyakti kA jIvana bhI itanA nirmala bana jAe ki use nirmala banAne ke lie kisI gaMgA yA zatrujaya nadI meM snAna karane kI AvazyakatA na pdd'e| usakA apanA jIvana hI gaMgA kI taraha nirmala ho jAe, pavitra ho jaae| baneM nirmala soca ke svAmI ___ jIvana kI nirmalatA kA pahalA maMtra de rahA hUM jise hameM apane jIvana meM jInA hai, utAranA hai, Acamana karanA hai| pala-pratipala isa maMtra ko jInA hai| jIvana ke kAyAkalpa ke lie pahalA maMtra hai - vyakti apanI soca ko nirmala bnaae| Apane sAmAyika kI yA nahIM, maMdira gae yA nahIM, subaha uThakara gAyatrI maMtra kA jApa kiyA yA nahIM, Agama yA gItA kA pArAyaNa kiyA yA nahIM, ye saba bAteM gauNa hai| pahale apanI soca ko nirmala banAe~ / yaha vaha maMtra hai jo subaha bhI hameM AnaMda se bharegA, sAMjha bhI AnaMda se bharegA aura bharI dopahara meM bhI Apake mana ko zAMti degaa| hara vyakti dUsare se mahAna aura zreSTha honA cAhatA hai, para zreSThatAe~ dhana yA saundarya athavA pada se nahIM apitu behatara soca se AtI hai| apanI soca ko nirmala bnaaeN| uttama jIvana jIne ke lie z2arUrI hai ki vyakti apanI soca ko uttama bnaae| ghaTiyA soca rakhane vAlA vyakti kabhI bhI bar3hiyA jIvana nahIM jI sktaa| acchA jIvana jIne ke lie soca bhI ucca 92 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ stara kI honI cAhie / jaba taka vyakti kI soca nahIM sudharegI, taba taka vyakti kA jIvana nahIM sudhara paaegaa| , Apa dekheM ki ApakI soca meM kyA hai ? kahIM aisA to nahIM hai ki ApakI prArthanAoM meM vizva - kalyANa kI bhAvanA hai aura soca meM hai auroM ke aniSTa kI kAmanA / ImAnadArI se dekheM - jaba Apa subaha prArthanA karate haiM to hoThoM para hotA hai 'sarve bhavantu sukhinaH sarve santu nirAmayA' sabhI sukhI ho, sabhI nirogI ho sabhI bhadra aura kalyANa ke mArga para caleM / lekina apanI antarsoca ko dekheM, vaha kyA kaha rahI hai / hama kevala hoThoM se auroM ke kalyANa kI prArthanA karate haiM, para hama apanI soca meM auroM ke aniSTa kI kAmanA hI karate rahate haiM / merA bhalA ho, auroM kA dIvAlA ho, svArthavaza aisI soca ho jAtI hai hamArI / 1 suMdara soca kA sauMdarya apanI soca meM iMsAna jitanA giratA hai maiM nahIM socatA ki vaha anya kahIM gira sakatA hai| ghaTiyA soca se usakA AcaraNa ghaTiyA hotA hai / soca bigar3ane se usakA vicAra bigar3atA hai, vyavahAra bigar3atA hai, jIvana jIne kI zailI bigar3atI hai| Apa svayaM dekheM ki ApakI soca meM puNya kI kAmanA aura bhAvanA kitanI hai ? / Apa sar3aka para cala rahe haiM, vahA~ kisI suMdara mahilA ko dekhakara sItA kA bhAva AtA hai yA ghaTiyA stara kI bhAvanA paidA hotI hai| sar3aka para calate hue laMgar3e AdamI ko dekhakara hama haMsa sakate haiM, para hamArI jo soca laMgar3I hotI jA rahI hai, usake lie hama kyA kara rahe haiM ? aMdhA vyakti agara calate hue gira par3e to hama haMsa dete haiM, lekina hamArI soca jo aMdhI hotI jA rahI hai, usakA kyA, usase anabhijJatA kyoM ? kisI baune AdamI ko dekhakara hama maz2Aka ur3Ane vAle loga kyA apanI baunI soca ko dekhate haiM? burI soca hamAre AcaraNa ko dUSita karatI hai aura vyavahAra ko kuTila banAtI hai / Apa bahuta suMdara dikhAI de sakate haiM lekina yAda rakhie Apa taba taka suMdara nahIM ho sakate jaba taka ApakI soca suMdara na ho / suMdara ceharA zarIra kA sauMdarya ho sakatA hai, lekina suMdara soca jIvana kA sauMdarya hai / 1 janma se Apa nATe, kAle, moTe hoMTha, moTI nAka vAle asuMdara ho sakate haiM, kyoMki yaha Apake hAtha meM nahIM thA / isase adhika farqa bhI nahIM par3atA 93 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ki Apa dikhane meM kaise dikhate haiM, lekina apanI soca ko suMdara banAnA avazya hI Apake hAtha meM hai| UMce kula meM, dhanI yA nirdhana ghara meM paidA honA Apake hAtha meM nahIM hai / usakA zikavA na kareM, Apake hAtha meM hai ApakI soca kA str| jo Apake hAtha meM hai use jarUra sudhaareN| jaise ghara ke AMgana meM hama hara roz2a kacarA nikAlate haiM, pauMchA lagAte haiM vaise hI roja apane dimAga meM jhADU z2arUra nikAle leM, koI durvicAra kA kacarA A gayA hai to use bAhara nikAla deN| apane ciMtana ko sva sukha ke bajAya sarvasukha se jor3ane kI koziza kreN| jaba bhI kAmanA kareM svasukha ke bajAya sarvasukha kI kAmanA kreN| jaba Apa sabake kalyANa kI socate haiM to akhila mAnavatA ke kalyANa kI bAta hotI hai aura jaba kevala apane kalyANa kI socate haiM to yaha svArtha kI bAta hotI hai| yaha khudagarjI kI bAta hai ki vyakti kevala apane taka kalyANa bharI soca ko sImita rakhatA hai / nakArAtmaka soca jIvana kA z2ahara hai| nakArAtmaka naz2ariye ke loga sadaiva auroM kA nukasAna karake prasanna hote haiM / Apa dekhate hoMge, rAta ko Apane skUTara ghara ke bAhara rakhA aura subaha gaye to dekhA skUTara kI sITa kaTI huI hai| rAta ko kisI ne bleDa calA dii| udhara skUTara sTArTa karo to haoNrna bajanA zurU ho jAtA hai, patA lagatA hai kisI ne haoNrna kA svIca tor3a diyA aura haoNrna baMda hone kA nAma nahIM le rhaa| rAta ko Apane moTara sAikila meM peTrola bharavAyA thA, subaha kahIM jAnA thA, subaha gaye moTarasAikila sTArTa kI, to patA lagA ki peTrola kI TaMkI khAlI hai| kisI ne TaMkI kI nalakI khola dI hai / patA hai ye saba kAma kauna karate haiM, ghaTiyA soca ke ve loga jinake pAsa karane ko kucha nahIM, ve phurasatiyA loga dinabhara hA-hA - hI - hI - hI karate rahate haiM / maiM eka mahilA ko jAnatA hUM jo apanI bahU ke vyavahAra se kabhI khuza nahIM thI / agara khAnA svAdiSTa banAye aura koI tArIfa kare to masAloM ko zreya degii| maiMne abhI amuka masAle maMgavAye isalie sabjI svAdiSTa huii| baccoM kI prazaMsA meM do zabda kaheM to vaha mahilA sIdhe kahatI hai ye pote-potiyA~ to bilkula mujha para gae haiN| yadi koI g2alatI ho baccoM se to kahegI bahU se yahI saba sIkha rahe haiN| yAnI sadA apanI soca kA g2alata upayoga / 94 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicAra para kareM vicAra vicAra tIna taraha ke hote haiM-vicAra, avicAra, nirvicaar| vicAra kI sthiti vaha hai jahA~ vyakti sAmAnya rUpa meM soca rahA hai| avicAra kI sthiti vaha hai jahA~ vyakti ke pAsa socane kI kSamatA nahIM hai, vaha jaDabuddhi hai| nirvicAra kI sthiti vaha hai jahA~ vyakti anAvazyaka vicAroM se svayaM ko bacAe rakhatA hai| aba dekheM ki dinabhara kitane virodhAbhAsI vicAra Apake dimAg2a meM panapate rahate haiN| zAyada Apa jAnate hoM ki mastiSka meM panapane vAle vicAroM kA eka dina meM pAMca pratizata hI upayoga ho pAtA hai| picyAnaveM pratizata vicAroM kA jIvana meM koI sIdhA tAlluka nahIM hotaa| pariNAmataH Apa rAta meM soe haiM to vicAra Apako prabhAvita kara rahe haiN| agara Apa tanAvagrasta haiM to isakA kAraNa hai ki Apake vicAra saMtulita nahIM hai| Apa ciMtAgrasta haiM to isakA kAraNa Apake vicAroM kA ukhar3Apana hai| Apa avasAda yA ghuTana se bharate jA rahe haiM to yaha jAna leM ki Apa apane vicAroM kA saMtulana biThAne meM asamartha haiN| aura to aura, ghara meM lar3AI-jhagar3A zurU ho gayA hai to isakA mUla kAraNa hai ki hama ghara meM vaicArika sAmaMjasya nahIM banA pA rahe haiN| virodhAbhASI vicAra -- subaha kucha, dopahara kucha aura sAMjha ko kucha aura hotA hai| dasa minaTa pahale hamAre mana meM jisake prati maitrI ke vicAra the dasa minaTa bAda hI usake prati mana meM dveSa ke, duzmanI ke vicAra utpanna ho jAte haiN| thor3I dera pahale Apa zAMta the lekina thor3A-sA nimitta milate hI do minaTa bAda Apa azAMta ho jAte haiN| nirAzA, anutsAha, tanAva, bhaya, ciMtA, avasAda, krodha, kuMThA - ye sabhI doSa isIlie hote haiM ki hama apanI vaicArika sthiti ko saMtulita nahIM rakha pAte haiN| vyakti ke dekhane aura socane ke do naz2ariye hote haiM - vyagratA se socanA, samagratA se socnaa| kabhI koI acAnaka durghaTanA huI, kabhI kisI ne apriya zabda kahe, hama samAja ke madhya baiThe aura hamAre viruddha galata TippaNI huI ki hama tatkAla apanI soca ko vyagra kara lete haiM aura g2alata nirNaya kara lete haiN| eka vyakti roz2a sthAnaka meM jAtA thaa| saMyoga kI bAta ki sthAnaka meM dUsare padAdhikArI se usakA 95 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manamuTAva ho gyaa| vyagratA meM usane nirNaya le liyA ki Aja ke bAda vaha sthAnaka meM pAMva nahIM rkhegaa| vyagratA meM lie gae nirNaya hamezA g2alata hote haiN| dUsarI soca hotI hai samagratA kii| idhara kA bhI dekho, udhara kA bhI dekho, lAbha-hAni, Age-pIche - ina sabakA vivekapUrvaka nirNaya karane ke bAda apane jIvana meM nirNaya kro| eka hotA hai sakArAtmaka ciMtana, dUsarA hai nakArAtmaka ciNtn| jaba Apa kisI ke bAre meM nakArAtmaka ciMtana lekara cala rahe haiM to jaba bhI usake bAre meM bAta kareMge ApakA dRSTikoNa use kATanA hI hogaa| do taraha ke loga hote haiM eka kaiMcI kI prakRti ke, dUsare saI kI prakRti ke| jo kaiMcI kI prakRti kI soca kA mAlika hai vaha jahA~ baiThegA, jisakI sunegA, jisako par3hegA usakA kAma hogA kaattnaa| vaha DhUMDhegA ki isameM yaha kamI hai, usameM yaha kamaz2orI hai| para suI kI prakRti ke loga hamezA saMyojana aura jor3ane kI soca hI paaleNge| sakArAtmakatA kA amRta Apa apane Apa ko dekheM ki Apa kisa soca ke dhanI haiM? kahIM Apake bhItara nakArAtmaka soca to nahIM pala rahI hai ? nakArAtmakatA hamAre jIvana kA z2ahara aura sakArAtmakatA hamAre jIvana kA amRta hai| agara Apa kisI phaikTrI ke mAlika haiM yA kisI dukAna ke mAlika haiM, kisI saMsthA ke adhyakSa haiM, kisI samAja kA saMcAlana kara rahe haiM, ghara aura parivAra ke mukhiyA haiM to usake sahI saMcAlana kI pahalI anivAryatA hai ki ApakI soca sakArAtmaka ho, vidhAyaka ho| agara ApakI soca sakArAtmaka hai to Apa sahI naz2ariye se nirNaya kreNge| sAsa aura bahU ghara meM do mahilAe~ haiM aura to aura agara kisI Azrama meM bhI do loga haiN| agara ye vahA~ paraspara dina bhara nakArAtmaka ravaiyA apanA rahe haiM to mAna lIjie ye donoM dina bhara azAMta haiM aura agara donoM sakArAtmaka ravaiyA lekara cala rahe haiM to donoM hI zAMta haiN| sabhI ke jIvana meM viparItatAeM AtI haiN| nakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa vAlA vyakti viparItatA ko dekhakara parezAna ho jAtA hai ki aba vaha jIvana meM kucha nahIM kara sakatA, jabaki sakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa vAlA vipadA ke Ane para yaha socatA hai ki eka daravAjA baMda ho gayA hai to dUsare daravAz2e kI talAza karo, dUsarA baMda ho gayA hai to tIsare kI talAza karo, tIsarA baMda ho gayA hai to cauthe For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI talAza kro| vaha jAnatA hai ki prakRti kI vyavasthA hai ki ninyAnaveM dvAra baMda ho jAe~ taba bhI eka dvAra khulA z2arUra rahatA hai| jIvana meM baMda dvAroM ko dekhane aura baMda dekhakara rone kI bajAya acchA hogA ki Apa khule dvAra kI talAza kreN| sakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa vAlA vyakti apane bhAgya kI rekhAoM ko badalane meM samartha hotA hai aura nakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa vAlA vyakti apanI sudharI huI rekhAoM ko bhI bigAr3a detA hai / saMzaya se sarvanAza manuSya kI soca ke tIna doSa hote haiM - AzaMkA, Agraha kI bhAvanA aura Aveza / jisa samaya ye tIna doSa hamAre mastiSka meM uthala-puthala macA rahe hoM, usa samaya lie gae sahI nirNaya bhI galata pariNAma de jAte haiM / gItA meM zrIkRSNa kahate haiM - saMzayAtmA vinazyati jisake bhItara saMzaya kI graMthi bana gaI hai, vaha naSTa ho jAtA hai| saMzaya vicAra kA doSa hai| maiMne agara aisA kiyA aura vaisA na huA to, maiM ghara se bAhara nikalA aura durghaTanA ho gaI to, dukAna kholI aura na calI to ? saMzaya hameM nakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa detA hai| jaba bhItara meM saMzaya hai to saphala hote hue kArya bhI asaphala ho jAte haiM, isalie vyakti apane mana meM kabhI saMzaya kI, AzaMkA kI graMthi lekara kArya na kare / eka kisAna kheta meM bIja kA vapana karatA hai aura usake mana meM eka saMzaya panapa gayA ki maiM bIja to bo rahA hUM aura bAriza na huI to ? aise meM kyA vaha bIjoM kA vapana kara pAegA? jisake bhItara saMzaya jagA usakI zraddhA samApta, usakA vizvAsa vichinna / saMzaya ke dvAra para khar3A huA vyakti jIvana kA koI nirNaya karane meM samartha nahIM hotA hai / vaha trizaMku kI taraha AsamAna meM laTakatA raha jAtA hai / na Aveza, na Agraha Aveza yA krodha kI velA meM jaba bhI koI vyakti socegA, vaha zubha nahIM hogaa| jaba Apa Aveza meM hoM aura usa vakta koI nirNayAtmaka bAta A gaI hai to Apa use TAla deN| kaha deM ki tIna ghaMTe bAda nirNaya leMge, tAki Apa bhalI-bhA~ti zAMta mana se usake bAre meM soca skeNge| jaba Apa soca cuke haiM ki mujhe aisA hI karanA hai, mujhe aisA hI bananA hai, mere dvArA aisA hI kahA 97 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAegA taba Apa kisI bAta ko sulajhA nahIM skte| kisI samAja kI mITiMga hotI hai bAta ko sulajhAne ke lie| dasa loga ikaTThe hote haiN| pahale se donoM pakSa socakara Aye haiM ki hameM kisI bhI hAlata meM isa bAta ko nahIM mAnanA hai| Apa hI batAeM ki taba dasa ghaMTe taka bhI carcA calatI rahe to bhI kyA nirNaya ho sakegA? anirNaya rhegaa| jaba pahale se hI socakara baiThe haiM ki hameM isa bAta ko nahIM mAnanA hai to nirNaya kaise hogaa| hA~ agara ve soca leM ki hameM jaise-taise isa bAta kA samAdhAna nikAlanA hI hai, to samAdhAna z2arUra ho jaaegaa| hamArI choTI-sI g2alataphahamI kisI bhI bAta ko bar3hA detI hai aura bAta kA samAdhAna karane kA choTA-sA svaiyA bar3I bAta ko samApta kara detA hai| aba yaha hama para nirbhara hai ki hama apanI soca aura mAnasika dazAoM ko kisa taraha kA rakhate haiM, kisa taraha kA banAte haiN| hama apanI mAnasikatA ko nirmala banAne kI koziza kreN| hamArA mana agara Aveza, AzaMkA aura Agraha kI graMthi se alaga haTa cukA hai to hamArI soca nirmala ho skegii| hama apane dimAg2a se isa kacare ko bAhara nikAla phaiNkeN| koI hameM kar3ave zabda kaha de to hama kyA kareMge? kaha dIjie hameM z2arUrata nahIM hai| jaba Apake ghara koI sAdhu-saMta Ate haiM aura Apa unheM koI cIja dete haiM aura unheM AvazyakatA na ho to vaha kahate haiM 'khapa' nahIM hai| duniyA kI hara khapata ko miTAne kA eka hI upAya hai, jaba bhI koI aisIvaisI bAta ho Apa tatkAla kaheM 'mujhe yaha bAta khapatI nahIM hai|' itanA bhara kahane se, Apa anubhava kareMge ki Apa kaI duvidhAoM se baca ge| gAMdhIjI ne tIna baMdara die the - burA mata suno, burA mata dekho, burA mata bolo| Aja eka baMdara maiM bhI de rahA huuN| jisakI eka aMgulI hogI sira para ki burA mata soco| gAMdhIjI ke tInoM baMdara apUrNa haiM jaba taka yaha cauthA baMdara na hogA ki burA mata soco| agara vyakti kI soca hI burI hai to vaha burA dekhatA hai, burA bolatA hai, burA sunatA hai| isalie AdamI apanI soca ko sudhArane kI koziza kre| ApakA jIvana Apake hAthoM meM hai| Apa kirAe kI jiMdagI nahIM lAe haiM aura na hI kirAe kA jIvana jI rahe haiN| kirAe ke makAna kI marammata Apa yaha socakara nahIM karate ki eka dina chor3anA hai, para ApakI jiMdagI kirAe kI nahIM hai| isalie dekheM ki isameM kyA-kyA cala rahA hai| 98 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nIra - sA nirmala mana 1 jIvana kI nirmalatA kA dUsarA maMtra hai mana ko nirmala rkheN| hama dekha leM ki hamAre mana meM kyA bharA hai / nagarapAlikA kI kacarA peTI meM zAyada utanI gaMdagI nahIM hogI jitanI gaMdagI manuSya ke mana-mastiSka meM bharI hotI hai| manuSya kA nirmala mana kisI maMdira ke samAna hotA hai jahA~ vyakti apane ArAdhya ko sthApita kara sakatA hai / mana kI nirmalatA meM hI vyakti kI zAMti aura jIvana bhakti hai| jisakA mana nirmala va zAMta hai, jisake mana kI dazA pavitra hai vahI sAdhanA ke yogya hai| hama dhyAna-sAdhanA karane ke lie mana ko ekAgra karane kI koziza karate haiM, lekina merA mAnanA hai ki mana ko ekAgra karane se pUrva mana ko nirmala karane kI jarUrata hai| agara apavitra mana ke sAtha Apane sAdhanA kara lI aura usakA pariNAma bhI prApta ho gayA, to yaha pariNAma eka dina Apako rAvaNa aura kaMsa banAkara chor3egA / koI deva prasanna hokara Ae aura kahe ki maiM tumheM amRta detA hUM, saMyoga kI bAta tumane pyAlA Age kara diyA aura vaha pyAlA agara pahale hI jahara se sanA huA hai to usameM DAlA huA amRta bhI jahara ho jaaegaa| pavitra mana kisI tIrtha kI taraha hai / nirmala mana meM hI prabhu kA baserA hotA hai / mana maMdira hai, isameM jAla na jamane deN| mana ke AIne meM Apa satsaMga meM A rahe haiM to ApakI pahalI zuruAta ho nirmala soca se aura dUsare caraNa meM ho mana kI nirmalatA / apane mana para viveka kA aMkuza lagAne kI koziza kreN| apane mana ko ekAgra karane ke bajAya pahale nirmala kreN| mana ko aisA banA leM ki vaha maMdira bana jAe, tIrtha bana jAe, paramAtmA ko virAjita karane ke lie Asana bana jAe / prAyaH loga kahate haiM ki pApI peTa kA savAla hai, para pApa peTa meM nahIM, mana meM hotA hai| peTa ko do roTI cAhie, jo cAhie AdamI ke mana ko cAhie / mana ke darpaNa meM vahI dikhAI detA hai jo Apa hote haiM / mujhe yAda hai - eka AdivAsI kisAna kheta meM hala calA rahA thA ki kheta meM eka camakIlI cIja niklii| vaha eka AInA thaa| kisAna ne use uThAyA, apanI A~khoM ke sAmane lAyA to vaha Azcaryacakita ho gayA, kyoMki usa camakIlI cIja meM usakA khuda kA ceharA naz2ara A rahA thaa| use yAda AyA loga 99 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahate haiM ki mere pitA kA ceharA bilkula mere jaisA hI thaa| zAyada kheta meM se mere pitA kA hI citra nikalA hai| yaha socakara vaha usa Aine ko ghara le AyA aura alamArI meM rakha diyaa| jaba kisAna bAhara jAtA to ghara se nikalane se pahale pratidina alamArI kholatA aura cehare ke darzana karatA phira ravAnA ho jaataa| isa taraha 15-20 dina bIta ge| patnI socatI ki roz2a merA pati yaha kyA karatA hai, alamArI meM usane koI cIja lAkara rakhI hai| roz2a alamArI kholatA hai, muskurAtA hai aura calA jAtA hai, Akhira vaha cIja kyA hai| eka dina jaba pati bAhara gayA huA thA, to pIche se patnI ne alamArI kholI aura DhUMDhakara vaha camakIlI cIja, vaha AInA nikAlA aura apane cehare ke sAmane lAkara dekhA to eka mahilA kA ceharA najara aayaa| usane socA, oha! to merA pati isa 'cuDaila' ke cakkara meM hai| maiM socatI thI ki yaha roz2a alamArI kholakara kyA dekhatA hai| Aja isakA rahasya patA cala gyaa| vaha daur3I-daur3I apanI sAsa ke pAsa gaI aura bolI 'mAtAjI dekhie, ApakA beTA kisI dUsarI ke cakkara meM lagatA hai| eka aura bahU lekara aaegaa|' sAsa ne usa Aine ko apane cehare ke pAsa le jAkara dekhA aura kahA, 'merA beTA dUsarI bahU to lA rahA hai, para yaha bUr3hI kyoM lA rahA hai|' __ ApakA mana Apake jIvana kA AInA hai| jaisA ApakA mana vaisA hI jiivn| jaisI hamArI mAnasikatA, jaisI hamArI soca, jaisI hamArI antaHsthiti, vaisI hI hamAre jIvana kI sthiti hone vAlI hai| mAlA-jApa, maMdira-gamana, sAmAyika, maMtra jApa ye saba bAda meM ho, pahale ho mana kI nirmltaa| nirmala mana ke sAtha agara Apane sAta daphA maMtra japA to vaha behatara hai aura agara kuTila mana ke sAtha jIvana bhara bhI jApa karate rahe to kucha pariNAma nahIM nikalane vAlA hai| jaba hama maMdira jAte haiM to kahA jAtA hai ki nahA dhokara, dhule hue vastra pahanakara jAo, maiM kahanA cAhUMgA isake sAtha nirmala mana bhI lekara jaaeN| zAyada binA nahAe aura binA dhule vastra pahanakara jAne se bhagavAna aprasanna nahIM hoMge, para gaMde mana se bhagavAna nAkhuza hoNge| gaMdA mana lekara kabhI maMdiroM meM na jaanaa| kyoMki vahAM bhI tuma kisI suMdara mahilA aura puruSa ko hI dekhate rhoge| apane mana kI dazA ko nirmala rkheN| kabhI kisI ke lie galata na soceM, azubha ciMtana na kreN| agara Apa kisI ke kAraNa duHkha se ghira bhI 100 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAeM, to bhI usake lie hamezA sukha kI kAmanA kreN| jisane Apake lie azubha kiyA usake lie bhI Apa zubha cintana kreN| mana ke doSa haiM tIna ___ hamAre mana kI nirmala dazA, nirmala soca, nirmala bhAvanA yahI to jIvana kI nirmalatA hai| hamAre jIvana kI sabase bar3I upalabdhi hai ki hamane apanI manodazA ko nirmala kara liyA hai| hamArA yaha mana, hamAre antarhadaya meM paramAtmA ko virAjamAna karane kA divya siMhAsana bana sakatA hai| Apa use apavitra na kareM, use bigAr3ane kI koziza na kreN| loga kahate haiM ki maiM kyA karatA, usa samaya mujhe gussA A gyaa| maiM pUchatA hU~ ki kahA~ se A gayA, kisa loka se A gyaa| gussA kahIM se AyA nahIM, yaha to hamAre bhItara dabA huA hI thA, mana kI vRtti meN| nimitta milate hI vaha ujAgara ho gyaa| ___ mana ke tIna doSa haiM-mUrchA, vAsanA, aavesh| mUrchA mana meM palane vAlI Asakti hai| ati lagAva kI bhAvanA bhI mUrchA hai| saMsAra kyA hai? manuSya ke mana meM palane vAlI Asakti aura mUrchA hI to hai jisane isakA tyAga kara diyA, usI kA mana zAMta ho skegaa| kisI ne patnI chor3I yA na chor3I, parivAra kA tyAga kiyA yA na kiyA, dukAna, makAna, pada, vaibhava chor3A yA na chor3A lekina jisane Asakti aura mUrchA kA tyAga kara diyA usakA mana zAMta ho gyaa| agara Apa mUrchA-bhAva ko haTAnA cAhate haiM to isake lie nirliptatA kA upayoga kreN| sabake sAtha, sabake bIca rahakara bhI sabase Upara uThe raheM, nirlipta rheN| saMsAra meM kamalavata rheN| jaise dhAya mAtA bacce ko khilAtI hai, vaha jAnatI hai ki yaha baccA merA nahIM hai, kisI aura kA hai| vaise hI apane ghara, parivAra, oNphisa meM nirlipta rho| pAMva bhale hI kIcar3a meM hoM, para manomastiSka kIcar3a se bAhara rhe| bhagavAna kRSNa ke lie anAsakta karmayogI zabda kA prayoga kiyA gayA hai| jabaki kahA jAtA hai ki unake solaha hajAra patniyAM thii| tuma to eka meM hI jiMdagI bhara ke lie dhaMse raha ge| abhI bhI agara mukti kI velA AtI hai to AdamI kahatA hai merA mana tRpta nahIM huaa| manuSya kA jIvana pUrNa ho jAtA hai, lekina usake mana kI kAmanAe~ kabhI pUrNa nahIM hotii| mana kA dUsarA doSa hai - vaasnaa| agara vyakti ke bhItara vAsanA kI 101 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAvanA pala rahI hai to vaha usa giddha kI taraha hai to dharatI se kosoM Upara bhI calA jAegA, taba bhI mAMsa ke Tukar3e ko dekhate hI turanta dharatI para mAMsa kA Tukar3A tlaashegaa| jo vyakti kitanA bhI Upara uTha jAegA, lekina nimitta milate hI, vAsanA ke aMkurita hote hI duSkarma kI ora bar3ha jAegA / vAsanA Age to bar3e-bar3e RSi maharSi bhI dharAzAyI ho gae haiN| agara vizvAmitra girate haiM to isakA doSa kisI menakA ko dene kI bajAya, vizvAmitra ke mana ke aMdara chipe vAsanA ke bIja ko hI hai, jo menakA kA nimitta pAkara ujAgara ho gayA / isalie manuSya TaTole apane Apako ki vaha vAsanA se kitanA Upara uTha pAyA hai| Apa ImAnadArI se apane bhItara jhAMke aura dekhe ki kyA mana tRpta ho gayA hai ? jaisI naz2ara vaisA naz2ArA tIsarA maMtra denA cAhUMgA najara kI nirmalatA kA / jaba bhI kisI ko dekheM pavitra A~khoM se dekheN| Apako suMdara mahilA aura suMdara puruSa ko dekhane kA pUrA haqa hai lekina zarta yahI hai ki nirmala A~khoM se dekheM / pavitra A~khoM se duniyA ke saundarya ko dekheM / manuSya suMdaratA z2arUra dekhe para sahI naz2ariye se dekhe | jaisI hamArI naz2areM hotI hai, naz2ArA vaisA hI hotA hai| jaisI dRSTi hogI vaisI hI sRSTi bhI hogii| tuma apanI A~khoM para kAlA cazmA car3hA lo to sapheda dIvAra bhI kAlI ho jaaegii| z2arUrata dIvAra yA duniyA ko badalane kI nahIM hai, z2arUrata hai vyakti kI dRSTi ko badalane kii| binA samyaka dRSTi, binA nirmala dRSTi jaba bhI kisI ko dekhoge malInatA hI hogI / 1 mIrA gAtI thI - 'baso mere nainana meM naMdalAla ' he prabhu! merI A~khoM meM Akara hI basa jAo, phira maiM kisI ko dekhUM bhI to mujhe tuma hI naz2ara Ao / jahA~ najara DAlUM, vahIM tuma dikhAI do| isalie apanI A~khoM koM, naz2AroM ko nirmala bnaaeN| jaba bhI kisI ko dekheM to satarka raheM ki kahIM ApakI najaroM vikRti to nahIM hai, A~khoM meM vikAra kI graMthi to nahIM hai| burI najaroM se Apa kisI acche vyakti ko bhI dekheMge to Apako usameM burAI hI naz2ara aaegii| Apa hamase milane Ate haiM aura hama Apako acche lagate haiM, kyoMki ApakI A~khoM meM acchAI hai aura agara hama bure laga jAeM to doSa apanI A~khoM ko denA kyoMki hama to jaise haiM vaise hI haiN| vAstava meM hama jaise hote haiM, vaisA hI dUsaroM ko dekhate haiM / 102 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bolI hai anamola nirmala jIvana kA cauthA maMtra hai nirmala vaannii| jaba bhI kisI se boleM, kisI se bAtacIta kareM madhura bhASA kA prayoga kreN| yAda rakheM, musIbata sadA muMha se hI AtI hai| jaba bhI Apa apanI jIbha kA galata upayoga kareMge, taba yaha jIbha galata pariNAma laaegii| agara Apa kisI ke lie do zabda prazaMsA ke nahIM kaha sakate to kRpayA kisI kI niMdA to mata kiijie| jIbha ko vyartha meM mata ghisie| jaba hama bolate haiM to jIbha bhItara kI ora rahatI hai yaha isa bAta kA saMketa hai ki jaisA vaha bola rahA hai svayaM bhI vaisA hI hai| madhura vacanoM se prema ke pula nirmita hote haiM vahIM kaTu vacanoM se dveSa kI diivaareN| yAda rakheM bANa ke ghAva to bhare jA sakate haiM, para vacana ke ghAva kabhI nahIM bhara paate| burA AdamI auroM kI burAiyA~ aura acchA AdamI acchAiyA~ batalAtA hai| agara Apa premapUrvaka sammAna kI bhASA bola sakeM to bahuta acchI bAta hai| Apa auroM ko sammAna deM dUsare bhI Apako sammAna deNge| dUsaroM ko 'tU-tU' kahane vAlA 'tU-tU' sunatA hai aura dUsaroM ko 'Apa-Apa' kahane vAlA khuda ke lie bhI 'Apa' sunatA hai| Apa jaisI bhASA aura vANI boleMge vaisI hI Apa para lauTakara aaegii| yaha to Iko sAuNDa hai| agara Apa kueM ke pAsa jAkara kueM meM 'gadhA' boleMge to 'gadhA' hI vApasa lauTakara AegA aura 'gaNeza' boleMge to 'gaNeza' hI vApasa lauTane vAlA hai| jaisA hama bola rahe haiM vaisA hI hama para pratidhvanita hone vAlA hai| ina hoMThoM aura jabAna se gIta bhI gunagunA sakate ho aura cAho to gAlI bhI nikAla sakate ho| yaha hama para nirbhara hai ki hama isa jabAna kA kaisA aura kyA upayoga karate haiN| hama ekAkIpana meM bhI apane Atma-saMyama ko barakarAra rkheN| eka saMyamI kI prazaMsA karanA sarala hai, para vaisA saMyamI jIvana jInA muzkila hai| uttama karma hI hamArI pUjA bane aura vahI hamArA AzIrvAda / 103 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvanakIbuniyAdIbAteM jo vyakti apane jIvana meM belagAma AkAMkSAe~ rakhatA hai vaha sukha kI roTI khAne ko tarasa jAtA hai| rimajhima bAriza aura suhAvane mausama ke bIca Aja hama apane hI jIvana se jur3I kucha buniyAdI bAteM kreNge| pahale eka pyArI-sI ghaTanA ko lete haiM - eka samrATa kisI faqIra ke pAsa baiThA huA apanI sattA, sampatti, vaibhava aura rAjya kI yazogAthAe~ sunA rahA thaa| vaha kaha rahA thA, 'faqIra sAhaba jitanA suMdara rAjamahala merA hai, utanA suMdara rAjamahala duniyA meM zAyada hI dUsarA ho| rAjamahala kI dIvAroM meM sAmAnya raMga nahIM hai| una para sone ke baraqa lagAe gae haiN| sampUrNa bharatakhaMDa meM mere vizAla sAmrAjya ke samAna dUsarA na hogaa| faqIra sAhaba jitanI suMdara rAjarAniyA~ mere mahala meM hai, anya kahIM dekhane ko bhI nahIM mileNgii| jitanA vizAla rAjakoSa mere pAsa hai, kisI anya samrATa ke pAsa nahIM hogaa|' jaisA ki hotA hai pratyeka sampanna vyakti apanI sampannatA aura vaibhava kI gAthAe~ kahate pAe jAte haiM vaise hI vaha samrATa bhI faqIra ke sAmane apane aizvarya kA bakhAna kara rahA thaa| sattA se bar3I eka sattA samrATa bolatA rahA, faqIra zAMta bhAva se saba kucha suna rahA thaa| antataH 104 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samrATa cupa ho gyaa| aba bolane kI bArI faqIra kI thii| faqIra ne kahA, 'samrATa, tuma mere eka prazna kA javAba do| soco ki tuma apane sainikoM ke sAtha khelane jaMgala meM ge| vahA~ tuma mArga bhaTaka gae aura apane sainikoM se bichur3a kara jaMgala meM bilakula akele par3a ge| garmI teja thI vahA~ tumheM jora kI pyAsa lgii| AsapAsa khUba talAza karane ke bAda bhI tumheM kahIM pAnI na milaa| na tAlAba dikhA, na kuA~ aura to aura kahIM nAlA bhI na milaa| bhayaMkara garmI meM tuma pyAsa se tar3apane lge| tumheM lagA ki aba AdhA eka ghaMTA aura pAnI nahIM milA to pyAsa ke mAre tumhAre prANa hI nikala jaaeNge| tumhArA mana pyAsa se Akula-vyAkula ho rahA hai| tabhI eka yuvaka vahA~ pahuMcatA hai aura tumase kahatA hai ki usake pAsa eka loTA ThaMDA mIThA pAnI hai kyA tuma pInA cAhoge?' 'tuma yakAyaka pAnI dekhakara ekadama prasanna hokara pAnI pInA cAhoge lekina yuvaka tumase isa pAnI kI kImata maaNgegaa| taba tuma kyA karoge?' samrATa ne kahA eka svarNa mudrA de duuNgaa| faqIra ne kahA, agara taba bhI vaha pAnI na de to? samrATa ne kahA, 'dasa svarNa mudrA de duuNgaa|' faqIra ne kahA, 'agara taba bhI vaha pAnI na de to?' samrATa ne kahA, ' sau svarNa mudrAeM de dUMgA phira bhI nahIM degA to hajAra yA lAkha svarNa mudrAeM bhI de duuNgaa|' phakIra ne pUchA, 'agara taba bhI vaha pAnI na de to?' samrATa ne kahA, 'maratA kyA na karatA, maiM apanA aMtima dA~va khelUMgA, kyoMki pyAsa to jarUra bujhAUMgA, use AdhA sAmrAjya de dUMgA aura eka loTA pAnI le luuNgaa|' faqIra ne kahA, 'tumhArA AdhA sAmrAjya bhI agara eka loTA pAnI na dilA sake aura vaha yuvaka phira bhI inakAra kara de to ?' samrATa ne kahA, 'taba maiM usI se pUcha lUMgA ki vaha kyA kImata cAhatA hai|' faqIra ne kahA, 'vaha kahe ki mujhe tumhArA pUrA sAmrAjya cAhie taba tumheM eka loTA pAnI mila sakatA hai| eka ora tumhArA jIvana dUsarI ora pUrA rAjya, bolo samrATa socakara nirNaya do ki taba tuma kyA karoge?' kucha kSaNoM taka samrATa mauna rhaa| faqIra ne pUchA, 'kyA tuma manA kara doge?' samrATa ne kahA, 'nhiiN| sattA aura sAmrAjya se bhI bar3I AdamI kI jiMdagI hotI hai aura jiMdagI bacAne ke lie sattA aura sAmrAjya kI kurbAnI dI jA sakatI hai|' faqIra sAhaba, 'taba maiM apanI jiMdagI aura prANoM ko bacAne 105 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke lie apanA sArA sAmrAjya usa yuvaka ke nAma karane ko taiyAra ho jaauuNgaa|' faqIra muskurAye aura bole, 'to yahI hai tumhAre isa tathAkathita akUta vaibhava aura aizvarya kA mol| patA hai tumhAre isa sampUrNa rAjya kA mola kitanA hai? eka loTA pAnI jitnaa| maiM tumheM yahI bodha denA cAhatA thA ki tuma jo itanA yazogAna kara rahe ho isakI kImata kevala eka loTA pAnI hai| dhana nahIM, jIvana-dhana jisane apane jIvana kA mUlyAMkana karanA sIkha liyA hai, jisane apane jIvana kI mahAnatAoM ko pahacAna liyA hai, jisane apanI mUlyavattA jAna lI hai vaha duniyA kI sampatti se Upara apane jIvana ko rakhegA isa jIvana kA upayoga karegA aura jIvana ko bacAne kI koziza kregaa| yAda rakheM, dhana se saba kucha pAyA jA sakatA hai, sattA se saba kucha pAyA jA sakatA hai lekina inase jIvana nahIM pAyA jA sktaa| sattA aura vaibhava jIvana se adhika mahAna nahIM ho skte| ___ yAda hai nA jaba sikaMdara bhArata-vijaya para AyA thA taba use assI varSIya vRddhA milI thii| usane sikaMdara se pUchA, 'tuma kauna ho aura kahA~ se Ae ho?' sikaMdara ne kahA, 'maiM sikaMdara mahAna hU~, vizva-vijetA hU~ aura yUnAna se AyA huuN|' vRddhA ne kahA, 'kyoM AyA hai ?' usane kahA, 'vizvavijaya ke aMtargata bhArata ko jItane ke lie AyA huuN|' vRddhA ne kahA, 'jaba bhArata ko jIta legA taba kyA karegA?''aura jo paDausI deza haiM unheM jiituuNgaa|' 'usake bAda kyA karegA?' 'sArI duniyA ko jIta luuNgaa|' 'usake bAda kyA karegA?' vRddhA ne phira puuchaa| sikaMdara ne kahA, 'usake bAda sukha kI roTI khaauuNgaa|' vRddhA ne kahA, 'Aja tujhe kauna-sI sukha kI roTI kI kamI hai jo jAna bUjhakara duHkha kI roTI kI ora qadama bar3hA rahA hai| yAda rakhanA jo vyakti apane jIvana meM belagAma AkAMkSAe~ rakhatA hai vaha sukha kI roTI khAne ko tarasa jAtA hai|' aisA hI huA, sikaMdara apanI Ayu ke paiMtIsa varSa bhI pUrNa nahIM kara pAyA thA ki bImAra ho gyaa| roga bhI aisA lagA ki cikitsakoM ne kaha diyA ki use rogamukta kara pAnA muzkila hI nahIM nAmumakIna hai| usakI Ayu ke eka-do ghaMTe hI zeSa rahe the ki cikitsakoM ne kaha diyA ki aba use jo 106 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha karanA hai kara le| sikaMdara apanI mA~ ko bahuta pyAra karatA thaa| vaha cAhatA thA ki usakI mA~ jo usase bahuta dUra yUnAna meM thI usakA mu~ha dekha le aura usakI goda meM sira rakhakara apane prANa chor3e, lekina yaha asaMbhava thaa| cikitsaka kucha nahIM kara pA rahe the| taba sikaMdara ne vahI kiyA, jo hara sampanna vyakti karatA hai, usane apanA dA~va khelA aura kahA, 'agara tuma loga mujhe caubIsa ghaMTe kI z2iMdagI de sake to maiM pratyeka DaoNkTara ko eka karor3a svarNa mudrAe~ duuNgaa|' DaoNkTaroM ne kahA, 'kaisI maz2Aka karate ho sikNdr| kyA dhana se, sone se jiMdagI kharIdI jAtI hai ?' taba hatAza hue sikaMdara ne apanI jiMdagI kA dUsarA dA~va khelaa| usane kahA, 'tuma mujhe kevala bAraha ghaMTe kI jiMdagI de do maiM tumheM apane vizva sAmrAjya kA AdhA hissA de duuNgaa|' DaoNkTaroM ne kahA, 'hama koziza kara sakate haiM, lekina bacAnA hamAre hAtha meM nahIM hai|' aura hatAza hokara sikaMdara ne jIvana kA aMtima dAMva lagAyA ki agara koI mujhe dasa ghaMTe kI jiMdagI de de to duniyA kA sArA sAmrAjya usake nAma kara duuNgaa|' lekina koI aisA na kara skaa| sikaMdara dekhatA rahA ki usakI sAMsa dhImI par3ane lagI, usake prANa nikalane ko ho gae, taba una kSaNoM meM marane se pahale, apane pAsa khar3e logoM se kahA, 'mere marane ke bAda logoM ko batAnA ki sikaMdara jisane sArI duniyA ko jItA, para apanI z2idaMgI se hAra gyaa|' jIvana nahIM hai bojha ____ merI bAteM bhI isI se saMbaMdhita haiN| maiM Apako yahI batAnA cAhatA hU~ ki kahIM Apa aMtima samaya meM jiMdagI se na hAra jAe~, Apako yaha na lage ki saba kucha pAkara bhI Apane jIvana ko kho diyaa| pAnI vyartha bahatA ho to khaTakatA hai, balba phijUla jala rahA ho to khaTakatA hai, kucha bhI anAvazyaka ho rahA ho to khaTakatA hai - yaha acchI bAta hai para vyartha jAtI huI jiMdagI hameM kyoM nahIM khttktii| manuSya kI yaha bezakImatI jiMdagI jisameM vaha apanI mahAnatAoM ko upalabdha kara sakatA hai, isa jiMdagI ke prati saceta kyoM nahIM rhtaa| Apa yaha sAvadhAnI to rakhate haiM ki kahIM dhaMdhe meM ghATA na laga jAe, beTA bigar3a na jAe, patnI kisI aura ke sAtha na ho jAe - inameM bahuta sAvadhAnI rakhI jAtI hai lekina apanI jiMdagI ke prati kyA itanI hI sAvadhAnI 107 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rakhate haiM ? anAvazyaka kAryoM meM, dostoM ke sAtha nirarthaka bAtoM meM, tAza-jue~ meM, apanA samaya barbAda karate rahe haiN| aura to aura, pUchane para ki bhaI kyA kara rahe ho to uttara milatA hai TAima-pAsa kara rahe haiN| kyA jiMdagI kevala 'pAsa' karane ke lie hai ? kyA hamArI z2idaMgI itanI bhArabhUta bana gaI hai ki hameM jiMdagI ko pAsa karanA par3a rahA hai| jIvana gatizIla ho, kRtrima nahIM vAstavika ho|apnii jiMdagI meM dekheM ki hamArI muskAna kRtrima hai yA vAstavika hai ? jIvana jo itanI sukha-suvidhAoM se bharA hai yaha kRtrima hai yA isameM sahaja AnaMda bhI hai ? vyakti ke jIvana kA sukha-zAMti-AnaMda saba kucha kRtrima ho gayA hai| bhItara kuTilatA se bharA huA AdamI bAhara se komala naz2ara A rahA hai| bAhara se muskurAne vAlA bhItara se kaiMcI calAne kI koziza kara rahA hai| bAhara se apanatva darzAne vAlA bhItara se girAne aura kATane kI koziza kara rahA hai| mere dekhe, vyakti kI z2iMdagI itanI doharI ho gaI hai ki bAhara kA ceharA kucha aura hai, bhItara kA ceharA kucha aur| bAhara dharma, to bhItara adharma kyoM? Apane do muMhe sAMpa ke bAre meM sunA hogaa| do muMhe iMsAna sAMpoM se jyAdA jaharIle hote haiN| sAMpa kA kATA to zAyada baca bhI jAe, para do muMhe iMsAna ke kATe ko to bhagavAna bhI nahIM bacA skte| hama dekheM ki kahIM hamArI jiMdagI doharI to nahIM hotI jA rahI hai| hama bAhara se dhArmika haiM, lekina bhItara se anaitika haiN| bAhara se to prasanna naz2ara A rahe haiM, lekina bhItara se kuTila haiN| hama bAhara se to sAmAjika ekatA kI bAta kara rahe haiM, lekina bhItara se samAja meM ghAta kara rahe haiN| bAhara se to hama ahiMsA aura zAMti kI bAteM karate haiM, lekina bhItara se azAMti aura krUratA ko janma de rahe ho| ImAnadArI se apane mana ko TaToleM ki bAhara se acche naz2ara Ane vAle hama loga bhItara se kaise haiM? hama loga kisI ke ghara Thahare hue the| do maMz2ila kA maqAna thA, chatta thI, barAmadA bhI thaa| barAmade meM usa vyakti ne vibhinna prakAra ke phaloM ke gamale lagA rakhe the| sAMjha ko jaba maiM barAmade meM ghUma rahA thA to pAyA ki phUla bhI nakalI the aura gamale bhI kRtrima the| unhoMne kaI taraha ke nakalI phUla sajA rakhe the| subaha jaba makAna mAlika uThA to usane una nakalI phUloM para pAnI . 108 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI chir3akA / maiMne socA, Akhira ina plAsTika ke phUloM para pAnI chir3akane kA kyA aucitya? Akhira maiMne pUcha hI liyA ki ina plAsTika ke phUloM para pAnI kyoM chir3aka rahe ho ? usane javAba diyA tAki, par3ausiyoM ko lagatA rahe ki asalI phUla haiN| Apake cehare para yaha jo muskAna hai vaha plAsTika ke phUloM para chir3akA gayA pAnI hai basa ! bhItara kI muskAna, bhItara kI zAMti, bhItara kA AnaMda maratA jA rahA hai| hamAre antarmana kA prema mRtaprAyaH hotA jA rahA hai / jIvana usa sAIkila kI taraha ho gayA hai jo cala to rahI hai para vahIM kI vahIM khar3I hai / vyAyAma karane ke lie loga sAikila calA to rahe haiM, para sAikila vahIM kI vahIM hai / kahIM hamArI sthiti bhI aisI to nahIM hai ? I maiM jIvana kI jo buniyAdI bAteM batAnA cAhatA hU~, agara unheM jIvana meM jI liyA jAe to jIvana kA kAyAkalpa ho sakatA, jIvana kA rUpAntaraNa ho sakatA hai| jIvana meM cira-zAMti aura cira - AnaMda pAyA jA sakatA hai / ye bAteM agarabattI kI sugaMdha kI taraha haiM, jo nAsApuToM meM apane Apa bhara jAtI haiN| inheM Apa apane bhItara taka utarane deM, dimAga meM rakhane kI bajAya dila taka lAne kI koziza kreN| icchAoM kA aMta kahA~ jIvana kI pahalI buniyAdI bAta hai, agara Apa apane jIvana meM zAMti aura AnaMda pAnA cAhate haiM to do bAtoM se jarUra baceM, pahalI - AkAMkSAoM kA makar3ajAla aura dUsarI- vyartha kI kalpanA~ / agara Apake bhItara ciMtA kA bhUta savAra hai, tanAva, avasAda hai, ghuTana hai, viphalatA ke kAraNa kucha kara nahIM pA rahe haiM, to isakA mUla kAraNa hai vyartha kI kalpanAe~ aura AkAMkSAoM kA mkdd'jaal| eka icchA ko pUrI kara dene se kyA icchAe~ samApta ho jAtI haiM ? jitanI icchAe~ pUrI karate haiM, utanI hI bar3hatI jAtI haiM / AdamI kA aMta hotA hai, lekina icchAoM kA aMta nahIM hotA / hamArI icchAe~ AkAza ke samAna anaMta hai / jaise AkAza makAna ke pAra samApta hotA dikhAI detA hai, lekina vahA~ jAkara dekhane se vaha phira utanA hI dUra ho jAtA hai jitanA pahale thA / vaise hI jIvana meM icchAe~ cAhe jitanI pUrI karate jAe~, phira bhI vaha pakar3a se bAhara rahatI haiM / 1 I 1 109 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ye bhI pA lUM, vaha bhI baTora lUM aura baTorate-baTorate ghara meM kitanA saMgraha karate jA rahe haiN| kabhI ghara meM dekhA hai Apane kitanA kUr3A-karakaTa ikaTThA kara rakhA hai| khAlI Dibbe kAma ke na the para rakha liye ki bhaviSya meM kabhI kAma aaeNge| ye cIja kAma kI nahIM hai para abhI rakha lU~ bhaviSya meM kabhI kAma aaegii| hama gharoM meM pacAsa pratizata sAmAna aisA rakhate haiM jinakA upayoga chaha mahInoM meM kabhI nahIM krte| bevaz2aha kA saMgraha ! jo loga bevajaha saMgraha karate haiM ve jIvanabhara to saMgraha karate hI haiM, mRtyu ke kagAra para pahu~cakara unake prANa isI saMgraha meM aTaka jAte haiN| mujhe yAda hai-eka saMpanna vyakti kI patnI bImAra ho gii| itanI bImAra ki maraNAsanna ho gii| usakI dazA dekhakara pati bhI vyAkula rahatA ki kitanI takalIpha uThA rahI hai phira bhI prANa nahIM nikalate the| eka dina pati ne pUcha hI liyA ki use kyA takalIpha hai| patnI ne kahA- mere pAsa jo itanA jevara hai, saikar3oM sAr3iyA~ haiM unakA kyA hogaa| pati ne maz2Aka meM kaha diyA maiM pahana luuNgaa| itanA sunate hI patnI kA dehAMta ho gayA aura varSoM gujara gaye pati Aja bhI mahilAoM ke vastra pahanatA hai aura vaisA hI zrRMgAra karatA hai| vyakti jIvana meM kevala AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti kre| ApakI AvazyakatA bIsa sAr3iyoM kI hai lekina AkAMkSA pacAsa sAr3iyoM kI hai| puruSa loga hI eka choTA-sA niyama le leM ki ve eka hI raMga ke kapar3e pahaneMge jaise ki kevala sapheda kapar3e phneNge| aba hameM dekhie hamArA niyama hai zveta kapar3e pahanane kA aba kitanA saMgraha kreNge| jaba ApakA bhI niyama hogA to kitane vastra ikaTThe kareMge eka raMga ke ? logoM meM raMga kA bhI rAga hai| kapar3e saba kapar3e haiM para raMgoM kA farka hai| mahilAe~ behisAba sAr3iyA~ ikaTThI karatI haiM para pahana kitanI pAtI haiN| eka bAra meM eka hI sAr3I pahanoge nA, do to nahIM pahana paaoge| logoM kA raMgoM kA bhI rAga hai| kapar3e saba kapar3e haiM para raMgoM kA pharka hai| raMgoM kA bhI apanA rAja hai| yaha Apake svabhAva ke pratIka hote haiN| kisI ko lAla raMga pasaMda hai to kisI ko gulAbI, to kisI ko pIlA raMga pasaMda hotA hai| jisakA svabhAva teja hotA hai use lAla raMga pasaMda hotA hai| jisakA svabhAva thoDA mIThA hotA hai use gulAbI raMga acchA lagatA hai| jisakA svabhAva khaTTI-mIThI prakRti kA hotA hai use pIlA raMga acchA 110 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lagatA hai| jo zAMta svabhAva kA hotA hai use sapheda raMga acchA lagatA hai| jisakI jaisI citta kI prakRti hotI hai vaise-vaise raMga ke kapar3e pahanane kI koziza karatA hai| vyakti AkAMkSAoM ke makar3ajAla meM na ulajhe, apanI AvazyakatAoM aura AkAMkSAoM kI sImA bnaae| rahane ke lie makAna hai, khAne ke lie roTI hai, pahanane ke lie kapar3e haiM, samAja meM ijjata kI z2iMdagI hai to vizrAma lo| apanI AvazyakatA jitanA hI dhana kamAo aura bevaz2aha ulajhakara rAtoM kI nIMda na gaMvAo aura na dina kA caina khoo| kala nahIM, basa yahI pala ___kalpanAoM kI udher3abuna mana ko azAMta karatI hai| kalpanAoM meM khokara Aja kA sukha-caina samApta na kro| hama Aja ke lie kevala dasa pratizata socate haiM aura kala ke lie nabbe pratizata socate haiN| jo Aja hai vyakti usake bAre meM kama ciMtana karatA hai aura jo bhaviSya hai jisakA Aja kucha patA hI nahIM usake lie apanA vartamAna gaMvAtA rahatA haiN| kala kI jiMdagI milegI to kala kI vyavasthA bhI milegii| hama Aja meM jieM, na ki bhaviSya kI yojanAoM meN| vyakti ko ciMtA rahatI hai ki chaha pIDhiyA~ to ArAma se raha sakeMgI para sAtavIM pIr3hI kA kyA hogaa| tuma apanI soco jo kala hogA usakI bacce khuda vyavasthAeM kreNge| bhaviSya kI ciMtA meM Aja ke Ananda se kyoM vaMcita rahate ho| mujhe yAda hai - eka daMpati ke saMtAna nahIM thii| zAdI ko solaha varSa ho cuke the, lekina unheM na to putra huA aura na hI putrI / sabhI devI-devatAoM ko manAyA, taMtra-maMtra saba kiyA, lekina koI lAbha na huaa| Akhira eka jyotiSI ke pAsa gae, unhoMne suna rakhA thA ki vaha jyotiSAcArya jo kahatA hai vaha jarUra ho jAtA hai| use unhoMne apanI janma patriyA~ dikhaaiiN| jyotiSI ne janmapatrI dekhakara kahA ki saMtAna kA yoga to hai aura ThIka nau mahIne bAda tumhAre saMtAna hone vAlI hai| unhoMne jyotiSAcArya ko pAMca sau rupaye bheMTa kiye aura khuzI-khuzI ghara Ae ki nau mAha bAda apane yahA~ beTA hone vAlA hai| aba unhoMne yojanAe~ banAnI zurU kara dI ki beTA hone vAlA hai to kyA-kyA karanA hai| socane lage ki solaha-satraha sAla bAda beTA hogA aura ve nagara ke sarvAdhika sampanna logoM meM se haiM so zahara ke sAre logoM ko 111 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bulAe~ge, sUcI banAI gaI / kucha sujhAva patnI ne bhI diye| usake lie kaise khilaune lAne haiM isakI carcA huI, kyA kapar3e banavAe~ jAeMge isa para bhI bAta kara lii| lar3akA bar3A hogA to use par3hAeMge likhAeMge, acche skUla meM zikSA dilvaaeNge| lekina vaha bar3A hokara kyA banegA ? pati ne kahA ' apane beTe ko to DaoNkTara banAeMge' patnI ne kahA 'are chor3o Ajakala DaoNkTaroM ko pUchatA kauna hai, thor3e dinoM bAda hAlata yaha ho jAegI ki DaoNkTara ThelAgAr3I lekara caleMge aura AvAjeM lagAe~ge iMjekzana lagavA lo, iNjekshn| maiM to apane beTe ko ema. bI. e. kraauuNgii| Ajakala usakI jyAdA kImata hai / ' pati ne kahA 'nahIM, ema. bI. e. nahIM karAe~ge, DaoNkTara hI banAe~ge / ' donoM meM tanAtanI ho gaI, donoM hI apanI bAta para ar3a ge| bAta bar3hatI gaI aura rAta bhara vivAda calatA rhaa| donoM eka-dUsare se nArAz2a ho ge| pati kahA 'tU merI bAta kyoM nahIM maantii|' patnI ne kahA 'jaba bAta nahIM mAnate to sAtha rahane kA matalaba kyA / ' patnI mAyake calI gii| bAta bar3hatI jA rahI thI, mAmalA talAka taka jA phuNcaa| donoM nyAyAlaya taka pahuMca gae apanI-apanI bAta para ar3e hue| patnI ne kahA ' aba bhI mAna jAo, beTe ko ema. bI. e. banA do / ' pati ne kahA 'nahIM, mara jAU~gA para beTe ko DaoNkTara hI banAU~gA / ' donoM hI prakRti ke the / nyAyAlaya meM nyAyAdhIza ne vAda-prativAda sunA aura kahA 'Apa donoM hI bhale naz2ara Ate ho phira talAka kyoM le rahe ho ? kAraNa batAo to maiM koI samAdhAna kara duuN|' pati ne kahA 'merI patnI cAhatI hai ki apane beTe ko ema.bI.e karAye aura maiM use DaoNkTara banAnA cAhatA hUM / ' nyAyAdhIza ne kahA 'isameM lar3ane-jhagar3ane kI yA talAka lene kI kyA bAta hai / isakA samAdhAna maiM kara detA huuN| tumhArA lar3akA kahA~ hai use bulAo usI se pUcha lete haiM, vaha kyA bananA cAhatA hai|' pati-patnI eka-dUsare kA mu~ha dekhane lage ki lar3akA kahA~ hai| nyAyAdhIza ne pUchA 'kyA bAta hai lar3akA kahIM bAhara gayA hai kyA ?' z2avAba milA 'bAhara nahIM gayA hai lar3akA to abhI janmapatrI meM hai / ' vyartha kI klpnaaeN| yAda rakheM, jo kala detA hai vaha kala kI vyavasthAe~ bhI detA hai| bacce kA janma bAda meM hotA hai, mA~ kA AMcala dUdha se pahale bhara jAtA hai, yaha hai prakRti kI vyavasthA / yaha prANImAtra ke lie prakRti kI vyavasthA hai ki jo coMca detA hai vaha cugge kI vyavasthA bhI z2arUra karatA hai / 112 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parijana atithi, atithi deva __dUsarI bAta jo kahanA cAhatA hU~ vaha hai-apane vyavahAra meM zAlInatA rkheN| jaba bhI kisI ke sAtha peza Ae~, kisI ke sAmane apanI bAta rakheM to zAlInatA banAe rkheN| patnI ko bhI kabhI 'tuma' na kheN| maiMne kaI gharoM meM eka vicitra bAta dekhI hai loga apanI mA~ ko bhI 'tuma' kahate haiM aura Upara se yaha bhI ki isameM pyAra aura apanApana hotA hai| yaha koI prema nahIM hai, auroM ko sammAna denA siikheN| agara Apa 'tuma' kahakara bAta karoge to ApakI saMtAna bhI Apako 'tuma' hI khegii| auroM ko 'Apa' kahakara 'Apa' kahalAyA jAtA hai aura 'tuma' kahakara 'tuma' kahalAyA jAtA hai| agara ApakA naukara bhI hai to yaha nahIM ki hamezA usase jhagar3ate raheM, use DAMTate raheM, apazabda bolate rheN| naukarI usakI maz2abUrI hai, varanA vaha bhI ApakI taraha seTha ho gayA hotaa| naukara ke sAtha bhI sammAnapUrNa bhASA kA upayoga kreN| eka mahilA mujhase kaha rahI thI kyA batAU~ mahArAja jI mere pati bahuta jhagar3AlU haiM, gussaila haiM, ye haiM, vo haiM para maiM kisI se nahIM khtii| ' maiMne kahA 'taba mujhe kyoM kaha rahI ho|' vyakti zAlInatA nahIM rakha pAtA ki kaba kahA~ kauna-sI bAta kahI jaae| pUrNa koI bhI nahIM hai, sabhI meM kucha-na-kucha kamiyA~ z2arUra hotI hai| pati meM kamiyA~ na hotI to vaha tumase zAdI hI kyoM karatA? mere sAtha hI na A jAtA ? eka-dUsare kI kamiyA~ ughAr3ane kI bajAya zAlInatA se peza aaeN| yAda rakheM vaha ApakI ardhAMginI hai naukarAnI nhiiN| mAnA ki Apa usake pati haiM, saMrakSaka haiM, phira bhI patnI ijjata kI haqadAra hai| agara Apa ijjata pAnA cAhate haiM to ijjata denA siikheN| ___maiM to kahU~gA apane baccoM ko bhI ijjata do| apane pati ko bhI ijjata do| pati kI tArIpha karane kI Adata ddaaleN| maiMne aneka logoM para prayoga karake anubhava kiyA hai ki agara maiM kisI puruSa se kahU~ ki 'ApakI patnI bahuta suzIla hai, acchI kulIna hai, zAMta svabhAva kI hai|' to vaha kahegA 'saba ApakI kRpA hai, bar3e-bujurgoM kA AzIrvAda hai, Apa sahI kahate haiM mhaaraaj|' aura agara yahI bAta maiM usakI patnI ko kahU~ to vaha turaMta kahegI, 'rahane dIjie mahArAja, maiM jAnatI hU~ hakIkata kyA hai|' agara maiM kahU~ ki Apake pati deva haiM to vaha kahegI 'Apake sAmane deva haiM, para maiM jAnatI hU~ ve kaise deva haiN|' 113 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ auroM kI tArIfa karane kI aura sunane kI Adata ddaaleN| ghara ke sadasyoM ko hamezA atithi mAnakara caleM, tAki unake sammAna meM kabhI kamI na Ae aura atithi ko hamezA bhgvaan| agara atithi se koI kAMca kI gilAsa phUTa jAe to Apa kahate haiM na ThIka hai, ThIka hai, koI bAta nhiiN| atithi ke sAmane to itanA bar3appana dikhAte ho aura agara ghara kI bahU se glAsa phUTa jAe to use apamAnita karane meM koI kasara nahIM chodd'te| ghara ke sadasya ko bhI atithi kA darjA do tAki tuma unake sAtha g2alata tarIke se peza na Ao aura atithi ko bhagavAna kA svarUpa mAno tAki unheM pUrNa sammAna de sko| zAlInatA meM hI kulInatA _ vinamra raheM aura madhura vANI kA uccAraNa kreN| Apake vyavahAra kI zAlInatA Apake jIvana ko UMcA utthaaegii| kisI kI kulInatA kI pahacAna usakI sampatti se nahIM usakI zAlInatA se hotI hai| Apa kisI mITiMga meM haiM aura eka anya vyakti thor3I dera se AtA hai to Apa usake sammAna meM khar3e ho jAe~ yaha ApakI zAlInatA hai| dekara pAeM mAna-sammAna duniyA meM sammAna pAne kA eka hI tarIqA hai ki auroM ko sammAna do| gAlI-galauca Apako zobhA nahIM detii| dostoM ke bIca, yaha socakara ki yahA~ to saba calatA hai, ulTI--sIdhI bhASA kA prayoga karanA, apazabda bolanA tumheM zobhA nahIM detaa| kyA Apa zarAbI ho, piyakkar3a ho jo aisI bhASA kA prayoga kara rahe ho| zabdoM kA upayoga taula-taulakara kiyA jaae| kucha loga hote haiM, jo bolane ke bAda socate haiM, kucha loga bolate hue socate haiM aura kucha aise bhI hote haiM, jo bolane se pahale socate haiN| jo bolane ke bAda socate haiM unake pAsa socane ke alAvA kucha nahIM hotA, lekina jo socane ke bAda bolate haiM unheM bolane ke bAda kabhI socanA nahIM pdd'taa| ___Apa nahIM jAnate Apa maz2Aka-maz2Aka meM kisa taraha ke apazabda kaha dete haiN| ghara meM bahU-beTiyA~ hotI haiM aura Apa baiThaka-rUma meM baiThakara bhadde maz2Aka karate rahate haiN| kisI eka ke pIche ghara kI mAna-maryAdA ko bhaMga nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| vyakti se bar3hakara ghara kI maryAdA aura kulInatA hotI hai jise ghara kI maryAdA aura kulInatA kA khyAla nahIM, vaha ghara meM rakhane lAyaka 114 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM hotA, kyoMki eka vyakti ke galata AcaraNa ko samUha Dhoye, yaha sahI nahIM hai| Apa apanI manamarjI ko ghara vAloM ke lie bhArabhUta nA banAe~ / 1 yAda rakheM, jaba boleM to kisI kA maz2Aka ur3Ate hue na boleN| Apa nahIM jAnate Apa to maz2Aka ke mUDa meM bola rahe haiM, para sAmane vAlA kisI gaMbhIra mUDa meM AyA hai| taba Apa usake mana ko bahuta bar3I coTa pahu~cA rahe hote haiM jaba bhI maz2Aka kareM isa bAta kA dhyAna rakheM ki sAmane vAlA bhI maz2Aka ke mUDa meM hai yA nahIM / jihvA Apako z2arUra milI hai para isake cAroM ora battIsa paharedAra bhI haiN| ye battIsa dAMta ApakI jIbha ko bacA rahe haiM lekina isa jIbha kA Apane galata upayoga kara liyA to yaha jIbha battIsa dAMta tur3avA bhI sakatI hai| isalie bhadra zabdoM kA prayoga kareM, zAlInatA banAe rkheN| eka bAta aura, sar3aka calate khAdya padArthoM kA sevana na kreN| rAha ke kinAre khar3e cATa-pakaur3oM ke Thele se vastueM lekara khAte logoM ko dekhA karatA huuN| cale jA rahe haiM sar3aka para ki ThelA dikhAI diyA aura khar3e ho ge| hAtha dhoe nahIM, ghara se cale the jaba jUte bAMdhe the, gAr3I calA rahe the to dhUlagaMdagI hAthoM para A gaI, lekina liyA donA aura jhaTa se khAnA zurU kara diyaa| viveka rakheM, khAnapAna meM viveka rkheN| zAlInatA ho khAne-pIne meM, uThanebaiThane meN| jo bhI kAma Apa kara rahe haiM, hara usa kAma ke sAtha zAlInatA jur3I rahe / Ae~ auroM ke kAma eka anya bAta jo jIvana meM jIne jaisI hai vaha hai- vakta-bevakta auroM ke kAma AnA siikheN| jiMdagI meM kabhI kisI kA samaya eka jaisA nahIM rahatA hai, na merA aura na hI aapkaa| agara maiM ahaMkAra karUM ki mujhe sunane ke lie hajAroM loga Ate haiM - para patA nahIM hai ki merA kala kyA hogA / Aja mujhe sunane ke lie loga tar3apate haiM yaha socakara ahaMkAra na kareM balki yaha socakara vinamra raheM ki bhagavAna ne jaba taka yaha z2abAna dI hai taba taka hai, duniyA meM kaI loga haiM jinakI z2abAna ko lakavA ho gayA aura unakI bolatI baMda ho gaI / kaba taka kisakI calI hai| agara koI Upara baiThA hai to Upara nahIM ho jAtA aura jo nIce baiThA hai vaha nIce nahIM ho jaataa| kauna bar3A kauna choTA, kisa bAta kA ahaMkAra / 115 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hara vyakti samaya kA gulAma hai vaha jIvana meM ghaTane vAlI ghaTanAoM ke sAmane majabUra hotA hai| bar3e se bar3A aura mahAna se mahAna vyakti bhI paristhitiyoM kA dAsa hotA hai| isalie Aja agara ApakA vakta acchA hai to una logoM ke kAma Ae~ jinakA vakta bigar3A huA hai, kyoMki patA nahIM kala ko ApakA vakta kaisA ho| Apa kAra se jA rahe haiM aura ApakI kAra khAlI hai to kisI bujurga ke lie madadagAra bnie| caurAhe se jA rahe hoM to bIca caurAhe para gAr3I rokakara khar3e na ho jaae| kala hI maiM maMdira jA rahA thA to dekhA ki bIca caurAhe para kele kA ThelevAlA khar3A hai aura Ate-jAte loga apanI gAr3iyA~ rokakara kele kharIda rahe haiN| maMdira meM Ane-jAne vAloM ko duvidhA ho rahI thii| aisA na kareM / apanI suvidhA ke lie auroM ko duvidhA denA doSa hai| kaba, kahA~, kaise niyamoM kA pAlana kiyA jAe, isakA dhyAna rkheN| sar3aka para jAte hue agara koI ghAyala vyakti mila jAe to yaha na soceM ki pulisa ke laphar3e meM kauna pdd'e| pulisa ke laphar3e se bacanA bhI cAheM to jarUrI nahIM ki baca hI jAyeM koI dUsarA nimitta Apako phaMsA sakatA hai| ghAyala vyakti ko dekhakara naz2araaMdAja na kareM, anyathA aisA kara Apa apane bhaviSya ko bigAr3a rahe haiN| ho sakatA hai kala ko Apa sar3aka para ghAyala par3e hoM aura koI uThAne vAlA na ho| maiM to kahUMgA ki ghAyala jAnavara yA koI pakSI bhI dikha jAe to usake muMha meM bhI do bUMTa pAnI DAla deN| agara Apa aura kucha nahIM kara sakate to navakAra maMtra yA gAyatrI maMtra kA zravaNa karA deM, use Izvara kI zaraNa dilA deN| ho sakatA hai marate samaya Apake dvArA diyA gayA dharmamaMtra kA pATha phira se kisI dharaNendra aura padmAvatI ko paidA karane kA saubhAgya dilA ske| madada kareM, ahasAna nahIM Apa apane putra ko vyavasAya ke lie pAMca lAkha rupaye de sakate haiM to kyA apane bhAI ko, cAhe vaha Apase alaga bhI ho cukA hai, para duvidhA meM pAMca lAkha rupaye vyavasAya ke lie nahIM de sakate? agara Apake beTe ne kucha galata kAma kara diyA, kahIM rupaye Drabo diye, divAlA nikAla diyA yA zeyara mArkeTa meM paccIsa lAkha DUbA diye to Apa apanA makAna becakara bhI kahate haiM ki beTA nukasAna kara AyA to bhI ijz2ata to rakhanI hI pdd'egii| are, bhAI ke sAtha aisA ho jAe taba? taba bhI kAma aao| 116 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agara Apake par3osI ke kAra A jAe to jalanA mata ki usake kAra A gaI aura mere to abhI skUTara hI hai| yaha socanA koI bAta nhiiN| usake kAra A gaI, acchA ho gayA, merI galI meM to eka bhI kAra nahIM thI, mA~ bUr3hI hai agara kabhI rAta meM bImAra ho gaIM to paDausI itanA bhalA hai ki kabhI to kAra kAma A jaaegii| auroM ke sAtha ni:svArtha bhAva se peza aaeN| apane mana ko dUsaroM ke prati nirmala rkheN| kisI kA kucha karake kRtajJatA pAne kI koziza na kareM aura na hI kisI se kucha pAkara kRtaghna bneN| dUsaroM ke sahayogI bneN| agara Apako patA cala jAe ki ApakA par3ausI dukAnadAra kisI musIbata meM A gayA hai to use naz2araaMdAz2a na kreN| usakI musIbata meM sahayogI bneN| jo musIbata Aja usa ghara meM AI hai kala Apake ghara bhI A sakatI hai| yAda rakheM musIbata kisI vyakti vizeSa ke pAsa nahIM AtI, vaha kisI kA bhI dvAra khaTakhaTA sakatI hai| eka-dUsare kA sahayogI bananA hI mitratA aura mAnavatA kI kasauTI hai| sabase bar3A sahayoga tumhArA __ Apa choTe bacce haiM to bhI ciMtA na kareM, agara Apa nirdhana haiM taba bhI phikra na kareM - jisa taraha bhI Apa auroM ke kAma A sakate haiM Ane kI koziza kreN| ___ mujhe yAda hai - zrIrAma ne laMkA-vijaya-abhiyAna prAraMbha kiyaa| samudra pAra karane ke lie samudra para pattharoM kA pula bananA zurU huaa| patthara para patthara lagAe jA rahe the ki tabhI rAma ne dekhA eka gilaharI pAnI meM jAtI hai, phira miTTI para AtI hai aura phira pattharoM ke bIca jAtI hai| vApasa AtI hai phira pAnI meM jAtI hai, miTTI para AtI hai aura phira pattharoM ke bIca calI jAtI hai| vaha bAra-bAra lagAtAra yahI kie jA rahI thii| rAma ne socA, Akhira yaha gilaharI kara kyA rahI hai| unhoMne hanumAna se kahA, isa gilaharI ko pakar3akara lAo to| hanumAna gilaharI pakar3a lAye aura rAma ke hAtha meM de dii| rAma ne gilaharI se pUchA, 'tuma yaha bAra-bAra kyA kara rahI ho| maiM samajha nahIM pA rahA huuN| tuma pAnI meM jAtI ho, phira Akara miTTI meM loTapoTa hotI ho, phira pattharoM ke bIca jAtI ho aura kucha karake vApasa A jAtI ho'| isa para usane kahA, 'bhagavana ! maiMne socA, satI sItA kI rakSA ke lie, usakI 117 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ana-bAna aura zAna rakhane ke lie Apa laMkA para yuddha ke lie jA rahe haiM, vAnaroM kI senA Apake sAtha, yuddha meM sahayogI bana rahI hai to maiMne socA maiM bhI sahayogI bnuuN| mere pAsa aura to kucha sahayoga karane ko nahIM thA kyoMki ina pattharoM ko uThAne kI kSamatA to mujhameM nahIM hai to maiMne socA ki ina pattharoM ke bIca jo khAlI jagaha hai use miTTI DAla-DAlakara bhara daM, tAki jaba Apa senA sahita isa para se gujareM to ye patthara Apako na cu / ' ___bhagavAna zrIrAma ne kahA, 'gilaharI, tU mahAna hai, para eka bAta to btaa| yahA~ to itanI bar3I senA hai aura tU choTI-sI bAra-bAra A jA rahI hai, agara kisI ke pAMvoM ke nIce Akara mara gaI to|' gilaharI ne kahA, 'prabhu! taba maiM yaha socUMgI ki nArI jAti ke zIla aura dharma ko bacAne ke lie jo yuddha lar3A gayA usameM sabase pahale maiM kAma aaii|' taba rAma ne gilaharI kI pITha para sneha se, prema aura vAtsalya se bharakara aMguliyA~ calAI aura kahA 'laMkA-vijaya abhiyAna meM sabase bar3A sahayoga tumhArA hai|' tuma choTe ho to yaha mata soco ki tuma kucha nahIM kara skte| jo tumhArI haisiyata hai tuma utanA to kro| jo auroM ke vakta-bevakta meM kAma AtA hai unakA vakta bevakta aura burA nahIM AtA hai, jo dUsaroM ke lie apanI Ahuti detA hai| Izvara ke ghara se usake lie AhutiyA~ samarpita hotI haiN| ye ve bAteM jinheM maiMne apanI ora se Apako samarpita kI haiN| ye bAteM jIvana ke lie, jIvana ke vikAsa ke lie, sukha ke lie sahaja upayogI haiN| yadi Apa isameM se do-cAra binduoM ko bhI jIvana se jor3ane meM saphala ho jAte haiM, to nizcaya hI jIvana dhanyabhAga ho jAegA! 118 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parivAra kI khuzahAlI kA rAz2a khuzahAla parivAra meM hara subaha Ida, dopahara holI aura sA~jha divAlI hotI hai / svarga taba dharatI para utara AtA hai jaba kisI parivAra meM khuzahAlI chAI rahatI hai| jahA~ logoM ke bIca prema, AtmIyatA, Ananda, sahabhAgitA, rUThanAmanAnA, nArAjagI, Adara aura sammAna eka sAtha vaise hI palA karate haiM jaise bagIce meM bhAMti-bhAMti ke phUla khilA karate haiM to samajha lIjie ki svarga kahIM ora nahIM hai| jahA~ parivAra meM ghuTana aura TUTana haiM, dveSa aura virodha hai, IrSyA aura vidveSa kI bhAvanA hai, samajhie vahIM naraka kA baserA hai / kucha loga apane jIvana aura parivAra kI khuzahAlI ke lie kaI prakAra kI suvidhAoM ko ghara meM ikaTThA karate haiM tAki unake hone se bacce khuza ho jaaeN| lekina ghara meM uttama sAmagriyoM ke saMcayana se svarga ijAda nahIM hotA hai / ghara meM phrIja aura TI.vI. ke hone yA videzI vastuoM ke saMgrahaNa se bhI svarga nahIM hotA hai / saMskAroM kI pahalI pAThazAlA parivAra meM khuzahAlI taba chAI rahatI hai, jaba parivAra meM Ananda aura prema kA mAhaula hotA hai, hara vyakti eka dUje ke prati sahabhAgitA aura tyAga kI bhAvanA se jur3A hotA hai| taba rAma ke vanavAsa meM bhI svarga hotA hai| isake viparIta jahA~ parivAra meM dveSa hotA hai vahA~ kisI kA rAjatilaka hote hue bhI naraka hotA hai| 119 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parivAra to hamAre jIvana kI pAThazAlA hai| vidyAlaya meM to baccA bAda meM jAtA hai usake saMskAra pahale ghara meM par3ate haiN| vidyAlaya to zikSA dene ke lie hote haiM, lekina parivAra acche saMskAra dene vAle hote haiN| hamAre caritra kA nirmANa hamAre parivAra ke AdhAra para hotA hai| hamArA naz2ariyA hamAre pArivArika caritra se banatA hai| hamAre jIvana kI acchI aura burI AdatoM kA mUla bhI kahIM na kahIM hamAre parivAra ke bhItara hI hotA hai| ____ Apa baccoM ke lie acchA pravaktA hone ke bajAya unake sAmane khuda ko acche udAharaNa ke rUpa meM peza kreN| eka vyakti jo apane baccoM ke sAmane U~cI-U~cI DIMge hA~kane kI, U~ce-U~ce Adarza sthApita karane kI, satya, ImAna, dharma aura saMskAra ke dIpa jalAne kI bAteM karatA hai usake lie acchA hogA ki vaha inake lie bhASaNa dene ke bajAya svayaM ko ina kAryoM ke lie samarpita karake udAharaNa prastuta kreN| yAda rakhie khuziyA~ kabhI kirAye para nahIM miltii| maiM prAyaH dekhA karatA hU~ ki hara ghara meM sAjo-sAmAna lagabhaga eka jaisA hotA hai - vahI do yA cAra pahiyA vAhana, TI.vI. phrIja, bIvI, bacce, dukAna, mkaan| phira bhI eka parivAra ke sAta sadasya khuza naz2ara Ate haiM aura dUsare parivAra ke pAMca sadasya duHkhI naz2ara Ate haiN| eka jaisI suvidhAeM donoM parivAroM meM hone ke bAvajUda kahIM para khuziyA~ haiM aura kahIM g2ama hai| subaha Ida to zAma divAlI jahA~ parivAra khuzahAla hotA hai vahAM kI hara subaha parva kI taraha hotI hai| jina parivAroM meM khuziyA~ nahIM hotIM unheM Ida manAkara khuziyA~ manAnI par3atI hai, jahA~ parivAra meM prema aura Ananda nahIM hotA unheM holI para khuziyA~ pAnI paDatI haiM aura jina logoM ke antarmana meM prema aura zAMti ke dIpa nahIM jalate una logoM ke lie divAlI AyA karatI hai| jahA~ logoM ke gharoM meM khaziyA~ haiM vahA~ roja hI holI, dIvAlI aura Ida kA parva hotA hai| riztoM ke apane khAsa artha hote haiN| hama parivAra ke ApasI riztoM ko yUM hI Upara-Upara na leM, kyoMki inhIM riztoM meM Adara hotA hai, inhIM meM sammAna hotA hai, hara rizte meM prema aura tyAga kI bhAvanA bhI jur3I hotI hai| parivAra ke hara sadasya kI alaga-alaga khUbiyA~ hotI haiN| koI yaha na 120 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ soceM ki parivAra ke sabhI sadasya eka jaisA hI soceNge| yaha bhI saMbhava nahIM hai ki parivAra ke sAre loga eka jaise karma kareM, eka jaisI Adata aura eka jaisA svabhAva rkheN| jaise hara kueM ke pAnI kA svAda alaga hotA hai vaise hI parivAra ke hara sadasya kA svabhAva bhI alaga-alaga hotA hai| jaise kucha logoM kI khAsa khUbiyA~ hotI haiM vaise hI kucha logoM kI khAsa khAmiyA~, khAsa kamajoriyA~ bhI hotI haiN| alaga-alaga kisma ke aura alaga-alaga svabhAva ke loga eka parivAra meM jIte haiN| ina kamajoriyoM, khUbiyoM, khAmiyoM aura AdatoM meM jIte hue bhI agara eka-dUsare ke sAtha sAmaMjasya ke bhAva bane rahate haiM to vaha parivAra samanvita hotA hai| samanvaya ke bhAvoM se parivAra meM khuzahAlI rahatI hai| vahA~ bhAI, bhAI se TUTakara nahIM, milakara rahatA hai| nanada aura bhojAI Apasa meM nAka sikor3akara nahIM, prema aura AtmIyatA se jIte haiN| sAsa aura bahU eka-dUsare se kaTakara, haTakara nahIM balki dUdha meM zakkara jaise ghulamilakara rahate haiN| svarga kI sAvadhAniyA~ ___ hA~, parivAra ko svarga banAyA jA sakatA hai, parivAra ko khuzahAla aura khuziyoM se labareja kiyA jA sakatA hai| basa jarUrata hai kucha sAvadhAniyoM kii| vyavahAra kI thor3I-sI asAvadhAniyA~ jahA~ parivAra ko naraka banA detI haiM. vahIM vyavahAra kI thor3I-sI sAvadhAniyA~ hamAre parivAra ko svarga banAe rakhatI haiN| ghara kA koI sadasya gussaila yA krodhI prakRti kA hai to aisA na samajheM ki use alaga kara diyA jAe balki yaha soceM ki isa sadasya ke sAtha apanA tAlamela kaise sthApita kreN| dUsare yaha koziza kareM ki usake sAtha ghara ke sabhI sadasyoM kA aisA saralatama vyavahAra ho ki dhIre-dhIre usakA krodha, ahaMkAra, gussA bhItara-hI-bhItara galanA-pighalanA zurU ho jaae| Izvara to vaise jor3e banAkara hI bhejatA hai| pati kA svabhAva agara teja hotA hai to patnI kA svabhAva zItala banAkara bhejatA hai aura patnI kA svabhAva teja to pati ko zAMta banAkara bhejatA hai| isake bAvajUda ghara ke anya sabhI sadasya isa taraha kA mAhaula banAkara rakheM ki kisI eka ke mana meM pIr3A hai to sabhI usakI pIr3A ko smjheN| agara kisI eka ke mana meM kisI bAta ko lekara IrSyA ke bhAva jaga gae haiM to parivAra ke loga naz2araaMdAz2a karane ke bajAya use smjheN| agara parivAra meM koI mahilA ghuTana yA kuMThA mahasUsa kara 121 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahI hai to anya sabhI usakI kuMThA aura ghuTana ko samApta karane kI koziza kreN| haradama na hogI hariyAlI parivAra meM hama logoM kA eka-dUsare ke sAtha kaisA vyavahAra ho? sabase pahale dekheM baccoM ke prati / apane baccoM ko sikhAyeM ki unheM janma se suvidhAe~ to milI haiM, para jIvana meM suvidhAbhogI na bneN| jinheM bacapana se sArI suvidhAe~ milatI haiM aura jo apane baccoM ko saMgharSa kA cyavanaprAza nahIM khilAte unake Age ke jIvana meM koI duHkha kI velA A jAe, kisI asuvidhA kA sAmanA karanA par3a jAe to ve bacce jIvana se hAra jAyA karate haiN| eka bAta kA dhyAna rakheM ki jIvana meM harI ghAsa kabhI-na-kabhI sUkhatI avazya hai| apane baccoM ko isa bAta kA ahasAsa karAte raheM ki unheM jo harI ghAsa janma se milI hai use sUkhane meM jyAdA vakta nahIM lagatA hai| unheM isa bAta kA saMketa dete raheM ki jitane maje se Aja harI ghAsa meM khela rahe haiM agara jIvana meM sUkhI ghAsa bhI A jAe to utane hI prema se usakA bhI sAmanA karane kA hauMsalA rkhnaa| unheM samajhAe~ ki paisA bahuta parizrama se kamAyA jAtA hai, isalie usa paise se par3he-likheM, yogya baneM, phira khuda kamAkara upabhoga kreN| pitA ke paise para aiza na kreN| isa bAta kA unheM hamezA ahasAsa karAte raheM ki paisA na to jamIna khodakara nikAla sakate haiM, na AkAza se barasatA hai| paise ko parizrama se kamAte haiM isalie bacce paise kA mUlyAMkana kreN| Apa paise kA isalie mUlyAMkana kara rahe haiM ki Apane bar3I mehanata se kamAyA hai| jaba isI mehanata se kamAe gae paise ko beTA vyartha hI ur3AtA hai to pitA ko taqalIpha hotI hai| isalie use ahasAsa karAe~ ki jo paisA usane mobAila para, gappe mArane meM kharca kara diyA, vaha unhoMne parizrama karake pAyA thaa| use samajhanA hogA ki dostoM ke kAma para jo vaha idhara-udhara bhaTaka rahA hai, gAr3I calA rahA hai usa gAr3I kA paiTrola koI nala meM pAnI kI taraha nahIM AyA hai, apitu paiTrola meM lage paisoM ko apane parizrama se kamAyA hai| Apako vaha saba karanA hogA agara Apa cAhate haiM ki Ane vAlA kala Apake baccoM ke jIvana meM duvidhAe~ khar3I na kreN| 122 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamAre pAsa adhikAMza loga yahI zikAyata lekara Ate haiM ki bacce unake kahane meM nahIM hai, burI saMgata, burI AdatoM se ghira gae haiM, baccA manamAnI karatA hai, una para hAtha uThAne lagA, sAmane javAba dene lagA hai, jAna se maranemArane kI dhamakI de rahA hai| isa taraha unakA baccA bigar3atA jA rahA hai| maiMne dekhA hai ki baccA bAIsa varSa kA hotA hai usase pahale hI apane mA~-bApa kA jIvana naraka banA detA hai| isalie unheM ahasAsa karA diyA jAe ki ve mobAila para jo gappe lagA rahe haiM yA dostoM kI mahaphila meM jAne ke lie kAra meM peTrola phUMka rahe haiM isakA upayoga apanI jiMdagI meM apane hI balabUte para kreN| pahale khuda kamAo, phira usakA upayoga kro| sukha nahIM, duHkha juTA rahe haiM kaI logoM kI soca hotI hai ki unhoMne bacapana meM duHkha uThAe haiM aba apane baccoM ko kyoM vahI duHkha uThAne deM? so ve baccoM ke lie hara suvidhA kA sAmAna juTA dete haiN| para yAda rakheM, Apa to duHkha ke dinoM se ubarakara sukha meM A gae haiM lekina Apake bacce sukha dekhakara duHkha meM jAne vAle haiN| tumane du:kha ke, parizrama ke saMgharSa ke dina dekhe the isalie tumheM khabara hai paisA kaise kamAyA jAtA hai aura usane bacapana meM sukha ke dina dekhe haiM, isalie Age jAkara vaha duHkha ke dina dekhane vAlA hai| isalie use ahasAsa karAe~ ki beTA, jIvana meM dhana kA kitanA upayoga hai aura use kitanI mitavyayatA ke sAtha kharca kiyA jAnA caahie| unheM buddhimAna banAe~, para itanA bhI na banAe~ ki vaha Apako hI buddha banAne lge| ___kucha varSoM pUrva hama jayapura meM kisI parivAra meM eka dina ke lie Thahare hue the| maiMne pUchA, 'biTiyA kahA~ hai?' kahane lage, 'bAhara gaI hai gAr3I lekara' dopahara meM phira pUchA, 'biTiyA nahIM AI ?' batAyA ki vaha apanI saheliyoM ke sAtha ghUmane-phirane gaI hai| sAMjha ko phira pUchA to batAyA gayA ki vaha apanI saheliyoM ke ghara se abhI taka nahIM AI hai, jisa ghara meM itanA bhI aMkuza nahIM hai ki beTI kitanI dera taka ghara ke bAhara rahe aura mAtA-pitA ko yaha bhI khabara nahIM hai ki beTI kisa sahelI ke yahA~ gaI hai| kSamA kareM aisI lar3akI jaba bIsa sAla kI ho jAegI to vaha kabhI tumhAre hAtha kI rahane vAlI nahIM hai| yadi tuma apane bacce ko bacapana meM hada se jyAdA suvidhAeM dete rahe to ye suvidhAe~ hI unake aura tumhAre lie duvidhAe~ bana jAe~gI, kyoMki 123 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaise-jaise baccA bar3A hogA vaha aura adhika suvidhAbhogI banatA jAegA aura usake bAIsa sAla ke hone para jaba Apa breka lagAne kI koziza kareMge taba ApakA breka phela ho jaayegaa| usa vakta Apa soceMge ki aba isa para roka lagAUM ki aba yaha ye-ye kAma na kareM, dostoM kI mahaphila meM na jAe, khAnepIne kI galata AdatoM se na jur3e, rAta ko dera taka ghara se bAhara na rahe, para taba taka dera ho cukI hogI aura baccA Apake kahane meM na hogaa| maiM kahA karatA hU~, apane beTe ko itanA lAyaka bhI mata banA denA ki vaha tumheM hI nAlAyaka samajha baitthe| cUka jAe~ge, sudhAra leM cUka ___ maiM cAhatA hUM ki hama apane bacce ko bahuta prema deM, pyAra deM lekina kAma par3ane para apane bacce ko DA~Tane kI himmata bhI rkheN| use pyAra kareM lekina vakta Ane para use ahasAsa karA deM ki beTA, aba tumhArI sImA ho gii| agara Apa aisA karane meM saMkoca kara rahe haiM, hicakicA rahe haiM ki aisA kahane se merA beTA kahIM nArAja na ho jAe, kahIM kucha galata na kara baiThe to jAna leM ki Apa cUka khA rahe haiN| eka khuzahAla parivAra hamAre dvArA, hamArI saMtAna ke dvArA naraka banA diyA jaaegaa| apane baccoM ko kevala vizvavidyAlaya kI DigrI taka sImita na kareM, use laukika vyavahAra kI sIkha bhI deM, apane parivAra, ghara va samAja kI maryAdAoM kI DigrI deN| agara ApakA beTA Apake ghara kI maryAdAoM kA pAlana nahIM kara rahA hai to maiM kahanA cAhUMgA ki aisA beTA ghara meM rakhane lAyaka nahIM hotA hai| jo bacce apanI marjI ke mAlika haiM aura agara Apa una para aMkuza nahIM lagA pA rahe haiM to Age jAkara Apa duHkhI ho sakate hai| hama socate haiM ki yaha to baccA hai, calo isakA kahA mAna lete haiM, para kyA yaha jarUrI nahIM hai ki baccA bhI hamArA kahanA maane| jaise Apa bacce kI marjI pUrI karate haiM to kyA yaha jarUrI nahIM haiM ki baccA bhI ApakI marjI kA khyAla rkheN| parivAra ke hara sadasya kI bhAvanA kA mUlya honA cAhie, para parivAra kI maryAdAoM ke maula para nhiiN| ApakA baccA agara galata jA rahA hai to Apa samajhAeM aura use lAkha samajhAne ke bAvajUda vaha sahI rAste na Ae to moha meM baMdhakara sahana karane kI bajAe usakA bahiSkAra evaM tyAga karane kI himmata dikhaaeN| parivAra ke sadasyoM kI bhAvanA kA mUlya haiM para yAda rakheM ghara kI bhI apanI maryAdAe~ hotI hai| 124 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa apane ghara meM aise kArya kareM ki jinheM karake Apa svayaM ko gauravAnvita mahasUsa kara sakeM aura baccA una kAryoM kA anusaraNa kare to ve kArya ghara ko svarga kA svarUpa dene kA kArya kara skeN| duniyA kI zreSThatama rikaoNrDiMga vyavasthA bacce ke dimAga meM sthApita hai| Apa jo kaha rahe haiM, kara rahe haiM vaha saba bhaviSya ke lie usameM rikaoNrDa hotA jA rahA hai aura samaya Ane para bhaviSya meM vahI rikaoNrDiMga Apake lie doharAI jaaegii| baccA vyavahAra ko dohraaegaa| jo Apa Aja kara rahe haiM, kala vaha vahI karane vAlA hai| IrSyA kA nahIM, preraNA kA pATha paDhAe~ ___tIsarI bAta yaha kahanA cAhUMgA - baccoM se adhika apekSAeM na paaleN| Apa bAra-bAra unase kahate haiM ki dekha yaha terI klAsa ke bacce kI phoTo akhabAra meM chapI hai| vaha khelane meM kitanA teja hai, golDa meDala milA hai| kabhI Apa kahate haiM ki par3ausI kA baccA apanI klAsa meM pharsTa AyA hai| tuma to par3hate hI nahIM, buddha ho - aisA hI kAphI kucha kahate rahate haiN| baccoM kI kisI se tulanA na kareM aura na aisI apekSA rakheM ki merA baccA aisA ho, mere baccA anya kisI ke jaisA ho| use usakA naisargika vikAsa pradAna kiijie| vaha ApakA pappU hai, pIpAr3I nahIM ki jaba cAheM taba usakA bAz2A bajAne laga jaaeN| kucha dina pahale eka mahAnubhAva apane do baccoM ko lekara hamAre pAsa Ae aura kahane lage ki yaha choTA baccA par3hane meM bahuta hoziyAra hai, buddhimAna hai, lekina yaha bar3A vAlA thor3A kamajora hai| maiMne pUchA - matalaba ? vArSika aMka kitane Ate haiM ? kahane lage - ThIka hai, abhI 82 pratizata Ae haiM / maiMne kahA - tumhArA yaha bar3A baccA cauthI kakSA meM iMgliza mIDiyama meM 82 pratizata aMka lAyA hai aura tuma kahate ho ki yaha kamajora hai| ImAnadArI se batAo ki jaba tuma AThavIM meM par3hate the, taba kyA 42 pratizata aMka bhI lA pAe the? ____ Apa baccoM ko akhabAra meM chapI phoTo dikhAte haiM aura apekSA karate haiM ki vaha bhI kara dikhAe, lekina agara ApakA baccA Apase saphala mitra kI chapI tasvIra dikhAkara kahe ki dekho, Apa bhI kucha aisA kareM ki akhabAra meM Apake dosta jaisI tasvIra chapa sake, taba ApakA ceharA kaisA hogaa| eka 125 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pitA ne apane putra se kahA maiM tumhArI umra meM thA to bArahavIM pAsa kara gayA thA, tu abhI taka nauMvI meM hI hai| baccA tapAka se bolA - rahane dIjie pApA. rAjIva gAMdhI ApakI umra meM deza ke pradhAnamaMtrI bana gae the, para Apa? agara Apa bacce se adhika yogyatAeM pAne kI ummIda kareMge to baccA bhI ApameM ucca yogyatAoM ko pAne kI apekSA rkhegaa| isalie koziza kareM ki sahaja rUpa meM bacce ke jIvana kA vikAsa ho| bacce ko preraNA kA pATha par3hAiye, use AMzika rUpa se spardhA kA pATha bhI par3hAIye, lekina aisA na ho ki par3hAte-par3hAte bacce ko IrSyA kA pATha par3hAnA zurU kara deN| Apa preraNA kA pATha paDhAiye ki vaha auroM ke jIvana ko dekhakara apane jIvana ke vikAsa kI saMbhAvanAoM kI talAza kre| Apa bacce kA sarvatobhAvena vikAsa cAhate haiM to usase adhika apekSAeM na rkheN| usake jIvana kA sahaja vikAsa hone deN| jaba usake jIvana kA sahaja vikAsa hogA to vaha tanAvamukta hogA aura jaba Apa use asahaja kara deMge to use apanA jIvana tanAvapUrNa lagane lgegaa| dhyAna rakheM, apane bur3hApe ke lie bhI usase adhika apekSAeM na rakheM ki maiMne isake lie kyA-kyA sapane dekhe the, isake lie kyA-kyA socA thaa| isake lie maiMne kyA-kyA nahIM kiyA aura Aja kyA dina dekhane par3a rahe haiN| Apake mana meM yaha jo jaMjAla calegA, vaha ApakA jIvana nArakIya banA degaa| saMtAneM ApakI bAta mAna leM to acchI bAta hai, svIkAra kara leM to ThIka hai aura asvIkAra kara deM to khAsa bAta nahIM hai| TokeM rokeM, rakheM nig2Aha eka bAta aura ki Apa apane baccoM ke caritra ke prati sajaga rheN| kevala par3hAI ke nAma para unakA bacapana 'kaoNnveMTa' skUloM ke nAma na kara, apanA samaya bhI unheM de| yaha dekhane, parakhane kI bhI koziza kareM ki ApakA baccA kahA~ jA rahA hai, kina logoM ke bIca raha rahA hai| agara vaha thor3I-sI bhI galata rAha para jA rahA hai to Apa naz2araaMdAja karane kI bajAya use hidAyata deM, usa para aMkuza lagAe~, use saMketa deN| aura to aura use Tokane kI himmata rkheN| agara vaha galata dosta ke sAtha jA rahA hai to yaha na soceM ki ise maiM alaga se ekAMta meM kahU~ ki balki usa dosta ke sAmane use Tokane kI 126 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ himmata rkheN| bigaDaila bacce ke mA~-bApa kahalAne ke bajAya Apa binA bacce ke raheM to jyAdA acchA hai| Apa kama duHkhI hoNge| gAMdhArI agara binA saMtAna kI hotI to zAyada utanI duHkhI na hotI jitanI duHkhI vaha duryodhana aura duHzAsana jaise sau putroM ko janma de kara huI thii| mere pAsa bigar3I saMtAnoM ke mAtA-pitA Ate rahate haiN| maiM unase yahI kahatA hU~ ki Apa thor3I himmata dikhAo aura apane baccoM ko sudhArane kI koziza kro| eka pitA ne mujhe batAyA ki unakA beTA unake hAtha se nikala gayA hai, kucha bhI kaha detA hai aura aba to hada ho gaI hai ki vaha una para hAtha bhI uThA detA hai| maiMne pUchA, tuma kyA kara rahe ho| kahane lage, sahana kara rahA huuN| maiMne pUchA- agara tumhAre par3ausI ne tumheM cAMTA mArA hotA to tuma kyA karate? unhoMne kahA sAhaba, pulisa meM riporTa likhvaataa| maiMne kahA - yaha tumhAre jIvana kI pahalI bhUla thI ki bacce ne tuma para hAtha uThAyA aura tumane usake hAtha sahI salAmata rahane diye| agara usI dina tuma usakA hAtha maror3ane kI himmata rakhate to jiMdagI meM usakI aMgulI bhI tumhArI ora nahIM utthtii| apane bacce ko prema karane kA jajbA rakhate haiM to maukA par3ane para use lalakArane kA hauMsalA bhI rkheN| aisA karake Apa apane bhaviSya ko naraka banAne se baca jaaeNge| ___ maiM ahamadAbAda ke eka parivAra ko jAnatA hUM - bahuta sampanna hai / unake putra ke donoM jeboM meM mobAila rahate haiN| skUla jAne ke lie kaI kAreM - jaba jisameM jAnA cAhe, jAe, na jAnA cAhe to na jaae| paisA kharca karane kI behisAba chUTa mA~ ko apane klaboM aura kiTI pArTiyoM se phursata nahIM hai aura pitA apane vyavasAya meM vyasta haiM bacce kI tarapha kauna dhyAna de| jaba vaha bAlaka gyAraha varSa kA thA, taba se maiM unheM jAnatA huuN| aksara maiM kaha bhI detA thA ki jarA bacce kA bhI dhyAna rakheM, para phursata khaaN| aba vaha lar3akA satraha varSa kA ho gayA hai| eka dina mA~ mere pAsa AI, rone lagI vaha, bahuta duHkhI thI, batA rahI thI ki eka dina maiMne bacce ko kisI bAta para kaha diyA ki jyAdA zaitAnI kI to cA~TA mAra dUMgI to usane palaTakara javAba diyA - agara tU mujhe cA~TA mAra sakatI hai to bhagavAna ne mujhe bhI hAtha die haiN| mA~ to apane beTe kI yaha bAta sunakara hI avAka raha gyii| usakI A~khoM meM A~sU ke alAvA kucha nahIM thA ki aba ye dina bhI dekhane par3a rahe haiN| __ 127 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baccoM ko dIjie saMskAra kI pUMjI aisA tabhI hotA hai jaba hama kucha jyAdA hI lADa - pyAra meM baccoM ko rakhate haiM aura dUsarA unheM Tokane kA hauMsalA nahIM rakhate / isalie maiMne pahale hI kahA ki apane bacce ko saMgharSa, AtmavizvAsa aura parizrama kA cyavanaprAza khilAiye / ve mAtA-pitA sAmAnya hote haiM jo bacce ko janma dete haiM aura unheM unakI taqadIra para chor3a dete hai ki bhagavAna unheM jaisA cAhe, vaisA pAle / ve mAtApitA madhyama hote haiM jo bacce ko janma dekara bahuta sArA dhana dete haiM / unake nAma jamIna-jAyadAda, makAna - sampatti Adi chor3a jAte haiN| zreSTha aura uttama prakRti ke mAtA-pitA ve hote haiM jo apane bacce ko susaMskAra kI pUMjI diyA karate haiN| ve jIvana kA pATha par3hAte haiM, jIvana ke naitika saMdeza dete haiM jinake calate vaha apane jIvana kA cahu~mukhI vikAsa karane meM sakSama va samartha hotA hai| do cAra phUloM ke khilane se bAga upavana nahIM hotA, vaha upavana taba hotA hai jaba vahA~ kaI taraha ke phUla khile hote haiN| agara Apa parivAra meM kaI sadasya haiM to ye alaga-alaga taraha ke khile hue phUla haiM aura ina phUloM se hama apane ghara, jIvana aura parivAra ke upavana meM khuzahAlI aura svarga ko jo sakate haiN| jIvana - vikAsa ke lie dIjie dharAtala antima bAta jo baccoM ke saMbaMdha meM kahanA cAhUMgA ki Apa apanI ora se baccoM ko vikAsa kA maukA deN| yaha na soceM ki baccA hai, abhI par3hane do / jaise hI baccA solaha varSa kI umra pAra kare, use par3hAI ke sAtha apane bijanesa se jor3ane kI koziza kreN| Izvara aisA na kare, lekina yaha bhI ho sakatA hai ki ApakA baccA par3hAI pUrI kare, usase pahale Apake sAtha kucha anahonI ho jAe to Apa use apane oNphisa, dukAna, vyavasAya se jarUra jor3eM tAki zikSA ke sAtha vaha vyavasAya meM bhI pAraMgata honA zurU ho jaae| Apa use jIvana - vikAsa ke lie z2amIna deN| agara Apa use choTA kainavAsa deMge to vaha vahIM taka sImita rahegA, lekina bar3A kainavAsa deMge to vaha jIvana meM utanA hI bar3A citra ukerane meM saphala aura sakSama hogaa| agara pustaka ko par3hanA hai to 128 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ use A~kha se thor3A dUra rakhanA hotA hai| adhika pAsa rakhane se A~kha kharAba ho sakatI hai, vaise hI bacce kA bhaviSya saMvAranA hai to use bhI A~kha se dUra rakhane kI himmata juttaaiye| jaba vaha A~kha se dUra hogA to Atmanirbhara hogaa| maiMne dekhA hai ki bacce ghara meM mA~ se kahate haiM mujhe yaha sabjI nahIM suhAtI, mujhe yaha acchA nahIM lagatA, vaha acchA nahIM lagatA, Aja ye bnaao| mA~ khAne kA Agraha karatI hai aura bacce nA-nukura karate rahate haiM para vahI bacce jaba haoNsTala meM cale jAte haiM taba usI sabjI ke lie lAina meM laganA par3atA hai, garma pAnI ke lie lAina meM khar3e honA par3atA hai, jaisA khAnA mile khAne ke lie majabUra hote haiN| taba ve Atmanirbhara honA zurU hote haiN| jaba unheM grAuNDa milatA hai taba ve apane vikAsa ke lie samartha hote hai| hA~, apane baccoM ko vyAvahArika zikSA bhI deN| akele hI sabjI kharIdane na jAeM / apane bacce ko bhI sAtha le jAeM tAki vaha samajha sake ki kaunase phala yA sabjI kAma ke haiM yA acche haiM, tAki bar3e hone para Apake bacce auroM ke sAmane kevala yaha na kahate raheM ki hamAre pitAjI bahuta acchI kaccI-kaccI bhiMDI lAte the, yA kyA maTara lAte the chAMTa-chAMTakara, apitu ve svayaM bhI utanI hI acchI sabjiyAM lA skeN| apane bacce ko jIvana kI pAThazAlA kI DigriyAM bhI jarUra diijie| jaba vaha isa prakAra kI choTI-choTI cIjoM ke sAtha vAkipha hotA rahegA to zikSA kI DigriyoM ke sAtha jIvana kI vyAvahArika pAThazAlA kI DigriyAM bhI arjita kara legaa| baccoM aura abhibhAvakoM ke bIca saMbaMdhoM kI carcA ke bAda hama patipatnI ke rizte para bAta karate haiN| yaha eka nAjuka riztA hai| jaba pati-patnI ke bIca tAlamela nahIM hotA hai to agni kI sAkSI meM lie gae phere muzkila meM par3a jAte haiM aura ghara ghuTana, tanAva, avasAda se ghirakara naraka bana jAtA hai| jAneM, unake bIca kaisA tAlamela ho, kaise nibhAeM yaha riztA? cayana jIvana-sAthI kA merA pahalA saMketa hai ki jIvana sAthI bahuta sAvadhAnI se cuneN| Apake adhikAMza sukha aura duHkha kevala eka cayana se jur3e hue haiN| kevala raMga-rUpa dekhakara jIvana-sAthI na cuna leN| gorA raMga kevala do dina acchA lagatA hai aura jyAdA paisA do mahIne acchA lagatA hai, lekina jIvana na to kevala raMga ke 129 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtha aura na kevala dhana ke sAtha jiyA jAtA hai| jIvana to Akhira jIvana ke sAtha jiyA jAtA hai| isalie jaba Apa jIvana-sAthI kA cayana kareM taba bArIkI se dhyAna rkheN| usakA svabhAva kaisA hai, usakA vyavahAra, soca, jIvana-zailI kaisI hai, kyoMki Apake jIvana ke jyAdAtara sukha aura duHkha Apake jIvana sAthI se jur3e hue haiN| patnI ko apanA samaya bhI deN| kevala use pahanane ke lie kImatI sone kI cUr3iyA~ aura vastra hI na deM apanA kImatI samaya bhI use deM kyoMki vaha Apase thor3A samaya bhI cAhatI hai| Apa oNphisa se ghara pahuMce aura dekhA ki patnI soI hai, kyoMki usake sira meM bhayaMkara darda ho rahA hai| Apa usake pAsa gae aura usake sira para hAtha rakhA aura kahA - yaha kyA ho gayA, calo tumheM DaoNkTara ke pAsa le calUM DaoNkTara ko dikhA lAtA huuN| patnI kI A~kha meM A~sU A jAte haiN| tuma parezAna ho jAte ho ki maiM to isake DaoNkTara ke pAsa le jA rahA hUM aura yaha to rone laga gaI hai| A~sU isalie Ae ki tumane premabharA hAtha usake mAthe para rakhA usane mahasUsa kiyA ki mere pati ke pAsa mere lie samaya bhI hai| patnI ardhAMginI hai, gulAma nahIM tumhArA samaya dhana kamAne meM, dostoM, paricitoM meM calA jAtA hai, apanI patnI ko bhI samaya denA siikhie| ApakA samaya ApakI patnI ke lie sabase bar3A upahAra hai| vaha Apase samaya cAhatI hai, usakI upekSA na kreN| na hI use apane ahaMkAra kA poSaNa karane kA mAdhyama hI bnaaeN| apane krodha ko prakaTa karane kA pAtra bhI use na bnaaeN| yAda rakheM, vaha ApakI ardhAMginI hai, patnI hai - naukara aura gulAma nhii| maiMne dekhA hai, loga bAhara dUsaroM ke sAtha bahuta narama hote haiM, aura ghara jAkara patnI ke sAtha choTI-choTI bAta meM garama ho jAte haiN| ___eka vyApArI jo vyApAra meM grAhakoM ke sAtha narama the, samAja kI mITiMgoM meM saba logoM ke sAtha naramAhaTa se peza Ate the lekina jaise hI ghara meM ghusate sInA tAnakara khar3e ho jAte, A~kha UMcI karake gambhIra ho jAte, naramAhaTa garamAhaTa meM badala jaatii| kyoM? apanI patnI ko hara samaya kopa kA bhAjana na bnaaeN| aisA na ho ki bAjAra kI jhaMjhaTabAjI Apa ghara para le AeM, patnI bhI 130 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to becArI ghara meM pisatI rahI hai| ghara meM Apake baccoM ko saMbhAla rahI hai, ApakI mA~ ne bhI use kucha sunA diyA hai, ApakI bahana bhI kama nahIM hai| kucha-na-kucha kar3avI bAteM bolatI rahatI hai - eka vaha akelI hai aura ghara ke bAhara se AI hai aura ghara meM sAta sadasya pahale se haiN| vaha ghara meM sabhI kA vyavahAra sahana kara rahI hai aura Apa ghara meM pahuMce aura visphoTa kara baiThe to usa becArI kA kauna hogA ? yAda rakheM parAI beTI ko bahU banAkara apane ghara lAnA sarala hai, para usake dila ko jItanA muzkila hai| lakSmI lAe~ to lakSmI samajheM bhii| vaha apane Apa Apake ghara nahIM AI hai| Apa ghor3I para car3hakara baiMDabAjoM ke sAtha nAcate-gAte usake hAtha thAmakara sammAna ke sAtha lAe haiN| agara Apa apane ghara lakSmI ko lekara Ae haiM to use lakSmI jaisA sammAna denA bhI siikhie| hara samaya apanI patnI para dhauMsa na jmaaie| agara hara samaya dhauMsa jamAte rahe to mAnasika taura para patnI Apake viparIta ho sakatI hai| mujhe yAda hai - eka vyakti zAdI karane ke lie taiyAra nahIM thA kyoMki kucha logoM ne use kaha diyA thA ki zAdI mata krnaa| zAdI karane ke bAda bahuta duHkha uThAne par3ate haiN| patnI agara gussaila ho to jIvana naraka banA detI hai| ghara meM hara samaya tAnAzAhI aura manamarjI calAtI hai aura AdamI se jo cAhe so karAtI hai| usane socA ki jAnabUjhakara maiM yaha Aphata mola nahIM luuNgaa| vaha aTThAIsa sAla kA ho gayA taba taka zAdI nahIM kii| eka dina usake dosta ne kahA 'are bhAI zAdI kyoM nahIM karate?' usane kahA 'kyA batAeM jamAnA bahuta badala gayA hai, patnI AtI hai to dhauMsa jamAtI hai, apane se yaha saba sahana nahIM hogA, akelA rahUMgA aura zAdI-vAdI nahIM kruuNgaa|' dosta ne kahA 'maiM tumheM eka upAya batAtA hUM jisase patnI jIvanabhara tumhArI dAsI banakara rhegii|' usane upAya batAyA ki jaise hI zAdI karake patnI Ae tuma agale hI dina se patnI para dhauMsa jamAnA zurU kara denaa| usane pUchA 'kaise?' mitra ne kahA 'dUsare hI dina se akar3akara hI bolanA aura sAtha meM yaha bhI jor3a denA, aisA kAma karo nahIM to?' usane kahA, 'yaha ThIka hai, patnI ko pahale dina se hI dabAkara rakho to jIvanabhara dabI rhegii|' 131 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aisA hI huA, usane zAdI kara lI aura agale dina subaha oNphisa jAnA thaa| usane kahA, 'mere lie jaldI se nAztA taiyAra karo nahIM to ?' patnI ne socA Aja to pahalA dina hai aura yaha zuruAta hI 'nahIM to' se! phira usane kahA, 'jaldI se mere jUtoM kI paoNliza karo nahIM to ?' patnI aura ghbraaii| dopahara meM oNphisa se AyA aura bolA 'mere lie khAnA banAo nahIM to ?' patnI bicArI ghabarAI ki na jAne kyA karma kiye the so aisA pati milA jo hara samaya dhauMsa jamAtA rahatA hai / yaha kAma karo nahIM to, vaha kAma karo nahIM to Akhira maiM karUM kyA ? isa taraha chaha mahIne bIta gae / usa vyakti ne socA dosta ne bar3I joradAra bAta batAI hai| isakI tabase himmata nahIM huI jabAna calAne kI / patnI becArI socatI na jAne kyA bAta hai haradama dhamakAte rahate haiM, kahIM maiM kucha bola dUM to Dara lagatA hai mujhe chor3a hI na deM, kahIM talAka hI na le le / sAla bhara bIta gayA taba bhI usa yuvaka kI Adata nahIM sudhrii| jaba bhI kucha kAma kahatA 'nahIM to' jarUra jor3a detaa| eka dina patnI apanI par3ausana yahA~ gaI jo thor3I umradarAja thI / usane bAtoM-bAtoM meM batAyA ki merA pati jo kahatA hai maiM karane ko taiyAra rahatI hU~, Aja taka 'nA' nahIM kahA hai, lekina jabase isa ghara meM AI hUM mere sAtha eka bAta ho rahI hai / ve hamezA kahate haiM ki yaha kAma karo nahIM to, vaha kAma karo nahIM to, aisA karo nahIM to, vaisA karo nahIM to, mere sAtha hara vakta nahIM to, nahIM to kyoM hotA hai / Apa mujhe koI upAya btaaeN| par3ausana ne kahA 'ThIka hai, Aja jaba vaha oNphisa se Ae aura tumheM koI kAma batAe aura kahe nahIM to, to tuma pUcha lenA nahIM to kyA kara loge|' usane kahA 'nahIM, nahIM yaha nahIM pUcha sakUMgI, kahIM nArAja ho gae to, mujhase talAka hI le liyA to ?' par3ausana ne kahA 'tU ciMtA mata kara, himmata karake Aja pUcha hI lenA / maiM saba jAnatI hU~ terA pati kitanA dabbU hai / vaha kucha nahIM kara sakatA hai / ' , zAma ko pati ghara AyA, janavarI kA mahInA thA Ate hI usane kahA mujhe nahAnA hai mere lie pAnI garma kara nahIM to ' patnI ne himmata baTorI aura pUcha hI liyA 'nahIM to Apa kyA kara leMge ?' aba bArI pati kI thI usane socA dosta ne yahIM taka batAyA thA Age to batAyA hI nahIM thA aura kucha upAya sUjhA nahIM so kahA 'nahIM to kyA ThaMDe pAnI se nahA luuNgaa|' 132 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAvadhAna rahiye, agara Apake pati meM jyAdA dhauMsa jamAne kI Adata rakhate haiM to merI bahinoM hauMsale kabhI pasta na hone denA aura himmata karake yaha nahIM to kyA kara loge? vo ThaMDe pAnI se nahAne ke bAta pUcha hI le nA alAvA aura kucha nahIM kara sakatA / -- kahanA-sunanA ekAMta meM pati - patnI ke riztoM meM eka bAta ora dhyAna rakheM ki patnI ke sAtha premabharA vyavahAra kreN| cAra logoM ke bIca use TokATokI na kreN| mujhe yaha bAta cubhatI hai / eka pati - patnI hamase milane ke lie aae| bahuta se loga hamAre pAsa baiThe the| patnI ne kucha bAta kahI aura pati ne use apanI A~kheM dikhAnI zurU kara dIM, patnI becArI sahamakara eka kinAre baiTha gaI / taba maiM socane lagA Akhira AdamI aisA kyoM karatA hai? tumheM apanI bAta kahane kA haka hai to kyA patnI ko yaha haka nahIM hai / usake adhikAroM kA kyA hama yUM hI hanana karate raheMge ? ghara-parivAra meM agara ApakI vAipha hai to use sahI salAmata rkheN| yahI ApakI lAipha hai| yAda rakheM, vAipha ko duHkhI rakhakara Apa apanI lAipha ko sukhI nahIM banA sakate / 1 agara Apa patnI se anuzAsana cAhate haiM to Apa bhI anuzAsana meM raheM / usakI galatI hone para agara usase saoNrI kI apekSA rakhate hai to apanI galatI hone para Apa bhI saoNrI kheN| saoNrI kahie - samajhautA kIjie, tanAva se baciye aura masta rhie| ghara meM choTI-se-choTI bAta para saoNrI kahane kI himmata rakhie aura ghara ko sukhamaya banAiye / choTI-choTI bAta ko lekara Apa itane tanAva meM A jAte haiM ki dina-rAta ghara meM na hote hue bhI ghara ko naraka banA dete haiN| kama na hone deM pati kA gaurava jitanA pharz2a pati kA hai ghara kA sukhada vAtAvaraNa banAne kA, utanA hI uttaradAyitva patnI kA bhI hai| apane pati ko hara samaya hA~kane kI koziza mata kiijie| agara hara vakta use hA~ka rahe haiM to eka dina ugra banakara vaha Apako hI mArane kA prayAsa kregaa| z2iMdagI meM pati ke mAna-sammAna aura gaurava ko banAkara rakhane kI koziza kIjie / pati ke doSa nikAlane vAlI mahilAoM se kahUMgA ve pati kI tArIpha karane kI Adata DAleM / cAra logoM ke 133 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bIca Apake pati ko bhadra, sajjana batAyA jA rahA hai to viparIta TippaNI karake use durjana ghoSita mata kIjie / pati ke sAtha lacIlA vyavahAra rkheN| doSa kisameM nahIM hotaa| usameM doSa na hotA to tumase zAdI hI kyoM karatA, saMta hI na bana jAtA / kamiyA~ donoM meM haiM aura agara Apa donoM eka-dUsare ke sAtha samajhautA kara leMge, to parivAra khuzahAla bana skegaa| eka bAta aura, apane pati ko kabhI galata kArya karane ke lie protsAhita na kreN| pati ko sudhArane meM agara patnI kA hAtha hai to use bigAr3ane meM bhI utanA hI hAtha patnI kA hotA hai / agara galata kAma karake pati dvArA dhana ghara meM lAyA jAe to use protsAhana na deN| Apa pati ko batAeM ki Apa aise dhana ko ghara meM rakhanA pasaMda nahIM karate jo galata tarIke se kamAyA gayA hai| pati ke galata tarIke se kamAe hue dhana se Apa mahaMgI sone kI cUr3I kharIda kara pahana leMge, para yAda rakheM Apake pati ke hAthoM meM Ane vAlI hathakar3iyoM ko Apa nahIM roka paaeNge| galatiyoM ko dafana kareM kabra meM apane ghara ko khuzahAla banAnA hai to parivAra kA hara sadasya apane sAtha eka kabristAna rakheM aura dUsaroM kI galatiyoM ko usameM daphana kara de| agara ApakI bhUlane kI Adata hai, to auroM kI bhUloM ko bhUlane kI koziza kareM / Apa hamezA sarala raheM, dUsaroM ke sAtha sadA namra bane raheM aura dUsaroM ko ahasAsa karAte raheM ki tumhArI yaha namratA tumhArA bar3appana hai, na ki tumhArI kmjorii| jisa dina lage ki tumhArA hAtha jor3anA dUsare ko tumhArI kamajorI laga rahA hai to use ahasAsa karA deM ki tumheM hAtha uThAnA bhI AtA hai| maiM saMketa kara rahA thA ki pati ko kabhI galata DhaMga se dhana kamAne ko protsAhita na kreN| maiMne sunA hai eka vyakti nadI ke pula se kahIM jA rahA thaa| vaha kisI phaikTrI kA karmacArI thA, yAtrA para nikalA thaa| thor3I dera ArAma karane ke lie rukA aura kursI para baiThA / ArAma kara hI rahA thA ki yakAyaka, usake pAsa jo brIphakesa thA vaha pAnI meM gira pdd'aa| brIphakesa to adhika kImatI na thA, para usake aMdara jarUrI kAgajAta the / becArA rone lagA, guhAra lagAne lagA ki koI pAnI meM se brIphakesa nikAla de| usake rone kI AvAja sunakara jala devatA vahA~ prakaTa ho ge| jala devatA ne pUchA, 'kyA huA 134 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhAI ?' usane kahA, 'merI brIphakesa pAnI meM gira gaI hai, Apa use nikAla deN|' jala devatA pAnI meM gaye aura suMdara-sI camar3e kI brIphakesa nikAlakara le Ae aura pUchA 'kyA yahI tumhArA brIphakesa hai ?''nahIM, yaha merI brIphakesa nahIM hai, vaha ImAnadAra thaa| jala devatA phira pAnI meM gae aura isa bAra eka suMdara aura majabUta brIphakesa lekara Ae jisameM rupaye bhI bhare the| brIphakesa kholakara dikhAte hue pUchA - kyA yaha usakI brIphakesa hai? usane kahA'nahIM-nahIM yaha bhI merI brIphakesa nahIM hai, merI brIphakesa to regjIna kI hai, jisake bhItara rupaye nahIM, mere kAgaja haiN|' jala devatA bhItara gae aura usakI vahI regjIna kI brIphakesa lekara A gae aura pUchA, 'kyA yaha hai?' usane tapAka se kahA, 'hA~-hA~ yahI hai|' jala-devatA usakI ImAnadArI se itane khuza hue ki usakI vAstavika brIphakesa ke sAtha ve anya donoM brIphakesa bhI de dii| ghara Akara usane apanI patnI ko sArI bAteM btaaii| patnI khuza ho gaI ki kitane acche jala devatA hai| usakI nIyata Dola gii| usane kahA 'calo maiM bhI calUMgI nadI pr|' usane socA sone kI cUr3I DAlakara hIre kI le aauuNgii| ___ pati-patnI donoM nadI para phuNce| binA pITha vAlI kursI para baitthe| pahale to brIphakesa girI thI isa bAra to patnI hI gira gii| pati duHkhI hokara rone lagA, pukArane lagA ki koI usakI patnI ko bacA le| tabhI jala ke devatA prakaTa hue aura pUchA 'vatsa! kyA huA ?' usane kahA, patnI ke kahane para lobhavaza maiM phira A gayA thA, lekina isa bAra to merI patnI hI gira gii| jala devatA isa bAra merI patnI ko nikAlakara lA diijie|' jala ke devatA bhItara gae aura aizvaryA ko bAhara nikAlakara lAe aura pUchA 'yaha hai tumhArI patnI?' usane kahA 'hA~, yahI hai|' aizvaryA ko usane apane pAsa rakha liyaa| jala devatA ne kahA, 'bhaiyyA, pichalI bAra jaba maiM noToM se bharA brIphakesa lekara AyA thA taba to tumhAre mana meM pApa nahIM AyA, tuma saca bolate rahe, lekina isa bAra jhaTha kaise bola gayA? terI patnI to abhI pAnI meM hai| usane kahA, 'jala devatA aba Apase kyA chipaanaa| pahale Apa brIphakesa lAe the aura isa bAra aizvaryA ko lAe agara maiM kahatA yaha nahIM hai to Apa mAdhurI ko le Ate aura maiM kahatA yaha bhI nahIM hai to tIsarI bAra meM Apa merI asalI patnI ko le Ate aura jaise tIna brIphakesa diye the vaise hI inako mujhe sauMpa dete| agara maiM 135 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tInoM ko ghara le jAtA to mujhe apanI jiMdagI naraka nahIM banAnI thI jala ke devatA!' parivAra meM saMtulana rkhie| pati-patnI ke bIca saMtulana, pitA-putra ke bIca saMtulana, sAsa-bahu ke bIca saMtulana! ghara-parivAra kI vyavasthA saMtulana para hI calatI hai| Apa ghara meM saMtulana ko sAdhie, saMskAroM ko sAdhie, ghara sukhamaya aura svargamaya bana skegaa| 136 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mopAdhyAya lalitA sAgara AkhirakyA hai karmadhAna nuti yA eka bhayAvaha dharma Akhira kyA hai karma* baMdhana * mukti yA eka amUlya dharohara? ___ -mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara 'dharma, Akhira kyA hai?' yaha bahuta hI vikaTa prazna hai| samaya-samaya para isa rahasyamaya savAla ke javAba die jAte rahe haiM, phira bhI yaha anuttarita hI rhaa| bhagavAna mahAvIra ne bhI isa rahasya para se pardA uThAyA aura unase jo vacana niHsRta hue, ve mAnava-jIvana ke lie amUlya dharohara haiN| unake vacana samayAtIta haiM yA kaheM sadA vartamAna haiN| unakI jIvana-dRSTi adbhuta hai| mahAvIra usa mArga ke adhyetA haiM, jahAM se manuSya apanI kArAoM se mukta ho sakatA hai| mahopAdhyAya zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI ne mahAvIra ke sUtroM para amRta pravacana die haiM, jinakA ciMtana-manana aura anusaraNa kara mAnava duHkha-mukta hokara dharma-patha para agrasara ho sakatA hai| jIvana kI vartamAna trAsadiyoM se ubarane ke lie prastuta graMtha kisI taTa kA kAma karatA hai| DimAI AkAra * pRSTha : 160 * mUlya : 60/- * DAkakharca : 15/ H mamekara ondamenimalance WARNIR Fasalmnishekdin T HIRAININOMINAINA ounds LeteelA rpitanamala leoindai Nay J dhyAna yoga (prAyogika vacana aura viSi) -mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara dhyAna ke sAgara meM praveza karate hI vicAroM kI lahareM jhakajhorane lageMgI, kiMtu dhairya aura abhyAsa kI kalA yadi ApameM A gaI yAnI niraMtara Apa abhyasta hone lage to yaha mAnava-zarAra bhava-sAgara se sahaja hI pAra ho jAtA hai| duHkha, dveSa, kleza vyAna yoga Adi naSTa ho cake hote haiN| AtmA avirala. nirmala aura prAyogika vacana aura vidhi) kAMtimaya ho cukI hotI hai| Apa divya AtmA ko dhAraNa kara mAnavaloka meM rahate hue divya dhAma kA parama AnaMda prApta karane lagate haiN| Aja AvazyakatA hai ki isa kaluSita vAtAvaraNa meM sahaja rUpa se dhyAna lagAne kI kalA sIkhanA, jAnanA aura abhyAsa karanA tAki Apa svaccha vicAroM vAle, jana-sahayogI evaM alaukikatA ke pratimUrti bana skeN| isa pustaka meM dhyAna saMbaMdhI athAha jJAna prAyogika vicAroM ke dvArA varNita hai| isameM Apa vaha saba kucha pA sakeMge jo Apake lie atyaMta upayogI hai| Aie, ise AtmasAta kreN| himAI AkAra * pRSTha: 168 * mUlya : 60/- * akabarSa : 18/ F Hitmenitaliant orshsoilinine For Personal & Private Use Only Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jieM to aise jieM SITEE Materies -2 yA mI Rajesheelsage anamng: - miu:mng:ciukhN -zrI candraprabha aise "svastha aura madhura jIvana jIne kA pahalA aura AkhirI maMtra hai : sakArAtmaka soc| yaha eka akelA aisA maMtra hai, jisase jiAeM na kevala vyaktigata aura samAja kI, varana samagra vizva kI samasyAoM ko sulajhAyA jA sakatA hai| yaha sarvakalyANakArI mahAmaMtra hai| koI agara pUche ki mAnasika zAMti aura tanAva-mukti kI kImiyA davA kyA hai, to sIdhA-sA javAba hogA - sakArAtmaka soc| maiMne anaginata logoM para isa maMtra kA upayoga kiyA hai aura Aja taka yaha maMtra kabhI niSphala nahIM huaa| sakArAtmaka soca kA abhAva hI manuSya kI niSphalatA kA mUla kAraNa hai| merI zAMti, saMtuSTi, tRpti aura pragati kA agara koI prathama pahalU hai, to vaha sakArAtmaka soca hI hai| sakArAtmaka soca hI manuSya kA pahalA dharma ho aura yahI usakI ArAdhanA kA biij-mNtr| sakArAtmaka soca kA svAmI sadA dhArmika hI hotA hai| sakArAtmakatA se bar3hakara koI puNya nahIM aura nakArAtmakatA se bar3hakara koI pApa nahIM; sakArAtmakatA se bar3hakara koI dharma nahIM aura nakArAtmakatA se bar3hakara koI vidharma nhiiN|" chimAI AkAra * pRSTha : 196 * mUlya : 60/- * akasarva : 15/ lakSya banAeM, puruSArtha jagAeM SHAR N DAN -zrI candraprabha mahAvIra aura buddha, rAma aura rahIma, mIrA aura maMsUra jaise avatAra puruSoM kA bhI eka lakSya thA, usI taraha AiMsTIna aura eDIsana, zeksapIyara aura maiksamUlara, nobala aura nelasana lakSya banAI, ne bhI apane jIvana meM mahAna lakSya banAe aura saMpUrNa puruSArtha ke sAtha use prApta karane meM juTa ge| unhoMne hara hAla meM puruSArtha jagAe~ saphalatA prApta kI aura ve zikhara puruSa bana ge| vAstava meM yaha pustaka lakSya yAnI maMz2ila ke nikaTa se nikaTatara taka le jAnane ke tamAma rAste batAtI hai aura rAstoM meM Ane vAlI sabhI kaThinAiyoM ko dara karane ke tarIke bhI batAtI hai| yaha eka aisI mArgadarzikA, aisI sahayAtrI hai, jo ApakI uMgalI pakar3a kara saphalatA kI ora le jAtI hai| pustaka meM lakSya prApti ke 6 caraNa batAe gae haiN| pahale caraNa meM mana ke bojha ko utAra pheMkane kI salAha dI gaI hai, yAnI hara taraha ke dabAva aura tanAva se mukta ho jaaeN| dUsare caraNa meM dUsaroM ke diloM para rAja karane aura tIsare caraNa meM pratikriyAoM se parahez2a karane kA mazavarA diyA gayA hai, jisase Apa meM zAMti, utsAha aura AnaMda barakarAra raha ske| cauthe caraNa meM kahA gayA hai ki bhaya kA bhUta zarIra aura mana ko khA jAtA hai aura niSkriya banA detA hai, ataH isase pIchA chur3AnA anivArya hai| agale pAMcaveM aura chaThe caraNa meM svastha soca ko apanAne aura jIvana-dRSTi ko sakArAtmaka banAne kA parAmarza hai| lekhaka kA kahanA hai ki jo ina caraNoM se gujara gayA, mAno vaha apanA lakSya pA gyaa| chimAI AkAra * pRSTha: 112 * mUlya : 48/- * akabarSa : 15/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na janma na mRtyu na janma -zrI candraprabha aSTAvakra maharSi hue aura janaka raajrssi| donoM ke bIca saMvAda banAyA kA pratiphalana hI 'aSTAvakra-gItA' hai| AtmA se AtmA ke bIca sArthaka vArtA kA upakrama isa mahAna dharmazAstra ke dvArA sthApita huA hai| 'aSTAvakra-gItA' meM aneka choTe-choTe sUtra aura saMdeza haiMjaise- tuma kauna ho? * tumhAre jIvana kA mUla srota kyA hai? * tumhArA vartamAna kyA hai? * tumhArA atIta kaisA rahA? * kyA tuma apane bhaviSya meM atIta ko doharAnA cAhate ho yA prakAza se bhara jAnA cAhate ho? tuma zizu rUpa se pahale kyA the? . kyA mRtyu hI jIvana kA samApana hai? ye sabhI jIvana ke saMvAda haiM, jo aMtaHkaraNa ko jJAna se bhara dete haiN| jo loga deha-bhAva se mukta hokara Atma-jJAna se bharapUra jIvana jInA cAhate haiM, unake lie varadAna haiM ye sNvaad| 'aSTAvakra-gItA' satya kA adbhuta zAstra hai, jisameM adhyAtma kA puTa samAviSTa hai| yaha ekadama vyAvahArika hai aura satya kI gaharAI taka le jAtA hai| isake sabhI sUtra manuSya ke jIvana meM prakAza bharate haiN| yaha manuSya kI usa antardRSTi ko kholanA cAhatI hai, jahAM jAkara AdamI apane vAstavika sukha, svAsthya, AnaMda aura prakAza kA svAmI banatA hai| aSTAvakra kA kahanA hai ki gRhastha meM rahate hue bhI saMnyasta jIvana jio| saMsAra aura parivAra meM rahate hue AtmaniSTha hokara jInA hI vAstavika jIvana hai| 'aSTAvakra-gItA' kA yahI AdhArabhUta darzana hai| chimAI AkAra * pRSTha: 128 * mUlya : 48/- * prakarSa : 15/ kIzaktikA a admaste vizva ke saphala evaM mahAna vyaktiyoM kI zakti kA srota AdhyAtmika vikAsa -zrI candraprabha adhyAtmika vikAra / / mahAna ciMtaka evaM dArzanika saMta zrI candraprabha ke amRta pravacanoM kI yaha eka aisI adbhuta-anamola pustaka hai jo vyakti ko AdhyAtmika zAMti, zakti aura mukti prApta karane kA rAstA pradAna karatI hai| zrI candraprabha kahate haiM ki vizva ke pratyeka saphala aura mahAna vyakti kI zreSThatA ke pIche eka tattva kA hAtha avazya rahA hai aura vaha hai usakI AdhyAtmika zakti... AdhyAtmika zAMti... AdhyAtmika sauMdarya! adhyAtma koI aisA zabda nahIM hai jisakA saMbaMdha kisI alaukika asAdhAraNa vyakti ke sAtha ho| adhyAtma to sIdhe artha meM apane meM aMtarnihita mAnasika aura caitanya zakti ke sAtha ekAkAra honA hai| manuSya kI AdhyAtmika zAMti aura zakti se apane tAra jor3ane ke lie yaha pustaka kisI varadAna ke samAna hai| adhyAtma kI kuMjI banakara yaha hamAre mAnava-mana ko bahuta gahare taka prabhAvita karatI hai aura jIvana ke aMdhere konoM meM rozanI ke cirAga sthApita karatI hai| ise par3hanA kisI AhAdakArI anubhava se gujaranA hai| Apa dhairyapUrvaka ise par3hate jAie, Apake sAmane jIvana kI AMtarika gaharAiyoM kI parte svataH khulatI jaaeNgii| manuSya kI cetanA ke vikAsa aura nikhAra ke lie mitra banAie apane hAtha meM A cukI isa adbhuta-anamola pustaka ko| chimAI AkAra * pRSTha : 152 * mUlya : 60/- * prakakharca : 15/ zrIndrapA UPTA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI khuzahAlI kA rAz2a hamArA Aja kA jIvana bahuta asta-vyasta ho gayA hai| sabhI kisI-na-kisI prakAra ke tanAva se grasta haiM aura isakA sugama samAdhAna bhI cAhate haiN| prastuta pustaka jIvana ke saMbhAvyoM kA darzana karAtI huI sarala va anukaraNIya samAdhAna detI hai| 'jIvana kI khuzahAlI kA rAz2a' jIvana ko samarasa aura sakArAtmaka banAne kA sugama mArga pradAna karatI hai| jIvana jIne kI kalA ko jAnane ke lie prastuta pustaka kisI kuMjI kI taraha hai| yaha manuSya kI vyasta jiMdagI ke sucAru prabaMdhana ke sahI tarIke samajhAtI hai| hamAre lupta ho rahe pArivArika mUlya aura sAmAjika dAyitvoM kA naitika bodha karAte hue jIvana kA lutpha uThAne kA saMketa pradAna karatI hai| mahopAdhyAya zrI lalitaprabha sAgara mahArAja Aja deza ke nAmacIna vicAraka saMtoM meM haiN| prabhAvI vyaktitva, bUMdabUMda amRtaghulI AvAja, sarala, vinamra aura vizvAsa bhare vyavahAra ke mAlika pUjya gurudeva zrI lalitaprabha maulika ciMtana aura divya jJAna ke dvArA lAkhoM logoM kA jIvana rUpAMtaraNa kara rahe haiN| unake ojasvI pravacana hameM uttama vyakti banane kI samajha dete haiN| apanI prabhAvI pravacana zailI ke lie deza bhara ke hara kauma-paMtha-paramparA meM lokapriya isa AtmayogI saMta kA zAMta ceharA, sahaja bholApana aura roma-roma se chalakane vAlI madhura muskAna inakI jJAna sampadA se bhI jyAdA prabhAvI hai| 9975H ISBN81-223-0952-6 pustaka mahala mUlya : 60/ dillI muMbaI baMgalora paTanA haidarAbAda www.pustakmahal.com 9788122"309522 50/ Jaduation International For Personal & Private Use Only ite Use Only