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________________ jIvanameM saMyamakA mahatva mAnava-jIvanako sukhamaya banAne ke lie saMyamakI bahuta AvazyakatA hai| binA saMyamake isa duHkhamaya saMsArase mukti nahIM mila sktii| eka to saMsAra svayaM duHkhamaya hai / dUsare, hama bhI vividha vAsanAoMkI sRSTi karake jIvanako bhayAnaka garta meM DAla dete haiN| hamArI vAsanAyeM-icchAyeM dina-dUnI rAta-caugunI baDhatI hI calI jAtI haiM / jyoM hI eka icchAkI pUrti hotI hai tyoM hI dUsarI icchA-vAsanA A khar3I hotI hai| isa prakAra ekake bAda dUsarI aura dUsarIke bAda tIsarI, tIsarIke bAda cauthI Adi vAsanAoMkA tAMtA lagA hI rahatA hai / bhale hI jIvanakA anta ho jAya, para vAsanAoMkA anta nahIM hotaa| ataeva kahanA hogA ki vAsanAyeM aparimita hai, unakI pUrti honA kaThina hI nahIM balki asambhava hai, kyoMki unake viSaya parimita haiM / pratyeka vyakti cAhatA hai ki "duniyAkI sArI cIjeM mujhe hI mila jAyeM" taba yaha kaise sambhava hai ki anantAnanta jIva-rAzikI icchAyeM-vAsanAyeM parimita vastuoMse pUrNa ho jAyeM / eka vidvAnakA yaha vacana pratyeka mAnavako apane hRtpaTalapara aMkita kara lenA cAhiye AzAgataH pratiprANi yasmin vizvamaNapamam / kasya kiM kiyadAyAti vRthA vo viSayaiSitA / -AtmAnuzAsana / arthAt-aye ! duHkhAgAra saMsAra-nimagna prANiyo! tumhArI vAsanAyeM-icchAyeM bar3e bhArI gaDDhe ke samAna haiM aura yaha dRzyamAna vizva usameM aNuke barAbara hai taba unakI pUrti aNu-vizvase kaise ho sakatI hai ? ataH tumako viSayoMmeM abhilASA karanA vyartha hai / yaha bhI dhruva satya samajho ki jisakI abhilASA kI jAve, vaha prAyaH milatI bhI nahIM hai / kyA yaha nahIM sunA hai ki "bina mAMge motI mile, mAMge mile na cuun"| __ jIvanameM jitane bhI roga, zoka, Adhi, vyAdhi Adi duHkha bhogane par3ate haiM, una sabakA mUla kAraNa vAsanA evaM asaMyama hI hai| yadi vAsanA-icchA na ho to duHkha kabhI ho hI nahIM sakatA, yaha vilakula yathArtha hai| indriya aura manako viSayoMmeM svacchanda pravRttikA nAma hI tAsanA hai / isIko indriya-asaMyama kahate haiN| manasazcendriyANAM ca yatsvasvArthe pravartanam / yadRcchayeva tattajJA indriyAsaMyamaM viduH / / arthAta-mana aura indriyoMke apane-apane viSayameM svacchanda pravartanako vidvAna indriyAsaMyama kahate haiM / sacamuca meM manuSya isake caMgulameM phaMsakara jaghanya-se-jaghanya kukRtyoMke karane meM saMkucita nahIM hotaa| usakI tIvra vAsanA evaM svArthalolupatA usake sacce svarUpapara kuThArAghAta karatI hai| itanA hI nahIM, use mahAna duHkhoMke garta meM paTaka detI hai| ataH kahanA hogA ki yaha indriyAsaMyama apara nAma vAsanA ananta saMsArakA kAraNa hai| isa liye yadi hama apane jIvanako sukhI evaM zAntimaya banAnA cAhate haiM, to hamArA kartavya hai ki isa viSaya-pizAcI vAsanAkA mUloccheda kreN| yaha nizcita hai ki viSaya niyata samayake liye hI prApta -133 -
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________________ hoMge, apanA samaya pUrA karake cale jaayeNge| isase hameM mahAn duHkha hogA, AkulatA hogI, asaMtoSa paidA hogaa| yadi hama inako svayameva chor3a deMge to hameM santoSa-sukha milegA aura duHkhoMkA zikAra nahIM honA pdd'egaa| kahA hai : avazyaM yAtArazcirataramuSitvA'pi viSayA, viyoge ko bhedastyajati na jano yatsvayamamUn / vrajantaH svAtantryAdatulaparitApAya manasaH, svayaM tyaktA hyete zamasukhamanaMtaM vidadhati / / ataH viSayavAsanAkA uccheda karanA paramAvazyaka hai / 'na rahegA bAMsa na bajegI bAMsurI', 'jar3a hI naSTa ho gaI to aMkura kaisA', 'srota hI sukhA diyA jAya to pravAha kaisA' ? hamAre manameM vAsanAyeM hI paidA na hoMgI to duHkha kahA~se hogA? vAsanAke nivRtta ho jAnepara jo unakI prAptike liye prayatna karane par3ate the, jo vikalatA uThAnI par3atI thI, una sabakA anta ho jaayegaa| phira kisI bhI bAhya cIjakI abhilASA na hogii| apane antarjagatameM chipI cIjeM (ananta jJAna, darzana, sukhAdi) prakaTa ho jaaveNgii| AtmAkI ye hI svAbhAvika evaM vAstavika vibhUti haiN| jaba taka AkulatA rahatI hai tabhI taka azAnti aura duHkhakA tAMtA hai| jaba AkulatA na rahegI taba nirAkulatAtmaka sukha evaM zAntikI pUrNa vyakti ho jaaygii| aisI hI avasthAkA nAma mokSa hai / paM0 daulatarAmajIke ye zabda sadA smaraNIya haiM Atamako hita hai sukha, so sukha AkulatA bina khiye| AkulatA zivamAMhi na, tAteM zivamaga lAgyo cahiye // yadi hama viSaya-vAsanAke antasthalameM ghuse to kahanA hogA ki viSaya-vAsanA hI saMsAra hai aura usakI vimukti hI mukti hai / "baddho hi ko yo viSayAnurAgI, kA vA vimuktiH viSaye viraktaH / " arthAta baddha kauna hai ? jo viSayoMmeM Asakta hai / mukti kyA hai ? viSayoMmeM virkttaa| vahI mukta hai jo viSayoMmeM virakta hai, unameM Asakta nahIM hai / samrAT bharata SaTakhaMDa vibhUtikA upabhoga karate hue bhI dIkSA leneke bAda antamuhartameM kevalI ho gaye / ataH nizcita hai ki Asakti hI baMdhakA kAraNa hai / samyagdRSTi aura mithyAdRSTikI kriyAyeM eka hone para bhI mithyAdRSTikI kriyAyeM baMdhakA kAraNa haiM, samyagdRSTikI nahIM, kyoMki mithyAdRSTi jo kriyAyeM karatA hai Asakta (tanmaya) hokara karatA hai, samyagdRSTi nahIM / vaha to kevala padastha kartavya samajha kara karatA hai jJAnino jJAnanivRttA sarve bhAvA bhavanti hi| sarve'pyajJAnanivRttA bhavantyajJAninastu te|| --samayasArakalaza / aba vicAranA hai ki vAsanAkA uccheda kaise ho sakatA hai, kyoMki manase icchAoMkA haTAnA haMsIkhela nahIM hai, Ter3hI khIra hai / apane-apane viSayoMke prati gamana karanevAlI indriyoM aura manako unase haTAnA, unako kAbUmeM karanA usI prakAra kaThina hai jisa prakAra jagatko vidhvaMsa karanevAle unmanta gajako vazameM karanA hai| kintu vizeSajJoMne jahA~ vAsanA-nivRttikA upadeza diyA hai vahIM mana aura indriyoMko svacchanda na hone denekA sagama sAdhana bhI batalAyA hai| jyoM hI indriyoM aura manapara AtmAkA pUrNa Adhipatya hotA jAyagA tyoM hI vAsanAoMkI nivRtti hotI calI jaaygii| manako kAbU meM kara lenepara indriyA~ apane Apa kAbUmeM ho jaaveNgii| manako kAbU karanekA sarala upAya yahI hai ki manameM bure vicAra kabhI bhI utpanna na - 134 -
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________________ hone deN| acche vicAroMko paidA kreN| jyoM hI mana bure vicAroMmeM gotA lagAve, tyoM hI vivekAMkuzase lAbha leM / aura usa samaya isa prakAra vicAra kareM - " dhik chiH tujhe aise nIcAtinIca akRtyoM meM pravRtta hote zarma AnI cAhiye / lokameM jo terI thor3I-bahuta pratiSThA hai vaha sArI miTTI meM mila jAyagI, phira U~cA sira karake nahIM cala sakegA / parabhavameM durgatiyoMke aneka asahya dukhoMkA sAmanA karanA par3egA, unake zikaMje - meM par3e binA nahIM raha sakegA / re mana ! ceta ! jarA ceta !! ina bIbhatsa anarthoMmeM mata jA, apane svAbhAvika svarUpako pahacAna" / isa prakAra manase bure vicAroMko apanA (AtmAkA ) zatru samajhakara haTAe~ aura AtmAko adhaHpatanase rakSita kreN| mahAtmA gA~dhIne ina jaghanya manovRttiyoMke damana karane ke liye eka bAra mahAbhAratakA sundara citra khIMcakara batalAyA thA ki jaba mere manameM bure vicAra utpanna hote haiM taba maiM usakA isa prakAra damana karatA hU~ " zarIrako to kurukSetra samajhatA aura AtmAko arjuna, bure vicAroMko kaurava aura acche vicAroMko pANDava, tathA zuddha jJAnako kRSNa / jaba bure aura acche vicAroMmeM saMgharSa hotA hai taba bure vicAra acche vicAroMko dhara dabAte taba phaurana zuddha jJAnakI vRtti udita hokara (zrIkRSNa ) AtmA (arjuna) ko saceta kara kahatI haiM (svakartavyopadeza detI haiM) ki he Atman (arjuna) terI virakti (mauna) kA samaya nahIM hai, yaha tere kartavya pAlanakA samaya hai / bure vicAroM (kauravoM) ko tU apanA duzmana samajha, unako aba bhAI mata samajho / jaba ve (bure vicAra) tere nirdoSa bhAiyoM (acche vicAroM) para atyAcAroMke karanepara utArU ho gaye haiM taba bhrAtRmoha kaisA ? yaha asAmayika vairAgya kaisA ? ataH avilamba tuma kurukSetra (zarIra ) ke maidAna meM jamakara duzmana kauravoM (bure vicAroM) kA saMhAra karo aura apane bhAI-- pANDavoM (acche vicAroM) kI rakSA karake vijaya prApta karo evaM saMsArake sAmane nItikA Adarza peza kro| isa prakAra bure vicAroMkA damana kiyA karatA hU~ 1" yaha mahAtmA gAMdhIne manako vaza meM karaneke liye kitanA acchA citra khIMcA hai / isa prakAra manameM do prakArakI vRttiyA~ (vicAra) paidA huA karatI haiM- acchI aura burI / jaba manameM bure vicAra paidA hote haiM taba manarUpI rAjA indriyarUpI senAko lekara viSayarUpI yuddhasthala meM AtmArUpI zatruko parAjita kara girA detA hai / devasenAcArya ArAdhanAsArameM kahate haiM iMdiya - seNA pasarai maNa Naravai-periyA Na saMdeho / tamhA maNasaMjamaNaM khavaeNa ya havadi kAyavvaM // 58 // arthAt mananRpati se prerita hokara indriyasenA viSayoMmeM pravRtta hotI hai / isameM kisI prakArakA saMdeha nahIM / ataH pahale manonRpatiko hI rokanA Avazyaka hai maNaNaravaNo maraNe maraMti seNAiM iMdiyamayAI / tANaM maraNeNa puNo marati NissesakammAI || 60 // si maraNe mukkho mukkhe pAvei sAsayaM sukkhaM / iMdiyavisayavimukkaM tamhA maNamAraNaM kuNaha // 61 // arthAt mananRpatike mara jAnepara iMdriyasenA apane Apa mara jAtI hai arthAt phira indriyA~ AtmAko viSayoM meM patita nahIM kara sktiiN| jaise jalI huI rassI bandhanarUpa arthakriyA nahIM kara sakatI / indriyoMke mara jAnepara niHzeSa karmoMkA nAza ho jAtA hai / karmazatruoMke nAza ho jAnepara AtmAko apanA sAmrAjya (mokSa) mila jAtA hai aura usake mila jAnepara Atmika - svAbhAvika sampatti - atIndriya zAzvata sukha 135 =
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________________ prApta ho jAtA hai / ataH manakI lipsAoM ko bhasmasAt kara denA cAhiye / evaM manovyApArake naSTa ho jAnepara indriyA~ phira viSayoM meM pravRtta nahIM ho sakatIM / "mUlA'bhAve kutaH zAkhA" samUla vRkSako yadi naSTa kara diyA jAya to aMkura, pallava, zAkhA Adi kaise utpanna ho sakate haiM / yathA TTe mavAvAre visasu Na jaMti iMdiyA savve / chiNNe tarussa mUle katto puNa pallavA huMti // 69 // yaha bhI nizcita hai ki mana hI bandha karatA hai aura mana kAraNaM bandhamokSayoH / " devasenAcArya punaH kahate haiM : : -ArAdhanAsAra / mokSa karatA hai - "mana eva manuSyANAM mitte vAvare paNe ya ve guNA huMti / paTTe Asavaroho uppaNNe kammabandho ya // 70 // arthAt manovRttike avarodha aura usakI utpattise do bAteM hotI haiM / avarodhase karmoMkA Ava rukatA hai aura usakI utpatti se karmoMkA baMdha hotA hai / taba kyoM na hama apanI pUrI zakti usake rokane meM lagAveM / mana mataMga hAthI bhayo jJAna bhayo asavAra / paga paga pai aMkuza lage kasa kupantha cala jAya // mana mataMga mAne nahIM jau loM dhakA na khAya / jainadarzana meM manonigrahase aparimita lAbha batAye haiM / yahA~ taka ki usase kevalajJAna - pUrNa jJAna taka hotA hai aura AtmA paramAtmA ho jAtA hai, alpajJa sarvajJa ho jAtA hai / devasenane kahA haikhoNe maNasaMcAre tuTTa taha Asave yaduviyappe / galai purANaM kammaM kevalaNANaM payAsei // 73 // uvvasi maNagehe NaTTe NIsesakaraNavAvAre | viSphuriye sasahAve appA paramappao havai || 85 // artha - manake vyApArake ruka jAne para donoM prakArakA Asrava - puNyAsrava evaM pApAsrava ruka jAtA hai aura purAne karmoMkA nAza ho jAtA hai tathA kevalajJAna prakaTa ho jAtA hai aura AtmA paramAtmA ho jAtA hai / phira saMsArake duHkhoMmeM nahIM bhaTakanA par3atA, kyoMki karmabIja sarvathA nAza ho jAtA hai / ataH sukhArthiyoM ko saMyamase jIvana vitAnA cAhiye / asaMyamase jo hAniyAM uThAnI par3atI haiM ve pratyeka saMsArI manuSyase chipI nahIM haiM / saMyamake viSaya meM saMsArake Adhunika mahApuruSoMke mantavya dekheM - * DaoN0 sara bleDa kahate haiM ki - "asaMyamake duSpariNAma to nirvivAda aura sarvavidita hai parantu saMyamake duSpariNAma to kevala kapolakalpita haiM / uparyukta do bAtoM meM pahalI bAtakA anumodana to bar3e-bar3e vidvAn karate haiM, lekina dUsarI bAtako siddha karane vAlA abhI taka koI milA hI nahIM hai" / sara jemsa pragaTakI dhAraNA hai ki - " jisa prakAra pavitratAse AtmAko kSati nahIM pahu~catI usI prakAra zarIrako bhI koI hAni nahIM pahu~catI - indriyasaMyama sabase uttama AcaraNa hai / DaoN0 veriyara kahate haiM ki -- pUrNa saMyama ke bAremeM yaha kalpanA ki vaha khataranAka hai, bilakula galata khayAla hai aura ise dUra karanekI ceSTA karanI cAhiye / * vidvAnoMke ye mata lekhakane mahAtmA gAMdhIracita "anItikI rAha" pustakase uddhRta kiye haiM / 136 -
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________________ sara eMDarU klArka kahate haiM ki--"saMyamase koI nukasAna nahIM pahu~catA aura na vaha manuSyake svAbhAvika vikAsako rokatA hai, varan vaha to balako bar3hAtA hai aura tIvra karatA hai| asaMyamase AtmazAsana jAtA rahatA hai, Alasya bar3hatA hai aura zarIra aise rogoMkA zikAra bana jAtA hai jo puzta darapuzta asara karate cale jAte haiM / " mahAzaya gaibariyala sIlesa kahate haiM ki-"hama bAra-bAra kahate phirate haiM ki hameM svatantratA cAhiye, hama svatantra hoNge| parantu hama nahIM jAnate ki svatantratA kartavya kI kaisI kaThora ber3I hai| hameM yaha nahIM mAlama ki hamArI isa nakalI svatantratAkA artha indriyoMkI gulAmI hai jisase hameM na to kabhI kaSTakA anubhava hotA hai aura na hama kabhI isaliye usakA virodha hI karate haiN|" byUrokA yaha vAkya pratyeka manuSyako apane hRdaya-paTala para aMkita kara lenA cAhiye ki "bhaviSya saMyamI logoMke hI hAthoM meM hai|" mahAtmA gAMdhI jo indriyasaMyamake jAgarUka praharI the--svayaM kyA kahate haiM, suniye "saMyata aura dhArmika jIvana meM hI abhISTa saMyamake pAlanakI kAphI zakti hai / saMyata jIvana bitAnemeM hI Izvara-prAptikI utkaTa jIvanta abhilASA milI rahatI hai| maiM yaha dAvA karatA hU~ ki yadi vicAra aura vivekase kAma liyA jAya to vinA jyAdA kaThinAIke saMyamakA pAlana sarvathA sambhava hai / vaha gA~dhI, jo kisI jamAne meM kAmake abhibhUta thA, Aja agara apanI patnIke sAtha bhAI yA mitrake samAna rahatA hai aura saMsArakI sarva zreSTha sUndariyoMko bhI bahina yA beTIke rUpameM dekha sakatA hai, to nIca-se-nIca aura patita manaSyake liye bhI AzA hai ? manuSya paza nahIM hai| pazayonimeM anaginata janma lene ke bAda usa padapara AyA hai| usakA janma sira U~cA karake calaneko huA hai, leTa kara yA peTake bala reMganeko nhiiN| puruSatvase pAzavikatA utanI hI dUra hai, jitanA AtmAse zarIra / " vyUroke vAkya ye hai--"saMyamameM zAMti hai aura asaMyama to azAntirUpa mahAzatrukA ghara hai| asaMyamIko apanI indriyoMkI bar3I burI gulAmI karanI par3atI hai| manuSyakA jIvana miTTIke bartanake samAna hai jisameM tuma yadi pahalI bUMdameM hI mailA chor3a dete ho to phira lAkha pAnI DAlate raho, sabhI gandA hotA jaaygaa| yadi tumhArA mana sadoSa hai to tuma usakI bAteM sunoge aura usakA bala bar3hAoge dhyAna rakkho ki pratyeka kAma-pUrti tumhArI gulAmIkI jaMjIrakI eka naI kar3I bana jAyagI, phira to ise toDanekI tamheM zakti hI na rahegI aura isa prakAra tumhArA jIvana eka ajJAnajanita abhyAsake kAraNa naSTa ho jaaygaa| sabase acchA upAya to U~ce vicAroMko paidA karanA aura sabhI kAmoMmeM saMyamase kAma lene meM hI hai / antameM saMyama aura asaMyamake pariNAkoMko batalA kara lekhako samApta karatA hai| ApadAM kathitaH panthA indriyANAmasaMyamaH / tajjayaH saMpadAM mArgo yeneSTaM tena gamyatAm / / arthAt indriyoMkA asaMyama aneka ApadAoM-rogoM AdikA mArga hai aura unapara vijaya pAnA sampattiyoM-svAsthyAdikA mArga hai / inameM jo mArga cananA cAheM, cuneM aura caleM, ApakI icchA hai / -137 - 8