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________________ jIva rakSA : sRSTi-saMtulana ke lie Avazyaka Aja jabaki vizva kI Adhe se adhika AbAdI tanAva, saMtrAsa, kalaha, hiMsA aura raktapAta kA jIvana jI rahI hai; ahiMsA, satya, acaurya, aparigraha, brahmacarya aura zAkAhAra kI carcA kucha loga behada aprAsaMgika aura gayI-gujarI samajhane, kintu vastutaH bAta aisI hai nahIM kyoMki yaha bahuta spaSTa hai ki hiMsA, pratikAra, jhUTha, asaMyama, yuddha, zoSaNa ityAdi kisI sabhya samAja ke mUla AdhAra nahIM bana skte| yaha kahanA kabhI bhI saMbhava nahIM ho pAyegA ki jo lar3a rahA hai, baira bhunA rahA hai, kalaha kara rahA hai, hiMsA kara rahA hai, jhUTha bola rahA hai, yA mAMsAhAra kara rahA hai, anyoM ko muzkiloM aura taqalIphoM meM DAla rahA hai, nitAMta krUra aura duSTa hai, vaha sabhya hai / sabhya loga kareM vaisA lekina ve kaha nahIM sakate ki kisI sabhya manuSya kI pahacAna jIvana ke ukta barbara mUlya ho sakate haiN| bahuta kaThina hogA aisA saba taya kara pAnA / bhArata eka aisA deza hai, jahA~ vividhatA hai, aura jahA~ saba prakAra kI mAnyatAoM aura dhAraNAoM vAle loga eka sAtha nivAsa karate haiN| yahA~ aneka vezabhUSAe~ haiM, nAnA bhASAe~ haiM, kisma-kisma ke khAnapAna haiM, phira bhI isa bindu para saba eka mata haiM ki gAMdhI ne svarAjya ke lie jo ahiMsaka rAstA apanAyA thA, vaha sahI thA; satyAgraha meM amogha zakti hai, gautama buddha kI karuNA aparAjitA thI, mahAbhArata ke bhayAnaka raktapAta ke bAda lagA thA ki yuddha eka barbara aura gahita karma hai aura use duniyA se avilamba vidA kiyA jAnA caahiye| vaha huA nahIM, yaha judA bAta hai; kintu manuSya ne anubhava kiyA yaha saca hai / satI prathA kA banda honA aura devI-devatAoM kI vedI para bhaiMsoM bakaroM, murgoM (yahA~ taka ki jindA AdamI taka ) kA car3hAyA jAnA rukanA (yoM ikkI -dukkI ghaTanAe~ Aja bhI akhabAroM meM par3hane ko mila jAtI haiM) kucha sabhya qisma ke maMgala saMketa haiN| bhAratIya dharma zatAbdiyoM se ahiMsA aura karuNA ko mAnavIya jIvana kA zRMgAra banAye cale A rahe haiN| asala meM jaba se AdamI ne 184 hukamacanda pArekha khetI karanA sIkhA hai, bAga-bagIce lagAnA jAnA hai, jIvana meM saundarya kI pratiSThita kiyA hai, taba se usake hiMsaka barjara kRtya kucha kama hue haiM; aura aisI ghaTanAoM aura kAryoM ko bala milA hai| jo ahiMsaka haiM, mAnavIya hai, raktapAta jahA~ anupasthita hai| yadi hama bhAratIya saMta sAhitya kA adhyayana avalokana kareM to dekheMge ki vahA~ mAMsAhAra aura hiMsA ko nikRSTa aura ghRNita kRtya batAyA gayA hai| vahAM manuSya aura pazu-pakSI saba eka hI Izvara kI sRSTi mAne gaye haiM, aura ahiMsA ko hI jIvana kA sarvopari Adarza pratipAdita kiyA gayA hai| jainoM ne to vanaspati-mAtra meM spandana mAnA hai, aura isIlie hara dhar3akana ke sammAna kI bAta jainadharma meM kahI gayI hai| kisI aMgreja kavi ne kahA hai ki, "jaba AdamI eka cIMTI bhI nahIM ghar3a sakatA to use kyA adhikAra hai ki jIvarAzi kA hanana kare / " saca bhI hai ki Apa makAna banA sakate haiM, use girAyeM, dharAzAyI kareM kintu jaba Apa eka dhar3akana bhI nahIM siraja sakate taba phira Apako haqa nahIM hai ki kisI ke prANa / jisa bhArata meM dharma ke nAma para kabhI bhISaNa raktapAta huA hai, usI bhArata meM aise RSi maharSi bhI hue jinakI samAdhistha mudrA se prabhAvita siMha-gau eka ghATa pAnI pIte rhe| itihAsa batAtA hai ki hamAre kRSi nIvAra-bhogI the arthAt aisA anAja khAte the, jo binA boye paidA hotA thA / ahiMsA kI yaha sarvazreSTha bhAratIya abhivyakti bhI kucha loga ahiMsA ko kAyaratA kA paryAya mAnate haiM, kiMtu yaha bhUla hai ahiMsA kA spaSTa artha hai pramAdapUrvaka kisI ke prANoM kI hAni karanA / govadha-baMdI ko lekara jo bhI kadama uThAye jAne kI pahala hotI hai, huI hai; usakA sIdhA matalaba hotA hai deza kI apAra pazu- saMpadA kI rakSA / pazu aura per3a-paudhe siI bhI deza kI bahumUlya saMpadAeM kahI jAtI haiN| inakI rakSA hara dezavAsI kA karttavya mAnA jAtA hai| kahA prAyaH yahI jAtA hai ki vyApaka vana -samAroha hone cAhiye aura vRkSa lagAye jAne cAhiye, kiMtu hama karate isake viparIta rAjendra- jyoti
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________________ hI haiN| vRkSa lagAye jAte haiM, kiMtu kucha dinoM bAda ujar3a jAte haiN| hamArA durbhAgya yaha hai ki hama mahattA kisI bhI saMdarbha kI jAnate haiN| kintu AcaraNa meM use bahuta kama pratibimbita karate haiM / hama jAnate haiM ki yadi vanaspati nahIM hogI to deza ujar3a jAegA, marusthala bana jaaegaa| jhAr3a-per3a dharatI ko marusthala hone se rokate haiN| use harA-bharA rakhate haiN| sAMpa jaisA viSailA prANI bhI khetI kA mitra hai| vastutaH saMsAra kA aisA koI astitva nahIM hai, jo saMsAra ko sundara banAne meM, use samRddha karane meM apanI bhUmikA adA na karatA ho, kintu AdamI hai ki isa evaja meM usake prANoM kA apaharaNa karatA hai| kharagoza sundara hai, to use AdamI khA jAnA cAhatA hai; hariNa nayanAbhirAma hai to AdamI usakA zikAra karatA hai; matalaba, jo sundara hai AdamI use daMDita karane para tulA huA hai| __ AdamI ke isa rukha se antataH dharatI kI hAni hI hai| vAstava meM sRSTi kA apanA eka svAbhAvika santulana hai, jise manuSya apane avivekapUrNa kRtyoM dvArA bigAr3anA cAhatA hai, bigAr3a rahA hai| vaha dharatI ke cAroM ora mar3hI harI khola ko naSTa karanA cAhatA hai, jo Age cala kara usakI AgAmI pIr3hI ko khatare meM DAla degii| zAyada hama nahIM jAnate ki AdamI dvArA utpanna pradUSaNa ko prANi-jagat bahuta jhela rahA hai| per3a-paudhe vaha saba khA rahe haiM, jo AdamI kA kA upabhoga karate haiM aura dharatI ke AgAmI jahara ko amRta meM badalate haiN| sAra-sAra hama khA rahe haiM, aura jo prANi-jagat nissAra ko grahaNa kara rahA hai, use upayogI padArthoM meM badala rahA hai, usake prati kRtajJa hone kI jagaha hama usake prANoM kA saMhAra kara rahe haiN| deza meM Aja jitane kasAI-ghara haiM, utane pahale kabhI nahIM rhe| yaha paropakArI prANi-jagat ke prati manuya kI kRtajJatA hai| asaMtulita aura avivekapUrNa khAnapAna kI vajaha se usake cAroM ora maMDarA rahe haiN| maiM apane eka aise mitra ko jAnatA hU~ jo avvala darje ke parvatArohI haiM, kintu kaTTara zAkAhArI haiN| unakA kathana hai ki jo loga AmiSabhojI haiM ve parvatArohaNa meM jaldI thaka kara cUra ho jAte haiM, hA~phane lagate haiM, kintu maiM kabhI kisI prakAra kI thakAna mahasUsa nahIM krtaa| isase yaha siddha huA ki mAMsAhAra bhale hI hamArI svAda-lipsA ko tRpta karatA ho kintu vaha hitakara aura pauSTika nahIM hai| jainadharma zatAbdiyoM se zAkAhAra aura ahiMsaka jIvana-zailI kA pratipAdana karatA A rahA hai| vastutaH bhAratIya saMskRti, dharma aura darzana se mAMsAhAra kA koI tAlamela nahIM hai| isakI AdhyAtmikatA ke sAtha to svapna meM bhI koI saMgati nahIM hai| dharma, phira saMsAra kA vaha koI bhI dharma ho, mAMsAhAra kA pakSadhara nahIM hai, vahA~ prANi-hiMsA kA sarvatra virodha kiyA gayA hai| kintu Aja jo ho rahA hai vaha manuSyatA ko kaluSita-kalaMkita karane vAlA hai| honA vastutaH yaha cAhiye ki deza ke sAre kasAIkhAne banda kara diye jAeM, yA kama se kama sImita kara diye jAe~ aura zarAba para kar3I pAbandI lagAyI jAe, isase hamArI khAdya samasyA ugra nahIM varan sahya hogii| dekhA yaha gayA hai ki jo mAMsAhArI haiM ve mAMsa to khAte hI haiM, zAkAhAra bhI lete haiM aura zAkAhArI kI apekSA parimANa meM adhika khAte haiN| eka adhyayana kA niSkarSa hai ki zAkAhArI mitAhArI hotA hai, usakI sAtvikatA use zarIra se anyatra le jAtI hai aura AdhyAtmika hone ke kAraNa vaha na to jihvAlolupI hI hotA hai aura na hI adhika AhArI; ataH jainoM ko jIva-rakSA kA jo kArya Aja manda-susta par3A huA hai, adhika raphtAra se karanA cAhiye, kyoMki hama jAnate haiM ki prakRti kA yaha sUtra sadaiva hamAre sAtha hai ki "jaisA, jo boyA jAegA, vaisA vaha phasala ke rUpa meM sAmane aayegaa"| yadi hama hiMsA, baira boyeMge to hiMsA kI phasala hI hameM kATanI hogii| mAMsAhAra kA pariNAma kabhI-na-kabhI kisI bar3I badanasIbI ke rUpa meM prakaTa hue binA nahIM rahegA, isalie jainamAtra ko zAkAhAra ke pracAra-prasAra aura jIva-rakSA kA eka nyUnatama kAryakrama banAnA caahiye| isakI eka rUparekhA isa taraha ho sakatI hai (1) zAkAhAra ke vyApaka pracAra-prasAra ke lie aise zaharI aura grAmINa klaboM kI sthApanA kI jAe jo zAkAhAra kI upayogitA ke hara pahalU ko batalAte hoM aura mAMsAhAra se hone vAlI hAniyoM ko tarkasaMgata DhaMga se pratipAdita karate hoN| isa taraha kI choTI-choTI dastAvejI philmeM bhI taiyAra kI jAnI caahiye| kucha sAhitya bhI prakAzita kiyA jAnA caahiye| una logoM ke hRdayaparivartana ke lie bhI prayatna honA cAhiye jo jIva-hiMsA ke vyavasAya meM lage hue haiM, yadi samRddha jana samAja unheM AjIvikA ke koI vikalpa de sakatA ho to use vaisA bhI apane sAmAjika stara para karanA caahiye| (2) kasAIgharoM ko banda karAne ke lie vyApaka Andolana karanA cAhiye, isa vyavasAya meM vyasta vyaktiyoM ko kucha anya (zeSa pRSTha 190 para) __yaha mAnanA ki kasAIkhAne koI anivAryatA haiM aura pazuoM kI AbAdI para ekamAtra niyaMtraNa-sAdhana haiM, mUrkhatApUrNa dhAraNA hai| pazcima aba apanI bhUla samajhane lagA hai, aura prAkRtika jIvana kI ora lauTane kI ora kadama uThA rahA hai, vahA~ zAkAhAra bar3ha rahA hai| kintu bhArata pazcima kI naqala para hai, yahA~ AmiSabhoja bar3ha rahA hai| mAMsa-machalI kA Aja adhikAdhika upayoga hotA hai| yaha zubha zakuna nahIM hai| jo loga AhAra-vijJAna ke vizeSajJa haiM, ve mAMsAhAra se hone vAle anagina asAdhya rogoM kI jAnakArI de sakate haiN| ye AhAra-vijJAnI na kevala mAMsAhAra kI kAyika prakriyA kI bAta karate haiM varan mana para hone vAle asara aura pariNAma kI jAnakArI bhI dete haiN| bhArata meM to yaha kahAvata hai ki "jaisA khAye anna, vaisA hove mnn"| tAmasa bhojana tAmasa sthitiyoM ko utpanna karatA hai| nita-prati hone vAle gRha-kalaha, katla, khUna-kharAbe, naInaI kisma ke aparAdha tAmasika AhAra ke hI natIje haiN| udhara cikitsA-zAstra ne bhI yaha kahanA zurU kara diyA hai ki mAMsAhAra zarAba tathA anya mAdaka dravyoM kA upayoga aneka asAdhya rogoM ko utpanna karatA hai| inakA tyAga kiyA jAnA cAhiye / cAroM ora se AdamI ko vizeSajJa AgAha kara rahe haiM una khataroM ke prati jo usake vI.ni.saM.2503 185 Jain Education Interational