Book Title: Jiye to Aise Jiye
Author(s): Chandraprabhsagar
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003877/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 zrI candraprabha draprabha | jie~ to | rise | DijATa jIvana ke prati rahane vAle hara nakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa se mukti dilAkara Apake vicAra sakArAtmaka baneM, soca meM samayatA bhAe aura jIvana bhAnanda, ullAsa tathA bhAtmavizvAsa se bhara uThe, yahI isa pustaka kA tAnA-bAnA hai| pustakamahala For Personal & Private Use Only www.jarrelibrary.org Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svastha, prasanna aura madhura jIvana kI rAha dikhAne vAlI prakAza kiraNa se dIpta anUThI pustaka V phaladAyI ke lie hI prayatna, svastha mana kI vakAlata se zurU hotI hai yaha kitaav| 1 zAlInatA, samaya kI naz2Akata aura kAmayAbI ke lie kozizoM para bala diyA gayA hai| / zikSA aura svAdhyAya ko batAyA gayA hai jIvana ke nAyAba phluu| * aMtarmana ko sApha rakhane tathA saMskAroM ko sudhArane kI ora calane kI slaah| V prema ko prArthanA kI taraha lene kA Thosa vicaar| / mana urvara banAe rakhane aura usakI zAMti ke mNtr| / citta ke rUpAMtaraNa yAnI Atmavijaya prApta karane ke lie sahaja upAyoM kA aakln| / svastha soca aura sakArAtmaka jIvana-dRSTi kI anivArya rUparekhA hai| ' aMta meM batAyA gayA hai dhyAna ke dvArA jIvana kI cikitsA karane kA sarala maarg| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lekhaka kI kalama se ... ... kitAboM ke nAma para maiMne DheroM kitAbeM par3hI haiM, na kevala par3hI haiM, varana DheroM hI maiMne kahI aura likhI haiM, para koI agara kahe ki mujhe sabase suMdara kitAba kaunasI lagI hai, to maiM kahU~gA ki isa jagata se bar3hakara koI zreSTha kitAba nahIM hai aura jIvana se bar3hakara koI zAstra nahIM hai| maiM pAThaka hU~, adhyetA hU~ jIvana kA, jagata kA, maiM dRSTA hU~ jIvana-jagata kI apane sAmane hone vAlI hara ihalIlA kaa| - zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ RRRRRRRRRRORoggy jie~ to aise jie~ hamArI soca aura zailI meM hI chipA hai jIvana kI hara saphalatA kA rAz2a zrI candraprabha pustaka mahala For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lA prakAzaka pustaka mahala J-3/16, dariyAgaMja, naI dillI -110002 223276539, 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 123268292, 23268293, 23279900 * phaiksa: 011-23280567 E-mail: rapidexdelhi@indiatimes.com * 6686, khArI bAvalI, dillI-110006 - 23944314, 23911979 zAkhAeM baMgalurU: 080-2234025 *TelIphaiksa: 080-22240209 E-mail: pustak@sancharnet.in *pustak@airtelmail.in muMbaIH 1022-22010941, 022-22053387 E-mail: rapidex@bom 5.vsnl.net.in paTanA: 20612-3294193* TelIphaiksa: 0612-2302719 E-mail: rapidexptn@rediffmail.com haidarAbAdaH TelIphaiksa: 040-24737290 E-mail: pustakmahalhyd@yahoo.co.in (c) pustaka mahala, naI dillI ISBN 978-81-223-0753-5 saMskaraNa: 2012 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-maror3a 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: gloriyasa priMTarsa, dillI For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kathana hara dila meM jIne kI khvAhiza hai aura hara A~kha meM sunahare kala kA spnaa| usa sapane ko saca karane ke lie AdamI dilo-jAna se juTA rahatA hai| jaba khvAba hakIkata nahIM banatA, to AdamI TUTa-sA jAtA hai, kaI-kaI mAnasika ulajhaneM pAla letA hai| use jIne kI koI rAha najara nahIM aatii| aise meM pUjyazrI candraprabhajI kI amRta vANI svastha-madhura-prasanna jIvana kA saMdeza lie prakaTa hotI hai aura kahatI hai-jie~ to aise jieN| pUjyavara zrI candraprabhajI jIvana kI bArIkiyoM aura gaharAiyoM ko bar3I sahajatA se janamAnasa ke samakSa upasthApita karate haiN| ApakA vipula sAhitya koI bauddhika khurAka nahIM hai, balki Atma-parivartana aura jIvana-krAMti ke bIja apane meM saMjoe hai| jodhapura sthita saMbodhi-dhAma unakI gatividhiyoM kA pramukha keMdra hai, jahA~ unhoMne dharma aura darzana ko vyAvahArika svarUpa pradAna kiyA hai| yoga ke jisa alaukika AnaMda kI anubhUti pUjyazrI karate rahe haiM, usI kI divya mahaka saMbodhi-dhAma deza-videza ke sAdhakoM ke bIca phailA rahA hai| unakI pala-bhara kI nikaTatA hameM jIvana kA gaharA evaM Atmika sukUna dene vAlI hai| jIvana bahuta sarala hai, magara svayaM AdamI ne hI Aja use jaTila banA diyA hai| hajAroM dikkatoM-duzvAriyoM ke calate AdamI ke lie jIvana bhArabhUta bana gayA hai| AdamI kI saumya muskAna na jAne kahA~ kho gaI hai| isI bojhila bana cuke jIvana meM naI UrjA, naI preraNA phUMkate hue pUjyapravara kahate haiM ki jIvana se bar3hakara koI AnaMda nahIM hai aura na hI jIvana se bar3hakara koI sauMdarya / jisa vyakti ne jIvana ke marma ko chuA hai, use jiyA hai, vaha jAnatA hai ki jIvana se bar3hakara koI aura varadAna nahIM ho sktaa| isa IzvarIya saugAta ko hama AnaMdotsava banAkara jie~, AnaMda kA mahotsava banAkara jieN| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ manuSya kA saphalatA aura viphalatA ke sAtha sadA se nAtA rahA hai, lekina isa daura meM ye zabda itane uchale haiM ki hara saphalatA aura viphalatA AdamI ko pAgala kara rahI hai| saphalatA kI khuzI ko phira bhI kAbU kiyA jA sakatA hai, magara viphalatA se upajA pAgalapana hadeM pAra kara jAtA hai aura AdamI acAnaka koI AtmaghAtI kadama uThA letA hai| daraasala usa AdamI ko apane bhItara dabI akUta kSamatAoM kA bhAna nahIM hai| pUjyazrI kahate haiM ki jIvana kI hara asaphalatA saphalatA kI ora bar3hane kI preraNA hai| jo asaphalatA se nirAza ho jAte haiM, ve saphalatA ke zikhara kI ora nahIM bar3ha paate| hama apanI hara asaphalatA ko saphalatA kI maMjila kA par3Ava bhara smjheN| 'jie~ to aise jie~' jIvana ke prati rahane vAle hara nakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa se mukta hone kA AhvAna hai| hamAre vicAra sakArAtmaka baneM, hamArI soca meM samagratA Ae, hamArA jIvana AnaMda, ullAsa aura AtmavizvAsa se bhara uThe, yahI prabhuzrI kA sAra saMdeza hai| hama hara sUtra ko apane meM gaharAI se utArate jAe~ aura TaTolate jAe~ apane aapko| jaba kabhI vicAroM ke bha~vara-jAla meM ulajhA huA pAe~ aura rAha na sUjhe, to phira-phira ina amRta saMdezoM se gujreN| isa utsAha ke sAtha ki subaha karIba hai| - sohana For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMdara ke pRSThoM meM jIvana se bar3hakara graMtha nahIM madhura jIvana ke mUla maMtra boe~ vahI jo phaladAyI ho svastha mana se kareM dina kI zuruAta peza Ae~ zAlInatA se pahacAneM, samaya kI naz2Akata kozizoM meM chipI kAmayAbiyA~ jIvana-vikAsa ke nAyAba pahalUzikSA aura svAdhyAya lage buhArI aMtar-ghara meM sudhare saMskAra-dhArA prema se bar3hakara prArthanA kyA! mana kI dharA rahe urvara do maMtra : mana kI zAMti ke lie kaise kareM citta kA rUpAntaraNa svastha soca ke svAmI baneM sakArAtmaka ho jIvana-dRSTi jIvana kI cikitsA dhyAna ke dvArA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ko isa taraha jie~ ki jIvana svayaM varadAna bana jaae| - zrI candraprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana se bar3hakara graMtha nahIM jIvana aura jagat ko par3hanA duniyA kI kisI bhI mahAnatama pustaka ko par3hane se jyAdA behatara hai| yaha sRSTi kitanI suMdara, svargika aura madhurima hai! sRSTi kA pahalA satya svayaM sRSTi kA honA aura sRSTi meM hamArA honA hai| sRSTi ko jaba khulI AMkhoM se dekhate haiM, to sRSTi kA honA aura sRSTi meM hamAre astitva kA honA, hamAre lie satya kA pahalA kadama hai| mujhe sRSTi se pyAra hai| jitanA sRSTi se hai, utanA hI sRSTi para jIvana jI rahe Apa saba hama-musAphiroM se| jitanA Apase aura isa akhila saSTi se pyAra hai, utanA hI apane Apa se| maiMne kahA-apane Apase, para yathArtha to yaha hai ki svArtha yukta vyakti kA kevala apane Apa se hI anurAga hotA hai, lekina niHsvArtha cetanA ke lie sva-para kA bheda miTa jAtA hai aura 'vasudhaiva kuTumbakam' usake jIvana kA maMtra ho jAtA hai| aisA hai jagat kA satya apanI zAMtacitta-sthiti meM jaba-jaba bhI baiThakara isa sAre jagat ko nihAratA hUM, to anAyAsa hI jagat ke prati ahobhAva umar3a AtA hai, yaha dekhakara ki yaha sArI racanA kitanI suMdara hai| prakRti ke dvArA race gae pahAr3a, umar3ate-ghumar3ate For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAdala, cahacahAhaTa karatI cir3iyAeM, havA ke jhoMkoM se jhUlatI hare-bhare vRkSoM kI DAliyAM, samudra meM uThatI lahareM aura miTTI kI tahoM meM chipA kuoM kA mIThA paanii| kitanA suramya svarUpa hai yaha saba! sacamuca, haMsate-khilate cAMda-sitAroM ko dekhakara aMtarAtmA ke gIta phUTa par3ate haiM aura jaba-taba nirabhra AkAza ko dekhakara aMtas kA AkAza rU-ba-rU ho jAtA hai| maiMne jagat ke sauMdarya ko dekhA hai, kiMtu itanA kahanA satya kA eka pahalU hai, mAnava-mAnava meM phailI svArtha-cetanA, aMdhavizvAsa kI vRttiyAM aura nAsamajha kaTTaratAoM aura durAgrahoM ko dekhakara mAnavatA kA vikRta svarUpa bhI pratibiMbita ho jAtA hai| apanI mukti kA rasAsvAdana karane ke lie dharma ke dvAra para dastaka dene vAlA iMsAna nihita svArthoM ke calate paMthoM aura durAgrahoM meM bAMTa diyA jAtA hai| loga svAMga ko sAdhutva aura arthahIna kriyAoM ko dharma kA paryAya mAna baiThate haiM aura isa taraha vizAla buddhi kA svAmI iMsAna, kisI saMkIrNa dRSTi ke caMgula meM phaMsa jAtA hai| parivAroM para jaba naz2ara DAlate haiM, to unake ahaM aura unakI gharelU avyavasthAeM unake khUna ko Apasa meM bAMTa detI haiN| bhAI ko bhAI se pyAra karatA dekha bhalA kise khuzI na hogI, lekina bhAI jaba bhAI ke hI khUna kA pyAsA bana jAe, bhAI-bhAI ke bIca aisI darAreM par3a jAeM ki eka-dUsare kA nAma lenA bhI pasaMda na kare, to aisI sthiti meM saMsAra kI svArtha-cetanA hameM jagat kI niHsAratA ko samajhane ke lie prerita karatI hai| samAja meM alaga-alaga kauma ke loga raheM, to yaha to samAja kI khUbI hai ki eka upavana meM kaI taraha ke raMga-biraMge phUla khile haiM, para hama jarA samAja kI vikRta sthiti para dhyAna deM, to cauMka uTheMge ki koI bhI kauma dUsarI kisI kauma ke kalyANa ke lie prayatna karatI huI nahIM milegii| oha! itane bar3e saMsAra ko logoM ne kitanA choTA banA liyA hai| sAgara kI vizAlatA ThaMDI par3a cukI hai aura loga apanI-apanI talaiyoM ko hI sAgara mAna baiThe haiN| loga apanI hI talaiyA ko sAgara banAne ke lie usake kinAroM aura panaghaToM ko khIMca-khIMcakara use saMsAra kA sAgara banAnA cAhate haiN| 10 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamane janma bhI dekhA hai, javAnI bhI dekha rahe haiM, roga-bur3hApA aura mRtyu ko apane para aura auroM para ghaTita huA jAna rahe haiN| roDapati, karor3apati ho jAyA karate haiM aura karor3apati, roddpti| isa suMdara sRSTi para kisakA kauna-sA agalA caraNa hogA, kahA nahIM jA sktaa| palaka jhapakate kisI kI luTiyA DUba jAtI hai aura dekhate-hI-dekhate kisI ke nAma laoNTarI khula jAtI hai| kisI ke nAma makAna ho jAtA hai, to kisI kI kabra khuda jAtI hai| yaha kAyA ki jisa para AdamI ko itanA nAz2a hai, jise bacAne aura sAdhane ke itane sAre iMtajAma haiM, lekina isake bAvajUda kisakI kAyA kaba zmazAna aura kabristAna meM pahuMca jAe, koI khabara thor3e hI hai| kaba kisakI rAkha nae jIvana kI sUtradhAra bana jAyA karatI hai aura kaba kisakA jIvana do muTThI rAkha kI poTalI, kahA nahIM jA sktaa| maiM adhyetA jIvana-jagat kA bar3I vicitratAoM se bharA hai yaha jagat / hamane aba taka kevala rAmAyaNa hI par3hI hai, isa virATa jagat ko nahIM; hamane kevala gItA aura mahAbhArata ko par3hA hai, jIvana ko nahIM; hamane kevala rAma-kRSNa-mahAvIra-buddha se prema kiyA hai, apane Apa se nhiiN| kitane tAjjuba kI bAta hai ki rAmAyaNa ko sau daphA par3hane ke bAvajUda hama rAma na ho pAe aura gItA kA niyamita pATha karane ke bAvajUda hamAre jIvana se usake mAdhurya kA, usake satya aura yoga kA gIta na phUTa gyaa| kevala mahAbhArata ko par3ha lene bhara se kyA hogA, jaba taka hamArI napuMsaka bana cukI cetanA meM 'bhArata' kA bhAva na jage, Atma-vizvAsa kA siMhatva na bhara uThe, jIvana-jagat kA bodha na ho jaae| hama par3heM isa jagat ko, jagat meM ho rahe parivartanoM ko dekheN| Apa pAeMge rAmAyaNa atIta kI kRti nahIM, varana yaha jagat hara pala, hara kSaNa rAmAyaNa aura mahAbhArata kI hI AvRtti hai| koI agara mujhase pUche ki ApakA dharma kauna-sA hai aura zAstra kauna-sA, to merA sIdhA-sA javAba hogA-jo dharma manuSya kA hotA hai, vahI merA dharma hai aura jisa prakRti ne itane vicitra aura 11 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ adbhuta jagata kI racanA kI hai, yaha jagata aura jagata para pallavita hone vAlA jIvana hI merA zAstra hai| kitAboM ke nAma para maiMne DheroM kitAbeM par3hI haiM, na kevala par3hI haiM, varana DheroM hI maiMne kahI aura likhI haiM, para koI agara kahe ki mujhe sabase suMdara kitAba kauna-sI lagI hai, to maiM kahUMgA ki isa jagat se bar3hakara koI zreSTha kitAba nahIM hai aura jIvana se bar3hakara koI zAstra nahIM hai| maiM pAThaka hUM, adhyetA hUM jIvana kA, jagat kA; maiM draSTA hUM jIvanajagat kI apane sAmane hone vAlI hara ihalIlA kaa| buddhi kI khAda bhara haiM kitAbeM mAtra kitAboM ko par3hane kA kAma unakA hai, jo buddhimAna haiN| kitAbeM buddhi kI khAda haiM, kitAboM ke dvArA buddhi kA siMcana hotA hai; kitAbeM to buddhi kI sahelI haiM, para buddhi jIvana kA aMtima caraNa nahIM, jIvana kI samajha pAne kA pahalA AyAma hai| buddhi se zuruAta hotI hai, para buddhi para pUrNAhuti nhiiN| buddhi ke Age ghATa aura bhI haiN| jIvana-jagat ko vaha vyakti par3hanA cAhegA, jo kitAboM ke bhI pAra jAnA cAhatA hai, vAstavika satya aura rahasya ko jInA aura jAnanA cAhatA hai| aise vyakti se hI adhyAtma kA janma hotA hai, usameM hI adhyAtma kA abhyudaya hotA hai| adhyAtma koI zAstra yA vAda nahIM hai ki jise par3hA jAe, ki jisakA paMDita huA jAe, ki jisa para tarka-vitarka kiyA jAe, ki jise siddha aura sAbita kiyA jaae| adhyAtma to eka dRSTi hai, eka aisI dRSTi, jise hama aMtardRSTi kheNge| jisakI aMtardRSTi khula gaI, buddhi to usakI cerI bana jAtI hai| vaha buddhi ke Age ke dvAroM ko khulA huA pAtA hai| Age jo sthiti hotI hai, vaha buddhi kI nahIM, bodha aura prajJA kI hotI hai| usakI sthiti sthitaprajJa kI, RjuprAjJa kI hotI hai| dharma kA janma jIvana aura jagat ke sAra aura asAra-donoM pahaluoM ke samajhane-bUjhane se hotA hai| zAstroM aura kitAboM ke AdhAra para dharma kA AcaraNa z2arUra calatA rahatA hai, para jIvana meM dharma kA janma nahIM hotaa| maiMne 12 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahA-AcaraNa calatA rahatA hai, para hakIkata to yaha hai ki jaba jIvana meM dharma kA janma hI nahIM huA, to usakA AcaraNa kaise ho paaegaa| pApa-bhIru loga dhArmika kitAboM ko suna-par3hakara unameM likhI bAtoM ko apane jIvana meM utArane kI koziza karate rahate haiM, lekina eka choTA-sA pralobhana athavA eka choTI-sI vipadA bhI, unheM unake dvArA svIkAra kie gae mArga se vicalita kara detI hai| ve apane samajhe gae dharma para nahIM rhte| ve phisala jAyA karate haiN| aise logoM ko phira-phira thAmane kI z2arUrata par3atI hai, para apanI AMtarika mUrchA se mukta na ho pAne ke kAraNa ve thAme bhI nahIM thmte| dharma unake lie nahIM hai, jo usakI muMDera para A khar3e hote haiN| bhalA hara rAha calatA AdamI hara kisI kueM kA mAlika thor3e hI ho jaaegaa| kuAM unakA nahIM hai, jo usakI muMDera para baiThe haiM, varana unakA hai, jinameM kueM kA pAnI pIne kI pyAsa hai| prazna hai Akhira yaha pyAsa milatI kahAM se hai? pyAsa bhalA koI bAjAra meM bikatI hai! pyAsa to apane Apa uThatI hai aura yaha pyAsa jagatI hai taba, jaba vyakti kI aMtardRSTi jIvana aura jagata ko par3hane kI koziza karatI hai| jIvana aura jagat ko par3hanA dharatI kI sarvazreSTha kRti ko par3hanA hai| dharatI para aisA koI bhI pahalU nahIM hai, jisakA koI sAratattva na ho| aisA bhI koI pahalU nahIM hai, jisameM niHsAratA na chipI ho| hara vastu meM sAra tattva chipA hai aura hara vastu meM niHsAra tttv| sAra ko sAra rUpa jAnanA aura asAra ko asAra rUpa, yahI vyakti kI satya aura samyak dRSTi hai| jAge aMtardRSTi hameM isa bAta se koI prayojana nahIM honA cAhie ki jagat ko kisane banAyA yA jisane jagat ko banAyA, usako banAne vAlA kauna rhaa| hamArI aMtardRSTi to kevala itanA hI dekhe ki yaha jagat Akhira kyA hai? yaha jIvana aura isakA rahasya kyA hai? dharatI para itanA duHkha kyoM hai? maiM svayaM duHkhoM kA anubhava kyoM karatA hUM? maiM apane Apako duHkhI dekhanA cAhatA hUM yA sukhI? For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agara mujhameM sukha pAne kI tRSA hai, to phira bhI mujhe duHkhoM ke daura se kyoM gujaranA par3atA hai? duHkha haiM, to kyoM haiM? duHkha haiM to duHkha ke kAraNa kyA haiM? sukhI honA cAhatA hUM, to sukha ko pAne ke AdhAra-sUtra kyA haiM? jo jIvana aura jagat ko dhyAnapUrvaka dekhatA hai, usakI cetanA meM manana kA aMkuraNa hotA hai| manana svayaM mArga detA hai, manana se satya ke mArga khulate haiM, manana se manuSya meM manu sAkAra hotA hai| mUla gura hai-jIvana aura jagat ko bhItara kI khulI AMkhoM se dekhA jaae| yaha kalA hAsila ho jAe, duniyA kI hara kitAba aura zAstra maMgala preraNAoM ko lie hote haiN| kitAbeM manuSya ke prabuddha hone meM sahAyaka banatI haiM, para kitAbeM aMtima sIr3hI nahIM haiM! sIkhane, pAne aura jAnane kI lalaka ho, to sRSTi ke hara Dagara para veda, kuraAna, bAibila ke panne khule aura bolate hue najara A jaaeNge| kabhI cir3iyoM kI cahacahAhaTa para dhyAna deM, vRkSa ke hilate-Dulate pattoM para dRSTi keMdrita kreN| sAgara aura sarovara meM uTha rahI laharoM ko dekheN| hiraNoM ko kalAMce bharate hue aura titaliyoM ko ur3ate hue nihaareN| kabhI khile hue phUloM ko dekheM, to kabhI per3oM ke pIle par3a cuke pattoM ko girate hue| sacamuca aisA karake Apa jIvana ke kaI-kaI pATha aura adhyAya eka taraha se par3ha cuke haiN| par3heM-par3hAeM jIvana kI kitAba dharatI kA pahalA zAstra svayaM manuSya kA jIvana hai, dUsarA zAstra yaha jagat hai, tIsarA zAstra prakRti hai aura cauthA zAstra pavitra kitaabeN| kitAbeM vicAra aura ciMtana detI haiM, jabaki jIvana kA paThana aura pArAyaNa aNtrdRsstti| satya kA bodha isI se hotA hai, jIvana kI vAstavika samajha kI IjAda isI se hotI hai| vyakti apanI aMtardRSTi se dekhakara jisa jAgarti aura pariNati taka pahuMcatA hai, vahI usakA anubhava-dhana hotA hai| usI se vaha upalabdha hotA hai| usake jIvana kA, aMtarmana kA aMdherA chaMTatA hai| jIvana merA zAstra hai aura jagat merA guru| maiMne ise par3hA hai, maiMne isase bahuta kucha sIkhA hai| jIvana aura jagat ke prati sadA sajaga rahane vAlA unake 14 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahasyoM kA bhI draSTA aura jJAtA ho jAtA hai| kyA hama bhItara kI AMkha kholakara usakA upayoga kareMge-jIvana-darzana ke lie, jagat-darzana ke lie satyabodha aura sadAbahAra mAdhurya ke lie? aMtardRSTi pUrvaka jagat ko dekhane kI kalA A jAe, to jIvana svataH sakArAtmaka hotA jaaegaa| sahiSNutA sAkAra ho jAegI aura vyartha kI pratikriyA aura tanAva se hama uparata hote jaaeNge| hama sadA hRdayavAna raheMge, hamArI buddhi kI dhAra tIkSNa aura prajJApUrita rhegii| koharA hamase chaMTatA jAegA, hama prakAza-patha ke anugAmI hoNge| jieM prakRti ke sAnnidhya meM hama jieM prakRti ke sAnnidhya meN| prakRti hameM apanI prakRti se mukhAtiba krvaaegii| hamAre jIvana ko sahaja aura sarala bnaaegii| saralatA aura sahajatA ke abhAva meM hI duHkhoM aura tanAvoM kI cIna-kI-dIvAra khar3I hotI hai| prakRti jahAM hameM jIvana kI gaharAI pradAna karegI, vahIM jIvana aura jagat ke rahasyoM se rU-ba-rU bhI krvaaegii| hama prakRti ke sAtha jIkara to dekheM, Apa tAjjuba kareMge ki phUloM ko dekhanA kevala dekhanA bhara nahIM hogA, hama svayaM phUla kI taraha khilate jaaeNge| Apa dhyAna se AkAza ko dekheM, Apa pAeMge ki bhItara-bAhara kA bheda miTa gyaa| hama sAgara kI uThatI-giratI laharoM ko dekheM, hameM prati kSaNa ho rahI parivartanazIlatA kA Atmabodha upalabdha hogaa| ur3ate hue pakSiyoM ko dekheM, to hamArI dhamaniyoM meM bhI mukti kA gIta phUTa pdd'egaa| hama phUloM ko cUmakara dekheM, hamAre hRdaya meM prema kA sAgara laharA utthegaa| hama prakRti kA sauMdarya dekheM, prakRti kA sauMdarya hamameM nRtya kara utthegaa| sahaja hoM jIvana ke prati hama jIvana ke prati sahaja hoN| itane sahaja ki jaise bUMda sAgara meM samAtI hai, dhuMgharU pAMva meM bajate haiN| jIvana meM jo honA hai, vaha hotA jaae| hama honI kA sAmanA kreN| Apa pAeMge ki ApakI naisargika pratibhA aise ujAgara hokara 15 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ A rahI hai, jaise mehaMdI racane ke bAda llaamii| jIvana kI sahajatA Apako nirbhaya bnaaegii| ApakI AsthA aura vizvAsoM ke nita-nae dvAra kholegii| paristhitiyAM Apa para hAvI hoM, usase pahale Apa usa para apanA niyaMtraNa aura svAmitva kara leNge| ApakA vyaktitva prabhAvI hotA jaaegaa| manana kareM jIvana ko phurasata ke kSaNoM meM hama jIvana-jagat ke bAre meM manana kreN| maiMne pahale hI kahA hai ki manana svayaM mArga detA hai| buddhi kA vAstavika pariNAma paThana se nahIM, manana se AtA hai| buddhi ko manana kA mArga mila jAe, to buddhi hamAre sAmane samAdhAnoM kA sUraja ugA degii| jIvana kI hara samasyA kA samAdhAna vyakti kI buddhi aura usakI aMtarAtmA meM samAyA hai| hama jIvana ke vyAvahArika pahaluoM para to manana kareM hI, jIvana-jagat ke AMtarika pahaluoM para bhI manana kreN| maiM kauna hUM, maiM jagat meM kahAM se AyA hUM, mere jIvana kA mUla srota kyA hai, merI cetanA kahAM ulajhI hai, apane svabhAva kI saumyatA ke lie mujhe kyA karanA cAhie? ye ve pahalU haiM, jina para kiyA gayA manana jIvana ke prati hamAre ciMtana ko gaharAI degaa| mahattva isa bAta kA nahIM hai ki hama kitane varSa jie, varana isakA hai ki hama kitane gahare utarakara jie| baMdhyA kA jIvana kyA jInA, apanI samajha ko paidA karake jieN| hama jIvana aura jagat ko par3heM, samajheM aura piMjare se mukta ho cuke paMchI kI taraha mukta ur3Ana bhreN| sahajatayA kahe gae ye tIna sUtra hamAre ciMtana ko gaharAI deNge| jIne kI kalA pradAna kreNge| 16 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ madhura jIvana ke mUlamaMtra jIvana ko kucha isa taraha jieM ki jIvana svayaM prabhu kA prasAda aura varadAna bana jAe / -kha-zAMtipUrvaka jIvana-yApana karanA jIvana kI zreSTha upalabdhi hai| duniyA loga haiM, eka ve jo jIvana ke bhUkhe haiM, dUsare ve sukha 1 se jIne ke lie tarasa rahe haiM / jo auroM ke jIvana ke bhUkhe haiM, ve bhI rugNacitta haiM aura jo jIne ke lie tarasa rahe haiM, ve bhI kisI-na-kisI mAnasika athavA vyAvahArika vipadA ke roga se ghire hue haiN| duniyA meM duHkha ke bahutere rUpa haiM kisI ke ghara saMtAna paidA hone se thAlI bajatI hai, to kisI ke ghara baccA paidA hone para AMsU DhulakAe jAte haiM, yaha socakara ki pahale se hI cha: haiM, aba sAtaveM kA bharaNa-poSaNa kaise hogA ! saMbhava hai ki janma kisI ko sukha bhI de de, para roga, bhukhamarI, berojagArI, bur3hApA aura mRtyu kI ghaTanA bhalA kise sukha detI hogI! duniyA meM lAkhoM-karor3oM aspatAla aura cikitsakoM ke hone ke bAvajUda duniyA kI AdhI se jyAdA janasaMkhyA rugNa aura duHkhI hai / yaha manuSya kI viDaMbanA hai ki vaha kevala dhana-saMpatti aura suvidhA-sAdhanoM ko hI jIvana ke sukhoM kA mUla AdhAra mAnatA hai, jabaki eka adhisaMpanna saMbhrAMta vyakti jitanA ciMtita, tanAvagrasta aura rugNacitta milegA, utanA eka sAmAnya vyakti nhiiN| z2arA kisI paise vAle vyakti kI jiMdagI para dhyAna dekara dekheM / usakI sevA meM dasa gAr3I - baMgale aura naukara mila jAeMge, 17 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para usakI bhAgamabhAga se bharI jiMdagI meM itanI bhI phursata nahIM ki vaha apane baccoM ko pyAra de sake; mAtA-pitA aura bhAI-bahanoM ke sukha-duHkha meM sahabhAgI ho ske| use dina meM korTa aura phaikTrI ke dasa laphar3e nipaTAne haiN| bharapeTa bhojana nahIM kara sakatA, kyoMki carbI kI takalIpha hai; bhojana bhI binA tela-ghI-mirca-masAle kA hai, kyoMki blaDa prezara aura Tenzana kI takalIpha hai; hArTa kI takalIpha bhI adhikatara inhIM logoM ko hotI hai| to kyA hama isa sAre svarUpa ko hI sukhI jIvana kahate haiM? sukhI vaha nahIM hai jisake pAsa moTara-baMgalA hai, varan vaha hai, jo caina kI nIMda sotA hai aura svastha mAnasikatA kA mAlika hai| samajheM, jIvana kA mUlya prakRti kI dRSTi meM to hara vyakti adhisaMpanna hai| apane Apako dIna-hIna samajhanA svayaM kI ajJAnatA hai| kyA hama jIvana kA mUlya samajhate haiM? mAnA ki sone aura hIre-javAharAta kA mUlya hai, para kyA jIvana se jyAdA hai? vAstava meM jIvana hai, to tuccha-se-tuccha vastu bhI bahumUlyavAna hai| jIvana nahIM hai, to mUlyavAna vastu bhI arthahIna hai| eka akele jIvana ke samakSa pRthvI bhara kI samasta sampadAeM tuccha aura nagaNya haiN| kRpayA apane Apa para dhyAna deN| isa bAta ko jAnakara Apa camatkRta ho uTheMge ki hara vyakti apane Apa meM akUta saMpatti kA khaz2AnA hai| z2arA mujhe batAeM ki duniyA meM gurde kA, rakta kA, hRdaya aura AMkhoM kA kitanA mUlya hai? eka AdamI ke gurdo, hRdaya aura AMkhoM taka kA mUlya milA liyA jAe, to hAla hI ke dAmoM se aisA kauna-sA vyakti nahIM hai, jo karor3apati na hogaa| hama apanI dIna-hIna bhAvanA kA tyAga kareM, hamArA eka zarIra apane Apa meM karor3oM rupae mUlya kA hai| eka karor3apati saikar3oM-hajAroM ke lie roe! hama hRdaya se praphullita hoM aura jIvana ke lie Izvara ke prati kRtajJatA se bhara utthe| vyakti kA jIvana duHkhI isalie hai, kyoMki vaha rugNa aura vikSipta-citta hai| svarga aura naraka koI AsamAna aura pAtAla ke nakze nahIM haiM, varan ye 18 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ donoM jIvana ke hI paryAya haiN| zAMta citta svarga hai, azAMta citta naraka; prasanna hRdaya svarga hai, udAsa mana nrk| hara prApta meM AnaMdita honA svarga hai, vyartha kI makar3a lAlasAoM meM ulajhe rahanA nrk| yaha vyakti para nirbhara karatA hai ki vaha apane Apako naraka kI Aga meM jhulasAe rakhanA cAhatA hai yA svarga ke madhuvana meM AnaMda-bhAva se ahonRtya karanA cAhatA hai| hama apane zArIrika aura mAnasika rogoM se, AzaMkA, udvega aura uttejanAoM se svayaM ko uparata kareM aura jIvana ko satyam-zivam-suMdaram ke maMgalamaya patha kI ora agrasara kreN| jIvana ke saMpUrNa sauMdarya aura mAdhurya ke lie kevala usakA rogamukta honA hI paryApta nahIM hai, varan zArIrika Arogya ke sAtha vicAra aura karma kI svasthatA-svacchatA aura samarasatA bhI anivArya caraNa hai| zRMgAra-prasAdhanoM ko athavA jUte-cappala-saiMDala aura kapar3e ke UMce-nIce pahanAve ko sukha-sauMdarya kA AdhAra na smjheN| svastha, suMdara aura madhura jIvana ke lie hameM jIvana ke bahuAyAmI pahaluoM kI ora dhyAna denA hogaa| Ao, hama aise kucha pahaluoM ko jIne kI koziza kareM, jinase ki hameM hamAre jIvana kA saccA svAsthya mila ske| svastha jIvana ke lie sAtvika AhAra svastha jIvana ke lie isa bAta kA sarvAdhika mahatva hai ki hama kyA khAte-pIte haiN| jaba taka vyakti yaha nahIM samajhegA ki AhAra kaba-kyoM aura kaisA lenA cAhie, taba taka vyakti jaba-taba rogoM se ghirA huA hI rhegaa| AhAra jIvana ke vAhana kA IMdhana hai| AhAra karane kA artha yaha nahIM ki jaba-jo mila gayA, taba vaha khA liyaa| peTa koI kUr3AdAna nahIM hai| sahI IMdhana ke abhAva meM yaMtra kI vyavasthA gar3abar3A sakatI hai| svastha jIvana ke lie bhojana ko saMtulita aura sAtvika honA jarUrI hai| Akhira jaisA hama khAeMge, vaisA hI to pariNAma aaegaa| bartana para jaisA cihna ukereMge, vahI ubhara kara aaegaa| mana ke pariNAma agara vikRta haiM, to mAnakara 19 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ calo ki tuma jo AhAra le rahe ho, usameM kucha-na-kucha vikRti avazya hai| rakta-zuddhi aura rakta-gati ke samucita niyaMtraNa ke lie bhI AhAra kI sthiti aura gati pUrI taraha prabhAvI hotI hai| yaha Ama samajha kI bAta hai ki jaisA khAve anna, vaisA rahe mn| jaise yadi Apa zarAba pIeMge, to zarIra ko gati dene vAlI kozikAeM supta aura avaruddha ho jAeMgI; jardA-taMbAkU kA istemAla kareMge, to zarIra kI haDDiyAM galane laga jAeMgI; adhika bhoga-paribhoga kiyA, to kAyayaMtra kI mUla tAkata kamajora ho jAegI, yAnI dIrgha jIvana prApta karane kA icchuka vyakti apane hI kAraNoM se apanI umra ko ghaTA baitthegaa| dIrgha jIvana ke lie tana-mana kI zakti kA saMrakSaNa aura abhivarddhana sahaja anivAryatA hai| hama bAsI bhojana, gariSTha athavA bAjArU bhojana se paraheja rkheN| hama hamezA ghara meM banA huA, tAjA-sAtvika bhojana hI grahaNa kreN| adhika mIThA, adhika khaTA, adhika namakIna cIjoM ke upayoga para saMyama rakha sakeM, to jyAdA behatara hai| bhojana jyAdA na khAeM, yathAvazyaka bhojana karanA hI svastha jIvana kA maMgala sUtra hai| hAM, yadi AvazyakatA se do grAsa kama grahaNa kareM, to peTa kI AMtoM ko bhojana pacAne meM tanAva kA sAmanA na karanA pdd'egaa| bhojana utanA ho, aura vaha ho, jo hameM svAsthya aura sphUrti pradAna kre| adhika garama aura gariSTha bhojana karane se vIryasrAva-rajasrAva ho jaaegaa| Akhira zarIra to utane hI AhAra kI zakti grahaNa karegA, jitane kI use apekSA hai| vaha bhojana ghAtaka hai, jo uttejanA jagAe yA pramAda paidA kre| thor3A-sA vyAyAma bhI yadi svastha bhojana karane ke bAvajUda zarIra meM kamajorI rahatI hai, zakti zithila rahatI hai, to isakA artha hai ki zarIra ke UrjA-srotoM meM kahIM koI rukAvaTa A gaI hai, taba hameM kisI svAsthya-cikitsaka se avazya salAha lenI caahie| bhojana kI sAtvikatA ke sAtha hameM zarIra ke vibhinna avayavoM ke svastha saMtulana hetu thor3A-bahuta vyAyAma bhI avazya karanA caahie| isake 20 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lie hameM sUryodaya se pahale do kilomITara taka laMbI sAMsa lete hue Tahala lenA cAhie athavA subaha dasa-paMdraha minaTa taka kucha yogAsana kara lene caahie| yadi samaya aura sthAna kI suvidhA na ho, to eka hI jagaha para do-tIna minaTa kI jaoNgiMga sthira-daur3a kara lenI hitakara hai| isase hamAre zarIra ke jIvita koSTha sakriya hote haiM, zarIra kI jo kozikAeM supta yA zithila par3I haiM, ve bhI sakriya hokara hamAre svAsthya meM sahabhAgI bana jAtI haiN| . hama apane kisI bhI kArya ko karane se pahale usake bAre meM thor3A-sA manana kara leN| soca-samajhakara kiyA gayA kArya hamezA vAMchita pariNAma detA hai| binA soce-samajhe kie gae kArya para aMtataH pachatAnA par3atA hai| hara kArya ko utsAha se karanA cAhie, para isakA matalaba yaha nahIM ki use jaldabAjI meM nipaTAne kI koziza kI jaae| buddhimAna puruSa kAma karane se pahale socatA hai; samajhadAra vyakti kAma karate samaya socatA hai, jabaki mUrkha kAma karane ke baad| bhalA jaba prakRti ne hameM zreSTha buddhi pradAna kI hai, to kyoM na hama buddhipUrvaka hI hara kArya ko saMpAdita kreN| na ulajheM lAlasAoM meM hama vyartha kI lAlasAoM meM bhI na uljheN| AvazyakatAoM ke anusAra sabhI kucha saMjoyA jAtA hai, lekina AvazyakatA se adhika kisI bhI cIja kI vyavasthA karanA sAmAjika aparAdha to hai hI, vahIM use saMbhAlane-sajAne aura usakI surakSA ke lie anAvazyaka mAthApaccI bhI karanI par3atI hai| hamAre pAsa agara z2arUrata se jyAdA hai, to use jarUratamaMda logoM ko pradAna kara deN| Avazyaka saba kucha ho, atirikta kucha nahIM-apane Apa meM yaha aparigraha-dharma kA pAlana hai| bhautika sukhoM kA koI aMta nahIM hai| ye saba to ve cApalUsa zatru haiM, jo dina-rAta hamArA khUna cUsate rahate haiN| hama lAlasAoM meM na ulajheM, jIvana ke Avazyaka kAryoM aura kartavyoM kA pAlana kreN| sabhI kArya aura kartavya jIvana-patha ke devadUta hote haiN| karttavya ko kartavya kI bhAvanA se niSThApUrvaka saMpAdita karanA devoM kI hI arcanA hai| 21 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apa sabala haiM, samartha haiM, saubhAgyazAlI haiM, isIlie Apake pAsa z2arUrata se jyAdA arjita hotA hai| jo bhogA so pUrA huA, jo bacA so luTA diyaa| are, tuma dAtA bno| tumhAre hAtha sadA luTAte rheN| dekara khuza rho| jo bhogA so miTa gayA, jo bAMTA so bar3ha gyaa| jo chipa-chipakara khAtA hai, vaha pAkhAne taka pahuMca jAtA hai aura jo bAMTa-bAMTakara svIkAra karatA hai, usake lie bhojana prasAda bana jAtA hai| hama aparigraha-asaMgraha ko apane jIvana meM jIeM aura jo kucha bhI hamAre pAsa atirikta AtA jAe, use niHsvArtha AnaMda bhAva se jagat kI vyavasthA meM apanI ora se samarpita kara deN| nAva para utanA hI bhAra vahana kareM ki vaha hameM kinArA dikhA ske| atirikta car3hAyA gayA bhAra nAva ko majhadhAra meM hI DubotA hai| na gilA, na gumAna : sadAbahAra prasannatA apanI ora se bharasaka yaha koziza rahe ki sadA satya vANI boleM aura satya kA samarthana kreN| hara vyakti aura hara paristhiti ke prati samAna dRSTi rakheM, samadarzI rheN| niMdA-prazaMsA, amIrI-garIbI, hAni-lAbha donoM hI sthitiyoM meM samAna rheN| yaha kudarata kI vyavasthA hai ki koI bhI paristhiti eka jaisI nahIM rhtii| agara anukUla hai, to vaha bhI badala jAtI hai aura pratikUla hai, to vaha bhii| jaba parivartana hI kudarata kI AtmA hai, to anukUlatA para gumAna kaisA aura pratikUlatA para gilA kaisA! takalIpha ko pAkara khinna na hoN| vizvAsa rakho, Izvara ke ghara meM aMdhera nahIM hai| jIvana meM eka dvAra baMda hotA hai, to dUsarA khula bhI jAyA karatA hai| yadi koI hamAre sAtha galata vyavahAra kara de, hamArI upekSA kara DAle, to duHkhI aura krodhita hone kI bajAya usake prati apane hRdaya meM kSamA aura karuNA ke megha umar3ane deM, tAki hamArA citta to zItala rahe hI, saMbhava hai ki hamAre kAraNa agale kA krodha bhI zItala ho jaae| hama acche logoM kI saMgata meM raheM, acche logoM ko apanI saMgata meM rakheM, jisase ki hamArA jJAna aura viveka banA rhe| sadA saumya aura prasanna rheN| viparIta paristhitiyoM ko apanI prasannatA chInane kA adhikAra na deN| pratikUla 22 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahaluoM se sAmanA ho jAne ke bAvajUda apanI ora se sadA sakArAtmaka kadama utthaaeN| jIvana ko madhura banAne ke lie hama dUsaroM kA sammAna karanA sIkheM | jaisA sammAna hama svayaM ke lie cAhate haiM, vaisA hI sabhI prANiyoM kA sammAna karane kA abhyAsa hama svayaM bhI kreN| hama isa bAta kI zapatha grahaNa kareM ki maiM binA kisI bhedabhAva athavA pakSapAta ke sabhI logoM ke jIvana evaM pratiSThA kA sammAna karUMgA / hama pratidina eka vyakti meM koI-na-koI vizeSatA avazya pahacAneM aura usakA anumodana kareM / koziza kareM ki hama pratidina eka acchA kArya avazya kreN| jaba bhI kisI se mileM, muskurAkara mileM / koziza kareM ki hameM jo kauzala prApta hai, hama use dUsaroM ko sikhAeM / par3osiyoM se pyAra kareM aura isa taraha apane irda-girda ke vAtAvaraNa ko prasanna aura surabhita hone deM / sadA svacchatA rakheM aura apane ghara kI rakSA kreN| jitanI apanI AjIvikA ho, usakA eka aMza z2arUratamaMda logoM evaM kalyANakArI kAryoM ke lie samarpita kareM, aisA karake Apa pAeMge ki hameM kevala kamAnA hI sukha nahIM detA, varan sahayoga bhI hamAre sukha aura mAdhurya ko bar3hA rahA hai / ye jo choTI-choTI bAteM haiM, agara ina para hama pUrA dhyAna de sake, ta laghutA prabhutA bharI ye choTI bAteM svastha - suMdara aura madhura jIvana ke lie camatkArI maMtra sAbita ho sakatI haiM / sacamuca, jIvana ko hama isa taraha jieM ki jIvana svayaM prabhu kA prasAda aura varadAna bana jaae| 23 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ boeM vahI jo phaladAyI ho jIvana meM sadA ve bIja boeM, jinakI phasala kATate samaya kaTutA aura kheda na ho| manuSya jaisA socatA hai, vaisA hI usakA vyavahAra hotA hai| vaha jaisA svapna dekhatA hai, unheM pUrA karane kA vaisA hI prayAsa karatA hai| vyakti jaisA bhI hai, apane hI kAraNa hai| vaha sukhI hai, to bhI apane hI kAraNa aura duHkhI hai, to usakA AdhAra bhI vaha svayaM hI hai| vaha gIta gAtA hai, to apane lie gItoM kI hI vyavasthA kara rahA hai; gAlI-galauca karatA hai, to upekSita aura apamAnita hone ke khuda hI bIja bo rahA hai| jIvana meM saba kucha vahI hotA hai, jisakA bIjAropaNa usane atIta meM kiyA hai| jIvana meM milane vAle kar3ave phaloM ko dekhakara ciMtita hone kA kyA artha? yaha to jIvana kA prakRtigata niyama hai ki jaisA boeMge, vaisA paaeNge| phUloM kI vyavasthA kI hai, to phUla mileMge; kAMTe boeM haiM, to pAMvoM meM kAMTe hI aaeNge| hamArA jIvana eka gUMja kI taraha hai| hameM vApasa vahI milatA hai, jo hama apanI ora se kisI ko dete haiN| jagat : jIvana kI pratidhvani yaha sArA jagat to aMtarAtmA kA eka aMtarsaMbaMdha hai| yahAM pratidhvani vaisI hI hotI hai, jaisI vyakti kI dhvani hotI hai| prakRti kI pratikriyA, kriyA ke 24 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viparIta nahIM hotii| Apa kabhI kisI zAMta-ekAMta sthAna meM jAkara bAMsurI kI tAna cher3eMge, to Apa tAjjuba kareMge ki vahAM kA sArA vAtAvaraNa ApakI bAMsurI ke sura-saMsAra kA sahabhAgI bana cukA hai; havA bhI usa rAga se bhIga uThatI hai; vRkSoM kI DAliyAM-pattiyAM, yahAM taka ki jharanoM taka meM bhI apanI bAMsurI ko pratidhvanita hote hue paaeNge| yaha hara pratidhvani Apa para hI bAdaloM kI rimajhima phuhAroM kI taraha brsegii| taba ApakA roma-roma pulakita ho uThegA, Apa hara rUpa meM usI svara-laharI ko AtmasAta hotA huA paaeNge| vahIM hama kisI sUne jaMgala meM besurI AvAja kareM, kueM meM muMha DAlakara hohallA kareM, hama sacamuca do-pAMca minaTa meM hI pAgaloM-sI harakata karane lgeNge| kueM kI jo pratidhvani hogI, vaha hameM bhUtoM kI AvAja mahasUsa hogii| hama bhayabhIta ho utthege| jaMgala kI pratidhvani se hameM aise lagegA ki mAno kahIM bAdala garajA ho yA pahAr3a phUTA ho| hama hakke-bakke ho uttheNge| cAhe vyakti kA yaha pAgalapana rahA yA sura-saMsAra kI saMracanA-donoM vyakti ke apane hI pariNAma rhe| kyA hama isI niyama ke AdhAra para yaha nahIM mAna sakate ki vyakti ke krodha ke badale meM krodha hI lauTa kara AtA hai, vahIM prema aura kSamA ke badale meM vaisA hI sadbhAva? bhalA dharatI para gusse aura gAliyoM ke badale kise prema yA sukUna milA hai| koI mahAvIra jaise saMyamI aura jIsasa jaise kSamAzIla hoM, to yaha apavAda hI khlaaegaa| niyama to niyama hotA hai, usameM apavAda lAgU nahIM hotaa| yaha prakRti kA sarvasAdhAraNa niyama hai ki phalatA vahI hai, jo bIja meM hotA hai| auroM ke lie acchA bananA, apane lie aura behatara banane kI kalA hai| bIja boeM behatara hama bIja bote vakta yaha dhyAna nahIM rakhate ki vaha kina pariNAmoM ko lie hae hai| hama binA soce bIja bo DAlate haiN| apane boe hue ko bhoganA to sukhada lagatA hai, lekina use kATanA duHkhada aura dusskr| phUloM ko bhoganA kitanA acchA lagatA hai, para kyA kAMToM ko kATanA itanA sahaja hai? AdamI 25 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA jIvana itanA vicitra hai ki usameM gulAba ke phUla kama khilate haiM aura thora ke kAMTe jyAdA aura jaldI uga Ate haiN| yaha mAnakara caleM ki jIvana meM agara burAI hai, taba bhI aura acchAI hai taba bhI, donoM kA janaka aura prabaMdhaka vyakti svayaM hI hai| hama cAheM to acche phaloM ko pAne ke lie acche bIjoM ko bo sakate haiN| hameM sacamuca jIvana aura vyavahAra meM vaha bonA cAhie ki jise kATate aura bhogate vakta hameM ghuTana, glAni aura prAyazcitta na karanA pdd'e| hama agara apanI ora se acchA bo rahe haiM, isake bAvajUda hameM galata pariNAma mila rahA hai, to ciMtita na hoN| dhIraja rakheM, Aja jo galata mila rahA hai, to vaha hamAre kisI kala kA pariNAma hai| vizvAsa rakheM, nizcita raheM; prakRti ke kAyade-kAnUna nahIM bdlte| vaha hameM usakA acchA pariNAma jarUra lauTAegI, jo hama Aja acchA kara rahe haiN| hamArA hara kRtya Ane vAle kala kI saugAta hai| prakRti hameM vahI saugAta aura upahAra lauTAtI hai, jaisA-jisa bhAva se hamane use samarpita kiyA hai| sauhArda aura prema ke badale meM AtmIyatA aura samarpaNa hI lauTakara Ate haiN| isalie hamArI ora se kisI para kI jAne vAlI dayA aura karuNA, vAstava meM apane Apa para kI jAne vAlI dayA aura karuNA hai| kisI anya ko hAni yA kSati pahuMcAnA, svayaM ke lie hI AtmaghAtaka hai| jIva-dayA AtmadayA hai aura jIva kA vadha, aatmvdh| Apane ye do pyArI paMktiyAM sunI hoNgii| dete gAlI eka haiM, ulaTe gAlI anek| jo tU gAlI de nahIM, to rahe eka kI ek|| bar3I vicitra bAta hai ki gaNita meM eka aura eka do hote haiM, para gAliyoM kA gaNita-zAstra eka aura eka ko milAkara kaI gunA kara detA hai| gAliyoM ke mAmale meM jor3eM kama hotI haiM, guNanaphala hI jyAdA hote haiN| kahIM Apa yaha prayoga karake dekha mata lIjiegA, lene ke dene par3a jaaeNge| bAteM, bAtoM taka sImita nahIM rahatIM, ve Age bar3ha jAtI haiN| yaha Apa bhalIbhAMti jAnate haiM ki bAteM jaba Age bar3hatI haiM, to ve bAtoM taka hI sImita rahatI haiM yA lAtoM taka; isakA koI taya hisAba nahIM hai| 26 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariNAmoM kA pUrvabodha rahe jIvana ke prati sajaga na rahane ke kAraNa hI athavA apane kRtya ke pariNAmoM kA pUrvabodha na hone kI vajaha se hI vyakti galatI karatA hai / vaha na kevala galatI karatA hai, varan usI galatI ko doharAtA hai, galatI kA piSTa-peSaNa hotA rahatA hai / vyakti hara kArya ko karane se pahale yA hara vAkya ko bolane se pahale kiMcit yaha bodha yA sajagatA dhAraNa kara le ki maiM jo kara yA kaha rahA hUM, vaha kisI rUpa meM amaMgalakArI yA kisI ke lie aniSTakArI to nahIM hai? hamArA hara kRtya aura vAkya spaSTa, sarala aura bodhagamya honA cAhie, kisI vyaMgya yA rahasyamaya pahelI kI taraha nahIM / vyakti ko Rju aura nirmala honA cAhie, aMdherI galiyoM jaisA nahIM / acchAI vApasI kA rAstA DhUMr3ha letI hai / hamArA acchA aura bhalA kiyA kabhI vyartha nahIM jAne vAlA / cAhe hamAre vicAra hoM yA vyavahAra, kAma ho yA nirmANa, ve Aja nahIM to kala, tejI se lauTa Ane vAle haiN| svayaM ke svastha, saphala aura madhura jIvana ke lie hamAre hara kArya kI zuruAta svastha ho, sahI ho, svastikara ho / isI taraha usakA madhya aura aMtima pariNAma bhI usI ke anurUpa ho| hamArI vANI sahI ho; zarIra ke dvArA hone vAlA karma aura AjIvikA samyak ho; hamArA hara abhyAsa aura vyApAra sahI ho / jIvana aura jagat ke prati hamArA hara bhAva aura dRSTikoNa zuddha aura svArtharahita ho; hama apane hara karma ko karane se pahale vivekapUrvaka yaha jAMca leM ki isase merA athavA kisI anya kA burA to nahIM ho rahA hai| hama vahI kArya saMpAdita kareM, jisase svayaM kA bhI bhalA ho aura auroM kA bhI ; khuda sukha se jIeM aura auroM ko sukha se jIne kA adhikAra deM, isI se svayaM kA aura sabake jIvana kA mAMgalya sadhatA hai / karma tere acche haiM, to kismata terI dAsI / nIyata terI sApha hai, to ghara meM mathurA-kAzI / / neka karma aura sApha nIyata - jIvana kA mAMgalya sAdhane ke ye do AdhAra-sUtra haiN| sabake zreya aura mAMgalya meM svayaM kA kalyANa svataH samAhita hai| 27 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ palAyana kI pravRtti na pAleM mujhe apane Apa se pyAra hai| jitanA svayaM se hai, utanA hI Apa se| na maiM svayaM ko duHkhI aura kaSTAnubhUti meM dekhanA cAhatA hUM aura na hI kisI aura ko| maiM svayaM bhI svastha, suMdara aura svastikara jIvana meM vizvAsa rakhatA hUM aura apane dvArA sabake prati vaisA hI vyavahAra karatA huuN| maiM mAnakara calatA hUM ki mujhe svapna meM bhI aisA koI kArya nahIM karanA cAhie, jisase kisI kA ahita ho| cUMki maiM svayaM kA hita cAhatA hUM, isIlie kisI aura kA ahita nahIM kara sktaa| hAM, yadi jIvana meM hameM kisI bAdhA yA kisI kaThinAI kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai, to hameM isake lie yA to saharSa yA samatva bhAvanA ke sAtha svayaM ko prastuta karanA cAhie, kyoMki Aja jo hamAre sAtha ho rahA hai; usase palAyana kaisA! vaha to saugAta hai hamAre apane hI kRtya kii| hamAre sAtha jo honA hai, eka bAra use ho hI jAne deN| Akhira koI bhI bAdala tabhI taka to garajegA, jaba taka usameM pAnI kA bhAra hogaa| kisI bhI kaTu bAta yA vipadA ko sahana karane se svayaM ke gaurava aura mUlyoM kI chIjata nahIM hotI, ulTe bar3hotarI hI hotI hai| kisI ne gussA kiyA aura hama bhI javAba meM gussA kara baiThe, to yaha donoM kA hI buddhapana rhaa| usa gusse se donoM meM dUrI hI bddh'egii| bhalA gussA kisI ke hRdaya meM kabhI sauhArdapUrNa jagaha banA pAyA hai? krodha koI sanAtana dharma nahIM hai| yaha pAnI kA bulabulA yA garama havA kA jhoMkA bhara hai| usake preta-svarUpa kI umra kitanI! yadi hamane kisI ke gusse ko viveka aura dhIraja se pacA liyA, to avazya hI isakA zubha pariNAma Ane kI pUrI ummIda hai| vaha gussaila vyakti apane krodha ke zAMta hone para prAyazcitta aura AtmaglAni se bhara utthegaa| use apanA kada choTA mahasUsa hogA aura vaha apanI agalI bAtacIta meM isa taraha se bhAva aura bhASA kA upayoga karegA ki use sahI meM hI svayaM ke durvyavahAra kI pIr3A huii| usase vaha galatI dubArA na ho, aise saMkalpa kA bIja bhI vaha apane Apa meM bo lie jAne kA bhAva grahaNa kregaa| 28 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMdhere kA ronA na roeM hamAre dvArA galata na ho, isake lie hama sajaga rheN| jo galata huA, usake pariNAmoM ko bhugatane kA sAhasa rkheN| galatI yA badanIyatI ke prati sajaga-saceta rahakara hI hama usase baca sakate haiN| ho cukI galatI ke lie rote na phireN| svayaM kI soca aura buddhi ko sakArAtmaka aura racanAtmaka banAne kI koziza kreN| aMdhere kA ronA rone se jIvana meM prakAza kI kiraNa nahIM utaratI, lekina sadguNoM kA prakAza AtmasAta ho jAe, to durguNoM kA tamas apane Apa nestanAbUda ho jAtA hai| aMdhakAra ko dUra karane kA sIdhA-sA sUtra hai-jIvana meM do dIpa jlaaeN| hama nakArAtmaka soca aura nakArAtmaka dRSTi se mukta hoN| jIvana meM cAhe soca ho yA svapna, saba kucha sakArAtmaka ho| hama yaha na dekheM ki gulAba meM bhI kAMTeM haiM, apitu soca aura dRSTi yaha rahe ki kAMToM meM bhI gulAba hai| gilAsa ko AdhA khAlI to hara koI kaha degA, hamArI vizAlatA aura udAratA isameM hai ki hama usake bhare hue pahalU para dhyAna deM aura prema aura muskAna se kaheMgilAsa AdhA bharA huA hai| hamArI soca aura jIne kI zailI meM hI chipA hai-jIvana kI hara saphalatA kA raaj| basa, AvazyakatA kevala isa bAta kI hai ki vaha sakArAtmaka ho| vastutaH yahI hai jIne kI kalA aura yahI hai usakA gur| 29 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svastha mana se kareM dina kI zuruAta yojanAbaddha tarIke se kAryoM ko sampAdita karane vAlA sAta dina ke kAryoM ko eka dina meM hI nipaTA legaa| manuSya kI jitanI sajagatA apanI saMtAna ke vikAsa ke prati hotI hai, utanI hI apane svayaM ke vikAsa ke prati bhI honI caahie| manuSya kI yaha pravRtti hai ki vaha auroM ke prati apane ko behatara dekhanA cAhatA hai| aisA honA apane Apa meM eka zubha saMketa hai| isakA artha yaha nahIM ki vyakti svayaM AtmavismRti ke daura se gujare aura svayaM apanI hI upekSA kara baitthe| aura logoM kA jIvana behatara ho, yaha sajagatA maMgalakArI hai, kiMtu svayaM ke jIvana ko behatara banAne kA dAyitva svayaM vyakti para hI AtA hai| aura loga sudhareM, auroM kA hamAre prati saumya vyavahAra ho, yaha apekSA vAMchanIya hai, kiMtu dhyAna ki rakheM ki jaisI apekSA hama auroM se karate haiN| vaisI ve hamase bhI cAhate haiN| auroM se saumya vyavahAra kI apekSA rakhane ke lie svayaM kA tadanurUpa honA anivArya hai| Ae Ama havA meM badalAva hama jarA apane jIvana para dhyAna deM, hama isa bAta se Azcaryacakita ho uTheMge ki hamameM abhI taka vaha yogyatA aura pAtratA nahIM hai ki anya loga hamAre 30 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prati Adara-samAdara pUrNa vyavahAra kreN| nizcita hI hama zAMta haiM, lekina tabhI taka, jaba taka ki hamAre sAtha koI zAMtipUrNa vyavahAra kre| kyA kisI kI kaTu bAta ko sunane kI, pacAne kI kSamatA aura samatA hamameM hai? yoM to hara vyakti ImAnadAra hI hotA hai, lekina isase bhI bar3I saccAI yaha hai ki vyakti tabhI taka ImAnadAra rahatA hai, jaba taka ki use beImAnI karane kA maukA nahIM miltaa| jo rizvata aura pralobhana se prerita hokara apane karttavya-patha se vicalita nahIM hotA, vahI vyakti prAmANika aura naitika va niSThAzIla kahalA sakatA hai| pahale jamAne meM eka pativrata yA eka patnIvrata kA mahatva rahatA thaa| Aja sthiti yaha hai ki patnI ke gujara jAne yA talAka le lie jAne para pitA apanI putrI ke lie jhaTa se anya pati kI talAza zurU kara detA hai| yahI bAta puruSoM ke lie bhI dekhI jAtI hai| aba zIla kI arthavattA tabhI taka rahatI hai, jaba taka yugala eka-dUsare ke muAphika rahatA hai| thor3A-sA mukhAlifa hote hI kisI tIsare kI talAza zurU ho jAtI hai| yaha kitane bar3e vismaya kI bAta hai ki itane vikAsazIla vizva meM kitanA adhika svArtha, AtaMkavAda aura bhraSTAcAra panapA hai| yaha saba kucha eka hI dina meM zurU nahIM huA hai| kriyA cAhe hrAsa kI ho yA vikAsa kI, pragati kI ho yA avanati kI, dhIre-dhore hI ghaTita hotI hai| yadyapi vizva meM zAMti aura ekatA ke, maitrI aura bhAIcArA ke, naitikatA aura prAmANikatA ke svara sunane ko milate haiM, vaise dRzya bhI dekhane ko milate haiM, kiMtu jaba taka Ama havA meM badalAva nahIM AegA, sthitiyAM vikRta hI rheNgii| Akhira kucha dAyitva hama para bhI banate haiN| vizva ke vAtAvaraNa ko saumya aura sauhArdapUrNa banAne ke lie jarUrI hai ki vizva kI hara ikAI isake lie sahaja ho, samarpita ho| vizva Akhira vyaktiyoM kI ikAiyoM kA hI samUha hai| hara ikAI kA svastha aura sumanas honA vizva ke maMgala svarUpa kA AdhArasUtra hai| 31 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sajagatA jIvana kI vyavasthA ke prati hamArI ora se zuruAta bhale hI choTI-sI hI kyoM na ho, para choTI-sI zuruAta dRr3ha AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha kI jAe, to nizcaya hI Ane vAlA kala AtaMka aura ugravAda kA nahIM, pyAra aura anurAga kA hogA; svArtha aura vilAsa kA nahIM, bhAIcArA aura vikAsa kA hogA / isake lie hameM apane hara choTese-choTe kArya ke lie sajaga honA hogA / hamAre dvArA saMpAdita hone vAle choTe-moTe racanAtmaka kArya hI Ane vAle kala ke itihAsa kI svarNima rekhAeM bana sakate haiN| Akhira hara vyakti apane hara nae dina kI zuruAta kisI-na-kisI kArya se hI karatA hai / kyA hama yaha dekhane aura socane kA kaSTa kareMge ki vaha kArya kyA hai aura kaisA hai ? hamAre usa kArya kI zuruAta sphUrta hRdaya ke sAtha ho rahI hai yA murdA mana ke sAtha ? hama vizvAsa aura niSThA ke sAtha kArya ke prati mukhAtiba ho rahe haiM yA pramAda aura asaphala bhAvanA ke sAtha / oha, vyakti apane kisI bhI kArya ko vyartha na samajhe / duniyA kA hara kArya apane Apa meM zreSTha hotA hai, mahatva kevala isI bAta kA hai ki hama use kisa hozohavAsa ke sAtha zurU karake pUrA karate haiN| bUMdeM lA sakatI haiM sailAba kaI martabA vyakti kI eka choTI-sI kalpanA kisI nae AviSkAra kI sUtradhAra bana jAyA karatI hai / usakA choTA-sA naz2ara Ane vAlA ciMtana usake ghara-parivAra kI dizA badala detA hai / usakA koI eka choTA-sA kRtya itihAsa kI amara kRti bana jAyA karatA hai aura usakA racanAtmaka jIvana dharatI ko svarga jaisA svarUpa pradAna karane meM AdhAra - bhUmi ho jAyA karatA hai / isa sthiti ko samajhane ke bAda bhI kyA hama apane choTe-se ciMtana, kAryakalApa aura apanI rojamarrA kI jiMdagI ke prati sajaga nahIM hoMge ? 32 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yAda rakho, bAdaloM se barasane vAlI bUMdeM bhale hI choTI-sI naz2ara AeM, kiMtu ye choTI-sI naz2ara Ane vAlI bUMdeM hI bahudhA bAr3ha kA rUpa le liyA karatI haiN| Akhira daniyA kI koI bhI kitanI bhI bar3I nadI kyoM na ho, apane udagamasthala para to pAnI kI eka patalI dhAra bhara hotI hai| jisa eka per3a se lAkhoM tIliyAM banatI haiM, agara unameM se koI eka tIlI Aga pakar3a le, to vaha Aga kA itanA virATa rUpa le sakatI hai ki lAkhoM per3oM ko jalAne meM vaha akelI samartha ho jAtI hai| kyA koI bIte kala ko yaha vizvAsa karatA thA ki kisI arddhanagna gAMdhI kI ahiMsA bhArata jaise kisI vizAla rASTra ko Az2Ada karAne meM koI ahama bhUmikA nibhA sakatI hai? nelasana maMDelA kI raktahIna krAMti ne bhale hI use barasoM jela meM rahane ke lie vivaza kiyA, lekina dRr3ha AtmavizvAsa aura lakSya ke prati pratibaddhatA ne aMtataH maMDelA ko rASTrapati ke rUpa meM nirvAcita kiyaa| kyA Apa ina saba bAtoM ko apane Apa meM ghaTita hote dekhanA cAhate haiM? vyakti ke bhItara Aja jitanI z2arUrata zikSA aura jJAna kI hai, usase kahIM jyAdA niSThA aura vizvAsa kI hai| mAnA ki hara vyakti vizva kA dAromadAra nahIM bana sakatA, kiMtu vaha apane svayaM kA niyaMtA to ho hI sakatA hai| mAnA ki AkAza ko mApane ke lie prakRti ne hameM paMkha nahIM die haiM, kiMtu hAM, ve do pAMva jarUra die haiM, jinake bUte hama kucha parvatoM ko to pAra kara hI sakate haiM, bAdhAoM ko to lAMgha hI sakate haiM, choTe paimAne para hI sahI, nae mUlyoM aura Adarza kI upasthApanA to kara hI sakate haiN| dina kI suvyavasthita zuruAta svastha aura suMdara jIvana kA svAmI hone ke lie hameM isa bAta para gaura karanA cAhie ki hama hara dina apane kAryoM kA zrIgaNeza kisa rUpa meM karate haiN| hAlAMki kahane meM yaha bAta bahuta choTI-sI hogI ki Apa apanI subaha kI nIMda ke khulate hI apane Apa meM kyA socate aura dekhate haiM, para isa bAta meM bahuta dama hai| kahIM aisA to nahIM ki hamArI alasubaha sustI aura udAsI se 33 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bharI huI ho| agara aisA hai, to mAnakara caleM ki ApakA pUrA dina susta aura nirAzA se bharA hogaa| yadi Apa subaha AMkha khulate hI apane Apa meM vizvAsa aura prasannatA kA saMcAra kareM, to isa bAta ko dekhakara camatkRta ho uTheMge ki ApakA pUrA dina kitanA adhika madhura aura AhlAdapUrNa rhaa| Apa apane Apa meM eka prayoga karake dekheN| subaha pau phaTate hI Apa nidrA kA tyAga kara diijie| AMkha khulate hI kevala do minaTa ke lie hI sahI gaharI sAMsa leM aura apane tana-mana meM vizvAsa aura mAdhurya kA saMcAra kreN| svastha aura prasanna mana ke sAtha jaba hama apane zarIra se rU-ba-rU hoMge to zarIra bhI mana jitanA hI svastha aura prasanna ho uThegA aura isa taraha se hamArA hara nayA dina hamAre lie eka nayA anamola upahAra hogaa| subaha jagane ke bAda hameM apane ghara kI cAradIvArI meM lage paudhoM ke pAsa jAkara yA kamare kI khir3akI se bAhara jhAMkakara kucha acchI-pyArI bhAvabhInI laMbI-gaharI sAMseM lenI caahie| zarIra ko nirmala karane ke lie zauca-kriyA se avazya nivRtta honA caahie| tana-mana kI svasthatA ke lie thor3e gunagune pAnI se nahAeM, svaccha-dhule DhIle kapar3e pahaneM, thor3A yogAsana kareM, citta kI svasthatA aura svacchatA ke lie dhyAna kreN| hameM subaha kA alpAhAra lene se pahale kisI kAgaja para una sAre kAryoM kI yojanAbaddha sUcI taiyAra kara lenI cAhie, joki hameM Aja dina bhara meM saMpAdita karane haiN| isa taraha se hamAre hara dina kI eka suvyavasthita zuruAta hogii| yojanAbaddha tarIke se apane hara dina kI zuruAta karane vAlA vyakti eka hI dina meM pacAsoM kAryoM ko nipaTA legaa| jo apane jIvana ke prati vyavasthita dRSTikoNa nahIM rakhatA, usakA hara dina aura hara kArya avyavasthita hotA hai| yojanAbaddha aura vyavasthita rUpa se kAryoM ko saMpAdita karane vAlA vyakti sAta dina ke kAryoM ko eka dina meM pUrA kara sakatA hai| jisake jIvana meM koI vyavasthA nahIM, vaha eka dina ke kAryoM ko sAta dina meM nipaTA sake, saMbhava nhiiN| 34 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hara kRtya Izvara kI pUjA vyakti ko cAhie ki apane kisI bhI kRtya ko choTA na smjhe| vaha apane hara kRtya ko apane lie Izvara kI pUjA maane| AnaMda-bhAva se kArya kareMge, to vaha kArya Apake lie mukti kA prathama dvAra bana jAegA aura rote-jhIMkate bojhila mana se kArya kareMge, to vaha kArya hI jIvana ke lie baMdhana bana jaaegaa| ataH hama apane kAryoM ko isa taraha se saMpAdita kareM ki hamArA hara karma paramAtmA kI prArthanA aura ArAdhanA ho jAe, hamAre kRtya hamArA karmayoga bana jaaeN| kArya cAhe vyavasAya kA ho yA ghara-parivAra kA, samAja kA ho yA rASTra kA-hama apane hara kRtya ko apanI ora se prabhu ko samarpita kiyA jAne vAlA puSpa hI samajheM aura usI rUpa meM use saMpAdita kreN| sAMjha ko jaba ghara lauTeM, to apane ghara ke choTe-bar3e hara sadasya se premapUrvaka mileN| saMbhava hai ki hama dina bhara ke kAryakalApoM se thake hue ghara lauTe hoM, para nizcaya hI ghara meM pIche rahane vAle sadasya hamAre lie pratipala ciMtita rahe haiM, hamArA maMgala cAhate rahe haiM aura hamArI kuzala vApasI kI prArthanA karate rahe haiN| hama apanI bojhilatA kA gussA kabhI ghara ke sadasyoM para na nikAleM, kyoMki ve hamAre hitaiSI, hamAre sukha-duHkha ke sahabhAgI aura hamAre lie pratIkSArata rahe haiN| parivAra ke prati apane dAyitvoM ko nibhAkara hama dhanya baneMge aura parivAra kA prema pAkara bhii| dhyAna rakheM, parivAra ko hamArI sakhta z2arUrata hai| hama parivAra meM parivAra ke lie aise jIeM ki svayaM ko paramAtmA kI kRti kahalA skeN| saMdhyAkAla kA jaba bhojana grahaNa kareM, to itanI sajagatA avazya rakheM ki Apake sone meM aura bhojana meM itanA aMtarAla avazya ho ki bhojana ko pacane meM dikkata na aae| agara rAta ko kAphI dera se sote haiM, to isa Adata ko bhI sudhaareN| samaya para soeM aura samaya para jAgeM; yathAsamaya hI bhojana kareM aura yathAsamaya hI apane kAryoM ko saMpanna kreN| rAta ko soeM, to Izvara ko apanA jIvana samarpita kara deM aura subaha uTheM, to isa nae dina kI saugAta ke lie Izvara ke prati kRtajJatA se bhara uttheN| Apa sacamuca pramudita raheMge, hamArA jIvana hamAre lie varadAna siddha hogA, hama apane lie aura duniyA ke lie kucha acchA kara gujara skeNge| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ peza AeM zAlInatA se sabake sAtha isa taraha peza AeM ki ve hama para gaurava kara skeN| jIvana ke aMtara-rahasyoM ko jAnane kI jijJAsA se eka yuvaka kisI jena mAsTara ke pAsa phuNcaa| usane z2ena mAsTara kI sarAya kA daravAjA tejI se kholA aura apane jUtoM ko betaratIbI se eka ora dhakela diyaa| yuvaka jena mAsTara kA abhivAdana karane ke lie jaise hI jhukA, mAsTara ne kahA, 'tthhro| mujhe praNAma karane se pahale usa daravAje aura jUte se kSamA mAMgakara aao| 'jUte se kSamA!' yuvaka cauNkaa| mAsTara ne kahA, 'jise salIke se jUtA aura daravAjA taka kholanA nahIM AtA, vaha AtmajJAna kI zikSA kA pAtra kaise ho pAegA?' yuvaka ko jIvana kI samajha mila gii| usane jena mAsTara ke samakSa apane kAna pakar3e aura jUtoM se kSamA maaNgii| z2ena mAsTara ne kahA, 'tuma jisa vinamratA se apane jUtoM ke sAmane peza Ae ho, usI vinamratA aura zAlInatA se apane jIvana ke sAmane peza Ao, tumhAre samakSa jIvana ke rahasya svataH udghATita hote cale jaaeNge|' 36 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha choTI-sI ghaTanA sahaja preraNAdAyI hai ki choTI-choTI bAteM jIvana ke lie kitanA mahattva rakhatI haiM aura unase kisa taraha jIvana prerita evaM prabhAvita hotA hai / hamArA AcAra aura vyavahAra hI hamAre vyaktitva kI tasvIra hotI hai| jahAM ziSTa vyavahAra hamAre ziSTa vyaktitva ko ujAgara karatA hai, vahIM aziSTa vyavahAra hamAre aziSTa vyaktitva ko / vaha vyakti par3hA-likhA hote hue bhI aparipakva hI kahalAegA, jo auroM ke sAtha zAlInatA se peza nahIM aataa| ema.e. kI upAdhi prApta kara lene bhara se vyakti ema. e. ena. (maina / manuSya) kA gaurava hAsila nahIM kara sktaa| naitika aura vyAvahArika ziSTatA hI vyakti ko usakI viziSTatA aura yazasvitA pradAna karatI hai| kulInatA kI pahacAna AcAra-vyavahAra se sabake sAtha ziSTa aura vinamra vyavahAra karanA hI vyakti kI zAlInatA hai / yahAM taka ki hameM apane karmacArI aura pAlatU kutte ke sAmane bhI salIke se peza AnA caahie| svayaM ke jIvana ko suvyavasthita aura anuzAsita DhaMga se nA, sAtha hI auroM ke mAna-sammAna aura ziSTAcAra kA dhyAna rakhanA vyakti kI vizeSatA hai / puSpa vahI grAhya hotA hai, jo puSpita aura suvAsita hotA hai / hamArI ora se aisA koI vyavahAra nahIM honA cAhie, jisase kisI ke hRdaya ko AghAta phuNce| hamArI kulInatA kI pahacAna hamAre AcAra-vyavahAra se hI hotI hai| vyakti janma se nahIM, apane karma, guNa aura vyavahAra se hI svayaM ko aura apane kula ko gauravAnvita karatA hai / 1 jIvana meM saphalatA pAne kA pahalA gura hI sabake sAtha zAlIna, vinamra aura madhura vyavahAra karanA hai / kisI ke dvArA aziSTa baratAva kie jAne para bhI svayaM para saMyama rakhanA aura apanI ziSTatA tathA zAlInatA ko barakarAra rakhanA jIvana kI sabase bar3I saphalatAoM meM se eka hai| 37 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA hama isa bAta para dhyAna deMge ki hamArI ora se hone vAlA vANI-vyavahAra hameM sammAnita kara rahA hai yA upekSita? kahIM aisA to nahIM ki hama amaryAdita bolate hoM? Atma-prazaMsA aura paraniMdA meM rasa lete hoM! apazabda yA vyaMgya kA upayoga karate hoM! mithyA ahaM ke calate auroM kI upekSA kara baiThate hoM yA krodha ke Aveza meM apanI aura dUsare kI maryAdAoM ko khaMDita kara baiThate hoM! athavA zarIra ke dvArA vikRta mukha-mudrA, AMkha mAranA, ghUranA, cher3akhAnI karanA, dAMta kiTakiTAnA jaisI duvRttiyoM ko duharAte hoM! vyavahAra cAhe vANIgata ho yA ceSTAgata athavA karmajanya, usa para saMyama, sadAcAra aura saumyatA kA avaleha avazya honA caahie| ziSTatA se bar3hakara saMjIvana nahIM sadAcAra to amRta hai| sAdagI aura sadAcAra se bar3hakara koI puNya nahIM aura prapaMca tathA durAcAra se bar3hakara koI pApa nhiiN| ziSTatA se bar3hakara koI saMjIvana nahIM aura aziSTatA se bar3hakara koI mRtyu nhiiN| dUsaroM ke dvArA aziSTa aura ochA vyavahAra kie jAne para bhI svayaM para Atma-niyaMtraNa rakhanA aura apanI ora se sadA sabake prati saralatA, prasannatA aura madhuratA se peza AnA jIvana kI Adarza sAdhanA hai| saMskAra vyakti ke AcAra-vyavahAra ko prabhAvita karate haiN| vyakti ke jaise saMskAra hoMge, usakA jInA-maranA bhI vaisA hI hogaa| kisI ne kahA, 'tumane corI kI hai, to usakA daMDa to milegA hii|' javAba milA, 'daMDa kevala mujhe hI nahIM, mere abhibhAvakoM ko bhI diyA jAe, jinhoMne merI corI kI Adata ko jAnate hue bhI mujhe isase dUra rakhane kA prayatna nahIM kiyaa|' eka mahAnubhAva ne kisI baccI se pUchA, 'tuma sabake sAtha itanI zAlInatA aura sammAna se kaise peza AtI ho?' javAba milA, 'isameM koI vizeSa bAta nahIM hai| mere ghara meM sabhI eka-dUsare ke sAtha aise hI peza Ate haiN|' 38 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghara-parivAra kA sIdhA asara mAtA-pitA aura ghara-parivAra ke sadasyoM ke bola-baratAva kA bacce para sIdhA asara par3atA hai| apanI saMtAna ko zreSTha saMskAroM kA svAmI banAne ke lie hameM svayaM ko pahale unheM AtmasAta karanA hogaa| hameM ghara kA vAtAvaraNa hI aisA rakhanA cAhie ki ghara ke sabhI loga anAyAsa hI sAdagI, svacchatA aura zAlInatA kA AcaraNa karate rheN| eka saMskArita bAlaka kA nirmANa sau vidyAlayoM ko banAne ke samAna hai| bAlaka kA jIvana to usa gamale ke samAna hai, jisameM jaise vicAra, vyavahAra aura saMskAra ke bIja bo die jAeMge, paudhA aura phUla-phala vaise hI vikasita hoNge| mAtA-pitA ko apanI saMtAna ke prati eka jIvana-mAlI aura jIvana-guru kA dAyitva vahana karanA caahie| jIvana ko hama usa bartana kI taraha jAneM, jisa para jo cihna ukera diyA jAtA hai, vaha sadA banA huA rahatA hai| phira kyoM na hama jIvana meM ve madhura saMskAra aura Adarza svIkAra kareM, jinakA prabhAva caritra meM jIvana-bhara banA rhe| saMdarbha : zikSA, saMgati aura saMskAra kA hamAre AcAra-vicAra aura jIvana-zailI ko prabhAvita karane vAlA eka aura jo sabase bar3A ghaTaka hai, vaha hai mitr-mNddlii| yadi kisI ke bAre meM yaha jAnanA ho ki vaha kaisA vyakti hai, to mAtra itanA patA lagA leM ki vaha kisa stara ke logoM ke bIca uThatA-baiThatA hai| saMgata svataH raMgata dikhA detA hai| hameM mitra banAte vakta utanI hI satarkatA baratanI cAhie, jitanI vara yA vadha kI talAza ke lie zrama aura sAvadhAnI baratanI par3atI hai| saMgati kA asara to Akhira AegA hii| gore ke pAsa kAlA baiThegA, to bhale hI usakA rUpa na car3he, para usako akla to AegI hI aaegii| kAjala kI koTharI meM jAeMge, to dAmana meM dAga to lagegA hii| sIdhI-sI bAta hai ki hIMga kI poTalI jeba meM rakhoge, to hIMga kI hI gaMdha AegI, vahIM caMdana kA tilaka 39 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lagAoge, to caMdana kI suvAsa se svayaM ko aura sabako AhlAdita karoge / hamAre AcAra-vicAra, bola-baratAva, AhAra-vihAra aura Adata-saMskAra bhI vaise hI bana jAte haiM, jisa taraha kI Adata vAloM ke sAtha hama uThate-baiThate haiM / Akhira, kIcar3a meM pAMva rakhakara gulAba kI sugaMdha nahIM pAI jA sktii| ' jaisA khAe anna, vaisA rahe mana' isa ciraparicita ukti para dhyAna deM, to buddhimAna logoM ko cAhie ki ve bhojana kI sAtvikatA para bhI sajagatA brteN| zikSA vaha ho, jo hameM jIvana-dRSTi de, jIne kI kalA sikhAe / vyavasAya bhI aisA ho, jo zuddha AjIvikA pradAna kare / aise jIeM jIvana apanA behatara hogA ki hama subaha sUryodaya se pahale jAgeM / svayaM meM UrjA, utsAha aura AtmavizvAsa kA saMcAra kreN| mAtA-pitA ko praNAma kreN| zauca-kriyA se nivRtta ho, svaccha aura khulI havA meM Tahalane ke lie jaaeN| TahalanA aura vyAyAma karanA zarIra ke lie vaise hI lAbhaprada hai, jaise bar3haI ke dvArA aujAra meM dhAra karanA / Tahalate samaya dIrgha zvAsa leN| nAkhUna na bddh'aaeN| pratidina snAna kreN| saptAha meM do bAra zarIra para tela kI masAja kreN| ghara meM kucha gale lagAeM, vyartha kI ciMtA na pAleM / mana kI zAMti aura nirmalatA ke lie dhyAna avazya kareM aura sadA Izvara tathA prakRti ke lie dhanyavAda se bhare raheM / svAdhyAya hamArI buddhi ko prakhara aura sakriya banAe rakhane meM sahayoga karegA / mauna evaM zAMtipUrvaka bhojana kreN| jUThana na chodd'eN| zuddha bhojana kareM / bAjArU khAdya padArthoM se paraheja rkheN| hAtha dhone ke lie gilAsa bhara pAnI aura poMchane ke lie taulie ko bhojana ke samaya sAtha lekara baittheN| dhyAna rakheM ki dina meM anAvazyaka sone kI Adata na DAleM / ghara se bAhara jAte samaya bar3oM kA abhivAdana aura baccoM ko pyAra dekara jaaeN| apanI dinacaryA aura AjIvikA ko bar3e utsAha se sampAdita kareM / jIvana ke hara kArya aura karttavya ke lie sannaddha raheM, aisI bAtoM aura logoM 40 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se parahez2a rakheM, jo hamAre lie azAMti kA nimitta banate hoN| kisI kArya meM asaphala ho jAne para khinna aura duHkhI hone kI bajAya una truTiyoM aura kAraNoM ko talAzeM, jinake calate hama saphala hone se cUka ge| asaphala bhalA kauna nahIM hotA ! saccA saphala vahI hai, jo hara dina aura kArya kI zuruAta sadA nae utsAha, umaMga aura AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha karatA hai dhyAna rakheM, hama kabhI kisI bure vyasana se na ghira jaaeN| dera rAta taka ghara se bAhara na raheM, ghara vAloM ko ApakI pratIkSA hai / samaya para jAeM, samaya para aaeN| ghara Ane para parivAra kI haMsI-khuzI meM aise ghula-mila jAeM mAno bUMda sAgara meM samA gaI ho / naitika zikSA ke pacIsa sUtra hama sahaja, saumya aura madhura jIvana kA saMkalpa leN| apane dainika jIvana meM nimna bAtoM para amala kareM 1. sUryodaya se pahale uThakara prANoM meM UrjA aura AtmavizvAsa kA saMcAra kIjie, mAtA-pitA ko praNAma kara unake AzIrvAda lIjie / 2. dUsaroM ke dvArA kie jAne vAle praNAma aura abhivAdana ko AdarapUrvaka svIkAra kIjie / 3. ghara ko svaccha aura suMdara rakhie / ghara kI choTI-bar3I- - saba vastueM nirdhArita sthAna para rakhie / 4. ghara ke kAmakAja meM sahayoga kIjie, khAne kI vastu pahale choToM ko dIjie / 5. dhule hue svaccha vastra pahanie; amaryAdita pahanAve se paraheja rakhie / 6. khAdya padArthoM ko Dhakakara rakhie; IMdhana aura pAnI ko vyartha na jAne dIjie / 41 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7. ghara Ae atithi kA prasanna hRdaya se satkAra kIjie; lauTate samaya daravAje taka pahuMcAkara vidA kiijie| 8. ghara meM zAMti banAe rakhane ke lie svayaM zAMta rahie; azAMti kA vAtAvaraNa bana jAne para ghara ke sadasyoM ko premapUrvaka smjhaaie| 9. ghara kI gopanIya bAtoM ko ujAgara mata kIjie; dUsare kI gupta bAtoM ko jAnane kA prayatna mata kiijie| 10. sabake sAtha namratA aura madhuratApUrvaka peza aaie| niMdA, vyaMgya aura halakI bhASA kA upayoga karane se paraheja rkhie| 11. manoyogapUrvaka adhyayana kIjie; par3hate samaya kevala par3hane para hI dhyAna diijie| 12. kahI huI bAta ko 'vacana' samajhie; use pUrA karane kI pUrI koziza kiijie| 13. sArvajanika kAryakramoM meM sadA bhAga lIjie; kisI ke dhArmika vizvAsoM kI khillI mata udd'aaie| 14. hAtha-muMha dhokara bhojana kIjie; bhojana meM nuktAcInI mata nikaalie| 15. krodha ke kSaNoM meM javAba mata dIjie; auroM kI bhUloM ko kSamA karane kI ___ sAmarthya rkhie| 16. saba dharmoM kA sammAna kiijie| kisI dharma meM koI acchI bAta lage, to use grahaNa kara liijie| 17. pratidina madhura saMgIta sunie, acchI kavitA par3hie, suMdara citra nihArie aura ho sake, to sadA madhura zabda bolie| 18. asahAya aura vipadAgrasta logoM kI sahAyatA kIjie; svayaM para kaSTa A jAe, to dhairya aura sAhasa se usakA sAmanA kiijie| 42 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19. samaya ke pAbaMda rahie; Aja ke kArya ko Aja hI pUrA karane kA prayatna kiijie| 20. bar3oM ke sammAna kA dhyAna rakhie; unakI mAna-maryAdA ko nibhAne kI koziza kiijie| 21. kahIM jAeM, to apanI sImA aura maryAdA meM rahie; dhyAna rakhie ki Apa vahAM atithi haiM, mAlika nhiiN| 22. karmacAriyoM ke sAtha isa taraha peza Aie ki ve Apa para sadA gaurava kara skeN| 23. vyasanoM se grasta hokara auroM ke dukhadarda kA kAraNa na banie; vyasana-mukta svastha samAja kI saMracanA meM sahayoga kiijie| 24. apane rASTra dharma aura mAtRbhUmi para gaurava kIjie; unakI pragati meM sahayoga kiijie| 25. jIvana ke hara pahalU ke prati sadA sakArAtmaka rahie; aise kisI bhI kArya se paraheja rakhie, jisase Apake parivAra, samAja yA rASTra ko nIcA dekhanA pdd'e| ye haiM ve pacIsa sUtra, jo hara deza, kSetra, kAla meM kAragara aura kalyANakArI haiN| hama svayaM sukha-zAlInatA se jIeM aura auroM ke sAtha sukha-zAlInatA se peza AeM-sarvasukha tathA sukUna pAne kA yahI svarNima mArga hai| 43 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahacAneM samaya kI naz2Akata tuma samaya ke sAtha calo, samaya tumhAre sAtha calegA / hamArI dRSTi jaba kisI ke hAtha kI kalAI para par3atI hai yA kisI ke 'baiThakakhAne kI dIvAra para, to sahajatayA hameM Tika-Tika karatI eka cIja naz2ara A jAtI hai aura vaha hai - ghar3I / ghar3I kA AviSkAra sRSTi kI usa AdikAlIna vyavasthA meM hI ho cukA hogA, jaba manuSya ne apane jIvana kI ghar3iyoM kA mUlya samajhA hogA / jIvana kI nirdhArita ghar3iyAM hotI haiM / kitanI ghar3iyAM AIM, kitanI bItIM, kitanI AnI bAkI haiM, isa bAta kA lekhA-jokhA karane ke lie hI ghar3I kA rUpa IjAda huA / vikAsa ke krama meM ghar3I ke svarUpa badalate gae, lekina samaya kA jAyajA liyA jA sake, aisI ghar3I kisI-na-kisI rUpa meM hara-hamesa rahI hai / jayapura ke jaMtara-maMtara meM aisI hI sAMketika ghar3iyAM banI huI haiN| usa patthara kI ghar3I para jaba-jahAM sUraja kI dhUpa par3atI hai, taba darzaka utane bajane kA saMketa jAna letA hai| mUlya ghar3I kA nahIM, samaya ke gamana aura Agamana kA hai / suzrI hailana kelara se jaba pUchA gayA ki Apa rAta aura dina kA pharka kaise karatI haiM, kyoMki aMdhe vyakti ke lie na sUraja kA dina hotA hai aura na cAMdanI rAta / usane batAyA ki use na kevala rAta aura dina kA bheda jJAta ho jAtA hai, apitu hara ghaMTe kI sthiti bhI mAlUma ho jAtI hai| usane jaba pUchane vAle ko yaha batAyA ki isa samaya itane baje hoMge, to praznakarttA kA cakita honA svAbhAvika thA / 44 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hailana kelara ne batAyA ki dina meM hone vAlI logoM kI cahala-pahala dina kA ahasAsa karavAtI hai, vahIM vAtAvaraNa kI zAMti rAta kaa| murge kI kukaDU-kU bhora kA, cir3iyoM kI cahacahAhaTa sUryodaya kA, garmI kI tapana dopahara kA, ghara lauTatI gAyoM ke raMbhAne se sAMjha kA aura havA meM Ane vAlI zItalatA ke ahasAsa se rAta kA bodha hotA hai| aMdhA vyakti bhI samaya kI sUcanA pA letA hai| ye bhAMti-bhAMti ke ahasAsa apane Apa meM kisI ghar3I ke hI rUpa haiN| ghar3I aura samaya-donoM eka-dUsare ke sUcaka aura pUraka haiN| ghar3I samaya kA ahasAsa karAtI hai aura samaya ghar3I kaa| hama jaba-taba dina meM yA rAta meM hAtha para lagI ghar3I kI ora naz2ara DAlate haiM, to kyA hameM ahasAsa hotA hai ki samaya bIta rahA hai? samaya kA kitanA mUlya hai? kAma ko kala para TAlate rahane ke kyA pariNAma hote haiM? samaya cUka jAne ke bAda pachatAnA par3atA hai| samaya : sabakA sUtradhAra mere dekhe, samaya jIvana kA sahacara hai| na kevala jIvana kA, varan jagat kA bhI aura jagat kI sArI vyavasthAoM kA bhii| sRSTi ke niyamana aura saMcAlana meM jitanI bhUmikA prakRti aura Izvara kI mAnI jAtI hai, samaya kI bhUmikA usase unnIsa nahIM hai| Izvara to ajJAta bhI hai, kiMtu samaya to rojamarrA ke jIvana meM hone vAlI uThApaTaka se jJAta bhI ho jAtA hai| vakta kisI ko samrATa banAte dera nahIM lagAtA, to kisI ko apanA gulAma banAne meM bhI vakta nahIM gNvaataa| sArI duniyA samaya kA hI khela hai| koI amIra hai taba bhI aura koI garIba hai taba bhI, koI lAbha meM hai taba bhI aura koI hAni meM cala rahA hai taba bhii| saba kucha samaya kI hI lIlA hai| usakI lIlA kisI ko lIlA-lahara bhI kara sakatI hai aura kisI ko lIla bhI sakatI hai| samaya kI mahimA to dekho ki vaha kisI achUta anacihne vyakti ko rASTrapati banA detA hai aura kisI rASTrapati ko phAMsI para car3hA detA hai| vaha kisI ke lie janma ho jAtA hai, to kisI ke lie mRtya; kisI ke lie sukha bana jAtA hai, to kisI ke lie saMtrAsa / samaya sabakI parachAIM hai| samaya hI sabake sira kA mukuTa hai aura samaya hI sabake gale para laTakI tlvaar| 45 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaya kA svarUpa paritarvanazIla hai| vaha kisI kA raMga bhI badala detA hai aura kisI ke badalate raMga ko dekhakara apanA raMga bhI badala letA hai| dharatI ke itihAsa meM aba taka jitane vijaya-parAjaya ke yuddha hue; utthAna huA ki patana, samaya sabakA draSTA rahA aura sabakA sUtradhAra bhii| dharatI para aba taka jo kucha huA, vaha saba samaya kA khela thaa| jisane bhI samaya se Takkara lenI cAhI, samaya ne use dhUla-dhUsarita kiyA, jisane samaya se maitrI sAdhI, samaya ne use sadA sNbhaalaa| samaya saba kucha badala detA hai, para samaya svayaM nahIM badalatA hai| vaha jIne-marane kI eka minaTa kI bhI chUTa nahIM de sktaa| jise jIvana denA hotA hai, vaha hara hAla meM usakA saMrakSaNa karatA hai, 'jAko rAkhe sAiyAM, mAra sake na koya' / jise vaha uThAnA cAhatA hai, use vaha kaba-kisa rUpa meM uThA legA, patA nhiiN| AdamI ke sau prabaMdha dhare raha jAte haiN| kAla usakA 'kAla' banakara use uThA hI le jAtA hai| samaya ! mAna gae mRtyu bhI terA hI eka rUpa hai| sAdhe, samaya saMga maitrI loga hAtha para ghar3I lagAte haiM, lekina isake bAvajUda samaya ke svarUpa aura mUlya ko dhyAna nahIM de paate| kucha loga to aise nAkAme baiThe rahate haiM ki unake lie samaya kATanA muzkila ho jAtA hai| kisI ghara baiThe bUr3he se pUcho ki kyA kara rahe ho? to javAba milegA-samaya kATa rahe haiN| bhalA samaya ko koI kATA jAtA hai! agara kATegA, to samaya hI kaattegaa| samaya hI hameM kATatA hai, hama samaya ko nhiiN| samaya ke prati sakArAtmaka aura racanAtmaka na hone ke kAraNa hI samaya ne Apako bUr3hA banA diyA hai| Apa yadi kucha kara gujarane kI aMtarniSThA se bhara uTheM, to Apa tAjjuba karoge ki svayaM samaya ne bhI ApakA sahAyaka bananA zurU kara diyA hai| samaya kA na acchA rUpa hotA hai, na buraa| Apa saMkalpa, samarpaNa, niSThA aura dRr3ha icchA-zakti ke sAtha samaya kA upayoga kareM, samaya Apake dvAra para saubhAgya ke phUla na bikhera de, to mujhase khnaa| hama samaya se lar3eM nhiiN| dhArA ke ulTe Akhira kitanI dera taira sakeMge! samaya ke sAtha ekatA aura maitrI saadhe| 46 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samaya jo kucha kare, bhalA yA burA, binA kisI nAnuca ke use svIkAra kara lo, yaha socakara ki samaya ne jo kucha kiyA hai, usameM kisI-na-kisI taraha kA merA hita samajhakara hI kiyA hai| jo kucha mere sAtha huA, vaha honI kA hI hisAba-kitAba thaa| honI ko yadi sahajatA se svIkAra kara lo, to honI tumheM aura suMdara bnaaegii| honI ko anahonI mAna baiThe, to daHkhI hone kA isase bar3A AdhAra aura koI na hogaa| isalie jIvana meM sadA isa bAta kI sajagatA rakheM ki jIvana meM jo ho, usakA honA suMdara ho; jIvana meM jo kucha na ho, usakA na honA bhI hamArI ora se suMdara ho| samaya kisI ko duHkhI nahIM krtaa| vaha to mAtra kasauTI kasatA hai AdamI kI Adamiyata kI, usake ImAna aura niSThA-mUlyoM kii| tuma cAho to samaya kI hara icchA ko mAna dekara apane Apako sukhI banA sakate ho, varanA hArA juArI to idhara-udhara kI uThA-paTaka hI karatA rhegaa| jIvana meM kabhI kisI taraha kA nukasAna ho jAe to ciMtA na kreN| use bhI sahajatA se svIkAra kara leN| lAkhoM-karor3oM kA munAphA kamAkara ghamaMDI na ho jaaeN| use bhI bar3I sahajatA se leN| samaya eka dina hamArI ciMtA bhI dUra kara degA, to hamAre ghamaMDa ko bhI dhraashaayii| jo huA acchA huA; jo na huA, vaha na hone ke lie hI hotA hai| yadi hama yaha soca rakheMge, to hama jIvana ke hara utAra-car3hAva ko pAra kara sakeMge, samaya kI pratikUlatAoM para bhI vijaya prApta kara skeNge| hara avasara samaya kI saugAta samaya hamAre lie avasara banakara AtA hai| hama jIvana ke kisI bhI avasara ko na cuukeN| hama apane hara kArya ko pUrI niSThA aura lagana ke sAtha kreN| avasara choTA-se-choTA bhI kyoM na ho, avasara ko hama samaya kI saugAta smjheN| jaise hama kisI upahAra yA puraskAra ko bAkAyadA AbhAra aura ahobhAva ke sAtha svIkAra karate haiM, samaya ke sAtha bhI hamArA aisA hI vyavahAra ho| hama usake dvArA die jAne vAle hara avasara ko bAadaba 47 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svIkAra kareM aura apanI pUrI lagana ke sAtha usakA bAkAyadA upayoga kreN| susta aura pramAdI loga samaya ke avasaroM kA upayoga nahIM kara paate| jo apane jIvana meM choTe avasaroM ko saphalatA kA jAmA nahIM pahanA sakatA, vaha kisI bar3e avasara ko pAne kA uttarAdhikArI nahIM hotaa| AlasI logoM kA nAma samaya ke zilAlekhoM meM apAhijoM ke rUpa meM likhA jAtA hai| samaya ke sAtha maitrI sAdhane vAloM ko cAhie ki ve samaya ke pAbaMda rheN| jisake jIvana meM samaya kA anuzAsana nahIM hai, vaha kisI bhI taraha kA zAsana karane ke yogya hotA hI nahIM hai| hama bhAratavAsiyoM kI sabase bar3I kamI yaha hai ki hama samaya ke prati sabase jyAdA susta aura lAparavAha hote haiN| hama pazcima kA AMkha mUMdakara anukaraNa kara lete haiM, para vahAM kI samayabaddhatA ko AMzika rUpa meM bhI svIkAra nahIM kara paate| hamAre deza kI UMcI saMskRti kA sAre vizva meM niryAta honA cAhie, lekina vahAM kI 'samayabaddhatA' ko bhArata meM AyAtita bhI kiyA jAnA caahie| bhArata yadi samayabaddhatA ke siddhAMta ko svIkAra kara le, to bhArata kA mAlika bhagavAna ko banAne kI z2arUrata nahIM pdd'egii| samayabaddhatA aura prAmANikatA-kevala ina do sUtroM ke AdhAra para bhArata kA bhAgya badalA jA sakatA hai, isakA bhaviSya svarNima banAyA jA sakatA hai| yaha kitanI bar3I viDaMbanA hai ki hama samaya se nahIM clte| rAta meM sone kI bAta ko liyA jAe, to dera se sote haiM aura subaha uThane kI bAta leM, to samaya gujara jAne ke bAda uThate haiN| leTa-latIphI kA pracalana aisA cala par3A hai ki vyakti apane daphtara meM bhI dera se pahaMcatA hai, koI mITiMga ho, to usameM bhI samaya kI pAbaMdI nahIM hotI, samAroha cAhe acche se acchA kyoM na ho, samaya para zurU nahIM hotaa| zAdI meM jAo, to bArAta dera, sTezana jAo, to Trena lett| aura to aura, havAI jahAja bhI lett| yAnI samaya kI koI sahI vyavasthA hI nhiiN| dhyAna rakheM, jahAM samaya kI pAlanA nahIM, usake jIvana meM koI vyavasthA nahIM hotii| bhalA jo samaya ko nahIM nibhA sakatA, vaha apane dharma aura vacana ko kyA nibhAegA! 48 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja kA kArya Aja ho tuma samaya ke sAtha calo, samaya tumhArA sAtha nibhAegA; tuma samaya kI vyavasthAoM para dhyAna do, samaya tumhArI vyavasthAoM para dhyAna degA; tuma samaya kA upayoga karo, samaya tumhArA upayoga krvaaegaa| samaya merA mitra hai, maiM samaya kA mitra huuN| maiM aura samaya-donoM alaga-alaga nahIM haiN| kAyAeM donoM kI alaga bhale hI hoM, prANa donoM ke eka haiN| maiM samaya kI dhAra hUM, samaya merA suutrdhaar| samaya kI preraNA hai : samaya kI naz2Akata phcaano| apane kisI kAma ko kala para mata ttaalo| jo apane kAma ko kala para TAlate haiM, ve khuda Talate cale jAte haiM, jo apane kAma ko Aja saMpAdita karate haiM, ve samaya kA vartamAna bana jAte haiN| hama na kevala Aja ke kArya ko Aja kareM, varan kala ke kArya ko bhI Aja kara DAlanA saMbhAvita ho, to svayaM kI ora se prayatnazIla rahane meM koI kamI na rahane deN| kala kA kAma Aja ho aura Aja kA kAma abhI-ise jIvana kI saphalatA kA mUlamaMtra maaneN| jo Aja kA upayoga kara rahe haiM, vizvAsa hai ki ve kala kA bhI upayoga kreNge| jo Aja bhI alasAe haiM, ve kala tarotAjA ho jAeMge, ummIda nahIM hai| hara dina jIvana kI yAtrA kA eka dina kama hotA hai| karane ke lie bahuta kucha hai| tumase kucha karavAne ke lie hI samaya ne tumhArA sRjana kiyA hai| Ao, hama dharatI ko svarNima bnaaeN| zikhara para baiThA samaya niraMtara hameM dekha rahA hai| vaha dekha rahA hai ki sRSTi ke lie kauna upayogI hai aura kauna AlasI-avAMchita / tuma uThane ko rAjI ho, to samaya tumhArA sahayoga karane ko taiyAra hai| samaya kI eka hI to saMpreraNA hai-craiveti-craiveti| Aja kA nayA saverA kitane pyAra se hameM kaha rahA hai-phira se sajAeM hama apane savere ko, jIvana aura jagat ko| isa saMkalpa ke sAtha ki zubha kareMge Aja, azubha kareMge kala / 'zubha' ko hama sadA karate jAeMge aura azubha ko kala para TAlate jAeMge, kala para, aura kisI agale dina pr| 49 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kozizoM meM chipI kAmayAbiyAM kAmayAba hone vAle koI alaga kAma nahIM karate, ve hara kAma alaga tarIke se karate haiN| jIvana prApta karanA hI jIvana kI upalabdhi nahIM hai, varan jIvana meM niraMtara mUlyavAn saphalatAoM ko arjita karanA jIvana kI upalabdhi hai| koI vyakti apane jIvana meM cAhe kitanI hI bAra asaphala kyoM na huA ho, hara naI subaha manuSya ko yahI saMdeza detI hai-prayatna eka bAra aura kro| asaphala honA jIvana kI koI bar3I viphalatA nahIM hai| hara asaphalatA saphalatA kA hI eka par3Ava hai| saphalatA to maMjila hai| hara kisI eka saphalatA taka pahuMcane ke lie pahale vyakti ko sau asaphalatAoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai| saphalatA utanI hI madhura hotI hai, jitanI musIbatoM kA sAmanA karake hamane use pAyA hai| jIvana ke jisa kSetra meM bhI hama apanI zakti kA upayoga kareMge, usakI sthiti bilkula sAgara-maMthana jaisI hogI, pahale viSa nikalegA, phira amRta aura nvrtn| yaha bAta bar3I gauratalaba hai ki thaoNmasa eDisana ko balba kA AviSkAra karane se pahale dasa hajAra se adhika bAra asaphalatAoM kA sAmanA karanA par3A thaa| usakI hara asaphalatA aMdhere meM tIra-tukkA thI, lekina dRr3ha AtmavizvAsa aura icchA-zakti ke balabUte para nirAza hone kI bajAya vaha dhairyapUrvaka hara asaphalatA ko pacAtA calA gayA aura jaba use saphalatA milI, to sArI duniyA rozanI se nahA utthii| 50 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ viphalatA mAtra par3Ava hai, maMjila nahIM jIvana kI hara asaphalatA saphalatA kI ora bar3hane kI preraNA hai / jo loga asaphalatA se nirAza ho jAte haiM, ve saphalatA ke zikhara kI ora nahIM bar3ha pAte / hama apanI hara asaphalatA ko saphalatA kI maMjila kA eka par3Ava bhara samajheM / jaise maMjila taka pahuMcane ke lie hara par3Ava ko pAra karanA hotA hai, saphalatA ko AtmasAt karane ke lie hameM viphalatAoM kA bhI sAmanA karanA hotA hai / saphalatAeM koI ghara baiThe hI nahIM A jAtI haiM, usake lie hameM niraMtara sannaddha aura pratibaddha rahanA hotA hai| saMgharSa aura kaThina parizrama ke bAda hI saphalatA kI sukhAnubhUti ho sakatI hai| kisI bhI saphalatA ko prApta karane ke lie hameM jitanI adhika kaThinAiyoM kA sAmanA karanA par3atA hai, saphalatA kA stara utanA hI zreSTha hotA hai| bagaira kozizoM ke kAmayAbiyAM nahIM milA karatIM, jaise ki kisI zAMta samudra meM koI vyakti kabhI kuzala nAvika nahIM bana pAyA / laphphAjI nahIM, kucha Thosa kareM mAnA ki kudarata sabake lie AhAra- pAnI kI vyavasthA karatI hai, para isakA matalaba yaha nahIM ki zera ko guphA meM baiThe-baiThe hI bhojana mila jAegA yA ghoMsale meM hI cir3iyAoM ke lie cugA-pAnI Tapaka jaaegaa| kabhI Apa kisI jaMtu ko apane dAnA-pAnI ke lie koziza karate hue dekheM, to yaha dekhakara tAjjuba kara uTheMge ki unheM kitanI mehanata karanI par3atI hai| mAnA ki kudarata ne bIjoM kI vyavasthA kI hai, para yaha to mAlI hI bhalI-bhAMti batA sakatA hai ki bIja meM chipe phUla aura phala ko niSpAdita karane ke lie use kitanA zrama karanA pdd'aa| jamIna Izvara kI vyavasthA hai, kiMtu khetoM meM phasaloM ko lahalahAnA manuSya ke zrama kI saphalatA hai| miTTI aura pahAr3a prakRti kI dena haiM, paraMtu usase banane vAlI IMToM aura pattharoM se kisI khUbasUrata imArata kA nirmANa karanA mAnavIya racanAdharmitA hai / manuSya yadi kisI bhI kArya ko karane ke lie sannaddha ho jAe, use apanI javAbadArI mAna le, to usakA prayAsa aura puruSArtha svataH sakriya ho jAegA / 51 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo loga korI bAteM karate rahate haiM, isake alAvA kucha nahIM karate, unakI bAdazAhata kevala bAtoM se hI jur3I hotI hai| karane ke nAma para ve kaMgAla hote haiN| mahAn loga apane saMdezoM ko vANI ke dvArA kahane kI bajAya apane jIvana meM AtmasAt karake hI pradarzita karate haiN| dulattI kevala ve hI gadhe mArA karate haiM, jo kisI bhI prakAra ke bhAra kA saMvahana karane meM asamartha hote haiN| apane kaMdhoM para dAyitvoM kA vahana karane vAle na to dulattI mArate haiM aura na hI hekar3I hAMkate haiN| ve jiMdagI meM kucha karake dikhAne meM hI vizvAsa rakhate haiN| jIvana meM zrama aura saMgharSa karane kA kSetra itanA vyApaka hai ki vyakti jIvana bhara prayAsa aura puruSArtha karatA rhe| vyakti kA hara kArya usakI naI tAz2agI aura guNavattA kA pariNAma lie hue ho| hamane jo kArya kala kiyA, hama jIvana bhara usI ko doharAte na rheN| manuSya kA mastiSka kisI mazIna meM DhalA huA lohe kA sAMcA nahIM hai ki jisase eka jaise mAla kA utpAdana hotA rhe| hamane jo kArya kala kiyA, usameM hara dina nayA sudhAra hote rahanA caahie| kala jo kArya kiyA, usameM kyA kamI rahI, hama usa ora dhyAna deN| apane hara kArya meM sudhAroM kI naI saMbhAvanAoM ko talAzate rheN| isase jahAM kArya ke prati hamArI niSThA bar3hatI jAegI, vahIM kArya aura usake pariNAmoM kA stara bhI behatarIna hotA jaaegaa| ujAgara kareM apanI pratibhA kyA hamane kabhI isa bAta para dhyAna diyA hai ki kisI kI saphalatA aura hamArI viphalatA kA rAja kyA hai? Akhira saphala hone vAlA vyakti kisI devaloka kA kinnara nahIM hai aura viphala hone vAlA vyakti kisI pahAr3a kI caTTAna nahIM hai| saphala aura asaphala vyakti alaga-alaga kisma ke nahIM hote, kevala unake jIne aura kAma karane ke tarIke alaga-alaga hote haiN| apane kArya ke prati rahane vAlA unakA naz2ariyA hI unakI saphalatA aura asaphalatA kA buniyAdI pharka lie hotA hai| 52 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti kI soca aura zailI meM hI chipA hai jIvana kI hara saphalatA kA raaj| apane kinhIM mUlabhUta siddhAMtoM, pratibaddhatAoM aura buddhimattApUrNa saMgharSoM ke kAraNa hI loga saphala hote cale jAte haiN| Akhira saphala hone vAle loga koI alaga kAma nahIM kiyA krte| basa, ve hara kAma apane alaga tarIke se karate haiN| vyakti kI vAstavika saphalatA isI meM hai ki vaha apane atIta kI hara saphalatA ke rikaoNrDa meM sudhAra karatA jaae| apanI khAmiyoM ko sudhAranA saphalatA ko bhora kA bAnA pahanAnA hai; apanI galatiyoM ko lagAtAra doharAe jAnA rAta ke aMdhiyAre meM khaMbhe se TakarAnA hai| bhAgya unhIM kI madada karatA hai, jo zrama aura saMgharSa ke prati niSThAzIla hote haiN| yadi koI daridra hai, to isakA artha yaha nahIM ki vaha apane kArya meM saphala nahIM huA, varan vaha apane kArya ke prati sannaddha hI nahIM huaa| daur3a jItane vAlA dhAvaka anya dhAvakoM se bahuta jyAdA tAkatavara nahIM hotaa| vaha jItatA bhI bahuta mAmUlI pharka se hai, para isake bAvajUda use jo InAma milatA hai, vaha usa mAmUlI pharka se sau gunA jyAdA hotA hai| usakI kSamatA aura yogyatA-donoM hI anya dhAvakoM ke barAbara hotI hai, para isake bAvajUda vahI kyoM jItatA hai? to isakA javAba hogA, usakA AtmavizvAsa, jItane kI dRr3ha icchA-zakti aura niraMtara sakArAtmaka abhyAsa hI vyakti kI vijaya ke camatkArI sUtra sAbita hote haiN| dharatI para aisA kauna prANI hai, jisameM kSamatA aura pratibhA na ho| vyakti yadi apane jIvana meM saphalatA ke kucha choTe-choTe sUtra apanA le, to usake kheta aura vyApAra kA, jamIna aura jAyadAda kA, khoja aura AviSkAra kA, usake ghara aura parivAra kA svarUpa hI badala jaaegaa| vaha sabakA saratAja ho jaaegaa| mukhara kareM icchA-zakti jIvana meM saphalatA ke lie jisa pahale maMtra kI AvazyakatA hotI hai, vaha hai vyakti kI dRr3ha icchaa-shkti| mAnA ki jIvana meM palane vAlI anaginata icchAeM vyakti kI cetanA ko chinna-bhinna kara DAlatI haiM, kiMtu jaba vyakti 53 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI samasta icchA-zaktiyAM eka hI lakSya kI ora unmukha ho jAtI haiM, to ve jIvana ke lie varadAna bana jAtI haiN| kisI ke asaphala hone kA ekamAtra kAraNa usameM dRr3ha icchA-zakti kA abhAva hI hai| sukarAta se kisI navayuvaka ne pUchA ki saphalatA kA rAja kyA hai? sukarAta nadI meM khar3e the aura yuvaka kinAre pr| sukarAta ne yuvaka ko nadI meM AmaMtrita kiyA aura dekhate-hI-dekhate use apanI pUrI tAkata ke sAtha pAnI meM Dubo diyaa| yuvaka pAnI se bAhara nikalane kI koziza karane lagA, para sukarAta kA dabAva banA rhaa| Akhira yuvaka ne apanI pUrI tAkata ke sAtha eka bAra phira koziza kii| sukarAta isa bAra yuvaka kI tAkata ko na saMbhAla pAe aura yuvaka pAnI se bAhara nikala aayaa| yuvaka sukarAta ke prati kisI bhI prakAra kI badatamIjI kA vyavahAra kare, usase pahale hI sukarAta ne pUchA-mere dvArA Duboe jAne ke bAvajUda tumheM kisane ubArA? yuvaka ne kahA-jIne kI dRr3ha icchA ne| sukarAta ne kahA-saphalatA kA yahI rAja hai| tumhArI dRr3ha icchA hI tumhAre lie saphalatA kA rAstA khojegI aura vahI tumheM saphalatA ke zikhara taka phuNcaaegii| apanI icchA-zakti ko mukhara kie binA saphalatAeM bila meM hI dabI raha jAtI haiN| pAnI Akhira tabhI bhApa bana pAegA, jaba isake lie pUrI Aga ho| nigAha rahe lakSya para hI saphalatA prApta karane kA dUsarA sopAna hai : tuma apane jIvana kA lakSya nirdhArita karo aura lakSya ko prApta karane ke lie apanI buddhi kA upayoga karate hue sakArAtmaka yojanA taiyAra kro| tuma apane lakSya ko hAsila kie bagaira taba taka caina mata lo, jaba taka tumameM aMtima sAMsa hai| apane lakSya ko arjita karane ke lie tumheM kar3I-se-kar3I mehanata karanI par3e, to karane se nahIM cUkanA caahie| Akhira kisI bhI vijetA kA pradarzana kucha hI ghar3iyoM kA hotA hai, lekina yaha tuma bhalI-bhAMti jAnate ho ki usake isa pradarzana kI saphalatA meM usakA kitanA khUna-pAnI bahA hogaa| aisA nahIM ki eka saphala 54 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khilAr3I kabhI asaphala na huA hogA, kiMtu agara arjuna kI AMkhoM meM ekamAtra lakSya hI basA huA hai, to vaha lakSya bhedana z2arUra karegA / tuma lakSya ke prati niSThAzIla ho, to asaphalatAoM se bhaya mata khAo / asaphalatA svayaM saphalatA kA rAstA dikhAtI hai / hara saphalatA ke pIche asaphalatAoM kI eka bar3I kahAnI chipI hotI hai / mohammada gorI ne samrATa pRthvIrAja cauhAna para do-cAra nahIM, pUre solaha AkramaNa kie, magara hara bAra use muMha kI khAnI pdd'ii| Akhira hAlata yaha ho gaI ki use apanI jAna bacAne ke lie kisI guphA meM zaraNa lenI pdd'ii| vahIM use saphalatA kA zAstra par3hane ko milA / usane dekhA ki eka makar3I apane ghara taka pahuMcane kI koziza kara rahI hai / vaha eka - do-cAra - dasa bAra car3hI, lekina hara bAra usakA pAMva phisala jAtA, vaha jamIna para lur3haka aatii| mohammada gorI makar3I ke isa adamya duHsAhasa ko dekhatA rahA / jaba makar3I solahavIM aura satrahavIM bAra phira car3hane kI koziza karane lagI, to eka daphA to gorI ko lagA ki vaha isa nAsamajha makar3I ko kaise samajhAe ki vaha vyartha meM kyoM mehanata kara rahI hai, para vaha yaha dekhakara AtmavizvAsa se bhara uThA ki makar3I Akhira apane ghara taka pahuMcane meM saphala ho gii| eka hArA huA samrATa punaH vijaya ke vizvAsa se bhara uThA aura kahate haiM ki mohammada gorI ne apane satrahaveM yuddha meM pRthvIrAja cauhAna ko baMdI banA liyA / saphalatA ke rAste para calate jo loga viphala ho jAyA karate haiM, kyA ve makar3I aura mohammada gorI se preraNA leMge ? kSamatA - yogyatA kA pUrA upayoga ho saphalatA kA tIsarA sUtra yaha hai ki hama niraMtara zrama aura aura saMgharSa kareM / zrama se jI curAne vAle saphalatAoM ko arjita nahIM kiyA karate haiM 1 saubhAgyazAlI vahI haiM, jo bhAgya ke bhulAve meM na Akara AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha kaThina parizrama karate haiM / ve rAste meM Ane vAlI caTTAnoM kI paravAha kie bagaira apanI zakti, kSamatA aura yogyatA kA upayoga karate hue unheM 55 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI pAra kara jAte haiM, tuma yadi apane dRDha AtmavizvAsa ko lekara jIvana ke maidAna para utara jAo, to duniyA kI aisI kauna-sI tAkata hai, jo tumheM saphala aura vijayI hone se roka sake! gItA meM bhagavAna ne manuSya ke lie pahalA saMdeza hI karmayoga kA diyA, tuma kar3I mehanata kro| Aja jo tumheM khaMDaprastha laga rahA hai, tumhArI mehanata jarUra raMga lAegI aura khaMDaprastha ko iMdraprastha meM tabdIla kregii| tuma aba taka saphala isalie nahIM hue ho ki tumane apane lakSya kI prApti ke lie kevala apanI pacIsa pratizata zakti aura yogyatA kA upayoga kiyA hai, jisa dina tuma sau-kI-sau pratizata kSamatA aura yogyatA kA upayoga kara loge, usI dina tuma saphalatA ke rAste ke mIla ke patthara ho jaaoge| jaise eka vidyArthI niraMtara kucha-na-kucha sIkhate rahanA cAhatA hai, jIvana ke vidyAlaya ke tuma bhI eka vidyArthI bno| pUrva meM huI apanI galatiyoM se zikSA lo aura nae varSa kI naI parIkSA meM sau phIsadI saphala hone ke lie sannaddha ho jaao| mehanata kie bagaira, to mAM bhI roTI nahIM ddaaltii| saphalatA ke lie mehanata to karanI hI hogii| Akhira duniyA meM koI bhI cIja muphta meM nahIM miltii| kisI jue yA laoNTarI ke cakkara meM par3akara rAtoM-rAta dhanavAna hone kA khvAba dekhane vAle Akhira sar3aka para hI A jAyA karate haiN| saphalatAeM unhIM kI barakarAra rahatI haiM, jinake lie saphalatA saMyoga nahIM, varan unake mUlabhUta siddhAMtoM aura kaThina parizrama kA pariNAma hotI hai| tuma apane hAthoM meM khiMcI bhAgya-rekhAoM ko TaTolate rahane kI bajAya kisI kaThina parizrama aura saMgharSa ke lie apane hAthoM kA upayoga kro| parizrama hI manuSya ke lie vaha IzvarIya zakti hai, jo usakI bhAgya-rekhAoM ko usake lie saubhAgya meM badala sakatI hai, use saphalatA kA sukUna de sakatI hai| Ao, hama apane lakSya ke prati phira se saMkalpazIla hoM aura AMkhoM meM saphalatA kA nUra lie phira se pratyanazIla hoN| 56 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana-vikAsa ke nAyAba pahalU zikSA aura svAdhyAya jIvana-bhara vidyArthI bane raheM, tAki jJAna-prApti ke dvAra sadA khule rheN| mAnavIya jIvana ke mAnasika aura bauddhika vikAsa ke lie kaI mahattvapUrNa AyAma haiM, jinameM zikSA aura svAdhyAya apanI viziSTa bhUmikA nibhAte haiN| zikSA aura svAdhyAya-donoM eka hI sikke ke do pahalU haiN| jIvana ke prathama caraNa meM zikSA kI ahamiyata hai, kiMtu usake zeSa bhAga meM svAdhyAya kI apekSA hai| jJAna to jIvana kA vaha pahalU hai, jisakA kabhI aMta nahIM hai| jo kisI upAdhi-vizeSa taka ke lie par3hAI karake apane Apako pUrNa zikSita mAna letA hai, to jJAna kI dRSTi se yaha usakI parAjaya hai| zikSita hone kA artha yaha nahIM ki kitAboM ko par3ha lenA yA vidyAlayIya parIkSAoM meM uttIrNa ho jaanaa| zikSita hone kA artha yaha hai ki jJAna aura vijJAna ke dvArA apane bauddhika aura mAnasika vikAsa ke sAtha jIvana ke bahuAyAmI vikAsa ke lie samartha-sudRr3ha ho jaanaa| zikSA aura jJAna kA kSetra to itanA vyApaka hai ki vyakti cAhe to jIvana bhara vidyArthI aura ziSya banA huA raha sakatA hai| duniyA meM bahupracalita dharmoM meM se eka hai-sikkha dhrm| zAyada saradAroM ke lie 'sikkha' zabda unake dharma aura paraMparA kA paricAyaka hai, kiMtu maiM sikkha 57 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma athavA sikkha kula meM paidA na hone ke bAvajUda apane Apako bar3e prema se sikkha khuuNgaa| sikkha zabda ziSya se hI banA hai / tuma apane Apako cAhe sikkha kaho yA ziSya, donoM kA artha aura bhAva eka hI hai / jo hara samaya kucha-na-kucha sIkhane ko, nayA jAnane ko, nayA karane ko utsuka aura saMprerita rahatA hai, vahI vyakti ziSya hai aura vahI vyakti sikkha / jijJAsA-bhAva na chUTe kucha-na-kucha nayA sIkhane aura jAnane kI lalaka to vyakti meM hara samaya rahanI hI caahie| aisA nahIM ki bI. e., ema.e. kara liyA, kahIM naukarI laga gaI aura hamane zikSA aura jJAna kI itizrI mAna lI / hama vidyAlayoMmahAvidyAlayoM meM jo adhyayana karate haiM, vaha to eka tayazudA - Aropita zikSA hai, kiMtu mahAvidyAlayIya adhyayana se mukta ho jAne ke bAda vizva kA virATa kSitija 'khulA hai| hama apanI maulika dRSTi aura ruci ke anurUpa jJAna-sAmagrI kI talAza kara sakate haiM aura kisI naI maMjila kI sthApanA ke lie nae-nae AyAmoM kI talAza kara sakate haiM / vidyAbhyAsa kA vaha pahalA caraNa zikSA ke tahata A jAegA, kiMtu yaha dUsarA caraNa svAdhyAya, ciMtana aura anusaMdhAna ke aMtargata / maiM mAnatA hUM ki zikSA jIvana kA anivArya caraNa hai, kiMtu zikSA aura manuSya ke saMbaMdha para jaba vicAra karate haiM, to yaha jAhira hotA hai ki zikSA vaha honI cAhie, jo vyakti ke maulika aura sahaja vikAsa meM sahAyaka ho / itihAsa kI purAnI kitAboM meM zikSA kI sArthakatA ke jo svarUpa dekhane ko milate haiM, ve yaha sAfa jAhira karate haiM ki taba zikSA kA uddezya rojI-roTI nahIM thA, varan jIvana ke AMtarika aura vyAvahArika svarUpa ko paripakva aura saMskArita banAnA thA / taba logoM ke lie zikSA jIne kI kalA thI / ve par3he hue ko jIvana meM Acarita huA dekhanA pasaMda karate the / unakI kathanI unake jJAna se udbhUta hotI thI / kathanI kI abhivyakti se pahale vyakti isa bAta ke lie sajaga rahatA thA ki usakI kathanI, usakI karanI ke viruddha na ho / 58 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnA ki apavAda to taba bhI hote the, lekina Aja kI zikSA bahuta saMkucita ho cukI hai| zikSita varga azikSita kyoM ? Aja hara vidyArthI kA lakSya pAThyakrama ko uttIrNa karanA, upAdhi hAsila karanA aura rojI-roTI ke lie usa upAdhi kA upayoga karanA hI raha gayA hai| yahI kAraNa hai ki hamAre dainaMdinIya jIvana se svAdhyAya kA vilopa ho gayA hai, hama kisI samAcAra-patra athavA manoraMjana se jur3I patra-patrikA bhale hI dekha-par3ha lete hoM, lekina isake alAvA paThana-manana ke prayAsa dekhane ko nahIM milte| vyakti ke jJAna meM nitya nUtanatA aura paripakvatA kA svarUpa dekhane ko nahIM miltaa| hamane jo par3hAI bhI kI hai, usakA bhI na jAne kyA tarIkA rahA ki Aja yadi kisI DaoNkTareTa vyakti se pUchA jAe ki tumane apanI AThavIM aura dasavIM kI par3hAI meM kauna-kauna se pATha par3he, to usake lie batAnA muzkila ho jaaegaa| zikSA kA artha yaha kadApi nahIM hai ki Age par3hate jAo aura pichalA jo par3hA hai, use bhUlate jaao| hara agalA vAstava meM pichale kA vikAsa hotA hai, para use bhUla jAnA apane Apake sAtha chalAvA hai| zikSA ke sAtha svAdhyAya kA saMbaMdha na jor3a pAne ke kAraNa hI Aja kA Ama zikSita varga azikSita-sA banA huA hai| bhalA yaha kauna nahIM jAnatA ki zarAba yA sigareTa pInA, jardA-taMbAkU khAnA vyakti ke svAsthya ke lie chipA huA jahara hai, lekina isake bAvajUda ina sabakA dhar3alle se prayoga ho rahA hai| sarakAra aura zAsana-prazAsana bhI vidyArthiyoM kI pAThya pustakoM meM to inake niSedha kA ullekha karate haiM, vaijJAnika prayogazAlAoM meM inake duSpariNAmoM kA niSkarSa nikAlate haiM, lekina sarakAroM ne na jAne kauna-sI bhAMga pI rakhI hai? kare bhI to kyA, inakI Amada se hI sarakAroM kA kharcA nikalatA hai, unakI sarakAroM kA astitva TikA hai| 59 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAM : pahalI zikSikA zikSA to vaha hai, jo hameM hamArI mithyA-dRSTi se mukta kre| jisase jIvana kI aMtardRSTi mile, vahI zikSA AdamI ke lie vAstavika rUpa se kalyANakArI hai| zikSA jaba taka jIvana kI dIkSA ke rUpa meM na Dhale, taba taka vaha adhUrI hI hai| jahAM zikSA kA gurutara bhAra vahana karate haiM zikSaka aura prophesara, vahIM dIkSA kA saMskAra hotA hai usake apane ghara vAloM ke dvaaraa| ghara ke saMskAra zikSA ko dIkSA ke rUpa meM DhAlate haiN| yaha kArya sahI rUpa se saMpAdita kara sakatI hai-hamArI apanI maaN| pitA to rojI-roTI kamAne kI vyavasthA meM vyasta ho jAte haiM, lekina mAM hara bacce ko dIkSita kara sakatI hai| vaha sahI arthoM meM jIvana kI pahalI zikSikA hai| apanA baccA kaisA bane, isake lie sabase jyAdA sajaga mAM hI hotI hai| hara mAM apane bacce ko UMcA uThA huA dekhanA cAhatI hai| isake lie vaha bacce se bhI zrama karAtI hai| zikSA, zikSaka aura vidyAlaya kA bhI upayoga karatI hai| nizcaya hI janma dene vAle kI mahimA isI meM hai ki vaha apane jane hue ko saMskArita aura vikasita rUpa pradAna kre| yaha bAta ThIka hai ki Aja kI zikSA-zailI kA svarUpa badala cukA hai; baccoM para kitAboM kA itanA bhAra A cukA hai ki vaha unakI umra ke anusAra unake lie dabAva aura tanAva kA hI kAraNa banatA hai| Ajakala hama do-DhAI-tIna varSa kI umra meM hI bacce ko skUla bhejanA zurU kara dete haiN| hamAre isa puruSArtha se bacce meM bahuta jaldI hI skUla jAne kI Adata par3a jAtI hai, lekina isakA sabase bar3A nukasAna yaha hotA hai ki bacapana meM jo gharelU saMskAra par3ane cAhie, unakA bIjAropaNa nahIM ho paataa| baccA kevala kitAbI jJAna meM hI ulajha jAtA hai| na hI usako naisargika guNoM ke vikAsa kA AdhAra mila pAtA hai aura na hI udAtta guNoM ke parisaMskAra kA vaataavrnn| 60 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zikSA vahI, jo saMskArita kare Aja hamane zikSA ko nae yuga kI nayA rUr3hi aura nayA phaizana banA DAlA hai| hama bacce ko saMskArazIla vidyAlaya meM dAkhilA dilAne kI bajAya hor3Ahor3a meM aise vidyAlayoM meM bhejanA pasaMda karate haiM, jahAM jAkara baccA na idhara kA rahatA hai, na udhara kaa| zikSA to svayaM eka sevA hai| Aja to zikSA aura cikitsAlaya vizuddha vyAvasAyika pratiSThAna ho gae haiN| jo skUla jitanA mahaMgA, usakA 'stara' utanA hI UMcA! aba aisI zikSA kA hama kyA kareM, jisase uThane-baiThane aura khAne-pIne kA bhI viveka na rhe| isa 'hAya-hailo' ke jamAne meM mAtA-pitA aura bar3oM ko praNAma karane meM bhI saMkoca aura zarma mahasUsa hotI hai| bhalA jise apane mAtA-pitA ko Dhoka lagAne meM bhI zarma AtI hai, vaha unake vakta-bevakta meM kyA to kAma AegA aura kyA sevA karegA! aisI zikSA ke dvArA vyakti kA vikAsa to z2arUra hogA, lekina usakI svArtha-cetanA kA hii| Akhira vyakti ke apane saumya svarUpa kA bhI mahattva hotA hai| sabake sAtha milane-baiThane kA, eka-dUsare ke sukha-duHkha meM kAma Ane kA, maryAdA aura zAlInatA kA apanA artha aura mahattva hai, usakI apanI AvazyakatA hai, usakA apanA pariNAma hai| hama cAhe zikSA leM athavA deM, zikSA kA lakSya peTa bharane taka sImita na rhe| zikSA to vyaktitva-vikAsa kA AdhAra hai| zikSA ko hameM nitya-navIna vikAsa ke pahaluoM se jor3anA cAhie aura jJAna ke nitya-navIna-nAyAba pahaluoM kA upayoga karanA caahie| svIkAreM, svAdhyAya kA saMkalpa hama svAdhyAya avazya kreN| hama kevala paThana aura adhyayana taka hI sImita na raheM, varan jJAna ke paimAnoM ko thor3A vistAra deN| hama ciMtana-manana aura anusaMdhAna bhI kreN| apanI buddhi kA manana ke lie upayoga na kara pAne ke kAraNa hI jJAna aura jIvana ke bIca eka virodhAbhAsa athavA eka sApha dUrI 61 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ banI huI rahatI hai| manana se hI jIvana meM manusmRti kA janma hotA hai / paThana ke dvArA to kisI aura kA jJAna hameM milatA hai, lekina manana to vaha maTakA hai, jisameM usa jJAna kA maMthana hotA hai, anuzIlana aura anusaMdhAna hotA hai aura taba jo sAra - navanIta nikalakara AtA hai, vaha jJAna kA paripakva pariNAma hai| taba usa jJAna aura jIvana ke bIca eka saMtulana hogA, eka samarasatA hogI; usa jJAna kA jIvana-jagat ke lie upayoga hogA / hama niyamita svAdhyAya kreN| isase koI pharka nahIM par3atA ki atIta meM hamArA ejUkezana kahAM taka kA rhaa| mere nAnA pAThazAlA kI par3hAI kI dRSTi se tIsarI phela the, lekina hara koI yaha jAnakara camatkRta ho uThegA ki unhoMne apane jIvana meM dasa hajAra se jyAdA aitihAsika aura anusaMdhAnaparaka lekha likhe| jIvana meM apanAyA gayA eka akelA svAdhyAya kA saMkalpa vyakti ko mahAn vidvAna banA detA hai / maiM to kahUMgA ki adhika na sahI, Apa pratidina Adhe ghaMTe svAdhyAya karane kA saMkalpa grahaNa kareM, Apa pAeMge ki isa eka saMkalpa kI ApUrti kI badaulata Apa eka mahIne meM kama-se-kama pAMca-sAta viziSTa graMthoM ko par3ha cuke haiN| yAnI eka varSa meM Apa pacAsoM graMtha aura unakA jJAna apanI buddhi ko pradAna kara cuke haiN| mAtra Adhe ghaMTe niyamita svAdhyAya karane vAlA vyakti, merI gAraMTI hai ki vaha pAMca sAla meM pAraMgata vidvAna ho jaaegaa| Apa cAheM to apane svAdhyAya ke krama ko kisI eka viSaya se jur3A huA rakha sakate haiM aura cAheM to kucha sarasatA aura samarasatA ke lie eka se adhika viSayoM kA bhI upayoga kara sakate haiM 1 pramAda ko bAdhaka na banane deM isI saptAha mere pAsa eka aise mahAnubhAva Ae haiM, jinhoMne tattva - jJAna kA eka vizvakoza, enasAiklopIDiyA taiyAra kiyA hai| maiM unake kArya ko dekhakara abhibhUta huA / unhoMne rahasya udghATita karate hue kahA - yaha vizvakoSa aura kucha nahIM, mere dasa-bAraha varSa ke niraMtara svAdhyAya kA sumadhura pariNAma 62 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| maiMne unheM sAdhuvAda diyA aura eka bAra punaH svAdhyAya kA mahattva svIkAra huaa| yadi Apako likhane kA zauka ho, to Apa isakA bhI upayoga kara sakate haiM, jaba Apa pratidina rAta ko sone se pahale do panne bhI likha leMge, to nizcaya hI Apa prati chaH mAha meM eka vizAla graMtha ke lekhaka bana sakate haiN| sahajatayA prativarSa Apa jJAna ke do puSpa isa dharatI ke kalyANa ke lie samarpita kara sakate haiN| nizcaya hI ApakA pramAda, Apake svAdhyAya aura jJAna kA bAdhaka bana rahA hai| Apa apane jIvana se pramAda ko vaise hI dUra haTA deM, jaise jUtoM ke purAne ho jAne para unheM ghara ke bAhara pheMka diyA jAtA hai| jIvana kI hara subaha Izvara kI prArthanA karanA, svayaM ke lie saubhAgyakArI hai, para isase bhI bar3I haqIkata yaha hai ki svAdhyAya karanA usase bhI jyAdA kalyANakArI hai| prArthanA se nipajA svAdhyAya aura svAdhyAya se niSpanna prArthanA-donoM kA svAda, suvAsa aura prakAza anerA hI hotA hai| taba donoM alaga nahIM hote, eka hI sikke ke abhinna pahalU ho jAte haiN| 63 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lage buhArI aMtara-ghara meM mana ke vikAroM kA tyAga karane vAle jIvana meM svarga jaisA sukha pA lete haiM / manuSya ghara meM nivAsa karatA hai, para yaha pratIka kitanA saTIka hai ki 1 manuSya kA jIvana svayaM apane Apa meM ghara hI hai / jaise ghara se rahane vAle ko ghara kI sApha-saphAI bhI karanI hotI hai aura usakA zRMgAra bhI / jIvana ke AMgana meM bhI dhUla-dhUsara jamA huA hai| jIvana ko suMdara aura jIne lAyaka banAne ke lie usa jamI par3I dhUli ko, kacare aura tinakoM ko haTAnA hogA, buhArI lagAnI hogI, saphAI karanI hogii| tabhI vaha ghara AnaMdapUrvaka rahane aura jIne lAyaka bana sakegA / jIvana kA rUpAMtaraNa Apane kabhI kisI mAlI ko paudhoM kI nirAI-gur3AI karate dekhA hogA / koI paudhA kevala pAnI dene se nahIM phalatA, usakI kAMTa-chAMTa bhI karanI par3atI hai; paudhe meM jo kamI A cukI hai, use tor3anA aura ukhAr3anA par3atA hai / jIvana meM AI truTiyoM ko bhI to haTAnA z2arUrI hai, tAki hRdaya - mastiSka aura cetanA ke paudhe ThIka se phala-phUla skeN| paudhe ke lie jarUrI hai ki vaha hara tUphAnI thaper3e ko sahane meM samartha ho / aise hI manuSya ko bhI usa sukha-zAMti aura 64 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AnaMdamaya jIvana kA mAlika honA cAhie, jise mAnavIya mana ke vikAra aura duHkha vicalita aura bAdhita na kara skeN| kyA Apa jAnanA cAheMge ki jIvana se usakI khAmiyoM ko dUra haTAne kA nAma kyA hai? ise Ama bhASA meM 'tyAga' kA nAma diyA jAtA hai| tyAga jIvana ko svaccha aura svastha karane kA amRta tarIkA hai| bhAratIya saMskRti to tyAga kI mahimA se bharI huI hai| Apa saMsAra ke cAhe jisa kone meM cale jAeM, Apako tyAga se bar3hakara anya kisI kI garimA dekhane ko nahIM milegii| apanI ora se tyAga kA patha apanAne ke kAraNa hI duniyA meM saMta-mahAtmAoM kI itanI pUjA hotI hai| mAnA ki kisI rASTrapati yA samrATa kA vaibhava atulanIya hotA hogA, lekina jaba vahI kisI saMta ke samakSa upasthita hotA hai, to anAyAsa nata-mastaka ho jAtA hai| use lagatA hai ki nahIM, yaha mujhase jyAdA zreSTha aura mahAn hai, kyoMki isane apane jIvana meM kucha tyAgA hai| bhoga kitanA bhI mahAn kyoM na ho, tyAga ke Age to bAlaka hI rhegaa| saMsAra kA tyAga karake svayaM ko svasti-mukti ke lie samarpita karanA, saMnyasta jIvana aMgIkAra karanA Ama AdamI ke lie saMbhava nahIM hai| Ama AdamI kI yaha kamajorI aura majabUrI hai ki vaha saMta-jIvana ko praNAma kara sakatA hai, para use aMgIkAra nhiiN| hara AdamI saMta bana jAe, yaha saMbhava bhI nhiiN| maiM jisa tyAga kI bAta kara rahA hUM, usakA saMbaMdha kisI sAdhu-saMta ke saMnyAsa se nahIM, varan jIvana ke rUpAMtaraNa se hai, jIvana meM ghara kara cukI kamiyoM aura galatiyoM ko haTAne se hai| mAnA ki hara vyakti saMnyAsI nahIM ho sakatA, para hara vyakti apane hRdaya ko to sahI aura sAdhu banA sakatA hai| hRdaya meM sAdhutA kA AtmasAt honA sAdhutA kA vaha vyAvahArika rUpa hai, jise ki hama ghara-gRhasthI aura saMsAra meM rahakara prApta kara sakate haiN| isa artha meM hara vyakti ko saMnyAsI honA caahie| saMnyAsa kA matalaba saMsAra se palAyana nahIM, varan apane mana meM palane vAlI vikRtiyoM, burAiyoM aura aMdha-vizvAsoM kA tyAga karane meM hai| 65 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saccA aura AnaMdamaya jIvana vahI hai, jo manovikAroM aura kaSToM se saMtrasta na ho| tyAga, aMtarmana kI vikRtiyoM kA maiM tyAga kA saMbaMdha kisI vrata-upavAsa se nahIM jor3a rahA hUM kisI vastu aura vyakti ke tyAga kI bAta bhI nahIM kara rhaa| bAharI vastuoM ke upabhoga para saMyama rakhanA to acchI bAta hai| maiM Atmika aura AMtarika tyAga kI bAta kara rahA huuN| AtmatyAga ke binA AtmajJAna saMbhava hI nahIM hotaa| jo vyakti apane jIvana kI AdhyAtmika unnati cAhatA hai, use aMtataH AMtarika tyAga kI zaraNa meM hI AnA hogaa| AMtarika tyAga kA abhiprAya hai-aMtarmana meM palane vAlI vikRtiyoM, burAiyoM aura pApoM kA tyaag| jIvana meM jo kucha bhI galata hai, usakA tyAga honA hI hitakara hai| hameM acchAI aura bhalAI kA tyAga nahIM karanA hai| ve to jIvana meM khile hue sadAbahAra phUla haiN| tyAga to hameM una manovikAroM kA karanA hai, jo jIvana-vikAsa ke ror3e aura kAMTe bane hue haiN| jIvana kI burAiyoM ko tyAgane meM bhalA kauna-sI burAI hai| jIvana meM vaha kAma kataI nahIM kiyA jAnA cAhie ki jisase svayaM kA ahita ho| apanI burAiyoM ko tyAganA kyA ahitakArI hai? apane pApoM ko tyAganA kyA amaMgalakArI hai? hameM apane kisI bhI mAnasika vikAra kA tyAga karate samaya bhale hI zuruAta meM becainI ho, para yaha tyAga jaba apanA pariNAma degA, to vaha hamAre lie jIvana kA amRta-varadAna bana jaaegaa| jo zarAba pIte haiM, maiM unase kahUMgA ki ve zarAba kA tyAga kareM; jo guMDAgardI karate haiM, maiM unase unake AvArApana ke tyAga kI bAta kahUMgA; jo kaMjUsa haiM, unake lie lAlasAoM ko tyAgane kI bAta hogii| yaha tyAga bhale hI zuruAta meM kaThina aura kaSTakara lage, para jarA Apa hI mujhe batAie ki zarAba pIne se kitanoM kA hita sadhatA hai aura kitanoM kA ahita hotA hai? koI vyakti yaha nahIM cAhatA ki vaha kisI zarAbI bApa kA beTA khlaae| 66 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zarAba pIkara jaba hama apane parivAra kI hI upekSA aura ghRNA kA pAtra bana rahe haiM, to koI aura bhalA hameM kyA sammAna degA ! Apa zarAba, bhAMga, jardA - taMbAkU chor3akara dekhie, Apa pAeMge ki ApakA parivAra na kevala isa bAta se prasanna ho uThA hai, varan aisA karake Apane use barbAdI ke kagAra para bar3hane se bacA liyA hai / Apake tana-mana aura buddhi kI zakti punaH svastha aura sphUrta ho cukI hai; Apake parivAra kI phulavArI phira se cahaka - mahaka uThI hai / jarA mujhe batAie ki yaha tyAga Apake lie kalyANakArI rahA yA kaSTakArI ? saMbhava hai ki aisA karane meM Apako thor3A kaSTa bhI uThAnA par3A ho, para phAyadA savAyA ho, to usake lie cauthAI kaSTa bhI bardAzta kiyA jA sakatA hai / tyAga se pAeM jIvana-sauMdarya yadi Apa guMDAgardI karate haiM, to Apa use tyAgakara dekhie, Apa pAeMge ki samAja meM, Ama janamAnasa meM Apake lie kitanI sahAnubhUti jaga cukI hai / samrATa azoka yuddha karake mahAn nahIM hue, varan yuddhoM kA tyAga karake bhAratIya sabhyatA va saMskRti ke siramaura bana gae / jinheM lagatA hai ki ve kRpaNa-vRtti ke haiM, ve vyartha hI dhana-daulata ko baTorane meM apane jIvana-dhana ko kharca kara rahe haiN| manuSya Akhira kitanA bhI kyoM na baTora le, use dharatI para hI chor3akara jAnA hai / phira kyoM na hama udAra-bhAva se apane hAthoM apane dhana kA upayoga kareM; parijana aura Ama jana kA hita sAdheM / kevala apane nijI svArthoM ko poSita karate rahanA AdamI kA aMdhApana hai / oha, saMsAra bahuta bar3A hai / hara kisI ko Apake sneha aura udAratA kI z2arUrata hai / Apako lagatA hai ki Apake svabhAva meM krodha aura cir3acir3Apana hai, to Apa use tyAga karake hRdaya meM zAMti aura dhairya ko sthAna deN| apane jIvana meM isa tyAga ko jIne ke lie hameM kuvacana, kuvicAra aura kukRtyoM kA tyAga karanA hogA; gAlI-galauca, AkSepa-pratyAkSepa, vAda-prativAda aura durvyavahAroM se paraheja rakhanA hogA; hameM kisI ke dvArA kie jAne vAle apakAra ke badale meM bhI prema 1 67 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura sadbhAvanA kI rasadhAra bahAnI hogii| hamezA pAnI hI Aga ko bujhAtA hai; Aga, Aga ko nhiiN| ApakA krodha Apake jIvana kA prabala mAnasika vikAra hai| apane ugra aura krodhI svabhAva ke kAraNa hI samarpita aura sevAniSTha lakSmaNa sabake prema aura sahAnubhUti ke pAtra na bana ske| hama yaha to soceM ki hameM krodha se milatA kyA hai, sivA tanAva, asaMtulana aura aviveka ke ? Ao, aba hama hara roja aisA upavAsa kareM ki jisameM bhojana to ho, para krodha nhiiN| maiM Ane vAle caubIsa ghaMToM ke lie krodha nahIM karUMgA, yaha saMkalpa Apake jIvana ko tapomaya banA degA, Apako upavAsa kA phala mila jaaegaa| kyA Apako lagatA hai ki jIvana meM ApakA koI zatru hai; Apako kisI se napharata hai? yadi hAM, to kRpayA apane mana meM palane vAle vaira aura dveSa ke bhAva ko dUra kreN| mAnA ki hama satya ke lie salIba para nahIM car3ha sakate, lekina kisI kI galatI ko mApha karane kI karuNA to darzA hI sakate haiN| hama prema kI pavitra vedI para dveSa aura ghRNA kA tyAga kreN| ApakA yaha choTA-sA tyAga Apake jIvana kA mahAn balidAna bana jaaegaa| Apa svayaM to sukhI hoMge hI, unheM bhI Apake sukha kA sukUna milegA, jinase ki hama aba taka jalate aura kaTate rahe, jinake patana meM rasa lete rhe| burAI tyAgeM, bhalAI sahejeM AnaMdamaya jIvana kA svAmI banane ke lie hama apane aham aura daMbha kA bhI tyAga kreN| are, duniyA meM kisakI akar3a rahI hai! saba parivartanazIla haiN| rAjA, raMka bana jAte haiM aura raMka, raajaa| Akhira hara saMta kA apanA atIta hotA hai aura hara pApI kA eka bhvissy| daMbhI to Akhira hAratA aura TUTatA hI hai| jItA aura jItatA to vaha hai, jisake hRdaya meM saralatA aura vinamratA hai| hama daMbha kA to tyAga kareM hI, yadi hameM lagatA hai ki hamAre mana meM strI-puruSa ke aMgoM ke prati kAmukatA hai, to yaha sarAsara hamAre mana kA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhaddApana hai| jubAna se krodha na karanA aura AMkha ko nirvikAra rakhanA jIvana kA sabase udAtta guNa hai| vyakti jyoM-jyoM apane mAnasika vikAroM kA tyAga karatA hai, vaha AdhyAtmika sauMdarya se ota-prota hotA calA jAtA hai| AdhyAtmika sauMdarya kI sabase jyAdA suSamA aura zakti hotI hai| usakA AkarSaNa hI anerA hotA hai| Izvara usI meM sAkAra hotA hai, jisake hRdaya kA AMgana sApha-svaccha aura suMdara hotA hai| tuma apane ko ThIka karake dekho, divyatA kA ThikAnA tuma svayaM bana jaaoge| tuma acchAI aura bhalAI kI naukA para car3hakara dekho, burAI kA sAgara apane Apa laMgha jaaegaa| For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sudhare saMskAra-dhArA sahI najarie ke loga camar3I ke raMga para dhyAna nahIM dete, ve sadA guNa aura saMskAroM ko mahattva dete haiM / kauna vyakti kaisA hai, isakI sahI pahacAna usake raMga-rUpa aura jAti se nahIM, varan usake jIvanagata saMskAroM se hotI hai / vyakti ke saMskAra UMce hoM, to choTe kula meM paidA hokara bhI ucca AdarzoM ko sthApita kara jaaegaa| vyakti ke saMskAra yadi nimna koTi ke haiM, to usakA UMce kula meM paidA honA, usakI kulInatA para vyaMgya hI hogA / pahale caraNa meM hama vyakti kI pahacAna usake kula se karavA sakate haiM, lekina aMtataH to AdamI dvArA AtmasAta kie gae saMskAra hI kAma aaeNge| gore raMga ko dekhakara AkarSita hone vAle yuvaka ko taba pachatAnA par3atA hai, jaba use apanI patnI meM samyak saMskAroM kA abhAva najara AtA hai / sahI najarie ke loga camar3I ke raMga para dhyAna nahIM dete, ve sadA guNa aura saMskAroM ko hI mahattva dete haiM / raMga AMkhoM ko suhAvanA lagatA hai, para jIvana to saMskAroM ke saMtulana se hI sukhI aura suvyavasthita hotA hai / vyakti kI garimA aura maryAdA haiM saMskAra kauna AdamI kaisA hai, yadi tumheM yaha pahacAnanA ho, to tuma usake saMskAroM ko pahacAnane kI koziza kro| saMskAra tumheM vyakti kA sahI mUlyAMkana 70 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karavA deNge| saMskAra jIvana kI nIMva hai, jIne kI saMskRti hai| yahI vyakti kI maryAdA aura garimA hai| saMskAroM ne vyakti ko, jAti aura samAja ko sadA sukhI hI kiyA hai| jo apanI pIr3hI ko samyak saMskAroM kA svAmI nahIM banA pAte haiM, unheM antataH pachatAnA hI par3A hai| pUrva janma kI saMskAra-dhArA vyakti kA saMskAroM ke sAtha aisA saMbaMdha hai, jaisA jala kA jamIna ke saath| vyakti ke kucha saMskAra to usake apane hote haiM, lekina jaba hama jIvana ko usakI gaharAI taka jAkara dekhate haiM, to yaha satyabodha hotA hai ki hara vyakti antataH saMskAroM kA hI eka sthAI rUpa hai| usakA jIvana eka janma kA nahIM, janma-janmAntara ke saMskAroM kA pariNAma hai| Aja isa jIvana meM AdamI jo kucha karatA hai, saba kucha usI kA cAhA aura cInhA nahIM hotaa| usake bhItara isa janma ke aura pUrva janma ke saMskAroM kA eka pravAha gatizIla rahatA hai| vartamAna meM hama jo kucha acchA-burA karate haiM, unake pIche pUrvagata saMskAroM kI eka bahuta bar3I bhUmikA rahatI hai| koI yadi pUche ki vyakti ke pIche kauna rahatA hai, to merA javAba hogA-usake apane saMskAra / pUrva janmoM ke saMskAra, isa janma ke saMskAra, parivAra-jAti-dharma aura samAja ke saMskAra, usake citta ke saMskAra, usake tana-mana ke dharmoM kA saMskAra, usake mAtA-pitA kA saMskAra / kahate haiM ki vyakti para usakI sAta pIr3hI taka kA asara hotA hai| mAtA-pitA ke saMskAra to AnuvaMzika rUpa meM usake sAtha rahate hI haiM, usake dAdA-dAdI, nAnA-nAnI aura kaI bAra to pAyA gayA hai ki usake par3a-dAdA-dAdI, lar3a-dAdA-dAdI, par3a-nAnA-nAnI aura lar3a-nAnA-nAnI taka kA saMskAra vyakti meM mukharita ho jAtA hai| yaha saba vAstava meM saMskAroM kI AnuvaMzikatA hai| mAnA ki hama pIr3hI-dara-pIr3hI se poSita hone vAle saMskAroM ko tatkAla nahIM badala sakate, lekina hAM, apanI sajagatA aura saMkalpa-zakti se una para niyaMtraNa to kara hI sakate haiN| dera-sabera hama una para Atmavijaya prApta kara 71 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakate haiN| kucha saMskAra aise hote haiM, jo mAtA-pitA dvArA milate haiM aura kucha saMskAra aise hote haiM, jo saMgata-sohabata aura zikSA se mila jAyA karate haiN| jIvana meM palane vAlI burI AdatoM ke pIche adhikAMzatayA hamArI saMgati aura mitra-maMDalI kA hI hAtha hotA hai| hama acchI pravRttiyAM to svIkAra nahIM kara pAte, burI AdatoM ke jaldI zikAra ho jAte haiN| svAbhAvika bAta yaha hai ki jaba koI kuttA daravAje ko khulA dekha ghara ke AMgana kI ora calA AtA hai, to ghara ke sadasya use roTI dene kI bajAya bhagAne aura lAThI se pITane ke lie utsuka ho jAte haiN| yaha pravRtti pUrva janma se AI saMskAra-dhArA kI pariNati hai| bacce pitA ke dvArA pI gaI sigareTa kA pIche bacA adhajalA Tukar3A pIne kI koziza karate haiN| yaha pravRtti hamAre bhItara pitA ke saMskAroM ko Aropita karatI hai| baccA hamezA pitA ke padacihnoM kA anusaraNa karanA cAhatA hai| phira cAhe ve padacihna acche hoM yA bure| jinake sAtha hama raheMge, unakA asara to AegA hii| mahAtmA gAMdhI kahA karate the ki unhoMne bacapana meM apane hI naukaroM kI adhajalI, adhaphUMkI bIr3I-sigareTa ke Tukar3oM ko pIyA thA, yAnI naukaroM ne sigareTa kA saMskAra diyaa| yaha to huA vAtAvaraNa kA prbhaav| kucha saMskAra aise bhI hote haiM, jinakA saMbaMdha pUrva janma se jur3A hotA hai| mahAtmA buddha aura mahAvIra ke bAre meM janma se hI yaha bhaviSyavANI kara dI gaI thI ki ve apane yauvanakAla meM saMnyAsa grahaNa kara leNge| unake mahArAjA mAtA-pitA ne unheM aisA na karane ke lie pUrA prabaMdha kiyaa| bhoga-upabhoga aura zRMgAra kA hara nimitta upalabdha kiyA gayA thA, lekina isake bAvajUda pUrva janma ke saMskAra hAvI aura prabhAvI rhe| ve saMta aura arihaMta hue| saMskAra cAhe behatara hoM yA badatara, isa janma ke hoM yA pUrva janma ke, jIvana meM vyakta hue binA nahIM rhte| yaha bhI saMbhava hai ki vyakti ke mAtA-pitA meM se usa para kisI eka kA hI asara ho| jarUrI nahIM hai pitA yadi vyasanI aura kAmuka pravRtti ke rahe hoM, to unakI saMtAna bhI vaisI hI ho| maiMne pAyA hai ki eka pitA galata pravRtti 72 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke vyakti the, kiMtu usakI saMtAna bar3I sAtvika pravRtti kI rhii| maiMne anusaMdhAna karanA cAhA ki pitA aura saMtAna ke bIca yaha saMskAra-bheda kaise ho paayaa| mujhe jAnakArI milI ki una saMtAnoM kI mAM bar3I dhArmika aura sAtvika pravRtti kI mahilA thii| eka parivAra meM maiMne dekhA ki mAtA-pitA to atyaMta dharmaparAyaNa aura saralasAttvika pravRtti ke vyakti rahe, lekina unakI pAMca saMtAnoM meM se do saMtAneM badacalana pravRtti kI rhiiN| isakA kAraNa jAnanA cAhA, to pAyA ki ve do vyakti bacapana meM bure lar3akoM kI saMgata meM cale gae, isalie aise ho ge| kisI parivAra meM jahAM cAra saMtAneM hotI haiM, isa bAta ko dekhakara Apa cakita ho uTheMge ki sabakI vicAradhArAeM alaga haiM, jIvana kI dRSTi aura taura-tarIke alaga haiN| Akhira isakA kAraNa kyA? ise mAtA-pitA kA pariNAma mAnA jAe yA saMgati kA asara? unameM jo bhinnatA dikhAI detI hai, vaha na to saMgati athavA vAtAvaraNa kA asara hai aura na hI AnuvaMzikatA kaa| yaha sabake pUrva janma ke apane-apane saMskAroM kA pariNAma hai| jisake jaise saMskAra hote haiM, usakI vaisI hI prakRti aura niyati bana jAtI hai| saMskAra-sudhAra kA pahalA prayAsa svayaM se kauna vyakti yaha nahIM cAhatA ki usakI bhAvI pIr3hI sahI, suzIla aura garimApUrNa na ho| cAhatA to hara koI hai, para kevala cAha lene bhara se kyA hogA! hameM apane aura apane ghara vAloM se zuruAta karanI hogii| hameM apane bhAI, bahana aura baccoM ke saMskAroM ko pariSkRta karane ke lie prayatnazIla honA hogaa| hameM saMsAra ke saMskAroM ko sudhArane ke lie apane Apako saMskArita karanA hogaa| svayaM ko sudhArane kA dAyitva to Akhira svayaM para hI jAtA hai| eka pitA vaha hotA hai, jo saMtAna ko kevala janma detA hai; dUsarA pitA vaha hotA hai, jo apanI saMpatti detA hai, jabaki tIsarA, para sarvottama pitA vaha hotA hai, jo apanI saMtAna ko sahI saMskAra detA hai| janma dene vAle pitA 73 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhulA die jAte haiM, saMpatti dene vAle pitA lar3AI-jhagar3e kI nIMva rakha jAte haiM, paraMtu saMskAra dene vAle pitA guru kA bhI dAyitva nibhA lete haiM / saMskArazIla saMtAna hamArI zreSThatama nirmiti haiM / ve hameM jIte-jI to sukha pahuMcAte hI haiM, maraNoparAnta bhI na kevala hameM yAda karate haiM, varan hamArI gaurava gAthA ko akSuNNa banAe rakhate haiM / jIvana ke samyak saMskAra ke lie hama par3atAleM ki hamameM kauna-sI burI AdateM ghara kara cukI haiM; hamArA uThanA-baiThanA kahIM una logoM ke sAtha to nahIM hai, jo badacalana haiM yA jinake irAde neka nahIM hai? hama sabase pahale burI mitra-maMDalI se bceN| sau bure mitroM kI bajAya akelA rahanA jIvana ke lie jyAdA zreSTha hai / yaha ThIka hai ki jIvana meM mitra hone cAhie, para aise mitroM kA bojha kyoM DhoeM, jo hamAre saMskAroM aura hamArI garimA ke lie AtmaghAtaka / nahAnA acchI bAta hai, para gaMde pAnI se nahAne kI bajAya na nahAnA hI zreSTha hai| phira se dIpa jalAeM saMbhava hai ki hamameM koI burAI ghara kara cukI ho / agara aisA hai, to isake lie hama AtmaglAni kA anubhava na kreN| burAI A jAyA karatI hai / Aja burAI hai to kyA huA, hama jIvana ke prati neka dRSTi apanAkara acchAI bhI AtmasAt kara leMge / burA koI jIvanabhara burA thor3e hI raha sakegA / acchAI ke prayAsa hoM, to burAI ko badalane meM kitanA vakta lagatA hai| yaha camatkAra hamArI nirmala dRSTi va nirmala soca se hI saMbhava ho skegaa| Ao, hama jIvana meM phira se dIyA jalAeM; ghara-ghara aura ghaTa-ghaTa dIpa jlaaeN| zuruAta apane Apa se kareM / hama apane krodha- Akroza kA tyAga kareM; durvacana - durbhASA kA tyAga kareM; durAcAra aura durvyavahAra kA tyAga kareM; mana meM palane vAlI ghRNA aura ghamaMDa kA tyAga kreN| hama peza AeM sabake sAtha vinamratA aura zAlInatA se / hamArA vinamra prastutikaraNa logoM ke hRdaya meM hamArA sthAna banAegA / yadi 74 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI galata bhASA yA galata vyavahAra kA AcaraNa kara bhI DAle, to hamameM itanI sahana-zakti ho ki hama use mApha bhI kara skeN| paristhitiyAM cAhe jaisI upasthita ho jAeM, lekina dhyAna rakheM ki kisI bhI paristhiti ko apanI prasannatA chInane kA adhikAra na deN| vyakti kI zAlInatA aura vinamratA hI usakI madhuratA hai; usakI prasannatA aura sahiSNutA hI usakI kulInatA aura guNavattA hai| Akhira koI tumhAre bola-bartAva, AcAra-vicAra ko dekhakara hI kahegA ki tuma kaise ho| acchAI se bar3hakara koI UMcAI nahIM hotii| UMcA uThane ke lie acchA bananA anivArya pahalU hai| duniyA meM mahAn se mahAn loga hue haiN| ve hamAre jIvana ke Adarza bneN| saMbhava hai ki hama una jaisA Adarza na bhI bana pAeM, lekina unake AdarzoM ke prakAza meM apane jIvana kI dizA to nirdhArita kara hI sakate haiM, pAra laga hI sakate haiN| kyoM na tuma mujhe hI apanA mitra banA lo| zAyada maiM tumhArI saMskAra-zuddhi kI koI kImiyA davA bana jaauuN| acchA guru aura acchA ziSya-donoM eka-dUsare se sIkhate haiN| kucha tumheM mujhase sIkha mila jAe aura kucha mujhe tumse| kyA yaha nimaMtraNa svIkAra karoge? hara naI subaha hameM saMdeza detI hai-Ao, hama phira se koziza kreN| 75 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prema se bar3hakara prArthanA kyA! prema paramezvara kI prArthanA hai aura sahAnubhUti mAnavatA kA sauMdarya! * hara manuSya kI apanI jijIviSA hai| na kevala manuSya kI, varan dharatI para rahane vAle hara prANI kI jIne kI samAna icchA hai| sabhI jInA cAhate haiM, maranA koI nahIM caahtaa| marane kI kevala vahI socatA hai, jo jIvana aura jagat kI ApAdhApI se yA to Uba cukA hai yA saMtrasta ho cukA hai| jInA prANimAtra kA adhikAra hai, mRtyu jIvana kA AkhirI par3Ava hai, lekina isake bAvajUda mRtyu kI prApti kisI kI bhI apekSA aura abhIpsA nahIM hai| manuSya jInA cAhatA hai aura use jIne kA pUrA adhikAra milanA caahie| Akhira aisA kauna-sA manuSya hai, jise mRtyu priya ho? kyA Apa cAhate haiM ki kisI ke dvArA Apako kaSTa pahuMce? jaba koI apane lie raMca bhara bhI kaSTa nahIM cAhatA, to aisI sthiti meM bhalA koI kisI ke dvArA mRtyu kI apekSA kaise rakha paaegaa| jaise hamArI apekSA hai ki hameM kisI ke dvArA kiMcit bhI kaSTa na pahuMce, dhyAna rakheM auroM kI bhI, hamase vaisI hI apekSA hai| hamase bhI koI duHkha-daurmanasya nahIM caahtaa| apekSAoM kI to samAna rUpa se ApUrti hotI hai| yadi hama apane lie auroM se saumya aura sauhArdapUrNa vyavahAra cAhate haiM, to svayaM hama bhI vaisA hI bartAva karane ke uttarAdhikArI bana jAte haiN| Akhira tAlI to donoM hAthoM se hI bjegii| 76 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba hama kisI ke dvArA apane lie kaSTa nahIM cAhate, to hameM yaha kataI adhikAra nahIM hai ki hamAre dvArA kisI aura ko kaSTa phuNce| jaba hama svayaM maranA nahIM cAhate, to hameM kisI ko mArane kA adhikAra kahAM se milegA ! Akhira sabakA jIvana samAna hai, sabhI meM jIne kI samAna icchA hai / vaha vyakti nihAyata svArthI hai, jo kevala apanI peTI bharanA cAhatA hai / mAnavatA kA takAjA hai ki vyakti auroM ke bhI peTa kI ciMtA kare | isa hetu hone vAlI vyavasthA meM vaha apanI bhI sahabhAgitA nibhAe / sArI dharatI prema kI pyAsI manuSya svArtha kA aisA burkA or3ha liyA hai ki use apane aura apane nijI parivAra ke kalyANa ke alAvA kucha sUjhatA hI nahIM / manuSya kA pharja to yaha banatA hai ki vaha una garIboM ke mAMgalya kA bhI dhyAna rakhe, jo usake par3osa meM base hue haiN| Izvara kare ki hara ghara phale-phUle, para sukhoM kA jo taruvara hama apane ghara meM lagAeM, usakI zItala chAyA par3osiyoM ke gharoM taka bhI pahuMce / mAnA ki phala madhura hote haiM aura phUla suvAsita, lekina iMsAna per3a kI una pattiyoM kI taraha bane, jo hara kisI ko samarpita bhAva se zItala chAyA diyA karatI haiN| agara tumane vaha kahAnI suna rakhI ho, jisameM AdamI par3osI kI do AMkha phur3avAne ke lie apanI eka phur3avAne ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai, to ise kyA tuma mAnavIyatA kahoge? itanA svArthI to jAnavara bhI na hogA / tuma iMsAna ho, to iMsAna ke pharja aura dharma adA karo / yaha sArI dharatI tumhAre prema kI pyAsI hai| tuma apane prema aura sahAnubhUti kI bauchAroM se duniyA kA AMgana puSpita aura surabhita kara DAlo / dharatI para Ae ho, to kucha aisA karake jAo ki jisase Ane vAlI pIr3hiyAM tumheM yAda kara sakeM aura tumhArA nAma Ane para AsthA aura AbhAra ke do azru-puSpa arpita kara skeN| 77 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sahAnubhUti se bar3hakara sauMdarya kyA ! iMsAna ke dvArA iMsAna ko nibhAnA, iMsAna dvArA prANimAtra se pyAra karanA, isase bar3A dharma aura kyA hogA! koI vyakti saMnyAsa hI kyoM na le le, para jaba-jaba bhI isa dharatI para jisa kisI divya puruSa ne bodhilAbha aura kaivalya kI AbhA arjita kI, aMtataH vApasa use mAnavatA kI hI goda meM AnA par3A; usakI jJAna-dRSTi ne use mAnavatA kI sevA ke lie hI saMprerita kiyA / Aha, sevA se bar3hakara sukha kyA, prema se bar3hakara prArthanA kyA aura sahAnubhUti se bar3hakara sauMdarya kyA ! jisake hAthoM meM sevA hai aura AMkhoM meM prema aura sahAnubhUti kA mAdhurya, usase bar3hakara pyArA iMsAna kauna hogA ! dhyAna rakho, tumhArI kAyA, jo aMtataH rAkha ho jAne vAlI hai, agara usake dvArA kucha mAnavatA kI sevA ho jAe, to ise mRtyu meM se bhI amRta nikala Ane vAlA avadAna smjho| jaba maiM kisI bhI pIr3ita ko dekhatA hUM, to pIr3A kA aisA sAdhAraNIkaraNa ho jAtA hai ki vaha pIr3A apanI hI pIr3A naz2ara Ane lagatI hai aura taba hRdaya kI karuNA usa pIr3A ko miTAne ke lie kucha-na-kucha karanA cAhatI hai / kisI bhI pIr3ita ke lie apanI ora se jo kucha bhI ho jAe, vaha saba apanI ora se sahAnubhUti hai / hamArI to vaha karuNA hai aura usakI vaha AvazyakatA / koI agara mujhase pUche ki prema, dayA aura karuNA kA vyAvahArika svarUpa kyA hai, to merA sIdhA-sA vinamra javAba hogA - AtmIyatA bharI sahAnubhUti / z2arA duniyA meM dekho to sahI ki kitanA duHkha aura kitanI pIr3A samAI huI hai| tumheM agara sau AMkhoM meM sukha dikhAI detA hai, to haz2Ara AMkhoM meM duHkha hai / sau bharapUra dikhAI dete haiM, to haz2Ara z2arUratamaMda | duniyA meM amIroM se jyAdA garIba haiM, sAdhujanoM se jyAdA asAdhujana haiM, puNyAtmAoM se jyAdA pApI haiM / sahAnubhUti kI z2arUrata sAdhujanoM aura puNyAtmAoM ke prati nahIM, varan una dIna-duHkhI-asAdhujana-pApiyoM ke prati jyAdA hai, jinheM ki vAstava meM inakI z2arUrata hai 78 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sahAnubhUti to svayaM meM sAdhutA kA eka lakSaNa hai, apane Apa meM puNya kA caraNa hai| sAdhujanoM ke prati sahAnubhUti to asAdhuoM ke hRdaya meM bhI jaga jaaegii| tumhArI sAdhutA kI paripakvatA to isameM hai ki tuma apanI sahAnubhUti ke pAtra unheM banAo, jo dIna-duHkhI, rugNa yA pApI haiN| tuma rAvaNa meM bhI rAma ko DhUMr3ha nikaalo| saMbhava hai ki tumhArI sahAnubhUti aura sAdhutA kA sauhArda pAkara unake jIvana kA kAyAkalpa ho jAe, unake tana-mana aura paristhiti kA rUpAMtaraNa ho jaae| jaba mAM bhagavatI madara TeresA ne iMsAniyata kI sevA ke lie svayaM ko samarpita kiyA, taba unakI sthiti aisI thI ki ve kisI phUloM kI bagiyA meM nahIM, varan kaMTIlI jhAr3iyoM se ghire jaMgala meM khar3I thIM aura logoM ne usa mamatA kI devI para saikar3oM ilajAma lagAe, lekina vaha jAnatI thIM ki unakI vAstavika z2arUrata unhIM ko hai, jo una para ilajAma lagA rahe haiN| sevA aura sahAnubhUti kA madara TeresA se jyAdA aura koI jIvaMta udAharaNa nahIM hogaa| IsA masIha ke prema aura sevA ke siddhAMtoM ko apane jIvana meM jIne vAlI aisI zakhsiyata koI viralI hI huI hogii| unhoMne kevala pyAsoM ko pAnI, bhUkhoM ko roTI aura naMgoM ko kapar3e hI nahIM die, varan una logoM kI ulTiyoM aura dastoM ko bhI bejhijhaka sApha kiyA, joki usake kaTTara vidveSI aura virodhI the| oha, kyA hama mahAtmA gAMdhI se kucha preraNA lenA nahIM cAheMge, jinhoMne zaucAlayoM ko sAfa karane vAlI achUta jAti ko bhI harijana (haribhakta) kI saMjJA dI aura chuAchUta ke bheda miTAkara apanI sahAnubhUti kI bAMhoM se sabako eka AMgana meM lA khar3A kiyaa| maiMne to sunA hai ki gAMdhIjI ne jaba bhAIcArA aura saphAI kA abhiyAna calAyA thA, to unhoMne kisI bUr3he harijana ke ghara-AMgana meM bhI buhArI lagAI thii| jaba kisI baMdhu ne una para mala-mUtra kA bharA pAtra ur3ela diyA, taba bhI 'hiMdU-muslima bhAI-bhAI' ke unake mAnavIya abhiyAna meM koI kamI yA kamajorI nahIM aaii| duniyA meM gAMdhI ko na samajhA jA sakA, isalie unakI hatyA kI gaI, para haqIkata meM gAMdhI isa nae yuga ke mahAvIra the| 79 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna jIsasa kA yaha kathana kitanA bhAvapUrNa hai ki maiM dharatI para pApiyoM ko unake pApoM kA prAyazcitta karAne AyA huuN| unhoMne svayaM kI ibAdata karane vAle logoM se itanA hI kahA ki mujhe na to tumhAre phUloM kI z2arUrata hai, na miSThAnna aura momabattiyoM kI / tuma kevala mere kadamoM meM una pApoM ko car3hAo, jinheM tumane apanI ajJAna - avasthA meM kiyA hai / maiM tumase tumhAre pApa isalie prApta karanA cAhatA hUM, tAki tumheM puNyAtmA banAne ke lie tumhAre pApoM ko mAfa kara sakUM / kitane sukomala bhAva haiM ye ki bhagavAna hamAre pApoM ko bhI apane lie puSpa banA rahe haiM aura hamase sadA-sadA ke lie hamAre pApoM ke puSpoM ko svIkAra karake, hamAre jIvana ko mAno puNyamayI pUjA banA rahe haiM / pUjA-sthala puNyAtmAoM ke lie hI nahIM jaba kisI bUr3he garIba vyakti ko yaha kahakara maMdira aura giraje se bAhara nikAlA gayA ki yaha divya sthAna tuma jaise pApiyoM ke lie nahIM hai, to usa bUr3he phakIra kI AvAz2a ne duniyA bhara ke maMdira, masjida aura girajAgharoM ke dvAra khulavA die| usane kahA- pujArI, agara maMdira-masjida ke dvAra hama pApiyoM ke lie nahIM khule haiM, to tumhIM batAo ki ye maMdira-masjida-giraje kisa puNyAtmA ke lie haiM / are, puNyAtmAoM ko to apane puNya bakhAnane aura bhogane ke sau-sau sthAna haiN| hama pApiyoM ko apane pApoM kA prAyazcitta karane ke lie Akhira yahI to eka Thaura hai / agara pApiyoM ke lie Izvara ke dvAra baMda kara die gae, to pujArI, dhyAna rakho, pApI aura pApa karate jAeMge / hama pApiyoM ko tumhArI sahAnubhUti kI z2arUrata hai / hameM niSpApa hone meM tuma hamArI madada karo / sahAnubhUti meM pAtratA kA vicAra na ho pApa to puNya kI hI pUrva avasthA hai / Akhira kauna puNyAtmA aisA hai, jo pahale kabhI pApI na rahA ho ! ajJAna - avasthA meM pApa ho jAyA karate haiM / 80 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kA hoza A jAe, to pApa kI dhArA badala jAtI hai / kala taka jo kadama galata rAstoM para calate the, ve unase vimukha ho jAte haiM / taba unake jo kadama hote haiM, ve hI puNya kahalAte haiM / nizcaya hI Aja jo pApI haiM, hamAre puNya kI saMgata pAkara bahuta kucha mumakina hai ki ve pApamukta ho jAeM / sahAnubhUti svayaM meM puNya hai aura g2airoM ke prati sahAnubhUti rakhanA puNyAtmAoM kAhI kArya hai / saccA puNyAtmA sabase sahAnubhUti rakhatA hai / vaha auroM se sahAnubhUti prApta karane kI apekSA nahIM rakhatA / vaha yaha bhalI-bhAMti jAnatA hai ki jo Aja duHkhI hai, mujhe usakI upekSA nahIM karanI caahie| maiM bhI kabhI duHkhI thA, para jaise maiM apane duHkhoM se mukta ho gayA, vaise hI yaha bhI ho jAegA; maiM bhI kabhI burA thA, para jaise maiM apanI burAiyoM se chUTa gayA, vaise hI kabhI yaha bhI chUTa jAegA / Akhira yahI akelA kaSTa nahIM bhoga rahA hai, maiMne bhI kaSToM ke kAMToM ko sahana kiyA hai, para jaise Aja mere jIvana meM sukha-zAMti aura AnaMda ke phUla khila Ae haiM, aise hI kabhI isake jIvana meM bhI khila aaeNge| phira duniyA meM kauna bhalA, kauna burA ! saba niyati kA khela hai / kama-se-kama maiM aisA duSpAtra na banUM ki koI aura merI komala sahAnubhUti se vaMcita rahe / agara aisA huA, to kisI eka pAtra ke sAmane merI apAtratA siddha ho jaaegii| mahAvIra kA yaha vacana hameM sadA isa hetu prerita aura protsAhita karatA rahegA ki gRhastha to dene mAtra se hI dhanya ho jAtA hai, usameM pAtra-apAtra kA vicAra kyA ! Izvara kare ki hama svayaM sukha se jIeM aura auroM ke sukha se jIne ke adhikAra kI rakSA kreN| prema, sevA aura sahAnubhUti ko hama apanA dharma maaneN| prema se bar3hakara koI dharma nahIM, prema se bar3hakara koI prasAda nahIM / hama svArtha ke galiyAre se bAhara aaeN| auroM ke dvArA kie jAne vAle kSudra vyavahAra ke prati bhI karuNA rkheN| mere dvArA auroM kA bhalA ho, yaha sajagatA barakarAra rhe| 81 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana kI dharA rahe urvara hara kArya ko itane ullasita mana se karo ki kArya svayaM mukti kA dvAra bana jaae| vana parama mUlyavAna hai| yadyapi hara vastu kA apanA mUlya hai, kiMtu jIvana kA mUlya sarvopari hai| hamArA jIvana hamAre lie prakRti kI eka svarNima saugAta hai| jinhoMne jIvana ko pyAra se jIyA hai, utsAha-ullAsa aura AtmavizvAsa ke sAtha jIyA hai, ve bhalI-bhAMti jAnate haiM ki jIvana meM adbhuta sauMdarya aura mAdhurya hai| isakA apanA anUThA saMgIta hai, isakA apanA anupama AnaMda hai| jo jIvana ko jIvana ke bhAva se nahIM jI pAte, unake pAsa ve kAna nahIM hote, jinase ki ve jIvana kA saMgIta suna sakeM, vaha AMkha nahIM hotI, jisase ki ve jIvana ke sauMdarya kA pAna kara sakeM; vaha hRdaya nahIM hotA, jisase ki ve mAdhurya aura AnaMda ko jI skeN| svastha jIvana : svastha mAnasikatA hama z2arA apane vyavahAra aura mAnasika jagat kI sthiti kA nirIkSaNa kareM ki hamAre jIvana meM ghuTana hai yA sauMdarya; tanAva hai yA mAdhurya; Akroza hai ki AnaMda, karkazatA hai ki samarasatA? jIvana kI cAhe jo sthiti ho, yadi vaha pratikUla ho aura nakArAtmaka, usakI dazA aura dizA ko badalA jA sakatA 82 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| yadi jIvana meM sauMdarya aura mAdhurya kA rAja samajha meM A jAe, to apane Apa hI citta kI AkulatA-vyAkulatA kA vilopa ho jaaegaa| Akhira jIvana meM aMdhakAra tabhI taka rahatA hai, jaba taka jIvana ke ghara-AMgana meM do dIe na jala jaaeN| saMbhava hai, Apa kAphI saMbhrAMta aura pratiSThita vyakti hoM, para kahIM aisA to nahIM ki mAnasika avasAda ne Apako ghera liyA ho? apane mAnasika tanAva ko miTAne ke lie Apako kisI davA-dArU kA upayoga karanA par3a rahA ho yA rAta ko sone ke lie nIMda kI golI khAnI par3a rahI ho? agara aisA hai, to kRpayA apanI sthiti kA jAyajA leM, apanI una qhAmiyoM para dhyAna deM, jinhoMne Apako aura Apake jIvana ko kaSTakara banA diyA hai| apane sAtha kucha aise prayoga kareM ki jinake dvArA Apa apane aMtara-mana ke rogoM ko miTA skeN| svastha jIvana ke lie vyakti kI mAnasikatA kA svastha honA z2arUrI hai| jIvana, jagata aura prakRti ke niyamoM ko samajhakara vyakti apane mana kI hara pecIdagI se baca sakatA hai aura isa taraha zAMta, mukta, AnaMdita jIvana kA svAmI bana sakatA hai| hara kArya ho ullasita mana se bojhila mana se kiyA gayA kAma aura jiyA gayA jIvana bhalA kisa kAma kA! sukhI jIvana kA svAmI to vahI hai, jo apane citta meM kisI taraha kA bojha nahIM rakhatA; zAMta, nizcita aura hara hAla meM masta rahatA hai| jisake jIvana meM tanAva aura ghuTana hai, usakI sthiti usa sarovara kI taraha hotI hai, jisakA pAnI sUkha calA ho| usake manomastiSka kI vahI sthiti hotI hai, jaise pAnI ke sUkha jAne para miTTI kii| kabhI Apane dhyAna diyA ho, aise kisI tAlAba para, jisameM pAnI nahIM hai aura miTTI kI sataha para darAreM par3I hoN| tanAvagrasta vyakti ke mano-mastiSka kI bhI yahI sthiti hotI hai| hama apane dainaMdinIya jIvana meM kyA karate haiM, isase bhI jyAdA mahatvapUrNa yaha hai ki hama kaise mana aura kisa bhAva se karate haiN| bemana se kiyA gayA kArya 83 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 AdamI ke lie bhArabhUta ho jAtA hai, vahIM ullasita mana se kiyA gayA kArya sukha kA setu bana jAtA hai / isase koI pharka nahIM par3atA ki kArya choTA hai yA bar3A, pharka isase par3atA hai ki kArya karane vAloM kA mana choTA hai yA bar3A / bar3e dila se kie gae choTe kArya bhI Adarza ho jAyA karate haiN| choTe mana se kie gae bar3e kArya bhI tuccha aura vyartha sAbita ho jAte haiM / kyA hama buddhi ke AIne meM yaha dekhanA pasaMda kareMge ki hamAre jIvana ke kArya aura karttavya kyA haiM aura hama jo kArya karane vAle haiM, unake prati hamArA mana kaisA hai? hama apane jIvana ke choTe-se-choTe kArya ko bhI itane ucca mana se saMpanna kareM ki hamArA hara kArya zAMti - AnaMda aura mukti kI kiraNa bana jaae| mana meM haiM rogoM ke bIja kyA hama yaha rAja kI bAta samajhanA cAheMge ki jIvana ke jitane roga haiM, una sabake bIja hamAre apane hI mana meM samAe hue haiN| hama apane mana ke lakSaNoM ko samajhakara zarIra ke rogoM kI cikitsA kara sakate haiM / apane mana meM palane vAle bhaya para vijaya prApta karake hama apanI dasta kI zikAyata para aMkuza lagA sakate haiM; krodha-Akroza ko miTAkara jIvana ko caitanya-kaNoM se ApUrita kara sakate haiM / dveSa-bhAva aura moha kA tyAga karake anidrA roga kA nivAraNa kara sakate haiN| ye jo bAteM haiM ve atyaMta vaijJAnika aura manovaijJAnika haiN| tuma tAjjuba karoge ki jaba kabhI tumhArA citta bhayabhIta huA, tumhArA jI macalane lagA aura tabhI tumheM zauca kI zaMkA ho gaI / tuma pAte ho ki citta meM vikAra kI taraMga uThate hI zvAsoM kI gati asaMtulita ho gaI, raktacApa kI gati bar3ha gaI aura tumhArA tana-mana aniyaMtrita ho gayA / mana ke roga aura vikAra zarIra para utarakara Ate haiM / svastha jIvana ke lie vyakti kA zarIra aura mana donoM kA svastha honA jarUrI hai / hAla hI meM jarmanI ke eka mahAn cikitsA - vijJAnI DaoN. baica ne apane gahare anusaMdhAna ke bAda phlAvara remeDIja cikitsA paddhati vikasita kii| isa paddhati se Ama vyakti ke mAnasika aura nyUro- phijIkala rogoM kA upacAra 84 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to hotA hI hai, vyakti kI zArIrika bImAriyoM para bhI kAphI kucha niyaMtraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai| isa paddhati kA sAra - sUtra itanA hI hai ki vyakti ke mAnasika lakSaNoM ke AdhAra para zArIrika rogoM kI cikitsA ho / yaha cikitsA-paddhati hAla hI meM bahuta kAragara siddha huI hai / bhArata meM bhI kaI zaharoM meM isa paddhati ke keMdra saMcAlita haiM / jodhapura sthita saMbodhi-dhAma meM bhI hAla hI meM isakA nayA keMdra sthApita huA hai| ciMtAoM kI citA jalAeM cAhe vyakti auSadhi kA upayoga kare yA samyak samajha kA, mUla bAta manodazA ko sudhArane kI hai / hRdaya kI dazA badala jAe, sudhara jAe, to jIvana kI hara gatividhi kA svarUpa hI parivartita aura saMskArita ho jAtA hai| sIdhI-sI bAta hai ki AIne ko badalane se cehare nahIM badalA karate haiM, ceharA badala jAe, to AInA apane Apa hI badala jAtA hai / hama kRpayA apane Apako utsAha aura ullAsa se bhareM; sAhasa aura vizvAsa se ApUrita kareM; apanI icchA-zakti ko prakhara kareM, phira dekheM ki jIvana kA kauna-sA kArya duSkara hai, kaSTakara hai, asAdhya hai / jIvana ke sahaja sauMdarya ko pragaTa karane ke lie citta meM palane vAlI ciMtAoM kI citA jalA ddaaleN| jIvana kA satya to yaha kahatA hai ki ciMtA to svayaM citA hI hai / kASTha kI citA ghaMToM meM jala jAyA karatI hai, para bhUse kI citA jalatI nahIM, kevala dhuMvAtI hai| hRdaya meM ciMtA ko pAlanA to bhUse ko hI sulagAnA hai, yAnI eka aisI citA kI vyavasthA karanA hai, jo na to pUrA jalAtI hai aura na jIne jaisA rakhatI hai / koI vyakti agara kisI sArthaka pahalU para ciMtA kare, to samajha meM bhI AtI hai, para vyartha kI bItI - anabItI bAtoM para dina-rAta ghuTate rahane kA kahAM aucitya hai| Akhira jo bIta calA, use lAkha yAda karane para bhI lauTAyA nahIM jA sakatA, jo anabItA hai, usa Ane vAle kala ko Akhira khIMcakara to Aja banAyA nahIM jA sakatA / aba jisakI patnI mara gaI, usake lie 85 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yaha soca-socakara vyAkula rahanA ki tU to mara gaI, lekina merI rAteM harAma kara gaI, kyA isa vyAkulatA kA koI artha hai? sivAya AtmakSati ke koI pariNAma nahIM hai| aba jisake ghara beTI paidA ho gaI, vaha isa bAta ko lekara ciMtita rahatA hai ki beTI ko kaise bar3I karUMgA, par3hAUMgA, byAha kruuNgaa| oha, prakRti jo de, usakI vyavasthA kI ciMtA karanA use dene vAle kA kAma hai, na ki hmaaraa| Akhira jo jIvana detA hai, vaha jIvana kI vyavasthA bhI detA hai| jahAM pyAsa hai, vahAM pAnI bhI hai; jahAM dhUpa hai, vahAM usase bacAne ke lie zItala chAMha kI bhI vyavasthA hai| phira ciMtA kisa bAta kI! bhalA kisI kI beTI dhana ke abhAva meM kuMArI rahI hai? merI zAMti aura nizcitatA kA eka choTA-sA maMtra rahA hai-jo jIvana detA hai, vaha jIvana kI vyavasthA bhI detA hai| maiM paidA huA, usase pahale merI mAM kI chAtI dUdha se bhara gii| jisa vyavasthApaka kI ora se jIvana ke prathama caraNa meM hI itane pukhtA baMdobasta haiM, phira ciMtA kisa bAta kii| masta raho masta, pUrI taraha nizcita! hIna na mAneM, AtmavizvAsa kI alakha jagAeM hama krama meM agalA saMketa yaha hai ki hama apane hRdaya meM hIna-bhAvanA ko sthAna na deN| maiM choTA vaha bar3A, maiM nirbala vaha balavAna, maiM garIba vaha dhanavAna, maiM sAMvalA vaha rUpavAna, maiM choTI jAti kA, vaha ucca kulavAna! mana ke dvArA kiyA jAne vAlA yaha bheda hI AdamI ko hInatA kI graMthi se ghera letA hai| raMga-rUpa-jAti ke ye jo bheda haiM, ye kisI duniyA ke dvArA sthApita nahIM, varan AdamI ke kamajora mana ke dvArA khar3I kI gaI dIvAreM haiN| koI bhI AdamI mahaja apane raMga-rUpa-jAti ke kAraNa UMcA aura mahAna nahIM ho sktaa| AdamI kA jIvana, usake guNa aura usake karma hI AdamI ko UMcA yA nIcA banAte haiN| Akhira mUlya sadA jyoti kA hotA hai, dIyoM kA nhiiN| isase kahAM pharka par3atA hai ki dIyA miTTI kA hai yA cAMdI kaa| saccA svarNadIpa to vahI hai, jo jyotirmaya ho, phira cAhe vaha miTTI kA hI kyoM na banA ho| 86 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kisI pada para baiThane se vyakti kabhI bar3A nahIM hotA, kisI bar3e pada ke kAraNa AdamI bhale hI bar3A kahalA le, lekina pada se nIce utarate hI hama acchI taraha jAnate haiM ki usakI kImata kitanI rahatI hai| jisameM Adamiyata hai, jisakA apanA guNa-vaiziSTya hai, vaha kabhI pada se nahIM, varan pada hI usase gauravAnvita hotA hai| hama kisI ko dekhakara apane Apako choTA, tuccha yA hIna mAnane kI bajAya AtmavizvAsa kI usa alakha ko jagAeM, jo hameM anya Age bar3hate hue logoM se aura Age bar3hA sake kucha nayA aura maulika kara dikhAne kA mArga batA ske| Aja vyakti kI pahalI AvazyakatA hI usake khoe hue AtmavizvAsa ko lauTAne kI hai| bhalA jise apane Apa para hI vizvAsa nahIM, vaha duniyA meM kyA kara pAegA ! vaha mAtra dabbU banakara raha jaaegaa| hama baMdhyA kA jIvana na jiieN| hameM apanI ora se kucha nayA IjAda karanA hai| hama Atma-vizvAsa ko hRdaya meM pratiSThita kareM aura vaisA karane ke lie tatpara ho jaaeN| hRdaya meM palane vAlI hInatA ko haTAnA aura mana meM ghara kara cukI ciMtAoM se mukta honA jIvana kI asmitA ko prApta karane ke prAthamika caraNa haiN| nirbhayatA, nizcitatA aura niSThApUrNa jIvana svataH hI jIvana ko saMgIta aura sauMdarya se bhara detA hai, mAdhurya aura AnaMda kA mAlika banA detA hai| 87 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ do maMtra : mana kI zAMti ke lie hara hAla meM masta raho-mana kI zAMti pAne kA yaha prathama aura aMtima maMtra hai| vana meM eka hI vastu aisI hai, jise prApta kara vyakti svayaM ko kSaNa pratikSaNa dhanya mahasUsa karatA hai aura vahI ekamAtra aisI vastu hai, jisake abhAva meM vyakti svayaM ko maraghaTa kA musAphira anubhava karatA hai| kyA Apa batA sakate haiM ki vaha vastu kyA hai? mere dekhe, vaha vastu hai-mana kI shaaNti| anupama vaibhava-mana kI zAMti vyakti ke mana meM zAMti hai, to jIvana kI thor3I-sI suvidhAeM bhI paryApta aura sukUnadeha ho jAtI haiN| jisake jIvana meM zAMti nahIM, vaha akUta dhana-khajAne kA mAlika hokara bhI khinna aura duHkhI hai| zAMti jIvana kA sabase bar3A vaibhava hai| Apako aise anaginata loga mila jAeMge, jinake pAsa athAha sukha-suvidhAeM haiM; paisA bhI itanA hai ki unakI sAta pIr3hiyAM bhI khAtI raheM, to bhI na khUTe, lekina Apa yaha jAnakara tAjjuba kareMge ki ve mAtra davAiyoM kI goliyAM khAkara jI rahe haiN| unheM dina meM caina nahIM aura rAta meM nIMda nhiiN| ve apane mAnasika tanAvoM ko bhulAne ke lie zarAba ke zaraNAgata bane rahate haiN| Akhira unheM kyA cAhie? kevala eka hI vastu kI to unheM z2arUrata hai 88 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura vaha hai- - mana kI zAMti / yaha eka aisI vastu hai, jise na kharIdA jA sakatA hai, na becA; jisakA na utpAdana ho sakatA hai, na hI saMgraha; jise pAne ke lie na to naukarI karanI par3atI hai, na hI palAyana / loga zAMti kI prApti ke lie na jAne kitane tIrtha dhAma kara Ate haiM aura kitanoM ko hI guru banAte phirate haiM / mana kI zAMti kA saMbaMdha kisI sthAna yA vyakti- vizeSa se nahIM hai / zAMti kA saMbaMdha vyakti kA apane Apa se hai, svayaM ke mana ko samajhane aura samajhAne se hai / kisI arabapati vyakti ko yadi tuma usake mana kI zAMti pradAna kara do, to tumheM muMha- mAMgA InAma mila sakatA hai, kyoMki eka atisaMpanna vyakti hI isa bAta kA mUlya pahacAnatA hai ki mana kI zAMti kI kImata kitanI anUThI hai / mana kI zAMti vaha bezakImatI cIja hai, jisake Age haz2AroM javAharAta kI kImata nagaNya hai / do dIpa, do maMtra mana kI zAMti ke lie hama jIvana meM do kImiyA kA upayoga kara sakate haiM, jinameM pahalA hai - sahajatA aura dUsarA hai - nimittoM se prabhAvita na honA, pratikriyAoM se mukta rahanA / maiM ina do bAtoM ko jIvana meM zAMti ke do mUlamaMtra khuuNgaa| jaise rAta ke aMdhere meM rAha para calane ke lie kaMdIla sahAyaka hotA hai, aise hI ye do bAteM zAMti kI sAdhanA ke lie jIvana-patha ke do dIyoM kA kAma karatI haiM / AtmasAta ho jAe sahajatA pahalA maMtra hai - sahajatA / jIvana meM jo honA hai, vaha ho le / utAra-car3hAva, hAni-lAbha, sukha-duHkha, saMyoga-viyoga - ye saba to jIvana se jur3e hue sanAtana dharma haiN| samaya kA svarUpa sadA parivartanazIla rahA hai| jisane isa parivartana-dharma ko samajha liyA, vaha hara paristhiti meM apanI sahajatA ko barakarAra rakha sakegA / kRtrimatA aura kuTilatA bhalA kauna-sA sukha detI hai ? jo sauMdarya 89 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hoMThoM ke sahaja gulAbIpana meM chipA hotA hai, vaha lipasTika kI kRtrimatA meM kahAM hai ! hamArI kRtrima haMsI hameM bevakUpha hI siddha karegI, vahIM hamArI sahaja muskAna hamAre vyaktitva ke AkarSaNa kA keMdra bana jaaegii| jyAdA bana-Thanakara rahanA, apanI bAta ko bar3hA-car3hAkara peza karanA kor3ha ke roga para koTa - patalUna pahananA hai / jaise chipAkara rakhA gayA kor3ha kabhI-na-kabhI to prakaTa hotA hI hai, kyA yahI hazra kuTilatA aura kRtrimatA kA nahIM hogA ? 1 jIvana meM yadi sukha-zAMti kA svAmI honA hai, to hama jIvana ko bar3I sahajatA se leM / jIvana ke hara kArya kI prastuti bar3I sahajatA se ho| auroM ke dvArA kI jAne vAlI hara TippaNI ko hama bar3I sahajatA se leN| AtmavAna puruSa vahI hai, jo kisI ke dvArA kI gaI upekSA aura apamAna ke badale meM bhI sahaja rahatA hai, apanI saumyatA ko barakarAra rakhatA hai / gIta ke badale meM gIta hara koI gunagunAtA hai, para yadi tuma gAlI ke badale meM bhI apane gIta ko jIvita rakha sako, to yaha tumhArI Atmavijaya hai / prema ke badale meM prema denA Ama hai, para jo krodha ke badale meM bhI karuNA kI komalatA darzAtA hai, usI ke jIne meM majA hai / hama agara kara sakeM, to apane mitroM kI bhUloM ko mApha kreN| jo hameM apanA zatru mAnate haiM, hama unake prati sadvyavahAra kI misAla kAyama kareM / sahaja mile avinAzI bar3A prasiddha saMdeza hai - sAdho, sahaja samAdhi bhalI / samAdhi kA rahasya hI sahajatA meM chipA huA hai / hama jIvana ko jitanI sahajatA se leMge, tanAva aura ciMtA se utane hI bace hue raha skeNge| yogI loga to himAlaya kI kaMdarAoM meM baiThakara samAdhi ko sAdhate hoMge, para maiM to yaha kahUMgA ki hama agara isa ekamAtra sahajatA ko AtmasAt kara leM, to samAdhi svataH hamArI sahacara rahegI / ho-hallA, Dhola-DhamAkA aura mAikoM para jora-zora se maMtra - pATha karane vAloM ko bhalA kabhI bhagavAna mile haiM ? mIrA kI paMktiyAM kitanI pyArI haiM - 'sahaja mile avinAzI' / 90 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha avinazvara jaba kabhI jise milA hai, sahaja hI milA hai / yaha kitanI madhura bAta hai ki jisa kRSNa kI upAsanA meM sureza, gaNeza aura maheza tatpara haiM, vaha kitanI sahajatA se gvAla-bAlAoM ke sAtha krIr3Arata ho jAtA hai / nItikAroM kA to yahI anubhava rahA hai - 'bina mAMge motI mile, mAMge mile na bhiikh|' athavA ise yoM kaha deM- 'ajagara kare na cAkarI, paMchI kare na kAma / dAsa malUkA kaha gae, sabake dAtA rAma / / ' saMta kabIra kA yaha pada isa saMdarbha meM sahaja hI bar3A saMpreraka hai - 'sahaja mile so dUdha sama, mAMgA mile so pAnI / kaha kabIra vaha rakta sama, jAme khIMcA-tAnI / / ' Apa apanI naukA ko prabhu para chor3akara to dekheM / prabhu svayaM hameM usa pAra pahuMcAne ko Atura haiN| hama jIvana meM Ane vAle saMkaToM ko bhI prakRti kI vyavasthA kA hI eka caraNa maaneN| hama bar3e-se-bar3e saMkaTa ko bhI bar3I sahajatA se leN| hama svayaM meM eka mahAn camatkAra dekheMge ki prakRti ne hamameM eka gaharA Atma-sAmarthya ApUrita kiyA hai| hama bar3e sahaja, zAMta aura nirbhaya-bhAva se bar3e-se-bar3e saMkaTa kA sAmanA kara jaaeNge| kAza, yadi lakSmaNa apane krodha ko apane kAbU meM rakhate aura hara pratikUlatA ke bAvajUda sahaja bane rahate, to zAyada lakSmaNa kI AhutiyAM, unakA tyAga aura balidAna zrIrAma se kahIM adhika khAnA jaataa| gaMbhIra - se- gaMbhIra aura bhayaMkara se bhayaMkara paristhiti meM bhI apane Apako sahaja - saumya banAe rakhanA maryAdA - puruSottama zrIrAma kI sabase bar3I khAsiyata rahI / oha, hama apane jIvana ke sAtha sahajatA se peza kyoM nahIM Ate ! hama sadA nizcita rheN| isa bAta ko sadA yAda rakheM ki jo hameM jIvana detA hai, vaha jIvana ke sAtha usakI vyavasthAeM bhI detA hai / manuSya mAM kI kokha se bAda meM paidA hotA hai, mAM kI chAtI dUdha se pahale bhara jAtI hai / hama prakRti kI vyavasthAoM meM vizvAsa karake to dekheM, hamArI vyavasthAeM svataH na hone lageM, to yaha bhI AjamAkara dekhanA / prakRti kI vyavasthAeM bar3I saTIka hotI haiM / jIvana meM sAre dvAra eka sAtha baMda nahIM hote / yadi eka baMda hotA bhI hai, to vizvAsa rakheM, dUsarA khula bhI jAtA hai / hamArA yaha vizvAsa aura aMtardRSTi hI hameM apane jIvana meM sahajatA aura zAMti kA Acamana karA pAegI / 91 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na ulajheM pratikriyAoM meM mana kI zAMti kA svAmI hone ke lie sahajatA se jur3A huA jo dUsarA pahalU hai, vaha hai- pratikriyAoM se paraheja rakhanA / kriyAoM kA honA svAbhAvika hai, kiMtu pratikriyAoM kA honA AtmaniyaMtraNa kA abhAva hai| jo apane Apa para kAbU nahIM rakha sakate, vahI bAta-bebAta meM vyartha kI pratikriyAeM karate rahate haiN| jo apane jIvana meM isa bAta kA bodha banAe rakhatA hai ki maiM kriyA-pratikriyA ke bhaMvara-jAla meM nahIM ulajhuMgA, vahI apane jIvana meM zAMti aura AnaMda ko barakarAra rakha paaegaa| pratikriyA hI to Aja hara parivAra aura samAja kI samasyA hai| pratikriyA ne hamezA parivAra aura samAja ko bAMTA hai, hiMsA aura tanAva ko protsAhana diyA hai, mAnasika aura vyAvahArika saMtulana ko kSati pahuMcAI hai| jaba bhI pratikriyAeM kareMge, hama svayaM ko krodhita aura aniyaMtrita pAeMge; hamArA raktacApa car3ha jaaegaa| sAvadhAna, kahIM aisA na ho ki hameM brena hemareja ho jAe / kyA kabhI Apane ghara-parivAra para dhyAna diyA ki ghara meM itanA tanAva aura khiMcAva kyoM hai? bhAI-bhAI meM asaMtulana kyoM hai ? pitA aura putra ke bIca alagAva ke kyA kAraNa haiM? sIdhA-sA javAba hai - bAtoM ko na pacA pAnA, choTI-choTI bAta para aniyaMtrita aura pratikriyAzIla ho uThanA / tuma samAja kI bhI sthiti dekha lo, pratikriyAoM kA pArA kitanA car3hA huA hai / koI idhara khIMcatA hai, koI udhara; koI idhara kI hAMkatA hai, koI udhara kI / svastha zAMti kA sukUna kahAM hai ! saba apanI-apanI saMkIrNatA aura dAyare meM ulajhe haiN| udAra aura virATa dRSTi hai kisameM ! AdamI kI zAMti ko khaMDita karane ke lie eka choTA-sA nimitta bhI kAphI ho jAtA hai / kisI sarovara ko hilAne ke lie laMbe-caur3e tUphAna kI z2arUrata nahIM hotI, miTTI kI eka ThIkarI hI paryApta hotI hai / kauna kyA kahatA hai, isakI ora dhyAna dene kI bajAya hama isa para gaura pharamAeM ki hameM kyA karanA hai / kisI ke dvArA hameM galata kahe jAne para hama galata thor3e hI hue| jo Aja hameM galata kaha rahA hai, vakta badalate kitanI dera lagatI hai, vahI hameM acchA bhI kahane laga jaaegaa| kisI ke dvArA hameM 92 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nAyAlaka kahe jAne para hama usase bhir3a par3e, to nizcaya hI hamane apanI nAlAyakI darzA dii| bAkI yaha to jagat kI vyavasthA hai ki yahAM saba kucha pratidhvanita hotA hai| jo-jaisA hameM kahatA hai, agara hama use svIkAra na kareM, to vaha usI para lauTakara calA jAtA hai| duniyA ke kahe-kahe hI agara calanA zurU kara diyA, to jInA bar3A kaThina ho jaaegaa| duniyA na to kisI ko jIne detI hai, na hI mrne| jo sthiti likviDa oNksIjana meM girane ke bAda kisI kI hotI hai, hamArI bhI vaisI hI ho jAtI hai| likviDa hameM jIne nahIM detA aura oNksIjana hameM marane nahIM detaa| duniyA kA to yaha sanAtana niyama rahA hai ki hama yadi gadhe para car3heMge, to bhI duniyA haMsegI aura hama yadi gadhe ko apanI pITha para DhoeMge, to bhI duniyA hameM gadhA khegii| hama to vaha kareM, jise hama apane vartamAna aura Ane vAlI pIr3hI ke lie sthApita karanA cAhate haiN| hama kisI purAnI lIka para hI na calate raheM, varan apanI ora se bhI naI lIka kA nirmANa kareM, jisase ki Ane vAlI pIr3hI hamArI RNI rahe, hamAre padacihnoM kA anusaraNa kre| pratikriyAoM kI cinagAriyoM se bacane ke lie hama samatA aura sahiSNutA ke svAmI bneN| auroM kI galatiyoM ko mApha kara sakeM, svayaM meM kSamA kA itanA sAmarthya laaeN| hama svayaM to kisI kI niMdA aura AlocanA na hI kareM, para hamAre sAthIdAra kisI kI niMdA kareM, to apanI ora se bagaira koI TippaNI kie svayaM ko vahAM se haTA leN| yadi koI hamArI tArIpha kara de, to use bar3I sahajatA se leM, varanA hamArA aham puSTa hotA jaaegaa| yadi koI AlocanA kare, to use bhI bar3I sahajatA se leM, nahIM to tumheM uttejita aura asaMtulita hone se koI roka nahIM skegaa| yaha kudarata kI vyavasthA hai ki yahAM paristhitiyAM sadA eka-sI nahIM rhtiiN| yahAM hAla badalate haiM, hAlAta bhii| zAMti kA svAmI vahI hai, jo nirapekSa rahatA hai-hara paristhiti se| zAMti ke kSaNoM meM zAMta hara koI rahatA hai, jo azAMti ke vAtAvaraNa meM bhI zAMta banA rahe, usI kI balihArI hai| hara hAla meM masta raho-mana kI zAMti ko AtmasAt karane ke lie yahI sArasUtra hai aura yahI saar-sNdesh| 93 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaise kareM citta kA rUpAMtaraNa citta para Atmavijaya prApta karane ke lie sadA prasanna raheM, apanI zvAsa-dhArA para sajaga rheN| manuSya eka hai, kiMtu usakA citta aura citta kI vRttiyAM aneka haiN| citta kI vibhinna abhivyaktiyoM ko dekhakara hI hama isa niSkarSa para pahuMcate haiM ki citta eka athavA akhaMDa nahIM hai| citta jIvana kI AMtarika vyavasthA hai aura isa vyavasthA meM kaI tattva sahabhAgI banate haiN| manuSya kA citta jIvana ke atyadhika sazakta, kiMtu atyaMta sUkSma tattvoM kA samuccaya hai| hara citta apane Apa meM zubha-azubha paramANuoM kI DherI hai| citta bar3A bahurUpiyA manuSya kA citta parivartanadharmI hai| vaha kabhI eka-sA nahIM rhtaa| jaba-taba badalate rahanA usakA svabhAva hai| kaba-kauna-se nimitta kI havA cala par3e aura citta kA kaba-kauna-sA paramANu mukharita ho jAe, kahA nahIM jA sktaa| citta badalatA hai, paristhiti ke anusAra, bilkula aise hI ki jaise giragiTa apanA raMga badalatA hai| manuSya kA citta bhI samaya, kSetra aura paristhiti ke anusAra apanA svarUpa badalatA hai| yaha krodha kA nimitta pAkara krodhita ho jAtA hai, to karuNA kA nimitta pAkara dyaa| yaha vikAra kA nimitta pAkara vikRta ho jAtA hai, vahIM sauhArda kA nimitta pAkara suhRd| krodha aura 94 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAma-ye bhI citta ke hI paryAya haiM, vahIM prema aura zAMti bhI citta ke hI dhrm| bar3A bahurUpiyA hai yh| citta ke itane-itane rUpa ki isake Age ziva zaMkara bhI Thaga jaaeN| citta kA svarUpa jalAzaya jaisA vyakti kA citta jaise hI prabhAvita yA AMdolita hotA hai, to usakA vyaktitva aura AcAra-vyavahAra sabhI kucha usase prabhAvita hue binA nahIM rhte| yadi manuSya kA citta bhayagrasta ho jAe, to na kevala isa sthiti meM usakA zarIra susta ho jAegA, varan use dasteM bhI laga sakatI haiM, jI macalA sakatA hai| itanA hI nahIM, vaha apane mitroM aura parijanoM ke prati bhI sazaMkita ho utthegaa| use havA kA eka jhoMkA dasa taraha ke bahamoM se bhara degaa| yaha hama bhalI-bhAMti jAnate haiM ki vyakti kA citta jaba krodhita ho jAtA hai, to hamAre rakta kI gati, AMkheM aura vANI-vyavahAra kitanA asaMtulita-asaMyamita ho jAtA hai| isI taraha citta meM jaba vAsanA kI taraMga uThatI hai, to mana kI sthiti, buddhi kA viveka, zarIra kA svAsthya, vyavahAra kI pavitratA sabhI kucha to bAdhita ho jAte haiN| taba mAno AMkhoM ko kucha sUjhatA hI nhiiN| buddhi kI AMkhoM meM eka alaga hI taraha kA aMdhatva utara AtA hai| yaha aMdhatva Akhira citta kI hI pariNati hai, yAnI citta kA AMdolita honA vyakti ke saMpUrNa jIvana-caritra ko AMdolita karane ke samAna hotA hai| jaise jalAzaya meM pheMkA gayA patthara kA eka choTA Tukar3A usakI saMpUrNa sahajatA ko asthira aura taraMgita kara detA hai, citta kA svarUpa bhI usa jalAzaya jaisA hI hai| jIvana ke keMdra meM citta kI bhUmikA pramukha rahane ke kAraNa vyakti kA kaba-kyA rUpa hotA hai, isakI koI bhaviSyavANI nahIM kI jA sktii| cUMki manuSya bahucittavAna hai, isalie usake rUpa bhI bahutere haiN| citta eka hokara bhI anaginata rUpoM ko apane meM dhAre hai| aba bhalA yaha bAta koI taya thor3e hI hai ki vyakti kA kaba-kyA rUpa hogaa| ceharA to vahI hotA hai, lekina subaha 95 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usakA rUpa alaga ho jAtA hai, to dopahara ko alaga; sAMjha ko kucha aura hI aura rAta ko kisI anya hI rUpa meN| jisa vyakti ko usakI patnI ne subaha dasa baje dekhA, jaba use hI rAta ko dasa baje vaha dekhatI hai, to cauMka par3atI hai ki kyA yaha vahI hai? vyakti ke kitane rUpa haiM, pahacAne nahIM jA sakate! koI vyakti kisI ke sAtha pacIsa sAla jIkara bhI yaha nahIM kaha sakatA ki yahI svarUpa hai iskaa| auroM kI to chor3o, AdamI apane Apako hI nahIM pahacAna paataa| are, abhI jo vyakti kucha minaTa pahale sabase pyAra se bola rahA thA, kahA nahIM jA sakatA ki usake agale pala bhI pyAra meM hI biiteNge| zAMtacitta baiThe hue vyakti ko beTe athavA naukara ke dvArA phUTa cukI kAMca kI eka gilAsa bhI Aga-babUlA kara detI hai| vahIM, jahAM ghara meM udvignatA kA vAtAvaraNa banA huA ho, dvAra-caukhaTa para kisI AgaMtuka ke dvArA bajane vAlI ghaMTI do pala meM hI usa sAre vAtAvaraNa ko badala DAlatI hai aura isa taraha krodha-ulAhanA aura khinnatA se saMtrastra vyakti haMsate-muskurAte hue AgaMtuka ke svAgata ke lie prastuta ho jAtA hai| kitanA vicitra hai-manuSya ke citta kA yaha svarUpa! pazutA aura devatva : mana ke hI paryAya apane citta aura usake vyavahAra ke calate hI vyakti kabhI preta ho jAtA hai aura kabhI dev| preta aura deva koI alaga hastiyAM nahIM haiN| ye donoM manuSya ke hI paryAya aura cunautiyAM haiN| manuSya svayaM hI kabhI preta bana jAtA hai aura kabhI dev| maiMne pretoM ko bhI dekhA hai aura devoM ko bhii| mujhe manuSya hI preta naz2ara AyA hai aura vahI dev| tuma kabhI kisI vyakti ko gusse meM lar3ate-jhagar3ate dekho, to tumheM sRSTi ke nakze meM pretoM kA pAtAla dekhane kI apekSA hI nahIM rhegii| tuma kaha uThoge, kyA iMsAna itanA krUra, amaryAdita aura ucchRkhala ho sakatA hai! Akhira duniyA kI dhArmika kitAboM meM, jinheM bhUta kahA jAtA hai, ve aise krodhiyoM aura hiMsakoM se jyAdA vikarAla nahIM hote hoNge| ve bhUta bhI Akhira inhIM bhUtoM ke pariNAma haiN| ye iMsAnI bhUta hI marakara pAtAlI bhUta banakara dharatI ke devoM ko satAne kI koziza karate haiN| 96 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiMne devoM ko bhI dekhA hai| kabhI-kabhI aise saMta aura sajjana puruSoM se milanA hotA hai ki hRdaya svataH hI unakI nekanIyatI, unakI sAdagI aura unake divya bhAvanAtmaka tathA vyAvahArika svarUpa para samarpita ho jAtA hai| duniyA meM agara bure loga haiM, to bhale logoM kI bhI kamI nahIM hai| acchAI se bar3hakara koI UMcAI nahIM hotii| UMcA uThane ke lie acchA honA z2arUrI hai| hama svayaM apane jIvana ko nihAreM, to svataH hI yaha Atma-pahacAna ho jAegI ki maiM kaisA hUM, merA svarUpa kyA hai; mere citta meM preta aura pazutA ke aMdhar3a chipe haiM yA bhalAI aura devatva ke phUla khile haiN| haMsanA-ronA jIvana meM aise hI calatA rahegA, para hama duniyA meM aise jIeM ki hama haMseM aura hamAre lie jaga roe| kyA hama isa bAta ko tavajjo deMge ki hama svayaM apane aMtarmana kA Atma-nirIkSaNa kara skeN| kahIM aisA to nahIM ki hama svayaM hI subaha zAMta aura zAlIna the, vahIM abhI nirAza aura udAsa ho cuke hoN| kabhI haMsane aura kabhI rone kA khela, kyA hamAre sAtha bhI cala rahA hai? kahIM hama manuSya ke nAma para aise samudra to nahIM haiM, jisameM zAMti-azAMti ke kleza-saMkleza ke jvAra-bhATe uThate rahate hoM? agara aisA hai, to hameM apane citta aura usake svarUpa para dhyAna denA hogA; usakI aMtar-avasthA ko badalane ke lie vicAra karanA hogA aura vivekapUrvaka manana karake una AyAmoM ko khojanA hogA, jinase ki hama svastha, saumya aura suMdara citta ke svAmI bana skeN| citta ke vividha rUpa kyoM? prazna hai : Akhira citta ke ye acche-bure vividha rUpa kyoM bana jAte haiM? kyA isa uThApaTaka se mukta hone kA koI rAstA hai? vyakti kA sahI rAstA to usake dvArA vivekapUrvaka Atma-nirIkSaNa karane se hI upalabdha hogA, lekina hama itanI bAta avazya jAna leM ki hara vyakti ke citta meM do taraha ke paramANuoM kA pravAha aura prabhAva parilakSita hotA hai aura ye donoM pravAha hamAre vyaktitva kI AMtarika gaharAI meM pravAhamAna haiN| aisA samajheM ki hamAre 97 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhItara do taraha ke jala-prapAta banate haiM, unameM se eka hai saMkleza kA aura dUsarA hai zAMti kaa| jaba citta kI saMklezayukta sthiti hotI hai, to vyakti krodhita, khinna, ugra athavA udAsa ho jAtA hai, vahIM cetanA kI zAMta-sarala sthiti meM komalatA, madhuratA aura prasannatA kI phulavArI khilI huI rahatI hai| kleza-saMkleza kI sthiti asvastha citta kA pariNAma hai, vahIM zAMta-Rju hRdaya svastha citta kaa| hamAre bhItara kleza-saMkleza kisa stara taka calatA hai, yaha jAnane ke lie Apa eka choTA-sA prayoga kreN| kisI zAMta-ekAMta sthAna meM baiThakara kama-se-kama dasa minaTa taka apanI zvAsa kI sthiti kA nirIkSaNa kareM ki vaha saMtulita hai yA asaMtulita, layabaddha hai yA avyavasthita / eka svastha vyakti eka minaTa meM 13-14 zvAsa grahaNa karatA hai| yadi yaha mAtrA isase jyAdA hai, to mAna lo citta kI sthiti avyavasthita hai; kleza-saMklezayukta paramANuoM kA jyAdA jora hai| isa sthiti ko sudhArane ke lie Apa saMbodhi-dhyAna kA eka choTA-sA prayoga kareM : pahale dasa minaTa taka maMda gati ke gahare zvAsa-prazvAsa para apane citta ko sthira aura ekAgra kreN| agale dasa minaTa meM zarIra kI aMtaryAtrA kareM aura prajJApUrvaka yaha dekheM ki zarIra ke kisa avayava meM kaisI anukUla yA pratikUla saMvedanAeM uTha rahI haiN| hama apane dhyAna aura cetanA ko vahAM keMdrita kreN| hama vahAM taba taka TikeM, jaba taka usa saMvedanA se uparata na ho jaaeN| hama isa prakriyA ke tIsare caraNa meM apane manomastiSka kA nirIkSaNa kareM aura vahAM citta meM uTha rahe kisI bhI prakAra ke kleza-saMklezayukta saMskAra ke draSTA bneN| bhItara jo bhI uThe, usake prati bure-bhale kA koI bhI bhAva na ho| hama use kevala bodhapUrvaka dekhane vAle bneN| Apa tAjjuba kareMge ki hama jaise saMvedanAoM se uparata hue, aise hI citta ke saMkleza-saMskAra se bhI uparata hote jA rahe haiM aura isa taraha sahaja hI hama apane citta ke vikRta paramANuoM se mukta hote jA rahe haiN| 98 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sajagatA : citta-rUpAMtaraNa kI kuMjI hameM citta ke saMklezoM se mukta hone ke lie citta aura hara vRtti-abhivyakti para sajaga honA hogaa| sajagatA hI citta ko rUpAMtarita karane kI kuMjI hai| agara hamane sajagatA na baratI to dhyAna rakheM, citta meM aisA eka aMdhA pravAha bahatA hai, jo bar3I-se-bar3I zakti ko bhI apane meM bahA lene kI sAmarthya rakhatA hai| hameM apane Apa para thor3A saMyama aura niyaMtraNa bhI rakhanA hogaa| bhale hI ise koI damana kahe, para maiM ise zamana khuuNgaa| yadi abhivyakti hI citta-vRtti se mukta karatI hotI, to yaha bhogavAdI saMsAra kabhI kA svastha aura mukta ho gayA hotaa| hameM AtmaniyaMtraNa bhI karanA hogA aura apanI burI AdatoM aura abhivyaktiyoM para bhI aMkuza lagAnA hogaa| mAnA ki jIvana meM palane vAle kucha durguNa prakRtigata yA vaMzAnugata hote haiM, lekina aisI khAmiyoM para to hama apanA aMkuza lagA hI sakate haiM, jinase ki hamArI nijatA jur3I huI hai| pahale hama apanI nijI vyaktigata kamajoriyoM para vijaya pAeM, eka dina hama vaMzAnugata evaM prakRti-pradatta khAmiyoM para bhI vijaya prApta kara leNge| citta ko badalanA athavA sudhAranA Ter3hI khIra hai, para agara vyakti thor3I buddhimAnI kA upayoga kare, to usakI vakratA ko sarala-sIdhA kiyA jA sakatA hai| sva-citta ke prati svayaM kA satata sAvaceta rahanA, yahI gura hai citta ko samajhane-sudhArane aura saMvArane kaa| isI se nikharatA hai vyakti kA mUla svarUpa, svastha aura prabhAvI svruup| 99 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ svastha soca ke svAmI baneM auroM se gItoM kI saugAta pAne ke lie kabhI kisI ko gAlI mata dIjie / jIvana ke do mahatvapUrNa pahalU haiM--eka hai zarIra aura dUsarA hai, mn| ina / donoM kI samaveta svasthatA hI vyakti ko sukha-zAMti kA svAmI banAtI hai| zarIra sthUla hai, mana usake bhItara baiThA usakA saMcAlaka / manuSya kA mana aura usakI buddhi hI usakI vaitanyadharmitA ko abhivyakta karate haiM 1 manuSya, sarvotkRSTa kRti kyoM? zarIra kI dRSTi se manuSya akSama hai, kiMtu mana aura usakI cetanA kI dRSTi se vaha sRSTi kA sarvopari prANI hai / yaha hamAre mAnavIya jIvana kI viDaMbanA hI hai ki hama gauraiyA kI taraha AkAza meM nahIM ur3a sakate; kisI machalI yA ghar3iyAla kI taraha pAnI meM nahIM taira skte| hama baMdara kI taraha na to vRkSa para car3ha sakate haiM aura na hI cIte kI taraha phurtI se daur3a sakate haiN| hamArI dRSTi bAja kI taraha painI nahIM hotI aura nAkhUna bAgha kI taraha majabUta nahIM hote / bicchU kahalAne vAlA eka choTA-sA jaMtu bhI manuSya kI sabala kahalAne vAlI kAyA ko mAra girAne ke lie paryApta hotA hai / Akhira manuSya kI zArIrika akSamatA ke bAvajUda usameM aisI kauna-sI kSamatA hai, jisake calate manuSya kA rUpa sarvopari huA ? I 100 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakRti ke hAthoM manuSya ko eka aisI mahAn saugAta milI hai, jisane manuSya kI upayogitA ko haz2Ara aura lAkha gunA jyAdA bar3hA diyA hai| manuSya kI yaha kSamatA hai-socane kI kssmtaa| apanI isI eka mahAnatama kSamatA ke kAraNa manuSya dharatI kI saMpUrNa jIva-sattA meM sarvopari bana gyaa| socanA, samajhanA aura jIvana ko badalane meM samartha honA manuSya kI mahAnatama khojoM meM se eka hai| soca hI manuSya hai manuSya soca sakatA hai, isIlie vaha manuSya hai| isase bhI bar3hakara bAta yaha hai ki soca hI manuSya hai| manuSya kI sattA se yadi socane-samajhane kI kSamatA ko alaga kara diyA jAe, to dharatI para manuSya kI sattA kA koI artha hI nahIM rahegA; vaha eka nirbala, asahAya dopAyA jAnavara bhara raha jaaegaa| soca manuSya kI asmitA hai| socane kI kSamatA manuSya kI sabase bar3I zakti hai| isa eka zakti se usake jIvana kI sArI zaktiyAM aura gatividhiyAM saMyojita haiN| manuSya kA zArIrika rUpa se svastha aura sabala honA anivArya hai, para yaha hamArI badakismatI hI hai ki hama kevala zarIra ko hI svastha-suMdara banAne meM lage rahate haiN| usa tattva ke svAsthya aura sauMdarya para dhyAna nahIM dete, joki zarIra aura jIvana kI samasta gatividhiyoM kA AdhAra, svAmI aura preraka hai| hama apane mana aura usakI soca ko svastha-suMdara banAne kI bajAya kevala kAryakeMdrita hI ho jAte haiN| natIjA yaha nikalatA hai ki hama zarIra se bhale kitane hI svastha kyoM na hoM, mAnasika avasAda, tanAva, ghuTana, anidrA, Akroza, uttejanA, IrSyA, ciMtA aura pramAda ke calate na kevala rugNa hI bane rahate haiM, varan hamArA jIvana, joki hamAre lie varadAna hai, abhizApa banA rahatA hai| hama apane zarIra ko nahalAne aura saMvArane meM jitanA vakta lagAte haiM, kyA apane mana ke lie usakA AdhA-cauthAI vakta bhI lagAne kI koziza karate 101 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiM ? jIvana kI saphalatAoM meM svastha- suMdara zarIra kI bhUmikA agara bIsa pratizata hai, to svastha- suMdara mana kI bhUmikA assI pratizata / yaha kaisI vicitra bAta hai ki jisa para bIsa pratizata dhyAna diyA jAnA cAhie, usa para to hama assI pratizata dhyAna dete haiM aura jisa para assI pratizata dhyAna diyA jAnA cAhie, usa para hama bIsa pratizata bhI nahIM de pAte ! svastha jIvana kA svAmI hone ke lie hameM tana-mana kI svasthatA aura sumadhuratA para apanA dhyAna adhika denA hogA / jIvana meM kisI khAsa vastu ko denA prakRti kI meharabAnI hai, para usa khAsiyata kA sahI upayoga karanA manuSya kI javAbadArI | nIbU ko AMkha meM DAlakara AMsU DhulakAnA yA nIbU pAnI kI zikaMjI pIkara svAsthya lAbha prApta karanA yaha saba manuSya para hI nirbhara karatA hai / 'ga' se gaNeza bhI hotA hai aura gadhA bhI; 'sa' se satya bhI hotA hai aura satyAnAza bhI / kisI bhI akSara yA zabda kA kaisA upayoga karanA hai - yaha AdamI kI soca aura samajha para hI nirbhara karegA / dikhane meM sAre iMsAna eka jaise hI hote haiM - vahI AMkha-kAna-nAka- hAtha-muMha, para sabake socane-samajhane ke alaga-alaga tarIke hone ke kAraNa hara manuSya dUsare se bhinna hotA hai, zAyada isIlie svataMtra hotA hai| sAgara meM havAeM pUrvI calatI haiM, para naukAeM alaga-alaga dizAoM meM jAtI huI najara AtI haiM / vastutaH naukA usa ora hI calatI hai, jisa ora kI dizA kA nirdhAraNa karake nAvika usa para pAla bAMdhatA hai / hamArI bhI yahI sthiti hai / hamArA jIvana bhI usa ora hI gatizIla hotA hai, jisa dizA kI ora hamArI soca hotI hai| jaisA boe, vaisA pAe jIvana meM vahI to phalatA hai, jaisA atIta meM usakA bIjAropaNa huA hai| jaisA boe-vaisA pAe; para prakRti kI yaha vicitra vyavasthA hai ki jitanA boe usase sau gunA pAe / Ama kA eka bIja boo, to hajAra phala pAo; babUla 102 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA eka bIja boo, to hajAra kAMTe paao| manuSya kI hara soca usake jIvana ke kheta meM boyA gayA eka bIja hI hai| yadi hama acchI soca ke bIja boeMge, to jIvana meM acche phala paaeNge| burI soca kA bIjAropaNa to hAtha meM babUla hI thmaaegaa| kahAvata hai-khAlI dimAga zaitAna kA ghara hotA hai| maiM to kahUMgA ki manuSya kA mastiSka to eka aisA bagIcA hai, jisameM gulAba, camelI aura campA ke bIjoM ko bokara vyakti apane mastiSka kI bagiyA ko suramya aura suvAsita kara sakatA hai| dhyAna rakheM, agara hamane apane jIvana meM acche bIja na boe, to usameM kaMTIlI jhAr3iyAM aura ghAsa-phUsa ugane se koI nahIM roka sktaa| phAlatU kA ghAsa-phUsa to aise hI ugatA rhegaa| bagIcA phala-phUla se harA-bharA ho jAe, taba bhI kucha-na-kucha avAMchita ghAsa-phUsa uga hI jAtI hai| jIvana ko suMdara aura madhurima banAne ke lie hameM jahAM svayaM meM acchI soca ke bIja bone hoMge, vahIM apane Apa uga Ane vAlI burI soca kI ghAsa-phUsa ko kATate bhI rahanA hogA-eka ora ugAI ho, dUsarI ora kaTAI; acchI phasaloM kI ugAI ho, ghAsa-phUsa kI kttaaii| hamAre jIvana meM Aja jo hai, vaha atIta meM soce gae vicAroM kA hI pariNAma hai| hamArA bhaviSya hamAre Aja ke soce gae vicAroM kA pariNAma hogaa| apane bhaviSya ko svarNima banAne ke lie hameM una bIjoM para dhyAna denA hogA, jinheM hama Aja bo rahe haiN| prema ke bIja booge, to prema ke hI phala lauTakara AeMge; krodha aura gAlI-galauca ke bIja bokara to tuma apane lie viSaile va vyaMgya-bhare vAtAvaraNa kA hI nirmANa kara rahe ho| manuSya kI jaisI soca hotI hai, vaise hI usake vicAra hote haiM; jaise vicAra hote haiM, vaisI hI abhivyakti hotI hai; jaisI abhivyakti hotI hai, vaisI hI gatividhiyAM hotI haiM, jaisI gatividhiyAM hotI haiM, vaisA hI caritra banatA hai; jaisA caritra hotA hai, vaisI hI AdateM hotI haiN| apane caritra aura AdatoM ko sudhArane ke lie tuma apanI soca aura socane kI zailI ko sudhAra lo, to tumane jar3oM ko amRta se sIMcakara phaloM ko amRta banAne kA mArga apane Apa hI taya kara liyaa| 103 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ koI bhI dUsarA vyakti hamAre sAtha galata vyavahAra nahIM krtaa| hamane pUrva meM jaisA vyavahAra kiyA thA, dUsare ke dvArA vahI to lauTakara AtA hai| dUsare kA hara kRtya hamAre apane dvArA kie gae kRtya kI vApasI hai| gAliyoM ke badale meM kAMToM kI hI saugAta milegI aura tumhArI maMgala vANI ke badale phUloM kA guladastA hI samarpita hogaa| yaha jagat to vyakti kI apanI hI pratidhvani hai-pyAra dekara pyAra pAo, napharata dekara napharata paao| kyA Apa jIvana ke isa vijJAna ko AtmasAt kareMge ki yaha jagat aura kucha nahIM, hamAre apane hI jIvana kI gUMja aura anugUMja bhara hai! jIvana, eka anugUMja bhara jaba eka bAlaka apanI mAM se nArAja ho uThA, to usane mAM se sApha zabdoM meM kaha DAlA, mammI, AI heTa yU-mAM, maiM tumase napharata karatA hUM, napharata karatA hUM, napharata karatA huuN| beTe ke dvArA aisA kahe jAne para mAM ne use lapakakara pakar3anA cAhA, magara baccA mAM ke hAtha na aayaa| vaha gAMva ke bAhara jaMgala kI tarapha bhAga gyaa| usake mana meM mAM ke prati abhI bhI gussA thaa| vaha jaMgala meM jora-jora se cillAkara kahane lagA-hAM-hAM, maiM tumase napharata karatA huuN| mAM, maiM tumase napharata karatA huuN| usake jora se cillAe jAne para use lagA ki isa jaMgala meM aura bhI koI bAlaka rahatA hai, jo usI ko saMbodhita karate hue kaha rahA hai-hAM-hAM, maiM tumase napharata karatA huuN| hAM, maiM tumase napharata karatA huuN| baccA jaMgala meM apanI hI jaisI napharata bharI AvAja sunakara bhayabhIta ho utthaa| vaha punaH apane ghara kI ora daur3A aura ghara pahuMcate hI apanI mAM kI chAtI se lipaTakara ro pdd'aa| mAM ne use yUM rotA dekha pUchA-kyA huA beTe, ghabarAe hue kyoM ho? bacce ne jaMgala kI bAta sunaaii| mAM samajha gaI ki vahAM kyA huaa| usane beTe se kahA-mAI sana, isa bAra jaMgala meM jAkara jora se kaho-maiM tumase pyAra karatA hUM, pyAra karatA hUM, pyAra karatA hUM! AI lava yU! beTe ne aisA hI kiyaa| usake dvArA kahe gae pyAra bhare zabda jaMgala se 104 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pratidhvanita hone lge| use apane bole jAne para hara bAra yahI sunAI diyAhAM, maiM tumase pyAra karatA hUM, pyAra karatA hUM, pyAra karatA hUM, pyAra karatA hUM, so maca AI lava yU! prema ke badale meM prema ke gIta lauTakara milate haiM aura napharata ke badale meM napharata ke shole| hamArA to yaha jIvana eka niraMtara jArI anugUMja bhara hai| kauna AdamI nahIM cAhatA ki use prema kA saMgIta sunane ko na mile, AnaMda kA amRta pIne ko na mile, para kyA hama prema aura AnaMda ke bIja bone ke lie taiyAra haiM? lauTakara vahI to AegA, jisakI tuma Aja vyavasthA kara rahe ho| isa bAta kI phikra mata karo ki havAeM kisa ora kI cala rahI haiN| tuma apanI dizA aura lakSya kA nirdhAraNa kro| jisa dizA kI ora nAvika pAla bAMdhegA, naukA usa ora hI gatizIla hogii| kaise baneM hama svastha soca ke svAmI? jhAMkanA hogA hameM apane bhItara ke galiyAre meM aura dekhanA hogA ki kaisI hai hamArI Aja kI soc| bhItara ke bagIce meM phAlatU kI ghAsa-phUsa uga AI ho, to ciMtA karane jaisI koI bAta nhiiN| hama ghaTiyA stara ke ghAsa-phUsa ko kATa pheMke, behatara soca ke bIja boeN| Aja nahIM to kala marusthala meM marudyAna avazya lahalahA utthegaa| bhaTake hue rAhagIra ko rAstA z2arUra mila jaaegaa| sakArAtmakatA meM kaI samAdhAna svastha soca kA svAmI banane ke lie pahalA. sUtra hai : vyakti sakArAtmaka soca kA svAmI bne| yaha eka akelA aisA sUtra hai, jisase na kevala vyakti kI, varan samagra vizva kI samasyAoM ko sulajhAyA jA sakatA hai| yaha sarvakalyANakArI mahAmaMtra 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 mNtr| sakArAtmaka soca kA svAmI sadA dhArmika hI hotA hai| sakArAtmakatA se bar3hakara koI puNya nahIM aura nakArAtmakatA se bar3hakara koI pApa nahIM; 105 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakArAtmakatA se bar3hakara koI dharma nahIM aura nakArAtmakatA se bar3hakara koI vidharma nhiiN| 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| zikhara cUmanA hai, to puruSArtha kareM vicAroM meM nakArAtmakatA ke Ate hI vyakti udAsa aura duHkhI ho jAegA; usake prayAsa aura prayatna napuMsaka ho jaaeNge| jarUrI nahIM hai ki vyakti kA hara prayAsa apane pahale caraNa meM hI saphalatA ke zikhara ko chU jaae| hama asaphalatAoM se na to ghabarAeM, na vicalita hoN| vyakti hI hara asaphalatA saphalatA ke rAste kA eka par3Ava bhara hai| yaha kama tAjjuba kI bAta nahIM hai ki thaoNmasa alvA eDIsana kI eka saphalatA ke pIche dasa hajAra asaphalatAeM chipI huI rhiiN| yadi vyakti apanI asaphalatA se hAra khA baiThegA, to vaha jIvana meM kabhI vijetA nahIM bana skegaa| asaphalatA se hAra khAne kI bajAya hama usake kAraNa ko talAzeM aura pahale se bhI jyAdA joza aura vizvAsa ke sAtha naI saphalatA kI ora kadama bar3hA leN| maiM eka aise vyakti ke bAre meM carcA karUMgA, joki jIvana ke ikkIsaveM varSa meM vyavasAya meM asaphala ho gayA thaa| apane bAisaveM varSa meM usane eka choTA cunAva lar3A, lekina nAkAmayAba rhaa| caubIsaveM varSa meM vaha phira vyavasAya meM asaphala huaa| sattAisaveM varSa meM usakI patnI kA dehAMta ho gyaa| battIsaveM varSa meM vaha kAMgresa ke cunAva meM mAta khA baitthaa| cAlIsaveM varSa meM sIneTa ke cunAva meM khar3A huA, lekina jItane meM kAmayAba na ho skaa| yahI koziza usane cavAlIsaveM varSa meM bhI kii| saiMtAlIsaveM varSa meM upa-rASTrapati ke cunAva ke lie lar3A, lekina bhAgya ne usakA sAtha na diyaa| tumheM yaha jAnakara Azcarya hogA ki itanI asaphalatAoM se gujarane ke bAda bhI usakA 106 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AtmavizvAsa zithila nahIM huA aura jIvana ke bAvanaveM varSa meM vaha amerikA kA rASTrapati abrAhama liMkana huaa| kyA yaha ghaTanA hamAre lie preraNA kA maMgala sUtra banegI? asaphala honA koI bahuta bar3I hAni nahIM hai, lekina saphalatA ke lie puruSArtha na karanA jIvana kI sabase bar3I asaphalatA hai| tumhArI soca yadi sakArAtmaka ho jAe, to tuma saca meM hI jIvana ke eka gahare AtmavizvAsa se bhara uThoge aura tumhArA jIvana tumhAre lie bojha na hogA, varan hara roja jIvana kI phira se zuruAta karane vAlA bacapana bhara hogaa| jIvana bojha nahIM hai bahuta pahale maiMne Apase eka choTI-sI kahAnI kahI thI-bAraha varSa kI eka bAlikA tIna varSa ke bAlaka ko apane kaMdhe para biThAe hue pahAr3I rAstA pAra kara rahI thii| bAlikA choTI thii| raha-rahakara usakA sAMsa bhara utthtaa| pahAr3I rAste se gujara rahe eka anya rAhagIra ne usase kahA-oha beTA, kaMdhe para bar3A bhAra hai, thaka gaI hogii| bAlikA ne usakI niHzvAsa bharI AvAja sunI aura usane vizvAsapUrvaka tapAka se kahA-misTara, tumhAre lie yaha bhAra hogA, mere lie to yaha merA bhAI hai| usane yaha kahate hue apane choTe bhAI kA mAthA cUmA aura pyAra se use goda meM lekara dUne utsAha ke sAtha Age bar3ha calI, maMjila para pahuMca gii| yadi bhAra mAnA, to jIvana kA choTA-se-choTA kRtya bhI tumhArI cetanA ko napuMsaka kara baiThegA; yadi bhAI mAnA, karttavya mAnA, to tumheM bhAra bhI bojhila nahIM lgegaa| tuma apane Apako utanA hI halakA pAoge, jitanA pAnI meM tairate vakta apane aapko| samagratA se soceM vyakti ke svastha soca ke lie dUsarA saMketa yaha dUMgA ki vyakti sakArAtmakatA ke sAtha hara biMdu para samagratA se soce, vyagratA se nhiiN| Aveza aura Akroza ___107 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke kSaNoM meM hamArI jo bhI soca aura nirNaya hoMge, ve kabhI viveka aura buddhimattApUrNa ho hI nahIM skte| tuma kitane hI buddhimAna kyoM na ho, lekina vyagratA meM lie gae nirNaya meM guNAtmakatA kA abhAva hI hogaa| mana meM palane vAlI AzaMkA, Aveza aura Agraha vyakti ke mArga meM par3ane vAlI ve caTTAneM haiM, jo AdamI ko Age bar3hane se rokatI haiN| mana kI zAMti, auroM ke prati vizvAsa aura kadAgrahoM se paraheja hamArI soca ke rAste ko sadA prazasta aura niSkaMTaka banAe hue rakhate haiN| hamane kabhI apane Apa para dhyAna diyA ki hama choTI-choTI bAtoM para krodhita aura uttejita ho jAte haiM? soca para apanA niyaMtraNa na hone ke kAraNa athavA socane kI kSamatA kA pUrA upayoga na karane kI vajaha se hI to ghara, parivAra aura samAja ke bikhere-baMTavAre hote haiN| tumheM yaha pUrA haka hai ki apanI patnI ke dvArA kahI gaI bAta para dhyAna do, para isakA matalaba yaha nahIM ki apanI mAM kI bAta ko sune bagaira sAsa-bahU ke jhagar3e meM apane ko uljhaao| kisI bhI biMdu para agara ThaMDe mijAja se nirNaya na liyA, to tuma ghATA khA baitthoge| agara apane mijAja ko zAMta-saumya na banA sake, to dhyAna rakho ki do ke jhagar3e meM tIsare kA ghusanA sadA AtmaghAtaka hotA hai| caurAhe para jhagar3a rahe do yuvakoM meM se eka ne kahA, agara aba kucha bolA, to merA eka bUMsA terI battIsI tor3a degaa| dUsare ne kahA, jA-jA; agara merA ghUsA par3A, to tere cauMsaTha dAMta tor3a duuNgaa| tabhI pAsa khar3e rAhagIra ne Tokate hue pUchA ki battIsa dAMta kI bAta to samajha meM AtI hai. para tU cauMsaTha kahAM se todd'egaa| usane kahA, mujhe patA thA ki tU z2arUra bIca meM bolegaa| isalie battIsa isake aura battIsa tere! behatara hogA-'tU terI samhAla, chor3a zeSa jaMjAla / ' hama apanI samhAleM, apane meM masta rheN| 108 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariNAmoM para bhI najara rahe hama apane kisI bhI soca athavA vicAra ko vyakta karane se pahale eka bAra usake pariNAmoM para bhI gaura faramAne kI koziza kreN| kahIM aisA na ho ki jo socA, so ugala diyaa| bolane se pahale toleN| galata bolI kA jisane bhI upayoga kiyA, use bAda meM pachatAnA hI pdd'aa| vicAroM athavA vANI kI abhivyakti aisI ho ki vaha hameM bhI sukha aura sukUna de aura agale ko bhii| jisakA pariNAma khinnatA meM badale, usase bace hue rahanA hI sahaja samajhadArI hai| vANI kA upayoga to tarakaza se tIra kA chUTanA hai; eka aisI lakSmaNa-rekhA se bAhara nikalanA hai, jisase bhItara lauTane kA koI cArA na ho| yadi Aja kucha bhI kahate-bolate vakta lagA ki yaha ThIka nahIM thA, to bhaviSya ke lie sAvaceta rahane kA saMkalpa lo| jisakA aMkuza apane hAtha meM hotA hai, vaha manuSya kahalAtA hai, vahIM jisakA aMkuza dUsaroM ke hAthoM meM hotA hai, jAnavara usI kA nAma hai| samrATa miDAsa ke nAma se hama sabhI paricita haiM, joki sone kA pujArI thaa| jaise ApakI AMkhoM meM lakSmI vAsa karatI hai, usakI AMkhoM meM sone kA baserA rahatA hai| vaha subaha uThate hI sone ko pukAratA aura rAta ko sone se pahale jI bhara sone ko nihaartaa| usakA eka hI maMtra thA-golDa ija goNdd| kahate haiM : eka bAra usake darabAra meM eka aisA AgaMtuka pahuMcA, jisane usase kahA thA ki vaha miDAsa kI hara icchA ko pUrA kara sakatA hai| miDAsa ne usase kahA ki agara aisA hai, to vaha yahI varadAna cAhatA hai ki vaha apane hAthoM se jise chue, vaha sonA bana jaae| AgaMtuka ne kahA-miDAsa, eka bAra phira se soca lo| miDAsa ne kahA-isameM socanA kyA hai, yahI to merI aMtima cAhata hai| AgaMtuka ne kahA-ThIka hai middaas| kala subaha kI pahalI kiraNa phUTane ke sAtha hI tuma jise bhI chuoge, vaha sonA ho jaaegaa| miDAsa kI rAta bar3I becainI meM gujarI ki kaba subaha ho aura kaba sone kI barasAta zurU ho| Azcarya, agale dina vaha jisa zaiyyA para leTA huA thA, use chuA, to vaha sone kI bana gii| usane daur3akara dIvAroM ko chuA to 109 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usake mahala sone ke ho ge| vaha khuzI ke mAre pAgaloM-sI harakata karane lgaa| usane pahAr3oM ko chuA, to ve bhI sone ke ho ge| cAroM tarapha sonA hI sonA ho gyaa| vaha sonA banAte-banAte thaka gyaa| use pyAsa lgii| pAnI pIne ke lie usane jaise hI hAtha bar3hAyA, to pAnI bhI sone kA ho gayA; aura hI usane bhojana ko chuA, to vaha bhI sone kA ho gyaa| miDAsa ghabarA utthaa| agara usake hAtha ke chUne se roTI bhI sone kI ho jAegI, to vaha kyA khAegA aura kyA pIegA! vaha ro pdd'aa| tabhI usa AgaMtuka ne Akara miDAsa se pUchA-kaho, kaisA rahA? miDAsa ne kahA-apanI mUrkhatA kA bodh| kyA hameM apanI mUrkhatA kA bodha hogA? sonA jIvana ke lie Avazyaka hai, para roTI kA kAma to roTI se hI hogaa| apane soca-vicAra ke kisI bhI pahalU ke pariNAma para bhI thor3A-sA dhyAna de deM, to miDAsa kI taraha pachatAnA nahIM pdd'egaa| sakArAtmaka soca se jIvana kI zuruAta ho aura maMgala kriyAnviti para soca kI puurnnaahuti| sadA smaraNa rakho, phala vahI hoMge, jaise usase jur3e hue bIja hoNge| prema ke badale meM prema lauTakara AegA aura napharata ke badale meM nphrt| tumhArI ora se kahI gaI yaha bAta-AI heTa yU, anugUMja banakara tuma para hI lauTakara aaegii| tumhArI AvAja tumase hI kahegI-AI heTa yuu| tuma z2arA muskurAkara pyAra se kaho-AI lava yuu| tumhArI khuzI kA ThikAnA na rahegA, kyoMki taba sArA astitva tumase yahI bAta bAra-bAra kahegA-hAM, maiM tumase pyAra karatA hUM, AI lava yuu| zAyada duniyA se Apa yahI kahalAnA cAhate haiM; AI lava yU; AI lava yuu| agara aisA hai to hamArI ora se bhI aisA hI prayAsa ho, prema kA prayAsa ho| 110 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakArAtmaka ho jIvana-dRSTi hamArI soca aura zailI meM hI chipA hai, jIvana kI hara saphalatA kA raaj| tar3I pyArI ghaTanA hai : bAla-mele meM eka vRddha gubbAre beca rahA thaa| gubbAre pahIliyama gaisa se bhare hae hote| svAbhAvika thA, AkAza meM UMce uThate hue gubbAroM ko dekhakara bacce usakI ora AkarSita hoN| vaha baccoM ko gubbAre becatA bhI aura baccoM ko apanI dukAna kI ora AkarSita karane ke lie jaba-taba do-pAMca gubbAre AkAza kI ora bhI ur3A detaa| ye ur3ate hue gubbAre hI usakA vijJApana hote| eka bAlaka AkAza meM UMce uThate hue gubbAroM ko dekhakara camatkRta ho utthaa| usane Azcarya bhare svara meM pUchA-dAdA, Apake gubbAroM meM kyA kAle raMga kA gubbArA bhI ur3a sakatA hai? vRddha ne bAlaka kA rahasya udghATita karate hue kahA-beTe, gubbArA apane raMga ke kAraNa nahIM udd'taa| gubbAre ke bhItara jo vizvAsa aura zakti bharI huI hai, usI kI badaulata vaha Upara uThatA hai| vRddha-puruSa kA yaha anubhava kyA hamAre lie preraka nahIM hai? manuSya ke vikAsa meM bhI na to usakA gorA raMga sahAyaka hotA hai aura na hI usakA kAlA raMga baadhk| manuSya kA vikAsa usake svayaM meM nihita guNavattA ke kAraNa hI saMbhAvita hotA hai| jAti, kula, deza aura dharma-ye saba vyakti kI kucha vyAvahArika vyavasthAoM ke caraNa haiN| vyakti kA vikAsa to usakI 111 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apanI soca, jIvana-dRSTi aura jIvana-zailI se hI prabhAvI hotA hai / jIvana ke gubbAre meM dI gaI havAI phUMkoM se bAta na banegI, vyakti ko apane vizvAsoM, mAnyatAoM aura dRSTikoNoM meM parivartana lAnA hogA; unheM sakArAtmaka banAnA hogaa| jaise hIliyama gaisa bharane se gubbArA pUrI taraha Urjasvita aura prANavanta ho jAtA hai, aisI hI prANavattA kA saMcAra hameM apane jIvana meM karanA hogA / behatara ho jIvana-dRSTi kyA hama isa bAta para gaura kareMge ki hamArA soca aura dRSTikoNa kaisA hai ? nimna stara ke dRSTikoNa ko apanAkara hama jIvana kA stara bhI girA baiTheMge, vahIM apanI mAnasikatA ko behatara banAkara jIvana ko usakI garimA aura yazasvitA pradAna kara skeNge| hama apanI jIvana - dRSTi ko behatara banAkara apane saMpUrNa jIvana kA zreya sAdha sakate haiN| AdamI kI soca aura zailI behatara ho, to na kevala vaha vyakti mahAn hai, apitu hara kisI ke lie vaha vizva ke upavana meM khilA huA eka suMdara - suvAsita puSpa hai| hIre kI kaNi hai sakArAtmakatA manuSya se bar3hakara bhalA aura kyA pUMjI ho sakatI hai ! jIvana ke prati sakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa apanAkara hama jIvana kI pUMjI ko aura bar3hA sakate haiN| par3A par3A pattA sar3a jAtA hai aura khar3A khar3A ghor3A ar3a jAtA hai / nakArAtmakatA AdamI ke duHkhoM kI dhurI hai / hama jIvana ke prati ekamAtra sakArAtmaka dRSTikoNa apanAkara jIvana ke hara duHkha, tanAva aura hAni se ubara sakate haiN| nakArAtmakatA vaha hathaur3A hai, jo hara kisI ke zAMti ke zIze ko tor3a-phor3a DAlatA hai / sakArAtmakatA hIre kI vaha kaNi hai, jo zIze ke anapekSita bhAga ko haTA detI hai aura zeSa bhAga ko upayogI banA detI hai / nakArAtmakatA viSa hai, tanAva aura ciMtA ko bar3hAne vAlI pradUSita vAyu hai ! sakArAtmakatA subaha kI saira hai / yAnI - eka havA-sau davA | 112 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana meM vaMzAnugata rUpa se milane vAle roga aura vikAra isa kadra AtmasAt ho cuke hote haiM ki unheM haTAnA, unase mukta honA vyakti ke lie asAdhya kArya bana jAtA hai, para yadi kaisA bhI vikAra kyoM na ho, kaluSita vAtAvaraNa kyoM na ho, hAni-lAbha kI uThApaTaka kyoM na ho, jIvana ke prati sakArAtmaka najariyA apanAkara vaha na kevala viparIta paristhitiyoM para vijaya prApta kara sakatA hai, varan apane prati anurUpa aura anukUla vAtAvaraNa bhI taiyAra kara sakatA hai| hamArI muzkila yaha hai ki hama apanI soca aura dRSTi ko behatara banAne ke lie koziza nahIM krte| hama kevala cehare ko suMdara banAne meM, cAlU stara kI maigjIna par3hane meM yA dukAnadArI meM apanA sArA samaya vyaya kara DAlate haiN| jIvana ko kaise behatara banAyA jAe, isake prati na to jAgarUka rahate haiM, na hI ImAnadArI se isake lie koziza kara pAte haiN| bhItara kA sauMdarya jIvana meM kisI bhI kSetra meM saphalatA prApta karane ke lie dasa se bIsa phIsadI bhAga hamAre zArIrika sauSThava aura sauMdarya para jAtA hogA, para assI se nabbe pratizata asara to hamAre apane najarie aura dRSTikoNa para jAtA hai| hamArI muzkila yaha hai ki hama 'smArTanesa' para svayaM kI samagratA keMdrita kara dete haiN| apanI soca aura zailI ko behatara banAne ke lie to hama apanI samagratA kA dasavAM bhAga bhI keMdrita nahIM kara paate| jIvana ke lie yaha saudA bar3A nukasAnadeha hai| jisase hameM nabbe pratizata lAbha hotA hai, usa para hama dhyAna nahIM dete aura jisase dasa pratizata lAbha hotA hai, hama utane-se lAbha ke lie svayaM kI nabbe pratizata tAkata ko jhoMka dete haiN| hama eka choTA-sA udAharaNa leM, vizva-suMdarI pratiyogitA kaa| suMdariyAM to haz2AroM-lAkhoM hotI haiM, para kyA Apako patA hai ki una haz2AroM-lAkhoM meM se kisI eka kA cayana kaise kiyA jAtA hai? hara suMdarI kI soca, zailI aura jIvana-dRSTi ke AdhAra pr| yaha to sarvavidita hai ki dakSiNa aphrIkA ke loga kAle hote haiM aura zAyada koI bhI vyakti nahIM cAhatA hogA ki usakI patnI kAlI ho| yaha bhI hama sabhI jAnate haiM ki vizva-suMdariyoM kI zrRMkhalA 113 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM dakSiNa aphrIkA kI mahilA bhI vizva suMdarI kA khitAba jIta cukI hai| sIdhI-sI bAta hai ki gubbArA apane kAle raMga ke kAraNa nahIM, varan usake bhItara jo kucha hai, usI ke bala para vaha Upara uThatA hai| vAtAvaraNa kA prabhAva vyakti ke najarie aura ravaiye para sabase jyAdA prabhAva vAtAvaraNa kA par3atA hai| guru vizvAmitra kA nimitta pAkara koI puruSa rAma aura lakSmaNa hue, vahIM maMtharA ke sAtha rahakara koI rAjarAnI bhI kaikeyI ho jAtI hai| eka tyAga aura balidAna kA Adarza bana jAtA hai, to dUsarA mAtra svArthapUrti kaa| jaba hama vAtAvaraNa kI bAta kara rahe haiM, to hameM dhyAna denA hogA ki hamAre ghara kA vAtAvaraNa kaisA hai; vidyAlaya aura mitra-maMDalI kA vAtAvaraNa kaisA hai; jisa mohalle meM rahate haiM, usakA aura samAja kA vAtAvaraNa kaisA hai; hamArI dhArmika aura sAMskRtika pRSThabhUmi kaisI hai, hameM isa bAta para gaura karanA hogaa| hameM isa bAta para gaura karanA hogA ki hamArI zikSA-dIkSA kaisI huI; vaha jIvana meM kitanI AtmasAt huI; hamArI zikSA hamAre lie kevala rojI-roTI kI AdhAra banI yA usane hameM AnaMdamaya jIvana jIne kI kalA bhI dI? kisI behatara zikSaka aura zikSaNa-saMsthAna meM adhyayana kara hama apanI aura apanI bhAvI pIr3hI kI sthiti ko sudRr3ha aura sakArAtmaka banA sakate haiN| maiM apane hI jIvana se jur3I huI eka aisI ghaTanA kA jikra karUMgA, jisameM eka zikSaka ne merI jIvana-dRSTi hI badala ddaalii| ApabItI bAta taba kI hai, jaba maiM nauvIM-dasavIM kI par3hAI kara rahA thaa| saMyoga kI bAta ki parIkSA meM merI saplImeMTarI A gii| klAsa TIcara sabhI chAtroM ko unake pramANa-patra de rahe the| jaba merA naMbara AyA, to na jAne kyoM unhoMne khAsa taura se merI mArkazITa para naz2ara ddaalii| ve cauMke aura unhoMne eka naz2ara se mujhe dekhaa| maiM saMdigdha ho uThA, kucha bhayabhIta bhii| unhoMne mujhe mArkazITa na 114 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dii| unhoMne yaha kahate hue mArkazITa apane pAsa rakha lI ki z2arA ruko, mujhase milakara jaanaa| jaba sabhI sahapAThI apanI-apanI mArkazITa lekara klAsa se cale gae, to pIche kevala hama do hI bace-eka maiM aura dUsare ttiicr| unhoMne mujhase bamuzkila do-cAra paMktiyAM kahI hoMgI, lekina unakI paMktiyoM ne merA naz2ariyA badala diyA, merI dizA badala ddaalii| unhoMne kahA-kyA tumheM patA hai ki tumhArI saplImeMTarI AI hai? cUMki tumhArA bar3A bhAI merA ajIja mitra hai, isalie maiM tumheM kahanA cAhatA hUM ki tumhArA bar3A bhAI hamAre sAtha isalie cAya-nAztA nahIM karatA, kyoMki vaha agara apanI mauja-mastI meM paisA kharca kara degA, to tuma zeSa cAra bhAiyoM ke skUla kI phIsa kaise jamA karavA pAegA! tumhArA jo bhAI apanA mana aura peTa masosakara bhI tumhArI phIsa jamA karavAtA hai, kyA tuma use isake badale meM yaha pariNAma dete ho? usa klAsa-TIcara dvArA kahI gaI ye paMktiyAM mere jIvana-parivartana kI prathama AdhArazilA bniiN| zAyada usa TIcara kA nAma thA-zrI harizcaMdra paaNdde| jinhoMne na kevala mujhe apane bhAI ke RNa kA ahasAsa karavAyA, apitu zikSA ke prati mujhe bahuta gaMbhIra banA diyA aura taba se prathama zreNI se kama aMkoM se uttIrNa honA mere lie cullU bhara pAnI meM DUbane jaisA hotaa| maiM zikSA ke prati sakArAtmaka huaa| mAM sarasvatI ne mujhe apanI zikSA kA pAtra bnaayaa| vyakti yadi apane jIvana-jagat meM ghaTita hone vAlI ghaTanA se bhI kucha sIkhanA cAhe, to sIkhane ko kAphI-kucha hai| sira ke bAla umra se nahIM, anubhava se pake hone caahie| manuSya Ayu se vRddha nahIM hotA, vaha taba vRddha ho jAtA hai, jaba usake vikAsa kI gati avaruddha ho jAtI hai| kisI vRddha jApAnI ko usakI pacahattara varSa kI Ayu meM cInI bhASA sIkhate hue dekhakara kahA-are, bhalemAnuSa, tuma isa bur3hApe meM cInI bhASA sIkhakara usakA kyA upayoga karoge? tuma to mRtyu kI Dagara para khar3e ho| pIlA par3a cukA pattA kaba jhar3a jAe, patA thor3e hI hai| usa vRddha ne praznakartA ko ghUrate hue dekhA aura kahA-Ara yU iMDiyana? praznakartA cauNkaa| usane kahA-nizcaya 115 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI maiM bhAratIya hUM, para mere bhAratIya hone kA isa prazna ke sAtha kyA saMbaMdha ? vRddha ne muskurAte hue kahA - bhAratIya hamezA apane lie mRtyu ko dekhatA hai aura jApAnI hamezA jIvana ko / jo savAla tumane mujhase Aja pUchA hai, mujhase taba bhI kiyA gayA thA, jaba maiM sATha varSa kA thA / maiMne isa daurAna sAta naI bhASAeM sIkhI haiM aura pUre vizva kA do bAra bhramaNa kiyA hai / vaha AMkhoM meM base jIvana kA sapanA jisakI AMkhoM meM mRtyu kI chAyA hai, unakA najariyA nakArAtmaka hai / jinakI AMkhoM meM sadA jIvana kA sapanA hai, ve sakArAtmaka dRSTi ke svAmI haiM / dRSTi ke nakArAtmaka hote hI mana meM udAsI aura nirAzA ghara kara letI hai; vyakti kI ciMtA-zakti ciMtA kA bAnA pahana letI hai; buddhi kI ucca kSamatA hone ke bAvajUda jIvana meM mAnasika roga praveza kara jAte haiM / hama yadi apane naz2arie ko badalane meM saphala ho jAte haiM, to jIvana kI zeSa saphalatAeM ApoApa AtmasAt ho jAtI haiM / gata saptAha hI tamilanADu ke kArAgAra se eka aisA kaidI chUTA, jo kaida huA taba to kisI hatyA kA abhiyukta thA aura jaba jela se chUTA, to sIdhA vizvavidyAlaya kA prophesara banA / use apane kie kA prAyazcitta huA / usane kArAgAra meM rahakara hI sArI zikSA grahaNa kii| mIDiyA ne usakI vizvavidyAlaya meM niyukti kI jAnakArI dI / ise kahate haiM jIvana ko badalanA, jIvana kA rUpAMtaraNa karanA / svayaM kI jIvana-dRSTi ko sakArAtmaka banAne ke lie hama sabase pahale apanI soca aura mAnasikatA ko sakArAtmaka bnaaeN| hama na kevala apanI soca ko acchA banAeM, balki hara kisI meM acchAI hI talAzeM / auroM meM acchAiyAM dekhanA acche vyakti kA kAma hai, kisI meM burAI dekhanA svayaM hI badasUrata kAma hai| kisI meM acchAI dekhakara hama usakA upayoga kara sakeMge, burAI para dhyAna dene se hama usake dvArA milane vAle lAbhoM se vaMcita raha jAeMge / Akhira duniyA meM aisA kauna hai, jo pUrNa ho / kamiyAM to hara kisI meM rahatI haiN| auroM meM kamiyAM dekhanA kyA kamInApana nahIM hai? gilAsa ko AdhA khAlI dekhakara yaha mata kaho ki gilAsa AdhA khAlI hai / tumhArI dRSTi 1 116 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usake bhare hue tattva ko mUlya de ki ajI sAhaba, gilAsa to AdhA bharA huA hai| gulAba ke paudhe para najara par3e, to yaha na kaheM ki gulAba meM kAMTeM haiN| hamArI dRSTi gulAba para keMdrita ho| hamArI bhASA ho-kAMToM meM bhI gulAba hai| yaha vyakti kI sakArAtmakatA hai| hoMThoM para raheM AzA ke gIta hama apane Apa para AtmavizvAsa rkheN| jaba kAle raMga kA gubbArA bhI AkAza ko cUma sakatA hai, to hama nirAzA ke daladala meM kyoM dhaMse raheM! vyakti AzA ke gIta gunagunAe, vizvAsa ke vaibhava kA svAmI bne| AtmavizvAsa kI badaulata to bar3e-se-bar3e parvata bhI lAMghe jA sakate haiM, phira jIvana kI anya bAdhAoM kI to bisAta hI kyA! rAste para par3I huI hara caTTAna hameM yahI to kahatI hai-tuma Age bar3ho, caTTAnoM kI ciMtA chodd'o| Age bar3hane kA joza ho, to caTTAneM svataH pIche chUTa jAyA karatI haiN| hama svayaM meM ghamaMDa aura abhimAna ko sthAna na deM, saralatA sadA jIvana kI zobhA banatI hai| vyakti cAhe kitanA bhI choTA kyoM na ho, para jo bevakta meM hamAre kAma AyA, use sadA yAda rakheM aura usake prati AbhAra se bhare hue rheN| hamArI ora se sabakI bhalAI kA hI prayAsa ho, para nekI kara kueM meM ddaal| bhalAI kareM aura bhUla jaaeN| apanI kI huI bhalAI ke ahasAna kA kabhI kisI ko ahasAsa na krvaaeN| jisakA hamane bhalA kiyA hai aura vaha hamArA burA kara baiThA ho, to kheda na laaeN| jisake pAsa jo hotA hai, vaha vahI detA hai| tumhAre pAsa bhalAiyoM kA bhaMDAra thA, tumane bhalAI kii| usakI ora se badale meM burAiyAM lauTeM, to usake prati dayA-bhAva lAte hue mAtra muskurA diijie| jIvana meM Ane vAlI hara viparItatA para jo muskAna aura mAdhurya se bharA huA rahatA hai, vaha jIvana aura jagat ke maMdira kA akhaMDa dIpa hai, jisakI rozanI se usakA parisara to rozana hotA hI hai, usake prakAza ko dekhakara maMdira ke devatA bhI pramudita hote haiN| 117 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI cikitsA dhyAna ke dvArA dhyAnayoga kA niyamita prayoga hameM svastha aura Urjasvita jIvana kA svAmI bnaaegaa| prAratI kA hara prANI mAyA, mithyAtva aura avidyA se ghirA huA hai| duHkha, tanAva aura roga usake jIvana ke sahacara bane hue haiN| hara kisI ke bhItara saMvega-udvega kA vaha aMdhA pravAha uThatA rahatA hai, jisake calate manuSya jaba-taba, cAhe-anacAhe manovikAroM se ghira uThatA hai| vaha svayaM ko manovikAroM aura rAga-dveSa ke anubaMdhoM se baMdhA huA pAtA hai| manuSya ko apane manovikAra, kaSAya aura vRtti-saMskAroM ke bAre meM jitanA jJAta hai, usake ajJAta kA hissA usase kaI gunA jyAdA hai| vicAra-vikalpa aura vikAra ke rUpa meM dikhAI dene vAlA mana, aMtarmana kA sthUla rUpa hai| sthUla ko badalakara hama sthUla-parivartana ko hI AtmasAt kara sakate haiN| jIvana ke vAstavika rUpAMtaraNa ke lie hameM sthUla se sUkSma kI ora, sUkSmatama kI ora bar3hanA hogaa| jIvana ke sUkSma svarUpa meM utarakara hI hama svayaM kI saMpUrNa cikitsA kara sakeMge, sadAbahAra sukha-zAMti aura mukti-lAbha ke svAmI ho skeNge| utareM, mana kI taha taka kAma-krodha, mAyA-moha, vaira-virodha, dveSa-daurmanasya jIvana kI sadA viparIta 118 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paristhitiyAM haiN| ye sadA hI bure haiN| burAI se uparata honA manuSya ke lie Atmavijaya hai| manovikAroM kA hameM anubhava hai| inake amaMgalakArI duSpariNAmoM se bhI hama paricita haiN| vyakti inheM chor3anA bhI cAhatA hai; jJAnIjana inako chor3ane kA upadeza bhI dete haiM, para kyA vyakti inase chUTa pAyA hai? vaha na cAhate hue bhI, choTe-se nimitta ko pAkara punaH-punaH apane manovikAroM kI Agoza meM calA jAtA hai| use kaI daphA AtmaglAni bhI hotI hai aura prAyazcitta bhI, para jaise khujalI kA rogI khujalAhaTa uThane para khujalAne ke lie phira-phira prerita aura vivaza ho jAtA hai, aisI hI sthiti manuSya kI hai, prANimAtra kI hai| manuSya pazu nahIM hai| pazutA usa para hAvI avazya ho jAtI hai| usake pAsa buddhi hai, hRdaya hai, cetanA kI ucca parAzakti hai| manuSya apane lie kucha kara sakatA hai| jIvana kI vyavasthAoM ko juTAne ke lie to vaha kucha-na-kucha karatA hI rahatA hai, jIvana ke rUpAMtaraNa aura cira-svastha sauMdarya ke lie bhI vaha kAphI kucha karane meM samartha hai| usake pAsa jIvana hai, jIvana kA vijJAna hai, jIvana-vijJAna ke prayoga haiN| vaha jIvana ke sAtha kucha prayoga karake kalyANakArI amRtadharmA svarUpa ko upalabdha kara sakatA hai| vartamAna yuga kI yaha sabase bar3I khoja hai ki manuSya apanI dRSTi aura mAnasikatA meM badalAva lA sakatA hai| vaha na kevala apane mAnasika tanAvoM, vikAroM aura kaSAyoM se uparata hone meM saphala ho sakatA hai, apitu svayaM kI ucca mAnasika kSamatA, prajJAzIlatA aura cetanA kI atirikta vizeSatAoM se bhI mukhAtiba ho sakatA hai| manuSya ke samagra samaveta kalyANa ke lie hI dharatI para dharma aura adhyAtma kA janma huA hai| ye donoM hI bar3e pavitra zabda haiN| donoM kA hI dharatI para upakAra rahA hai| ye donoM jaba apane zuddha svarUpa meM hote haiM, to nizcaya hI jana-jana kA hita sAdhate haiM, lokacakra meM dharmacakra ke Aloka kA pravartana karate haiN| 119 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mAnavIya svArthoM ke calate jaba dharma aura adhyAtma kA svarUpa azuddha aura saMkIrNa bana gayA, to prabuddha pIr3hI ne inase dUra rahanA zurU kara diyaa| jitanA azubha dharma kA azuddha aura saMkINa honA huA, utanA hI prabuddha kA inase dUra honaa| dharma : jIvana kA vijJAna dharma vAstava meM jIvana para Aropita kiyA gayA koI kAnUna yA vidhAna nahIM hai| dharma jIvana kA sahacara hai, jIvana ke lie sadA sukhAvaha hai| dharma hameM hamAre mAnasika vikAroM aura duHkhoM se mukta karate hue jIvana kA cira maMgalakArI satya-ziva aura suMdara svarUpa pradAna karatA hai| dharma paMtha nahIM, jIvana kA vijJAna hai; yaha upadeza nahIM, jIvana kA AcaraNa hai| prema aura pavitratA, satya aura zAMti yahI dharma kA sAra rUpa hai| prabuddha mAnava-jAti aMdhavizvAsoM para amala nahIM kara sktii| vaha jIvana kA vAstavika svarUpa jInA cAhatI hai| usake lie saccA saMnyAsa gRha-tyAga nahIM, jIvana ke vikAroM, aMdhavizvAsoM aura burAiyoM se chUTanA saMnyAsa kA sahI artha hai| tuma vikAra-vijaya aura svabhAva-parivartana ko hI dharma kA marma maano| vikAra-vijaya hI dharma kA marma hai aura svayaM kA svabhAva-parivartana hI dharma kI diikssaa| prazna hai : AdamI apane vikAroM se kaise chUTe? kAma-krodha, vaira-virodha, dveSa-daurmanasya se kaise mukta ho? kyA isake lie kinhIM dhArmika kitAboM ko par3hane aura saMtoM ke pravacanoM ko sunane se bAta bana jAegI? vikAroM kI jar3oM taka utare binA vikAra bhalA kaise ktteNge| vrata-niyama kevala aupacArikatA hai, AdhyAtmika unnati ke sahAyaka pahalU haiM, para bhItara utare binA bAta nahIM banegI, aMtar-pahacAna aura aMtar-zuddhi nahIM ho paaegii| isake lie vyakti ko apane svayaM ke sAtha kucha nirmala prayoga karane hoMge; use apane bhItara vahAM taka jAnA hogA, jahAM tanAva-vikAra-ajJAna aura kaSAya kI jar3eM pAMva phailAe baiThI haiN| 120 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti cAhe kucha bhI kyoM na kara le, para jaba taka bhItara meM phailI huI vikRta-viSailI jar3oM ko kATA-miTAyA nahIM jAegA, taba taka unakI abhivyakti aura punarAvRtti hotI rhegii| vaha hara bAra apane mana ke aMdhe vega ke Age vivaza-bebasa ho jaaegaa| jaise baMdhA huA pazu kahIM bhI jAne aura kucha bhI karane ke lie svataMtra nahIM hotA, aisI hI sthiti vikAroM se Abaddha manuSya kI hotI hai| vaha svataMtratA aura mukti kA AkAMkSI hokara bhI Abaddha aura parataMtra banA rahatA hai| jIvana kA satya hameM isa bAta kA saMketa detA hai ki vyakti cirakAlIna AnaMda kA svAmI bana sakatA hai| vaha zAMta mana, nirmala citta, sukomala hRdaya aura prakhara buddhi kA saMvAhaka bana sakatA hai| vaha vizva-zAMti aura maitrI kA eka aisA aMga aura sUtradhAra bana sakatA hai ki dharatI ko phira se prema aura satya kI suvAsa mila ske| dhyAna : jIvana kA varadAna manuSya kI mAnasika zAMti, bauddhika UrjasvitatA aura AdhyAtmika svAsthya-lAbha ke lie dhyAna eka behatarIna prayoga hai| tanAva-mukti aura jIvana-zuddhi ke lie dhyAna svayaM eka vijJAna hai| saMbodhi-dhyAna, dhyAna ke prayogoM kA vaha saMskArita, pariSkRta aura vaijJAnika svarUpa hai, jisakA prayoga mAnava-jAti ke lie hara hAla meM svastikara, kalyANakara aura lAbhadAyI hai| hama jarA talAzeM ki kyA hama zarIra se rugNa haiM aura Arogya se vaMcita haiM; tanAva aura mAnasika azAMti se pIr3ita haiM, kyA hamArI buddhi aura smaraNa-zakti maMda hai, kyA hama apane manovikAroM se vyathita haiM, kyA hamameM svArthacetanA saghana hai; kyA hama Atmabodha aura IzvarIya zakti se saMbaddha hone ke icchuka haiM? yadi aisA hai, to bar3e prema aura ahobhAva se kahUMgA ki saMbodhi-dhyAna ke prayoga mAnava-jAti ke lie varadAna haiM, saMjIvanI haiN| saMbodhi-dhyAna unakA hai, jo ise jIte haiN| 'saMbodhi' zabda, zabda nahIM, sAdhaka kA pahalA aura aMtima kadama hai| saMbodhi zabda samyak bodha kA vAcaka hai, saMpUrNa bodha kA sUcaka hai| bodha jIvana kA 121 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mUlamaMtra hai| bodha ko hama sarala bhASA meM 'samajha' kaheMge, anubhava bhI / samyak bodha aura sajagatA - donoM mAno eka-dUsare ke paryAya haiM / yadi koI vyakti bodha aura prajJApUrvaka svayaM ke jIvana ko dekhe aura tadanusAra jIne kI koziza kare, to vaha jIvana kI uccatara sthiti ko jI sakegA / jIvana ke amRta rUpAMtaraNa ke lie jahAM saMbodhi - dhyAna ke prayoga varadAna sAbita hoMge, vahIM svayaM ke niyamita jIvana ko dhyAnapUrvaka, sajagatA aura bodhapUrvaka saMpAdita karanA saMbodhi - sAdhanA ke hI sahaja sahAyaka maMgala caraNa haiM / saMbodhi - dhyAna se AMtarika upacAra saMbodhi-dhyAna jahAM hameM zarIra kI saMvedanAoM, usake guNadharmoM, citta ke vRtti - saMskAroM se zanaiH-zanaiH uparata karatA calA jAtA hai, vahIM zarIra meM samAhita sUkSma - viziSTa zakti kA jAgaraNa aura UrdhvArohaNa karatA hai, vyakti ke una AMtarika viziSTa keMdroM ko sakriya karatA hai, jo hamAre tana-mana aura buddhi-tattva ko hamAre anukUla, svastha aura svastikara banAte haiN| saMbodhi-dhyAna jahAM hamAre zarIra meM ghara kara cuke asAdhya rogoM ko bhI apanI caitasika taraMgoM ke dvArA kATane kI koziza karatA hai, vahIM vyakti ko aMtataH anaMta brahmAMDa meM vyApta parAzakti yA paramazakti se saMbaddha karatA hai, jo ki jIvana kA eka ucca lakSya hai / saMbodhi-dhyAna kA eka behatarIna prayoga hai - sAkSI - dhyAna / svayaM kI sajagatA hI isa dhyAna-prayoga kI mUla cAbI hai / 'sAkSI' zabda kA sahaja artha hai - draSTA, mAtra dekhane vAlA / zarIra, vicAra aura bhAva - dazA - inakI jo-jaisI sthiti hai, use sahaja aMtardRSTipUrvaka dekhanA aura svayaM kI hara viparIta AMtarika vikRti aura saMvedanA para apanI caitanyadharmI kiraNoM ko vahAM taka pravAhita karanA, tAki una viparIta guNadharmoM kI svayameva cikitsA ho sake, unakA jIvanadAyI rUpAMtaraNa ho sake, yahI sAkSI - dhyAna kI mUla - dRSTi hai, yahI mUla vastu / 122 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kaise kareM sAkSI-dhyAna 'sAkSI-dhyAna' ke lie hama sirpha mauna hokara baiThe aura sAMsa para dhyAna rakhate hue apane citta kI gatividhi ko, dehagata saMvedanA ko mAtra dekheN| sirpha sAkSI banakara, taTastha bnkr| saMvedanAeM uThegI, badaleMgI; mana kI sthiti aura bhAvanAeM uThegI, badaleMgI; hama tana-mana kI hara sthiti aura paryAya-parivartana ko mAtra sAkSI banakara dekheN| jaise-jaise sAkSI-bhAva sadhegA, vicAroM-kaSAyoM aura bhAvanAoM kA koharAma zAMta hotA jaaegaa| hama sahaja, nirAkula, ullasita aura svaccha-svastha hote jaaeNge| hamAre bhItara Atma-cetanA kA AkAza sAkAra ho utthegaa| prayoga : sAkSI-dhyAna kI svastha baiThaka ke lie hama sahaja-zAMta aura khule havAdAra sthAna kA cayana kreN| subaha kI pahalI baiThaka karane se pUrva snAna va zauca se avazya nivRtta ho leM, tAki pramAda aura mala kA virecana ho jaae| niyamita baiThaka ke lie moTA Asana rakheM, jisase ki baiThane meM suvidhA rhe| kapar3e DhIle pahaneM, zveta vastra hoM, to aura sukUna kI bAta hai| zarIra meM zithilatA yA jakar3ana mahasUsa ho rahI ho, to thor3A yogAsana yA halakA vyAyAma kara sakate haiN| hama sukhAsana athavA siddhAsana meM baittheN| dhyAna-mudrA grahaNa, kamara sIdhI, gardana sIdhI, hAtha kI sthiti ghuTanoM para-caitanya-mudrA meM athavA goda meN| pahalA caraNa: zvAsa-darzana : ekAgra bodha samaya : 20 minaTa dhyAna kA saMkalpa grahaNa...tana-mana kI sahaja sthiti kA nirIkSaNa...pUrI taraha tanAvarahita...hRdaya meM prasannatA kA saMcAra...zvAsa kI sahaja sthiti kA nirIkSaNa aura dhyAna meM prvesh| (zuruAtI abhyAsa meM hama dIrgha zvAsa aura maMda zvAsa kA prayoga kara leM, zeSa to sahajatA aura sajagatA hI sAkSI-dhyAna athavA saMbodhi-dhyAna hai|) 123 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIrgha zvAsa-dhIre-dhIre laMbe-gahare zvAsa leM...laMbe-gahare zvAsa chor3eM...dhIraja se sAMsa leM...dhIraja se sAMsa chodd'eN| pUraka, kuMbhaka, reck| zvAsa ke AnApAna ke isa caraNa meM prati zvAsa para sajaga raheM, zvAsa ke svarUpa ko dekheM, anubhava kreN| zvAsa ke isa sthUla svarUpa ke prati citta kI sajagatA barakarAra rhe| dIrgha zvAsa-prazvAsa kA yaha caraNa karIba pAMca minaTa taka jArI rhe| maMda zvAsa-zvAsa ke prati citta kI sajagatA aura gaharI hotI jaae| zvAsa kI gati aura maMda...maMda se mNdtr| dhyAna kI cetanA nAsAgra pr| zvAsa lete-chor3ate samaya yaha bodha rahe...zvAsa maMda cala rahI hai... mana zAMta... vicAra zAMta... zvAsa kI gati maMda... maMda... / zvAsocchavAsa para citta kI ekAgratAlagabhaga pAMca minaTa tk| sahaja zvAsa-zvAsa aura citta ke bIca sahaja saMtulana aura tanmayatA kA AbhAmaMDala khila jAne para hama prayAsamukta ho jAeM, bodha aura prajJApUrvaka zvAsa kI sahaja sthiti kA nirIkSaNa ho| zarIra se na kucha kareM, vANI se na kucha boleM, mana se na kucha soceM...kevala dekheM...zvAsa ko dekhate raheM...zvAsa ke AvAgamana ko dekhate raheM...zvAsa ke udaya-vyaya ko dekhate raheM...mAtra zvAsa-darzana ...zvAsa kI anuprekssaa-anupshynaa| citta kI sajagatA zvAsa para...pratipalapratikSaNa zvAsa kA aNtrbodh...| sAdhaka kevala draSTA rahe-zvAsa ke udaya hote rUpa para, vinaSTa hote rUpa pr| udaya-vyaya ke isa krama meM sAdhaka dekha rahA hai zvAsa ko, dekhane vAle ko; jAna rahA hai zvAsa ko, jAnane vAle ko| sAkSI-dhyAna kA yaha caraNa AnApAna hai, arthAta AtI-jAtI zvAsa ko aMtardRSTipUrvaka dekhnaa| zvAsa kI sahaja sthiti para lagabhaga dasa minaTa taka ekAgratA, sajagatA aura aMtar-bodha banA huA rhe| isa daurAna citta meM jo koI vikalpa-vicAra-vikAra uThe, to sAdhaka use kevala dekhe, sirpha sAkSI banakara, taTastha bnkr| sAdhaka sahaja saMvara-bhAva (draSTA-bhAva) rakhe, cetana-acetana mana meM jame saMskAroM, vikAroM aura karmoM kA Asrava (Agamana) honA svAbhAvika hai| sAdhaka kI sajagatA hI saMvara kA kAma karegI aura usakI aMtardRSTi hI nirjarA kaa| sAdhaka to apane hara karmAsrava aura mana kI 124 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paryAya kA sAkSI bhara rahe, jaise sarovara ke kinAre baiThakara pAnI kI laharoM ko apane se alaga dekhA jAtA hai, aise hI sAdhaka apanI sahaja zvAsa ko, vicAra ho, to vicAra ko, karma - saMskAra ho, to usako, basa dekhe; bodha aura prajJApUrvaka dekhatA rahe / vicAroM kI paryAyoM ke zAMta hone para punaH zvAsa para sthira hoM / 1 sahaja sajagatA aura citta kI ekAgratA ko sAdhane ke lie hI yaha pahalA caraNa hai| sAdhaka pahale zvAsa ke sthUla rUpa ko, phira sUkSma svarUpa ko aura tatpazcAt usakI sUkSma saMvedanA ko jAne, anubhava kare 1 dUsarA caraNa : deha-darzana : saMvedanA - bodha samaya : 20 minaTa zvAsa kI sUkSma saMvedanA para sajagatA sadhane ke bAda zarIra meM nihita sUkSma zarIra kA, zarIra ke aMtar-pradezoM kA nirIkSaNa kreN| sAdhaka aMtardRSTipUrvaka kaMTha-pradeza kI ora nihAre / kaMTha - pradeza ke sthUla rUpa ko, usameM vyApta aNu-paramANu, skaMdha, saMvedanA, ahasAsa ke prati sajaga hoM; vahAM TikeM, rukeM taba taka, jaba taka vahAM ke ahasAsoM se uparata na ho jaaeN| svayaM kI sajagatA aura cetanA kI dhArA ko kaMThapradeza kI ora banA huA rahane deM / hamArI aMtardRSTi kaMThapradeza meM vyApta sUkSma tattva kI ora ho / aMtaryAtrA ke isa krama meM sAdhaka kaMTha se hRdaya pradeza kI ora utare, vahAM ruke| hRdaya kI dhar3akana, usakI gati para sajaga ho, usakI saMvedanazIlatA para jAgarUka ho / svayaM kI aMtakeMdrita cetanA ko hRdaya kI ora pravAhita hone de / citta aura buddhi kI dhArA pUrI taraha hRdaya kI ora sajaga va tanmaya / sAdhaka mAtra svayaM kI zaraNa meM rahe, zeSa saba azaraNa - rUpa / sAdhaka apanI sajagatA ko hRdaya ke hara pudgala - paramANu aura skaMdha ke sUkSma svarUpa para banA rahane de, usa para jAge / sAdhaka apanI aMtar-sajagatA kA vistAra hAthoM kI ora hone de| hAtha ke jisa bhAga meM vedanA - saMvedanA ho, yA prANa UrjA kA vistAra ho, use jAne; 125 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ usa para ttike| pahale se vyApta dUSita tattvoM ke nivAraNa ke lie svayaM kI prANadhArA aura caitanya-dhArA ko hAthoM ke aMtima chora taka vistRta hone de| sAdhaka sUkSma-se-sUkSma saMvedanA para jAgarUka ho| hAthoM kI sthiti sahaja-svastha-saumya ho jAne para sAdhaka hRdaya ke madhya kSetra meM apanI sajagatA ko keMdrita hone de| vahAM pravahamAna aura saMvedana ke sUkSma tattva ko phcaane| hRdaya kA hara dUpaNa, pradUSaNa, vikAra sAdhaka kI dhyAna-cetanA se svataH nirmala rUpAMtarita hogaa| hRdaya se sAdhaka udara-bhAga kI ora utre| AMtoM meM par3e mala-mUtra para sAdhaka jaage| yahI hai vaha tattva, jisase yaha sthUla kAyA poSita hotI hai| gaMdagI, mAMsa, miTTI se bharI isa deha ke prati vyakti kI mUrchA hI usakA mithyAtva hai| zarIra ke vikAra bhI isI mala-mUtra se poSita hote haiN| acche se acchA khAyA-pIyA saba kucha inhIM AMtoM meM mala-mUtra ke rUpa meM par3A hai| sAdhaka yaha sthiti jAne, deha-mUrchA se uparata ho| udara-bhAga kI dUSita yA apAna vAyu, hara vedanA-saMvedanA kA sAdhaka draSTA bane, jAne aura uparata hotA jaae| kAyA kI azuci sthiti kA niriikssnn| sAdhaka dhyAna kI nirvikAra cetanA se mala-mUtra-sthAna kA bhI nirIkSaNa kre| vahAM ke pradezoM meM koI anukUla-pratikUla saMvega yA saMvedana ho, vikAra kI anubhUti ho, to sAdhaka jAge; apanI cetanA kI dhArA ko vikAroM ke ghanatva ko kATane ke lie vahAM taka utarane de| vikAra udvelita kareM, to sAdhaka vicalita na ho| sAdhaka ke lie yaha sthiti bhI zubha hai| sAdhaka usa vikAra para Tike, jAge; dhyAna kI cetanA banI rhe| vikAra kI jar3atA svataH TUTegI, bikharegI aura sAdhaka nirvikAra sthiti kA svAmI bnegaa| vikAroM kI jar3eM TheTha pAMvoM taka vyApta rahatI haiN| sAdhaka kI sAkSitA aura sajagatA atyaMta sUkSmatA se pAMvoM kI ora vyApta ho| zarIra ke isa adhobhAga meM dhyAna kI sajagatA ke pragAr3ha hone se jahAM kAma-krodha kI dUSita UrjA kA rUpAMtaraNa hogA, vahIM jar3atA, vedanA aura mUrchA kA bhI virecana hogaa| 126 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ deha-darzana ke krama meM pahale hama Upara se nIce kI ora utarate haiM, phira nIce se Upara kI ora car3hate haiN| hamArI sajagatA pAMvoM se baiThaka kI ora gatizIla ho| sAdhaka suSumnA ke dvAra para (rIr3ha kI haDDI kA aMtima nicalA sirA) sajaga ho, draSTA bne| svayaM kI dhyAna-cetanA ko suSumnA para itanA pragAr3ha hone de, jitanA pahale zvAsa para keMdrita kiyA thaa| yaha keMdrIkaraNa atirikta zakti aura cetanA ko jAgrata aura UrdhvamukhI karane meM madada kregaa| sAdhaka sAkSI-cetanA se merudaMDa ke AMtarika hisse para keMdrita ho, svayaM kI pragADha sajagatA ke sAtha dhIre-dhIre Upara utthe| isa UrdhvayAtrA meM kaTi-pradeza ke madhya kSetra para sajaga ho| yaha manuSya kA svAsthya keMdra hai| kamara ke bhAga meM koI darda-saMvedanA ho, to sAdhaka usake guNa-dharma ko dekhe| svayaM kI dhyAna-cetanA se vaha pradeza vyApta ho jAne de| darda aura pIr3A kA svataH virecana hogaa| sAdhaka pITha ke madhya-kSetra kA draSTA bne| hRdaya aura pITha ke madhya sthala para ho rahI Urjasvita sthiti para jaage| suSumnA ke rAste gardana-pradeza kI ora dhyAna kI cetanA bddh'e| yahAM sAdhaka apane sUkSma zarIra kI zakti kA zodhana hone de| sAdhaka draSTA ke karIba pahuMca rahA hai| sAdhaka pRSTha mastiSka kI ora UrdhvamukhI ho| vahAM vyApta sUkSma UrjA taraMga ko jAne, anubhava kre| karNedriya meM vyApta zravaNa-zakti para sAdhaka kI sjgtaa...| cakSu-aMga meM vyApta darzana-zakti para sAdhaka kI sjgtaa...| agra mastiSka para donoM bhauMhoM ke madhya aMtardRSTi-keMdra para sAdhaka jAge aura prajJAloka kA anubhava kre| 127 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tIsarA caraNa : citta-darzana : saMskAra-bodha samaya : 20 minaTa sAdhaka svayaM ke citta kI sthiti kA avalokana kare / saMvedanAoM se uparata ho jAne ke kAraNa citta kA guNa-dharma zAMta ho cukA hai yA abhI bhI vikAra, tanAva yA vRtti-saMskAra hAvI haiM ? citta kI aMtaH sthiti kA nirIkSaNa... citta kI jaisI bhI sthiti hai, usakA avalokana... citta kA, karmAsrava kA, acetana mana ke paryAyoM kA AtmabhAve nirIkSaNa / sAdhaka apanI dhyAna - cetanA ko, svayaM kI udAtta UrjA ko citta kI ora keMdrita rakhe / citta ke vikAra, kaSAya, rAga-dveSa kI graMthiyAM svataH zithila hoMgI / sva-citta ke prati svayaM kA samyak jAgaraNa hI dhyAna kI mUla AtmA hai / hama mastiSka ke Urdhva AkAza meM, jJAna- pradeza meM dhyAnastha hoM / dhyAna kI parAcetanA ko svayaM kI buddhi evaM atimanas tattva ke sAtha ekAkAra hone deM; svayaM ko AtmavizvAsa aura asAdhAraNa caitanya - zakti se ApUrita hone deN| cauthA caraNa : zUnya darzana : Atmabodha samaya : kAlAtIta sAdhaka svayaM ke bhItara sAkAra ho cuke zAMta, saumya svarUpa meM vizrAma le; svayaM meM svayaM kA uparAma, svayaM meM svayaM kA bodha... kAyA ke loka meM samAhita AtmasvarUpa, AtmacetanA, AtmaprakAza kA anubhava, AnaMda, aMtarlInatA, saMbuddha-dazA / yaha vidhi nau mAha taka kI jaae| nau mAha nahIM, to tIna mAha kI jAe / tIna mAha nahIM, to eka mAha hI sahI / eka mAha bhI jyAdA lagatA ho, to paMdraha - dina / vaha bhI jyAdA lagate hoM, to sAta dina / yadi isase bhI kama karanA ho, to hama isa dhyAna-vidhi kI sAta baiThaka lagAkara isake maMgala pariNAmoM ko jIvana meM AtmasAt kara sakate haiM / citta ke manovikAroM kA nirmalIkaraNa hogA; tana-mana ke AMtarika rogoM kA upacAra hogA, mAnasika zAMti aura Atmazakti kA vikAsa hogA / vyakti deha meM rahate hue bhI videhAnubhUti kI ora agrasara hogA; svayaM kI supta ucca zakti kA abhyudaya hogA / 1 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jie~ to aisejie~ svastha aura madhura jIvana jIne kA pahalA aura AkhirI maMtra hai : sakArAtmaka soca / yaha eka akelA aisA maMtra hai, jisase na kevala vyaktigata aura samAja kI, varan samaya vizva kI samasyAoM ko sulajhAyA jA sakatA hai / yaha sarva kalyANakArI mahAmaMtra hai| koI agara pUche ki mAnasika zAMti aura tanAva-mukti kI kImiyA davA kyA hai, to sIdhA-sA javAba hogA sakArAtmaka soca / maiMnechanaginata logoM para isa maMtra kA upayoga kiyA hai aura Aja taka yaha maMtra kabhI niSphala nahIM huA / sakArAtmaka soca kA abhAva hI manuSya kI niSphalatA kA mUla kAraNa hai| merI zAMti, saMtuSTi, tRtti 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 bIja-maMtra / 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| - zrI candraprabha 70/Rs 100/ 8960D ISBN978-81-223-0920-1 pustakamahala dillI * muMbaI * beMgalurU * paTanA * haidarAbAda www.pustakmahal.com For Personal & Private Use Only 97881223092011