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________________ [ 12 ] jo kriyAvAn hai, vahI vidvAn hai yaha dharma sabhA hai| isa sabhA meM diye gaye pravacana jahA~ vyakti koM AdhyAtmika unnati meM Age bar3hAne kI preraNA dete haiM, vahA~ unameM samAja laukika unnati meM nIti nyAya pUrvaka Age bar3he, isakA bhI vivecana hotA hai| gRhastha kA sambandha dharma se bhI hai, artha se bhI hai aura samAja se bhI / ina sabase sambandha hote hue bhI sadgRhastha artha ko pradhAnatA nahIM detA / vaha samAja ko unnati kI ora bar3hAne kA lakSya rakhatA hai aura usakI dRSTi dharma kendrita rahatI hai / ___ yahA~ isa dharma sabhA meM jo bhAI-bahina upasthita haiM, maiM samajhatA hU~ ve sadgRhastha kI zreNI meM Ate haiM aura dharma ke prati unakI ruci hai| zrAvaka ke lie zAstroM meM kaI vizeSaNoM kA prayoga huA hai| unameM eka vizeSaNa 'dhammiyA' bhI hai| yoM to sAdhu aura zrAvaka donoM kA lakSya eka arthAt vItarAga dazA prApta karanA hai / isa dRSTi se sAdhu aura zrAvaka ke jAnane aura mAnane meM koI antara nahIM hai / antara hai kevala calane meM, AcaraNa meM / sAdhu pUrNa tyAgI hotA hai aura zrAvaka aMzataH tyaagii| zrAvaka ko apane gRhastha jIvana kA dAyitva nibhAnA par3atA hai / sAmAnya gRhastha kI dRSTi artha pradhAna hotI hai para jisakI dRSTi samyaka arthAt dharma pradhAna bana jAtI hai, vaha zrAvaka dharma nibhAne kA adhikArI bana jAtA hai / gRhastha jIvana meM rahate hue dharma kA AcaraNa karanA sAdhAraNa bAta nahIM hai, kAjala kI koTharI meM calane ke samAna hai| usameM calate hue hiMsA, jhaTha, corI Adi se bacane aura kisI prakAra kA koI kAlA dhabbA na lage, isameM bar3I kuzalatA aura sAvadhAnI kI AvazyakatA hai| yaha kuzalatA jJAna aura AcaraNa se AtI hai| zrAvaka vaha hotA hai, jo dharmazAstra ke vacanoM ko zraddhApUrvaka sunakara vivekapUrvaka una para AcaraNa karatA hai| manuSya parivAra aura samAja meM rahatA hai / usake samakSa kaI samasyAe~ AtI haiN| jo tyAgI hotA hai, vaha unake prati nirlepa bhAva rakhane se unameM ulajhatA nhiiN| para jo rAgI hotA hai, yadi usameM jJAna aura viveka nahIM hai, to vaha unameM ulajhatA calatA hai / jisane zrAvaka dharma ke rAste para calanA prArambha kara diyA hai, vaha AsAnI se samasyAoM kA samAdhAna pA letA hai| Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * 354 * Aja samAja meM jo sthiti hai, usameM dhana kI pramukhatA hai / para aisA nahIM hai ki samAja meM vidvAn nahIM haiM yA samAja meM vidvattA ke prati sneha aura sammAna kA bhAva nahIM hai / samAja meM vidvAnoM ke hote hue bhI dhanikoM zrIra zramikoM kI bhA~ti unakA apanA koI eka maMca nahIM thA / akhila bhAratIya jaina vidvat pariSad kI sthApanA se zvetAmbara jaina samAja kI yaha kamI pUrI huI hai / vidvAnoM yaha kartavya hai ki ve apanI buddhi kA prayoga sva-para ke kalyANa va AdhyAtmika dizA meM kareM tathA loga yaha samajheM ki vidvAn samAja ke lie upayogI haiM / samAja ke sAtha jaise dhanikoM kA dAyitva hai, vaise hI vidvAnoM kA dAyitva hai / dhanikoM kA yaha kartavya hai ki ve vidvAnoM ko apane jJAna aura buddhi ke samyak upayoga ke lie Avazyaka samucita sAdhana upalabdha karAyeM aura unake sammAna va svAbhimAna kI rakSA kareM / vyaktitva evaM kRtitva acchA aura saccA vidvAn vaha hai, jo samAja se jitanA letA hai usase jyAdA detA hai / dhanapati bananA jahA~ baMdha kA kAraNa hai, vahA~ vidyApati bananA vaMdha ko kATane kA kAraNa hai / para vidyA tabhI phalIbhUta hotI hai, jaba vaha AcaraNa meM utre| isIlie kahA hai 'yastu kriyAvAn tasya puruSa saH vidvAn' arthAt jo kriyAvAna hai, vahI puruSa vidvAn hai / vidvattA ke lie acchA bolanA, likhanA, par3hanA, sampAdana karanA Adi paryApta nahIM hai| zraddhAlu-zrazraddhAlu, sabameM aisI vidvattA A sakatI hai, para vidyA vaha hai jo bhava-baMdhanoM se mukta hone kI kalA sikhAye / Aja samAja meM sAkSara vidvAn to bahuta mila jAyeMge / sarakArI aura gaira-sarakArI stara para sAkSara zikSita banAne ke lie hajAroM kI saMkhyA meM skUla, kaoNleja Adi haiM, para sAkSaratA ke sAtha yadi sadAcaraNa nahIM hai to vaha sAkSaratA bajAya lAbha pahu~cAne ke hAnikAraka bhI ho sakatI hai / saMskRta ke eka kavi ne ThIka hI kahA hai Jain Educationa International " saraso viparItazcet, sarasatvaM na muJcati / sAkSarA viparItazcet, rAkSasA eva nizcitAH / / " / arthAt jisane sahI artha meM vidyA kA sAkSAtkAra kiyA hai, vaha viparIta sthitiyoM meM bhI apanI sarasatA ko va samabhAva ko nahIM chor3atA / saccA sarasvatI kA upAsaka viparIta paristhitiyoM meM bhI 'sarasa' hI banA rahatA hai / 'sarasa' ko ulTA sIdhA kidhara se bhI par3ho 'sarasa' hI par3hA jAyegA / para jo jJAna ko AcaraNa meM nahIM DhAlatA aura kevala sAkSara hI hai, vaha viparIta paristhitiyoM meM apanI samatA kho detA hai / vaha 'sAkSarA' se ulaTakara 'rAkSasA' bana jAtA hai / For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * prAcArya zrI hastImalajI ma.sA. * 355 pAja adhikAMzataH samAja meM yahI ho rahA hai| bepar3he-likhe loga svArthapUrti ke lie aisA bhraSTa AcaraNa nahIM karate, jo tathAkathita par3he-likhe loga karate pAye jAte haiM / bijJAna aura takanIka ke kSetra meM jisa jJAna kA vikAsa huA, usakA upayoga mAnava-kalyANa aura vizva-zAnti ke bajAya mAnavatA ke vinAza aura bhaya, asurakSA azAnti kI paristhitiyA~ paidA karane meM jyAdA ho rahA hai| Aja jaina vidvAnoM ko AtmanirIkSaNa karane kI jarUrata hai| ve yaha soceM ki unake apane jJAna kA upayoga sva-para kalyANa meM, dhArmika ruci bar3hAne meM, samAja saMgaThana ko majabUta banAne meM kitanA aura kaisA ho rahA hai ? jaina darzana kA mukhya siddhAnta ahiMsA aura samatA hai| sAmAyika aura svAdhyAya ke abhyAsa dvArA jJAna ko prema aura maitrI meM DhAlA jA sakatA hai| prAcArya amita gati ne cAra bhAvanAoM kA ullekha karate hue kahA hai-- "satveSu maitrI, guNISu pramodam, kliSTeSu jIveSu kRpA paratvam / mAdhyastha bhAvaM viparIta vRttI, sadA mamAtmA viddhAtu daiva // " arthAt prANImAtra ke prati maitrI ho, guNIjanoM ke prati pramoda ho, duHkhiyoM ke prati karuNA ho aura dveSabhAva rakhane vAloM ke sAtha mAdhyastha bhAva-samabhAva ho| yaha bhAvanA-sUtra vyakti aura samAja ke lie hI nahIM pratyeka rASTra ke lie mArgadarzaka sUtra hai / isa sUtra ke dvArA vizva-zanti aura vizva-ekatA sthApita kI jA sakatI hai / saMsAra meM jitane bhI prANI haiM unake prati mitratA kI bhAvanA sabhI dharmoM kA sAra hai / jaina dharma meM to sUkSma se sUkSma prANI kI rakSA karane para bhI vala diyA gayA hai, phira mAnavoM kI sahAyatA aura rakSA karanA to pratyeka sad-gRhastha kA kartavya hai / Aja samAja meM Arthika viSamatA bar3e paimAne para hai| samAja ke kaI bhAI-bahinoM ko to jIvana kI mUlabhUta AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti bhI nasIba nahIM hai| samAja ke sampanna logoM kA dAyitva hai ki ve apanA kartavya samajhakara unake sarvAMgINa utthAna meM sahayogI baneM / __samAja meM dhana kI nahIM, guNa kI pratiSThA honI cAhiye / yaha tabhI sambhava hai jaba hama guNIjanoM ko dekhakara unake prati pramoda bhAva vyakta kreN| jisa bhAI. bahina meM jo kSamatA aura pratibhA hai, use bar3hAne meM madada deN| par3osI ko Age bar3hate dekha yadi pramoda bhAva jAgRta na hokara IrSyA aura dveSa bhAva jAgrata hotA hai, to nizcaya hI hama patana kI ora jAte haiN| jo duHkhI aura pIr3ita haiM, unake prati anugraha aura karuNA kA bhAva jAgata Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ * 356 * vyaktitva evaM kRtitva honA cAhiye / hamArI samAja vyavasthA meM kahIM na kahIM aisI kamI hai jisake kAraNa taraha-taraha kI bAharI viSamatAe~ haiN| samAja eka zarIra kI taraha hai aura vyakti zarIra ke vibhinna aMgoM ke rUpa meM / zarIra ke vibhinna aMga A~kha, nAka, kAna, udara Adi alaga-alaga sthAnoM para sthiti hokara bhI alagAva nahIM rakhate, unameM sAmaMjasya hai / peTa yadyapi jo kucha hama khAte haiM use pacAtA hai, rasa rUpa banAtA hai, para vaha use apane taka sImita nahIM rkhtaa| rakta rUpa meM vaha zarIra ke sabhI aMgoM ko zakti aura tAjagI detA hai| samAja meM zrImaMta zarIra meM peTa kI jagaha haiN| ve apanI sampatti jamA karake nahIM rakheM, sabhI ke lie usakA sadupayoga kareM / zarIra meM jo sthAna mastiSka kA hai, vahI sthAna samAja meM vidvAnoM kA hai| mastiSka jaise zarIra ke sabhI aMgoM kI cintA karatA hai, unakI sArasabhAla karatA hai, vaise hI vidvAnoM ko samAja ke sabhI aMgoM kI cintA karanI caahiye| samAja meM dayA, karuNA aura sevA kI bhAvanA jitanI-jitanI bar3hegI utanA-utanA mAnavatA kA vikAsa hogaa| sukhI aura zAMta bane rahane ke lie Avazyaka hai viparIta sthitiyoM meM bho dvaSa rakhane vAle logoM ke prati bhI samabhAva rakhanA, mAdhyastha bhAva banAye rkhnaa| samAja meM kaI taraha kI vRttiyoM vAle loga haiM-vyasanI bhI haiM, hiMsaka bhI haiM, bhraSTa AcaraNa vAle bhI haiM / para unase ghRNA na karake unako vyasanoM aura pApoM se dUra haTAne ke prayatna karanA vidvAnoM kA kartavya hai / ghRNA pApiyoM se na hokara pApa se honI cAhiye / hama sabakA yaha prayatna honA cAhiye ki jo kUmArga para calane vAle haiM, unameM aisI buddhi jage ki ve sumArga para calane lgeN| vaha dina zubha hogA jaba vyakti, samAja aura vizva meM isa prakAra kI sadbhAvanAoM kA vyApaka pracAra-prasAra hogaa| Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only