Book Title: Jyoti Kalash Chalke
Author(s): Lalitprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003891/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara jyoti kalazachalake Jab a rabalional www.sainelibrary.org DKG Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "mahAvIra ke adhara mauna haiM, para svayaM mahAvIra kA jIvana makhara hai / zAnti unakI AbhA hai aura vItarAgatA unakA jIvana | calate vakta caraNoM meM svarNakamaloM kA bichanA, svarNa-ratna ke samavazaraNa racanA-ye saba to bhaktoM kI bhakti kA atizaya hai / vastutaH mahAvIra / nispRha haiM, vItarAga haiM / AtmA hI unakI sampadA hai / paramAtmA hI unakA svarUpa hai, guru bhI apane bhI apane ve hI haiM / unakA bhagavAn bhI unameM hI sAkAra huA hai / unakI bhagavattA phailI hai cahu~ ora, saba ora | jyoti kalaza chalake / I -lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jyoti kalaza chalake (mahAvIra vANI) mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara zrI jitayazA phAuMDezana, kalakattA prAkRta bhAratI akAdamI, jayapura For Personal & Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jyoti kalaza chalake| lalitaprabha prakAzaka : zrI jitayazA phAuMDezana, rUma na. 28 9sI, esplAneDa ro (IsTa) kalakattA-69 prAkRta bhAratI akAdamI, yati zyAmalAla jI kA upAzraya motIsiMha bhomiyoM kA rAstA jayapura (rAjasthAna) preraNA : gaNivara zrImahimAprabha sAgarajI saujanya : zrImatI candrakAntA sujAnamala nAgaurI, indaura prakAzana varSa : disambara 1993 mUlya : 20 rupaye mudraka/TAIpaseTiMga apsarA phAIna ArTa, indaura For Personal & Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samyaktva kI zAzvata pratimA sAdhvI vizvadarzanAzrI ko ( deha-vilaya : 3.12.93, sammetazikhara ) am-Education-internetienel -For-Desemale-primenesise-only prayerajenremarveraynerg Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya zrI jitayazA phAuMDezana evaM prAkRta bhAratI akAdamI ke 'saMyukta prakAzana' meM 'jyoti kalaza chalake' nAmaka pravacana-pustaka ko prakAzita karate hue hameM prasannatA hai / pustaka meM vizruta vidvAna mahopAdhyAya zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI dvArA bhagavAna mahAvIra ke katipaya lokopayogI sUtroM para diye gaye prabhAvI pravacanoM kA mahatvapUrNa saMkalana hai | pravacana ke kSetra meM mahopAdhyAya zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI kA apanA sthAna hai / zAstrIya cetanA ke sAtha yugInatA evaM manovaijJAnikatA kA jo prayogadharmI rUpa unake pravacanoM meM prApta hotA hai, vaha unakI prabhAvakatA ko paripaSTa karatI hai / mAnavatA kI dharI para kendrita unakA cintana-manana vyakti kI aMtazcetanA ko jAgRta aura pavitra karane para jora detA hai| __ apane ina pravacanoM meM manISI saMta ne janasamudAya ko sevA, bhAIcArA, mAnavatA aura satya kI upAsanA para bala diyA hai, vahIM tanAva-makti, mAnasika ekAgratA, dhyAna aura Atma-zaddhi ke lie bhI parAmarza diyA hai / nizcaya hI grantha kI upayogitA sArvajanIna hai| kisI varga vizeSa ke lie nahIM varan hara kauma, hara AdamI ke lie ye pravacana prazasta mArgadarzaka, jJAnavardhaka aura maMgalakara haiM / samarpita hai pAThaka-varga ko mahopAdhyAya zrI lalitaprabha sAgara jI kA svastikara lekhana, hamArA abhinava prakAzana / DI. Ara. mehatA, saciva prAkRta bhAratI akAdamI, jayapura prakAza daphtarI saciva jitayazA phAuMDezana kalakattA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anakrama 23 mahAvIra kA maulika mArga paramAtmA : svabhAva siddha adhikAra mana : caMcalatA aura sthiratA sarvodaya ho sAkSIbhAva kA anAsakti : saMsAra meM saMnyAsa satya vANI kA, aMtara kA dIpa baneM deharI ke 113 137 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra kA maulika mArga For Personal & Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "mAnA ki dharma kI apanI maryAdAe~ hotI haiM aura pratyeka dhArmika ko una maryAdAoM kA pAlana karanA cAhie para, yaha nahIM bhUlanA cAhiye ki pratyeka yuga kI bhI apanI maryAdAe~ hotI haiM aura usake calate Avazyaka saMzodhana na kevala rakha-rakhAva meM apitu, AcaraNasaMhitA meM bhI honA cAhie, tAki dharma aura jIvana, zAstra aura AcaraNa, kathanI aura karanI kA pharka na rhe|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra caitanya ke zikhara haiM, adhyAtma ke gaurIzaMkara / isalie isa caitanya-zikhara para hameM nAja honA cAhie / mahAvIra ne sAdhanA-mArga meM gaganacumbI mInAroM ko chuA hai, agara yaha kahU~ ki usase bhI do kadama Age bar3hAe haiM to ThIka hogA / isalie mahAvIra mAtra dArzanika nahIM, apitu amRta sAdhaka - puruSa haiM / unhoMne jindagI ko saca meM jiyA hai / aisA jiyA hai, jise hama prakAza kA jInA kahate haiM / mahAvIratva unake roma-roma meM samAyA thA aura vardhamAna usa artha ko sAtha liye calatA thA, jisameM rukAvaTa kA kabhI nAmo-nizAna bhI na ho / mahAvIra aura vardhamAna- ye donoM nAma kevala nAma taka hI eka-dUje ke paryAya hoM aisA nahIM hai, vAstava meM ina do zabdoM meM eka jIvana-zailI pragaTa huI hai| agara hama mahAvIra kI gAthAoM ko chue~, to unake vaktavyoM meM dArzanika bhASA kama jIvana kI bhASA adhika dikhAyI degI / bilkula sApha-suthare aura jIvana ke sAtha sIdhA tAlamela biThAne vAle haiM mahAvIra ke vacana / unakA upadeza vahI hotA thA jo jIvana meM anubhUta ho / isalie mahAvIra, jIvana aura siddhAnta tInoM eka-dUje ke paryAya aura paraspara pUraka haiM | mahAvIra ke anusAra upadeza vahI denA cAhie jisakA svayaM ke jIvana ke sAtha sIdhA tAlamela ho / kevala bhASaNabAjI va tarka-vitarka hamAre zAstrIya jJAna ko pradarzita kara sakate haiM, lekina jIvana ke sAtha unakA dUra kA bhI riztA nahIM jur3a pAtA / jIvana kA sAdhanA-zUnya honA aura kitAbI jJAna prApta kara siddhAntoM kA pratipAdana karanA mUlataH to Atma-pravaMcanA hI hai | svayaM atikramaNa kareMge aura dUsaroM ko pratikramaNa meM jIne kI bAta kaheMge; kRtya pApa ke aura bhASA puNya kI - yaha saba jIvana kA doharApana nahIM to aura kyA hai ? mahAvIra doharepana ke virodhI haiM / AcaraNa-zuddhi ke abhAva meM, mahAvIra AcAryatva para bhI praznacihna lagAne meM saMkoca nahIM kareMge | vaha anuzAstA kisa kAma kA jo svayaM anuzAsana kI avahelanA karatA ho / kathanI aura karanI meM U~ca-nIca na ho isIlie mahAvIra ne mahAvIra kA maulika mArga / 3 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhiniSkramaNa ke pazcAt mauna rakhA / taba taka ve cuppI sAdhe rahe jaba taka parama jJAna ko AtmasAt na kara liyA / pravrajita hone ke pazcAt aise aneka avasara Aye jaba mahAvIra ko pravacana denA cAhiye thA, para mahAvIra ne mauna rakhanA ucita samajhA / mahAvIra ke adhara mauna haiM, para svayaM mahAvIra kA jIvana mukhara hai| zAnti unakI AbhA hai aura vItarAgatA unakA jIvana / calate vakta caraNoM meM svarNa-kamaloM kA bichanA, svarNa - ratna ke samavazaraNa racanA - ye saba to bhaktoM kI bhakti kA atizaya hai / vastutaH mahAvIra nispRha haiM, vItarAga haiM / AtmA hI unakI sampadA hai / paramAtmA hI unakA svarUpa hai, guru bhI apane ve hI haiM | unakA bhagavAn bhI unameM hI sAkAra huA hai / unakI bhagavattA phailI hai cahu~ ora, saba ora / jyoti kalaza chalake / 1 mahAvIra ke vacana kore aMdhere meM calAye hue tIra nahIM haiM / ye saba ve vacana haiM, jo satya ke sAnnidhya meM svarNa - sUtra bane haiM / mahAvIra kA eka bhI vaktavya, aisA prApta nahIM hotA hai jo unhoMne paramajJAna ko prApta karane se pahale kahA ho / satya kahA jAnA cAhie, lekina sunI-sunAyI bAtoM ke AdhAra para nahIM / vaha satya sau phIsadI prAmANika kaise ho sakatA hai jo anubhava ke dAyare se na gujarA ho / isIlie rAma kA satya rAma kA hai aura kRSNa kA satya kRSNa kA; mahAvIra aura buddha kA satyAnubhava unakA apanA thA / kisI ne kisI kA anukaraNa nahIM kiyaa| anubhUti bhI apanI rahI aura abhivyakti bhI apanI / saba svatantra astitva haiM aura sabake anubhava bhI svataMtra, abhivyakti kI zailI bhI svatantra | mahAvIra ne bAraha varSa taka sAdhanA kI - ekAnta, mauna aura dhyAna tInoM se gujre| phira jo jAnA, use kahA / saca to yaha hai ki ina bAraha varSoM kI sAdhanA kA pariNAma hI Agama hai / mahAvIra aise satya ko bhI kabhI abhivyakta karanA nahIM cAhate the, jo anubhava ke galiyAroM se na gujarA ho / isalie mahAvIra kI ye choTI-choTI pyArI sI gAthAe~ satya, dharma aura sAdhanA kA sAra hai / apanI varSoM kI sAdhanA ke pazcAt mahAvIra ne satya kI prabhAvanA kI, duniyA meM bA~TA / yadi satya ko jAnane ke bAda bhI duniyA meM na bA~TA gayA, to satya apanI virATatA kho sakatA hai / isalie mahAvIra I 4 / jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne duniyA ko mArga diyA; vaha mArga jisa para ve cala cuke the. jisase maMjila hAsila kara cuke the| unhoMne anusaraNa aura anukaraNa kI bhASA nahIM kahI, apitu mAtra dizA-nirdeza diyA aura sabhI ko khoja karane kI preraNA aura svatantratA dii| dhArmika jagat meM vyakti-vyakti ko svatantratA denA mahAvIra kA lakSya thA / unhoMne iMsAna ko kabhI Izvara kI kaThaputalI nahIM banane diyA ki jaise Izvara nacAtA jAye vaile insAna nAcatA jAye | mahAvIra ne sarvaprathama, vyakti ko sAmpradAyika kaTTaratA se mukta karane kI koziza kI, kyoMki sAmagradAyikatA meM jakar3A vyakti satya kI khoja nahIM karatA, vaha pUrvAgrahoM se grasta hotA hai / usake lie vaha jhUTha bhI saca hotA hai, jo usake sampradAya meM mAnya ho / vaha satya ko grahaNa nahIM karatA, apitu usa tathAkathita satya ke lie bhI kadAgraha karatA hai | 'apanA saca parAyA jhUTha' yaH sAmpradAyika vyAmoha nahIM to aura kyA hai ? ___ mahAvIra ke anusAra to satya aura dharma hara sthAna para hai, hara majahaba meM hai / ise kisI sampradAya vizeSa kI bapautI nahIM banAyA jA sakatA / unake anusAra, tuma apane dharma kA pAlana karo aura isake lie svatantra bhI ho, para apanI mAnyatAoM ko dUsaroM para thopane kA prayAsa kyoM karate ho? isIlie mahAvIra ne apane ziSyoM ko Adeza nahIM, upadeza diyaa| jaina Agama mahAvIra ke Adeza nahIM haiM, upadeza haiM / Adeza, dUsaroM para apanI mAnyatAoM kA balAt AropaNa hai aura upadeza preraNA hai / mAne na mAne-saba kucha sAmane vAle para nirbhara | Adeza arthAt karo aura upadeza arthAt karanA cAhie / upadeza apane siddhAMtoM kA pratipAdana karate hue dUsare kI svataMtratA ko surakSita rakhanA hai, jabaki Adeza kisI kI svataMtratA kA damana hai / ziSya ko upadeza diyA jAtA hai aura gulAma ko Adeza | isalie kisI upadeSTA ko, guru yA AcArya ko upadeza denA cAhie, Adeza kI bhASA kA upayoga nahIM karanA caahie| guru-ziSya ko upadeza de aura guru kA upadeza hI ziSya ke lie Adeza bana jAye | guru-ziSya ke sambandha ko cirasthAyI rakhane kA yaha acUka sAdhana hai / maiM upadeza detA hU~, adhika se adhika svIkRti lekina Adeza nahIM / Adeza kI bhASA meM muni-jIvana kI aneka maryAdAoM kA atikramaNa sampada hai| mahAvIra kA maulika mArga/ 5 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra mAtra deza ko hI svataMtra nahIM dekhanA cAhate, ve adhyAtma mArga meM bhI vyakti-vyakti ko svataMtratA dete haiM / yahA~ taka ki ve apane ziSyoM aura zrAvakoM se bhI Adeza kI bhASA meM bAtacIta nahIM karate haiN| guru vaha nahIM hai, jo ahaMkArI hai / jIvana meM vinamratA hI gurutva kI pahacAna hai | mahAvIra hamAre lie AcaraNa saMhitA kA nirmANa avazya karate haiM, lekina usake paripAlana ke lie Adeza nahIM dete haiM / 'jaM seyaM taM samAyare' yaha unakA vaha vacana hai jo, AdhyAtmika kSetra meM mahAvIra dvArA pratyeka vyakti ko svataMtratA de rahA hai / isalie AdhyAtmika jagata meM mahAvIra ko svataMtratA kA himAyatI mAnA jAtA hai / mahAvIra ke anusAra vyakti sunakara satya ko jAnatA hai aura sunakara hI asatya ko / satya-asatya donoM ko jAna-samajha lene ke pazcAta vyakti ko jo mArga zreyaskara lage usa para apane kadama bar3hAne cAhiye / merI najara meM mahAvIra asAmpradAyika maMtra ke dAtA haiM, sarvadharma samabhAva ke pakSadhara haiM | sampradAya meM nirNaya anuyAyI ke hAtha meM nahIM, anuzAstA ke hAtha meM hotA hai / jabaki adhyAtma meM nirNaya kI kSamatA, pratyeka vyakti ke bhItara paidA kI jAtI hai / jaba taka hama kisI kA anusaraNa karate raheMge, lakIra ke phakIra bane raheMge, taba taka mukta kaise ho pAyeMge / usa AcaraNa se bhI anta meM vyakti ko kSobha hotA hai jo kisI aura kA gar3hA - gar3hAyA hai| vahA~ AcaraNa saMhitA to hogI para lIka se haTakara nahIM / phira vyakti muhara to usI AcaraNa kI lagAye rakhegA, para apane jIvana ko usake anukUla na pAkara galiyA~ DhU~DhegA / isalie mahAvIra ne auroM para zAsana kA nirdeza nahIM diyA, para unakI paravartI ziSya paramparA ne unake saMketoM ko hI anuzAsana kI saMjJA de dI / samaya kI mAra ne sArI duniyA ko badala diyA / mahAvIra ke yuga meM aura Aja ke yuga meM behada pharka hai, para anuzAsana, niyama-nirdeza saba kucha vahI kA vahI / samaya ke calate AcaraNa meM pharka huA, lekina AcAra sambandhI anuzAsana - saMhitA vahI kI vahI rahI / pariNAma yaha huA ki zAstrIya nirdezoM/maryAdAoM aura vartamAna ke AcaraNa meM lambA phAsalA ho gyaa| hama AvazyakatAnusAra anuzAsana - saMhitA ko na badala pAye mAtra usameM se galiyAre nikAlate gaye pariNAma yaha huA ki eka-para-eka aneka niyama tAka meM rakha diye gaye / zAstra aura jIvana, kathanI aura karanI 6 / jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM spaSTa pharka ho gayA / mAnA ki dharma kI apanI maryAdAe~ hotI haiM aura pratyeka dhArmika ko una maryAdAoM kA pAlana karanA cAhie para, yaha nahIM bhUlanA cAhiye ki pratyeka yuga kI bhI apanI maryAdAe~ hotI haiM aura usake calate Avazyaka saMzodhana na kevala rakha-rakhAva meM apitu, AcaraNa-saMhitA meM bhI honA cAhie, tAki dharma aura jIvana, zAstra aura AcaraNa, kathanI aura karanI kA pharka na rahe / bhagavAna pArzvanAtha dvArA nirdhArita caturyAma-dharma ko mahAvIra dvArA pA~ca mahAvratoM meM DhAlanA isa bAta kA sAkSI hai ki yugAnurUpa anuzAsana-saMhitA meM parivartana hotA AyA hai| ___ hama zAstrIya moha na rakheM, zAstrIya cetanA rakheM / zAstroM kI vidvattA to hara koI hAsila kara sakatA hai, lekina zAstrIya cetanA tabhI sambhava hai jaba hameM zAstroM kI pratyakSAnubhUti ho | Aja ke sUtra meM mahAvIra sAdhanA kA mArga de rahe haiM / sAdhaka kaise dhIre-dhIre apane Apako AtmasAt kare, svayaM kA anveSaNa kare, yahI isa sUtra kA sAra-saMdeza hai| isa sUtra meM mahAvIra, mArga kA bhI nirdezana kara rahe haiM aura mArga phala kA bhI / yaha bindu se sindhu kI yAtrA hai, aNu se virATa kI yAtrA hai | ye sUtra satya kI sahaja abhivyakti haiM, sIdhe-sAde para bedAga hIre haiM ye / na inameM bAMsurI kA zrRMgAra hai aura na hI dhanuSa kI TaMkAra | yaha to eka AtmasAdhaka ke antaHsthala se uThatI huI jhaMkAra hai| ina sUtroM ko na to yuddhabhUmi meM kahA gayA hai aura na hI zUlI para laTakate hue yA jahara kA pyAlA pIte hue / ye sUtra to mahAvIra ke mukha se vaise hI sahaja rUpa meM nikale haiM jaise gaMgotrI se gaMgA | mahAvIra ke ina mahAsUtroM kA hama Acamana kareM, manana kareM, AcaraNa kareM / Aja kA sUtra hai nAdaMsaNissa nANaM, nANeNa viNA na huMti caraNa guNA / aguNirata nAlya mokkho, nanyi mAkkhassa nivvANaM / / darzana ke binA jJAna nahIM hotA, jJAna ke binA cAritra nahIM hotA, cAritra ke binA mokSa nahIM hotA hai aura mokSa ke binA nirvANa nahIM hotA hai| sUtra meM pA~ca pramukha zabda haiM-darzana, jJAna, cAritra, mokSa aura nirvaann| inameM prathama tIna mArga haiM aura zeSa do mArgaphala / mahAvIra kramazaH mahAvIra kA maulika mArga/7 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikAsa ke pakSadhara haiM sarvaprathama darzana-zuddhi, phira vicAra-zuddhi aura phira jIvana-zuddhi / nirvANa ina tInoM kA samaveta pariNAma hai / mahAvIra ne kahA darzana ke binA jJAna nahIM hotA, bAta mahatvapUrNa hai / sAdhanA ke mArga meM jJAna-cAritra se bhI pUrva darzana ko AtmasAt karanA anivArya hai / darzana-zuddhi ke abhAva meM brahmacarya kA niyama to hogA, lekina vAsanA kI taraMgeM phira bhI jIvita raheMgI / kSamA mA~gane kI pravRtti to hogI, para krodha nistaraMga nahIM ho pAegA | ataH mahAvIra darzana-vizuddhi para jyAdA jora de rahe haiM / agara najareM nirmala nahIM haiM to saba kucha bekAra | jisakI jaisI najareM hotI haiM, duniyA usako vaisI hI najara AtI hai / dIvAra bhale hI sapheda ho para, jisane kAlA cazmA lagA rakhA hai use to vaha bhI kAlI hI dikhAI degI / duniyA kahegI dIvAra sapheda hai para, usakA kadAgraha kAlI para hI hogA / __ mahAvIra isI kAle cazme ko utAranA cAhate haiM, tAki saca ko saca aura jhUTha ko jhUTha rUpa meM dekhA jA ske| isIlie ve sAdhaka kI hathelI meM samyak-darzana kA dIpa thamA rahe haiM, tAki vaha sat-asata kA viveka kabhI khoe nahIM / mahAvIra, gItA ke kRSNa kI taraha, yaha kabhI nahIM kaha sakate ki duniyA bhara ke pApa karake merI zaraNa meM A jA, maiM tumheM tAra dUMgA | mahAvIra kI najaroM meM yaha puruSArthahInatA hai | jaba pApa svayaM ne kiye haiM to unase chuTakAre kI guhAreM paramAtmA se kyoM? yaha to aisA huA jaise ki baMdhe apane hAthoM se, chuTakAre ke lie prArthanA auroM se / jisa pApa se chUTane ke lie paramAtmA se prArthanA karate ho, to kyA pApa karane se pahale paramAtmA se parAmarza liyA thA ki pApa kiyA jAye yA nhiiN| isalie behatara hogA hama niSpApa hone ke lie, khuda nirvikAra hone kA prayAsa kareM | jIvana saMskAra ke lie pahalI AvazyakatA samyag-darzana kI hai | samyag-darzana ke abhAva meM jJAna bhI sau phIsadI samyag nahIM bana pAyegA / eka bAta taya hai ki jaba taka jJAna sahI nahIM hogA, cAritra bhI jIvana kA maulika sRjana nahIM, apitu andhAnukaraNa hogA / andhAnukaraNa meM bhalA kabhI Atma-anusandhAna hotA hai ? vahA~ kevala raTI-raTAyI bAteM hotI haiM, bher3acAla hotI hai / mahAvIra satya ko A~khoM se dikhalAnA aura prajJA se anubhava karAnA cAhate haiM / A~khoM dekhI so saccI, kAnoM sunI so jhUThI / A~khoM se dekhI 8/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAta saca mAnI jAtI hai aura kAnoM se sunI bAta jhUThI / isalie mujhase agara koI kisI ke bAre meM kucha kahe to, maiM sabase pahale yahI pUchatA hU~-'kyA yaha saba tumane A~khoM se dekhA ?' agara nahIM, to sunI-sunAyI . bAtoM para zikAyata karanA, kacce kAna vAloM kI nizAnI hai / jo sunI-sunAyI bAtoM para vizvAsa karate haiM, ve kAnoM se kacce haiM / ___ darzana se jJAna aura cAritra kA prakSAlana hotA hai / eka jJAna kitAbI hotA hai aura eka antara se niSpanna | donoM meM pharka hai| jo jJAna antara se niSpanna hotA hai, vaha jIvana kA jJAna hai / yaha bhItara virAje ziva ke tIsare netra kA udghATana hai| __ jaise bacce ke paidA hone para, do anya cIjeM bhI paidA hotI hai-'mA~' aura 'dUdha', vaise hI darzana-vizuddhi hone para jJAna evaM cAritra bhI mukhara hotA hai | jaba baccA paidA hotA hai, to mAtra akelA baccA hI paidA nahIM hotA, svayaM 'mA~' paidA hotI hai aura paidA hotA hai mA~ kA dUdha / vaise hone meM to parakhanalI meM baccA paidA ho jAegA, para aisA karane se mAtRtvaM paidA nahIM hogA, chAtI meM dUdha nahIM hogA / mAtRtva kI anubhUti hI santAna ke janma kA mukhya gaurava hai| ___ darzana ke abhAva meM prApta jJAna aura cAritra parakhanalI meM baccA paidA karane ke samAna hai / vahA~ mastiSka meM jAnakAriyA~ Dhera sArI hoMgI. dekhA-dekhI AcaraNa bhI hogA, lekina antar-dRSTi nahIM khula pAegI, antar-jIvana meM adhyAtma kI suvAsa nahIM hogii| Aja hama mahAvIra ke sAdhanA krama ke ThIka viparIta cala rahe haiM | sabhI cAritra aMgIkAra karane para jora de rahe haiM / ziSyavRddhi kA lobha saMvaraNa na kara pAne ke kAraNa pravrajyAe~ to bahuta ho jAtI haiM, para aise loga jIvana ko AdhyAtmika banAne ke nAma para zUnya raha jAte haiM / mahAvIra darzana, jJAna aura cAritra kA krama dete haiM | hamane isake viparIta mArga apanA liyA / pahale cAritra, phira jJAna, phira kahIM darzana| pariNAma yaha hotA hai ki dIkSA ke nAma para veza parivartana ho jAtA hai, do samaya pratikramaNa yA saMdhyA-vaMdana ke pATha bola liye jAte haiM, keza luMcana aura pada-vihAra bhI ho jAtA hai, lekina bhItara kA jo parivartana honA cAhiye, vaha nahIM ho pAtA / pahale putra-putrI, pati-patnI, mAtA-pitA kA moha thA aba guru aura sampradAya kA moha ho gayA / pahale dhana-sampatti, pada-pratiSThA kA ahaMkAra thA aba japa-tapa, pada-pratiSThA yA cAritra-pAlana kA ahaMkAra mahAvIra kA maulika mArga/ 9 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kara baiThe / pahale pati-patnI, baccoM para krodha karate the aba ziSya-zrAvakoM para karane lage / parivartana kahA~ huA ! yaha to sthAnAntaraNa huA | pAtra badala gaye para raMga nahIM badalA / krodha, mAna, mAyA, lobha saba kucha jIvita raha gaye / dIkSA mahaja veza parivartana nahIM hai, apitu jIvana parivartana kI vaha sAdhanA hai jisameM azubha vigalita hotA hai, zubha kI ora kadama bar3hate haiM, jisakI maMjila zuddhatva hai| ___dIkSA ko mAtra veza-parivartana taka hI sImita na rakheM / sarvaprathama darzana-vizuddhi kI dIkSA honI cAhiye phira jJAna-zuddhi tatpazcAt cAritra-vizuddhi kI | saca meM to yahI jIvana-vizuddhi kA rAjamArga hai / manodRSTi kI nirmalatA ke abhAva meM, hamArA jJAna hameM sahI rAste para aDiga nahIM rakha pAyegA aura binA sahI jJAna ke hamAre AcAra vyavahAra kA koI Adarza nahIM hogA | hama apanA antara sudhAreM tAki bAhara aisA kacha parivartana ho jise hama jIvana kaha sakeM / darzana-zuddhi ke bAda jJAna kI upalabdhi ThIka vaise hI hai, jaise nau mAha garbha kA bhAra sahana karane ke bAda putra kI utpatti / ___ eka bAta aura samajhane jaisI hai ki jJAna kevala satya kA karanA hI paryApta nahIM hai, asatya kA bhI jJAna honA Avazyaka hai | jaba taka jhUTha ko jhUTha rUpa meM nahIM jAneMge, taba taka saca kI sahI pahacAna nahIM ho pAyegI / jJAna Akhira jJAna hai, cAhe asatya kA jJAna ho cAhe, satya kA | aMdhA vyakti mAtra dUsaroM ko hI nahIM dekha sakatA, aisI bAta nahIM hai, vaha apane-Apako bhI nahIM dekha pAtA hai | agara vaha kisI anya sahAre se svayaM kA anubhava bhI karatA hai to vaha apUrNa mAnA jAyegA | ___ mahAvIra ke anusAra jJAna darzana ke sAtha ho / ve donoM ko AtmasAt karane kI preraNA de rahe haiM / unake anusAra binA darzana ke jJAna samyag honA sambhava nahIM hai, 'nA daMsaNissa nANaM'-darzana ke binA jJAna nahIM hotA / jaise binA do pahiyoM ke gAr3I nahIM cala sakatI, binA do paTarI ke rela nahIM saraka sakatI vaise hI binA darzana aura jJAna ke jIvana-vizuddhi nahIM ho sktii| __ sAdhanA ke mArga meM sarvAMgINa vikAsa ke lie bahuAyAmI parizrama karanA hotA hai | vaha mA~ bhI, mA~ kahalAtI hai jo nau mAha taka garbha kA bhAra vahana karatI hai aura vaha aurata bhI mA~ kahalAtI hai jo kisI anya ke jAye ko apanA beTA mAnatI hai, para isameM pharka hai / baccA paidA karake 10/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mA~ huA jAtA hai aura goda lekara mA~ mAnA jAtA hai / aise to eka vandhyA bhI mA~ kahalA sakatI / lekina vaha apane bhItara ke mAtRtva kA, dUdha ghulA vAtsalya paidA nahIM kara sakatI / vahA~ chAtI kA khUna, dUdha nahIM bana paataa| mahAvIra Aja ke sUtra meM yahI saba kucha batA rahe haiM | unake mArga meM bAhya-AcaraNa aura zAstra abhyAsa kA mUlya hai, para usase bhI jyAdA zuddha zraddhA kA mUlya hai, samyagdarzana kA mUlya hai | saca to yaha hai ki samyag-darzana hI sAdhanA kA prathama caraNa hai aura vahI antima / binA samyaktva ke aneka bhavoM meM kiyA gayA cAritra kA pAlana bhI sArthaka pariNAma nahIM de pAyegA / mahAvIra kaha rahe haiM 'darzana ke abhAva meM jJAna nahIM hotA / ' aisA nahIM hai ki mahAvIra yaha bAta kevala isa sUtra yA gAthA meM kaha rahe hoM, hakIkata to yaha hai ki mahAvIra kI pratyeka gAthA yA Agama samyaktva prApti ke lie hI prerita karate haiM / darzana-vizuddhi ke abhAva meM kI jAne vAlI samasta kriyAe~, aMdhere meM theMgale lagAne ke samAna hai | samyagdarzana kA saMdeza dekara mahAvIra sarvaprathama hamArI mAnavIya dRSTi ko nirmala karanA cAhate haiM | jaisI najareM hotI haiM, najArA vaisA hI najara AtA hai | pavitra nigAheM jahA~ sadA pavitratA DhU~DhatI haiM, vahIM apavitra nigAheM sadA apavitratA | haMsa-dRSTi jisa pAnI meM motI DhU~DhatA hai usI pAnI meM bagulA-dRSTi machalI DhU~DhatA hai / nigAhoM kA hI to yaha pharka hai ki eka hI vyakti kisI ko sajjana pratIta hotA hai aura kisI ko durjana | koI mahAvIra meM mahAvIratva, buddha meM buddhatva aura IsA meM Izvaratva hu~Dha letA hai, to koI unhIM meM vaha saba kucha pAtA hai ki unake kAnoM meM kIleM gAr3atA hai, vezyAoM ke sAtha unake nAma jor3atA hai, zUlI para laTakAtA hai | dRSTi kA hI to yaha pharka hai ki koI rAma meM ramaNa karatA hai, kRSNa kA kIrtana karatA hai to koI rAvaNa.yA kaMsa banakara unhIM kI zakti ko lalakAratA hai / - gautama aura gauzAlaka donoM ne mahAvIra kA sAmIpya pAyA, yudhiSThira aura duryodhana donoM ne kRSNa kA sAnnidhya pAyA, lekina mahAvIra kI mahAvIratA aura vItarAgatA ko tathA kRSNa ke karmayoga ko gauzAlaka aura duryodhana nahIM pahacAna pAye / yaha pahacAna to gautama aura yudhiSThira jaise logoM ke lie hI saMbhava hai| agara duryodhana isa duniyA meM sajjana mahAvIra kA maulika mArga/11 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ DhU~Dhane jAegA, to eka bhI nahIM milegA aura yadi yudhiSThara durjana DhUMDhane jAegA, to use sampUrNa vizva meM eka bhI durjana dikhAI nahIM degA / jo jaisA svayaM hogA, duniyA ko vaha vaisA hI paaegaa| AvazyakatA hai sarvaprathama svayaM ko nirmala karane kI, apanI najaroM ko pavitra karane kI / svayaM kI pavitratA hI antara-amRta ko surakSA pradAna kara skegii| zubha ko AtmasAt karane ke lie azubha se chuTakArA pAnA hogA | viSa ke ghar3e meM DAlA gayA amRta kyA apane astitva ko surakSita rakha pAegA? yaha mahAvIra kI vizeSatA hai ki ve amRta ur3elane se pahale pAtra kA prakSAlana karAte haiM, anyathA raddI kI TokarI meM jo kucha DAlA jAegA, raddI bana jAegA / samyag-dRSTi ke abhAva meM jJAna prApta kara vyakti tarka buddhi meM to pAraMgata ho jAegA, paMDita bhI kahalA legA, para prajJA puruSa nahIM ho pAegA, jIvana mUlyoM evaM caitanya UrdhvArohaNa ke sandarbha meM pichar3A huA raha jaaegaa| sAdhanA ke mArga meM darzana-vizuddhi para jitanA jora mahAvIra ne diyA, saMbhavataH utanA abhI taka koI na de paayaa| kahIM jJAnavAdI hae, kahIM kriyAvAdI, para mahAvIra to ina vAda-vivAdoM se mukta haiM / vAda-vivAda vahA~ hotA hai, jahA~ vyakti apane siddhAMtoM ko saca aura dUsaroM ko jhUTha mAnatA hai / yahA~ to saba kucha svIkAra hai / samyag-dRSTi ke lie to mithyA graMtha bhI samyag-zAstra bana jAtA hai | usake pAsa to samyaga-darzana kI aisI philTara mazIna hai jo gandagI ko alaga kara jala ko svaccha kara detI hai| - samyag-darzana ke abhAva meM, mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM, jJAna aura cAritra kI koI vizeSa kImata nahIM hai / saca to yaha hai ki jJAna aura cAritra meM prANa, samyaga-darzana ke hI hote haiM / binA prANa kI deha kaisI ! kaMdakaMda ne to yahA~ taka kahA hai___daMsaNa bhaTThA bhaTThA, daMsaNabhaTThassa Natthi nivvANaM / ... sijhaMti cariyabhaTThA, daMsaNabhaTThA Na sijhaMti / / jo darzana se bhraSTa haiM, ve bhraSTa haiM / darzana-bhraSTa vyakti kabhI nirvANa ko hAsila nahIM kara sakatA / cAritra rahita vyakti phira bhI siddhatva 12/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hAsila kara sakatA hai, lekina darzana- bhraSTa vyakti kabhI siddhatva hAsila nahIM kara sakatA / mahAvIra mAtra vyAvahArika siddhAntoM kA hI prarUpaNa nahIM kara rahe haiM, usase bhI adhika AtmasiddhAntoM kI carcA kara rahe haiM / ve Ajakala kI taraha lIpA-potI kI bhASA prayukta nahIM kara rahe haiM / jo kucha kaha rahe haiM, jisa viSaya meM kaha rahe haiM, talasparza karake kaha rahe haiM / duniyA kI najaroM meM vaha vyakti bhraSTa hai, jo cAritra se skhalita ho gayA hai / lekina mahAvIra sAdhanA-mArga ke zikhara puruSa haiN| ve bAhya dRSTi para utanA dhyAna nahIM dete haiM / unakI najaroM meM vaha vyakti aura adhika patita hai jo darzana se skhalita ho gayA hai / jaina-dharma isa bAta ko khullama-khullA svIkAra karatA hai ki samyagu-dRSTi ke abhAva meM jo kucha hogA, karma - bandhana kA kAraNa bnegaa| vahIM samyagdRSTi se manuSya dvArA kiyA jAne vAlA upabhoga, karma - nirjarA meM sahAyaka hogA / yahI kAraNa hai ki eka vyakti kisI karma ko karate-karate nirlipta ho jAtA hai, vahIM dUsarA vyakti usI karma ke sahAre nIce dhaMsatA jAtA hai / samyag-darzana kA sahArA dekara, mahAvIra hameM baisAkhI se mukti dilA rahe haiM / kisI kA sahArA lekara calanA, jIvana kI paMgutA hai / apanI A~kheM kholakara, mArga kA nirIkSaNa kara, calanA hI 'calanA' kahalAyegA, caryA kahalAegI / vaise satya patha taka pahu~cane ke lie anusaraNa kiyA jAnA cAhie, lekina andhAnusaraNa nahIM / anusaraNa ke mArga meM vyakti AvazyakatA par3ane para anya mArga kA cayana karane meM svataMtra rahatA hai, lekina andhAnukaraNa meM kisI anya mArga kI kalpanA bhI nahIM kara paataa| samyaktva ke abhAva meM vyakti bAhara se to nagna ho jAegA, lekina bhItara apane ko AvaraNa meM sameTe rakhegA / bAhara se bhabhUta ramA legA, lekina antara meM usa mArga ke prati tila bhara bhI zraddhA nahIM hogI / mandira meM jAne ke bAda bhI, mana ke mandira meM kahIM paramAtmA kI chAyA taka nahIM hogI / zivAlaya meM jAkara vaha ghaMTanAda bhale hI kara le, lekina svayaM na ziva hogA, na jIvana meM zivatva | samyag- ga-darzana pahalA kArya to yaha karatA hai ki vyakti ko pUrvAgraha se mukta karatA hai| sunI sunAyI bAteM to dUra, agara koI vyakti zAstra kA bhI Agraha karatA hai, to vaha samyag darzana se dUra hai| satya kA Agraha mahAvIra kA maulika mArga / 13 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM, satya ko grahaNa kiyA jAnA cAhie | satya-svIkAra hI samyaktva hai| darzana, sAdhanA-vRkSa kA bIja hai | jaisA bIja hogA, vaise hI patte aura phala-phUla hoMge | kyA vaha vRkSa kabhI madhura phalaM de pAegA, jisakI jar3oM meM kar3avAhaTa ho ? jisakA utsa hI azubha hai, usakA samApana to azubha hogA hI / zubha pariNAma ke lie zuruAta kA zubha honA jarUrI hai / eka bAta spaSTa hai ki dUSita najareM, dUsaroM meM sadA doSa hI DhUMDhatI haiM aura pavitra najareM pavitratA | bagIce meM eka sAtha baiThe yuvaka-yuvatI kisI ko bhAI-bahina najara Ate haiM, kisI ko pati-patnI / ve kauna haiM yaha bAta gauNa hai | savAla hamArI najaroM kA hai | logoM kI dRSTi itanI nimnastarIya hotI hai ki kisI bhalI mahilA ko bhI, kabhI kisI ke sAtha dekhakara usake cAritra para praznacihna lagA dete haiM | kahate haiM nA ki giddha AsamAna meM kitanA bhI U~cA kyoM na pahu~ca jAye, vaha dharatI para to mA~sa hI DhU~DhegA | jaisI najara hotI hai, najArA vaisA hI najara AtA hai| koI mandira meM jAkara bhI rUpasiyoM para tAka-jhA~ka karatA hai aura koI bAjAra meM bhI paramAtmA ko DhU~Dha letA hai | Akhira billI mandira meM jAkara bhI to cUhe hI khojegI / aisA hI huA / eka billI kisI antarrASTrIya sammelana meM bhAga lekara vApasa apane deza pahu~cI / patrakAroM ne pUchA, sammelana meM kyA-kyA huA ? billI bolI, vahA~ carcAe~, to bahuta huIM para maiM kucha sUna na pAyI / patrakAroM ne kahA, jaba sunA hI nahIM to vahA~ jAne kA matalaba kyA huA ? kyA Apa usa samaya sammelana meM nahIM thIM ? billI ne apanA sira khujalAte hue kahA- thI to sahI para merA dhyAna vahA~ kI mahArAnI kI kursI ke nIce kendrita thA / patrakAroM ne pUchA, kyoM ? kyA vahA~ sammelana se jyAdA mahatvapUrNa cIja thI ? billI ne muskurAte hue kahA- jI ! vahA~ eka cUhA baiThA thaa| ___isIlie mahAvIra samyaga-dRSTi para adhika jora dete haiN| Atma-sAdhanA ke mArga meM to yaha sarvaprathama Avazyaka hai / samyag-darzana cetanA meM vihAra hai / para se mukti, sva meM saMtuSTi, isI kA nAma hI to hai smyg-dRsstti| ___mahAvIra jise samyag-darzana kahate haiM, buddha usI ko samyak zraddhA kahate haiM aura gItA ke kRSNa usI ko praNipAta kahate haiM / vaise samyagdarzana 14/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA sIdhA-sA artha huA-'eksepTa bAI selpha' satya ko svIkAra karanA / jJAna aura cAritra ko samyag karane ke lie, aisA honA Avazyaka bhI hai / aisA hone para andhAnukaraNa kI bajAya anusandhAna hogA aura jina-darzana, andhAnukaraNa nahIM khoja kA mArga hai / yahA~ jitanI khoja kI jAyegI, tathya ughar3ate jAyeMge / ___ mAtra veza-parivartana yA zAstrIya jJAna se jIvana-parivartana nahIM ho sakatA / jJAna kA sambandha buddhi se hai, cAritra kA sambandha zarIra se hai jabaki darzana kA sambandha hRdaya se hai | binA hRdaya ke zarIra aura buddhi kisa kAma ke ? vahA~ jo kucha hogA, vizvAsa ho sakatA hai, zraddhA nahIM ho sakatI / bacce ko parakhanalI meM paidA karanA alaga bAta hai aura nau mAha garbha kA bhAra vahana kara bacce ko paidA karanA alaga bAta hai | vizvAsa kA sambandha deha se hai aura zraddhA kA dila se / mahAvIra dila kI bhASA meM bola rahe haiM / ve hRdaya se hRdaya ke tAra jor3akara vyakti ko hArdika banA rahe haiM / Akhira sRSTi ke sampUrNa astitva ko AtmasAt karanA hI to samyagdarzana hai| __ astitva meM jahA~-jahA~ satya kI sambhAvanAe~ haiM, vahA~-vahA~ gahare taka utaranA, satya ke karIba pahu~canA hai| kucha tathya zAstroM se samajhe jAte haiM, kucha bAteM guru se jAnI jAtI haiM, lekina yahA~ kucha aisA bhI hai jo zAstra yA guru se nahIM, apane Apa se jAnA jAtA hai / maiM kauna hU~-isakA javAba guru yA zAstra nahIM de pAe~ge | agara deMge to bhI yaha udhAra hogA, yahA~ zraddhA nahIM vizvAsa hogA / vizvAsa TUTa bhI sakatA hai lekina zraddhA kabhI TUTa nahIM sktii| isalie maiM kauna hU~ kA javAba bhI svayaM se puuche| mahAvIra jisa satya ke anusandhAna kI bAta kara raheM, vaha satya bAhara nahIM bhItara hai / isalie ucita yaha hogA ki hama zAstroM kI bajAya apane-Apa meM DhU~DheM, apane astitva ko | isa anusaMdhAna ko bhale hI mahAvIra ne darzana kahA ho, buddha ne zraddhA aura zaMkara ne zravaNa kahA ho, Akhira tInoM hI satya para vizvAsa se pUrva usakA ahasAsa karAnA cAhate haiM / jJAna se pUrva, darzana-vizuddhi ho| binA darzana ke, jJAna samyaga nahIM hotA, ThIka vaise hI jaise binA zakkara ke dUdha mIThA nahIM hotA / ___darzana vizuddhi ke pazcAt mahAvIra cAhate haiM jJAna bhI nirmala ho, kyoMki jJAna ke abhAva meM cAritra nahIM sadhatA / satya ko jAne binA mahAvIra kA maulika mArga/ 15 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya kA AcaraNa kaisA ! jJAna hI to vaha AdhAra hai jisase vyakti svayaM meM, svayameva praveza kara jAtA hai / isalie duniyA meM guru kA sahArA liyA jAtA hai, tAki hama jJAna hAsila kara sakeM / guru cAritra nahIM detA, guru jJAna detA hai / vaha saMdeza, jisase veza parivartana nahIM jIvana parivartana ho jAye | isalie jJAna aura guru kA paraspara anyonyAzrita sambandha hai / kevala coTI sauMpakara kisI ko guru nahIM banAyA jAtA hai| coTI hara koI utAra sakatA hai, lekina apanI prajJA se dUsaroM kI prajJA jAgrata karanA kaThina kArya hai / guru vaha hai jo aisA karane meM siddhahasta hai / vaha prakAzavAhI banakara ziSya ko mArga dikhalAtA hai / guru jJAna kA dAtA hotA hai / isakA artha yaha nahIM ki jo zAstroM kA abhyAsa karavAe vaha guru hai / sAdhanA ke mArga meM guru vaha hai jo svayaM ke astitva kA bodha karavAe / jo apanA dIpa bhI jalAe aura auroM kA bhI / mahAvIra jisa jJAna kI carcA kara rahe haiM, sAdhanA ke mArga meM vaha AtmajJAna hai / AtmajJAna ke abhAva meM, muni kA munitva hI trizaMku meM laTakatA raha jAegA / Anandaghana ne mahAvIra ke bhAvoM ko kAphI ImAnadArI se peza kiyA hai - AtamajJAnI zramaNa kahAve, bIjA to dravya liMgI re | mahAvIra kahate haiM' 'nANeNa viNA na huMti caraNa guNA' jJAna ke abhAva meM cAritra guNa nahIM hotA / jJAna AtmA kA svabhAva hai aura jaba taka AtmA apane svabhAva ko ujAgara nahIM karegI, taba taka apanA bodha bhI kaise kara sakegI / mahAvIra ne to yahA~ taka kahA hai 'je AyA se vinnANI, je vinnANI se AyA' jo AtmA hai vahI jJAna hai aura jo jJAna hai, vahI AtmA hai| eka ajJAnI, varSoM taka cAritra kA anupAlana kara karmoM kA kSaya karatA hai vahIM, eka jJAnI kSaNa bhara meM unhIM karmoM kA kSaya kara detA hai / jJAnI aura ajJAnI ke cAritra pAlana meM yahI pharka hai ki jJAnI cAbI se tAle ko kholatA hai aura ajJAnI hathaur3e se / ajJAnI mAsakSamaNa karake bhI kSamA meM nahIM jI sakatA, vahIM jJAnI binA vrata, upavAsa ke hI, kSamA aura samatA meM jIvana yApana karatA hai / mAsakSamaNa cAritra nahIM hai, cAritra kSamA hai / mAsakSamaNa bhI kSamA meM, samatA meM jIne kA abhiyAna hai, agara yaha abhiyAna saphala nahIM hotA hai to vrata, upavAsa, sabhI kucha sAdhanA mArga meM mAtra deha daMDana taka sImita ho jAe~ge / 16 / jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only - Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isalie mahAvIra ne darzana, jJAna aura cAritra kA samaveta sAdhanA mArga diyA / jJAna jIvana ke anubhavoM kA nicor3a hai / jaise-jaise anubhava baDhatA hai. vaise-vaise jJAna paripakva hotA hai / yaha to sunI-sunAyI bAta hai ki agni meM hAtha DAlane se hAtha jalatA hai / jJAna vaha hai, jaba vyakti vAstavikatA ko svIkAra kare / agni meM hAtha DAlane se hAtha jalatA hai, yaha tathya hamAre lie satya taba hogA, jaba hama svayaM isakA anubhava kreNge| kisI bacce ko dasa daphA kaha diyA jAye ki agni ko mata chUnA, kyoMki isase hAtha jala jAyegA, saMbhava hai vaha vizvAsa na kare / para eka daphA use agni kA sparza karAkara bhAna karA diyA jAye to, vaha binA batAye hI samajha jAyegA ki agni meM hAtha DAlane se hAtha jalatA hai| jaise-jaise jJAna paripakva hotA hai, vaise-vaise cAritra guNa sadhatA hai | lAlaTena para bhalA kabhI prakAza kI cippI cipakAnI par3atI hai / jJAna to jyoti hai / miTAo, isase anAcaraNa ke aMdhakAra ko / gujAro ise anubhava ke dAyare se / na to kitAbeM mokSa de sakatI haiM aura na jJAna / jJAna paidA kareM antarmana se / kitAbI jJAna to kevala mAnacitra hai| isase yaha to jJAna ho jAyegA ki kahA~ himAlaya hai aura kahA~ rAmezvaram, para himAlayI barphIlI havAoM kA AnaMda aura sAgara kI laharoM kI khuziyA~, kitAbeM nahIM de sakatIM / ___mahAvIra, buddha, IsA, ina sabane jJAna kitAboM se nahIM pAyA, svayaM se svayaM kA jJAna pAyA / isalie ve apane guru svayaM bane / ve paMDita kama, prajJA puruSa adhika the / pAMDitya to hara kisI ke pAsa ho sakatA hai, lekina prajJA hara kisI kI nahIM sadha sakatI / pAMDitya ahaMkAra kA poSaNa karegA, vahIM prakRSTa prajJA RjutA ko apnaayegii| bAhara kA jJAna to usa jhUThI muskurAhaTa jaisA hai. jo bhItara roSa hote hue bAhara khuzI jAhira karatA hai| Aja kA sUtra, usa ratnatraya ko prastuta kara rahA hai jise mahAvIra ne mokSa aura nirvANa kA sAdhana mAnA hai / yAtrA kA prArambha zraddhA se ho rahA hai aura samApana nirvANa kI bhUmi para | jaise sAgara maMthana kara amRta nikAlA gayA thA, vaise hI mahAvIra ne sAdhanA-mArga kA maMthana kara ratnatraya-darzana, jJAna, cAritra nikAlA hai / jJAna vaha jyoti hai, jise pAkara vyakti svayaM to prakAzita hotA hI mahAvIra kA maulika mArga/17 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai auroM meM bhI prakAza bA~TatA hai / vaha jyotiSmAn hai jo prakAzita hai, para vaha jyoti dhanya hai jo ananta meM lIna hone se pUrva anekoM meM jyoti kA saMskAra kara de / jJAna AtmasAt kara use auroM meM bA~Te / bujhe hue dIpaka ko dhikkArane kI bajAya, use prakAzita karane kA prayAsa karanA cAhie / vaha vyakti prApta vidyA ko akSuNNa nahIM rakha pAyegA jo mAtra saMcaya meM lagA hai, yaha to bA~Tane ke lie hai | amRta prApta karanA kaThina kArya nahIM hai / deva vaha hai jo amRta bA~TatA hai, jisane amRta pAkara duniyA meM amRta na bA~TA, vaha bhalA kaisA deva ! usake lie to amRta bhI pAnI bana jAegA / isa mAmale meM mahAvIra sadA udAra rahe / para ve una logoM meM se nahIM hai jo mAtra 'para upadeza kuzala bahutere, AcarahiM te nara na ghanere' jaisI ukti ko caritArtha karate hoM / mahAvIra ne upadeza taba diyA, jaba satya unake roma-roma meM samA cukA thA | eka bAta gauratalaba hai ki mahAvIra taba taka pUrNatayA mauna rahe, jaba taka unhoMne paramajJAna hAsila nahIM kara liyA, lekina satya ko jaba sampUrNatayA jAna liyA, taba ve auDharadAnI ho gaye / gA~va-gA~va aura nagara-nagara meM jAkara prema aura zAMti ke mArga ko prazasta kiyaa| ___ jJAna, mAtra prApta karane ke lie hI nahIM hai, apitu bA~Tane ke lie bhI hai / jJAnI hI to vaha guru hai jo auroM ko dizA nirdeza detA hai | mahAvIra ke sabhI sUtra tabhI kahe gaye haiM, jaba unhoMne paramajJAna-darzana prApta kara liyA thA / isalie mahAvIra ke sUtra satya ko pragaTa karane kA prayAsa haiM, maMjila ke lie saMketa haiM | mahAvIra kI bhASA nakala kI bhASA nahIM hai, jo kucha hai, maulika hai / ___ darzana-vizuddhi ke abhAva meM prApta jJAna aura AcaraNa anusaraNasA hogA / AcaraNa-zuddhi jIvana kI anivAryatA hai, lekina vaha bodhapUrvaka ho / bodha ke abhAva meM AcaraNa vizuddhi ke nAma para mAtra tapasyAe~ hoMgI, deha daNDana hogA / bAhara se deha bhale hI kaMkAla ho jAye para bhItara meM vAsanA aura tRSNA vaisI kI vaisI rahegI / jJAna prApta karane ke lie saMkalpavAna hone se pUrva Avazyaka hai ki hama bhItara ko nirmala kareM / yadi jahara sane ghar3e meM amRta bhI uMDelA jAyegA to, jahara bana jaaegaa| yadi hama.amRtavAhI bananA cAhate haiM to, jahara se mukta honA hogaa| mahAvIra kaha rahe haiM ki binA darzana ke jJAna nahIM hotA, binA jJAna 18|jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke cAritra nahIM sadhatA / jJAna kevala Upara-Upara kA na ho / jo Upara-Upara tairegA vaha tinake hI pAyegA | jo gahare meM utaregA vahI hIre-motI pAegA| jaise sAgara meM Upara-Upara tairane vAlA sivA khAre jala aura tinakoM ke kucha prApta nahIM kara pAtA, vaise hI kevala kitAboM meM rahane vAlA jIvana kI bhASA nahIM sIkha pAtA / kitAbeM hameM paMDita banA sakatI haiM, lekina jIvana kI vAstavikatA mAtra pAMDitya yA tarka-vitarka meM nahIM hai, vaha to jIvana kI nirmalatA meM hai | pustakeM prema-sUtra batA sakatI haiM, lekina prema paidA nahIM kara sakatI / paramAtmA kabhI pUstakoM meM paidA nahIM huA hai, use paidA karane ke lie prema kI mATI cAhie prema kI mATI meM paramAtmA kA phUla khilatA hai, aura prema, Dela kArnegI kI kitAva meM nahIM milatA hai / jo ghara pha~katA hai, sAtha ho jAtA hai, aura gAtA hai khuda meM ramaNa karatA hai, khudA ho jAtA hai, kabIra kI sAkhI koI aura nahIM, khuda kabIrA hai, vahI maMsUra hai vahI mIrA hai / mahAvIra ke yahA~ jo kucha sIkhA kahA jA rahA hai, saba kA sambandha antar-jagata se hai| ema.e. to hara koI uttIrNa kara sakatA hai, lekina jIvana kI vAstavikatA,ema e ena maina ,hone meM hai / yadi koI, zaikSaNika upAdhiyA~ pAkara, mAnava nahIM bana pAyA to usakI zikSA apUrNa kahalAyegI / binA cAritra kA jJAna zUnya hai aura jJAna ke abhAva meM cAritra zUnya hai / mahAvIra kA maulika mArga/19 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zikSA-dIkSA donoM kA anyonyAzrita sambandha hai / mAtra vidyAlayIna zikSaNa ko samyagjJAna kA darjA nahIM diyA jA sakatA hai, vahA~ to jo kucha raTA jAyegA basa mastiSka meM vahI hogA / maiMne sunA hai, eka chAtra kisI pustaka vikretA se 'repIDeksa iMgliza spIkiMga korsa' kharIdane gayA / pustaka dukAna meM upalabdha nahIM thI, ataH vikretA ne kaha diyA, 'AuTa oNpha sTaoNka / ' chAtra ko yaha vAkya-vinyAsa kAphI suhAyA / usane socA, maiM bhI kisI anupalabdha vastu ke lie yahI khuuNgaa| eka dina vaha chAtra ghara kI sIr3hiyoM para baiThA thA, kisI ne Akara pUchA-ghara meM DaiDI haiM | chAtra ne vahI raTA-raTAyA javAba diyA, 'AuTa Apha sTaoNka / ' yaha AdhA-adhUrA aura adhakacarA jJAna hai / jJAna ho sAgara-sA gambhIra paripakva jJAna kI sthiti ke lie hI to zrIkRSNa ne kahA thA 'jJAnAgni sarva karmANi bhasmasAt kuruterjunaH / ' mahAvIra jisa jJAna aura cAritra kI carcA kara rahe haiM, usakA uddezya jIvana kI asaliyata se pahacAna karAnA hai / agara mAtra bhautika sukha-suvidhAe~ pAne ke lie hI hama DigriyoM kA bhAra Dhote rahe to, ye DigriyA~ aMtata: hamAre lie vaise hI bhArabhUta hoMgI, jaise gadhe ke lie caMdana kA lAdA / jJAna, na kitAba hai na kaNThastha / jJAna to jIvana hai / jaba jIvana meM AtmasAta ho jAye jJAna, to jo kucha hogA, vaha apane astitva ke lie hogaa| ___ maiMne jo carcA kI hai-darzana, jJAna aura cAritra kI, yaha mahAvIra kA mUla mArga hai / mahAvIra, isa sAdhanA mArga ko mokSa-mArga kahate haiM aura mokSa isa mArga kA mArga phala hai / darzana kA sambandha hRdaya se hai, jJAna kA sambandha mastiSka se hai aura cAritra kA sambandha hamAre AcAra-vyavahAra se | eka bAta bahuta sApha.kaha denA cAhatA hU~ ki yadi mahAvIra ke mArga se, unake mArgaphala ko prApta karanA cAhate ho to, yAtrA ko kramaza: par3Ava dene hoMge / darzana isa yAtrA patha kA, pahalA mIla kA patthara hai, jJAna dUsarA aura cAritra tIsarA / jaba taka jIvana meM hRdaya-zuddhi nahIM, mAnasika pavitratA nahIM taba taka AcAra-vyavahAra meM lAyA gayA saMyama, hameM cAritrikatA kI pratiSThA jarUra dilA sakatA hai, kintu AtmA meM AdhyAtmika pariNati nahIM A pAyegI / jaba taka hamAre 20/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhItara anargalatAe~ raheMgI, azubha kA baserA rahegA taba taka jIvana meM Atmika prabhAta kI sambhAvanA bahuta kama rahegI / zrI candraprabhajI kI eka carcita kavitA hai tapa rahA hai, vaha tapasvI, . dekha ali ! usa vRkSa nIce / asthi paMjara ho gayA, para rAga ke AlApa khIMce / / jiMdagI usane lagAyI, jiMdagI ko sAdhane meM / pUchanA usase milA kyA yoM svayaM ko mArane meM ? sUkha sakatI asthiyA~ para sUkha sakatA ahaM kisakA / deha ko jarjara banAnA, dharma kaisA devatA kA // raMga DAle vastra gahare, para raMgA kyA hRdaya teraa| dekhatI hU~ vAsanA kA Aja bhI usameM baserA / / ho kahA~ se phira saberA / / jaba taka hRdaya meM vAsanA hai; kiMtu vyavahAra meM brahmacarya kI pratijJA, bhItara meM rAga-dveSa kI graMthiyA~ haiM aura bAhara meM upavAsoM kA silasilA, taba taka jIvana kA bAhyAbhayantara khuda eka virodhAbhAsa hai | adhyAtma haMsa nIti meM vizvAsa rakhatA hai / dUdha kA dUdha aura pAnI kA pAnI / jisa dUdhiye ke pAsa pAnI milA dUdha hai vaha bAjAra meM to bika sakatA hai, dUdha kI pratiSThA pA sakatA hai, lekina haMsa ke kAma nahIM A sktaa| nirvANa hamezA haMsoM ko milatA hai, baguloM ko nahIM / apane bhItara ke haMsa ko jagAo, bagulA nIti kAragara nahIM ho pAyegI / mukhauTe yahA~ mahAvIra kA maulika mArga/21 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sArthaka nahIM ho sakeMge / saMsAra-mukti aura Atma-upalabdhi ke lie pahale, kholeM hRdaya kI dRSTi / zuddha hRdaya se jo antarajJAna meM jItA hai usIkA cAritra samyaka hai / mahAvIra kahate haiM. cAritra ke binA mokSa/nirvANa nahIM hotA, lekina ve yaha bhI spaSTa saMketa de rahe haiM ki binA jJAna ke cAritra niSpanna nahIM hotA aura jJAna taba taka apanI sArthakatA ko AtmasAta nahIM kara pAyegA jaba taka jIvana ke dvAra para darzana kI dastaka nahIM hogI / darzana, jJAna aura cAritra kI samaveta sAdhanA kA nAma hI mokSa mArga hai / 22/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paramAtmA : svabhAva siddha adhikAra For Personal & Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "dharatI para prakAza to kaI daphe avatarita huA hai, phailA hai| lekina aMdhere meM jIne vAle logoM ne usakA anAdara hI kiyA hai| kabhI prakAza ko zUlI para laTakAyA gayA, kabhI kAnoM meM kIleM ThoMkI gaIM, kabhI jahara kA pyAlA pIne ko majabUra kiyA gayA aura kabhI golI se ur3A diyA gayA / duHkha meM jIne vAle loga kabhI AnaMda kA svAgata nahIM kara paate|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ siddhatva hamArA svabhAva siddha adhikAra hai / na kevala adhikAra hai, svabhAva bhI hai | AtmA na mana hai, na vacana hai, na kAyA hai ; AtmA sirpha 'AtmA' hai / nirAlamba hai, niSkaluSa hai, nirdoSa hai; moha-rahita, bhayamukta, vItarAga hai / krodha, vaimanasya, ghRNA ye saba AtmA ke vyaktitva nahIM haiM / rAga aura dveSa ye saba Aropita haiM / khaulatA huA pAnI hAtha jalA sakatA hai, lekina agni ko nahIM jalA sakatA / pAnI kA svabhAva uSNatA nahIM, zItalatA hai | cAhe jitanA khaulatA pAnI agni meM DAlA jAye, vaha agni ko bujhAne meM hI sahAyaka hogA, jalAne meM nahIM / cAhe agni meM khaulatA pAnI DAlA jAye yA ThaNDA pAnI, donoM hI agni ko zAnta hI kreNge| yahAM jala kA svabhAva zItalatA hai, garamAhaTa Aropita hai / zItalatA vAstava meM nirbhayatA, vItarAgatA, niSkaluSatA kI pratIka hai, jabaki garamAhaTa krodha, vaimanasya, sAMsArikatA Adi kI pratIka hai| ___ siddhatva kA artha bhagavattA se hai, hamAre paramAtma-svarUpa se hai / bahuta se loga aise hue, jinhoMne paramAtmA kI khoja ke liye sAre saMsAra meM talAza kI, lekina unheM hatAza honA par3A / jo kabhI khoyA ho, use khojA jAtA hai | bagala meM bacce ko rakhakara, nagara bhara meM use DhaMDhanA bekAra kI parezAnI nahIM to aura kyA hai ? jise khoyA hI nahIM, use khojoge kaise ? yaha khojane kI yAtrA to ThIka vaise hI huI, jaise mRga kastUrI ko DhaMDhane ke liye cAroM ora bhaTakatA hai, lekina antataH kastUrI vahIM milatI hai, jahAM se usane khojanA prArambha kiyA thA / paramAtmA bhI Akhira vahIM milegA jahAM hama svayaM haiM, jahAM se hamane yAtrA prArambha kii| paramAtmA kI khoja kama karanI hai, kevala yAda bhara karanA hai / aisA nahIM hai ki hamAre bhItara kevala AtmA hI ho, paramAtmA bhI hai / hakIkata meM to AtmA hI paramAtmA hai / para jise sadA se pAyA hai usakI yAda nahIM AyA karatI / kisI vyakti kA mahattva taba svIkAra kiyA jAtA hai, jaba vaha dUra ho jAtA hai / loga jIte-jI mAM-bApa kI sevA nahIM paramAtmA : svabhAva siddha adhikAra/25 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kreNge| marane ke bAda unakI yAda meM A~sU bahAyeMge / jIte-jI mAtA - pitA T ko rulAte haiM, lekina marane ke bAda svayaM rote haiM / kaI daphA socA karatA hU~, ki jaba paramAtmA iMsAna ke bhItara hai to use yAda kyoM nahIM AtI / hakIkata meM smRti viyoga hone para AtI hai / patnI ko pati ke mUlya kA taba taka ahasAsa nahIM hotA jaba taka vaha usase dUra na haTa jAye / .. 1 putra videza meM rahatA hai | usakI yAda meM mA~ A~sU bahAtI rahatI hai, lAkhoM zubhakAmanAe~ karatI rahatI haiM / lekina milana hone para sthiti sAmAnya ho jAtI hai / isalie jo ahasAsa saMyoga meM hai, usase bhI jyAdA viyoga meM hotA hai, kyoMki yahAM eka dUje kI smRti hai, yAda hai| 1 machalI sAgara meM rahatI hai, varSoM varSoM se rahatI hai, lekina usakI najaroM meM pAnI kI kImata kA ahasAsa nahIM hai / hamAre jIvana ke lie jaise oNksIjana Avazyaka hai, usI prakAra machalI ke lie pAnI Avazyaka hai / agara oNksIjana samApta ho jAye to iMsAna kA astitva nahIM rahegA / lekina manuSya ko oNksIjana ke mahatva kA ahasAsa nahIM hai aura machalI ko pAnI kA / kyoMki donoM ne janma se pAyA hai, isalie isakA mahatva nahIM samajha pAye / hamezA amRta pIne se, amRta bhI pAnI bana jAtA hai / manuSya amRta ke liye isaliye tarasa rahA hai, kyoMki vaha usake pAsa nahIM hai aura devatAoM ke lie amRta kI koI kImata nahIM hai, kyoMki vaha to unheM upalabdha hai / jisa tAjamahala ko dekhane ke lie duniyA bhara ke loga AgarA pahu~cate haiM, kabhI AgarA vAsiyoM ko pUcho, bahuta se loga aise mila jAyeMge jinhoMne kabhI tAjamahala hI na dekhA ho / ve kahate haiM tAjamahala kyA hai, makabarA hai | loga haridvAra aura vArANasI meM gaMgA snAna karane jAte haiM aura vahAM rahane vAle loga apane hI ghara meM, bAtharUma meM snAna karate haiM / manuSya oNksIjana kI kImata taba AMka pAyegA jaba usake abhAva meM vaha tar3ake | machalI pAnI kI kImata taba AMka pAyegI jaba use pAnI se alaga kara diyA jaaye| jaise jIvana ke lie oNksIjana, machalI ke liye pAnI, usake astitva se jur3A huA hai, vaise hI paramAtmA hamAre astitva se jur3A hai | paramAtmA kA kabhI viyoga nahIM ho sktaa| jahAM yoga hotA hai, vahAM viyoga hotA hai, jahAM viyoga hotA hai, vahAM yoga hotA hai / paramAtmA 26 / jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA kabhI viyoga nahIM huA, isaliye yoga bhI kaise hogA / isalie paramAtmA ko khojanA nahIM hai, mAtra bodha kA rUpAntaraNa karanA hai| sirpha antara kI AMkha kholakara sthiti ko dekhanA hai, samajhanA hai / yaha darzana hI, samajha kI krAnti hogI / dekhA aura khojA use jAtA hai, jo bAhara ho / jo bAhara hai hI nahIM. use bAhara kaise DhaMDhA jAye ? kyA AtmA,AtmA ko DhaMDhegI ? kyA vyakti apane Apa para zaMkA karegA ? loga AtmA para zaMkA karate haiM / hakIkata meM to jo zaMkA kara rahA hai, vahI AtmA hai / isase adhika hAsyAspada kyA hogA ki 'AtmA' apane Apa para zaMkAspada hai| paramAtmA kahIM bAhara nahIM, hamAre bhItara hai, hama svayaM haiM, para bAhara isalie DhUMDha rahe haiM, kyoMki indriyAM bAhara khulatI haiM | AMkha dUsare ko dekhatI hai, kAna dUsare ko sunate haiM, nAka dUsare kI gaMdha letI hai, saba kucha bAhara se jur3A hai, lekina apane Apa ko hI bhulA baiThe, to bAhara kyA karoge ? AMkha saba kucha dekha letI hai, lekina apane Apa ko nahIM dekha pAtI, kAna saba kucha suna letA hai lekina apanI, antar kI AvAja anasunI raha jAtI hai| agara paramAtmA ko khojanA aura pAnA bhI cAhate ho to bhItara kI yAtrA karanI hogI / isameM AMkha, kAna, nAka, galA sahAyaka nahIM hoMge / yaha yAtrA atIndriya hotI hai / antar ke tattva kA darzana kara pAyegI, antara kI AMkha / jise ziva kA tIsarA netra kahA gayA hai, mahAvIra ne prajJA kA netra kahA / prakRti bAhara hai, paramAtmA bhItara hai / Akhira jo jahAM hogA use vahIM talAzA jAyegA / prakRti bAhara hai, usakI talAza bAhara karo / paramAtmA bhItara hai, use bhItara DhaMDho / saMsAra bAhara hai, use bAhara ddhNddho| samAdhi bhItara hai, use bhItara dekho | loga viparIta calate haiM, antara meM saMsAra ko basAte haiM, bAhara samAdhi aura siddhatva khojate haiM | jo jahAM hai use vahIM dekhanA cAhiye / suI agara kamare meM khoI hai, to vahIM milegI cAhe vahAM aMdherA bhI kyoM na ho / kamare meM khoI huI suI, kabhI chata para nahIM milegI / ulTI yAtrA karane se kyA phAyadA, jAnA hai bambaI aura baiTha rahe ho 'kAlakA mela' meM, gataMvya Akhira kaise mila paayegaa| para se jur3ane ke liye AdhAra cAhiye / jaise binA indriyoM ke prakRti se sambandha nahIM jor3A jA sakatA, vaise hI indriyAtIta hue binA paramAtmA se sambandha nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / dUsare se jur3ane ke liye AdhAra paramAtmA : svabhAva siddha adhikAra/27 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhiye, lekina apane Apa se jur3ane ke liye ! vahAM kisI AdhAra kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai / kamare meM baiThe ho, aMdherA hai, agara kisI bhI vastu ko DhaMDhanA ho to prakAza kI AvazyakatA hogI, agara apane Apa ko DhUMDhanA ho to ? andhere meM bhI svayaM kA patA rahatA hai ki maiM hU~ | AMkha bAhara khulatI hai , isaliye hama use bhI bAhara DhaMDha rahe haiM, jo bAhara hai hI nahIM | choTe duHkha ko miTAne kI tarakIba bar3A duHkha hai, jaise koI baccA phor3e ke darda se karAha rahA hai, isI bIca calate hue gira jAye, hAtha kI haDDI TUTa jAye to baccA phor3e ke darda ko bhUla jAyegA aura haDDI kA darda usa para prabhAvI ho jAyegA / ThIka aise hI cetana para jar3a prabhAvita hai / AtmA para pudgala prabhAvita hai / cale the paramAtmA ko DhaMDhane, phoMr3e kA ilAja karAne, saMsAra meM phaMsa gaye, paramAtmA ko bhUla gaye, haDDI TUTa gaI, phor3e ko bhUla gaye / iMsAna bAhara kI daur3a meM lagA hai / kitane loga aise haiM jo paramAtmA ko yA apane Apa ko pAnA cAhate haiN| kahane meM bhale hI kaha deMge ki hama paramAtmA kA darzana karanA cAhate haiM , lekina mAyAjAla ke sAmane paramAtmA bhI gauNa ho jAtA hai / eka ora rupaye milate haiM, dUsarI ora paramAtmA milatA ho, to loga lAkha kI ora lapakeMge ,paramAtmA kI ora nahIM / bhale hI jindagI bhara kahate rahe, mujhe paramAtmA kA darzana karanA hai, lekina jaba kisI ne kahA, calo paramAtmA dikhA dU~ to kahane lage, Thaharo, lar3akA bAhara gayA hai, vaha A jAye, use dukAna saMbhalavA kara calatA hU~ | Asakti jar3a kI, lagAva pudagala kA, sammohana saMsAra kA, cetanA kA saba kucha to jar3a ke lie nyauchAvara kara baiThe ho / bAhara kI daur3a bAhara ke upakaraNoM se tAdAtmya banAtI hai, antar kI daur3a antar se / talAza kara rahe ho antar kI aura daur3a rahe ho baahr| ThIka ulTI yAtrA / aura to aura vyakti apanI zakla bhI Aine meM dekhakara pahacAna pAtA hai ? apanI pahacAna kA bhI mAdhyama koI aura? dUsare ke dvArA svayaM ko acchA kahe jAne para, svayaM ko acchA samajha lete haiM / svayaM kA paricaya bhI dUsaroM para AdhArita ho gayA hai / ___ maiMne sunA hai, popaTa rAma apane do dostoM ke sAtha tIrthayAtrA para niklaa| nAma kI tIrthayAtrA thI, nikalA to ghUmane-phirane hI thA | eka dina calate-calate jaba koI gA~va na AyA, sAMjha Dhala gaI to jaMgala meM hI rAtri vizrAma karanA par3A / tInoM ne nirNaya kiyA ki pratyeka tIna-tIna 28/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ghaMTe paharA degA, do soyeMge, eka jagegA / popaTa rAma ke mitroM meM eka nAI thA, dUsarA gaMjA / sabase pahale nAI paharA dene ke liye khar3A huA, zeSa donoM so gaye | nAI akelA khar3A-khar3A taMga A gayA aura kucha na sUjhA / vaha popaTa rAma ke pAsa gayA aura usakA sira maMDana karane lgaa| ___ jaba tIna ghaNTe bIta gaye, nAI ne pArI badalane ke liye popaTa rAma ko uThAyA / usane sira para hAtha pherA, bolane lagA, mUrkha tU ye kyA kara rahA hai tumane merI jagaha usa gaMje ko uThA diyA hai| loga apanI pahacAna bhI bAhara se kara rahe haiM, auroM se kara rahe haiM aura isa bAhara kI khoja meM paramAtmA ko bhI bAhara hI khojane lage haiN| amRta bhItara hai, khoja bAhara cala rahI hai | bhItara kI to smRti bhI nahIM hai / dazoM dizAoM kI to sabhI carcA kiyA karate haiM, lekina gyArahavIM kI carcA koI nahIM karatA / merA izArA isI dizA kI ora hai | ise apanI dizA kaheM / koI kahatA hai paramAtmA uttara meM hai, koI kahatA hai dakSiNa meM hai, koI kahatA hai pUrva yA pazcima meM hai; hakIkata meM to paramAtmA vahA~ hai, jahA~ sabhI dizAe~ gauNa ho jAtI haiM, vaha hai antr-dishaa| jo jisa dizA meM hai usakI khoja udhara hI honI caahie| gaMgA kA mUla utsa khojane ke lie, agara vyakti dakSiNa kI ora apanI yAtrA prArambha karatA hai to usakI khoja pUrI na hogI / gaMgA kA utsa uttara meM hai, gaMgotrI meM hai / agara apanI jIvana-dhAra kA utsa khojanA cAhate ho, to vaha tamhAre bhItara hai, hamArI gaMgotrI hamAre bhItara hai, jahA~ se bahI hai jIvana kI dhArA | mAtA-pitA se hameM janma milA hai, jIvana nhiiN| cAhe sau nAle gaMgA meM Akara mila jAyeM, lekina ve gaMgA ke Adi srota nahIM ho sakate / gaMgA kA Adi srota to gomukha hI khlaayegaa| ___ Aja hama pUre zarIra meM haiM / isase pahale choTe zarIra meM the / usase pahale aura bhI choTe zarIra meM the / jaba mA~ ke peTa meM the taba aura bhI choTe the / kabhI aisA bhI thA jaba mA~ ke peTa meM mAtra aNu the / aNu se pUrva ke itihAsa ko jAnanA cAhoge ? aNu se pUrva bhI hamArA astitva thA / hama eka adRzya AtmA the / ye jitanA, jo kucha dikhAI de rahA hai yaha aNu aura paramANu kI virATatA hai / kalpanA kI jA sakatI hai binA bIja ke kyA vRkSa kA astitva ho pAyegA ? agara apane jIvana ke atIta kI ora jhAMkoMge, to svayaM ko choTe se choTA, anta meM adRzya paramAtmA : svabhAva siddha adhikAra/ 29 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pAoge aura mUla srota to Akhira hama hI haiM aura jisa dina yaha aNu aura adRzya ur3a jAyegA, usa dina vaha saba kucha, jo Aja dekha rahe ho eka piMjarA bhara hogA, khAlI piMjarA jise murdA kahakara phaMka diyA jAyegA, daphanA diyA jAyegA / ___loga AtmA kI pahacAna nahIM kara pAte aura sArI jindagI saMsAra ke lie kho dete haiM aura jaise khuda haiM vaisa hI apanA paramAtmA banA lete haiM / jo zAkAhArI hai, usane apanA Izvara zAkAhArI banA liyA aura jo mAMsAhArI hai, usane apanA Izvara mAMsAhArI banA liyA / paramAtmA para bhI apanI AkRti kA AropaNa kara diyA / agara saMsAra bhara kI jitanI mUrtiyA~ haiM, jitane Izvara ke bheda-vibheda haiM unakA nirmANa kArya pazu-pakSiyoM ke hAtha meM saupa diyA jAtA hai to jitane bhagavAna ke cehare hote haiM saba pazu-pakSiyoM se milate julate hote / patA nahIM Izvara ne iMsAna ko banAyA yA nahIM, lekina iMsAna ne to apanA Izvara banA hI liyA / apane Izvara ko bAhara nirmita na kareM, apane banAye hue paramAtmA kI prArthanA na kareM, kyoMki vahA~ sArI-kI-sArI prArthanAyeM saMsAra kI hoMgI, agara karanI hai prArthanA to usakI karo, jisane tumheM banAyA hai / anyathA, dhyAna meM bhI baiThoge to vahA~ dhyAna meM bhI paramAtmA nahIM pati AyegA, agara mAlA ginane baiThoge to bhagavAna nahIM bhoga aaeNge| ___ maiM AbU meM thA / dhyAna sAdhanA ke lie vahA~ tIna mAha kI sthiratA thI, kAphI videzI loga bhI dhyAna kA abhyAsa karane Ate the / eka dina, iTalI kA eka jor3A hamAre pAsa baiThA thA / donoM ne kahA, hama iTalI meM bhI roja AdhA ghaMTA dhyAna karate the / hama donoM kI sarvisa alaga-alaga sthAnoM para hai tathA 200 ki. mI. kI dUrI para hai| ___ maiMne kahA, so to ThIka hai, para jarA yaha batAyeM ki Apa donoM Adhe ghaMTe taka dhyAna meM kyA karate haiM ? patnI ne apane pati kI ora izArA karate hue kahA, ye mujhe yAda karate haiM aura maiM inheM yAda karatI huuN| - isa ghaTanA para ha~sI bhI A sakatI hai, lekina yaha eka kI nahIM, sabake jIvana kI ApabItI hai / aba taka hamArI ora se kiyA jAne vAlA dhyAna yoga, aise hI huA hai / dikhane meM lagatA hai, vyakti paramAtmA kA cintana kara rahA hai, para vahA~ paramAtma-cintana ke nAma para pati-patnI kA cintana calatA hai| paramAtma tattva kI khoja Avazyaka hai, para yaha khoja bAhara kI khoja 30/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM, apitu bhItara kI khoja ho / paramAtma khoja ke nAma para aba taka jitanI yAtrAe~ kI gayIM, ve saba bAhara kI yAtrAe~ thIM aura paramAtmA to antar-jagata meM hai / yA yaM kaheM jo DhaMDha rahA hai, vahI paramAtmA hai / paramAtmA dvArA paramAtmA kI khoja kI jA rahI hai / maiMne kahA, paramAtmA dvArA paramAtmA kI khoja, yAni apane ApakI khoja / ise khoz2a bhI na kaheM, yaha to Atma-bodha hai, Atma-darzana hai / kunda-kunda ne to aise logoM ke hAtha se nirvANa kA adhikAra hI chIna liyA, jo Atmabodha aura Atmadarzana se zUnya haiM / isalie mokSa pAhur3a meM na paramAtmA kI zaraNa svIkAra kI gayI hai, na kisI devI-devatA kI / vahA~ kunda-kunda kahate haiM, 'appAhU me zaraNaM' AtmA hI merA zaraNa hai / isa duniyA meM koI kisI kA zaraNa bhUta nahIM hai | koI kisI kA nAtha nahIM hai, vyakti svayaM hI apanA nAtha banatA hai / zramaNa anAthI, nagara ke bAhara upavana meM the / yuvA avasthA, bharapUra caitanya-zakti aura UrjA kA AdhyAtmika prayoga, varSoM kI sAdhanA ko ghanToM meM pUrNa kara rahe the / eka dina upavana meM samrATa zreNika pahu~cA / muni ke damakate cehare aura ubharate yauvana se zreNika vismaya-vimugdha ho gayA / socane lagA, yaha yauvana, yaha saundarya bhoga ke lie hai yA yoga ke lie / saMnyAsI hone kA artha yaha to nahIM hai ki jIvana ke sAtha hI anyAya kiyA jaae| zreNika muni ke pAsa pahu~cA, pUchA 'isa taraha yuvAvasthA meM gRha-tyAga kara saMnyAsa apanAne kI sArthakatA kyA hai ? muni ! yaha yauvana jo vAsanAoM ke bhAra se dabA rahanA cAhie tuma use kSINa kara rahe ho / ' __ muni ne kahA, 'nahIM ! maiM UrjA kA sadupayoga kara rahA hU~ | vaha vyakti bhalA sAdhanA kI parAkASThA ko kaise chU pAyegA, jo yauvana saMsAra ko sauMpatA hai aura bur3hApA paramAtmA ko / rAjan ! jitanI UrjA bhoga ke lie cAhie, usase sau gunI UrjA yoga ke lie Avazyaka hai / ' samrAT sakapakA gayA / puchane lagA 'munivara ! kyA maiM ApakA nAma jAna sakatA hU~ / ' muni ke kahA 'anAthI / ' 'anAthI ! bar3A vicitra nAma hai / munivara ! agara isa duniyA meM ApakA koI nAtha na ho to maiM hone ko taiyAra hU~ | Apa mere sAtha mahaloM paramAtmA : svabhAva siddha adhikAra/31 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM caleM, maiM Apako ve sArI suvidhAe~ dUMgA , jinakI Apako AvazyakatA hogI / ' ___ anAthI maskarAye aura bole. 'rAjana ! jo svayaM apanA nAtha nahIM hai, vaha bhalA auroM kA nAtha kaise ho pAyegA / jina logoM ke bIca tama ghire ho, jinase tumhArI lAlasA aura vitRSNA hai aura jinase tuma sammohita ho, ve saba taba taka tumhArA sAtha nibhAne vAle haiM, jaba taka tumhAre pAsa sattA aura sampatti hai | Aja tuma sabake nAtha kahalAte ho| yAda rakho jaba piMjare se paMchI ur3a jAyegA, taba na tuma kisI ke nAtha rahoge na tumhArA koI nAtha rahegA / tuma anAtha rahoge, nipaTa akele / ___ Aja ke sUtra meM hama mahAvIra ke Atma-darzana aura paramAtma-darzana para hI carcA kareMge / mahAvIra kA darzana, Atma-darzana hai / unake sAre sUtra Atma-anubhUti ke lie haiM / ve bahirAtmapana se chuTakArA dilAnA cAhate haiM, antarAtmA meM ArohaNa karanA cAhate haiM aura paramAtma dhyAna karavAnA cAhate haiN| ___ bhAratIya saMskRti meM Izvara khoja kI ke mukhyataH do hI mArga rahe haiM-bhakti aura dhyAna / bhakti meM Izvara kI khoja bAhara kI jAtI hai aura dhyAna meM bhItara / bhakti gA~va-gA~va jAyegI, tIratha-tIratha jAyegI aura patthara meM bhI paramAtmA ko DhUMDhane kI koziza karegI / usakI pyAsa taba taka nahIM bujha pAyegI, jaba taka patthara kI mUrata meM paramAtmA kI sUrata na dikhA de jAye mandira-mandira mUrata terI, phira bhI na dIkhe sUrata terI, yuga bIte, na AI milana kI pUraNamAsI re| darzana do ghanazyAma, nAtha morI akhiyA~ pyAsI re / bhakti meM pyAsa rahatI hai, eka saghana pyAsa aura dhyAna, bhakti-mArga kI carama avasthA kA hI pariNAma hai | mandira-mandira meM khojate hue, mana mandira kI jyoti kA darzana ho jAtA hai / dhyAna kA mArga antarjagata kA mArga hai| paramAtmA ko bhI apane Apa meM DhUMDhane kA mArga hai / AtmA 32/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko paramAtmA se kabhI alaga nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / donoM eka sAtha haiN| bhalA kapUra se khuzabU ko kabhI alaga nikAlakara dikhAlAyA jA sakatA hai / jaise tela meM tila, dUdha meM makkhana, ghule-mile rahate haiM vaise hI zarIra meM AtmA aura paramAtmA rahate haiM / isalie mahAvIra ne paramAtmA ke dhyAna kI preraNA kama dI, Atma-dhyAna para vizeSa bala diyaa| 'jo jhAyahI appANam parama samAhi have tassa' jo AtmA kA dhyAna rakhatA hai; kyoMki AtmA para se mukta hai / jahA~ sva meM vAsa hotA hai vahA~ samAdhiH hotI hai | AtmA. na zarIra hai, na mana hai, na vANI hai | jar3a pudgaloM se bhinna jo padArtha hai, vaha AtmA hai / isalie mahAvIra Aja ke sUtra meM usa tattva ko ujAgara kara rahe haiM, jisakI khoja meM aba taka patA nahIM, kitane-kitane veda, purANa aura Agama race gaye haiN| mahAvIra kA bahuta choTA-sA sUtra hai yaha sUtra una khojiyoM ke lie hai, jo AtmA banAma paramAtmA kI khoja meM lage haiM | mahAvIra kahate haiM vaha AtmA paramAtmA bana jAtI hai, jaba vaha karmoM se chuTakArA pA jAtI hai| sAdhakoM ke lie yaha bar3A bahumUlya sUtra hai | mahAvIra isa sUtra ke mAdhyama se yaha sandeza de rahe haiM ki paramAtmA tuma svayaM ho / AvazyakatA, mAtra AvaraNa ko haTAne kI hai| Age pardA lagA rahe pIche mATaka calatA rahe / parde ke pIche hone vAle nATaka kI padadhvani sunAI de sakatI hai, saMvAda sunAI de sakate haiM, lekina darzana nahIM ho sakatA | jaise nATaka ko dekhane ke lie pardA haTAnA Avazyaka hai / vaise hI Atma-darzana, paramAtma-darzana ke lie karma AvaraNa ko haTAnA Avazyaka hai | moko kahA~ DhU~Dhe bande, maiM to tere pAsa meM / nA maiM bakarI, nA maiM bher3I, nA maiM churI gaMDAsa meM / nahIM khAla meM, nahIM poMcha meM, na haDDI na mAMsa meM | na maiM devatA, na maiM masjida, na kAbA, kailAza meM / nA to kono kriyA karma meM, nahIM joga-berAga meM | khojI hoya to turata meM miliyo palabhara kI talAza meM / maiM to rahoM zahara ke bAhara, merI purI mavAsa meM | kahe 'kabIra' suno bhaI sAdho, saba sAMsoM kI sAMsa meM / paramAtmA : svabhAva siddha adhikAra/33 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kabIra kA yaha pada mahAvIra ke sUtra kA hI vistAra hai, mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'appA so paramappA' aura kabIra kahate haiM, 'saba sAMsana kI sAMsa meN|' paramAtmA ko khojane ke aba taka kitane upAya kiye gaye / jitane dharma, darzana aura sampradAya cale, sabake saba paramAtma-darzana ke nAma para cle| kabIra kahate haiM, maiM to tere pAsa meM | mahAvIra ke bhAvoM ko kabIra ne apane zabdoM meM abhivyakta kiyA hai aura una logoM ko sandeza diyA hai, jo bakare aura bher3a kI bali dekara paramAtmA ko pAnA cAhate haiM | dhUpa-dIpa jalAye, bher3a-bakariyoM kI bali dekara dharatI ko lahUluhAna kiyA, lekina paramAtma darzana to dUra usakI anubhUti taka nahIM ho pAyI | AdamI pAnA cAhatA hai khuda aura balidAna denA cAhatA hai dUsaroM kA | apanI upalabdhi ke lie dUsaroM kI kurbAnI ? yaha saba kucha dharma ke nAma para mAnavatA kA galA ghoMTanA nahIM to aura kyA hai ? devI-devatAoM ko khuza karane ke nAma para AdamI svayaM ko bacAtA hai, dUsaroM ko car3hAtA hai / Aja bhI AdamI meM AdamIyata nahIM AyI / Adama yuga kI taraha hiMsaka pravRttiyoM ke mAdhyama se vyakti devI-devatAoM ko khuza karanA cAhatA hai, paramAtmA ko pAnA cAhatA hai / kabIra kahate haiM, 'nA maiM bakarI, nA maiM bher3I, nA maiM churI gaMDAsa meM / ' ___ kahA~ khoja rahe ho paramAtmA ko | kyA bakarI meM paramAtmA ko DhUMDha rahe ho ? bher3oM kA galA kATa kara paramAtmA kA darzana karanA cAha rahe ho ? apanI upalabdhi ke lie apanA balidAna Avazyaka hai / bakarI ko kATane se zAyada bakarI pAle, lekina hama nahIM pA sakegeM / vyakti churI ko ragar3a rahA hai, dhAra teja karane ke lie / lekina churI kI dhAra meM paramAtma-darzana nahIM hogaa| 'nahIM khAla meM, nahIM pa~cha meM na haDDI na mAMsa meM / ' kabIra ne baDI gaharI bAta kahI hai / ve phakIra bhI haiM, saMta bhI hai, maulAnA bhI haiM, paNDita bhI haiM | kabIra bAta patte kI uThA rahe haiM / paramAtmA na khAla meM hai, na haDDI meM hai, na mAMsa meM hai | Akhira loga inakI bali kyoM diye jA rahe haiM ? paramAtmA na maMdira meM hai, na masjida meM hai, na kAbA meM hai, na kailAza meM, vaha to apane Apa meM hai / agara maMdira yA masjida meM bhI Izvara allAha ko DhaMDhA to vahAM bhI paramAtma-tattva ko apane Apa meM DhaMDhanA par3egA / jaise gAya ke citra ko dekha kara gAya kA bodha ho sakatA 34/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai, vaise hI paramAtma ke citra ko dekha kara paramAtmA kA bodha ho sakatA hai| jaise bakaroM ke jhaMDa meM khoyA siMha kisI anya siMha ko dekhakara siMhatva kA bodha prApta karatA hai vaise hI sAdhaka paramAtmA ke darzana se. nija meM chipe hue jinatva ko pahacAnatA hai / ajakulagata kesarI lahe re, nija pada siMha nihAla / tima prabhu bhakte bhavi lahe re, Atama zakti saMbhAla / / kabIra apanI sAdhukkar3I bhASA meM haTha-yoga, maMtra-yoga, taMtra-yoga sabase chuTakArA dilAnA cAha rahe haiM aura Atma-yoga kI preraNA de rahe haiM / mahAvIra kA jora Atmadarzana para hI hai / ve to kahate haiM, jo sva se anyatra dRSTi rakhatA hai, vaha saMsAra meM jItA hai aura jo 'sva' meM dRSTi rakhatA hai, vaha samAdhi meM jItA hai / na koI kriyA karma meM paramAtmA hai, na yoga-vairAgya meM / ye saba to satahI sAdhana haiM, AtmA meM praveza karane ke / paramAtmA kA svabhAva 'honA hai' | kriyA-karma to ADambara hai | karanA pattoM kI taraha nikalanA hai, honA jar3a kI taraha hai / eka abhyAsa hai, dUsarA jInA hai / eka pattA eka hotA hai, kabhI usase aura patte nahIM nikalA karate / lekina eka jar3a se lAkhoM patte nikalA karate haiM / prema, premI ke milana se pUrva bhI hotA hai, lekina milana para abhivyakta ho jAtA hai | agara aMtas meM prema ho hI nahIM, to milana para abhivyakta kaise ho pAyegA / jaise nala pAnI ke bAhara nikalane kA sAdhana hotA hai, vaise hI kriyAkarma hai / ToMTI se sirpha jala nikala rahA hai, A to bahuta bhItara se rahA hai / kriyAkarma ToMTI hai, agara bhItara jala na ho to ToMTI khole baiThe raho, eka baMda pAnI na giregA / aMtas meM hai paramAtmA, isIliye usakI kabhI-kabhI abhivyakti hotI hai / isalie tumhAre zaitAna bhI tuma ho, aura tumhAre bhagavAna bhI / amRta bhI tumhI ho aura tumhAre jahara bhI tumhIM / sudhare to amRta, bigar3e to jahara, car3he to svarga, gire to naraka / paramAtmA tamhAre pAsa hai, tamhAre bhItara hai, saca to yaha hai ki tuma hI paramAtmA ho / Akhira kahA~ hai paramAtmA, AtmA meM hI paramAtmA hai / ise yoM bhI kaha sakate haiM, AtmA hI paramAtmA hai / jo AtmA, AtmA meM lIna hai, paramAtmA : svabhAva siddha adhikAra/35 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karma se vimukta hai, vahI paramAtmA hai / 'maiM to basoM zahara ke bAhara, merI purI mavAsa meM / ' zahara yAni saMsAra, paramAtmA zahara- saMsAra meM nahIM hai / zahara ke bAhara hai, saMsAra se pare hai / 'pUrI mavAsa meM / ' paramAtmA kA nivAsa sthAna mavAsa meM hai, aMtara ke durgama gar3ha meM hai | isaliye vaha vyakti paramAtmA ko nahIM pA sakegA jo vizva vijetA hai, jisane saikar3oM kiloM para phataha kA jhaNDA gAr3A hai, vaha aMtataH parAjita ho jAtA hai, apane Apase / saikar3oM durgama kiloM para vijaya prApta karane vAlA apane gar3ha ke sAmane Atma-samarpaNa kara detA hai | __ sikaMdara jaba mRtyu zaiyyA para soyA huA thA usane apane sabhAsadoM ko Adeza diyA, 'jaba maiM mara jAU~ to merI kabra para merA paricaya yaha khudavA denA ki; vaha sikaMdara, jo sAre saMsAra ko jIta kara anta meM apane Apase hAra gayA / ' dUsaroM ko jItane meM saccI vijaya nahIM hai, saccI vijaya to apane Apako jItane meM haiM / vaha jIta bhI kyA huI, jisameM vyakti apane Apa se hAra gayA / dUsaroM ko jItane meM to mAnavatA lahUluhAna ho jAyegI aura apane Apa ko jItane se to astitva para amRta kI varSA hogI / jaba abhIpsA kI Aga jalegI, taba amRta kI varSA hogI / isalie kabIra ne kahA 'merI purI mavAsa meM / ' apane aMtara meM hai paramAtmA kA nivAsa sthAna | 'saba sAMsoM kI sAMsa meM: hara: sAMsa, paramAtmA kI sAMsa hai | kAza ! saMsAra ise svIkAra kara pAye / mahAvIra paramAtma tattva ko ujAgara karane kA sUtra de rahe haiM / 'appo vIya paramappo' AtmA hI paramAtmA bana jAtA hai / zramaNa saMskRti ko chor3akara sabhI dharma-darzana apane Apako paramAtmA meM kho dene kI preraNA dete haiM / lekina mahAvIra svayaM paramAtmA hone kA pATha par3hAte haiM / isaliye jaba rAma aura kRSNa dharatI para avataraNa lete haiM taba use avataraNa kahA jAtA hai / ve Izvara se iMsAna banate haiM | jabaki mahAvIra kA darzana iMsAna se Izvara kI yAtrA haiM / vahA~ Izvara iMsAna banakara apanI aizvarya zakti nahIM dikhAtA, apitu iMsAna apane bhujAoM ke bala para yAtrA karatA haigaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI ora, talahaTI se zikhara kI ora / yaha satya kI khoja hai, zikhara kI yAtrA hai aura udgama taka pahu~canA hai / isa yAtrA meM ve hI loga saphala ho pAyegeM jo mahAvIra aura buddha kI taraha kRta saMkalpa hoMge tenasiMha aura hilerI kI taraha apanI bhujAoM para vizvasta hoNge| 36/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isalie jina-darzana meM avataraNa nahIM hotA, UrdhvArohaNa hotA hai / gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI ora yAtrA hotI hai / gaMgotrI se gaMgAsAgara kI yAtrA to murdA bhI kara sakatA hai / zikhara se talahaTI taka patthara bhI lur3haka sakatA hai / lekina gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI yAtrA ve hI loga kara pAeMge jo cetanA ke dhanI haiM / talahaTI se zikhara taka ve hI loga pahu~ca pAeMge jinakI caitanya zakti ujAgara hai / isaliye mahAvIra iMsAna ko Izvara banA rahe haiM, AtmA ko paramAtmA banA rahe haiM, nara ko nArAyaNa aura bhakta ko bhagavAna banA rahe haiM / paramAtmA kI khoja to Avazyaka hai / maiM yaha bhI nahIM kahatA ki par3hI-sunI bAtoM se prabhAvita hokara khoja zurU kara do, kyoMki agara svayaM kI pyAsa nahIM hogI to usa khoja meM bhI dRr3ha saMkalpa nahIM raha pAoge / paramAtmA kI khoja bhI pyAsa se ho, buddhi ke nirNaya se nhiiN| agara binA pyAsa ke pAnI bhI upalabdha ho gayA to kyA karoge pAnI kA / vaha pAnI bhI bekAra rahegA / pAnI kI sahI kImata tabhI AMkI jA sakegI jaba saghana pyAsa ho / kImata pAnI kI nahIM, pAnI ke prati pyAsa kI hai| agara duniyA meM pyAsa hai to nizcita rUpa se pAnI bhI hogaa| agara pAnI na hotA to pyAsa na hotI aura agara paramAtmA na hotA to prArthanAeM bhI nahIM hotIM / jise jisa cIja kI AvazyakatA hI na ho use vaha cIja sauMpanA, use gaDDhe meM DAlanA nahIM to aura kyA hai ? paramAtma-darzana aura paramAtma-anubhUti ke liye pahale pyAsa jagAo, phira khoja prAraMbha karo / dUsarA pyAsa kA bodha karA sakatA hai, lekina pyAsA nahIM banA sakatA hai | pyAsa to hai striyoM kI aura pahu~ca gaye maMdira meM / agara aisA hai to vahA~ paramAtmA dikhAI na degA kevala striyAM hI dikhAI deMgI / paramAtmA ke dhyAna meM to baiTha jAoge, lekina mana apsarAoM kI ora daur3egA / patA hai aneka loga maMdira kyoM jAte haiM ? ve isalie jAte haiM ki mukadamA na hAra jAyeM / koI isaliye maMdira jAtA hai ki use patnI mila jAye, koI pati kI cAha meM jA rahI hai to koI patnI kI cAha meM jA rahA hai / paramAtmA kI cAha to kho gayI / eka vyakti kahatA thA, 'Apake pAsa Ane se merI dukAna acchI calane lagI hai / ' vaha roja AtA hai mere pAsa, 2-3 ghaMTe taka baiThA rahatA hai / isa vizvAsa ke sahAre vaha apanI dukAna to calA legA, para mujhase kucha hAsila na kara paayegaa| maiMne sunA hai, amerikA meM eka prasiddha abhinetrI kisI carca meM gyii| paramAtmA : svabhAva siddha adhikAra/37 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrva sUcanA thI, isaliye sArA carca khacAkhaca bharA thA / abhinetrI ne pAdarI se kahA, loga kitane dhArmika ho rahe haiM / itane loga carca meM Aye haiM / zAyada saMsAra meM yahI aisA carca hogA jahA~ itane loga Ate pAdarI ne kahA, jI ! kSamA kareM, yaha bhIr3a carca ke liye nahIM, Apake liye AyI hai| kisI dina Apa binA zora zarAbe ke yahA~ AyeM, dekheM, mere sivA koI na milegaa| yahA~ cintA isa bAta kI nahIM hai, ki paramAtmA maMdira meM, milatA hai yA carca meM milatA hai / paramAtmA to hara jagaha meM milatA hai / para vyakti paramAtmA ko DhaMr3hane ke liye to jAye / agara jIvana ko gaura se dekhA jAye to pyAsa apane Apa uThegI | ___ vyakti bAhara kI khoja vyartha sAbita hone para bhItara kI khoja prAraMbha karatA hai / lekina taba bhItara kI khoja nAkAmayAba ho jAtI hai, jaba UrjA samApta ho jAtI haiM | paramAtmA kI khoja taba prAraMbha karanI cAhiye, jaba vyakti zakti-paMja ho / zakti kSINa hone para na saMgharSa karane kI zakti rahegI, na utsAha rahegA / vyakti dharma kI khoja taba prAraMbha karatA hai, jaba dhana khojate-khojate hAra jAtA hai aura dharma ko DhUr3hatA bhI hai, to bhI bAhara / khoyI bhItara, khoja bAhara, vaha suI bhalA kaise hAtha lagegI ? ___ dhana se khazAmadI kharIdI jAtI hai, lekina yaza nahIM / pada pAyA jA sakatA hai, lekina pratiSThA nahIM / jaba taka sattA hAtha rahatI hai, taba taka loga pIche laTU bane rahate haiM / lekina sattA khote hI pUcha samApta ho jAtI hai / gorbAcyova, jinakA saMpUrNa soviyata saMgha meM varcasva thA, sattA hAtha se gayI aura Aja sthiti yaha A gayI hai / jo saMsAra kI zakti mAnA jAtA thA, tathA jisakI zaktiyoM kA saMcAlana saMpUrNa soviyata saMgha se hotA thA, Aja unakA ati-sAmAnyIkaraNa ho gayA hai, jaise astitva hI nahIM hai| san 1917 meM rUsa meM krAnti huI / lenina ne takhtA palaTakara sattA hathiyAyI / usa samaya rUsa ke pradhAnamaMtrI karensakI the, takhtA palaTane se ve rUsa se palAyana kara gaye / logoM ne samajhA kahIM AtmahatyA kara lI hogI / san 1960 meM logoM ne taba dAMtoM tale agulI dabAI, jaba 38/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karensakI nyUyArka meM eka durghaTanA meM mAre gaye / patA calA ki ve itane varSoM se khilaune kI eka dukAna calA rahe the / jisane jIvana meM kabhI rUsa kI sattA saMbhAlI thI, use khilaune kI dukAna calAnI par3I / pratiSThA taba taka sAtha nibhAtI hai jaba taka sattA ho / isaliye sattA aura sampatti kI pratiSThA ko kabhI sthAyI na samajha lenA / jo kabhI deza | kA pradhAnamaMtrI aura rASTrapati banatA hai, vaha usI deza meM phAMsI ke phaMde para, bhuTTo kI taraha laTaka jAtA hai / patA nahIM, itihAsa meM aba taka kitane rAjAoM ko apane beToM ke hAthoM meM maranA par3A / kaiyoM ko khudakuzI karanI par3I / yaha sattA aura saMpatti kA nazA tabhI taka savAra rahatA hai, jaba usakI surA pAsa meM ho / sattA hAtha se chiTakI aura tijoriyAM khAlI huIM | eka karor3apati kaba ror3apati bana jAye bharosA nahIM, rAjA raMka aura raMka rAjA bana jAtA hai / I manuSya dharma kI bhI apanI dukAnadArI calA rakhI hai / thor3A samaya dharma hotA hai, phira vahI dukAnadArI | dharma ho sAMsa kI taraha, jaise sAMsa hara pala gatimAna rahatI hai, vaise hI dharma pratipala jIvana meM sAtha rahanA cAhiye | loga maMdira, masjida aura gurudvAre jA kara paramAtmA ko yAda karate haiM / lekina bAhara Akara paramAtmA ko bhI bhUla jAte haiM aura usake siddhAMtoM ko bhI bhUla jAte haiM, jaba paisA AMkhoM ke sAmane nAcane lagatA hai / vyakti dharma karake akar3atA hai, jabaki dharma to vinamratA sikhAtA hai | agara yaha akar3a gira jAye to paramAtmA svataH dikhAI degaa| paramAtmA vinamratA kI bhASA jAnatA hai, ahaMkAra kI nahIM / rAma kA astitva vinamratA meM hai, rAvaNa kA astitva ahaMkAra meM hai / khudI miTI ki khuda pragaTa huaa| paramAtmA ko pAne ke liye kevala mamatvamere pana kA tyAga karanA Avazyaka nahIM hai / maiM kA tyAga bhI Avazyaka hai / I hai, 'tU baMdA nahIM, sacamuca khuda meM khudA basa huA eka nukte se judA hai / vaha nuktA tU khuda hI hai mujIda ! miTA de khudI ko, tU khuda hI khudA hai / ' khudI miTI ki khudA pragaTa huA / vyakti svayaM ko bacAkara vikalpa ko DhUMr3hatA hai / phUla ghara meM nahIM ugAtA, kharIda kara paramAtmA ke caraNoM paramAtmA : svabhAva siddha adhikAra / 39 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM car3hAtA hai / aise car3hAye jAne vAle phUla gulAba, campA, ketakI ke ho sakate haiM, lekina zraddhA ke nahIM ho sakate haiM | aba to gulAba ke phUla bhI ur3ate jA rahe haiM, kAgaja aura plAsTika ke phUla car3hAye jA rahe haiN| . - mahAvIra bhItara kI AMkha kholane kI preraNA de rahe haiM | bAhara kI AMkhoM kA unake liye koI mahatva nahIM haiM / vahAM mahatva prajJA kA hai, agara prajJA sadhI, paramAtmA sadhA / ghughaTa uThA ki satya pragaTa huA - 'ghUTa ke paTa khola, tujhe piyA milegeM / ' paramAtmA tumameM hai, mujhameM hai, sabameM hai / hama usakI ikAI haiM / jaise laDDU meM bhI miThAsa hotI hai, aura baMdI meM bhI vaise hI paramAtmA meM bhI miThAsa hai aura AtmA meM bhI / laDDU hI baMdI hai aura baMdI hI laDDU hai | bIja meM vRkSa hai aura vRkSa meM bIja hai / vaise hI AtmA paramAtmA meM sambandha hai / hama bUMda hai, vaha virATa hai | buddhimAna vaha hai, jo bUMda meM sAgara ko nihAra letA hai, anaMta ko pahacAna letA hai / jisane bUMda ko jAnA, usane sAgara ko jAnA | aNu meM hI to virATatA chipI hai / bUMdoM kA samUha sAgara hai aura isI sAgara kA nAma paramAtmA hai / piNDa meM brahmANDa chipA hai / paramAtmA ko pAne ke bAda yA usakI anubhUti karane ke bAda hara kRtya meM paramAtmA pragaTa hotA hai | cAhe pattoM kI pAjeba ho yA vINA kI jhaMkAra | svara laharI kI anubhUti to hara jagaha hogI / phira jo kRtya kiye jAte haiM, ve saba paramAtma-pUjana ke lie hote haiM / vahAM kabIra kI jhInI-jhInI cAdara bhI, rAma nAma ke rasa se bhInI-bhInI hotI hai / jo-jo kRtya hoMge, saba paramAtmA ke liye- 'khAU~ pIU~ so sevA, uThu-baih so parikramA / vahAM kapar3A bunanA prArthanA hai, pAnI pInA bhI sRSTA me lIna hone kA prayAsa hotA hai, aura bhojana hI bhoga bana jAtA hai jo kucha hotA, saba kucha paramAtmA ke lie| AnaMda kI anubhUti isI parama dazA meM hai / aisI sthiti Ane para hara khoja paramAtmA ke sAgara meM hotI hai | yahI jIvana kA parama AnaMda hai / khila uThoge AnaMda kI ghar3I meM, gulAba ke phUla kI taraha / ve sabhI loga paramAtmA kI khoja meM lage haiM, jo yA to dhArmika haiM yA svayaM ko dhArmika samajhate haiM | para isa duniyA meM lAkhoM-karor3oM meM, eka vyakti hI paramAtmA ko upalabdha ho pAtA hai | loga paramAtmA ko 40/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ galata manodazA meM khojate haiN| agara paramAtmA ko bAhara bhI svIkAra kiyA jAye, to bhI hamArI jindagI kI AvazyakatAoM kI 'kyU' meM paramAtmA sabase aMta meM dikhAI degaa| jaba saba ora se iMsAna hAra jAtA hai, taba paramAtmA kI zaraNa svIkAra karatA hai / sukha meM paramAtmA ko bisarAnA aura duHkha meM yAda karanA svArthAndhatA nahIM to aura kyA hai ? apane duHkhoM ko dUra karane ke liye aura svArtha kI pUrti ke liye bhale-bhale hara kisI ke sAmane jhuka jAte haiM / vyakti bImAra par3atA hai, roga ko miTAne ke liye sabase pahale gharelU ilAja karAtA hai / phira kisI DAkTara kA ilAja karAtA hai, jaba vahA~ ThIka nahIM hotA to Ayurvedika ilAja karAtA hai, vahA~ se hAra gaye to kisI homyopaithika ke pAsa gaye | maMtra, taMtra, yaMtra jaba-saba ora se vyakti hAra jAtA hai, taba zaraNa svIkAra karatA paramAtmA kI / unhIM logoM ke liye to kabIra kahate haiM duHkha meM sumirana saba kareM, sukha meM kare na koya jo sukha meM sumirana kareM, to duHkha kAhe kA hoya / " loga du:kha meM yAda karate haiM / jindagI bhara to sampatti kI zaraNa svIkAra karate haiM / jaba aspatAla meM soye hote haiM, taba kahate 'siddhe zaraNaM pavajjAmi ' bhagavAna kI zaraNa svIkAra kI jAtI hai duHkha meM, aura saMsAra kI zaraNa svIkAra kI jAtI hai sukha meM / kisI maMdira-masjida meM jAkara dekha lo, vahAM nirdhana aura madhyama vargIya parivAroM kI hI bhIr3a jyAdA milegI / adhisaMpanna loga to bahuta kama dikhAI degeM / vyakti duHkha meM paramAtmA kI yAda karatA hai / yaha yAda nahIM hai, sukha kI AkAMkSA hai / agara sukha meM paramAtmA se prArthanA kI gayI hotI to vahAM mAMga sirpha paramAtmA kI hotI / jisane sukha kI vyarthatA jAna lI hai, vaha vyakti paramAtmA ke dvAra para jAkara paramAtmA ko mAMga sakatA hai | bAkI sArI duniyA to sirpha apanI mAMgoM kI pUrti ke liye jAtI hai maMdira / paramAtmA kI cAha kise hai | isIliye to duniyA kahatI hai, camatkAra ko nmskaar| duniyA ke liye dhyAna aura sAdhanA kI koI kImata nahIM hotI hai / agara kisI ne eka kA do kara diyA aura do ke cAra kara die, to loga usI ke pIche laTTa ho jAyeMge / jindagI to, loga saMsAra ko sauMpate hI haiM, maMdira meM bhI saMsAra ko khar3A kara dete haiM / paramAtmA kA svabhAva duHkha paramAtmA : svabhAva siddha adhikAra/41 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM hai, saccidAnaMda hai / paramAtmA se duHkha jyAdA dUra hai aura sukha jyAdA nikaTa hai / sukha ke bAda AnaMda kA krama AtA hai / jinhoMne sukha meM khojA paramAtmA ko, unhoMne pA liyA / yaha to AnaMda meM AnaMda ko DhaMDhanA hai / paramAtmA ke dvAra para bhikhArI banakara mata jAo, maraghaTI sUrata lekara mata jAo, gIta gAte jAo, gunagunAte jAo, nAcatejhUmate, utsava manAte hue, mIrA kI taraha | jaba aise jAoge, paramAtmA ke dvAra para rasa jharegA, bina bAje kI jhaMkAra bajegI, basa eka bAra samajha ke sAtha dhyAna meM utaranA, DUbanA, ramanA, nAcanA, jhUmanA - 'rasa gagana guphA meM ajara jhare .. bina bAjA jhaMkAra uThe, jahAM samujhi parauM jaba dhyAna dharai / ' paramAtmA ko pAnA hai, satya ko upalabdha karanA hai, yaha kAMTA nahIM phUla hai / kAMTe kI gar3ana to hara koI samajha sakatA hai, lekina phUla kI gar3ana to saMvedanazIla hI jAnate haiM / kAMTe kA to zarAbI ko bhI patA cala jAyegA, lekina phUla kI saMvedanA jAgarUka hI kara pAyegA / yaha to saba kucha nyochAvara karane kA dvAra hai | jo DUbegA vahI to tira paayegaa| bhikhArI khAlI hAtha lauTa jAyegeM aura samrAT jholI bhara leNge| dukhI binA mAMge prArthanA kaise karegA | hara prArthanA meM duHkha ko dUra karane ke bhAva chipe rahegeM | AdamI duHkha meM sikur3atA hai, sukha meM phailatA hai / duHkha meM bolanA bhI nahIM cAhatA, duHkha meM to AtmaghAta karegA, kabra meM sonA cAhegA, tAki usase koI bole nahIM | paramAtmA phailAva hai aura AnaMda phailAtA hai | AnaMda sukha se Age kI sthiti hai / sukha aura duHkha to duniyAdArI hai / AtmA kA svabhAva to sukha-duHkha se mukti hai, saccidAnaMda hai | duHkha aMdherA hai, AnaMda prakAza hai / rozanI A sakatI hai aMdhere meM, aMdherA rozanI meM nahIM jA sakatA / agara prakAza aMdhere meM A bhI gayA to bhI loga AMkha baMda kara legeM / prakAza kA svAgata nahIM kara skeNge| dharatI para prakAza to kaI daphe avatarita huA hai, phailA hai / lekina aMdhere meM jIne vAle logoM ne usakA anAdara hI kiyA hai | kabhI prakAza ko zUlI para laTakAyA gayA, kabhI kAnoM meM kIleM ThoMkI gaIM, kabhI jahara kA pyAlA pIne ko majabUra kiyA gayA aura kabhI golI se ur3A diyA gayA / duHkha meM jIne vAle loga AnaMda kA svAgata nahIM kara pAte / 42/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sukha miTTI kA diyA hai aura AnaMda mahAsUrya hai / jaba sUrya ugegA, taba bhalA diye ki kyA kImata | sukha-duHkha aura AnaMda ko ya~ samajheM.. AnaMda cAMda hai, sukha mana kI jhIla para pratibimba hai aura pratibimba kA khonA duHkha hai / . sukha meM prArthanA kI jarUrata nahIM lagatI hai aura duHkha meM prArthanA karanA tUphAna meM naukA calAnA hai | sukha meM prArthanA, zAMta sAgara meM vihAra hai| duHkha meM bhagavAna nahIM, duHkha yAda AtA hai / bhalA jisake sira meM darda hai, vaha dhyAna meM sira ke darda ko hI yAda kara pAegA / bImAra ko bImArI yAda AtI hai / prArthanA ho pheharista, jisameM idhara-udhara kI apharA-tapharI na hogii| isIlie maiM kahatA hU~ ,paramAtmA AnaMda svarUpa hai / AtmA hI paramAtmA hai / paramAtmA ko isI pala hAsila kara sakate ho / zeSa kisI cIja ko pAnA ho to dUsare kI AvazyakatA hogI / lekina samAdhi ko pAnA ho, paramAtmA ko pAnA ho to hamAre svayaM ke hAtha meM hai / paramAtmA ko to hara koI hAsila karanA cAhatA hai, lekina yaha to kunakunA pAnI hai| kunakunA pAnI kabhI vASpa nahIM banA karatA / jaba taka 100 DigrI taka pAnI nahIM khaulegA taba taka vASpa nahIM bana paayegaa| yahAM to rattI-rattI samarpita karanI hogI / paramAtmA ke liye, apane Apa ke liye / maiMne sunA hai, koI phakIra kisI samrAT se akar3a gayA / kahane lagA, paramAtmA hara kisI kI rakSA karatA hai / sardI kA mausama thA, samrATa ne phakIra ko bAMdhakara nadI meM khar3A kara diyA / kahane lagA, 'dekheM, paramAtmA kaise tumhArI rakSA karatA hai / ' dUsare dina phakIra vaisA kA vaisA nadI se nikala AyA / samrATa ne sainikoM se pUchA, 'yaha phakIra aise kaise ThaMDa meM khar3A rahA / ' sainikoM ne kahA, 'Apake mahala para jo diyA jala rahA thA, usI ke sahAre khar3A rahA / ' samrATa ne kahA, 'phakIra ne dhokhA diyA hai| ThaMDa se isakI rakSA mere mahala ke dIpaka ne kI hai, paramAtmA ne nahIM kii| __phakIra calA gayA / eka dina phakIra ne dAvata dI, samrATa ko AmaMtrita kiyA gayA / sAMjha paDa gayI para bhojana na milA | samrATa baiThA-baiThA baicena ho gayA / usane pUchA, 'bhojana meM kitanI dera hai !' phakIra ne kahA, 'abhI paka rahA hai / ' 'koI do ghaMTe bIta gaye / hara bAra phakIra ne yahI uttara diyA ki 'bhojana paka rahA hai / ' samrATa ko paramAtmA : svabhAva siddha adhikAra/43 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zaMkA hii| vaha bhItara gayA, dekhA calhe para patIle meM cAvala rakhe the, para Aga nahIM jala rahI thii| samrATa ne pUchA, 'phakIra yaha kyA ? 'phakIra ne kahA, 'vahI Apake mahala kA diyA | hama usI se ise tapA rahe haiM, jisase usa rAta hama bace the / ' ___eka aMgAre se kucha na hogA | aravinda kahA karate the ki sAdhanA ke mArga meM abhipsA cAhie / jo saba kucha dAMva para lagA sakatA hai, vahI kucha pA sakatA hai | jaba sabhI cAheM, kisI eka cAha meM gira jAtI hai, jaise nadiyA sAgara meM, tatkSaNa paramAtmA mila jAyegA, samAdhi sadha jaayegii| ___ 'bUMda' ko 'samuMda' hone ke lie samundara meM samAnA honA | bUMda miTe to hI sAgara hai | ahaMkAra miTe. to hI sarvakAra prakaTa hogA / 'maiM' miTe to hI 'vaha' janmegA / 'maiM' 'para' kI dUrI miTe, svayaM meM paramAtmA kI AbhA pragaTe, yahI prayAsa hone cAhie / bhagavAna aisA hI kare / 44/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana : caMcalatA aura sthiratA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "dhyAna vyabhicArI kA bhI hotA hai| aura sahI meM itanA gaharA dhyAna hotA hai ki agara utanI gaharAI se paramAtmA ke prati jur3a jAe, to jIvana kA kAyA-kalpa ho sakatA hai| vyabhicArI dhyAna meM jItA hai, lekina yaha azubha hai / dhyAna kA matalaba sirpha mAnasika ekAgratA nahIM hai| una galiyAroM se bhI hai jisase hokara dhyAna meM pahu~cA jAtA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana caMcala hai, isa bAta se hama sabhI paricita haiM, agara hama aparicita haiM to isa bAta se ki mana kI caMcalatA ko kaise zAMta kiyA jAe / mana kA zAMta honA jIvana meM adhyAtma kA pravartana hai aura mana kA azAMta honA hI manuSya kA sAMsArika bhaTakAva hai / mana kI caMcalatA ko samajhane, aura use zAMta karane ke lie, dhyAna eka jIvanta mahAmArga hai / zAMta aura ekAgra mana hI, Atma-anubhUti aura paramAtma-anubhUti meM madadagAra hotA hai, isalie dhyAna mana kI zAMti ke lie hai, AtmA kI anubhUti ke lie hai, paramAtmA meM DUbane ke lie hai| mahAvIra zAMta mana ke dhanI haiM / mana ko zAMta karane kI bAta kahate haiM / svayaM ke zuddha mana aura sAtvikatA kA nAma hI mahAvIra ke dRSTi meM samyagdarzana hai / mahAvIra ke samyagcAritra kA siddhAMta, vAstava meM isI samyagdarzana kI jIvana meM abhivyakti hai / __ mahAvIra manasvI puruSa haiM / manasvI kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki vyakti sadA mana ke bAre meM cintana karatA rahe / cintana-manana manuSya kA dharma hai aura isI dharma ke sahAre manuSya dhyAna aura samAdhi meM praveza karatA hai / mahAvIra mana kI usa dazA ko dhyAna kahate haiM, jahA~ sarvatobhAvena mana ekAgratA kI guphA meM praveza kara jAtA hai | kahane meM hama kaha deM, mahAvIra ne abhiniSkramaNa, cAritra-pAlana ke lie kiyA thA, yA dharma kA pracAra prasAra karane ke lie kiyA thA, para saca to yaha hai ki unhoMne jIvana meM nayA adhyAya isalie prArambha kiyA tAki ve bAhara ekAkI hokara, bhItara se bhI ekAkI ho skeN| mahAvIra kA Aja kA sUtra, sAdhanA kA sUtra hai | isa eka sUtra ke garbha meM anaMta saMbhAvanAeM samAyI huI haiM | dhyAna aura sAdhanA kA sAra hai yaha suutr| mahAvIra kahate haiM jaM thiramajjhavasANaM taM jhANaM / sthira adhyavasAna arthAt mAnasika ekAgratA hI dhyAna hai | mahAvIra sAdhanA mArga kA svarNima sUtra de rahe haiM | dhyAna para carcA kareM usase pUrva, mana ke saMbaMdha meM kucha soceM / Apane sunA hai, 'aMta mati mana : caMcalatA aura sthiratA/47 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ so gti'| jIvana kI aMtima sAMsa meM jaise bhAva hote haiM, AgAmI janma meM vaisA hI pratiphala prApta hotA hai / mati mana kI hI kriyA hai| isalie mana naraka kI ora bhI le jA sakatA hai aura svarga kI bhI yAtrA karA sakatA hai / mRtyu ke samaya mana kI azubha pravRttiyA~ jahA~ naraka kA kAraNa banatI haiM, vahIM zubha pravattiyA~ svarga kA | dharma-jagata kA adhikAMza saMbaMdha mana ke sAtha hI jur3A huA hai / mRtyu-velA meM azubha bhAva naraka ke kAraNa banate haiM aura zubha bhAva svarga ke | sahajataH kalpanA kI jA sakatI hai ki agara usa samaya zubha va azubha donoM hI bhAvoM ko samApta kara diyA jAe to usa yAtrA kI maMjila mokSa hI hogI / vAstava meM mana se mukti hI mokSa hai| ___ mana jise sadaiva hI dabAne kI koziza kI gaI, usakI bhAvanAoM ke sAtha balAtkAra kiyA gayA, use kuMThita karane kA prayAsa kiyA gayA, agara use sahI dizA dikhAI jAtI to jo mana saMsAra kA kAraNa hai, vahI samAdhi kA mUla bhI bana sakatA thA / mana kI zakti ko Aja taka kauna AMka pAyA hai / vAstava meM dekhA jAye to mana sarvazaktimAna hai | isameM UrjA hai, vidyuta pravAha hai / AvazyakatA hai isake sadupayoga kI / __ mana na tumhArA zatru hai aura na hI mitra | agara yaha kahA jAe ki hamArI azubha pravRttiyoM kA kAraNa mana hai, to zubha pravRttiyoM kA kAraNa kauna hai ? zubha ho yA azubha, donoM hI pravRttiyA~ mana se hI jur3I huI haiM, isalie mana ke sAtha kabhI zatrutA nahIM rakhanI cAhie / use mitra banAo; jora-jabardastI usake sAtha na calegI / agara yaha cAhate ho ki mana vahIM rahe jahA~ maiM hU~, mana vahI kare jo maiM cAhatA hU~ to mana ko pyAra do, mana ko prema do / pAoge, aba taka jisa zakti kA durupayoga ho rahA thA, vahI zakti tumhAre hAthoM meM hai | mana kI caMcalatA jaga-prasiddha hai / prAyaH aisA hI hotA hai, jahA~ 'maiM' rahatA hai vahA~ se mana pharAra ho jAtA hai | kaI zikAyateM mere pAsa AtI haiM, mana ke bAre meM | kahate haiM loga, agara hama mandira jAeM to mana makAna meM jAtA hai / agara mAlA ginane baiThe to mana malAI meM jAtA hai| dukAna jAeM to mana kahatA hai, ghara calo aura ghara jAeM to mana kahatA hai dukAna calo / rUThA huA mana hamezA vahI kAma karegA, jise hama nahIM cAhate / kAzmIra meM rahane vAlA kanyAkumArI jAkara samudra kI lahareM dekhanA cAhatA hai, aura kanyAkumArI meM rahane vAlA kAzmIra AnA 48/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhatA hai, kesara kI sugandha lenA cAhatA hai / mana kI yahI gatividhi hai / use sadaiva viparIta kA AkarSaNa hotA hai, strI mana ko puruSa kA AkarSaNa aura puruSa mana kI strI kA AkarSaNa / __ mana kA sambandha zarIra ke hara tantu ke sAtha jur3A hai, para tabhI taka jaba taka zarIra kA AtmA se sambandha hai / isalie mana zarIra meM tabhI taka rahatA hai, jaba taka zarIra murdA na ho jAe / janma se lekara mRtyu taka mana kI mahattA ko najaraaMdAja nahIM kiyA jA sakatA | baMdhana bhI mana kA pariNAma hai aura mukti bhI / 'mana eva manuSyANAm kAraNam baMdha mokssyoH|' mana Izvara kahalAtA hai, 'mana hI devatA mana hI Izvara, mana se bar3A na koya / ' mujhe haMsI AtI hai una logoM para, jo mana ko dabAnA cAhate haiM usakI gatividhiyoM ko balAt avarUddha karanA cAhate haiM / bhalA zakti ko kabhI dabAyA jA sakatA hai; zakti ko jitanA adhika dabAyA jAyegA, vaha utanI hI adhika zaktizAlI hotI jAyegI / 'spriMga' ko dabAnA usameM aura adhika zakti paidA karanA hai / mana ko dabAne kI nahIM, sAdhane kI aura samajhane kI koziza kI jAnI caahie| agara mana ko sahI dizA dI jAe to, yaha vaha kArya bhI kara sakatA hai jo mukti meM sahAyaka ho ! mana kI samagratA sAdhane ke lie hama mana evaM usake bhItarI-bAharI pariveza ko samajhane kI ceSTA kareM | ___ mana, mastiSka meM ho aisA nahIM hai / kucha loga ise mastiSka meM mAnate haiN| kaI loga isakA kendra-bindu hRdaya meM mAnate haiM / yaha bAta sahI hai ki mana kI vRttiyoM se sarvAdhika mastiSka hI prabhAvita hotA hai, para usakI taraMge sampUrNa zarIra meM pravAhita hotI hai | mana sakriyatA hai, mana vRtti hai / yaha vahA~-vahA~ jAnA cAhatA hai, jahA~-jahA~ tumhAre rAgAtmaka sambandha haiM / unhIM kA cintana karatA hai, jinase tuma sammohita ho / jo yaha kahate haiM ki mana kI caMcalatA ke kAraNa dhyAna nahIM sadhatA, unhoMne vAstava meM dhyAna ko sAdhane kI koziza hI nahIM kI / ve abhI taka dhyAna ke karIba hI nahIM pahu~ce haiM | jaba dhyAna hotA hai to mana apane Apa sadha jAtA hai / jahA~ vyakti kA dhyAna, vahIM vyakti kA mana | jarA una logoM se pUcho jo yaha kahate haiM ki mAlA aura dhyAna meM mana bhaTakatA hai, para jaba ve philma-haoNla meM philma dekhate haiM to mana kahA~ bhaTakatA hai mana : caMcalatA aura sthiratA/49 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ? tIna ghaMTe taka eka kursI se cipake haiM, usa samaya mana na ghara gayA, na dukAna gayA, na baiMka aura bAjAra hI gayA / itane gahare sammohita ho jAte ho ki agara par3osI AvAja de, to bhI besudha / yahA~ tumhArA dhyAna philma kI ora hai aura isalie mana vahA~ TikA huA hai| jitanA gaharA rAgAtmaka saMbaMdha tumhArA patnI aura pati ke prati hai,dukAnaaura makAna ke prati hai vaisA hI sammohana agara paramAtmA ke prati ho jAye, to dhyAna, mAlA aura prArthanA meM mana bhaTake, isakI guMjAiza kama hai / hara kArya mana hI karAtA ho, aisI bAta nahIM hai / mana kA bhI koI niyAmaka hai jo usake pIche baiThA hai / vaha aura koI nahIM, tuma svayaM ho| mana socatA nahIM hai, apitu tuma jo socate ho usI kA nAma mana hai | mana se manana hotA hai aura manana karane vAlA hI manasvida hotA hai| ___ maiM himAlaya kI yAtrA para thA / jaba maiM gaMgotrI pahu~cA taba, vahA~ kevala dhyAna sAdhaka hI the, Ama darzanArthI eka bhI na thA / kucha aise santa bhI the jo gomukha se vahA~ Aye hue the | eka nAgA bAbA ke bAre meM batAyA gayA ki ve tapovana meM rahate haiM | gaMgotrI meM, maiM kaI yogiyoM se milA, yaha samajhane ke lie ki Akhira mana ke niyamana kA upAya kyA hai / eka yogI jo gomukha meM rahate haiM, vahA~ Aye hue the / jAnakara Azcarya hogA ki unheM yaha bhI patA nahIM thA ki saMsAra meM puruSa aura strI-do tattva hote haiM / kyA ! mandira aura masjida kI rAjanIti kA unheM koI jJAna nahIM thA / carcA ke daurAna maiMne pAyA ki unheM saMsAra se sambandhita, kula milAkara dasa bAtoM kA jJAna hai / sAMsArika carcAoM se unakA koI sambandha bhI nahIM haiM / jahA~ sambandha hotA hai, vahA~ sammohana hotA hai / usa vyakti kA mana sau jagaha kyoM bhaTakegA jisakA sambandha kevala dasa logoM se hai | jitane padArthoM ke sAtha hamArA sambandha hogA, mana kI gatividhiyA~ utanI hI bar3heMgI / jisa patnI ke lie Aja mana tar3apa rahA hai, vivAha se pUrva kyA use eka daphA bhI yAda kiyA thA ? taba taka usake sAtha koI mAnasika sambandha bhI na thA | Aja tuma jaba dhyAna meM baiThate ho, taba kabhI mana phrija kI ora jAtA hai, kabhI TI.vI. kI ora ! sahajataH kalpanA kI jA sakatI hai ki Aja se mAtra pacAsa varSa pUrva, saMbhavataH kisI kA mana TI.vI aura phrija kI ora bhaTakA bhI na hogaa| mana bahatA hai, atIta ke saMvega ke kAraNa, athavA bhaviSya kI 50/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalpanAoM ke kAraNa | atIta ke kucha aise rAga-dveSa mUlaka sambandha hote haiM, jinase mana prabhAvita hotA hai aura bhaviSya kI kucheka aisI tRSNAe~ hotI haiM, jinake lie mana bhaTakatA hai / vartamAna meM jInA hI amana dazA hai, mana se mukti hai / mana ke bhaTakAva ko rokane ke lie, usake prati virakti lAbhakArI hai / agara usase jur3e to vaha manacAhI saira karAtA rahegA / dhyAna meM dekho mana kI gatividhiyoM ko, kahA~-kahA~ jA rahA hai! jahA~-jahA~ mana jA rahA hai, vahA~-vahA~ rAgAtmaka sambandha kama karane kI koziza karo | eka-eka sambandha kama hotA jAyegA aura mana kA bhaTakAva thamatA jAyegA / jahA~-jahA~ mana bhaTaka rahA hai use bhaTakane do / sambandhoM kI bhI eka sImA hai | thakA-hArA mana, antataH vahIM lauTakara A jAyegA jahA~ tuma svayaM ho / mana kA ucita upayoga hI dhyAna bana jAtA hai aura galata upayoga ahaMkAra evaM kleza | mana kA upayoga pAgala bhI karatA hai aura mana kA upayoga buddha bhI karate haiM / lekina donoM ke upayoga meM kAphI pharka hai | pAgala, mana ke niyaMtraNa meM hai aura buddha kA mana niyaMtrita hai / prabuddha aura upazAnta mana jahA~ astitva ke dvAra udghATita karatA hai, vahIM bhramita mana kleza kA kAraNa banatA hai / jahA~ mana samApta huA, vahIM tumhArI samagratA sadhegI / aura jahA~ mana samagra ho gayA, vahA~ tumhArA astitva khatare meM par3a jAyegA / rAjA ke sAtha bhI cAra sipAhI haiM aura cora, ke sAtha bhI cAra sipAhI haiM, lekina donoM meM pharka hai / eka pakSa meM cora sipAhI se niyaMtrita hai, vahIM dUsare pakSa meM sipAhI, rAjA ke niyaMtraNa meM haiN| __ 'mana' aura 'maiM' meM saMgharSa kI vRtti sAdhanAtmaka jIvana ke lie lAbhakArI nahIM kahI jA sakatI / saMgharSa hone para donoM meM khIMcatAna rahegI aura isa khIMcatAna kA natIjA mAtra duHkha hI hai / mana tumhArA sakhA hai | isase maitrI ke tAra jor3o aura dhIre-dhIre ise apane kAbU meM karane kI koziza karo | hama dhyAna meM isalie vicalita hote haiM kyoM ki mana bAhara kI yAtrA karatA hai aura hama use rokane kI koziza karate haiM | baiThe the dhyAna karane aura antardvandva zurU ho gayA / bAra-bAra mana ko pakar3ane kI koziza kI | mana ko pakar3akara TikAnA, aMdherI koTharI meM billI para DaMDe barasAnA hai, aisI sthiti meM jaba billI koTharI meM hI na ho | to rAta bhara DaMDe barasAte rahoge, mArane vAlA pasIne se tarabatara ho jAyegA, para billI marane vAlI nahIM hai / mana : caMcalatA aura sthiratA/51 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baMdara bhale hI bUr3hA ho jAye, para phadAke lagAnA thor3e hI chor3a paayegaa| mana kI aisI hI prakRti hai / ise jAne deM, jahA~ yaha jAnA cAhatA hai | Akhira kahA~ taka jAyegA ? pratyeka vyakti ke sambandhoM kI eka sImA hotI hai / jaise-jaise sambandha bar3hate jAte haiM, vaise-vaise mana kI taraMge phailatI jAtI haiM | eka bacce kA mana jitanA vikSipta hotA hai, usase adhika eka yuvA kA hogA aura eka yuvaka kA mana jitanA bhaTakatA hai, usase jyAdA eka vRddha kA bhaTakegA | bacapana meM mana dUdha se jur3A thA, khilaune se jur3A thA, mAtA pitA se jur3A thA, kucha mitroM se jur3A thA / yuvAvasthA meM sambandha aura bar3he / patnI AI, parivAra bar3hA / makAna aura dukAna hue, saikar3oM ke sAtha rAga aura dveSamUlaka sambandha hue / jitane sambandha hue, utanI hI gatividhiyA~ bhI bar3hI / jitanA bAhara kA saMsAra phailAoge, mana-utanA hI adhika caMcala hogaa| dhyAna meM baiThe ho, mana apanI gatividhiyA~ prArambha karane jA rahA hai, kahIM bAhara jAnA cAha rahA hai / ucita yaha rahegA ki usake sAtha jora-jabardastI na kI jAe / jahA~ jAnA cAhe, vahIM use jAne deM / Akhira kahA~ taka jAyegA ? jina-jina ke sAtha sambandhoM ke tAra jur3e haiM, unhIM meM se kucha eka ke pAsa jAkara vaha vApasa vahIM lauTa AyegA, jahA~ tuma ho / eka dina jAyegA, do dina jAyegA, pAMca aura dasa dina jAyegA, lekina antataH use udgama sthala kI ora hI AnA par3egA / AtA-jAtA, apane Apa thaka jAyegA / phira vaha thakA-hArA mana tumhAre dhyAna meM sahAyaka banegA | eka vyakti prArthanA meM baiThA thA / kucha gIta guna-gunA rahA thA | acAnaka kisI pakSI kI AvAja sunAI dI / use yAda AyA, baMbaI meM eka dina maiMne aisI hI AvAja sunI thI / aba mana kI gatividhiyA~ prArambha ho gii| itanI dera taka mana prArthanA se jur3A thA / mana ko caMcalatA dene ke lie eka pakSI kI AvAja hI kAphI thI / pakSI kI AvAja ne use baMbaI kI yAda dilA dI / smRti mana se jur3I rahI / jo aba taka prArthanA se jur3A thA, vahI mana aba kisI ghaTanA se jur3a gyaa| yAda AyA baMbaI meM maiM kisI ke ghara gayA thA | ghara kA sampUrNa DhA~cA dikhAne ke lie eka smRti hI kAphI thI / taraMge bar3I sUkSmatA se pravAhita hotI haiM / aba yaha yAda Ane lagI thI ki usa vyakti ke sAtha kyA bAtacIta huI thI ! bAtacIta meM usa vyakti ne batAyA thA ki dillI se kalakattA kI masAphirI ke bIca usakA lar3akA mara gayA thA, aba mana musAphirI se jur3A, dillI aura kalakattA se jur3A / 52/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 1 mana aise hI daur3atA hai / isakI bhAga-daur3a dikhAI bhI nahIM detI / basa eka anubaMdha cAhie, eka kanekzana cAhie / jahA~-jahA~ isakA kanekzana hogA, vahA~-vahA~ isakI taraMge pravAhita ho jAyeMgI / mana ko par3heM, bAra-bAra par3heM ! ThIka vaise hI par3heM jaise rAmAyaNa ko par3hate haiM / viveka se mana ko rokanA saMbhava hai / dhIre-dhIre mana upazAMta hogA / isakI gatividhiyA~ zAMta hoMgI / aura mana vahIM A jAyegA, jahA~ hama svayaM hai / dhyAna meM, mana kI kasauTI hotI hai| vahA~, citta kI caMcalatA kI parIkSA hotI hai| kyoMki dhyAna meM koI viSaya vastu nahIM rahatI, ekamAtra cetanA ! sirpha UrjA ! isalie mana usameM TikatA nahIM hai / kyoMki mana ko viSaya cAhie aura dhyAna meM viSaya kA abhAva hai / pravacana meM mana Tika jAyegA, saMgIta-saMkIrtana meM citta ekAgra ho jAyegA / maMtra meM bhI mana kucha samaya taka jur3A rahegA, kyoMki vahA~ viSaya milA / mana ko to jur3ane ke lie koI viSaya caahie| yaha tumhAre hAtha meM hai ki tuma mana ko rAma se jor3ate ho yA kAma se / jaba dhyAna meM baiThoge, tabhI patA calegA ki mana kahA~-kahA~ jAtA hai | vahA~ akele ho, pUrI taraha se akele, bAhara se hI 1 nahIM, bhItara se bhI / mana ke lie vahA~ koI viSaya bhI nahIM haiM / aba yahA~ asalI parIkSA kI ghar3I hai-mana Tika pAtA hai yA nhiiN| agara dhyAna meM mana TikatA hai to samajho dhyAna meM ruci hai aura agara nahIM TikatA hai to samajho ki jahA~ mana gayA hai, vahIM tumhArI ruci hai | yaha mana ke parIkSaNa kI ghar3I hai | upaniSada kA eka priya vacana hai- 'ya iha manuSyANAm mahattAma prApnuvanti dhyAno pAdAMzA ivaiva te bhavanti / ' jisa kisI manuSya ko jisa kisI kArya meM prasiddhi milatI hai, usameM mUla dhyAna hai, mana kI ekAgratA hai| aisA nahIM hai ki dhyAna kevala kisI eka AsAna para baiThane se hI sadhatA ho, jIvana ke hara ghaTanAkrama se dhyAna jur3A huA hai / eka vaijJAnika kA dhyAna, kucha AviSkAroM ke sAtha jur3A huA hai, DaoNkTara kA dhyAna rogoM ke sAtha jur3A huA hai / vidyArthI kA dhyAna, blaikaborDa ke sAtha jur3A huA hai / agara aisA na ho, kisI kArya ko dhyAnapUrvaka na kiyA gayA to saphalatA kabhI hAtha na lagegI / mahAvIra to yahA~ taka kahate haiM ki baiTho bhI dhyAna se, calo bhI dhyAna se, bolo bhI dhyAnapUrvaka | dhyAnapUrvaka kisI bhI kArya ko karoge to pApa karma kA baMdhana nahIM hogA / 1 jayaM care jayaM ciThThe, jayaM mAse jayaM saye / mana : caMcalatA aura sthiratA / 53 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jayaM bhujaMto bhAsaMtI, pAvaMkammaM na baMdhaI / kImata yatanA kI hai, viveka kI hai, tumhAre dhyAna kI hai| hAlAMki ina saba meM dhyAna sAlambana hotA hai, kisI eka padArtha ke sAtha jur3A rahatA hai / yahA~ itanI saphalatA avazya prApta ho jAtI hai ki sau jagaha bhaTakatA mana eka jagaha Akara Tika jAtA hai / lekina mana kI asalI parIkSA to Alambana rahita dhyAna meM hogI, jahA~ mana ko TikAne ke lie koI viSaya na ho, vahIM mana asalI svarUpa dikhAyegA / isa sthiti kA zAMta honA hI dhyAna hai, yoga hai, samAdhi hai / ___ mahAvIra kahate haiM 'mAnasika ekAgratA hI dhyAna hai / ' vAstava meM mana kA cAritra bar3A vicitra hai / lambe arase taka ekAgratA to dUra kI bAta hai, canda minaToM ke lie bhI eka kamare meM nahIM baiTha sakatA / loga, mana kI caMcalatA kI tulanA baMdara se karate haiM / para mana, isa taraha kI upamA se bhI bahuta Age hai / mana kI zakti ke sAmane, baMdara kI zakti nagaNya hai aura nagaNya hai usakI caMcalatA bhI | baMdara caMcalatA kA pratIka hai lekina use bhI zAMta kiyA jA sakatA hai, eka Thaura para bAMdhA jA sakatA hai, usakI gati kI eka sImA hai / lekina mana ! na ise bAMdhA jA sakatA hai aura nahIM patA lagAyA jA sakatA hai ki isake kitane Thaura-ThikAne haiN| ___ mahAvIra hameM manasvI banAnA cAhate haiM, ekAgra karanA cAhate haiN| aura usI ekAgratA kA nAma hI to dhyAna hai / azubha se zubha kI ora, zubha se zuddhatva kI ora yAtrA karanA, yahI sAdhanAtmaka jIvana kA vikAsa hai / dhyAna to azubha meM bhI ho sakatA hai / isalie mahAvIra ne azubha dhyAna ke lie do zabda prayukta kiye-Arta dhyAna aura raudra dhyaan| ye donoM dhyAna ke vikRta rUpa haiM / lekina jisa dhyAna kA sambandha Atma tattva ke sAtha hai, vaha to zubha aura zuddhattva meM hI ho sakatA hai| ___ dhyAna vyabhicArI kA bhI hotA hai / aura sahI meM itanA gaharA dhyAna hotA hai ki agara utanI gaharAI se paramAtmA ke prati jur3a jAe, to jIvana kA kAyAkalpa ho sakatA hai / vyabhicArI dhyAna meM jItA hai, lekina yaha azubha hai / dhyAna kA matalaba sirpha mAnasika ekAgratA nahIM haiM / una galiyAroM se bhI hai jisase hokara dhyAna meM pahuMcA jAtA hai| zakkara jitanI mIThI hotI hai usase jyAdA 'sekrina' mIThA hotA hai / mAnA ki, jihvA ko to donoM hI miThAsa dete haiM lekina donoM miThAsa 54/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko eka mAnakara, sekrina kA upayoga karanA jIvana ke sAtha to khilavAr3a hI kahA jaayegaa| _vaise eka cora, vyabhicArI yA viSayabhogI mAnasika rUpa se ekAgra to ho sakatA hai, lekina vaha ekAgratA bhI usa snAna kI taraha hai jisameM vyakti kIcar3a ke nAle meM snAna karatA hai / yaha kSaNika ekAgratA bhI citta cAMcalya meM sahAyaka banatI hai| dhyAna, citta kA snAna hai, citta kI prasannatA hai / bhItara meM upajane vAlA eka ahobhAva hai, jaise-jaise vyakti zubha-dRSTi yA sama-dRSTi meM praveza karatA hai vaise-vaise sarvatra mAMgalya ke bhAva paidA hote hai / yaha to citta kA snAna hai zubha-dRSTi, sama-dRSTi aura sarvatra mAMgalya-bhAva yaha saca meM gaMgA, yamunA, sarasvatI kA saMgama hai, jIvana kA tIrtha hai, aura isI meM snAna kara vyakti citta ko prakSAlita karatA hai, aura Ane vAle kala kA tIrthaMkara bana jAtA hai | ___ zuddhi aura prasannatA-ye citta ke ve do pariNAma hai jinheM hama ekAgratA kI pUrva sIr3hiyA~ kaha sakate haiM / yaha kramazaH vikAsa hai / mahAvIra ne isI mArga se maMjila ko hAsila kiyA thA / AtmavikAsa, yaha dhyAna kA aMtima caraNa to ho sakatA hai lekina prathama caraNa to, sva para vikAsa hI honA caahie| sarvatra mAMgalya kI kAmanA, zubha-dRSTi aura sama-dRSTi meM jInA, citta ko nirmala karanA / citta kI isa nirmalatA ko hI maiM dhyAna kA pahalA caraNa kahatA hU~ | zuddhi aura prasannatA se ekAgratA kI sIr3hI para pAMva bar3hate haiM aura dhIre-dhIre aisA kramika vikAsa hotA hai ki vyakti vicAra-zaMkara se mukta ho jAtA hai / ___ mahAvIra kahate haiM , 'citta kI ekAgratA yahI dhyAna hai'| isa sUtra ko hameM gaharAI se samajhanA hai kyoMki citta kI ekAgratA kahIM bhI sadha sakatI hai / parantu citta ko ekAgra karane se pUrva citta kA nirmalIkaraNa karanA Avazyaka hai / yadi gande pAtra meM sApha pAnI bhI DAlA gayA to pAnI gandalA ho jAyegA / citta ko zuddha kaise kiyA jAe ? sukhI se maitrI aura duHkhI ke prati karuNA citta ke nirmalIkaraNa meM sahAyaka bana sakatI hai| pUNya se prema aura pApa ke prati karuNA, ye saba ve sAdhana hai jo citta ko dhIre-dhIre bedAga kara dete hai yadi citta ko nirmala karanA cAhate ho to sarva prathama pahalI kriyA prArambha karo ki maiM doSa nahIM dekhUgA / doSa bhale hI, apane ___ mana : caMcalatA aura sthiratA/55 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hoM yA parAye unakI ora najara mata DAlo | kyoMki doSa hamezA, hamArI najaroM ko apavitra karate haiM aura citta kI nirmalatA ko samApta karate haiM, isalie apane aura parAye sabhI doSoM ko najaraaMdAja karate jAo agara dekhanA cAhate ho to guNoM ko dekho, unheM bar3hAvA do, punaH punaH unakA smaraNa karo, aisA karane se guNa apane Apa bar3hate jAyeMge aura doSa dabate jaaeNge| jaise-jaise Ayu bar3hatI hai, vaise-vaise sambandha aura phailate jAte haiM aura sambandhoM kA phailAva citta cAMcalya kA setu hai / bacapana meM gine-cune sambandha the, yuvA avasthA meM ve aura jyAdA phailate gaye aura vRddhAvasthA meM to hama sambandhoM ke jAla meM hI ulajha jAte haiM / eka bAta taya hai ki sambandhoM kI pragAr3hatA citta kI caMcalatA meM sahAyatA detI hai | citta kI ekAgratA ke lie Atma-smaraNa kI kama, Atma-anubhava kI jyAdA jarUrata hai / maiM AtmA hU~ ,isakA punaH punaH jApa karane se Atma- anubhava nahIM hogA / vizvAsa ho jAegA, para yaha to aisA hogA ki hama bhUla na jAyeM isalie punaH-punaH smaraNa karake usako pakkA kiyA jAtA hai / maiM manuSya hU~, isakA jApa karane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai, anubhava karane kI AvazyakatA hai / citta ko ekAgra karane kI pUrva bhUmikAoM meM, hama kucha-eka Alambana bhI svIkAra kara sakate haiM / jaisemaMdira meM baiThakara kisI mUrti ko nihAranA / najaroM kI ekAgratA se citta kI ekAgratA meM sahAyatA milatI hai | lambI avadhi taka paramAtmA kI mUrti ko nihArane se, paramAtma svarUpa ko AtmasAta karane kI zakti to milatI hI hai, aneka sthAnoM para bhaTaka rahA mana eka sthAna para bhI Tika jAtA hai | maMtra kA jApa bhI to isalie kiyA jAtA hai tAki mana kisI eka vicAra para Akara kendrita ho jAe / sambhava hai ki sAlambana dhyAna meM bhI citta kI caMcalatA jArI rahe, lekina kramazaH abhyAsa se yaha caMcalatA bhI samApta ho jAtI hai / mUrti, citra, arthaciMtana, nAmasmaraNa Adi aise aneka Alambana haiM, jo dhyAna kI pUrva bhUmikA meM hameM sahAyatA de sakate haiN| sAlambana dhyAna se do kadama Age bar3hane ke bAda, yaha prayAsa kiyA jAnA cAhie ki do vikalpoM ke bIca ke samaya ke aMtarAla ko bar3hAte jAeM / jaise-jaise hama vikalpoM ke bIca kI dUrI ko bar3hAte jAeMge vaise-vaise dhyAna aura bar3hatA jAegA kyoMki vikalpoM ke bIca kI zUnya avasthA hI 56/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to dhyAna hai / abhyAsa kArya, siddhi meM sahAyaka hotA hai aura dhyAna kA vikAsa, abhyAsa se hI hotA hai / kabhI yaha-kabhI vaha, kabhI idhara-kabhI udhara yaha to ghar3I ke usa peNDulama kI avasthA hai, jo anavarata idhara se udhara gati karatA rahatA hai / vikalpoM meM dUrI karane ke lie zvAsoM ke bIca bhI avakAza bar3hAte jAeM, kyoMki zvAsa lene aura chor3ane ke bIca kA jo samaya hotA hai, usa samaya vikalpa pAsa nahIM phaTakate aura agara yaha sthiti lambI avadhi taka rahatI hai to dhyAna ke lie kAphI lAbhadAyaka hai| ___ ekAgra citta kI avasthA ke lie, vyakti svayaM ko svapna aura suSupta donoM se uparata karane kA prayAsa kare / svapna avasthA bhaTakAva hai aura nidrA khumArI / nIMda lenA zarIra ke lie Avazyaka hai lekina vaha nIMda zarIra aura svAsthya donoM ke lie hAnikAraka hai, jisa para behozIpana savAra ho jAtA hai | sonA jarUrI hai, parantu bodha pUrvaka / suSupti meM bhI jAgRti kI surabhi rahanI cAhie / rAta ko nIMda aisI leM jisameM 80% nidrA ho aura 20% jAgRti, isalie kahate haiM ki dhyAnI nIMda meM bhI jagA rahatA hai / vahaM rAtri ko vizrAma karatA hai, para besudha nahIM hotA | vizrAma anucita nahIM kahA jA sakatA hai, kyoMki hara parizrama vizrAma cAhatA hai| __sote samaya yaha saMkalpa karake soyeM ki maiM mauna rahU~gA / kisI saMkalpa ko punaH-punaH doharAne se saMkalpa meM dRr3hatA A jAtI hai aura agara sote samaya pratidina yaha saMkalpa kareM ki maiM mauna rahU~gA to isakA pariNAma yaha AyegA ki dhIre-dhIre mauna jabAna kA hI nahIM, mana kA bhI sAthI ho jAegA, phira svapna bhI kama AyeMge / nidrA avasthA meM Ane vAle svapna, hamAre citta kI caMcalatA ke dyotaka haiM | sote samaya dhyAna karake soyeM aura uThane ke bAda bhI dhyAna kareM jaise, kisI rogI ke roga ko ThIka karane ke lie subaha-zAma golI dI jAtI hai | eka golI apanA prabhAva 12 ghaMTe taka dikhAtI hai / vaise hI AdhA ghaMTe kA dhyAna 12 ghaMTe taka UrjA, zakti detA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'mAnasika ekAgratA hI dhyAna hai / ' Atma-vikAsa ke mArga meM agara koI sarvAdhika avarodhaka tattva hai, to vaha mana hai / atIta kI nirarthaka smRtiyA~ aura bhaviSya kI kalpanAyeM mana kI caMcalatA meM sarvAdhika sahayogI banatI haiM | yaha to hamArA saubhAgya hai ki vartamAna mana : caMcalatA aura sthiratA/ 57 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke darpaNa meM pUrva janma pratibimbata nahIM hotA hai, anyathA eka janma ke sambandhoM kI jAnakArI meM mana kI caMcalatA itanI parAkASThA para hai aura mana ko sAdhe binA agara atIta ke hajAra varSoM kI jAnakArI mila jAye to manuSya para pAgalapana kA bhUta savAra ho jAyegA / bIsa-tIsa varSa kI smRti meM to vikSipta hue jA rahe ho / agara hajAra varSa pUrva kI smRti hamAre hAtha laga gaI to kyA isa vikSiptatA kA koI aMta hogA ! isalie atIta aura bhaviSya donoM se mukta hokara,vyakti jaba vartamAna kA anupazyI banatA hai, tabhI, vaha Atma tattva ko upalabdha kara pAtA hai / _. 'maiM kauna hU~' yaha prazna tuma kaba se karate Aye ho isakA patA nahIM hai| kala bhI karate the, Aja bhI karate ho / 'maiM kauna hU~ ' yaha bhI raTA-raTAyA prazna aura 'maiM AtmA hU~' yaha bhI sunA-sunAyA uttara / jaba prazna bhItara se nahIM upajA hai, taba uttara bhItara se kaise AyegA ? 'maiM kauna hU~' isalie bhI nahIM pUchA jAnA cAhie ki kabhI tumhAre guru bhI subaha uThakara pUchA karate the | kisI prazna kA uttara pAne ke lie hajAra-hajAra daphe guna-gunAnA nahIM par3atA hai / prazna AyA hai bAhara se aura uttara pUcha rahe ho bhItara se / 'ahaM ko AsI', 'ko'ham' aura 'maiM kauna hU~'-hajAroM varSa pahale bhI insAna yaha prazna pUchatA AyA hai aura Aja bhI pUchatA hai / 'maiM kauna hU~' yaha eka khoja kI yAtrA thI aura hamane ise eka japa, jApa kI yAtrA banA lI / 'maiM AtmA hU~' isakI anubhUti to Avazyaka hai para jApa karanA Avazyaka nahIM | 'maiM manuSya hU~' isakA japa kahA~ Avazyaka hai ? isalie 'maiM kauna hU~', 'ko'ham' se 'so'ham' 'so'ham' se haMso'ham' aura 'haMso'ham' se 'zivo'hama' kI sahayAtrA, yaha jIvana kI anubhava pUrNa upalabdhi hai / lekina ina sabako eka maMtra ke rUpa meM svIkAra karake, kevala raTana karanA aura granthi-vimocana kA upakrama na karanA, yaha sAdhanA mArga kI apUrNatA hI kahI jAyegI / mahAvIra kahate haiM 'mAnasika ekAgratA hI dhyAna hai / ' mana zakti kA svAmI hai / hamAre jIvana meM isase zaktizAlI tattva AtmA ke sivA aura koI nahIM ho sakatA / AtmA kA pudgala pariNamana hI to mana hai| isalie bhAva-mana AtmA hai, aura dravya-mana ke aMtargata hamAre vicAra Ate haiM, mana ke samasta saMvega Ate haiM / ye saba dravya-mana ke antargata hI haiM | dhyAna ke mAdhyama se vyakti bhAva-mana ko jAgRta karatA hai aura dravya-mana kI ucchaMkhalatAoM ko samApta karatA hai / yahA~ eka bAta samajhane jaisI hai ki dhyAna taba sadhatA hai jaba mAnasika ekAgratA ho aura mAnasika 58/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ekAgratA taba hotI hai jaba dhyAna kA Alambana ho / isalie dhyAna aura mAnasika ekAgratA donoM kA anyonyAzrita saMbaMdha hai / dhyAna kA sahArA lekara hI vyakti mAnasika ekAgratA meM praveza kara pAtA hai aura kramaza vikAsa karate hue sAdhaka samAdhi meM praveza karatA hai / mana kI zakti jo idhara-udhara bikharI huI hai, aura isI ba~Tane, bikherane aura TUTane ke kAraNa hI hama usakI zakti kA sadupayoga nahIM kara pAte haiM / yaha hara dizA meM gati kara sakatA hai, hara kArya meM praveza kara sakatA hai aura atIta va bhaviSya kI pratyeka kalpanA kara sakatA hai / zarIra ke jitane bhI avayava haiM, sabakI zakti sImita hai / AMkha sirpha dekha sakatI hai. kAna sirpha suna sakate haiM, nAka va muMha kI bhI apanI sImita zaktiyA~ hai, lekina isake bAvajUda ina sampUrNa zaktiyoM kA svAmI akelA mana ___ mahAvIra yaha nahIM kaha rahe haiM ki tuma mana ko dabAo, isake sAtha jora-jabarana karo, usakI TA~ga khIMco / yaha saba dhyAna nahIM huA, dhyAna ke nAma para sirpha chalAvA hai / kyoMki mana jise aba taka sirpha baMdhana kA hI kAraNa mAnA gayA, becAre ko sadA dabAyA gayA / kAza, ise mukti kA bhI kAraNa mAnA jAtA ! agara aisA kiyA jAtA to mana kI UrjA ko eka sahI dizA nirdeza milatA,aura 'mana ko mAro' ke bajAya 'mana ko samajho' kI bhASA hotI / isalie dhyAna na to mana ko mAranA hai, na dabAnA hai aura na hI bAMdhanA hai, dhyAna to mana kI ekAgratA hai / sau dizAoM meM bhaTakatA mana, kisI eka tattva para kendrita ho gayA, yahI dhyAna hai / vaha bAta gauNa hai ki vaha tattva kyA hai, bhale hI vaha tattva paramAtmA ho yA patnI, dukAna ho yA makAna, mandira ho yA mUrti koI bhI tattva kyoM na ho, jahA~ para bhI ekAgratA sadhI, isI kA nAma dhyaan| __eka baccA kakSA meM baiThA hai, adhyApaka pATha par3hA rahA hai, bacce kI najara khir3akI se bAhara jAtI hai, dekhatA hai cir3iyA apane baccoM ke muMha meM eka-eka dAnA DAla rahI hai / ise dekhane meM vaha itanA ekAgra ho jAtA hai ki vaha kakSA meM hai, isakA bhI use bhAna nahIM rahatA / acAnaka eka caoNka kA Tukar3A usake sira se TakArAtA hai / adhyApaka kahatA hai, 'tumhArA dhyAna kidhara hai / ' chAtra sakapakA jAtA hai, dhyAna usakA bhaMga ho jAtA hai / adhyApaka socatA hai, chAtra kA dhyAna vicalita hai jaba ki chAtra pUrI taraha se dhyAna meM hai / mana : caMcalatA aura sthiratA/59 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna cAhe zubha kA ho yA azubha kA, dhyAna to Akhira dhyAna hI hai| isalie mahAvIra ne Arta aura raudra cintana ko bhI dhyAna kI saMjJA dI / dharma-cintana aura zukla-cintana-sabhI manISiyoM ne ise dhyAna maanaa| lekina isa saMdarbha meM mahAvIra aura do kadama Age bar3he, kahA-'Arta aura raudra-azubha cintana, yaha bhI dhyAna hai / ' tulasIdAsa ke jIvana kI vaha ghaTanA mahAvIra ke isa cintana ke sAtha hU-ba-hU mela khAtI hai jaba unakI patnI kahatI hai, jitanA tumane merA (kAma kA) cintana kiyA, utanA hI agara rAma kA karate to ber3A pAra ho jAtA | cintana jArI hai, phira cAhe vaha rAma kA ho yA kAma kaa| yaha mahAvIra kI vizeSatA hai ki ve azubha ko bhI dhyAna kI saMjJA dekara vyakti ko dhyAna meM praveza karAnA cAhate haiM / guNasthAna ke krama meM mahAvIra ne kevala samyaktva ko hI guNasthAna nahIM mAnA / unhoMne guNasthAna krama kI zuruAta hI mithyAtva se kI hai / ve kardama meM se kamala nikhAranA cAhate haiM / mithyAtva meM se samyaktava kA phUla khilAnA cAhate haiM, azubha meM hI zubha kA bIjAropaNa karanA cAhate haiM / ___ mahAvIra kahate haiM 'mAnasika ekAgratA.....ekAgratA kI AvazyakatA, mAtra adhyAtma ke mArga meM hI nahIM hai / hama jo bhI kArya kareM, ekAgratA ke sAtha, tanmayatA ke sAtha, apane Apa ko pUrI taraha jor3akara ahobhAva ke sAtha / cAhe sUra ne ikatArA bajAyA ho, mIrA kI karatAla calI ho yA ghaMghuruoM kI thirakana ho, kabIra ne cAhe kapar3e bane ho, raidAsa ne jUte siye hoM yA gorA ne miTTI para thA dI hoM Akhira ina sabako inase upalabdhi to ekAgratA aura tanmayatA se hI haI hai / jinheM hama dhyAna aura sAdhanA ke virAdhaka tattva mAnate haiM, vyakti agara pUrI tanmayatA ke sAtha una katyoM ko pUrNa kare to ye kRtya bhI sAlambana dhyAna meM upayogI ho sakate haiM / eka sAtha kaI kRtyoM aura vastuoM kA dhyAna karanA hamArI karmazakti meM to bar3hotarI kara sakatA hai, hama ise apanI kSamatA kA vikAsa bhI mAna sakate haiM, lekina dhyAna-zakti kA vikAsa tabhI hogA jaba vyakti, kisI eka kRtya meM pUrI taraha se tanmaya ho| ghar3I ke sAre purje bikhare par3e hoM to sabake saba bekAra haiM / lekina una sabako agara vyavasthita rUpa se ekatrita kara diyA jAye to, samaya tumhAre hAtha meM baMdha jAyegA / zakti ko bikheranA yaha kArya hai aura unheM ikaTThA karanA, yaha dhyAna hai / jaba ye donoM sadha jAte haiM usI kA nAma prajJA jAgaraNa hai| 60/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isalie mahAvIra vyakti ko mana kI vikRtiyoM kI jAnakArI dene ke bAda, sukRta kA dizA-nirdeza bhI karAte haiM / mahAvIra baMdhana meM se hI vimocana kI kalpanA kara rahe haiM / jo mana tumheM bAMdha rahA hai vahI mana tumheM mukti bhI de sakatA hai| dhyAna ke lie mAnasika ekAgratA Avazyaka hai, para maiM eka bAta aura kahanA cAhUMgA ki isa ekAgratA kA sahI mAgadarzana honA bhI Avazyaka hai / hamArI bImAriyoM kA kAraNa, 90% kevala mana hai / roga aura ilAja ke kAraNa aura sthAna parivartita ho jAte haiM, lekina mUla utpatti sthAna nahIM badala pAtA / agara vRkSoM kI jar3oM meM roga phaMsA hai to, pattoM kA ilAja karane se kyA lAbha aura kisa-kisa patte ko sudhAroge / jisakI jar3a kar3avI hai, cAhe usakA phala cakho yA phUla, patte cakho yA DAliyA~, kar3avAhaTa to sarvatra milegI / patte - patte meM kar3avAhaTa phailI hai isakA kAraNa DAliyA~ nahIM hai, vRkSa kI zAkhAeM bhI nahIM haiM, isakA kAraNa jar3a hai, bIja hai / eka vyaktitva meM hI krodha hai, ahaMkAra hai, mAyA aura lobha hai, rAga aura dveSa hai, jIvana kA hara caraNa dUSita hai, kisa-kisa caraNa ko sudhAroge ? hama apanI vRttiyoM ke kisI eka tattva ko dabAyeMge to dUsarAtattva ubharegA, krodha ko dabAyeMge to vAsanA ubharegI, lobha ko dabAyeMge to mAyA ubharegI, rAga ko dabAyeMge to dveSa ubharegA, isalie inako dabAne kI bajAya, inake mUla utsa ko DhUMDho / agara vaha sudhara gayA to saba kucha sudhara jAyegA agara bIja meM chipI kar3avAhaTa ko nikAla diyA jAye to phala bhI mIThe hoMge, phUla bhI aura patte bhI mIThe hoMge / jaise vRkSa meM guNa aura avaguNa kA kAraNa jar3a hotI hai vaise hI manuSya meM guNa aura avaguNa kA kAraNa mana hotA hai / manuSya kI jar3a mana hai / jo mana se jar3a hai, vaha manuSya / AdamI Adama se banA, 1 maiM mana se banA, isalie manuSya ko mana se to kabhI atirikta kiyA hI nahIM jA sakatA / hA~ azubha se zubha kI ora diyA jAne vAlA dizA nirdeza, yaha manuSya meM bhagavattA kI talAza hai / 1 hameM tIna tattva prApta hue haiM - AtmA, mana aura deha | ina tIna tattvoM kA eka chora AtmA hai dUsarA chora deha hai aura jo bIca meM hai isI kA nAma mana hai / yaha jo bIca meM baiThA hai yahI donoM ko prabhAvita karatA hai| jaba yaha deha meM jAkara jur3atA hai taba saMsAra kA janma hotA hai aura jaba AtmA se jAkara jur3atA hai taba samAdhi paidA hotI hai / yaha bAta sahI hai ki vyakti jo kucha karatA hai usakA mUla niyAmaka to vaha svayaM hI mana : caMcalatA aura sthiratA / 61 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotA hai jise hama AtmA kahate haiM lekina inakI pUrI gatividhiyoM kA saMcAlana mana karatA hai / AtmA na to zubha karatI hai na azubha karatI hai / vaha mana ko sAdhana banAkara zubha-azubha donoM pravRttiyA~ karA letI hai / isalie gaMgotrI to kevala gaMgA kA utsa hai, pavitratA kA udgama sthala hai lekina mana pavitratA kA bhI udgama sthala hai, aura apavitratA kA bhI / krodha bhI isI se prakaTa hotA hai aura kSamA bhI / krodha azubha mana kA pariNAma hai aura kSamA zubha mana kA / jo sIr3hI Upara kI ora le jAtI hai, usI sIr3hI se nIce kI aura vApasa AnA par3atA hai aura mana usa baMdara sA hai, jo isa sIr3hI para nirantara uchala-kUda karatA rahatA hai | kabhI krodha meM, kabhI kSamA meM, kabhI rAga meM, kabhI dveSa meM, kahIM ahaMkAra meM, kahIM namratA meM. kahIM lobha meM, kahIM saMtoSa meM eka hI mana, eka hI dina meM ina sabameM parivartita hotA rahatA hai / ghara para patnI se lar3akara Aye aura kisI guru ke pAsa jAkara dhoka lagAne lage, svayaM ko vinamra pragaTa karane lage, nizcita rUpa se vyakti ko vinamratA aura kSamAbhAva meM jInA cAhie lekina krodha aura vaimanasya ko chipAkara pradarzita kI jAne vAlI kSamA yA AtmIyatA mana kI prapaMcapUrNa vRtti nahIM to aura kyA hai ? ___ saba eka dUje se pragaTa hote haiM | jaba-jaba vyakti ke ahaMkAra ko coTa lagatI hai, taba-taba krodha paidA hotA hai / jaba-jaba apekSA, upekSA meM badalatI hai, taba-taba ahaMkAra paidA hotA hai / vyakti dUsare ke AcAra, vyavahAra saba kucha vaise hI dekhanA cAhatA hai jo usake manonukula ho / jaba-jaba mana ke pratikUla koI pratikriyA hotI hai, hama asaMtuSTa ho jAte haiM aura jaise culhe para dUdha uphanatA hai vaise hI hamAre mana meM uphAna Ane lagate haiM | jaba-jaba vyakti ke bhItara uphAna uThatA hai taba-taba vyakti tUphAna khar3A karatA hai / eka oNphisara kI yaha apekSA rahatI hai ki jaba maiM Aphisa meM jAU~, caparAsI mujhe salAma kare / yadi yaha apekSA pUrI na huI to mana meM viparIta saMvega paidA hote haiM / eka pati kI apekSA rahatI hai jaba vaha Aphisa se ghara pahuMce to patnI muskurAhaTa ke sAtha svAgata kare | jaba aisA nahIM hotA hai taba bhItara se jhallAhaTa paidA hotI hai / vAstava meM ina sabako maryAdA kI saMjJA dekara hama mIThe ahaMkAra me jIte haiM aura jahara to jahara hI hotA hai cAhe, vaha mizrI ghulA bhI kya na ho / 62/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vyakti ke, mana ke saMvega tabhI viparIta dharmI banate haiM, jaba viparIta vAtAvaraNa usake sAmane upasthita hotA hai, pratyeka viparIta vAtAvaraNa meM, apane Apako anupasthita samajhanA yA svayaM ko sAkSI bhAva yA dRSTAbhAva meM sthita kara lenA, mAnasika ekAgratA kA prathama aura Avazyaka sAdhana hai | hama prazaMsA se prasanna hote haiM, bhale hI vaha jhUThI ho / kisI strI ko tuma suMdara kaha do vaha khuza hogI / saca to yaha hai ki jaba hama krodha meM hote haiM, taba kurUpa hote haiM, jaba kSamA meM hote haiM taba suMdara hote haiM / tuma nahIM jAnate ho jaba tuma krodha karate ho taba tumhArA mana hI nahIM, tumhArA ceharA bhI kitanA vikRta ho jAtA hai / kabhI krodha karane ke tatkAla bAda jAkara Aine meM apanA ceharA dekho, vIbhatsatA dikhAI degI / aura kabhI kSamA-bhAva meM bhI Aine para najara DAlo, cehare para saundarya jhalakegA | Akhira krUratA aura karuNA meM kucha to pharka hotA hI hai / 1 1 . Aja ke sUtra meM, mahAvIra dhyAna para carcA karane se pUrva, mAnasika ekAgratA para jora de rahe haiM / Akhira hameM ve sUtra bhI DhUMDhane hoMge, jinase caMcala mana kA nigraha kiyA jA sake / gItA ke kRSNa kahate haiM 'abhyAsena.. . abhyAsa aura vairAgya se caMcala mana kA nigraha kiyA jA sakatA hai / ' jaise-jaise vyakti eka kramika abhyAsa ke dvArA svayaM ko rAga se virAga kI ora gati detA hai, vaise-vaise vaha vItarAgatA ke samIpa pahu~catA hai / mana ko ekAgra karane ke lie kucheka sAdhana bhI haiM - pahalA sAdhana hai, bhogoM se vairAgya / vyakti apane Apako dhIre-dhIre bhogoM se bhI nirlipta karane kA prayAsa kare / saMsAra meM to janaka bhI rahe the, bharata bhI rahe the lekina unhoMne saMsAra meM bhI samAdhi ke sUtra DhUMDhe / maiM yaha bhI nahIM kahatA ki saMsAra chor3akara jaMgala meM jAkara basa jAo / kyoMki aisA karane se, Aja jinake sAtha tumhArA rAgAtmaka saMbaMdha hai, unake sAtha dveSamUlaka saMbaMdha sthApita ho jAyegA / vairAgya kA artha yaha to nahIM hai ki tuma kisI ke rAga ko dveSa meM badala do / jaise rAga, vairAgya kA viparIta dharmI tattva hai, vaise hI dveSa bhI viparIta dharmI hai / isalie vItarAga vaha hai, jo rAga aura dveSa donoM se mukta ho hai | agara bhogoM se vyakti apane Apako kramazaH uparata karegA to, pariNAma yaha hogA ki vyakti kA rAga bhAva kama hogA aura dveSa bhAva paidA nahIM ho pAyegA | mana kI ekAgratA ke lie hameM mana kI kriyAoM para vicAra karanA mana : caMcalatA aura sthiratA / 63 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhie / rAta ko sote samaya mana ke acche-bure sabhI kAryoM para vicAra kareM / acche saMkalpoM kI sarAhanA aura bure vikalpoM ke prati karuNA, agara vyakti pratidina aisA karatA hai to pariNAma yaha nikalegA ki satkarma ke prati saMkalpa bar3hate jAyeMge aura duSkarma se punarvApasI hogI / hama koziza kareM ki mana ko hara samaya satkarma meM salaMgna rakheMge / AvazyakatAnusAra nirdeza deM apane viparIta saMvegoM ko pahacAneM, aura una sabake prati sAkSI bhAva meM lauTane kA prayAsa kreN| azubha se zubha kI ora prArambha kI gaI yaha yAtrA, aMta meM zuddhatva-siddhatva kI maMjila prApta karA detI hai / hamArI yaha majabUrI hai ki hamArA mana kabhI nikammA nahIM raha sakatA to acchA yaha hogA ki use mAMgalika kAryoM meM saMlagna kreN| jaba mana aneka satkarmoM meM salaMgna ho jAye taba use ekAgra karane kA prayAsa kreN| mana kI ekAgratA ke lie hama sAlambana dhyAna kA bhI prayoga kara sakate haiM, jaise jyoti ko ekaTaka nihAranA / sAMdhya-velA meM ekAMta sthAna para eka dIpa prajjvalita kareM | pAMca minaTa, dasa minaTa yA padraha minaTa use ekAgratA ke sAtha nihArane kA prayAsa kareM / vaha akampa jyoti Apake mana ko bhI akampa kara sakatI hai / pahale khulI AMkhoM se use nihAreM, phira usa jyoti ko apanI hI netra se choTA kareM / jaise-jaise Apa use choTA karate jAyeMge, vaha dhuMdhalI par3atI jAyegI / AMkha baMda karane ke bAda donoM bhauhoM ke bIca lalATa para apanI dRSTi lagAkara taba taka dekhate jAyeM jaba taka bhItara meM nidhUma jyoti kA abhyAsa na ho jAye | bAhara kI jyoti kA sahArA lekara, bhItara kI jyoti ko pragaTa karane kI yaha sAmAnya prakriyA hai | isI taraha khilate hue phUla ko nihAranA, jharane se bahatI jaladhArA ko nihAranA yA mUrti ko dekhanA, ye saba prakriyAe~ bhI hamArI mAnasika ekAgratA meM sahAyaka siddha ho sakatI haiM / prArambha meM phUla bAhara khilegA aura aMta meM bhItara / kramika abhyAsa se Apa pAyeMge jo jaladhArA bahirmukhI hai, vaha aMtarmukhI hotI jA rahI hai / mUrti ke paramAtmA ko nihArate-nihArate tuma apane bhItara paramAtmA ko pragaTa kara loge / jaise azubha tattva kA cintana hamAre bhItara azubha tattva ko mUrta rUpa detA hai vaise hI zubha bhI mUrta rUpa le sakatA hai / kyoMki mana kA svabhAva hai vaha jisa kisI vastu tattva yA padArtha kA cintana karatA hai, use apane bhItara mUrta rUpa bhI de detA hai | agara eka mA~ videza meM rahane vAle putra ke bAre meM socatI-vicAratI hai, to usakI 64|jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chavi svata: mana meM ho jAtI hai / vaise hI hama kisI jyoti, puSpa, mUrti yA isI taraha ke kisI anya tattva kA cintana kareM to vaha tattva bhI hamAre bhItara AvirbhUta hogA / jaba yahA~ taka hama vikAsa kara leM, to nAbhi yA nAsikAgra meM apanI dRSTi ekAgra karane kA prayAsa kreN| isase bhI caitanya jAgaraNa meM sahAyatA milatI hai / mana ko ekAgra karane meM, zabda zravaNa bhI kAphI upayogI rahate haiM / kAnoM meM aMgulI DAla kara bhItara ke zabdoM ko sunane kA prayAsa kareM | sarvaprathama bhavaroM kA guMjAra yA pakSiyoM kA kalarava sunAI degA, dhIre-dhIre mIrA ke ghaMghuruoM kI thirakana tumhAre mastiSka meM gUMjane lagegI, ghaMghuru bajeMge, zaMkhanAda hogA, ghaMTe bajeMge, tAla bajegI, bherI mRdaMga aura naphIrI kI dhvani sunAI degI ! isa prakAra ke vibhinna zabda sunAI dene para 'U~' bhI bhItara gUMjane lagegA / isI 'OM' meM se, tuma zUnya ko pragaTa karoge, usa zUnya kA nAma hI dhyAna hai, samAdhi hai | mahAvIra kahate haiM, sthira adhyavasAna-mAnasika ekAgratA dhyAna hai | mahAvIra siddhayogI the, dhyAna ke mArga meM kAphI dUrI taya kI thI aura yaha jo unakA sUtra hai vaha bAraha varSa kI dhyAna-yAtrA kA nicor3a hai / mahAvIra cAhate haiM vyakti mana ko ekAgra kare, aneka se eka meM lauTa Aye, ahaM meM aham ko paidA kare tAki vaha samAdhi ke dvAra para dastaka de sake / mahAvIra sAdhanA kA mArga bhI dhyAna ko svIkAra karate haiM aura mArgaphala bhI / agara mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM hama dhyAna kI mahimA ko nihAranA cAheM to itanA hI kahanA cAhU~gA jaise, manuSya ke zarIra meM mastiSka mahattvapUrNa hai, vRkSa meM jar3a mahattvapUrNa hai, vaise hI sAdhanA ke samasta AyAmoM meM dhyAna mahattvapUrNa hai | mana : caMcalatA aura sthiratA/65 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarvodaya ho sAkSIbhAva kA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'dhyAna kRtyoM se chuTakArA nahIM dilAtA, kartRtva-bhAva se dilAtA hai / eka Ama nAgarika kI taraha, dhyAnI bhI ve sabhI kRtya karatA hai jinakI jIvana meM anivAryatA hai, para dizA bhinna hotI hai| vahA~ najareM ve nahIM hotIM jinameM saMsAra kI chAyA ho / usake hara kRtya meM eka sajagatA hogI, sAkSI-bhAva kA sahArA liye| usa sAdhaka ke dvArA agara makkhI ko bhI ur3AyA jA rahA hai, to kRtya itanA sahaja sarala hogA mAno makkhI apanI hI AtmA ho|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zarIra aura mana-jIvana-vijJAna ke do mukhya mudde haiM / zarIra apane-Apa meM eka samAja hai / citta, mastiSka, vicAra vagairaha mana evaM mana se jur3e gharelU riztedAra haiN| zarIra sUkSma paramANuoM kI sAMThagAMTha hai| isalie vaha vaTa-bIja se. baragada kI bar3hatI-ghaTatI kahAnI kA dastAveja hai| . mana zarIra ke antargata hai, kintu isakI racanA zarIra se kAphI bArIka hai / zarIra ke nirmANa meM jitane paramANuoM kA sahayoga liyA jAtA hai, usase sau gune paramANuoM kI madada lI jAtI hai, mana ke sarjana meM / zarIra ke nirmANa meM kucha aise paramANu hote haiM, jo use baunA yA lambA kara dete haiM; kAlA yA gorA kara dete haiM / aneka loga gehu~e bhI dikhAI dete haiM / gehu~A raMga to, kAle-dhole paramANuoM kI kamobeza pariNati hai / banAvaTa ke prathAmika caraNa meM to kucha paramANu hI milI-julI vyavasthA baiThAte haiM, para samaya kI sIr3hiyAM car3hate-car3hate dUsaroM kA bhI sahayoga evaM zubhAzIrvAda lenA prArambha kara dete haiM / bhojana, pAnI, havAkhorI Adi ke antargata ye svayaM ke kala-kArakhAne kA vistAra karate mana jIvana kI viziSTa upalabdhi hai| zarIra kI upalabdhi ko nakArA nahIM jA sakatA, kintu mana kI upalabdhi manuSya ke lie himAlayI RSiyoM ko prApta hone vAlI ur3ana-khaTole-sI Rddhi hai | kisI caupAye aura dopAye ke bIca zarIra ko kendra bindu banAkara, kisI bar3e bheda-vijJAna ko pratimUrta nahIM kiyA jA sakatA | jAnavaroM kI sabhI nasloM ko bisarA bhI diyA jAe, to bhI vana-mAnuSa, rIcha, bandara, yA laMgUra kI zakla kA, AdamI ke sAtha tAlamela baiThAyA jA sakatA hai| kAna, A~kha, nAka, mu~ha yA zarIra ke anya avayava manuSya aura jAnavara ke bIca karIbI se zarIra sAmya najara muhaiyyA karAte haiM / phira sarvodaya ho sAkSI-bhAva kA/69 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI yadi samIkSaka bIca-bacAva kare to, dopAye ke zarIra kI itara sambhAvanAoM ko dhyAna meM rakhate hue, caupAye kI bajAya lAjavAba aura bezakImatI hai| anubhava kI gaharAI, kalpanA kI U~cAI, saMskAra kI lambAI aura bodha kI caur3AI hI khAsakara zarIra kI eka jaisI nasloM ke madhya alagAva-rekhA khIMcatI hai| isalie manuSya-zarIra kA honA bhI eka bar3A camatkAra hai / isa camatkAra kA lAbha na uThAnA sIdhI bagAvata hai / apanI mahAn upalabdhi para aMhakAra na ho, para santoSa karate hue usakA upayoga avazya ho / manuSya zarIra meM aise aneka tattva haiM, jinakI gatividhiyAM pratipala calatI rahatI haiM, para unakA darzana azakya hai / ve mAtra anubhava gocara hI haiN| AtmA, citta, mana Adi ve sUkSma tattva haiM jinheM cIra-phAr3a karake bhI dekhA-dikhAyA nahIM jA sakatA evaM jinake zarIra se bhinna hone para, zarIra mAtra eka piMjarA bhara raha jAtA hai| zarIra, AtmA aura mana ye tInoM eka dUje se jur3e haiM / deha evaM manomukti hI mokSa hai / zarIra aura AtmA kA sIdhA sambandha hai | mana ina donoM ke bIca kA vaha pahalU hai, jo kriyA-pratikriyA ke lie zarIra aura AtmA, donoM ko prerita karatA hai / ataH sAdhanA-mArga meM deha-daNDana evaM Atma-daNDana paraM kama, manodaNDana para adhika dabAva DAlA gayA hai| bandhana evaM mukti donoM kA mUla kAraNa mana ko svIkAra kiyA gayA hai, 'manaH eva manuSyANAM kAraNaM baMdhamokSayoH / ' zarIra ke pAra hama mana haiM / mana urjA kA piMDa hai / dinarAta bhaTakate mana ko agara sahI dizA mila jAye, to usI mana se manovijJAna paidA ho sakatA hai, aura usI mana se Upara uThane kI caitanya kSamatA / hameM mana ko mAranA nahIM, sAdhanA hai / vINA ko tor3anA nahIM, tAroM ko jor3anA hai| - jabase isa duniyA meM mAnava-deha avatarita huI hai, deha meM Atma-zakti prakaTa huI hai, tabhI se mana ina donoM ke sAtha jur3A huA hai / zarIra kI kriyAeM karane ke lie mana preraka hai, vahIM Atma-zaktiyoM ko dabAne meM bhI mana apanI mahatvapUrNa bhUmikA adA karatA hai / dhyAna ho yA yoga, pUjA ho yA prArthanA, sabhI meM manonigraha mahatvapUrNa hai / mana kA nigraha karanA kaThina hai, para abhyAsa va vairAgya se yaha bhI zakya hai / 70/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mana Atma aura anAtma padArtha ke bIca rahane vAlA vizeSa tattva hai, kahane meM yaha bhale hI jar3a ho, lekina kabhI-kabhI to isakI zakti Atma-zakti ko bhI dabA detI hai | caMcala avasthA meM isakI gati jahAM hara gati se bar3hakara hai, vahIM zAMta mana dhyAna meM aura adhika sahayogI hotA hai / mana vikArI hai / isakA kArya hI saMkalpa-vikalpa karanA hai | yaha jisako bhalI-bhAMti grahaNa karatA hai, svayaM usI meM tadAkAra bhI ho jAtA hai| atIta ke khaNDahara aura bhaviSya kI kalpanAeM yahI jindagI hai / mana, atIta aura bhaviSya ke bIca kA vaha peMDulama hai, jo kabhI atIta kI ora jAtA hai to kabhI bhaviSya kI ora | bIte ko bisarAnA aura bhaviSya kI cintAoM se mukta honA, vartamAna meM jIne ke lie uThAye jAne vAlA pahalA kadama hai| cAhe atIta ho yA bhaviSya donoM hI vyakti ko bhaTakAte haiM / sAdhaka vaha hai, jo sajagatA ke sAtha vartamAna kA upayoga karatA hai| jiMdagI kI jiMdAdilI vartamAna kA upayoga karane meM hI hai | ___ atIta kI punarvApasI asaMbhava hai aura bhaviSya kI AkAMkSAoM kI pUrti hAtha ke bAhara hai / aisI sthiti meM vartamAna kA pAI-pAI upayoga, jIvana meM ahobhAva paidA kara sakatA hai / vartamAna meM jInA, mana kI caMcalatA ko samApta karatA hai / mana ko vahI badala sakatA hai, jisane badalane kA abhyAsa kiyA hai / vyakti vartamAna kI ciMtA kama aura bhaviSya kI adhika karatA hai, yaha jAnate hue bhI ki AnevAlA kala usakA nirmANa bhI kara sakatA hai aura vinAza bhI / agara punarjanma kA siddhAMta sahI hai, to kahanA par3egA ki vyakti hara janma meM hI bIte kala ko yAda karatA rahA hai aura Ane vAle kala kI cintA karatA rahA hai / bhaviSya ke vaibhava ko, sapanoM meM nihArakara vartamAna khotA rahA - na koI jAdA na koI maMjila na rozanI kA surAga / bhaTaka rahI hai khalAoM meM jiMdagI hara bAra / / jiMdagI meM koI rAstA to hAtha lagA hI nhiiN| patA nahIM kitanI daphA aMdherI thATiyoM meM jiMdagI kho cuke haiM, lekina na to maMjila hAtha lagI, na rozanI kA surAga / vyakti rAhata ke lie svayaM maMjileM banAtA hai | cAhe ve maMjileM aura sarvodaya ho sAkSI-bhAva kA/71 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukAma mAtra gharauMde hI hoM, phira bhI vyakti usa jhUTha meM bhI saca kI parachAI dekhatA hai | nItse ne saca kahA hai, 'vyakti jhUTha ke binA jI nahIM sktaa|' vyakti jhUThe sapane dekhatA hai, jhUThe jAla bunatA hai aura auroM ke sahAre calane vAlI jiMdagI ko apanI jiMdagI samajhatA hai| jaba koI vyakti saMsAra-sAgara ko tairane ke lie hAtha calAtA hai taba loga rote haiM, mA~-bApa hAya-taubA macAte haiM, khudakazI karane kI dhamakI dete haiM aura jaba koI DUbane kI taiyArI karatA hai to, duniyA use dhakkA mAratI hai / saMnyAsa ke lie bar3hane vAle kadama ko rokA jAtA hai aura saMsAra kI ora bar3hane vAle kadama ko sahArA diyA jAtA hai | saMsAra to eka bAjAra hai / kyA nahIM milatA hai yahA~ ! svayaM ko chor3akara sabhI kucha to milatA hai | jo pAne yogya hai use chor3akara, saba kucha milegA duniyA meM / jo kucha milatA hai saMsAra meM, saba kucha vaha hai jise pAne para, pAne kI cAha aura phailatI jAtI hai, 'jala kucha aisA milatA hai ki pyAsa ghaTatI nahIM, jalana bujhatI nahIM, tRpti AtI nhiiN|' jise pAkara, saMsAra meM saba kucha pAne kI cAha calI jAtI hai, basa vaha saMsAra meM nahIM milegA / usakI bikrI bAhara nahIM, apane antar-jagata meM ho rahI hai| ___ manuSya mana usa bacce-sA hai, jo mele meM jAkara saba kucha pAnA cAhatA hai / hara cIja ko kharIdane ke lie ThiThaka jAtA hai / baccA sAMjha Dhalate sArI cIjeM bhI kharIda le, unase kucha samaya ke lie AzA bhI baMdha jAtI hai, para agale dina phira kucha pAne kI icchA hotI hai / mana bhI isI prakAra punarukti karatA hai / mana vividha jAla bunatA hai / kaI saMbaMdha sthApita karatA hai / kaIyoM se galabAMhI karatA hai to kaiyoM se kttttii| jor3a-tor3a meM kaI rizte banate-bigar3ate haiM / jaba janma bhI apanA nahIM, mauta bhI apanI nahIM, to ye bIca ke rizte-nAte apane kaise ho sakate ha? saba mana kI tarakIbeM hai, mana ke jAla haiM / tabhI to kabIra ne kahA-mana ke jAla hajAra / vyakti bhaviSya kI ciMtA meM khoyA rahatA hai / svarga kI kalpanAeM karatA hai | socatA hai, svarga meM apAra aizvarya ko prApta karUMgA / jina apsarAoM kA aba taka nAma sunA hai, unake sAtha jIU~gA, svarga meM Akhira mauja-mastI ke sivA hai hI kyA ? para, svarga kI kalpanAoM meM 72/jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khone vAlA iMsAna svargIya hone ko kahA~ rAjI hai ? use bharosA hai ki mara kara vaha svarga meM jAegA, lekina phira bhI mauta se ghabarAtA hai| jo hotA hai saba kucha majabUrI meM hotA hai / __saba kucha mana kI caMcalatA kA pariNAma hai | mana bhaviSya ke lie vyakti ko bhaTakAtA hai aura jaba bhaviSya vartamAna bana jAtA hai to, mana use asvIkAra kara detA hai / kala caitanyamUrti, mana ke saMbaMdha meM hI carcA kara rahe the aura mana kI sajagatA ke bAre meM, kaI jijJAsAeM bhI / mana kI sajagatA ke bAre meM kRSNamUrti kA siddhAMta kAphI mahatvapUrNa hai| ve kahate haiM 'caoNyasalaisa aveyaranesa' yAni cunAva rahita sajagatA, aisI jAgarUkatA jisameM acche-bure kA cunAva na ho, svarga-naraka kA cunAva na ho / kyoMki cunAva, kevala eka ke prati rAga kI abhivyakti hI nahIM hai, apitu dUsare ke prati dveSa kI bhI abhivyakti hai | isameM eka ko nakAranA hai, dUsare kI svIkAra karanA hai| agara khannA ko mohara lagAI, to apane Apa sinhA ko nakAra diyA / isIlie kRSNamUrti kahate haiM, 'sajagatA, cunAva rahita ho / ' __ mana kI parezAnI kA mUla kAraNa hI cunAva hai | jo prApta hai, usameM saMtuSTi nahIM hai aura jo aprApta hai, usake lie tRSNA hai | jo hai , usameM tRpti yahI vartamAna meM jInA hai / ghara se patnI ko chor3akara oNphisa kI ora ravAnA hue, patnI ne muskurAte hue oNphisa jAne ke lie vidA dI, para jaise hI vahAM kisI aura ko dekhA, usake sAtha AMkheM do-cAra kI, ki cunAva kI prakriyA prArambha huI / aba gharavAlI meM sau doSa aura usameM utanI hI vizeSatAeM dikhAI dene lagIM / jisa ghara meM raha rahe haiM kaI dazakoM se, vahIM hama kabhI dukhI hote haiM, kabhI sukhI / eka par3osI kA sAta maMjilA makAna Arthika yogyatAoM para praznacihna khar3A karatA hai, vahIM dUsare par3osI kI jhoMpar3I hamArI yogyatAoM ko bar3hAvA detI hai / vyakti cunAva karatA hai| sAta maMjile makAna ko dekhakara jahAM usakI tRSNA jAgrata hotI hai aura vaha svayaM ko duHkhI mahasUsa karatA hai, vahIM jhopar3I ko dekhakara use AtmasaMtuSTi hotI hai yaha socakara ki maiM usase bar3hakara huuN| parezAnI mana kI hai, mana ko hai, mana se hai | mana kA mArga zAMti taka hai hI nahIM / sukha milatA hai, para dukha kA puTa sAtha lie / svarga milatA hai para naraka kI pratIti sAtha lie / phUla to hAthoM meM AyA hai, sarvodaya ho sAkSI-bhAva/73 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para kA~Te usase pahale hI gar3a gaye haiM / rAga aura dveSa mana ke do vikalpa haiM / ye hI do aise tattva haiM, jo Ama saMsArI ko rAgI, sAdhaka ko virAgI aura sAdhya ko vItarAgI siddha karate haiM / rAga, virAga aura vItarAga meM pharka hai, isake rahasya ko samajheM / rAga saMsAra hai, virAga saMnyAsa hai aura vItarAga samAdhi hai / virAga meM rAga-mukti to hotI hai lekina dveSa-mukti nahIM / sthiti aisI hotI hai, jaba saMsAra meM the paise se rAga thA , jaba saMnyAsa meM haiM to usI se dveSa ho gayA / jaba duniyA meM the to strI ke prati Asakti thI aura jaba saMnyAsa meM Ae to usI ke prati dveSa paidA ho gayA, nirAdara kI bhAvanA paidA ho gaI / vItarAgI sAdhaka vaha hai, jo hara upalabdhi meM bhI sAkSI-bhAva meM jI rahA hai / __ aisA hI huA, guru aura ziSya, donoM padayAtrA kara rahe the / bIca meM nadI A gii| nadI meM pAnI adhika gaharA nahIM thA, phira bhI nAbhi taka to thA hI / donoM ne socA, calo, nadI pAra kara leM / pAsa meM eka yuvatI khar3I thii| usane guru se kahA, 'mahArAja ! Apa usa pAra jA rahe haiM / mujhe bhI usa pAra jAnA hai, para nadI pAra karate bhaya lagatA hai| kRpayA, merA hAtha pakar3akara usa pAra le caleM / guru AgababUlA ho gaye / kahane lage, 'tujhe zarma nahIM AtI hai, hama sAdhu jo strI ko chU bhI nahIM sakate haiM, bhalA hAtha kaise pakar3a sakate haiM?' guru ne strI ko burA-bhalA kahA aura pAra jAne ke lie pAnI meM utara gyaa| ziSya abhI bhI isa pAra thA yuvatI ne usase bhI prArthanA kI / usa yuvA saMnyAsI ne socA, bhalA ise usa pAra le jAne meM kyA Apatti hai aura yaha bhI socA jaba donoM ko hI nadI pAra karanA hai to kyoM na eka ke hI vastra gIle. kie jAeM / agara use merA hAtha pakar3ane meM koI khatarA nahIM hai, to mujhe usakA hAtha pakar3ane meM kyA khatarA ? usane yuvatI ko kaMdhe para baiThAyA aura nadiyA ke usa pAra le gayA / yuvatI ne AbhAra jJApana kiyA aura apane ghara kI ora ravAnA ho gaI aura sAdhu apane mArga para calA gayA / tIna-cAra mIla calA hogA ki guru ne pUchA 'tUne use kaMdhe para kyoM baiThAyA, kyA yaha sAdhu kA dharma hai ?' ziSya ne kahA, 'kise ?' guru kahane lagA, 'jise maiMne chUne se bhI iMkAra kara diyA thA usa yuvatI ko / ' 74/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ziSya muskurAyA / kahane lagA, 'guruvara ! ApameM aura mujhameM yahI pharka hai / maiMne usa yuvatI ko jahAM utArA vahIM bhUla gayA aura Apa use abhI bhI Dhoe jA rahe haiN| __patA nahIM, mana kaba vicalita ho jAe / aisA na samajheM ki eka paccIsa sAla ke yuvaka kA mana bhaTaka sakatA hai | hakIkata to yaha hai ki eka sATha sAla ke vRddha kA mana bhI bhaTaka sakatA hai / eka yuvaka to apane vicalita mana ko, apanI icchA-zakti aura Atma-zakti se zAMta kara degA, lekina kisI vRddha kA pAMva phisala gayA to samhalanA usake hAtha meM nahIM rhegaa| maiMne kahA, 'rAga aura dveSa donoM vikalpa haiN|' yaha saca hai aura yaha bhI saca hai ki jisase rAga hotA hai, usI se dveSa hotA hai| binA rAga ke, dveSa kabhI paidA hI nahIM ho sktaa| bhalA jisake sAtha saMyoga nahIM vahAM viyoga kaise hogA, jahA~ saMbaMdha nahIM vahA~ viccheda kaise hogA, viyoga aura viccheda to saMyoga aura saMbaMdha kA pariNAma hai| mRtyu-janma kA pariNAma hai / janma ke abhAva meM mRtyu kabhI ghaTita ho hI nahIM sakatI / binA rAga ke dveSa kaisA ? isalie sAdhaka ko vItarAgI hone kI preraNA dI gaI, vItadveSI nahIM / ___ jo dveSa-mukta hai, vaha rAga-mukta ho yaha Avazyaka nahIM hai lekina jo rAga-mukta hai vaha to dveSa-mukta hogA hI / isalie mana ko zAMta karane ke lie aura usake bhaTakAva ko rokane ke lie, rAga-mukti Avazyaka hai / mana kI gati usa ora hotI hai jahAM rAga hai , Asakti hai, sammohana hai / jise kabhI dekhA nahIM, sunA nahIM, jisase mela-milApa nahIM huA, usa ora mana bhalA kaise jAegA / jisakI yAda meM Aja AMsU bahA rahe ho, jarA soceM, sambandha hone se pahale kyA kabhI usake lie eka taraMga bhI AI thI / cAhe bATA ho yA bAsamatI yA babaMI, jisa kisI ke sAtha sambandha hai, mana usa ora hI gati karatA hai / isalie citta kI capalatA ko zAMta karane ke lie sammohana se mukti Avazyaka hai / duniyA ke jitane bhI sambandha haiM, saba saMyoga haiM aura saMyoga kabhI svabhAva nahIM ho sakatA | kala jisane jAna se mArane kI koziza kI thI, Aja usI para apanA dila diyA jA rahA hai | mana kA kyA, Aja jisake sAtha galabAMhI kara rahA hai kala, usI ko dhakkA mAra degA / Aja jisase hAtha milAne ke lie hAtha bar3hA rahA hai kala, usI ko hAtha dikhA degA / yaha mana kI ulaTabAjI hai / giragiTa kA raMga sarvodaya ho sAkSI-bhAva kA/75 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhalA eka jaisA ho sakatA hai ? usakA raMga to vaisA hI hogA, jahAM vaha _aisA nahIM hai ki kevala giragiTa hI raMga badalatA ho, hara iMsAna apanA raMga badala rahA hai| kala taka jo mitra the, Aja zatru ho gaye haiN| kucha dina pahale taka jo prazaMsA kara rahe the, Aja nindA kara rahe haiM / rAga dveSa meM badala rahA hai , maitrI duzmanI meM badala rahI hai aura karuNA ghRNA meM badala rahI hai / ye saba kI saba mana kI tarakIbeM haiM / Aja ke satra meM mahAvIra inhIM mana kI tarakIboM se chuTakArA dilAnA cAheMge aura praveza karAnA cAheMge, dhyAna meM | AtmA kI usa dazA meM, jahA~ na zarIra rahatA hai , na mana rahatA hai aura na vacana rahatA hai | Aja kA sUtra hai jaha cira saMciyamiM dhana-manalo pavaNa sahio duyaM dahai / taha kammedhaNamiyaM, khaNeNa jhANonalo Dahai / / jaise cirasiMcita IMdhana ko vAyu se uddIpta Aga tatkAla jalA DAlatI hai, vaise hI dhyAna rUpI agni, aparimita karma-IMdhana ko kSaNabhara meM bhasma kara DAlatI hai| ' yaha sUtra sampUrNa mahAvIra-darzana kA sAra hai / sAdhanA kI vaha yAtrA hai, jo gaMgAsAgara se gaMgotrI kI ora jAtI hai | mahAvIra ne isa sUtra meM dhyAna rUpI agni ko prajjvalita karane kI preraNA dI hai / dhyAna samasta AgamoM kA sAra hai cAhe bhakti ho, sevA ho, pUjA ho, prArthanA ho saba dhyAna ke vividha rUpa haiM / mahAvIra dhyAna ke sahAre karma IMdhana ko jalAnA cAhate haiM, samApta karanA cAhate haiM | dhyAna kA artha hai-draSTAbhAva, sAkSIbhAva / dhyAna vahAM hai jahAM vyakti apane Apa meM lauTa AtA hai| mahAvIra dhyAna ke mAdhyama se santulana kI bhASA sikhA rahe haiM / jaisenRtyakAra rassI para santulana ko khone nahIM detA; patalI-sI rassI para pAMva calate haiM lekina nRtyakAra na idhara giratA hai, na udhara giratA hai | jo dhyAna kI rassI para calatA hai vaha jIvana kA nRtyakAra bana jAtA hai vaha na rAga kI ora giratA hai na dveSa kI ora giratA hai, usakI yAtrA hotI hai virAga aura vItarAga kI or| . mahAvIra ne kahA, 'dhyAna rUpI agni se', dhyAna para maiM kucha kahanA caahuuNgaa| bhakti sahaja hai, pUjA prArthanA bhI sarala hai lekina dhyAna sabase kaThina sAdhanA hai / eka pala bhI agara pA~va DagamagA gayA to zikhara se 76/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sIdhe talahaTI meM pahu~ca jAoge / dhyAna kaise kareM ? mana ko ekAgra karanA, dhyAna kI zurUAta hai aura mana se mukti, dhyAna kA antima caraNa hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki mana hamezA nirNaya se nirmita hotA hai| kisI ne sukha diyA, hamane usake liye zubha kAmanAeM dIM aura jisane duHkha diyA, usake liye baduAeM dIM / jahA~-jahA~ nirNAyaka sthiti hotI hai vahAM-vahAM mana kI caMcalatA aura bar3hatI jAtI hai / __mahAvIra ne pravrajita hone ke bAda karIba bAraha varSa taka sAkSI-bhAva aura draSTAbhAva meM jIne kI koziza kI / agara apsarAoM ne Akara unake zarIra ko sahalAyA, to bhI dhyAna meM DUbe rahe aura agara kisI ne kAnoM meM kIleM ThokI, to bhI dhyAna meM DUbe rahe / na apsarAoM ke prati rAga paidA huA aura na hI kAnoM meM kIla ThoMkane vAle gvAle ke prati dvess| mahAvIra sAdhaka ko sAkSI-bhAva meM isalie lAnA cAhate haiM kyoMki sAkSI-bhAva meM pahu~cakara, sAdhaka sthitaprajJa hotA hai / ___ mahAvIra dhyAna kI agni se karma-IMdhana ko jalAnA cAhate haiM | karma IMdhana ko bhasmibhUta karane kA sabase kAragara upAya hai, sAkSI-bhAva meM jInA / jo hai, vaha hai, usase alipta rahanA yahI sAkSI-bhAva hai / na vahAM rAga hotA hai aura na dveSa hotA hai | madhura kI tRSNA nahIM, kaDuvAhaTa se vaira nahIM, ye saba hI to sAdhakoM ke caraNa haiN| ___ sAkSIbhAva karma-IMdhana ko jalAtA hai kyoMki sAkSI-bhAva meM rAga aura dveSa donoM kA abhAva hotA hai aura mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'rAgo ya doso bIya kamma bIyaM' rAga aura dveSa karma ke bIja haiM / saMsAra kI phasala ina do bIjoM se hotI hai / ye do bIja naSTa ho gaye to apane Apa karma samApta ho jAyeMge | sAkSIbhAva dhyAna hai aura dhyAna, karma rUpa IMdhana ko jalAne kA sAdhana hai / sAkSIbhAva meM kiyA kucha nahIM jAtA hai, saba kucha hotA hai, sahaja svAbhAvika / __ jIvana kA vizuddha Ananda hone meM adhika hai, karane meM kama hai | jaba hama kucha nahIM karate haiM, taba Ananda kA jharanA jharatA hai | agara isa jharane ke utsa ko DhaMDheMge ki yaha kahAM se bahatA hai to ulajhana meM phaMsa jAeMge / yaha hara ora se bahatA hai, dasoM dizAoM se jharatA hai / dhyAna karanA nahIM, honA hai, jInA hai | mana, vacana aura zarIra tInoM sarvodaya ho sAkSI-bhAva kA/77 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se jaba sabhI kriyAeM samApta ho jAtI haiM to, dhyAna sadhatA hai / ataH dhyAna koI kriyA nahIM hai, ADambara nahIM hai / hakIkata to yaha hai ki kriyA-mukti hI dhyAna hai / yadi kSaNa bhara ke lie bhI hama kucha na kareM, pUrNa vizrAma meM praveza kareM, to dhyAna sadhegA | agara eka daphA bhI saphalatA hAtha laga gayI to jaba taka dhyAna meM jInA cAheM, jI skeNge| agara eka bAra vyakti yaha bodha prApta kara le ki aMtaraMga kaise anudvelita ho sakatA hai, to vaha hoza ko sAdhate hue dhIre-dhIre antara-jagata kI kriyAeM prArambha kara degA / sarvaprathama hone mAtra kI kalA sIkheM, phira choTe-choTe kRtyoM ko sahajatA se karane kI / jaise bhojana banAnA, bartana sApha karanA, snAna karanA Adi, inheM karate hue svayaM ko kendrIbhUta banAye rakhanA, yahI dhyAna kA pUrvAbhyAsa hai / pApa-puNya kriyA meM nahIM, yatanA-ayatanA meM hai| ___ choTe-choTe kRtyoM se apane sAkSIbhAva ko puSTa kareM / eka-eka ba~da kA samUha sAgara bana jAtA hai / eka-eka kiraNa ke juTane se mahAsUrya kA janma ho jAtA hai / aise hI choTI-choTI samajha, choTI-choTI antara-dRSaTa ko ekatrita kareM, yahI dhIre-dhIre samAdhi ke rAjamArga para pahuMcAegI / jina logoM ne dhyAna ko jIvana-virodhI yA kRtya-virodhI mAnA ve apane-Apase virodha kara baiThe haiM | dhyAna na to jIvana se palAyana hai aura na hI bhagor3Apana | dhyAna tanAva-mukti evaM citta-zuddhi kA svAbhAvika sAdhana hai / dhyAna meM jIvana kA pravAha thamatA nahIM hai aura adhika tvarA se jArI rahatA hai, jIvana kahIM adhika AnandapUrNa, spaSTatApUrNa, aura sRjanAtmakatApUrNa hotA hai / vizeSatA yaha rahatI hai ki saba kucha karate hue bhI, AtmA nirlipta rahatI hai| vaha apane nikaTavartI sUtroM ke sAtha ghaTita hone vAlI ghaTanAoM kA sahajatayA avalokana karatI hai, parvata ke zikhara para khar3e hue draSTA kI bhAMti / ___ yaha bAta gauratalaba hai ki dhyAna kRtyoM se chuTakArA nahIM dilAtA, kartRtva-bhAva se dilAtA hai / eka Ama nAgarika kI taraha, dhyAnI bhI ve sabhI kRtya karatA hai jinakI jIvana meM anivAryatA hai, para dizA bhinna hotI hai | vahA~ najareM ve nahIM hotIM jinameM saMsAra kI chAyA ho / usake hara kRtya me eka sajagatA hogI, sAkSI-bhAva kA sahArA liye / usa sAdhaka ke dvArA agara makkhI ko bhI ur3AyA jA rahA hai, to kRtya itanA sahaja sarala hogA mAno makkhI apanI hI AtmA ho / makkhI kA ur3anA 78/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ na ur3anA gauNa hai, yahA~ mudde kI bAta yaha hai ki ur3Ate samaya hama kitane sajaga haiM / sAkSIbhAva kaise AtmasAt kiyA jAye ? prazna mahatvapUrNa hai / vAstava meM sAkSitva dhyAna kI AtmA hai / sAkSIbhAva khoyA yAni dhyAna se cUka gaye, mana kI gatividhiyA~ hama para hAvI ho gayIM / jaise, upavana meM koyala kuhu kuhu kara rahI haiM, hama suna rahe haiM / inameM do bAteM haiM eka bola rahI hai, eka suna rahA hai / aisA lagatA hai isa kRtya meM do tatva sakriya haiM / lekina ina donoM ke bIca eka aura tathya hai, jise hama pahacAna nahIM pAte, vaha hai sAkSitva / hama kyA dekha rahe haiM, yaha gauNa hai / hama vRkSa ko bhI dekha rahe haiM, nadI ko bhI dekha rahe haiM aura AkAza ko bhI dekha rahe haiM / ina sabake sAtha dekhanA yaha hai ki hama kina najaroM se dekha rahe haiM / hama sAkSIbhAva se phisala to nahIM gaye haiM / agara hama nahIM phisalate haiM, to pariNAma yaha hogA ki dhIre-dhIre dRSTAbhAva saghana ho jAegA, thira.. akaMpa... dhIre-dhIre rUpAntaraNa hogA.... ve saba vastue~ vilIna ho jAe~gI / vikAsa dvAra udghATita hoMge | cetanA Atma- lIna ho jAegI, dRSTA hI dRzya aura T jJAtA hI jJeya ho jAegA / hama bhojana karate haiN| bhojana ko kabhI pacAnA nahIM hotA apane Apa pacatA hai, jaise apane Apa, sUrya subaha udita hotA hai aura sAMjha Dhalate DUba jAtA hai, aise hI bhojana kI prakriyA hai, agara zarIra sahI salAmata hai, to subaha kA bhojana zAma ko aura zAma kA bhojana subaha paca jaayegaa| jaise yaha prakriyA apane Apa saMcAlita hotI hai, aisI hI vicAra aura dhyAna kI prakriyA hai / vicAroM ke prati mUrcchA na honA, yaha dhyAna 1 ICT bhojana hai aura pacanA apane Apa hotA hai / pacanA yAni bhojana kA rakta bananA, dhyAna kI gaharAI meM utaranA, jaise bhojana karake pAcana-1 -kriyA zarIra para chor3a dI jAtI hai vaise hI dhyAna karake samAdhi kI kriyA, caitanya zakti ke hAtha chor3a dI jAnI cAhiye / yadyapi manuSya svayaM bhojana nahIM pacAtA, zarIra pacAtA hai, para vaha usakI pAcana prakriyA meM bAdhA avazya DAla detA hai| dhyAna ke sambandha meM bhI yahI satya hai Apa dhyAna meM gahare nahIM utara sakate, agara utarane kI ghar3I bhI A jAye to bAdhA DAla dete haiM / vicAroM ke prati sUkSmatama 1 cunAva aura jhukAva yahI dhyAna kI bAdhA hai | sarvodaya ho sAkSI bhAva / 79 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vicAroM se makti kA upAya kyA hai ? mahAvIra isake lie kahate haiM, sAkSI-bhAva / mahAvIra ke dhyAna-darzana kA sAra hai yaha / jaba taka sAkSI bhAva nahIM AyegA, taba taka vicAroM se mukti sambhava nahIM hai aura binA vicAra-mukti ke dhyAna meM praveza hI kaise hogA ? sAdhAraNataH pratyeka manuSya vicAra kI gati ke sAtha gatimaya hotA hai / vicAroM se paidA hone vAlI azAnti kA anubhava use isalie nahIM ho pAtA kyoMki gati para rokathAma nahIM lagAyI jAtI | jaba vyakti rukakara, daur3a ko thAmakara, vicAroM ko dekhatA hai tabhI vyartha kI bhAga-daur3a kA patA calatA hai | jo svayaM vicAroM kI bhAga-daur3a meM zAmila hai, bhalA use kaise jJAna ho pAyegA, bhAga-daur3a kI vyarthatA kA ? vicAroM kI prakriyA ke prati Apa mAtra darzaka kA bhAva rakheM / sAkSI kA bhAva rakheM, sivA dekhane ke aura koI sambandha hI nahIM hai vicAroM se| jaba vicAroM ke bAdala mana ke AkAza ko ghereM yA usameM gati kareM, to unase spaSTataH pUchA jAye ki tuma kauna ho aura tumhArA astitva kyA hai ? kyA tuma mere ho ? spaSTataH uttara milegA, hama tumhAre atithi haiM, tumhAre nahIM haiN| vicAroM ko sAkSI bhAva se dekhane se kramazaH unase sambandha ttuuttegaa| jaba vAsanA uThe yA vicAra uThe, taba dhyAna isa bAta kA rakheM ki vAsanA uTha rahI hai yA vicAra uTha rahe haiM / kramazaH isa prakAra Apa pAyeMge ki vAsanA vigalita ho rahI hai aura vicAra bhI / sAkSI-bhAva meM, isa nirvicAra samAdhi meM, vicAra apane Apa vilIna ho jAyeMge aura vicAra-zakti kA udbhava hogA | isI vicAra zakti kA nAma, prajJA hai| mahAvIra ne sAkSI-bhAva ko, jIvana meM pala-pala ghaTita karane kI preraNA dI / isI ko dhyAna aura tyAga kahA / isIlie mahAvIra ne sAdhanA kA zrI gaNeza samyak darzana se kiyA / agara darzana-zuddhi hai to jIvana-zuddhi hai, binA darzana ke na jJAna hotA hai, na cAritra hotA hai, na tapa hotA hai| isalie mahAvIra ne sunane aura par3hane para jyAdA jora nahIM diyA, unhoMne dekhane para jora diyA / ciMtana se adhika darzana ko bala diyA / vicAra nahIM darzana / jaise-jaise darzana zaddhi hotI hai vaise-vaise vicAra kSINa hote jAte haiM / jaba vyakti sAkSI meM jItA hai to svapna svayaM vilIna ho jAte haiN| dIpa jaleMge, bujhA kareMge, tAroM meM TimaTima hogI / 80/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha akhaMDa hai, jo sAkSI hai, jyotirmayatA avicala hogI / jIvana meM utAra-car3hAva svAbhAvika hai | jaise cA~da meM hrAsa aura vikAsa hotA hai, jIvana ke sAtha bhI aisA hI hai | pariveza bhI badalate rahate haiM | acchA-burA, harSa-viSAda, sukha-dukha, saba kucha ghaTita hotA rahatA hai / sAkSItva aMgIkAra karane kA artha yahI hai ki jo ho rahA hai, vaha niyatikRta hai, svayaM ko usase na jor3eM / jaise hI khuda ko jor3oge, tuma usa kriyA kI pratikriyA bana jAoge | dhvani kI pratidhvaniyA~ tumheM prabhAvita kareMgI / 'dIpa jaleMge, bujhA kareMge, tAroM meM bhI TimaTima hogI,' jalanA-bujhanA, uganA-TimaTimAnA, yaha saba to dharatI ke paTala para anavarata jArI rahate haiM / jyoti sAkSI hai, jo sirpha prakAzavanta rahatI hai| hama apane svabhAva ko, jaga-bujha sA na banAyeM; jyotirmaya banAyeM / jo hotA hai, use hone deM, apane Apa ko na jodd'eN| - agara Apa dhyAna karanA cAhate haiM, to eka bAta kA pUrA-pUrA dhyAna rakhanA ki dhyAna meM hamAre sAmane kucha bhI na ho, na atIta kI smRtiyA~ hoM, na hI bhaviSya kI kalpanAyeM / smRti aura kalpanA donoM ko zUnya hone deM, atIta bhI miTa jAye aura bhaviSya bhI / taba na samaya hogA na AkAza hogA / usa kSaNa jaba kucha nahIM hogA, usI kA nAma dhyAna hai| vahAM nirvicAra cetanA hogI / yahA~ se vaha rAha prAraMbha hogI jahA~ se zUnya udghATita hogA, manuSya ko A~kheM mileMgI, AtmA ko AtmA milegii| ___ krodha, kAmanA, vAsanA, tRSNA, ina sabakI utpatti honI svAbhAvika hai / para sahaja sAdhanA, dhyAna, sAkSI-bhAva aura dhyAna se inheM girAyA jA sakatA hai | Aja krodha AyA hai, vAsanA jagI hai, sarvaprathama inheM samajheM, phira jageM aura phira dhyAna kreN| pratyeka vyakti jJAtA hai apane svabhAva kA, apanI AdatoM kA, apane atIta kaa| dhyAna aura sAkSI-bhAva meM jIte hue, udbhUta krodha ko hoza pUrvaka visarjita karo / agara damana ke mArga se vAsanA ko dabAyA gayA, tRSNA ko rokA gayA yA krodha ke sAtha balAtkAra kiyA gayA to yaha bAra-bAra paidA hogA / isako bodha pUrvaka vidA do / dvAra-daravAje para lAkara vidA do| agara yatanA jaga gaI, hoza meM jIne lage to kisI bhI tyAga ke lie kasameM nahIM khAnI par3eMgI / hoza-bhare vyakti ko kasamoM kI sarvodaya ho sAkSI-bhAva kA/81 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AvazyakatA nahIM hotI / vahA~ kasama nahIM, koziza hotI hai / duniyA meM kozizeM kAmayAba ho jAtI haiM aura vAde TUTa jAte haiN| hoza paryApta hai / saba kasameM hoza meM pUrI ho jAtI haiM / agara phira kala vAsanA jage, to hoza ko sAdhe, Aja sAdhA thA, kala phira saadhe| dhIre-dhIre hoza ko bar3hAyeM, vAsanA apane Apa visarjita ho jAyegI / vAsanA behozI meM jagatI hai, hoza meM kabhI vAsanA nahIM jagatI / dhyAna meM na kevala praveza kareM, apitu tala-sparza bhI kreN| aisA karane meM, sAkSI-bhAva sAtha nibhAegA | zubha yA azubha meM cunAva na kareM, nindA yA stuti donoM se baceM / jo dhyAna meM jItA hai, usake liye na pApa acchA hotA hai, na puNya | usakA dhyeya to karma-mukti kA hotA hai / duniyA meM koI bhI vicAra acchA yA burA nahIM hotA | vicAra sirpha vicAra hai / agara acche-bure kA sUkSmatama cunAva bhI prArambha kara diyA, to yaha cunAva bhI, hamAre liye dhyAna meM bAdhaka bana sakatA hai / jaise tarAjU meM sahI taula vaha mAnA jAtA hai, jahA~ donoM palar3e samAna hoM, kA~TA sthira ho, vaise hI dhyAna meM bhI, tarAjU ke palar3e-zubha aura azubha kA santulana Avazyaka hai | dhyAna kA kA~TA sthira hote hI saba tirohita ho jaayeNge| zubha-azubha, niMdA-prazaMsA, acchA-burA, puNya-pApa saba samApta ho jaayeNge| ___ azAnti kA mUla mana hai, jo AtmA kA nijI nahIM Aropita aMga hai / jahA~ mana vahA~ azAnti hai / isalie zAnti kI dizA meM mAtra vicAra se, adhyayana, manana aura ciMtana se kucha bhI nahIM hogA kyoMki ye saba bhI mana kI hI prakriyAyeM haiN| yahA~ azAnti ko thor3I dera ke liye virAma jarUra diyA jA sakatA hai, azAnti kA vismaraNa kiyA jA sakatA hai lekina yaha saba. kucha vismaraNa kI mAdakatA hai / zAnti, mana ko khone meM hai, pAne meM nahIM / isaliye mahAvIra, vicAra evaM sabhI kriyAoM ke prati sAkSI-bhAva paidA karanA cAhate haiM / pala-pala sAkSI hokara jIo, jo bhI karo sAkSI se karo, jaise kRtya koI aura kara rahA hai hama mAtra gavAha haiN| dhIre-dhIre Apa pAyeMge, bhojana na milane ke kAraNa mana nirmala hotA jA rahA hai | kartA bhAva mana kA bhojana hai, ahaMkAra usakA IMdhana hai / jisa dina IMdhana samApta ho jAyegA usI dina mana tirohita ho jAyegA | mana kI saba samasyAyeM tirohita ho jAyeMgI / samasyA saMsAra kI nahIM, hamAre mana kI hai, mana se hai / 'mAiNDa iz2a 82/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dI prAblama', mana hI samasyA hai / duniyA kI jitanI samasyAyeM dikhAI de rahI haiM, ye saba kI saba mana kI pratidhvaniyA~ haiM / agara eka-eka samasyA se lar3ane laga gaye to parAjita ho jAoge / kisa-kisa pratidhvani se saMgharSa kiyA jAyegA / pratidhvaniyoM se saMgharSa vyartha haiM / saMgharSa karo usa mana se, jo saba pratidhvaniyoM kA Adi srota hai / zAkhAoM ko kATane se kyA hogA ? eka zAkhA kATeMge cAra zAkhAyeM naI paidA ho jAyeMgI, 'zAkhAoM ke kA~Ta-chA~Ta se aura adhika Ate agaMra' zAkhAoM ko kATane se vRkSa aura adhika bar3hegA, agara kATanA hI hai to jar3a ko kATo, agara jar3a kATa dI gaI to sArI zAkhAe~ apane Apa vidA ho jaayeNgii| ___ mana jar3a hai | isa jar3a ko kATeM dhyAna se / mana hai samasyA, isakA samAdhAna kareM dhyAna se | mana meM samAdhAna nahIM hai, samAdhAna hai dhyAna meN| mana kI anupasthiti kA nAma hI dhyAna hai aura dhyAna kI anupasthiti hI mana hai| ___ dhyAna ke sambandha meM jhena paramparA bhI gahare taka gayI hai / inakI dhyAna paddhati, meM mahAvIra aura buddha donoM kI dhyAna paramparA kA sammizraNa hai / jhena kA mUla zabda bhI dhyAna hai | dhyAna paramparA hI, jApAna aura cIna meM jhena paramparA ho gayI / isa paramparA kA mUla uddezya, vyakti ko dhyAna ke mAdhyama se samAdhistha karanA hai | isa avasthA meM vyakti sAdhAraNa yathArtha ko bhI pAra kara letA hai | ekatva aura sArvikatA kA dvaMdvAtmaka tarka hI isa avasthA kA AdhAra hai / __jhena paramparA ne dhyAna ke mAdhyama se, lokottara prajJA ko atyanta sAdhAraNa, para Azcaryajanaka anubhavoM ke mAdhyama se sArthaka kiyA / vahA~ dhyAna ke antima caraNa meM koI pratIka svIkAra nahIM hai, cAhe vaha paramAtmA bhI kyoM na ho | zUnya meM praveza ke lie paramAtmA kA pratIka bhI tyAjya mAnA gayA hai | jApAnI phakIra bhogA jasareka to yahA~ taka kahate the ki zUnya ke mArga meM yadi buddha bhI mila jAye to unheM mAra do kyoMki jJAna ke lie pratIkoM se pare jAnA anivArya hai| ___ cAhe mahAvIra kI gAthAeM hoM yA paMtajali ke dhyAna sUtra, sabhI kA lakSya cetanA ke rahasya ko ujAgara karanA hai | cetanA ke Azcaryajanaka guNa haiM / isake bAre meM jaba cAhe taba cintana nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| sarvodaya ho sAkSI-bhAva kA/83 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhyAna Atmacintana kA sAdhana hai / sAdhAraNataH hama cetanA ko zarIra kI icchAoM se jor3ate haiM, para yadi aisA hotA to hama mAtra yaMtra hI hote| cIna aura jApAna meM dhyAna paramparA ke saMsthApaka, bodhidharma mAne jAte haiM / bhAratIya dhyAna paraMparA ko sarvaprathama bodhidharma hI vahA~ lekara gaye the / kahate haiM eka bAra samrATa vU ne bodhidharma se pUchA, 'pavitra paramasatya kyA hai ? bodhidharma ne kahA, 'yaha zUnya hai, pavitratA kA koI artha nahIM hai / ' to samrATa ne pUchA, 'phira sAmane yaha kauna khar3A hai ?' bodhidharma ne kahA, 'maiM nahIM jaantaa|' jaise mantra paramparA meM bIja, mantra yA akSara hote haiM, vaise hI bodhidharma kA zUnya bhI, bIja zabda hai jisakA artha hai-prmcetnaa| dhyAna isI parama cetanA se sAkSAtkAra karane kA sAdhana hai| mahAvIra ne kahA, 'jaise cira saMcita IMdhana ko vAyu se uddIpta Aga tatkAla jalA DAlatI hai / ' yaha upamA dhyAna kI zakti ko ujAgara karane ke liye hai | cAhe lAkhoM lITara peTrola ho lekina agara agni kA saMsparza ho gayA ho, to vaha apanA astitva bacA nahIM pAyegA / jalanA usakI anivAryatA ho jAyegI / cAhe jitanA IMdhana ikaTThA kiyA ho, agni use bhI samApta kara degI kyoMki agni kA kAma hI IMdhana ko jalAnA hai | jaise kAla ke paMjoM meM cAhe pUrA saMsAra bhI phaMsa jAye, to bhI baca nahIM sakatA, vaise hI agni ke saMsparza se IMdhana nahIM baca sakatA / mahAvIra sAdhakoM ke liye, aisI hI dhyAna kI agni jalanA cAhate haiM / dhyAna vaha dvAra hai, jo svayaM kA svayaM se hI paricaya karavAtA hai / cAhe jJAna kA yAtrI ho, cAhe prema kA, antataHto dhyAna kA sahArA hI lenA par3egA / ye saMsAra ke jitane bhI mArga haiM, saba dhyAna ke hI vibhinna rUpa haiM / dhyAna kA artha huA ekAgratA | cAhe prArthanA ho, pUjA ho, upAsanA ho, bhakti ho yA saMnyAsa ho, Akhira ekAgratA kI AvazyakatA to hogI hI / jaba taka citta mauna na hogA, nirvicAra na hogA taba taka pUjA, prArthanA aura upAsanA kevala zarIra aura mana taka sImita raha jAyegI, caitanya zakti se unakA sambandha jur3a nahIM pAyegA / zakti, samaya aura saMkalpa tInoM hI samarpita kara deM dhyAna ko | _mahAvIra ne kahA, 'dhyAna rUpI agni, aparimita karma IMdhana ko kSaNa bhara meM bhasma kara detI hai / ' bar3I gaharI bAta kahI hai mahAvIra ne ; karma ke IMdhana ko jalAne meM, dhyAna sarvAdhika kAragara siddha ho sakatA hai | 84/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 cAhe sakriya dhyAna ho, kuNDalinI, naTarAja, nAdabrahma yA vipazyanA - cAhe jo dhyAna ho, Akhira sabhI dhyAna manomukti banAma karma- mukti ke liye hI haiM / mahAvIra ne bhI citta kI caMcalatAoM para kAphI carcA kI thI aura TheTha tala taka gaye / bAraha varSoM taka, jo sAdhaka dhyAna aura samAdhi ko samarpita rahA ho, bhalA usake karma IMdhana kyoM na jaleMge / jaba mahAvIra dhyAna kI parama avasthA meM pahu~ce usI kSaNa, aparimita karma IMdhana, kSaNa bhara meM bhasma ho gayA / unhoMne parama jJAna prApta kara liyA, jise hama kevala jJAna kahate haiM / 1 kevala jJAna kA artha mAtra usa jJAna se mata jor3anA, jo atIta aura bhaviSya ko jAnatA hai / kevala jJAna kA artha hai, jo vartamAna ko jAnatA hai, vartamAna kI, anupazyI hai / jo kevala eka ko jAnatA hai, apane Apa ko jAnatA hai / isaliye kevala jJAnI kA artha huA, jisane apane Apa kI khoja kara lI hai / jagata kA jJAtA to hara koI ho sakatA hai, lekina AtmajJa kevala jJAnI hI hotA hai / sarvajJa vaha nahIM jo sabako jAnatA hai, sarvajJa vaha hai jo sva ko jAnatA hai, apane Apako jAnatA hai / aise logoM ke liye hI to mahAvIra kahA karate the, 'je egaM jANaI, savvaM jAI / ' jo eka ko jAnatA hai, vaha sabako jAnatA hai / jisane eka ko, apane Apako bhalIbhAMti nahIM pahacAnA, vaha duniyA kI pahacAna kaise kara paayegaa| mahAvIra dhyAna ke mAdhyama se, usa eka kI pahacAna karAnA cAhate haiN| binA Atma tattva kI pahacAna ke sArI dhyAna-sAdhanAyeM aisI haiM jaise binA eka ke sau zUnyoM kA prayoga / isa sAdhanA ke mArga meM agara AtmA kI kUMcI sAtha lekara na car3he, to TheTha Upara pahu~ca kara bhI vApasa lauTanA par3egA kyoMki vahA~ tAlA banda milegA / agara cAbI bhUla Aye to vApasa lauTanA par3egA / maiMne sunA hai, do dosta bhArata se amerikA gaye / kisI sattara maMjilI hoTala meM Thahare the / sAThavIM maMjila meM unheM rUma milA / rAta ko nAiTazo dekhane cale gaye / sAr3he bAraha baje vApisa lauTe / liphTa maina se jJAta huA ki kisI kAraNavaza liphTa kharAba ho gaI hai / apane rUma taka jAne ke liye sivAya sIr3hiyAM car3hane ke koI upAya na thA / una donoM ne socA, calo, paidala hI car3hate haiM / ravAnagI se pahale unhoMne apanA koTa utAra kara vAca maina ko de sarvodaya ho sAkSI bhAva kA / 85 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ diyA. kahA 'yaha bhAra hama sAtha DhonA nahIM cAhate haiM, tuma apane pAsa rakho, subaha liphTa sahI hogI taba hameM pahu~cA denA / ' donoM ne car3hAI prArambha kara dI, karIba cAlIsa talle para pahu~ca pAye hoMge ki rAta ke Der3ha baja gaye / car3hate-car3hate donoM kA sAMsa bhara aayaa| phira bhI sAhasa kara car3hane lage, socA aba to bIsa maMjila hI zeSa haiN| car3hate-car3hate pacAsa maMjila bhI pAra kara gaye / kucha samaya bAda jaba ve pacapanavIM maMjila para the,eka ne kahA, 'dosta, rUma kI cAbI lAye ho?' dUsare ne kahA, 'cAbI, oha! cAbI to koTa kI jeba meM hI raha gii|' pahale ne kahA, 'soco dosta,hama pahalI maMjila para haiM yA pacapanavIM pr|' mahAvIra hAtha meM cAbI thamAnA cAha rahe haiM | AtmA kI cAbI aura cAbI ko saMbhAla kara calane kA sAdhana dhyAna hai anyathA Atma-pahacAna ke abhAva meM kI jAne vAlI sAdhanA, maMjila hAsila nahIM karA sktii| sAre jahA~ meM bhaTaka kara vyakti vApisa vahIM pahu~catA hai, jahA~ se usane yAtrA prArambha kI hai | kolhU ke baila kI taraha hai usakI yAtrA, jo subaha se sAMjha taka calatA rahatA hai vartulAkAra, para sAMjha ko vahIM pahu~catA hai jahAM se yAtrA prArambha kii| __ mahAvIra karma ke IMdhana ko, dhyAna rUpI agni se jalAnA cAha rahe haiN| karma rUpI IMdhana, ise samajheM | AtmA vaise to pUrNatayA svataMtra hai, saba gatividhiyoM kA saMcAlana karatI hai, para phira bhI baMdhI hai karmoM se / ve karma cAhe zubha ho yA azubha / khAsa bAta yaha nahIM hai ki AtmA zubha karmoM se baMdhI hai yA azubha se, pApa se baMdhI hai yA puNya se | yahA~ carcA pApa aura puNya kI nahIM, zubha aura azubha kI nahIM, baMdhana kI hai| dhyAna ke mArga meM mahAvIra kevala pApa se hI mukti nahIM dilAnA cAhate, apitu puNyAtIta bhI banAnA cAhate haiM | baMdhana Akhira baMdhana hai, cAhe lauha-zRMkhalA kA ho yA svarNa-zRMkhalA kA, zakkara bharI ho cAhe, dhUla bharI ho / sone kI sAMkala ho yA lohA jar3I ho / zubhAzubha donoM tyAga zuddha bana jAiye / apane ko pahale bilkula khAlI banAiye / / mahAvIra ne IMdhana, karma kA kahA, pApa kA nahIM kahA | ise gaharAI se samajheM / hama jitane dhArmika kRtya karate haiM, saba puNya ke liye karate 86/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiM, svarga ke liye karate haiM / mahAvIra puNya ko bhI eka karma mAnate haiM aura svarga ko bhI saMsAra mAnate haiM / isaliye ve kahate haiM, karma rUpI IMdhana, phira cAhe vaha zubha ho yA azubha / jaise samAdhi meM praveza karane ke liye, zubha aura azubha donoM vicAra tyAjya haiM, vaise hI nirvANa kI jyoti jalAne ke liye, pApa aura puNya donoM se mukti Avazyaka hai aura isa karma IMdhana ko jalAne ke liye, mahAvIra dhyAna kI agni kA prayoga kara rahe haiM / dhyAna sadhukkar3I mastI hai | eka aisI mastI jisase dUra ho jAte haiM tanAva, tRSNA, AMkAkSA aura AsaktiyA~ / __ avasara hAtha lagA hai, dhyAna meM praveza karane ke liye / kala se hI dhIre-dhIre dhyAna se jInA sIkheM / jisa vaibhava ko DhUMDhane ke liye bAhara bhaTaka rahe ho, vaha vaibhava tumhAre bhItara hai | pahacAno apane Atma vaibhava ko, 'o rambhAtI nadiyoM, besudha kahA~ bhAgI jA rahI ho, baMzIrava tumhAre bhItara hai / ' kastUrI kuNDala basai, tumhAre antara meM hai vaMzI kI AvAja, kuNDalI meM hai kastUrI aura bhItara hai ananta vaibhava | agara usa Atma-vaibhava ko ujAgara kara liyA, to saca kahatA hU~ usa vaibhava ke sAmane, sikandara kA sira bhI zarma se jhuka jAyegA / abhI bhI samaya hai, apanI zakti kA purajora upayoga karo / DUbo dhyAna meM, utaro samAdhi meM / kho jAo, rama jAo | zurU kara do bajAnA apanI antara vINA ko, dhyAna kI aMguliyoM se, anyathA vINA bekAra calI jAegI / saMgIta mAtra vINA se nahIM, aMguliyoM kI kRpA se pragaTa hotA hai / agara aisA na kiyA, apane tAroM ko na cher3A to vINA mRta raha jAegI, saMgIta soyA/dabA raha jAegA / jaise vRkSa meM bIja dabA raha gayA, jaise AvAja kaMTha meM aTakI raha gayI, jaise prema hRdaya meM baMda raha gayA, jaise kalI khilane ko thI, khila na pAyI / kalI khila na pAyI, sugaMdha bikhara na pAyI / sarvodaya ho sAkSI-bhAva kA/87 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anAsakti : saMsAra meM saMnyAsa For Personal & Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "parivAra niyojana ke Adhunika upAyoM se janasaMkhyA-vRddhi to ruka jAyegI, para vAsanA, kAmecchA-bhogecchA bharapUra phaila jAyegI / mAtra parivAra-niyojana hI nahIM; deza ko sukhI-samRddha karane ke lie, icchAniyojana bhI honA Avazyaka hai / sadAcAra ke sAye meM jIne ke lie Avazyaka hai ki vyakti apanI kAmanA, vAsanA aura tRSNA para bhI lagAma lgaaye|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhagavAna mahAvIra ne Asakti ko hI loka kahA hai / AcArAMga ke pahale adhyAya meM kahA hai, 'iccatthaM gaDDhie loe' Asakti hI loka hai| jo Asakta hai, vaha saMsArI hai | jo anAsakta hai, vaha parIta saMsArI hai| Asakti kA dAyarA jitanA vistRta hogA, saMsAra aura bandhana utanA hI pragAr3ha kahalAegA / Asakti kA artha hai- mUrchA / ise hama sammohana bhI kaha sakate haiM | merA bhAI, merI patnI, merI mA~, merI dukAna, merA ghara-'yaha merA' hI Asakti hai / parijanoM ke bIca rahanA-jInA, kapar3e pahananA yA bhojana karanA Asakti kI muhara lagAnA nahIM hai / varan ina sabake sAtha 'mere' ko jor3anA hI Asakti hai | anAsakta vaha hai, jo saMsAra meM rahakara bhI kamala kI paMkhur3iyoM kI taraha nirlipta jItA hai / ___ jIvana meM Asakti kA dAyarA, Ayu kSINa hone ke sAtha-sAtha saMkucita hotA ho, aisI bAta nahIM hai / vAstava meM jIvana kA kalaza jaise-jaise rItA hotA hai, Asakti aura gaharI hotI jAtI hai| vyakti saMsAra meM praveza to Ama jIvana jIne ke lie hI karatA hai, lekina dhIre-dhIre aise cakravyUha meM phaMsa jAtA hai, jisameM praveza karane ke bAda bAhara nikalanA duSkara ho jAtA hai / jAla banAtI hai makar3I auroM ko phaMsAne ke lie. lekina una bArIka aura cipacipe rezoM meM vaha itanI ulajha jAtI hai ki makar3I kA jAla hI makar3I ke lie vyUha bana jAtA hai| - makar3I ke zarIra meM eka vizeSa granthi hotI hai, jisase 'emino esiDa' srAvita hotA hai / usIse makar3I dhAgA bunatI hai / jAlA isakA zikAra ko phaMsAne kA sAdhana hai / isake jAle kI vizeSatA yaha hotI hai ki jIva isameM se nikalane ke lie jitanA chaTapaTAtA hai, utanA hI ulajhatA jAtA hai| kisI ko apane zikaMjoM meM jakar3ane ke lie Atura makar3I, kisI aura ko jakar3a pAye yA na jakar3a pAye, usakI akar3a taba DhIlI par3a jAtI hai jaba vaha svayaM hI apane jAla meM ulajha jAtI hai / makar3I kI isa jAla se mukti nAmumakina to nahIM, lekina Ter3hI avazya anAsaktiH saMsAra meM saMnyAsa/91 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai / jaba jAla banAyA jAtA hai taba jIvana kA eka lambA bhAga reze se reze ko jor3ane meM bIta jAtA hai | bhUkha-pyAsa kI cintA nahIM, sardI-garmI kI paravAha nahIM, dhana kI dhanI makar3I ha~sate-ha~sate jAla banAtI hai aura usa jAla meM phaMsakara rote-rote jindagI pUrI karatI hai / makar3I jAla bunatI hai| tuma bhI jAlA bunate ho / jAle isalie haiM, ki ve bune jAte haiN| makar3I ke dvArA tumhAre, mere yA hama saba ke dvaaraa| makar3I, hama saba, isalie haiM ki apane-apane jAloM meM yA eka-dUsare ke bune jAloM meM pha~se haiN| hama saba jAla bunate haiM taba cupa-cupa rahate haiM lekina jaba unameM pha~sate haiM taba bahuta zora karate haiN| yahA~ saMsAra meM jisa-jisane jAla bunA hai, avazya phaMsA hai | canA na khAne vAlA, na khAkara pachatAyA hai yA nahIM pachatAyA, para jisane khAyA hai vaha to pachatA hI rahA hai| manuSya kI Asakti kA makar3a-jAla makar3I se bhI badatara hai / makar3I kevala eka jAla bunatI, banAtI hai lekina manuSya na jAne kitane makar3a-jAla bunatA-banAtA hai / jar3a se jar3a ko sajAyA jAtA hai aura cetanA praphullita hotI hai / pudgala se pudgala ko sajAne-saMvArane meM cetanA kI Asakti/mUrchA, isI kA nAma mithyAtva hai / yaha AtmA kI vaha dazA hai jaba caitanya se sambandha viccheda ho jAtA hai, sArA sambandha jar3a ke sAtha, pudgala ke sAtha, bhautika padArthoM ke sAtha hI ho jAtA hai | isa gilA bharI jiMdagI meM vyakti AvazyakatAoM kI 92/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrti to jaise-taise kara letA hai, lekina icchAyeM... ! icchAyeM to itanI lambI hotI haiM ki usakA chora pakar3anA to dUra vyakti unheM dekha bhI nahIM paataa| manuSya icchAoM kI pUrti ke lie maMsUbe bAMdhatA hai, khvAba dekhatA hai, sapanoM meM khotA hai, para anta meM hAtha malane ke sivA isa mAmale meM kucha nahIM kara pAtA / haisiyata hotI hai jhoMpar3I kI aura khvAba dekhatA hai mahaloM ke / soye-soye bhale hI sapanoM meM mahala kI yAtrA kara Aye yA ranivAsa meM rAta bitA Aye, para A~kha khulane para to jhoMpar3I hI nasIba meM rhegii| apanI icchAoM ke pA~va vahIM taka pasAranA ThIka hai, jahA~ taka gUdar3I kI sImA hai / anyathA icchAyeM mAtra sapanoM me pUrNa ho pAeMgI, jIvana kA yarthAtha kucha aura hI hogA nAma meM zahIdoM ke DigriyA~ nahIM hotI badanasIba hAthoM meM cUr3iyAM nahIM hotI / sabako usa rajisTara para hAjarI lagAnI hai mauta vAle daphtara meM chuTTiyAM nahIM hotI / DhUMDhate ho kyoM mamatA khAr3akU kI A~khoM meM sigareToM ke paikiTa meM bIr3iyAM nahIM hotI / jo talAza meM khuda kI cala rahe akele haiM yAra una ke pAvoM meM jUtiyAM nahIM hotI / mata karo bur3hApe meM izka kI tamannAeM kyoMki phyUja balbo meM bijaliyAM nahIM hotI / itanI u~cI mata chor3o gira par3oge dharatI para kyoMki AsamAnoM meM sIr3hiyAM nahIM hotI / karma ke mutAbika hI phala milegA iMsAM ko / AmavAle per3oM para bhiMDiyA nahIM hotii| yaha hamAre jIvana kA kaTu satya hai / hamArI icchAeM belagAma haiM / daur3a rahI haiM ve mRga kI taraha, havAoM meM daur3a lagAkara, para anta meM pasta hI honA pdd'egaa| anAsaktiH saMsAra meM saMnyAsa/93 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahA~ taka phailAyegeM hama apanI Asakti, mUrcchA aura icchA ke dAyare ko / AsAkti na zubha hai, na zAnta hai / yaha khUna kI taraha lAla hai, mada kI taraha nazIlI hai, buddhi kI sthiratA khotI hai / yaha sahI ko galata aura galata ko sahI dikhAtI hai / Asakti aura sammohana ke vividha rUpa haiM / vyakti kI Asakti, mUrcchA aura sammohana saba kucha jar3a ke sAtha hotA hai / vaha daladala meM paidA hotA hai aura daladala meM hI ulajhA rahatA hai / kitanI kitanI prakAra kI Asakti meM jItA hai iMsAna / makAna kA rAga, putra kA rAga, patnI-parivAra-paise kA rAga, patA nahIM rAga ke kitane rUpa use cAroM ora se ghera lete haiM / vyakti kI Asakti ko jaba-jaba bhI coTa lagegI vaha duHkhI aura vyathita hogA | dukAna aura makAna kI thor3I-sI kSati bhI Asakta mana meM bhayaMkara bavAla khar3A kara detI hai / makAna girA isalie vyakti nahIM rotA hai, AMkhoM meM A~sU isalie hai ki usake mamatva ko coTa lagI / agara makAna girane se yA Aga lagane se AMkha meM AMsU Ate to par3ausI ke makAna girane para kyoM nahIM Ate ? vAstava meM ye AMsU makAna ke girane para nahIM, apanI Asakti para mAra par3ane ke kAraNa A rahe haiM / vyakti ko nivAsa ke lie cAra kamaroM kI AvazyakatA hotI hai, lekina cAhata sAta maMjila kI rahatI hai / saMyogavazAt sAta maMjilA makAna bhI bana jAtA hai, lekina isI ke sAtha Asakti ke makar3a-jAla bhI buna jAte haiM / vyakti kI Asakti bhI itanI gaharI hai ki makAna kA eka bhAga bhI gira jAye to vyakti ro par3atA hai, lekina mAlika ke marane para kabhI makAna ko rote hue dekhA hai ? yahA~ carcA na makAna kI, na mAlika kI carcA Asakti kI hai / jisa makAna ke lie jindagI bhara kI kamAI rAkha, pAnI kI jA rahI hai, soco, jaba zmazAna meM sooge, itanI bhI jagaha tumhAre pAsa na hogI ki karavaTa bhI badala sako / jisa sone aura cA~dI ko sajAne-saMvArane meM jIvana kI bhavyatA khoI hai, ye sone-cA~dI taba tijorI meM dhare raha jAeMge jaba mauta tumheM apane Agoza meM chipA le jAegI / ' zarIra mATI kA hai, ise sajAyA aura saMvArA jAtA hai sone-cAMdI se iMsAna kA jIvana choTA hai, para aramAna.... choTA-sA tU kitane bar3e aramAna hai tere, 94 / jyoti kalaza chalakeM : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ miTTI kA tU sone ke saba sAmAna haiM tere, . miTTI kI kAyA miTTI meM, jisa dina samAegI, nA sonA kAma AegA, nA cAMdI Ae para khola le paMchI tU piMjarA chor3akara ur3ajA, mAyA mahala ke sAre bandhana tor3akara ur3ajA, dhar3akana meM jisa dina mauta terI gunagunAegI, nA sonA kAma AegA, nA cA~dI AegI / / yaha gIta usa paMchI ke nAma hai, jo piMjare meM kaida hai aura piMjare se hI moha kara baiThA hai / yaha gIta AhvAna hai paMchI ko piMjarA chor3ane ke lie, baMdhana tor3ane ke lie / dhar3akana meM mauta gunagunAe usase pahale behozI ko tor3eM, apane astitva ko AtmasAt kareM | Aja mahAvIra ke jisa sUtra ke hama tAra cher3egeM, vaha isI behozI aura Asakti ko tor3ane ke lie hai, saMsAra ko jagAne ke lie hai / yaha saMdeza usake lie hai jo duHkha meM jI rahA hai, duHkhoM ko pahacAna bhI rahA hai, lekina mukta nahIM ho pA rahA hai / isalie Aja kA sUtra baMdhana se makti kA sUtra hai| sUtra hai nAgo jahA paMkajalAvasanno, daTuM palaM nAbhisamei tIrA / evaM vayaM kAmaguNesu giddhA, na bhikkhuNo maggamaNuvayAmo / / jaise daladala meM pha~sA huA hAthI jamIna ko dekhate hue bhI kinAre para nahIM pahuMca pAtA, vaise hI kAma-guNoM meM Asakta, zramaNa-dharma ko jAnate hue bhI usakA anusaraNa nahIM kara pAte / ___ mahAvIra kA yaha sUtra jAgRti kA sandeza hai / yaha unake anubhava kI vANI hai / isa sUtra se mAyA TUTegI, svapna TUTegA, behozI TUTegI / 'jaise dala-dala meM phaMsA huA hAthI jamIna ko dekhakara bhI kinAre nahIM pahuMca pAtA / ' mahAvIra ne jIvana kI saccAI ko ujAgara karane ke lie sundara upamA dI hai- dala-dala, hAthI aura jamIna / mahAvIra ne dekhA hogA kahIM dala-dala meM phaMse hAthI ko | yaha eka pAramparika kintu vyAvahArika udAharaNa hai dala-dala aura hAthI kA / kIcar3a meM kamala khilate haiM hAthI unake saundarya ke prati AkarSita bhI hotA hai, para kIcar3a meM dhaMsane ke bAda cAhe kamala ho yA hAthI mukti kA mArga hAtha laganA kaThina hai / anAsaktiH saMsAra meM saMnyAsa/95 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dala-dala meM hAthI aura behozI meM manuSya, hAthI kIcar3a meM hai aura manuSya saMsAra meM hai / lekina taTa ko dekhate hue bhI nikalanA donoM ke lie duSkara-sA ho gayA hai / janma se mRtyu taka saMsAra kA aisA gurutvAkarSaNa calatA hai ki vyakti dekha to rahA hai samAdhi kI rAhoM ko, lekina saMsAra kA gurutvAkarSaNa use apanI ora khIMca letA hai| mahAvIra isI Asakti se chuTakArA dilAnA cAha rahe haiM / unake anusAra jIvana kI dhruvatA caitanya meM hai, lekina vyakti adhruva aura azAzvata saMsAra meM hI apane ko racA-pacA letA hai / zarIra mATI kA, makAna mATI kA, sonA-sampatti saba kucha mATI ke haiM, para Azcaryajanaka tathya yaha hai ki cetanA bhI mATI meM raca-basa jAtI hai, usakA merApana mATI ke sAtha hI jur3a jAtA hai / yo eka anazvara nazvara meM vilIna ho jAtA hai| duniyA ke jitane bhI duHkha haiM, astitva se eka bhI duHkha vyakti ko prApta nahIM hotA hai / sAre duHkha mamatva buddhi se paidA hote haiM / duHkha hamezA usI dvAra se AtA hai jisase sukha AtA hai / vyakti kI Asakti kA khUTA itanA gaharA gar3a jAtA hai ki usakA 'maiM' kA saMbaMdha bhI jar3a ke sAtha jur3a jAtA hai | kAza ! vyakti 'maiM' meM bhI AtmA ko nihAra pAtA aura 'mere' meM bhii| __ makAna vyakti se kabhI nahIM kahatA ki tuma mere mAlika ho / vyakti svayaM gaurava ke sAtha kahatA hai, 'maiM makAna-mAlika huuN|' kyA kabhI kisI kala kArakhAne ne kahA ki merA mAlika kauna hai ? vyakti sadaiva apanI mAlakiyata kA borDa lagAtA hai aura sAMsArikatA meM svayaM ghira jAtA hai| jisa makAna ko banAne, sajAne, saMvArane meM vyakti apanI sArI jindagI pUrI kara detA hai, vahI makAna usake lie taba sarAyakhAnA bana jAtA hai jaba use saMsAra se alavidAI mila jAtI hai / ___ kahate haiM samrAT ibrAhIma ke mahala meM eka phakIra pahuMcA / dvArapAla se kahA- 'maiM Aja mahala meM vizrAma karanA cAhatA hU~ / ' dvArapAla ne kahA- 'phakIra ! yaha rAjA kA mahala hai, sarAyakhAnA nhiiN|' phakIra samrATa se milA, para samrATa ne bhI phakIra se yahI kahA-'yaha mahala hai, merA nivAsa sthAna hai, sarAyakhAnA nahIM hai / agara cAho to 96/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tumhAre rAta rukane kI vyavasthA ho sakatI hai, nagara kI kisI dharmazAlA meM / / phakIra ke kahA-'rAjan ! jise tuma apanA mahala mAnate ho yaha mahala nahIM sarAyakhAnA hai, dharmazAlA hai / maiM jaba sATha varSa pUrva yahA~ AyA thA, taba tumhAre paradAdA yahA~ raha rahe the, ve aba kahA~ gaye ?' samrATa ne kahA, 've nahIM rahe / ' 'tumhAre dAdA ?' 've bhI cale gye| 'tumhAre pitA ?' 've bhI cale gaye / ' phakIra ne ha~sate hue kahA, 'samrAT ! isI taraha tuma bhI cale jAoge, kabhI tumhArA putra bhI calA jAegA / koi Aja jA rahA hai, koI kala jAne vAlA, duniyA hai dharmazAlA / jaba tumhAre paradAdA, dAdA, pitA saba jise chor3akara cale gaye, kyA tuma vahA~ zAzvata raha pAoge / samrAT ! bolo maiM ise sarAyakhAnA na kahU~, to aura kyA kahU~ !' mahala taba taka mahala hai, jaba taka hamArA usake sAtha saMbaMdha hai / usa dina ye mahala, makAna, baMgalA saba dharmazAlA kA rUpa dhAraNa kara legeM, jisa dina hamArA astitva samApta ho jAegA / ___ saMsAra kA astitva hamAre lie tabhI taka hai, jaba taka hamArA astitva hai| dukAna, makAna saba yahIM dhare raha jAte haiM | patnI caukhaTa taka pahu~cA pAtI hai aura parijana zmazAna ghATa taka sAtha nibhAte haiM, jaba ha~sA ur3a jAtA hai | isalie kImata saMsAra kI mata AMkanA, AtmA kI AMkanA, jar3a se Upara uThakara cetanA kI AMkanA / sAMsArika sukhoM kI Asakti kabhI bhI satya taka nahIM pahu~cA sktii| Asakti ke bhI kaI dAyare haiM / vyakti kA mana mAtra makAna, dukAna, putra-parivAra yA dhana-sampatti ke prati hI Asakta nahIM hotA, apitu deva,guru aura dharma kA bhI sammohana use ghera letA hai / mandira aura masjida se bhI rAga aura dveSa ke sambandha jur3a jAte haiM | dhArmikatA mu~ha ke bala gira jAtI hai aura sAmpradAyikatA siramaura ho jAtI hai / apane guru ko suguru, apane dharma ko sudharma, apane deva ko sudeva aura pratyeka anAsaktiH saMsAra meM saMnyAsa/97 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ para ke sAtha 'ku' kA prayoga karanA sAmprAdAyika vyAmoha nahIM to aura kyA hai ? abhI ayodhyA meM mandira aura masjida ko lekara jo kucha huA usane deza bhara meM iMsAniyata kA janAjA nikAla diyA / hindU ne musalamAna ko aura musalamAna ne hindU ko mArA, ina donoM kI mArakATa se isa deza kI mAnavatA para mAtama chA gayA / ___ mandira kA zikhara girane para maulAnA khuza hotA hai aura masjida kI mInAreM Dhahane para paMDita / sAmpradAyika Asakti kA pariNAma yaha hotA hai, ki vyakti sRjana kA mArga chor3akara vidhvaMsa kA mArga apanA letA hai| jo apanA hita nahIM kara sakatA, vaha dUsaroM kA ahita kara khuza hotA hai| mandira banAne kA sAmarthya nahIM hai to masjida tor3akara hI puNya kamAnA cAhatA hai | cAhe mandira ho yA masjida, kisI ko miTAkara nava nirmANa karanA buddhimAnI nahIM kahI jA sktii| sAmpradAyika vyAmoha ko girAnA hI AdhyAtmikatA hai, dhArmikatA hai, naitikatA hai| mahAvIra ne kahA, 'dala-dala meM phaMsA hAthI / ' sIdhA-sA artha huA Asakti meM phaMsA huA manuSya / yahA~ hara manuSya zoka-grasta hai, yaha bAta alaga hai ki zoka ke kAraNa alaga-alaga hoM, lekina zoka hara kisI kA pichalaggU hai | koI isalie zoka kara rahA hai ki use pichale varSa pandraha lAkha kI Aya huI thI, isa varSa to pAMca kI huI hai / jo pAMca pAyA usakA harSa nahIM hai lekina jo dasa hAtha na lagA usakA zoka hai| kabhI bhikhAriyoM kI jamAta dekhI hai ? sirpha ApakI, apane makAna aura baMgale ke prati Asakti hotI ho aisI bAta nahIM hai / bhikhArI ne bhI usa sthAna para kabjA kara rakhA hai, jahA~ baiThakara vaha roja bhIkha mAMgatA hai / vaha usa sthAna para kabje ke lie jhagar3A bhI kara legaa| dillI, bambaI, kalakattA meM to bhikhArI, apanI bhIkha mAMgane kI jagaha eka-dUje ko kirAye para dete haiM / abhI kucha dina pUrva maiMne sunA, ki bambaI ke eka bhikhArI ne apane dAmAda ko daheja meM vaha sthAna diyA, jahA~ vaiThakara vaha varSoM se bhIkha mAMgatA thaa| bar3e zaharoM meM dekhA hogA, bhikhArI bhI jisa jagaha para baiThatA hai, sar3aka ke kinAre, vaha usakI ho jAtI hai | agara koI dUsarA vahA~ baiTha jAye to jhagar3A zuru ho jAtA hai| vaise phuTapAtha kisI kI bapautI nahIM ho sakatA / magara ina bhikhArIyoM ke apane aDDe haiM / jo bhikhArI jahA~ baiThakara kamAtA hai, vaha usakI dukAna ho jAtI hai| 98/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka bhikhArI aisI hI kisI dukAna meM baiThA bhIkha mA~ga rahA thA / eka vyakti udhara se gujarA aura bhikhArI kAtara svara meM bolA, 'bhaiyA! kucha paise de do, sinemA dekha AUMgA / vahIM usake pAsa - takhtI lagI thI ki 'maiM aMdhA hU~ / ' usa vyakti ne bhikhArI se kahA, 'tuma aMdhe ho phira sinemA kaise dekhoge ? ' bhikhArI ne kahA, 'nahIM janAba ! maiM aMdhA nahIM hU~ / asala meM yaha dukAna dUsare bhikhArI kI hai, vaha Aja chuTTI para hai / maiM to laMgar3A hUM, paraM dukAna mauke kI hai / jaba vaha chuTTI para hotA hai to mujhe biThA detA hai / ' I bhikhAriyoM kI ina bAtoM se hameM ha~sI A rahI hai / para hamArI hAlata to aura bhI adhika hAsyAspada hai / bhikhArI kA kisI sthAna ke prati mamatva kA, adhikAra kA bhAva to varSo meM panapA hai, lekina hama hamAre adhikAra bhAva ko dekheM / dillI se AgarA ke lie 'tAja' meM baiThate haiM, 1 mAtra tIna ghaMTe kI saphara, lekina hamAre dvArA ArakSita sITa para agara koI dUsarA vRddha bhI baiTha jAtA hai to hama usase tatkAla kaha dete haiM, 'bhAI sAhaba ! uThiye / ' vaha kahatA hai, 'kyoM ?' hama kaha dete haiM, 'yaha sITa merI hai / ' mAtra tIna ghaMTe ke lie ArakSita sITa ke prati bhI hamArA kitanA jabaradasta adhikAra bhAva ! loga isa sITa ke lie 'tU-tU, maiM-maiM' para utArU ho jAte haiM / isa rAgAtmaka vRtti ko hI mahAvIra mUrcchA kahate haiM, zaMkara mAyA kahate haiM aura pataMjali behozI kahate haiM / 1 saMsAra meM rahanA hamArA dharma hai, kyoMki saMsAra meM hI hamArA puSpa pallavita huA hai, khilA hai / jo bhoga meM jI rahA hai, vaha bhI saMsAra meM hai aura jo yoga meM jI rahA hai vaha bhI / lekina yogI nAma bhara ko saMsAra meM haiM aura bhogI na kevala svayaM saMsAra meM hai, apitu apane bhItara bhI saMsAra ko basAye hai / saMsAra aura saMnyAsa kA bheda kIr3e aura kamala se samajhe / kIcar3a meM kamala bhI paidA hotA hai aura kIr3A bhI / lekina eka, jaise-jaise apane 1 astitva ko AtmasAt karatA hai, vaise-vaise kIcar3a meM dha~satA jAtA hai vahIM dUsarA, isake viparita apane astitva ko AtmasAt karate hI kIcar3a anAsaktiH saMsAra meM saMnyAsa / 99 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se uparata ho jAtA hai| kIr3A kIcar3a meM dhaMsatA hai aura kamala kIcar3a se bAhara A jAtA hai / kamala kA jIvana zramaNa kA jIvana hai, eka saMnyAsI - sAdhaka kA jIvana hai / 1 mahAvIra Aja ke sUtra meM kIcar3a se bAhara nikalane ke saMketa de rahe haiM / ve manuSya ko daladala se bAhara nikAlanA cAhate haiM aura astitva kI pahacAna karAnA cAhate haiM / isalie mahAvIra ke sUtra - sandeza jIvana, jagat aura adhyAtma tInoM se jur3e haiM / mahAvIra jagat kI pahacAna karavAkara, jIvana ko aMdhe - abhizapta galiyAroM se bAhara nikAlanA cAhate haiM / ve manuSya ko adhyAtma ke usa sandeza kA mAlika banAnA cAhate haiM, jisakA mArga na kevala niSkaMTaka hai, apitu prazasta hai / mahAvIra kevala A~khe mUMdakara baiThane kI preraNA nahIM de rahe haiM / ve sAkSAtkAra karA haiM rahe manuSya ko usa tattva se jo adRzya hai, aspRzya hai| AtmA ko bhalA kabhI dekhA-dikhAyA jA sakatA hai, jalAyA - miTAyA jA sakatA hai / na isa tattva kI vyAkhyA kI jA sakatI hai, na upadeza diye jA sakate haiM / darzana kA bhalA kaisA pradarzana ! AtmA kA mAtra anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai, jIyA jA sakatA hai / mahAvIra kI bhASA bodha kI bhASA hai / ve jIvana ko kIcar3a se uparata I karanA cAhate haiM / abhizapta jiMdagI ko varadAna rUpa meM parivartita karanA 1 cAhate haiM / ve vyakti ko aise kisI dala meM nahIM rakhanA cAhate jo dala-dala meM le jAye / I na pakSa, na vipakSa, mahAvIra niSpakSa kI bAteM batA rahe haiM / ve duniyA ke sAmane eka cikitsaka banakara peza A rahe haiM, tAki rogI ko roga kA bodha karAyA jA sake / mahAvIra usa roga kA bodha karAnA cAhate haiM jisake kAraNa vyakti pIr3ita hai, vyathita hai, vyAkula hai 1 jJAniyoM kI yaha khAsiyata hotI hai; ve rogI ko sIdhe davA nahIM dete haiM, pahale roga kI pahacAna, phira nidAna | mahAvIra pahale roga kA bodha karAte haiM, phira davA dete haiM, pahale pyAsa jagAteM haiM, phira pAnI pilAte haiM / mahAvIra 'maiM' kA bodha bhI karAnA cAhate haiM aura 'maiM' se chuTakArA bhI dilAnA cAhate haiM / 'maiM' jo ahaMkAra ke artha meM prayukta hai, usake girate hI, vaha 'maiM' prakaTa ho jAtA hai jise hama AtmA kahate haiM / aham 1 100 / jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke bodha ke abhAva meM arham kI upalabdhi kaisI ? mahAvIra sarvaprathama ahaMkAra ke 'maiM' ko girAnA cAhate haiM, phira merepana ko, mamatva ke bhAva ko / maiM aura merA, yahI mithyAtva hai, mAyA hai, sammohana hai | Asakti isI kA apara nAma hai| mahAvIra kI bhASA to kaivalya kI bhASA hai / eka kI bhASA, apane Apase jur3ane kI bhASA hai 'ahamikko khalu suddho' maiM akelA hU~, zuddha hU~ / bhIr3a meM bhI niHsaMga karA rahe haiM mahAvIra / 'saba Thaura hamarI jamAta, saba Thaura para melA / hama saba mAMhI, saba hama mAMhI, hamahIM bahuri akelA / ' kabIra kA yaha pada, mahAvIra ke sUtra kA hI vistAra hai / mahAvIra kA yaha sUtra sAMsArika mAyAjAla se mukta hone kA maMtra hai / hameM sarvaprathama yaha jJAta honA Avazyaka hai ki 'maiM kauna huuN|' merI jiMdagI meM dasare kI kisa hada taka jarUrata hai / vyakti ko yaha bhI jJAta nahIM hai ki maiM kauna hU~, duniyA meM merA kauna hai aura vaha dUsaroM se sambandha sthApita karane ko lAlAyita hai / duniyA~ meM mamatA bAMTanA hamArA dharma hai, lekina mamatva buddhi, jise hama moha kaha sakate haiM isakA saMkucana Avazyaka hai / vAtsalya aura mamatA, prema kA vistAra hai vahIM rAga aura Asakti prema ko ber3iyoM meM jakar3anA hai| mahAvIra sarvaprathama Atma-paricaya prApta karane ko prerita kara rahe haiM | jo aisA kara letA hai vaha pUrNa ho jAtA hai | binA zUnya kA bodha prApta kiye virATatA ko pahacAnA nahIM jA sakatA / 'je egaM jANaI se savvaM jANaI' jo eka ko, apane Apako jAnatA hai vaha saba ko, sAre saMsAra ko jAna letA hai / baMda meM bhI sAgara chalaka sakatA hai| Aja ke sUtra ko gaharAI se samajheM / 'jaise dala-dala meM phaMsA hAthI taTa ko dekhate hue bhI kinAre nahIM pahu~ca pAtA', yaha sUtra saMsAra aura usakI Asakti se A~kha do-cAra karavA rahA hai | jaise makar3I ke jAla meM anaginata reze hote haiM vaise hI Asakti ke reze haiM / mahAvIra jIvana kI usa antima ghar3I taka vyakti ko saceta rahane kA saMketa de rahe haiM, jahA~ Asakti kA eka rezA bhI jur3A ho / __ mahAvIra zramaNa-dharma kI ora jIvana kI dhArA mor3a rahe haiM | jIvana meM jAnanA hI paryApta nahIM hai , jJAna kA AcaraNa bhI anivArya hai / hama anAsakti: saMsAra meM saMnyAsa/101 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma ke siddhAntoM ko jAnate haiM, lekina jAnate hue bhI apanA nahIM paate| duryodhana bahudhA kahA karatA thA, 'jAnAmi dharmaM na ca me pravRtti, jAnAmyadharma na ca me nivRttiH / ' maiM dharma ko jAnatA hU~ lekina merI usameM pravRti nahIM ho sakatI / maiM adharma ko bhI jAnatA hU~ lekina usase bhI nivRtti mere hAtha kI bAta nahIM hai| yaha usa vyakti kI antarvyathA hai jo mukta gagana ko dekhakara bhI piMjare meM phaMsA hai / aisA nahIM hai ki vyakti pApa aura puNya se anabhijJa ho / zakkara aura dhUla donoM kA bheda vyakti jAnatA hai , dharma-adharma donoM ko dekhatA hai, lekina sAMsArika rasoM meM Asakti use zreya kI ora do kadama bhI nahIM bar3hAne detI / gorakha kahA karate the, 'pahale AraMbha chAMDo, kAma, krodha, ahNkaar|' agara AraMbha karanI hai adhyAtma kI yAtrA, to chor3anA hogA sabase pahale kAma, krodha, aura ahaMkAra ko / kAma kA artha hotA hai- cAha, icchA / cAha sadA dUsare kI hotI hai, dUsare se hotI hai | vahA~ kAma aura adhika majabUta ho jAtA hai, jahA~ dUsare ke binA hamArA kAma nahIM calatA / viparIta kI cAhanA hamArA svabhAva hai / isI kA pariNAma hai ki puruSa striyoM ke pIche daur3atA hai aura striyA~ puruSoM ke pIche / ___ gorakha krodha, kAma aura ahaMkAra ko eka hI maMca para khar3A kara rahe haiM / tInoM eka dUje se jur3e haiM / krodha aura ahaMkAra kA to colI-dAmana kA riztA hai / ye donoM hI vyaktitva-vikAsa ke mArga meM kAMTeM bikherate haiM / lar3AI-jhagar3A karanA koI roga nahIM hai balki vyakti krodha aura ahaMkAra ke kAraNa hI aisA karatA hai / jIvana meM UMcAIyoM ko chUne ke lie Avazyaka hai ki vyakti krodha aura ahaMkAra kA pUrNa tyAga kara de| isase vyakti ko zArIrika, mAnasika aura Arthika hAni uThAnI par3atI hai| krodha, vyakti ko mAnasika rogI banAtA hai | krodha kA sIdhA prabhAva snAyavika saMsthAna para hotA hai aura snAyu maMDala para punaH punaH jhaTakA lagane se vyakti mAnasika rUpa se rugNa ho jAtA hai / pariNAma svarUpa krodhI vyakti kI smRti kamajora ho jAtI hai, bAta-bAta meM jhuMjhalAhaTa hotI hai, aura to aura isakA pariNAma pAgalapana meM bhI parivartita ho sakatA hai | jaba krodha apane pUrNa vega meM hotA hai to manuSya kA rakta bhI jaharIlA ho jAtA hai / vaijJAnika anusaMdhAna ke anusAra, aisI dazA meM eka pAuMDa khUna jalakara samApta ho sakatA hai| 102/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gorakha kahate haiM 'chAMDo kAma'. jisane kAma chor3a diyA usane saba kucha chor3a diyA / aura kucha chor3ane ko zeSa rahA hI nahIM | kAma chUTA yAni dUsare kI jarUrata chuuttii| kAmavijetA se krodha apane Apa chUTa jAtA hai| kAma bhI mana kA eka saMvega hai aura krodha bhI / jaise hI saMvega samApta hoMge, ye saba pIche chUTa jAeMge / jahA~ kAma nahIM vahA~ krodha nahIM | agara kisI sAdhu ko bhI krodha meM lAla-pIlA dekha lo, to niSkarSa nikAla lenA ki jarUra isake mana meM kAmanAeM dabI huI haiM / jaba-jaba kAmanA-pUrti meM rukAvaTa AtI hai, krodha AtA hai / jisakI kAmanAeM samApta ho gayIM use krodhita karanA cAheMge, taba bhI vaha krodhita na ho pAegA / usake jIvana meM cAhe jitanI bAdhAeM DAleM, use bAdhA dikhAyI bhI na degii| isalie duniyA meM dekhA, premI eka-dUje se prema bhI karate haiM aura jhagar3e bhI / binA vivAha ke Aja taka kisI ke sAtha talAka jaise kisse hue haiM ? khIMcatAna vahIM hotI hai jahA~ prema hotA hai | Akhira aisI phajIhata kyoM hotI hai ? manovaijJAnikoM ne isa sambandha meM khoja kI hai | unakI khoja kA sAra hai ki jaise hI hama kisI ke prema meM par3ate haiM, eka bAta samajha meM AnI zuru ho jAtI hai ki hamArA sukha dUsare para nirbhara hai / yaha nirbharatA hI kaSTa detI hai, ki dUsare ke hAtha hamAre sukha kI cAbI calI gaI / jaba-jaba apekSA upekSA kA rUpa dhAraNa kara letI hai, taba-taba krodha paidA hotA hai / jisase hamArA sambandha hai patA nahIM vaha kaba sukha degA / sukha vaha jaba degA taba degA, para mAlakiyata kho gayI, gulAmI hAvI gayI / gulAmI se vidroha kI bhAvanA bhar3akatI hai, vidroha se krodha-vaimanasya hotA hai, usase phira saMgharSa kI zuruAta hotI hai / ___ kAma-krodha donoM sAtha-sAtha calate haiM / ina donoM ke bIca ahaMkAra khar3A hotA hai / jisakI na koI kAmanA,na koI krodha hai usakA ahaMkAra apane Apa vilIna ho jAtA hai / ahaMkAra ke paMchI ko ur3Ana bharane meM, kAma aura krodha ina do paMkhoM se hI sahAyatA milatI hai / hameM ina donoM paMkhoM ko girAnA haiM, jinase aba taka isa paMchI ne mAtra saMsAra kI hI yAtrA kI hai| yaha prazna bebuniyAdI hai ki bAhara kI yAtrA se kucha hAsila hotA hai yA nahIM ? hara iMsAna isakA anubhavI hai ki bAhara kI yAtrA se sivA nirAzA, kuMThA aura vitRSNA ke kucha nahIM milatA hai / jitanI kAmanA karoge, mA~goge, utane hI parezAnI ko pAsa pAoge / yahA~ saba kucha ulaTA hAtha lagegA / khojoge sukha, hAtha lagegA anAsaktiH saMsAra meM saMnyAsa/103 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ duHkha / tamannA karoge bahAroM kI, mileMge jakhma maiMne cA~da aura sitAroM kI tamannA kI thI, mujhako rAtoM kI siyAhI ke sivA kucha na milA / maiM vaha nagmA hU~, jise pyArakI mahaphila na milI / vaha musAphira hU~, jise koI maMjila na milI / jakhma pAe haiM, bahAroM kI tamannA kI thI, maiMne cA~da aura sitAroM kI tamannA kI thI / dila meM nAkAma ummIdoM ke basere pAe / rozanI lene ko nikalA to aMdhere pAe / raMga aura nUra dhAgoM kI tamannA kI thI, maiMne cA~da aura sitAroM kI tamannA kI thI / / yahA~ kisI ko kucha nahIM milA hai / tamannAe~ cA~da-sitAroM kI haiM, para rAta kI siyAhI hAtha lagI hai / mA~gane ke lie vyakti svatantra hai, lekina milane vAlA kucha nahIM hai | mahAvIra kalpanAoM ke jAla se vyakti ko bAhara nikAlakara, yAcanA kI pravRtti se chuTakArA dilAnA cAhate haiM / ve dala-dala se nikAlakara hara-eka ko svataMtra karanA cAha rahe haiN| ___ mahAvIra ne kAma-bhoga nahIM kahA, kAma-guNa kahA, kyoMki Asakti ke aneka mArga hote haiM / strI-rAga aura puruSa-rAga to hotA hI hai, isake atirikta aise kaI rAga hote haiM jinakA sambandha strI aura puruSa ke sAtha nahIM apitu apanI indriyoM yA anya sambandhoM ke sAtha hotA haiM / jitanA hAnikara puruSa rAga/strI rAga hai, utanA hI, yA yU~ kahU~ usase jyAdA indriya rAga hAnikara hai / indriyoM meM Asakta vyakti svayaM ko vipattiyoM meM dhakela detA hai| maiM baMgAla kI yAtrA para thA / vahA~ dekhA karatA tAlAba ke kinAre machuAre eka lakar3I ke kinAre dhAgA laTakAye rakhate aura dhAge ke kinAre eka kIla / ve kIla ke cAroM aura ATA cipakA dete / phira use tAlAba meM DAlate, bAhara nikAlate to machalI kA maMha kIla meM phaMsA hotA thaa| machalI isalie phaMsI kAMTe meM kyoMki jihvA-rAga aura ATe kI Asakti 104/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne, use moha liyA / aisA nahIM hai ki machalI ko kAMTA dikhAI nahIM de rahA thA / lekina kabhI-kabhI prANI jAna-bUjhakara bhI phaMsa jAtA hai / hamArI pravRttiyA~ bhI to aisI hI haiN| machalI ATe ke kAraNa kAMTe meM phaMsatI hai, hAthI kamala ke lie kIcar3a meM dhaMsatA hai, pataMgA rozanI se mohita ho dIpa meM jalatA hai aura manuSya kAmecchA ke kAraNa saMsAra meM DubakiyA~ lagAtA hai| ___ kAma-pUrti se kAmecchA zAMta ho jAtI ho, aisA nahIM hai / jaise-jaise kAmanAoM kI pUrti kI jAtI hai vaise-vaise kAmanAeM bar3hatI jAtI haiN| khujalAhaTa ke samaya to mana ko acchA lagatA hai, lekina taba sivA pachatAve ke kucha hAtha nahIM lagatA jaba mavAda aura khUna risanA zuru ho jAtA hai / jaise khujalI ko khujalAne se khujalAhaTa aura bar3hatI hai vaise hI kAma-bhoga kI pUrti se uttejanA aura abhivarddhita hotI hai / kAma-bhoga se tapti jIvana meM taba taka hAsila nahIM ho pAtI jaba taka AMkhoM kI jyoti nahIM calI jAtI hai, kamara nahIM jhuka jAtI / eka bIsa-paccIsa varSa kA yuvaka agara vivAha kI tamannA rakhe to bAta phabatI hai lekina duniyA~ meM umradarAja vRddha bhI vivAha kara raheM haiM / pahale kI tIna calI gaI to cauthA vivAha kara rahe haiM / pacAsa-sATha basanta bIta gaye haiM, para tRpti to najara bhI nahIM AtI / ___ maiM iroDa meM thA / holI ke agale dina kisI mahAnubhAva ne apane ghara vizeSa pravacana kA Ayojana kiyA / pravacana ke bAda eka munijI ne usa mahAnubhAva se kahA, jo karIba pacAsa varSa ke the ki mahIne meM dasa dina taka brahmacarya-pAlana kI pratijJA le lo / patnI bhI pAsa khar3I thI usane hAmI bhara lI / lekina ve pacAsa varSIya mahAnubhAva patnI kI aura izArA kara bole, 'mahArAja jI ! brahmacarya kI kasama isI ko dilA do, maiM nahIM lenA cAhatA / ' . loga bacanA cAhate haiM, yaha socakara ki yahA~ nahIM to kahIM aura tRpti pA leMgeM / lekina vahA~ bhI tRpti kahA~ sambhava hai ? kSaNika AnaMda kI anubhUti ho sakatI hai, para yaha saba kucha mAnane bhara ko hotA hai | kAmecchA kI tRpti meM AnaMda kI anubhUti ThIka vaise hI hotI hai jaise kutte ko haDDI cUsane meM / haDDI cabAne vAlA kuttA socatA hai khUna haDDI meM se A rahA hai / hakIkata meM khUna haDDI meM se nahIM, usakI jIbha se A rahA hai aura kuttA socatA hai haDDI meM AnaMda A rahA hai / anAsaktiH saMsAra meM saMnyAsa/105 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ isa saMsAra meM aura sAMsArika bhogoM meM kahIM sAra nahIM hai / jitanA bhogege tRSNA utanI hI balavatI hogI / ghI DAlakara Aga bujhAnA bevakUphI nahIM to aura kyA hai ? ina sabameM na AnaMda hai, na tRpti, mAtra sammohana hai / Aja aphasosa hotA hai, kala phira uttejanA hogI / kala phira aphasosa hogA, parasoM phira uttejanA jagegI / yaha aphasosa aura uttejanA to bArI-bArI calatI rahegI | cAhe jitane gahare utara jAnA saMsAra meM, anta meM vyarthatA hI hAtha lagegI / __ bhoga meM AnaMda kI khoja pyAja ke chilake utArakara pyAja kA astitva DhUMr3hanA hai | pyAja ko DhUMDhane ke lie eka-eka chilake utArate rahoge, anta meM sivA khokhalepana ke kyA hAtha lagegA ? pyAja kA astitva chilakoM ke sahAre hai aura bhoga kA astitva sammohana ke sahAre / jaise-jaise sammohana TUTatA jAyegA vaise-vaise usake prati hone vAlI Asakti bhI kama hotI jaaegii| mahAvIra kahate haiM kAma-guNoM meM Asakti / mahAvIra anAsakta banAne ke lie Asakti se bhI najara muhaiyyA karA rahe haiM | sat ko samajhane ke lie Avazyaka hai pahale, asat ko samajhA jAye / mahAvIra pahale pahacAna karAte haiM phira chuTakArA dilAte haiM / agara Asakti chUTI to saiksa ke prati apane Apa udAsIna vRtti paidA ho jaaegii| kAma-bhogoM kI Asakti se chuTakArA parivAra niyojana kI pAramparika zailI hai / mahAvIra ise pArivArika evaM sAmAjika dRSTi se anivArya bhI mAnate haiM | isalie mahAvIra ne aNuvrata meM brahmacarya ko svataMtra rUpa se svIkAra kiyA / mahAvIra se pUrva tIrthaMkara pArva ne brahmacarya ko aparigraha ke antargata hI svIkAra kara liyA thA, lekina mahAvIra ne isa vrata ko samAja evaM deza meM vyApaka rUpa meM phailAne ke lie, ise adhika mahimA maMDita kiyA tAki na kevala Asakti ke tAra DhIle par3eM, apitu janasaMkhyA vRddhi para bhI rokathAma ho sake | mahAvIra ne saba vratoM meM brahmacarya ko duSkara aura zreyaskara svIkAra kiyA / deva-dANava-gaMdhavvA, jakkharakkhassa kinnarA / bambhayAriM namasaMti, dukkaraM je karaMti taM / usa brahmacArI ko deva-dAnava-gaMdharva, yakSa, rAkSasa aura kinnara- ye sabhI praNAma karate haiM, jo duSkara brahmacarya kA pAlana karatA hai / 106/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brahmacarya ke teja ke sAmane sabhI ko nisteja kara diyA mahAvIra ne / brahmacArI ke caraNoM meM sabhI kA matthA TikavA diyA / ye jitane bhI deva, rAkSasa, kinnara, gandharva aura yakSa haiM ye saba vidhAtA ke sAmane bhI aDiMga raheMge lekina taba mAta khA jAte haiM jaba 'mAra' kA prabhAva una para AtA hai / jaba kAmadeva hAvI hotA hai saba samarpita ho jAte haiM / yahA~ to vizva-vijetA bhI hAra jAegA / vyakti duniyA kA zAsaka ho sakatA hai lekina apanI bIbI kA ? kahate haiM hiTalara jisake nAma se daniyA kA~patI thI vaha bhI apanI bIbI ke sAmane to khuda hI tharatharrAtA thA / ___ mahAvIra kAma-mukti kA sandeza de rahe haiM, brahmacarya kA pATha par3hAvA rahe haiM / ve brahmacarya ke mAdhyama se Atma-zakti to bar3hAnA cAhate hI haiM deza kI zakti ko bhI aura adhika puSTa karanA cAhate haiM / parivAra niyojana ke Adhunika upAyoM se janasaMkhyA vRddhi to ruka jAyegI, para vAsanA, kAmecchA-bhogecchA bharapUra phaila jAyegI / mAtra parivAraniyojana hI nahIM; deza ko sukhI-samaddha karane ke lie, icchA-niyojana bhI honA Avazyaka hai / sadAcAra ke sAye meM jIne ke lie Avazyaka hai ki vyakti apanI kAmanA, vAsanA aura tRSNA para bhI lagAma lgaaye| zaMkara, aravinda, vivekAnanda aura vinobA ye saba ve brahmacArI hue haiM, jina para isa deza ko nAja hai / Aja vizva meM 'eDsa' kA roga hara kone meM apane pA~va pasAra rahA hai / aise samaya meM agara mahAvIra ke brahmacarya ke siddhAnta, ko sampUrNa vizva meM Adhunika rIti se peza kiyA jAye, to mahAvinAzakArI eDsa ko bhI dharatI se apane pA~va sikur3ane par3eMge | yaha prazna bebuniyAdI hai ki agara sArI duniyA hI saiksa se vimukha ho jAyegI to kyA saMsAra kA astitva prabhAvita nahIM hogA ? na aisA huA hai na ho sakatA hai / brahmacarya ko sAmAnya vrata na samajheM / isa dharatI para eDsa jaise roga na phaile isI uddezya se mahAvIra ne duniyA ko eka vrata diyA, 'svapatnI santoSa vrt|' apanI eka patnI ke sAtha sahavAsa / Aja ke cikitsaka kahate haiM, agara aisA ho jAye to 'eDsa' pRthvI para phaila na pAyegA / ___ eDsa kA janma hI manuSya kI bhogecchA kI vipulatA ke kAraNa huA hai / hAlAMki eDsa roga ke paidA hone ke kAraNa to kaI ho sakate haiM kintu isa roga ke phailAva kA mukhya kAraNa anekoM ke sAtha samparka aura sahavAsa rahA hai / eDsa tabhI panapatA hai jaba bhinna-bhinna zarIroM ke kITANu, anAsaktiH saMsAra meM saMnyAsa/107 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1 zArIrika samparka ke kAraNa eka dUsare meM sthAnAntarita hote haiM / yadi Ane vAlI pIr3hI meM hama binA kisI jhijhaka ke yaha saMskAra deM, ki vyakti ko apane jIvana meM eka hI jIvana sAthI cunanA cAhiye / jIvana ke naitika mUlya mAnasika evaM svAsthya paraka dRSTi se bhI yaha bAta svIkArya hai, aura jIvana meM dRr3hatA ke sAtha amala meM lAne jaisI hai / zramaNa-dharma meM praveza karane se pUrva, mahAvIra kAmamukti ko anivArya mAna rahe haiM / strI aura puruSa donoM ke viparItadharmI hAramonsa hote haiM, jo eka-dUje ko apanI ora khIMcate rahate haiM | sar3aka para calate hue maMjanuoM ko dekhA ? ve apane dosta kI ora najara taka nahIM DAleMge-, kintu usakI ora tAka-jhAMka kareMge jisase koI jAna-pahacAna bhI nahIM hai / ye hAramonsa prabhAvita kara rahe haiM / 1 * duniyA meM jitane balAtkAra hote haiM, vezyAoM ke koThe calate haiM yA kaoNlagarlsa ke nAma para jitanI yuvatiyA~ barbAda hotI haiM, saba manuSya ka kAmAndhatA kA pariNAma hai / yaha saca hai ki ullU ko dina meM nahIM dikhatA aura kaue ko rAta meM, para yaha bhI satya hai ki kAmAndha na dina meM dekha pAtA hai na rAta meM / usake lie kisI ke jIvana kA astitva taka gauNa ho jAtA hai, apanI kAmecchA kI pUrti ke sAmane / patA nahIM isa saMsAra meM linevelDa jaise kitane kAmAndha loga hue haiM, jinhoMne apanI jiMdagI meM havasa pUrti ke lie saikar3oM saikar3oM mahilAoM ke sAtha balAtkAra kara, unakI hatyA kara dI / maiMne sunA hai, eka premI apanI premikA ko rijhAne ke lie kaha rahA thA, kaho to maiM AsamAna se sitAre tor3akara tumhArI mA~ga meM sajA dU~, aura to aura tumhAre lie maiM jiMdagI kI sabhI khuziyA~ tumhAre kadamoM meM nyauchAvara kara sakatA hU~, para tuma mujhase vivAha kara lo / premikA jo isa taraha ke vAde sunane kI Adi thI, vaha samajha gayI yaha pyAra se pahale ikarAra hai / usane gambhIra hote hue kahA, 'mujhe na cA~da-sitAre cAhiye aura na hI tumhArI khuziyA~ / agara tuma saca meM mujhe cAhate ho, to apanI mA~ kA kalejA lAkara mujhe do / ' yuvaka ne kahA, 'tumane bhI kyA mAMgA / yaha icchA to maiM Aja hI pUrI kara dU~gA / ' vaha ghara kI ora ravAnA ho gayA / mArga meM churA kharIdA aura ghara pahu~cA / mA~ palaMga para soI thI, churA ghoMpate hI Aha kI cIkha nikalI / usane vahI thAlI lI jisameM mA~ roja khAnA khilAtI thI, mA~ 108 / jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA kalejA nikAlA, thAlI meM rakhA, kapar3e se DhA~kA aura ravAnA ho gayA / I rAta aMdherI thI / mArga meM Thokara lagI, vaha lar3akhar3AyA aura gira par3A / vaha kucha samhalatA usase pahale hI AvAja AyI, 'beTA! coTa to nahIM AyI / ' cauMkakara usane idhara-udhara jhAMkA para vahA~ koI na thA / kucha kSaNa bAda phira vahI AvAja gaMjI / usane gaura kiyA, AvAja thAlI meM se A rahI thI; usa kaleje se, jisakA aNu-aNu mA~ kI mamatA se bharA thA / vaha jaise hI thAlI uThAne lagA kalejA phira gunagunAne laMgA, 'hAya re lAla ! tere coTa to nahIM AyI / ' zAyada usake sthAna para patthara hotA to bhI pighala jAtA lekina insAna... ! patA nahIM kina kaThoratama aura nirdayI paloM meM vaha dharatI para AyA thA, na pighalA so na hI pighalA / usane thAlI uThAyI ravAnA ho gayA / premikA ke ghara pahu~cA, dekhA, daravAje para tAle lagA thA | daravAje para kAle akSaroM meM likhe vAkya ko par3hakara vaha hakkA-bakkA raha gayA / usa para likhA thA, 'jo apanI mA~ kA nahIM vo hamArA kyA hogA / ' isa duniyA~ meM aise eka nahIM aneka kisse haiM / kAmAndhatA ke kAraNa hI vyakti usa hada taka girA hai, jisa para mAnavatA hamezA zarma karatI hai / isa deza meM taba taka rAvaNa jaise loga paidA hote raheMge, sItA kA apaharaNa hotA rahegA, jaba taka kAmecchA para lagAma na lagegI / isameM vyakti jaise-jaise phaMsegA vaise-vaise dhaMsegA / mahAvIra taTa taka pahu~cAne kI 1 koziza kara rahe haiM, usa kinAre taka jahA~ saMsAra pIche chUTa jAtA hai, do kadama saMnyAsa kI ora bar3ha jAte haiM / . Asakta vyakti zramaNa-dharma ko pahacAna kara bhI, Asakti chor3a detA ho aisI bAta nahIM hai / jIvana ke antima caraNa meM bhI vyakti kI Asakti ke mahIna reze TUTa nahIM pAte, mahAvIra aura buddha ke vacanoM kA jo loga - makhaula ur3Ate haiM, kahate haiM, inhoMne karmayoga kI hatyA kI hai, ve galata socate haiM / mahAvIra karmayoga ke virodhI nahIM hai / ve cAhate haiM hara vyakti 1 anAsakta karmayogI bane, bharata aura janaqa kI taraha / usa vyakti ko bhalA kyA karmayogI kahA jAyegA, jo vRkSa kI eka TahanI pakar3akara laTakA hai / nIce kuMA hai, kuMe meM ajagara hai, TahanI ko cUhA kATa rahA hai / pala do pala meM TahanI TUTane vAlI hai / bacAne vAlA kahatA hai, lo, I anAsaktiH saMsAra meM saMnyAsa / 109 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM tumheM bacA lU~ / lekina vyakti kahatA hai eka minaTa ThahareM / madhu-bUMda Tapaka rahI hai / eka bUMda kA svAda to aura le lU~ / / kitanI chichalI Asakti aura gaharA sammohana / eka baMda ke lie bhI vyakti mauta ke mu~ha meM jAne ko taiyAra ho jAtA hai, ise akarmaNyatA kaheM yA Asakti ? mahAvIra kevala kAma-bhogoM ko chor3ane kA hI nahIM kaha rahe haiM, ve kahate haiM Asakti ko chor3o / Asakti aura sammohana ke kaI Thaura-ThikAne haiM / yahA~ gauravarNa ke prati rAga ho aisI bAta nahIM hai, kAle kA bhI apanA rAga hai / zakkara kI madhuratA kA to sammohana hai hI, namaka ke khArepana kA bhI hai| jaise binA zakkara ke dUdha nahIM suhAtA vaise hI binA namaka kI sabjI bhI rAsa nahIM AtI / mAnA ki roTI, kapar3A aura makAna jiMdagI kI AvazyakatA hai, para AvazyakatA ke prati Asakti to Avazyaka nahIM hai| __AdhyAtmika jagat meM jitanA heya Asakti ko mAnA gayA hai aura kisI ko nahIM / Asakti ko TheTha saMsAra kaha diyA gayA / jabaki anAsakti ko sAdhanA aura samAdhi ke zAstra kA pahalA aura antima caraNa svIkAra kiyA gayA hai| jisakI Asakti TUTI usase saMsAra chUTa gayA / Asakti hI saMsAra hai / samAdhi kI cahala kadamI ke lie saMsAra ko nahIM chor3anA hai, Asakti se chuTakArA pAnA hotA hai | Asakti setu hai, AtmA aura saMsAra ke bIca kA | anAsakti naukA hai, AtmA ko saMsAra se samAdhi kI ora le jAne kI / jisase Asakti chUTI, usase saba kucha chUTa gayA / jisase Asakti jur3I, vaha saba kucha chor3akara bhI kucha bhI na chor3a pAyA / isalie adhyAtma, saMsAra se saMnyAsa kI yAtrA nahIM, varan Asakti se nirliptatA kI yAtrA hai / ___ tuma kamala ho aura tumhArA parivAra usakI paMkhuriyA~ / saMsAra to daladala hai | saMsAra meM aise jio jaise kamala kIcar3a se nirlipta hokara apanI zobhA bar3hAtA hai | kamala kA kIcar3a meM rahanA, manuSya kA saMsAra meM rahanA burA nahIM hai / burAI yahI hai ki kIcar3a kamala para car3ha Aye, saMsAra hRdaya meM basa jAye / tIna zabda haiM- AvazyakatA, AkAMkSA aura Asakti / mahAvIra AvazyakatA ke kabhI virodhI nahIM rahe | agara zarIra kI AvazyakatA roTI, kapar3A aura makAna hai to isa AvazyakatA kI pUrti honI hI 110/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhiye, lekina AvazyakatAoM kI pUrti taba gunAha kA bAnA pahana letI hai jaba Asakti aura AkAMkSA ke dImaka usase saTa jAte haiM / AvazyakatA do roTI kI hotI hai, para AkAMkSA bAdAma, piste aura miThAI kI / AvazyakatA do sAr3I kI hotI hai, para AkAMkSA II / AvazyakatA kamare kI aura AkAMkSA mahala kI / AvazyakatA aura AkAMkSA meM pharka hai / AvazyakatA kA ghar3A bharA jA sakatA hai lekina AkAMkSA kA, be-tala kA pAtra, duSpUra hai / Aja ke sUtra meM mahAvIra kA antima saMdeza hai, anusaraNa kA / zramaNa-dharma ko jAnanA hI paryApta nahIM hai, AvazyakatA hai tadanusAra anukaraNa kI / satya kA jJAna karanA jarUrI hai, para jJAta satya kA AcaraNa karanA bhI anivArya hai / jaba taka purajora koziza na hogI bAhara nikalanA sambhava nahIM hai / jisa vyakti ne aba taka saikar3oM-hajAroM sigareToM ke paikeTa khAlI kiye haiM, kyA usane usa para likhI vaha vaidhAnika cetAvanI nahIM par3hI hai ki sigareTa pInA svAsthya ke lie hAnikAraka hai / vyakti roja cetAvanI par3hatA hai, rAta bhara khA~satA hai phira bhI pItA hai / jAnabUjhakara apane Apako phaMsAtA hai, yahI to Asakti hai / jisa dina yaha cetAvanI, tumheM cetA de aura tuma ceta jAo usI dina, dila se vaha cIja nikala jAegI, bikhara jAegI / taba, aba taka jisa dilojAna se sigareTa pIte rahe, saMsAra meM aTake rahe, usI kardama meM se eka kalI bAhara AegI | kalI kA yaha bAhara nikalanA hI jIvana ke dvAra para anAsakti kI dastaka hai| usa dina paripUrNatA samajhanA jaba yaha kalI kamala bana jAye, saMsAra meM samAdhi khila Ae, vAsanA se uparata hote hue nirvANa AtmasAt ho jAye / anAsaktiH saMsAra meM saMnyAsa / 111 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya vANI kA aMtara kA For Personal & Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "satya kyA hai ? sambhava hai isa prazna kA uttara duniyA meM tumheM, sivAya tumhAre koI na de pAegA ! agara kisI ko pUchane se hI satya jJAta ho jAtA yA zAstroM ke saMdarbho meM mila jAtA to mahAvIra aura buddha satya kI khoja meM ghara parivAra tyAga kara anajAna jaMgala meM na jAte / satya kA na to upadeza hotA hai aura na hI zAstra / jaise prema kA koI zAstra nahIM hotA, vidhivat prazikSaNa nahIM hotA vaise hI satya kA koI zikSA-zAstra nahIM hotaa|" For Personal & Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArA jIvana svayaM meM eka suavasara hai | jIvana se jur3e hue jitane bhI pahalU haiM, pratyeka kI apanI mUlyavattA hai / manuSya ko cAhiye ki vaha hara kadama samhAla kara rakhe / jIvana mUlyavAna hai, phira cAhe vaha amIra kA ho yA garIba kA / aisA nahIM hai ki eka samrATa kA jIvana bahumUlya hai, varan eka bhikhArI kA jIvana bhI utanA hI mUlyavAn hai, kyoMki jIvana kI dRSTi se donoM samAna haiM / nIti kahatI hai ki vAstavika samrATa vaha hai, jo nagara meM hone vAlI kisI bhikhArI kI mRtyu ko bhI apanI mRtyu mAne / ___ samrATa aura bhikhArI, garIba aura amIra-ye bheda rekhAeM jIvana kI dRSTi se nahIM, apitu vyavahAra kI dRSTi se hai | kRSNa ho yA kaMsa, rAma ho yA rAvaNa, IsA ho yA pAMTiyasa, mahAvIra ho yA gozAlaka jIvana kI daSTi se to sabane jIvana jIyA, lekina jIvana-zailI meM pharka par3A / kisI ne jIvana meM divyatva hAsila kiyA aura kisI ne pazutva / koI aMdhakAra meM jiyA, koI prakAza meM / ___ jIvana kA vikAsa yA vinAza ye kisI aura para nahIM apitu svayaM hama para nirbhara hai / sRSTi para pratyeka zizu kA Agamana satya rUpa hI hotA hai lekina jhUTha, corI aura beimAnI kA ghAlamela vaha una saba logoM se sIkhatA hai jinake sAtha vaha palatA hai, par3hatA hai, bar3hatA hai / yaha jIvana kI doharI nIti hai ki vyakti bAteM to ImAna kI karatA hai, tarka satya ke peza karatA hai lekina jIvana ina sabase kosoM dUra milatA hai / hotA kucha hai, dikhAyA kucha jAtA hai | kahA kucha jAtA hai, kiyA kucha jAtA hai / yaha jIvana kI doharI nIti hai / isalie mujhase yadi koI puche to, maiM kahatA hUM ki do muhA~ sarpa nahIM, apitu manuSya hotA hai / asaliyata chipAI jAtI hai nakalI ceharA peza kiyA jAtA hai| dina bhara beImAnI kI jAtI hai, eka dUje ke prati ghRNA aura vaimanasya kI kaTArI calAI jAtI hai aura sabhAoM meM ImAnadArI se jIne kA saMdeza diyA jAtA hai, prema aura pyAra kI bAteM batAI jAtI haiM | bhASaNa ahiMsA ke aura bhojana aMDe kA / yaha manuSya ke do muMhe vyaktitva kI nizAnI satya vANI kA, aMtara kA/115 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM to aura kyA hai ? __loga apanI asaliyata ko chipAte haiM aura bAtacIta meM bar3I-bar3I DIMgeM hA~kate haiM / maiM una logoM se apane-Apako bahuta dUra rakhanA cAhatA hU~, kyoMki ye loga kathanI aura karanI meM kahIM tAlamela nahIM baiThA pAte haiM / ghara meM khAne ko roTI nahIM hogI aura apanI pahu~ca sattA zikhara taka batAeMge, isI taraha rAjanIti meM loga lagAtAra jhUTha, phareba, beimAnI kA sahArA lekara jIvana-mUlyoM ko Ahata kara rahe haiM / mahAvIra kA Aja kA sUtra manuSya ke doharepana ko samApta karane ke lie hI hai | unakA sUtra hai saccammi vasadi tavo, saccammi saMjamo taha vase sesAviguNA / saccaM NibaMdhaNaM hiya guNANamudadhIva macchANaM / / satya meM tapa, saMyama aura zeSa samasta guNoM kA vAsa hotA hai / jaise samudra jalacara jIvoM kA utpatti sthAna hai vaise hI satya samasta guNoM kA kAraNa hai| ___ mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'satya meM tapa, saMyama aura zeSa samasta guNoM kA vAsa hotA hai / ' mahAvIra kI bAta mahatvapUrNa hai / ve tapasyA ko satya meM DhUMDha rahe haiM, saMyama aura sAdhanA ke samasta AyAmoM ko bhI satya meM khojate haiM / cAhe hama tapa kareM yA saMyama kA anupAlana, agara yaha saba kucha satya se otaprota nahIM hai to jIvana aura adhyAtma ke sAtha beiMsAphI hogI, kyoMki jIvana kI mahattA satya meM jIne meM hai| tulasIdAsa dharma ke samasta aMgoM ko satya meM hI svIkAra karate haiN| unake anusAra sRSTi ke jitane bhI sukRtya haiM saba kA nivAsa satya meM hai, 'dharama na dUsara satya samAnA, Agama nigama purAna bakhAnA / ' ise hama yoM samajheM jaise sAgara meM samasta nadiyA~ Akara samA jAtI haiM vaise hI satya hai, jisameM dharma ke samasta guNa samA jAte haiM / sambhava hai, vyavahAra meM hama sabhI saMyama kA pAlana kara leMge, sAmAyika aura pratikramaNa bhI kara leMge, para bhItara se agara yaha saba kucha nahIM hogA, to yaha bhI jIvana kA doharApana hogA | agara tumhAre jIvana meM kisI prakAra kI truTi hai to use chipAo mata, prakaTa kara do, kyoMki mavAda 116/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko jitanA jyAdA dabAyA jAegA, utanA hI jyAdA vaha zarIra ke lie hAnikAraka hogaa| ___ cole ko badalanA alaga bAta hai aura jIvana ko badalanA alaga bAta hai| veza kA parivartana vyAvahArika rUpa meM dIkSA hai, lekina mahAvIra kI najaroM meM, jIvana meM, satya kA anuSThAna, yaha vAstavika pravrajyA hai| aMdhakAra se prakAza kI ora gati tabhI ho pAegI jaba apane jIvana meM burAiyoM ko cuna-cuna kara bAhara nikAloge, kyoMki burAiyoM ko jitanA jyAdA bhItara dabAoge ve apanI zAkhAe~ phailAtI jAeMgI aura jar3eM gaharI karatI jaaeNgii| agara saMyama ke mArga meM koI sAdhaka doharI nIti apanAtA hai, to usakI sAdhanA svayaM meM eka prazna cihna hai | pravrajyA satya ko dabAne ke lie nahIM; satya ko svIkAra karane, pragaTa karane ke lie hai / agara eka sAdhu kI AvazyakatA hai ki vaha 'kolageTa pesTa' kA prayoga kare, to yaha socakara, chipakara usakA upayoga nahIM karanA cAhie ki samAja kyA kahegA, saMbhava hai muni ke lie 'pesTa' se maMjana karanA anucita hai, para chipakara karanA kyA isase jyAdA anucita nahIM hai / jo kucha karate ho khule-Ama karo / ho sakatA chipakara karane se tuma vyavahAra meM cAritra-niSTha zramaNa kahalA loge, lekina bhItara meM aisA karake isa cAritra-pAlana se bhI sivA karma-bandhana ke kucha na kara paaoge| jahara cAhe khule Ama pio yA chipakara vaha to apanA prabhAva dikhAegA hii| mahAvIra Aja ke sUtra meM jisa satya kI carcA kara rahe haiM, usakA artha hai-aise jInA jisameM pravaMcanA na ho / bAhara-bhItara meM doharI nIti na ho / muni 'samAja kyA kahegA' yaha socane ke lie nahIM bane ho, muni bane ho, apane mana ko par3hane aura samajhane ke lie. jIvana kI vAstavikatA ko AtmasAt karane ke lie / saMyama jIvana meM chipakara kiyA jAne vAlA kArya, siddhAtoM kA hanana, samAja ke sAtha nahIM apitu apane sAtha dhokhA hai / isa AtmapravaMcanA ko kaba taka karate rahoge ? peza karo apanI AvazyakatAoM aura samasyAoM ko samAja ke sAmane, vaha Aja nahIM to kala avazya svIkAra karegA / agara hamane aisA nahIM kiyA to Ane vAlA kala aisA hogA, jaba phUla to rahegA lekina phUla meM bhI sar3AMdha hogI / isalie svayaM ko pUrI taraha khule-Ama peza kro| cAhe doSa haiM to doSa aura guNa haiM to guNa-kisI ko bhI parde meM chipAkara mata rakho / ve loga kabhI bhI azubha karma nahIM karate haiM jinakA jIvana . satya vANI kA, aMtara kA/117 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ khulI kitAba kI taraha hai / sambhava hai aise karane meM tumheM icchita pariNAma na mile, para bhaviSya kI ujjvalatA ko koI roka nahIM pAyegA / gAMdhIjI ne apanI Atma kathA meM likhA thA ki jahA~ satya kI cAha aura upAsanA hai, vahA~ pariNAma cAhe hamArI dhAraNA ke anusAra na nikale, kucha aura hI nikale, parantu vaha aniSTa burA nahIM hotA aura kabhI-kabhI to AzA se bhI adhika acchA ho jAtA hai / satpatha para calane ke lie jAgarUkatA evaM viveka kI AvazyakatA hai / jaba hama dhairya aura viveka ke sAtha satpatha para gamana kareMge taba satya hamAre aMdhakAra ko tirohita kara hameM prakAzita karegA / mAnA ki jIvana meM ghora aMdherA hai lekina jinake pAsa saccAI kA diyA hai ve saba sadaiva prakAza meM jIte haiN| jIvana meM sAhasa aura AtmavizvAsa baToreM, agara aisA na kiyA to saba kucha karake bhI aMdhere meM raha jAoge / hama apanA vikAsa svayaM kareM aura isa ciMtana ke sAtha ki mujhe apane vyaktitva kA vikAsa karanA hai / agara isa vyaktitva vikAsa meM satya kA AzIrvAda sAtha lie calate rahe, to mahAvIra kahate haiM ki tapazcaryA aura saMyama svataH jIvana meM avatarita ho jAeMge / rajoharaNa se cIMTI ko bacAnA alaga bAta hai aura vicAroM se hiMsA ko haTAnA alaga bAta hai | agara vicAroM meM hiMsA vidyamAna rahegI to tuma cIMTI ko bacAkara bhI cIMTI kI hatyA karate rahoge, kyoMki hiMsA kA sambandha vyavahAra se kama, nizcaya se jyAdA hai / mahAvIra ne pravrajyA cAritra - pAlana ke lie kama, satya ke anusaMdhAna ke lie grahaNa kI thI, kyoMki satya ko jaba taka jAnA pahacAnA nahIM jAegA, satya se hama ru-ba-ru nahIM hoMge taba taka hama kaise grAhya ko pahacAna pAeMge aura kaise agrAhya ko / karaNIya aura akaraNIya kA vibhAjana kaise kara pAeMge ? nagna hokara sAdhu bana jAnA alaga bAta hai, aura antarmana se nirdoSa ho jAnA alaga bAta hai / bAhara se kapar3e hara koI utAra sakatA hai, aura bAtharUma meM utAratA bhI hai, lekina kyA vahA~ nirdoSa bhAva paidA hotA hai ? mahAvIra ne kabhI nagna hone kA abhyAsa nahIM kiyA / aisA nahIM ki pahale laMgoTI pahanI ho aura phira dhIre-dhIre lajjA tyAga kara use chor3A ho / vahA~ jo kucha huA, sahaja huA / jaba ghara chor3A thA taba saba kucha chor3a diyA thA / bhItarI vastra taka na rakhA, kyoMki agara prakRti ke sAtha jInA hai to prakRti jaisA hI honA par3egA | 118/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaise hI mahAvIra nirvastra hue, devoM ne unheM eka vastra diyA, unhoMne sahajabhAva se grahaNa kara liyA / brAhmaNa bhikhArI ne mA~gA, AdhA vastra de diyA, zeSa AdhA bhI jaba kaMdhe se ur3a gayA to use bhI chor3a diyA aura isa taraha mahAvIra sahajatayA nirvastra ho gaye / mahAvIra satya ke pakSadhara haiM aura hama caubIsoM ghaMTe asatya meM jI rahe haiN| agara hamAre rakta kI jA~ca karAi jAe to jaise 'sugara' kI bImArI kA patA calatA hai vaise hI asatya kI bImArI kA patA calegA, kyoMki yaha roga hara kisI ke sAtha jur3A huA hai / hamAre khUna kI hara baMda meM jhUTha ke kaNa bikhare hue haiM / hama binA kAraNa jhUTha bolate haiM / maiM dekhatA hU~ loga yAtrA karate haiM 'kAlakA eksapresa' se aura kaheMge 'rAjadhAnI eksapresa' se Ae haiM / khAeMge sUkhI roTI aura kaheMge mAlapUA khAkara AyA hU~ | apanI ijjata ko bar3hAne ke lie beimAnI kA sahArA lekara auroM kI najara meM to UMce uTha jAoge, parantu eka dina aisA AegA ki svayaM kI najaroM meM hI gira jAoge | sambhava hai, saca bolane se hamArA pada hamAre hAtha se chUTa jAe, hamArI pratiSThA meM AMca A jAe yA paisA chiTaka jAe / lekina aisA karake hama apane Apa ko bacAe rakheMge / kahIM aisA na ho ki paMjI, pada aura pratiSThA ko bacAne ke cakkara meM hama svayaM hI digbhramita ho jaaeN| agara ina sabako khokara hamane svayaM ko bacAe rakhA, apane ImAna aura dharma ko bacAe rakhA to yaha jIvana kA abhiniSkramaNa hogA, kyoMki mahAvIra satya meM saMyama svIkAra karate haiM, tapasyA svIkAra karate haiM, dharma ke samasta guNa svIkAra karate haiM / sambhava hai satya ke mArga meM kAMTe hI kAMTe mile, para kAMToM se gujarakara hI to phUloM taka pahu~cA jAtA hai / sambhava hai tumheM bAra-bAra yaha dikhAI de ki duniyA meM vijaya jhUTha kI ho rahI hai, para merI yaha bAta sadA yAda rakhanA ki antima vijaya sadA satya kI hI hotI hai / maiMne sunA hai ahat buddha jetavana meM cAturmAsa kara rahe the / arhat ke amRta sandezoM kA zrotAoM ke mAdhyama se aisA pracAra huA ki hajAroM kI bhIr3a unakA pravacana sunane umar3a par3I / arhata kA prabhAva dina-pratidina bar3hatA jA rahA thA / jo vastutaH dharmAnurAgI the, ve atIva praphullita the| para kucha kuTila janoM ko jo nagara ke dharma-guru kahalAte the, arhata khyAti rAsa nahIM AyI / unake prANoM meM arhata kI nagara meM upasthiti satya vANI kA aMtara kA / 119 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAMTe-sI cubhane lagI aura ve aisI yojanA banAne lage tAki janatA meM arhata ke prati ghRNA paidA ho jaae| unhoMne eka aisA SaDayaMtra racA ki arhata muMha dikhAne lAyaka bhI na raheM / unhoMne arhata kI hI eka ziSyA parivrAjikA sundarI ko dhana kA lobha dekara apane SaDayaMtra meM sammilita kiyA / sundarI usa yuga kI sarvazreSTha sundarI thI, lekina bhagavAna ke upadezoM se prabhAvita hokara unakI ziSyA bana gyii| ___ kahate haiM bhAI-bhAI ko nIce girAtA hai, lohA-lohe ko kATatA hai vaise hI saMsAra meM guruoM kI nindA bhI ziSyoM se hI hotI hai / aura to aura krAisTa ko unhIM ke ziSya juDAsa ne sirpha tIsa rupaye meM beca diyA thA / kucha loga aise hote haiM jinheM guru ke mahattva kA jJAna nahIM hotA, ve ziSya to bana jAte haiM, kintu kaMcana aura kAminI ke AkarSaNa se mukta nahIM ho pAte aura guru ko dagA taka de baiThate haiM | ozo rajanIza ke amerikA sthita rajanIzaparam ke vinAza kA mUla kAraNa svayaM ozo yA unake siddhAMta itane nahIM the, agara eka mahilA, jo unakI prathama ziSyA thI, unheM dhokhA na detI to vaha saba kucha nahIM hotA jo huA / jaba-jaba bhI mahAvIra jaise mahApuruSa paidA hue haiM, taba-taba gozAlaka jaisoM ne ziSya banakara dhokhA kiyA / parivrAjikA sundarI dhana ke lobha meM gurudroha kara baiThI | SaDayaMtrakArI tathAkathita dharmaguruoM ke saMketa para sundarI rAta meM jaitavana jAtI aura subaha jaitavana se lauTakara nagaravAsiyoM ko kahatI, buddha ke AmaMtraNa para rAtri-sukha dene gaI thI, vahIM se vApasa lauTI hU~ | sugaMdha ko phailAne meM samaya lagatA hai, lekina durgaMdha ? isakI gati to sugaMdha se sau gunI teja hotI hai | sundarI kI vikRta carcA sAre nagara meM phaila gaI / sundarI nagara kI zreSTha sundarI thI / nagara meM saikar3oM loga usake prati AkarSita bhI the ataH usakI bAta logoM ko prabhAvita karane lagI / loga socate, jo dikhane mAtra se hamAre mana ko vikRta kara detI hai, vaha buddha ko sadA pAsa meM rahakara kyA vikRta nahIM kara pAegI ! __ buddha kI apakIrti pUre nagara meM phaila gaI ! kucha dina pahale jahA~ pravacana meM hajAroM-hajAra loga pahu~cate the, vahA~ gine-cune dasa-bIsa loga bace | ziSya kahate, prabhu Apa isa mithyA Aropa kA khaMDana kyoM nahIM karate ? bhagavAna muskurAte, kahate, satya ke lie spaSTIkaraNa kI AvazyakatA nahIM hotI / bhagavAna ko satya para aTUTa zraddhA thI / ve 120/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAnate the satya agara hai to jItegA, Aja nahIM to kala jItegA / samaya bItatA gayA aura buddha kI apakIrti na kevala nagara meM, apita AsapAsa ke gAvoM meM bhI phaila gaI / duniyA kA to svabhAva hai, tuma agara kisI mahilA ko zIlavatI ghoSita karoge to loga vizvAsa nahIM kareMge | lekina kisI ke AcaraNa para praznacihna lagAoge to loga tumhArI hara bAta mAnane ko taiyAra ho jAyeMge / agara yahIM se bAhara jAkara kisI ko kahoge ki maiMne mahArAja ke pAsa alaukika zakti dekhI to loga mAnane ko taiyAra nahIM hoMge / aura agara yaha kahoge ki maiMne mahArAja ko amuka galata AcaraNa karate dekhA to saba hA~ meM hA~ milAne laga jAeMge | aura buddha ke sAtha bhI yahI huA / aura to aura svayaM buddha ke anuyAyI bhI sundarI kI bAta para vizvAsa karane lage / lekina itanA saba kucha hone para bhI bhagavAna kA mauna nahIM TUTA / ve isa viSaya meM kisI bhI prakAra kA khaMDana karane ke lie taiyAra nahIM hue / bhagavAna kI apUrva sahiSNutA evaM titikSA dekha sundarI ko apane kRtya para pazcAtApa huA / bhalA koI AdamI pahAr3a se sira TakarAyegA to pahAr3a kA kyA bigdd'egaa| ___ tathAgata kI zAMti ko acala dekha virodhiyoM ne nae SaDayaMtra kA sUtrapAta kiyA aura sundarI kI hatyA karavAI / nagara meM naI carcA prArambha ho gaI, 'tathAgata ne sundarI kI hatyA karavA dI hai / ' aba to loga buddha ke prati Akroza jatalAne lage / janatA baddha ke virodha meM khar3I ho gaI aura una tathAkathita dharmaguruoM ne mauke kA lAbha uThAyA / ve saba ikaTThe hokara samrATa ke pAsa gaye, kahA 'rAjana .! sundarI jo baddha kI aMkazAyinI thI, Ajakala dikhAI nahIM detI hai, lagatA hai lokanindA ke bhaya se buddha ne usakI hatyA karavA dI hai / ' samrATa ke Adeza para jaitavana ghera liyA gayA / sainikoM ne usakI vyApaka chAnabIna kI / arhat buddha kI kuTiyA ke pIche, phUloM ke Dhera meM sundarI kA zava milA / buddha se kahA gayA, 'tuma arhat bhagavAna,buddha aura prajJAvAna kahalAte ho, apane pravacanoM meM bAteM to UMcI-UMcI karate ho aura AcaraNa itanA nimna / ' buddha taba bhI mauna rahe / jhUTha ke lie saphAI peza karanI par3atI hai, agara satya ke lie bhI aisA hI kiyA gayA to satya jhaTha ke hAthoM nIlAma ho jAyegA | buddha kI kuTiyA ke pAsa sundarI kA zava milane satya vANI kA, aMtara kA/121 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se, unakI rahI sahI pratiSThA bhI rasAtala meM calI gaI / bhikSuoM ko AhAra milanA muzkila ho gayA / aura to aura galiyoM se gujaranA bhI muzkila ho gayA / bhikSu jahA~ se gujarate loga kahate, ye hatyAre buddha ke ziSya haiM, ye hatyAre gautama ke ziSya haiM / buddha kI ora se pratikAra na hone ke kAraNa hAlata aura bigar3a gii| loga buddha ke ziSyoM ko ghara kI ora AtA dekha daravAje baMda karane lge| ___ hAlata bigar3atI dekha eka dina sAre ziSya ekatrita hokara buddha ke pAsa pahu~ce aura nivedana kiyA, 'bhagavan ! pAnI sira ke Upara se bahane laga gayA hai, agara aba Apane pratikAra nahIM kiyA to hama saba logoM kA jIvana bhI khatare meM par3a jAyegA / ' taba tathAgata muskurAye aura dhImI AvAja meM kahA, 'ziSyoM ! mauna rho| asatya sadA asatya hI rahegA, satya kI vijaya avazya hogI / saMbhava hai kucha dinoM ke lie asatya siMhAsana para baiThakara rAja kara le, lekina aMta meM maMha ke bala usI ko giranA par3egA / mere pyAre ziSyoM, tuma dhairya rakho aura apanI zraddhA kI agni parIkSA hone do / yaha kasauTI kA avasara hai, isake pazcAta jo zraddhA nikharegI vaha jyotirmaya hogii| - jhUTha apanI parAkASThA ko chU cukI thI / samaya ne pAsA palaTA, aba bArI satya ke vijaya kI thI / eka dina madirAlaya meM ve gaMDe zarAba pI rahe the, jinhoMne dharma-guruoM ke nirdeza para suMdarI kI hatyA kI thI / saMyoga se kucha sainika bhI vahA~ the, hatyAre naze meM cUra the / eka dUje se lar3ate-jhagar3ate unhoMne sundarI kI hatyA aura dharmaguruoM ke SaDayaMtra kA pardAphAza kara diyA / sainikoM ne tatkAla unheM baMdI banA liyA / rAjasabhA meM unhoMne saMpUrNa ghaTanA batAI ki kisa prakAra unhoMne hatyA kI aura parivrAjikA sundarI kA zava phUloM ke Dhera meM chipAyA | bAta vidyut gati se nagara meM phaila gii| tathAkathita dharmaguru nindita hue aura buddha prshNsit| svayaM samrATa ne kSamA mAMgI / taba arhata ne samrATa se kahA, 'rAjan ! maiMne pahale hI kahA thA, satya apanI rakSA karane meM svayaM samartha hai / ' ___nItse ne mAnava jAti kA gaharAI se adhyayana kiyaa| unhoMne manuSya ke bhItara kI eka-eka granthi ko pakar3A / aura agara nItse ko pUcho, to ve yahI rahasyodghATana kareMge ki manuSya jhUTha ke binA jI nahIM sktaa| jhUTha hamAre roma-roma meM samAyA huA hai / satya sIkhane ke lie guru kI zaraNa meM jAnA par3atA hai, lekina jhUTha AdamI ghara baiThe sIkha letA hai | 122/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sadpravattiyoM ko praveza karAne ke lie prayAsa karanA par3atA hai lekina asad pravRttiyA~ sahaja meM hI utpanna ho jAtI hai / durgaMdha sahaja paidA ho jAtI hai aura sugaMdha ke lie prayAsa karanA par3atA hai / zAyada duniyA kA koI zAstra, yA koI cintaka yaha nahIM kahatA hai ki jhUTha bolanA caahie| bacapana se aba taka saikar3oM kitAbeM par3hI hoMgI / sabhI meM saccAI kI bAteM likhI haiM, ImAna se jIne kA Adeza diyA gayA hai, lekina hamAre vyaktittva meM kitAboM kI acchI bAteM to nahIM utara pAI, hA~ jhUTha aura beImAnI avazya hamArI pichalaggU hai / hama par3hate to acchI bAteM haiM aura kahate bhI acchI bAteM haiM lekina jIvana isake viparIta calatA hai / ImAnadArI ke lie parizrama karanA par3atA hai aura beImAnI binA kisI prayAsa ke ArAma se kara lete haiM / ___ kahane meM bhale hI kaha deM ki hameM ahiMsA priya hai, acaurya priya hai, satya priya hai kintu yaha vAstavikatA nahIM haiM | kyoMki hamArI jIvana zailI aura hotI hai, aura abhivyakti kI zailI aura / upadeza UMcAI kA aura AcaraNa nIcAI kA | yadi maiM pravacana kA viSaya rakheM ki 'satya kaise boleM' to pravacana meM gine-cune loga AyeMge kintu yadi maiM pravacana kA viSaya rakhaM 'jhUTha bolanA, corI karanA kaise sIkheM' to yahA~ paira rakhane ko jagaha nahIM milegI / 'Ayakara kaise cukAe~' agara isa viSaya para saMgoSThi Ayojita kI jAe to loga gine-cune AyeMge aura 'Ayakara kaise bacAeM' isa viSaya para saMgoSThI rakhI jAe to loga umar3a par3eMge / jo loga harizcandra kI satya kathAe~ par3hate-sunAte haiM una logoM ko jarA pUcho ki tumhAre jIvana meM satya kahIM Age-pIche bhI hai| __ aisA hI huA eka nagara meM eka paMDita jI bAhara se kathA bAMcane ke lie bulAye gaye / unhoMne satyanArAyaNa kI kathA kahIM / harizcandra kI kahAnI ko itane manoraMjaka rUpa meM peza kiyA ki saba loga paMDita jI kI jaya-jayakAra karane lge| ravAnagI se pUrva unhoMne vyavasthApakoM se Ane-jAne kA prathama zreNI kA kirAyA mAMgA / unakA eka mitra jo unake sAtha AyA thA, paMDita jI ke dvArA harizcandra kI kathA sunakara prabhAvita bhI bahuta huA thaa| usane pUchA-paMDita jI ! hama Aye to dvitIya zreNI se haiM phira kirAyA prathama zreNI kA kyoM ? paMDita jI muskurAye aura kahane lage, lagatA hai merI harizcandra kI kathA kA nazA tuma para bhI savAra ho gayA / are ! ye kahAniyA~ to satayuga kI haiM, hama kaliyuga meM jI rahe haiM / agara prathama zreNI kA kirAyA na liyA to hama satya vANI. kA, aMtara kA/123 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baccoM ko kyA khilAyeMge / sahI meM kaliyuga hai / nIce se lekara Upara taka jhUTha hI jhUTha samAI hai| cAhe vaktA ho yA zrotA-bAteM ImAna kI kareMge aura kAma beImAnI kA / jisa maMca para khar3e hokara ahiMsA kA bhASaNa deMge usI ke nIce bama kI phaikTariyA~ calAyeMge | yahI jIvana kA doharApana hai | Aja mAnava mana kI yahI pravRtti hai| loga kahate haiM, satya bahuta kar3avA hotA hai, hara koI hajama nahIM kara pAtA / mujhe yaha bAta nahIM jaMcatI agara satya kar3avA hogA to madhura kyA hogA ? hamane apanI kaThora vANI se satya kI durdazA kara DAlI / isa bAta meM bhI asatya kA mizraNa hai ki hamase jhUTha sahana nahIM hotA / agara tuma satya sunanA cAhate ho, to satya bolanA sIkho / satya sadaiva madhura hotA hai | bazarte abhivyakta karane kI zailI hamAre pAsa ho / vyAsa kahA karate the, 'satyaM brUyAta, priyaM brUyAtaM', satya bhI aisA bolo jisameM madhuratA kA mizraNa ho / soco, bolane se pahale soco, tuma jisa para satya kI mohara lagA rahe ho, kyA vaha satya hai ? satya mAtra vaha nahIM haiM jo tuma kaha rahe ho / satya kI saMbhAvanA vahA~ bhI hai, jo tumheM kucha kaha rahA hai | hama satyAgrahI banane ke bajAya satyagrAhI baneM / maiM kahatA hU~ vaha saMtya nahI haiM, jo satya hai vaha maiM kahatA hU~ | apane krodha aura ahaMkAra kI tuSTi ke lie kahA gayA satya bhI bhalA satya kaise ho sakatA hai ? hama satya-bhASaNa nahIM karate haiM, apane ahaMkAra kA poSaNa karate haiN| pratyeka satya ko samajhAyA jA sakatA hai, bazarte hamAre pAsa samajhAne kI zailI ho / satya hamezA sAmane kahA jAtA hai| pITha pIche jo kahA jAtA hai, use maiM satya nahIM, niMdA kahatA hU~ | satya aura niMdA meM pharka hai / hama loga niMdA kI bhASA to jAnate-samajhate haiM, lekina satya kI bhASA hamane nahIM sIkhI / hamArI nAinsAphI yaha hai ki jaba taka satya se hamAre svArthoM kI pUrti hotI hai, taba taka hama satya bolate haiM / kintu satya se jaba hamAre svArthoM kI pUrti nahIM hotI taba hama jhUTha kA sahArA lenA zurU kara dete haiM / jIvana meM kucha naitika kartavya hote haiM, unheM saphala karanA hamArA dAyitva hai / lekina agara hama ahaMkAra kI puSTi aura svArtha kI pUrti ke lie, apane naitika kartavyoM se pIche khisakate haiM, to yaha Atma-pravaMcanA nahIM to aura kyA hai ? 124/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hama kahate haiM 'satyameva jayate', 'satyaM zivaM sundaram' ,patA nahIM aisI kitanI acchI-acchI bAteM hama kahA karate haiM, lekina jIvana meM isa vAkya ko hama pUrI taraha se badala dete haiM | jabAna kahatI hai 'satyameva jayate' aura hamArA jIvana kahatA hai 'asatyameva jayate' | gIta gunagunAye jAte hai 'satyaM zivaM sundaram' ke aura hamArA AcaraNa kahatA hai 'asatyaM zivaM sundaram / ' isalie bhagavAna kahate haiM-satya ko pahacAno / satya ko pahacAnane bAda jo kucha kiyA jAyegA vaha kalyANakArI hogA, vaha zreyaskara hogA abhI taka hama dUsaroM ke kRtya kA anusaraNa karate Aye haiM / hamane abhI taka apane jIvana kI tarAju meM satya ko nahIM taulA hai, hama bher3a cAla se ubarakara bAhara AyeM aura jIvana ke satya kA anusaMdhAna kreN| ___ mahAvIra ne kahA, 'satya meM saMyama kA vAsa hai | tyAga aura tapa kA vAsa hai, yadi hama mAtra paraMparAoM kA nirvAha karate raheMge to mahAvIra ke anuyAyI to kahalAyeMge, para mahAvIra nahIM bana pAeMge | hama rAga meM rAga cher3ate raheMge, dhuna meM dhuna milAte raheMge lekina itanA saba kucha karane meM bhI bhItara kI vINA meM jhaMkAra paidA nahIM ho pAegI / mujhe yAda hai eka dina mullA nasaruddIna kahIM jA rahe the / mArga meM unakA mitra milA, usane kahA 'mullA kahA~, jA rahe ho ? nasaruddIna ne kahA, 'kyA tumheM patA nahIM nagara meM zAstrIya saMgIta kA Ayojana ho rahA hai, use hI sunane jA rahA hU~ / ' mitra ne kahA, 'mullA tumheM ! zAstrIya saMgIta kA na to jJAna hai, na ruci / ' mullA nasaruddIna ne kahA, 'Asa-pAsa ke sabhI par3osI zAstrIya saMgIta sunane jA rahe haiM; maiM nahIM gayA to sabhI par3osI kaheMge ki mullA ko saMgIta kA jJAna nahIM hai| merA jAnA to anivArya hai / ' nasaruddIna saMgIta sabhA meM pahu~ca gaye / unheM zAstrIya saMgIta kA jJAna to thA hI nahIM, sunakara bole, 'ye baMdA rotA kyoM haiM ?' aura mallA ne bhI ronA prAraMbha kara diyA / AsapAsa baiThe zrotAoM ne kahA 'mullA ! saMgIta-sabhA meM ye vighna kyoM utpanna karate ho / ' mullA ne kahA, 'tumheM zAstrIya saMgIta kA jJAna kahA~ ? maiM dhuna meM dhuna milA rahA hU~ / ' hama bhI aise hI paramparAoM kA bojha Dho rahe haiN| paramparA ke nAma para dhana meM dhana milA rahe haiM / anukaraNa ke pUrva bhI satya kI khoja anivArya hai| mahAvIra to yahA~ taka kahate haiM, tuma satya aura asatya ke bheda ko satya vANI kA, aMtara kA/125 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAno, jo samyaka mArga mile use svIkAra karo / anyathA kisI janma meM IsAI dharma se, kisI janma meM muslima dharma se, kisI janma meM jaina-dharma se baMdhe rahoge / hara janma ke pazcAta colA badalatA rahegA / hameM dharma kA nahIM jIvana kA parivartana karanA hai / jIvana ke parivartana kA artha hai, vyakti satya kA svayaM anusaMdhAna kare / satya kI khoja svayaM kreN| satya mAtra vANI taka na rahe, hRdaya meM utare | hama satya ke hastAkSara bhI vANI se karate Aye haiN| hameM satya ko hRdaya meM utAranA hai aura hRdaya se use prakaTa karanA hai / jaba satya hRdaya se pragaTa hogA to vaha na paramparA rahegA, na jhUTha rahegA, vaha rahegA mAtra satya | aura phira jo kadama Age bar3hegA vaha samyak hogA / anyathA kAmanAoM kI pUrti ke lie, apanI vAsanA kI pUrti ke lie iMsAna jhUTha kA sahArA letA rahegA / satya ke dastakhata kevala jubAna taka hI na ho, hRdaya meM bhI ho | satya ke lie jIvana samarpita karane vAle hI satya ko pA sakate haiN| loga zikAyata karate haiM, apane mana kI caMcalatA ke bAre meM / unakI zikAyata bhI vAjiba hai aura mana kI caMcalatA bhI / pUchate haiM mujhase ki isa caMcalatA ko zAMta karane kI tarakIba batAie / ina saba logoM ke lie koI tarakIba nahIM ho sakatI jo caubIsoM ghaMTe jhUTha meM jI rahe haiM, beImAnI aura corI meM jI rahe haiM / apane bhItara itanI jhUThI bAteM pAla rakhI haiM ki ina jhUThI bAtoM ke jarre-jarre kI jAMca par3atAla karavAnI hogii| hama dhyAna kara rahe haiM, mAlAeM japa rahe haiM, pUjA prArthanAeM kara rahe haiM, lekina apane ImAna ko surakSita nahIM rakha pA rahe haiM, to yaha saba kevala UparI lIpApotI hogI, aMtaraMga meM parivartana kI koI rekhA nahIM ubhara pAegI / svayaM jaise ho vaisA svIkAra karo / - loga dAna dete haiM, agara unase jAkara pUcho ki inameM kauna aisA hai jo dAna ke lie dAna detA ho, jo isalie detA ho, kyoMki use AvazyakatA se adhika milA hai | loga dAna dene ke lie nahIM, apitu pAne ke lie karate haiM / yaha socakara dete haiM ki Aja eka deMge to kala dasa milegA / agara ina saba logoM ko batA diyA jAe ki dene se kucha nahIM milegA to koI kucha nahIM degA | saba loga denA baMda kara deMge / ye dAna dete haiM, lekina puNyopArjana kI kAmanA ke sAtha yA A~kha kI zarma ke kAraNa / dukAna para samAja ke pA~ca pratiSThita loga A gae, dAna mAMgA, nA kahanA nAmumakina ho gayA / icchA ho yA na ho, dAna to denA hI pdd'egaa| 126/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aisA hI huA kucha logoM ne milakara nirNaya kiyA ki nagara meM dharmazAlA nahIM hai; eka dharmazAlA banAeMge / unhoMne eka saMsthA bnaalii| sAre zahara se caMdA ekatrita kiyA, lekina do lAkha rupaye bhI ekatrita nahIM ho pAe / aMta meM kisI ne sujhAva diyA ki zahara ke Ayakara Ayukta ko isa saMsthA kA adhyakSa banA lo phira dekhate haiM ki kauna dAna nahIM detaa| / aisA hI huA, Ayakara Ayukta adhyakSa banA die gae / loga unheM sAtha lekara muzkila se 25-30 dukAnoM meM gaye aura dharmazAlA ke lie 20 lAkha ekatrita ho gaye / loga dAna ke kAraNa dAna nahIM dete, apitu phaMsa jAne ke kAraNa dete haiN| dene meM, dene kI bhAvanA kama dUsare kI A~kha ke zarma kA prabhAva jyAdA ho jAtA hai | isalie bhikhArI kabhI ekAMta meM bhIkha nahIM mAMgatA, dasa logoM ke bIca mAMgatA hai, kyoMki vaha jAnatA hai ki dhanapati 50 paise ke lie logoM ke bIca svayaM ko kaMjUsa siddha nahIM karegA / dharma-karma-dayA-dAna-saba kucha to Aja dikhAve mAtra ke lie raha gae haiN| yaha hamArI viDambanA hai ki hama jIvana kI vAstavikatA se haTakara dikhAvepana meM jyAdA vizvAsa karane lage haiM / duniyA meM jitane bhI atyAcAra aura anAcAra hote haiM, mUla kAraNa manuSya kI ve duSpravRttiyAM haiM jinake calate vaha aisA karane ke lie AkarSita hotA hai / eka jhoMpar3I meM rahane vAlA vyakti apanI najareM sadA usI baMgale kI ora kendrita rakhatA hai jahA~ sukha -suvidhAoM kA sailAba umar3a rahA hai| vaha dekha rahA hai ki usake pairoM meM eka phaTI-purAnI cappala bhI nahIM haiM aura par3osI ke baMgale ke bAhara cAra-cAra kAreM khar3I haiM | use khAne ke lie do jUna roTI bhI nasIba meM nahIM hai, vahIM par3ausI ke yahA~ roja miThAiyA~ khAI jA rahI haiM / vaha dina bhI use yAda hai jaba usakI biTiyA kI zAdI ke lie Ae huye bArAtiyoM ko miThAI khilAne ke lie usane do hajAra rupaye apanI patnI kA maMgalasUtra giravI rakha kara pAye the, vahIM par3osI kI biTiyA kI zAdI para lAkhoM rupaye to sirpha mauja-mastI aura madirA para hI ur3A die gaye the / aisA saba kucha hone para vyakti kisI anucita rIti se bhI dhanopArjana kA upAya karatA hai / jinheM hama sAmAjika burAiyA~ kahate haiM ve saba inhIM rIti-nIti se panapatI haiM | Aja zAdI-vivAha meM athavA putra-putrI ke janma-dina para jo kiyA jA satya vANI kA, aMtara kA/127 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ rahA hai, sivAya dikhAve ke aura kyA hai, cAhe dhArmika kRtya ho yA gRhasthamUlaka-jo kucha kiyA jA rahA hai, isalie kyoMki par3osI ne bhI vaisA kiyA hai | par3osa ke gA~va meM jaba maMdira kI prANa-pratiSThA huI thI taba helIkApTara se puSpa varSA kI gaI thI-Aja hamAre gA~va meM pratiSThA hai, hama bhI isalie helIkApTara se phUla barasAnA cAhate haiM, kyoMki aisA na karane para hamArI nAka kaTane kA bhaya hai / hamAre lie yaha bAta gauNa hai ki putrI ke vivAha meM kharca karane hetu hamArA sAmarthya kitanA hai, khAsabAta yaha ho jAtI hai ki par3osI ne kitanA vyaya kiyA thaa| par3osI yAnI hamArA duzmana / hama isalie par3osI se jyAdA kharca karanA cAheMge tAki usakI najareM hamAre sAmane jhukI raheM / par3osI ko jhukAne ke lie yA use nIcA dikhAne ke lie kiyA jAne vAlA phijUla kharca hamArI saMkucita mAnasikatA kA pradarzana hai / patA hai, daheja dene kI paramparA kyoM zurU huI ? kisI ne apanI putrI ko vivAha para do sAr3iyA~ dI, usake par3osI ne use nIcA dikhAne ke lie tIna dI, aura isI prakAra pratispardhA meM yaha krama bar3hatA gayA / abhI kucha dina pUrva eka mahAzaya apanI patnI ko sAtha lekara mere pAsa Ae, kahane lage, mahArAja jI ! ise samajhAiye, merI putrI ke sasurAla vAle kahate haiM ki hameM daheja meM kucha nahIM cAhie parantu ye ar3I hai ki maiM to daheja meM 51 sAr3iyA~ hI dUMgI | maiMne apanI najareM usa bahana kI ora kI to usane kahA, mahArAja jI ! ye phijUla meM apanI bAta para ar3e haiM / mere par3osI kI putrI kA jaba vivAha huA thA taba usane 41 sAr3iyA~ dI thIM, agara maiMne do cAra aura bar3hAkara na dI to merI pratiSThA para coTa nahIM lagegI ! ___ hama jo kucha de rahe haiM, lar3akI ko nahIM apane ahaMkAra ko de rahe haiN| isalie de rahe haiM ki agara na diyA to ahaMkAra para coTa lagegI / vyakti pratyeka coTa ko bardAzta kara sakatA hai, parantu apane ahaMkAra kI coTa ko nahIM / hama jo kucha kara rahe haiM dekhA dekhI kara rahe haiM / jina AkAkSAoM ke calate hama duHkhI aura vikSipta ho rahe haiM, ve hamArI nahIM haiM, par3osI ke dvArA paidA kI gaI haiM, udhAra haiM, bAsI haiM / pahale tumhAre mana meM, ghara meM kAra lAne kI AkAMkSA nahIM thI aura na hI AvazyakatA | lekina Aja AkAMkSA kara rahe ho, kyoMki tumhAre irda-girda donoM ora par3osiyoM 128/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke ghara meM kAreM haiM / hama aizvarya isaliye pAnA cAhate haiM, kyoMki par3osI kA aizvarya hameM khaTaka rahA hai / gahane kharIdeMge-bhale hI baccoM ko bhUkhA rakhanA par3e / kAra kharIdanA cAheMge-bhale hI baccoM ko par3hA na pAeM / ___ dhArmika kRtyoM meM bhI isI ADambara ne praveza kiyA hai / 'amuka' mahArAja kA nagara meM praveza huA to unakI zobhA yAtrA meM pA~ca hAthI the, to 'ye' mahArAja isaliye kAryakartAoM kA ulAhanA de rahe haiM, kyoMki unake nagara-praveza ke daurAna mAtra do hI hAthI the / yaha pratispardhA hai aura yahI pratispardhA samAja meM IrSyA, vaimanasya aura mUlya-hInatA kI gaMdagI phailAtI hai| ___ 'amuka' mahilA ne solaha vrata kiye | usake pIhara vAloM ne isake upalakSya meM cAra sone kI cUr3iyAM dI | par3osa kI mahilA ne bhI solaha upavAsa kiye the, lekina usakI nanada isaliye usa para tAnA kasa rahI thI, kyoMki usake pIhara se eka aMguThI taka nahIM AI thI | sAsa kahane lagI, bahu tumhAre pIhara vAloM ne to hamArI nAka kaTA dI / dekho ! par3osI kI bahu ne solaha upavAsa kiye, pIhara se cAra sone kI cUr3iyA AI haiM, para tumhAre......? ____ yaha hamAre samAja kA durbhAgya hai ki hama logoM ne dhArmika anuSThAnoM meM bhI itanA jabardasta ADambara prArambha kara diyA hai ki nirdhana vyakti usa dharma se jur3A rahane para hIna bhAvanA kA zikAra hotA hai | yaha atizayokti nahIM varan vAstavikatA hai ki bahuta sI nirdhana mahilAe~ isalie lambI tapazcaryA nahIM kara pAtI haiM, kyoMki Arthika dRSTi se unakA parivAra itanA sampanna nahIM hai ki usake lie zobhA yAtrA nikAlI jA sake , svAmI-vAtsalya kiyA jA sake aura mahApUjana karavAyA jA ske| agara yaha subaha kucha nahIM kiyA jAtA hai to nAka kaTane kA bhaya kala kI bAta hai eka mahilA mujhase kaha rahI thI, maiM mAsakSamaNa (tIsa upavAsa) karanA cAhatI hU~ pr.....| maiMne pUchA dikkata kyA hai ? kahane lagI, 'mere pati relave meM klarka haiM, ve svAmI vAtsalya (jImaNavArI) nahIM karA pAeMge, parivAra vAloM ko 'prabhAvanA' nahIM de pAeMge-aisI sthiti meM maiM lambI tapasyA kaise kara sakatI hU~ ?' ____ maiM nahIM samajha pA rahA hU~ ki tapasyA hama icchAoM ke niyamana ke lie karate haiM yA apane vaibhava pradarzana ke lie | agara samAja meM aisA satya vANI kA, aMtara kA/129 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI saba kucha calatA rahA to Ane vAlA kala aisA hogA, jaba dharma ke dvAra mAtra pU~jIpatiyoM ke lie khule raheMge / isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM ki 'satya meM tapa kA vAsa hai / ' Akhira satya kyA hai ? kyoMki kisI kA satya kisI ke kAma nahIM AyA / duniyA meM jitane mahApuruSa hue, sabhI ne 'satya' ko DhU~r3hane meM hI apanI sAdhanA kA upayoga kiyaa| Apa jAnanA cAhate haiM ki 'satya' kyA hai ? isakA koI javAba na hogA / yaha batAyA jA sakatA hai ki 'satya' ko kaise pAyA jAe, kyoMki satya ko hamezA svayaM meM khojanA hotA hai, use koI dUsarA nahIM batA sakatA aura dUsare kA batAyA huA satya kabhI satya nahIM hogA, kyoMki usameM hama bAra-bAra praznacihna khar3A karate raheMge | taba 'satya' bhI saMzaya ho jAtA jaba usameM prazna cihna khar3e ho jAte haiM | isalie satya kA anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai - samajhAyA nahIM jA sakatA / satya kyA hai ? sambhava hai isa prazna kA uttara duniyA meM tumheM, sivAya tumhAre koI na de pAegA ! agara kisI ko pUchane se hI satya jJAta ho jAtA yA zAstroM ke saMdarbhoM meM mila jAtA to mahAvIra aura buddha satya kI khoja meM ghara parivAra tyAga kara anajAna jaMgala meM na jAte / satya kA na to upadeza hotA hai aura na hI zAstra / jaise prema kA ko zAstra nahIM hotA, vidhivat prazikSaNa nahIM hotA vaise hI satya kA koI zikSAzAstra nahIM hotA / prazikSita satya bhalA satya raha bhI kaise pAegA / hama satya ko khojane meM bhI katarAte haiM aura socate haiM ki pahale yaha patA laga jAe ki satya kyA hai, tatpazcAt talAza kreN| mujhe haMsI AtI hai logoM kI bacakAnI bAtoM para / agara yaha jJAta ho gayA ki satya kyA hai ? to phira talAza kA prayojana hI kyA ? eka bAta taya hai ki satya kabhI tarka meM paidA nahIM hotA, apitu zraddhA meM paidA hotA hai| satya ko AtmasAta karane ke lie ajJAta meM bhI praveza karanA par3egA, aMdhere meM bhI jAnA par3egA aura aparicita se bhI maitrI karanI par3egI / isalie yaha mata pUcho ki satya kyA hai ? yaha pUcho ki satya ko pAne kA mArga kyA hai ? satya koI siddhAMta nahIM hai, jise samajhAyA jA sake yaha to anubhUti hai / jIvana kI jIvanta anubhUti, isalie ise jIvana se to pramANita kiyA jA sakatA hai, zabdoM se nahIM | kahate haiM, yIzu jaba sUlI para laTakane jA rahe the to sUlI lagAne se 130 / jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pUrva romana gavarnara pAMTiyasa pAyalaTa ne pUchA ki itanA batA do ki satya kyA hai ? yIza jo jIvana bhara logoM ko upadeza dete rahe, gavarnara ke prazna para cupa ho gaye, pAyalaTa kI ora dekhA lekina javAba na diyA aura binA kucha kahe hI sUlI para car3ha gae, kyoMki isa prazna kA uttara ho hI nahIM sakatA / duniyA meM kucha tattva aise hote haiM jinheM mAtra samajhA jA sakatA hai kahA nahIM jA sakatA / koI pUche pAnI kaise banA ? javAba diyA jA sakatA hai ki hAiDrojana aura AksIjana ke milane se pAnI banA / hAiDrojana kaise banA ? javAba hogA ki nyUTrAna, ilekTrAna aura pAjiTrAna-tInoM ke sammizraNa se hAiDrojana banA | agara vijJAna se pUchA jAe ki 'nyUTrAna' kaise banA to kyA koI vaijJAnika isakA jabAba de pAegA ? nahIM, yaha nAmumakina hai / / ___ maiMne sanA hai, jApAna ke samrATa ne jhena phakIra liMga zU ko rAjamahala meM pravacana ke lie AmaMtrita kiyA / nimaMtraNa rAjA kA thA, ata: liMga zU pahu~ca gaye | samrATa ne khar3e hokara prArthanA kI, 'satya kyA hai' viSaya para apanA udbodhana deM / kahate haiM liMga zU maMca para pahu~ce aura sAmane rakhI Tebala para hAtha se prahAra kiyA, jora kI AvAja huI aura sannATA chA gayA ! saba loga utsuka hokara baiTha gaye, svayaM samrATa bhI ki patA nahIM liMga zU aba apanA kyA vaktavya deMge ? liMga zU kucha kSaNa maMca para khar3e rahe aura sannATe ko tor3ate hue kahA, 'basa pravacana pUrA ho gyaa|' ve maMca se utare sIdhe bAhara cale gaye / samrATa ne vajIroM se kahA, yaha kaisA pravacana ! liMga zU ne to mere prazna kA javAba taka na diyA / yaha prazna hai bhI aisA jisakA javAba denA muzkila hai / agara koI samajhane vAlA ho to liMga zU usa mauna meM bahuta kucha kaha gaye, kyoMki jisa bAta ko vANI se nahIM kahA jA sakatA vaha mauna se mukharita hotI hai| kahate haiM' jaba liMga zU maraNazayyA para the to samasta ziSya ikaTThe ho gaye / unhoMne jiMdagI meM hajAroM bAra liMga zU se yaha prazna kiyA thA ki satya kyA hai ? lekina koI jabAba na milA thA / ziSyoM ne socA ki liMga zU abhI 'nirvANa' ke karIba haiM, zAyada jAne ke pUrva kucha kaha jaaeN| sabhI ne ekatrita hokara liMga zU se kahA ki sadguru ! hama Apase jIvana kA aMtima prazna pUchanA cAhate haiM / liMga zU ne kahA, puucho| ziSyoM ne pUchA, 'satya kyA hai ?' kahate haiM prazna sunate hI liMga zU ne apanI A~khe maMda lI; sannATA chA gayA, unake isa vyavahAra se sabhI Azcaryacakita the / lekina liMga zU 'cupa' hI vidA ho gaye, A~khe nahIM satya vANI kA, aMtara kA/ 131 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kholii| sabameM yaha prazna khar3A rahA ki 'satya kyA hai' ? liMga za ke isa saMketa ko koI samajha na pAyA-'maiM A~kha baMda kara rahA hU~, tuma dekha rahe ho-kyA isake bAda kucha jAnanA zeSa raha jAtA hai ?' liMga zU cale gaye / unake jIte jI bhI ziSya pUchate rahe ki satya kyA hai aura marane ke bAda bhI / zAyada na kevala liMga zU apitu koI bhI bhagavat puruSa abhI taka yaha javAba nahIM de pAyA ki satya kyA hai| jar3a kI vyAkhyA kI jA sakatI hai, pudgala kA vivecana kiyA jA sakatA hai, lekina cetanA ke bAre meM sirpha anubhUti kI jA sakatI hai / agara zarIra- vijJAna kI pustaka dekho to pratyeka aMga ke saMbaMdha meM, pratyeka nAr3I ke bAre meM, pratyeka haDDI ke bAre meM sUkSma se sUkSma vyAkhyA mila sakatI hai lekina AtmA ke bAre meM kisI zarIra-vijJAna meM koI vyAkhyA nahIM mila sakatI / makAna meM ITa, cUnA, patthara jo kucha bhI lagA hai, saba kI vyAkhyA kI jA sakegI lekina AkAza pradeza kI kabhI koI vyAkhyA nahIM kara sakegA / dharma aura adhyAtma, janma-jIvana-mRtyu, saMsAra kA aisA koI tattva nahIM hai, jisake bAre kucha na kahA jA sake lekina AtmA aura satya-do aise tattva haiM jinakI sirpha upalabdhi aura anubhUti kI jA sakatI hai isalie kevala IsA aura liMga zU hI satya ke mAmale meM mauna nahIM rahe apitu aba taka koI bhI 'satya kyA hai' isakA saMpUrNa javAba nahIM de paayaa| ___ satya eka aisA tattva hai, jahA~ dizA darzana to saMbhava hai lekina mArgadarzana nahIM / satya kahakara nahIM kahA jA sakatA hai yaha to anubhava hai, antazcakSu kA | isalie isakI jaba-jaba bhI vyAkhyAeM kI jAeMgI, taba-taba pariveza se vyAkhyAeM hoMgI | zaMkara kahate haiM jo bAhara se jo brahma dikhAI detA hai vaha mithyA hai, bhrama hai aura jo antazcakSu se dikhAI detA hai vaha brahma hai / isalie yaha mata pUcho ki satya kyA hai / ise jAnakara kabhI upalabdha nahIM kiyA jA sakegA / upalabdhi taba hogI, jaba tatsaMbaMdhI paribhASA hamAre hAtha laga jAegI / hamAre dvArA yahI cUka hotI rahI hai ki jaba bhI sadguru kA sAmipya milA hama pUchate rahe ki satya kyA hai / agara yaha jJAna eka dUje ko diyA jA sakatA to hara guru ziSya ko yaha jJAna de detA aura duniyA meM satya kI khoja ke mArga avaruddha ho jAte / isalie agara pUchanA/jAnanA cAhate ho to yaha 132/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pacho/jAno ki satya ko kaise prApta kiyA jA sakatA hai| eka aMdhe AdamI ko kaise batA pAoge ki prakAza kyA hai ! Aja taka koI bhI janmAndha ko yaha nahIM batA pAyA ki prakAza kI paribhASA kyA hai ! hA~, prakAza ko upalabdha kaise kiyA jAe, isake bAre meM saMketa diyA jA sakatA hai, dizA darzana kiyA jA sakatA hai, jAnakArI dI jA sakatI hai| kaise samajhAoge eka aMdhe AdamI ko prakAza kI paribhASA ? tuma kahoge prakAza hai / vaha kahegA-agara hai to anubhUti karAo / mere pAsa hAtha hai, maiM chukara dekhanA cAhatA hU~ ki prakAza kyA hai | kyA kabhI chu pAoge prakAza ko ? yahI jabAba diyA jAegA ki prakAza kA kabhI sparza nahIM kiyA jA sakatA / vaha kahegA-mere pAsa nAka hai, saMghA kara batA do ki prakAza kaisA hai, para yaha bhI nAmumakina hai / kaise suMghAoge ? na isameM sugaMdha hai, na durgaMdha | saca to yaha hai ki yaha pUrI taraha se gaMdhamukta hai agara tumane isake lie bhI nA kaha diyA, to vaha kahegA, mere pAsa kAna haiM, sunA do / maiM saMgIta ko suna sakatA hai, AvAja ko suna sakatA ha~ to prakAza ko kyoM nahIM suna pAU~gA ? mere pAsa jIbha bhI hai, mujhe cakhA do tAki mujhe prakAza kA jJAna ho jAe / nahIM ! yaha zakya nahIM haiM / na suMghAnA zakya hai, na dikhAnA zakya hai, na sunAnA zakya hai aura na hI sparza karavAnA / ____ kahate haiM, buddha ke pAsa isI taraha eka janmAMdha vyakti ko lAyA gayA, jo kahatA thA ki duniyA meM prakAza nahIM hai / jaba maiM pratyeka tattva kA anubhava kara sakatA hU~ to prakAza kA kyoM nahIM ? saba loga buddha se kahane lage-Apa ise prakAza ke bAre meM samajhA deM / buddha ne kahA 'prakAza vyAkhyA kI vastu nahIM hai / isakI A~khe ThIka karA do, prakAza kI anubhUti svataH ho jaaegii|' ____ logoM ne aisA hI kiyA / eka vaidyarAja jo netra paTala kI jhilliyoM ko vyavasthita kara aMdhe ko bhI AMkhe dene kI kalA jAnatA thA, usake pAsa usa aMdhe kA cha: mAha taka ilAja karavAyA gayA / ___ aMtataH use dikhAI dene lagA / vaha daur3A-daur3A AyA buddha ke pAsa aura kahane lagA, 'prabhu ! ApakI kRpA se mujhe prakAza dikhAI dene lagA hai|' buddha ne kahA-'cala, eka kAma kara / aba tU prakAza ko dekha rahA hai, ise chuA kara batA de; suMghA kara yA sunA kara batA de tAki mujhe satya vANI kA, aMtara kA/133 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ patA laga jAe ki prakAza kyA hotA hai / ' usane kahA, 'prabhu ! yaha to azakya hai / maiM nahIM jAnatA ki isakI vyAkhyA maiM kaise karUM / ' buddha muskurAe, kahane lage, 'yahI bAta to maiM tumase kahanA cAhatA ki prakAza kI to kevala anubhUti aura upalabdhi hI kI jA sakatI vyAkhyA nahIM / ' agara vyAkhyA kI gaI to usameM tor3a maror3a hogI aura adhakacarA jJAna, ajJAna se bhI badatara hai / kyA tuma use jJAna kahoge ? jaba eka aMdhe kI samajha meM yaha A jAe ki khIra, bagule kI gardana kI taraha Ter3hI hotI hai, to vaha usa khIra kI paribhASA hamezA 'Ter3hI khIra' hI karegA / isalie koI bhI buddha puruSa ajJAna ke mArga se jJAna dene kA prayAsa nahIM kareMge / Aja ke sUtra meM mahAvIra ne jisa satya kI carcA kI, maiM bhI usa satya kI vyAkhyA nahIM karUMgA, na paribhASAe~ duuNgaa| merI najara meM satya kevala zUnya hai / aura zUnya ko kevala vahI vyakti upalabdha kara sakatA hai, jisa vyakti ne kore kAgaja meM bhI sUtroM ko par3hane kI kalA jAnI hai | 1 mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'satya meM saMyama kA vAsa hai, tapa kA vAsa hai, samasta guNoM kA vAsa hai / jaise samudra matsya Adi samasta jalacaroM kA utpatti sthAna hotA hai, vaise hI satya samasta guNoM kA udgama sthala hai| ' mahAvIra kA yaha vacana hameM bahuta kucha socane ke lie majabUra karatA hai / eka tapasvI, saMyamI vyakti bhI paramajJAna ko upalabdha karane ke pazcAta apane saMdeza meM yahI kaha rahA hai ki tapa ho yA saMyama, saba kucha satya meM hai / jaise pAnI ke abhAva meM machalI kA astitva saMbhava nahIM hai vaise hI satya ke abhAva meM dharma aura adhyAtma kI saMbhAvanA najara nahIM AtI / satya kI khoja meM, agara sAgara meM Upara-Upara tairate rahe to sivA tinakoM ke kucha bhI hAtha lagane vAlA nahIM hai / DUbo, gahare DUbo / binA bodha ke jo kucha bAhya AcaraNa kI vyavasthA kI jA rahI hai, yaha saba kucha tairanA to hai, lekina upalabdhi nahIM hai / upalabdhi gotAkhora ko hotI hai| jitane adhika gahare utaroge, utanI hI jyAdA upalabdhi hogii| agara bAhara-bAhara tairate rahe to tinake hAtha lageMge aura gahare utare to motI / bAhara kI AMkhe jo kucha dekha rahI haiM, usakA aMtima caraNa aMdhakAra hai aura bhItara kI AMkho se jo kucha dekhoge usakA aMtima 134 / jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ caraNa prakAza hai / yaha hama para nirbhara hai ki hama jIvana kI upalabdhi aMdhakAra ke rUpa meM cAhate haiM yA prakAza ke rUpa meM / agara upalabdhi meM aMdherA cAhate ho to bAhara kI AMkhoM ko khulI rahane do aura agara prakAza cAhate ho to bhItara kI AMkheM kholo / yahI antazcakSu kA vimocana hogA | ziva ke tIsare netra kA udghATana | saca meM vahI jise mahAvIra prajJA-netra kahate haiM / yaha prajJA netra hI vAstava meM prajJAdIpa ko prakaTa karatA hai / prajJAdIpa kI nidhUma jyoti hI nirvANa ko upalabdha hotI hai | vaha jyoti, jyoti zikharoM ko sajAtI hai / vizva usakI yugoM taka vaMdanA karatA hai aura satya usa diye ko sadA bAtI pradAna karatA hai | satya vANI kA, aMtara kA/ 135 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dIpa baneM deharI ke For Personal & Private Use Only Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ "eka vyakti vaha hai, jo kevala paramAtmA kA nAma-smaraNa karatA hai aura eka vyakti vaha hai, jo paramAtmA kI AjJA kA pAlana karatA hai / inameM yathArthata: paramAtmA kI upAsanA vahI kara rahA hai, jo paramAtmA kI AjJAoM kA pAlana kara rahA hai / apane kartavyoM ko chor3a, jo mAtra kRSNa-kRSNa raTatA hai, vaha bhalA kRSNa ko kaise pA skegaa| AvazyakatA dharma ke kathana kI nahIM, dharma ke paripAlana kI hai, kyoMki dharma kI rakSA ke liye hI to svayaM kRSNa ne janma liyA thA / " For Personal & Private Use Only Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA jIvana ke rUpAntaraNa kA nAma hai / jJAna aura cAritra kA samanvaya hI jIvana kA sAdhanA-mArga hai / kriyAhIna jJAna aura jJAnahIna AcaraNa sadaiva apUrNa kahalAeMge / jahA~ bagaira jJAna kI kriyA aMdhere meM theMgale lagAnA hai, vahIM AcaraNa rahita jJAna, mAtra mastiSka meM sUcanAoM kA bhAra DhonA hai| __ mahAvIra ke sambandha meM kahA jAtA hai ki ve janma se hI mati, zruta aura avadhi- tIna jJAna ke dhAraka the | jIvana ke tIna dazaka bItane ke bAda unake saMnyAsa ke liye uThAye gaye kadama yaha saMketa dete haiM ki parama jJAna kI prApti mAtra veda, piTaka aura AgamoM kA adhyayana karane se nahIM, varan unheM jIvana meM AtmasAt karane se hai | mahAvIra aura buddha ne paramajJAna upalabdha karane ke liye, na kahIM guruoM ke pAsa jAkara pravajyA grahaNa kI aura na hI kisI guphA meM baiThakara zAstroM kA adhyayana kiyA / donoM ne hI parama jJAna kI upalabdhi ke liye, AcAra-zuddhi ko anivArya mAnA aura apane jIvana meM jJAna aura cAritra kA samaveta dIpa prajvalita karane ke liye abhiniSkramaNa kiyA / mahAvIra ne bAta-bAta meM zAstroM ke kore AzvAsana aura tarka-buddhi lagAne vAloM ko sadaiva phaTakArA, kyoMki aisI sthiti meM AcaraNa satya ke AdhAra para nahIM, apitu zAstroM ke AdhAra para calatA hai | zAstra hoM yA guru sabhI mArga kA dizA nirdeza de sakate haiM, lekina jIvana kalpa tabhI hotA hai, jaba vyakti Atma anubhavoM ke AdhAra para, apanI pagaDaNDI kA nirmANa svayaM karatA hai, AtmadIpa banakara apane jIvana kA mArga vaha svayaM prazasta karatA hai | jIvana nirmANa ke lie mAtra zAstra-adhyayana hI paryApta nahIM hai, AvazyakatA samyak AcaraNa kI bhI hai / zAstroM se vyakti satya DhaMr3ha sakatA hai, lekina satya meM jI nahIM sakatA / satya kevala bhASaNa taka sImita ho yaha ThIka nahIM hai, satya AcaraNa meM bhI honA caahie| dIpa baneM deharI ke/139 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAstrANyadhItyApi bhavanti mUrkhA, yastukriyAvAnpuruSaH sa vidvAn / sucintitaM cauSadha mAturANAM, na nAma mAtreNa karotyarogam // paMDita nArAyaNa kahate haiM, bahuta se loga zAstra par3hakara bhI mUrkha hote haiM / vAstava meM vidvAna vahI hai, jo kriyAvAna hai / kyoMki ciMtita auSadhi bhI nAma mAtra se rogI ko niroga nahIM kara detI hai| kAphI mahatvapUrNa udAharaNa diyA hai ciMtita auSadhi kA | tuma rogI ho, para taba taka roga mukta kaise ho pAoge jaba taka jJAta auSadhi kA sevana na hogA / mAtra auSadhi kA nAma raTane se yA zAstroM ke pATha par3hane se jIvana-kalyANa mumakina nahIM hai / roga-mukti ke liye na kevala auSadhi kA jJAna Avazyaka hai apitu sevana bhI Avazyaka hai | saMsAra-mukti ke lie Avazyaka hai, mukti kA jJAna aura tadanurUpa AcaraNa / ___ mAtra jJAna hI jIvana-kalpa ke liye paryApta hotA, to vijJAna ne aise-aise yantra vikasita kara diye hai, jinameM saikar3oM zAstroM ke vacanoM ko rikArDa kiyA jA sakatA hai aura hajAroM paNDitoM ke mastiSka ko ikaTThA kiyA jA sakatA hai, para una yantroM meM mAtra sUcanAoM kA saMgraha hI hogA / una yantroM ke liye yaha saMbhava nahIM hai ki ve una sUcanAoM ke AdhAra para kisI kA jIvana-kalpa kara skeN| kisI vastu kA nakze-kitAba yA sUcanAoM ke AdhAra para jJAna pAnA alaga bAta hai, aura pratyakSa meM usa vastu ke darzana se prApta hone vAlI anubhUti alaga cIja hai / eka prophesara dhyAna aura yoga ke bAre meM, cetana aura avacetana mana ke bAre meM, pratyAhAra aura kuNDalinI-jAgaraNa ke sambandha meM ghaMToM bhASaNa de sakatA hai, lekina svayaM dhyAnamagna nahIM ho sakatA, yoga meM jI nahIM sakatA aura kuNDalinI-jAgaraNa kara nahIM sktaa| SaT-cakra bhedana ke sambandha meM nibandha likhakara svarNa padaka pAne vAle vyakti svayaM kA eka cakra kA bhedana bhI kara nahIM paate| ye prophesara, vidvAna yA paNDita usa cammaca kI taraha haiM, jo halue ko isa bartana se usa bartana meM to DAla sakate haiM, kintu svayaM halave kA svAda cakha nahIM sakatA | yaha to ThIka vaise hI apane sira para zAstroM kA bhAra Dhona huA, jaise gadhA candana kA bhAra DhotA hai / maiMne sunA hai, yUropa meM kisI bhI 140/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ chAtra kA jJAna taba taka adhUrA mAnA jAtA hai jaba taka usa jJAna ko vyakti anubhavoM ke sAtha ghaTita na kara le | isalie vahA~ koI chAtra jaba vidyAlayIya jJAna prApta kara letA hai, taba use yaha salAha dI jAtI hai; ki vaha sunI-sunAI bAtoM kA pratyakSa anubhava karane ke lie, vizva bhara kI yAtrA kre| yaha to mahAvIra aura buddha bhI pravrajita hone se pUrva jAnate the ki kisI ko pIr3A denA pApa hai, jhUTha bolanA pApa hai, corI karanA aparAdha hai aura AvazyakatAoM se adhika parigraha rakhanA anucita hai / ve yaha bhI jAnate the ki dAna aura dayA se puNya hotA hai | aMhisA aura karuNA se saMsAra meM sukha kA vAtAvaraNa phailatA hai aura pyAra va prema se sAmAjika ucchRkhalatA samApta hotI hai | para jAnane mAtra se pApa se nivRtti aura puNya meM pravRtti saMbhava nahIM hotI / jIvana meM mAtra satya kA jJAna hI Avazyaka nahIM hai apitu jJAta satya kA AcaraNa bhI Avazyaka hai / vaha vyakti apane Apako sahI salAmata kaise rakha pAyegA, jo yaha jAnate hue bhI agni meM hAtha jalAtA hai, ki agni meM hAtha DAlane se hAtha jalatA hai / use satya kA jJAna to ho gayA hai lekina jJAna AcaraNa meM rUpAntarita nahIM ho pAyA hai / isalie yaha mata kahanA ki mahAvIra aura buddha ne satya ko jAnane ke liye saMnyAsa liyA thA / hakIkata meM jJAta satya ko AcaraNa meM utArane ke liye, unhoMne saMnyAsa liyA thA / pahale jJAna aura pIche AcaraNa, 'pahalUM jJAna meM pIche kriyA' | maiM isa sandarbha meM kucha aura bAteM kahanA cAhatA hU~ / ina donoM meM koI bhI pahale pIche nahIM haiM / aisA nahIM haiM kI pahale zAstroM ko par3ho phira jIvana meM utAro / aisI bAta hotI to viSNu zarmA kahA karate the - 'ananta pAraM kila zabda zAstraM / ' zAstroM kA koI anta nahIM hai aura jitane zAstra par3hate jAoMge, utane hI saMzaya khar3e hote jAyeMge, apane Apa ko tarka buddhi se bhara doge / mAtra zAstroM kA paThana, tarka-buddhi ko paripakva kara degA, para jIvana saMskAra nahIM kara pAyegA | agara yaha socate rahoge ki pahale zAstroM ko par3ha la~ phira AcaraNa meM utArUMgA, to duniyA meM zAstroM kI koI kamI nahIM hai / eka janma nahIM, sAta-sAta janmoM taka bhI par3hate rahoge, to bhI zAstroM kA anta nahIM AyegA / hamAre jIvana ke jitane ghanTe zeSa haiM, usase bhI kahIM adhika saMsAra meM zAstra haiM / isaliye yaha soca kara svayaM ko AcaraNa-zUnya na kareM ki pahale bhalIbhA~ti zAstroM ko par3ha lU~ phira jIvana meM utArUMgA / dIpa baneM deharI ke| 141 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jJAna aura AcaraNa ke sambandha meM vaijJAnikoM ke mArga ko apanAnA pdd'egaa| vaijJAnikoM ke lie satya vaha nahIM hai, jo kala jAnA jAyegA / vahA~ vaha satya hai, jo Aja jAnA gayA hai / vahA~ Aja kA jJAna, Aja kA satya hai aura kala kA jJAna, kala satya hogA / bhale hI Aja kA satya kala jhuThalAyA jAye / para Aja to vahI satya hai, jo Aja jAnA hai, isalie vaijJAnikoM kI bhASA meM yaha kabhI nahIM likhA jAnA cAhiye ki kala jo jAnA gayA vaha mithyA thA | kala taka jitanI khoja kI gayI thI, usa AdhAra para kala kA satya thA aura Aja jitanI khoja Age bar3hI hai, usa AdhAra para Aja kA satya hai / agara Aja kI khoja ke AdhAra para hama kala ke satya ko jhuThalA sakate haiM to, Ane vAle kala kI khoja ke AdhAra para Aja kI khoja ko bhI jhuThalAyA jA sakatA hai | isalie satya kI khoja kA koI anta nahIM hai / Aja jo jAnA use Aja kA satya mAnakara jIvana meM svIkAra kareM aura kala jo jAneM, use kala svIkAra kareM | jIvana meM jJAna aura cAritra kI dhArA, eka sAtha bahanI caahiye| Aja kA, mahAvIra kA sUtra unhIM logoM ko jagAne ke liye hai jo, mAtra upadeza aura bhASaNa dete haiM, zAstrIya vacanoM kI duhAI dete haiM, AcaraNa ko dara kinAra kara / mahAvIra kA sUtra hai bhaNantA akarentAya, bandhamokkha padUNNiNo vAyaviriyameteNa, samAsAsenti appayaM / / jo bandha aura mokSa ke siddhAntoM ke bAre meM kahate to bahuta kucha haiM, kintu karate kucha bhI nahIM, ve jJAnavAdI kevala vANI kI vIratA se hI apane Apako AzvAsana dete haiM / ___ mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'jo bandha aura mokSa ke siddhAntoM ke bAre meM kahate to bahuta haiM, kintu karate kucha bhI nahIM / ' isa bAta ko gaharAI se smjheN| duniyA meM aba taka saMsAra, saMnyAsa aura samAdhi- ina tInoM ke bAre meM itane grantha likhe gaye haiM, itane bhASaNa diye gaye haiM ki yadi unheM jindagI bhara par3hate raho, sunate raho to bhI anta nahIM AyegA / AcaraNa zUnya upadezaka ina siddhAntoM ke bAre meM carcA to khUba kara legA, tarka kAphI de degA, para saMsAra se nahIM chUTa pAyegA | vaha sabako samajhAyegA saMsAra chor3o, krodha chor3o, mAna chor3o, mAyA chor3o, kaTu bhAvanAoM kA tyAga karo / lekina svayaM inhIM meM DUbA rahegA / maMca para ghaMToM daheja virodhI 142/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhASaNa aura ghara jAkara apanI hI bahaoM ko jalAnA, dharma-sabhAoM meM zarAba ke virodha meM ghaMToM bhASaNa aura zAma ko madhuzAlA meM pahu~canA, nyAyAlaya ke Age jAkara satyAgraha kA Andolana aura rAta ko vahI taskarI kA vyavasAya, jIvana kI doharI nIti nahIM to aura kyA hai / ye vo insAna haiM, jinako do mu~hA mAnava kI saMjJA dI jAnI cAhiye / kyA miliye aise logoM se, jinakI sUrata chipI rahe / nakalI ceharA sAmane Aye, asalI sUrata chipI rahe | duniyA aise logoM se bharI huI hai, jinakI kathanI kucha aura karanI kucha hai / Aja ke sUtra meM, mahAvIra ne, una logoM ko latAr3A hai jo kevala bhASaNabAjI meM vizvAsa rakhate haiM / veda vyAsa ne bhI aise logoM kA jIvana, zUnya mAnA hai / mahAbhArata meM ve kahate haiM zrRNuyakSa kulaMtAta, na svAdhyAyo na zrutam kAraNaM hi dvijatvecavRtta meva na saMzayaH / brAhmaNatva kI asalI paribhASA dI hai vedavyAsa ne / brAhmaNatva meM na kula kAraNa hai, na svAdhyAya aura na zAstra zravaNa / nissandeha brAhmaNatva kA hetu AcaraNa hai| __ veda vyAsa ne bAta pate kI kahI hai / brAhmaNatva kA hetu AcaraNa | brAhmaNa arthAta jo brahma meM ramaNa kare, bahma meM jIye / use brAhmaNa mata samajhanA jo brahma kI paribhASA kare | bahma kI paribhASA hara koI kara degA para brahma meM ramaNa, isa sandarbha meM vaha zUnya milegaa| ___ gA~dhI kahA karate the, eka mana bhASaNa kI apekSA eka kaNa AcaraNa zreyakara hai | mahAvIra ke isa sUtra se, una rAjanetAoM ko bhalIbhA~ti sIkha lenI cAhiye jo; mAtra apane vAk cAturya ke kAraNa bholI-bhAlI janatA ko, hara pAMca sAla bAda phaMsA lete haiM / ve svayaM to aMdhakAra meM jIte hI haiM. janatA ko bhI usI aMdhiyAre meM jIne ke liye abhyasta kara dete haiM / isaliye netA zabda, jo kabhI sammAna kA sUcaka mAnA jAtA thA, bar3e-bar3e loga cAhate the ki hameM koI netA kahe, Aja gAlI kA rUpa dhAraNa kara rahA hai / samAja meM yadi kisI ko netA kaha do to vaha svayaM ko apamAnita mahasUsa karegA | Ajakala netA kA artha lagAyA jAtA hai jo dAdAgirI dikhAte haiM yA korI bhASaNabAjI karate haiM / dIpa baneM deharI ke/143 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lacchedAra bhASaNoM se kisI ko kucha samaya ke liye to bAMdhA jA sakatA hai, lekina sadA ke liye nahIM | bhASaNoM meM kahanA kucha aura vyavahAra meM utAranA kucha, yaha hamAre vyaktitva ke khokhalepana kA paricAyaka hai| maiMne sanA hai, eka sabhA meM eka yavaka aNDA sevana ke virodha meM bhASaNa de rahA thA / aba taka ke pandraha minaTa ke bhASaNa meM logoM ne paccIsoM daphA tAliyAM bajAyI hoMgI / lekina logoM kI A~kheM taba phaTI kI phaTI raha gayIM jaba yuvaka dvArA pasInA poMchane ke liye rUmAla nikAlane para jeba se eka aNDA bAhara nikala par3A / ___ prAyaH bhASaNabAjI karane vAle loga aise hI jIvana-virodhI hote haiN| ye na kevala auroM ko apitu svayaM ko bhI kore AzvAsana dete haiM / kSamA para ghaMToM bhASaNa dene vAle logoM kA, palabhara meM maiMne dUdha uphanate dekhA hai / isalie mahAvIra kahane para kama aura karane para jyAdA jora dete haiN| jJAna aura AcaraNa donoM ko eka sAtha jIvana meM utArane ke liye preraNA dete haiM / bhalA eka cakke se kabhI ratha cala sakatA hai, 'na hu ega cakkeNa raho payAI / ' ___ mahAvIra ne Aja ke sUtra meM do zabdoM kA prayoga kiyA - bandha aura mokSa | donoM zabdoM ke antaMraga meM jAnA hai / ye donoM jIvana meM eka sAtha ghaTita hote haiM | bandhana tor3ane ke bAda mokSa milatA ho, aisI bAta nahIM hai / hakIkata meM bandhana-mukti hI, mokSa hai / loga baMdhana aura mukti kI carcA to kAphI kara lete haiM, para ve na to apane baMdhanoM ko pahacAna pAte haiM aura na hI mokSa para vizvAsa kara pAte haiM | baMdhana aura mokSa itane sUkSma haiM ki inheM dikhAyA nahIM jA sakatA, mAtra anubhava kiyA jA sakatA hai -- je pada zrI sarvajJe dIThU jJAna mA~ kahI zakyA nahIM paNa te zrI bhagavAna jo / teha svarUpa ne anyavANI to chU kahe | anubhava gocara mAtra rahyaM te jJAna jo / jisa mokSa kI, svayaM sarvajJa ne apane jJAna meM dekhakara bhI vyAkhyA nahIM kI, bhalA eka sAmAnya vyakti usakI vyAkhyA kaise kara pAegA / yaha jJAna mAtra anubhava gocara hai| 144/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahalA zabda hai bandhana, vyakti baMdhA hai| mahAvIra isa satya kI pahacAna karAnA cAhate haiM ki tuma baMdhe ho / dekho idhara-udhara Akhira kisa se baMdhe ho / kisI ne tumheM nahIM bAMdhA hai, tuma apane Apa baMdhe ho | yaha nAgapAza ke baMdhana se bhI majabUta baMdhana hai, jise mahAvIra ne mohapAza kahA hai | nAgapAza ke bandhana ko tor3anA muzkila nahIM hai, lauha-zrRMkhalAoM ko bhI eka jhaTake meM tor3A jA sakatA hai, lekina una sUta ke dhAgoM ko tor3anA duSkara hai, jinhoMne mohapAza kA rUpa dhAraNa kara liyA hai / sampUrNa saMsAra kA tyAga karane vAlA ArdrakumAra' moha ke kacce dhAgoM ke sAmane pasta ho jAtA hai / yaha baMdhana aura kucha nahIM, mAtra Asakti hai, gaharA sammohana hai / yahA~ vyakti saca ko jhUTha aura jhUTha ko saca mAnane ke liye bhI taiyAra ho jAtA hai | bacapana se javAnI aura javAnI se bur3hApA, isa yAtrA meM vyakti svayaM ko aise, makar3I ke jAla meM phaMsA detA hai, jisa kA nirmANa vaha svayaM karatA hai aura nikalanA usake vaza meM nahIM hotA hai | yahI saMsAra kI Asakti hai, baMdhana hai, sammohana hai, lAlasA aura tRSNA hai / inase mukti kA nAma hI mokSa hai | ___ eka yuvaka kisI phakIra ke pAsa roja-ba-roja jAyA karatA thA / eka dina usane phakIra se nivedana kiyA, phakIra sAhaba ! maiM bhI phakIra honA cAhatA hU~ | lekina mere liye saMbhava nahIM hai| merI mA~ kahatI hai ki tuma phakIra hue to maiM AtmahatyA kara la~gI / pitA kahatA hai, phA~sI ke phande para laTaka jAU~gA | patnI kahatI hai ki rela kI paTarI para so kara khudakazI kara lU~gI / kaheM, ghara kaise choDUM ? ___ phakIra ne yuvaka ko kucha samajhAyA aura ravAnA kara diyA / yuvaka ghara pahuMcA, bIca A~gana meM jAkara nizceSTa ho gayA / parivAra ke sadasya DaoNkTara lekara Aye / lekina unhoMne bhI hAtha chiTaka diye / yuvaka ko mRta ghoSita kara diyA gayA / agale dina subaha zava yAtrA kI taiyAriyA~ ho rahI thiiN| cAroM ora gamagIna mAhaula thA | ghara ke eka kone meM baiThI yuvaka kI patnI chAtI pITa-pITa kara vilApa kara rahI thI aura vaha phakIra pahu~ca gayA / sabhI loga phakIra ke pAsa Aye bole, 'phakIra sAhaba ! ApakA celA mara gayA | Apa jaise-taise isako vApasa jIvita kara dIjiye / ' phakIra yuvaka ke pAsa gayA / kucha nAr3iyAM TaTolane kA abhinaya kiyA, phira kahA 'isa yuvaka ko jIvita to kiyA jA sakatA hai, dIpa baneM deharI ke/ 145 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pr.......|' _ 'para kyA, Apa jo kaheM, vaha karane ko maiM taiyAra hU~, para phakIra sAhaba ! mere beTe ko jIvita kara dIjiye / ' mA~ ne phakIra ke caraNa pakar3ate hue kahA / __ phakIra muskarAye, kahA, 'isa yuvaka ko jIvita to kiyA jA sakatA hai / para AyI huI mauta kabhI khAlI hAtha nahIM jAtI / isa yuvaka ke pIche koI marane ko taiyAra ho, to maiM ise jIvita kara sakatA hU~ / ' phakIra kI bAta suna saba eka dUje se pIche khisakane lage | sabhI ke A~sU sUkha gaye / phakIra ne sabase pahale mA~ se kahA, 'tuma apane putra ke pIche mara jAo / ' __mA~ bolI, 'yaha kaise saMbhava hai | merA eka beTA to nahIM hai, pA~ca-pA~ca beTe haiM | Akhira kisa-kisa ke liye marUMgI ?' phakIra ne pitA se pUchA / ve kahane lage, 'mare ke pIche marA thor3I hI jAtA hai / ' yuvaka kI patnI ne yaha kahakara hAtha chiTaka diye ki jo cale gaye hai, unheM jAne deM / maiM apanI jindagI jaise-taise calA lUMgI / ___ phakIra ne vahA~ khar3e pratyeka vyakti se pUchA, lekina yuvaka ke liye marane ko koI taiyAra nahIM huA | phakIra yuvaka ke pAsa gayA / eka cAMTA mArA, kahA, 'bola, tU kahatA thA tere ghara chor3ane para sArA parivAra khudakazI kara legA / dekha liye, saMsAra ke baMdhana, koI tumase nahIM baMdhA hai / tuma baMdhe ho sabase / kAza ! inase chUTa kara tuma apane Apa se baMdha pAte / ' yuvaka zarmindA thA / phakIra ke pA~va daravAje kI ora bar3ha gaye / logoM ne dekhA yuvaka phakIra kA anusaraNa kara rahA thA / donoM nikala gaye, para koI kucha bola na pAyA / ___ mahAvIra ise baMdhana kahate haiM / isa baMdhana meM vyakti svayaM jakar3A hai, doSa mar3hatA hai, dUsaroM ke sira para / yadi ye bandhana bAhara ke hote to hara koI samajha letA, para ye bhItara ke haiM / maiM Apako vaha saMdeza denA cAhatA hU~, jisase Apa apane bandhanoM ko samajha sakeM aura apanI janma-janma kI jaMjIroM ko tor3a skeN| isalie mahAvIra ne baMdhana zabda ke sAtha hI mokSa zabda kA prayoga kiyA, eka se chUTanA hai aura dUsare meM praveza karanA 146/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai / baMdhana vaha hai, jahA~ padArtha bhAvanAoM kI dRr3hatA hai, aura mokSa vaha hai jahA~ se vAsanAoM kI kSINatA hai| jaise eka pA~va Age bar3hAne se pIche kA sthAna chUTa jAtA hai; saMsAra hI saMnyAsa bana jAtA hai, vaise hI baMdhana aura mokSa kI prakriyA hai / bandhana aura mokSa loga inameM cUka jAte haiN| maiM dekhatA hU~ loga mokSa kI carcAeM karate rahate haiM / mokSa kahA~ hai ? kaisA hai ? kyA svarUpa hai usakA ? patA nahIM kaise-kaise prazna khar3e kara dete haiM ? jabaki mokSa kI na to carcA kI jAnI cAhiye aura na hI vyAkhyA, yaha to mAtra anubhava gocara hai| agara carcA karanA cAhate haiM, to baMdhana kI carcA karo, agara vicAravimarza karanA cAhate ho, to vAsanA kA karo, agara prazna khar3e karanA cAhate ho apanI tRSNA para karo kyoMki ye saba pratyakSa haiM / inase duHkhI ho, saMtrasta ho, dabe Aye ho / mokSa usI sthiti kA nAma hai jahA~ inase chUTa jAoge / baMdhana chUTA ki mukti huI / marane ke bAda mukti milatI ho aisA na samajheM, mRtyu ke uparAnta to nirvANa hotA hai | isalie mahAvIra aura buddha jaise manISiyoM ke lie, jIvita avasthA meM bhI 'mukta-puruSa' zabda kA prayoga kiyA gayA / 'mukta-puruSa' kA artha hai, vaha vyakti jisane girA diye haiM apane baMdhana, jo nikala AyA hai saMsAra ke kArAgraha se / saMsAra ke jitane bhI dharma-zAstra haiM, upadeSTA haiM, cintaka yA dArzanika haiM, agara unake sampUrNa darzana aura ciMtana kA sAra DhaMDhe to ina do zabdoM meM nihita hai / ye do zabda aise haiM, jina para jitane ghaMTe bolanA cAho bola sakate ho, inameM baMdhana ko duHkha rUpa samajheM aura mokSa ko sukha rUpa / 'baMdhana aura mokSa ke siddhAntoM ke bAre meM loga carcA karate haiM / ' mahAvIra kahate haiM, ina para kevala carcA nahIM karanI cAhiye, inako amala meM lAnA cAhiye | citta aura caitya-viSaya-vAsanAyeM jaba ina donoM kA saMbaMdha jur3atA hai, taba vyakti baMdhana meM jakar3a jAtA hai aura jaba ina donoM kA vibhAjana hotA hai, citta, ciMtA-mukta ho jAtA hai aura caitya gira jAtA hai, taba sAdhaka mokSa kI aMgar3AI letA hai / dhIre-dhIre saMkalpa gira jAteM haiM aura mukti sAdhaka kI hathelI meM hotI hai / ___ mahAvIra baMdhana aura mokSa kI bAteM batAte haiM / hakIkata meM mahAvIra ne mokSa kI carcAeM kama kI haiM, baMdhana para adhika prakAza DAlA hai / isalie unhoMne pahalA zabda diyA, baMdhana aura usake bAda mokSa / dIpa baneM deharI ke| 147 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra cikitsaka kI bhAMti na kevala logoM ko rogoM kI jAnakArI dete haiM apitu unake nivAraNa ke lie auSadhi bhI dete haiM / mahAvIra pahale duHkha kI pahacAna karAte haiM / yaha batAte haiM ki tuma duHkhI ho, jina tattvoM se duHkhI ho ve saba nazvara haiM / nazvara hai tumhArI Ayu, cacaMla hai tumhArA yauvana aura capala hai bhoga-vilAsa / ina saba meM sukha DhUMDha rahe ho | ye saba to duHkha - rUpa haiM, inameM vaisA hI kalpita AnaMda milatA hai jaisA haDDI cUsane se, kutte ko / mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'maiM duHkha chur3AnA cAhatA hU~ aura sukha dilAnA cAhatA hU~, para taba taka sukha kaise pA sakoge jaba taka duHkha se apane pAMva ko bAhara nahIM nikaaloge| taba taka kaise svaccha ho sakoge, jaba taka kIcar3a se svayaM ko uparata nahIM kara loge / mahAvIra baMdhana kI carcA kara rahe haiM / lahuluhAna duniyA ko dekha rahe haiM, jahA~ sivA gilA aura zikavA ke kucha nahIM hai / jise hama jIvana kI asaliyata samajha baiThe haiM, usase kabhI prema aura zAMti ke srota nahIM bhegeN| yaha to registAna meM hariyAlI DhUMDhane kA kAma hogA / mukti, mAtra deha mukti hI nahIM hai, mukti antara ke bandhanoM ko tor3ane kA nAma hai / bAhara ke bandhanoM se chuTakArA hara kisI ke lie sahaja hai, lekina bhItara ke baMdhanoM se chUTanA, isakA nAma mukti hai, mokSa hai, nirvANa hai| nirvANa, jyoti kI usa sthiti kA nAma hai, jahA~ jyoti to rahatI hai, para nidhUrma / mukti saMkocana nahIM hai, mukti vistAra hai, zalAkAoM se mukti hai / baMdhana baMdhA iMsAna kisI eka meM pyAra DhUMDhegA aura muktapuruSa sRSTi ke hara aMza meM, hara koNa meM - dila ko lahUluhAna kareM, zAyada pyAra yahI hai | jInA kyA basa marate raheM, zAyada pyAra yahI hai | saba kucha pAne ke cakkara meM jAne kahA~ kahA~ jAeM, khAlI hAtha hI lauTa caleM, zAyada pyAra yahI hai | nakhalistAnoM kI hariyAlI, jAne kaba aura kahA~ mile / saharAoM meM saphara kareM, zAyada pyAra yahI hai / bAdala banakara raheM umar3ate, bastI-bastI nagara-nagara pyAsI reta meM saphara kareM, zAyada pyAra yahI hai | 148/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hiranoM jaise mana-mana bhaTakeM, lauTeM phira bebasa apanI hI kastUrI khojeM, zAyada pyAra yahI hai / baMdhana ko tor3akara virATa honA, yahI to jiMdagI kI virATatA hai / jo baMdhana meM hai, vaha parataMtra hai aura jo bandhana mukta hai, usI ko svataMtra kahA jA sakatA hai / deza ko svataMtra karAnA phaulAdI logoM kA kAma hai, para apane Apako svataMtra karanA, usase bhI adhika himmata kA kAma hai| aMgrejoM se mukta hone vAle hama, kyA krodha, mAna, mAyA aura vAsanA se mukta ho pAye haiM ? duniyA ko jItane kI bajAya apane Apako jItanA jyAdA duSkara, para zreyaskara hai / vizva-vijetA sikandara kyA aMta meM apane-Apase nahIM hArA thA ? sivA eka kaNa gama ke alAvA vaha sAtha kyA le jA pAyA ? isalie vijJAna-bhikSu kahate haiM na mokSo nabhasaH pRSThe na pAtAle bhUtala | sarvAzAsaMkSaye cetaH kSayo mokSa iti zrutaH / / mokSa na to gaganatala meM hai, na pAtAla meM hai aura na pRthvI para hai / saba AzAoM kA kSaya hone para, citta kA kSaya, mokSa kahA gayA hai / vijJAna-bhikSu bar3I rahasya bharI bAta kaha rahe haiM / aba taka yahI sunA hai ki mokSa gaganatala meM hai, svarga gagana ke nIce hai aura usase nIce saMsAra hai aura naraka usase bhI nIce hai | hakIkata meM to jaba hama kuNThA grasta hote haiM, taba naraka meM jIte haiM / jaba parivAra ke bIca hote haiM taba saMsAra meM jIte haiM, isalie jIvana-mukti zabda kA prayoga milatA hai | banAdAsa kahate the - 'jIvita mukti nahIM pAve mue mukti bhrama kahiye / ' jo vyakti jIvita avasthA meM mukti nahIM pA sakatA hai, marakara vaha kaise pAyegA / hakIkata meM mukti jIvita avasthA meM hI milatI hai, marakara to nirvANa milatA hai / karma mukti jI kara pAyI jAtI hai, marakara nahIM / ___ mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'jo baMdhana aura mokSa ke siddhAntoM ke bAre meM kahate to bahuta kucha haiM para karate kucha bhI nahIM / ' ise tulasI ke zabdoM meM aise samajheM- 'para upadeza kuzala bahutere, je AcarahiM te, nara na ghanere' upadeza hara koI de sakatA hai, hara viSaya para de sakatA hai, lekina jIvana meM una siddhAntoM ko apanAnA, hara kisI ke balabUte kI bAta nahIM hai / mahAvIra aise logoM ke liye jJAnavAdI zabda kA prayoga karate haiM / ve kevala jJAna meM jIte haiM, jJAna kA bhAra Dhote haiM aura jindagI kI dIpa baneM deharI ke/149 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antima ghar3I taka bhI zAstroM ke bhAra se svayaM ko mukta nahIM kara pAte'pothI par3ha par3ha jaga muA, paMDita bhayA na koya, DhAI Akhara prema kA, par3he so paNDita hoya / ' mahAvIra, kabIra, tulasI ye saba una logoM ko latAr3a rahe haiM, jo mAtra vyAkaraNa ke sUtra raTa rahe haiM, zAstroM kA bhAra Dho rahe haiM / mahAvIra aise logoM ke lie, jJAnavAdI zabda kA prayoga karate haiM / jJAnavAdI vAda-vivAda kara leMgeM, zAstrArtha meM jIta jAyeMge, para jIvana phira bhI khokhalA kA khokhalA hI raha jAyegA / laDDU - laDDU kahane se agara udara-pUrti ho jAtI, to saMsAra bhara kI sArI miThAI kI dukAnoM para tAlA laga jAtA / udarapUrti nAmoccAraNa mAtra se nahIM, bhojana karane se hotI hai / ve loga kaise udara-pUrti kara pAyeMge, jo kevala nAma hI raTate rahate haiM / IsA kahA karate the - 'vaha hara koI jo IsA - IsA pukAratA hai, svarga ke rAjya meM praveza nahIM kara pAyegA / svarga vaha pAyegA, jo parama pitA kI icchAnusAra kAma karatA hai / ' eka vyakti vaha hai, jo kevala paramAtmA kA nAma smaraNa karatA hai aura eka vyakti vaha hai, jo paramAtmA kI AjJA kA pAlana karatA hai / inameM yathArthataH paramAtmA kI upAsanA vahI kara rahA hai, jo paramAtmA kI AjJAoM kA pAlana kara rahA hai / apane karttavyoM ko chor3a, jo mAtra kRSNa-kRSNa raTatA hai, vaha bhalA kRSNa ko kaise pA sakegA / AvazyakatA dharma ke kathana kI nahIM, dharma ke paripAlana kI hai, kyoMki dharma kI rakSA ke liye hI to svayaM kRSNa ne janma liyA thA | 1 sUtra meM kahA, 'jJAnavAdI kevala vANI kI vIratA se hI apane Apako Azvasta karate haiM / ' vAk cAturya to hara koI hAsila kara sakatA hai, para jIvana - saMskAra hara kisI ke hAtha kI bAta nahIM hai / jo kevala vANI 1 kI vIratA meM jIte haiM, agara jIvana nirmANa kI pratiyogitA Ayojita kI gaI to ve jJAnavAdI parAjita ho jAyeMge / ve agara kabhI jIta bhI pAyegeM to kevala gappe hA~kane meM / aisI-aisI gappeM hAMkate haiM loga, agara suno to haMsate raha jAoge / Ate haiM 'tUphAna' meM aura kaheMge 'rAjadhAnI' se AyA hU~ / pleTa - phArma para utareMge 'paisenjara' se aura kaheMge 'zatAbdI' se AyA hU~ / apanI mAna maryAdAoM ko bar3hAne ke liye loga itanA sapheda jhUTha bola jAte haiM, jinakA unake jIvana ke sAtha koI sambandha hI nahIM hai + ve kevala kaha sakate haiM, kara nahIM sakate / ve svarNa padaka 150 / jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gappeM hAMkane kI pratiyogitA meM hI hAsila kara sakate haiM, para vArsIlonA jAkara miTTI kA padaka bhI nahIM lA pAyeMge / ye kevala jJAnavAdI haiM, kaheMge, hamane saba kucha jAnA hai, hama sarvajJa haiM, lekina hakIkata meM ye apane ApakI kI bhI pahacAna nahIM kara pAye haiM / maiMne sunA hai, jarmana meM eka pratiyogitA Ayojita kI gaI, gappeM hAMkane kI / tIna dezoM ke pratiyogiyoM ne bhAga liyA cIna, pAkistAna aura bhArata / pratiyogitA zurU huI | pAkistAnI ne kahA, 'mere deza meM eka AdamI sAta maMjila se nIce girA / somavAra ko lur3hakA aura maMgalavAra ko nIce pahu~cA / ' cIna kA pratiyogI khar3A huA / usane kahA, 'isakA gappA koI khAsa nahIM hai, merA gappa suneM, mere deza meM eka vyakti ATha maMjila se nIce girA, somavAra ko Upara se girA aura zanivAra ko nIce pahu~cA / * logoM ne tAliyA~ bajAyIM / gappa meM kucha dama thA / bhAratIya khar3A huA, svarNa padaka lAne kA, deza ko vacana dekara AyA thA, kahane lagA, 'mere deza meM eka vyakti nau maMjila se nIce girA / vaha holI ko Upara se lur3hakA aura dIpAvalI ko dharatI para pahu~cA / ' bhAratIya kA, logoM ne tAliyoM kI gar3agar3AhaTa se svAgata kiyA / vaha svarNa padaka lekara bhArata pahu~cA kahA, 'merA deza saba meM hAra sakatA hai para gappeM hAMkane meM yahA~ kA baccA bhI jIta jAyegA / ' yaha gappabAjoM kA deza hai / jaise hAthI ke dA~ta dikhAne ke aura, khAne ke kucha aura hote haiM, vaise hI ye vacanavIra kaheMge kucha, kareMge kucha, bAhara kucha, bhItara kucha | ye kevala vANI ke vIra haiM / isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM ki aise loga kevala apane Apako AzvAsana dete haiM / ye bAtoM ke bAdazAha haiM aura jIvana ke bhikhArI / mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'jIvana meM saMgama ho jJAna aura caritra kA / ' kore bhASaNa aura AzvAsana dene se jIvana-nirmANa nahIM huA karatA / himAlaya kI yAtrA kA AnaMda, nakze aura kitAboM se nahIM, vahA~ jAne se milegA / nakze aura kitAbeM sUcanAeM de sakatI haiM, sArI jAnakAriyAM de sakatI haiM, lekina AnaMda nahIM de sakatIM / isalie bhagavAna kahate haiM, 'jo kahate to bahuta kucha haiM, lekina dIpa baneM deharI ke / 151 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karate kucha bhI nahIM ve kevala apane Apako AzvAsana de rahe haiM / ' __ duniyA meM do taraha ke vIra hote haiM - eka to vacanavIra aura dUsare karmavIra | vacanavIra, karmavIra ho yaha kaThina hai | saca to yaha hai ki karmavIra, vacanavIratA meM vizvAsa hI nahIM rakhate / aise loga jabAna se nahIM, AcaraNa se hI apanI bAta ko vyakta karate haiM / Aja jaba rAjanetAoM ko sabhI loga kathanI-karanI meM pharka rakhane vAle mAnate haiM, vahA~ gAMdhIjI ke prati hara koI Adarza bhAvanA rakhatA hai| unakI rAjanIti, mahatvAkAMkSA kI ApUrti nahIM varan rASTranIti rhii| rASTra ke lie jiye, khuda eka rASTra banakara jiye / natIjatana, eka rAjanetA hokara bhI duniyA kI najaroM meM mahAtmA bane / vidura, cANakya aura gAMdhI tInoM loga alaga-alaga samaya meM hue, para rASTra ke lie naitikatA ko AtmasAt karane vAle hue the| vizva aise karmavIroM ko, gAMdhiyoM ko sadA sammAna detA rahegA / kahakara kanA, karake kahanA aura karane ko hI kahanA mAnanA, jIvana ke alaga-alaga rUpa hue / tInoM ke apane-apane dAyare aura prabhAva haiM, aba yaha Apa para hai ki Apako kauna-sA rUpa apane lie svIkArya lagatA 152/ jyoti kalaza chalake : lalitaprabha For Personal & Private Use Only Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana kA upalabdha sAhitya (mAtra lAgata mUlya para) phAuMDezana kA sAhitya sadAcAra evaM sadvicAra kA pravartana karatA hai| isa paripatra meM jor3A gayA sAhitya alaukika hai, jIvanta hai| isa jIvanta sAhitya ko Apa svayaM saMgrahIta kara sakate haiM, mitroM ko upahAra ke rUpa meM de sakate haiN| ina anamola pustakoM ke pracAra-prasAra ke lie Apa sasneha AmaMtrita haiN| dhyAna/adhyAtma/cintana appa dIvo bhava: mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara zrI candraprabha ke anamola vacanoM kA saMkalana; jIvana, jagat aura adhyAtma ke vibhinna AyAmoM ko ujAgara karatA cintana-koSa; Atma-krAnti kA amRtaM-sUtra / _pRSTha 112, mUlya 15/caleM, mana ke pAra : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara vizva-stara para prazaMsita grantha, jisameM darazAye gaye haiM manaSya ke antara-jagata ke paridRzya, sakriya evaM tanAva-rahita jIvana prazasta karane vAlA eka manovaijJAnika yugIna grantha / pRSTha 300, mUlya 30/vyaktitva-vikAsa : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara hamArA vyaktitva hI hamArI pahacAna hai, tathya ko ujAgara karane vAlI pustaka, jo bacapana se pacapana kI hara umra vAloM ke lie upyogii| eka bAla-manovaijJAnika prkaashn| pRSTha 112, mUlya 10/saMsAra aura samAdhiH mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara saMsAra para itanA khUbasUrata prastutikaraNa pahalI bAra / saMsAra kI kSaNabhaMguratA meM zAzvatatA kI pahala / yaha kitAba batAtI hai ki saMsAra meM rahanA burA nahIM hai| apane dila meM saMsAra ko basA lenA vaisA hI ahitakara hai, jaise kamala para kIcar3a kA cddh'naa| __pRSTha 168, mUlya 15/saMbhAvanAoM se sAkSAtkAra : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara astitva kI anaMta saMbhAvanAoM se sIdhA sNvaad| pRSTha 92, mUlya 10/jyoti jale bina bAtI : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara dhyAna-sAdhakoM ke lie sabase mahattvapUrNa pustaka, jisameM hai dhyAna-yoga kI hara bArIkI kA manovaijJAnika digdrshn| pRSTha 108, mUlya 10/AMgana meM AkAza: mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara tIsa pravacanoM kA anUThA AdhyAtmika saMkalana, jo Ama AdamI ko bhI prabuddha karatA hai aura jor3atA hai use astitva kI satyatA se| pRSTha 200, mUlya 20/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana-yAtrA:mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara suprasiddha pravacanakAra zrI candraprabha ke mAnaka pravacanoM kA anokhA saMkalana / jIvana ke hara kSitija meM kadama-kadama para rAha dikhAne vAlA yAtrA-stambha / maulika jagata meM jIne vAloM ke lie vizeSa upyogii| pRSTha 386, mUlya 50/navajIvana: mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara vyaktitva ko jyotirmaya banAne vAlI prvcnaavlii| pravacanoM meM hai viSayagata gAmbhIrya aura janamAnasa kI upayukta naapjokh| pRSTha 76, mUlya 5/amIrasadhArA : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara jinatva ke sampUrNa virATa vaibhava ko bhASA kI tAjagI evaM vizleSaNa kI gaharAI ke sAtha prastuta karane vAle pravacanoM kA sNkln| pRSTha 80, mUlya 5/prema ke vaza meM hai bhagavAna : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara eka pyArI pustaka, jise par3he binA manuSya kA prema adhUrA hai / pRSTha 48, mUlya 3/jita dekhaM tita tUM : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara Izvara-praNidhAna para anupameya pustikaa| astitva ke pratyeka aNu meM paramAtma-zakti ko upajAne kA zlAghanIya prytn| pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/caleM, bandhana ke pAra : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara bandhana-mukti ke lie krAntikArI sandeza / pravacanoM meM hai bandhana kI pahacAna aura mukti kA nidAna / Ama nAgarika ke lie vizeSa upayogI prakAzana / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/vahI kahatA hU~: mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara adhyAtma ke upadeSTA lalitaprabha jI ke dainika samAcAra-patroM meM prakAzita starIya pravacanAMzoM kA saMkalana, lokopayogI prakAzana / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/samAdhi kI chAMha: mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara dhyAna kI UMcAiyoM ko AtmasAt karane ke lie eka tanAva-mukta svastha mArgadarzana / jIvana-kalpa ke lie eka behatarIna pustk| pRSTha 84, mUlya 5/ AMkha do, rozanI eka : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara binA Asana lagAe siddhi dilAne vAlI eka upayogI pustaka / pRSTha 24, mUlya 2/maiM to tere pAsa meM:mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara gaMbhIra evaM dArzanika vicAroM kA bolatA dastAveja / dhyAna-sAdhanA ke jagat meM mArgadarzaka eka mIla kA patthara / pRSTha 64, mUlya 5/virATa saca kI khoja meM : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara satya kI ananta saMbhAvanAoM ko darzAne vAlA eka jyotirmaya ciMtana / pRSTha 64, mUlya 6/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (3) 1 amata-saMdeza: mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara sadguru zrI candraprabha ke amRta-saMdezoM kA saar-sNkln| pRSTha 56, mUlya 3/pyAle meM tUphAna : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara insAniyata evaM samAja meM AI kamiyoM kI ora izArA, Ama AdamI se lekara sampUrNa vizva ke dila meM bhar3akate tUphAna kA bebAka Akalana; sabhI lekha starIya aura anivAryata: ptthniiy| pRSTha 90, mUlya 10/payuSaNa-pravacana : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara paryuSaNa-mahAparva ke pravacanoM ko ghara-ghara pahuMcAne ke lie eka pyArA prakAzana bhASA sarala, prastuti manovaijJAnika / par3heM kalpasUtra ko apanI bhASA meN| pRSTha 120, mUlya 10/dhyAna: prayoga aura pariNAma:mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara dhyAna ke vibhinna pahaluoM para jIvanta vivecana / bhagavAna mahAvIra kI nijI sAdhanA-paddhati kA spaSTIkaraNa / pRSTha 112, mUlya 10/lAITa-TU-lAiTa : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara dhyAna meM abhirucizIla logoM ke lie 'maail-sttoNn'| vizva ke dUra-darAja taka phailI dhyaan-pustikaa| pRSTha 92, mUlya 10/da prijaviMga oNpha lAipha: mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara mAnava-cetanA ke vikAsa ke hara saMbhava pahalU para prkaash| pRSTha 100, mUlya 10/meDiTezana eNDa enalAiTameMTa: candraprabha mana evaM mastiSka ke saMtulana se lekara dhyAna aura samAdhi ke vibhinna pahaluoM para manana aura vizleSaNa; videzoM meM bhI atyadhika prsaarit/sviikRt| pRSTha 108, mUlya 15/Agama/zodha/koza AyAra-suttaM : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara eka Adarza dharma-grantha kA mUla evaM hindI anuvAda ke sAtha abhinava prakAzana jo sadvicAra ke sUtroM meM sadAcAra kA pravartana karatA hai| zuddha mUlAnugAmI anuvAda chAtroM ke lie vizeSa upyogii| grantha kA phailAva sImita, kintu prastutikaraNa savocca / vijJAna evaM cintana ke kSetra meM eka khoja / pRSTha 260, mUlya 30/sayagaDa-sattaM : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara prasiddha dhArmika-dArzanika Agama-grantha sUtrakRtAMga kA mUla evaM sazakta anuvaad| sAtha hI pratyeka adhyayana kA cintanaparaka praastaavik| pRSTha 176, mUlya 20/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ samavAya-suttaM : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara vizvavidyAlaya- pAThyakrama ke stara para taiyAra kiyA gayA jaina Agama samavAyAMga kA sIdhA-sapATa mUlAnugAmI anuvAda | pRSTha 318, mUlya 30/ uttarAdhyayana ke sUkta vacana : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara Agama-grantha uttarAdhyayana kI sArvabhauma evaM sArvakAlika sUktiyoM kA cayana / anuvAda kI bhASA AkarSaka evaM prAMjala / pRSTha 52, mUlya 4/ candraprabha: jIvana aura sAhitya : DaoN. nAgendra mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgarajI kI sAhityika sevAoM kA vistRta lekhA-jokhA / eka samIkSAtmaka adhyayana / pRSTha 160, mUlya 15/upAdhyAya devacandra: jIvana, sAhitya aura vicAra : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara mahAn tattvavid upAdhyAya zrI mad devacandra ke vyaktitva evaM kRtitva ke vibhinna pahaluoM para prazasta prakAza DAlane vAlA eka zodhapUrNa prabandha / pRSTha 320, mUlya 50/ vizva-saMskRta- sUkti-kozaH mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara saMskRta kI virATa sampadA ke sUkta-ratnoM kI vizva-cayanikA, jo sUkti- koza bhI hai aura sandarbha - koza bhI / hindI anuvAda kI zAlInatA koza kI atirikta vizeSatA / tIna khaMDoM meM grantha kA Akalana / pRSTha 1000, mUlya 300/jaina pAribhASika zabda-koza : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara jaina- paramparA meM pracalita durUha evaM pAribhASika zabdoM para TippaNI evaM paricarcA karane vAlA eka uccastarIya koza / pRSTha 152, mUlya 10/ hindI sUkti- sandarbha koza : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara hindI ke suvistRta sAhitya se sUktiyoM kA sasandarbha saMkalana; bhAratIya santoM evaM manISiyoM ke cintana evaM vaktavyoM kA sAragarbhita sampAdana; Ama pAThakoM ke alAvA lekhakoM ke lie khAsa kAragara; eka AvazyakatA kI vaijJAnika ApUrti / do bhAgoM meM / pRSTha 700, mUlya 100/ paMca saMdeza : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara pustaka meM hai ahiMsA, satya, asteya, brahmacarya aura aparigraha para kAlajayI sUktiyoM kA anUThA sampAdana / pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/ santa-vANI mahAjIvana kI khoja: mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara AcArya kundakunda, yogIrAja AnaMdaghana evaM zrImad rAjacandra jaise amRta-puruSoM ke cune hue adhyAtma-padoM para bebAka khulAsA / ghara-ghara paThanIya pravacana- sNgrh| hara mumukSu evaM sAdhaka ke lie upayogI / pRSTha 148, mUlya 10/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (4) bUjho nAma hamArA : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara yogIrAja AnaMdaghana ke padoM para kiyA gayA manovaijJAnika vivecana, jo pAThaka ko maulika vyaktitva se paricaya karavAtA hai / pRSTha 68, mUlya 5/ maiM kauna hUM : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara adhyAtma- puruSa rAjacandra ke anubhava-gItoM kI gaharAiyoM ko ujAgara karane vAle pravacanoM kA saMkalana / pRSTha 68, mUlya 3/ deha meM dehAtIta: mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara prasiddha adhyAtmavettA AcArya kundakunda kI Ter3hI gAthAoM para sIdhA saMvAda / viziSTa pravacana | pRSTha 72, mUlya 5/ bhagavattA phailI saba ora : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara AcArya kundakunda ke aSTapAhur3a grantha se lI gaI ATha gAthAoM para bar3I mArmika udbhAvanA / ise tanmayatApUrvaka par3hane se jIvana- krAnti aura caitanya - ArohaNa bahuta kucha sambhava / pRSTha 100, mUlya 10/ sahaja mile avinAzI : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara pataMjali ke pramukha yoga- sUtroM ke AdhAra para paramAtmA se sahaja sAkSAtkAra / pRSTha 92, mUlya 10/ aMtara ke paTa khola : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara pataMjali ke dasa sUtroM para punarprakAza; yoga kI eka anUThI pustaka / pRSTha 112, mUlya 10/ haMsA to motI cugai: mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara bhagavAna mahAvIra ke kucha adhyAtma-sUtroM para sAmayika pravacana / kathA-kahAnI silasilA : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara kahAnI - jagata kI aneka AjAda vAradAteM, pazopeza meM par3e iMsAna ke vikalpa ko talAzatI dAstAna / bAlamana, yuvApIr3hI, praur3ha bujurgoM ke antarmana ko samAna rUpa se chUne vAlI kahAniyoM kA saMkalana / pRSTha 110, mUlya 10/ pRSTha 88, mUlya 10/ saMsAra meM samAdhi : mahopAdhyAya lalitaMprabhasAgara samAdhi ke phUla saMsAra meM kaise khila sakate haiM, sacce ghaTanAkramoM ke dvArA usI kA sahaja vinyAsa / hara kauma ke lie zAnti aura samAdhi kA saMdeza / pRSTha 120, mUlya 10/ lokapriya kahAniyA~ : mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara jaina saMskRti ko ujAgara karane vAlI suprasiddha kathA-kahAniyoM kA sAra-saMkSepa / sahaja bhASA meM jainatva kI dhar3akana / pRSTha 48, mUlya 3/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMcAmRta: mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara cetanA-jagata meM iMkalAba kI krAnti kA nArA dene vAlI gujarAtI bhASA meM nibaddha pustaka / Agama-patroM kI naye DhaMga se kathA-zailI meM puna: prtisstthaa| . pRSTha 96, mUlya 7/saMta harikezabala: mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara aspRzyatA nivAraNa ke lie bolatI ekaraMgIna khaanii| baccoM ke lie sau phIsadI upyogii| pRSTha 24, mUlya 4/dAdA datta guru: mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara pahale dAdA gurudeva AcArya jinadattasUri kI sarvaprathama prakAzita citra-kathA; jJAnavardhaka, rocaka bhii| pRSTha 24, mUlya 4/satya, saundarya aura hamaH mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara sundara, sarasa prasaMga, jinameM saccAI bhI hai aura yuga kI pahacAna bhii| pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/ghaTa-ghaTa dIpa jale : mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara rASTrIya patrikAoM meM prakAzita candraprabha jI kI una kahAniyoM kA saMkalana, jinameM jIvana-dIpa kI AtmA hara zabda meM phaila rahI hai| pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/kucha kaliyoM, kucha phUla: mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara saMsAra ke vibhinna konoM meM hue sadguruoM kI una ghaTanAoM kA lekhana, jinameM chipe haiM jI rana-krAnti aura vizva-zAnti ke sndesh| pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/ kAvya-kavitA bimba-pratibimba: mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara jIvana kI udher3abuna ko prastuta karane vAlI eka sazakta praur3ha kAvya-kRti / satya ke saMgAna kA abhinava prytn|| __pRSTha 84, mUlya 7/chAyAtapa: mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara / adRzya priyatama kI kalpanA kI raMgIna bArIkiyoM kA manojJa citraNa / rahasyamayI chAyAvAdI kavitAoM kA eka aura abhinava prastutikaraNa / pRSTha108, mUlya 10/jina-zAsanaH mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara. eka anUThI kAvyakRti, jisameM hai sampUrNa jaina zAsana kA mArga-darzana / kAvya-zailI meM jainatva ko samagratA se prastuta karane vAlA eka mAtra sampUrNa pryaas| . pRSTha 80, mUlya 3/adhara meM laTakA adhyAtma: mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara dila kI gaharAiyoM ko chU jAne vAlI eka viziSTa kAvyakRti / par3hie, mastiSka ke parimArjana evaM jIvana ke samyaka saMskAra ke lie| pRSTha 152, mUlya 7/ For Personal & Private Use Only Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (7) gIta-bhajana-stotra prArthanA: mahopAdhyAya candraprabhasAgara caubIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI bhakti-vandanA ; naI layoM meM rasa-bhAvoM kI abhivyakti / pratyeka tIrthaMkara ke nAma svataMtra prArthanA aura bhjn| pRSTha 52, mUlya 5/dAdA guru-bhajanAvalI: mahopAdhyAya vinayasAgara 'dAdA-gurudeva' ke nAma se vizva-vikhyAta AcArya jinadattasUri, jinakuzalasUri Adi cAra dAdA guruoM kI stuti/prArthanA se saMbaMdhita maMtra-taMtra bikhare stotroM/bhajanoM kA sarvAMgINa virATa-apUrva sNkln| pRSTha 600, mUlya 50/mahAn jaina stotra : mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara atyanta prabhAvazAlI evaM camatkArI jaina stotroM kA vizAla sNgrh| _ pRSTha 120, mUlya 10/zraddhAMjali: mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara bhajanoM aura gItoM kA sampUrNa saMgraha / prabhAta-vandanA evaM bhajana-saMdhyA meM nitya upyogii| pRSTha 32, mUlya 2/bhaktAmara: AcArya mAnatuMgasUri suprasiddha bhaktAmara stotra kA zuddha-parimArjita prakAzana; mUlapATha ke sAtha hai hindI anuvAda gadya-padya donoM meN| pRSTha 48, mUlya 3/jaina bhajana: mahopAdhyAya candraprabha sAgara lokapriya toM para nirmita bhAvapUrNa giit-bhjn| choTI, kintu pyArI pustk'| pRSTha48, mUlya 2/rajisTrI cA eka pustaka para 8/-, saMpUrNa seTa DAka-vyaya se mukta |dhnraashi zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana (SRIJIT-YASHA SHREE FOUNDATION) kalakattA ke nAma para baiMka-DrAphTa yA maniArDara dvArA bhejeN|aaj hI likheM aura apanA oNrDara bhejeN| samparka sUtraH zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana 9 sI, eslAneDa ro IsTa (rUma naM. 28) kalakattA-700069 dUrabhASa : 208725/500414 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana dvArA sAhitya-vistAra kI abhinava yojanA + apane ghara meM apanA pustakAlaya + zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana, lAbha-nirapekSa evaM vizva-zreya ke lie samarpita saMsthAna hai| sAhitya-vistAra evaM kalA-prastuti ke kSetra meM isake apane kIrtimAna haiN| sadAcAra evaM sad-vicAra kI gaMgA-yamunA ko ghara-ghara le jAne ke lie yaha saMsthAna nirantara prayatnazIla hai| jaina-dharma ke una siddhAntoM evaM AdarzoM ko hara ghara pahu~cAnA hamArA uddezya hai, jinakI jarUrata hara samaya, hara vyakti aura hara samAja ko rahI hai| phAuMDezana ke vividha viSayoM se jur3e hue sAhitya ko bhArata ke pramukha patroM evaM vidvAnoM ne na kevala sarAhA hai, apitu usakI sevAoM ko anivArya bhI mAnA hai| phAuMDezana dvArA prasArita sAhitya yuga-yuga kI sampadA hai aura Adhunika cintana-jagat kI behatarIna prastuti hai| Ama AdamI se lekara vidyArthiyoM aura prabuddha logoM kI jJAna-kSetra kI hara jijJAsA ko samAdhAna dene meM yaha sAhitya lAjavAba ___apanA pustakAlaya apane ghara meM banAne ke lie phAuMDezana ne eka abhinava yojanA banAI hai| isake antargata Apako sirpha eka bAra hI phAuMDezana ko eka hajAra rupaye kA anudAna denA hogA, jisake badale meM phAuMDezana apane yahA~ se prakAzita hone vAle pratyeka sAhitya ko Apake pAsa Apake ghara paha~cAegA aura vaha bhI AjIvana / isa yojanA ke tahata eka aura vizeSa suvidhA Apako dI jA rahI hai ki isa yojanA ke sadasya banate hI Apako rajisTarDa DAka se phAuMDezana kA aba taka prakAzita sampUrNa sAhitya ni:zulka prApta hogaa| lIjie ! Apa hamArI isa sAhitya-yojanA ke AjIvana sadasya banakara apane ghara meM apanA pustakAlaya banAiye aura vyAvahArika jIvana kI bAtoM se lekara dhyAna, sAdhanA, samAdhi, cintana, pravacana, kahAnI, Agama, itihAsa evaM darzanakSetra kI anamola pustakeM apane ghara meM bsaaiye| zrI jitayazAzrI phAuMDezana, 9-sI, esplAneDa ro (IsTa), kalakattA-700069 For Personal & Private Use Only Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Elena