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________________ karma aura kArya-kAraNa sambandha 0 prAcArya rajanIza sAdhAraNataH karmavAda aisA kahatA huA pratIta hotA hai ki jo hamane kiyA hai, usakA phala hameM bhoganA pdd'egaa| hamAre karma aura hamAre bhoga meM eka anivArya kArya-kAraNa sambandha hai| yaha bilkula satya hai ki jo hama karate haiM, usase anyathA hama nahIM bhogate-bhoga bhI nahIM skte| karma bhoga kI taiyArI hai| asala meM, karma bhoga kA prArambhika bIja hai| phira vahI bIja bhoga meM vRkSa bana jAtA hai| karmavAda kA jo siddhAnta pracalita hai, usameM ThIka bAta ko bhI isa DhaMga se rakhA gayA hai ki vaha bilkula galata ho gaI hai| usa siddhAnta meM aisI bAta na mAlUma kina kAraNoM se praviSTa ho gaI hai ki karma to hama abhI kareMge aura bhogeMge agale janma meM / kArya-kAraNa ke bIca antarAla nahIM hotA-antarAla ho hI nahIM sktaa| agara antarAla A jAya to kArya-kAraNa vicchinna ho jAyeMge, unakA sambandha TUTa jaaegaa| Aga meM maiM abhI hAtha DAlU aura jalU agale janma meM yaha samajha ke bAhara kI bAta hogI / lekina isa taraha ke siddhAnta kA, isa taraha kI bhrAnti kA kucha kAraNa hai| vaha yaha hai ki hama eka ora to bhale AdamiyoM ko duHkha jhelate dekhate haiM, vahIM dUsarI ora hameM bure loga sukha uThAte dIkhate haiM / agara pratipala hamAre kArya aura kAraNa paraspara jur3eM haiM to bure logoM kA sukhI honA aura bhale logoM kA duHkhI honA kaise samajhAyA jA sakatA hai ? eka AdamI bhalA hai, saccaritra hai, ImAnadAra hai aura duHkha bhoga rahA hai, kaSTa pA rahA hai, dUsarA AdamI burA hai, beImAna hai, caritrahIna hai aura sukha pA rahA hai, vaha dhana-dhAnya se bharA pUrA hai / agara acche kArya tatkAla phala lAte haiM to acche AdamI ko sukha bhoganA cAhiye aura yadi bure kAryoM kA pariNAma tatkAla burA hotA hai to bure AdamI ko duHkha bhoganA cAhiye / parantu aisA kama hotA hai / jinhoMne ise samajhane-samajhAne kI koziza kI unheM mAno eka hI rAstA milaa| unhoMne pUrva janma meM kie gae puNya-pApa ke sahAre isa jIvana ke sukhaduHkha ko jor3ane kI galatI kI aura kahA ki agara acchA AdamI duHkha bhogatA hai to vaha apane pichale bure kAryoM ke kAraNa aura agara koI barA AdamI sukha bhogatA hai to apane pichale acche karmoM ke kaarnn| lekina isa samasyA ko sulajhAne ke dUsare upAya bhI the aura asala meM dUsare upAya hI saca haiN| pichale Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 274 ] [ karma siddhAnta janmoM ke acche-bure karmoM ke dvArA isa jIvana ke sukha-duHkha kI vyAkhyA karanA karmavAda ke siddhAnta ko vikRta karatA hai / saca pUchie to aisI hI vyAkhyA ke kAraNa karmavAda kI upAdeyatA naSTa sI ho gaI hai| karmavAda kI upAdeyatA isa bAta meM hai ki vaha kahatA hai-tuma jo kara rahe ho vahI tuma bhoga rahe ho| isaliye tuma aisA karo ki sukha bhoga sako, Ananda pA sko| agara tuma krodha karoge to duHkha bhogoge, bhoga rahe ho / krodha ke pIche hI duHkha bhI A rahA hai chAyA kI taraha / agara prema karoge, zAnti se rahoge, aura dUsaroM ko zAnti doge to zAnti arjita kroge| yahI thI upayogitA karmavAda kii| kintu isakI galata vyAkhyA ho gaI / kahA gayA ki isa janma ke puNya kA phala agale meM milegA, yadi duHkha hai to isakA kAraNa pichale janma meM kiyA gayA koI pApa hogA / aisI bAtoM kA citta para bahuta gaharA prabhAva nahIM par3atA / vastutaH koI bhI vyakti itane dUragAmI citta kA nahIM hotA ki vaha abhI karma kare aura agale janma meM milane vAle phala se citita ho| agalA janma aMdhere meM kho jAtA hai / agale janma kA kyA bharosA ? pahale to yahI pakkA nahIM ki agalA janma hogA yA nahIM ? phira, yaha bhI pakkA nahIM ki jo karma abhI phala de sakane meM asamartha hai, vaha agale janma meM degA hii| agara eka janma taka kucha karmoM ke phala roke jA sakate haiM to aneka janmoM taka kyoM nahIM ? tIsarI bAta yaha hai ki manuSya kA citta tatkAlajIvI hai / vaha kahatA hai ThIka hai, agale janma meM jo hogA, hogA, abhI jo ho rahA hai, karane do| abhI maiM kyoM ciMtA karU agale janma kI ? isa prakAra karmavAda kI jo upayogitA thI, vaha naSTa ho gaI / jo satya thA, vaha bhI naSTa ho gayA / satya hai kArya-kAraNa siddhAnta jisa para vijJAna khar3A hai / agara kArya-kAraNa ko haTA do to vijJAna kA sArA bhavana dharAzAyI ho jaay| hya ma nAmaka dArzanika ne iMgalaiMDa meM aura cArvAka ne bhAratavarSa meM kAryakAraNa ke siddhAnta ko galata siddha karanA caahaa| agara hya ma jIta jAtA to vijJAna kA janma nahIM hotaa| agara cArvAka jIta jAtA to dharma kA janma nahIM hotA, kyoMki cArvAka ne bhI kArya-kAraNa ke siddhAnta ko na mAnA / usane kahA, "khAmo, pIyo, mauja karo" kyoMki koI bharosA nahIM ki jo burA karatA hai, use burA hI mile / dekho, eka AdamI burA kara rahA hai aura bhalA bhoga rahA hai| cora majA kara rahA hai, acora duHkhI hai| jIvana ke sabhI karma asambaddha haiN| buddhimAna AdamI jAnatA hai ki kisI karma kA kisI phala se koI sambandha nhiiN| Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ karma aura kArya-kAraNa sambandha ] cArvAka ke virodha meM hI mahAvIra kA karma siddhAnta hai / dharma bhI vijJAna hai aura vaha bhI kArya-kAraNa- siddhAnta para khar3A hai | vijJAna kahatA hai, "abhI kAraNa abhI kArya / " " parantu jaba tathAkathita dhArmika kahate haiM- "abhI kAraNa, kArya agale janma meM to dharma kA vaijJAnika AdhAra khisaka jAtA hai / yaha antarAla eka dama jhUTha hai / kArya aura karaNa meM agara koI sambandha hai to usake bIca meM antarAla nahIM ho sakatA, kyoMki antarAla ho gayA to sambandha kyA rahA ? cIjeM asambaddha ho gaIM, alaga-alaga ho gaI / yaha vyAkhyA naitika logoM ne khoja lI, kyoMki ve samajhA nahIM sake jIvana ko / [ 275 merI apanI samajha yaha hai ki pratyeka karma tatkAla phaladAyI hai / jaiseyadi maiMne krodha kiyA to maiM krodha karane ke kSaNa se hI krodha ko bhoganA zurU karatA hU~ / aisA nahIM ki agale janma meM isakA phala bhogU / krodha kA karanA aura krodha kA duHkha bhoganA sAtha-sAtha cala rahA hai / krodha vidA ho jAtA haiM lekina duHkha kA silasilA dera taka calatA hai / yadi duHkha aura Ananda agale janma meM mileMge aura unake lie pratIkSA karanI hogI to kahIM kisI ko hisAbakitAba rakhane kI jarUrata hogI / parantu, phala ke liye pratIkSA karane kI jarUrata nahIM hotI / vaha tatkAla milatA hai / hisAba-kitAba rakhane kI jarUrata nahIM hotI / isaliye mahAvIra bhagavAn ko bhI vidA kara sake / agara janma-janmAntara kA hisAba-kitAba rakhanA hai to phira niyantA kI vyavasthA jarUrI hai / niyantA kI jarUrata vahA~ hotI hai jahA~ niyama kA lekhA-jokhA rakhanA par3atA hai / krodha maiM abhI karU~ aura mujhe phala kisI dUsare janma meM mile to isakA hisAba kahA~ rahegA ? isaliye kucha logoM ne kahA - paramAtmA ke pAsa / ina logoM kA paramAtmA mahAlipika hai jo hamAre puNya-pApa kA hisAba rakhatA hai aura dekhatA hai ki niyama pUre ho rahe haiM yA nahIM ? mahAvIra ne bar3I vaijJAnika bAta kahI hai / unake anusAra niyama paryApta haiM, niyantA kI jarUrata nahIM hai / agara niyantA hai to niyama meM gar3abar3I hone kI saMbhAvanA banI rahegI / loga usakI prArthanA kareMge, khuzAmada kareMge aura vaha khuza hokara niyamoM meM ulaTa-phera karatA rahegA / kabhI prahlAda jaise bhaktoM ko vaha Aga meM jalane na degA aura kabhI nArAja hogA to Aga ko jalAne kI AjJA degA / usake bhakta ko pahAr3a se girAo to usake paira nahIM TUTate, kisI dUsare vyakti ko girAo to usake paira TUTa jAte haiM / prahlAda kI kathA pakSapAta kI kathA hai / usameM apane AdamI kI phikra kI jA rahI hai aura niyama ke apavAda banAye jA rahe haiM / mahAvIra kahate haiM ki agara prahlAda jaise apavAda haiM to phira dharma nahIM ho sakatA / dharma kA AdhAra samAnatA hai, niyama hai jo bhagavAn ke bhaktoM para usI berahamI se lAgU hotA hai jisa berahamI se una logoM para jo usake bhakta Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ . 276 ] [ karma siddhAnta nahIM haiM / yadi apavAda kI bAta mAna lI jAya to kabhI aisA bhI ho sakatA hai| ki kSaya ke kITANu kisI davA se na mreN| ho sakatA hai ki kSaya ke kITANu bhI prahlAda kI taraha bhagavAn ke bhakta hoM aura koI davA kAma na kare / yadi dharma hai to niyama hai aura agara niyama hai to niyantA meM bAdhA par3egI / isaliye mahAvIra niyama ke pakSa meM niyantA ko vidA kara dete haiM / ve kahate haiM ki niyama kAphI hai aura niyama prakhaNDa hai / prArthanA, pUjA unase hamArI rakSA nahIM kara sakatI / niyama se bacane kA eka hI upAya hai ki niyama ko samajha lo / yaha jAna lo ki Aga meM hAtha DAlane se hAtha jalatA hai, isaliye hAtha mata DAlo / mahAvIra na to cArvAka ko mAnate haiM aura na niyantA ke mAnane vAloM aura niyantA ke avyavasthA paidA 1 ko / cArvAka niyama ko tor3akara avyavasthA paidA karatA hai mAnane vAle niyama ke Upara kisI niyantA ko sthApita kara karate haiM / mahAvIra pUchate haiM ki yaha bhagavAn niyama ke antargata calatA hai yA nahIM ? agara niyama ke antargata calatA hai to usakI jarUrata kyA ? yAnI agara bhagavAn prAga meM hAtha DAlegA to usakA hAtha jalegA ki nahIM ? agara jalatA hai to vaha bhI vaisA hI hai jaisA hama haiM, agara nahIM jalatA hai to aisA bhagavAn khataranAka hai / yadi hama usase dostI kareMge to Aga meM hAtha bhI DAleMge aura zItala hone kA upAya bhI kara leMge / isaliye mahAvIra kahate haiM ki niyama ko na mAnanA avaijJAnika hai aura niyantA kI svIkRti niyama meM bAdhA DAlatI hai / vijJAna kahatA hai ki kisI bhagavAn se hameM kucha lenA-denA nahIM, hama to prakRti ke niyama khojate haiM / ThIka yahI bAta DhAI hajAra sAla pahale mahAvIra ne cetanA ke jagat meM kahI thii| unake anusAra niyama zAzvata, akhaNDa aura aparivartananIya hai / usa aparivartanIya niyama para hI dharma kA vijJAna khar3A hai / yaha asambhava hI hai ki eka karma abhI ho aura usakA phala agale janma meM mile / phala isI karma kI zrRMkhalA kA hissA hogA jo isI karma ke sAtha milanA zurU ho jAyagA / hama jo bhI karate haiM use bhoga lete haiM / yadi merI azAnti pichale janma ke karmoM kA phala hai to maiM isa azAnti ko dUra nahIM kara sakatA / isa prakAra maiM eka dama paratantra ho jAtA hU~ aura gurutroM ke pAsa jAkara zAnti ke upAya khojatA hU~ | magara sahI bAta yaha hai ki jo maiM abhI kara rahA hU~, use anakriyA karane kI sAmarthya bhI mujha meM hai / agara maiM Aga meM hAtha DAla rahA hU~. aura merA hAtha jala rahA hai, aura agara merI mAnyatA yaha hai ki pichale janma ke kisI pApa kA phala bhoga rahA hU~ to maiM hAtha DAle calA jAU~gA, kyoMki pichale janma ke karma ko maiM badala kaise sakatA hU~ ? jina guruoM kI yaha mAnyatA hai ki pichale janma ke kisI karma ke kAraNa merA hAtha jala rahA hai, ve yaha nahIM kaheMge ki hAtha bAhara khIMco to jalanA banda ho jAya isakA matalaba yaha huA ki hAtha abhI DAlA jA rahA hai aura abhI DAlA gayA hAtha bAhara khIMcA jA sakatA hai, I / Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ karma aura kArya-kAraNa sambandha ] [ 277 lekina pichale janma meM DAlA gayA hAtha Aja kaise bAhara khIMcA jA sakatA hai ? hamArI isa vyAkhyA ne ki ananta janmoM taka karma ke phala calate haiM, manuSya ko eka dama paratantra kara diyA hai| kintu merA mAnanA hai ki saba kucha kiyA jA sakatA hai isI vakta, kyoMki jo hama kara rahe haiM, vahI hama bhoga rahe haiN| jindagI kI viSamatA ko samajhane ke liye UTapaTAMga vyavasthAe~ gar3ha lI jAtI haiM / merI samajha meM yadi koI burA AdamI saphala hotA hai, sukhI hai to isakA bhI kAraNa hai / maiM bure AdamI ko eka bahuta bar3I jaTila ghaTanA mAnatA huuN| ho sakatA hai, vaha jhUTha bolatA ho, beImAnI karatA ho, lekina usameM kucha aura guNa hoMge jo hameM dikhAI nahIM pdd'te| vaha sAhasI ho sakatA hai, buddhimAna ho sakatA hai, eka-eka kadama ko samajhakara uThAne vAlA ho sakatA hai| usake eka pahalU ko dekhakara hI ki vaha beImAna hai, Apane nirNaya karanA cAhA to Apa galatI kara leMge / ho sakatA hai ki acchA AdamI corI na karatA ho, beImAnI bhI na karatA ho, lekina vaha kAyara ho| buddhimAna AdamI ke liye acchA honA aksara muzkila ho jAtA hai| buddhimAna AdamI aMcchA hone ke liye majabUra hotA hai| merI mAnyatA hai ki saphalatA milatI hai sAhasa se / agara barA AdamI sAhasI hai to saphalatA le aayegaa| acchA AdamI agara sAhasI hai to vaha bure AdamI kI apekSA hajAra gunI saphalatA le aayegaa| saphalatA milatI hai buddhimAnI se / agara burA AdamI buddhimAna hai to use saphalatA milegI hii| agara acchA AdamI buddhimAna hai to use hajAra gunI saphalatA milegii| lekina saphalatA acche bhara hone se nahIM AtI / saphalatA AtI hai, buddhimAnI se, vicAra se, viveka se / koI AdamI acchA hai, mandira jAtA hai, prArthanA karatA hai, lekina usake pAsa paise nahIM haiM / aba mandira jAne aura prArthanA karane se paisA hone kA kyA sambandha ? agara koI acchA AdamI yaha kahe ki maiM sukhI nahIM hU~, kyoMki maiM acchA hUM aura vaha dUsarA AdamI sukhI hai kyoMki vaha burA hai to acchA dIkhane vAlA vaha AdamI bure hone kA sabUta de rahA hai / vaha IrSyA se bharA huA AdamI hai / bure AdamI ko jo-jo milA hai vaha saba pAnA cAhatA hai aura acchA rahakara pAnA cAhatA hai| yAnI AkAMkSA hI bar3I behUdI hai| yadi bare AdamI ne dasa lAkha rupaye kamA liye to isake liye usane bure hone kA saudA cukAyA, bure hone kI pIr3A jhelI, bure hone kA daMza jhelaa| acchA AdamI mandira meM pUjA karanA cAhatA hai, ghara meM baiThanA cAhatA hai aura bure AdamI ko dasa lAkha rupaye mile haiM vaha bhI cAhatA hai, jaba use rupaye nahIM milate to kahatA hai ki maiM apane pichale janma ke bure karmoM kA phala bhoga rahA huuN| use jhUThI sAntvanA bhI milatI hai ki vahA~ vaha agale janma meM svarga meM hogA vahIM vaha burA AdamI naraka meM / maiM kahatA hU~ ki karma kA phala tatkAla milatA hai, lekina karma bahuta jaTila bAta Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only
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________________ 278 ] [ karma siddhAnta hai| sAhasa bhI karma hai aura usakA bhI phala hotA hai| sAhasahIna bhI karma hai aura usake bhI phala haiM / isI prakAra buddhimAnI bhI karma hai, buddhihInatA bhI karma / inake bhI apane-apane phala haiM / yadi asaphalatA ke kAraNa unake bhItara hoMge to acche AdamI bhI asaphala ho sakate haiN| bure prAdamI bhI sukhI ho sakate haiM yadi sukha ke kAraNa unake bhItara vartamAna hoNge| kisI aura kA duHkha to hameM dikhatA nahIM, duHkha sirpha apanA aura sukha sadA dUsare kA dikhatA hai / aise hI zubha karma hameM apanA aura azubha karma dUsare kA dikhatA hai| pratyeka vyakti apane karma ko zubha mAnatA hai, kyoMki isase usake ahaMkAra kI tRpti hotI hai / sukha ke hama AdI hote jAte haiM, du:kha ke kabhI AdI nahIM ho paate| Adamo dUsare kA dekhatA hai azubha aura sukha, apanA dekhatA hai zubha aura du.kha / upadrava ho gayA to vaha karmavAda ke siddhAnta kA Azraya letA hai / merI mAnyatA yaha hai ki agara vaha sukha bhoga rahA hai to usameM kucha aisA jarUra hai jo sukha kA kAraNa hai, kyoMki akAraNa kucha bhI nahIM hotI / agara eka DAkU sukhI hai to usakA bhI kAraNa hai / sAdhu ke duHkhI hone kA bhI kAraNa hai / agara dasa DAkU sAtha hoMge to unameM itanA bhAIcArA hogA jitanA dasa sAdhu meM kabhI sunA nahIM gyaa| lekina agara dasa DAkuoM meM mitratA hai to ve mitratA ke sukha avazya bhogeMge, lekina sAdhu eka dUsare se bilkula jhUTha bolate rheNge| taba saca bolane kA jo sukha hai vaha sAdhu nahIM bhoga sktaa| anta meM maiM yaha spaSTa kara denA cAhatA hU~ ki akasmAt kucha bhI nahIM hotA / yadi kucha ghaTanAoM ko akasmAt hotA mAna leM to kArya-kAraNa kA siddhAnta vyartha ho jAtA hai / yahA~ taka ki lATarI bhI kisI ko akasmAta nahIM miltii| ho sakatA hai ki jina lAkha logoM ne laoNTarI lagAI unameM sabase jyAdA saMkalpa vAlA AdamI vahI ho jise laoNTarI milii| aise hI hajAra kAraNa ho sakate haiM jo hameM dIkha nahIM par3ate / vastutaH usa ghaTanA ko hI akasmAt kahate haiM hamArI samajha meM nahIM AtA / jIvana sacamuca bahuta jaTila hai / isameM koI ghaTanA kaise ghaTita ho rahI hai yaha ThIka-ThIka kahanA ekadama muzkila hai, lekina itanA to nizcita hai ki jo ghaTanA ho rahI hai usake pIche koI na koI kAraNa hai, cAhe vaha jJAta ho yA ajJAta / karma ke siddhAnta kA buniyAdI AdhAra yaha hai ki akAraNa kucha bhI nahIM hotaa| dUsarA buniyAdI AdhAra yaha hai ki jo hama kara rahe haiM vahI bhoga rahe haiM aura usameM janmoM ke phAsale nahIM haiM / hameM jAnanA cAhiye ki hama jo bhoga rahe haiM, usake lie hamane kucha upAya kiyA hai, cAhe sukha ho yA duHkha, cAhe zAnti ho yA azAnti / 000 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only