Book Title: Mahaguha ki Chetna
Author(s): Lalitprabhsagar
Publisher: Jityasha Foundation
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/003894/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ SIO mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabhasAgara Jain Educatiua International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAguhA kI cetanA mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saujanya-saMvibhAga zrI zAnurAmajI beMgAnI kI smRti meM zrI campAlAlajI, sunIla kumArajI, pravINa kumArajI ravikumAra beMgAnI, jayapura Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahopAdhyAya lalitaprabha sAgara mahAguhA kI cetanA saMbodhi-sUtra para amRta pravacana jitayazA phAuMDezana, kalakattA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAguhA kI cetanA zrI lalitaprabha tRtIya saMskaraNa : disambara, 1999 sannidhi : gaNivara zrI mahimAprabhasAgara jI sampAdana : zrImatI latA bhaMDArI/AvaraNa : dilIpa gopAnI prakAzaka : jitayazA phAuMDezana, 9 sI-esplAneDa IsTa, rUma naM. 28, kalakattA-69 kampyUTarIkaraNa : jAMgir3a kampyUTarsa, jodhapura/mudraNa : paoNpulara prinTarsa, jayapura mUlya : 20/ Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ abhyarthanA 'mahAguhA kI cetanA' sAdhaka ke lie sAdhanA kA praveza-dvAra hai / dhyAna isakI vidhi hai aura samAdhi usakI maMjila / yaha sArI prakriyA mUrchA se uparata hote hue prajJA kI ora uThane vAlA kadama hai | saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI saMsAra se alipta hone kA vijJAna hI dhyAna hai / manuSya kA citta ucchRkhala vRttiyoM kA lAvA hai aura mana caMcalatAoM kA svAmI / antarajagata meM utarane ke lie pahalA bAdhaka manuSya kA mana hI hai , kintu draSTA-bhAva aura sAkSI-bhAva kA sarvodaya ho jAe to sAdhaka kA mana svayaM sahAyaka bana jAtA hai / pahale caraNa meM hama mana ko dekheM, mana se alaga hokara usakI caMcalatA aura usake yAtAyAta ko pahacAneM / yadi hama mana ke bahAva meM baha gae, to dhyAna ke rAjapatha para hamArA pahalA kadama hI galata par3a gayA / manovicAroM ko svayaM se pRthaka dekhane meM hama agara saphala ho gae, to samajho dhyAna kA gura hAtha laga gayA / mana meM jo kucha bhI uThe, hama use dekheM bhara | vaha burA hai yA bhalA, isakA mUlyAMkana na kareM ; tabhI taTasthatA saMbhAvita hai / hama mana ko rokeM nahIM, varan mana se svayaM ko alaga dekheM / kartA-bhAva vilIna ho jAe aura draSTAbhAva sAkAra ho uThe / mana ke kisI bhI bhAva para na to glAni kareM, na garva / jo bhI hai use prAkRtika mAneM aura isa taraha mana ko zAMta aura tirohita ho jAne deM / usa zAMti kI dhArA meM, bhItara ke cittAkAza/aMtas ke AkAza meM jo saumya anubhUti utaratI hai usI kA nAma hai - 'saMbodhi-sUtra' / Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prastuta graMtha jIvana-utkarSa aura adhyAtma kI eka navya aura bhavya racanA 'saMbodhi-sUtra' para die gae vaktavya aura pravacana haiM / ye pravacana jijJAsuoM evaM dhyAna-sAdhakoM kI bhAvanA ke vazIbhUta hokara merI ora se jodhapura sthita gItAbhavana meM die gae haiM / nizcaya hI isa anUThe aura rasa bhare 'saMbodhi-sUtra' para mujhe sunakara loga AnaMdita aura saMprerita hue, kiMtu isase bhI bar3hakara yathArtha yaha hai ki isake hara sUtra ne mujhe pulaka aura antas kA sparza pradAna kiyA / saMbodhi-sUtra racanA kisakI hai, yaha hama sabhI jAnate haiM / yaha racanA likhI nahIM gaI, varan antara ke Ananda meM svataH avatarita huI hai / cetanA ke AkAza meM ghaTita mahAzUnya hI isakA nirmAtA hai | zrI candraprabhajI kahate haiM "isa racanA ke lie mujhe ullekhita na kiyA jAe | merA nAma aura AkAra gauNa hai, nirAkAra kA nUra hI mukhya hai | saMbodhi-sUtra to mahAvIra kA mauna hai aura mIrA kA nRty|" saMbodhi-sUtra ke chattIsa padoM para jitanA bolA jAe, jaba bhI bolA jAe, gunagunAyA jAe, sAdhaka kI aMtarAtmA ko sukUna hI milanA hai | zAMta, saumya, Ananda-bhAva se saMbodhi-sUtra ko gunagunAnA apane Apa meM jIvana kI gaharAI kI jugAlI karanA hai / ___ parama AtmIya, saumya sarala hRdayA aura sAdhanA kI samarpaNa-mUrti zrImatI latA bhaMDArI ne prastuta graMtha ke saMpAdana meM apanI jo anupama sevAeM dI haiM, usake lie unheM maiM kyA sAdhuvAda dUM ! unakA zrama aura samarpaNa svayaM hI sAdhutA kA paryAya hai / graMtha ghara- ghara par3hA jAe, sabhI isase prerita hokara adhyAtma kI ora unmukha hoM, nirmala citta ke svAmI hokara jIvana-jagata ko jieM, yahI abhyarthanA hai| lalitaprabha. Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukrama 1. antas kA AkAza 2. bA~hoM bhara saMsAra 3. sAtoM dina bhagavAna ke 4. kAyA muralI bA~sa kI 5. kareM, mana kA kAyAkalpa 6. pahacAneM, nija brahma ko 7. sadguru bAMTe rozanI 8. mukti : prANimAtra kA adhikAra 9. sAkSI-bhAva : dhyAna kA AdhAra 10. prema kA vistAra 11. sAkSI hoM vartamAna ke 12. zAnta manas hI sAdhanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ antas kA AkAza Aja se hama eka nae adhyAya kI zuruAta kara rahe haiM, adhyAtma ke adhyAya kii| adhyAya ke zabda bahuta sIdhe-sarala haiM, kintu jitanA gaharA adhyAtma hai, utanA hI gaharA yaha adhyAya hai| vizva ke dharAtala para kabhI-kabhI hI khulate haiM aise adhyAya, kabhI-kabhI hI ubharate haiM aise kSitija, kabhI-kabhI hI barasatA hai aisA amRt| Aja hama jisa kSitija kI ora apane kadama bar3hA rahe haiM vaha isa adhyAtma ke adhyAya ke mAdhyama se merI ora se diyA jAne vAlA izArA bhara hogA, saMketa bhara hogaa| adhyAtma to AkAza kI bhAMti hai| ananta hai yh| jo isameM avagAhana karatA hai, jo isameM ur3Ana bharatA hai, jo isase pulakita hotA hai vahI AkAza kI thAha ko jIta sakatA hai, mApa sakatA hai| saMbodhi-sUtra eka navya, kintu bhavya, adhyAtma kI racanA hai, adhyAtma kA adhyAya hai| avazya hI racanAkAra bahuta gaharA DUbA hogA, ananta AkAza meM utarA hogA, tabhI aisI racanA niSpanna huI hai| sAgara ne itane camakIle motI hara sAdhaka ke hAtha meM saugAta ke rUpa meM die haiN| AkAza ne kucha megha-puSpa barasAe haiM aura hameM suvAsita aura AhlAdita hone kA, AkaMTha rasapAna karane kA maukA aura nimaMtraNa diyA hai| ___ saMbodhi-sUtra jise maiM khAsa taura para Apa logoM ko saMbodhita karane ke lie le rahA hU~, apane Apa meM saMbodhi kA nirjhara hai, jIvana meM saMbodhi ke sarovara taka pahu~cane kA rAjamArga hai| AdamI anajAna hI hai apane Apa se| agara AdamI ko pahacAnanA hai ki 'maiM kauna hU~ to saMbodhi-sUtra hamAre Atmika jIvana ke rahasya bhare kaI parde ughAr3a sakatA hai| jagata ko jAnA to kyA jAnA, agara apane se anajAne rhe| antas kA AkAza : : 1 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jhena phakIra bAiz2Ida apanI kuTiyA meM baiThe the| eka atithi unase milane kuTiyA ke bAhara phuNcaa| kuTiyA kA daravAjA bhItara se baMda thaa| atithi ne cAra-pA~ca daphA AvAz2a lagAI, magara koI pratikriyA nahIM huii| usane phira AvAz2a dI-bhItara kauna hai ? usane daravAjA bhI khaTakhaTAyA, magara na kuTiyA se AvAz2a AI aura na daravAjA khulA / thaka-hArakara Agantuka vahIM baiTha gyaa| sAMjha Dhalane ko AI, to daravAjA khulA aura saMta bAiz2Ida bAhara aae| Agantuka ne praNAma kiyA aura pUchA-sadguru, maiMne eka bAra nahIM, sau-sau bAra pUchA ki bhItara kauna hai, magara koI javAba nahIM diyaa| saMta muskarAe aura kahane lage-vatsa, maiM bhItara baiThA yahI jAnane kI koziza kara rahA thA ki 'bhItara kauna hai ?' jaba taka mere bhItara se AvAja na A jAe ki bhItara kauna hai, taba taka maiM kyA javAba detA? sAdhanA kA prArambha, sAdhanA kA madhya aura sAdhanA kI pUrNatA isI bAta meM nihita hai ki bhItara kauna hai ? jahA~ isa satya kI talAza zurU ho gaI, samajho vahA~ sAdhanA prArambha ho gaI; vyakti agara isa tathya ke karIba pahu~ca gayA ki bhItara kauna hai, jise yaha jJAta ho gayA ki bhItara kauna hai, samajho usakI yAtrA pUrNa ho gii| duniyA meM sAdhanA kI cAhe jitanI vidhiyA~ rahI hoM, hara vidhi-hara paddhati kA mUla-utsa dhyAna hai| dhyAna mArgoM kA mArga hai| dhyAna ke dvArA vyakti isa bAta kI pratIti karatA hai ki bhItara kauna hai, maiM kauna hU~, merA astitva kyA hai ? dhyAna vAstava meM vyakti kI aMtaryAtrA kI eka prakriyA hai| jaise bAhara kI yAtrA ko prArambha karane ke lie aura use pUrNatA dene ke lie bAhara ke sAdhana hote haiM, vaise hI bhItara kI yAtrA ko pUrNatA dene kA bhI sAdhana hai aura vaha sAdhana hai dhyAna / agara vyakti dhyAna se cUka rahA hai; apanI cetanA kI pratIti se chUTa rahA hai; Atma-saMbodhi, Atma-suvAsa aura Atma-cetanA ke karIba nahIM pahu~ca pA rahA hai, to isakA artha huA ki usake bhItara kI yAtrA abhI taka prArambha nahIM huI hai| AdamI saMsAra meM janmatA hai aura saMsAra meM hI mara jAtA hai| vaha isa tathya kI ora A~kheM mUMde rahatA hai ki janma se pahale hama kauna the, mara jAne ke bAda hama kyA hoMge? vAstavikatA yahI hai ki janma lene se pUrva bhI hamArA astitva thA aura mara jAne ke bAda bhI hamArA astitva rahegA, lekina hamane apane ahaMkAra aura pudgala tattvoM ke prati palane vAlI Asakti ke calate apane isa astitva ko nakAra diyA hai| janma lene ke bAda vyakti kA kucha bhI nAma de diyA jAtA 2 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai aura marane ke bAda vaha nAma zarIra ke sAtha hI khatma ho jAtA hai| aura, AdamI isa bhautika nAma ko phailAne ke lie, ise prasiddhi dene ke lie asaMkhya ceSTAe~ karatA hai| vaha usa nAma ko, usa tattva ko jAnane kI ceSTA nahIM karatA, jo sau-sau dafA mara jAne ke bAvajUda sacetana rahatA hai, jAgrata rahatA hai| mAtA-pitA hamAre janma ke sAMyogika AdhAra haiM aura mRtyu bhI eka saMyoga hI hai| loga kahate haiM jaba deha kI antyeSTi ho gaI to kAma pUrA ho gyaa| nahIM, aba taka to kevala zarIra kA kAma pUrA huA hai, kyA AtmA kA kAma bhI pUrA ho gayA hotA hai? yaha cetanA to hajAroM-hajAra daphA mRtyu ke dvAra se gujara jAne ke bAda bhI vaisI kI vaisI zAzvata rahatI hai| isI cetanA ko, isI mUla tattva ko cIsa lene kA, pahacAna lene kA nAma dhyAna hai| isI kA nAma saMbodhi hai aura isI kA nAma Atma-utsava aura Atma-AnaMda hai| kabIra kahate haiM calatI cakkI dekhakara, diyA kabIrA roy| do pATana ke bIca meM, sAbuta bacA na koya / / saMsAra kI cakkI calatI hai aura koI bhI dAnA janma-mRtyu ke do pAToM ke bIca meM sAbuta nahIM baca pAtA, phira bhI kucha dAne cakkI meM baca jAte haiN| kyA Apane socA ki ve dAne cakkI meM kahA~ rahe? ve dAne cakkI kI kIla se cipake rahe, jisase ve baca ge| jisa dAne ko kIla kA, jisa vyakti ko saMsAra kI cakkI meM dhyAna kA sahArA mila gayA, vaha kabhI pisane vAlA nhiiN| hama sabake lie, jo prabhutA ke mArga ko pakar3anA cAhate haiM, samAdhi ke mArga para agrasara honA cAhate haiM, yaha jarUrI hai ki Atma-kIla ko pakar3a leN| yaha kIla hameM saMsAra kI cakkI ke pAToM se bacAe rakhegI, hameM surakSA pradAna kregii| vyakti ko kIla kA sahArA tabhI mila pAtA hai, jaba vaha apane Atmajagata meM praveza karane kI koziza karatA hai| adhyAtma kA agara koI pahalA yA aMtima mArga hai, to vaha dhyAna hai| vyakti apane Atmatattva ko jAna le, yahI dhyAna kI upalabdhi hai| agara khuda ko pahacAna liyA, Atmabodha prApta kara liyA aura sArI duniyA ko na bhI jAna pAe, to kucha jAnanA zeSa na rhaa| isake viparIta, agara sArI duniyA ko jAna liyA, lekina khuda ko na jAna pAe to kucha bhI nahIM jAna paae| sArI kriyAoM kA, sArI upAdhiyoM kA, sArI vidhiyoM kA to jJAna prApta kara liyA, lekina khuda kA jJAna prApta nahIM kara pAe, to mere prabhu, saba kucha jAnakara bhI ajJAna meM hI raha ge| parama jJAnI, sarvajJa vahI bana antas kA AkAza 3 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sakatA hai, jo dhyAna ke mArga meM praveza karatA hai| sva kA jJAtA hI to sarvajJa hotA hai| mere dekhe vizva ke adhyAtma-jagata kI AtmA agara bhArata hai, to bhArata ke adhyAtma-jagata kI AtmA dhyAna hai| jaise zarIra meM sira aura vRkSa meM usakI jar3eM mahatvapUrNa hotI haiM vaise hI adhyAtma ke samasta bhAgoM kA mUla dhyAna hai / eka vRkSa se agara patte tor3a lie jAeM, to vRkSa ko koI pharka nahIM pdd'egaa| usake phala tor3a lie jAe~ yA zAkhAe~ bhI kATa lI jAe~, to bhI use koI hAni nahIM hogI, lekina agara vRkSa kI jar3eM hI kATa dI jAe~, to vRkSa kA astitva hI samApta ho jaaegaa| jaise vRkSa meM usakA mahatvapUrNa aMga jar3eM haiM, vaise hI mAnava-deha kI jar3eM usakA mastiSka hai| mastiSka ko kSati pahu~cI ki manuSya kA zarIra akSama ho jAtA hai, hara taraha se naakaam| jisa taraha bImAra zarIra ko svastha rakhane ke lie 'meDisina' kI AvazyakatA hotI hai, usI taraha usakI cetanA ke svAsthya kI rakSA karane ke lie 'meDiTezana kI AvazyakatA hotI hai| cetanA ko svastha, nirmala aura pAvana karane ke lie dhyAna auSadhi hai| jo vyakti dhyAna meM jItA hai, vaha mukti-lAbha ko prApta kara letA hai| hamArA hara kRtya, hara gatividhi dhyAna se jur3I honI caahie| hamAre yahA~ kahAvata hai-aMta mati so gati / lekina dhyAna hai vicAra-mukti kA sAdhana / zubha aura azubha bhAvoM se Upara utthnaa| ThIka aisA hI hai jaise svarga aura naraka ke vicAra se uThakara mokSa paanaa| svarga aura naraka to vicAroM kI bhAMti haiM jo zubha aura azubha ke pratinidhi haiM, lekina svarga aura naraka ke Upara eka aura tattva hai, jise hama mokSa kahate haiN| dhyAna ke mArga se gujara jAne para hamAre bhItara na to zubha vicAra hoMge aura na azubha vicAra hI, tabhI usakI pariNati mRtyu ke bAda mokSa ke rUpa meM hogii| jahA~ vyakti vicAra se mukta ho gayA, apane bhItara calane vAle vaicArika saMgharSa se mukta ho gayA, to vahA~ dhyAna mukti kA saMdeza lie AtA hai| isa mukti-lAbha ke lie gahare meM DubakI lagAnI hogii| agara hama UparaUpara tairate raha gae, to hAtha kucha bhI nahIM Ane vAlA hai| jo bhItara ke sAgara meM jitanA gaharA utarA, use utanA hI adhika motiyoM kA khajAnA hAtha lgaa| ____ mujhe yAda hai| eka AdamI apane ghara se nikalatA to bAhara mauhalle meM dasa-pandraha bacce khela rahe hote| vaha unase pUchatA ki tAjamahala ke bAre meM jAnate ho? bacce kahate ki nahIM, hama to nahIM jaante| taba vaha kahatA-bevakUphoM, dina bhara yahA~ par3e rahate ho| kabhI bAhara jAo, to patA cale ki duniyA meM tAjamahala bhI hai| isI taraha vaha kabhI kutubamInAra ke bAre meM pUchatA, to kabhI iMDiyA 4 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ geTa ke bAre meN| bacce hamezA sira hilAkara 'nahIM kaha dete| taba vaha una sabako bevakUpha ghoSita karake cala detaa| vyakti ke ahaMkAra kA taba poSaNa hotA hai, jaba usake Age kama jJAnI vyakti A jAe / __eka dina kI bAta hai ki vaha vyakti bAhara jA rahA thaa| usa dina baccoM ne use ghera liyA aura kahA-hamezA Apa hamase savAla karate haiM aura hama javAba dete haiM, magara Aja hama prazna kareMge aura Apako javAba denA hogaa| acchA, batAie-kyA Apa rAmU ke bAre meM jAnate haiM ? vaha becArA sakapakA gyaa| usane kahA-rAm! yaha rAmU kauna hai ? bacce kahane lage-kyA tuma rAmU ko nahIM jAnate? jaba tuma ghara ke bAhara bhaTakate rahate ho to eka AdamI tumhAre yahA~ AtA hai, usI kA nAma rAmU hai| ghara meM raho to mAlUma cale ki pIche kyA ho rahA hai| ___vyakti dinabhara bAhara bhaTakatA rahatA hai, sArI duniyA kI jAnakAriyA~ ikaTThI kara letA hai, para use yaha nahIM mAlUma ki usake apane bhItara kyA hai ? kAza ! vyakti jAna pAe ki usakA mUla utsa kyA hai ? vaha kahA~ se AyA hai, use kahA~ jAnA hai? vaha kauna hai, usakA lakSya kyA hai ? Ane vAle dinoM kI yAtrA Atma-saMvAda, Atma-bodha kA prayAsa hogI, saMbodhi-sUtra ko svIkAra karane kI eka koziza hogii| saMbodhi yAnI samyak bodha, sampUrNa bodha; apanI cetanA kA jJAna, apanI samyaka dRSTi ko upalabdha krnaa| apane cetana-tattva ko upalabdha karake nijAnaMda meM DUba jAnA, isI kA nAma saMbodhi hai| jaba mahAvIra ke caraNoM meM caMDakauzika ne DaMka mArA, taba mahAvIra ne use eka hI zabda kahA, usa zabda ko maiM zAstra kI saMjJA de sakatA hU~| mahAvIra ne kahA-caMDakossi bujhjha ! caMDakauzika ! tU bodhi prApta kr| agara tU bodhi-prApta kara rahA hai, to samajha le terI cetanA niSkaluSa ho gaI hai| ye sUtra saMbodhi kI savAsa hai, saMbodhi kI bauchAra hai| agara hama loga ina sUtroM meM gaharAI se, tanmayatA se DUbane kI koziza kareMge, to pratIta hogA ki ananta ke motI hamAre karIba, aura karIba A rahe haiN| sUtra haiM aMtas ke AkAza meM, cupa baiThA vaha kauna / gIta zUnya ke gA rahA, mahAguphA meM mauna / / baiThA apanI chAMha meM, citavana meM muskAna / nUra barasatA nayana se, anahada amRtapAna / / zAMta huI mana kI dazA, jagA AtmavizvAsa / sArA jaga apanA huA, A~khoM bhara AkAza / / antas kA AkAza :: 5 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vaha kauna hai jo antas ke AkAza meM cupa baiThA hai| vaha kauna hai jo antara kI mahAguphA meM mauna, zUnya ke gIta gunagunA rahA hai| usa 'kauna' kI khoja kA nAma hI sAdhanA hai| saMbodhi-sUtra kI zuruAta hI tumheM kuredane se ho rahI hai, bhItara ke jagata meM sIdhA prazna utArA jA rahA hai ki vaha kauna hai| vaha kauna hai jo AkAza meM badaliyoM kI AvAjAhI ke bAvajUda, bAdaloM ke garajane aura bijaliyoM ke camakane ke bAvajUda sabase alipta, sabase nispRha banA huA hai| vahI hai vaha, jo antas ke AkAza meM Atma-sthita hai, cupa hai, mauna hai| vahI hai vaha, jo jIvana kI mahAguphA meM zUnya ke gIta gunagunA rahA hai| dhyAna kA mUla lakSya, mUla gaMtavya kyA hai ? to talAza zurU huI aMtas ke AkAza se| jo bhItara ke maMdira meM zAMta baiThA hai, mauna baiThA hai, isake bAvajUda vaha anaMta AkAza kI yAtrA prArambha kara rahA hai| vaha AkAza aMtara kA AkAza hai, bhItara kA AkAza hai| ____ manuSya sRSTi kI pUrNa ikAI hai| sRSTi ke nirmANa meM paMcatattvoM kA yoga hai| manuSya kA nirmANa bhI inhIM paMcatattvoM se huA hai| manuSya ke nirmANa meM pRthvI kA hAtha hai, kyoMki usakI kAyA miTTI kI hai; manuSya ke nirmANa meM agni kA hAtha hai, kyoMki usake bhItara uSNatA hai; manuSya ke nirmANa meM sAgara kA hAtha hai, kyoMki manuSya ke bhItara jala hai; manuSya ke bhItara AkAza hai, kyoMki usake bhItara zUnya hai| sRSTi ke hara aMza ke sAmUhika saMgaThana se manuSya kI nirmiti hotI hai| manuSya jindagI kI naI yAtrA prArambha kara rahA hai, to usakA pahalA caraNa hai-'antas ke AkAza meN| yaha yAtrA bhItara utarane kI, antasaundarya ko pahacAnane kI hai| jaba taka bhItara na utarA, aMtara ke AkAza kA bodha nahIM huaa| taba bhale hI adhyAtma, dharma, sampradAya ke karIba cale jAo, lekina hAtha kucha bhI nahIM lagane vAlA hai| maiMne sunA hai, eka adhikArI ko Adeza milA ki vaha amuka jile ke amuka kSetra meM jAkara dekhakara Ae ki vahA~ AlU kI khetI kaisI huI hai ? adhikArI usa jagaha para gayA aura logoM se pUchA ki AlU ke kheta kahA~ haiM ? use kheta batA die ge| vaha khetoM meM pahu~cA aura dekhane lagA, cAroM ora najara ghumAI para kahIM koI AlU dikhAI nahIM diyaa| vahA~ to patte lahalahAte dikhe| usane paudhoM ko, pattoM ko bArIkI se dekhA, magara AlU kahIM nahIM the| vaha thaka-hArakara gA~va meM pahu~cA aura zikAyata kii| eka gA~va vAlA use phira se khetoM meM le gyaa| vahA~ usane paudhe ke pAsa kI thor3IsI miTTI haTAI aura AlU nikAlakara usa adhikArI ke hAtha meM rakha diyaa| 6 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamArI cetanA kI pariNati bhI bilkula aisI hI hai, jahA~ hama logoM ke hAtha meM kevala patte lage haiM, kyoMki miTTI hamane haTAI nahIM hai| kaI bAra khetoM meM jAte rahe, vApasa Ate rhe| bAra-bAra dharma aura adhyAtma kI yAtrAe~ karate rahe, lekina isake bAvajUda vApasa lauTakara Ate rhe| antas ke AkAza meM utarane kA ekamAtra mArga dhyAna hai, lekina yaha na samajhanA ki pahale dina dhyAna karane baiThe aura saba kucha pA loge| aisA hotA hai| loga Ate haiM aura kahate haiM-kyA batAe~, jaba hama dhyAna karane baiThate haiM, to mana jyAdA bhaTakanA zurU ho jAtA hai| yaha prArambhika taura para hogA hI kyoMki Apa mana ko vApasa lA rahe haiM-svayaM ke pAsa / vyakti tAza ke patte khelatA hai, to usakA mana tAza ke pattoM se laga jAtA hai, jaba vaha dhyAna meM baiThatA hai, to mana ko koI sUtra nahIM milatA aura usakI taraMgeM cAroM ora phailanI zurU ho jAtI haiN| __eka sAdhaka dhyAna kI gaharAI meM utarakara ciMtana kara rahA hai ki maiMne apane Atma-tattva ko to pahacAna liyA hai, lekina isake bhItara jo cuppI sAdhe baiThA hai, vaha caitanya kauna haiM? usI kI pukAra bhItara se uTha rahI hai-aMtas ke AkAza meM, cupa baiThA vaha kauna ? mahAvIra kA pahalA Agama hai-aacaaraaNg| isakI zuruAta hotI hai-ke ahaM Asi? maiM kauna thA, maiM kauna hU~, kahA~ se AyA hU~ ? dhyAna kA mUla lakSya yahI hai ki vyakti bar3I tanmayatA ke sAtha gaharAI meM utarakara yaha prazna svayaM se kre| itanI tanmayatA se ki uttara bhItara se aae| raTA-raTAyA javAba nahIM ki mere bhItara paramAtmA hai| gaharAI se kiyA gayA prazna tumheM maulika javAba degA ki maiM kauna hU~? dhyAna ke mArga meM dhairya cAhie, agara dhairya kho baiThe, to samajho satya karIba Ate-Ate hAtha se nikala gyaa| vyakti agara apane jIvana meM choTe-choTe kRtyoM meM bhI dhyAna kA praveza karA de, to isakA pariNAma zubha hI aaegaa| pichale varSa jaba jodhapura meM cAturmAsa thA, to eka bahina dhyAna karane aaii| vaha borDa parIkSA kI sarvocca varIyatA sUcI meM AI thii| logoM ne usase isa saphalatA kA rAja pUchA ki lAkhoM parIkSArthiyoM meM se Apa hI sarvocca kaise rahIM? kyA Apa dina bhara par3hA karatI thIM? usane kahA-maiM caubIsa ghaMToM meM se kevala cAra ghaMTe par3hatI thI, para jaba par3hatI thI, to kevala par3hatI thii| mujhe lagA ki isa baccI ne dhyAna ke marma ko samajhA hai| jIvana ke sAre kRtyoM ke prati itanI sajagatA, itanI ekAgratA, itanA viveka rakho ki tumhArA hara kRtya apane Apa meM dhyAna bana jaae| hamAre pramAda ke kAraNa, hamArI asajagatA ke kAraNa, hamAre bhItara calane vAle acaitanya antas kA AkAza : : 7 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bodha ke kAraNa hama jiMdagI meM kRtya to karate haiM, lekina behozI meN| behozI meM bhojana banAte ho, to usakA pariNAma nikalatA hai, kabhI sabjI meM namaka nahIM aura kabhI lagatA hai namaka meM hI sabjI banAI hai| yaha saba asajagatA kA pariNAma hai| kSaNa-kSaNa sajagatA, dhyAna kI ora pravRtti hai| dhyAna kA agalA caraNa hai-maun| mana ko zAMta karane kI yaha sabase sarala prakriyA hai| mauna kA artha cuppI nahIM hai| kevala mu~ha baMda rakhanA bhI mauna nahIM hai| bhItara ke udvega aura saMvegoM kA samApta ho jAnA mauna hai| vANI kI cuppI to vyAvahArika rUpa hai| agara bhItara aMtardvandva jArI hai, to yaha vANI kA mauna nirarthaka hai| vivekapUrNa, sajagatA se vANI kA prayoga karanA mauna kA gUDhArtha hai| yaha mauna kA lakSya bhI hai| antara kI sajagatA meM jaba mauna ho to kisI ke kaTu zabda bhI Avega kI lahareM nahIM uThA skte| jaba aisI sthiti sadha jAye tabhI jAnanA ki tuma vAstava meM mauna ho pAe ho| anyathA idhara kaMkara girA aura udhara tAlAba meM lahareM uThanI zurU ho giiN| zAMti kI mauna jhIla meM nistaraMga ho jAnA hI mauna kI sajagatA kA pariNAma hai| sAdhaka kaha rahA hai-'gIta zUnya ke gA rahA, mahAguphA meM maun|' zUnya kyA hai? Aja Apa vRddha haiM, kala Apa yuvA the| usase pahale eka kizora, eka bAlaka, eka navajAta zizu the| zizu se pahale mA~ ke garbha meM the aura usase pahale? usase pahale zUnya rUpa the| cetanA kA mUla astitva zUnyamaya hotA hai| ve jo gIta uTha rahe haiM, ve hoMThoM se nahIM uTha rahe haiM, deha, tarka, buddhi yA jJAna-manISA se nahIM uTha rahe haiN| ve to zUnya ke gIta haiM, antara ke gIta haiN| jisane jAnA hai svayaM ko, vaha apane AtmajJAna meM hI jItA hai| usakI chAyA vaha svayaM hai vaha cAhe taruvara kI chA~va meM baiThA ho yA sUraja kI dhUpa meM usakI muskAnoM meM kahA~ antara AtA hai| taruvara kI chA~va to zarIra ko sukha de sakatI hai, kintu sAdhaka to baiThe apanI hI chA~va meN| dina meM sUraja na tape yaha sambhava hI nahIM hai, rAta meM aMdherA na ghire yaha mumakina hI nahIM hai| lekina jo rAta aura dina, sukha aura dukha, apekSA aura upekSA, hara paristhiti meM muskAna se bharA rahatA hai, vaha chata kI chA~va meM nahIM varana apanI chA~va meM baiThA hai| aise vyakti ko to dUra se hI dekho to jI hulasita ho jAtA hai| usakI A~khoM se khudA kA nUra barasatA hai| usane anahada amRta-pAna kiyA hai| vaha apanI hI chA~va meM, apane hI Ananda meM AsIna hai| bina bAjA jhaMkAra uThe, rasa gagana guphA meM amiya jhare / kabIra jaba sAdhanA kI gaharAI meM utarate haiM aura sAdhanA kI anubhUti ke karIba jAte haiM, 8 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ to bhItara kI guphA meM amRta kI bUMdeM jharatI haiN| bina bAjA jhaMkAra uThatI hai aura vyakti dhyAna kI, sAdhanA kI parAkASThA meM pahu~ca jAtA hai| vyakti itanI gaharAI meM utarA, use pahalA lAbha yahI huA ki vyakti kI mana kI dazAe~ zAMta ho giiN| hamAre jIvana kI sabase bar3I samasyA hamArA mana hai| kAraNa, hama mana ko jagA nahIM paae| aura jaba vyakti ke mana meM bina bAje ke jhaMkAra uThanI zurU ho gaI, aMtas ke AkAza meM praveza kara liyA, bhItara meM muskAna uTha gaI, vahA~ usake jIvana meM mana kI sArI dazAe~ zAMta ho giiN| mana ke sAre udvega zAMta ho ge| aura jaba mana zAMta huA to AtmavizvAsa jAgrata hogaa| eka aisA vizvAsa jahA~ sArA jaga, sArA astitva hI apanA ho jaaegaa| aura jisa anahada nAda aura amRta kI bAta kabIra karate haiM, vaha hamAre pAtra meM bhI bharanA zurU ho jaaegaa| hamArI cetanA pUrNatA se bhara uThegI aura anaMta AkAza kA zUnya hamArA apanA zUnya ho jaaegaa| zAMta huI mana kI dazA, jagA aatmvishvaas| sArA jaga apanA huA, A~khoM bhara aakaash| phira to sArA jagata hamArA apanA ho gayA, hamArI A~khoM meM hI samagra AkAza utara aayaa| ApakI cetanA pUrNatA kI ora bar3he isI zubhakAmanA ke sAthaom zAMti-zAMti-zAMti / antas kA AkAza :: 9 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bA~hoM bhara saMsAra rAMkA aura bAMkA gRhastha saMta the| yUM to ve pati-patnI the, lekina unakA niSkaluSa vyavahAra, niSkAma bhAva kisI vairAgI saMta ke samakakSa hI thaa| itanA pavitra aura nirmala jIvana thA unkaa| pratidina prAtaHkAla jaMgala meM jAte, lakar3iyA~ kATate-bIte gaTTara banAkara bAjAra meM le jAkara beca dete| jitanA jo kucha mila jAtA usI ko prabhu kI kRpA, prabhu kA prasAda, prabhu kI saugAta mAna svIkAra kara lete aura usI meM jIvana-yApana krte| kabhI-kabhI to lakar3iyA~ bhI na milatIM, kabhI bAjAra meM lakar3I bikatI bhI nahIM aura kabhI yaha sthiti bhI A jAtI ki donoM ko bhUkhe hI sonA par3atA, lekina isase unake Ananda meM koI pharka nahIM pdd'taa| agara kabhI ve bhUkhe raha jAte taba bhI ve paramAtmA ko dhanyavAda dete ki Aja upavAsa karane ko milaa| roja hI khAnA khA rahe the, Aja tUne upavAsa kA maukA diyA, terA zukriyA ! __ kahate haiM eka dina rAMkA aura bAMkA lakar3iyA~ ikaTThI kara bAjAra meM becane ke lie jA rahe the| rAMkA Age aura bAMkAM pIche thii| donoM ke madhya kAphI phAsalA thaa| tabhI rAkA kI najara moharoM-bharI camakatI thailI para pdd'ii| vaha jhukA aura usa para miTTI DAlane lgaa| usane socA ki kahIM bAMkA ina moharoM ko dekhakara lalacA na uThe aura ghara le jAne kA mana banA le| vaha miTTI DAla hI rahA thA ki bAMkA bhI A phuNcii| usane pUchA-are yaha kyA kara rahe ho ? rAMkA bAta chipA na skaa| usane kahA-yahA~ sone ke moharoM se bharI thailI par3I thI, maiMne socA, inheM dekhakara tumhArA mana lalacA na jAe isalie inheM miTTI se DhaMka rahA thaa| bAMkA muskarAI aura kahane lagI-maiMne socA ki tuma bahuta bar3e nispRha saMta ho, lekina lagatA nahIM hai| are miTTI ko miTTI se DhaMka rahe 10 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho? jAnate ho tuma kyA kara rahe ho? jaba taka tumhAre aMdara miTTI aura sone kA bheda kAyama hai taba taka tuma jIvana kI divyatA ko kaise pahacAna paaoge| patnI pati ko saMdeza de rahI hai| kitanI mArmika ghaTanA hai-karuNApUrNa bhii| mana kisI kA calAyamAna huA aura sthiratA kA saMdeza kise milaa| usane kahA-tuma nahIM dekha rahe aMtataH miTTI ko miTTI se DhakA jA rahA hai aura tumhArI cetanA isameM muskarA rahI hai| Aja ke sUtra hamAre jIvana meM uThane vAlI unhIM taraMgoM kA pratipAdana hai ki jahA~ sone aura miTTI kI bhedarekhAe~ zurU hotI haiM, vahA~ se saMsAra bhI zurU ho jAtA hai| usake rAga aura Asakti ke sambandha jur3ane zurU ho jAte haiN| maiM aura merepana ke bhAva se yaha Dora majabUta hotI jAtI hai| jahA~ Asakti aura mamatva-buddhi ke tAra jur3ate haiM, vahA~ usakA mana pratibimbita hone lagatA hai| usake vicAra aura karma usI ora gati karate haiM, jahA~ mamatva-bhAva rahatA hai| eka vyakti jo dhyAna kI gaharAI meM praveza karanA cAhatA hai, usakI gaharAI ke dvAra para bhI mamatva kA paharA rahatA hai aura yaha praharI use bAra-bAra saMsAra meM khIMca letA hai| kabhI-kabhI to aisA bhI hotA hai ki vyakti dhyAna ke antima caraNa meM pahu~ca rahA hotA hai, lekina Asakti kA chilakA usake pA~va tale A jAtA hai aura vaha phisalakara zikhara se nIce kI sIr3hI para A giratA hai| varSoM kI sAdhanA eka Asakti ke kAraNa viphala ho jAtI hai| ye AsaktiyA~ kisI bhI taraha kI ho sakatI haiN| tumhAre kaSAya, rAga-dveSa, mamatva, krodha, mada, mAna, mAyA, lobha kisI ke bhI ho sakate haiN| inameM se eka bhI zUla agara tumheM cubhatA rahatA hai, to janmoM-janmoM kI sAdhanA ke bAda bhI tuma vahIM-ke-vahIM raha jaaoge| zikhara para pahu~ca kara bhI ye zUla tumheM zikhara kA svAmI nahIM banane deNge| maukA pAte hI dhakelakara sAdhanA vyartha kara deNge| AvazyakatA hai jiMdagI meM dhyAna ko jagAne kii| pApaDa ko kitane dhyAna se seMkanA hotA hai, jarA-sA cUke nahIM ki pApar3a...! tuma philma bhI kitane dhyAna se dekhate ho, koI thor3A-sA zoragula macA de, to becaina hone lagate ho| yaha dhyAna, yaha sajagatA to bahirmakhI hai| ise aMdara kI ora le jaao| itanI satarkatA apane jIvana ke prati rkho| jagAo apanI antas zakti ko, apanI bhItara kI UrjA ko, taba bhItara kI jhaMkAra ko suna sakoge, bhItara ke nAda ko suna sakoge, vahA~ jo rasadhAra hai usakA pAna kara skoge| anyathA tumhArI cetanA jar3a aura bhautika padArthoM meM, saMsAra aura pudgaloM meM itanI ghulamila gaI hai ki tumhAre caitanya astitva kA to kucha patA hI nahIM cltaa| hamArI indriyA bahirmukhI haiM aura ye indriyA~ jo grahaNa karatI haiM vahI bhItara jAtA hai| A~khoM bA~hoM bhara saMsAra : : 11 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ se dekhate haiM, kAnoM se sunate haiM aura jihvA se rasa pAte haiM, nAsApuToM se sugaMdha lete haiM, tvacA se sparza kA bodha hotA hai, lekina yadi hama dhyAna meM utara jAe~ aura indriyAtIta ho jAe~, bAhya indriyoM se pare ho jAe~ to bhItara kSaNa-kSaNa vaha una sabakA anubhava karegA jo indriyA~ bAhara se detI thiiN| binA kisI indriya ke sahAre vaha bhItara chipe hue dRzya dekha sakatA hai, antara ke saMgIta ko suna sakatA hai, amRta kA rasapAna kara sakatA hai| dhyAna ke dvArA yaha saba pAyA jA sakatA hai| tuma jina AkAza sumanoM kI bAta karate ho, ve saba bhItara vidyamAna haiM, basa vahA~ pahu~cane kI jarUrata hai| bhItara kA virATa AkAza hRdaya-sumana lekara tumhArA svAgata karane ko tatpara hai| eka bAta kA smaraNa rakhanA tumane jo karma-baMdhana janmoM-janmoM ke yoga meM bAMdhe haiM unheM dhyAna ke kSaNa kATa dete haiN| jaba-jaba tuma sAdhanA aura dhyAna kI gaharAI meM hote ho, tumhAre baMdhana khuda-ba-khuda TUTate cale jAte haiN| dhyAna kI divyatA se ina karmoM ko haTAnA aise hI hai jaise darpaNa se dhUla haTAnA / eka darpaNa jisa para varSoM kI dhUla jamI ho, lekina kapar3A pherate hI vaha punaH camakane lagatA hai| ThIka usI taraha dhyAna kA tauliyA cetanA para jamI saMskAroM kI dhUla ko sApha kara detA hai| hamArI muzkila yaha hai ki hama bhItara ke darpaNa ko pahacAna nahIM pAte aura bAhara ke darpaNoM kI saphAI meM hI ulajhakara raha jAte haiN| hamArA saMsAra bhI to darpaNa jitanA hI hai| jaba taka darpaNa sAmane haiM to pratibimba hai aura darpaNa ke sAmane se haTate hI ceharA sApha / ThIka aise hI jaise darpaNa meM dikhAI dene vAlA ceharA jhUThA hotA hai vaise hI hamAre dvArA nirmita saMsAra bhI mithyA hotA hai| kisI kisAna ko jaba vaha kheta meM hala calA rahA thA, to kucha camakatA huA-sA pratIta huaa| usane usa vastu ko uThAyA, miTTI sApha kI to vaha aura camakane lgaa| sApha karake jaba vaha use apane sAmane lAyA to usameM usI kA ceharA dikhAI dene lgaa| vaha samajha na pAyA ki vaha vastu kyA hai| usameM to usakA hI pratibimba dikha rahA thaa| yaha eka darpaNa thA, lekina usane darpaNa kyA hotA hai, yaha na jaanaa| vaha ulaTatA-palaTatA aura apanI hI chavi usameM paataa| usane socA oha yaha ekadama mere jaisA ceharA, vahI A~kha, vahI nAka, vaisA hI ceharA, are ! maiM samajha hI nahIM pA rahA hU~ ki yaha mere pitAjI kA citra hai| use yAda AyA ki loga-bAga kahate haiM ki vaha to apane pitAjI jaisA dikhatA hai| bahuta zraddhAbhAva se usane apane hI pratibimba ko pitA kA citra samajhakara praNAma kiyA aura jeba meM rakhakara ghara le AyA aura sabakI najara bacAkara vaha darpaNa tijorI meM rakha diyaa| 12 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aba pratidina vaha prAtaHkAla snAnAdi se nivRtta ho tijorI meM se darpaNa nikAlatA, pitAjI ke darzana karatA aura punaH darpaNa ko tijorI meM rakha detaa| usakI patnI ko saMdeha huA ki yaha mAjarA kyA hai| roja subaha-subaha tijorI khulatI hai, usameM se kucha nikAlatA hai aura dekhakara vApasa rakha detA hai| aba zaka kA kyA ilaaj| aura phira jaba patnI zaka kare to hakIma lukamAna bhI hathiyAra DAla dete haiN| aba to use ciMtA satAne lagI ki kaise tijorI kI cAbI mile aura usa chipI huI cIja ko dekhe| eka dina vaha maukA bhI A gyaa| kisAna cAbI ghara meM hI bhUlakara bAhara calA gyaa| basa patnI ne turanta vaha darpaNa nikAlA aura usameM dekhA ! apanA hI ceharA dekhakara dAMta pIsane lagI, anargala bakane lagI-acchA to yaha bAta hai| mere se mana bhara gayA to mere jaisI hI dUsarI talAza lI hai aura usakA citra tijorI meM chipA rakhA hai| aba isa strI ko kauna samajhAe ki agara vaha pasanda nahIM, to ThIka usI ke jaisI dUsarI strI ko kyoM pAnA cAhegA? are jaba dUsarI lAnI hai to dUsare taraha kI hogI, jyAdA sundara yA kamasina yaa....| kaisI bhI ho sakatI hai, para usake jaisI taubA ! para krodha meM viveka kahA~ ! basa vaha darpaNa nikAlA aura de paTakA jamIna pr| hajAra Tukar3oM meM tabdIla ho gayA vaha; darpaNa meM kucha bhI na bcaa| tumhArA AkarSaNa, sammohana tabhI taka thA jaba taka AInA tumhAre sAmane thaa| AIne ke TUTate hI, haTate hI saba samApta ho jAtA hai| jagat tumhArA pratibimba hai, isase adhika kucha nhiiN| jaba taka tuma yahA~ ho, tumhArA pratibimba hai, jaise hI saMsAra se haTe ki saba sApha ho jaaegaa| darpaNa para se dhUla haTI, vaha phira camakane lgaa| jo bhI raMga tuma usa para DAloge vahI pratibimbita hogaa| nIle se nIlA, pIle se pIlA, hare se harA aura lAla hone para lAla raMga hI lauTakara aaegaa| aise hI tuma jisa manaHsthiti meM hote ho, saMsAra bhI usI manodazA meM dikhAI detA hai| tumhArI prasannatA, sukha, Ananda tumheM vApasa yahIM lauTAte haiM aura krodha-Adeza-unmattatA meM tumheM sabhI isI prakAra ke najara Ate haiN| AIne ke sAmane se raMgoM ko haTA dene se darpaNa bilkula svaccha ho jAtA hai| isI prakAra jaba vyakti ko bodha ho jAe ki mere sAtha sabhI sambandha laukika, bhautika aura kSaNika haiM, vahA~ merepana ke bhAvoM meM kSINatA Ane lagatI hai| aura vaha sAdhaka jo apane bhItara ke AkAza meM zUnya aura mauna ke sAtha svayaM ko talAza rahA hai ki maiM kauna hU~, merA astitva kyA hai, mere bhItara kyA hai ? jaba usakA AtmavizvAsa jAga jAtA hai, mana kI dazA zAMta ho jAtI hai, taba usa zikhara se vaha sRSTi ko dekhatA hai aura taba usake bhItara se saMsAra aura saMsAra kI bhautikatA ke lie kucha zabda ubharate haiN| saMbodhi-sUtra ke zabda haiM bA~hoM bhara saMsAra : : 13 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ merA-terA bhAva kyA, jagat eka vistAra, jIvana kA sammAna ho, bA~hoM bhara saMsAra / parama prema pAvana-dazA, jIvana ke do phUla, bina inake yaha cetanA, jamIM rajata para dhuul| dRSTi bhale AkAza meM, dharatI para hoM pA~va, hara ghara meM taruvara phale, ghara-ghara meM ho chA~va / sAdhaka, jisane satya ko pahacAna liyA hai, jisane yaha pratIti kara lI hai ki o ! besudha bhAgatI nadiyo ! tuma kahA~ daur3akara jA rahI ho, muralI ke svara tumhAre bhItara hai| tumhArI kala-kala aura chala-chala laharoM meM hI muralI kI dhvani A rahI hai| tuma bhI jo bAhara kI ora daur3a lagA rahe ho, kAza svayaM ke bhItara dekho, apane antara ke ninAda ko sunane kA prayAsa kro| 'merA-terA bhAva kyA jagat eka vistAra' mere-tere kA bhAva hI saMsAra kA sabase bAdhaka tattva hai| Adhipatya kI bhAvanA kA hAsa hotA hai, usI dina se sArA jagata apanA honA zurU ho jAtA hai| yahA~ kyA apanA hai aura kyA parAyA ? saba kucha apanA hai yA sabhI kA hai| tuma jina sambandhoM kI Dora se Aja pitA bane ho kala putra bhI ho jaaoge| kyA tuma jAnate ho hara kisI janma meM ye sambandha yathAvat raha pAeMge, phira merA aura terA kyaa| na tuma kisI ke janma para prasanna hote ho aura na kisI kI mRtyu para dukhI hote ho| bahuta gahare meM dUsare ke janma kI khuzI tumhAre apane janma kI yAda dilA jAtI hai aura tuma prasannatA se bhara jAte ho| ThIka isI taraha kisI kI mRtyu tumhArI apanI mRtyu kI khabara lAtI hai aura tuma dukhI ho jAte ho, vyathA se bhara jAte ho| saMsAra meM prati minaTa nabbe zizu janma le rahe haiM, lekina tuma koI khuzI nahIM manAte, lekina merepana kA bhAva Ane para khuziyA~ svataH A jAtI haiN| merA beTA, merA pautra-basa meraa| mRtyu bhI merepana kA duHkha lAtI hai-merI patnI kI mRtyu, mere bhAI, mere pitA kA avasAna-yaha 'merA dukha le AtA hai| Aja jo tumhArA hai kala kisI aura kA ho jaaegaa| tumhArI mamatva buddhi tumheM nijI svArthoM kI ora dhakelatI hai| bAhara se bhale hI aise svArtha dikhAI na deM, lekina bhItara sUkSma rUpa se kahIM-na-kahIM svArtha sadha rahA hai| tumhArI svArthaparatA itanI gahana hai ki tuma isake lie kitanA bhI nIce gira sakate ho| mujhe yAda hai : eka DaoNkTara ne apane putra ko videza meM DaoNkTarI par3hane ke lie bhejaa| cha: varSa ke bAda beTA DaoNkTara banakara vApasa aayaa| mAtA-pitA prasanna hue| pitA ne socA-putra to DaoNkTara bana gayA hai, merA klInika sambhAla legaa| 14 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ calo maiM kucha dina bAhara ghUmakara AtA huuN| putra se kahA, beTA klinika sambhAlo, maiM badrI-kedAra kI yAtrA kara AtA huuN| beTe ne svIkRti de dii| vaha klinika gyaa| vahA~ jo pahalA marIja milA vaha eka mahilA thI, jo bahuta sampanna pratIta hotI thI aura jisakA ilAja usake pitA pichale cha: varSoM se kara rahe the| beTe ne jA~ca kI aura kahA yaha roga to chaH dinoM meM ThIka ho sakatA hai| usane socA ki ise zIghra svastha kara dU~ aura pitA ko batAU~ ki jisa roga kA ilAja Apa pichale cha: sAloM se kara rahe the, use maiMne chaH dinoM meM hI ThIka kara diyaa| usane aisA hI kiyaa| vaha mahilA ThIka ho gaI aura use khUba AzISa dii| beTA prasanna ho gyaa| pitAjI bhI lauTakara A ge| unheM apane kAma ke bAre meM batAyA ki chaH dinoM meM hI vaha rogI mahilA bhalI-caMgI ho gii| DaoNkTara pitA ne kahA-maiM cAhatA to use tIna dina meM ThIka kara sakatA thA, lekina batA agara vaha tIna dina meM ThIka ho jAtI, to terI videza meM par3hAI ke lie paisA kahA~ se aataa| svArtha meM samAyA hai sNsaar| yaha mere-tere kA bhAva jaba taka vidyamAna hai tuma kabhI nahIM jAna pAoge ki jagat to usa eka kA hI vistAra hai| meretere kI saMkIrNatA ke ghere se jaba taka bAhara nahIM nikaloge, jagata ke vistRta saundarya ko kaise pahacAna pAoge? saMsAra kI sabhI kAmanAe~ aura vAsanAe~ mere-tere ke bhAva se hI jur3I huI haiM aura jaba taka ye saba tumhAre sAtha haiM, tuma zAyada hI kabhI usa parama cetanA aura parama divyatA ko upalabdha kara paao| eka bAta aura khyAla rakhanA tuma jIvana bhara bhI yadi merepana ke bhAva tuSTa karate rahoge, taba bhI yaha saMtuSTa hone vAlA nahIM hai| yaha kevala isa jJAna ke ho jAne para hI saMtuSTa hogA ki tumane abhI taka 'merA' karake kitanA pAyA? aura aba taka na pA sake to Age kaise pA sakoge? yaha bhAna ho jAne para hI tuma merepana ke kIcar3a se bAhara A sakate ho| aura yaha jJAna milegA dhyAna ke dvaaraa| dhyAna meM jaba tuma cIjoM ko dekhanA zurU karate ho to unakI nirarthakatA sAkAra hone lagatI hai| dhyAna kI gaharAI meM jAkara hI tuma mere-tere ke bhAva se mukti pA sakate ho| dhyAna ke gaurIzaMkara para baiThA sAdhaka dekha rahA hai ki jaba taka tuma merepana se ghire rahoge taba taka sAdhanA kI gaharAiyoM ke nikaTa pahu~cakara bhI usa prabhutA ko pAne se vaMcita raha jAoge, jo jIvana kA lakSya hai| tumhArI hAlata to usa vyakti jaisI hai jo rAta ke aMdhakAra meM kisI gaDDhe meM gira jAtA hai| girategirate usake hAtha meM per3a kI jar3eM A jAtI haiM aura rAta bhara vaha jar3a pakar3e hue khar3A rahatA hai ki jar3eM chor3I, to gaDDhe meM gira jAUMgA aura gaDDhA na bA~hoM bhara saMsAra : : 15 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAne kitanA gaharA ho / rAta bhara pakar3e-pakar3e thaka jAtA hai ki bhora hone lagatI hai aura usake hAtha jar3oM se chUTa jAte haiN| vaha pAtA hai ki jamIna to sirpha AdhA phuTa nIce hai| lekina vyakti jar3oM ko pakar3e khar3A hai, patA nahIM kitanA gaharA gaDDhA hogaa| girA to aMtahIna gaDDhe meM calA jaauuNgaa| para vaha nahIM jAnatA ki gaDDhA to sirpha AdhA phuTa gaharA hai, phira nIce to jamIna hai| yaha merApana jar3eM haiN| ina jar3oM kI pakar3a chUTate hI tuma apane cetana tattva, Atma-tattva ke nikaTa ho jAte ho| mere prabhu, saMsAra kI vastue~ pAne ke lie to tumheM kucha parizrama bhI karanA par3atA hai, kabhI-kabhI khonA bhI par3atA hai, lekina yahA~ to na parizrama karanA hai aura na kucha khonA hai, phira bhI saba mila jAtA hai| maiMne to yahI jAnA hai ki vyakti ke nikaTatama agara koI hai to vaha usakI parama divya cetanA hai| yahA~ taka ki bAhya vastue~ yA sAMsArika sambandha to dUra haiM, tumhArA apanA zarIra bhI tumase eka dUrI para hai| tumhAre mana aura vicAra bhI eka dUrI banAe hue haiN| sirpha paramAtmA aura tumhArI cetanA ekadama nikaTa hai| nikaTa hI nahIM, balki eka hI hai| dhyAna meM inheM pAnA hai / yahA~ khonA kucha nahIM hai, kevala pAnA hai| saba kucha mila jAtA hai / chor3ane se jo na chUTA, vaha khuda-ba-khuda chUTa jAtA hai / chor3anA bhI nahIM pdd'taa| saca pUcho to chor3ane jaisA kucha bhI nahIM / basa, pAne kI khoja kro| vaha tumhAre hI bhItara hai| miTTI haTe to nirjhara phuutte| bhagavAna buddha ke pAsa eka yuvaka phuNcaa| pUchane lagA-bhagavan! samAdhi meM praveza karane se, siddhi ko pA lene se Apako kyA milaa| bhagavAna muskarAye aura kahane lage-vatsa, kucha bhI nahIM milA, tIsa varSoM taka sAdhanA karane ke pazcAt mujhe kucha nahIM milA, sirpha khoyA hI khoyA hai| yuvaka cakita raha gayA ki aisA kaise ho sakatA hai bhagavan ! buddha ne samAdhAna diyA, jise maiM khoja rahA thA, use pAne kI jarUrata nahIM thI - vaha to sadA se mere bhItara hI vidyamAna thii| aura jo khoyA hai vaha haiM merI vRttiyA~, kaSAya-bhAva, mana aura mana kI taraMgeM, vicAroM kI uthala-puthala - ye saba maiMne khoye haiM / sAdhanA aura samAdhi pAne kI nahIM khone kI yAtrA hai| jaba saba kucha chUTa jAegA to vaha pA loge jo sadA se hai| ghara se bAhara nikalane ke lie deharI se kadama bAhara kara do, ghara khuda hI chUTa jaaegaa| isake lie kisI Ayojana kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| tuma ghara meM khar3e-khar3e cAhe jitanA soco ki ghara mujhase pIche chUTa jAe / ghara chUTane vAlA nahIM / tumane apanA pA~va Age bar3hAyA ki ghara chUTa gayA / dhyAna bhI do kadama Age bar3hAne kI prakriyA hai / 16 mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agalA caraNa hai- 'jIvana kA sammAna ho, bA~hoM bhara saMsAra - sAdhaka pUcha rahA hai tuma kisakA sammAna kara rahe ho ? dhana, pada, parivAra, sambandha kisakA sammAna kara rahe ho ? eka daur3a meM zAmila ho gae ho| dhana kA ekatrIkaraNa kara rahe ho, sattA aura sampatti jamA karanA cAhate ho, parivAra kI pratiSThA meM laga gae ho, lekina khuda kI pratiSThA kaba hogI, svayaM kA sammAna kaba hogA ? ina sabake bIca to tumane svayaM ko DubA hI diyA hai| sAdhaka kaha rahA hai, tuma apane jIvana kA sammAna kro| taba tumhAre andara vizva-baMdhutva ke bhAva jAgrata hoMge aura sArA saMsAra tumhArI bA~hoM meM hogA / jisa dina jIvana ke prati sneha aura sammAna mahasUsa hogA, taba yaha saMsAra tumhArI bA~hoM meM simaTa jAegA / tumhArI cetanA meM sampUrNa sRSTi samA jAegI / parama prema pAvana dazA, jIvana ke do phUla, bina inake yaha cetanA, jamIM rajata para dhUla / jIvana ke sirpha do phUla haiM, jinameM se suvAsa ubharakara A sakatI hai, eka hai parama prema, dUsarA pAvana dazA / ve phUla bhalA kisa kAma ke jinameM saundarya to hai para sugandha nhiiN| lekina prema aura dhyAna se upalabdha pAvana dazA vaha phUla hai jisameM saundarya bhI hai aura sugandha bhI / vyakti janma se mRtyu taka prema kI taraMgoM meM jItA rahatA hai| zaizavakAla meM tumhArA prema mAtA-pitA aura khilaunoM se thA / kizora avasthA meM tumhAre prema ne vistAra liyaa| bhAI-bahina, sakhAmitra, parivAra ke, samAja ke anya sadasya tumhAre prema ke dAyare meM Ane lage / prema to yathAvata hai usakI taraMgeM phaila rahI haiM / vyakti kI cetanA meM prema zAzvata hai, kyoMki cetanA prema kI paryAya hai / nimitta badala gae / bacapana se kizora aura kizora se yuvA ho gae, tumhArA vivAha ho gayA, prema ne aura vistAra pAyA / patnI kI ora prema bar3ha gyaa| bacce hue, ve bar3e hone lage, tumhArA prema patnI se baccoM para A gayA, pautra ho gae to putroM kA prema pautroM kI ora A gayA / nimitta badalate rahe, prema bar3hatA rahA / saMsAra kI bhautikatA meM nimitta badala jAte haiM, lekina manuSya kI cetanA meM prema zAzvata jamA rahatA hai| yaha to rAgAtmaka lagAva thA / ise tuma bhale hI prema kA nAma do, lekina sAdhaka ke lie to divyacetanA se utpanna prema hI parama prema hai| isa prema se tuma apanI pramutA ko pA sakate ho| Aja jise tuma prema kaha rahe ho yA prema kara rahe ho vaha to sUkSma rUpa meM calane vAlI vAsanA hai, koI tRSNA hai / hamAre bhItara uThane vAlA sammohana hai - inheM hI hamane prema kI saMjJA de dii| yaha prema nahIM hai| prema to paramAtmA kI 1 bA~hoM bhara saMsAra : 17 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kiraNa hai| isakA vistAra karanA hai| tumhArA patnI ke prati jo prema hai, vaha rAga hai| rAga to pAnI kA DabarA hai aura prema bahatI huI ndii| rAga bahuta sImita hotA hai aura prema meM hai anaMta vistAra / parama prema, jisameM vAsanA kI gaMdha na ho, jisameM AkAMkSA pUrti kI kAmanA na ho, usa prema ko upalabdha kro| pAvana dazA-jaba vyakti dhyAna kI atala gaharAiyoM meM utaratA hai to use dUsarA phala milatA hai-pAvana dazA kaa| tuma aise vyakti ho jAte ho jisase nirmalatA aura pavitratA prakaTa hotI hai| tumhArI avasthA itanI sauhArdapUrNa ho jAtI hai, jaise koI bAlaka / bAlaka jaisI sukumAratA aura nizchalatA tumhAre aMdara se jharane lagatI hai| choTe bacce dekhe haiM na, abhI unake aMdara saMsAra kI kaluSatA ne praveza nahIM kiyaa| ve kitane bhole aura nirdoSa dikhAI dete haiN| aise hI dhyAna kA jaba dUsarA phUla khilatA hai tuma usa nirdoSa aura nizchala bAlaka jaise ho jAte ho| tumhArA sArA kalmaSa dhula jAtA hai aura tuma pAvana dazA ko prApta kara lete ho| prema aura nirdoSatA ke binA to hamArI sthiti rajata para jamI huI dhUla ke samAna hai| saMbodhi-sUtra Age kaha rahA hai-'dRSTi bhale AkAza meM, dharatI para ho paaNv| hara ghara meM taruvara phale, ghara-ghara meM ho chaaNv| tumhAre lakSya to U~ce hone cAhie, para unameM ahaMkAra kA lezamAtra bhI samAveza na ho| apanI upalabdhiyoM para garva mata karanA, varanA tuma jo pAoge vaha bhI kho doge| isalie apane ko jamIna para hI TikAe rkhnaa| tuma to eka dIpaka ho jAnA, jisakI kiraNeM dUra-dUra taka phailakara rozanI bAMTa sakeM, aMdhakAra dUra kara skeN| eka vRkSa jo tuma apane AMgana meM lagAte ho, usakI chAyA par3osI ke ghara ko bhI AvRtta kara detI hai| usake phala aura phUla sabako lubhAte haiN| tuma bhI aise hI vRkSa bana jAnA, jisakI zItala chAyA meM sabhI Ananda prApta kara sakeM, jisakI madhuratA se sabhI AplAvita ho skeN| tuma rahoge to saMsAra meM hI, para saMsAra se nirlipta ho jAoge, kIcar3a meM kamala kI taraha pavitra rhoge| tumhAre prema aura pavitratA kI chAyA sampUrNa sRSTi meM phaila jaayegii| Aja ke sUtroM kA sAra yahI hai ki mere aura terepana ke bhAva ko tirohita kara sampUrNa astitva meM svayaM kA vistAra krlo| taba tumheM parama prema aura pAvana dazA upalabdha ho jaaegii| aura tumhArI divyatA kI, prabhutA kI kiraNeM sabhI ko Alokita kreNgii| eka dIpaka se aneka dIpaka jala uttheNge| 18 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAtoM dina bhagavAna ke bahuta purAnI ghaTanA hai, phira bhI cira navIna mAlUma par3atI hai| kahate haiM kisI mahala meM Aga laga gii| mahala ke sabhI vyakti Aga se bacane ke lie bAhara kI ora daur3a pdd'e| jise jahA~ jo dvAra dikhAI diyA, vaha usameM se bAhara nikala gayA, lekina eka aMdhA vyakti mahala meM hI raha gyaa| agni kI USmA se use mahasUsa huA ki Aga laga gaI hai| vaha bhI dIvAra TaTola-TaTolakara Age bddh'aa| eka daravAjA AyA lekina vaha baMda thaa| dhIre-dhIre phira Age bar3hA eka aura dvAra ke samIpa pahu~ca idhara-udhara hAtha calAyA, para use bhI baMda pAyA / phira dIvAroM kA sahArA lete hue jaise-taise tIsare dvAra ke nikaTa pahu~cA, bhAgya se yaha daravAjA khulA thaa| vaha aMdara jAtA isake pahale usake sira meM tIvra khujalI uThI / vaha sira khujAte- khujAte Age bar3ha gayA aura khulA huA dvAra pIche raha gayA / aba to vaha agni se ghira cukA thA / lapaToM kI tIvratA bhI mahasUsa kara rahA thA, para kyA kare cAroM ora se aMgAre bhI girane lage aura vaha mahala se kabhI nahIM nikala skaa| jarA dRSTipAta kareM ki kyA aisI hI ghaTanAe~ hamAre sAtha roja-roja nahIM ghaTa rahI hai| hama bhI inhIM sthitiyoM se ghire hue nahIM haiM ? aura jaba avasara AtA hai bAhara nikalane kA mukta hone kA, hama bhI sira khujAte hI raha jAte haiM aura antataH hamArI sthiti usa aMdhe ke samAna ho jAtI hai / jaba bhI baMda daravAje hamAre sAmane Ate haiM hama unheM to TaTolate rahate haiM, mArga bhI khojate rahate haiM, lekina jaise hI kisI khule dvAra ke nikaTa pahu~cate haiM saMsAra kA kAMTA pA~va meM cubha jAtA hai aura isa kAMTe ko nikAlane meM jo samaya lagatA hai taba taka dvAra pIche calA jAtA hai / tuma pUjA-pATha karate ho, satsaMga meM jAte sAtoM dina bhagavAna ke 19 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho, pravacana sunate ho, svAdhyAya karate ho, saba isIlie ki kisI taraha vaha dvAra khula jAe, lekina jaba usa dvAra ke nikaTa pahu~cane ko hote ho ki saMsAra kI khujalI vApasa lauTA detI hai| tumhAre jIvana meM mukti daravAje to kitanI hI bAra Ate haiM, kitane hI rUpoM meM Ate haiM, lekina saMsAra ke kAMTe, saMsAra kI khujalI, saMsAra ke sambandha una dvAroM se Age bar3hA dete haiM aura tuma avasara cUka jAte ho| cAhe tuma kahate raho ki tumheM mArga kI talAza hai, jiMdagI ke dvAra kI talAza hai, jIvana ke rAstoM kI talAza hai, lekina jaba bhI mArga sAmane AtA hai tuma A~kheM baMda kara lete ho| mujhe yAda hai, eka bAra maiM kisI dukAna ke sAmane se nikala rahA thaa| dukAnadAra ne mujhe AmaMtrita kiyaa| usane dharma-carcA kI aura carcA ke daurAna kahA ki mahArAjajI ! maiM bhI svarga dekhanA cAhatA hU~, kyA maiM mukti ke dvAra para jA sakatA hU~, merI tIvra abhIpsA hai para kyA maiM paramAtmA ke darzana kara sakatA huuN| maiMne kahA ki bilkula tuma yaha saba abhI kara sakate ho kyoMki maiM svarga hI jA rahA hU~, tuma bhI mere sAtha calo, abhI mukti ke dvAra aura paramAtmA ke darzana karavA sakatA huuN| basa uTho aura cala pdd'o| patA hai usa vyakti ne kyA kahA ? kahane lagA prabhu, abhI to vyasta hU~, AdhA ghaMTA ruka jAie phira calatA hU~, abhI to merI grAhakI cala rahI hai, beTA dukAna para A jAe, use saba samajhA dU~, sambhalA dUM, taba calatA huuN| aisA hI hotA hai| chalAMga lagAne kI himmata hamAre pAsa nahIM hai| tumhAre jIvana meM bahuta se avasara Ate haiM lekina tuma unheM chor3ate cale jAte ho| aise avasara Ate haiM jaba kisI kA satsaMga pAte-pAte, kisI kA sAmIpya milate-milate, tumhArA antaundarya jAga uThA thA, tumheM lagA ki abhIpsA jAga rahI hai, antazcetanA kI talAza ke bhAva uThe, lekina tuma yahA~ se uThe, bAhara gae aura A~kheM baMda kara liiN| dvAra sAmane AyA aura tuma A~kha baMda kara nikala gae vApasa saMsAra meM! tuma carcA meM bhI mazagUla hue| jo sunA usakI mUr3hatA bhI pahacAnI, kahIM koI coTa bhI par3I, lekina ghara taka pahu~cate-pahu~cate saba artha anartha ho ge| koI sArthakatA nahIM raha gii| mArga AyA aura tuma vismRta kara ge| maiM jAnatA hU~ ki manuSya ajJAnI nahIM hai| vaha saba jAna rahA hai, dekha rahA hai, phira bhI upekSA kara rahA hai| jAnabUjhakara ajJAnI aura abodha bana rahe ho| vaha jAna rahA hai ki usake jIvana kA zreyaskara mArga, kalyANakArI mArga kaunasA hai, phira bhI unheM chU nahIM rhaa| una para calane kA prayAsa nahIM kara rhaa| jaba bhI kisI tIrthaMkara ne, buddha ne yA sadaguru ne hamArA hAtha pakar3akara mArga dikhAnA 20 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhA, hamane apanA hAtha khIMca liyaa| yaha hamArI pravRtti rahI hai ki jIvita saMta ko kabhI nahIM pahacAnA, bAda meM cAhe mUrtiyA~ banAkara pUjate rahe hoN| tumhArI cAhanA thI ki koI sadguru mile, kisI mahApuruSa kA sAmIpya mile, hAtha ko hAtha kA sahArA mile to Age bar3ha jAU~ aura jaise hI sahArA dene ke lie kisI sadguru ne apanA hAtha Age bar3hAyA to tuma sAtha calane ko rAjI na hue| saubhAgya se koI sAtha calA aura sadguru ne dikhAyA ki cA~da udhara hai to tumhArI najareM cA~da taka nahIM phuNcii| ve aMgulI para hI aTaka kara raha giiN| aura pariNAma yaha nikalA ki tuma dhyAna kI usa parama-dazA ko upalabdha nahIM kara paae| sAdhanA ke mArga para calakara bhI pUrNatA nahIM pA sake, kyoMki saMsAra kA kAMTA gar3atA hI rhaa| mere prabhu, dhyAna bhItara kA dvAra hai aura dhana bAhara kA dvAra hai| dhana aura dhyAna meM yahI antara hai ki dhana sadA bAhara kA dvAra, bAhara ke sAdhana, bAhara ke nimitta degA aura dhyAna bhItara kI gaharAiyA~, bhItara kI U~cAiyA~ degaa| kala merA eka sajjana se milanA huA, bAtoM-bAtoM meM maiMne usase kahA, Apa to bahuta sampanna aura pratiSThita vyakti mAlUma hote haiN| usane jo kucha uttara meM kahA vaha bahuta mArmika aura cintanIya hai| usane kahA ki Apa to saMnyAsI haiM, Apa nahIM jAnate yaha saba bAhara kI sampannatA hai, Antarika rUpa se to maiM atyanta vipanna huuN| maiM to ApakI AMtarika sampannatA se camatkRta huuN| ApakI bhItara kI sampannatA ne hI merI bAharI sampannatA meM chipI sampannatA kA bodha karAyA hai| merA yaha bAhara kA dhana mujhe vAstavika dhana to nahIM dilA sktaa| manuSya ko jIvana-yApana ke lie sirpha roTI, kapar3A aura makAna kI AvazyakatA hai,lekina usakI AkAkSAe~ asIma haiN| phira AkAMkSAe~ use bAhya rUpa se to sampanna banA detI hai, lekina AMtarika vipannatA usI tulanA meM bar3hatI jAtI hai| svayaM ko rUpAMtarita kro| aba dhana ke dvAra se dhyAna ke dvAra kI ora chalAMga lgaao| dhyAna meM DubakI lagAo, taba tuma apane aMdara kI ekaeka aMdherI suraMga ko pAra karate hue usa antaHsthala taka pahu~ca jAoge, usa nAbhikendra ke madhya biMdu taka pahu~ca jAoge jahA~ se jIvana meM UrjA kA saMcaraNa hotA hai| usa kendra taka pahu~coge jahA~ UrjA zakti milatI hai| jahA~ se cetanA jAga rahI hai, vahA~ taka tumhArA praveza ho jaaegaa| dhyAna tumheM vahA~ le jAegA, jahA~ jIvana ke artha prArambha hote haiN| dhana kI lolupatA miTane se dhyAna kA dvAra khulatA hai| sAtoM dina bhagavAna ke : : 21 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiMne to pAyA hai ki saMsAra manuSya kI Adata hai| jaise use rAga, lobha, krodha karane kI Adata hai vaise hI saMsAra bhI Adata hai| bacapana se vRddha ho jAne taka bhI vaha apanI AdatoM ko nahIM chor3a paataa| bacapana se pacapana taka usakA jIvana apanI hI AdatoM se ghirA rahatA hai| jIvana ke prati sajagatA kA abhAva AdatoM ko janma detA hai| maiM dekhA karatA hU~ loga baiThe haiM; koI paira hilA rahA hai, koI aMguliyA~ caTakA rahA hai, kucha nahIM to kAgaja ko phAr3a rahA hai yA maror3a rahA hai yAnI kucha-na-kucha karate rahanA Adata meM mazagUla hai| aura ye AdateM sirpha sajagatA kA abhAva haiN| tumheM patA hI nahIM calatA ki tuma kyA kiye jA rahe ho| tumane dekhA hogA sar3aka para calate hue tumhAre hAtha bhI Age-pIche jAte rahate haiN| pA~va to apanA kAma kara rahe haiM para hAtha ! unheM calAne kI kyA jarUrata ? para nahIM, cala rahe haiM, eka Adata ! vaha Adata jo dasa karor3a varSa pUrva kI hai jaba hAtha aura pA~va donoM se calA karate the-caupAyoM kI trh| manuSya ne vikAsa to kara liyA para Adata, vaha nahIM chuutttii| yaha saMsAra kI gaharI Adata hai hmaarii| hamArI jiMdagI AdatoM kA Dhera bana gaI hai| manuSya kI jiMdagI sirpha Adata raha gaI hai| aura ina AdatoM ke rahate vyakti kA bodha, usakI cetanA, usakI gaharI bhAvanAe~ saba hAzie para calI gaI haiN| dhyAna ke lie vizeSa tvarA cAhie, dhyAna ke lie vizeSa zakti cAhie, dhyAna ke lie bAhara kI AdatoM se mukti aura chuTakArA caahie| agara tuma dhyAna meM praveza karanA cAhate ho to sabase pahale apanI bAhara kI AdatoM se mukta ho jaao| anyathA dhyAna karane baiTha to jAoge, para usameM kabhI dukAna, kabhI makAna, kabhI pati, kabhI patnI, kabhI vyavasAya, kahane kA tAtparya ki bAhara hI ulajhe raha jaaoge| dhyAna meM bhI yahI saba smaraNa AtA rahegA aura svayaM ke dhyAna se achUte raha jaaoge| - mujhe yAda hai : pA~ca-chaH varSa pUrva hama loga mAuNTa AbU meM the| iTalI kA eka jor3A AbU ke bhramaNArtha aayaa| unake sAtha jo gAiDa thA vaha unheM hamAre pAsa le aayaa| una logoM ne hamase bAtacIta kI dhyAna vissyk| aura dhyAna meM ruci jAhira kii| hamase pUchA; kyA Apa loga dhyAna karate haiN| unhoMne hA~ khaa| taba hamane pUchA kaise, to batAyA-bAta daraasala yaha hai ki hama donoM pati-patnI alaga-alaga zaharoM meM naukarI karate haiM aura prAtaH roja eka sAtha, eka samaya dhyAna karate haiN| hamane kahA-yaha to bahuta acchI bAta hai, para Apa loga kisa prakAra kA dhyAna karate haiM, dhyAna meM kyA ciMtana karate ho| becAre 22 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhole-bhAle prANI ! tuma to adhyAtma aura jJAna ke paMDita ho cuke ho| anubhava kucha nahIM, lekina pustakIya jJAna se ghaMToM pravacana jarUra de sakate ho| pUchane para jhUTha bhI bola sakate ho, lekina jisane pahalI bAra adhyAtma ke dvAra para dastaka dI ho vaha bhalA jhUTha kaise bola sakatA hai| kahane lage-mahArAjajI, dhyAna meM hama eka-dUsare kA ciMtana karate haiN| saptAha meM eka bAra mila pAte haiM-do sau kilomITara kI dUrI hai| tuma dhyAna bhI karoge, to isI prakAra / pati-patnI kA dhyAna kara rahA hai, patnI-pati kA dhyAna kara rahI hai| bahudhA aisA hotA hai ki vyakti gaharI ekAgratA meM calA jAtA hai| tuma jaba rokar3e ginate ho aura tumheM AvAjeM dI jAe~ to kyA tuma suna pAte ho? lekina ise dhyAna kI ekAgratA nahIM kahA jaaegaa| ekAgratA avazya hai, para dhyAna nhiiN| dhyAna to manuSya ke bhItara ke dvAra kA udghATana hai, lekina dhyAna meM utarakara yadi antas ke dvAra para dastaka na de pAe to dhyAna kA kyA lAbha ! tuma AdhA ghaMTe eka hI mudrA meM nizcala baiThe rahe, lekina mana kI taraMgeM yathAvata calatI rahIM, bAhara se zAMta aura aMdara se udvigna hote rahe, to bhItara kaise pahu~ca pAoge? tumhArI UrjA to ina udvegoM ko parAsta karane meM hI laga jaaegii| tuma varSoM se dharma aura karma kara rahe ho, lekina kyA tumane halkA-sA bhI cetanA kA sparza pAyA hai ? kyA tuma kabhI AtmA ko chU pAe? kyA tuma sukha aura dukha kI ghar3I meM dhyAna meM rahakara bhItara ke Ananda ko upalabdha kara pAe ? nahIM kara paae| karanA cAhoge? apane ghara meM eka pyArA-sA dhyAna-kakSa bnvaao| prAyaH sabhI loga eka choTA-sA kakSa bhagavAna ke lie banavAte haiN| bhagavAna ke sAtha-sAtha dhyAna ke lie bhI eka kakSa bnvaao| aura pratidina usa kakSa meM baiThakara dhyAna dharane kI koziza kro| kabhI to svayaM meM utara hI jaaoge| aura jaba pratidina eka hI sthAna para baiThakara dhyAna karate ho, to kucha arase meM vaha sthAna itanA Urjasvita, itanA cetanAmaya aura itanA jIvanta ho jAegA ki kabhI koI dUsarA vyakti jo dhyAna nahIM kara rahA, vaha bhI vahA~ eka viziSTa prakAra kI taraMgoM ko mahasUsa kara paaegaa| bhayaMkara azAnta vyakti bhI usa sthAna para jAkara parama zAMti kA anubhava kregaa| isa bAta ko vijJAna ne bhI pramANita kiyA hai| mahAvIra jise lezyA kahate haiM vaha manuSya ke vicAroM se udbhUta AbhAmaNDala hI hai| jaise vicAra hote haiM, vaise hI AbhAmaNDala apane raMga badalatA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki jaba vyakti anucita aura kaSAya ke vicAroM meM hotA hai taba usake kRSNa lezyA hotI hai, usakA AbhAmaNDala kAle raMga kA hotA hai| aura jaba vyakti ujjvala vicAroM sAtoM dina bhagavAna ke : : 23 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM hotA hai, usakA AbhAmaNDala kramazaH zukla lezyA taka pahu~catA hai| jaisejaise vicAroM meM rUpAMtaraNa hotA hai, vyakti kA AbhAmaNDala prabhAvita hotA rahatA hai| manuSya to prabhAvita hotA hI hai, vanaspati bhI aprabhAvita nahIM raha paatii| yadi tuma prema aura anurAga se bharakara paudhoM ke pAsa jAo to unakA vikAsa tvarita gati se hotA hai aura krodhita mana se, unheM kATane ke bhAva se paudhoM ke pAsa jAo to unakI kozikAe~ sikur3a jAtI haiN| ve bhI bhayabhIta ho jAte haiM, kumhalAne aura kA~pane lagate haiN| vijJAna kahatA hai hamArI vANI kI taraMgeM hI nahIM, vicAroM kI taraMgeM bhI sRSTi meM phailatI hai| isalie jaba Apa dhyAna kI gaharAI meM praveza kareMge to vaha kakSa bhI dhyAna se AcchAdita ho jaaegaa| ___ Apane kabhI khyAla kiyA ki saMtagaNa himAlaya kI guphAoM meM dhyAnasAdhanA kyoM karate haiN| ve guphAe~ dhyAna kI UrjA se itanI pUMjIbhUta ho cukI haiM ki vahA~ praveza karate hI parama zAMti kA anubhava hotA hai| Apake tIvra vicAroM kA zamana ho jAtA hai, Apa naI anerI UrjA kA anubhava karate haiN| kyoM ? isalie ki vahA~ hajAroM varSoM se itane RSi-muniyoM ne sAdhanA kI hai, ki unakI UrjA vahA~ ghanIbhUta ho cukI hai| vahA~ ke kaNa-kaNa meM cetanA kI taraMga taraMgita hotI hai| aura jaba Apa vahA~ praveza karate haiM taba vahA~ ke sUkSma paramANu Apako AMdolita kara dete haiN| Aja vijJAna ne jitanI tarakkI kI hai, usase Apa dhvaninirodhaka kakSa kA nirmANa kara sakate haiM, jisameM bAhara kI koI bhI AvAja praveza na kara sake, vaha kakSa zAMta to hogA, para UrjAmaya aura cetanA kI saghanatA ko sAtha lie na hogaa| aura himAlaya kI guphAe~, vahA~ UrjA kA, cetanA kA jIvaMta saMcaraNa hotA hai| isalie apane ghara meM eka dhyAna-kakSa avazya banavAnA aura vahA~ pratidina subaha aura zAma niyamita rUpa se dhyAna krnaa| dhyAna meM kucha nahIM karanA hai| basa, apanI cetanA ko nihAranA hai, apanI divyatA ko parakhanA hai aura bhItara ke aMdhakAra meM jo prakAza kI kiraNa chipI huI hai, use pahacAnanA hai| pahalI bAra jaba hama bhItara jhAMkate haiM to gahana aMdhakAra hI najara AegA, lekina jitanA ghanA aMdherA hogA, prakAza bhI utanI hI jaldI avatarita hogaa| jitanI gaharI rAta hotI hai, bhora utanI hI suhAnI hotI hai| dhyAna kA itanA hI dhyeya hai ki tuma mana se mukta ho jAo, vicAroM se mukta ho jAo, deha-bhAva se mukta ho jAo aura jaba ina tInoM se mukta ho jAoge, vahI ghar3I cetanA ke nijAnaMda svarUpa meM lIna hone kI ghar3I hogii| saMbodhi-sUtra kI gaharAI meM utarane kA artha yahI hai ki vyakti apane jIvana ke ajJAna ko pahacAne, jIvana kI acchAiyoM ko aura burAiyoM ko pahacAne 24 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura nirvikalpa hokara dhyAna kI gaharAiyoM meM praveza kre| aba hama saMbodhisUtra ke agale caraNa kI ora bar3hate haiM jahA~ sAdhaka apanI divya cetanA ko upalabdha karane ke pazcAt duniyA ko saMdeza de rahA hai maMdira kA ghaMTA baje, khule sabhI kI A~kha, divya jJAna ke 'sabada' do, mile par3hana hara saaNjh| zubha karanI hara dina kareM, Tale na kala para kAma, sAtoM dina bhagavAna ke, phira kaisA aaraam| sAdhu nahIM, para sAdhutA, pA sakatA iMsAna, paMka bIca paMkaja khile, ho apanI phcaan| jIvana kI bahuta pyArI aura sundara bAteM haiM ye| maMdira kA ghaMTA baje, khule sabhI kI A~kha'-apane jIvana ko aisI vyavasthA do ki prabhAta kAla ho aura jaba Apa jageM to ghaMTanAda ke svara Apako sunAI deN| maMdira kI pavitratA prabhAta ke sAtha Apake jIvana meM praveza kre| yadi Apake AsapAsa maMdira na bhI ho to bhI uThane ke sAtha hI yaha anubhUti karo ki tumhArI cetanA ko jagAne ke lie nAda ho rahA hai aura niraMtara anubhUti karate rahane para subaha jAgane kI velA aaegii| vaha nAda guMjita hone lgegaa| aura tuma A~kheM kholane para vivaza ho jAoge, tumhArA antarnAda tumheM AMdolita kregaa| lekina Aja jo maiM sthiti dekha rahA hU~, bar3I vicitra hai| subaha nau baje taka to A~kha hI nahIM khultii| mujhe lagatA hai zAstroM meM varNita nizAcaroM vAlI sthiti A rahI hai| rAta meM kAma, khAnA-pInA aura dina meM sonA, ArAma krnaa| dera rAta taka TIvI, philmeM dekhanA aura subaha dera taka soe rhnaa| kahA~ ke ghaMTanAda aura kahA~ kI madhura dhvaniyA~ ! manuSya saba bhUlatA jA rahA hai dhIre-dhIre aura usake pariNAma bhI bhugata rahA hai| yaha saba vikRta vyavasthAoM ke pariNAma haiN| lagatA hai hamAre adhyAtma ke jo nAda the, adhyAtma ke jo divya-saMdeza the, ve to hamAre hAtha se chiTaka hI gae haiN| ve dina bhI vyatIta ho gae pratIta hote haiM, jaba loga brahmamuhUrta meM uThA karate the aura Avazyaka kriyAoM se nivRtta ho paramAtmA ke bhajana meM lIna ho jAyA karate the| ___ sAdhaka kaha rahA hai ki jIvana meM itanI pAvanatA ho ki jaise hI maMdira kA ghaMTanAda ho, hamArI A~kheM khuleM yA A~kheM khulate hI hameM ghaMTanAda sunAI de jo hamArI cetanA ko jAgrata kre| divya jJAna ke 'sabada' do, mile par3hana hara sAMjha' / jaise hI subaha A~kha khule aura maMdira kA ghaMTanAda sunAI de usI taraha sAMjha aisI ho ki sone se pahale divya zabda kAnoM meM A jaae| yaha jo sAtoM dina bhagavAna ke : : 25 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMdhyAkAlIna pravacana ho rahe haiM, inakA gaharA rahasya hai| subaha to tuma pravacana sunate ho aura jaise kapar3e jhAr3ate ho una zabdoM ko bhI sabhAsthala para jhAr3akara cale jAte ho aura apanI dukAnadArI meM vyasta ho jAte ho| lekina sAMjha ko aisA nahIM kara paaoge| yahA~ se jAoge, to jo sunA hai vaha bhI sAtha lekara jAoge, usa para ciMtana-manana bhI kroge| sote samaya bhI tumheM ye zabda yAda Ate rheNge| tuma vismRta na kara pAoge aura jaba svapna AeMge taba bhI yahI vicAradhArA calatI rhegii| bAra-bAra lauTakara tuma yahI doharAoge aura tumhAre jIvana meM rUpAMtaraNa kI pahalI ghaTanA ghttegii| do zabda divyatA ke jo sunAI de gae, jIvana meM kAyAkalpa lA deNge| 'mile par3hana hara saaNjh'| sAMjha arthAt sNdhyaa| saMdhyA caubIsa ghaMTe meM cetanA ke lie sabase pAvanatama velA hai| saMdhyA kA artha hai-jisa samaya sama arthAt samyak, dhyA yAnI dhyAna kiyA jA ske| vaha pAvana velA, vaha zItala velA, vaha manonukUla velA jisa samaya vyakti samyaka dhyAna meM utara sake vahI sNdhyaa| sAMjha ko tuma apanI bAhara phailI huI pravRttiyoM ko sameTa lo aura dhyAna meM utara jaao| tumane dekhA hogA saMdhyA hote hI pakSI apanI bAhyatA ko sikor3akara apane nIr3a meM vApasa lauTa AtA hai| aba sAMjha ho gaI tuma bhI apane nIr3a, apanI cetanA meM lauTa aao| dina bhara tuma pravRttiyoM meM rahe, saMsAra kI uThApaTaka meM lage rahe, lekina aba sAMjha kI velA A gaI hai apane samyaka dhyAna meM utara jaao| ai mere vatsa ! apane paMkha sameTa lo, svayaM meM lauTa aao| isa samaya ko prabhutA kA prasAda samajhanA ki tuma divyatA kA ciMtana karate hue sooge| jIvana kI yahI dhanyatA hogI ki prAtaH A~kha khule to maMdira kA ghaMTA sunAI de aura cetanA jAge aura sAMjha AI to divya jJAna ke do 'sabada' sunane ko mila ge| subaha uThate hI sukUna, rAta ko sote hue bhI sukuun| agalA pada hai zubha karanI hara dina kareM, Tale na kala para kaam| sAtoM dina bhagavAna ke, phira kaisA aaraam|| manuSya kI pravRtti hai ki aisA kAma jisameM use kisI bhI prakAra kA lAbha mila rahA ho turanta karanA cAhatA hai| lekina koI zreyaskara kArya, jisase jIvana kA rUpAMtaraNa hone vAlA ho vaha kala para TAlatA calA jAtA hai| usake lie to muhUrtoM kI talAza kI jAtI hai| prAcIna kAla meM jaba koI samrATa saMtoM ke darzana ko jAtA aura vairAgya kI bhAvanA jAhira karatA to saMta use kahate ise kala para mata ttaalo| unake upadeza se ve vairAgya dhAraNa kara lete aura Aja 26 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agara tumhAre mana meM aisA koI bhAva jaga bhI jAe to tuma bahAne DhUMDhane lagate ho aura vApasa saMsAra meM lauTa jAte ho| hara zubha kArya ko kala para TAla dete ho aura vaha kala 'Aja' taka kabhI nahIM A paataa| isalie hara acche kAma ko Aja karane kI koziza kareM aura hara bure kAma ko kala para ttaalo| burAI ko jitanA TAlate rahoge, utanA hI lAbha hai aura acchAI ko jitanA najadIka lAoge, usameM lAbha hai| yaha nahIM kahA ki 'karanI' hara dina karo balki 'zubha karanI' / ve pAvana kRtya pratidina karo jinake karane se tumhArI cetanA pavitra aura nirmala ho jaae| 'sAtoM dina bhagavAna ke phira kaisA ArAma'-cAhe terasa ho yA tIja-dina meM kabhI pharka nahIM hotA hai| phira kisa bAta kA vizrAma le rahe ho| lekina nahIM, hamArA Alasya, hamArA pramAda itanA adhika hai ki hamane bhagavAna kA nAma lenA bhI chor3a diyA hai| loga mileMge aura bAtacIta kareMge apanI vyastatA kI, lekina maiM jAnatA hU~ jinake pAsa kucha kAma hI nahIM hai ve bhI apane ko vyasta banAe rakhane kA ADambara rceNge| aise-aise kAma kareMge jinakA koI artha nahIM hai phira bhI vyasta najara Ane ke lie kucha-na-kucha to karanA hI hai| sUtra kA pahalA sabaka hai bhItara meM rahane vAle Alasya ko apramattatA meM badalane kI koziza kro| mujhe yAda hai : eka vyakti ne dUsare vyakti ko patra diyA aura kahA bhaiyA, tU jI.pI.o. kI ora jA rahA hai isa patra ko posTa kara denaa| pandraha dina bAda una donoM kA phira se milanA huA aura usane anAyAsa pUcha liyA kyoM bhAI patra to posTa kara diyA thA n| vaha kahane lagA-kamAla ke AdamI ho agara itanI hI jaldI hai to lo khuda hI DAla lenaa| pandraha dina bAda bhI! isalie kahA ki Alasya tyaageN| pratidina prAtaHkAla saMkalpa lo ki Aja koI na koI acchA kAma kreNge| eka saMkalpa roja lo aura use prANapaNa se pUrNa kro| roja koI na koI zubha kArya karane kA prayAsa kro| roja kA eka zubha kAma tumhAre lie akSaya sAgara bana jaaegaa| lekina ho saba ulaTA rahA hai| tuma upavAsa kara lete ho to rAta bhara nIMda nahIM aatii| kala subaha kyA khAoge, kyA pIoge, isake vicAra calane lagate haiN| subaha to huI nahIM aura khAne ke vicAra Ane zurU ho jAte haiN| vicAroM kI caMcalatA manuSya kI cetanAgata durbalatA hai| mAnava mana kI durbalatA hai| subaha uThate hI agara saMsAra kI AkAMkSAe~, saMsAra kI kAmanAe~ aura vAsanAe~ maMDarAne lagatI haiM to isakA artha hai ki tuma mAnasika rUpa se vikSiptatA kI ora bar3ha rahe ho| tumhArI cetanA aura vicAra sAtoM dina bhagavAna ke : : 27 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vikSipta haiN| sadhe hue vyaktitva kI pahacAna hai ki jaba vaha jo kArya kara rahA hai usake vicAra usI se jur3e raheM / agara tuma dukAna meM baiThe ho to maMdira kI smRti nahIM AnI cAhie aura maMdira meM ho to vahA~ dukAnadArI mata calAo / jahA~ ho basa vahIM pUrNa rUpa se raho / 'sAtoM dina bhagavAna ke zubha kAryoM ke lie muhUrta mata talAzo / maMgalavAra aura budhavAra meM, zanivAra aura ravivAra meM bheda mata kro| sAre dina bhagavAna ke haiN| jaba jo kArya karane kA bhAva uTha jAye, usa kArya ko karane kA vahI zubha muhUrta hai| zubha Aja, azubha kala, yahI isa sUtra kA sAra hai / antima paMktiyA~ sAdhu nahIM para sAdhutA, pA sakatA insAna, paMka bIca paMkaja khile, ho apanI pahacAna / T 1 ina paMktiyoM se aisA lagatA hai ki jaise sAdhaka ne maMthana karake amRta hamAre hAtha meM thamA diyA ho / hara vyakti sAdhu nahIM bana sakatA, para sAdhutA to pA sakatA hai / veza nahIM badala sakatA para jIvana to badala sakatA hai / kapar3e nahIM badala sakatA, para mana aura vicAroM ko to badala sakatA haiM / jisa sthiti meM ho vahA~ kucha bhI chor3ane kI jarUrata nahIM hai / basa, apanI antardhArA badala lo, saba kucha badala jAegA / dRSTi badalI ki sRSTi badala hI gii| bAhara jAtI huI cetanA ko bhItara lauTA lo, sAdhutA A hI jaaegii| itanA bhI kara pAe to dhyAna kI sIr3hI para pahalA kadama bar3ha jaaegaa| tuma sAdhu na bana pAe to sAdhutA to upArjita kara hI lii| 'paMka bIca paMkaja khile, ho apanI pahacAna / ' paMka meM do cIjeM utpanna hotI haiM- eka kamala, dUsarA kIr3A / saMsArI aura dhyAna meM jIne vAle ke bIca yahI pharka hai / jo saMsAra meM hai vaha kIr3e kI taraha saMsAra (kIcar3a ) meM dhaMsatA calA jAtA hai aura jo isase uparata ho jAtA hai, vikasita hotA jAtA hai, Upara uThatA jAtA hai vaha kamala kI taraha khila jAtA hai| kIcar3a se bAhara A jAtA hai| dhyAna meM utarA huA vyakti kamala jaisA hai jo saMsAra meM rahakara bhI saMsAra se bAhara hai| aura jo saMsAra se bAhara ho gayA vahI svayaM ko pahacAna sakatA hai / apanI cetanA ke divya svarUpa ko jAna sakatA hai / apanI pahacAna ho jAegI, AtmA se saMvAda hogA / Apa pratidina zubha kArya karane kA saMkalpa leM aura sAdhutA ko upalabdha ho sakeM, isI zubhakAmanA ke sAtha / om zAMti, zAMti, zAMti / 28 :: mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAyA muralI bA~sa kI jApAna meM kaI sau varSa pUrva eka jhena phakIra ne virATa Azrama bnvaayaa| Azrama itanA sundara thA ki pUre jApAna meM usakI carcA thii| kyoMki vaisA sundara Azrama dUsarA na thaa| samrATa ne bhI usa Azrama ke bAre meM sunaa| usane socA jaba Azrama itanA khUbasUrata hai to avazya hI use dekhanA caahie| eka dina samrATa Azrama meM pahu~ca gyaa| phakIra ke ziSyoM ne samrATa kA svAgata kiyaa| samrATa ko sAtha lekara phakIra ne Azrama ke eka-eka bhavana kA, eka-eka kakSa kA digdarzana krvaayaa| unheM batAyA gayA ki AgantukoM ke lie alaga vyavasthA hai, rogiyoM ke lie cikitsAlaya hai, yahA~ pustakAlaya hai, yaha bhojana kakSa hai, yaha vizrAmAlaya hai| aura bhI jo-jo vahA~ thA, sabakI jAnakArI samrATa ko dI gii| phakIra jaba samrATa ko yaha saba batA rahe the to samrATa kI najara vahA~ bIco-bIca bane hue eka vizAla kakSa para Thahara gii| samrATa ko usake bAre meM jAnane kI utsukatA huii| bIca meM eka-do bAra phakIra se pUchA bhI, lekina phakIra jaise samrATa kI bAta suna hI nahIM pA rahA thaa| vaha to apane hI DhaMga se Azrama kI vyavasthAoM kA, bhavanoM kA, udyAnoM kA, jharanoM kA paricaya karAye calA jA rahA thaa| aba samrATa bAra-bAra pUchane lagA, isa bhavana meM kyA karate haiN| ____ phakIra thA ki javAba hI na de| aba to samrATa bhI uttejita hone lgaa| usane phira kahA-phakIra sAhaba Apane pUre Azrama ke bAre meM batAyA lekina isa bhavana ke bAre meM bAra-bAra pUchane para bhI kucha nahIM btaayaa| batAie na Akhira Apa loga isa bhavana meM karate kyA haiM ? samrATa kI uttejanA dekhakara phakIra muskarAyA aura dhIre se bolA, samrATa isa bhavana meM hama loga kucha bhI nahIM karate haiN| samrATa hairAna huA, kucha bhI nahIM, phira ise banA kyoM rakhA hai ? yaha dhyAna kAyA muralI bA~sa kI : : 29 - Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA kakSa hai, phakIra ne batAyA jahA~ hama kucha nahIM krte| aba to samrATa ko aura adhika tAjjuba huA ki eka ora to kahate haiM ki yaha dhyAna kA kakSa hai aura dUsarI ora batAte haiM ki yahA~ kucha bhI nahIM krte| phakIra ne samajhAyA, samrATa ! dhyAna vahI hotA hai jisameM vyakti kucha bhI nahIM karatA hai| jahA~ manuSya karttAbhAva ko chor3akara kriyAzIla hotA hai, jahA~ usakI pravRttiyA~ samApta ho jAtI haiM vahIM dhyAna kI bhUmikA nirmita hotI hai| isalie isa kakSa meM hama kucha bhI nahIM krte| hara vyakti ke jIvana meM pratidina kucha kSaNa aise avazya Ate haiM jaba usake pAsa karane ko kucha nahIM hotaa| vaha ekadama khAlI hotA hai, lekina use isa samaya kA upayoga karanA nahIM aataa| vaha isa riktatA ko bAhya vastuoM se bharane kA prayAsa karane lagatA hai| kabhI akhabAra par3hegA, kabhI TI.vI. dekhegA yA philma dekhegA, kucha bhI karegA jarUra, apane ko vyasta rakhane ke saba upAya karegA, lekina eka aisA upAya hai jise vaha kabhI kara nahIM paataa| apanI cetanA ko samajhane kA prayAsa / ve kSaNa kitane pAvana hote haiM, kitane nirmala hote haiN| . jaba hama apanI pravRttiyoM ko jAnane kI ora agrasara hote hue unase nivRtta hone kI bhI koziza karate haiN| dhyAna kA bhavana jahA~ kucha bhI nahIM kiyA jaataa| jahA~ cetanA meM pravRttiyoM se mukti A jAe aura nijAnanda svarUpa ko jAnane kI bhAvanA jAgrata ho jAe vahA~ manuSya ke jIvana meM dhyAna sadhanA zurU hotA hai| isalie kabIra ne dhyAna ko 'surati' khaa| surati arthAt smRti jaba manuSya kI smRti meM hI cetanA kA baserA ho gyaa| abhI to manuSya kI smRti meM saMsAra aura isakA mAyAjAla, atIta aura bhaviSya kI khUTiyA~ laTakatI rahatI haiM, lekina jaba ina khUTiyoM ke bIca 'surati' svayaM kI smRti janma jAe taba dhyAna ke rAjamArga khulate haiN| kabIra eka julAhA thA, vastra bunatA thA, patnI-baccoM ke sAtha rahatA thA, lekina 'surati jAga gii| usane veza-parivartana nahIM kiyA aura na hI sira muMDAyA balki jaise tuma sabake bIca, saMsAra ke madhya rahate ho aise hI vaha bhI rahatA thA, lekina "surati' ke saath| unhoMne kahA-gAeM ghAsa carane jaMgala meM jAtI haiM, dina bhara ghAsa caratI haiM, AnaMdita hotI haiM lekina unakI 'surati to ghara meM baMdhe bachar3e meM hotI hai| usakI smRti meM to bachar3A hI rahatA hai| panihArinoM kI 'surati' pAnI bhare ghar3e meM aura naTa kI surati rassI meM rahatI hai, usI taraha tuma bhI cetanA meM apanI surati rkho| usa asIma meM apanI surati rakho jisake kAraNa tumhArA astitva hai| 30 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kitane Azcarya kI bAta hai ki jo tattva tumhAre bhItara hI chipA huA hai, use tuma bAhara talAzate rahate ho| kisI sadguru ke samparka meM Ane para hI vaha batA sakatA hai 'terA sAMI tujjha meM basa surati kI AvazyakatA hai| sAgara meM bahane vAlI machalI agara laharoM se kahe ki mujhe sAgara se milanA hai, yaha sAgara kyA cIja hai| aba tuma hI batAo use sAgara ke bAre meM kaise samajhAyA jaae| vaha sAgara meM hI hai, lekina talAza rahI sAgara ko| yaha surati kaise dI jAe ki tumhAre bhItara hI paramAtmA hai| tuma kastUrI mRga kI bhAMti bhaTaka rahe ho, lekina 'kastUrI kuNDala basai' vaha to bhItara hI hai| koI sadguru hI tumheM usakI sugaMdha se paricita karA sakatA hai| jisakA surati meM baserA ho gayA hai vaha pala-pala jAgarUka aura caitanya banA rahatA hai| kabhI-kabhI jaba tuma sAdhanA ke, dharma ke mArga para pravRtta hote ho, to aura adhika parezAniyoM meM phaMsa jAte ho| mujhase eka mahAnubhAva kaha rahe the ki unake pitAjI jaba se sAdhanA-patha para agrasara hue haiM adhika bImAra, adhika dukhI, adhika aprasanna rahane lage haiN| maiMne kahA yaha to maiM bhI dekha rahA hU~ para kyA tuma jAnate ho aisA kyoM ho rahA hai ? bhagavAna mahAvIra tIsa varSoM taka rAjamahala meM rahe unake pA~va meM kAMTA bhI nahIM cubhA, lekina munitva grahaNa karane ke bAda una para kyA-kyA saMkaTa nahIM aaye| bhagavAna buddha jaba taka rAjamahala meM rahe, duHkha kI chAyA bhI una para nahIM par3I, lekina saMnyAsI hone kI pahalI ghar3I meM unhoMne vipadAoM se hI sAkSAtkAra kiyaa| rAmakRSNa paramahaMsa kaiMsara se pIr3ita ho gye| yaha saba kyoM huA kyoMki manuSya ke karma paramANu suSupta rahate haiM aura sAdhaka dhyAna-sAdhanA ke dvArA ina karma-paramANuoM ko samApta karane kI koziza karatA hai taba ve jAgrata hokara Upara Ate haiN| hamArI cetanA ke cAroM ora rahane vAle karma-paramANu hamArI sAdhanA se AMdolita hokara hamAre Upara hAvI hone kI ceSTA karate haiM tAki manuSya sAdhanA se vimukha ho jaae| taba hameM apanI surati banAye rakhanA hai| apanI cetanA, jo jyoti-puMja hai, kI smRti rakhanA hai| __hama bAhara isa jyoti ko, isake prakAza ko talAzate rahate haiM aura bhItara kA prakAza hamAre hAtha se chiTaka jAtA hai| kabhI-kabhI loga pUchate haiM ki jaba yaha jyoti-puMja hai to dikhAI kyoM nahIM detaa| mere prabhu, tuma sAdhanA kI gaharAI meM utaro yaha avazya dikhAI degaa| hA~, agara dikhAI nahIM de rahA hai to isalie ki abhI tumane usa prakAza ko jAnA hI nahIM hai| abhI tumane bAhara sUrya dekhA hai antas kA mahAsUrya dekhanA zeSa hai| utaro, gahare utaro, tuma usakA teja jarUra mahasUsa kroge| kAyA muralI bA~sa kI : : 31 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jisa divyatA kA sAkSAtkAra bhagavAna ne svayaM kiyA, lekina ve bhI use varNita nahIM kara sake, use sAmAnyajana kaise abhivyakta kara sakatA hai| yaha to 'gUMge kerI sarkarA' hai, jo gahana aMdhakAra meM bhI jAjvalyamAna rahatI hai| isalie dhyAna vaha prakriyA hai jahA~ tuma kucha nahIM kara rahe ho aura jo kara rahe ho usase mukta ho jAo to cetanA kI jyoti kA darzana ho jaaye| jaba tuma kucha nahIM kara rahe ho to nirvicAra, nirvikalpa dazA meM tumhArI bAhya samasyAe~ tirohita ho jAtI haiM aura tuma caitanya, mukta aura Anandamaya ho jAte ho| tumhArA jIvana to korA kAgaja hai tuma jo cAho, vaha isameM likha sakate ho| aba yaha tumhAre Upara nirbhara hai ki tuma apane jIvana kA itihAsa kaisA likhanA yA likhAnA cAhate ho| tumhArA janma kore kAgaja jaisA huA hai, isa para tuma kaisI lakIreM khIMcate ho yaha tumhAre Upara hai| janma to satya ko lekara huA hai, lekina tuma isameM jhUTha kA mizraNa kiye cale jAte ho| gItoM kA sRjana karo yA gAliyoM kA nirmANa, yaha tumhAre hAtha meM hai| divyatA ne tumhAre hAtha meM diyAsalAI de dI hai, aba isase tuma dIpaka jalAte ho yA jhoMpar3I, yaha tuma dekho| banAnA cAhate ho yA miTAnA ! Aja ke sUtra haiM korA kAgaja jiMdagI, likha cAhe jo lekh| indradhanuSa ke rUpa-sA, ho apanA aalekh|| jyoti-kalaza hai jiMdagI, sabameM sabakA raam| bhItara baiThA devatA, usako karo praNAma / / kAyA muralI bAMsa kI, bhItara hai aakaash| utareM antar zUnya meM, thirake ura meM raas|| Aja ke sunahare sUtra bilkula aise haiM jaise koI himAlaya kI talahaTI meM khar3e rahakara hima-zikharoM para par3atI huI sUrya-razmiyoM se camakate uttuMga zailazRMgoM ko nihaare| himAcchAdita bhora ke saundarya kI tulanA tuma kisase karoge? ye jIvana ke sUtra bhI aise hI haiM jo atulanIya haiN| ye ve zikhara haiM jahA~ pahu~canA jIvana kA lakSya hai| 'korA kAgaja jiMdagI, likha cAhe jo lekha, indradhanuSa ke rUpa sA ho apanA Alekha' | paramAtmA ne jaba tumheM yahA~ bhejA, tuma bilkula kore the| tumheM kisI bhI bAta kA patA na thaa| na tuma satya bolate the, na jhUTha kahate the, na tuma IrSyA jAnate the, na prema kA koI patA thA, kisI karuNA yA kSamA se bhI tumhArA paricaya nahIM huA thaa| bilkula kore, ekadama achUte the| 32 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ janma sAMyogika ho sakatA hai, lekina jIvana nhiiN| jIvana to paramAtmA kI dena hai bilkula nirmala aura pavitra / jIvana kA kAgaja ekadama khAlI hai tAki tuma jAna sako ki janma se lekara mRtyu ke saphara meM tumane isa kAgaja meM kyA likhA hai| janma ke sAtha dhvani nahIM hotI, pahacAna nahIM hotI, saMgIta kA jJAna nahIM hotA, bilkula zuddha satya rUpa paidA hote ho| jIsasa ne kahA bhI hai, 'jo vyakti bAlaka kI taraha sarala ho jAtA hai vahI paramAtmA ke rAjya meM praveza kara sakatA hai| sarala arthAt jisake bhItara kucha bhI nahIM hai| baccoM ko dekhA hai na kaise bhole, niSpApa aura niSkapaTa hote haiM aisA hI jo vyakti ho jAtA hai vahI paramAtmA ko upalabdha kara pAtA hai| sAdhaka saMketa de rahA hai ki 'korA kAgaja jiMdagI' tumheM to korA kAgaja milA hai ise tuma kisa prakAra ke zabdoM se bharate ho yaha tumheM jAnanA hai| gItA bhI avatarita ho sakatI hai, gIta bhI gAye jA sakate haiM aura gAliyoM kA zabdakoza bhI bharA jA sakatA hai| cunAva tumhAre hAtha meM hai| atIta ke khaMDaharoM para bhaviSya kA mahala banAte ho yA vartamAna ke Ananda se sarAbora hote ho, tumheM kyA karanA hai yaha behatara koI nahIM jAnatA / agara tuma nahIM jAnate ho to lagA do chalAMga DUbe ki tire / kAgaja kI nAva kahIM nahIM pahu~cAegI, lekina korA kAgaja jarUra tumhAre jIvana kI syAhI se raMgIna kiyA jA sakatA hai / tuma itane tanAva se bhare kyoM ho ? kyoM nahIM atIta kI smRtiyoM aura bhaviSya kI kalpanAoM se mukta ho jaate| yahI tumhAre tanAva kA ekamAtra kAraNa mujhe pratIta hotA hai ki tumhArA vartamAna kahIM bhI nahIM hai yA to atIta hai yA bhaviSya / aura ina donoM kA kahIM astitva nahIM hai, lekina ina donoM ke hiMDole meM tuma vartamAna ko jhulAte rahate ho / mujhe yAda hai : eka nissaMtAna dampatI the| kisI jyotiSI se bacce ke janma ke bAre meM puuchaa| jyotiSI bhI koI pahu~cA huA vyakti rahA hogA kaha diyA agale varSa Apa mAtA-pitA bana jaaeNge| donoM bahuta khuza hue| aba ve bhaviSya kI kalpanAoM ke jAla bunane lge| sabase pahale to mAna hI liyA ki beTA hI hogaa| aba putra hogA to dAvata deNge| dAvata denI hai to kina-kina ko nimaMtraNa diyA jAe, isakI sUcI taiyAra kI gii| aba baccA kyA pahanegA, isakA nirNaya kiyA gayA / baccA hai to bar3A bhI hogA, use kahA~ par3hAyA jAe, saba bAte ho ta gaIM / antataH use kyA banAyA jAe isa para vivAda ho gayA / patnI kahane lagI maiM to use DaoNkTara banAUMgI aura pati ar3a gayA ki use Jain Educationa International kAyA muralI bA~sa kI For Personal and Private Use Only :: 33 Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vakIla bnaaeNge| pati vakIla thaa| hara pitA yahI cAhatA hai ki jo vaha kara rahA hai vahI beTA bhI kre| so ar3a gayA ki vakIla / aura patnI kI jida ki DaoNkTara / bAta bar3ha gii| donoM apanI bAta para addig| dina bIte, lekina jida nahIM gii| sthiti yahA~ taka bigar3a gaI ki donoM ke bIca talAka kI naubata A gii| kacaharI meM talAkanAmA prastuta ho gyaa| nyAyAdhIza ne talAka kA kAraNa jAnanA cAhA kyoMki ve abhI taka prasanna aura sukhI-sampanna dampatti the| nyAyAdhIza ko bhI Akhira mAlUma honA cAhie ki talAka kA AdhAra kyA hai| aba vakIla pati bolA ki maiM apane beTe ko vakIla banAnA cAhatA hU~ aura merI patnI kI jida hai ki vaha DaoNkTara bnaaegii| aba Apa hI batAiye ki putra para mA~ kA adhikAra hotA hai ki pitA kaa| nyAyAdhIza cauMkA kyoMki use bhI patA thA ki unake koI beTA nahIM hai| usane kahA tuma loga apane putra ko bulAo usI se pUcha lete haiM ki vaha kyA bananA cAhatA hai| pati-patnI cakita raha gye| unhoMne kahA-sAhaba ! putra to jyotiSI kI janma-kuNDalI meM hI hai, abhI paidA nahIM huA hai| jisakA astitva hI nahIM hai usake lie apane vartamAna ko dAMva para lagA diyaa| tumhArA jIvana isalie nahIM hai ki yUM hI ise vinaSTa kara diyA jaae| thor3A-sA saceta hone kI jarUrata hai, phira tuma dekhoge ki abhI taka kA jIvana vyartha gaMvA diyaa| sacetanatA jIvana meM krAMti lA degii| tumhArA kAgaja tumheM dikhAI degA ki isameM kyA-kyA nirarthaka likha diyA hai, tuma use haTAnA caahoge| tuma phira se use korA karane meM utsuka ho jAoge, lekina jo likhA jA cukA hai use samApta karane kA upAya nahIM hai| hA~, jo zeSa raha gayA hai use avazya hI sudhAra sakate ho| usako jarUra jIvana se bhara sakate ho| usameM sataraMgI indradhanuSa utAra sakate ho| indradhanuSa dekhA hai kitanA raMgIna, kitanA sundara, jisameM prakRti kA ullAsa jharatA hai| tuma bhI apane jIvana ko dhyAna, prema, karuNA ke raMga se bhara do, utsava aura Ananda jharane do| aisA Ananda jo Aja taka nahIM milA hai| hama atyadhika vikalpoM se bhare hue haiM aura dhyAna nirvikalpa karane kI kriyA hai| kitane bhare haiM aMdara kucha na samAtA, adbhuta kucha ghaTane vAlA ghaTane na paataa| vyartha ke vikalpoM meM gote na khAie, apane ko pahale bilkula khAlI bnaaiye| 34 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAdhanA ke patha para kadama bar3hAie, lekina sabase pahale svayaM ko rikta kara lenA hai| khAlI pAtra meM jo utaregA vaha sthAyI aura zAzvata hogA nahIM to tumhAre saMdeha, tumhAre hI kAMTe bana jaaeNge| tumhArI kaluSatA pavitratA ko bhI apavitra kara degii| jahara ke pyAle meM agara amRta kI bUMdeM DAlI jAeM to ve bhI jahara meM badala jAtI haiN| isalie vaha sAdhaka dhyAna dvArA tumhAre jIvana meM aisI bhUmikA banAnA cAhatA hai ki agara amRta kI bUMdeM baraseM, paramAtmA kI divyatA prakaTa ho to tumhArA cetana nirmala, pavitra aura rikta ho tAki tuma usa amirasa ko AtmasAta kara sko| 'jyoti-kalaza hai jiMdagI, sabameM sabakA rAma / bhItara baiThA devatA, usako karo praNAma' - tumhArA jo korA kAgaja thA use jyoti-kalaza bnaao| indradhanuSa ke raMga bharakara use jyotirmaya kro| tumane maMdira ke zikhara para kalaza dekhe hoNge| vaha maMdira kA UparI sarvocca bhAga hai| nIce pUrA maMdira hai, andara deva-pratimAeM vidyamAna haiM, tuma unheM vaMdanA karate ho lekina jIvana maMdira ko vismRta kiye baiThe ho| jyoti-kalaza kA pratIka bahuta hI arthapUrNa hai| maMdira kA zikhara-kalaza tumhArA sira hai| tuma sabhI ke andara tumhArA rAma hai phira tuma use bAhara kahA~ DhUMr3hate ho| apanI dRSTi ko lauTAo, tumhArA rAma tumheM mila jaaegaa| vaha sadA se hI tumhAre bhItara thA, lekina tuma bhItara na jA sake isalie bAhara maMdiroM kA nirmANa kara liyA aura una para kalaza rakha diye| maMdiroM meM devatAoM kI sthApanA kara lii| yaha bAharI maMdira pratIka haiM bhItara ke maMdira ke| maMdira meM jAne kA artha hai ki apane bhItara praveza karo, apane devatA ko pahacAno, apane rAma se mulAkAta karo, apane prabhu se samparka bnaao| unheM praNAma kro| sAdhaka kaha rahA hai ki bahuta bhaTaka lie bAhara, apane bhItara jAo aura dekho ki tumhArA rAma tumhAre hI pAsa hai| use kahA~-kahA~ DhU~r3ha liyA para na pA ske| aba eka bAra, kevala eka bAra bhItara mur3a jAo aura vaha vahIM hai jise tuma sadA-sadA ke lie pA jaaoge| tuma DhUMr3hate ho kahIM antarikSa meM, kisI tIrtha meM, lekina nahIM DhUMr3hate to apane bhiitr| tuma jahA~ gae nirAzA hI hAtha AI isalie aba apane pAsa, svayaM ke pAsa A jAo tuma use apane hI pAsa paaoge| eka ghaTanA yAda AtI hai-bacapana meM jaba hama sokara uThate the to hamArI mA~ kahA karatI thI donoM hatheliyA~ milAkara dekho| phira unheM baMda kara praNAma kro| mA~ kahatI thIM, kara lete the| Aja bhI yaha krama jArI hai para aba artha badala gae haiN| hAtha aba bhI uThate haiM, praNAma bhI karate haiM para aba jAnate haiM kyA kara rahe haiN| aba apane andara baiThe devatA ko praNAma karate haiN| Apa bhI dekhie apanI kAyA muralI bA~sa kI : : 35 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hthelii| ApakI jo sabase choTI aMgulI hai,, usake mUla se thor3A nIce eka rekhA hai vaha hRdaya-rekhA hai| donoM hatheliyoM kI rekhAoM ko milAkara dekhie kaisI sundara siddhazilA banatI hai| yaha siddhazilA hI hai jo hama bAhara banAte haiM aura usa avasthA kI prApti jIvana ko mukta karatI hai| yaha to hamAre hI hAtha meM hai hama kahA~ use brahmANDa meM DhUMr3hate haiN| hamArA AsamAM to hamArI hathelI meM hai| hama kidhara bAhara praNAma kara rahe haiN| yaha bAharI praNAma nahIM hai, yaha to svayaM ke devatA ko praNAma hai| jo siddhazilA hamAre hAtha meM hai, use praNAma hai| prAtaHkAla jAgakara sabase pahale isakA darzana karo aura A~kha baMdakara isako praNAma bhii| yaha dharatI bhagavAna kA tIrtha hai, yaha zarIra bhagavAna kA maMdira hai, aura isa zarIra meM vidyamAna cetanA bhagavAna kI pratimA hai| isa pratimA ko praNAma kro| sabameM sabakA rAma hai tumhArA rAma tumhAre pAsa hai| tuma kyoM idhara-udhara bhaTakakara samaya naSTa kara rahe ho| tumhArI Adata hI tumheM bhaTakA rahI hai| sadiyoM se bhaTakate rahe ho aura jaba bhI kisI ne rAha dikhAne kI koziza kI, tumhArI Adata bIca meM A gii| tumane usakI upekSA kara dii| Akhira kaba taka yaha calatA rhegaa| basa aba bahuta ho cukA / jAnakara nAdAna mata bno| apane jIvana ko jyoti-kalaza bnaao| apane devatA ko pahacAno aura use praNAma kro| bAhara-bAhara bahuta jI lie aba antas ke AkAza meM utaro, vahA~ mahArAsa rcaao| kAyA muralI bAMsa kI, bhItara hai aakaash| utareM antar zUnya meM, thirake ura meM raas|| hamArI kAyA to bAMsa kI muralI jaisI hai| muralI bAMsa kI khAlI poMgarI hotI hai, usameM se madhura svara guMjarita hote haiN| yaha zarIra bhI aisA hI hai tuma isakA sadupayoga karate ho yA durupayoga, yaha tumhAre hAtha meM hai| isa zarIra se tuma satkArya karate ho yA ku-kArya tumhArI icchA hai| muralI meM AkAza-avakAza hai, rikta sthAna hai| yadi use sahI DhaMga se bajAyA jAe to saMgIta utpanna hotA hai, nahIM to khAlI poMgarI to hai hii| tumhArI sAdhanA bhI tumhAre antarhRdaya meM aisA hI saMgIta jAgrata kara sakatI hai| vaha antarikSa jise tuma bAhara dekha rahe ho vaha anaMta antarikSa tumhAre bhItara bhI hai| tumane kabhI apanI zarIragata cetanA ko parakhane kI koziza hI nahIM kii| abhI kucha dinoM pUrva maiM meDikala kaoNleja meM gayA thA yaha jAnane ki manuSya ke zarIra meM kyA-kyA hai| vahA~ maiMne zavoM ke parIkSaNa dekhe aura zarIra ke andara ke avayavoM aura nAr3iyoM ko dekhaa| unake kAryoM ke bAre meM jAnakArI hAsila kI to maiMne pAyA ki bAhara jitanI bhI 36 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAra kI mazIneM haiM una sabhI se zreSTha mazIna to hamAre aMdara hai| suvyavasthita saMcAlana paddhati hai isa mazIna kii| jisane isa zArIrika mazIna kA nirmANa kiyA hai usa iMjIniyara ke prati maiM natamastaka ho gyaa| bAhara kI mazIneM to bejAna haiM, lekina hamArI mazIna avirata gatimAna hai| use UrjA kahA~ se milatI hai ? usa ananta aMtarikSa se jo bhItara hI maujUda hai| UrjA kA akSaya bhaNDAra jahA~ ho vahA~ to rAsa honA hI cAhie / bhagavAna kRSNa ke sAtha jisa rAsalIlA kI kalpanA kI gaI hai vaha to tumhAre aMdara ghaTita ho rahI hai| parama caitanya ke AsapAsa hI to tumhArI cetanA nRtya kara rahI hai| prAcIna pratIka bahuta sundara haiN| kRSNa to usa para bhagavattA ke pratIka haiM jisameM tumhArI bhagavattA ko samAhita honA hai| tumhArA hRdaya hI vaha vRndAvana hai, jahA~ mahArAsa kA Ayojana honA hai| tumhArI cetanA nRtya racAegI parama puruSa ke saath| taba tumhAre aMdara AnaMda, utsava aura dhanyatA prakaTa hogii| abhI hama saMbodhi-sUtroM kI bhUmikA meM praveza kara rahe haiM yaha nIMva hai aura nIMva majabUta honI caahie| isalie gahanatA se, gambhIratA se ina sUtroM meM praveza kareM phira jaba hama dhyAna kI gaharAI meM utareMge to una sUtroM kI sArthakatA prakaTa hogii| ye sUtra sAkAra hokara jIvana ke rahasyoM kI parata kholeNge| aura ApakA jIvana paramAtma-cetanA kI AnaMda anubhUti se bhara jaaegaa| Apa svayaM ko pUrNatayA nirbhAra, nirmala aura pavitra anubhava kreNge| yaha sukhAnubhUti Apako yathAzIghra ho, aisI maMgalakAmanA hai| om zAMti, zAMti, shaaNti| 00 kAyA muralI bA~sa kI : : 37 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kareM, mana kA kAyAkalpa mana kI tIna gatividhiyA~ haiM-smRti, kalpanA aura cintana / atIta smRti hai, bhaviSya kalpanA aura vartamAna cintana hai| mana kI gatividhiyoM ko vistAra dene meM tInoM kI sarvAdhika bhUmikA hai| mana kI caMcalatA ke tIna sUtra haiN| jaba ye vikRta hote haiM, to mana vikRta hotA hai| jaba ye sukRta hote haiM, to mana sukRta hotA hai aura jaba ye mukta ho jAte haiM, to mana mukta ho jAtA hai| ___mana ko sAdhanA yA mana ke pAra pahu~canA sAdhaka kA pramukha dhyeya hotA hai| ve loga na to mana ko samajha pAte haiM aura na hI sAdha pAte haiM, jo AjIvana mana kI caMcalatAoM kI ulajhana meM ulajhe hI raha jAte haiN| mana kI gaharAI taka pahu~ce binA usakI vAstavikatA kA bodha nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| hama kalpanA kareM, aise kisI mana kI, jisa mana ke sAtha jIkara hama zAMtipUrNa jIvana ko upalabdha kara leN| jIvana bhaTakAvapUrNa hone kI bajAya samajhapUrNa ho, zAMtipUrNa ho| isake lie pahale caraNa meM mana ko smjheN| dUsare caraNa meM use su-mana banAeM aura tIsare caraNa meM a-mana dazA ko upalabdha ho jaaeN| nizcita taura para mana manuSya ke baMdhana kA mUla nimitta hai| ulajhA huA mana baMdhana hai, lekina yahI mana jaba sulajha jAtA hai, a-mana dazA ko upalabdha ho jAtA hai, to mukta ho jAtA hai| jisake antarmana meM vyagratA hai, use agara ekAMtavAsa de do, to vaha vikSipta ho jAegA aura jisake mana meM ekAgratA hai, sAdhanA kI abhIpsA hai, vaha ekAMtavAsa pAkara buddha bana jaaegaa| maiMne mana ke tIna caraNa diye-smRti, kalpanA aura ciMtana / manuSya prAyaH yA to smRti meM jItA hai yA kalpanAoM meM jItA hai| mana kI udher3abuna kA nimitta 38 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI yahI banatA hai| AdamI jIvana bhara taka mana se jur3A huA to rahatA hai, lekina thor3I dera ke lie bhI mana se mukta nahIM rhtaa| caubIsoM ghaMTe mana ke calAe calate ho, lekina thor3I dera ke lie bhI tuma mana ko nahIM calA skte| mana ke sAtha varSoM se jI rahe ho, thor3I dera mana se alaga hokara bhI jIne kA abhyAsa kiyA jAnA cAhie, tAki mana ko bhI thor3A vizrAma diyA jA ske| tuma yaha mata samajhanA ki rAta ko tuma soye, to mana bhI so gyaa| nIMda lete ho, zarIra ko ArAma mila jAtA hai, lekina mana phira bhI sakriya rahatA hai| nIMda meM tumhAre ciMtana cAlU rahate haiM, mana tanAvagrasta rahatA hai| svapna Ate rahate haiN| kucha loga to rAta bhara sapane dekhate rahate haiN| pariNAmataH AdamI nIMda nahIM le pAtA, sapane dekhatA raha jAtA hai| yaha mata samajhanA ki tuma sAta ghaMTe soo yA ATha ghaMTe soo to vAstava meM sAta ghaMTe so hI rahe ho| agara sAta ghaMToM meM se cAra ghaMTe tumane sapane dekhe haiM, to tumhArI nIMda kevala tIna ghaMTe kI rhegii| AdamI subaha uThatA hai aura kahatA hai ki ATha ghaMTe soyA para dimAga halkA nahIM huaa| hama agara saMbodhi-dhyAna bhI karate haiM, to usakA mukhya lakSya yahI hai ki mana ko ArAma mile / agara dhyAna thor3A sadha jAye, to sthiti yaha ho sakatI hai ki hama mana ko ArAma se sulA skeN| atIta kI smRtiyA~ aura mana kI kalpanAe~, yahI to mana kI caMcalatA kA pramukha kAraNa hai| yaha hamAre ciMtana kA adhUrApana hai ki hama agara yaha soceM ki atIta kI smRtiyA~ aura bhaviSya kI kalpanAe~ sAtha na hoMgI to jIvana arthahIna ho jaaegaa| phira kaise ghara kI smRti rahegI aura kaise bhaviSya kI yojanAoM kA nirmANa kara paaeNge| thor3I dera ke lie mana kA kAyAkalpa karake isa jaMjAla se mukta hokara to dekho, jIvana kitanA Anandamaya ho jAtA hai| aura smRtiyA~ ! tuma socate ho ki merI sArthaka smRtiyA~ haiM ? agara subaha se zAma taka calane vAlI smRtiyoM ko kisI kAgaja para utAro, to khabara lagegI ki kaisI udher3abuna cala rahI hai| jina smRtiyoM kA tumhAre jIvana ke sAtha koI tAlluka nahIM hai, aisI smRtiyoM ko tuma pAle cale jA rahe ho aura aisI-aisI kalpanAe~ kara rahe ho, jinakA ki jIvana ke sAtha koI tAlluka nahIM hai| koI Avazyaka smRti aura kalpanA ho aura use jIvita rakho, to bAta jamatI bhI hai, anAvazyaka kalpanA aura smRti hamArI zakti kA apavyaya hai aura tanAva kA sRjana karanA hai| nizcita taura para mana socane ke lie hai aura usakA upayoga kiyA bhI jAnA cAhie, para arthahIna vicAroM ko sAtha lie calanA, mana kA durupayoga hI khlaaegaa| aba tuma maMdira meM baiThe ho mAlA japane ke lie, thor3I kareM, mana kA kAyAkalpa : : 39 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hI dera meM mana smRtiyoM ke sAgara meM DUba gyaa| kisane, kaba, tumhArA apamAna kiyA, kisane sammAna kiyA, kisane, kaba, gAlI dI, kisane, kaba, kyA kiyAyahI saba kucha calatA rahA manomastiSka meM aura mAlA calatI rhii| mana kA upayoga kiyA jAnA caahie| jaba jo kArya kareM, taba usI kArya meM kiyA jAne vAlA mana kA upayoga mana kI ekAgratA hai, jaba jo kara rahe haiM, usake viparIta dizA meM mana kA jAnA mana kI vyagratA hai| atIta kI smRtiyA~ aura bhaviSya kI kalpanAe~ manuSya kA mana prAyaH inhIM meM ulajhA raha jAtA hai| jaba taka mana vartamAna meM nahIM utara AtA hai, taba taka manuSya ke prayAsa AdhyAtmika prayAsa nahIM bana paate| jar3a aura pudgala tattvoM meM hI usake pA~va jame raha jAte haiN| bar3I sahajatA aura sajagatA ke sAtha dhIre-dhIre mana ko vartamAna kI baiThaka dI jA sakatI hai, atIta aura bhaviSya se sAmAnyatayA mana ko mukta kara diyA jAtA hai, to mana ko vizrAma milatA hai, bhAra se mukti milatI hai aura mAnasika tanAva se mukti milatI hai| agara hama yaha socate haiM ki mana hamAre zarIra ke bhItara hai, to jitanA hama caleMge, utanA hI mana calegA, to hamArI yaha soca apUrNa hai| zarIra kA to kAma hI kitanA hai| kucha gine-cune kAma hI to hama zarIra dvArA karate haiN| bAkI saba to mana hI saMpAdita karatA hai| kSaNa bhara meM mana atIta ko pakar3a letA hai aura kSaNa bhara meM hI bhaviSya ko| isalie mana kAphI mahatvapUrNa hai| ise samajhA jAnA caahie| hameM mana kA upayoga adhika se adhika vartamAna ke lie karanA caahie| saMbodhi-dhyAna meM hama pratidina sAMsoM kI vipazyanA karate haiM, prekSA karate haiM, unake prati sajaga hote haiN| mana ko vartamAna meM lAne kA isase zreSTha koI sAdhana nahIM hotA hai, kyoMki sAMsa aura anuprekSA alaga-alaga ghaTita nahIM hote haiN| donoM kA sAtatya rahatA hai| agara dhyAna kI vidhi meM yaha nirdeza diyA jAtA hai ki sAMsoM kI anuprekSA karo, to zvAMsa aura mana donoM eka ho jAte haiM, eka sAtha donoM kA krama calatA hai| taba hamArA mana na to bItI huI sAMsa kI smRti karatA hai aura na hI Ane vAle sAMsa kI klpnaa| taba mana kI sthiti hotI hai vartamAna kii| __ bhagavAna ne kahA hai-rAga aura dveSa karma ke bIja haiN| karma ke mUla nimitta ye hI banate haiN| jo vartamAna kA sAkSI hai, usake na to rAga hotA aura na dveSa hotA hai| vipazyanA-dhyAna kI jo vidhi hai, usakA eka caraNa zarIra kI vipazyanA hai| isakA artha yaha nahIM hai ki apanI camar3I ko dekho, hAtha-pAMva ko dekhA - - 40 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yA zarIra ke anya aMgoM ko dekho| zarIra kI vipazyanA kA matalaba hai ki hama sAkSI bhAva meM utarakara zarIra ke antarjagata ghaTita hone vAlI ghaTanAoM ko dekheM aura svayaM ko unase uparata rakhane kA prayatna kreN| kabhI zarIra meM priya ghaTanA ghaTita hotI hai, to kabhI apriya ghaTanA, kabhI zarIra ke kisI aMga meM sukha kI anubhUti hotI hai, to kabhI duHkha kI / Rtu ke anusAra sardI aura garmI kI anubhUti bhI hotI hai / anubhava kiyA hogA Apane ki jaba hama zarIra kI vipazyanA karate haiM, to zarIra ke kisI bhAga para khujalAhaTa uThatI hai, kahIM anamanApana lagatA hai, kahIM darda hotA hai| ina saba sthitiyoM meM sAdhaka kA sAkSI bhAva meM DUbe rahanA - yahI sAdhaka kI vartamAna meM baiThaka hai| aisA karate-karate sAdhaka smRtiyoM aura kalpanAoM se to mukta hotA hai, dehAtIta avasthA ko bhI upalabdha karatA hai / vartamAna kA sAkSI banane ke bAda sabase bar3I upalabdhi hotI hai ki vyakti anukUla aura pratikUla paristhitiyoM meM sama ho jAtA hai / upasarga zarIra se jur3ate haiM aura sAdhaka jaba zarIra kI prekSA karate hue usase uparata ho jAtA hai, to bAharI ghaTanAe~ usake zarIra para to kyA, mana para bhI prabhAva nahIM DAla pAtIM / hama dhyAna meM baiThate haiN| agara eka macchara A jAe to lagatA hai, usakI sanasanAhaTa jaise kAna meM reMga rahI hai; eka makkhI A jAye aura zarIra ke kisI bhAga para baiTha jAye, to jhaTa se tumhArI mAnasikatA usa bhAga para calI jAtI hai, jahA~ makkhI baiThI hai| agara zarIra kI anuprekSA sadha jAye to zAyada hama kisI aisI dhyAna kI parama avasthA meM pahu~ca sakate haiM, jahA~ zarIra meM rahate hue bhI mukta cetanA kI spaSTataH anubhUti kara sakate haiN| 1 purAnI kitAboM meM gajasukumAra kI ghaTanA AtI hai / ye bhagavAna zrIkRSNa ke choTe bhAI the| kisI brAhmaNa-putrI ke sAtha vivAha kI bAta bhI taya kara lI gaI thI, lekina tIrthaMkara nemi ke pAvana vicAroM se prerita hokara gajakumAra kI cetanA jaga gaI, pravrajita ho gyaa| pahale hI dina calA gayA, zmasAna ghATa dhyAna krne| gaharI aMtara - tallInatA ko upalabdha karake dhyAna meM utara gayA / apanI beTI se vivAha na ho pAne ke kAraNa brAhmaNa krodhita ho utthaa| khojatekhojate vaha zmasAna pahu~ca gyaa| dekhA gajakumAra dhyAna meM hai / brAhmaNa ne ise nATaka smjhaa| usane AsapAsa se miTTI lI, gajakumAra ke sira para pAla bAMdha dii| AsapAsa par3e jalate aMgAroM ko muni ke sira para DAla diyA / brAhmaNa to calA gayA; aba muni kI bArI thI / kisI sAdhaka ke zarIra kI vipazyanA | kAyA muralI bA~sa kI 41 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura anuprekSA ho, to aise| sira para aMgAre dhadhakate rahe, lekina zarIra kI anuprekSA karate hue eka-eka pala kI ghaTanA kA vaha sAdhaka sAkSI bana gyaa| isa bodhi ke sAtha vaha tallIna banA rahA ki maiM alaga hU~ aura zarIra alaga hai| kahate haiM, vaha sAdhaka sAdhanA kI itanI gaharAI meM pahu~ca gayA ki vaha rAta usakI sAdhanA kI aMtima rAta bana gaI aura sUryodaya se pahale hI usake bhItara rozanI jagamagA utthii| vaha mukta ho gayA, bodhilAbha ko upalabdha ho gyaa| ___ hajAra daphA dhyAna kI baiThaka lagAkara aura ziviroM meM sammilita hokara bhI zAyada zarIra kI usa anuprekSA kA AMzika bhAga bhI hama jIvana meM caritArtha nahIM kara paaye| isalie maiMne kahA, vartamAna meM aao| kala kI bAtoM ko aba chodd'o| na bItA kala aura na Ane vAlA kl| tumhArA to vartamAna hai| manuSya ke sAtha Ama taura para tIna taraha ke tanAva hote haiM-zArIrika, mAnasika aura bhAvanAtmaka / kAyotsarga ke dvArA hama zarIra kA vyutsarga karate haiN| dhyAna-zivira meM hama jo dopahara meM dhyAna karate haiM, vahI kAyotsarga dhyAna hai| hama dehAnubhUti se videhAnubhUti meM praveza karate haiN| zArIrika tanAva to phira bhI halkA hai| kAyotsarga kI thor3I-sI baiThaka laga jAe, to yaha dUra ho jAtA hai, lekina mAnasika tanAva hamArI AdhyAtmika unnati ko rokatA hai| gehU~ meM ghuna kI taraha AdhyAtmika vikAsa ko naSTa kara detA hai| mAnasika tanAva ke do kAraNa hote haiM kisI bhI biMdu para jyAdA socanA yA anAvazyaka socnaa| Apa dekheMge kucha logoM kI sthiti ki kisI taraha kI ghaTanA ghaTa gaI yA kisI ne koI viparIta bAta kaha dI, to vyakti usI meM ghuTatA raha jAtA hai| do zabda kaha do, to usakA mana bhArI ho jAtA hai| usakI becainI cehare para bhI ubhara AtI hai| socanA acchA hai, lekina soca kI dizA hamezA sRjanAtmaka rahanI caahie| aura dUsarI bAta jaba jo karo, taba usI kA soca rhe| ___abhI pichale varSa maiMne apanI dainaMdanIya vyasthAe~ bnaaiiN| hamAre yahA~ tIna zabda haiM-jJAna-ArAdhanA, darzana-ArAdhanA aura caaritr-aaraadhnaa| muni-jIvana meM merI dRSTi meM ina tInoM kA AcaraNa avazya kara lenA caahie| kahIM aisA na ho jAe ki hamArA samaya aura zrama mAtra sAmAjika vyavasthAe~ biThAne meM, dina bhara Ane-jAne vAloM se milane meM, pravacana ityAdi kAryoM meM hI kharca ho jaaye| yaha koI muni-jIvana thor3e-hI hai| yaha to sAmAjika vyavasthAe~ haiN| hama apane 42 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Apake lie, cetanA ke UrdhvArohaNa ke lie, kitanA kara pAte haiM, yaha mahatvapUrNa hai| maiMne vyavasthA kI ki dina bhara kA eka bhAga jJAnArAdhanA meM bIte, svAdhyAya ho, tAki dhyAna kI agara baiThaka lage, to ciMtana ko aura adhika UrdhvamukhI AyAma mila ske| pratidina svAdhyAya hotA rahe, to mastiSka kA abhinava prakSAlana ho sakatA hai, aisA prakSAlana, jisameM kucha nayA ciMtana upalabdha ho aura purAnA kacarA baha jaaye| dUsarA niyama maiMne banAyA-darzana-ArAdhanA, darzana kI ArAdhanA ho aura isake lie vikalpa cunA-nayA sRjana / aisA nayA sRjana jisase sAhitya ko naye AyAma mile, jisakA sambandha korI mastiSka kI khujalAhaTa se nahIM varan jIvana-vikAsa se ho| tIsarA caraNa maiMne svIkAra kiyaa-caaritr-aaraadhnaa| yoM to maiMne cAritra bIsa sAla pahale hI svIkAra kara liyA, lekina mAtra guru se coTI khiMcavA lenA, itanA hI cAritra nahIM hai| cAritra to bhItara kA Ananda hai, jIvana kI aisI parimala yAtrA hai, jisameM avasAda, duHkha, ciMtA, kaSAya, kAmanA pAsa bhI na phaTaka sake, yaha to Ananda hai| cAritra tabhI sArthaka hotA hai, jaba tumheM Ananda upalabdha ho jaaye| Ananda kI upalabdhi ke lie dhyAna kI baiThaka jarUrI hai| dhyAna kI baiThaka na hogI, to kaise hogA mana kA kAyAkalpa, vRttiyoM kA virecana aura hamArI zakti UrdhvamukhI kaise bana paaegii| Aja hama saMbodhi-sUtra ke jina padoM ko uThA rahe haiM, ve manuSya ke antas se jur3e haiM, usake mana se jur3e haiN| kevala bAhya vyaktitva hI nahIM, AMtarika vyaktitva bhI ujjvalatama honA caahie| Aja ke saMbodhi-sUtra ke pada hamAre lie jIvana kI naI dizA de rahe haiN| ve manuSya ke roma-roma meM aisA prANa phUMkanA cAhate haiM ki manuSya apane bhItara utarakara mana kA kAyAkalpa kara ske| mana kI mukti ke lie Aja ke sUtra hamAre lie bezakImatI haiN| Aja ke sUtra haiM mana ke kAyAkalpa se, jIvana svarga smaan| bhakti se zRMgAra ho, roma-roma rasagAna / / mana maMdira iMsAna kA, maraghaTa, mana shmshaan| svarga-naraka bhItara base, mana-nirbala, balavAna / / mana kI duvidhA gara miTe, miTe jgt-jNjaal| mahAguphA kI cetanA, kATe maayaajaal|| sUtra kA pahalA bhAva hai-mana kA kAyAkalpa-'mana ke kAyAkalpa se, jIvana svarga samAna' | kAyAkalpa kAphI mahatvapUrNa zabda hai, jIrNa-zIrNa ho jAtI hai muralI bA~sa kI : : 43 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAyA aura usakI kozikAe~, taba usake bhItara auSadhi va rasAyana dvArA prANa phUMkane kI jo prakriyA kI jAtI hai, usakA nAma hai-kaayaaklp| yahA~ bAta kara rahe haiM mana ke kAyAkalpa kii| mana bhI tanAva se TUTakara jIrNa-zIrNa ho jAtA hai| usa bUr3he mana ko parama caitanya tattva ke sAtha tAdAtmya kI bhAvanA se phira yauvanamaya kiyA jA sakatA hai| abhI maiMne mana para kucha carcA kI thI, usakA lakSya mana kA kAyAkalpa hI hai| mana kI zakti to jaga jAtI hai, lekina dvaMdva cetanA agara banI raha jAe, to duHkha aura ubharakara AtA hai| arntadvaMdva calane se cetanA meM tanAva jagatA hai| tanAva se mAnasika vikAra aura roga paidA hote haiN| tanAva kA dhIre-dhIre kaTautI karanA hI mana kA kAyAkalpa hai| jaise zarIra ke kAyAkalpa kI apanI vidhi aura prakriyA hai, aura usameM samaya bhI lagatA hai vaisI hI sthiti mana ke kAyAkalpa kI hai| mana ke kAyAkalpa kA pariNAma hameM yaha milegA ki hama mana kI gati para aMkuza lagA paayeNge| samasyAoM kA samAptIkaraNa hogA aura duHkha-mukta jIvana jI paaeNge| maiMne kahA-mana kA kAyAkalpa, to isakA artha mana ko dabAnA nahIM hai| nirarthaka udher3abuna se haTAkara use zAMti kI baiThaka denA hai| una halacaloM aura dvaMdvoM se mukta honA hai, jo bhItara meM azAMti ke nimitta paidA karate haiN| nirdvandva cetanA ko upalabdha karanA hai, tAki ujalA pAnI phira dhuMdhalA na ho jaae| kahate haiM, bhagavAna buddha vihAra kara rahe the| unakA parama AtmIya ziSya Ananda bhI unake sAtha thaa| pyAsa lagane para buddha kA saMketa pAkara Ananda thor3I-hI dUra jharane se pAnI lene calA gyaa| dekhA jharane ke pAsa jAkara ki pAnI dhuMdhalA thaa| Ananda ne dekhA pAnI pIne lAyaka nahIM hai| buddha ko jAkara yaha bAta btaaii| bhagavAna mauna rhe| thor3I dera bAda unhoMne phira Ananda ko jharane se pAnI lAne kA saMketa kiyaa| Ananda ko to patA thA ki pAnI dhuMdhalA hai, lekina bhagavAna kA saMketa jo milA, Ananda TAla na paayaa| vaha jala lene ke lie phira ravAnA ho gyaa| vaha anamane bhAva se jharane ke pAsa pahu~cA, lekina dekhA jharane kA pAnI bilkula sApha! Ananda pAnI lekara vApasa aayaa| prabhu se pUchA-bhagavana, maiM thor3I dera pahale gayA, to pAnI dhuMdhalA thA, lekina aba sApha hai| ve muskarAe aura kahane lage-jharane kA svabhAva to manuSya ke mana kI taraha hai| tuma pAnI lene gaye the, usase kucha hI kSaNa pahale eka bailagAr3I udhara se gujarI aura pAnI meM halacala huii| dabI huI miTTI pAnI meM ghulamila gaI aura thor3I hI dera meM halacala zAMta ho gaI, to pAnI punaH sAphasvaccha ho gyaa| 44 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yahI svabhAva mana kA hai| halacala hogI, to dhuMdhalApana chaayegaa| aura zAMta hote hI svataH svaccha ho jaayegaa| sIdhA-sAdA siddhAnta hai--eka kAma karake dUsare kAma meM praveza karo, to pahale kAma se mukta ho jaao| hamArI sthiti to bar3I vicitra hai| jo vyAvasAyika cintana rAta ko sote samaya cala rahA thA, subaha A~kha khulI to vahI ciMtana jaarii| rAta meM do baje A~kha khula gaI, to vahI ciMtana / kabhI jhuMjhalAhaTa nahIM AtI ki sArA jIvana hI vyAvasAyika ho gayA hai ? Akhira jIvana ke lie, svayaM ke lie bhI manuSya ko kucha karanA hotA hai| mana kI do avasthAe~ hameM spaSTataH dikhAI detI haiM-samana aura amana / samana yAnI mana kA honA aura amana yAnI mana kA na honaa| hamArI jaba dhyAna meM gaharI baiThaka lagatI hai, to kSaNa bhara ke lie hI sahI hama amana meM praveza karate haiN| amana kI sthiti taba upalabdha hotI hai, jaba mana kA koI kendra-bindu na ho, na acchA, na buraa| eka sAdhaka batA rahe the ki dhyAna-zivira kI pichalI baiThaka meM jaba maiM dhyAna kara rahA thA, to itanA gaharA utara gayA ki zvAMsa-cakra to cala rahA thA, lekina lagA maiM kahIM kho gayA huuN| pichale varSa jaba AbU meM dhyAna-zivira thA, to aMtima dina maiMne dekhA, eka sadhA huA dhyAna-sAdhaka acAnaka uThA aura cillAne lagA ki merA zarIra kahA~ calA gayA ? kucha loga haMse bhI hoMge, lekina dhyAna meM aisA hotA hai| dhyAna meM zarIra kI anubhUti miTa jAtI hai| aisA lagatA hai mAno zarIra paramANaoM kA paMja bana gayA ho aura idhara se udhara kevala Dola rahA ho| pada hai-'mana ke kAyAkalpa se jIvana svarga smaan|' vikRta mana jIvana ko naraka banAtA hai aura kAyAkalpa kiyA huA mana jIvana ko svarga banA detA hai| manuSya apane jIvana meM saikar3oM daphA svarga aura saikar3oM daphA naraka meM jItA hai| vahI makAna, vahI vyavasAya, vahI patnI-saba kucha vahI, lekina ye saba hI kabhI manuSya ko sukhI karate haiM aura kabhI duHkhii| tanAva, avasAda, kuMThA, ghRNA se ghirA mana jIvana ko naraka banAtA hai, prema, zAMti, sahRdayatA meM utarA mana manuSya ke lie svarga kA nirmANa karatA hai| isIlie saMbodhi-sUtra meM kahA mana ke kAyAkalpa se jIvana svarga samAna / mRtyu-loka ke pAra jo svarga-naraka haiM, unakI to kalpanAe~ kI jA sakatI haiM, nakze banAye jA sakate haiM yA kahAniyA~ kahI jA sakatI haiM, lekina isa jIvana meM ghaTita hone vAlA svarga aura naraka hameM vAstavika pratIti karavAtA hai| kAyA muralI bA~sa kI : : 45 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'bhakti se zrRMgAra ho, roma-roma rsgaan|' kisase karo mana kA kAyAkalpa? bhakti se| sabase sIdhA-sahaja-sarala upAya bhakti hI to hai| manuSya ke antarmana ke zRMgAra karane ke lie, mana ke kAyAkalpa kI gaharI abhIpsA jagAI jA rahI hai, jise zrI aravinda ne tallInatA kahA hai| tallInatA jaga jAe, to phira kauna use miTA sakatA hai, haTA sakatA hai| cAhe kaise bhI saMdeha DAla diye jAeM, lekina hara paristhiti meM tallInatA abAdha banI rahatI hai| Aja mAnava jAti kI vicitra sthiti hai| bezumAra bhautika suvidhAe~ upalabdha karate-karate vaha chalachalA uThI hai, lekina tRpti nahIM mila pAI hai use| prajJA jaba apanI prakRSTatA ko upalabdha karatI hai, to usake jIvana ke cAra hI dhyeya banate haiM-bhagavAna, prakAza, svAdhInatA aura amrtaa| sampUrNa adhyAtma-jagata kA yahI abhivAMchita hai| adhyAtma ke Adi aura anta-yahI cAroM haiN| mArga bhI yahI hai aura maMjila bhI yahI hai, dhyAna bhI yahI hai aura dhyeya bhI yahI hai| bhale hI ye cAroM dikhane meM manuSya jAti ke lie asAmAnya se lagate hoM, lekina hamArI cetanA ke svabhAva bhI yahI haiN| jaba manuSya ke antarmana meM tallInatA aura abhIpsA jaga jAtI hai, to usake bAda usake vyaktigata prayAsa divya cetanA kI ora abhimukha ho jAte haiN| manuSya ke antarmana meM vikAroM aura ahaMkAroM se bharI divya-sattA meM parama-caitanya jyoti ko virAjamAna karanA aura use caitanya kara denaa| use pAnA aura vahI ho jAnA svayaM meM bhagavAna kI upalabdhi hai| saMsAra kI ora abhimukha hotI huI mAnasikatA ko atimAnasika prakAza meM rUpAMtarita karanA, yaha prakAza kI upalabdhi hai| jIvana jahA~ kevala zArIrika pIr3AoM aura kaSToM meM ghira jAe, vahA~ svayaMbhU AnaMda kA nirmANa karanA jIvana kA prakAza hai| yAMtrika hotI huI jiMdagI, jahA~ saba kucha yaMtravat cala rahA ho, kisI bacce ne galatI kI, tumheM gussA AyA, yaMtravat hAtha Upara uThA aura tumane cAMTA jar3a diyaa| jo manuSya svayaM ko yAMtrika jhuNDa ke rUpa meM prakaTa karatA ho vahA~ Atma-svAdhInatA ko pratiSThita karanA aura kSaNa-kSaNa parivartanazIla ho rahe pArthiva zarIra meM amaratva upalabdha krnaa| yaha jIvanasAdhanA kI pUrNatA hai| ___'mana ke kAyAkalpa se jIvana svarga smaan|' rUpAntaraNa karo apanI mAnasikatA kA aura sAmAnya mana ko atimanasa meM DhAla do, tAki mana kI sakriyatA aura zakti hamAre jIvana meM svAdhInatA aura amaratva ko upalabdha karane meM sahayogI bana ske| apane mana ko zRMgArita karo, utaro bhItara, khoja-par3atAla karo aura dekho bhItara ki mana kA saundarya kitanA miTatA jA rahA hai| asuMdaratA 46 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ne tumheM ghera rakhA hai| aura isake lie AvazyakatA hai, zraddhAniSTha bhakti kI; prabhutA ke prati, apane antarahRdaya meM virAjamAna parama jyotirmayatA ke prati samarpaNa kI bhakti to vaha zRMgAra hai, jo mana kA kAyAkalpa kara sakatA hai aura phira gIta kevala kaMTha hI nahIM gAeMge, roma-roma se phUTa par3egI rsdhaar| phira tumheM kucha kahanA nahIM par3egA, tumhArA jIvana bolegaa| sAmAnya vyakti vANI se bolate haiM, para sAdhakoM kA to jIvana hI bolatA hai| tuma mana se jur3e ho, buddhi se jur3e ho, hRdaya taka pahu~ca nahIM bana paaii| jaba taka hRdayavAna na bana jAoge, taba taka samagratA ko upalabdha kara pAnA kahA~ sambhava hai| phira agara dhyAna meM baiTha jAoge, to bhI atimanas sAdhanA kI kAmanA nahIM rahegI, varan bhautika sAdhanoM se jur3A mana bhautikatA kI hI kAmanA karegA, vahI use acchA lgegaa| mujhe yAda hai, eka mAlina aura machuArana meM gaharI dostI thii| donoM hI bAjAra meM eka sAtha dukAna lagAkara baitthtiiN| mAlina phUla becatI aura machuArana machaliyA~ / mAlina kA ghara to bAjAra ke pAsa hI thA, para machuArana roja tIna mIla se calakara aatii| eka dina bAjAra se vApasa nikalane meM vilamba ho gyaa| mAlina ne machuArana se kahA ki Aja jyAdA vilamba ho gayA, calo mere ghara so jaao| rAta hotI dekha machuArana ne bhI hA~ bhara dii| mAlina ne machuArana ko bhojana krvaayaa| sone kI ucita vyavasthA kii| machaliyoM kI jo TokarI thI, use bAhara rakha diyaa| usakI kuTiyA kI vATikA meM jitane khuzabUdAra phUloM ke jo gamale the, machuArana kI zaiyA ke pAsa rakha diye, yaha socakara ki machaliyoM kI gaMdha meM to roja sotI hai| kyoM nahIM, Aja ise phUloM kI khuzabU meM nIMda kA Ananda dilAyA jaae| mAlina to so gaI, para machuArana ko nIMda na aaii| rAta AdhI bIta gyii| phUloM kI khuzabU usakI nAka ko itanI aTapaTI lage ki A~kha bhI baMda na ho| usane mAlina ko jagAyA aura kahA ki mujhe nIMda nahIM A rahI, merI machaliyoM kI TokarI kahA~ hai| mAlina ne kahA, are ! maiMne to use ghara ke bAhara rakhA hai| maiMne socA machaliyoM kI durgandha meM to tuma roja sotI ho, Aja phUloM kI khuzabU meM tumheM sulaauuN| usane kahA, maiM nahIM so pAUMgI phUloM kI khuzabU meN| mere sirahAne jaba taka machaliyoM kI TokarI na rakhogI, mujhe nIMda na aaegii| Akhira mAlina machaliyoM kI TokarI bhItara lekara aaii| kucha pAnI ke chIMTe usa para diye ge| kucha usakI gaMdha phailI, to machuArana ThIka se so skii| manuSya ke mana kI yahI sthiti hai| machaliyoM kI gaMdha meM jise jIne kI Adata par3a gaI hai, bhalA vaha phUloM kI khuzabU kaise pasanda kregaa| pAvanatA do kAyA muralI bA~sa kI : : 47 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ apane mana ko| pahacAna do usako suvAsa kii| saMsAra kI akUr3I se mana bAhara nikale to pahacAna sake ki jIvana kA svargika saundarya kyA hotA hai| mana ko jAno, use badalo aura usase mukta ho jaao| yahI jIvaMta dharma hai| anyathA mana kI sthiti usa chidra vAle bartana kI taraha ho jAegI jisameM kucha bhI DAlo, aMtatogatvA usameM se vApasa niSkAsita hone vAlA hI hai| manuSya kA mana chidranumA bAlTI kI taraha hai, jise kueM meM DAlo to hamezA khAlI hI lauTakara AtI hai| rUpAntarita karanA hai mana ko, dabAne se kAma nahIM calegA, jitanA ise dabAoge, yaha utanA hI ulajhatA jaaegaa| jaise-jaise tapasyAe~ karake mana ko samajhAne aura dabAne kI koziza kI gaI, vaise-vaise vaha to aura ulajhaneM khar3I karatA raha gyaa| bar3A dhairya cAhie mana ko samajhane ke lie| eka hI dina meM rUpAntarita na ho pAegA yaha / eka ghaMTe meM veza to badalA jA sakatA hai, para mana, isako badalane ke lie to eka lambI yAtrA karanI par3atI hai, eka sudIrgha yaatraa| vahA~ chuTapuTapane se kAma nahIM calatA, gunagunepana se bhI kAma nahIM cltaa| vahA~ to cAhie eka asIma dhairya aura saba-kucha kurabAna karane ke lie khaulate pAnI-sA jIvana / jaldabAjI, bAhara kA vairAgya to de sakatI hai, kintu antarmukhI jIvana kA nirmANa nahIM kara sktii| mujhe yAda hai-eka vyakti taMga jUte pahanA huA cala rahA thaa| sAmane koI eka masakharA milaa| usane kahA, 'bhAI janAba! jUte kAphI taMga pahana rakhe haiN| kyA bAta hai? tumhAre nahIM haiM kyA?' usane kahA, 'kyA matalaba? mere jUte, maiM jaanuuN|' sAmane vAle ne phira kahA, 'kahA~ se lAe ho ye jUte?' vaha gusse meM to thA hI, kahA, 'per3a se tor3akara lAyA huuN|' sAmane vAle ne kahA ki 'bhAI sAhaba, thor3e aura Thahara jAte, pUre paka jAte phira utAra lete, to pA~va meM taMga nahIM rhte|' __ adhairya hai hamAre pAsa aura yahI adhairya hameM bAra-bAra saphalatA ke karIba le jAkara vApasa lauTA lAtA hai| dhyAna kI baiThaka thor3I gaharI laganI caahie| ucaTI-ucaTI baiThaka mukti-lAbha nahIM dilA paatii| eka ghaMTe agara dhyAna meM baiThate bhI ho, to vaha baiThaka svayaM kI baiThaka kahA~ bana pAtI hai| eka ghaMTe meM kucha dera zarIra kI baiThaka lagatI hai, kucha dera mana kI baiThaka lagatI hai, vicAroM kI baiThaka lagatI hai, vyavasAya, lekhA-jokhA, UTapaTAMga kitanI baiThakeM laga jAtI haiN| dhyAna kI baiThaka, svayaM kI baiThaka kahA~ ho pAtI hai ? eka ghaMTe meM muzkila se pA~ca-dasa minaTa hama khuda kI baiThaka lagA pAte haiN| 48 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja ke saMbodhi-sUtra ke pada hamAre lie naI preraNA de rahe haiM, nae vicAra de rahe haiN| 'mana maMdira iMsAna kA, maraghaTa mana zmazAna'-manuSya kA mana hI usakA maMdira bana jAtA hai, pAvanatA kI lahareM jaba svayaM meM uThane lagatI haiM aura bhagavAna ke prati atizaya bhaktipUrNa prArthanAe~ jaba umar3a-ghumar3a kara AtI haiM, taba vahI manuSya kA mana maMdira kA rUpa letA hai| IMTa, cUne aura patthara ke maMdira zAyada utane caitanya nahIM ho pAte jitanA caitanya manuSya kA mana-maMdira bana jAtA hai| agara mana sudhara jAe to 'mana hI devatA, mana hI Izvara, mana se bar3A na koya' / mana kI aisI sthiti ghaTita kI jA sakatI hai| 'svarga naraka bhItara base'-maiMne abhI jikra kiyA thaa| manuSya kA mana hI svarga hai aura manuSya kA mana hI naraka hai| naraka kI taraha jIvana jIne vAlA vyakti marate samaya cAhe jitanI svarga kI kAmanA kara le yA usake beTe-pote kahIM patthara para usake nAma se svargIya likhavA le, lekina itane mAtra se manuSya kA jIvana svarga thor3e hI banatA hai| jo Aja naraka kI taraha jI rahA hai| usakA kala bhI naraka hai| jo Aja svarga kI taraha jI rahA hai| usakA kala bhI svarga hai| aba yaha tumhAre hAtha meM hai ki tuma apane jIvana meM svarga IjAda karate ho yA nrk| 'mana nirbala-balavAna'-mana thaka gayA to zarIra thaka gyaa| mana kI baliSThatA zarIra kI baliSThatA hai| sattara sAla kI sAdhanA apane Apa Diga gii| 'mana caMgA to kaThautI meM gaMgA'-mana agara majabUta hai, paripakva hai, to sthUlibhadra kI taraha agara cAra mahIne bhI kozA vezyA ke yahA~ raha jAoge, to bhI nirlipta cale aaoge| liptatA zarIra se nahIM jagatI, varan manuSya ke mana se jagatI hai| vAsanA manuSya ke mana se jagatI hai| zarIra para to usakA prabhAva dikhAI detA hai| agara mana sadha gayA to kisI mahilA ke sAtha kisI ekAMta kakSa meM rahakara bhI nirlipta nikala jAoge aura mana na sadhA to lAkha dUriyA~ rakha lene ke bAvajUda bhItara meM dhadhakatI huI vAsanA kI ciMgArI bhI bujhA na paaoge| mana hI manuSya ke baMdhana kA kAraNa hai aura mana hI mukti kaa| mana hI ulajhAtA hai aura mana hI sulajhAtA hai| mana hI tumheM nirbalatA detA hai aura mana hI balavAna banAtA hai| ___ 'mana kI davidhA gara miTe, miTe jagata jaMjAla' | tuma yaha jitanI mAyA dekha rahe ho| yaha koI kisI ke aura dvArA nirmita nahIM, varan yaha to mana ke dvArA nirmita hai| mana jaba sukRta hotA hai to 'brahma satyaM jagat mithyA' ke bhAva prakaTa hote haiN| aura mana jaba vikRta hotA hai to 'jagat satyaM brahma mithyA ke bhAva sAkAra hote haiN| mana kI apanI duvidhAe~ bhI haiN| agara svayaM ke cakkara kAyA muralI bA~sa kI : : 49 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ meM yaha manuSya ko ulajhAe to sulajhAnA bar3e-bar3e manuSyoM ke basa kI bAta nhiiN| bar3e-bar3e saMtoM aura RSiyoM ko ulajhAyA hai isne| kisI sAdhaka ko DigAne ke lie kabhI svarga se urvaziyA~ thor3e hI AtI haiN| tumhAre bhItara kI dabI urvaziyA~ jaba jagatI haiM, to ve hI tumhAre sAmane pratyakSa hotI haiN| eka choTA-sA nimitta cAhie mana ko Digane ke lie| jaise sau mana dUdha ko eka kAcara kA bIja naSTa kara sakatA hai, vaise hI sau sAla kI sAdhanA ko eka kSaNa kA vicalita mana bhaMga karane meM samartha hotA hai| ___ mujhe yAda hai : eka sAdhaka vana meM tapasyA kara rahA thaa| cAlIsa varSa bIta gaye, use gahana tapasyA karate hue| iMdra kA Asana kaMpita huaa| socA, oha! yahI sAdhaka aba iMdra banane vAlA hai, yAnI merI zakti smaapt| usane kisI devakanyA se kahA, 'jAo aura isa RSi ke lie aisA kucha karo tAki merA Asana surakSita raha ske| isakI sAdhanA meM vighna ddaalo| devakanyA ghbraaii| usane socA ki yaha sAdhaka saMta mujhase patA nahIM kaba ruSTa ho jAe aura mujhe abhizApa de baiThe, para idhara iMdra kA Adeza mAnanA bhI jarUrI thaa| AI vaha pRthvI para, usI jaMgala meM pahu~cI, eka saundarya-bharI SoDazI kanyA kA rUpa dhAraNa kiyaa| gaI saMnyAsI muni ke pAsa aura unakI sevAsuzruSA meM juTa gii| roja idhara-udhara se phala-phUla ikaTThe kara muni kI sevA meM upasthita krtii| apane hAthoM unheM jalapAna kraatii| aura phira dhIre-dhIre sevAoM meM bar3hotarI hotI gii| eka dina muni ne socA kahIM merA mana na Diga jAe, so eka dina khar3e hue aura usa kanyA se kahA ki maiM to aba himAlaya kI tarapha jA rahA huuN| kanyA muni ke pA~voM meM gira par3I, subaka-subaka kara rone lgii| RSivara Apa cale AeMge, to merA kyA hogaa| nArI ke pAsa A~suoM kI vaha zakti hotI hai jisase vaha bar3e se bar3e sAdhaka ko bhI apanI bAta manavAne ke lie majabUra kara detI hai| muni kA mana bhI thor3A pighala gayA, bar3hate pA~va thama ge| aba to dhIre-dhIre sneha kA bIja bhI aMkurita hone lgaa| agara do-pA~ca minaTa bhI kanyA idhara-udhara ho jAe to muni kA mana bhI na lge| kanyA ne dekhA ki muni kA mana usase Abaddha ho gayA hai| vicalita ho gayA hai| eka dina acAnaka vaha vahA~ se lupta ho gii| kucha hI dina bAda bhagavAna prakaTa hue aura muni se pUchA, 'bolo ktsa! sAdhanA kA kyA pratiphala cAhate ho?' saMnyAsI ne kahA, 'basa yahI SoDaSI kanyA' / pariNAma ? sAdhanA gira gaI aura vAsanA jIta gii| 50 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ T isalie kahA, 'mana kI duvidhA gara miTe, miTe jagata jaMjAla' / kabhI yaha kabhI vaha, kabhI yahA~ kabhI vahA~ / manuSya ke mana kI yahI to duvidhA hai| peNDulama kI taraha asthira hai usakA citta / DA~vADola hai usakA antarmana / miTa jAe~ agara mana kI duvidhAe~ to sAdhanA kI AdhI samasyAe~ to svataH samApta ho jaaeNgii| 'mahAguphA kI cetanA kATe mAyAjAla' mana kI duvidhAoM se mukta hokara agara hama amana dazA ko upalabdha kara leM to mahAguphA meM praviSTa cetanA kSaNa bhara meM mAyAjAla ko naSTa kara sakatI hai| yahI sAdhanA kI pUrNatA hai aura carama upalabdhi hai| prabhu kare, Apake jIvana meM aisA kucha saubhAgya kA sUryodaya ho, mana kA kAyAkalpa ho jAe, bhakti aura dhyAna usakA zRMgAra ho jAe, romaroma se rasa jhara par3e, miTa jAeM duvidhAe~ mana kI aura khula jAe dvAra mukti kA, yahI abhilASA hai Apa sabake lie / prabhu kare aisA hI ho / Aja itanA hI / Jain Educationa International kAyA muralI bA~sa kI For Personal and Private Use Only :: 51 Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pahacAneM, nija brahma ko maiMne sunA hai, sUphI phakIra hasana rAbiyA ke ghara mehamAna thaa| subaha uThA, kuTiyA ke bAhara AyA aura kAbA kI ora natamastaka ho kahane lagA, 'he khudA ! kitane dinoM se maiM daravAjA khaTakhaTA rahA hU~, tuma apanA vacana yAda kro| tumane sandeza diyA thA; tuma jaba daravAjA khaTakhaTAoge, merA dvAra khula jaayegaa| kaho, Akhira isa dvAra kA udghATana kaise hogaa|' kaI dina gujara gaye, isI taraha prArthanA karate hue| rAbiyA roja sunatI aura bhItara hI bhItara kucha gungunaatii| __ eka dina phira subaha hasana vaisI hI prArthanA kara rahA thA, hAtha phaile hue the, A~kheM bhIgI huI thIM aura jora-jora se kaha rahA thA-'he paravaradigAra ! Apa kaba kholeMge apane dvaar|| rAbiyA jo pIche hI khar3I thI, hasana kA sira jhiMjhor3a kara bolI, 'Akhira yaha bakavAsa kaba taka kroge| tuma nAsamajha ho, isalie dvAra khaTakhaTA rahe ho| daravAje na to kabhI banda the, na haiN| tuma khule ko kholane kI koziza karate ho| jalate ko kyA jalAnA ? tuma jisa jyoti ke darzana karanA cAhate ho, vaha tumhAre bhItara hai| jhA~ko apane hRdaya meM, vahA~ jo kucha hai, vahI muktidAyI hai| antadRSTi aura antarbodha jaba taka upalabdha na ho jAe, sAdhaka apane jIvana meM usa krAMti-bIja kA visphoTa nahIM kara sakatA, jisase bIja meM chipA baragada apanA astitva pA ske| bAhara ke hajAra-hajAra sUraja taba phIke par3a jAyA karate haiM, jaba bhItara kA sUryodaya ho jAtA hai| bAhara ke hajAra dIpa jalAkara 52 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhI kyA jalAyA, agara aMtar kA dIpa na jalA paae| jIvana bhara taka bAhara kA sUryodaya dekhate raha gae to kyA huA, agara bhItara ke sUryodaya kI pahacAna na kara pAe to| khoja to kI jIvana bhara taka, eka vaijJAnika aura itihAsakAra bana kara khoja kI, para antataH usa khoja kA pariNAma kyA AyA, agara svayaM kI khoja na kara paae| agara sArI duniyA kA jJAna prApta kara bhI liyA, to usase kyA huA, yadi Atma-jJAna ko upalabdha na kara paae| mahatvapUrNa khoja to svayaM kI hai, mahatvapUrNa prakAza svayaM kA hai aura mahatvapUrNa jJAna bhI svayaM kA hai| vijJAna aura adhyAtma kA sabase bar3A pharka bhI yahI hai| hAlAMki donoM hI khoja se prakaTa hote haiM, para vijJAna kI khoja prakRti se jur3a jAtI hai aura adhyAtma kI khoja puruSa se jur3a jAtI hai| puruSa yAnI aatmaa| adhyAtma kA uddezya hI AtmA kI khoja hai| astitva ke usa rahasya kI khoja jo anAdi-ananta hai| aba taka lAkhoM-karor3oM mAnavoM ne isa rAha para kadama bar3hAe hoMge, para niHzeSa hote niSkarSa rUpa meM hara koI yahI kaha pAyA ki yaha jIvana, yaha cetanA anAdi aura ananta hai| hajAroM daphA mRtyu kI goda meM jAkara na to yaha maratI hai aura na hI kisI garbha se kabhI isakA janma hotA hai| isase sampRkta mRNmaya deha kA hI janma hotA hai aura usI kI mRtyu hotI hai| cinmaya to cinmaya hI rahatA hai| usakA bhalA kaisA janma aura kaisI mRtyu ? zAzvata kA na to sRjana hotA hai, na vidhvNs| sabase bar3I dikkata yaha hai ki cetanA mana, prANa aura buddhi ke samparka meM mRNmaya meM ulajha jAtI hai aura pariNAmasvarUpa cetana tattva cetana hote hue bhI caitanya kA bodha prApta nahIM kara paataa| kacha mahAmAnava bar3hate haiM svayaM kI khoja meM, jIvana kI khoja meM, caitanyakendra kI talAza meM aura hara Atmakhoja kA yahI pariNAma sAmane AtA hai ki yaha caitanya-dhArA kA satata pravAha hai| jIvana-jagata eka satata pravAha hai| jisake ki prArambha ko na to koI jAna pAyA hai aura na hI anta ko| kAlacakra sadA se ghUmatA rahA hai, ghUmatA rhegaa| aura hama usakI gati meM satata pravartana kara rahe haiN| nizcita taura para jina logoM ne satya ko jAnA hai, unhoMne ise prakaTa bhI kiyA hai| isake bAvajUda svayaM kI khoja to Akhira svayaM ko karanI par3atI hai| isa astitva meM jIvana-satya kI hajAroM mahAmAnavoM ke dvArA talAza huI hai, ghoSaNA huI hai| eka ke bAda eka mahApuruSa mazAla thAmate rahe aura Age pahacAneM, nija brahma ko :: 53 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bar3hate rhe| bhale hI yaha ghoSaNA kara dI gaI ho ki jIvana kI talAza yA astitva kI talAza antahIna hai, magara isa ghoSaNA se Atma-sAdhakoM ne kabhI hAra na mAnI aura adhika se adhika prerita ho, ve Age bar3hate cale ge| jo nikalA hai aba taka maMjila kI talAza meM, vaha anta taka to pahu~cA hI hai / yaha jAnate hue bhI ki jIvana kA satya yA jIvana kA Ananda kahIM bAhara nahIM, varan manuSya ke apane antarghaTa meM hai / AtmA kA khojI to karor3oM meM koI ekAdha hI paidA ho pAtA hai| adhikAMza loga janma lete haiM aura jIvana kI eka banI-banAI lIka para jIkara hI vidA ho jAte haiM / AtmA kI khoja kA nAma hI adhyAtma hai, lekina yadi sAmAnya vyakti se pUcho ki kyA tuma AtmA ke rahasya ko jAnate ho ? to vaha kahegA, nahIM / usake jIvana meM mAtra bhautika tattvoM ke alAvA aura kisI ko pAne kI lalaka yA pyAsa hI nahIM hai / bhautikavAdI cintana, bhautika kriyAkalApa aura bhautika hI jIvana / ezoArAma se jInA, yahI jIvana kA jaise makasada banA liyA hai hamane / janmoM-janmoM taka manuSya saMsAra meM hI jItA rahA hai aura usI kI dhArA ko Age bar3hAtA rahA hai| jaba taka vyakti antardizA kI ora abhimukha nahIM ho jAtA taba taka usakA sArA dRSTikoNa bahirmukhI hI rahegA, antarmukhI na bana paaegaa| zarIra kA pavitrIkaraNa to zAyada vaha kara bhI le, lekina citta meM jo krodha, kAma, lobha kI akUr3I jamA ho gaI hai / usako haTAne yA usakA virecana karane kA usake pAsa koI upAya na hogaa| bhagavAna kI talAza meM jIvana bhara maMdiroM aura tIrthoM kA paryaTana hotA rahegA, lekina bhItara ke bhagavAna taka usakI pahu~ca na bana paaegii| hama jo saMbodhi - sUtra meM utara rahe haiM, yaha nija meM jina kI talAza karane kI preraNA de rahA hai aura yaha saMketa de rahA hai ki saba kucha jAnakara bhI svayaM ko na jAna pAe to jIvana kI sArI jAnakAriyA~ adhUrI raha jaaeNgii| 1 hama roja dhyAna karate haiM / isa dhyAna kA uddezya kisI bhagavAna ke darzana karanA nahIM hai apitu isakA uddezya to svayaM se svayaM kA sAkSAtkAra hai / dhyAna kA vijJAna hI saMsAra se svayaM ko uparata rakhate hue mukti kI paribhASA denA hai| isalie dhyAna jIvana kA vijJAna hai / yaha sikhAvana hameM jIvana meM dhyAna hI de sakatA hai| saMsAra meM rahate hue bhI saMsAra se hama kaise achUte aura nirlipta raheM, dhyAna hameM yaha zikSA dene meM sakSama hai| patnI ke sAtha rahakara, parivAra aura samAja ke bIca rahakara, vyavasAya aura dhana se jur3akara ina sabase nirlipta 54 :: mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bane rahanA hI to saMsAra meM bhagavattA kA phUla khilAne ke lie kiyA gayA upakrama hai| saMsAra meM raho, jIyo, lekina saMsAra se achUte bane rho| apane jIvana kI naukA ko parama pitA paramezvara ke zrIcaraNoM meM samarpita kie rakho, to pAoge ki jo naukA ko Dubo rahA hai vahI use vApasa khene kI bhUmikA nibhA rahA hai| jo jhaMjhAvAta de rahA hai, vahI jIvana kI zAMti bhI de rahA hai| jo Aga uThA rahA hai vahI caMdana kI zItalatA de rahA hai| jo mana kI bagiyA ko sUkhI banA rahA hai vahI naMdanavana ke rUpa meM use rUpAMtarita kara rahA hai| vahI miTTI de rahA hai aura vahI mRNmayatA meM svarNimatA kI ghaTanA ko ghaTita kara rahA hai| pahu~ca ho agara hamArI bhItara ke bhagavAna taka to zAyada hama apane jIvana meM eka aisA suvAsita phUla khilA sakate haiM jo kardama meM kamala-sA suvAsita phUla khilA ske| yoM to merA tana mATI hai, tuma cAho kaMcana ho jaae| tRSita adhara kitane pyAse haiM, tRSNA pratipala bar3hatI jAtI, chAyA bhI to chUTa rahI hai, viraha dupaharI car3hatI jaatii| roma-roma se nikala rahI hai, jalatI AhoM kI cinagArI, yoM to merA mana pAvaka hai, tuma cAho caMdana ho jaae|| mere jIvana kI DAlI ko, bhAI kaTu zUloM kI mAyA, Aja acAnaka aramAnoM para, sAre jaga kA patajhar3a chaayaa| asamaya vAyu calI kucha aisI, pIta huI cAhoM kI kaliyA~, yoM to sUkhI mana kI bagiyA, tuma cAho naMdana ho jaae|| aba to sAMsoM kA saragama bhI, khoyA-khoyA sA lagatA hai, anagina yatna kie maiMne para; rAga na koI bhI jagatA hai| tAra bhIr3a meM khiMcane para bhI, svara saMdhAna nahIM ho pAtA, yoM to TUTI-sI mana vINA, tuma cAho kampana ho jaae|| merA kyA hai isa dharatI para, sirpha tumhArI hI chAyA hai, cA~da-sitAre tRNa taru-pallava, sirpha tumhArI hI mAyA hai| zabda tumhAre, artha tumhAre, vANI para adhikAra tumhArA, yoM to hara akSara kSara merA, tuma cAho vaMdana ho jaae|| paramapitA paramezvara ke prati yaha samarpaNa kI bhAvanA hai aura dhyAna kI baiThaka lagAne se pahale yA usakI gaharAI meM utarane se pahale yaha jarUrI hai ki vyakti pahacAneM, nija brahma ko : : 55 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke antar hRdaya meM yaha samarpaNa ghaTita ho jAe / 'nizcata taura para maiM eka khoTA sikkA hU~' lekina tumhAre caraNoM meM Akara to khoTA sikkA bhI kharA hI bana jaaegaa| yaha samarpaNa hI manuSya ko dhyAna kI dhArA meM bahane ke lie sahAyatA detA hai| saMbodhi-sUtra ke Aja ke pada hameM eka ora bhItara meM virAjamAna prabhutA kA saMketa dete haiM, vahIM dUsarI ora Atmabodha ke abhAva meM saMsAra bodha ko nagaNya ghoSita karate haiN| Aja ke saMbodhi-sUtra ke pada haiM jaga jAnA para raha gaye, khuda se hI anajAna / mile na bina bhItara gaye, bhItara kA bhagavAna || samajha milI to mila gayI, bhavasAgara kI nAva / bina samajhe calate rahe, bhaTake dara-dara gA~va / / mokSa sadA sambhava rahA, mokSa mArga hai dhyAna / bhItara baiThe brahma ko, pramudita ho pahacAna / / 'jaga jAnA para raha gaye khuda se hI anjaan|' sAre saMsAra ko jAna liyA, para apane Apase anajAne raha gaye to jAnakara bhI kyA jAnA ? Atmabodha hI to jIvana kI vaha parama ghaTanA hai jahA~ se adhyAtma kA Adi aura anta hai / binA Atmabodha ke to sau-sau bAra saMnyAsa bhI le liyA jAe to bhI vaha saMnyAsa jIvana ke kAyAkalpa meM madadagAra nahIM bana sakatA hai| dhyAna svayaM ke prati, nijatA ke prati sajaga hone kA upAya hai| patA hai, jaba mahAvIra ne abhiniSkramaNa kiyA thA to ve tIna jJAna ke dhAraka the| kahA~ kyA ghaTita ho rahA hai isakA unheM bodha thaa| tumhAre mana kI bAta jAnane meM ve taba bhI sakSama the, isake bAvajUda unheM lagA ki bhale hI vyakti akhila brahmANDa kA bhI jJAtA kyoM na ho jAe, lekina svayaM kA jJAtA na ho pAyA, to usakA jJAna adhUrA hai| svayaM ko jAnane kA matalaba koI AIne ke sAmane jAkara ceharA nahIM dekhanA hai / svayaM ko jAnane kA tAtparya hai apane Apako jAnanA, usa apane Apako jo isa zarIra meM rahate hue bhI isa zarIra ke pAra pahu~ca sakatA hai| mahAvIra bAraha varSoM taka jaMgala meM sAdhanA karate rhe| kyA kiyA unhoMne sAdhanA meM ? apanI cittavRttiyoM ke prati ve sajaga bane / sAdhanA kI siddhi koI camatkAra kI upalabdhi meM nahIM hai| usakI siddhi to svayaM kI upalabdhi meM hai / agara bAraha varSa taka sAdhanA karake usakA pariNAma pAnI meM cala sakane kI kSamatA upArjita karanA hai to pAnI meM to nAva bhI cala legI aura tumheM usa pAra pahu~cA degI I 56 :: mahAguhA kI cetanA I Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ yogI Anandaghana zmazAna meM sAdhanA kara rahe the| eka dina eka vyakti AyA aura unake hAtha meM eka botala thmaaii| kahA, 'Apake mitra phakIra ibrAhima ne Apake lie svarNa - siddhi rasAyana bhejA hai| unhoMne bAraha varSa taka tapasyA karane ke pazcAt isa rasAyana ko prApta kiyA hai aura isakA kucha bhAga unhoMne Apako mitratAvaza bhejA hai|' patA nahIM kyoM, Anandaghana ne botala lI aura pAsa par3e patthara para isa kadara pheMka dI mAno vaha pAnI kI botala ho / kucha hI pala meM jahA~-jahA~ rasAyana bahakara gayA, vaha sthAna svarNa meM rUpAntarita ho gayA / Agantuka Anandaghana ke isa vyavahAra se kAphI kSubdha huaa| kahA, 'loga Apako jJAnI kahate haiM, para Apa mujhe mUr3ha dikhAI dete haiM / Apane na kevala eka mitra kA apamAna kiyA hai, balki prApta amUlya rasAyana ko ThukarAyA bhI hai / ' Anandaghana ke cehare para punaH muskAna ubhara AI / ve kucha dUrI para gaye, vahA~ pezAba kiyaa| jahA~ pezAba kiyA vaha sthAna sone meM rUpAntarita ho gayA / Agantuka ne dA~toM tale aMgulI dabA lii| Anandaghana ne kahA, 'bandhu ! ibrAhima ko jAkara kahanA, jisa rasAyana kI siddhi ke lie usane bAraha varSa taka sAdhanA kI, kAza ! vahI sAdhanA Atma-siddhi ke lie karatA / agara aisA kiyA jAtA to vaha usa siddhi ke karIba hotA, jahA~ sabhI laukika siddhiyA~ zarma jhuka jAtI haiN|' Anandaghana jaisA sAdhaka, usake lie sAdhanA ke dvArA bAhara kI upalabdhiyoM kA koI mUlya nahIM hai, agara mUlya hai to bhItara ke rasAyana kA hai / agara patthara ko sonA banA bhI loge apanI kisI sAdhanA kI siddhi se to Akhira vaha sonA bhI to miTTI hI hai| bIsa sAla sAdhanA kI aura kAlI miTTI ko camakIlI banA dI to mAnakara calo ki tumhArI sAdhanA cinmayatA ke lie nahIM balki mRNmayatA ke lie huI / 'jaga jAnA para raha gae, khuda se hI anjaan|' bAta mahatvapUrNa hai| bhagavAna buddha jo 'appadIvo bhava' kI preraNA dete haiM usake pIche bhI to mUla lakSya yahI hai ki vyakti Atma-bodha ko upalabdha kare, apanA dIpa svayaM bana jaae| maMdiroM ke dIpa kabhI bujha bhI jAte haiM aura masjida ke phAnUsa bhI / lekina bhItara ke dIpa ko to duniyA kI koI zakti nahIM bujhA sktii| sAdhukkar3I mastI ke Jain Educationa International pahacAneM, nija brahma ko : 57 For Personal and Private Use Only Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAmane sikaMdara kI zakti bhI nAkAbila ghoSita ho jAtI hai| hama mUrcchA se bAhara AeM, sapanoM se jageM aura citta ke prati sajaga avasthA ko upalabdha kreN| 'mile na bhItara gae, bhItara kA bhagavAna / ' bAta kAphI mahatvapUrNa hai| bhagavAna zabda ko hama jarA bar3A bArIkI se samajha leM / sampUrNa astitva meM vyApta zabda hai yh| bhagavAna kA 'bha' bhUmi hai| usakA 'ga' gagana hai| usakA 'vA' vAyu kA pratIka hai, 'na' nIra kA pratIka hai aura usakA halanta agni kA pratIka hai| ina paMca mahAbhUtoM para hI to astitva TikA huA hai| ina maMcamahAbhUtoM ke sammizraNa se jo deha nirmita hotI hai usa deha meM rahane vAlI jyotirmayatA hI bhagavAna kA maulika astitva hai / zarIra paMca mahAbhUtoM kI saMracanA hai aura isa zarIra ke pAra jAnA paMcamahAbhUtoM se uparata hokara usa maulika AtmA taka pahu~canA hai nA maiM maMdira, nA maiM masjida, nA kAbA, nA kailAsa meM, khojahiM hoM to, turata hI milihoM, maiM to tere pAsa meM, saba sA~soM kI sA~sa meM / 'samajha milI to mila gaI, bhavasAgara kI nAva / ' bAta mahatvapUrNa hai / yahA~ samajha kA matalaba antarviveka se hai| hoza, jAgarUkatA aura bodha se hai| binA samajha ke hama cAhe jo kucha karate raha gae, ve saba aMdhere meM hAtha mArane ke samAna hoNge| jo kucha karo, samajhapUrvaka karo, bodha aura vivekapUrvaka kro| khAo, pIo, uTho, baiTho, jo kucha karo, tumhAre koI pApa kA baMdhana nahIM hogA, agara bodha aura samajha kA dIpa tumhAre hAtha meM hai to / 'bina samajhe calate rahe, bhaTake dara-dara gA~va / ' binA hoza ke to jIvana agara calatA bhI rahA, basa, jI lie / janmoM-janmoM se jIvana jIyA hai, lekina hara janma bekAra hI gyaa| saikar3oM-saikar3oM daphA saMnyAsa bhI liyA hogA, per3a para auMdhA laTakakara sAdhanA bhI kI hogI, eka pA~va para khar3e rahakara sAdhanA kI hogI, kezoM kA luMcana bhI kiyA hogA, kabhI digambara bhI bana gae hooge, lekina isake bAvajUda 'yaha sAdhana bAra ananta kiyo, tadapi kachu hAtha haju na paryo - khAlI ke khAlI rahe, saba kucha karake bhI / 'mokSa sadA saMbhava rahA, mokSa mArga hai dhyaan|' bar3A mahatvapUrNa pada hai yaha saMbodhi- sUtra kA | nayI krAMti ko janma de rahA hai yaha / agara baMdhana ho sakatA 58 :: mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Aja to mukti kyoM nahIM ho sakatI / tuma jo mukti kI paribhASA samajhate ho Aja, to vaha alaga bAta hai / saMbodhi-sUtra kA jo mokSa hai vaha to jIvanamukti kI bAta kaha rahA hai, kyoMki yaha mukti dhyAna ke dvArA niSpAdita hotI hai| dhyAna kA lakSya hI mukti hai| dhyAna kA lakSya koI upalabdhi nahIM, apitu mukti hI hai| bagaira mukti ke dhyeya kA dhyAna hameM lakSya taka nahIM pahu~cA sakatA / hamArA lakSya bar3A spaSTa rahanA caahie| dhyAna kI mastI meM agara mRtyu hotI hai, isI kA nAma to mukti hai / mukti koI jAne kI cIja nahIM hai, jIne kI cIja hai / jI bhara kara jIo ise / yoM to vyakti hara kSaNa mara aura jI rahA hai / sAMsa lenA jIvana hai aura sAMsa chor3anA mRtyu hai, lekina vaha mRtyu vyakti ke jIvana ko amaratva detI hai jo dhyAna aura hoza se jur3I rahatI hai| jIvana-mukti ke pA~ca caraNa haiM - eka sAkSItva ke kinAre baittho| bhItara yA bAhara ghaTita hone vAlI ghaTanAoM ke kevala sAkSI aura dRSTA bane raho / apane tRtIya netra ko jAgrata karo aura usI meM lIna ho jaao| dUsarA caraNa hai - antas ke AkAza ko khoja lo| ise hama zabda deMge nirvikalpatA / jaise AkAza vikalpAtIta hotA hai, vaise hI apane citta ko nirvikalpa kara do / tIsarA caraNa hai - viSayoM kI anupasthiti kA anubhava karo | yaha hai videha hokara jIne kI koziza / deha ke guNa-dharma tumheM lakSya taka prabhAvita karate raheMge, lekina guNadharmoM ke prati antarajAgarUkatA bar3hAo aura unase mukta hone kA prayAsa karo / cauthA caraNa hai samagra astitva se prema karo yAnI sampUrNa pRthvI para paramAtmabhAva se jIne kI koziza kro| tumameM bhI prabhutA hai aura auroM meM bhI prabhutA hai / sarvatra prabhutA ko svIkAra karo, apane antarmana meM palane vAlI svArtha bhAvanA ko mukta karo aura vizva baMdhutva ke bhAvoM ko jIvita karo / pA~cavAM caraNa hai - hara hAla meM masta rho| yaha mukti kI anubhUti se jur3A hai| sukha-dukha, sama-viSama, hAni-lAbha, sammAna-apamAna sabameM ekarUpatA / jo honA hai, so ho rahA hai| jise nahIM honA hai vaha nahIM ho rahA hai| maiM to apanI mastI meM masta rhuuN| aise bhAvoM ko prakaTa kara svayaM ko mukta anubhava karo / I 'bhItara baiThe brahma ko pramudita ho pahacAna - Izvara ko yA paramAtma tattva ko upalabdha karanA jyAdA kaThina kAma nahIM hai aura na hI kahIM aura usakI talAza ke lie jAnA par3atA hai| tuma jise nikaTa mAnate ho, vaha to dUra se dUratama hai| pahacAneM, nija brahma ko :: 59 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tumhArA saMsAra tumase dUra hai, tumhArA parivAra, pati, patnI, bacce ye saba bhI tumase kAphI dUra haiN| aura to aura tumhAre deha kI bhI tumase dUriyA~ haiM, para 'vaha' tumase utanA bhI dUra nahIM hai jitanI deha hai| deha to phira bhI paratattva hai, para vaha mahAcetanA to svataMtra hai, para to para hI hai aura sva sva hI hai| hamAre yahA~ sabase bar3I dikkata hai ki hameM dharma kI vyavasthAoM ke nAma para svarga-naraka ke nakze de diye gaye yA Izvara ko pAne ke nAma para araboMkharaboM kharca bhI ho gae, para na to nakze mukti de pAte haiM aura na hI dhana kA vyaya Izvara ko upalabdha karA sakatA hai| saccAI to yaha hai ki logoM ne Izvara prApti ko kaThina batAkara dhana kamAyA hai| jo sarala se saralatama hai bhalA use kaThina-se-kaThinatama kyoM ghoSita kiyA jaae| Izvara ko kaThina banAne kA pariNAma yaha nikalakara AyA ki jo vinamra loga the unhoMne Izvara prApti ko durlabhatama mAnakara usa ora koI vizeSa prayAsa nahIM kiyA aura ahaMkArI kabhI prabhutA ko pA hI nahIM sktaa| 'laghutA meM prabhutA basai, prabhutA se prabhu dUra' ahaMkAra dUrI hai prabhu se| agara hama cAhate haiM ki bhItara ke bhagavAna ko hama upalabdha kareM to usake lie pahalI AvazyakatA hai, isa satya ko svIkAra kareM-Izvara sahaja hai, sarala hai| usakA astitva mere bhItara hai aura maiM use ahobhAva se svIkAra kara rahA huuN| bhalA machalI jo sAgara meM hI jI rahI hai, vaha agara jIvana bhara taka sAgara kI talAza karatI rahe to vaha kaise pA sakegI sAgara ko| sAgara kI machalI ko sAgara kI talAza nahIM karanI hai, apitu usakA bodha prApta karanA hai| machalI kA yaha khojanA hI hAsyAspada hai-'sAgara kahA~ hai', tuma ho, aura binA sAgara ke tuma ho nahIM sktii| jaise sUrya kI kiraNeM sUrya kI talAza kare, khoja kare ki sUrya kahA~ hai, to hAsyAspada lagatA hai| kiraNeM jisake balabUte para hai, jisase udbhUta hai, vahI to sUrya hai| bhalA sUrya aura kiraNeM alaga-alaga kaise ho sakatI haiN| 'bhItara baiThe brahma ko pramudita ho pahacAna-pahacAna karo antabrahma kI, jagata ke mithyA bhAva se mukta hokara, zarIra kI rAgAtmaka vRttiyoM se Upara uThakara, zucitApUrNa bhAva se apane antarhRdaya ke kamala ko khilAo aura dhyAna kI baiThaka meM paramabrahma ko hRdaya-kamala meM virAjamAna karane kI koziza kro| Aja ke ina padoM kA yahI sAra hai| 60 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kucha acchI-sI bAteM Aja pravacana ke mAdhyama se Apa logoM ko sunAne kA avasara milaa| usake lie mere hRdaya meM prasannatA hai| prabhu kare, hama apane jIvana ke sAdhanA-mArga meM bar3hate hue usa carama bindu kA sparza pA leM jahA~ mukti kI kilakAriyA~, jahA~ adRzya aura ajJAta ke dvAra apane Apa khula jAe~, vaha jagata prakaTa ho jAe jo hameM A~khoM se dikhAI nahIM detA, usa saMgIta kA rasAsvAdana kara pAe~ jise hama kAnoM se nahIM suna paaeN| jaise pahAr3oM ke jharane sAgara aura nadiyoM kI ora bahana ko utsuka hote haiM hamArI aisI hI utsukatA prabhutA kI ora banI rhe| Apa sabake antarghaTa meM virAjamAna parama pitA paramezvara kI jyoti ko azeSa praNAma / Aja ke lie itanA hii| U~ zAnti ! 00 pahacAneM, nija brahma ko : : 61 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sadguru bAMTe rozanI gautama buddha ke samaya kI ghaTanA hai ki eka yuvaka ko unake pAsa le jAyA gyaa| vaha yuvaka janmAMdha thA aura use vizvAsa thA ki prakAza hai hI nhiiN| saba loga samajhAte ki tuma dekha nahIM sakate, isalie prakAza tumheM dikhAI nahIM pdd'taa| vaha kahatA ki 'mujhe prakAza kA sparza karA do, usakI gaMdha suMghA do, usakI dhvani hI sunA do yA phira usakA svAda hI cakhA do|' prakAza kI gaMdha, sparza, dhvani yA svAda nahIM hotA, phira use anubhava kaise karAyA jaaye| loga use samajhAte, lekina usakA bhrama nahIM TUTa paayaa| bhagavAna buddha se pUchA gayA ki isakI samasyA kA samAdhAna kaise ho? bhagavAna ne kahA-isakI dRSTi, cikitsA kraao| isake bhItara prakAza kI pyAsa hai aura yaha jarUra prakAza upalabdha kregaa| usa yuvaka ko cikitsaka ke pAsa le jAyA gyaa| buddha ke kathanAnusAra ilAja karavAyA gyaa| cha: mAha ke uparAnta vaha yuvaka dekhane yogya ho gyaa| usakI A~kheM ThIka ho giiN| __ vaha zIghratA se buddha ke pAsa phuNcaa| unheM praNAma kiyaa| bhagavAna ne pUchA, "yuvaka ! bolo, tumheM prakAza dekhanA hai, use sUMghanA hai, cakhanA hai yA sparza karanA hai ?" yuvaka ne kahA, bhagavan, kSamA kreN| bhItara aMdherA thA, isalie aMdherA hI dikhAI detA thaa| jaba se jyoti milI hai, saba kucha jyotirmaya ho gayA hai| sadguru jIvana meM itanA hI kAma karate haiM / jaba-jaba hama aMdhakAra meM hote haiM, antaramana meM bhrAMtiyoM kA jAla hotA hai, taba-taba sadguru prakAza kI kiraNa dikhAte haiM, hameM bhrAMtiyoM se mukta karate haiN| manuSya isa jagat meM jo jIvana jI rahA hai, vaha usake dvArA phailAI gaI bhrAMtiyA~ haiN| isIlie vaha isa 62 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ parivartanadharmA ko hI zAzvata mAna letA hai| saca pUcho to hamArI buddhimattA bhI hamArI bhrAMti hI hai| jagat to bAharI A~kha kA vistAra hai aura paramAtma-tattva antara kI A~kha se dikhAI detA hai| hamArI pA~coM indriyoM kI anubhUti hamAre dvArA nirmita bhrAMtiyoM kA jAla hai, unhIM ke sAtha hamane tAdAtmya bhI sthApita kara liyA hai| hameM isa jAla se, isa tAdAtmya se mukta honA hai, tabhI hama apane caitanya chipe paramAtma-tattva se sAkSAtkAra kara paaeNge| agara koI kahe ki pRthvI ke antastala meM pAnI hai aura kahe ki dikhAo, to nahIM dikhAyA jA sktaa| pRthvI meM chipe hue jala ko dekhane ke lie UparI miTTI ko, pattharoM ko haTAte hue gaharI khudAI karanI hotI hai| gahare aura gahare jAkara hI pAnI kA srota mila paaegaa| ThIka aise hI vicAroM kI miTTI, saMskAroM ke pattharoM ko haTAte hue mana kI paratoM ko udher3ate hue jaba antarjagata meM praveza hotA hai, taba hI cetanA se milana ho pAtA hai| isa cetanA ko pAne ke lie apane AsapAsa ekatrita mAnasika, daihika aura jAgatika pravRttiyoM ko haTAnA hogaa| saMsAra kI sammohana-zakti se mukta honA hogaa| hamArI cetanA to kueM ke samAna hai, jo apane aMdara hI zakti upalabdha karatI hai| kueM meM bAhara se pAnI nahIM bharanA par3atA, aMdara hI jharatA hai| cetanA bhI antarmukhI hai aura antas meM hI usake astitva kA rahasya hai| mere dekhe to jIvana jalatI huI gIlI lakar3I kI taraha hai jisameM agni kama aura dhuA~ adhika hai| manuSya apanI vAsanA kI, kaSAya kI, mAnasika saMtrAsa kI ArdratA se ghirA huA hai, jo apanI pUrti ke lie dhuA~tA rahatA hai| raha-rahakara yaha ArdratA, yaha gIlApana manuSya ko AMdolita karatA hai aura jIvana isI kI ApUrti ke dhue~ se bharA rahatA hai| jaba taka yaha tRSNA kA dhuA~ hai taba taka jIvana jalatI huI jyoti nahIM bana sktaa| jIvana-jyoti kaise bana jAe? yaha sikhAegA dhyAna / jyoti jagAne ke lie dhyAna kA Alambana lenA hogaa| dhyAna vaha sAdhana hai jo isa ArdratA ko USmA pradAna karatA hai aura use sukhA detA hai aura taba jo upalabdha hotA hai vaha hai nidhUma jyoti| cetanA kI uurjaa-agni| hameM yaha bhrAMti dI gaI hai ki mukti milane para cetanA kA dIyA prajjvalita ho jAtA hai| pUchA jAtA hai ki mukti ke pUrva aura mukti ke pazcAt kA pharka kyA hai, taba isa vizeSa bhrAMti kA nirmANa huaa| jabaki saccAI yaha hai ki cetanA kA dIyA to sadA se prajjvalita hai| hamAre prANoM meM saMcAra hI cetanA sadguru bAMTe rozanI :: 63 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI jIvantatA hai| phira sAdhanA kI upalabdhi kyA, mukti kI pahacAna kyA, nirvANa kA artha kyaa| sAMsArika pravRttiyoM meM rata vyakti kI cetanA kA dIpaka dhueM se bharA rahatA hai aura nirvANa ko upalabdha vyakti kI cetanA zuddha cetanA raha jAtI hai| nirvANa kA artha hI hai jisakI cetanA vANa arthAt vAsanA se mukta ho gii| hamane kAmadeva ko vANa kI saMjJA dI hai| kyoM? kyoMki vaha apane bANoM se manuSya ko bAMdha kara rakhatA hai| kAma se mukta honA nirvANa meM praveza karanA hai| manuSya meM bIja ke samAna apAra kSamatAe~, apAra saMbhAvanAe~ haiN| bIja se bAhara kI ora baragada prakaTa ho sakatA hai, lekina manuSya apane bIja se kyA pragaTa karatA hai| bIja saMbhAvanAyukta to hai, lekina apane bhItara nahIM jhAMka sakatA aura yaha manuSya kI hI kSamatA hai ki vaha apane bhItara dekha sakatA hai| yaha bhItara dekhanA hI dhyAna kI ora unmukha honA hai| apanI saMbhAvanAoM ko jAgrata karanA bIja se baragada ho jAnA hai| hamArI sArI zikSA aura sabhyatA hameM dUsaroM ke bAre meM jAnakArI detI hai, lekina svayaM ko jAne binA zikSA adhUrI hai| jisase svayaM kI antardRSTi khule, vahI zikSA sArthaka hai| svayaM ko jAnane kA upAya dhyAna hai| dhyAna jIvana ko khilAvaTa aura pUrNatA pradAna karatA hai| hamArI cetanA meM parama tattva ThIka usI taraha samAyA huA hai jaise bIja meM vRkSa samAhita hai| kevala ucita jamIna, khAda, pAnI, havA aura sUrya-kiraNoM ke saMyoga se bIja kA vRkSa anAvRtta hotA hai| hamArA parama caitanya bhI dhyAna kI bhAvabhUmi meM prakaTa hotA hai| loga mujhase pUchate haiM ki cetanA yA AtmA zarIra meM kahA~ sthita hai ? cIMTI kI AtmA meM aura hAthI kI AtmA meM kyA pharka hai ? cetanA vAstava meM zarIra vyApI hai| usakA vistAra pUre zarIra meM hotA hai| cIMTI kI cetanA usake zarIra jitanI aura hAthI kI cetanA usake zarIra jitnii| manuSya meM bhI cetanA pUre zarIra meM vyApta rahatI hai, tabhI to pA~va kI aMgulI meM pIr3A hone para usakA ahasAsa bhI utanA hI tIvra hotA hai jitanA hRdaya meM yA mastaka meM pIr3A hone pr| aise samajhie, eka dIpaka jala rahA hai, usa para agara gilAsa Dhaka dI jAe to prakAza kahA~ taka phailA, gilAsa haTAkara loTA DhaMka deM to prakAza kahA~ taka jAegA, loTe kI jagaha bAlTI DhaMkane para prakAza kA vistAra kitanA hogA, bAlTI kI jagaha Drama rakhane para prakAza Drama taka phaila jAegA aura Drama ke haTA dene para pUrA kamarA hI prakAza se bhara jaaegaa| kamare kI dIvAreM haTA dene para prakAza kA phailAva aura adhika ho jaaegaa| yaha na samajhanA ki dIpaka kA prakAza cAra-cha: phITa taka hI jA rahA hai, jitanI dUra Apako dIpaka dikhAI 64 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ de vahA~ taka usakA prakAza jA rahA hai, anyathA dIpaka Apako dikhAI na degaa| isa sRSTi meM tAre TimaTimAte hue dikhAI dete haiM / ve hamase lAkhoM-karor3oM prakAza-varSa dUra haiM, lekina jyoti hai tabhI to hameM najara Ate haiN| bhale hI unase ujAlA nahIM hotA, lekina prakAza hamArI A~khoM taka A rahA hai| aba to vijJAna dhvani-sambandhI prayoga kara rahA hai| hama jo bhI bolate haiM vaha astitva meM saMgrahita ho jAtA hai / hamArI dhvaniyA~ aMkita ho jAtI haiM / nizcita phrikveMsI para bhejI I gaI taraMgoM ko hamAre reDiyo aura TIvI saiTa pakar3a lete haiM aura unakI takanIkI taraMgoM ko dhvani aura AkRti meM rUpAkAra kara detI hai / aura to aura, aba vijJAna prayAsarata hai ki mahAbhArata ke yuddha meM jo kahA gayA use brahmANDa se ekatrita kiyA jAe kyoMki dhvani kI taraMgeM Aja bhI vidyamAna haiN| saMjaya ne dhRtarASTra ko jo A~khoM dekhA hAla sunAyA thA vaha aura kucha nahIM, dhvani aura AkRtiyoM kI parAtaraMgeM jo sampUrNa vizva meM vistIrNa ho rahI thIM, jinheM saMjaya dekhabra-suna pAe aura dhRtarASTra ko batA sake / yaha prazna hai ki kevala saMjaya hI use kyoM pakar3a pAe ? svayaM dhRtarASTra ko yaha anubhUti kyoM nahIM huI yA anya koI vyakti yaha kArya kyoM nahIM kara sakA? to isakA ekamAtra kAraNa hai saMjaya kI cetanA ne vaha antardRSTi pA lI thI jo hara prakAra kI saMvedanA grahaNa kara sakatI thI / dhRtarASTra to mohAMdha the aura anya bhI usa uccatA ko upalabdha nahIM ho pAe the jo uccatA, niSkaluSatA, pavitratA aura nirmalatA saMjaya ke pAsa thI / rAma, kRSNa, buddha, mahAvIra ke saMdezoM ko eka dina unhIM kI AvAja meM sunA jA sakegA | vijJAna svIkAra kara cukA hai ki sabhI kI dhvaniyA~ astitva meM vidyamAna haiN| mahAvIra ne bhI mAnA thA ki cetanA kI dhvani brahmAMDa meM zAzvata rUpa se maujUda rahatI hai, aura aba vijJAna bhI khoja kara rahA hai| vaha dina dUra nahIM hai jaba vijJAna una dhvaniyoM ko upalabdha karA degA / saMbodhi- sUtra ke pada bar3e jIvanta haiN| sUtra jisane racA, usane AkAza meM vyApta una adRzya-dhvani taraMgoM ko grahaNa kiyA hogA / isalie saMbodhi - sUtra vAstava meM adhyAtma kI saMjIvanI hai, kuMjI hai| dhyAna kI yAtrA meM manuSya ke vicAra, buddhi aura zarIra se alaga hokara inake bhItara chipI huI divyatA ko pAnA hai / jo dhyAna kI yAtrA se gujara jAtA hai vaha apane hI bhItara chipe hue amRta jala ko prApta kara letA hai / 1 sadguru bAMTe rozanI :: 65 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kUpa Upara kA pAnI lenA na cAhatA, antara ke jharanoM se khuda bhara jaataa| vyartha ke vikalpoM meM gote na khAie, apane ko pahale bilkula khAlI bnaaie| kUpa, bAhara se pAnI bharA jAegA, isakI kabhI abhilASA nahIM krtaa| usake aMdara hI pAnI kA bharAva hotA rahatA hai| isI taraha dhyAna-sAdhanA kI ora agrasara vyakti hI jAnatA hai ki vaha paramAtma, divya-cetana tattva usake aMdara virAjamAna hai| use bAhya sAdhana nahIM, antara kA mArga cAhie / 'saMbodhi-sUtra' kahatA hai manobhAva antaradazA, samajha sakA hai kauna, bole vaha samajhe nahIM, jo samajhe so maun|| sadguru bAMTe rozanI, dUra kare aMdhera, aMdhoM ko A~kheM mileM, anubhava bharI sver|| prajJA-puruSa prakAza de, antadRSTi yoga, samajha sake jisase svayaM, mana meM kaisA rog|| manobhAva antardazA samajha sakA hai kauna? sAdhaka pUcha rahA hai ki cetanA ne kyA pAyA yA usameM kaisA rUpAntaraNa huA, yaha koI nahIM samajha sktaa| kisameM aisA rUpAntaraNa huA hai ki vaha apane aMdara uThane-calane vAlI pravRttiyoM ko pahacAna ske| jaba taka bhAva-vizuddhi nahIM hotI, cetanA mukta nahIM ho sktii| bAhara kI saphAI to tuma kara loge, para vicAroM kI zuddhatA kaise jJAta ho| abhI maiM Apako saMbodhita kara rahA hU~, lekina merI athavA apanI-apanI manodazA ko Apa nahIM jAna skte| aura manuSya kI manodazA nimitta pAkara kSaNa-pratikSaNa badalatI rahatI hai| aura ye manodazA hI hai ki vyakti cAhe himAlaya kI guphA meM calA jAe, tapasyAe~ kara le, lekina kucha bhI hAsila nahIM kara paataa| usakI vicAra-taraMgeM uttuMga zikhara se kSaNa bhara meM jamIna para girA detI haiN| eka billI apane bacce ko aura cUhe ko dAMtoM ke madhya dabAkara daur3atI hai, lekina kyA donoM samaya eka jaisI manodazA hotI hai? nahIM, eka kI to vaha rakSA karatI hai, dUsare ko mArane ke bhAva hote haiN| sthitiyA~ eka jaisI haiM, lekina manobhAva ekadama vipriit| hama svayaM kI ora bhI dekheN| abhI to hama prema se bhare hue haiM, lekina nimitta badalate hI turanta krodha meM kaise bhara jAte haiN| ye anubhava to Apako bhI hue haiM, lekina inameM badalAva lAne kA kabhI prayAsa 66 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM kiyaa| dhyAna kI sAdhanA Apako sthitaprajJa banAtI hai| ApakI jAgarUkatA jagAtI hai| Apa apanI antarbhAvanA aura manodazA ko pahacAna sakane meM samartha ho pAte haiN| hamAre manobhAva itane kSINa haiM ki varSoM kA prema kSaNa meM DagamagA jAtA hai| phira ise prema bhI kaise kahA jA sakatA hai ? vaha to svArtha hI pratIta hotA hai| aisA huA : eka bAra dIpAvalI parva para ghara kI sApha-saphAI ho rahI thii| pati mahodaya kucha purAnI pustakeM dekha rahe the| unameM patnI ke nAma tIsa varSa purAnA patra mila gyaa| una mahodaya kA sArA anurAga varSoM ke sAtha saba dhula gyaa| ve lauTa gae tIsa varSa pahale aura patnI becArI kyA saphAI de ? yaha hai manobhAva jisakA aba kucha lenA-denA bhI nahIM hai, vahI tumheM vyathita kara detA hai| manobhAva aura antardazA badala jAe to gRhastha bhI saMnyAsI ho sakatA hai, anyathA assI varSa kA muni bhI garta meM gira sakatA hai| manodazAoM ke parivartana ke sAtha vaha nirmala aura pavitra raha sakatA hai| bhagavAna kahate haiM tuma kabhI kisI kI manodazAoM ko nahIM pahacAna skte| tuma bAhara se dekhakara kisI ko praNAma karoge, bAhara se tuma use saMta mAnoge, lekina nahIM jAnate ki usakI antaradazA saMskArita hai yA vikRta ! aura kucha aise gRhastha haiM jo raMgIna paridhAnoM meM bhI niSkaluSa jIvana jI rahe haiN| pharka manodazAoM kA hai, pharka bhAvanAoM kA hai, pharka bhItara ke rUpAntaraNa kA hai| jaba Antarika manodazA badalatI hai, to eka sAdhaka, jo cAlIsa varSoM se nirantara sAdhanA kara rahA hai, samatA-vRtti meM jI rahA thaa| eka choTA-sA kSaNa bhara kA krodha kA nimitta pA lene ke kAraNa manodazAe~ badalatI haiM aura vaha tApasa jIvana kI sAMdhya velA meM manodazAoM aura bhAvanAoM ke badala jAne ke kAraNa agale janma meM caNDakauzika sarpa banatA hai| isalie mAtra veza-parivartana kara muni banane kI bajAya apanI bhAvadazA, manodazA meM rUpAntaraNa kara cetanA kI divyatA prApta karanA jyAdA lAbhakArI hai| Aja ke sUtra yahI saMdeza de rahe haiM ki jaba taka bhAvadazA kA vizodhana nahIM hotA, manodazA zuddha nahIM hotI taba taka saMbodhi upalabdha nahIM ho paaegii| bhAvadazA ke bAhara jAne para saMsAra nirmita hotA hai aura bhAvadazA ke bhItara mur3ane para samAdhi kA mArga prazasta hotA hai| samAdhi kI yAtrA meM hone vAle anubhava varNanAtIta haiN| aura jisane ina anubhavoM ko pAyA, ve mauna ho ge| unake zabda usa satya kI abhivyakti ke lie kama ho ge| vahA~ mAmalA neti-neti kA ho gyaa| buddha puruSoM ne kahane kA prayAsa bhI kiyA, kahA bhI, lekina pUrNa __ sadguru bAMTe rozanI : : 67 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya kabhI nahIM kahA jA skaa| vaha to gUMge kerI sarkarA ho gii| satya avyakta hI rhaa| jitanA bolA gayA usakI rahasyamayatA aura gahana ho gii| vaha kaha-kaha kara bhI nahIM kahA gyaa| mauna hI usakI sarvottama abhivyakti hai| ___ bhagavAna buddha apane ziSyoM ke sAtha vicarate the| sabhI ko jIvana ke satya ke bAre meM jAnane kI utsukatA thii| bhagavAna pravacana karate, para satya para carcA nahIM krte| unake ziSya dhyAna-sAdhanA bhI karate, para koI usa sthiti meM nahIM pahu~cA thA jahA~ satya kA AvirbhAva ho ske| eka dina bhagavAna ne svayaM hI satya ke saMdarbha meM carcA zurU kI aura ziSyoM se pUchanA prArambha kiyA ki satya kyA hai ? astitva kA kyA rahasya hai ? aba to ziSyoM kI bana aaii| lage saba apanA-apanA jJAna bghaarne| aisA hotA hai jaba hameM kisI bAta kI jAnakArI hotI hai to hama adhika se adhika bolakara apanA ahaM tuSTa karate haiN| basa, prabhu eka-eka se pUchate rahe, jise jitanI jAnakArI thI sabane ugala dii| lekina prazna kA nirAkaraNa na huaa| taba unakI najara kone meM baiThe hue yuvA bhikSu para gii| vaha abhI-abhI saMgha meM zAmila huA thaa| sAre bhikSu sIniyara the, isalie vaha cupa baiThA sabakI bAteM suna rahA thaa| saMkocI svabhAva kA itane logoM ke bIca kyA kahe ? taba prabhu ne usakI ora dekhakara A~khoM hI A~khoM meM apanA prazna dohraayaa| vaha yuvA bhikSu uThA aura jAkara buddha ke caraNa sparza kie aura vApasa jAkara apane sthAna para baiTha gyaa| buddha ne use gale lagA liyA aura kahA, tumane mujhe sahI uttara diyaa| sAre bhikSaka Azcaryacakita / eka zabda isa navAgantuka ne kahA nahIM aura bhagavAna kahate haiM uttara de diyaa| taba bhagavAna ne kahA mauna hI satya kI abhivyakti hai| jisane jAnA vaha mauna ho gyaa| jaba satya se sAkSAtkAra ho jAtA hai to vANI meM mauna aura Ananda-bhAva avatarita ho uThatA hai| Age bar3heM sadguru bAMTe rozanI, dUra kare aMdhera, aMdhoM ko A~kheM mile, anubhava bharI savera / hara manuSya ko jIvana meM kisI-na-kisI guru kI talAza rahatI hai| cAhe vaha netA ho yA abhinetA, seTha ho ki naukara, samrATa ho ki phakIra saba kisI guru kI talAza meM rahate haiM jo unheM jIvana meM rAha dikhA ske| yaha bAta alaga hai ki unake uddezya bhinna hoMge, para ve cAhate jarUra haiM ki unheM koI guru mila 68 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAe jisake sahAre unakI jIvana naiyA pAra ho jaae| kabhI kisI ko nasIba se hI saccA guru mila pAtA hai jo jIvana ke rahasyoM kA bhedana kara paae| yaha tana viSa kI bela hai, guru amRta kI khaan| zIza kaTe aura guru mile, to bhI sastA jaan|| deha to viSa kI latA hai, guru kA amRta ise sIMce to hI tana viSa se nirviSa ho sakatA hai| guru to anamola hai, amRta hai| nizcaya hI, sadguru kA saMyoga saubhAgya se hI hotA hai| patnI, putra, paisA, pada, pratiSThA-ye saba AsAna haiM, para guru to agara zIza kA balidAna dekara bhI mila jAeM, to bhI kabIra to kahate haiM ki mAmalA saste meM nipaTa gyaa| hotA yaha hai ki sadguru hamAre sAmane hote haiM aura hama pahacAna hI nahIM paate| hamArI sAMsArika svArthalipsA guruoM ko bhI usameM ghasITa letI hai| lekina yAda rakhanA jo apane AsapAsa saMnyAsa ko bhI saMsAra meM tabdIla kara lete haiM, una guruoM se sAvadhAna rahanA / guru kA kArya hai jyotirmaya patha pradAna krnaa| tumhArA hAtha pakar3akara majhadhAra meM le jAnA aura kinAre kA rAstA dikhaanaa| guru to prakAza-stambha hai jisakI rozanI meM jIvana kA aMdhakAra tirohita hotA hai| vaha apane anubhava kI Tera sunAtA hai aura usa baMzIrava ko suna sAdhakoM meM abhIpsA jAgrata hotI hai| vaha manuSya ko satya kI jAnakArI de rahA hai, bodha aura hoza de rahA hai ki usane jo pAyA vaha sabhI pA sakate haiN| vaha jIvana ke zreyaskara mArga kI ora izArA hai| vaha to cA~da kI ora aMgulI se izArA karatA hai, phira dhIre se aMgulI bhI haTA letA hai ki terA cA~da se, satya se, paramAtmA se sIdhA sambandha jur3a jaae| ___'sadguru bAMTe rozanI, dUra kare aMdhera-sadguru usa aMdhakAra ko dUra karatA hai jo manuSya ke antas meM phailA huA hai| saMsAra meM eka aMdhakAra to bAhara hai jo dikhAI detA hai, lekina eka aMdhakAra bhItara hai jo bAhara se najara nahIM aataa| sadguru usa aMdhakAra ko kaise dUra kiyA jAe isakA jJAna detA hai| apanI jyoti se tumhArI jyoti bhI jAgrata karatA hai ki tuma bhI prakAza se bhara jaao| aMdhe-abhizapta galiyAre meM bhaTakate manuSya ko jo prakAza kI kiraNa dikhA de, usI kA nAma sadguru hai| vahI tAraka hai, vahI parama puruSa hai, vahI tIrthaMkara hai, jo aMdhere meM bhaTakatI AtmA ko sanmArga dikhA de| bazarte tumhAre bhItara guru sadguru bAMTe rozanI : : 69 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke prati gahana zraddhA, saghana AsthA panapa jAe ki tumheM guru meM kevala gurutA hI najara aae| kahate haiM - eka guru aura ziSya yAtrA kara rahe the| ghane jaMgala meM kisI vRkSa kI chAyA meM unhoMne vizrAma kiyaa| guru baiThe the aura yuvA ziSya so gayA tabhI acAnaka kahIM se bhayAnaka viSadhara sarpa nikala aayaa| guru ne use rokanA caahaa| lekina sarpa na rukaa| usane kahA, "tumhArA yaha ziSya mere pUrva bhava kA vairI hai, maiM isakA raktapAna kruuNgaa|" guru ne pUchA, "tuma ise mAranA cAhate ho yA kevala rudhira se tRpta ho jAoge ?" sarpa ne kahA, "mujhe to kevala isakA khUna cAhie / " yaha suna guru ne apane thaile se cAkU nikAlA aura soye hue ziSya kI tvacA ko chIla diyaa| ziSya ne A~kha kholI, dekhA, phira A~kheM banda kara liiN| guru ne khUna nikAlA aura pattoM ke done meM bharakara sarpa ko de diyA / sarpa saMtuSTa hokara calA gayA, vaira pUrA ho gyaa| idhara ziSya phira bhI soyA rhaa| Akhira guru ne use uThAyA aura pUchA, maiM tumhAre zarIra para cAkU calA rahA thaa| tumheM mAlUma par3A ? ziSya ne hA~ bhrii| guru ne pUchA, "mujha para saMdeha huaa|" usane kahA, "nhiiN|" guru ne pUchA, "tumheM bhaya nahIM lagA, tuma uThakara nahIM baiThe, mujhe rokA nahIM ?" ziSya ne uttara diyA, "jaba guru caraNoM meM jIvana hI samarpita kara diyA, to do katare khUna se kaisA moha ! kaisA saMzaya !" kRSNa kahate haiM 'saMzayAtmA vinazyati' / saMzaya meM jIne vAlI AtmA kisI chora ko nahIM pakar3a pAtI / vaha sadA aMdhakAra meM rahatI hai| sadguru kA kArya aise aMdhakAra meM rahane vAle aMdhoM ko A~kheM denA hai arthAt jo manuSya bhItara se aMdhA ho gayA hai, isake prajJA cakSu kA udghATana karanA hai| tAki ho sake jIvana anubhava bharI sver| abhI taka usane zarIra kA, saMsAra kA svAda va anubhava hI jAnA thA aba sadguru ne use anubhavoM kA nayA saMsAra diyA hai| usake jIvana kI anupama bhora huI hai| isa nUtana prabhAta ke Aloka meM vaha dekha sakegA ki vaha kina rogoM se grasita hai / prajJA-puruSa ne jo sUrya jagAyA hai use abhinava antardRSTi prApta huI hai| prajJA-puruSa tumheM bhItara dekhane kI dRSTi detA hai| jaba taka bhItara kI dRSTi nahIM milatI, vyakti bhedajJAna ko upalabdha nahIM ho paataa| vaha zarIra ko cetanA se alaga nahIM dekha pAtA, lekina jJAnavAna prajJA-puruSa tumheM yaha kalA sikhAtA hai ki tuma svayaM ko svayaM se alaga kara paao| aura jAna sako ki tumhAre bhItara rAga, dveSa, moha, matsara jaise rogoM ne sthAna banA liyA hai| zarIra ke rogoM 70 :: mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA nidAna to cikitsaka kara dete haiM lekina manasa- rogoM kI cikitsA to sadguru hI karate haiN| ve tumheM prakAza dete haiM, antardRSTi dete haiM ki cetanA ke antara astitva ke rogoM ko pahacAna sako aura una rogoM se vimukta ho sako 1 mana ke roga hI roga haiN| tana ke roga Ate-jAte rahate haiM / mana ke roga to Asana jamAe baiThe rahate haiM / Akhira jo mana meM hogA, vahI to tana meM hogA / mana kA chupA huA tana meM prakaTa ho jAtA hai / oha, hamArI yahI viDambanA rahI ki na jAna sake apane mana ke rogoM ko, mana kI khaTapaTa ko, mana ke mavAda ko| guru antarmana kA prakAza hai / guru antaramana kI cikitsA hai| guru hameM usa antardRSTi kA svAmI banAtA hai jisase pahacAna sakeM hama ki mana meM kaisA roga hai| antara-jIvana kA svAsthya, antara - jIvana kI zuddhi aura zAMti pradAna karanA hI, mukti pradAna karanA hI guru kA dharma hai / Aja ke saMbodhi-sUtroM kA sAra yahI hai ki manobhAvoM kA rUpAntaraNa ho / antardazA meM jAgarUkatA aura sajagatA Ae / kisI sadguru kA, sunI-sunAI bAtoM se nahIM, pravacanoM se prabhAvita hokara bhI nahIM, varan jisakI vANI se, jisake saMdezoM se tumhArI cetanA jhaMkRta ho jAe, jisakI vINA se tumhAre tAra jhaMkRta ho jAeM, usake caraNoM meM jAkara apane jIvana ko, apane hRdaya ko, apanI cetanA ko samarpita kro| tAki tuma para rozanI kI bauchAra ho sake / prajJA-puruSa kA sAmIpya pAkara antardRSTi ko upalabdha ho sako / aura isa antardRSTi meM khuda pahacAna sako ki tumhAre bhItara kauna - kaunase roga haiN| jaba taka rogoM kI pahacAna nahIM hogI, rogoM se mukta hone kA upakrama kaise kara pAoge ? isalie sadguru ke pAsa jAkara vaha rozanI, vaha antardRSTi pAeM ki apane rogoM ko pahacAna skeN| isakA prathama aura antima upAya hai dhyAna meM utaro, Atma- ramaNa meM utaro aura deha-bhAva tathA ahaMbhAva se mukta ho jAo / mana meM, mana se pAra jAkara, citta meM citta se pAra pahu~cakara, vicAroM meM vicAroM se Upara uThakara apane astitva se pahacAna karo, yahI anurodha hai / abhivAdana | Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only sadguru bAMTe rozanI .. Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mukti : prANimAtra kA adhikAra kucha mitra samudra kinAre ghUmane ge| unhoMne khUba zarAba pI rakhI thii| pUrNimA kA cA~da camaka rahA thaa| samudra apanI ravAnI para thaa| samudra kI phenila laharoM ne una yuvakoM ko AkarSita kiyaa| unhoMne naukA-vihAra karane kI tthaanii| sabhI zarAba ke naze meM the| unhoMne dekhA taTa para nAva khar3I hai, usameM patavAra bhI hai| ve sabhI nAva meM jAkara baiTha gae aura patavAra calAnI zurU kara dii| bahuta majA A rahA thaa| zarAba ke naze meM ve eka dUsare se Age jA rahe haiM, aisA soca rahe the| dhIre-dhIre cA~da Dhalane lgaa| idhara, bhora kA ujiyArA phailane lgaa| udhara, nazA bhI utarane lgaa| yuvakoM ne dekhA-ve kisI taTa para jA pahuMce haiN| zarAba kA nazA utara cukA thaa| sabhI usa taTa para utara gae, para yaha kyA, unhoMne pAyA ki jisa taTa se unhoMne yAtrA prArambha kI thI vApasa usI taTa para utre| Apasa meM bAtacIta karane lage ki kamAla ho gayA, hama rAta bhara patavAreM khete raheM, lambI yAtrA karake vApasa usI taTa para A lage, jahA~ se cale the| kitane Azcarya kI bAta hai, hama vahIM pahu~ca gae, phira rAta bhara patavAreM calAne kA lAbha kyA milA ! eka ne cAroM ora najara ghumaaii| vaha phira jora se ThahAkA lagAkara haMsa pdd'aa| dUsare dostoM ne isa haMsI kA kAraNa puuchaa| usane kahA, yaha ThIka hI hai ki hamane rAta bhara yAtrA kI, patavAreM bhI khUba calAIM, para laMgara kholanA to bhUla hI ge| kyA hamArI sthiti bhI ina zarAbI dostoM kI taraha nahIM hai jo laMgara kholanA bhUla gaye the, to nAva Age bar3hatI kaise ? dharma ke nAma para kucha karate rahe, dAna 72 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ke nAma para kucha karate rahe, zIla ke nAma para bhI kucha kiyA aura tapa ke nAma para deha kA daNDana bhI karate rahe, lekina kyA aisA nahIM laga rahA hai ki hamArI sthiti bhI una logoM jaisI hai, jo binA DorI khole rAta bhara patavAreM calAte rhe| kyA hamane pAyA ki hamane kucha pragati kI, kucha vikAsa kiyA, kahIM para pahu~ca pAe? kahIM aisA to nahIM jahA~ se yAtrA prArambha kI, vahIM para vApasa pahuMca ge| Apane dekhA hogA loga hailtha-klaboM meM jAte haiM, zArIrika vyAyAma karane ke lie| vahA~ para 'sTeNDa sAikileM bhI hotI haiN| pA~voM kI jakar3ana kholane ke lie sAikiliMga karavAte haiN| una sAikiloM meM kimI. kA sUcakAMka lagA hotA hai| Apa pandraha-bIsa minaTa sAikila calAte haiN| do-cAra-dasa kimI. dUrI sUcakAMka para AtI hai, para jaba Apa sAikila se utarate haiM, to vahIM hote haiM jahA~ se car3he the| aba hamArI duvidhA yaha hai ki hama khar3I sAikila para paiDala mArate haiN| sTaiMDa se sAikila na utAroge, to vyAyAma bhara hogA, pahu~canA kahIM nhiiN| mUrchA kA sTaiMDa haTAo, mUrchA ke laMgara kholo| hamArI sthiti binA antaravRttiyoM ke rUpAntaraNa, binA manovRttiyoM ke rUpAntaraNa aura binA cetanAgata saMskAroM ke rUpAntaraNa ke vaisI hI hai, jaise binA laMgara khole naukA claanaa| isI kA pariNAma hai ki zAstroM ko, dhArmika pustakoM ko par3hane ke bAvajUda manuSya meM koI parivartana nahIM A paataa| manuSya par3ha-par3hakara buddhi kA vikAsa kara letA hai, lekina jIvana kA vikAsa nahIM ho paataa| dharma ke nAma para tyAga, yajJa-havana, dAna-dakSiNA kara lete ho, lekina kabhI Atma-ciMtana nahIM krte| unase pUcho ki tuma bAhya rUpa se jitane dhArmika, AdhyAtmika bane hue ho, kyA AMtarika rUpa se bhI itane hI pavitra aura nirmala ho ? jitane dhavala vastra haiM, kyA itanI hI ujjvalatA upArjita kI hai ? dIrgha tapasyAe~ kara lete ho, phira bhI kyA bhojana ke prati Asakti chuTa pAtI hai ! tuma dAna dekara bhI dhana ke prati lobha nahIM chor3a pAte ho| jaba taka tumhAre mana meM pala rahe kaluSita saMskAra nahIM nikalate haiM, taba taka cAhe tuma tapa karo yA dAna, saba vyartha haiN| ghara, parivAra, makAna, dukAna ko chor3a veza-parivartana kara lenA adhyAtma nahIM hai| adhyAtma hai antarvRttiyoM kA ruupaantrnn| tumhArI eSaNA jo saMsAra aura bhautikatA ke prati hai, usake sammohana se mukta honA adhyAtma hai| jaba isa taraha apanI antaravRttiyoM ko, apane AMtarika aMdhakAra ko, apane kaluSita kaSAyA mukti : prANimAtra kA adhikAra : : 73 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko TaTolate ho to pAte ho ki cetanA kI vizuddhi kisa mArga se prApta hotI hai| hamArI gaMgA ulTI dizA meM baha rahI hai| hameM batAyA gayA hai ki adhyAtma kA sambandha hamAre antarjagata se aura saMsAra kA sambandha hamAre bAhya jagata se hai, lekina kyA hama viparIta dizA meM nahIM haiM ? hamane saMsAra ko antarjagata se aura adhyAtma ko bAhya jagata se jor3a liyA hai| aba hama majhadhAra meM laTaka gaye haiN| mana meM adhyAtma aura hRdaya meM saMsAra / jabaki hRdaya meM adhyAtma utare to kucha bAta bne| saMbodhi-sUtra kA sAra yahI hai ki hama hRdaya meM utara jaaeN| saMbodhi-sUtroM kI gaharAI meM jAne kA bhAva hai ki tuma svayaM kI gaharAI meM utara jaao| dhyAna meM utarane kA artha hai, svayaM ke bhItara utrnaa| jaba dhyAna kI ora pahalA kadama bar3hAyA jAtA hai, use kRtya ke rUpa meM svIkAranA hotA hai, lekina dhyAna kRtya nahIM hai, dhyAna meM hara kSaNa honA hotA hai| dhyAna svabhAva meM jInA hai, svabhAva meM sthita honA hai| isalie dhyAna dhAraNa karate haiM, to hamAre antarmana kA tamasa bAra-bAra bAhara nikalakara AtA hai| isa tamasa kA zodhana dhyAna se hotA hai| saMsAra ko pAne aura bhogane kI lAlasA kA tirohana dhyAna se hotA hai| tumhArI manovRtti saMsAra kI ora daur3atI hai, dhyAna meM tuma dekhate ho ki ye manovRttiyA~ kaisI haiM aura inase kaise mukta huA jaae| saMsAra kI kAmanA se kaise alaga huA jaae| dhyAna meM tuma jAna pAoge ki ina burAiyoM kI burAI kahA~ se hotI hai| mAnA ki burAI hai, lekina inheM boyA kahA~ se gayA hai, isakA bIjAropaNa kahA~ se huA hai| kahA~ taka isakI jar3eM haiM, yaha dhyAna ke mAdhyama se jAnA jAtA hai| TheTha antarmana taka, antaHstala taka jahA~ isakI jar3eM gaharI ho gaIM haiM, vahA~ se ina jar3oM ko ukhAr3ane kA prayAsa dhyAna dvArA kiyA jAtA hai| jaba dhyAna una jar3oM para coTa karatA hai to hama DAMvADola hone lagate haiN| hama Dara jAte haiN| sadiyoM ke saMskAra kI cUleM hilatI haiM, to hama ghabarA jAte haiN| hamane apane hRdaya para itane AvaraNa DAla die haiM ki eka parata ke haTate hI hamArA mana use bacAnA cAhatA hai| buddhi hRdaya ko dabAe rakhatI hai| kyoMki hRdayavAna hote hI buddhi kA jora nahIM calatA aura buddhi kSINa hone lagatI hai| buddhi ke pAse hRdaya ko phaMsAe rakhate haiN| lekina kSamA, karuNA, prema hRdaya ke bhAva haiM aura krodha mana kaa| krodha ke parAjita hote hI mana sImA meM baMdha jAtA hai aura asahAya vyakti kI bhAMti bhaya kA jAla racatA hai, lekina dhyAna kI gaharAI isI meM hai ki tuma jar3oM ko kATate cale jAo nizaMka hokr| phira buddhi aura mana bhI tumhAre sahayogI ho jaaeNge| 74 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ maiM dekha rahA hU~ ki tuma hRdayavAna honA hI nahIM caahte| hA~, dikhAvA jarUra karoge karuNA, dayA, prema, kSamA kA, lekina krodha kI kiraNa lau banakara lapakatI hI rahatI hai aura tumhArI behozI itanI gahana hai ki tuma bAra-bAra krodha karake bhI krodha se ubara nahIM pAte / krodha ne tumhAre mitroM se tumheM dUra kara diyA, krodha ne pitA ko putra se alaga kara diyA, Apa saba jAnate haiM krodha ke kAraNa na jAne kitane duSpariNAma hue, phira bhI krodha se mukta na ho paae| yaha hamArI behozI hai| isa behozI ne hameM cAroM ora se ghera rakhA hai| hara pala behozI ko hamane niyati banA liyA hai aura kucha nahIM to zarAba pIkara behoza ho rahe haiM phira cAhe jitane upadeza do, kitanI preraNAe~ do, zubha saMdeza do saba bAhara hI raha jAte haiN| usakI behozI bahuta gaharI hai / T mujhe yAda hai, mullA nasaruddIna roja zarAba pIkara dera rAta taka ghara vApasa aataa| patnI parezAna / roja-roja dera se ghara AnA / pIkara dostoM kI mahaphila meM baiThe rahanA aura jaba ve jAeM, to ghara AnA / patnI kare bhI to kyA / dera se AnA aura daravAjA bajA-bajAkara patnI kI nIMda kharAba karanA / patnI kI sahanazakti kI bhI sImA thI / mAnA ki tuma pati ho, lekina usa para julma karane kA tumheM koI adhikAra nahIM hai / yaha usake sAtha sarAsara anyAya hai, lekina nasIruddIna ko viveka kauna de ? aba patnI soe to kaise soe ? phira usane hI upAya sujhAyA aura kahA aba tuma bAhara se tAlA lagAkara cAbI sAtha le jAyA kro| phira tumhArI marjI ho, vApasa Ao aura tAlA kholakara bhItara A jaao| roja merI nIMda kharAba karate ho, aba bahuta ho gayA / mujhe ArAma se sone diyA kro| roja-roja kI cakhacakha se bacane ke lie mullA ne patnI kI bAta svIkAra lii| ThIka hai isameM parezAnI bhI nahIM hai, aba maiM cAhe jaba AUM, mahaphila se jaldI uThanA bhI na par3egA, mullA ne mana hI mana socA / I aba to mullA aura dera se ghara Ane lagA / cAbI to usI ke pAsa thI / eka dina usane kucha jyAdA hI pI rakhI thI / jaise-taise ghara pahu~cA aura cAbI hAtha meM lekara daravAje para lagA tAlA DhUMr3hane lagA / DhUMr3hate-DhUMr3hate daravAjA khaTakhaTAne lgaa| patnI jAgI aura pUchA kyA bAta hai, cAbI kho gaI hai kyA, dUsarI cAbI duuN| nasIruddIna ne kahA, cAbI to mere hAtha meM hai tAlA kho gayA hai, agara ho sake to dUsarA tAlA pheMka de| behozI itanI gaharI hai / tumhAre pAsa jo kSamatAe~ haiM ve kisI anya jIva ke pAsa nahIM haiN| deva-dAnava, pazu-pakSI sabhI isase vaMcita haiN| rAmAyaNa meM tulasIdAsa mukti: prANimAtra kA adhikAra :: 75 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kahate haiM-'bar3e bhAga mAnusa tana pAvA, sura durlabha graMtha koTinha gaavaa|' vaha kyA hai manuSya ke pAsa ki jo devoM ko upalabdha nahIM haiM aura saiMkar3oM graMtha bhI jisakI mahimA kA gAna nahIM kara ske| hamAre pAsa jarUra kucha viziSTa hai aura vaha hai, bhagavattA ko upArjita karane kI kssmtaa| yaha kSamatA anya kisI ke pAsa nahIM hai| isalie tumhArI mahattA sarvAdhika hai| tumheM isa bhagavattA ko pAnA hai| apanI mUrchA se bAhara niklo| tumhAre sAtha saMsAra kI vaibhava-vilAsitA nahIM jaaegii| apane antara-baMdhanoM ko phcaano| unase mukta hone kA prayAsa karo, tAki apanI maulikatA se pahacAna ho| Aja ke saMbodhi-satra isI bAta kI ora izArA kara rahe haiM ki tumhArI bAhya saMpadA se adhika bhItara saMpadA chipI huI hai| tumhArI bhautika zakti se adhika zakti cetanA meM chipI hai| kAza tuma bhItara utaro taba antas kI gaharAI meM jAkara tuma pAoge ki sampUrNa astitva tumhAre svAgata meM tatpara hai| Aja ke saMbodhi-sUtroM meM utareM cita-zakti kI cetanA, antas kA AhlAda / mukharita hotA mauna meM, zAzvata sohanAda / nayA janma deM svayaM ko, sAMsa-sAMsa vizvAsa / chAyA de saMsAra ko, para nispRha aakaash| mukti mAnava-mAtra kA, jIvana kA adhikAra / mana kI jo khaTapaTa miTe, to ho mukta vihaar| cetanA kA sparza karane vAle gahana gaMbhIra pada haiM ye| kohinUra-sI camaka hai ina padoM meN| tumhAre antasa ke dvArodghATana karane ke lie ye svarNima sUtra haiN| 'citta-zakti kI cetanA, antas kA AhlAda'-vyakti sarvaprathama apanI cetanA kI zakti ko pahacAne, apane cit arthAt aatmaa| tumane abhI taka AtmA ko jAnA hI nahIM hai, isalie tuma 'cit' ko mana samajhane kI bhUla karate ho| mana meM koI maulika zakti nahIM hai vahA~ to pratibimba hai AtmA kI zakti kaa| jo UrjA tumheM lagatA hai ki mana se mila rahI hai vaha AtmA ke dvArA hI AtI hai| tumhArI dRr3hatA, Atma-vizvAsa saba AtmA se Ate haiN| mana meM kevala vicAra Ate haiN| mana meM se vicAra nikAla do to phira vahA~ kyA bacatA hai ? mana khAlI ho jAtA hai| isa khAlI mana ko AtmA kI zakti kA vizrAma-sthala bnaao| apanI AtmA kI saMcita zakti se isa mana ko UrjAvAna bnaao| jaba tuma apanI AtmA kI maulika kSamatA aura saMpadA ko pahacAna lete ho to pAte ho ki antas meM kitanA AhlAda, mauja aura Ananda hai| jo bhI AtmavAna hote haiM, unake 76 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana kI yahI vizeSatA hai ki antas Ananda, antas UrjA kI taraMgeM unake jIvana ko zAMta aura garimApUrNa banAtI haiN| agara kabhI kisI AtmajJa yA dhyAnI yA guru ke pAsa jAo to unase kucha pUchanA mata, basa unake pAsa jAkara baiTha jaanaa| lekina tumhArI Adata, tuma unase dharma, adhyAtma, dhyAna Adi ke sambandha meM prazna pUchane lagate ho| aba bhalA kore praznoM ke uttara se tuma kaise jAna pAoge ki vaha kitanA dhyAnI, AdhyAtmika yA AtmavAdI hai| yaha kAma to koI paMDita bhI kara sakatA hai| aura zAyada jyAdA acchI taraha, adhika tarkayukta DhaMga se kara pAegA kyoMki zAstroM ke pramANa bhI usake pAsa hoNge| lekina isase vaha buddhivAdI ho jAegA, AtmavAdI na ho paaegaa| isalie sadguru ke pAsa jAkara prazna pUchane kI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| kevala unake pAsa jAkara mauna baiTha jaao| unakI cetanA kI taraMgeM tumheM zAMta kara deMgI, tumhAre praznoM kA samAdhAna khuda-ba-khuda ho jaaegaa| unakI bahatI huI UrjA tumheM Avezita (Charge) kara degI, tuma samajha lenA yahI sadguru hai| tuma cAhe jitanA khojo, lekina jahA~ tumheM zAMti kI pratIti ho, jahA~ tumhArI cetanA meM bhI AMdolana hone lage, jinakI taraMgeM tumheM udvelita kara deM ki tuma svayaM kI khoja meM pravRtta ho jAo, to jAnanA ki sadaguru mila gyaa| AtmavAna kI pahacAna hI yahI hai ki usake samparka meM Ate hI apUrva zAMti kA anubhava ho| aisI zAMti jo saMsAra kI koI bhI vastu nahIM de pAI, vaha parama zAMti usake pAsa upalabdha hotI hai| jisakI cetanA jAga cukI hai, vaha hI antasa ke AhlAda ko upalabdha hotA hai| tumhAre bhItara Ananda ke nirjhara baha rahe haiN| tumheM bAhara Ananda DhUMr3hanA hotA hai| kabhI kahAnI meM, kabhI upanyAsoM meM, kabhI philmoM meM, kabhI pikanika yA tIrthasthaloM para jAkara tuma khuziyA~ khojate rahate ho, lekina kyA inase hamezA prasanna raha pAte ho, yaha saba to kSaNika haiN| jaba tuma inase rUbarU hote ho, to prasannatA ke sannikaTa hote ho, lekina inase dUra haTate hI yaha prasannatA khone lagatI hai| lekina sAdhaka kaha rahA hai ki tuma apane bhItara jAo, basa bhItara utara jAo, vahA~ Ananda hI Ananda hai| tumheM khojanA nahIM hai vahA~ sadA se vidyamAna hai| tumhArI cetanA kI zakti meM Ananda ke srota haiN| 'mukharita hotA mauna meM, zAzvata sohanAda'-taba tuma mauna bhI rahoge to vaha mauna mukhara ho jaaegaa| tumhArA Ananda, tumhArA AhlAda sohanAda ke rUpa meM bAhara aaegaa| yaha sohanAda kyA hai ? tIna zabda haiM ko'haM, so'haM aura zivo'haM / ko'haM-maiM kauna hU~ adhyAtma kI yAtrA kahA~ se prArambha ho, sAdhanA ke sopAna meM yaha jAnanA mukti : prANimAtra kA adhikAra : : 77 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jarUrI hai ki maiM kauna hU~, kahA~ se AyA hU~ aura merA kyA svarUpa hai, kyA mujhe pAnA hai| jaba dhyAna kI prathama sIr3hI para car3hate haiM to astitva se pUchate haiM 'ko'haM-maiM kauna huuN| bAra-bAra gaharAI meM utarakara prazna uThAnA hotA hai 'ko'haM-taba cetanA kI gaharAI se uttara AtA hai 'so'haM-maiM vaha hU~| abhI tuma jaba dhyAna meM utarakara yaha prazna pUchate ho to uttara bhI sAtha le Ate ho| abhI tumhAre uttara raTe-raTAe haiN| tumane suna lie haiM, unhIM ko doharA dete ho| pravacanoM meM sune the, so pratidhvanita ho rahe haiN| kahIM par3ha lie the, vo yAda A rahe haiN| abhI tumhAre saba uttara Aropita haiN| jaba uttara AegA, tuma mauna ho jAoge aura usa mauna meM jo mukharita hogA vaha zAzvata hogA, satya hogA, vahI so'haM nAda hogaa| tumheM kahanA nahIM par3egA ki 'maiM vaha hU~-taba tuma 'vaha' hI hooge| isake Age bhI tumheM niraMtara sAdhanA kI gaharAI meM utarate jAnA hai| abhI to tumane sirpha svayaM ko jAnA hai| abhI aura bhI kucha jAnanA hai jisake bAda jAnane ko kucha zeSa na raha jAya / abhI to kevala apane astitva ko pahacAnA hai, abhI to use jAnanA hai jisase astitva kI pUrNatA hai, divyatA hai| isalie dhyAna ko aura gaharAI do, aisI gaharAI jise buddha ne parinirvANa kI saMjJA dI, jise mahAvIra ne mukti kahA, jise kRSNa ne goloka batAyA-usa stara para pahu~cakara tumheM patA calegA ki kala taka jo ko'haM thA, subaha taka so'haM thA, aba 'zivo'haM ho gayA hai| 'ahaM brahmAsmi'-maiM brahma tattva hU~, maiM ziva tattva hU~, maiM cetana tattva hU~, yaha aMtima sthiti hai| prathama sopAna meM to Atmazakti kA jJAna hotA hai aura usake AlAda se andara-bAhara Ananda hI Ananda barasatA hai aura mauna ko upalabdha ho jAtA hai| isa mauna meM hI usake ve zabda mukharita ho jAte haiM, jo saMbodhi-sUtra meM haiN| ve mauna sAdhaka dhanya haiM jinakI bhASA nahIM hotI, kevala bhAva hote haiN| ve dhanya haiM jo mukha se nahIM bolate, lekina unakA satsaMga hI unakI vANI bana jAtA hai| unakA mauna kisI kI bhI cetanA ke rUpAntaraNa meM sahAyaka ho jAtA hai| kSaNamapi sajjana saMgati re kA, bhavati bhavArNavataraNa naukA' yA tulasIdAsa ne jo kahA hai eka ghar3I, AdhI ghar3I, AdhI meM puni Adha / tulasI' saMgata sAdhu kI, kaTe koTi aparAdha / / yaha saba unake lie nahIM hai jo maMca para baiThakara pravacana karate haiM yA ve jo jIvana kI bAteM batiyAte rahate haiN| yaha to unake lie haiM jinake pAsa baiThane mAtra se tumhAre bhItara uThane vAle vikAra kSaNa bhara meM naSTa ho jAte haiM, vaha puruSa 78 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sadguru kahA gayA jisakA sAmIpya pAte hI hamArI cetanA rUpAntarita ho jAe, hamArI kaluSatA samApta ho jaae| __ hama dhyAna kI gaharAI meM, saMbodhi-sUtroM kI gaharAI meM praveza kara rahe haiM, to hamArI taraMgeM cetanA taka jA rahI haiN| antas kA AhlAda ho rahA hai| mauna meM so'haM nAda mukharita ho rahA hai| zivo'haM aura ahaM brahmAsmi kI razmiyA~ prakaTa ho rahI haiN| nayA janma deM svayaM ko sAMsa-sAMsa vizvAsa / chAyA de saMsAra ko para nispRha aakaash|| samaya A gayA hai ki svayaM ko nayA janma deN| mA~ to tumheM janma de cukI hai, lekina jIvana ke dvAra se dubArA janma lo| jIvana ke dvAra se atIta dvArA mukta ho jaao| mA~ ne tumheM janma diyA thA usake pUrva bhI tuma kisI janma meM the, lekina mA~ ke dvArA janma die jAne para tuma una saba bAtoM ko bhUla gae, jo kabhI thIM, tuma nayA janma pAte ho| eka janma vaha hai, jo tumheM mA~ ne diyA aura eka janma tumheM svayaM lenA hai, sAdhanA ke dvaaraa| 'dvija' zabda sunA hai na, yAnI dobArA janma lenaa| janma se koI dvija nahIM hotaa| dvija to honA par3atA hai| brAhmaNa jAti nahIM hai| brAhmaNa to ve hote haiM jinhoMne brahma ko jAna liyaa| pahale ve 'dvija' hote haiN| taba kahIM brAhmaNa ho pAte haiN| jo sAdhanA ke dvArA svayaM ko nayA janma dete haiM, svayaM ke brahma svarUpa ko pahacAna pAte haiM, taba kahIM jAkara brAhmaNa banate haiN| nayA janma kaise ho? sAdhanA ke dvArA nayA janma ho| abhI taka jo saMskAra, vRttiyA~, kaTutA, vaira-virodha ke bhAva hamAre aMdara vidyamAna haiM, una ko vismRta kara sakeM, isalie nayA janma leN| jisa taraha pUrvajanma kI smRtiyA~ isa janma meM nahIM rahatI haiM, usI taraha isa janma meM eka aura janma lekara isa janma kI duSpravRttiyoM ko, isa janma ke mAyAjAla ko vismRta kara deN| mahAguphA meM baiThA sAdhaka hameM prerita kara rahA hai ki punarjanma ho| abhI taka to zarIra kA janma huA thA, aba jIvana kA janma ho tAki hamAre bhautika saMskAra kSINa ho jaaeN| anyathA hama nita navIna mArga khojate raheMge aura saMsAra meM pravRtta hote rheNge| mujhe yAda hai : mullA nasIruddIna haja kI yAtrA para gyaa| yAtrA ke bhAva to the nahIM, basa gAMva ke logoM ne prerita kara diyA to ravAnA ho gyaa| haja kara liyaa| vApasI ke samaya pAnI ke jahAja se A rahA thA ki acAnaka samudra meM tUphAna utthaa| tUphAna itanA tIvra thA ki sabhI ne jIne kI AzA chor3a dii| mukti : prANimAtra kA adhikAra : : 79 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ marate kyA na krte| sabhI allAha ko yAda karane lge| mullA ne bhI dekhA aba maranA hI hai to usane ghoSaNA kI ki he khudA ! agara maiM baca gayA to maiMne jo nau lAkha kI aTArI banavAI hai vaha tumhAre nAma kara duuNgaa| sabhI bahuta Azcarya se bhara gaye ki mullA jisane kabhI kaur3I bhI dAna meM na dI vaha khudA ke nAma para nau lAkha kI koThI kurbAna karane ko taiyAra! aura usane socA ki bacane vAle to haiM nahIM, ghoSaNA to kara hI do| para kismata acchI kahie ki tUphAna zAMta ho gayA aura jahAja baca gyaa| aba nasIruddIna ghabarAyA, kyoMki saiMkar3oM logoM ke sAmane ghoSaNA kI jA cukI thii| vyakti agara bhItara-bhItara ghoSaNA kare to dabAkara bhI rakhI jA sakatI hai aura samAja ke bIca maMca se ghoSaNA kara dI jAe, to na dene kI icchA hone para bhI zarma ke kAraNa denA par3a jaae| mullA kA bhI yahI hAla ho gyaa| socane lagA isase to jahAja DUba jAtA to acchA rahatA, kama-se-kama nau lAkha kA mahala to dAna nahIM denA pdd'taa| phaMsa gayA becaaraa| jahAja ke yAtriyoM ne gAMva pahu~cakara khabara phailA dI ki mullA khudA ke nAma para apanI nau lAkha kI aTArI dAna kara rahA hai| roja loga Ate, use ukasAte aura kahate apanI koThI dAna meM de| nasIruddIna ne socA bure phaMse / aba koI na koI rAstA to nikAlanA hI pdd'egaa| phira eka ghoSaNA kI ki vaha apanI koThI nIlAma kara degA aura jitanA paisA AegA vaha dAna kara degaa| sabhI loga bahuta prasanna hue yaha jAnakara ki mullA koThI becakara sArA paisA dAna kara degaa| gAMva ke loga mullA kI koThI ke sAmane ikaTThe ho ge| nIlAmI kI bolI zurU ho gaI tabhI nasIruddIna bolA, ruko merI eka zarta hai, mere pAsa eka billI hai aura isakI kImata hai nau lAkha rupye| yaha koThI to sirpha eka rupaye kI hai aura zarta yahI hai ki jo isa billI ko kharIdegA koThI usI ko dI jaaegii| khaira, bahuta taraha ke loga hote haiM phaMsa gae mullA kI cAlabAjI meN| bolI lagI, nau lAkha meM billI aura eka rupaye meM koThI bika gii| mullA ne asalI raMga dikhAyA, maiMne khudA ke nAma para koThI dAna kI thI billI nahIM, isalie makAna kA jo eka rupayA AyA hai use khudA ke nAma para dAna detA hU~ aura nau lAkha...... | usakI jeba meM pahu~ca ge| tuma isa taraha mArga nikAlate rahoge, to kahIM bhI na pahu~ca pAoge, jahA~ ho vahIM aTake raha jaaoge| isalie saMbodhi-sUtra meM kaha rahe haiM-'nayA janma deM svayaM ko apane atIta ke saMskAroM aura vicAroM se mukta hokara eka navInatA prApta karo jahA~ saba zubha aura zreyaskara ho| tumhArI paramAtmA ke prati zraddhA 80 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAMsa-sAMsa meM rama jaae| paramAtmA hai yaha vizvAsa to kara lete ho, lekina usake prati zraddhA nahIM hai / tumhArI zraddhA bhI saMzayayukta hai| tuma maMdira jAte ho, bhagavAna ke dvAra para jAte ho, lekina apane saMzaya miTA nahIM paate| tumhAre pujArI kahate haiM ki tuma jitanA maMdira meM car3hAoge, sau gunA vApasa mila jaaegaa| yaha bhI vyApAra ho gayA aura acchA vyApAra / duniyA meM koI aisA dhaMdhA hai ki eka lagAo aura sau pAo ? phira bhI jaba tuma maMdira jAte ho aura jeba meM hAtha DAlate ho aura sau kA noTa AyA to use dabA dete ho, socane lagate ho mahArAja ne kahA to thA eka rupaye doge to sau mileMge aura agara na mile to ye sau bhI pAnI meM cale jaaeNge| tumhArA saMzaya khar3A ho jAtA hai tuma kyA karate ho, sabhI jAnate haiN| agara pakkA vizvAsa ho to tuma bekhaupha DAla do, lekina tumhArI zraddhA bhI badalatI rahatI hai, tumhArA vizvAsa DolatA rahatA hai| isalie kahA ki 'sAMsa-sAMsa vizvAsa - paramAtmA ke prati tumhArA vizvAsa zvAsa - zvAsa meM ramaNa karane lge| jaise binA zvAsa ke tuma jIvita nahIM raha sakate, vaise hI usa divya cetanA ke binA tuma prANahIna ho jAoge, jaba yaha bharosA AtA hai tabhI usa paramAtmA ke prati zraddhA AtI hai / yadi zraddhA sAtha nahIM hai to saMzaya meM cAhe jo karo kucha bhI hAtha Ane vAlA nahIM hai| agara kisAna yaha socakara bIja na boe ki bIja to bo dUMgA, para barasAta na AI to ? para nahIM, kisAna ko zraddhA rakhanI hogI aura bIja bone hoNge| agalI paMktiyA~-'chAyA de saMsAra ko, para nispRha AkAza - jaba tumhArA nayA janma hI isa bAta kI sUcanA hai ki tumane kucha pAyA hai aura yaha nUtanatA tumheM nispRha banAtI hai| tuma sabake madhya ho, para sabase pare / tumhAre saMsAra ke sAtha sambandha AkAza jaise ho jAte haiN| AkAza pUre bhUtala para chAyA huA hai lekina kahIM bhI pRthvI se saMyojita nahIM hai| kabhI-kahIM AbhAsa bhI hotA hai ki zAyada pRthvI ko chU rahA hai, lekina vahA~ jAkara tuma pAte ho ki nahIM, AkAza to apanI pUrI U~cAI para hai| vaha pRthvI se dUra, bahuta dUra hai| pRthvI ko chAyA de rahA hai, lekina koI lagAva nahIM hai| tuma bhI pRthvI aura AkAza ke samAna ho jaao| tumhArA zarIra pRthvI hai aura cetanA AkAza hai| donoM bilkula pRthaka haiM | AtmA cetanA ko prANavattA de rahI hai, cetanA zarIra ko prANavattA de rahI hai| jaba zarIra aura cetanA kI pRthakatA kA bodha ho jAtA hai tabhI dhyAna kI gaharI bhUmikA nirmita hotI hai| aura taba pratIti hotI hai- 'mukti mAnava mAtra kA, jIvana kA adhikAra / ' Jain Educationa International mukti: prANimAtra kA adhikAra : : 81 For Personal and Private Use Only Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cetanA ke tala para mukti hara manuSya kA adhikAra hai / yadi tumheM janma milA hai to mRtyu nizcita hI hogI, lekina abhI tuma jIvana mRtyu ke khela meM lage hue ho, para jisa dina mukti kI abhIpsA jaga jAtI hai tuma pAte ho yaha mukti jIvana kA adhikAra hai| agara jIvana pAyA hai to mukta bhI honA hai| mukti hamArA janmasiddha adhikAra hai| isalie apanI kSamatAoM ko pahacAno, apanI saMbhAvanAoM ko khojo| manuSya hI ekamAtra sattA hai jo apane meM asIma saMbhAvanAoM ko lie hue hai; aura mukta honA usakI kSamatA hai, saMbhAvanA hai, AtmA kA svabhAva hai| apane svabhAva se paricaya banAo aura mukti ke dvAra kholo| Akhira kaba taka jar3a, bhautika aura pudagala padArthoM kI Asakti meM jIvanayApana karate rhoge| apane svabhAva ko pahacAno, apanI nispRhatA ko pahacAno aura rAga ke dvAra se mukta hokara virAga meM praveza kro| dhIre-dhIre virAga se bhI mukta hokara vItarAgatA meM praveza kro| dhyAna kA mArga rAga-virAga se mukti kA mArga hai, vItarAgatA kI upalabdhi kA mArga hai| saMbodhi-sUtra kaha rahe haiM ki dhyAna kI rozanI pAkara, dhyAna kA prakAza pAkara hama karma-paramANuoM se svayaM ko mukta kreN| yaha cetanA mukta-vihAra kaba kara sakegI-'mana kI khaTapaTa jo miTe, to ho mukta vihAra / ' mana meM jo UhApoha hara samaya calatI rahatI hai jaba usase alaga haTa jAoge tabhI kucha hAsila kara paaoge| anyathA tumhArA caMcala mana hara jagaha kaiMcI lie khar3A rahatA hai aura usakI katarabyauMta calA karatI hai| dhyAna meM DUbakara jaba mana kI niraMtaratA TUTa jAegI, taba cetanA ke paMkha khuleNge| abhI to mana kA hastakSepa jArI hai| ise samApta karanA hogaa| tabhI bhItara kA naMdanavana pUrNa rUpa se khilegaa| phira isa naMdanavana meM vicaraNa karane para Ananda kI bauchAra hogI, utsava kI garimA hogI, jIvana kI dhanyatA hogii| Apake jIvana meM Ananda kI varSA, utsava kA vAtAvaraNa aura parama dhanyatA kI sthiti nirmita ho, aisI hI maMgalakAmanA hai| om shaaNti| 00 82 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSI-bhAva : dhyAna kA AdhAra jisa vyakti ke nAma para hama apane deza ko bhArata kahate haiM, ghaTanA usI se sambaddha hai| kahate haiM ki samrATa bharata eka daphA tIrthaMkara AdinAtha kI sannidhi meM the| carcAe~ cala rahI thiiN| carcA ke daurAna hI bharata ne apane pitA AdinAtha se pUchA ki prabhu, mRtyu ke bAda merI gati kyA hogI? bhagavAna ne usakA bhaviSya nihArA aura kahane lage-bharata, tumhArI mRtyu ke bAda gati nahIM hogii| tuma mukta ho jaaoge| bharata kAphI prasanna huA, lekina usake pAsa baiThA huA vyakti kahane lagA ki kamAla ke bhagavAna haiN| usa bharata ke lie mokSa kI bAta karate haiM, jo akhila vizva kA adhipati hai, cakravartI hai, jisake pAsa apAra sainyadala hai, rAjarAniyA~ haiM, itanA Arambha-samArambha hai! usane khar3e hokara kahA-prabhu, kSamA kreN| mujhe to bharata ko mokSa die jAne kI bAta ucita nahIM jAna pdd'tii| dharma-sabhA samApta huI, bharata apane rAjamahala meM lauTakara aae| jaise hI rAjasabhA prArambha huI ki bharata ne sainikoM ko Adeza diyA ki jAo, usa vyakti ko lAo jo kaha rahA thA ki use bharata ke mokSa para saMdeha hai| mujhe usase isa bAta kA spaSTIkaraNa caahie| samrATa ke Adeza para sainika gae aura usa vyakti ko pakar3akara le aae| vaha kAphI ghabarAyA huA thA aura mana-hImana pazcAtApa kara rahA thA ki kahA~ baiThe-biThAe musIbata mola le lii| patA nahIM, samrATa ke mana meM kyA Ae aura kyA Adeza de baitthe| khaira, vaha vyakti rAjasabhA meM phNcaa| samrATa ne usase kahA-Aja nagara ko sajAyA gayA hai| maiM tumhAre hAtha meM tela se bharA kaTorA de rahA huuN| tuma nagara meM ghUmakara Ao aura nagara ke pramukha sthaloM kI sajAvaTa ke bAre meM vivaraNa do| hA~, eka bAta dhyAna rakhanA sAkSI-bhAva : dhyAna kA AdhAra :: 83 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ki tumhAre tela ke kaTore se eka bUMda tela bhI bAhara nahIM giranA cAhie, varanA tumhAre pIche naMgI talavAra lekara cala rahe sainika tumhArA sira dhar3a se alaga kara deNge| vaha ghabarAyA, lekina kare to kyA, jaba samrATa kA Adeza ho| usa vyakti ko tela se labAlaba kaTorA diyA gyaa| usake pIche-pIche do sainika naMgI talavAra liye cala rahe the| vaha vyakti zahara meM ghUmane nikala pdd'aa| vaha pA~ca-cha: ghaMTe taka zahara meM ghUmane ke bAda vApasa rAjamahala meM phuNcaa| samrATa ne pUchA-kyA tuma zahara meM ghUma Ae ? usane kahA-hA~ rAjan, maiM ghUma aayaa| samrATa ne pUchA-acchA, tumane zahara meM kyA-kyA dekhA? usa vyakti ne javAba diyA-maiM kyA dekhatA rAjan! maiM to isI dhyAna meM lagA rahA ki kaTore se tela kI eka bUMda bhI bAhara na gira jaae| merI najara to kaTore para hI lagI rahI, isalie maiM kucha bhI na dekha paayaa| samrATa bharata muskarAe aura kahane lage-jaise tumhArI najara tela ke kaTore para thI, aura tuma kucha bhI na dekha pAe, usI taraha merI dRSTi merI AtmA para kendrita hai| yadyapi maiM saMsAra meM jI rahA hU~, lekina mujhe merI AtmA ke sivA kucha bhI najara nahIM AtA hai| merA lakSya Atma-saMbodhi hai, Atma-mukti hai| ___ saMsAra eka cakra hai, jo niraMtara gatizIla hai| vaha vyakti saMsAra ke cakra se alaga ho jAtA hai, isase mukta ho jAtA hai, jo cakra ke madhya kI kIla ke samAna aDiga rahatA hai| vaha saMsAra meM saMyojita rahakara bhI paribhramaNa se mukta rahatA hai| vaha saMsAra seM saMyojita rahakara bhI paribhramaNa se mukta rhtaa| hama jo dhyAna-sUtroM ki gaharAI meM utara rahe haiM, inakA mUla tAtparya yahI hai ki hama cAhe saMsAra meM jIeM, parivAra ke bIca jIeM, sattA-saMpatti baTorate raheM, para isake bAvajUda hama ina sabhI se nirlipta bane rheN| agara apanI dRSTi Atmakendrita banAe rakhoge, to dhIre-dhIre saMsAra-mukta ho jaaoge| vyakti ne mAnava-jIvana pAyA hai, to isakA artha kevala itanA hI nahIM hai ki vaha saMsAra meM raca-basa jAe aura jaba jiMdagI pUrI ho jAe, to ravAnA ho jaae| isa taraha to patA nahIM isa AtmA ne kitane-kitane janmoM taka yaha deha pAI hai| kabhI isa kula meM kabhI usa kula meM paidA hue, kabhI isa pradeza meM kabhI dharatI ke dUsare chora ke anajAne nagara meM janma liyaa| tuma jahA~-jahA~ paidA hue, vahIM-vahIM kA rAga kara baitthe| agara tuma jaina kula meM paidA hue, to tumhArA rAga mahAvIra se ho gayA, zAMtinAtha aura kalpasUtra se ho gayA; agara tuma hindU kula meM janme to tumhArA rAga rAma-kRSNa, gItA-rAmAyaNa aura maMdiroM se ho gyaa| janmajanmAMtara se isa zarIra ne jAne kitane-kitane dharmoM kA parivartana kiyA hai| 84 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kyA Apa yaha samajhate haiM ki Apa zAzvata rUpa se hindU rahate Ae haiM yA zAzvata rUpa se jaina athavA bauddha rahate Ae haiM ? nahIM, yaha nahIM ho sktaa| cetanA to janmajanmAMtara se deha se sambandha jor3atI-tor3atI rahatI hai aura use jaisI anukUlatA mile, usI ke anurUpa nirmANa kara letI hai| mUlataH hamArI yahI truTi rahI ki hamane Atmabodha nahIM paayaa| hama logoM ne Atma-tattva kI prarUpaNA nahIM kI aura na antara-saMvedanAoM ko phcaanaa| hama apane citta meM calane vAlI vRttiyoM ko, vikAroM ko na pahacAna paae| pariNAmataH aisA koI dharma, deza, bhASA nahIM hogI, jisameM hamane janma na liyA ho| tumhArA jo bAhya astitva, bAhya vyaktitva hai, vahI bAra-bAra Aropita hotA rahA aura tuma apanI vRttiyoM kA vizodhana nahIM kara paae| tumane saMnyAsa bhI liyA, saMsAra bhI chor3A lekina Atmabodhi ko upalabdha nahIM ho paae| zrImad rAjacandra kahate haiM bahu puNya kerA puMja thI, zubha deha mAnava nA mlyo| to bhI are bhavacakra no, AMTo nahIM eke ttlyo|| janmoM-janmoM taka paNya karane ke bAda tumheM mAnava-deha milii| isake bAvajUda Atmabodhi ke abhAva meM, Atmazuddhi ke abhAva meM tuma baMdhanoM se mukta nahIM ho paate| yahI nahIM, aura nae-nae baMdhana tuma apanI jiMdagI meM bAMdha lete ho| duniyA ke sabhI zAstroM kA, sabhI paMtha-sampradAyoM kA eka hI sAra hai ki tuma Atmazuddhi ko upalabdha hoo| apanI burAiyoM ko cuna-cunakara bAhara nikAla pheNko| apane bhItara ke pAtra ko balkuila nirmala aura pavitra kara lo| tumhArA darpaNa rajarahita ho jaae| agara tuma cetanA kA rUpAntaraNa nahIM kara pAe, to atIta ke saMvega AtmA ke sAtha calate rheNge| natIjatana janmoM-janmoM taka dharma-adhyAtma, sadguru kI sannidhi aura pavitra mArga milane ke bAvajUda tuma bhItara kI pavitratA ko AtmasAta nahIM kara paaoge| ye jo saMbodhi-sUtra ke pada haiM, inakA mUla bhAva yahI hai ki tuma Atmabodhi ko, Atmazuddhi aura Atma-mukti ko upalabdha kara lo| kahIM aisA to nahIM hai ki tuma bAhara se to sAdhutA kA pradarzana kara rahe ho aura tumhAre bhItara vRttiyoM meM, vicAroM meM, tumhAre bhItara rahane vAlI graMthiyoM meM kahIM-na-kahIM sUkSma rUpa meM saMsAra kI tamannAe~ chipI raha giiN| eka bAta dhyAna rakhanA ki jaise hI pahalI bAra tuma bhItara praveza karoge, aMdherA najara aaegaa| dUsare caraNa meM aMdhakAra kucha kama hogaa| tIsare-cauthe caraNa meM utarottara kama sAkSI-bhAva : dhyAna kA AdhAra : : 85 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hotA jaaegaa| jaise-jaise tumhArI cetanA ke irda-girda maMDarAne vAle kohare ko tuma nIce girAoge, vaise-vaise tumhAre bhItara chipA huA prakAza jyotirmaya hokara bAhara aaegaa| duniyA meM jitane saMta hue cAhe ve AnaMdaghana hoM, cAhe ve kabIra hoM, cAhe dAdU yA raidAsa-una saba logoM ke zAstroM kA, padoM kA eka hI sAra rahA hai ki jisa sUrya ko tuma bAhara nihAra rahe ho, aise sau-sau sUrya tumhAre bhItara chipe hue haiM, agara vyakti usa rAha se gujare hI nahIM, to isakA bodha kaise ho| aisA kabhI nahIM huA, na hotA hai ki vyakti mA~ ke peTa se nikalate hI yuvA bana jaae| eka kramika vikAsa hotA hai jisake bAda hI eka Ayu vizeSa ke dvAra taka pahu~cA jAtA hai| sAdhanA ke mArga para bhI kramika vikAsa hotA hai| yaha to bIja hai, jise bahuta saMbhAlanA par3atA hai| saghana sAdhanA karanI hotI hai| bIz2a agara boyA hai, to usakI dekhabhAla to karanI hI hogii| eka dina meM paudhA nahIM banegA aura na zIghra hI phala aaeNge| hA~, ghAsa-pAta jarUra apane Apa uga aaegaa| aise hI sAdhanA ko gaharAI se saMbhAlanA hotA hai| kadama DagamagAeMge, kaI bAra asurakSA bhI janma legI lekina bhItara kI sajagatA ke sAtha usa bIja kI rakSA karanI hogii| sAdhanA ke mArga para bhI lAkhoM-lAkha kadama uThate haiN| unameM se kucheka hI saphala ho pAte haiN| sAdhaka ke mArga meM kaI vicalana ke chilake, kaI kAMTe, kaI patharIle mArga Ate haiN| jaise hI vaha sAdhanA kA prArambha karatA hai, usake bhItara soe hue atIta ke karma-paramANu jAgrata hote haiN| aura ve usakI sAdhanA ko tirohita karane ke lie, use tor3ane ke lie hAvI hone zurU ho jAte haiN| jo vyakti gahare dhairya ke sAtha, gahare saMkalpa ke sAtha kadama Age bar3hAtA hai, vaha saphalatA ke dvAra para pahu~ca sakatA hai| mere prabhu, eka bAta khayAla meM rakhane jaisI hai ki tuma cAho to eka varSa meM karor3apati bana sakate ho, lekina eka varSa meM jJAnI nahIM bana skte| dIrgha tapasyAe~ karake bhI Atma-tattva ko upArjita kara lo, yaha nizcita nahIM hai| yaha jo bhItara kI yAtrA hai, ise prAyaH yaha kahakara chor3a diyA jAtA hai ki yaha aMdhere kI yAtrA hai| jaba taka aMdhere ko nahIM dekhoge, prakAza kA mUlya nahIM kara paaoge| rAta ke aMdhakAra ke bAda hI subaha ke sUraja kI kiraNeM itanI manorama aura sukhadAyI lagatI haiN| isalie jo vyakti prakAza ko cAhatA hai, usake lie Avazyaka hai ki vaha aMdhere se gujre| sUryodaya kI bhora pAne ke lie hameM rAta se gujaranA par3egA, cetanA meM chipI huI divyatA ko, prakAza ke 86 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ puMja ko upalabdha karane ke lie hameM aMdhakAra se gujaranA pdd'egaa| jo vyakti aMdhakAra se bhayabhIta nahIM hogA, vahI vyakti prakAza ke karIba pahu~ca paaegaa| ___saMbodhi-sUtra ke Aja ke pada hameM apanI tRpti ko samajhane, sAkSI-bhAva se gujarane kA bodha de rahe haiN| ye hameM jIvana kA saMdeza de rahe haiM ki bAra-bAra janma lene aura citA meM jalane ke bAvajUda cetanA yathAvata hai| vaha zAzvata aura ciraMtana hai| hamAre yahA~ punarjanma kI kalpanA hai aura usake galata artha lagA lie ge| hama saba AlasI ho gye| socate haiM are isa janma meM to bhoga kara liyA jAe, agale janma meM dharma kara leNge| hama isI ko bAra-bAra doharAte cale gaye aura punarjanma kI parikalpanA thI ki tuma bAra-bAra isI taraha jIte-marate rahoge Akhira isa cakra se Ubate nahIM ho| aba to jAno, aba to samajho aura isa punarjanma se chuTakArA paao| aura yaha chuTakArA milatA hai svayaM ke antarjagata meM praveza karane se| saMbodhi-sUtra ke Aja ke pada hameM apanI vRtti ko samajhane, sAkSI bhAva se gujarane kA bodha de rahe haiN| ye hameM jIvana kA saMdeza de rahe haiN| pada hai samajhe vRtti svabhAva jo, sAkSI-bhAva ke saath| to samajho hone lagA, ura meM sahaja prbhaat|| rUpa bane bana-bana miTe, citA sajI sau baar| janma-janma ke yoga ko, doharAyA hara bAra / / saMbodhi se TUTatI, bhava-bhava kI jNjiir| jarA jhAMka kara dekha lo, aMtara meM mhaaviir|| agara vyakti sAkSI-bhAva ko grahaNa kara le aura apane mana meM uThane vAlI udher3abuna ko, bhItara kI uThApaTaka ko sAkSI-bhAva se nihArane kI koziza kare, to vyakti antasa kI samAdhi ko upalabdha kara skegaa| pariNAmataH usa prabhAva se vyakti apane bhItara palane vAlI vRttiyoM ko dhIre-dhIre zAMta aura sahaja kara legaa| mere prabhu, dhyAna rakhiegA ki dhyAna koI kRtya nahIM hai| dhyAna hamArA svabhAva hai| yaha to deha, mana aura vicAroM kI kriyA se zUnya honA hai| dhyAna kA lakSya hai ki vyakti apanI vRttiyoM se mukta ho jAe, apane deha-bhAva se mukta ho jaae| tumhArI AtmA kA svabhAva koI bhASA, deza yA jAti nahIM hai| tumhArI AtmA kA svabhAva vizuddha, nirmala adhyAtmamaya cetanA hai| tumhArI cetanA kA yaha parama svabhAva hai ki vaha avinAzI hai, caitanyarUpa, jyotisvarUpa hai| dhyAna kA mUla kRtya hai ki vaha tumheM mUla svabhAva meM le aae| tumhAre citta kI bhAvadazAe~ sAkSI-bhAva : dhyAna kA AdhAra : : 87 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jaba saMsAra se jur3atI haiM to jIvana meM saMsAra kA nirmANa hotA hai aura jaba citta kI bhAvadazAe~ saMsAra se TUTatI haiM, saMsAra se vilaga hotI haiM taba jIvana meM samAdhi ghaTita hotI hai| samAdhi aura saMnyAsa mAtra bAhya rUpAntaraNa nahIM hai| inakI upalabdhi tumhArI antaravRtti ke vizodhana yA usakI kaluSatA para nirbhara hai| jitane sahaja, sarala aura nirmala hote jAoge, saMnyAsa aura samAdhi ke utane hI nikaTa hoMge, lekina antavRtti kI kaluSatA adhikAdhika saMsAra meM le jaaegii| ___ agara koI vyakti yaha samajhe ki sapheda kapar3e pahana lene se yA zarIra para bhabhUta ramA lene se sAdhutA ghaTita ho jAegI, to yaha socanA bebuniyAda hai| agara Apa bAhya veza dekhakara praNAma karate haiM, to maiM kahU~gA ki mujhe aise praNAma kI koI apekSA nahIM hai| una praNAmoM kA, namana yA namaskAra kA koI tAtparya nahIM hai| tumhArA vaha praNAma bhautika hogA, kyoMki ye kapar3e, veza-bAne jar3a haiM, jinameM koI cetanA nahIM hai| pahalA caraNa yahI kahatA hai ki tuma apanI vRttiyoM ko bArIkI se dekho| dekho ki kaunasI vRtti A rahI hai, kaunasI vRtti jA rahI hai| kaunasI vRtti zubha hai, kaunasI vRtti azubha hai; kaunasI vRtti kalyANakArI hai aura kaunasI vRtti tumheM garta meM dhakela rahI hai| tumhArA mastiSka anargala vicAroM kA ghara hai| isalie tuma na zAMti pA rahe ho, na Ananda aura na sahajatA upalabdha kara pA rahe ho| tumhArA mastiSka eka kacarA peTI raha gayA hai, jo AyA, so usa peTI meM DAlate ge| yaha jAnane kI koziza nahIM kI ki kaunasA vicAra tumhArI sAdhanA meM sahAyaka hai aura kaunasA vicAra tumheM vinAza kI pagaDaMDI kI ora le jA rahA hai| __bhagavAna mahAvIra ne zabda diyA-prekSAbhAva / buddha ne use kahA-vipazyanA yAnI apanI zvAsa meM utarakara, bhItara prANadhArA meM utarakara eka-eka vRtti ko nihAranA aura usase apane ko alaga kara lenaa| apanI hara AtI-jAtI zvAsa kA nirIkSaNa krnaa| zvAsa ke prati itanI jAgarUkatA A jAe ki phira koI bhI zvAsa tumhArI sAkSI ke binA na ho skegii| zvAsa ke prati yaha sajagatA jIvana ke hara kSaNa ke prati sajagatA bana jaaegii| tuma dekhate rahoge aura vismita ho jAoge ki tumhArA dhairya panapa rahA hai| taba tuma krodha nahIM kara pAoge, . kyoM ? kyoMki jaba tuma krodha meM hote ho tumhArI zvAsa aura hI DhaMga se calane lagatI hai| aura zvAsa ke prati rahane vAlA sAkSI turaMta tumheM saceta kara degii| taba tuma krodha kaise kara paaoge| tuma sAkSI ke bhI sAkSI ho jaaoge|| 88 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saMsAra kI tamAma dhyAna-vidhiyoM kA sAra yahI hai ki vyakti Atma-bhAva meM A jAe, parabhAva se mukta ho jaae| agara aisA ho jAe to jAnanA ki tumhAre bhItara eka sahaja prabhAta kA udaya ho gyaa| bAhara kA sUrya to hara sAMjha asta ho jAtA hai, lekina bhItara agara sUryodaya ho gayA hai, to usakA pariNAma yaha hogA ki phira kabhI aMdherA na hogaa| bAhara kI bhora, bAhara kA aMdherA donoM kSaNabhaMgura hai, lekina bhItara kI ora agara eka daphA ujAlA ho gayA, to jiMdagI meM kabhI syAha rAta nahIM aaegii| samajhe vRtti-svabhAva jo, sAkSI-bhAva ke saath| to samajho hone lagA, ura meM sahaja prbhaat|| mukti kA ekamAtra sUtra hai-sAkSitva kA udy| mukti kI eka mAtra bAdhA hai-vRtti kA avrodh| tumheM mukti cAhie, to vRttiyoM ko jIto, vRttiyoM se chuTakArA pAo; tuma svayaM ko mukta hI paaoge| vRtti hI bhavabhramaNa kA AdhAra hai, vRtti hI mukti kI bAdhA hai| sAkSitva cAhie vRtti se mukti ke lie rozanI cAhie tamasa ko haTAne ke lie| agalA caraNa hai rUpa bane bana-bana miTe, citA sajI sau baar| janma-janma ke yoga ko, doharAyA hara bAra / / yaha tumhArI AtmA kI AtmakathA hai| tumhArI sau-sau daphA citAe~ sajI, bAra-bAra nae-nae rUpa banate rhe| sone kI taraha tumhArI kAyA rUpa badalatI rahI, kabhI sone se gale kA hAra banAyA jAtA hai, kabhI vaha hAtha kI cUr3I banatA hai aura kabhI pA~va kI paayl| phira bhI svarNa to svarNa hI rahatA hai| isI taraha tumhArI cetanA sau-sau daphA janma-maraNa ke yoga se gujara jAne ke bAvajUda zAzvata banI rahatI hai| eka kuMbhakAra eka hI miTTI se ghar3A, dIpaka, haMDiyA aura na jAne kyA-kyA banA letA hai| miTTI sabameM eka hI hai, lekina rUpa saba meM algalg| AkAroM meM alaga-alaga DhaMga se usake alaga-alaga rUpa nirmita kie jAte rhe| agara bAhara ke rUpoM ko girA diyA jAe, to phira AtmA hI zeSa rahegI aura AtmA, AtmA meM koI vibheda nahIM hotaa| ___ saMsAra meM rahate hue vyakti sammohana se ghirA rahatA hai| kabhI kisI se sambandha jor3atA hai aura kabhI kisI se sambandha tor3atA hai| ye sAre ke sAre sambandha UparI taura para sthApita sambandha haiN| agara ina sambandhoM ke mUla meM kucha khojoge to kucha bhI hAtha lagane vAlA nahIM hai| mujhe yAda hai eka baccA jo skUla meM par3hane ke lie jAtA thA, jAte samaya rojAnA pensila le jAnA bhUla sAkSI-bhAva : dhyAna kA AdhAra : : 89 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jAtA thaa| skUla pahu~catA to patA calatA ki pensila nahIM hai / isa samasyA se nijAta pAne kA usane eka tarIkA nikaalaa| usane do alaga-alaga baste taiyAra kie - eka bastA ghara kA aura dUsarA bastA skUla kA / donoM meM alaga kitAbeM, alaga kaoNpiyA~ aura alaga hI peMsila- rabara Adi rkhe| aba vaha skUla kI peMsila skUla meM aura ghara kI peMsila ghara meM istemAla karatA / kucha dina bIte / eka dina vaha skUla se ghara AyA to pAyA ki usakI ghara vAlI peMsila nahIM mila rahI hai| usane bahuta DhUMDhA, lekina peMsila nahIM milI / usakI mammI ne usase pUchA- beTe, tU ghaMTe bhara se kucha khoja rahA hai| Akhira khoja kyA rahA hai ? beTe ne javAba diyA- mA~, ghara vAlI .! mA~ hairAna ki gharavAlI? yaha Aropita sambandha hai / isI prakAra ke na jAne kitane sambandhoM ke Dhera hamane lagA lie haiM aura unase moha kara baiThe haiM / sambandha haiM koI bAta nahIM, lekina unake prati rahane vAle rAga ne hamArI cetanA ko garta meM DAla diyA hai / apane maulika astitva ko nahIM pahacAna pA rahI hai I prakRti kI ora se vyakti kA pahalA abhizApa yA varadAna usakI mauta ke rUpa meM milaa| jisa taraha tuma dharatI para Ae ho, usI taraha tumheM dharatI se vApasa jAnA hI pdd'egaa| hama sabhI isa mauta kI 'kyU' meM khar3e haiN| kisI kA Aja naMbara laga gayA hai aura kisI kA kala AegA / aura jo apanI cetanA ke astitva ko jAna gayA, usane yaha bhI jAnA ki sau bAra janma aura mRtyu ke madhya se gujara jAne ke bAda bhI eka aisA tattva avazya vidyamAna hai jo na jalatA hai, na maratA hai, na kaTatA hai / vaha to zAzvata hai, ciraMtana hai, ajara hai, amara hai| rUpa bane, bana-bana miTe, citA sajI sau bAra / janma-janma ke yoga ko doharAyA hara bAra / / hamArA jIvana kevala doharAva hai, punarAvRtti hai| bodha aba bhI nahIM hai, so punarAvRtti ke daura jArI rheNge| citA taka kI yAtrA hotI rhegii| rUpa banate raheMge, miTate raheMge aura isa taraha hama bhI banate - miTate rheNge| utpatti aura vinAza se mukta hone ke lie dhruvatva kI ora kadama uThAe~, dhruvatva kI ora A~kha kholeM / A~khoM meM base dhruvatva kA nUra, A~kha khule dhruvatva ke prakAza meN| saMbodhi-sUtra kA agalA caraNa hai saMbodhi se TUTatI, bhava-bhava kI jaMjIra / jarA jhAMkakara dekha lo, antara meM mahAvIra / / 90 :: mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prazna kiyA gayA ki manuSya kI jo bhava-bhava kI zRMkhalAe~ haiM, unako tor3ane kA upAya kyA hai ? to javAba AyA ki 'saMbodhi se TUTatI, bhava-bhava kI jNjiir| saMbodhi yAnI samyak dRsstti| jo cetanA Atmabodhi ko upalabdha ho cukI hai, jisane yaha pahacAna liyA hai ki zarIra alaga hai, cetanA alaga hai, jo deha meM rahate hue dehAtIta bhAva ko jI rahA hai, vaha vyakti saMbodhi kI suvAsa upalabdha kara pAtA hai| jisane samyak dRSTi pA lI, aMdhere se mukti kI ora bar3ha gyaa| kyA sUrya ke sAmane kabhI aMdhakAra Tika pAyA hai ? kahate haiM ki eka daphA bhagavAna viSNu ne sUrya ko bulAyA aura kahA-sUryadeva, aMdhakAra tumase bahuta nArAja hai| tuma aMdhakAra kI tarapha dhyAna kyoM nahIM dete| sUrya ne kahA-prabhu, maiM to kisI ko nArAja nahIM krtaa| aisA kareM ki aMdhakAra ko mere sAmane bulAe~, maiM usase mAphI mAMga luuN| bhagavAna viSNu ne kahA-sUryadeva, yaha sambhava nahIM hai ki aMdhakAra Apake sAmane aae| sUrya ne kahA-taba maiM kyA samAdhAna batAUM? jisa dina antas meM sUryodaya ho gayA, usa dina sArA aMdhakAra svayaMmeva tirohita ho jAegA, aMdhakAra tumhAre irda-girda maMDarA bhI nahIM paaegaa| tuma jarA bhItara utarakara dekho, bhItara ko TaTolakara dekho, to tumheM patA lage ki jisa divyatA kI talAza tuma pUre brahmANDa meM kara rahe ho, vaha tumhAre bhItara hI vidyamAna hai| agara tuma khojo to vaha tumheM turaMta mila sakatA hai| tuma use kahA~-kahA~ khoja rahe ho| vaha to tumhArI hara sAMsa meM maujUda hai, tumhAre roma-roma meM, tumhAre astitva meM vicara rahA hai| apanI eka-eka vRtti, eka-eka graMthi ko pahacAno aura sAkSI-bhAva se usase mukta hone kI koziza kro| jo vyakti taTastha-bhAva meM utaratA hai, vaha vyakti AtmajJa ho jAtA hai| saMbodhi ko upalabdha kara letA hai, bhava-bhava kI jaMjIroM se mukta ho jAtA hai| saMbodhi hI vaha sAdhana hai, samyak bodha, sampUrNa bodha hI vaha AdhAra hai, jisase TUTatI hai bhava-bhava kI jaMjIra, antarmana kI grnthiyaaN| saMbodhi ke prakAza meM hI AdamI jAnatA hai ki mahAvIra svayaM samAye haiM usakI apanI antarAtmA meN| mahAvIra kisI Thaura ThikAne para nahIM rahate, ve rahate haiM, ghara-ghara meM, hara antas meN| jarA jhAMka kara dekha lo antas meM mahAvIra / antarjagata meM utarane kA, Ane kA nimantraNa hai, dara-dara bhaTakatI cetanA, dara-dara bhaTakatI AtmA, dara-dara bhaTakatA paMchI lauTe apane ghara meM, antara ke ghara meM, svayaM ke ghara meN| apane mAlika hama Apa hoN| sAkSI-bhAva : dhyAna kA AdhAra : : 91 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prema kA vistAra maiMne sunA hai : eka samrATa apane ratha meM baiThakara rAjamArga se gujara rahA thaa| samrATa kI najara eka vRddha para par3I jo apane sira para gaTThara rakhe hue paidala calA jA rahA thaa| usa vRddha kI kamara jhukI huI thI, cehare para jhurriyA~ thIM, hAtha meM eka DaMDA pakar3e hue vaha dhIre-dhIre cala rahA thaa| samrATa kA ratha jaba vRddha ke pAsa se gujarA, to usane ratha rukavAyA aura vRddha se kahA-tuma paidala kyoM cala rahe ho, tuma bahuta vRddha ho cuke ho, mere sAtha ratha para Akara baiTha jaao| vRddha ne iMkAra kara diyaa| usane kahA-samrATa, maiM ThaharA eka garIba aadmii| maiM Apake sAtha ratha para kaise baiTha sakatA hU~ ? samrATa ne jaba usase adhika hI Agraha kiyA, to vaha sahamata ho gayA aura ratha meM baiTha gyaa| samrATa ne dekhA ki vRddha vyakti ratha para to baiTha gayA, lekina sira kA gaTThara sira para liye baiThA hai| samrATa ne vRddha se kahA-tumane isa gaTThara ko sira para kyoM rakhA hai ? ise bhI ratha para kyoM nahIM rakha dete ? vRddha ne kahA kSamA kareM mahArAja ! maiM ratha para baiThA hU~, yahI kAphI hai| maiM isa atirikta bhAra ko ratha para rakhane kI gustAkhI kaise kara sakatA hU~ ? samrATa muskarA diyaa| Aja hara AdamI kI sthiti kucha aisI hI hai| samrATa kA ratha to baiThane ko mila gayA hai, lekina sira para dharA gaTThara kA bhAra nIce nahIM utaartaa| samrATa ko nimaMtraNa isalie hai ki tuma kucha sustA sko| jIvana ko nirbhAra aura svastha kara sko| Aja hamArA mana hI kArAgAra bana gayA hai| aura hama svayaM usameM kaida hokara raha gae haiN| eka manuSya ke lie bAhara ke kArAgAra se mukta honA AsAna hai, lekina mana ke baMdhanoM se mukta honA bahuta kaThina hai| eka vyakti jo lohe 92 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kI jaMjIra se baMdhA huA hai to hameM dikhAI par3egA ki vaha baMdhana meM baMdhA hai aura dUsarA vyakti jo sone kI zrRMkhalA se Abaddha hai, usa vyakti ke lie hama kaheMge ki vaha usakA zrRMgAra hai lekina mana kA kArAgAra bahuta sUkSma hai phira vaha svarNa-piMjara ho yA lauha-zRMkhalA, hamArI cetanA usameM baMdhI huI hai, parataMtra hai| eka pakSI bhale hI mukta gagana meM vihAra karate hue muzkila se dAnA-pAnI cuge, phira bhI vaha khuza hai| isake viparIta eka svarNa-piMjare meM Abaddha pakSI ko agara roja khAne ko dAne mila jAeM, to bhI vaha piMjare meM hai, Abaddha hai| vaha apane paMkha phailAnA cAhatA hai, mukta gagana meM ur3Ana bharanA cAhatA hai| mujhe to yoM lagatA hai ki manuSya kI sthiti bhI hU-ba-hU vaisI hI hai, jaisI usa pakSI kI, jo mukta gagana meM ur3Ana bharanA cAhatA hai, lekina use pakar3akara piMjare meM DAla diyA gayA hai| kyA hamane apane aMtar-astitva meM yaha talAzane kI koziza kI hai ki hamArI AtmA kitane-kitane baMdhanoM se baMdhI huI hai ? agara yaha talAza kara pAe to pAAge ki vyakti bhale hI bAhara se unmukta dikhAI de rahA hai, lekina antar-vyaktitva meM anekAneka baMdhana haiN| jo bAhara se lohe ke baMdhanoM se baMdhA huA hai, vaha to dikhAI de rahA hai, lekina kyA tuma jAnate ho ki tumhArI cetanA kitane-kitane baMdhanoM se baMdhI huI hai ? manuSya janma-janmAMtaroM se kitane hI baMdhanoM ko sAtha lekara AtA hai| lekina jAna nahIM paataa| sthiti taba aura bhI vicAraNIya ho jAtI hai, jaba vyakti baMdhanoM se hI rAga kara baitthe| kahate haiM : eka rAjakumAra kA rAjyAbhiSeka huaa| usa khuzI meM usane rAjya ke kaidakhAne ke sAre kaidiyoM ko mukta kara diyA, lekina jaba sAMjha Dhalane ko AI, to hAlata yaha ho gaI ki jitane kaidI chor3e gae the, unameM se assI phIsadI sAMjha ko vApasa A ge| ve kaidakhAne ke dvAra para dharanA dekara hI baiTha gae ki hama to kaidakhAne meM hI rheNge| samrATa Azcaryacakita thA ki maiMne to inheM mukta kiyA hai, lekina ye to vApasa AnA cAhate haiM aura tarka bhI de rahe haiM ki hama to isa kaidakhAne meM barasoM se raha rahe haiM, aba isase alaga kaise ho sakate haiM, yaha to hamArA ghara hai| yaha aisI avasthA hai, jisameM vyakti ko baMdhana se bhI rAga ho cukA hai| kArAgAra bhI jisake lie mahala ho cuke haiN| jaMjIroM se bhI rAga ! oha hamane jise sukha samajhA, vahI baMdhana ho gyaa| bAhara ke baMdhanoM se to mukta bhI huA jA sakatA hai, lekina bhItara ke baMdhana itane gahare ho gaye haiM ki una baMdhanoM se mukta ho pAnA bahuta muzkila pratIta hotA hai| bhale hI tuma bAhya taura para vRddha dikhAI dete ho, lekina bhItara to taraMgeM abhI bhI jIvita haiN| AcArya zaMkara assI-nabbe sAla ke vRddha ko yahI saMdeza de rahe haiM prema kA vistAra : : 93 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ki jarA soca, aba terA zarIra kRza ho gayA hai, kamara jhuka gaI hai, A~khoM se dikhAI nahIM detA, sira ke bAla sapheda ho gae haiM, cehare para jhurriyA~ par3a gaI haiM, aba to apane mana ko TaTola, apane bhItara palane vAle baMdhanoM ko TaTola aura dekha ki tU aba bhI saMsAra se kitanA Abaddha hai, kitanA jakar3A huA hai, saMsAra ke prati kitanA Asakta hai| aMgaM galitaM palitaM muMDaM, dazana vihInaM jAtaM tuNddm| vRddho yAti gRhItvA daMDam, tadapi na muMcatyAzA piMDam / / __ aMga gala gaye, sira ke bAla paka gae, dAMta gira gae, kamara jhuka gaI, sahAre ke lie lakar3I hAtha meM thAmanI par3atI hai, aisI sthiti ho gaI hai, lekina phira bhI AzA na marI, AzA na chUTI, Asakti ke prapaMca se mukta na hue| soco, vRddha Akhira kisakI zaraNa gheNge| saMbodhi raMga ke prakAza meM aao| yaha vRddha ke lie jIne kA sahArA hai, javAna ke lie mIla kA patthara hai, kizora ke lie naI saMbhAvanAoM ko talAzane kI preraNA hai|| hama saMbodhi-sUtroM se gujara rahe haiM, jo duniyA bhara ke phUloM se nicor3akara banAyA gayA itra hai| agara vyakti isa sAra ko svIkAra kara letA hai, to pariNAma yaha hogA ki tuma bhale hI saMsAra meM rahoge, lekina taba jIne kI eka vyavasthA hogii| eka alaga hI DhaMga hogA, phira tumhArA jIvana zAMtimaya, AnaMdamaya hogaa| tuma agara jIvana ko saMbodhimaya banA lete ho, to zAMti svataH tuma meM jharegI, sukha svataH tuma meM barasegA, AnaMda tumhAre roma-roma meM nRtya kregaa| vaidika paramparA meM jiMdagI ko jIne kI vyavasthAe~ dI gaIM ki vyakti apanI jiMdagI ke cAra vibhAga kre| jisameM pahalA bhAga brahmacarya, dUsarA gRhastha, tIsarA vAnaprastha aura cauthA saMnyAsa hai| hama isI anukrama se bAlaka, vayaska, praur3ha aura vRddha hote haiN| yahA~ para bhI sabhI Ayuvarga ke haiM, lekina maiM adhikAMza praur3ha aura vRddha hI dekha rahA huuN| veda-varNita vAnaprastha Azrama meM yA usakI ora agrasara hote hue, lekina yahA~ kyA kisI ne bhI vAnaprastha svIkAra kiyA hai ? vAnaprastha kI pahacAna kyA? kyA bAloM kI saphedI vAnaprastha kI dyotaka hai ! aba to vaha bhI saMbhava nahIM, kyoMki navajAta zizu ke bhI zveta keza ho sakate haiM aura pacAsa varSIya vyakti bAloM ko raMgakara apanI umra chipA sakatA hai| phira vAnaprastha kI pahacAna kaise ho? jaba Apa apanI naitika jimmedAriyoM 94 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ko pUrNa kara lete haiM, Apa vAnaprastha ke adhikArI ho jAte haiM / anyathA Apa kabhI bhI saMsAra se haTanA hI nahIM cAheMge / apane jIvana meM panapane vAlI bur3hApe kI pravRtti ko Akhira hama kaba taka daphanAte raheMge? hama zarIra kI cAhe jitanI sAja-sajjA kara leM, mana kI cAhe jitanI icchAe~ pUrNa kara leM, lekina inameM se kucha bhI hamAre sAtha nahIM jAne vAlA hai| apane hara 'mere' ko TaToleM ki kyA yaha mere sAtha jAegA ? sUrata meM eka jAti hai, una meM jaba kisI kI mRtyu ho jAtI hai, to eka vicitra paramparA hai ki usake parijana apane dharmaguru ke pAsa jAte haiN| unheM dAna-dakSiNA dekara bhagavAna ke nAma eka ciTThI likhavAte haiM ki isane bahuta dharma kiyA hai, bahuta puNya kamAyA hai tathA mRtyu ke bAda bahuta dAna diyA gayA hai / he bhagavAna, isako sarvasukha sampanna svarga pradAna karanA / jaba zava daphanAyA jAtA hai, to usa ciTThI ko bhI usake sAtha daphanA diyA jAtA hai| vicAraNIya hai ki kyA yaha ciTThI kabhI bhagavAna ke pAsa pahu~ca bhI pAtI hogI yA ki usI zava ke sAtha naSTa ho jAtI hogii| jaba tumhArA cetana tumhAre zarIra se alaga ho gayA, to isa mATI kA kyA ? yaha to mATI meM hI mila vAlA hai| hA~, agara tumhAre caitanya ne kucha saMpadA kamAI ho, to nizcita hI vaha usake sAtha jaaegii| cetanA kA vikAsa zarIra meM rahakara hotA hai, lekina zarIra se rAga, moha ho jAne para zarIra ke sAtha kucha bhI nahIM jAtA / eka vyakti kisI per3a kI zAkhA se laTakA huA hai| per3a kI usa zAkhA kuAM hai| kueM meM ajagara mu~ha khole baiThA hai use nigalane ke lie aura jisa DAlI para vaha laTakA huA hai, use cUhe kutara rahe haiM / vaha dekha rahA hai, agara yaha cUhA isI taraha kutaratA rahA to DAlI TUTa jAegI, maiM kueM meM gira jAUMgA aura yaha ajagara mujhe nigala jaaegaa| tabhI usake hoThoM para, per3a para lage zahada ke chatte se zahada kI eka bUMda Akara giratI hai, vaha usakA svAda letA hai| dUsarI bUMda giratI hai, tIsarI bUMda giratI hai aura vaha usake svAda meM mazagUla hotA jAtA hai| tabhI Upara se eka vimAna gujaratA hai / vimAna cAlaka use saceta karatA hai ki DAla girane vAlI hai, isalie vaha vimAna kI rassI pakar3a le, lekina vaha kahatA hai- do minaTa aura Thaharo / do bUMda madhurasa aura pI lUM, phira calUM / samaya bItatA hai, rasAsvAdana ke phera meM zAkha TUTa jAtI hai aura vaha kueM meM jA giratA hai| isI taraha jaba kabhI mukta hone kI velA AtI hai, tumheM baMdhana bhI dikhAI dete haiM aura tumhArA mana kahatA hai ki ye baMdhana bhI rasotpAdaka prema kA vistAra :: 95 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ haiM, ina baMdhanoM meM bhI bar3A rasa A rahA hai| thor3A aura pI luuN| jitanI bAra miTTI se miTTI kA khilavAr3a hotA hai, kSaNa bhara ke lie vairAgya paidA hotA hai aura phira isI saMsAra ke prapaMcoM meM jA DUbate haiN| saMbodhi-sUtra ke pada haiM sone ke ye piMjare, , mana ke kaaraagaar| TUTe para kaise ur3e, nabha meM paMkha psaar|| hara mAnava se prema ho, ho caitny-vikaas| Atmotsava ke raMga meM, bhIgI ho hara sAMsa / / kAlacakra kI cAla meM, banate mhl-msaan| phira mana meM kaisA gilA, sadA rahe muskaan|| eka sAdhaka jo mahAguphA meM praveza kara cukA hai, jo jIvana kI vItarAgatA ke karIba pahuMca cukA hai, sAkSI aura dRSTA banakara vaha manuSya kI aMtaraMga vRttiyoM ko, usake mana ko nihAra rahA hai| vaha dekhatA hai ki vyakti apane jIvana meM apane hAthoM sone kA piMjarA banAtA hai aura aMtataH usI piMjare meM, usI kArAgAra meM ulajhakara raha jAtA hai| dhIre-dhIre vaha apanI ber3iyoM se, apanI jaMjIroM se Asakta ho jAtA hai aura unheM chor3ane kA nAma hI nahIM letA hai| jo baMdhana se hI rAga kara baiThA, jo baMdhanoM se Asakti banA cukA, bhalA use virAga aura vItarAga kA saMdeza kaise diyA jAe? vaha vyakti bAra-bAra mArga DhUMr3hegA, mArga ke karIba pahu~cegA aura saMsAra kA gurutvAkarSaNa use vApasa khIMca legaa| maiM yaha nahIM kahatA ki vyakti veza badala le yA saMsAra chor3a de, lekina itanA avazya kahU~gA ki kama se kama apane mana ke baMdhanoM ko pahacAna to le| maiMne manuSya kI vRttiyoM ko, usake vicAroM ko par3hA hai| maiMne pAyA hai ki vyakti bhale hI bAhya rUpa se apane Apako mukta mahasUsa kare, lekina usake aMtaraMga meM kahIM koI saMsAra kA sammohana avazya chipA rahatA hai| jaba taka tuma ina sammohanoM se mukta nahIM ho jAte, to bAhara ke kArAgAra se kaise mukta ho pAoge? Apa baMdhana meM haiM aura usase mukta honA sahaja nahIM hai, lekina saMbodhi-sUtra ke ye pada hamAre lie vaha saMdeza, vaha mArga lekara Ae haiM, jisase hama baMdhana-mukta ho sakate haiN| sone ke ye piMjare, mana ke kaaraagaar| TUTe para kaise ur3e, nabha meM paMkha pasAra / / 96 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AkAza tumheM, tumhArI svataMtratA ke lie nimaMtraNa de rahA hai| tumhIM ne rAga pAla-posa rakhA hai sone ke piMjaroM se| nizcaya hI, piMjare sone ke haiM, suhAvane haiM, lekina yaha tuma kaba samajha pAoge ki ye piMjare, piMjare nahIM, tumhArA ghara nahIM, ye tumhAre mana kA kArAgAra hai| tumane apane hI hAthoM se para kATa liye haiM, para jisake TUTe haiM, kaTe haiM, vaha ananta gagana meM chalAMga kaise bhara pAegA, AkAza bhara AnaMda kaise uThA pAegA, tuma mana ke pAra lago, unmanI avasthA ko upalabdha hoo| pAMkha bhale hI choTI ho, tuma jyoM-jyoM AkAza meM ur3ane kI bhAvanA se otaprota hote jAoge, tyoM-tyoM pAMkha bhI bar3ha jaaeNge| tuma ur3o, AkAza tumheM pukAra rahA hai| svataMtratA tumhArA AhvAna kara rahI hai| sUtra kA agalA caraNa hai 'hara mAnava se prema ho, ho caitny-vikaas| agara tuma saMbodhi ko upalabdha karanA cAhate ho, to tuma apane prema kA vistAra kro| sarvaprathama yaha dekho ki tumhArA prema tumhAre nijI svArtha se to nahIM jur3A hai| eka prasaMga Apane sunA hogA ki eka baMdariyA apane bacce ko apanI pITha para lie jA rahI thii| tabhI bAr3ha aaii| vaha Age bar3hI to pAnI gale taka A gyaa| usane bacce ko kaMdhe para biThA liyaa| pAnI nAka taka A gayA, to usane bacce ko pAnI meM DAla diyA aura svayaM usa para khar3I ho gii| dekho ki tumhArA prema itanA saMkIrNa to nahIM hai ? jaba taka tumhAre svArtha kI pUrti usa prema se hotI rahegI, taba taka prema kAyama rahegA aura jaise hI svArtha kI pUrti honI baMda huI, tumhAre prema meM kaTautI ho jaaegii| cAhe tuma sage bhAI-bhAI ho, pati-patnI ho, mA~-bApa ho, jaba taka paraspara svArtha sadhatA rahegA, prema kA pradarzana calatA rahegA aura jaise hI vyakti kA svArtha sadhanA baMda huA ki prema raphUcakkara ho gyaa| sabase pahalI AvazyakatA hai ki tuma apane prema kA vistAra kro| agara tuma kahate ho ki 'vasudhaiva kuTuMbakam'-sArI pRthvI merA AtmIya kuTumba hai, to isake lie Avazyaka hai ki tuma apane par3ausI kI bhI hara musIbata meM, usake hara gama meM hamadarda bano, use sahayoga do| agara prema kA vistAra ho jAe, to duniyA ke adhikAMza kaTTaravAdI paMtha-sampradAya akAla dharAzAyI ho jAeMge aura eka naI soca kA udaya hogA, jo mAnava ko mAnava se jor3egA aura kaTTaratAoM kA vilaya hogaa| yaha tabhI sambhava hai jaba hama apane prema kA vistAra kreN| aba taka hama jitane bhI jIeM haiM, ve mAtra do-pA~ca, dasa-bIsa logoM ke lie jIeM hoNge| kAza, hama sAre cha: araba logoM ke lie bhI jI paaeN| agara hama sampUrNa astitva para prema nyauchAvara karate haiM, to sAre astitva se prema hama para brsegaa| prema kA vistAra : : 97 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 'Atmotsava ke raMga meM, bhIgI ho hara saaNs|' tuma apane bhItara Atmotsava kA aisA raMga jamAo, aisA phAguna khelo ki tumhArI hara sAMsa paramAtma-utsava se bhIgI huI rhe| saMbodhi kA pahalA caraNa yahI hotA hai ki vyakti sAkSIbhAva se, dRSTA-bhAva se apanI eka-eka zvAsa ko nihAratA rahe aura hara usa zvAsa meM OMmaya, paramAtmamaya divyatA ko bhItara utArane kI koziza kre| hamAre zarIra meM zarIra aura AtmA kA jisa tattva se sambandha sthApita hotA hai, vaha tattva zvAsa hI hai| agara vaha zvAsa nirmala hai, paramAtma-raMga se bhIgI huI hai to nizcita taura para usakA baserA tumhArI zvAsa-zvAsa meM, roma-roma meM ho jAegA, tumhArI sampUrNa cetanA meM ho jaaegaa| __ apane prema ko luTAo, apane prema ko kurbAna kro| jo prema kA jitanA vistAra karatA hai, jitanA prema ko bAMTatA hai, utanA hI prema usa para lauTakara AtA hai| bAdala se jitanA pAnI barasatA hai, vaha saba use sAgara se milatA hai, lekina pAnI ko nyauchAvara karake kyA sAgara kA pAnI kabhI sUkhatA hai ? nahIM, tuma apane prema kA vistAra karo, apane prema ko phailaao| usakA pariNAma yaha hogA ki tuma sArI dharatI ke lie ho jAoge aura sArI duniyA tumhArI ho jaaegii| honA hotA hai jinako amara, ve loga to marate hI aae| auroM ke lie jIvana apanA, balidAna jo karate hI aae|| dharatI ko diye jisane bAdala, vo sAgara kabhI na rItA hai| milatA hai jahA~ kA pyAra use, auroM ke jo A~sU pItA hai|| kyA mAra sakegI mauta use, auroM ke lie jo jItA hai| milatA hai jahA~ kA pyAra use, auroM ke jo A~sU pItA hai|| jisane viSa piyA, banA zaMkara, jisane viSa piyA, banI miiraa| 98 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jo chedA gayA banA motI, jo kATA gayA banA hIrA / / vo nara hai, jo hai rAma, vo nArI hai jo sItA hai| milatA hai jahA~ kA pyAra use, auroM ke jo A~sU pItA hai / / agara tuma apane prema kA vistAra karate ho to mauta tumheM mAra nahIM paaegii| tuma logoM ke diloM meM jIvita rahoge / hara mAnava se prema ho, ho caitanya vikAsa / Atmotsava ke raMga meM, bhIgI ho hara sAMsa / mAnava-mAnava se prema ho / prANI prANI se prema ho / prema kA itanA vistAra ho ki dharatI, aMbara taka prema pahu~ca jaae| tuma eka ke hokara nahIM, sAre saMsAra ke hokara jiio| tumhArI hara sAMsa meM, hara dhar3akana meM Atmotsava kA raMga ho, zAzvata kA raMga ho / antara - lahara kI pulaka ho / kAlacakra kI cAla meM, banate mahala masAna / phira mana meM kaisA gilA, sadA rahe muskAna / / agara tumhArA makAna gira gayA hai, tumhAre makAna meM Aga laga gaI hai, to gilA kisa bAta kA ? yaha to kAlacakra kI cAla hai / Aja jahA~ para mahala khar3e haiM, kala vahA~ zmazAna the aura Aja jahA~ masAna bane hue haiM Ane vAle kala meM vahA~ mahala khar3e ho jaaeNge| phira mana meM gilA kisa bAta kA ? zikAyata kaisI / kahate haiM : eka makAna meM bhayaMkara Aga laga gii| makAna mAlika sahita parivAra ke sAre loga bAhara A ge| makAna mAlika cIkhane-cillAne lgaa| makAna ke AsapAsa pAnI kI jitanI vyavasthA thI, usa pAnI se Aga bujhAne ke prayAsa kiye jAne lge| makAna mAlika ko rote-cillAte dekha eka vyakti ne kahA- 'tuma kyoM rote-cillAte ho ? tumhAre beTe ne kala hI to makAna kA dasa lAkha kA bImA karavAyA hai|' makAna mAlika yaha sunakara Azvasta ho gayA aura usane makAna meM lagI Aga ko bujhAne ke sAre prayAsa bhI chor3a die| tabhI usakA beTA bAhara se aayaa| ghara meM lagI Aga ko dekha vaha hakkA-bakkA raha gyaa| usane dekhA ki usake pitAjI Aga ko bujhAne ke lie koI prayAsa Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only prema kA vistAra :: 99 Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ nahIM kara rahe haiN| unake cehare para zikana taka na thii| usane pitAjI se pUchA, pitAjI ne kahA, tumane bImA karavA liyA hai, isalie aba kucha karane kI kyA jarUrata / beTe ne kahA-pitAjI bImA nahIM karavAyA hai| kevala bIme kI bAta hI huI hai| yaha sunanA thA ki pitA sira pakar3akara baiTha gyaa| mAno vajrapAta ho gyaa| Aga makAna meM nahIM lagI hai, Aga 'merepana' meM lagI hai| mere prabhu, aise eka-eka nahIM, sau-sau makAna jala jAeM, to tuma dubArA khar3e kara loge, lekina agara soco ina makAnoM ke banAne-saMvArane ke cakkara meM mAlika hI kho gayA, to usa mAla kA kyA ! eka makAna meM joroM kI Aga lagI thii| sArA sAmAna bAhara nikAla liyA gyaa| tabhI patnI ko yAda AyA ki munnA vahIM raha gayA hai| Aga bahuta vikarAla rUpa le cukI thI, isalie use bacA pAnA bahuta kaThina thaa| Akhira vaha baccA usa Aga meM jala gyaa| mAla to sArA le Ae, lekina mAlika hI daphana ho gyaa| aba bhalA usa baTore hue mAla kA kyA karoge, jarA isa para bhI to AtmaciMtana kro| apane makAna ke eka bhAga meM Aga laga gaI, to tumhArI A~khoM meM A~sU A gae, lekina jaba tumhArI kAyA meM Aga lagegI, to kyA ye cUne-pattharoM kI dIvAreM A~sU bhaaegii| kahA~ kA sambandha jor3a rahe ho? kahA~ kI Asakti jor3a rahe ho? kahA~ ke sammohana pAla rahe ho? yaha to kAlacakra kI cAla hai| yahA~ para to makAna banate haiM aura phira zmazAna meM tabdIla ho jAte haiN| yahA~ koI sthAyitva nahIM hai| anityatA, kSaNabhaMguratA, azAzvatatA saMsAra kA, prakRti kA dharma hai| citta meM zikavA-zikAyata mata paalo| citta ko cintana kA AyAma do, cintA kA nhiiN| mana ko mAdhurya do, maraghaTa nhiiN| mana ko gaurava do, gilA nhiiN| jIvana meM jo honA hai, so ho, honI meM kaisA hstkssep| tuma to sadA taTastha rho| gilA-zubahA se khuda ko AjAda karo aura kudarata kI jaisI, jaba, jo vyavasthA hai, usameM tRpta rho|| sabase prema karo, sabakA sammAna kro| sabake sAtha prema se jIte hue bhI unakI ora se kabhI upekSA ho jAe to mauna-madhura rho| yahI Aja ke sUtroM kA sAra-saMdeza hai| 100 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAkSI hoM vartamAna ke phakIra rijhAI lambI yAtrA karatA huA apane guru ke pAsa pahu~cA aura praNAma kara kahane lagA, 'sadguru, maiM yahA~ abhimaMtra prApta karane kI AkAMkSA se AyA huuN| Apa mujhe abhimaMtra deN|' 'tuma yahA~ Ae tumhArA svAgata hai', sadguru ne kahA 'lekina maiM tumase kucha kahU~, tumheM koI abhimaMtra dUM, usase pUrva tumheM mere kucha praznoM ke uttara dene hoNge| rijhAI bolA, 'pUche / ' sadguru ne pUchA, 'riMjhAI tuma kahA~ se Ae ho|' rijhAI ne kahA, 'prabhu, isI kI talAza meM to Apake pAsa AyA huuN| maiM kahA~ se AyA hU~ yaha jAnane-samajhane ke lie hI to Apake caraNoM meM upasthita huA huuN| hA~, agara Apa nagara aura gAMva ke bAre meM pUcha rahe haiM to jisa sthAna ko maiM chor3a cukA hU~ usake bAre meM maiM kabhI smaraNa nahIM krtaa| 'yaha to ThIka hai, lekina jisa gAMva se tuma A rahe ho, vahA~ cAvala kA bhAva kyA hai?' guru ne puuchaa| rijhAI ne kahA, 'maiM jahA~ se A gayA hU~, vahA~ se pUrI taraha A gayA huuN| mujhe nahIM patA, vahA~ kyA hai, kyA nahIM, aba isake bAre meM mujhe kucha bhI jJAta nahIM hai| jo dRzya bIta gayA hai, jo bAteM bIta gaI haiM, jo sthAna chUTa gayA hai usake bAre meM maiM kabhI ciMtana nahIM krtaa| guru ne antima prazna pUchA, 'acchA to tuma kisa mArga se Ae ho|' 'guruvara jisa mArga se gujaratA hU~, use chor3akara A jAtA hU~, jisa pula ko pAra kara letA hU~, vaha mere lie TUTa jAtA hai aura jina sIr3hiyoM se nikala jAtA hU~, ve mere lie gira jAtI haiN| guruvara maiM vyatIta kA ciMtana nahIM karatA aura na hI bhaviSya kI khUTiyoM meM apanI cetanA ko laTakAne kA prayAsa karatA hU~,' rijhAI bolA 'maiM vartamAna kA sAkSI hU~, vartamAna kA dRSTA hU~, vartamAna kI hI vipazyanA kara rahA huuN|' taba sAkSI hoM vartamAna ke : : 101 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guru ne use abhimaMtra diyA ki 'tuma vartamAna meM sthita raho-yahI abhimaMtra hai| o mere parama ziSya ! atIta aura bhaviSya ? kA smaraNa karate rahanA vartamAna se vaMcita honA hai| jo vyakti atIta kA aura bhaviSya kA ciMtana karatA raha jAtA hai usake jIvana kA AdhA bhAga smaraNa meM aura zeSa AdhA bhAga kalpanAoM ke tAne-bAne meM hI samApta ho jAtA hai| atIta aura bhaviSya ke jhUle meM vartamAna lupta ho jAtA hai| jo vartamAna kA sAmanA nahIM karanA cAhatA, vahI yA to atIta kI smRtiyoM ko jIegA yA bhaviSya ke sapane sNjoegaa| jisameM Aja se mukAbalA karane kA sAhasa nahIM hotA, vahI kala aura kala para jItA rahatA hai| jarA soco jisakA astitva isa kSaNa meM nahIM hai usake smaraNa yA kalpanA se kyA milane vAlA hai| mAnA ki tumhArA atIta svarNima thA, para Aja to usakA astitva nahIM hai| taba phira una sabake smaraNa se kyA mila jaaegaa| hA~, milatA hai eka sukha jo Aja ke dukha se thor3I-sI rAhata dilA detA hai| isake viparIta Aja tuma vipatti meM bhaviSya ke svarNima hone kI kalpanA kara lete ho, isase bhI tumheM Aja kucha nahIM miltaa| milatI hai kAlpanika sAMtvanA, kAlpanika sukha kI AkAMkSA, para Aja? Aja to saba zUnya hai| hA~, Aja tuma prayAsa kara sakate ho, taba Ane vAlA kala jo tumhArA Aja hogA, zAyada behatara ho jaae| lekina usake lie jAla phailAnA nirarthaka hai| kyoMki tuma nahIM jAnate jisa behatarI ke upAya Aja kara rahe ho, unheM bhogane ke kSaNoM meM tuma hoo, na hoo| tumhArA astitva ho na ho| phira yaha saba saMtrAsa kyoM ? Aja ko aura isa kSaNa ko bharapUra jI lo ki sArI kAmanA, AkAMkSA dhula jaae| lekina manuSya isa atIta aura bhaviSya meM apanA vartamAna naSTa karatA calA jAtA hai| kucha samaya pUrva kI bAta hai| eka ativRddha sajjana se milanA huaa| unake Agraha para maiM unake ghara gayA huA thaa| bAtacIta cala rahI thii| ve apane atIta ke kisse bayAna kara rahe the| unake do putra the-eka svargIya ho cukA, dUsarA alaga rahatA hai| patnI bhI nahIM rahI hai| putriyoM kI zAdI kara dI hai| aura aba unheM eka hI duHkha haradama satAtA hai ki isa vRddhAvasthA meM unakI koI ThIka tarIke se dekhabhAla nahIM krtaa| patra aura pote apane-apane parivAroM meM laga gae haiN| unhoMne sabake lie kyA kucha nahIM kiyA aura aba ve bilkula akele raha gae haiN| apane atIta ke smaraNa meM ve itanA DUba gae ki unheM yaha bhI dhyAna na rahA ki maiM unake yahA~ baiThA huuN| taba maiMne pAyA ki kAza jisa atIta meM ve 102 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ itane magana haiM usase eka kSaNa bhI bAhara nikala kara dekheM ki yaha dharatI Aja bhI utanI hI sundara hai| AkAza utanA hI nirmala hai, vAyu utanI hI zItala hai, sUrya utanA hI prakhara hai, cA~da-tAre utane hI ujjvala haiN| atIta kI kabra se bAhara AeM to pAeMge ki yahA~ saba kucha vaisA kA vaisA hai| basa, tumhArI A~kha vartamAna kI ora khula jaae| tuma vartamAna ke anupazyI bana jaao| aba hameM yaha dekhanA hai ki hama jIvana kA sArthaka upayoga kaise karate haiN| kyA jIvana kI sArthakatA kevala bAhya rUpa se maMdira jAne meM hai yA dikhAve ke lie dharma se jur3e rahane meM hai? jaba taka AMtarika rUpAntaraNa kI ghaTanA nahIM ghaTatI taba taka cAhe veza-parivartana karo yA sira muMDAo athavA vastrahIna ho jAo, kucha pharka par3ane vAlA nahIM hai| agara vicAra-zuddhi na huI yA citta-vRttiyoM meM rUpAntaraNa nahIM huA to janmoM-janmoM taka saMnyAsa mArga para calane ke bAvajUda jIvana kA zilAnyAsa nahIM ho pAegA aura na hI paramAtmA ke maMdira meM pahu~cakara bhI apane jIvana ko maMdira kA rUpa de paaoge| maiMne pAyA hai ki vyakti bAhya rUpa se to jIvana saMvAra letA hai, bAhara se to bahuta hI svaccha pratIta hotA hai, lekina citta kI antavRttiyoM meM koI parivartana nahIM ho pAtA hai| varSoM se, varSoM taka dharma-mArga se jur3e rahane ke uparAnta bhI jIvana meM lezamAtra bhI dharma kA samAveza nahIM ho paataa| kyA hama apanI vicAra-zuddhi kara pAe, kyA hamArA mAnasa nirmala aura pavitra ho paayaa| cAhe tumane kitane hI upavAsa kie hoM, kaise bhI upAsanA kI, zAstroM kA paThana-pAThana karate rahe ho, yaha saba Upara-Upara, bAhara-bAhara calatA rahA, eka bUMda bhI aMtas meM na utara paaii| hamArI aMtazcetanA ko koI sparza na milA aura hama anaMta bhaMDAra se achUte raha gae jo hamArI vAstavika saMpadA hai| bAhara to eka hI sUrya kA prakAza hai, lekina bhItara to anaMta sUryoM kA prakAza hai| jaba bhItara utara jAoge to pAoge-'bina bAjA jhaMkAra uThe, rasa gagana guphA meM amiya jhrai| lekina tumane dharma kiyA puNyoM ke upArjana ke lie, na ki antaramana kI zAMti aura Ananda pAne ke lie| tuma sukha pAnA cAhate ho jo kSaNika hai, Ananda nahIM, jo sadA sarvadA hai| upavAsa, upAsanA aura upaniSad ko bhI kevala bAhara-bAhara jIyA hai| bhojana kA upavAsa kara liyA aura kisI parva-tithi para maMdira meM jAkara rasma adA kara aae| lekina ina zabdoM ke jo gahare artha the, vahA~ taka hama nahIM pahu~ca paae| upavAsa kA artha hai Atma-vAsa, apanI AtmA ke pAsa baiThanA; aura upAsanA arthAt bhItara meM sAkSI hoM vartamAna ke : : 103 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Asana jamAnA aura upaniSad kA artha hai svayaM ke nikaTa aanaa| niSad arthAt nikaTa / vyakti upavAsa ke mAdhyama se aMtarAtmA ke nikaTa jAtA hai| yadi hama dharma, adhyAtma ke saMdezoM ko antarahRdaya meM utarane dete haiM, to hameM Atmika zAMti kI anubhUti hogI aura hama Ananda tathA ahobhAva se bhara uttheNge| zarta kevala yahI hai ki rasa meM avagAhana kareM, Upara se na baha jAne deN| taba tumheM sau varSa taka jIne kI AvazyakatA nahIM hogI, dasa varSoM meM hI tumheM jIvana kI satyatA kA anubhava ho jaaegaa| jIvana kitanA jIye, yaha mahatvapUrNa nahIM hai| mahatvapUrNa yaha hai ki kitanI gaharAI se jiiye| hama jina saMbodhi-sUtroM meM utara rahe haiM, unameM nirantara vikAsa ho rahA hai| vaha himAlaya kI zAMta guphA meM baiThA huA sAdhaka, apane antas kI guphA meM utara kara AtmalIna cetanA bhItara ke hI AkAza meM vicaraNa kara rahI hai| vaha AtmalIna cetanA manuSya ko divya saMdeza de rahI hai| ye saMdeza kohinUra kI taraha kImatI haiN| agara ina saMdezoM ko, ina hIroM ko svIkAra kara sake to ve hIre jIvana ko ujvala kara deNge| Aja ke sUtroM kA mUla bhAva yahI hai ki vyakti apane atIta aura bhaviSya se mukta ho jAye aura vartamAna meM sthita hokara apanI cetanA se pahacAna kare, antarvRttiyoM kA rUpAntaraNa karake bhItara ke rahasyoM ko jJAta kre| saMbodhi-sUtra ke abhinava pada haiM bIte kA ciMtana na kara, chUTa gayA jaba tiir| anahonI hotI nahIM, hotI vaha tkdiir|| karanA thA kyA kara cale? banI gale kI phaaNs| paMka sanA paMkaja milA, badaleM aba itihAsa / / saca kA anumodana kareM,, dikheM na para ke doSa / jIvana calanA bAMsa pe, chUTa na jAe hosh|| 'bIte kA ciMtana na kara, chUTa gayA jaba tIra'-jo samaya tumhAre hAtha nikala gayA hai vaha lAkha prayAsa karane para bhI tumhAre pAsa vApasa Ane vAlA nahIM hai| tuma apane rUThe hue devatA ko manA sakate ho, lekina gujare hue samaya ko nahIM lauTA skte| jo tIra kamAna se chUTa gayA, vaha cAhe lakSya bheda na kara pAye, para vApasa Ane vAlA nahIM hai| isalie jo samaya calA gayA, na to usake viSaya meM soco aura na hI aphasosa karo kyoMki aba kucha hone vAlA nahIM hai| hA~, ho sakatA hai agara tuma vartamAna ko dekho to kucha ho sakatA hai| vartamAna meM A jAo to zAyada bhaviSya meM tumheM dukhI na honA pdd'e| vartamAna ko sudhAra 104 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ lene para bhaviSya kI ciMtA nahIM karanI hotI / taba tuma eka sukhada mor3a para khar3e hote ho| isalie vartamAna ke prati sajagatA, hoza aura sAvadhAnI rakho / hara pala, hara kSaNa apane bodha ko jagAe rkho| phira jo kudaratI ghaTatA hai, vaha ghaTane do| taba tuma pAoge ki yahA~ anahonI kucha bhI nahIM hai / saba kucha ho sakatA hai kyoMki tumhAre lekha meM vahI likhA hai, jo behatara hai / yaha socakara dukhI mata hoo ki tumhArA paccIsa varSa kA beTA kAla-kavalita ho gayA, bhagavAna se gilA bhI na karo, kyoMki aisA honA bhAgya kA hI eka honahAra thA / hA~, isase preraNA jarUra le sakate ho ki tumhArA jIvana bhI aba kitanA zeSa raha gayA hai| tuma bhI mahAprayANa kI ora kadama bar3hA rahe ho| jisa dina bhI bulAvA A jaae| to raMja na karo yaha tumhAre bhAgya kA hI khela hai| tuma jAgo aura dekho ki kala ko yaha zarIra bhI apane-apane tattvoM meM mila jAne vAlA hai I maiM dekhatA hU~ aura Azcaryacakita bhI hotA hU~ ki eka vyakti apane dAdA ko, apane pitA ko, apanI patnI ko aura yahA~ taka ki apane beTe ko bhI mukhAgni de cukA hotA hai, phira bhI usakI cetanA meM Atma-sajagatA ke cihna dikhAI nahIM dete| kyA tumhArI AtmA itanI mUrcchita ho cukI hai ki usameM koI halacala hI nahIM hotI yA tuma itane nispaMda ho gae ho ki ghaTanAoM ke spaMdana mahasUsa hI nahIM kara pAte ? mujhe yAda AtA hai caMDakauzika sarpa / jo bhayAnaka viSadhara thA jisakI phuMkAra se per3oM ke patte bhI pIle par3a jAte the 1 usane dhyAnastha mahAvIra ke aMgUThe meM DaMka mAra diyA / aMgUThe se dugdha-dhAra baha nikalI aura mahAvIra ne kevala eka zabda kahA- 'caMDakauzika bujjha' - caMDakauzika bodhi ko prApta kara aura tiryaMca yoni ke jIva sarpa kI cetanA rUpAMtarita ho gii| vaha caMDakauzika- bhadrakauzika bana gayA / krodha kA avatAra zAMta aura kSamA kI mUrti ho gayA / aura tuma to mAnava ho, iMsAna ho tumheM koI coTa nahIM lagatI jo cetanA ko rUpAMtarita kara sake ? hama apane bhItara TaToleM ki aisA kyA hai jo satya ko jAnane ke bAda bhI hama satya kA Acamana nahIM kara pAte 1 dharma-sabhAoM meM jAkara satya kI bAteM suna lete haiM, vaktA banakara satya ke bAre meM carcA kara lete haiM lekina jaba isI satya kI bAta jIvana meM AcaraNa para AtI hai to hama ThiThaka kyoM jAte haiM ? satya kI bAteM karanA jitanA sahaja, sarala hai AcaraNa meM lAnA utanA hI dUbhara va durUha hai| acchI bAtoM kI abhivyakti to bahuta AsAna hai, para unhIM ko jIvana meM utAranA bahuta muzkila ho jAtA hai / aisA kyoM hotA hai? kyoMki hamane jo bhI grahaNa kiyA vaha bAhara hI raha Jain Educationa International sAkSI hoM vartamAna ke 105 For Personal and Private Use Only Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gayA, hama una bAtoM kI gaharAI taka na pahu~ca paae| hamane bAhara cAroM ora dekhA, to pAyA ki saba bAteM karate haiM AcaraNa koI nahIM karatA aura hama bhI bher3acAla meM zAmila ho gye| hama bhUla gaye ki hama vaha nahIM hai jo dikhAI de rahe haiN| hamAre bhItara to siMhatva kI garjanA samAI huI hai| aura jisa dina yaha hoza AtA hai, jaba yaha jAgarUkatA AtI hai taba hama satya kI carcA nahIM karate, AcaraNa karate haiN| jo jIvana meM ho rahA hai usakA gama na kareM, basa apane bodha ko jagAe rakheM, zeSa anahonI bhI honI meM tabdIla ho jaaegii| taba tuma use anahonI na mAnakara apanI takadIra kA khela hI smjhoge| tuma jAnoge ki yaha honI hI thii| koI anahonI nahIM thI ki dukAna meM Aga laga gaI, yaha hone hI vAlA thaa| jo tumhAre takadIra meM thA vaha kisI rUpa meM sAmane A gyaa| Aja kA sUtra jIvana kI bhavyatA aura zAMti pAne kA sadA smaraNIya sUtra hai : bIte ko mata soco aura anabIte kA jAla mata buno| jo ho rahA hai, vaha honI hI hai| honI ko ho lene do| honI kA ho jAnA hI, honI se dhairyapUrvaka gujara jAnA hI, honI se mukta hone kA upAya hai| agalA sUtra hai : 'karanA thA kyA kara cale banI gale kI phAMsa'-kyA karane ko tumheM janma milA thA aura kyA tumane kara liyaa| jJAnI kahate haiM ki garbhastha zizu bhagavAna se prArthanA karatA hai ki mujhe yahA~ se bAhara nikAlo, isa aMdhakUpa se bAhara nikaalo| bAhara Akara maiM tumhArI pUjA-arcanA karUMgA, tumhArA dhyAna dharUMgA, tumhArI sAdhanA karUMgA, jIvana kA kAyAkalpa karUMgA; aura karatA kyA hai ? garbha kAla meM tUne baMde, are kiye kitane vaade| Akara ulajha gayA duniyA meM, bhUla gayA sAre vAde / / tuma jiMdagI meM Ae the baMdhanoM se mukta hone ke lie para dekho apane antasa ko, tuma pAoge ki tuma to aura jakar3a gae ho| mukti kahA~ ? yahA~ to baMdhana aura majabUta ho gaye haiN| tuma to bhagavattA kA phUla khilAne Ae the, lekina tumhAre cAroM ora zaitAniyata ke kAMTe chAne lge| tumhArI AkAMkSA to svarga pAne kI rahatI hai, lekina jIte jI svarga nahIM mila pAtA to marakara hI svargIya ho lete ho| kabhI socA hai-'nArakIya' bhI ho sakate ho, lekina saMsAra meM svarga pAne kI icchA balavatI rahatI hai aura tuma svargIya ho jAte ho| yahA~ tuma Ate ho hIre talAzane, lekina kAMca ke Tukar3e hI hAtha lagate haiN| jo-jo tuma pAnA 106 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ cAhate ho vaha saba hAtha se chiTaka gayA aura hAtha meM raha gaI muTThI bhara phisalatI huI reta / jise kho jAnA cAhie use tumane majabUtI se pakar3a rakhA hai aura jo tumhAre hAtha meM honA cAhie thA, vaha dUra chiTakA par3A hai| kahA jAtA hai na 'brahma satyaM jagata mithyA - ise hamane bilkula ulTA kara diyA hai| hamAre lie to jagata hI satya bana gayA hai / brahma kA to kahIM atA-patA nahIM hai vaha to mAno mithyA ho gayA hai| aisA nahIM ki tumheM patA nahIM hai lekina tuma jAnabUjhakara anajAna bane rahate ho / jiMdagI gale kI phAMsa banakara raha gaI / 1 'paMka sanA paMkaja milA, badaleM aba itihAsa' - jo paMkaja paMka se nirlipta milanA cAhie thA, vaha paMka sanA hI milA hai aura aba samaya A gayA hai ki itihAsa badala ddaaleN| tumhArI vRttiyA~ jo tumheM hara bAra saMsAra kI ora dhakelatI haiM unase uparata hone kA samaya A gayA hai / tumheM manuSya janma milA hai, aba saMsAra kI ora se jAgrata ho jaao| tumhArA jIvana kamala jaisA hai aura saMsAra to paMka hai hI tuma isameM jitanA ulajhate ho bhItara dhaMsate hI cale jAte ho / tumhArI jiMdagI isa saMsAra meM dhaMsane ke lie nahIM hai / yaha socane jaisA hai ki tumane ulajhakara pA bhI kyA liyA? sAMsArika dRSTi se bhI soco to agara tumhAre pAsa dhana, pada, pratiSThA, makAna saba kucha hai phira bhI kyA tuma saMtuSTa ho pAe ? agara pAne ko kucha bhI nahIM raha gayA to tuma kitane rikta ho jAoge / abhI to tuma daur3a meM zAmila ghor3e ho aura jisa dina tumheM maMjila mila jAegI, phira socA hai, tuma kyA karoge ? lekina tuma socate hI nahIM ho| kyoMki jisa dina yaha soca ubharegA, tuma udAsa ho jAoge kyoMki phira hogA kyA, kucha nhiiN| abhI to tuma socate hI nahIM ho, tumheM saMsAra kA mithyAtva AkarSita karatA hai / lekina nahIM, aba samaya A gayA hai jaba apane vicAroM kI lagAma apane hAtha meM le lo aura mana ke turaMga ko apane hisAba se Age bar3hAo / 1 avasara tumhAre sAmane hai ise pakar3a lo aura apanI cetanA ko paMka se bAhara nikaalo| apanI vRttiyoM ko nirakho - parakho aura unheM dizA do / krodha para hI krodha kara lo, lobha ko udAratA kI dizA do, mAyA ko satya kI ora bar3ha lene do, rAga ko prema kA pravAha do / karanA thA kyA kara cale, banI gale kI phAMsa / paMka sanA paMkaja milA, badaleM aba itihAsa / / Jain Educationa International sAkSI hoM vartamAna ke 107 For Personal and Private Use Only Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hamAre jIvana kA itihAsa aba badala jAnA caahie| jo huA use yAda kara-karake to hamane use gale meM aTakI phAMsa banA liyA hai| eka aisI phAMsa jo na gale se nIce utaratI hai, na bAhara nikalatI hai| trizaMku kI taraha adhara meM hama laTakAye haiM, ulajhAye haiN| nizcaya hI, hameM milA hai| milane ke nAma para jo milA hai, vaha saubhAgya-sUcaka hai, kintu eka aisA paMkaja, eka aisA kamala milA hai, jo kardama sanA, paMka sanA paMkaja hai| aba badaleM hama jIvana kI dizA, citta kI dshaa| 'saca kA anumodana kareM, dikheM na para ke doSa / jIvana calanA bAMsa pe, chaTa na jAe hosh|'-agr kabhI kisI kA anumodana karanA ho to satya kA hI anumodana kreN| bahuta ho cukA-jhUTha para jhUTha ke Ayojana hote rahe aura hama unhIM para calate rhe| kitane dhokhe khAe, kitanI hI bAra parAjita hue, lekina satya kI ora se A~kha phere rhe| aba sAdhaka kaha rahA hai eka bAra satya kI anumodanA karake bhI dekha lo| yaha satya jIvana kA satya hai, rahasyoM kA satya hai, inako bhI parakha kara dekha lo| jo tumane saMsAra meM khoyA hai vaha isa satya kI anumodanA se pA jaaoge| isa satya ko pAne ke lie dRSTi apanI ora ghumAnI hogii| abhI taka bAhara hI bAhara, dUsaroM ke hI doSa dekhate rhe| lekina jaba tuma satya kI pratIti karoge to dUsaroM ke doSa dikhAI na deNge| abhI taka tuma hamezA dUsaroM ke doSa hI jhAMkate rahe ho| aba yaha tAka-jhAMka apanI ora lgaao| apanI vRttiyoM ko, apane doSoM ko dekho aura unakA pariSkAra kro| dekhanA hI hai to dUsaroM ke guNa dekho, unakI acchAiyA~ dekho aura unheM apane jIvana meM utArane kA prayAsa kro| kabIra kahate haiM burA jo dekhana maiM calA, burA na miliyA koy| jo dila khojA ApanA, mujhase burA na koy|| yaha bhI eka dRSTi hai jise dUsaroM ke avaguNa khojane para bhI nahIM milate yA jo avaguNoM meM bhI guNa khoja lete haiN| aura eka hama haiM ki avaguNoM kA puliMdA lekara hI calate haiM aura guNoM meM bhI avaguNa khojate rahate haiN| hameM koI adhikAra nahIM hai ki hama dUsaroM ke bIca meM dakhalaMdAjI kreN| mujhe yAda hai : eka bAra do dosta bAtacIta kara rahe the| dhImI bAtacIta acAnaka tanAtanI meM badala gii| eka vyakti vahA~ aura A gyaa| una logoM kA jhagar3A bar3hatA hI gyaa| eka bolA, aisA cUMsA mArUMgA ki battIsoM dAMta bAhara A jaaeNge| dUsare ne kahA, kyA bakatA hai, maiM aisA ghUsA mArUMgA ki causaTha 108 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dAMta bAhara A jaaeNge| taba vaha tIsarA jo vahA~ khar3A thA bolA, battIsa kI bAta to samajha meM AtI hai, lekina causaTha, vaha kaise? jabaki dAMta hI battIsa hote haiN| dUsarA bolA mujhe mAlUma thA tU bIca meM jarUra bolegA, isalie caustth| dUsaroM ke bIca meM TAMga ar3Ane kA yahI hazra hotA hai| hameM dUsaroM kI svataMtratA meM bAdhA nahIM pahu~cAnI hai| hareka ko svataMtra jIvana jIne kA haka hai| tuma kisI guru ke pAsa jAo to yaha nirNaya karake jAo ki dhyAna karane ke lie jA rahe ho yA dhyAna rakhane ke lie jA rahe ho| dhyAna rakhane ke lie gae to doSoM kA puliMdA sAtha lekara Aoge aura dhyAna karane ke lie gae to jIvana kI dhArA rUpAntarita karake vApasa aaoge| hA~, agara tumane cazmA hI kAlA lagA rakhA ho to phira to sapheda dIvAra bhI kAlI hI najara aaegii| isalie auroM para dRSTi DAlane kI bajAya agara ho sake to apanI ora A~kheM ghumaao| apane jIvana ke rUpAntaraNa kA prayAsa kro| apane hI doSoM ko dekho, apanI hI vRttiyoM ko phcaano| agara inase hI mukta ho gae to paryApta hai| kahA~ dUsaroM ke jIvana meM hastakSepa karane jA rahe ho| jIvana meM jahA~ satya haiM unheM svIkAra kareM, unakA anumodana kareM aura parakIya doSoM kI ora dRSTi na DAlane kA prayAsa kreN| 'jIvana calanA bAMsa pe, chUTa na jAe hoza-jIvana meM gahana sajagatA kI jarUrata hai| dekhate haiM na, mahilAe~ panaghaTa para pAnI bharane jAtI haiM to ghara para baccoM ko chor3a jAtI haiN| kueM para pahu~ca kara pAnI bharatI haiN| gagariyA~ sira para rakha letI haiN| lauTate hue bAteM bhI karatI haiM, haMsI-majAka bhI kara letI haiM, UMce-nIce rAstoM se bhI gujaratI haiM, lekina majAla hai gagarI meM se jala chalaka jAe, kyoM hotA hai aisA? kyoMki ve bAhya rUpa se cAhe jo kareM unakA antas manasa to gagarI para hI hotA hai| pUrI sajagatA ke sAtha gagarI para dhyAna rahatA hai| gAyeM jaMgala meM ghAsa carane jAtI haiN| bachar3e mAlika ke ghara hI raha jAte haiN| gAya ghAsa caratI hai, pAnI pItI hai, jhuMDa meM bhI rahatI hai, lekina mana to bachar3e meM hI rahatA hai| eka nRtyakAra do bAMsoM ke madhya baMdhI DorI para nRtya karatA hai| usake zarIra ke pratyeka aMga kA saMcAlana ho rahA hai, lekina usakA dhyAna DorI para hai, vaha pUrI ekAgratA se DorI kA dhyAna rakhatA hai, kahIM vaha na TUTa jaae| jJAnI kahate haiM tuma apanI jiMdagI ko aisI dizA do| jIvana to bAMsa para calane ke samAna hai, kahIM bhUla se bhI hoza na kho baitthnaa| agara hoza chiTaka gayA to samajho saba kucha chiTaka gyaa| mahAvIra to kahate haiM tuma hozapUrvaka calo, hozapUrvaka khAo, uTho-baiTho, sAkSI hoM vartamAna ke : : 109 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ calo, soo jo bhI karo hozapUrvaka kro| jo vyakti hozapUrvaka, jAgarUkatA ke sAtha koI kRtya karatA hai, usa vyakti ko pApakarma kA baMdhana nahIM hotaa| ____ Aja ke saMbodhi-sUtra hameM jIvana ke kucha vyAvahArika pakSa sikhalA rahe haiN| isI ke sAtha hamArI antavRtti ke vizodhana ke lie nayA mArga de rahe haiN| atIta kA smaraNa chor3eM aura vartamAna se saMtuSTa hone kA prayAsa kareM, bhaviSya kI kalpanAoM ke jAla bhI na buneN| vartamAna ko suMdara banAe~, jIvana ko naI dizAe~ deM, nae AyAma deN| dhyAna kI gaharAiyoM meM DUbakara naI UrjA ko prApta kreN| aura isa UrjA kA upayoga jIvana ke rUpAntaraNa meM kareM jIvana meM zAzvatatA ke raMga bhreN| 00 110 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAnta manas hI sAdhanA astitva kI jitanI rekhAe~ haiM, niyati kI rekhAe~ usase kahIM jyAdA haiN| niyati se hI astitva saMcAlita hotA hai| anaMta rekhAe~ haiM niyati kii| jo huA, use isalie prema se svIkAra kara lo, kyoMki aisA hI hone vAlA hai| jo ho rahA hai, use bhI aise hI svIkAra kara lo, kyoMki vahI hone vAlA hai; aura jo hogA vaha hone vAlA hai, isalie hogaa| cAhe manuSya kI icchAe~ hoM, puruSArtha ho yA pariNAma ho, nizcita taura para ina sabakI jIvana meM mahattA hai, lekina niyati ina sabake pAra hai| manuSya ke adhIna na icchA hai, na puruSArtha hai aura na hI prinnaam| yaha astitva kA moTA satya hai aura ise hama vidhi kI vyavasthA yA niyati bhI kaha sakate haiN| jo cetana, cetana thA, cetana hai aura cetana rahegA, vaha kabhI bhI acetana nahIM ho sktaa| aura jo acetana kabhI acetana thA, Aja acetana hai aura acetana hI rhegaa| vaha kabhI cetana nahIM ho sktaa| jo honahAra hotA hai, vaha to hokara hI rahatA hai, isake bAvajUda manuSya kucha acchA hone para svayaM ko acchA mahasUsa karatA hai aura kucha burA hone para svayaM ko buraa| kisI mitra ko dekhane para usake aMtaHkaraNa meM prema panapatA hai, to kisI zatru ko dekhakara svataH vaira upajatA hai| kisI kA janma hone para prasannatA aura kisI kI mRtyu para kheda / vikAsa para prasannatA aura avanati para vissaad| yahI to manuSya ke Atmika azAMti ke mUla nimitta banate haiN| aura dUsarA satya yaha hai ki prAyaH azAMti bAhara se kama, manuSya ke aMtar-mana se jyAdA nipaja kara AtI hai aura yaha azAMti hI usake jIvana ke AnaMda ko chInane meM sabase bar3I bhUmikA adA karatI hai| jo kucha mila rahA hai, acchA mila rahA zAnta manas hI sAdhanA : : 111 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| use prema se svIkAra kro| agara vyakti sukha aura dukha, donoM ko samAna rUpa se, jo huA acchA huA mAnakara yadi vyakti yaha svIkAra kara le, to asaMtoSa aura atRpti se bacA huA kahA jA sakatA hai| mujhe yAda hai kisI samrATa ke hAtha ke aMgUThe meM koI ghAva ho gyaa| upacAra kara lene ke bAvajUda ghAva ThIka na huA aura aMtataH rAjA kA aMgUThA kATanA pdd'aa| apanA aMgUThA kaTa jAne ke kAraNa samrATa svayaM ko AMzika vikalAMga mahasUsa karane lagA aura hara samaya khinna rahane lgaa| aura to aura, rAjasabhA meM baiThe, to bhI usake cehare para khinnatA spaSTa jhalaka kara AtI thii| eka dina mahAmaMtrI ne samrATa se udAsInatA kA kAraNa puuchaa| samrATa ke kAraNa batAne para mahAmaMtrI ne kahA, 'Apa isa bAta ke lie khinna na hoN| agara aMgUThA kaTA hai, to bhagavAna ne acchA samajhA hogA, tabhI kaTA hai| jo hotA hai, acche ke lie hI hotA hai| mahAmaMtrI kI bAta suna samrATa aura kupita ho gyaa| merA to aMgUThA kaTA hai aura yaha kaha rahA hai ki jo hotA hai, acche ke lie hI hotA hai| ruSTa hue samrATa ne maMtrI ko kArAgAra meM DAla diyaa| kaI dina bIta ge| kahate haiM, eka dina samrATa zikAra khelane jaMgala meM gyaa| kisI hiraNa ke pIche vaha itanA teja ghor3A daur3AtA huA calA gayA ki sAre sainikoM se alaga hokara vaha mArga bhaTaka gyaa| bhIloM kI bastI meM bhIloM ne samrATa ko pakar3a liyaa| unheM devI ke lie bali car3hAne ko eka iMsAna kI AvazyakatA thii| samrATa ke lAkha manA karane para ve mAne nhiiN| devI ke sAmane bali car3hAne ke lie samrATa ko upasthita kiyA gyaa| jaise hI talavAra samrATa kI gardana para calane vAlI thI ki acAnaka bhIloM ke guru ne kahA ki isa manuSya kI bali nahIM dI jA sakatI, kyoMki isake hAtha kA aMgUThA kaTA huA hai| devI ke dvAra para to pUrNa zarIra kI hI bali dI jAtI hai| samrATa ko chor3a diyA gyaa| vaha to Azcaryacakita thA vidhi kI vyavasthA ko dekhkr| jisa kaTe aMgUThe ko usane apane lie abhizApa mAnA thA, vahI jIvana ke lie varadAna bana gyaa| use mantrI kI bAta kI smRti ho aaii| usane mana hI mana mantrI ko dhanyavAda diyA aura kSamA caahii| samrATa rAjamahala pahu~cA aura maMtrI ko mukta karate hue kahA, 'maMtrI, tumane ThIka kahA thA ki jo hotA hai, vaha acchA hI hotA hai| aura usane apanI sArI ApabItI btaaii| 112 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ agara jIvana kI hara acchI-burI ghaTanA ko yaha mAnakara calo ki jo ho rahA hai, acchA hI ho rahA hai, to zAyada hama kabhI dukhI, pIr3ita aura klAMta hone se baca sakate haiN| Aja ke sambodhi-sUtra ke vacana hameM kartA-bhAva se mukta karate hue vidhi kI vyavasthA yA niyati kI vyavasthA ko svIkAra karane kA saMdeza de rahe haiN| eka sAdhaka ke lie to yaha kAphI kImatI sUtra haiN| saMbodhi-sUtra ke ina aMtima padoM kA hama bUMda-dara-bUMda amRtapAna karane kA prayAsa kareM, to ye amRta-sUtra hamAre jIvana ko amRta-dharmA banA sakate haiN| Aja ke sUtra haiM baseM niyati ke nIr3a meM, prabhu kA samajha prsaad| bhale jalAe holikA, jala na sakeM prahalAda / / kartA se Upara uTheM, kare sabhI se pyaar| jyota jagAe jyota ko, sukhI rahe saMsAra / / zAMta manas hI sAdhanA, Atma-zuddhi nirvaann| bhItara jAge cetanA, cetana meM bhagavAna / / sAdhaka ko agara sAdhanA ke mArga para binA rukAvaTa bar3hanA hai, to yaha sUtra usake lie pAtheya hai| 'baseM niyati ke nIr3a meM, prabhu kA samajha prasAda'-jIvana kI samasta vyavasthAoM ko apanI niyati aura prabhu kA prasAda mAnakara agara svIkAra kara letA hai, to usa vyakti ko jIvana meM kabhI bhI khone para hInatA aura pAne para mahAnatA kI anubhUti nahIM hotii| apane aham ko arham meM aura svayaM ko sarva meM DhAla diyA jAe, to aham bhAva svataH vigalita ho jAtA hai| sAkSI-bhAva dhyAna kI mUla AtmA hai aura isake lie Avazyaka hai ki hama vidhi ke vidhAna ko prema-bhAva ke sAtha svIkAra kara leN| sAkSitva kA matalaba hI yahI hai ki vyakti kartRtva-bhAva se mukta hokara dRSTA-bhAva meM A gayA hai| jo ho rahA hai, use prema-bhAva se svIkAra kara rahA hai| sAkSitva dhyAna kA mUla prANa hai, aura sAkSitva ke lie niyati para apanI dRSTi banAe rakhanA Avazyaka hai| sAkSitva kA matalaba hai koI kriyA nahIM, koI vicAra nahIM koI bhAva nhiiN| mAtra tuma svayaM meM base ho| eka zuddha-saMtuSTa dshaa| dhyAna kA matalaba na to karma ke viparIta honA hai aura na hI jIvana se palAyana / dhyAna kA matalaba hai ki tumhArA jIvana gatizIla hai| itanA adhika gatizIla hai ki pahale tuma meM jitanI pragAr3hatA thI, jitanA AnaMda thA aura jitanI sRjanAtmakatA thI, usameM bar3hotarI zAnta manas hI sAdhanA : : 113 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ho jAtI hai, lekina tuma usa parvata-zikhara para pahu~ca jAte ho jahA~ se nIce cAroM ora jo ho rahA hai, use mAtra sAkSI-bhAva se dekhate ho| isalie kahA 'baseM niyati ke nIr3a meM'-jo vidhi kI vyavasthAe~ honI haiM, ho rahI haiN| tuma kevala inheM sahaja bhAva se svIkAra kro| agara mIrA jahara ko prabhu kA prasAda mAnakara svIkAra kara letI haiM, to vaha amRta bana jAtA hai| vaise hI agara tuma jIvana meM milane vAle duHkha ko bhI prabhu kA prasAda mAnakara svIkAra kara lo, to vaha dukha sukha meM badala sakatA hai| rUpAMtaraNa kI yaha kImiyA hai| ____ hAni-lAbha jIvana-maraNa, yaza-apayaza hari haath|' jaba jIvana hI prabhu kA prasAda hai, to jIvana meM milane vAlI suvidhAoM aura asuvidhAoM ko hama unakA prasAda mAna kara kyoM nahIM svIkAra kara sakate haiN| prabhu ko dhanyavAda do| hara kSaNa dhanyavAda se bhare rho| jaise hI A~kha khule, paramAtmA ke prati ahobhAva se tumhArA hRdaya bhara jaae| prabhu kI kRpA, Aja phira jIvana milaa| hara dina hamArA nayA jIvana hai| agara tumheM koI eka gilAsa ThaMDA pAnI pIne ko de, to use tuma dhanyavAda dete ho, lekina jisane yaha jIvana diyA, isake prati kabhI dhanyavAda samarpita kara pAe ho? maMdira meM bhI jAkara hamane sadA-sarvadA paramAtmA kI prArthanA karate hue apanI zikAyatoM kA puliMdA hI peza kiyA hai| mujhe yaha na milA, merA yaha china gyaa| tumhArI prArthanA prabhu kI prArthanA nahIM, prApti kI prArthanA hai| prArthanA, prArthanA hI rahanI caahie| usameM yAcanA na ho| isalie sadA-sarvadA apanI niyati ko sAdhuvAda hI dete raho aura jIvana ko prabhu kA prasAda mAnakara ahobhAva se jIne kA prayAsa kro| 'vidhi kA vidhAna jAna, hAni-lAbha sahiye, jAhi vidhi rAkhe rAma, tAhi vidhi rhie| jaisA rAma rakhe vaisA hI ThIka hai| sUtra kA agalA caraNa hai-'bhale jalAe holikA, jala na sake na prahalAda'-holikA lAkha koziza karale lekina agara prahalAda ko bacanA hai, to vaha bacegA hI aura agara jala maregI to holikA hI jlegii| vidhi-vyavasthA ke sAmane to hara koI asahAya hI hotA hai| sikandara jo vizva-vijetA kahalAtA thA, bharI javAnI meM usakI mRtyu ko koI TAla thor3I skaa| jisa sItA ke apaharaNa ho jAne para rAma svayaM yuddha karate haiM, vidhi kI vyavasthA to dekho ki usI ko rAma nirvAsita bhI karate haiN| yaha 114 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vidhi kI vyavasthA hI to hai ki jo dina rAma ke rAjyAbhiSeka kA thA, vahI unake vanavAsa kA dina bana gayA / jaba jo honA hotA hai, vaha hotA hai / jo ho gayA, usake lie gilA bhI mata kro| jo na kara pAe, usakA zikavA tama pAlo / hamase utanA hI huA hai, jo hamArI niyati meM rahA / anucita huA, to bhI aura ucita huA, to bhI, sabakI prerikA niyati rhii| hama hara hAla meM masta raheM, mukta raheM / isIlie kahA : 'kartA se Upara uTheM, kareM sabhI se pyAra' / bar3A mahatvapUrNa pada hai yaha saMbodhi-sUtra kA / vyakti kartRtva-bhAva se mukta ho jAe / jahA~ kartRtva-bhAva hai, vahA~ karma hai aura jahA~ kartRtva-bhAva se mukti hai, vahA~ karma- mukti hai / kartRtva-bha hI to vyakti ko saMsAra se jor3atA hai| jo karttA-bhAva se mukta hai, vaha sadA mukta hai / kartA-bhAva se mukta hone ke lie tIna sUtra die jA sakate haiM-viSayoM ke prati anAsakti, manovRttiyoM ke prati jAgarUkatA aura sadA sAkSitva kI smRti / -bhAva citta ke jo viSaya dharma haiM, ve vyakti ko karttA -bhAva ke saMskAra dete haiM 1 citta-viSayoM ke prati jaise-jaise anAsakti bar3hatI hai, vaise-vaise saMskAra banane baMda ho jAte haiM aura saMskAroM meM hone vAlI kaTautI manuSya ke kartRtva-bhAva kI kaTautI hai / asaMkhya viSaya hai citta ke aura sAdhaka sAdhanA ke dvArA dhIre-dhIre unake prati anAsakti ke bhAva paidA kara sakatA hai| dUsarA sUtra hai - manovRttiyoM ke prati jaagruuktaa| yAnI apanI vRttiyoM ke prati bodha banAe rakhanA / manovRttiyoM ke prati jAgarUkatA se una vRttiyoM kA kramazaH visarjana prArambha ho jAtA hai aura sAkSitva kI smRti se svayaM meM praveza kA dvAra khulatA hai| 'karttA se Upara uTheM, kareM sabhI se pyAra - sabase prema ho| hamArA prema sArvabhauma honA cAhie / jo prema Aropita hotA hai, vaha kucha se jur3atA hai aura jo prema antaraprANoM se nipajA hotA hai, vaha sabase jur3A hotA hai| prema taba rAga bana jAtA hai, jaba vaha DabarA bana jAtA hai| rAga taba prema bana jAtA hai, jaba vaha Dabare se sAgara bana jAtA hai| eka anusyUta prema hai aura eka Aropita prema | Aropita prema nimitta pAkara sakriya hotA hai / aura Atmika prema mahAvIra, buddha 1 aura jIsasa kI taraha sadA-sarvadA antaraprANoM meM pravAhita rahatA hai / yaha mAnavIya prema kI parAkASThA nahIM to aura kyA hai ki yadi jIsasa ko kraoNsa para bhI laTakAyA jAe, to vaha prabhu se prArthanA karate haiM- prabhu ! inheM mApha kara / mahAvIra ke kAnoM meM koI kIleM bhI ThokeM to bhI unakI cetanA pramudita rahatI hai / buddha kI agara koI vezyAoM se badanAmI bhI karavA de, to bhI usake prati sAtvikatA Jain Educationa International zAnta manas hI sAdhanA : 115 For Personal and Private Use Only Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kA bhAva hai| yaha unakI karuNA kI jIvaMtatA hai / prema meM na to koI sajjana hotA hai, na koI durjanaM / vaha to sArvabhauma hotA hai / saba meM prabhutA ko nihArakara prema diyA, liyA jAtA hai saba meM dekhU~ zrI bhagavAna hara prANI meM mahAprANa kA, tattva samAyA hai pahacAneM usa parama tattva ko, aisI dRSTi do hama saba haiM mATI ke dIye, sabameM jyoti eka samAna / sabase prema ho, sabakI sevA, aisI sanmati do bhagavAna / / anajAna | bhagavAna / dekha kisI ko mana mailA ho, to mana meM dhareM tumhArA dhyAna / mana ho jAye pUjA kA ghara, aisI zuddhi do bhagavAna / / A~khoM meM ho karuNA haradama, hoThoM para komala muskAna | hAthoM meM ho zrama aura sevA, aisI zakti do bhagavAna || cAhe sukha-dukha, dhUpa-chA~va ho, cAhe mile mAna-apamAna / vyAdhi meM bhI rahe samAdhi, aisI buddhi do bhagavAna / / dveSa nahIM, hama vItadveSa hoM, maMgalamaya ho tana-mana prANa | candra nihAre sabameM usako, jo sabakA mAlika bhagavAna || jaba hama maMdira meM jAkara kisI patthara kI pratimA meM paramAtmA ko svIkAra kara usakI pUjA kara sakate haiM, taba ina prANiyoM ke aMtaraprANa meM base usa mahAprANa ko svIkAra kara inase prema kyoM nahIM kara sakate ? apane prema ko vistAra do, use astitva se jodd'o| jaba tuma apane bacce ko pyAra de sakate ho, to par3osI ke bacce ke prati pyAra kyoM nahIM umar3atA hai| jaba kisI phUla ko dekhakara muskarA sakate ho aura use hRdaya se lagA sakate ho to kisI jhuggI-jhoMpar3I meM rahane vAle kisI bacce ko dekhakara use gale lagAne ke lie tumhAre antaramana meM bhAva kyoM nahIM upjte| hamArA prema sArvabhaumika ho| hama apanI khuziyoM ko baTorane kI bajAya, unheM bA~Tane kA prayAsa kreN| isa dharatI ko dhana se svarga nahIM banAyA jA skegaa| tuma prema do, prema lo| sArA jIvana premamaya banA do, yahI to dharatI kA svarga hogA / 'jyota jagAe jyota ko, sukhI rahe saMsAra' / tuma apane jIvana ko aisA DhAlo ki eka jyoti anaMta meM rUpAMtarita ho jaae| usa jyota kA jalanA kyA 116 mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sArthaka huA, jisane kevala svayaM ko hI jalAe rkhaa| jyoti kA jIvana tabhI sArthaka hai, jaba vaha auroM meM bhI jyoti kA saMskAra de paae| tuma dhyAna meM jInA cAhate ho, prema dhyAna kI suvAsa hai| yadi hama dhyAna karate haiM, to mAnakara calo ki prema aura sevA se zUnya dhyAna hameM jIvana meM rukSatA de baitthegaa| hamAre bhItara jage eka pragAr3ha prema, eka aisA prema, jo mastiSka se nahIM apitu hRdaya se jAgrata ho| hRdaya se jagA prema sampUrNa astitva se hameM jor3egA aura taba prema se hamAre antaramana meM kucha pAne kI khvAhiza na hogii| hamArA prema yAcaka kA prema nahIM, eka samrATa kA prema hogaa| phira duzmana bhI hameM dekhakara nihAla ho jAegA aura hamAre irda-girda prema aura karuNA kI aisI suvAsa bikharanI zurU ho jAegI, jo kabhI mahAvIra, buddha, jarathuSTra aura jIsasa ke pAsa rahI thii| phira to akAraNa prema jagegA, hamAre bhiitr| koI agara jhagar3A karane A bhI jAe, to hamArI saumyatA use mApha kara degii| __ apanI bhAvanAoM ko auroM ke lie luTAne kA prayAsa kro| yaha tumhArA saubhAgya hai ki hameM prema pAne aura bA~Tane kA avasara mila rahA hai| agara janma divasa hai hamAre bacce kA aura hama cAhate haiM ki use janmadivasa para zubhakAmanAe~ mile, to pArivArika bhoja Ayojita kara dhana kA apavyaya karane kI bajAya jAo kisI anAthAlaya meM, aura vahA~ jAkara apane putra ke hAtha se anAtha baccoM ko bhojana karAo, jAo kisI aspatAla meM aura marIjoM ko phala do, davA do| aisA karake hama auroM kI saccI zubhakAmanAe~ pAne ke hakadAra hoNge| jota se jota jagAte calo, prema kI gaMgA bahAte clo| rAha meM Ae jo dIna-dukhI, sabako gale se lagAte clo|| jisakA na koI saMgI-sAthI, Izvara hai rkhvaaraa| jo nirdhana hai, jo nirmala hai, vo hai prabhu kA pyaaraa| pyAra ke motI luTAte calo, prema kI gaMgA bahAte clo|| AzA TUTI, mamatA rUThI, chUTa gayA hai kinaaraa| baMda karo mata dvAra dayA kA, de do kucha to shaaraa| dIpa dayA ke jalAte calo, prema kI gaMgA bahAte clo|| chAyA hai cahu~ ora aMdherA, bhaTaka gaI hai dishaaeN| mAnava bana baiThA hai dAnava, kisako vyathA sunaaeN| dharatI ko svarga banAte calo, prema kI gaMgA bahAte clo| zAnta manas hI sAdhanA : : 117 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhakti zakti hai, dharma karma hai, jJAna mukti kA patha hai 1 AtmA kI anaMta yAtrA meM, yaha tana to basa ratha hai / patha aneka haiM, ratha aneka haiM, eka lakSya dikhAte clo|| usa virATa meM ho vilIna tuma, nitya hI alakha jagAte calo / / kauna hai U~cA, kauna hai nIcA, sabameM vo hI samAyA / bhedabhAva ke jhUThe bharama meM, ye mAnava bhrmaayaa| dharma-dhvajA phaharAte calo, prema kI gaMgA bahAte clo| sAre jaga meM kaNa-kaNa meM hai, divya amara ika AtmA eka brahma hai, eka satya hai, eka hI hai paramAtmA / prANoM se prANa milAte calo, prema kI gaMgA bahAte calo / / apane jIvana meM isa gIta ko jitanA jI sakate ho, utanA hI jIvana kA kalyANa hai| zAyada deza ke hara bacce ne isa gIta ko gAyA hai| kAza ! ise gAne ke sAtha pIyA bhI gayA hotA, jIyA bhI gayA hotaa| saMbodhi-sUtra manuSya ke jIvana meM yahI preraNA detA hai / 'jyota jagAe jota ko, sukhI rahe sNsaar|' hara amIra vyakti garIba kA sAthI bana jAe aura hara sukhI vyakti dukhiyoM kA sahAyaka, to isa saMsAra ko sukhI hone se kauna roka sakatA hai ? isa duniyA meM garIbI isalie nahIM hai ki duniyA meM dhana kI kamI hai, varan isalie hai ki hama eka-dUsare ke sahayogI nahIM hai| agara eka amIra vyakti sau garIba parivAroM kA sahAyaka bana jAtA hai, to duniyA se AdhI garIbI to svataH miTa jaaegii| saMbodhi-sUtra apane aMtima caraNa meM sAdhaka ko zAMta- manas hone kI preraNA de rahA hai| 'zAMta manas hI sAdhanA, Atma-zuddhi nirvANa / ' mana se mukta hoo| zAMta mana hI sadA-sarvadA zAMti kI phuhAreM detA hai / dhyAna mana ko sAdhane kI prakriyA hai / jIvana meM karma aura dhyAna donoM Avazyaka haiN| ye na samajheM ki dhyAna se hamArI sakriyatA niSkriyatA meM rUpAMtarita ho jaaegii| karma se jIvanayApana hotA hai, para jIvana ke satya kA anusaMdhAna dhyAna se hI ho pAegA / hamAre mana kI azAMti kA sabase bar3A kAraNa hai ki padArtha hamAre jIvana meM sabase pradhAna banatA jA rahA hai| aura saccAI to yaha hai ki hamArI khoja vijJAna kI khoja hai, padArtha kI khoja hai| svayaM ke dvArA svayaM kI talAza kA upakrama nahIM kiyA jA rahA hai| hama padArthoM meM itane jyAdA ulajha gae haiM ki hamane cetana sattA ko hI asvIkAra kara diyA aura dhyAna kA upayoga hRdaya-zuddhi ke lie kama, tanAva mukti ke lie jyAdA kiyA jAne lagA 118 mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ hai| dhyAna vAstava meM satya ko khojane ke lie hai| usa satya ko khojane ke lie jo manuSya ke antaHastitva meM antarlIna hai| cetanA kI svataMtra-sattA kA anubhava karane ke lie aura svayaM kI upalabdhi ke lie dhyAna hai| ___ hama dukha se ghire haiM, eka akAraNa dukha se| aura usakA mUla kAraNa hai hama dukha ke mUla ko nahIM haTA pAte haiN| pariNAmataH prayAsa kara lene ke bAvajUda hama antadukha se mukta nahIM ho pAte haiN| jahA~ mamatva-dRSTi hai, vahA~ dukha hai| isalie mamatva dRSTi ko samyakadRSTi meM rUpAMtarita kro| zAMta mana kI sAdhanA tabhI saMbhava hai jaba mana priyatA aura apriyatA kI anubhUti se mukta ho jaae| tumheM vaha saba priya hai, jo tumhArI saMvedanAoM meM sukha kI anubhUti karAtA hai| vaha apriya hai, jo dukha ke kisI nimitta se jur3A huA ho| dhyAna kA sambandha kevala antarjAti ko upalabdha karanA nahIM hai, apitu jJAtA kA bodha upalabdha karane ke lie hai| acchA yA burA kabhI kisa padArtha kA guNadharma nahIM hotaa| vaha to mana ke saMvedana se hI jur3A hotA hai| garmI meM barpha priya hai aura sardI meM ussnntaa| na to barpha meM priyatA hai aura apriyatA hai aura na hI uSNatA meM hii| priyatA aura apriyatA kA cazmA agara hama utAra deM to usake bAda acche aura bure kA guNadharma svataH samApta ho jAtA hai| zAMta mana ke lie hara pratikUla anukUla hotA hai| jo hai, acchA hai, jaisA hai, acchA hai| zAMta mana kA svAmI hone ke lie cetanA kA sparza kreN| AtmA ke prazna kA hala na to upadeza se milegA aura na hI zAstroM se| yaha to kevala anubhUtigamya hotA hai| bhalA abhivyakti meM anubhUti ko kaise lAyA jaae| gUMge kerI sarkarA vAlI bAta hai yaha to| aba gUMgA bhalA gur3a ke svAda ko kaise abhivyakta kre| jaba taka hama zAMta mana ke svAmI nahIM ho jAte, taba taka hamArI azubha lezyAe~ rUpAMtarita nahIM ho pAtI haiM aura na hI hama apane Atmika AbhAmaMDala ko svaccha aura zaktizAlI banA pAte haiN| zAMta manas vyakti ke lie hI to sambhava hai ki vaha apane vicAra aura saMvedanAoM para niyaMtraNa prApta kara sakatA hai aura jise hama atIndriya jJAna kahate haiM, vaha manuSya ke lie zAMta manas sthiti ko upalabdha karane ke bAda pAyA gayA pariNAma hai| phira hamArI bhASA bhI bhASA nahIM rahatI, vaha taraMga bana jAtI hai| tIrthaMkaroM ke bAre meM kahate haiM ki ve vANI kA uccAraNa nahIM karate, kevala taraMgeM dete haiN| aura sabhI apanI bhASA meM use samajha lete haiN| jaba vyakti isa kSamatA ko upalabdha kara letA hai, to yaha mata samajha lenA ki vaha kevala kAnoM se hI sunatA hai, apitu vaha A~khoM se bhI sunanA zurU kara detA hai aura vaha kevala A~khoM se hI nahIM dekhtaa| phira vaha nAka zAnta manas hI sAdhanA : : 119 Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aura kAna se bhI dekhatA hai| sampUrNa paMcendriya kA svAmI bana jAtA hai vh| isI ko buddha srotApanna sthiti kahate haiN| jahA~ sArA zarIra dekhatA hai, sArA zarIra sunatA hai| _'zAMta manas hI sAdhanA, Atmazuddhi nirvANa' / Atmazuddhi zAMta mana kA pariNAma hai| kyoMki AtmA na to zuddha hai aura na hI azuddha / hA~, usake irdagirda jo anya tattva haiM unakA zuddhikaraNa hotA hai| ise yoM samajheM ki jaise koI jyoti jala rahI hai aura usake irda-girda dhuA~ bhI hai| usa dhue~ kA haTa jAnA, chaMTa jAnA yA miTa jAnA isI kA nAma hai nirvANa, antar-pavitratA kI upalabdhi; aura isake lie Avazyaka hai Atmazuddhi kI upalabdhi, mithyA dRSTikoNa kA ruupaaNtrnn| kevala dhyAna kI baiThaka lagA lene mAtra se yA kAyotsarga kara zithilIkaraNa kara lene mAtra se mukti kahA~ sambhava hogii| sambhava hai tuma dhyAna kI baiThaka meM hoo, lekina isake bAvajUda tuma usa baiThaka meM bhI kisI ko dhokha dene kI yojanA banA sakate ho| zAMta mana ke svAmI bano, yahI tumhAre lie sAdhanA kA mArga hai| Atmazuddhi aura nirvANa isakI maMjila aura upalabdhi hai| 'bhItara jAge cetanA, cetana meM bhgvaan|' jaga jAe bhItara meM parama caitny| yahI tumhArI bhagavattA kA mUla hai| janma-janmAMtara taka saMnyAsa aura mukti ke mArga para cala lene ke bAvajUda aMtazcaitanya ke jAgrata hue binA mukti kA mArga use pariNAma nahIM detA aura bUMda meM chipe siMdhu se vaha vAkipha nahIM ho paataa| yaha saMbodhi-sUtra hamAre lie jIvaMta preraNA rahA hai| jar3a se haTakara cetana meM aura cetana se mahAcaitanya meM sthita hone kI yAtrA hai yh| prabhu ne saMbodhi-sUtra ke mAdhyama se kucha acchI bAteM Apako kahane kA maukA diyaa| aura maiM isake mAdhyama se Apase kucha kaha sakA, isakA mujhe Atma-toSa hai| hama agara apanI antaraguhA ke karIba Ae~, bhItara baiThaka lagAe~, bhItara kI mahAguphA hameM cetanA ke prakAza se Alokita karane ke lie AmaMtrita karatI hai| Ae~, utareM, antaramana meM, antaraguhA meM, mahAguhA meM, antas ke AkAza meM! 00 120 : : mahAguhA kI cetanA Jain Educationa International For Personal and Private Use Only Page #130 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