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________________ mahAvIra : jIvana aura mukti ke sUtrakAra pro. jayakumAra 'jalaja' mahAvAra meM aura bahuta se dUsare mahApuruSoM meM eka maulika antara hai / mahAvIra kI yAtrA vicAra se Arambha hotI hai, jabaki bahuta se mahApuruSoM kI yAtrA kA Arambha dayAbhAva se hotA hai| jaina dharma ke bAIsaveM tIrthaMkara neminAtha ke sAtha to avazya yaha huA ki ve baMdhe hue pazuoM ko dekhakara dravita ho gaye aura unhoMne saMnyAsa le liyaa| lekina mahAvIra ke sAtha aisI koI ghaTanA ghaTita nahIM huI / ve cintana ke mAdhyama se sanyAsa taka pahuMce / isaliye mahAvIra hamAre bhItara kisI dayAbhAva yA galadazru bhAvukatA ko nahIM jagAte, ve hamAre cintana ko prerita karate haiM / hamAre praznoM kA uttara dete haiM aura hamArI jijJAsAoM ko zAnta karate haiN| ve hameM kAyala karate haiM aura hameM unake sAtha sahamata honA par3atA hai| ___ mahAvIra kI yAtrA vicAra se Arambha hone ke kAraNa ve eka aise darzana ko upalabdha kara sake jisameM kahIM koI cheda nahIM hai aura jo jIrNa hInA jAnatA hI nahIM hai / paccIsavIM zatAbdI hI nahIM, pacAsavIM yA sauvIM zatAbdI bhI use or3ha sakatI hai| vaha ochA par3ane vAlA nahIM hai / itihAsa meM aisA eka hI . udAharaNa aura hai jahA~ cintana ke mAdhyama se eka sarvavyApI darzana taka pahuMcA gayA hai / yaha udAharaNa hai kArlamArksa kA, lekina mArksa ke samaya taka bahuta sA jJAna prakAza meM A cukA thA / mArksa ke sAmane pustakAlaya khule hue the / unhoMne apanI yAtrA vastuta: adhyayana se Arambha kI / mahAvIra ke kAla meM itanA kucha thA hI nahIM / isaliye unheM svayaM kI cintanazakti para hI nirbhara rahanA par3A / unake pAsa jo kucha bhI hai vaha unakA svayaM kA ajita kiyA huA hai| unake pahale ke teIsa tIrthaMkaroM kI tapasyAoM ke vivaraNa, unake ahiMsA dharma para aDiga rahane ke ullekha to milate haiM lekina dharma yA AcaraNa ke pIche kI dArzanika pIThikA ko pahacAnane aura use spaSTa karane ke unake prayatnoM kA ullekha nahIM miltaa| mahAvIra ne satya, ahiMsA, aparigraha Adi ke eka bhale AcaraNa ko darzana kI kAyala kara dene vAlI bhUmi para khar3A kiyaa| unhoMne aisA na kiyA hotA to jaina dharma eka AcAra dharma banakara raha jaataa| usakA bhI yahI hAla huA hotA jo bahuta se vicArahIna AcAroM kA hotA hai / vaha kAla ke kisI bhI jhoMke meM ukhar3a gayA hotaa| IsA se 599 varSa pUrva mahAvIra kA janma huaa| unake pitA siddhArtha vaizAlI ke kuNDagrAma meM jJAtR zAkhA ke gaNarAjA the aura mA~ videha kI rAjakumArI trizalA gaNarAjya ke mahAmAnya rASTrAdhyakSa ceTaka kI bahina (digambara purANoM ke anusAra putrI) thii| inhIM ceTaka kI dUsarI bahina cellanA magadha ke rAjA bimbisAra ko byAhI thii| mahAvIra ke janma ke pUrva unakI mAM mahArAnI trizalA ko svapna meM solaha dRzya dikhAyI diye-gajarAja, vRSabha, siMha, snAna karatI huI lakSmI, phUloM kI mAlA, candramA, sUrya, Adi / rAjya jyotiSI ne ina svapnoM kA vicAra kiyA aura ghoSaNA kI ki mahArAja siddhArtha ke yahA~ jo putra utpanna hogA vaha amaratA ko prApta karegA aura usakI sAdhanA se samUce vizva meM kalyANa kA avataraNa hogaa| IsA se 599 varSa pUrva, grISma Rtu, caitra mAsa, zukla pakSa trayodazI tithi, madhyarAtri-yaha samaya hai mahAvIra ke janma kA / putra ke garbha meM Ane ke samaya se hI pitA rAjA siddhArtha ke rAjya meM dhana-dhAnya kI apAra vRddhi hone lagI thI / isaliye unhoMne putra kA nAma rakhA barddhamAna / bacapana meM anekAneka vIratApUrNa kAryoM ke kAraNa varddhamAna ko mahAvIra kI saMjJA prApta huI / dhairya, gAmbhIrya, sthairya, dhyAna, cintana aura samajha mahAvIra meM janmajAta guNa pratIta hote haiM / lagatA hai, jaise unheM jIvana meM koI bI. ni. saM. 2503 Jain Education Intemational nterational
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________________ har3abar3I nahIM hai| unakA jIvana bhAgatA huA hai hI nhiiN| Thaharakara socatA huA, zAnta, taTastha, cIjoM ko samajhane ke lie prastuta hotA huA, grahaNa karane kI bhAvuka utAvalI bhI nahIM aura chUTa jAne kA bojhila pazcAttApa bhI nahIM, samaya kI reta para vizvAsa ke pAMvoM se calatA huA jIvana-yaha citra ubharatA hai mahAvIra kA / isaliye mahAvIra ke jIvana meM koI nATakIyatAkoI tamAzA nahIM hai / eka maidAnI nadI kI taraha zAnta bahAva hai unakA / sanyAsa ke liye nikalanA cAhate the| para mAtA-pitA kI sahamati ke liye pratIkSA karate rhe| jaba ve 27 varSa ke the unake mAtA-pitA kA dehAnta ho gyaa| aba ve sanyAsa ke lie apekSAkRta svatantra ho ge| bhAI se anumati mA~gI / bhAI ne anumati dene meM saMkoca dikhAyA to do varSa aura Thahare rahe / tIsa varSa kI avasthA meM unhoMne sanyAsa grahaNa kara liyA / zvetAmbara mAnyatA hai ki ve vivAhita the / digambara mAnyatA hai ki unhoMne vivAha nahIM kiyA thaa| lagabhaga sAr3he bAraha varSa taka ve mona tapasyA karate rahe / rUpa, rasa, gandha, zabda aura sparza ke sAre AkarSaNoM se virata rahate hue ve cintana meM lIna bane rahe / prAyaH logoM ne unheM galata samajhA aura kaSTa phuNcaaye| para vaha vyakti kaSToM kI cintA kahA~ karatA hai jisake sAmane satya apane Apako anAvRta kara rahA ho| unakA parizrama saphala huA aura unheM saba kucha spaSTa ho gyaa| jaina grantha kahate haiM--mahAvIra sarvajJa ho gye| yaha ghaTanA 557 I.pU. 26 apraila, vaizAkha zukla dazamI ko bihAra prAnta ke z2ambhaka nAmaka gAMva ke bAhara RjukUlA nadI ke taTa para eka zAla vRkSa ke nIce ghaTita huii| isa ghaTanA ke bAda unheM sarvajJa, tIrthaMkara, gaNanAyaka, ahaMta paramAtmA, jinendra Adi nAmoM se smaraNa kiyA jAne lgaa| mahAvIra ne apanA upadeza paNDitoM kI bhASA saMskRta meM na dekara sarvasAdhAraNa kI bhASA arddhamAgadhI prAkRta meM diyA / arddhamAgadhI prAkRta (vartamAna pUrvI hindI, yAnI avadhI, baghelI aura chattIsagar3hI kI pUrvaja bhASA) ke pUrva meM mAgadhI (vartamAna bihArI, baMgAlI, asamI aura uDiyA kI pUrva bhASA) aura pazcima meM zaurasenI prAkRta (vartamAna pazcima hindI, yAnI khar3I bolI, braja, bundelI, kannaujI aura bAMgarU kI pUrvaja bhASA) kA pradeza thA / mahAvIra kI mAtRbhASA mAgadhI prAkRta thI, lekina arddhamAgadhI prAkRta meM upadeza dene ke kAraNa ardhamAgadhI bhASA-bhASiyoM ke atirikta zaurasenI aura mAgadhI bhASA-bhASI bhI mahAvIra ko samajha sake / kyoMki arddhamAgadhI madhyavartI pradeza kI bhASA thI aura usameM pazcimI tathA pUrvI choroM para bolI jAne vAlI zaurasenI tathA mAgadhI kI bahuta sI vizeSatAe~ vidyamAna thiiN| eka ora jahA~ vaha zaurasenI se bahuta dUra nahIM thI vahIM dUsarI ora mAgadhI se bhI bahuta dUra nahIM thii| unakI sabhA meM jise samavasaraNa kahA jAtA thA, sabhI dharma, vicAra aura umra ke manuSyoM ko hI nahIM, pazu-pakSiyoM ko bhI Ane kI chUTa thii| ve nirantara bhramaNa karate rahe aura sabhI ko usa satya se paricita karAte rahe jise unhoMne lambI kaSTapUrNa mauna sAdhanA ke dvArA prApta kiyA thaa| unake upadezoM ko dUra-dUra taka pahu~cAne ke lie indrabhUti gautama Adi gyAraha pramukha ziSyoM ke netRtva meM muniyoM ke gaNoM kA saMgaThana huA / mahAsatI candanA unake sAdhvIsaMgha kI adhyakSA banI / mahAvIra ne muni aura gRhastha donoM ko mArgadarzana diyaa| 29 varSa 3 mAha aura 24 dina taka ve upadeza dete rhe| anta meM 527 I. pUrva kArtika kRSNa amAvasyA maMgalavAra 15 akTUbara ko pAvAnagara meM unakA nirvANa huaa| sAr3he bAraha varSa ke mauna lekina jAgarUka ekAgra cintana se kona sI sarvajJatA milI mahAvIra ko? kyA ve saMsAra kI sabhI choTI-bar3I bAtoM ko jAna gaye? mahAvIra kI sarvajJatA ina saba hI cIjoM meM nahIM hai| vAstava meM unakI cetanA kA padArtha (vastu) dravya yA sat kI virATatA se sAkSAtkAra ho gyaa| unheM padArtha kI svatantratA kI anubhUti huI / ve samajha sake ki padArtha svatantra, virATa aura bahuAyAmI hai / isa abhUtapUrva ghaTanA kI asAdhAraNatA eka aisI bAta se samajhI jA sakatI hai ki ise samajhane ke lie vijJAna ko lagabhaga 2500 varSa aura pratIkSA karanI par3I / bIsavIM zatAbdI meM AIsTIna ke mAdhyama se hI vaha ise samajha skaa| ise samajhane ke lie rAjanItizAstra ko lagabhaga 2236 varSa aura pratIkSA karanI pdd'ii| phrAnsIsI krAnti ke mAdhyama se hI vaha ise samajha pAyA / AiMsTIna ne ise mUlata: kevala jar3a padArthoM ke sandarbha meM aura phrAnsIsI krAnti meM ise kevala' mAnavI sandoM meM hI samajhA / mahAvIra ne isakA sampUrNa jar3a aura cetana ke sandarbha meM Atma-sAkSAtkAra kiyaa| isa Atma-sAkSAtkAra ne unheM dRSTi dI jisase ve anekAnta, syAdvAda, ahiMsA, aparigraha Adi satyoM ko dekha sake, mAnava AcaraNa ke mAnakoM kA nirdhAraNa kara sake aura jIvoM kI mukti kA rAstA pA sake / mahAvIra kI sarvajJatA kA artha unake dvArA saba kucha jAnanA nahIM hai / balki use jAnanA hai jise jAna lene ke bAda aura kucha jAnanA zeSa nahIM raha jAtA / vastu ke svarUpa kI jAnakArI ke bAda mahAvIra ke lie jJAna niHzeSa ho gyaa| yaha jar3a ko sIcanA hai jise sIMcane ke bAda phUla-phaloM yA zAkhAoM kA sIMcanA Avazyaka nahIM raha jAtA / mahAvIra isI artha meM sarvajJa haiM / vAstava meM ve dRSTi-sampanna ho gaye / dRSTi-sampanna vyakti sabhI ora dekha sakatA hai / mahAvIra ke lie saba ora dekhanA sambhava ho gyaa| Adhunika kAla meM sarvajJatA kI kucha aisI hI jhalaka hameM mahAtmA gAMdhI meM dekhane ko milatI hai / ve sAhitya-samIkSaka nahIM the para rAmacarita mAnasa, sAketa Adi para TippaNI kara gaye, arthazAstrI nahIM the para unhoMne grAmodyoga, kRSi, svadezI Adi kI naI dizAoM se saMsAra ko paricita karAyA, dArzanika nahIM the para gItA kI unakI apanI vyAkhyA hai, samAjazAstrI nahIM the para strI-kalyANa, harijana-uddhAra Adi para unhoMne nijI yojanAeM prastuta kI, zikSAzAstrI nahIM the lekina mAtRbhASA, zikSA-praNAlI Adi para unake vicAra zikSAzAstriyoM ke lie cunautI bana gye| mahAvIra kI sarvajJatA isase adhika tAttvika aura isase adhika gaharI thii| rAjendra-jyoti
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________________ vastusvarUpa kI virATatA kA nirUpaNa karane ke lie mahAvIra ne usakI aneka vizeSatAoM ko spaSTa kiyA 1. vastu meM aneka guNa haiM / jaise cetana vastu meM jJAna, darzana, sukha, vIrya Adi aura pudgala vastu meM rUpa, rasa, gandha sparza Adi / 2. vaha anantadharmA hai / saMsAra meM ananta vastuoM kI vidyamAnatA ke kAraNa pratyeka vastu kI ananta sApekSatAeM haiM / eka apekSA se vastu kucha hai, dUsarI apekSA se kucha aura / isa prakAra usake aneka anta yA dharma haiM / eka hI vyakti pitA kI apekSA se putra, putra kI apekSA se pitA, bahina kI apekSA se bhAI, patnI kI apekSA se pati, bhAnaje kI apekSA se mAmA aura patA nahIM kyA-kyA hotA hai| mahAvIra ko vastu ke isa anekAnta svarUpa kA bahuta gaharA bodha hai / ise itanA AdhArabhata mAnA gayA ki paravartI kAloM meM mahAvIra ke sampUrNa cintana aura darzana ko anekAnta vAda ke nAma se hI abhihita kiyA gyaa| 3. vastu utpAda, vyaya aura dhrauvya se yukta hai| pratikSaNa usameM kucha nayA jur3atA hai, pratikSaNa usameM se kucha ghaTa' jAtA hai, phira bhI kucha hai jo pratikSaNa sthira rahatA hai| nadI ke kinAre khar3e hae hamAre samakSa hara kSaNa vahI nadI nahIM hotii| kucha pAnI nayA A jAtA hai, kucha purAnA bahakara Age nikala jAtA hai aura isa prakAra hara kSaNa eka naI nadI hotI hai phira bhI nadI vahIM hotI hai--usakI saMjJA bhI vahI banI rahatI hai| isa nibandha ko Arambha karate samaya nibandhakAra jo vyakti thA nibandha kI samApti taka vaha vahIM rahane vAlA nahIM / balki eka-eka paMkti ke sAtha--eka-eka zabda ke sAtha vaha badalatA gayA hai| phira bhI nibandha kI samApti para yaha nibandha usI kA hai jisane ise Arambha kiyA thaa| 4. vastu svatantra hai| vaha apane pariNAmI svabhAva ke anusAra svataH parivartita hotI hai / isa prakAra vastu aneka guNa, ananta dharma, utpAda-vyayaghrauvyayukta aura svataMtra hai / vastu svarUpa kA yaha samyak bodha mahAvIra ke cintana kI buniyAda hai / sabhI vastueM cAhe ve jar3a hoM yA cetana, itanI virATa haiM ki hama unheM unakI sampUrNatA meM yugapat dekha hI nahIM sakate / AIsavarga pAnI kI sataha para jitanA dikhatA hai, usase kahIM adhika bar3A hotA hai-usakA adhikAMza sataha ke nIce hotA hai aura dikhAI nahIM detA hai| dikhAI dene vAle AkAra ke AdhAra para use Takkara mArane vAlA jahAja usase TakarAkara khaNDa-khaNDa ho sakatA hai / yahI hAla sabhI vastuoM kA hai, ve AIsavarga kI taraha hI hotI haiN| eka samaya meM hama vastu ke eka hI pahalU ko dekha rahe hote haiN| hama khaNDa ko dekhate haiM / khaNDa ko dekhanA samana kI cetanA nahIM hai| eka aise yuga meM jisameM manuSya-manuSya ke bIca bhI samAnatA kI bAta socanA sambhava nahIM thaa| mahAvIra ne sabhI padArthoM ko samAna rUpa se virATa aura svataMtra ghoSita kiyA / unhoMne apanI ghoSaNA ko kArya rUpa meM pariNata kiyaa| unake caturvidha saMgha meM sabhI varNa ke loga samAna bhAva se sammilita hue aura sabhI ne samAna bhAva se jIvana ko liyaa| ___ vastu ko hama jitanA bhI dekha aura jAna pAte haiM usakA varNana usase bhI kama kara pAte haiM / hamArI bhASA hamArI dRSTi kI tulanA meM aura bhI asamartha hai / vaha padArthoM ko apUrNa aura ayathArtha rUpa meM lakSita karatI hai / nAnA dharmAtmaka vastu kI virATa sattA ke samakSa hamArI dRSTi ko sUcita karane vAlI bhASA bahuta baunI hai / vaha eka TUTI nAva ke sahAre samudra ke kinAre khar3e hone kI sthiti hai| vastu kI tulanA meM bhASA kI isa asamarthatA ko svIkAra karanA hI sthAdvAda taka pahuMcanA hai| isaliye syAdvAda anekAnta kA hI bhASika pratinidhi hai| vicAra meM jI anekAnta haiM / vANI meM yahI svAdvAda hai| isa prakAra bhASA aura abhivyakti kI eka nirdoSa paddhati ke rUpa meM usakI mahattA hai| syAt zabda zAyada ke artha meM nahIM hai| sthAt kA artha zAyada ho taba to vastu ke svarUpa kathana meM sunizcitatA nahIM rhii| zAyada aisA hai, zAyada vaisA hai-yaha to bagale jhAMkanA huaa| pAli aura prAkRta meM syAt zabda kA dhvanivikAsa se prApta rUpa 'siyA' vastu ke sunizcita bhedoM ke sAtha prayoga meM AyA hai / kisI vastu ke dharmakathana ke samaya syAt zabda kA prayoga yaha sUcita karatA hai ki yaha dharma nizcaya hI aisA hai lekina anya sApekSatAoM meM sunizcita rUpa se sambandhita vastu ke anya dharma bhI haiM / ina dharmoM ko kahA nahIM jA rahA hai kyoMki zabda sabhI dharmoM ko yugapat saMketita nahIM kara sakate yAnI syAt zabda kevala isa bAta kA sUcaka hai ki kahane ke bAda bhI bahuta kucha anakahA raha gayA hai / isa prakAra vaha sambhAvanA, anizcaya, bhrama Adi kA dyotaka nahIM, sUnizcitatA aura satya kA pratIka hai| vaha anekAnta-cintana kA vAhaka hai| yahI anekAnta-cintana AcAra ke kSetra meM aparigraha ke rUpa meM prakaTa huA / isa prakAra anekAnta mahAvIra ke upadezoM kI AdhAra zilA hai| cintana, vANI, AcAra aura samAja vyavasthA sabhI jagaha usakA upapoga haiM / lekina mahAvIra ne use havA meM se grahaNa nahIM kiyaa| unake arrA vastu svarUpa ko vaijJAnika DhaMga se samajha lene kA eka sahaja pariNAma hai vh| vastu-svarUpa kI ukta jAnakArI ke phalasvarUpa hI mahAvIra upAdAna aura nimitta kI parikalpanA taka pahu~ce / vastu svayama apane vikAsa yA hrAsa kA mUla kAraNa aura AdhArabhUta sAmagrI hai-vaha upAdAna hai| anya vastu usakI sahAyaka mAtra hai, vaha usake liye nimitta bhara bana sakatI hai| isa prakAra vastu apane vikAsa yA hrAsa ke lie svayaM uttaradAyI hai / eka vastu dUsarI vastu ke vikAsa yA hrAsa ke lie upAdAna nahIM bana sakatI / sabakoM apane pAMvoM svayaM calanA hai / koI kisI ke lie cala nahI sakatA vI.ni.saM. 2503 Jain Education Intemational
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________________ kisI pujArI ko niyukta karake hama prasanna nahIM ho sakate ki hama pUjA kara rahe haiN| hama kevala vetana de rahe hote haiM / pUjA karanA hai to svayaM karanI hogii| dhanI se dhanI bApa kA beTA bhI pitA se yaha nahIM kaha sakatA ki parIkSAeM sira para haiM, pAThyakrama kI cintA hai, cAra cha: naukara lagA dIjie jo mere lie pAThyakrama pUrA kara leN| jaba sabhI padArtha svataMtra haiM taba eka ke dvArA dUsare ke adhikAra kSetra meM hastakSepa karanA galata lagatA hai / hastakSepakartA aisA tabhI karatA hai jaba vaha dUsare kI virATatA ko anadekhA karatA hai| hastakSepa karanA aura hastakSepa sahanA donoM hI hAnikara haiN| isase kaThinAiyA~ aura saMgharSa khar3e hote hai / AtmA ke cAroM ora Asrava ekatra hotA hai aura mukti se dUrI bar3ha jAtI hai| jaba hama hastakSepa karate haiM taba dUsare ke lie upAdAna banane kI ceSTA karate haiM / aura dUsare ke lie upAdAna banane kI ceSTA karanA hiMsA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, dUsare ke lie upAdAna banane kA prayatna mata kariye / padArtha svataMtra hai aura ve apane karmoM ke anusAra pariNamana karate haiM / Apa apane adhikAra kSetra (Jurisdiction) se bAhara jAkara dUsare ke adhikAra kSetra meM praveza mata kariye / para, mahAvIra kI bAta hama sunate kahA~ haiM ? parivAra kA mukhiyA samajhatA hai ki ghara usa para nirbhara hai| vaha ghara ko apane sira para rakha letA hai, apanI icchAe~ aura apane vicAra parivAra ke sadasyoM para thopatA hai / pitA apane putra ke lie adhyayana viSaya taya karatA hai| use pitA kI icchAnusAra DAkTara yA iMjIniyara bananA par3atA hai / vivAha ke saMdarbha meM use unakI pasanda ke sAmane AtmasamarpaNa karanA par3atA hai / pitA apane putra aura usake bAda kI pIr3hI ke lie sampatti ko saMcita karane meM apane Apa ko khapAtA hai / yahA~ mukhiyA aura pitA, apane parivAra, apane putra tathA usake bAda kI pIr3hI ke lie upAdAna banane ke cakkara meM hai aura jaisA maiM kaha cukA hU~, dUsare ke lie upAdAna banane kA cakkara hI hiMsA' hai / adhika parigraha karane meM hamArI nIyata dUsaroM ke lie upAdAna banane kI ho AtI hai| isalie adhika parigraha bhI hiMsA hai / kahA jAtA hai ki parigraha tabhI parigraha hai jaba hamArI mUrchA usameM ho / bhAgyavAna haiM ve jo adhika parigraha ke bAvajUda, mUrkhAgrasta nahIM hote-nilipta raha lete haiM para aise bhAgyavAna kahAniyoM meM hI hote haiM / isIlie to mahAvIra ne parigraha ko rAI-rattI chor3a diyA thaa| bhautika rUpa se usake chUTa jAne se isa bAta kI saMbhAvanA bar3ha jAtI hai ki vaha mana se bhI chUTa jaaegaa| bhautika rUpa ke vaha raha jAye to mana bhI usase saMlagna ho jAtA hai aura yaha humasa paidA hotI hai ki maiM dUsaroM ke lie upAdAna bnuuN| isaliye zrAvaka ko bhI anApa-zanApa parigraha se bacanA caahiye| mahAvIra hameM dUsaroM ke lie upAdAna banane se manA karate haiN| to phira eka ke lie dUsare kI bhUmikA kyA sirpha darzaka kI hai ? dUsare padArthoM se hamArA koI sarokAra nahIM hai| hama saba apanI svataMtra dhurI para ghUma rahe haiM-apane karmoM ke anusAra pariNamana kara rahe haiM to yaha to alagAva hai / mahAvIra kyA isa alagAva kA hI upadeza dete haiM ? nahIM, mahAvIra jaise vyakti ke cintana kI yaha dizA ho hI nahIM sktii| ve ukta alagAva ke bAvajUda saMsAra ke padArthoM ke prati hamAre gahare sarokAroM ko rekhAMkita karate haiN| unakA kahanA hai-dUsaroM ke lie hama upAdAna nahIM bana sakate, lekina nimitta bana sakate haiM / apane lie upAdAna aura dUsaroM ke lie nimitta kI bhUmikA hai hamArI / donoM meM se koI bhI bhUmikA upekSaNIya nahIM hai| mahAvIra dvArA diyA gayA yaha sUkSma jIvana-sUtra hI nahIM sthUla vyavahAra-sUtra bhI hai / meja banAne meM lakar3I upAdAna aura bar3haI nimitta hai| acchI meja kA bananA donoM ke dvArA sahI bhUmikA nirvAha para nirbhara hai| bar3haI kitanA hI sira mAre kharAba lakar3I se acchI meja nahIM bana sktii| isI prakAra accho se acchI lakar3I bhI svataH meja meM nahI badala sakatI / eka sthiti yaha bhI ho sakatI hai ki bar3haI kharAba lakar3I se hI acchI meja banAne ke dambha kA zikAra ho jAya / yaha bar3haI dvArA dUsare ke lie upAdAna banane kI ceSTA hai| isase jhagar3A khar3A hotA hai / hama dUsare ko rAstA dikhA sakate haiM, usake lie svayaM calakara use maMjila para nahIM pahu~cA sakate / mahAvIra kA vizvAsa apane lie upAdAna banane kI bAta meM hI akele hotA to ve jJAna prApti ke uparAnta zAnta baitthte| logoM ko anathaka upadeza dete hue nahIM ghUmate / dara asala mahAvIra mAtra Atmakendrita upalabdhiyoM ke samarthaka nahIM haiM / ve apanI kamAI ko dUsaroM ke sAtha bA~TanA cAhate haiM / isIlie apane uddezyoM ke dvArA ve dUsaroM ke kalyANa ke lie nimitta bane / dUsaroM ke lie nimitta kI bhUmikA kA nirvAha unhoMne nahIM kiyA hotA to, to kSamA kareM, zAyada unheM mukti kI prApti bhI nahIM hotii| ve tIrthakara aura bhagavAna nahIM banate unheM zAyada phira janma lenA pdd'taa| ___ eka ora mahAvIra ne hameM dUsaroM ke lie upAdAna kI bhUmikA na dekara ahaMkAra se bacAyA hai to dUsarI ora hameM dUsaroM ke lie nimitta kI bhUmikA dekara hameM apanI tucchatA ke bodha se bhI bacAyA hai| eka dRSTi se hama kucha bhI nahIM haiM lekina dUsarI dRSTi se kucha haiM bhii| eka dRSTi se hama alaga haiM, apane kakSa meM sImita haiM / lekina dUsarI dRSTi se hama oroM se jur3e hue bhI haiM / hamAre kakSa kA daravAjA dUsare kakSoM meM khulatA hai| hama akele bhI haiM aura bhIr3a ke sAtha bhI haiN| bhIr3a meM rahate hue bhI hamArI nijatA banI huI hai| hameM pahacAnA bhI jA sakatA hai aura bhIr3a kI sapATata, meM bhI hamArI yAtrA ho rahI hai / isa prakAra mahAvIra hameM ahaMkAra aura hInatA granthi donoM se bacAte haiN| dUsaroM ke lie upAdAna banane kI ceSTA na karake kyA hama dUsaroM para ahasAna karate haiM ? ahasAna yA dayA kA prazna hI nahIM hai| yaha to unakA prAptavya hai jo hama unheM dete haiN| hama dUsaroM kI hiMsA nahIM karate to dUsaroM para yaha hamArI kRpA nahIM hai / dayA bhAva yA kRpA bhAva se to mahAvIra kI yAtrA AraMbha hI nahIM huii| yaha to dUsaroM kA adhikAra hai ki hama unake adhikAra kSetra meM praveza na kareMunakI hiMsA na kareM, yaha hamArA adhikAra hai / yaha to pArasparika hai / isameM ahasAna kaisA? rAjendra-jyoti Jain Education Intemational
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________________ acchA hama dUsaroM ke lie jo nimitta banate haiM vaha to unake prati hamArI dayA hai na ? maiM AraMbha meM kaha cukA hU~ ki mahAvIra dayA ke stara para hamase kucha nahIM cAhate / cAheMge hI kyoM ? dayA dikhAne kI hamArI haisiyata para to ve pahale hI prazna-cihna lagA cuke haiN| hama hote kauna haiM dayA dikhAne vAle ? agara hama cIMTI ke vikAsa meM nimitta haiM to kyA patA kala cIMTI hamAre vikAsa meM nimitta bana jAya yaha saba pArasparika hai / mahAvIra ke mantavyoM ko paravartI AcArya ne sUtrita kiyA hai-parasparopagraho jIvAnAm (tatvArthasUtram 5/21) / __ aura, agara hama nimitta nahIM banate to hama apanI AdhI bhUmikA ke sAtha anyAya karate haiM / hamArI bhUmikA apane lie upAdAna aura dUsaroM ke lie nimitta kI hai / isalie nimitta na banakara hama apanI hI hAni karate haiM / kabIra ke zabdoM meM kahUM to isa dhandhe meM apane khuda ke dhulane ke lie svayaM pariSkRta hone ke lie, hameM par3anA hogaa| hama nimitta nahIM bane to dUsare kA kyA bigar3egA ? vizeSa kucha nhiiN| hama nimitta nahIM baneMge to koI aura nimitta bnegaa| unnati kI sIr3hiyAM car3hane ke lie saMkalpabaddha upAdAna sattA ke nimitta ko, sahAyaka kAraNoM ko,anukUla paristhiti ko usake samakSa upasthita honA hI par3atA hai / gAMdhIjI kahA karate the, bhArata ko AjAda honA hai, maiM nimitta nahIM banaMgA to koI aura bnegaa| ___ apane lie upAdAna aura dUsaroM ke lie nimitta kI isa bhUmikA ke sarvottama nirvAha kA upAya kyA hai ? Akhira hamArA vyavahAra, hamArI jIvanacaryA kyA ho ki hamArI yaha duharI bhUmikA saphalatA ke sAtha nibha jAya, hama mukti ko pA skeN| mahAvIra kahate haiM-pahalI AvazyakatA to yahI hai ki hameM apanI isa duharI bhUmikA kA samyak bodha ho / aura isa bodha taka hama tabhI pahu~ca sakate haiM jaba hameM padArtha kI virATatA, svataMtratA aura anantarmitA kA saceta jJAna aura tIvra anubhUti ho cukI ho / yaha tatva kA jJAna aura usakI sabala pratIti hai / zAstrIya bhASA meM ise hI samyak jJAna aura samyak darzana kahA gayA hai / sabhAoM meM isakA vivecana karane aura isa para nibandha likhane kA artha yaha nahIM hai ki vivecaka nibandhakAra samyak jJAna aura samyak darzana se samRddha ho cukA hai / vivecana, vizleSaNa to sahI kArya hai / ukta tatva jJAna kA AtmA ko aMtaraMga gaharAI meM sahaja svIkAra Avazyaka hai| yaha ho jAya to Age kA rAstA khudaba-khuda khula jAtA hai-yAnI hamArA AcaraNa svataH samyak jJAna aura samyak darzana kI anurUpatA meM Dhalane lagatA hai| agara samyak jJAna aura samyak darzana hamAre AcaraNa meM nahIM utarate to samajhanA cAhie ki usa jJAna aura darzana ke samyak hone meM kahIM koI kasara hai| pAMvoM meM tAkata Ane para vyakti svayaM cala utthegaa| agara nahIM calatA to mAnanA cAhie ki pA~voM meM Avazyaka tAkata abhI AI nahIM hai / AcaraNa se rahita samyak jJAna aura samyak darzana kI sthiti ho hI nahIM sakatI / prathama zatAbdI IsA pUrva ke AcArya umA svAmI ne darzana, jJAna aura cAritra ina tInoM ke samyaka hone ko eka hI sUtra meM kahA hai samyagdarzanajJAnacAritrANi mokSamArgaH (tatvArthasUtram-1/1) / AcaraNa ke abhAva meM tathAkathita samyak jJAna kA pradarzana mAtra hai / vaha DhoMga hai / samyak jJAna hogA to vaha AcaraNa meM jhalakegA hI, AcaraNa ke sAtha ekameva hogA hii| jaina dharma kevala tatvacarcA kA hI dharma nahIM hai| vaha akele tatva jJAna ko mukti ke lie paryApta nahIM mAnatA / isIliye vaha jIvana kA dharma hai, zAstra aura kitAba kA nahIM / asala meM mahAvIra kitAbI AdamI the hI nahIM / unhoMne apane cintana aura sAdhanA ke dvArA satya ko upalabdha kiyA thA, kitAboM ke dvArA nhiiN| isalie unakA jJAna anivAryata: jIvana ke sAtha jur3A huA hai| hamAre bhItara samyak jJAna prakaTa hote hI vaha apane Apa jIvana meM utara AtA hai jaise pAnI apane Apa DhAla kI tarapha cala detA hai| samyak jJAnI ko kahIM kucha pUchanA nahIM pdd'taa| vaha svayaM pramANa bana jAtA hai| nirmala AtmA svayaM pramANa hotI hai| isIlie mahAvIra kA dharma sAdhaka kA dharma hai, pichalaggU kA nhiiN| samyak jJAnI satya ko jAnatA hai| vaha use nirmita nahIM karatA, hama ajJAnI jana satya ko nirmita karate haiN| kahUM, use nirmita karane kA prayatna karate haiM kyoMki nirmita to hama use kyA kreNge| aura phira usake pakSa meM bahasa karate haiM / isaliye saba apane apane tathAkathita satya ko lie phirate haiM aura eka dUsare ko bahasa ke lie lalakArate rahate haiN| samyajJAniyoM meM bahasa kA koI muddA hI nahIM rahatA kyoMki vahA~ satya eka hotA hai / zrImadrAjacandra ne ThIka kahA hai- "karor3a jJAniyoM kA eka hI vikalpa hotA hai jabaki eka ajJAnI ke karor3a vikalpa hote haiN|" kabhI-kabhI hameM aisA laga sakatA hai ki vyakti samajhate-bUjhate galatI kara rahA hai| yahA~ do sambhAvanAeM haiN| eka to yaha ki jise hama samajhanA-bUjhanA kaha rahe haiM, ho sakatA hai vaha samyak jJAna kI avasthA na ho| dUsarI yaha ki jise hama galatI kaha rahe haiM, ho sakatA hai vaha galatI na ho| samajhate-bUjhate koI vyakti galatI nahIM karatA / yadi vaha karatA hai to isakA artha yahI ho sakatA hai ki usake ahaMkAra yA moha ne usakI samajhabUjha ko AcchAdita kara liyA hai| isalie kAla ke jisa kSaNa meM baha galatI para hai usameM vaha samajhabUjha kA dhanI hai hI nhiiN| kabhI-kabhI samyakjJAnI ke AcaraNa kI nakala ho sakatI hai| jJAna to sUkSma hai| usakA anukaraNa saMbhava nhiiN| lekina AcaraNa apanI sthUla bhautikatA ke kAraNa anukaraNa kA viSaya bana jAtA hai| hajAroM loga jJAnahIna AcaraNa lie ghUmate haiN| jaina dharma jaise kevala tatva carcA kA dharma nahIM hai vaise hI vaha kevala AcaraNa kA dharma bhI nahIM hai / AcaraNahIna jJAna samyak jJAna nahIM hai to jJAnahIna AcaraNa bhI samyak cAritra nahIM hai| agara mahAvIra kA jJAna hamAre pAsa nahIM hai to mahAvIra kI taraha bhautika AcaraNa karate hue bhI hama kahIM nahIM pahuMceMge / yahI vI. ni. saM. 2503 Jain Education Interational
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________________ kAraNa hai ki jaina dharma meM bAhya ADambaroM aura bAhya vidhi-vidhAnoM kA kabhI svAgata nahIM huA / mahAvIra kA vizvAsa samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak cAritra ina tInoM ke ekatva para hai / yadi vastusvarUpa kI samucita samajha aura jo kucha hamane samajhA hai usa para samucita zraddhA hamameM nahIM hai to hamArA AcaraNa eka mukhauTA mAtra haiN| akelA jJAna mukhauTA hai to akelA AcaraNa bhI mukhauTA hai, aura mukhauTA sadaiva daHkha kA kAraNa banatA hai| Aja kA sabase bar3A du.kha hI yaha hai ki hara vakta hameM eka mukhauTA or3hanA hai / jo hama haiM nahIM hameM prazita honA hai / hara vakta eka tanAva meM rahanA hai ki kahIM hama asalI rUpa meM na dIkha jaaeN| samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak cAritra kI trayI ke binA mukhauToM se chuTakArA pAnA saMbhava nahIM hai / ___ samyak darzana, samyak jJAna aura samyak cAritra se yukta vyakti ko mahAvIra koI nirdeza nahIM denA caahte| unakI dRSTi meM vaha to svayaM unake samakakSa hai / use ve kyA batA sakate haiM? vaha apanA patha svayaM banA cukA hai| vaha mokSa ke mArga para hai| vyakti sattA para jitanA aTUTa vizvAsa mahAvIra kA hai utanA zAyada hI kisI mahApuruSa kA rahA ho / mahAvIra bhAgyavAdI nahIM haiM / ve yaha to mAnate haiM ki vastu apane pariNAmI svabhAva ke anusAra svataH parivartita hotI hai| kintu isa prakriyA meM ve vastu ke nijI prayatnoM ko niSkriya nahIM mAnate / vaha to apane lie svayaM upAdAna hai usakI lagAma svayaM usake hAtha meM hai| bandhana aura mokSa kahIM bAhara nahIM haiM / ve hamAre apane bhItara haiN| hama jise bhI cunanA cAheM cuna sakate haiN| bandhana se mukta honA cAheM to vaha bhI sarvathA hamAre apane hAtha kI bAta hai| (bandhappa mokkho tujjhattheva-AcArAMga5/2/150) / mahAvIra ke anusAra vastu yA vyakti apane utthAna patana ke lie kisI Izvara para to nirbhara hai hI nahIM, vaha cAhe to apanI karma nirbharatA bhI miTA sakatA hai / karma phalIbhUta hote haiM / lekina yadi AtmA jAgRta hai to ve binA phala die hI jhara jaaeNge| isa prakAra 'karama gati TAle nahIM TalI' kI anivAryatA se bhI manuSya mukta ho sakatA hai| AtmA jaba cAhe taba avanati se unnati yA mukti kI dazA meM sakriya ho sakatI hai / dizA parivartana meM samaya nahIM lgtaa| jaina santoM ne bar3e mArmika DhaMga se mahAvIra kI bAta ko samajhAyA hai ki yadi hama dasa mIla taka galata dizA meM cale jA rahe haiM to sahI dizA ke lie hameM phira dasa mIla nahIM calanA hai| hameM sirpha palaTanA bhara hai| hama palaTe nahIM ki sahI dizA mila gii| kisI kamare meM dasa sAla se aMdherA hai| use prakAzita karane ke lie dasa sAla taka prakAza nahIM karanA hai / hameM diyA bhara jalAnA hai / diyA jalate hI kamarA prakAzita ho utthegaa| hama diye ko jalAeM to? bar3I se bar3I yAtrA eka kadama se hI AraMbha hotI hai| hama eka kadama rakheM to? isameM hamArA apanA hita hai / jaina dharma kA hita hai yA nahIM, isakI hameM jyAdA cintA nahIM honI caahie| mahAvIra ke upadeza eka saMpUrNa racanA-eka sAMgopAMga nirmiti haiN| jisameM bahuta vaijJAnika DhaMga se eka ke bAda eka IMTa rakhI gaI hai / hama kahIM se bhI eka IMTa alaga nahIM kara sakate, hama kahIM bhI eka IMTa aura nahIM jor3a sakate / unake upadezoM meM se kisI eka vAkya yA upadeza ko lekara use hI saba kucha mAna lenA unake sAtha nyAya karanA nahIM hai| vastu svarUpa kI sahI pahacAna se utpanna hone vAlI mahAvIra kI mUla anekAnta dRSTi isa prakAra ke ekAnta AcaraNa kI chUTa hameM nahIM detii| ___ vijJAna kI teja gati kA sAtha na de pAne ke kAraNa Aja kI duniyA meM dhIre-dhIre bahuta se AcAra aura vicAra saraNiyA~ aprAsaMgika ho gaI haiN| lekina mahAvIra ke upadezoM kI prAsaMgikatA nirantara bar3hatI gaI hai kyoMki unake upadezoM meM dharma aura vijJAna milakara eka ho gae haiM / paccIsa sau varSa pUrva jisa vaijJAnika dRSTi se unhoMne apanI bAta kahI thI use AtmasAt karane ke lie vijJAna ke prayatna abhI jArI haiM / duniyA meM vijJAna aura vaijJAnika dRSTi kA jyoM-jyoM vikAsa hotA jAegA tyoM-tyoM mahAvIra ke upadezoM ko prAsaMgikatA bar3hatI jaaegii| Aja ke saMdarbha bahuta jaTila ho gae haiN| bahuta sI bAtoM aura kAryoM meM parokSatA A gaI hai| dara asala pichale kucha varSoM se artha zAstra aura bhUgola bahuta badala gae haiM isalie sabhI kSetroM meM prAyaH sabhI prakriyAe~ anivArya rUpa se badalI haiM / lekina itanA saba hone para bhI manuSya meM koI maulika antara nahIM AyA hai / vaha aba bhI pahale kI taraha hI rAga dveSa kA putalA hai-ahaMkArI, svArthI aura dUsare ke lie suI kI noMka ke barAbara bhI bhUmi dene vAlA bhI para nahIM hI' para dRSTi rakhane vAlA / isalie mahAvIra ke upadeza aba bhI prAsaMgika haiM / mahAvIra to eka dRSTi pradAna karate haiN| vaha dRSTi hai ki hameM dUsare ke lie bhI hAziyA chor3anA caahie| hamArI ora se yahI Antarika yatna honA cAhie ki dUsare ke lie hAziyA chor3ane kI bAta hamArI svAnubhUti kA viSaya bana jAe / hama anubhava kareM ki hamAre atirikta bhI padArtha sattAeM haiM-karor3a, sau karor3a nahIM, ananta aura anantadharmI haiM. virATa, itanI virATa ki unheM saMpUrNatA meM dekha pAnA asaMbhava hai / yaha svAnubhUti, yaha dRSTi jisake pAsa hai vaha apane Apa satya, ahiMsA, acorya, aparigraha, brahmacarya ke rAste para calegA / kSamA, madtA, saralatA, pavitratA, akiMcanatA Adi usake sahaja guNa bana jAeMge / ye saba usa para Aropita nahIM hoNge| usake vicAra aura usakI svAnubhUti se sahaja hI udabhUta ho uttheg| vaha bhItara aura bAhara eka ho jAegAvibhakta vyaktitva kA abhizApa use nahIM jhelanA hogaa| ___AgAmI varSoM meM badalAva kI gati aura bhI teja hogii| suvidhAoM kI vRddhi ke bAvajUda sukha choTA ho jaaegaa| adhika asatya, adhika hiMsA, adhika corI, adhika ekAnta dRSTi, adhika parigraha, ahaMkAra aura asaMyama, bhaya aura unmAda, apratyakSa gulAmiyA~ aura viSamatAeM kucha yaha tasvIra hogI kadAcit bhaviSya kI / choTI-choTI bAtoM para ulajhAva, sUcanAoM kI bhIr3a ke hone para bhI samajha yA bodha kI kamI, asahiSNutA, har3abar3I yaha saba bar3ha jaaegaa| kyA taba bhI mahAvIra ke upadezoM kI prAsaMgitA hogI? mahAvIra jo isa sabase bhinna aura viparIta jIvana jIte rahe kyA kala aprAsaMgika nahIM ho jaayeNge| samaya kA antarAla eka cunautI hai lekina gahare meM soceM to pAeMge ki mahAvIra kI prAsaMgikatA kala bhI ghaTegI nahIM, bar3hegI hii| Aja kI apekSA ve hameM kala adhika yAda AeMge kyoMki Aja kI apekSA kala hameM unakI adhika AvazyakatA hogI 12 rAjendra-jyoti Jain Education Intemational