Book Title: Mahavir Vani Lecture 04 Dharm Swabhav me Hona
Author(s): Osho Rajnish
Publisher: Osho Rajnish
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/340004/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma : svabhAva meM honA cauthA pravacana 53 Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dhamma-sUtra dhammo maMgalamukkiTheM, ahiMsA saMjamo tvo| devA vi taM namaMsanti, jassa dhamme sayA mnno|| dharma sarvazreSTha maMgala hai| (kauna-sA dharma?) ahiMsA, saMyama aura taparUpa dhrm| jisa manuSya kA mana ukta dharma meM sadA saMlagna rahatA hai, use devatA bhI namaskAra karate haiN| 54 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma sarvazreSTha maMgala hai - to amaMgala kyA hai, dukha kyA hai, manuSya kI pIr3A aura saMtApa kyA hai? use na samajheM to 'dharma maMgala hai, zubha hai, AnaMda hai'- ise bhI samajhanA AsAna na hogaa| mahAvIra kahate haiM- dharma sarvazreSTha maMgala hai| jIvana meM jo bhI AnaMda kI saMbhAvanA hai, vaha dharma ke dvAra se hI praveza karatI hai| jIvana meM jo bhI svataMtratA upalabdha hotI hai vaha dharma ke AkAza meM hI upalabdha hotI hai| jIvana meM jo bhI sauMdarya ke phUla khilate haiM ve dharma kI jar3oM se hI poSita hote haiN| aura jIvana meM jo bhI dukha hai vaha kisI na kisI rUpa meM dharma se cyuta ho jAne meM, yA adharma meM saMlagna ho jAne meM hai| mahAvIra kI dRSTi meM dharma kA artha hai- jo maiM hUM, usa hone meM hI jInA hai| jo maiM hUM, usase jarA bhI, iMca-bhara bhI cyuta na honA hai| jo merA honA hai, jo merA astitva hai usase jahAM maiM bAhara jAtA hUM, sImA kA ullaMghana karatA huuN| jahAM maiM vijAtIya se saMbaMdhita hotA hUM, jahAM maiM usase saMbaMdhita hotA hUM jo maiM nahIM hUM, vahIM dukha kA prAraMbha ho jAtA hai| aura dukha kA prAraMbha isalie ho jAtA hai ki jo maiM nahIM hUM, use maiM kitanA hI cAhUM, vaha merA nahIM ho sktaa| jo maiM nahIM hUM, use maiM kitanA hI bacAnA cAhUM, use maiM bacA nahIM sktaa| vaha khoyegA hii| jo maiM nahIM haM, usa para maiM kitanA hI zrama aura mehanata karUM, aMtataH maiM pAUMgA vaha merA nahIM siddha huaa| zrama hAtha lagegA, ciMtA hAtha lagegI, jIvana kA apavyaya hogA aura aMta meM maiM pAUMgA ki maiM khAlI kA khAlI raha gayA huuN| maiM kevala use hI pA sakatA hUM jise maiMne kisI gahare artha meM sadA se pAyA hI huA hai| maiM kevala usakA hI mAlika ho sakatA hUM jisakA maiM jAnUM na jAnaM, abhI bhI mAlika hN| matyu jise mujhase nahIM chIna sakegI, vahI kevala merA hai| deha merI gira jAegI to bhI jo nahIM giregA, vahI kevala merA hai| rugNa ho jAegA saba kucha, dIna ho jAegA saba kucha, naSTa ho jAegA saba kucha-phira bhI jo nahIM mlAna hogA, vahI merA hai| gahana aMdhakAra chA jAe, amAvasa A jAe jIvana meM cAroM tarapha-phira bhI jo aMdherA nahIM hogA vahI merA prakAza hai| lekina hama saba, jo maiM nahIM haiM, vahAM khojate haiM svayaM ko| vahIM se viphalatA, vahIM se phrasTrezana, vahIM se viSAda janmatA hai| jo bhI hama cAhate haiM, vaha svayaM ko chor3akara saba hama cAhate haiN| hairAnI kI bAta hai, isa jagata meM bahuta kama loga haiM jo svayaM ko cAhate haiN| zAyada Apane isa bhAMti nahIM socA hogA ki Apane svayaM ko kabhI nahIM cAhA, sadA kisI aura ko caahaa| ___ vaha aura, koI vyakti bhI ho sakatA hai; vastu bhI ho sakatI hai, koI pada bhI ho sakatA hai, koI sthiti bhI ho sakatI hai; lekina sadA koI aura hai, anya hai-di adr| svayaM ko hamameM se koI bhI kabhI nahIM caahtaa| aura kevala eka hI saMbhAvanA he jagata meMki hama svayaM ko pA sakate haiM, aura kucha pA nahIM skte| sirpha daur3a sakate haiN| jise hama pA nahIM sakate aura kevala daur3a sakate haiM, 55 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 usase dukha aaegaa| usase DisailyujanameMTa hogA, kahIM na kahIM bhrama TUTegA aura tAza ke pattoM kA ghara gira jaaegaa| aura kahIM na kahIM nAva DUbegI, kyoMki vaha kAgaja kI thii| aura kahIM na kahIM hamAre svapna bikhareMge aura AMsU bana jaaeNge| kyoMki ve svapna the| satya kevala eka hai, aura vaha yaha ki maiM svayaM ke atirikta isa jagata meM aura kucha bhI nahIM pA sakatA hai| hAM, pAne kI koziza kara sakatA huuN| pAne kA zrama kara sakatA hUM, pAne kI AzA bAMdha sakatA hUM, pAne ke svapna dekha sakatA huuN| aura kabhI-kabhI aisA bhI apane ko bharamA sakatA hUM ki pAne ke bilakula karIba pahuMca gayA huuN| lekina kabhI pahuMcatA nahIM, kabhI pahuMca nahIM sakatA huuN| adharma kA artha hai, svayaM ko chor3akara aura kucha bhI pAne kA pryaas| adharma kA artha hai, svayaM ko chor3akara 'para' para dRsstti| aura hama saba 'di adara orieMTeDa' haiN| hamArI dRSTi sadA dUsare para lagI hai| aura kabhI agara hama apanI zakla bhI dekhate haiM to vaha bhI dUsare ke lie| agara Aine ke sAmane khar3e hokara bhI apane ko dekhate haiM to vaha kisI ke lie koI jo hameM dekhegA- usake lie hama taiyArI karate haiN| svayaM ko hama sIdhA kabhI nahIM caahte| aura dharma to svayaM ko sIdhe cAhane se utpanna hotA hai| kyoMki dharma kA artha hai svabhAva - di alTImeTa necr| vaha jo aMtataH, aMtatogatvA merA, merA honA hai, jo maiM huuN| sArca ne bahuta kImatI sUtra kahA hai| kahA hai- di adara ija hail| vaha jo dUsarA hai, vahI naraka hai hmaaraa| sAtra ne kisI aura artha meM kahA hai| lekina mahAvIra bhI kisI aura artha meM rAjI haiN| ve bhI kahate haiM ki di adara ija haila, baTa di iMphesisa ija nATa Ana di adara aija haila, baTa Ana vanaselpha aija di haivana / dUsarA naraka hai, yaha mahAvIra nahIM kahate haiM kyoMki itanA kahane meM bhI dUsare ko cAhane kI AkAMkSA aura dUsare se milI viphalatA chipI hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM- "svayaM honA mokSa hai| dharma hai mNgl'| sArca ke isa vacana ko thor3A samajha leN| sAtra kA jora hai yaha kahane meM ki dUsarA narka hai| lekina dUsarA narka kyoM mAlUma par3atA hai, yaha zAyada sAtra ne nahIM socaa| dUsarA narka isIlie mAlUma par3atA hai ki hamane dUsare ko svarga mAnakara khoja kii| hama dUsare ke pIche gaye, jaise vahAM svarga hai| vaha cAhe patnI ho, cAhe pati, cAhe beTA ho, cAhe bettii| cAhe mitra, cAhe dhana, cAhe ysh| vaha kucha bhI ho dUsarA, jo mujhase anya hai| sArca ko kahane meM AtA hai ki dUsarA narka hai kyoMki dUsare meM svarga khojane kI koziza kI gaI hai| agara svarga nahIM milatA to naraka mAlUma par3atA hai| mahAvIra nahIM kahate ki dUsarA naraka hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM- 'dhammo maMgalamukkiTTha'- dharma maMgala hai| adharma amaMgala hai, aisA bhI nahIM khte| ki yaha 'dUsarA' naraka hai, aisA bhI nahIM kahate haiN| svayaM kA honA mukti hai, mokSa hai, maMgala hai, zreyasa hai| __isameM pharka hai| isameM pharka yahI hai ki dUsare naraka haiM yaha jAnanA dUsare meM svarga ko mAnane se dikhAI par3atA hai| agara maiMne dUsare se kabhI sukha nahIM cAhA to mujhe dUsare se kabhI dukha nahIM mila sktaa| hamArI apekSAeM hI dakha banatI haiM - eksapekTezansa ddisilyuujndd| apekSAoM kA bhrama jaba TUTatA hai to viparIta hAtha lagatA hai| dUsarA naraka nahIM hai| agara mahAvIra ko ThIka samajheM to sArca se kahanA par3egA ki dUsarA naraka nahIM hai| lekina tumane cUMki dUsare ko svarga mAnA isalie dUsarA naraka ho jAtA hai| lekina tuma svayaM svarga ho| __ aura svayaM ko svarga mAnane kI jarUrata nahIM hai| svayaM kA svarga honA svabhAva hai| dUsare ko svarga mAnanA par3atA hai aura isalie phira dUsare ko naraka jAnanA par3atA hai| vaha hamAre hI bhAva haiN| jaise koI reta se tela nikAlane meM laga gayA ho, to usameM reta kA to koI kasUra nahIM hai| aura jaise koI dIvAra ko daravAjA mAnakara nikalane kI koziza karane lage to dIvAra kA to koI doSa nahIM hai| aura agara dIvAra daravAjA siddha na ho aura sira TUTa jAe aura lahUluhAna ho jAe to kyA Apa nArAja hoMge? aura kaheMge ki dIvAra duSTa hai? sArca vahI kaha rahA hai| vaha kaha rahA hai, dUsarA naraka hai| isameM dUsare kA kaMDenezana hai, isameM dUsare kI niMdA hai aura dUsare para krodha 56 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma : svabhAva meM honA chipA hai| mahAvIra yaha nahIM khte| mahAvIra kA vaktavya bahata pAjiTiva hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM- dharma maMgala hai, svabhAva maMgala hai, svayaM kA honA mokSa hai aura svayaM ko mAnane kI jarUrata nahIM hai ki mokSa hai| dhyAna rahe, mAnanA hameM vahI par3atA hai, jahAM nahIM hotaa| samajhanA hameM vahIM par3atA hai, jahAM nahIM hotaa| kalpanAeM hameM vahIM karanI hotI haiM jahAM ki satya kucha aura hai| svayaM ko satya yA svayaM ko dharma yA svayaM ko AnaMda mAnane kI jarUrata nahIM hai| svayaM kA honA AnaMda hai| lekina hama jo dUsare para dRSTi bAMdhe jIte haiM, unheM patA bhI kaise cale ki svayaM kahAM hai? hameM vahI patA calatA hai jahAM hamArA dhyAna hotA hai| dhyAna kI dhArA, dhyAna kA phokasa, dhyAna kI rozanI jahAM par3atI hai vahI pragaTa ho jAtA hai| dUsare para hama daur3ate haiM, dUsare para dhyAna kI rozanI par3atI hai; naraka pragaTa hotA hai| svayaM para dhyAna kI rozanI par3e to svarga pragaTa hotA hai| dUsare meM mAnanA par3atA hai aura isalie eka dina bhrama TUTatA hai- TUTatA hI hai| koI kitanI dera bhrama ko khIMca sakatA hai, yaha usakI apane bhrama ko khIMcane kI kSamatA para nirbhara hai| buddhimAna hai, kSaNa-bhara meM TUTa jAtA hai| baddhihIna hai, dera lagA detA hai| aura eka se chaTatA hai bhrama hamArA to tatkAla hama dasare kI talAza meM laga lekina yaha khayAla hI nahIM AtA ki eka dUsare' se TUTA huA bhrama kA yaha artha nahIM hai ki dUsare dUsare' se mila jAegA svrg| janmoM-janmoM taka yahI punarukti hotI hai| svayaM meM hai mokSa, yaha taba dikhAI par3anA zurU hotA hai jaba dhyAna kI dhArA dUsare se haTa jAtI hai aura svayaM para lauTa AtI hai| 'dharma maMgala hai'- yaha jAnanA ho to jahAM-jahAM amaMgala dikhAI par3e vahAM se viparIta dhyAna ko le jaanaa| di apojiTa ija di DAyarekzana, vaha jo viparIta hai| dhana meM agara na dikhAI paDe. mitra meM agara meM yadi na dikhAI par3e, bAhara agara dikhAI na par3e, dUsare meM agara dikhAI na par3e to sabsTITyUTa khojane mata laga jaanaa| ki isa patnI meM nahIM milatA hai to dUsarI patnI meM mila skegaa| isa makAna meM nahIM banatA svarga, to dUsare makAna meM bana skegaa| isa vastra meM nahIM milatA to dUsare vastra meM mila skegaa| isa pada para nahIM milatA to thor3A aura do sIr3hiyAM car3hakara mila skegaa| ye sabsTITyUTa haiN| ___ yaha eka kAgaja kI nAva DUbatI nahIM hai ki hama dUsare kAgaja kI nAva para savAra hone kI taiyArI karane lagate haiM, binA yaha soce hue ki jo bhrama kA khaMDana huA hai vaha isa nAva se nahIM huA, vaha kAgaja kI nAva se huA hai| vaha isa patnI se nahIM huA, vaha patnI-mAtra se ho gayA hai| vaha isa puruSa se nahIM huA, vaha puruSa-mAtra se ho gayA hai| vaha isa 'para' se nahIM huA, vaha 'para-mAtra' se ho gayA hai| mahAvIra kI ghoSaNA ki dharma maMgala hai, koI hAipothiTikala, koI parikalpanAtmaka siddhAMta nahIM hai, aura na hI yaha ghoSaNA koI philAsaphika, koI dArzanika vaktavya hai| mahAvIra koI dArzanika nahIM haiN| pazcima ke artha meM- jisa artha meM hIgala yA kAMTa yA baTaiMDa rasaila dArzanika haiM, usa arthoM meM mahAvIra dArzanika nahIM haiN| mahAvIra kA yaha vaktavya sirpha eka anubhava, eka tathya kI sUcanA hai| aisA mahAvIra socate nahIM ki dharma maMgala hai, aisA mahAvIra jAnate haiM ki dharma maMgala hai| isalie yaha vaktavya binA kAraNa ke diye gaye vaktavya haiN| aura jaba pahalI bAra pUraba ke manuSyoM ke vicAra pazcima meM anUdita hue to unheM bahuta hairAnI huI kyoMki pazcima ke socane kA jo DhaMga thA- arasta se lekara Aja taka- abhI bhI vahI hai| vaha yaha hai ki tama jo kahate ho, usakA kAraNa bhI to btaao| isa vaktavya meM kahA hai ki 'dhammo maMgala mukkiTThama'- dharma maMgala hai| agara pazcima meM kisI dArzanika ne yaha kahA hotA to dUsarA vaktavya hotA- kyoM, vhAya? lekina mahAvIra kA dUsarA vaktavya vhAya nahIM hai, vhATa hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, dharma maMgala hai| (kauna-sA dharma?) 'ahiMsA saMjamo tvo|' ve yaha nahIM kahate, kyoM? agara pazcima meM arastU aisA kahatA to arastU tatkAla batAtA ki kyoM maiM kahatA hUM ki dharma maMgala hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki maiM kahatA hUM, dharma maMgala hai| kauna-sA dharma? yaha ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa vAlA dharma maMgala 57 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 hai| koI kAraNa nahIM diyA jA rahA hai, koI kAraNa nahIM batAyA jA rahA hai| koI pramANa nahIM diyA jA rahA hai| anubhUti ke lie koI pramANa nahIM hotA, siddhAMtoM ke lie pramANa hote haiN| siddhAMtoM ke lie tarka hote haiM, anubhUti svayaM hI apanA tarka hai| anubhUti ko jAnanA ho ki vaha sahI hai yA galata, to anubhUti meM utaranA par3atA hai| siddhAMta ko jAnanA ho ki sahI hai yA galata, to siddhAMta ke silausijma meM, siddhAMta kI jo tarkasaraNI hai, usameM utaranA par3atA hai| aura ho sakatA hai, tarkasaraNI bilakula sahI ho aura siddhAMta bilakula galata ho| aura ho sakatA hai, pramANa bilakula ThIka mAlUma par3e, aura jisake lie diye gaye haiM, vaha bilakula ThIka na ho| galata bAtoM ke lie bhI ThIka pramANa diye jA sakate haiN| saca to yaha hai ki galata bAtoM ke lie hI hameM ThIka pramANa khojane par3ate haiN| kyoMki galata bAteM apane paira se khar3I nahIM ho sktiiN| unake lie ThIka pramANoM kI sahAyatA kI jarUrata par3atI hai| __ mahAvIra jaise loga pramANa nahIM dete, sirpha vaktavya dete haiN| ve kahate haiM- aisA hai| unake vaktavya vaise hI vaktavya haiM jaise ki kisI AiMsTIna ke yA kisI aura vaijJAnika ke| AiMsTIna se agara hama pUche ki pAnI hAiDrojana aura AksIjana se kyoM milakara banA hai, to AiMsTIna kahegA, kyoM kA koI savAla nahIM hai-- banA hai| iTa ija so| yaha hama nahIM jAnate ki kyoM banA hai| hama itanA hI kaha sakate haiM ki aisA hai| aura jisa bhAMti AiMsTIna kaha sakatA hai ki pAnI kA artha hai, eca TU o-- hAiDrojana ke do aNu aura AksIjana kA eka aNu, inakA jor3a pAnI hai| vaise mahAvIra kahate haiM ki dharma- ahiMsA, saMyama, tapa-- inakA jor3a hai| yaha 'ahiMsA saMjamo tavo', yaha vaisA hI sUtra hai jaise ec-ttuu-o| yaha ThIka vaisA hI vaktavya hai, vaijJAnika kaa| vijJAna dUsare ke, para ke saMbaMdha meM vaktavya detA hai,dharma svayaM ke saMbaMdha meM vaktavya detA hai| isalie agara vaijJAnika ke vaktavya ko jAMcanA ho to tarka se nahIM jAMcA jA sakatA, usakI prayogazAlA meM jAnA pdd'egaa| svabhAvataH usakI prayogazAlA bAhara hai kyoMki usake vaktavya para ke saMbaMdha meM haiN| aura agara mahAvIra jaise vyakti kA vaktavya jAMcanA ho to bhI prayogazAlA meM jAnA pdd'e| nizcita hI mahAvIra kI prayogazAlA bAhara nahIM hai, vaha pratyeka vyakti ke apane bhItara hai| lekina thor3A bahuta hama jAnate haiM ki mahAvIra jo kahate hoMge, ThIka kahate hoNge| hameM yaha to patA nahIM hai ki dharma maMgala hai, lekina hameM yaha bhalIbhAMti patA hai ki adharma amaMgala hai-- kama-se-kama itanA hameM patA hai| yaha bhI kucha kama patA nahIM hai| aura agara buddhimAna AdamI ho to itane jJAna se paramajJAna taka pahuMca sakatA hai| hameM yaha to patA nahIM hai ki dharma maMgala hai, lekina hameM yaha pUrI taraha patA hai ki adharma amaMgala hai| kyoMki adharma hamane kiyA hai| adharma ko hama jAnate haiN| ___ ise thor3A soceN| kyA Apako patA hai, jaba bhI Apake jIvana meM koI dukha AtA hai to dUsare ke dvArA AtA hai? dUsare ke dvArA AtA ho yA na AtA ho, Apake lie sadA dUsare ke dvArA AtA mAlUma par3atA hai| kyA Apake jIvana meM jaba koI ciMtA AtI hai to kabhI Apane khayAla kiyA hai ki ciMtA bhItara se nahIM, bAhara se AtI mAlUma par3atI hai| kyA kabhI Apa bhItara se ciMtita hue haiM? sadA bAhara se ciMtita hue haiN| sadA ciMtA kA kendra kucha aura rahA hai, Apako chodd'kr| vaha dhana ho, vaha bImAra mitra ho, vaha DUbatI huI dukAna ho, vaha khotA huA cunAva ho, vaha kucha bhI ho, dUsarA hai-- sadA dUsarA hai| kucha aura, Apako chor3akara Apake dukha kA kAraNa banatA lekina eka bhrAMti hamAre mana meM hai jo TUTa jAnI jarUrI hai| kabhI-kabhI aisA lagatA hai ki dUsarA sukha kA bhI kAraNa banatA hai| usI se saba upadrava jArI rahatA hai| aisA to lagatA hai ki dUsarA dukha kA kAraNa banatA hai, lekina aisA bhI lagatA hai ki dUsarA sukha kA kAraNa banatA hai| ciMtA to dUsare se AtI hai, dukha bhI dUsare se AtA hai, lekina sukha bhI dUsare se AtA huA mAlUma par3atA hai| dhyAna rakheM, vaha jo dUsare se dukha AtA hai vaha isIlie AtA hai ki Apa isa bhrAMti meM jIte hai ki dUsare se sukha A sakatA hai| ye Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma : svabhAva meM honA saMyukta bAteM haiN| aura agara Apa Adhe para hI samajhate rahe ki dUsare se dukha AtA hai aura yaha mAnate cale gae ki dUsare se sukha AtA hai to dUsare se dukha AtA calA jaaegaa| dUsare se dukha AtA hI isalie hai ki dUsare se hamane eka bhrAMti kA saMbaMdha banA rakhA hai ki sukha A sakatA hai| AtA kabhI nhiiN| A sakatA hai, isakI saMbhAvanA hamAre AsapAsa khar3I rahatI hai| A sakatA hai, isakI saMbhAvanA hamAre AsapAsa khar3I rahatI hai| A sakatA hai, sadA bhaviSya meM hotA hai| ise bhI thor3A khojeM to Apake anubhava ke kAraNa mila jaaeNge| kabhI kisI kSaNa meM Apane jAnA ki dasare se sakha A rahA hai -sadA aisA lagatA hai. aaegaa| AtA kabhI nhiiN| jisa makAna ko Apa socate haiM, mila jAne se sukha AegA, vaha jaba taka nahIM milA hai taba taka 'AegA' hai| vaha jisa dina mila jAegA usI dina Apa pAeMge ki usa makAna kI apanI ciMtAeM haiM, apane dukha haiM, ve A ge| aura sukha abhI nahIM aayaa| aura thor3e dina meM Apa pAeMge ki Apa bhUla hI gae yaha bAta ki isa makAna se kitanA sukha socA thA ki AegA, vaha bilakula nahIM aayaa| lekina mana bahuta cAlAka hai, vaha lauTakara nahIM dekhtaa| vaha riTrospekTivalI kabhI nahIM socatA ki jina-jina cIjoM se hamane socA thA ki sukha AegA, unameM se kucha A gayI, lekina sukha nahIM aayaa| isalie, agara kisI dina pRthvI para aisA ho sakA ki Apa jo-jo sukha cAhate haiM, Apako tatkAla mila jAeM to pRthvI jitanI dukhI ho jAegI, utanI usake pahale kabhI nahIM thii| isalie jisa mulka meM jitane sukha kI suvidhA bar3hatI jAtI hai usameM utanA dukha bar3hatA jAtA hai| garIba mulka kama dukhI hote haiM, amIra mulka jyAdA dukhI hote haiN| garIba AdamI kama dukhI hotA hai, jaba maiM yaha kahatA hUM to Apako thor3I hairAnI hogI kyoMki hama saba mAnate haiM ki garIba bahuta dukhI hotA hai| para maiM Apase kahatA hUM, garIba kama dukhI hotA hai| kyoMki abhI usakI AzAoM kA pUrA kA pUrA jAla jIvita hai| abhI vaha AzAoM meM jI sakatA hai| abhI vaha sapane dekha sakatA hai| abhI kalpanA naSTa nahIM huI hai, abhI kalpanA use saMbhAle rakhatI hai| lekina jaba use saba mila jAe, jo-jo usane cAhA thA, to saba AzAoM ke setu TUTa ge| bhaviSya naSTa huaa| ___ aura vartamAna meM sadA dukha hai, dUsare ke saath| dUsare ke sAtha sirpha bhaviSya meM sukha hotA hai| to agara sArA bhaviSya naSTa ho jAe, jo-jo bhaviSya meM milanA cAhie vaha Apako abhI mila jAe, isI kSaNa, to Apa sivAya AtmahatyA karane ke aura kucha bhI nahIM kara skeNge| isalie jitanA sukha bar3hatA hai utanI AtmahatyAeM bar3hatI haiN| jitanA sukha bar3hatA hai utanI vikSiptatA bar3hatI hai| jitanA sukha bar3hatA hai - bar3I ulTI bAta hai kyoMki saba vaijJAnika kahate haiM ki sAdhana bar3ha jAeMge to AdamI bahuta sukhI ho jaaegaa| lekina anubhava nahIM khtaa| Aja amerikA jitanA dukhI hai, utanA koI bhI deza dukhI nahIM hai| aura mahAvIra apane ghara meM jitane dukhI ho gae, mahAvIra ke ghara ke sAmane jo roja bhIkha mAMgakara calA jAtA bhikhArI hogA, vaha bhI utanA dukhI nahIM thaa| mahAvIra kA dukha paidA haA hai isa bAta se ki jo bhI usa yuga meM mila sakatA thA, vaha milA huA thaa| mahAvIra ke lie koI bhaviSya na bacA, no phyUcara / aura jaba bhaviSya na bace to sapane kahAM khar3e kariegA? jaba bhaviSya na bace to kAgaja kI nAva kisa sAgara meM calAiegA? bhaviSya ke sAgara meM hI calatI hai kAgaja kI naav| agara bhaviSya na bace to kisa bhUmi para tAzoM kA bhavana banAiegA? agara tAzoM kA bhavana banAnA ho to bhaviSya kI nIMva caahie| to mahAvIra kA jo tyAga hai, vaha tyAga asala meM bhaviSya kI samApti se paidA hotA hai| no phyUcara, koI bhaviSya nahIM hai, to mahAvIra aba kahAM jAeM, kisa pada para car3heM jahAM sukha milegA? kisa strI ko khojeM jahAM sukha milegA? kisa dhana kI rAzi para khar3e ho jAeM jahAM sukha hogA? vaha saba hai| ___ mahAvIra ke phrasTezana ko, mahAvIra ke viSAda ko hama soca sakate haiN| aura hama una nAsamajhoM kI bAta bhI soca sakate haiM jo mahAvIra ke pIche dara taka gAMva ke bAhara gae aura samajhAte rahe ki itanA sakha chor3akara kahAM jA rahe ho? ye ve loga the jinakA bhaviSya hai| ve kaha Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 rahe the ki pAgala ho gae ho! jisa mahala ke lie hama dIvAne haiM aura socate haiM, kisI dina mila jAegA to mokSa mila jAegA - use chor3akara jA rahe ho! dimAga to kharAba nahIM ho gayA hai! sabhI sayAne logoM ne mahAvIra ko samajhAyA, mata jAo chodd'kr| lekina mahAvIra aura unake bIca bhASA kA saMbaMdha TUTa gyaa| ve donoM eka hI bhASA aba nahIM bola sakate haiM, kyoMki unakA bhaviSya abhI bAkI hai aura mahAvIra kA koI bhaviSya na rhaa| ___ hameM bhI anubhava hai, lekina hama pIche lauTakara nahIM dekhate haiN| hama Age hI dekhe cale jAte haiN| jo AdamI Age hI dekhe calA jAtA hai, vaha kabhI dhArmika nahIM ho skegaa| kyoMki anubhava se vaha kabhI lAbha nahIM le skegaa| bhaviSya meM koI anubhava nahIM hai, anubhava to atIta meM hai| jo AdamI pIche lauTa kara dekhegA - lekina pIche lauTakara dekhane meM bhI hama yaha bhUla jAte haiM ki hamane pIche jaba hama khar3e the usa sthAnoM para, taba kyA socA thA? vaha bhI hama bhUla jAte haiN| __ AdamI kI smRti bhI bahuta adabhuta hai| Apako khayAla hI nahIM rahatA ki jo kapar3A Aja Apa pahane hue haiM, kala vaha kapar3A Apake pAsa nahIM thA aura rAta ApakI nIMda kharAba ho gayI - kisI aura ke pAsa thA, yA kisI dukAna para thA yA kisI zo-viMDo Apa rAtabhara nahIM so sake the| aura na-mAluma kitanI gudagudI mAluma par3I thI bhItara ki kala jaba yaha kapar3A Apake zarIra para hogA to na-mAlUma duniyA meM kauna-sI krAMti ghaTita ho jAegI! aura kauna-sA svarga utara aaegaa| Apa bhUla hI gaye haiM bilkul| aba vaha kapar3A Apake zarIra para hai| koI svarga nahIM utarA hai, koI krAMti ghaTita nahIM huii| Apa utane ke utane dukhI haiN| hAM, aba dUsare dukAna kI zo-viMDo meM ApakA sukha laTakA huA hai| abhI bhI vahIM haiN| kahIM kisI dUsarI dukAna kI zo-viMDo aba ApakI nIMda kharAba kara rahI hai| __ pIche lauTakara agara dekheM to Apa pAeMge, jina-jina sukhoM ko socA thA, sukha siddha hoMge- ve sabhI dukha siddha ho gye| Apa eka bhI aisA sukha na batA sakeMge jo Apane socA thA ki sukha siddha hogA aura sukha siddha huA ho| phira bhI Azcarya ki AdamI phira bhI vahI punarukta kiye calA jAtA hai| aura kala ke lie phira yojanAeM banAtA hai| kala kI bItI saba yojanAeM gira gayIM, lekina kala ke lie phira vahI yojanAeM banAtA hai| agara mahAvIra aise vyaktiyoM ko mUr3ha kaheM to tathya kI hI bAta kahate haiN| hama mUr3ha haiM! mUr3hatA aura kyA hogI? ki maiM jisa gaDDhe meM kala girA thA, Aja phira usI gaDDhe kI talAza karatA hUM kisI dUsare rAste pr| aura aisA nahIM ki kala hI girA thA, roja-roja girA huuN| phira bhI vahI! sunA hai maiMne ki mullA nasaruddIna eka rAta jyAdA zarAba pIkara ghara lauttaa| TaTolatA thA rAstA ghara kA, milatA nahIM thaa| eka bhale AdamI ne, dekhakara ki becArA rAha nahIM khoja pA rahA hai, hAtha pkdd'aa| pUchA ki isI makAna meM rahate ho? mullA ne kahA- haaN| 'kisa maMjila para rahate ho?' usane kahA- dUsarI maMjila pr| usa bhale AdamI ne bAmuzkila karIba-karIba behoza AdamI ko kisI taraha sIr3hiyoM se ghasITate- ghasITate dUsarI maMjila taka laayaa| phira yaha socakara ki kahIM mullA kI patnI kA sAmanA na karanA par3e, nahIM to vaha soce ki tuma bhI saMgI-sAthI ho, kahIM upadrava na ho, pUchA - yahI terA daravAjA hai? mullA ne kahA - haaN| usane daravAje ke bhItara dhakkA diyA aura sIr3hiyoM se nIce utara gyaa| nIce jAkara bahuta hairAna huA ki ThIka vaisA hI AdamI, thor3I aura burI hAlata meM, phira daravAjA TaTolatA hai| ThIka vaisA hI AdamI! thor3A cakita huaa| apanI hI AMkhoM para hAtha pherA ki maiM to 60 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma : svabhAva meM honA koI nazA nahIM kiye huuN| thor3I burI hAlata meM ThIka vaisA hI aadmii| phira se TaTola rahA hai to jAkara pUchA ki bhAI tuma bhI jyAdA pI gaye ho? usa AdamI ne kahA- haaN| 'isI makAna meM rahate ho?' usane kahA- haaN| 'kisa maMjila para rahate ho?' usane kahA- dUsarI maMjila pr| (hairAnI!) pUchA-jAnA cAhate ho? bAmuzkila, isa bAra aura kaThinAI huI kyoMki vaha AdamI aura bhI lasta-pasta thaa| use Upara jAkara, pahuMcAkara pUchA- isI daravAje meM rahate ho? usane kahA- haaN| vaha AdamI bahuta hairAna huA ki kyA nazer3iyoM ke sAtha thor3I-sI dera meM maiM bhI naze meM hUM? phira dhakkA diyA aura nIce utarakara aayaa| dekhA ki tIsarA AdamI aura bhI thor3I burI hAlata meM hai| sar3aka ke kinAre par3A rAstA khoja rahA hai| lekina ThIka vaisA hii| use Dara bhI lagA ki bhAga jAnA caahie| yaha jhaMjhaTa kI bAta mAlUma par3atI hai| yaha kaba taka calegA? yaha AdamI vahI mAlUma par3atA hai| vahI kapar3e haiM, DhaMga vahI hai| thor3A aura parezAna... pUchA ki bhAI isI makAna meM rahate ho? usane kahA- haaN| 'kisa maMjila para?' 'dUsarI maMjila pr|' 'Upara jAnA cAhate ho?' usane kahA- haaN| usane kahA- bar3I musIbata hai| aba isako aura pahuMcA deN| le jAkara daravAje para dhakkA diyaa| bhAgakara nIce AyA ki cauthA na mila jAe, lekina cauthA AdamI nIce maujUda thaa| aba usameM hilane-calane kI gati bhI nahIM thii| lekina jaise hI use pAsa Akara dekhA, vaha AdamI cillAyA ki 'mujhe bcaao| yaha AdamI mujhe mAra ddaalegaa|' 'maiM tujhe mAra DAlane kI koziza nahIM kara rahA hUM / tU hai kauna?' usane kahA- tU mujhe bAra-bAra jAkara liphTa ke daravAje se dhakkA dekara nIce paTaka rahA hai| usa AdamI ne pUchA- 'bhale AdamI! tIna bAra paTaka cukA, tumane kahA kyoM nahIM?' usane socA ki zAyada aba kI bAra na paTake yaha socakara / nasaruddIna ne kahA- kauna jAne, aba kI bAra na paTake! lekina dUsarA paTakatA ho to hama itanA haMsa rahe haiN| hama apane ko hI paTakate cale jAte haiN| vahI kA vahI AdamI, dUsarI bAra aura thor3I burI hAlata hotI hai| aura kucha nahIM hotA hai| jiMdagIbhara aisA calatA hai| Akhira meM dukha ke ghAva ke atirikta hamArI koI upalabdhi nahIM hotii| ye ghAva hI ghAva raha jAte haiM, pIr3A hI pIr3A raha jAtI hai| ___ itanA hama jAnate haiM, ki adharma amaMgala hai| aura adharma se matalaba samajha lenA - adharma se matalaba hai, dUsare meM sukha ko khojane kI aakaaNkssaa| vaha dukha hai, vaha amaMgala hai, aura koI amaMgala nahIM hai| jaba bhI dukha Apako mile to jAnanA ki Apane dUsare se kahIM sukha pAnA caahaa| agara maiM apane zarIra se bhI sukha pAnA cAhatA hUM to bhI maiM dUsare se sukha pAnA cAhatA huuN| mujhe dukha milegaa| kala bImArI AegI, kala zarIra rugNa hogA, kala bUr3hA hogA, parasoM mregaa| agara maiMne isa zarIra se - jo itanA nikaTa mAlUma hotA hai, phira bhI parAyA hai - mahAvIra se agara hama pUchane jAeM to ve kaheMge ki jisase bhI dukha mila sakatA hai, jAnanA ki vaha aura hai| ise krAiTeriyana, use mApadaMDa samajha lenA ki jisase bhI dukha mila sake, jAnanA ki vaha aura tuma nahIM ho| to jahAM-jahAM Se Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 dukha mile, vahAM-vahAM jAnanA ki 'maiM' nahIM huuN| sukha aparicita hai kyoMki hamArA sArA paricaya 'para' se hai, 'dUsare' se hai| sukha sirpha kalpanA meM hai, dukha anubhava hai| lekina dukha, jo ki anubhava hai, use hama bhulAye cale jAte haiN| aura sukha jo ki kalpanA meM hai, usake lie hama daur3ate cale jAte haiN| mahAvIra kA yaha sUtra isa pUrI bAta ko badala denA cAhatA hai| ve kahate haiM- dhammo maMgala mukkittheN| dharma maMgala hai| AnaMda kI talAza svabhAva meM hai| kabhI-kabhI agara Apake jIvana meM AnaMda kI koI kiraNa choTI-moTI utarI hogI, to vaha tabhI utaratI hai jaba Apa anajAnejAne kisI bhAMti eka kSaNa ko svayaM ke saMbaMdha meM pahaMca jAte haiM - kabhI bhii| lekina hama aise bhrAMta haiM ki vahAM bhI hama dUsare ko hI kAraNa samajhate haiN| __sAgara ke taTa para baiThe haiN| sAMjha ho gayI hai, sUryAsta hotA hai| Dhalate sUraja meM sAgara kI laharoM kI AvAjoM meM ekAMta meM akele taTa para baiThe haiN| eka kSaNa ko lagatA hai jaise sukha kI koI kiraNa kahIM utrii| to mana hotA hai ki zAyada isa sAgara, isa DUbate sUraja meM sukha hai| kala phira Akara baittheNge| phira utanI nahIM utregii| parasoM phira Akara baittheNge| agara roja Akara baiThate rahe to sAgara kA zoragula sunAyI par3anA baMda ho jaaegaa| sUraja kA DUbanA dikhAyI na pdd'egaa| ___ vaha jo pahale dina anubhava hameM AyA thA vaha sAgara aura sUraja kI vajaha se nahIM thaa| vaha to kevala eka ajanabI sthiti meM Apa parAye se ThIka se saMbaMdhita na ho sake aura thor3I dera ko apane se saMbaMdhita ho gye| ise thor3A ThIka se samajha leN| isIlie parivartana acchA lagatA hai eka kSaNa ko| kyoMki parivartana kA, eka saMkramaNa kA kSaNa, jo TrAMjizana kA kSaNa hai, usa kSaNa meM Apa dUsare se saMbaMdhita hone ke pahale aura pichale se TUTane ke pahale bIca meM thor3e se aMtarAla meM apane se gujarate haiN| eka makAna ko badalakara dUsare makAna meM jA rahe haiN| isa makAna ko badalane meM aura dUsare makAna meM eDajesTa hone ke bIca eka kSaNa ko avyavasthita ho jaaeNge| na yaha makAna hogA, na vaha makAna hogaa| aura bIca meM kSaNa bhara ko usa makAna meM pahuMca jAeMge jo Apake bhItara hai| vaha kSaNabhara ko usa bIca jo thor3I-sI sukha kI jhalaka milegI - vaha zAyada Apa soceMge, isa naye makAna meM Ane se milI hai. isa pahAr3a para Ane se milI hai, isa ekAMta meM Ane se milI hai, isa saMgIta kI kar3I ko sunane se milI hai, isa nATaka ko dekhane se milI hai| Apa bhrAMti meM haiN| agara isa nATaka ko dekhane se vaha milA hai to phira roja isa nATaka ko dekheM, jaldI hI patA cala jaaegaa| kala nahIM milegA, kyoMki kala Apa eDajesTa ho cuke hoMge, nATaka paricita ho cukA hogaa| parasoM nATaka takalIpha dene lgegaa| aura do-cAra dina dekhate gaye to aisA lagegA, apane sAtha hiMsA kara rahe haiN| eka patnI ko badalakara dUsarI patnI ke sAtha jo kSaNabhara ko sukha dikhAyI par3a rahA hai, vaha sirpha badalAhaTa kA hai| aura badalAhaTa meM bhI sirpha isalie ki do cIjoM ke bIca meM kSaNabhara ko Apako apane bhItara se gujaranA par3atA hai| basa, aura koI kAraNa nahIM hai| ___anivArya hai, jaba maiM eka se TUTUM aura dUsare se juDUM to eka kSaNa ko maiM kahAM rahUMgA? TUTane aura jur3ane ke bIca meM jo gaipa hai, jo aMtarAla hai, usameM maiM apane meM rhuuNgaa| vahI apane meM rahane kA kSaNa pratiphalita hogA aura lagegA ki dUsare meM sukha milaa| sabhI badalAhaTa acchI lagatI hai| basa badalAhaTa, ceMja kA jo sukha hai, vaha apane se kSaNabhara ko acAnaka gujara jAne kA kSaNa hai| isalie AdamI zahara se jaMgala bhAgatA hai| jaMgala kA AdamI zahara AtA hai| bhArata kA AdamI yUropa jAtA hai, yUropa kA AdamI bhArata AtA hai| donoM ko vahI kSaNa parivartana kA...bhAratIya ko hairAnI hotI hai, pazcimI ko dekhakara apane bIca meM ki idhara Aye ho sukha kI talAza meM! idhara hama jaisA sukha pA rahe haiM, hama hI jAnate haiN| pAzcAtya ko, bhAratIya ko vahAM dekhakara hairAnI hotI hai ki tuma yahAM Aye ho, sukha kI talAza meM! yahAM jo sukha mila rahA hai, usase hama kisa taraha baceM, hama isakI ceSTA meM lage haiN| para kAraNa haiM, donoM ko kSaNabhara 62 . Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma : svabhAva meM honA ko sakha milatA hai| vaijJAnika kahate haiM ki nayI koI bhI cIja se vyavasthita hone meM thor3A aMtarAla par3atA hai| eka ridama hai hamAre jIvana kii| gokalina ne eka kitAba likhI hai, 'di kAjmika klAka' | likhA hai ki sArA astitva eka ghar3I kI taraha calatA hai| adabhUta kitAba hai, vaijJAnika AdhAroM pr| aura manuSya kA vyaktitva bhI eka ghar3I kI taraha calatA hai| jaba bhI koI parivartana hotA hai to ghar3I DagamagA jAtI hai| agara Apa pUraba se pazcima kI tarapha yAtrA kara rahe haiM to Apake vyaktitva kI pUrI ghar3I gar3abar3A jAtI hai| kyoMki saba badalatA hai| sUraja kA ugane kA samaya badala jAtA hai, suraja ke DUbane kA samaya badala jAtA hai| vaha itanI te hai ki Apake zarIra ko patA hI nahIM cltaa| isalie bhItara eka arAjakatA kA kSaNa upasthita ho jAtA hai| sabhI badalAhaTeM Apake bhItara eka aisI sthiti lA detI haiM ki Apako anivAryarUpeNa kacha dera ko apane bhItara se gajaranA paDatA hai| usa usakA hI pratibiMba Apako sukha mAlUma par3atA hai| aura jaba kSaNabhara ko anajAne gujarakara bhI sukha mAlUma par3atA hai, to jo sadA apane bhItara jIne lagatA hai - agara mahAvIra kahate haiM, ve maMgala ko, parama maMgala ko, AnaMda ko upalabdha ho jAte haiM- to hama nApa sakate haiM, hama anumAna kara sakate haiN| yaha hamArA anubhava agara pragAr3ha hotA calA jAe ki jise hamane jIvana samajhA hai vaha dukha hai, jisa cIja ke pIche hama daur3a rahe haiM vaha sirpha naraka meM utAra jAtI hai| agara yaha hameM spaSTa ho jAe to hameM mahAvIra kI vANI kA AdhA hissA hamAre anubhava se spaSTa ho jaaegaa| aura dhyAna rahe, koI bhI satya AdhA satya nahIM hotA - koI bhI satya - AdhA satya nahIM hotaa| satya to pUrA hI satya hotA hai| agara usameM AdhA bhI satya dikhAI par3a jAe, to zeSa AdhA Aja nahIM kala dikhAI par3a jaaegaa| aura anubhava meM A jaaegaa| ___ AdhA satya hamAre pAsa hai ki 'dUsarA' dukha hai| kAmanA dukha hai, vAsanA dukha hai| kyoMki kAmanA aura vAsanA sadA dUsare kI tarapha daur3ane vAle citta kA nAma hai| vAsanA kA artha hai dUsare kI tarapha daur3atI huI cetana dhaaraa| vAsanA kA artha hai, bhaviSya kI ora unmukha jIvana kI naukaa| agara 'dUsarA' dukha hai, to dUsare kI tarapha le jAnevAlA jo setu hai vaha naraka kA setu hai| usako 'vAsanA', mahAvIra kahate haiN| usako buddha tRSNA' kahate haiN| use hama koI bhI nAma deN| dUsare ko cAhane kI jo hamAre bhItara daur3a hai, hamArI UrjA kA jo vartana hai dUsare kI tarapha, usakA nAma vAsanA hai, vaha dukha hai| ___aura maMgala, jo AnaMda, jo dharma hai, jo svabhAva hai, nizcita hI vaha usa kSaNa meM milegA jaba hamArI vAsanA kahIM bhI na daur3a rahI hogii| vAsanA kA na daur3anA AtmA kA ho jAnA hai| vAsanA kA daur3anA AtmA kA kho jAnA hai| AtmA usa zakti kA nAma hai jo nahIM daur3a rahI hai, apane meM khar3I hai| vAsanA usa AtmA kA nAma hai jo daur3a rahI hai apane se bAhara, kisI aura ke lie| isalie isI sUtra ke dUsare hisse meM mahAvIra kahate haiM-kauna-sA dharma? ahiMsA, saMyama aura tp| yaha ahiMsA, saMyama aura tapa daur3atI huI UrjA ko ThaharAne kI vidhiyoM ke nAma haiN| vaha jo vAsanA daur3atI hai dUsare kI tarapha, vaha kaise ruka jAe, na daur3e dUsare kI tarapha? aura jaba ruka jAegI, na daur3egI dUsare kI tarapha to svayaM meM ramegI, svayaM meM ThaharegI, sthira hogii| jaise koI jyoti havA ke kaMpa meM kaMpe na, vaisii| usakA upAya mahAvIra kahate haiN| ___ to dharma svabhAva hai, eka arth| dharma vidhi hai, svabhAva taka pahuMcane kI, dUsarA arth| to dharma ke do rUpa haiM-dharma kA AtyaMtika jo rUpa hai vaha hai svabhAva, svdhrm| aura dharma taka, isa svabhAva taka-kyoMki hama isa svabhAva se bhaTaka gaye haiM, anyathA kahane kI koI jarUrata na thii| svastha vyakti to nahIM pUchatA cikitsaka ko ki maiM svastha haM yA nhiiN| agara svastha vyakti bhI pachatA hai ki maiM svastha 63 Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 hUM yA nahIM, to vaha bImAra ho cukA hai| asala meM, bImArI na A jAe to svAsthya kA khayAla hI nahIM aataa| phyaziyasa gayA thA aura usane kahA ki dharma ko lAne kA koI upAya kreN| to kaMphyaziyasa se lAotse ne kahA ki dharma ko lAne kA upAya tabhI karanA hotA hai jaba adharma A cukA hotA hai| tuma kRpA karake adharma ko chor3ane kA upAya karo, dharma A jaaegaa| tuma dharma ko lAne kA upAya mata kro| isalie svAsthya ko lAne kA koI upAya nahIM kiyA jA sakatA hai, sirpha...kevala bImAriyoM ko chor3ane kA upAya kiyA jA sakatA hai| jaba bImAriyAM chUTa jAtI haiM to jo zeSa raha jAtA hai-di rimeniNg...| __ to dharma kA AkhirI sUtra to yahI hai, parama sUtra to yahI hai ki svbhaav| lekina vaha svabhAva to cUka gayA hai| vaha to hamane kho diyA hai| to hamAre lie dharma kA dUsarA artha mahAvIra kahate haiM-jo prayogAtmaka hai, prakriyA kA hai, sAdhana kA hai-pahalI paribhASA sAdhya kI, aMta kI, dUsarI paribhASA sAdhana kI, mInsa kii| to mahAvIra kahate haiM-kauna-sA dharma?' ahiMsA, saMjamo, tvo'| itanA choTA satra zAyada hI jagata meM kisI aura ne kahA ho jisameM sArA dharma A jaae| ahiMsA, saMyama, tapa-ina tIna kI pahale hama vyavasthA samajha leM, phira tIna ke bhItara hameM praveza karanA pdd'egaa| __ ahiMsA dharma kI AtmA hai, kaheM kendra hai dharma kA, seMTara hai| tapa dharma kI paridhi hai, sarakamphereMsa hai| aura saMyama kendra aura paridhi ko jor3ane vAlA bIca kA setu hai| aisA samajha leM, ahiMsA AtmA hai, tapa zarIra hai aura saMyama prANa hai| vaha donoM ko jor3atA haizvAsa hai| zvAsa TUTa jAe to zarIra bhI hogA, AtmA bhI hogI, lekina Apa na hoNge| saMyama TUTa jAe, to tapa bhI ho sakatA hai, ahiMsA bhI ho sakatI hai lekina dharma nahIM ho sktaa| vaha vyaktitva bikhara jaaegaa| zvAsa kI taraha saMyama hai| ise thor3A socanA pdd'egaa| isakI pahale hama vyavasthA ko samajha leM, phira eka-eka kI gaharAI meM utaranA AsAna hogaa| ___ ahiMsA AtmA hai mahAvIra kI dRSTi se| agara mahAvIra se hama pUche ki eka hI zabda meM kaha deM ki dharma kyA hai? to ve kaheMge ahiNsaa| kahA hai unhoMne- ahiMsA parama dharma hai| ahiMsA para kyoM mahAvIra itanA jora dete haiM? kisI ne nahIM kahA, aisA ahiMsA ko| koI kahegA, paramAtmA; koI kahegA, aatmaa| koI kahegA, sevA; koI kahegA, dhyaan| koI kahegA, samAdhi; koI kahegA, yog| va kahegA, prArthanA; koI kahegA, pUjA / mahAvIra se agara hama pUche, unake aMtaratama meM eka hI zabda basatA hai aura vaha hai ahiNsaa| kyoM? to jisako mahAvIra ke mAnanevAle ahiMsA kahate haiM, agara itanI hI ahiMsA hai to mahAvIra galatI meM haiN| taba bahuta kSudra bAta kahI jA rahI hai| mahAvIra ko mAnanevAlA ahiMsA se jaisA matalaba samajhatA hai, usase jyAdA bacakAnA, cAilDiza koI matalaba nahIM ho sktaa| usase vaha matalaba samajhatA hai-- dUsare ko dukha mata do| mahAvIra kA yaha artha nahIM hai| kyoMki dharma kI paribhASA meM dUsarA Aye, yaha mahAvIra baradAzta na kreNge| ise thor3A smjheN| dharma kI paribhASA svabhAva hai, aura dharma kI paribhASA dUsare se karanI par3e ki dUsare ko dukha mata do, yahI dharma hai| to yaha dharma bhI dUsare para hI nirbhara aura dUsare para hI kendrita ho gayA hai| mahAvIra yaha bhI na kaheMge ki dUsare ko sukha do, yahI dharma hai| kyoMki phira vaha dUsarA to khar3A hI rhaa| mahAvIra kahate haiM- dharma to vahAM hai, jahAM dUsarA hai hI nhiiN| isalie dUsare kI vyAkhyA se nahIM bnegaa| dUsare ko dukha mata do- yaha mahAvIra kI paribhASA isalie bhI nahIM ho sakatI, kyoMki mahAvIra mAnate nahIM ki tuma dUsare ko dakha de sakate ho, jaba taka dUsarA lenA na caahe| ise thor3A smjhnaa| yaha bhrAMti hai ki maiM dUsare ko dukha de sakatA hUM aura yaha bhrAMti isI para khar3I hai ki maiM dUsare se dukha pA sakatA hUM, maiM dUsare se sukha pA sakatA hUM, maiM dUsare ko sukha de sakatA huuN| ye saba bhrAMtiyAM eka hI AdhAra para khar3I haiN| agara Apa dUsare ko dukha de sakate haiM to kyA Apa socate haiM, Apa mahAvIra ko dukha de sakate haiM? aura agara 64 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma : svabhAva meM honA Apa mahAvIra ko dukha de sakate haiM to phira bAta khatma ho gyii| nahIM, Apa mahAvIra ko dukha nahIM de skte| kyoMki mahAvIra dukha lene ko taiyAra hI nahIM haiN| Apa usI ko dukha de sakate haiM jo dukha lene ko taiyAra hai| aura Apa hairAna hoMge ki hama itane utsuka haiM dukha lene ko, jisakA koI hisAba nhiiN| Atura haiM, prArthanA kara rahe haiM ki koI dukha de| dikhAI nahIM par3atA...dikhAI nahIM pdd'taa| lekina khojeM apane ko| agara eka AdamI ApakI caubIsa ghaMTe prazaMsA kare, to Apako sukha na milegA, aura eka gAlI de de to janmabhara ke lie dukha mila jaaegaa| eka AdamI ApakI varSoM sevA kare, Apako sukha na milegA, aura eka dina Apake khilApha eka zabda bola de aura Apako itanA dukha mila jAegA ki vaha saba sukha vyartha ho gyaa| isase kyA siddha hotA hai? __ isase yaha siddha hotA hai ki Apa sukha lene ko itane Atura nahIM dikhAI par3ate haiM jitanA dukha lene ko Atura dikhAI par3ate haiN| yAnI ApakI utsukatA jitanI dukha lene meM hai utanI hI sukha lene meM nahIM hai| agara mujhe kisI ne unnIsa bAra namaskAra kiyA aura eka bAra namaskAra nahIM kiyA, to unnIsa bAra namaskAra se maiMne jitanA sukha nahIM liyA hai, eka bAra namaskAra na karane se utanA dukha le luuNgaa| Azcarya hai! mujhe kahanA cAhie thA, koI bAta nahIM hai, hisAba abhI bhI bahuta bar3A hai| kama se kama bIsa bAra na kare taba barAbara hogaa| magara vaha nahIM hotA hai| taba bhI barAbara hogA, taba bhI dukha lene kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai, mAmalA taba tarAjU meM tula jaaegaa| lekina nahIM, jarA sI bAta dukha de jAtI hai| hama itane saiMsiTiva haiM dukha ke lie, usakA kAraNa kyA hai? usakA kAraNa yahI hai ki hama dUsare se sukha cAhate haiM itanA jyAdA ki vahI cAha, usase hameM dukha milane kA dvAra bana jAtI hai, aura taba dUsare se sukha to milatA nahIM-mila nahIM sktaa| phira dukha mila sakatA hai, usako hama lete cale jAte haiN| mahAvIra nahIM kaha sakate ki ahiMsA kA artha hai dUsare ko dukha na denaa| dUsare ko kauna dukha de sakatA hai, agara dUsarA lenA na caahe| aura jo lenA cAhatA hai usako koI bhI na de to vaha le legaa| yaha bhI maiM Apase kaha denA cAhatA huuN| koI vaha Apake lie rukA nahIM rahegA ki Apane nahIM diyA to dukha kaise leN| loga AsamAna se dukha le rahe haiN| jinheM dukha lenA hai, ve bar3e invenTiva haiM / ve isa-isa DhaMga se dukha lete haiM, itanA AviSkAra karate haiM ki jisakA hisAba nahIM hai| ve Apake uThane se dukha le leMge, Apake baiThane se dukha le leMge, Apake calane se dukha le leMge, kisI cIja se dukha le leNge| agara Apa boleMge to dukha le leMge, agara Apa cupa baiTheMge to dukha le leMge ki Apa cupa kyoM baiThe haiM, isakA kyA matalaba? __ eka mahilA mujhase pUchatI thI ki maiM kyA karUM, mere pati ke lie| agara bolatI hUM to koI vivAda, upadrava khar3A hotA hai| agara nahIM bolatI hUM to ve pUchate haiM, kyA bAta hai? na bolane se vivAda khar3A hotA hai| agara na bolUM to ve samajhate haiM ki nArAja huuN| agara bolUM to nArAjagI thor3I dera meM Ane hI vAlI hai, vaha kucha na kucha nikala aaegaa| to maiM kyA karUM? bolUM ki na bolUM? aba maiM usako kyA salAha dUM? jitane dukha Apako mila rahe haiM usameM se ninyAnabe pratizata Apake AviSkAra haiN| ninyAnabe pratizata! jarA khojeM ki kisa-kisa taraha Apa AviSkAra karate haiM, dukha kA / kauna-kauna sI tarakIbeM Apane biThA rakhI haiM! asala meM binA dukhI hue Apa raha nahIM skte| kyoMki do hI upAya haiM, yA to AdamI sukhI ho to raha sakatA hai, yA dukhI ho to raha sakatA hai| agara donoM na raha jAeM to nahIM sktaa| dukha bhI jIne ke lie kAphI bahAnA hai| dukhI loga dekhate haiM Apa, kitane rasa se jIte haiM? isako jarA dekhanA pdd'egaa| dukhI loga kitane rasa se jIte haiM? vaha apane dukha kI kathA kitane rasa se kahate haiM? dukhI AdamI kI kathA suneM, kaisA rasa letA hai| aura kathA ko kaisA maigniphAI karatA hai, usako kitanA bar3A karatA hai| suI laga jAe to talavAra se kama nahIM lagatI hai use| kabhI Apane khayAla kiyA hai ki Apa kisI DAkTara ke pAsa jAeM aura vaha Apase kaha de ki nahIM, Apa bilakula bImAra nahIM haiM, 65 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 to kaisA dukha hotA hai! vaha DAkTara ThIka nahIM mAlUma pdd'taa| kisI aura bar3e eksaparTa ko khojanA par3atA hai, isase kAma nahIM clegaa| yaha koI DAkTara hai! Apa jaise bar3e AdamI, aura Apako koI bImArI hI nahIM hai| yA koI choTI-moTI bImArI batA de, ki kaha de, garma pAnI pI lenA aura ThIka ho jaaoge| to bhI mana ko tRpti nahIM miltii| isalie DAkTaroM ko, becAroM ko apanI davAiyoM ke nAma laiTina meM rakhane par3ate haiM, cAhe usakA matalaba hotA ho ajavAina kA st| lekina laiTina meM jaba nAma hotA hai, taba marIja akar3a kara ghara lauTatA hai, priskripzana lekara...ki ye kucha kAma huA! jieMge kaise, agara dukha na ho to jieMge kaise! yA to AnaMda ho...to jIne kI vajaha hotI hai| AnaMda na ho to dukha to ho hI! ___ mArka Tvena ne kahA hai, aura anubhavI thA AdamI aura mana ke gahare meM utarane kI kSamatA aura dRSTi thii| usane kahA hai, tuma cAhe merI prazaMsA karo, yA cAhe merA apamAna karo, lekina taTastha mata rhnaa| usase bahuta pIr3A hotI hai| tuma cAho to gAlI hI de denA, usase bhI tama majhe mAnate ho ki maiM kucha hN| lekina tama majhe binA dekhe hI nikala jAo, tuma na majhe gAlI do, na tuma merA sammAna karo, taba tuma mujhe aisI coTa pahuMcAte ho saMghAtaka ki maiM usakA badalA lekara rhuuNgaa| upekSA kA badalA loga jitanA lete haiM utanA dukha kA nahIM lete| Apane bhI ...apane para khayAla kareMge to Apako patA cala jAegA ki Apako sabase jyAdA pIr3A vaha AdamI pahuMcAtA hai jo ApakI upekSA karatA hai, inaDiphareMTa hai| isalie agara mahAvIra yA jIsasa jaise logoM ko hamane bahuta satAyA to usakA eka kAraNa unakA inaDipharaisa thA, bahuta gaharA kaarnn| ve inaDipharaiMTa the| Apa unako patthara bhI mAra gaye to ve aise khar3e rahe ki calo koI bAta nhiiN| to usase bahuta dukha hotA hai, usase bahuta pIr3A hotI hai| nItse ne; jo ki manuSya ke itihAsa meM bahuta thor3e-se loga AdamI ke bhItara jitanI gaharAI meM utarate haiM, vaisA AdamI; nItse ne kahA hai ki jIsasa, maiM tumase kahatA hUM ki agara koI tumhAre gAla para eka cAMTA mAre to tuma dUsarA gAla usake sAmane mata karanA, usase usako bahuta coTa lgegii| jaba koI AdamI tumhAre gAla para eka cAMTA mAre, jIsasa, to maiM tumase kahatA hUM ki tuma dUsarA gAla usake sAmane mata krnaa| tuma use eka karArA cAMTA denaa| usase use ijjata milegii| jaba tuma dUsarA gAla usake sAmane kara doge, vaha kIr3A- makor3A jaisA ho jaaegaa| itanA apamAna mata krnaa| ise hama na saha skeNge| isIlie tumheM sUlI para laTakAyA gyaa| yaha kabhI hama soca nahIM sakate, lekina hai yaha sc| aura saca aise sTreMja hote haiM ki hama kalpanA bhI na kara pAeM, itane vicitra hote haiN| agara koI ApakI upekSA kare to vaha zatru se bhI jyAdA zatru mAlUma par3atA hai| kyoMki zatru ApakI upekSA nahIM krtaa| vaha Apako kAphI mAnyatA detA hai| -- hama dukha ke lie bhI utsuka haiM- kama se kama dukha to do, agara sukha na de sko| kucha to do, dukha bhI doge to calegA, lekina do| isalie hama Atura haiM cAroM tarapha, aura saMvedanazIla haiN| hama apanI sArI indriyoM ko cAroM tarapha sajaga rakhate haiM, eka hI kAma ke lie ki kahIM se dukha A rahA ho to cUka na jaaeN| to use jaldI se le leN| kahIM koI aura na le le; kahIM cUka na jAeM; kahIM avasara na kho jaae| yaha dukha hamAre rahane kI vajaha hai, jIne kI vajaha hai| to mahAvIra kI ahiMsA kA yaha artha nahIM hai ki dUsare ko dukha mata denA, kyoMki mahAvIra to kahate hI yaha haiM ki dUsare ko na koI dukha de sakatA hai aura na koI sukha de sakatA hai| mahAvIra kI ahiMsA kA yaha bhI artha nahIM hai ki dUsare ko mAranA mata, mAra mata ddaalnaa| kyoMki mahAvIra bhalIbhAMti jAnate haiM ki isa jagata meM kauna kisako mAra sakatA hai, mAra DAla sakatA hai| mahAvIra se jyAdA behatara aura kauna jAnatA hogA yaha ki mRtyu asaMbhava hai| maratA nahIM kuch| to mahAvIra kA yaha matalaba to kataI nahIM ho sakatA ki mAranA mata, mAra mata DAlanA kisI ko| kyoMki mahAvIra to bhalIbhAMti jAnate haiN| aura agara itanA bhI nahIM jAnate to mahAvIra ke 66 . Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma : svabhAva meM honA mahAvIra hone kA koI artha nahIM raha jaataa| __lekina mahAvIra ke pIche calane vAle bahuta sAdhAraNa...sAdhAraNa paribhASAoM kA Dhera ikaTThA kara diye haiN| kahate haiM, ahiMsA kA artha yaha hai ki muMha para paTTI bAMdha lenaa| ki ahiMsA kA artha yaha hai ki saMbhalakara calanA ki koI kIr3A na mara jAe, ki rAta pAnI mata pI lenA, ki kahIM koI hiMsA na ho jaae| yaha saba ThIka hai| muMha para paTTI bAMdhanA koI harjA nahIM hai, pAnI chAnakara pI lenA bahuta acchA hai| paira saMbhAlakara rakhanA, yaha bhI bahuta acchA hai, lekina isa bhrama meM nahIM ki Apa kisI ko mAra sakate the| isa bhrama meM nhiiN| mata denA kisI ko dukha, bahuta acchA hai| lekina isa bhrama meM nahIM ki Apa kisI ko dukha de sakate the| ___mere pharka ko Apa samajha lenaa| maiM yaha nahIM kaha rahA hUM ki Apa jAnA aura mAranA aura kATanA; kyoMki mAra to koI sakate hI nahIM haiM... yaha maiM nahIM kaha rahA hUM! mahAvIra kI ahiMsA kA artha aisA nahIM hai| mahAvIra kI ahiMsA kA artha ThIka vaisA hai jaise buddha ke tathAtA kaa| ise thor3A samajha leN| mahAvIra kI ahiMsA kA artha vaisA hI hai jaise buddha ke tathAtA kaa| tathAtA kA artha hotA hai ToTala ekseTebiliTI, jo jaisA hai vaisA hI hameM svIkAra hai| hama kucha hera-phera na kreNge| aba eka cIMTI cala rahI hai rAste para, hama kauna haiM jo usake rAste meM kisI taraha kA hera-phera karane jAeM? agara merA paira bhI par3a jAe to maiM usake mArga para hera-phera karane kA kAraNa aura nimitta to bana jAtA hai| aura mArga bahata haiN| vaha cIMTI abhI jAtI thii| apane baccoM ke lie zAyada bhojana juTAne jA rahI ho| patA nahIM usakI apanI yojanAoM kA jagata hai| maiM usake bIca meM na jaauuN| aisA nahIM hai ki na Ane se maiM baca pAUMgA, phira bhI A sakatA hai| lekina mahAvIra kahate haiM, maiM apanI tarapha se bIca meM na aauuN| jarUrI nahIM hai ki maiM hI cIMTI para paira rakhU, taba vaha mre| cIMTI khuda mere paira ke nIce Akara mara sakatI hai| vaha cIMTI jAne, vaha usakI yojanA jaane| mahAvIra jAnate haiM ki yaha jIvana ke patha para pratyeka apanI yojanA meM saMlagna hai| vaha yojanA choTI nahIM hai| vaha yojanA bar3I hai, janmoM- janmoM kI hai| vaha karmoM kA bar3A vistAra hai uskaa| usakA apane karmoM kI, phaloM kI laMbI yAtrA hai| maiM kisI kI yAtrA para kisI bhI kAraNa se bAdhA na bnuuN| maiM cupacApa apanI pagaDaMDI para calatA rhuuN| mere kAraNa nimitta ke lie bhI kisI ke mArga para koI vyavadhAna khar3A na ho| maiM aisA ho jAUM, jaise hUM hI nhiiN| ___ ahiMsA kA mahAvIra kA artha hai ki maiM aisA ho jAUM, jaise maiM hUM hI nhiiN| yaha cIMTI yahAM se aise hI gujara jAtI hai jaise ki maiM isa rAste para calA hI nahIM thA, aura ye pakSI ina vRkSoM para aise hI baiThe rahate haiM jaise ki maiM ina vRkSoM ke nIce baiThA hI nahIM thaa| ye loga, isa gAMva ke, aise hI jIte rahate jaise maiM isa gAMva se gujarA hI nahIM thaa| jaise maiM nahIM hai| mahAvIra kA gahanatama jo ahiMsA kA artha hai, vaha hai ebseMsa, jaise maiM nahIM huuN| merI prajeMsa kahIM anubhava na ho, merI upasthiti kahIM pragAr3ha na ho jAe, merA honA kahIM kisI ke hone meM jarA-sA bhI ar3acana, vyavadhAna na bne| maiM aise ho jAUM jaise nahIM huuN| maiM jIte jI mara jAUM...maiM jIte jI mara jaauuN| ____ hamArI sabakI ceSTA kyA hai? aba ise thor3A samajheM to hameM khayAla meM AsAnI se A jAegA, para bahuta se AyAma se samajhanA pdd'egaa| hama sabakI ceSTA kyA hai ki hamArI upasthiti anubhava ho, dusarA jAne ki maiM hUM, maujUda haiN| hamAre sAre upAya haiM ki hamArI upasthiti pratIta ho| isalie rAjanIti itanI prabhAvI ho jAtI hai| kyoMki rAjanItika DhaMga se ApakI upasthiti jitanI pratIta ho sakatI hai aura kisI DhaMga se nahIM ho sakatI hai| isalie rAjanIti pUre jIvana para chA jAtI hai| agara hama rAjanIti kA ThIka-ThIka artha kareM to usakA artha hai, isa bAta kI ceSTA ki merI upasthiti anubhava ho| maiM kucha hUM, maiM nAkucha nahIM huuN| loga jAneM, maiM cubhU, mere kAMTe jagaha-jagaha anubhava hoM, loga aise na gujara jAeM ki jaise maiM nahIM thaa| aura mahAvIra kahate haiM ki maiM aise gujara jAUM ki patA cale ki maiM nahIM thA, thA hI nhiiN| 67 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 aba agara hama ise ThIka se samajheM- upasthiti anubhava karavAne kI koziza kA nAma hiMsA hai, vAyaleMsa hai| aura jaba bhI hama kisI ko koziza karavAte haiM anubhava karavAne kI ki maiM hUM, tabhI hiMsA hotI hai| cAhe pati apanI patnI ko batalA rahA ho ki samajha le ki maiM hai, cAhe patnI samajhA rahI ho ki kyA tuma samajha rahe ho ki kamare meM akhabAra par3ha rahe ho to tuma akele ho! maiM yahAM haiN| patnI akhabAra kI duzmana ho sakatI hai kyoMki akhabAra Ar3a bana sakatA hai, usakI anupasthiti ho jAtI hai| akhabAra ko phAr3akara pheMka sakatI hai| kitAbeM haTA sakatI hai| reDiyo baMda kara sakatI hai| aura pati becArA isalie reDiyo khole hai, akhabAra Ar3A kiye hue hai ki kRpA karake tumhArI upasthiti anubhava na ho| hama saba isa ceSTA meM lage haiM ki merI upasthiti dUsare ko anubhava ho aura dUsare kI upasthiti mujhe anubhava na ho| yahI hiMsA hai| aura yaha eka hI sikke ke do pahalU haiN| jaba maiM cAhUMgA ki merI upasthiti Apako patA cale, to maiM yaha bhI cAhUMgA ki ApakI upasthiti mujhe patA na cale kyoMki donoM eka sAtha nahIM ho skte| merI upasthiti Apako patA cale, vaha tabhI patA cala sakatI hai jaba ApakI upasthiti ko maiM aisemiTA dUM, jaise hai hI nhiiN| hama sabakI koziza yaha hai ki dUsare kI upasthiti miTa jAe aura hamArI upasthiti saghana, kaMDeMsDa ho jaae| yahI hiMsA hai| __ ahiMsA isake viparIta hai| dUsarA upasthita ho aura itanI taraha upasthita ho ki merI upasthiti se usakI upasthiti meM koI bAdhA na pdd'e| maiM aise gujara jAUM bhIr3a se ki kisI ko patA bhI na cale ki maiM thaa| ahiMsA kA gahana artha yahI hai - anupasthita vyaktitva / ise hama aisA kaha sakate haiM aura mahAvIra ne aisA kahA hai - ahaMkAra hiMsA hai aura nirahaMkAritA ahiMsA hai| matalaba vahI hai - vaha dUsare ko apanI upasthiti pratIta karavAne kI jo ceSTA hai| kitanI koziza meM hama lage haiM, zAyada sArI koziza yahI hai - DhaMga koI bhI hoN| cAhe hama hIre kA hAra pahanakara khar3e ho gaye hoM aura cAhe hamane lAkhoM ke vastra DAla rakhe hoM aura cAhe hama nagna khar3e ho gaye hoM ---- koziza yahI hai, kyA, ki dUsarA anubhava kare ki maiM huuN| maiM caina se na baiThane duuNgaa| tumheM mAnanA hI par3egA ki maiM huuN| choTe-choTe bacce bhI isa hiMsA meM niSNAta honA zurU ho jAte haiN| kabhI Apane khayAla kiyA hogA ki choTe-choTe bacce bhI agara ghara meM mehamAna hoM to jyAdA gar3abar3a zurU kara dete haiN| ghara meM koI na ho to apane baiThe rahate haiM, kyoM? Apako hairAnI hotI hai ki baccA aise to zAMta baiThA thA, ghara meM koI A gayA to vaha paccIsa savAla uThAtA hai, bAra-bAra uThakara AtA hai. koI kara kyA rahA hai? vaha sirpha aTeMzana pravoka kara rahA hai| vaha kaha rahA hai, hama bhI haiM yhaaN| maiM bhI huuN| aura Apa usase kaha rahe haiM, zAMta baittho| Apa yaha koziza kara rahe haiM ki tuma nahIM ho| vaha bUr3hA bhI vahI kara rahA hai, baccA bhI vahI kara rahA hai| Apa kahate haiM, zAMta baittho| vaha baccA bhI hairAna hotA hai ki jaba ghara meM koI nahIM hotA hai to bApa nahIM kahatA ki zAMta baittho| abhI kucha nahIM kahatA, kitane cillAo, ghUmo-phiro, cupa baiThA rahatA hai| ghara meM koI mehamAna Ate haiM tabhI yaha kahatA hai, zAMta baittho| kyA...bAta kyA hai? ghara meM jaba mehamAna Ate haiM tabhI to vakta hai zAMta na baiThane kaa| donoM ke bIca jo saMgharSa hai vaha isa bAta kA hai ki baccA asarTa karanA cAhatA hai| vaha bhI ghoSaNA karanA cAhatA hai ki maiM bhI yahAM huuN| mahAzaya, yahAM maiM bhI huuN| isalie kabhI-kabhI baccA mehamAnoM ke sAmane aisI jida pakar3a jAtA hai ki mAM-bApa hairAna hote haiM ki aisI jida usane kabhI nahIM pakar3I thii| unake sAmane vaha dikhAnA cAhatA hai ki isa ghara meM mAlika kauna hai, kisakI calatI hai, Akhira meM kauna nirNAyaka hai| choTe-choTe bacce bhI pAliTiksa bhalIbhAMti sIkhane lagate haiN| usakA kAraNa hai ki hamArA pUrA kA pUrA Ayojana, hamArA pUrA samAja, hamArI pUrI saMskRti ahaMkAra kI saMskRti hai, adharma kii| sArI duniyA meM vahI hai| AdamI aba taka dharma kI saMskRti vikasita hI nahIM kara paayaa| aba taka hama yaha koziza hI jAhira na kara pAye aura hama sunate nahIM mahAvIra vagairaha kI, jo ki isa taraha kI saMskati ke srota bana sakate the| ve kahate haiM ki nahIM, upasthiti tumhArI jitanI patA na cale, utanA hI maMgala hai| tumhAre lie 68 Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma : svabhAva meM honA bhI, dUsare ke lie bhii| tuma aise ho jAo jaise ho hI nhiiN| ___ mahAvIra ghara chor3akara jAnA cAhate the to mAM ne kahA- 'mata jAo, mujhe dukha hogaa'| mahAvIra nahIM gaye, kyoMki itanI bhI jAne kI jida se hone kA patA calatA hai| Agraha thA ki nahIM, jaauuNgaa| agara mahAvIra kI jagaha koI bhI hotA to usakA tyAga aura joza mAratA- kyA kahate haiM gujarAtI meM Apa, jssaa| usakA joza aura bddh'taa| vaha kahatA, kauna mAM, kauna pitA? saba saMbaMdha bekAra haiN| yaha saba saMsAra hai| jitanA samajhAte, utanA ve zikhara para car3hate / adhika saMnyAsI, adhika tyAgI Apake samajhAne kI vajaha se ho gaye haiN| bhUla se mata smjhaanaa| koI kahe 'jAte haiM', kahanA, 'nmskaar'| to vaha AdamI jAne ke pahale paccIsa daphe socegA ki jAnA ki nahIM jaanaa| Apa gherA bAMdhakara khar3e ho gaye, Apane aTeMzana denI zurU kara diyaa| Apane kahA ki unako jAnA mahatvapUrNa ho gyaa| jarUrI ho gyaa| aba yaha vyaktitva kI lar3AI ho gii| aba siddha karanA pdd'egaa| itane tyAgI na hoM duniyA meM agara AsapAsa ke loga itanA Agraha na kareM- to tyAgI ekadama kama ho jaaeNge| isameM nabbe pratizata to bilakula hI na hoM aura taba duniyA kA hita ho| kyoMki jo dasa pratizata bace unake tyAga kI eka garimA ho| unakA eka artha ho| lekina Apa rokate haiM, vahI kAraNa bana jAtA hai| mahAvIra ruka gaye, mAM bhI thor3I cakita huI hogI, aisA kaisA tyAga! phira mahAvIra ne dubArA na kahA ki eka daphA aura nivedana karatA hUM ki jAne do| bAta hI chor3a dii| mAM ke marane taka phira bole hI nhiiN| kahA hI nahIM kuch| mAM ne bhI socA hogA, jarUra socA hogA ki yaha kaisA tyAga! kyoMki tyAgI to ekadama jida bAMdhakara khar3A ho jAtA hai| mAM mara gyii| ghara lauTate vakta apane bar3e bhAI ko mahAvIra ne kahA- kabristAna se lauTate vakta, maraghaTa se, ki aba maiM jA sakatA hUM? kyoMki vaha mAM kahatI thI, use dukha hogaa| to bAta samApta ho gayI, aba vaha hai hI nhiiN| bhAI ne kahA, tU AdamI kaisA hai! idhara itanA bar3A dukha kA pahAr3a TUTa par3A hamAre Upara, ki mAM mara gaI, aura tU abhI chor3akara jAne kI bAta karatA hai! bhUlakara aisI bAta mata krnaa| mahAvIra capa ho gye| phira do varSa taka bhAI bhI hairAna haA ki yaha tyAga kaisA! kyoMki ve to aba cupa hI ho gye| unhoMne phira dobArA bAta na khii| itanI upasthiti ko haTA lene kA nAma ahiMsA hai| do varSa meM ghara ke logoM ko khuda ciMtA hone lagI ki kahIM hama jyAdatI to nahIM kara rahe haiN| bhAI ko pIr3A hone lagI, kyoMki dekhA ki mahAvIra ghara meM haiM to, lekina karIba-karIba aise jaise na hoM- eka ghosTa egjisaTeMsa raha gayA, zaiDo egjistteNs| kamare se aise vAja na ho| ghara meM kisI ko kucha kahate nahIM ki kisI ko patA cale ki maiM bhI haiN| koI salAha nahIM dete, koI upadeza nahIM dete| baiThe dekhate rahate haiM, jo ho rahA hai--ho rahA hai! usameM ve usake sAkSI ho gaye haiN| kaI-kaI dinoM taka ghara ke logoM ko khayAla hI na AtA ki mahAvIra kahAM haiN| bar3A mahala thaa| phira khojabIna karate ki mahAvIra kahAM haiM to patA cltaa| khojabIna karane se patA cltaa| ____ to bhAI ne aura sabane baiThakara socA ki hama kahIM jyAdatI to nahIM kara rahe haiM, kahIM hama bhUla to nahIM kara rahe haiN| hama socate haiM ki hama rokate haiM isalie ruka jAtA hai| lekina hameM aisA lagatA hai ki isalie ruka jAtA hai ki nAhaka, itanI bhI upasthiti hameM kyoM anubhava ho, hameM itanI bhI pIr3A kyoM ho ki hamArI bAta tor3akara gayA hai| lekina lagatA hameM aisA hai ki vaha jA cukA hai, aba vaha ghara meM hai nhiiN| una sabane milakara kahA- yaha pRthvI para ghaTI huI akelI ghaTanA hai- una sabane, ghara ke logoM ne milakara kahA ki Apa to jA hI cuke haiM, eka artha meM / aba aisA lagatA hai ki pArthiva deha par3I raha gaI hai, Apa isa ghara meM nahIM haiN| to hama Apake 69 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 mArga se haTa jAte haiM kyoMki hama akAraNa Apako rokane kA kAraNa na bneN| mahAvIra uThe aura cala pdd'e| yaha ahiMsA hai| ahiMsA kA artha hai, gahanatama anupsthiti| isalie maiMne kahA ki buddha kA jo tathAtA kA bhAva hai, vahI mahAvIra kI ahiMsA kA bhAva hai| tathAtA kA artha hai - jaisA hai, svIkAra hai| ahiMsA kA bhI yahI artha hai ki hama parivartana ke lie jarA bhI ceSTA na kreNge| jo ho rahA hai ThIka hai, jo ho jAe ThIka hai| jIvana rahe to ThIka hai, mRtyu A jAe to ThIka hai| hamArI hiMsA kisa bAta se paidA hotI hai? jo ho rahA hai vaha nahIM, jo hama cAhate haiM vaha ho| to hiMsA paidA hotI hai| hiMsA hai kyA? isalie yuga meM jitanA jyAdA parivartana kI AkAMkSA bharatI hai, yuga utane hI hiMsaka hote cale jAte haiM / AdamI jitanA cAhatA hai, aisA ho, utanI hiMsA bar3ha jaaegii| mahAvIra kI ahiMsA kA artha agara hama gahare meM kholeM, gahare meM ughAr3eM, usakI Deptha meM, to usakA yaha artha hai ki jo hai usake lie hama rAjI haiN| hiMsA kA koI savAla nahIM hai, koI badalAhaTa nahIM hai, koI badalAhaTa nahIM karanI hai| Apane cAMTA mAra diyA, ThIka hai| hama rAjI haiM, hameM aba aura kucha bhI nahIM karanA hai, bAta samApta ho gyii| hamArA koI pratyuttara nhiiN| itanA bhI nahIM jitanA jIsasa kA hai| jIsasa kahate haiM, dUsarA gAla sAmane kara do| mahAvIra itanA bhI nahIM kahate ki jo cAMTA mAre, tuma dUsarA gAla usake sAmane karanA, kyoMki yaha bhI eka uttara hai| eka 'sArTa Apha AMsara' hai| hai to uttara- cAMTA mAranA bhI eka uttara hai, dUsarA gAla kara denA bhI eka uttara hai| lekina tuma rAjI na rahe, bAta jitanI thI utane se tumane kucha na kucha kiyaa| ___ mahAvIra kahate haiM- karanA hI hiMsA hai, karma hI hiMsA hai| akarma ahiMsA hai| cAMTA mAra diyA hai, ThIka hai jaise eka vRkSa se sUkhA pattA gira gayA hai| ThIka hai, Apa apanI rAha cale gye| eka AdamI ne cAMTA mAra diyA, Apa apanI rAha cale gye| eka AdamI ne gAlI dI, Apane sunI aura Age bar3ha gye| kSamA bhI karane kA savAla nahIM hai kyoMki vaha bhI kRtya hai| kucha karane kA savAla nahIM hai| pAnI meM uThI lahara aura apane-Apa bikhara jAtI hai| aisA hI cAroM tarapha lahareM uThatI raheMgI karma kI, bikharatI rheNgii| tuma kucha mata krnaa| tuma cupacApa gujarate jaanaa| pAnI meM lahara uThatI hai, miTAnI to nahIM par3atI, apane se Apa miTa jAtI hai| hAre cAroM tarapha ho rahA hai, use hote rahane denA hai, vaha apane se uThegA aura gira jaaegaa| usake uThane ke niyama haiM, usake girane ke niyama haiM, tuma vyartha bIca meM mata aanaa| tuma cupacApa dUra hI raha jaanaa| tuma taTastha hI raha jaanaa| tuma aisA hI jAnanA ki tuma nahIM the| jaba koI cAMTA mAre taba tuma aise ho jAnA ki tuma nahIM ho, to uttara kauna degaa| gAla bhI kauna karegA, gAlI kauna degA, kSamA kauna karegA? tuma aisA jAnanA ki tuma nahIM ho| tumhArI ebseMsa meM, tumhArI anupasthiti meM jo bhI karma kI dhArA uThegI vaha apane se pAnI meM usakI lahara kI taraha kho jaaegii| tuma use chUne bhI mata jaanaa| hiMsA kA artha hai, maiM cAhatA hUM, jagata aisA ho| __ umara khaiyAma ne kahA hai- merA vaza cale aura prabhu tU mujhe zakti de to terI sArI duniyA ko tor3akara dUsarI banA duuN| agara ApakA bhI vaza cale to duniyA ko Apa aisI hI rahane deMge jaisI hai? duniyA! duniyA to bahuta bar3I cIja hai, kucha bhI Apa aisA na rahane deMge, choTA- moTA bhI jaisA hai| umara khaiyAma ke isa vaktavya meM sAre manuSyoM kI kAmanA to pragaTa huI hI hai, aura hiMsA bhii| agara mahAvIra se kahA jAe, agara Apako pUrI zakti de dI jAe ki yaha duniyA kaisI ho, to mahAvIra kaheMge, jaisI hai, vaisI ho -- eja iTa ija / maiM kucha bhI na kruuNgaa| lAotse ne kahA hai- zreSThatama samrATa vaha hai jisakA prajA ko patA hI nahIM calatA / zreSThatama samrATa vaha hai jisakA prajA ko patA hI nahIM calatA, vaha hai bhI yA nhiiN| mahAvIra kI ahiMsA kA artha hai ki aise ho jAo ki tumhArA patA hI na cale aura hamArI sArI 70 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ dharma : svabhAva meM honA ceSTA aisI hai ki hama isa bhAMti kaise ho jAeM ki koI na bace jise hamArA patA na ho| koI na bace, jise hamArA patA na ho| sArI aTeMzana hama para phokasa ho jaae| sArI duniyA hameM dekhe, hama hoM AMkhoM ke bIca meM, saba AMkheM hama para mur3a jaaeN| yahI hiMsA hai| aura yahI hiMsA hai ki hama pUre vakta cAhate raheM ki aisA ho, aisA na ho| hama pUre vakta cAha rahe haiN| kyoM cAha rahe haiM? cAhane kA kAraNa hai| vaha jo dharma kI vyAkhyA meM maiMne Apase kahA-daur3a rahe haiM, vaha makAna mile, vaha dhana mile, vaha pada mile, to hiMsA se gujaranA pdd'egaa| vAsanA hiMsA ke binA nahIM ho sktii| kisI vAsanA kI daur3a hiMsA ke binA nahIM ho sktii| hama aisA samajha sakate haiM ki vAsanA ke lie jisa UrjA kI jarUrata par3atI hai vaha hiMsA kA rUpa le letI hai| isalie jitanA vAsanAgrasta AdamI hai utanA vAyaleMTa, utanA hiMsaka hogaa| jitanA vAsanAmukta AdamI utanA ahiMsaka hogaa| __isalie jo loga samajhate haiM ki mahAvIra kahate haiM ki ahiMsA isalie hai ki tuma mokSa pA loge, ve galata samajhate haiN| kyoMki agara mokSa pAne kI vAsanA hai to ApakI ahiMsA bhI hiMsaka ho jaaegii| aura bahuta se logoM kI ahiMsA hiMsaka hai| ahiMsA bhI hiMsaka ho sakatI hai| Apa itane jora se ahiMsA ke pIche par3a sakate haiM ki ApakA par3anA bilakula hiMsaka ho jaae| lekina jo mokSa kI vAsanA se ahiMsA ke pIche jAegA usakI ahiMsA hiMsaka ho jaaegii| isalie tathAkathita ahiMsaka sAdhakoM ko ahiMsaka nahIM kahA jA sktaa| ve itane jora se lage haiM usake pIche, pAkara hI rheNge| saba dAMva para lagA deMge, lekina pAkara rheNge| vaha jo pAkara rahane kA bhAva hai usameM bahuta gaharI hiMsA hai| __mahAvIra kahate haiM, pAne ko kucha bhI nahIM hai jo pAne yogya hai vaha pAyA hI huA hai| badalane ko kucha bhI nahIM hai kyoMki yaha jagata apane hI niyama se badalatA rahatA hai| krAMti karane kA koI kAraNa nahIM, krAMti hotI hI rahatI hai| koI krAMti-vrAMti karatA nahIM, krAMti hotI rahatI hai| lekina krAMtikArI ko aisA lagatA hai, vaha krAMti kara rahA hai| usakA laganA vaisA hI hai jaise sAgara meM eka bar3I lahara uThe aura eka bahatA haA tinakA lahara ke mauke para par3a jAe aura Upara caDha jAe aura Upara caDhakara vaha kahe ki lahara hai| basa, vaisA hI hai| ___ sunA hai maiMne ki jagannAtha kA ratha nikalatA thA to eka bAra eka kuttA ratha ke Age ho liyA / bar3e phUla barasate the, bar3I namaskAra hotI thii| loga loTa-loTakara jamIna para praNAma karate the| aura kutte kI akar3a bar3hatI calI gyii| usane kahA, Azcarya! na kevala loga namaskAra kara rahe haiM. mere pIche svarNa-ratha bhI calAyA jA rahA hai| maiM aisA haM hI. isameM koI kAraNa bhI nahIM hai| hama sabakA citta bhI aisA hI hai| rUsa meM cIjaivaskI ko sTelina ne kArAgRha meM DalavA diyA aura maravA ddaalaa| kyoMki usane yaha kahA ki krAMtiyAM AdamiyoM ke kiye nahIM hotI, sUraja ke prabhAva se hotI haiN| aura usake kahane kA kAraNa jyotiSa kA vaijJAnika adhyayana thaa| usane hajAroM sAla kI krAMtiyoM ke sAre byaure kI jAMca -par3atAla kI aura sUraja ke Upara hone vAle parivartanoM kI jAMca-par3atAla kii| usane kahA- hara sAr3he gyAraha varSa meM sUraja para itanA bar3A parivartana hotA hai vaidyutika ki usake pariNAma para pRthvI para rUpAMtara hote haiN| aura hara nabbe varSa meM suraja para itanA bar3A parivartana hotA hai ki usake pariNAma meM pathvI para krAMtiyAM ghaTita hotI haiN| usane sArI krAMtiyAM, sAre upadrava, sAre yuddha sUraja para hone vAle kAsmika pariNAmoM se siddha kiye| aura sArI daniyA ke vaijJAnika mAnate haiM ki cIjaivaskI ThIka kaha rahA thaa| lekina sTelina kaise maane| agara cIjaivaskI ThIka kaha rahA thA to 1917 kI krAMti sUraja para huI kiraNoM ke pharka se huI hai, to phira lenina aura sTelina aura TrATaskI inakA kyA hogA? cIjaivaskI ko maravA DAlane jaisI bAta thii| lekina sTelina ke marane ke bAda cIjaivaskI kA phira rUsa meM kAma zarU ho gyaa| aura Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 rUsa ke jyotiSa-vijJAnI kaha rahe haiM ki vaha ThIka kahatA hai| pRthvI para jo bhI rUpAMtaraNa hote haiM, unake kAraNa kAsmika haiM, unake kAraNa jAgatika haiN| sAre jagata meM jo rUpAMtaraNa hote haiM, unake kAraNa jAgatika haiN| Apa jAnakara hairAna hoMge ki eka bahuta bar3I prayogazAlA prAga meM, ceka gavarnameMTa ne banAyI hai, jo esTrAnAmikala bartha kaMTrola para kAma kara rahI hai| aura unake pariNAma 98 pratizata sahI aaye| aura jo AdamI mehanata kara rahA hai vahAM, usa AdamI kA dAvA hai ki Ane vAle paMdraha varSoM meM kisI taraha kI golI, kisI taraha ke aura kRtrima sAdhana kI bartha-kaMTrola ke lie jarUrata nahIM rahegI, garbha-nirodhaka ke lie| strI jisa dina paidA huI hai aura jisa dina usakA svayaM kA garbhAdhAraNa huA thA, isakI tArIkheM, aura sUrya para aura cAMda tAroM para hone vAle parivartanoM ke hisAba se vaha taya kara letA hai ki yaha strI kina-kina dinoM meM garbhadhAraNa kara sakatI hai| ve dina choDa diye jAeM saMbhoga ke lie to pare jIvanakAla meM kabhI garbhadhAraNa nahIM hogaa| aMThAnabe pratizata dasa hajAra striyoM para kiye gaye prayoga meM saphala huA hai| vaha yaha bhI kahatA hai ki strI agara cAhe ki baccA lar3akA paidA ho yA lar3akI to usakI bhI tArIkheM taya kI jA sakatI haiN| kyoMki vaha bhI kAsmika prabhAvoM se hotA hai, vaha bhI Apase nahIM ho rahA hai| jyotiSa ke bar3e jora se vApasa lauTa Ane kI saMbhAvanA hai| __ mahAvIra kahate haiM- ghaTanAeM ghaTa rahIM haiM, tuma nAhaka unako ghaTAne vAle mata bno| tuma yaha mata soco ki maiM yaha karake rhuuNgaa| tuma itanA hI karo to kAphI hai ki tama na karane vAle ho jaao| ahiMsA kA artha hai- akrm| ahiMsA kA artha hai--- maiM kucha na badalUMgA, maiM kucha na caahuuNgaa| maiM anupasthita ho jaauuNgaa| ahiMsA para thor3I aura bAta karanI par3e, kala...bAta kareMge! Aja itanA hii| para koI jAe na, thor3A isa AnaMda...! 12