Book Title: Mahavir Vani Lecture 25 Aratri Bhojan Sharir Urja ka Santulan
Author(s): Osho Rajnish
Publisher: Osho Rajnish
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arAtri bhojana : zarIra-UrjA kA saMtulana paccIsavAM pravacana 461 Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arAtri-bhojana-sUtra atthaMgayaMmi Aijce, purasthA ya annugge| AhAramAiyaM savvaM, bhaNasA vi na ptthe|| pANivaha-musAvAyA'datta mehuNa-pariggahA viro| rAibhoyaNavirao, jIvo bhavai annaasvo|| sUryodaya ke pahale aura sUryAsta ke bAda zreyArthI ko sabhI prakAra ke bhojana-pAna Adi kI mana se bhI icchA nahIM karanI caahie| hiMsA, asatya, corI, maithuna, parigraha aura rAtri-bhojana se jo jIva virata rahatA hai, vaha nirAzrava arthAta nirdoSa ho jAtA hai| 462 . Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sUtra se pahale eka prshn| eka mitra ne pUchA hai-pAne yogya cIja ko adhikatara mAtrA meM pAne kI ceSTA karanA bhI kyA lobha hai? adhika dhana prApta karake adhika dAna karane ko Apa kyA kaheMge? kAma, krodhAdi zatruoM meM se Amataura se lobha ke prati hamane thor3A anyAya kiyA hai| krodha aura moha jaisA saMpUrNatayA aniSTa lobha nahIM hai| yA to lobha ko maiMne saMpUrNatayA galata samajhA hai| lobha ke saMbaMdha meM thor3I bAteM khayAla meM le lenI jarUrI haiN| ___ eka to kAma, krodha aura moha, lobha ke mukAbale kucha bhI nahIM haiN| lobha bahuta gaharI ghaTanA hai| choTA baccA paidA hotA hai, taba usake bhItara kAma nahIM hotA, para lobha hotA hai| kAma to AyegA bAda meM, lekina lobha janma ke sAtha hotA hai| krodha to prAsaMgika hai| kabhI paristhiti pratikUla hotI hai taba uThatA hai| lekina paristhiti pratikUla hI isalie mAlUma par3atI hai ki lobha bhItara hai| ___ krodha lobha kA anusaMga hai| agara bhItara lobha na ho to krodha nahIM hogaa| jaba Apake lobha meM koI bAdhA DAlatA hai, isalie krodha paidA hotA hai| jaba Apake lobha meM koI sahayogI nahIM hotA, virodhI ho jAtA hai taba krodha paidA hotA hai| lobha hI krodha ke mUla meM hai| gahare dekheM, to kAma kA vistAra, vAsanA kA vistAra bhI lobha kA hI vistAra hai| bAyolAjisTa, jIvazAstrI kahate haiM ki manuSya kI mRtyu vyakti kI taraha to nizcita hai, lekina vyakti maranA nahIM caahtaa| amaratA bhI eka lobha hai, maiM rahUM sadA, maiM kabhI miTa na jaauuN| lekina isa zarIra ko hama miTate dekhate haiN| aba taka koI upAya nahIM isa zarIra ko bacAne kaa| jIvazAstrI kahate haiM, isalie manuSya kAmavAsanA ko pakar3atA hai| maiM nahIM bacUMgA to bhI koI harja nahIM, merA koI bcegaa| merA yaha zarIra naSTa ho jAyegA, lekina isa zarIra ke jIvANu kisI aura meM jIvita rheNge| putra kI icchA, amaratA kI hI icchA hai| merA koI hissA jItA rahe, banA rahe-vaha bhI lobha hai| kAma. lobha kA vistAra hai| krodha aura kAma, lobha ke mArga meM A gaye avarodha se paidA huI vitRSNA hai| moha-jahAM-jahAM lobha ruka jAtA hai, usakA nAma hai-jisa-jisa para lobha ruka jAtA hai| __ samajha leM, krodha hai bAdhA, moha hai shyog| jo mere lobha meM bAdhA DAlatA hai, usa para mujhe krodha AtA hai| jo mere lobha meM sahayogI banatA hai. usa para majhe moha AtA hai| vaha lagatA hai, merA hai| usase mamatA jagatI hai| isalie krodha, moha aura kAma atyaMta gahare meM 463 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 grIDa, lobha ke hI vistAra haiN| jisa vyakti kA lobha gira jAtA hai usake ye tInoM, jinako hama zatru kahate haiM, ye bhI gira jAte haiN| lobha ke binA krodha kariegA kaise? hAM, yaha ho sakatA hai ki krodha ke binA bhI lobha rhe| yaha asaMbhava hai ki lobha ke binA kAmavAsanA ho, lekina kAmavAsanA ke binA bhI lobha ho sakatA hai| kaise? brahmacarya meM bhI lobha ho sakatA hai| aura maiM, aura brahmacArI, aura brahmacArI, ho jAUM, yaha bhI lobha kA hissA ho sakatA hai| __ AtmA meM bhI lobha ho sakatA hai aura paramAtmA meM bhI lobha ho sakatA hai| akasara aisA hotA hai ki lobhI apane lobha ke lie, jaba saMsAra hAtha se chUTane lagatA hai to dUsare lobha kI cIjoM ko pakar3anA zurU kara dete haiN| jo yahAM dhana pakar3atA thA, vahAM dharma ko pakar3ane lagatA hai| lekina pakar3a vahI hai| lobha kA bhAva vahI hai| saMsAra kho gayA, koI harja nahIM, svarga na kho jaaye| yahAM yaza na milA pratiSThA na milI, koI harja nahIM, usa paraloka meM bhI kahIM AnaMda na kho jAye, kahIM aisA na ho ki yaha saMsAra to kho hI gayA dUsarA saMsAra bhI kho jAye, yaha lobha pakar3atA hai| isalie manovaijJAnika kahate haiM, adhika loga bUr3he hokara dhArmika hone zurU ho jAte haiM, lobha ke kaarnn| javAna AdamI se mauta jarA dUra hotI hai| abhI dUsare loka kI itanI ciMtA nahIM hotii| abhI AzA hotI hai ki yahIM pA leMge, jo pAne yogya hai| yahIM kara leMge iktttthaa| lekina mauta jaba karIba Ane lagatI hai, hAtha-paira zithila hone lagate haiM aura saMsAra kI pakar3a DhIlI hone lagatI hai iMdriyoM kI, to bhItara kA lobha kahatA hai, yaha saMsAra to gayA hI, aba dUsare ko mata chor3a denA / 'mAyA milI na raam'| kahIM aisA na ho ki mAyA bhI gayI, rAma bhI gye| to aba rAma ko jora se pakar3a lo| ___ isalie bUr3he loga maMdiroM, masjidoM kI tarapha yAtrA karane lagate haiN| tIrthayAtriyoM meM dekheM, bUr3he loga tIrtha kI yAtrA karane lagate haiN| ye vahI loga haiM jinhoMne javAnI meM tIrtha ke viparIta yAtrA kI hai| __kArla gustAva juMga ne, isa sadI ke bar3e se bar3e manocikitsaka ne kahA hai, ki mAnasika rUpa se rugNa vyaktiyoM meM jina logoM kI maiMne cikitsA kI hai, unameM adhikatama loga cAlIsa varSa ke Upara the| aura unakI niraMtara cikitsA ke bAda merA yaha niSkarSa hai ki unakI bImArI kA eka hI kAraNa thA ki pazcima meM dharma kho gayA hai| cAlIsa sAla ke bAda AdamI ko dharma kI vaisI hI jarUrata hai, juMga ne kahA hai, jaise javAna AdamI ko vivAha kii| javAna ko jaise kAmavAsanA cAhie, vaise bUr3he ko dharma-vAsanA caahie| juMga ne kahA hai, adhika logoM ki parezAnI yaha thI ki unako dharma nahIM mila rahA hai| isalie pUraba meM kama loga pAgala hote haiM, pazcima meM jyAdA log| pUraba meM javAna AdamI bhalA pAgala ho jAye, bUr3hA AdamI pAgala nahIM hotaa| pazcima meM javAna AdamI pAgala nahIM hotA, bUr3hA AdamI pAgala ho jAtA hai| jaise-jaise javAnI haTatI hai, vaise-vaise riktatA AtI hai| yauvana kI vAsanA kho AtI hai aura bur3hApe kI vAsanA ko koI jagaha nahIM miltii| mana becaina aura vyathita ho jAtA hai| ___ hamArA bUr3hA socatA hai AtmA amara hai, AzvAsana hote haiN| hamArA bUr3hA socatA hai, mAlA japa rahe haiM, rAma nAma le rahe haiM, svarga nizcita hai| sAMtvanA milatI hai| pazcima ke bUr3he ko koI bhI sAMtvanA nahIM rhii| pazcima kA bUr3hA bar3e kaSTa meM hai, bar3I pIr3A meM hai| sivAya mauta ke Age kucha bhI dikhAyI nahIM par3atA hai usa paar| usa pAra lobha ko koI maukA nhiiN| javAnI ke lobha viSaya kho gaye aura bur3hApe ke lobha ke lie koI AbjekTa, koI viSaya nahIM mila rhe| mauta kA to lobha ho nahIM sakatA amaratA kA ho sakatA hai| bUr3hA AdamI zarIra kA kyA lobha karegA! zarIra to kho rahA hai, hAtha se khisaka rahA hai| to zarIra ke Upara, pAra koI cIja ho to lobha kre| lobha adabhuta hai, viSaya badala le sakatA hai| dhana hI para lobha ho, aisA Avazyaka nhiiN| lobha kisI bhI cIja para ho sakatA hai| 464 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arAtri-bhojana : zarIra-UrjA kA saMtulana vAsanA chuTa jAye kAma kI to lobha mokSa kI vAsanA bana sakatA hai| ___ to lobha kI gaharAI hama samajha leN| kyoM, lobha ke sAtha anyAya nahIM huA hai| jinhoMne bhI samajhA hai lobha ko, unhoMne use mUla meM pAyA hai| grIDa mUla hai| to lobha zabda se hameM samajha meM nahIM AtA, kyoMki suna-sunakara hama bahare ho gaye haiN| isa zabda meM hameM bahuta jyAdA dikhAyI nahIM pdd'taa| __ lobha kA matalaba hai ki bhItara maiM khAlI hUM aura mujhe apane ko bharanA hai| aura yaha khAlIpana aisA hai ki bharA nahIM jA sktaa| yaha khAlIpana hamArA svabhAva hai, khAlI honA hamArA svabhAva hai| bharane kI vAsanA lobha hai isalie lobha sadA asaphala hogaa| aura kitanA hI saphala ho jAye to bhI asaphala rhegaa| hama apane ko bhara na paayeNge| hama cAhe dhana se, cAhe pada se, yaza se, jJAna se, tyAga se, vrata se, niyama se, sAdhanA se, ina sabase bhI bharate raheM to bhI apane ko bhara na paayeNge| vaha bhItara virATa zUnya hai| usa virATa zUnya kA nAma hI AtmA hai| to jaba taka koI vyakti sUnA hone ko rAjI nahIM ho jAtA, zUnya hone ko, taba taka usa AtmA kA koI darzana nahIM hotaa| aura lobha hameM zUnya nahIM hone detA, isalie lobha ko itanA mUlya diyA hai aura itanA usase chuTakAre kI bAta kI hai| lobha hameM zUnya nahIM hone detaa| aura lobha hameM bhaTakAye rakhatA hai, daur3Aye rakhatA hai| aura jaba taka hama bhItara zUnya na ho jAyeM, taba taka svayaM kA koI sAkSAtkAra nahIM hai| kyoMki zUnya honA hI svayaM honA hai| jaba taka maiM bharA hUM, maiM kisI aura cIja se bharA huuN| ise ThIka se samajha leN| bharane kA matalaba hI kisI aura cIja se bhare honA hai| hama kahate haiM, bartana bharA hai, bartana bharA hai isakA matalaba hai ki kucha aura isameM par3A hai| agara bartana svayaM hai to khAlI hogA, bharA nahIM ho sktaa| hama kahate haiM, makAna bharA hai, usakA matalaba hai, kisI aura cIja se bharA hai| agara makAna svayaM hai to khAlI hogA, bharA nahIM ho sktaa| hama kahate haiM, AkAza bAdaloM se bharA hai| isakA matalaba hai, bAdala kucha aura hai| jaba bAdala na hoMge, taba AkAza svayaM hogaa| __bharAva sadA parAye se hotA hai, svayaM kA koI bharAva nahIM hotaa| jaba bhI Apa svayaM hoMge, zUnya hoMge aura jaba bhI bhare hoMge kisI aura se bhare hoNge| vaha aura dhana ho, prema ho, mitra ho, zatru ho, saMsAra ho, mokSa ho, isase koI pharka nahIM pdd'taa| baTa di adara, hamezA dUsarA hogaa| jisase Apa bharate haiN| jisako bharanA hai, vaha dUsare se bhregaa| jisako khAlI honA hai, vahI svayaM ho sakatA hai| isakA matalaba huA ki lobha svayaM ko bharane kI AkAMkSA hai| alobha, svayaM ke khAlIpana meM jIne kA sAhasa hai| isalie lobha bhayaMkara hai| lobha hI hamArA saMsAra hai| jaba taka maiM socatA hUM ki kisI cIja se apane ko bhara lUM, jaba taka mujhe aisA lagatA hai ki bhare binA maiM caina meM nahIM hUM... / ___ Apa akele meM kabhI caina meM nahIM hote| hara AdamI talAza kara rahA hai sAthI kI, mitra kI, klaba kI, sabhA kI, samAja kii| hara AdamI khoja kara rahA hai dUsare kI, akelA hone ko koI bhI rAjI nahIM / apane sAtha kisI ko bhI caina nahIM miltaa| aura bar3e majedAra haiM hama log| hama khuda apane sAtha caina nahIM pAte aura socate haiM, dUsare hamAre sAtha caina paayeN| hama khuda apane ko akele meM bardAzta nahIM kara pAte aura hama socate haiM, dUsare na kevala hameM bardAzta kareM, balki ahobhAva maaneN| hama khuda apane sAtha rahane ko rAjI nahIM haiM, lekina hama cAhate haiM dUsare samajheM ki hamArA sAtha unake lie svarga hai| akelA AdamI bhAgatA hai jaldI, kisI se milane ko| mArka Tvaina ne majAka meM eka bar3I bar3hiyA bAta kahI hai| mArka Tvaina bImAra thaa| kisI mitra ne pUchA ki Tvaina, tuma svarga jAnA cAhoge ki naraka? mArka Tvaina ne kahA ki isI ciMtana meM maiM bhI par3A huuN| lekina bar3I duvidhA hai, phaoNra klAimeTa hevena ija besTa, baTa 465 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 phaoNra kaMpanI hail| agara sirpha svAsthya sudhAra hI karanA ho, magara akelA rahanA par3egA svarga meM, AbohavA to bahuta acchI hai vahAM, lekina kaMpanI bilakula nahIM hai| __ mahAvIra svAmI bagala meM baiThe bhI hoM Apake, to bhI kaMpanI nahIM ho sktii| kaMpanI cAhie to nrk| vahAM jAnadAra, raMgIle loga haiM, vahAM kaMpanI hai, vahAM carcA hai, majAka hai, bAtacIta hai| usane to majAka meM hI kahA thA, lekina bAta meM thor3I saccAI hai, lekina ise dUsare pahalU se dekheM to yaha majAka gaMbhIra ho jAtA hai| asala meM jo loga bhI bhItara naraka meM haiM, vaha hamezA kaMpanI kI khoja meM hote haiN| jo loga bhItara khuda se dukhI haiM, ve sAthI khojate haiN| jo bhItara AnaMdita hai, vaha apanA sAthI kAphI hai, kisI aura sAtha kI koI jarUrata nhiiN| ___ sunA hai maiMne ikahArTa ke bAbata, IsAI phakIra huA hai| pazcima ne jo thor3e se kImatI AdamI diye haiM, mahAvIra aura buddha kI haisiyata ke, unameM se ek| ikahArTa akelA baiThA hai| eka mitra rAste se gujaratA thaa| usane socA, becArA akelA baiThA hai, Uba gayA hogaa| vaha mitra AyA aura usane kahA ki akele baiThe ho, maiMne socA jAtA to hUM jarUrI kAma se, lekina thor3A tumheM sAtha de dUM, Tu giva yU kNpnii| ikahArTa ne kahA, he paramAtmA! aba taka maiM apane sAtha thA, tumane Akara mujhe akelA kara diyaa| AI vaoNja apa Tu nAu vida mI, yU haiva meDa mI elon| aba taka maiM apane sAtha thA, tumane Akara mujhe akelA kara diyaa| tumhArI bar3I kRpA hogI, ki tuma apanI kaMpanI kahIM aura le jaao| tuma kisI aura ko sAtha do| hama apane sAtha meM kAphI haiM, paryApta haiN| jo apane bhItara socatA hai, aparyApta hUM, vaha sAtha khojatA hai| __ lobha apane se atRpti hai| lobha kA matalaba hai, maiM apane se rAjI nahIM huuN| kucha aura cAhie rAjI hone ke lie| aura jo apane se rAjI nahIM hai use kucha bhI mila jAye, vaha kabhI rAjI nahIM ho sktaa| kyoMki kucha bhI mila jAye, vaha mujhase dUra hI rahegA mere nikaTa to maiM hI huuN| kitanI hI suMdara patnI khoja lUM, phAsalA rhegaa| aura kitanA hI acchA makAna banA lUM, phAsalA rhegaa| aura kitanA hI dhana kA aMbAra laga jAye, phAsalA rhegaa| mere pAsa to mere atirikta koI bhI nahIM A sktaa| maiM apane sAtha to rahUMgA hI, dhana ho ki garIbI, sAthI ho ki akelApana, maiM apane sAtha to rahUMgA hii| aura agara maiM apane se hI rAjI nahIM hUM to maiM jagata meM kabhI bhI rAjI nahIM ho sktaa| __ lobha kA matalaba hai, apane se rAjI na honaa| kisI aura se rAjI hone kI koziza hai lobha / jaba koI isa koziza meM saphalatA de detA hai, to moha ho jAtA hai| taba hama kahate haiM, isake binA maiM nahIM jI sktaa| yaha hai moh| kahate haiM, agara yaha haTa gayA to merI jiMdagI bekAra hai, yaha hai moh| phira koI bAdhA DAlatA hai aura merI isa lobha kI khoja meM avarodha bana jAtA hai, to krodha uThatA hai, miTA DAlUMgA ise| jisase moha banatA hai, usase hama kahate haiM, agara yaha miTa jAye to maiM jI na skuuNgaa| aura jisase hamArA krodha banatA hai, to hama kahate haiM, jaba taka yaha hai maiM jI na skuuNgaa| ise miTA ddaalo| ___ moha aura krodha viparIta pahalU haiM, eka hI ghaTanA ke| aura yaha jo lobha hai hamAre bhItara, dUsare kI talAza-isa dUsare kI talAza meM hamArI jo zaktiyoM kA niyojana hai, usakA nAma kAma hai, usakA nAma seksa hai| hamAre bhItara jo UrjA hai, jIvana kI zakti hai, jaba yaha zakti dUsare kI talAza meM nikala jAtI hai, to kAma bana jAtI hai| yaha bar3e maje kI bAta hai, thor3I duruha bhii| hameM khayAla meM nahIM AtA hai ki jaba eka AdamI dhana kA dIvAnA hotA hai, to dhana kI dIvAnagI usake lie vaise hI kAmavAsanA hotI hai jaise koI kisI strI kA dIvAnA ho| vaha rupaye ko hAtha meM rakha kara vaise hI dekhatA hai, jaise 466 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arAtri-bhojana : zarIra-UrjA kA saMtulana koI suMdara cehare ko dekhe| tijorI ko vaha vaise hI prema se kholatA hai, jaise koI apanI preyasI ko bitthaaye| rAta sapanoM meM preyasI nahIM AtI, tijorI AtI hai| yaha dhana jo hai, isake lie seksa AbjekTa hai| yaha dhana ke sAtha maithuna-rata hai| isalie jo AdamI dhana kA dIvAnA hotA hai, vaha kisI ko prema nahIM kara sktaa| dhana paryApta hai| isalie dhana kA dIvAnA patnI ko prema nahIM kara sakatA, baccoM ko prema nahIM kara sktaa| sabhI prema bar3e IrSyAlu haiN| agara dhana se prema ho gayA to dhana dUsare se prema na hone degaa| prema jelasa hai| dhana ne agara pakar3a liyA to phira nahIM hone degaa| phairADe, eka vaijJAnika ko koI pUchatA thA ki tumane vivAha kyoM nahIM kiyA? usane kahA ki jisa dina vijJAna se vivAha kara liyA, usa dina sautelI patnI ghara meM lAne kI himmata phira maiMne na juttaayii| __ akasara, vaijJAnika hoM, citrakAra hoM, kavi hoM, saMgItajJa hoM, patnI se bacate haiN| nahIM bacate to pachatAte haiN| pachatAnA par3egA, kyoMki do patniyAM! ___ mullA nasaruddIna kA beTA usase pUcha rahA thA ki pitAjI kAnUna ne do vivAha para roka kyoM lagA rakhI hai? to nasaruddIna ne kahA, jo apanI rakSA khuda nahIM kara sakate, kAnUna ko unakI rakSA karanI par3atI hai| jo apanI rakSA khuda nahIM kara sakate, kAnUna ko unakI rakSA karanI par3atI hai| eka hI patnI kAphI hai| magara AdamI kamajora hai, do, cAra, dasa ikaTThI kara le sakatA hai| to kAnUna ko usakI rakSA karanI par3atI hai ki aisI bhUla mata krnaa| __ akasara, jinako kisI khoja meM lIna honA hai, ve vivAha se baca jAte haiN| usakA aura koI kAraNa nahIM hai, kyoMki vaha khoja hI unake lie seksa AbjekTa hai| jo saMgIta kA dIvAnA hai, usake lie saMgIta preyasI hai| jo kAvya kA dIvAnA hai, kavitA usakI preyasI hai| aba dUsarI patnI kaThinAI khar3I kara degii| aura patniyAM ise bhalI-bhAMti jAnatI haiN| kabhI-kabhI aisI bhUla cUka ho jAtI hai ki koI kavi zAdI kara letA hai, to patnI ke bardAzta ke bAhara hotA hai ki vaha kavitA likhe baiTha kara, usake saamne| patnI maujUda ho aura pati kavitA likhe, to patnI chIna kara pheMka degI usakI kvitaa| vaijJAnikoM ke hAtha se unake upakaraNa chIna lie haiN| dArzanikoM hAtha se unake zAstra chIna lie haiN| hameM hairAnI lagatI hai ki Akhira yaha patnI ko kyA ho rahA hai! agara sukarAta apanI kitAba par3ha rahA hai, to yaha jenathepe use kitAba par3hane kyoM nahIM detI! ___hameM lagatA hai ki pAgala aurata hai| pAgala nahIM hai vh| jAne anajAne vaha samajha gayI hai ki kitAba jyAdA mahatvapUrNa hai sukarAta ke lie patnI kI bjaay| jaba patnI maujUda hai, pati akhabAra par3ha rahA hai to bAta sApha hai ki vahAM mahatvapUrNa kauna hai! kauna mahatvapUrNa hai, yaha bAta sApha hai| to agara patnI akhabAra ko chIna kara phAr3akara pheMka detI hai, to patnI kI aMtaHprajJA usako ThIka-ThIka dizA de rahI hai| vaha ThIka samajha rahI hai| jo vyakti jisameM lIna ho jAtA hai, vahI usake lie kAma-viSaya ho jAtA hai| lInatA, kAma-viSaya kA lakSaNa hai| isase koI pharka nahIM par3atA ki ApakI lInatA strI aura puruSa ke prati hI ho| ApakI lInatA kisI bhI cIja ke prati ho jAye, to jo saMbaMdha hai vaha kAma kA ho jAtA hai| lobha kAma kI yAtrA para nikala jAtA hai| phira cAhe dhana, cAhe yaza, cAhe pada, cAhe puNya, isase koI pharka nahIM pdd'taa| __ lobha kA eka lakSaNa hai, apane se bAhara jaanaa| dUsare kI khoj| dUsare ke binA jInA mushkil| dUsarA svayaM se jyAdA mahatvapUrNa hai| dUsare kI mahimA jyAdA, svayaM kI mahimA gaunn| aura jisakI svayaM kI mahimA gauNa hai vaha kahIM bhI bhaTake, bhikhArI hI rhegaa| isalie lobhI sadA bhikhArI hai, samrATa ho jAye to bhii| usakA bhikSA-pAtra khAlI hI rahatA hai| aura phira lobha se paidA hotI haiM sArI 467 Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 saMtatiyAM-krodha kI, moha kii| isalie lobha ko pApa kA mUla kahA hai| mitra ne pUchA hai ki jyAdA dhana kamA kara jyAdA dAna? dhana se lobha kA saMbaMdha nahIM hai| dAna se bhI lobha kA saMbaMdha nahIM hai| jyAdA-jyAdA se saMbaMdha hai| jyAdA dhana kamAne vAlA jyAdA meM aTakA hai| kala yaha jyAdA dAna bhI kara sakatA, taba bhI jyAdA meM hI aTakA hogaa| dAna acchA hai, lekina prAyazcita kI trh| aura usakA koI vidhAyaka mUlya nahIM hai| jaise mAphI mAMganA acchA hai, lekina isakA yaha matalaba nahIM ki aise upAya karanA cAhie, jisase mAphI mAMganI pdd'e| ki pahale gAlI denI cAhie, phira mAphI mAMga lenI caahie| kyoMki mAphI mAMganA bahuta acchA hai| mAphI mAMganA acchA hai, prAyazcita kI trh| mAphI koI puNya nahIM hai| mAphI kevala pApa kA prAyazcita hai| dAna koI puNya nahIM hai, kevala vaha jo ikaTThA kiyA thA dhana, usakA prAyazcita hai| dAna kI koI vidhAyakatA nahIM hai, koI pAjiTiviTI nahIM hai dAna kii| isalie jo loga kahate haiM, khUba dAna karo, agara usakA matalaba yaha hai ki pahale khUba dhana ikaTThA karo, phira dAna karo to yaha to gaNita ke sAtha bahuta tarakIba hogii| pahale khUba pApa karo, phira puNya kro| __ eka pAdarI apane skUla ke baccoM se pUcha rahA thaa| usane bahuta samajhAyA thA unako ki mukti ke lie kyA AvazyakatA hai-sAlavezana ke lie, chuTakAre ke lie| samajhAyA thA ki jIsasa kI prArthanA, pUjA, bhagavAna kA smaraNa yaha saba jarUrI hai, jisako mukta honA ho| phira usane saba samajhAne ke bAda pUchA ki mukta hone ke lie sabase jyAdA jarUrI cIja kyA hai? eka choTe se bacce ne hAtha uThAyA, hAtha hilaayaa| vaha pAdarI bahuta khuza huaa| vaha baccA khar3A huaa| usane pUchA, kyA hai sabase jarUrI cIja? usane kahA, pApa krnaa| __ jaba taka pApa na karo, chUTanA kisase hai? chuTakAre kA kyA artha hai? chuTakAre ke lie pApa karanA pahalI jarUrata hai| dAna ke lie pahale dhana ikaTThA krnaa| lekina yaha jAla samajhane jaisA hai| jo AdamI jyAdA dhana ikaTThA kara rahA hai, vaha dAna kara kaise pAyegA? jitanA jyAdA para usakA jora hogA, utanA hI chor3anA muzkila hogaa| kyoMki jyAdA ko pakar3ane kI Adata ho jaayegii| hAM, vaha dAna kara sakatA hai, agara yaha dAna inavesTameMTa ho| agara usako yaha pakkA bharosA ho jAye ki jitanA maiM detA hUM, usase jyAdA mujhe milegA, to vaha dAna kara sakatA hai| use pakkA ho jAye ki yahAM detA hUM, svarga meM milegaa| Ajakala loga dAna karane meM utane tatpara nahIM dikhAyI paDate. usakA kAraNa, svarga saMdigdha ho gayA hai| aura koI kAraNa nhiiN| utanA bharosA nahIM rahA sApha-sApha ki hai bhii| agara purAne loga dAnI the to Apa yaha mata samajhanA ki Apase kama lobhI the| svarga sunizcita thaa| usameM koI zaka kI bAta hI na thii| yahAM denA aura vahAM lenaa| nagada thA, usameM kahIM koI udhArI kA mAmalA na thaa| aba saba gar3abar3a hai| yahAM hAtha se jAtA haA nagada mAlUma par3atA hai, vahAM svarga kA milatA huA nagada nahIM hai| ___ jinhoMne dAna kiye haiM purAne logoM ne, lobha ke kAraNa hI kiye haiM, lobha ke viparIta nhiiN| lobha ke viparIta dAna bar3I aura bAta hai| lobha ke kAraNa dAna bar3I aura bAta hai| kyA pharka hogA donoM meM? eka pharka hogaa| jyAdA maujUda nahIM rahegA dAna meN| agara yaha lagatA hai ki jyAdA dAna karUM, to kyoM lagatA hai, tAki jyAdA pA lUM? yaha jyAdA kI daur3a kyA hai? yahI daur3a kala thI ki jyAdA dhana ikaTThA karUM, aba yahI daur3a hai ki jyAdA dAna kruuN| kyoM? tuma jyAdA ke binA kyoM nahIM ho sakate ho? yaha jyAdA-yaha bukhAra jyAdA kA Avazyaka nahIM hai| aura jaba koI vyakti jyAdA se mukta ho jAtA hai to zAMta ho jaataa| taba lobha zAMta ho jAtA hai| to jinhoMne vastutaH dAna kiyA hai, unhoMne kucha pAne ke lie dAna nahIM kiyA hai| vaha sirpha prAyazcita hai| jo vyartha kA ikaTThA kara liyA thA vaha vApasa lauTA diyA hai| usase Age koI puNya milane vAlA nahIM hai, pIche ke kiye pApa kA nipaTArA hai| vaha sirpha hisAba 468 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arAtri-bhojana : zarIra-UrjA kA saMtulana sApha kara lenA hai, aura kucha bhI nhiiN| mitra ne pUchA hai--pAne yogya cIja ko adhikatara mAtrA meM pAne kI ceSTA meM bhI kyA lobha hai? asala meM pAne yogya kyA hai? jo pAne yogya hai, vaha bhItara pahale se hI milA huA hai| usakA koI lobha nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| aura jo bhI hama pAne yogya mAnate haiM, vaha pAne yogya nahIM hotaa| lobha pahale A jAtA hai, isalie pAne yogya mAlUma par3atA hai| ise thor3A ThIka se samajha leN| hama kahate haiM, jo pAne yogya hai, usake lobha meM kyA harja hai! lekina pAne yogya vaha hotA hI isalie hai ki lobha ne use pakar3a liyA hai| nahIM to pAne yogya nahIM hotaa| jo cIja Apako pAne yogya lagatI hai, Apake paDosI ko pAne yogya nahIM lgtii| paDosI kA lobha kahIM aura hai, ApakA lobha kahIM aura hai, yahI pharka hai| __ koI cIja apane Apa meM pAne yogya nahIM hai| jisa dina ApakA lobha usa cIja se jur3a jAtA hai, vaha pAne yogya dikhAyI par3ane lagatI hai| jaba taka lobha nahIM jur3A thA, pAne yogya nahIM thii| pAne yogya kA matalaba hI yaha hai ki lobha jur3a gyaa| taba to eka vIsiyasa sarkila paidA ho jAtA hai| lobha pahale jur3a gayA, isalie cIja pAne yogya mAlUma par3atI hai| aura phira hama kahate haiM, jo pAne yogya hai, usake lobha meM harja kyA! yaha lobha jo dUsarA hai, dhokhA de rahA hai| isake pahale hI lobha A gyaa| aisA samajheM to AsAna ho jaayegaa| hama kahate haiM, suMdara vyakti pAne yogya mAlUma par3atA hai| lekina suMdara hI kyoM mAlUma par3atA hai? Apa jaba kahate haiM, phalAM vyakti suMdara hai to Apa socate hai, sauMdarya koI guNa hai jo vahAM vyakti meM maujUda hai| lekina manasavida cAhate haiM. pAnA cAhate haiM. vaha Apako saMdara dikhAyI par3atA hai| yaha to hamAre anabhava kI bAta hai| kyoMki jo Aja hameM suMdara dikhAyI par3atA hai, jarUrI nahIM ki kala bhI suMdara dikhAyI pdd'e| jo hameM suMdara dikhAyI par3atA hai, hamAre mana kI tarakIba hai, hama kahate haiM, vaha suMdara hai isalie hama pAnA cAhate haiN| asaliyata aura hai| hama pAnA cAhate haiM, isalie vaha suMdara dikhAyI par3atA hai| hamArI cAha pahale hai| aura jahAM hamArI cAha jur3a jAtI hai, vahIM sauMdarya dikhAyI par3ane lagatA hai| jahAM hamArA lobha jur3a jAtA hai, vahIM pAne yogya mAlUma par3ane lagatA hai| ___ pAne yogya kyA hai? pAne yogya kevala vahI hai, jo milA hI huA hai| jise pAne kI koI jarUrata hI nahIM hai| aura jise bhI pAne kI jarUrata hai, vaha pAne yogya nahIM hai| yaha kaMTrADikTarI mAlUma par3e, virodhI mAlUma pdd'e| jo pAne yogya mAlUma par3atA hai vaha pAne yogya hai hI nahIM, kyoMki vaha parAyA hai| use pAnA pdd'egaa| aura jise bhI hama pA leMge, use chor3anA pdd'egaa| saMsAra kA itanA hI artha hai| kitanA hI pAo, chor3anA pdd'egaa| sirpha eka cIja mujhase nahIM chInI jA sakatI, vaha merA honA hai| use maiMne kabhI pAyA nahIM, vaha mujhe milA hI huA hai, AlareDI given| jaba bhI maiMne jAnA, vaha mujhe milA huA hai| use maiMne kabhI pAyA nhiiN| bAkI Apane jo bhI cIjeM pA lI haiM, vaha saba china jaayeNgii| jo pAyA jAtA hai, vaha china jAtA hai, kyoMki vaha hamArA nahIM hai| isalie to pAnA par3atA hai| eka dina china jAtA hai| jo hamArA nahIM hai vaha hamArA nahIM ho sktaa| jo merA hai, use maiMne kabhI pAyA hI nhiiN| vaha maiM hI huuN| __isalie dharma kI dRSTi meM pAne yogya sirpha eka hai bAta, aura vaha hai svayaM kA svruup| usako hama AtmA kaheM, paramAtmA kaheM, mokSa kaheM-yaha zabdoM kA bheda hai| bAkI koI bhI cIja pAne yogya nahIM hai| lobha dikhAtA hai, yaha pAne yogya hai, yaha pAne yogya hai, yaha pAne yogya hai| lobha dikhA detA hai, vAsanA daur3a par3atI hai| saphalatA mila jAtI hai, moha bana jAtA hai| asaphalatA mila jAtI hai, krodha bana jAtA hai| isalie lobha adharma kA mUla hai| 469 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 aba sUtra'sUryodaya ke pahale aura sUryAsta ke bAda zreyArthI ko sabhI prakAra ke bhojana, pAna Adi kI mana se bhI icchA nahIM karanI caahie|' isa saMbaMdha meM thor3A vicAraNIya hai| kyoMki mahAvIra ko mAnane vAloM ne isa sUtra ko burI taraha vikRta kara diyaa| jainoM kI dhAraNA kevala itanI hI raha gayI ki rAtri meM bhojana karane se hiMsA hotI hai, isalie nahIM karanA caahie| yaha bar3A gauNa hissA hai| yaha mUla hissA nahIM hai| aura agara yahI saca hai to aba rAtri meM bhojana karane meM koI ar3acana nahIM honI caahie| kyoMki mahAvIra ke vakta meM na bijalI thI, na prakAza thA, na kucha thaa| Aja bhI gAMva ke dehAta meM loga aMdhere meM rAta bhojana karate haiN| agara isIlie mahAvIra ne kahA thA ki rAtri bhojana karane meM kabhI koI kIr3A hai, karakaTa hai, choTA patiMgA hai kIr3A, koI bhojana meM gira jAye, gira jAtA hai| dina meM gira jAtA hai to rAta meM to bahuta AsAna hai| aura aMdhere meM bhojana, yA choTe-moTe dIye ke prakAza meM bhojana-agara mahAvIra ne isIlie kahA thA, jaisA ki jaina sAdhu samajhAte rahate haiM ki rAtri meM bhojana karane se hiMsA hotI hai, agara mahAvIra ne isIlie kahA thA. to aba isa satra kI koI sArthakatA nahIM hai| aba to bijalI kA prakAza hai jo dina se bhI jyAdA ho sakatA hai| aba to koI isameM ar3acana nahIM hai| agara yahI kAraNa hai, taba to yaha paristhitigata bAta thI aura aba isakA koI mUlya nahIM raha jAtA hai| lekina, yahI kAraNa nahIM hai aura isakA mUlya kAyama rhegaa| isake mUlya ko hama smjheN| / sUryodaya ke sAtha hI jIvana phailatA hai| subaha hotI hai, soye hue pakSI jaga jAte haiM, soye hue paudhe jaga jAte haiM, phUla khilane lagate haiM, pakSI gIta gAne lagate haiM, AkAza meM ur3Ana zurU ho jAtI hai| sArA jIvana phailane lagatA hai| sUryodaya kA artha hai, sirpha sUraja kA nikalanA nahIM, jIvana kA jAganA jIvana kA phailnaa| sUryAsta kA artha hai, jIvana kA sikur3anA, vizrAma meM lIna ho jaanaa| __ dina jAgaraNa hai, rAtri nidrA hai| dina phailAva hai, rAtri vizrAma hai| dina zrama hai, rAtri zrama se vApasa lauTa AnA hai| sUryodaya kI isa ghaTanA ko samajha leM to khayAla meM AyegA ki rAtri-bhojana ke lie mahAvIra kA niSedha kyoM hai? kyoMki bhojana hai jIvana kA phailAva / to saryodaya ke sAtha to bhojana kI sArthakatA hai| zakti kI jarUrata hai| lekina saryAsta ke bAda bhojana kI jarA bhI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| sUryAsta ke bAda kiyA gayA bhojana bAdhA banegA, sikur3Ava meM, vizrAma meN| kyoMki bhojana bhI eka zrama hai| Apa bhojana le lete haiM to Apa socate haiM, kAma samApta ho gyaa| gale ke nIce bhojana gayA to Apa samajhe ki kAma samApta ho gyaa| gale taka to kAma zurU hI nahIM hotA, gale ke nIce hI kAma zurU hotA hai| zarIra zrama meM lIna hotA hai| bhojana dene kA artha hai zarIra ko bhItarI zrama meM lagA denaa| bhojana dene kA artha hai ki aba zarIra kA royA-royAM isako pacAne meM laga jaayegaa| to agara ApakI nidrA kSINa ho gayI hai, agara rAta vizrAma nahIM milatA, nIMda nahIM mAlUma par3atI, svapna hI svapna mAlUma par3ate haiM, karavaTa hI karavaTa badalanI par3atI hai, usameM se assI pratizata kAraNa to zarIra ko diyA gayA kAma hai jo rAta meM nahIM diyA jAnA caahie| to eka to bhojana dene kA artha hai, zarIra ko zrama denaa| lekina jaba sUraja ugatA hai to AksIjana kI, prANavAyu kI mAtrA bar3hatI hai| prANa vAyu jarUrI hai zrama ko karane ke lie| jaba rAtri AtI hai, sUrya DUba jAtA hai to prANa vAyu kA ausata gira jAtA hai havA meN| jIvana ko aba koI jarUrata nahIM hai| kArbana DAi AksAiDa kA, kArbana dvi auSada kI mAtrA bar3ha jAtI hai jo ki vizrAma ke lie jarUrI hai| jAnakara Apa hairAna hoMge ki Aksijana jarUrI hai bhojana ko pacAne ke lie| kArbana dvi auSada ke sAtha bhojana muzkila se pcegaa| manovaijJAnika aba kahate haiM ki hamAre adhikatara dukha svapnoM kA kAraNa hamAre peTa meM par3A huA bhojana hai| hamArI nidrA kI jo asta 470 Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arAtri-bhojana : zarIra-UrjA kA saMtulana vyastatA hai, arAjakatA hai, usakA kAraNa peTa meM par3A huA bhojana hai| Apake sapane adhika mAtrA meM Apake bhojana se paidA hue haiN| ApakA peTa parezAna hai| kAma meM lIna hai| dina bhara cuka gyaa| kAma kA samaya bIta gayA aura aba bhI ApakA peTa kAma meM lIna hai| bAkI hama to adabhuta loga haiN| hamArA asalI bhojana rAta meM hotA hai, bAkI to dina bhara hama kAma calA lete haiN| jo asalI bhojana hai, bar3A bhojana Dinara, vaha hama rAta meM lete haiN| usase jyAdA duSTatA zarIra ke sAtha dUsarI nahIM ho sktii| __isalie agara mahAvIra ne rAtri bhojana ko hiMsA kahA hai to maiM kahatA hUM, kIr3e-makor3oM ke marane ke kAraNa nahIM, apane sAtha hiMsA karane ke kAraNa Atma-hiMsA hai| Apa apane zarIra ke sAtha durvyavahAra kara rahe haiN| eka-avaijJAnika hai| bhojana kI jarUrata hai subaha, sUrya ke ugane ke saath| jIvana kI AvazyakatA hai, zakti kI AvazyakatA hai| zrama hogA, zakti caahie| vizrAma hogA, zakti nahIM caahie| peTa sAMjha hote-hote, hote-hote mukta ho jAye bhojana se, to rAtri zAMta hogI, mauna hogI, gaharI hogii| nidrA eka sukha hogI aura subaha Apa tAje uTheMge, rAtri bhara bhI Apake peTa ko zrama karanA par3e to subaha Apa thake mAMde uttheNge| __isake aura bhI gahare kAraNa haiN| Apane khayAla kiyA hogA, jaise hI peTa meM bhojana par3a jAtA hai vaise hI ApakA mastiSka DhIlA ho jAtA hai| isalie bhojana ke bAda nIMda satAne lagatI hai| lagatA hai leTa jaao| leTa jAne kA matalaba yaha hai ki kucha mata karo aba / kyoM? kyoMki sArI UrjA zarIra kI peTa ko pacAne ke lie daur3a jAtI hai| mastiSka bahuta dUra hai peTa se| jaise hI peTa meM bhojana par3atA hai, mastiSka kI sArI UrjA peTa meM pacAne ko A jAtI hai| ye vaijJAnika tathya haiN| isalie AMkha jhapakane lagatI hai aura nIMda mAlUma hone lagatI hai| isalie upavAse AdamI ko rAta meM nIMda nahIM aatii| dina bhara upavAsa kiyA ho to rAta meM nIMda nahIM aatii| kyoMki sArI UrjA mastiSka kI tarapha daur3atI rahatI hai to nIMda nahIM A paatii| isalie, jaise hI Apa peTa bhara lete haiM tatkAla nIMda mAlUma hone lagatI hai| yaha bhare peTa meM nIMda isalie mAlUma hotI hai ki mastiSka ko jo UrjA dI gayI thI, vaha peTa ne vApasa le lii| peTa jar3a hai| peTa pahalI jarUrata hai| mastiSka vilAsa hai, lakjarI hai| jaba peTa ke pAsa jyAdA UrjA hotI hai taba vaha mastiSka ko de detA hai| nahIM to peTa meM hI mastiSka kI UrjA ghUmatI rahatI hai| mahAvIra ne kahA hai. dina hai zrama, rAtri hai vizrAma, dhyAna bhI hai vishraam| isalie parI rAtri dhyAna bana sakatI hai. agara thoDA-sA zarIra ke sAtha samajha kA upayoga kiyA jaaye| agara rAtri peTa meM bhojana par3A hai to rAtri dhyAna nahIM bana sakatI, nidrA hI raha jaayegii| nidrA bhI ukhar3I-ukhar3I, gaharI nhiiN| AdamI sATha sAla jIye to bIsa sAla sotA hai| bIsa sAla bar3A laMbA vakta hai| aura hama sAre loga yaha kahate sune pAye jAte haiM, kaba kareM dhyAna? samaya nahIM hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, yaha bIsa sAla dhyAna meM badale jA sakate haiN| yaha jo rAtri kI nidrA hai, jaba Apa kucha bhI nahIM kara sakate, taba dhyAna kiyA jA sakatA hai| ___dhyAna zrama nahIM hai, dhyAna vizrAma hai| isalie dhyAna kA nIMda se bar3A gaharA saMbaMdha hai| aura nIMda dhyAna meM rUpAMtarita ho jAtI hai| lekina nIMda, dhyAna meM tabhI rUpAMtarita ho sakatI hai, jaba peTa UrjA na mAMga rahA ho| jaba peTa mAMga na kara rahA ho, ki zakti mujhe cAhie pacAne ke lie| jaba peTa zAMta ho, peTa kI koI mAMga na ho, UrjA mastiSka meM ho| isa UrjA ko dhyAna meM badalA jA sakatA hai| agara isako dhyAna meM na badalA jAye to nIMda ko tor3ane vAlI ho jAyegI jo ki Ama upavAsa karane vAle kI hotI hai| agara yaha dhyAna meM badala jAye, yaha UrjA to nIMda ko bAdhA nahIM degii| nIMda apane tala para calatI rahegI, aura eka nayA AyAma, eka nayA DAimeMzana UrjA kA zurU ho jAyegA, dhyaan| kRSNa ne kahA hai, ki yogI rAta so kara bhI sotA nhiiN| mahAvIra ne bhI kahA hai, zarIra hI sotA hai, cetanA nahIM sotii| yaha eka bhItarI 471 Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 kImiyA hai| aba isa kImiyA ke tIna hisse hae-agara UrjA peTa meM jAye to mastiSka meM jAtI nahIM, pahalI baat| agara UrjA mastiSka meM jAye aura dhyAna na banAyI jAye to nIMda asaMbhava ho jAyegI / isalie tIsarI bAta, UrjA peTa meM na jAye, mastiSka meM jAye aura mastiSka meM dhyAna kI yAtrA para nikala jAye to mastiSka so sakegA aura UrjA dhyAna bana jaayegii| isalie yogI rAta meM sotA nhiiN| isakA yaha matalaba nahIM hai ki yogI kA zarIra nahIM sotA, zarIra bhalIbhAMti sotA hai| Apase jyAdA acchI taraha sotA hai| zAyada yogI hI isa artha meM ThIka se sotA hai| lekina phira bhI sotA nahIM, bhItara koI jAgatA rahatA hai| vaha jo UrjA peTa ke kAma nahIM A rahI hai, vaha jo UrjA mastiSka ke kAma nahIM A rahI hai, vahI UrjA bUMda-bUMda dhyAna meM TapakatI rahatI hai| aura bhItara eka jyoti jAgaraNa kI jaganI zurU ho jAtI hai| rAtri se jyAdA samyaka avasara dhyAna ke lie dUsarA nahIM hai| isalie mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki rAtri-bhojana nhiiN| jaina sAdhuoM ko sunakara bAteM bahuta bacakAnI lagatI haiN| unakI bAteM sunakara aisA lagatA hai ki ye AbsejDa haiM, inakA aisA dimAga kharAba hai| rAtri-bhojana nhiiN| aura rAtri-bhojana nahIM, isako aisA banA liyA hai ki jaise isake binA mokSa na ho skegaa| to bAta bar3I TuccI mAlUma par3atI hai| kahAM mokSa, kahAM rAtri-bhojana se jor3a rahe ho| aisA lagatA hai ki rAtri-bhojana chor3a diyA to mukti ho gyii| itanA sastA! ki rAtri-bhojana chor3a diyA to mukti ho gayI ? na, isameM bIca ke sUtra kho gaye haiM, jinakI vajaha se ar3acana hai| bIca kI sIr3hiyAM kho gayI haiN| sIr3hI hai-rAtri sabase jyAdA samyaka avasara hai dhyAna ke lie, aneka kAraNoM se| pahalA-samasta astitva vizrAma meM calA jAtA hai, sUrya ke DUbate hI astitva vizrAma meM calA jAtA hai| magara hama ulTe loga haiN| hamane saba kucha ulTA kara rakhA hai| sUrya ke DUbate hI samasta astitva vizrAma meM calA jAtA hai, hameM bhI vizrAma meM jAnA cAhie, hameM sUraja ke sAtha yAtrA karanI caahie| zarIra bhI vizrAma meM jAnA cAhie, mana bhI vizrAma meM jAnA caahie| mana ke vizrAma kA nAma dhyAna hai| zarIra ke vizrAma kA nAma nidrA hai| ApakA mana agara vizrAma meM nahIM jAtA hai to Apa dhyAna meM nahIM jA skte| lekina jinakA zarIra hI vizrAma meM nahIM jAtA, unakA mana kaise vizrAma meM jA skegaa| isalie mahAvIra ne kahA, rAtri-bhojana bilakula nhiiN| isakA rAtri se saMbaMdha nahIM haiM, isakA Apase saMbaMdha hai, dhyAna se saMbaMdha hai| __ aba maiM jainoM ko dekhatA hUM, rAtri-bhojana bilakula nahIM, isalie zAma ko vaha lUMsa-ThUsa kara khA lete hai| dekhate jAte haiM ki sUraja to nahIM DUba rahA aura jyAdA khAte jAte haiN| - eka ghara meM maiM ThaharA huA thaa| jo mere Atitheya the, mejamAna the, ve mere sAtha khAnA khAne baitthe| kamare ke bhItara aMdherA utarane lgaa| unhoMne jaldI se apanI thAlI lI aura kahA ki maiM bAhara jAkara bhojana karatA huuN| maine pUchA, kyA huA? unhoMne kahA, bAhara abhI jarA rozanI hai, dina hai| kamare se ve bAhara cale gaye, vahAM unhoMne jaldI-jaldI bhojana kara liyaa| ___ bar3e maje kI bAta hai, kabhI-kabhI hama sUtroM kA pAlana karane meM sUtroM kA jo mUla hai, usakI hI hatyA kara dete haiN| jisa AdamI ne jaldI-jaldI bhojana kiyA hai, usakI rAta bar3I baicena gujregii| kyoMki jaldI-jaldI bhojana kA matalaba hai ki kacare kI taraha peTa meM bhojana DAla diyA gayA, binA cbaaye| peTa ko jyAdA ar3acana hogI ise pacAne meN| isase to behatara thA ki aMdhere meM baiThakara ThIka se cabA liyA hotA, kyoMki peTa ke pAsa dAMta nahIM haiN| dAMta kA kAma muMha meM hI ho sakatA hai| phira peTa meM nahIM hogaa| aura phira peTa ko ise pacAne meM athaka kaSTa jhelanA par3egA, rAtri aura muzkila ho jaayegii| lekina samajha hAtha meM na ho, sUtra ho, to aise hI aMdhApana paidA hotA hai| phira cUMki rAtabhara bhojana nahIM karanA hai, isalie khUba kara 472 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arAtri-bhojana : zarIra-UrjA kA saMtulana lenA hai! rAta pAnI nahIM pInA hai, isalie sUraja DUbate-DUbate khUba pAnI pI lenA hai! yaha hatyA ho gayI mUla sUtra kii| lekina yaha hogI, kyoMki hamArA kula khayAla itanA hai ki rAtri-bhojana chUTa gayA to saba kucha mila gyaa| usake poche ke pUre vijJAna kA koI bodha nahIM rAtri-bhojana jise chor3anA ho, use pUrI jIvanacaryA badalanI pdd'egii| itanA AsAna nahIM hai rAtri-bhojana chor3a denaa| rAtri-bhojana to koI bhI chor3a sakatA hai, lekina pUrI jIvanacaryA badalanI pdd'egii| ___ mahAvIra ne to sAdhaka ke lie eka bAra bhojana ko kahA hai| kyoMki eka bAra bhojana liyA gayA ho to usake pacane meM chaha aura ATha ghaMTe lagate haiN| isalie dopahara meM agara gyAraha baje bhojana le liyA to hI rAtri-bhojana se bacA jA sakatA hai, nahIM to nahIM bacA jA sktaa| isakA matalaba yaha huA ki gyAraha baje jo bhojana liyA hai, vaha sAMjha sUraja ke DUbate-DUbate paca jaayegaa| peTa meM nahIM raha jAyegA, pacane kI koI kriyA jArI nahIM rhegii| aba yaha sAdhaka rAta meM binA bhojana ke so sakatA hai| lekina agara sirpha itanI hI mAnyatA hai, to rAta meM nIMda muzkila ho jaayegii| aura jaba nIMda muzkila hogI, to bhojana ke bAbata hI ciMtana clegaa| jo upavAsa karatA hai, rAta bhara bhojana karatA hai| bhojana kA majA lenA ho, to upavAsa karanA caahie| phira aisA rasa bhojana meM AtA hai, jaise kabhI AyA hI nhiiN| aisI-aisI cIjeM yAda AtI haiM, jo kaI jamAne ho gaye, bhala gayIM aura baDA mana tAjA ho jAtA hai| abhI vrata calate haiM to kaI logoM kA mana bhojana ke prati bar3A tAjA ho jaayegaa| ATha-dasa dina ke bAda jaba vrata chUTeMge, taba vaha jelakhAne se chUTe hue kaidiyoM kI bhAMti apane caukoM meM praveza kara jaayeNge| yojanAeM abhI se taiyAra ho rahI haiM unake mana meM ki kyA-kyA karanA hai| ___ mahAvIra AdamI ko bhojana se chur3AnA cAhate haiN| jainoM ko jitanA bhojana se baMdhA maiM dekhatA hUM, kisI aura ko nahIM dekhatA-caubIsa ghaMTe bhojana! satra kI hatyA ho jAtI hai, samajha kI kamI se| bhojana mahatvapUrNa nahIM hai, na rAtri mahatvapUrNa hai| zarIra kI UrjA kA saMtulana, zarIra kI UrjA kA rUpAMtaraNa, vaha alkemI, kImiyA mahatvapUrNa hai| mahAvIra nizcita hI manuSya ke zarIra meM gahare utre| kama loga itane gahare gaye haiN| unhoMne ThIka jaDa pakar3a lI. kahAM se jar3eM zurU hotI haiN| zarIra kA kAma zurU hotA hai bhojana se, aura zarIra cAhatA hai bhojana ke pAsa ruke raho, kyoMki zarIra kA kAma bhojana se pUrA ho jAtA hai| usakI aura koI jarUrata nahIM hai| bhojana se jo Upara na uTha sake vaha zarIra se bhI Upara na uTha skegaa| zarIra, yAnI bhojn| ApakA zarIra hai kyA? bhojana kA saMgraha hai| Apane jo bhojana kiyA usakA, ApakI mAM ne, Apake pitA ne jo bhojana kiyA, usakA, unake mAtA-pitA ne jo bhojana kiyA usakA, Apa bhojana kA laMbA sAra nicor3a haiM, ApakA zarIra jo hai| isalie bhojana ke prati itanA AkarSaNa svAbhAvika haiM, kyoMki vaha hamAre zarIra kA mUla AdhAra hai| usase hI zarIra cala rahA hai| aba savAla yaha hai ki hamako zarIra ko hI agara calAte rahanA hai to basa bhojana karate rahanA hai, aura bhojana nikAlate rahanA hai, basa yaha kAma karate rahanA hai| yunAna meM loga apane bhojana kI Tebala para, jaise Apa sIMkeM rakhate haiM dAMta sApha karane ke lie, aisA pakSiyoM ke paMkha rakhate the| bhojana kara liyA, phira gale meM paMkha phirAyA, vAmiTa kara dI, phira bhojana kara liyaa| to mehamAna ko agara Apane do-cAra daphA ulTI na karavAyI to Apane ThIka svAgata na kiyaa| to mehamAna ke lie eka bar3A paMkhA pakSI kA rakhate the| aura do AdamI pAsa khar3e rahate the jo jaldI jaba usakA bhojana, vaha kahe, basa aba nahIM, to jaldI se ve bartana le AyeMge, paMkhA calA deMge usake gale meM aura vAmiTa karavA deNge| nIro ne, samrATa nIro ne do DAkTara rakha choDe the jo dina meM use ATha daphA ulTiyAM karavAte the tAki vaha aura bhojana kara ske| 473 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 magara Apa kyA kara rahe haiM? Apa na paMkhA calA rahe haiM gale meM, na Apane DAkTara rakha chor3e haiM, lekina Apa galatI meM haiN| Apa bhI itanA hI kara rahe haiM ki DAlo nikAlo, DAlo nikaalo| Apa sirpha eka yaMtra haiM, jisameM bhojana DAlA jAtA hai aura nikAlA jAtA hai| eka sarkala hai, jaba nikala jAye to phira DAla lo, jaba Dala jAye to nikalane kI pratIkSA kro| __ Apa jiMdagI bhara bhojana DAlane aura nikAlane kA eka krama haiN| yahI hai jIvana! agara isa UrjA meM se kucha UrjA mukta nahIM hotI aura Upara nahIM jAtI, to Apako zarIra ke atirikta kisI cIja kA kabhI anubhava nahIM hogaa| isalie mahAvIra bhojana ke zatru nahIM haiM, bhojana ke duzmana nahIM haiM, jaisA unake sAdhu ho gaye haiN| mahAvIra-kevala bhojana hI jIvana nahIM hai, bhojana ke pAra jIvana kA vistAra hai-isake udaghATaka haiN| rAtri bhojana nahIM, mahAvIra ta Agraha hai| yaha Agraha isa bAta kI sUcanA hai ki yaha mAmalA sirpha bhojana kA nahIM hai, yaha koI gaharI, bhItarI krAMti kA mAmalA hai| 'sUryodaya ke pahale aura sUryodaya ke bAda zreyArthI ko sabhI prakAra ke bhojana-pAna Adi kI mana se bhI icchA nahIM karanI caahie|' __ yaha bhI jor3A hai sAtha, 'mana se icchA nahIM karanI caahie|' Apane kiyA yA nahIM kiyA yaha utanA mahatvapUrNa nahIM hai, jitanA mana se icchA nahIM karanI caahie| to maiM to kahUMgA ki agara kara lene se mana kI icchA miTatI ho to kara lenA behatara / agara na karane se mana kI icchA bar3hatI ho, to khataranAka hai| agara thor3A-sA bhojana peTa meM DAlane se rAta bhara bhojana kI, mana kI vAsanA kSINa hotI ho to behatara bajAya upavAse rahane ke aura rAta bhara mana bhojana ke AsapAsa ghUmane ke| vaha jyAdA khataranAka hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, rAtri-bhojana to karanA nahIM hai, aura rAtri mana meM vAsanA bhI na uThe bhojana kii| yaha kaise hogA? yaha hameM muzkila mAlUma par3atA hai| bhojana na kareM, yaha koI bar3I kaThina bAta nahIM hai, koI bhI kara sakatA hai| thor3A jiddI svabhAva ho to aura AsAna mAmalA hai| isalie akasara jiddI bacce, abhI paryuSaNa calatA hai, to jo bacce jiddI haiM ve bhI upavAsa kara leNge| unake mAM-bApa samajhate haiM ki baccA bar3A dhArmika hai| kula kAraNa itanA hai ki baccA upadravI hai aura pIche staayegaa| usakA matalaba yaha hai ki baccA, baccA nahIM hai, jiddI hai, bahuta ahaMkArI hai| aura dekhatA hai ki bar3e kara rahe haiM upavAsa, to hama bhI karake dikhA dete haiN| aura jitanA loga samajhAte haiM ki mata karo beTe, tuma abhI choTe ho, bar3e hokara karanA, utanA usakA ahaMkAra majabUta hotA hai ki acchA! choTe haiM! karake dikhA dete haiN| vaha karake dikhA degaa| - yaha baccA Aja nahIM kala upadravI siddha hone vAlA hai| jarUrI nahIM hai ki sAdhu ho jAye to upadravI na ho| adhika sAdhu to upadravI hote hI haiN| upadrava kA matalaba hI itanA hai ki yaha ahaMkAra ko rasa milanA zurU ho gyaa| ___ Apa bhI thor3e ahaMkArI hoM, to barAbara bhojana chor3a sakate haiN| bhojana meM kyA ar3acana hai? lekina mana kI vAsanA kaise chUTegI ! vaha jo rAta mana daur3egA bhojana kI tarapha, usakA kyA kariegA? usako kaise rokiegA? use rokA nahIM jA sktaa| mana daur3egA hii| use jaba taka Apa mana kI UrjA ko naI dizA meM pravAhita na kara deM, taba taka vaha unhIM dizAoM meM dauDegA jisakI use Adata hai| peTa kahegA, bhUkha lagI hai, to mana peTa kI tarapha daudd'egaa| galA kahegA, pyAsa lagI hai to mana gale kI tarapha daudd'egaa| mana kA kAma hI yahI hai ki vaha zarIra meM kahAM kyA ho rahA hai, isase Apako sUcita rkhe| __eka hI hAlata hai ki mana kisI itanI bar3I cIja meM niyojita ho jAye ki use patA hI na cale ki peTa ko bhUkha lagI hai ki gale ko pyAsa lagI hai| usakA nAma hI dhyAna hai| to usa dizA meM niyojita ho jaaye| itanA lIna ho jAye kisI aura AyAma meM ki zarIra bhUla hI jaaye| jaba zarIra bhUla jAye to phira pyAsa nahIM lagatI, phira bhUkha nahIM lagatI hai| 474 Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arAtri-bhojana : zarIra-UrjA kA saMtulana bhUkha lagI hai aapko| ghara meM Aga laga gayI, phira bhUkha nahIM lgtii| phira patA hI nahIM calatA ki bhUkha lagI hai| abhI bilakula susta hokara baiThate the ki kadama nahIM uThAye uThatA hai aura ghara meM Aga laga gayI hai, Apa aise daur3a rahe haiM jaise galatI ho gayI ki Apako olampika kyoM na bhejA! sArI tAkata lagA dI hai aapne| milkhA siMha aba Apase jIta nahIM sakatA daur3a meN| kyoM? dhyAna niyojita ho gyaa| ekAgra ho gayA, makAna meM Aga laga gayI, zarIra se haTa gyaa| pUre zarIra se haTa gyaa| dhyAna kA niyojana bar3I bAta hai| maiMne sunA hai milkhA siMha ke saMbaMdha meN| eka rAta usake ghara meM cora ghuse| vaha vizva vijetA daur3Aka / usake ghara meM cora ghuse| milkhA siMha joza meM A gayA, coroM ke pIche bhaagaa| pulisa sTezana pahuMca gyaa| jAkara iMspekTara ko kahA ki cora kahAM haiM? maiM unake ThIka pIche thaa| cora to vahAM koI the nhiiN| iMspekTara ne kahA, 'kahAM ke cora? Apa akele daur3e cale A rahe haiN|' milkhA siMha ne kahA, 'galatI ho gayI, AI masTa haiva ovara Tekana dem| rAste meM maiM bhUla gayA ki coroM kA pIchA kara rahA hUM, maiM samajhA daur3a cala rahI hai|' ApakA mastiSka jahAM niyojita ho jAye, phira saba bhUla jAtA hai| citta ekAgra ho jAye kahIM bhI to zeSa saba vismRta ho jAtA hai| kyoMki smaraNa ke lie citta kA saMsparza jarUrI hai| paira meM darda ho rahA hai, to citta paira taka jAye to hI patA calatA hai| peTa meM bhUkha lagI hai, citta peTa taka jAye to hI patA calatA hai| peTa ko kabhI patA nahIM calatA hai bhUkha lagane kaa| patA to citta ko calatA hai lekina citta peTa taka jAye to hI patA calatA hai| agara citta kahIM aura calA jAye to phira peTa taka nahIM jA sktaa| ghara meM Aga lagI hai to citta vahAM calA gyaa| eka dhArA meM citta baha jAye to zeSa sArA jagata anupasthita ho jAtA hai|| ___ kAzI ke nareza kA Aparezana huA peTa kA, to usane kahA, maiM koI davA nahIM luuNgaa| koI jiMdagI bhara davA nahIM lI thii| nahIM lene kA khayAla thA ki zarIra meM kucha bhI vijAtIya rAsAyanika dravya nahIM DAla leN| lekina binA davA Aparezana...Aparezana hogA kaise? behoza to karanA pdd'egaa| usane kahA ki nahIM, koI jarUrata nahIM, basa mujhe gItA par3hane dI jaaye| maiM gItA par3hatA rahUMgA, tuma peTa kA Aparezana kara DAlanA / ___ DAkTara bar3e ciMtita the ki yaha asaMbhava mAmalA dikhatA hai; gItA par3hane meM itanA citta ekAgra ho pAyegA? lekina koI upAya na thaa| mauta donoM hAlata meM hone vAlI thii| agara nahIM Aparezana karate haiM, to samrATa mregaa| agara karate haiM to eka saMbhAvanA bhI hai zAyada...isalie Aparezana kiyA gyaa| aura kAzI nareza gItA par3hate rahe aura unakA peTa kATA jAtA rhaa| sI diyA gayA, saba ThIka, ho gyaa| yaha pahalA Aparezana thA, bar3A Aparezana thA; pahalA Aparezana thA, jo binA kisI anestheziyA ke, binA kisI behozI kI davA ke kiyA gyaa| DAkTara to cakita ho gye| unhoMne kahA, yaha to camatkAra hai| lekina nareza ne kahA, koI camatkAra nahIM hai| kyoMki peTa taka merA jAnA jarUrI hai, tabhI to mujhe patA cale ki vahAM darda ho rahA hai| lekina maiM gItA kI tarapha jA rahA hUM, to phira vahAM nahIM jA sktaa| dhyAna kI tarapha jAye binA rAtri-bhojana se bacane kA koI artha nahIM hai| upavAsa kA bhI koI artha nahIM hai| Apa samajhate haiM, upavAsa aura anazana meM yahI pharka hai| anazana kA matalaba hai, bhUkhe mara rahe haiM rAta, soca rahe haiN| anazana upavAsa nahIM hai| upavAsa zabda kA artha hotA hai, AtmA ke nikaTa honaa| upavAsa-AtmA ke pAsa honaa| AtmA ke pAsa hone kA artha hI dhyAna hai| to jo dhyAna nahIM kara sakatA, vaha upavAsa nahIM kara sktaa| isalie maiM nahIM kahatA ki upavAsa kI phikra kro| pahale dhyAna kI phikra kro| dhyAna jise AtA hai usakA anazana upavAsa bana jAtA hai| jise dhyAna nahIM AtA, usakA upavAsa sirpha bhUkha har3atAla 475 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 hai- apane hI khilaaph| usase koI AnaMda utpanna hone vAlA nahIM hai| isalie mahAvIra ne itanA jora diyA hai| ___ kyA kareM? kaise mana dhyAna bana jAye? kahAM mana ko le jAyeM? to mana ke dhIre-dhIre abhyAsa karane par3ate haiM haTAne ke| mana ko dhIre-dhIre zarIra se haTAne kA abhyAsa karanA par3atA hai| kabhI aisA thor3A sA prayoga kareM to khayAla meM AnA zurU ho jaayegaa| __ khar3e haiM, AMkha baMda kara leN| bAyeM paira meM mana le jAyeM, bAyeM paira ke aMgUThe taka mana ko jAne deN| dAyeM paira ko bilakula bhUla jaayeN| sArI cetanA bAyeM paira meM ghUmane lge| yaha kaThina nahIM hai| bAyeM paira meM cetanA ghUmane lgegii| phira haTA leM bAyeM paira se| phira dAyeM paira meM le jAyeM, bAyeM paira ko bilakula bhUla jaayeN| dAyeM paira meM cetanA ko ghUmane deN| ise hara aMga para badaleM, to Apako phaurana eka bAta patA cala jAyegI kI cetanA bhI eka pravAha hai Apake bhItara, aura jahAM Apa le jAnA cAhate haiM vahAM jA sakatA hai, aura jahAM se Apa haTAnA cAhate haiM vahAM se haTa sakatA hai| abhI Apane isakA kabhI abhyAsa nahIM kiyA hai, isalie khayAla meM nahIM hai| ___ isalie zarIra jahAM cAhatA hai, ApakI cetanA vahAM calI jAtI hai| Apa jahAM cAhate haiM, vahAM nahIM jaatii| kyoMki Apane usakA koI abhyAsa nahIM kiyaa| abhI bhUkha lagatI hai to cetanA tatkAla peTa meM calI jAtI hai| vaha Apase AjJA nahIM letI ki maiM peTa kI tarapha jaauuN| vaha calI jAtI hai| Apa kucha kara nahIM paate| kyoMki Apane kabhI yaha aba taka socA hI nahIM ki cetanA kA pravAha merI iMTeMzana, merI abhIpsA para nirbhara hai| isakA thor3A prayoga kreN| ___ rAta bistara para par3e haiM, sArI cetanA ko paira ke aMgUThe meM le jaayeN| saba tarapha se bhUla jAyeM, sirpha aMgUThe raha jaayeN| le jAyeM, bhItara...bhItara...bhItara... aMgUThe meM Thahara jAyeM jaakr| jaise ApakI AtmA aMgUThe meM Thahara gyii| bahuta lAbha hogA, nIMda tatkAla A jaayegii| kyoMki mastiSka se aMgUThA bahuta dUra hai| jaba cetanA sArI vahAM pahuMca jAtI hai, mastiSka khAlI ho jAye, to Apa gaharI nIMda meM gira jaayeNge| cetanA ko thor3A haTAnA siikheN| AMkha baMda kara leN| kahIM bhI eka biMdu para cetanA ko sthira karane kI koziza kareM, Apa pAyeMge, jisa biMdu para cetanA ko le jAyeMge, vahIM prakAza paidA ho jaayegaa| AMkha baMda kara leM, soceM ki sArI cetanA hRdaya para A gayI, iMTezanala, abhiprAya se sArI cetanA ko hRdaya para le Aye, hRdaya kI dhar3akana hI keMdra bana gyii| Apa acAnaka pAyeMge, hRdaya ke pAsa dhImA-sA prakAza honA zurU ho gyaa| cetanA ko badalane ke ye prayoga karate rheN| kabhI bhI kara sakate haiM, isameM koI ar3acana nahIM hai| kursI para khAlI baiThe haiM, Trena meM, basa meM, kAra meM bilakula kara sakate haiN| kahIM koI alaga samaya nikAlane kI jarUrata nahIM hai| dhIre-dhIre Apako lagegA, ApakI mAsTarI ho gyii| yaha mAsTarI vaisI hai jaise ki koI kAra kI DrAiviMga sIkhatA hai| aise hI cetanA kI DrAiviMga sIkhanI par3atI hai| eka AdamI sAikila calAnA sIkhatA hai| Apa bhI sAikila calAnA jAnate haiM, lekina aba taka koI batA nahIM sakA ki sAikila kaise calAyI jAtI hai| abhI taka to nahIM batA sakA koii| calAkara batA sakate haiM Apa, lekina kaise calAI jAtI hai, kyA hai Trika, kyA hai sIkreTa? sIkreTa sUkSma hai| abhyAsa se A jAtA hai, lekina khayAla meM nahIM hai| __ sAikila calAnA eka bar3I durlabha ghaTanA hai, kyoMki pUre samaya greviTezana Apako girAne kI koziza kara rahA hai| jamIna Apako paTakane kI koziza kara rahI hai| do cakke para sIdhe Apa khar3e haiM, lekina pratipala Apa gati itanI rakha rahe haiM ki Apako isake pahale ki isa jamIna para greviTezana girAye, Apa Age haTa gye| isake pahale ki vahAM kA gurutvAkarSaNa Apako paTake, Apa phira Age haTa gye| gati aura gurutvAkarSaNa ke bIca meM Apa eka saMtulana banAye hue haiN| isake pahale ki bAyeM tarapha kA gurutvAkarSaNa Apako girAye, Apa dAyeM jhuka gye| isake pahale dAyeM gireM, bAyeM jhuka gye| eka gahana saMtulana sAikila para cala rahA hai| . kara leN| kahA nATakara leM, socAka pAyeMge, hRda 476 Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arAtri-bhojana : zarIra-UrjA kA saMtulana pahalI daphe Apa sAikila kyoM nahIM calA pAte? biThA diyA Apako, aura dhakkA de diyA, calA leM! kyoMki dubArA bhI kucha jyAdA nahIM kareMge Apa, abhI bhI kara sakate haiM yhii| lekina abhI bhaya hai, bs| aura patA nahIM ki kyA hogaa| vaha bhaya ke kAraNa Apa gira jAte haiN| do cAra daphA girakara do cAra daphA dhakke khA kara akla A jAtI hai| calAne lagate haiN| cetanA eka bhItarI niyaMtraNa hai, eka saMtulana hai| apane zarIra meM cetanA ko gatimAna karanA siikheN| eka tIna mahIne niraMtara abhyAsa se Apa samartha ho jAyeMge, jahAM cetanA ko le jAnA caaheN| agara phira Apake bAyeM hAtha meM darda ho rahA hai, Apa cetanA ko dAyeM hAtha meM le jAyeM, darda vilIna ho jaayegaa| Apake paira meM kAMTA gar3a gayA hai, Apa cetanA ko paira se haTA leM, sokha leM bhItara, kAMTA vilIna ho jaayegaa| jisa dina Apako yaha samajha A jAye usI dina anazana upavAsa bana sakatA hai, usake pahale nhiiN| usake pahale bhUkhe marate raheM, usase kucha honevAlA nahIM hai| kucha honevAlA nahIM hai khuda ko satAne meM kucha majA Aye to Aye, koI julUsa yAtrA vagairaha ApakI nikAla de to bAta alg| nAsamajha mila jAte haiM, yAtrA nikAlanevAle bhI / usakA kAraNa hai, ye saba myucuala mAmale haiN| kala ve hI nAsamajhI kareMge taba Apa unakI yAtrA meM sammilita ho jaanaa| AdamI isIlie yAtrAoM meM sammilita ho jAtA hai ki kala apanI nikalI to koI sammilita na hogaa| mullA nasaruddIna eka dina apanI patnI se kaha rahA hai ki nahIM, Aja maiM jAUMgA hI nhiiN| patnI ne kahA, 'kyA mAmalA hai, kahAM jAne kI bAta hai?' mullA nasaruddIna ke mitra kI patnI mara gayI hai| to nasaruddIna kahatA hai, 'Aja maiM nahIM jaauuNgaa|' patnI kahatI hai, 'kyA Apa pAgala ho gaye haiM? jAnA hI pdd'egaa|' nasaruddIna ne kahA, 'vaha tIna daphe maukA de cukA mujhe, tIna patniyAM mara cukIM, maiMne use aba taka eka bhI avasara nahIM diyaa| aise bar3I hInatA mAlUma par3atI hai, ki cale hara bAra / aba taka apane ne koI maukA hI nahIM diyaa| aura vaha hai ki diye calA jA rahA hai|' __ myucuala, pArasparika hai saba len-den| yahAM saba lena-dena kA hisAba hai| yahAM sArA khela usa para TikA haA hai| to nAsamajha Apako mila jAyeMge, Apake jalasa meM jAne ko| kyoMki vaha bhI AzA lagAye baiThe haiM ki kabhI na kabhI Apa bhI unake jalasa meM aayeNge| zAyada isameM kucha rasa A jAye to bAta alaga, lekina ApakA anazana, anazana hI rahegA, upavAsa nahIM bana sktaa| upavAsa to eka bhItarI vijJAna hai| isa vijJAna kA pahalA satra hai. cetanA ko zarIra ke aMgoM meM pravAhita karane kI kSamatA, sacetana, sve jaba yaha kSamatA A jAtI hai to phira cetanA ko zarIra ke bAhara le jAne kI dUsarI prakriyA hai ki zarIra ke, cetanA ke bAhara le jaanaa| jaba zarIra ke bAhara cetanA jAne lagatI hai tabhI bhUkha, pyAsa, dukha, pIr3A kA koI patA nahIM cltaa| to mahAvIra ne kahA hai, icchA bhI nahIM karanI caahie| 'hiMsA, asatya, corI, maithuna, parigraha aura rAtri bhojana se jo jIva virata rahatA hai, vaha nirAzrava, nirdoSa ho jAtA hai|' __ nirAzrava mahAvIra kA apanA zabda hai, aura bar3A kImatI hai| Azrava, mahAvIra kahate haiM una dvAroM ko, jinase hamAre bhItara bAhara se cIjeM AtI haiN| Azrava yAnI aanaa| nirAzrava, matalaba bAhara se hamAre bhItara aba kucha bhI nahIM aataa| aba hama apane meM Apta-kAma, aba hama apane meM pUre haiN| aba koI mAMga na rahI bAhara se| aba sArA saMsAra bhI isa kSaNa kho jAye, bilakula kho jAye, to aisA hI lagegA, eka svapna samApta huaa| isase koI aMtara nahIM pdd'egaa| isase koI bheda nahIM pdd'egaa| nivAzrava kA artha hai ki bAhara se Ane kA jo bhI yAtrA patha thA, vaha samApta ho gyaa| aba kisI yAtrI ko hama bhItara nahIM blaate| aba hamAre bhItara koI bhI nahIM aataa| na dhana, na prema, na ghRNA, na krodha, aba kucha bhI hama bhItara nahIM Ane dete| na mitra, na zatru, aba 477 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 koI hamAre bhItara praveza nahIM krtaa| aba hama apane meM pUre haiN| lekina, hama to Azrava meM hI jIte haiN| hama pUre vakta bAhara se hameM kucha caahie| uttejanA cAhie pUre vakta bAhara se| aisA jaise bAhara ke sahAre hI hama jIte haiM bhItara bhii| eka AdamI A jAtA hai aura Apase kaha detA hai, bar3e suMdara haiN| citta praphullita ho jAtA hai, phUla khila jAte haiM, pakSI ur3ane lagate haiM bhiitr| isakA rAstA Apa dekha rahe the ki koI Akara kahe ki bar3e suMdara haiN| logoM kI AMkhoM meM Apa khojate rahate haiM ki-loga Apako suMdara kaha rahe haiM ki nhiiN| agara koI ApakI tarapha dhyAna nahIM detA hai, citta bar3A udAsa ho jAtA hai| maiM eka yUnivarsiTI meM thaa| vahAM kucha lar3akiyAM mujhe Akara zikAyata karatI haiM ki kisI ne kaMkar3a mAra diyA, kisI ne dhakkA mAra diyaa| maiMne unase kahA, mArane bhI do! agara koI dhakkA na mAre aura koI kaMkar3a na mAre, to bhI musIbata! to bhI citta udAsa hota jisa lar3akI ko koI kaMkar3a nahIM mAratA yUnivarsiTI meM, usakA kaSTa Apako patA hai? vaha kaSTa, jisako kaMkar3a mAre jAte haiM usase bahuta jyAdA hai| saca to yaha hai ki jo lar3akI Akara mujhase zikAyata kI hai ki phalAM lar3ake ne kaMkar3a mArA, isane kaMkar3a mArA, usa prophesara taka ne mujhe dhakkA de diyA, vaha asala meM isake kahane meM rasa bhI le rahI hai| usa rasa kA use patA nahIM hai| bhItara use majA bhI A rahA hai| __isalie jaba koI Akara batAtA hai ki rAste meM bhIr3a bar3I dhakkA mArane lagI, to usakI AMkhoM meM dekhanA, eka bhIr3a dhakkA na mAratI, koI dekhatA hI nahIM ki Apa the bhI, ki Apa thIM bhii| to udAsI citta ko pakar3a letI hai| koI dhyAna nahIM de rahA hai| hama pUre samaya bAhara se jI rahe haiM, bAhara kauna kyA kara rahA hai| yaha hamArA Azrava citta hai| isameM hama sirpha bAhara ke sahAre hI hamArA astitva hai| saba sahAre khIMca lo to hama aise gira par3eMge jaise ki kheta meM khar3A huA jhUThA putalA gira jaaye| usakI saba cIjeM alaga kara lo| nAstika yahI kahatA hai ki tumhAre bhItara kucha hai hI nhiiN| jo bAhara se AyA hai, vahI hai| tuma bhItara kucha bhI nahIM ho, bAhara ke jor3a ho| cArvAka ne yahI kahA hai, yahI usakA nivedana hai ki tuma bAhara hI ke jor3a ho| tumhAre zarIra meM jo khUna daur3a rahA hai vaha bAhara se AyA hai| tumhArA jo aNu, tumhArA jo sela bana gayA hai vaha bAhara se AyA hai, tumhArI haDDI, mAMsa, majjA saba bAhara se AyI hai| tuma jo bhI vaha saba bAhara se AyA huA hai| bhItara tuma kucha bhI nahIM ho, bhItara hone jaisI koI bAta hI nahIM hai| deara ija no inaranaisa, saba kucha bAhara se AyA huaa| bhItara jhUThA zabda hai| isalie cArvAka kahatA hai, bAhara kI saba cIjeM alaga kara lo, to bhItara kucha nahIM bctaa| hAlata vaisI ho jAtI hai, jaise pyAja ke chilake nikAlate jAo, Akhira meM kucha bhI hAtha nahIM aataa| pyAja hAtha meM nahIM aatii| pyAja chilakoM kA jor3a thii| __cArvAka kahatA hai-tuma bhI sirpha eka jor3a ho bAhara ke, saba haTA lo aura tuma kho jAoge, tumhArI AtmA vagairaha kucha bhI nahIM hai, sirpha eka jor3a hai, eka kNpaauNdd|| mahAvIra isake hI viparIta haiN| ve kahate haiM, tuma bhItara bhI kucha ho, tumhArA bhItarI honA bhI tatva hai| lekina isa bhItarI tatva ko tuma jAnoge kaise? tuma tabhI jAna pAoge jaba tuma bAhara se saba lenA baMda kara do| zarIra to bAhara se legA hii| isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM, zarIra kA koI bhItarIpana nahIM hai| zarIra kA saba kucha bAharI hai| mana bhI bAhara se hI letA hai, isalie mana kA bhI koI bhItarIpana nahIM hai| isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM, zarIra se Upara uTho, cetanA ko haTA lo zarIra se praa| mana ko jo-jo bAhara se milatA hai--vicAra, 478 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arAtri-bhojana : zarIra-UrjA kA saMtulana krodha, lobha, moha-jo bAhara se prabhAvita karate haiM mana ko AMdolita karate haiM, mana ko bhI chor3a do| vahAM se bhI cetanA ko haTA lo| tuma haTAye jAo cetanA ko usa samaya taka jaba taka ki tumheM kucha bhI dikhAyI par3e ki yaha bAharI hai| use tor3ate cale jaao| isako mahAvIra ne bheda-vijJAna kahA hai-'da sAiMsa Apha ddiskrimineshn'| tuma apane ko tor3ate cale jAo usase, jo bhI parAyA mAlUma par3atA hai, bAhara se AyA huA mAlUma par3atA hai| haTa jAo usse| eka dina aisA AyegA ki bAhara se AyA huA kucha bhI na bacegA, tuma anAzrava ho jaaoge| tumhAre bhItara kucha bhI bAhara se AyA na hogaa| usI dina agara tuma bacate ho to samajhanA ki AtmA hai| agara usa dina nahIM bacate to samajhanA ki koI AtmA nahIM hai| AdamI ke bhItara agara AtmA hai, to use jAnane kA eka hI upAya hai ki hameM bAhara se jo bhI milA hai, usakA tyAga kara deM; cetanA se tyAga kara deM, cetanA ko haTA leM, dUra kara leN| jisa dina maiM bhItara hI bhItara raha jAUM aura maiM kaha sakU~, yaha merI mAM se nahIM AyA, mere pitA se nahIM AyA, samAja se nahIM AyA, zikSA se nahIM AyA; yaha kisI ne mujhe nahIM diyaa| yaha merA bhItarIpana hai, yaha merA aMtasa hai, usI dina samajhanA ki maiMne AtmA pA lii| __ anAzrava mArga hai haTA dene kA, jo bAhara se aayaa| hama jor3a haiM, bAhara ke aura bhItara ke| cArvAka yA nAstika kahate haiM ki hama sirpha bAhara ke jor3a haiN| mahAvIra kahate haiM, hama bAhara aura bhItara donoM ke jor3a haiN| jo bAhara se AyA huA hai, usake saMgraha kA nAma zarIra hai. aura jo bAhara se nahIM AyA haA hai usakA nAma AtmA hai| lekina isa AtmA ko khojanA paDe va jI rahe haiN| hameM koI patA nahIM hai| hama kahate haiM, sunate haiM, par3hate haiM AtmA hai| aura yaha zabda korA AkAza meM kho jAtA hai dhueM kI trh| isakA koI bahata artha nahIM hai| isakA artha to kevala usI ko ho sakatA hai jisane apane bhItara bAhara kA saba chor3a diyA cetanA se, haTA lI cetanA saba tarapha se, aura usa biMdu para pahuMca kara khar3A ho gayA ki kaha sake ki yaha bAhara se AyA huA nahIM hai| buddha ghara lauTe bAraha varSa ke bAda, to pitA ne kahA ki mApha kara de sakatA hUM tumheM abhI bhii| lauTa aao| buddha ne kahA ki Apa thor3A gaura se mujhe dekheM! maiM vahI nahIM hUM jo Apake ghara se gayA thaa| jo Apake ghara se gayA thA, vaha kevala kAyA thI, bAhara kA thaa| aba maiM use jAna kara lauTA haM jo bhItara kA hai, jo kAyA nahIM hai| aba maiM aura hI hN| lekina pitA krodha meM the, jaisA ki akasara pitA hote haiN| pitA, aura putra para krodha meM na ho, yaha jarA asaMbhAvanA hai| asaMbhAvanA isalie hai ki pitA kI AkAMkSAeM putra para TikI rahatI haiM, aura isa duniyA meM kauna kisakI AkAMkSA pUrI kara sakatA hai| apanI hI AkAMkSA pUrI koI nahIM kara pAtA, dUsare kI koI kaise karegA? pitA kI saba AkAMkSAeM putra para TikI rahatI haiM, vaha koI pUrI nahIM hotii| sabhI pitA krodha meM hote haiN| pitA hone kA matalaba krodha meM honA hai| bacanA muzkila hai| __ aura jo bhI putra huA, use kuputra hone kI taiyArI rakhanI hI caahie| koI upAya nahIM hai| buddha jaisA putra bhI pitA ko lagatA hai, kuputra! baddha ke pitA ne kahA ki hamAre ghara meM kabhI koI bhikSA-pAtra lekara nahIM ghamA hai| chor3o yaha bhikSA-pAtra, tuma samrATa ke beTe ho| yaha sArA rAjya tumhArA hai| mata karo naSTa mere vaMza ko| yaha kyA lagA rakhA hai, haTAo yaha saba! buddha ne kahA, Apa mujhe pahacAna nahIM pA rahe haiN| Apa jarA krodha ko kama kareM, AMkha ko dhueM se mukta kareM, dekheM to, kauna sAmane khar3A hai| svabhAvataH pitA aura nArAja ho gaye hoNge| pitA ne kahA ki maiM tumheM nahIM pahacAnatA! merA haDDI, mAMsa-majjA tU hai| merA khUna terI nasoM meM baha rahA hai aura maiM tujhe nahIM pahacAnatA? 479 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 1 buddha ne kahA, jo haDDI, mAMsa-majjA hai, agara maiM vahI hUM to Apa mujhe bhalIbhAMti pahacAnate haiN| lekina aba maiM jAnakara lauTA hUM ki vaha maiM nahIM huuN| aura maiM Apase kahatA hUM ki maiM Apake dvArA paidA huA jarUra, lekina Apase paidA nahIM huA huuN| Apa eka rAste se jyAdA nahIM the jisase maiM gujraa| jo bhI mujhameM dikhAyI par3atA hai vaha ApakA hai| lekina mere bhItara vaha bhI jo Apako dikhAyI nahIM par3atA, mujhe dikhAyI par3atA hai| vaha ApakA nahIM hai| isa biMdu kA nAma AtmA hai| lekina yaha anAzrava hue binA, isakA koI anubhava nahIM hai| isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM, jo anAzrava ho jAtA hai vaha nirdoSa ho jAtA hai| saba doSa bAhara se Aye hue haiN| nirdoSatA bhItarI ghaTanA hai| saba doSa zarIra ke saMga ke kAraNa haiN| yaha mahAvIra niraMtara kahate haiM ki agara hama eka nIla-maNi ko pAnI meM DAla deM, to sArA pAnI nIlA ho jAtA hai| hotA nahIM hai, dikhAyI par3ane lagatA hai| nIlA ho nahIM jaataa| maNi ko bAhara khIMca leM, pAnI kA raMga kho jAtA hai| maNi ko bhItara DAla deM, pAnI phira nIlA ho jAtA hai| sNg-doss| isako mahAvIra kahate haiM ki sirpha saMga sAtha ke kAraNa pAnI nIlA dikhAyI par3ane lagatA hai| ____ AtmA para koI vastutaH doSa lagate nhiiN| AtmA kabhI doSI hotI nhiiN| AtmA kA honA nirdoSa hai, vaha inoseMsa hai hI, nirdoSatA hai| lekina zarIra ke saMga sAtha zarIra kA raMga usa para par3a jAtA hai| zarIra kI vajaha se raMga usako ghera lete haiN| zarIra kI vajaha se lagatA hai, merI sImA hai| zarIra kI vajaha se lagatA hai, maiM bImAra huaa| zarIra kI vajaha se lagatA hai, bhUkha lagI hai| zarIra kI vajaha se lagatA hai, sira meM darda ho rahA hai| zarIra kI vajaha se saba kucha pakar3a letA hai| AtmA, jaise-jaise zarIra se apane ko alaga jAnatI hai, vaise-vaise nirdoSatA kA anubhava karane lagatI hai| saba saMga doSa hai| na zarIra doSI hai, na AtmA doSI hai| donoM ke saMga sAtha meM eka dUsare para chAyA par3atI hai aura doSa ho jAtA hai| Aja itanA hii| 480