Book Title: Mahavir Vani Lecture 46 Varnbhed Janma se Nahi Charya se
Author(s): Osho Rajnish
Publisher: Osho Rajnish
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/340046/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNabheda janma se nahIM, caryA se unnIsavAM pravacana 381 Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brAhmaNa-sUtra : 3 na vi muMDieNa samaNo, na oMkAreNa baMbhaNo / na muNI raNNavAseNaM, kusacIreNa Na tAvaso / / samayAe samaNo hoi, baMbhacereNa bNbhnno| nANeNa u muNI hoi, taveNa hoi tAvaso / / kammuNA baMbhaNo hoi, kammuNA hoi khattio / vaiso kammuNA hoi, suddo havai kammuNA / / evaM guNasamAuttA, je bhavanti diuttamA / te samatthA samuddhattuM, paramappANameva ce / / sira muMDA lene mAtra se koI zramaNa nahIM hotA, 'oma' kA jApa kara lene mAtra se koI brAhmaNa nahIM hotA, nirjana vana meM rahane mAtra se koI muni nahIM hotA, aura na kuzA ke bane vastra pahana lene mAtra se koI tapasvI hI ho sakatA hai| samatA se manuSya zramaNa hotA hai; brahmacarya se brAhmaNa hotA hai; jJAna se muni hotA hai; aura tapa se tapasvI banA jAtA hai / manuSya karma se hI brAhmaNa hotA hai , karma se hI kSatriya hotA hai, karma se hI vaizya hotA hai aura zUdra bhI apane kie karmoM se hI hotA hai / (arthAta varNa-bheda janma se nahIM hotA / jo jaisA acchA yA burA kArya karatA hai, vaha vaisA hI UMca yA nIca ho jAtA hai|) isa bhAMti pavitra guNoM se yukta jo dvijottama (zreSTha brAhmaNa) haiM, vAstava meM ve hI apanA tathA dUsaroM kA uddhAra kara sakane meM samartha haiN| 382 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ satya ke anusaMdhAna meM aparisIma sAhasa cAhie-pratiSThA ko cunautI dene kA, svIkRta dhAraNAoM ko khaMDita karane kA, AdRta mUrtiyoM ko bhaMjita karane kA / asatya cAhe kitanA hI pratiSThita ho, use asatya kI taraha hI ghoSita karanA, asatya kI taraha hI jAnanA sAdhaka ke lie atyaMta anivArya hai| bahuta bAra pratiSThita ko hama satya mAna lete haiN| paraMparAgata ko satya mAna lete haiM, bahujana ke dvArA svIkRta ko satya mAna lete haiN| svArtha meM bhI yahI hotA hai ki vyartha kI ulajhana meM hama na par3eM, sabhI jaisA mAnate haiM vaisA hI hama bhI mAna leM aura sabhI ke sAtha bhIr3a meM khar3e ho jAyeM / lekina bhIr3a kabhI satya ko upalabdha nahIM hotI, samUha to aMdhakAra meM hI bhaTakatA hai| bhIr3a se dUra uThane kI himmata caahie| __ bhIr3a se dUra uThane meM kaThinAI bhI hogI, ar3acaneM hoMgI, asuvidhA hogI, lekina vaha bhI satya kI khoja-tapazcaryA hai| cAhe vijJAna ho cAhe dharma, isa saMbaMdha meM donoM rAjI haiM, aura vaha pratiSThA ko, paraMparA ko, bhIr3a ko, krAuDa kA jo citta hai, usako cunautI dene kI bAta / mahAvIra zuddha satya ke anveSaka haiN| jahAM-jahAM svArtha ne asatya ke maMdira khar3e kara rakhe haiM, vahAM-vahAM coTa karanA jarUrI hai| vaha coTa manuSyoM para nahIM hai, manuSyoM kI bhUloM para hai| vizva ke vaijJAnika-vartula meM eka choTI-sI bar3I madhura kathA pracalita hai| AsTrIyana vaijJAnika vulphagaiMga pAvalI 1958 meM marA / kathA hai ki Izvara bahuta dina se usakI pratIkSA kara rahe the ki vaha kaba mare aura kaba Aye; kyoMki pAvalI jaise AdamI muzkila se kabhI hote haiN| asatya ko pakar3ane kI, loga kahate haiM, aisI kSamatA manuSya jAti ke itihAsa meM, vijJAna kI paraMparA meM dUsare vyakti ke pAsa nahIM thii| kSaNabhara meM asatya ko pakar3a lenA, bhUla ko pakar3a lenA pAvalI kI kuzalatA thii| aura cAhe kitanA hI khonA par3e, kitanA hI dAMva para lagAnA par3e, bhUla ko asvIkAra karanA yA bhUla ko maddenajara karanA yA chipAnA usake lie asaMbhava thaa| ho sakatA ho Izvara usakI pratIkSA karatA ho, kyoMki satya ke khojI kI pratIkSA hI Izvara kara sakatA hai| pAvalI marA, aura kathA hai ki Izvara ne pAvalI se kahA ki tU bhI anUThA AdamI hai| choTI-choTI bhUloM ke lie tUne apanI na-mAlUma kitanI rAteM binA soye bitAI haiN| aura nizcita hI jIvana ke bahuta se rahasya-vaha bhautikavida thA, phijisisTa thA- bhautika zAstra ke bahuta se rahasya tujhe anajAne raha gaye hoMge aura tU pratIkSA kara rahA hogA ki kaba paramAtmA se milanA ho to unase pUcha sake / tujhe kucha pUchanA to nahIM hai? maiM khuza huuN| pAvalI ne kahA ki dhanyabhAgI, he prabhu, eka savAla mujhe varSoM se ciMtita kara rahA hai, aura mere mitroM ne, mere sAthiyoM ne jitane bhI siddhAMta 383 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 khoje vaha saba galata the aura mAmalA hala nahIM ho paayaa| jaba Apa hI maujUda haiM, jinhoMne jagata ko banAyA to aba hala hone meM koI kaThinAI nahIM hai| usane bhautika-zAstra kA eka ulajhA huA savAla Izvara se pUchA / usane kahA ki proTAna aura ilekTrAna donoM ke mAsa meM aThAraha sau gunA kA pharka hai| proTAna kA mAsa ilekTrAna ke mAsa se aThAraha sau gunA jyAdA hai| lekina donoM kA vidyuta cArja barAbara hai; yaha bar3I hairAna karanevAlI bAta hai| aisA kaise ho pAyA? kyA kAraNa hai? jarUra koI kAraNa hogaa| Izvara ne apanI Tebila ke Upara se kucha kAgajAta uThAye aura pAvalI ko diye aura kahA ki yaha rahA sArA siddhAMta, isa bheda kA sArA siddhAMta, isa bheda kA sArA rahasya ! pAvalI gaura se par3ha gyaa| phira se dabArA lauTakara usane pddhaa| tIsarI bAra phira najara DAlI aura Izvara ke hAtha meM dete hue kahA, 'sTila rAMga--abhI bhI galata hai|' ___ kahAnI kahatI hai ki Izvara bahuta prasanna huA aura usane kahA ki maiMne galata hI tujhe pakar3AyA thaa| maiM jAnanA cAhatA thA ki Izvara ko bhI galata kahane kI kSamatA tujha meM hai yA nhiiN| Izvara kI pratiSThA se aura bar3I koI pratiSThA nahIM ho sakatI; lekina satya ke khojI kI Ar3a meM agara Izvara bhI AtA ho to use bhI haTA denA Avazyaka hai| mahAvIra satya ke anusaMdhAna meM lage the, aura bahuta sI bAteM Ar3a meM thiiN| veda kI pratiSThA thii| aura veda Izvara se kama pratiSThita nahIM thA isa deza meM / veda Izvara kA vacana thaa| kahanA cAhie Izvara se bhI jyAdA pratiSThita thaa| agara Izvara bhI vApasa A jAye aura veda ke khilApha bole, to Izvara asvIkRta ho jAyegA, veda svIkRta rhegaa| veda parama vacana thaa| mahAvIra ne veda ko asvIkAra kara diyA / kyoMki unhoMne kahA ki anubhUti hI parama ho sakatI hai, zabda parama nahIM ho skte| aura mahAvIra ne jo-jo pratiSThita paraMparA thI, saba para AghAta kiye| brAhmaNa pratiSThita thaa| mahAvIra ne brAhmaNa kI parI vyAkhyA badala dii| usa samaya koI soca bhI naha thA ki zadra bhI apane karma se brAhmaNa ho sakatA hai, brAhmaNa bhI apane karma se zadra ho sakatA hai| lekina mahAvIra ne janma kI pUrI vyavasthA tor3a dI aura kahA ki vyakti apanI cetanA se brAhmaNa hotA hai yA zUdra hotA hai, zarIra se nhiiN| __svabhAvataH paraMparA ko jaba coTa pahuMcAI jAye, to paraMparA pratizodha letI hai| legI hI; kyoMki na mAlUma kitane svArtha gireMge, nihita svArthoM ko coTa pahaMcegI-ve badalA bhI leNge| unhoMne badalA liyA bhii| lekina usase satya meM koI pharka nahIM pdd'taa| satya pratizodha kI agni se gujarakara aura bhI nikharakara svarNa ho jAtA hai| __ isa sUtra meM praveza karane ke pahale eka bAta prAthamika rUpa se samajha lenI cAhie ki dharma ke lie sabase bar3A upadrava sadA se eka rahA hai, aura vaha upadrava hai ki jo AMtarika hai use hama bAhya se taulate haiN| kAraNa bhI sApha hai, kyoMki manuSya kA bAhya hameM dikhAI par3atA hai, aMtasa to dikhAI nahIM pdd'taa| aMtasa ko taulane kA hamAre pAsa koI upAya bhI nahIM hai| aura aMtasa mUlyavAna hai, bAhya to kevala AvaraNa hai, vastroM kI bhAMti / ___ eka AdamI sapheda vastra pahana sakatA hai, isase zubhra hRdaya kA nahIM ho jAtA / eka AdamI kAle vasra pahane ho, isase hI kAle hRdaya kA nahIM ho jAtA / hRdaya kA vastroM se kyA lenA-denA? vastra hRdaya ko nahIM badala sakate / yadyapi ulaTI bAta ho sakatI hai ki hRdaya agara zubhra ho to kAlA vastra prItikara na lage, aura AdamI kAlA vastra na pahananA cAhe / lekina, sirpha kAlA vastra pahana lene se kisI kA hRdaya kAlA nahIM ho jaataa| yaha ho sakatA hai ki hRdaya kAlA ho aura AdamI sapheda vastra pahanakara use chipA lenA cAhe / bahuta loga yaha karate haiN| hRdaya jitanA kAlA ho, utanA sapheda AvaraNa meM, sapheda vastroM meM chipA lenA jarUrI hai| vastra khAdI ke hoM to aura bhI acchA hai| to bhItara vaha jo kAlA hai, vaha chipa jAtA hai| 384 Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNabheda janma se nahIM, caryA se vastroM se bhItara ko pahacAnane kA koI upAya nahIM hai| bhItara kI krAMti to vastroM taka A jAtI hai, lekina vastroM kA parivartana bhItara taka nahIM jaataa| lekina manuSya kI kaThinAI hai ki hameM bAhara se AdamI dikhAI par3atA hai, bhItara pahuMcane kA koI upAya bhI to nahIM hai| aura, dharma kI ghaTanA ghaTatI hai bhItara se, aura hama dekha pAte haiM kevala vyavahAra-aMtarAtmA nhiiN| isI kAraNa pUre dharma kI paraMparAeM rogagrasta ho jAtI haiN| mahAvIra nagna hue; nagna hokara parama-jJAna ko upalabdha ho gaye, aisA nhiiN| lekina parama jJAna jaisA unake jIvana meM ghaTA, ve itane nirdoSa ho gaye ki nagnatA A gyii| nagnatA pIche AyI; nirdoSatA pahale ghttii| nirdoSatA ko hama nahIM dekha sakate, lekina unakA bacce kI taraha nagna khar3e ho jAnA hameM dikhAI par3A / hamameM se bahuta se logoM ko bhI unhoMne prabhAvita kiyA / unake jIvana kI sugaMdha ne, unakA prakAza hameM chuaa| hamAre hRdaya kI vINA para kucha anugUMja huI; koI gIta hamAre bhItara bhI jagA, koI pratidhvani hama meM bhI gUMjI / hama jo ki bilakula jar3a haiM, ve bhI thor3e hile / lekina hameM mahAvIra kI nirdoSatA nahIM dikhAI par3I, nagnatA dikhAI pdd'ii| to hamane socA : hama bhI nagna khar3e ho jAeM to mahAvIra-jaisA jJAna hameM bhI upalabdha ho jaaegaa| bAta bilakula ulaTI ho gyii| ___ hama nagna khar3e ho sakate haiM, aura nagna khar3e hone kA abhyAsa kaThina bAta nahIM hai / ekAdha, do dina ar3acana hogii| jaba sabhI ko jAhira ke Apa nagna rahate haiM to bAta samApta ho jaayegii| do-cAra dina ke bAda nagnatA vaise hI sahaja ho jAegI, jaise abhI vastra haiN| pazcima meM bahuta se 'nyUDa-klaba' haiN| jo loga una nagna klaboM ke sadasya banate haiM, unako eka-do dina ar3acana hotI hai| saca to yaha hai ki sirpha pahale dina hI ar3acana hotI hai, dUsare dina se to ve bhUla hI jAte haiN| tIsare dina patA hI nahIM rahatA ki koI nagna bhI hai, kyoMki sabhI nagna haiN| ___ mere eka mitra eka nagna klaba ke sadasya the amarIkA meM / unhoMne mujhe batAyA ki hama bhUla hI gaye the ki koI nagna hai / hameM yAda to taba AyA, jaba eka dina eka kapar3e pahane hue AdamI bhItara A gyaa| jahAM pAMca sau loga nagna the, vahAM eka AdamI ke kapar3e pahane hae bhItara Ane se tatkAla hameM patA calA ki are, hama nagna haiN| anyathA nagnatA kA hameM koI patA nahIM thaa| mana abhyasta ho jAtA hai| lekina nagna-klaboM meM jo baiThe haiM, ve mahAvIra nahIM ho jaayeNge| nagna klaba kI sadasyatA se koI mahAvIra nahIM ho jaataa| __to yahAM hiMdustAna meM jaina muni haiM, jo nagna haiN| ve nagna hone se mahAvIra nahIM ho jaayeNge| mahAvIra ko mare hue paccIsa sau sAla ho gye| isa bIca bahuta loga unake pIche nagna hue, eka meM bhI mahAvIra kI camaka nahIM AyI / kahIM kucha bhUla ho gayI / jo ghaTanA bhItara se bAhara kI tarapha ghaTI thI, jo jharanA sadA bhItara se bAhara kI tarapha bahatA hai, hamane use bAhara se bhItara kI tarapha le jAnA cAhA / phUla nikalate haiM paudhe meM; ve bhItara se Ate haiM, phira khilate haiN| hama jAkara bAjAra se phUla le AyeM aura paudhe kI DAla para cipakA deM, zAyada kisI ajanabI ko dhokhA bhI ho jAe, aura jo nahIM jAnatA hai phUla kA aMtarjIvana, vaha zAyada camatkRta bhI ho; kahe, 'kaisA suMdara phUla hai!' lekina mAlI ko dhokhA nahIM diyA jA sktaa| aura, sAdhAraNa AdamI ko bhI jyAdA dera dhokhA nahIM diyA jA sakatA; kyoMki bAhara se cipakAyA phUla alaga hI murajhAyA huA, laTakA huA hogaa| bhItara se Ate hue phUla meM jo jIvana hai, jo pravAha hai, jo gati hai, vaha bAhara se laTakAye hue phUla meM nahIM ho sktii| to mahAvIra kI nagnatA kA phUla to bhItara se AtA hai, phira mahAvIra ke pIche calanevAlA nagnatA ko Upara se Aropita kara letA hai aura socatA hai ki jaba bAhara hama mahAvIra jaise ho gaye to bhItara bhI mahAvIra jaise ho jaayeNge| yaha gaNita bilakula ThIka dikhAI par3atA hai, aura bilakula galata hai| 385 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 yaha sabhI ke sAtha hogA, sabhI paraMparAoM meM hogaa| mahAvIra phUMka-phUMkakara kadama rakhate haiM, koI hiMsA na ho jAe unake jIvana meM; yaha unako cAroM tarapha se ghere havA hai ki koI hiMsA na ho jAe; kisI ko dukha, kisI ko pIr3A, kisI ko kaSTa na ho jAye lekina, isakA kAraNa AMtarika hai / mahAvIra ne jisa dina jAnA ki 'maiM kauna hUM,' usI dina unheM jJAta huA ki sabhI ke bhItara aisA hI caitanya virAjamAna hai, aura kisI ko bhI coTa pahuMcAnA ataMtaH apane ko hI coTa pahuMcAnA hai|| __ to mahAvIra kI ahiMsA unake jJAna kI chAyA hai| phira unake pIche jainoM kA samUha hai, vaha bhI ahiMsaka hone kI koziza karatA hai| usakI ahiMsA jJAna kI chAyA nahIM hai| vaha ulaTI koziza meM lagA hai| vaha socatA hai, jaba maiM ahiMsaka ho jAUMgA to majhe jJAna upalabdha hogaa| mahAvIra kA AcaraNa AtA hai aMtarAtmA kI krAMti se, jaina kA AcaraNa AtA hai, AcaraNa se, aura socatA hai ki pIche aMtarAtmA kI krAMti hogii| __ hama karIba-karIba bilakula pAgalapana kA kAma kara rahe haiM, jo asaMbhava hai| IMdhana lagAte haiM hama bhaTTI meM, Aga jalatI hai| Aga pIche AtI hai, IMdhana pahale lagAnA par3atA hai| hama Aga ko pahale rakhakara phira pIche IMdhana ko lAne kI koziza meM lage haiN| vaha hogA nahIM, lekina hotA haA dikhatA hai| dhokhA ho jAtA hai| AdamI AcaraNa ko cipakA letA hai| taba khuda ko to dhokhA nahIM hotA, khada to vaha jaisA thA vaisA hI hotA hai. lekina dasaroM ko dhokhA ho jAtA hai| pajA. sammAna. satkAra mila jAtA hai| __bAhara iMgita bar3I dikkateM khar3I kara dete haiN| duniyAbhara ke dhArmika logoM ke agara vastra alaga kara liye jAeM dhArmikatA ke, to bhItara adhArmika AdamI baiThA huA hai| lekina izAre meM saba chipa gayA hai aura izAre kA artha hama lagA rahe haiM bAhara se| maiMne sunA hai, madhya yuga meM aisA huA ki roma ke popa ke pAsa kucha logoM ne, IsAiyoM ne atyaMta gaharA nivedana kiyA, khuzAmada kI, yahUdiyoM kI bar3I niMdA kI aura kahA roma meM, jo ki IsAiyoM kA gar3ha hai, vahAM to eka bhI yahUdI kA rahanA ThIka nahIM hai / roma se yahUdI nikAla bAhara kara diye jaayeN| popa, AdamI bhalA thA; lekina bhale AdamI bhI pada para hokara bar3I muzkila meM par3a jAte haiM / pada kisI ko bhI burA kara sakatA hai| aura, agara pada para rahane kI thor3I sI bhI AkAMkSA ho, to phira bure ke sAtha samajhautA jarUrI ho jAtA hai| __AdamI bhalA thA, lekina pada para rahane kI AkAMkSA / vaha use lagA ki yaha bAta to jyAdatI kI hai, lekina agara IsAI dhanapati saba nArAja ho jAyeM to kaThinAI hogii| to usane kahA, acchA! para usane kahA eka tarakIba - hama yahUdiyoM ko alaga kara deMge, lekina pahale eka avasara denA jarUrI haiM! to usane yaha avasara diyA ki yahadiyoM meM jo bhI unakA pradhAna ho. jo bhI unakA netatva kare. vaha Akara mujha se vivAda kre| pUrA roma ikaTThA hogaa| aura agara vivAda meM vaha mujhase jIta jAe to yahUdI raha sakate haiM roma meM, agara vaha hAra jAe to yahadiyoM ko roma chor3anA pddegaa| kama se kama itanA nyAyayukta to mAlUma par3egA ki hAra gye| isalie roma chor3anA pdd'aa| __ yahUdI bar3e becaina hue| unake netA, unake guru, unake purohita ikaTThe hue sinAgAga meM, aura unhoMne kahA ki hama to bar3I muzkila meM par3a gye| aura sinAgAga kA jo pradhAna purohita thA, usane kahA ki isa vivAda meM to hAra nizcita hai, kyoMki nirNAyaka bhI popa hai / vivAda bhI vahI karegA eka tarapha se, aura nirNAyaka bhI vahI hai ki kauna jItA kauna hArA! hamAre jItane kA koI upAya nahIM hai / yaha cAla hai| __ aura pradhAna purohita ne kahA ki maiM vivAda meM jAne ko rAjI nahIM; kyoMki isakA koI artha hI nahIM hai| aura agara maiM hAra gayA, jo ki nizcita hai, to mere mana meM sadA ke lie eka pApa kA bhAva raha jAegA ki mere hAra jAne ke kAraNa sAre yahUdiyoM ko roma chor3anA pdd'aa| isalie maiM nahIM jaataa| hama binA hAre roma chor3a deM, vaha ucita hai| lekina itanI jaldI chor3ane ko yahUdI rAjI na the; to purohitoM se pUchA, lekina koI rAjI na huaa| sinAgAga meM jo AdamI buhArI 386 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNabheda janma se nahIM, caryA se lagAtA thA, vaha bar3I dera se suna rahA thA, saphAI bhI kara rahA thA / usane kahA, acchA to maiM calA jAUMgA! logoM ne kahA, tU pAgala hai, tU samajhatA kyA hai? tU sirpha buhArI lagAtA rahA hai| usane kahA, thor3A-bahuta jo bhI samajha gayA hUM... jaba koI jAne ko rAjI hI nahIM hai, to kisI kA jAnA jarUrI hai to maiM jAtA huuN| __ koI upAya na dekhakara buhArI lagAnevAle usa bUr3he ko yahUdI vivAda meM bhejane ke lie rAjI ho gye| sAre roma ke yahUdI aura IsAI bIca cauka meM roma ke ikaTThe hue| popa bhI thor3A ciMtita huA yaha dekhakara ki eka buhArI lagAne vAlA bUr3hA yahUdI vivAda karane AyA hai| lekina koI upAya nahIM thA, kyoMki yahUdiyoM ne use apanA netA cunA thA / popa ne vivAda zurU kiyA, usane AkAza kI tarapha hAtha uThAkara yahUdI ko AkAza dikhaayaa| jaba popa ne AkAza kI tarapha isa taraha hAtha karake dikhAyA to yahUdI ne apanA hAtha jamIna kI tarapha karake dikhAyA / popa bar3A prasanna haA ki gajaba kA AdamI hai, jabhI to cunA hogA isko| phira popa ne eka aMgulI ThIka usa yahUdI ke sAmane kara dii| usa yahUdI ne tIna aMguliyAM popa ke sira ke sAmane kara dii| ___ popa ko pasInA A gayA ki yaha AdamI to jIta jAyegA ! koI upAya na dekhakara popa ne apane khIse se eka seva nikAlA aura usa sevako yahUdI ke sAmane kiyaa| usane bhI jhaTa apanI kamara meM baMdhe hue eka baiga meM se eka roTI nikAlI aura popa ke sAmane kara dii| popa ne kahA ki disa maina iz2a DikleyarDa vikToriyasa ainDa jyaz2a kaina rimena ina roma-yaha AdamI jIta gyaa| yahadI raha sakate haiM roma meN| sAre IsAI pAdarI cakita hue| ve pAsa aaye| jaise hI yahUdiyoM kA jhuMDa calA gayA apane netA ko lekara, unhoMne popa se pUchA, 'itanI jaldI lena-dena huA Apa donoM ke bIca, aura itane camatkArI DhaMga se ki hama to kucha samajha hI nahIM pAye ki ho kyA rahA hai! aura vaha jIta bhI gayA! mAmalA kyA thA, hameM smjhaaiye|' popa ne kahA ki maiMne usa bUr3he ko izArA kiyA ki sAre jagata meM eka hI paramAtmA kA rAjya hai| yahUdI bar3A hoziyAra thA-hI vAz2a e mAsTara Apha DibeTsa-usane kahA, 'aura nIce zaitAna kA bhI rAjya hai, jamIna ke nIce pAtAla / usako mata bhUla jaao|' bAta saccI thii| maiMne usake sAmane phira bhI kahA, lekina paramAtmA eka hI hai, do kaise ho sakatA hai? to maiMne eka aMgulI usake sAmane kii| usane tIna aMgalI mere maMha ke sAmane karake majhako hI harA diyaa| TiniTI-tIna kA siddhAnta : ki paramAtmA tIna eka nahIM hai| IsAI mAnate haiM ki paramAtmA tIna hai, jaisA ki hiMdU mAnate haiM trimUrti / IsAI mAnate haiM : paramAtmA, holI ghosTa aura usakA putr| to koI upAya hI nahIM thaa| merI hI cIja mere hI sira para mAra dI usane tIna batAkara / to maiMne socA ki siddhAntoM meM isako ulajhAnA muzkila hai| koI aura sarala-sA upAya nikAlUM, zAyada usameM hAra jaae| to maiMne apane khIse se eka seva nikAlA, ki kucha nAsamajha kahate haiM ki jamIna gola hai seva kI taraha-usa samaya vijJAna kI nayI khojeM cala rahI thIM; aura vijJAna siddha kara rahA thA ki jamIna vartulAkAra hai, capaTI nhiiN| __yahUdI bhI gajaba kA thA; roTI ko sAtha lekara AyA thaa| usane roTI dikhA dI; kahA ki koI kucha bhI kahe, lekina jaisA bAibila meM kahA hai ki jamIna roTI kI taraha sapATa aura capaTI hai| hArane ke sivA koI upAya nahIM thaa| __sinAgAga bhAgA huA usa yahUdI ke pAsa pahuMcA / unhoMne usa buhArI lagAnevAle se kahA ki tUne hada kara dI! kyA gajaba kA AdamI hai! huA kyA? usane kahA, 'evarIthiMga vAz2a jasTa nAnasensa / daiTa maina iz2a maidd| aura agara cauthA savAla pUchatA to maiM usako jhapaTTA mAra detA / bahuta gussA mujhe A rahA thaa|' 'phira bhI huA kyA? tU jIta to gayA!' 387 Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 usane kahA ki vaha to merI samajha meM bhI nahIM AtA / jaba popa ne aisA hAtha kiyA to maine samajhA ki vaha kaha rahA hai ki nikalo yahUdiyo roma se| maiMne kahA ki duniyA kI koI tAkata hameM isa jagaha se nahIM haTA sakatI / hama yahIM rheNge| usa AdamI ne merI AMkha ke sAmane eka aMgulI kI; aura kahA ki DrApa DeDa-mara jaao| to maiMne tIna aMgulI kI aura kahA ki yU DrApa DeDa thraais| aura taba maiMne dekhA-dena Ai sA daiTa hI ija brigiMga AuTa hija laMca, so Ai brATa AuTa mAina-vaha apanA bhojana nikAla rahA hai| to maiM bhI apanA bhojana to sAtha roja rakhatA hI huuN| garIba AdamI hUM, roja dopahara ghara jAnA AsAna nahIM hotA / jaba tuma apanA bhojana nikAla rahe ho, hama bhI nikAlate haiN| aura vaha jo cauthA usane nahIM pUchA, so ThIka hI kiyaa| ___ bAharI pratIka kucha bhI khabara nahIM dete, aura unase bhItara kA aMdAja Apa jo lagAte haiM, vaha anumAna hai| lekina hama yahI kara rahe haiN| eka AdamI maMdira jA rahA hai, to hama samajhate haiM, dhArmika hai| maMdira jAnA bAharI pratIka hai| patA nahIM, vaha kisalie jA rahA hai, kisa kAraNa se jA rahA hai? ki maMdira meM striyAM ikaTThI haiM, isalie jA rahA hai, ki maMdira meM gAMva ke saba loga, bhale loga ikaTThe haiM, ve dekha leM ki maiM bhI bhalA AdamI hUM, isIlie jA rahA hai| vaha maMdira kisalie jA rahA hai, itane se kucha patA nahIM calatA ki vaha dhArmika hai| eka AdamI upavAsa kara rahA hai, pUjA-prArthanA kara rahA hai, isase kacha patA nahIM calatA ki vaha dhArmika hai| ye to bAhara ke pratIka haiM: hama anumAna lagAte haiN| aura eka AdamI cupa baiThA hai; maMdira nahIM jA rahA hai, to hama socate haiM, adhArmika hai| lekina kucha Avazyaka nahIM, jo maMdira jA rahA hai, vaha dhArmika na ho| jiMdagI jaTila hai / aura jo ekAMta meM cupa baiThA ho, vaha dhArmika ho / kahanA muzkila hai| lekina, hama bAhara se dekhate haiM aura isalie duniyA meM pAkhaMDa phailatA calA jAtA hai, hipokresI phailatI jAtI hai| hamAre bIca jo cAlAka haiM, ve bAhara kA iMtajAma kara lete haiM aura hamAre bIca jo cAlAka nahIM haiM. ve ulajha jAte haiM. phaMsa jAte haiN| jo aparAdhI phaMsa jAte haiM, ve saba choTe aparAdhI haiM / bar3e aparAdhI phaMsa nahIM paate| bar3e aparAdhI to adhikAra meM, pada meM pratiSThA meM hote haiM, unheM phaMsAnA muzkila hai| ve kAphI hoziyAra haiN| ve bAhara kA iMtajAma kara rakhate haiN| __ aisA kahA jAtA hai, manovaijJAnika kahate haiM ki maMdira ke purohitoM ko kabhI bharosA nahIM hotA ki 'Izvara hai|' yaha unakA dhaMdhA hotA hai-yaha prophezanala sIkreTa hai / Izvara meM unheM kabhI bharosA nahIM hotA, ho bhI nahIM sktaa| maMdira ke purohita ko kyA khAka bharosA hogA, kyoMki jo naukarI kara rahA hai pUjA ke lie, naukarI kara rahA hai prArthanA ke lie; prArthanA jaise nijI saMbaMdha ko jisane vyavasAya banA liyA hai, use paramAtmA kA koI anubhava nahIM ho sktaa| ___ maMdira kA purohita jAnatA hai ki bhagavAna vagairaha kucha bhI nahIM hai, lekina niraMtara ghoSaNA karatA rahatA hai apane sAre AcaraNa se, ki hai, kyoMki usakA sArA jIvana, sArA vyavasAya, sArA dhaMdhA bhagavAna ke hone para nirbhara hai| isalie jaba koI kahatA hai ki bhagavAna nahIM hai, to purohita kI nArAjagI yaha nahIM hai ki Apa asatya bola rahe haiM, purohita kI nArAjagI yaha hai ki satya bolakara Apa usakA pUrA dhaMdhA kharAba kiye de rahe haiN| purohitoM ko kabhI bharosA nahIM hotaa| ho nahIM sakatA; lekina pAkhaMDa kA jAla unake cAroM tarapha hotA hai, jisase dUsaroM ko bharosA milatA rahatA hai ki ve bharosA karate haiN| mahAvIra kA yaha sUtra sAre pAkhaMDa kI jar3a kATa dene kA sUtra hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'sira muMDA lene mAtra se koI zramaNa nahIM hotaa|' jaise 'brAhmaNa' zabda bahumUlya hai, vaise hI mahAvIra ke lie 'zramaNa' zabda mahatvapUrNa hai / aura bhArata meM do saMskRtiyoM kI dhArA hai| eka brAhmaNa saMskRti kI dhArA hai aura eka zramaNa saMskRti kI dhArA hai| zramaNa saMskRti meM buddha aura mahAvIra Ate haiM aura zeSa sAre vicAraka brAhmaNa saMskRti meM Ate haiM / brAhmaNa aura zramaNa saMskRti kA maulika bheda samajha lenA caahie| brAhmaNa samarpaNa kI saMskRti hai, sareMDara kii| brAhmaNa saMskRti kA maulika AdhAra hai ki jaba taka koI vyakti apane ahaMkAra ko 388 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNabheda janma se nahIM, caryA se paramAtmA ke caraNoM meM na chor3a de, taba taka jJAna kI upalabdhi nahIM ho sktii| brahma upalabdha hogA, jaba ahaMkAra samarpita ho jaayegaa| to samarpaNa, zraddhA brAhmaNa saMskRti kA sUtra hai| zramaNa saMskRti bilakula bhinna hai| zramaNa zabda banA hai zrama se| zramaNa saMskRti kA Agraha hai ki samarpaNa se paramAtmA nahIM milegA; zrama se milegA-prayAsa se, sAdhanA se| sirpha 'asahAya hUM aura patitapAvana, mujhe bacAo' ina prArthanAoM se nahIM milegaa| jIvana ko badalanA hogaa| mehanata karanI hogii| eka-eka iMca jIvana ko rUpAMtarita karanA hogaa| koI prArthanA saphala nahIM ho sakatI, sAdhanA saphala hogii| ___ ahaMkAra miTAnA hai| lekina zramaNa dhArA kahatI hai ki ahaMkAra samarpaNa karane se nahIM miTa sakatA / kyoMki pahalI to bAta yaha hai ki jo hai, usI kA samarpaNa kiyA jA sakatA hai; jo hai hI nahIM, usakA samarpaNa kaise hogA? zramaNa dhArA kahatI hai ki ahaMkAra nahIM hai', isa satya ko jAnane kI sAdhanA karanI pdd'egii| samarpaNa se kyA hogA? chor3eMge kahAM jo hai hI nahIM, hotA kucha, to chor3a dete| __ aura phira zramaNa saMskRti kahatI hai ki agara dUsare ke caraNoM meM chor3eMge to ahaMkAra yahAM se haTA, lekina vahAM maujUda hogA jahAM chodd'eNge| aura isalie bhakta kA ahaMkAra apane bhItara se haTakara bhagavAna ke sAtha jur3a jAtA hai / bhakta ko Apa gAlI deM, vaha nArAja nahIM hogA; usake bhagavAna ko gAlI deM, vaha lar3ane ko taiyAra ho jaayegaa| ___ to ahaMkAra ziphTa huaa| kala taka apane sAtha thA ki maiM mahAna hUM / aba maiM mahAna hUM, yaha chor3a diyA, lekina merA bhagavAna, merA kRSNa, merA rAma, merA jIsasa, merA mahAvIra mahAna hai| ahaMkAra dUsarI tarapha haTa gayA, lekina sUkSma rUpa se aba bhI ApakA hI ahaMkAra hai; kyoMki na vahAM rAma hai, na vahAM kRSNa hai, na mahAvIra hai usako jhelane ko| Apa apane hI hAtha meM saMbhAle hue haiN| bhagavAna bhI ApakA, ahaMkAra bhI ApakA / ve donoM Apake bhItara hI chipe haiN| zramaNa saMskRti hai-ahaMkAra miTAnA hai, samarpaNa karane kA koI upAya nahIM hai| aura miTAne kA artha hai ki itanA zrama karanA hai ki svayaM dikhAI par3a jAe ki ahaMkAra hai hI nhiiN| vaha zrama se hI tirohita ho jaae| jaise subaha kI osa kI bUMda sUraja ke ugane para tirohita ho jAtI hai, aise hI jIvana kI dhArA jaba saMgRhita hotI hai, inTigreTa hotI hai, samagra hotI hai, to ahaMkAra kA kuhAsA samarpita nahIM hotA hai, visarjita ho jAtA hai| zramaNa saMskRti 'svayaM' para bharosA rakhatI hai; brAhmaNa saMskRti 'brahma' para bharosA rakhatI hai| zramaNa saMskRti 'vyaktivAdI' hai; brAhmaNa saMskRti 'advaitavAdI' hai| brAhmaNa saMskRti meM eka brahma hai, aura zramaNa saMskRti meM utane hI brahma haiM jitanI cetanAeM haiN| aura hara vyakti brahma hone kA adhikArI hai| ye do dhArAeM haiN| mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'sira muMDA lene mAtra se koI zramaNa nahIM hotaa|' jaina sAdhu ho jAte haiM loga / unakA sira muMDA diyA, vastra badala diye, hAtha meM upakaraNa de diye sAdhu ke; sAdhu ho gaye! kala taka yaha AdamI sAdhu nahIM thA; eka kSaNa vastra badala lene se, sira muMDA lene se eka kSaNa meM sAdhu ho gayA! kala taka isake caraNa koI chUtA nahIM, zAyada yaha caraNa chUtA to loga apane caraNa ko haTA lete; aba loga isake caraNoM para sira rakhate haiM! isalie mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'sira muMDA lene mAtra se koI zramaNa nahIM ho jaataa|' bAhya AcaraNa parA bhI kara liyA jAe, to bhI bhItara ke zramaNa kA janma nahIM hotaa| hAM. bhItara ke zramaNa kA janma ho, to bAhara kA AcaraNa bhI pIche A sakatA hai, lekina bar3e pharka haiN| buniyAdI pharka yaha hai ki agara koI bhItara se zramaNa kI sthiti ko upalabdha ho jAe, to bAhara kA AcaraNa badalegA jarUra, lekina pratyeka vyakti kA alaga bdlegaa| ise jarA samajha leM, kyoMki pratyeka vyakti ke jIvana kA DhaMga bhinna hai, bejor3a hai| to mahAvIra nagna khar3e ho jAyeMge / buddha bhI zramaNa ko upalabdha hue, lekina nagna khar3e nahIM hue / mahAvIra nagna khar3e hue| yaha unakA nijI DhaMga hai| jo ghaTanA ghaTI hai, usa ghaTanA ko abhivyakta karane kA unakA nijI DhaMga hai / buddha ko yaha nijI DhaMga nahIM jamA; yaha khayAla meM bhI nahIM aayaa| jaba koI vyakti bhItara kI krAMti ko upalabdha hotA hai to bAhara ko vyavasthA nahIM detA; bAhara 389 . Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 jaisA bhI ghaTita hone lagatA hai usa cetanA ke prakAza meM, vaisA ghaTita hone detA hai / to duniyA ke sAre jJAnI eka jaisA vyavahAra karate nahIM dikhAI pdd'te| yaha bAta bar3e maje kI aura samajha lene jaisI bAta hai ki agara jJAna bhItara ho, to do jJAniyoM kA vyavahAra eka jaisA nahIM hogA, lekina agara AcaraNa thopA jAe to hajAroM jJAniyoM kA vyavahAra eka jaisA hogA / magara ve jJAnI nahIM haiN| pAMca sau jaina sAdhuoM ko khar3A kara deM, agara ve terApaMthI haiM to saba muMha para paTTI bAMdhe hue khar3e haiM; jaisA ki sainika yA sipAhI khar3e hoN| sainika aura sipAhI kA eka jaisA, eka yuniphArma meM khar3e ho jAnA samajha meM AtA hai; eka DhaMga se khar3e ho jAnA samajha meM AtA hai; usakA kAraNa hai, kyoMki sainika ke vyaktitva ko miTAne kI pUrI koziza kI jAtI hai; tAki usameM koI AtmA na raha jAe: AtmA rahe. to yuddha meM vaha kuzala nahIM ho pAyegA / vaha jar3a mazIna kI taraha ho jAe, usakA sArA kAma yAMtrika ho jaae| to Apa pAMca sau sainikoM ko khar3A karake dekheM, Apako pAMca sau loga dikhAI par3eMge, lekina vyakti dikhAI nahIM pdd'eNge| saba cehare eka jaise mAlUma hoNge| eka sA kapar3A, eka sI baMdUka, eka sI TopI, eka se bAla kaTe, saba eka jaise mAlUma hoMge / vyaktitva kho jAtA hai, bhIr3a raha jAtI hai| isalie, miliTrI meM hama naMbara de dete haiM, nAma haTA dete haiM, kyoMki nAma se thor3A vyaktitva kA patA calatA hai| agara eka AdamI mara jAtA hai, to takhtI para khabara laga jAtI hai ki gyAraha naMbara gira gyaa| gyAraha naMbara girane se kucha naMbara bhI patA nahIM calatA, kauna gira gayA? vaha kavi thA, vaijJAnika thA, sAdhu thA, asAdhu thA; usake bacce haiM, patnI hai?...kucha patA nahIM calatA / gyAraha naMbara kA na koI parivAra hotA hai, na koI bacce hote haiM, na patnI hotI hai / gyAraha naMbara ke kyA bacce hoMge? gyAraha naMbara naMbara gira jAtA hai, takhtI para loga par3ha lete haiN| bAta khatama ho gyii| gyAraha naMbara kI jagaha dasarA AdamI gyAraha naMbara ho jAtA hai| dhyAna rahe, naMbara riplesa kiye jA sakate haiM, vyakti riplesa nahIM kiye jA skte| koI upAya nahIM hai| ApameM se eka vyakti haTa jAe, koI upAya nahIM hai jagata meM ki usakI jagaha dUsarA vyakti rakhA jA ske| kyoMki usakI patnI kahegI ki kitanA hI dUsarA vyakti pyArA ho, merA pati nahIM hai| usake beTe kaheMge ki kitanA hI acchA AdamI ho, lekina merA pitA nahIM hai; usake mitra kaheMge ki saba ThIka hai, lekina vaha mitratA kahAM? usakI mAM kahegI ki saba ThIka hai, lekina merA beTA jise maiMne janmA thA...! vyakti ko sthAna para rakhA nahIM jA sakatA, badalA nahIM jA sakatA; naMbara badale jA sakate haiN| eka phieTa kAra kI jagaha dUsarI phieTa kAra rakheM, tIsarI rakheM, koI pharka nahIM par3atA / yaMtra badale jA sakate haiN| to miliTrI pUrI koziza karatI hai ki vyakti miTa jAe aura yaMtra raha jAe / aura usa vyakti ko pUrI aisI ceSTA karavAyI jAtI hai ki dhIre-dhIre AjJA usake lie maikenikala ho jAe, soca-vicAra samApta ho jaae| to isalie usako lephTa-rAiTa karavAte rahate haiM varSoM taka lephTa-rAiTa kI koI jarUrata nahIM hai ki bAyeM ghamo. dAyeM ghamo, Age calo, pIche jAo-usako karavAte rahate haiN| nayA-nayA sainika bhI hairAna hotA hai ki itanA yaha karavAne se kyA matalaba hai, aura varSoM taka! lekina isakA upayoga hai| dhIre-dhIre 'bAyeM ghUmo' yaha sunate hI use socanA nahIM par3atA, vaha bAyeM ghUmatA hai / socane kI koI jarUrata nahIM raha jAtI / jisa dina binA soce zarIra bAyeM-da gatA hai, usa dina yaha AdamI aba sainika ho gayA; isakI AtmA kho gyii| aba isase kaho, golI calAo, to isakA hAtha sIdhA baMdUka ke ghor3e para jAyegA; golI clegii| aba vaha socegA nahIM ki maiM kisako mAra rahA hUM? kyoM mAra rahA hUM? mArane kA kyA artha hai, kyA prayojana hai? na, aba vaha yaMtravata ho gyaa| ___ to sainika ke lie to poMcha miTA denA to zAyada ucita ho, lekina sAdhu ke lie poMchakara miTA denA bilakula galata hai| lekina pAMca sau terApaMthI sAdhu khar3e kara deM, ki sthAnakavAsI sAdhu khar3e kara deM, ki digaMbara sAdhu khar3e kara deM, ve saba bilakula eka jaise lakIra ke phakIra hokara cala rahe haiN| isase lagatA hai ki bhItara koI apanI cetanA nahIM hai jo mArga khoja ske| zAstra ne jo mArga diyA hai usako 390 Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNabheda janma se nahIM, caryA se nApa-nApakara cala rahe haiM, apanA koI bodha nahIM hai jo AcaraNa bana ske| AcaraNa zAstra se pakar3A hai; usako thopate cale jA rahe haiN| isase eka bar3I azobhana ghaTanA ghaTatI hai ki AtmA kho jAtI hai sAdhu kI bhI / aupacArika vyavasthA raha jAtI hai, AtmA kho jAtI hai| __mahAvIra kahate haiM ki yaha hogA hI, agara koI bAhya ko jyAdA mUlya degA AMtarika se, aura pahale bAhya ko badalane kI koziza karegA, aura socegA, pIche bhItara ko badala luuNgaa| sira muMDA lene se koI zramaNa nahIM hotaa| hAlAMki yaha ho sakatA hai ki jo zramaNa ho gayA hai, vaha sira muMDA le| yaha dUsarI bAta ho sakatI hai, jarUrI nahIM hai ki ho| aura dhyAna rakhanA ki jo sira na muMDAye to aisA mata samajha lenA ki vaha zramaNa nahIM huaa| lekina yaha ghaTanA bhI ghaTa sakatI hai ki koI zramaNa hokara sira muMDA le| __ bAloM kA eka sauMdarya hai / bAloM kA eka AkarSaNa hai| bAla bahuta kAmuka haiM, khIMca sakate haiM; isalie hama sira muMDAne meM bhayabhIta hote haiN| koI ApakA sira muMDA de to Apa ghara se nikalanA pasaMda nahIM kareMge ki loga kyA kaheMge! hama to taba sira muMDAte haiM AdamI kA, jaba vaha mara jAtA hai / taba usakA sira saphA kara dete haiM, na aba koI dekhane kI dikkata hai, na koI Dara hai, na aba kisI ko AkarSita karanA hai| bAloM kA eka kAmuka AkarSaNa hai| isalie puruSa to sira muMDA bhI le, strI sira muMDAne ko bilakula rAjI nahIM ho sktiiN| aura strI sira muMDI huI bilakula puruSa jaisI mAlUma hone lagatI hai; strI jaisI mAlUma nahIM hotii| strI kA bahuta-sA sauMdarya usake bAloM meM chipA hai / to mahAvIra kahate haiM, zramaNa hokara koI sira muMDA sakatA hai, kyoMki aba use koI prayojana nahIM rahA dUsare ko AkarSita karane meN| aba apanI suvidhA kI bAta hai| aura zramaNa ko bAla dikkata de sakate haiN| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki bAla agara rakhanA ho to dUsaroM para bAloM ko kaTavAne ke lie nirbhara honA par3atA hai| akAraNa nirbharatA bar3hatI hai / yA sAtha meM sAdhana rakho, rejara rakho, ustarA rakho ki bAloM ko sApha kro| agara na sApha karo to gaMdagI bar3hatI hai| agara bAloM ko bar3hane do to unakI saphAI kA dhyAna rakhanA par3atA hai| agara saphAI na karo to jueM par3a jAeM aura dUsarA mala ikaTThA ho jAe / vaha saba kaSTapUrNa hai / to mahAvIra kahate haiM ki jo vyakti zramaNa ho gayA hai, vaha ho sakatA hai ki bAloM ko sApha kara de / bAloM ko sApha kara denA eka gauNa ghaTanA hai; kyoMki aba use koI utsukatA nahIM hai ki usake zarIra ko koI suMdara mAne / aura usake svAsthya ke lie hitakara hogA, svacchatA meM sahAyaka hogA aura vyartha kI vyavasthA use nahIM juTAnI pdd'egii| ___ mahAvIra kahate haiM ki sAdhaka ko vyavasthA na juTAnI par3e, aise jInA caahie| kucha bhI use DhonA na pdd'e| to bAla akAraNa hai, lekina isase ulaTA sahI nahIM hai ki Apa bAla ghuTA leM to Apa zramaNa ho gye| bAloM ko ghuTAne ke pIche aura bhI kAraNa haiN| jo loga mahAvIra kI sAdhanA meM utareMge aura bhItara kI sAdhanA meM praveza kareMge, ve cAheMge ki bAla na ghoMTa le| Apako zAyada khayAla meM nahIM hai, bAla bhI akAraNa nahIM haiM aura kucha kara rahe haiN| zAyada Apako khayAla ho, ki manuSya atIta meM, koI dasa lAkha sAla pahale, manuSya ke pUre zarIra para bAla the, kyoMki pUre zarIra ko rakSA kI jarUrata thii| jaise-jaise AdamI kI rakSA kI vyavasthA badalatI gayI aura zarIra ko rakSA kI jarUrata na rahI, zarIra se bAla tirohita hone lge| aba sirpha una jagahoM para bAla raha gaye haiM, jahAM abhI bhI rakSA kI jarUrata hai| kucha glaiMDsa bhItara chipe haiM jinako rakSA kI jarUrata hai| ___ mahAvIra kI sAdhanA kA eka hissA hai ki bhItara kA jo tApa hai, bhItara kI jo UrjA hai, garmI hai, usa garmI ko, usa UrjA ko, usa agni ko kAma-keMdra se uThAkara sahasrAra taka lAnA hai| bAla usa garmI ko bikharane meM bAdhA deMge, usa garmI ko mastiSka meM roka leNge| vaha garmI AkAza meM tirohita ho jAnI jAhie, anyathA mastiSka bhArI aura rugNa ho jAyegA / to sahastrAra ke sthAna para bAla nahIM hone cAhie tAki 391 . Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 UrjA sIdhI AkAza meM lIna ho jaae| ___ dhyAna rahe, zarIra meM UrjA paidA ho rahI hai| usako visarjita karane ke do upAya haiM / eka to saMbhoga ke dvArA, to vaha nimnatama keMdra se jagata meM calI jAtI hai, prakRti meM calI jAtI hai, aura dUsarA upAya hai sahasrAra ke mArga se, zreSThatama keMdra se|| ye do chora haiN| aura jaise vidyuta kevala chora se hI visarjita ho sakatI hai, aise hI ina do choroM se jIvana-UrjA visarjita hotI hai / jo vyakti sahasrAra se apanI jIvana-UrjA ko AkAza meM chor3ane meM samartha ho jAtA hai, mahAvIra usako hI zramaNa kahate haiM / vaha kAmavAsanA se bilakula... jitanI dUra saMbhava ho sakatA hai, utanI dUra calA gayA hai, aura usakI UrjA ne nayI dizA aura nayA AyAma le liyaa| yaha guNAtmaka aMtara hai, isalie zramaNa cAhegA ki bAloM ko ghoTa de| ___ Apa jAnakara hairAna hoMge ki jaina muni aura bauddha bhikSu bAla ghoTate rahe haiM aura hiMdU RSi-muni bAla bar3hAte rahe haiM, ghoTate nahIM rahe haiN| zaMkarAcArya ne jarUra hiMdU saMnyAsiyoM ke lie bAla ghuTavAne zurU kiye, kyoMki zaMkarAcArya ne apanI sAdhanA kA adhikatama hissA bauddhauM se udhAra liyaa| lekina hiMdU RSi-muni, agara Apa upaniSadoM aura vedoM ke RSi-muniyoM ko dekheM, to ve saba dAr3hI aura bAloM ko pUrI taraha bar3hAte rahe haiN| unakI sAdhanA-prakriyA bilakula bhinna hai| usa prakriyA meM bAla sahayogI ho jAte haiN| jaina sAdhanA meM UrjA ko visarjita karanA hai| anaMta brahmAMDa meM UrjA kho jAe, kyoMki vaha UrjA zarIra kI hI hai, AtmA kI nahIM hai| hiMdu sAdhanA meM--vizeSakara pataMjali kI sAdhanA meM usa UrjA ko visarjita nahIM karanA hai, usa UrjA ko sahasrAra para ikaTThA karanA hai| donoM rAste alaga haiN| hiMdU sAdhanA meM usa UrjA ko ikaTThA karanA hai eka khAsa sImA taka, aura jaba vaha eka khAsa sImA taka ikaTThI ho jAe tabhI paramAtmA ko samarpita karanI hai| to bAla usa UrjA ko rokane meM sahayogI haiN| hiMdU saMnyAsiyoM kA bAla kA ghoTanA, sira ko muMDAnA zaMkarAcArya ke bAda prAraMbha huA aura gati pakaDa gayA lekina vaha bauddha paraMparA se AyI haI dhAraNA hai| sAdhakoM ne jo bhI cunA hai, usake pIche kucha kAraNa haiN| aura, agara kAraNa khayAla meM na hoM aura aMdhoM kI bhAMti loga calate jAeM, to usase koI lAbha nahIM hotA, kabhI nukasAna bhI ho sakatA hai| mahAvIra aura buddha zIrSAsana ke pakSa meM nahIM aura unhoMne yogAsanoM ko koI mUlya nahIM diyaa| pataMjali, hiMdU yoga kA mUla AdhAra jisane rakhA, vaha zIrSAsana ke bahuta pakSa meM hai| jo AdamI zIrSAsana karatA hai usake lie bAloM kA honA bilakula jarUrI hai, nahIM to khatarA hogA, nukasAna hogaa| kyoMki jaba Apa zIrSAsana meM khar3e hote haiM to jIvana-dhArA pUrI kI pUrI sira kI tarapha bahatI hai| agara usako rokane kA koI upAya na ho to zIrSAsana ke bAda Apa apane ko bilakula nissatva aura kamajora paayeNge| use rokanA cAhie / isalie hiMdU muni jaTAeM bar3hAtA thA, jitanI bar3I kara sakatA thaa| kabhI nahIM kaTAtA thA, unako bar3hAte calA jAtA thaa| unaka letA thA, aura usa pagar3I para zIrSAsana karatA thA / vaha pagar3I sira aura pRthvI ke bIca aMtarAla kA kAma karatI thI, nahIM to pRthvI jhaTake se UrjA ko khIMca letii| aura vaha jhaTake se UrjA kA khIMcanA bar3A khataranAka ho sakatA hai| vaha zarIra ko kaI taraha ke nukasAna pahuMcA tA hai| kaI daphA jiMdagI meM baDI ulajhaneM ho jAtI haiN| zaMkarAcArya ne maMDA to kara diyA hiMda saMnyAsiyoM ko, lekina zIrSAsana karane se nahIM rokaa| ___ akAraNa kucha bhI nahIM hai| choTA-sA niyama bhI jaba jJAniyoM ne cunA hai, to usake pIche unake apane kAraNa haiN| mahAvIra kisI aura prakriyA para kAma kara rahe haiM, to ve kahate haiM ki yaha ho sakatA hai ki zramaNa hokara koI sira muMDA le, lekina sira muMDA lene se koI zramaNa nahIM hotaa| aura acchA hai unhoMne yaha kaha diyaa| kyoMki vaijJAnika kahate haiM ki cAra hajAra sAla ke bAda bacce muMDe hI paidA hoNge| jaina sAdhu ko bar3I takalIpha hogI taba / 392 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNabheda janma se nahIM, caryA se Apako patA hai, sira se bAla kama hote jA rahe haiN| jaise-jaise AdamI kI buddhi vikasita hotI jAtI hai, vaise-vaise sira se bAla kama hote jAte haiN| puruSoM ke sira se bAla jyAdA girate haiM, striyoM ke kama girate haiM; kyoMki unhoMne buddhi kA utanA upayoga kiyA nahIM hai / to vaha sabUta hai isa bAta kA ki buddhi kI prakriyA para unhoMne kAma nahIM kiyA; itanI UrjA unake sira meM ikaTThI nahIM hotI ki bAla gira jaaeN| isalie striyAM gaMjI nahIM ho pAtIM, puruSa gaMje ho jAte haiN| aura jitanI jyAdA pratibhA kA upayoga kiyA jAe, utane hI jaldI gaMje ho jAte vaijJAnika kahate haiM, cAra hajAra sAla meM AdamI buddhi kA itanA upayoga kara rahA hogA ki baccA janma se hI gaMjA paidA hogaa| gaMje hone kA Dara nahIM raha jaayegaa| acchA kahA mahAvIra ne ki sira muMDA lene se koI zramaNa nahIM hotA, nahIM to cAra hajAra sAla bAda sabhI zramaNa paidA hote| ___ 'aura oma kA jApa kara lene mAtra se koI brAhmaNa nahIM hotaa|' brAhmaNa hone se oma kA jApa paidA hotA hai| jaba koI vyakti saba bhAMti samarpita kara detA hai apane ko anaMta zakti meM, apane mastiSka ko saba bhAMti chor3a detA hai usake hAthoM meM, apane vicAra ko, apanI ciMtanA ko, apane manana ko; sabhI ko 'usake caraNoM meM utArakara rakha detA hai; vaha caraNa sahI ho yA jhUTha, yaha savAla nahIM hai, utArakara rakha detA hai, apanI tarapha se nirbhAra ho jAtA hai, taba usake bhItara eka parama dhvani gUMjane lagatI hai| usa dhvani kA nAma 'oMkAra' hai| usake bhItara oma kA sahaja Avartana hone lagatA hai, use karanA nahIM pdd'taa| lekina hama to hamezA ulTA calate haiN| hama baiThakara oma kA jApa karate haiN| oma kA jApa hamArA vyartha hai; kyoMki oma kA jApa bhI hama buddhi se hI karate haiM; aura buddhi hI bAdhA hai| oma kA jApa bhI hamAre lie eka vicAra kA punarAvartana hogA; aura vicAra hI to avarodha __ mahAvIra kahate haiM ki oMkAra kA jApa karane se koI brAhmaNa nahIM hotA yadyapi koI brAhmaNa ho jAe to oMkAra kA jApa pragaTa hotA hai; usake bhItara oma kI dhvani gUMjane lagatI hai; usake roeM-roeM se oMkAra gUMjane lagatA hai| oMkAra manuSya ke dvArA paidA kI gayI dhvani nahIM hai, balki prakRti kI svAbhAvika dhvani-vyavasthA hai| agara saba zUnya ho jAe jagata meM, to oMkAra kA nAda zeSa raha jAyegA / vaha nAda isa jagata kA maulika dhvani-svara hai| use paidA nahIM karanA hotaa| isalie oMkAra ko hiMduoM ne 'anAhata' kahA hai| do taraha ke nAda haiN| eka to 'Ahata' nAda hai| maiM tAlI ko bajAUM, to yaha 'Ahata nAda' hai; kyoMki do cIjeM TakarAyIM, Ahata huiiN| unake paraspara coTa se dhvani paidA huii| oMkAra 'anAhata nAda' hai| vaha do cIjoM ke TakarAne se paidA nahIM hotaa| jaba saba TakarAva bhItara baMda ho jAtA hai, taba jo zeSa raha jAtA hai; jaba bhItara buddhi kI sArI kalaha baMda ho jAtI hai, saMgharSa baMda ho jAtA hai, saba vicAra kho jAte haiM, saba zUnya ho jAtA hai; usa zUnya meM jo dhvani anubhava hone lagatI hai, vaha dhvani vyakti nahIM karatA, vaha dhvani brahmAMDa kA svarUpa hai| to mahAvIra kahate haiM, 'oma kA jApa kara lene se koI brAhmaNa nahIM hotaa|' 'nirjana vana meM rahane mAtra se koI muni nahIM hotaa|' Apa akele meM jAkara raha sakate haiM, lekina Apa akele nahIM ho skte| kyoMki bhIr3a to ApakI khopar3I meM bharI hai, vaha Apake sAtha calI jAyegI, eka dukAnadAra ko uThAkara le jAeM jaMgala meM / vahAM baiThakara vaha dukAna kA hI vicAra karegA, grAhakoM se bAteM karegA, sAmAna legA-degA, saudA paTAyegA; vaha karegA kyA! 393 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 mullA nasaruddIna kapar3A becatA thaa| eka dina AdhI rAta meM uThA aura ekadama se usane apanI cAdara phAr3a dii| usakI patnI ne pUchA, 'nasaruddIna, yaha kyA kara rahe ho?' usane kahA, 'tU kama se kama dukAna meM dakhala na de, grAhaka kapar3A kharIdane AyA hai|' vaha sapane meM kapar3A phAr3akara grAhaka ko de rahA hai| sapane meM bhI grAhaka! sapane meM bhI dakAna! sapane meM bhI vahI calegA na, jo dina meM calA hai! Apa kahAM bhAgakara jAyeMge apane se? to ekAMta nirjana meM Apa jA sakate haiM, lekina Apa akele nahIM ho skte| akele hone kI kalA dUsarI hai / jo AdamI akele hone kI kalA jAna letA hai, vaha bhIr3a meM bhI akelA hai| usake lie bhIr3a meM bhI ekAMta hai| mahAvIra ko Apa bAjAra meM lA hI nahIM sakate / isakA matalaba yaha nahIM hai ki unako Apa bAjAra meM nahIM nikAla sakate / bilakula nikAla sakate haiN| lekina mahAvIra ko bAjAra meM nahIM lAyA jA sakatA / bAjAra meM se bhI vaha aise hI gujara jAyeMge, jaise ki ekAMta se gujara rahe hoM / kyoMki unake bhItara koI bhIr3a nahIM hai| ___ bhIr3a meM akele hone kI kalA / aura hama to eka hI kalA jAnate haiM, akele meM bhI bhIr3a meM hone kI kalA / akele bhI baiThe haiM, to bhI bhItara kucha calatA rahatA hai| nirjana vana meM rahane se koI muni nahIM hotA, hAlAMki koI muni ho jAye to nirjana use upalabdha ho jAtA hai| 'aura na kuzA ke vastra pahana lene mAtra se koI tapasvI hotA hai|' apane ko kaSTa dene se koI tapasvI nahIM ho jAtA, yadyapi koI tapasvI ho to kaSToM ko jhelane kI kSamatA A jAtI hai| isa pharka ko samajha leN| ye donoM bAteM baDI baniyAdI aura bhinna haiN| eka AdamI apane ko kaSTa de rahA hai; kAMTe bichAkara leTA huA hai; Aga jalA liyA hai aura usake pAsa baiThakara tapa rahA hai; dhunI lagA lI hai, pasInA-pasInA ho rahA hai; sardI hai, barpha par3a rahI hai aura vaha bAhara khar3A kaMpa rahA hai; yaha AdamI Ayojana karake, iMtajAma karake apane ko kaSTa de rahA hai| isa AdamI ke citta meM kahIM na kahIM roga hai / yaha AdamI khuda ko kaSTa dene meM rasa le rahA hai| yaha apane ko satAne meM prasanna hai| yaha AdamI bImAra hai| aura isa AdamI meM aura Apa meM pharka nahIM hai| Apa sakha kA Ayojana kara rahe haiM. yaha dakha kA Ayojana kara rahA hai| yaha Apase ulTA calA gayA AdamI hai; para yaha hai Apa hI jaisA / iMtajAma karanA yaha bhI nahIM chor3a rahA hai| Apa cAhate the sukha mile, yaha cAhatA hai dukha mile| yaha bhI ho sakatA hai ki sukha pAne kI isane bahuta koziza kI aura nahIM pA sakA, to aba ye aMgUra khaTTe haiM, aisA mAnakara dukha pAne kI koziza kara rahA hai| isakA ahaMkAra hAra gayA; sukha na juTA paayaa| aba isakA ahaMkAra kama se kama itanA to jIta hI sakatA hai ki dukha juTA sakatA hai| yaha AdamI ahaMkAra se jI rahA hai aura rugNa hai| bahuta loga haiM jo apane ko kaSTa dene meM rasa pAte haiM; aura ve apane Asa-pAsa isa taraha ke loga ikaTThe kara lete haiM jo unheM kaSTa deN| aura phira rote haiM aura cillAte haiM ki yaha AdamI mujhe kaSTa de rahA hai| lekina Apako patA nahIM hai ki Apa ne hI usa AdamI ko apane pAsa ikaTThA kara liyA hai; aura Apa cAhate haiM ki vaha Apako kaSTa de| aura agara vaha calA jAe, to Apako khAlIpana lagegA aura jaldI hI Apa kisI dUsare AdamI se jagaha bhara leNge| koI cAhie jo Apako kaSTa de| ___ mahAvIra kahate haiM, apane ko kaSTa dene mAtra se koI tapasvI nahIM hotA, yadyapi koI tapasvI ho jAye to kaSTa ko jhelane kI kSamatA A jAtI hai| vaha bilakula dUsarI bAta hai| kAMTe bichAkara leTanA eka bAta hai aura jIvana meM kAMTe A jAyeM to unake bIca se sAkSIbhAva se gujara jAnA bilakula dUsarI bAta hai| jIvana meM kAMTe AyeMge, dukha aayeNge| 394 Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNabheda janma se nahIM, caryA se tapasvI vaha hai jo na sukha kI AkAMkSA karatA hai, na dukha kI; jo A jAtA hai usake jIvana meM usase binA ciMtA ke apane ko gujAratA hai| jo bhI ho, vaha hara hAlata meM apane ko anudvigna rakhatA hai| na to sukha se rasa bAMdhatA hai, na dukha se| dukha AyeMge, kyoMki hamAre bahuta-se janmoM kI zRMkhalA hai, hamAre karmoM kA gahana saMskAra hai| aura hama Aja ekadama naye nahIM ho sakate haiN| hamArA kala hamArA pIchA kara rahA hai| kala hamane kisI ko gAlI dI thI, vaha Aja gAlI dene aayegaa| dukha aayegaa| to, tapasvI cAhatA nahIM ki koI Akara use gAlI de, aisI usakI kAmanA nahIM hai, lekina koI gAlI de, to vaha sAkSIbhAva se shegaa| isako mahAvIra ne 'parizaya' kahA hai, dukha ko sAkSIbhAva se sahane kI kalA; koI pratikriyA na karate hue jo bhI ho use cupacApa saha lenA, usake prati koI bhI dhAraNA na banAnA--yaha ki burA hai, nahIM honA thA, aisA nahIM honA thA, aisA kyoM huA, paramAtmA ne aisA mujhe kyoM dikhAyA, kauna se karmoM kA pApa hai--kucha bhI pratikriyA na karanA, sirpha aisA bhAva rakhanA ki eka lena-dena thA purAnA, vaha nipaTa gayA; saMbaMdha samApta huA, eka kar3I jur3I thI, vaha TUTa gyii| dukha Aye to use saha lenA tapazcaryA hai| dukha kI khoja roga hai| lekina Apa dekheM, jaba bhI Apa sAdhanA meM utsuka hote haiM to Apa dukha kI talAza karate haiN| mere pAsa loga Ate haiM, agara maiM unheM sIdhA-sIdhA upAya batAtA hUM to ve kahate haiM ki yaha itanA sIdhA hai ki isase kyA hogA? kucha upadrava unako na batAyA jAe to jamatA nahIM / upadrava kI icchA hai| agara maiM unako kahUM ki pahale pUrI rAta sardI meM khar3e raho, phira dinabhara upavAsa karo, phira kucha uThaka-baiThaka, kavAyada, kucha Asana karo, phira dhyAna para baiThanA, to jNcegaa| taba ve kaheMge ki hAM, isase kucha ho sakatA hai, kyoMki kucha karane jaisA dikhatA hai| khuda ko kaSTa dene meM vijaya mAlUma par3atI hai ki maiM mAlika ho rahA huuN| duniyA meM dharmoM ke nAma para svayaM ko jo itanA kaSTa diyA jAtA hai, jo itanI selpha-TArcariMga calatI hai, vaha isalie calatI hai ki loga apane ko kaSTa denA cAhate haiM / bahAne koI bhI khoja lete haiM, phira apane ko kaSTa dete haiM / yaha jo kaSTa denA hai, yaha svastha mana kA sabUta nahIM hai / aura mahAvIra kahate haiM, tapasvI kA isase koI lenA-denA nahIM hai| 'samatA se manuSya zramaNa hotA hai|' bhItara ke samatva se, bhItara ke saMtulana se, bhItara ke sayuMkta se, vyakti zramaNa hotA hai| 'brahmacarya se brAhmaNa hotA hai|' aura jisakA AcaraNa brahma-jaisA hone lagatA hai...| brahmacarya kA matalaba kevala vIrya-rakSaNa nahIM hai| vaha kSudratama artha hai| brahmacarya kA ThIka-ThIka artha hai : brahma jaisI caryA jaisA AcaraNa / agara Izvara hI pRthvI para utara Aye, to vaha kaise calegA, vaha kaise uThegA-baiThegA, vaha kaise bolegA, kaise vyavahAra karegA? 'usa' jaisA AcaraNa jisakA ho jAe, vaha brAhmaNa hai| __ aura bhItara jo itanA saMtulita ho jAe ki bAhara kI koI bhI cIja use hilA na sake; DigA na sake koI tUphAna jisakI cetanA kI lau ko jarA bhI kaMpita na kara sake jo bhItara aMkapa ho jAe, vaha zramaNa hai; aura jo brahma jaise AcaraNa ko upalabdha ho jAe vaha brAhmaNa 'jJAna se muni hotA hai; aura tapa se tapasvI bana jAtA hai|' ___ jJAna, vaha jo hameM zAstra se mila jAe, vaha nahIM hai / vaha to kisI ko bhI mila sakatA hai| usase AdamI paMDita hotA hai; zAstrIya hotA hai; zabda-jAla phaila jAtA hai aura vaise paMDita dUsaroM ko bhI paMDita banAne kI koziza meM lage rahate haiN| vaha khuda bhaTake haiM aura dUsaroM ko 395 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 bhaTakAye cale jAte haiN| dUsaroM ko bhaTakAne kA bhI eka majA hai| aura jaba khuda bhaTakA huA AdamI do-cAra AdamiyoM ko bhaTakA detA hai, to use apanI bhaTakana kama mAlUma par3atI hai ki hama koI akele thor3e hI bhaTaka rahe haiN| aura usakI bAta ko mAnakara agara bahuta-se loga bhaTakane lagate haiM to vaha bhUla hI jAtA hai ki maiM bhaTaka rahA huuN| kyoMki taba use lagatA hai ki maiM itane logoM kA netA hUM, itane loga mere pIche cala rahe haiM, mere bhaTakane kA savAla hI nahIM hai / netA ko apane pIche calate anuyAyiyoM ko dekhakara bharosA AtA hai ki maiM ThIka cala rahA hUM, anyathA itane loga mere pIche kyoM clte|| ___paMDitoM ke kAraNa-thothA aura udhAra jJAna jinhoMne ikaTThA kara liyA hai- aise guruoM ke kAraNa Apako rAstA mila bhI sakatA to nahIM mila paataa| mullA nasaruddIna kA eka rupayA gira gayA hai| vaha sar3aka para khoja rahA hai / Adhe ghaMTe meM pasInA-pasInA ho gayA khojte-khojte| usakI patnI bhI usakA sAtha de rahI hai| Akhira patnI ne pUchA, 'nasaruddIna, milA?' nasaruddIna ne kahA, 'mila sakatA thA, agara tUne itanI sahAyatA na kI hotii|' usako Dara hai ki yaha strI pA gyii| vaha kaha rahA hai ki mila sakatA thA, agara tUne khojane meM itanI sahAyatA na kI hotii| bahuta-se guru Apako khojane meM itanI sahAyatA kara rahe haiM ki jo mila sakatA thA vaha bhI mila nahIM pA rahA hai| lekina udhAra jJAna kA daMbha kare, yaha bhI svAbhAvika hai, kyoMki daMbha kare to hI jJAna jaisA mAlUma par3a sakatA hai| __mahAvIra kahate haiM, aise jJAna se koI muni nahIM hotaa| jo jJAna bAhara se A sakatA hai, vaha ApakI buddhi ko bhregaa| lekina jo jJAna bhItara se janmatA hai, jo svayaM kI anubhUti se AtA hai, vahI Apako mauna kara jAyegA / jo jJAna bAhara se AtA hai, vaha Apako mukhara karegA; buddhi aura becaina hokara calane lgegii| jo jJAna bhItara se AtA hai, vaha Apako mauna kara jAyegA; buddhi ko calane kI jarUrata na raha jaayegii| ise thor3A samajha lenA jarUrI hai / jJAnI kI buddhi calatI nhiiN| jarUrata nahIM hai| ajJAnI kI buddhi calatI hai| aura jitanA jyAdA ajJAnI ho, utanA buddhi ko calAnA par3atA hai, kyoMki utanI jyAdA jarUrata hotI hai| agara AMkhavAlA AdamI isa hAla ke bAhara jAyegA, to vaha TaTolegA nhiiN| kyA jarUrata hai TaTolane kI? AMkheM haiM, socegA bhI nahIM ki daravAjA kahAM hai| socane kI bhI kyA jarUrata hai? daravAjA dikhAI par3atA hai| basa, vaha daravAje se nikala jaayegaa| agara Apa usase bAda meM pUche ki tumheM patA hai ki daravAjA kahAM hai, to vaha kahegA ki maiMne khayAla nahIM kiyA, kisa dizA meM hai, la nahIM kiyA, kisa dizA meM hai, mujhe kucha khayAla nhiiN| daravAjA thA-maiM to basa nikala AyA, maiMne socA bhI nhiiN| lekina aMdhA AdamI agara isa hAla ke bAhara jAnA cAhe, to pahalA savAla usake sAmane yaha uThegA ki daravAjA kahAM hai? phira aMdhA lakar3I se TaTolegA, phira aMdhA kisI se pUchegA ki daravAjA kahAM hai? agara Apa aMdhe se pUche to jitanI vyavasthA se vaha javAba degA ki daravAjA kahAM hai, AMkhavAlA kabhI nahIM de sktaa| ___ yaha bar3e maje kI bAta hai| aMdhe se agara Apa bAda meM mileM, to vaha Apako pUrA byaurA batA degA ki daravAjA kahAM hai / kitanI kursiyoM ke bAda usako daravAjA milaa| kitanI jagaha usane TaTolA / kitanI khir3akiyAM bIca meM pdd'iiN| bAyeM hai ki dAyeM hai, ki kahAM hai-aMdhA jitanA ThIka javAba degA, AMkhavAlA nahIM degaa| kyoM? kyoMki aMdhe ko socanA par3A; AMkhavAlA nikala gyaa| jaise-jaise bhItara kA jJAna janmegA, buddhi kI jarUrata na rahegI, kyoMki buddhi sabsiTaTyUTa hai / vaha bhItara kA jJAna nahIM hai, isalie hameM buddhi kA upayoga karanA par3atA hai| jaba bhItara kA jJAna AnA zurU hotA hai, buddhi kA upayoga baMda ho jAtA hai| buddhi jahAM zAMta hotI hai, 396 Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNabheda janma se nahIM, caryA se vahAM muni kA janma hotA hai| tapa se manuSya tapasvI bana jAtA hai; lekina tapa kI jo maiMne bAta kahI, vaha khayAla meM rakhanA / bhItara kI agni ko jagAkara-jo cetanA ke svarNa ko usameM nikhAra letA hai, usa nikharI huI cetanA ko-jo jIvana-jagata ke saMgharSa meM jo kasauTI para kasa letA hai, use mahAvIra tapasvI kahate haiN| ___ 'manuSya karma se hI brAhmaNa hotA hai, karma se hI kSatriya hotA hai, karma se hI vaizya hotA hai aura zUdra bhI apane kiye gaye karmoM se hI hotA hai| arthAta janma se koI varNa-bheda nahIM hai| jo jaisA karatA hai, vaha vaisA hI ho jAtA hai|' UMca yA nIca cetanA kI avasthAeM haiM, zarIra kI nhiiN| 'isa bhAMti pavitra guNoM se yukta jo dvijottama (zreSTha brAhmaNa) haiM, vAstava meM ve hI apanA aura dUsaroM kA uddhAra karane meM samartha haiN|' tIna bAteM khayAla meM le leM eka, kahAM Apa paidA hue haiM, kisa ghara meM paidA hue haiM, kisa kula meM paidA hue haiM, yaha bAta bilakula gauNa hai / ise bahuta mUlya mata deN| yaha mUlya mahaMgA par3a sakatA hai| brAhmaNa ghara meM paidA hokara agara Apane samajha liyA ki maiM brAhmaNa ho gayA, to brAhmaNa hone kI ApakI jo saMbhAvanA thI, vaha baMda ho gyii| ___ mahAvIra dvAra ko kholate haiM / ve kahate haiM, janma ke sAtha tuma samApta nahIM ho gaye, janma ke sAtha sirpha tuma zurU hue ho| mauta ke sAtha adhyAya baMda hogaa| lekina jo kahatA hai ki maiM janma se brAhmaNa hUM, usane adhyAya baMda kara liyA / aba karane ko kucha nahIM bacA; AkhirI bAta pA lI gyii| mahAvIra kahate haiM, janma zuruAta hai saMbhAvanAoM kI / unako aMta mata karo, baMda mata kro| sabakI saMbhAvanAeM khulI haiN| dvAra khulA hai| yAtrA karanI jarUrI hai| aura yAtrA para nirbhara hogA ki Apa kyA haiN| ___ barnArDa zA se kisI ne pUchA, assI varSa kI umra thI usakI taba, ki kyA tuma apane saMbaMdha meM aba koI satya kaha sakate ho? barnArDa zA ne kahA ki jaba taka maiM mara na jAUM, taba taka saMbhAvanAeM khulI haiN| jisa dina maiM mara jAUM, usI dina adhyAya baMda hogaa| usI dina koI nirNaya liyA jA sakatA hai| taba taka koI nirNaya nahIM liyA jA sktaa|| jIvana eka khulAva hai| usameM saba khulA hai| baMda thI bhArata meM vyaktitva kI saMbhAvanA / zUdra zUdra thA; aura kucha hone kA upAya nahIM thA use / usakI jiMdagI basa jhAr3a-buhArI lagAne meM, mala-mUtra sApha karane meM, jUte-camar3e kA sAmAna banAne meM vyatIta honevAlI thii| karor3oM-karor3oM logoM kA jIvana ekadama baMda thaa| vahAM se iMcabhara haTane kA koI upAya nahIM thaa| hilane-Dulane kI koI suvidhA nahIM thii| samAja sTaiTika thA, avaruddha thA, jaise tAlAba kA pAnI jama gayA ho / nadI kI dhArA nahIM thii| mahAvIra ne tAlAba ke pAnI ko tor3A, dhArA zUdra bhI brAhmaNa ho sakatA hai, aura brAhmaNa ko bhI kahA ki ta Azvasta mata raha, kyoMki brAhmaNa honA bhI eka arjana hai| tUne kucha na kiyA to tU bhI zUdra ho jAyegA; tU bhI zUdra raha jaayegaa| ___ mahAvIra ne brAhmaNa kI AsthA tor3a dI tAki vaha bhI khule aura baha sake; aura zUdra kA baMdhana tor3a diyA tAki vaha bhI khule aura baha ske| lekina jaina mahAvIra ke pIche cala nahIM paaye| jainoM meM yadyapi koI varNa nahIM hai; jainoM ke bhItara koI jaina brAhmaNa, jaina kSatriya, jaina vaizya yA jaina zUdra nahIM haiM, lekina jaina apane ko vaizya mAnate haiM; aura ghara meM agara pUjA karavAnI ho, vivAha karavAnA ho to brAhmaNa ko nimaMtrita karate haiM; aura ghara kA agara pAkhAnA sApha karavAnA ho to zUdra ko khojate haiN| jaina bhI mahAvIra ko mAna nahIM ske| jainoM ke lie to koI zUdra nahIM honA caahie| kaisI durghaTanA itihAsa meM ghaTatI hai ki jaba 397 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 yahAM hiMdustAna meM AMdolana zurU huA kucha varSoM pahale ki zUdra-harijana maMdiroM meM praveza kareM, to jainoM ko to sabase pahale apane maMdira khola dene the! kyoMki mahAvIra ne kahA hai ki koI janma se zUdra nahIM hai / lekina jainoM ne sabase pahale apane maMdira baMda kara liye| unhoMne kahA ki hama to hiMdU haiM hI nahIM, isalie hamAre maMdiroM meM harijanoM ke praveza kA to koI savAla hI nahIM hai| zUdra hiMdU haiM; ve hiMduoM ke maMdira meM jAeM, hiMduoM se ldd'eN-jhgdd'eN| jaina maMdira to jainoM kA hai| lekina jainoM ne brAhmaNoM ko kabhI nahIM rokA jaina maMdiroM meM jAne se| agara unhoMne brAhmaNoM ko bhI rokA hotA, to tarka samajha meM AtA thaa| lekina brAhmaNa to sadA jAte rahe, zUdra ko unhoMne roka diyA ki jaina maMdira meM vaha nahIM A sakatA, kyoMki jaina dharma to dharma hI alaga hai| aura mahAvIra kahate haiM ki janma se koI zUdra nahIM hai; janma se koI brAhmaNa nahIM hai; janma se koI kucha nahIM hai / jaina kA maMdira to bilakula khulA honA cAhie thA, lekina zUdra to bahuta dUra, digambara kA maMdira zvetAmbara ke lie khulA huA nahIM hai; zvetAmbara kA maMdira digambara ke lie khulA huA nahIM hai / aura zvetAmbara aura digambara to donoM jaina haiM, na koI zUdra hai, na koI brAhmaNa; ve eka-dUsare kA sira kholate haiM, adAlatoM meM lar3ate rahate haiN|...aashcryjnk hai! __ AdamI itanA mUr3ha hai ki mahAvIra kitanA hI hilAyeM, vaha jA bhI nahIM pAte haiM ki unakI patthara kI zilA phira apanI jagaha para vApasa baiTha jAtI hai ; ve jahAM ke tahAM pAye jAte haiN| tIrthaMkara chor3a gayA thA-vaha vahIM phira Asana lagAye baiThA hai / koI aMtara nahIM pdd'taa| kyoMki aMtara DAlane ke lie siddhAMta kAphI nahIM haiM, zabda kAphI nahIM haiN| aMtara DAlane ke lie svArtha bhI chor3anA par3egA; aMtara DAlane meM khuda ke nihita svArthoM ko hAni bhI pahuMcegI, aura aMtara DAlane ke lie khuda ko badalanA pdd'egaa| __ zUdra janma se zUdra nahIM hai, yaha kahanA, yaha bAtacIta kAphI nahIM hai| agara zUdra janma se zUdra nahIM hai, to ApakI lar3akI agara eka zUdra ke prema meM par3a jAe aura Apa jaina hoM, to Apa ko inakAra nahIM karanA cAhie / dekhanA itanA cAhie ki zUdra ke pAsa caritra hai, AcaraNa hai, jIvana hai? aura agara usakA AcaraNa ThIka na ho, vaha zarAbI ho, juArI ho, to hI inakAra karanA caahie| __ lekina taba ar3acaneM hoMgI; aura ar3acaneM uThAne se hama bacanA cAhate haiN| hama sirpha kanavIniyansa khoja rahe haiM-zAMti se mara jAeM koI jhaMjhaTa na ho| ___ mullA nasaruddIna ko sUlI kI sajA sunAyI gyii| usakA sAthI aura vaha donoM sUlI para laTakAye jAne ke karIba haiN| donoM ne hatyA kI hai| AkhirI kSaNa meM sUlI denevAle ne niyamAnusAra donoM se pUchA, 'koI AkhirI icchA ho to batAo, sigareTa to nahIM pInA cAhate ho; to maiM lA dUM?' .. to mullA ne kahA, 'hatyAre! sigareTa apane pAsa rakha / jhaMjhaTa khaDI mata kr|' nasaruddIna ne kahA ki-AkhirI samaya meM jhaMjhaTa se Dara rahA hai-jhaMjhaTa khar3I mata kara / aba jhaMjhaTa khar3I karane se bhI kyA honevAlA hai! lekina yaha kaha rahA hai usase ki aba zAMta raha, AkhirI samaya meM jhaMjhaTa khar3I mata kr| hama jiMdagIbhara isI koziza meM rahate haiM, kahIM koI jhaMjhaTa na ho jaae| jhaMjhaTa se bacAte-bacAte pUrI jiMdagI hamArI asatya ho jAtI hai| kyoMki jahAM-jahAM hama samajhautA karate haiM, jhaMjhaTa se bacate haiM, vahAM-vahAM suvidhA ke kAraNa asatya ko svIkAra kara lete haiN| __ kauna hai zUdra, kauna hai brAhmaNa, agara mahAvIra kI bAta mAneM to hara bAra socanA par3egA / jo AdamI Apake ghara meM buhArI lagAtA hai vaha brAhmaNa ho sakatA hai, aura jo AdamI Apake ghara pUjA karatA hai, vaha zUdra ho sakatA hai / taba bar3I jhaMjhaTa khar3I hogI; kyoMki taba roja-roja yaha socanA par3egA ki yaha AdamI zUdra hai ki brAhmaNa; kisake paira par3o aura kisako ghara meM mata Ane do, roja-roja socane se yaha bar3I kaThinAI hogii| isaliye hamane lebaliMga kara rakhI hai ki yaha AdamI zUdra ke ghara meM paidA huA hai, isalie zUdra hai; aura yaha AdamI brAhmaNa 398 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ varNabheda janma se nahIM, caryA se haiM ke ghara meM paidA huA hai, isalie brAhmaNa hai / lebala lagA dene se suvidhA ho jAtI hai; jaise ki dukAnoM meM loga DabboM para lebala lagA dete haiM ki isameM yaha-yaha cIjeM haiN| AdamI DabbA nahIM hai, usa para lebala lagAyA nahIM jA sakatA ki isameM mirca rakhI hai, isameM namaka rakhA hai; aisA kucha usameM rakhane kA kucha upAya nahIM hai| AdamI eka pravAha hai| lekina mahAvIra se rAjI hone ke lie satata pravAha kI asuvidhA, saMkaTa aura saMgharSa jhelanA jarUrI hai| dvija vahI hai, mahAvIra kahate haiM, jo pavitra guNoM se yukta hai; jisane dhIre-dhIre apanI cetanA meM paramAtmA kI kSamatA ko pragaTa karanA zurU kiyA hai; jo TrAnsapairanTa ho gayA hai, pAradarzI ho gayA hai; jisane apanI sArI azuddhi chor3a dI; aura bhItara kA prakAza jisase bAhara Ane lagA hai| 'dvija' zabda samajhane jaisA hai| dvija kA artha hai : dubArA jisakA janma ho gayA-TvAisa bArna / eka janma to mAM ke peTa se hotA hai| vaha asalI janma nahIM hai| usase to sabhI zUdra dasarA janma hai jo vyakti apanI AtmA ko svayaM ke zrama se detA hai| usa zrama se jaba Apa svayaM hI apane mAtA-pitA banate haiM aura eka nayI AtmA ko janmAte haiM, Apa dvija hote haiN| dvija kA artha hai, jisane dUsarA janma bhI isI janma meM pA liyA, jisane nayA janma pA liyaa| isa naye janma pA liye vyakti se AzA kI jA sakatI hai ki vaha apanA aura dUsaroM kA uddhAra kara skegaa| lekina apanA uddhAra pahale hai kyoMki jisakA apanA diyA bajhA ho, vaha dUsaroM ke dIye nahIM jalA sktaa| jisakA apanA dIyA jalA ho, usase dUsaroM kI jyoti bhI jala sakatI hai| jinake khuda ke dIye bujhe haiM ve dUsaroM ke diye jalAnA to dUra, Dara yaha hai ki kisI kA jalatA huA diyA bujhA na deN| ___ aMdhe to gaDDhoM meM girate hI haiM, unake pIche jo calate haiM, ve bhI gaDDhoM meM gira jAte haiN| AMkhavAle kI talAza guru kI talAza hai| AMkhavAle kI khoja dvija kI khoja hai jisakA dUsarA janma ho cukA hai isI janma meM; jo zarIra hI nahIM rahA aba, balki zarIra ke pAra kucha aura bhI jisake bhItara ghaTita honA zurU ho gayA hai; jo aba kaha sakatA hai ki maiM vahI nahIM hUM, jo mAM-bApa ne mujhe paidA kiyA thA maiM kucha aura bhI huuN| buddha lauTe bAraha varSa bAda / sArA gAMva buddha ko gherakara ikaTThA khar3A ho gayA / aisI rozanI dekhI nahIM gayI thii| aise saMgIta kA anubhava pahale kisI vyakti ke karIba nahIM huA thaa| lekina buddha ke pitA ko kucha nahIM dikhAI pdd'aa| buddha ke pitA nArAja the| ve dvAra para khar3e the rAjamahala ke / unhoMne gautama siddhArtha se kahA, 'siddhArtha, mere pAsa bApa kA hRdaya hai, maiM tujhe abhI bhI kSamA kara sakatA huuN| tU vApasa aajaa|' buddha ne nivedana kiyA ki Apa zAyada mujhe dekha nahIM pA rahe haiM ki maiM bilakula badalakara AyA huuN| jo beTA ghara se gayA thA, vahI lauTakara nahIM AyA hai| maiM bilakula nayA hokara AyA hUM; jo gayA thA usakI rekhA bhI nahIM chUTI hai| yaha jo AyA hai; bilakula nayA hai, Apa jarA gaura se dekheN| pitA nArAja ho gye| pitA, jaisA akasara...nArAja ho hI jaayeNge| pitA ne kahA ki maiMne tujhe paidA kiyA aura maiM tujhe pahacAna nahIM pA rahA hUM? merA khUna, mAMsa, haDDI tere bhItara hai aura mujhe tujhe pahacAnanA par3egA? maiM terA bApa hUM; maiMne tujhe janmAyA hai; merA khUna hai tU; maiM tujhe bhalIbhAMti jAnatA hUM / tujhe dekhane kI kyA jarUrata hai? buddha ne kahA, 'Apa ThIka kahate haiM / jo Apako dikhAI par3a rahA hai, usake Apa pitA haiM / lekina aba maiM kucha aura bhI lekara AyA hUM, jo Apase nahIM janmA hai| aba maiM dvija hokara AyA hUM; nayA janma huA hai|' 399 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 jIsasa se nikoDaimasa ne pUchA hai ki kaise maiM prabhu ke rAjya ko pA sakU~gA? to jIsasa ne kahA, 'jaba taka terA nayA janma na ho jAe; jaba taka tU dvija na ho jaae|' dvija jo hai, vaha apanA aura dUsare kA uddhAra karane meM samartha hai| pAMca minaTa rukeM, kIrtana kareM aura phira jaayeN| 400