Mahavir Vani Lecture 47 Bhikshu ki Yatra Antaryatra Hai

Author(s): Osho Rajnish
Publisher: Osho Rajnish
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/340047/1

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bhikSu kI yAtrA aMtaryAtrA hai bIsavAM pravacana 401

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bhikSu-sUtra : 1 roiya-nAyaputta-vayaNe, appasame manneja chappi kaae| paMca ya phAse mahavvayAI, paMcAsavasaMvare je sa bhikkhU / / sammadiTThi sayA amUDhe, asthi hu nANe tave saMjame ya / tavasA dhuNai purANapAvagaM, maNa-vaya-kAyasusaMvuDe je sa bhikkhU / / jo jJAtaputra-bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pravacanoM para zraddhA rakhakara chaha prakAra ke jIvoM ko apanI AtmA ke samAna mAnatA hai, jo ahiMsA Adi pAMca mahAvratoM kA pUrNarUpa se pAlana karatA hai, jo pAMca AsravoM kA saMvaraNa arthAta nirodha karatA hai, vahI bhikSu hai| jo samyagdarzI hai, jo kartavya-vimUr3ha nahIM hai, jo jJAna, tapa aura saMyama kA dRr3ha zraddhAlu hai, jo mana, vacana aura zarIra ko pApa-patha para jAne se roka rakhatA hai, jo tapa ke dvArA pUrva-kRta pApa-karmoM ko naSTa kara detA hai, vahI bhikSu hai| 402

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jA ajJAta hai, jo ananubhUta hai, jo adRzya hai, jise hamane aba taka jAnA nahIM, jisakA koI bhI svAda hameM upalabdha nahIM huA, jisakI eka bhI kiraNa se hama paricita nahIM haiM--usakI khoja kaise zurU ho? use hama khojeM kaise? khoja ke lie bhI thor3A-sA paricaya jarUrI hai, usa dizA meM hama bar3heM, usa dizA kI thor3I-sI jhalaka caahie| aura usa yAtrA meM hama apane pUre jIvana ko lagA deM, yaha to tabhI ho sakatA hai, jaba jIvana se mUlyavAna hai--vaha ajJAta, aisI hamArI pratIti ho / para aisI koI pratIti nahIM hai, isalie zraddhA ati mUlyavAna ho jAtI hai| zraddhA kA artha samajha lenA caahie| zraddhA kA artha hai ki hameM kucha bhI patA nahIM paramAtmA kA, hameM kucha bhI patA nahIM mokSa kA, hameM kucha bhI patA nahIM ki manuSya ke bhItara zarIra ko pAra karanevAlI koI AtmA bhI hai| lekina hameM aise vyakti se hamArA milana ho sakatA hai, jisakI maujUdagI usa ajJAta kI hameM khabara de; aise vyakti ke hama saMparka meM A sakate haiM, jo paramAtmA ko dekha pA rahA hai, jo mukta hai, aura jisakI cetanA zarIra ke pAra jA cukI hai, jA rahI hai| aise vyakti meM hameM jhalaka mila sakatI hai| vaha jhalaka sIdhI nahIM hogI; pratyakSa nahIM hogii| parokSa hogI, usa vyakti ke mAdhyama se hogii| lekina isake atirikta dharma kI yAtrA meM aura koI upAya nahIM hai| aise vyakti kI nikaTatA meM hameM jo pratIti hotI hai, usakA nAma zraddhA hai| ___ mahAvIra ko jaba loga dekhate haiM to eka bAta taya ho jAtI hai...agara dekhate haiM to, agara sunate haiM to; agara AMkheM banda kiye haiM aura kAna baMda kiye haiM, aura unhoMne taya kara rakhA hai ki ve apane se Upara kucha bhI nahIM dekheMge kyoMki apane se Upara kucha bhI dekhate hI pIr3A zurU hotI hai, saMtApa zurU hotA hai, ciMtA kA janma hotA hai| jaise hI hameM dikhAI par3atA hai ki koI hamase pAra hai, aura hama jahAM khar3e haiM, vahI jIvana kI aMtima maMjila nahIM hai, vaise hI becainI zurU hogI; pyAsa jagegI, aura hameM calanA par3egA; baiThe-baiThe phira kAma nahIM cala sakatA / isa bhaya se ki kahIM yAtrA na karanI par3e, hama apane se Upara dekhate hI nhiiN| agara mahAvIra jaisA vyakti hamAre karIba bhI A jAe, to hama use jhuThalAne kI saba taraha se koziza karate haiN| lekina agara koI saralatA se, sahajatA se mahAvIra, buddha yA kRSNa ko dekhe to eka bAta pakkI ho jAyegI ki hama jaise haiM, yaha hamArA aMtima honA nahIM hai; yaha hamArI niyati nahIM hai, hamArA bhaviSya mahAvIra meM pragaTa ho jaayegaa| jisa AnaMda se bhare hue mahAvIra khar3e haiM, jisa mauna aura zAMti kA unake cAroM tarapha varSaNa ho rahA hai, unakI AMkhoM se jisa alaukika kI jhalaka A rahI hai, unake zabdoM se jisa zUnya kA svara uTha rahA hai, vaha hamArA bhI bhaviSya ho sakatA hai; hama bhI usa jagaha kabhI ho 403

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mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 sakate haiM, aisI pratIti kA nAma zraddhA hai| __ zraddhA kA artha aMdhApana nahIM hai| aura zraddhA kA artha hara kisI ko mAna lenA nahIM hai| zraddhA kA artha hai aise grAhaka, riseTiva, saMvedanazIla citta kI avasthA, jaba hamase pAra kA koI vyaktitva nikaTa ho to hama usake prati baMda na hoM, khule hoM, hama taiyAra hoM usake sAtha thor3A do kadama calane ko-kyoMki vaha kinhIM rAstoM para calA hai, jo hamase aparicita haiM, usane kucha jAnA hai, jo hamane nahIM jAnA; usane kucha dekhA hai, jisake lie hama abhI aMdhe haiM; usako kucha svAda milA hai, jisakA hameM koI bhI patA nahIM hai, usake sAtha do kadama calane kA nAma zraddhA hai| aura prAthamika yAtrA usake sAtha hI zurU hogii| jIvana jaTila hai; eka bar3I pahelI hai| aura usameM sabase bar3I jaTilatA hai aura yaha hai ki hama jahAM haiM, vahAM se hilane meM hameM takalIpha hotI hai| cAhe hama dukha meM hI kyoM na hoM, dukha ko chor3ane meM bhI takalIpha hotI hai| kyoMki dukha paricita hai, apanA hai, aura chor3akara jahAM hama jAyeMge, vaha hogA aparicita, anajAna; vahAM bhaya lagatA hai| anajAna rAstoM para jAne meM bhaya lagatA hai, isalie hama anajAna rAstoM para nahIM jaate| aura agara hama jAne-mAne rAstoM para hI bhaTakate rahe to hama eka vartula meM ghUma rahe haiM; jo jAnA hai, use hI phira se...use phira-phira jAna leMge, lekina jIvana meM koI nayA sUraja, isa jIvana meM koI nayA janma saMbhava nahIM hogaa| hama piTI huI lakIra para ghUmate rheNge| zraddhA kA artha hai, kisI ke sAtha anajAna meM utarane kA sAhasa / yaha kisI ke sAtha hI hogA; kyoMki usa dUsare ko dekhakara bharosA A jaayegaa| aura usa dUsare ke vyaktitva meM aise lakSaNa haiM, jo bharosA dilA sakate haiN| agara mahAvIra kahate haiM ki eka aisA AnaMda hai, jisakA koI aMta nahIM hotA; eka aise AnaMda kI avasthA hai, jahAM dukha kI eka taraMga nahIM uThatI, to hama mahAvIra ko dekhakara bhI anubhava kara sakate haiN| mahAvIra kA pUrA jIvana sAmane hai| vahAM dukha kI eka bhI taraMga nahIM hai; dukha ke saba avasara haiM to bhI mahAvIra ko dukhI karanA asaMbhava hai| saba taraha kI koziza kI gayI hai ki unheM dakhI kiyA jAe, lekina sabhI koziza asaphala ho gyii| jisa vyakti ko dukhI nahIM kiyA jA sakatA, eka bAta pakkI hai ki use kucha mila gayA hai, jo hamAre saba dukhoM ke pAra calA jAtA hai / vaha kisI naye kendra para pratiSThita ho gayA hai| koI eka nayI taraha kI seMTriMga usake bhItara ho gayI hai, jise hama hilA nahIM pAte / hama to hila jAte haiM havA ke thor3e-se jhoMke se, jhoMke kA khayAla bhI A jAe, to hila jAte haiN| mahAvIra akaMpa haiN| kaisA bhI tUphAna ho unake cAroM tarapha, kitanI hI bar3I AMdhI uThe, mahAvIra ke bhItara koI AMdhI praveza nahIM kara pAtI / nizcita hI, koI bahuta gahana keMdra unheM upalabdha ho gayA hai| para hameM vaha keMdra dikhAI nahIM par3atA; sirpha mahAvIra dikhAI par3ate haiN| aura mahAvIra ko dekhakara usa keMdra kA anumAna ho sakatA hai| vaha anumAna hamArI zraddhA bnegaa| lekina isa zraddhA ke lie mahAvIra ke prati khule honA jarUrI hai| agara Apa Alocaka kI taraha mahAvIra ke pAsa jAte haiM, to Apa pahale se hI dhAraNAeM banAkara jA rahe haiN| ApakI dhAraNAeM Apake jAne hue jagata se saMbaMdhita haiM, mahAvIra eka naye jagata ke pathika haiM; aisA samajheM ki kisI aura loka ke vyatti haiN| ApakI bhASA, ApakA anubhava una para kucha bhI lAgU nahIM hotA / to jo bhI Apa apanI dhAraNAoM ko lekara unake saMbaMdha meM soceMge, vaha galata hogaa| usa galatI se mahAvIra ko koI hAni honevAlI nahIM hai / smaraNa rahe, usa galatI se Apa baMda ho jAyeMge, aura zraddhA kA jo aMkuraNa ho sakatA thA, vaha nahIM ho paayegaa| zraddhA isa jagata meM sabase anUThI bAta hai, prema se bhI anUThI; kyoMki prema to vAsanA ke pravAha meM jaga jAtA hai; zraddhA nirvAsanA ke pravAha meM jagatI hai| jaise-jaise vyakti kI vAsanA sabala hotI hai, pragAr3ha hotI hai, prema jaga jAtA hai| prema eka prAkRtika ghaTanA hai, jisameM zarIra ke koSTha bhAga lete haiM / vaha eka bAyalAjikala, eka jaivika ghaTanA hai| Apako kucha karanA nahIM par3atA / baccA javAna hotA hai, aura usake cAroM tarapha prema pakane lagatA hai| vaha prema meM giregaa| 404

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bhikSu kI yAtrA aMtaryAtrA hai zraddhA eka artha meM prema-jaisI hai, aura eka artha meM prema se bilakula ulaTI hai| zraddhA alaukika ghaTanA hai, kyoMki zarIra kA koI bhI kaNa usase sahayogI nahIM hotaa| aura agara vaijJAnika jAMca kare, to Apake prema kA to phAramUlA nikAla legA ki Apake zarIra meM kina hAramonsa ke kAraNa prema paidA hotA hai| lekina zraddhA kA koI phAramUlA vaijJAnika nahIM nikAla sktaa| kitanA hI zraddhAlu kI jAMca kI jAe, usake bhItara aisA koI bhautika tatva nahIM milegA, jisake kAraNa zraddhA samajhI jA ske| zraddhA bebajha hai| lekina zraddhA ghaTI hai| aura zraddhA aisI ghaTI hai ki logoM ne apane pare jIvana ko usa para dAMva para lagA diyA hai| jinake jIvana meM zraddhA ghaTI hai unhoMne use jIvana se bhI jyAdA mUlyavAna pAyA hai; anyathA kauna jIvana ko naSTa karegA? kauna pUre jIvana ko dAMva para lagA degA? jIvana ko dAMva para lagAnA batAtA hai ki jIvana ke bhItara kacha aisA bhI ghaTa sakatA hai, jo jIvana ke pAra jAtA hai; jIvana kI sImA meM jisakI koI paribhASA nahIM hai| zraddhA manuSya ke jIvana meM alaukika phUla hai; isa pRthvI para kisI aura loka kA avataraNa hai| aura jaba Apa kA hRdaya AMdolita hotA hai zraddhA se, to Apa pRthvI ke hisse nahIM raha jAte; graiviTezana-jamIna kI kaziza se Apa mukta ho jAte haiN| lekina usa ghaTanA ? eka bAta samajha lenI jarUrI hai ki usa ghaTanA ke lie pAjiTivalI, vidhAyaka rUpa se kucha bhI nahIM kiyA jA sakatA; nakArAtmaka rUpa se kucha kiyA jA sakatA hai| ___ Apa prema karane ke lie kyA kara sakate haiM? kyA Apa ceSTA karake prema kara sakate haiM? agara Apase kahA jAe ki isa vyakti ko prema karo, aura Apake bhItara prema na ghaTa rahA ho, to kyA Apa prema karake batA sakate haiM? kyA prema kA anubhava paidA ho sakatA hai ceSTA se? prema kA anubhava bhI ceSTA se paidA nahIM hotaa| Apa sirpha itanA hI kara sakate haiM ki bAdhA na ddaaleN| vyakti ko nikaTa Ane deM, khuda ko nikaTa pahuMcane deM, AMtarikatA bar3hane deN| Apa kucha aura kara nahIM sakate / ghaTa jAe, ghaTa jAe; na ghaTe, na ghaTe-Apake hAtha kI bAta nahIM hai| __ zraddhA aura bhI kaThina hai| kyoMki prema ke lie to zarIra meM eka dhakkA hai, eka jvAra hai, eka coTa hai; zarIra bhI mAMga kara rahA hai| zraddhA to zarIra kI mAMga nahIM hai; zraddhA AtmA kI mAMga hai| aura jaise prema zarIra kI ghaTanA hai, aise zraddhA AtmA kI ghaTanA hai| aura jaba hama prema taka ko paidA nahIM kara pAte, to zraddhA ko paidA karanA to bahuta muzkila hai| to Apa kyA kareM? __ Apa apane ko chodd'eN| eka leTa-go, eka vizrAma caahie| jahAM zraddhA paidA ho sakatI ho, usa vyakti ke pAsa ApakA eka vizrAma se bharA huA citta caahie| ApakA dvAra khulA rahe / Apa sUraja ko ghasITakara makAna ke bhItara nahIM lA sakate; lekina sUraja bAhara ho, aura daravAjA baMda ho, to sUraja daravAjA tor3akara bhItara AyegA nahIM / Apa daravAjA khulA chor3a sakate haiM / sUraja bAhara hogA, usakI kiraNeM bhItara A jaayeNgii| kiraNoM ko bAMdhakara lAne kA koI upAya nahIM hai, lekina kiraNoM ko Apa Ane se na rokeM, itanA kAphI hai| isalie maiM kahatA hUM, zraddhA kA janma nakArAtmaka hai| __ Apa mahAvIra, buddha, kRSNa aura krAisTa ke karIba raha cuke haiN| isa jamIna para koI bhI nayA nahIM hai| na mAlUma kitane tIrthaMkara aura avatAra Apake pAsa se gujara cuke haiN| lekina Apane zraddhA kA maukA nahIM diyaa| Apake Upara, jaise ulaTe ghar3e para se pAnI baha jAe, aise hI zraddhA kI sArI saMbhAvanAeM baha gayI haiM / nizcita hI, apane ko samajhA lete haiN| jaba mahAvIra Apake pAsa hote haiM, to Apa-Apa apane ko samajhA lete haiM ki AdamI hI aisA nahIM hai ki zraddhA paidA ho| dhyAna rahe, mahAvIra se koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai zraddhA kA; zraddhA kA saMbaMdha Apase hai| vaha ApakI nijI ghaTanA hai| ho jAye, to mahAvIra 405

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mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 kA rasa Apa meM praviSTa ho jAye; mahAvIra kI dhuna Apa meM samA jAye, mahAvIra kI zarAba Apa meM bhI utara jAye-vaha nazA, vaha mstii| lekina Apa samajhA lete haiM ki nahIM, zraddhA yogya AdamI nahIM hai; isalie abhI apane ko khulA rakhanA ThIka nhiiN| Apako zraddhA yogya AdamI kabhI bhI na milegA; kyoMki vaha use hI milatA hai, jo khulA huA hai| dhyAna rakheM, eka AMkheM baMda kiye hue AdamI rAste para calatA ho aura vaha kahe ki abhI sUraja nikalA nahIM; jaba nikalegA, taba maiM AMkheM kholUMgA; jaba prakAza hogA taba maiM AMkheM kholUMgA, lekina jisane AMkheM nahIM kholI, use patA bhI kaise calegA ki prakAza kaba hai? ___Apa mahAvIra, buddha, kRSNa ke karIba se gujarate vakta socate haiM, abhI sUraja kahAM hai? abhI mahAvIra ke lie Apa bahuta se kAraNa khoja lete haiM ki zraddhA kI koI jarUrata nahIM hai / azraddhA ke lie Apa saba taraha ke kAraNa khoja lete haiN| aura azraddhA ke lie kAraNoM se rokanA asaMbhava hai| maiMne sunA hai, mullA nasaruddIna eka subaha apane ghara se bAhara nikalA, aura dekhA ki purAne mitra paMDita rAmacaraNadAsa rAste se gujara rahe haiN| nasaruddIna ne jAkara usake kaMdhe pakar3a liye aura kahA, 'paMDitajI, hadda ho gayI! maiMne to sunA ki Apa mara cuke! tIna dina ho gaye, maiM to ro bhI liyaa| maiMne to saba dukha jhela liyA; rAta so nahIM sakA tIna dina, khabara milI ki Apa mara gaye haiN|' rAmacaraNadAsa ne kahA, 'bhUla jAo! aba to maiM sAmane khar3A hUM jindA, aphavAha rahI hogii|' nasaruddIna ne kahA, 'impAsibala, asaMbhava! kyoMki jisa AdamI ne mujhe kahA hai, usa para merI zraddhA Apa se jyAdA hai-jitanI zraddhA merI Apa para hai--daiTa maina ija mora rilAyabala daina yuu|' jiMdA AdamI bhI agara sAmane khar3A ho, aura zraddhA na ho, to usako jIvana dikhAI nahIM par3a sktaa|| zraddhA ho to asatya meM bhI jIvana kA aMkuraNa ho jAtA hai, zraddhA na ho to satya bhI nirjIva ho jAtA hai| aura zraddhA ApakI ghaTanA hai, usakA kisI aura se saMbaMdha nahIM hai| zraddheya se zraddhA kA koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai, zraddhAlu se saMbaMdha hai| ghaTanA Apake bhItara ghaTatI hai| agara Apa zraddhAlu haiM, to mahAvIra ko Apa hara kAla meM khoja hI leMge; aura agara Apa zraddhAlu nahIM haiM, to kitane hI mahAvIra katArabaddha hokara Apake pAsa se nikalate raheM, unase ApakA koI saMbaMdha nahIM ho sktaa| isalie eka baniyAdI bAta khayAla meM le leM. azraddhA ke lie taiyArI mata kareM: usase kacha lAbha honevAlA nahIM hai| zraddhA kI taiyArI rakheM, usase koI hAni honevAlI nahIM hai / azraddhA se jo mahAnatama hai, vaha kho jAyegA; aura zraddhA se jo mahAnatama hai, usakA dvAra khulegaa| lekina hama bar3e saceta rahate haiM ki kahIM zraddhA na ho jaae| - eka mitra eka dina mujhe sunane aaye| phira mujhe unhoMne patra likhA ki maiM aba dubArA sunane nahIM A sakU~gA, kyoMki mujhe Dara lagatA hai ki kahIM zraddhA paidA na ho jAe; ApakI bAtoM se kahIM zraddhA paidA na ho jAe, nahIM to merA pUrA jIvana asta vyasta ho jAyegA / maiM bhayabhIta ho gayA hUM, isalie aba maiM taba taka sunane nahIM AUMgA, jaba taka jIvana ko badalane kI pUrI taiyArI na ho| yaha taiyArI kaba hogI? kaise hogI? aura isa taiyArI ko kala para chor3ane kI jarUrata kyA hai? kucha bhaya hai| zraddhA se bhaya hai, jaisA prema se bhaya hai| AdamI prema karane se DaratA hai / kyoMki prema karate hI dUsarA vyakti bar3A mUlyavAna ho jAtA hai| aura prema meM par3ate hI dUsarA vyakti itanA mUlyavAna ho jAtA hai ki apanA mUlya bhI kama ho jAtA hai| prema se AdamI Darate haiM: prema se bhayabhIta hote haiN| prema khataranAka hai| isalie bahata loga to prema karate hI nahIM, sirpha prema kA dikhAvA karate haiM / inhIM samajhadAra logoM ne vivAha kI saMsthA IjAda kii| binA prema meM par3e kAma vAsanA kA saMbaMdha sthApita ho jAye, vivAha kA matalaba yahI hai / kyoMki prema meM khatarA hai, Dara hai| aura dUsarA AdamI zaktizAlI ho jAtA hai, aura hama eka ulajhana meM par3a jAte haiN| vivAha meM koI Dara nahIM hai, prema 406

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bhikSu kI yAtrA aMtaryAtrA hai kI ghaTanA hI nahIM ghaTatI / binA prema ke do vyakti sAtha rahane lagate haiM aura eka-dUsare ke zarIra kA upayoga karane lagate haiN| vivAha cAlAka, catura logoM kI IjAda hai| isalie vivAha meM jo bharosA karate haiM, ve prema meM par3anevAle logoM ko pAgala kahate haiN| unake hisAba se ve bilakula ThIka kahate haiN| kyoMki unako gaNita nahIM AtA, tarka nahIM aataa| ve bilakula bhUla kara rahe haiN| prema meM jhaMjhaTa meM par3eMge, lekina jo jhaMjhaTa meM par3ane se bacatA hai, vaha jIvita hI nahIM raha jAtA; aura jitanI jhaMjhaTa se bacatA hai, utanA murdA hotA calA jAtA hai / marA huA AdamI bilakula jhaMjhaTa meM nahIM hotaa| Apako jhaMjhaTa se bilakula haMDreDa paraseMTa bacanA ho-sau pratizata, to Apa mara jAyeM; Apa jindA na rheN| zvAsa lene meM bhI khatarA hai inphekzana kA, Dara hai bImArI kaa| uThane-baiThane meM khatarA hai| __ jInA bar3A khataranAka hai| aura jo AdamI jitanA jyAdA jInA cAhatA hai, utane bar3e khatare meM use utaranA hogaa| prema baDA khatarA hai-zikhara chUte haiM Apa, lekina khAI meM girane kA Dara bhI paidA ho jAtA hai| jo AdamI sapATa jamIna para calatA hai--vivAha sapATa jamIna hai, usameM kabhI koI giratA nahIM / koI zikhara bhI nahIM chUtA gaurIzaMkara ke, koI giratA bhI nhiiN| lekina jo gaurIzaMkara ke zikhara para car3hane kI koziza kara rahA hai, vaha khatarA hAtha meM le rahA hai| lekina dhyAna rahe, jahAM khatarA itanA bar3A hotA hai, jaisA gaurIzaMkara ke nIce kI khAI, usa khatare kI cunautI meM hI jIvana bhI apane pUre zikhara para uThatA hai| jisake jIvana meM eDavencara nahIM hai, dussAhasa nahIM hai, vaha AdamI jIvita hI nahIM hai| vaha paidA hI nahIM huaa| vaha abhI apanI mAM ke garbha meM hai| abhI vahAM se usakA chuTakArA nahIM huaa| prema khatare meM le jAtA hai| lekina, zraddhA mahAkhatare meM le jAtI hai| kyoMki prema to eka sAdhAraNa vyakti kA bharosA hai; aura zraddhA eka asAdhAraNa vyakti kA bharosA hai / premI to hameM isa jagata ke bAhara nahIM le jAyegA; isake bhItara hI paribhramaNa hogA-zraddheya hameM isa jagata ke bAhara le jAne lgegaa| vaha hameM uThAne lagegAuna achUtI UMcAiyoM kI tarapha, jinako kabhI-kabhAra hI sadiyoM meM koI AdamI cha pAtA hai| vAsanA prema kA khatarA uThAne kI taiyArI karavA detI hai| zraddhA usa anaMta, asIma, anajAna, ajJAta, aura ajJAta hI nahIM, ajJeya ghaTanA ke lie sAhasa de detI hai| zraddhA meM bhaya hai sirpha eka : apane ko khone kA bhaya / zraddhA meM ahaMkAra khoyegaa| kyoMki zraddhA kA artha hai, Apa apane ahaMkAra ko kahIM chor3a rahe haiM aura kisI ko kaha rahe haiM ki Aja se tuma merI AMkha hue, aba maiM tumhAre dvArA dekhUgA; tuma mere kAna hue, tumhAre dvArA maiM sunUMgA; tuma mere hRdaya hue, tumhAre dvArA maiM dhdd'duuNgaa| aba maiM gauNa huA chAyA kI taraha, tuma merI AtmA ho gye| zraddhA kA artha hai : kisI vyakti meM prakAza kI ghaTanA ko anubhava karake apane ko usa prakAza ke sAtha joDa denA; usakI chAyA bana jAnA / lekina vAsanA se bharA vyakti, anaMta vAsanAoM se bharA huA vyakti apane ahaMkAra ko chor3ane se DaratA hai| kyoMki ahaMkAra ke chUTate hI sArI vAsanAyeM bhI giratI haiM aura ahaMkAra ko hama bar3hAye jAnA cAhate haiM, jaba taka ki asaMbhava hI na ho jaae| sunA hai maiMne, eka dina mullA nasaruddIna jyAdA pI gayA hai aura madhuzAlA meM lar3ane ke mijAja se bhara gayA; lar3ane kA mUDa A gyaa| to usane khar3e hokara cAroM tarapha dekhA aura kahA ki isa madhuzAlA meM agara koI ho mAI kA lAla to bAhara nikala Aye, use maiM cAroM khAne abhI citta kara dUM! lekina kisI ne usa para dhyAna na diyA / aura loga bhI apane naze meM lIna the| usase usakI himmata bar3hI aura usane kahA ki chor3o, madhuzAlA meM kyA rakhA hai! isa pUre gAMva meM bhI agara koI mAI kA lAla ho to khabara kara do| phira bhI kisI ne dhyAna na diyA to usakI AvAja aura bar3ha gayI, aura usane kahA, 'isa pUre deza meM, agara kisI ne apanI mAM kA dUdha piyA ho to pragaTa ho jAye!' phira bhI koI pragaTa na huaa| to usane kahA, 'isa pUrI pRthvI para hai koI marda?' eka AdamI jo bar3I dera se suna rahA thA, use bar3I hairAnI huI ki yaha AdamI bar3hatA hI calA jA rahA hai| to usane apanA gilAsa 407

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mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 sarakAyA aura Akara mullA ko do-cAra ghUse mAre / mullA naze meM to thA hI, jamIna para gira par3A / vaha AdamI usakI chAtI para baiTha gyaa| mullA socane lagA, aura usane usa AdamI se kahA, 'lagatA hai maiM jarA apanI sImA se Age bar3ha gayA-Ai rekaMna Ai haiva gAna biyAnDa mAI limiTa-utara bhAI, deza taka hI hama dAvA karate haiM; nIce utara, pRthvI kA hama dAvA hI chor3ate haiN|' __ ApakA ahaMkAra bhI bar3hatA calA jAtA hai, jaba taka ki Apa usa jagaha nahIM pahuMca jAte, jahAM ar3acana ho jAtI hai, jahAM ulajha jAte haiN| lekina pIche haTanA bhI bahuta muzkila hai| Age bar3ha nahIM pAte; pIche haTanA bahuta pIr3A detA hai, coTa detA hai-aTake raha jAte haiN| anubhava meM bhI Ane lage ki sImA se bar3ha gaye to bhI mullA nasaruddIna jaisI hAlata meM Apa nahIM hote ki vApasa itanI bAhara saralatA se lauTa jaayeN| dAve ko mukaranA, chor3anA bahuta kaThina ho jAtA hai| ___ hama saba dAvoM ke sAtha jI rahe haiN| ahaMkAra bAdhA banatA hai, kyoMki hamane itanI ghoSaNAyeM kara rakhI haiN| hara AdamI ne apane mana meM soca rakhA hai ki hai hI nahIM pRthvI para koI jisake sAmane maiM jhukU / cAhe Apako patA ho cAhe na patA ho, ye mana kI dhAraNA hai| aura ApakA mana aisA socatA hai ki mujhase zreSTha ho bhI koI kaise sakatA hai! aisI dhAraNA se bharA huA ahaMkAra zraddhA ko kaise upalabdha hogA! zraddhA kA artha hI hai isa bAta kI pratIti ki mujhase mahAna kI saMbhAvanA hai| aura yaha saMbhAvanA Apako kSudra nahIM banAtI, kyoMki yaha Apake bhI mahAna hone kA dvAra kholatI hai| __ mahAvIra para zraddhA Apake mahAvIra hone kI saMbhAvanA banegI hI / apane para hI zraddhA se Apa jo haiM, vahI raha jaayeNge| jaise bIja apane para hI bharosA kara le aura Asa-pAsa ke vRkSoM ko dekhakara bhI anadekhA kara de, to phira usameM aMkura kaise phUTe! aMkura phUTatA hai ajJAta kI uThAna se, umaMga se| phira, samarpaNa-zraddhA eka taraha kA vizrAma hai| Apake citta meM itanA kolAhala hai ki vizrAma kahAM hai? isalie jo loga zraddhA ko upalabdha ho jAte haiM, unakI zAMti dekhane jaisI hai| kyoMki unheM phira koI azAMta nahIM kara sakatA / asala meM unhoMne azAMti kA kAraNa hI kisI aura ke hAtha meM sauMpa diyaa| kisI aura ke caraNoM meM jAkara unhoMne kaha diyA ki sArA bojha aba maiM chor3atA hUM, aba 'tU' smjh| aisA sadA honevAlA nahIM hai, lekina prAthamika caraNa meM bar3A bahumUlya hai| dhIre-dhIre to ziSya guru se mukta ho jAtA hai| agara guru se ziSya mukta na ho pAye, to guru sadaguru nahIM thaa| guru kI pUrI ceSTA yaha hai ki ziSya jaldI-se-jaldI usase mukta ho jAye; apanI yAtrA para nikala jAye, jahAM zraddhA kI koI jarUrata nahIM / kyoMki satya kA prakAza svayaM Ane lagatA hai| apanI AMkhoM se dekhane lage; kyoMki khoM se kitanA bhI dekhA jAye, to bhI dhuMdhalA hI hogaa| apane pairoM se calane lage; kyoMki mokSa taka koI bhI dUsare ke kaMdhoM para savAra hokara nahIM pahuMca sktaa| laMgar3e-lUloM ke lie vahAM koI jagaha nahIM hai| lekina prAthamika caraNa meM kisI kA sahArA bar3A kImatI ho jAtA hai| vaha sahArA vaise hI hai, jaise eka dIye kI nikaTatA se dUsare dIye meM jyoti pakar3a jAtI hai, phira to dUsarA dIyA apanI yAtrA para khuda cala par3atA hai| phira to pahalA dIyA bujha bhI jAe, to bhI dUsare dIye ko koI bAdhA nahIM aatii| phira pahalA dIyA kho bhI jAe, to bhI dUsarA dIyA apanI yAtrA para hotA hai| zraddhA prAthamika hai--pahalA spArka, eka pahalI coTa-jahAM pahalI agni paidA hotI hai, vahIM upayogI hai| aMtataH usakA koI upayoga nahIM, lekina prathama kA bar3A mUlya hai| citta bahuta jyAdA vAsanA se grasta ho, to hama vizrAma nahIM kara pAte / aura jaba taka vizrAma na kara pAye mana, taba taka hama ikaTThe nahIM ho paate| yaha thor3A samajha lenA jarUrI hai| ___ hama baMTe kaTe rahate haiN| mahAvIra para thor3I zraddhA bhI hotI hai, thor3I azraddhA bhI hotI hai, thor3A unake viparItavAlA jo kaha rahA hai, usa para bhI thor3A bharosA hotA hai; thor3A apane para bhI bharosA hotA hai| aisA khaNDa-khaNDa hote haiN| lekina zraddhA akhaNDa hI ho sakatI hai, 408

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bhikSu kI yAtrA aMtaryAtrA hai khaNDa-khaNDa nhiiN| Apa agara bahuta khaNDoM meM baMTe haiM, to Apa kI hAlata aisI hai, jaise kisI vyakti ke bahuta se paricita hoM, lekina mitra koI bhI na ho| lekina paricita aura mitra meM bar3A pharka hai / ekvenTensa-paricaya, paricaya hai, UparI hai / mitratA eka gahana saMbaMdha hai, eka AMtarika tIvratA hai-eka milana hai, jahAM eka vyakti dUsare vyakti meM praviSTa ho jAtA hai| ___to Apa bahuta vyaktiyoM se paricita ho sakate haiM, vaha mitratA nahIM hai| aura Apa bahuta khaNDoM meM baMTe ho sakate haiM-thor3I zraddhA mahAvIra para bhI, thor3I zraddhA buddha para bhI, thor3I zraddhA kRSNa para bhI lekina kisI se bhI mitratA na bnegii| isa sadI meM isa taraha kA eka khatarA huA hai| kucha ati samajhadAra logoM ne, logoM ko aisA samajhAnA zurU kiyA hai ki mahAvIra bhI vahI kahate haiM, kRSNa bhI vahI kahate haiM, buddha bhI vahI kahate haiM, yaha bAta nihAyata galata hai / aura una sabhI kA matalaba eka hai / yaha sabako lIpa pota dene jaisA hai| unake matalaba bar3e bhinna haiN| unakI maMjila eka hai, unake rAste bar3e bhinna haiM--aMtima pariNAma eka hai| lekina aMtima pariNAma se kyA lenA-denA? Apa vahAM abhI haiM nhiiN| jahAM Apa haiM, vahAM mahAvIra aura buddha bilakula bhinna haiM, jaise pUraba-pazcima / jahAM Apa haiM, vahAM kRSNa aura krAisTa bilakula bhinna haiN| vahAM agara Apane khicar3I banAne kI koziza kI, jisako kucha loga 'dharma-samanvaya' kahate haiM- vaha khicar3I hai, samanvaya nahIM hai| aura khicar3I meM bhI kucha pauSTika tatva ho-hai! isa dharmoM kI khicar3I meM koI pauSTika tatva nahIM raha jAtA; kyoMki Apa sabhI rAstoM kI khicaDI nahIM banA sakate / calanA to eka hI rAste para par3atA hai| aura jaba Apa eka rAste para calate haiM, taba ucita hai ki sabhI rAstoM se ApakA citta haTa jAye tAki pUrI zakti eka pravAha se laga jaae| lekina jo citta khaNDita hai bahuta cIjoM meM, vaha koI zraddhA paidA nahIM kara pAtA / jo kahatA hai, hamArI zraddhA sabhI meM hai, samajhanA ki usakI zraddhA kisI meM bhI nahIM hai| asala meM Apako agara sabameM se kisI se bhI zraddhA kA saMbaMdha jor3ane se bacanA ho, to sabameM zraddhA karanA--karanA acchA hai| Aja subaha kurAna bhI par3ha lI, thor3I gItA bhI par3ha lI, aura phira pIche gIta gA liyA--'allAha-Izvara tere nAma, sabako sanmati de bhgvaan|' ___ nahIM, gItA aura kurAna bar3e bhinna rAstoM para jAte haiN| aura gItA mAMgatI hai pUrI zraddhA, aura kurAna bhI mAMgatA hai pUrI zraddhA; mahAvIra bhI mAMgate haiM pUrI shrddhaa| zraddhA kA yaha artha nahIM hai ki Apa aMdhe ho jaayeN| zraddhA kA artha yaha hai ki Apa pUre mahAvIra ke sAtha khar3e ho jAyeM, adhUre khar3e hone kA koI artha nahIM hai| lekina hama saba cIjoM meM adhUre haiN| na to hamane kabhI prema kisI ko aise kiyA hai ki pUrI pRthvI se hamArA sArA prema sikur3akara eka dhArA meM bahane lage; na hamane kabhI mitratA aisI kI hai ki hamAre pUre jIvana kA prakAza, hamAre pUre jIvana kI UrjA eka hI vyakti ke sAtha gahanatA se jur3a jaaye| ___ isakA yaha matalaba nahIM hai ki saba duzmana ho jaayeNge| jiMdagI bar3I bebUjha hai| agara Apa eka vyakti se itane gahare jur3a jAyeM jitanA ki jur3a sakate haiM, Apa sAre jagata ke prati maitrIpUrNa ho jaayeNge| lekina mitratA eka se hogii| vaha eka dvAra hogA sAre jagata ke prati maitrI kA / agara Apa eka vyakti se itanA prema kara leM ki Apa bhala hI jAyeM; yaha saMbhAvanA hI kho jAye ki yaha prema kisI khaMDa meM baMTa sakata hai, to Apa sAre jagata ke prati prema se bhara jaayeNge| isa vyakti ke mAdhyama se vaha prema kI gaMgA bahegI aura sAre jagata meM phaila jAyegI, lekina bahegI sadA gaMgotrI se / gaMgotrI para dvAra bar3A sakarA hotA hai; hogA hii| zraddhA bhI agara eka para ho jAe, to dhIre-dhIre zraddhA kA prakAza saba tarapha par3ane lagegA, lekina dhArA eka se hI bhegii| hama itane khaNDita haiM, isa kAraNa kisI taraha ke vizrAma ko upalabdha nahIM hote| maiMne sunA hai, manasavida kahate bhI haiM, aneka loga so 409

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mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 taka nahIM pAte rAta meM, aura usakA kula kAraNa itanA hai ki mana itanA baMTA hotA hai, aura nIMda eka ko A sakatI hai, bhIr3a ko nahIM A sktii| agara Apa eka haiM, to so jAyeMge; agara bhIr3a khar3I hai mastiSka meM, to kaise soyeMge? __ ApakA koI hissA abhI sinemA dekhane jAnA cAhatA hai; koI hissA kitAba par3hanA cAhatA hai; koI hissA dhyAna karanA cAhatA hai; koI hissA sonA cAhatA hai; koI hissA kaha rahA hai ki kyoM rAta barabAda kara rahe ho sokara? aise to jiMdagI kharAba ho jaayegii| agara AdamI sATha sAla jiye, to bIsa sAla to nIMda meM hI naSTa ho jAte haiM--bhoga lo, jiMdagI hAtha se jA rahI hai| to calo kisI klaba-ghara meM, kisI nRtya-ghara meN| paccIsa khaMDa haiM, usa kAraNa Apa nahIM so pA rahe haiN| nIMda taka asambhava ho gayI / kyoMki nIMda ke lie bhI thor3I ekajuTatA caahie| prema aura bhI muzkila ho gayA hai| kyoMki jaba nIMda ke lie ekajuTatA cAhie, to prema ke naze ke lie to aura bhI gaharI ekajuTatA caahie| zraddhA karIba-karIba-karIba-karIba kho gayI hai, kyoMki usake lie bahuta hI akhaNDatA caahie| mullA nasaruddIna pUchatA hai apane manasavida se ki maiM so nahIM pAtA, koI upAya mujhe batAyeM / saba vicAra karake usake manasavida ne kahA ki tumheM thor3I vizrAma kI kalA sIkhanI hogii| to rAta Aja tuma snAna karake ArAma se bistara para leTa jAnA aura phira apane zarIra se thor3I bAta karanA, aura zarIra ko thor3I AjJA denA / aMgUThe se zurU karanA; kahanA, paira ke aMgUThe so jAo-~~-Toja, nAu go Tu slIpa / aura taba anubhava karanA / phira kahanA-paMje so jAo, phira paira so jaao| aise Upara bar3hate jAnA aura Akhira meM sira taka AnA / aura phira aMta meM AMkhoM ke lie kahanA-'nAu Aija go Tu sliip|' aura AMkhoM taka Ate-Ate tuma so hI cuke hoge| nasaruddIna bhAgA huA ghara aayaa| kaI dina se so nahIM pAyA thaa| rAta kI rAha dekhI, snAna kiyA, bistara ThIka se taiyAra kiyA, phira leTa gayA apane bistara pr| patnI snAna karane bAtharUma meM calI gyii| vaha leTa gayA apane bistara para aura usane zurU kiyA, jaisA manasavida ne kahA thA |pair se zurU kiyA ki-nAu Toja goTU slIpa; nAu phITa goTa slIpa, nAumAi legsa goTa slIpa; mAi hipsa...aura aise-aise vaha bar3hatA gayA Upara / vaha basa karIba-karIba A hI rahA thA, jaba vaha kahanevAlA thA ki merA sira, mAi heDa, go Tu slIpa, patnI nahAkara bAtharUma se bAhara niklii| use dekhakara hI usane jora se apane hAtha apane zarIra para mAre aura kahA, 'evarIbaDI aveka imIjiyeTalI-evarIbaDI aveka-saba jAga jaao| vAsanA sone taka nahIM detI, to vAsanA samarpaNa kaise karane degI! vAsanA vizrAma taka meM nahIM utarane detI, to vAsanA zraddhA maiM kaise utarane degI! kyoMki zraddhA parama vizrAma hai, jahAM mana kucha bhI nahIM cAha rahA hai, aura jahAM mana kahatA hai, aba kucha cAhanA bhI nahIM hai, aba sirpha honA hai-jasTa biiiNg| aba sirpha maiM honA cAhatA hai| merI koI cAha nahIM hai| taba mahAvIra se saMbaMdha jaDatA hai| aba hama isa sUtra meM utreN| 'jo jJAtaputra-bhagavAna mahAvIra ke pravacanoM para zraddhA rakhakara chaha prakAra ke jIvoM ko apanI AtmA ke samAna mAnatA hai, jo ahiMsA Adi pAMca mahAvratoM kA pUrNarUpa se pAlana karatA hai, jo pAMca AsravoM kA saMvaraNa arthAta nirodha karake jItA hai, vahI bhikSu hai|' ___ 'bhikSu' zabda ko thor3A khayAla meM le lenA cAhiye kyoMki jagata meM sirpha bhArata akelA deza hai jisane bhikSu ko samrATa ke bhI Upara rakhA hai / vaisI ghaTanA pRthvI para kahIM nahIM ghttii| yaha ghaTanA alaukika hai| samrATa se Upara pRthvI para kahIM bhI koI nahIM rahA hai| sirpha bhArata akelA deza hai, jahAM hamane samrATa ke Upara bhikSu ko sthApita kiyA hai / kyoMki samrATa bhoga kA zikhara hai, aura bhikSu tyAga kA / samrATa cIjoM ko saMgraha karatA calA gayA hai, saba kucha saMgraha karatA calA gayA hai pAgala kI taraha, aura bhikSu ne apane ko bacAyA hai; bAkI kucha bhI nahIM bacAyA hai| samrATa vastuoM ko ikaTThA kara rahA hai, bhikSu sirpha apanI AtmA ko ikaTThA kara rahA hai| samrATa cIjoM meM khoyA huA 410

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bhikSu kI yAtrA aMtaryAtrA hai hai, bhikSu cIjoM se apane ko mukta kara rahA hai tAki apane meM praveza kara sake / samrATa kI yAtrA bahiryAtrA hai; bhikSu kI yAtrA antaryAtrA hai| ___ "bhikSu' zabda parama AdaraNIya hai| bhikSu kA artha hai ki aba jisake pAsa apanA kahane yogya kucha bhI nahIM sivAya svayaM ke hone ke| jo kisI cIja kA mAlika nahIM rahA hai| jisakA koI pajezana nahIM / jisakA koI parigraha nahIM / jo kahatA hai, merA kucha bhI nahIM hai; sirpha mai haM, jisake pAsa eka dAnA bhI apanA kahane ko nahIM hai| jisakA saba-kucha saMsAra kA hai aura jisane eka bheda rekhA spaSTa anubhava kara lI hai ki merA maiM hI akelA ho sakatA hUM, koI saMpadA merI nahIM ho sakatI; kyoMki jaba maiM nahIM thA, jaba saMpadA thI, mahala the, jamIna thI, jAyadAda thI, hIre the, motI the; jaba maiM nahIM rahUMgA, taba bhI ve hoMge; maiM vyartha hI bIca meM apanA parigraha sthApita karake parezAna huuN| usase hIre-motI parezAna nahIM hote, usase maiM hI parezAna hotA huuN| jaba Apa mara jAyeMge to ApakA ghara nahIM royegA; bar3A majA hai| lekina ApakA ghara jala jAye to Apa royeNge| mAlika kauna hai? ApakA hIrA kho jAye, to hIrA ApakI jarA bhI ciMtA nahIM kregaa| hIrA socagA hI nahIM ki Apa kahAM kho gaye / Apa jaise bahuta loga Aye aura kho gye| lekina Apa bar3I muzkila meM par3a jAyeMge / aura Apa socate the ki Apa mAlika haiM / mAlika muzkila meM par3atA hai| __nahIM, jina cIjoM ko hama soca rahe haiM, hama unake mAlika haiM, ve hamArI mAlika ho gayI haiN| mAlakiyata hamArA bilakula vahama hai, asatya hai| isalie isa deza ne bhikSu ko sarvottama jIvana kI AkhirI UMcAI kA phUla kahA hai, jahAM eka vyakti yaha anubhava kara letA hai ki parigraha kA koI upAya nahIM hai / vastUyeM kisI kI bhI nahIM ho sakatI haiN| sirpha eka hI ghaTanA hai jo merI ho sakatI hai; vaha merI AtmA lekina hama bar3e ajIba loga haiM / hama saba cIjoM para dAvA karate haiM, sirpha usa eka para dAvA nahIM karate, jisa para dAvA ho sakatA hai| isalie agara ThIka se samajheM to artha yaha haA ki hama bahata cIjoM ke mAlika nahIM ho pAte. bahata cIjoM ke prati bhikhArI ho jAte haiN| asala meM to hama bhikhArI haiM, lekina hamako mAlika hone kA khayAla hai| mahAvIra jisako bhikSukahate haiM, vahI mAlika hai| lekina, vaha hama saba apane ko mAlika kahate haiM, isalie mahAvIra ne use mAlika kahanA ucita nahIM samajhA-kyoMki usase bhrAMti hogii| hama sabhI apane ko mAlika samajhate haiM, to hama sabako ThIka coTa dene ke lie mahAvIra aura buddha donoM ne usa parama ghaTanA ko bhikSu kahA / buddha apane ko 'bhikSu' kahate haiM, jinake pAsa apanI mAlakiyata hai; aura hama apane ko 'mAlika' kahate haiM, jo vastuoM ke gulAma haiN| to jisa duniyA meM gulAma apane ko mAlika samajhate hoM, yaha ucita hI hai ki mAlika apane ko bhikSu kahe; nahIM to bhASA meM bar3I gar3abar3a ho jaayegii| ___ isalie hiMduoM kA jo zabda hai, svAmI, vaha jainoM aura bauddhoM ne cunanA pasaMda nahIM kiyA / vaha zabda bilakula sahI hai--ekadama sahI hai| 'svAmI' kA artha hai : 'mAlika'.jo apanA sacamaca mAlika hai| hiMduoM ne apane saMnyAsI ko svAmI khaa| bilakula ThIka khaa| yahI ThIka hai| lekina buddha aura mahAvIra ne ulaTA zabda cunA, 'bhikSu' / unakA vyaMga gaharA hai / ve yaha kaha rahe haiM ki yahAM to sabhI apane ko 'svAmI' samajha rahe haiM, yahAM tuma bhI apane ko svAmI kahoge to bhASA bar3I gar3abar3a ho jaayegii| aura jahAM sabhI pAgala apane ko svastha samajhate hoM; vahAM svastha AdamI ko apane ko pAgala kahanA hI ucita hai| __ kauna hai bhikSu? saca meM jo mAlika ho gyaa| lekina saca kI mAlakiyata sirpha apane para ho sakatI hai, aura kisI para bhI nahIM ho sktii| aura jaba taka koI vyakti dUsare para mAlakiyata karane kI koziza karatA hai, taba taka apane jIvana kA apavyaya karatA hai| vaha zakti vyartha jA rahI hai| usakA koI artha nahIM honevAlA hai| vaha kahIM bhI pahuMcegA nhiiN| vaha sirpha apane ko rikta kara rahA hai, cukA rahA 411

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mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 hai, khatma kara rahA hai; vaha naSTa kara rahA hai| vaha AtmahaMtA hai kyoMki jo nahIM ho sakatA, vaha nahIM hogA; vaha kabhI nahIM huA hai| ailigjenDara aura nepoliyana gujarate haiM rAstoM se mAlika hone kI koziza meM, aura dIna-daridra hI marate haiN| ThIka ulaTA prayoga hai mahAvIra kA ki tuma mAlika hone kI koziza chor3a do bAhara kI tarapha / bhItara eka saMsAra hai / bhItara eka sAmrAjya hai-eka vistAra hai, eka AkAza hai / tuma usake mAlika ho / tuma usa mAlakiyata ko 'klema' kara lo| tuma usa mAlakiyata ke dAvedAra ho jaao| lekina aisA dAvA vahI kara pAyegA, jo zraddhA se zurU kare kisI mAlika para; zraddhA se zurU kare kisI samrATa para--mahAvIra, yA buddha, yA kRSNa, yA krAisTa, yA muhammada jaise kisI mAlika para bharosA kare jisameM use svAmitva dikhA ho| jisameM usane jhalaka pAyI ho ki yaha AdamI gulAma nahIM hai, kisI bAta kA gulAma nahIM hai| usa para zraddhA se yAtrA zurU hogii| to jo jJAtapatra mahAvIra ke vacanoM para zraddhA rakhakara saba jIvoM ke bhItara apanI hI jaisI AtmA kA vicAra karatA hai; anubhava karatA hai; ahiMsA, aparigraha, acaurya, akAma, apramAda-paMcamahAvratoM meM jo gati karatA hai, unakA pAlana karatA hai; rokatA hai zakti ko vyartha jAne se; AsravoM kA dhyAna rakhatA hai, saMvaraNa karatA hai; aura jIvana bAhara bhaTaka na jAye, marusthala meM jIvana kI UrjA vyartha na ho, bhItara sRjanAtmaka ho jAye, apanI AtmA ko aisA niraMtara nirodha karatA hai vyartha meM jAne se, vahI bhikSa hai| hama to vyartha ke lie Atura hote haiN| khabara bhara mila jAe, hama daur3a par3ate haiM / vyartha ko hama na mAlUma kitanA mUlya dete haiN| zAyada hama kabhI socate bhI nahIM ki hama bheda kareM sArthaka aura vyartha kA; ki hama sAra aura asAra kA ThIka vivecana kareM; ki ThIka viveka kareM ki kyA sahI hai aura kyA galata hai| zaMkara ne kahA hai : sAra aura asAra ko jo ThIka se pahacAna letA hai, vahI saMnyAsI hai| kyoMki jo sAra ko pahacAna letA hai. phira vaha asAra se apane ko rokane lagatA hai, saMvaraNa karane lagatA hai| aura jo sAra ko pahacAna letA hai, vaha cupacApa, anajAne hI sAra kI tarapha bar3hane lagatA hai| galata kI tarapha jAnA asambhava hai| ThIka kI tarapha jAne se rukanA asaMbhava hai| lekina ThIka aura galata kA bodha honA cAhie, kyA galata hai aura kyA ThIka hai| vaha hameM jarA bhI bodha nahIM hai| to mahAvIra kahate haiM : vaha bodha bhI hameM tabhI paidA hogA jaba hama kisI para zraddhA kareM, jise ThIka aura galata jisake jIvana meM A gaye haiN| sUphI phakIra, bAyajIda, apane guru ke pAsa gayA aura usane apane guru ko kahA mujhe kucha zikSA deM to usake guru ne kahA ki tU sirpha mere pAsa raha aura mujhako dekha, aura merA nirIkSaNa kara; uThanA, baiThanA, khAnA, pInA, sonA saba tU merA dekha, aura merA nirIkSaNa kara / usI nirIkSaNa se tujhe viveka utpanna hogaa| bAyajIda ne kahA, yaha bar3A kaThina mAmalA dikhatA hai / sIdhA mujhe kaha diyA hotA ki kyA karUM, to maiM kara letA; kaha diyA hotA-yaha mata karo, to maiM nahIM krtaa| hama saba pacA-pacAyA bhojana cAhate haiN| koI hamAre lie cabAkara hamAre muMha meM DAla de| cabAne taka kA kaSTa nahIM uThAnA caahte| lekina dhyAna rahe, aisA pacAyA huA bhojana apaca hI kara sakatA hai / vaha Apake jIvana meM ThIka-ThIka praveza nahIM kara paayegaa| bAyajIda ke guru ne ThIka kahA ki tU basa baiTha aura merA nirIkSaNa kara; mere pAsa baiTha aura dekha kyA-kyA hotA hai| bAyajIda baiTha gyaa| pahale dina hI eka ghaTanA ghttii| eka AdamI AyA aura bar3I gAliyAM dene lagA; bAyajIda ke guru ko bar3e azobhana zabda bolane lgaa| bAyajIda ko kaI daphA huA ki uThakara eka hamalA isa AdamI para bola de| lekina guru ne kahA thA, tujhe kucha karanA nahIM hai| tujhe basa mujhe dekhanA hai / tU kRpA karake bIca meM kucha mata karane laganA, kyoMki tU yahAM karanevAlA nahIM hai-tU sirpha yahAM dekhnaa| 412

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bhikSu kI yAtrA aMtaryAtrA hai to use bar3I takalIpha ho rahI hai| usakA dila to usa AdamI ko dekhane kA ho rahA hai, jo gAliyAM de rahA hai| lekina AjJA use huI thI ki vaha guru ko dekhe| __ galata ko dekhane kA mana hotA hai| ThIka meM jyAdA rasa nahIM mAlUma par3atA / guru cupacApa baiThA hai| vahAM dekhane yogya bhI kucha nahIM lgtaa| guru zAMta baiThA hai| bAyajIda ko bar3I becainI hotI hai| usakA dila to vahAM dekhane kA hotA hai| lekina phira vaha apane ko samajhAtA hai ki dekhU guru ko hI, isa AdamI se mujhe sIkhanA bhI kyA hai jo maiM dekhU / yaha asAra hai| phira guru ne bhI kahA hai ki mujhe hI dekho| guru baiThA hai, cupa / vaha haMsatA rahatA hai / vaha AdamI gAliyAM dekara calA jAtA hai, bAyajIda apane guru se pUchatA hai ki isa AdamI ne itanI gAliyAM dIM aura Apa capa-cApa baiThe rahe? usake garu ne kahA ki ta sabaha yahAM nahIM thA, aba kala subaha tajhe patA cala jaayegaa| kyoMki subaha-subaha eka bhakta merA yahAM AtA hai aura merI itanI prazaMsA karatA hai ki tarAjU ke eka palar3e ko bilakula jamIna se lagA detA hai / yaha usako ThIka kara gayA hai / yaha mujhe bilakula baileMsa kara gayA hai| yaha AdamI bar3A gajaba kA hai| yaha kabhI-kabhI AtA hai| __dUsare dina subaha vaha AdamI AyA aura prazaMsA ke pula bAMdhane lgaa| bAyajIda kA phira mana huA usakI bAteM sunane kA, lekina usane khayAla rakhA ki vaha guru ko dekhe| bhakta ke cale jAne ke bAda guru ne bAyajIda se kahA, 'tUne dekhA? jagata eka saMtulana hai| vahAM prazaMsA bhI hai, vahAM gAlI bhI hai, prazaMsA se phUla mata jAo, gAlI se pIr3ita mata ho jaao| ve donoM eka-dUsare ko kATakara apane Apa zunya ho jaayeNge| tuma apanI jagaha raho, tuma becaina mata ho-na gAlI denevAle se kucha prayojana hai, na prazaMsA karanevAle se kucha prayojana hai| ve donoM Apasa meM nipaTa rahe haiN| tuma alaga hI ho-bAyajIda se kahA, 'tU basa mujhe dekhatA raha aura usI dekhane meM se tujhe sAra kA patA calane lgegaa| aura usI sAra para tU cala par3anA, aura asAra se apane ko bacAnA / kyoMki mana asAra kI tarapha khIMcatA hai / kyoMki mana binA asAra ke jI nahIM sktaa| kacarA hI usakA bhojana hai| apane ko rokanA asAra kI tarapha jAne se, saMvarita karanA / sAra kI tarapha apane ko le jAnA sAdhanA hai|' to mahAvIra kahate haiM, vahI bhikSu hai, jo zraddhApUrvaka dekhe-jaisA mahAvIra jIte haiN| mahAvIra ke lie jIvana to sahaja hai, kyoMki unheM sabake bhItara eka hI AtmA kA darzana hotA hai; Apako nahIM hotaa| to mahAvIra kA jo jIvana hai, usa jIvana ko gaura se dekhakara, usako AtmIyatA se apane sAtha saMbhAlakara, sAra ko pahacAnakara vaise hI jIvana meM bahane kA jo prayAsa hai...! prathama meM vaha prayAsa hI hogaa| zurU-zurU meM ceSTA karanI par3egI; dhIre-dhIre khuda bhI dikhAI par3ane lgegaa| mahAvIra kI AMkhoM kI phira jarUrata na hogii| phira bhikSu svayaM apanI yAtrA para cala pdd'egaa| mahAvIra ke pAsa dasa hajAra bhikSuoM kA samUha thA / jaise-jaise koI bhikSu paka jAtA thA, vaise-vaise mahAvIra usase kaha dete ki aba tU, jo tujhe milA hai, use bAMTane nikala jaa| aba mere pAsa hone kI jarUrata nahIM hai| aba mere sahAre kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM hai| ThIka vaise hI, jaise choTe bacce ko mAM-bApa calAte haiM, to mAM hAtha pakar3a letI hai / yaha koI jIvanabhara kA upakrama nahIM hai ki mAM jIvana bhara hAtha pakar3e rahe / kucha mAM nahIM chor3atI haiN| ve duSTa haiM, khataranAka haiM; ve bacce kI jAna le letI haiN| kucha bApa cAhate haiM ki lar3ake kA hAtha sadA hI pakar3e rheN| ve sadA cAhate haiM ki ve hI lar3ake ko calAte rheN| ve bApa nahIM haiM, ve __lekina pahale dina jaba baccA khar3A hotA hai, to mAM yA bApa usakA hAtha apane hAtha meM le lete haiN| bhalIbhAMti jAnate hue ki bacce ke paira khuda hI thor3e dinoM meM samartha ho jAyeMge-samartha haiM, lekina abhI bacce ko AtmazraddhA nahIM hai; abhI bacce ko bharosA nahIM hai ki maiM cala paauuNgaa| vaha abhI DaratA hai / vaha kabhI calA nahIM hai / use calane kA koI anubhava nahIM hai| vaha bhayabhIta hotA hai / isa bhaya ke kAraNa kahIM vaha aisA na ho ki ghasITatA hI rahe aura cale na, usakA bhaya bhara kama karanA hai| nahA ha, va duzmana haiN| 413

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mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 zraddhA se pairoM meM calane kI tAkata nahIM aayegii| sirpha bApa hAtha pakar3e hai to lar3akA zaktipUrvaka khar3A ho jAyegA, kyoMki vaha socegA ki jaba hAtha pakar3e haiM to maiM nizciMta hUM, girUMgA to vaha bcaayegaa| aura eka bAra usake paira calane lage, bahuta jaldI use anubhava ho jAyegA ki bApa kA hAtha mujhe nahIM calA rahA hai, mere paira calA rahe haiN| phira lar3akA khuda hI apane hAtha ko alaga karanA cAhegA, kyoMki khuda pairoM para khar3e hone kA AnaMda hI aura hai| lekina sadaguru cAhatA hI hai ki jaldI se jaldI vaha apanA hAtha chur3A le| isalie sadaguru pUrI koziza karatA hai ki ziSya kA hAtha chor3a de| asadaguru ziSya kA hAtha jora se pakar3a letA hai, asadaguru isalie hAtha pakar3a letA hai ki usako calAye-ziSya cale, isameM usakA rasa nahIM hai| ziSya usa para nirbhara rahe, usameM usakA rasa hai| __ isalie mAM-bApa bana jAnA bahuta AsAna hai, saba meM mAtRtva aura pitRtva pAnA bahuta kaThina hai; kyoMki mAM-bApa to pazu bhI bana jAte haiN| usameM kucha bahuta bar3e guNa kI jarUrata nahIM hai| lekina phira kaba bacce ko calate vakta chor3a denA hai, kaba usako apane pairoM para dhakkA de denA hai, kaba usako mukta kara denA hai nirbharatA se, isa kalA ko jAnane kA nAma hI mAtRtva aura pitRtva hai| ThIka pitA vahI hai, jo jaldI se jaldI bacce ko svataMtra kara de, mukta kara de; usa jagaha khar3A kara de, jahAM vaha khuda cala sakatA hai| lekina hameM bhI majA AtA hai ki koI hama para nirbhara ho| kyoMki koI nirbhara ho to hamako lagatA hai ki hama bhI kucha haiN| mAM-bApa ko dukha hotA hai, jaba baccA unase mukta hotA hai| mAM pIr3A pAtI hai, jaba baccA apane pairoM para calane lagatA hai| __ use patA nahIM hai, sApha nahIM hai| pahale to vaha bahuta khuza hotI hai ki baccA apane pairoM cala rahA hai| lekina use patA nahIM hai| kyoMki yaha pairoM para calanA to prAthamika ghaTanA hai| abhI Age aura bahuta AyAmoM meM baccA apane pairoM para clegaa| kala taka vaha apanI mAM kI goda meM baiTha jAtA thA chipake; jaldI hI vaha zarma anubhava karane lagegA; vaha mAM kI goda meM nahIM baiThanA caahegaa| vaha mAM ke sAtha sotA thA rAta; jaldI hI vaha apanA alaga bistara mAMga karegA ki vaha alaga sonA cAhatA hai / taba mAM ko pIr3A zurU ho jaaegii| isa jagata meM mAM ke atirikta koI bhI strI usake lie mUlyavAna nahIM thI, lekina zIghra hI koI strI usake lie mAM se jyAdA mUlyavAna ho jaayegii| mAM kI tarapha pITha ho gyii| mAM dikkata denI zurU kregii| sAsa-bahueM jo lar3a rahI haiM; usake pIche yaha mAM kI jhaMjhaTa hai| vaha beTA, jo usakA eka mAtra premI thA, vaha acAnaka eka dUsarI strI ne use chIna liyaa| to baha sAsa ko niraMtara hI duzmana kI taraha mAlUma par3atI hai| vaha kitanA hI apane ko samajhAye, use lagatA hai usakA beTA chIna liyA gyaa| __ yaha mAM ThIka mAM nahIM hai / ise mAM hone kI kalA kA patA nahIM hai / ise AnaMdita honA cAhie ki beTA aba pUrI taraha mukta ho gayA; parI taraha garbha ke bAhara ho gyaa| aba dusarI strI mahatvapUrNa ho gyii| beTA aba svayaM eka yUniTa, eka ikAI bana gyaa| aba vaha khuda parivAra banA sakatA hai| mAM se jur3A huA, usake palle ko pakar3e hue jo beTA hai, vaha yUniTa nahIM hai| ziSya jaba taka guru na ho jAye, taba taka guru ko caina nahIM hai; kyoMki jaba taka vaha guru na ho jAye, taba taka dharma usake Asa-pAsa phaila nahIM sakatA; taba taka usakA apanA parivAra nirmita nahIM ho sakatA / to guru cAhegA ki jaldI ziSya zraddhA se mukta ho / lekina zraddhA se ve hI mukta ho sakate haiM, jinhoMne zraddhA kI hai| Apa yaha mata socanA ki hama pahale se hI mukta haiM; jhaMjhaTa meM hI kyoM par3anA ki pahale zraddhA meM par3o aura phira mukta ho jaao| jaba mukta hI honA hai, to zraddhA hI kyoM karUM? to Apa zraddhA se kabhI mukta na ho paayeNge| aisA ho rahA hai| je. kRSNamUrti ko sunanevAloM ko aisI bhrAMti paidA hotI hai| je. kRSNamUrti jo kaha rahe haiM, bilakula ThIka kaha rahe haiN| vahI guru kA kAma hai ki vaha vyakti ko zraddhA se mukta kre| lekina eka pahalU khoyA huA hai / aura sunanevAlA bahuta prasanna ho rahA hai ki 414

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bhikSu kI yAtrA aMtaryAtrA hai maiM kisI para bhI zraddhA nahIM karatA; maiM ThIka usI avasthA meM pahuMca gayA hUM, jisakI kRSNamUrti bAta kara rahe haiN| ___ mahAvIra aura kRSNamUrti kI, donoM kI bAta agara Apake jIvana meM mila jAye, to hI Apa pUre ho paayeNge| mahAvIra prAthamika bAta kaha rahe haiM, kyoMki prathama se hI zurU karanA hai| kRSNamUrti aMtima bAta kaha rahe haiM, jahAM pUrA karanA hai / vaha kahanA ThIka hai / lekina jinase ve kaha rahe haiM, unameM akasara galata loga haiN| unameM ve hI loga haiM, jo zraddhA karane meM asamartha ho gaye haiN| jinakI zraddhA bilakula sUkha gayI hai| jo napuMsaka haiM zraddhA kI dRSTi se, iMpoTeMTa haiN| jiname koI saMbhAvanA nahIM hai| jo apane ko samarpita kara hI nahIM sakate, ve kRSNamUrti ko sanakara prasanna hote haiN| ve kahate haiM, taba hamAre lie bhI mArga hai| koI cintA kI bAta nahIM / kisI ko garu banAne kI jarUrata nahIM, apane hI pairoM para calanA hai| ye ve hI choTe bacce haiM, jo abhI pAlane meM par3e haiM, aura jinako koI samajhA de ki bApa kA hAtha mata pakar3anA, kyoMki hAtha pakar3ane se AdamI nirbhara ho jAtA hai - ye bacce jhUlanoM meM hI par3e raha jAyeMge; aura ye jindagIbhara ghuTanoM se hI sarakate rheNge| ataH koI jo khar3A hai apane pairoM para, aura koI jo inase kAphI bar3A hai, jo inako bharosA de sake; jisako dekhakara inako AsthA Aye aura inako lage ki ThIka hai, jaba yaha AdamI khar3A hai, aura itanA zaktizAlI AdamI khar3A hai, to isa para bharosA karanA ucita hai| bApa se jyAdA zaktizAlI AdamI beTe ke lie aura koI nahIM hotA / mullA nasaruddIna ke jIvana meM eka ullekha hai / usakA beTA baDA hone lgaa| eka dina usane apane beTe ko kahA ki tU isa sIr3hI se Upara car3ha jaa| beTA Upara car3ha gyaa| vaha sadA mullA nasaruddIna kI bAta mAnatA thaa| beTe ke Upara car3ha jAne ke bAda nasaruddIna ne sIr3hI alaga kara lI, aura beTe se kahA ki aba tU kUda pdd'| beTe ne kahA ki kUda paDUM? hAtha-paira TUTa jAyeMge! nasaruddIna ne kahA ki maiM maujUda hUM, terA pitaa| maiM tujhe saMbhAla lUMgA / kUda par3a Dara mata / lar3ake ne bar3I himmata bAMdhI kaI bAra, aura phira ruka gyaa| usane kahA, 'lekina dUrI kAphI hai| agara jarA cUkA, to haDDI-pasalI eka ho jaayegii|' nasaruddIna ne kahA ki jaba maiM maujUda hUM, to tU DaratA kyoM hai? lar3akA himmata karake, bApa para bharosA karake kUda gyaa|kuudte hI nasaruddIna dUra ho gyaa| lar3akA nIce girA, donoM paira lahUluhAna ho gye| usa lar3ake ne kahA ki kyA matalaba? nasaruddIna ne kahA, apane bApa para bhI aba bharosA mata karanA / aba kisI para bharosA nahIM, apane bApa kA bhI nhiiN| aba tujhe maiM svataMtra karatA huuN| aba tU apanI buddhi se cala / aba bahuta ho gyaa| eka dina guru bhI kahegA ki kUda par3a, aba kisI para bharosA nhiiN| lekina yaha saMbhAvanA tabhI hai, jaba bharosA paidA huA ho| zraddhA cAhie, tAki aMtataH zraddhA se mukta huA jA ske| aura jo zraddhA nahIM kara pAte, ve zraddhA-mukti ko kabhI upalabdha nahIM hote| kRSNamUrti ko sunanevAle loga zraddhA se kabhI mukta nahIM ho skeNge| yaha bAta bar3I ulaTI mAlUma par3egI lekina jinhoMne zraddhA hI nahIM kI, vahAM unake pAsa mukta hone ko bhI kucha nahIM hai| mahAvIra para zraddhA karanevAlA mukta ho sakegA, kyoMki mukta honA zraddhA ke bhItara hI chipA hai| ___ 'jo samyakadarzI hai; jo kartavya-vimUr3ha nahIM hai, jo jJAna, tapa aura saMyama kA dRr3ha zraddhAlu hai, jo mana, vacana, aura zarIra ko pApa-patha para jAne se roka rakhatA hai; jo tapa ke dvArA pUrva-kRta, pApa-karmoM ko naSTa kara detA hai; vahI bhikSu hai|' ___ 'jo samyakadarzI hai'--yaha zabda mahAvIra ko bahuta priya hai| yaha zabda hai bhI bar3A mUlyavAna - rAiTa vijana / samyaka darzaka - jise ThIka-ThIka dekhane kI kalA A gyii| jisakI AMkhoM para se sAre parde aura dhAraNAyeM alaga ho gyiiN| jisakI AMkheM nagna aura zuddha ho gayIM; aura jo dekhatA hai to dekhate vakta apane AropaNa nahIM karatA, usakA nAma hai, 'samyaka dRSTi / ' hama jaba bhI dekhate haiM to hamArA AropaNa ho jAtA hai| hama jo dekhate haiM usameM hama apane ko mizrita kara lete haiN| hamArA dekhanA zuddha 415

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mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 nahIM hai| jaba Apa kisI strI ke prema meM par3a jAte haiM, to Apako strI suMdara dikhAI par3atI hai| manasavida se pUche, vaha kahatA hai kucha aur| Apa kahate haiM, strI suMdara hai / isalie maiM prema meM par3a gayA; aura manasavida kahatA hai, Apa prema meM par3a gaye, isalie yaha strI suMdara dikhAI par3a rahI hai / kyoMki yaha strI aura kisI ko suMdara dikhAI nahIM par3a rahI hai / yaha agara suMdara hotI-AbjekTivhalI, to sArA jagata isake prema meM kabhI kA par3a gayA hotA; Apako maukA bhI nahIM milatA / itane dina taka yaha pratIkSA karatI rahI, koI prema meM nahIM pdd'aa| ApakI yaha rAha dekhatI rahI! usakA kAraNa hai, kyoMki jo prema meM par3a jAe, usI ko yaha suMdara dikhAI pdd'egii| sauMdarya prema kA projekzana hai| Apa apane prema ko Aropita karate haiM kisI cehare para, kisI zarIra pr| aura aisA mata samajhanA ki yaha strI sadA suMdara rhegii| ho sakatA hai, kala hI yaha asuMdara ho jAye / yaha kala vahI rahegI, jo Aja hai| lekina tumhArA prema agara tirohita ho gayA to yaha asuMdara ho jaayegii| ___ hama sabhI cIjeM Aropita kara rahe haiN| jahAM Apako sAdhutA dikhAI par3atI hai, vaha bhI ApakA AropaNa hai / yaha bar3e maje kI bAta hai, agara musalamAna sAdhu jaina ke sAmane khar3A ho, to jaina ko vaha sAdhu nahIM mAlUma hotA / jaina kA sAdhu hiMdU ko sAdhu nahIM mAlUma par3atA, hiMdU kA sAdhu, bauddha ko sAdhu nahIM mAlUma par3atA / bauddha bhikSu, bauddha kA sAdhu jainiyoM ko sAdhu nahIM mAlUma hotA / nizcita hI, sAdhutA vahAM nahIM hai| sAdhutA kucha hamArI dhAraNA meM hai, jo hama Aropita karate haiN| aba jaise dekheM-bauddha kA sAdhu mAMsAhAra kara letA hai; zarta eka hI hai ki mare hue jAnavara kA mAMsa ho--apane-Apa mara gaye jAnavara kA mAMsa ho / bAta tarkayakta mAlama paDatI hai| kyoMki baddha ne kahA, mArane meM hiMsA hai| agara koI kisI gAya ko mArakara khAtA hai, to hiMsA kara rahA hai| lekina gAya apane se mara gayI taba isake mAMsa ko khAne meM kyA hiMsA hai? bAta sApha hai| lekina buddha kA bhikSu jaba mAMsa khAtA hai to jaina kA muni to soca hI nahIM sakatA ki yaha AdamI...aura sAdhu! isase jyAdA asAdhu aura kyA hogA; mAMsAhAra kara rahA hai| bauddha bhikSu kahatA hai, gAya mara gayI, aura usakA mAMsa na khAo to itane bhojana ko tuma vyartha hI naSTa kara rahe ho| yaha kisI ke kAma A sakatA thaa| isa bhojana ko naSTa karanA hiMsA hai| bar3A kaThina hai| to hamArI dhAraNA para nirbhara hai ki hamArI dhAraNA kyA hai| agara gAMdhIjI ke Azrama meM jAyeM to cAya pInA varjita hai| sirpha rAjagopAlAcArya ke lie vizeSa suvidhA gAMdhIjI karate the| unake lie chUTa thI, kyoMki samadhI the; isalie chUTa rakhanI jarUrI bhI thii| ve dinabhara cAya pIte the| cAya pApa hai| __ lekina sArI duniyA ke bauddha bhikSu cAya pIte haiM; dhyAna karane ke pahale cAya pIte haiM, phira dhyAna karate haiN| kyoMki ve kahate haiM, cAya sajaga karatI hai, aura sajagatA dhyAna meM le jAne meM sahayogI hai| bAta meM thor3I jAna mAlUma par3atI hai,kyoMki cAya thor3A sajaga to karatI hI hai, zarIra ko thor3A tAjA to karatI hai| usameM nikoTina hotA hai / nikoTina khUna meM daur3akara thor3I gati bar3hAtA hai| khUna meM thor3I gati AtI hai; AdamI thor3A tAjA ho jAtA hai| ___ bauddha bhikSu pahale uThakara cAya pIyegA, phira dhyAna meM lagegA-kyoM? vaha kahatA hai, sustI ke sAtha dhyAna karanA ThIka nahIM hai, tAjagI ke sAtha karanA ThIka hai| to cAya dharma kA hissA hai| aura jApAna meM hara ghara meM cAya kA kamarA alaga hai-saMpanna ghara meN| aura cAya ke kamare kA vahI pratiSThA hai, jo maMdira kI hotI hai / kyoMki jo jagAye, vahI maMdira hai| aba bar3A mazkila hai| aura jApAnI ghara meM, kulIna, susaMpanna ghara meM, subaha cAya kA vakta, yA sAMjha cAya kA vakta prArthanA kA samaya hai| aura jisa DhaMga se jApAnI cAya pIte haiM, vaha nizcita hI prArthanApUrNa hai / ve zAMtipUrNa DhaMga se cAya ke kamare meM baiThate haiM / vahAM koI bAtacIta nahIM karegA, kyoMki bAtacIta vyAghAta hai| saba loga mauna hokara bhItara aayeNge| gahiNI khAsa taraha ke kapar3e pahane hogI, jo usI kamare meM 416 Jain Education Internationa

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bhikSu kI yAtrA aMtaryAtrA hai pahanane ke lie banAye gaye haiM-bilakula DhIle, sAdhu-veza ke| phira vaha cAya banAnA zurU kregii| aura cAya banAnA pUrA eka ricuala hai, jaise pUjA kara rahI ho / eka-eka cIja ko itanI vyavasthA se karegI, aura sAre loga baiThakara nirIkSaNa kreNge| ketalI ubalane lgegii| cAya kI dhImI-dhImI AvAja Ane lgegii| aura saba zAMta baiThakara usa cAya kI AvAja ko suna rahe haiN| ___ yaha bhI dhyAna kA hissA ho gyaa| phira vaha cAya jaba dI jAyegI to usako bar3e pavitra bhAva se grahaNa karanA hai, vaha pUjA hai / phira usa cAya kI cuskiyAM lete vakta dhyAna rakhanA hai ki sajagatA bar3he aura cAya ke bAda dhyAna meM utara jAnA hai| ___aba bar3A muzkila hai| kisako sAdhu kahiye, kisako asAdhu kahiye? musalamAna phakIra ko dekhakara hama mAna nahIM sakate ki sAdhu hai| musalamAna phakIra hamAre saMnyAsI ko dekhakara nahIM mAna sakatA ki sAdhu hai| muhammada ne nau vivAha kiye-nau ! hama to eka ke lie bhI mahAvIra ko AjJA nahIM de sakate / mahAvIra ne vivAha kiyA hai, aisA lagatA hai| lekina unakA eka sampradAya, digambara, mAnatA hai ki nahIM kiyA / kyoMki digambara sampradAya ko yaha bAta hI behUdI lagatI hai ki mahAvIra aura vivAha kare! yaha bAta hI behUdI hai| kiyA bhI ho- lagatA hai ki kiyA hai, kyoMki unakI lar3akI ke nAma kA ullekha hai; unake dAmAda ke nAma kA ullekha hai| agara mahAvIra ne vivAha na kiyA hotA to unakI lar3akI ke nAma kA aura unake dAmAda ke nAma kA ullekha kahAM se A jAtA? aura kauna phikra karatA hai ki jhUTha unakA vivAha karavAo! lekina mAnanevAloM ko jarA pIr3A lagatI hai kyoMki bar3I sakhtI se usane brahmacarya kI dhAraNA ko pakar3A hai, aura apanI dhAraNA ko vaha mahAvIra para Aropita karatA hai, unako vivAha nahIM karane detaa| muhammada nau vivAha karate haiM, to digambara jaina soca bhI nahIM sakatA ki muhammada meM kucha bhI ho sakatA hai| vaha socegA, usase to hama hI behatara, kama se kama eka hI vivAha kiyA hai| lekina agara musalamAna se pUche, jisane muhammada ko prema kiyA hai aura zraddhA kI hai, to vaha kahegA ki muhammada kI yaha sAdhutA hai| ___ bar3A muzkila hai! kyoMki muhammada ke vakta meM araba meM striyoM kI saMkhyA cAra-gunI jyAdA thI puruSoM se| kyoMki puruSa yuddha meM jAte, sainika banate, kaTa jAte, piTa jAte, mara jAte; striyAM bar3hatI calI jaatiiN| to sArA mulka vyabhicAra meM DUbA thaa| jahAM eka puruSa ho, cAra striyAM hoM-soceM, vahAM kyA hAlata hogii| sArA mulka vyabhicAra meM thaa| to muhammada ne niyama banAyA kurAna meM ki cAra vivAha pratyeka vyakti kare, kara sakatA hai, tAki usa vyabhicAra se chuTakArA ho| aura muhammada se jisa strI ne bhI nivedana kiyA--vidhavAyeM, garIba striyAM, unhoMne sabase vivAha kara liyA-nau vivAha kiye, aura ina sabhI nau striyoM ko muhammada dhyAna, pUjA aura prArthanA kI tarapha le gye| ApakI kitanI striyAM haiM, yaha savAla nahIM hai| Apa unako kahAM le jA rahe haiM, yaha savAla hai| apanI strI ko Apa apane sAtha naraka le jaayeNge| vaha bhI sAtha de rahI hai| donoM kA koAparezana hai| donoM naraka kI yAtrA kara rahe haiN| donoM eka hI gAr3I ke do pahiye haiM; naraka kI tarapha jA rahe haiN| ___ muhammada una nau striyoM ko, jitanI UMcAI taka le jAyA jA sakatA hai, le gaye / aura muhammada kA vivAha nizcita hI, Apa jaisA vivAha karate haiM, vaisA vivAha nahIM hai, kyoMki muhammada kI umra thI caubIsa varSa, unhoMne jaba pahalA vivAha kiyA, aura usa strI kI umra thI cAlIsa varSa / caubIsa varSa ke javAna lar3ake se pUchiye ki vaha cAlIsa varSa kI bUr3hI strI se zAdI karane ko taiyAra hai? cAlIsa varSa muhammada ke jamAne ke, aba ke nahIM hai, kyoMki aba to cAlIsa varSa meM bhI strI utanI bUr3hI nahIM ho paatii| muhammada ke vakta meM to cAlIsa varSa khAtamA thA kyoMki taba aThAraha yA bIsa sAla ausata umra thii| cAlIsa sAla to AkhirI bAta thii| cAlIsa sAla kI strI se javAna lar3ake kA vivAha karanA 417

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mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 sAdhutA thii| bar3A muzkila hai| hAM, puruSa apane se choTI umra kI lar3akI se zAdI karanA ekadama AsAna pAtA hai; cAhatA hI hai ki kare, lekina apane se bar3I umra kI lar3akI se zAdI karanA bar3A ulaTA mAlUma hotA hai| lekina muhammada ne kiyaa| nizcita hI, yaha vivAha sAdhAraNa kAmuka-yauna saMbaMdha nahIM thaa| aura jisa pahalI strI se unhoMne vivAha kiyA, usa strI ne sabUta bhI diyA; kyoMki vahI strI pahalI musalamAna honevAlI thI-pahalI / jisa dina ilahAma huA muhammada ko, jisa dina kurAna kI pahalI Ayata una para utarI, to ve itane ghabar3A gaye, kyoMki ve bilakula gaira par3he-likhe the, aura bahuta sIdhe-sAdhe AdamI the| unhoMne kabhI socA nahIM thA ki paramAtmA kI koI zakti mujhe apanA vAhana cuna sakatI hai| ve itane ghabar3A gaye ki unake hAtha-paira kaMpane lge| ve ghara Akara kambala or3hakara so gaye / unakI patnI ne kahA ki tumheM huA kyA? tuma bilakula ThIka gaye the| unhoMne kahA ki pUcha hI mata / tIna dina tU mujhase bAta hI mata kara / maiM bahuta ghabar3A gayA huuN| tIna dina meM ve Azvasta hue| himmata unhoMne juTAyI ki maiM kahUM / kyoMki unheM lagA ki loga kyA kaheMge ki eka gaMvAra, apar3ha, muhammada yaha paigambara ho gayA! ahaMkAra-loga kaheMge ki ahaMkArI ho gyaa| maiM sIdhA-sAdhA AdamI, paigambara hone kI kabhI socI bhI nhiiN| tIna dina bAda unhoMne apanI patnI ko Darate hue kahA ki tU kisI se kahanA mata / mere bhItara kucha ghaTA hai| aura maiM vahI nahIM rahA, jo maiM thaa| aura koI AvAja mujha para utarI hai, jo anaMta kI mAlUma par3atI hai, paramAtmA kI; mujhe patA nahIM hai, kisakI hai| lekina AvAja balazAlI hai, aura usane mujhe pUrI taraha tor3a DAlA hai aura badala diyA hai| tU kisI ko kahanA mata, khAdIjA! khAdIjA ko zraddhA A gayI mahammada kI AMkhoM meM dekhakara-aura usane kahA ki tama majhe dIkSita karo, khAdIjA pahalI musalamAna thii| usane bharosA kiyaa| yaha prema, yaha vivAha sAdhAraNa yauna tala para nahIM thaa| yaha prema-vivAha, saca meM pUchA jAye, to guru-ziSya ke tala para hI thA / yaha zraddhA kA hI eka saMbaMdha thaa| ___ para muzkila hai| hama soca nahIM sakate; kyoMki apanI dhAraNA hama Aropita karate haiN| hamArI apanI sAdhu kI dhAraNA hai, vaha hama Aropita karate haiN| jaba koI AdamI usa dhAraNA meM phiTa baiTha jAtA hai, ThIka baiTha jAtA hai, to hama kahate haiM, 'sAdha'; nahIM baiThatA, to 'asaadhu'| mahAvIra samyaka-dI usako kahate haiM, jo apanI dhAraNAyeM dUsaroM para nahIM lAdatA / jo dUsaroM ko dekhatA hai, jaise ve haiM-niSpakSa; hara cIja ko vaisA hI dekhatA hai, jaisI vaha hai| jo apanI tarapha se koI tAla-mela nahIM bitthaataa| jo apane ko cIjoM meM nahIM ddaaltaa| bar3I hairAnI hogI; ApakI jindagI badala jAe, agara Apa samyaka-darzI ho jaayeN| kyoMki taba Apake hAtha meM kohinUra koI rakha de, to Apa vahI dekheMge, jo hai; kohinUra kA itihAsa nahIM pddh'eNge| Apa samajha bhI nahIM pAyeMge ki koI saikar3oM loga mara gaye haiM isake pIche--isa patthara ke pIche / Apa kaheMge, yaha patthara hI hai| ___eka choTe bacce ko kohinUra de deM, vaha thor3I dera meM khela-khAlakara, pheMkakara bhUla jAyegA; kyoMki usake pAsa koI projekzana nahIM hai apanA DAlane ko| lekina Apake hAtha meM kohinUra A jAe to Apa dIvAne ho jaayeNge| phira Apa caina se nahIM raha sakate; phira rAta so nahIM skte| phira Apa pAgala ho jAyeMge / vaha pAgalapana kauna paidA kara rahA hai? kohinUra paidA kara rahA hai, Apa kucha dhAraNA kohinUra para DAla rahe haiM, lekina kohinUra to patthara hai| aura agara patthara haMsate haiM, to jarUra haMsate hoMge AdamiyoM para ki AdamI bhI kaise pAgala haiM ki pattharoM ke pIche isa burI taraha ulajhe haiM! isa burI taraha pAgala haiM! hama apanI dhAraNAyeM hara cIja meM DAla rahe haiM, aura hara cIja ko hama vaisA dekhate haiM, jaisA hama dekhanA cAhate haiM; vaisA nahIM jaisI vaha 418

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bhikSu kI yAtrA aMtaryAtrA hai hai| vastuyeM jaisI apane meM haiM, unako zuddhatA se dekhane kA nAma samyakadRSTi hai / aura jo vyakti vastuoM ko vaisA hI dekhane lage, jaisI ve haiM--vaha mukta honA zurU ho jAtA hai, kyoMki phira use koI bhI nahIM bAMdha sktaa| jisakI dRSTi mukta hai, usakI AtmA ko bAMdhane kA koI upAya nahIM hai| 'jo samyakadRSTi hai, jo amUr3ha haiM...!' mUr3hatA eka taraha kI mUrchA hai, jisameM hama soye-soye calate haiM jaise hoza nahIM hai; kyA kara rahe haiM, isakA kucha patA nahIM hai; kyA ho rahA hai, isakA kucha patA nahIM hai-kiye jA rahe haiN| Apa apanI jiMdagI se kabhI eka dina kI chuTTI le leM, caubIsa ghaMTe kI bilakula chuTTI le leM aura baiThakara soceM ki Apa kyA kara rahe haiM? yaha kyA ho rahA hai? Apa kahAM haiM? Apa sArI tAkata lagAye de rahe lekina kahAM pahuMcane ke lie? koI maMjila hai? kucha isase upalabdha honevAlA hai? kucha sAra isase nikalegA? kabhI nikalA hai kisI ko? lekina dauDa meM itane ulajhe haiM ki socane kI phurasata kahAM hai! ___ mullA nasaruddIna paiMtAlIsa sAla taka naukarI karatA rahA / paiMtAlIsa sAla bAda jaba vaha riTAyara ho gayA, to eka dina usane patnI se kahA ki cAya bahuta jyAdA garma hai / itanI jyAdA garma cAya mujhe bilakula pasaMda nhiiN| usakI patnI ne kahA, 'hadda karate ho, nasaruddIna! paiMtAlIsa sAla isase bhI jyAdA garma cAya tuma pIte rahe; kabhI tumane kahA kyoM nahIM?' usane kahA, 'phurasata kahAM thI; aba riTAyara ho gayA hUM, aba phurasata hai| aba tujhe batAtA hUM ki eka dina bhI maiM itanI garma cAya nahIM pInA caahtaa|' __Apa jiMdagI ke Akhira meM baiThakara pAyeMge ki jo Apa kyA karanA cAhate the, vaha to kiyA nahIM, aura jo karanA nahIM cAhate the, vaha karate rhe| pharasata bhI nahIM thI ki soca lete| agara Apako Aja hI patA cala jAye ki kala subaha Apa samApta ho jAyeMge, ApakI jiMdagI kA pUrA mUlyAMkana badala jaayegaa| tatkAla Apa soceMge kucha cIjeM jo Apane sadA se karanA cAhA aura TAlate rahe; aura kucha cIjeM jinheM Apa sadA karanA cAhate the, cAheMge ki aba banda kara deM-unakA aba koI sAra nahIM hai| lekina asaliyata yahI hai ki agalA kSaNa bharose kA nahIM hai| Apa agale kSaNa samApta ho sakate haiM; kala to bahuta dUra hai, agale kSaNa Apa samApta ho sakate haiN| lekina mUr3hatA hai| eka mUrchA hai, cale jA rahe haiN| bhIr3a meM dhakkama-dhukkA hai; aura bhI saba loga jA rahe haiM, usI meM hama bhI cale jA rahe haiN| agara akele bhI rAste para hote, to zAyada thor3e Apa cauMkate / itanI bar3I bhIr3a calI jA rahI hai, jarUra kahIM jA rahI hogii| itane paira, itane hAtha, cAroM tarapha loga dabAye de rahe haiM; saba bhAgama-bhAga, itanI pratispardhA hai ki ye jarUra kahIM pahuMca rahe hoNge| aura hameM itanA bharosA hai apane cAroM tarapha kI bhIr3a para, unake zabdoM para, unakI icchAoM, vAsanAoM para ki ve vAsanAgrasta loga hameM bhI unhIM vAsanAoM se bhara dete haiN| nasaruddIna jisa daphtara meM kAma karatA thaa| eka dina jaba vaha apane Aphisa meM AyA to dekhA ki usakI Tebala para eka tAra rakhA hai| to vaha bhAgA, tAra meM khabara thI ki yaura madara heja eksapAyarDa-tumhArI mAM cala basI hai, zIghra pahuMco; to vaha sTezana para pahuMca gyaa| sTezana para usake hI daphtara ke eka klarka ne usase Akara kahA ki kSamA kariye, maiM Apako bahuta DhUMr3hatA rahA, Apa mile nhiiN| merI mAM mara gayI hai, tAra ghara se AyA hai| ApakI Tebala para maiM vaha tAra chor3a AyA hN| __nasaruddIna ne kahA, 'dhata tere kI / yahI maiM socatA thA ki merI mAM ko mare to dasa sAla ho gaye, tAra Aja kyoM AyA hai| lekina tAra ne hI aisI hAlata paidA kara dI ki maiMne kahA, kucha bhI ho, kucha na kucha hogA mAmalA, jAnA jarUrI hai|' ___abhI yahAM koI jora se cillA de ki Aga laga gaI, to Apake hRdaya kI dhar3akana bar3ha jAyegI, paira taiyAra ho jAyeMge bhAgane ko| phira koI khabara bhI de de ki Aga nahIM lagI, Apa baiTha bhI jAyeM, to bhI hRdaya thor3I dera taka dhar3akatA hI rhegaa| sAMsa jora se calatI rahegI, 419

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mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 pasInA thor3A AtA hI rhegaa| sapane taka meM Apa ghabar3A jAte haiM, to jagakara bhI thor3I dera ghabar3Aye rahate haiN| cAroM tarapha kI bhIr3a ghabar3AyI huI hai| cAroM tarapha ke loga bhAge jA rahe haiM aMdhoM kI taraha-usa meM Apa bhI bhAge jA rahe haiN| mahAvIra isako 'mUr3hatA' kahate haiM / saMnyAsI to vahI hai, jo isa mUr3hatA ke bAhara A jAe / vahI bhikSu hai / amUr3ha-jo jaga jAye aura jo jiMdagI kI bhIr3a ke dhakke meM na jiye, balki hozapUrvaka soce aura jiye; dekhe aura jiye; nirNaya kare aura cale, aise hI na calatA jaaye| __ behatara hai kucha na karanA, bajAya kucha karane ke jo ki mUr3ha hai, jo ki aMdhA hai| acchA hai ruka jAyeM kucha dera ke lie; kucha na kareM, khAlI chor3a deM aura eka daphA jiMdagI ko punarvicAra kara leM, rikansiDarezana kara leM; aura eka daphA lauTakara pichalA itihAsa dekha leM apanA ki kyA kara rahe haiM, kahAM jA rahe haiM-agara saphala bhI ho jAyeMge to kahAM pahuMceMge, kyA upalabdha ho jAyegA? aisI mUr3hatA tor3ane kI jaba taka koI taiyArI na kare, taba taka usake jIvana meM saMnyAsa nahIM utaratA / saMnyAsa yA bhikSu hone kI saMbhAvanA utaratI hai mUr3hatA kA silasilA tor3akara amUr3ha hone se; hoza se bharane se / jo hoza se bhara jAtA hai, vaha naye pApa nahIM karatA / saba pApa mUr3hatA meM kiye jAte haiN| jo hoza se bhara jAtA hai, vaha bhaviSya ke pApoM kI yojanA nahIM karatA, kyoMki sabhI yojanAyeM mUr3hatA meM kI jAtI haiN| jo hoza se bhara jAtA hai, usake hoza kI agni usake atIta ke kiye gaye pApoM ko bhI jalAne lagatI hai| lekina mUr3ha AdamI abhI to pApa karatA hI hai, bhaviSya kI yojanA bhI banAtA hai aura atIta ke lie bhI dukhI rahatA hai| ___ mullA marate vakta jo vaktavya diyA thA, vaha yAda rakhane jaisA hai| purohita ne usase pUchA ki nasaruddIna, agara tumheM phira se jiMdagI mile, to tumane jo pApa kiye haiM, kyA tuma use phira se karanA cAhoge? nasaruddIna ne kahA, 'nizcaya hI. lekina jarA jaldI zarU karUMgA! isa bAra kAphI dera kara dii|' parohita to samajhA bhI nhiiN| usa parohita ne kahA ki prArthanA karo paramAtmA se, pazcAtApa kro| kyA pAgalapana kI bAta kaha rahe ho? nasaruddIna ne kahA, 'pazcAtApa maiM bhI kara rahA hai, lekina una pApoM ke lie nahIM. jo maiMne kiye haiM: balki una pApoM ke lie. jo maiM nahIM kara pAyA; nAhaka cUka gayA; jiMdagI hAtha se nikala gyii|' ___ mUr3hatA atIta meM bhI pApa karanA cAhatI hai, jo ki jA cukA; jahAM aba kucha nahIM kiyA jA sktaa| hozapUrvaka vyakti bhaviSya ke pApoM kI yojanA chor3a detA hai, vartamAna ke pApoM se usakA hAtha alaga ho jAtA hai, atIta ke pApa usake isa hoza kI agni meM girane lagate haiM, jalane lagate haiM; kusaMskAra apane Apa jala jAte haiN| unakA jo pratiphala hai, vaha bhoga liyA jAtA hai| maiMne kisI ko gAlI dI thI, to maiM gAlI pA lUMgA; bhoga lUMgA / vaha dukha, vaha kAMTA chidegA, use maiM sAkSI-bhAva se suna lUMgA aura samajhUgA ki eka saudA, eka saMbaMdha, eka lena-dena pUrA ho gyaa| isa AdamI se aba hamArA kucha lenA-denA na rhaa| meM RNa se mukta ho gyaa| atIta dhIre-dhIre hoza kI agni meM jala jAtA hai| aura jisa dina na koI atIta kA pApa pakaDatA hai: na bhaviSya kI koI kAmanA pakar3atI hai; na vartamAna meM koI pApa kI mUr3hatA hotI hai, usa dina vyakti jahAM hotA hai vahIM saMnyAsa hai, vahIM bhikSu kA svarUpa hai| pAMca minaTa rukeN| kIrtana kareM, phira jaayeN| 420