Book Title: Mahavir Vani Lecture 50 Kalyan Path par Khada hai Bhikshu
Author(s): Osho Rajnish
Publisher: Osho Rajnish
Catalog link: https://jainqq.org/explore/340050/1

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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalyANa-patha para khar3A hai bhikSu teIsavAM pravacana 463 Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bhikSu-sUtra : 4 na paraM vaijjAsi ayaM kusIle, jeNaM ca kuppejja na taM vejjaa| jANiya patteyaM puNNa-pAvaM, attANaM na samukkase je sa bhikkhU / na jAimatte na ya rUvamatte, na lAbhamatte na sueNa mtte| mayANi savvANi vivajjaittA, dhammajjhANarae je sa bhikkhU / / paveyae ajjapayaM mahAmuNI, dhamme Thio ThAvayaI paraM pi| nikkhamma vajeja kusIlaliMga, na yAvi hAsaMkuhae je sa bhikkhU // taM dehavAsaM asuiM asAsayaM, sayA cae nicchiytttthiyppaa| chiMdittu jAImaraNassa baMdhaNaM, uvei bhikkhU apuNAgamaM gaI / / jo dUsaroM ko yaha durAcArI hai' aisA nahIM kahatA, jo kaTu vacana-jisase sunanevAlA kSubdha ho-nahIM bolatA, 'saba jIva apane-apane zubhAzubha karmoM ke anusAra hI sukha-dukha bhogate haiN|'--aisaa jAnakara jo dUsaroM kI nindya ceSTAoM para lakSya na dekara apane sudhAra kI ciMtA karatA hai, jo apane-Apako ugra tapa aura tyAga Adi ke garva se uddhata nahIM banAtA, vahI bhikSu hai| jo jAti kA, rUpa kA, lAbha kA, zruta (pAMDitya) kA abhimAna nahIM karatA; jo sabhI prakAra ke abhimAnoM kA parityAga kara kevala dharma-dhyAna meM hI rata rahatA hai, vahI bhikSu hai| jo mahAmuni Aryapada (saddharma) kA upadeza karatA hai; jo svayaM dharma meM sthita hokara dUsaroM ko bhI dharma meM sthita rakhatA hai; jo ghara-gRhasthI ke prapaMca se nikalakara sadA ke lie kuzIla liMga (nindyaveza) ko chor3a detA hai; jo kisI ke sAtha haMsI-ThaTThA nahIM karatA, vahI bhikSu isa bhAMti apane ko sadaiva kalyANa-patha para khar3A rakhanevAlA bhikSu apavitra aura kSaNabhaMgura zarIra meM nivAsa karanA hamezA ke lie chor3a detA hai tathA janma-maraNa ke baMdhanoM ko sarvathA kATakara a-punarAgama-gati (mokSa) ko prApta hotA hai| 464 .. Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ jIvana ko badalane vAle tIna sUtra samajha lene jarUrI haiN| eka : eka bhI sadaguNa vyakti meM ho, to zeSa sAre sadaguNa apane-Apa AnA zurU ho jAte haiN| eka bhI durguNa vyakti meM ho, to zeSa sAre durguNa AnA zurU ho jAte haiN| eka sadaguNa yA eka durguNa kAphI hai apane sajAtIya sabhI baMdhuoM ko Apake jIvana meM bulA lene ke lie| sadaguNoM meM yA durguNoM meM eka pArivArika saMbaMdha hai| eka sadasya A jAtA hai, to zeSa AnA zurU ho jAte haiN| kisI ko jIvana meM durguNa sAdhane hoM, to sabhI ko sAdhanA jarUrI nahIM hai| eka ko sAdha lenA kAphI hai| zeSa apane se sadha jAte haiN| aura yahI sadaguNoM ke saMbaMdha meM bhI saca hai / eka sadaguNa jIvana meM AdhAra le le, usakI jar3eM jama jAyeM, to zeSa sAre sadaguNa chAyA kI taraha apane Apa cale Ate haiN| bahuta ko sAdhanevAlA bhaTaka jAtA hai; eka ko sAdhanevAlA sabhI ko sAdha letA hai| upaniSadoM ne kahA hai; mahAvIra ne bhI kahA hai; eka ke sadha jAne se saba sadha jAtA hai| yaha jIvana-rUpAMtaraNa kA eka AdhArabhUta niyama hai| maiMne sunA hai ki mullA nasaruddIna para eka mukadamA hai; aura jaja usase pUchatA hai, 'nasaruddIna, tuma zarAba pIte ho?' nasaruddIna kahatA hai, 'nahIM, kabhI nhiiN|' "tumane kabhI corI kI hai ?' nasaruddIna kahatA hai, 'nahIM, kabhI nhiiN|' 'tuma kabhI parAyI strI ke sAtha saMbaMdhita hae ho? vyabhicAra kiyA hai?' nasaruddIna kahatA hai, 'bhUla kara bhI nhiiN| socA bhI nhiiN|' 'kisI ko dhokhA diyA hai ? beImAnI kI hai?' nasaruddIna inakAra karatA calA jAtA hai| Akhira meM jaja pUchatA hai, 'kyA nasaruddIna, tumhAre jIvana meM eka bhI durguNa nahIM ?' to nasaruddIna kahatA hai, 'zyora, deara ija vana, Ai jasTa Tela lAija-sirpha jhaTha bolanA!' aura vaha jo usane sadaguNoM kI sArI vyAkhyA kI hai, vaha saba miTTI meM mila jAtI hai| eka sabhI ko DubA detA hai; eka sabhI ko ubAra bhI letA hai| isalie vyakti ko bahuta kI ciMtA nahIM karanI caahie| aura pratyeka vyakti ko apane bhItara apanA AdhArabhUta durguNa khoja lenA caahie| gurajiyepha apane ziSyoM se kahatA thA, tumhAre jIvana kI jo sabase bar3I kamajorI hai, use tuma pakar3a lo, kyoMki vahI sIr3hI bana 465 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 kATataraha, ArajanahAya jaayegii| jo sabase bar3I kamajorI hai, use pakar3a lo aura usa kamajorI ko miTAne meM laga jAo / yA vaha kamajorI jisase miTa jAyegI, usa guNa ko sAdhane meM laga jAo-tumhArA pUrA jIvana rUpAMtarita ho jaayegaa| hameM isa sUtra kA patA nahIM hai cetana rUpa se, lekina acetana rUpa se bhalIbhAMti patA hai| aura hama isakA eka upayoga karate haiM, jo AtmaghAtI hai| vaha upayoga hama yaha karate haiM ki vyakti apanI maulika kamajorI se nahIM lar3atA apanI kSudra kamajoriyoM se lar3atA rahatA hai| unake badalane se kucha badalAhaTa na hogii| jaba taka Apa apanI AdhArabhUta kamajorI se lar3anA nahIM zurU kara deMge, taba taka jIvana nahIM badalegA / Apa kSudra kamajoriyoM ko badala sakate haiM, unase koI aMtara nahIM pdd'taa| eka AdamI zarAba pInA chor3a sakatA hai; sigareTa pInA chor3a sakatA hai; mAMsAhAra chor3a sakatA hai; brahmamuhUrta meM uTha sakatA hai; prArthanA-pUjA kara sakatA hai, lekina agara usakI maulika kamajoriyoM ke sAtha inakA koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai, to usakA jIvana bilakula badalegA nhiiN| kitane loga haiM jo zarAba nahIM pIte haiN| lekina zarAba na pIne se koI mokSa upalabdha nahIM ho gayA hai| agara Apa bhI nahIM pIyeMge, to unase kucha behatara hAlata meM to nahIM pahuMca jAyeMge, jo nahIM pIte haiM / kitane loga haiM jo mAMsAhAra nahIM krte| lekina mAMsAhAra na kara lene se unheM koI AtmA kA jJAna nahIM ho gayA hai| Apa bhI chor3a deMge, to bhI kyA hogA? ___ maiM yaha nahIM kaha rahA hUM ki Apa mata chor3anA / maiM yaha bhI nahIM kaha rahA hUM ki Apa zarAba pIye jAyeM aura mAMsAhAra karate jaayeN| maiM yaha kaha rahA hUM ki Apa apane jIvana meM maulika ko pakar3eM, jisase krAMti hogii| agara maulika ko, mUla ko nahIM pakar3A aura pattoM ko aura jar3a nahIM kATI, to eka pattA kATane se cAra patte paidA ho jAte haiN| to eka durguNa AdamI kATatA hai, agara vaha AdhArabhUta nahIM hai, jar3a meM nahIM hai, to dasa naye durguNa paidA ho jAte haiM / aura Apa pattoM se lar3ate raheM jIvanabhara, samaya kho jaayegaa| jIvana meM jar3a ko khojanA jarUrI hai| __ aura dUsarA sUtra khayAla meM le lenA jarUrI hai ki hara vyakti kI kamajorI alaga hai; durguNa alaga hai; isalie kisI kI nakala karane se kucha bhI na hogaa| hara vyakti kI kamajorI maulika rUpa se bhinna hai| vahI usakA vyaktitva hai| aura isalie hara vyakti ko kucha bhinna guNa sAdhanA par3egA, jo usakI maulika kamajorI ko kATa de aura jIvana ko badala de / isalie kisI kA anukaraNa, aMdhAnukaraNa kAma kA nahIM hai| jIvana kA saceta vizleSaNa caahie| __koI AdamI hai, krodha jisakI maulika kamajorI hai| jisakI maulika kamajorI krodha hai, vaha dAna detA rahe, lobha na kare, brahmacarya sAdha le-koI aMtara na pdd'egaa| balki bar3e maje kI bAta hai ki krodhI AdamI brahmacarya AsAnI se sAdha legA / krodhI AdamI lobha ko chor3a sakatA hai| krodhI AdamI krodha ke pIche apanA jIvana chor3a sakatA hai, lobha kyA hai ! vaha krodha ke pIche khuda saba kucha naSTa kara sakatA hai; dAna de sakatA hai; saMnyAsa le sakatA hai; sAdhu ho sakatA hai; nagna khar3A ho sakatA hai--saba tyAga kara sakatA hai| lekina usakA tyAga bAhara-bAhara ho jAyegA, jaba taka ki usakA krodha nahIM calA jaataa| lobhI AdamI saba chor3a sakatA hai lobha ko choDakara / aura saba choDane meM bhI lobha baca jaayegaa| aura tyAga ke dvArA bhI vaha bhaviSya meM, agale janma meM, mokSa meM, svarga meM kucha kamAne kI AkAMkSA rkhegaa| chor3ane meM bhI lobha baca rhegaa| ___ ahaMkArI vyakti saba chor3a sakatA hai| isIlie chor3egA tAki ahaMkAra majabUta hotA calA jAye; saghana hotA calA jAye / ahaMkArI AdamI to dhana, Apa usase kaheM, se kaheM. choDa sakatA hai. agara ahaMkAra baDhatA ho / pada kaheM. chor3a sakatA hai, agara ahaMkAra baDhatA ho| siMhAsana para lAta mAra sakatA hai, agara lAta mArane se ahaMkAra bar3hatA ho / lekina ahaMkAra ko jarA-sI coTa pahuMcatI ho, to kaThinAI ho jaayegii| maiMne sunA hai ki hAlIvuDa meM aisA huA, eka bar3I philma abhinetrI vivAha karane ke tIna ghaMTe ke bhItara apane vakIla ke pAsa pahuMca 466 : Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalyANa-patha para khar3A hai bhikSu gyii| aura jAkara usane kahA ki talAka kA iMtajAma kara do| vaha vakIla bolA ki hAlIvuDa ke itihAsa meM bhI aisA pahale nahIM huA ! tIna ghaMTe...! abhI jo mehamAna tumhAre vivAha meM zarIka hue the, ve ghara bhI nahIM pahuMca pAye haiN| carca meM jo dIye jale the vivAha kI khuzI meM, ve abhI jala rahe haiM, abhI bujhe nhiiN| itanI jaldI kyA hai ? itanI jaldI aisA kauna-sA upadrava ho gayA tIna ghaMTe ke bhItara? usa strI ne kahA, 'ina da carca hI sAiMDa hija nema ina bigara leTara daina mAina !' __ pati ne mujhase bar3e akSaroM meM hastAkSara kiye haiN| yaha upadrava zurU ho gyaa| isa AdamI ke sAtha bana nahIM sakatA / ahaMkAra bar3e akSara bhI bardAzta nahIM kara sakatA hai| siMhAsana chor3a sakatA hai| agara ahaMkAra tRpta hotA ho, to saba kucha chor3a sakatA hai| lekina agara ahaMkAra TUTatA ho, to rattIbhara kA pharka asaMbhava hai| sAdhaka ko pahale yaha khoja lenA cAhie, usakI maulika kamajorI kyA hai; usakI bImArI kyA hai| yaha nidAna Avazyaka hai| kyoMki agara ThIka bImArI kA patA hI na ho, to ThIka auSadhi kabhI nahIM mila sakatI / nidAna AdhI cikitsA hai| ThIka DAyagnosisa AdhA ilAja hai| agara Apako ThIka se pakar3a meM A jAye ki ApakI kamajorI kyA hai, ApakI pIr3A, ApakA durguNa kyA hai, to usI durguNa ke AsapAsa sAre durguNa ikaTThe haiN| aura jaba taka usa durguNa se Upara uThane kI vyavasthA na bane, taba taka sadaguNoM kA Agamana zurU na hogaa| aura bIca meM Apa janmoM-janmoM taka ceSTA kara sakate haiM / vaha ceSTA vaise hI hai jaise koI TI. bI. se bImAra hai, usakA kainsara kA ilAja cala rahA hai; ki koI kainsara se bImAra hai, aura usakA kucha aura ilAja cala rahA hai| jaba taka cikitsA-vidhi, auSadhi bImArI se saMyukta na hotI ho, taba taka kucha bhI karanA khataranAka hai / taba taka behatara kucha na karanA hai / kyoMki bImArI to bImArI hI rahegI, galata auSadhi aura bar3I bImArI ho jaayegii| ___ maiM sAdhuoM ko dekhatA hUM; sAdhakoM ko dekhatA hUM; unheM apanI bImArI kA koI bodha hI nahIM hai| aura ve lar3e cale jA rahe haiM; auSadhi liye cale jA rahe haiM; sAdhanA kiye cale jA rahe haiN| unheM yaha patA nahIM hai ki kyA miTAnA hai / aura unheM yaha bhI pakkA nahIM hai, ki kyA pragaTa karanA hai| isalie bahuta koziza ke bAda bhI koI pariNAma nahIM hotaa| tIsarI bAta samajha lenI jarUrI hai, aura vaha yaha hai ki Apake bhItara jo buniyAdI roga hogA, vahI Apako dUsare logoM meM dikhAI par3egA; khuda meM dikhAI nahIM pdd'egaa| bImArI baca hI sakatI hai, jaba taka chipI rhe| pragaTa ho jAye, to miTanI zurU ho jAtI hai| jaise jar3eM tabhI taka sakriya hotI haiM, jaba taka jamIna meM dabI raheM; jaise hI jamIna ke bAhara AyIM ki maranI zurU ho gyiiN| jar3a ko jamIna ke bAhara nikAla lenA usakI mauta kA Ayojana hai| Apake bhItara bhI jo bImAriyAM haiM ve tabhI taka cala sakatI haiM, jaba taka acetana ke garbha meM anakAMzasa meM dabI raheM; Apako unakA patA na ho / jaise hI Apake bodha meM jar3eM AnI zurU huIM, ki unakI mRtyu zurU ho gyii| isalie kucha sAdhanAeM to yaha kahatI haiM ki bImArI ko miTAne ke lie kucha bhI nahIM karanA hai; sirpha bImArI ke prati paripUrNa hoza se bhara jAnA hai| kRSNamUrti kI pUrI sAdhanA, jo bhItara roga hai, usake prati pUrI avearanesa, pUrA sAkSAta bodha-itanA kAphI hai| buddha ne bhI kahA hai ki apanI bImArI kA pUrNa smaraNa usase chuTakArA hai| jJAna mukti hai / kyoMki jar3a jaise hI bAhara AtI hai jamIna ke, tabhI dikhAI par3atI hai| jaba Apake acetana ke garbha se jar3eM bAhara AtI haiM, to dikhAI par3atI haiN| dikhAI par3ate hI kumhalAnI zurU ho jAtI haiN| idhara jar3eM kumhalAIM, udhara unake pattoM kA phailAva, zAkhAoM kA phailAva, phUloM kA phailAva, saba marane lgaa| isalie eka tIsarI bAta khayAla meM le lenI cAhie : Apako apanI bImArI svayaM meM dikhAI nahIM par3a sakatI / isIlie to vaha hai| lekina jo bImArI hai, usakA kahIM na kahIM pratiphalana hogaa| dUsare loga darpaNa kA kAma karate haiN| Apako apanI bImArI dUsare logoM meM 467 Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 dikhAI par3atI hai| ahaMkArI vyakti ko sAre loga ahaMkArI mAlUma pdd'eNge| aura hareka lagegA ki apanI akar3a meM jA rahA hai / aura usako hareka kI akar3a coTa phuNcaayegii| ___ yaha bar3e maje kI bAta hai ki Apa, jo AdamI vinamra hotA hai, hambala hotA hai, nirahaMkArI hotA hai, usakA itanA Adara kyoM karate haiM ? Apane kabhI socA? saba samAja daniyA ke vinamra AdamI kA Adara karate haiM aura kahate haiM : 'baDA zreSTha AdamI hai. usako ahaMbhAva bilakula bhI nhiiN|' lekina kyoM duniyA ke sabhI loga nirahaMkArI kA Adara karate haiM ? nirahaMkArI ke Adara kA buniyAdI kAraNa ApakA ahaMkAra hai| kyoMki nirahaMkArI Apako coTa nahIM phuNcaataa| aura Apa usako kitanI hI coTa pahuMcAyeM, to bhI pratyuttara nahIM detaa| ahaMkArI Apako akharatA hai / akharane kA kula kAraNa itanA hai ki Apake bhItara ke ahaMkAra ko coTa lagatI hai| yaha abhinetrI jo apane pati ke bar3e hastA kSara dekhakara talAka dene ko taiyAra ho gayI, jarUra isake mana meM pati se bar3e hastAkSara karane kI vAsanA chipI rahI hogii| usI ko coTa phuNcii| anyathA dikhAI bhI nahIM par3a sakatA thaa| yaha khayAla meM bhI na AtA ki kisane bar3e hastAkSara kiye haiN| ___ jo dikhAI par3atA hai, vaha kahIM bhItara chipA hai| jaba Apako AsapAsa ke loga pApI dikhAI par3ate haiM, to unake pApa kA jo bhI DhaMga ho. samajhanA ki vaha ApakI bImArI kA nidAna hai / isa jagata meM hara dUsarA vyakti darpaNa hai| aura agara hama ThIka se usameM apanI chavi dekheM, to hameM apanI sAdhanA kA mArga spaSTa ho sakatA hai| ise thor3A socanA Apa ki Apako kyA-kyA khAmiyAM dUsare logoM meM dikhAI par3atI haiM; kyoM dikhAI par3atI haiM; aura kauna-kauna sI cIjeM coTa kI taraha Apake bhItara ghAva banAtI haiM; jarA-sI coTa, aura ApakA ghAva bhItara kaMpita aura dukha se bhara jAtA hai / kauna-sI cIjeM haiM to vahI, jinameM Apa bhItara se rasa le rahe haiN| lekina vaha rasa acetana hai| ___ jIvana ke nidAna meM yaha tIsarA sUtra bahuta jarUrI hai ki jo Apako dUsaroM meM dikhAI par3atA ho, dUsaroM kI phikra chor3akara use apane meM khojane laga jAnA / ye tIna bAteM khayAla meM leM; phira hama mahAvIra ke sUtra meM praveza kreN| mahAvIra kahate haiM___ "jo dUsaroM ko 'yaha durAcArI hai' aisA nahIM kahatA, jo kaTu vacana-jisase sunanevAlA kSubdha ho-nahIM bolatA, 'saba jIva apane-apane zubhAzubha karmoM ke anusAra hI sukha-dukha bhogate haiM --aisA jAnakara jo dUsaroM kI niMdya ceSTAoM para lakSya na dekara apane sudhAra kI ciMtA karatA hai, jo apane-Apako ugra tapa aura tyAga Adi ke garva se uddhata nahIM banAtA, vahI bhikSu hai|" 'bahuta-sI bAteM haiM / eka : jo dUsaroM ko 'yaha durAcArI hai' aisA nahIM kahatA / kahane kA hI savAla nahIM hai, jo apane bhItara bhI aisA bhAva nirmita nahIM karatA ki dUsarA durAcArI hai / kyoMki kahane se kyA pharka par3egA? jo apane bhItara bhI aisA anubhava nahIM karatA, yaha durAcArI __ lekina sAdhuoM ke pAsa jaayeN| sAdhuoM kI AMkhoM meM ApakI niMdA ke sivAya aura kucha bhI nhiiN| sAdhuoM ko jitanA majA AtA hai ApakI niMdA karane meM, utanA kisI aura bAta meM nahIM aataa| sAdhu dekhakara hI Apako AnaMda anubhava karatA hai ki pApiyoM ke sAmane vaha puNyAtmA mAlUma par3atA hai ki tuma bhogI, ki tuma nArakIya, ki tuma naraka kI yojanA banA rahe ho, ki tuma kAmI, ki tuma zarIra kI vAsanA meM DUbe hue ho, ki tuma saMsAra meM bhaTaka rahe ho, ajJAnI / sAdhu kI AMkhoM meM niMdA kA svara hai| aura zAyada Apa bhI usake pAsa isIlie jAte haiM, zAyada Apa bhI usako isIlie Adara dete haiM ki apanI niMdA kA svara Apa vahAM pAte haiN| yaha bar3e maje kI bAta hai| isa jagata meM hara vyakti apane viparIta se AkarSita hotA hai| jaise strI puruSa se AkarSita hotI hai; puruSa 468 Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalyANa-patha para khar3A hai bhikSu strI se AkarSita hotA hai / yaha AkarSaNa jIvana ke sabhI AyAmoM meM phailA huA hai| Apa apane viparIta se AkarSita hote haiM / bhogI tyAgI se AkarSita hotA hai| pApI puNyAtmA se AkarSita hotA hai| pApI jAtA hai puNyAtmA ke pAsa, lekina agara puNyAtmA usako yaha bodha hI na de ki tU pApI hai, to usake jAne kA majA samApta ho jAye / eka khujalI hai, jisako vaha khujalAtA hai| ___to jaba Apa sAdhu ke pAsa jAte haiM, aura sAdhu ApakI niMdA karatA hai, to cAhe Upara se Apako burA bhI lagatA ho, lekina bhItara se acchA lagatA hai / yaha bhItara se acchA laganA eka roga hai ApakA bhI aura sAdhu kA bhii| Apa usa sAdhu ke pAsa zAyada jAnA pasaMda hI nahIM kareMge, jisake mana meM Apake prati koI niMdA nahIM hai| kyoMki Apako usake prati koI Adara hI mAlUma nahIM hogaa| Apako Adara usI ke prati mAlUma ho sakatA hai, jisake dvArA Apake prati anAdara bahatA hai| jo Apase UMcA mAlUma hotA hai, usI ke prati Adara mAlUma hotA hai| isalie akasara aisA hotA hai ki parama sAdhuoM ko loga pahacAna hI nahIM pAte; sirpha unako pahacAna pAte haiM, jo sAdhu nahIM hai| to sAdhu ke dhaMdhe kI eka vyavasthA hai ki vaha ApakI jitanI niMdA kare, utanA Apa usake nikaTa jaayeNge| ___ jAkara sAdhuoM ke pravacana suneM / ve jitanI Apako gAliyAM deM aura ApakI niMdA kareM, Apa utane hI muskurAte haiM, aura Apa kahate haiM ki bAta to bilakula ThIka hai| saca meM to yaha hai ki Apa bhI apane ko kabhI bhI isa hAlata meM nahIM mAnate ki aisI koI burAI hai, jo Apane nahIM kI hai| aura jaba koI ApakI niMdA karatA hai, to Apako bhI lagatA hai ki satya kaha rahA hai-Apa bhalA usake satya ko mAna na pAte hoN| jIvana kI asuvidhAeM haiM, kaThinAiyAM haiM-Apa pUrA na kara pAte hoM; lekina usakI niMdA se Apa bhI rAjI haiN| __saca meM, Apa khuda hI AtmaniMdA se, selpha kaMDegnezana se itane bhare haiM ki jo bhI ApakI niMdA karatA hai, usase Apa rAjI ho jAte haiN| lekina mahAvIra sAdhu kI vyAkhyA meM pahalI bAta yaha kahate haiM ki jo, dUsarA durAcArI hai, na to aisA kahatA hai, na aisA mAnatA hai; na aisA socatA hai, na aisA bhAva karatA hai; dUsare ke saMbaMdha meM burAI kI dhAraNA chor3a detA hai, aisA vyakti sAdhu hai| lekina aisA sAdhu Apako bahuta apIla nahIM karegA / jo Apako aparAdhI siddha na kare, vaha Apako saca hI mAlUma na pdd'egaa| agara koI sAdhu Apako samabhAva se le-nIce-UMce kA bhAva na kare; Apake kaMdhe para hAtha rakha de; mitra kI taraha Apase bAta kare-Apa usa sAdhu ke pAsa jAnA baMda kara deNge| ___ Apa talAza kara rahe haiM kisI kI, jo ApakI niMdA kre| kyoMki Apa apanI hI niMdA meM lIna haiN| lekina mahAvIra kahate haiM, sAdhu kA pahalA lakSaNa yaha hai... / agara yaha lakSaNa sAdhu kA hai, to sau meM se ninyAnabe sAdhu, sAdhu siddha nahIM hoNge| ve ApakI bImArI kA hissA haiM / Apa jo cAhate haiM, ve kara rahe haiN| __ jagata meM svayaM ko dukha denevAle logoM kI bar3I katAra hai / aura jahAM bhI unako dukha milatA hai, vahAM unako rasa AtA hai / sAdhu Apako rahA hai| kyoMki vaha kaha rahA hai ki Apa niMdita haiM. pApI haiN| narka aura narka kI jalatI huI lapaTeM jinhoMne vikasita kI haiM, jinhoMne dhAraNAeM banAyI haiM ye, mahAvIra unheM sAdhu nahIM kaha skte| kyoMki jaba dUsare ko durAcArI hI nahIM vica ko narka meM DAlane kA khayAla hI kyA ! baTreMDa rasela ne eka kitAba likhI hai bar3I anUThI : 'vhAi Ai aima nATa e krizciyana-maiM IsAI kyoM nahIM hUM' aura jo dalIleM dI haiM...aura dalIleM to ThIka haiM, lekina eka dalIla saca meM bahuta mahatvapUrNa hai| mahAvIra bhI usase rAjI hote / aura vaha dalIla yaha hai ki jIsasa ke muMha se isa taraha ke vacana kahalavAye gaye haiM bAibila meM, jinase aisA lagatA hai ki jIsasa logoM ko narka meM DAlane meM rasa le rahe haiM ki tuma satAye jAoge; ki tuma chede jAoge; ki kIr3e-makor3e tumhAre zarIra se gujareMge; ki agni meM tuma paTake jAoge; ki 469 Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 ubalate hue tela meM tumheM ubAlA jAyegA / tuma pyAse hooge| Aga barasatI hogii| pAnI pAsa hogaa| lekina tumheM pAnI pIne ko nahIM diyA jaayegaa| rasela yaha kahatA hai ki jIsasa ke ye jo vacana haiM, agara jIsasa ne hI kahe haiM, to jIsasa sAdhu hone kA guNa hI kho dete haiN| kyoMki sAdhu dUsare ko aisA kaSTa dene kI kalpanA bhI kare, vaha kalpanA bhI batAtI hai ki dUsare ko kaSTa dene meM rasa hai; hiMsA hai / dUsare ko burA kahanA hiMsA hai| dUsare ko burA mAnanA hiMsA hai| nizcita hI, jIsasa ne ye vacana kahe nahIM haiM--pIche jor3e gaye haiN| kyoMki jIsasa ke mara jAne ke Der3ha sau varSa bAda bAibila kA saMkalana zurU huaa| jina logoM ne saMkalana kiyA, unakI dhAraNAeM haiM ye|| maiM yahAM bola rahA haM: Apa itane loga yahAM baiThe haiM: agara bAhara Apase jAkara pachA jAye ki maiMne kyA kahA bAhara Apase jAkara pUchA jAye ki maiMne kyA kahA-abhI, Der3ha sau varSa bAda nahIM to jitane yahAM loga haiM, utane vaktavya hoM aura muzkila ho jAyegA yaha taya karanA ki maiMne kyA kahA / kyoMki Apa vahI nahIM sunate, jo maiM kaha rahA huuN| Apa vahI sunate haiM, jo Apa sunanA cAhate haiN| Apa usI ko cuna lete haiM; usI ko bar3A kara lete haiM; kucha chor3a dete haiM, kucha bacA lete haiN| jIsasa ke ATha ziSyoM ne bAibila ke ATha vaktavya diye haiN| ve saba bhinna-bhinna haiM; apanA-apanA vaktavya haiM asala meM / Der3ha sau sAla bAda jo likhA gayA hai, vaha una logoM kA hai jinhoMne Der3ha sau sAla bAda likhA / ye ve loga the jo cAhate the ki IsAI hone se svarga; aura jo IsAI nahIM hotA, use narka / lekina rasela kA tarka sahI hai / agara jIsasa ne hI ye vacana kahe haiM, to jIsasa sArA guNa kho dete haiN| jinhoMne narka socA hai, unhoMne socakara hI batA diyA ki unake mana meM bhItara gaharI hiMsA chipI hai| lekina sAdhu isameM rasa letA hai| lekina rasa kA kAraNa bhI samajha leN| ___ Apa bhoga rahe haiM-strI ko, dhana ko, mahala ko| sAdhu ne strI chor3I, dhana chor3A, mahala chor3A-bhUkhA hai, pyAsA hai, nagna hai, sar3aka para paidala cala rahA hai| Apa saba taraha kA sukha bhoga rahe haiM; vaha saba taraha kA dukha bhoga rahA hai / gaNita sApha hai| agara vaha kahIM Age bhaviSya meM Apake lie dukha kA Ayojana na kara le, to use khuda kA dukha bhoganA muzkila ho jAyegA / gaNita ko sApha kara legA vaha : apane lie bhaviSya meM sukha kA Ayojana; Apake lie bhaviSya meM dukha kA Ayojana / bAta sApha ho gyii| aura yaha bhI pakkA kara legA ki tuma jo sukha bhoga rahe ho, vaha kSaNika hai; aura maiM jo sukha bhogUMgA svarga meM, mokSa meM, vaha zAzvata hai| aura tuma jo sukha bhoga rahe ho, vaha to kSaNika hai; lekina tuma jo dukha bhogoge narka meM, vaha anaMtakAlIna hai| yaha bar3e maje kI bAta hai| kSaNika sukha ke lie anaMtakAlIna dukha kaise mila sakatA hai ? barTeDa rasela ne vaha bhI tarka uThAyA hai| IsAiyata mAnatI hai ki narka jo hai, vaha iTaranala hai; usakA kabhI aMta nahIM hogaa| jo eka daphe narka meM par3a gayA, vaha par3a gyaa| usase nikalane kI koI jagaha nahIM hai| zAzvata narka ! aba yaha baDe maje kI bAta hai ki kSaNika sakha, usake badale meM zAzvata narka ! kahIM sAtha nahIM baiThatA / rasela ne kahA hai ki majha para agara koI ThIka nyAyocita vyavasthA kI jAye mere pApoM kI, to jo maiMne pApa kiye haiM ve aura jo maiMne soce haiM, agara ve bhI jor3a liye jAyeM-to bhI mujhe sakhta adAlata cAra sAla, aura cAra sAla se jyAdA kI sajA nahIM de sktii| to anaMta...! isameM jarUra denevAloM kA kucha hAtha hai| anaMta narka, jisakA phira koI aMta nahIM hogA ! __ ulaTI bAta bhI samajha lene jaisI hai / kSaNika sukha chor3anevAle loga zAzvata sukha pAyeMge / kSaNika ko chor3akara zAzvata kaise pAyA jA sakatA hai ? Akhira gaNita kucha to sApha honA caahie| sirpha kSaNika sukha bhoganevAle loga zAzvata narka pAyeM / kSaNika sukha chor3anevAle zAzvata sukha paayeN| isameM denevAloM kA, hisAba lagAnevAloM kA hAtha hai| 470 . Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalyANa-patha para khar3A hai bhikSu jagata meM vahI mila sakatA hai, jo chor3A jAtA hai| saba cIjoM ke mUlya aMtataH samAna ho jAte haiM / agara kSaNika sukha hI chor3A hai, to mahAvIra kahate haiM, svarga mila sakatA hai / lekina vaha svarga bhI kSaNika hogaa| agara mokSa cAhie, to kSaNika sukha ko chor3ane se nahIM milane vAlA hai; zAzvata AtmA ko jAnane se milanevAlA hai| usakA tyAga se koI saMbaMdha nhiiN| usakA bhoga se koI saMbaMdha nhiiN| usakA Atmabodha se saMbaMdha hai| zAzvata jo mere bhItara chipA hai, usako jAnane se merA zAzvata se saMbaMdha jaDa jaayegaa| kSaNika jo merI deha hai, usake mAdhyama se jitane bhI saMbaMdha meM jor3atA hUM, ve bhI kSaNika hI hoNge| sAdhu kA AdhArabhUta lakSaNa hai ki dUsare meM use burA dikhAI na pdd'e| lekina kyoM ? yaha tabhI ho sakatA hai, jaba svayaM ke bhItara se burA gira jaaye| kyoMki hameM vahI dikhAI par3atA hai dUsare meM, jo hamAre bhItara hotA hai-maiganiphAi hokara dikhAI par3atA hai; khUba bar3A hokara dikhAI par3atA hai| hamAre cAroM tarapha darpaNa ghUma rahe haiM / sArA jagata darpaNa hai, jisameM hama hI lauTa-lauTa kara gUMjate haiM aura dikhAI par3ate haiN| jisa dina koI vyakti bhItara se durguNoM se zUnya ho jAtA hai, ina darpaNoM meM bhI dikhAI par3anA baMda ho jAtA hai| __ lekina Apa usa taraha ke loga haiM ki agara darpaNa meM ApakA kurUpa ceharA dikhAI par3e, to Apako khayAla AtA hai ki darpaNa meM jarUra koI bhUla hai| merA ceharA aura kurUpa kaise ho sakatA hai ! to Apa darpaNa tor3a dene ko taiyAra ho sakate haiM, ceharA badalane ko nahIM / hama yahI kara rahe haiN| cAroM tarapha hara saMbaMdha, jIvana kA hara saMbaMdha pratiphalana kara rahA hai| __jaba Apa pAte haiM ki Apako eka burI patnI mila gayI, to Apake khayAla meM nahIM AtA ki yaha bure pati kA pariNAma hai; yaha hone hI vAlA hai| Apa patnI badala sakate haiM; darpaNa badala sakate haiM, lekina hara patnI burI siddha hogii| vaha to acchA hai, jina mulkoM meM patnI badalane kI bahuta suvidhA nahIM, to yaha dukha anubhava nahIM ho pAtA ki hara patnI burI siddha hotI hai| yaha AzA banI hI rahatI hai ki yaha eka bhUla ho gayI hai; bAkI itanI striyAM thIM, jo acchI patnI ho sakatI thiiN| lekina jina mulkoM meM suvidhA ho gayI talAka kI, vahAM jIvana bar3I udAsI se bhara gayA hai| hara bAra usI taraha kI patnI AdamI khoja letA hai, jaisI usane pahale khojI thii| kyoMki khojanevAlA to badalatA nhiiN| to khojI jAnevAlI cIja bhI badalanevAlI nahIM hai| __ Apa kitanA hI kucha bhI kareM, darpaNa ke badalane se Apa badalanevAle nahIM haiN| hara darpaNa ApakA hI pratiphalana degaa| aura Apa itane jyAdA aMdhere se bhare haiM ki darpaNa se rozanI Ane kA koI upAya nahIM hai| jaba Apako koI bhI dukha cAroM tarapha se milatA hai, to dhyAna rakhanA-loga bure haiM, isalie dukha mila rahA hai-yaha dhAraNA sAmAnya AdamI kI hai| maiM burA hUM, isalie dukha pA rahA hUM-yaha dhAraNA sAdhu kI hai| aura yahI krAMti sAdhAraNa vyakti ko sAdhu banAtI hai| dUsaroM ko badala dUM, yaha ceSTA sAdhAraNa ceSTA hai| apane ko badala lUM, yaha sAdhu kA saMkalpa hai| lekina apane ko badalane kA khayAla hI taba AyegA, jaba hara paristhiti meM maiM dekha pAUM apane ko hI; khoja pAUM apane ko hii| 'jo dUsaroM ko yaha durAcArI hai' aisA nahIM kahatA, aisA anubhava bhI nahIM karatA; jo kaTu vacana-jisase sunanevAlA kSubdha ho-nahIM bolatA...!' ___ dhyAna rahe, jaba bhI Apa kaTu vacana bolate haiM, to Apa kisI ko kSubdha karanA cAhate haiM-cetana yA acetana; hozapUrvaka yA anajAne / lekina Apa kisI ko kSubdha karanA cAhate haiN| eka bar3e maje kI bAta hai, Apa kaTu vacana boleM aura dUsarA kSubdha na ho, to Apa kSubdha ho jaayeNge| Apa kisI ko gAlI deM, aura vaha muskurAtA rahe, gAlI lauTa aayii| usa AdamI ne svIkAra nahIM kii| vaha gAlI ApakI hI chAtI meM tIra banakara cubha jaayegii| agara Apa kSubdha karanA cAheM, aura koI kSubdha na ho, to Apa bar3I becainI aura bar3I muzkila meM par3a jaayeNge| aura agara koI kSubdha ho jAye, to Apa kahate haiM ki kSubdha honevAle kI bhUla hai, maiMne to aisA kucha kahA nahIM; aura agara 471 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 vacana tIkhA bhI thA, to satya thaa| ___ hama satya bhI bolate haiM tabhI, to jaba hiMsA usase ho sakatI hai / satya bhI hama tabhI bolate haiM, jaba usakA upayoga hama churI kI taraha kara sakeM; kisI ko kATa sakeM, coTa pahuMcA skeN| hamAre satya bhI asatyoM se badatara hote haiN| lekina sAdhu kI sadA koziza yaha hogI ki vaha jo bhI bola rahA hai, jo bhI kara rahA hai... / vaha kyoM kara rahA hai; kyoM bola rahA hai ? usakA mUla bhItara kyA hai ? kisI ko maiM kSubdha kyoM karanA cAhatA hUM? kisI ko kSubdha karane kI vRtti kyoM hai? ___ jaba taka Apa kisI ko kSubdha na kara sakeM, taba taka Apako apanI mAlakiyata nahIM mAlUma pdd'tii| jisako Apa kSubdha kara lete haiM, usake Apa mAlika ho jAte haiN| ___ manasavida kahate haiM ki agara hiTalara ko bacapana meM prema milA hotA, to zAyada hiTalara paidA nahIM hotA / use koI prema nahIM milA, to usane eka hI kalA sIkhI dUsare para mAlakiyata kI--vaha thI hiMsA, ghRNA, dUsare ko naSTa karanA / jaba Apa kisI ko naSTa karate haiM to Apako lagatA hai, Apa mAlika haiN| dhyAna rahe, do taraha kI mAlakiyata anubhava kI jA sakatI hai / yA to Apa kucha sRjana kareM, kucha kriyeTa kareM... / eka citrakAra eka peMTiMga banAtA hai| peMTiMga banAkara prasanna hotA hai, kyoMki usane kucha banAyA; aura banAne ke mAdhyama se vaha Izvara kA hissedAra ho gyaa| kisI artha meM Izvara ho gyaa| Izvara ne banAyI hogI yaha sArI duniyA; usane bhI eka choTI duniyA banAyI hai| eka mUrtikAra eka mUrti banAtA hai| eka saMgItajJa eka dhuna khojatA hai; eka laya biThAtA hai| eka nartaka eka nRtya ko janma detA hai| ve prasanna hote haiM; ve AnaMdita hote haiM-unhoMne kucha bnaayaa| aura jisako ve banA lete haiM, usake mAlika ho jAte haiN| vaha jo kriyeTara hai, vaha jo sraSTA hai kisI cIja kA, vaha usakA mAlika hai| yaha eka upAya hai mAlika hone kA / dUsarA upAya yaha hai ki kisI cIja ko Apa tor3a deM, miTA deM, naSTa kara deM-taba bhI Apa mAlika ho jAte haiM / na hue brahmA, ho gaye ziva-lekina Izvara ke hissedAra ho gye| kucha mittaayaa| miTA sakate haiM aap| ___ aura dhyAna rahe, banAnA bahuta kaThina hai, miTAnA bahuta AsAna hai / eka jIvana ko janma denA bahuta kaThina hai / eka jIvana ko naSTa karane meM kyA lagatA hai ! hiTalara ne lAkhoM logoM ko miTA diyaa| jitane loga miTate gaye, use lagatA gayA, vaha kucha hai| Izvara hone kA anubhava use hone lagA hogaa| agara sArI duniyA ko miTAne kI tAkata usake hAtha meM A jAtI, jisakI vaha koziza kara rahA thA, to use lagatA ki aba mere sivA aura koI paramAtmA nahIM hai| maiM miTA sakatA hai| - dharma aura adharma isI jagaha se bhinna hote haiN| adharma hai miTAkara mAlika banane kI koziza, aura dharma hai sRjana karake mAlika banane kI koziza / donoM mAlakiyata haiN| lekina sRjana prema hai, vidhvaMsa hiMsA hai| Apa talavAra se hI miTAte haiM, aisA nahIM hai; eka choTA-sA zabda bhI kisI ke prANoM ko miTA sakatA hai / AMkha kA eka izArA, Apake calane kA DhaMga; kisI ko tor3a sakatA hai, naSTakara sakatA hai| __ mahAvIra kahate haiM, sAdhu vaha hai jo vacana bhI kaThora nahIM bolatA, itanA bhI nahIM ki koI jarA-sA kSubdha ho jAye / aura jaba bhI koI kSubdha hotA hai, taba vaha anubhava karatA hai ki maiMne kucha kiyA hai,jisase kSobha paidA huA hai| aura vaha apane dvArA paidA kiye kSobha ko hara taraha se miTAne kI koziza karatA hai| aisA vyakti apane cAroM tarapha phUla khilAne lagatA hai / vinAza kI zakti sRjana bananI zurU ho jAtI buddha ke saMbaMdha meM kahA jAtA hai ki ve jahAM se gujarate, vahAM vRkSoM meM asamaya phUla A jAte / yaha to kahAnI hai, lekina bar3I sUcaka hai| buddha jaisA vyakti, jisakI sArI UrjA vidhvaMsa se haTakara sRjana bana gayI , usakA pratIka hai yaha / asamaya bhI vRkSoM meM phUla A jAyeM, 472 . Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalyANa-patha para khar3A hai bhikSu to kucha asaMbhava nhiiN| itanA hI matalaba hai| jahAM bhI yaha vyakti jAyegA, vahAM kucha khilegA bajAye murajhAne ke / isake hone kA DhaMga aisA ho gayA hai ki cIjeM nAceMgI, haMseMgI, prasanna hoMgI, praphullita hoNgii| ___ mahAvIra isI ko ahiMsA kahate haiN| Apa ho sakatA hai mAMsAhAra na kareM, pAnI chAna kara pIyeM, rAta bhojana na kareM, Apa saba taraha se hiMsA ko bhojana se bacA leM; lekina taba hiMsA Apake dUsare pahaluoM meM praveza kara jAye / Apa kaThora vacana bolane lageM; kaTu vacana bolane lageM; sAdhuoM ke vacana dekheM, ati kaThora mAlUma hoNge| unakI kaThoratA bhI hameM lagatI hai ki zAyada unakI anAsakti kA pratIka hai; zAyada unakI kaTutA unake satya hone kA pratIka hai| yaha bAta galata hai| inhIM kAraNoM se hamane eka kahAvata banA rakhI hai ki satya kaTu hotA hai| yaha bAta galata hai| kyoMki jo satya kaTu ho jAtA hai, vaha kaTu hone ke kAraNa hI asatya ho jAtA hai| satya se madhura aura kucha bhI nahIM ho sktaa| lekina bolane kA hakadAra vahI hai, jisake bhItara mAdhurya kA janma ho gayA hai; nahIM to vaha jo satya bolegA, vaha jahara hogaa| Apa jahara se bhare haiM-Apake bhItara se satya nikalegA, vaha jahara bujhA ho jaayegaa| Apase satya bhI nikala jAye, to Apase baca nahIM sktaa| vaha jahara se bujhA tIra ho jAyegA; aura jahAM jAyegA,vahIM ahita kregaa| nItze ne to kahIM vyaMga meM kahA hai ki asatya bhI madhura ho, to hitakara hai usa satya kI bajAya jo kaTu hai / yaha bAta samajha meM Ane jaisI hai| merI apanI dhAraNA yaha hai ki asatya bhI agara pUrNa mAdhurya se nikale, to satya ho jAtA hai| aura satya bhI agara kaTutA se nikale, to asatya ho jAtA hai| AMtarika mAdhurya hI kasauTI hai satya aura asatya kI / aura koI kasauTI nahIM hai| AMtarika mAdhurya use hI prApta hotA hai, jo vidhvaMsa kI sArI kSamatA se zUnya ho gayA hai| usakI AtmA se madhu bahane lagatA hai| usase phira jo bhI nikale, vaha satya hai| usase phira jo bhI nikale, vaha prema hai / mahAvIra kahate haiM___ "jo kaTu vacana--jisase sunanevAlA kSubdha ho--nahIM bolatA, 'saba jIva apane-apane zubhAzubha karmoM ke anusAra hI sukha-dukha bhogate haiM'--aisA jAnakara jo dUsaroM kI niMdya ceSTAoM para lakSya na dekara apane sudhAra kI ciMtA karatA hai...|' __isa sUtra ko ThIka se samajha lenA caahie| kyoMki mahAvIra kI AdhArabhUta zikSAoM meM yaha eka hai ki pratyeka vyakti jo bhI anubhava kara rahA hai, jo bhI kara rahA hai, vaha usakI apanI AMtarika karmoM kI zrRMkhalA kA hissA hai| Apa agara gAlI dete haiM, to yaha gAlI Apake atIta se saMbaMdhita hai; jisako Apa gAlI dete haiM, usase saMbaMdhita nahIM hai| vaha sirpha nimitta hai| agara Apa prema karate haiM, to yaha bhI Apake atIta-anubhavoM kI sAra zRMkhalA hai| usase isakA koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai, jisako Apa prema karate haiN| vaha sirpha nimitta hai| pratyeka vyakti apane bhItara se jI rahA hai, aura bAhara kevala nimitta haiN| ___ jIvana kI dhArA bhItara se AtI hai; bAhara to kevala avasara hai| lekina hama ulaTA socate haiN| hama socate haiM : bhItara se kyA AtA hai, saba kucha bAhara hai; saba kucha bAhara se ho rahA hai / eka AdamI Apako gAlI detA hai, thor3A soceN| ApakA mijAja kharAba ho to gAlI bahuta gAlI mAlUma pdd'egii| mijAja acchA ho to gAlI bahuta choTI gAlI mAlUma pdd'egii| agara Apa saca meM hI AnaMdita hoM, dhyAna meM magna hoM, to gAlI gAlI mAlUma hI nahIM pdd'egii| aura agara Apa narka meM baiThe hoM, dukha aura pIr3A se bhare hoM, to gAlI Apake lie pUre jIvana ko badalane kA AdhAra ho jaayegii| hiMsA, hatyA meM Apa utara jaayeNge| gAlI meM kyA hai| gAlI sirpha nimitta hai / jo hai, vaha Apake bhItara hai| jaise hama kueM meM bAlTI DAlate haiM, kuAM sUkhA ho to bAlTI khAlI lauTa AtI hai| vaise hI gAlI eka bAlTI kI taraha Apa meM jAtI hai| Apa khAlI hoM to khAlI lauTa AtI hai| Apa mAdhurya se bhare hoM to gAlI kI bAlTI bhI mAdhurya hI lekara lauTatI hai aura Apa narka kI agni se bhare hoM, to lapaTeM ubalatI huI usa bAlTI meM bAhara A jAtI haiN| bAlTI jo lekara lauTatI hai, vaha bAlTI kA nahIM hai; jo lekara lauTatI hai, vaha ApakA hai| 473 Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 mahAvIra kahate haiM, pratyeka vyakti apane jagata meM jI rahA hai, jo usake bhItara hai| bAhara se mauke milate haiM, una maukoM ko mUlya mata do, dhyAna do bhItara / aura agara koI AdamI sukha bhoga rahA hai; koI AdamI dukha bhoga rahA hai; koI AdamI pApa kara rahA hai; aura koI AdamI puNya kara rahA hai, to isase parezAna mata ho jaao| ve sabhI loga apane-apane karmoM ke anusAra cala rahe haiN| isameM eka bAta aura bar3I soca lene jaisI hai| kyoMki vaha vicAraNIya ho gayI hai isa sadI meM IsAiyata ke kAraNa / IsAiyata ne isa bAta para bahuta jora diyA hai ki dUsare ko, jo dukhI hai, usakI sevA kro| usake dukha ko mittaao| usake dukha ko kama karo / dUsare kA sukha bddh'aao| aisI sevA kI dhAraNA hI dharma hai| IsAiyata ke prabhAva meM...rAjA rAmamohanarAya, kezavacaMdra, vivekAnaMda, gAMdhI, ye sAre loga IsAiyata ke bhArI prabhAva meM the-kahanA cAhie, bahuta gahare arthoM meM IsAI the| ina sAre logoM ne kahA ki sevA dharma hai / aura ina sAre logoM ne kahA ki agara koI dukhI hai, to usake dukha ko miTAne kI koziza karo / mahAvIra kahate haiM ki koI dukhI hai, to vaha apane kAraNa se dukhI hai| tuma usakA dukha miTA nahIM skte| tamhAre dakha miTAne kA koI upAya kAragara nahIM ho sktaa| ___ isakA yaha artha nahIM hai ki tuma dukha miTAne kI koziza mata kro| yaha bahuta socane jaisA sUkSma biMdu hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki tuma dUsare kA dukha to miTA nahIM sakate--isakA yaha matalaba nahIM hai ki tuma dUsare kA dukha miTAne kI koziza mata kro| tuma agara dUsare kA dukha miTAne kI koziza kara rahe ho, to isase tumhArA apanA dukha miTa sakatA hai| yaha ceSTA ki tuma dUsare ko sukhI karane kA upAya kara rahe ho, isase koI dUsarA sukhI nahIM ho sakatA lekina yaha bhAva ki dUsarA sukhI ho, tumheM sukha kI tarapha le jaayegaa| aura yaha bhAva hI ki dUsarA dukhI na ho, tumhAre apane dukhoM se tumheM chuTakArA dilaayegaa| dUsare se isakA koI saMbaMdha nahIM hai, saMbaMdha tumase hI hai| lekina bar3I bhUla huii| ___eka tarapha to yaha huA ki jainoM meM eka saMpradAya paidA huA terApaMtha, jo kahatA hai, dUsare ke dukha ko miTAne kI koziza hI mata karanA, vaha apanA dakha bhoga rahA hai| isalie terApaMtha ne baDI behadI dhAraNAeM vikasita kI. behadI se behadI. jo dharma ke itihAsa meM paidA ho sakatI haiN| agara koI AdamI bhUkhA mara rahA hai, to tuma usameM bAdhA mata DAlanA / vaha apane karmoM kA phala bhoga rahA hai| koI AdamI bImAra hai; kor3ha se sar3a rahA hai, tuma sevA meM mata par3anA / kyoMki tuma kyA kara sakate ho ! vaha apanA karma-phala bhoga rahA hai| ... bAta bilakula saca hai / vaha apanA karma-phala bhoga rahA hai / tuma kyA kara sakate ho ! aura yaha bhI saMbhAvanA hai ki tuma usake karma-phala ke bIca meM vyavadhAna bana jAo aura usako ThIka se karma-phala na bhogane do; to jo vaha abhI bhoga letA, vaha use kala bhoganA par3e jaba tuma haTa jAoge / isalie tuma cupacApa apane rAste para calanA / pratyeka vyakti apane bhItara se jI rahA hai, tama bIca meM bAdhA mata ddaalnaa| ___ isalie terApaMtha ne ahiMsA ke nAma para eka bar3A hiMsaka rukha paidA kiyaa| bAta to bilakula tarkayukta hai ki agara hara vyakti apane hI karma bhoga rahA hai, to Apa kauna haiM ? aura Apa kyA kara sakate hai ? to karane kI phijUla jhaMjhaTa meM kyoM par3ate haiM ? itanI zakti aura zrama apanI hI sAdhanA meM lagAyeM; dUsare kI tarapha unmukha mata hoN| ___ to terApaMtha meM sevA kA koI upAya nahIM hai / aura sevA karane vAlA ajJAnI hai--pApI bhI ho sakatA hai; kyoMki dUsare meM dakhalaMdAjI karanI, dUsare ko bAdhA DAlanI eka taraha kA pApa hai| ___ mahAvIra ke tarka se yaha bAta nikalI hai| dUsarI tarapha IsAiyata kA tarka hai, jo kahatI hai dUsare kI sevA karo aura dUsare ko sukhI karane kI koziza kro| tuma sakhI kara sakate ho| 474 Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalyANa-patha para khar3A hai bhikSu vaha bhI galata hai / Aja taka duniyA meM koI kisI ko sukhI nahIM kara pAyA / akasara to yaha bhI ho jAtA hai ki sukhI karane kI koziza meM Apa kisI ko aura dukhI kara dete haiN| aura koI kisI kA dukha bhI nahIM chIna sakatA, kyoMki dukha Ate haiM bhItarI kAraNoM se / bAhara koI upAya nahIM hai| lekina dhyAna rahe, IsAiyata kI isa dhAraNA meM eka khatarA aura bhI chipA hai| aura vaha yaha ki agara mujhe yaha khayAla A jAye ki maiM apane karmoM se kisI ko sukhI kara sakatA hUM aura kisI ko dukhI kara sakatA hUM, to isI kA anusAMgika tarka bhI hai ki dUsare apane karmoM se mujhe sukhI aura dukhI kara sakate haiN| taba sArI bAta asta-vyasta ho jaayegii| kyoMki agara dUsare mujhe sukhI aura dukhI kara sakate haiM, to mere mukta hone kA koI upAya nahIM hai| agara mokSa meM bhI Apa pahaMca jAyeM aura mujhe dukhI karane lage, to maiM kyA karUMgA? aura mokSa meM bhI to kacha loga hoMge hI, jo sevA bhI karanA caaheNge| kyA karUMgA maiM? ___ mahAvIra kA tarka bahuta zuddha hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, dUsarA kucha bhI nahIM kara sakatA, yaha tumhArI mukti kA AdhAra hai| to hI AtmA mukta ho sakatI hai, agara dUsarA bilakula asamartha hai kucha karane meM / nahIM to AtmA ke mukta hone kA koI upAya nahIM / isalie mahAvIra ne Izvara ko bhI alaga haTA diyA apanI dhAraNA se aura kahA ki agara Izvara hai to mukti kA koI upAya nahIM hai| loga socate haiM ki Izvara ke binA mukti kaise hogI ! aura mahAvIra kahate haiM ki agara Izvara hai to mukti kA koI upAya nahIM hai| kyoMki vaha gar3abar3a kara sakatA hai| vaha parama zaktizAlI hai| usI ne tumheM banAyA, vaha tumheM miTA sakatA hai / vaha tumheM gulAma kara sakatA hai| vaha tumheM mukta kara sakatA hai| usakI prArthanA-pUjA se tuma mukta ho sakate ho. to phira makti kA koI artha nahIM / jo mokSa prArthanA se mila sakatA hai, vaha mokSa nahIM hai--ho nahIM sktaa| kyoMki koI dUsarA jise de rahA hai, vaha merI mukti nahIM hai / aura jaba dUsarA de sakatA hai, to dUsarA vApasa bhI le sakatA hai| . ___ isalie mahAvIra ne kahA, jaba taka Izvara kI dhAraNA hai, taba taka jagata meM mokSa kA koI upAya nahIM hai| isalie Izvara ko alaga kara diyA bilakula, aura pratyeka vyakti ko AMtarika rUpa se niyaMtA ghoSita kiyA ki tuma jo bhI kara rahe ho, jo bhI bhoga rahe ho, jo bhI pA rahe ho, nahIM pA rahe ho tuma hI kAraNa ho| ___vyakti mUla kAraNa hai apane jIvana kA, bAkI saba nimitta haiN| lekina isakA yaha artha nahIM jaisA terApaMtha ne liyA hai| jinhoMne terApaMtha kI dhAraNA vikasita kI, ve jarUra ve hI loga hoMge, jo mahAvIra ko ThIka se nahIM samajha pA rahe haiN| dUsare kI sevA karane kA bhAva, dUsare ko sukha meM le jAegA aisA nahIM hai, lekina tumhArA zrama tumheM sukha meM le jAyegA / dUsare ko dukhI karane se dUsarA dukhI hogA-aisA nahIM, lekina dUsare ko dukhI karane kI vAsanA svayaM kA dukha nirmita karatI hai| - kRSNa ne gItA meM kahA hai ki AtmA maratI nhiiN| to arjuna ko kahA hai ki tU mAra bephikrI se, kyoMki koI AtmA maratI nhiiN| isalie ahiMsA kA aura hiMsA kA koI savAla hI nahIM utthtaa| mahAvIra bhI kahate haiM, AtmA maratI nahIM; koI mAra sakatA nhiiN| para mahAvIra hiMsA-ahiMsA kA bar3A savAla uThAte haiN| __ kRSNa kI dalIla samajhane jaisI hai| kRSNa kahate haiM, jaba koI mArA hI nahIM jA sakatA, to logoM ko yaha samajhAnA ki mata mAro, mUr3hatApUrNa hai| jaba mArane kA koI upAya hI nahIM hai, to yaha kahane kA kyA artha hai ki mata mAro ! aura agara koI nahIM bhI mAra rahA hai to kauna-sA guNa upalabdha kara rahA hai| kyoMki mAra sakatA kahAM hai ? jaba hama eka AdamI ko kATate haiM, to zarIra hI kaTatA hai / vaha marA hI huA hai / usako mArane kA koI upAya nahIM hai| AtmA kaTatI nhiiN| kRSNa kahate haiM : na hanyamAne zarIre-kATo kitanA hI, to bhI kaTatI nahIM / chedo to chidatI nahIM / jalAo to jalatI nahIM / tarka kRSNa 475 Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 kA bahuta sApha hai ki jaba koI mArane se maratA hI nahIM, mArA nahIM jAtA, to arjuna, tU phijUla kI bakavAsa meM kyoM par3A hai ki loga mara jAyeMge? yaha ajJAna hai| __ bar3A kaThina hai| mahAvIra bhI jAnate haiM ki AtmA maratI nahIM; AtmA miTa nahIM sakatI / saca to yaha hai ki kRSNa se bhI jyAdA mahAvIra kA mAnanA hai ki AtmA ko miTAne kA koI upAya nahIM hai| kyoMki kRSNa to kahate haiM, paramAtmA kI lIlA hai ki vaha banAtA hai aura cAhe to miTA sakatA hai| mahAvIra ke lie to koI miTAnevAlA bhI nahIM hai| paramAtmA bhI nahIM hai| AdamI kI to sAmarthya nahIM hai| ko na koI paidA karatA hai, aura na koI miTA sakatA hai| AtmA zAzvata hai; amRtatva usakA gaNa hai| phira bhI mahAvIra kahate haiM--hiMsA aura ahiMsA / to samajha leM isa saMdarbha meN| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki jaba tuma hiMsA karate ho, to tuma dUsare ko nahIM mArate, lekina hiMsA ke bhAva se khuda ke lie dukha paidA karate ho| tuma mArane kI dhAraNA banAte ho, usa dhAraNA se hI tuma pIr3ita hote ho / dUsare ke marane se pApa nahIM hogaa| kyoMki dUsarA mara nahIM sktaa| lekina tumane pApa karanA cAhA / tuma pApa ke vicAra se bhare / tumane dUsare ko nukasAna pahuMcAnA cAhA; usakA jIvana chIna lenA cAhA / tuma nahIM chIna paate| yaha tumhAre hAtha kI bAta nahIM hai| yaha jagata kA niyama hai| lekina tumane apanI pUrI koziza kii| usa koziza, usa vicAra, usa bhAvanA, usa vAsanA, usa duSTa vAsanA ke kAraNa tuma apane lie dukha paidA kroge| hiMsA dukha lAyegI-dUsare ke lie mRtyu nahIM, tumhAre lie dukha / ahiMsA dUsare ko bacAyegI nahIM, kyoMki dUsarA bacA huA hai apane AMtarika jIvana se| koI use bacA nahIM sktaa| lekina dUsare ko bacAne kI dhAraNA tumhAre jIvana meM sukha ke phUla khilaayegii| hAvIra kahate haiM. tama jo bhI karate ho. vaha tamhIM ko ho rahA hai aura niraMtara tamhIM ko hotA calA jAtA hai| to dasare kaise haiM acche yA bure-isakA vicAra nahIM karanA / acche haiM to apane kAraNa; bure haiM to apane kAraNa / yaha unakI nijI bAta hai| isase dUsaroM ko koI lenA-denA nahIM hai / ve narka jAyeMge ki svarga jAyeMge, yaha unakI ciMtA hai| isameM dUsaroM ko ciMtA lene kA koI kAraNa nahIM hai| jo dUsaroM kI ciMtA chor3akara apane sudhAra kI ciMtA karatA hai...| hama sAre loga bar3e sudhAraka haiM / hama jaisA sudhAraka khojanA muzkila hai| hama sAre jagata ko bhI sudhArane meM lage rahate haiM sirpha apane ko chor3akara / aura apane ko sudhArane kA koI savAla hI nahIM hai| kyoMki vahAM hama socate haiM, sudhare hI hue haiN| sArA jagata bigar3A huA mAlUma par3atA hai| isalie sudhAro / isalie sudhAra karanevAle loga jitanA misacIpha paidA karate haiM duniyA meM, koI dUsarA paidA nahIM krtaa| ye asalI upadravI haiN| ye kisI ko caina se nahIM rahane dete / ye sabhI ko badalane meM lage haiN| ye hara hAlata meM badala ke raheMge / inakA rasa sacamuca badalane meM nahIM hai ki koI acchI duniyA paidA ho / inakA rasa badalane kI prakriyA meM hai| kyoMki jaba ye badalate haiM kisI ko, to tor3ate haiM; miTAte haiM; nayA karate haiN| dUsarA khilaunA ho jAtA hai, ye mAlika ho jAte haiN| ___ asala meM dUsaroM ko badalane ke lie jo bahuta Atura haiM, ve hiMsaka haiM / jo apane ko badalane ko Atura haiM, ve sAdhu haiM / aura bar3e maje kI bAta yaha hai ki jo apane ko badala letA hai, usake pAsa bahuta-se loga badalanA zurU ho jAte haiN| aura jo dUsare ko badalanA cAhatA hai, usake pAsa koI nahIM badalatA / sAdhuoM ke Azrama meM jAkara dekheM, jahAM badalane kI bhayaMkara ceSTA calatI hai| vahAM koI badalatA dikhAI nahIM pdd'taa| gAMdhI jI apane Azrama meM brahmacarya ko bar3e jora se thopate the| lekina roja upadrava khar3A hotA thaa| brahmacarya kabhI phalita nahIM huaa| khuda unake nijI, prAiveTa sekreTarI pyArelAla ulajha gye| brahmacarya muzkila thaa| aura gAMdhI kI ceSTA bhArI thii| jitane jora se thopA jA sake brahmacarya, utanA thopa denA / lekina vaha haA nhiiN| aura gAMdhI ne jo-jo thopanA cAhA apane ziSyoM para, ziSya ThIka usake viparIta 476 . Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalyANa-patha para khar3A hai bhikSu cale gye| idhara pichale tIsa sAla kA itihAsa kahatA hai / jo-jo unhoMne cAhA thA, ziSya usake ulaTe gaye--sAdagI cAhI thI, to bhoga paidA huA; cAhA thA dIna-daridra, saMnyasta kI taraha raheM, vaha nahIM ho skaa| brahmacarya kA to koI savAla hI nahIM hai| kahAM bhUla hai? dUsare ko badalA nahIM jA sktaa| asala meM jaba hama badalane kI bahuta koziza karate haiM, to dUsare ke ahaMkAra meM pratirodha paidA hotA hai, rejisTensa paidA hotA hai| __manasavida kahate haiM ki duniyA meM acche bacce paidA ho sakate haiM, agara mAM-bApa acchA banAne kI thor3I koziza kama kareM / ve itanA acchA banAne kI koziza karate haiM, ki baccoM ko bigAr3a dete haiM / isalie acche bApa kA acchA beTA pAnA bar3A muzkila hai--kabhI bure bApa kA acchA beTA ho bhI jaaye| ___eka zarAbI kA beTA sAdhu ho jAye, yaha ho sakatA hai| sAdhu kA beTA zarAbI na ho, yaha jarA muzkila hai| bahuta muzkila hai| khuda mahAtmA gAMdhI kA beTA, haridAsa, ThIka ulaTA gayA / aura haridAsa kImatI AdamI thA; aura kImatI thA isalie ulaTA gayA / bAkI miTTI ke the| miTTI ke putaloM ko Apa kaisA bhI banA deM, DhAla deM, ve kucha inakAra na kreNge| lekina jiMdagI inakAra karegI; lar3egI, kyoMki jiMdagI kA lakSaNa pratirodha hai| ___ haridAsa ne inakAra kiyaa| to haridAsa musalamAna ho gaye; zarAba pIne lge| apanA nAma unhoMne rakha liyA, abdullA gAMdhI / vaha gAMdhI ke viparIta jA rahA hai| aura jAne kA kAraNa gAMdhI kI ceSTA meM hai| gAMdhI kI pUrI ceSTA hai| gAMdhI kahate haiM, hiMdU-musalamAna saba eka haiN| to haridAsa ho gayA muslmaan| aura jaba use patA calA ki gAMdhI pIr3ita hae, to usane kahA ki pIr3ita hone kI kyA bAta hai? hiMdU-musalamAna saba eka, to pIr3ita hone kI kyA bAta hai ? aura haridAsa zarAba pIne lgaa| aura gAMdhI pIr3ita hue / bApa pIr3ita hogA hii| aura bApa kI bar3I icchA thI ki acchA banA le| bhalI icchA hai / icchA meM kucha burAI bhI nahIM hai| lekina vijJAna kA bodha nahIM hai| ___ to haridAsa ne kahA, jaba pratyeka vyakti svataMtra hai, to maiM kyA karatA hUM, kyA nahIM karatA hUM, yaha merI bAta hai| isase kisI ko kyA lenA-denA ? aura itanI Asakti kyoM rakhate haiM mujha para ve ki merA beTA hai ? yaha bhI mamatva hai / merA beTA burA na ho jAye, isameM bhI ahaMkAra hai| merA beTA acchA ho, isameM bhI ahaMkAra hai| haridAsa lar3a rahA hai eka bhale bApa se| sabhI haridAsa lar3ate haiN| bhale bApa khataranAka hote haiN| kyoMki ve bhalA karane kI itanI ceSTA karate haiM ki pratirodha paidAkara dete haiN| ___ mahAvIra kahate haiM, sAdhu dUsare ko badalane kI ciMtA meM nahIM par3atA / isakA yaha matalaba nahIM ki usakI zubhAkAMkSA nahIM hai| lekina mahAvIra gaNita ko jAnate haiM jIvana ke / zubhAkAMkSA tabhI kAragara ho sakatI hai, jaba Akramaka na ho| aura jaba maiM dUsare ko badalanA cAhatA hUM, to maiM Akramaka hUM; hiMsaka huuN| Akhira dUsarA dUsarA hai| usakI apanI nijI jIvana kI dhArA hai| agara mujhe kucha ThIka lagatA hai to vaisA maiM ho jaauuN| agara mere hone se vaha AMdolita aura prabhAvita ho to ThIka, aura na ho to mere vaza ke bAhara hai / phira maiM hUM kauna? phira maiM kauna hUM ki kisI ko ThIka karane kA jimmA apane sira luuN| yaha ahaMkAra hI ho sakatA hai, acche AdamI kA ahaMkAra-ki dUsare ko bhI maiM mere jaisA banA luuN| lekina kyoM? merI apanI AtmA hai, usakI apanI AtmA hai| aura donoM kI apanI parama sattA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki jo apane ko badalane kI phikra karatA hai; jo dUsaroM kI niMdya ceSTA bhI ho, use lagatA bhI ho ki bilakula galata ho rahA hai, to bhI usakI niMdA meM nahIM pdd'taa| eka hI upAya hai sAdhu ke pAsa-anAkramaka jIvana / usake jIvana kI jyoti aisI honI cAhie ki koI prabhAvita ho, to ho jaaye| 477 Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 aura koI pataMge hoMge jyoti ke to cale AyeMge jyoti kI tarapha / aura koI jyoti phire pataMgoM ke pIche unako pakar3ane ko, to pataMge koI Ate bhI hoMge, phira dubArA nahIM aayeNge| kyoMki aisI jyoti bharose kI nahIM hai, jo pataMgoM kA pIchA kara rahI hai ki aao| jyoti kA matalaba hI yaha hai ki vaha hai to pataMge A jaayeNge| jyoti kI taraha anAkramaka, anAgraha se jItA haA. apane ko badalatA haA. apane ko rUpAMtarita karatA haA vyakti sAdha hai| 'jo apane Apako ugra tapa aura tyAga Adi ke garva se uddhata nahIM banAtA, a yaha zarta dhyAna rakhanA jarUrI hai, kyoMki garva saba taraha se uddhata honA cAhatA hai; kaI upAya khojatA hai| maiM tyAgI hUM; maiM bhogI nahIM hUM; maiM dhyAnI hUM; maiM samAdhistha ho gayA--ye sAre jAla haiM jo ahaMkAra bhItara kI tarapha phailAtA hai| bAhara kI saMpadA chor3a dI, to aba bhItara kI saMpadA paidA ho rahI hai| bAhara ke khajAne chor3a diye, to aba bhItara ke khajAne paidA ho rahe haiN| sAdhakoM ke pAsa jAyeM, to ve saba phikra rakhate haiM ki kauna kisa cakra taka jAga gyaa| kisakI kuMDalinI kitanI jAgRta huI-sahasrAra taka pahuMcI yA nahIM phuNcii| ve saba hisAba rakhate haiN| eka dUsare se sarTiphikeTa mAMga rahe haiM ki maiM kahAM taka pahuMca gyaa| siddha ho gayA ki nahIM ho gayA? kyA prayojana hai? ___ asmitA ko nirmita karanA hI asAdhutA hai / vaha kisa kAraNa nirmita hotI hai, yaha savAla nahIM hai| use nirmita hone denA ki maiM kucha hUM, dUsaroM se khAsa, dUsaroM se Upara... / basa, merA khAsa honA hI roga hai| aura yaha roga sUkSma hai| yaha dikhAI nahIM par3atA, aura bar3hatA calA jAtA hai| aura jaise-jaise dUsare loga Adara dene lagate haiM, vaise-vaise pakkA hone lagatA hai ki bAta ThIka hI hai, tabhI to loga Adara de rahe haiN| loga caraNoM para sira rakha rahe haiM-kucha ho gayA hai tabhI to| jarUrI nahIM hai| kaI logoM kI jarUrata hai ki ve caraNoM para sira rkhe| unheM binA rakhe caina nahIM hai| kucha loga haiM jinheM jhukane meM rasa hai| unheM binA jhuke AnaMda nahIM AtA / Apa isakI phikara mata kareM ki ve Apake lie jhuka rahe haiN| Apa yahI jAneM ki unako jhukane meM kucha rasa hogA; koI vyAyAma hogA / ve apane lie jhuka rahe haiN| yaha unakI apanI nijI bAta hai, mujhase kucha lenA-denA nahIM hai| lekina vahama paidA hotA hai / vahama paidA ho jAtA hai, kyoMki cAroM tarapha hajAra taraha kI bImAriyoM se bhare hue loga haiM / ve sAdhuko uddhata kara dete haiN| aura eka daphA ahaMkAra nirmita hone lage, to phira usakI koI sImA nahIM hai| phira bar3hatA calA jAtA hai / jaise-jaise bharosA bar3hane lagatA hai ki loga jhuka rahe haiM, loga Adara de rahe haiM, jarUra maiM kucha hUM, vaise-vaise kaThinAI zurU ho jAtI hai| maiMne sunA hai, mullA nasaruddIna eka yAtrI ke sAtha Trena meM baiThA huA thaa| kucha bAta calAne ke silasile meM usane pUchA ki jarA ApakA hAtha dekhuu| AdamI utsuka ho gyaa| __ hAtha dikhAne ko sabhI utsuka haiM / aisA AdamI khojanA muzkila hai, jo bhaviSya meM utsuka na ho| bhaviSya meM vahI utsuka nahIM hogA, jisakI koI vAsanA nahIM hai| jisakI vAsanA hai, vaha bhaviSya meM utsuka hogA hii| isalie hAtha dekhane se suvidhApUrNa mitratA kA upAya aura nahIM hai| mullA ne hAtha gaura se dekhA aura usa AdamI kA ceharA dekhA, aura kahA ki mAlUma hotA hai, yU Ara e baicalara-Apa brahmacArI haiN| vaha AdamI cakita huaa| usane kahA, 'amejiMga ! yaha saca hai ki maiM abhI taka brahmacArI huuN| tumane kaise patA lagAyA?' nasaruddIna kI himmata bddh'ii| usane kahA ki patA? manuSya-svabhAva kA mujhe anubhava hai| aura yahIM taka nahIM, Ai kaina sI ivana pharadara, yora phAdara vAja Also e baicalara--yaha kucha nahIM hai, Age taka dekha sakatA hUM ki tumhArA bApa bhI brahmacArI thaa| 478 Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalyANa-patha para khar3A hai bhikSu jarA-sI himmata bar3hI ki AdamI ne upadrava zurU kiyaa| aura cAroM tarapha loga haiM, jo ApakI himmata bar3hAne ko taiyAra haiM / Apa unase sAvadhAna rahanA / mahAvIra yahI kaha rahe haiM / ve yaha kaha rahe haiM : sAdhu, sAvadhAna rahanA dUsare logoM se, kyoMki ve apanI bImAriyoM se pIr3ita haiN| koI jhukanA cAhatA hai / Dhera loga haiM, jo inaphiriyAriTI kAmleksa se pIr3ita haiM--jinako hInatA kI graMthi hai / jo sIdhe khar3e ho hI nahIM sakate / jinako sIdhA khar3A hone meM Dara lagatA hai| to unhoMne eka DipheMsa mejara, eka surakSA kA upAya banA liyA hai-jhuko / jhukane se dUsarA AdamI AkramaNa nahIM karatA / kyoMki jaise hI koI AdamI jhuka gayA, dUsare ko AkramaNa karane kA majA hI calA gyaa| to kacha loga jhake hae hI jI rahe haiN| unakA jhakA haA honA unakI bImArI hai| sAdha-saMnyAsiyoM ko ve mila jAte haiN| jagaha-jagaha ve maujUda haiN| ekadama jhuka jAte haiN| phira kucha logoM meM aparAdha kA bhAva hai, gilTa kAmpleksa hai, jo apane ko aparAdhI mAnate haiN| akAraNa bhI nahIM, jIvana meM bahuta aparAdha haiN| AdamI aparAdhoM se bharA huA hai| ___ to aparAdhI AdamI hamezA apane ko jhukAnA cAhatA hai| jhukanA eka taraha kA kanphezana hai, eka taraha kI svIkRti hai ki maiM aparAdhI hUM; pApI huuN| lekina dUsarA AdamI isase gauravAMvita samajhatA hai / vaha samajhatA hai ki jo AdamI jhuka rahA hai, vaha yaha kaha rahA hai ki tuma Upara ho, isalie maiM jhuka rahA huuN| ___ yaha AdamI jhAr3a ke nIce jhukatA hai| yaha AdamI patthara ke sAmane jhukatA hai / yaha AdamI nadI ke sAmane jhukatA hai| isakA bharosA mata karanA / ise kucha prayojana Apase nahIM hai| yaha jhukane ke bahAne, nimitta khojatA hai| yaha kisI ko Adara denA cAhatA hai, kyoMki yaha apane ko Adara nahIM de pAtA / aura Adara kI eka bhUkha raha jAtI hai| kisI ko sammAna denA cAhatA hai, kyoMki apane prati sammAnita nahIM sAdhu apanA tyAga, apanI sAdhanA, tapa, inake kAraNa uddhata na ho jAye; ahaMkAra poSita na kare: vinamra banA rhe| vinamra kA matalaba, na-kucha banA rhe| kucha bhI usake cAroM tarapha hotA rahe, vaha kabhI bhI apane ko kisI se zreSThatA kI sthiti meM na rkhe| 'jo jAti kA, rUpa kA, lAbha kA, zrRta (pAMDitya) kA abhimAna nahIM karatA: jo sabhI prakAra ke abhimAnoM kA parityAga kara kevala dharma meM, dhyAna meM rata rahatA hai, vahI bhikSa hai|' ___ 'jo mahAmuni saddharma kA upadeza karatA hai; jo svayaM dharma meM sthita hokara dUsaroM ko bhI dharma meM sthita karatA hai; jo ghara-gRhasthI ke prapaMca se nikalakara sadA ke lie kuzIla liMga (nindyaveza) ko chor3a detA hai; jo kisI ke sAtha haMsI-ThaTThA nahIM karatA, vahI bhikSu hai|' __yahAM kucha bar3I kImatI aura sUkSma bAteM haiN| jo vyakti ahaMkAra se bharA hai, vaha dhyAna na kara pAyegA / usakI ciMtanA sadA ahaMkAra ke Asa-pAsa hI ghUmatI rhegii| vaha socegA aura siMhAsanoM ke lie, aura padoM ke lie, aura pratiSThA ke lie| usakA citta ahaMkAra kI hI baDhatI...ahaMkAra kI hI sIDhiyAM ginane meM lagA rhegaa| dhyAna meM to vahI vyakti praviSTa ho sakatA hai, jisane ahaMkAra kI sIDhiyAM toDa dI haiM; jisako aba ahaMkAra kI yAtrA nahIM hai; jisakA ahaMkAra kA patha baMda ho gayA, aura jisane kahA, isa ora jAnA nahIM hai| ahaMkAra meM jAne kA artha hai bAhara jAnA / kyoMki ahaMkAra kI tRpti dUsare kara sakate haiN| dhyAna rahe, agara Apa jaMgala meM akele haiM, to ahaMkAra kI tRpti nahIM ho sakatI / ahaMkAra kI tRpti ke lie dUsarA cAhie / isalie ahaMkAra baMdhana hai| kyoMki dUsare ke binA ho hI nahIM sktaa| ahaMkAra gulAmI hai, kyoMki dUsare para nirbhara honA par3atA hai-dUsare kI AMkha, dUsare kA izArA, dUsare kA DhaMga, dUsare kI bAta / isalie sAdhu ciMtita rahatA hai jisako hama sAdhu kahate haiN| mahAvIra use sAdhu nahIM kahate / jisako hama sAdhu kahate haiM, vaha ciMtita rahatA hai ki Apako usakI kisI bAta meM galatI to nahIM laga rahI hai, kucha patA to nahIM 479 Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 cala rahA hai; Apa aisA to nahIM soceMge, vaisA to nahIM soceNge| ___ eka terApaMthI sAdhu mere pAsa dhyAna karane aaye| to maiMne unase kahA ki zvAsa kAphI teja lenI hogI, Apa yaha muMha-paTTI nikAlakara dhyAna kreN| to unhoMne kahA, nikAla to lUMgA lekina Apa kisI ko batAnA mata / muMha-paTTI to unhoMne maje se nikAla dii| unheM koI ar3acana bhI nahIM huI nikAlane meM / khuda bhI ar3acana ho, to merI samajha meM AtI hai bAta / unhoMne kahA, merI nijI anubhUti yaha hai ki muMha-paTTI nikAlanI mujhe sahAyatA de rahI hai, lekina ciMtA sirpha itanI hai ki kisI ko patA na cle| kisI ko patA na cale, yaha asAdhu kI ciMtA hai / sAdhu ko dUsare se prayojana nahIM hai| dUsarA niMdA hI kregaa| dUsarA sammAna nahIM degaa| dUsarA sira nahIM jhukaayegaa| para use jhukAne kI jarUrata hI kahAM hai ? prayojana hI nahIM hai| sAdhu kI ciMtA nahIM hai ki dUsarA kyA khegaa| pablika opiniyana asAdhu kI ciMtA hai| rAjanaitika netA ciMtA kare ki dUsare kyA kaheMge-samajha meM AtA hai| kyoMki sArI jiMdagI dUsare para nirbhara hai; usake voTa para sArI AtmA TikI hai| lekina sAdhu ko dUsare se koI prayojana nahIM hai| lekina hama dekhate haiM, jise hama sAdhu kahate haiM, use bhI dUsare se prayojana hai| vaha bhI rAjanIti kA hI hissA hai| dharma se usakA koI lenA-denA nahIM rahA hai| __ mahAvIra kahate haiM, jo abhimAna, ahaMkAra, dUsaroM kI dhAraNA ko chor3a detA hai, vahI dhyAna kI tarapha lIna ho sakatA hai| kyoMki ahaMkAra le jAtA hai bAhara, dUsare ke pAsa; dhyAna le jAtA hai bhItara, apane pAsa / sAdhu vahI hai, jo dhyAna meM lIna hai / asAdhu vahI hai, jo abhimAna meM lIna hai| dhyAna aura abhimAna viparIta AyAma haiN| 'jo mahAmuni Aryapada kA upadeza karatA hai, saddharma kA upadeza karatA hai...|' aura mahAvIra saddharma kise kahate haiM ? mahAvIra saddharma use kahate haiM, jo svayaM anubhUta hai| anyathA pAMDitya hai| anyathA udhAra hai, bAsA __ satya bAsA nahIM ho sakatA / satya udhAra nahIM ho sktaa| aura agara udhAra hai, to satya nahIM hogaa| Apa gItA kaMThastha kara le sakate haiM, lekina Apa gItA ko kaMThastha karake jo logoM ko upadeza deMge, vaha saddharma nahIM hogA-jaba taka Apa kRSNa na ho jaayeN| jaba taka gItA Apase sahaja-sphUrta na hone lage, taba saddharma hogaa| sadaguru jahAM nahIM hai, vahAM saddharma nahIM ho sktaa| to sAdhu kA lakSaNa hai ki udhAra ko na samajhAye; bAse ko na samajhAye; piTe-piTAye ko na samajhAye; kacare ko na samajhAye / vaha kacarA kabhI bahumUlya rahA hogA--kabhI, jaba pahalI daphe janmA thaa| lekina hamArI hAlateM aisI haiM... __ maiMne sunA hai ki mullA nasaruddIna hara sardiyoM meM vahIM koTa pahanatA hai| aisA loga pacAsa sAla se dekha rahe haiN| vaha koTa itanA gaMdA gayA hai, usase aisI bAsa AtI hai| thegar3e nikala gaye haiN| bilakula khaMDahara hai koTa ke nAma para / Akhira eka dina eka mitra ne kahA ki nasaruddIna, tumhAre bApa ko bhI hamane dekhA hai| kyA zAnadAra AdamI the ! kyA kapar3e pahanate the ! dUra-dUra se kapar3e maMgavAte the ! aura tuma yaha koTa hI pahana rahe ho? nasaruddIna ne kahA ki lo, yaha vahI koTa to hai jo mere bApa pahanate the! mahAvIra jaba kucha kahate haiM to vaha jIvita hai| jaba jaina paMDita doharAtA hai, to murdA hai-vahI koTa hai, maanaa| mahAvIra kahate haiM, saddharma kA upadeza karatA hai sAdhu / saddharma se artha hai-jise jAnA ho, jIyA ho; jo jIvaMta ho gayA ho; jo satya bana gayA svayaM ke lie / jo svayaM ke lie satya nahIM hai, vaha dUsare ke lie satya kaise ho sakatA hai ? jo mere lie bAsA hai, vaha Apake lie aura bhI bAsA ho gyaa| eka hAtha aura cala gyaa| loga dUsare ke jUte meM paira DAlanA pasaMda nahIM karate ! udhAra jUtA kauna pahananA pasaMda karegA? lekina loga dUsare kI AtmAeM pahana lete haiN| jUte taka se Darate haiM, lekina AtmAeM pahana lene meM unheM kaThinAI nahIM hotii| 480 Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalyANa-patha para khar3A hai bhikSu sAdhu nahIM phnegaa| sAdhu khoja kregaa| aura nizcita hI jaba koI apane bhItara dharma kI lakIra kI khoja kara letA hai, vaha vahI hogI jo mahAvIra kI hai, buddha kI hai, kRSNa kI hai| usameM koI bheda nahIM honevAlA hai| lekina vaha khoja apanI honI caahie| __ hama saba aise haiM, jaise choTe bacce hoN| unakI gaNita kI kitAba hotI hai, pIche uttara likhe hote haiM-jaldI se kitAba ulaTAkara pIche dekha lete haiN| uttara to hAtha meM A jAtA hai, lekina vidhi hAtha meM nahIM Ane se uttara kA kyA mUlya ! aura bacce uttara ke hisAba se vidhi bhI banAkara likha dete haiN| magara vaha hamezA galata hotI hai--hogI hii| vidhi kI khoja jarUrI hai, uttara to apane Apa A jAtA hai| saddharma kA artha hai : jisane vidhipUrvaka svayaM kI sAdhanA se jAnA hai; jo usakA hI upadeza karatA hai, jo usane jAnA hai| dhyAna rahe, jagata meM adharma kama ho jAye, agara ve loga upadeza karanA baMda kara deM jinhoMne svayaM nahIM jAnA hai| unake kAraNa bar3A upadrava hai| duniyA meM adharma adhArmika logoM ke kAraNa nahIM hai, mare-marAye dhArmika logoM ke kAraNa hai| jinake pAsa koI jIvana kI jyoti nahIM hai; jo bhItara aMdhere se bhare haiM aura jinakI carcA meM prakAza ke zabda tairate rahate haiM, jinake bhItara mRtyu hai aura amRta kI bAta karate haiM, unase adharma calatA hai-adhArmika logoM se nahIM calatA, jhUThe dhArmika logoM se calatA hai| ___ jo svayaM dharma meM sthita hokara dUsaroM ko dharma meM sthita karatA hai-vaha zarta hai, 'jo ghara-gRhasthI ke prapaMca se nikalakara sadA ke lie kuzIla liMga ko chor3a detA hai...' yaha kuzIla liMga mahAvIra kI samajhane-jaisI bAta hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM ki tuma jo bhI pahanate ho veza-bhUSA, vaha akAraNa nahIM hai| tumhArA prayojana hai; bhItara vAsanA hai usse| ___ eka vezyA nikalatI hai sar3aka para, usake kapar3e AmaMtraNa dete hue haiN| vaha apane zarIra ko becane nikalI hai; zarIra ko DhAMkatI nahIM kapar3oM se, ughAr3atI hai| usake kapar3e DhAMkane kA kAma nahIM karate, pragaTa karane kA kAma karate haiM; zarIra ko uchAlate haiN| vezyA vaise cale, samajha meM AtA hai| lekina eka strI jo kahatI hai, maiM apane pati ke lie hI hUM aura sivA mere pati ke mere mana meM koI bhI nahIM, vaha bhI vezyA kI taraha zarIra ko ubhAra kara sar3aka para calatI hai, to samajhane meM ar3acana mAlUma hotI hai| kyoMki vezyA bAjAra meM khar3I hai, use grAhaka ko AmaMtrita karanA hai| yaha gRhiNI kyoM bAjAra meM vezyA kI taraha khar3I hai ? kahIM anajAne meM, acetana meM yaha bhI vezyA hai| isakA pati ke sAtha, eka ke sAtha saMbaMdha UparI hai; Upara-Upara hai; cetana meM hai, acetana meM nahIM hai acetana meM ye abhI bhI dUsare puruSoM meM utsuka hai| dUsare puruSa AkarSita hoM to ise acchA lagatA hai| isakI cAla teja ho jAtI hai| koI isameM AkarSita na ho to yaha dhImI ho jAtI hai| dUsaroM kA nimaMtraNa isake bhItara kahIM chipA hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, hama jo bhI pahanate haiM, jisa DhaMga se uThate-baiThate haiM, usa saba meM hamArI vAsanA bhItara kAma karatI hai| to mahAvIra usa veza ko kuzIla liMga kahate haiN| jisase zIla paidA na hotA ho| ___ to vastra bhI aise hoM, jo na to khuda meM vAsanA jagAte hoM aura na dUsare meM vAsanA jagAte hoN| uThanA-baiThanA bhI aisA ho, jo zarIra ko ubhAratA na ho; AtmA ko pragaTa karatA ho| lekina vAsanA se bharA huA citta jAnatA bhI nahIM-anajAne saba calatA hai| phrAyaDa ne kAphI vizleSaNa kiyA hai| phrAyaDa to kahatA hai, hamArI kAreM, laMbI kAreM; phailika haiN| jananeMdriya ke pratIka haiM ki jaba koI laMbI kAra, jo jananeMdriya kI taraha laMbI hai, usameM tejI se calatA hai, to vaha vahI AnaMda anubhava karatA hai, jo puruSa strI se saMbhoga meM karatA ___ yaha bar3e maje kI bAta hai ki napuMsaka loga gAr3iyAM bar3I tejI se calAnA pasaMda karate haiN| phrAyaDa ke jIvanabhara ke anubhavoM kA sAra yaha hai ki cUMki napuMsaka ke pAsa apanI kAmeMdriya nahIM hai, vaha kisI pratIka kAmeMdriya ke sAtha jInA zurU kara detA hai| to pazcima meM kAreM itanI jyAdA mahatvapUrNa hotI calI jAtI haiM ki AdamI apanI strI kI utanI phikra nahIM karatA, jitanI apanI kAra kI dekhabhAla karatA 481 Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 hai| eka daphA strI kho bhI jAye, to dUsarI pA lenA bahuta AsAna mAlUma hotA hai| kAra se manuSya kA jyAdA nijI saMbaMdha ho gayA hai| pazuoM se saMbaMdha ho jAte haiM, vastuoM se saMbaMdha ho jAte haiN| lekina hamArI vAsanA hamArI hara cIja meM calatI hai| ___ mullA nasaruddIna apane manasacikitsaka ke pAsa gayA hai, becaina hai| / aura cikitsaka pUchatA hai, 'tumhArI parezAnI kyA hai ?' nasaruddIna kahatA hai ki kSamA kareM, Apa burA to nahIM mAneMge? aura merI bahuta niMdA to nahIM kareMge? maiM eka ghor3e ke prema meM par3a gayA huuN| cikitsaka ne kahA ki isameM ciMtA kI koI aisI bAta nahIM hai| bahuta loga pazuoM se sneha-bhAva rakhate haiN| maiM khuda hI apane kutte ko bahuta prema karatA hUM / nasaruddIna ne kahA, 'Apa samajhe nahIM, Ai lava mAi hArsa verI romAMTikalI, jasTa lAika vana vuDa lava e vumana-maiM aise hI prema karatA hUM romAMsa se bharA huA, jaise koI kisI strI ko prema kre|' cikitsaka thor3A-sA ciMtita huaa| phira bhI usane apanA prophezanala, vyAvasAyika thira sthiti banAye rkhii| aura usane kahA, 'yaha jo ghor3A hai, nara hai yA mAdA?' nasaruddIna ne kahA, 'phImela Aphakorsa ! vhATa DU yU thiMka, aima Ai phUla?-kyA maiM koI mUrkha hUM? mAdA hI hai !' . ghor3e ko prema karane meM use mUrkhatA nahIM mAlUma par3a rahI hai, lekina nara ghor3e ko prema karane meM mUrkhatA mAlUma par3a rahI hai| gaharA acetana kAmavAsanA ko, sAre jagata ko, do hissoM meM bAMTa detA hai-strI aura puruSa-sAre jagata ko| jina cIjoM se Apa prabhAvita hote haiM, unameM kucha straiNa hotA hai agara Apa puruSa haiN| agara Apa strI haiM, to unameM kucha puruSa-tatva hotA hai taba Apa prabhAvita hote haiN| puruSa aura strI kI pasandagiyoM meM viparIta maujUda hotA hai / hara cIja meM maujUda hotA hai| isalie puruSa eka jIpako utanA pasaMda nahIM karatA, jitanA eka sukomala, ThIka se DhAlI huI kAra ko pasaMda karatA hai| jIpa puruSa jaisI mAlUma par3atI hai| ThIka se DhAlI huI gAr3I, jisake aMga gola haiM, straiNa mAlUma par3atI hai| __ mahAvIra kahate haiM ki hamArA pratyeka kRtya hamArI vAsanAoM se prabhAvita hotA hai| sAdhu vahI hai, jo saba bhAMti kuzIla liMga chor3a detA hai| jo saba bhAMti apane vyavahAra-vastra, uThane-baiThane, bhojana, apanI pasaMdagI, nApasaMdagI hara cIja meM se kAmavAsanA ke tatva ko alaga kara letA hai; zIla ke tatva ko sthApita karatA hai| 'jo kisI kA haMsI-majAka nahIM krtaa...|' yaha thor3A samajhane jaisA hai, kyoMki phrAyaDa ne isa para bar3A kAma kiyaa| phrAyaDa kI khoja yaha hai ki hama kisI kA haMsI-majAka tabhI karate haiM, jaba hama parokSa rUpa se use nukasAna pahuMcAnA cAhate haiN| hamArA haMsI-majAka bhI hamArI hiMsA kA hissA hai / jo bAta Apa sIdhe nahIM kara sakate kisI se, vaha Apa majAka meM kahate haiM / majAka meM kSamA kara dI jaayegii| kyoMki Apa kaha sakate haiM, 'sirpha majAka thA, aisI koI bAta nahIM thii| sirpha majAka kara rahA thA' kSamya ho jaayegaa| agara sIdhA Apakahate haiM to akSamya ho sakatA hai: upadrava ho sakatA ___ hamArA majAka bhI akAraNa nahIM hotA, usake pIche mAnasika kAraNa hote haiN| kala hI mujhase koI pUcha rahA thA ki yUropa meM yahUdiyoM ke saMbaMdha meM sabase jyAdA majAka pracalita haiM, jaise bhArata meM saradAroM ke saMbaMdha meM jyAdA pracalita haiN| usa mitra ne mujhase pUchA ki aisA kyoM hai ? yahUdiyoM ke saMbaMdha meM itane majAka kyoM pracalita haiM yUropa meM ? to maiMne kahA, usakA kAraNa hai / yahUdiyoM meM kaI kSamatAeM haiN| aura unase IrSyA paidA hotI hai| aura usa IrSyA kA badalA majAka se liyA jAtA hai / yahUdI se agara Apa dhana meM pratispardhA kareM--Apa jIta na paayeNge| agara yahUdI se Apa cAlAkI meM pratispardhA kareM-Apa haareNge| pichale sau varSoM meM yahUdiyoM ne sarvAdhika nobala prAija jIte haiN| isa sadI ke tIna bar3e mastiSka,jo kisI bhI sadI ke bar3e mastiSka 482 . Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kalyANa-patha para khar3A hai bhikSu ho sakate haiM-AinsTIna, phrAyaDa aura mArksa tInoM yahUdI haiN| yahUdI se IrSyA paidA hotI hai| IrSyA kA badalA lene kA sIdhA koI upAya nahIM dikhAI pdd'taa| majAka se badalA liyA jAtA hai| __ majAka eka badalA hai| usase yahUdiyoM ke saMbaMdha meM kucha patA nahIM calatA, jo majAka kara rahe haiM, unake saMbaMdha meM patA calatA hai| saradAroM se bhI kaI logoM ko kaI taraha kI pIr3A hai| jyAdA zaktizAlI bhI mAlUma par3atA hai| jyAdA puruSocita bhI mAlUma par3atA hai / jItane kA upAya bhI kama dikhAI par3atA hai| gujarAtI ke saMbaMdha meM to koI majAka kare ! koI kAraNa nahIM hai / kAraNa hone caahie| majAka hamArA badalA hai| vaha hama usase lete haiM. jisake pIche koI pIDA saraka rahI hai| aura usa pIDAko sIdhA hala karane kA upAya nahIM hotA, to hama vyaMga nirmita karate haiN| mahAvIra kahate haiM kisI kA haMsI-ThaTTA nahIM kre| usakA prayojana kyA hai? usakA prayojana yaha hai ki usakI kisI se pratispardhA nahIM hai; pratiyogitA nahIM hai| isalie koI chipA huA badalA lene kA savAla bhI kahAM hai ! yaha mahAvIra kI bar3I aMtardRSTi hai, jo phrAyaDa ke pahale koI bhI ThIka se pakar3a nahIM paayaa| duniyA ke kisI bhI dharmazAstra ne, sAdhu haMsI-majAka na kare kisI kA, aisA niyama nahIM banAyA / sirpha mahAvIra ne kahA ki sAdhu kisI se...| jarUra mahAvIra ko bar3I gaharI pratIti hai ki AdamI kisI ke prati jaba vyaMga kare to, karane kA kAraNa bhItara chipI huI koI hiMsA hotI hai| Apa apanI hI dekhanA, jaba Apa kisI kA majAka karane lageM, to Apa kyA cAha rahe haiM bhItara? Apa usako kisI taraha nIce dikhAnA cAhate haiN| aura nIce dikhAne kA koI sIdhA rAstA nahIM pA rahe haiM, isalie ulaTA rAstA pakar3a rahe haiN| ___ sAdhu apanI haMsI-majAka kara sakatA hai; apane prati vyaMga kara sakatA hai| mahAvIra ne jarUra barnArDa zA ko sAdhu kahA hotA / barnArDa zA eka dina thiyeTara meM khar3A hai| usakA nATaka pUrA huA hai| nATaka adabhuta thA aura sirpha eka AdamI ko chor3akara pUrA hAla tAliyAM se svAgata kiyaa| tabhI vaha AdamI khaDA haA aura usane kahA, 'zA, yora ple sTiMgsa-sar3A haA hai tumhArA nATaka, aura badabU AtI hai| eka kSaNa ko sannATA ho gyaa| loga bhI cauMka gaye ki aba kyA hogaa| zA ne kahA, 'Ai kamaplITalI egrI vida yU, baTa vhATa vI TU kaina DU ageMsTa disa greTa mejArTI-maiM rAjI tumase pUrI taraha hUM, lekina hama do kareMge bhI kyA itane logoM ke khilApha?' / ___ yaha AdamI apane para haMsa sakatA hai| apane para vahI haMsa sakatA hai, jo itanA Azvasta hai apane prati / dUsare para haMsane kI ceSTA, dUsare ko kisI taraha vyaMga ke mAdhyama se girAne kI ceSTA, kSudra mana kA lakSaNa hai| 'isa bhAMti apane ko sadaiva kalyANa-patha para khar3A rakhanevAlA bhikSu apavitra aura kSaNabhaMgura zarIra meM nivAsa karanA hamezA ke lie chor3a detA hai tathA janma-maraNa ke baMdhanoM ko sarvathA kATakara a-punarAgamana-gati (mokSa) ko prApta ho jAtA hai|' __jahAM se vApisa nahIM lauTA jA sakatA-pvAiMTa Apha no riTarna-usa sthiti ko upalabdha ho jAtA hai, jahAM se vApisa giranA nahIM hai| aisI jIvana-caryA meM jIne vAlA vyakti dhIre-dhIre zarIra se bhinna hone lagatA hai / use spaSTa hone lagatA hai ki maiM zarIra nahIM hUM, aura caitanya ke sAtha tAdAtmya jor3ane lagatA hai| dhIre-dhIre dIye kI khola chUTa jAtI hai, aura sirpha jyoti kA smaraNa raha jAtA hai| isa jyoti ke sAtha jaba pUrI ekatA sadha jAtI hai, to zarIra ko punaH grahaNa karane kI koI AvazyakatA nahIM raha jAtI / mukta jyoti-zarIra se mukta jyoti kA nAma mukti hai| mahAvIra kahate haiM, aisI jyotiyAM loka ke aMtima stala para zAzvata AnaMda meM lIna rahatI haiM-AkhirI sImA loka kii| mahAvIra jagata 483 Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mahAvIra-vANI bhAga : 2 ko do hissoM meM bATate haiM : loka aura aloka / loka-jise hama jAnate haiM; jisakA vijJAna adhyayana kara sakatA hai| aura alokajisameM praveza kA koI upAya nahIM hai| isa saMbaMdha meM bhI mahAvIra bar3e adabhuta haiN| kyoMki abhI-abhI vaijJAnikoM ne khoja kI hai ki isa jagata ke ThIka viparIta eMTi-yUnivarsa honA caahie| kyoMki jagata meM viparIta ke binA koI bhI cIja nahIM ho sktii| to hamArA yaha jo jagata hai, yaha jo brahmAMDa hai--sUrya, caMdra, tAroM kA isase ThIka viparIta prakriyA vAlA koI loka honA cAhie, jo isake ThIka bagala meM hogaa| lekina jisameM hama praveza nahIM kara sakate / kyoMki hamAre praveza kA sArA DhaMga loka meM hI hogaa| mahAvIra ne paccIsa sau sAla pahale do bAteM kahI haiM ki eka to yaha loka hai, jise hama jAnate haiM; aura eka aloka hai, jise hama kabhI nahIM jAna sakate / lekina usakA honA isalie jarUrI hai ki jagata dvaMdva ke binA nahIM hotaa| yaha jo mukta AtmA hai, jo zarIra se chUTa jAtI hai, yaha loka aura aloka ke madhya meM, sImAMta para Thahara jAtI hai| loka se isakA chuTakArA ho jAtA hai| yaha padArtha aura zUnya ke bIca meM azarIrI caitanya sadA AnaMda meM lIna raha jAtA hai| yaha jo AnaMda kI zAzvata dhArA hai, yaha unheM hI upalabdha hotI hai jo kramazaH apane ko kSudra zarIra se, kSaNabhaMgura zarIra se mukta karane kI ceSTA meM rata rahate haiN| aisI ceSTA meM lagA huA vyakti sAdhu hai; aura aisI ceSTA kI pUrNatA ko pA liyA vyakti siddha hai| Aja itanA hii| 484