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________________ prakAzaka : devendrarAja mehatA saciva rAjasthAna prAkRta bhAratI saMsthAna jayapura - 302003 prathamAvRtti san 1982 mUlya 20.00 prApti sthAna rAjasthAna prAkRta bhAratI saMsthAna yati zyAmalAlajI kA upAzraya motI siMha bhomiyo kA rAstA, jayapura - 302003 (rAja0 ) mudraka prajantA prinTarsa ghI vAloM kA rAstA, jayapura - 302003
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________________ prakAzakIya svargIya prAcArya kAkA kAlelakara sAhaba deza ke pramugna maulika vicAraka the| gAMdhI darzana unakA viziSTa kSetra rhaa| anya viSaya para bhI unhone likhA / jaina darzana bhI unakA priya vipaya rahA hai| bhagavAn mahAgera aura jaina darzana para unhone kaI lekha likhe / jiname se kucha lekha samaya-samaya para sAmayika patra-patrikAoM meM prakAzita hue va kucha aprakAzita rahe / ina saba kA sakalana isa pustaka ke rUpa meM prastuta hai / pumnaka kI vizeSatA yaha hai| ki isame unakI vaicArika svatantranA, saiddhAntika-TigatA, spaSTavAditA va samanvayavAditA spaSTata jhalakatI hai| yaha sambhava hai ki parampagagana vicAge se unakA matabheda kaI vindugro para rahA ho, para jaime unhoo likhA usI taraha unake lekha prastuta kiye gye| yaha Avazyaka nahIM ki unake vicAra eva ima sasthAna ke vicAra pUrNaspeNa mela khAe / para isa masthAna kI nIti ki, vaicArika svatantratA eva spaSTavAditA kA sammAna kiyA jAya, ke sandarbha meM unake vicAra jyo ke tyo prastuna kiye gaye hai| prAcArya zrI kAkA mAhaba kA pArthiva zarIra aba hamAre bIca nahI hai, para isa avasara para hama unake prati prAdarapUrvaka bhAvabhInI hArdika zraddhAjali arpita karate hai| pustaka kI pANDulipi upalabdha karAne me vahina sarojinI nAnAvatI, vahina kusuma zAha kA vizeSa yogadAna rhaa| zrI gulAbacandajI sAhaba jaina, dariyAgaja dillI ne unhe prAkRta bhAratI kA paricaya diyA aura pANDulipi prApta karAne ke liye vizeSa prayAsa kiyaa| yaha sasthA dono ke prati AbhAra prakaTa karatI hai| rASTra santa kavi upAdhyAyazrI amaramunijI mahArAja sAhava ne mauna aura dhyAnAvasthA meM salagna rahate huye bhI isakI prastAvanA likhI hai isake liye sasthAna unake prati hRdaya se zraddhApUrvaka AbhAra vyakta karatI hai / mahopAdhyAya zrI vinayasAgarajI sAhaba sayukta saciva,
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________________ rAjasthAna prAkRta bhAratI sasthAna eva zrI prokAralAlajI menAriyA ne pustaka ke prakAzana meM apanA amUlya mamaya va sahayoga diyA, usake liye bhI sasthA unake prati AbhAra vyakta karatI hai| zrI jitendra saghI, ajantA prinTarsa ne isa pustaka kA mudraNa kiyA usake liye bhI masthAna unake prati AbhAra prakaTa karatA hai| 17 akTobara, 1982 devendrarAja mehatA saciva rAjasthAna prAkRta bhAratI sasthAna jayapura
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________________ prastAvanA sAhityakAra sAhitya kA vaha mahato mahIyAn devatAtmA himagiri hai, jisake antastala se janamana ko pAvana karane vAlI mAhityika bhAvadhArA pravAhita hotI hai / grantastattva kA sAhityakAra, likhane ke lie nahI likhatA / vaha likhatA hai satya ke sAkSAtkRta jJAnasAgara me sahaja rUpa se ucchalita udAtta bhAvataraMgo ko janahita me zabdabaddha karane ke lie| yaha lekhana, usakI apane meM anivAryatA hai / satya kA bodhAmRta jyohI anubhUtigamya hotA hai, tyahI use vaha janakalyANI bhAvanA se jana-jana me muktabhAva se vitaraNa karane ke lie grAkula ho uThatA hai / sAhitya zabda kA nirvacana hai - " sahitasya bhAva sAhityam / " ukta nirukti me jo 'hita' mukharita hai, vahI sArvajanIna sarvamaMgala hita hai, jo tattvadarzI sAtha hI udAramanA eva karuNAmUrti sAhityakAro ko sAhitya lekhana me pravRtta karatA hai| yahI vaha sAhitya hai, jo kAla ke tIvragati se bahate pravAha me bhI cirasthAyI rahatA hai, aura rahanA he harakSaNa tAjA / vaha yo hI akAlamRtyu nahI pA jAtA, bAsI nahI ho jAtA ki grAja vanA zrIra kala murdAghATa me yA raddI kI TokarI me / prajJApurupa, vidvadvareNya zrI kAkA sAheva yathArtha me upari varNita mahattama koTi ke sAhityakAra hai / unakA sAhitya na kisI sampradAya eva matavizeSa kI rUDha mAnyatAo para prAdhArita hotA hai aura na kinhI pUrvAgraho me prabhAvita / unake sAhitya kA mUla svAnubhUti satya para pratiSThita hai / unakA satya kevala bhASA kA satya hI nahI, unake svaya ke zabdo me jIvana saskRti kI buniyAda hai / satya se bhinna koI dharma ho hI nahI makatA / tIrthakara bhagavAna mahAvIra kA satya ke sambandha meM eka bodhavacana hai 'macca khu bhagarva'"- - satya hI bhagavAna hai / aura, isI zramara divyadhvani se mukharita sata ekanAtha kA vacana uddhRna karate hue kAkA sAheva ne kahA hai- 'satya hI parabrahma hai' - 'satya teci parabrahma / ' jisake antazcetanA me satya ke prati itanA pragADha samarpaNa ho, usake vicAra prora vyavahAra me sarvatra satya kA aparAjita svara granugu jita rahatA hai / yahI 1 praznavyAkaraNa sUtra
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________________ VIII kAraNa hai ki kAkA sAheba ke hara lekhana aura bhapaNa se prANavattA eva tejastritA ke darzana hote hai / lagabhaga pacAsa varSoM se merA unase paricaya rahA hai / ina varSo me aneka bAra sneha - snigdha milana hugrA hai aura sAtha hI mutta mana se vicAra vinimaya bhI / maiMna hara vicAra carcA me unhe khule mana kA vaha satyasAdhaka dekhA hai, jo apane pratibhAsita satya ke prati mana, vacana eva karma se pUrI taraha vaphAdAra hai / usake pratipAdana me, hA~ yA nA kahane me unhe na kahI koI saMkoca hai, na jhijhaka hai aura na ghumAva phirAva hai / jo bhI bAta hai, velAga aura bedAga | matya ke prati samarpita aise mahAn manIpI hara yuga durlabha rahe hai aura rahege / kAkA sAheba isa yuga ke aise hI durlabha manIpiyo me se eka svanAmadhanya manIpI the / kAkA sAheva kI prastuta pustaka unakI isI upari carcita garimA ke anurUpa hai / yaha eka saMgraha pustaka hai / isame bhagavAna mahAvIra, unake jIvana sandeza, jaina dharma, jaina yAtrA sthala, ahiMsA, anekAnta, aparigraha eva mAnavatA Adi bahuvidha viSaya se sambandhita nivandho tathA pravacano kA mahattvapUrNa sakalana hai / prAya pratyeka viSaya para kAkA sAheba kA gaharA talasparzI cintana hai, jo pAThaka ke antarmana ko kAphI gaharAI taka chU jAtA hai / unake bola hRdaya ke bola hai, ata hRdaya kI bAta hRdaya meM anAyAsa paiTha jAtI hai / bhagavAna mahAvIra aura unake divya vyaktitva eva kRtitva kA varNana karate samaya lagatA hai ki kAkA sAheva unhI kI nikaTa paramparA ke anuyAyI hai / mahAvIra ko ve paramaguru, ahiMsA kI divyamUrti evaM samanvaya dRSTi ke rUpa me yathAprasaMga zraddhA ke sAtha smaraNa karate hai / prastuta pustaka me hI eka jagaha kAkA ne likhA hai "aise jo ine gine mRtyu jaya mahApuruSa ho gae hai, unane mahAvIra kA sthAna anokhA hai / " anokhA kA artha hai- anUThA arthAt anupama / isa para se spaSTa hai ki mahAvIra se aura unake lokamagala divya dharma-sandego se ve kitane adhika prabhAvita hai | jaina dharma aura darzana ke prati bhI unakI AsthA sahaja zraddhA se dhanuprANita hai / jainatva kitane U~ce Adarza kI sthiti hai, yaha unhI ke zabdo me dekhie | jaina aura jainenara kI bhedarekhA khIcate hue udAramanA kAkA sAheba ne likhA hai - "jo manuSya kevala zrAtmA ke prati saccA hai, zrAtmA kI unnati ke lie hI jInA hai, anAtmA ke mohajAla meM nahI pha~satA hai, vahI jaina hai / 1 prastuta pustaka pR 95
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________________ IX bAkI ke saba loga jainetara hai / " jainatva kI kitanI udAtta eva uccastarIya vyAkhyA hai / yaha jainatva kI vaha vyApaka vyAyyA hai, jisame dharma ke rUpa me pracArita jIvana ke sabhI ucca Adarza samAhita ho jAte hai, jinase kabhI bhI, kahI bhI kisI kA virodha nahI ho sakatA / inhI bhAvanAtmaka kSaNo me unhI ne eka bAra mujha se kahA thA- " maiM prAja kA sAmpradAyika jaina to nahI, parantu mahAvIra kA anuyAyI zuddha jaina avazya hU~ / " kAza, yaha dRSTi mAnavamAtra ko mila jAe, to dharatI para pArasparika sauhArda bhAvanA ke prakAza me sarvatomukhI maMgala kalyANa kA eka prakhaNDa vizvarAjya sthApita ho jAe / 1 Ajakala yatra tatra vizvadharma kI kAphI lambI cauDI carcAe~ hotI hai / pratyeka dharma-paramparA kA pakSadhara apane sAmpradAyika dharma ko vizvadharma ke rUpa me pratiSThApita karane kI dhuna me hai / maiM aura merA dharma hI sarvotkRSTa, anya sava nikRSTa, yaha hai grAja kA mAnasika dvandva, jo yadA kadA tana kI mArA mArI ke rUpa me bhI avatarita ho jAtA hai / dharma ke pavitra nAma para ghAta, pratighAta aura raktapAta kI eka aisI dIrghAti dIrgha paramparA vana jAtI hai, jo khatma hone kA nAma taka nahI letI / isa sandarbha me tattvadarzI kAkA sAheva ne "mahAvIra kA vizvadharma" zIrSaka se jo vicAra prakaTa kie hai, yadi una para yatkicit bhI dhyAna diyA jAe to mAnava-jAti kI jIvana-yAtrA pUrNarUpeNa maMgalamaya ho sakatI hai| mahAvIra ke ahiMsA dharma ko vizva dharma ke rUpa me pratiSThApita karate hue kAkA kahate he ki - " syAdvAdarUpI baudvika ahiMsA, jIvadayArUpI naitika ahiMsA aura tapasyArUpI Atmika hiMsA ( bhoga yAni AtmahatyA -- AtmA kI hiMsA, tapa yAni zrAtmA kI rakSA - AtmA kI ahiMsA) aisI trividha hiMsA ko jo dhAraNa kara sakatA hai, vahI vizva dharma ho sakatA hai / vahI prakutobhaya vicara sakatA hai Upara batAI huI prasthAnatrayI ke sAtha hI vyaktigata eva sAmAjika jIvana-yAtrA ho sakatI hai / AtmA kI khoja me yahI pAtheya kAma zrAne yogya hai / " himA ke sambandha me kAkA kA vizlepaNa eva vivecana kAphI gaharA hai, sAtha hI vyApaka bhii| kucha dharma-paramparAmro me ahiMsA simaTa kara bahuta choTe-se kSudra ghere me grAvaddha ho gaI hai / zramuka dina amuka mAga-sabjI na khAnA, kandamUla tathA bahuvIja vanaspati kA tyAga karanA, kIr3e-makoDo kI yathAsAdhya rakSA karanA -kucha aise hI vidhi-nipedha ke vikalpa hai, jiname hiMsA aura grahisA
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________________ kA vicAra tathA AcAra aTaka kara raha gayA hai| ukta sUkSma ahiMsA kA vicAra-vyavahAra bhI ayukta nahI hai| parantu kAkA sAheba isa para jo kaTAkSa jaisI zabdAvalI kA prayoga karate hai, usakA artha kucha aura hai| kAkA kI dRSTi janajIvana para saba ora vyApaka rUpa meM jala rahe hiMsA ke dAvAnala para hai, jisa me mAnava-jAti kI mAnavatA kA zivatva hI aniyantrita gati se bhasma hotA jA rahA hai / Apa saba dekha rahe hai, Aja kyA sthiti hai, devadurlabha kahe jAne vAle pavitra mAnavIya jIvana kii| Aye dina hindU, muslima, sikkha Adi sAmpradAyika dharmoM ke nAma para mAnava kA rakta baha jAtA hai, ucca aura nimna varNa ke jAtIya saMgharSa me nirdoSa nara nArI mauta ke zikAra ho jAte hai| vaijJAnika eva cikitsA sambandhI parIkSaNa, khAdya samasyA kA samAdhAna, vilAsa eva saundarya-sAmagrI kA nirmANa tathA devI-devatApo ko balidAna Adi ke rUpa me mUka pazu-pakSiyo tathA jalacara Adi para jo krUratApUrNa hatyAkANDa ke kArya ho rahe hai, ve kitane bhayakara hRdayaprakampa hai, kucha pUchie nhii| daheja Adi ke rIti-rivAjo para nArI-jAti para krUra atyAcAra ho rahe hai-balAtkAra hI nahI sAmUhika balAtkAra jaise nRzasa apakarma bhI kama nahI hai / Arthika zoSaNa, yuddha, vigraha, kAlAvAjAra aura taskarI Adi kI hiMsA kA tANDavanRtya alaga hI apanI vibhIpikA dikhA rahA hai| aparAdhakamiyo dvArA khule Ama hatyA, lUTamAra, chInA-jhapaTI Adi ke kukRtyo kA abhizApa apanI carama-sImA para pahuMca rahA hai / maba ora bhaya vyApta hai| kahI bhI manuSya kA jIvana aura mAna-maryAdA surakSita nahIM hai / "jIvana vyApI ahiMsA aura jaina samAja" zIrpaka se kAkA sAheva isI aora saketa karate hai / spaSTa hai, jaba taka hama saba ora phaila rahI ukta vyApaka hiMsA kA pratirodha na karege, vyApaka stara para ahiMsA eva maMtrI kA pracAra-prasAra na kareMge, tava taka mAnava na apanA AdhyAtmika vikAsa kara pAegA aura na sAmAjika magala aura kalyANa / prastuta saMgraha me kAkA ke ahiMsA se sambandhita vicAra pakSamukta bhAva se mananIya hai, mananIya hI nahI sarvAtmabhAva me jIvana me avatAraNIya hai| isake atirikta dUsarA koI patha nahI hai mAnava-jAti ke abhyudaya eva ni zreyas kaa| prastAvanA kA akSaradeha labA hotA jA rahA hai| vicAra krAnti ke sUtradhAra kAkA sAheva ke eka-eka vicAra-cintana para bahuta kucha kathya hai, parantu
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________________ prakAzana kA itihAsa svargIya pUjya AcArya kAkA kAlelakara kI pustaka 'mahAvIra kA jIvana sandeza yuga ke sandarbha meM pAThako ke samakSa rakhane se pahale isa pustaka ke prakAzana ke pUrva prayatno ke sandarbha me kucha gahanA Avazyaka hai| prastuta lekho kA sakalana kAkA sAhaba ke jIvana kAla me bahuta pahale hI taiyAra ho cukA thA aura prakAzanArthabhA ratIya jJAnapITha ko sopa diyA gayA thA, kintu yaha jJAnapITha bhagavAn mahAvIra kI ahiMsA, aparigraha va satya ke vipaya me kAkA sAhava ke svatantra vicAra aura zodhapUrNa dRSTikoNa ko apane sakIrNa dRSTikoNa ke kAraNa jhela na sakA eva kaI varSoM taka yaha pANDulipi yo hI paDI rahI aura anna me va bAda vArasa lauTA dI gaI / pazvAt zrI rAjakizana jaina TrasTa dillI vAno ne iptako prakAzanArya svIkAra kiyA kintu yahA~ bhI yaha sakIrNa vRtti kA zikAra rhii| zrI DI. Ara mehatA, saciva, rAjasthAna prAkRta bhAratI sasthAna ne jaba isa pANDulipi kA paricaya diyA gayA to unakI pravala utkaThA rahI ki yaha pustaka sasthAna dvArA prakAzita kI jAya / unake anurodha ko svIkAra kara hamane prayatna pUrvaka isa pustaka kI pANDulipi ko sakIrNa daladala kI bhUmikA se nikAlakara zrI mehatA jI ko prakAzanArtha pradAna kii| hama mava kI yaha abhilApA yI ki isa pustaka kI bhUmikA svanAmadhanya kAkA sAhava ke cira paricita sahayogI-sAthI jainAgama vettA tattvA-vepaka paNDita vevaradAsa jIvarAja dosI se likhavAI jAya / isake liye unase anurodha bhI kiyA gayA thA jise unhone 93 varSa kI vRddhAvasthA me bhI svIkAra kara liyA thA, kintu daiva durvipAka se akasmAta hI 12 akTUbara 1982 ko ahamadAbAda me unakA svargavAsa ho gyaa| aisI sthiti me hamane pustaka kI prastAvanA lekhaka ke vicAra aura unake dhyavahAra se anuprANita gAMdhIvAdI se hI likhavAnA upayukta samajhA / imaniye hama saba sAthiyo kA yahI vicAra rahA ki aba pustaka kI prastAvanA svargIya
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________________ X1V kAkAjI ke ciraparicita aura paNDita becaradAsajI ke priya vidyArthI, svatantra cintaka, satyazodhaka, rASTrasata, kavivara upAdhyAya amaramunijI se likhavAI jAve / kavi zrI se likhavAne kA bhAra zrI gulAbacanda jI jaina, dillI ko saupA gyaa| zrI gulAbacanda jI vArdhakya eva asvastha hote hue bhI svaya apane pautra zrI ajitakumAra ko sAtha lekara rAjagRha gaye aura upAdhyAya zrI se prastAvanA ke lie nivedana kiyA / upAdhyAya zrI ne mauna eva dhyAnAvasthA me rahate hue bhI kAkAjI kI isa pustaka kI mahattA ko svIkArate hue prastAvanA likhakara hama saba ko granugrahIta kiyA, etadartha hama unake hRdaya se kRtajJa haiM / rAjasthAna prAkRta bhAratI saMsthAna ke saciva zrI devendrarAjajI mehatA aura sayukta saciva jaina sAhitya manISI mahopAdhyAya vinayasAgarajI ne ise prakAzita kara svatantra cintako ke lie pAtheya pradAna kiyA, etadarthaM hama ina dono ke bhI hRdaya se AbhArI hai | dillI 23 akTUbara 1982 gulAbacanda jaina saroja nAnAvatI kusuma zAha
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________________ lekhAnukramaNikA 1-32 3-7 8-16 17-32 1. jaina sthalo kA darzana 1 mahAvIra kI nirvANabhUmi 2 ahimA kI pRSThabhUmi 3 ajitavIrya bAhubali jaina samAja se paricaya 1 jaina samAja ke mAtha merA paricaya 2 jainetara 3 hindU kI dRSTi se jainadharma 4 samasta hindU 3. mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza 1 mahAvIra kA vizvadharma 2. mahAvIra kA jIvana madeza dharma-saskaraNa kI AvazyakatA 1 dharma-saskaraNa 2 mudhAraka dharma meM sudhAra 33-54 35-40 41-44 45-50 51-54 55-66 57-62 63-66 67-92 69-80 81-92 93-104 95-98 99-101 102-103 5. dharma-saskaraNa kA samAjazAstra / hama bhUtaparasta baneM yA bhaviSya ke maka ? 2 nayA prA yAtmika mamAjagAmya 3 paramparA nige bahe ?syAvAda kI samanvaya zakti 1 nAmamAya 2 triveNI samanvaya 3 nagagAgena ni 6 105-36 107-110 115-117
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________________ XV1 118-120 121-123 124-128 129-133 134-135 4. prANa aura saskAritA 5 dharmoM se zreSTha dhArmikatA 6 dharma ke prakAra aura naye dhArmika prazna 7 sarvatyAga yA sarvasvIkAra 8 syAdvAda kI samanvaya zakti jaina dharma aura ahisA 1 jaina dharma aura ahiMsA 2 jIvanavyApI ahiMsA aura jaina samAja 3 ahiMsA kA nayA prasthAna 4 ahiMsA kA vaijJAnika prasthAna 7. 137-154 139-142 143-146 147-148 149-154 8 mahAmAnava kA sAkSAtkAra 1 kSamApana kA dina 2 dhArmika vyaktivAda 3 dharsabhAvanA kA savAla 4 mahAmAnava kA sAkSAtkAra 155-182 157-162 163-164 165-174 175-182 9. upasahAra 1. kyA jaina samAja dharmateja dikhAyegA? 183-193 185-193
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________________ jaina sthaloM kA ni mahAvIra ko nirvANabhUmi ahiMsA kI puNyabhUmi ajitavIrya bAhubali
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza vela' ke samAna dikhAI dete hai / AsapAsa sabhI jagaha dhAna kI khetI aura bIca me sapheda mandira / rAstA gola cakkara kATakara hame mandiro kI ora le jAtA hai| ye pA~ca mandira haiN| inameM eka hI mandira prAcIna mAnA jAtA hai| ye mandira jainiyo ke haiN| ata' unhone prAcInatA ko kahI bhI Tikane nahIM diyA hai| kAphI rupaye kharca karake prAcInatA kA nAza karanA hI mAno inakA khAsa zauka hai| pAlItANA kI bhI yahI hAlata ho gayI hai| sirpha delavADe meM hI utanI marammata hotI hai jitanI purAnI kArIgirI ko zobhA de sake / mukhya mandira eka sundara tAlAba me hai| tAlAba me kamalo kI eka ghaTA lipaTI huI hai| pAnI meM machaliyA~ aura jalasarpa aMgaDAI lete hue idharaudhara ghUmate dikhAI dete hai| hama java vahA~ gaye, tAlAba kA pAnI kucha sUkha gayA thA / ata kamalo kI garadana khulI par3I thI aura becAre patte mAno sUkhe pApaDa jaise ho gaye the| amRtasara ke svarNa mandira kI taraha yahA~ para bhI mandira me jAne ke lie eka pula hai / mandiro kA AkAra nATA para pramANazuddha hai| garbhagRha ke AsapAsa cAro ora lamba caurasa gumbaja hai| mandira kI yahI vizeSatA hai| kalAkovida loga aise gumbajo ke AkAra kI kAphI stuti karate hai / AsapAsa ke dUsare mandiro ke zikhara U~ce hai| zikharo me koI khAsa kalA dikhAI nahI detii| phira bhI dRSTi para unakA asara acchA paDatA hai| ina mandiro meM jo mUrtiyA~ hai ve asAdhAraNa sundara haiN| dhyAna ke lie aisI hI mUrtiyA~ honI cAhie / ina mUrtiyo kI sundaratA ko dekha kara maiM unhe mohaka kahane jA rahA thaa| para turanta yAda AyA ki inakA dhyAna to moha ko dUra karane ke lie hI kiyA jAtA hai| citta ko ekAgra karane kI zakti ina mUrtiyo me avazya hai| ina mandiro me pUjA vahA~ ke brAhmaNa hI karate hai| jaina mandige meM pUjA brAhmaNa ke hAtho ho / yaha kucha ajIva-sA lgaa| phira bhI 'hastinA tADyamAno'pi na gacchejjinamandiram' kahane vAle brAhmaNa-lomaleTI kyo na ho-itane udAra ho sake isa bAta kA satopa jarura huaa| ___Aja pAvApurI eka choTA-mA dehAta hai / ahiMmA dharma kA pracAra karane bhAle mahAvIra java yahA~ rahate the tava umakA svarUpa kaisA rahA hogA?
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________________ 4. mahAvIra kI nirvANa-bhUmi hindustAna ke babaI nagara to praba dehAta honA porakara ngge| to nAmoniyA bhI nhe| prata jodezAta para prAna pAyAgekI koI nalpanA bhI nahIM pI jA maanii| prAcIna kAla kA yA koI prayoga dikhAyI nahIM denaa| mirpha mahAvIra meM mahAziyoNa sAmagNa uga mpana ge cipakA humA hai jAniye bhavAnISTi vA hajAra gAla patIna meM jAmatI hai aura mahAvIra kSINa kinnu bhajanbI nAyA zAnna nina ge zilo mo upadeza de rahI hai gaMgA nipra 17 mAga grAma pAnA samAra nA parama rahasya. jIvanA mAra mokSa pAyA ra mugAra meM java para rahA thA. nara para guno meM liye gaha kona kona baiTage apanA gagera aba gigne vAlA hai yA jAgara uga zarIramA anima kArya-pramAna gambhIra upadega-pratyanna mAranA gAya karane meM prAdhige mava kSaNa kAma meM lene vAle uma parama piggI gAgirI gana gigI gigA hogA? aura unake upadena kA prAya giAne noga ThIka mamane hoge anTi ge lie bhI agonara sUkSma jIvoM meM lAra papanA ke lie bhI pragogara panata goTi brahmATa tapha mAge vannu jAti yA gAyANa gAne gAta uma parimA mUni kA hAdaM vimane jamA piyA hAgA ? manuSya pApA / umasI iSTi pA. dezI honI hai, mAcina honI hai| isaliye ge gapUrNa mAna nahI ho paataa| hara eka manuSya aa matya mAgI manya ronA / manie gara ke anubhavI pAlocanA karane kA umaM soI adhipAra nahIM / paran pradhama ho jAtA hai / yo kahakara svabhAva me uttama mAnara buddhi ko namanA migrAne yAne uga paramaguNa ko uma dina kimane vandana kiyA rogA ? ena miyo meM jIvana ke bAda bhI mAnava jAni ke niga-ho, mamamna mAnara jAni ke liye yaha upadeza mAma grAgA ma taraha kA payAna uma puNyapumpa ke mana meM yA nabhI pAyA hogA? maiM mAnatA hai ki syAdvAda ne mAnava-zuddhi kI mAgitA ko pahanAna phara zAstrazuddha DhaMga me ume mAnava-truTi ke mAmane rakha diyA hai| grAma dRSTi meM dekhane para koI cIja eka taraha kI mAlUma hotI hai| dUsarI dRSTi meM degrane para vaha dUmarI taraha ko mAlUma hotI hai| jaise janmAndha hAthI ko gAMcate hai, camI dama duniyA meM hamArI sthiti hai / kyA koI kaha mAtA hai ki yaha varNama yathArtha nahIM hai ' jime yaha mAlUma dRyA ki hamArI yahI sthiti hai, vahI ima jagata me yathArtha jJAnI hai| jo yaha pahacAnatA hai ki manuSya kA jJAna epa-pakSI
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza hai, vahI manuSyo me sarvajJa hai| vAkayI sampUrNa satya ko jo koI jAnatA hogA usa paramAtmA ko hama ava taka pahacAna nahI sake hai| jJAna kI isa maryAdA me hI ahisA kA udbhava hai| jaba taka maiM sarvajJa na banU , dUsare para adhikAra jamAne kA mujhe kyA haka hai ? merA satya mere lie hai / usakA amala mujhe apane jIvana me avazya karanA cAhiye / dUsare ko usakA sAkSAtkAra na ho tava taka mujhe dhIraja se peza AnA hai| isa taraha kI vRtti ko hI ahiMsAvRtti kahate hai| svAbhAvika rUpa se hI manuSya ke jIvana me sarvatra dukha phailA huA hai| janma-jarA-vyAdhi se manuSya hairAna ho jAtA hai / iSTa kA viyoga aura aniSTa kA sayoga bhI jIvana me hai hii| kintu svaya manuSya ne kyA kama du kha khaDe kiye hai ? manuSya yadi satopa aura namratA dhAraNa kare to manuSya jAti kA nabbe phI-sadI dukha kama ho jaaygaa| Aja jo alaga-alaga dezo ke vIca aura alaga-alaga kaumo ke bIca kalaha cala rahe hai aura mRtyu ke pahale hI ima sRSTi para jo narka hama khaDA karate hai use to hama sirpha ahiMsAvRtti se hI roka sakate hai| hindustAna ke itihAsa kA yadi koI vizeSa sAra-bodha ho to vaha yahI hai ki hamane nimna sArvatrika prArthanA DhUMDha nikAlI aura calAyI sarve'tra sukhina santu, sarve santu nirAmayA / sarve bhadrANi pazyantu, mA kazcid dukhabhAga bhavet // isa vRtti me pUrA jIvana sAphalya hai| hindustAna me jo bhI Aye, saba yahI raha gye| koI vApasa nahI gye| jo Azrita hokara Aye ve bhI raha gaye aura jo vijetA ke unmAda ke sAtha Aye ve bhI raha gaye / sabhI bhAI-bhAI vanakara raha gaye aura pAyadA bhI rhege| vizAla hindU dharma kIjanaka ke hindU dharma kI, vyAsa vAlmIki ke hindU dharma kI, gautama buddha ke hindU dharma kI, mahAvIra ke hindU dharma kI isa pUNya bhUmi me savake lie sthAna hai / kyoki isI bhUmi me ahiMsA kA udaya huprA hai / sArI duniyA zAnti kI khoja kara rahI hai| trasta duniyA trAhi-trAhiM pukAra rahI hai| phira bhI use zAnti kA rAstA mila nahIM rahA hai / jo loga duniyA ko lUTa rahe hai, mahAyuddha cheDa rahe hai ve bhI Akhira me zAnti hI cAhate hai| kintu zAnti kaise prApta ho?
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________________ ahiMsA kI puNyabhUmi rAjagIra se hama pAvApurI ke lie ravAnA huye / rAjagRha ke AsapAsa jo pAMca pahADa ekatra hai, uname se lambe vipulagiri ko dAhinI tarapha karake hama cle| rAste meM kAma AyegA, isa khayAla se makadUma-kuNDa kA pAnI bharakara sAtha le liyaa| makadUma-kuNDa kA sthAna svAbhAvika rUpa se hI ramaNIya hai / vahA~ nahAne kI vyavasthA karane me insAniyata kA khayAla rakhA gayA hai, dekhakara santoSa huA / parantu AsapAsa machaliyo kI aura muragI kI hatyA hotI huI dekha citta me glAni paidA huI / jisa islAma ne pahale se yaha nizcaya kara liyA thA ki kAbA ke mandira me manuSya yA pazu kI hiMsA nahI honI cAhie vaha islAma kyA aisA niyama bhI nahIM banA sakatA ki jahA~-jahA~ tIrtha sthAna yA ibAdata kI jagaha hai vahA~-vahA~ amuka eka nirdiSTa maryAdA taka prANI kI hatyA nahI honI caahiye| islAma kA yaha dAvA hai ki AkhirI aura sahala dharma hai / aise dharma meM bhI itanI vAta to joDI jA sakatI hai ki jo abhaya-dAna kAvA ke mandira me hai, vahI abhaya-dAna hara eka pavitra sthAna ke lie bhI honA caahiye| mere vicAra tejI ke sAtha ahiMsA kI khoja meM bhaviSya kAla kI tarapha dauDa rahe the aura utane hI vega se hamArI moTara ahiMmA kI puNya bhUmi kI tarapha hame le jA rahI thii| vipula giri ke sAtha hama sAta mIla taka pUraba kI tarapha cale aura vahAM sUrya ke asta kI taiyArI ke sAtha-sAtha hamAre bhAgya kA udaya huA, kyoki yahA~ hamane jo prAkRtika dRzya dekhA, vaha sahaja nahI bhulAyA jA sakatA / jahA~ vipulagiri kA uttuga zikhara samApta hotA hai, vahI subhaga-salilA pacAna yA pacAnaveda nadI ke rAste me ADe AtI hai| yaha spaSTa dikhAI detA thA ki vaha hamase kahanA cAhatI thI, 'yahA~ eka rAta Thaharakara na jAyo " para, hamArI moTara kI tarapha dhyAna jAte hI usane socA-'ye loga jIvana-pravAhI nahIM haiM, taila-pravAhI haiN|' (yA peTrola-pravAhI kahe 1) ye ThahareMge nahI / sacamuca yaha sthAna itanA sundara thA ki agara mItA mAtA yahA~ pAI hotI, to kama-se-kama tIna rAta Thahare vinA Age na jAnI / bhavya pahADa kI
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________________ ahiMsA kI puNyabhUmi chAyA, pUjA ke akSata-jaisI dhavala reta aura 'hama koI sAmAnya pAdapa nahI hai, kudarata ke daravAra ke daravArI hai, aise garva se jhUmane vAle tADa ke vRkSa aura bIca-bIca me ghAsa aura hariyAlI kA galIcA sabhI kucha citta ko tara karane vAlA thaa| 'maiM AI, mai AI' kahatI huI sadhyA ne sone ke choTe chiDakanA zuru kara diyA thA aura pitA ke samAna pahADa use roka rahA thaa| reta me moTara calAnA koI sahaja kAma nahI thA / parantu gA~va ke logo ne tADa ke vizAla hAtha reta me samAnAntara pasAra diye ye / imaliye, hama AsAnI se usa pAra jA sake aura vahA~ se pIche kI tarapha muMha pherakara atRpta A~khA se usa sAre dRzya kA phira se pAna kara sake / hama jahA~ khaDe the, vahA~ hamAre pIche choTA-sA giriyaka gaoNva vyAla kI taiyArI kara rahA thaa| giriyaka pAra karate hI hama vajralepa rAste para Aye aura vAI ora hamane pA~ca mIla kI dauDa lagAI / yaha sArA rAstA taya karate vakta hamArI oNkheM pazcima dizA kI tarapha lagI huI thI / pahADa laoNghate hI sUryanArAyaNa ke phira darzana hue, jisakA plaiTinama ava sone kA rUpa grahaNa kara rahA thaa| tADa ke peDa khilADI vAlako kI taraha dauDa-dauDa kara darzana me antarAya karate aura darzana kA Ananda dasa gunA baDhAte the| astAyamAna sUrya apanI zobhA se yaha siddha kara rahA thA ki Aryajana pratyeka sthiti meM prArya hI rahate hai aura Adara ke adhikArI hote hai / kyA yahA~ kI khetI, kyA tADa ke aura dUsare peDa, kyA rAstA sabhI kalAmaya najara Ate the / Adhe bune hue kheta apanI sIdhI lakIro se sAre citra ko rekhAkita kara rahe the aura mUraja halake-halake apanA U~cA sthAna choDakara pRthvI ko pucakArane aura mahalAne ke lie nIce utara rahA thA / A~kho ko caudhiyAne vAlA apanA teja aba usane utAra rakhA thaa| sUryAsta ko Akhira taka dekhate rahe yA nahIM, isakA nirNaya kara sakane ke pahale hI hamArI dAhinI tarapha rAste para ke khambhA ne 'pAvApurI roDa' kI garjanA kI aura hamane turanta hI dAkSiNya kA sevana kiyaa| hare-hare kheto ke vistAra me pAvApurI ke zubhra mandira kame zobhA dete hai ? isa jagaha eka Arya-hRdaya ke jIvana-kAla kA anta huA thaa| isa jagaha 'vAyu anila, amRta atheda bhasmAnta zarIra' kI vedavANI kRtArtha huI thI aura yahIM me bhagavAn mahAvIra ke gaNadhara ahiMmA kA sandeza lekara dasa dizAo me phaila gaye the / jisane usa sthAna ko 'apApApurI' kA nAma diyA, use atizayokti karane kI Adata thI, aimA koI nahIM kaha sakatA / ahimA, aparigraha
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza aura tapasyA agara pApa ko haTAne meM samartha na ho, to manuSya ko kabhI puNya ke mArga kA sevana karanA hI nahI cAhie / 10 kahate hai ki gorakhapura jile me kAziyA ke pAsa puppora nAma kA jo gA~va hai, vahI mahAvIra kA vAstavika nirvANa dhAma hai / vezaka pAvApurI kI apekSA puppora nAma hI pApapura se adhika milanA-julatA hai| kairnighama prora rAhula sAkRtyAyana bhale hI siddha karate rahe ki puppora hI asalI sthAna hai / lekina agara jaino kI zraddhA use vahA~ se ghamITakara pAvApurI me lAI ho, to vaimA karane kA use adhikAra hai / hama to itihAsa ko khoda khodakara dekhane vAlI dRSTi kI apekSA bhakto kI zraddhA kA hI adhika grAdara karege / aura hamane lagabhaga bIsa varSa pahale yaha sthAna dekhA thA / isalie, ava to mana-hI-mana hamArA yaha nizcaya baMdha cukA hai ki apApapura dUsarA ho nahI sakatA / / rAste kI eka vaDI sarpAkRti moDa pAra karake hama jala-mandira ke mahAdvAra ke pAsa jA pahu~ce / dUmare tIrtha sthAno me jaisI eka taraha kI dhavarAhaTa hotI hai, vaisI yahA~ nahI huI yahA~ saba kucha zAnta aura prasanna thA / nayA mahAdvAra aura usa para banA huA nakkArakhAnA, jo zrava taka pUrA nahI huyA hai, jala-mandira taka banA huAA cauDA pula sava kucha eka khAsa kisma ke lAla patthara se paTA huA hai| pula ke dono tarapha vagIce hai aura tAlAva ke andara kamala ke pattaM, sAre tAlAva ko Dhaka denA ucita hogA yA nahI, isake nizcaya meM sahaja bhAva se Dola rahe hai / nIce ghATa ke sAmane vAlA mandira 1 pula se ThIka samakoNa me nahI hai, yaha vizeSatA turanta dhyAna khIcatI hai / isalie kucha aTapaTA-sA lagatA hai / 'parantu, anta me mana me yahI nirNaya hotA hai ki isameM bhI eka prakAra kI vizeSa sundaratA hai / pAnI kI taraha paisA kharca karake sthApatya kalA kI miTTI palIda karane kA Aropa maine grAjakala ke jaino para kiyA hai / parantu pAvApurI kA jalamandira eka prahlAdadAyaka apavAda hai / yahA~ Ane ke bAda bhalA amRtasara kA svarNa mandira yAda prAye binA kucha choTA hai, dUsare vaha hai kaise raha makatA ? para gramRtasara kA tAlAva eka to manuSya kI vastI ke bIca zraura tIsare usame kamala svarNa - mandira me kabUtaro kA upadrava AdhyAtmika zAnti kA nAza karatA hai / nahI hai / isake atirikta
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________________ ahiMsA kI puNyabhUmi yahA~ pAvApurI me dhAna ke kheto ke bIca zobhA dene vAlA yaha kamala-kAsAra apanI svAbhAvikatA se rAja karatA hai aura usame vanA huyA jala-mandira kisI lobhI manuSya kI taraha sAre dvIpa ko vyApa nahI letaa| usane apane cAro tarapha ghUmane-phirane ke lie kAphI khulI jagaha rakha choDI hai aura aparigaha kA vAtAvaraNa banAyA hai| madurA ke vizAla mandiro me agara bhavyatA hai, to pAvApurI ke isa choTe-se mandira me laghimA aura lAvaNya kI siddhi hai| yahA~ kI taraha agara jaina loga apane mandiro me sagemaramara kA upayoga kare, to unakI koI nindA nahIM kregaa| hA~, unhe eka bAta choDa denI cAhie / mAlUma hotA hai ki jaino me bhagavAn kI bhakti kI apekSA apane nAma kI abhilASA kucha adhika hotI hai| jahA~ para najara DAlie, daravAjo yA mahAdvAro para baDI-baDI takhtiyA~ dikhAI degI aura una para nAma likhe huye pAye jaayege| kaI eka to unhone kitane paise diye hai, isakA vyApArI jhiAva bhI khudavAte hai| yaha saba jAhira hI karanA ho, to daravAjo ke mAthe kI apekSA yadi daravAje ke donoM tarapha kI dIvAra para jamIna se do-tIna phuTa kI U~cAI para hI kiyA jAya, to khyAti bhI milegI aura namratA kI bhI kSati nahIM hogii| kucha vaiSNava bhakta dUsare chora ko jAkara mandira ke mahAdvAra ke sAmane ke pharza para apane nAma aura prAkRtiyA~ khudavAte hai| mazA yaha hotI hai ki darzana ke lie Aye hue asakhya bhakto kI caraNaraja hamAre nAma para paDegI, to usase hama pAvana ha ge| isame namratA ko parAkASThA kA paricaya milatA hai, lekina mujha-jaise darzanArthiya ko jo parezAnI hotI hai, usakA to koI khayAla hI nahI kiyA jaataa| usa bhAI ko namratA ne gherA, isalie kyA mai usake uddhAra ke lie lAparavAhI akhtiyAra karU aura dhUla se malina paira usake nAma para rakhU ? vaiSNava bhakto ko jarA to dayA-dharma nivAhanA caahie| isa bAra pAvApurI ke sarovara me saoNpa na dekha sakane me kucha nirAzA huI / sA~pa java pAnI me nAcatA hai, taba vaha dRzya machaliye ke vihAra se kahI adhika vAlAtmaka hotA he aura pAvApurI ko choDa dUsare kisa sthAna meM aisA
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________________ 12 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza dRzya dekhane ko milane vAlA thA / madrAsa kI 'jalacarI' (ekveriyama) hai sahI, kintu vaha hai chottii| aura, kAca-kuNDa ke kagAra se vijalI ke prakAza me dekhAne kI suvidhA hote hue bhI ume kRtrima hI kahanA caahie| sadhyA kI zAnti kA samaya thaa| hama sIdhe mandira ke bhItara pahu~ce / vahA~ eka bhAI aura eka vahana vIcovIca vaiThakara kucha pATha kara rahe the / bhAI ko paDhane me kahI kaThinAI huI, to vahana turanta usakI sahAyatA ke lie dauDakara usakI kaThinAI dUra kara detI thii| hamAre deza me aisA dRzya svAgata ke yogya hai| ahiMsA kA sAkSAtkAra karane vAle tapasvI mahAvIra kA kucha kSaNa ke lie dhyAna karake maiM bAhara nikalA aura gudhA huA ATA lekara manovinoda ke lie machaliya ko cugAne ke hetu dvIpa kI sIDhiyoM ke pAsa gayA / hindUmAtra ko yaha kArya puNyaprada mAlUma hotA hai / maiMne isame puNya to kahI nahI pAyA, parantu vinoda khUba paayaa| machaliyo kA AkAra kalApUrNa hI hai / khAsakara jaba ve jhuDa me ikaTThI honI hai aura krIDA karatI hai athavA khAne ke lie chInA-jhapaTI karatI hai tava / moDo, aiMThano kA nRtya eka jIvita kAvya vana jAtA hai / maine A~khe phADakara sAMpA ko khojA aura nirAza hokara isa matsya-nRtya se hI satoSa mAnA / yaha jala-mandira mahAvIra kA nirvANa-sthAna nahI hai, vaha to gA~vamandira ke nAma se pahacAne jAne vAle sthala-mandira me hai| jala-mandira ke sthAna para mahAvIra kI deha kA agni-saskAra kiyA gayA thaa| jaino ko baDI bhArI sasyA aura atizayokti ke binA kabhI sanopa nahI hotA / unhone eka kahAnI gaDha DAlI hai| agni saskAra ke vakta yahA~ tAlAva nahI thaa| parantu usa samaya jo arabo strI-puruSa AkhirI darzana ke lie yahA~ ekatra hue the, unha ne apane mAthe me lagAne ke lie eka-eka cuTakI miTTI lI / imase agni-saskAra ke sthAna ke cAraM ora gaharA gaDDhA ho gayA aura usame pAnI bhara jAne se isa tAlAba kA nirmANa huA / kalakattA ke kalA-rasika zrI vahAdurasiha miMdhI kI dharmazAlA me thoDA-sA ArAma kiyaa| prakAza aura andhakAra ke bIca hone vAle gajagrAha ke samaya usa tarapha me hamane jala-mandira kA antima darzana kiyaa| mai usake
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________________ 14 mahAvIra kA jIvana madeza mandige meM bhI anyAgato kI sammatiya kI pustaka rakhI jAtI hai| 'dekhA hamArA mandira liga dIjie Apake dila para jo chApa paDI ho aura Apako jo pAnanda humA ho ume, "yA kahakara jaba kinAva Age rakhI jAtI hai, tava meM amamajama meM par3a jAtA huuN| prAnanda vyakta karane meM mujhe makoca nahIM hotaa| agara vaimA hotA. to maiM yaha yAtrA sammaraNa nahIM likhatA / parantu, pAnanda ko bhI jamane aura pakane meM samaya laga jAtA hai| agara pujArI vanitA kI taraha utAvalI kareMge, to usame me vikalAga aruNa kA hI janma hogaa| bare prema meM mabage vidA lekara hama tela-vAhana meM mavAra hue aura mamaya para paTanA pahacane ke lie mukhya rAste para A phuNce| AkAza ke minAga ne hame gamalAyA ki aba hama pazcima ko jA rahe hai, dono tarapha ke pugaNa-purapa jaiI vRkSa yAtrA ko saphalatA kA AzIrvAda de rahe the / ava to ganta ke dono tarapha moTara ke prakAza meM cAra-chaha kSaNo ke lie prakaTa hone vAle aura phira tirohita hone vAle vRkSA ke mivA dekhane kI koI cIja nahI thii| ekAdha guggoza yA lomatI moTara ke prakAza se maDakakara bhAgane lagatI thI, to alamattA dhyAna khIcanI thii| parantu pAvApurI kI ahiMsA-bhUmi ke jI-gara ke dazana karane ke bAda aura kucha dekhane kI icchA hI nahIM ho rahI thii| pAkAga ke nitya-nUtana tAre bhI baDe prema me kahane lage, "hama to hamezA ke lie hai hii| aAja hamAre sAtha bAte na karo, to harja nahI hai| hama cirasAkSI hai| yahAM hamane aneka avatAro ko dekhA hai / kaI ghaTanAe~ hamane apanI prAkhA ke nimeSa aura unmepo me nodha kara rakhI hai| Aja hama tumhAre dhyAna mai antarAya nahIM kreNge| tuma dhyAna karate jAo aura hama apane AdhyAtmika tAla me tumhArA sAtha kreNge|" upAsanA ke yogya agara koI mArvabhauma devatA hai, to vaha jIvana he / parantu jIvana-devatA kI upAsanA vikaTa hotI hai / manuSya ke lie agara kucha hitatama haiM, to jIvana ko pahacAnanA hI hai| jIvana-devatA bahurUpiyA hai / vaha detA hai aura letA bhI hai| janma aura mRtyu usakI do vibhUtiyA~ hai| dono ko usake kRpA-pramAda ke taura para svIkAra karanA cAhie / isa prasAda kA hamArI ora se dAna karane se kAma nahIM clegaa| cAhe hama kisI ko janma deM yA maraNa, jIvana-devatA to asantuSTa hI hotA hai| jIvana-rahasya parakhane kI sAdhanA ke lie manuSya janma grahaNa karatA hai, isI sAdhanA ke liye jAna-bUjhakara mRtyu ko nyotA dene me prAdhyAtmika pragati nahI hai /
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________________ 15 hisA kI puNyabhUmi janma aura mRtyu jIvana ke do pahalU hai / ina dono ke prati jise moha ho, vaha jIvana-niSTha nahI ho sakatA / bhava tRSNA aura vibhava tRSNA dono jIvana-drohI hai / imalie, jo koI jIvana - devatA kI upAsanA karanA cAhe, use ahiMsA ke dvArA mRtyu para vijaya prApta karanI cAhie aura tapasyA ke dvArA jIvana kA sAkSAtkAra karanA cAhie / mRtyu ko jItane ke aneka prayatnoM kA ullekha hara eka dharma ke grantho me pAyA jAtA hai| hajAro varSo taka zarIra ko banAye rakhanA, vArdhakya TAlanA, rasAyana khA kara vajrakAya honA zrAdi zramara hone ke sacce upAya nahI haiM / amara honA ho, to mRtyu ko parAsta karanA caahie| jisakA mRtyu me vizvAsa hai, vahI dUsare ko mArane kA aura apane lie mRtyu TAlane kA prayatna karegA | jisane yaha jAna liyA ki mRtyu nirvIrya hai, vaha kisI ko usakI icchA ke viruddha mAregA nahI aura jahA~ mara jAnA zrAvazyaka ho, cahA~ mRtyu kA svAgata karane me hicakegA nahI, usI ko hama mRtyuMjaya kaha sakate hai / aise jo ine-gine mRtyuMjaya mahApuruSa saMsAra me ho gaye hai, uname mahAvIra kA sthAna anokhA hai kyoki unhone manuSya jAti me vizvAsa karake ahiMsA ke antima svarUpa kA upadeza kiyA / prAja hama kahate hai, "manuSyamanuSya kA vaira zAnta nahI huA hai, bhAI kI hatyA se bhAI nahI hicakatA / jisakA vaha dUdha pItA hai, gAya Adi paNu ko mArakara khAne me bhI manuSya ne koI kora-kasara nahI kii| jina jAnavaro ko pAlakara apane parivAra me dAkhila kiyA, jinakI mehanata se apanA AhAra juTAyA, usako katla karane me bhI jisakA dila nahI pighalatA, usa manuSya prANI se yaha kahanA ki 'tU hiMsra pazu kI bhI hatyA na kara, kRmi - kITako ko bhI yathAzakti bacAne kI kozIza kara aura vanaspati AhAra me bhI jahA~ taka ho sake, jIva rakSA kA dhyAna rakha,' zuddha mUrkhatA hai / " parantu, kisI ne yaha nahI kahA hai ki jIva mAtra ke lie Adara bhAva rakhanA hamArA dharma nahI hai / aura, agara, hiMsA ke Atyantika tyAga meM hI jIvana kI saphalatA ho, to jime usakA sAkSAtkAra huA ho, use usa siddhAnta ko janatA ke sAmane rakhanA to avazya caahie| usa vastu ko svIkAra karane kI pAtratA zrAja manuSya jAti me male hI na ho, usame se kahI-kahI kevala hAsyAspada dambha bhale hI paidA hotA ho, to bhI satya vastu
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________________ 16 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza manuSya-jAti ke sAmane rakhanI to jarUra caahie| jo ahiMsA-siddhi ke krama ko nahI pahacAneMge, unakA jIvana viphala hogaa| ve Age bar3hane ke badale pichaDa jaayeNge| parantu, jJAna ke abhAva se yA sAdhanA kI truTi ke kAraNa sAdhya ko chipAkara nahIM rakha skte| jise ahiMsA kA adhika se adhika sAkSAtkAra huA thA aura jisane ahiMsA kI sAdhanA siddha karane ke liye apanI aura apane sAthiyo kI jindagI zraddhApUrvaka nyochAvara karadI, usa mahAvIra kI vANI jahA~ sunAI dI, usa sthAna ke darzana hote hI yaha svAbhAvika hai ki mana ahiMsAmaya ho jAya aura ahiMmA ke binA manuSyatA kisa taraha nisteja ho rahI hai, isakI tarapha dhyAna jaay| jo jIvana-devatA kA svarUpa aura usakA hRdaya jAnakara usakI akhaNDa upAsanA tathA ananya bhakti karanA cAhatA hai, usake lie mahAvIra kA jIvana aura unakI vANI hamezA Akarpaka rhegii| haoN, parantu itanI sAvadhAnI rakhanI hogI ki kahI yaha sava yAntrika aura kRtrima na bana jAya, upAsanA kevala dhUpa-dIpa vAlI pUjA na bana jAya aura bhakti kevala nAmadhArI abhiyAna me hI pariNata na ho| jJAna aura tapasyA me hI jaga laga jAya to kisakI zaraNa le?
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________________ ajitavIrya bAhubali 1. jyeSTha yA zreSTha bAhubali athavA gomaTezvara kA jIvana caritra kisI bhI mahAkAvya kA viSaya ho sakatA hai / vAlmIki kA rAvaNa, vyAsa kA duryodhana aura milTana kA zaitAna - tIno hI sundara vibhUtiyA~ hai aura apanI duSTatA me bhI udAratA kA pradarzana karatI haiM, parantu anta taka apane rajoguNa ko nahI choDatI / bAhubali iname bilkula bhinna prakAra ke vIra puruSa hai / ve apanI sAmAjika aura mAnasika zaktiyo kA rajoguNI utkarSa dikhalAte haiM aura phira isase kahI adhika Uce uTha kara satoguNa me praveza karate haiM / isa prakAra ve Atma kalyANa ke sAtha-sAtha mAnava samAja me pratiSThA prApta karate hai / mahArAja RSabhadeva ke sau putra the / bhAiyo me Apasa me jhagaDA na ho aura prajA kA zoSaNa bhI na ho ina bAto se bacane ke lie yaha nizcaya kiyA gayA ki jyeSTha putra ko rAjagaddI de dI jAya aura zeSa saba bhAI gRhastha-dharma ko chor3akara svarga prApti ke lie sAdhanA kare / isa nizcaya ke anusAra 98 putro ne dIkSA le / jyeSTha putra bharata ko isa vyavasthA kA lI aura sAsArika rAjagaddI mila gaI virodhI thA / usane mahattvAkAMkSA ko choDa diyA lekina usakA sautelA bhAI bAhubali yaha Apatti uThAI aura kahA-- jo jyeSTha hone ke sAtha-sAtha zreSTha bhI ho use rAjagaddI milanI cAhiye - yaha bAta bilakula ThIka hai, lekina yadi jyeSTha zreSTha na ho to Ayu kI apekSA, yogyatA kI ora hI dhyAna denA cAhiye / kyoki rAjya prajA ke hita ke liye hotA hai, rAjA ke zrAmoda-pramoda ke liye nahI / bharata bhale hI jyeSTha ho, lekina mai unakI apekSA sava prakAra se zreSTha hU~ aura rAjagaddI mujhe hI milanI cAhie / jaba yaha vivAda khaDA huA to pratyeka ko apanI-apanI yogyatA siddha karane ke lie kahA gayA / rAjA me dRDhatA kA honA paramAvazyaka hai / isake lie dono kI parIkSA kI gaI / isa parIkSA me bAhubali zreSTha pratIta huye / rAjA me apane vAkcAturya se janatA ko mugdha karane kI zakti honI cAhiye
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________________ 18 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza ima parIkSA meM bhI bAhubali zreSTha nikale / rAjA me buddhimattA aura pratyutpanna matitva honA cAhiye-isa pratiyogitA meM bhI vAhubali vijayI hue / sAmanto ko apane adhIna karake sAmnAjya sthApita karanA cakravartI rAjA kA pradhAna guNa hai isa kasauTI para bhI bAhuvali bharata kI apekSA khare nikale / rAjA me dUradarzitA to honI cAhiye--isa guNa me bhI bAhubali ne bharata kI apekSA apanI hI yogyatA siddha kii| ava rahA yuddha / rAjApo ke pArasparika dveSa ke kAraNa prajA kI bhI hAni ho yaha nyAya sammata nahIM hai| yaha socakara sabhI daravAriyo ne sainya yuddha ke lie manA kiyaa| usa samaya ke loga isa bAta ko acchI taraha jAnate the ki jaba do bhAIyoM ke pakSa ko lekara prajA me do dala ho jAte hai to samasta jAti kA nAza ho jAtA hai / isalie dvandva yuddha kA nizcaya kiyA gyaa| phira kyA thA ? vAhu-yuddha, daNDa (gadA) yuddha, malla yudva Adi aneka prakAra ke yuddha hue / isame to bAhuvali AsAnI se vijayI hone vAle the hii| aba sava prakAra se bAhubali kI zreSThatA siddha ho gii| loga unakI jaya bolane lge| yaha dekha kara bharata khIjha gaye / unhone ApA (apanApana) bhUla kara bhAI ko mAra DAlane kA irAdA kiyA aura vAhubali para prahAra kara diyA / bharata kI rAjya lipsA yahA~ taka baDha jAyagI isakA kisI ko khayAla taka na thaa| tejasvI vAvali isa kaThina prahAra kA badalA lie vinA kaise raha sakate the ? unheM ne pUre jora se muTThI bA~dhI aura bharata para prahAra karane ke lie hAtha uThAyA / lego ke hRdayo me hAhAkAra maca gayA aura sabako aisA lagA ki bharata aba baca nahI sakate / vAhubali ko apanI vijaya para vizvAsa to thA para prahAra karate samaya vijaya kI lAlasA me ve viveka ko na bhUle / yadi ve durbala hone to krodha se andhe ho jaate| lekina unhe apanI zakti kA pUrNa jJAna thA / isaliye unha ne zIghra hI vijaya prApta krlii| unhone krodha para hI vijaya prApta karalI / unhone socA-merI yogyatA aura zreSThatA to siddha ho hI cukI hai / ava bhAI yadi rAjya-lipsA ke kAraNa kSudra bana gayA hai to mai usake sAtha nIca kyA banUM ? bhAI ko mAra kara rAjya-sacAlana karate hue maiM prajA ke sAmane kyA Adarza rakhUgA ? jAne-do aise rAjya ko aura choDo isa bandhu-hatyA ko| jima jora se unhoMne muTThI bAMdhI thI usI jora se use kholate hue unhone kezaloca (apane hAtha se sira aura zarIra ke bAla ukhADanA) kiyA aura tyAga kI dIkSA lii| bharata nirbhaya ho kara rAjya karane lage aura bAhubali ne
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________________ ajitavIrya vAhUvali vairAgya-mArga grahaNa kara liyaa| rajoguNa se satoguNa prakaTa ho gayA / mahatvAkAkSA kI apekSA bhrAtR prema, svajana - vAtsalya aura virakti kI zreSThatA siddha ho gaI / 19 guru kI zaraNa meM jAne se grAdhyAtmika mArga me saralatA ho jAtI hai / bAhubali ke lie bhI praThyAnave bhAgyo dvArA grahaNa kiye mArga para jAnA zrIra bhagavAn RSabhadeva ko zaraNa lenA, svAbhAvika mArga thA, parantu nAbhimAnI bAhubali ko yaha asagata jAna paDA / choTe bhAiyo ne pahale dIkSA le lI thI, inalie ve vandanIya ho gaye the / bAhubali ko dIkSA lekara unakI vandanA karanA anivArya thA, yaha uname kaise ho sakatA thA ? zreSThatva to nalA ho gayA, ava rahA jyeSThatva bhI kho diyA jAya, yaha nahI ho sakatA / umage to apanI tapasyA ke bala para kevala jJAna prApta karanA kahI adhika acchA hai / bAhubali ne yaha nizcaya kara liyaa| isa prakAra mAghanA ke prArambha me ho darpa aura grahakAra ne apanA adhikAra jamA liyA / bAhubali ne isa nizcaya para kaThina tapasyA mArambha kara dii| ve jahAM De the, vahAM dImaka miTTI ke Dhera laga gaye / usame baDe-baDe kAle napaM zrAzrAkAra rahane lage / mAdhavI latA ne dImaka-miTTI ke umara ko ghera liyA aura bAhubali ke paMge tathA hAtho me lipaTa gii| namAra ima pUvaM tapasyA ko dekha kara daMga raha gayA para bAhubali ko kevala jJAna kI prApti na huI / ve zrAkula ho kara apanI tapasyA ko aura bhI ugra karane lage / zranta me una mI bhAiyo ko do pyArI bahineM - brAhmI aura mundarI jo svaya tyAga kI dIkSA le cukI thIvahA~ A pahu~cI / strI hRdaya paristhiti kI gaharAI ko jhaTa pahacAna letA hai so una vahina ne bhAI se prema ke sAtha kahA - "vIrA gaja me nIce utaro" arthAthe pyAre bhAI, hAthI se nIce utaro / bAhubali ko yaha suna kara zrAzcarya huA / unhone socA - " maiM to itane dino se kaThina tapasyA kara rahA hU~ zrora hine kaha rahI haiM ki maiM hAthI se nIce utama / " kSaNa bhara bAda hI unhe patA calA ki ve abhimAna zrIra grahakAra ke hAthI para caDhe hue the, jahA~ sabhI prakAra ke mamkAro se mukta hone kA nizcaya kiyA gayA hai, vahA~ zreSTha prathavA jyeSTha hone kA abhimAna raha nahI sakatA / jahA~ sampUrNa vizva ke sAtha tAdAtmya sthApita karanA hai, vahA~ ThayAnaveM bhAiyoM se IrSyA kaisI ? tAhuvali kI bahine hI usakI guru vanI / unhone grahakAra ko chor3a kara sabhI tyAgI bhAiyo ke caraNa chue aura jisa sthAna para ve khar3e-khaDe tapasyA kara rahe the, vahA~ se paira uThAne se pahale hI unheM kevala jJAna (sarvajJatA ) ho gayA / isa prakAra vaha vIra puruSa apanI tapasyA me saphala ho gayA /
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________________ 20 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza bAhuvali ne bhAvocita rajoguNa kA pUrNa utkarSa dikhA kara apane teja ko prakaTa kara diyA aura usame antahita prakAza ko pahacAna kara ve svaya sAtvikatA ke zikhara para caDha gae / savase nIce kI sIDhI se Upara caDhane me koI burAI nahIM hai| burAI to zikhara kI ora jAte hue bIca me ruka jAne me hai / nissandeha pratyeka pratApI puruSa vAhubali ke jIvana kI ora avazya AkarSita hogA, kyoki karanI karake nara se nArAyaNa ho jAne vAlA yaha udAharaNa pratyeka manuSya ko UcA uThAne vAlA hai| baDe-baDe zilpakAro ne vAhuvali kI vizAla mUrtiyAM banAI hai| ina mUrtiyo me bAhubali ke jIvana ke eka-eka prasaga ko citrita khoda kara akiMta karane meM kArIgaro ne apanI sArI zakti lagAI hai| isa prakAra kI do sundara mUrtiyAM dakSiNa bhArata me ava bhI maujUda hai| inhI mUrtiyo ke saundarya ke kAraNa hI inakA nAma 'gomaTezvara' par3A hai| maiM san 1925 me kArakala gayA thaa| vahAM kI pahADI para bAhubali kI 47 phITa U cI eka mUrti dekhI thii| isa varSa julAI ke mahIne me zravaNavelagola kI 57 phITa UcI mUrti bhI dekha pAyA huuN| kArakala pazcimI ghATa para magalUra aura uDapI-mAlape ke kone me hai, java ki zravaNabelagola maisUra rAjya ke hAsana jile me candragiri aura vidhyAgiri ke bIca vasA huA hai| zravaNavelagola kI mUrti vidhyAgiri kI coTI ke patthara me se hI kATa kara banAI gaI hai| java ki kArakala kI mUrti pahADI se bhinna prakAra ke pattharo me se banA kara, pahADI ke Upara dUra se lAkara khaDI kI gaI hai| yaha sava kisa prakAra kiyA gayA hogA, isakA andAja lagAnA bhI Aja muzkila hai / zravaNavelagola ke darzano kI yAda aba bhI tAjI hai| 2. zravaNa-belagola hindustAna meM maisUra rAjya ko vizeSa artho me svarNa-bhUmi kahA jA sakatA hai / uragAva kolAra kI sone kI khAno me prati varSa karoDo rupaye kA sonA nikalatA hai, isa vajaha se maisUra rAjya ko svarNa-bhUmi kahA hI jA sakatA hai| lekina vahAM kI sarasa tathA upajAU bhUmi, sthAna-sthAna para camakate hue tAlAva, bIca-bIca me mastaka UcA kara varSA ko pakaDa le pAne vAle choTe-baDe pahADa aura uname ve amRta-jala pAne vAlI nadiyAM, prAta aura sadhyA ke raga-virage vAdala aura vahAM ke hRSTa-puSTa tathA Atithya-satkAra karane
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________________ ajitavIrya vAhuvali 21 vAle kisAna, ina savako dekha kara bhI maisUra ko svarNa-bhUmi hI kahanA pddegaa| maisUra rAjya ke do baDe-baDe bhAga hai| pazcimI bhAga ko pAlanADa arthAt pahADI pradeza kahate hai aura pUrvI bhAga ko maidAnI / dono bhAgo me choTe-baDe sundara mandira aura tIrtha-sthAna phaile hue hai| prAcIna samRddhi, suvyavasthA, sAtvika puruSo ke bhakti aura janatA ke dhArmika utsava Adi ke sAkSI rUpa ye sthAna maisUra rAjya kI aitihAsika sampatti hai| lekina iname bhI hAsana jile meM sthita tIna sthAna maisUra ko bhArata-vikhyAta hI nahIM, vizva-vikhyAta bhI banA dete haiM / utkala prAnta me purI, bhuvanezvara, konArka Adi sthAna, AbU ke pahADa me delavADA ke mandiro, narmadA ke kinAre ke asakhya devAlaya tathA tAmilanADa me Aja bhI khaDe bhavya mandiro kI sthApatya-samRddhi ke kAraNa samasta vizva kA dhyAna hamAre deza kI ora adhikAdhika khicatA calA pA rahA hai| uname bhI kalArasiko ke kathanAnusAra, ajatA kI citrakalA aura belUra halevIDa kA mUrti-vidhAna sAre samAra me advitIya hai| velUra aura halebIDa hAsana jile me eka dUsare se dasa-bAraha mIla ke phAsale para hai| ksiI samaya ye dono sthAna rAjadhAnI ke rUpa meM prasiddha the, Aja bhArata kI klAdhAnI ke rUpa me uttarottara prasiddhi pA rahe hai / dono sthAno ke pAsa-pAsa jaina mandira haiM, jinheM 'vastI' kahate hai| sabhI vastiyAM digambara (eka bheda) sampradAya kI haiM aura ucca koTi kI kArIgarI vyakta karatI hai / isa pradeza ke gAMva-gAMva me vikharI mUrtiyA~ aura kArIgarI se khaNDita patyaro ko ikaTThA karake kisI bhI rASTra ke garva karane yogya adbhuta-saMgrahAlaya (Musium) taiyAra ho sakatA hai| lekina yaha kAma itanA kaThina aura vyaya-sAdhya hai ki usake lie choTe aura sAdhAraNa sthiti ke rAjAno kI to himmata hI nahI ho sakatI / velUra ke mandira me maimUra rAjya kI ora se vizeSa vijalI kA pravandha kiyA gayA hai, jisake kAraNa usakI kalA ko bhalI prakAra dekhane kI suvidhA ho gaI hai| parantu ina mandiro kA sakSepa me varNana nahI kiyA jA sktaa| Aja to mujhe hAsana se pazcima me, moTara se cAra ghaNTe kA rAstA pAra kara Ane vAle zravaNavelagola nAmaka sthAna kI hI carcA karanI hai aura usame bhI vidhyAgiri para sthita zrI gomaTezvara kI vizAla mUrti kii| mahipamaNDala athavA maimUra kA ullekha azoka ke zilAlekho me milatA hai / aisA kahA jAtA hai ki azoka ke dAdA candragupta apane guru bhadrabAhu ko lekara jIvana ke antima dina bitAne ke lie yahAM Aye the| apane rAjya me vAraha varSa kA akAla dekha kara aura svaya ko prajA ke bacAne meM asamartha
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza pAkara, unhone rAja-pATa choDa diyA aura putro ko rAjya-bhAra saupa kara, guru ke sAtha, jainiyo kI isa tapobhUmi me rahanA pasada kiyaa| guru ne jaba dekhA ki vRddhAvasthA pA rahI hai to salekhanA (samAdhi-maraNa-maraNa samaya sava kucha tyAga denA) dvArA zarIra ko choDa diyA / candragupta ne bAraha varSa taka guru pAdukAo kI pUjA kI aura anna me svaya ne bhI salekhanA kara apanI jIvanalInA samApta kara dii| kucha logo kA kahanA hai ki yahA~ Ane vAle candragupta azoka ke dAdA mauryavazI nahI, pratyuta samudragupta ke dvitIya putra candragupta the| isa mAnyatA ke pIche javardasta aitihAsika pramANa ho sakate hai / itane para bhI yadi yaha mAna liyA jAya ki ye maurya hI the to azoka ke zilAlekho me usake dAdA kA ullekha kyo nahI milatA ? yaha eka mahatvapUrNa prazna hai / candragupta ne jainadharma kI dIkSA lI, isase azoka ne usakI upekSA kI athavA vaha yahA~ AyA hI nahIM, yaha kauna kaha sakatA hai ? candragiri aura vidhyAgiri dono pahADiyAM itanI pAsa-pAsa haiM aura inake Asa-pAsa kA pradeza itanA suhAvanA hai ki kavi-hudaya yahA~ Akara nivAsa kiye binA nahIM raha sktaa| lekina yaha Azcarya kI bAta hai ki sasAra se pIDita aura jIvana se udAsIna sAdhuo ne sanekhanA ke lie aisA sundara-sthAna cunaa| jisa prakAra bhairavaghATI Atma-hatyA ke lie pasada kI jAtI hai, usI prakAra asakhya jainiyo ne candragiri ko salekhanA ke lie pasada kiyA thaa| Aja bhI kitane hI jaina digambara sAdhu isa parvata para Akara apane antima dina pUre karate hai| ___ ina dono pahADiyo ke bIca me eka sundara, svaccha aura caurasa tAlAba hai / isI kA nAma belagola athavA sapheda tAlAba (dhavala sarovara) hai / zramaNo (sAdhuo) ke yahA~ rahane ke kAraNa hI isakA nAma zravaNabelagola paDA hogA aura Age calakara log| ne isI ko zravaNavelagola kahanA pasada kyiA hogaa| belagola kA artha sapheda baiMgana bhI hotA hai aura gomaTezvara ke abhiSeka ke sAtha sambandha rakhane vAlI eka bhakta buDhiyA ke sAtha baigana kA sambandha hai| jo ho, zravaNavelagola jainiyo kA eka baDA tIrtha-sthAna hai / hAsana se hama dopahara ko ravAnA hue| pAMca-cha Adamiyo kA saga thaa| ravAnA hone meM kAphI vakta laga gyaa| teIsa mIla kI dauDa pUrI kara hamArI basa (moTara-lArI) cannarAyapaTTaNa A phuNcii| vahA~ se ATha mIla
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________________ 23 prativIrya bAhubali Age cala kara hama vidhyAgiri kI talahaTI me A ge| gomaTezvara kI vizAla mUrti ke sambandha me pahale se hI sunane ke kAraNa mai to hAsana se hI usakI talAza me thA / koI caudaha mIla kI yAtrA zepa thI ki candragiri aura vidhyAgiri dikhAI dene lage / sAtha hI zikhara (coTI) para eka aspaSTa vindu athavA jhaNDera ke sata stabha kI coTI jaisA bhI eka patthara dikhAI dene lagA / mujhe vizvAsa ho gayA ki yahI bAhubali he aura maine zIghra dono hAtha joDakara praNAma kiyA / kArakala me bhI bAhubali kI mUrti hai vaha bhI 47 phITa se kama UcI nahI hai / unake zrAsa-pAsa bA~dha - kAma na hone se vaha bahuta dUra-dUra se dikhAI detI hai | zravaNabelagola ke Asa-pAsa bahuta darzanIya sthAna hai / yadi hamAre pAsa samaya hotA to hama sabako dekhe binA na rahate, lekina sUraja Dhala rahA thA / phira yaha socakara ki yadi saba dekhane kA lobha rahegA to kucha dhyAna se nahI dekha pAyege / hamane nizcaya kiyA ki kevala gomaTezvara dekhakara hI lauTa Ayege / hama choTI-choTI cha sau sIDhiyA~ caDha kara cAra sau sattara phITa U cI pahADI para pahu~ce / jIne ke dvAra para hI eka sundara daravAjA hai| isakA nAma gullakAyajI bAgalu hai / kannaDa bhASA me gullakAyajI kA artha hai - vaigana, bahana athavA mAtA aura bAgalu kA artha hai - daravAjA / lie itanA - sA I aba isa garIba vaigana- maiyA kA bhI thoDA vattAnta suna lIjie / jisa samaya cAmuNDarAya ne gomaTezvara kI isa mUrti kA nirmANa karAyA aura san 1208 me tIsarI mArca ko ravivAra ke dina isa mUrti kI pratiSThA karAne kA nizcaya kiyA, usa samaya gullakAyajI nAma kI eka buDhiyA bhI mUrti ke abhiSeka ke lie eka phala ke chilake me thoDA sA gAya kA dUdha le AI aura logo se anunaya-vinaya ke sAtha kahane lagI ki mujhe bhI abhiSeka ke dUdha le jAne do| becArI buDhiyA kI ora kauna dhyAna detA ? vaha roja savere gAya kA tAjA dUdha lAtI aura zAma ko godhUli samayaM nirAza hokara loTa jAtI / mahIne para mahIne isI prakAra bIta gaye aura abhiSeka kA dina A gayA / abhiSeka ke lie bAsa aura lakaDI kA U~cA macAna banAyA gayA / cAmuNDarAya rAjA kA pradhAna senApati log| kI zraddhA kA pAtra aura svaya bhakti kI mUrti, usake hote hue dUdha kI kamI kaise raha sakatI thI / lekina dUdha ke ghaDe para ghaDe u~Dele jAne para bhI dUdha aura pacAmRta mUrti kI kamara taka na pahu~ca sakA / loga ghabarAe / kucha na kucha bhUla avazya huI hai / daiva kA prakopa hai / anta me buddhimAna logo ko bhUla mAlUma ho gaI / baigana maiyA ko dUdha lekara Ane kI prajJA dI gaI aura usake pAsa ke phala ke chilake kA dUdha bAhubali ke mastaka
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________________ 24 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza para caDhAyA gyaa| kitane Azcarya kI bAta thI ki vaha dasa tole se bhI kama dUdha vaDha kara vAhubali ke mastaka se paira taka hI nahIM pahuMcA varan aura bhI Age taka bahane lgaa| logo ne anubhava kiyA kI gullakAyajI kA hRdaya nissadeha saccA bhakta-hRdaya hai / Adara aura pratiSThA kI bhAvanA unake hRdaya me hai hI nhii| cAmuNDarAya ne dekhA ki itanA zrama, itanA vyaya aura itanA vaibhava eka chilake para dUdha kI bhakti ke Age tuccha hai| cAmuNDarAya ne gullakAyajI kI bhI eka mUrti isa pahADI para sthApita karAI aura isa prakAra apanI vinamratA pradarzita kii| hama prAdhI dUra gaye the ki vahA~ 'akhaNDa bAgalu' nAmaka daravAjA paayaa| yaha daravAjA eka hI patthara se khoda kara yahA~ khaDA kiyA gayA hai| yaha bhI ho sakatA hai ki koI moTA patthara isa jIne ke bIca meM bAdhA DAlatA ho aura logo ne use haTAne yA toDane kI apekSA use hI khoda kara daravAjA banA diyA ho / usa daravAje para gajalakSmI kI pratimA khodI gaI hai / lakSmIjI padmAsana para baiThI huI hai aura dono ora ke hAthI ghaDo se una para abhiSeka kara rahe hai| dUsare sthAna para lakSmA jI ke eka ora hAthI aura dUsarI ora gAya athavA savatsa-gAya khodI gaI hai / isake paurANika rahasya ko bhI samajha lenA caahie| hama sIDhiyAM pUrI karake dIvAla ke nIce A phuNce| yahAM hama bhItara jAkara bAhubali kI digambara mUrti ke darzana karane ke lie adhIra ho rahe the, phira bhI hama Upara se pIche kA tAlAba aura sAmane ke candragiri ko dekhane kA lobha savaraNa na kara ske| havA sanasanA rahI thii| yadi use hama logA ko uDA dene kA avasara milatA to vaha kabhI na cuuktii| sUraja dekha rahA thA ki vAdalo ke AMcala se hAtha phailA kara vaha hame sahalA sakatA hai yA nahI ? aura varSA svaya Akara hame AzvAsana de rahI thI ki tuma ghabarAno nahI / tuma loga jaba taka darzana karake moTara taka nahIM pahuMcate nava taka mai varasane kI nhiiN| hamane phira caDhanA prArambha kiyA to gullakAyajI vAgale ne kahAkevala darzaka banakara TUrisTa (yAtrI) vana kara Age mata jAnA / hindU ho, AtmArthI ho, zraddhAlu ho, bhakta ho, tIrtha yAtrI bana kara jAnA / mUrti meM vyakta hone vAle caitanya ke darzana karake jaanaa| prAdhe rAste para the ki prakhaNDa vAgalu (daravAjA) kahane lagA-'java aura vaiSNava, zAkta aura jaina sava bheda nAma mAtra ke haiM- vyartha hai| bhArata kI sAmphatika lakSmI eka hai, akhaNDa hai, zaktizAlI hai / jisa dina isa ekatA kA sAkSAtkAra
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________________ 25 ajitavI bAhubala hogA, usa dina bharata putra bAhubali ( jisakI bhujAmro me bala ho ) janma legA aura Atma vijaya dvArA vizva vijaya karake vizva kalyANa kI sthApanA karegA / " isa sadeza dvArA preraNA ke pakha lagA kara hama Upara caDhane lage aura isI kAraNa ve kaThina sIDhiyA~ bhI hame sarala ho gaI / 3. cAmu DarAya ko khoja kisI rAjapuruSa kI mAtA dharmaniSTha thI / rajoguNa me se satoguNa kA udaya kaise huA ? abhimAna ke patthara me se AtmajJAna kI abhivyakti kisa prakAra huI ? aisI isa kathA ko suna kara usake hRdaya me zraddhA kA srota umaDa paDA / use lagA ki yadi bAhubali ke darzana na ho to yaha jIvana vyartha hai / kisI se usane yaha bhI sunA ki kahI bAhubali kI eka hajAra hAtha U~cI svarNa mUrti hai | usane usa mUrti ke darzana karane kA sakalpa kiyA / putra ne dekhA ki yadi mAtA ko jIvita rakhanA he to bAhuvali kI khoja kiye binA chuTakArA nahI / rAjapuruSa kSatriya thA / bhArI senA lekara cala paDA / pUrva, pazcima, uttara aura dakSiNa cAro dizAe khoja DAlane kA usane nizcaya kiyA / lAkho mere sainika hai, cArA dizAo me phailA dU~gA / eka hajAra hAtha kI mUrti kahA~ taka chipI rahegI / kabhI na kabhI to milegI hI / merI mAtA kI A~khe kRtArtha hogI aura maiM suputra kahalAU gA / senA ke sAtha ghUmatA huA rAjapuruSa dakSiNa meM AyA / vahA~ usase eka jaina muni ne pUchA - " he zUravIra itanI baDI senA lekara kyo nikale ho ? kisa prajA kA sahAra karanA hai ? kitane gharo me hAhAkAra macAnA hai ? kitane hRdayo ke zApa ke bhAgI bananA hai ?" rAjapuruSa ne kahA - " iname se mujhe kucha bhI nahI karanA / 'to mAtra gomaTezvara ke darzana karAne zrAyA hU~ | merI mAtA unake darzano ke lie vikala hai / " sAdhu ne kahA - " vaha mUrti hai avazya, para isa loka me nahI / lAkha-lAkha yakSa usakI rakSA karate hai, carma-cakSu se koI usake darzana nahI kara sakatA / lekina tujhe, bAhubali - gomaTezvara ke darzana avazya karAUgA / dekho, isa candragiri para kitane hI jaina sAdhu tapa karate hai / isake sAmane vaha vidhyAgiri dikhAI detA hai / usI ke zikhara para bAhubali khaDe khaDe tapa kara rahe hai / duniyA ke dukho se dukhI ho kara, karuNAmayI A~kho se ve kaha rahe hai - "kAmaye dukhataptAnA, prANinA pratinAzanam / " yadi isa candragiri ke zikhara se tU eka sone kA bANa phekegA to bAhubali kI
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________________ 26 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza mUrti vahA~ prakaTa ho jAyegI / rAjapuruSa ne apanA ratna jaDita dhanupa hAtha meM liyA aura usa para tIna hAtha lambA sone kA bANa caDhAyA / vANa sanasanAtA huA havA me calA / viMdhyAgiri kA zikhara AyA, pattharo kI papaDiyA~ khirI (girI) aura maMtrI, karuNA, prasannatA tathA virakti kA prakAza prakAzita karatA huA gomaTezvara kA mastaka prakaTa huA / rAjapuruSa yaha dekha kara AnandAtireka se vihvala ho gayA / usakI mAtA kI ora se avirala azrudhArA pravAhita hone lagI / tatkAla aneka mUrtikAra vahA~ A pahu~ce / pratyeka mUrtikAra ke hAtha me hIre kI eka-eka chenI thI / ve bAhubali ke darzana karate aura AsapAsa ke pattharo kA haTAte jAte / kandhe prakaTa hue, chAtI nikalI / bhujA aura bhujA ke Upara lipaTI mAdhavI latA spaSTa dikhAI dene lgii| ve pairo taka Ae / nIce purAnI dImaka miTTI kA Dhera thA / isame se vikarAla sarpa bAhara nikalate the, lekina ye saba ahisaka / mUrtikAra ThIka pairo para Ae, pairo ke nAkhUna camakane lage / pairo ke nIce eka khilA huA kamala dikhAI diyA / use dekha kara senA sahina saba ke mukha kamala khila gaye / bhakta mAtA kA hRdaya kamala bhI khila gayA / aba use adhika jIne kI lAlasA na rhii| usane kRtArtha hokara apane jIvana rUpI kamala ko vahI prabhu ke caraNo me samarpita kara diyA / 1 AkAza se puSpa varSA hone lagI / sabhI jaya-jayakAra karane lage / vaha mUrti kitanI sundara thI ? digambara aura pavitra, mohaka aura jvalanta, tAraka aura uddhAraka / jitane AdamiyA ne usa mUrti ko dekhA, mAno una sabhI kA purnajanma ho gayA / ve ava sasAra ko vicitra dRSTi se dekhane lage, jaise unake hRdaya pradeza se rAga-dveSa lopa ho gayA ho / unake hRdaya me navIna sAtvika Ananda kA anubhava hone lagA aura ve sabhI 'jaya gomaTezvara" "jayagomaTezvara " kI dhvani karane lage / 4. gomaTezvara ke darzana jisa samaya hama bAhubali ke darzana karane gaye, usa samaya hamane zAstra kI maryAdA ke anusAra bAra-bAra ApAda - mastaka darzana kiye| usa mUrti ke nIce dono ora do zilAlekha hai / eka ora prAcIna nAgarI lipi me aura dUsarI aura prAcIna kannaDa lipi me, lekina dono me eka hI marAThI vAkya likhA hai'cAmuNDarAye kavile ' ' cAmuNDarAya ne banavAyA / marAThI bhASA ke itihAsa lekhaka kahate hai ki marAThI bhASA me likhI pustako aura zilAlekho me yaha vAkya
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________________ ajinavIrya bAhubani savame puganA hai| prAja bhI upanabdha gAmagrI ke anusAra marAThI bhASA udghATana imI vAkya ke nAma humA / nAmuNDarAya kA pitA nimI devI kA bhakta hogA / isIlie usane apane putra kA nAma nAguNDA mAtA ke nAma para cAmuNDarAya rakhA hogaa| uma namaya ke itihAsa meM yaha bhI vyakta honaa| ki kimI pAka gA puna bhI asmiAtmaka mArgI jaina-dharma yA upAsamA hayA yaa| marAThI bhASA ke prArambha meM ligane ke lie ina donA lipiyA kA samAna prayoga hotA hogaa| aura nava magaThI eva kAraH dono bhApAra gagI bahano kI naraha nAya rahatI hogii| mIniga tA meM ginAnegaga prasAra goTe gae hai| cAmuNDagaya rAjapugpa thaa| apanI bhASA magaThI hAtAbhI vaha prajA ko dono lipiyoM kA pramAra karanA cAhatA thA / apanI madhura prora bhojI magaThI bhASA kA aimA dvi-vidha darzana kara maiM gadgad ho gayA / marAThI bhASA kA udgama yahI hai, yaha gocakara marAThI mApA pI isa gagoSI me gnAna para maiM pavina ho gyaa| tadanantara merA dhyAna dImaka ke gharodo ne niganane vAle sapoM kI pora gyaa| yadi lohe kI tanavAra meM pArama maNi kA mpagaM ho jAga to isa gAne ko huI talavAra kA prAkAra bhale hI talavAra rahe para umana kimI kI hatyA nahIM ho mktii| yadi usame kimI para prahAra bhI kiyA jAye to vaha prahAra karane kI apekSA svaya hI nama jAyagI porama prakAra apanA 'monApana' prakaTa kara degii| umI prakAra kAruNya-mUrti, ahiMgAdharmI bAhuvani ke caraNoM meM sthAna prApta karane ke kAraNa bhayakara marpa bhI pUrNa ahiMsaka bana gaye hai aura apane phana phainA kara mAno duniyAM ko abhaya dAna de rahe haiN| dapTi kucha Upara bddhii| vahAM dono ora do mAdhavI-latAe~ vAhavani ke sahAre apanA vikAsa karatI dIkha pdd'iiN| jaise dhIrodAta nAyaka meM komalAgI nAyikA lipaTa jAtI hai, usI prakAra isa vIra tapasvI meM mAdhavI latA lipaTI huI hai / uma latA ne kahA-"isa tapasvI kI mai kyA mevA kara ? merA kAma to kevala itanA hI hai ki isakI kaThora tapasyA ko chipA kara, isameM me prakaTa hone vAlI komalatA aura prasannatA ko duniyA ke lie vyakta kara duuN| bAhubali me maiM lipaTa kara raha gaI hai- yaha ThIka hai, lekina maiM usake lie vandhana-svarUpa nahI huuN| isa bandhana-mukta muktAtmA kA hRdaya kitanA komala hai, yaha nirdeza karane ke lie maiM isake pairo se hRdaya taka caDha pAI huuN|"
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________________ 28 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza sAsArika ziSTAcAra me phase hue hama usa mUrti kI zrora dekhate hI socane lagate hai ki yaha mUrti nagna hai / hama apane hRdaya aura samAja me tarahataraha kI gandI vastuo kA saMgraha karate rahate hai, parantu unake lie na to hame ghRNA hotI hai, na lajjA / isake viparIta vAhara kevala nagnatA dekha kara cauka uThate hai aura samajhate hai ki nagnatA me azlIlatA hai| isame sadAcAra ke prati droha hai / yaha saba lajjAspada hai / yahA~ taka ki apanI nagnatA se bacane ke lie logo ne Atma-hatyA taka kI hai| lekina kyA nagnatA vAstava meM heya hai atyanta azobhana hai ? yadi aisA hotA to prakRti ko bhI isake lie lajjA AnI / phUla nage rahate hai, pazu-pakSI bhI nage hI rahate hai, prakRti ke sAtha jinakI ekatA vanI huI hai, ve zizu bhI nage hI phirate hai / unako apanI nagnatA mai lajjA nahI lagatI aura unakI aisI svabhAvikatA ke kAraNa hI hame bhI uname lajjA jaisI koI cIja nahI dikhAI detI / lajjA kI bAta jAne diijie| isa mUrti me kucha bhI prazlIla, vIbhatsa, jugupsita, prazobhana zrIra anucita lagA hai - aisA kisI bhI manuSya kA anubhava nahIM / isakA kAraNa kyA hai ? yahI ki nagnatA eka prAkRtika sthiti hai / manuSyA ne vikAro kA dhyAna karate-karate apane mana ko itanA adhika vikRta kara liyA hai ki svabhAva se hI sundara nagnatA usase sahana nahI hotii| dopa nagnatA kA nahI, apane kRtrima jIvana kA hai| bImAra manuSya ke Age pake phala, pauSTika meve aura sAtvika AhAra bhI svataMtratApUrvaka nahI rakhA jA sakatA / yaha doSa khAdya padArtha kA nahI, bImAra kI bImArI kA hai / yadi hama nagnatA ko chipAte hai to nagnatA ke dopa ke kAraNa nahI balki manuSya ke mAnasika roga ke kAraNa / nagnatA chipAne me nagnatA kI lajjA nahI hai, varan usake mUla meM vikArI manuSya ke prati dayAbhAva hai, usake prati sarakSaNa vRtti hai / aisA karane me jahA~ aisI zreSTha (Arya) bhAvanA nahI hotI, vahA~ korA dambha hai / parantu jaise bAlaka ke sAmane narAdhama bhI zAnta aura pavitra ho jAnA hai-- me hI puNyAtmAtrI tathA vItarAgo ke bhI sammukha manuSya, dhAnna aura gabhIra ho jAtA hai / jahA~ bhavyatA hai, divyatA hai, vahA~ bhI manuSya daba kara zuddha ho jAtA hai / yadi mUrtikAra cAhate to mAdhavI latA kI eka zAkhA vI liMga ke Upara se kamara taka le jAte aura nagnatA kA DhakanA zramabhava na hotA lekina tava to bAhubali hI svaya apane jIvana darzana ke prati vidroha karate pratIta hote / jaba bAlaka sAmane grAkara nage khaDe ho jAte haiM, taba ve kAtyAyanI
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________________ tivIrya bAhuvala vrata karanI mUrtiyo kI taraha apanI nagnatA chipAne kA prayatna nahI karate / unakI nirlajjatA hI jaba unhe pavitra karatI hai, taba dUsarA AvaraNa unake lie kisa kAma kA ? 29 jaba maiM kArakala ke pAsa gomaTezvara kI mUrti dekhane gayA thA, taba mere sAtha strI aura puruSa, bAlaka aura vRddha sabhI the / hamame se kisI ko mUrti ke darzana karate samaya asvasthatA kA anubhava nahI huA / acabhA paidA hone kA prazna hI nahI thA / maiMne aneka nagna mUrtiyA~ dekhI hai, parantu unake darzana se masta mana vikArI hone kI apekSA nirvikArI hI huA hai / maiMne aisI bhI pratimAe~ tathA tasvIre dekhI hai jo vastrAbhUpaNAlakRta hone para bhI kevala vikArotpAdaka tathA uttejaka jAna paDI hai / kevala eka mAmUlI-sI lagoTI lagAne vAlA nAgA sAdhu hame vairAgya kA pUrA-pUrA anubhava karA detA hai, jaba ki sira me paira taka Dhake hue vyakti kI eka hI kaTAkSa aura usakA tanika-sA nakharA manuSya ko asvastha banA kara patita kara detA hai / nagnatA ke prati hamArI dRSTi aura vikAro ke prati hamArA rukha dona hI badalane cAhie / hama vikAro kA bhI poSaNa karanA cAhate hai aura viveka kI bhI rakSA karanA cAhate hai, yaha kaise ho sakatA hai ? yadyapi bAhubali balavAna haiM, phira bhI unakA zarIra yahA~ pahalavAna jaisA nahI dikhAyA gayA hai| aisA karane kI pravRtti to yavana mUrtikAra me thI / hamAre yahA~ ke mUrtikAra to jaDa dvArA caitanya kI sRSTi karanA cAhate the / ve manuSya kI pAzavika zakti ke vyIktakaraNa kI apekSA pAzavika zakti para vijaya hone vAle vairAgya aura Atma-sayama kI prasannatA kA bhAva prakaTa karane ke liye adhika prayatna karate the / bAhubali kI kamara me dRDhatA hai, unakI chAtI vizAla hai, sArI duniyA kA bhAra uThAnA unake lie mAmUlI bAta hai / yadi ve kambugrIva hote, gUDhajAnu hote to sampUrNa mUrti adhika zobhAyamAna hotI - yaha ThIka hai, parantu yaha choTA aura moTA galA anAyAsa hI 'kaoNlara' kI zobhA detA hai, aura apane Upara zobhita mastaka ke kaumArya ko bhalI prakAra vyakta karatA hai / sampUrNa zarIra kaTA huA, yauvanapUrNa, komala aura kAtimAna hai / aisI mUrti me ago ke pramANa (Proportion) kI rakSA karanA sayoga kI hI bAta hai / eka hI patthara me se khodI huI aisI sundara mUrti sasAra me koI dUsarI
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________________ 30 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza nahI hai / mizra deza me vaDI-vaDI mUrtiyAM hai, lekina ve aisI akaDa kara baiThI hai ki rAjatva ke saba lakSaNo aura cinhoM se yukta hote hue bhI aisI mAlama paDatI hai, mAno valAt baiThane ke lie bAdhya kI gaI ho / yahA~ aisA nahIM hai| itanI baDI mUrti bhI itanI salonI aura sundara he ki bhakti ke sAtha-sAtha prema kI bhI adhikArI ho gaI hai| vahudhA mUrtikAra sampUrNa mUrti ko to sundara banA dete hai, parantu jisake dvArA vyaktitva kA ubhAra dikhAyA jAtA hai, usa cehare ko nahIM banA pAte / isalie kisI mUrti ko dekhane samaya meM usakI mukhAmudrA kI ora nirAzA kI apekSA lekara hI Darate-Darate dekhatA hU~ | acchI se acchI mUrtiyo me bhI kucha na kucha truTi raha jAtI hai / dUdha-zakkara me namaka kI kakaDI mila hI jAtI hai| isa mUrti kA sahaja Age AyA huA adharoSTha dekha kara mana me zakA huI ki ava merA utsAha naSTa hone vAlA hai| isalie vizeSa dhyAna pUrvaka dekhane lgaa| Age se dekhA, vagala se dekhA, chidrAnveSI kI dRSTi se dekhA aura bhakti kI dRSTi se dekhaa| kisI na kisI nirNaya para to Akhira pahuMcanA hI thA / jaba-taka maiM mUrti ke saundarya ko dekhatA rahA, taba-taka kucha nizcaya na kara mkaa| citta me anizcitatA kI asvasthatA phailane lgii| parantu zIghra hI maiM saceta ho gayA aura maine pAgala mana se kahA-"saundarya kA to yahA~ Dhera hai, lekina yaha sthAna saundarya khojane kA nahI hai / yadi mukha-maNDana para rUpa-lAvaNya ho, para bhAva na ho to vaha mUrti pUjanIya nahI ho sktii| vaha kucha preraNA hI nahIM de sktii| yaha mUrti yahAM duniyAdArI kI dIkSA dene nahI khaDI hai / isa mUrti se pUcho, yaha svaya tumase saba kucha kaha degii|" naz2ara badalI aura usa mUrti kI bhAvabhagimA kI ora dhyAna gyaa| phira to kahanA hI kyA thA ? kSaNa bhara me hI vairAgya aura kAruNya kA srota bahane lgaa| nahI-nahI, vairAgya aura kAruNya kA jharanA jharane lagA aura mana usake pravAha me nahA kara bhavyatA ke zikhara para caDhane lgaa| eka AcArya ne aisI hI kisI mUrti ke darzana karate samaya kahA hai-yatkAruNyakaTAkSakAntilaharI prakSAlayatyAzayam'-'jisakI kAruNyapUrNa kRpAdRSTi ke jala pravAha se hRdaya ke bhAva dhula kara svaccha ho jAte hai|' isa varNana kI yathArthatA kA pUrApUrA anubhava hame yahI huaa| mUrti ke mukha para sahaja vipAda hai / dIrdhakAla taka manuSya kI durbalatA, usakI nIcatA, nissAra jIvana ke prati usakA
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________________ ajitavIrya bAhubali 31 moha Adi dekha kara mAnava-jAti ke prati apAra dukha mUrti kI A~kho aura hoTho me samA gayA hai| itanA hone para bhI nirAzA aura khIjha kA kahI AbhAsa taka nahIM miltaa| duniyA to aisI hI hotI hai, aisI hI hai, isIlie to usa ke uddhAra kA prazna khaDA hotA hai / manuSya kI pApamaya pravINatA adhika baliSTha hai athavA mahApurupo, bodhisatvo, tIrthakaro aura avatAro kI kSamA tathA karuNA vRtti ' isa prazna kA uttara manuSya ko sadA eka hI tarIke se jo milA hai, vahI uttara hame isa mUrti kI mukha mudrA se milatA hai| __ nIce laTakate hue kAna, zarIra-racanA ke anupAta kI rakSA nahIM karate parantu mUrti kI pratiSThA vaDhAte hai / yahI kyo, ve hame saundarya darzana kI dRSTi bhI dete hai| isa mUrti kI A~kheM, isake hoTha, isakI ThoDI, isakI prAMkho ke Upara kI bhauMha aura isake sampUrNa cehare kA kAruNya, sabhI kucha asAdhAraNa rUpa se sundara hai| AkAza ke nakSatra jaise lAkho varSoM taka camakate hue bhI sadaiva navIna rahate haiM, upA vaidika kAla se lekara Aja taka jame apane lAvaNya aura navInatA kI rakSA karatI AI hai, usI taraha eka hajAra varSa se yahAM khaDI yaha mUrti bhI vaisI hI navIna, vaisI hI sundara aura vaimI ho dyutimAna hai, dhUpa-havA aura pAnI ke kAraNa pIche kI ora kI patalI-patalI papaDI bhale hI khira gaI ho, para isase mUrti kA lAvaNya napTa nahI ho gayA hai| kahate hai ki amerikA ke kisI phaNDa ke TrasTI isa mUrti ke patthara ko jIrNa hone se bacAne ke lie isake Upara kisI prakAra kA masAlA lagAnA cAhate the, lekina jainiyo ne aisA nahI karane diyaa| unakA kahanA hai ki java hajAra varSa se yaha mUrti jyo ki tyo khaDI hai to bhagavAna kI kRpA hogI to dUsare hajAra varSa taka bhI yaha jyo kI tyoM khaDI rahegI aura yadi na rahegI to jisa sthiti me hogI usI me hama isakI pUjA kareMge / dUsarI ora- rakSA karane vAle loga kahate hai ki isa mUrti para adhikAra bhale hI jainiyo kA ho parantu isa mAre sasAra kI apUrva sampatti hai, zilpakalA kA yaha advitIya ratna hai, apa mAnava-jAti kI amUlya virAsata hai / hama vArniza caDhA kara isa mUrti ko kharAva nahI karanA cAhate / mUrti to jaisI hai, vaisI hI rahegI, isake prabhAva me tanika bhI kamI na AyegI / isa me jarA-sA bhI aura parirvatana na hogaa| isakI rakSA karate hue hI hama isakI Ayu baDhAnA cAhate hai| vaijJAnika upAyo dvArA, jahA~ taka ho sake vahA~ taka hame isa mUrti kI rakSA karanI cAhiye / anyathA prabhu ke dvArA pradatta vijJAna kA hamAre lie kyA upayoga hai ? eka bAra to vijJAna kA sadupayoga hone diijiye|
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________________ 32 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza dona mora se kahane ke lie kAphI hai| dono ora kI dalIlo para vicAra karate-karate najara phira gomaTezvara kI ora gii| dekhatA hU~ to mUrti, mUrti hI nahI raha gii| svaya gomaTezvara hI mUka vANI me kahane lage- 'kitane nIca ho tuma ? maine vairAgya kI sAdhanA kI hai, aura tuma isa mUrti ko kRpA kI dRSTi se dekhate ho / isakI sundaratA para mugdha hote ho ! maine to kSaNa bhara me sAre sasAra kA cakravartitva choDa diyA aura tuma isa patthara kI virAsata ko bhaviSya kI pIDhiyo ke lie surakSita rakhanA cAhate ho| tuma Adhunika bhautikavAdI isa patthara ke rUpa-lAvaNya kI upAsanA karate ho aura ve sanAtanI jaina merI jIvana-kathA para mugdha hai aura mere nAma para race gaye zAstra-vacano ke zabdArtha mAtra se cipake hue hai| mere jIvana kA jJAna inako vahuta U~cA lagatA hai, imalie pUjA kA lAlaca dekara mujhe, apane jitanA nIcA lAne kA prayatna karate rahate hai| tuma dono eka se ho| apanI isa carcA ko eka ora rkho| vairAgya kA sadeza sunAte, sayama kI zikSA dete maiM nau-sau ikkIsa varSa se tapasyA kara rahA hU~ aura tumhAre Upara koI asara nahI hotA ? tuma dinadina apane kalyANa mArga se dUra hote jA rahe ho / kyA tuma nahI dekhate ki isI kAraNa mere mukha para vipAda kA bhAva gaharA hotA jA rahA hai ? tuma sardIgarmI, havA aura barasAta se merI rakSA karanA cAhate ho, lekina tumhArI vehozI aura pAgalapana kI vaDhatI mAtrA ko dekha kara mere muha para jo dukha, glAni aura viSAda adhikAdhika vaDhatA jA rahA hai, isase merI rakSA karane ke lie tuma kyA karane ke lie taiyAra ho ? usakI carcA karo, isakI ciMtA karo, vicAra kro| patthara to kisI na kisI dina cUrNa hotA hI hai / jo mUrti hai vaha no kabhI na kabhI naSTa hogI hI, lekina jo aba taka avasara milA usakA tumane kyA upayoga kiyA ? ima patthara kI mUrti kI rakSA karanI ho to bhale hI kro| isake banAne vAle kArIgaro ke prati yaha tumhArA kartavya hai / parantu tumhArA mukhya dharma to, jo bodha mujhe huA hai aura jisase merA jIvana saphala huA hai, usakI paramparA ko akhaNDita yA avicalita banAe rakhanA hai / yahI nahI, yadi tumhAre vAda bhI hajAro lAkho varSa taka yaha mAnava jIvana kI paramparA cale to una saba manuSyo ko--azeSa satvo ko mokSa kA jJAna-kevala jJAna aura mokSa kI sAdhanA kA dharma bhI sulabha ho jAya, isakA vicAra karanA bhI tumhArA kartavya hai| yadi aisA huA to nizcaya hI pratyeka kA jIvana-kalA, lAvaNya aura Ananda se pUrNa ho jaaygaa|"
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________________ jaina samAja se paricaya jaina samAja ke sAtha merA paricaya jainetara hindU kI dRSTi se jainadharmaM samasta hindU
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________________ jaina samAja ke sAtha merA paricaya jano ke sAmane khar3e hokara jaina mamAja yA jaina dharma ke sAtha kA apanA paricaya batAnA koI sarala kAma nahI hai| maiM to agreja manIpI eDamaDavarka ke mata kA hU~ ki kisI bhI jAti, samAja athavA rASTra ke bAre meM sArvatrika siddhAnta banAye hI nahI jA skte| pratyeka saskRti kI vizepatAeM ho sakatI haiM, parantu samAja me to aneka prakAra ke loga hote hai / amuka jAti yA varga ke nava loga acche aura amuka ke bure jaimA bheda kiyA hI nahIM jA sktaa| manuSya jAti sava jagaha ekasI hI hai| aura, jaina mamAja ke mAtha merA paricaya bhI kahAM kitanA vyApaka hai ? maiM to kucha mino ko hI pahacAnatA huuN| maiMne pumAphirI pUrI kI hai| lekina vaha to nadiyo aura parvato ko, tIthoM aura madiro ko, gAMvo aura unakI parezAniyo ko dekhane ke lie kI hai / samAja kI vividha pravRttiyoM ke sAtha merA paricaya sImita hI hai| parantu, manuSya kA paricaya kama ho yA adhika, umake sAtha use apanA abhiprAya to vanAnA hI par3atA hai, kyoki abhiprAya banAye vinA jIvana me vyavahAra mambhava hI nahIM hotaa| parantu aisA abhiprAya zabdo me vyakta nahI kiyA jA sakatA / apane mana meM bhI usakA vizlepaNa nahI kiyA jA sktaa| abhiprAya nizcita ho to bhI vaha avyakta hI raha sakatA hai| apane anubhava ke AdhAra para maiM itanA kaha sakatA hU~ ki koI bhI mamAja apane lie zreSTha hone kA dAvA nahIM kara sktaa| maiM to yahAM taka kahUMgA ki anya jAtiyo se adhika asmika hone kA dAvA bhI jaino ko nahI karanA caahie| taphasIlo me yA rIti-rivAjo me bhale hI bheda ho, lekina gujarAta kI sabhI jAtiyAM samAna rUpa se ahiMsaka hai| Apa cAhe to itanA dAvA jarUra kara sakate haiM ki jaina dharma ke pracAra ke kAraNa aura Apake sahavAsa ke kAraNa logo me itanI ahiMsA pAI hai / aise dAve me tathya jarUra hai| *tA 27-8-29 ko jaina yuvaka sagha, bambaI me diyA huA bhASaNa /
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________________ 36 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza kisI bhI vyakti yA samAja ke vAre me vonate samaya eka aura asuvidhA bhI vAdhaka hotI hai / agara guNa vatAye jAya to vaha khuzAmada athavA UparI ziSTAcAra mAnA jAtA hai, mAno manuSya dUsaro ke dopa batAte samaya hI maca bolatA ho| aura, dopa batAte samaya manuSya taTastha buddhi rakhe to bhI koI usa para vizvAsa nahIM krtaa| mere jitane bhI jaina mitra hai unakI udAratA aura sahiSNutA para maiM mugdha huuN| kaTTara jaina samAja meM unakI pratiSThA kitanI hai, yaha maiM nahIM jaantaa| kintu merI dRSTi me ve mitra ahiMsA ke sacce upAsaka hai / jaino kI makucitatA ke bAre me maiMne bahuta kucha sunA he ve dAna kareMge to vaha unakI apanI jAti taka hI maryAdita rahegA, madada kareMge to vaha apanI jAni ke naujvaan| kI zikSA ke lie hI hogI, phaDa ekatra kareMge yA chAtrAlaya kha.lege to bhI vaha apanI jAti ke prati rahI bhAvanA ke kAraNa hI hogaa| isa viSaya me meM itanA hI kaha sakatA hU~ ki merA anubhava imase bhinna hai| maiM jisa rASTrIya vidyApITha me kAma karatA hU~, usakA vizAla bhavana eka jaina sajjana ne banavAyA hai, mamasta dharmoM ke dharmagrantho se ahiMsA zAstra kI zodha karane kI mundara muvidhA eka anya jaina sajjana ne vahA~ kara dI hai| deza kI durdazA kI davA ke rUpa meM hamane abhI-abhI grAma-sevA kI jisa yojanA para amala zuru kiyA hai, umakA Arthika bojha bhI eka udAra hRdaya vAle jaina sajjana ne hI uThA liyA hai| aise kinane udAharaNa maiM Apake sAmane rakha sakatA huuN| parantu Apa kahege ki 'pratyeka jAti me aise udAra sajjana ho sakate hai, Apa eka jAti ke nAte hamAre kucha dopa batAiye / ' maiM doSa batA sakU itanA nikaTa paricaya abhI jaina samAja ke sAtha merA nahI hai| kintu jo zakAye mere mana me uThI hai unhe hI yahA~ prazna ke rUpa me pUcha luuN| gujarAta ke jaina adhikatara gAMvo me rahate haiM yA zaharo me ? yadi ve zaharo me hI rahate ho, to Apako isa viSaya me gaharA vicAra karanA cAhiye / jaina loga adhikatara khetI karate hI nahI / kyA yaha bAta saca hai ? yadi saca ho to mujhe kahanA cAhiye ki yaha sthiti gabhIra hai / yadi aisA hI ho to maiM kahU~gA ki Apako apane astitva ke bAre me aura apanI pratiSThA ke vAre me jitanI sAvadhAnI rakhanI cAhiye utanI Apa nahI rakhate / itanA hI nahI, maiM to yaha bhI kahU~gA ki Apa ahiMsA-dharma ke pAlana kI pUrI taiyArI nahI karate / AhAra para jIne vAlA manuSya khetI se vimukha rahe, yaha koI sAdhAraNa dopa hai?
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________________ jaina samAja ke sAtha merA paricaya samAjazAstra ke Aja taka ke apane adhyayana ke AdhAra para maine eka acUka niyama DhUMDha nikAlA hai| jisa jAti ne jamIna ke sAtha apanA sIdhA sambandha nahI rakhA hai, usane apanI jaDe kamajora banA lI hai / mai yaha mAnatA hU~ ki jo anAja hama khAte hai vaha kaise aura kahA~ utpanna hotA hai, yaha hame anubhava se jAnanA cAhiye / kahI kahI khetI me hone vAlI hiMsA ke kAraNa khetI se dUra rahane kI bAta kahI jAtI hai / lekina merA anumAna hai ki jaina loga aisA tarka nahI kara sakate kyoki jainamata ne to kiye hue, karAye hue aura anumodita kArya me samAna dopa batAyA hai / jo anAja khAyA jAtA hai usase sambandhita khetI kA dopa khAne vAlo ko lagatA hI hai / itane para bhI yadi ApakA dharma isase bhinna kucha kahatA ho, to maiM lAcAra hU~ / mujhe jo kucha ucita lagatA hai use Apake sAmane rakhanA mai apanA dharma mAnatA hU~ / 37 dhanI hone ke do hI mArga hai (1) vyApAra udyoga aura (2) lUTapATa | vyApArI vyApAra karate hai aura khUba dhana ikaTThA karate hai / sarakAra kAnUnan lUTapATa karatI hai aura dhana ke bhaNDAra bharatI hai / sarakAra se merA matalaba kevala agreja sarakAra se hI nahIM, Aja kI pratyeka sarakAra yahI kAma karatI hai / vaha vyaktiyo ko cUsatI hai aura pazuvala se sarvatra rAjya calAtI hai / vyApAra se samAja me paisA AtA hai, parantu jamIna ke sAtha sambandha rakhe binA samAja me sthiratA nahI AtI / paisA zahara kI cIja hai / nahI ki hamane zahara me hI rahane ke kAraNa apane aneka guNa kho ke sAtha sIdhA sambandha to gA~va me rahane se hI sthApita ho manuSya gA~va me rahatA hai vaha Rtu ke parivartano kA, khulI havA kA, khUlI dhUpa, ThaNDa - garamI aura barasAta kA, bhavya AkAza tathA pakSiyo ke mIThe kalarava kA anubhava kara sakatA hai / jise khetI karanI hotI hai vaha AkAza kI ora TakaTakI lagAkara baiThatA hai aura rAta ke tAro tathA dina ke sUrya prakAza ke sAtha eka rUpa hokara jIvana bitAtA hai / Atma-rakSaka vRtti kA vikAsa karane ke lie bhI khetI atyanta Avazyaka hai, kyoki kisAna ko kudarata ke tathA pazu-pakSiyo ke aneka AkramaNo ke sAmane nirantara jUjhanA paDatA hai / isI dRSTi se mai kahatA hU~ ki kSatriya aura kSetrIya (kisAna) me mai bahuta bheda nahI krtaa| gAva ke kisAno isame koI zakA diye hai / kudarata sakatA hai / jo sadA hI Atma-rakSaka vRtti dikhAI hai| zivAjI ne aura vAraDolI ke kisAno ne yaha bAta siddha kara dikhAI hai / jaba sattAdhArI kA prAdeza nikalatA hai ki 'you shall yield' (tujhe jhukanA hI paDegA ) taba kisAna hI yaha uttara de
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________________ 38 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza sakatA hai ki 'I shall neither break nor bend' (maiM na to TUTUgA aura na jhukU gaa)| isa vizva me ahimA ke samAna dUsarA koI dharma nahI hai| ise Apa aura maiM dono mAnate hai| phira bhI isa zarIra ke sAtha isa jIvana me sapUrNatayA ahiMsA kA AcaraNa karanA kisI bhI manuSya ke lie sabhava nahI ho skaa| bhaviSya meM bhI kabhI yaha sabhava nahI hogaa| hamAre jIvana kA uddezya apanI vartamAna pravRttiyo meM hiMsA ko yathAmabhava kama karanA hI ho sakatA hai / isakA artha yaha huA ki jaba taka hamArI sAsArika pravRttiyA calatI rahe taba taka ahimA-dharmiyo ko ahiMsA ke naye-naye prayoga cAna rakhane hI hoge, isI prakAra hame yaha bhI dekhanA cAhie ki khetI ke kAma me ahiMsA kI ora baDhane kI kitanI mabhAvanA hai, kyoki khetI ko hama jitanI ahiMsaka banA sakeMge sampUrNa jagata utanA hI ahiMsaka bnegaa| vAhara ke jIvana me hama ahiMsA kI cAhe jitanI bAteM kareM, parantu jisa anna ke vinA hamArA aura jagata kA jIvana eka dina ke lie bhI nahI calatA, ume utpanna karane vAlI khetI ko jaba taka hama vizuddha nahI vanAyeMge taba taka ahiMsA-dharma hamAre jIvana ke mUla ko sparza nahI kara sktaa| sanyAsI samasta pravRttiyo se dUra rahakara svaya vaDA ahiMsaka hone kA dAvA kara makatA hai, parantu usake dAve kI bahuta kImata nahI hai| ahiMsA-dharma jIvita aura jAgrata vizvadharma hai aura usakI pUrNatA hama jIvana meM kabhI siddha kara hI nahI sakate / isa ahiMsA-dharma kA AcaraNa hiMsaka mAnI jAne vAlI pravRttiyo se dUra raha kara tathA dUra rahate hue bhI una pravRttiyo ke phalo kA lAbha uThAkara hama kabhI karA hI nahI sakate / maiM isa bAta kI ora jaina mitro kA khAsa taura para dhyAna khIcanA cAhatA hU~ ki hamArA kartavya sasAra kI sthiti ke lie anivArya pravRttiyo se hiMsA ke tattva ko yathAsabhava dUra karane meM nihita hai| isa taraha vicAra karane para maiM yaha mAnatA hU~ ki jaina samAja ko prArthika, sAmAjika, rAjanItika, bauddhika, svAsthya-viSayaka dRSTi athavA ata me mokSa kI dRSTi se bhI jamIna ke sAtha apanA sambandha baDhAnA hI cAhiye / maiM yaha kahane kI ijAjata letA hU~ ki jaba taka jaina loga aisA nahI kareMge taba taka unakI pratiSThA sthira bhUmi para TikI huI nahI mAnI jA sktii| jaina samAja ke sAtha merA bahuta gaharA athavA vistRta paricaya nahI hai / merA paricaya hai peDa-paudho aura pazu-pakSiyo ke sAtha tathA jina logo kI sevA
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________________ jaina samAja ke sAtha merA paricaya rahatA hU~, uname se kucha garIba bhAiyo ke sAtha / hai kA mai sadA lAbha uThAtA mere jIvana kA mukhya kArya zikSA | vidyApITha, mere sAthI, mere vidyArthI aura mai- yahI merI duniyA hai / ina sabake hote hue bhI mujhe jo thoDe se jaina mitra mile hai, ve baDe acche - premala, udAra aura pUre sahiSNu hai aura unake kAraNa merA jaina samAja ke viSaya me hamezA bahuta UcA khayAla rahA hai / maine to una mitro me UcA jainatva aura ahiMsaka vRtti dekhI hai / yahA~ ahiMsakatA kA artha maiM udAra sahiSNutA karatA hU~ / merA vizvAsa hai ki yahI eka aisI cIja hai, jisakI Aja kI duniyA ko baDI AvazyakatA hai, aura jaina loga yadi cAhe to duniyA ko yaha cIja de bhI sakate hai / Aja Apa duniyA me pracalita mAsAhAra ko nahI roka sakate, kyoki zrAja to kucha sthAno me isake viparIta baDI vicitra havA baha rahI hai| jaina zAstro kA sarvatra khUba adhyayana ho, isake lie jaina mitra bahuta Atura rahate hai / mujhe koI bhI jaina pustaka chapavAnI ho to usake lie paise prApta karane me mujhe bahuta kaThinAI nahI ho sktii| lekina zrAja hame yaha kAma nahI karanA hai / zrAja to hame duniyA kI pIDA jAnanI hai aura use dUra karane kA upAya sujhAnA hai / yaha upAya ahiMsA me hai, aura yadi jaina dharma kA samucita nirUpaNa kiyA jAya, to duniyA usase bahuta svasthatA prApta kara sakatI hai / 39 1 Aja jaba mai jaina zabda kA prayoga karatA hU~ taba jaina nAma dhAraNa karane vAle ko jaina mAnakara mai isa zabda kA prayoga nahI karatA, isa zabda kA prayoga maiM aise logo ke lie karatA hU~, jiname jaina bhAvanA otaprota ho gaI hai / 'Hindu view of Life' ke lekhaka zrI rAdhAkRSNan ke zabdo me maiM bhI yaha mAnatA hU~ ki dharma parivartana karAne kA prayatna jaba taka rukegA nahI taba taka jagata me zAnti nahI hogI / pratyeka dharma me apanA vikAsa karane kI pUrI gu jAiza aura pUrI sAmagrI hotI hI hai / pratyeka dharma kama yA adhika mAtrA me ahiMsA parAyaNa hai aura utane aza me usame jainatva hai / mujhe to Apase do hI bAteM kahanI hai Apa sahiSNu baniye, aura jIvana kI jarUrato ko yathAsabhava kama kIjiye / Apa apanI jarUrate kama nahI kareMge taba taka Apa sacce ahiMsaka bana hI nahI sakate / hamArA sAdhAraNa jIvana taraha-taraha ke drohoM se bharA hai / dhana-sampatti pradroha se mila hI nahI sakatI / apane me se kucha logo ke lie Apa japa-tapa karane kI suvidhA juTA de aura
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana madeza vAkI ke loga jo kucha karate ho vahI kiyA kareM, to isase samAja kabhI pradrohI athavA ahiMsaka vana hI nahI sktaa| hindU dharma ne eka hI bAta kahI hai-aura jaina dharma usame A jAtA hai, vaha yaha hai ki koI bhI dharma jhUThA hai aisA nahIM kahA jA sakatA, pratyeka dharma ke satyAza kA prAzraya lekara manuSya parama koTi ko prApta kara sakatA hai aura isalie dharma-parivartana karanA vyarya hai / isI vicAra me syAdvAda ke tattva kA sAra prA jAtA hai / 'dUsare loga jo kucha kahate haiM vaha bilakula jhUTha kahate hai', aisA kahane vAle loga pahale to syAdvAda-mUlaka jaina dharma kA hI droha karate hai| Apa paisA kharca kara ke jo paDita utpanna karege unase ApakA sAhitya to khUba vaDhegA, parantu dharma kA yA jagata kA uddhAra nahIM hogA / gAdhIjI ko kitane hI loga uttama jaina-uttama hindU-ke rUpa me svIkAra karate haiM / isakA kAraNa gAdhIjI kA pADitya nahI hai, parantu unakA cAritrya, unakA anubhava aura unakI tapasyA hai / ve hI gAdhIjI kahate haiM ki iname se kucha acchI-acchI bAteM mujhe zrImad rAjacandra se milI hai| aura ina rAjacandra me bhI asAdhAraNa pADitya nahI yA, uname thA tapomaya jIvana aura, vizvavyApI vizAla bhAvanA / ina dono madguNo ko apanA kara Apa jagata ko jaina dharma kA saccA darzana karA sakate hai| Aja kucha pAzcAtya vicAraka yaha mAnate hai ki bhArata ne apanA sadeza jagata ko sunA diyA hai aura jagata ne use grahaNa kara liyA hai| aba bhArata ke pAsa jagata ko dene ke lie kucha rahA nahI hai, aura isalie aba bhArata ko jIne kA koI adhikAra nahI hai| yadi ava hame jagata ko kucha nahI denA hai aura yadi hama mRtaprAya bana gaye haiM, to hame Upara kA abhiprAya svIkAra kara lenA cAhiye / yadi aisA na ho to hame apane me preraNA, utsAha, ojasvitA aura nava-nirmANa kI zakti dikhAnI hogI, apanI virAsata ko uttarottara baDhAnA hogA aura apane astitva se jagata ko samRddha tathA gauravAnvita karanA hogaa|
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________________ jenetara eka bAra eka pustaka mere hAtha me aaii| usakA nAma thA 'jainetara dRSTi se jaina / ' usame mere bhI do lekha the / aneka baDe-baDe logo kI pakti me apanA nAma dekhakara mujhe acchA to lagA, lekina vizeSa zodha to usa dina maine yaha kI ki hama jainetara hai| usake pahale mai aimA kucha jAnatA nahI thA / 'itara' zabda bar3e maje kA hai / yaha zabda maine pahale-pahala sunA thA kaoNleja me paDhAye jAne vAle, tarkazAstra me| 'manuSyetara bhinna manuSya '-aisI zAstrazuddha, tarkazuddha parantu jJAna me zUnya kI vRddhi karane vAlI vyAkhyAye tarkazAstra me AtI thii| 'jo manuSya nahI hai usase jo bhinna hai vaha manuSya hai|' isalie ghAnI ke vaila kI taraha ghUma-phira kara jahA~ se calate vahI phira AnA hotA thaa| tarkazAstra kI bhI kaisI balihArI hai ki isa prakAra kI vyAkhyAye dekara vaha jJAna me vRddhi karanA cAhatA hai ? isake bAda 'itara' zabda sunane meM AyA madrAsa kI ora ke 'brAhmaNetara' pakSa ke nAma me| maiM yaha mAnatA thA ki brAhmaNetara loga hindU to hoge hii| eka bAra mai madurA ke eka IsAI mitra ke ghara ThaharA thaa| maiM unakA mehamAna thA, isalie gharake sava logo ko zAkAhAra karanA par3atA thaa| maine unase majAka me kahA 'zAkAhArI banakara Apa kucha samaya ke lie to hindU ho hI gaye / ' lekina bAda meM patA calA ki ve vAstava me 'brAhmaNetara' pakSa ke mAne jAte haiN| maiMne yaha bhI dekhA ki vahA~ ke brAhmaNetara pakSa kA netA bhI dUsarA eka IsAI hI hai / jo manuSya brAhmaNa nahI hai vaha IsAI ho yA pArasI, brAhmaNetara kyo nahI mAnA jA sakatA' tarka kI dRSTi kA upayoga karake maine pUchA 'yaha Tevala brAhmaNetara mAnI jAyagI yA nahIM ? yaha lAlaTena bhI brAhmaNetara hai na ?' jo loga hama se bhinna hai unake bAre me kucha na jAnanA aura una sabako eka ho nAma ke nIce lAnA, yaha manuSya-samAja kA purAnA rivAja hai / vedo me bhI yaha dikhAI detA hai ki jo prArya nahI he vaha dAsa yA anArya hai / isa prakAra * paryuSaNa-parva ke upalakSa me ahamadAbAda me Ayojita vyAyyAna-mAlA me tA. 12-9-31 ko diyA gayA bhASaNa /
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza zrAryetaro me AryoM se bhinna sapUrNa sRSTi A sakatI hai / jo manuSya islAma ko svIkAra nahI karatA, vaha musalamAno kI dRSTi me kAphira hai / jo manuSya yahUdI nahI hai use yahUdI loga 'jenTAila' mAnate hai / 'jenTAila' saba apavitra aura prazuci mAne jAte hai / IsAiyo kI dRSTi me jo IsA masIha kI zaraNa me nahI gayA hai vaha 'hIna' hai, usakA jIvana hI pApamaya hai / dakSiNa bhArata me liMgAyata loga hote hai / ve mandira nahI banAte, lekina zivaliMga ko gale me bAdhakara ghUmate hai jo loga unakI jAti ke nahI hote unheM ve 'bhavI' kahate hai / 'bhavI' mokSa ke adhikArI nahI hote / ve sava bhava-sAgara ke pravAha me baha jAne vAle hai / grIka logo me bhI yahI vRtti pAI jAtI hai| jo loga grIka nahI hai ve saba asaskArI 'bArberiyana' hai / 1 42 isa sArI mano- racanA ke pIche eka prakAra kA samUha dharma hai / Apa samUha ke dharma ko mAne, to ApakA uddhAra hogaa| samUha se bAhara ke saba loga jagalI, gade, maile athavA vicitra hai / aisA samUha-dharma yadi 'janma se jAti' ke sUtra ko mAnane vAle hamAre sanAtaniyo me ho, to use samajhA jA sakatA hai / yahUdiyo me bhI use samajhA jA sakatA hai / lekina jaina dharma me vaha kyoM honA cAhiye ? phira bhI jaina ko bhI isa samUha dharma kI chUta lagI hai| mahArASTra ke jaina zurU-zurU meno sanAtaniyo kI taraha hI rahate the / ve gaNapati kI pUjA karate the aura chuprAchUta bhI pAlate the / zAstra ke jAnakAra kisI mullA ke milane para jisa prakAra musalamAno me dharma kA joza paidA ho jAtA hai, usI prakAra kisI jaina pati ke milane aura kahane se hamAre yahA~ ke jaino ne gaNapati kA utsava manAnA choDa diyA / tabhI hame patA calA ki jaina nAma kA koI svataMtra patha hai / usa samaya taka hama itanA hI jAnate the ki jo loga rAta me bhojana nahI karate aura apane mandira me dUsaro ko jAne nahI dete ve jaina hai / yaha jaina aura jainetara kA bheda 'jainetara dRSTi se jaina' nAmaka pustaka mere hAtha me AI usa samaya phira se tAjA ho gayA / sAmAnyata dharma do prakAra ke hote hai sAmAjika dharma aura mokSa dharmaM / sAmAjika dharma me ihaloka aura paraloka kA vicAra to hotA hai, kintu mokSa kA itanA Agraha nahI hotA - utAvalI to hotI hI nahI / sanAtaniya me kevala sanyAsa - dharma me hI mokSa kI utkaThA dikhAI detI hai| bAkI saba ko bhukti (bhoga) bhI cAhiye aura yathAsamaya mukti (mokSa) bhI cAhiye / sanAtanI loga dUsara ko apane dharma me nimaMtrita nahI karate, pAramI bhI nahI karate aura yahUdI bhI nahI
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________________ jainanara karate / lekina jina logoM ko mokSa kA, nirvANa kA athavA kaivalya kA mArga mila gayA hai, unhe to sabhI ko nimaMtrita karanA cAhiye / unake yahA~ sabakA svAgata honA hI cAhiye / kisI dharma kI dIkSA milane para hI vAstava me manuSya usa dharma kA anuyAyI mAnA jA sakatA hai / jisa dharma me sabakA svAgata hotA hai, usame aspRzyatA ke lie koI sthAna nahI ho sakatA / islAma me aspRzyatA nahI hai / IsAIyo me nahI hai, bauddhoM me bhI nahI hai / jaina me bhI nahI ho sakatI / lekina nirIkSaNa karane se patA calatA hai ki sanAtana dharma kA asara jaino para bhI ho gayA hai / musalamAno aura IsAIyoM ko bhI isa burAI kI chUta laga gaI hai / sindha me eka musalamAna se merI bAta ho rahI thii| apanI zreSThatA siddha karane ke lie hinduno ke aneka dopa dikhAkara ata me usane mujhase kahA "mai to hinduo ke hAtha kA pAnI bhI nahI pItA" usakI bAta cupacApa suna lene ke bAda maine kahA "tava to hindU dharma kI vijaya hI huI na ? sanAtaniyo me yaha rivAja hai ki ve apane se nIcI kakSA ke logo ke hAtha kA pAnI nahI piine| isa bAta ko zrApa jisa hada taka svIkAre usa hada taka Apa hindU ho gaye / mujhe prApa nIcI kakSA kA AdamI bhane kaheM, lekina yaha UMca-nIca kA bheda to hindU kasauTI se hI mApA jAyagA na ? aura eka bAra Apane hindU kasauTI svIkAra kI phira to UMcA kauna aura nIcA kauna, yaha apane Apa siddha ho jAyagA / " 43 majAka kI vAta ko choDakara maiM kahU~gA ki jaino ko ima U~ca-nIca bheda tathA isa aspRzyatA ko apane samAja me nahI ghusane denA cAhie thA / merI dRSTi to jo aspRzyatA me vizvAsa rakhatA hai vaha jAti se bhale hI jaina ho, lekina vAstava me jainetara hI hai ? mokSa dharma me aspRzyatA kaise ho sakatI hai ? jo manuSya utsAha pUrvaka AtmA kA vikAsa karanA cAhe, kevala AtmA ke kalyANa kI dRSTi se hI jIye, vaha jaina hai / dUsaro ke prati janUnI hone ke bajAya svaya apane prati janUnI honA aura tapomaya jIvana vyatIta karanA kitanA uttama he ? sanAtaniyoM ne eka AsAna rAstA khoja nikAlA hai / jo loga mokSa ke liye Atura hai, unhI ke liye usane mokSa dharma rakha choDA hai / sanyAsa dharma kI dIkSA lekara yadi koI usa ke pAlana me zithilatA dikhAye, to saba koI use dhikkArate hai / mokSa kI lagana na ho to koI sanyAsI banegA hI kyo ? me to mAnatA hU~ ki jise mokSa kI, kaivalya pada kI lagana lagI hai vahI jaina hai / vAkI ke saba loga jainetara hai / unhe sanAtanI bhale hI kaha lIjiye / sanAtaniyo me saba ke lie sthAna hai / samUha dharma kI kamITI ko sAmane rakhakara yadi jaina aura jainetara kA bheda hama kareM taba to jaina dharma Tika hI nahI sakatA /
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________________ 44 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza 1. eka vAra mai nAgapura kI ora rAmaTeka kI pahADI dekhane gayA thaa| usakI talahaTI me eka jaina mandira hai / usa mandira ke pAsa dhana-daulata hogI, ata usakI rakSA ke lie sipAhI, bandUka, talavAra saba kucha rakhA gayA thaa| mai to vaha saba dekhakara daga raha gyaa| maine pUchA "kyA yaha zAkta madira hai ? yahA~ maiM durgApATha karU ?" mandira ke pujAriyo ne mujha se kahA "nahI, nahI, yaha to jaina mandira hai|" merI bAta ve loga samajhe nahI, aura unakI bAta maiM nahI samajhA maiM vahA~ se lauTa praayaa| mana me vicAra uThA jahA~ dhana kA sagraha he aura usakI rakSA ke liye jahA~ rAjyasattA kI sahAyatA lI jAtI hai, jahAM hiMsA ke hathiyAra khule taura para rakhe jAte hai, vahA~ jaina dharma kaise ho sakatA hai ? Akhira samUha dharma ne jaina dharma para vijaya prApta kara lI hai| AtmA ko bhUla jAne ke bAda aura anAtmA ko UMcA mAnane ke vAda choTe-choTe prAcAro kA pAlana kiyA to bhI kyA aura na kiyA to bhI kyA ? Aja ke dina kA upayoga hRdaya zuddhi ke lie kiyA jAnA cAhiye / hRdaya zuddhi to hogI taba hogI, lekina hama vicAra zuddhi to kara le / jo manuSya prAtmA aura anAtmA kA viveka nahI karatA, jo manuSya kevala AtmA ko hI pahacAnane aura usakI rakSA karane kA prayatna nahIM karatA, vaha dhArmika nahI hai, jaina to vaha kisI bhI hAlata me nahI hai| islAma me eka siddhAnta kA baDe joro se upadeza kiyA gayA hai| Izvara eka hai, advitIya hai, usake sAtha kisI dUsare manuSya ko yA padArtha ko milAyA nahI jA sakatA, zarIka nahI-kiyA jA sakatA, yaha islAma kA eka mahAn sidvAnta hai| Izvara ke sAtha dUsare kisI ko milAne ke gunAha ko 'zirka' kahA jAtA hai / jo manuSya zirka kA gunAha karatA hai vaha muzarika hai- kAphira hai| imlAma kA yaha sidvAnta mujhe acchA lagatA hai| hama apanI paribhApA me isa siddhAnta kA vicAra kreN| ataryAmI paramAtmA hI hamArI zuddha AtmA hai / usake sAtha hama anAtmA ko milA de, to yaha 'zika' kA gunAha hogaa| jo manuSya kevala AtmA ke prati hI saccA hai, AtmA kI unnati ke lie hI jItA hai, anAtmA ke mohajAla me nahI phasA, vahI jaina hai| bAkI ke saba loga jainetara hai / isa zuddha vicAra kI dRSTi se kyA hama sabhI janetara nahIM hai ? kauna AtmA parAyaNa hai aura kauna nahI hai, yaha to manuSya kA apanA antara hI usase kaha sakatA hai| bAharI jIvana se to lagatA hai ki mai bhI jainetara hU~ aura pApa loga bhI jainetara haiN| phira bhI yadi isa samAja meM koI jaina ho to use mere hajAra-hajAra praNAma /
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________________ hindU kI haSTi se jaina dharma jainiyo ke sAtha merA RNAnuvandha kucha ajIva-sA hai| mere vacapana me eka digambara jaina-parivAra hamAre paDosa meM rahatA thaa| maiM unake ghara me khelane jAtA / lekina dekhA ki irda-girda ke loga unase sambandha nahI rakhate / kahate ki "ye bopArI loga acche nhii|" mere sAtha to unakA salUka acchA thA, isalie maiMne apane logo se pUchA ki "iname kyA burAI hai " kahA gayA ki "inake mandira me nagna mUrti kI upAsanA hotI hai / " dUsarA kAraNa yaha batAyA ki " ye loga ahiMsA ko mAnate to hai, lekina calane-phirane meM jo aparihArya hiMsA hotI hai usakA pApa vaDI khUbI se dUsare kisI ke sira para DAla dete hai|" isa javAva se mujhe santopa nahI huA, lekina jaino ke bAre meM jAnakArI hAsila karane kA kutUhala jaagaa| maiM dekhatA hU~ ki apane deza me hama hajAro varSoM se aisA kUpa-maDUka kA jIvana vyatIta karate hai ki paDosiyo ke bAre meM bhI ghora ajJAna rahatA hai / loga apane sampradAya ke bAhara kA kucha jAnate hI nahIM / jo jAnate hai vaha vikRta spa me aura mazodhana to kabhI karate hI nahIM / nagna mUrti kI pUjA kA nAma sunate hI gAvata-sampradAya kI kalpanA mana me khaDI ho jAtI hai aura svAbhAvika rUpa se mana me jugupsA paidA hotI hai / kintu vItarAga muniyo kI nagnatA kucha aura cIja hai / Aja maiM kalA aura nIti dono dRSTiyo se isa nagnatA kA samarthaka hU~ aura ahiMsA ke bAre me to kaha sakatA hU~ ki apanA pApa dUsare ke matthe maDha dene kI bAta jaina dharma me nahI hai / kAyika, vAcika aura mAnasika hisA kA svarUpa pahacAnate-pahacAnate jaina-muni bahuta gaharAI taka pahuMce hai| hisA karanA, karavAnA yA usakA anumodana karanA-tIno ko ve eka-sA pApa samajhate hai / dharmoM kI sthApanA bhale hI zuddha, sAtvika logo ne kI ho, kintu unake sampradAyo kA vistAra aura pracAra karane vAlo me rajoguNa kI kamobeza mAtrA hone ke kAraNa saba dharma-paramparAgo me kucha na kucha dopa A hI jAte hai / * 28 pharavarI 1959-phirojAbAda me zrI varNI abhinandana sabhA me diyA gayA bhaapnn|
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________________ 46 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza atizayokti, ahakAra, abhimAna, paranindA, asahiSNutA Adi dopa saba dharma ke logo meM pAye jAte haiN| jahA~ Agraha AyA, vahA~ ekAgitA A hI jAtI hai| yaha saba jAnate hue bhI jima taraha maiM apane dharma ke prati zraddhA-bhakti rakhatA hU~, vaise hI aura dharmoM ke prati bhI rakhatA huuN| apane dopo ke prati jaisA saumyabhAva rahatA hai vaisA hI sabake dopo ke prati bhI Avazyaka samajha gayA haiN| agara bheda-bhAva rakhanA hI hai to hama apane dopo ke prati kaThora bana sakate hai / syAvAda ne mujhe sikhAyA hai ki auro kI sthiti ko hama varAvara samajha nahIM sakate, isa kAraNa bhI auro ke dopo ke prati kSamAbhAva aura saumyatA dhAraNa karanI cAhiye / 'hindU' zabda hamAre dharmazAstra me kahI nahI paataa| auro ne hamAre deza, hamArI saMskRti aura hamAre samAja ke lie 'hindU' zabda lagAyA hai / sindhu nadI ke kinAre jo saskRti saMgaThita huI aura sAre deza meM phailI, vaha saskRti hindU-saskRti hai| saskRti ke mAnI hai, jIvana-dRSTi aura jIvanavyavasthA / isa hindU-saskRti ke antargata aneka dharma, aneka sampradAya, aneka sAdhanAe~, patha aura phirke pAye jAte hai, unake andara sUkSma aura maulika bheda jarUra hai, lekina jisa taraha eka hI parivAra ke logo kI zaklo me pArivArika sAmya dIkha paDatA hai, vaise hI hindU-saskRti ke saba sampradAyo me eka-jAtIyatA pAyI jAtI hai| ina saba kA svabhAva eka-sA hai, inakI samAjavyavasthA karIba-karIva eka-sI hai / guNa-doSa bhI eka-se pAye jAte hai| yaha saba dekhakara 'hindU' zabda kI vyAkhyA karanI cAhiye, nirukti ke sahAre hama kaha sakate hai ki 'hiMsayA dUyate citta yasyA sau hindurIrita'-'hisA kI kalpanA mAtra se hI jisakA citta dukhI hotA hai, udvigna hotA hai, vaha hai 'hindU' / hindU kA svabhAva hI hai ki vaha 'bhUtAnukUlya bhajane' saba prANI svabhAva se hI proge kA droha karake jIte hai / dharma kahatA hai ki droha burI cIja hai / 'adroheNaiva bhUtAnA alpadroheNa vA puna' apanI-apanI AjIvikA prApta karanI cAhiye / manuSya se lekara sUkSma jIvo taka saba ke prati pratikUla bhAva choDa denA aura saba ke prati anukUla bananA-yahI hai hindU-vRtti, hindU-svabhAva / isa svabhAva kA vikAsa saba me eka-sA nahI huA hai| koI bahuta Age baDhe hai, koI kama, lekina saba kA prasthAna usa eka hI dizA me hai / isIliye ye sava hindU haiN| ina hinduoM kI dhArmika jIvana-dhArA prAcIna kAla se zramaNa aura brAhmaNa ina do
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________________ 47 hindU kI dRSTi me jaina dharma pravAho meM vahanI prAyo hai| ina donoM ke bIca guNo aura dopo kA AdAnapradAna hamezA calatA AyA hai / grAhmaNa yAni vaidika dhArA me jo hiMsA mUlA yaja-mamyA cala rahI thI vaha zramaNa mamkRti ke pora santo ke prabhAva se nAma pa ho gyii| yaja-masthA kA prArambha gAyada hiMsA me nahI huyA hogA. lekina umayA vistAra pagu himA ke mpa meM hI ho gyaa| jAta-pAna bheda zAyada guru meM vaidika mammRti meM nahIM the| grAja ke spa me to ve nahI hI the / lekina vaNa-vyavanyA aura jAti-vyavasthA hI vaidika maskRti kA pradhAna rUpa bana gyaa| yaha varNa aura jAti-vyavasthA zramaNa mamkRni ke anukUla nahIM thI, to bhI umakA prAramaNa zramaNa-saskRti para kAphI mAtrA me huyA hai / jaba vaidika-parampaga ke hama loga uma jAti-vyavasthA ko dharmavigedhI mamjhakara toDane ko taiyAra huye hai, tava zramaNa-mammRti ke loga use apane samAja kA prANa mamatakara kabhI-kabhI majabUta karane kI koziza karate hai| jAti-bheda to sakucitatA aura U~ca-nIca bhAva para hI prAdhArita hai| varNa vyavamyA me nyakti kA jIvana-vikAma ekAgI Dhaga me hotA hai / brAhmaNa, kSaniya, vaizya, zUdra cAra vaNa mAno kimI eka yantra ke purje hai / yantra meM mampUrNatA male ho, purjI kA jIvana ekAgI hI hotA hai / athavA yo kaha ki jIvana unakA svatantra hai hI nhiiN| Aja kI mAnavatA kA takAjA hai ki vyakti ke jIvana meM ekAgitA kA praveza samAja ke liye pataranAka hai| zramaNa-maskRti ne varNa-vyavasthA ko na svIkAra kiyA aura na usakA vigedha hI / umakI upekSA hI kI / vaidika-paramparA ke vikAma meM jaba priyAkANTa cetanahIna ho gayA, taba manto kA prAdurbhAva huA / mantaM ne bhI varNa aura jAti ko apratiSThina kiyA, aura itanA to mpapTa kahA ki mAnavI vikAsa ke liye varNa aura jAti popaka nahI, vAdhaka hai / zramaNa-saskRti kA hI yaha phala thaa| isa prakAra yaha sApha hai ki zramaNa-samkRti aura brAhmaNamaskRti dono dhArAe samAnAntara vahatI pAyI hai / da no ke bIca prAdAna-pradAna calatA rahA hai acchAiyo kA bhI aura durAiyo kA bhii| aba hama ina donoM ke bIca samAna bhAva se baDhI aura eka sasthA kA vicAra kreN| vaha hai mandiro kI sasthA / mUla vaidika-saskRti me zAyada
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana sadaza mUrtipUjA nahI thI / mandira to the hI nahI / yajJa-sasthA hI usa saskRti kA bAhya svarUpa thA / sambhava hai, mUrtipUjA aura mandira kI sasthA isa deza me bAhara se hI AyI ho / vauddha vidvAn dharmAnanda kosabI kA kahanA thA ki 'hamAre yahA~ mUrtipUjA zAyada arabastAna se AyI hai|' merA khayAla hai ki yUnAnI aura romana logo kA anukaraNa karake hamane apane yahAM mUrtipUjA aura mandiro kA vistAra kiyA hogA / mUrti aura mandira kI svIkRti zAyada zramaNasaskRti me pahale huyI, bAda me vaidika logo ne use apanA lI hogI / isa vAre me nizcita rUpa se kucha nahIM kahA jA sktaa| Age calakara jaba zramaNa aura brAhmaNa dono dhArApro me zAkta paddhati kA pracAra hunA, taba mUrtipUjA me aneka doSa bhI A gaye aura mandiro dvArA aneka burAiyo kA samarthana hone lgaa| sanAtanI mandiro me khAna-pAna, bhoga-naivedya kA jhajhaTa bahuta hai| mandiro me kisI bar3e rAjA ke sukhopabhoga aura vilAsa kA anukaraNa hI hotA hai / jaina mandiro me yaha jhajhaTa nahI hai| bhoga-naivedya ke rUpa me jahA~ khAna-pAna kA vyavahAra AyA vahA~ sparzAsparza kA pAkhaNDa A hI jAtA hai / jaina mandiro me naivedya kA vidhAna na hone se darzana kI ijAjata hara kisI ko AsAnI se dI jA sakatI hai| jaina-dharma vizva-dharma hai / vaha saba ko ahiMsA, tapa aura Atmonnati kI ora bulAtA hai| aise mandira me kisI ko bhI darzana kI rukAvaTa nahI honI cAhiye / hindU dharma kI zramaNa dhArA me ucca-nIca bhAva kA aura spRzyAspRzya kA vidhAna ho nahIM sakatA / mandira me jAkara darzana aura pUjA karane se agara koI dhArmika yA AdhyAtmika lAbha hotA ho, to harijano ko usase vacita nahIM rakhanA caahiye| ___ yahA~ mai jarA apanI bhUmikA bhI spaSTa kara duuN| jo loga Ajakala mandira me jAte hai, unakI AdhyAtmika unnati kahA~ taka hotI hai, isakA hisAva kisI ne nahI lgaayaa,| aisI hAlata meM hamArI manzA yaha nahIM ki harijana mandira jAne ke AdI bane / hama itanA hI cAhate hai ki mandira calAne vAle logo kI sakucitatA aura bahiSkAra-vRtti dUra ho / mandira nirmAtA, vyavasthApaka aura mandira me jAne vAle saba ko maiM mandira-sasthA ke AdhAra stambha samajhatA huuN| inake mana me jo rUDhivAdI sanAtanI-vRtti ghara kara gayI hai, vaha samAja-svAsthya ke liye khataranAka hai / use dUra karanA hI mandira-praveza Andolana kA pradhAna uddezya hai| mandira-sasthA ke prati hame
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________________ hindU kI dRSTi se jaina dharma zrAdara hai | usa masthA me phira se caitanya lAyA jA sakatA hai. isa vizvAsa se hI hama mandira praveza kI tAIda karate haiM / 49 pArasI logo kA jarathunta dharma, musalamAno kA islAma, IsAiyoM kA vizvAsI dharma tIno paradeza me prAye dharma hai / yahUdI dharma bhI vaisA hI hai / inako chor3a bAkI ke dharma imI bhUmi me nikale haiM / yahA~ kI mamAja-vyavasthA bhI unheM mAnya hai | ye nava hindU dharma kI zAkhAeM haiN| Upara batAye paradezI dharma bhI pradAna-pradAna dvArA grAhinA-grAhistA svadezI vana rahe hai / unake amara ke kAraNa pUre hindU dharma me bhI mahattvapUrNa parivartana hote rahe haiM / hindU dharma kI yahI khUnI hai ki usane kabhI bhI prAdAna-pradAna me inavAra nahI kiyA hai / mUrtipUjA kA prazna grava bilkula goNa ho gayA hai / eka hI mandira me digambara aura zvetAmbara mAnyatA kI mUrtiyAM rakhakara bhedabhAva kyo na miTA diyA jAya ? AhAra ke bAre meM bhI naye DhaMga se mocanA cAhiye / jo loga mAsAhAra nahIM karate, unako apane zubha siddhAnto me dRDha rahane ke liye kyA mAmAhArI logo ke bahiSkAra kI zrAvazyakatA hai ? apragatizIla rUTivAdI hI vahiSkAra zrIra pArthakya kA sahArA lete haiM / jaina logoM ne hindU dharma me raha kara zrahiMsA kA jitanA pracAra kiyA hai, utanA pracAra ve hindU-mamAja meM alaga raha kara nahI kara sakeMge / kintu grAja-kala kaI jainiyo me dhArmika vyaktivAda ghuma gayA hai aura do-eka kAnUno se bacane ke liye ve kahane lage haiM ki hama 'hindU' nahI haiN| meM unakA prativAda nahI karUMgA | jo bAhara jAnA cAhatA hai usake liye daravAje khule rakhanA hindU samAja kA svabhAva hI hai| paharA rakhA jAtA hai andara Ane vAlo ke liye / merA dila itanA hI kahatA hai ki hindU-samAja ke saba se baDe pApa aspRzyatA ko jinhone apanAyA hai, kama se kama ve to pUre-pUre hindU hI haiM / zrahiMsA ke kaI kSetra haiM / zrAhAra ke bAre me saba loga jAnate hI haiM / kimI kA bhI droha kiye binA, kisI kI mehanata se nAjAyaja phAyadA uThAye vinA AjIvikA prApta karanA, yaha hai ahiMsA kA saba se vaDA kSetra / binA aparAdha kisI ko hIna yA nIca samajhanA sAmAjika hiMsA hai| aphrikana yA cInI yA yUropiyana kisI bhI vaza ke logo ko apane se hIna samajhanA, unakA
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________________ mahAvIra saporana kAna bahiSkAra karanA bhI hiMsA hai| mAnavatA kA aura vizva-vandhutva kA droha hai| gAMdhIjI ke bAda yAnI satyAgraha kA zuddha sAttvika zAmya pAna ra bAra bhI zastra-yuddha bhI anAvazyaka, parihArya hiMsA hai| yaha bAta duniyA ke rAhAko kisI na kimI dina mAnya hone vAlI hai / jaina dharma ko eka bAta sumaM mAno nagI hai / pracAra dharma hote huye bhI usane aura kisI dharma kI taraha barasa anuyAyiyoM kI saMkhyA baDhAne ko koziza nahIM kI hai / jo bhI pAna gara rAjI hugA ki turanta usako apanA levala lagA kara sakhyA vRddhi kA madhAnika mavAra aura lAbha pAne kA prayatna jaina dharma ne nahIM kiyA hai / sanyA vari nahI, kintu cAritrya vRddhi hI sacce pracAra kA phala hai| mere mitra zrI dharmAnanda kosabI janmanA brAhmaNa the| bAda meM ela bauddha dharma kI dIkSA lii| bauddha dharma sIkhane ke liye nepAla, tibana, minAla, bapradeza, siyAma prAdi dezo me ve ghuume| bAda me sevA ke hetu kaI gAra prameya aura rUma gye| mere Agraha se jaba ve gujarAta vidyApITha meM pArara rahane sama, taba unhoMne jaina dharma kA adhyayana kiyA, bhagavAn pArzvanAtha kA cAturmAsa dharma unako bhAyA / pArzvanAtha kA cAturyAma dharma nAmaka unha ne eka gira bhI likhI hai| usame unhoMne likhA hai ki pArzvanAtha ke cAtupoma dharma meM ho bhagavAn buddha aura bhagavAn mahAvIra kI do paramparAeM pravRtta ho / pAgaMtApa ke upadeza kA kosavIjI para itanA gaharA amara huA thA ki maramAlA salebanA bhI unhoMne lI thii| maiM mAnatA hai ki jaina dharma agara rUDhivAda ke bandhana ke mana mA vaha avazyameva sarva-samanvayakArI vizva dharma banegA / syAvAda kI parigI sarva-samanvaya meM hI honI caahiye|
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________________ samasta hindU eka samaya thA jaba hamAre deza me bahuta carcA calI ki 'hindU' kauna ? isI carcA ke silasile me hindU zabda kI aneka vyAkhyAye huyI aura lakSaNa bAMdhe gaye / 'jo apane ko hindU samajhatA hai vahI hindU hai' aisI eka vyAkhyA una dino kI gayI thI / lokamAnya tilaka kI banAyI huI vyAkhyA me prAmANyavuddhivedeSu' yahI mukhya lakSaNa thA / 'sAdhanAnA anekatA aura 'upAsyAnA aniyama,' yaha thA hindU samAja kI vividhatA, udAratA aura sarva sagrAhakatA kA lakSaNa / isI paramparA ko Age calA kara vinovAjI ne hindU kI vyAkhyA kI hai / mujha jaise bahuta se loga unake lakSaNa ko majUra kreNge| unakA vivaraNa khUvIdAra aura rocaka hai / zrava isI mavAla ko hama eka dUsare pahalU se dekhe / Aja brAhmaNa, kSatriya, vaizya, zUdra yAdi cAra varNo me ba~Te huye aura aneka jAtiyo me vibhakta sava sanAtanI loga, nigAyata, vaiSNava, bhAgavata Adi aneka patho ke loga, zrArya samAjI, brAhmo (prArthanA samAjI), jaina, bauddha, sikkha zrAdi sampradAya ke loga ye saba ke saba hindU mAne jAte haiM / hindustAna kI Adima jAtiyA~ bhI hindU samAja ke antargata hI hai / hama yo bhI kaha makate hai ki jo loga pAramI, musalamAna, IsAI Adi videza me prAye huye dharmoM ke anuyAyI hai, ve saba hindU hI hai / agara kisI AdamI kA Izvara para vizvAsa nahI hai, to usase usakA hindutva miTa nahI jAtA / jo vyakti jAna pAta, varNa aura Azrama ko nahI mAnatA vaha bhI hindU raha sakatA hai / dArzanika khayAla me kahA jAtA hai ki Izvara ko mAnane, na mAnane para manuSya kI nAstikatA nirbhara nahI / jo veda ko nahI mAnatA vahI nAstika hai / 'nAstiko vedanindaka ' / kintu svAmI vivekAnanda ne veda kA artha kiyA he 'jJAna' / veda ko mAnanA, veda ke prati Adara rakhanA eka cIja hai aura veda-vacana ko pramANa samajhanA dUsarI bAta / Arya samAjI loga praoNTesTaTa IsAI logo kI vRtti ke haiM / praoNTesTaTa IsAI vAyavila ko pramANa mAnate haiM, lekina vAyavila kA artha karane me apane ko
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________________ 52 mahAvIrAja hai| veda ko pramANa do mAnate hai, karya karane meM haiN| vana ke hI nahIM yasarI ke kiye veda ke artha se bhI ve tattvata ba~dhe nahIM hai kAna cheda ke prati Adara avazya rakhate haiM lekina hara eka bacata kA prAmAmya svIkAra nahIM krte| Aja kala ke bahuta se manAna deva ke prati sarvasAmAna rakhate haiN| ve loga na veda par3hane haina unake vacana ne apane ko denA hai| hindu saMskRti kI gagotrI hai, isaliye usa premanti ve avazya rakhate haiN| gAMdhIjI kI yahI bhUmikA hai| koktiyuta dharmAnukUla na hotA ho, vahA~ hama baha kamare meM nahIM AtA yA artha karane meM kucha bhUla huyI hai yA haiM nahIM hai, 'jina sadarbha ko hama nahI jAnata aima. ku sadarbha ke anusAra hI vaha vacana yogya hotA hAvA hama loga veda-vacanoM ne se unhI ko svIkAra karate haiM, ge buddhizAsa aura dharmAnukUla ho / bAkI vacano ke prati hama mAnAna rahI yA sahAnubhUtipUrvaka unakA vyApaka artha kareMge yA yAdara ke sAtha ume rakha dene / nirdoSa hI zAhya ho sakatA hai| yaha sArA bhAvavi ne 'vigatR" me bhara diyA hai / svAmI dayAnanda sarasvatI na granya gran pAvalambiyoM kI apane 'satyArtha pravAza' ma vaDI hI kahI kI hai| kintu brahma samAjiyA se apIla karate samaya anunaya ko vRti hai, yaha bAta mahattva kI hai| brahma samAjiyo ke siddhAnA karane para ve tule nahIM dIkha paDate / kintu unake sAtha rASTrIya, sAskRtika ke bhAva meM ve anunaya karate dIkha paDate haiN| Fearer yA sare sampradAyI loga veda ke prAmAnya ke frage udAmIna hai| kucha vaiSNava kahate haiM ki hama hindU haiM yA nahIM, yaha nahI jaante| unakA bhAva yaha hai ki dharma hai / musalamAna IsAI, pArasI, yahUdI Adi saba loga kara sakate haiM / bauddha aura jaina to vedaprAmANya se says trait at mA kA bhI mAnya nahIM / va koI sambandha nahI / kkhi loga Izvara bhakta haiM, jAfi ke prati kama se kama udAsIna to hai hI / avatAravAda ke bI
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________________ 53 samasta hindU kI dRSTi alaga-alaga hai / zrAryasamAjI loga mUrti pUjA kA virodha karate hai / punarjanma ke bAre me hara eka kI dRSTi alaga-alaga hai / punarjanma aura sAparAya (maraNottara jIvana) eka vastu nahI he / dayAnanda sarasvatI aura pUrvamImAMsAvAdI zrAtyatika mokSa ko svIkAra nahI karate / pUrvamImAmI loga sanyAma zrAzrama ko bhI nahI mAnate / aisI hAlata me sanAtanI, zrArya samAjI, brAhmo, jaina, bauddha, liMgAyata, sikkha zrAdi saba vibhAga kA pratarbhAva ho sake aisA lakSaNa hame cAhiye / 'sarva dharma samAdara, bhUtAnukUtya bhajate', aura 'hiMsayA dUyate cittam' yaha sacce prora acche hinduo kA lakSaNa jarUra kahA jA sakatA hai / sarva dharma samAdara vRtti prAcIna romana logo me bhI thii| cInI logo me bhI yaha pAyI jAtI hai / bhUtAnukUlya dharmaM - mAtra kA lakSaNa honA cAhiye / hindU vRtti meM vaha vizeSa rUpa se prakaTa huA hai / hindU ne Aja taka kaI vAra hiMsA kI hai / bAhAra ke liye bhI, zrAtmarakSA ke liye bhI aura anyAya ke pratikAra ke liye bhI / lekina vaha hiMsA kA puraskAra nahI karatA / 'hiMsayA dUyate citta yasyAsau hindurIrita yaha lakSaNa hindU svabhAva ke liye aura hindU saMskRti ke liye yathArtha dIkha paDatA hai / eka paradezI IsAI mizanarI ne rAdhAkRSNana kA Hindu View of Life paDhA / usase prabhAvita hokara unase kahA If this is Hinduism I am a Hindu - 'yadi vaha hindUdharma hai to maiM hindU hU~ / ' Aja taka hama kahate Aye hai ki duniyA ke tIna dharma aise haiM, jo apane logo kA apanA dharma choDa kara dUsare dharma me jAnA varadAzta kara sakate hai / lekina auro ko kisI bhI zarta para apane dharma me lene ko taiyAra nahI hai / ye tIna dharma hai sanAtanI hindU, yahudI aura jarathustrI pArasI / hindU samAja ke bAre me yaha bAta bahuta kucha sahI he / lekina Arya samAjI aura vauddha auro ko apane phirake me le sakate hai aura lete bhI hai / svAmI vivekAnanda ne sisTara niveditA Adi ziSyoM ko hindU dharma me le liyA / eka yUropiyana IsAI mahilA ne bauddha dharma svIkAra kiyA thA / use kAzI vizvanAtha ke mandira me praveza milanA hI cAhiye - aisA zrAgraha gA~dhIjI kA thA / hama to mAnate hai ki mUrtipUjA ke jo ghora virodhaka nahI hai, aise saba logo ko hamAre mandiro me prAne denA cAhiye / camaDe kI jUtiyA~ mandira me na lAne kI maryAdA kA aura ziSTAcAra kA ve pAlana kareM, itane se hame mantoSa rakhanA cAhiye /
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________________ 54 mahavIra kA jIvana sadeza __ zrI vinovA kI dI huyI vyAkhyA sanAtanI hindU ke liye ThIka hai| Aja ke vyApaka aura sagrAhaka samasta hindU samAja kA umame atarbhAva nahI hotaa| maiM to IsAI dharma ko bhI hindU dharma ke hI eka patha kI dRSTi se dekhatA huuN| Niva, viSNu, gaNapati, devI aura sUrya ina pAMca devatAoM ke yA unhI ke avatAra-svarUpa anya devatAo kI upAsanA kA samanvaya karake zrI zakarAcArya ne pacAyatana pUjA claayii| umake vAda mikkha Adi aneka sampradAyo ne gurupUjA ko chaThA Ayatana banAyA / usake jaise guru-pUjA ko pradhAnatA dene vAlA patha vizvAmI thA IsAI kahalAtA hai / hindU dharma ke andara use sthAna dene me koI etarAja nahI honA cAhiye / __abhI-abhI marduma-zumArI (jana-gaNanA) ke eka adhikArI hamAre pAsa Aye the| nAma, umra, bhApA Adi jAnakArI pUchane ke vAda unhone kahA"Apa hindUdharmI hI haiN| unake isa kathana kA mujhe prativAda nahI karanA thaa| mai hindU hU~ hii| lekina aura dharma gratha paDhane se aura una dharmoM ke satpuruSo ke sAtha jo kucha satsaga milA, usase merA sarvadharma samabhAva vaDha gayA aura merA apanA apanI hI dRSTi kA sarvadharma sama-bhAva vikasita huA / isaliye maiMne una mahAzaya se kahA "hA~ maiM hindU to hU~, lekina sarvadharmI huuN"| ' sarva dharmoM ke prati taTastha aura niSpakSapAta sahAnubhUti aura Adara rakhane vAlI hamArI sarakAra ko cAhiye ki vaha mardumazumArI ke dvArA isa vAta kI bhI jA~ca aura gaNanA kare ki mere jaise sarvadharma sama-bhAva vAle sarvadharmI kitane hai| pharavarI, 1957
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana sandeza mahAvIra kA vizvadharma mahAvIra kA jIvana sandeza
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________________ mahAvIra kA vizvadharma [8] 'mahAvIra' nAma zrI viSNu ko diyA gayA hai / unake vAhana garuDa ko bhI mahAvIra kahate hai / zrI rAmacandra jI ko bhI mahAvIra kahate hai aura unake ekaniSTha sevaka hanumAna bhI mahAvIra hI hai / Aja hama zrI pArzvanAtha ke anugAmI zrI vardhamAna ko mahAvIra ke nAma se pahacAnate hai / 'mahAvIra' zabda se kaunasA prarthabodha hotA he ? sarvatra phailakara, AsurI zakti ko harAkara vizva kA pAlana karane vAle viSNu mahAvIra haiM / amRta prApta karane kI zakti rakhane vAlA mAtR bhakta garuDa mahAvIra hai| pitA ke vacana kA pAlana karane ke lie, prajA kA kalyANa karane ke lie aura dharmaniSThA kA Adarza prasthApita karane ke lie rAjya, sukha aura patnI kA tyAga karane vAle zrI rAmacandra jI mahAvIra haiN| kisI prakAra ke pratiphala kI icchA rakhe vinA sevA karane vAle aura zakti kA upayoga ziva hI kI sevA me karane vAle brahmacArI sevAnanda hanumAna bhI mahAvIra hai / mAtRbhakti, sukha-tyAga, bhUtamAtra ke prati apAra dayA aura indriyajaya kA utkarpa dikhAne vAle jJAtRputra vardhamAna bhI mahAvIra hai / Arya jAti ne sarvocca madguNo kI jisa manomaya mUrti kI kalpanA kI hai, jisa Adarza ko nizcita kiyA hai usa taka pahu~cane vAle vyakti mahAvIra hai / vijaya prApta karane vAlA vIra hai / jo antarbAhya duniyA para vijaya pAtA hai, vaha hai mahAvIra / vIra yAni zrArya aura mahAvIra yAni arhat / hindU dharma rASTrIya dharma hai / eka mahAn rASTra kA dharma hone se ume mahArASTrIya dharma bhI kaha sakate haiN| lekina hindU dharma ke tattva sArvabhauma hai vizva-dharma ke hai / unakA pracAra sarvatra hone lAyaka hai / hindU dharma ne manuSya jAti kA jIvana-dharma khoja nikAlA hai / hindU dharma ne bahuta pahale se nizcita kara rakhA hai ki kyA karane se manuSya jAti zAnti se raha sakegI, usakA utkarSa hogA, tathA vaha parama tattva ko pahacAna kara use prApta kara sakegI / 'svalpamapyasya dharmasya trAyate mahato bhayAt' (ima dharma kA alpa- salpa ( pAlana ) bhI baDe-baDe bhayo se rakSA karatA hai) / 'na hi kalyANakRt kazcit durgati tAta gacchati' (he tAta, zubha karma karane vAle kisI kI durgati nahI hotI) / 'dharmo rakSati rakSita' (jo dharma kA rakSaNa karatA hai, usakI rakSA dharma karatA hai) /
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________________ 58 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza ima taraha kI zradvA yA anubhava ko isa dharma ne akita kara rakhA hai| phira bhI hindU dharma pracAra-parAyaNa (mizanarI) dharma nahI hai / sArI duniyA meM apanA pracAra karane kA hindU dharma kA Agraha nahIM hai / hindU apane dharma ko apane AcaraNa me lAne kA prayatna karatA rahatA hai| usame agara use saphalatA mila gayI to usakI chApa paDausiyo para paDegI hii| yaha samajha kara ki prabhAva DAlane ke lie jAnabUjha kara koziza karane me utAvalI aura adhIratA hai, yAni jIvana kA kaccApana hai, hindU vyakti adhika prayatna pUrvaka prAtmazudvi hI karatA rhegaa| sAmAjika hindU dharma ke mAnI hai ina sanAtana tattvo ko apane viziSTa samAja ke anukUla banAne kA prayatna karanA / dUsarA samAja inhI tattvo ko alaga tarIke se apane jIvana me lA sakatA hai| hindU dharma ke ina sanAtana tattvo ko samAja meM dAkhila karane ke aneka prayatna isa deza me haye hai| ruDha sanAtana dharma isa deza ke bAhara bilkula nahIM phailA hai / use phailAne ke prayatna kisI samaya huye hai yA nahIM, isakA hame patA nahIM hai| isa deza me hI use naSTa karane ke prayatna huye hai aura ve prayatna niSphala huye hai itanA hama jAnate hai / lekina rUDha sanAtana paddhati ko choDa dUsare Dhaga para kiye gaye prayoga duniyA me acchI taraha phaila gaye hai| bauddha dharma isa bAta kA sabUta hai / yahI sabase pahalA mizanarI dharma dikhAI detA hai / isase pahale agara mizanarI kArya hunA ho to usakA hame ThIka-ThIka patA nahI hai / aisA bhI lagatA hai ki varNavyavasthA yukta jIvana-dharma pracAra kA dharma ho hI nahIM sktaa| (jIvana-dharma yAni kevala mAnane ke lie racA huA dharma nahI, balki jIne ke lie vikasA huA dhrm)| __ bauddha aura jaina dharma me kAphI bheda hai, phira bhI dono me sAmya bhI kucha kama nahI hai| dono mizanarI dharma hone lAyaka hai dono vizva-dharma hai / syAdvAda rUpI bauddhika ahisA, jIvanadayA rUpI naitika ahiMsA aura tapasyArUpI pAtmika ahiMsA (bhoga yAni AtmahatyA-prAtmA kI hiMsA / tapa yAni AtmA kI rakSA-prAtmA kI ahiNsaa)| aisI vividha ahiMsA ko jo dhAraNa kara sakatA hai, vahI vizvadharma ho sakatA hai| vahI akutobhaya vicara sakatA hai / 'yasmAnnodvijate loko lokAnodvijate ca ya' (jo logo se nahI UvatA, jisase loga nahIM kavate) yaha varNana bhI usI para caritArtha ho sakatA hai| Upara batAI huI prasthAnatrayI ke sAtha hI vyaktigata eva sAmAjika jIvanayAtrA ho sakatI hai| prAtmA kI khoja me yahI pAtheya kAma pAne yogya hai /
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________________ mahAvIra kA vizvadharma mizanarI dharma apane tattvo ke prati avazya vaphAdAra rahe, lekina apane svarUpa ke sambandha me prAgraha na rakhe / 'jaisA deza, vaisA veza' kA niyama dharma para bhI - khAsakara vizvadharma para ghaTa sakatA hai / vizvadharmaM yadi saccA vizvadharma hai to vaha apane nAma kA bhI Agraha nahI rakhegA / 59 aisA samajhane ke lie koI kAraNa nahI ki kimI samaya duniyA me vizvadharma to eka hI ho sakatA hai / jisa taraha kimI kamare me rakhe huye cArapA~ca dIpaka apanA-apanA prakAza mAre kamare me sarvana phailAte haiM, sAre kamare ke rAjya kA upabhoga karate hai aura phira bhI apane-apane vyaktitva kI rakSA karate haiM, usI taraha aneka vizvadharma eka sAtha sAre jaga ke rAjya kA upabhoga kara sakate haiM / dharma me dveSa yA matmara kahA~ se zrAyegA ? eka myAna me do talavAre nahI rahegI, eka daravAra me do mutsaddI (rAja netA ) kArya nahI kareMge, lekina duniyA meM eka sAtha cAhe jitane dharmaM mAmrAjya kA upabhoga kara sakate hai, kyoMki dharma to svabhAva se hI grahimaka hotA hai| dharma ke mAnI hI haiM zradroha / jahA~ dharma-dharma ke bIca jhagaDe calate haiM aura makhyAbala kI grAkAkSA dikhAI detI hai, vahA~ yaha mAna hI lenA cAhie ki una logo ke dharma me dhArmikatA nahI rahI hai, dharma ke nAma se adharma kI hukUmata cala rahI hai| unake hRdaya meM dharma kA vIrya kSINa ho gayA hai| aisI hAlata me vahI duniyA ko vAra sakegA jo dharmavIra hogaa| mahAvIra hogA / ahiMsA ke sampUrNa svarUpa ko hame mamajha lenA cAhiye / grahisA mahAvIra kA dharma hai / sArI duniyA ko jItane kI prAkAkSA rakhane vAle jinezvara kA dharma hai | jaba taka duniyA ke eka kone me bhI hiMsA honI rahegI, tava taka yaha ahiMsA dharma parAjita hI hai / sirpha sUkSma jantumro ko kRtrima tarIko se bharaNa-poSaNa dekara jilAne se hI ahiMsA dharma ko santopa nahI honA cAhie / jo mahAvIra hai usako cAhie ki vaha mahAvIra kI taraha tamAma duniyA kA darda - pA~co khaNDo kA darda - khojakara dekha le, aura apane pAsa kI sanAtana davA vahA~ pahu~cA de / mahAvIra ke anuyAyiyo ko hRdaya kI vizAlatA aura utmAha kI zUratA prApta karake sabhI jagaha macAra karanA cAhie / sagAma kA vIra zastrAstra lekara dauDagA / grahiMsA kA vIra grAtma zuddhi aura karugA se sumajjita hokara dauddegaa| sArI duniyA ko eka 'upAsare' (jaina sAdhu kA maTha) me vadala denA caahie| choTe me upAsare me kitano ko Azraya mila sakegA ? 27-7-24
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________________ 60 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza [2] rahakara maine gAMdhIjI kI mahAtmA gA~dhIjI ke sAbaramatI Azrama meM hasA samajhane kI pUrI koziza aura sAdhanA kI aura hiMsAtmaka krAnti kA mArga choDakara zrahimAtmaka satyAgraha kI cora bhuDA / merA zrahiMsA kA adhyayana' kevala dArzanika nahI thaa| maiM apanA jIvana grahisamaya karane kI koziza arat thA | svAbhAvika thA ki gujarAta ke aneka jainiyo se merA paricaya vaDhA / unheM ne mujhe apanI virAdarI me le liyA / yahA~ taka ki paryupaNa-parva me vyAkhyAna dene ke lie mere bambaI ke mitra mujhe varSoM se bulAte Aye hai / kSullaka gaNezaprasAda jI jaise jaina dharma pracAraka ko abhinandana gratha arpaNa karane ke lie mujhe bulAyA gayA thaa| isa taraha se jaina snehI mujhe apanAte gaye aura dhIre-dhIre mai bhI mAnane lagA ki maiM jaina hU~ / eka jaina kanyA ne merI putravadhu banakara usa bhAvanA ko majabUta kiyaa| mai aneka jaina mandiroM ke zraddhA-bhakti se gayA hU~ aura vahA~ prema aura prAdara se merA svAgata bhI huaa| haiM / pAlItANA ke pAsa zatruMjaya ke pahAr3a para bhI jaina mandiroM kI yAtrA maiMne kI hai| AbU ke jaina mandiro kI zilpakalA kA prAsvAda maiMne liyA hai / lekina harijana aura devadravya kA parivartana ho rahA hai / kucha dina hue maiM savAla lekara jainiyo me zAyada kucha ajamera me, jainiyo ke suvarNa mandira gayA thA / isake pahale bhI eka bAra gayA thaa| aba kI bAra dekhA to jainetaro ko andara praveza nahI hai / vaise noTisa lagI thii| maine kahA ki noTisa ke anusAra zAyada maiM andara hai / mujhe nahI jAne diyA / lekina ve andara nahI gaye jainetara hU~ / nahI jA sakatA hU~, mere sAtha padamacandra / ajamera me mujhe lekina darzana kI abhilASA siMghI the / ve jA sakate the, anubhava karAyA gayA ki maiM prAjakala canda jaina kahane lage hai ki ve hindU nahI hai / marajI unakI / mai to hindU use kahatA hU~, jisakA citta hiMsA se dukhI hotA hai / hisA manuSya jAti ke mana meM dhIre-dhIre prakaTa hotI hai, pahale sthUla rUpa me / bAda me vaha sUkSma hotI hai| hara eka yuga meM ahiMsA kucha Age vaDhatI hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra hI eka aise the jinhone apane jamAne se bahuta Age jAkara sUkSmAtisUkSma ahisA kA upadeza diyA /
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________________ mahAvIra kA vizvadharma 61 jisa jamAne meM kahI-kahI manuSya kA mAMsa khAne vAle bhI loga the manuSya ko gulAma banAkara vecA jAtA thA, sainyo ke bIca yuddha hote the aura pazu mAMsa kA AhAra to karIva sArvatrika thA / aise jamAne meM pAnI me aura havA me jo sUkSma jantu hote hai unake prati bhI AtmIyatA batalAnA aura sAre vizva me ahiMsA kI sthApanA karane kA abhiprAya rakhanA aura yaha vizvAsa rakhanA ki itanI vyApaka ahisA bhI manuSya hRdaya kabUla karegA aura kisI dina use siddha bhI karegA, yaha ucca koTi kI AstikatA hai| Izvara para yA zAstra para vizvAsa rakhanA gauNa vastu hai / manuSya-hRdaya para vizvAsa rakhanA ki vaha vizvAtmaikya kI aora avazyameva vaDhegA, yaha sabase baDI AstikatA hai / isalie maiMne bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI ko Astika ziromaNI kahA hai| unakA jamAnA kisI-na-kisI dina pAyegA hii| Apa hindU kA sakucita artha kyo karate he ? manAtanI, vaidikadharmI, saDhivAdI taka hindU dharma mImita nahI hai / zramaNa aura brAhmaNa, boddha aura jaina, liMgAyata, sikkha, AryasamAjI, brahmasamAjI Adi saba milakara hindU samAja banatA hai| isa vizAla hindU paramparA me jIvana ko akhaNDa aura anusyUta mAnA hai| jIvana kI yaha akhaNDa dhArA pavitra hai| sava ke prati AtmIyatA rakhanI hai| sama pazyan hi sarvatha samavasthitamIzvaram / na hinasti pAtmanAtmAna tato yAti parA gatim // yaha gItA kA zloka bhI kisI bhAvanA kA eka udgAra hai| aimI vyApaka AtmIyatA me U~ca-nIca bhAva aura aspRzyatA ko sthAna ho nahIM sktaa| sanAtaniyo me jo malinatA A gaI thI, use dUra karane ke lie gautama buddha aura mahAvIra jaise dharma-sudhArako ne vaDA purupArtha kiyaa| unhI ke anuyAyI agara saMkucita bana jAye to kaime clegaa| rAmaTeka ke jaina mandira ke dvAra para ahiMsA ke parama pracAraka mahAvIra svAmI ke mandira kI rakSA ke lie himA ke zastra aura pratinidhi kyoM yA gaye / isaliye Aye ki mandira meM mahAvIra ke mAtha unake gahane bhI hai| yAni vahA~ kuvera kI upAmanA ho rahI hai| sampatti ko maiM lakSmI nahI khuuNgaa| lakSmI to kudarata kI mamRdvi hai, pavitratA kI zobhA hai / lakSmI to
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________________ 62 mahAvIra kA jIvana madeza parama magara gomAga kI prgmnaa| gvaya gRbha saura pAvana hai| udhara dhanacaugata nau baDe peTa meM mamAyA mA nAmAjira droh| umarA pratIka to pararItIgA / ' jama gubera kI upAsanA gArI duniyA meM galatI hai / gIniye NTama baoNmba aura yogana baoNmba nA pAnI taiyArI karanI par3anI hai| hama harijana to . duniyA giI bhI deza hai aura jAti ke, patha ge yA vaza . manuSya gA gAra nInA hai| yora, jaina mandriga meM goga gaura pramAda, kanI gmora, parakI ramAI nI noTa nhiiN|| gojana jaina-mandira meM gayA to use ahimA kI dIlA milana gI gambhAvanA adhip| mandira yA mandira kI mUrti bhraSTa merI gAnI" jasamAga bhArata, hamAre pUjya rASTrapati aura pradhAnamanI vizva meM parama bhramaM himA pA pranAra para rahe hai, aise mamaya meM jainiyoM kA karmavya gamA" jaina zAstro kA gammAdana paranA, una para vyAcyA aura TIgA TiNaNI jigranA, prAnIna jaina prayogA gaNodhana aura adhyayana karanA, yaha gava ann| lekina unane meM matopa nahIM mAnanA cAhie / mamanna duniyA meM nAmane jo mahAn prASika, rAjanaitika, mAmAjika aura vAzika mavAla pare hue hai. unakA hana ahimA ke dvArA, prema-dharma ke dvArA kaine ho mAtA hai, isake lie gaunamI tapaznaryA Avazyaka hai, isakA ciMtana honA jamrI hai / hama prArthanA kareM ki vizvamevA kI hamArI ima mAdhanA meM bhagavAn mahAvIra kA pramAda aura AzIrvAda hama sabako prApta ho aura hamArI ahiMsA vRtti mavako apnaaye| * mahAvIra jayantI ke nimitta tA 7-4-55 ko nayI dillI me diyA gayA bhApaNa /
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza Aja sAra kI sthiti vicitra hai / hiMsA se yadi koI adhika se adhika Darate hai, to ve Aja ke yUropiyana hai / 25 varSa pahale prathama vizvayuddha me hue sahAra aura nAza ko ve Aja bhI bhUle nahI hai / unhe bhaya hai ki yadi phira se yuddha kI jvAlA bhaDaka uThI to hame apane sAre vaibhava, sAre mauja-zauka, bhoga-vilAsa aura aizvarya se hAtha dhone paDege / yUropa kA manuSya yaha socakara kA~pa uThatA hai ki Aja saMskRti ke nAma para jisa vaibhava-vilAsa kA Ananda hama bhogate hai, vaha yuddha hone para naSTa-bhraSTa ho jAyagA / yuddha ko TAlane ke lie vaha saba kucha karane ko taiyAra hai / isake lie vaha diye hue vacano ko bhaga karegA, kiye hue kaula - karAro ko bhulA degA, apamAno kA kaDavA ghUTa pI jAyagA, apane sAthiyo ko dhokhA degA aura kaise bhI apriya logo ke sAtha mitratA vaaNdhegaa| yuddha ko TAlane ke lie vaha apane jIvana-siddhAnto ko bhUmI kI taraha havA meM uDA degaa| lekina itanA saba karane ke bAda bhI vaha yuddha ko TAla nahI sakegA / idriya-parAyaNa jIvana, bhoga-vilAsa, vArAnAye, lobha, bhaya, mahattvAkAkSA aura paraspara avizvAsa use zAti se baiThane nahI dege / hiMsA se bhayabhIta vanA hugrA yUropa kA manuSya sArI duniyA ko hisA kI dIkSA de rahA hai aura mArane kI kalA kA vikAsa karane ke lie jIvana kI kaI acchI zaktiyoM ko naSTa kara rahA hai| Aja vaha jisa yuddha ko TAlanA cAhatA hai usI yuddha ko joro se khIca kara apane nikaTa lA rahA hai / aisI vicitra paristhiti meM Aja hama eka bAra phira bhagavAn mahAvIra ke sandeza ko ujjvala banAnA cAhate haiM / isa dhArmika sandeza ko grahaNa karane ke lie Aja kI duniyA taiyAra nahI hai / yaha zAnti kA mArga to hai, kintu isa mArga para calane meM manuSya ko abhI Ananda nahI AtA / pahale vaha dUsare sAre mArga AjamAyegA aura sava taraha se hArane ke bAda hI lAcArI se isa sacce mArga para AyegA / manuSya kA yaha svabhAva hai ki vaha aise upAyo para vizvAsa rakha kara unhe pahale AjamAtA hai, jiname koI sAra nahI hotA / zrAja yUropa me jo aneka mArga sujhAye jAte hai, unase hame Azcarya hotA hai / hamAre yahA~ ke purAne
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________________ 64 mahAvIra kA jIvana madeza loga jaba taka zrIra nyAya, darzana aura mImAsA kI bAta ko le baiThane hai aura ghaTatva tathA paTana kA zrIra zravacchedakAvaccha kA piSTa-pepaNa karate hai, taba hama una para ha~sate hai aura kahate hai ki jinakA jIvana ke sAtha koI sambandha nahI, tattva meM jo sarvathA dUra hai. aigI nirarthaka bAtA kI carcA meM ye loga kyo pate hoga ? hama kahate hai ki unakI una bAtoM meM jIvana ko sparza karane vAlA thoDA bhI aza nahI honA / yUropa me bhI jaba loga vyaktivAda aura mamapTivAda, samAjavAda ra sAmyavAda kI carcA karane hai taba mana meM vicAra zrAtA hai ki ina aneka 'vAdo' se kyA lAbha hone vAlA hai? manuSya jaba taka apane svabhAva zrIra jIvana meM parivartana na kare taba taka hama koI bhI 'vAda' (Isni) kyo na calA, ata me hama vahI yA pahu~ceMge jahAM pahale the / svAmI vivekAnanda ne kahA thA ki jagata kA durA madhivAta (gaThiyA roga) jaimA hai / Upara ke lepa se vaha miTane vAlA nahIM hai| sira se use nikAlo to vaha paira me baiTha jAtA hai / paira se use nikAlo to vaha kadhe me dhama jAtA hai| vaha apanA sthAna tI badalatA rahegA, lekina zarIra ko nahIM choDegA / zrApa yadi vyaktivAda ko calAyeMge to duniyA ko eka prakAra kA dukha bhoganA paDegA / vyaktivAda ke sthAna para yadi zrApa mamaSTavAda ko svIkAra kareMge, to purAne du kha miTakara . unake sthAna para naye durA paidA ho jAyeMge / jakAta ko TAlane ke lie rAta bhara jagala meM bhaTakane ke bAda savere gADI jaba rAste para AI to ThIka jakAta nAke ke sAmane ho jakAta ke paise to cukAne hI paDe, Upara se rAta bhara jagala me vyartha bhaTake so alg| yahI dazA grAja kI duniyA ko hai / AcArya ela.pI jaikma ne ThIka hI kahA hai ki zrAja ko duniyA sampatti ko sAmAjika banAnA cAhatI hai, rAjyasattA ko sAmAjika vanAnA cAhatI hai, kintu manuSya ko aura usake svabhAva ko sAmAjika banAne kI bAta use nahI suujhtii| jaba taka yaha nahI hotA tava taka kisI bhI 'vAda' kI saccI sthApanA nahI hogI, aura yadi manuSya kA caritra sudhara gayA taba to kisI bhI 'vAda' se hamArA kAma cala jAyegA / isakA eka sundara udAharaNa maiM Apake sAmane rakhatA hU~ / / zarAva kI burAI se sArI duniyA trasta hai / amerikA ne kAnUna vanAkara isa burAI ko dUra karane kA prayatna kiyA / jina logo ne kAnUna banAne kI sammati dI, unhe svaya zarAvavadI kI koI paravAha nahI thI / samAja me pratiSThA bhogane vAle vaDe-baDe strI-puruSa bhI khule zrama kAnUna kA bhaga karane
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza 65 me vahAdurI mAnane lage aura eka-dUsare ke sAmane isa bAta kI DIga hA~kane lage ki unhone zarAvavadI kA kAnUna kaise toDA hai| isI zarAvavadI kA hamArA itihAsa amerikA se bhinna hai| hamAre deza meM basane vAlI sArI hI jAtiyo ke dila me zarAba ke lie napharata hai / niyamita rUpa me aura khule Ama zarAba pIne vAle loga bhI yaha svIkAra karate hai ki zarAva burI cIja hai / usase chUTane kI zakti bhale hI unake bhItara na ho, lekina isame koI unakI madada kare to ve nizcita rUpa se zarAba kI lata se mukta honA cAhate hai / sampUrNa rASTra kA caritra zarAvavandI ke pakSa meM hone ke kAraNa hamAre deza me zarAvavandI kA kAnUna banAnA AsAna sAvita huA / kucha aAdhunika vRtti vAle vikRta loga zarAba ke pakSa me dalIla karate hai shii| lekina aise loga to ine-gine hI haiM, aura uname se kucha to yaha kahate bhI hai ki hamArI pArTI kI nIti ke nAte hI hama aisI dalIla karate hai| aise logo kI bAta hama choDa de / mujhe kahanA to yaha hai ki yadi hama gaSTra ke caritra kA vikAsa kara sake, to kisI bhI 'vAda' kI samAja racanA me hama manuSya-jAti ko sukhI banA skege| mahAvIra jaise sata purupo ne sasAra ko yaha mArga dikhAyA hai| caritravala vaDhAyo, sayama siddha karo, vAsanAyo ko jIto, asAmAjika vRttiyo kA nAza karo aura rAga-dvapa me nihita hInatA ko pahacAna kara dono ko hRdaya se nikAla pheMko, to hiMsA kA mArga apane Apa kSINa ho jAyagA / yadi hiMsA ko TAlanA hai aura ahiMsA kI sthApanA karanI hai, to kevala rAjatatra ko badalane se yaha dhyeya siddha nahI hogA, rASTrasagha racane se yaha samasyA hala nahI hogii| isake lie to manuSya ke svabhAva me sudhAra karanA hogA, sayama-rUpI tapa karanA hogaa| yahI saccI sAdhanA hai| koI pAmara manuSya yaha kArya nahIM kara sktaa| bAharI zatru se laDanA AsAna hai, kintu bhItara ke vikAro kA nAza karanA kaThina hai| isake lie vIratva kI AvazyakatA hotI hai| mahAvIra ne apane bhItara isa zakti kA vikAsa kiyA aura duniyA ko use dikhA diyaa| mahAvIra svabhAva se hI prayoga-vIra the| unhone jo aneka prayoga kiye ye unhe hama tapa kahate hai| usa tapa kA mArga saba ke lie eka-sA nahI
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________________ 66 mahAvIra kA jIvane saMdeza ho sktaa| pratyeka manuSya ko apanA prayoga karanA cAhiye aura apanA mArga khoja lenA caahiye| jo manuSya prayoga-vIra nahI hai vaha yadi vinA socevicAre mahAvIra ke vacano ke anusAra kevala vAhya jIvana hI jIne kA prayatna karegA, to use mahAvIra kI siddhi nahI milegii| isake viparIta, jo manuSya mahAvIra se preraNA lekara aura unake prayogo ke rahasya ko samajha kara, unake mukhya jIvana-siddhAnto ke anusAra apanA jIvana banAne ke lie nijI Dhaga kA svatantra prayatna karegA, vahI mahAvIra kI paramparA kA mAnA jAyagA aura bhagavAn mahAvIra usI ko apanA AtmIya jana smjhege| Aja jaba sasAra aneka dRSTiyo se vyAkula ho uThI hai taba isa vyApaka jIvana kI mukhya ulajhana kA hala DhUDhanA jarUrI ho gayA hai / isake lie mahAvIro kI AvazyakatA hai, prayoga-vIro ko AvazyakatA hai / aise loga apanI zraddhA ko dRDha banAne ke lie mahAvIra ke jIvana ko samajhege aura svaya hI U~ce uThane kA prayatna krege| mahAvIra ke smaraNa aura ciMtana se hama aisI preraNA prApta kare aura apane vyaktigata tathA sAmAjika jIvana kA uddhAra kre| * 14-9-39 ko bambaI me diye gaye bhASaNa se|
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________________ dharma saMskaraNa kI AvazyakatA dharma saskararaNa " sudhAraka dharma me sudhAra
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________________ dharma-saMskaraNa 1 : kucha loga kahate haiM ki hamArA dharma prAcIna ne prAcIna hai, isaliye vaha pracchA hai / kucha loga kahate hai ki hamArA dharma antima me antima hai, isaliye vaha tAjA hai / kucha cora loga kahate haiM ki amuka pustaka grAdya dharmagrantha hai, isaliye unameM saba kucha gA jAtA hai| dUsare loga kahate hai ki pramuka grantha Izvara ke dvArA jagata ko diyA huA antima se antima dhamagrantha hai, isaliye use svIkAra karanA cAhiye / sanAtana dharmI isa bAre meM dUsarI hI dRSTi me vicAra karate hai / zrAja kI sRSTi kA Adi aura granta ho makatA hai / dharmapranyA kA bhI grAdi zrora anta ho maktA hai / parantu dhama anAdi prora ananta hai, usIniye vaha sanAtana kahalAtA hai / sanAtana kA prayaM kyA hai ? jo usa sRSTi prArambha se pahale bhI thA zrI ema nRSTi ke pranta ke bAda bhI rahegA vaha sanAtana hai| isa zrayaM me kevana grAtmA aura paramAtmA ho manAnana mAne jAyeMge / lekina manAtana kA eka dUsarA prayaM hai / jo svabhAva se hI nityanUnana hai, vaha manAtana honA hai| jo jINaM hotA hai vaha mara jAtA hai, jo cadalatA nahI vaha maDa jAtA hai, jisakI pragati nahIM hotI usakI adhogati hotI hai / kadhI huI havA badabU karatI hai| na bahane vAlA pAnI svaccha nahI rahatA / pahAr3a ke patthara badalate nahI, imIliye dhIre-dhIre unakA cUrA ho jAtA hai / ghAma bAra-bAra ugatI hai, isaliye vaha tAjI rahatI hai / jagana kI vanaspati hara sAla sUkha jAnI hai aura hara mAla phira me ugatI hai / bAdala khAlI hote hai aura phira pAnI se bhara jAte haiM / prakRti ko nitya nUtana vanane kI kalA prApta ho gaI hai, isIliye prakRti sadA navayovanA dikhAI detI hai / isa siddhAnta ko jAnane ke kAraNa hI manAtana dharma ke vyavasthApakA ne yugadharma ke anusAra bhinna-bhinna dharmoM kI vyavasthA kI hai / kAla kI mahimA jAnane ke kAraNa hI ve kAla ko jIta sake hai / dharma ke prAdhyAtmika siddhAnta cala aura aTala hai | parantu unake vyavahAra ko deza-kAla ke anusAra badalanA paDatA hai / isakA jJAna hone ke kAraNa dharmakArA ne hindU dharma kI buniyAdI
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza racanA me hI parivartana kA tattva rakha diyA hai / isIliye vaha dharma sanAtana pada prApta kara sakA hai / aneka vAra kSINaprANa hone para bhI vaha niSprANa nahI huA hai| manuSya kI jaDatA ke kAraNa aneka vAra isa dharma me saDAdha paiThI hai, phira bhI kisI prakAra ke viplava ke binA usakA punaruddhAra huA hai / 70 sAmAjika vyavasthA me athavA dhArmika vidhiyo ke rivAja me samaya ke anukUla parivartana honA cAhiye, parantu java se hindU samAja me zrabuddhi ne jaDa jamAyI hai taba se aise parivartano kI ora hindU loga zakA kI dRSTi se dekhane lage hai / pUrvajo kI apekSA hamArA savAnApana vaDha hI nahI sakatA, pUrvaja to trikAla kA vicAra karane vAle the, unakI racI huI vyavasthA me yadi hastakSepa karege to patA nahI kaunase sakaTa me hama paDa jAyege - aisA kAyara bhaya athavA nAstikatA hamAre bhItara ghusa gaI hai| saca pUchA jAya to parivartana kA bhaya sanAtana dharma ke svabhAva ke viruddha hai| cacalatA ke kAraNa kiye jAne vAle parivartana kI koI himAyata nahI karegA, parantu ajJAnatA ke kAraNa pragati se Darakara niSprANa sthiratA khojane me puruSArtha nahI balki mRtyu hI hai / gahare vicAra ke vinA apane dharma ko tyAga kara dUsaro kA dharma grahaNa karanA eka bAta hai, aura apane tathA dUsaro ke dharma kI jA~ca karake apane dharma me zrAvazyaka parivartana aura sudhAra karanA dUsarI bAta hai / Izvara pratyeka yuga me hamAre sAmane naI-naI paristhitiyA~ khaDI karake hamArI buddhizakti ko sakriya banAye rakhatA hai aura isa prakAra dharma ke mUla siddhAnto ke hamAre paricaya ko jAgrata rakhatA parivartana na ho, to usake bhItarI tattva kA hamAre jamAne me yadi pUrvajo kI hI nakala karanA, jAnanA athavA khojanA vAkI hamArI zatAbdI nirarthaka aura vadhyA hai / yadi dharma ke bAhya grAkAra me zuddha prAkalana ho hI nahI sktaa| karane kA kAma raha jAya, nayA kucha bhI na raha jAya, taba to kahA jAyagA ki hI siddha huI hai / hamAre deza meM prAcIna kaoNla se hara taraha eka-dUsare se alaga paDane vAle dharma aura vaza sAtha-sAtha rahate Aye hai / aise sahavAsa ke kAraNa hame hara samaya dharma-pravacana alaga-alaga DhaMga se karanA paDA hai / jisa prakAra kI zakA dUra karanI ho, jisa prakAra ke doSa miTAne ho, usI ke anusAra hame eka hI dharma - siddhAta ko naI-naI bhASA me aura naye-naye rivAjo ke rUpa me prastuta
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________________ dharma saMskaraNa 1 71 karanA par3atA hai| isIliye hamArA dharma aneka pahalupro vAle tejasvI ratna ke samAna divya se divyatara banatA rahA hai| jaba hama videzI sattA ke adhIna rahate hai tava dharma ko atyanta kRtrima aura hIna vAtAvaraNa sahana karanA par3atA hai / jaba kisI deza para videzI logo ko AkramaNa ho rahA ho usa samaya dharma-saMrakaraNa meM svAbhAvika vikAsa nahI rahatA / hama koI parivartana karane jAya aura hamAre virodhI hamArI kamajorI dekhakara marmasthAna para prAghAta kareM to yaha bhaya hamezA banA rahatA hai / videzI sattA svabhAvata samabhAva se zUnya hotI hai| vaha rUDhiyo ko to Tike rahane detI hai, lekina hamArI zakti ko varadAzta nahI kara sakatI / imIliye videzI sattA ke kAnUna kahate hai 'tumhAre jo rIti-rivAja paramparA se cale pAye hai unhI ko sarakSaNa milegA / tuma naye rivAja cAla nahI kara sakate / tuma jahA~ ho vahAM se haTa nahI sakate / purAne kalevara ko hamArA abhaya-dAna hai| lekina yadi hama tumhAre prANa ko, tumhArI zakti ko rAjya kI mAnyatA de, taba to hamArA prabhutva tumhAre deza meM Tika hI nahIM sktaa|' aisI samabhAvazUnya taTasthatA me saDI-bhumI rUDhiyA~ bhI kAnUna kI kRtrima sahAyatA se Tika sakatI hai| briTiza rAjya ke kAraNa hamAre yahA~ 'hindU lA' ke amala me yaha sthiti kadama-kadama para vAdhaka siddha huI hai / nya yamUrti tenaga akasara isa sthiti ke viruddha apanI nArAjagI aura khIja prakaTa kiyA karate the| pratyeka dharma aura pratyeka samAja ko apanI vyavasthA meM cAhe jaimA parivartana karane kA adhikAra honA hI cAhiye / parantu aisA karane ke lie jo svatatratA, ekatA aura yojanA-zakti Avazyaka hai, vaha usa usa samAja meM honI cAhie / vaDI se baDI kImata cukA kara bhI hame ina guNo kA vikAsa karanA cAhiye / hindU dharma ko yadi TikAye rakhanA ho aura jagata meM isakA svAbhAvika sthAna phira se dilAnA ho, hindU dharma ko yadi samAja ke lie kalyANakArI vanAnA ho, to hame sAhasa ke sAtha usakA maila dho DAlanA caahie| aise kitane hI rivAja aura aura andha-vizvAsa hamAre samAja me ghuma gaye hai, jo dharma ke sanAtana siddhAnto ke virodhI hai aura jinakI vajaha se samAja kI sArI pragati ruka jAtI hai / ina sava ko turanta jalAkara bhasma kara denA caahiye| ___ aspRzyatA eka aisI hI durAI hai| jAti ke vipaya meM utpanna hone ghAlA ahakAra aura prema kI sakucitatA, vyApaka prAtmIyatA kA abhAva-yaha
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________________ 12 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza dUsarI burAI hai| jahA~ ruDhi ke nAma para dayAdharma kA khUna hotA hai, jahA~ AtmA apamAnita hotI hai, jahA~ dharma-prIti ke sthAna para lAlaca aura bhaya ko sthAna diyA jAtA hai vahA~ dharma ko ina saba ke khilApha apanI adhikAra pUrNa bulada AvAja uThAnI caahiye| hara jagaha sarakArI adhikArI aura karmacAriyo ko rizvata dekara apanA matalaba nikAlanA sIkhe huye loga eka Izvara ko choDakara usake sthAna para aneka bhayAnaka zaktiyo ko pralobhana dene me apanA dharma samajhane lge| nirakuza, krodhI, taragI aura khuzAmada-pasada adhikAriyo ke julma me rahakara nAmarda aura kAyara bane hue logo ne devI-devatAno ke bAre me bhI vaisI hI nirakuzatA, krodha Adi kI kalpanA karake unake prati bhI apane bhItara Darapoka kI vRtti baDhA lii| isa prakAra hamane dharma me hI adharma kA sAmrAjya sthApita kara diyA / satyanArAyaNa se lekara zItalA mAtA taka ke saba devI-devatAoM ko hamane DarAne vAle guNDa. (bullies) kA rUpa de diyaa| AkAza ke tAre aura graha, jagala ke peDa-paudhe aura vanaspatiyA, hamAre bhAIvada jaise pazu aura pakSI, UpA aura sadhyA, Rtu aura savatsara-sava me hamAre pUrvaja Rpi-muni parama mAgalya kI premamaya vibhUtiyo ke darzana karate the aura unake sAtha AtmIyatA tathA ekatA kA anubhava karate the, lekina hame Aja ina saba me zApa kA aura kopa kA bhaya hI bhaya dikhAI detA hai| dharma ke zuddha aura udAtta svarUpa ko jAnane vAle loga hamArI dhArmika vidhiyo me nihita kAvya ko samajha sakate hai, parantu ajJAnI jana-samudAya usa kAvya ko sanAtana siddhAnta athavA vAstavika sthiti mAnakara vicitra anumAna lagA letA hai aura dharma ke kArya ko viphala banA detA hai| Aja hindU dharma kA utkarSa cAhane vAle pratyeka manuSya kA pahalA kartavya yaha hai ki vaha apane samAja me dharma kA zuddha svarUpa prakaTa hone kI AturatA se pratIkSA kre| isa bAta ko hame acchI taraha samajha lenA cAhiye aura dUsaro ko samajhAnA cAhiye ki jisa dharma me satya kI nirbhayatA aura prema kI ekatA nahI hai, jisame ni svArtha tyAga kI bhAvanA nahIM hai, jisame udAratA kI sugadha nahI hai, vaha dharma nahI hai| aba hindU dharma ke saskaraNa aura pariSkaraNa kA samaya A gayA hai, kyoki usake Upara jamI huI azuddhi kI parate ava usakA dama ghoTane lagI hai| 1942
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________________ dharma saskaraNa 2 dharma-saMskaraNa : 2 133 73 ekamAtra dharma ho mAnava jIvana kA saba pahaluzrI se aura samagra rUpa meM vicAra karatA hai / jIvana kA sthAyI athavA prasthAyI eka bhI aMga aisA nahI hai, jisa para vicAra karanA dharma apanA karttavya nahIM mAnatA / isaliye dharma manuSya ke manAtana jIvana jitanA hI prathavA usame bhI adhika vyApaka honA cAhiye, zrIra ca ki namasta jIvana usakA kSetra hai, ma liye ume zratyanta utkaTa rupa me jIvata aura prANavAna honA cAhiye / Aja jagata ke jitane bhI prasiddha dharma hai, ve adhikAza aise vyApaka dharma haiN| apanI sthApanA ke samaya to ve mava jIvata the hii| parantu dhArmika puruSo ne unakI cetanA ko bAra-bAra jagAkara unheM jIvata banAye rakhA hai / sigaDI kI zrAga jima prakAra svAbhAvika rUpa meM hI vAravAra mada paDa jAtI hai aura isaliye bAra-bAra usameM koyane uAna kara aura phUka kara usakA mamkaraNa karanA paDatA hai, use prajvalita rakhanA paDatA hai, usI prakAra samAja me dharma-teja ko jAgrata rakhane ke lie dhama-parAyaNa mamAja-puruSI ko uge phUkane aura usame Idhana DAlane kA kAma karanA par3atA hai| yaha kAma yadi samaya- samaya para na kiyA jAya, to dharma-jIvana kSINa aura vikRta ho jAtA hai, aura dharma kA kSINa ra vikRta rUpa dharma ke 'jitanA ho hAnikAraka hotA hai / dharmaM ko cetanAvAna aura prajvalita rakhane kA kArya kevala dharma-parAyaNa vyakti hI kara sakate hai / yaha zakti na to dharmagrantho me hotI hai, na dhArmika rIti-rivAjI yA samkArA me hotI hai, na dhArmika sasthAtroM meM hotI hai zrIra na dharma ko sahArA dene vAlI rAjya-vyavasthA hotI hai / zAstragrantha, saskAra, rIti-rivAja aura dhArmika tathA rAjakIya sasthAyeM dhArmika jIvana ke lie kama-adhika mAtrA me upayogI haiM jara, yaha bhI saca hai ki dhArmika vAtAvaraNa ko sthira banAne me unakI mevA vahumUlya middha huI hai / parantu mUla zakti to dharmaprANa RSiyoM kI, sato kI aura mahAtmAo kI hI honI hai / pavitra manuSya hRdaya hI dharma kA antima AdhAra hai / upaniSad kA yaha vacana bilakula yathArtha hai 'dharmazAstra maharSINA ata va raga sabhRtam / '
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________________ 74 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza dharma - jijJAsA aura dharma - cintana manuSya kA svabhAva hI hai / isa kAraNa se pratyeka, du" na aura pratyeka pradeza me unnati kI kakSA ke anusAra manuSya ke hRdaya meM dharma kA AvirbhAva hotA hI rahA hai / yaha hRdaya dharma kitanA hI kaluSita, kitanA hI malina kyo na ho jAya, phira bhI mUla vastu to zuddha hIM rahatI hai / azuddha sonA pItala nahI hai, aura pItala cAhe jitanA zuddha, camakIlA aura suDaula ho, phira bhI vaha sonA nahI hai / isI prakAra kevala buddhi ke jora para khar3A kiyA gayA, logo ke hRdaya meM rahane vAle rAga-dva epa se lAbha uThAkara Arambha kiyA gayA aura thoDe yA bahuta se sAmarthyavAna logo ke svArtha kA poSaNa karane vAlA dharma saccA dharma nahI hai / prasaskArI hRdaya kI kSudra vAsanA aura dabha se utpanna hone vAlI vikRti ko Dhakane vAlA ziSTAcAra athavA caturAI se bhare tarka dvArA kiyA huA usakA samarthana bhI dharma nahIM hai / prajJAna (arthAt alpajJAna), bholApana aura adhazraddhA - ina tIna dopo se kalupita banA huA dharma adharma kI kakSA ko pahu~ca jAya, yaha eka bAta hai, aura mUla meM hI jo dharma nahI haiM vaha kevala cAlAkI se dharma kA rUpa dhAraNa kara le, yaha dUsarI bAta hai / manuSya samAja ava itanA prauDha aura anubhavI ho gayA hai ki mAnava itihAsa me dharma ke Upara kahe gae dono prakAra vyApaka rUpa me pAye jAte hai / parantu ina dono prakAro kA pRthakkaraNa karake inake sacce svarUpa ko pahacAnane kA kaSTa abhI taka manuSya ne nahI kiyA hai / hRdaya-dharma jaba buddhi-pradhAna logo me apanA kArya Arambha karatA hai, ziSTa logo dvArA mAnya kiyA huA dharmaM banatA hai aura isaliye jaba vaha sasthAbaddha ho jAtA hai taba usake zAstra raca jAte hai, zAstro kA artha lagAne vAlI mImAsA - paddhati utpanna hotI hai aura grantima nirNaya dene vAle zAstrajJo kA eka varga khar3A hotA hai, athavA popa yA zakarAcArya ke samAna adhikArarUDha vyaktiyo ko mAnyatA prApta hotI hai / nare dharma ko zAstravaddha aura sasthAvaddha banAne kA kArya buddhi pradhAna aura vyavahArakuzala logo ke hAtho hotA hai, isaliye dharma kI svAbhAvika bhaviSyonmukha dRSTi kSINa ho jAtI hai aura usa para bhUtakAla kI hI parate caDha jAtI hai / bhUtakAla me sadA zragni kI apekSA bhasma hI adhika hotI hai, isaliye dharmateja mada paDa jAtA hai / yahI kAraNa hai ki pratyeka dharma kA samayasamaya para saskaraNa yA pariSkaraNa karanA jarUrI ho jAtA hai /
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________________ dharma saskaraNa 2 saMta tukArAma java bAjAra jAne ko nikalate the tava unakI sajjanatA kA lAbha uThAne ke lie kaI loga apanI-apanI tela kI nalI tela lAne ke lie unhe saupa dete the aura tukArAma bhI satopa ke sAtha una naliyo kI bhArI mAlA ko gale me DAlakara saupA huA kAma niyamita rUpa se pUrA kara dete the / jana-svabhAva hI aisA hotA hai / koI vAlaka yA koI AdamI kisI kI bAta sunatA hai, yaha mAlUma hote hI nikamme logoM kA samAja usase apanA kAma karavAne ke lie taiyAra ho jAtA hai / koI nAva yA jahAja niyamita rUpa se aura tejI se apane niyata sthAna para pahu~catA hai, aisA patA calane para loga usI me apanA mAla bharane kA Agraha rakhate haiM- praura vaha bhI isa hada taka ki usakI gati mada paDa jAya aura atyadhika bojha se vaha DUbane lage / dharma kI bhI isI taraha kI sArvabhauma upayogI zakti ko dekhakara hara garajamada AdamI ne apanI garaja ko kisI na kisI rUpa meM dharma ke gale me laTakAyA hai / isa kAraNa se bhI dharma kA teja vAra vAra hIna aura kSINa hotA AyA hai / 75 jima prakAra koI cAlU dUkAna apanI tarakkI ko banAye rakhane aura aDhAne ke liye purAnA aura nikkamA ho cukA mAla bAra-bAra haTAyA karatI hai aura kevala par3e rahane ke kAraNa vigaDe hue mAla ko sApha-svaccha karake ujalA aura camakIlA banA detI hai, usI prakAra dharma kA bhI bAra-bAra saskaraNa aura pariSkaraNa karanA cAhiye / parantu yaha saskaraNa aise kuzala aura dharmajJa samAja-sevako dvArA hI honA cAhiye, jiname khare sone ko parakhane aura use surakSita rakhane kI zakti hai / zrAja duniyA me baDhI huI adhikatara pracalita nAstikatA kA mukhya kAraNa dharma-saskaraNa kA prabhAva hI hai / 2 kisI bhI samAja ke vRddha athavA kSoNavIrya hone ke mukhya kAraNa do hai indriya-parAyaNa vilAmitA aura dharma- jaDatA / samAja java vilAsI vana jAtA hai to usake pAma kI dhana-daulata usake lie paryApta nahI hotI, usakA puruSArtha apane zrApa ghaTa jAtA hai gaura 'aisA ho to bhI kyA aura vaisA ho to bhI kyA ? kisI me kucha nahI haiM' isa taraha kI niSkriyatA aura zrAlamIpana usa para savAra ho jAtA hai / usake bAda nayenaye anubhava lene ke bajAya vaha prAcIna granubhavo ke bAre me kRtrima tathA dabha
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________________ 16 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza pUrNa Adara aura Agraha ko baDhAkara unhe DhAla ke rUpa me apane sAmane rakhatA hai| dUsarI ora java manuSya me vauddhika jAgRti mada paDa jAtI hai aura prayoga kI apekSA prAmANya para hI adhika bhAra dene kI vRtti baDha jAtI hai, taba samAja meM eka prakAra kI dharma-jaDatA utpanna hotI hai| yaha dharma-jaDatA dikhatI to hai dharmAbhimAna jaisI hI, parantu vAstava me usakA rUpa lAparavAhI kA hone se vaha eka prakAra kI nAstikatA hI hotI hai| anubhava yaha nahI batalAtA ki abhimAna aura Agraha ke mUla me saccA AdarabhAva athavA saccI zraddhA hotI hI hai| Aja bhArata meM grAmINa samAja kI durdazA kA koI pAra nahI hai / zaharI se videzI mAla aura mauja-zauka kI cIje gA~vo me pahuMcatI hai, lekina udyoga dhandhe nahIM pahuMcate / zaharo kA uDAUpana, asaskAritA tathA anya samAja ghAtaka durgaNa gAMvo me tejI se phailane lage hai| lekina zaharo me jo dhArmika vicAra-jAgRti, rAjanItika pragati aura samAja-sudhAra kucha azo me dikhAI detA hai, usakA prabhAva bahuta hI kama mAtrA me gA~vo meM pahuMcatA haiN| jisa hindU dharma se aura Arya tattvajJAna se Aja hama jagata ko prabhAvita aura cakita kara dete haiM, vaha dharma aura vaha tattvajJAna jisa vikRta rUpa meM Aja ke grAma samAja me pracalita hai, use dekhakara yahI kahanA paDegA ki 'neda ydidmupaaste|' deza-dezAntara me prazasA pAne vAlA hamArA dharma aura gA~vo meM pAlA jAne vAlA dharma eka hai hI nahI / gA~vo me kala taka saccI dharma niSThA, pavitra AstikatA aura U~cA caritra-bala thA, Aja bhI kahI kahI jinake avazepa dikhAI paDate hai| parantu abuddhi, jaDatA aura chipI nAstikatA kA hI sAmrAjya vahA~ sarvatra phailatA dikhAI de rahA hai| isa kAraNa se gAMva ke samAja mAnasa me vRddhatva adhika mAlUma hotA hai / gA~vo me ajJAna hai, roga hai, garIbI hai / ina tIno ko yadi gAMvo se haTAyA nahI gayA, to grAma-samAja aba Tika hI nahIM skegaa| parantu prazna yaha hai ki jJAna, svAsthya aura udyoga bAhara se gA~va ke logo para kahA~ taka lAde jA sakate hai ? bAhara se lAde jAne vAle upAyo kI eka maryAdA hotI hai / isa tAraka tripuTI kA svIkAra gAMva ke logo ko svecchA se hI karanA cAhiye / aura tIno kA svecchA se svIkAra ho isake pUrva grAma-samAja kA vRddhatva dUra honA cAhiye / usa samAja me utsAha aura jAgRti AnI cAhiye / dharma-saskaraNa ke vinA yaha bAta sabhava nahI hogI / ata dUsarI saba bAto se pahale gAMvo me dharma saskaraNa kA samucita prayatna honA cAhiye /
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________________ dharma-saskaraNa 2 gAvo me jima dharma kA pAlana hotA hai usameM bhaya, rizvata, devavAda aura jaMtara-matara kA karmakANDa ho munna hotA hai-phira vaha dharma hinduno kA ho, musalamAno kA ho yA miAiyo kA ho| gAMva ke logo ko apanI durbalatA kA, amAna kA. bholepana kA aura anAya mpini mA anubhava se utpanna itanA phaDavA jJAna hotA hai ki ve nyAbhAvika rUpa meM hI zakti ke upAgapha bana jAte haiM, phira bhale the loga jaina ho yA liMgAyana ho| ma amAna-mUnakagatijA merI jAdU-Tone aura jatara-matara para logo ko mAmthA jamanI / dharma yAnI vanayAna kI ArAdhanA athavA garIdA huyA unakA marakSaNa-mAmAnya janatA dhama pA artha yahI samajhatI hai| dharma ne dvAga mAgatya para manuSya mI zramA banAnI hotI hai, narima ko tejasvitA po mvAbhAvika banAnA honA hai| namAra ke anubhava meM pada-para para jo vipAda prApta hotA hai use dUra pAne meM gamaya devI prAdhyAgana prApta karanA hotA hai aura jIvana ke agabhUta pratyeka tannA nUnana dRSTi meM nayA tarI mUlyAuna karanA hotA hai| naphananA pIra niSphanatA ke prayAno ko hI badala kara ga bhautika jagata me prAdhyAtmika mvAtatya giddha karanA hotA / maMddhAntika vivecana kI dRSTi meM yaha dRSTibheda bahana kaThina mAnama hogA lekina jahAM hRdaya ke mApa dRdaya bAta karatA hai vahA~ unnata bhUmikA gA prAmaraNa hRdaya para gaharA amara karatA hai, aura eka bAra hRdaya me parivartana ho gayA ki phira kisI bhI upAya meM umage pIche nahIM haTA jA sktaa| hRdaya kA aimA prAmaMtraNa dene vAle vyakti ke apane hRdaya meM nimI ke bAre meM tucchatA kA bhAva nahIM honA cAhiye / hamArA prAmapaNa amAgha hai, aimI amara zrAstikatA umame honI cAhiye / sAtha hI manuSya mAra ke hRdaya ke bAre meM usake dila me prema aura pAmyA-pAdara honA cAhiye / dharmajAna dete yA lete samaya ume grahaNa karane vAle ke adhikAra ke viSaya meM Aja taka apAra carcA huI hai / lekina aba dharmagAna dene vAle vyakti ke adhikAra kI gaharI carcA karane ke dina pAye hai| Upara batAI harSa AstikatA jina logo me ho, unhI ko dharmavodha aura dharma-marakSaNa kA kArya apane sira lenA caahiye| Aja gAMvo me dharmAndhatA ke spa me nAstikatA kitanI phailI huI hai, isakA saccA khayAla hone para mana ko gaharA prAdhAna hI laganA cAhiye aura lagatA mI hai|
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza pratyeka dharma aneka taraha ke jIvana kAvya se bharapUra hotA hai| saca pUchA jAya to dharmajJAna kA samartha vAhana dalIla yA yukti aura tarka nahI hai, usakA saccA vAhana kAvya hai / isalie kAvya-vihIna dharma ho hI nahI sakatA / parantu jahA~-jahA~ samAja me ajJAna aura jaDatA kA sAmrAjya hotA hai vahA~ dhArmika kAvya ke zabdArtha ko hI saccA mAna liyA jAtA hai, aura apane ajJAna ke kAraNa manuSya jahA~ na ho vahA~ bhI gUDhatA aura jAdU kA zrAropaNa karane lagatA hai / isa vRtti se adhika dharmavighAtaka vRtti koI ho saktI hai yA nahI, isame mujhe zaka hI hai / isake viparIta, dharma ke viSaya me vaDhane vAle isa pAgalapana se Ube hue loga aise mauko para dharma me bhare hue kAvya ko jar3a se miTA dene kA nirarthaka aura niSphala prayatna karate hai / saccA upAya to yaha hai ki logo kI buddhi ko tIvra banAyA jAya aura unakI kAvyarasikatA ko viveka pUrNa banAkara dharma me kAvya kI vRddhi kI jAya / logo kI kAvyarasikatA vaDhane para ve dharmaM ko AsAnI se samajha sakege aura dharma me ghuse hue adhavizvAso ko bhI pahacAna sakeMge / 78 parantu yaha saba karane ke lie jJAnavAna logo ko zaharI Adate choDakara gA~va kI janatA ke zrama se pavitra aura prakRti se madhura bane hue dainika jIvana zrotaprota ho jAnA caahie| grAmavAsiyo ke jIvana se alaga rahakara unake saraparasta, AzrayadAtA banane se aba kAma nahI calegA / koI bhI samAja yuga - kalpanA se pIche rahakara saphala nahI ho sakatA / prAja kA yuga kevala saiddhAntika mAnava-samAnatA kA yuga nahI hai | strI-puruSa kI samAnatA ko aura jAtiyo kI samAnatA ko Aja amalI rUpa me svIkAra karanA hogA / itanA hI nahIM, saba dharmoM ko bhI samAna pratiSThA aura samAna Adara milanA caahiye| Aja saba dharmoM ke prati eka se anAdara kI samAnatA pasada kI jAtI hai, aura unake prati eka sI anAsthA athavA eka se ajJAna ko bhI samAnatA kA eka mArga samajhA jAtA hai / lekina yaha mArga ghAtaka hai / Aja ke yuga me samAja me rahane vAle pratyeka manuSya ko mukhya-mukhya dharmoM kA sAmAnya jJAna honA cAhiye / parantu aisA jJAna lene yA dene me kevala tArkika, zrAlocanAtmaka athavA aitihAsika dRSTi rakhane se kAma nahI cala sakatA / prema, prAdara aura sahAnubhUti ke sAtha jAgrata jijJAsA buddhi se saba dharmoM kA paricaya prApta karanA cAhiye / gA~vo kA dharma-jJAna vahuta pichaDA huA hotA hai, unakI dRSTi sakucita hotI hai aura unakA jIvana kA hetu vahuta unnata nahI hotA / zrAja
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________________ dharma-saMskaraNa 2 79 jamAne meM duniyA ke vibhinna dhamoM re manpuragaNo ne aura carita-parAyaNa sagho ne jo prayatna niye hai, usI prema se denI cAhiye / umame dhyeya dharma-jAgRti kA aura loka-kalyANa nA honA cAhige, kevala paNDitAU bahuzrutatA kA nhiiN| aAja ke mamAja kA eka mahAna zepa vg-vigrh| logo ko pyA, hepa yA matmara pharane ke lie koI dhyAnamUti naare| triya ko puruSoM ke binApha, naujavAnoM ko vRTo ke khilApha, garIvo ko amIge ke gilApha hindUmusalamAno ko eka-dUsare ke khilApha aura gore logoM ko kAle aura pIle logo ke khilApha laDanA hai| isa prakAra mayaM viraha kAnaDAI kA vAtAvaraNa phailA huA hai| vama yA jyAdA logo ko magaThita gArage unamA netRtva grahaNa karane kI nIyata ho, to isake lie una nara kI padi ko kendrita karake unheM hepa ke pAlamvana ke liye eka dhyAnamUrti dekara magaya kA aura parAyepana kA vAtAvaraNa saDA karanA bahuta AmAna hai| ___ yaha gega dharma meM vaDI gAdI se ghama nakAnA hai / prAjakana isa dizA meM pravala prayatna bhI cala rahe hai / na sava pariNAma para hatyA aura ta me AtmahatyA me hI pAyegA / hama jina dhama-mamkaraNa kA vicAra karate hai, unameM ima gega me mukna rahane kI pUrI sAvadhAnI raganI cAhiye / dharma ke bure tattvoM ko dUra karate mamaya utanA dhyAna meM rakhanA cAhiye ki unake sthAna para zubha, mAcika aura Thoma tattvo kA dharma meM praveza ho / kevala zUnyatA, riktatA bhayakara miTTa hotI hai| vyavahAra-kuzana loga kaheMge ki yaha mArA vivecana mundara aura udbodhaka hai, parantu imame yojanA jaimA kucha bhI dikhAI nahIM detaa| vidhAna-mabhA meM koI kAnUna banAte samaya pahale umake uddezyo kA vyavasthita nispaNa kyiA jAtA hai aura usake bAda hI uma kAnUna kI dhArAye AtI hai / parantu vyavahAra me dekhA jAtA hai ki kAnUna kI dhArAyeM hAtha me Ate hI umakA hetu aura uddezya gauNa vana jAtA hai aura anta me bhulA diyA jAtA hai| samAja ko aimI dhArAvaddha yojanA kI pAdata par3a gaI hai / parantu isase jIvana yAtrika bana jAtA hai / bhAvanA kA sthAna yojanA kaise le sakatI
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________________ 80 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza hai ? bhAvanA kA kSetra zikSA se nava-pallavita hotA hai, jabaki yojanA anta me vyavasthA kA rUpa le letI hai| yahA~ maiMne jisa parivartana kI bAta kahI hai, vaha kisI sattA ke bala para nahI ho skegaa| vaha zikSA ke dvArA aura pratyakSa udAharaNa dvArA logo kA hRdaya parivartana karAne se hI ho skegaa| isake lie koI sArvajinaka yojanA taiyAra karane kI jarUrata nahI hai / yadi bhAvanA mUla me zuddha hogI aura surakSita tathA jIvata rahegI to hamArI AvazyakatA ke anusAra aneka yojanAye utpanna hogI aura vadalatI rhegii|
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________________ dharma meM sudhAra sudhAraka ApakA AmaraNa svIkAra karake maiM yahIM grAyA, isameM eka uddezya yaha thA ki isa nimitta me ekAdha dina paramAnanda bhAI ke sAtha rahane kA Ananda milegaa| abhI-abhI unake zrahamadAbAda ke bhASaNa ke viruddha eka baDA jagaDA khaDA huyA hai / mujhe bAra-bAra zrAzcarya hotA hai ki paramAnanda bhAI ke samAna saumya prora satulita vyakti ke bhASaNa me logo ko aisA kyA mila gayA ki ve unheM mArTina lyUthara banAne ke lie taiyAra ho gaye hai| tIvra vicAra rakhane vAle pratyeka mitra ko vastu kA dUsarA pahanU batAkara ume saumya aura jimme - dAra banAnA hI grAja taka paramAnanda bhAI kA priya kArya rahA hai / unakA pUrA bhASaNa par3he vinA hI meM kaha sakatA hU~ ki usame utpAta macAne vAlA athavA vinAzaka koI tattva nahI hai / usakA gratha utanA hI hai ki nAtikArI yA sudhAraka yuga paramAnanda bhAI ke samAna maumya mUrti ke dvArA bhI apanI AvAja prakaTa kara makatA hai / maiM sunatA hU~ ki amuka samAja ne zrathavA samudAya ne unakA bahiSkAra kara diyA hai / usaliye meM pahale ima vahiSkAra ke bAre me hI do zabda kahU~gA / vahiSkAra pratyeka mugaskRta aura magaThina samAja kA svAbhAvika adhikAra hai / vaha mabhya samAja ke hAtha me eka prabhAvazAlI aura mAttvika za hai | lekina yaha zamya dudhArI talavAra hai| jinake khilApha isakA upayoga kiyA jAtA hai unheM to jaba yaha mAregA taba mAregA, parantu jo loga isa zamna kA upayoga karate haiM ve yadi ucita zravamara, ucita paddhati aura svAbhAvika maryAdA ko na jAneM, to yaha pahale unhI kA nAza karanA hai / eka mamaya hamArI jAti ke eka sathAne vRddha puruSa ne vahiSkAra kI jo mImAmA kI thI ume isa samaya meM apanI bhASA me grApako munA dU~ / satyAgrahAzrama me jAkara maiMne harijana ke hAtha kA khAnA khAyA thA / isaliye jaba mai apane gA~va gayA to maiMne apane jAti vAlo se hU~ / gujarAta ke jaisI jAtiyo kI racanA vAlI parezAnI hamAre pradeza me bilakula kahA ki maiM isa taraha vyavahAra karatA aura jAtiyo dvArA khaDI kI jAne nahI hai / phira bhI jAti ke loga
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________________ 82 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza cAhate to merA bahiSkAra kara sakte the| maine harijano ke sAtha bhojana karane kI bAta unake sAmane kabUla kI, to kucha bhAI vola uThe "baiTho, baittho| hama pUchane Aye tava tuma aisI bAte hamase khnaa|" isI rukha ke samarthana meM eka vRddha purupa ne kahA - "koI vaDA amIra AdamI hotA hai taba to usakA bahiSkAra karane kI hama bAta bhI nahIM karate / dabhI AdamI samAja me pAkhaDa calAte hai, lekina hama unheM apane zikaje mai pakaDa nahI sakate / taba yadi ekAdha mana ke zuddha aura sajjana AdamI kA hI hama vahiSkAra kare to kyA yaha hameM zobhA degA? aisA karane se samAja kA kalyANa bhI nahI hogA / inake jaise loga rUDha AcAra ko jarUra toDate hai, parantu ve anAcAra nahI karate / isaliye jAti unake khilApha ho jAya, to bhI unakI pratiSThA ko koI dhakkA nahIM phuNctaa| ulTe bahiSkAra karane vAle logo kI hI vadanAmI hotI hai / yadi nirmala aura zuddha-hRdaya logo kA bahiSkAra karake hama unhe kho dege, to phira jAti me raha hI kyA jAyagA? isaliye samajhadArI kA mArga yahI hai ki aise logo kA hama nAma hI na le| yaha kaliyuga hai, isame jo kucha ho use hama cupacApa dekhate rhe|" ina vRddha puruSa kI mukhya dRSTi saccI thI, yadyapi kaliyuga kI unakI dalIla nirarthaka thii| yaha jarUrI hai ki samAja ke prAcAro kI (rahana-sahana kI) pratyeka yuga me jA~ca kI jaay| unamai Avazyaka parivartana honA bhI jarUrI hai| zarIra ko hama roja nayA popaNa dete hai aura gadagI bhI roja zarIra se bAhara nikAlate rahate hai, jisase zarIra niroga rahakara acchI taraha apanA kAma karatA hai / yahI bAta samAja-zarIra para bhI lAgU hotI hai| jisa prakAra khAye hue AhAra kA kucha samaya bAda rakta banatA hai aura usakA nikammA bhAga gadagI ke rUpa meM zarIra se bAhara nikala jAtA hai, usI prakAra acchI se acchI prAcIna vyavasthA apane-apane samaya ko popaNa dene ke bAda saDAdha ke rUpa mai bacI rahatI hai| use yadi hama samAja se nikAla na pheke, to samAjazarIra badabU karatA hai aura rogI ho jAtA hai| pratidina hone vAle vikAma ko java hama roka dete hai, to kisI samaya sannipAta kI taraha mamAja me ekAeka krAti phUTa paDatI haiN| vikAma ko rokane kA artha hai krAti ko nimatraNa denA, phira yaha bhAti videzI AkramaNa ke rUpa meM ho yA bhItarI vidroha ke *pa me| mAmayika mudhAro ke binA dhArmika jIvana Tika nahIM makatA, imaliyaM sAmAjika mudhAra-sAmAjika pragati ke mAtra bhIma niyamo ko hama jAna
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________________ 83 sudhAraka dharma me sudhAra lenA caahiye| jina logo ke pAsa hajAro varSoM kA anubhava aura itihAsa hai, ve yadi dharma - vikAsa aura jIvana parivartana kA zAstra na race, to ve RSimuniyo kI paramparA ko kalakita kara dege / hamAre smRtikAra samaya-samaya para dharma-vyavasthA me parivartana karate hI Aye hai / aba hame aise parivartano kA eka sampUrNa zAstra banAnA caahiye| tabhI hama apane samAja kA jahAja jIvanasAgara me surakSita rUpa me calA sakege / isa prakAra jIvana-vyavasthA kI vAravAra parIkSA karake jIvana ke tattvajJAna ko naye sira se racane vAle logo me bhagavAn mahAvIra eka agragaNya mahApuruSa the / zrava hama dekhe ki unakA yuga kaisA thA ? mahAbhArata ke yuddha kI ghaTanA zrAryoM ke jIvana me vaDI se vaDI kAti karane vAlI middha huI / agrejo aura jarmano ke bIca ke bhAtRdvepa kA vigraha jisa prakAra vizvavyApI vanakara Aja kI duniyA ko abhI bhI parezAna kara rahA hai, usI taraha kaurava-pADavo ke bIca kA vaha sarvanAzI mahAyuddha bhArata kI prAcIna saMskRti ke lie ghAtaka siddha huA / isa bhAratIya yuddha ke pahane ratideva jaime samrAT isa prakAra ke mahAyajJa karane meM jIvana kI sArthakatA mAnate the, jiname pratidina paccIsa-paccIsa hajAra pazuo kA vadha hotA thA / usa samaya ke rAjA loga samrAT banane ke lie pratispardhA karake eka- dUsare kA nAza karate the aura eka digvijaya siddha karane ke lie kiye gaye rAjasahAra kA pApa dhone ke lie utanA hI hiMsaka dUsarA yajJa karate the / isI kAraNa se bhISmAcArya tathA dharmarAja ke mamAna puNya-purupo ne kSAtra dharma ko pApapUrNa mAnakara use dhikkAranA cAhA / manuSya kI prakhaNDa sevA ke kAraNa usake kuTumvI bane hue prasavya pazuo kA - gAya, baila zraura ghoDo kA --- yajJa ke nAma para sahAra karane kI siphAriza karane vAle vedo se satrasta hokara eka RSi yaha vidrohI vacana bola uThe 'vigvedA' vaidika saMskRti ke suvarNa - kAla me aisA vacana kahanA utanA hI sAhamapUrNa thA jitanA varadUna kA yuddha laDa rahe hiDanavarga ke samakSa yuddha kA niSedha karanA / hamAre vaidika dharma ke abhimAnI pUrvajo ne yaha vacana bhI likha rakhA hai| yaha bAta unakI aitihAsika prAmANikatA ko mUcita karatI hai, sAtha hI yaha usa kAla kI UbI huI dharmavuddhi kI bhI dyotaka hai / bhAratIya yuddha, kAThiyAvADa kI bhUmi para paraspara laDA gayA yAdavo kA sahAraka yuddha tathA Astika RSi dvArA baMda karAyA huA rAjA janamejaya
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________________ 84 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza kA sarpasatra-isa sAre vAtAvaraNa kA jina logo ko smaraNa thA, unhone sampUrNa jIvana-dRSTi me parivartana karane kA nizcaya kiyaa| yaha vicAra dhIre-dhIre paripakva aura dRDha hotA gayA, chaha sau varSa taka yaha prakriyA calatI rahI aura usame se Arya-paramparA ke do pantho kA janma huaa| ina patho ko hama bauddha dharma aura jaina dharma ke nAma se pahacAnate hai| nahi vereNa verANi sammantIdha kudAcana / aMvareNa ca sammati esa dhammo sanantanoM // isa prakAra kahakara buddha bhagavAn ne avaira kA sandeza diyA / 'dukha sete parAjito'-prajA kA yaha anubhava hone se usane isa sandeza ko apanA liyA / vuddha bhagavAn ne mAsAhAra kA nipedha bhale hI na kiyA ho, kintu yaha unhone spaSTa kahA hai ki java mAnava-jAti yajJa ke nAma para pazuhatyA nahI karatI thI usa samaya manupyo me roga nahI-jaise hI the / pazuhatyA ke phalasvarUpa hI mAnava-jAti ko aneka roga laga gaye hai| aura, jAtRputra vardhamAna mahAvIra ne to ahiMsA ko hI parama dharma kahakara mAnava-jIvana ke sampUrNa AdhAra ko hI badala DAlA / vaidika kAla meM avaira, ahiMsA aura gorakSA kI kalpanA thI hI nahI aisA nahI; parantu dharma kA pUrNa sAkSAtkAra bhI to anubhava se hI hotA hai / buddha aura mahAvIra ke samaya me hI RSi-dRSTa ahiMsA kA prema-dharma loka-dRSTa huaa| yaha to nahI kahA jA sakatA ki unake samaya ke bAda bhArata me yajJa hue hI nahIM, parantu rASTra-dharma ke hRdaya me yajJa apratiSThita vana cuke the| ve prAcIna saMskRti kI |ja kI taraha sune gaye aura anAdara ke mauna me vilIna ho gaye / jahA~-tahA~ jana-hRdaya pUchane lagA ki vRkSo kA sahAra karane se, pazuo kI hatyA karane se aura rakta-mAsa kA kIcaDa phailAne se yadi svarga me jAyA jAtA ho, to phira naraka me jAne kA mArga kaunasA hai ? jaba anukUla aura pratikUla taTo para vasane vAle kisAno me bIca kI nadI ke pAnI ke lie yuddha hone kA avasara khaDA ho gayA, tava buddha bhagavAna ne dono ke netAoM ko ikaTThA karake pUchA 'pAnI kImatI he yA bhAiyo kA khUna ?' 'NanI ke lie bhAiyo kA khUna bahAnA kahA~ kI buddhimAnI he ?'
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________________ sudhAraka meM dharma sudhAra rAjA yayAti ne apane aura apane putra ke yauvana kA anubhava karake samrAT ke lie sulabha sAre bhoga bhoga lene ke bAda yaha anubhava vacana kahA ki jagata meM jitane bhI cAMvala aura tila hai, jitane bhI aiza prArAma ke sAdhana haiM, una saba ko koI apanA banA le, to bhI eka ke sukhopabhoga ke lie ve paryApta nahI hoge, ve usake mana me tRpti utpanna nahI kara sakate / isaliye svaya vAsanA kA hI tyAga karake satoSa mAnane me jIvana ko saphalatA kI kuJjI hai | bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI logo se yahI kahA / hisA ke dvArA dUsaro ko dabAne kI apekSA tapa ke dvArA apanI vAsanAo ko dabAnA hI vizvajit yajJa hai / isI me jIvana kI saphalatA aura kRtArthatA he / manuSya kA jIvana apane Asa-pAsa ke logo ke lie zApa rUpa aura trAsa rUpa banane ke badale zrAzIrvAda bane, isI me dharma nihita hai / tapa ke mUla me yahI bAta hai / tapa ke vinA manuSya kA jIvana niSpApa nahI bana sakatA / 85 ne jisa prakAra yajJa ke jaise bhavya jIvana- siddhAnta ko usa samaya ke logo pazuhatyA kara ke bhraSTa kara diyA, usI prakAra usake bAda ke logo ne tapa ke sarvamagalatva ko bhUnakara use nirarthaka deha-damana kA rUpa de diyA / sacamuca hamAre deza ke logoM ne mahAn se mahAn dharma-siddhAnto ko artha - vihIna yAtrika kriyA kA rUpa dekara bahuta baDA buddhi-droha aura samAja-droha kiyA hai / AhAra - zAstra, jIvana-zAstra, prANI zAstra, samAja-zAstra, arthazAstra, mAnasa zAstra, tarka zAstra Adi manuSyopayogI zAstro kA jinhone uttama aura dyAvadhi (Up-to-date ) adhyayana kiyA hai, una samAja hitaipI logo ko dharmazAstro para vAra-vAra vicAra karanA cAhiye aura apane jamAne ke svajano kA mArgadarzana karanA cAhiye / yadi yaha sanAtana zrAvazyakatA na hotI to bhagavAn buddha aura mahAvIra jaise mahApuruSo ko puruSArtha karake janatA ko sanAtana dharma kI naye sire se dIkSA denA AvazyakaM nahI lagatA / dharmaM kitanA bhI ujjvala kyo na ho, mAnavIya buddhi athavA arbuddhi kI jaDatA ke kAraNa usa para rAkha caDha ho jAtI hai / isa rAkha ko haTAkara tathA prAcIna dharma-tattvo kA saskAra kara ke dharma ko naye sire se gati dene kA kArya pratyeka yuga me hotA prAyA hai isIliye dharma TikA hai| dharma ke grantha, dharma ke mandira tathA ahiMsA, satya aura zAnti
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________________ 86 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza sava ko bhUlakara dharma kA hI droha karane vAle dharmAndha AcArya dharma ko rakSA nahI kara pAyege / zAnti, nitikSA aura udAratA jiname hai, virodhI pakSa ke tarka me rahe satyAza aura zubha hetu ko samajhane aura svIkArane jitanA syAdvAda jina ke gale utara gayA hai, aise dharma-parAyaNa loga hI dharma ke rakSaka hote hai / ucca dharmaM me janma pAne se manuSya ucca nahI hotA, parantu ucca jIvana se hI vaha ucca banatA hai, yaha vuddha aura mahAvIra ne aneka bAra kahA hai / dharma kA artha hI hai jIvana sudhAra / prAkRta manuSya kA jIvana sAmAnyata AhAra-nidrAdi AvazyakatAo ke, rAga-dveSAdi vAsanAo ke tathA dambhamatmarAdi vikRtiyo ke anusAra hI vahatA rahatA hai| isame sudhAra kara ke jIvana ko su-saskRta banAnA hI dharma kA mukhya kArya hai / jisa prakAra jIvana para jaga caDhatA hai usI prakAra dharma-vacano aura dhArmika saMsthAno para bhI jaga caDhatA hai / isa jaga ko dUra karane kA kArya yadi dharma svaya na kare to dUsarA kauna karegA ? sAmAjika sudhAra hI dharma kA prayojana hai / yadi koI yaha kahe ki buddha aura mahAvIra ke bAda samAja-sudhArako kI AvazyakatA nahI rahI, to isase yahI siddha hogA ki buddha aura mahAvIra kI bhI unake jamAne me koI AvazyakatA nahI thI / pratyeka dharma -sasthApaka para yahI nyAya lAgU hotA hai, bhale grantha-vacana kucha bhI kahe / ' aisA eka bhI deza nahI hai aura aisA eka bhI yuga nahI hai, jise samAja sudhAra karane ke lie dharma-sasthApaka prApta na hue ho / ' isaliye hame dharma se hI samAja-sudhAra ke siddhAnta mila sakate hai / aura ina siddhAnto kA upayoga sarvaprathama hame pragati siddha karane, dharma sasthA ko sudhArane ke lie hI karanA cAhiye / pragati kA artha kyA hai ? yaha prazna hamezA uThatA hai jahA~ jIvana ke Adarza bAra-bAra badalate hai vahA~ pragati kI dizA nizcita karanA AsAna nahI hotA / sAmAnyata yaha kahA jA sakatA hai ki pratyeka samaya ke logo ko tAtkAlika jo kucha vAchanIya mAlUma ho usakI parivartana karanA pragati hai / logo ko jo dizA ve jAyege / eka samaya hamAre logo ne sagIta aura unhone ina dono kalAo ko sAmAjika burAI mAna ke kucha logo ne ina kalAo ke khilApha joro kA aura jAne ke lie Avazyaka pasada hogI usI dizA me nRtya kI nindA kI thI / liyA thA / usa samaya Andolana kiyAthA /
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________________ sudhAraka meM dharma sudhAra 87 Aja usI sagIta aura nRtya ko apanI saskRti kI vizeSatAyo ke rUpa me hama sIkhate hai aura unakA vikAsa karate hai tathA duniyA ko unakI kadra karane ke liye nimatrita karate hai / eka jamAne meM apane bAlako ko khelakUda me samaya vigADane ke liye hama sajA dete the, Aja khedakUda me jo vidyArthI bhAga nahI lete unase hama nArAja hote hai / hamArI pozAka ke bAre meM bhI yahI bAta lAgU hotI hai| hamAre deza meM eka aisA jamAnA bhI ho gayA hai, jo mAsa aura madirA ke sevana meM hI pragati mAnatA thaa| Adarza sadA jhUle kI taraha do siro ke bIca jhUlate rahate haiN| phira bhI pragati jaisI koI sthAI cIja avazya hai, aura sabhI jamAno ko vAchanIya lage aise kucha tattvo kA bhI vikAsa honA caahiye| isakA vicAra hama Age karege / sAmAnyata yaha dekhA gayA hai ki samAja ko sthiratA aura pragati dono tattvo kI rakSA karanI hotI hai| yadi sthiratA na ho to sAmAjika sadguNo kI pUjI ekatra nahI ho sakatI, caritra kA vikAsa nahI ho sakatA aura manuSya kA sAmAjika jIvana me vizvAsa bhI nahI baiTha sakatA / ulaTe yadi hama aparivartanavAdI bana jAye, to jIvana ko jaga laga jAyegA, jIvana saDa jAyegA aura sAre jIvana-rasa sUkha jaayege| sthiratA aura pragati ye eka sAtha rahane cAle tattva kabhI-kabhI zrama aura vizvAsa kI taraha eka ke bAda eka Ate hai| yaha bhI pragati kA eka vaDA siddhAnta hai / ina dono kI aparihAryatA ko dhyAna me rakhakara hI sAmAjika jIvana ke niyama banAye jAne cAhiye / dharmazAstro ne samaya-samaya para sAmAjika niyamo kI racanA kI hai| hamAre samAja kI mAnyatA aisI banA dI gaI hai ki niyama Izvara ke diye huye hai athavA sAmAnya buddhi se pare rahane vAle alaukika dRSTi ke loga hI niyama banA sakate hai| pratyakSa vyavahAra me to sabhI loga isa vicAra ko hI protsAhana dete hai ki dharma kI dI huI samAja vyavasthA meM koI parivartana karane kA adhikAra samAja ko nahIM hai| samAja-vyavasthA pratyakSa anubhava, usa anubhava ke AdhAra para hone vAlA vicAra, samAja kI bhAvanAye aura samAja me vikasita hone vAlI sanAtana zraddhA-inhI saba para AdhAra rakhatI hai| iname se zraddhA pratyeka samAja kA mUladhana hai| isa dhana kI rakSA karanA sAmAjika zakti kA mUla-matra hai| ___ yadi hama pratikSaNa parivartana karate rahege to, samAja vAla ke Dhera jaisA ho jaayegaa| usame dhRti (Cohesion) kA guNa aAyegA hI nahI / aura yadi
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________________ 88 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza hama kisI bhI taraha kA parivartana na karane kA nizcaya kara le, tava to samAja murdoM kI taraha saDane lagegA / samAja me Avazyaka parivartana karane para bhI koI parivartana nahI kiye gaye hai aisA mAnane- manavAne me pratyeka mamAja apanA zreya samajhatA AyA hai | nyAyAdhIza pratyeka mukadame me apanA nirNaya dete samaya kAnUna me parivartana karate hai, parantu unakA prayatna yaha dikhAne kA hotA hai ki kAnUna me koI parivartana nahI kiyA gayA hai| ise Legal fiction kahate hai / samAja - vyavasthA ko dharma zAstro ke hAtho me saupane ke bAda usame koI parivartana nahI kiyA gayA, aisA dikhAnA paDatA hai / isake lie bhASyakAra bhASya racate hai zraura eka hI zAstra meM zraddhA rakhate hue bhI alaga-alaga bhASyakAro ke artha ke anusAra logoM ke guTa bana jAte hai / loga zAstra vacana ke prAmANya kI rakSA karake apane svIkRta bhASyakAra ke vacana ko adhika mahattva dete hai / saba dezo ke Aja taka ke itihAsa ko dekhate hue pragati kA yaha bhI eka sArvabhauma niyama kahA jA sakatA hai / sAmAjika pragati kA eka dUsarA mahattvapUrNa siddhAnta bhI sarvatra dekhA gayA hai / eka jamAnA dharma-vyavasthA ke bAhya AkAra kI rakSA karake usa AkAra pUre yA bhare jAne vAle masAle me parivartana karatA hai / pazu ke mAsa kA yajJa karane ke vadale vaha mApa kA ( uDada kA) pazu banAkara usakI afe detA hai aura mAnatA hai ki mAsa yajJa kI rakSA ho gii| isa prakAra bhItara kA masAlA pUrI taraha badala jAne ke bAda naye loga tarka karate hai ki mukhya cIja masAlA hai, AkAra to gauNa cIja hai / isaliye bhItara kI cIja kI rakSA karake use kaisA bhI AkAra dene me dharmadroha nahI hotA, tattva kI rakSA kA hI vAstavika mahattva hai / isa prakAra AkAra ke vadala jAne ke bAda naye AkAra ko hI mahattva pradAna kiyA jAtA hai / uDada ke prATe ke pazu banAne ke badale gehU~ ke ATe ke piNDa banAye jAte he aura phira usame nayA masAlA svIkAra karane kI taiyArI ho jAtI hai / eka prAcIna vacana hai 'calatyekena pAdena tiSThatyekena paNDita' eka paira ko uThAkara Age rakhane ke lie dUsarA paira aDiga aura sthira rakhanA hotA hai / uThAyA huA paira Age sthira ho jAya usake bAda pIche se aDiga paira ke Tikane kI yA use TikAne kI vArI yAtI hai / isI taraha samAja kI pragati hotI AI he / jo loga isa siddhAnto ko jAna lete hai, unakI samAja sevA karane kI zakti khUva vaDha jAtI hai /
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________________ sudhAraka me dharma me sudhAra Aja kA jamAnA carcA kA hai| prAcIna niyama yaha thA jisa vAta ke lie mana me parama prAdara ho, usakI carcA nahIM kI jA sakatI / mAtA, pitA yA guru kI AjJA para koI vicAra kiyA hI nahI jA sakatA thA-'prAjJA guruNA hyvicaarnniiyaa|' gurujano ke AcaraNa ke kAjI hama na baneM, ve jo kucha karate haiM yaha uttama hI hai 'vRddhAste na vicAraNIyacaritA' isa vRtti kA bhI khava vikAsa hA thaa| Aja eka bhI vastu itanI pavitra nahI rahI, jisakI carcA hI na kI jA ske| sabhI loga sabhI vastuo kI carcA kareM, isame eka prakAra kI zikSA bhI hai aura anadhikAra ceSTA bhI hai| isame samAja kA netRtva kSudra-vRttiyo ko uttejita karane vAle gaira-jimmedAra logo ke hAtha me AsAnI se calA jAtA hai| parantu isa doSa se bacane ke lie yadi yaha niyama banA diyA jAya ki 'adhikArI purupa hI carcA karane yogya mAne jAne cAhiye,' to isake bhI apane alaga guNa-doSa hai hii| aisA karane se samAja-hita kA vicAra eka taraha se paripakva rUpa meM hotA hai, logo me buddhi bheda utpanna nahIM hotA, sthiratA banI rahatI hai aura samAja pracaNDa sAmarthya kA vikAsa kara sakatA hai / parantu aisI sthiti me loka-zikSaNa bahuta vAra ruka jAtA hai aura netAno kI hI eka jAti khaDI ho jAtI hai / samAja kI kArya-zakti baDhane para bhI usakI sUjha-bUjha kI zakti ko jaga laga jAtA hai aura netA varga kA naitika adha patana hone para sArA mamAja TUTa jAtA hai / dhArmika sudhAra karane vAle loga parama dhArmika aura trikAlaja hone caahiye| jo loga dharma ke vidhi-vidhAna meM aura bAhma prathAno me prAti kara sakate hai, unake pAsa dharma kI AtmA akhaNDa jAgRta honI cAhiye / unhe dharma tattva kA prAkalana svaya karanA cAhiye / aise loga hara samAja me aura hara deza meM athavA samAja meM utpanna hote hI hai, yaha dharma-granyo me likhA huA hai aura itihAsa meM dekhA gayA hai / yikAlajJa zabda kA artha hame bhalI-bhAMti samajha lenA cAhiye / 'lAkho varSa pahale kauna-kauna sI ghaTanAyeM ghaTI hai aura lAkho varSa bAda kauna-kauna mI paTanAye ghaTane vAnI hai, pratyeka vyakti kyA-kyA kara cukA hai aura Age kyA karane vAlA hai, yaha mava vistAra meM jAnane vAlA manupya trikAlaja hai,-lI jaDa mAnyatA mamAja meM phailI huI hai| Izvara kI ora se madeza prApta karane kA dAvA karane vAle muhammadapaigambara kahate haiM ki dRmare kSaNa kyA hone vAlA hai
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________________ 90 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza yaha na to khudA ne apane nabiyo se kaha rakhA hai aura na apane pharizto se / bhaviSya-sambandhI jJAna khudA ne apane pAsa hI rakhA hai| kahane kA matalava yaha hai ki sarvocca manuSya ko bhaviSya kA byaurevAra jJAna prApta nahI ho sktaa| tava trikAlajJa kA artha kyA hai ? jo manuSya dIrghakAlIna itihAsa ke adhyayana se bhUtakAla ke svarUpa ko acchI taraha jAnatA hai aura loka-sthiti kA sUkSma aura vyApaka nirIkSaNa karane ke phalasvarUpa vartamAna kAla kI vastu-sthiti se pUrNa paricita hotA hai, use yadi usane zAstrIya-vRtti kA vikAsa apane bhItara kiyA ho to-samAja zAstra kI racanA karanA AtA hai aura isa zAstra ke bala para vaha AsAnI se yaha samajha sakatA hai ki bhaviSya kA pravAha-vicAra pravAha tathA ghaTanA pravAha-kisa dizA me bhegaa| aise zAstrIya dRSTi vAle manuSya ko hama trikAlajJa kahate hai / pratyeka deza ke aura pratyeka yuga ke sarvocca netA isa prakAra kama yA adhika mAtrA me trikAlajJa hote hI hai| aura jo loga ima artha me trikAlajJa rahe hai, ve hI samAja kI naukA ko jIvana-sAgara meM bhalI-bhAMti calA sake hai| aise manuSya me eka viziSTa zakti kI AvazyakatA hotI hai / vaha hai bhaviSya ke Adarza kI jhAMkI karane kI zakti / jisa prakAra jahAja kA kaptAna apane pAsa ke nakze ke anusAra jahAja ko calAtA hai, jisa prakAra makAna banAne vAle loga apane nakze ke anusAra makAna kI sArI racanA karate hai, jisa prakAra mahAkAvya kA koI kavi nizcita kiye hue uddezya ke anusAra apane kAvya kA vistAra karatA hai, usI prakAra samAja kI dhurA ko dhAraNa karane vAlA, samAja kA netA apane mana me nizcita kiye hue AdarNa kI dizA me samAja ko ni zaka bhAva se le jAtA hai / usake sAmane apane Adarza kA citra jitanA spaSTa aura jIvata hogA, utane hI vizvAsa ke mAtha vaha samAja kA mArgadarzana karegA / vuddha aura mahAvIra aise hI samAja-mudhAraka the, isIliye ve apane pIche itanI samartha saskRti choDa gaye haiN| lekina bAda ke loga dharma ke rahasya ko bhUlakara kevala iDhi aura apanI pratiSThA me cipaTe rahate haiM / ahimA-dharma kI marvatra vijaya dene kI icchA rakhane vAle jaino me jaba dharma ke nAma para mAra-pITa hotI hai taba dharma kalakita hotA hai| zama-dama kA upadeza karane vAle prAcArya jaba prodhita hote hai aura kimI kA marvanAza karane kI pratijA lete hai, taba jima dharma ke
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________________ sudhAraka dharma me sudhAra 91 nAma para unako pratiSThA milI hai vaha dharma gahare soca meM par3a jAtA hai ki 'aba maiM kahA~ jAU~ ? jinake AdhAra ko maiMne mukhya mAnA thA ve mere rakSaka hone kA dAvA to karate hai, parantu apane jIvana se hI merA galA ghoTate hai|' mahArASTra me nAgapura ke pAsa rAmaTeka nAmaka eka sthAna hai| vahA~ kA eka jaina-mandira dekhane mai gayA thaa| usake dvAra para bandUka, talavAra Adi zastra rakhe gaye the aura sipAhI usa mandira kI rakSA karate the| isa taraha mandira me ekatra kI huI dhana-daulata kI rakSA jarUra hotI thI, lekina ahiMsA-dharma kI to nirantara viDabanA hI hotI thii| dhana-daulata ke bhaDAra aura ahiMsA kA mela kabhI baiTha hI nahI sakatA / yUropa me ahiMsAvAdI kvekaro ko aura bhArata me ahiMsAvAdI jaina logo ko kAphI dhanI dekhakara mere mana me zakA hotI hai ki ina logo kI samajha me ahiMsA-dharma acchI taraha AtA hogA yA nahI ? garIvo kA vRtticcheda kiye binA koI dhanavAna ho hI nahIM sakatA aura vRtticcheda me ziraccheda se kama hiMsA nahI hai| yadi dharmAcArya dharma kI vijaya dekhanA cAhate ho, to unhe samAja kI anyAya mUlaka vyavasthA ko badalanA hI hogA aura aisI sthiti lAne kA prayatna karanA hogA jisame pratyeka manuSya ko usakI mehanata kA pUrA phala mile / yaha acchA hI huA ki prAcIna kAla me AhArazAstra ke sUkSma niyama banAye gye| parantu Aja ve niyama badalane hI cAhiye / nayA AhArazAstra baDI tejI se vikAsa kara rahA hai| dharma kI dRSTi se usakA lAbha uThAkara dharmAcAryoM ko cAhiye ki ve apane samAja ko nayA rAstA dikhAye / merI samajha me yaha bAta nahI AtI ki pyAja, AlU, baigana yA TamATara na khAne me dharma mAnane vAle loga kIDo ko uvAla kara taiyAra kiye hue rezama ke kapaDo kA ghara me aura upAzraya me kaise upayoga karate hoge / lekina yaha to tulanA me eka gauNa bAta huI / Aja striyo, harijano, garIvo, kisAnA aura majadUro ke prati jo jIvana-vyApI anyAya cala rahA hai, use rokane ke lie dharmavIro ko kaTibaddha honA cAhiye / jaina kA artha hai vIra / use to sadA laDane kI taiyArI rakhanI hI cAhiye / umakA zastra ahiMsA hai, lekina isa kAraNa kama vIratA se usakA kAma nahI cala sakatA / jisa dharma kI sthApanA eka mahAn sudhAraka ne kI
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________________ 92 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza usake anuyAyI svayaM hI sudhAra kA virodha kare, yaha eka prAzcaryajanaka ghaTanA hai / buddha aura mahAvIra ne jAti-bheda kA virodha kiyA thA, aspRzyatA kI avagaNanA kI thI, phira bhI unake anuyAyI jAti ke abhimAna se otaprota hai aura aspRzyatA ko TikAye rakhane meM dharma samajhate hai / yaha sthiti dekhakara hI eka mitra ne kahA hai : 'sata loga dharma calAte hai aura rUDhi - pUjaka prAcArya usa dharma kA khUna karateM hai aura bAda meM usakI 'mamI' (surakSita zava ) kI pUjA karate hai / ' maiM nahIM mAnatA ki aisA honA hI cAhiye | isaliye merI yaha AzA hai ki dharmAcArya apanI pratiSThA ko nahIM parantu dharma ko jIvata rakhane ke lie apanA sarvasva nyauchAvara kara dege / savat 1962 - san 1935
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________________ dharma saMskaraNa kA samAjazAstra hama bhUtaparasta baneM yA bhaviSya ke sarjaka ? nayA zrAdhyAtmika samAjazAstra paramparA kise kaheM ?
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________________ hama bhUtaparasta baneM yA bhaviSya ke sarjaka 1 bhArata pracalita lokakathAo me bhUta-preta zrAdi durdaivI yoniyo kA varNana AtA hai / usame batAyA jAtA hai ki bhUto ke pA~va ulaTe hote hai aura unakI A~khe bhI manuSya ke jaisI mukha ke zrAge rahane ke badale pIche rahatI hai / bacapana me aise varNana paDhate ghavarAhaTa hotI thI / Aja usakA artha spaSTa hotA hai / jo loga bhUtakAla kI khoja karate haiM, bhUtakAla ke Adarza kI ora jAte hai aura Adarza sAmAjika jIvana bhUtakAla me hI thA aisI mAnyatA rakhate hai unakI A~khe sira ke pIche hI honI cAhiye aura unake kadama Age na baDhate huye pIche-pIche bhUtakAla kI ora hI prayANa karate he ge / hama mAnate hai ki saba se acchA yuga bhUtakAla me hI thA / usakA hrAsa hote-hote prAja kaliyuga zrAyA hai| Adarza dharma vedakAla me hI pAyA jAtA thA / trikAlajJa Rpi - muni prAcIna kAla me hI the / prAcIna kAla kA jIvana zuddha pavitra thA / prAcIna kAla ke loga nIrogI the, balavAna the, sAmAjika utkarSa ke saba niyama jAnate the aura unakA pAlana karate the / unakI zarIrayaSTi U~cI rahatI thI, ve dIrghAyu the / dina-para-dina vaha sArA Adarza jIvana bigaDatA gayA / ava logo kI U~cAI bhI kama hone lagI hai / Age jAkara loga aura bhI vAmana baneMge, alpAyupI banege / bhUtakAla hI svarNayuga thA / aitihAsika aura prAgaitihAsika anusaMdhAna aura utkhanana dvArA hajAro varSoM kA jo itihAsa milatA hai usa para se siddha hotA hai ki prAcIna kAla ke manuSya zrAja ke jitane U~ce nahI the / prAcIna kAla me mRta vyaktiyo ke zarIra surakSita DhaMga se jamIna meM gADane ke liye baDe-baDe pattharo me zarIra kI prAkRti jitanA hissA khodakara usame zava ko rakhate the aura usa para dUsarI zilA kA Dhakkana rakha kara patthara kI vaha zava sadUka jamIna me gaoNDa dete the / aisI jo prAcIna sadUke milI hai, una se patA calatA hai ki hamAre pUrvajo kI zarIrayaSTi kitanI UMcI thI / IjipTa kI mammI para se bhI patA calatA hai ki prAcInakAla ke logo kI UMcAI Aja se adhika nahI thI / jo ho, bhUtakAla kI bhakti karane vAle logo ke liye bhaviSyakAla me koI AzAspada sthiti hai nahI /
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________________ 96 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza aise logo kI vicAra-paddhati mai dharmoM kA mAdarza svarUpa bhUtakAla meM hI thaa| yAjJavalkya, janaka, aSTAvakra, gauDapAda, zakara, rAmAnuja, madhva, vuddha, mahAbIra Adi logo me mAnavatA kA pUrNa vikAsa huA thaa| unake Age aba koI jA nahIM sktaa| ve sarvajJa the, hama alpajJa hai| ve pUrNa puruSa the / aba vaha pUrNatA phira se pAne vAlI nahI / isaliye hame mAna hI lenA cAhiye ki jo kucha bhI zreSThatA kalpanA me A sakatI hai vaha ina prAdya dharmasasthApako me thI hii| agara itihAsa kucha dUsarI bAta kahatA hai to itihAsa galata hai athavA usakA artha dUsare Dhaga se karanA cAhiye / ___ agara koI kahe ki Ajakala ke koI yugapuruSa prAcInakAla ke pravatArI puruSo se bhI zreSTha the athavA hai, to unake liye aisI bAta sunanI bhI asahya hogii| dhArmiko kI vAta darakinAra, agara maiMne kahA ki ravIndranAtha ThAkura mahAkavi kAlidAsa se kaI darje zreSTha aura pratibhAzAlI the to hamAre logo ko acchA nahI lgegaa| hama logo ne eka aura bhI tarIkA calAyA hai| prAcInakAla ke zreSTha puruSo ko hama Izvara kA avatAra banAte hai aura Izvara kI sampUrNatA kA una para prAropa bhI karate hai| phira to aitihAsika tathyo ke liye koI jagaha hI nahI rahI / rAma, kRSNa, zakara, buddha, mahAvIra, rAmakRSNa paramahasa saba ke saba paramAtmA ke avatAra hI the| uname kucha apUrNatA thI hI nhiiN| apUrNatA kA avakAza hI uname kahA~ se ho sake " jo bAta dharmamasthApako kI aura avatArI puruSo kI, vahI bAta dharmagrantho kii| una grantho me sampUrNa jJAna aura pUrNa vikasita jJAna pAyA jA sakatA hai| una me galatI hone kI sabhAvanA hI nahIM hai| dharma kA pUrNa vikasita rUpa ina grantho dvArA prakaTa ho sake aimA hI unakA artha karanA cAhiye / jina logo ne aisI manobhUmikA dhAraNa kI unake liye bhaviSyakAla kucha mAnI hI nahIM rkhtaa| ahiMsA dharma liijiye| agara zuddha dRSTi se prAcIna itihAsa aura prAcIna dharmagrantho kA adhyayana hama kare to hame patA calatA hai ki ahiMsA dharma kA prAkalana kahI sthUla thA, kahI sUkSma thaa| usake pAlana me pahale kSati jyAdA hotI thii| sAmAnya janatA to pramAdI hI rahatI hai| hara eka jamAne ke zreSTha
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________________ hama bhUtaparasta vane yA bhaviSya ke sarjaka ? 97 puruSo ke jIvana kI tulanA kI jAya to ahiMsA ke bAre meM bhagavAna pArzvanAtha se bhagavAn mahAvIra Age baDhe huye ye / yAjJavalkya kI apekSA sabhava he, gauDapAda aura zakara U~cI bhUmikA para pahu~ca gaye the / TaoNlasTaoNya ko ahiMsA kA jo darzana huA thA, usase mahAtmA gAMdhI ko aneka gunA jyAdA spaSTa aura jyAdA ujjvala darzana huA thaa| lekina bhUtakAla ke upAsaka aura vibhUtipUjaka loga aisI vAte AsAnI se mAnane ko taiyAra nahIM hote| vaidika kAla ke dharmagrantho me vedAMga jyotipa bhI hai| usake gaNita meM prAja hama galatiyA~ dekhate hai kyoki vaha sthUla gaNita thA / dharmagrantha doparahita, ninti hote hai aisA mAnane vAle logo ke liye vedAMga jyotipa kI pahelI socane lAyaka hai| hamane jaina dharma ke eka bhakta ko pUchA, 'jaina dharma kI ahiMsA me uttarottara vikAsa ke lie kucha avakAza hai yA nahI ? kyA isa dharma ke lie kevala bhUtakAla hI hai ? bhavipyakAla hai hI nahIM?' taba unhoMne javAba na dete huye mujha hI se savAla pUchA, 'ApakI rAya kyA hai ?" maiMne kahA ki jaise gaNita-zAstra dina para-dina Age baDhatA hai aura sUkSma vanatA jAtA hai, jyotipa zAstra meM naye-naye AviSkAra hote jAte hai aura usakA kSetra kalpanAtIta vaDha rahA hai, vaise hI dharmazAstra, adhyAtmazAstra adhikAdhika sUkSma hote jAte hai aura uname pAindA ke liye abhUtapUrva vikAsa ke lie avakAza hai| vijJAna baDhatA hai, vaidyaka zAstra baDhatA hai, mAnasazAstra gaharA hotA jAtA hai, umI taraha adhyAtma-vidyA bhI baDhatI AI hai aura Age bddh'egii| mahAvIra svAmI ko ahimA kA jo darzana huA thA usase Age baDhane vAle kisI purupa ko dekhakara mahAvIra svAmI ko aisA hI lagegA ki apanA jIvanakArya kRtArtha huaa| isa bAta ko hama inkAra nahIM kara sakate ki kabhI-kabhI sArA purAnA jamAnA vigaDa jAtA hai, dhArmika zraddhA kSINa hotI hai, aise avasara para apane zreSTha purupo kA smaraNa karanA aura unase preraNA pAnA hitakara hI ha / lekina bhaviSyakAla ke bAre me azraddhAlu bananA kevala nAstikatA hai| saca dekhA jAya to duniyA ke saba ke saba dharma apanA vAlyakAla pUrA karake prauDha avasthA ko pahu~ce hai| zAyada pUre pahu~ce bhI nahI hai| dharma ke vikAsa me pA~ca sau yA hajAra varaso kA koI hisAva hI nhiiN| manusmRti ke samAja-zAstra me canda bAte jarUra acchI hogI, jo Aja hama bhUla gaye hai yA kho baiThe hai| lekina hama yaha kaha nahI sakate ki manusmRti me jo samAja-vijJAna pAyA jAtA hai vahI zreSTha thA yA usa me koI dopa the hI
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________________ 98 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza nahI / Aja agara manusmRti me batAyA huA jIvana phira se zurU ho jAya toM samAja-sevako ko, usakI canda bAto ke khilApha laDanA hI pddegaa| dharmaparAyaNa dharmaprANa vyaktiyo ko itanA to samajha hI lenA cAhiye ki bhUtakAla kI virAsata atyanta kImatI khAda hai / use khAdya samajhane kI bhUla hama na kreN| apane puruSArtha se anna kI naI-naI phasala hara sAla paidA karake usI anna ko hama khAve, khAda ko nahI / hama bhUtaparasta na bane / bhaviSya ke aura sarjaka banane ke lie hamArA janma hai aura hamArA dharma bhI AvAhaka dina-para-dina vyApaka, gaharA aura ujjvala banane vAlA hai| 31-12-1957
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________________ nayA AdhyAtmika samAjazAstra manuSya-svabhAva me jo aneka sadguNa hai uname sahayoga aura sahakAra kA sAmAjika mahattva bahuta hai / bahuta se loga eka kalpanA se yA dhyeya se prerita hokara jaba ekatra kAma karane lagate hai taba asAdhAraNa zakti paidA hotI hai / agara ye loga kevala eka dhyeya se hI nahI, valki ekatantra se calane lage, to unakI zakti karIba-karIba amaryAdita ho jAtI hai / yaha sahakAra zakti Aja ke yuga me hI vizeSa vikasita huI hai aisA kahA jA sakatA hai / jaba loga vyaktigata jimmevArI pahacAna sakate haiM aura soca samajhakara koI tantra paidA karake usa tantra ke adhIna niSThA se varatane lagate hai taba unakA sagha- sAmarthya zArIrika, bauddhika aura prAdhyAtmika tIno tarapha se sarvasamartha banatA hai / pazu me canda pazu jagala me akele akele rahate hai aura canda vaDe - vaDe jhuNDa banA kara rahate hai / hirana, bheDiye yAdi prANiya ke jhuNDa aura unakI tantraniSThA vikhyAta hai / pakSiyo me aura kITako me bhI isa prakAra kI samUha niSThA dikhAI detI hai / cITiyA~, makkhiyA~, dImaka zrAdi kSudra lagane vAle kITa bhI vaDe-vaDe samAja calAte he / jisa TiDDI dala ke hamale se dekhatedekhate hamArA bhArI nukasAna ho jAtA hai usa TiDDiyoM ke dala me bhI eka taraha kI vyavasthA hotI hai / koTyavadhi TiDDiyAM mIla ke mIla phailatI haiN| aura eka sAtha milakara pravAsa karatI hai / kabhI-kabhI vilakula akasmAt ve saba kI saba apanI dizA badalatI hai | yaha pheraphAra kauna sujhAtA hai ? hukuma kauna detA hai ? aura vaha sarvatra ekadama kaise phailatI hai ? yaha eka gUDha rahasya hI hai / , lekina kyA pazu pakSiyo aura kRmi kITo kI isa samUhavRtti ko hama sahakAritA kaha sakate hai ? manuSya kI sahakAritA me usake vyaktitva kA vikAsa hotA hai / vaha vyakti-svAtantrya kA premI hotA hai / samUha se alaga hokara svatantratA se jIne kI usame himmata hotI hai / usako mAlUma hotA hai ki tantraniSThA ko svIkAra karane me vyaktigata jIvana ke mahattva kA bhAga choDa denA paDatA hai / usake guNa dopa bhI vaha jAnatA hai| aura phira vicArapUrvaka svecchA se vaha tantraniSThA ko svIkAra karatA hai / kyA pazu-pakSiyo ke TAlIdharma ko isa taraha sahakAritA kahanA ThIka hogA ? zAyada ThIka nahI hogA /
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________________ 100 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza uname vyakti svAtantya kA vikAsa huA hai aisA kahI bhI pramANita nahI huA hai / aura isIliye unakA jIvana vanaspati jIvana ke samAna eka hI DhA~ce me DhalA huA hotA hai / unakA jIvana pravAha eka hI pAtra me se bahatA hai / hindustAna meM pahale vaDe - vaDe pravibhakta kuTumba hote the / eka hI kartA puruSa ke anuzAsana meM tIna-nIna cAra-cAra pIDhiyo taka ke loga ekatra rahate the / ina sabhI ke jIvana kI susUtratA dekhakara Azcarya va Adara paidA hotA hai / aise kucha kuTumba Aja bhI dikhAI dete hai | canda jAti sasthAe bhI isI taraha sucAru rUpa se calatI AI hai aura uname asAdhAraNa sAmAjika zakti pAyI gaI hai| ina kuTumbo kI aura jAtiyo kI isa samUha vRtti ko sahakAritA kahe yA yaha kevala eka TolI dharma hai ? Herd instinct hai ? dono me se eka bhI pakSa lenA muzkila hai / kuTumba niSThA me ra jAti-niSThA me vauddhika aura prAdhyAtmika sadguNo kA vikAsa hotA spaSTa dikhAI detA hai / isake viparIta sahakAritA ke mUla me jo vyaktitva kA vikAsa honA cAhiye vaha vahuta hI kama dikhAI detA hai / jo vaDe - vaDe kuTumba calA sakate hai yA jinako baDe kuTumbo ke ghaTaka vanakara rahanA sAdhya hotA hai, jAti-niSThA ke kAraNa jinhone asAdhAraNa jIvanasiddhi siddha kara batAI hai, itanA hI nahI, valki dharma ke kSetra me . jinhone sAmpradAyika sagha pIDhI dara pIDhI calAye hai, aise hamAre loga vadalI huI paristhiti me saMghaTita kyo nahI ho sakate ? samAja kA sakaTa ve kyo pahacAna nahI sakate ? yuga-dharma ke anukUla sagha kaise banAne cAhiye, vaha kitane vaDe hone cAhiye Adi sagha-vidyA kA vyAkaraNa unakI samajha me kyo nahI A rahA hai ? to phira kyA Aja taka kA hamArA sAghika itihAsa kevala eka Herd instinct hI thI ? bhagavAn buddha ne saba jAtiyo me se ziSya banAye aura unakA eka sagha bahuta acchI taraha se calAyA / isa saMgha kA prakAra aura usakA itihAsa vinayapiTaka me savistara dekhane ko milatA hai / jo vaiSNava dharma sAre hindustAna me phailA huA hai usame musalamAna Adi anya dharma ke loga bhI dAkhila hue aura unako svIkAra bhI kiyA gayA itanI vyApaka dRSTi aura sagha-zakti kA jinhone vikAsa kiyA ve duniyA~ me taraha kho baiThe, yaha samAjazAstriyo ke sAmane eka baDA / apanA sthAna kisa muzkila savAla hai /
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________________ nayA AdhyAtmika samAjazAstra hamArI kahA~ bhUla huI, usakI carcA hama DeDha sau sAla se karate Aye haiM / paraspara virodhI upapattiyA~ aura mImAsA hama sunate hai / lekina Aja bhI naI paristhiti ke naye prAdarzo kI naI jIvana-siddhi kA nayA vyAkaraNa hamane aba taka hastagata nahI kiyA hai, hRdayagama nahI kiyA hai / 101 duniyA~ ko bhinna-bhinna mahAjAtiyoM aura samAjo ke itihAsa kI chAnavIna karake artha zAstra, mAnava zAstra, dharma zAstra, rAjanIti, saMskRtiyo kA vikAsa Adi tattvo kA adhyayana karake usame se hame apanA samAjazAstra banAnA hogA / padArtha vijJAna, rasAyana, vanaspati-zAstra, khanija vidyA, prANI vidyA Adi bhautika-zAstro kA avalokana karake usame jo kucha bodha milegA, jo kucha sUkSma dRSTi prApta hogI usa saba kA lAbha uThAkara apanI pUrva paramparA kI buniyAda para adhyAtma-zAstra ke niyantraNa ke nIce hame apanA nayA prAdhyAtmika samAjazAstra taiyAra karanA hogA aura tadanurUpa jIvana kalA kA vikAsa karanA hogaa| yaha saba karane kA samaya kaba kA AA cukA hai / yaha saba kauna kaba karegA ? 8 julAI 1958
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________________ paramparA kise kaheM ? 'paramparA nibhAye' isakA matalava kyA ? purAnA sava jaisA kA vaisA hI sambhAlakara rakhanA, usame kucha bhI parivartana na hone denA, yahI umakA artha hai ? haragija nhiiN| para yAnI pIche se Ane vaalaa| paramparA kA artha hai eka sthiti choDakara usake jaisI dUsarI sthiti ko lenA, Age calakara usa dUsarI sthiti ko bhI choDakara usake sAtha mela khAye aimI yA usame se paidA hone vAlI tIsarI kAlAnukUla sthiti ko apnaanaa| ise kahate hai paramparA nibhAnA / hama makAna me nIcanI majila se Upara kI majila ko jAte hai to kUdakara yA uDakara nahIM jAte, jInA yA sIDI caDhakara jAte hai / yAni jamIna para se pahalI sIDhI para, pahalI sIDhI se dUsarI mIDhI para, yo mIDhiyo ke krama se Upara jAte hai| nIce utarane ke liye bhI kUdate nahIM hai, krama se utarate hai| sAmAjika jIvana me aisA hI krama rahatA hai| samAja caDhe yA gire, usakI gati, pragati yA parAgati kramaza hotI hai / isaliye manuSya paramparA nibhAkara unnati bhI pA sakatA hai aura avanati bhii| paramparA kI khUvI do vastupro para yA tattvo para nirbhara hai(1) nitya parivartana karate huye bhI, (2) purAnI paristhiti yA purAne tattvo se sambandha yA anuvandha na choDanA / dUsare zabdo me kahe to parivartanazIlatA yaha eka khUbI aura sambandha avicchinna rakhanA yaha dUsarI sUvI / aisI paramparA hI pragati kA uttama vyAkaraNa hai / From precedent to precedent daily self surpasses---yaha hai sUtra paramparAvAda kaa| _ 'purAnA choDanA nahI aura nayA lenA nahIM', yaha koI paramparAvAda kA sUtra nahI hai, yaha to aparivartanavAda kA hai / jindA zarIra baDhatA hai, murdA saDatA hai, dono me se eka bhI aparivartanavAdI nahI hai / parampaga kI khUbI yahI hai ki usame parivartana kramaza hotA hai| sirpha kAnti me nama kI bAta nahIM hai| koI putra jaba pitA kI koThI mambhAlatA hai to pitA kI pUjI para sA~pa kI taraha baiThe nahIM rhtaa| usa pUMjI kA upayoga kara ke ume baDhAtA hai aura naye-naye kSetro me kAma karatA hai / mirpha pharma kA nAma kAyama ragrakara
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________________ paramparA kise kahaiM / 103 aura kAryapaddhati bhI ho sake vahA~ taka vahI cAlU rakhakara vaha Age baDhatA hai / sAmAjika sudhAra isI prakAra hotA hai / vAlako ke zarIra, mana aura samajha zakti meM bhI jo pragati hotI hai vaha bhI paramparA nibhAkara hI hotI hai / paramparA yAnI kramayukta pragati / ____ yahI bAta kisI kavi ne kahI hai ki-buddhimAna manuSya jaba calatA hai taba eka paira sthira rakhakara dUsarA Age rakhatA hai, bAda me use sthira rakhakara pIche kA uThAkara Age le jAtA hai / nayI jagaha nihAra kara sthira karane ke bAda hI pIche kI jagaha choDanA, isI me buddhimAnI hai / aisI buddhimAnI ke sAtha Age baDhanA, pragati karanA to honA hI cAhiye / aisI pragati jo dharma karatA AyA hai usI ko hama sanAtana dharma kahate hai / sanAtana hI nitya nUtana hotA hai| 15 maI 1966
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________________ syAvAda kI samanvaya zakti nayA samanvaya triveNI samanvaya samanvayakArI jaina darzana prANa aura saskAritA dharmoM se zreSTha dhArmikatA dharma ke prakAra aura naye dhArmika prazna sarvatyAga yA sarvasvIkAra syAdavAda kI samanvaya zakti
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________________ nayA samanvaya jaino kA syAdvAda yA anekAntavAda kahatA hai ki satya eka hI hai, phira bhI dekhane vAle kI dRSTi ekAgI hone ke kAraNa satya kA ume pAzika mAkSAtkAra hotA hai / eka manupya eka tarapha se dekhakara satya kA eka taraha se varNana karatA hai, dUsarA manuSya dUmarI tarapha se dekhakara umI satya kA vilakula viparIta zabdo me nispaNa karatA hai| sAMvalA manupya bilkula kAle manuSya ke mukAbale meM gorA mAvita hotA hai aura gore ke mAtha tulanA karane para kAlA ThaharAyA jAtA hai| dillI kI dRSTi meM nAgapura zahara dakSiNa kI ora hai| pUnA ke loga use uttara kI tarapha mAnate hai / nAgapura me agara pUchA jAya to vaha kahegA, 'maiM apane vizva ke kendra sthAna meM huuN| 'podicya yA dAkSiNAtya jaise vizepaNa maiM apane-mApako kyo lagAU~ ? hA~, umame koI zaka nahI ki pUnA merI dakSiNa kI ora hai aura dillI uttara kI tarapha / ' syAdvAda ghyAna me pAne ke bAda buddhi aura hRdaya dono samanvaya kI dRSTi svIkAra karane ko taiyAra ho jAte haiM / syAdvada kI dRSTi kahatI hai - bhAiyo, apane-apane anubhava duniyA ke sAmane rkho| lekina dUmare kA anubhava sahI yA galata kahane kA Apako koI adhikAra nahI hai / Apake anubhava kI jaDa me ApakI dRSTi yA bhUmikA hogii| dUmare kI dRSTi usame bhinna ho sakatI hai| apanI nijI bhUmikA para se usako jo anubhava huaA vaha Apase bhinna hogA hii| phira bhI vaha Apa me kama saccA ho, isakA koI kAraNa nahIM hai / prApako jisa taraha apane anubhava kA vizvAsa hotA hai aura Apa usakA Adara bhI karate hai usI taraha dUsarA bhI apane khuda ke anubhava ke bAre me karegA hii| male pApa dUsare ke anubhava ko svIkAra na kreN| usake bAre me taTastha rahiye / lekina dUsare kI dRSTi ke lie zrApake mana me Adara avazya honA cAhiye / bhinna-bhinna dRSTi ke lie Apake mana me Adara avazya honA cAhiye / bhinna-bhinna dRSTiyo ke bAre me Adara honA samajhadArI kA aura saskAritA kA lakSaNa hai| purAne jamAne me loga vAda vivAda karate the aura kahate the ki jo hAra jAya vaha dUsare kA ziSya bane / kaI loga apanA sira dene ko taiyAra ho jAte
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________________ 108 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza the / aAja kA manuSya apane pratipakSI se kahegA, dekho, merI vAta' mai tumhAre gale nahIM utAra sakatA, itanI merI hAra mujhe kabUla karanI hI hogI / lekina tumhArI bAta mujhe jaMcatI nahIM usakA kyA ? isaliye ucita yahI hai ki hama apanA paraspara matabheda svIkAra karane ko taiyAra ho jAyeM / isa taraha kI isa samajhadArI se hI zAntimaya' sahacAra manuSya-jAti ko mAnya hone lagA hai| ApakA kahanA Apako mubAraka, merA mujhe / aba hama samajhadArI se taya kare ki koI bhI kimI kA rAstA na roke / cintana karate-karate eka kI dRSTi dUsare ko mAnya hogI taba hogii| satya eka hI hone ke kAraNa kabhI na kabhI eka dUsare kA kahanA eka dUsare ko mAnya honA hI cAhiye / tava taka dhairya rakhane kI aura rAha dekhane kI dono ora se taiyArI honI cAhiye / kabhIkabhI ucca bhUmikA para pahuMcane ke bAda hI bhinna-bhinna bhUmikAe~ eka pAtha sahaja mAnya hotI hai| hamAre deza me bauddha, jaina aura vedAnta aisI tIna dhArAye calatI AI hai / vedAnta hame prAtmaupamya kI sAdhanA batAtA hai aura Atmaikya kA sarvazreSTha purupArtha hamAre sAmane rakhatA hai / jIva aura jagat eka hI hai, AtmA aura paramAtmA me koI bheda nahI, sarvatra eka hI advaita kA akhaNDa sphuraNa ho rahA hai yaha vAta dhyAna me Ane ke bAda kauna kisakI hiMsA karegA ? hara eka hisA tattvata Atma-hatyA hI hai| itanA samajhane ke bAda hara eka ke lie ahiMsA svAbhAvika hI bana jAtI hai| sama pazyan hi sarvatra samavasthitamIzvaram / na hinastyAtmanAtmAnaM tato yAti parA gatim / / isa eka zloka me vedAnta kA rahasya A jAtA hai aura vedAntamUlaka prAcAra kI nIti bhii| jaina darzana anekAnta kI bhUmikA para me 'kevalajJAna' kI kalpanA karA detA hai / 'Izvara hai yA nahIM' isa carcA me vaha nahIM utaratA / jIvana-sAdhanA ko Izvara se kyA lenA-denA hai ? tapasyA ke dvArA saba dopo ko jalA diyA, syAdvAda se dRSTi ko nirmala kiyA ki phira Atma-sAkSAtkAra hogA hI aura jIvana bhI sArthaka hogaa|
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________________ nayA samanvaya 109 vauddha darzana kahatA hai-- zrAtmA aura paramAtmA, jIva aura Izvara kI jhajhaTa me Apa paDe hI kyo ? hamArA sambandha grAtA hai jIvana ke sAtha / jIvana kI unnati karanA hamArA dhyeya hai / hamArA nitya kA anubhava hai ki jIvana dukhamaya hai / vaha dukha vAmanA ke kAraNa paidA hotA hai / vAmanA-vijaya se dukha dUra hokara jIvana zuddha hotA hai| aimI jIvana-siddhi kA mArga hai-zudra jIvana-dRSTi, zuddha sakalpa, zuddha pravRtti, guddha jIvikA Adi ATha prakAra kI sAdhanA | hamArA kartavya hai jIvana ke prati / eka vAra jIvana zuddha ho gayA aura grahakAra kA nAza huprA to phira jo sthiti hogI usI ko nirvANa kahate hai | 'nirvANa paramA pAnti' prApta karane ke lie manuSya ko dharmAcaraNa karanA cAhiye / hama grAja jise dharma kahate hai vaha vastu bahuta jaTila vana gaI hai / zAstra, purANa, taraha-taraha ke panya, tyohAra, vrata-vaikalya, zrAdvAdi namkAra, bhUta-preto kI pUjA, dAna-dharma, madAvana-kauna-sI bAta kA dharma me samAveza nahI hotA ? bhagavAn buddha apane upadeza me jima dharma kA ullekha karate the, utI ko hama 'dhamma' kahe / mana pApa karmoM kA tyAga karanA, kuzala karma karate rahanA, citta-zuddhi ke lie prayatna karanA, mayamapUrvaka jIvana vyatIta karanA aura grahakAra choDakara antima zAnti taka pahu~cane kI taiyArI karanA isako bhagavAn 'dhamma' kahate hai / 'kalyANo dhammo / dharma kA pAlana karane meM, anuzIlana karane se hI vyakti kA, samAja ra vizva kA kalyANa hotA hai / zrAyu ke ssI varSa taka isa 'kalyANa usake pracAra ke lie eka dharma-senA taiyAra nirvANa prApta kara liyA / dhamma' kA upadeza karake aura karake siddhArtha gautamabuddha ne isa bAta ko DhAI hajAra sAla ho cuke / bhagavAn mahAvIra bhI usI samaya ke the / DhAI hajAra sAla ke bAda duniyA ke rASTro kI sthiti kA khayAla karate aura mAnava saMskRti kA taya kiyA huyA rAstA dekhate zrAzcarya hotA hai ki bhagavAn buddha kA upadeza, bhagavAn mahAvIra kA upadeza zraura vedAnta kI sikhAvana abhI taka 'vAsI' nahI huI hai aura gauDapAdAcArya ke anusAra kahanA paDatA hai ki vAda-vivAda kA akhADA choDakara samanvaya kI ucca bhUmikA para caleM / hara eka dRSTi aura hara eka bhUmikA kA sahAnubhUti ke sAtha cintana
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________________ 110 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza kare aura sasAra ke saMgharSoM ko miTAkara zAnti sthApanA kI taiyArI kare / nirvikAra prema ke bala para hI yaha sAdhanA siddha hone vAlI hai| isake lie jAtibheda, bhASAbheda, saskRtibheda, vaNabheda, matabheda Adi saba bhedo ko lApa kara hara eka sthiti me mUlabhUta vizvAtmaikya ko pahacAnane kI sAdhanA sArI duniyA ko karanI hai| 12 pharavarI 1957
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________________ triveNI samanvaya hara mAla mahAvIra jayantI AnI hai aura hara mAla hama vahI bAte karate haiM aura mAnate haiM ki mahAvIra prabhu ke prati hamane apanA karttavya pradA kiyA / sunne jaba nAvinya naSTa ho jAtA hai aura hama kucha dRSTi yA naI cIja lAne ke lekina aba to dasa-bIsa varasa vahI kI hI natra jabdI ke samAroha me naI tara ko bulAyA jAtA hai| Uba se jAte haiM lie mere jaise se jayantI ke avasara para aura paryupaNa parva ke avasara para vyAkhyAna detAdetA maiM bhI purAnA ho gayA hU~ / maiMne kaI bAra kahA hai ki, do DhAI hajAra carpa ke pahale hinA, nayama aura tapasyA kA sandezA manuSya jAti ke sAmane rakhakara bhagavAn mahAvIra ne siddha kiyA ki ve sacce artha me nAstika-ziromaNi haiM / Izvara para vizvAsa rakhanA yA zAstra para vizvAsa rakhanA koI saccI AstikatA nahI hai / maccI prAstikatA to yaha hai ki manuSya ke hRdaya para vizvAma kiyA jAye / grAstikatA kA lakSaNa yaha hai ki manuSya vizvAsa kare ki kisI-na-kisI dina manuSya apanA svArthI, IrSyAlu yA krUra svabhAva choDakara samasta mAnava jAti kA eka vizva kuTumba sthApita karegA aura yaha kuTumba bhAva vaDhAte-vaDhAte bhale-bure sava prANiya kA usame antarbhAva karegA / prAjakala ke yuga me grAstikatA isa bAta me hogI ki hama vizvAma kare ki raziyA aura amerikA dono kisI-na-kisI dina mAnavatA ke siddhAnta ko sarvopari honA svIkAra kareMge / zrAstikatA kA lakSaNa hai ki hama hRdaya se mAneM ki hindU aura musalamAna bhAI-bhAI hokara hI rahege aura hama mAne ki pAkistAna kI nIti bhI kisI-na-kisI dina sudhara jAyegI / prAja vinovA jo bhUdAna kA kAma kara rahe hai vaha AstikatA kA kAma hai / unakA vizvAsa hai ki Aja ke svArthI yuga me bhI manuSya apanA sarvasva de sakatA hai | Aja ke bhArata kI antarrASTrIya nIti AstikatA kA sarvottama namUnA hai / avizvAsa aura IrSyA ke ima jamAne me bhArata saba-ke-saba rASTro para vizvAsa rakhane ko taiyAra hai / ina sava rASTro kA itihAsa aura unakI
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________________ 112 karatUte hama nahI jAnate, so bAta nahI / hama apane hama duniyA se alaga thoDe hI hai, to bhI hama kalyANa kI ora prasthAna avazya karegA / mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza dopa bhI kahA~ nahI jAnate ? vizvAsa karate hai ki manuSya Aja loga duniyo ke sAmane mAnavI prema kA, vizva kuTumba kA pradarza rakhate sakoca karate hai / sirpha Peaceful co-cxistence prahiMsaka saha-jIvana yA sahacAra kI bAte karake hI satopa mAnate hai / jaba ki bhagavAn mahAvIra ne prANI mAtra ke prati ahisA kA saba prANiyo ke eka parivAra hone kA sadeza duniyA ke sAmane rakhA aura vizvAsa kiyA ki isakA svIkAra bhI manuSya jAni avazya karegI / isIliye mai bhagavAn mahAvIra ko prAstika - ziromaNi kahatA hU~ / lekina Aja maiM yaha purAnI bAta vistAra ke sAtha doharAnA nahI cAhatA / Aja mujhe eka kadama Age baDhakara eka naye samanvaya kI bAta karanI hai - Synthesis aura harmony kI bAta karanI hai / hama sanAtanI loga upaniSad, brahmasUtra, aura bhagavad gItA ko 'prasthAnatrayI' kahate hai / aura, tInaM me jo koI puruSa ekavAkyatA yA samanvaya siddha kara batAve usako 'AcArya' kahate haiM / yaha purAnI bAta ho gyii| aneka zrAcAryoM ne apane-apane DhaMga se 'prasthAnatrayI' kI ekavAkyatA kara dikhAI hai aura hamAre jamAne me kaI vidvAno ne ina saba AcAryoM ke bIca bhI sAmajasya sthApita kara dikhAyA hai| zakarAcArya, rAmAnujAcArya, madhvAcArya, nimbArka Adi AcArya jo kahate hai vaha eka-dUsare kA mAraka nahI hai, kintu samarthaka hai, aisI bhUmikA para hama pahu~ce hai / aura, isI kAraNa bhAratIya darzanazAstra eka naI samRddhi pA sakA hai / aba hame saskRti samanvaya kI dRSTi baDhAkara apane deza ke lie tIna dhArAo kA samanvaya karanA Avazyaka ho gayA hai| bauddha darzana, jaina- darzana, aura vedAnta darzana Apasa me cAhe jitanA vivAda kareM, saskRti kI dRSTi se ina tIno me sundara samanvaya dekhanA Aja kA yuga - kArya hai / buddha bhagavAn ko hama isa yuga ke avatAra mAnate hai / buddha bhagavAn ne apane jamAne ke dArzanika jhagaDe ko dekhakara logo se kahA ki bhale AdamI, isa AtmA-paramAtmA kI jhajhaTa me mata pha~so / AtmA-paramAtmA agara haiM to apane sthAna para surakSita
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________________ triveNI samanvaya hoge, hame unakI carcA me nahI paDanA hai / hama kevala 'dhamma' ko mAnate hai / usI ke pAlana me apanA kalyANa dekhate hai / 'dhamma' ke mAnI hai sadAcAra kA sArvabhauma niyama | 'dhamma' hI saccA satpuruSa dharma hai / buddha bhagavAn kA kahanA thA ki mujhako bhI 'dhamma' kA hI pratIka samajho- 'yo ma pazyati so dhamma pazyati yo dhamma pazyati so ma pazyati / ' 'kalyANo dhammo / ' buddha bhagavAn ke prArya aSTAMgika mArga kA pracAra jagat ke vizAla kSetra me aura adhikAza mAnava jAti me sthUla rUpa se ho cukA hai / 113 buddha bhagavAn ke samakAlIna bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI aisA hI eka yuga-sandeza de diyA / yayAti jaise samrAT ne apane sau laDako kA yauvana anubhava karane ke bAda aura hara taraha ke vilAsa me DUbane ke bAda kahA thA"isa sArI duniyA~ me jitane cA~vala hai, gehU~ hai, tila hai - yAnI sAdhana sampatti hai - aura jitane bhI dAsa-dAsiyA~ hai, eka AdamI ke upabhoga ke liye bhI paryApta nahI hai, isaliye bhoga-vilAsa ko baDhAte mata jAo, mayama karanA sIkho / " bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI yahI tapasyA kA va sayama kA mArga sikhAyA / unhone yaha bhI kahA ki manuSya kA anubhava ekAgI hotA hai, dRSTi ekAgI hotI hai, ina saba dRSTiyo ke samanvaya se hI kevala satya kA, sampUrNa satya kA jJAna hogA | bhagavAn mahAvIra ne yaha bhI batAyA ki lobha aura vAsanA para vijaya pAne ke liye aura sarva kalyANakArI samanvaya dRSTi prApta karane ke liye zrAtma-zakti baDhAnI cAhiye / syAdvAda yA anekAntavAda ko maine bauddhika hiMsA kA nAma diyA hai / jisa taraha peaceful Co-existence rAjanItika sAmAjika ahiMsA hai, usI taraha ekAntavAda bauddhika ahiMsA hai / isa ekAntavAda ko paripUrNa samanvaya kA rUpa diyA bhagavAn gauDapAdAcArya ne / loga unhe advaitAcArya kahate hai / maiM unhe samanvayAcArya kahatA hU~ / vedAnta kI sarva - sagrAhaka dRSTi kA varNana karate huye unhone kahA ki "aura darzana Apasa me laDa sakate hai, hamArA kisI se jhagaDA nahI hai / hama aisI bhUmikA para khaDe hai ki jahA~ se hama saba darzano kI khUbiyA~ dekha sakate hai / isaliye hama saba ko svIkAra karate haiM aura unakI vyavasthA bhI kara sakate hai / " yaha vedAnta darzana Aja duniyA ke dArzaniko me adhikAdhika pratiSThA pAne lagA hai / yaha darzana kahatA hai ki "dharma" kI sthApanA zrAtmazakti se hI hogI jarUra, lekina usakI buniyAda me vizvAtmaikya bhAva honA
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________________ 114 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza cAhiye / saba kI AtmA eka hai / saba rASTra, saba jAtiyA~, sava mahAvaza (reseja) eka hI hai / iname, hama dvaita calAyege to mAnava jAti kA jIvana viphala hogA / gore aura kAle, lAla aura pIle aura hamAre jaise gehue~ sava eka hI Adi mAnava kI santAna hai / raga-bheda, bhASA-bheda, dharma aura deza-bheda se hamArA advaita, hamArA aikya TUTa nahI sakatA / yaha hai vedAnta dharma kI sIkha / koI zuddha puNyavAna nahIM, koI zuddha pApI nahI, sArI duniyA sad aura asad se bharI huI hai, aura isaliye usame advaita yAnI aikya hai / yaha hai saccI dRSTi / kucha dina huye maiM bhopAla, bhelasA aura sAcI kI ora gayA thaa| bhaugolika dRSTi se yaha pradeza bhArata ke kendra me hai / bauddha dharma ke samartha pracAraka sAraputta ora moggalAna ke kAraNa yaha eka tIrtha sthAna hai hii| bhagavAn mahAvIra ke parama kalyANamaya upadeza kA pracAra isa pradeza me kama nahI huA hai / aura, vedAnta kA pracAra to bhAratavarSa ke jarai-jare me pahuMca gayA hai| bhAratavarSa ke hRdaya ke samAna usa sthAna ko dekhakara mere mana meM yaha samanvaya kI nayI 'prasthAna-trayI' vizeSa rUpa se spaSTa huI / anekAnta kA sandezA samajhane vAle logo ko cAhiye ki ve isa sthAna para aisI eka pracaNDa pravRtti bo de ki jimakA prakAza sAre bhArata me hI nahI, dazo dizAmo me phaila jAye / Aja kA yuga samanvaya kA yuga hai / mahAvIra kI jayantI ke dina hama sakalpa kare ki bauddha, jaina aura vedAnta isa trimUrti kI hama apanI sagama-saskRti meM sthApanA kareMge aura bhagavAn mahAvIra kI kRpA se sarva-dharma-samanvaya kA bhI anuzIlana kreNge| 22-4-56
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________________ samanvayakArI jaina darzana bauddhadarzana, janadarzana, vedAntadarzana ina tIno kA agara hama mamanvaya kara sake to hamArI tamAma dArzanika kaThinAiyAM dUra ho jaayegii| mamanvaya ke ima prayAsa me hame adhika me adhika mahAyatA milanI hai janadarzana se imakA kucha cintana kareM isake pahale hama ina tIno kI bhUmikA phira me thoDe me samajha le| hamane kahA hI hai ki tattva jJAna ke kSetra me jitane bhI darNana hai, jIvana-rahasya ko DhUMDhane kI aura jIvana kI saphalatA pAne kI koziza karate hai / iname vauddhadarzana kA kahanA hai ki jIvana kI gutthiyAM hala karane ke liye hame prAtmA, paramAtmA, parabrahma Adi tattvo kI tanika bhI jamarata nahI hai / hamArA jIvana hai, usake rAga-dvepa hai, unako preraNA dene vAlI tRSNA yAne vAsanA hai, inake pIche "maiM hU~, maiM hU~" isa prakAra apane astitva kA anubhava karAne vAlA ahakAra hai / inakA svarUpa mamajhane se hama dekha sakate hai ki jIvana jaisA hama jI rahe hai, duHkhapUrNa hai / tRpNA dUra karo, ahakAra ko khatma karo (asmi mAnasma yo vinayo) to jIvana me mukha hI mukha hai, gAnti aura santopa hai, jo hamAre sAtha sthAyI rUpa me rahege / isa dopa-mukta sthAyI zAnti ko bauddha 'nirvANa' kahate hai| jainadarNana ke anusAra paramAtmA-parabrahma kI to koI dArzanika AvazyakatA he hI nahI, kintu AtmA ko mAnanA jarUrI hai / jima avasthA ko vauddha loga 'nirvANa' kahate hai, use jaina paribhApA 'kevalajJAna' kahatI hai / kevalajJAna hI sampUrNa jJAna hai, vaha java taka nahI hunA, manuSya ke jIvana kA prAkalana ekAgI hI rahatA hai / jaba eka aga se dekhatA hai, taba use jIvana ke eka aga kA sAkSAtkAra hotA hai / dRSTi dUsarI ora calAyI to usI cIja kA dUsarI vAjU se kintu ekAgI darzana hotA hai / socane ke jitane tarIke utane alaga-alaga darzana banate haiM / isako jainadarzana saptabhagI-nyAya kahatA hai aura udAharaNa detA hai sAta andho ko sparza se hAthI kA jo darzana hotA hai, usake kAraNa unake bIca kamA jhagaDA huyA / pA~va ko sparza karane vAlA andhA kahatA hai hAthI khamme ke jaisA hai, hAthI ke peTa ko sparza karane vAlA
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________________ 116 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza andhA kahatA hai hAthI chata ke jaisA hai, sUDha ko pahacAnane vAlA hAthI ko ajagara kI upamA detA hai aura hAthI ke kAna to sUpa ke jaise hai hii| ve sava andhe, jahA~ taka unakA jJAna thA, sahI the / lekina eka deza ko sarva deza samajhAne kI bhUla ve karate the / jainiyo kA syAdvAda ina saba kI ekAgitA vatAkara andhaM ke jhagaDo ko miTA detA hai / syAdvAda nahI kahegA, khambhA, chata, ajagara aura sUpa eka hI cIja hai, sava andho kA anubhava eka hI hai, jhagaDA kevala zabdo kA hI hai / syAdvAda andho ke vacano me ekavAkyatA lAne kI koziza nahIM krtaa| syAdvAda kahegA, ina andho ke anubhava me ekAgitA hone se unake vacano me paraspara virodha spaSTa hai| agara ina anubhavo ko dRSTi dI jAye aura unako sAre pUre hAthI kA darzana ho jAya to saba ha~sa paDege aura kahege, hama kyo dUsaro ke anubhava ko toDane gaye the / sabakI bAta sahI hai, sirpha galata hai virodha kI kalpanA / yahI khUbI hai samanvayavRtti kii| samanvaya kahatA hai ki jIvana eka adbhuta vastu hai / isakA sAkSAtkAra saba ko akhaNDa hotA hI rahatA hai, kintu Akalana kI maryAdA ke kAraNa athavA bhUmikA me sthUla-mUkSma zrAdi bheda hone ke kAraNa Akalana me pharka AtA hai| use dUra karane kA kAma samanvaya kA hai / samanvaya hI manuSya ko jIvana kA sampUrNa-paripUrNa jJAna pAne meM madadagAra hotA hai / __ koI aisA nahI samajheM ki hamAre samanvaya se hama ekadama antima jJAna taka pahuMca jAte hai| samanvaya se itanA to bodha hotA hI hai ki jJAnaprApti kramaza hotI hai| hamArI sAdhanA jaise baDhatI hai, anubhava kA kSetra adhikAdhika hotA hai, vyApaka, gaharA aura vizAla hotA jAtA hai / eka udAharaNa se yaha bAta spaSTa hogii| eka sIdhe rAste para se eka moTara dUra se hamArI ora pA rahI hai| prArambha me moTara kA darzana vilkula sUkSma, eka vindu ke jaisA hotA hai / jaba moTara najadIka AtI hai, taba moTara kA dhabbA banatA hai aura najadIka prA gaI to hama pahacAna sakate hai, moTara' kA hI vaha AkAra he / hama moTara ko hI dekhate hai / lekina usake aura najadIka Ane para moTara ke bhinna-bhinna hisseavayava dIkhane lagate hai| moTara kA sAkSAtkAra baDhatA jAtA hai| moTara najadIka Ane para usakA pUrNa darzana hotA hai / usake andara baiThane vAle kauna
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________________ namanvayakArI jaina darzana 117 unagenIma pahanAna / prAdhira jaba paramapandara jAkara Tho hai. navA moTara maMhI nArI, panubhara rone nA hai| moTa,hamArI merA hai / ma ugo nAma uThI gAne gyAgora pora ugI gani paba mArI gani hu... nAnA kssaagaarogaa| jIyA nAkSAgAra ko bhI jo kirA pora jaga namanvayavRtti hara hameM mgaaraanii|| caudira kSetra meM nyAH namA misA, saga pottaarsaa| yaha hA gayI bokira pA / samaya pATisA samajAnA hai riga niyamanI nIlima pahimAga meM jara magara mAge mI HIT . Tya umInAtinA naSTa honI / paurapahiyA-tI vaataa| jAmAna pA garI pApa-para-nArI naSTa honaa| phira gaura girI gA karanA' agara rama himA pareM no ra prapatI rI himaanii| myAgara praura manamagI nyAyama gamaya meM kisa voTisa bhUmikA dene hai / pora pI bhUmikA meM zuda mAnna kI pora jAtI hai| agara na sana para zazi pana prekara aura jIyA pregni mAgAhAra nidhana prapana go mAninI paMgA pora mamanvaya mA pikAga karegA to mamamna duniyA kI prAja mo maya go gA mamamgAyeMna ge po dRSTi aura prati unameM praarNgii| jaina darzana paura vedAnta darzana pampara pUggA hai, poSaka haiN| samanvaya niye dono atyanta prAvazyamA 6 dalanA gAkSAkAra hogA naba hama prAgAnI me pAge yana gapheMge / 1 ghasnUpara 1965
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________________ prANa aura saskAritA dharma kA prayojana jIvana ke vikAsa ke liye-jIvana-zuddhi aura jIvanasamRddhi ke liye hai, itanA to hamane dekha liyA / asalI vastu jIvana hai| use kRtArtha karane ke liye dharma kI pravRtti hai| jIvana kA AdhAra hai prANa / prANa vyaktigata bhI hotA hai aura sAmudAyika bhI hotA hai / isa prANa kI adamya sphati ke kAraNa jIvana akhaNDa calatA AyA hai| jIvana me agara prANa (Vitality) hai to dharma me prayojana hai, sayama hai| isa sayama kA agara yogya upayoga kiyA to prANa-zakti baDhatI hai, ghaTatI nhii| jisa taraha lagAma khIcane se ghoDA adhika jora se dauDa sakatA hai athavA jisa taraha bhApa (Steam) ko koThI me vada karane meM zakti hAsila hotI hai usI taraha sayama ke dvArA prANa-zakti kA kArya vaDhatA hai, prANa-zakti kArya-samartha hotI hai| sAmAnya rUpa se svIkAra karanA par3egA ki saskAritA baDhane para prANazakti kucha saumya hotI hai, kucha kSINa bhI hotI hai, lekina adhika kAragara hotI hai| agara jIvana-zakti ko aniruddha kAma karane diyA to usa me joza AtA hai / lekina vaha kArya kRtArtha nahI hotaa| agara sayama kI mAtrA hada se jyAdA vaDhAI to prANa kSINa hotA hai, athavA usame vikRti AtI hai| jaba dharma apanI jIvana-niSThA choDa siddhAntaniSTha banatA hai taba usa se jIvana-zuddhi kA kAma kucha hada taka acchI taraha se hotA hai / lekina sArA-kAsArA samAja usa ke takAje ko na kabhI mAna sakatA hai, na nibhA sakatA hai| prAkRta loga kahate hai ki 'dharma kA siddhAnta to ThIka hI hai, buddhi usa ko svIkAra bhI karatI hai| lekina jIvana usa ke liye taiyAra nahI hai / jo loga sarvocca siddhAnta kA pAlana kara sakate hai, ve mahAtmA hai| una kI zreSThatA hama majUra karate hai| hama alpAtmA hai| hama Adarza taka nahIM pahuMca sakate / Adarza taka pahu~cane kA hamArA adhikAra bhI nhiiN| hama mahAvrata kA pAlana bhI nahI kara sakate, aNuvrata se satopa krege|'
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________________ prANa aura saskAritA 119 isa taraha dharma meM adhikAra bheda A gayA aura samAja me U~ca-nIca zreNI baMdha gii| jinakA marvamAnya grAdarza eka hai, kintu anuzIlana-zakti kama yA adhika hai, vaime hI loga U~ca-nIca kI zreNI-vyavasthA khuzI se mAnya karate hai / jaba aisA nahI hotA tava samAja me dama paidA hotA hai / loga siddhAnta kA pAlana na karate hue bhI Upara se batAte hai ki ve usa kA pAlana kara rahe hai| tIsarA mArga paryAya-dharma kA hai / jaba manuSya phAkA rakhane kA vrata letA hai lekina bhUkhA nahIM raha sakatA, taba mAhAra kA artha karatA hai dhAnyAhAra aura phalAhAra karane para vrata-pAlana kA satopa mAnatA hai / agara mAsa kA yaja na kara sakA to mApa kA yajJa karake pipTa pazu kA balidAna deMge / aisA paryAya-dharma calAne meM dharma niSprabha hotA hai aura usakA phala nahI miltaa| manusmRti ne sApha kahA hai ki pradhAna dharma kA pAlana karane kI zakti hone para bhI jo manuSya Apaddharma kA Azraya letA hai use dharma-pAna kA phala nahI miltaa| prANa aura saskAritA dono kA yathApramANa mizraNa karane se manuSya kA uttama vikAsa hotA hai / apanI zakti kI apekSA kaDe dharma kA pAlana karane se vaha niSphala hotA hai / aise AdamI ko gItA ne mithyAcArI kahA hai / kevala prANa ko samajhane vAle ko asura kahA hai| kevala sayama ko pradhAnatA dene se manuSya Rpi muni kI koTi prApta karatA hai| jo dono kA samanvaya karatA hai, vahI sAmAjika dRSTi rakhane vAlA dharmakAra, samAja-dhurINa banatA hai / vaha hara cIja kI maryAdA jAnatA hai aura samAja ke kalyANa kI bhAvanA mana me rakhakara logo kA netRtva karatA hai / aAja aise samAja-dharma kI saba se vaDI AvazyakatA hai / usI se dharma-teja prakaTa hogA aura saba kA kalyANa hogaa| yaha kAma karane vAlo ko prAcArya kahate hai / saba zAstro kA nirIkSaNaparIkSaNa karake usa me se apane jamAne ke samAja ke liye hitakara bhAga jo ikaTThA karatA hai (prAcinoti hi zAstrArtham ), usa ke bAda aise lokahitakArI dharma kI jo samAja me sthApanA karatA hai (prAcAre sthApayatyuta), aura usa dharma kA loga zraddhApUrvaka pAlana kareM isaliye, aura apane kalyANa ke
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________________ 120 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza liye bhI, niSThA aura dRDhatA ke sAtha usa dharma kA svaya pAlana karatA hai (svaya pAcarate vastu ), aise samAja-netA ko prAcArya kahA hai / ( sa prAcArya prcksste)| samAja kA prANa vaDhe, usa kI saskAritA me uttarottara vRddhi ho aura sAmAjika jIvana ke Adarza taka manuSya pahu~ca jAya isaliye jo dharma kI sthApanA karatA hai, pracAra karatA hai aura AcaraNa karatA he aiso ke dvArA hI yuga-dharma kRtArtha ho sakatA hai| 'prAcinoti hi zAstrArtha, AcAre sthApayatyuta / svaya Acarate yastu, sa AcArya pracakSate // 26-3-57
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________________ dharmoM se zreSTha dhArmikatA "kevala nIti kA upadeza karane meM duniyA madAcArI nahIM bntii| dharma-teja prApta karanA kevala buddhi kA prayoga nahIM hai| usake liye zraddhA, nipchA to cAhiye hI, itanA hI nahIM kintu jinheM atIndriya bhAna hai aise koI RSi-muni, guru, paigambara ke vacana para, usake diye hue grantha para ananya niSThA cAhiye / apanI buddhi kA prAmANya calAne meM sataga ha malie zAmya kA prAmANya kabUla karanA cAhiye / zAmya-vacana para zradvA-nipThA rakhakara hI manupya prAdhyAtmika mArga meM pragati kara makatA hai aura sAkSAtkAra taka pahu~na sakatA hai|" yaha hai bhUmikA dharmaniSTha logo kii| zrI rAjagopAlAcArI kahate hai ki gemI dharmaniSThA ke mAtha agara makucitatA aura ekAgitA pAtI ho to use vardAsta karake bhI dharmaniSThA kA pakSa majabUta karanA caahie| saccI dharmaniSThA ke sAtha sakucitatA aura ekAgitA raha sakatI hai, lekina kabhI bhI jora nahI pakaDatI / anubhava baDhane para ekAgitA aura makucitatA pApa hI Apa gala jAtI hai / kyoki ekAgitA aura makucitatA asala me adhArmika cIjeM hai| dharmaniSThA ke sAtha unakA kAyama kA mela baiTha nahI sakatA / Aja kI duniyA meM dharmaniSThA kama pAI jAtI hai| kAphI mAtrA meM pAye jAte hai-dharmAbhimAna aura dharmAndhatA / athavA yaha kahanA ThIka hogA ki asala me logo meM hote hai ekAgitA, sakucitatA, durabhimAna aura asahiSNutA / ye cAro cANDAla apanA rAjya majabUta karane ke liye jina-jina cIjoM kA sahArA lete hai, uname mukhya cIja hai dhrmaabhimaan| dharmAndhatA kI madada se amahiSNutA. va dve pavuddhi jora pakaDatI hai / jisa jamAne me jIvana-zudvi kama hotI hai usa jamAne me prema, sevA, sahayoga aura mamanvaya vAlA sadguNa-catuSTaya kSINa hotA hai / abhimAna, matsara, avizvAsa aura zatrutva jaise ina dopo ko prazraya milatA hai aura manuSya mAnatA hai ki yahI hai usakI dharma-sevA kI puuNjii|
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________________ 122 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza aba savAla uThatA hai ki kyA zAstra niSThA, granthaprAmANya, guruvacana ke prati andhazraddhA aura sanAtana kaDhi ke prati pakSapAta ye mava dharma-vRddhi ke lie sacamuca Avazyaka hai ? jisa deza meM eka hI dharma calatA hai, jahA~ kA samAja ekajinasI hai, vahAM aimI makucita zraddhA aura niSThA zAyada khataranAka nahI bhI ho| lekina jisa deza meM (aura jisa duniyA me) aneka dharmoM kA sAhacarya hai vahA~ para yA to hareka manuSya apane-apane dharma kA abhimAna ke sAtha pAlana kare aura samayasamaya para aura dharmoM ke sAtha jhagaDe calAne kI taiyArI rakhe athavA sava dharmoM ke prati sadbhAva rakhakara apane-apane dharma kA pAlana kre| dharmAbhimAnI logo ke lie yaha dUsaro vAta kaThina hotI hai| apane vicAro se yA rivAjo me jinakA mela nahI baiThatA, unake bAre me sahAnubhUti rakhanA unake liye kaThina hotA hai| pUrI zakti lagAkara koziza kare to ve sahiSNutA taka jA sakate hai / jo cIja nApasanda hote hue bhI jisakA nAza karanA munAsiva nahI hai usI ko hama sahana karate hai / jise sahana karate he use mana me vuga to mAnate hI hai / aimI hAlata meM mela-jola honA, prema-sambandha vaDhAnA tabhI zakya hotA he jaba hama bheda ke tatvo ko gauNa mAna sakate hai, umakA mahattva kama karate hai| yaha tabhI banegA jaba hama apane dharma kI choTI-choTI bAto kA mahattva kama karate hai aura mAnavI sambandha ke mahattva ko baDhAte hai| dharmAbhimAna yaha kaise sahana karegA ? abhimAna cIja hI kRtrima hai| isaliye usake khajAne me kRtrima cIje bahuta rahatI hai| saccA rAstA yaha hai ki jaba Izvara kI duniyA me aneka dharma hai aura unake anuyAyI hamAre jaise hote huye bhI bhinna-bhinna vastupro para, paraspara virodhI vastuoM para kama yA adhika zraddhA rakhate hai, taba hame una saba bAto ko sahAnubhUti ke sAtha samajhane kI koziza karanI cAhiye / __ pazu ke balidAna ke jaisA rivAja hame pApamUlaka aura ghRNita lage to usake prati Adara ho nahIM sakatA / lekina balidAna ke pIche jo arpaNa bhAvanA hai, Izvara-bhakti hai, tyAga vRtti hai usakI ora dhyAna dene kI aura usakA Adara karane kI zakti to hamAre pAsa honI hI caahiye|
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________________ dharmoM se zreSTha dhArmikatA 123 aura jo loga zraddhA-bhaktipUrvaka pazu ko balidAna caDhAte hai, unako pazu-hatyA kA tanika bhI burA na lagatA ho to bhI jinako kurA lagatA hai unakA bhAva samajhane kI aura unake hRdaya kI vedanA kI kadra karane kI zakti honI cAhiye / ___ isake mAnI ye hue ki manuSya ko bhinna-bhinna vicAra aura parampara virodhI bhAvanAye samajhane kI aura unake sAtha sahAnubhUti rakhane kI zakti honI hI cAhiye / yaha tabhI ho sakatA hai jaba manuSya sabhI dharma-grantha aura sabhI dharma-sasthApako ke prati Adara rakhe / aura, yaha bhI tabhI bana sakatA hai jaba hareka dharma kI choTI-choTI aura gauNa vastu ke prati AdamI udAsIna vana jAye sarva-dharma-samabhAva ke mAtha apane dharma kI khAmiyAM aura usakI kamajoriyAM samajhane kI aura unakA svIkAra karane kI zakti bhI honI caahiye| aneka dezo ke kAnUno kA tulanAtmaka adhyayana karane vAle ke pAsa eka sArvabhauma marvasAmAnya kAnUnI dRSTi khaDI hotI hai| phira vaha uma (Jurisprudence) ko hI-sArvabhauma nyAyadRSTi ko hI-pradhAnatA dene lagatA hai aura saba dezo ke kAnUno kI kadra karate hue aura usa-usa deza meM vahA~ ke kAnUno kA pAlana karate hue, vaha apanI bhUmikA ucca rasa makatA hai| aise manuSya kI zraddhA-bhakti kucha hada taka-kAphI hada taka buddhipradhAna hI hotI hai / nIti aura sadAcAra ke kAnUna kabhI-kabhI sApekSa (relative) aura sAketika (conventional) hote hai| yaha samajhakara unase Upara uThane kA kartavya vaha svIkAratA hai / aime udAra vyakti kI dharmaniSThA andhI na hone ke kAraNa, ekAgI loga ume zithila bhI kaha sakate hai| lekina matyaprApti kA aura AdhyAtmikatA vaDhAne kA vahI tarIkA hai| sarvadharma-samabhAva ke sAtha pakSapAta-rAhitya A hI jAtA hai / kyoki manuSya dharmoM ko pahacAna kara uname rahI huI dhArmikatA pAtA hai aura isa cIja kA sAkSAtkAra karatA hai ki sArvabhauma dhArmikatA dharmoM se bhI zreSTha hai| 28 maI 1 57
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________________ dharma ke prakAra aura naye dhArmika prazna Aja taka loga dharma ke do vibhAga karate the / vazamUlaka aura siddhAntabhUlaka / hindU, pArasI aura yahUdiyo ke dharma vazagata dharma hai| yahUdI jAti mai janmA huyA manuSya hI yahUdI ho sakatA hai| hama loga usa dharma me praveza nahI kara sakate / pArasiyo kA dharma bhI aisA hI hai| AdamI janma se hI pArasI dharmI ho sakatA hai| hindU dharma pradhAnatayA vaisA hI hai| kintu hindUdharma kI canda zAkhAe~ aisI hai jo dharmAntara ke dvArA logo ko apane meM le sakatI hai| AryasamAja, brAhmasamAja aura vauddhadharma isa prakAra ke hai / koI agreja yA cInI AdamI bhI AryasamAja meM dAkhila ho sakatA hai / aura phira hama aise AdamI ko hindU kahane ke lie bAdhya ho jAte hai / bauddho kA aisA hI hai| koI bhI hindU ke bauddha hone para usakA hindutva miTatA nahI / koI jarmana yA agreja java vauddha dharma meM AtA hai-aise kaI udAharaNa hai-taba use hama jarUra hindU hI kahege / kintu bauddha dharma duniyA me itanA phailA huA hai ki varmA, silona, thAiDa, zyAma, kamboDiyA, cIna aura jApAna ke baudvo ko zAyada hama hindU nahIM khege| java ki nepAla aura bhUTAna ke bauddha loga hamAre mana me hindU hI hai aura mai to tibbata ke vauddho ko bhI hindU hI khuuNgaa| jAti yA vaza ke Upara nirbhara rahane vAle ina dharmoM ko aMgrejI meM 'ethnic religion' kahate hai| isake viparIta jo dharma siddhAnta-samUha, dharma-sasthApaka aura dharma-grantha para AdhAra rakhate hai unako kahA jAtA hai creedal religion | duniyA ke saba logo ko ve AmatraNa dete hai ki tumhArA uddhAra hamAre hI dvArA hogA, hame svIkAra kro| buddha bhagavAn ne apane dharma ko 'ehi pazyeka' dharma kahA hai / 'AyaoM aura dekho| jaca jAya to svIkAra kro|' vauddha-dharma, IsAI dharma aura islAma isa prakAra ke dharma hai| svAmI vivekAnanda ne amerikA jAkara hindU dharma kA nahI kintu vedAnta dharma kA pracAra kiyaa| vedAnta ke siddhAnta jise mAnya hai baha
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________________ dharma ke prakAra aura naye dhArmika prazna vedAntI ho sakatA hai| amerikA me isa vedAnta kA pracAra huA / lekina usakA koI alaga pantha nahI huA / 125 jaina dharma hindU dharma kA hI eka rUpa hai / jaina samAja hindU samAja ke cAhara nahI hai / jaina saMskRti hindU saMskRti kA avibhAjya aMga hai / hindU samAja amara jaina saMskRti ko choDa degA to use ardhAGga yAne lakavA hogA / jaina mata kA pracAra akasara bhArata me hI huA / isaliye vaha siddhAntaniSTha hote hue bhI vastuta vazaniSTha hI rahA hai| duniyA ke kisI bhI deza kA, kisI bhI Race yAnI vaza kA AdamI, tIrthakaro kI nasIhata ko svIkAra karake jaina bana sakatA hai / lekina vaisA prayatna kisI ne kiyA nahI hai / sikkho kA bhI aisA hI hai / dharmo kA yaha jo purAnA dvividha vargIkaraNa hai, usakA maiMne yahA~ taka varNana kiyA / pazcima ke logo ko aise vargIkaraNa pasanda hote hai / lekina Aja maiM eka naye hI DhaMga se dharmo kA vargIkaraNa karanA cAhatA hU~ / merA vargIkaraNa trividha hai / pahale varga me aise saca dharma Ate haiM jo Izvara kendrika hai| yahUdI dharma, IsAI dharma, islAma, hamArA vaidika dharma, vaiSNava dharma, brAhma dharma ye saba Izvara kendrika hai / dUsarA varga hai Atma kendrika dharma / isakA uttama namUnA hai jaina dharma | isa sRSTi kA sarjanahAra kauna hai ? isakA niyantA to koI hogA hI aisI tarka-praNAlI me ve pha~sate nahI / ve kahate hai ki AtmA hai / usakI zakti zramaryAdita hai / tapasyA ke dvArA yaha zakti bar3hAkara manuSya ko apanA uddhAra karanA hai / yaha hai isa dharma kI mAnyatA | Atmazakti baDhAne kA tarIkA hai ahisA tapa aura jJAna / isI se manuSya ko kevalajJAna prApta hotA hai aura vaha mukta ho jAtA hai / dharmo kA tIsarA prakAra hai jIvana - kendrika | isa varga ke dharma AtmA ko yA paramAtmA ko nahI mAnate / ve mAnate hai jIvana ko / vyaSTi aura samaSTi ke saskAra ko / unakA kahanA hai ki samyak jJAna aura cAritya ke _dvArA manuSya apane doSo ko kSINa karatA hai aura nirvANa ko prApta kara sakatA hai /
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________________ 126 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza bauddha dharma kA yaha huaA pradhAna svarUpa / mahAyAna panya ne isa svarUpa kA vistAra bahuta kiyA hai| merA abhiprAya hai ki sAmyavAdI samAja jaba dharma kA pa pakaDegA taba use isI varga meM dAkhila honA pdd'egaa| sAmyavAdI loga Izvara ko, AtmA ko aura ina dono para aAdhAra rakhane vAle dharmoM kA inkAra karate haiN| __ agara hama gaura se soce to Izvara kendrika aura prAtma kendrika dharma bhI jIvana-parAyaNa to hote hI haiN| isaliye ina tIno kA sAmajasya veTha sakatA he aura vahI karane ke dina ava Aye hai| kevala paramAtmA ko hI prAdhAnya dene vAlA vedAnta dharma, tapasyA aura ahiMsA dvArA Atma-zakti kA sAkSAtkAra karane vAlA jaina dharma aura samyak dRSTi dvArA jIvana ko zuddha aura dukha mukta karane vAlA bauddha dharma ina tIno kA samanvaya karane ke dina ava Aye haiM / vauddho kA dharma-prAdhAnya, jano kI ahiMsA-tapomUlaka AtmaniSThA aura vizvAtmaikya ko paramapuruSArtha mAnane vAle vedAla ko brahmaparAyaNatA yA brahmaniSThA-tIno kA samanvaya karane se vizvazAnti kI, satyayuga kI aura sarvodaya kI sthApanA hogii| buddha parinirvANa ke DhAI hajAra varSa pUre hue haiN| aise mauke para sArI duniyA me vuddha bhagavAn ke upadeza kI aora logo kA dhyAna gayA hai| Aja sava dezo me buddha ke upadeza kA smaraNa ho rahA hai| yahI muharta hai ki hama buddha ke batAye hue avara ke siddhAnta ko kAryAnvita karane kA ahiMsA kA tarIkA phira se AjamAve / jo buddha ne kahA yA gA~dhIjI ne deza ke sAmane rakhA vahI ahiMsA kA siddhAnta mahAvIra ne batAyA thA, itanA kahane se nahIM clegaa| ahiMsA ke sandeza ko Aja ke yuga ko lekara kAryAnvita kaise kare yahI mukhya savAla hai| aba jaba Apa seminAra calAnA cAhate hai taba usake lie kucha sazodhana ke viSaya Apake sAmane rakhanA cAhatA huuN| seminAra ke mAnI hI haiM sazodhana karane vAlA vidvatmaNDala / isaliye kucha mahatva ke savAla hama apane sAmane rakhakara unakA sazodhana~manana kre| maiM mAsAhAra ko pApa samajhatA huuN| maiM mAnatA hU~ ki prANiyo ko mArakara unakA mAsa khAne kA adhikAra manuSya ko nahI hai / agara samasta manupya jAti mAsAhAra kA tyAga kare to mujhe satoSa hogaa|
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________________ dharma ke prAAra aura naye dhAmika prazna 127 imaniye logoM ko mAmAhAnatyAga kI siphAriga karane ke pahale meM isa yAta kA patA lagA ki duniyA meM manuSya-manyA kitanI hai, itane logoM ko peTa bhara khAne ke lie ama kitanA cAhiye / maiM yaha bhI dega ki prAja kula milAkara anopati stina hotI hai| vaha agara aparyApta hai no ume ghaTAne ke upAya kyA-kyA hai ? maiM yaha bhI patA lagA ki duniyA me pAhAra ke lie pazu-pakSI aura machaniyo kA kitanA mahAra hotA hai / unanA grAhAra banda karAne ke lie maiM unako danage phonagI cIja de sakatA hai? pazu-pakSI prAdi prANI mI nAhAra kI apekSA gAte haiN| unake yAhAra ke lie jitanI jamIna prAvanyA, yaha bhI gure deganA pddegaa| pazu-pakSiyo, to halyA na karane meM usI maga kitanI bogI, gayA kI himAtra lagAnA paDegA aura agara gharena yA pAlatU pazupro kI gAyA hada meM jyAdA nahI baTane denI hai to usakA bhI ilAja muje gaucanA naahiye| aura, vahI niyama agara manuSya ko lAgU karanA hai to pratimAyAdI manupya ko loksacyA re mavAna meM dilacampI raganI hI hogii| ahiMmA dharma ke mAmane grAja mava meM baDA mavAna hai yuda kA pora anupya-manupya ke bIca, vaza-vaza ke bIca jA mpardhA nalanI hai aura prayatnapUrvaka depa vaDhAyA jAtA hai usakA / pacazIla ahimA dharma kA eka vilakula prAthamika rUpa hai| umako bhI svIkAra kagate phitanI kaThinAiyAM utpana ho rahI hai| pazcima ke vidvAn jima taraha aneka mAmAjika, rASTrIya, gajanItika, Arthika aura mAnasika mavAlo kA mAgopAga adhyayana karate hai aura apanI mati ke anusAra vyavahAra upAya batAte jAte hai usI taraha hame bhI karanA hogaa| yaha kAma tIna dina ke seminAra kA nahI hai / aAja hama umakA prArambha kara sakate haiN| ahimA kA tIsarA savAla hai-mAnava ke dvArA hone vAle mAnava ke zopaNa kaa| __ savAla yaha hai ki kyA ahimAvAdI dhanavAna ho sakatA hai ? athavA dUsare zabdo me kahe to kyA dhanavAna manuSya kA jIvana ahiMsaka hai ? apara
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________________ 128 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza nahI hai to sampatti kA ilAja kyA ? ahiMsaka-samAja racanA me aura Socialistic Pattern me pharka kyA hai ? gA~dhIjI kahate the ki ahisaka samAja kI sthApanA ahiMsaka Dhaga se hI honI caahiye| isake mAnI yaha nahI ki hama sAmAjika anyAya ko bardAsta kare aura kevala ahiMsA dharma kA upadeza karate rhe| agara koI hamAre ghara kI sampatti lUTa le jAya athavA ghara ke laDake-laDakI ko uThAkara le jAya to hama ArAma se nahI baiThate / asvastha hokara anyAya kA ilAja karate hai / usI taraha kA koI kAragara, ahiMsaka tarIkA hame batAnA cAhiye aura use kAryAnvita karake dikhAnA caahiye| AhAra kA savAla, lokasakhyA kA savAla, yuddha kA savAla aura sAmAjika anyAya TAlane ke liye samAja-racanA meM parivartana karane kA savAla, ye sAre savAla hamAre saMzodhana ke viSaya ho| inakA agara hamane rAstA batAyA to hamArA dharma phira se sajIvana aura tejasvI hogaa| [ dillI meM eka jaina seminAra meM diyA gayA udghATana-bhApaNa ]
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________________ sarva-tyAga yA sarva svIkAra 1 dharma kA AviSkAra kimane kiyA ? manuSya hRdaya ne ' manuSya kI buddhi mAmAnyata jitanA dUra dekha sakatI haiM isase bhI dUra jo dekha makatene aige zrAntadarzI RSi-muniyoM ne aura navI paMgambaro ne yA pratyakSa jana-gaNa-manaadhinAyaka svayaM paramAtmA ne ? dharma zabda ke zrayaM zraneka hai / nekina inameM bhI do zrayaM pradhAna hai / dharma kA eka artha hotA hai svabhAva yA prakRti / janAnA pragni kA dharma hai / gIlA karanA pAnI kA dharma hai| maukA milate hI bahate rahanA havA kA dharma hai / mI artha me hama kahate haiM ki tanika bhI dugra hote ronA varUna. kA dhama hai / teja bhUkha lagane para jo mile so gAnA yaha prANImAtra kA aura manuSya kA bhI dharma hai / yahA~ dharma kA kevanna artha hai prakRti yA svabhAva / dharma kA jo dUsarA artha hai vaha eka hI vAkya meM spaSTa hogA - nAhe jitanI tIvra bhUkha lage, prANa kaTha me prA jAya to mI nAMge karake nahI khAnA, dUsare ko mArakara nahI sAnA, prayogya vastu nahI khAnA, dUsare ko bhU rakhakara svayaM nahI khAnA, yaha hai manuSya kA dhamaM / prathama artha kA dharma svabhAvagata yA prAkRtika dharma kevala samajhane kI vastu hai / uma me male-bure kA bhAva nahI prAtA / jaba hama kahate haiM dekhanA kho kA dharma hai taba hama itanA hI kahanA cAhate haiM vizrAMyoM meM dekhane kI zakti hai | adhika se adhika hama yaha kaha sakate hai ki gAMkheM dekhane ko utsuka hotI haiM / sAmAnya taura para grAMkho se dekhe binA nahI rahA jAtA / lekina jaba hama kahate hai ki azlIla cIjeM prAMkho me nahI dekhanI cAhiye taba hama zrAMkho ke prAkRtika dharma me U~cA uThanA cAhate haiM / prakRti ko rokakara, svabhAva ko davAkara kisI ucca prAdarza ko siddha karanA cAhate hai / zrakho kA jIvana kRtArtha karanA cAhate hai / bhUkha lage taba khAnA, jo mile so khAnA pazuo ke sAtha manuSya kA bhI svabhAva-dharma hai / kintu khAne kI vAmanA ke vaza hone ke pahale socanA aura khAne ko kiyA kI yogyatA zrIra ayogyatA kA khayAla karanA yaha hai manuSya kA dharma / aura, jaisA ki Upara kahA hai bhUkha cAhe jitanI
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza teja ho jaba khAnA harAma mAlUma ho taba khAne se paraheja rakhanA, yaha he manuSya kA dharma / 130 sakaTa dekhate hI jAna bacAne ke liye bhAga jAnA yaha hai prANimAtra kA svabhAva-dharma | lekina kisI ko sakaTa se bacAne ke liye apane prANa khatare me DAlanA, prANo kI paravAha nahI karanA, yaha hai manuSya kA karttavya-dharma / aise dharma kA AviSkAra kisane kiyA ? gItA kahegI ki prajApati bhagavAn ne svayaM prajA ke sAtha-sAtha hI usake karttavya-dharma kA bhI sarjana kiyA hai / svabhAva dharma manuSya ko prakRti ne diyA aura jIvana ko kRtArtha karane vAlA karttavya dharmaM bhagavAn ne manuSya ke hRdaya meM jAgRta kiyA / (prANiyo me bhI apane bacce kI yA apane samUha kI rakSA kA bhAva bhagavAn ne itanA utkaTa kiyA hai ki nara-mAdA apane bacce kI yA samudAya kI rakSA ke liye apanA prANa bhI dete hai / isa bAta se prANiyo kucha hada taka manuSya ke jaisA dharmodaya huA hai sahI 1) aisA dharmodaya bhagavAn kI preraNA se RSi-muniyoM ke, sAdhu-sato ke, samAja netA-dharma sasthApako ke hRdaya meM hotA hai / aisA dharma dhIre-dhIre manuSyahRdaya meM vikasita hotA jAtA hai / lekina kisI bhI deza me, kisI bhI jamAta mai, kisI bhI jamAne me dekhiye, dharmabheda hote hue bhI dharma - vikAsa kI dizA eka hI hotI hai / apanI vAsanAo ke Upara vijaya pAnA, jo ucita hai usI ko karanA, anucita nahI karanA, apane hRdaya kA vikAsa karate-karate anyo ke sAtha apanI ekatA kA anubhava karanA, yaha hai dharma kA vyApaka svarUpa | aise dharma kA spaSTa upadeza sunate hI hRdaya dhIre-dhIre usake anukUla hone lagatA hai / aise dharma ke pAlana ke liye zakti ikaTThA karanA, yahI hai manuSya kI sAdhanA / manuSya-svabhAva me aura eka bAta bharI paDI hai ki jo koI sacce dharma kA bodha karAtA hai athavA dharma-pAlana ke liye jarUrI zakti kamAne me madada karatA hai usa ke prati kRtajJa bananA, usake kahe anusAra calanA, usa ke hAtha me apanA jIvana arpaNa karanA, manuSya ke liye svAbhAvika hai / aisI arpaNa vuddhi java baDhatI hai taba manuSya lokottara tyAga aura parAkrama kara sakatA hai /
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________________ 131 sarva tyAga yA sarva svIkAra ? isIliye kahate hai ki dharma kA pracAra, dharma-prANa, tejasvI manuSya kI preraNA ke vinA nahI hotA / vaDe-baDe samAjo ke liye vyApaka sAmAjika dharma kA jinheM ne vistAra se cintana kiyA aura logo ko rAstA dikhAyA unako hama dharmakAra kahate hai / vaidika Rpi, manu, yAjJavalkya Adi smRtikAra, gautama buddha, mahAvIra Adi pathapradarzaka, hajarata mUsA, hajarata IsA, hajarata muhammada, hajarata kanphyUziyasa Adi paigambara ye saba manuSya jAti ke pradhAna netA hai / inhone apane-apane vaza ke logo ko rAstA dikhAyA / unake bAda bhI unake anuyAyiyoM ne deza aura kAla kI maryAdA lAghakara ina dharma-sasthApako ke upadeza kA phailAva kiyA / ava dharma kI mUla preraNA kahA~ se AI yaha savAla gauNa ho gayA / zrava to dharma-sasthApaka, unake vacano kA sagraha karane vAle dharma grantha, unako gaddI para baiThane vAle unake ziSya zrIra unake dvArA sthApita paramparA, yahI ho gayA dharma kA mUla udgama yA srota / zrAja jo dharma ke nAma jhagaDe hote hai, anAcAra - atyAcAra hote he ve saba isa tantraniSThA ke kAraNa hI hote hai / dharma-niSThA kI jagaha tantraniSThA A gaI / 'hamArA dharma saccA, tumhArA dharma jhUTha yA kaccA / hamAre dharma kA hama phailAva kreNge| dUsare dharmoM kI khaccI kareMge / yahI sarpAtmaka pravRtti calI, phaila gaI / dharma ke anusAra jIvana parivartana karane kI bAta gauNa ho gaI / apane dharma kA abhimAna rakhanA, dUsaro ke dharmo ke prati zranAdara yA tiraskAra rakhanA, dUsare dharma kI nuktAcInI karate rahanA aura dharma ke nAma para magharSa baDhAnA, yahI eka vaDI pravRtti ho gaI / isa vipama aura bhayAnaka paristhiti se bacane ke liye mAnava kalyANakArI dIrghadRSTi udAra mahAtmAno ne sarva-dharma-sahiSNutA, sarva-dharma-samabhAva kA sArvabhauma yuga-dharma vatAyA / hamArA dharma para vizvAsa hai / hama mAnate hai ki sarva-dharma-samabhAva vAlA sArvabhauma dharma anyAnya saba dharmo me sAmajasya sthApita karegA / lekina jinake prati hamAre mana me gaharA zrAdara hai aise lokahitacintaka hame kahate hai dharmamAtra ke prati jinake mana me koI vizeSa pradara, prAsthA yA niSThA nahI rahI aise loga ApakI bAta mAnege sahI / lekina kyA
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza kimI bhI dharma ke niSThAvAna anuyAyI ne ApakI bAta mAnI he ? sarva-dharma samabhAva kI hI bAta lIjiye / koI kaTTara romana kaitholika, kaTTara musalamAna to kyA koI kaTTara bauddha bhI prApakI bAta mAnane ko taiyAra hai ? aisA eka bhI udAharaNa dikhAiye aura bAda me sarvadharma samabhAva kI athavA sarvadharma mamabhAva kI bAte kare / kaTTara logo kI dharmaniSThA isI meM hai ki ve apanA dharma choDakara aura kisI dharma ko dharma mAnane ke lie taiyAra nahI / 132 ( smaraNa hotA hai ki jayapura ke eka sanAtanI zAstrI ne kahA ki sava dharmo me sanAtana hindU dharma hI zreSTha hai / itane para kaI purAne sanAtana dharmAbhimAnI zAstrI vigaDa gaye / unheM ne kahA, 'sanAtana dharma kI zreSThatA kI bAta karate apane kabUla to kiyA hI ki bAkI ke bhI dharma hai / agara ApakI dharmaniSThA saccI hai to grApa kevala sanAtana dharma ko hI dharma kahe / bAkI saba dharma hai / ' yahI vRtti kaTTara islAmiyo kI aura kaitholika Adi isAiyo kI hai / lekina hamane ghara kA hI udAharaNa lenA adhika upayogI mAna liyA 1) sarvadharma samabhAva yA sarvadharma samanvaya taka pahu~cane ke liye itanI to hRdaya kI udAratA Avazyaka hai hI ki hara eka dharma kI khUbiyA~ hama pahacAneM / dharma ke vidhi-niSedho ke pIche rahI kevala dhArmikatA ho hama puraskAra kareM aura kAlagrasta yA gauNa bAto kI upekSA kare / isa para naye loga kahate hai ki kAlagrasta dharmoM kI jhajhaTa me hama paDe hI kyo ' sava dharmo kI balAye dUra rakhakara hama logo se kyo na kahe, "bhale zrAdamI, apane-apane hRdaya kI preraNA ko hI mAna lo / sagaThita dharmoM kI bAteM hI chor3a do / " vAsanA - paratantra manuSya ko bacAne ke liye dharma paidA huyA / usI ke pIche vAmanAe~ sagaThita huI aura unhone manuSya ko patha paratantra phirakAbhimAnI bnaayaa| Apa dharmoM ko gauNa karake dhArmikatA ko baDhAvA denA cAhate hai / lekina dhArmikatA to kaba kI niSprANa manuSya ko dharma-paratantra banAne kI apekSA svatantra ho 1 ho cukI hai / paratantra kyo nahI karate hai ? ina logo kI bAta sahI hai / lekina hama unheM bhI zrApako sacce aura pakke kitane anuyAyI mile ?" pUchate hai "isa rAste zrApa javAva deMge ki
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________________ sarva tyAga yA sarva svIkAra ? anuyAyI to saba se baDI balA hai / koI kisI kA anuyAyI na rahe isI bAta kA hama puraskAra kare / 133 bAta phira se yahIM Akara khaDI hotI hai ki jina logo me dharma kA Agraha nahI hotA, jinakI 'dharma' - niSThA zithila hotI hai ve hI sarva-dharma samabhAva kI bAta mAnate hai aura ve hI dharmoM ko gauNa banAkara hRdaya kI svatantratA kabUla karate hai / aisI hAlata me hRdaya kI svatantratA sthApita karane ke liye saba dharmo kA virodha karane kI apekSA saba dharmoM ke uttama tatvoM kA svIkAra karanA hI acchA rAstA hai / hama sagharSa me na utare / hRdaya se saba dharmoM ke prati AtmIyatA dhAraNa kare aura dhArmikatA kI zakti para vizvAsa rakhe, yahI saccA mArga hai / tattvaniSThA aura vyavahAra dono kI dRSTi se yahI mArga ThIka hai /
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________________ syAdvAda kI samanvaya zakti Aja ke yuga kI mukhya mA~ga hai, samanvaya / matabhedo prati hama AdarabhAva rakhate haiM / lekina hama cAhate hai ki bhinna matAvalavI loga Apasa me laDe nahI / kevala carcA se jhagaDo kA anta nahI AtA / satya kI pratIti carcA se nahI, kintu hRdaya se honI cAhiye / buddhi ke dvArA satya kA ekAgI darzana ho sakatA hai / syAdvAda ne yahI bAta hame sikhAI hai / hRdaya ke dvArA aura jIvana ke dvArA satya kA anubhava karate matabheda kA svarUpa aura matabhedo kA kAraNa dhIre-dhIre samajha me Ane lagatA hai aura bheda keza gauNa banate hai / samanvaya kA prayatna kauna kare ? maiM mAnatA hU~ ki jo loga syAdvAda kA rahasya samajhate hai, unhI kA prathama karttavya hai ki dArzanika carcAye choDakara hara eka vAda kI bhUmikA ve samajha le aura jIvana me sagharSa rUpI hiMsA TAlakara sahayoga rUpI ahisA kA rAstA khulA kara de / maiM jApAna tIna darpha gayA hU~ / bauddha dharma kA pAlana karane vAle logo selakA meM, brahmadeza me, cIna aura jApAna me milA huuN| mai mAnatA hU~ ki bauddha dharma kA yAnI bauddha jIvana-sAdhanA kA rahasya samanvayakArI hRdaya hI adhika acchI taraha se samajha sakatA hai / eka darpha jApAna se lauTate maiM zrI vinobAjI se milA thA / maiMne kahA ki, "Apane aura maine vedAnta darzana kA adhyayana kiyA hai / gauDapAdAcArya ne panI kArikA me kahA hai ki advaitavAdI kI bhUmikA itanI U~cI hai ki vahA~ para kisI se jhagaDA hI nahI ho sktaa| maiMne to advaita me samanvaya hI dekhA hai / tArkika dvaita kI bAta maiM nahI karatA / jIvana ke kSetra me zradvaita kI sAdhanA samanvaya hI sikhAtI hai / isa samanvaya ke dvArA vedAnta zrora boddhadarzana eka-dUsare ke najadIka A sakate hai / " zrI vinobAjI ne kahA, "merA mana bhI usI dizA me kAma kara rahA hai / maiM bodhigayA me eka samanvaya Azrama kI sthApanA karanA cAhatA hU~ / "
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________________ syAdvAda kI samanvaya zakti 135 zrI vinovAjI ke kahane me maiMne isI viSaya para sarvodaya sammelana me eka vyAkhyAna bhI diyA zraura zrI vinovA ne apane vyAkhyAna me usa kI puSTi kii| buddha gayA eziyA ke logo ko ekana karane vAlA eka pavitra sthAna hai / maiMne turanta dekhA ki bauddha jIvana-sAdhanA, jaina jIvana - sAdhanA aura vedAnta ko jIvana-sAdhanA tIno kA uttama samanvaya ho sakatA hai| zrora, aisA samanvaya hI bhakti ke vAyu maMDala meM duniyA kA uddhAra kara sakatA hai / syAdvAda athavA samanvaya hI ahiMsA kA sarva karayANakArI sAdhana zrathavA jAra hai / (hiMsA ke samartha zastra ko zastra na kaha kara projAra hI kahanA cAhiye 1) samanvaya ke ima sarva-samartha projAra yA sAdhana kI madada se sAre vizva ko hama eka parivAra banA sakate haiM / 'yana bhavati vizva ekanIDam / ' jaina muniyo kI paramparA sAmAnya nahI hai / una me jitanI rUDhiniSThA hai, utanI hI tattva-niSThA bhI hai| zrora, tattva-niSThA kI vijaya ruDhi para jaba hogI, tabhI jIvana maphana hotA hai / ruDhi - niSThA, maraNa kI dIkSA hai / tattva-niSThA jIvana aura pragati ko dIkSA hai / ava yuga-dharma kahatA hai ki tattva-niSThA ko samanvaya kI dRSTi se jIvana kI ora dekhana cAhiye / maiM mAnatA hU~ ki yuga-dharma samanvaya ko hI saphala banAyegA /
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________________ jaina dharma aura hiMsA jaina dharma aura hiMsA jIvana-vyApI ahiMsA aura jaina samAja * prahiMsA kA nayA prasthAna hiMsAkA vaijJAnika prasthAna
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________________ jaina dharma aura ahiMsA dharma kI aneka vyAkhyAye kI gaI hai| mere vicAra se dharma kI uttama vyAkhyA yaha hai "jIvana-zuddhi aura samRddhi kI sAdhanA jo dikhAye vaha dharma hai|" pratyeka dharma me AtmoddhAra ke liye jo bAte batAI gaI hai, unake dvArA hI manuSya apanI unnati kara sakatA hai| yaha sAdhanA do prakAra se hotI hai| kevala apanA hI vicAra karake Atmazuddhi se Atma-vijaya prApta karanA aura anta me mukta honA, yaha pahalI sAdhanA hai| dUsarI sAdhanA vaha hai jisame kevala vyakti kA vicAra na karake samasta samAja kA vicAra kiyA jAtA hai| sAre vyaktiyo ko milAkara samAja vanatA hai aura vaha samAja hI mukhya mAnA jAtA hai / jaise hama zarIra ke eka-eka avayava kA vicAra nahIM karate, parantu samagra zarIra kA vicAra karate haiM, vaise hI mukhyata vicAraNIya prazna yaha hai ki sagaThana banAkara rahane vAlI manuSya-jAti ahiMsA kI sAdhanA kaise kara sakatI hai| merI mAnyatA ke anusAra abhI taka manuSya-jAti kI bAlyAvasthA thI, isaliye kevala vyakti ke liye mArga vicArane aura batAne se hamArA kAma cala jAtA thaa| parantu ava jo kArya hamAre sAmane hai vaha vikaTa aura vyApaka he / aba nizcita tathA vyavahArya sAmAjika sAdhanA batAne ke dina Aye hai| Aja kI sAdhanA kevala Atmazuddhi kI nahI parantu samAja-jIvana kI zuddhi kI sAdhanA hai / pratyeka vAlaka ko kabhI na kabhI aisA lagatA hI hai ki kala jo vAta merI samajha me nahI AtI thI vaha Aja samajha me A rahI hai| manuSya ko bhI akmara aisA lagatA hai ki amuka mahApurupa ke isa jagata me Ane ke bAda hI itanI bAta hamArI samajha me aaii| pratyeka dharma me sAdhanA kA mArga dikhAne vAle mahApuruSa Ate hai| musalamAno kA vizvAsa hai ki islAma ke navI muhammada sAhaba ne jo kucha kahA vaha antima vacana hai| sanAtanI hindU bhI Izvara ke amuka sakhyA ke avatAro me vizvAsa karate hai| jaina bhI cauvIsa * tArIkha 6-6-80 ko vambaI me huI sabhA me adhyakSa pada se diye gaye bhApaNa kA sArabhAga-1
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________________ 140 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza tIrthakaro me vizvAsa karate haiM / jaina loga mAnate hai ki antima tIrthakara mahAvIra huye hai, aba Age koI tIrthakara nahI hoge| lekina yaha dalIla mere gale nahI utrtii| koI eka vyakti cAhe jitanA mahAn ho, phira bhI usake sAtha dharmazAstra pUrNa nahI ho jAtA / tava to mAnA jAyegA ki manuSya-jAti kI pragati kA anta ho gyaa| isase to yahI mAnA jA sakatA hai ki vizva kI racanA ko calAne vAlI agamya zakti yA to tRpta ho gaI hai yA nirAza ho gaI hai / parantu vAstava me aisA nahI hai / sAdhanA kA saskaraNa aura pariSkaraNa vAra-bAra honA hI cAhiye / yaha kArya karane vAle vyakti bhI bAra-bAra Ane hI cAhiye / jisa samaya cAra vrato kI AvazyakatA thI usa samaya cAra vrato se kAma claa| lekina jaba uname parivartana karake vrato kI sakhyA pA~ca karane kI AvazyakatA huI taba aisA kahane vAle vyakti nikala pArane aura cAra ke pA~ca vrata ho gye| isI prakAra samaya-samaya para mArga-darzana karane vAle mahApuruSa nikala hI Ate hai / ahiMsA eka sanAtana tattva hai| amuka samaya ke pahale ahiMsA nahI thI, yaha nahIM kahA jA sktaa| samaya-samaya para ahiMsA kA pracAra karane vAle puruSa nikala hI Ate hai| mujhe sadA yaha lagA hai ki ahiMsA kI saccI sAdhanA brahmacarya me, sayama me hai / jo manuSya bhoga-vinAsa me DUvA rahatA hai aura vaisA karake marane ke liye bacce paidA karatA hai, vaha ahiMsaka nahI hai| jIvana me vilAsitA kAmukatA kama ho to hI saccI ahiMsA ko jIvana meM utArA jA sakatA hai aura samAja me use phailAyA jA sakatA hai| puNya du khakara hai, lekina usakA phala sukhakara hai, jaba ki pApa bAhara se athavA prArambha me sukhakara hotA hai, lekina usakA phala dukhakara hotA hai / isaliye bhoga-vilAsa kA sukhakara mAlUma honA svAbhAvika hai| manuSya jisa hada taka vilAsitA kA tyAga karatA hai usI hada taka vaha ahiMsA-dharma ke nikaTa pahu~ca pAtA hai / vilAsitA ko dUra karane ke liye indriyo kI vRtniyo ko jItanA paDatA hai| isI ko tapa kahA jAtA hai| yaha tapa hI ahiMsA hai / yaha sAdhanA vyaktigata aura sAmudAyika dono prakAra se hotI hai| use batAne vAle tIrthakara samaya-samaya para Ate hI rahane cAhiye / aura, isa prakAra sanAtana ahiMsA-dharma kA vikAsa honA caahiye|
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________________ jaina dharma aura ahiMsA 141 aparAdha ke liye sajA denA manuSya-jAti kA vaDA aparAdha hai| dUsaro ko sajA dene vAle hama kauna hote hai ? aparAdha ke liye aparAdhI ko prAyazcitta karanA cAhiye / aparAdha ke liye sajA dekara to hama himA ko ghaTAne ke badale pratihiMsA karate hai| sajA dene se manupya kA sudhAra nahIM hotaa| sajA dekara hama bhale hI satopa anubhava kare, parantu vAstava me umase hiMmA dugunI hotI hai| aparAdha karane vAle kI himA apratiSThita mAnI jAtI hai| jaba kimI aparAdhI ko sajA hotI hai to loga uma kArya ko acchA mAnane hai, isaliye yaha pratihimA pratiSThita mAnI jAtI hai| yaha ulaTe mArga kI sAdhanA hai / inanI vAta hama samajha leM, to ahimA kA mArga hamArI mamA me yA jAyegA / bhAvI tIrthakara hameM avazya kaheMge ki aparAdhI ko sajA denA bhI aparAdha hI hai| godhI ke mAmane agara hama grodha na kareM, to anna me ume zAnta honA hI paDe gA / 'pratRNe patito vahni mvayamevopagAmyati'-tRNarahita sthAna me paDI huI Aga apane pApa dhula jAtI hai| Aja hama ahiMsA ke vAlyakAla meM hai| ahiMsA ke vikAsa ke liye vaDe dhIraja aura ambUTa sAhasa kI jarata hai| mArga lambA hai| mamAja meM ahiMsA kI zikSA kA kArya karanA Avazyaka hai| isake liye aneka mahApurupa AyeMge aura mArga dikhaayeNge| kevala myUla himA kA tyAga paryApta nahI hogaa| jahAM dhana ke Dhera jamA ho gaye hai vahA~ unakI nIva me zopaNa kA pApa hai--himA hai / amerikA meM kvekara mampradAya ke loga ahiMsaka hai aura dhanI bhI hai| bhArata meM jana loga ahiMsaka hone kA sAraNa dAvA karate hai| phira bhI ve dhanADhya hai| droha ke vinA dhana nahIM miltaa| isaliye merI mamajha me nahI pAtA ki ahiMsA aura dhana kA mela kaise baiTha sakatA hai / Apa cITiyo ke dara ke sAmane prATA DAleM, rAtri-bhojana na kare, pAnU na khAyeM-yaha saba to acchA hai| parantu yaha prArambha kI kriyA hai / hame to ahimA-dharma me Age baDhanA hai| jagata me java yuddha cala rahA ho taba hama zAnta kaise baiTha sakate hai ? hame use rokane kA mArga khojanA cAhiye / hamAre vicAro meM parivartana kI AvazyakatA hai| kaI loga kahate hai ki yuddha to yUropa me laDA jA rahA hai, hamAre deza me to gAMdhIjI ke pratApa se saba ThIka cala rahA hai| lekina maiM kahatA hU~ ki hamAre deza meM pratyeka prAnta me bhItara hI bhItara phUTa phailI huI hai, hara jagaha avizvAsa phailA huA hai / ye sava hiMsA ke hI pratIka hai| yUropa ke pAsa astra-zastra hai, isaliye vahA~ ke loga
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza yuddha karate hai | hama eka-dUsare ke paira khIcakara eka-dUsare ko nIce girAte hai / vRtti se to dono eka se hI hai / vahA~ samarthoM kI zastrAdhArI hiMsA calatI hai, yahA~ samartho kI pravizvAsa, dvepa, nidrA aura droha - mUlaka hiMsA / 142 adAlata me jAne ke vadale paca ke dvArA anyAya dUra anyAya karane vAlo ko apanA banAkara usakI zuddhi kA prayatna prakAra kI grahiMsaka sAdhanA kA vikAsa vicArapUrvaka abhI taka kiyA hai / karAnA aura - karanA - isa hamane nahI sarakArI anyAya ke viruddha sazastra vidroha karane ke bajAya satyAgraha karane kI hiMsaka sAdhanA hamAre jamAne me gA~dhIjI ne hI batAI hai| rAjya ke viruddha kiye jAne vAle purAne 'jAgA' (dharanA) yA aise hI dUsare vidroha me hiMsA nahI thI / zAyada aisA kahA jA sakatA hai ki usame ahiMsaka paddhati ke bIja the / rASTro ke bIca jo yuddha laDe jAte hai unake bajAya caDhAI karane vAle zatru kA ahiMsaka paddhati se pratikAra kaise kiyA jAya, yaha socane yA sujhAne kA maukA gA~dhIjI ko bhI nahI milA hai / amerikA me yA aphrIkA me gore loga kAle logo para jo julma DhAte hai, unheM dUra karane kA ahiMsaka mArga dikhAne kI jimmedArI ahiMsA ke upAsako aura AcAryoM kI hai / parantu grAja to ye loga zAstra-vacano kI vyAkhyA karane me aura paramparAgata mArga se apane tapa yA pratiSThA ko baDhAne me hI mazagUla hai / Aja duniyA me baDI se baDI hiMsA zopaNa kI cala rahI hai| dUsaro kI kaThina paristhitiyo kA lAbha uThAkara unakI sevAo kA durupayoga karana aura una para anucita atyAcAra karanA arthAt unake jIvana kA zoSaNa karanA bahuta baDI hiMsA hai| isa taraha kI hiMsA parivAro me bhI calatI hai / jamIdAra aura kAztakAra kheta me kAma karane vAle majadUro ke mAlika aura khetIhara majadUra, kArakhAnedAra aura kArakhAne ke majadUra ucca vargoM ke loga aura zramajIvI loga ina saba ke sambandho me zoSaNa kI, dabAva kI aura julmo kI hiMsA satata calA hI karatI hai| sAhUkAra manamAnA vyAja lekara karjadAra ko cUsatA hai yaha bhI hiMsA hI hai /
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________________ jaina dharma aura ahiMsA 143 jaina samAja tathA jaina sAdhuno aura Ana yoM ko yaha socanA cAhiye ki isa sArI hiMsA kA sAmanA kaise kiyA jAya aura isa dRSTi se samAjajIvana kA parivartana karane ke liye kaunase kadama uThAye jAne cAhiye / jaba hamArA samAja dharmaprANa thA usa samaya hamAre dharmAcArya tatkAlIna vijJAna kI madada se sAhasa pUrvaka jIvana parivartana karane me hicakicAte nahI the aura samAja kI purAnI rUDhiyo kA virodha karane me bhI Darate nahI the| zarIra-zuddhi ke lie pacagavya me gomUtra kA bhI prAzana karane kI prathA ke pIche vaijJAnika sAhasa spaSTa dikhAI detA hai| pAnI me sUkSma kITANu hote hai isaliye pAnI ko garama karane aura use turanta ThaNDA karane kI jo prathA jaino ne calAI, usame Aja ke DaoNkTarI Agraho se kama himmata nahI thii| jaina sAdhuno kA kezaluJcana tathA mukha para bA~dhI jAne vAlI 'muhapattI' bhI mAmAjika ziSTAcAra kI paravAha na karake eka prakAra ke vijJAna se cipake rahane kI himmata kA hI pratIka hai / bahubIja vanaspati na khAnA, rAtri-bhojana na karanA ityAdi sudhAro kA pracAra jina AcAryoM aura sAdhuno ne kiyA, ve Aja ke jamAne me vijJAna kA anusaraNa karake yadi cintana kare aura naye AcAra kA pracAra kare, to koI yaha nahI kaha sakegA ki Aja ke jaina AcArya dharmaparAyaNa na rahakara rUDhi-parAyaNa ho gaye hai aura Aja ke jaina sAdhu andhaparamparAmo kA niSprANa jIvana jIte hai| jo cIja burI mAnI jAtI hai vaha kitanI hI sukhakara, priya athavA pratiSThita kyo na ho, to bhI usakA tyAga karane ke liye taiyAra honA aura adyatana vijJAna tathA dharmajJAna Aja jo naI dRSTi pradAna kare usakA anusaraNa karane ke liye taiyAra honA jIvanta aura prANavAna rahane kA lakSaNa hai| jo vyakti jIvana para vijaya prApta karatA hai vaha jinezvara hai / aba aise aneka jinezvara utpanna hone caahiye| unake Ane kI hama taiyArI kare aura unake svAgata ke liye loka-mAnasa tayAra kre|
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________________ jIvana-vyApI ahiMsA aura jaina samAja' loga pUchate haiM, aura acaraja kI bAta to yaha hai ki mere jaina mitra bhI mujhe pUchane lage hai, ki Apa isa yuga meM ahiMsA aura mAsAhAra kI bAta kyA lekara baiThe hai ? eka purAne jaina mitra to mujhe samajhAne lage ki "hama jainiyoM kA jo vartamAna rukha hai usase hama mantopa hai / hama prANI-hatyA nahIM karate / koDe-makoDe bhI hamAre hAtho na mara jAya isakI sambhAla rakhate hai / bahuvIja vAspati bhI nahI khAte / isa taraha me apanA jIvana niSpApa banAne kI koziza karate haiN| hamAre sAdhu hama logo kI isa vRtti ko baDhAvA dete haiM / mahAvIra kI vANI sunAne hai / svaya sUkSma hiMsA se bhI vacane kI koziza karate haiM / ve tapa karate hai / hama dAna karate hai| isase adhika Ajakala ke jamAne me kyA ho sakatA hai ? dUsare loga mAsAhAra karate hai / prANI-hatyA karate hai / isakA hame dukha hai| lekina hama na kabhI unakI nindA karate hai,na unako rokate hai| dukhI hokara baiTha jAte hai / yahI to ApakA Peaceful Co-existence hai na? isI nIti se hama aura hamArA dharma vaca gaye hai|" ____ maiM isa alam buddhi se aura santopa se DaratA huuN| isa bhUmikA kI buniyAda me kevala bauddhika hI nahI, kintu naitika apragatizIla Alasya aura jaDatA hai / bhagavAn mahAvIra ne kyA cAhA thA aura hama kahA~ Thahara gaye hai yaha gambhIratA se socanA cAhiye / hama niSpApa bane itanA vasa nahI hai| Aja kI sthiti meM apane ko niSpApa mAnanA hRdaya ko dhokhA denA hai / kyA duniyA bhara kI prANI-sRSTi ko hatyA se bacAne kA, use abhayadAna dene kA hamArA kartavya nahIM hai ? manuSya manuSya ke vIca jo vaira, dveSa aura hiMsA vizvavyApI bana rahI hai, use rokanA nahI hai ? jJAnI, buddhimAna aura catura loga sArI duniyA ko nico rahe hai yaha kyA hama svasthacitta hokara vardAzta kara sakate haiM ? hamArI tijArata aura hamArI mahAjanI hiMsA se mukta hai ? java gA~dhIjI ne vizva ke liye ahiMsA kA nayA prayoga zuru kiyA taba usame jainiyo kA sahayoga kitanA thA ? jaba sava rASTro ke zAntatA-vAda ke pratinidhi ikaTThA hote hai taba jaina dharma ke canda jAgarUka pratinidhi jIvadayA
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________________ jIvana-vyApI ahiMsA aura jaina samAja 145 kA sAhitya le pAte hai| lekina vizva samasyA ke hala karane me apanA hissA nahI lete| Aja jo ahiMsAtmaka sAmAjika navajIvana kA krAntikArI prayoga bhUdAna-grAmadAna ke nAma se cala rahA hai, use baDhAvA dene me jaina-samAja agrasara kyo nahI, sampatti nirmANa me aura usake nyAya-vibhAga me jo jIvana-vyApI hiMsA calatI hai use rokane ke liye samAjavAda koziza kara rahA hai / use jaina-dharma kA avibhAjya aga banAne kI ora jaina sAdhuo kA mAnasa kyA nahI kAma kara rahA hai ? bhAratIya samAja me U~ca-nIca bhAva dRDhamUla bana gayA hai / yaha jo bhayAnaka virATa hiMsA bhArata me cala rahI hai use jaDamUla se ukheDane kA kAma jaina-dharma kA avibhAjya aga nahIM hai ? sampatti ke upabhoga me aura sampatti ke utpAdana me bhI maryAdA kA svIkAra karanA jaina-dharma me zurU se kahA gayA thaa| usakA kyA huA? ye saba vAte cheDane kA merA irAdA nahI thaa| svargastha dharmAnanda kosavI ke kucha lekha ke silasile meM merA dhyAna isa ora khIcA gayA / isaliye jo kucha likhanA par3A, utanA likha karake mai khAmoza ho jAtA / jaina mamAja kI ajAgRti ke bAre me svaya jaino ne aura auro ne kAphI likhA hai / kisI vyakti yA samAja kI tauhIna karane se kisI kA bhI bhalA nahI hotA / kevala kaTutA baDhatI he aura kabhI-kabhI durjanatA kI vADha pAtI hai| lekina maiM dekhatA hU~ ki ava jaina mamAja me vicAra-jAgRti ke dina A rahe hai / logo me apane jIvana-krama ke bAre me asantopa paidA ho rahA hai| jaina sAdhu bhI apanA purAnA rUpa choDakara naye Dhaga se socane lage hai| digambara, zvetAmbara sthAnakavAsI, terApanthI aise bheda se bhI loga ava Ubane lage hai / purAne grantho kA prakAzana karanA, dezI bhASA me yA agrejI me anuvAda karAnA aura baDhiyA kAgaja para grantha prakAzita karanA, isI ko jo loga dharmasevA kA mahattvapUrNa kAma mAnate the uname bhI nava-jAgRti Ane lagI hai| mai dekhatA hai ki aba isa nava-jAgRti me yathAsamaya vADha pAyegI, aura jaina samAja kAyApalaTa karegA / jaina samAja rUDhigrasta hai, lekina
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________________ 146 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza kSINavIrya nahI he, puruSArthI hai / maiM mAnatA hU~ ki isa jAgRti kA asara zrAvako para prathama hogA / sAdhuo para derI me hogA / sAdhu samAja cAhe jitanA nispRha, aparigrahI yA svalpa parigrahI ho, jaba taka vaha nivRtti parAyaNa hai taba taka parAvalambI hai hI / parAvalambI loga rUDhi ko jaldI-jaldI toDa nahI sakate / sambhava hai ki naye yuga ke anusAra eka nayA hI sAdhuvarga taiyAra hogA aura vaha sAdhu sasthA me krAnti lAyegA / yaha bAta kevala jaina sAdhugro kI nahI / saba dharma ke sAdhugro kI aisI hI bAta hai / maiM unakA mAnasa jAnatA hU~ / jaba uname parivartana hogA taba ve apanA teja pragaTa kara sakege / dharma- teja ke Upara samaya-samaya para jo rAkha chA jAtI he use dUra karane kI zakti sAdhu sasthA ke pAsa nahI hotii| lekina jo loga yaha kAma kara sakate hai unhI ke dvArA nayI sAdhu sasthA sthApita kI jAtI hai, ( jo apane jamAne kA krAnti- kArya pUrA karane ke bAda phira se rUDhigrasta ho jAtI hai ) / zakarAcArya ke jaise sudhAraka sanyAsI ke anuyAyI prAja rUDhi dharma ke saba se baDe samarthaka ho gaye hai | isame Azcarya kI koI bAta nahI he / saskRti kA jIvanakrama hI aisA hotA hai / 26-2-57
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________________ ahiMsA kA nayA prasthAna jIvadayA, mAsAhAra kA tyAga aura ahiMsA, ina tIna vAto kA pracAra kucha rivAjI-sA ho gayA hai / jaina dharmiyo kI ghora se ina tIno viSayo me kucha-na-kucha prakAzita hotA hI rahatA hai / aneka sasthAye bhI calatI hai / gA~dhIjI ne zrImad rAjacandrajI se kucha preraNA pAI, isa bAta se jainiyo kA rAjI honA svAbhAvika hai| gA~dhIjI ke grahasA pracAra kA svarUpa kucha alaga hI thaa| lekina jIvadayA aura mAmAhAra-tyAga dono ke bAre me gA~dhIjI kA utsAha kama nahI thA / manuSya ke liye mAsAhAra svAbhAvika nahI, zAkAhAra, dhAnyAhAra athavA annAhAra hI manuSya ke liye yogya AhAra hai aisA gA~dhIjI kA dRDha vizvAsa thA / pazcima ke canda zAkAhArI prapane siddhAnta ke pracAra me zAkAhAra ke naitika tattva para bhAra na dete hue mAsAhAra manuSya zarIra ke liye bAdhaka hai isa bAta para adhika jora dete hai| gA~dhIjI jaba AkharI vakta landana gaye the jaba vahA~ ke zAkAhArI maNDala ko unhone bhArapUrvaka kahA thA ki zAkAhAra- pravAra ko kevala Arogya-pradhAna vaidyakIya buniyAda mata dIjiye / zAkAhAra kI buniyAda to naitika yAne dayAmUlaka prAdhyAtmika hI honI cAhiye / gAMdhIjI ne bhArata ke hama logoM ko samajhAyA ki mAmAhArI logo ko pApI kahane se yA samajhane se hamArA pracAra vigaDa jaayegaa| yUM dekhA jAya to zAkAhAra ra phalAhAra me bhI sUkSma hiMsA to hai hI aura dUdha koI vanaspatijanya padArtha nahI, prANIja vastu hai / duniyA kI adhikAza janatA mAsAhArI hai / vaha mAsAhAra ko pApamUlaka nahI samajhatI / aisI hAlata me hama dhairya ke sAtha aura prema ke sAtha unhe samajhAne kI koziza kareM / lekina unake prati napharata rakhane kA pApa na kareM / lekina gAMdhIjI ne mAnava-mAnava ke bIca jo bhayAnaka sagharSa aura vidveSa cala rahA hai usI ko kendra me rakhakara hiMsA kA pracAra kiyA / rASTrarASTra ke bIca, vaza-vaza ke bIca, varga varga ke bIca aura dharma-dharma ke bIca jo vidveSa aura sagharSa pAyA jAtA hai use dUra karade / anyAya kA pratikAra zrAtmabalidAna dvArA karane kA zAstra gA~dhIjI ne cintaka gA~dhIjI kI yaha bAna samajha gaye hai batAyA / vizva ke mAnava - hinaaura apane-apane DhaMga se isa cIja
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza kA adhyayana, vicAra aura pracAra kara rahe hai / unake isa pracAra meM gaharA ciMtana aura caitanya hai| gA~dhIjI ke isa mahAn ahiMsA pracAra kA kAma rAjanaitika, rASTrIya aura antarrASTrIya paimAne para pa0 javAharalAla neharU kara rahe hai / 148 antarrASTrIya mAnavI sagharSa TAlane kA mahattva jo loga samajha gaye he aura isa dizA me prANapraNa se prayatna kara rahe hai ve adhikAza AhAra me mAsA - hArI hai, itane para se agara hama unase ghRNA kareMge yA alipta rahege to hamArA kAma nahI calegA / ahiMsA ke sacce pujArI bhanuSya-mAsa khAne vAle krvyaad| ko bhI dUra nahI rakhege / unase ghRNA nahI karege / ( aise loga Aja bhI aphrikA me kahI kahI pAye jAte hai / kala taka unakA manuSya- mAsAhAra jAhirA taura para calatA thA / ) aise logo ke bIca jAkara ahiMsA kA pracAra karane kI jo himmata karegA vahI mahAvIra kA ziSyottama ginA jAyegA / IsA masIha ke canda ziSya aphrikA me jAkara premadharma kA prasAra kara rahe hai / ve jAnate hai ki vahA~ ahiMsA kA prAtyantika pracAra ho nahI sakatA, kramaza AsAna sIDhI ke jaisA hI vahA~ pracAra honA cAhiye / aise pracAra ke liye lokottara vIrya aura dhairya kI AvazyakatA hai / vIrya aura dhairya ahiMsA ke pradhAna lakSaNa hai / yaha vAna jaisI gA~dhIjI ne samajhAI vaisI hI apane jamAne me bhagavAn mahAvIra ne bhI samajhAI thI / ahiMsA dharma kA pracAra isa naye prasthAna ke dvArA hI hogA / rUDhigrasta vejAna pracAra choDakara jina logo ne isa naye prasthAna ko samajhA hai aura usako svIkAra kiyA hai, unhI ko zataza praNAma / bhaviSya unhI kA hai / bhUtakAla kI upAsanA bahuta huI / zAstroM kI khadAna me khoda-khodakara hiMsA nikAlane kI aura saMgrahIta karane kI pravRtti bahuta huI / zAstra vacano kA dohana bhI bahuta huA / zrava to jIvana kA cinana aura puruSArtha kA dohana karane ke dina A gaye / hamAre sAmAjika jIvana me ucca-nIca bhAva mUlaka jo hiMsA phaila gaI hai, pratipakSI ke prati ugra dvepa bhAva rakhanA jo hamAre liye svAbhAvika bana gayA hai usakA ilAja hama kare to vaha grahimA-mAdhanA kA prArambha hogaa| ahiMsA kA yaha yugAtara jo pahacAnegA usI ko grahimA kA vIrya aura dhairya prApta hogA / 1 apela 1961
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________________ ahiMsA kA vaijJAnika prasthAna jaina dRSTi kI jIvana-sAdhanA meM ahimA kA vicAra kAkI sUkSmatA taka pahu~cA hai| usameM ahiMsA kA eka pahala hai jIvo ke prati karuNA aura dUsarA hai svaya hiMsA ke dopa se bacane kI utkaTa kAmanA / dono me pharka hai| karuNA me prANI ke dukha nivAraNa karane kI zubha kAmanA hotI hai / prANiyoM kA dukha dUra ho, ve sukhI rahe. unake jIvanAnubhava me bAdhA na paDe, isa icchA ke kAraNa manuSya jIvo ke prati apanA prema vaDhAtA hai, sahAnubhUti baDhAtA he aura jitanI ho sake sevA karane dauDatA hai / dUsarI dRSTi vAlA kahatA hai ki sRSTi meM asaMkhya prAgI paidA hote hai, jIte haiM, marate hai, eka-dUsare ko mArate hai, apane ko bacAne kI koziza karate hai / yaha to saba duniyA me calegA hii| haraeka prANI apane apane karma ke anusAra sukha-dukha kA anubhava karegA / hama kitane prANiyo ko dukha se vacA sakate hai ? dukha se bacAne kA ThekA lenA yA pezA banAnA ahakAra kA hI eka rUpa hai| isa taraha kA aizvarya kudarata ne yA bhagavAn ne manuSya ko diyA nahIM hai / manuSya svaya apane ko hiMsA se vacAve / na kisI prANI ko mAre, marAve yA mArane me anumodana deve / apane ko hiMsA ke pApa se bacAnA yahI hai ahiMsA / isa dUsarI duSTi me yaha bhI vicAra A jAnA he ki hama aisA koI kAma na kare ki jisake dvArA jIvo kI utpatti ho aura phira unako maranA paDe / agara hamane Asa-pAsa kI jamIna nAhaka gIlI kara dI, kIcaDa ikaTThA hone diyA to vahA~ kITa-sRSTi paidA hogii| paidA hone ke bAda use maranA hI hai / vaha sArA pApa hamAre sira para rhegaa| isaliye hamArI aora se jIvotpatti ko protsAhana na mile itanA to hame dekhanA hI cAhiye / yaha bhI ahisA kI sAdhanA hai| isI vRtti se brahmacarya kA pAlana ahiMsA kI sAdhanA hI hogii| jIva ko paidA nahIM hone diyA to use paidA karake maraNAdhIna banAne ke pApa se hama baca jaayege| karuNA isase kucha adhika baDhatI hai| usame kucha pratyakSa sevA karane kI bAta AtI hai| prANiyo ko dukha se bacAnA, unake bhale ke liye svaya kaSTa
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________________ 150 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadaza uThAnA, tyAga karanA, sayama kA pAlana karanA yaha maba kriyAtmaka vAte ahiMsA me A jAtI hai| Ajakala jaina samAja me isakI cintA nahI calatI ki hama hisA ke dopa se kaise bce| jo kucha jainiyo ke liye AcAra batAyA gayA hai usakA pAlana karake loga satoSa mAnate hai| dharmabuddhi jAgrata hai, lekina dhArmika puruSArtha kama hai to sAdhaka aNuvrata kA pAlana krege| sAdhanA vaDhane para dIkSA lekara ugra vrato kA pAlana kreNge| ava jina logo ne jIvadayA ke ahiMmaka AdhAra kA vistAra kiyA una logo ne apane jamAne ke jJAna ke anusAra batAyA ki pAnI garama karake ekadama ThaDA karake pInA cAhiye / AlU, vaigana jaise padArtha nahI khAne cAhiye / kya ki haraeka vIja ke sAtha aura haraeka akura ke sAtha jInotlatti kI sambhAvanA hotI hai / eka pAna khAne se jitane akura utane jIvo kI hatyA karane kA pApa lagegA / mUkSmAtisUkSma jIvo kI hatyA se bacane ke liye inanA satarka rahanA paDatA he ki vahI jIvana-vyApI sAdhanA bana jAtI hai| pAnI garama karake ekadama ThaDA karanA, muhapattI lagAnA, zAma ke bAda bhojana nahI karanA ityAdi rItidharma kA vikAsa huaa| __zuru-zuru mai yaha saba vaijJAnika zodha-khoja thii| hamArA vaijJAnika jJAna jaisA vaDhegA usake anusAra hamArA ahiMsA kA Akalana bhI baDhegA, vaDhanA cAhiye / aura, usake anusAra AcAra-dharma me sUkSmatA bhI pAnI cAhiye / sAtha-sAtha agara anubhava se koI vAta galata sAbita huI to purAne prAcAradharma badalane bhI cAhiye / ahiMsA dharma jaDa rUDhidharma nahI hai / vaha hai vaijJAnika dharma / vijJAna ke dvArA jaise-jaise hamArA jIvavijJAna, prANivijJAna bar3hegA vaimA hamArA ahiMsA kA prAcAradharma bhI adhikAdhika sUkSma banegA / viziSTa prANI me yA vastu me jIva hai yA nahI hai isakI khoja to honI hI cAhiye / jaina tIrthakara aura prAcAryoM ke dino me jIva-sRSTi kA vijJAna jahA~ taka vaDhA thA, usake anusAra unheM ne ahiMsaka dharma kA prAcAra-dharma kaisA-kaimA hotA hai yaha batAyA / ve loga apane jamAne ke vijJAna-niSTha the| aAja usI prAcIna vaijJAnika dRSTi kA hama ne mpAntara kara diyA hai vacananiSThA mai aura rUDhiniSThA me|
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________________ aMhisA kA vaijJAnika prasthAna 151 idhara Aja kI duniyA me, vizeSa kara pazcima me jIva-vijJAna bahata kucha Age baDhA hai| jIva kise kahe, kisa cIja me jIva tattva kitanA hai, usakA vikAsa kaise hotA hai, jIvo ko maraNa kyo AtA hai, maraNa se bacAne ke liye kyA-kyA karanA cAhiye Adi aneka bAte naye Dhaga se, naI dRSTi se socI jAtI hai aura socanI caahiye| yaha hai anusadhAna kA vipaya, na ki tIrthakara, ke, gaNadhara ke, prAcAryoM ke prApta-vacano kA artha karane kaa| agara hama vaijJAnika dRSTi choDa kara vyAkaraNa, tarka aura dRSTi-samanvaya ke AdhAra para carcA hI karate rahe to vaha dRSTi vaijJAnika na raha kara vakIlo ke jaisI carcAtmaka hI bana jaayegii| isaliye hame jIvavijJAna me, manovijJAna meM aura samAjavijJAna me anusadhAna karanA hogaa| prayoga aura cintana calA kara gaharA anusadhAna karanA paDegA aura vaha bhI hamArI nijI maulika dRSTi se / pazcima ke prayoga-vIro ne jo Aja taka anusadhAna kiyA hai, usase hama lAbha uThAyeMge jarUra, lekina unakA prasthAna hI hame mAnya nahI hai / pazcima me vanaspativijJAna, jIvavijJAna, kRmi-kITa Adi sUkSma prANIvijJAna, Adi vijJAna ke aneka vibhAga athavA kSetra dina-para-dina pragati karate jA rahe hai, lekina unakA prasthAna hI galata hai| sAmAnya taura para nIce diye gaye siddhAnta hI unake buniyAdI siddhAnta hai| (1) jisa taraha miTTI, patthara, pAnI, sonA, cA~dI, lohA Adi dhAtu, yaha sArI bhautika sRSTi manuSya ke upayoga ke liye hai, usI taraha sArI kI sArI manuSyetara sRSTi bhI manuSya ke upayoga ke liye hai / vRkSa, vanaspati, kada mUla, phala Adi vanaspati-sRSTi manuSya ke upabhoga ke liye hai, usI taraha koTa-sRSTi, pazu-pakSI, Adi dvipAda, catuSpAda aura vahupAda prANiyo kI sRSTi, pazu-pakSI Adi sthalacara, saoNpa Adi sarisRpa aura machaliyAM Adi jalacara saba manuSya ke AhAra ke liye, sevA ke liye, upabhoga aura Ananda ke liye hai| inhe mAra kara khAnA, pakaDa kara kAma me lAnA aura una para apanA svAmitva rakhanA yaha sava manuSya ke adhikAra meM AtA hai| (2) agara inakI saMkhyA kama hone lagI to inakI paidAiza baDhe, inakI naI-naI nasleM taiyAra ho jAye aura inase adhikAdhika sevA mila jAya isaliye saba taraha se puruSArtha karane kA bhI manuSya ko adhikAra hai|
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________________ 152 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza ( 2 ) vanaspati- sRSTi kA aura prANasRSTi kA upayoga karate agara kucha nukasAna hotA hai, roga hote hai, bAdhAye pahu~catI haiM, khanare uThAne paDate hai to apanI buddhi calAkara ina saba cIjA kA aura prANiyoM kA upabhoga nirAvAdha vana sake isakA ilAja bhI DhUMDhanA / (4) aura, isa taraha se vanaspati aura prANi sRSTi para adhikAra jamane ke bAda unase jo lAbha hotA hai vaha sArI kI sArI manuSya jAti ko mila sake isaliye Avazyaka vaijJAnika sazodhana karanA, sagaThana baDhAne kI zakti baDhAnA aura adhika-se-adhika logoM ko adhika-se-adhika lAbha asAnI se mila sake aisI vyavasthA kAma me lAnA ina cAra puspArtho me mUla vicAra hai svAmitva prApta karake upabhoga karane kA / hiMsA kA prasthAna vilakuna isake viparIta hogA / isaliye hamArI phijikala laeNboreTarI me vaijJAnika prayogazAlA me, enimala hasabaiDarI me - pazu savardhana me hamArI dRSTi hI alaga hogii| hama kaheMge ki vanaspati, pazu-pakSI Adi manuSyetara jIvasRSTi ko jIne kA svatantra adhikAra hai / na hama unake mAlika hai, na una para hamArA koI adhikAra hai / bAta sahI hai ki inake binA hama jI nahI sakate, lekina inhe mArane kA, inhe lUTane kA, inake parizrama se lAbha uThAne kA hame koI naitika adhikAra nahI hai / isaliye yaha sArI svArthI pravRtti ghaTAne kI hamArI koziza honI cAhiye / ahiMsA aura mAnavatA kI dRSTi se hame eka aisA ma bA~dhanA hogA, jisake dvArA apane jIvana me hama hisA ko uttarottara kama karate jAya / grAja gAya, baila, bhaiMse yAdi baDe-bar3e jAnavaro ko abhayadAna diyA, kala bakare, meDhe, duve, hiraNa zrAdi choTe jAnavara ko mAranA choDa diyA, paraso mAsAhAra me machaliyA~ aura aDe ke bAhara mAsAhAra na karane kA niyama banAyA, Age jAkara prANI ke zarIra se utpanna hone vAle dUdha ghI Adi svAbhAvika AhAra kI madada lekara dhAnya, phala, sabjI, kadamUla Adi anAhAra se satopa mAnA, usake bAda himmata pUrvaka dUdha Adi padAtha aDeka jaise hI tyAga mAnakara unake binA calAne kI kozize karanA aura dUdha, ghI Adi mAsAhAra ke pratIko kI jagaha vanaspati me se hama kyA-kyA paidA kara sakate hai isake prayoga karanA, yaha hogI hamArI hiMsAvRtti kI zodha khoja / agara dUdha dene vAlI gAya pavitra hai, to zahada dene vAlI madhumakkhI bhI utanI hI pavitra hai gauhatyA mahApApa hai to zahada kI makkhiyoM ko mAranA,
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________________ 153 ahiMsA kA vaijJAnika prasthAna unake chatto kA nAza karanA, dhuoM aura Aga ke prayoga se unakA nAza karanA, yaha saba hiMsA hai, ghAtakatA hai aura anAvazyaka krUratA hai, yaha bhI samAja ko samajhAnA caahiye| rezama ke liye jo hama kITasRSTi me bhayAnaka sahAra calAte hai usakA bhI hame vicAra karanA hogaa| isame itanA kahane se nahI calegA ki itanI hiMsA hama mAnya rakhate hai, vAkI kI mAnya nahIM rkhte| kevala mAnyatA kI hI bAta socI jAya to usame aneka patha paidA hoge hI aura aise patho ko mAnya rakhanA hI dharmya hogaa| manuSya ko mAra kara khAne vAle samAja bhI isa duniyA me the / prAcIna yA madhyakAlIna jaina muniyo ne aiso ke bIca jAkara bhI unhe ahiMsA kI ora AkRSTa kiyaa| isake Age jAkara pazu-pakSI kA mAsa khAne vAle logo ne gAya-baila kA mAsa choDA, yaha bhI eka pragati huI / lekina itane para se gAya-baila kA mAsa khAne vAle ko hama pApI yA patita nahI kaha sakate, unakI ghRNA bhI nahI kara skte| duniyA me bahumatI unakI hai| unakI dharmabudvi aura hamArI dharmavuddhi me pharka hai| aise karoDo hindU hai, jo pUjyabhAva ke kAraNa gAya-baila kA mAsa nahI khAte, kintu itara pazupakSiya kA mAsa khAte haiM / aise bhI hindU haiM jo bataka ke aDe khAte hai, kintu ghRNA ke kAraNa murgI ke aDe nahI khAte / musalamAna aimI hI ghRNA ke kAraNa sUara kA mAsa nahI khAte / yahUdiyo ke bhI apane niyama hai / aura, hinduno me bhI gomAsa khAne vAle nahI so nhii| yaha sArA vistAra isaliye kiyA hai ki hama kevala Adara aura tiraskAra para AdhArita manovRtti ke vaza na hokara vaijJAnika Dhaga se prayoga karate jAyeM aura saba ke prati hama sahAnubhUti rakhe / aura, ava ahiMsA kI hamArI sAdhanA kevala zAstra-vacano para aura dhArmika rasmarivAjo para AdhArita na rakhakara use vaijJAnika sazodhana kA viSaya banAve / Aja taka pazu-hiMsA, nirAmipAhAra, tapasyA aura grAhAra-zuddhi itanI hI dRSTi pradhAna rakha kara ahiMsA kA vicAra aura pracAra kiyA aura purAne jamAne kI sthUla vaijJAnika dRSTi ke anusAra ekendriya prANI, pacendriya prANI Adi bhedo kI buniyAda para ahiMsA ke niyama banAye / aba jaba vijJAna
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________________ 154 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza aura khAsa karake jIvavijJAna bahuta kucha vaDhA hai aura hama naI buniyAda lekara jIvavijJAna vaDhA sakate hai / taba purAne, kAlagrasta jIvavijJAna se hama satoSa na mAne / jo buniyAda majabUta nahI hai use choDa de aura vacana-prAmANya eva purAne dharmakAro ke anuyAyitva se satopa na mAna kara AdhyAtmika dRSTi se naye-naye prayoga karane ke lie hama taiyAra ho jaaeN| isake lie pazcima kI prayogazAlAo se bhinna ahisA-parAyaNa prayogazAlAo kI sthApanA karanI hogii| prayoga-vIra adhyApaka usame kAma krege| siddhAnta aura vyavahAra kA samanvaya kara ke mAnava jAti ke utkarSa ke lie ve nasIhata dete jaayege| unakI nasIhata dharma-purupo kI AjJA kA spa nahI legii| jisame satyaniSThA hai, adhyAtmaniSThA hai aura ahiMsA kI sArvabhauma dRSTi jise majUra hai, usake lie andarUnI preraNA se jo bAta mAnya hogI so mAnya / hara eka jamAne ke mAnava-hitacintaka taTastha tapasviyo kI nasIhata hI dharmajIvana ke lie antima pramANa hogI aura antima prAdhAra hRdaya ke satoSa kA hI hogaa| 'zuddhahRdayena hi dharma jAnAti / ' isaliye kevala prAcIna dharmagratha aura dharmakAro ke vacana se bAhara nahI socane kA svabhAva choDakara hame vaijJAnika Dhaga se zuddha nirNaya para AnA hogaa| aura, kevala AhAra aura AjIvikA ke sAdhana ke kSetra se apane ko maryAdita na karake ahiMsA-jaise sArvabhauma, sarvakalyANakArI siddhAnta kA upayoga aura viniyoga, yuddha aura zAti-jaise jagatvyApI savAlo kA sarvodayI hala hU~Dhane me aisA karanA jarUrI ho gayA hai| vazasagharSa, vargasaMgharpa Adi vizvavyApI bhayAnaka saMghoM kA nirAkaraNa karake samanvaya kI sthApanA karane ke liye ahiMsA kI madada kaisI ho sakatI hai, yaha dekhane ke liye Rpi-tulya cintana aura vijJAnavIro kI prayoga-parAyaNatA ekatra karanI hogii| aisA milAna karane se hI sajIvanI vidyA prApta hogii| isa dizA me prArambha karanA hI saba se mahattva kI bAta hai / prArambha hone para bhagavAn kI ora se buddhiyoga milegA aura yogya vyaktiyo kA sahayoga tathA dizA-darzana bhI milegaa| pUrva ke aura pazcima ke manISiyo ne Aja taka jo cintana kiyA hai, anubhava pAyA hai, aura prayoga bhI kiye hai, unako ekatra lA se bhaviSya kI dizA spaSTa ho skegii| kisI ne ThIka hI kahA hai ki prAcIna kI yogavidyA aura Adhunika kAla kI prayoga-vidyA dono ke samanvaya se satyayu kI aura dharmayuga kI sthApanA ho skegii| yaha samaya aise naye prasthAna kA hai 15 aprela 1963
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________________ mahAmAnava kA sAkSAtkAra kSamApana kA dina dhArmika vyaktivAda * dharmabhAvanA kA nayAla mahAmAnava kA sAkSAtkAra
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________________ kSamApana kA dina [ 1 ] loga kahate hai ki ati prabhAva rUpa hI hai| maiM mAnatA hU~ ki guNa hai / agara grahimA ke liye nAva rUpa koI kA upayoga hotA hai| maitrI me durapayoga sneha meM prAtmIyatA doSoM ko choTe kara prema yA maitrI | prema kA vaha Dara nahIM hai / prasana meM grahimA, maigI ghora prema yA kA bhAva mAnA hai | hama prapanA bhalA pAhate re, dekhate haiM, apanI bhUlo yo kSamA karate hai aura sudhara jAye ke mApa para turanna vizvAna karate hai| jahAM-jahAM hamAre mana me prAramIyatA hotI hai, vahAMvahA~ hamArI ye nava vRttiyAM nvAnAvitA ne prakaTa hotI hai / prabhAva rUpa mokSa bhI yaha doSa nahIM hai hantu yA gayA ho tA vaha hai apane parAye kA bheda bhUlakara dUsarI bhI nA cAhanA, dUsaro ke bhale ke liye ArAma ke niye, svaya phaSTa uThAnA aura dUgarI doSoM ke prati kSamAvRtti rakhanA, yahI hai, vahI hai maitrI bhAvanA | jAgaMNIbhAvanA hai vahA~ vadalA lene kI icchA nahIM hotI / jaba pramRnagara gajAva me janarala DAyara ne hamAre logo kI gala ko aura unase taraha-taraha ne pIThina aura apamAnita kiyA, taba gAMdhIjI ne sarakAra se nyAya kI mAMga kii| kintu mAtha yaha bhI kahA ki hama janarana zayara ko gajA nahIM karAnA cAhate / gAMdhIjI ne yaha jo nayA rapa dhAraNa kiyA unameM koI zrAnayaM nahI thA, kintu mAre rASTra ne kucha mocane ke bAda unakI hama badalA na lene kI nIti ko turanta mAna niyA | isa para me siddha honA hai ki hamAre deza ko saskRti me grahamA harAI taka pahu~cI huI hai| gAMdhIjI jaise samartha karmayogI hI logo ke hRdaya meM paiThakara unakI soyI huI grahamA ko jAgrata kara sakate hai / grAja kA dina kSamA karane kA zrIra kSamA mAMgane kA hai / jina mahAvIrI ne isa vrata ko, usa rivAja kI grora aise dinoM kI sthApanA kI, unake hRdaya meM saccI aura jIvita zrahimA thI / ve zAnti ke sAtha kAyotsarga bhI kara sakate the / hama loga mu~ha me grahimA kA samarthana bhI karate hai, aura anyAya karane vAlo ko sajA bhI dilAnA cAhate hai / itanA hI nahI, kintu kaI daphe pApa kA badalA ghoratara pApa kara ke hI lenA cAhate hai /
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________________ 158 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza hamArI sArI duniyA isa doSa me, isa naze me phaMsI huI hai / hiTalara rASTrIya paimAne para yahUdiyo kA dhvasa kiyA / sTAlina ne apane logo ko Adeza dekara jarmano kA dvepa sikhAyA / usane apane logo ko kahA ki jaba taka kAphI mAtrA me jarmano kA dvepa na kara sako tava taka tumhe vijaya milane kI nahI hai / Aja amerikA hama se nArAja hai, kyoki hama raziyA kA dveSa nahI kara pAte, usa kI ora tathA cIna deza kI prora zaka kI nigAha se nahI dekhate / Aja cada loga hama para bahuta nArAja hai, kyoki hama pAkistAna se pracArita dveSa-dharma kA badalA dvepa-pracAra se nahI lete / hamAre puNya-purupo ne sikhAyA ki dveSa kA zamana dveSa se nahI hotA / vaira se vaira baDhatA hI hai| vara kA zamana avara se hI ho sakatA hai / hindU saMskRti kI buniyAda kA vacana hai 'na pApe prati pApa syAd / ' pApI kA badalA lene ke liye hama svayaM pApI na vane / maitrI kI dRSTi se hama saba kI ora dekhe | sava kI ora yAnI mitra, udAsIna, taTastha, zatru, pApI, anAcArI, durAcArI, zrAtatAyI aura dabhI aise saba kI ora hama maitrI bhAva se hI dekhe aura cale / bhArata sarakAra ne pAkistAna ke prati, amerikA aura iglaiNDa ke prati, jApAna aura cIna ke prati yahI bhAva rakhA hai| amerikA jaise aneka deza iliye hama para bhale hI nArAja ho kintu ve samajha gaye hai ki hamArI yaha nIti hI zreSTha nIti hai / pAkistAna kucha bhI kare, hama unhe zranyAya nahI karane dege, kintu sAtha-sAtha una ke prati maitrIbhAva hI rakheMge / vadhu-bhAva ko na hama choDeMge, na bhUleMge / maiMne aba taka AtararASTrIya kSetra kI bAteM kii| hame apane samAja ke andara bhI yahI kSamA-vRtti aura maitrI bhAvanA dRDha karanI cAhiye / hamAre hAthAM kisI kA anyAya na ho aura kisI kA, usane hamArA anyAya kiyA imaliye, hama dveSa na kareM / anyAya kA pratikAra pravazya kareM, kiMtu vadalA lene kI bAta soceM taka nahI / lekina mere mana me zakA uThanI hai ki grAja kI isa mabhA ke jaimI sabhAyeM karane se yaha kAma ho sakegA ?
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________________ 159 kSamApana kA dina jaba koI nayI davA batAI jAtI hai taba hama use zraddhA se le lete hai / dUsarA cArA hI nahI rahatA hai / kintu jaba koI purAnI davA hamAre sAmane rakhI jAtI hai, taba hama pUchate hai ki kyA aisA koI sabUta hai ki isa davA ke sevana se koI AdamI roga mukta huA hai ? IsAI dharma ke jagadguru popa hara sAla vaDe dino me maitrI bhAvanA kA upadeza karate hai aura zAnti ke liye prArthanA karate hai / unake usa prayAsa kA kahI kucha asara nahI dIkha paDatA / hamAre jaina bhAI bhI hara sAla saba ko kSamA karate hai, aura saba se kSamA kI yAcanA bhI karate hai, lekina anya samAja kI apekSA hamAre jaina bhAI adhika kSamAzIla haiM, aisA koI anubhava nahI hai / sAdhugro ke vIca bhI jo IrSA, prabhUyA pAyI jAtI hai, vaha zAbdika sakalpo se aura pavitra sUtro ke raTana se dUra nahI hotI / dharma kA rAstA kabhI itanA sastA nahI hotA hai / Aja hama acche vicAra vyakta karake yA sunakara satoSa na mAne ki hamane Aja kucha kiyA / cada loga to aisA hI mAnate hai ki zrAja taka kA pApa pazcAttApa karake dho DAlA / ava nayA pApa karane kI chuTTI mila gayI / aisA kahakara bhI hama thaka gaye hai ki volane ke dina khatma ho gaye haiM / va kucha karanA cAhiye / vrata tyohAra kA dina grA gayA, isa vAste kucha karanA cAhiye, kucha kahanA cAhiye / kama se kama eka acchA sakalpa karanA cAhiye, aisA socakara hama ikaTThA hote he / sabhA ke anta me mAna lete hai ki hamane kucha puNya karma kiye sahI / kintu grAja taka aise jitane bhI dina manAye usakA natIjA kyA huA, so bhI socanA cAhiye / agara hama atarmukhI ho sake, nizcaya kA bala lagAkara koI sakalpa kiyA, to Aja kA dina hamane manAyA / eka bAta me hamane pragati kI hai shii| vaha yaha ki hama choTe-choTe phirako ke bAhara nikale / acchI bAta sunane ke liye acchA kArya karane ke liye aura agara ho sake to jIvana me parivartana karane ke liye hama apane phirake me badhe nahI rahate hai / kUpamaNDUka vRtti hamane choDa dI hai / anya dharmI logo para hama vizvAsa karane lage hai / unake sAtha mela-jola baDhA rahe hai, unakI bAte sunane ko taiyAra haiM /
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________________ 160 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza jisa taraha hama apane vrata-utsava me auro ko bulAte hai usI taraha hame bhI unake vrata-utsava meM zarIka honA caahiye| sirpha musalamAno kI vAta mai nahI kara rahA huuN| IsAI, yahUdI, pArasI Adi saba dharmoM ke aura saba deza ke logo ke zubha kAryoM me hame zarIka honA cAhiye / dillI jaise rAjadhAnI ke zahara me duniyA ke saba dezo ke pratinidhi pAye jAte hai / yahA~ hama saba se mila sakate hai, saba ke sAtha maitrIbhAva baDhA sakate hai| yaha bhI koI choTI mAdhanA nahI hai| [ 2 ] pravRttizIla isa duniyA me saba loga bAhara dekhate hai / dUsage kI TIkA TippaNI karate hai / yaha dekhakara upaniSad ke RSi kahate haiM, 'vidhAtA ne jaba zarIra me A~kha, kAna Adi indriyoM kuredI, taba unhe bAhara dekhane vAlI banAyA / atarmukha hokara apanI ora dekhanA aura apane guNa-doSa ko pahacAnanA koI buddhimAna AdamI hI kara saktA hai-(paraoNci khAni vyatRNat svayambhU tasmAt parADa pazyati nAntarAtman / kazcid dhIra pratyag AtmAna aikSat AvRttacakSu amRtatvamicchan / " apane guNa-dopa dekhane kI Adata DAlane ke liye hamAre purakho ne khAsa rivAja, vrata aura tyauhAra banAye hai / usa dina subaha uThate hI manuSya apane svabhAva aura jIvana kI jAMca karatA hai aura jisa kisI kA tanika bhI bigADA ho, kisI kA anyAya kiyA ho, mana se bhI kisI kA ahita socA ho, usake pAsa jAkara usakI kSamA mAMgane kA rivAja hai / isa vidhi ko kSamApana kahate hai| isa kSamApana me mukhya bhAga to antarmukha hokara apane dopa ko dekhanA aura jisa kisI kA anyAya kiyA ho usake pAsa jAkara apane dopa kA svIkAra karanA aura bAda me usakI kSamA mAMganA hai| agara maiM haraeka ke pAsa jAkara itanA hI kahU~ ki, "isa sAla ke daramiyAna merI ora se jo kucha bhI galatI huI ho, dopa huyA ho, usakI kSamA kIjiye", to usame se kucha bhI nikalatA nahI dIkha paDatA / sunane vAlA AdamI bhI kaha detA hai 'bahuta acchA' / isake andara bhI gaharAI nahI
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________________ kSamapAna kA dina 161 hotii| phana itanA hI honA hai ki dono ke bIca agara kucha kaTutA mA gaI ho to use choDane kA thoDA-sA maukA milatA hai aura praupacArika kSamA karane ke vAda usa sAla me hue jhagaDe kA jikra AdamI nahIM kara sktaa| acchA rAstA to yaha hai ki dono vyakti vaiTha kara zAnti se kSamAvRtti se vAte kreN| apane jo doSa dhyAna me A jAye, unakA nAma lekara kSamA mAMge aura eka dUsare ke sadbhAva kI yAcanA kre| vaha dina sacamuca eka nayA prArambha karane kA dina hai| mahArASTra me makara sakrAnti ke dina loga sneha aura miThAsa ke pratIka tila aura guDa eka dUsare ko dekara madbhAva kI yAcanA karate hai| usame kSamApana kA hissA nahI hai / aisA mAnA gayA hai ki jahA~ sadbhAva pAyA vahA~ mana me kaTatA raha nahIM sktii| bahuta-sI bAte to manuSya bhUla hI jAtA hai| aura canda vAte mana me rahI bhI, to vaha cumatI nahI / dvapa kA kacarA dUra karane ke liye buhArI lekara usake pIche par3ane kI jarUrata nahIM hai / prema paidA hupA to dvaipa Apa hI Apa gAyava ho jAtA hai| jaise dhUpa nikalate khraa| gujarAta me, khAsakara ke jainiyo me kSamApana kA sundara rivAja hai| ve kahate haiM-miyyA me duSkRta syAt - maine jo kucha bhI burA kiyA ho vaha nahI kiyA jaisA ho jAya / mAyAvAdI vedAntI isa prArthanA kA rahasya jaldI aura acchI taraha se samajha sakege / jo loga sAre jagata kI hastI ko mAyArUpa mAnane ke lie taiyAra haiM, ve ksiI ke bhI duSkArya ko mAyArUpa samajhakara mithyA mAna kara use bhUla jAne ke liye AsAnI se taiyAra hNge| jo ho, antarmukha hokara apane dopo ko dekhane kA svabhAva haraeka ko baDhAnA cAhiye / abhimAna choDakara apane dopa kabUla karane meM mAnasika Arogya hai aura sAmAjika sugandhi hai, yaha pahacAnanA cAhiye / dUmara ke dopo ko kSamA karane kI tattaratA mana me honI cAhiye aura samAja me paraspara sadbhAva vaDhAne kA akhaNDa prayatna calanA caahiye| manuSya-manuSya ke vIca aisA vAyumaNDala paidA karane kI AvazyakatA spaSTa hai| lekina bhakta loga bhagavAn ke pAma se bhI nitya kSamA mAMgate haiN| aise aparAdha-kSamApana ke stotra bhI banAye gaye hai, jiname apane sAre dopo kI pheharimna bhI hotI he aura bhagavAn ko usakI udAratA, usakA vAtsalya aura usake sAmarthya kI yAda bhI dilAI jAtI hai| apane dopo ko yAdakara ke
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________________ 162 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza pazcAttApa se pAnI-pAnI ho jAnA svAbhAvika hai, yogya hai / lekina bhagavAn ko usake karttavya kI yAda dilAnA aura lenadAra paise vasUla karatA ho vaise bhagavAn se kSamA vasUla karanA, acchA nahI lagatA / lekina bhakta saba taraha ke hote hai aura logo ko bhI taraha-taraha ke stotra bhAne hai / jo ho, kSamApana kA vAyumaNDala aupacArika, kRtrima aura yAntrika na bane taba taka hI usakA kucha upayoga hai / jo eka dina ke liye batAyA gayA hai, vaha hamezA ke liye rahe, yahI hai antima uddezya / 15 sitambara 1959
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________________ dhArmika vyaktivAda "duniyA bhale hI mAna grAyeM, maiM to zramAhArI hI raheMgA, duniyA bhane kala-kArakhAne aura baDe-baDe zahara kI saMskRti cahAtI jAye, 1 me grapane irdagirda gAMva kA vAtAvaraNa hI sabhAle raheMgA, duniyA bhale yuddha kI taiyAriyoM kare, aura samaya-samaya para khUnakhAra yuddha calAne meM hAtha nahIM dU~gA aura yuddha me roka nahI hU~gA, duniyA mane vilAma aura manAcAra meM TUba jAya, maiM apane liye nirvivAritA aura brahmacayaM kA hI bhAgA, duniyA me bhale pravjapatiyo kA rAjya cane meM to kicana, parigrahI rahU~gA, duniyA meM bhane paTina-me-jaTina pavanavana caDhatA jAma, maiM apane jitanA svAvanavana aura svayaMpUrNatA lekara baiThUMgA--" yaha hai bhArata meM dharma pAnana kA tarIkA | duniyA meM bane ho dhamaM vale, merA gapanA vyatigana jIvana dharmaparAyaNa hA to mujhe topa hai| dhamaniSTha logoM kA yaha vyaktivAda hai / 1 vyApArI kahatA hai 'me apanA svArtha manAna lU~gA. mere yahA~ Akara cIja kharIdane vAle grAhaka unA apanA svAtha samAne meM kyoM unake svAtha ko mabhAlane kA jimmA lU? Let the buyers beware hara eka apaneapane svArtha ko gabhAla legA to duniyA meM zrApa-hI-prApa dhama kI yAne gavake svArya kI rakSA hogI / ' yaha huA svAyaM kA vyaktivAda / kyA pahane dhArmika vyaktivAda me aura dUsare svArtha ke vyaktivAda me koI vizeSa pharka hai ? dhArmika vyaktivAda kahanA hai ki eka zrAdamI agara apane dharma kA zuddha aura paripUrNa pAlana kare to zrIrI ko dharma kA pAlana karanA hI paDegA / ve udAhaNa dete haiM ki naugsa phrema (coyaTA) kA eka konA pakaDakara agara hamane use ThIka kATaphona banA diyA to bAkI ke kona zrApa hI grAma kATa-kona vana jAyega / yaha zraddhA ThIka hai | jaba taka cAra hI kone vAlI phrema kA savAla hai, middhAnta ThIka baiThatA hai / lekina agara phrema ke kone vaDha gaye to eka kona ThIka karane me vAkI ke Apa hI grApa ThIka nahI hote / I usameM koI zaka nahI hai ki merA adhikAra mere jIvana taka hI mImita hai | lekina merA varttavya vahA~ pUrA nahIM hotaa| maiM apane ko to jarUra samAlU
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________________ 164 mahAvIra kA jIvana saMdeza lekina dUsare kA bhI mujhe socanA cAhiye / usake vinA merI dhArmika sAdhanA pUrI nahI ho sktii| maiM agara apane dharma kA pAlana nahI karUMgA to auro ke dharma kI socane kI yogyatA aura zakti mujha me nahI AegI / isa satya ko to koI inkAra nahI kara sakatA / sAtha-sAtha yaha bhI kabUla karanA hogA ki agara mai auro kI bAta socane se inkAra karU, oro ke hitagrahita ke prati udAsIna banU to mai apane vyaktigata dharma kA pAlana karane kI zakti bhI kho baiThUMgA / vyakti akelA dharmapAlana kI sAdhanA kara sakatA hai / kintu le kI dharma-sAdhanA cala nahI sakatI / sAre vizva me parasparAvalavana hai / mai akelA mAsa na khAU~ isa se prANI nahI bceNge| agara mAsAhAra kA virodha karanA hai to bhe bhI mAsa na khAU~ aura auro ko bhI mAsa choDane kI preraNA / aisA karane se hI mAsa-tyAga ke Adarza kI vyavahAritA aura maryAdA mere dhyAna me AyegI / agara mai zastra dhAraNa karane se inkAra karU, kisI se nahI laDane kA nizcaya kara baiTha jAU~ to merI aura saba kI rakSA kA vojha maiM auro ke sira para DAla dU~gA / isase jhagaDA, yuddha aura hiMsA vanda hone ke nahI / gA~dhIjI agara apanI hI vAta socakara baiTha jAte to satyAgraha kA AviSkAra na hotA / jo loga svaya aparigahI rahate hai unake kAraNa ro ko apanA parigraha aDhAnA paDatA hai / gRhasthAzrama ke prAdarza me yaha bAta spaSTa kI hai ki gRhasthAzrama para AdhAra rakhane vAle mAdhu, sanyAsI, virakta, vAnaprastha, vImAra, vRddha, bAlaka, pratithi-abhyAgata ina saba ke liye bhI gRhastha ko kamAnA he / ye sava usake zrAzrita hai / gRhasthAzrama kA yaha prAdarza majUra rakhate hue bhI kahanA paDatA hai ki Azrito kA jIvana dharma- jIvana nahI hai / agara anekoM kA bojha uThAne kA bhAra gRhasthAzrama para lAda diyA to hamane mamAjasattAvAda kA, soziyAlijama kA, vIja vo hI diyA / sanyAsI kyoM na ho use agara anna khAnA hai to usakA dharma hai ki kama-se-kama apane peTa ke jitanI khetI vaha jarUra kare / svAvalabana jarUra sabame zreSTha dharma hai / parAvalavana zuddha dharma hI haiM / Avazyaka parasparAvalavana hai saccA sAmudAyika dharma / aneka deza aneka sampradAya, aneka jAti aura aneka pezo me vibhakta mAnava-jIvana eka aura avibhAjya hai / saba kA mila karake dharma bhI nahI hai apane-apane vyaktigata dharma yAne kartavya kA hI mava kA mAcane kI aura saba kI sevA karane kI sava ke prati udAsIna hone me, sevA-dharma kA inkAra hotI hai / dhArmika vyaktivAda andhA hai, vyartha hai / mArca 1951 yathAzakti pAlana karane me yogyatA prApta hotI hai / karane meM, dharma-hAni ho
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________________ dharma-bhAvanA kA savAla maine bhagavAna mahAvIra ko grAstika- ziromaNI kahA hai / java sanAtanI paNDita bhAratIya darzana ke bAre meM socate hai taba grAstika aura nAstika aise darzano ke do bheda karate haiM / isa bheda me Astika-nAstika kA artha kucha gralaga hai / veda kA pramANa mAnane vAle darzana Astika, nahI mAnane vAle nAstika | ( nAstiko vedanindaka 1) isa hisAba se nirIzvaravAdo sAutha grAstika hai, kyoki ve veda ko pramANa mAnate he / mai java bhagavAn mahAvIra svAmI ko cAstika - ziromaNi kahatA hU~ naba Astika zabda kA merA artha kucha alaga haiM / 'manuSya - hRdana para jisakA vizvAsa hai, durAtmA bhI kisI-na-kisI dina sajjana banegA aura mahAtmA bhI banegA aisA jisakA vizvAma he vaha he grAstika / krUra se krUra AdamI bhI kisI-na-kisI dina dayA-dharma ke asara ke nIce AyegA aura dayA, karuNA, granukampA tathA ahiMsA kA pAlana karate huye cAhe jitane kapTa sahana karegA, apanA prANa dekara bhI dUsare kA prANa bacAegA, itanA jisakA manuSya hRdaya kI unnatigIlatA para vizvAsa he vaha he zrAstika | nyAyakArI nRgasa bhI kisI-na-kisI dina nyAya kA takAjA mamajha jAegA aura kabUla karegA aura nyAya - pAlana karane ke lie apanA svArtha choDa degA, apanA sarvasva khone ke liye taiyAra hogA, ainA jisakA vizvAsa hai vaha Astika hai / ' manuSya hRdaya para aise hI vizvAsa ke kAraNa mahAtmAjI saba logo ke prati prema, Adara, vizvAsa aura prAzA se peza Ate the| agara kisI ne mahAtmAjI ko dana daphA dhokhA diyA to bhI gyArahanI daphA usa para vizvAsa rakhane ke lie ve taiyAra hote the / unakA kahanA thA ki 'agara gyAraha daphA uma grAdamI me sacvI uparati huI aura sadAcAra ke rAste para grAne kA usane prArambha kiyA aura maiMne mere avizvAsa ke kAraNa usake prayanna me madada nahI kI to phira merI zrAstikatA kahA~ gaI ? agara gyArahavI daphA bhI uma AdamI ne mujhe ThagA to ume usakA nukasAna hogaa| merA to sacamuca kucha bhI nukasAna nahI hogA / satyAgrahI ko kabhI hAranA hai hI nahI / '
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________________ 166 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza bhagavAn buddha aura bhagavAn mahAvIra ke jamAne me hamAre deza ke bahutase loga mAsa khAne the / baDe-baDe brAhmaNa bhI mAsa khAte the / janaka jaise thoDe loga mAsa se nivRtta hue the / veda me gAya ko 'aghnyA' kahA he / 'aghnyA' mAne na mArane yogya / to bhI purAne jamAne me gohatyA hotI thI / sanAtaniyo ne isa bAta se inakAra nahI kiyA hai / ghara me grAye hue mehamAno ko madhuparka arpaNa karate pazu hatyA karane kA rivAja thA / rAjA rantideva carmaNvatI (cambala) nadI ke kinAre vaDe-baDe yajJa karate the / taba itane pazu mAre jAte the ki nadI kA pAnI lAla rahatA thA aura nadI ke kinAre jAnavaro ke camaDe sUkhane ke lie itane phailAye jAte the ki logo ne nadI kA nAma hI 'carmaNvatI' rakhA / nAhaka kA jhagaDA khaDA na karane ke hetu maine Upara kI bAte sayama se likhI hai / prAcIna bhArata me, aura dezo ke samAna manuSya kA mAsa khAne vAle loga bhI kahI-kahI pAye jAte the / manuSya - mAsa ke binA jisakA calatA nahI thA aise rAjA kA jikra bhI purAne gratho me pAyA jAnA hai / musAphirI karate jaba kisI saudAgara kI laDakI rAste me mara gayI aura saudAgara ke pAsa khAne kA dUsarA koI anna thA nahI tava usane apanI laDakI kA mAsa pakA kara khAyA aise varNana bhI usa jamAne ke dharma-grantho me pAye jAte hai / , aise gire huye jamAne me jisake mana se ahiMsA-dharma kA utkaTa udaya huA aura jisane pazu-pakSI to kyA, kRmi-kITa kI hisA ko bhI pApa samajhA usakI kAruNikatA lokottara thI / sarvatra java mAsAhAra pracalita yA, naramA~sa khAne ke kisse bhI sunAI dete the, aise jamAne me vizvAsa aura zraddhA ke sAtha prAtyati ahiMsA kA pracAra karanA aura vizvAsa karanA ki 'aise loga bhI tejasvI dharmopadeza asara me A sakege aura mAsAhAra choDa dege, prANIhatyA se nivRtta hoge' yaha sarvocca prAstikatA kA lakSaNa hai / kisI dharma kA hRdaya me jaba udaya hotA hai taba usakA prAcaraNa dhImedhIme vaDhatA hai / kaoNleja ke dino me jaba maiMne svadezI kA vrata liyA taba zuru me ghara me paradezI cInI lAnA banda kara diyaa| lekina hoTalo me jAkara java cAya pItA thA aura miSTAnna khAtA thA tava vahA~ svadezI cInI kA grAgraha nahI
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________________ dharma-bhAvanA kA savAla 167 rakhatA thaa| Age calakara apane aura apane mitro ke ghara me svadezI cInI kA Agraha rakhane lgaa| hoTala me jAkara khAnA choDa diyA / lekina musAphirI me paradezI cInI ke padArtha le sakatA thaa| jaba svadezI kA Agraha Age jAkara vaDhA to svadezI-paradezI dono taraha kI cInI hI choDa dii| taba bhI davA ke liye svadezI mizrI lene kI chUTa rakhI thii| buddha bhagavAn ne apane bhikSutro se kahA thA ki jAnavaro ko mata maaro| dharma ke nAma se yajJa me jo pazu mAre jAte the unakA niSedha jaisA bhagavAna neminAtha ne kiyA thA vaise bhagavAn buddha bhI karate the| lekina unhone apane bhikSutro se kahA thA ki mai mAsa bhojana kA nipedha nahI karanA huuN| agara khAsa tumhAre liye koI pazu mAratA hai to vaha mAsa tumhe nahI khAnA cAhiye / lekina agara kahI kisI ke ghara para mAsa paka hI gayA hai aura vaha tumhe khilAtA hai to aisA mAsa khAne me harja nhii| zAyada vuddha-mahAvIra ke dino me hara ghara meM mAsa pakatA hI thA / mAsAhAra na karane kA niyama koI bhikSu kare to use AsAnI se bhikSA nahI milatI aura logo ko bhikSumo ke liye khAsa alaga rasoI vanAnI pddtii| bhikSumo ke aneka niyamo me yaha bhI eka niyama hotA hai ki apane AhAra ke liye gRhapati ko kama se kama takalIpha dI jAya / jo cIja anAyAsa mile usI se apanA bhojana sampanna kre| bhagavAn mahAvIra ne apane samaya ke sAdhuno ke liye kaise niyama banAye the usakA spaSTa citra milanA jarUrI hai| lekina usa para se hama aAja apane liye niyama nahI banA sakate / __ jo mAsAhArI the unhone mAsAhAra kA dhIre-dhIre tyAga kiyaa| usame bhI kaI niyama banAye gaye the| kaise pakSI yA jAnavara kA mAsa khA sakate he aura kaisA mAsa nahI khA sakate, isake vistRta varNana manusmRti Adi grantho me pAye jAte hai| manuSya kI pragati dhIre-dhIre aura kramaza hAtI hai| Aja jainiyo ne vahubIja kanda aura phala khAnA bhI choDa diyA hai| jaina dharma ke itihAsa se hama dekha sakate hai ki hamAre loga kahA~ the aura kahA~ pahu~ca gaye hai / kabhI-kabhI utsAha me Akara loga bahuta kucha Age vaDhane hai aura phira atireka se pachatA kara saumya niyama banAte hai / canda sAdhu zvAsocchavAsa ke dvArA hone
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________________ 168 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza vAlI sUkSma kITo kI hiMsA kama karane ke liye nAka ke nIce muhapattI vA~dhate hai| canda loga nahIM bA~dhate / svaya mahAvIra svAmI muhapatI bA~dhate the yA nahI so hama nahI jAnate / vastramAtra kA tyAga karane ke bAda muhapattI kA to zAyada savAla hI nahI rhtaa| to kyA mahapattI na bA~dhane vAle mahAvIra svAmI apane dharmAcaraNa me kacce yA zithila gine jAyeMge ? jo mAdhu grAja muhapattI bA~dhate hai unakI apekSA muMhapattI na vAMdhane vAle sAdhu kama yA hIna samajhe jAye ? dharma kA vikAsa kramaza hotA hai / purAne jamAne ke acche-se-acche logoM kA bhI anumaraNa Aja hama nahI kara mkte| vedakAla me niyoga kI prathA thii| vedavyAsa jI ke dino taka vaha prathA cAna thii| Aja use hama nindya samajhate haiN| vyAsa jI kA udAharaNa sunakara aAja hama Aja ke logo ke liye niyoga kA samarthana nahIM karate aura yaha bhI nIM kahate ki vyAsa jI ke niyoga kA artha hI kucha alaga thaa| rAmAyaNa me jikra pAtA hai ki zrI rAmacandra jI mRgayA karate the aura mAsa khAte the / sItA mAtA ne gagA nadI kA zarAva ke ghaDo se abhiSeka kiyA thaa| lekina aisI purAnI bAto se hama Aja unakA anukaraNa karane ko nahI taiyAra hote aura purAnI vAteM chipAnA bhI nahIM cAhate / eka vAta yahA~ spaSTa kara duuN| mai janma se nirAmiSa bhojI huuN| na kabhI mAsa khAgA hai aura na pAindA khAne kI sambhAvanA hai| maiM AhAra ke lie prANiyo kI hatyA karanA pApa samajhatA huuN| dila se ca hatA hU~ ki manuSya jAti prANI hatyA choDa de, mAmAhAra bhI choDa de| lekina kisI ko mAsa choDane kI namIhata dete kaI vAte socanI paDatI hai| purAne jamAne me loga apane vyaktigata dharma kA yA sAmAjika dharma kA jaba vicAra karate the tava samasta vyApaka duniyA kA khyAla unake sAmane hamezA nahI rahatA thaa| naitika prAdarza ke AdhAra para ve dharma-nirNaya karate the aura vaha yogya bhI thA / Aja vyavahAra kI dRSTi se bhI socanA paDatA hai / gA~dhIjI ne kahA bhI hai ki jo dharma vyavahAra kI kasauTI para kharA nahI siddha hotA vaha zuddha
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________________ dharma - bhAvanA kA mavAla dharma nahIM hai / aba mAmAhAra-tyAga kA zrAdarza duniyA ke sAmane rakhate canda vAte mocanI cAhiye | duniyA ko sudharI huyo saba sarakAreM hara bAta ke prAMkaDe ikaTThA karatI haiM aura jAgatika samyAyeM unakA adhyayana karatI hai / isaliye ava mocanA hogA ki manuSya jAti meM khAne ko mAga bAge muMhe kitane haiMyAnI manuSya makhyA kitanI hai ? mAya gAtha yaha bhI socanA par3egA ki duniyA me gehU~, cAnana gAru, phana yadi grAya parArtha tina paidA hote haiM ? gara dhAnyAhAra, phalAhAra aura zAkAhAra meM utanI loka-makhyA ko hama jindA nahI rakha marate haiM to nAhAra ko madara me graNTe khAne kI ujAjata de sakate haiM " manuSya ke jaina nAma lene vAle pazu-pakSiyoM ko mabhayadAna dekara jalacara machaliyoM ko khAne kI ijAjata de sakate haiM " 169 ye dono sujhAva yA paryAya hamAre yA hamAre jamAne ke ra pragati karane kI icchA rakhane vAle nogA ne ye manjine mocI hai / hinA nahIM hai / bIca ko hamAre deza me gaurA kA prAdarza bhI usI vRtti se sthApita hugrA hai / jAnaparA ko to nahI mAranA aura hala canAne meM, gADI yA ye gAya-caina ko noni-dharma ke pazuyoM ko mAra kara khAyeM to bhI gAya jaima cAhiye, kyoMki uname hame dUba minanA hai| koNa khIcane me vaina kI menA jarUrI hai| andara lAnA cAhiye, yAni unhe apane kuTumbI samajakara unakI rakSA zrIra unakA pAlana karanA cAhiye / hindU dharma kahanA hai ki go-rakSA dharma agara manuSya ko ja~ca gayA to vahAM se hRdaya ke vikAsa kA prArambha huyA / phira to prAdamI dhIre-dhIre mava prANiyoM ke prati grahimAvRtti baDhAtA jAyagA / zrava AhAra kA mavAna lekara manuSya jAti ko batAnA hogA ki mAmAhAra ke tyAga ko kaise maphana kreN| usake rAste do hai / yA to grannotpatti hama joro me baDhAye yA manuSya kI prajotpatti kA kucha niyantraNa kareM, yA dono upAya eka sAtha calAyeM / mAmAhAra tyAga kA pracAra karane vAle ko isa racanAtmaka pravRtti se prArambha karanA hogA aura jaba taka zrAhAra aura loka saMkhyA ke mavAla ko hala nahI kiyA, mAmAhAra tyAga kA zrAdarza manuSya jAti ke sAmane antima zrAdarza ke rUpa me rakhate huye bhI mAmAhArI logo ke prati dhairya ke sAtha sadbhAva rakhanA hogaa|
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________________ 170 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza mAmAhAra tAmamI hai, mAsAhAra se manuSya krUra hotA hai, aisI bAto kA pracAra karane ke pahale isa dizA me bhI pUrA sazodhana karanA cAhiye / kevala vyaktiyo ke jIvana me bhI dekhA jAya to mAsAhArI logo me nyAyaniSTha, dayAdharmI, kAruNika loga bhI pAye jAte hai aura isase ulaTA krUra, kaThora, kapaTI, zranyAI loga bhI pAye jAne hai / dhAnyAhArI logo me bhI vaisA hI hai / mAsAhArI- samAja aura dhAnyAhArI samAja kI vyApaka tulanA karane para bhI aisA hI pAyA jAtA hai | dhAnyAhArI loga adhika dayAvAna nyAyaniSTha, ni svArthI aura vizvavAtsalya ke upAsaka hai, aisA nahI pAyA gayA / vipaya sevana ke vAre me bhI anubhava aisA hI hai / bhartRhari ne udAharaNa diyA hI hai ki hAthI aura vana-varAha kA mAsa khAnevAlA siMha sAla bhara me kisI eka hI samaya rati-sukha letA hai aura kIDe bhI nahI khAne vAlA kabUtara hara hamezA rati-sukha me hI phasA huA rahatA hai | hame to eka hI bAta socanI hai / prANI kI hatyA karane me pApa hai aura prANiyo ko mArane kA manuSya ko adhikAra nahI hai / ye bAte duniyA ke sAmane hama saumyatA se rakhate jAye aura Upara batAye huye do savAlo kA hala DhU~Dhate jAye / rAma vanavAsa me zikAra karate the aura sItA mAsa pakAkara unako khilAtI thI, yaha bAta hama logo ke sAmane roja-roja rakhane kI koziza na kare | lekina agara kisI ne rAmAyaNa ke zloka uddhRta karake yaha bAta hamAre sAmane rakhI to hama usake Upara ciDha bhI na jAyeM / hama itanA hI kaha sakate hai ki hama rAmacandra jI se vacananiSThA, prajAniSThA, pitRbhakti Adi bAte sIkha sakate he | hamAre AhAra kA dharma unake pAsa se hamane sIkhane kA nahI socA hai, athavA, hama yaha bhI kaha sakate hai ki aitihAsika rAma apUrNa ho sakate hai athavA, unake jamAne ke Adarza ke anusAra pUrNa hote huye bhI Aja ke hamAre Adarza ke anusAra apUrNa haiM / jina kI hama pUjA aura upAsanA karate hai ve rAma to pratyakSa bhagavAn hai / unakI jIvana lIlA to eka rUpaka hI hai / mahAtmA gA~dhI ne apanI yuvAvasthA me mAsa khAyA / usakA vayAna unhone svaya kiyA hai / isa para se unakA mAhAtmya kama nahI hotA aura hama yaha bhI siddha karane kI koziza nahI karate ki unhone jo khAyA so mAsa nahI thA kintu khumI (bhUchatra) thA / canda loga mAsa aura mASa kA sAmya lekara kahate hai jahA~ mAsAhAra kI bAta zrAtI hai vahA~ mASa yAni uDada kA artha
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________________ dharma-bhAvanA kA savAla 171 lenA cAhiye / canda loga yajJa karate huye bhI usame pazu-hatyA na karate huye uDada ke ATe kA piSTa-pazu banAte the| prAcIna kAla ke aitihAsika sabUto ke sAtha hama aisI khIcAtAnI kyo kare ? bhagavAn buddha ne bigaDe hue mAsa kA banAyA huyA padArtha khAyA hogA aura uptase unakA dehAnta humA hogA / sacamuca zUkara maddava kyA thA ? isakI khoja hama kara sakate hai / lekina agara yaha siddha huA ki bhagavAn buddha ne khAyA thA vaha mAsa hI thA to hama samajha jAyege ki buddha bhagavAn ne Akhira taka mAsAhAra tyAga kA nizcaya nahI kiyA thaa| hama yaha dalIla karane nahIM baiThege ki jaba svaya buddha bhagavAn ne Akhira taka mAsa khAnA nahI choDA thA to phira hama kyo choDe ? jise choDanA hai vaha to mAsahAra choDegA hI aura jise nahI choDanA hai use agara buddha bhagavAna kA udAharaNa nahIM milA to aura kisI kA milegaa| kisI asatI, kulaTA kI bAta hai ki usake rAmAyaNa-mahAbhArata sunane ke bAda kisI ne usase pUchA ki ina pavitra granyo ke paDhane se tumhe kyA bodha milA ? usane turanta kahA, 'draupadI ke pA~ca pati the|' sItA, sAvitrI, mandodarI, gAndhArI kI vAte bhI to una grantho me thii| aitihAsika sazodhana ke bAre meM hame nAjuka badana, ciDaciDA yA touchy nahI bananA cAhiye / satya nirNaya ke liye vAda-vivAda cAhe jitanA cale, usame dharma-bhAvanA kI vAta nahI lAnI cAhiye / _ 'rilijiyasa lIDarma' kitAva ke bAre me jo carcA calI aura kANDa huA, usa para se hame vodha lenA cAhiye / vaha kitAba maine paDha kara dekhI, mArI pUrI nahI, kintu islAma ke navI ke bAre meM jo likhA hai, aura gAMdhIjI ke bAre me jo likhA hai utanA paDha gyaa| likhane vAle kI nIyata ke bAre me mana me prAdara paidA nahI humA / bhagavAn zrIkRSNa ke jamAne me unake bAre me logo ne bhalA-burA bahuta-kucha kahA thA / kRSNa bhakto ne kRSNacaritra likhate ve sava vAte likha rakhI hai| usa para se hama itanA hI vodha lete he ki durjana to kyA, azraddhAlu TIkAkAra bhI aisA hI socege aura aisA hI khege|
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________________ 172 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza jaba jaina dharmI loga mAnate hai aura kahate hai ki 'zrIkRSNa philahAla naraka me hai aura Age jAkara kimI samaya unakA uddhAra hogA' tava hama unase jhagaDA nahI karane baiThate / itanA hI nahI hama unako durjana bhI nahI kahate / bhAratIya saMskRti ko yaha lakSaNa hai, yaha khUbI hai ki satya kI khoja meM hama niSThura rahate hai aura kisI kI dhAraNA galata rahI to usa para ciDhate nahI / agara koI sanAtanI Andolana uThAye ki jaina-grantho me zrIkRSNa ke bAre me jo kucha likhA hai use haTAyA jAya, to mai usakA virodha kruuNgaa| hama eka saskArI rASTra hai / nAjuka badana yA ciDaciDe banane kA samaya kaba kA calA gyaa| prAcIna kAla ke sAhitya me taraha-taraha kI vAte hotI hai / usa jamAne kA mAnasa samajhane ke liye ve saba kAma kI hai| unakI aitihAsika aura tAttvika carcA calane se kisI kA nukasAna nahIM hotaa| sirpha sajjanatA kI maryAdA kA bhaga na ho / aba rahI dharmAnanda kosambI kI pustaka kI bAta | ne usa grantha kA maiM lekhaka hU~, na prakAzaka / isa grantha me kyA-kyA hai vaha saba maine paDhA bhI nahI thA / isa grantha ke prakAzana ke bAre me maine sAhitya akAdamI ko sUcanA nahI kI thii| jaba mujha se pUchA gayA taba maine jarUra kahA ki dharmAnanda ucca koTi ke sazodhaka hai / bauddha dharma ke bAre me unakA jJAna asAdhAraNa gahaga hai, jaina dharma ke prati zraddhA bhakti rakhane vA ne unake jaise bauddha bahuta kama hoge| janma se brAhmaNa hone ke kAraNa hindU dharma ke bAre me TIkA-TippaNI karane kA unakA adhikAra vizepa hai / isa TIkA-TippaNI me kabhI-kabhI kaTutA bhI A jAtI hai, jisakI ora pa sukhalAlajI ne izArA bhI kiyA hai / unhone gItA ke bAre meM aura mahAtmA gA~dhI ke bAre me bhI jo-kucha likhA hai usake sAtha saba koI sahamata nahI hege| lekina unakI usa TIkA-TippaNI se na kabhI mahAtmAjI ko burA lagA, na hamame se kisI ko / unake mana me mahAtmAjI ke prati asAdhAraNa zraddhA bhakti thii| dharmAnandajI kA jIvana sAdhu kA jIvana thA / mai unase kahanA thA ki Apa pArzvanAtha ke ziSya bana gaye haiN| pArzvanAtha ke cAturyAma dharma para unheM ne eka mahatva kA grantha likhA hai| unake dehAnta ke bAda maiMne prakAzita karavAyA hai / jainiyo se merI siphAriNa hai ki khUva gaura se use paDhe aura dharma-jIvana kA eka Adhunika tarIkA usase samajha le|
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________________ 173 merI prArthanA se aura jainiyoM ke dharma-bhAvanA kA savAla 1 mAsAhAra ke bAre me unhoMne jaba likhA taba ve ahamadAbAda me rahakara gujarAta vidyApITha me kAma karate the bIca hI rahate the / unake lekha se jaba gujarAta me khalabalI macI tava satyazodhaka dharmAnandajI ne eka nivedana jAhira kiyA aura kahA ki bAta satya-zodhana kI hai / isa me kaTunA lAne kA kAraNa nahI he / zrApa loga gujarAta ke kisI harasidhabhAI diveTiyA jaise sarvamAnya hAikorTa jaja ko nirNAyaka ke naura para niyukta kIjiye / merI bAta mai unake sAmane rakhUMgA, grApa loga apanI cAta rakhiye / nirNaya agara mere viruddha huA to mai merA likhA hugrA vApasa khIca lUMgA aura saba se kSamA mAgU~gA / nirNaya grApake viruddha huA to grApako merI kSamA mA~gane kI jarUrata nahI hai| carcA khatma kara de to kAphI hogA / kisI ne isa cunautI ko svIkAra nahI kiyA aura carcA zAnta huI / isake bAda gujarAta vidyApITha ke adhyApaka gopAladAsa ne bhI isI viSaya para likhA yA / taba bhI kAphI carcA huI aura phira se loga zAnta huye / mere mitra zrI lADa ne dharmAnandajI ke pAsa bauddha dharma kA adhyayana kiyA thA / dharmAnandajI ke samagra grantha prakAzita karane kI ijAjata java lADa sAhaba ne unase mA~gI tava unhone kahA, "maiM khuzI se ijAjata dUMgA, isa zarta para ki jo kucha maiMne likhA hai vaha vaisA kA vaisA hI chApA jaay| usame eka zabda kA to kyA, svalpavirAma kA bhI pharka na ho / " granthakAra ko aisA vacana dene ke vAda aura khAsa karake unake dehAnta ke bAda unake grantho me se kucha nikAlanA yogya nahI hogA / bhagavAn buddha ke caritra ke vAre me jo kucha maulika masAlA milatA hai use chAnakara aura Aja taka jitanA saMzodhana huA hai usakA pUrA adhyayana karake dharmAnandajI ne eka pramANabhUta grantha likhA hai / bhAratIya saMzodhana kA vaha utkRSTa namUnA ginA jAtA hai / bauddha dharma aura jaina dharma donoM ke adhyayana ke liye ye do grantha - 'pArzva nAtha kA cAturyAma dharma' aura 'buddhacaritra' haraeka ko vivecaka buddhi se par3hane cAhiye |
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza siddhArtha gautama ne gRha tyAga kyo kiyA, isake vAre me gatrepaNA karate jo kalpanA dharmAnandajI ko jaca gaI use samajhAne ke liye unhone 'vodhisatva' nAmaka eka nATaka likhA hai / vaha bhI paDhane lAyaka hai, kyoki usame zAkya muni ke samaya kI rAjanItika paristhiti kA citra hame milatA hai aura gRhatyAga ke pIche rahe huye rAjanItika hetu ke bAre me bhI socane ko milatA hai / 174 24-12-56
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________________ mahAmAnava kA sAkSAtkAra paryuSaNa parva vyArayAna - mAlA ke sAtha merA samvandha mAlA ke prArambha se ho rahA hai / ahamadAbAda, bambaI, kalakattA, undIra, zrAkolA prAdi meM maine paryuSaNa parva ke avasara para vyAkhyAna diye hai / aura bambaI kI vyAjyAna mAnA maiM grAma taura para hara sAla hAjira rahA hI hU~ / ugame agara vinna zrAyA hai to svarAja - prAndolana ke phalasvarUpa jela -yAnA meM hI / me paryupaNa-parva vyAkhyAna mAlA guru huI aura jaba vakta eka sanAtanI jaina mAI ne kuTakara mujhe likhA thA jisa taraha kI rUDhi hamAre jAta- bhAiyo me calI AI hai use tor3ane kA kAma zrI paramAnanda bhAI jaise loga karate haiM / grApa jainenara hai / zrata grAma jaigI ko usame kyo hissA lenA cAhiye ? isa vyAkhyAna-mAnA me baDe-baDe loga nAkara vyAkhyAna dete hai / phira Dhigata kAryakrama kA bhAva kauna pUde 2 grAmako cAhiye ki Apa isa paryu paNa vyAkhyAna mAlA me himmA na le / " lokapriya huI, usa "payuSaNa parva me usa mAI ke zabda bahuta hI maumya mApA me maiMne yahA~ diye hai / uma vyArayAna - mAlA ko yaha eka uttama sarTiphikeTa milA hai, aisA usa vakta maiMne mAnA thaa| lekina sAtha-sAtha yaha vicAra bhI kiyA thA ki uma bhAI ko rUDhicusta zrAtmA kI bhAvanA ko samAlane ke liye uma vyAnyAna-mAlA ke sAtha kA apanA sambandha meM kyo na toDa dU~ ? phira mujhe khayAla thAyA ki usa mAlA me vyAkhyAna karane ke liye jina bhAiyo ko bulAyA jAtA hai, vaha jaina ho yA jainetara, una saba me jaina dharma ke mukhya sidvAno ke prati saccA hArdika zrAdara rahatA hai / jaina dharma ke syAdvAda aura saptabhagI nyAya kA pratyakSa zrora jIvanta udAharaNa isa vyAkhyAna - mAlA milatA hai / sarva dharma samannaya, dhArikatA ke prati ucca bhAvanA, dharma ke AdhAra para mamAja-sudhAra kA cintana aura sAmAjika sambandho me vizAla hRdaya kI zrAtmIyatA ko bhAvanA, isa mAlA ke yaha saba guNa dekhakara mujhe lagA ki ruDhivAdI enarAjo ke vaza honA zrAvazyaka nahI he / yathAsamaya rUDhivAdI jaina bhI isa pravRti ko apanA leMge /
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________________ 176 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza ___ itane sAla kA isa mAlA kA kArya dekhate aura usakA siMhAvalokana karate huye, isa mAlA ke prati Adara paidA hotA hai| mAlA kI lokapriyatA se honmatta hokara isa pravRti para asahya naye bojha lAdane kI bhUla pravartako ne nahIM kI, yaha abhinandanIya hai / pravartako kI yaha prauDhatA isa mAlA ko popaka sidva huI hai| mAlA ne bambaI ke saMskArI gujarAtiyoM me-kevala jaino me hI nahI balki itara logo me mI-jo vicAra kI udAratA kAyama kI hai vaha koI mAmUlI kArya nahIM hai / aAja hindU, musalamAna, IsAI, pArasI, sudhAraka, uddhAraka sava taraha ke loga isa mAlA me bhAga lete hai / aura, zrotA-loga viveka aura Adara pUrvaka unakI bAte sunate hai aura apanAte hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA jIvana caritra, ahiMsA aura unakA tapasyA pradhAna upadeza, jaina dharma ke sidvAnta kI khUviyA~ aura vArIkiyAM ityAdi viSaya to imame hote hI hai| isake alAvA dharma ke vinimaya ke tamAma sAhityika, sAmAjika, Arthika aura anya zAstrIya kSetra bhI yahA~ khole jAte haiM aura vikasita kiye jAte hai| maine khuda yahA~ kina-kina vipayo para vyArayAna diye usakA mujhe smaraNa nahI hai| lekina sAskRtika-jAgRti aura sAskRtika samanvaya ke aneka pahalugro me se jima sAla jo pahalU mujhe mahattva kA lagA usa sAla usa pahalU ke bAre me bolane kA maiMne rivAja rkhaa| isa sAla merI dRSTi ke anusAra mahAmAnava ke sAkSAtkAra para yahA~ kucha vicAra peza karanA cAhatA huuN| manuSya kI adamya jijJAsA ne jAMca-par3atAla aura adhyayana ke liye asakhya vipaya khoje hai| AsamAna ke sitAroM se lekara pRthvI ke garbha kI jJAta ajAta dhAtuno taka koI bhI cIja manuSya ne apane jijJAsA kSetra se bAhara nahI rkhii| padArtha-vijJAna, rasAyana-zAstra, jIvavidyA, gaNita aura phalajyotipa, ityAdi zAstro me manuSya ne kaI vibhAgo para cintana kiyA hai| lekina manuSya ke rasa aura upake jIvana kI kRtArthanA ko dekhate huye yaha mAlUma hotA hai ki jAMca-par3atAla aura adhyayana kI dRSTi se manuSya ke liye manuSya khuda hI saba se mahattva kA viSaya hai| "prAtmAna vijAnIyAt" isa Rpi-vacana kA jitanA cAhe utanA vistRta artha kara sakate hai| aganI jAta ko pahacAnane ke liye manuSya ne hara
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________________ 177 mahAmAnava kA mAkSAtkAra eka samAja ke itihAsa likha rakhe aura rASTrIyatA yA mAnavatA taka unakI carcA kii| apane Apako pahacAnane ke liye usane apane zarIra kI jAMca kI aura zarIraracanA - zAstra, Arogya-zAstra, AhAra - zAstra vaidyaka ityAdi zAstra race / usake bAda usako lagA ki aba hame apane mana ko pahacAnanA cAhiye / sRSTi kI tamAma pradbhuta cIjo me agara koI saba se pradbhuta tattva hai to vaha manuSya kA mana hai / manuSya jaisA zodhaka kArIgara mana kA pIchA kare to usame se kyA-kyA DhUMDha nahI nikAlegA ? yogavidyA aura prayogavidyA kA vikAma karake usane mana kI gaharAI jA~cI / ( usakI zaktiyA~ khoja nikAlI, usakI vikRtiyo ke ilAja DhUMDhe ) aura zrAkhira jindA rahate huye bhI apane mana ko mAra kara usake sthAna para AtmA aura Atmazakti ko sthApita karane kI rAja-vidyA kA bhI usane vikAsa kiyA / manuSya ne dekhA ki apane mana kA vAsa zarIra me hone para bhI usakA vyaktitva usame nahI samAnA / 'sArA mAnava samAja hI mAnava jAti ke lie prAthamika ikAI (Unit) hai / isaliye usane mAnasa zAstra ko mAmAjika rUpa diyA, sapatti-zAstra vikasita kiyA, samAjazAstra jaise eka naye hI zAstra kA nirmANa kiyA / itihAsa me jo na mila sakA so nRvaza zAstra ( anthropology) ke jariye jAna liyA aura grAkhira zrava manuSya sAmAjika-adhyAtma taka pahucA hai| isa sAmAjika-adhyAtma me se nayI taraha kA yoga zAsna nirmANa hotA hai, vizvAtmaikya kA nayA darzana taiyAra hotA hai, vizva saMgIta aura virATa kalA kAyama hotI hai, itanA hI nahI, balki hama dekhate haiM ki usame se naI rAjanIti kA bhI janma ho rahA hai| isake vAre me thoDe prAthamika vicAra yahA~ prakaTa karanA cAhatA hU~ / manuSya ne apanI jIvanAnubhUti ke vikAsa ke mutAbika pahale gotro kI ( clans and tribes ) kI kalpanA kI / bAda me rASTra aura sAmrAjya kAyama kiye / vizAla samAja kI zAstrIya racanA karane ke liye usane varNa vyavasthA zraura zrAzrama vyavasthA kI kalpanA kI / itanA hI nahI balki unakA zramala bhI kara dekhA / hunara udyoga-dhandho kA vikAsa karate-karate usane TreDa gIlDasa ( trade-gurlds ) grAjamAye aura philahAla rASTrasagho kI sthApanA karake mAnavatA kA sAkSAtkAra karane ke liye vaha prayatnazIla hai /
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________________ 178 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza zakti kA upAsaka hokara manuSya ne mAnavatA kA sAkSAtkAra karane ke liye rAjanIti kA prAzraya liyA aura aneka dharma jo na kara sake vaha sagaThanazakti ke bala para siddha karane kA bIDA utthaayaa| manuSya ke yaha prayoga abhIabhI zurU hue hai aura unakI AjamAiza cAlU hI hai|| lekina yaha prayoga jyo-jyo jaTila hote jAte hai tyo tyo manuNya dekhane lagA hai ki ina prayogo me matalava kI koI mahatva kI cIja hI raha jAtI hai| zArIrika aura bauddhika-zakti, sagaThana-zakti, tAlIma aura pracAra ke jariye khilatI vicAra-zakti--ina zaktiyo kA naye-naye aura adbhuta Dhaga se istemAla karane para bhI manuSya apane dhyeya kI ora Age nahI baDha sktaa| yaha dekhakara aba vaha antarmukha hone lagA hai / zakti kI upekSA karake sadAcAra kA jIvita pracAra karane kA kAma sato ne prAcIna kAla se kiyA hai| usakA gaharA asara huA hai lekina vaha (asara ) vyApaka nahIM hai / yaha dekha kara aura yaha mahasUsa karake ki isa mArga me apanI jAti ke Upara hI saba se jyAdA akuza rakhanA paDatA hai, uma ke prati mAnava-jAti kucha azraddhAlu aura kucha udAsIna banI aura usane sainya-zakti, kAnUna kI bAgaDora, Arthika-sagaThana aura tAlima ke pracAra dvArA dhyeya prApti kA manasUvA kiyaa| lekina isame vaha saphala rahegI aisA vizvAsa usako nahI huaa| purAnI paribhASA me kahe to sato ke vikasita kiye huye kalyANa mArga -~-ziva mArga para manuSya ko zradvA hote huye bhI vaha usa mArga ko vyApaka na kara sakA, aura senApatiyo ne tathA rAjyavartAmo ne yaha anubhava kiyA ki unakA atyanta Agraha aura vizvAsapUrvaka batAyA huA zaktimArga saphala siddha nahI hotaa| ata ava manuSya jAti ne zakti-tattva ko ziva-tatva ke adhIna kiyaa| ziva-zakti ke samanvaya ke dvArA vaha apanI unnati karane kI bAta soca rahI hai| isa taraha ke prayoga purAne samaya se ho rahe hai| phira bhI abhI-abhI manuSya-jAti usa mArga para adhika dhyAna dene lagI hai| lekina yahA~ bhI phira purAnA anubhava hotA hai ki zakti kI pArthiva athavA pAzavika zakti se ziva tattva kA sAmarthya baDhane ke bajAya ghaTatA hai aura vaha apratiSThita hotA hai| ata pArthiva aura pAzavika zakti kA pUrA bahiSkAra karake zivatattva me hI jo
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________________ mahAmAnava kA sAkSAtkAra 179 apanI Antarika zakti nihita hai usa para hI ananya AdhAra rakhanA cAhiye / aura, usake AdhAra para hI manuSya kI sirpha vyakti kI hI nahI balki samasta mAnava-samAja kI unnati hone vAlI hai, aisI zraddhA rakhakara usa ziva-zakti kA anubhava karanA caahiye| gAMdhIjI ne uma ziva-zakti kA nAma satyAgraha rakhA hai| unheM ne kahA ki satya apanI Antarika zakti se hI balavAna hai| bAhya zakti dvArA usakI (matya kI) madada karane se vaha apamAnita aura kamajora hotA hai| ( Truth is humiliated and weakened when backed by mere physical and brute forcc ) 1 jisako isa mahAn midvAnta kA anubhava huA hai ume hI mahAmAnava kA sAkSAtkAra hogA / java taka mAnava-jAti kA hRdaya sakucita thA, umakA anubhava bhI ekadezIya thA, taba taka manupya ko mahAmArAva kA sAkSAtkAra nahI huyA / yUnAna ke logo ne apane Apako hI saskArI, pUrNamAnava mAnakara anya logo ko jagalI (Barbarians) kahA aura yaha midvAnta jArI kiyA ki kudarata ne hI unako gulAma hone ke liye paidA kiyA hai| (aAja bhI canda mAnava jAtiyAM mAnatI hai ki AtmA to manuSya ko hI ho sakatI hai / pazu-pakSI Adi jalacara, khecara tamAma manuSyetara prANiyo ko prAtmA hai hI nhiiN| ata grIka logo ke prati haMsane kI jarUrata nahIM hai / ) prArya logo ne bhI apane Apako zreSTha mAnakara anAryoM ko hIna mmjhaa| yahAM taka ki maryAdA purupottama rAmacandra jI ne bhI mAnA ki jo nyAya pAryo ke lie lAgU thA vaha zUrpaNakhA, vAlike zavUka jaiso ke liye lAgU nahIM ho sakatA / Aja gore loga bhI mAnate hai ki sabhyatA kA virasA hamArA hI hai, ragIna prajA pichar3I huI hai usake liye svarAjya yA svAtantrya nahI hai| hAlAki vaha moha aura mada aba ThIkaThIka utarA hai, kama huA hai| apane yahAM to hamane cAra varNa aura asakhya jAtiyo kI sIDhI banAkara mAnavatA ko karIba-karIva miTA diyaa| yahAM taka ki nyAya-mandira me bhI sava ke liye eka sarIkhA nyAya nhii| eka hI gunAha ke liye brAhmaNa ko alaga sajA, kSatriya aura vaizya ke liye alaga sajA, zUdro ke liye bhayAnaka sajAye rakhI aura caNDAlo ko sajA karate-karate hama khuda hI anyAya karane lge| aba hama usa purAtana pApa me se mukta honA cAhate haiM / aba hama mAnava mAtra kI samAnatA kabUla karane lage hai| hA~, purAnI rUDhi ava taka miTAI nahIM
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________________ 180 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza jA sakI hai aura hamAre deza ke adhikAza loga samAnatA kI naI kalpanA se aba bhI akulAte hai| hame isa naI samAnatA kA svarUpa spaSTa samajha lenA cAhiye / sadAcArI aura durAcArI, dezabhakta aura dezadrohI, puNyAtmA aura AtatAI, dhanavAna aura daridra, jJAnI aura ajAnI, apanA aura parAyA sabhI apane hI bhAI-vandhu hai| mujhe yaha samajhanA cAhiye ki mere pUrvajo ke puNya-pratApa se jisa taraha maiM magara hotA hU~ aura apanI bhUno me zarmAtA hU~, usI taraha tamAma mAnava jAti ke samasta vyaktiyo ke cAritra meM ayavA usake abhAva me merA hissA hai, kAphI himsA hai / bholI, davI huI aura pichaDI huI jAtiyo ke dopo ke liye unako sajA mile umake bajAya mujha jyAdA sajA milanI cAhiye, kyoki ve apane dopo ke bAre me jAgRta nahI hai, aura, mai ina doSo ke bAre me jAgRta hone para bhI maine unake hAtho ye dopa hone diye aura pAindA bhI mujhe ina dopo kA bhAna rahane vAlA hai, ata mujhe unake hAtha se hote rahate ina dopo ko yakAyaka javaradastI rokanA nahIM hai, lekina vandhu-bhAva se unakI sevA karake uname yaha bhAva jAgRta karanA hai| eka hI misAla leN| mujhe isa bAta kA bhAna huA ki pazu-pakSI yA machaliyoM ko mAra kara khAnA pApa hai aura maine vaha pAhAra choDa diyA / itanA karane me mai apane Apako nippApa nahI mAnUMgA / mere kunave vAle agara mAsAhAra karate hai to jisa taraha mujhe mahasUsa hotA hai ki isame merA bhI thoDA dopa he, umI taraha adhikAza mAnava-jAti mAsAhAra karatI hai to mujhe samajhanA cAhiye ki ima pApa me meM bhI zAmila huuN| yaha samajhane ke sAtha agara mai mAsAhAriyo se napharata karUM yA kAnUna ke jariye unako mAsAhAra karate rokU to vaha mere liye ThIka na hogaa| isa bAta ko svIkAra karake ki mAnava-jAti itanI Age nahIM vaDhI hai, mujhe cAhiye ki mai dhIraja rkhuu| mAsAhArI logo se dveSa yA unase tiraskAra to mai kabhI na karUM, unako pApI bhI na samajhU', unase dUra bhI na rhuuN| lekina unake prasaga me Akara prema aura sevA ke jariye unako apanAU~ aura vizvAsa rakhU ki itanI anukUlatA ke vAda AhistA-AhistA ve mAsAhAra-tyAga ke siddhAnta ko jarUra samajha jaayege| hamAre pUrvajo ne isa dhIraja ko zraddhA nAma diyA hai / aura, zraddhA hI dhArmikatA kI mukhya nizAnI hai / mAsAhAra kA pUrA-pUrA tyAga
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________________ 181 mahAmAnava kA sAkSAtkAra karane para bhI mAsAhArI logo ko apanAne me mujhe thoDA bhI sakoca na honA cAhiye / apanI dukAna 'kAma karate jaina kArakuno ko aura jaina caparAsiyo ko jaina mAlika jisa taraha jAti kI dRSTi se apanA bhAI mAnatA hai aura koI bheda nahI mAnatA, usI taraha apane ghara me naukarI karane vAle tamAma naukarI ke liye manuSya ke rUpa me hamAre mana me AtmIyatA honI cAhiye / bhArata ke vAsiMdo ke bAre me vicAra karate vakta aura unake nAgarikatva ko svIkArate vakta vaha hindU hai yA musalamAna, pArasI hai yA krizcana, unake riztedAra pAkistAna me rahate hai yA hindustAna me, aisA bheda mana me nahI zrAnA cAhiye / apane deza me vAsa karane vAle saba mere deza vandhu hai, isa bAta ko svIkArane me mana me koI bhI antarAya na honA cAhiye aura jaba hamAre hRdaya me mahAmAnava kA sAkSAtkAra hogA taba hamAre mana me jo ijjata saradAra vallabhabhAI paTela ke liye hai vahI ijjata vinsTana carcila ke liye bhI rahegI / bhArata agara puNya bhUmi hai to ijipTa, iTalI, jarmanI aura i galaiNDa bhI hamAre liye puNyabhUmi hI hai / hareka bhUmi para kisI-na-kisI mAnava mahAtmA ne puNyakArya kiye hI haiM / agara gaMgA nadI pavitra hai to nIla yA kogo, vhAIna yA vholagA, mI surI - mI sIsIpI zrora ho- hAga ho, airAvatI aura sItAvAkA, sabhI nadiyA~ pavitra hai / kyoki ina saba nadiyo ne mAtA hokara mAnava-jAti kA poSaNa kiyA hai / kisI bhI deza meM kimI bhI AdamI ke prati anyAya hotA ho to vaha mere bhAI ke prati hI hotA hai, aisI bhAvanA mere mana me paidA honI cAhiye | mere bhAiyo me se agara koI mere pAsa khar3A hai aura usako koI mAratA ho to mai bIca me pahUMgA, merA aura eka bhAI kalakattA yA zrInagara me hA aura use koI mAratA ho to vahA~ use bacAne ke liye turanta cAhe jA na sakU~ lekina yathAsambhava ilAja kiye vagaira na rahU~ aura kucha bhI na kara sakUM to kamase-kama yaha haragija na kahU~ ki vaha merA bhAI nahI hai / duniyA ke tamAma logo ke prati merI aisI hI bhAvanA honI cAhiye / merA dAna kA pravAha apane kunabe ke prati yA apane jAti- bhAiyo ke prati hI nahI, balki AsapAsa ke mabhI mAnavo ke prati vahanA cAhiye aura usa
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza pravAha meM dUra taka vahane kI zakti ho to jahA~ taka vaha pahuMce vahA~ taka vagaira kisI pakSapAta ke tamAma mAnavo ko apanAnA cAhiye / 182 aura, jahA~ pakSapAta karanA par3e vahAM apano ko prathama yAda karane ke bajAya jinake prati mere yA mere logo ke hAtho anyAya humrA ho, jo jyAdA asahAya ho, dave huye yA nirAza ho, unake prati dAna kA pakSapAta honA cAhiye / isa taraha kI bhAvanA jaba utpanna hogI, svIkRta hogI aura sahaja hogI tabhI hiMsA dharma kA sasthApana kAyama hogaa| tabhI mAnava jAti ke vIca calatA sagharSa aura vigraha zAnta hogA / ucca-nIca bhAva gAyava hogA, prema kI bhAvanA baDhegI aura phailegii| aura, virATa mAnava ke sAtha mAnavo ke me hRdaya vasane vAle bhagavAn kA sAkSAtkAra hogA /
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________________ upasaMhAra kyA jaina samAja dharma teja dikhAyegA?
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________________ kyA jaina samAja dharmateja dikhAyegA ? jaina logo se merA sambandha itanA purAnA hai aura unhone mujhe isa prakAra apanAyA hai ki yahA~ Ate mujhe parAyA jaisA lagatA hI nahI / mai janma se jaina nahI hU~, sanAtanI brAhmaNa hU~ / parantu brAhmaNa kA Adarza mujhe hamArI smRtiyo me se milA usase kahI adhika bauddha aura jaina grantho me sacce brAhmaNa kI jo vyAkhyA dI hai usame se milA hai / 'brahma jAnAti brAhmaNa ' yaha to bahuta baDA Adarza huA / sanAtanI kahate hai jisake mA~-bApa brAhmaNa hai vaha brAhmaNa hai / sanAtaniyo ko apanA hindU dharma vaza-paramparA se milA hai / duniyA me jo baDe-baDe dharma hai unake mukhya do vibhAga hote hai / (1) vaza-paramparA kA / aise dharma guNa-karma kA anuzIlana karate hai sahI, parantu apane dharma-samAja me kisI aura ko dAkhila hone ke liye nimatraNa nahI dete / aura, yadi koI dAkhila honA cAhe to usakA zAyada hI svIkAra hotA hai / maiM mAnatA hU~ ki isa prakAra ke mukhya dharmaM tIna hai - ( 1 ) hamArA sanAtana hindU dharma (2) pArasiyo kA jarathustrI dharma aura (3) yahUdI dharma / saba yahUdI eka hI vaza ke hote hai kyA, isa bAre me mere pAsa sahI jAnakArI nahI hai / parantu me mAnatA hU~ ki yahUdI dharma vaza-paramparA prApta hI hotA hai / I (abhI-abhI eka puruSArthI saurASTrI gujarAtI ne pajAva jAkara AryasamAja kI sthApanA kI aura usane sanAtanI hindU dharma kA rUpa badalane kA prayatna kiyaa| AryasamAja me kisI bhI deza kA, kisI bhI vaza kA manuSya dAkhila ho sakatA hai, mAtra zramuka zartoM kA svIkAra karanA kAphI hogA / ) (2) dharmo kA dUsarA vibhAga hai - pracAra-parAyaNa dharma / zramuka siddhAnta kA svIkAra kIjiye, amuka jIvana-krama pasanda kIjiye aura amuka dharmasasthApaka ko mAnya rakhiye, amuka grantho ke prAmANya ko svIkAra kIjiye, taba Apa usa dharma me praveza kara sakate hai / phira to ApakA vaza, grApakA deza yA
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________________ 186 mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza ApakI saskRti usame ADe nahI Ayege / aise dharma duniyA ke saba logo kA svAgata karate hai, sabako nimantraNa dete hai / aise dharmo me mukhya tIna hai - (1) bauddha dharma (2) IsAI dharma aura (3) islAma / - bauddha dharma vAstava me hindU dharma me sudhAra karane ko pravRtta huA thA / parantu usa dharma me vaza-niSThA nahI kintu viziSTa prakAra kI jIvana-niSThA sarvopari huI / prathama vaha dharma bhArata me saba jagaha phailA / hindU dharma ke karmakANDa se aura Uca-nIca bhAva se Uve hue logo ko vauddha-vicAra se naI preraNA milii| purAne dharma ke zrabhimAnI aura ThekedAra logo ne vauddha dharma kA jabaradasta virodha kiyA, isake itihAsa meM yahA~ nahI utarUMgA / mai itanA hI kahU~gA ki isa bauddha dharma kA hindustAna ke bAhara satata svAgata huA hai / vauddhapracAraka paidala himAlaya lAgha kara tibbata, cIna, maMgoliyA Adi dezo me pahu~ce / jisa dharma se, jima upadeza se aura jima jIvana-dRSTi se apanA kalyANa huA vaha samasta mAnava jAti ko agara hama na de to svArthI kahalAyege / jIvana kA rahasya aura jIvana ke uddhAra kA mArga yahI sarvazreSTha jJAna hai / isakA pracAra yadi na kareMge to 'vaha mAnavatA kA aura sacce jJAna kA droha hI hogA' isa bhAvanA se bauddha pracAraka eziyA me sarvatra phaila gaye / eka ora lakA, dUsarIora brahmadeza aura uttara meM tibbata se jApAna taka kA sArA eziyA khaNDa, sAre ko ve bauddha dharma ke prabhAva me lAye aura ajJAna meM sar3ane vAle logo ko unhone ratnatrayI kI bheMTa kI / yahI prabhAva Apa eka Izvara bhakta yahUdI ke purupArtha me dekheMge / jaise eka hindU gautama buddha ne kalyANa mArga kA pracAra kiyA usI prakAra IsA ne yahUdiyoM ko apanA dharma paripUrNa karane kI AvazyakatA smjhaaii| aura, IsA ke ziSya ne dharmavIra ko zobhA de isa prakAra bahAdurI se IsAI sagha kI sthApanA kI / unakA vaha utsAha lagabhaga do hajAra varSa hue, abhI kama nahI huA hai / ve yUropa me phaile, amerikA ko apanA banAyA, eziyA aura aphrikA me unake prayatna akhaNDa cAlU hI hai!-- mAnavI prayatno me guNa-doSa sAtha-sAtha prAyege hii| pavitra hetu me bhI apavitratA dAkhila ho jAyegI / kalyANa kI preraNA se kiye hue kucha kAmo me kalyANa ke phala bho baTorane hoge / parantu hame kula vicAra kara manupyajAta vaDhI hai yA nahI, UrdhvagAmI huI hai yA gradhogAmI, yahI dekhanA hai /
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________________ kyA jaina samAja dharmateja dikhAyegA? 187 pracAra-parAyaNa tImaga dharma inAma hai| hajarata mohammada paigambara sAhava ne arabastAna kI hAlata denI / umakA bahuta cinnana kiyaa| unheM IzvarI preraNA huii| unheM zipya bhI acche mile| aura, uma dharma kA pracAra pUrva aura pazcima dAno tarapha hunaa| yogepa me spena tapa uma dharma kA amara pahuMcA thaa| tukimtAna, IrAna, madhya egiyA vagaMga pradezo meM vaha dharma phailA / pravAsa-kama se vaha bhArata meM bhI paayaa| yahAM hindU dharma meM umakA magharSa humA / hama yaha na mAna baiThe ki usa dharma ne paThAna aura mugala gajamattA ke joge yahAM apanA paira jmaayaa| hindU samkRti meM pichar3e loga, kI atyanta upekSA thii| pavitratA ke apane prAdarNa jise mAnya na ho usake bAre ma hindU noga napharata kI bhAvanA rakhate hai, ugakA vahiSkAra karate hai aura use tiraskRta dazA meM rakhate hai / yaha adhArmika vRtti to hai hI lekina usame bhI amAdya bAta yaha hai ki koI manuSya apane cAritya meM aura jIvana-nama meM U~cA uThanA cAhanA ho to jAna-pAMta meM mAnane vAle hindU agunA hIna mAnI jAne vAlI jAti ko U~cA uThane nahIM dete| hindU ke mana me hInatA bhI mvadhama hone me rakSaNapAya yI / ima ghora anyAya ke virudva manto ne bAra-bAra AvAja uThAI, parantu anyAya kA jabaradasta pratikAra na kiyA / imaliye yadi apanA udvAra cAhate hai to dharmAntara karanA hI hogA, aisI paristhiti hamane deza meM dAkhila kii| mAge mAnava-jAti ko apane dharma kA lAbha pahuMcAne ke prayatna meM eka vaDA dopa ghuma gayA aura vaha hai magha vaDhAne kI lAlasA / musalamAna aura ImAI loga ke bIca sagharpa calA, unha ne aneka yuddha kiye jinhe Wars between the Cross and the Crescent ke taura para pahacAnA jAtA hai| aisA hai duniyA ke dharmoM kA itihAsa / imame jaina dharma kahA~ baiThatA hai, isakA utkaTa cinnana honA jarUrI hai| bhagavAn mahAvIra kA jaina dharma vazaniSTha nahI hai| viziSTa jIvanadRSTi aura jIvanakrama mAnava-jAti ke liye atyanta kalyANakArI hai aisA dekha kara unhone pracAra zurU kiyaa| aise mudhAra-dharma me jAta-pAta kA bheda aura ucca-nIca kA pAkhaNDa ho hI nahIM sktaa|
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana sadeza kyA koI kaha sakatA hai ki jJAna to gramuka manuSya ko hI mila sakatA hai, dUsare logo ko ajJAnI hI rahanA cAhiye, amuka loga ahiMsA dharma kA svIkAra kara kaivalya prApta kare vaha kAphI hai, vAkI kI duniyA hiMsA kA svIkAra kara eka-dUsare kA nAza kare to hame harja nahI ? 188 jaina dharma siddhAnta se, svabhAva se aura mUla preraNA ke anusAra sArvabhauma mAnava-dharma banane ke liye paidA huA hai / usa dharma ke zrAdya pracAraka me dharmateja thA taba taka vaha dharma phailaa| parantu sAdhu tapasyA baDhAte-baDhAte svArthI mokSArthI huye aura zrAvaka to becAre anuyAyI / zramuka zrAcAradharma kA pAlana kare, zAkAhAra kA Agraha rakhe, yathAzakti dAnadharma karake chuTTI pAyeM aura dharma kArya ke taura para sAdhuo kI pUjA kareM, sAdhuo ko zrAzraya de aura apanI tapazcaryA baDhAne me protsAhana de / jisakI tapasyA jyAdA vaha jyAdA vaDA sAdhu / usI ke vacana sunane ke liye loga doDate hai / aura sAdhu bhI jAnate hai ki zrAvaka to Akhira zrAvaka hI rahege / ve amuka sadAcAra kA pAlana kare vaha kAphI hai, phira to khUba kamAye aura sukhI rahe / jaina dharma kA rahasya aura svarUpa samajhane vAle sAdhuo ke kucha grantha maiMne dekhe haiM / ve kahate hai- jaina dharma me jAta-pAMta ko sthAna nahI hai / bAta sahI hai, parantu ve udAharaNa dete hai sAdhuo ke / pichaDI jamAta ke loga bhI jaina sAdhu bana jAye to loga unhe samAna bhAva se pUjate hai / sAdhu jJAna aura tapasyA Age baDhate hai to unhe guru banane me koI kaThinAI nahI hai / parantu, zrAvako ne jaina dharma kI yaha udAratA apane sAdhu loga ko hI bhuvAraka bakhzI / ava ye sAdhu na vivAha kare, na kamAye, tapasyA bar3hAte jAye, upadeza karate jAye / unhe jAta-pA~ta se sambandha Ave to kaise ? sAdhuo me jAti kA ucca-nIca bheda nahI hai yaha ThIka hai, para sAdhu kI jAti zrAvako se U~cI hai / aura, isaliye sAdhuo ke amuka adhikAra logo ko mAnya rakhanA hI cAhiye, isa prakAra kA Agraha aura abhimAna sAdhuo me kama nahI hai / jahA~ sabhI samAja zithila hai aura mAnavo kI durbalatA tathA vikRti samAna rUpa se phailI hai vahA~ kauna kisako dopa de ? jahA~-jahA~ jJAna, pavitratA, kAruNya, sevAbhAva aura udAratA ho vahA~ usakI hama kadara kare / merA uddezya kisI bhI samAja yA varga ke guNa-dopa kI carcA karane kA hai hI nhii| mujhe itanA hI kahanA hai ki jaina dharma, jo mUla me vizva kalyANa ke liye pravRtta huA
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________________ kyA jaina samAja dharmateja dikhAyegA? 189 vaha hindU dharma ke bure asara se vazaniSTha bana gayA hai| ine-gine sAdhu kisI pichaDI kauma ke dasa-bIsa logo ko jaina dharma kI dIkSA de to imame jaina dharma ne apanA mizana choDa nahI diyA hai, yaha siddha nahIM hotaa| sAdhu loga zrAvako ke sahAre jIte hai| zrAvaka rUDhi kI kasauTI para sAdhugro ke AcAra ko kasate hai| pariNAmata zrAvaka eva sAdhu rUDhi me sudhAra karane kI kalpanA bhI nahI kara sakate / manuSya ke Adarza meM sudhAra ho, jJAna me vikAsa ho, paristhiti meM badala ho, to bhI rUDhi kA Agraha tattvata jo kAyama rakhe vaha samAja cAhe jitanA samRddha ho, use jDatA kA hI upAsaka kahanA hogaa| binA rUDhi ke sagaThana nahI ho sakatA aura vinA magaThana ke samAja me Adarza Tikate nahI, yaha bAta sahI hai / parantu, jaise umra baDhanI jAtI hai vaise zarIra baDhatA hai, jJAna aura anubhava baDhanA hai vaise mana bhI paripakva hotA jAtA hai, usI prakAra jamAnA badalatA hai usake anusAra AdarzoM meM bhI sudhAra ho aura rUDhiyA jaDatA kA tyAga karake Avazyaka parivartana samaya para karane ko taiyAra ho jAye / agara aisA nahI hotA hai to sAmAjika-jIvana me dambha dAkhila ho jagyegA, dharma niSThA niSprANa ho jAyegI aura anta me naye aura tejasvI tattva purAne dharmo kA tiraskAra karake unhe khA ddaage| __ pazcima kI saskRti acchI ho yA burI jidA hai, prANavAna hai aura apanA asara sarvatra phailAtI hai| maDhivAdI samAjo kA rivAja bhI aba nizcita huA hai / pazcima kI ora se kucha nayA pAyA ki 'vaha adhArmika hai, vikRti hai' kahakara usakI nindA karanA / use rokane kA prayatna karane ke liye prANazakti taiyAra karane kI jimmedArI ke abhAva ke kAraNa taTasthatA se pAtramaNa ko dekhate rahanA / vaha AkramaNa ghara me sarvatra phaila jAya taba mana kA virodha bhI DhIlA karanA aura naI vastu komajUra rakhanA / kAnAntara se ve hI vastue~ samAjamAnya rUDhiyA vana jAtI hai aura usake liye nayA bacAva bhI taiyAra kiyA jAnA hai| hamAre yahA~ jamAnA badalatA hai hama use badalate nhii| bAhara se vastue~ pAtI hai, hama apanI saMskRti ke anusAra aura hamAre jIvana kI jarUrata ke mutAbika kucha nayA upajAne kA purupArtha nahI karate / poSAka ho yA ghara kA sAja-sAmAna ho, jo hamAre yahA~ AtA hai usako baDabaDAte yA utsAhapUrvaka svIkAra karate hai aura mAnate hai ki hama apane dharma ke prati niSThAvAna hai| sirpha kamAnA aura jIvanAnada lenA itanI hI hamArI pravRtti rahatI hai| (akasara jIvanAnada lenA AtA nahI hai so alaga bAta hai|)
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________________ mahAvIra kA jIvana sandeza hamArI itanI baDI saMskRti hai, itanA baDA deza hai aura itanI javaradasta lokasakhyA hai, para hamArA netRtva kahI bhI nahI hai / 190 yadi hama ahiMgA-dharma ko mAnate hai aura gAMdhIjI ne ahisA ko jo vyApaka rUpa diyA hai usake liye hame garva hai to hame rudiyaM kA sAmrAjya toDanA cAhiye / jaina - ruDhi anusAra khAne-pIne kI suvidhA ho usI pradeza me jaina sAdhu rahe, videza jAye hI nahI, to ahiMsA dharma kA pracAra kaise hogA ? yadi DaoNkTara kahe ki maiM to apanI jAta ko nIrogI rakhane me mAnatA hU~, rogiyo kA samparka mujhe nahI cAhiye, to use prApa DaoNkTara kaheMge kyA ? eka amerikana agrejo ke khilApha laDA aura usane amerikA ko svatantra kiyaa| bAda me phreMca logo kI takalIphe dUra karane ke liye aura usa prajA ko svatantra karane ke liye daha phAma phuNcaa| kisI ne use lalakArA aura pUchA, "svadeza chor3akara tU yahA~ kaise prAyA ? terA svadeza to amerikA hai na ?" usane jo javAba diyA vaha vizva - sAhitya me amara ho gayA hai / usane kahA, "amerikA merA svadeza thA sahI, parantu aba vahA~ pAratantya nahI rahA / aura mujhe to pAratantrya ke khilApha laDanA hai / isaliye jahA~ pAratantrya ho usa deza ko hI apanA svadeza banAU~gA / ( My home is where liberty is not } / jaina dharma me mAnane vAle ko cAhe vaha sAdhu ho yA zrAvaka - aisA hI kahanA cAhiye ki 'jahA~ hiMsA phaila gayI hai, nirbala logo kI dukhamaya hAlata hai, nirbala prANiyo kI hAya koI sunatA nahI, vahI mujhe dauDa jAnA hai / apane sukha kA vicAra kiye binA, koI bhI jokhima uThAkara, hiMsA-tattva kA virodha karatA rahU~gA / ahiMsA hI mAnava dharma hai, yaha bAta manuSya jAti ko samajhAte rahanA hI merA jIvana-dharma hai / ' mahAtmA gA~dhI ne manuSya jAti ko dikhA diyA ki ahisA dharma kA pUrA pAlana karake bhI manuSya hiMsA ke khilApha laDa sakatA hai / zrahisA me rahA huA kSAtrateja duniyA ke sAmane prakaTa karanA, yaha thA gAMdhIjI kA yuga-kArya / mAnavI saskRti me gA~dhIjI ne jo yaha mahattva kI vRddhi kI usa kArya ko zrAge calAne ke liye jo sArI duniyA meM ho AAya ve hI sacce hiMsAdharmI hai |
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________________ 10 gaNadharavAda (dalasukhabhAI mAlavaNiyA likhita 50-00 gujarAtI gaNadharavAda kA hindI anuvAda) anu0 pro0 pRthvIrAja jaina sampAdaka-mahopAdhyAya vinayasAgara 11 jaina insakripsansa (rAjasthAna ke prAcIna, aitihAsika 7000 Apha rAjasthAna eva vaiziSTyapUrNa jaina zilAlekho, mUrtilekho kA paricayAtmaka varNana) le0 rAmavallabha somAnI 12 egjekTa sAyansa phroma jaina le0 pro0 lakSmIcanda jaina 1500 sorseja pArTa I, besika methemeTiksa 13 prAkRta kAvya maJjarI le0 DA0 prema sumana jaina 1500 14 mahAvIra kA jIvana prAcArya kAkA kAlelakara 2000 sandeza yuga ke sandarbha me 15 jaina poliTikala thoTa DaoN0 jI0 sI0 pANDe 16, sTaDIj prApha jainijma DaoN0 TI0 jI0 kalaghaTagI 3500 17 jaina bauddha aura gItA DaoN0 sAgaramala jaina kA sAdhanA mArga 18 jaina bauddha aura gItA DaoN0 sAgaramala jaina kA samAja darzana 25 00 1 eka hajAra spaye se adhika prakAzana kharIdane para 40% kamIzana aura sasthAna ke prakAzanA kA pUrA seTa kharIdane para 30% diyA jAtA hai| DAka-vyaya eva paikiMga vyaya pRthak se hogaa| prApti sthAna rAjasthAna prAkRta bhAratI sasthAna, yati zyAmalAlajI kA upAsarA, motIsiMha bhomiyo kA rAstA, jayapura-3 pina koDa nambara-302 003
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