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________________ 11 bhagavAna mahAvIrasvAmI kA tapa va usakA vaijJAnika rahasya zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIrasvAmI ne dIkSA lene ke bAda bAraha varSa, chaH mAha va | pandraha dina taka vibhinna prakAra ke tapa kiye / ve isa prakAra haiM :-- binA | pAnI pIye kiye gaye cha: mAha ke upavAsa eka bAra, pA~ca dina nyUna cha: mAha ke upavAsa eka bAra, nau bAra cAra cAra mAha ke upavAsa, do bAra tIna tIna | mAha ke upavAsa, do bAra DhAI DhAI mAha ke upavAsa, chaH bAra do do mAha ke upavAsa, do bAra 45-45 dina ke upavAsa, vAraha daphe eka eka mAha ke upavAsa, bahattara bAra 15 - 15 dina ke upavAsa, 12 aTThama (tIna dina ke | upavAsa), 229 chaTTa (do dina ke upavAsa), 10 dina ke upavAsa kI eka sarvatobhadra pratimA, 4 dina ke upavAsa kI mahAbhadra pratimA, do dina ke | upavAsa kI bhadra pratimA nAmaka tapa va eka dIkSA dina kA upavAsa / zramaNa bhagavAna zrI mahAvIrasvAmI ke jIvana meM se preraNA lekara Aja ke yuga meM bhI bahuta se jaina vibhinna prakAra ke tapa karate haiM / aise tapa karane kA daraasala meM prayojana mokSaprApti hotI hai / tathApi jaina dharma meM batAye huye tapa va usake prakAra pUrNatayA vaijJAnika hai | ___ rAtribhojana kA tyAga bhI Aja ke yuga meM eka prakAra kA tapa hI hai / zarIra vijJAna kI dRSTi se rAtri ke samaya meM prAyaH zArIrika parizrama kama hotA hai ataH pAcana kI prakriyA bhI maMda ho jAtI hai / ataeva rAtribhojana karanevAloM ko jyAdAtara ajIrNa, gaisa (vAyu) ityAdi roga hote haiM / usa ke alAvA sUryaprakAza ke abhAva meM vAtAvaraNa va khurAka meM bhI sUkSma jIvANuoM kI jyAdAtara utpatti va vRddhi hotI hai / sUryaprakAza meM aisI viziSTa zakti hai| ki usake astitva meM vAtAvaraNa kA pradUSaNa va gaira Avazyaka sUkSma jIvANu bhI khatma ho jAte haiM / usameM bhI sUryodaya pazcAt 48 miniTa bAda va sUryAsta se 48 miniTa pUrva bhojana karane kA vidhAna hai kayoMki sUryodaya va sUryAsta ke samaya macchara, makkhI ityAdi kSudra jaMtuoM kA bhArI upadrava hotA| jaina dharma ke anusAra viyAsaNA ke tapa meM sAre dina meM sirpha do bAra hI bhojana karane kA vidhAna hai / usameM bhI rAtribhojana va rAta ko jala kA bhI 60
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________________ pUrNataH tyAga karanA hotA hai aura dina meM bhI UbAlA huA jala pIne kA hotA hai / isI vajaha se Arogya vijJAna kI dRSTi se jala meM sthita sUkSma jIvANu dvArA hone vAle roga se hama baca sakate haiM / ___ ekAsana arthAt dina meM sirpha ekavAra hI eka sAtha khA lenA / usake pahale aura bAda meM dina meM sirpha UbAle hue pAnI ke alAvA kucha nahIM lenA || aise dina meM sirpha eka bAra hI niyamita khAne se zarIra ke yaMtra ko rAta ko pUrNataH ArAma milatA hai / ataH rAta ko khUna va oNksijana kI bhI kama jarUrata par3atI hai / pariNAmataH hRdaya va phephaDoM ko jyAdA zrama nahIM karanA par3atA hai / ataH zarIra ko pUrNa ArAma milatA hai aura subaha ke kAryoM meM sphUrti kA anubhava hotA hai / ekAsana va biyAsaNA ke AhAra meM bhI abhakSya, apathya va tAmasika AhAra kA tyAga hotA hai aura sAttvika, pauSTika va saMtulita AhAra liyA jAtA hai / ataH abhakSya yA tAmasika khurAka se utpanna hone vAlI vikRtiyA~ paidA nahIM hotI haiM / AhAra ke tIna prakAra haiM : 1. sAttvika, 2. rAjasika, 3. tAmasika / / sAttvika jIvana ke liye sAttvika AhAra hI karanA cAhiye / saMbhava ho to rAjasika AhAra bhI nahIM karanA cAhiye kintu tAmasika AhAra to kabhI nahIM karanA kyoMki vaha krodhAdi kaSAyoM ko utpanna karane vAlA yA usakA poSaka yA uddIpaka hai / jaina dharma graMthoM meM batAye hue nIti-niyama ke anusAra AhAra karane vAle tAmasika AhAra kA saralatA se tyAga kara sakate haiM / pariNAmataH koI roga utpanna nahIM hote haiM / | AyaMbila eka viziSTa prakAra kA tapa hai | isa tapa meM dina meM sirpha eka hI bAra rUkhA sUkhA AhAra liyA jAtA hai / usameM mukhya rUpa se dUdha, dahI, ghI, guDa, sakkara, tela, pakvAnna, miSTAnna kA tyAga hotA hai / usameM haldI, mirca-masAlA yA dUsarA koI bhI namakIna nahIM liyA jAtA hai / isa tapa se AdhyAtmika dRSTi se jIbha para vijaya pAkara zeSa cAroM idriyoM para bhI vijaya pAyA jA sakatA hai / sabhI indriyA~ vaza meM Ane para cAra kaSAya aura mana para vijaya prApta hotI hai / pariNAmataH karmabaMdha alpa va nirjarA jyAdA honese mokSaprApti ho sakatI hai / isake alAvA isa tapa se zarIra meM kapha va pitta kA zamana hotA hai kyoMki kapha utpanna karane vAle padArtha dUdha, dahI, ghI, guDa, zakkara, tela, 61
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________________ pakvAnna, miSTAnna sabhI kA isa tapa meM pUrNataH tyAga hotA hai / harI sabjI jo sAmAnyataH pittavardhaka hotI haiM unakA bhI tyAga hotA hai / Ayurveda kI dRSTi se sarva roga kA mUla vAta, pitta aura kapha kI viSamatA hI hai / sAmAnyataH loga pitta va kapha utpanna ho vaise hI padArtha khAte haiM / pariNAmataH Arogya bigaDatA hai / jaina graMthakAroM ne bhI prati mAha pA~ca yA bAraha dina aura bAraha |mAha meM caitra va Asoja mAha meM nau-nau dina AyaMbila karane ko kahA hai| caitra va Asoja mAha RtuoM kA saMdhikAla hai / isa samaya vizeSataH roga hone kI saMbhAvanAe~ adhika hotI haiM / yadi AhAra meM pathyApathya kA viveka na | rakhA jAya to bahuta laMbe samaya kI bimArI ho sakatI hai / Ayurveda meM kahA hai ki " vaidyAnAM zAradI mAtA, pitA tu kusumAkara / " vaidyarAjoM ke liye zarada Rtu mAtA hai aura vasaMta Rtu pitA hai kyoMki ina Rtuo meM hI loga adhika bimAra hote haiM aura DaoNkTara va vaidyoM ko acchI AmadanI hotI hai / / upavAsa jaina dharma kA eka anokhA viziSTa tapa hai | upavAsa do prakAra ke hote haiM / 1. tivihAra aura 2. cauvihAra / jaina paraMparA ke anusAra | upavAsa kA prAraMbha agale dina zAma se hotA hai aura samApti tIsare dina |subaha hotI hai / ataH pUre 36 ghaMTe kA upavAsa hotA hai / tivihAra upavAsa |meM subaha 10 baje se sUryasta taka sirpha UbAlA huA ThaMDA pAnI hI pIyA jAtA hai / jabaki cauvihAra upavAsa meM pAnI kA eka bUMda bhI nahIM liyA jAtA hai | __ jIvana ke liye havA, pAnI va AhAra Avazyaka hai / zakti ke liye AhAra aura AhAra ko pacAne liye pAnI va pace hue AhAra meM se zakti pAne ke liye oNksijana svarUpa meM havA Avazyaka hai / upavAsa jaise Atmazuddhi kA sAdhana hai vaise vaha dehazuddhi kA bhI sAdhana hai / upavAsa karane se zarIra ke aMdara se kacarA nikala jAtA hai / zarIra meM baDhe hue vAta, pitta va kapha kA upazama yA utsarjana hotA hai aura zarIra zuddha hotA hai / upavAsa me kisI ko dusare yA tIsare dina pitta kA vamana hotA hai aura usake dvArA baDhA huA pitta bAhara nikala jAtA hai | kapha ho to vaha bhI dUra ho jAtA hai| | ata- paMdraha dina yA mahine meM eka upavAsa avazya karanA cAhiye / saMkSepameM, jaina dharma meM batAyA gayA rAtribhojana kA tyAga, biyAsanA. ekAsanA, AyaMbila, upavAsa Adi tapa ArogyavijJAna va zarIravijJAna kI 62
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________________ dRSTi se pUrNataH vaijJAnika haiM aura usase AdhyAtmika lAbha ke sAtha-sAtha zArIrika taMdurastI meM bhI bahuta se phAyade hote haiM / M A N The Eastem religious philosophies are concemed with timeless mystical knowledge, which lies beyond reasoning and cannot be adequately expressed in words. The relation of this knowledge to modem physics is but one of its many aspects and, like all the others, it cannot be demonstrated conclusively but has to be experienced in a direct intuitive way. Fritjof Capra . . .... ! !! **** S. . 63